Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 24, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast \ WYOMING: Fair northwest; un- settled in east and south portions tonight with snow in southwest por- tion; colder in north portion. Thurs- day generally fair. VOLUME VIII. A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, And a Booster for City, County and State: CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1923. oA Che Casper Datly Crime FINAL EDITION NUMBER 1. WALTON STAYS SUC™ZINDED AS THIRD CHARGE IS VOTED TODA ET BUREAU CHIEF IS ACCUSED Zee BLIND DRIVE BY MENTAL MARVEL "FORBESLAUGHEDT AT REQUEST Ot CONTRACTOR FOR 36,000 NOTE Sensational Evidence Given by Former Agent for Big Firm in Senate Investigation of Veterans Bureau Operations. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Elias H. Mortimer, former agent for the Thompson-Black company which was awarded a contract in 1922 for a veterans hospital at North- ampton, Mass., told a senate in- vestigating committee today that he had been told that J. W. ‘Thompson, a member of the firm, advanced to Charles R. Forbes, then director of the veterans bureau, some $32,000 in loans. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Principals of the Thompson- Black company loaned $5,000 to Charles R. Forbes, while he was director of the Veterans’ Bureau, at a time when the company was seeking a contract for the construction of a government hospital, Elias H. Mortimer, of Philadel- phia, a former agent of the the senate investigation of the veterans bureau. Mr. Mortimer said ft was near the end of long negotiations for the contract that Mr. Forbes told him at a hotel in Washington that Mrs. Forbes had gone abroad and that he was very hard up and desired a loan, The witness said Forhes fixed the sum at $5,000 and he arranged with James ‘W. Black and J. W. ‘Thompson, who then were at the hotel, to advance the money. Mortimer also told the committee that the negotiations for the” con- tract with Forbes were marked by a number of “drinking” parties in Washington, Atlantic City, Philadel-| phia and New York. He declared «the former director was:a frequent | dinner guest at his hotel apartment here and that he paid the expenses) of a four day’s party at. Atlantic City and*also the expenses of two parties at the Ritz-Cartton in Phila- de'phia, Mortimer sala he personally de- livered the $5,000 to Forbes at a CONTRACTOR 16 INJURED Wat AUTO TURTLES A fractured skull, a sprained back and minor injuries were suffered by c. J. Kuhan, contractor -for the ‘Wyomnig North and South railroad, who was the victim of an accident on the Salt Creek road, five miles out of Casper, late yesterday after- noon. Mr, Kuhan was going toward Salt Creek. He turned out of the road to let another car pass and ran his machine into a ditch. The ve- hicle turned over on him. He was taken to the Casper Private hospital where he is being cared for at the present time. Kuhan's stepson was in the car at the time of the accident but did not receive any serious injury. a RIVERTON MAN | ROBBED, SAID Oct. OMAHA, Neb., 4—J. W. Barnes, 29, sald to live on a ranch near Riverton, Wyo., complained to the police today that he was slugged and robbed of $980 last night company testified today at “party” in Chicago and that Forbes merely thanked him for it. “T asked him for a note for the amount” the witness continued, “but he just laughed.’ The series of “parties” described [by the witness took place, he said. |from January, 1922 to June, 1922, and during this time he continued Mr. Forbes had conferences. with Mr. Black and Mr. Thompson, con- cerning contracts and promised that their firm would be taken care of in the letting of contracts over which he claimed he had absolute author- ity. Officials of the company also were given a confidential list of the sites where it was proposed to erect hospitais, Mortimer further testi- fled, and after an inspection they decided they would build the pro- posed plant at Northampton, Mass., and so informed Mr. Forbes. The director then, according to the wit- ness, supplied them with plans and specifications in advance of the gen- eral distribution of this information to contractors. Mortimer said this naturally gave his firm a tremend- ous advantage. ‘The cost of the Pacific cost trip, made by Forbes for the purpose of inspecting hospital sites, was esti- mated by Mortimer at $5,400. He said there were a number of “parties” on the coast and that “the drinking” started within an hour after the Forbes party reached the Fairmont hotel at San Francisco. Forbes, he testified, had “a couple of dozen bottles of wines sent up to the hotel from Iivermore, but little of the wine was touched there and we took it in automobiles to Stock- ton." He added that Scotch was plenti ful, and that this was the drink largely consumed. U.P. FIREMAN | MEETS DEATH LARAMIE, Wyo. ¢ Oct, 24.—R. D. Geslar, firing an eastbound extra| freight train from Rawlins to Lara mie, was struck and instantly killed| by passenger train number five last midnight at Ramsay station, The freight train had headed in at Ramsay, which is 74 miles west of Laramie. ash pan of his engine and it is be Meved that he stepped to the west bound track as the passenger train bore down in a shroud of snow. Keslar is unmarried. Keslar’s home was in Stapleton, | Neb., where he is survived by a father. Barnes said he came to Omaha to buy a wedding outfit. The accident occurred on Union Pacific raflroad. Keslar was cleaning the| | of the Midwest, WOMAN AUTO THIEF GIVER | YEAR IN PEN Dorothy La Rue, who was rested at El Paso several weeks ago on the charge of having taken a mortgaged car out of Wyoming, pleaded guilty to the charge be- fore Judge R. R. Rose this morn- ing and was given a sentence of one year in the penitentiary at Canon City, Colo, The car was an Oakland coupe, the property of the Patterson-Oakland Motor com- pany of Casper. Charles Patterson, proprietor of the company, who was deputized to go to El Paso to bring the girl back to Casper, had al! kinds of trouble on the return trip. Near ‘Wagon Mound, N. M., the girl jumped out of a compartment - window of a Pullman coach and attempted to escape. She strained her leg and being unable to walk, ‘was recaptured shortly after her | attempt to escape. The girl will be taken to Canon City on to- night’s train to begin her sen- tence. BANK ROBBERS ARE CAPTURED INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Ind., Oct, 24.— Two bandits captured by police last night following the holdup of a gaso- line ff'ling station, confessed today, SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY NOON Inclement Weather to Have no Effect on Thrill Promised by Haywar: d Thompson Starting From in Front of The Tribune. THOMPSON TO CONDUCT ANSWER COLUMN FOR READERS OF TRIBUNE Hayward Thompson has reach: to answer questions for those who of vital importance to the individual concerned. lished in the form of an answer week and gontinue for a period of question, sign your full name and aviress and mail Thompson care of the Casper Tribune. Mr. Thompson doc» writer will be printed. natural ability however, his deduc' tion wide comment. - They will be requiring personal replies should envelope. ‘There is no charge for this servico. ed an agreement with the Tribune are desirous of information that is They will be pub- column commencing Friday of this f thirty days. Simply write your to Hayward Only the initials of the not claim any super tions in the past have created na- interesting in the extreme. Those enclose self addressed stamped Ask iim any ques- tion, misring articles, lost relatives, health or anything that/1s not of a foolish nature and be will favor you with a reply through his column. are received. Saturday! this week is th Casper Tribune the starting Beit tly at 11:30 a. m The questions will be answered in the order in which they i day. Noon the time. The paint. , this coming Saturday Hay- ward Thompson; about whom volumes could be written, will drivewp.to an.open bune office. His Jewett to perfection by Mr. Doud of the Lee Doud Motor company, distributors of the Jewett and Paige, will be sub- police sald, that they held up a bank; ject to the Inspection of the spec- in Belvidere Gardens, a suburb of| tators. Mr. Doud will attest the Los Angeles, California, on August/fact that Thompson's Jewett is in 21 last and bonds and other seciifities worth $14,000.The men arrested are Jack Holloway, alias. Donovan,- and Thomas Drainginis. escaped with money,! no wise different from the models on his sales floor. other Skeptics in the past have enter- tained the idea that the “blind” driver may use radio or have a paemeenace:! in front of the Tri- rougham, which has been tuned skillful driver parked under the hood of the Jewett. To offset any idea that. trickery {s employed tn con- nection with the astounding feat Mr, Thompson is anxious for the public to inspect the car. It is equipped with the Willard battery which is standard equipment. He specifies Dayton Cord Tires and other than the fact that the tires (Continued_on Page Ten.) TEAPOT OIL LEASE IS DEFENDED IN HEARING Former Secretary of Interior Fall Declares Grant to Sinclair Was Made to Break Monopoly In Central Oil Fields Of the Midwest Company WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Former Secretary Fall of the interior department, who in his opening testimony vigorously defended the lease of the Teapot dome, Wyoming, naval oil reserve to the Sinclair interests continued as the witness today before the sen- ate public lands committee in its investigation of the lease. Other members of the com- |ate pu were prepared to question Mr. Fall today as to the circumstances of the lease, to be the most beneficial ar- | rangement the government could have made to protect itself from increasing logs through oil drainage from the field. By giving the Sinclair interests the lease on Teapot Dome, Mr. Fall told the committee today, the gov- ernment hoped. to break “the monopoly of the Midwest Ol com- pany in the central oll fields." The Pioneer Of] company, a subsidiary had located four wells upon the apex of Teapot Dome before the land had been set aside as a naval reserve, he said, con- stituting a serious menace to the government's title. The Sinclair in: | terests as a part of the bargain ob-| tained quit claims from the Pioneer | tana, the| company and other claimants at the cost of $1,000,000. NEW HEALTH UNIT TO FUNCTION SOON Rockefeller Foundation Will Begin to Operate First of Month In Con- nection With Work Here Beginning about November first an efficiently,organ- Full-Time Health department, ed and compact unit to be known as the Natrona County operating directly under the International Health Board of Rockefeller Foundation, will assume the responsibility of supervi being of the collective citizenry of this county, sing the physical well- 4 |R. J. Malott, In charge of the work here and directing {ts activities will be Dr. who comes to Casper |from Willlamson, West Virginia. A |number of years’ training and ex- perience have combined to make Dr. Malott exceptionally fitted for his new post in Wyoming. He received from the University of Indiana his degree of A. B., and from North western university that of M. D. For the past several years he has been organizer:and director for the Rockefeller Foundation, active os pecially in Kentucky apd later in (Continued on Page Ten) }that he | i Questioned by members of the committes Mortimer said Forbes never had given him any record to show for the indebtedness nor had he ever paid the Ioan. He added had advanced money te Forbes at other times, but did not give the amounts. Mortimer testified that he ob- tained an advance of $10,000 just The Size of the Community We are all interested in the con- tinuous growth of the size of our community. In a very important sense the extent of the community coincides with the reach of its newspapers. It Is the mission of the news- paper to keep before the public, uphold and promote, all the wortn while things around which a num- ber of people can gather in com- mon interest. This process do- velops the community spirit or the community, To use pugtlistic “punch” greater than the newspape-s. Therefore the size of the BUSI- NESS community is largely deter- mined by the reach of the news- papers. It therefore becomes evident that it is very important that the merchant co-operate with thp newspaper in their common inter- est. Tho Tribune appreciates the opportunity it enjoys in extending the scope and appeal of the mer- shanty of Casper, | terms, the of ths merchant {s no “reach” oni of the | {which he declared under questioning yesterday by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mon- before he paid the money over, with a view to using the second $5.00 to pay the expenses of a trip took with Mr. Forbes to the Pacific coast. He asserted that he did pay all of Mr. Forbes expenses except railroad fare, which was paid by the government LIONS TO HEAR TALK ON PUBLIG UTILITIES Public utilities will be discussed this evening before the Casper Lions club at its weekly dinner gathering by John F’, Greenawalt of the Moun tain States Telephone & Telegraph company, who yesterday addressed the Casper Chamber of Commerce on a similar subject. Mr. Greenawalt is thoroughly acquainted with his subject through years of service with one of the largest compani | of the mountain region. A large | attendance of Lions is expected at the meeting. BOND FORGER GETS 5 YEARS 8T, LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 24,—George . Halliday was found guilty of | third degree forgery in connection |with counterfeiting of $1,500,000 of Jinterfm certifics lernment bof And his punishment fixed at five years imprisonment | The verdict was reached by the jury | last night, and read ult o today, es for French goy in clr a mt bh me oe ee After a season of insistence amounting almost to conscrip- tion the friends of Harry B. Durham have preyailed upon him to become a candidate for Mayor of Casper, The city in the past has had many excellent men to serve the people in this capacity, but in all of our experience we haye never had a can- didate more ideally qualified for this highly important office. | A man of fine legal attainments, of tr than’ Mr: Durham, ml and tested business experience, accustomed to lurge affairs, familiar with the people in the mass, with a broad conception of the public service and the needs of the people. He has been exposed to perhaps integrity there is no question. Of his absolute more refined financial temptations than usually falls in the pathway and the "Tribune, it is observ of men, and he came through every ordeal untarnished, Puritan conscience unoffended. It is not hearsay with it is not the reports from friends and admirers, tion for fourteen years of personal contact. it is the just estimate of the man and the citizen crystallized through the experiences of life in which there have been fully as many disagreements as there have been harmonious coincidences. . With all proper and due respect to other candidates in the field and those who may later enter the contest, the Tribune un- hesitatingly declares its belief in Harry B. Durham; and while it. does not seek to control the vote of any man or woman nor direct their preference, it does, with clear conscience, recom mend the candidacy of Mr. Durham as the best possible offering for their consideration. Durham has no rival. We -believe, after a careful analysis of those presented, s to fitness for the mayorality, with all points considered Mr. Other candidates may be equally hon- orable, bé equal in ability in other directions; but in the qualifi cations that compose a good public officer, they are lacking in many of the essentials. The city of Casper is just entering upon a stage in its growth and expansion in which large: ability and sanity are demanded, if the interests of the people are to be conserved. It is not a time for the elevation of personal friends and fay- es. It is a time to secure p, one who makes personal or real service from one who will sacrifice to serve, who realizes along with other thinking people that the hour has come when the highest business principles must be applied to the people's bus. the 5 It When the money of the t me care that the taxpayer himself would exercise. is with considerable satisfaction dorses Harry B. Durham as a candidate for mayor of this city Mr. Durham is not our discovery. axpayer must be spent with that the Tribune en- In fact we were not in th discovery business; but we desire with all the cordiality there ever source it may have come. to second the proposal of Mr. from what in his up Durham’s name, We firmly believe rightness and in his ability and qualifications to render faith ful accounting of this public stewardship. EX-GOBLIN IS |MAIL ROBBERS SUED, REPORT) SENT TO PER HOUSTON, Tex., B. Kimbo, Jr. a former grand goblin in this territory for the Ku x Klan, today filed in state dis trict court an action for $100,000, vleging Mbel. against Dr, Hiram Wesley Evans, imperial wizard of the klan. Oct. 24.—George 8ST. LOUIS, Oct. (Whitey) Doering and David Weis man, convicted Saturday of complic ity in the robbery of $2,400,000 in securities from an armored mat truck here April 2, today were sen tenced in federal court to 30 and 2) years imprisonment respectively. [HARRY B. DURHAM FOR MAYOR | MAYOR [HARRY B. DURHAM FOR MAYOR | S||SPT 24.—William F. n 1 NSION OF WALTON BRINGS ON BITTER ROW INLOWER HOUSE | Governor Is Ousted by | Senate Vote but Will | Take Fight Into the Courts for Decision. | { ] | OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 24.—(By Tho Associated Press.)— A third formal charge was added today to the impeachment bill against Governor J. ©. Walton when the Jower house of the state legislature voted 81 to 16 to ap- prove article four of its Impeach- ment committee’s report accusing the governor of using his official authority for his personal finan- cial gain, Late in the day the house ap proved Article 12 and took u consideration of article five alleg- | ing that the governor accepted n } | | BULLETIN, | | bribe of $6,000 from Citlzens of Tonkawa for approving an appro- priation for a state school there. BULLETIN. \ OKLAHOMA CITY, Olda., Oct. | 24.—A_ temporary restraining order restraining Lieutenant Governor | | | M. E. Trapp from assuming the duties of the governor's office was issued late today by Judge Tom G. Chambers, Sr., In state district ourt upon application of Gov- ernor J. C. Walton. F make the order permanen held tomorrow. Judge Chambers | is an appointee of Governor Wal- ton, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. 24.—(By The Associzé- ed_ Press).—The bitterest \fight precipitated since the |convening of the special ses- ‘sion cf the Oklahoma legis- lature broke on the floor of the house today when Representative J. W. Callahan, Democrat, Latimor county, introduced a resolution pro- ling for an investigation to deter- mine who paid the expenses of house members when they attempt: ed to convene September 26 and were disperse by milicary author!- ties upon orders from Governor J. ‘Cc. Walton, Calanan {sa Walton | supporter. | The resolution was adopted after | brief but acrimontous debate and | was referred to a committee invest!- gating conduct of house members. The resolution sought especially inquiry to determine whether » Ku Kiyx Klan or certain “inte in Tulsa had contributed funds for the attempted session. Representative J. 3B. Phillips, Democrat, Cleveland county, assailed Callahan for his reflection on the an th house members who sought to an- ewer the call for the session that the governor, He nme investiga- atimer Holon's charge that if it ts proved vould move Callahan's the house. hat he had the use let him and declare proof and a produce his test While the house fight was {n prog: Ir both Governor Walton and nant Governor M. EB. Trapp, arrived at thelr offices, and were officially served with the senate resolution adopted late yesterday suspending the former temporarily and naming the latter acting gover- nor during the impeachment trial of Governor ! Lieutenant Governor ‘Trapp de- (Continued on Page Nine) HUNTER PERISHES IN SULLIVAN LAKE Joseph Perona, Texas Employe, Is Drag- ged Under After Swimming 50 Yards In Ice Water outina ee a sunken of that nat throu; sanik log or something ‘© which punched a hole ttom and the boat Perona is sury 4 by a wife and baby who live at Evansvill Sullivan lake, where the tragedy After swimming 50 yards in the icy cold water of Sul- r the A) De =H eee Nag 24 livan lake at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, Joseph Perona, 39 | por end 8 for hunt years of age, and an employe of the Texas refinery, suc- t this se of tho year. cumbed to the handicap of the weight of a sheepskin coat | |.°)°"" of men undar the direction and was drowned. Perona had been duck hunting and was | aragging t ini s mained ay small boat when the accident happened, The boat |attempt to recover the body, isin