Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast WYOMING: snow in southeast portion; temperature north portion. nesday probebly fair. VOLUME VIII. OKLAHOMA SENATE APPROVES Cloudy tonight with rising Wed- A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, And a Booster for City, County and State: CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1923 $00,000 SUBWAY CITY AND RAILROAD T0 200 ENLISTED IN CAMPAIGN FOR ‘CHEST’ Team Captains to Meet Wednesday To Map Program Organization for the Casper Com- munity Chest campaign for $54,000 will be completed by tomorrow night it qwas announced at the luncheon ofithe Chamber of Commerce today by, Hen E. Perkins, chairman of the ‘s and means committee. Two hundred workers have already been placed on teams. There yet re- main to be placed about 40 more persons. The ladies who are to work on the campaign will have a seperate division and will have this perfected in a short time. A meeting of the commanders and captains will be held In campaign’ headquarters, the old Nicolaysen home at First and Wolcott streets, at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. A workers’ banquet will be held at the Henning hotel at 6.30 o'clock Ménday evening, just prior to the three-day drive. E. W. Corn was a speaker at the Macheon today. Mr. Corn, who is himself a trained social worker, em- phasized the need for organization un@ brought out many of the tmpor- tant features of the campaign. + Workers will have the privilege of gubmitting lists of persons whom thes desire to contract, These lists are to be submitted as soon as pos- sible. ———. HOLIDAY MOON SUPPLIES CUT DOWN BY RAID Over 100 Gallons Taken by Sheriff In Raid Here The supply of moonshine whiskey in Casper designed to be used for Thanksgiving celebrations —_ was more or less seriously depleted Mon. day afternoon when a raid by the sheriff's office at a private residence at 425 South Wolcott street netted 111 gallons of liquor. Guy Brown, alleged owner of the liquor, was arrested by the sheriff's forcés just as he was about to make a big delivery. The state enforce- ment department assisted in the rald, James Kilday was picked up yes- terday for the federal department, | charged with jumping a bond in Cheyenne. He will be held here for deportation to the state capital to face the charge. ALLEGED OPERATOR OF STILL (5 CAPTURED P. A. Thompson, who escaped in a tald on a still near Salt Creek about two months ago was picked up by a deputy from the sheriff's office this morning. He will be held on a federal charge Che Casper Daily Crilnme FINAL | EDITION! Seta s} Baio | NUMBER 36 FORMPKINLEY STREET APPROVED Oren FCS (SCHOONER SEIZURE Council Meet. The Burlington railroad and the City of Casper will each pay $42,000 in annual installments of $10,000 for the construction of the sub- way beneath the railway tracks on North McKinley street: it the plan ad@epted last night by tho} city council for submission to the railway officials is accepted by the company. The plan is the same as was drawn up by the city engineer in conference with the railroad com-| pany's engineers six months ago. It HELD SIGNIFICANT | Treasury Officials Declare Tomako Haul Marks No Depart- ure From Policy But Guard Operators See Broader In- terpretation of Liquor Regulations WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Seizure of the rum schooner Tomako on the high seas| ¢ off the New Jersey coast represents, in the opinion of some coast guard officials aj broader interpretation than heretofore invoked of treasury regulations taking of alleged smugglers flying foreign flags while beyond the three-mile limit. affecting the provides for two driveways, each 12 Treasury officials, however, emphasized today that the schooner, which was flying feet wide. Tt will be an $50,000 sub the British flag, was taken into custody Sunday under regulations already in effect, and that the policy of seizing rum] they were in contact with the shore ships outside the three-mile limit/in such a way as to establish con- would ‘be continued wherever ade-| structive presence in American wa- quate evidence was obtained that'ters. No change in the regulations, ‘LYNGH BLOGK ON EAST SECOND [3 PURCHASED BY J A. WIGGINS Prominent Shoe Merchant Closes Deal Here for Purchase of Business Property in Which His Two Stores Are Located. One of the most important deals in business property in Casper in several Weeks Was completed this “morning when Jay A. Wiggins, proprietor of the Wiggins Shoe Store The proposed opening of “C” street from Center to Durbin was referred to the street and alley com- mittee who are to take it up with the Burlington and get some action if possible. The Burlington was ted the privilege of constructing an indus- trial spur down the alley between Beech and Durbin across “C” street and almost to “B” street. This mat- ter has been under discussion for , some time. By the addition of the| spur the railway company will be able to take care of several ware- houses that are built in that part of the city. ‘Two cars were purchased las: night by the city. One of these Is a twoton White standard truck. and the other ts a Hupmobile five- passenger touring car. The truck will be used by the street depart: ment, and the touring car by the engineering department. a ST. LOUIS.—Federal secret ser- vice agents announced _ that youths posing ais ‘students )offer- ing to bet $10 bills on ectits: and the Economy Shoe Basement, purchased the property cpotiell gazoee Yi att ent eg ite. |and building at 122 East Second street from Chas. T. dollar’ bills. Lynch. The two aforementioned stores and the Casper Dry Goods company occupy the Premises at present. The considera- tion was not made public. | Mr. Wiggins, who made a modest | start in the shoe trade in Casper four years ago, has built up one of the largest establishments of its kind in the state. He attributes his success to vigorous advertising, | courtesy to his customers and of- | fering merehandise which the pub- Ne wants, [ W. B. Barnard of the Barnard Realty company, who represented Mr. Wiggins in the deal has turned over three Second street business properties at a consideration of more than $150,000 since last April In addition to the Wigsins property he has handled the Neuman build. ing and the Grieve property where the new public market now stands. —_ —___ CAR STOLEN HERE WAS FOUND IN FRONT OF HOTEL AT CHEYENNE Two Charged With Murder of Two Em- ployes of West End Bank, Brooklyn, Identified From Many Suspects NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—(Barlow) -Morris Diamond, and his younger brother, Joseph, early today were defi- nitely charged with homicide ig connection with the hold- up and murder on Nov. 14, of two employes of the West End Bank in Brooklyn. After a grilling by police detec- tives which lasted far into the night the brothers were taken to Brooklyn police headquar- on the automobile abandoned by the its belonged to his brother. ters and booked on the homicide} band’ eiateee!s alarrias arrested in|Both were grilled for hours last was night, becoming worn and haggard Cleveland, Sunday night and Joseph surrendered here yesterday. They wil be arraigned this morning. After Morris Diamond was al, leged to have been identified witnesses to the shooting and hold- up as one of the bandits, attention shifted last night wher am eye wit- ness picked Joseph out of a line up at police headquarters as the man who shot and killed William Bar low, one of the messengers. “That's him! I'd know him among a thousand,” the eye witness ex- claimed as he stopped in front of Joseph. The younger brother was arrested after Morris had admitted| that automobile lcense plates found CUMMINS CIVES WAY TO PARTY CHIEFS, WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Sena- tor Cummins of Iowa tony agreed to defer to the judgement of Repub- ican leaders of the senate as to whether he shall retain both or elth- er of his present places as president Pro tem of the senate and chairman of the interstate commerce commit- tee. After a conference with Senator Cummins, Senator Lodge of Massa- chusetts the Republican leader, said he expected the Iowa senator to be continued in beth positions despite the objections which have been rais. i @d by other members. REPORT WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Views of senate and house progressives both as to organization and legisla- tion in the 68th congress gradually are being crystalized. House members of the Republican progressive group are in the midst of a series of formal conferences to determine their program. At the same time, Republican progressives in the senate are holding informal meetings for general exchanges of ideas out of which they hope will come con plans, particularly (Continued on Page Thirteen.) by| under the cross-examination. The elder Diamond was said by police to have promised them valu- |able information about the double slaying if they would promiso him immunity. This was refused. He | made a written statement, the con- tents of which were not divulged. The Diamonds are expected to be confronted today by a chorus girl to whom they are alleged to have boasted that they were “wanted for a stickup.” It was through this girl and other chorus girls, it is thought, that Morris was traced in Philadelphia. The Architect of Fate Proper publicity will shape and influence the fate of every great undertaking; social, political, or economical. Advertising advances civiliza- tion by developing the wants of people; by developing the capacity of people to achieve those wants; by making: designers, inventors, manufacturers, ete. to vie with each other in filling those wants and anticipating the development Thousands of people and their dependents FIRST greet the new columns of The Tribune. arrivals in the shops in the The achievements of the world are gathered in stores that use The Tribune for their store news. of the people's den nds, Shop in The ribune | shopping in the shops, before CHEYENNE, Wyo., An Oakland car stolen at Casper Sunday was found by police here Monday, parked in front of the Plains hotel. It contained a guit- case packed with clothing, but noth- ing in the case indicated the identity of the owner —_— NEGRO HOLDUP WANTED AT RAWLINS CATUREG CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 27.— Mack Dixon, negro, wanted at Raw- lins for holding-up and robbing members of a Union Pacific extra gang at Parco, is held by the Chey- enne police. He was arrested on the street here. Nov. 27.— it was said, has been authorized. The seizure was made at the re- quest of the department of justice, it was announced, on the basis of evidence it had gathered as to the alleged activities of the Tomako. Although details of the evidence have not been made public here, it is understood the information cov- ered all recent movements of the Tomako and positively identified the vesse! with the illegal landing of liquor on the American coast. Coast guard officials did not indi- cate in what respect they regarded the seizure as a broader application of the regulations, but it fs known that, before issuing the order, Rear Admiral William E. Retnolds, com- mandant of the service requested and was given formal approval of the treasury for the step and also was furnished a summary of the evidence against the vessel. OTTAWA, Nov. 27.—Representa- tives of the United St end liquor smuggling across the day their discussions of means to berder. Vigorous opposition from anti-prohibition forces in the domin- lon is expected to proposals which the United States will submit at the international conference, involv- ing changes in legislation before they could be made effective. began to-; |\Injuries Received b Ross was in a collision a the corner of Fifth and Lincoln streets, the other machine being iven by G, W. Hawley of, 1235 South Walnut street. Ross was an pye of the county road depart- ment. He was unmarried and had been in Casper for the last 20 years, his former home being in Mis- souri. The Braday boy, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Braddy of 1146 East C. street, was hit by a car at Yellowstone and McKinley streets yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock while chasing a football ‘The car was driven by a man named | Decco from Glenrock. | Ross died at 1 o'clock this morn- ing and Braddy at 8:30. An inquest will probably be held in both deaths, the exact time not having been de- |cidead by Lew Gay, county coroner, | ‘This is the fifth automobile. fatal- \ity in or near Casper this month, jand in addition Patrick Burke, well }known sheep man, is lying in @ em hospital with a broken back the result of a car overturning two | weeks ago. | The first of the fatalities ‘early this month © when | Griete, five-yenr-old boy, run over by a commercial truck samen Lincoln street near the Hast school. He died in the ambulance lon the way to the hospital. E. T. Stewart, Midwest » truck driver, was instantly killed and his | body cremated last Thursday on the Sult Creek highway when hig. ma- chine overturned and caught fire. Albert Kay, the third automobile victim, met his death Saturday morning on East Yellowstone when y Lad of 10 Years and County Employe Prove Fatal Today at Local Hospitlas Perry Ross, 35, and Jack Braddy, 10 years old, both died at hospitals today as the resylt of internal injuries received in automobile accidents in Casper within the last 10 days, bringing the automobile fatality total to five for | the month of November in the city. week ago Sunday evening at the “bug” on which he was riding overturned and broke his neck. Jack Braddy and Harry Ross were the fourth and fifth victims respec-| tively. —__——_ COUNTERFEIT GANG BROKEN UP, IS CLAIM ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 27.—Infor. mation that three alleged counter- felters, now under arrest, are con nected with a nationwide spurious money gang {s believed to have been unearthed by secret service agents here, they said today. Investigation is being made by fed- eral authorities to connect the trio with a band of counterfeiters operat- ing among rum runners off High- lands, N. J. and other points on the Atlantic seaboard, which has grown, the agents say, into an immediate national counterfeiting organization. Those under arrest are Joneph Brown, held in the Hennepin county jail in Minneapolis; Mrs, Alice Swee- ‘NéY of Minneapolis, held in St. Louis, and her husband, Homer Sweeney, alleged whiskey runner. According to the agents, fake money alleged to have been passed by the these three persons {s sim!- lar to, that making its appearance in other sections of the country, es- pecially on the Atlantic coast. RAILROAD IS GRANTED SALT CREEK CROSSING Necessity for Detour Definitely Eliminated by Permit to Construct Sidings for Oil Lessees Who File Written A p- plications With Company The last stumbling block to crossing of the Salt Creek oil field by the Wyoming North & South Railroad, which when completed will connect Casper with Mfles City Mont., was lifted today by a message to the company here stating that the interior de- partment had granted its application to construct sidings on public lands in the field for the benefit of oil operators provided the oil lessees file written applications with the company. OBREGON TO QUIT OFFICE MEXICO CITY, Mex., Noy. 27. — (By The Aassdciated Press.}—There has been a recurrence of reports that President Obregon is contem- plating resigning on account of {ll health. The rumors were circulat- ed when he left Mexico City more than a month ago for the purpose of convalescing from a_ throat trouble. They have been revived by the fact that some of the personal be- tongings of the Obregon family are being shipped from the capital ing. CRACK TRAIN IS WRECKED IN to ‘Celaya, where the president is rest-; The message from First Assistant Secretary Finney of the interior de-) partment follows: “I have this day granted permit to the North and South Railroad to| construct sidings in the Salt Creek of] field to accommodate oll lessees on the condition that they file writ- ten applications with the railroad c .pany, the president of the rail-| road having signed an agreement! to abide by all rules and regulations} of the department.” The order reverses in effect a previous ruling of the interior de- partment refusing the railroad al blanket permit to cross the field, and eliminates the necessity of any| detour from original surveys that| would have prevented operators from | Securing the full benefit of the service. The crossing was made possible when interests of lessees | Election Cost | In Britain to | | Be Enormous) i LONDON, Nov. 27.—The cost to | Jeral election, it 1s estimated, will |be about 2,000,000 pounds in addi- |tion to 1,200,000 pounds spent this CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—The Colum-] motive of the fast passenger train/year for the registration of voters. bian, crack passenger train of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad which left Seattle Friday, ran into an open switch, less than a mile from the union passenger station today and demolished two empty coaches of a suburban train, injuring two railroad employes and wrecking a small tower, The loco- | burned telescoped the suburban coaches and the 140 passengers were shaken up but none was injured. | Every borough and county is a |registration area and the total num |ber of votes on the list 1s approxi- This contingency has been provided for, it is understood. FAKE DOCTORS ON THE RUA HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 27.—A number of physicians have left Con- necticut since an extraordinary grard jury started Investigating the Missouri fake diploma mill which enabled scores to obtain licenses to practice medicine in this state, with- out the usual qualifications. Process servers reported to the grand jury today that they had ex- perienced difficulty in locating some physicians whom the jury desires to question. BAN ON MASK TREET APPROVED AUTO DEATH TOLL FOR SHARE EXPENSES EQULLY MONTH RAISED TO FIVE FIRST VIGTORY 15 GHALKED UP BY ENEMIES OF AU KLUX. KLAN Clause Incorporated in Bill Being Framed by | Solons but Secrecy of Order Is Maintained. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. | Nov. 27.—(By The Associat- ed Press).—The state senate \today adopted a clause in ithe bill to regulate secret orders making it a mis@- meanor to wear a mask. The ac tion was greeted by Proponents of | the klan legislation as the greatest }concession made thus far by the |sroup opposing strict regulatory |!aws. The vote was 24 to 13. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Nov. |27.—(By The Associated Press.) Rebuked by their leaders for alleged | insinaerity in their consideration of } antl-Ku Klux Klan measures, merm- | bers of both houses of the state legix- lature went Into session today to re- new discussion of the proposed legis lation, with Its opponents holding the whip hand. The controversy, having been ad monished by Senator Tom Anglin, president pro tem, to cease its ob- stro tactics and come to « prepared to take up other sections of the bill today after Killing @ clause which would havo provided that a court order woul compel officers of secret organiza tions to produce their membership rolls, In the house rival factions, their nes tightly drawn, will meet again over the question of initial con- sideration of an anti-Klan measure, under a threat by Speaker W. D. McBee to “break with every mem- ber of the legislature unless ade- quat klan legislation 1s passed.” yin os be Se ae FUGITIVE HELD IN HONOLULU HONOLULU, Nov. 27. (By Tho who admits that the is one of «ix prisoners. who escaped from the eastern Pennsylvania penitentia at Philadelphia, July 14, according to police, was arrested here yester day upon information obtained b: authorities from a circular. Edwards is described by officers | rho act Press.)\—Louls Edwards, as an “international crook.” Ho came to Honolulu recently with the San Francisco chamber af com merce, which visited Hawafl on a trade excursion. According to his story, the six prisoners paid $30,000 to guards at the penitentiary and were permittet ot escape in an ash wagon. He is sald to have been serving a sentence of 12 years in the penitentiary. coh i See ibd Irving Child to Be Buried At Omaha The boay of John M. Irving, four and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Irving, the former a well known conductor on the C. & N. W railroad, was shipped yesterd from Casper to Omaha for burial. The boy died Saturday at the fam- fly home in Lander, his death being due to an accident he received while playing a few days previously. Funeral services were he'd Sun- day at Lander. were taken Into consideration. iT RAI Ni H es TRIO H OLDUP ELD IN FLORIDA, SAID BUSHNELL, Fia., | Threo men, believed b the sherift |to be the D'Autremont brothers, | Roy, Ray and Hugh wanted in con | nection with the holdup and robbery of Southern Pacific pasesnger train number 13 in the Siskiyoy Moun | tains on the California-Oregon state line October 11 last, are being held Nov. 27.— Mrs. Katherine Stenlak, a coach|mately 15,000,000 men and 7,000,000! in the county Jail here, it became cleaner who was in the suburban train, was cut and bruised, and Paul farmir: was hurt and was partly wrecked, |women. According to an act of mr |liament these registration lists must irevision revised twice instead being 600,000 pou { the ec each once | known tody Although the sheriff would not go into details of their capture, he 8] mitted ¢ ¢ Jtaken inte cus dy near here last week and the western authort- ties had been requested to furnish photographs and more detailed de- scriptions of the persons wanted. A reward of $14,000 was offered jointly by the raflroad, the Ameri- can Railway Express company and the federal government for the ar rest and conviction of each person implicated tn the crime. At least three persons participated, accord- ing to the authorities, who broad cast photographs of the brothers nd advised that they be helds in communication.