Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast WYOMING: ature. Vill. recess. Reepublican committee on commit- tees would be able to complete its asaignments to majority vacancies in time for a party approval confer ——$<$—— FIRST MOVE {a AWAITED FROM BRITISH CHIEF LONDON, Dec. 8.(By The Asso- elated Press.)\—What Prime Minister Baldwin will do, now that bis party has no majority over the combined Laborite and Liberal opposition and how the administration of the coun try will be carried on, are cognate question to which the pubblic, the Press, the politicians and his ma- festy’s ministers are trying to find satisfactory answers. Since the premier returned to Lon- don from the scene of his personal local triumph at Bewdley, he has kept silent and none of the leaders of the Conservative party has made @ public statement. One of the favorite guesses—and the Dally Express states it as a fac: —is that Mr. Baldwin will resign both the prime ministership and the leadership of the Conservatives. But such action would not settle the problem of how to carry on the government, as it is obvious that his successor, to whichever party he might belong, could not command & sufficient majority of his own fol- lowers in the house of commons to enable him to conduct the adminis- tration. A suggestion for solution of the problem is that the leaders of ll parties might be called in council to examine the possibility of making @ tem} arrangement for con- ducting the government until the appropriate moment comes for an- other election. ‘ LONDON, Dec. 8.—Egerton Wake chief agent of the Labor party. vf- fictally announced today that there would be no Liberal-Labor coalition. S100 FINE ASSESSED FOR LIQUOR VIOLATION W. K. Smith, 1147 Phillip street. was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, the sentence being sus- pended, by Judge Murray yesterday on the charge of having liquor in bis possession. A keg party full was taken from Smith's residence earlier in the day. may count in the future on Mr. White, testifying yesterday in the senate public lands committee's inquiry into the leasing of naval oil reserves, declared, however, that his prediction was ‘necessarily more of Snow prob- able tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temper- A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, U nbiased, And a Booster for City, County and State. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The task of completing com- mittee slates was pressed today by senate and house lead- ers in an effort to have full membership assignments ready by thetime congress convenes Monday, after its week-end In the senate, however, it appeared doybtful that the ence before the senate meets. This raised the possibility that senate Democmts wou'd defer, their fight for reorganization of the senate when that body meets Monday un- til after the committee assignments have received its approval. On the house side, the Republican committee on committees which yes- terday decided to give the Demo- crats Increased representation on all standing committees except the rules committee, in continuing its slatemaking took up assignments to the rules and steering commit- tees. The Republican committee on committees in the senate struck a snag yesterday in considering the three majority vacanctés on the for- eign relations committee, A!though {t was reported that the field. had been narrowed to five aspirants for places on this committee, progress in making the selections. was slow because of the complications grow- ing out of the efforts of fully a score of Republicans to get assign- ments. RAIL FMPLOVE IS FOUND DEAD ‘The body of F. A. Austin, 50 years of age, was found lying on the side- walk just north of the Burlington tracks on Center street at 6:45 o'clock this morning by Ralph Al- len, bus driver and W. M. Coving- ton 206 East G street. There was a smal cut in the man’s forehead, but outside cf that there were no marks of violence on the body. Coroner Lew W. Gay will hold a post mor- tem today to determine the cause of Ceath. ‘The deceased was employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy on bridge construction work. He is sur- vived by a wdow and a sun Arthur who is 15 years of age. ——— FAMILY BURNS TO DEATH IN HOME BURNING WALLACEBURG, Ont., Dec. 8.— Seven persons were burned to death in Sombra township, Lambton county, last night in a fire of un- known origin which completely de- stroyed the home of Harry Babeoci, farmer. The dead are: Mrs. Harry Bab- cock, her four small children, her sister, Mrs. Ramsay, also of Sombra township, and her amall son. So Says Geologist David White of U. S. Survey In Prediction Made Be- fore Senate Committee WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Although the United States oil fields not yet discovered, in the opinion of. David White, geological survey expert, | it will begin to depend within the next five years for part of its supply upon imports from irregularly foreign fields, or upon oil shale. increasing a prophecy than an estimate.” He was emphatic in ‘his statements that all the oil field in the United States have not been discovered. Rear Admiral Robert H. Griffin, CASPER, Nephew Acquitted Of Ballantyne Murder by Jury In Salt Lake City Court SAL ‘T LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 8.—The shadow of punishment for first degree murder, which for the last nine months, has been hanging over the heads of John Browning, son of John M. Browning, famous firearms in- ventor, and Marriner A. Brow was lifted last night, when af minutes deliberation the jury re- turned a verdict of not guity. Only| one ballot was taken. The verdict was returned to a court room empty | of everyone but the court attaches and the lawyers, no tone apparently expecting a decision to be ‘reached 80 soon. In Utah first degree murder Is punishable by death only. The court ruled that lesser homicide verdicts could be brought in, how- ever. The Browning cousins were tried on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of Benjamin F. Ballan- tyne, husband of John Browning's sister, last April 9, Z The ial ing was done by Marrin ing, according to the. mony In the trial. the fatal shot to prevent Ballantyne | ning, the inventor’s nephew, ter but one hour and twenty fense testified and upon getting it, unheeding all exhortations to desist was about to fire at John when Marriner Browning rushed in and shot. an WATCHMAN I SHOT DOWN BY BANK ROBBERS FERRIS, Texas, Dec. 8.—W. M. Horn, night watchman, was shot and killed here last night by men who entered the Farmers and from keeping his oath to kill John Browning, the defense maintained. The defense claimed in court that Ballantyne was mortally wounded while he had a gun in his hand and was “drawing down” to shoot John Browning, who, incidentally also had a drawn gun but was calling for his brother-in-law to desist and was making no effort to use his fi rearm. The trouble occurred when’ John Browning came from his home in. Ogden to effect a money settlement and arrange for the separation of Mr. and Mrs. ¢, Aftsr everything was apparently settled, Ballantyne, to the de fense, had taken his wife from the Browning car and shoved her into the house. She appealed to John who followed. Ballantyne rushed for the library for his gun, the de- Merchants State bank building, put failed to open the vault. faeiaeirbatn ie! Man Who Saved Pass for Friend Freed by Court ‘The case against William F. Schei- ler charged with taking @ railway pass from George Fuller was dis- missed by Judge John A. Murray last night, It was shown that Schei. ler had picked the pass up from Fuller's bed after the latter had been WYO., SA 89°) is MEXICAN FEDERALS BATTLE REBEL ARMIES BROWNINGS FREED BY VERDICT COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION BEING Pent Son ana RUSHED IN BOTH HOUSES TODAY Increased Representation Accorded Democrats By House Leaders; Senate Fight on Organization Postponed. Os 1923 a ———_———————— PERPETRATORS HOAX READY Te RETURN, CLAIM Extradition Not Fought By Pair Who Robbed Wisconsin Grave. NAPA, Calif., Dec. 8.—With Wis consin authorities expected y Che Casper Daily Tribune PH NUMBER 39 No Changes I[ni\|\\0 DISTRIGTS Election Count The official count of the votes cast In the city election held Novem- ber 6 was made by the council yes- terday afternoon and sustained in the main the count made by the Tri- bune, giving to Dr. S. K. Loy 1954 votes, H. B. Durham 953, Dr. J. F. O'Donnell 909, J. S. Pettingill 310, J. B. Corbin 7, and George W. K. Posvar 6 in the mayoralty race, For the council race J. W. Tucker pol- led the greatest number of votes in Ward 1, obtaining 485 votes, Bert S. Yohe obtained 461, Barthel 194, and King 179. In Ward 2, J. M. Lown- des was elected with 607 votes. John Jones received 259, Fred Huff. smith 192, William Tolhurst 174, and Enos Tremaine 42. In Ward 3 C. B. Hoffhine polled 674, J. E. Keith 554, and G. R. Waldschmidt 199 The votes for mayor by wards were as follows: Ward 1, Loy 559, Durham 240, Pettingill 144, Posvar 5, O'Donnell 436, Corbin 6; Ward Sunday or Monday, Edward J. Sail stad, confessed perpetrator of weird death plot at Lake Nebagamon in 1919, and Dorothy Anderson, his admitted co-conspirator, were pre Pared today to return to Eau Clalre without making a fight against extradition, they told officials. Sailstad conferred by telephone last night with counsel in San Fran- cisco and made his decision to re- turn and face charges of arson lodged against him. His sweetheart, Miss Anderson, told Sailstad when they were allowed to meet yesterday for the first time since they were taken into custody | that she was ready to go with him. They spent the afternoon going over their effects in a garage here, where their automobile and a trailer full of camping equipment had been stored. The meeting of the two who jour- neyed over the southern and west- Pern section of the United States for three years, constantly haunted by memories of their robbery of a grave and Sailstad’s incineration of the. body. of a friend, according to their story, was pathetic. They clasped in an affectionate embrace, but a moment later, Miss a taken to police court on a charge of drunkenness and that he was holding it for him. Anderson, who has been {1 from tuberculosis swooned. She was re- vived shortly afterward, howe Posvar 0, O'Donnell 242, Corbin 0; Ward 8, Loy 784, Durham 423, Pet tingill 89, Posvar 1, O'Donnell 231, Corbin 1. Calvin Smith, chairman of the People’s party, has stated that a Protest of the ballots cast In the court house precinct of Ward 1 would be filed today. By this pro. test it {s hoped to afr illegality in the polling of a number of votes and thus show that Bert 8. Yohe should have recetved the winning vote in stead of J. W. Tuck ——<—— GO CN STRIKE SCRANTON, Pa. Dec. 8.—Seven teen thousand mine workers of the Lehigh Coal company employed at colleries in the Mossic-Pittston dis. Loy 611, Durham 295, Pettingill 77, trict went on strike today. HARDING MEMORIAL WEEK TO BE OBSERVED IN THE CHURCHES WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Harding Memorial week will be started to- morrow with special services in churches throughout the country, and ceremonies also will be held at | sea. the Memorial association an- nounced today, on naval and mer- chant vessels. Meetings to pay tribute to the HAZARD, Ky., Pec. 8.—Seven miners are dead today and six others are injured, two of the latter possibly fatally as a result of an explosion of dust in a mine late president and consider the ass> ciation’s plans to provide a perma nent Harding tomb, preserve his home at Marion, Ohio, as a shrine and endow a chair of dyplomacy and functions of government in hi name, will be held during the werk it was said by numerous social, civic religious and fraternal organizations SEVEN KILLED IN MINE BLAST of the Blackhawk Coal company, on Carr's Fork yesterday. Dust in the mine Is believed to have ignited from a faulty “shot” when explosives were discharged by the miners to break down coal. SUNRISE INN RAIDED, LOCKED UP | Medical Aid Is Too Late to Save Trapper SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8—Frith-! Jot George Carlsen, fur trapper of the far north, died recently a victim of the terrors of the Arctics just be- fore he could realize on a valuable collection of fine furs, according to a story revea'ed in superior court here yesterday. The story was told by Captain C.! D. Pedersor., executor of Carlsen’s estate, a close friend of the late trapper and master of the motor- ship Otillle F. Jord. Ill and starving Carlsen pulled out his teeth one by one as they became decayed and amputated one of his toes which had become infected. He pulled out his teeth by tying a cord around them, attaching the cord to a rafter in his little cabin and Jumping from a box. The trapper was brought to San Francisco for treatment, but ‘too late to save his life. H's fur catch, Captain Peder- son said, netted the estate $11,000. AMERICA WILL HAVE TO IMPORT OIL UNLESS BIG FIELDS ARE DISCOVERED retired, former chief of naval en- gineering, recalled by the committee, reiterated his opinion that transfer of the reserves to the jurisdiction of the tnterfor department by executive order was illegel and Senator Nor- ris, republican, Nebraska, interject- ed that he was of the same opinion. A tilt betwen Secretary Denby and Senator Walsh, democrat of Montana, also marked yesterday's sesion after the secretary had de- clared himself unable to answer several questions without reference to the navy department's files. The senator said he was seeking to show that Mr. Denby could “give no reply from your own knowledge,” to which the secretary replied that “the same thing is true of any one of ten thousand details which are in the department’s routine activities.” jat headquarters for a long time as a result of confiscations during the MOON POURE DOWN SEWER An unappreciative sewer which Is located in the city hall gulped down more than a hundred galchs of moonshine last night which was Poured into it by members of the police department. Several kegs of the Mquor which have been stored Past several weeks were emptied. WOMAN’S HEAD IS CUT OFF BY SLAYER, SAID Nocturnal Festivities at Sagebrush Palace North of the City Dashed by Prosecutor and Sheriff’s Forces; Taxi Driver Loses Cadillac In Melee Sunrise Inn, Casper’s newest suburban palace of joy was uncermoniously raided at 2 o’clock this morning. The net results were one prisoner, white, two prisoners, col- ored, one gallon of liquor moonshine, cated Cadillac car. week, E. H. Foster, prosecuting at: torney, personally conducted the raid and was assisted by the sheriff's of. fice. Sunrise Inn ts located just a half mile east of the Salt Creek highway on the edge of the exclusive rest- dential district of Englewood. It has numerous attractions, the prive cipal being a plethora of ozone, # fine crop of neighborhood sagebrush and the homy “let joy be unrefined” atmosphere. Not all the improve ments planned by the board of di- rectors have been completed. and the place still lacks a few of the MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 8—The headles s body of Mrs. Belle Tomp- kins, wife of E. Ray Tompkins, real estate dealer and former manual training instructor at Milwaukee Normal school was found today in a wooded ravine at Donges bay, 11 miles from Milwaukee. “A Stitch in Time” You can’t get insurance on your property after fire breaks out. It is rather late to begin, re- new or increase advertising after customers, one by one, have slipped away. Advertise to hold old trade. Advertise to get“ new trade. Advertise when business is g00d to make {t better. Advertise when business is not 80 go0d to keep it from getting Worse. Intelligent advertising is the highest form of business in- surance. Many leading merchants use The Tribune constantly to in- sure a steady volume of trade. attractions of the Plantation Inn o! Los Angeles or the Cos Cobb Inn on the Boston Post road. The golf course is not yet playable and the Place needs a couple of killings to give it the real Bohemian environ- ment. In spite of these handicaps the officers of the Sunrise Inn have been doing the best they kin. The main building {s a one story bunga- low, 70 by 30 feet. The main part of it was given over to the dancing floor with tables accommodatingly scattered around the edge. In tho rear is a kitchen and the Inn has been specializing on refreshments, solid and liquid. A two-piece or- chestra, in fact the same colored combination that dispensed harmony at the Alpine Inn the latter part of the summer. was last night making the air melodious with everything from “It May Be a Duy But It Seems Like a Year” to “Oh Sister, Ain't That Hot.” When the raiding party descended discourteous'y on Sunrise Inn early this morning 25 patrons of the ar were sportively enjoying themsel One of the raiding party vaulted the bar at the lower end of the room and rammed an automatic into the ribs of the bartender just as he was about to irrigate the sagebrush with a@ pitcher of moonshine. A search behind the building resulted in the location of a subterranean cache which contained three quarts of fsupposedly bonded Mquor and addi- tlona! moonshine. The bartender confessed to the name of Edward F. Routte., He is a newcomer in Casper colored society, having recently deserted the balmy southern breezes for more lucrative employment here. None other than an old time acquaintance of the sheriff's office. Cllff H. Reagor, acknowledged to being the man in charge. Reagor, husband of Cora Owens Reagor of West Casper notoriety, was very affable under the annoyances of the raid. “Jest mah country home, boys.” three quarts of liquor bonded and one confis- The bonded liquor wasn’t so bad but on the other hand it was’nt so good. Suspicion points to it having been manufactured on North Madison street. Not to be outdone by the raid conducted by Mayor John Whisenhunt earlier this he explained, “I'se plannin' to Uve hyah permanently and raise chickens." ‘The raid was nicely under way and the activities of the evening about over when up drove James Hayes, taxicab driver, in a Cadiliac touring. A search of his machine revealed a half gallon of wine. Hayes {s minus both the wine and the Cadillac. The latter will be soid at auction if the prosecuting attor- mney secures a conviction. None of the guests were arrested it being considered very burgeoisr to interfere with people who are (Continued on Page Stx.) Failure to Secure Bowl of Cracked Ice} Leads to Shooting of Two Employes By One Patron CHICAGO, Dec, 8.—Two men were shot dead and a police officer was wounded late last night in the fashion- able Rendezvous Cafe, after a waiter refused to supply a| bowl of cracked ice to John Sheehy, also known as George | Thomas, who fired the shots and who may die of wounds received in a pistol fight with two officers. Henry Bing, the employe who re- fused the ice, and Leopold Guth, steward of the cafe, were killed. The officer received a flesh wound when Sheehy resisted their attempts to arrest him after ho had wounded the cafe employes, Hundreds of dinners and dancers, attending the formal opening of a new Japanese room of the cafe, were in an adjoining ball room and Were thrown into a panic after the shooting. Police reserves were sum- Censorship Placed on All Wire Lines Ham- pers Communication With Revolt Centers. NEW YORK, Dec. 8—The Mex- lean government has stopped all code telegraphic messages to and from Mexico via Galveston and has imposed a strict censorship on all plain language because of the revolutionary troubles, the West- ern Union Te'egraph Company and the All-American Cables announced today. JUAREZ, Mex., Dec. 8. (By The Associated Press). —Communication from Mexico having been taken into control by the factions of President Obregon and Genem] Callea information as te the prcgress of the rebe'lion aga'nst the Obregon government in Verm Cruz and other states was lacking earfy today. Reports from border cities, the principal outlets of news from the southern republic said that fighting was {n progress in the states of Vera Cruz and Guerrero. The latest report from Vera Cruz, however, made no mention of a conflict and ere had been no abnow Occurrence either at that place or the advance posts held by the rebels. General Guadalupe Sanchez, mitt tary commander In Vera Cruz, de- clared that the movement in behalf of the Adolfo De La Huerta prest- dential candidacy, which he was sup porting, had the backing of 22,000 men, 230 machin guns, four bat- teries of artillery “and all warships in the Gulf of Mexico. General Sanchez apparently ha@ the support of Captain Hiram Mo ledo, commanding several gunboats comprising the Gulf squadron; and Colonel Calcaneo, commanding the marines at Vera Cruz, while Gen eral Enrique Estrada, chief of opera- tions in Jalisco had revolted against the central government. From border towns came reports that the states of Chihuahua, Com huila and Tamaulipas and the cities of Monterey, Tampico, Matamoros and Ojinaga were quiet and that the populace and troops generally had remained loyal to the Obregon gov- ernment. Rumors of uprisings tn Michom ean, Oaxaca and San Luis Potosi were declared to have been virtually Proved unfounded MEXICO CITY, Mex., Dec. 8.— (By the Associated Press)}—General Plutarco Calles has renounced his candidacy for the presidency and has offered his services to Presidemt Obbregon against the insurgent forces in Vera Cruz and Jalisco. The president has accepted the offer and has named General Valles as head of the federal opposition tw the De La Huerta-Sanchesz rebels, Twenty-eight thousand federal troops, it is -said, are converging upon the vera Cruz revolutionary zone. They are under command af Generals Joaquin Amaro, Juan Aw drew Alamazan and Fuesto Topete. President Obregon has issued . manifesto to the people eal'ing on (Continued on Page CHICAGO CAFE CROWD IS THROWN -INTO PANIC BY DOUBLE KILLING moned to restore order when excited patrons stormed the doors and win- dows in attempts to leave. According to Witnesses questica- ed by the police, Sheehy, accompant- ed by two women. was Intoxicated @nd became angered when Bing re fused to bring him the Ice he de manded. When he went to the sar vice bar to get It himself, Guth, the steward, attempted to remon- |strate and Sheehy displayed a re. volver, firing at Guth when the ; latter grasped a bottle, | As police officers, Standing out: side, attracted by the shots, entered | the as . sh = le, | changed shots w the office | He continued shooting until he ]Was seriously wounded and hie | pistol was emptied. At a hospital where he was takem, surgeons said he would