Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1923, Page 2

te ° of a a 2 tr r PAGE TWO ACCOMPLICES IN. GRAVE ROBBERY AND HOAX SEEN Sailstad Could Not Have Unearthed Body and Burned It by Himself, California Sleuths Say NAPA, Calif, Dec. 8.—(United Press).—‘“Edward Sailstad could not have robbed that grave by himself. There must have been a third or perhaps a fourth person mixed up in this thing.’’ This was the possibility voiced here tonight by Napa county officers guarding Edward J. Sailstad and Miss Dorothy Andesson, confessed per- pratators of arson, grave robbery and attempted insurance fraud in Wisconsin, now awaiting transporta- tion back to Superior, Wis., to face these grave charges. Deputy Sheriff J. P. Steckter, who arrested the pair at St. Helena, near here last Wednesday, after they had eluded pursuit by insurance com- Pany detectives for three years, in- tends to investigate this line of in- quiry with the prisoners and @irn Over all evidence to Wisconsin of. ficers when they arrive Monday, Steckter bases his doubt as to Sailstad's ability to exhume the body of Allan McFee from its new grave} in the Presbyterian cemetery near Lake Nebaganon, unaided, on the man’s lack of physical strength. Sallstad is a man of slight build, of weak appearance and, according to his confession and that of Miss Anderson, she assisted him in carry- ing the body from the grave to the automobile and reburying !t in the| gravel pit, but did not aid him in digging it from the cemetery Steckter claims that Saifletad's o tions prior to his arrest, as RICH HUSBAND ADMITS MURDER (Continued from Page One.) and complete confession of the] vealed by subsequent investigation, crime. He offered to go with po- | convinces him that the arsonist was Mee to the scene and show them |{n communication with at least one how it had been done. person in Wisconsin who knew him “I quarreled with her and finaly | to be alive. choked her to death,” he said. —— “When I saw what I had done, I set about to rid of the body. “I placed her in the bath tub, cut the head off with a butcher knife, threw it into the furnace and let it burn up. I bundled the rest of the body into a sack, carried it in my automobile to the ravine where I hoped it would never be found.” Tompkins was calm as he started his confession. A mild mannered man, father of two small children, he spoke easily of his brutal deeds. As he went on, however, he seemed to lose nerve and told his story haltingly and nervously. Mrs. Tompkins was @ martyr to mother love, friends of the famiiv said. She had known for years, they said, that her husbband wus mentally unsound but had remained with him to care for the two chil- dren, Marjorie, 10, and Robert, 7. On Thursday she had a quarrel NEXT PREMIER (Continued from Page One.) suggestion being ininuated into the campaign. The coming week will be a hectic «me in British political cir . Labor leaders, jubilant at their success in securing 193 seats in the new house, will meet Monday to dir cuss the situation. They are hailing Ramsay Mac- Donald, their chief, as the “new prime minister’ and emphatically repudiating suggestions of a labor- Uberal coalition. The Baldwin cabinet will meet on with Tompkins but this, friends} Tuesday to decide what is to be| satg@. had been ended before she was | done. Probab'y Raldwin. will leave! murdered his ministers and go to the palace! Tompkins made every effort} to resign his commission. throughout the long search for his wife to direct suspicion away from himself. He told police he was eure she had been lured away from home or had been killed by robbers. This morning, however, Jacob Donges, a farm hand, called on Westphal and told him of seeing #n automobile entering a field near hin farm on Thursday afternoon. He said he had not watched it long and did not know where it went. Acting on this information, West- phal led his men to the field, foura the tracks le{t by the automobile and traced them on a winding and CONSERVATIVES MAY HOLD OFFICE. BY LLOYD ALLEN, (United Press ‘Staff Correspondent) LONDON, Dec. 8.—Although they will not have a majority in com, mons, the conservatives are expect- ed by a majority of political ob- Servers to retain office until the} budget is pasned—probably in April or May. This seemed tonight the ene way out of the deactock in which Thurs- day’s defeat of the conservatives had invotved the country's lawmak- and irregular course until they | ers. brought them to the head of the] The question of who should lead ravine, high above Lake Michigan. | remained undetermined, even by| Here the trail ended, but the | those who accepted the probability searching party continued, stepping carefully from rock to rock down the ravine. Near the bottom thoy found the torso. Partially buried in muddy water, covered by leaves and branches, it was huddled together far back in the interior of a small cave, known as “Lion's Den.” Angry waves from Lake Michigan of a conservative government. The Sunday Express insists that Stanley Baldwin will present his res ignation to King George Monday, but it is known that His Majesty has made tentative arrangements to leave London Tuesday, which does not support the Express’ view. Conservative leaders hinted to- night they were willing to have washed up near the cave. Sea|some friendly co-operation with the| gulls, apparently startled by the | opposition parties, in orCer to pass early morning visitors, flew high] the budget bill. Both liberal and la- overhead bor spokesmen insist there can be! It was to this wild scene that] no question of a coalition. Tompkins went again this after- —_———_——_ noon and described how he had } orities said tonight Torp- | je would be given “prompt attention. MAKES THE DEAE HEAR Remarkable Invention En- ables the Deaf to Hear All Sounds Clearly who is troubled with ny form will be inter- AUTOMOBILES: NEAR OAKLAND, OAKLAND, Cal., Dec, 8.—The Ford Motor company of Detroit bas purchased fifteen acros of land on the waterfront here and soon will start construction of a factory of 4,000 car capacity, it was learned here tonight from a reliable source. Several thousand men will be em- Ployed. The factory will have rail facilities immediately and the com- pany has submitted a proposal to the government to deepen the inner channel of the estuary to provide a Everyone deatness in ested in the announcement of the} waterway, it was learned. Dictograph Products Corporation,| ‘rhe operation of the factory here Suite 402J, Sharp Bullding, Kansas] wij) mark the first Ford operation Mot of its kind west of Detroit and will at they have at last per- 1 device which will enable! supply the Pacific coast and a con- © whose auditory Nerve 48) siderable export business also, it is not entirely destroyed to hear as perfectly as one whore hearing is normal. ‘To test it thoroughly they sent it to @ number of people who had been deaf for years and they réport most gratifying results. Many said. state that they hear the slightest sound with porfect ease and that ! thelr natural hearing has been greatly improved, The manufao- meas, 7 turers are so proud of thelr achieve- ment and so confident that every deaf person will be amazed and de- SCRANTO: Pa., Dec, 8.—(United Press)—By the light of flares and} searchlights of ambulances and fire lighted with it, that they offer to] apparatus, rescue squads dug des- send it to anyone by prepaid parcel] perately through the night, at-| post on ten days’ free trial They | tenipting to save five miners ¢én- do not ship C. O. D., nor do they|tombed in a shaft of the M. E. Jess-| require any deposit, but send it en-| up Coal company’s mine in the hills at their own risk and expense, | near Jessup, Pa. | ng the user ten full days to try it and decide whether they want to keep it or not. As there is no obligation whatever, everyone who fs troubled with deafness in any form should take advantage of this liber- nl free trial offer. Just send them your name and address for descrip. tive lterature and free trial request blank.— Advertisement. Burning culm was seeping into the collapsed shaft where the trapped men were sought wher tons of earth settled suddenly ‘this afternoon. Mine officials feared it might be days before the men, dead or alive, could be reached. Sixteen men fled for their lives when the earth. borne down by a great culm pile, sank into the shaft. constant fear that you or your dear sonal fight against the disease. Can Beforo Harry Free came to Cas- per he had a lot of things to do, For instance, he had to be born at Manning, Iowa, he had to run bare- footed in rural Iowa, learn the joys of a stone bruise on the heel and a stubbed too on the other foot. He had to go to school and learn a lot of things. He also had to take a course in country newspaper jour: nalism in all its branches. He hat to deyote considerable time and at- tention to the higher branches of baseball, and this latter branch of learning is what finally brought him to Casper, after a few years’ halt in the Black Hills as a preparz- tion for Casper citizenship and tho position he was destined to occupy in business and political circles. He had had a schooling in real estate before he arrived, and it was the natural thing that he would follow it up, here, where the oppor- Dear Friends and Fellow Citizens: Why has everyone been asked at each Christmas season for the last sixteen years to tuy Christmas health seals? Because everyone wants to see Tuberculosis stamped out for it is still the greatest enemy to health, happiness and prosperity. The Health Seals will be placed on sale in the various business places Monday Dec. 10. The price will be one cent each. The more seals you buy, the sooner the day will come when we may banish that ones may be forced to make a per- you afford not to help? Ninty-five per cent of every dol- lar raised in the seal sale will be used for the prevention and cure of Tuberculosis in Wyoming. Only 5 per cent of each dollar going to our National association which, for the FROM HUT T0 MMDAS WEALTH (Continued From Page One) ing son who was one of the heirs but no trace of him could be found and the courts then decidéd that the estat@ should be divided between the daiighter and the aunt. P. 8. Méson, president of the Security State bank at Newkirk, Okla., and J. B. Curran and Carl T. Truitt, Oklahoma lawyera in looking over the abstract of the property got the idea that it might be possible to locate the missing HARRY NORMAN - FREE »Y Duck HUNTING 1S HIS HOBBY = PROSECUTOR [a QUGPEGTED OF TERROR REIGN Indiana Man Believed “Master Mind” of Bandit Gang. VINCENNES, Ind., Dec. $—An- thorities of half a dozen southern Indiana counties tonight probed the past of Mearl Loucks, Bicknell lawyer, and former assistant prose- cutor of Knox county, in an effort to show him as “the master min” ANNOUNCEMENT ! Persons Desiring to Begin the ‘ALS STUDY OF SINGING % y ‘After January First Please Register as Soon as Possible—Only a Few Periods Left Open MRS. BERTA SMITH Concert Soprano, Voice Builder and Coach Studio No. 16 Ardmore Apts. Phone 1487-3 of an organized gang of bandits re- sponsible for a reign of terror in this section of the state. Four bank robberies, the murder of a bank cashier at Edwardsport, and countl small holdups and robberies are attributed to the bandit gang by authorities. Loucks is in jail at Spencer YELLOWSTONE DAIRY CO. Perfectly Pastuerized MILK AND CREAM BUY XMAS HEALTH SEALS | ict msertcn Upham’s action tonight, in with. So Mason went to the Philippines him. It was almost an impossible task to convince the native mother of her good fortune, while Gregorio, only 13, had no idea whatever about what the dignified lawyer was talk- ing about. ‘The only thing he knew was that he was taken Yo town, his comfort- able shirt thrown away, he was dressed up in a suit of scratchy foreign clothes and with ten native witnesses he, with his mother, was bundled into a boat for America. Gregorie spoke through an inter- preter at the dock toda * he said, millionaire, I'll do with Pll be glad but I don’t all that to become know what money—unless—yes, I guess I'll give it to my mother.’ And the mother, too, spoke through an interpreter. “If we get our share of the es without any legal trouble we'll in this wonderful country of your: while I give Gregorie an education, she said. “My boy will be -@ wonderful and after a long search for the font! far in the interior, living in poverty in a squalid grass hut, he found tal bel s tunities were so superior. So, when he arrived on a windy day in March, 1917, he conclude’ to be one of the big real estate operators of the city and made it stick. Aside from the large busi- ness in real estate and insurance conducted in regular form at tho office, he opened up with Sheridan Hoights addition and became “Harry Free, The Lot Man.” After Sheri- dan Heights, came East Burliny- ton addition, then Burlington addi- tion, then University, then High- land Park addition. Then having an idle few moments, Mr. Free joined forces with C. UH. Townsend in the building of a magnificent hotel to be known a4 “The Townsend,” which is now nearing completion on North Center street adjoining the Masonic tempic.| get along without lots of peéopie, Politically, Mr. Free dodged a+ | but we can't figure how she would long as he could but his. friends | get along without Harry Free. finally prevailed upon him to take a shot at the Wyoming house of representatives and he stuck for four years, only to be di expiration of his term to the sena’ which high office he now holds ant will hold until 1926. In addition to othér troubles and discouragements of life, Mr. Free is president of the Indian Ice and Cold Storage company, vice president Stockmen's National bank, director Chambér of Comnietce, 1 woes duck hunting every ity he has In duck season. He is one of the important busi- ness men of the city. A progressive and popular citizen. Interested in all forward moyements. Is public spirited, and enjoys high standing in the community. Casper might city will not be made unt Wednes- day when tho full republican na- | drawing Chicago's name in favor of Cleveland, virtually clinched selec- tion of the latte: BANK ROBBERS ARE CAPTURED IN LOS ANGELES $15,000 Stolen Funds Found Buried After Full Confession. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.—(United Press)}—William Gledsoe and James Ramsey, two young men who re- cently came here from Choteau, Okla., were in the county jail tc night facing a charge of having stolen $15,000 belonging to the First National bank of Huntington Park. Blodsse, a teller and messanyer for the bank, led officers this after- noon to a spot beside the Honda river outside the ctiy, where, ac- cording to his reported confession, he and Ramsey buriea the money Thursday after Bledsoe had obtain- ea it at a local bank. A posse of officers which aceom- panied the two men to the spot found the money intact and return ed with it and the prisoners late today. tremendous service they render us constantly 1s a very small com. Pentation. On the top of Casper mountain located among the beautiful old pine trees, is a summer camp for active cases of tuberculosis and suspects, This camp cared for about 30 patients 12 of these were children. The patient making the highest gain in weight was a T. B. suspect. This Patient gained 14 pounds in two months and three weeks. Active cases gained from 8 to 10 pounds. The camp was the culmination of a years successful tuberculosis nurs- ing demonstration carried on in our city. The little Christmas seal help- ed. Does it pay? A look at the romping, rosy children who were wan and sick when the camp opened will answer that question. May we depend on your help to keep this work up? MRS. W. E. Woops, Couty Chairman. lawyer. much poor.” At See, JUVENILES FACE TERM IN STATE REFORMATORY Joe and Mike Rodakovitch were turned over to the county authorities by the police department yesterday afternoon. The two youths who have been convicted several times for juvenile delinquency will be sent to the state reformatory at Worland. CLEVELAND TO BE NAMED FOR Poor thing, he hasn't had chance—we have been so The Hodgoll Millinery is giving fifty cents or more. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—(United Press)—Cleveland, Ohio, tonight was virtually assured of the 24 re. publican national convention, when Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee and chairman of the Chicago campaign committee, withdrew the name of the Windy City in its favor. Following a conference with Presi- dent Coolidge at the White House late this afternoon, Upham issued the following statement, surrender- ing Chicago's claims to Cleveland: “Greatly to my surprise, I have been today advised by the responsi- ble leaders of the administration that it Is their belief that the con- vention should go to Cleveland.” Upham announced that he belley- ed the surrender of Chicago meant that the démocratic convention would inevitably be held there and that he would turn over the cam: paign fund he has raised for the republican meeting to the democrats. Formal selection of the convention Call 231 W. Tenth St. SOME LUCKY WOMAN WILL GET ‘A $15.00 HAT FOR FIFTY CENTS oe aot sues oy sodn as one hundred tickets are ut wing e eS Tueaber will be given her choice of Fifteen Dollar Hats. These tickets will not last long HODSOLL MILLINERY Balcony New Public Market Building Second and Beech Street - Get a Peke For Xmas FINE PEKINGESE PUPPIES FOR SALE 8-months’-old—sire took silver cup last Denver Dog Show. Champion imported stock. awaiting trial with seven other mea on a charge of robbing the two banks there a month ago. The town was raided by sixteen armed men, who held citizens at bay while the safe crackers did their work. Three citizens were wounded in the fight. Loucks has long been known the mystery man of Bicknell. fifteen years he lived in Bickni and “practiced law” without clients. Avthorities charge that Loucks recruited a gang of crooks and !- rected them in their work. They say he planned the Spencer robbery —the most daring in the history of the state—weeks in advance, and had every man trained to his part so there would be no hitch. —_ McAdoo Demos Organizing to Carry Colorado DENVER, Colo., Dec. 8.—(United Press)—A. McAdoo club, now or. gonized in Colorado, touched off the political fireworks with announce: mént that 27 out of 53 county de- mocratic chairman have committed themselves as unqualifiedly for Mc- Adoo. The remaining 26 have not yet committed themselves. HELP KIDNEYS BY DRINKING. Take Salts to Flush Kidney and Help Neutralize Ir- ritating Acids Kidney and bladder irritations often result from acidity, says a noted authority. The kidneys help filter this acid from the blood and pass it on to the bladder, where it may remain to irritate and inflame causing a burning, scalding sensa* tion, or setting up an irritation at the neck of the bladder, obliging you to seek relief two or three times dur- ing the night. The sufferer is in constant dread; the water passes sometimes with a scalding sensation and is very profuse; again, there is difficulty in voiding it. der weakness, most folks call it because they can’t control urina- tion. While it is extremely annoy- ing and sometimes very painful, this is often one of the most simple ail- ments to overcome. Begin drinking lots of soft water, also get about four ounces of Jad Salts from your pharmacist and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast. Continue this for two or three days. ‘This will help neutralize the acids, Yn the system so they no longer are a source of irritation to the bladder and urinary organs, Which then act normal again. Jad Salts is inexpensive, and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is used by thousands of folks who are subject to urinary disorders caused by acid irritation. Jad Salts causes no bad effects whatover. Here you have a pleasant, ef- fervescent lithia-water drink which may quickly relieve your bladder Irritation. 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