Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1923, Page 2

PAGE TWO JURY TRIALS. ASKED IN AIL AIT-OF-WAY Sheridan ‘Woman Re- fuses to Accept Ap- praisal: Land Values Wyo., Dec. 17—A be demanded in the right-of-way case of the North and South railroad against Mrs. Nettie . Held, it was declared here this ring Mrs. Held’s attorneys, R. G. Diefenderfer a Don L. Wakeman. That will. mean that the case will not come up for trial until next June, it is believed. The case will be carried to the supreme court if necessary, to get a favor abie judgment, the attorneys said. It the appeal is made it will be the first taken from estimates of the appraisal commissions appol: ea@ by the district court here since the railroad began building from Miles City, Montana, to Casper, Wyoming, last March. The Held case was the last right-of-way sult pending in the vicinity of Sheridan. An appraisal of $340 was return- ed by an appraisal commission here Saturday on land for which Mrs. Hela asks $5 ———— Mex General and Staff on Way to Rebel Activities NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. 17,—Gen. eral Jesus Aguirre, accompanied by his staff, passea through this city yesterduy enroute from Mexico City to assume charge of military opera- tions in the states of Sonora, Sina- loa, Nayarit and Lower California under recent orders of the govern- ment at Mexico City. Two carloads of arms and am- munition also passed through No- gales last night consigned to Jefe- tura, in Hermosillo, Sonora, for dis- tribution among the garrison station- ea in that city. According to re- ports received from the south this morning, everything 1s peaceful along the west coast. The move- ments of a force of federal soldiers pursuing rebels into Jalisco was un- known, but it was believed here that the rebel band which consisted of several hundred probably had dis. persed and the pursue:s returned to| Teric. OIL GEOLOGY — ADDRESS FOR FORUM MEET How does a geologist know wheth- er or not oll will be found in a cer- tain structure? He doesn’t know. He bases his conclusions on an assembly and| analysis of exposed physical con- ditions, The basis for such conclus- ions and deductions will be explained at the chamber of commerce forum tomorrew noon by B. L. Estabrook, | petroleum engineer of the Midwest Refining company. A special musical program by the high school orchestra has been ar- ranged for the luncheon hour, which} will be the last until after the holi-| days. ‘Arizona Shippers Protest Freight Shipment Rates PHOENIX, ARIZOD Rail and shippers representatives from all parts of Arizona were ores-| enc this morning when examiners of the Interstate Commerce Commis-| sion called a hearinis here to invest! exorbitant freight ra‘ srain and he shipments into aring is one of a ser-| ies of bearings being held in various Tarts pf the country by the commis The first session started short-| ly before noon. e today, on motion of United States| PEAS a | Attorney J. E. Slattery. The cases! comprised 26 counts charging fa'se f and were against Camp Organized SHERIDAN—Col J. L. Torrey Camp No. 20, Department of Colo-| fado and Wyaqming, United States Spanish War Veterans, wag institut ed formal! meeting at the legion hteen Spanish-Amert- can war veterans were present. | Following the institution of al camp under a charter, officers were | installed. Herbert Zullig acted as installing officer, ‘The officers, elect ed at a recent meeting are: E. L./ Batley, commander; Robert Holland,}| senior vice-commander; Fred Ball, junior vice-ccommander; John A Moore, officer of the day; BE. V. Eastabrook, officer of the guard; E.| G. Guyer, A. D. Flores, F. J. Bent-| ley trustees; Maurice Wilcox adju- tant; and J. W. Morgareidge, quar- termaster. The camp opens with a membership of 20, and the charter] will be left open unpil Jan. 20. W. A. Smith of Columbus, Mont.,| past commander of Gey. Lawton-| Egbert camp No. 9, at Manila, P, 1.,| who returned recently after 20 years spent in the Philippines. sisted in| the institution of the camp, and talked entertaingly on conditions in the Philippines. ARRESTED FOR / J. C. Mason was ar SAULT. | sted yester- day by the sheriff's department o the charge of beating up his wif ———<— WASHINGTON—Senator Borah of Ideho stated that “he is not a candidate for the presidential nomination of any party.” > —“ Police Capture Alleged Slayer of Bank Messengers SOREL New York—At right, John Farina, twenty-two, for whom the police made a country-wide seerch in their efforts to arrest the slayers of Wil- liam H. McLaughlin and William 8. Barlow, Brooklyn bank messengers. Two gossipy women were overheard by Hoboken police, and this caused a raid and the arerst of Farina. Police say he did the actual shooting in! the $43,000 holdup. Lower photo is of the 45-calibre Colt automatic that the police believe is one of the weapons used to slay the two brooklyn messengers, In the room of Morton's sister, May (left), police say they found one of the three pistols they confiscated. Miss Norton was ar- rested with Farina and two other men. BANK OFFICERS GIVENFREEDOM GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 17. —Five cases against former offi- cials an& employes of the closed! Commercial ional Bank of Great Falls were dismissed in the federal court by Judge George M. Bouquin| late environments,” he said. Such a thing as a farmer taking cation might sound an impos- sible absurdity to many pcople. “For my own part I want to say I consider an annual vacation for the farmer a business ‘proposition. Successful agriculture is as much a matter of mental activity as it is of physical. The vacation is a produc- tive investment because the new contacts made and ideas gained are made use of in the better manage- ment of the farm,’ ’ ler of currency, J. C. Peters, R. Noble and D, A.| Booker. The three latter named were former cashier, assistant cash- fer and bockkeeper, while Poters and Noble are former directors. Pet- ers and Noble were found guilty on 25 counts Saturday by a jury and ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 17,—Dr. R. Swint, an allenist, today was sub- jected to a grilling cross examina- tion during the trial of Philip E. pair cb csi by Judge Bou) mox, charged wtih the murder of ‘ A Hitlam 8. C 4 The counts upon which they were| WUHam burn) the aleniat tere ifying for the defense Saturday de- clared that Fox was a paranolac.” Clashes by counsel for both sides occurred during this examination which lasted for almont thfee hours. Salicitor General John A. Boykin at- tempted to shake Dr. Swint's test- imony to the effect that a man who is insane can have a motive for | killing other than his delusions. ‘PIPER WILL SPEAK AT | ANNUAL SCOUT MEETING convicted were of making false en- tries in the books of the bank and false reports to the comptroller. 2 Readies ts VAGATION FOR FARMERS MAY SOLVE PROBLEMS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 17.—(United Press).—Vacations might solve a lot of the farmer's problems. This suggestion was made at a re- cent farm life conference here by one of the count leading farm- ers, who has put the plan success-|| Everything is set for the annual fully into operation. meeting of the Casper Boy Scout is I let the day drag into} counci! which will be opened at 8 the night, on the succeeding day Ijo'clock tonight in the court house. was not efficient elther ‘In the man-| At this meeting new officials will be agement of my farm nor in the per-| elected, the report of the executive formance of my own labor upon it,”| will be read, and’a permanent camp declared John R. Howard, Yowalsite will be discussed. so long farmer, former president of the} Regional Executive John H. Piper American Farm bureau. and now|arrived in the city today and will president of the National Transpor-|deliver an address at the meeting tation Institute. jthis evening. ‘Country Ife is too commonly} This is a very important session |Supposed to ba, and too often is,|and should be attended by all mem- tedious, colorless, made up of albers of the council. routine, humdrum existence which — confines the farmer and his family} Will year in and year out to their jmme-| Lioyd’s. you be the lucky one at zl Pare EXECUTIVE OF SGOUTS LAUDS CAOPER PEOPLE | John Piper Principal Speaker at Weekly Rotary Meeting “You people do things in such a big way that I come here for inspir- movement, outstanding in itself, the Community Chest, and in fact, every thing else that you undertake, is most inspirational. I come away from many towns depressed, and it is then that I think of Casper.” Thus spoke John Piper, scout ex- ecutive of this regional district at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club today. He declared that Casper stands out in the scout centers of the entire country and that, many. a city holds up its work for emula- tion, Mr. Piper had an Interesting mes- sage to tel! Rotarians today. He said that the past year had shown its greatest growth in the scout movement—not in numbers enrolled but in the accomplishment of good ‘work. The arrest and incarceration of two boys for house robbing was dis- cussed by the club, The fact that the beys were confined in cells with men of low character, was the sub- ject of criticism and a committee was appointed to investigate. Par-| ents, whose interest in the welfare of their boys and girls, came in for a virgorous scoring and it was de-| clared that it is a difficult matter to correct the ways of wayward children cn account of the indiffer- ence of the many parents. The Christmas spirit will per- vade the meeting next Monday, with gifts for each of the Rotar- ians. SE APPLY FOR COACHING BILLET EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 17—Virgi Earl, director of athletics at the University of Oregon, sald yester- day that he has received eight ap- plications for the position of foot- ball coach at the University, made vacant by the resignation of Charies Huntington. He said the athletic council was disposed to await still further applications before making a choice. healthful heat for o or new. Radiator heat—clean, pure, healthful—with- out the igconvenience or expense of a base- ment heating system. Every radiator is a complete heating and ventilating unit. You j may light one or all. Pome Heats with warm air instead of water or steam. All fumes pass out through the vent. Let our heating man i explain the economical POTTER system and | quote prices. Enterprise Construction Co. Cc. T, Pluckhahn, Rep. ation. The support to the boy scout | wpe Casper Dally Crivune MC ADOO'S STATEMENTS ARE CHALLENGED BY RAIL HEAD PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17.—Re- cent statements of W. G. McAdoo, former director general of railroads, made in a Los Angeles address were challenged by George G. Boardinan, secretary of the Western Railways committee on public relations in an address before the chamber of com- merce here today. “I challenge Mr. McAdoo to show man. “Section 15 A of the transpor tation act specifically provides for the honest, efficient and economica) operation of the roads, and the In- terstate Commerce Commission, in Clemenceau Is Resting Well ‘After Accident PARIS, Dec. 17—M. Clemenceau today was resting comfortably in his home after yesterday's automo- bile accident on the Nantes-Paris road, in which he was painfully cyt about the face by flying glass. His doctors state that he requires a week's complete rest. The stit- ches will be removed from his face and lip next Saturday. He joked today with members of his family, despite doctors’ orders to the contrary. He is finding. great difficulty in speaking owing to his deeply cut Mp and a plate which has been placed in his mouth. “I cannot eat and that is a mis- fortune,” the “Tiger” said, “but neither can I talk, and that is a terrible blow.” a Hot Dog! John Hunt of New York City claims the “hot dog” championship of the United States, and who will dispute him? He severely punished $3 of the things at one sitting in a contest. - fixing the rate of fair return, is re- quired to satisfy itself that the roads have been honestly, efficiently and economically managed. Moreover, the Interstate Cummerce Commis- sion in a recent report said that transportation history during the current year has been marked by ‘unequalled performance’ ef railroad service. “It is unfortunate, to say the jeast, that any many who has held ex- ceptionally responsible positions in the service of the people should make statements regarding the roads and their management which even a casual examination of the records would have shown him to be not supported by the facts.” —S ee Christmas Tree ‘At Wells Store A Christmas tree that will be a joy to many,Casper children on the day when chimneys’ large and small, will accommodate Santa Clause and his burden of gifts,’ will be seen to- morrow in the window of the Charles E. Wells Music company. Trom its branches will bi suspended numer- ous toys that are a delight to any youngster and scattered about its base will be just heaps of things. On Christmas Eve all of these sifts are to be presented to the Salvation Army for distribution among certain families in this city. Between now and that time any per- son wishing to participate in this commendable charity may bring their contributions to the Wells store and they will be placed in the window with the collection to be shown tomorrow, . This thoughtful- ness on the part of the Wells Music company indicates the spirit in which it takes an active interest in the community welfare of Casper. SCHOOL BOY INJURED IN PLANE CRASH FAIRFIELD, Iowa., Dec, 17—An overwhelming desire to ride in an airplane proved the undoing of Carl Millane, 15 year old high school youth, who yesterday re- moved the plane belonging to a Waterloo, Iowa, pilot from the hangar where it had been stored for the winter, and started on his flight. Everything went all right until he sought to tilt the control lever to descend, young Millane told his mother this morning in the hospital where he is Confined with two broken legs and @ possible frac- tured = skull. The plane was Second Floor, O-S Bldg. 1841 South David St., Casper hope 1287: W Ls MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1923 Holland Boat With-Xmas Champagne “> “Gets in Dutch” taken by the U. 8. ter of a million dollars. a and the liquor removed by fe for examination. NEW BILLG ARE INTRODUCED BY SOLONG TODAY Department of Educa- tion Called for In South Dakota Measure WASHINGTON, De 17, York—The two masted schooner “Zechond ‘of Holland, was Coast Guard cutter “Seminole” mile limit. A search revealed 2,106 cases of champagne valued at a quar- Dutch schooner was brought to New deral agents. The “Zeehond” is being one of the runners aflovt. The captain and crew have been helt Several | country’: DIAMOND SALE THIS WEEK AT Huber’s Jewelry Store within the three. orl reported as new bills have been introduced in congress today as follows: A department of education with » cabinet member at its head, w propored in a bill by Senatcr Sterl. ing, republican, Soath Dakota. WASHINGTON—Secretary Weeks’ recommendation that Genera] Persh- ing be retired on the active list after he roaches the sta.utory, retirement age of 64 was embodied in a bill in. troduced by Senator Wadsworth, re publican, New York. WASHINGTON—Authority would be granted the Interstate Commerce Commission under a resolution in troduced by Representative Hoch of Kar.sas, a republican member of the commerce committee to enter at once upon a reorganizutior of the freight rate structure. 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