Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 1

WYOMING: Colder in Southeast. VOLUME VID. DENVER MAN SHOT BY g Mabel Normand Plays Role in Tragedy to Courtlan PHILIPPINE PROBE DEMAND RENEWED SMITH LAUNCHES WAR ON DRY ACT COLD WAVE OIL WEATED 0 ~OTOVE TGNITES, HOUSE. BURNED C.C. Richatilegn Home . On Salt Creek High- way Lost. The house of C, C. Richardson, gust north of the Standard tank farm on the Salt Creek highway, was completely destroyed by fire at 9 o'clock Monday morning when ‘a pan full of cylinder oll being heated on. the kitchen stove exp'oded and threw burning oil’ all over the room. Only a few clothes wore saved. Mr. Richardson fortunately had another house on the homestead in- to which he has moved. A number, of truck drivers and neighbors ‘tried to put out the se and succeeded in saving two auto- mobiles but the flames had made too much headway on the building. en cae ‘The last hope for executive clemency for Alex A. Kels, condemned “hay stack murderer” of Lodi, who is under seritence to be hanged at Fol- som penitentiary Friday, January 4, vanished today when Governor Richardson, recently appealed to by Mrs. Anne Kels, the prisoner's wife, declared in a statement that no new evidence had been presented on be half of Kels and therefore he could not intervene to save Kels from ex- ecution, The governor's statement declared that Kels had been granted every legal safeguard, and had pleaded gullty to the charge of having slain an unknown man, and that Kels had repeatedly been examined and found sane. No extenuating facts had been presented, the statement continued. “There is not a single fact on which to base any action for com: mutation of sentence,” the statement. TWENTY-EIGHT SPEND NEW YEARS WJ Twenty-eight Natrona county res- idents greeted the New Year in the| county jail, making that emporium | capacity full. ‘The fact that nine men are serving out sentences ac-| counts for the large number Inear- | cerated. A yenr ago there were| only 14 prisoners on the first day| of the year. Colonel Raised _To Brigadier WASHINGTON, Jan. 2,—Colonel} Wiliam P. Burnham, commanding, at the Presidio, San Francisco, has| been appointed Brigadier General, filling the vacancy created by the Promotion of Major General Gordon last November. NAVY MOBILIZES FOR MANEUVERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—From points on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts more than 100 ships set out today for the Caribbean to form the Breatest armada ever assembled under the American flag in tho Navy's winter maneuvers at Panama, with them going. more than 3,000 miarines from Quantico, v and 87 airplanes. The fleet, which is commanded by Admiral Robert E. Coontz will com- prise, when gathered in the south- «rm waters, 15 battie ships, four fps Generally fair tonight and Thursday. A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Representative Frear Renews Fight In| House to Include Investigation of | “Aladdin Lamp” Activities Che Casper Daily Tritmime CASPER, WYO., WEDFESP + anos; 1924 EV MAB | WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Representative Frear, Re- publican, Wisconsin, in renewin; his demand for a sweep- ing inquiry into conditions in the hilippines, has taken the position that the scope of such an investigation cannot be determined until ordered by the house or the senate. Urged by Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, and | pst ts Ai at hata ate es oa] New York Legislature Urged by Gover- nor to Present Memorial for Modi- fication to Congress ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Further efforts for modi- fication of the Volstead act were suggested in Governor Smith’s message to the new legislature today. He urged that New York’s representatives be asked to lay before the present congress a-memorial to congress adopted by the last legislature. “The last session. of the legisla- what constitutes an intoxicant. An ture,” said the Message, “memo-lamendment to the Volstead act is rialized congress by resolution to/Only possible by the congress of the persons|Change tho present narrow, sense-| United States, Inasmuch as we have a new con- clined to amend his ing for an investigatio' the president of the United Stateg,”/ were killed when nitro glycerin ex-|less definition of what constitutes} 55 of the United Stat I he,, i : - d States, I sug- and Senator Caraway said he intend-| ploded in an oil well at Stanley. | an intoxicating beverage as set forth | cost that by reso'ution properly others, to press for an inquiry into been referred to the rules committee. tiv rs tome’ correspondence he has received jin the Vo'stead act, to the end that adopted you call the attention or acy the business affairs of Leonard Wood Mr, Frear declared _yesterday,! wopstven! ‘4 a tn the ali fities of Leona tae] geht A Ae epee ted deter | there may be permitted the mM@NU-| representatives from this state to Jr., and the stock market | transac- tons of Lieutenant Osborne Wood, well as the administration of his father, Governor General Wood, in the Philippines, Mr, Frear has de- however, that “a probe should be OIL, CITY, Pa—Nine persons were made into some of the reputed Alaa-| burned 'to death in a fire which des- din Lamp oll transactions” of Os-|troyed a farm home at Tylersburg. borne Wood, “that finally catled for eh action by the secretary of war & OIL CITY, PA.—six on the activities of Leonard Wood J*+] gan Antonio was reported selzed by| facture and sale of Nght wines and)the action of last winter and re. the Mexican rebels at Vera Cruz and} peer, under the’ careful restrictions | quent thon <c sh fesl! ost fended, ‘after which it was allowed| get forth in our legislative enact-lent coneres:: Sapiens tp zamplop: ment of 1920, (This enactment was & Jaw legalizing the manufacture | ARGUMENT DRAFTED MANILA, Jan. 2.—(By The As- NEW ,HAVEN—James Bronzon Reynolds, presitient of the American tension Of-the “Goust wise shipping laws to ‘the’ Philippines, as recom: to President Coolidge last Chairman Jones of the sep- ‘ate commerce committee. The :pro- test will be presented Bee President ut yy) the commission. | Mone natant follows a recent state- ology, died, Union Pacific to _ Add 195 Shopmen “Subsequently, . the _leg{plature further defined the policy of the j State in relation to this subject by! the repea! of ‘the state law which} in effect left enforcement of the} Volstead act with both state and federal government and left the WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Official word reached the state department jage was reported. ==" TWO MISSIONARIES WOUNDED was at mstitutional by aa sen al ONE CARRIED OFF BY BANDI $ | the’ legislature, near the middle of ment by Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate, in which he declared that application of the coastwise laws “would be a great blow to Philippine commerce,” an@ a “disappointment to the Philippine people."* MANILA, Jan, 2.—(By the As- sociated Press)—Tentative plans al- ready Gnder way here among leaders in the movement for Philippine in- dependence, would make Manuel Roxas speaker of the insular house and an outstanding proponent of in- dependence for the islands, now in Washington, head of a permanent independence committee in the United States. The permanent committee would Include the six members of the in- dependence mission which is expect- ed to depart for the United States at the close of the present session of February, to present the plea for independence of the Philippines to the American governme: STATE UTILITY BOARDS TO CONDUCT RAILROAD HEARING THIS MONTH CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 2.—The Public Service commissions of Wyo- ming and Montana and the Board of Railroad commissioners of Mon- tana, acting at the request of the Inter-State Comnferce commission, will hold a joint hearing at Sheridan, Wyo., January 23, on the application of the North & South raflroad for permission to contruct a railroad for inter-state traffic between Miles City, Mont., and Casper, Wyo. The State organizations will report to the Inter-State Commerce commission their recommendations. NEW YORK—Pete Conklin, dean of the American clowns, died. ght cruisers, 63 destroyers, 11 sub- marines, one airplane carrier, one airplane tender, four destroyer tend- ers, five mine layers, two transports and 33 train vessels. The marines, who have been pre- paring for the expedition for more than a month, will participate in Panama and on Culebra island, get- ting their first tryout under war conditions in their role of an dccom- panying landing force with the nation’s fleet. They are under the command of Brigadier General Eli K. Cole, Prosecution for violation of the Vol- ~ NUMBER 59 ACTRESS’ CHAUFFE AUTO OWNERS SHOULD | SECURE LICENSES NOW CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. —Tens of thousands of Wyoming motorists today are operating their cars 1) legs They entered upon illega) status because of failure to pre 1924 Licenses bef anuary 1, T state, however, is allowing a perioa of grace and will not proceed against delinquents until they ha haa ample further opportunity to comply with the law. FALL READY TO TESTIFY WASHINGTON, Secretary F ment has notified the public land IS BROKEN IN STATE Jan. 2.—Fornfer ‘all of the interior depart The thermometer dropped tol committee that although he has 18 below Tuesday night, ac been ordered by his physicians t ingite the weather, obesrver’s re" | eo: tev Fiorida to: recuperate from port, but the mercury crawled up Ulness, he will return here at any to above the zero mark about 8 time the committee may direct in o’clock this morning, connection with its Teapot Dome The back of the recent cold |investigation. The notification was spell"peema to have been broken | sent lito Chairman Lenroot before with the cold wave inoving east- !\y"" ean tett Washington, > ° Dines JEALOUSY SND TO BE BASIS OF LATE. SHOOTING WN LOS ANGELES Denver Clubman Will Recover; Edna Pur- viance Also Witness To Attempted Murder LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 2.—The infatuation of a chauffeur for his film ac- tress employer and his jeal- ousy of her wealthy Denver acquaintance according to the police, were the motives that prompted Joe Kelly, alias H. A. ireer, to shoot Courtland S. Dines of ward, Both Harry F, Sinclair, holder o/ —_—__ * . z - the Teapot Dome lease and H. P. 2 au AKE IN ITALY. whose names have beer ANCO} Italy, Jan. 2.—Earth 4 with attempts to “make quake tremors lasting ten seconds|, market” for Sinclair stock, wil were felt. here ati10 o'clock this! {hear as. witneeses when. the com morning, The disturbance extended mittee hearings are resumed within the next few da: Scotti Given Great Ovation in a northerly direction along the Adriatic as far as Rimini, and in- land as far as Macerata. No dam- NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—Antonio Scotti’s ovation at the Metropolitan Opera house iast night celebration jof his completion of a quarter of a missionaries. Tho minister said he! century as a singer in lending roles had made representations to Foreign] recorded a unique event in the CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 2.—The Union Pacific shop force here is to be increased by 195 men within the next twe or three days, bringing the number employed to about 900. Enough Wine in California To RunWater Lines LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2.—The 28,- 143,526 gallons of wine stored 694 bonded wineries in California, water supply, would supply cient liquid for drinking, cooking, eight‘ hours of bathing and Such was the decision of local} statisticians from the announce- age by Internal Revenue Collector Rex Goodcell. The total wine stor- age in the United States, the re- port showed, is 33,283,400 gallons, —$—$—$—$<———— Freight Rates On Paper Will Be Investigated WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Millions of dollars paid yearly by newspaper publishers in freight rates on paper are involved in an investigation cr- dered by Interstate Commerce Com- mission on the complaint of Wash ington and Baltimore newspapers and joint complainants, including Paper companies. Hearings will begin here tomorrow before an ex- aminer. Unreasonableness of rates, to Baltimore and Washington are charged but it is said that in- vestigation may have a far reach. ing effect on paper rates otherwise, AIR MAIL IS RESUMED OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 2—Air mail service, suspended December 26, in respect to the memory of four pilots killed in the service Quring 1923, was resumed today when a pilot took off with mail for Chicago. MEX FEDERALS TO BE REINFORCED in| if poured into the Los Angeles water |!"5 wat ains in place of the conventional es a suffi. | Charles Berry and her sister, Miss sprinkling lawns, j death ment of arnual figures on wine stor-| Bdison Minister Wellington Koo, who had! operatic annals of this country, Re- expressed regret and promised to] cords show that there is no other in- communicate immediately with the| stance of a singer having appeared prov:ncial authorities and insist upon| in leading roles at the same operatic Prompt action for the rescue of the] institution for so 1c an uninter. missionarie: rupted term jStead act entirely with the federal) ‘%8Y from Minfster Schurman at ‘government. It must be remember-| Peking of the capture by Chinese ban- \ed, however, that this did not and/dits at Tsao-wang of Juline R. Kilen, jcannot and will not bring about a!and the wounding of Mr. and Mrs. Jetinge ‘in the present definition of Bernard Hoff, American Lutheran WATER MAIN _ BURSTS, TWO _ MEET DEATH FRE! Nine Thousand Troops Recruited for War on Rebels; Revolutionary Movement On Last Legs Many economic chang curred in the rapid de: of the last few years, j One is the disappear- face, from the stores, of personal ship Merchan, s on scient!- and dependable advertising to supplement and become a part of the sales force. Intelligently read equips and informs the that buying knowledge take place of selling skill j _ MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2.—(By The Associated Press) pad i Nine thousand troops will be added to the federal army; before the end of January, it was announced by the War) Department today, and will consist of twenty battalions of infantry. General Calles already has recruited four thous-| ti and, it was added, from the region centering around San} Luis Potosi and Monterey | A column of one thousand sol- diers is ready to leave Monterey for Tampico, according to Monterss specials, under command of General NO, Calif, Jan.) 2.—Rush from the bursting of an 84-inch water pipe line hurled Mrs. Linda Stetter, 200 feet down over the edge of a canyon to instant yesterday, according to meager advices received here from camp 33 of the Southern California company, in the Sierra mountain district. | Marcos, ac ing to reports trans- | mitted to General Eugenio Martinez commander-in-chief of the Vera Cruz} ont by General Fausto Topete, | federal commander at Tehuacan, | advertisin, so sho} the Juan Espinosa Cordoba. news dispatches from General Mar- This system paves the way for The women had no.chance to es-|" General alles shortly after | tte2’ headquarters at Puebla stated. See ieee ta tres OaaY., BHOD- (| cape, it was said. Employes above 7 | General” “Higinto, acc. rdin ping. | eatiqua | Genera » according to i , | cut off the water supply before ec. | st#blishing recruiting headquart a 9 Pitdpatctherers, | real merchants know that building a store real community institution quires keeping faith with Public. Shop in the Tribune before shop- ping in the shops. —_ at Monterey, it is added, received a commission from Nuevo Leon with an offer of five hundred agrarians, already organized, to place them-|garrisoning Perote with 600, ond felves under Calles’ orders. |300 revolutionaries stationed at oO Desertion Charged | Oriental, while very small garrisons REBELS PLAN | have been left at Orizaba, Cordoba In Divorce Plea COUNTER DRIVE. and Vera Cruz. |General Topete, is holding San An- jdreas Chalchicomula with 600 men. { General Jose Villanuena Garza riou& damage was done to the power unit below in the canyon, reports stated. toa the | shooti: {of Wiliam Desmond Ta ith Denver, last night in the presence of 1e two moving picture stars, Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance. Officers working on the case made this statement as they were leaving r Miss Normand’s residence to question Mrs. Ruth Burns, compan- ion of the film actress, who, it is de- clared, sent Miss Normand’s chauf- feur, Greer, to bring the film actr” home from the Dines apartment. Greer is being held by the poll on a cherge of attempting mur? but the officers declare no ac’ will be taken with regard to the ret 8 presence at-the shoot ‘unless there are further devel ments. Dines has a good chance for re reer but said to and, entered his hove the heart and came out his E The Denver oil operator and club- man, consicious and certain that he will recover, again declared today that Greer's story of the shooting us false~ He denied the chauffeur’s statement as given out by the police that he had made any threatening move in the auto driver's direction to prompt the shooting. He ‘also re- iterated his denial that he and Miss -urviance Were engaged to be ma On this subject he remar! M Purviance and I are sim close, friends. Greer, a t min Miss N He uid to have come New York, where he also worked n chauffeur, The names ef both of the film ac- ses who were present at the es figured in the in the unsolved murdor promin who was r ng to the polic r s employ o1 % months, vestigation of jor, or, victure dirs ce Was a neighbor of of and told havi night of the killing Normand came forward as yerson found by th the mur¢ ntinued or Page White Placed On Trial for Killing Negro no ees from Ver . 4 Okla., Jan. 2—Marvin MEXICO CITY, Jan. —(By The Bosses 58) eaters nomaeins | Cheyenn Police Kincannon, 20. member of a well as Associated’ Press.)—General Guada- | P4*° eat et : fe i known Marlow f: , fired the Frank FH. Conahan is suing Ber-|1upe Sanchez, the rebel leader, has |TOuhed ts spear 00h Teton aee: | Chief Is Retired sr tw: ied 1 surnegan, nice Conahan for divorce on the| concentrated 1,200 of his followers | being made ‘on Ve: |megsro porter at a hotel in Marlow, Bee tna ciegertion. The couple|from the garrison at Boca Del| Crus business heures ed iidnetey _—_—_ Oklahe on December Wat- were married March 2, 1921, at| Monte, at Esperanza and plans 4] and commerce at’Vera Cruz are ot| CHEY Wve Jan, 2. — O. Quinn, c'erk at the hotel tes- Douglas and have no children, counter offensive against San| 0 ss,cetii) | George Troastle retired ‘Tuesday ns/tified today at the preliminary hears iL lo a Sane ee OS from | Police chief here, voluntarily, after|ing of Kincannon and seven other ‘the sea is not beyond a possibility |tWO Years of service, and was s men charged with murded in the FRIS should the revolution continue, ac- C¢eded by Enos Laughlin. | shooting. L jcording to am official war depart- | ment tatement relative to arms shipments from the United States | which speaks of the possible use jof four armored cruisers “which: i | 1s virtually certain the federal gov- | ernment will secure from the United BEING GUARDED SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.—{burned with a loss estimated at! Staten" School buildings in San. Francisco | $300,000, the Cole Grammar school| A(er asserting that 5,000 rifes ' - was destroyed in a similar manner, | have been received from north of Preie spashed toipeevent apo: || So nahict> oo soaked rags|thv Tio Grande, it was added that; ATHENS, Jan. 2—i(By The Asso sible attempt to burn the -struc-| fod ina room of the Garfieli'| 10.000, more, wich adequate am-| ciated Press.)—Amid shouts fro: tures, by a supposed arsonist, be-| school in East Oakland a few hours | munftion are coming this week, to- 3 la Usved to have been responsible for |Iater. Police declared evidences of | zether with hombarding and eruts, |th® deputies and the galleries of the destruction of two school bulld- GREEK REPUBLIC NOW IN MAKING n of 1 of - | followed wi a incendiarism were found in the) ing airplanes and artillery, while | “long live the republic! down with ne pehaial per of ings in Oakland Monday. Woodland ard Cole school fires. |an arrangement involving four|the king!’ Greece's revolutionary | hie which held office Firemen of the seven fire districts) Police»and fire department of-| armored cruisers {1 “practically | government was turned over to-the | under mary regime, The of the city are patroling the vicinity | ficials of Oakland, Alameda, Berke. | arsured newly d national aksembly to- | cabinet the session of the schools in automobiles and} ley and San Francisco held confer-| Fesides assuring ar adequate sun- | day lonel Plastiras, head of | buildings are being kept under close | ences yesterday, attended by school) ply of arms ai ammunition for | the nary committee | surveillance by police, authorities, which will be continued|the Mexiean ‘sderal government, it stiras opened the ses-| Similar guard was éstablished for | today, to formulate plans for in-/1s asserted that Weehineton nna | n which he} te schools at Oakland Monday, after | vestigating the mysterious fires and|issued the ¢trongest orden against | chievements of the Woodland High school wus guard school property. 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