Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1924, Page 1

‘WYOMING: Unsettiea tonight and W. a snow; probably much colder tonight in north and east portions; temperature zero to 10 below. VOLUME Vii. ‘or All the F BCID 5) tip tty = € ~ _ CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1924 - VIOLENT OUAKES \ DER IN. CAR THEFT AING IN U5. CUSTODY Former Gambler Who Bilked Garage Here Tires of Dodging. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 15.—Roy. Williamson __ of Casper, Wyo., wanted on FROM NOR Temperatures in Wyoming and east of the Rocky Mountains will range from zero to 10 below to- night and tomorrow according to a cold wave warning received here this morning from the weather bureau. Stock interests should A take warning, according to these two | federal indictments | advices. charging transportation of | Montana dispatches report that stolen automobiles from FRIGID WAVE ON WAY TH; STOCK INTERESTS WARNED the mercury fs falling rapidly in the Canadian provinces north of there, the cold wave holding all indications of being general in its scope. Snow is to accompany or precede the storm in many re- gions and additional precipitation for Wyoming is forecast. The peak of the cold wave will not be reached until after tomorrow, it is. indicated. Minheapolis, Minn., to Casper, walk- ed into the United States marshal’s offices “here* late Monday and sur- rendered. Williamson, whom feder- al authorities had been seeking for 14 mnths, stated be was tired of being “a fugitive. Willlamson was involved in the biggest automobile theft case ever uncovered ‘In Wyoming according FORT COLLINS BUSINESS MEN ARE FETED HERE | the county officials who were then in office. It involved. the theft of a fleet of: cars, including: four Cadilacs from Nebraska /and Minnesota and the resale of them to a local Motor company here. Con- vineing stories were told to the lo- cal dealer by Williamson which seemed to give him a clear title to Delegation On Good Will Visit and Search for Information Honor ' Guests at Forum Meeting the machine: The local dealer sold the cars to some (of it “prominent bus ness and fenstoniat men in “to who woke up one morning to find themselves in possession of stolen cars. In addition to. this quartet of machines there were two Stude- bakers and one other car in the lot. The thefts were said to have been engineered by an expert band of thieves who employed Willlamsson fasper threw wide ite ported today in tre Jeoming‘tothe aaty 6 n business men of Ft. Collins, Colo.,.who.came up this morning ostensibly to “learn how to rum an oilitown,” but to promote a feeling of mutual good will ag well. From all appearances, they are succeeding in both, and the meet- ing of the Casper Chamber of Commerce at the Hénning at which these men were guests, showed signs of going to sleep there today was one of the peppiest andj have always beep some among’ us best in all, regards that has been ‘s their agent in the disposal of the held for some time. machines. Williamson chad disap- The luncheon started. off with a Who.have tried to wake it up.” The governor referred to the kin- ship of name which exists-between peared by tha time the theft ring bang when the Casper men san; was uncovered. fs: - sf Continued or Page Seven, Williamson was known in the pre- vious years as one of Casper’s heav- it gamblers and plungers. He js said to have been operating round eastern race tracks during the time he has been a fugitive from Justice. ——— RUNAWAY CASPER LADS CAUGHT AT CHEYENNE their “Howdy do" song after every- one had joined in singing “America” The Ft. Collins group reciprocated with equal willingness ands with as great a volume as the smallness of their delegation would permit. A number of five-minute speeches were given by both Casper and Fort Collins citizens, and these were all pertinent to the visit which Is being made and to the subject of oil which interests residents of both cities to a superlative degree. The Fort Collins delegation =-'| ON AUG FA f}! cluded Charles McMillan, transfer; | H. G. Shaw, realtor; Charles J. Fell, | = Dodge Cars; E. G. Steele, lumber; | CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 15.— ‘Three runaway boys, Paul Stanger, of Burns, Colo., Earl -Lowley - of Denver and Embrey Quinn of Cas per, were taken into custody by po- ice here Monday. Stanger and.) Quinn were released on promise to return to their homes. Lowley was held, pending receipt of instructions from his mother. ————— UNION PACIFIC SHOPS LAY OFF 260 MEN CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 15.— Notice of a fortnight's lay-off of em- ployes in the Union Pacific locomo- Harry Finley, brick manufacturer; | Frank E, Miller, books and office furnishings; L. W. Cody, public uti!- ities service company of Colorad Hugh N. Lloyd, Indian motor-cycle: J. W. Rainey, secretary- ger of the Fort Collins Chamber ‘of Com- merce, and George C. McCormick, manager and proprietor of the Fort Collins Express-Courier, + Ex-Governor B. B. Brooks, presi- dent of the Wyoming National | bank, traced the development of Casper during the past five and one | half years, telling of the increase | in many professions apd business lines, and gave credit for all these | successes and all its present pros- perity to the ofl industry. He also laid stress on the community spirit which exists here and ~ without which, he said, no great progress BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY IN’ SHERIDAN, — REPORT SHERIDAN, Jan. 15.—The re- mains, of Major Harvey E. Lona- baugh, who suicided Sunday mcrn- ing in New York as a culmination of domestic troubles, are on the way to Sheridan and expected to arrive Friday. The funeral will oceur from the Elks home on Sun- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Former officers of the A. E. F, and men who served under Major Lonabaugh on the Mexican border and over- seas, who reside in Wyoming, have wired their sympathy to the dis- tracted father, E. E. Lonabaugh. tive shop here have been posted, the | could be made. The Elks will have charge of the suspension of activity to be effec- “We have always tried to keep|funeral ceremonies, assisted by tive ‘Sentai 16th. ‘About 250 men] Casper out of the Rip Van Winkle| Donald Garbutt post, American fre affected. class,” he said. “When it has! Legion. REICHSBANK CHIEF CALLED TO PARIS General Dawes’ speech yesterday has impressed the French public in a way that few public utterances even from Frenchmen have done in recent years. Both the chorus of praise con tains some reflective doubt as to whether the opening” breeze that followed the chairma: straightfor- ward speech will prove strong and lasting enough to overcome some of the obstacles which the experts will meet. The ministers agreed also to ad- Journ discussion. of all bills before the parliament involving additional expenditure such as measures for Increases in pensions, The government likewise decided to place before the chamber Thurs day a bill balancing the budget, The government will ask immedi- ate discussion of its measures anc vote on the question of confidence. ‘Allied Committee Investigating Ger- man Finances.Wants Testimony Of Berlin Finance Head PARIS, Jan. 15.—(By The Associated Press).—Dr. Schacht, president of the Reichsbank,and German cur- rency commissioner has been invited by the expert inves- tigating committee neaded by Charles:G. Dawes, to come to Paris immediately, it was announced this afternoon. The committee desires to avail itself of Dr. Schacht’s knowledge of the present currency |ciated Press.)}—The committee of situation in Germany and receive] experts, of which Brig, General his suggestions 18 to measures | Charles G, Dawes {s chairman, be- hich could be quickly applied to | gan this morning {ts task of examin- improve the status the mark and|ing the resources of Germany, The stabilize it, members met promptly at 10 o'clock at the unofficial American repara- ton headquarters, PARIS, Jen. 15-—(By ‘Tiee Anno- Chief and Ca | | | According to the new sch month will get a $50 a month in- crease. This has been thought advisable because of the overtime which ho must put in. The police captain will receive $200 a month, $15 of this amount to be deducted as rental for his Nying quarters. Patrolmen and sergeants get an in- crease of $15 a month which makes their salary $160 a month. Some! discussion arose over the relative salaries of patrolmen and sergeants but it was concluded that while the sergeant has more responsibility he | has an inside and consequently an} New policemen will re- ceive $145 a month for a probation- ary period of 90 days. If they prove capable at the end of that time they will be raised to the regular salary of $160, Members of the fire department, with the exception of the chief and the mechanic, obtain a $15 a month raise, ‘This makes the regular fire- men a monthly salary of $160, the two ‘captains $175, the two leuten- ants. and three drivers $165.) A pro- » period of 90. * ‘The of the city dunn will receive $100 a month, whichis an increase of $10 over his p 3 salary. This position carries’ with | it a certain amount of money from salvage, which the manager is given’ the privilege of forte the city—to declare that noneYof its employes: receives less than $100 a month, The raise makes it possib! in of Police. Get $250 and $200, Respectively, | While Remainder of Force Draw $15 Increase After “Probationary Period of Three Months Substantial-increases in the salaries of policemen and firemen were made by the city council which met in special session last ‘night. was practically the only definite step taken in any direction at the meeting, although a number of important things such ag licensing of theatres, promotion of a safety cam- paign, etc., were discussed and were referred to committees for action. Action for the raise in salaries edule, the chief of police who has been receiving $200 a The special committee named to;put an outdoor stand next to the Teport on the salaries included | Grand Central bullding on West Second street was denied, it being Counciimen John M. Whisenhunt, J. M. Lowndes, und J. W. Tucker, | thought that tho stand would block Base sidewalk to a great extent. S Detition for a: Sewer LheEEh |. are? attest and alley ‘contnittes ROY WILLIAMSON GIVES HIMSELF UP POLICE AND. FIREMEN ARE VOTED SALARY INCREASES BY COUNCIL | INFANT IS VICTIM OF HOME FIRE GREENRIVER, Wyo., Jan. 15. —Mrs. John Slagonski was_ ser- fously burned Monday while at- tempting to rescue her 9-months oid child from fire which con- sumed the Slagonski home, The baby was burned to death and another child was seriously burned. Mrs. Slagonski will re- cover. The fire resulted from overheating of a stove in the home while Mrs. Slagonski was visiting neighbors. AUTHOR MAY BE DIVORCED NEW YORK, Jan. 15—Robert J. FIFTY DEAD AND ANY HURT. IN AECURRENGE OF LATE DISASTER Relief Workers. From America Get Thrill When Imperial Hotel Rocks Under Quakes. TOKIO, Jan. 15.—(By \The Associated Press).— Fifty persons are believed to have been-killed in Tokio, Block 2 of the Community Exten- sion division was read and was re- ferred to the water and sewer com- mittee with the suggestion that a district would have tosbe created} and therefore should include more | | than a single block {f possible. Enforcement of present laws in! regard to parking was discussed and it was decided to do nothing regard- ing the was given the right to do what it thought fit in the matter of per- | mitting the Standard houses on West Yellowstone to be moved through the streets of the business | section, | The city attorney was instructed | to bring action against the Western | Realty company or whoever might have title to an excavated lot on Yokohama and the outside Sanderson, husband of Nina Wilcox] districts in today’s easth- Putnam Sanderson, novelist, whose] quake white many persons were tn- decree of divorce obtained in al jured. No casualties among for. Rhode Istand court was recently| eigners have been reported vacated, said today he had instruct-] ‘The earthquake, the first heavy ja his attorneys to begin an inves-|temblor since the disastrous ~—vu!- tigation to “determine whether! sions of Inst September, occurred srounds exist on which I should] at 5,45 o'clock. he shock ap bring an action for divorce against] proached those of September 1 in matter at present but to! East Second street, for the purpose | investigate it and give it consider- | of forcing the owner to replace the | ation. The ordinance requires cars| sidewalk which has been removed. | The brief statement concluded as} prief in duration. follows: “In fairness to her the to be moved in the downtown dis-|No progress on the building for trict every 20 or 30 minutes, but | (Continued on Page Eight) this is said to create a problem | inasmuch as many owners drive | their cars around a block and park | them again. ‘The continual moving ! of cars is thought to be worse than should suspend its judgment until all the facts are known.” STOCKMEN TO LAUNCH FIGHT public my wife. intensity, but was comparatively The Imperfa! hotel, fille@ with American travelers, many here as a result of reconstruction necesitated by the September catastrophe quickly emptied as the hostelry trembled and shook during the earth shock. A near panic ensued, as the guests rushed for safety out- parking for several hours. Speeding on Center street at night eutouts .0) sr eit: of) wv wos 4 Alderman ine. 60 matters, ‘s # will be taken | the! clothes OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15. ly, The men. who wil ous: corners. after arrest all offene nantes Authority=to employ at least four men for this purpose was given to the mayor recently as a stationed on vari- February 1 to yof traffic ordi- Associated Press.}—Lower ‘fi rates. on. Hvestock and repeal section 15. of the Esch-Cummins railroad act-are to bé requested by delegates to the American National Livestock’ association _ FORFREIGHT RATE REDUCTIO! reight of side the structure. No casualties were reported however. Thousands of residents of Tokio ‘| were cating breakfast fh the streets of Tokio tis morning, not daring to return to'their homes. Railway service west of Tokio has been suspended as a result of the damage wrought by the ‘quake. Local street railway lines suspended service for a half hour after tho Resolutions opposing any increase In grazing fees and supporting Sec- retary Of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace’s administration of the packer ,and stockyards act will likely be passed on Thursday, be- convention step toward a great safety campaign | which meets in annual session here to cut down the number of traffic | today, it was predicted by its secre- fore adjournment that day, ‘Mr. Tomlinson said. The convention is also expected to voice opposition to Shock,- but service “Was resumed when a cursory examination re- vealed that the Iines had not been accidents. tary, T. W. Tomlinson of Denver, the merger of the Morris and Permanently impaired by the temb- A petition b; news vender to‘ Col Coast Cities Take Lead In Fight for Designation by Hostto Nominating Meet WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—(Bulletin).—New York was chosen the Democratic national convention city. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—New York and San Fran- cisco apparently took the lead in the contest for the 1924 Democratic convention as the party’s national committee convened today to select the There was a show-down of offers from New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and St. Louis, prior to the conven- Ing of the committee. Representatives of the four con- tenders “appeared before a sub- committee consisting of Clark Howell of Georgia, Charles A. Great- house of Indiana, and Miss Mary Archer of Pennsylvania. The sub- committee received definite financial Proposals from each of the con- testants and prepared a report for the full committee. Party leaders said the bids from New York and San Francisco ap- Stolen Wheels Of Auto Identified By Lone Splinter One large wooden splinter out ofa spoke on the front wheel of a Ford cost Albert Casperson three months in the county jail and a fine of $100 before Justice Brennan this morning, Casperson was charged with hav- ing jacked up the front end of a Ford belonging to H. J. Stocker, and having stolen t! front wheels. Tho whecla were found in a second hand automobile shop by the owner, When he brought @ splinter from his home that exactly fitted a piece gone out of oho of the spokes tho {dontifica- tion was complete, When Casperson, who sold the wheels to the second hand shop, was confronted with the evidence, he pleaded guilty to a charge of petty larceny, European Squabbles - When Mrs. Smith picks up her daily paper she does not always look first to see tho latest in EUROPEAN disputes, The chances are she will hunt for bargains in TURKISH towels. The advertising portion of the paper is no longer regarded as just the “commercial” end of the business forced onthe reader along with the news of the day. Necessity may have forced Mrs. Smith to give special attehtion to Committee Of city. peared to meet with the greatest Armour company packing interes: DEMOCRATS TO PICK GOTHAM OR FRISCO FOR CONVENTION ‘Strike Vote It Taken By Telegraphers CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—(By The As- sociated Press.)—Telegraphers on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad aro taking a strike vote, it was learned today. Although there is no dispute be- tween the telegraph operators and the railway beforo the r ad la- bor board, it is understood the te graphers and the railway company have failed to agree on application of decision number 2005 of the labor board which granted the operators an ‘increase in wages of two cents an hour, lor. Except for windows smashed by the shock, plaster shaken from the walls and tiles from the roof, no serious damage to the Imperial ho- tol resulted. All the serious casualties in the affected district are said to have been confined to Japanese. The center of the earthquake is believed to have been near Tan- zawa mountain in Sagami province, according to officials of the central observatory where its duration was recorded as twelve minutes. Its in- tensity was estimated at half that of last September. One report stated that 600 houses had been demolished in Yokohama Odawara, a city on Kawatsu bay, about 75 miles southwest of here suffered the greatest damage from the temblor, as it did last Septem- ber when vast sections of both Yokohama and Tokio and surround- ing citles virtually were destroyed. Water mains were ripped from their places and smashed by the quake and water flooded the streets and hundres of homes in the two cities following the shock this morning. Big buildings of modern construc- tion, which were badly damaged and {n many instances still in pa tial ruin from the disaster of last September were further damaged by today’s temblor. ‘The cabinet went into session {m- mediately to consider relief meas- favor and the race was said to be| learning how to get what sho narrowing to those two cities unless | Wants, and at the same time make Chicago and St. Louis came across | “Chas meet. With better offers. San Francisco| The advertising news columns Dffered $200,000 cash and fee men are local, national and inter- of the auditorium while the New| P&tional; for leading merchants ¥ork offer was $150,000 and free use of Madison Square . Garden, degorated and equipped. The Chi- cago offer was $125,000 ami St. Louis trailed with an offer of $100,- 000 and free use of the auditorium where the 1916 Democratic conven- tion was held. The national committee also was confronted today with a partial re- organization of its staff. Wilbur ‘W. Marsh of Iowa, national treas- urer, announced that he would re- sign because of his inability to be in Washington during the cam- paign. Mr. Greathouse, who is the Indiana committeeman, was said to be slated for election either as treasurer,or as national secretary to succeed Ed Hoffman of Indiana, who resigned some time ago. All of the bidders for the conven- tion gave assurances of reasonable hotel rates. New York's repre- sentatives said there would be in- crease in current rates, while St. Louis promised an average of $4 a day for rooms, San Francisco and Chicago made planket promises Against excessive rates, St, Louis waived any rights to. moving pic- ture and other privileges. which would produce revenue, After a brief open sessic full committee closed its de receive reports of various sub-c mittees but with an arrange: (Continued on Page Soven) the to daily use The Tribune to. spread before its readers news of mer- chandise gathered from the four corners of the earth. This up-to-dateness in buying information is available to Tribune readers every afternoon. SHOP IN THE ‘TRIBUNE BEFORE SHOPPING IN THE SHOPS. ROBBER GIVEN 6-YEAR TEAM H. H. Polly, 20-year-old Denver youth, was given one year in the penitentiary for every dollar he stole by Judge R. R. Rose in dis- trict court this morning when he pleaded guilty, Polly confessed to breaking and entering the” Mellas grocery store on West A street Sunday evening d robbing the cash register, The ash ister contained §6 and Polly was. glyen six to nine years behind the bars by Judge Rose, He will be taken to Rawlins within the next few days tq begin his senten: (Continued on Page Seven.) BOXER HELD FOR HOLDUP Wheatland Police Capture Kid Plank, Denver Fighter, for Robbery of Pat Royce Filling Station Kid Plank, Denyer prize fighter who has appeared | before Casper fans several times in the last year, was ar- jrested at Wheatland, Wyo., during the night and is being |returned to Casper today to face a charge of holding up | Pat Royce’s filling station on West Second street, Sunday | night, Plank was wanted by the local po-yit 1s thought that Plank was the Mce yesterday, the members cf that| person, especially becauss of the department haying. traced him by|fact that he left Casper yesterday Means of a cap which whieh he !3/as if {n a hurry to get away. |suppesed to haye Jeft in a hurries jexit after he had ihad compelled Tz man at the bond , 09.15; first 4p, down on his 48.50; second 4 88,80; third 4%s, committed the £9.27; fourth ¢ 08.1; U. B. gov smount of money from the til. andiernment 44s, 99.81, * ‘ 1