Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1924, Page 1

of The Weather tion. / VOLUME Vil. LEASE EVIDENCE SI GERMANS FREE AMERICAN WHO TRIED GAPTURE Efforts of Citizens’ Com- mittee Wins Berlin Action. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. —Corliss H. Griffis, the Am- erican, who attempted to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in Germany, has been released from prison by the German government. The state department was so advised today. Tt is understood that the Berlin government acted after it had been informed of sentiment in the United States, Grif_is will be returned at once to the United States, The state de- partment’s cable from the Berlin embassy..merely reported the facts of his releas,,adding that he would take ths, first available: tay untry. tion from Germany to this CHICAGO, Jan. %0.—Helease of Lieutenant Corliss Griffis Hoover from a German: prison by a pardon of the German government, was ex- ected today by the admirers of the American officer who was imprison- ed for his attempt to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American slack- wer. Bellet that a pardon actually has been issued is held by Dr. James Whitney Hall of Chicago, head of 2 citizens committee formed to urge the release of Griffis. Dr, Hall re- celved a cablegram late yesterday, he disclosed today, from an official German source, stating that Griffis would be given his freedom today. Dr. Hall's committee recently presented to the German ambassa- dor a big petition bearing thousands of names, requesting that Griffis be released. Griffis when sentenced to Mossbach on December 5 to serve twenty-one months in prison, plead- ed patriotic motives. CHEETHAM, England, Jan. 30. —(By The Associated Press)}—The West of England ladies’ hockey team defeated the all-American girls’ field hockey team now tour- ing England in a match here to- » ~ ' The United States retains third Place with nincteen points. Great moves to fourth place with fourteen points, her total being ‘swelled by lter victory in the Curl- ing competitior. which carried with it ten pointy, France is fifth with 11, Switzerland and Austria are tied for sixth with 10 points each; Sweden is seventh with 9, Czecho Slovakia eighth with 3 and Cana@a ninth with one. The grand total points for the ning events {is 216 instead of 225, since 3 points were cancelled in the military skiing and six in the curiing. CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 30.— (By The Associnted Press)—Nor- way today displaced Finland for the lead in the Olympic winter sports competition here. Taking the first four places in the ski marathon cf fifty kilometers, the Norwegians gained 22-points and brought their total to 7134, while Finland remained at 6734. CHAMONIX, Jan. 30—(By The Associated Press)—The United States hockey team competing in the Olympic, winter sports here defeated France today, 2 2to 0. CHAMONIX, » Jan. | 30.—Great™ Britain defeated Franc, 46 to 4 in the curling competition, thereby winning the Olympic champion- ship. Sweden was second and France third. ee SS TEXAS RIVER FUND. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Allot- ments from current river and har- bor funds announced today by tho War department included Houston Ship Channel, Texas, 000. “WYOMING: Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Colder Thursday in east por- Anderson NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Dry lead- ers today intimated that William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York Sonyicted by a jury before supreme court Justice Tompkins last night of third degree forgery, probably would appeal the verdict before Feb. 8, the date set for pronouncement of sen- tence. State superintendent of the Anti Ngon league of New York who was convicted last night of third degree forgery in connection with the use of league funds. Probably will be appealed. DRINK SOLD TO DEPUTY OFFICER COSTS SALT CREEK “LEGGER $99.50 F. E. Tatum of Salt Creek proved willing to sell a drink to Deputy Dan Miller yesterday afternoon and lost $99.50 on the deal. After the officer had paid the price of the drink amounting to 50 cents he ar- rested the man and took him before the justice of the peace of Salt Creek where the. defendant paid a $100 fine. everyone here had expected that MAIL ‘ROBBERY SUSPECT HELD Harry Maniff Pleads Not Guilty After Surrendering In Connection With Million-Dollar Mail Theft BOSTON, Jan. 30.—Harry Maniff, of Revere, Mass., surrendered. at the federal building today and was ar- rested on charges of conspiracy to rob, in connection with the million dollar mail truck robbery in Los Angeles in March, 1921. Bert R. Chapman, of this city, was arrested on a similar charge here yesterday. Maniff pleaded not guilty and tur H elic 0 pter In Air 10 Minutes His case Margaret Eliot arcing in The bereaved father had:broken down:his: restilted in her taking hor own life. While society leaders here frankly admit that the social pressure ‘Is extreme, and that probably 90 per cent of women smoke as well as dance, they insist that, one of the compelling reasons for Miss Hard- ing'’s. act was the shock that fol- lowed announced of the engagement of Stanley Hawks, an attacho of the state department, to another young woman. Hawks had been devoted to Miss Harding it was declared and nished $5,000 bonds for appearance later. Bonds valued at $300,000 which formed part of the loot were re- covered in this city after postal in- spectors had traced them through ie Mecca «| PARIS, Jan. 30—The indefati- reas Pear: arene pen gatas: (hiaticeaterist.. the Marquis oA Ry eae Pescara, succe@ded yesterday in GENEVA—Miss Margaret Bond- flel¢, parliamentary secretary to the British ministry of Labor, at- terided, the meeting of the goy- erning hoard of the International Labor Bureau. breaking his own record for a sus- tained flight. Ho kept In the air 10 minutes, 33 3-5 seconds, covering 1,000 yards. About two weeks ago he succeeded in staying aloft elght minutes 13 seconds, (Copyright, 1924, The Casper ibune). WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Washington’s “smart set” is inclined to resent the de- governor of the Federal. Reserve Board of Boston, and serve system, that the suicide of his daughter, Miss Boston was due to the demands made on her by local society. claration of W. P. G. Harding, former hedd of the Federal Re: CASPER, Anderson received unflinchingly the verdict, which was returned after the jury had deliberated an hour and forty minutes. With the consent of Assistant District At- torney’ Pecora, the prosecutor, bail of $5,000 In «zhich the dry leader has been at Mberty since the indictment was returned, was continued. Former Governor Charles H. “Smart Set” Resents Charges Made By Harding That Dancing and Smoking Led To Suicide of His Daughter Margaret BY JOHN EDWIN eth WYO., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 8 | emr04, = 1924 DNAPER PARDONED Anderson Convicted Of Forgery; to Appeal Whitman, chief defense counsel, in his summation “declared that changes in the league's books made at Anderson's direction. meant no loss to the league, while Mr. Pecora argued the changes were made for income tax evasion and that the federal and state governments and the league had been defrauded. 1Orihune D BY SPECIAL COUNSEL Republicc:: and Democrat Appointed by President Coolidge BERGDOLL KI Arkansas senator whose bitter ar- raignment of former Secretary of Interior Fall is based on the leasing of the naval oil reserves. ‘Late Flashes eclared that “dancing every night and smoking cigarettes” they would be married next summer although no formal engagement had been announced. It is certain however, that Mics Harding during the ten years she lived in Washington, and especially since she ‘came y* into society, has found the Deriaete on her time very strenuo1s. ful, and df a winsome disposition she has been very popular here and ever since the war has been a fattor in the various functions given by exclusive Wash- ington society. Frnieds hero said today that she was an excellent dancer and never missed an opportunity to participate in that exercise She was in Washington a few days ago returning to Buston last Friday and friends sald that she was ex- tremely nervous and complained that she missed her old friends here very much. At that, time the an- nouncement of Mr. Hawks’ engage- ment to Miss Margaret Baldwin had just been made. Hawks is in Boston according to his friends here. It was recalled here today that Miss Harding's mother shct and kill- ed herself tn their home in Birm. ingham, June 22, 1910. Almost simultaneously in hig home in an- other section of that city Guy R. Johnson, a friend also committed suicide. Miss Harding went with her a WORLD FLIGHT TO START AT LOS ANGELES WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Los Angeles, Calif., has been selected by the army air service as the starting piont for che attempted around the world flight. Original plans to be- sin the flight from Seattle, Wash., or Nhe pai baen D, C., have been modified according]: Bo SR BUENOS AIRES=—The Momtevid- eo government received an offer for @ $20,000,000 loan from a New York syndicate through a Buenos Aires bank. The lo@n is repayable in two years at six percent. SUSPECT IS HELD FOR BOLD HIGHWAY Charged with executing one of the most sensational daylight rob- beries recorded here in a long time, G. C. (“Fudge”) Berry’ was turned over to the county authorities last night after having been investi- gated by the po'ice department, which made the arrest, Berry {s thought to have been the principal in a holdup which occurred on the Salt Creek highway near the Horse ther Ball, were relieved of $400 in cash. The authorities are also holding the Hudson ‘ear said to belong to Cora Maitland ‘Berry, fife of the prisoner, ‘The description of this car coincides with the description of the car used by the highwaymen in committing the robbery. According to the story told by Pe- terson and Ball at the time, the men stopped on the road into Caper to ranch, December 28, at which time|assist a trio of motorists who ap- Charles’ Peterson was shot in the|peared to be having trouble with thigh and he and his partner, Gun-| thelr car. immediately on alighting HOLDUP from thelr own machine, Gunther and Berry were held up and Peter- son in trying to escape was shot in the leg. The strangers searched the two men and took what money they were able to find on them, after- ward cutting the wires on the Buick used by Peterson and Gunther and arivmg away in the Hudson to- ward the oil field. It is understood thi been identified by the the robbery. y has Si nervous-co: ich father to Boston when he was made governor of the bank there but the lure of Washington proved too much and she soon came back here on a visit, She returned to Boston’ from time to time but always came back to the capitol. According to her friends she threw herself with aban. don into the many social events that feature the life here but they do not agree with her father that the exactions of this sort were sufficient to cause the nervous breakdown which apparently caused her to end her life. ALBERT FALL TOO ILL TO TESTIFY, IS CLAIM Details of Hearing Behind Closed Doors Not Divulged by Senate Committee But Physicians Are Known to Have Been Questioned at Length WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Physicians attending Albert B. Fall told the senate oj] | resolution, MAYENCE, Germany, Jan, 30.— (By the Associated Press).—The mayor of Roxheim, Bavarian Pa'ati- nate, an adhercnt of the autono- mous movement in that province, Was assassinated today as he was entering the town from the, railway station. _- a CHICAGO, Jan. 30.—McAdoo forces will enter. Missourt.“for a tin-} ish fight” with the supporters of Senater James A. Reed for an in- Structed delegation to the national convention, it was announced today at National headquarters of the Wil- Mam G. McAdoo campaign. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 30.— The condition of Right Rev. Fred- partment and A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Che Casper Dail NUMBER 83 EARLY VOTE ON ANNULMENT IS SEEN IN SENATE Government's Case In Hands of Silas Strawn of Chicago and Thomas H. Gregory of, Austin, Tex. . WASHINGTON, Jan, 30.—Get- Into without authority on the part after 16 hours of the officials purporting to act in the execut! of debate, the senato rejected to- day an amendment to the Walsh annulment resolution which would have modified the language of the Preamble so as to eliminate direct charges that the Fall oil leases were illegal, The vote was 46 to 36. * The amen¢inent by senator Len- of the same." Six Republicans and the two farm- erlabor senators from Minnesota, Johnson and Shipetead, voted with the solid minonty against the amendment. The Republicans were Johnson, Callf.; Brookhart, Towa; Frazier and Ladd North Dakota: Norbeck, South Dakota, and Norris Nebraska. Another amendment iiaving some. what the same purpose, by senator Sterling, Republican, . South Dakota, was voted down, "47 to 37, root, Republican, Wis., would have Substituted the phrase “under ctr- cumstances giving riso to serious question of legality” for “entered WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—While the senate approach- ed a vote today on the naval oil lease annulment resolution, department of justice officials assembled information: ob- tained through observation of testimony taken by the investigating committee for presentation to the special counsel named by President Coolidge to act for the gov- ernment {n court proceeding grow-| been confined at the home of J. W. ing. ont of, the Giquiry. Zovely~#ines’ ix arrival here for Selection of Silas H, Strawn of {examination as to various financlal Chicago, Republican and "Thomas | transactions and the house naval W. Gregory, of Austin, Texas, Dem-| committees also took a hand in the ocrat, ab the special counsel, an-| situation, seeking information from nounced last night, had relieved the | Secretary Denby and other officials Pressuro on the White House to|of the navy and interlor depart. some .extent but Secretary Denby|ments in an effort to determine who signed the leases with former |whether the ofl leases served the Secretary Fall of tho interior de-| best interests of the government. Attorney General] A resolution by Representative eric W. Keator, protestant Episcopal Daugherty remained under fire in | Fairchild, Republican, New Yorfc, bishop of Tacoma, Wash., ill here \ the with heart trouble, was unchanged today, Last night a slight improve- ment was noted. committee today that the former interior secretary is in no and testify. The hearing was behind closed doors and detail; however, that the doctors related how Mr. Fall h: since his arrival in Washington last Thursda; ment from day to day, and had reached a stage of nervous ex- haustion threatening collapse. Committee members questioned the witnesses at length regarding the cause of this condition but the replies were not made public. The physicians insisted that if would be inadvisable under all the circum- Stances to attempt to take the for- mer secretary to the capitol for questioning. The purpose of the hearing was to enable the committee to. decide whether it would call Mr. Fall be- fore it or appoint a sub-committee to examine him in his sick room, as suggested by his counsel. The committee decided to appoint three disinterested physicians to examine Mr. Fall and report his exact condition. These physicians will be selected by Senator Walsh, Democrat,’ Montana, who has been most prominent in the investigation, and Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah. BANK BANDITS ARE CAPTURED CHATTANOOGA, ‘Tenn., Jan. 0. —Two unmasked bandits early to- aay held up the Farmers bank at Jusper, Tenn., and escaped with $10,000. A posse overtook and cap ed the men at Whiteweil, iles north of Chattanooga. 10 ls were not divulged. It was learned, ad remained in his room continuously y night, had shown little if any improve- senate. pending in the house, proposes con- The senate investigating commit-|clusion of the leases without court tee, meanwhile, met to question phy-| action, differing in that respect from siclans attending Mr, Fall, who has|the Walsh resolution before the sen. ate, which requests the president to institute proceedings in the courts to annul the leases and prosecute any persons found guilty of wrong doing in connection with the trana- actions, The senate committee called upon Director Bain of the Bureau of Mines to present data as to the dis- posal of storage oll from naval re- serve number 1 in California and of oll from the Salt Creek field. trawn, who describe? him nterested"* but never active in politics, and Mr, Gregory, attorney general for four and a half years during the Wilson administration are not expected to begin their work together until the latter part of the week, when the latter is rue to are rive from Texas. Senate discussion of the Walsh heavily burdened with 3 it| around President Coolidge, Secre- condition to appear before it] Sind, Traside concerning chiefly tary Denby and Attorney General Daugherty, already had proceeded thirteen hours when it was resumed today, but a vote was in Prospect before adjournment, with adoption Bank Employe |BRITISH TO Is - Charged With Shortage HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 30— Discovery of a shortage of $74,940 in the funds of the People’s Bank at MsKeesport, Pennsylvania, was an- nounced by the state banking di partment’ today. Peter G. C: eron, state sécretary of banking, sald a warrant had been issued for the arrest of James M. Baker. RELATIONS WITH GREECE REVIVED WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Diplo- matic relations between the United States end Greece have been re- sumed after a lapse since 1920, when "Constantine re-ascended the throne vacated by the death of “Alexander and. established a regime re he American gvoernment ed upon inilitary powe rmation by el elections in n the establishm: of the measure generally regarded a8 a foregone conclusion. Mr. Cool- idge, it is thought, then will submit the names of Mr. Strawn and Mr, Gregory for approval, although he may await action on the resolution appropriating $100,000 for the “legal activities, which already has been adopted by the house and is pend- ing before the senate appropriations dommittee. A number of resolutions having to do with various phases of the oil question continued to increase in the senate yesterday, Senator Walsh moved to direct the secretary of the interior to assert title to sections 16 and 36 of naval reserve number 1, RECOGNIZE THE SOVIET Testes LONDON, Jan. 30.—(By The, As- sociated Pre33)—Full diplomatic re- cognition of soviet Russia by the British government is expected within ten days, according to poll- tical observors conversant with ths bor government's intentions, These observers say Premier Mac-] whic h passed to the state of Call- Donald ts anxious to have recogni-| fornia as school lands wlien it was tion an accomplished fact before nted statehood and are now in parliament meets on February 12. Standard Oil com- Wheeler, Demo- introduced a resolu- snation. of Attorney General Daugherty. The resolution of Senator Robin- son, Democrat, Ark the president to requesting k for the resigna- tion of Se Denby, also awaits action. ‘The navy head, announcing that he did not intend to quit, has demanded a record vote, and Mr. tobinson has asserted his intention to Dress his measure to that end. government whose credentials are acceptable to the United States and Secretary Hughes yesterday _re- ceived M. Tsamados as the Greek charge d'affaires at the same time instructing Ray Atherton, who been unofficially in charge of An fean interests at Athens to charge d'affaires ad interin EGALITY Y LATL ASHINGTO: Admiral *., Jan. 30.— » Judge advo- told th | Continued on Pag Hi< | STA § 9 MUNDO ARO | t