Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1924, Page 1

H.H. Schwartz Named as Attorne CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, oor AM 8, 1924 MANY ENGAGED Shoots Self, IN SYSTEMATIC) ~MMan Is nIs Dying INDIAN ESTATES BEING ROBBED is: BUSINESS HALTS AG CHEYENNE PAYS TRIBUTE 10 JOS. M. GAREY Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unviased, and a Booster for City, County and State he @ Casper Baily Grihune PTTION NUMBER 91 H. H. Schwartz Prominent Oil Attorney Here H. H. Schwartz, named today as attorney for the Stack-Bonfils interests in the adjustment of the Teapot Dome and who shared in the purchase by Harry Sinclair of ‘these interests, is a prominent Casper attorney, identified tn recent years with sev- titles on UITS DOHENY JOB y in Teapot Title Adjustment LEGAL SERVICE NETTED SEVEN PERCENT, SAID Publisher Bonfils of Denver Post On eral oll companies here. He also Joseph F. McK S 7 = hai tensi erests in the C MF ; , qoloneph F. ae Cosi ie tm a @ying y _McKiont tial, the | at Sener ore March 27, 1891.} CHEYENNE, Wyo, Feb. 8—|Riner, Leslie A. Miller, William b,| D** extensive interests in the Cat Stand Today Gives Details of Big réatilt : 66: sai cil tantioeen™ in utiar | oe tic ia Almos, Hungary, and/igpecial to The Tribune)—Business|Mullen, James LeCron and Archie| Creek (Mfont.) ofl field and ts su of a self inflic bullet | came to the United States in 1907.|, > i Allison. Honorary pall-beare: vere| identified wit sful re- '; Cai tine ae Lambie by «38 Her was married a few. years later | ted in Cheyenne for two houre| can. wie, ee rcs lintats aroine or cencomicw Deal Made to Clear Titles 3 calibre rifle at 2:15 o'clock this| at Cedar Rapids, Neb., and has | this afternoon while funeral rites for Donzelman, A. H. Marble, Prot.| U'tty Prodect at Lewistown, Mont. ateeseches 4 6 been a resident of Casper since 1917. | former Governor Joseph Maull Car] Aven Nelson, Chict Justice C. | Attorney Schwartz about 1909 4 Oklderna Pe Perfidy Is tanta eb rs — have ay McKlosi went to work for theley were in progress. All business|Potter, Judge A. C. Campbell, Judee| 24 chief of the field division of WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—After a disagreement of its t cclaitaty arta eine cea” pe Standard Oil company at the local establishments closed during that|J. W. Meldrum, John A. Martin, Sr.,| the general land office with head- Bared in Charge of Association. doné at his house in the Midwest Heights addition just off the Salt Creek highway and north of Casper, refinery in 1918 and has been em- ployéc there since. Up until his death he was a helper in the refin- ing department. He was naturalized period. The State capitol was closed throughout the day. Funeral services were held at St. Luke Voorhees, Dr. G. P. Johnston. Sunday afternoon at . Hopkins and the State | quarters in Washington, and prior to that time was also a special members over the trend taken by the oil industry, the sen- ate oil committee decided to hold for Monday its examina- tion of William G. McAdoo,when he will explain fully his a Mark's Episcopal. church, beginning }capitol a memorial mass meeting in| “©°"t °f the land office. He | professional services with the Doheny oil companies. prea * cabs gabe etd re in ag be jae papery hens at 2 o'clock. Rev. Charles A. Ben-|in honor of the dead former gover.| Tesided atone time at Helena, 2 Decision to hear the former secretary of the treasury BULLETIN pe eat iheonerently ceyter Tabeaniocl ipraeerieen te bin: wits nett read the service. Interment | nor will be held. Addresses will be| Mont. in the Wilson administration was|dice which would have disqualified ‘ that band had shot himself. | Margaret a brother, Alfred, |y2% made at Lakeview cemetery. |made by Governor Ross, Judge Fred Mr. Schwartz could- not be | reported today by the committes|him from undertaking the work. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Remedial | 11 a rer dete pices ‘garet, and one brother, *|Many prominent Wyomingites from|H. Blume and A. C.. Campbell. an today be boyd 7 by legislation to protect the estates of nal re " ar desire to go to soy of Fredonia, N. D. other elties came to Cheyenne to at-| Bishop N. 8. Thomas of the Miniesde ieee oday, being out of the [after Chairman Lenroot had read} DENVER PUBLISHER the Five Civilized Tribes of Okla-|‘elatives’in North Casper and was a tend the funeral. pal dlocese of Wyoming will o city, but it was stated at his of- | into the record a letter sent to him| GOES ON STAND. ys i= wi ffer a homa from whosesale mismanage.| Promptly taken there by friends. ment “and attorney fees" that have some cases been found to be un- n ““Rcautitls was advoonies today raical and immediate change estates of the members of McKiosi is about 33 years of age. Papers found in the room showed that he had served three years in BANK SUIT ° AGAINST Active pall-bearers were Judge Fred H. Blume, Judge William A. prayer and there will selection: be musical fice here that he would return to Casper tomorrow morning. Mr. immediate last night by McAdoo asking for an hearing. The Frederick G. the Denver Bonfils, publisher of (Colo.) Post, appeared leased to Harry F. Sinclair by for- nes ; 1 the letter of 1, | %%.® Voluntary witness to tell of his chairman also read he let - efforts to sist Leo Stack to en- by Commissioner Burke of the In-|the army and was stationed at a SURETY FIR OV L. Doheny, correcting his testimony | foreg n contract Stack had withrthe dian bureau. camp exas. as to the total fee paid to Mr. Me- Micwest and gther ofl companies — Adoo and Attorney General Daugh-| supposed to.own acreage in the Tea- PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8. 255 Brg dinetl Reh hrai spain pot Dome raserve before it was ‘A report stating that the * BED the Five Civilized Tribes in eastern Oklahoma are being, CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 8—Sult by the First National bank of Rock NEW YORK, Feb. 8. — Miss taking minor parta in local film never was called upon to pass on the ofl leases. All of these com- munications previously have been published. mer Secretary Fall. “Mr. Stack claimed they had tras ed over his head,” said Mr. Bon- post with a dog lash. Her Belgian fils, “I entered into a contract with Louise La 7 bs James O, Lewis, one of the geolo * oe wave been shamelessly River, “Wyo, agaist the American} ont" “antrena, fu bated oo eae Sompanies. police Gog was found lashed to a} gists employed by the committes in| Him to) help him to enforce his an ae bide in a scientific Rpts sd, deme through the admslitartty of tHe indian probate law in that state, was presented last Surety-company for the $5,000 bond the District court of Albany county nut Springs, ‘Texas, was, strang! toydeath today ‘after a ‘desperate ba! je with thieves In her. fashion- NEW, YORK, Feb. 8.—Bound to herbed; and with her the posts of mouth gagged,’ Miss Louise Larson, chair in another room of her apart- ment. The body was found by a negro investigating conditions at the Tea- pot Dome, protested-in a memoran- dum read to the committee against rights. The agreement was that Mr. Stack WASH ‘get the first $50,000, and the remainder was to be Aivid- maid who went to the apartment to | si ions which he sald had been | ©4 46% per cent to Mr. Stack 23% Pto the forty first ann’ to the United States’ court here. The | 8b1° atsrtment house in West Sev-| 4 24 year old motion picture actress | prepare breakfast. fur the weteces atte’ hy Benatar Walsh, Denserats per cent ‘to im 4 per cent to ot the Indian. Rights: bank asserts-that it suffered loas| °nty-Seventh street. Gems valued | today was found dead in her room| Tho police said the murder must| Montana. Ha insisted that when he | ™Y Partner and 7% per cent tomy ; ; Ree 4 $10,000 through’ Butler, |“ several thousand dollars were| in a fashionable apartment in West | have occurred after §:30 o’clecle this accepted employment by tho com-| “ttorney, H. H. Schwartz.” The contains an. and, that the latter’s bondsman, the| !ssins- Seventy-Seventh street. morning as the tenant of an ad-| mittee, his “mind was open” with| ‘There were rumors about the tion” by way of preface by American Surety company, should Mj&s Lawson who was described The actress's hands had been] joining apartment said sho had/regard to matters under investiga-| Sinclair lease,’ the witness contin- Walsh, Philadelphia, president of pay the. amount of. his bond. as unusually attractive had been | “spread eagied” and tied to the bed the association, in which he said that the report of the three investi. gators “disclosed a situation that is almost unbelievable in a civilized country and makes it clear that a of the system in vogue is necessary, if the members of the five civilized retain his seat while the sentence was being imposed, He sat with arms folded and betrayed no emo- tion. The sentence was imposed by Supreme Court Justice Tompkins who declared that Anderson's crime (Continued on Page Six) tion and that he was free of preju- SIX ARE EXECUTED IN TWO STATES ued, which led him to send a re- porter, Mr. Stackelbeck Mexico to investigate. “He brought back a shocking and astounding story,” Mr. Bonfils said t was one we hesitated to believe. He was sent back to make further to New inquiry, and was cautioned not to was a deliberate one and that he reveal his identity, because there Sle ena vette te eet | had_committed perjury on the wit- might be great danger of bodily ness stand. ‘The report says: “That in many of the countiés harm to him,’ Lethal Gas Used for First Time In His- tory In Death Penalty Imposed On Tong Slayer In Nevada The witness said that after Stack- elbeck returned it was decided to publish a series of articles in the Post. Tho first appeared on August 15, 1922 and copies were sent to members of congress. lease was attacked “by analysis r” he continued and later Se: Follette, Republican, Wisconsin, in- troduced his resolution, calling for an inquiry. Mr. Bonfils sald J. W. Zevely, Five Negroes Sent to Death In Texas by Warden Who Replaced Con- scientious Objector UNIONIZING OF MOVIES IS ASSURED NEW YORK, Feb. 8.— Negotia- tions to place the fitm studios at Wife Suing for the Indians are virtually at the mercy of groups that include the F county officials, attorneys, bankers, merchants—not even overlooking the undertaker—all regarding the Inéian estates as legitimate game. “That Indian children have been Second Divorce From Same Man After marrying Edward R. Chil- cutt, divorcing him and marrying him a second time, Ollie BE. Chjl- cutt is suing for a second divorce, CARSON CITY, Nev., Feb. 8.—Gee Jon, Chinese tong slayer, was put to death here this morning in the first lethal gag execution in the history of the United States. HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 8—While Walter Monroe Miller, new warden at the Texas penitentiary here, was officiating at the electrocution of five negroes early today, funds ‘in their possession for the on a ee: basis by ex: Official phynicings agree from observation through a win-| Tey lve at 1211 East Second the corns, warden, fas ae eet man peabetity slept at his| eatiea on him in Denver, to clectns os] pqsesenp? tending the Actor's Equity associa- i iome here because he se ti th tt a finally invited thi cars of fe wards. te include 8,000 principals’ em. | GoW of the stone death chamber that death ensued within chose to follow the dictates of his| the matter and finally invited the man and ‘able to sign a lease—all attested by witnesses and a notary public, ployed in motion pictures probably will be completed soon, it was said last night by Frank Gilmore, exec- utive secretary of the equity. Mr. six minutes and that it was Four minutes after the lethal gas had been introduced into the cham- ber Gee Jon still was alive but he painless. When the gas was turned on he }raised his head and looked around at the hissing sound of the liquid The suit relates that the couple Were married first at Natchito- ches, La., June 5, 1907, and that they have two sons aged 16 and 13 years respectively. They were conscience. He resigned the post of warden last month when it became known that he would have to act as executioner said. “TI have hanged several men while I was sheriff and to touch the button or pull the switch of an elec. witness, his partner, Stack and Schwartz, to go to New York to see Sinclair. “When we arrived there,” he said, x “Mr. Sinclair said rather brusquely appear suffering. | hydrocyanic acid being blown in| divorced June 6, 1912 at Many, tric chair means no more to me re TMB “is 7 Malar eaMare Wieser tes Se cron ee aah Rereccpmreraee nica loon ce walling: cea ot | Latta eeu as Golden, |" All death sentences in’ Texas. than pulling the lever of tho gal-| ‘Bat he be Sed ips Aled a sollcitfous \fo! eee $hat a deceased. Hip. to: the i ers at Ol Sate hed agecedadetamnmlots: |ther litle bulldiag’ Thea bis head | Cola; Noverber 3, 1921, ‘The; Btate was: searched. for’: suc: lows.’ At any ‘rate’ It’ mote hn, |<? see i atta aseicinetee Indlan had a first class funeral, and aeons t Maio bcd Thal Sata ness instantly.” At the end of six|fell forward, His expression re-| In*her second suit for divorce |cessor. Miller, former sheriff of |man—the chair.”* a? ee they thought fully ‘provided s, “aolis. ities Gin saldte tc |minutes physicians observing him'|mained placid during the six min-| the plaintitr claims crueity on the | Johneon. Count finally was debided| Coleman 1s now proprietor of a| Pere Wilh GOTP GIL tug oettnot tees | teoanie the equity ce cides gion | rough: the “window Wellaved’ him |tites he continued ‘to Breathe. tHls| part ot the defendant and deus the upon. | He accepted in time to as-|hotel here. He had been warden| g, YoU have filed sult then?” asked ca ae Re eee Tetetay rien ep yl des: Tee | Gund. head rolled back and fell forward | custody of her two sons. sume his duties, which prescribed |for ten years but his terms did not | Senator iN an » to float over eo grave. ‘ %, 1 sec! rely. 7 “Oh, yes, sult has been started -F Chin 4 into | Detlodically. G. L, Goodrich is suing his wife, |that he shall throw the switch at|run consecutively. The five Ne-| rene aie oi hin DR the death res eaeeop hig eg The official physicians were A.| Nelda Goodrich, whose last known | all electrocutions. groes were executed for murder. peak Chae Sew oeeiite Wee oe nes atlo beep 4 eg ard a. m. Newspaper men acted as of- | Hufaker,,E. E. Hamer and Major | ®4dress was Chicago, Ill., for a di- | “t just couldn't be done, boys,”| A last minute effort was made to Mr. Bonfils told the committee shine kapate ti Rist ta ee aie. Naval Gun Passes ficial witnesses, grouping themselves |D. A. Turner of the United States | Yorce on the grounds of desertion. | former Warden Coleman told news-| Save the life of one of. the that subseqtiently there Was a mest tbethtt to HREM teeta ce together. witht physicians, around |army medical reservo corps. ‘They | They were marrie€ March 3, 1918, | papermen. “A warden can't be a|Mlvin Johnson. An hour's stay | fre ae rate tee a gig the judges Fie oveaea’ for thete Th hh Cheyenne!) th: window of the cell in which the | agreed that death onsued within six | at Oak Park, 1 warden and a killer too. ‘The pen-|of executive clemency was granted| tract was eawn: Cader tan oe support at te Siac r roug y condemned man was strapped. Gee | minutes. They withheld further itentiary is a place to reform a man,|by prison Commissioner Walter | sinclair interests were to Pay $250,- re ‘treaueeay in disposing, of CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 8.—A]|Jon was in the chair when they ar- | comment on lethal gas as a form of not to kill him.’ Sayles in order to allew E. W. Love] 000 for the Stack rights and give tracts of inherited ,Indian land the | 12-Inch naval gun weighing 211,000/rived, Guards reported he hadjexecution pending more complete But with Warden Miller it was} His attorney to get’ in telephone purchase price has been four-tenths of its actual value, as proyed by mortgages placed on the property a (Continued om Page Nine) pounds -passed through Cheyenne Thursday, enroute from Washing- ton, D. C., to the navy yard at Bremerton, Wash. wept a little as he was placed in the chair. The captain of guards said to him, “brace up,” and after that he displayed go emotion. DEMO CONVENTION LANDED BY CASPER These and the widely-known Hen- examination of the body. During the execution the wit- nesses could emell the poisonous gas but it did not appear to have any harmful results or even bother (Continued on Page Ten) Se The Shifting Tide TWO SEIZED IN POLICE RAID In two raids conducted yesterday afternoon by the police department @ large quantity of beer and wine was unearthed. Two men were ar rested, each of whom was fined $100 in police court last night. The men were Kell David, 1154 East Burling- different, “It's a case of duty with me,” he communication with Acting Gover- (Continued on Page Ten) those interested in=the Stack con- et 320 acres in the Teapot Dome (Continued on Page Twelve.) Tierra Blanca Expected to Be Scene of MEX REBEL FORCES MAKE LAST STAND ment from him that he has occupled the point o - 196. “oe The whereabouts of General Adol- rs . ning will more than afford adequate We have seen tho tide drifting | ton, and"Mex Shafer, 1264 East Bur- . fo De la Huerta, who with othe a tie for a convention] south at one time and north at |[lingtov. In Kell’s place the raiding nd c | a wea ho Ww ith other re- Thermopolis and Sheridan Lose Out In tecommodations for." om routh ington, In Kel's place the raiding Last Battle With Federal Ad fo,De ia Huerta, who with otherirs- e. nary Competition; Completion of New - Hotels Here Great Factor Selection of Casper as the convention city of the state Democratic meet to be held May 12 was announced at Cheyenne today by a gathering of the members of the executive committee of that party, according to special ad- Casper is now the real convention city of Wyoming. In the future it will find favor of thé first order whenever there arises a question of suitability of Wyoming cities as con- vention meeting places. As a great industrial center well provided with large and metropolitan hotels Cas- per solds a place that is not ap- protached by any other city’or town in the state. We have loked in on the un- advertised or poorly advertised merchant and seen the business at the mercy of the tide. At times business comes easy, with enough for all; at other times drifting just won't do. This wise advertising merchant goes against the tide, holds his own and makes some headway against the current. elght cases of beer. of beer house. FOUR MINERS ARE KILLED Eighteen cases were found at Shafer's MEXICO CITY, Feb. Star Telegram). (By The will be the scene of the last vance on Vera Cruz 8.—(By Radio via. Fort Worth Associated Press).—Tierra Blanca, state of Vera Cruz, it is believed in official circles important battle in the fed- eral campaign against the city of Vera Cruz, which has steamer early this week, still is un- known here. General Gomez, mili- (Continued on Page Ten) Crane to Speak at Wilson Memorial Service, Cheyenne —_—___—_ When the tide turns such a been in the hands of the rebels since the outbreak of the vices received here this afternoon. Other places bidding Gasoline Boosted Here merchant is ready for the rush INVERNE revolution. ‘The rebels are reported avoid the danger ofa el attack for the honor were Thermopolis and Sheridan. A two-cent advance in the retail] riding triumphantly. s—Four mitiers concentrs ting ut ‘Tierra Blancas eiethggalig oe ero ae By Disk ‘ 8 It being centrally located as the;the time the meeting is held this|price of gasoline here yesterday] The Tribune is read daily death last night cavein The federal march’ against. Vera | pose he has despatched part of his , he Unk reest city,in the state, contributed|city will have three of the finest|brought the quotation up to 22| th manne of People: and th : asta maine! at: Inverne op _wroen'| Crus, tasers omnes, pay, te betas Ray 0) Tlacges Blane. (Dae pessic ig. Will ea Bret : Non. This rise is natural-| people and their families do busi- | they were buried der a deluge| delayed by tt s o lejos valry a al sy v4 1. convealiie og eee ie comay oe tis nae rae pi Ms ea’ te tiie Locahtatone nip tt {bs | (SeaatinPWREN’ iecinsboay ‘ery week | that blocked the tunnel for over twol bridge at Atoyac and by the desire | vancing on Vera Cruz and the war |son memorial service which is to be as ingainias? aie. case that by ae hotels will be entirely finished. of crude oll, in hg year. bundred feet, on the part of Genera} Martinez to! department is awaiting announce- held here next Sunday evening. ‘4 Ty “~~ Sr ite