Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1924, Page 1

‘The: Weather WYOMING—Generally fair and Wednesday. Somewhat warmer Wednes- tonight day. VOLUME VIII. C. C. CHASE, SON A Newspaper for All the Family, Ciean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1924 | Che Casper Daily Tritnuw a =e ee 4) NUMBER 36 -iN-LAW OF FALL. NEW TARGET FOR SENATE GUNS SUNDAY Oe ae ee eae STANDARD FOR WORLD- BROOKS Former Governor Talks of Assistance for Europeans. The best way that America may help. Europe 1s for the citizens of this country to observe a loyalty and high standard that will be an insptration to peaple across the wa- ter, according to Ex-Governor B. B. Brooks, who delivered before the Casper’ Chamber of Commerce to- @ay an atviress dealing with his for- ty day tour of Engaind, France and Belgium. The governor had wound up his address With the statement that America wag head and should. ers above all European countries. In the course of his remarks he {llus- trated the value of American money as compared with both French and Belgium coin. The average Ameri- can does not appreciate what it {s to have a dollar that !s worth 100 cents in any part of the world,” he said. The governor and Mrs, Brooks celebrated their thirty-eighth. wed- éing anniversary by the tour trom which they have just returned. ‘They saw the principal p'aces of industries and have brought back much material for plearast reminis- cfence. 4 Mrs. R. B. Leggett sang. two songs before the chamber today. She was accompanied by Mrs. Edna ‘Thomas. Charles B, Stafford, secretary, made the announcement that the organization has arranged with the General Freight Service association of St. Louls for auditing freight bills“ of members of tho Casper Chamber of Commerce. This will be done for 30 per cent of the amount of over charges collected. There is No charge where nothing is collect- ed for the client. ; HOME BUILDER AGENT; SEIZED INMISSOURI CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 25.— United States Marshal H. L. Pat- ton is in receipt of notification that c. J. Smith, formerly connected with the United Home Builders as- sociation of Casper, who {s wanted on a federal charge involving mis- use of the mails, ts under. arrest at Springfield, Mo. The United Home Builders, a three per cent loan concern, recently was put out of business by the state examiner. ce Let Sra C. H. Rafferty is attending to business ‘affairs here of importance from his home in Billings. . agar ace aon Joseph Webber has returned from Balt Creek where he spent several days on a business trip. Under Ordinance Approved Mon- day New Districts Here Are Created by Ordinances A state statute passed in 1888 providing for the clos- ing of mercantile establish: ments on Sunday was resur- rected, revamped and passed as an ordinance for the city of Casper at a special meeting of the council held last night. John Salmond, representative of the Re- tail Clerks’ union, lent his voice in favor of the ordinance which had also been endorsed by several church organizations of the « city, while a number of proprietors of. small community stores objected strenuously to Its passing. At the same meeting the council passed ordinances creating paving districts, there being no protests in most cases, while it also decided to re- form District 39 in West Casper to allow for additional streets being paved. A sidewalk petition, a grad- ing petition, anda petition for grav- eling of outlying streets were also recelved by the council. The Sunday closing ordinance de- clares it to be unlawful to keep open on that day a barber shop, store, shop, or other place of busti- ness. The establishments excepted frorf the rule, are newspaper plants. railroads, transportation lines, tele- phone and telegraph compantes, ho- tels, cafes, restaurants, drug stores, lvery stables, garages, filling sta- tions, news depots, refineries, elec- tric light companies and vendors of ice, milk, ice cream, fresh~ meats and bread. With regard to these lat- ter however, those who sell ice, milk, ice cream, fresh meats and bread must confine their sales to these things. The complete ordinance {ts pub- lished among the legal notices in today’s Tribune. ‘The ordinance so far a= the coun- cil 1s concerned {s not meant to close theaters or other places of re- creation. ‘Whether the ordinance would pre- vent the selling of soft drinks, candy, tobacco, and other such art- fcles is still a mooted point, though City Attorney Ambrose Hemingway stated this morning that to the best of his judgment the sale of these articles would be prohibited, re. marking at the same time that the council had evidently intended to have the ordinance enforced with ‘common sense.” The penalty for breaking the law is a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. Various opinions were expressed last night regarding the proposed law. While one operator of a small stcre declared that he was well satisfied with doing business six days a week another objected on the grounds that much of the Sun- day trade was in the way of ac- commod¢ating customers who had (Continued on Page Twelve) INVESTIGATION OF DAUGHERTY DELAYED AGAIN Woman Assistant to the - Attorney General to Guill Roxie, Said. WASHINGTON, March 25.—The delay in the Daugherty investigation has increased the likelihood of a matching of women's wits between Miss Roxie Stinson, star witness, and Mrs, Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant attorney general. Resumption of the hearing was postponed yesterday untfi tomorrow when it became known that the cold which has been troubling Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, the chief investigator, might keep him in bed several days and that other members of the committee had pres- sing work elsewhere. Miss Stinson, who was the di- vorced wife of Jess Smith, the at- torney general's close friend, was to have completed her testimony and to have faced cross examinations, and Mrs, Willebrandt.was expected to conduct the questioning on behalf. of the attorney general if her official duties before a: grand jury did not prevent. TRIO CHARGED WITH MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH BRUTAL SLAYING OF DR. ZOE WILKINS KANSAS CITY, Ma., March 25.— B. F. Tarpley, Charles Wilkins and Dillard Davies, negro, are tn jail to- day charged with first degree mur- der in connection with the slaying here of Dr. Zoe’ Wilkt osteo- path, following a coroner’s hearing yesterday. Tarpley’s failure to make certain explanations at the hearing, and discrepancies in the negro’s state: ment concerning his movements the night the murder {s belleved to have been Anderson, assistant prosecutor, recommend the charges be against these men, he said Testimony of friends of Dr. Wilkins telling of alleged conversations with the woman, in which she spoke of quarrels with her brother, coupled with the fact he caused her dog—her “only protection"—to be killed, led to the filing of the charge against Charles Wilkins. ‘Tarpley was said to be a frequent visitor at the Wilkins home. Davies was employed by Dr. Wilkins as a to filed committed, prompted Jamesi janitor. Bandits Make $110,000 Haul CHICAGO, March 25.—Four bandits held up a postal messenger. in Harvey, a suburb, early today and escaped with two pouches of mail reported to contain between $110,000 and $150,000 in currency consigned to manufac- turing companies. The robbers intercepted William Rus- sell, a postoffice clerk, who wae c. rrying the pouches from railroad station to..the. pos’ Overpowering the messenzer with their weapons, the robbers sized the two pouches containing the money and €scaped in mn automobile. At the postoffice it was sald the loss would be large but the exact (Continued on Page Four) CLOSING LAW PASSED HERE 1.500 MEXICAN TROOPS. WIPED OUT IN BATTLE Rebels Annihilate Big Federal Force in Ta- bascom, Report. IDA, YUCATAN, March 25, By the Radio Via the Dallas News, By the Associated Press)— A column of 1,500 federal troops was “completely annihilated” by revolu- tionists at Barra Tonala, Tabasco, yesterday morning, General Candidp Aguilar, chief of the third revolu- tionary military zone, reported to Iquarters of the rebellion at Frontera, it was announced here to. day. ‘The revolutionary general, Benito Torruco, was slain in the bat- tle, the report said. General Agulilar's message declar- ed that the downfall of the Obregon control in his region {s tmminent and that the proposal of Minister of War Serrano that the rebel squad- ron in the gulf of Mexico surrender has been ‘indignantly rejectea” by the commanders of the gunboats, MEXICO CITY, March 25.—(By the Associated Press)}—General Ro- mulo Figueroa, Guerrero rebel chief- (Continued on Page Four) AUTO SHOW GETS BIG START FARM - LABOR CONVENTION IS CALLED ST, PAUL, Minn., March 25.— Formal call for a national conven- tion of the Farm-Labor party to be held here June 17, was issued today by a committee representing the va- rious interests of the party. Delegates from between twelve and twenty states are expected to attend, it was sald, to select a third party candidate for president and vice president. Guard Cutters Are Assigned to Pacific Flight WASHINGTON, March 25.— The coast guard cutters Algonquin and Haiba have been ordered to aid the army’s around the world flyers in their flight across the Pacific. ‘They will assist vessels of the Unit- ea States and Japanese navies do- ing similar duty. FORMER DRY CHIEF IS TAKEN TO PRISON Term of From One to Two Years Begins In Sing Sing for Anderson of Anti-Saloon League Fame NEW YORK, March 25,—William H., Anderson, for- mer superintendent of the Anti-saloon League of New York, today begins serving his term of from one to two years in Sing Sing prison. Anderson was convicted last January of third degree forgery, in ordering a falsification of the league’s books so as to conceal his receipt of $4,- 400 split on commissions on éne of the organization fund solicitors, The end of the dry leader's long fight for acquittal came with a de- cision by Supreme Court Justice ‘Wagner denying motion for a cert!- fiente of reasonable doubt, Anderson will probably be put to work with a pick and shovel, War- den Lewis B, Lawes sald, After a short period of manual labor he will be assigned te clerical work, \QUAKES ARE RECORDED AT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, March 25.—- An earthquake of pronounced charact- er was registered on the seismo- graph of Georgetown University yes terday afternoon beginning at 3:36 p. m. and lasting until 4p. m. Fath- er Toncorf places its center at 1,800 miles south of Washington. A second shock was recorded be- ginning at 9:13 n. m. today reaching ita maximum at 9:26 a, m, and dy ing out at about 11 a, m. Father Tondorf deseribed the distrubance ag “rather severe” and said it ap- peared to be centered in a southerly | direction. 4 Hundreds Brave Storm to Throng the Arkeon for Initial Showing of Latest Models by Casper Dealers BY SPARK PLUG Extreme weather conditions failed to keep hundreds of Casper auto bugs at home last evening and as a result the opening of the Third Annual Automobile Show found the Arkeon crowded for the greater part of the time, and when the dust had clearea away more than 800 were found to have attended. Fair weather today points to a poate ea A ern serch still larger attendance at evening's exposition, and the per Automotive association nothing but success for the ture. Decrations and novelties of every kind greeted the visitor at last night's show. Real attention holding entertainment provided amusement and diversion for young and old throughout the evening. Every motor car on display was polished carefully and groomed to catch the eye of every passerby. Every dealer was on hand and with his staff of salesmen, each car was thoroughly exploited by word of mouth, To the Nolan Chevrolet company, goes the honor of making the first sale of the show. Fifteen minutes after the opening of the doors. W. H. Scovel, salesman for the newly established Chevrolet dealers, took an order for a Chevrolet touring this Cas- sees ven- ca: from Mr. ard Mrs. Ray Mosher of 881 West Twelfth street. The Chevrolet company was closely fol- lowed by the Casper Buick com- pany, when Ben Lummis, sales manager for Buick sold a new Country Club coupe. The sale was made just one half hour after the show doors were opened. Only one other sale was reported during the evening; that of the Nash Casper Motor company, who sold a Nash five passenger touring car to Mr. Wortham, district super- Intendent for the Northwestern rail- road. The new Chrysler attracted unusual interest on the first night of the show. It bids fair to become @ very popular car with the Casper public and the Casper Motor com- pany should have comparatively little trouble in establishing it firm- ly in this ety. J. L, MeKindley of Denver, whole- sale manager for the Oldsmobile company reports increased activity in the production of Oldsmobtiles Sixes, and announces that 14,000 of the machines will be produced during the month of April, Mr McKindley was on the job at last (Continued on Page Twelve) MURDER TAAL POSTPONED The first degree murder trial of John Economou for the shooting of Thomas Miller in West Casper two weeks ago, which had been set Gown to begin Thursday of this week has been postponed to April 21, by Judge R. R. Rose. C.D, Murane, his counsel, re- quented the postponement in view of his inability to obtain materia! witnesses at this time. BOGUS CHECK ARTIST FREED IN KANSAS HELD QN SAME CHARGE HERE FE. B. Mead, insurance salesman, jumped from the frying pan into the fire this morning. Mead was being held for Beloit, Kan., authorities for bad checks and N, H. Barnett, a deputy from Saline county, arrived to take him back for trial. Barnett had only been here a few hours when a tele; gram was received from Beloit that everything had been straightened out and that the man would not be prosecuted, Mend was ust about to be re'ens. ed from the county jall where he has been without bond since he at tempted to cash a cheok with Joe Mansfield, local Packnré deqler, when a local charge the ns nature was preferred st} Dr, R, R. Masek ¢ out complaint charging that Mead ca ed a §20 check with him which was fraudulent, of ne the VOLCANO IS IN ERUPTION NEAR JAPAN MANILA, March (By Associated Press)—A volcano Babuyan island situated between the Philippines and Japan, was in eruption early this mofth and it is feared inhabitants have perished, stated advices tcday to constabu- lary officials here. Although r ords here indicate the island 8 not inhabited officials bélieve a the on PROSECUTOR IS SENT ORDER IN SINCLAIR CASE WASHINGTON, March 25.—The certificate in the senate contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sin- clair, as signed today and forward- ed to the district attorney ts as fol- lows: “To the Honorable District Attorney of the District of Columbia: “Take notice: That one Harry F. inclair, appearing pursuant to tts subpoena before the committee on public lands and surveys of the United States senate on the 22nd day of March, 1924, refused to an swer questions pertinent to the ques tlon under inquiry before the said committee under senate resolution 147 and that his refusal so to an swer and his failure to testify, and the facts in relation thereto have been reported to the senate, all of which will more fully appear by the report of the sald committee made to the senate on the 24th play of March, 1924, a copy of which !s hereto attached and made a part thereof, “Given under my hand and the seal of the United States senate, this 25th day of March, 1924 “George H. Moses “Acting president tates senate of the United ttest! George A. Sanderson, Secretary of the United States Senate.” It fs uncertain whether the case can be presented to the grand jury in the immediate future. The pres- ent grand jury goes out of existence on March 91, and 1s occupied with hearing evidence !n the cases against members of congress ac- cused of bribery. Once the contempt proceeding {s° reached {t appeure likely that the powerfnl array of number of fishermen recently es- tablished headquarters there. F. Sapp, a foreigner, while re- turning to Aparri, Luzon, from Maunguin island, which is in/the vicinity of Babuyan island,’the ad- vices said, heard roaring noises ac- companied by brilliant illumination of the northern horizon. A series of earthquakes, which lasted three days followed the scene he describ- ed, Sapp asserted. Weather bureau reports from the Batanes islands on February 29, stated ashes had fallen over a wide area, and it was thought the ashes had come from a yolcano in the Loo-Choo islands, between Japan* and Formosa. counsel retained by Sinclair wil! contest the case at every point and that the broad legal questions in- volved would be carried to the su- preme court. The highest court has been appealed to tn at least two pre- vious congressional contempt cases. Elverton R. Chapman, a New York stock broker, was cited by the senate In 1894 for refusing to testify before a committee. He served a jai! sentence of thirty days after the supreme court had refus- ed a review; Henry 0. Havemyer of the American Sugar Refining com- pany, and John E. Searles of New York, indicted with him, were ac- quitted by a trial court which ruled that questions propounded to them about certain senators dealings in sugar stocks while the sugar tariff was under debate, were not perti- nent. Chapman attacked the validity of section 102 of the revised etatutes under which the Sinc'air action would be taken, and questioned the jurisdiction of the senate to Inquiry into his private affairs. but his con- tentions lost through the lower courts and the supreme court held it had no right to review the court of appeals in criminal cases. Tho court of appeals stressed three points for consideration—the valid. ity of the statute, the power of the senate to conduct the inquiry and the pertinency of the questions in- volved, and held the power of con- gress to punish for contempt was inherent. In two previous ca. the house had meted punishment to recalcit- trant witnesses. In one of these a man named Irwin. refused to an- swer questions and in the other Hallett Kilbourne, who in 1876 was committd to prison for refusing to obey a subpoena duceh tecum and declining to answer a question, lat- er brought suit against the ser- geant at arms for false imprison- (Continued on Page Twelve) TRIED TO FRAME TESTIMONY FOR S100,000 LOAN IN CONSPIRACY Impeachment Resolu « tion is Offered by Walsh; Teapot Inquiry Today is Tame. Ww. ASHINGTON, March 25. — Cc. c. € ©, collector of customs at El Paso, whose impeachment was proposed in a resolution adopted today by the senate, re. signed several days ago from of- fice. The resignation of Chase was placed in the hands of treasury officials prior to his appearance yesterday before the senate oil committee where he refused to testify the ground that his testimony might incriminate him, WASHINGTON, March 25.—A_ resolution looking to impeachment in the house of C. C. Chase, customs col- lector at El Paso, Texas, and son-in-law of A, B. Fall, was adopted today by the senate. Offered by Senator Walsh of Mon. tana, prosecutor of the ofl commit. tee, the resotution grew out of the refusal of Chase to answer any ques- tions before the committee and from the testimony of Price McKin- ney of Cleveland that Chasé had sought to have him say he loaned Albert B. Fall $100,000. The vote on the resolution was unanimous, 70 sbnators casting their ballots. Senator Bursum, Republi- can, New Mexico, one of those who objected to immediate consideration of the resolution, was absent when the roll was called. The senate’s action followed an- other stormy debate on the oll dis closures. First Senator Spencer of Missourl, and then Senator Bursum, both Republican members of the oil committee objected to immediate consideration of the resolution, but both later sought to withdraw their objections. Senator Heflin, Democrat, Ala- bama, not only declared President Coolidge should have demanded Chase's resignation on the strength of the testimony before the commit- tee, but asserted that there had been too much “dilly dallying” in the case of Harry F. Sinclair, who has been cited to the district attorney for contempt, because of his refusal to answer the questions of the oll com- mittee. “If something isn't done here tn a week I serve notice I'm going to ask to have Mr. Sinclair brought in here,” sald Senator Heflin, “and turned over to the sergeant at arms and left to stay in prison awhile, while the courts are acting. Crooks are going unwhipped by justice, and nothing is done.” Senator Dill, Democrat, Washing- ton, sald he could not agree ag to Sinclair. “We've taken the only course that can be taken,” he sald. "Congress has by statute laid out the course to follow when “men refuse to testify before a committee of the senate,” Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- bra: sald that in his opinion the senate could and should haul Sin- (Continued on Page Four) INDIAN SLAYER [IS GIVEN EIGHT YEARS Notice of ‘Appeal to Supreme Court Is] Given After Sentence and Denial Of Motion for New Trial James A. Herman, 22 years old, convicted slayer of C, A. Anderson, was this morning denied a new trial by Judge R, R. Rose in district court and sentenced to from elght to 15 years at hard labor in the state penitentiary at Rawlins, M. F. Ryan, chief counsel for Herman, filed notice of taking an appeal to the supreme court and the judge 4 fixed the appeal bond at $20,000, As Herman was unable to md pre appeal bond, The motion for a new trial, which ocoupled the court for two hours this fous to the trial {t | tha ed that he will be able | du morning, was based on five points, misconduct of H, D, Wilson, one of jurors; separation of the Jur ing the trial; failure t state to produce two of the main witnesses; error of law and alleged new evidence, The defenyp counsel produced af- fidavits that H. D. V ion, one of @ jurors, had not given the trial we attention and that he had been Permitted to use the telephone one night when the jury was locked up. The state produced contradictory affidavits showing that Wilson's conduct had been perfectly satis- factory during the trial, It was also shown that Wilson had telephoned to his wife on a matter of business and that in the presence of a allitt, The defense also had an affidavit that G, C, Evans, another juryman, had been permitted to talk to C. F, Miskell, a visitor, during — the trial This was explained by the t that the latter brought Evans a check wh endorse his wife, A # also present during this only before sending it to ballif: nunued on Page Four)