Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1924, Page 1

WYOMING: Fair tonight. Not much land . Sunday. DLUME VIL. ?"ROSECUTION TO R A Newspaper for All the Family ,-Ciean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1924. FLOOD MENACE STILL GRAVE WEST OF HERE (duos Ty IH aEI¢ TODAY IN M’CRAY CASE POLITICS SE E N Indiana Governor Divides Time Be- N CHARCES OF ”” DRUG TRAFFIC ormer Warden of Atlanta Prison Had Plans to Put Own Followers On the Penitentiary Staff ; ATLANTA, Ga April 5.—Counter charges that J. B. Dyche, former warden o fthe Atlanta federal penitentiary, had instituted a secret inveBtigation of. alleged trafficking in narcotics within the prison to further his efforts to place his political followers on the penitentiary staff, vere made here last night by C SgURY IS STILL UT IN SECOND RACE TRIAL t noon today the jury in the 8. Grace liquor violation case still out after deliberating 20 rs. The verdict in the first case was reached only after The jury now out was given fur- er instrucitons by Judge C. O. own at 10:30 this morning. They ve a decision to make on three punt! possession, transportation nd maintaining a nuisance. A real old time forensic fireworks staged in the closing arguments f the case yesterd: afternoon, lex King for the defense and BE. H- pster, prosecuting attorney, being yuhe principals. With his voice choking with tears r. King referred to the grey Paired wife of the defendant who vould "be separated from her hus- band for the first time in 38 years he were convicted, Mr. Foster in an outburst of sul- phuric oratory accused the defense In putting the ownership of the iquor on Orville Grace, now dea writing the word “bootlegger’ oss his tombstone. Judge Brown adjourned court last ht until Tuesday morning. Mon- fay will be given over to civil work id it is expected that Judge R. R. Rose will return from Lander in ime for the reopening of criminal ourt ‘Tuesday. : DENTITY OF ARCHDUKE IN DOUBT, SAID NEW YORK, April 5.—Doubt that O. N. Orlow was the long my: teriously missing Archduke Johann today as his friends prepared for his funeral in the Roman Catholic church at St. Rose of Lima, Frederick CunliffeOwen, who knew the archduke forty years ago in Vienna, said that nobleman would have been 78 years old this year, while Orlow’s age was given as 64 when he died, Monday. Orlow, he Pointed out, had flowing gray hair, while the archduke was bald evon in youth. ’ Several persons who had known Orlow expressed the beliet that he Was the son of a Russian general with Austrian ccanections but not the archduke, cousin of Emperor Franz Josef, who disappeared from Austria after a quarrel at court, Mra. Charlotte Fatrobtid, friend of iss Grace Wakefield, the ward of the eged man, who committed suicide the dey after his death, clung to the belief that Orlow was the archduke. Bhe anid he had de Mberately misrepresented his age to avold {dentification and that at court he conformed to the then Prevalent custom of shaving jis head and was not bald, The body of Miss Wakefield wit! be cremated today after the arrival of her two alsters, one from Buffalo and the other from Denver, will be no services, The bodies of her two parrots and the pet Spaniel she killed before she took her own Ute, will be cremated with her, hief Deputy Warden L.-J. Fletcher. He was replying to testi- mony given yesterday by Dyche to the senate Daugherty investigating committee to the effect that nar- cotics are belng sold to inmates of the _penitentia: WASHINGTON, April 5.—The Daugherty investigating committee was in recess today after another Week of ricochetting inquiry. Although darting from “deal” to “deal,” the committees was con- cerned chiefly with war contracts, and is expected next week to hear Secretary Weeks with reference to aircraft fraud cases. HIGHWAY SURFACING. AT THEAMOPOLIS: RESUMED THERMOPOLIS, Wyéo., April 5 Cortractor Paul |Sawyer, who ts putting a surface| of gravel on the highway between here and Kirby, 12 miles north, ts getting his equip- |, ment in shape to resume work next Monday. The road is about half completed having been abandoned with the coming of snow last winter. The work is on the Yellowstone highway and will require about 60 days to complete. When finished it will give an all season road for virtually the entire distance between Casper and Greybull. With a little work north of Lovell there would be an all the year road to Billings. petnkest Looming tte LATE SPORTS NEW YORK, April 5.--Young Stribling, Georgia light heavy- weigh today agreed, through his father-manager, “Pa” Stribling, to box Mike Burke, of New York in a six-round bout for the benefit of the Olympic fund here on April 29, providing Atlanta promoters will release the youngster from a contract to box there on the same date. Hotel at Springs Being Enlarged THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., April 5— A crew of men was yosterday put to work on the enlargement of the Carter hotel, located at the mineral hot springs and which will here- after be known as the Woods hotel. The proporty recently changed hands coming ‘nto the control of Charles L. Woods, an experienced hotel man, The improvements and additions being made will give the hotel 49 additional sleeping rooms, two sample rooms, enlarge the dining room and make provisions for many other improvenients, Baths are being installed in many of the rooms and all the new rooms will be supplied with baths of both mineral hot water and water from the city line, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., the trial of Governor McC Affairs of State and Trial for Embezzlement of Funds April 5.—The prosecution in ray, charged with embezzle- ment of $155,000 of the funds of the state board of agri- culture, is expected to close its case today. By ROBERT T. SMALL. (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 5.—Spending one half of a fifteen hour workin: other half in the chief executive offices of the state capital, Governor Warren T. McCray is endeavoring to carry on the affairs of Indiana. The governor has spurned all the Suggestions that he resign because of the many indictments against him, He has a fighting face like that of Harry Daugherty and like the former attorney general of the United States, he does not see why facing a trial by jury or by com: mittee should interfere in any way with the performance of his official duties. Governor McCray has not agreed to resign, even in the event of his conviction on either state or federal indigtments, He: ts: certain to appeal g day in the criminal court and the any adverse verdict in either court and the chances are that when his term expires in January next t! cases against him will not reached a final issue. The constitution of the state of Indiana provides that no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to public office, but there is no provision in the con- stitution or states dealing with the case of a person convicted after election to office. Fearing the political effect of his continuance in office after a revela- tion of the various financial tr- regularities with which he ts charged, state Republican leaders {Continued on Page Eight) PRES, GOOLIDGE 1§ SUPPORTED IN WASHINGTON Republicans uf Coast State Meet to Okeh Final Program. WENATCHE!, Wash., April 5.— Republicans of the state of Wash- ington open their state convention here today with a platform before them, drawn up by‘a sub-committee and ratified by a platform com- mittee Inte last night, pledging themselves to the candidacy of Cal- yin Coolidge for the presidency and expressing an explicit stand on gov- ernmental measures. The convention will elect dele- gates to the national convention of the Republican party and probably select national committeeman. Piling Under Big Wind River Bridge Mowed Off by Ice Jam; Northwestern Trains Annulled Again Today; Bur- lington Traffic Is Held Up for Hours Wind Extensive damage to the big highway bridge across the river just west of Shoshoni and continued interrup- tion in railroad traffic were outstanding today in reports from the flooded area west of here where the sudden melt- 'ng of snow on the watersheds has turned a majority of streams, many of them normally dry, into raging torrents. While water in a majority of streams was reported to be receding last night, due to the cold wave that developed yesterday, a resump- tlon of warm, bright weather today may increase the menace within the next 24 hours. It is estimated by the district office of the state Highway depart- ment that it will be at least two weeks before the Wind river bridge can be made passable for traffic. An ice gorge which threatened the structure was dynamited success- fully Thursday night and the chan- nel cleared. About midnight, how- ever, an immense gorge went through the bridge cutting off the piles in the rock-filled cribs as though they were -matches. Ma- terial damage was done to the bridge. Pile driver, piling and bridge timbers are being assembled at Casper and will be ready to leave for Shoshoni as soon as the Chi- cago’ & Northwestern resumes freight service west of here. No other damage to bridges between Casper and Lander had been re- ported up to 10 a. m. today. Train service was at a standstill again today on the Chicago & North- western and interruption of Burling- WORLD FLIGHT IS DELAYED So eens TOMORROW'S TRIBUNE The detailed and complete news of the world from our spe- cial leased wire. Local news up to the minute of going to press. Society page covering every woman’s activity. Sporting news with special articles by feature writers. The latest in the business and financial world including J. ©. Royce, the leading writer on financial topics in the United States. A four page colored comic section with the Gumps. An advertising section that will enable you to shop ex- peditiously and économically. MAN HELD FOR LUMBER THEFT 1S: AGQUITTED Martin Cooper, charged with grand larceny in the theft of lum- ber valued at $75 from the Ohio Oi! company at Lavoye, was acquitted Friday evening in 14 minutes by a jury in district court. This is a record return of a verdict during the present term. Mulvaney & Barrett appeared for the defendant, obtaining the second acquittal In the last three weeks in district court. Two ‘Armories For State Guard Units Stand Accepted CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 5— Colonel Walter F, Dayis, adjutant general of Wyoming, haa returned from Wheatland and Lovell, where he inspected and accepted armorica designed for use by national guard troops of cavalry with headquarters at. those places, A similar armory is to be constructed for a recently organized Laramje troop, the head- quarters troop, at once, Colonel Davis stated. Revenue Bill In Final Form WASHINGTON, April 5,—¥inieh- ing toushes were put on the reve- nue bill today by the senate finance committes and a report of the meas- ure to the senate by next Monday or Tuesday was promised by Chair- man Smoot, Most of tha miscellaneous and excise (ax reductions made by the houso were approved jast night by the committee in goncluding its work gn the rate schedules, The present tax on telegraph and telephone messages eliminated by the house, however, was restored to the bill, as were the levies on billiard and pool tables and bowling alley Three Brothers Sent to Jail for Same Violation CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 5.— The Colorado & Southern section wangs at Altus, Islay and Federal wil! work under substitute fore- men for @ ten-day period, The regular foremen, three brothers, are in jail, each under sentence to serve ten days and pay a fine of $200 for violation of the state prohibition statute. They are George, Charles and H. A, Har- nish, At the section houses occu- pled by the trio, at consecutive Stations north of Cheyenne, offi- cera found Mquor manufacturing paraphernalia, The brothers plead- ed guilty when arraigned before Judge W. A, Riner in district court, —o Concerted Purpose A great advertiser recently an- nounced that the first thing they undertesk to do was to “sell'* their employes on the policy of the house, The advertising of a merchant ia the platform on which he bids for business, Tt ia very necessary that the entire erganisation be sonvinced of the truth and sincerity of the firm's printed announeements, It tm important, that the efforts ef pales peapla’ shall revalve around and that salesmanship shall padiate fr and breathe the spirit of the advertising, It is disappointing to the cus- tamer to find that the advertising is nothing more than an artistic and alluring invitation, It is highly gratifying to the customer to find the merchandis- ing policy, the advertising and the sarylee working together, Propeller Damaged In Making Ready . For Hop-off Today Across Pacific here today until tomorrow. and take tt to a Seattle airplane factory, Spray thrown by the plane's pontoon as it taxied over Lake Washington for a start, broke a metal tip on the propeller, Difficulty in starting the motors of the fovr planes engaged in the adventure had greatly delayed them from taxiing out for tho rise, which had been set for 6:30 a. m. After the machines were all lined up out on the Jake for the hop off it was found that Major Martin's motor was’ making only 1,500 revolutions a minute where 1,700 were wanted. The motor trouble and the ruth- ing of the propeller tip deprived him of the power needed to rise with his load of fuel, said Major Martin when he returned to the Sand Point field dock, In removing the propeller a wrench was dropped and made a hole in one of the pontoons of the plane, Tt was thereupon decided to take the machine out of the water and install a new pontoon, atill with the hope of starting tomorrow. Sot aaa cancicain FINES LEVIED AGAINST. / SEVERAL BY MAGISTRATE Beveral persons were assessed fines by Judge John A, Murray last night on Nquor charges, Tom Jack- son and R,' 8, Salyara were each fined $25 for the illegal possession, and D, B, Holt, charged with males, was fined $100, He appealed his ca. The liquor was found on the persons of the defendants when they were attending a dance in North Casper, Evelyn Morton in whose home lquor had been found was fined $50, Sho also appealed her case, Other minor eases came up, From Seattle Field SEATTLE, Wash., April 5.—Hop off of four American army planes on a flight around the world was postponed After preliminary attempts to repair a propeller on the plane of Major Frederick L. Martin, commander of the expedition, it was decided to remove the propeller FATE OF RAILROAD’S APPLICATION UNKNOWN |. Wyo., April 5.—The Wyoming Public Service. commis- sion has received no confirmation of @ report that the United States Interstate Commerce commission has approved the recommendation made by the Wyoming board, joint- ly with the Montana Rail-vay com- mission, that a certificate of obn- venience and necessity be granted the Wyoming North & South Rail- road company. Such action is necessary by the Interstate Com- merce commission before the North & South may operate the line which it im butiding between Miles City, Mont,, and Casper, Wyo, Fair Weather Forecast for Coming Week WASHINGTON, April 6 —Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday; Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions; Generally fair, temperature nermal er somewhat above, Southern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions; Generally fair, normal temperature, Pacifio states; Generally fair ex- cept eccasicna! pains near Oregon and Washington coasts, Tempera- ture about normal, ton traffic was reported from a track washout on Casper creek, just west of here in the Bucknum region. Burlington train No. 29. Denver to Billings, was delayed here this morning while work of moving tracks menaced by Casper creek waters progressed. It was expected that service would be established some time during the day, trouble perienced this side of Thermopolis at Boysen having also been dver- come last night. Train No. 30, Biliings to Denver, passed through Casper six hours and 20 minutes late early today after bemg held at Thermopolia while Boysen repairs Were completed. The Wind river ts reported ‘to be up several feet but no extensive damage is reported from that district. Troubles of the Chicago & North- western which resulted again today in the annulment of trains No. 603 and No. 622 between Casper and Lander continued to center in the district just west of Moneta where water is flowing over the tracks and heavy deposits of sand left on the rails, The water comes from what ‘s known as the Big Sand Draw district, which is usually dry. The Northwestern has succeeded in overcoming bridge troubles in the Powder river region. Ng bridges have been washed out but> several were weakened by ice jams and the heavy flow of water. Northwestern passenger train No. 603 from Omaha, arriving here this afternoon, will be made up as train No. 622, eastbound, and leave on schedule. It.1s probable that bide service to Lander will be ‘eétablished tomorrow. Casper creek at ita point of con- vergence with the Platte river just west of Casper has been converted into a veritable river by melting snow in the big territory that it drains. The Western Union reported to~ day that it had re-established wire service between Shoshoni and Lan- der which went out in yesterday's flood. The Mountain States Tele- phone & Telegraph company has ex- Pertenced no trouble in the region west of here, all of its lines func- tioning usu ————.__ SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS “RENO—Sherwood Anderson, au- thor, was granted @ divorce from Tennessee Mitchell Anderson, on the uncontested grounds that she Preferred apartment houses to sub- urban residences, and had too great an Interest in music, SAN JOSE CALIF.—Charies BR. Harris, former American consul in Japan, and Austria, died at the age of 80. LOS ANGRLES—Skulls found the past two weeks were estimated to be between 25,000 and 75,000 years old, ROME—Vatican authorities are expected to take severe disciplinary Measures against suspected mo- derniata, the Glorni d'Italia sald, AUSTIN, TEX.—Governor Nett was slightly brutsed when a plat form collapsed at the inauguration of construction work on the Unt versity of Texas stadtum, NEW YORK—William 8, Hart, Motion picture actor, announced he would produce his film dramas sin- dependently following his refusal to renew a contract with the Pemous Players—Laaky compan NEW TORK—The U, 6, naval avademy won the three weapon tro- phy at the intercollegiate fencing championships, Woman Falls Victim to Coast Hammer Slayer LOB ANGELES, Calif, April 6.— Detectives investigating the slaying here last night of Mrs. Vera Stone, 29, had discovered but one clue early today which thoy felt might lead {o the arrest of the slayer Thig was the statement of Irs. Stone's landlady that at 9:30 p. m., she had heard a woman's voice in the apartment, sobbing ly God, Bul, you're killing mo!" She did not investigate, she told police Shortly after 11 o'clock Mra. Stone's sister veturned from a thea- ter and found the body. Tue woman's skull had apparently by a hammor; bruises on her throat indicated she aiso had been choked. Her clothes had been partly torn from her body, about the room were scattered pearls from @ brokgu yecklace. been crushed and| he Casper Daily Trinow NUMBER 140. DAWES REPORT ON AEPARATION PROGRAM GIVEN BELGIAN OKEH Principles Laid Down By Brussels Said to Have Recognition of Allied Commission. BRUSSELS, April 5.— Baron Maurice Houtard, Belgian member of Briga- dier General Dawes’ expert reparation committee from Paris, today said Belgium had reason to be gratified with the committee's conclusions because they were based largely on prins ciples proposed by Belgium. The committee proposed in effect that reparations should be based on the issuance of bonds guaranteed by Grman railroads and on delivery to the allies of part of the profita from German industries as well as recelpts from excise taxes. Baron Houtard added that the re- port would recommend restitution to Germany of full possession of the financial resources of the occupted territory which had hitherto been administered by the allies. PARIS, April 5—(By The As sociated Press}—It will probably be Monday before the printers get the final revised and proof read text of the reparation experts’ report, it was indicated tn reparation commis- sion circles today. It is possible therefore that the report will not be made public before Monday after- noon or Tuesday, The committee headed by Brigad- fer General Charies G. Dawes, will hold a plenary session tomorrow to go over the text, as it was being revised by the drafting committee today. ———._____. MINISTERS TO MEET ON MONDAY MORNING The Casper Ministerial associa- tion will hold its monthly meeting at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the study tn the Methodist Episcopal church. There are several impor tant matters to be gone over at this time and a full attendance is urged. The Rev. T. J. Burwell, pastor of the A. M. E. church, will read @ paper. Floyd Compton, 38, Dies This Morning Floyd Compton, 88 years of age, died this morning at 1005 South Cherry street, Tho deceased was a resident of Casper for three years, having been in the employe of the Kelth Lumber company. Mr, Compton's brother ts coming to Casper to take the body back to South Dakota ‘where interment will be made, The remains are now at the Shaffer-Gay chapel, OALE OF AAILAOAD AT LARAMIE POSTPONED CHEYENNE, Wyo, April 5— Bale of the Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern railroad (Plains line), to satisty bonGholders, has been post Poned until April 11, In order to give counsel for the reorganization committee time to reach Wyoming from New York, The sale will be held by Special Master M, A, Kitne of. Cheyenne, at Laramie, by order of the United ftates court for Wyoming. pS Be Golf Greens Too Soft for Play Mamber club course over s of the Communtty Golf ted not to use the the present week-end, tho green being #0 soft and muddy that playing on them would do @ great amount of damage. Work om the course to put it in shape for the summer will be started noxt Mam day, weather popmitiing, afo reque