Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1924, Page 1

, The Weather WYOMING: and Friday. change in temperature, VOLUME Vill. Fair tonight Not. much The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: . CRAPPING OF CASPER, WYO., TH DAY, APRIL 17, 1924. "CA cr 1 (dao) "¥HOVeY 9 Ws Che Casper Daily Crime As NUMBER 150. OT LEASE IS FOUGHT IN ADDRESS BY WINTER DRIVE FOR IRRIGATION PROJECT IS SPEEDED UP RESOLUTION OFFERED BY WARREN WILL PAVE WAY FOR U, 6, ACTION Interior Secretary Would Be Authorized to Draw Up Plans; New Reclamation Service Chief Familiar With Wyoming. Important action from an official source toward the fu- ture materialization of the Casper-Alcova irrigation pro- ject, a campaign for the recognition of which is now be- ing waged by the Casper Chamber of Commerce, was taken in Washington yesterday with the introduction in the senate by Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, of —_—. IL EMPLOYE GETS DAMAGES ‘Walter Newlander, former brake- man, was awarded $7,500 damages by a jury in district court this morn- ing for damages to his ankle recelv- ed in October, 1919, while working for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. The injuries made him to- tally incapacitated for further work im his trade, according to the plaint- ift's testimony. The case was a lengthly one _,be- tng im court three days. The fury, which went out at 4 o'clock yester- Gay brought in its verdict at 10 o’clotk this morning. The plaintitff asked ¢ total of $45,000 damages. BANDITS MAKE $50,000 HAUL ST. PAUL, Minn., April 17.—Fifty thousand dollars in currency was included in the loot obtained by three bandits who held up two postal employes in South St. Paul today, escaping with five pouches containing a large quantity of regis- tered mail. WOMAN AT WHOSE HOME WILD PARTY WAS HELD FINED S100 BY COURT As the outcome of a “wild” party at 231 North Lincoln street Monday, Mrs. S. L. Hulberston was fined $100 by Judge John A. Murray in police court last night for violation of the Uquor ordinance Severa lgiris and young men who had been arrested @t the same place are being held for further investigation although there was no evidence to convict them on Uquor charges. “Billie the Bum” was also released as not having any direct hand in the affair. The Hul- bertson woman was sald to operate the place. JAPAN IS AROUSED @ resolution expected to lead to ap- Propriations by the next regular con- gress. The resolution proposes that the secretary of the interior “be au- thorized and directed to prepare and submit to congress at the beginning of the next regular session, plan and estimates of the character and cost of structures necessary for the con- struction and completion of the pro- posed Casper-Alcova irrigation pro- Ject In Natrona county, Wyoming.” ~ Notice of the proposed action was received in Casper last evening by Chas. B. Stafford, secretary of the chamber of commerce, in a message from Senator Warren, read before the weekly meeting of the Lions eh ¥ namener irrigation, matters and is ubly better acqnhainted with Wyoming reclamation than any other living’ man. It is believed that he will give thorough and friendly attention to the project. In this’connection it is interesting to note that Dr. Mead as early as 1888 and 1889 was territorial and ir- rigation engineer for the state of Wyoming, having come to this state from professorship at the Colorado Agricultural college. Later he was chief of irrigation and drainage in- vestigations of the United States and practically all his life has been en- Baged with irrigation problems, He is thoroughly familiar with Wyom ing’s problems and as head of the reclamation service __ reclamation claims of this state should receive material recognition. An invitation to Dr. Mead to stop and visit Casper en route from Berk- eley, Cal., to Washington, where he wij Mssume his new duties with the reclamation service, has been ex- tended by the chamber of commerce here and a reply is expected late to- day. New Car Is Held Until License Wyoming Congressman ‘Advocates En- forcement on Grounds That Govern- ment Drove “Good Bargain;” Time for Fair Consideration Now at Hand | BALL scones | REPUBLICAN WOMEN ORGANIZING NATIONAL LEAGUE. R.H.E. rell; Sherdel and Holm. At Cincinnati — Pittsburgh-Cincin- nati game postponed; rain. At New York— RH. lyn -200 000 ors—* + * New York ___._100 010 o**—* * © Batteries—Vance and Deberry; Dean and Snyder. At Philadelphia—Boston-Philadel- phia game postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. H.E. At Chicago— St. Louis .., Chicago -.. Batterles—Vangilder and Severeid; Connolly and Schalk. At Detroit — Clercland-Detroit game postponed; rain. At Washingteon— Philadelphia Washington Batteries—Heimach, Baumgartner and Perkins; Zahniser and Ruel. At Boston— R.H.E, New York — 000 100 or*—* + + 022 001 O**—* + » Batterles—Hoyt, Roettger, Shields and Schang; Ferguson and O'Neil. paid Arse be ncbmaet The quantity of water discharged into the sea by all the rivers of the world is about 80 cutilc miles a day. The common people of Japan have never regarded. white bed sheets with favor, as-white is the Japanese mourning color. FOR COMING ELE State of Wyoming Divided Into Five Districts by Mrs. B. B. Brooks and Chairman Appointed To Direct Central Activities. The Republican women of Wyoming are going in for politics this campaign, and purpose effecting a complete organization of the state. state committeewoman for Wyoming associated with the Republican national committee has divided the state into five districts for working purposes, with a chairwoman presiding over each district. These chairwomen will organize women's Republican clubs in every important communityin the several counties under their jurisdiction, which clubs will be in aid of regular party com- mittee organization. This organiza- tion is as follows: First district—Sheridan, Johnson, Crook, Campbell and Weston ‘coun- Miss Grace McDonald, chatr- man, Newcastle. Second district—Laramte, Albany, Goshen and Platte counties; Mra. W. C. Mentzer, chairman, Cheyenne. Third distriet — Niobrara, Con- verse, Natrona and Fremont ‘coun- tles; Mrs. George Bains, chairman, Riverton, ; Fourth district—Carbon, | Sweet- water, Lincoln, Sublette, Teton and Uinta counties; Mrs. A. M. King, chairman, Diamondville. Fifth district—Park, Big Horn, Washakie and Hot Springs coun- tles; Mrs. A. K. Lee, chairman, Thermopolis. As an auxiliary to the regular or- negotiated with Harry Sinclai: would be served if development is carried out under the terms of the present contract. The same action, he declared, should be considered in connection with/the existing lease on naval reserve No. 1 in California, which is in the hands of the Doheny interests. The declaration of Congressman Winter climaxed a lengthy address supporting the leasing policy of the navy department as the only means of saving and conserving for navy purposes oil that was’ being drained and lost through the misguided policy of a former administration His statement and explanation, it was indicated, reflect the opinion of well informed ofl operators and a great majority of the residents of Wyoming where familiarity with the question at issue has brought about a thorough understanding of the problems involved. “My only interest in the matter CIRL ASSAULTED, SUSPECTS HELD CTION GAMPAIGII Already Mrs. B. B. Brooks, ganizations in the state the Wy ming unit of the Coolidge Women’ Clubs of America | will be under- (Continuee® on Page Nine) Nelli Holliday, waitress at a local restaurant, was attacked by an un- known assailant last night as she was coming from ‘the lad{es’ rest room on the second floor of the building in which she ts employed: She went up to the rest room about 12:30 o'clock and stayed so long that another waitress went up to see| Miss Holliday's throat was badly what had happened to her. She was} swollen this morning as the result found lying in the hall with her hair| of being choked by the man who ‘at- disarranged and bruises about her’ tacked her. throat and arms, When taken to her home she was revived and was able only to say that she had been attacked by a man. Two men were arrested about 1:30 o'clock this morning and are being held for investigation.in connection with the affair. They were found in the building. WASHINGTON, April 17.—Enforcement of the lease r for development of the Tea- pot dome naval oil reserve was advocated today on the floor of the house by Congressman Chas E. Wyoming, who declared that “even if voidable” the best interests of the navy, the government and Winter of the people is- that of a citizen of the United States and of Wyoming, and as a member of this body,” Mr. Winter said in opening. am not now and never have been interested in any of the Sinclair or Doheny oll companies; I do not own and have never owned a single share of stock in any of them. I am not acquaint- ed with Mr. Sinclair or Mr, Doheny; I am not interested in any property which was benefited or Ukely to be benefited by these leases. The contrary is true, and true of mem- bers,of my family. Perhaps that {s sufficient to qualify me as a disirtterested observer.” Calling attention to the fact that the matter of alleged fraud or cor. ruption in connection with | the leases is to be determined by the courts, Mr. Winter declared that the time has come for “calm and fair consideration of the matters of policy, legality, and necessity of the leases” on the part of the house of representatives. Partisan attl- tude is to be deplored, he asserted. “I hold it now time to consider and determine, if we can, whether these leases are good or bad,” he said. ‘The nation has naturally enough been led to believe, because of money transactions between Mr. Fall and the lessees, that the inter- ests of the people have been be- trayed, It was simply taken for granted that a great wrong had been done the American people. The time has come for good sense and sober judgment to be exercised by the people:nnd thefr lawmakers.” DRAINAGE DANGER IS EMPHASIZED. Answering the claims of those who attack the Teapot lease that great loss had not occurred te the (Continued on Page Ten.) SENATE OPENS WHEELER INQUIRY By ROBERT T. SMALL. (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune) PHILADELPHIA, April 17.—They Can Be Obtained M. J. Cutts, 717 South Lincoln street, purchased a perfectly new Ford coupe from the Glenrock Motor company at Glenrock yes- terday and filed application for a, license. He drove the car to Ca per only to discover that his fail- ure to obtain a temporary tag pre- vented him from driving on the streets here, The car {s at police headquarters and Cuttz {s anxious- ly awaiting the arrival of license plates before he will be able to get @ return for his investment. have come to grips again—the two women in the case, And any one conversant with the life history of Harry Kendall Thaw must wonder as to which is his better friend, the painted lady of the cabarets who was once his wife, or the de- voted, haughty, proud old mother who is willing that he shall go forth in the world again, perhaps event- ually to meet the fate which money so long has shielded him from. The painted lady would like to keep Thaw in the asylum. Once she saved him from the electric chair. Perhaps today she regrets the sacri- fices she made to that end. She WOMEN ARRAIGNED AGAINST EACH OTHER AGAIN IN NEW HEARING ON THAW’S SANITY fears that he may yet do her, some bodily harm. She seeks to get some of the Thaw money for her son— the son which Thaw denies. Mra. Mary Copley Thaw, the mother, is aged and decrepit. Most- ly she walks with acane. The geiet of 18 long years however, not bowed her head, Still she feels she must not die with one of her offsprings under the stigma of in- sanity. She brushes aside the fact that it was her own petition which put Thaw in his present asylum. ‘That was when the law was after him again, when he had cruelly beaten a young boy in a New York hotel and when a long stretch up the river awaited him. Preferably the asylum to the felon’s cell, It is the Thaw complex that Harry is insane when he commits a crime. He is sane as soon as the family feels the crime is forgotten. The necessary expert testimony to “prove” this theory always seems to be at hand. Evelyn Nesbit is today as she was in 1907 and 1908 the alluring figure ¢ Ten.) Stand In Investigation of Jury WASHINGTON, April 17.—Cutting at once to the he: his activities in Washington in were interested. From Gordon Campbell, a geologist who said he ha 1922 to represent him in the state/ior department on behalf of his cli courts, the committee received cop-|ent, as charged in the indictment. les of two sets of telegrams passing |On the advice of Solicitor Booth, the between him and Wheeler, one pur-| witness said, he had hired his own porting to show that Wheeler had | Washington attorney to handle land “been advised” the government here. Ho insisted that Sena- could not intervene in Campbell's be-| tor Wheeler had tola him he could half in land proceedings against |not handle such cases because of him, and the other indicating that| his election to the senate. the senator bad arranged for Camp- bell to confer with Solicitor Booth of the interior department regard- ing ‘the Lincoln permit.” Campbell, who was indicted with Wheeler In Montana, insisted this connection with cases in cases WASHINGTON, April 17,—For- mer Representative Thomas Stout, of Lewistown, Mont., was called to- day as first witness before the spe- clal senate committee investigating the Indictment in Montana of Sena- tor Burton K. Wheeler. Stout testified that he had been editor and publisher of the D Democrat-News of Lewistown did not constitute Senator Wheel- ers ppearance” before the inter- for Gordon Campbell, Montana Geologist and Operator Indict- ed With Montana Solon-Prober, One of First Called to Charges art of the whole controversy the special senate committee investigating the Montana charges against Senator Wheeler opened its hearings today with testimony bearing directly on the extent of which his Montana clients d employed the senator in 19 y and that he had known 8B ator Wheeler “quite intimately” for a number of y #. Stout also said he had talked with ¢ Campbe in Dee Campbell's employ: Wheeler Campbell did not know Wheeler, Stout said, and he volunteered to see Wheeler about his being retain- ed. The case involved was a recety- ership matter in the state district court, When he saw Wheeler, Stout said, the latt vised him that he could not represent Campbell except fore state courts. Stout said he had no further con. nection with the mat but (Continued on Pa ordon about be knew n.) MONK BAILEY 15 ARRAIGNED ON LIQUOR GHARGE IN COURT HERE Alleged Proprietor of Alcova Roadhouse Is Placed on Trial With Two Others Today. Sam E. “Monk” Bailey went on trial in district court this morning charged with being the proprietor of the Alcova roadhouse which was unceremoniously raided Christmas week. At the time sev- eral bottles of. Nquor were picked up around the roadhouse and Bailey is specifically charged with violation of what is known in the jargon of the streets as the Volstead act. Standing trial with Bailey are two of his playmates, Floyd Miller, and A. A. Fusilier. The latter two are said to have been so rude on the night of the raid as to have broken two gallon jugs of monshine just as the officers entered. The number of guests present the night of the raid have been eati- mated from 60 to 100 by various of the witnesses. The majority of them had something on thelr hip besides rheumatism, according to the de- fense ang@-to date no accusation has been made that it was a long time between drinks, Yule tide carols and filling Christmas stockings were forgotten for the evening in favor of syncopated blues and filling up glasses. Merry quips and Jests were being freely bandied about and the party was at the heighth of its hilarity when the leader of the raiding squad crashed through the door with the door frame hanging around his shoulders. From then on the party was non comp!s mentis Balley {s accus y the prosecu- tion of having yel in no uncer- tain terms “break ‘em just as the officers entered. It is surmissed that he was calling a square dance. The defendants are represented by M. F. Ryan and Frank Perkins and the defense is that Balley wa: just one of the boys present on the occasion and had nothing to do with running the place. LOAN GOMPANY AGENT IS HELD YE, Wyo. April 1T-— Tribune)--C. J. Smith United Home Builders ent who was arrested at Spring. field, Mo., several weeks ago, wa brought to Cheyenne yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Miller of Kansas City, and is being held here in the county jall pending ac- tion In the federal court. ‘ Smith before becoming an agent for the United Home Builders of Casper, which was closed by the state bank examiner more than a month ago, was connected with a similar three per cent association in i Denver Spending for BY EXCLUSION ACT ’ Mass Meeting Called at Osaka In Pro- test to Congressional Action; Fate of Bill In Doubt TOKIO, April 17.—(By The Associated Press.)—A mass meeting of Osaka citizens in protest against pro- posed exclusion of Japanese from the United States was called today by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. The problem has been added to the agenda of a meet- ing of the Association Chambers of Commerce of Japan, acheduled for April 22 at Kyoto. A delegation representing emigra tion societies visited the foreign of. fice here today and urged opposition to the exclusion measure. WASHINGTON, April 11— Tho fate of the immi, ation bill with its Japanese exclusion provision was in volved in nother « rence tx between President Coolidge and ator Lodge of Massachusetts, Re publican renate leader, prior to re. sumption of senate debate on the measure. Senator Lodge sald the immigra tion question had been discussed but would not say whether he had obtained any information as to the 4 probable action of when the measure White House Senator Wills, Republican, Ohio, who with Senator Lodge, wupported the Japanese exclusion “provision, conferred with the president follow: ing the visit of the* Republi leader the president Teaches the un FRENCH MEDIATION *4 PETITIONED, PARIS, April 17,—(By The Asso: elated. Press.)—Viscount Ishil's visit to Premier Poincare yesterday 1s given muc prominence and ious interpretations in the French press, where the belief in expressed that (Continued on Page Eleven) Economy At ® recent national adver- tiser’s convention the fact was brought out that while the great department stores are our grent- est advertisers they have the lowest sales cost. Advertising is the best salesman the merchant has been able to employ. Advertising on nuch vast sca'e becomes, not an expense to the consumer, but a measure of ecot: omy because of the greatly in- creased volume of business re sulting. The samo prin the advantage of th chant: increased ot brings add people serve more pe without any increase The merchant of ,moderat portions haa the same char tell a consistent story through th advertising columns as the merehant and by all the known rules. of the game he is bound to have proportionate results, lo operates to tion After B PHILADELPHIA, April 1 nal saa, | half in hig sanity trial today. tion. Thaw the were Patterson, only five questions. attorneys for the his counsel asked Seemingly, opposition and confident, testified for a brief Thaw seemed self possessed. Estate Attorney Surprised When Slayer Is Turned Over for Cross Examina- rief Queries 7 Harry hed be K, Thaw, flu period in his own Then his lawyers dramatic ally turned him over to the other side for cross examina- Former Judge John M. greatly surprised when he was turn- ed over. to them. Arthur ¢ Dickson, counsel for ONLY FIVE QUESTIONS PUT TO HARRY K. THAW ON TAKING STAND TODAY the trastees of the Thaw estate and Willlam A. Gray, representaing Evelyn Nesbit, Thaw's divorced wife, whose thirteen year old son has intervened in his own behalf, discussed the case with the allen- ist# supporting their side in low tones and’ with great earnestness, ‘ na to ask,’* Tha 1 and left the witness her brief conference followed the attorneys for ‘Thaw, were not prepared for the in granted their client, and cess until this after nocn, which was. grante: (Continued on Page Blevum) ¢ They munity asked for a r