Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 1

The Weather WYOMING partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Not sq cool Satur- Cloudy to LUME VIII.. NUMBER 169. LANDER, Wyo., May 9.—(Special to The Tribune.) —~Archie Bader, foreman for the Diamond O Sheep com- pany of Riverton, is in the Shoshoni hospital'in a critical condition as a result of a series of clubbings given by A. Meraldo, a Spanish herder, Saturday morning, at a Meraldo came to Lander and was picked up yesterday by City Marshall Tom Ferrel while Sheriff L. B. Gaylord and his two deputies were scouring the east end of Fre- mont county looking for the assail sheep camp near Moneta. JUNIOR DOHENY ALLED BEFORE HGH TRIBUNAL Reasons for Refusal to Testify Sought by Grand Jury. WASHINGTON, May 9.—Edward L. Doheny Jr., was ordered today by Justice Hitz in the District of Colum- bia supreme court, to appear on May 16 to show cause why he should not be compelled to testify before special oll grand jury, When Doheny appeared before the jury last Tuesday he declined testify on the ground that what he would say might tend to incriminate him. This fact was reported to the court by the grand jury with a re- quest that the order be issued. GION AND AUXILIARY TQ HEAR STATE CHIEF IN. JOINT GATHERING There will be a joint meeting of the American Legion The story which has come in frag- ments is to the effect that Bader was nd club and knocked down. fell over a creek bank and was pa in the water. hand and feet and when Eader came to consciousn returned and renewed Believing the man dead he burieg him in some rubbish. and rushed to Shoshoni. Meraldo’in the county jail He was found county Attorney Fi A., Michaels and claims that Bader started the fight and he hit him with the axe in self OP ar eel BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE, At Pittsbargh— Batteries — Stryke: Genewich and O'Neil tone, Steineder, Lungren, May and och, Schmidt both leagues, FRENCH FLYER RESUMES TRIP PARIS, May 9.—The aeronaut: service announces that D'Olsy; the French aviator flying from Paris to the far east, left Cal- cutta at 5:40 o'clock this morning from Okayab, Burma, on the Bay of Bengal. The aviator intends to continue on toward Bangkok today, All_ others, and the Le- gion auxiliary at 8 o'clock Saturday evening in the Legion club rodms in the Zuttermeister building. At Commander Mar- shail C. Reynolds of Cheyenne wil! be present and will address the meet: ing relativa to plans for the state convention which will be held Casper late in the summer. A large this time State attendance from both organizations is urgently requested. Grant H illyer SIMLA, British Indla, May 7.—It is reported the Portuguese aviators nt Paes and Beiros ndoned thelr flight from Lisbon to Macao, China, in consequence of ir machine was put out of com Resigns From Federal Post DENVER, Colo., May 9.—Granby Hillyer, United States district attor- ney for Colorado has made applica- tipn to the attorney general of the United States to be relieved from bis duties not later than July 1, it was learned here today. Mr. Hillyer refused to deny or affirm the re- port, other than to say he had not presented a formal resignation. ta ts eT caalr Earthquake Is Recorded A selsmic shock ble force was registered northeast of Naples, at A Lisbon dispatch sald Portuguese gent a new machine to India to-en- able the alrmen to continue their flight, of which they have covered more tkan 6,500 miles. Burns Detective Post WASHINGTON, May 9.—William J. Burns, whose activities have been a storm center in several! senate in- vestigations, has resigned as chief of the justice depart- ment’s bureau of investigation. Selected for the post three years ago by former Attor- ney General Daugherty, the world famous detective has IX PERISH VIRGINIA FLOOD MARTINSBUF message from that city. y six persons n drowned in flood waters of « : ain stream 10 mil end, the wreck of a train at Har ho river was said t » rate of 9 or 10 inches an hour collapse of a bridge was given @ chuse of the deaths, upper reaches ef the Potomac! as thi Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Mass Meeting Tonight For Casper Public The public meeting which will be held this evening at the Elks auditorium, Seventh and Center streets, for the discussion of a com- munity building for Casper will be opened at 7:45 o'clock with num- bers rendered by the Natrona County high school orchestra and there will be several other vocal and instrumental numbers given during the evening. The Misses Genevieve and Marguerite Fitz- gerald and Mrs, Margaret Curtis, harpist, pianist, and violinist res- pectively, are scheduled to play while Mrs, Madeline Treber, talent- ed singer, will give several vocal solos. Congressman Charles E. Winter will deliver an address and A. J. Parkin, representative of com- munity service, Whiting, Ind., will Present the topic of the event J. ADAM BEDE A J. Adam Bede, former congress- man from Minnesota, will deliver the key-note” address at the Wyoming Republican state convention at Lan- der, next Monday.. He has been as- signed by the Republican National committee to attend the Wyoming meeting. Another notable address at the Lander meeting will be delivered by of, Kansas y, Mo., also assigned to Wyom= ing by the National committee, and Mrs. Sylvester . Wells, City Congreseman Chas E. Winter. | Pioneer Vamp ‘ Coming Back in New Films LOS ANGELES, May 9.—Theda Bara, pioneer vampire of the movies, has returned to filmdom with her own producing organiza- tion and within thirty days will begin work on a series of five to eight pictures which she plans to complete here within the next two years, the Los Angeles Examiner stated today. —— MORMON CONFERENCE OPENS HERE SATURDAY The Church of Jesus Chriét of Later Day Saints conference will be held at the Labor Union hall on Norjh Wolcott street. Services will be held "May 10 and 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p. m. President John M. Knight of Salt Lake City will speak at each session. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Resigns borne the brunt of much criticism levelled at the administration of the chief. he now follows into retire ment# urns’ letter of resignation, laid before attorney General Stone today, asked that his retirement from of- fice be effective immediately. The resignation was accepted by the at- torney general on those terms, “ > NI Your! May 9,—Federal idge Learned Hand today dismips- ed the suit brought by the Midvale Stecl and Ordnance company to dl sclve the mer of the Cambria Steel company. More than 20,000,000 mummies Jhaye been discovered in Egyyt. WILL ADDRESS REPUBLICANS TAX BILL PASSAGE PENDING The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. Che Casper Dat _ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924, Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month On Streets or at Newstands, 6 cents Six Italian Murder- ers Are Hanged In Pairs at Par- ish Prison, Louis- iana SUICIDE TRIED BY ONE VICTIM Deaf Ear Turned to Deluge of Pleas for Clemency TANGIPAHOA PARISH JAIL, AMITE, La., May 9.— (By The Associated Press). BUTLER ASKS ‘DAMP’ PLANK Insertion of Volstead Amendment In OKEH PLACED Republican Platform Favored by ON WOMEN AS m E PASTORS . Columbia University Head SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 9.— (By The Associated Press)—The or- dination of women as local pastors inthe Methodist ministry was ap- proved by the Methodist Episcopal general conference today by a decl- sive majority, Their admission to the itineracy and to membership in the annual conference was almost unanimously defeated. NEW YORK, May 9.—Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university and a delegate to the Republican national convention in Cleveland next month, has come out squarely for the insertion of an anti-prohibi- tion plank in the 1924 G. O. P. platform. His declaration that his party must take that step as “the only way to get back to sound constitution government” its the latest phase of the nationwide con- troversy he stirred up ten days ago 3 when, in a speech before the New —Six men were hanged ND E Your members of the Missour! soc- A TL here today for the murder i fety he launched a vigorous attack of one, tale Deamore, on the Volstead act, the eighteenth New Orleans and Roy Leona, of amendment and lquor law enforce-! newver colo., May Brooklyn, New York, the latter the mien generally. layer The Columbia president, in a state- of Dall pendence, when 3 Calmes, almes of Inde Benjamin F. Stapleton tod fenstrated lost ment y added that the re-|h's fight In the state supreme court}an attempt of the sextet to rob the Reports received at Cheyenne by] public stood in danger of|to prevent sponsors of a recall from] hank at that place, died on a double Percy C. Spencer, Republican state pee Gn states ian the coming Piling petition oalbng: for a recall Id a fay. salntiton after noon. teins i presidential election if it did not take] election within ninety days were followed in order by chairman, show that many of the a decisive stand against the existing} The opinion by Judge Denison of} Joseph Bocchio and Andrea Laman Republican county conventions held| prohibition situ: jon, the supreme court upheld Judge|tia of Chicago, Joseph Giglio of last» Monday adopted resolutions in-|| Should the G. O. P..fail to take a| Charles C..Butler of the Denver dis trooklyn and Joseph Rini of New structing delegates to the state con-| platform stand against existing pro-|trict court who ‘recently Jrleans. The execytions followed at vention to v@te for national dele- hibition conditions, Dr. Butler said, it-was threatened with the loss of Wisconsin, Illinois, Missourt, Dela- a demurrer filed by atta: city attorney’s office, to an appl tion for a writ 9f mandamus direct 30 minute intervals. Rint and -Giglio had been taker ‘rom their cells preparatory to be gates pledged to President Coolidge, and to ‘urge adoption by the state convention. of indorsements . of| ware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,|od against W. Lail, city clerk] <inning their death march wher United States Senator Francis B.|New York, ‘Rhode Island, New|and recorder to force him to certify] “here was a shout from the cell oc Warren and Congressman Charles E.| Hampshire, Connecticut and Mas-|the recall petitions to the city elec-| -upied by Lamantla. The turnkey Winter for re-election. sachusetts, tion commission. of liscovered he had slashed himseit several times on the chest with a small pocket knife in an attempt \t suicide, Hé was not seriously in jured. 3 The order of execution was chang. 1 immediate'y and Bocchio, who ad col'apsed earlier in theday, was ed with Lamantla to the ga!lows amantia, his shirt stained with ‘loot, could or would not stand, and Final Vote by Senate Is Delayed By Strikes Pay snp and” dropped tn that” manner a f Telegrams and special delivery Consideration of Amendments; pi Liash eemerionr alicia tere stat In Long Hunt, Meets Death varts of the United States, and there ere in addition innumerable tele. »hone messages, The governor left here at noon for an unannouncei estination, Wire Tolls Tax Repealed _ WASHINGTON, May 9.—Disposing rapidly of pend- ing amendments, the senate today brought the revenue aaa ab Callt., fe y rte ree TANGIPAHOA PARISH JAI. bill up for final passage eemost fifty years Peter Collins MITE, La. M a sap tape = . . for gold in the Mra TM. May Oe—(By The As Before the final vote, however, separate action was Mikeatt : havenkont " tec Press.)— ath march o asked for on a number of important amendments which y his life long search was | ‘!X men to be hanged for the mu: had been adopted in committee of the whole. crowned with success. He struck | ter three years ago of Dalla Repeal of the tax on telephone | vailed on both surtax votes, the Re-| §°!4 ore running $60 a ton. Yes ere. oe seenonnaty When he nk rob nterrupted an attempted t bery, began at 11:55 o'c’ock. Thos be eXecuted were Joseph Boc chio, and Andrea Lamantia of Chi cago; Joseph Giglio and Roy Leona of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Natale Dea- more and Joseph Rin! of New Or leans. Deamore was terday, with the congratulations of his friends still ringing in his ears, he walked in front of a Santa Fe train and was instantly killed. that time and accompanied b; PAVING PROJECT AT CHEYENNE. OPPOSED): and telegraph messages was voted, 61 to 23, and then it was agreed to take up again the gurtax schedule. Repeal of the message tax had been recommended by Secretary Mellon and approved by the house. Senator Smoot then proposed a compromise on the Mellon surtax rates calling for a maximum of 32 per cent as dgainst the 40 per cent maximum cnrried in the Democratic publican insurgents supporting the Democratic plan. The Democratic normal income rates then were reaffirmed on a viva voce vote. pealelaies nant WASHINGTON, May 9.—Declar- ing that farm conditions in t northwest were worse than they were in 1895 when wheat sold for 15 cents a bushe!, Senator Norbeck, Republican, South Dakota, today led from the cell * he order of execution was chang an previously voted into the bill, | ''rged the senate to acopt the M CHEYE: 2 9.—The|ed and Leona went to the scaffold The rates on the Jower brackets |Nary-Haugen ill cs an amendment | city of Cheyenne’s protect. to pave | with him. xere similar to those carried in the|to tho tax bill to afford immediate | Randall avenue, the chict thorough. The priest stood with his hand on Mellon plan which called for a maxi-| relief, fare between the city and Fort Rus-| Leona’s shoulder while a second mum surtax of 25 percent applicable aes ee. ae sell, is meeting with opposition from| priest was beside Deamore. The on incomes over $100,000. The com-| Jerusalem ts enclosed by a wall| affected property holders, who sre| sxecutloner put the noose around Promise called for a percent rate which 1s 40 feet high and has 38 signing petitions protesting against towers. the pr Leona’s neck and « Ajusted the black nued on Page Sixteen.) Sheepmen Are Given on $100,000 with the 32 percent max! mum applicable on incomes over $300,000. Before a vote on the compromise was possible, Senator Norbeck, Re- Publican, y Crinae Fh Publication Offices Tribune Bldg, 216 BE. Second St. NINE SLAYERS EXECUTED RANCHMAN IS CLUBBED BY HERDER Of Riverton Found Buried Under Rubbish; Employe Is Seized ENTUGKY PUTS flO TO DEATH FOR MURDERS F LAST YEAR Two Whites and One Negro Pay Supreme Penalty for Crime in Electrocution. EDDYVILLE, Ky., May 9. —Kentucky’s first triple execution by electrocution was completed in Western State penitentiary here early today when Frank Thomas, George Weick 1 Charles Miller, the latter a negro, paid the penalty of death for murder, . They died in the order named. The doomed trio wAlked In turn from thelr cells in the death house to the‘chair with steady step, Only Thomas made a statement during the final moments, ood night, I'm golng home. I'm not a bit afraid, thank God,” he sald, as the black cap was adjusted. The executions were ‘completed in forty. six minutes, Thomas, past seventy, and the oldest man ever executed in the state, was sentenced for the murder f Le Arbegust, a friend and bene factor, Wetck dledfor the murder of Wn- ‘am Oolke, and Miller w: convict- ed of the murder of two railroad tuards. Thomas and Miller confés- ed, but Weick protested his in- nocence, With refusal of the supreme court esterday to intervene itn Thomas’ ase, the last hope of any member tf the doomed trio for a anished, CITY REALTORS IPTIMISTIG. OF CUTURE CASPER Discussion Is Led by Harry Free Today at reprieve Luncheon. An optimistic note was sounded \t the luncheon of the Casper pressing their faith in this ef nd future, Hurry Free opened © discussion, emp ng the nee. ty ltcrs to re-sell the ty t Discouragement aid Mr. Fred is ontirely out of lace. WisCom in selling property according to the ability of the pure r to buy was emphasized. J. Lyman of Burlingham, » briefly to the realtors, expre se his satisfactio: 1 South Dakota, opened a Tobey doar apie fight for farm relief, announcing: he Mrs, Berta Smith addressed the later would propose the MeNary- lub on the work of the Nationa Haugen bill as an amendment to the ‘ Federation of Music. Mrs. th revenue measure. t k up the n of music trom WASHINGTON, May 9.—On the Ca) e VV noWs O} mm Berar ene. Hit ROE: DEDUEERE tae eye of a final vote on the tax bill, agaht Cay. Mae hie the senate today reaffirmed its adop 4g te = a eal el oat oti ha With lambing in full sway and a million-dollar “crop” at stake, flockmasters of | ana sho noted the maximum rate of 32 per cent 1j-| Natrona county had a burden of anxiety lifted early this morning when a threatening ng are more ned to niice stead of the 40 per cent in the Demo-| Snowstorm cleared away and the sun broke through the clouds to pave the WO ee Te Ctadlae, Reteacte ee ratic plan, the Republicans sought|the safe arrival of some 200,000 head of lambs. Daylight this morning saw the ground y persone inv ell links. cha in Reedis ndecton Saas rire here well covered with snow but an hour later all of it had di appeared and the city was .urgea for a maximum of 32% per cent. gave the appearance of having enjoyed a spring shower. . SaaS. ‘Tho 32 per cent maximum was re-|_ Fully 80 per cent of this spring’s| ‘These prices are the highest realized mum was defeated 46 to 39, ; Practically the same lineup pre- 1° ®t Drices of 10% and 11 cents.| Up until 10 days ago severe changes in weather threatened, the ? successful carrying through of lamb: A y ing which is a crucial time for Wyo. s ming sheepmen, This danger now Be! earl : eems to be removed in view of the} For the purpose of inspecting Lieutenant-Commander M. C. Rot SAStY EDAL INO, seveherl Marmanh MAYS |.08” nother | Naval 760+ teserve | ortbon,i-Reckstdry’ of the.’ Cemeoie: been Mought up since the lambing | ?* oF grounds became active t Monday. | No: ,3, the Presidential O11 commis. | "9! tte } WASHINGTON, May 9.—Mrs. Hubert Work, wife of | the secretary of the interior, died suddenly here today |" sapien : | o. 7 . while driying in an automobile. clip several weeks after lambin, reser e Teapot Dom: The t it Death was believed to be due to apoplexy. She had| ‘The addition of $1.000,000 to the | ce ahip case. Sunday ever leaving Monday been out for a drive about the city and was returning to Spinel kasadieh ta rege Sedge ed We te TP. ep mmission are] morning for a trip to Teapot. Ac- Wardman Park hotel when her death occurred, Only th@ | supporting tho sperity of the| Otis Smith, head of geological nn tert rt sna to 1 ott ja of ‘die driver of the car was with her at the time, region. vey, It. D, Bush of California and] bureau ef mines,