Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1924, Page 1

The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper... ' The Weather —— * Generally fair tonight and Tues- day; cooler tonight in east and south portions. Probably frost to- night, slightly warmer Tuesday in north portions. VOLUME VIII. CONFERENCE TAX BILL Ar NUMBER 183. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, MAY 26, 1924. es 139 sou NO CLUES IN| pavuncn |IMMIGRATION BILL TRAGIC CASE CHICAG CHICAGO, May 28.—The state’s attorney, his assist- ts, and the police worked all night on clues as to the possible kidnaper and murderer of 14-year-old Robert Franks, son of Jacob Franks, retired millionaire pawn broker and manufacturer, but early today appeared no nearer a solution of the mystery than when the lad’s nude body was found last Thursday. ‘The body of the lad was laid to rest. yesterday, attended by class mates at the private school he was leaving when last seen alive last ‘Wednesday. Early today three men riding in an automobile answering the de- scription of a machine said to have loltered near the private schoo) at- tended by young Franks several days before he disappeared, were seized at Summitt, Ti, and brought here for questioning. There was some effort to connect the disappearance of Gertrude Bar- ker, 17, with the kidnapping of young Franks. The girl has been missing since Wednesday when she left an academy near the school at- tende¢ by the murdered tad. Her relatives fear that she might have been a witness of the Franks’ kid- naping and therefore taken along by the kidnapers. FORUM MEETS IN EVENING 'Thé chamber of commerce forum meeting, scheCuled for Tuesday, May 27, will be held at 640 p. m. at the Henning hotel. The forum committee is not in a position to announce defniitely that officials of the Holly Sugar corpor- ation will meet, with the Casper men as word has been received that it may be necessary for the party to change its plans. ‘The final. report on the member- ship recuiting campaign will be made at this meetting, and all mem: bers who worked on the campaign are especially invited to be pres- ent. However, fais is not strictly a team ‘organization mgeting and ‘the general membership fs cordially in- vited to attend. The committee in charge of the booster trip will also #have a report to make at this meet- ing. Bishop Thomas Cannot Speak Here Tuesday Bishop N. S. Thomas has» been unexpectedly called east and the confirmation service which he was scheduled to hold in St. Mark's church on Tuesday evening has ben postponed. The luncheon which was to have been given by the men of the: parish on Wednesday has been also postponed. LEARNER HAS DENVER STORE Casper friends of the J. L. Learn: ‘wer, who, for many years was ‘in the men’s clothing business here, has launched into the same line of en- deavor in Denver and last Satur- day held the formal opening of his new store at 1541 Welton street in Denver. From accounts in Denver newspapers the opening was a big ruccess and attended by throngs of people. NO NEW TRIAL FOR MONTANAN HELENA, Mont., May 26,.—The Montana supreme court today denied the request of Seth O. Danner for a new trial. Danner was convicted at Bozeman and sentenced to be hang- ed for the death of Mrs. Florence Sprouse of Mobridge, 8. D. The wo- man's husband, John Sprouse also Was slain, the two bodies being found ina mud hole near Central Park, Mont. Authorities alleged that Danner killed the husband and wife who were enroute to the Pacific coast by gutomobile but formally charged Danner only. with the slaying of the woman, Reading Between Lines in the Day’s News of Casper. For years Cheyenne has turned out the largest high school graduat- ing classes in the state. This June Casper forges ahead of the capital ely. Our population is twice that of Cheyenne, but it isn’t population alone that counts. A city of homes and families leads the way in sBraduating classes and other worth while things. Every day sees Cas- per becoming more and more that kind of a city. - Sheriff Morris and his men are out to get those who use dynamite or seines in fishing. That's good. If you are among the hundreds who start dreaming Mondays. of the great time you will have fishing along favorite streams at the end of the week, you are hoping that every violator of the fishing laws will be rounded up and heavily fin- ed. It’s not the good old “average citizen’ and week-end angler who minds complying with the law— it’s the bird who is generally hog- gish. in everything he does, who doesn’t give a rap for the rest of us. A regular row has arisen over the infant, Virginia May. She hasn’t a mother or father to her name. That's no sign, though, that she can't have. As it is, a score of people are anxious to give her a (Continued on Page Seven) COURT TO DETERMINE CUSTODY OF MUCH SOUGHT AFTER BABY A writ of habeas corpus was is- sued by Judge C. O. Brown this morning. to be served upon Mrs. Virgil Nesbitt, state deputy humane officer, and having for its, purpose the bringing to. court of Virginia May, a much sought after baby, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. At that time the custody of the child will probably be determined by Judge Brown. Leo Hanlon and Pearl Hanlon were the plaintiffs Saturday &in a petition for such a’writ against the humane officer. These persons claimed that Mrs. Nesbitt had tak- en the child from them May 19 by. force and had since detained it il- legally, The child, according to the plaintiffs, is in no sense an abandoned one. It had been left with them May 15 when it was but three days old. Judge Brown heard the petition this morning and issued the writ. The child has been the subject of JACK JORDIE [S IMPROVED Jack Jordie of the Smoke House is much improved following a ser- lous foss that has kept him bed- ridden for several days, Friends wil! be much relieved to know that his condition has taken a turn for the better and will hope for his early recovery. HAT SHOP PURCHASED Mrs. M. EB, Hodsoll today cumi- pleted a transaction by which she purchased the Mac's Hat Shop in the balcony of Specher’s Drug Store, formerly the Smith-Turner Drug store. Mrs, Hodsoll has had long experience in the millinery business. controversy ever since it was found at the doorstep of the Hanlon’s, 721 Peay street, May 15. Its parent- hood is’ unknown, | Mrs. Nesbitt re- fused Mrs? Hanlon’s~ pe¥niission to Keep it, maintaining that she had the right to put it in any home she cared to and that she had not yet decided to which home it should go. SIGNED BY COOLIDGE EXCLUDESJAPANESE WASHINGTON, May 26.—The immigration bill was signed today by President Coolidge. Despite the provision making Japanese exclusion effective next July 1, put into the measure over his vigorous opposition, the president decided because of other con- siderations, to give the executive approval necessary to spread the legislation on the statute books. It was pointed out that inasmuch as the present immigration law ex- pires on June 30, a veto might havo made it necessary to rush through an emergency measure in the clos- ing hours of the session. Such a step, the president felt, would not be practicable in view of the tangled legislative situation, and the certainty that any emergen- cy provision would be beset by many attempts at amendment and possi- bly blocked altogether. As soon as he had fixed his sig- nature to the bill, however, the president began preparation of a statement expressing his disappro- val of the failure of congress to provide for a longer delay in the effective date of Japanese exclusion. Besides the Japanese exciusion feature the bill contains a number of provisions which were the basis of stubborn contests when the leg- islation first was ‘under consider- ation in the senate and house. One question long in dispute was the method of determining national quotas, which under the measure as finally passed are recorded at two per cent of the basis of the 1890 census. This, and all other disagreements over tke bill's provisions have been subordinated to the Japanese ex- clusion issue ever since Ambassador Hanihara on April 11 sent a note to the State department suggesting that the possibility of “grave con- sequences” be considered before an absolute legislative barrier wax reared dgainst the Japanese. The note was characterized in both sen< and house as a yeiled threat, and both reaffirmed quickly and by overwhelming majorities their de- sire for exclusion. The house passed the bill 322 to 71 and the senate 62 to 6. Under the house measure exclusion would (Continued on Page Ten.) TRIQALL GIVEN LONG TERMS Paul D. Bailey and and C. W. Wilson when arraigned before Judge C. O. Brown in District court this morn- ing on a charge of stealing a car be- longing to Walter Storrie pleaded guilty. Wilson was sentenced to from four to eight years and Bailey two to four years.. They were ar- rested in Pueblo, Colo., recently. John Bedford was sentenced to from one to two years in the pent: tentiary today when he ples guilty before Judge C. O. iar The charge placed against him was that of forging a check. William Lester was the plaintiff. Bedford was caught in Albuquerque, N. M. The sentencing of these three de- fendants is the result of co-opera- tion among law enforcement of- ficials in different states. The sheriff's office here kept hot on the trail of the fugitives as soon as their crimes were revealed. J. E. Allen, charged with operat- ing a still was arraigned before United States Commissioner M. P. ‘Wheeler today and was bound: over on $1,000 bond. Allen could not furnish the bond so he was put back in jail. He was arrested Saturday about 30 miles west of Casper. Hu) ni 24.” Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month ~—~«~«~S*sCSPuilfca On Streets or at Ne ents a month ands, 5 cents Sterling Banker Faces Indictment CHICAGO, May 26.—An_ indlct- ment charging John L. Blue, Jr., an investment banker of Sterling, Colo., with larceny and confidence game has been returned by the county and jury here, in connection with real estate dealings, it was disclosed today. Blue {s charged by Franklin Hard- inge of Chicago with having rep- resented to him about September 1, 1920, that he was a representative of a Colorado syndicate dealing in land and that additional security was required for the purchase of more land. Hardinge alleges that he loan: ed Blue ten $1,000 Canadian govern- ment bonds on the promise of 15 ‘per cent interest on the sum of $10,000 and the return of the bonds before May 1, 1921. He alleges that the bonds were not returned. BILLI , Mont., May 26.—Wil fam A. Frink, owner and driver ofa taxicab, was found murdered on the Rimrock road about ja mile west of the city limits this morning. The murder is supposed to have occur- red about ten o'clock Sunday night as Fink left his stand about that time and did not return: BALL SCORES American League At Washington. R. H. E. Chicago ----.000 00x xxx— x x xX Washington .300 00x xxx— x x xX Batteries—Thurston, Burns, Og- den, Ruel. At New York R, HB. Detroit - 000 010 100— 2 5 New York ...100 010 50x— 8 12 3 Batteries—Stoner, Pilette, 8. Johnson; Bassler, Bush, Schang- At Philadelphia R.H. EB. St. Louis 000 000 010— 1 4 0 Philadelphi: 000 000 20x— 2 4 1 Batteries—VanGilder, Pruett; Sev- ereid, Rommel and Perkins. Rn. ----000 530 010— 9 1 At Boston Cleveland Boston 000 710 20x—10 1 Batterie Dra’ rton, Walters, Fisher, Ehmke, Howe—O'Neill, Picinich. a is National League At St. Louis Cincinnati . St. Louis SHOW FALLS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, May 26.—A very light and almost invisible fall of snow here yesterday was the third latest n half ¢ R.H.E, ~000 010 020— 3 1 13 220 000 00x— 4 7 0 snow fall In more t en tury, the’ weather bureau said to day. The temperature early today stood at 45. BILLINGS TAXI DRIVER FOUND MURDERED-ROBBERY MOTIVE Robbery was the apparent motive ag the dead man's pockets were turned inside out when the body was found early this morning. He had been shot twice. His automobile, a large sedan, was left standing at the road side. BLOW STRUCK AT PRIMARY SYSTEM World Fliers To Hop Off Tuesday On Long Flight KASUMIGAURA, Japan, May 26. Back at Kasumigaura today after two. days of strenuous entertain- ment and ceremony in Tokio, the American round-the-world filers de- voted themselves to work on their planes, preparing for the next hop southward. They hope to leave for Kusimoto, at the southern end of the main Japanese island to- morrow or, at latest Wednesday. They have only one more stop in Japan after Kusimoto, that at Kagoshima, whence they will make a 600-mile jump over water to Shanghai. NEW NAMES ON C. OF C. ROLL Due to an error Saturday the names of the Casper Private hogpital and the Lathrop clinic were left out of the lst of new members of ‘the Gasper Chamber of Commerce. Congregational Church Pastor Dies Here Soon After Taking Pastorate Three weeks after he had assumed the church here, the Rev. Harry N. Dascomb, local hospital as the result of a paralytic st bed over almost the entire period that he was in Casper. The Rev. Dascomb had come here directly from Denver. here May 4, the day after his arrival. The deceased was born in Wood- stock, Vt., In 1870, He waa the son | of the Rev. Alfred B, Dascomb. He Sraduated from the Chicago Union ‘Theological seminary., In 1896 he was married to Miss Serosa Wilson and assumed the migsionary pastorate of the Congrogational church in West Pullman, Ill. Successive pas: torates were those of Port Huron, seven ago he the Congregational ehurch in He In this latter church he served years. A year and a half went to Denver to assume pastorate of the Plymouth egational church, the largest the west. left it May 3 to succeed the Rev. Robert Allingham in the st Congregational ehurch here, The Rev. Dascomb {s survived by a widow and a daughter Lucille Mich. Grinnell, 1a., and Cleveland.|who are now in Casper, another pastorate of the First Congregational 4 years of age, died yesterday afternoon ata roke which had kept him confined to his He preached one sermon It was his last sermon. daughter Evangeline dent at Colorado co’ son Da Portland, two sleters in The funeral from the Shaf! o'clock tomorrow who is a atu a son Wil- omb who is in bus Ore., ness in nd one brother and Westminister, Vt. rvices will be held chapel at 4 afternoon, Dr, J. F. Estabrook of Denver will of- ficlate, The body will be taken to Westminister, Vt, for burial. WWcakiieion Circle (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune). WASHINGTON, May 24.—The first formal blow has been struck at the political The full significance of a political convention held ri ste in this country. obits, Ohio, en-etrated to Washington. in Columbus, Ohio, this week, has j ust received little or no notice in the public’prints of the country at large, but it was the genesis of a movement which has been taking form under cover for several years past. ‘The late President Harding was one of the most outspoken of the Republican leaders utterly and thor. oughly opposed to the primary sys tem of nominating city, state and national tickets. Mr. Harding be: Heved in the old convention system where delegates could get togeth and decide upon “the right man fc the right * ‘The late president held yiews which were Grace by many other Republicans. He was imply more outspoken about it In Washington recently there been a disposition in politica! circles to blame the present mess in con- gress on the primary system, Under that sysiem, it Is claimeé the nomi nee of the party does not feel him self especially, obligated to other party leaders and when he reaches congress, for instance, he does pret fy much as he pleases and not as the party leaders would dictate. For effective party government and effective control of legislation, it is held there must be party dis cipline. Congress literally has run wild without it. Conditions have reached the stage where many per sons have wondered if the old idea of America belng ruled by a two-party system would have to be completeiy revised or cast aside. Primary battles have developed serious factions within the old par ties from time to time and there has been a general casting about for means of circumventing the di rect primary system in which any old aspirant for office, able to got a specified number of names on his certificate, could ask for the suf. frage of the people. Republican thought this week they leaders in Ohio, had solved the problem. They summoned what they called a “pre-primary” con vention at Columbus to consider t advisability of indorsing one canct date fdr governor, It was inter that this system should apply event ually, if not now, to all the rest of the utate ticket, The entire sche was engineered by the party leaders of the big city counties. The smaller leaders got suspicious of the big (leaders and declared they would not s Blame Present Mess In Congress to Pri- mary System-Harding Was One of Most Outspoken Enemies of System Now In Use BY ROBERT T. SMALL “play ball” until they knew more about how. the “new system would work out. Some of the prospective aspirants for the governorship then announced that as the convention had legal standing, they would refure to abide by its decision and would enter the primary whether in not became necessary to work out. a compromise. The scheme to indorse one candidate for governor and tell the people just whom they could vote for at the coming pri mary, was not openly presented to the convention. The city leaders could not count enough noses. ‘The compromise provides that pri maries shall be retained in the state but that there shall be a legal pre primary convention before every general primary and at this con vention a slate of offi ‘8 would made up which the people can rat ify at the primary polls if they care to take the trouble to go through that formality, It was agreed that MOB LYNCHES TWO NEGROES FOR ATTACK no dorsed or So it FORT MYERS, Fila, May 26.— “Rubbers” Wiladn and Wilton Wile Hams, negro youths of about 20 years old, met death at the hands of mobs here early today following identification ag the negroes who yes terday attacked two young white here n was taken from the ritt shortly after he was taken tnto cus tody. Williams was pulled a rth freight train, They were rid dd with bullets and their odies dragged through the streets by the mob. The two girls are reported in a ser [sobs condition, The convention the legislature legalize the pr should be asked to primary convention, but if the legislature fails to act pre-prin convention will be held in 1926 just the same In some states, the when enacted carried with the vision for a state convention to con sider candidates, But tho conven tion this week 4n Ohio is the first step taken to offset the absolutely direct primary system, Leaders in other states have been watching the Ohio experiment with the idea of ex tending the movement. Federal Probe Of Vets Bureau Will Be Reopened Said CHICAGO, Ills, May 26.—Fed eral officials prepared today to re- open the federal grand jury in vestigation into the administration of the veterans byreau under Col- onel Charles R. Forbes, former director. Subpoenas were prepared, it was understood for many wit- nesses to appear before the grand jury in the original proceedings in bruary. Colonel Forbes and J. H. Thomp. son, Chicago and St to! indicted b were Che Casper Daily Trine FTN Publication Offices: Tribune Bidg, 216 B. Second St VED BY HOUSE COOLIDGE WILL GET BILL FOR FINAL ACTION Measure Carries 25 Per Cent Reduction on In- come Tax This Year WASHINGTON, May 26. —tThe conference tax bill, already passed by the sen- ate was approved today by the house. Providing reduction of taxes for almost every federal tax payer, the measure now goes td President Coolldge. Tt carries a 25 per cent recuction on income ta permanent s payable this year, revision downward of the fncome rates, repeal or lowers of mo: of the miscellaneous and excise taxes and a 25 per cent eduction on earned Incomes of $10,- 000 and under, Although some doubt exists as to ssident Coolidge’s attitude in view treasury department opposition to the provision for limited publicity of tax returns and an increase in estate taxes, Republican leaders in both senate and house joined the solid Democratic lineup in support of the measure, The brief debate developed consid. erable opposition in the Republican ranks to the proposal for even Iim- ited publicity in returns and sever al announced if tt measure wera vetoed they would vote to sustain the action. WASHINGT + May 26. — The tax reduction bil was up for final congressional approval today in the house. Prompt approval of the con- ference report already adopted by the senate was p d by leaders of both parties, and the measure fs expected to be in the hands of Pres ident Coolidge in a few days. Despite‘ the approval of the bill by Republican leaders in both the senate and house, some doubt still exists as to President Coolidge’s at- titude. As passed originally by the house, the bill codtained provisions Ivanced mostly by ‘epublica: senate however wrote into the my ure some amendments, includ- ing the income tax schedule pro- posed by Senator Simmons, Demo- crat, North Carolina, on votes of the Democratic Republican-Insur+ ent coalition. Except for the in+ come schedu most of the Iatter were modified or stricken out by the conferees, but Secretary Mellon has voiced objection to the house provision accepted by the conferees for publication of the amounts paid by all taxpayers and increasing the estate tax rates. Concern over the extent of reduc: tion authoriz has been diminished yparently by the announcement by nator Smoot, Republican, Utah, that the latest calculation by gov actuaries shows the 0 nue to tak® of not ¢ nment ex- but bonus law and eave a surpl Although s tive ut $2 adr chang commended Mellon were ‘ated in the bill his suggestions on the form of tax reduction were rejected al- most in their entirety 000,000 of tl es Ve by retary incorpe special grand jury impaneled to re view evidence in the veterans bur eau case gathered in nine months of senate inquiry ERS ‘The first woman to recelve an honorary degree from any Ameri can college was Anna M. T. Redfield, noted naturalist and author. (Continued on Page Ten.) afe Blowers Active In Denver On Sunday; Rob Two Down Town Stores DENVER, Colo., May 26.—Safe blowers, active in Denver over the week-end pro- cured approximately $2,000 Fontius Shoe company at from the safes igations have failed to rev of two downtown ixteenth and Welton streets and the Kendrick-Bellamy Sta- tionery firm at Sixteenth and Stout street according to reports made to poli In both instances police inves business firms, the e today, eal ¢ clews as to how en- ny trance or egress was made from either of the stores by the burglars. Both this morning when employer to open th@ stores for the d robberies were discovered At the Fontius Shoe company thi robbers took $1,171 in cash and left} $057 in checks while at the I ick Bella or t oured x el and t € ks totalling $ I robberies are believed by police be the work of a #a bbing band that has been operating here for two weeks. Last Sunday robbers blew open th in Kress five-and-ten-cent store at teenth and Curtis streets and Six es Acaped with $500. es were used by the ban gang at the Fontius company’s The combination had been ed off the door of the cab ufe and explosives used to ruin mechanism , ‘The was not 1 from the + f ex nm Att 1 open The are kept | » offices of the ‘ on balconies in the rear of — the store In both places the balco nies and safes are within view of persons passing on the street Shortly after the Fontius robbery Was reported to police this morning! the telephi the stord answered a call, A woman ne operator in asked excitedly “Is this the Fontius Shoe Com+ nfes by » des traco of finger ¥ sales, er than those of who have access to the