Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1924, Page 1

VOLUME VIII. AMERICAN At Detroit— St. Louis. ----—130 Detroit -.. 221 Batteries—Voight, Batteries — Mi Schmidt; Keen and game postponed; ra! At Boston— Smith and O'Neil. at Kiwanis club today. this afternoon. cussed. LIIRD FIRST CHEYENNE, of Leroy R. Democrat: States senator. years has held Laird, is at Worland. Meanwhile wil! make no Secretary Hughes sovernment’s views. highway superintendent, WASHINGT DN, against the new immigration law reached the Japanese embassy here today by cable. Because of its great length, some time will be required to decode and study it before it is formally presented to the state department. Ambassador Hanihara appointment The Weather Rain or snow tonight with tem- perature near freezing; Friday gen- erally fair, not so cool in afternoon. NUMBER 186. LEAGUE. Membrial day will he observed in Casper as a general holiday and with simple appropriate services at St. An- thony’s Catholic church and a procession to the cemetery, where the dead of all wars will be paid homage and re- spect. Stores will be closed along with public offices. No schools will be open and there will be a cessation of prac- BALL SCORES At Cleveland — Chicago-Cleveland game postponed; rain. At Washington—New York-Wash- ington game postponed; rain. R.HE. soe 12° o4* Grant, O'Farrell, in. Pruett and Severeld; Whitehall and Bassler. At Philadelphia—Boston-Philadel- phia game postponed; rain. ——<—<——$—$<——__—_ NATIONAL cRAGUR Chicago— ittsburgh ....-000 100 010—2 6.0 Chicago «=----010 120 015 7 3 LE. and At New York—Brooklyn-New York R.H.E. Philadelphia 000 010 102—4 10 1 Boston - 020 000 12°—5 10 4 Batteries—Glazner, Betts and Henline; Strycker, McNamara, BALL GAME FIRST ON PROGRAM AT KIWANIS LUNCHEON THIS NOON Baseball was the theme dwelt on the meeting of the Casper ~» The members OFILE petition made further plans for the parade and the game with the Lions club The qualifications of the various players were dis- The parade with many novel fea- tures was scheduled for 3 o'clock this afterncon followed by the game at the high school athletic park. ——__—— NOMINATING PETITION wy The first nominating in preparation for Wyoming's pri- mary election next August is that + May 29.— filed who seeks the nomination for United Laird for several the office of state His home Member of BUSINESS TOBE AT STANDSTILL IN MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE Services at St. Anthony’s, Procession to the Cemetery and Homage to Dead of All Wars To Feature Program Here of Veterans. tically all work. Complete plans for the day's ob- servances were given out last night by the’ committee of Spanish Amer- ican War veterans who have active charge of the memoriam. They are being assisted by the other service men’s organizations. At 9:30 In the morning the cere- monies will open with a solemn high mass at St. Anthony’s church fol- lowed by a sermon on “Catholicism and Americanism,” by the Rev. Father John H. Mullin. Taps will ber sounded by the -bugler of the George Vroman post of the Ameri- can Legion and the remainder of the exercises will be held at the flag pole in front of the church. W. W. Slack will make the pa- triotic address while Father Mullin will deliver the benediction on the raising of the flag. M. J. Foley will give the “Tribute to the Flag’ The. musi¢ directed. . by ~ Mrs.. Madelyn Treber, includes the sing- ing by the audience of “America,” “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Holy God, We Praise Thy Nam‘ Immediately following these ser- vices the procession will form at the corner of Center and Seventh streets. The line of march is north to. Second on Center; east to Con- well on Second and south on Con- well to Highland cemetery, Services at the cemetery will be in charge of H. Roe Bartle, chaplain of the Vroman post of the American Legion. C. P. Plummer, former na- tional vice commander of the Ameri- can Legion, will deliver the address and a firing squad from the Powder River post of the Veterans. of For jeign Wars will give the salute. Tho four ex-service men’s organizations will read their rituals to the dead. The order of participation in the procession is as follows: Marshall of the day—A, W. Pel- letier. Massed colors of all service or- ganizations. George W. Vroman post band. Civil war veterans in automobiles. Spanish war veterans. Two American Legion posts. Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Red Cross nurses. Boy Scouts. High school cadets. School children. High school cadet band. FOUR HURT: IN BLAST LOS ANGELES, May 29.—An ex- Plosion in a cyanide plant at Bell Station, near here, early this morn- ing, resulted in the injury of four men. No detatis of the explosion were available as officials were un- able to get near the plant, due to the deadly cyanide fumes. It is be- lieved that others were possibly killed or injured {n the blast. Audit Bureau WAR TIME FRAUD PRO CASPER TO BOW IN TRIBUTE TO DEAD Pleads (dos) uepoyery oy¥35 Reading Between Lines in the There {s something about the building of a church that {fa non- sectarian. Business, big and little appreciates the stabilizing effect a church has and wi!l lend a hand to construct it. Parents view it as a controlling factor in the commu- nity’s morals. They are looking out for their home life and their chil- dren: Out .1n Mountain View addition residents sre getting together tc erect a church whara worship mty be conveniently attended to, The kiddies wiil have a nearby SunZay school. Volunteer workers will free- ly labor, no questions asked about denominations—just come out ati help. In that spirit most churches are built. "Is. it not possible for them to minister to the community with the same Uberality of co-operation? Many sad things are said by the weather man. For instance he pre- dicts “colder tonight with rain and snow in store for tomorrow.” That's unpleasant news, but it keeps us from making great plans and prepa- rations and then being disappointed. His predictions not only govern our avocations but they are of consider- able importance in industry. Dr. 8S. K. Loy, mayor, declares the business of refining O11 must haye an eye for weather. We know the stockman anxiously heeds storm warnings. Fortunes depend’ upon the few words daily put out by the weather man. It is probable we shall néver bé able to control the weather, but as the years go by the mistakes of the weather prophet will become fewer. Don't be a Pharisee. No one should have a “Blue Sunday” opin- jon of the men who will go to Camp Carey ‘Sunday and there construct buildings for the Boy Scouts. This work is Just about in the same class as the pulling of the ox from the pit on the Sabbath in Biblical times. What did Christ think about it? Do you remember? DOUGLAS TO JOIN . IN TOUR; LOCAL BOOSTERS ASKED 10 SEND LETTERS The Douglas Chamber of Com- merce has accepted the invitation of the Casper chamber to send a representative on the booster tour which will be started June 2. This is the second town to accept the invitation, Thermopolis having been the first. The members of the local organi- zation who wili go on the tour are requested to write to any friends they may have in towns to be visited so that they may meet them when they reach these pl: 1. Former French Diplomat Dead PARIS, May 29.—(By The As- sociated _Press)—Pierre Paul. Cam- bon, former French ambassador to London died at his home @ere last night. Big Task of Deciding at Hand Before Text of Long Note Cabled to Washington Is Announced to present May 29.—The to see his Japanese protest Embassy officials appeared doubt- ful that the ccmmunteation could be put into shape for presentation’ today, They decline to discuss the Benefits to Stock and Oil Industries Would Be Large, Lander Chief Points Out; Club Officers Are Determination to continue with its campaign to secure for Casper a government weather bureau station was reached by the Lions club Wednesday night following an head of the Lander station, and a appointed to conduct a thorough survey Of the benefits to be derived by bureau service. address by M. S. Collon, Special committee was A. Baker and H, C. Chappell were two members of the committee ap- Pointed to make the survey, the completion of which will be marked by overtures.to the proper author- ities at Washington, including Wy: oming’s representatives in congress. Inasmuch as the budget of the weather bureau has already been drafted, it probably will require a “pecial appropriation but-the cost would not be prohibitive. * FIRST ADD LIONS CDLUB -_. The address of Mr, Collon follow- ed the regular business session of the club when names were placed in nomination for officers for the coming year. Election will be held later in the month and the choice of the following was indicated by the fact that only one name was mentioned for each office, George Jarvis, president; Cy Wertz, first vice president; James Sweeney sec ond vice president; Guy Gay, third Vice .president; C. K. Mleétoher, sec. xeta¥y-treasurer; A. Baker, C. W. Tobin and Ray J Cook, directors; Baxter Rarie, lion tamer. Thos. Vil- Inave was elected to membership in the club under the theater classifi- cation. © W. Tobin won the at- tendance prize. In relation to the weather bureau Station the greatest benefits to be derived from a monetary stand- ‘DRIVING IT |LIDNGCLUB TOCONTINUE WOR FOR WEATHER BUREAU STATION Nominated. point probably will be found in the stock raising and the oil industries, it was pointed out by Mr. Collon. stockmen will find it to their ad- vantage to watch closely all storm warnings. While in Casper it was learned by the speaker from Dr. 8. K. Loy that a considerable saving could’ be realized by the refinery tn- terests through advance knowledge of changes in temperature. This (Continued on Page Ten.) BOULDER, Colo,, May 29.— Ollie Sherman, Eddie Mathers, Hatfield Chilson, all of Pueblo, and Lawrence Hunl¢y 6f “Boston, students at the University of Colorado were trapped on a third floor of a sleeping porch early to- day, when fire damaged the At- pha Tau Omega fraternity house here to the extent of $10,000. The men escaped by making a sheet ladder of bed clothing and Sild- ing three floors to safety. Seven- STUDENTS DODGE DEATH IN FRATERNITY HOUSE BLAZE ly Tribune Delivered by C: On Streets or at ‘The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper.> ‘Che Casper Dai ~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 5 CASPER, WYO., THURSP4¥.. Mav %q 1994 rrier 75 cents Newgtands, ECUTIONS ARE PUSHED Convicted Slayer _ Innocence Harry L. Hoffman Flays Prosecutor and “Lying Witnesses” When Verdict . Is Returned, In Bauer Murder NEW YORK, May 29.—Harry L. Hoffman, charged with slaying Mrs. Maud A. Bauer on a lonely Staten Island degree, road was found guilty today of murder in the second County Judge Riernan imposed sentence of 20 years to life imprisonment in Sing Sing. Hoffman, on his way to a prison van after sentence had been im- posed, passed within a few feet of District Attorney Facs and shout- Now you and your lying wit- nesses can divide up your reward. I am innocent and you know it.” Loter Hoffman collapsed in cell and wept. Hoffman, a motion picture opera- tor is married and the father of two children, On March 25, the body of pretty Mrs, Maud Bauer, young mother of two daughters was found by the side of a Staten Island road. She had been shot, beaten and strangl- ed and there was evidence that she had successfully fought off an as- sault. Hoffman his maintained his in- teen ofher students the third floor stairways. sleeping on escaped down Two firemen—Arthur Blygtad and Lynn Burdick,—were in- jured while fighting the flames. The fire is believed to have been caused by a short-circuit in the electric wiring of the house, caused by dampness, Flames shot through the rooms of the building and firemen fought the fire for two hours be- fore bringing it under control. nocence and a fellow motion _ ple- ture operator, Racey Parker, told the police Hoffman had been with him in the prosecution room of a theater at tho time Mrs. Bauer was murdered. But the police had learned that Hoffman three days after the murder, had sent to his brother for a gun of the calibre ot the automatic pistol with which Mrs. Bauer had been shot. ‘They also found a bullet hole in the up- holstery of his motor car, a coupe identical to that described by those who had seen the mysterious motor- ist. Parker later repudiated the alibi he had offered for Hoffman. pst vinaa eemdieos CITY CONTRACT | lo POSTPONED The specta} meeting of the city council called last night to award the contract for paving District 43 was postponed until Saturday. here were only three councilmen Present last night, an insufficient pumber for w quorum, Counellinatr John Whisenhunt and Sylvester F. Pelton were the absentees, both of these men being out of the city. The contract will Me between the Russe] Kimball company and the Warren Construction company. The Russel Kimball bids are for con- crete and the Warren bids are for phalt, District 43 is in the south- eastern portion of the city. PEKING, May 29.—(By The As- sociated Press)—Captain Georges Pelletier d’Oisy reached here late today completing a long distance stage of his flight from Paris to 'To- kio. The dashing French airman left Shanghai this morning and arrived at the capitol after making a brief stop at Tsinan-Fu early in the afternoon. ‘he total distance is moro than 650 miles. a’Oisy landed here at 5:45 p. m HAKODATE, Japan, May 29.— (By the Associated Press)—The American destroyer John Paul Jones, arriving here late today, im mediately took aboard the spare air- plane belonging to A. Stuart Mac- Laren, British aviator flying around the world, and departed for Hong Kong at high speed. The destroyer’s officers expected to arrive at. Hong Kong, where another American destroyer will take the plane aboard for convey- ance to India, at 8 o'clock Monday JAPANESE PROTEST OF U.S. EXCLUSION LAW RECEIVED contents of the note in any way. It was Cescribed by them as “very long.” Mr. Hughes conferred at length with President Cooli¢ge, but it was indicated that no authoritative con ment on the Japanese attitude would be forthcoming until the gov- ernment is ready to make its reply to Tokio. y 29.—The reported capt in Kwangsi prov chairman of the and French Indo-China mis- He is a member of a family and ‘re- Rev ured bandits a, is China sionery field, prominent ‘Toronto cently was elected vice president of the Christian Missionary Alliance, Carnegie Medal Is Received by Son of Man Who Won It CHEYENNE, M. construction Wyo., Spencer, May superintendent the Masonl Cathedral building here, has recetv ed from the Carnegie Hero Award commisaton a silver taedal for hero: ism posthumously awarded his fath er, Samuel A. Spencer, who lost his fe in Vancouver, B. C., June 20 29.— George of at CAPTAIN d’OISY LANDS IN PEKING; NEW PLANE RUSHED TO BRITISHER 1920, while saving persons from a burning building. morning. This means that the dis- will have to be covered at an aver- tance of approximately 150 miles age speed of about 20 knots an hour, The plane is to replace one damaged in a landing at Akyab, Burma, and {ts prompt arrival wilh permit the Britisher to continue a flight which it was feared might have to be abandoned. Committee Of 48 Works For La_ Follette NEW YORK, May 29.—The com mittee of 43 has decided to send its delegates to the Cleveland, conven- tion of the conference for progres sive political action on July 4, and bring about the nomination of Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin for the presidency on a third party ticket. It has with drawn from the St. Paul June 17th convertion hecause of the senator's attack on that meeting yesterday. J. A. Hopkins, chairman of the committee of 48, and also a mem ber of the arrangements committee of the St. Paul meeting, in a state- ment,. declared he would urge all Progressive groups to stay away from St, Paul - because the com munists had planned to seize the convention. K. OF 6. T0 HOLD STATE CONVENTION, CHEYENNE CHEYENNE, Wy state convention Knights of May 29.—A oft Wyoming ‘columbus will be held in Cheyenne next Saturday. Twenty. five delegates will attend from Laramie, Kemmerer, Rock Springs, Rawlins, Casper and Sheridan, NINE MORE DEAD IN STORMS nado late yesterday. lives there when thirty homes were razed. At Warner, a small farming cen: ter n Okmulg: two persons were killed and most of the town's section was destroye Checotah in McIntosh county suf fered considerable damage from wind and rainfall —— ANNUAL MEET OF REDCROSS DUE SATURDAY The County Chapter, Amer! Cross, will hold its annual meeting and election in the Hotel Townsend-on Saturday even ing May 31, 7.00 p,m. All mem bers of the Red Cross and others interested in the work of this or- ganlzrtion are urge@ to attend. ‘The finnual report and election of of. ficers aro the main figures for the meeting and it is hoped that all members will attend. Tho following people have been nominated for Directors of the or ganization for the ensuing elght of whom are to be elected Mrs. B. B. Brooks, Mrs. ¢ Campbh Mrs. O. L. Walk R. C. her, Mr. L. A. Reed, Mr J. 8. Mechling, Mr. George Jarvis, Mr. Emmett Fuller Mr P. A Burns, Mr M A I ee Mr W. F, Wilkerson, Mr. Lew G ir Jack 1 Mr, Wm. Chamberla Mr. G. 8 cott and Mr. Leo Du The present officers are Mr. A. Burns, Chairman, M. Becklinger, Secy., and R, ¢ Van Denberg, Treusurer, Tragedy Carried Into Three Districts of Eastern Oklahoma by Tornado; Thirty Homes ‘Are Razed OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., May 29.—-Nine known deaths, more than a score injured and property damage estimated at $100,000 was the toll paid by three com- munities in eastern Oklahoma that were swept by a tor- Wetumka, an oil town of 2,500 in- habitants, paid the greatest toll, seven persons losing their HOOVER NOT A CANDIDATE WASHINC tary May 29. Hoover @ published re- he is to be candidate ‘for presidential nomination. here is nothing to the discus- sion of the vice presidency in con nection with myself,” he said today. ‘Lam in no wise candidate.” Secre- Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg, 218 E. Second Sts STONE PLEDGES SPEEDING UP OF MACHINERY T SECURE TAILS New Policy Announced By Attorney General Means Early Action In Numerous Cases. WASHINGTON, May 29, —The many pending prose- cutions growing out of war- pressed to as quick a conclu- sion as possible under a re- vised department of justice policy announced today by Attorney Gen+ eral Stone. The efforts of the war transac tions section of the department are to be co-ordinated under one man still to be selecten. Pau! Shipman Andrews of Syracuse, has been pointed head of unit” the war tra fons as the first step in the rearrangement. FUNERAL SERVIGES FOR MAS. EJ. OWS 10 BE HELD SATURDAY Mrs. Aillen Davis, 25 years of age, ied yesterday at the family home, 139 South Jefferson street. She is ‘aurvived by the widower B. J. Davis, by two children, Betty Lee and Lorraine, age three and six, by two sisters, Mrs. Roy Baty of Casper, and Mrs, F. A. Marr of Glentana, Mont., by a mother, Mrs. C. C. Clark of the same city and by an aunt, Mrs, C. E. Thompson of Riverton. These aro all in Casper for the funeral which will be held from the Shaffer-Gay chapel at o'clock Saturday afternoon. MRS, FRANK” ANDERSON IES AT HOME HERE; FUNERAL TOMO RR OW Mrs. Frank Anderson, 22 years of ag died at her home 259 North McKinley street, early this morn- ing. She is survived by a widower and by a baby 10 days old. Mr. An- derson is employed in the account- ing department of the Nicolaysen Lumber company here. The funeral will be held from the Shaffer-Gay chapel at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning. The Rev. Father J. H. Moreton will officiate. Rai 1 Purch ase Plan Ignored NEW YORK, M 29 Direct , of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway compan meeting here took no action on the pro posed purchase of the Kansas City, Mexico and Ortent railroad. Recommendations of James ¥. Gorman, president of the k Tue nd, who recently made an insp. tion of the property, it was indicat. ed, might be considered at a later m ing. had made no statement concerning DRUCGCIST HELD AS SUSPECT CHICAGO CRIME Suicide ‘Attempt and Escape From Chi- cago Hospital Linked With Late Murder of Robert Franks LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 29.—C. F. Heath, a Chicago druggist, was found in an unconscious condition at a rooming house here today and taken to a hospital, where he is in a critical condition Police announced the man was spected implicated in the kidnaping and slaying of R« n Chicago, basing the stat ton, P t information from the hospital that | 1 inder Heath had confessed. Inquiry at — the hospital revealed that Heath| CHICAGO, Ma (Continued on Pag