Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 12, 1924, Page 1

Thee NUMBER 223. The Weather Mestly falr tonight and Sunday, “except possibly scattered thunder- Showers. Not much change in tem- “perature. VOLUME VIII. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation M’ADOO PLEDGES ACTIVE SUPPORT TO DAVIS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS d CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1924. FINNISH RUNNER SCORES AGAIN ross Country Event Taken by Nurmi In Piling Up Great Record; Ameri- cans Smash Record in Relay HOMESTEADER|® fo oclZED ON FRAUD CHARGE W. F. Swanston Ac- OLYMPIC STADIUM, COLOMBES, France, July 12. —(By The Associated Press.)—Paavo Nurmi, the mar- velous Finnish runner, scored his third Olympic triumph today when he won the ten thousand metre cross country race by more than 500 metres from his countryman, Willie Ritola, with Earl Johnson, the American negro running star, surprising the field with a/Sweden, first, Denmark, second. great race which gaye him third] Time, 43 4-5 seconds. + place. 400-metre relay race, sixth heat— cule ot Coflecting for "oid 22 au soni? cad beet eee eee te se cross country event as a nation] Time, 41 1-5 seconds (new world's Pseudo Injures. with 11 points. The United States | record). EERE was second with 14 points, France} .1,600-metre relay, two nations to third with 20 points. This result|aualify, first heat—France, first; Wiliam F. Swanston, who has|gnve Finland 25 Olymptc points and| Sweden, second. Time, 3 minutes heen living on his homestead nine Miles south of Powder River, wa: rested yesterday by Jack Allen, - 8. deputy marshall, charged with using the mails to defraud. He was taken to Cheyenne last night where he will be turned over to a federal officer from St. Louis, Mo. Swanston is sald to have collected @n insurance claim for injuries which he never received amounting to $325 from the Confinental Casualty com- pany of Chicago. As the foregoing transaction Is al- Jeged to have taken place through the United States mails a federal charge was made of. the case. GOV. BRYAN IN WASHINGTON 10 ALK POLITICS Nominee Confers With Democratic National Chairman Today. WASHINGTON, July 12.—Gov- ernor Bryan, of Nebraska, demo- eratic vice presidential candidate, nt today in Washington, attend- ing to semf-official business matters in incidentally conferring with Chairman Hull of the democratic national committe about the a the United States 10. After final of tne 10,000 metre in- dividual and team race events, the total of points for the two leaders was: United States, 193%; Finland, 128. Bruneto, sterling Argentine track performer, sprang the first sensation of the day by breaking the Géympic record in the running hop, step and and jump with a mark of 15.42. me- ters, superseding the record of 14.92 meters made by T. Ahearn of En) Jand in 1908. .The British relay team broke the World's record in the 400 meter re- la¥ race with a mark of 42 seconds flat. The old world’s and Olympic record was 42 1-5 seconds. The United States team broke the world’s record in the 400 meter re- lay'race, sixth trial heat, making the distance in 41 1-5 seconds, beating the new record of 42 seconds. flat made earlier in the afternoon by the British»team. Th aced like the to clip fo ‘of a kecond off the mark set by Great Britain in er first heat and equalled in the third heat by Holland. _ team wes composed of Frank Hus- sey, Stuyvesant High of New York, the interscholastic sprint champion: Louis Clark of Johns Hopkins; Loren Murchison, Newark A. C,, and Alfred Leconey, Meadowbrook Club. They ran in the order named. , Hussey, the school boy star, got off to a flying start and handed the baton over to Clark with a lead of five yard@ over France's team, the other competitor in the heat. Clark gained two yards in his turn, and Murchison on the third. leg added six more. Orfthe final leg Leconey increased the margin over France to rt the finish, 30 seconds. 1,600-métre relay, second heat— Great Britain, first# Italy, second. Time, 3 minutes 22 seconds. 1,600-metre relay, third heat— United States, first; Canada, second. Time, 3, minutes 27 seconds. PARIS, July 12.—(By the Associ- ated Press..—Four more Olympic fi- nals, including the Decathlon, which Was started yesterday, will be decided this afternoon, together with the last of the remaining trials, leaving six finals for the all star closing bill on Sunday which is alway sporting day of the week in France. Finland, in second place, 80% second and now is 1831. Finland has 103 Britain 60%, o. thanks. to verland 11; Hungary 74% jand 4 and Denmark 3%. Today's program is as follows: dies), running hop, step and jump, final. 3:30 p. m.—10,0Q0 “meters (cro: (Continued on Page Six) the biggest points behind the pace setting Amer- icans, is still a possible winner, al though far from a probable one. The American score, increased by taking ifth places in the 400 meter race, the only final yesterday, haying adyanced, =k KDE in the 400°me- ter; Sweden 2434; France 1314; Swit- Canada 5; South Africa 6; Norway 4; New Zed- 3 p. m,—Decathlon (110 meter hur- FORMER POLICE CAPTAIN HERE WITNESS INU. &, LIQUOR CASE William Clayton Returns to Wyoming for the First Time Since Sudden Departure; Now Lives at Ogden, Utah. —_ ‘ CHEYENNE, ,Wyo., July 12.—(Special. to The Tribune.)—William Clayton, former captain of the Cas- per police department who went én an extensive vacation about a month before the end of the administration of which he was a part and who was said at one time to be wanted by the prosecutor of Natrona county in connection with a police a ring, ee ore “in federal court here H ? yesterday Relatives of Sick Man Sought Here yesterday as a witness in a liquor care. This is the first time that Clayton has been seen in Wyoming Dell Williams who !s said to have relatives in Casrer is seriously ill in Great Falls, Mont., according to since his disappearance and his re- ported sojourn to California. Clayton said yesteray that he was making his home in Ogden, Utah, and that he was ding carpentering work. He went back to Ogden im: mediately after he was released as a witness. Ted McGrew, former mo- jorcycte policeman, was down from Casper as a witness also. The case was that of the state versus Van Carter, the defendant being fined $400. Van Carter had been arrested last fall. The jury was out only ten min- utes in the case of L. E. Younger, arrested at 911 North PeaF street, Casper, on a charge of operating a sul. They returned a verdict of guilty and Younger was fined $500 Gnd sentenced to foi “iionths in Jail. John Clemons was fined $600 and sentenced to 60 days-in jail. Clemons was fine on three different counts. He is said to have operated a still just outside! of Casper. —_————__ organization. should get in touch with Cross. —<—_—_ Is three and a half months. WASHINGTON, July and: Spain’ of its» willingness the” Tangier convention signed at Paris, December 18, 1923. The conditions, in brief, Japan is full of cherry and plam rees, but the Japanese eat the blossoms and throw away the fruit. LA FOLLETTE TO FIGHT OBS tional campaign. He intended to leave for his home, traveling by was of Chicago, tonight, and declared that on@of his first duties would be to notify the Nebraska state demo- eratic committee that it would have to select a new candidate for gover- for to run this fall. “I can’t be running for two of- fices at once,” the governor observ- ea, “although just before the na- tional convention meet at New York I had been given a renomination for governor. “Until the campaign {s formally Yaunched, I am refusing to discyss national political issues for publich- tlon. Some newspaper interviews purporting to give my_ political plat form are based on campaign speeches and literature which marked the primarv fight over the governorship. They consequently give my views on political affairs in Nebraska, my own state, correct- ly, but they should be understood to haye that Umit. On national af- fairs, I have nothing yet to say. * William J. Bryan, the governor's ather, was in Washington last night, and the two met briefly, The elder Bryan, however, left later for St. Lout: SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS NEW YORK—A blood pbisoning seare, believed to have been caused by the death of President ‘Coolldge's #08, was reported by New York hos- pitals. ates received a seri- ous setback in the preliminary com- petition in the running hop. step and jump, when Merwin Graham, Kansas University, Mack Keegle. University of Missouri, and Earl Wil. son, University of Southern Call- fornia, were eliminated.’ DeHart Hubbard, the American negro star. was unable to start in this event be. cause of an injury to his heel. Fin- land qualified two men for the fi- nals, and Argentina, Australia, Ja- Pan and Sweden one each. Summaries, 400-metre relay race, first heat— Two nations qualify for sem!-finals: Great Britain, first; Greece, second. Time, 42 seconds (new Olympic and svorld’s record). 10,000-metres cross country race (“ndividuals)—Nurmi, Finland, first Ritola, Finland. second; R. Earl Johnson, United States, third: E. Harper, Great Britain, fourth; Lau- vaux, France, fifth; Arthur Studen- roth, Meadtwbrook club, Philadel- phia, sixth. Time, 32 minutes, 54 3-5 seconds. + 400-metre relay race, second heat— South Africa, first;~Canada, second. Time, 42 4-5 seconds. 400-metre relay race, third heat— Holland, first; Hungary, second. Time, 42 seconds (equalling new world’s record). 400-metre relay race, fourth heat Switzetland, first; Italy, second Time, 42 4-5 seconds. The Argen- tine team finished third, failing to quali, 400-metre relay race, fifth heat— MOONSHINE AND BEER TAKEN FROM VIOLATOR Eddie Shay was arrested by the police last night at 222 West First street. and half a gallon of liquor and two cases of beer were con- fiscated. Officers Zook and Baker made the arrests, Gompers Ill In New York NEW YORK, July 12. — Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is convalescing at a Coney Island hotel, it was‘an- nounced by his physician, Dr, Ju!- jus Auerbach. While a nurse {fs in attendance, Mr. Gompers is not confined to his bed. Dr. Auerbach sald Mr. Gom- pers suffered a nervous breakdown due to over work in connection with the Democratic convention, “E over strained himself both mental!; and physically,” said Dr. Auerbach. ‘He went to work during the. con- vention like a man of 50 years, in- stead of one of 74. There 1s no dan- ger if he will take care of himself. NEW YORK—William Gibbs Mc- Adoo, induced to speak by Will Rog. ers from the stage of the Follies, said, ‘‘we must all got together and make sure that we elect a demo- erelict By L. C. OWEN In D TETUAN, “forocco—Genéral Pri- + ™o Rivera, head of the Spanish gov. ernment, arrived to confer with of- ficials regarding the insurrection of the Moorish tribesmen, BOSTON—Creditors of Charles Ponzi were allowed $456,146.25 to be @ivided among them immediately in @ supreme court decision. LONDON—Colonel James A, Lo- gan, American observer of the repar- &ftions commission, joined? Ambassa- dor Keil to participate in the @ilicd conference on the Daweg plan. Franc of the sea which is one of the strangest ever recorded. which the maritime authorities of all the seven seas are unable to shed any explanatory: light. Equally baffting as the question] First ‘word regarding the half the place from which the mystery | submerged ‘hulk of the Panviego lip bailed is the fate that overtook {and of the tragic Mit unsolved fale her and what became of her captain and crew, presumed to have num- bered about 27 men. Tragedy of Sea Seen Special Correspondent o'f The Casper Tribune.) (Copyright, 1924, Consolidated Press Association.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—The floating derelict of a 90-ton wooden schooner now wandering aimlessly about in the lanes of ccean travel somewhere between San sco and Panama gave maritime authorities here today a mysterious tragedy The mystery derelict is that of the schooner Panviego, apparently a ship without a country, without registry at any port, and so far as can be learned 400 CIVILIANS Movement to Keep ARE SLAIN IN Some States Mu BRAZIL FIGHT BUENOS AIRES, July 12.—(By Tho Associated Press.)\—Four hun- (Special Correspondent word reveived by the local Red Cross Relatives of Williams the Rea In Spitzbergen, the longest day CONDITIONS OF THE TANGIERS CONVENTION ACCEPTED BY 12.— The United States has informed the gov- ernments of Great Britain, France to accede, under certain conditions, to would require a more detailed interpreta- No Party Lines Drawn By OWEN L. SCOTT (Copyright, 1924, Consolidated Press Association.) CHICAGO, July 12.—Obstacles are rising to hamper ulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: asper Dat Aaa On Streets or at Newstands, 5 cents Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month Otfices: E. Second St Publication Tribune Bldg. 216 FLYERS START FOR RUMANIA CONSTANTINOPLE, July 12.1 —)a naval plane for fifteen hours and (By the Associated Press.)—The| sixteen minutes. They took to the United States army aviators on a/|air late yesterda; The former rec- round the world flight, left Constan-| ord, made by tlm was thirteen tinople at ‘6:10 o'clock this morning,| hours and twenty minutes. Greenwich time, for Bucharest, Ru-| Fliers at Norfolk also attempted mania, to lower the record but were forced down. CHILOREN EXAMINED FREE NEXT THURSDAY AT HEALTH. LN A mothers’ and childrens’ health conference will be held in the coun cil chamber of the city hall next Thursday afternoon, July 17. Parents will have an opportunity to learn the exact physical condition of their children and all children un der school age will be examined free by local physicians and dentists. conference is particularly for dren who will enter the gr: or kindergarten this fall, poor nutrition, other defects that are often unrem!- died interfere with progress in school and should be remedied before the | child begins to take up studies. the conference will be held joint ly by the Casper physicians and dont ists, the Casper Women's and De partmental clubs, the state board of health and the Natrona health department. KASIMUGUARA, Japan, July 12. —(By the Associated Press.)}—A Vaurt MacLaren, who hopped off with two companions this afternoon for Minato on a flight around the world, was forced to return here by engine trouble which developed soon after the start. MacLaren hopes to start again for Minato tomorrow morning. ‘ WASHINGTON, July 12.—The rec- ord for remaining aloft in a sen- plane was broken here today by Lieutenants F. W. Wead and John D. Price, who landed after piloting —<—<$<$<$<$_$__» "5 THREE SMALL CHILDREN DIE IN HOME FIRE WEISER, Idaho, July 12.—The three small children of Mrs. J. P. Laxton, ranging in ege from three chil le schools Poor teeth, diseased tonsils ‘and of injurles suffered in a fire which destroyed the Laxton home early yesterday. Mrs. Laxton is not ex- pected to live, county Coolidge-Dawes Notification is CHICAG July 12.—Official noti. more definite declaration of the in- tention of the new ddministration there to maintain an open door policy and an acceptance by the joint administration of full responsi- bility for safeguarding American interests. sometime in August, It was learn ters. The sorrow to the family of the president in the death of his son Calvin, Jr., asion the change, ac ording to Roy ©. West, nation Secretary of the party. if OBSTACLES Name Off Ballots Fal Air Mail Plane st Be Combatted; Forced Down Resumes Trip DES MOINES, Ia., July 12.—The air mail plane which was forced t land at the emergency flying field hero last midnight because of , storm west of Des Moines, started for Omaha at 4:30 a. m The of The Casper Tribune.) today by plane was landed withot 3] 8. ared civilians have been killed dur-}the inclusion of the name of Robert Marion LaFollette on s Besta I Vela ing tho fighting in the Sao Paulo|the November ballots as an independent candidate for} omawa, N b., July’ 12,—Nigh insurrection, according to relfable| president, but Congressman John M. Nelson, manager of Se De re gDiatler, forced to land advices from Sa give e " 2 i i 2 ions vi 52 Eta Parag bose a BR RLOFS Perna aes maton.” eee the the LaFollette campaign, claims that preparations have | {i,. night; arcived here'at 640 eo the dead. been made to meet the situation in each state. today with his cargo, which wa Despite difficulties, he sald that|ting the name of our candidate onl transferred into a pl piloted t BUENOS AIRES, July 12,—(By| every voter in the nation will find] the state ballots, and care Uttle un-| Ernest M. Allison und tikes wes The Associated Press.\—A virtua)| the candidate's name on his ballot, | der what designation he runs, wheth- 6:20, the forced land state of civil war appears to have|cither as an independent o repre-] er as an independent or representa- resulted in a d of about resulted from the insurrection at| sentative of the Farmer-Labor, or|tive of some party,” Congressman |six hour Sao Paulo, with the “provisional| Socialist party. Nelson said. “The machinery is > government” established by the’ Theodore Roosevelt, when he or-being organized In each state to rebels opposed to the federal gov-| nized the Bull Moose party in 1912,| meet the local requirements. For ON ernment at Rio Janeiro, was unable to get recognition in|the most part, these are for peti- three states. Hlection laws in those commonwealths prevented incluston of the new party designation on the The strict censorship which ts!in effect, prevents an accurate ap- prusal of the situation, but official oecias communication allowed the censor | Pallets. By running as an independ at Rio, together with, advices re-| Ct and, where necessity requires, as a Socialist or Farmer-Labor can didate, LaFollette counts upon get- ting his name before the people of ceived here from other sources, in- dicate that bombardment of the city of Sao Paulo 1s in progress and ,| every state, rig ed feat acapeey hop taal ® few | Most of the present difficulties aro retired . arising in states which require pett- tions signed by varying proportions of the voters in order to obtain Inde- pendent representation. Most com- monwealths give until! one month before the: November election for in dependent candidates to file petitions and gain a place on the ballot. A comprehensive survey has just been made by the various state require- ments, by the legislative reference Ubrary bureau of Wisconsin for Sen- ator LaFollette. ‘This revealed,, so Congressman Nelson maintains, that Idaho alone presented serious difficulties. Inde- pendent candidates elsewhere were reported to be provided for thru pe- tition. In Idaho, the Farmer-Labor ty already orgunized, is counted on to sponsor the LaFollete cand and get his name on the ballot. Cal ifornia now, however, is reported to be presenting new trouble and it is Vessel Par. » a vessel upon explained that there,. if. necessary, Which seems to have overtaken her,| the Socialist party may be called has fust been brought to this port} upon.. The ‘Socialists this year have by’ the steamship Satsuma, enroute from New York to the Orient. The derelict was almost ‘rammed (Continued on Puge Fourp no candidate of their own, but have agreed to back the LaFollette move- ment. “We are Interested only jn get tions and can for.” Attorney General Herman Ekern, of Wisconsin, {8 prepared to deal with legal questions involved in ‘the move to get the LaFollette name on the’ ballots and counts on court ac- tion, if necessary in any state. As reports from states continue to come in, it fs seen that almost all | permit independent candidacies, pro | vided that petition requirements are | met. Congressman Nelson says that machinery {s getting under way to meet those requirements, easily be provided CASPER COMPLIMENTED Fire protection more rapid stride city in Wyoming 4 the Casper departmen in the ording to Ralph F Richmond, editor of “Fire Pr tion.” The At number of that monthly will contain pictures of the local department be the rep. resentative one this state. Poison Victims Out of Danger in Casper than any made other s 1923 and is the b state, acc st —Marked improvement in BILLINGS, Mont., July 12 the condition of Tolbert De Richardson, Jr., of German- town, Pa., and Miss Eugenia Jones, of Cody, Wyo., be lieved suffering from botulism, is reported »y attending | physicians this morning. The prophylactic serum from Kansas City is expected this evening and Dr. A. J, Movius, physician in charge of the cx dj he believes all further danger fron this morning that the two already | the imported ripe olives eaten at a 7 a dinner party at the cottage of Mr 0 ss Sara EB , affected’ and Miss Sara Ellen” De| Snes party at the cottas Ded toec Richardson wi} be inoculated a8! Toago nr Cody last Tues a soon as the se@fum arrives although | past, Dye in August fication of President Coolidge and of tion of certain provisidns of the| General Charles G. Dawes of the convention which ‘are seen as affect-| nominations on the Republican ing American rights in the zone, a|ticket has been postponed until ed at Republican national headquar- i TARDY DECISION Io REACHED BY CANDIDATE ‘WHO WAS DEFEATED Party Leader Follows In Footsteps of. Al Smith in Promising To Aid in Campaign. NEW YORK, July 12.— W. G. McAdoo, in a state- ment issued today said that he would give John Ww. Davis his’ cordial support and take part in the, cam- Paign. i “I am satisfi ed that Mr. Davis: ts full ace n rd with the progressive program outlined in the Democratic platform,” said McAdoo. “I am con that as president he would execute the party's man- Referring to criticism from some quarters against Mr. Davis because his connections with certain in terests as a lawyer, Mr. McAdoo said ‘Mr. tegrity every Davis’ high character, 1n- and services should satisfy apprehension of this sort.’ “If I did not believe this,” con- tinued Mr. McAdoo, “I couldn, render ald because I have always belle that the interests of th: People should-never be subordinated ‘o a merely slavish partisanship. ‘The information and power of these progressive forces must not ‘be dis sipated by division: between various political movements: . they . must, rather, be consolidated and used like 1 irresistable battering ram of that party which offera the best instru- mentality for service to the people.” Mr. McAdoo’g statement in full was as follows; ‘Mr. Davis and I wave been for the past twelv rs 1 the pleasure of di political sit The g cussing ation with him ye at body of progres tve Democrats who supported me 80 ly In the convention have been anxious to know my toward Mr. D: andidac isit w Irpose ‘our Iam 1 n accord with the progr ram outlined in the platform “Mr. Davis’ professional connec tions and his associations with great banking houses and corporations in- crests, although considered ethical n every way, have raised doubt in he minds of many as to his pro ressivism and as to his complete sympathy with the great reforms the Democratic rarty must execute f it is to serve the genuine int ests aple. doubts are not lawyer's views 1 so! Justified on eck ial q judged associations than is to be judged by f his patients. Mr idged by “his op his clients, and by the sion of sincerity and abilit ates in the public discussion » issucs. Davis’ high character, in and service should eatisty any apprehension of this sort. I um confident that as heretofore he will faithfully execute the party's progressive mandate. If I did not believe this, I could not rend id, because I have always believed that the interests of the people should not subordinated to a merely lavish partisanship “The 1 deep seated determin © part of the progressive 1 the Democratic party » outside off it desiring + to force prompt and de on the part of the nex solution the ms of agriculture isportation, tariff, taxation reign relations which have » horribly man-handled by the Re- ablican administration. te influence and power of these progressive forces must not be dis sipated by division between varfous pu political moyements; they must oer be lidated and used Ik an irresistible battering ram of that party which offers the t instru mentality t t e. and vigor 1 1 that nutne 1 f se 1 nore Uk to be realized at thi time through the 1ocratic party than threugh any of its opponents “I shall therefore give the Davis. Uryan ticket my comflal support and (Continued on Page Four)