Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1924, Page 1

Che Casper VOLUME 33. dee Py MAIN NEWS SECTION : CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, JULY 1 FOREST FIRES CAUSE MILi! 1924. Sunday Tri au. COURT SAVES DECATHLON IS PERMITS WON BY U. S. SCOUT CAMP WILL OPEN. IN WEEK OIL GOVERNMENT 15 ENJOINED FROM CANCELLATIONS Hundreds Interested In Fight Waged In New Mexico SANTA FE., N. M., July 12. —(United Press)—A tem- porary injunction was grant- ed by Judge O. L. Phillips of the Federal court today pre- venting the United States government from serving notice of cancellation of ofl and gas permits on some 250 applicants in New Mexico, The injunction was granted at the request of 25 applicants for permits on additions to the Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico. Approximately 750 persons who Have made application for ofl and fas prospecting permits in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah are. di- rectly concerned in the action, de- signed to prevent the government from turning oVer five and one-half million acres of grazing and oil land to the Navajos, in addition to three and one-half million acres now their property. Complainants allege they. have paid ‘the government . fees, have furnished: survey bonds. for _ per- formance. of the requirements of the lease act and have surveyed their entries.. Others have drilling rights on the ground for develop- ment, ail in pursuance of authority and the requirements of the secre- tary in directing t land officials to receive entries. The complaint was filed by Ar- thur M. Edwards, former assistant attorney-general of ‘New Mexico and verified by Frank Staplin, pub- lisher of the New Mexico State Record and one of the applicants, on the part of complaintants. July 21 was set by Judge Phillips for hearing ard determination whether the injunction should be made per manent. It 1s considered probable the case will go to the superior court of the United States, The Jand in question was with @rawn for use of the Navajos by various executive orders, but never eonsidered as belonging to them. ‘When the ol] and gas lease act was passed the secretary of the interior held these Iands were the property of the government and directed local land officals to rceive appli- cations uder the lease act for same. Pursuant to this order some 250 en- tries were made. In February, 1924, nearly three years later, the secretary of the in- terior directed the commissioner of the general land office to issue per- mits, Two months later he reversed his decision, directing cancellation of all entries excepting the few on which permits had actually been is- sued. In their complaint the applicants hold that the Navajos have no use (Continued on Page Nine) OLYMPICS TO CLOSE _AT PARIS PARIS, July 12.—Tomorrow will witness the windup of the 1924 Olympic track and field gamés, which have beert won, without question, by the United States. Events on Sunday's program are. . Discuss throw, 2. Semi-final of the relay. 3. Marathon run. 4. Ten thousand meters walk (final), 5. Finals of the 400 meters relay. 6. 3,000 meters team race (final), a Finals of the 1600 meters re- Yee 1 400 meters PLAY ENDS WATERLOO, Iowa, July 12. Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa, four times state champion today won. the Iowa golf championship from Lee Herron of Sieux City, on the Sunny- side’ course. here, . The players halved the twenty- ninth hole which left Bartlett 8 up and 7 to play. Both men showed exceptional form and the game was marked by fre- quent streaks of perfect. play. Bart- lett turned in a card of 73 for the morning round tieing the course rec- ord. He was 7 up at the end-of 18 holes this noon. In the morning round Herron’s card) read 81. After using 39 going out, he encountered difficulties cém- ing, in. whith rajaed his score to 42, Herron took 44 going out’ in the afternoon round .after which he found his stride and was able to cover the last nine with a total of 37, making his card 77 for the after- noon round. WOOLGROWERS WILL MOBILIZE MONDAY, PROVISION MADE FOR 320 BOYS Camp Carey, the “Woodland Paradise’? and summer home of the Casper Boy Scouts will open a week from to- day for a forty day program. The summer camp has been divided into four periods of ten days each. .Only a limited number of boys can be accommodated and in order to give the best supervision and conduct a thorough pro- gram only eighty Scouts will be per: mitted to attend camp during eack period. .Many Casper Scouts have already signified their intention of attend- ing the camp during some period. There is only room for five more Scouts to register for period number 1. Tuesday, July 15, has been set by the camping committee as being the last day the boys may register. The Troops fran the nearby com: munities are taking advantage of Camp Carey and Troop No. 1 with Scoutmaster T. S.. Dulin and Troop No. 2 with Scoutmaster . Fred G, Harkness of Glenrock will attend as will two troops from Riverton with Scoutmasters A. L. Arnold and Ira J. Burleson. Troop No. 1 of Doug- las under the leadership of Scoutmas ter Rowland BE. Hankin will also be present, ~ Parents and friends of the Scouts are invited to come to camp on Sun- day. They are respectfully re- quested, by the camping committee, not to visit camp on any week days. This rule must be strictly, enforced as it is not possible for the camp pro- gram to be operated wire Breat- est measure of success if the lead- ers and campers are busy entertain- ing visitors. Co. the part of the pare; d friends is (Continued on Page Nine.) Osborne of Illinois Carries Off High Honors in Raising ‘Americans to New Heights of Glory By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Staff Correspondent) COLOMBES, France, July 12.—In a sweltering heat that caused the black cinders and the green center field of Colombes stadium to be dotted with the white, limp forms of unconscious athletes, America’s track and field team rose to new heights of Olympic glory today, and the end of a torturing day found our flag still there at the top of the "standard of victory To Harold F. Osborne, Tiltnolts A. C., allaround star, the Lnited States is indebted for our only first of the day. The rangy, spectacled athlete triumphed in the decathlon, 10 events in one, in which he beat the world’s best, including the record holder, Klumberg, of Esthonia, and set a new record: Emerson Norton of Georgetown, was placed second in this event. Os- borne established a world’s record of 7,770 points. America’s two relay teams tri- umphed in their respective heats; ‘our 400-meter team smashing a world’s retord. Paavo Nurmi became a triple Olympic champion when he took the 10,000 meters cross-country run, in which a pleasant surprise for America was the winning of third pice by Earl Johnson, the negro. So intense was the heat that many athletes collapsed. Four Swedes, including their star _ dis tance runner, Wide, are in the hos- pital tonight, one of them, Tures- son, at the point of death. Runners collapsed right and left as they entered the oven-like stadium for the final lap at the end of the 10,000 meters cross-country run, The straight away was strewn with bodies at one time. . Ambulances clanged across (Continued on Page Bight) the Joseph Caillaux, War Premier Of France, Granted Amnesty + United Press St: PARIS, July 12.—Joseph Caillaux, a war time premi who served three years in prison while awaiting-trial for tr vote of the high court, was voted aninesty and restoration The voté was 809 to 217, ister of finance. and foreshadows the return of the famous BY WEBB MILLER . Correspondent) eason, e,.central' figure in the famous. “‘Caillaux cage,” ajid who was deprived of his political rights by a of those rights by the French chamber of deputies tonight. statesman. to political power, probably as min- Tremendous popular rejoicing,’ particularly among the parties and followers of the left, with whom the debarred Casper to Play Host to Flockmasters in|Martial Tangle State Convention Opening Tuesday; Prominent Speakers Coming When it comes-to a reputation for live entertainment, Casper stands ace-high, especially with Wyoming sheep- men. But Casper is not going to travel on its past reputa- tion this week whenthe annual conventionofthe Wyom- ing Woolgrowers association starts here Tuesday morning. Just like the yearly circus—it will be bigger and’ better than ever. This city has more cards its sleeve than are known to exist and when these are sprung “thereill be a hot time in the -olq town.” Final preparations are being de for the convention. ‘Yester- day noon the general committee met and revealed parts of its plans. Business sessions and social affairs Water Hearing Here Is Vital North Platte Commission to Hold Hear- ing on July 17; Casper Given Chance to*Present Views on River Claims ‘A meeting of great importance to Casper and the State of Wyoming will be held in Casper on July 17, when the Interstate Strearas Commission conducts its hearing in this city. During this hearing the people of Casper and vicinity willbe given an opportunity to discuss and present their views relative to Wyo vater supply. The Interstate Streams Commis- sion {s composed of representativ: from Wyoming, Colorado and Ne- braska and hearings will be juct- ed at North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Torring, Casper and Sara a, Wyoming and Walden, Color- ado. G. Hopkins of Cheyenne, for- merly assistant Irector of the Unit- ed States Reclamation Service has been appointed and commissioned by Governor Rors to represent the state of Wyoming on the commission. Frank C, Emerson, state cngineer, mings rights to Platte river will be present at al! of the hear- ings and will assist the interested communities in presenting their cases. The chamber of commerce committee on irrigation will moet Monday to formulate plans for pre- senting Casper's case to the com- mission. All members of the Casper cham- ber of commerce who ha not voted on the election of directors are re. quested to vote at once and send Yullots to chamber headquarters not later than 5p. m. Monday, July 14. Tf ballots have been mislaid addi- tional ones may be secured at cham- ber headquarters. are all to be held in the Milks audi- torium. Tuesday evening Jack Leary will get the gong in action for a big ‘smoker. * ‘Then Wednes- day eyening comes a regular caba- ret dinner-dance. What else there will Le to keep the visitors tuned up, is Under cover in a dark place. Mrs. Wrank Schreck was, named to head a committee of women to serve in the reception and enter- tainment of the woolgrowers’. wives and daughters. ‘This year sheepmen and woolmen in every section of the state — are giving thought to Yarious problems connected with their business which are especially important. The legis: leture will convene this winter and since various matters must be placed before it for favorable ac- tion, the time to sottle thelr course is now. Wool marketing methods, shearing methods, truth tn-fabric regulations, tariffe, and the general (Continuea on Page Two.) oo W'ADOO GETS THANKS FROM DEMO NOMINEE NEW YORK, July 12.—John w. Davis, Democratic, nominee for president, tonight sent the ,follow- ing. radio to Willam G. McAdc> aboard the steamship Homeric. “Let me thank you for the more than generous statement which you gave on sailing. I am_ greatly cheered by the assurance that 1 shall have the benefit of your ald and counsel in the coming tam- paign. ‘That tt will result in the advancement of Democratic reform and Democratic Sdeals I am confi dent. Mrs. Davis joins me in: wishing Mrs. McAdoo and yourself pleasant voyage and sats return.” ~ Involving Four Is Ironed Out CLINTON, Iowa July 12.—This sounds like one of these hypotheti- cal legal cases, heard during bar ex- aminations. But this one happened and Stepken Anton, who essayed to play Enoch Arden, vouches for it. In 1920 Stephen mot Nora Jewell here and married her in Indiana Harbor, Ind. In 1923 Nora left her husband and came back to Clinton. Here she obtained a divorce from John Perkins. Then she married John Marr, also of Clinton. Friday Anton traced Nora to Clinton and claimed her as his wife. Nora, however, said she couldn't fein him because ehe had another husband. They went to the county attorney, who, after poring into many law books, announced: ex:premier was always 2 power, fol- lowed announcement of the’ cham- ber's action. For several years—Calllaux al- ready had served the ‘three-year term to which he wag sentenced be fore he finally was found guflty of “intelligence with the enemy and attempt against the exterior safety of the state—tho former premier has been a wanderer thruout Europe, but a. tremendous influence upon inter- national affairs, particularly with the socialists of all countries. The “Callaiux” case was one of the most celebrated in European his. tory; his “letters to Bolo,” the Turk who was executed as a result of the affair, and his connection with M. Malvy and the “Bonnet Rouge” were on every one’s lips during the stormy perigd when France was tempted to execute him for treason. Vindication has not come too iate, in the opinion of European states- men, to permit his taking part once more in the external and internal af- fairs of the French republic. The chamber’s action was not a surprise, it having been forecast that when the radical sococlaists and par- ties of the left were successful at the last election they would see that what they considered justice was done to the man whom many re- garded as France's greatest leader, Formal charges against Cail of “intelligence with the enem volved the death penalty had he been found guilty and had the high court so recommended. When the victory of the Herriot (Continued on Page Nine) Bandit-Slayer | Being Hunted Girl Confesses to Killing of Sheriff by Companion in Attempted Robbery Of Bank in Illinois . CHICAGO, July 12.—Four male members of a gang of alleged bankrobbers were Belay sought tonight follow- ing confession late today, acco: ‘ding to highway police, of Miss Grace Asbury of Davenport, Iowa, that one of her companions shot and killed Sheriff Ernest Miller in Frank- fort, Illinois, last night. Miss Aebury, police sald, confess- ed that Ralph Robinson, her com- painon, shot and killed Sheriff Mil- ler when he frustrated plans fo loot the State bank fn Frankfort. The arrest of the woman was ac- complished when the machine in which she was riding careened and turned turtle {n a ditch, Robinson, driver of the car, an actual mur- derer according to Mist Asbury, jumped and fled into the woods when pursuing county highway po- Iiee closed in on them and arrest appeared imminent. When extricated from beneath the machine, Miss Asbury was uncon- scious, She was rushed to the Blue Island hospital where, after being revived, she broke down and con- fessed. The othér three men {fn another automobile fled in an opposite direc- tion following the murder, U. S. FLIERS MAKE JUMP TO. RUMANIA VIENNA, July 12.—Flying from Constantinople in seven hours, America’s round the world fiers arrived safely at Bucharest at 5 p. m. today. The Rumanian capital, onee one of the gayest of Burope, extended.an onthusias- tic weleome to Lieutenants Smith, ‘Wade and Nelson, who will push on tomorrow in an effort to reach Paris for the “Bastille day” cele- brations July 24. FALLS HEIR TO FORTUNE BY MINUTES DENVER, Colo., July 12.—(United Press.)—-William V. Hodges, Denver, treastrer of the Republican National committee, fell heir to the valuable Colorado real estate of Joel Wolfe, New York banker, by a margin of 45 minutes, Mrs. Wolfe, wife of the man killed in an automobile accident, ob- tained a divorce three quarters of an hour before death occurred. Had the automobile dikaster oc- curred an hour earller,’Mra, Wolfe would have received, not only the numerous Colorade holdings, but like. wise a large share of the fortune distributed by her erstwhile hus: band's death, She will contest the right to the estate, it is said, SUMMONS TO END FIGHT LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF BEER AND LIQUOR Answering a call to stop a fight, Patrolman -Zook of the palice, de- partment, went to $24 West A street about 6 o'clock last night. The fight had already. ceased but some beer and.a gallon of moonshine were dis- covered. Esdro Lopez and Pearl.An’ derson were arrested on liquor charges, RECENT TOUR BIG TRIUMPH Valuable Service Rendered Casper by Casper Boosters in 581-Mile Trip Through Eastern Trade Territory BY ARNOLD B. LARSON With town keys jingling in their jeans and billboard booster buttons covering their chests, Casper’s live glad- handers cut a wide swath last week on their 581-mile cir- cuit of towns in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. Realizing that, like Christmas, the Casper crowd of snappy smilers comes but once a year, everybody cele- brated in every town. Patie de fole gras’ menus wore handed around at the banquets, the cleverest sayings were pulled by the speakers who had stored them jealousy for the occasion, the best orchestras were turned loose and handpicked beauty prize winners awaited the bearers of the big white buttons, Variety is what counts in a crowd and it swas at its keenest among the Casperites. The whole bunch were like different peas in a nice big pod, to be taken out and displayed in dif- ferent places and at different times, Big league speakers were Jack Leary of the Burlington and Mark Danford of the Midwest. Jack made a high class, million-dollar impres- sion with every address. . ner of dealing out his telling his storfes kept his audienc constantly at attention. It was dent that his hearers got the im- pression that he was most certainly & man of outstanding calibre. In white trousers and Mark Danford togged himself for the evening ceremonies. That made him stand out Ike an exclamation point among a bunch of periods. Once he was-fluently on his way his avditors gave both ears to every word. His messages were smoothly put and well recetved. As marshal of the parade and master! of ceremonies, W. F. Wil kerson of the Wyoming Automotive company, chairman of the boosters, presided at every meeting along the route. His substantial appearance and ready flow of words fitted him well fcr his position. He thrived on the splendid meals and picked up in Scottgbluft a new monicker which will probably be attached to him for the rest of his life And where w blue coat, Doc Daniels of the National Supply compe ? With the women, of course. With a care- free spirit he accepted the easy re sponsibility of making the proper showing among the ladies. But that the kiddies, for he entertained them right and left. They trailed him, as did the grownup girls, up and down the streets. Without Henry Barker of the Western Pipe Line company along the Casper boosters would have less happy stories to tell. He was king of the Kiltfes for further informa- (Continued on Page Three) | hune MAIN NEWS SECTION NUMBER 51. DOLLAR LOSS SITUATION: NOW MOST SERIOUS IN YEARS THRU WEST, 1S CLAIM | Thousands of Acres of Timber Are Laid In Waste; Loss Is Four Times Normal Year SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—With a score of fires burning in California, Ore- gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, the Pacific coast faced the most serious fire situation in years. Already the loss from forest fires is close to the million-dollar mark, and approximately four times the average loss for the last five yoars, The most serious development of the day came {n the Forest Hills divide region of the Tahoe national forest. There a fire, burning in high grade timber, was nearly checked last night but at daybreak a whirlwind swept through the fire zone and carried flaming brands through the forest beyond control. The fire in Elizabeth lake region of the Santa Barbara forest was checked this morning but durin, the afternoon a 40-mile gale swept through, causing a rpnewed out- break. In the Bullrun basin section of Eequotia national forest the fire which has been burning over brush and valuakle timberland, was check- high up om Greenhorn mountain and with favorable atmospheric con- ditions tonight will be. entirely ‘under control by daylight. ‘The firé In Yuba Pass Tahoe na- tional forest, has been controlled and is.under patrol. All fire fight. ers who could be spared from the scene of this fire have been dis- patched «to the Forest Hill divide zone. F Two fires on state Iand in the? Burney creek section of Lassen forest are of dangerous proportions / and more than a hundred men are combatting the flames. Sudden gusts of dry wind, which whirl down through mountain de-} files and scatter embers far beyond | established fire lines haye rendered } the work of rangers and volunteer fighters In Santa Barbara and Ta- hoe national forests extremely dif-j er 1s scarce, and despite vol- unteering and liberal use of the draft in assembling forces of men in neither of the two zones have rang: ers been able to get enough help adequately to fight the flames in the only manner left to them—with shovel and plow in the construction of trenches and dirt swathes about the flaming areas. A few moments of gusty wind can undo the work of days, making baci firing, one of the weapons used, al- most too hazardous to attempt. Airplanes were found of consid- erable aid in the Santa Barbara for- est, reporting sorties made by the flames long before ranger scouts could have spotted new spreads. : Several mountain resorts, which were seriously threatened for time this area, now are believed entire- ly out of danger. More than a million federal forest land, including sec- tions in practically every national forest in the state, have been closed (Continued on Page Two) acres of Hughes Sails For Old World Important Steps Taken to Protect Amer- ican Interests Abroad Prior to De- parture for Europe BY A. L. BRADFORD (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, July 12.—Upon taking two more im- portant steps to protect American interests abroad, Secre- tary of State Hughes, leaving the slate of problems be- fore the state department cleaner than it has been for many years, departed from sailed for Europe. Hughes will be absent from Wash- ington approximately a month, dur ing which time he will visit at least London and Paris among the Euro- pean capitals, Upon Hughes return, the move of the United States in the field of foreign affairs, so far as can be seen now, is expected to be an effort to bring about another disarmament conference. next was not all, He’ was a hero for While Hughes’ European trip is H Washington today and later for the announced purposes of at+ tending the meeting of the American bar association in and tak ing a vi it eved here that he will take advantage of the opportunity to judge when the European nations will be prepared to join in another such movement. The two steps taken by Hughes before his departure from Washing- ton were: (Continued on Page Three) : : .