Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1924, Page 1

‘The Weather Partly cloudy tonight ond Friday, Brobably scattered thunderstorm: jot much change tn temperature. ————____. NUMBER 227. VOLUME VIII. of NO SOLUTION +~ FOR KILLING ‘ Coroner’s Jury at Pueblo Fails to Fix Blame for Tragic Death of Edward ° Heagney, Laid at Rest Today . PUEBLO, Colo., July 17.—By ‘unanimous vot coroner’s jury at noon today brought in a verdine’ that Edward Heagney, aged 22, whose body was found in an of the city on Sunday last, came to his arroyo northwest death by gunshot wounds inflicted bya i t = arty or unknown to the jury. bis eX pee City: Patrolman G. Dewey Roberts Was tht chief witness called today, his name being connected with the wife from July Pueblo Wednesday. until his return to The verdict of murder was arrived Member of Audit Bureau Cireulation R The Republicans of Natrona Coun- ty, Wyoming, in convention assem- bled, extend congratulations to its members for the interest that has been awakened in the ‘party's be- half. ‘Thijs “presidential “year is fraught with greater dangers to the republic and its free institutions than any campaign. since the found- ing ofthe government. We fre be- set upon one hand by the encroach- ments of g.co-ordinate branch of the case by rumors. Roberts testiflel}at Gespite the testimony of city de-|S0vernment upon the powers and that he was in Durango with his|tectives who gave. opinions that | Prerogatives of the other two branch- Heagney had come to his death by |: 8nd upon the other hand by a taking formaldehyde or alkali water. F AGED MAN HIi BY MOTORBIKE An aged man whose name the hospital authorities have been un- able to obtain was knocked to the payement in front of the court house this morning by Officer W. A. Baker of the police depart nt. Ba- ker was riding a motorcycle and was answering a call at the time. It was impossible to'take an X-ray picture of the victim’s skull to determine whether it had been fractured and the attending physician planned to put him in a straight jacket this af- ternoon in order that he might work on him. _ 5 BAND CO PROGRAM FOR) FRIDAY NIGHT The following program will be given! by the Casper city band at the municipal park tomorrow eye- ping: March, “N. C. 4"-. Overture, “Lurtspeil March, Ihio Division’ Waltz, “Rhine” ‘ox trot, Me" — Mexican Serenade, « (by request) Operatic selection, March, ’ Governors Are Urged to Help _ Forest Service 7 WASHINGTON, July 17.—Point- ing to the forest fires as “the annual lesson the American public some day will learn," Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Tree’ associction, today asked the governors of all states to make forestry legislation a feature of their next message to state legis- “wa datures, Mr, Pack pointed out that In order to benefit from the new McNary- Glarke forestry law, the states must pass legislation appropriating money for fire protection. Tho federal legislation authorizes appropriations to match the amount provided by states. progress have been, released. death is still unknown, ‘EY SERVICES HERE TODAY. f HEA‘ HELD evidencé and admit tl body at. St. Anthony!s church © this morning. at (0 o'clock. Beautiful floral of. ferirgs were mute evidence of stecnpin which the youth was ere. 3 Highland cemetery. ‘Willianw Nicolaysen, Barry’ Mahoney, Tom Sigssis and Billy Johnson. re ‘ontinental Congress”. .-Rosencranz of the woolgrdwers, was stressed by several speakers who this morning appeared before the convention in the Elks hall. Somewhat crowding the program because of the fact that yesterday afternoon it was set aside, to facili- ate financing for the coming year, the closing day of the convention w still before it a latge amount of work. None of the committees had eported at, noon. z ay M. Wentworth in (a talkin | Japs Increase Tariff Rates Foreign Colony Puts Up Strong Fight ‘Against Action of Imperial Diet In Boosting Living Costs TORIO, July 17.—(By the Associ: ated Press.)—Both hotises of the Im- perial diet today passed the govern- pent Dill raising the tariff on about mervarticles classed as luwuries to nad velorum today of 100 per cent. fr rhe date the increase will become fective be announced In the Imperial ordinance omulgation mers inderstood that the meas- act. i not affect goods already? ih ee an arrangement to this ransit, effect having » resulted from diplo- matic representations made by Great Britain and France. The bill had been before the diet jist ten days. The increased tariff was opposed bitterly by importers and other busi- ness interests dealing in imported luxuries. The foreign community of Kobe went on record in opposi- tion to the increase, expressing the conyiction that “it will make. the maintenance of an European étand- ~ @ontinued on Page Ten é drinking Two girls held in connection with the case while investigation was in The identity of a woman said to have been with him 6n the night of his While’ a coroner's jury in Pueblo was still trying\to find\a, solution to the mystery surrounding the death of Edward Heaghey only to come tothe end of a chain.of conflicting it the mys: tery was baffling, the family. and many friends of the youth attended the-solemn obsequies held over the Catholic | he “Rev. Father John H. Mullin officiated at this morning's services which began Fie The remains were interred in the 5 Pall-bearers were Jcseph Dessert, Mike Shikany, closing session this afternoon. threat of the destruction of our rep- sentative republicah form of gov- ernment and the creation of i com- munistic form of administration of our public affairs. These dangers to our institutions are real, not fan- cied and the duty to combat and de- stroy them devolves upon the pa- triotic membership of the great Re- publican. party! which has never failed in a single task placed upon it by the people. We assume that not only the members of the Republican party, but the people as a whole desire _a continuance of the govern- ment after the wise plan of the founding fathers, and in no sense desire to enbark upon a serie experiments, would be the abolition of the great constitution, the greatést human document ever written by men. -|patriotic ancestors, phantly elect viee president of this republic ‘and by administering #0 crushing a de- feat to Robert M. La Follette and his followers as will stand for all , |time a warning against assault fpon American institutions, of one object of which As the most certain means to preserve our free institutions and to protect the rights of our people, purchased at the’ cost of the life blood of our is to trium- Calvin Coolidge as er Sat MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED «1. .. rd (dense) HOT auc. CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1924. We fully endorse the platform adopted by the Republican National conyention at Cleveland, Ohio, on June 1), 1924, and the Republican state platform adopted by the state convention held at Lander, Wyom- ing, May 10, 1924, as expressive of our political faith and hope. We would urge upon every mem- ber of the Republican party of Na- trona county the importance of reg- istering 1 votfng not only in the primary ¢lection on August 19th, but at the November election when the “future welfare of the nation will be determined. Voting is one of the highest duties of citizenship. It cannot be delegated. It must be performed by the individual. And any member” of the Republican party who fails to serve his party and his country with respect to this ]common privilege is deserving of the ed Crthune — On Streets or at Newstands, Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. Che Casp EDITION 5 cents Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg, 216 E. Second su Adoption of Platform and Stirring ‘Ad- dress by Congressman C. E. Winter Feature Meeting Last Night Without endorsing any candidates for county offices the Republican county convention, held last night at the court- house, unanimously approved Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes for president and vice-president respectively ; approved of the state Republican platform; endorsed the Casper-Alcova irrigation project; favored a 10 per cent award of oil royalties for reclama- able for the meeting to endorse any tion and urged the voters to attend particular ¢ candidates and voters the primaries August 19. wees urged to use their discrimina- Congressman Charles E. «Winter | tion in selecting candidates at the made a stirring address, the prin-| primaries in August. cipal talk of the evening, calling at- tention to Republican achievements in the it session of congtess and Tae credentials committee, includ: ing W. C. Noyes, G. R. Hagens, Mr. Colfane, George Weedell and W. O. calling attention to the reduction of | yy; ilson accepted the fol! ! s puldic debt with corresponding. tax] delegates to the consenting ena reduction: _ : = ¥ Precinct—George Jarvii Young, H. M. Huntington; Ci Lprecinct—L. A. Reed, Charles Cul len and Mrs. C. D. Murane; East Casper precinct—Lyle Jay, Mrs. M. Elks’ precinct—H. H. . The meeting was largely attended ani presided over by A. E. Stirrett, county chairman, Mr. Stirrett, G. R. Hagens and Lyle E. Jay, county assessor, made brief talks’ at the meeting. all odium of treason. The Republican party endorses (Continued on Tage Two) KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 17.—Two firemen were fatally. early today wrecked a store negro district. pinned beneath-a falling wall. They died at.a hospital. Six other fire- WOOLGROWERS END CONVENTION TODAY Election of Officers and Adoption of Resolutiéns Will Fea- * ture Closing Session This Afternoon; Dr. J. M. Wil- son’s Re-election Is Held Probable The annual convention of the Wyoming Woolgrowers’ association neared sion today with adoption of resolutions and election of officers scheduled for the Dr. J. M. Wilson, the “grand oldgman” of Wyoming sheepmen, will be re-elected president of the association, an honor he has held for many years, unless he declines the position. of McKinley will be re-elected secretary. That the interests of nmerous in- dustries are interlocking with those which comparative figures were fre- qtently referred to, discussed the matter of freight rates. He out- lined the obstacles in the way of lowering rates under the present system, placing some blame for rate Increases in the past few years to the passage of the eight-hour day law which, he said, reduced the rail- roads’ dollar 20 per cent. He ‘closed his remark’ with the statement that western railroads were largely de- pendent upon the prosperity of the livestock industry. for their pros- perity and declared that/any meas- ure of rate relief which might. be passed without endangering the ser- vice of the carrier would: bee pughed through, f Representing ‘the Institute’. of, ‘American Meat Packers, R. T. Keefe of Kansas) City, brought to the at- tention of the convention-the fact that packing houses operate on a very small margin of profit. His own establishment, an independent plant in Kansas, came through last year with only 1.73 cents profit out of every dollar of sales, This’ fig- ure, he said, was close to the aver- age margin maintained by most other packers. Mr. Keefe discussed the present market for sheep and lambs, pointing out, that it 1s not at all what it should be. Care in properly preparing mutton, public promotion of its food values whicn rank higher than pork, and other cnotributing factors ail of which will make greater the sales of lambs, were talked of by the speaker.” “Wheatland was making a bid for next yenr’s convention when the association convened this morning. Cards saying: ‘“Mect Me in Wheat- land in 1925,” were. passed out. With remaining speakers off the program, the convention. tis after. noon heird the POET SA caries It is also held probable that J. B. Wilson conclu- mittees which were discussed and subjected to vote. Election of of- ficers was xcheduled to conclude the three-days’ twenty-first anunal meet- ing of the association in Casper. The attendance had increased from nearly 100 on the opening day to practically 200 at the closing sessions, p Matt Staff, president of the Na- tional Wool Warehouse of Chicago, gave an address at noon today urs ing that wool growers be consistent (Continued on Page Nine) World Flyers Go to Overhauling of Ame Prior to Hopping Off. for Flight From England BROUGH, England, July 17.—(By The Associated Press.)—The Ameri- ean army. round-the-world airplanes arrived here from Croydon at 1:08 o'clock this afternoon. The aviators found awaiting them every facility for the rapid over: hauling of their nachines, including all the necessary spare parts, extra wings, instruments and controls. If the survey to be made shows any of these parts are required, includ- ‘ts of its com-jing new engines to be installed be- TWO FIREMEN FATALLY HURT AND FIVE NEGROES PERISH IN. FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT K. C. injured, several others seriously hurt and five president and Charles G. Dawes, as|Mégroes burned to death in “an explosion and fire’ which The firemen, Earl Harvey and John Hayden, were Caryle and J. R. Jour large number of men and 3 larg Ot, LOST Flinn, C. B. women who have filed for the vari. ous county offices made it inadv ayes, George F. Finch and J. B. Trask; Bryan precinct—C, M. Bryan, Art Dornb Jorgensen—G. Free and W. precinct— Ginnis, Creek—John Powell end T, R. Hagens, Harry H. South Grego amon; South But ler precinct FE. Stirrett, Don Ogilbee ang Ambrose Court Hosé precinct—T. 8. Walker. J, B. Jones and ‘Tom Soe and apartment building in a John M. England, Alfred H. and George W. ferguson; North Salt Creek—w. Hamilton and B. nyder. men, caught under recover. the wall, will oss and Jack Schibert; Kenwood Me- Sal Hemingway; ; Reservoir precinct—-Sid Morrison, J. M. Cromer and J.-B, Griffith; Corson precinct— Beach CASPER PINS FAITH TO U. S. FOR IRRIGATION EPUBLICANS OPEN COUNTY CAMPAIGN PLATFORM ADOPTED BY NATRONA REPUBLICANS IN COUNTY CONVENTION AMERICAN LEAGUE. At’ New York —Cleveland-New York game postponed; rain. First Game. At Washington— St. Louis Washington 000 000 000—0 Batteries — Davis and Zachary and Ruel. R.H.E. 900 001 020—3 6 5 Reget; on First Game. At Philadelphia— R.H.E. Chicago 000 010 584—13 14 2 Philadelphia _.003 001 001-5 10 3 Batteries—Thurston and Crouse; Rommell, Burns and Perkins. Second Game. At Washington— R.H.E. St. Louis —---01* ee 6 Washington . ..40* eee Batteries—Vangilder, Bayne and Severeid; Zahniser and Tate. At Boston—Detroit-Boston game postponed; rain. ee NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Chicago— R. Philadelphia Chicago Batteries—Hubbell Keen and Hartnett. -100 000 00°. 000 100 O1 and Henline; At Pittsburgh— R.H.E. N.Y. 5 000 001 001 010 0—3 9 1 Pittsb’gh 000 001 010 010 14 13 0 Batteries—McQuillan and Snyder; Morrison and Smith. At Cincinnati— Brooklyn —-003 Cincinnati — 002 0 Batteries—Grimes and Hargreaves; Luque and Hargrave. At St. Louls— Boston St. Louis ~-.— Batteries—McNamara and O'Neil; Haynes and Gonzales. R. H.E *. * Two Arrested for Gordon Rice and Cc. E. charging firearms within limits. been drunk, KANSAS CITY, Mo., July One person is known to be dead, ghteen others are believed to have been killed and seven seriously in jured ear! yas the result of an explosion and fire, that wrecked a two-story brick building at Hight- eenth street and Tracy avenue. Earl Harvey, a fireman was killed and seyen! other firemen, including Dan Donovan, first assistant fire chief, seriously injured when they were pinned beneath a falling wall. ‘The injured were taken to a hospital. Eighteen negroes, who occupied apartments on the second floor of the building have not been account- ed for, Stores occupied the first floor and the explosion, which was followed by fire, was believed to have been caused by gas in a confectionery shop. ‘ PROVINCE OF CANADA GOES WET ATPOLLS REGINA, Sask., July 17.—Voters of Saskatchewan repudiated a tem- eight oared race. land’s 32. seconds, ARGENTEUIL, France, July 17. In a plebiscite yesterday by.a ma-|— (BY Sas Maton ain the Olymple rity that ached a landslide,|S"sle sculls ra M3 4 at) ‘ae, {aay by Jack Beresford, Jr. o compilation of the vote was made. ant aa Be yt ome The act was condemn city and country, A vote in favor of prohibitibn of 36,585 and 5 against was report- ed from 830 polls out of 2,581. 1 both by rrett Gilmore of Pitiladelphia, his American rival. The United States won the doubles sculls event. Switzerland won the paired oared race with coxswain. Switzerland also won oared race with coxswain Olymple championship, without coxswain, Holland first; Time 19 2.5 seconds. entry was scratched. Four-oared, with coxswain: Swit- zerlan, first; France, second; United States, hird; Italy fourth; Hollan, fifth. ime, seven minutes, 18 2-6 seconds. Single sculls. Jack Beresford, Jr., eat Britain, first; W. E. G Gilmore, United States, Schneider, Switzerland, third; . Australia, fourth, ‘ime 7 minutes, 49 1-5 seconds. Four-ared, _ without coxswain. Great Britain, first; Canada, second; Switzerland, third;. France fourth. 7 minutes, 8 3-5 seconds. Time 7 Double sculls: United States the four in the pair-oared France, second. The British Brough rican Planes Begins via Greenland , fore the hop-off from Kirkwall, they will be ready for instant installation. (Jack If the ‘survey shows only moderate | Kelly and Paul Costello) first; France r and tear, it is anticipated the|second; Switzerland, third; Brazil, work can be completed within three fourth. Time 7 minutés, 45 sec- days. onds, Pair-oared, with eoxswain: Swit ATR: . VEN i zerland, first; , second; United GREAT SENDOFF. States, third; France, fourth. Time LONDON, July 17.—(By the Asso-|8 minutes, 39 seconds. Bight oared fi United States Yale) first; Gan of toronto) secokd;+Italy, third; Great ciated Press.)\—The American. army world filers hopped off this mornin, (Continued on Page Ten.) YALE CREW IS RACE WINNER America Takes Double and British the Single Sculls Title In Olympic Events Staged In France ARGENTEUIL, July 17.—(By The Associated Press.) —Yale’s champion varsity eight today won the Olympic Yale’s victory made America the winner of the Olym- pic rowing competition, giving her 33 points to Switzer- Yale won by three and one half lengths, setting a new record for the 2,000 metre course of six minutes 33 2-5 Britain fourth. Time 6° minutes 33 2-5 seconds. AMERICA WIN TWO SWIMMING EVENTS OLYMPI SWIMMING POOL, TOURELLES, France, July —(By the Associated Press).—'The United States won two out of three final Olympic swimmipg events to- day, finishing one, twd, three in the (Continued on Page Nine) Use of Firearms Porter were arrested this morning for dis- the city Then men are said to have 3 [BALL SeoRES |NORTH PLATTE COMMISSION IN LOCAL HEARING SECURES DATA State Engineer Will Summarize State’s Claims at Public Ses- siof Here Tonight. Faith of Casper and Wyo- ming that this section of the state will receive a square deal in final allotment and disposition of the waters of he North Platte river was impressed today on the North Platte - River commission, which launched in this city one of a series of hearings being held to obtain data on which an interstate water pact can be based, equitable to all concerned. It was brought to the attention of the commission that Casper, at the time the Pathfinder dam was constructed, subordinated aims it might have pressed at that time in the belfef that an irrigation Project might one day be developed here. These plans have now taken root in the Casper-Alcova project, affecting somo 100,000 acres of tijl- able soil in Natrona county. Stephen B. Davis, Jr., solicitor for the department of commerce, in chairman of the commission which today went into Session here and is representing the federal govern+ ment. Others present are repre. sentatives of three states interested in the proposed treaty to govern se of the waters of the North Platte in Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. They are:. S. G. Hopkins, commissioner for Wyoming; . A Willis, commissioner for Nebraska; Delph E. Carpenter, commissioner for Colorado, assisted by R. ¥. Meeker, engineer; Frank C. Emer son, Wyoming state engineer, and Lee Basye, assistant attorney gen- eral .o? Nebraska. Conflicting claims of the federal reclamation service and the three regarding the use of th North Platte water made the gov- ernment a party to the proposed agreement. This afternoon the hearing was adjourned to permit the chamber of commerce to take the visitors to Salt Creek and it was announced that the hearing would be con- cluded tonight at the city hall, be ginning at 8 o'clock. At that time Frank C. Emerson, state engineer, will summarize Wyoming's claims and make a report on the Casper- Alcova project. This session ts open to the public and will be of interest to all resident Congressman Charles E. Winter ta acting 2 for the Wyoming int sts in today hearing. Wit. nesses who were called this morning included M. P. Wheeler, W. S. Kim: ball, and Sam Conwell of Casper and B, J. Irwin, regist for the U Land Office at Douglas. Wheel- er, Conwell and Kimball bore wit- ness to the possibilities of raising produce in this part of the country, the av » temperature, rainfall and length ef seasons as well as the number of streams tributary to the Platte below the Pathfinder dam, Ve are not here to ¢ the legal phases of the qu c sald Cysgressman Winter. “The question is an old one and dates back to a time even before the recla mation servicd was organized.” At this time Mr. Hopkins asked if {t were not true that the people of Wyoming had spon d the Path. finder dam and if at this time thep did not consider that a proper came (Continued on Page Nine.) al Fire Situation Is Improving Rains In Washington and Oregon Ass Firefighters in Reducing Menace to Forests on the Pacific FRANCISCO, July 17 in Pacific st states less menacing than. for many days, due to rains in Wash ington and Oregon and moderation of winds in California. Towns in Pend O'Rellle county, Washington, which had been in danger from the flames, were’ reported to be no longer threatened. On. big fire still was burning In the Pine Creek district of Idaho but ist it was in an accessible and unig» babited, though heavily nbered jon. A number of smaller firea still burning in that district bat causing no alarm. In California the situation waa declared to be the best since the fires started. Six big fires were burning but all were said to be under control except that at Mo- Kinney fightere Creek where (Continued ob Page Ten.)