Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1924, Page 1

Co CASE PEN WATTLE. BEGINS TOMORROW FOR CIAYERS. LIVES Defense Makes Ready For. Arraignment of Wealthy Youths. By EDWARD C. DERR (United Press Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO, July 19.— Clarence Darrow, dean of Chicago’s criminal attorneys, who has been retained by the millionaire Leopold and Loeb families to save their sons from the gallows, is ready for © prel irmish in crimin: tie:peaiiammemseeiisenlah fh criminal 0 ao area ce eo court Monday in what is regarded) ic “was yesterday lasued axatnet as'the most fantastic case in the]. Jo, Porter and Gordon Rice. The modern history of crime. warrant charges that the men held Darrow, upon whom the burden of | up J. c. Clark on the night of July the Leopold-Loeb defense rests, has} 7, and took $78 from him. Both men # “full deck” of cards up his sleeve.} haa been arrested Friday by the Frem these he will choose which he} joljce and were supposedly identi. will and lay them before Judge] eq py Clark who together with John R. Caverly. The remainder} rom Wiliams were the victims of a he will keep in secret, playing them | stjokup, from time to time when, he thinks Ae they will count for the most toward # h United States Every Tribune Boy Taken to Barnes’ Circus All the Tribune carrier boys and newsies were made happy Satur- day evening with a trip to the cir- cus as the guests of Al G, Barnes, the proprietor of the Barnes Shows and J. E. Hanway, proprietor of the ‘Tribune. Scores of boys made up the party. Between watching the show and filling up on peanuts provided for their gastronomical benefit the boys spent a busy evening. They voted the afternoon's amustment a complete success. Every boy that works for the ‘Tribune was included in the party, no extra efforts being required from them as an incentive to an afternoon's free spor SUSPECTS HELD FOR ROBBERY saving the youthful college grad- uates from the death penalty for cab ri laying 14:year-old Robert nike. . ens adage ‘Cavelty Ras. peta ‘as and Br itish to the day on wht “Will hear any and all motions the défense may choose to thake. While maintaining absolute secrecy concerning his. motions, is considered almost certain Darrow will make the perfunctory motion to quash the kidnaping and murder in@ictments. ‘Then he probably will ask that the trial be postponed. It is now scheduled for August 4. One thing is certain—Darrow will not ask for a change of venue. He is willing and really prefers to have SP? case tried in’ Chicago I Settle Title PARIS, July 19—{United Pres) —England and (the United States will contend for honors in the fly- weight division of the O!ympic box- ing. In the semi-final round today McKenzie cf England outpointed See of the United States. In the other bracket, La-Barbara‘| United States defeated Castellenghi Italy, on points. ‘Two Americans qualified for the finals in the feath- * MAIN NEWS SECTION - NFUSION GREETS W LEOPOLD-LOEBWAR ON WETS IS PROJECTED DING GANDVT SLAYS WEALTHY CLUBMA WHO FAILED TO RAISE HIS HANDS Cripple Shot to Death in Chicago During Holdup Of Chicago “Uptown Club” as Sequel To Bold Night Robbery. CHICAGO, July 19.—(United Press).—Frank Za- hour, a wealthy clubman, was shot and instantly killed here tonight because he failed to raise his right hand, which is crippled, during a holdup at the “Uptown Club” in the exclusive North Shore district. Five bandits entered the club and demanded all the QWNER I$ HELD unable to litt his right hand because of partial paralysis. Believing he was attempting to draw a revolver, one Ninety gallons of moonshine whis. key. as40 gallon still, a larg: quanti- ty of Supplies and one prisoner, Cra of the bandits shot Zahour, who fell under the first shot. He died in- stantly., The bandits fled in an automobile without further attempts to obtain money. Waim, Were seized by the sheriff's office and federal officers when they swooped down on a moonshining pfant near Snyder, in the Salt Creek oii field, Saturday afternoon. Evidence poitted to the fact that WYCKOFF REARING 1 POSTPONED BY ROSS CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 19.—The | make a big deliver: hearing of Fred Wyckoff, prosecut-} All of the, liquor, except a small ing attorney of Hot Springs county | quantity was destroyed on the spot. ¢ . CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1924. MAIN NEWS SECTION Government Prohibition Forces Being Mobilized to Halt Rum-Running; Coast Guard Aid Expanded By DALE VAN EVERY (United Press Staff Corre WASHINGTON, July tonight was pre running yet taken, spondent) 19.—The federal government paring the greatest drive to break up rum Taking advantage of the greatly expanded forces of the coast guard to make seizures of smuggling craft, the department of justice was ready to name extraordinary EQUIPMENT AT GHMP 1S NEEDED A request for volunteer help on the part of individuals and for chairs, rag rugs, and a_ portable ‘s bee made by the Women's Departmental club and the Lions club which are assisting in the operation of the recuperation camp &t Eadsville on the top of Cas- per mountain There at the present five tubercular pati ents and four children at the camp. Miss Margaret Robertson is the nirse in charge of the camp. There uso a competent cook employe are nd the entire work fs carrled,on in connecticn with the county health unit. who is charged with intoxication and failure to perform ‘the duties of his office, has been postponed until July 27 by Gov. Wm, B. Ross. In the meantime the supreme court will pass on the constitutionality of the statutes on which Wyckoff is being prosecuted. The “hearing will determine whether Governor Ross will remove Wyckoff from office. — CASTLES IN SMOKE BOY SCOUTS LEAVE FOR CAMP GAREY AT 8 O'CLOCK TODAY: PROGRAM OF CAMP ACTIVITIES PITTSBURGH, Pa., July (United Press)—To the humble, scorned) stogie Miss Anna Edwards cwes her success. She has just open- ed a first class cigar store in qn ex- 19. Today marks the opening of the first week of the Boy Scouts summer camp which will be held at Camp Carey. “About 90 Scouts have signified their intention of pensive down town lecation in adai-| attending the camp. These Scouts are asked to be at the ATT O “stonewall defense,” if eight division las and Fields. | tion to her stogie factor: 2 he uses it at all, will not be called} galas won on points from DeVerg-|20 years ago Miss Edwards w this mornjng. Care will be into play until the state’s case has | nies of Be'gium., stogie maker at $25 a week, A eoomplatentatees prograin¢ tas e rat maSaepted rik eed Bi U Hs been arranged by the camping’ com paps: Be th iclaar ong “o pear mittee for the w Kk which is the Freee ar aye eee Seat Dero first of four periods. Following 4 Deliver scare... Rongequlign ' » CARNGL the program as outlined for each prove that the Franks boy died in day: Tilinois, If the state fails to prove] + . c ap j ae this, he will then claim the case Mase ayallie, Spergbony.. MDA does not come under the jurisdiction ge tae et tin- uD: of the Chicago courts. Lec ale CoEstHORY. ‘This argument, as Darrow ex- : e Tale aren ktaat, plained it to the United Press, is 7 . based on the fact that although $:30—Inspection of quarters. Leopold and Loeb assaulted Franks in Chicago, they are not certain— und no one can prove—that the boy ied until they had taken him across the state line. Take Action on United States Government Expected to Honor cubin. 9:00—Assembly for troop inspec ton, (Life saving, bird study, wood- craft, signaling, first ald, pioneer- ing, ete.) Killing of Vice ci 10:36—Reeall for instruction. If his plan works and the ¢ ° for in would be thrown out of Chi Consul by Persian Mob 11:00—Morning ‘swim courts and taken into Indian 11:45—Recall from swim. Darrow 1s equally certain it could not be ¢stablished that Franks died in Indiana. It is his belief, in other words, that no person can prove where the WASHINGTON, July American government was a pickin “met death and tat sue |pection with the murder of Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie and Loeb, even though they con-|DY~a religious mob at Teheran, Persia. fessed the crime. formation preparatory to taking vigorous action in con- The state department has instructed the American le- Rapid progress was being made, anWhile, on the defense plea t two young super-intellectuals insane. Should Darrow fail to set a postponement of the trial, the insanity plea would be ready for presentation on August 4. (Continued on Page Two) gation at TeReran to forward a com- plete report placing responsibility for the incident. The Pers'an lega- uon here issued a statement tonight, following receipt of advices from its home government, which assured the United States government that the guilty persons are being sought n 12:10—Dinner. 12:40—Rest period. 19.—(United Press).—The 1:30—Organized troop games, waiting complete official in-| ps close to nature walks. 4:00—Afternoon swim, 5:20—Recall from swim. (0—Retreat, parade and ceremony. Awards ¢f the day, 6:00—Supper. , 0—Camp games and atiiletic contests flag and that “all possible steps will be taken to secute their punishment.” Although the Persian government 7:10—Recall from play hour. believes that the Imbrie “accident” 7:30—Council fire and night pro was due to the carelessness “of the| gram. vice consul and his American com- 9:00—Recall from council fire. panion, Melin Seymour in going to| 9:10—Tatov, ready for bed. a sacred place and persisting in tak. 9:15—Taps, all silent. Less than} Chamber of Commerce building promptly at 8 o’clock provided. The second holdup w o’clock highw. afterwards tied him up and his predicament. after the holdup. The scene of efforts to secure convictions and con- fiscations in the courts, Appointment of Arthur W. Hen- derson, Pittsburgh, one of the most successful prohibition prosecutors in the country, to head n special divis- jon in the department to prosecute rum runners, was announced today. Henderson will rank as specia) as- sistant to the attorney general to handle rum smuggling cases, under tho general direction of Assistant Attorney General Mabel Wilebranat. Vigorous prosecutions of rum smuggling ca view to se- curing the forfeitures of vessels sus- ted of being ed in the traf. : would be . It was pointed confiseation of vessels puts a far greater burden on rum run- ning than the seizure of motor ve hicles used by the hootleggers ashore on account’ of the greater cort. “We propose to make smuggled Hquor cost so much it cannot be handled.” declared Mrs. Wilebranat. |. Prosecutions will be instituted not on! ly under the national prohibition act, but also under the tariff act, the smuggling provisions of the re vised statutes and the extended jur-. isdiction to. the twelve mile Mmit permitted under recently ratified treaties with mdritime power. The, department hopes to over- come some of the technien! bars to profecution that have Nmited them in the pa: ed forces of the coust dare expected to provide a far er watch on the smugglers, And every capture made the depart- ment plans to step in with an im mediate prosecution, Henderson appointed these prosecutions, made record in rosecution of to direct a notable prohibition cases in western Pennsylvania, in- cluding some of the biggest that have ever been instituted by th« government. Che Casper Sunday Trine + NUMBER 52. ! Yellow Calf Is Stranded But Finds Friends | | There were great days when as | Indian warrior might go where his fancy dictated without fear of being stopped by the white man and when he might camp wherever his squaw could pitch a tepee. But those’ days are gone for Chief Yellow Calf of the Arapahoes and no loud lamentatic of a thousand painted braves potent enough to bring them back again, And now Yellow Calf, one of the most typical of his tribe and one YELLOW CALF who has seen many short summers and long winters, isin Casper’ pre- paratory to returning to his reser’ tion near Lander and resigned to ad- mit that it is a long way between raliroad stations when Uncle Sant desires to make It so. Yellow Calf, who is one of a few Arapahoes bearing the distinguishing appelatién of “chief” left the reserva- tion June 28 to pay a Visit to his friend Chief White Antelope of the Sioux tribe in South Dakota. There was a time that the Arapahoes and the Sioux were arch enemies but Yel Calf and White Antelope and remaining members. of their re- ctive tribes have long forgot! that period. The two chiefs the: fore’ s: and smoked the pipe of peace and ignored war and the’ bur- den of the white man. And if that had been thing would been pleasant, but it wasn’t, Yellow Calf had forgotten or had neglected to notify the Indian (Continued on Ps Five.) all, every: HOLDUP VICTIM IS FOUND ON HIGHWAY ithin two days on the Alcova road was e yesterday afternoon when Chester Chero, proprietor of ay, was attacked by two unmasked men who relieve left him to hi S own devices Speck Bailey and Alex Mills came to the relief ° yesterday's robbery for the greater part of the day and was at the Madison Creek tourist|did not appear to Chero to have mp, 12 miles southwest of the/any particular business. His first y- The money which the bandits] information that they were danger- took was in the cash register in|ous characters came when ono of 24 Bound Over To U. S. Court Violators Arrested Late Friday at La- voye Must Go Before Federal Grand Jury at Cheyenne Next Session $500 bond; F Sangies, W. Scott, F. H Ki Howard Edmonc Henr Steinm: Maxine Martin. d r 0. Brown, Grace r efore United x McDonald, Guy ‘D: Commiss: M. P. Wheeler Floyd, James Dyer, T 1 the men were bound over for the | Mo , John Vigilion, A. J. Nel next term of federal court and son, Potts, W. EF, Wells, Mrs. ’ formally charged with selling | lew Sorenson, and John O’Brien. Nquor, The bond for first offenses |The following were bound over on wa $500 ond that for ‘ond of-| $1,000 bond. Gene Strcomg, P. Nash, fonsen $1,000. H. B, Losey and Farcuahr McKen- The following were bound over on| zie, ing pictures, the charge here was in structed to express “the deepest re- t over this unfortunate accident and to assure the United States that the Persian govrenment will do all in its power to fulfill its duties in this case," Pueblo Expects Great Crowd at Colorado Fair VER, good Colo, July 19.—Un- crop conditions ove Czlorado give assurance of record- breaking attendance at the state fair in Puebio and at county fairs throughout the state, officials here sald tod “Tt is agriculture that makes the Poison Olives Caused Deaths Wyoming ‘Agricultural Chief at Cody Conducts Investigation Into Recent Poison Tragedy There CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 19.—N: ot] Smith says in this letter after a state fair,” one official said | imported but domentic ripe olives | careful’ ehecktr the fact u agriculture on the firmest basis} caused the deaths of four persons] far disclosed, “it js my opinion that n lue to the unusually lar r Cody, Wyo., recently is the|the recent deaths were due to the crops, and exceptionally good prices nicn expressed by A. R. Smith, | eatl of ripe oli nd not of More,farmers are going to exhibit] Wyoming department of ‘agricul-| canned meats that were consumed at the state and county fairs prob-| tur’. who is at Cody conducting an] at the same time. Contrary to pr ably than ever, before, it was pre-| investigation of the tragedy. ‘The| tous reports, these olives were not dicted. Along with the keen com-| theory that canned meat may. have] imported. W causing all olive petition in exhibits will come greater | caused the deaths is not substanti-| of a nuestionab'e cl ter to be re interest in the fairs, and people wfl flock from the rural communities to Pueblo when fair ime comes. ate! by the facts, says letter detailing the prog rewearch, Smith in a ss of his moved from, atoc “The department ig not cor (Continued on Page Viv ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR CLERK OF COURT had been loitering argund the camp Margaret V. C. Douds announced yesterday that she was a candidate for thé nomination to the office of clerk of court on the Republican ticket. Miss Doud has been in Cas- per for the last seven years, havi: here from Olean, N. Y., take a position wkh the Tribur Since becoming a resident of Casper she has been actively engaged in publicity and newspaper work. She was also connect for some time with the Casper National bank and the Richards and Cunningham store & graduate West Mege of Cc Olean brook ¢ min << —_——__. Weather Forecast WYOMING—Unsetled Sunday and probably Monday, showers or thun lersto probable; cooler Sunday or Sunday night, and on Monday, Chester Chero Left Bound by Robbers Who Relieved H im of $150 in Cash; Second Holdup in Two Days Is Reported On Alcova Road West of Here cuted about 2 a small shop on that d him of about $150 and for extricating himself from f the victim shortly them stuck a gun in his back. An even more sensational holdup occurred within five’ miles of the Spot and also on the Alcova road Friday morning when Rex Buck was shot down and robbed. The wound Mr. Buck received was not,| rious one and he {s progressing heccER ANNOUNCEMENT © BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES. GIVEN UPSET IN PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN Managers Are Unable To Determine Which ,Of Leading Parties Will Suffer Most. By FRAZIER EDWARDS WASHINGTON, July 19. —Poltical confusion was converted into chaos tonight by the action of Seriator Bur- ton K. Wheeler of Montana, in accepting the nomination for vice president on the independ- ent ticket with Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin. Wheeler's action, coming in the midst of an already complicated po- litical situation "has completely up- set the calculations of party man- agers. In three campo, Republi- can, Democratic and Independent claims were made but privately lead- ers admitted thes No unbiased was willing to h: on the outcome elections. That ‘Wheeler will strength to the independent. tlek was conceded freely, Neither Repul lean nor Democratic managers hay yet been able to determine whi party will suffer more from ¢ presence of the third ticket in field ,but Wheeler's unexpected # has increased their worrtes. While the campaign has ha: begun, political. experts of bo camps are giving more and mére thought to possibility of the elec- tion being thrown into the touse and even going to tho senate for se- lection of a president from the two vice presidential candidates receiy- ing the highest votes. om Senator LaFollette on down, brought joy to independent leaders. The Wiscon- son senator sald Wheeler's candi- would “add tremendous strength to the progresnive ticke which would afford a leadership’ not only for independent candidates but for private citizens identified with any political party." Plans for the independent’ carp- paign were virtually completed to- night by the national committee of the conference for progressive po- litical action. Representative John M. Nelson, Wisconsin, independent campaign mana aid LaFollette would wage the constructive cam- paign, while Wheeler carried on a crusade for clean government. With arrival of Clem L. Shaver.of West Virginia, selected by Jom W. Davis, chairman of the Democratic national committee, the campaign swung into action also. Shaver took over the reins from Cordell Hull and announced he would spend most of were at sea. Political observer rd a prediction the November of add materia’ F Wheeler’s acceptance his time in Washington although the main headquarters .would be maintained at New York and Chi- » with two or three branches in the west and one in the south. While President Coolidge has conferred with as of political leaders from various ctions during the week, the Republcian campaign awaits ar- rival here ei next week ‘of Chatr- man Witliam M. Butler of the Re- publican national committee .when final arrangements will be made for the president's notification on Aug- ust 14. Wheeler’s letter accepting the in- dependent vice ‘presidential nomina- tion was written to William» M. Johnston, chairman of the ‘confer- ence for progressive political action. The letter bristles with denuncla- very well. (Continued 5n Page Five) "inter CHEYE Files For Congress Wyoming Congressman to Meet With No i Contest in Primary; Wanerus of Gillette on Demo Ticket NNE, Wyo., J 19.— that Theodore Wanerus placed in |Charles HE. Winter, congre n | th mil today his declaration of | Wyor t Med with tl t ne Democratic nom! retary, of state |} ation m for representative in con- candidacy for the Republican 38 mi n for repre mth in| If postmarked this date, it willbe accepted by the secretary of state. There was no other publican] Senatorial candidacy filings were fling, Nor any Democratic filing. |made by Francis EB. Warren, Repub- This was the last day of the filing |lican, and Robert R. Rose, Joseph period for candidates for cor es: C. O'Mahoney and Leroy E. Laird, , Information from Gillette states Democrats, _ ~ ww OW A