Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1924, Page 1

The Weather ‘WYOMING: — Fair to- night and Saturday; warmer VOLUME VIII. ARGOTICS WAR! MAY BE CARRIED OUTSIDE LIMIT Letter Reveals Traffic In Drugs and Aliens From Rum Ships. NEW YORK, July 25.— Permission to board vessels in rum-row to search for narcotics and aliens to be smuggled into the country will be sought by agents of the treasury department, it was an- nounced today, following the seizure of a letter on a prisoner, indicating their presence on vessels anchored off shore. The letter, written by a man on one of the boats to Robert Wylie, Glasgow, Scotland, stated that Chin- ese and other foreigners were aboard the boats and also that an airplane has been making six trips dally from the fleet with illicit cargoes of liquor. The letter bearing this information fell into the hands of officials through the capture of a power boat carrying 200 cases of liquor, A special agent of the treasury de- partment said special authority would be sought to board the vessels by the coast guard. ‘The letter follows: i: “Dear parents—Just a ling to let no" is well and dandy. n*t write anymore, as we are nea: ly empty and shall soon be home. All we have Jeft i& about 2,000 cases, which we will discharge in two days if all's well. “TI hope you and the family are all right, as this finds me ok, and if I get my bonus and wages, I'll not forget to bring some presents home. ‘There ate so many sales over here and things are four times cheaper than they are at home. “Well, parents, this is a very ex- citing life out here. There are two boat “loads of Chinese, Italians, Greeks and so forth, all waiting to smuggled into the United States? There ate hlso a couple of steamers loaded with cocaine, opium and mor. phine, all of which is being smug gled in every day. We have a sea plane “which comes out every day and takes 19 cases each trip. It makes an average of six trips a day. “I'll have to close now, as there are some customers alongside I myst attend to.” oe New Railroad Will Be Built LOS ANGEL July struction on three hundred miles of railroad will begin immediately in Arizona, opening up 750,000 acres of land in that state, if the proposed Southern Pacific-E] Paso and South western merger is approved, accord. ing to a statement today by William S. Sproule, president of the former road. 25.—Con Soldier Homes And Hospital Survey Looms WASHINGTON, July 25.—Chair- man J@hnson of the house veterans committee today announced the ap. pointment of chairmen of six sub- committee to conduct the survey of soldiers’ homes and hospitals au- thorized by Congress last session. Representatives McLafferty, Call fornia, and Simmons, Nebraska, Re publicans, will conduct the work in the west. ° NUMBER 234. The circulation of The Tribu e Casper Dai Member of of MURDER NO Audit Bureau Circulation TRAGEDIES LACKING IN THIRD DAY’S EVENTS OF BIG FRONTIER SHOW ‘CHEYENNE, W: extraordinary crow¢ noon saw ay Days program: enneites, after nearly ‘o:, July 25.—An Thursday after- y ordinary Frontier That is, the Chey- who are “wild w blase 0 years of Frontier shows, considered the performances very ordin: The visitors regard- ed them as mmurvelous and engaged in veritable panegyrics in telling each other so. Sixteen thousand spectators jam- med into the grandstands, bleachers and along the “rail,” framing the arena*in a matrice of humanity. Perhaps a couple of tliousand would- be spegtators were turned away be- cause there was no safe place to put them. You can't distribute foiks in- discriminately in a “lot” gvhere wild horses and wilder steers are doing their “stuff.”’ All the elements that made the Preceding day's program one of the most thrilling shows in the long his- tory of Frontier Days were present Thursday but the eaks” were less spectacular. Only once did the am- bulance careen across the field to pick up a human performer, not a bone was broken, not a steer was crippled—ho-hum, The cowgirls again were the out- standing performers, and among them Lorena Trickey manifestly was SALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Boston— R.H.E. Batteries—Jacobs and Hartnett; Ring and Wilson. At New York— St. Louis __--.411 100 303—13 17 2 New York __..002 101 100— 5 11 1 Batteries—Haines and Gonzales; Bentley, Huntzinger and Ryan. R.H.E. At Brooklyn—Cincinnati-Brooldyn game postponed. N LEAGUE. No games scheduled. WAGE HEARING ORDERED HELD BY U. $. BOARD CHICAGO, July 26,—The Unitea States Railway Labor board today overruled and disallowed the plea of non-Jurisdiction by counsel for rail- road employes of western raflroads in their disputes on wages and rules, and ordered thestaking of testimony of witnesses subpoenaed both from riers and the employes. Argument of the employes that rd. was illegally assuming ion and was without power summon witnesses to .involun- tarily testified was ‘denied in an unanimous opinion of the board read Chairman ~Ben W. Hooper, “whether that power was ques. tioned by the brotherhood or wit- ness.” Following the ruling the board proceeded with the taking of testi- mony from witnesses of the carriers. HOLDUPS ROB HAVANA BANK HAVANA, July 25.—The first day ght kc robbery in the history of the Cuban republic, police officials believe, occurred Here today at noon when six bandits held up the Banco Deb Comerceio and escaped with loot estimated at $30,090 in currenc BEACH PEOPLE SEIZE LIQUOR NI V YORK, of on July imported —About 1,-] 18e8 whisky, ed during the night, presumably by bootleggers from rum-row, were appropriated, and carried off today by bungalow dwellers along the beach. The police reserves, called by a DOR Rockway beach patrolman who Uquor, placed ir half a mile of t had noticed even pile h, arrived too late n 200 cases, though ted two men. ce of the great bulk of the the along | f the darling of the big crowd's heart. Mabel Strickland, defending all- round cowgirl champion, was warm- regarded and thunderously cheed. |, but nearly everybody knew that Lorena was riding ginder the handi cap of seven fractured ribs kept in place by tape and plaster and when she rode she had the sympathy, as well as the admiration and best wishes, of those who watched from the spectators’ seats. Friday will see Mrs. Strickland again proclaimed champion—a popular verdict—but there'll be thousands who applaud who will hold the wish, regardless, (Continued on Page Foury ne is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: CASPER, WYO., CRIME IN CODE HELD BY LEOPOLD RUM-ROW SEARCH IS PROJECTED S180 AN AGRE FOR RECLAMATION WORK 15 HIGH, Caution Necessary in Working: Out Details of Program Where’ Irrigation Expense Is Large, Yakima People Are Told. YAKIMA, Wash., July 25.—New reclamation projec are not feasible where the cost of amounts to $150 an acre, unless the settlement program is carefully worked out and FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS 10 BE SPENT ON CAMPAIGN; TAINT OF CORRUPTION IS ELIMINATED BY ROBERT T. SMALL, Special Correspondent (Copyright, 1924, T: of The Casper Tribune. he Casper Tribune.) WASHINGTON, July 25.—Plans being made for the presidential campaign this year contemplate probably the largest expenditure of money in the history of politics, The use of money in pre-election fights no longer carries with it the taint of corruptio: n. Legitimate expenses have trown greater and greater as the years have gone by and the high cost of living has hit the /hustings: as well as the home, Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the special senate committee, who is to report tantpaign” expenditures, expects to have a busy time of it between now and early November for the committees have de- e “emulate tho example of P Tsntianea on Page Four) ment, according to Dr. Elwood Mead, comm federal bureau of reclamation, who was here yesterday FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924. MEAD DECLARES FA constructing works supervised by the govern- ioner of the conferring with irrigation and busi- hes# men. Dr. Mead will make an inspection of the land under the prc Jected unit Kittitas county Dr. Mead will come to Ca August 5 to mak Spection of the Casper-Alcova pro ject and prior to that date will visit the Shoshoni project in Fegion. While here it that he will be Creek oil field in shown oyer the district {ncluded in surveys for the irrigation project Pathfinder dam will also be visited. eerie LATE SPORTS FORT NIAGARA, N. Y., July 25. —Lieut. M. L. Broderick, of Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, won the to being On Streets or at Newstand: Delivered by Carrier 75 cent: Editor he was sentenced to jail at or pardons for him C. Magee today is at libert buquerque editor was rele n @ Writ of habaes corpus before ute supreme court. In a session replete with charges and counter* charges by contending forces, the state tribunal granted the editor temporary liberty pending the outcome of the court's deliberations regarding the power of pardon vest ed in the state chief executive in cases of direct contempt. Attempts by O. O. Askren, of Las appearing as ttorney . for neriff Delgado, to inject the ques tion of the validity of the pardons ly Cribune MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 6 cents a month Magee Freed on Bond Temporary Liberty Granted New Mex- ico Man Following Hearing Before High Tribunal at Santa Fe SANTA FE, N. M., July 25.—More than two days after Las Vegas for contempt of court and after Sheriff Delgado twice had refused to hon- ued by Governor J. F. Hinkle, Carl under $2,500 bond. ased last night following h The Al- ar- granted Magee met with failure and the court also refused to entertain his motion that Mageg be forbidden to publish anything concerning the t in his newspaper, the New Mex State Tribune. Askren declared Magee’s statement to Judge D. J. 1 y, before whom he was sentenced and tried, that he did not consider his tribunal a court, was contumacions, while defense at torneys argued that it was merely a termination of his statement that ‘the had not been accorded due pro cess of law.” (Copyright, 1924, C CHICAGO, July ately, calculatingly te slay United States army infantry rifle championship, in the final shoot to- day in the ten-day. tryout for the in: fantry national match rifle team. ) DEADLOCK UNBROKEN ALL WOMAN INJURED IN GAR GRAGH A sprained back and lacerations about the face were suffered by Mrs. Mina Rhinesmith about midnight last night when the car in which she was. riding was. struck by another machine from the rear after it had stopped on the highway. Harry Campbell was driving the Rhinesmith car. Others in the ma- chine were Cleburne Adir and Tom Welch. They stopped for a short time to assist a motorist who was in trouble on the East Yellowstone highway. A third car came along and a collision occurred. Mrs. Rhine- smith was thrown forward violently against the windshield. TRUCK DRIVER HELDON BOND _C. F. Vosbeck surrendered to the Police this morning and was released on $200 bond after a charge had been placed against him of having failed to report an accident in which David Ryan, 12-year-old “youth, suf- fered a broken leg Wednesday eve- ning. Vosbeck’s car was picked up by the officers this morning. Accord- ing to the statement of witnesses, the driver of the car drove off after he saw that the boy was being taken care of. The boy had been knocked down by the car when it came out of the alley between Wolcott and Center on Midwest avenue. — a Woolwine Ill Again at Paris >ARIS, July 25.—Thomas’ Lee Woolwine, former district attorney of Los Angeles, who has been suf. ring from a second attack of seri ous illness, failed to maintain bis re. cent improvement and another blood transfusion was made necesy sary yesterday. The tending liquor was found, many of the piles having apparntly melted out of sight. physician supplied the blood Bhnsy self, but the patient's condition caused anxiety later. tween Premier Herriot of France, and the Hritish and American financiers over the sufficiency of the guarantees which must accompany the proposed 40,000,000 pound loan to Germany. The bankers insist that they are interested only in the proper security for the loan and that they will expect formula embodying their outline to be pro: duced before they will approve the loan. a rance maintains her original stand, namely, that she ‘will abide by the treaty of Versailles and that in the event of willful German de- faults she will have the right to impose sanctions, no matter whether the other allies collaborate or not. No Solution Found for Difference of Opinion on Guarantees That Must Be Given for German Loan LONDON, July 25.—(By The Every effort to break the deadlock halted the work of the inter- the purpose of putting the Dawes plan on reparations into effect, has thus far been unsuccessful. The conference stumbling block is the differences be- eS aioe 2 cae beet ad Associated . Press) .— which has apparently allied conference, called for Regulations on ‘Traffic Thru Arizona Lifted CHI of th W. J, Bk nta Fe railroad, announced today that he had been informed that the quarantine regulations senger traffic through Arizona would be lifted tor ow. The quarantine was established owing to the alleged prevalence of the Black 8 on LONDON, July 25.—4By The As- sociated Press)—Germany’s partiel- pation, in the inter-a'lied reparation conference here will be discussed at the next plenary session Monday and officials believe the delegates will decide to invite Berlin to send representatives to London. The bankers and the financial ex- perts of the conference still deadlocked over the question of se curity for the proposed German loan but official and unofficia! nego tiations were being continued today. British spokesman gaid there was restrained confidence” that a form- ula for adjuding defaults and apply ing penalties under the Dawes plan which would be acceptable to the bankers and to Premier Herriot would be found during the w hoof and mouth disease in California. Housing Bill Passed Again By Commons LONDON, Jul {E elated Press.)—The hous mons today pdssed the third reading of the government's hosing bill after the opposition’s motion of re Jection had been def: 131, The bill as origin had been a good deal altered during the committee sta but its frame work remained ints The Asso of com LITTLE CIRL [IS BADLY BURNED Little Anne McPherson, three-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex| McPherson, was badly burned at 5:30 o'clock sterday aitiarion| when her clothes caught fire while the child was playing in the yard of the McPherson home at the Hilde brand apartments, Eighth and Dur- bin streets, The child had evidently obtained possessior cries, attracted the reached her in time to guish blaze that had caught to her cl ing. he little girl suffers burns bout the chest, the left side of the ace and the bac! The burns are not as deep as were at first sup posed, th the | Buddy’s Last Request Will Be Fulfilled FRANCISCO, rl leld in 1918, wanted his sister SAN July dying Pri vate C Clerges battl Hagel, on to have his Croix de Guerre and his distinguished His buddy, Sergeant George Spencley, promised to deliver them to the sister, Eva Hagel of Palo Alto, Calif. But when Spencl wi dis charged and hurried back to Cail fornia with the medals, Miss Hi had become Mrs. S. R. Holmstrom. He could not find her, though he searched diligently and long. He sold his farm to get funds for carry om the search. ars after he took over a dying comrade, Mrs Holmstrom has been found in Pitts burg, Calif. ald of the American and Spencley is hurrying west again to give her the medals. service crc ee 36 INDICTED IN BIG BOOZE RING AT TAMPA TAMPA grand ju July ession Fla 25.—A federal in he today returned an indictment involving thirty six persons, from Jacsonville to Washington, in connection with an alleged liquor ring which was » ‘ed to include railroad offi ice officers and government als at the capital — slightest- apparent qualm of conscience, the two youths sit.in the midst of the b. for their lives, smiling and debonnair, LEOPOLD AND LOEB GLOAT IN THRILL OF PLAYING THE LEAD ROLES IN GREAT TRIAL DRAMA ? BY O. L. SCOTT, Special Correspondent of Th e Casper Tribune. onsolidated Press Assn.) 25.—The same mental caused Nathan Leopold, Jr., turn that and Richard Loeb-deliber- Robert Franks without the reveals itself as attle being made the least concerned, Joh all appearances, of those involv- Villians in a notable’ murder drama, yet as actors, these Polished colieg® boys fail to play their role. They sit arm to arm, nattily clad, bright appearing, ready with a smile at all times, evidently unconscious that the n be the fiendish killers that the district attorney paints them. Appearances of witnesses Hittle consultations between the lads, usually ending with an understand ing smile. what place their drama is earning in the newspapers. Just as two care free youths, oblivious to the conde. mnation they have been subjected to and of the penalty ahead, gloatin % new thrill from being the of a great trial, they are along to a hopeless future, But about the court room forces are at Play. Clarence Darrow, cautious appear. ing, watchful, from out of 37 years experience as opponent ‘to the state in its role of prosecutor, again de. fending two under dogs, again moves bout the bar, quickly nothing points that in the three weeks of evidence presentation by the state, will shape his course in the fight to save the lives of his clients, When he ad a ss the court, it fs quiletly—to tell that the hanging of two youths of such tender years after the mental (Continued on Page Twelve) $95,000 APPROPRIATED FOR SURVEY OF PUBL LANDS. IN THIS) STATE Appor ypropri y and the announced day as In center car other tionment of ated by congress f resurvey of public lands durin, present fise: by the inte follows: Alask ¢ the sury was or departmen $40,000 $40,000; Colorado, $48,000 $40,000; Montana, $48,000 South Dakota, $35 5,000; New Mexico, 000; Oregon, $46,000; Utah, $48,000 Washington, Wyoming district, $48,000. expenses will total Artz $45,000 inistrative 000. Elevator Men Meet July 28 APOLIS, sentative Moines J discuss © purchase t farmers of Chic busine I. ¥. of th fonal Dealers’ arsociation, day. to in marketing pr Farmers’ announced Tt ult Creek oil 1 when a Mir ported them while they ing on a tank broke and field uff plunging 30 Or 40 feet to the Each of the men suffered fra John Cates has a fractured arm and bring They want most to know Publication Otfices: Tribune Bidg. 216 E. Second St SLAYER CARRIED POISON TO TIKE F SEIZED FOR FRANKS CRIME Story of How Loeb Aid- ed Reporter in Beat On Murder Also Told In Chicago Hearing. CHICAGO, July — (By The Associated Press).—4 Nathan Leopold Jr., had no code against murder but only against being caught, according to testimonies late in the hearing which is to mine whether he and Richard ure to hang for the killing of rt Franks, He also hoped, soon after his cons fession, to “get off with life prisonment,”” by pleading guilty fore a friendly judge,” according to the same testimdny. These things when Sergeant were brought out James J. Gortland, secretary to Chicago's chief of de- tectives, was on the stand. Gort- land detailed the remarks as part of conversations he had with the de- fendant shortly after his arrest and confession. “Murder cod ing. is not a crime in my Leopold was quoted as say “The crime in my code, is in HICAGO, July 25.—(By) ‘The: Ass Press.) athan Leopold Planned-to take his own life in the event of his being caught in the police drag-net which was spread for the murderers of young Robett Franks, Detective Sergeant Willians Crot testified the defendant told hire on May 31, a few hours after hig confession to the crime Crot called the state to+ before Chit uverly, which is enalty of Leopold the kidnapingt Franks, > had carrie uless looking: of which chnine. officer al duction ta witness, day in. the Justice to det Leopold told Crot package stry ‘old th the poisons ent that k bad” for Kim. uicide plan frus- the sudden taking of opold from his ho at night for informal questioning” by the attorney, at downtown defendant Sergeant said. me state’s hoteg, th Crot, the latter CHICAGO, Ju The Associated Press).—+ The weaving of flimsy threads of circumstantial evidence into the finely meshed web which holds thar t nd Richard oa f and murs ounted ed bring its§ told 25.—(By, Polic per one of thd state In the John R. Cave ‘st hint of sus+ gainst the pair and of the chain of led evens guilty ree bo he erly to tell of piclon al of the acc tual pleas ago news- Jent at. thd with the two effort twa young p” by of the som ft exclaimed he had 23, Mays