Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1924, Page 1

VOLUME 34. MAIN NEWS SECTION DARROW TO DROP INSANITY DEFENSE RaSE SOONG KOK LEGISLATION 10 DEFEAT AUTOMOBILE TAX DODGER Collection of Tax at Time License Is Issued by County Urged by Association; Lyle E. Jay Is Re-elected President. THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., July 26.—The County Assess- ors Association of Wyoming in closing its fifth annual con- vention here last night went on record ‘in favor of the issuance of staté automobile licenses by the counties and the collection of taxes on autos at the time licenses are issued. The recommendation is based on the claim that a big percentage of automobiles es- cape assessment for tax purposes and taxes are not paid on a still larger percentage of cars owned and operated throughout the year. The association also urged legis- lation. which would harmonize con- flicting dates named in various state laws for beginning assessment work. Lyle BE. Jay of Casper, assessor for Natrona county, was re-elected president of the association, and James P. Rosenberg of Kemmerer, Lincoln county assessor, was re- elected secretary. The convention will be held next year at Lander. Sixteen of the 23 counties of Wy- oming were represented at the con- yention, which took up many, prob- Jems of mutual interest to asses- sors and proved extremely valuable in the exchange of ideas. Proceed- ings were topped off with a ban- quet. One of the most appreciated ad- dresses ofthe convention" was de- livered by R. M. Andrus of Casper, Standard Oil company of Indiana executive, who stressed the fallacy of changing county assessors every two years and thereby crippling a department after it has been placed on an efficiency basis. Mr. Andrus reviewed the system of big corpora tions in keeping competent men in office. Secretary Rosenberg of the as- foclation was presented with a hhandgome- document case by the members in recognition of his ser- vice. Deputy County Assessor Ww. Naylor returned to Casper ter. day from the Thermopolis conven- tion and Assessor Lyle E. expected to return toda ing to Mr, Naylor the sessions were the most profitable in the five years history of the association and bene fits derived by those attending should be Jarge. WORLD FLIERS NEAR DECISION ON LAST JUMP BROUGH, E nd, (United Press.)}—Hampered and a delay iterations to their planes, Ameri world filers will not decide until tomorrow just when the last hard lap of their fight t the United States, via the Orkneys, Iceland and Greenland, will start. They want to make some final tests on the Humber Estuary, and to hear that the American destroy- ers will arrive at Rosyth according to plan, ready to patrol the flying route up the North Sea. July 26 by rain MEN MADE HER TAR AND FEATHER GIRL, iS WOMAN’S CLAIM MRS. HERBERT KENNEDY DEAD Lilian Wells Kennedy, 31 years old, wife of Herbert L. Kennedy, civil engineer of 145 North MecKin- ley street, died, at a local hospital Saturday afternoon following a brief illness. Mrs. Kennedy had been a resident of Casper for the last eight years and had a large circle of friends here. Mrs. Kennedy is survived by her husband, her son Herbert, aged sevén years and an infant child; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wells of Salt Lake City, Utah, formerly of Denver; two sisters, Mrs. Fred- erick Hammond of Pueblo, Colo., and Mrs, R. ¥. Althouse of Chicago. No arrangements. for the funeral have yet been made. 14 Miners are Injured With Serious Cavein UNIONTOWN, Pa., July 26.— Fourteen miners were injured, four seriously in a heavy fall of slate and cold in the Lemont mine, three miles north of here late today. ‘The caye-in occurred just’ as the men were leaving the mine after the day's wo! . The Lemont mine is not far from the G mine of the Frick Coal and Coke company where an ex: plosion last night resulted fatally to 10 mine DRY PROBE TO BE LAUNCHED It SEPTEMBER (United 3 WASHINGTON, long atened investigation of the prohibition unit is gbout to become ality. Despite vigorous opposi- tion of dry leaders. The senate committee appointed to investigate the internal revenue bureau w is headed by Senator outspoken advocate of beer and light wines to- day determined to open a sweeping inquiry into the dry enforcement agency on September 2. Before leaving for Detroit late to- ich Couzens of Michigan, an “Limited Responsibility" Supplants Original Defense of Leopold and Loeb for Killing Robt. Franks By EDWARD C. DERR (United Press Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO, July 26.—Definite decision was reached tonight to abandon the insanity defense so carefully reared by numerous renowned alienists to save Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb from the gallows for the murder of Robert Franks, schoolboy and scion of a mil- lionaire family. When Clarence Darrow, chief de- fenge counsel, and his battery of all- enists start their fight next week to save the youths from death, they will next step is to prove them sane, and, therefore fully responsible. Now Crowe realizes his fight must take a new tack—to fight off the CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1924. ~ WOMAN IS EXONERATED-2 Mao MAIN NEWS SECTION FlnoT 44 YEARS ARE HARDEST IN WAR ON LIQUOR KANSANS oTATE Leaders Say Drinking! Is a Lost Art There And Urge “Wet” States to Take Heart. TOPEKA, Kans., July 26 —(Usxited Press). — After 4 years of prohibition it ' seek to convince Chief Justice Cav- erly that: 1—The defendants’ ‘s limited.” “limited responsibility” and “limited accountability” defense. Darrow will offer the actions of | the youths before and after the mur responsibility 2—Their “accountability {s Mmit-| dag. to show they did not, and do not ed. now, realize the full significance of 3—They should be sentenced to life] the crime. The seeming heartless. in prison so that they may be segre- ted from the public and yet have an opportunity to recover their mental equilibrium. The foregoing line of defense was revealed by certain of the defense alfenists, while Darrow corroborated this development by stating that he did not want the boys sent to an in- sane asylum, and therefore “would not try to put them there by compel- ing such action.” ‘When word of the new move plan- ned by the defense was brought to State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, in Personal charge of the prosecution, he summoned the state alienists for a conference. The state alienists have prepared to fight along only one line—to show the boys are sane. ‘This 48 part of Crowe's battle to have the boys. sentenced to. the gallow: For the last few days he has produc- ed witness after wittess to draw the Continus @ on Page See Lass Two.) BURNS CLAIM Burns suffered McPherson, three-year-old ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McPherson, brought about a sad climax at 4:30 Saturday afternoon when the child passed away at the family home, 316 East Eighth street The child's dress caught fire from striking a match and although her cries imme: diately attracted her mother, seribus burns were inflicted before she could by little Anne chain of evidence of murder dbout] be rescued. e tHe defendaht$. ‘nis chain, along tbody {s being held at the with the confessions by the youths,| Muck funeral “ome pending ar- completes his case of murder. The|rangements for the funeral. LITTLE GIRL = comes natural. Kansas, cradle of the dry jcause, proclaimed this boast | "message to the world” tonight its foremost citizens, William amous Kansas editor; y len former governor, tnan M. Davis, present gover- and Victor Murdock, were among tne eminent Kansans who 1s- ued the proclamation. to these pioneers tem- . drinking is a lost e the intoxicants ed for two genera According Jart in K | have tions. Abstinence {s now voluntary, they assert, a tip for other states where it is difficult to enforce prohibition to take heart—that the first 40 years sentially the hardest. nsas was the pioneer state in the United States to prohibit the liquor traffic by constitutional amendment and {t proclaims the suc- of this legislation which. for ever barred intoxicating liquors from the state's boundaries,” says statement. “coday, more than four decades after the passage of the amendment, there is found throughout.the state a well developed temperance con- “K a Oil Field Bus Line Protected Public Service Commission Gives Salt Creek Transportation Company Ex- clusive Right to Operate By ruling of the Wyoming Public Service commission the Salt Creek Transportation company which is a recog- nized utility operating under franchise from the state, is to have, at least for the time being, full control of “for hir highway traffic between this city and points in the Salt Creek district. Demand that all taxicabs and bus ses covering the same routes as the transportation company and carry- ing passengers and luggage for hire discontinue running on or before August 1, is contained in the legal por nm untilitles from competing with the Salt Creek line of busses. There seems to be little doubt that the commission would take, similar ction against any new and unor- ganized competitors that might come notices in today’s Tribune. into the field against the Salt Creek In the order certain names are|Transportation company with its 8 cifically ment as those | franchise against wh tion of o At the same time, according to ations clause is directed. common belief, it 1s possible for of the commission -is to prs nanan soe hussaes to’: tne Neved, however, that the meaning obtain franchise, and so other than regular established trans-| compete with the /@present Salt Creek company. At the hearing of the case which has terminated in the commission's ruling against taxicabs and busses other than those operated by the Salt Creek Trasportation compan} t was brought out that: MOONGHINER ii While the Salt Creek Trasporta tion company, as a common cagrier and utility, has duties, it also has rights for protection. Therefore, it is not fair that it should be com- DOUGLAS, Wyo., July 26.—(Spe-| pelied or should be left to compete cial to The Tribune.)—Charlie| with unincorporated carriers not Shackelford of Casper was arrested| operating under frarichise. The this morning by the officers of Con-| competing lines and cabs might dis verse county at the Harry Wheeler} continue running during bad and homestead, 10 milesnorth of Parker-| stormy weather, according to their ton, charged. with running a still.Jown conveniences and regardless of A_complete outfit for the manufac-|the demand of passengers. On the turin of moonshine was confiscated|other hand the Salt Creek Trans- together with a large quantity of! portation company must, according mash which was destroyed. to its franchise constantly afford This is the fifth still that has been| schedule service to the public un- taken from the Coal Creek country] mindful of weather changes and re- in the Iwst two weeks by the Con-| gardless of whether trips are paying verse-county-.officers- and all» those | or n! Subject thus to the’ rate and (Continued on Lage Two) ‘arrested claim Casper as their resi- [service regulations of the Public dence. (Continuea on Page Two.) BESIEGED CITY EMPTIED OF PEOPLE YOUTH INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY MOTOR GAh ler it neglectfu' there is Would you not cons! that jn all this territory sewer, not even mud, day, Couzens said the committee will “go into the matter with an en- tirely open mind as to cvnditions and as to what it might find or recommend to congress.” Outrage Committed on Little Dorothy Grandon Described by Mrs. Shank of Maryland in Confession FREDERICK, Nd., July men mdde me do it. and feathered her.” In a remarkable s county jail, Mrs. Mary Shank the brutal treatment accorded little Dorothy Grandon on « dark Maryland road Thursday [2 unity has been changed by bette a \s story declared her- te The whole rage which has shocked the complexion of the ou Oh; I'r atement made today in the F: com: | girth, 6.—(United Pre ‘The | 1 so sorry I beat and tar ed | rederick disclaimed responsibility for much @ victim s the ar riral| A REASONABLE APPEAL Think of it! A section of the clty of Casper embracing a popula. tion of fifteen hundred people. Good citizens, Hard working men and women, strug ng to make homes and get ahead. Ambitious to give their children a better chance in life than they themselves had. gravel street to keep these worthy people out of the is the exact situation of the people in the additions 1 on the city's part, when you learn not a sidewalk, not a curb, not a e | Civilian Population of Brazilian Coffee Capital Flees as Government Pre- pares for Bombardment By BRYANT POWERS (United Press Staff Correspondent) BUENOS AIRES, July 26.—Evacuation of the remaind- er of the civil population of Sao Paulo city has been start- __ohe Casper Sunday Tritae_ NUMBER 1. KILLING HUSBAND CORONER JURY FINDS VERDICT THAT SHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIED Mrs. Mendenhall Freed After Testifying to Threats and Brutality Of Long Standing. Mrs. Blanche Mendenhall, who shot and fatally wound- ed her ,husband, Roy Ei Mendenhall, in self-defense at the family home, 861 North Durbin street, Friday ht, was released from custody Ss maturd ty afternoon after a coroner's jury had brought in a verdict of “justifiz homicide” in connection with the tragedy. Possibility of a further hearing on tke tragedy was sliminated by this written opinion added to the formal verdict that Mendenhall came to his death at of about 3 o'clock Saturday morning and that the cause of death was & sunshot wound from a gun in the hands of his wife. The coroner's jury was composed of J. H. Adriance, John Higbee and R. J. Dolph. A tale of long endured brutality 8 told the jury by the widow and ain parts of it were corroborated by the six-year-old daughter Darline who was the final witness brought to the stand and whose childish sincerity and truthfulness had an important part in influencing the jJurymen In their decision. Because a self appointed attorney had ‘told the coroner that Mrs. Mendenhall refused to take the witness stand the principal in the case almost lost her-chancesto-testify. But on tnter- viewing her it was discovered that she had hired no lawyer to defend her and after Prosecuting Attorney B. H. Foster outlined to her. the privilege she possessed of refusing to testify, and the fact “that any statement she might make would-be used as evidence should the case ever come to trial, she maintained she was willing to do “what- is best." o witness stated that she had been having trouble with her hus- nd throughout the entire .eleven years which they had been married, and that this trouble had been uccentuated of late since he had started to make and sell moonshine. Some time before the tragedy, she aid, he had tried to persuade her to act as “bartender She had re- fused to take part in the law viola- tion which he was practicing and this only increased his wrath against her, About a week before the tragedy he had struck her on the forehead with his fist and a William. J, Soherck, 18-year-ota son || ,;Sucts however: \ uation of alii Reo * ||ed, tadio messages from Santos said tonight. deep wound resulted from a ring Phe i et separ as se eaereee Casper View and Glendale, in the southeastern part o Thousands of families, many of them carrying their | “hich he was wearing. He had re. * . J, M. 222 elty. 4 ' 5 sed to lot her ¢ 0 wi South David street, was seriously in- The people of Kenwood have been paying elty taxes for ten years || possessions in huge bundles on their heads, streamed out] ana forced her to tell even her close jured yesterday afternoon when he|| 294 the people of the other two additions have been paying city taxes |/of the beleaguered coffee capital during the day follow-| relatives that the injury was the Was run over by a commercial tts for three to four years, They have asked for relief from time to time |/ {ng dropping of warnings from gov-{ back of his palace in Rio de neiro| result of a fall on the stairw: On driven by Willlam Greenan, a youth|| ®"4 they hav been dented sum pete ee graveling of Twelfth ||°T™™ment airplanes,that a general] were not interpreted here as tndicat-| one occasion he had carried a razor ot 19, Young Scherck had several nay age aglleel halal a Sei : he uty 2 ||bombardment of the city will be re-| ing that he expects any uprising in|‘? Ped with him ard warned her be. broke a and Fourteenth streets from McKinley street to the city limits on the CHACHIE’ atid’ 16fe ithe’ bed he. weubl pe i ane hac ee brulses|/ cast. It is a-small thing to ask and St is a small plece of work for ||newed tonight the federal cap’ kill bh Bible, (tint he shee i yi tthe Dos-|! the city to do. But directly will come wet weather and mud, and “The exodus presents a most piti-| ‘There 1s a special-pler just back} On the d the shooting he haa juries, Greonan was nereated La tra || that 1s what the people of this district have in mind, ‘They want to ||apte spectacle,” one radio message|of the the presi-| become angry at her because some bimey authorities aaa ha tet by the|| be able to get about, to get to work, to get to town. And this they |] 04 aati, ce eh aerniainad |eraterl tones: 2 Peon until an Inyestigatio pete ng held eannot do with aby comfort with nothing but gumbo sidewalks and |} "roe ene people have been| ®nd the p ach often: is! mitted to’ find ae teat i eee a S50 ad fe accident || streets to travel upon. These people are asking that the city gravel a . kept moored there. The palace|of mash, 1 hinge preparation ean be made, Scherek is in the|| sreet™ pe, ; And delegations are preparing to |[Teduced to, direst want and are|} Ea) theres so of m 0 ting | Breparation “ : nese two main streets at onc 4 delegations are prepar! « . ot Thee aces on Rua Catette with a rear| previ to distilled lo had Sonny praia: baa Gag ‘ advance upon the honorable council at an ¢ date oa Ser clap hie ae)! jal enthansé: th: ftelmcolnds on: thesta-| sone atrayand’ ‘ba home tated: Schacee Gan sido ote tite This much needed plece of work Js intended to serve a double pur- || | a sintor south of the equator) has|™0Us Beira Mar Drive which skirts| drunk, requiring the assistance of 1 the West ¥ 7 meng & Bicycle!) pose. ‘To lift southeaster ions out of the mud, and tc connect || \adeq to the suffering ang ‘or| Guanabara Bay from the center of| two friends to support him. 7 Beha ceectee cee Bigtway |! with a ‘similar plece of w ond the city limits, the juris |/ tho refugees are fil of pneuments. | Bio de Janeiro, The president, in} men ,had gone away and Menden: foliomte aaohioe apsenie He was!! diction of the county Iready the main road ding to teh af OTR e Cem are IT OF, Dpeatag: event of an attack on the palace,| hall commanded his to bring suddenly turned, to, eaten the nay] Country club has been graded and partially, graveled. aide oie government. ~ ‘Many | could leave by:the rear gate, having | him some # 1 r, afterwards aes o x The beautiful Country club house and grounds form the show sae oat Sets! ene sly to! cross. the drive to embark | making he it fnmtead of per finery ate. When he turned hel! .indow of Casper enterprise. It is the largest and most pretentious ree by fer reat ae SOBRE hie latter athe eaiteine tet the tailel ceie Gee aGisectly into the path of|| in the state and compares favorably with any other such institution in |] 4 Febel requests to enlist now are} on his laur Path ipa eel rene Dh ale aires Giverania: cas waleh was’ coming |! the west. The club is open the year round and one of the ne re ita ease is! ent iren|| tained aMOutt the: tele. with “mia-|"tor . pes is eld to have bent creek. Greenan|! +5 Keeping it open is travelable roads to it. Countless stran, Page a She Rec ia eeMh cape (Contihuaa ca Two.) aa for Clarence Binning the car!) portant visitors, are entertained at the club, and one of the mo df A hperhaer tee ie es iS bbs SABEARCS BIASIee lees factory advertisements for both city and county would be a good bfon a metoation that a decision’ is over which the guests could travel. tel hold rs Aho ekd It is understood that the county 1s perfectly willing to do {ts part my here hold roman ling po It In its own territory to bet serve the people Hving in that section a ||” cant oe whe city 1d thelr incidentally better serve the club. The remaining point is, is he city puseyee td ee oaett be an bia willing to do its share in the much desired improvement, and do it || Greil ottee capital from masked etxonc and the Morro Santa Ana | There was heavy fighting last night. The official communique issued in = Rio de Janeiro says: “Our aviators have bombed the rebel positions with excellent re- | sulte. | “Government troops advanced considerably along the whole front s ars Feat d at Sos, pete aie eee taking a number of machine guns.| Riders and Trick Ro; micers eatured a Shank held-in’ $2,000 ond ana Mise muskets and much ammunition anh About sixty prisoners were captt 2 E | Grandoa im $500 bond as a material| “4 nerica’s around the world alr-| world aviators, Major Petro Zanni | “'aut Only Pi Baran’ tha* inte Cheyenne Fete to Hold Forth in vitness, os england ak-|of Argentine arrived today at Le-| of the state (of Sao Paulo) govern The men, 17 of whom were ar.| men are at Brough, England, mi ; ; rested as participants in the at-|ing changes on the ships prepara-| bourget (Paris) from Amsterdam, | ment forces captured four officer Casper on 1 Au gus Shs 8,9, 10 tack “upon the homeless Uttle wan-| tory to the last dangerous hop of the|-"The Argerftine ‘was forced down|0f the state military police (the | derer, have furnished thelr bond and) fi’nt across the Atlantl twice during his flight. He plans to| {®4aine military organization in : Buck’? will * ltime this week, the Ame i at daw . far a t Mrs. Shank believes she anaj time tl Spaieee' | < $ ¥ g Pesorthae Shiveu 1A ieHint Dorothy were both the victims of| !ots will de a ea 5] hopes,to estubl a in| great : ited |S ho loud along the West Yellov Penge iatek 2 Aid themob. She sald she no longer | ff to the Orkneys. flight eround | Sealnat the 1 poll-|7, 8, 9 and 10, when niliar f at the wor ld’s great- thinks that the Grandon girl was} Pisland: aye ticlans in F rebel/est rodeos do their stuff once again for the Geliate of 4 ss s Italy communique ling to intimate with her husband, Lioya| Major 4 age vaditenack © I Satheen eerie Beker wemtea ee ith spectators at the Casper-Mills roundup. W. Allen and q e Fs on the : y : ire of the other states "of the t , " SESUK: ang "bate the: ott bed, timed] oab ter, ts on. ag from Piza Friday fo: union to join the rebel cause in F. Sz:ague returned last night from Cheyenne w here that as an excuse to make her at-} insula making rep bed " Ay aot 1 l A-} 1 other western tack Dorothy. preparatory to 2 westward flight| Paris, hay not been 1 forcing ation of the govern-| the daddy of ‘em all h n hold- r eater ~ “a = iv he ed States | ment o: "reside jJernare 4 ‘orth f he ‘a everal € being Marie Now she is afraid that she will be| round the world. P anhed to fy to the 1 nit 1 Biaiie mien! ba ri me . ony ks nd hs oshatae thas tat. pact 1d's champion wo tarred and feathered herself, when| Argentine: ollowing the course of the Amer Reports that Bernardes is keep-| and announced that ¥ : 1's won (Continued on Page Two.) The newest of the ‘ryund the can flyers, ing a fast motor launch moored| ed several of the best riders, tri (Continued on Page Two) ‘