Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1924, Page 1

. The Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday except Probably showers in north- somewhat warmer west Hi tonight. OLUME VIII. RECEIVERSHIP AUT NUMBER 239. The circulation of The Tribune is greater than an Che Casper Daily Crime Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 3 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS EE CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1924. (dwosym, a ri es, G On Streets or ewstarids, Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a nIZED FOR y other Wuoming newspaper. at cents month NAL HOM EDITION Publication Otfices Tribune Bidg. 216 E. Second St. THE NORTH & SOUTH RAILROAD HARP TILTS MARK MURDER HEARING ATTORNEY DARROW GITES TRIAL IN WHIGH CROWE SAT AS JUDGE Arguments Over Admissibility of Defense Evi- dence Continued in Franks Case; Fight Centers in Moral Depravity Angle. CHICAGO, July 31.—(By The Associated Press).— One of the cases which Robert E. Crowe, now state’s at- torney heard when he was a judge and Clarence S. Dar- row attorney for the defense, was cited today in the Franks trial when the state tried to maintain that evidence of de- pravity was not admissible in mitigation of punishment for Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb. The eltation brought a heated ex- change between Messrs. Crowe and Darrow today, the former maintatn- ing he had not heard such evidence in mitigation of punishment. “Oh, yes you did,” asserted Mr. Darrow.. “But the defendant was hanged,’ said Mr, Crowe. “Yes, but you sentenced him,” re- torted Mr. Darrow. ° The court room rang with laugh- ter, Leopold and Loeb joining. The demonstration faded quickly under the frown of Judge Caverly. Just before this incident Judge Caverp had turned a state .argu- mont into a’ query against the prose- cution’s ow2’ position. — Thomas, Marshall, legal scholar of the st: attorney’s staff, had read a decision which held that moral depravity was “no” evidence of insanity. “Then if it is not such evidence and Joes not tend to prove it, can it not be heard in mitigation?” asked the Court, adding: “Tt seems to me it would be com- petent for a court to hear it and constitute reversible grounds “if it were rejected.” The state continued piling up cita- tions until the luncheon recess was reached. Its reading of excerpts from decisions from other _ states nad taken the entire court day yes- ferday and all of today’s forenoon” session, Mr. Marshall said\he would read no more authorities but would submit a Mst of others for the court’s consideration. Leopold and Loeb sat quietly thru the reading and arguments. Once however, they whispered and smiled when Darrow moved into a chair alongside them and handed a newspaper clipping to Leopold. Leo- pold wrote a note on the margin and laughed ag he handed it to Loeb. ‘They smiled again with Dr. White, whose appearance on the stand pr cipitated the debate, when Mr. Mar- shall read a decision which men tioned the “seal of medical scienc’ in investigating mental disorders. TATE NEAR END OF PROTEST CHICAGO, July 31- sociated Press)—The state had reach- ed the final state of its effort to keep out of the court record the opinions of alienists on the mental responsi- bility of Nathan Leopold Jr., and Wehard Loeb, when the afternoon session started today. ‘Thomas Marshall, legal expert for the state’s attorney, started at that hour to Sum up the results of the rgument which hg had presented to Judge John R. Caverly throughout a day and a half of court session. ‘The state was maintaining that testimony by alienists could be heard only on-the question of insanity which problem, if admitted could be ALLIED DEADLOCK D, REPORT NEA French Proposals to Be Accepted by London Conference With Some Modification, Prediction LONDON, July 31.—(By The Associfted Press).—} The members of the experts committee of the inter-allied conference, after examining the French experts yesterday as a compromise plan to end the conference deadlocked over security for the. Dawes plan German loan, declared French proposals with minor altera- ons, would probably be acceptable to the conference. decided only by a jury on a plea of not guilty. The defense was resting on its con- tention that a condition of mental disease, short of insanity, was pro- per for consideration in mitigation of BRITISH FLIER IS LOST AGAIN ABOARD UNITED STAT! COAST GUARD CUTTER ALGON QUIN AT ATKA ISLAND, July 31. —(By* The Associated Press)—Re- peated efforts by wireless in all direc tions have failed to obtain any word ; of Major A. Stuart MacLaren since a party under his command arrived at Petropavioysk, Kamchatka, last Thursday on a circumaviation of the earth. Endeavors to learn something of the whereabouts and welfare of the British party, which was flying in one plane and which left Calshot, Engtand, March 25, have been ener- getically carried on for three days by the cutters Algonquin, Haida and Mojave, composing the Bering Sea patrol of the United States coast guard, Lodge On Way punishment The largest crowd that has yet as- sembled for the trial struggled for Places in the court room but only 200 or so who could be seated got past the guards Clarence 8. Darrow, started the answer of the defense after Mr. Mar- shall had summed up fn a few sen. tences. “I have n@ver seen such enthus- lasm for the death penalty as in this case,’’ said Mr. Darrowe “If I thought Ing them would stop the crime _ (Continuéd on Page Nine. To Recovery CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 31. — Senator Henry Cabot™ Lodge had a comfortable night at the Charles- gates hospital, where he is recuper- ating from an operation. The bulle- tin issued by Dr. John H. Cunning- ham today sald: “Gondition continues satisfactory. had good night’s sleep; slept seven and a half hours." » alana iti ONE DEAD IN CRASH Eight Others Injured, One Fatally, as Sight-seeing Car Goes Off Bank With Tourists In Colorado FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 31.—One person was in- stantly killed, one probably fatally injured and seven others were slightly injured when a large sight-seeing car owned and driven by James Robertson, of Estes Park plunged over a cliff on Horsetooth hill eight miles south- west of here at 10 o’clock last night. ‘The dead: Mary Hannon, 24, 3826 well, 14 miles north of Fort Collins. Lexington Street, Chicago. Fatally injured: R. EH. Upton, of Estes Park, face lacerated, jaws and skull fractured. Slightly injured: James Robertson of Estes Park, owner and driver of the car, leg twisted. Catherine Lillis, 26, 3941 West Polk Street Chicago, bruised and head cut. Julia Gitatto, 24, 722 Drake Ave- nue Chicago, Bruised and head cut. Mary Fleming, 24, of Chicago, Bruised and cut. Ethlyn Ellis, 18, of Alliance, Neb- raska, bruised and cut. Leota Becker, 20 of AlMance, Neb- raska bruised. J. W. Sweeitzer of Denver, leg and back hurt, possible internal injuries. Very little hope is held out for the recovery of Upton. The party left the Craig hotel at Estes Park at 7 o'clock last night bound for the Burning Mitchell gas the proposals submitted by their belief today that the ‘The French proposal was accepted unanimously by comnilttee number one of the conference while an Soon after the car entered Mis- souri Canyon it started down Horse- tooth Hill when the brakes gave way. Obtaining a veolocity of nearly sixty miles an hour, the car swerved around a sharp curve, toppled over twice and crashed over the bank onto the rocks, 25 feet below. Miss Han non Was caught beneath the wreck- age and instantly killed. The re- mainder of the party escaped being caught beneath the car. ‘The injured were rushed to the Fort Collins hos- pital by J. D. Mandeville of Fort Col- lins who was following the car a short distance. W. T. Hollowell, Lari- mer county corongr was called and took charge of the body of Miss Han- non. Her parents were notified by wire last night of her death and left immediately for Fort Collins. The Chicago party have bee: spending the summer at Estes Park and were registered at the Craig hotel. amendment put forward by the British members this morning was withdrawn, both the French and British delegates congratulating each other on the happy turn of ev One delegate said: The great difficulty of the con- ference now is over.” LONDON, Jul¥ 31.—(By The As- ad Press)—The interallied re- ation conference took a new lease life today when the experts as sembled to consider the new French proposals presented by Premier Her- riet yesterday. The British participants in the conference view the French plan as the greatest effort yet made to bring about a settlement of the conference difficulties so that the Dawes plan [Davis Backs Bryan in Defence Day Attitude Mobilization of Civilians Means Waste of Time With No Ed- ucational Results, Democratic Standard Bearer Says On Arrival at Gotham NEW YORK, July 31.—John W. Davis,‘ Democratic presidential candidate an- nounced today after his return from Maine that he was in entire accord with running mate, Governor Bryan of Nebraska, regarding “Mobilization Day”. ‘ Mr. Davis declared that the view expressed by Governor Bryan that there was no necessity at this time for encouraging civ‘lians to leave their occupations “for the purpose of engaging in what would be only a militation demonstration without any PEOPLES FINANCE AND THRIFT COMPANY ELECTS; MECHLING IS ACTIVE MANAGER OF CONCERN With the election of officers, a board of directors and J.S. Mechling as the active manager, the Peoples Finance and Thrift company of Casper will soon be ready for active business. The elections took place at a meeting last night at the court house and resulted as follows: E. P. Bacon, +president;..W...J. Chamberlain, first. vice-president; Dr. M. C..Keith, second vice-president; J:] —— §. Mechling, secretary-treasurer. The board of directors includes the of- ficers and W. J. Baile A. Beck- linger, Earle G. Burwell, H. ©. Chap- pell, Walter H. Crawford, Emmett Fuller, Earl B. Hanway. The’ personnel of the directorate augurs well for the business conduct of the new institution and it will launch operations here with every prospect of success. The board of directors, following a session last evening, adjourned to meet again today at 12:10 in the pré vate dining room of the Townsend | BALL SCORES RICAN LEAGUE. First Game, Louis— R.H.E. New York -—-000 001 000—1 5 0 St. Louis -,.-011 000 00*—2 8 2 Gasper will actively teries— Hoyt, Shawkey and ness here starting August 11, Hofmann; Wingard and Severeid. cording to a decision of the board eS (Continued on Page Six) First Game. TROUSER ROBBER STILL esx, to 9 AGTWVE; SOUTH (SH I SCENE OF BURGLARY Batteries—Heimach and Perkins; Uhle, Roy and L. Sewell. Another trouser robbery was @ covered this morning when Frank Conahan, an employe of the Tripeny s drug store, and zawood found their resp trousers had been taken out on the front porch of the house where they j room, 742 South Ash street. Four dollars had been taken from C han’s trousers, but luckily 8 hotel. The created sredit in sm ticularly to ald the wa persons on moderate sala: Operating under the soundly tablished Wimsett system, the ples Finance and Thrift an institution all who require is finance company to It amounts and is par: earner and At Chicago— R. H.E. Boston 100 011 100-4 6 2 Chicago ~ -021 100 10°—5 10 in Mangum, Cvengros and Crouse. Second Game. d— RE 00 00% #99_* 8 ker and Perkins; ger and L. Sewell. Cleveland ~ Batteries—) Metevier, Messe At Detroit— R.H.E. Washington -000 100 000—1 0 Detroit ~~ -000 000 000—0 3 0 Batteries—Zachary and Ruel; Col- awood had not left any mon his own clothes. This is the third instance within three days that this kind of robbery has been reported lins, Dauss and Woodall. we eee NATIONA LLEAGUE. At Brovilyn— R.H.E. .002 002 000—4 8 1 000 001.000—1 6 1 and Hartnett; Decatur, Roberts, Ruether and 'Tay- lor. R. H.E. 050 000—5 7 0 000 000—0 5 0 and Smith; At New York— Pittsburgh N York -.. Batteries—Meadows Watson and Snyder. (Game called end of 6th, rain.) At Boston— Cincinnati ~ Bost = O12 6 Batteries—Laque and Hargrave; MeNamara and O'Net (Game called, rain.) {nto operation a w can be put are of the opinion that it great step toward a final The plan was laid before th perts at.noon, After considering it for an hour the committe adjourned until 3 p. m. One of the points of the French proposal provides for a board of arbitration calculated to make a declaration of default on the part of Germany by the 1paration commission much difficult to obtain than now. The other pro vides for setting up machinery to take care of defects which might develop in the working of the Dawes plan and still another establishes At Philadelphia— Louis .-...410 000 001—6 11 0 Philadelphia 020 000 100—3 12 0 Batterles—Haines and Gonzales; Mitchell, Couch and Wilson. R.ELE. more WASHIN( One re- quest of nt Lowell H. Smith, commanding the army world guarantees against Germany maneu ght, orders were issued by the air vering out of payments ip kind. service cancelling plans for a ‘According to a French semi-official | celebration in honor of the aviators (Continued on Page Ten) when they reach Washington. Practical- educational effect tirely sound. Mr. Davis’ contained in is en- announcement was formal statement issued after he had conferred with his campaign manager, Clem L. Shaver. It said: ince my return from the state of Maine, I have taken the occasion to inform myself fully concerning the views expressed by the governor of Nebraska in regard to ‘Mobiliza- tion Da! “I am surprised at the state- ments which I see in the press to the effect that I am in dlisagree- ment with him or that his action has in any way proved an em- barrassment to me On the con trary, I think that the view ex- WORLD FLIERS WILL RESUME TRIP FRIDAY KIRKWALL, ORKNEY _Is- LANDS, SCOTLAND July 31.—(B: The Associated Press Flight)—The United States Army world fliers who arrived here from Brough, England, yesterday, have postponed their de- parture for Iceland until tomorrow because of adverse weather reports received from the patrol boats. The hop-oft set for this morning was called off when the patrolling destroyers reported a heavy fog and rain along the 500-mile course, banks floated “about the ys in the early hours and half messages from the destroyer Billingsley at Farce Isiand and the Reld off the Iceland coast reported the same conditions in their waters. The destroyers reported the visibility as low as a halt mile. The fog seems spread over the entire route, and then a spasmodic rain set in. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, the flight commander, wait- ed until the last minute before de- ciding to abandon today’s get away. The hop is-such a long one that it would require an early morning start to insure the arrival of the airplanes in time for them to fill their tanks in f aylight. New Railroad Plan Is Filed WASHINGTON, July 31. — The Colorado, Columbus and Mexican railroad filed preliminary notice with the Interstate Commerce commis; sion today that it desired to ‘con- struct £00 miles of new line from Farmington, New Mexico, to Grand Junction, Colo, at a cost of $38,000 {Continued on Page~Six) sore par mite, 7 BANDIT SLAIN, MAIL IS SAVED Mail Clerk In New Jersey Frustrates Attempted Robbery and Goes to Hospital With Wounds EAST ORANGE, N. J., July 31.—One bandit was killed, one escaped and a mail clerk was wounded twice when he frustrated an attempted mail robbery at the Lackawanna railroad station early today. Eugene Stack, 23, mail clerk employed at the local post- office, is in a hospital with FIFTEEN ARRESTED ON GAMBLING CHARGE ARE FREED ON BOND TODAY Gambling charges have been pre- ferred against fifteen arrested late ast night in a rald led by Chief of Police Bert Yohe on a poolhall in a downtown bagement location, By- standers and those engaged in play were all held ani a majority spent the night in the city jail through re- fusal of the authorities of accept bonds. ‘They were released this-after- noon after approval of bonds Pseudo names were given by some of the defendants when their names SHEEP KILLING DOGS. HUNTED AT TORRINGTON TORRINGTO:! Wyo., July 31 A band of sheep killing dogs has caused some loss in this vicinity. It is declared that the dogs gang together and go out after dark for an evening's sport that results in the death of se — Defense Day Plans Will Be Pushed CHEYENNE, Wyo, July publicity burean des > 31.— unec Septem began here today under dire: pointed functioning jon of a committee Governor Ross and his “central” advisory committee. “The |bureau is headed by W. HB. Chaplin, dean of Wyoming newspaper work ers. ap. . bullet wounds as the result of his repulse of the bandits, who it is believed tried to steal a mail poveh carrying federal packages. reserv The escaped bandit got away in a taxi which is believed to have beer driven by a confederate. St went to the station to meet the 4:58 a. m, train and had taken off six pouches, when two men off the train and limped toward him They opened fire without warning and the shots were réturned by Stack. One bangit fell dead at the top of a‘ stairway and plunged to the bottom, the other fled to th was offered by R. K. hammered open tt |railroad tracks using | turning of Panoramic und Rio ¢ sengers train lives the Denver three of the were and engers and member crew injured of 100 additional p were endangered, The wreck curred at 9 o'clock last night, two blocks south of Overland park, Denver tourist camping grounds. 30 street, where Stack saw him enter acquire valuable oil propertie: the tax (Continued on Page >) REWARD POSTED FOR ARREST OF TRAIN WRECKER Eight Injured and 100 Others Endan. gered When Switch on Colorado & Southern Is Thrown Open DENVER, Colo., July 31.—A rewe Bradford, ass ceiver of the Denver and Rio Grande Weste for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who eH an the Colorado and Southern the | ir A CREDITORS. ARE PROTECTED BY ORDER MADE IN BUFFALO COURT Suit Filed at Capital By Robert K. Staley Offset by Naming of Railroad Officials. SHERIDAN, Wyo., July 31.—The Wyoming North and South Railroad com- pany and the North and South Railway company were ordered to be placed n the hands of a receiver by Judge James H. Burgess in the district court at Buffalo, Wyo., at 10 o'clock this morning, according to news rée- ceived here. The receivership was granted to satisfy a clayn of $53,000 of O. A. Bartholomew, manager of the Cloud Peak Timber company. He. was joined in the action by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad apd Roberts Brothers, Peterson, Shirley and Gunther, general contractors for the North and South, , Charles §. Hill, vice president’ at the North and South, whose head quarters are in Casper, and D, ©. Fenstermaket,. chief engineer, wit) headquarters. bere, "Were ippotnted, receivers by Judge Burgess, ‘Hill posted his receiver's bond of $100,000 backed by Sheridan agents of surety companies, Mr. Hill declared he was stilt certain the railroad would be com- pleted. CHEYENNE SUIT MAY BE BLOCKED. The granting of a receivership for the Wyoming North & South allroad at Buffalo today follows @ petition for similar action filed yesterday in federal court at Che! enne in which Robert K. Staley, formerly of Casper,is the plaintiff. Since no notice had been given of the impending action at Buffalo it is also believed by some that it found its inspiration in the Choy: nne action, as it would tend ta block the federal court proceedings in which Staley seeks to prevent the use of the railroad’s earnings in paying for construction work. The plaintiffs in the Buffalo suit Include contractors and other cred: itors who’ are seeking to protect their interests, it is belleved. a FINANCING BARED IN STALEY SUIT. CHEYEN: Wyo., July 31 Pleadings by the plaintiff in the re ship action and suft in equity filed by yr mantown, P: orth & South Raflroad company, North & ‘South Railway com in the United States court . relate the most involved trans actions that recently have been laid before a Wyoming court, not except ing some of the highly complicated oil litigation that has occupied the attention of the fe¢ al court. Staley’s complaint sets fortly that tle plaintiff and others con ved a plan whereby they would This rd of $1,000 today isting operating re- n Railroad iplete over- after Mr, ted a personal examination pf the found upon in that had been ih and the bolt lett hari further investigation will today and members of ‘thé w will be questioned, (Continued on Page Six) i wreck and con The rewar offered Bradford inquir switch vest n mered < be mad train 4