Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1924, Page 1

———— The Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday; not much change in temperature. VOLUME VIIi. ONE SLAIN IN T County Commissioner Besieged in Hom /Ounty Commissioner besieged HIF YOHE AND FA COUNCIL ORDER OVERRIDDEN BY WAYORS, K. LOY Council, Lacks Author- NUMBER 244. ity to Oust Police, Executive Says. Declaring that the mem- bers, of the city council had no power to remove from office Chief of Police Bert S. Yohe and Captain James M. Farris, Mayor S. K. Loy at a very brief session of the council last wight exploded a bomb shell when he announced that both the chief and captain of police were reinstated and when he declared all actions by the council Monday night, dm regard to removing city officialg, Were null and void. ‘A motion to adjourn the session was made shortly afterwards but it was lost. Despite this fact several councilmen left the council eham ber and Mayor Loy refused to en tertain further motions since no quorum Was present, He declared that the meeting was adjourned. Seyeral..councilmen.,maintain that since the motion to adjourn Was lost the council is. still in session notwithsianding the fact that the counell ¢hamber is empty of occu- pants, As the result of Mayor Loy’s action last night Bert S$, Yohe and James M. Farris again took charge of things at the police station this morning. Sergeant A. T. Patrick, who was - promoted to temporary chief\by the council, is back at his position of desk sergeant after bé ing chief for a day. After the mayor's announcement last night Councilmag Sylvester F. elton made a motion that here. all appointments on the police ree be made by the mayor with the consent of the council in con mance with section 1794 of the Vyoming Compiled. Statutes. Be. fore a vote was taken Councilman J. M. Lowndes made a mott adjournment. Councilman Hoffhine seconded the motion. Councilmen Tucker, Pelton , and Whisenhunt voted against the mo- tion, Lowndes then left the meet ing and he was followed by Hoff- hine who was in turn followed by ley. Before leaving the chamber the mayor instructed the city’ clerk to entertain no motions from the three remaining councilmen. When the mayor and the two councilmen had left the other three aldermen‘searched. the ordinances to determine if they could employ a policeman to bring the absentees ack to the session. Officer Roy Tlummer was asked to walt unt the question could be determined but apparently no authority was found,” | Mayor Loy bases his authority to defy the power of the council in remoying one of his appointees by quotation from the Wyoming com- piled statutes which reads, “The yor shall have power to remove any officer appointed under this chapter for incompetency or neglect of duty.” The trio of aldermen who are (Continued on Page Ten.) RODEO STARS ON EDGE FOR OPENING THURSDAY OF BIG ROUNDUP FETE Member o: The circulation of The Tribune is Che Caz f Audit Bureau of Citcuiation, Feom National Dollar Day head- quarters comes the word that Thursday, August 7, shall ‘be dedi- cated to the power of the dollar in every corner of the United States. The merchants of Casper have responded nobly and have prepared a veritable feast gf bar- gains for the local buying public. The dollar comes into dts own tomorrow and the local business houses have used the Tribune as the logical medium for putting their offerings before the public. ‘This evening's paper fs literally fill- ed from first to last with dollar day ads. Clothing stores, furniture stores, food stores, electrical stores, and NATIONAL DOLLAR DAY TO BE CELEBRATED IN GREAT BARGAINS HERE CASPER, WYO. a, | in fact practically every branch of retail business is using dollar day to advantage. Values for Thurs- day will be tremendous. Shoppers are urged to leave home early to- morrow morning in order to relieve congestion in the stores at mid-day and in the afternoon. Above all, peruse the Tribune thoroughly this evening for it con- tains dozens of messages which will mean real money saved for the shrewd buyer. Read all the ads before sallying forth on your buy- ing tour, and check the articles which you really need. Again the Tribune asserts its superiority as Casper’s leading advertising medium. STATE PHARMACISTS TREATED TO TRIP THROUGH REFINERY; ION IS OPENED Members of the Wyoming Pharmaceutical association, here for their ninth a and. expressed appreciation the plants, Last night the druggists were guests at a ball at the Elks audi- torium with several vaudeville num- bers to add to the enjoyment of the evening. Betty and Billy Butcher, WOMAN COMES HERE 10 IDENTIFY MAN’ KILLED IN REGENT TRAGEDY Mrs. Catalina Alyarado of Paw- huska, Okla, arrived in Casper this morning to attempt to definitely identify the Mexican killed in a shooting scrape in West Casper several weeks ago as her husband. ‘The man was buried under that name: by the county and had been employed here as a section hand by the Chicago Burlington é& Quincy railroad. The one factor causing uncer- tainty in the identification is that George Espinosa, held for the mur- der, erts that the man_ killed was not Alvarado but that his cor- rect name was Lopez. pinosa, who is beifig held with out bail on @ first degree charge for the fall term of district court, claims innocence of the crime. There were no eye witnesses, the killing taking place in an alley in the early morning hours, Inless new developments occur the ¢ wil! be prosecuted on cir- cumstantial evidence. ‘EW YORK—The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to occupy the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie Burden at Syosset, L. I., during his visit to attend the international polo matches. 18 Program Crammed With Wild West Thrillers Opens Tomorrow Afternoon At Grounds West of City Bigger and better than ever the Casper-Mills rounc ill erundae way at the rodeo grounds three and a half miles west of Casper on the o'clock tomorrow afternoon Yellowstone highway at 2 with a program of events that will eompare favorably with rodeos anywhere in the country. the streets of Casper at 10 o'clock lomorrow morning. Casperites should not fail to view this event i n f the performers will be staged o = i mpeaee Pobtathed of the big scale on which the rodeo has been planned. A score more of contestants ar- for by doing so some idea may be|rived in Casper this morning for the : annual convention, were this morning taken on an inspection tour of largest inthe world. The out of town guests impressed with the size-and imp the local refineries, the were visibly ortance. of the industry of the opportunity to visit Betty Grisinger and Marjorie -Per- kins, juvonile dancing stars, enter® tained with several numbers and the Columbia theater~troupe put on) in- dividual acts. This afternoon the druggists will go into a business session that will include the annual report of L. Ri Tyson; Jr.. the secretary-treasurer; Ray J. Cook, secretary of the state board of pharmacy, and addresses by Je Will Kelly, secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Pharmaceutical asso- elation and J. A. Reidel, secretary of the Montana state board of pharmacy, Tonight at 7:30 the delegates and their wives will be entertained with a banquet in the main dining room of the Townsend. Special entertain. ment features have been arranged in connection with the banquet. HERMOPO ee eee ee WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1924. On_ Stree: greater than arg other Wuoming newspaper: er Daily Tribune MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ts or at Newstands, 5 cents Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month | Dubois Delightful and Interesting BY WILLIAM R. WRIGHT. More and more is Yellowstone Park becoming known to Americans by actual con- tact and visitation, automobile development being the factor that has taken the park from the realm of hearsay to the actual, as increasing thousands annually take advan- tage of good roads, automobiles, and the desire to travel that was seemingly so stimu- lated by the war. Out of this situation has grown in Wyoming an industry—that of caring for the visitor, supplying his wants, and administering to his comforts as he travéls through the state enroute to the park, and again on the re- this de- velopment of an industry has itself turn from the park, and brought about actions by munities and sections to make their ronGs favored, and their known as desirable points to stop enroute and make necessary pur- chases. This has crystalized into two de- sireably arranged entrances to Yel- lowstone Park in Wyoming, one the through Riverton, | horthwest reservation, southern route, and Lander, thence through the | Indian Some 80 miles to Dubois, ‘Lake and the park, the other through ‘Thermopolis, Cody and into the east- ern entrance. Both of these offer so much to-the tourfst and to Wyoming people that in all fairne; com- towns routes to them, to say nothing of the com. munities which have so ably pre- pared for the comforts of travellers by good roads, camping facilities and hotel accommodations: that-a trip is Incomplete without entering the park by one route and leaving by the other, making the circle of the park easily. Leaving Riverton for ern entrance, the at present the south- high- way goes. through Lander, and with the completion of the Riverton Rec- lamation project, with the new idge built by the Reclamation ser- vice and the state across the Big Wind river some 30 miles from Riy- erton, {t will be possible to go from Riverton straight through Lander highway joining this (Continued on Page F m Langley Field; cotia, to be used by Lieutenant Wade's original craft, the Boston, was wrecked near Faroe Islands, he substitute will be christened the Boston II, It is the extra Douglas machine used by the pilots during thelr training for the flight and will be flown from Lang- ley Field by Lieutenant George C. McDonald. The date of departure has not been definitely determined. Decision to send the new plane to Lieutenant Wade indicated that small hope was held by. air service officers that the wrecked machine could be salvaged. After the filer landed in a rough sea it was buf- to the about rn RECLAMATION HOPES ENCOURAGED Out of the dozens of essays that poured into the Tribune office dur- ing the past 12 weeks, in the adver- tising essay contest sponsored by this newspaper and based on a full page of advertisements each Satur- day, the judges have at last selected 10 which they believe ar’ entitled to share in the prize money. The first prize of $20 in cash-has been award- ed to Mary Royce a youngster of roundup. This brings the total of. entrants up to about 140 which should be sufficient to insure ofa full program each day. The con- testants include some of the “best that can be secured anywhere in the country, old timers at the gamé who have seen roundups come and go and who know when they have a good thing. That they have a good thing in this instance {s testl- fled to by the fact that many per- formers have cancelled enguage- ments other places in order that they may be here for the Casper- Mills show. Scarcely having shaken off. the dust of Cheyenne and Monte Vista they are all set for the work which faces them tomorrow afternoon and (Continued oy Page Nine.) MARY ROYCE WING FIRST PRIZE IN TRIBUNE'S ESSAY CONTEST about 13 years, for the essay is reproduced herewith. Miss literary way. street. in the judges’ mind. © Lois third prize The fourth award was tising value. won by the following’ six A thief entered the Mc apartments on West B street time between 1 morning and rifled the won largely because of her marked originality and eyident ability. in a The second award of $10 goes to Ruth Brotzman of 431 South Lincoln Miss Brotzman used tho let- ter form in her essay and gave Miss Royce a fierce tussle for first place Nutter of the eighth grade at the Central school is the winner of the of five dollars. for original essay based on the conver- sation of two housewives over the telephone on a Monday morning. won by Roberta® Denny, with a thoroughly original essay of particular adver- Six fifth prizes were Casper children: Marie Huber, Carma O'Mal- (Continued. on Page ‘Ten.) TROUSER THIEF 5 BUSY AGAIN and 8 o'clock this trouser which Royce Pearl an dinnis some- fette yout for hours and further injured in trying to haul it aboard the cruiser Richmond. Last reports said it had peen taken in tow by a (Continued on E ve.) cussed briefly before an audience in the Elks’ auditorium some of the problems that must be solved before final authorigation is possible. But regardléss of the “reclamation com- plex’ as it has developed through failure to apply scientific and prac- tieable administration methods to certain projects, problems are grad- ually being ironed out and policies sponsored by such leaders as Dr Mead accorded recognition which eventually will put reclamation on a new plane and make possible im- provements that will permit: settlers of few disappointments and contrib- ute to the prosperity of many more regions, ” The meeting last night followed an inspection trip by Dr, Mead and others, including United States Sen- ator Francis E. Warren, Congress- man Chas. E. Winter, and 8. G. Hop- kins, member of the North Platte river commission, over portions of the local project and @ trip to the proposed «dam. site on the North Platte river. ‘Today the visitors are on an inspection trip to the Salt Creek field,.which is linked with i er's campaign for the irrigation project to the extent that the gov ernment will be asked to apply funds pockets of M. J. Belner and F. W. Holmes, taking $30 in all, The men were sleeping at the time and did not discover. the robbery. this morning. Entrance had made by breaking through screen, ' until been the derived from oll royalties to the building up of another natural re- source, “We must gain a new, conception of needs. in building irrigation pro- jects of the future,” declated Dr. Mead. “Consideration of new pro- (Continued on Page Ten.) NEW PLANE SENT GLOBE FLIER WHOSE MACHINE WAS SMASHED |... OFF ISLAND; FLIGHT IS DELAYED WASHINGTON, Aug. 6,—Arrangements were com- leted today by the army air service to send an airplane Liettes place over the remaining route of the world flight in com- pany with the two other fliers. “Pictou Harbor, Nova Leigh Wade from that Brazil Forces In Clash With Rebel Troops BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 6: (By the Associated Press).—Brazilian federal troops had an engagement yester- day against a detachment of in the vicinity of Sao Manoel, about 120 miles west of Sao Paulo, accord ing toa message today from Santos to La Nacion. The authorities at Sao Paulo, who are clearing up the wreckage of the bombarded. quar- sterday found 40 more bodie: Strong Arguments for Casper-Alcova Project Heard Here at Meeting Featuring Address by Dr. Elwood Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation Service Casper’s claims to reclamation recognition on the part of the government service are strong and convincing, and almost certain to bear fruit in successful materializa- tion of the Casper-Alcova project if efforts now being concentrated on proper au- thorities are carried to a logical conclusion. This is the prospect or promise gleaned from addresses last night by Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of the reclamation service, and members of his party who dis- NO,ARRESTS YET MADE AT THERMOPOLIS THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Aug. 6. —No arrests had been made late today in connection with the as- sault last night upon County Com- missioner Arthur Gwynn in which Claude Henderson was shot and killed, Coroner H, P. Knight that one car with a bullet hole in it, was seen this” morn- ing. It is rumored that Henderson was shot twice in the back, in ad- dition to the two shots fired by Gwynn, indicating that some of his own force got him from be- hind. Investigation is proceeding rapid- ly. Coroner's inquest will prob- ably be held up pending its find- ings. declares +. BALL SCORES | NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Brookiyn— R.H.E, Pittsburgh 000 003 000—3 4 Brooklyn — -032 000 00°—5 14 Batteries—Stoner, Pfeffer Gooch; Vance and Deberry. At New York— R. H.E fd 8 8 New York -_..500 000 00°—5 4 1 Kaufmann, Wheeler and Hart- nett; McQuillan and Snyder. At Philadelphia— i Cincinnati -... 003 00-3 7 0 Philadelphia — -100 01-2 7 0 Batteries—Donohue and Har- grave; Carlson and Henline. (Called 5th inning, account R. H.E. = -211 000 01°—5 10 0 Batteries — Bell Gonzales; Cooney and O'Neil. het ae ae AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Detroit— R.H.E. New York 000 11—* * * Detroit 00 12" * © Batteri and Schang; At Cleveland— Boston Cleveland Murray and Picinic SARATOGA 6.—Earl Sande, Ameri Jockey, re ceived a broken leg and possible internal injuries while riding Spurt in a race today. Ho was uncon scious when picked up. Publication Otfices: Tribune Bldg. 216 E. Second St LIS BOOTLEG BATTLE e by Highjackers Gang RRIS REINSTATED Circle Drive.to Park Offers Ideal Touring Tourists Who Enter Great National Playground Through One Gateway and Leave by Other Receive Full Treat; BOOTLEG. BAND DLES. HOUSE WITH BULLETS DURING NIGHT Attempt to Highjack Commissioner G Ends in Wild Night And Bloodshed. THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Aug. 6.—(Special to The Tribune.)—Lying in ‘am- bush around the ranch home ef Arthur Gwynn, Hot Springs count commis- sioner, between 15 and 20 boot: leggers last night be d the placa for more than three hours, sending volley after volley into the house following tho death of their decoy, Claude Henderson, at the hands of Gwynn, Within the house was a great quantity of mounshine—225 gallons in all—which two ¢ ago hada been taken by Deputies H. A, Rob« inson and red Hale in a raid on Ralph Kelly, proprietor of the Stone From barn and ‘a ous char er, riff Scott zen refused to have anything to do with the eizure or to permit the liquor ta Lhewstored in. the. county: jail-becaisa itis alleged that Robinson has been charged with bribery by M. (. Wachtel, head of the state law en- forcement department. By ag ment the captured moon- shine was*taken out to the home of Arthur Gwynn, county commis- sioner, who lives seven miles nofth of here near the Yellowstone high way. 17 Fred Hale remained as a gut night just on before 11 o'clock four cars were hea up not far from the ( home, Approaching the declaring that his name was Sisson and that he there to tip the commissioner to an impending at- tempt to hijack the guarded Uquor cl Hender jabbed Gwynn in stomach with a .38 calibre re- when he got close enough, Gwynn who is somewhat crippled and rather light, grabbed the gun and the two battled, rolling over the ground, each trying to gain control of the weapon. Henderson who was both large and heavy in weight, managed to get Gwynn down. A moment later two shots drive was ude on volver were fired. Gwynn had killed Hen- dehson with the !atter’s gun. With Fred Hale who had rushed out to ald him, Gwynn ran for the house. out A dozen shots were fired of the darkness but none took s tho next three hours, about 2 o'clock this mornin desperadoes fired almost 1 or until the shets at the house, until it was rid- died with bullets, Spasmodic flashes came from the windows of the place yynn, Hale, Tully Gwynn and y two daughters shot out into the opaque night at their hidden enemies. Hoping to be able to steal past the ring of bootleggers and reach help, one of the girls crept out of the house, braved the increased (Continued on Page Ten.) FOUR INJURED IN AUTO CRASH LAST NIGHT; TWO IN SER Margaret Berry Suffers Fracture of Skull and L. T. Berry Internal In- juries In Collision Here Four persons were injured, two perhaps seriously, when the Buick roadster driven by L. T. Berry and the Chalmers sedan driven by Dean Mechling collided at First and Wolcott streets about 11 o’clock last night. The occupants of the Berry car were the only ones who came out badly from the accident and their car was turned completely over three times, landing right side up against t northeast curbing. The Chalmers car was turned around and shows the results of the crash but did not receive much damage. Miss Margaret Berry, 20 years of age, is the mpst seriously injured, She suffers a fractured skull the seriousness of which has not been determined at the County hospital where she was taken immediately after the accident. L. Berry suf- fered bad bruises and possible in ternal injuries. Mary Alice Berry, IOUS CONDITION Both of these persons were suf- ficiently recovered from the accident last night thit they were able to leave the hospital, ‘The two young: les have been visiting here from their home in Texas with their rela- tive Mr. Berry, The most serlously injured of the quartet was taken to the county hos- pital by th uauffer-Gay ambulance while Mr. and Mrs. Stacey Boyer trattsported the other three to the samé institution cording to the information re- ceived, the hl car was going north on Wolcott street. ‘The Berry car was going cast on First streat, Mechling thought that the other driver was turing north as he reach- ed the intetsection. He did not do this however and ‘the two cars came together. Mechling’s car was turn+ ed around so that it faced the south- east corner of the intersection when it came to a stop. The other machine sister to Margaret Berrry, suffered bruises as did also G. I. Russell. turned over several times, stopping at the northeast comper. bi