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

The Weather Tuesd: ‘ight. DL. VIL. ~BPARTY LEADERS mr. IN CONFERENCE FOR FIRST TIME President Takes Up Is- sues During Holiday On Vermont Farm PLYMOUTH, Vt. Aug. 25.—The political situation was up for discussion at a conference here between President oolidge and Charles G. Dawes, his run- ning mate. ‘The visit was arranged yesterday on invitation of Mr. Coolidge. This is the first time since he start- ed his vacation here nine days ago that Mr. Coolidge has entered into a discussion of the campaign, keep- ing’close to his father’s home, mean- while recetving only a few visitors and successfully.seeking rest. He has’ given some attention, it was “said, to government business, taking cure of urgent mail each day and reading the report of the ‘tariff com- mission on the proposed reduction in the duty on sugar but no decision. OMING—Fair — tonight somewhat er in southwest portion NO. 260. is expected to be made by him on this before returning to Washington Thursday. BOSTON, Aug. 25. (By the Associ ated Press).—Responding to an in- vitetion--from” ‘President ~CoMdge "to conter WIth"him, Charles G. Dawes, Republican candidate for vice pres!- dent, left Boston early today for Ply- mouth, Vermont. Whether the Ku Klux Klan ques- tion would be discussed was not known, Members of Mr. Dawes’ party re- iterated today that the suddenly reuched decision made by the vice presidential candidate yesterday had no connection with his klan address at Augusta Saturday. ; Mr, Dawes was due to arrive at Ludlow, Vermont-at 1 p.m. He will leave immediately by automobile, for Plymouth, taking lunch with Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge. pase See ae STOLEN BUICK iS RECOVERED The police yesterday recovered ort the streets of Casper a five-passen- ger Buick which had been stolen Friday from W. H. Cheney at La- yoye. No one was in the car at the time the recovery was made and it appeared to have been abandoned. HERRIOT ASKS RATIFICATION PARIS, Aug. 25.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—The Turkish Repub- lic is a daughter of France,” Pre- mier Herriot declared today when the chamber began a discussion of the treaty of Lausanne, the Lau- sanne protocol covgring racial min- orities and the Thracian treaty of Sevres signed in 1920. Premier Herriot and other speak- ers urged ratification. YOUNG he Casp Member of Audit Bureau ‘ot Circulation % TO SERVE IN DAWES’ PLAN New York Man Will Organize Staff On Reparation Work Until Perma- : nent Successor Is Chosen eral Dawes, and Henry M. Robinson, who like Mr. Young, served on the expert committees which drew up the plan. Seymour Parker Gilbert, Jr., -re- cently under sécretary of the trea- sury, is mentioned for the permanent post of agent-general but in reparp tion circles it is said the selection has not yet been finally made. Officially the Dawes plan is in- operative, pending ratification by the French and German parliaments, and signature of the agreement, which has thus far been only initiat- ed by the negotiators. The French senate will probably reach a vote tomorrow or Wednes- day but the rechstag session is likely to Jast until next Thursday. The appointment of an American 48 a voting member of the repara- — AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland ~_--_000 021 000— 3 8 2 NewYork —_--002.122 100x— 8 13 1 Uble, Wainberg and Myatt; Hoyt and Schang. Detroit -010 110 000 00— 3 9 1 Boston -800 000 000 O1— 413. 2 Collins, Holloway and Bassler; Ehmke and Picinich St. Louis Washingt 001 000 Ixx— 2 (Called 7th—rain.) Davis and Severeid; Johnson And Ruel. 90 St. Louis at Washington—Postponed —rain. NATIONAL Philadelphia --210 001 0004 9 1 Pittsburg - ---201 300 10x— 711 4 Glazner, Oeschger and Henline; Meadows and Schmidt. New York Chicago -000 020 000— 2 5 2 -000 000 021—- 3 6 0 Barnesand Snyder; Kaufmann, Wheeler and O'Farrell. & At Philadelphia— Chicago at Philadelphia—postponed —rain, At St. Louis -000 2xx xxx— A 110 Oxx xxx— Batteries — Doak and Taylor; Haines and Gonzales. R. H.E. At Cincinnati « Boston — 000 000 203— Cincinnatk ...100 210 010— Batteries —McNamara and O'Neil, Rixey, Mays and Hargrave. At Chicago + New York --.033 Oxx xxx— Chicago 100 Oxx xxx— Batteries — Nehf and Gowdy; Wheeler and Hartnett. * R.H.E. At Pittsburgh— Philadelphia-Pittsburg — first game postponed, rain, PARIS, Aug.-25.—(By The Associated Press).—Owen D. Young, of New York, is to serve temporarily as agent- general under the Dawes reparation plan, probably for three months, during which time he will get the staff well organized and break in his permanent successor. work he will be aided by Rufus C. Dawes, brother of Gen- ion commission is understood to be James A. Logan, Jr., the American observer with the commis sion, is favored for the place but he Suggestion and it is known that many of his uncertain. refuses to discuss the friends believe his considerable in the voting power. Rufus Dawes and Mr. general will not be large. ORA MILLIONAIRE By TED LEBERTHON (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.—Anger- ed by John C. Howard’s statement in connection with their marital trou bles, In this fluence might better be exercised by continuing in his unofficial capacity, leaving another American to assume Robinson Probably willbe the only important appointees to be named. by Mr. Young, as the various governments will choose their representatives and the total personnel of the agency- that he “never laid a hand on . CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1924. THREE CASPER BOYS CU OOLIDGE AND DAWES DISCUSS CAMPAIG NAMED MONTANA WILL HOLO PRIMARY VOTE TUESDAY Four Republicans Seek Nomination to Run Against Walsh HELENA, Aug. 25.— Montana’s state wide pri- tonight with candidates staging election~ eve’ rallies in their home districts, in a final effort to obtain votes prior to the balloting which will start at noon tomorrow and continue tintil 7 p. m. -} With ope of the largest fields en- tered since the enactment of the pri- mary law, voters will eliminate scores of candidates . in selecting ‘|nominees for one United States. se ator, two representatives/to congress, complete state al county tickets, including 27 senators and 100 repra- sentatives to the state legislature and 30 district judges. Intensive campaigns for congres- (Continued on Page Ten) : struck her so sharply that he broke her nose. Howard's name, together with his wife's, is signed.to a “confession” of -|the nose-breaking incident which is supported by the statement of a he dainty Ora Carew, screen and| Hollywood physician certifying that vaudeville star, today displayed doc: OTATE LEGION CONVENTION OPENS ~| on July 21, 1923, Mrs.. Ora Howard uments purporting to prove that the |was‘seen by me and found to have young son of the millionaire ‘‘salad| suffered. a fracture dressing king’ once admitted having of the nasal (Continued on Page Sever.) mary campaign will close} KSu10>) wezs04055; T $$. On Streets er at Delivered by Carrier The circulation of The-Tribune-is greater than ary other Wyoming newspaper. Daily Trine OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Nowstands, 6 cents 75 cents a month Publication Oifices: Tribune Bldg. 216 E. Secona St PIECES BY TRAIN tion, Mr. Albert served as ao first 1 Idaho tion ot th state Le} Walla, Wash., to ver a similar: co jieutenant in the 56th onvention, LESTER F. ALBERT, ‘national - vice-commander..of.the American Legion, whois here for the state conven- Engineers, during the World War until May 28, 1918, at which time he was seriously wounded in an engagement in the Amlens sector. He is an electrical engi- neer by profession but has not been able to follow this Hine of work since the war owing to his disability. At the present time he is not only vice commander of the Legion: but is» adjutant forthe Legion in the state of is secretary of the Veterans Welfare commission of that state. The I appropriated -§125,000 - to -carry~ on-relief. work - for.-disabled. soldiers, , the .money. to London ‘Bridge Is Falling Down From Weakness LONDON, Aug. 25.—The fa- miliar rhyme “London Bridge is Falling Down," loses its blithe note on the ears of London officials who have received warnings that the ancient structure is bordering on the conditions described in Mother Goose. River werkers report that one of. the piers has dropped four inches under the stress of traffic thrown on the structure when the Water- loo bridge, another of London's eight arteries. spanning the ‘Thames, became incapacitated for heavy vehicles, Tests are shortly to be made to ascertain the repairs necessary to save ithe “London bridge. The original stone structure dating froh 1176, the present bridge was rebuilt in 1831, U. S. Senator Gooding Scores Freight Rates Idaho Solon Declares Inland Waterway Transportation Is Being Discriminated Against by Interstate Com- merce Commission In Its Rulings SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug, 25.—Industrial growth and development of Am- erica will come to a standstill during the next decade for lack of adequate transporta- tion unless the federal government fosters development of the country’s inland water- ways by eliminating discriminatory rail freight rates which throttle water competition, United States Senator R. Gooding, of Idaho declared in an address here today at the opening session of the semi-annual meeting of directors of the Intermediate sociation, Senator jooding is author of the be before the house of representa- tives in December, amending - the bj which passed the senate in May] fourth section of the transportation by a vote of 54 to 23, and which will] act to prohibit violation pf the long As- and short haul Jaw to meet water competition. Ever since-railroads became a fac- (Continued on Page Seven) Front and center! state organization. So this is Casper! At 10 o'clock the World War vet- erans left their billets and beat it for the Elks club where the conyen- tion started off just,a few. minutes late ike fast shaking of Little Phoebe and Big Dick, The singing of America, led by H. Roe Bartle, and the invocation, de- livered by the Rev. Charles A, Wil- son, opened the convention, Address of welcome was made by City Attor- ney Ambrose Hemingway, response coming from James Milota of Riv- erton, Free Instruction In Plaque Making ‘At Chamberiain’s eters, Free instruction !n making Jtal- jan Renaissance plaques and poly> chrome gift articles wil} be given to the women of Casper at the Cham. berlin Furniture store, Second and David ptreets, by Mrs, Lols Holmes, Mra, Holmes is here for several days. She will hold classes from’ 9:30 to 13 o'clock each morning and from 3 to § each afternoon, Most every woman has a desire ta make beautifa! articles such as candle sticks, pool ends, bud vases fruit bowls and the like. It is with the purpose of teaching Casper wo- ™en to decorate these things with an eye to their beauty that Mrs. Holmes is here. She has just fin- ished giving a series of lectures in _ Cheyenne. One hundred and seventy-five strong, Wyoming Legionnaires crashed Casper’s gat this morning and took over the village, all.set for the sixth annual convention of the A committee from the Legion Aux- Mary presented greetings to the gather!ng and gavo assurance of co- operation jn all undertakings of the veteran's “organization, State Commander Marshal C, Rey- nolds made quick work of appoint: ing committees and the business wheels of the mesting started to roll smoothly, The speaker on the morning pro- gram was Liason Officer Jack Keene of Denver, connected with the dls- trict retiabilitation office, He told of the work being done !n the field to care for men disabled physically and mentally, and of the success of the Legion ts securing worth while legislation to facilitate the work and extend its powers. Report of.several of the commit. tees’ terminated the first» session, with the afternoon coming up with a full offering of tmportant events, Miss Natrona Will Be Chosen Soon By Casper Judges Who is Miss Natrom—most beautiful girl In this county? You want to know, we want to know, e¥erybody wants to know, So— Watch tomorrow's Tribune, Her name and picture will be on the ‘front page. _The seven judges are ready to make. their selection, Are breathless thousands wait- ing? We'll say they are} Sixth Annual Meeting of Organization Gets Under Way This Morning With 175 Delegates In Attendance. Business Session On This Afternoon Old Glory waved over the city, the Stars and Stripes lined the streets— This evening will see the Legion- naires again at the Elks for the! big smoker and {ts sideline entertain- ments, Tho- state Legion -- Auxillary - is meeting simultaneously with the Le- sion at the Hlks, attendance being large. The two bodles will work to- gether in preparing the program for the coming. year. Mosquitoes Piace ‘Ban‘On Open ‘Air Chicago ‘Affairs CHICAGO, Aug. 25 — +S 1 In the United States more than seven who are engaged profession: directing public _recreation work. ho legislature recently expended - at . the . direc- ion. Vice Commander Albert liyes at Boise Idaho. The Wyoming convention is the fourth tion which he has attended in his present capacity. He ‘will leaye here to go to Walla —Mosquitoes there are thousand women TAO. SLEEPING ON TRACKS. YARDS KILLED BY ‘(FREIGHT Lads Said to Have Been Beating Way Across Country—Left Casper Last Friday Night. Three Casper youths were instantly killed and their bodies badly mangled at Seneca, Neb., about mid- night last night when a Bur- lington freight train ran over while the trio were sleeping on a passing track in the them Burlington yards at that point. The dead are Jack Eads, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eads, 1004 South Pop. lar street; James Storey, 15, half brother to L. 8. Kilgore, 821 South Chestnut street and Glen Olson, said to have relatives here and also in South Dakota. The boys had left Casper Friday night with the inten- tion of making their way to Texa They had been “bumming” their way and had stopped in Seneca for the night ‘probably when the train stopped there, They lay the tracks to rest, not danger of their situatio: The report which the Burlington officials have received here is meager et"but an investigation of the accident is being made, down on alizing the The bodies of young Eads and Storey will be brought back to Cas- Der and it is probable that Olsen's body will be taken to South Dakota. Information received late today is ‘to the effect that Jack Eads wis the nephew of W. C. Eads who was one of the Republican candidate for the nomination for sheriff here. Young ds was employed at the No. 3 plant of tho Standard refinery. Young Olsen was the son of Mra. Daisy Olsen who t of Casper for about three years and who was employed here for siderable time at the Hart joods store on he is now a re eb. Gene Olsen of Cas brother to the dead boy. Glen Olson was the 1 of the three boys to die. He was able to tell the train workmen who he and his companions were. Standard Men ' % Meeting Today Meeting in Casper instead of at Chicago, as ordinarily, the manu- facturing committee of the Stand- ard Oll company of Indiana has been which have fairly swarmed about | in session here today at the Midwest Chicago and vicinity for several | club. ‘Those attending are* officials days; have become so numerous’| from Chicago and Whiting, Ind. that open air affairs are being Col. R. W. Stewart, president of banned and authorities aro tak- |the board of the Standard will be in ing’ action. the city tomorrow on a regular trip The community church services | of inspection of the company’s planta in Oak park last night were trans- Janda properties. His visit here fol- fered froma park spot to the First|/iows several weeks of vacationing Baptist: church, in the Brooks lake and Du try. On Wellnesday Midwest Refining {8 coun- company executives are expected in the city for a special meeting. With in| Colonel Stewart, they will visit Salt Creek, Huge Region In China Converted Into Lake he Wenan dyke h Crops Ruined by Downpour and Divers'Are Rescuing Hemp, Which Is Six Feet Under Surface—Many Residents Are Homeless ; PEKING, Aug, 25.—(By The Asgociated Press).—The entire region between Pao- tingfu and Tientsin and northward t lake, according to O, J, Todd, an engineer in the employ of the international famine relief committee, who returned today from a trip of investigation. as been conveyed into a great Crops in this region have been entirely destroyed by the flood waters, he report- ed, The hemp, which was ready to harvest, is covered with six to ten feet of water and is being salvaged by divers who| (hirty miles south to Suchow. ‘They ure In the city of Anjou, Mr. pull it out and load. it into. small] city of) Wenan ts surround fodd found the police feeding 900 ra an | ot but there is little distres boats. ‘The reed’ crop, which was Pipdiens vetakiasd from surrounding villages relied on for mats, roofing and for at Pand: fifty ipe ‘© thelr homes are submerged to fuel, has been greatly injured, the epring wheat crop has been|the rooftrees. Many are still live Inthe country south of the Wen-| gathered. ing on the tops of their homes an region the inundation ts gradu: {mates are that tho fall crop] where they are not imperiled by. the. tally increasing from the Puta river in this district will be a total fall- waves,