Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1924, Page 1

ee | Weather Generally fair ton Wednesday; no! change in temperature. NO. 261 INSPECT TEAPOT SEPTEMBER 20) Special Trip to Wyoming Planned by)|,. Navy Secretary Famous Oil Reserve Teapot Dome, now as famous around the first shot fired at Lexington first visit by Curtis D. Wilbur, arrive in Casper Sept. 20: Accompanied by his naval aide, Capt. W. R. Gherardi, ht and much The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. Che eae of eA ts deo Cat pr Dat MEMBBR OF ASSOC “#2) , weep ee Moreno et WYO., TUESDAY, AUGUST 2p, ..- On Streets Delivered by Carrier 75.cents = moi er at Newstands, § ce: Publicatic Tribune Bldg, 216 Ot fices: gE ‘Seoona su ER AND RYAN WIN JUDICIAL NOMINATION Chatterton and Boeke Third and Fourth on Official Count ASPER PROJECT 1S URGED BY LEGION SEC. WILBUR TO icstesinn. ‘Adapt. ed by Convention In Session Here; . Meet Near Close A little behind in its pro- am, the Wyoming depart- ment of the American Le- gion went.into the adoption of a set of by-laws and of a series of 34 resolutions when it convened ‘this afternon. The by- globe as the | jaws were ready by C. H. Reimerth, h receive its} casper, and were passed unanimous. secretary of navy, who is to}jy. ‘The. resolutions nlso passed as In First Visit to » will next mont they were read without objection. Chief-among those passed during the wid John B. May, his private secretary, the head of the | earlier part. of. the afternoon. were AMERICAN LEAGUE. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.—Chi- tago-Philadelphia, first’ game post- poned account wet grounds. Second game may be played beginning at 3:30 p. m, Two games tomorrow. First Game. At Washington— R.H. St. Louts -----110 030 0117 1 a4 Wasuesee ~-~000 000 r and ao Russell; Speoce and Ruel, Second Game. “At Washington— St. Louis ..__.000 ** Washington __000 ** Batteries—Danforth and Severeid; Ogden and Ruel. R. H. E. Second Game. At Philadelphia— Chicago -000 901 020 000—3 10 0 Phila, ____000 210 000 001—4 10 2 Batteries—Faber and Crouse, Schalk; Rommel, Heimach and Bruggy, Perkins. NATIONAL LEAGUE. First Game. At Pittsburgh— Philadelphia -000 100 000—1 5 3 Pittsburgh -___011 010 30°—6 13 1 Batteries—Ring and Wilson; Yde and eg aoe At Pittebureten | R. H. E. Philadelphia __000 010 110-3 7 0 Pittsburgh __..000 100 000—1 9 3 Batteries—Hubbell and Henline; Morrison, Adams and Smith. R.H.E. At Chicago— New York 610 00* *¢e—* * © Chicago __. O21 10% #97" * © Batteries—Jonnard, Dean, Ryan and Gowdy; Blake, Alexander and O'Farrell. At Cincinnati— Boston —__ 000 000 000—0 4 3 Cincinnati 014 000 02°—7 12 0 Batteries—Benton, Yeargin . and Gibson; Donohue and Wingo, R. H. E. At St. Louis— Brooklyn ~ vk St. Louis Dette tne ices Taylor; Stuart and Gonzales, .| cate with his dd@ughter there imme- United States navy will come here| those endorsing the Casper-Aloova from DeBeque, Colo., where oil shale | *Figation project, National Defense deposits are to be investigated. day on September 12, a War Vete- The object of Secretary Wilbur’s| Tans" day at the state fair Septem- trip to Casper is a tour of inspection | ber 17. Several resolutions dealing of Téapot Dorie. In*company with | With the rehabilitation of soldiers as Commander+A. H. Stuart, represen-| Well as one for the purpose of pro- tative here of the government in the | ™moting the welfare of orphan. chil- receivership of the field, he and his | dren of men who died in service were party will spend the day looking] @lso"passed. The local department around Teapot. will seek to have Armistice Day, No- rein vember 11, made a national. holiday. The Riverton post of the Legion was awarded the ‘Plummer trophy for thé post making the greatest gain in memberslilp- during the year just ha ‘The Laramie’ post. oes woe i eh thelast year. C. P. Plum- Vice corimanden| of the 0 Teglow, ‘extended to the Legion- naires in session the thanks of Les- ter F. Albert, national vice. comman- «Continued from’Page Seven.) Dentist Takes Lieu of Bill SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 26.—Because. Dr.’ ‘C. M.: Decker, dentist, wrested from her mouth the false teeth he had made for her, Mrs. Josephine Mirata, filed a suit today at Redwood City for $20,000, of which $15,000 is for shock and suffering and $5,000. as punitive damages, Attorneys for Dr. Decker admit he removed the artificial molars from Mrs. Mirata’s dental cavity, but declared Mrs. Mirata, had declined to pay Dr Decker’s bill. OFFICER IS KILLED BY PROPELLER’ ' our hair in‘our hands. ite. But the suspense is awful. Mrs. Van Dyke of Buffalo Elected State President Of the Auxiliary The Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion in con- vention this afternoon elect- ed Mrs. J. C. Van Dyke, of Buffalo, to succeed Mrs. Burk H. Sinclair of Casper as state president for Wydming. Other officers elected included Mrs. L. E. Martin of Sheridan, first vice presi- dent; Mrs. Hubert Bender of Powell, second vice pregident; Mrs. Cora M. Beach of Casper, sécretary; Mrs. L. L. Merrett of @heridan, treasure Mrs. Lizgle Burson of Casper, chap- lain. Mrs. Burk Sinclair, past prest- dent, wag elected national committee- woman, and Mrs. C. W. Jeffrey of Continued on "see Seven. MOS QUITO PEST AR LAUNCHED NEAR CHICAGO Offices and Homes Invaded by Army of Insects Swarming In Great Lakes Region; Life Made Miserable CHICAGO, Aug. 26.—Efforts to combat mosquitoes swarming throughout the western Great Lakes region were under way today as the pests invaded offices and homes, drove golfers from courses, forced closing of suburban camps and resorts and brought discOmfort to numerous out- door functions. The insects forced a high school football team to abandon its training at Fond Du Lac, Wis., the players BODY OF LAD DROWNED NEAR TORRINGTON IS RECOVERED TORRINGTON, Wyo., Aug. 26.— The bedy of Henry Nickel, 15-year- Qld son * of Jacob, Nickel of Wheat- land | who was drowned Sunday, jn .2a}) eee ditch five miles southwest of Ington, was recovered late Mon- day afternoon by a party headed by Coroner C, A. Elquest of Torring- ton. Young Nickel, according to infor- mation secured with the recovery of his hwdy, was seized with.< 8 While in swimming with two" young: er companions, .nelther. of whom was able to lend assistance, ‘The body of the lad will be taken to Wheatland for burial. NAMES OF OTHER COUNTY BEAUTIES POURING IN We're leaning against the old headache post, readers, and waiting baldheaded with \ The phones ring incessantly, the multitude is men- ing as all ears stand at attention and shouting goes up for the name of—. The judges are deadlocke SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. d in star chamber session. An ambulance is champing its Lieutenant Conrad A.’ Kez, Unitea|%@2ts outside the Tribune, ready to go clanging up Second street to the hospital just as Sta’ navy, was killed today when the door cracks uncer the rioting he Stepped into the revolving pro-| inside, showing the wrecks of seven pellor of an airplane. honest mén, made martyrs for He is survived by a widow and| beauty’s sake. by his father, Conrad Krez, residing|. That's the disappointment. The in Sheboygan, Wis. Tribune promised that on the front ee page today would be the name and MAN SOUGHT HERE. picture of the most beautiful girl in Word received by the police here| Natrona county. It will have to be from Sheridan is to the effect that | tomorrow that the word is given out. George Alexander, supposed to be in| After all, what matters one day in this vicinity, is asked to communi:| waiting for a real princess, Western Union lines are flashin diately. with the great news of the yea: Te Tie From one part of the state, then At he Tie) game ‘another, messages are coming into |, rain. the Tribune, telling the names of the county beauties.. Here are some of the telegrams received today: Casper Daily Tribune: Replying yours of twenty-fourth. Dorothy Logan, address Douglas, selected as prettiest Converse county girl. Converse county. judges willing to bet the world she’s the prettiest girl in United States. Can you find any takers? J.D. LeBAR, Mayor. Casper Daily Tribune: Miss Alice, McCain of Sundance chosen to represent Crook county. EDWIN*ROUNDS, Mayor. FLIERS TO RESUME TRIP HOME SOON Arrival of Globe Aviators at Boston|r Expected by Saturday; Thrilling Tale of Rescue Is Received WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Lacking detailed reports en the plans of the American world fliers for their next hop, officials here assumed today that they would follow the tentative schedule worked out by army air service of- ficers und proceed from Ivigtut, Greenland, to Indian Har- bor, Labrador, as soon as their planes could be put in con- dition for the 590 mile drive. to the Itallan charge d’Affaires in- Army, nayy and diplomatic cir-| structed him to convey to the Wakh- ces in Washington expressed un-| ington goyernment expressions of Jimited admiration for all concerned | cratitude he has already volced to in the rescue fy the cruiser Rich Bnend late Sunday night of Lieu-} the American ambassadcr in Rome. enant Locate’ll, the Itallan aviator left Iceland with the Americans] WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—The army world fliers notified the air Thursday but was forced to alight at sea, seryice here today that they ex- pecteg to fly from Iyigtut, Green- | Premier Mussoling in a message land, to the Labrador coast on Pp peteart Smith, commander of the flightssent this message: from on’ board the erutser Milwaukee to Major General Patrick, chief of the air service: “Our work progressing nicely and we expect to continue on the 29th.” BOSTON, Aug. 26. — The world filers. may reach here as early as next Thursday but {t will probably be Saturday, Captain Louls R, Knight, commanding:army alr serv- top forces here, sald today, The filters will stop at Indian Har- bor, Labrador, on the jump from Ivigtut only long enough to re-fuel and will hop off again for Cart- wright, forty miles away, to spend the night, he said, WASHINGTON, Aug. 26—All that can be done under the law to reward the world fliers for thelr feat will be don® ‘ President | Coolidge will’ take the leadership. in paying tribute to\ the aviators and will be followed by all high government officials who have decided to, send letters expressing thelr sentiments and place them in the: hands .of Lieutenant Smith -and his colleagties soon after thay land on the Notth American: continent. The law prevents tmmediate: pro- motion for the filers or the render- ing to them of other material forms of -recognition -for their achieve ment, Tho placing of the letters.o commendation: upon the service reo- ords sof the officera and men of the flying expedition 1s all that cap be done for them in this way, um lese the granting of regular vacation leaye in regarded as compensation. Nevertheless thera fa a general feel- ing among government executive heads that more should be done and would be done if a way could bs found. The letter of President Coolidge will be presented to the fliers either (Continued on Pege Ten.) Casper Daily Tribune: Evelyn Titus of 126 South Thur- mond street, Sheridan, was chosen to represent Sheridan county. J. F. KIRKPATRICK, Mayor. Casper Daily Tribune: Mary Julia Herring was unan!- mous choice of cOmmittee as prettiest Albany county girl. Age seventeen, daughter of W. J. Herring, sheriff.of Albany county. T. W. ARNOLD, Mayor. Caspe> Daily Tribune: Judges have named Thelma Miller of Grass Creek as prettiest Hot Springs county girl. JOSEPH SNEIDER, Mayor. pee Sc vn * sordid Thirty-three years have been spent in the actual work of con- struction of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in New York City, and it is estimated that at least ten years more will be required for Its completion. being compelled to don ¢hetr heaviest togs for protection. Farmers in the vicingy of Brainerd, Minn., wero re- ported driven indoors by the swarms. Only a few anophelene, or malaria- carrying mosquitoes are among the millions in the vicinity of Chicago, according to Dr. W. C. Allen, asso- clate professor of zoology at the Uni- versity of Chicago. Marsh lands and other breeding places along Lake Michigan near Chicago are being sprayed with oll. By OWEN. L. . Staff Correspondent C: Tribune, \y --(Copyright,” 1924 Consolidated be Préss Association) CHICAGO; Aug. 26.—Life through THinojs and “Wisconsin has turned into one lohg battle against an at- (Continued on Page Eight) DESPONDENCY LEADS WOMAN TO SUICIDE Despondent because it w niversary of Her husband's Mrs. David Davis, 55 y rs of age, took a 25 caliber pistol and shot her. self through the right temple at her ranch home at Band Water, Wyo., last night. She was brought to Cas- per today by Dr. E. L. Jewell of Shoshoni and is now resting at the Women’s and Children’s hospital awaiting an operation for the ro- moval of the bullet which lodged un- der her left eye. The operation was postponed fora short time in order that she might In a measure recuper- ate from the rigor of her trip to Cas- per. Mrs. Davis has no children. She has been a resident of Bad Water for 35 years.. Her husband died Just one year ago yesterday. ——— NO TRACE FOUND OF BANK BANDIT WITH $800 REWARD POSTED Efforts. to capture the man who ran away with the greater part of the loot in the robbery of the Bank of Salt Creek at Lavoye, August 9, have proved unavailing up to the present time. The authorities are the an- death, not resting on the case however and notices of a, reward of $800 are being posted today..The state of Wyo- ming is offering a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of the perpon in question: and.the Fidelity. and Deposit company whichycarries ifisurancéon the batik 48 offering a@ reward! of $300 for a similar re- sult. J. C.. Mundell, the man who was captured the day of the robbery, still reposes‘in the county jail. FREIGHT RATE CUT HERE GRANTED SELECTION OF NATRONA PRINCESS IS BELA TER Hetnctioms foe Orderediby Interstate ‘Commerce Commission Will ‘Affect Tariffs 109’ Roads Casper isto have‘ a substantial reduction in freight rates, according to the report proposed by Bronson Jewell, examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The report-is made from records of evidence and data introduced at the hearing of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, which was conducted by Examiner Jewell in Cas- per duyi.g the month of February, 1924. The Casper Chamber of Com- merce was represented at this hear- ing by the General Freight Service association of St. Louis, Mo., sup- ported by Claude L. Draper for the Public Service commission of Wyo- ming. © Interveners. were © Harry Dickenson for the Denver Transpor- tation Bureau, and BE. P. Ryan for the chamber of commerce of Hast- ings and Grand Island, Neb. In his report the examiner sus- tains the contentions advanced by the Casper Chamber of Commerce in practically every respect and has recommended to the Interstate Com- merce commission rates which, he states, are to reoresent a reasonable basis or scale for Casper, after mak- ing due allowance for traffic and operation conditions. Under the rules of the commis- sion, the contending parties have until September 9 to file any excep: tions they may desire to make to the examiner's /report. If no ex- ceptions are taken,, the examiner's report is usually adopted commission. If any exception is taken by one party, the opposing party has ten days more in which to file a reply and there is also a provision for an oral argument be- fore the commission, if any of the contending parties wish to make application for same. It is impossible to state at this time just when the new rates to be decided upon by the commission will become effective. The Chicago & Northwestern and the Burlington railroads were the carriers. principally +interested and the reduction will affect the tariffs of 107 other lines. by the At New York— Cleveland-New York game postponed, rain. SUICIDE HICH O PLURALITIES OF AND 6 ARE CHALKED UP BY VOTE LEADERS Official Canvass of Votes Today Settles Long Standing Un- certainty in Vote. PLURALITIES—Front Bryant S. Cromer of River- ton and Michael F. Ryan of Casper will be the two candi- dates who will run for judge of the Eighth Judicial dis- trict in the general election November 4. Their total votes in Natrona and Fremont counties, cor piled today at the conclusion.of th Gfficial canvas, were 1307 and 1263 respectively, The third man was Fenimore Chat- terton of Riverton with 127 votes and the other ‘six candidates who ran in the primary strung out with smaller totals. Cromer’s plurality over the third highest candidate was 80 votes and that of Ryan was 36 votes. The official Natrona county can: vas started this morning by Mrs. Alma Hawley, county clerk, and jus- tlees-of-the-peace, Barret and Pun- tenney, was not concluded until 2:30 this afternoon. The result of the count has been In doubt ever since the primary @ week ago today and the race was one f the closest in the annals of local polltics. The vote by candidates for Na+ trona and Fremont counties, togeth- er with the total for 1 trona mont 425 109 705 104 111 152 Candidate: Total 1307 Chatterton _ Boeke Perkins -. Foster --. McCann Sennett — CLOTHES THIEF IS SENTENCED William Bennett was seutenced to 10 days in jail last night when he was arraigned before Judge John A. Murray on a charge of haying stol- en a suit of clothes from the Salva- tion Army headquarters here. Another petit larceny case to the attention of the police night when Dan McC was rested for stealing a motormeter from a car. McGee Ss sald to“have been caught in the act by a police- man, C. A. Porter was arrested at 8 p m. on a charge of being drunk and driving a car, and being the cause of an actident in which his car collided with that of H. R, Manbeck. Henry Johns had been fined $50 in police court two hours before on a charge of being drunk and driving a car K Blankenship was fined by the magistrate’ for v liquor ordinance, H came Inst $100 olating the took an appeal, $500. FOUND N PEAK the appeal bond being YOUR DEALERS: . Are selling merchandise manufactured by firms of national reputation and nationally advertised in newspapers, and in “Casper in Tribune columns, because they know ‘that the mer- chandise is standard—that they can deliver it to you knowing you will be pleased, and at a price that is possible ONLY THROUGH VOLUME created and maintained by honest, consistent advertising that tell you the story of their product. Do you recall ever being disappointed in products of national reputation, nationally ad- vertised? And by virtue of the same fundamental.of selling through truthful telling of facts pertaining to merchandise; do you not save money, and get better values from your local merchants who, by their advertisements in. The Tribune, tell the story of their merchandise, Isn’t it 2 fact that the newspaper adyer- BY SEARCHERS Nephew of Discoverer of Pike’s Peak Who Bore Same Name Picks Out Romantic Spot for Tragedy MORRISON, Colo., Aug, 26.—On the peak of Mt. Glen- non from which he cotld obtain a clear and unobstructive view of a peak to the southward discovered by his forebear and namesake, Zebulon Montgomery Pike, of this place, declared to be.a nephew of the discoverer of Pike’s Peak, last night committed suicide by blowing himself to pieces by exploding « stick. of dynamite.Jin April 1913, by the explosion — of His body was discovered early today |a powder magazine at an army camp by a posse of Morrison citizens who,| where he was sla 1 following his flarmed at his absence, started out} return eastward after discovering the in search of him. famous mountain. peak of Colorado In-choosing dynamite as a means| which bears his name tised product, whatever it may. be “stands up?” [illustrous relative: whe waa killed pt ending his life, he met his death] Pike, u bachelor, long had been = nmuch the same manner as did his] resident of this place. The mountaing (Continued om Page Bight)