Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1924, Page 1

The Weather a SR te heavy frost to- ae ‘Warmer Friday. ‘VOL. a NO. 274. The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: meer: aude Che Casp Ee T 2 pe et 304 MEMBER ah betas PRESS evel CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1924. QTATE WILL G0 TO FORM AT 10 A. M.\1N PAE IN WILD BULL SIONE ATTORNEY DOUGLAS FAIA KILLS ANOTHER BB. BROOKS TO DELWER MAIN ADDRESS HERE Many a ivations to Participate Friday in Observance, With approximately 25 organizations ready to take part in the parade and a brief but interesting speak- ing‘program arranged, the observance of National De- fense Test day in Casper tomorrow promises to be carried out with great success. The parade under the leadership of William B. Cobb, marshal of the day, will form on North Wolcott, be- tween the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy station and A street; prompt- ly at 10 o'clock. The line of march is up through the business section of town to the city park on ‘Center ‘sireet. B. B. Brooks, former £ prac Wyoming, will) be the». prince r of the occasion. with ‘Burke H. in eri opyes calling for a cessation of huaeas cal rele to noon to- he texercises at the city varkd will bevin at 11 o'clock and wi'l Jast “approximately 30 m'nntes. The organizations expected to take ‘part in the parade have been assigned the following order in the line of march: ¢ Police department, high school band, fire department, 179th field artillery brigade, second battalion of the 145th infantry, high school «adets, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish War Vet- erahs, Forty & Eight ‘society, G. A: R. and Indian scouts, labor unto’ ‘Trades & Labor assembly membei Cosmopoltan club, Canton and Odd Fellows, Knights. of Columbus, ‘Woodmen of the World, motion p'c- ture operators, Eagles, D. 0. O; K., Knights of Pythias, Kiwanis club, Elks, Lions, Moose, Rotary club nnd all individuals and organiza- tions\ who! have not already an- nounced their intention of being in the parade. | The complete program at the city park follows: Mayor S. K, Loy, presiding. “America”—Led by Tracy Shaw. Invocation—Rev. P, K. Edwards. “Purpose of the ‘ Day'+-General Burke H. Sinclair. Patriotic oration—B. B. Brooks. An informal American . Legion dance will be held in the evening at the Arkeon and all Legion members and reservists are requested to wear their uniforms. If rain interferes with the pro- gram the parade will. be cancelled and the speaking exercises will be held at the Iris theater: THE HEAVIER BY 7 POUNDS JERSEY CITY, N. J., Sept. 11— Luis Firpo will have an advantage of 7% pounds in weight over his negro opponent, Harry Wills, in their fight tonight. When they weighed in this afternoon Firpo Upped the beam at 224% while Wills scaled’ 217. Firpo’s decided margin in pound- age came as a surprise. It has been figured that both would weigh around 220 each. Firpo's weight was greater than for any of his previous important battles and s! pounds in excess of the figure he sealed for his title match with Dempsey last year. JERSEY CITY, . Sept. 11.— (By The. Associated Press).—While tinal legal barriers put in the way of the fight were being cleared, scenes usually typical only of champion- ship ring battles were being enacted this afternoon qutside Boyle's Thir- ty Acres where Luis firpo and Harry Wills clash tonight.‘ The proverbial weather luck of Tex Rickard which has yet to fail the promoter in any of his major fistic ventures.was in evidence. The day was bright and clear without the slightest prospect of any in ruption toplgnt on the part of is were agtir eariy. flight's rest: and: at. before noon unostentatiously from an uptown Manhattan apartment and crossed to this side of the Hud- son to await the formalities of welghing in this afternoon Wills was given a typical sendoff*by a crowd of his own race 2s he left his Harlem retreat in anautomobilefor Jersey City. Although the legal barrage which has been levelled at.Firpo for sever- al weeks was suspended today wien failure greeted an eleventh hour ef- fort to obtain a warrant for thé South American's agrest on a charge of violating the Mann act, Rickard and Firpo had counsel, in readiness to repel any further unex- pected action aimed at preventing the bout. FAIR WEATHER PROMISED FOR THE OLYMPICS Fair weather is promised for the Olympic games tomorrow afternoon in which members of the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs will parti- cipate. Recent rains caused a post- ponement in the festival from yes- terday and ticket sales have been Pushed to boost the fund which the Lions expect to realize in promoting the work of the recuperation camp for tubercular and undernourished. ‘The ‘contests, which will furnish a riot of fun for both the entrants and spectators, will start promptly at 3 o'clock. Announcement was made this af- ternoon that in the event of more rain, another postponement will be made. Means-Morley Campaign Won Klan Candidates Win Republican Nom- inations for Senator and Governor In Recent Colorado Primary DENVER, Colo., Sept. 11.—Rice ‘W. Means and Clarence J. Morley, are the republican candidates for the United States senate, short term, and governor, respectively accord- ing to reports compiled by the Asso- ciated, Press election bureau today, from 1,343 precincts: out of 1,492 in Colorado. Both were actively sup- ported throughout the primary cam: paign by the Ku Klux Klan. Judge Morley, with but 149 pre- cincts. yet to be heard from has a plurality of 5,450 over Lieutenant Governor. Robert F. Rockwell. Means, with but 148 precints yet to be hegrd ‘from hes a plurality of 9,- 218 over his nearest “opponent, Charles W. Waterman of Denver. ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 11.—Over- whelming his opponent, former sen- ator and former governor, Thomas W. Hardwick, United States Senator William J. Harris yesterday swept through the dem ic primary and this morning, with one county re- ported tied, according to unofficial returns from all but 22 couritie: was assured of renomination. Sen- ator Harris had to his credit 129 coudties with 340-county unit votes against 18 county unit votes for Hardwick, IN DALLAS RCW Paul M. O’Day Charged by Slayer, Wm. ' L. Crawford, With Insult to Mother; Shotgun Used In Killing DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 11.—Paul M. O’Day, attorney, Wyoming State was shot and killed as he entered a bank building today. Four shots were fired*from a a Lester Crawford, shotgun. another attorney, and son of e Colonel W. L. Crawford was taken into custody. I ver my mother,”’ according to officers. Ve Sot one of ‘the best ninal lawyers in Texas, Years ago and his son, William Lester, took over his fath- er’s practice. O'Day, who was 36 years came here five years ago Springfield, Mo., where he served as district attornéy. O'Day was connected here with the Jaw. firm: of, Locke and Locke. This fitm is said to ha¥e been re- tained In’ a contest of, Col. Craw: ford’s will, old, from had Riot Growing ——2 HO. LULU, Sept. 11.—Nineteen dead and the wounded list growing larger every hour was the toll mark- ed up in the plantation strike riots which broke out yesterday on the island’ of Waual, near the town of Hanepepe. was the only statement made OPENING SOON Wyoming Products Ex- hibit to Be Feature This Year. of State Fair Display, Belief. The statement that the Fair is “Wyoming on Parade” will be literally true this year in the demonstration of -the Wyoming Products Exhibit, which will be the leading exhibit at the Douglas exposition. This ex- (Continued on Page Eight) Come to the Tribune Tonight for Big Fight, Round by Round Fight returns at the Tribune tonight. The battle in Jersey City between Firpo and Wills starts t 7 o'clock Casper time. } big, tripte tongued: megaphone will be in place, the will be ho teak tices _D: fwilh do=the announc- Whines the: Tribune will) be | able to follow the fight blow by blow. THe Pribune wire will: be opened at 6:00 and any time from then on tothe end of the bout there will be a steady stream of fight announcements. If rains threatens in Jersey City the big battle will be hust- led along so it behooves the fans to be on hand early tonight to enjoy the returns. “fy Cribine te at stands, & ¢ Stree ow: Peuveres by Carrier 75 cents a mont! BRIDE OF TWO WEEKS ESCAPES DEFENSE DAY PARADE Court Denies|(UR |. AlN Firpo Arrest Federal Judge Refuses Warrant for Second Arrest of Argentine Fighter For Mann Act Prosecution NEWARK, Sept. 11.—Federal Judge Runyan today refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of Luis Angel Firpo. Application for the warrant was made yesterday by Herbert Clarke Gilson, counsel for a Jersey City religious and civie society, who charged Firpo, who meets Harry Wills in a bout tonight, with trans- porting a woman from Atlantic City to New York shortly before his championship battle with Jack Dempsey a year ago. Judge Runyan based his refusal on grounds of lack of evidence. Sev- eral affidavits submitted did not prove the,charges made, Judge Run- yan sajd. One, signed by Guillermo Widener, Firpo's former secretary, showed ‘that Firpo had lived In At lantic City with the woman in ques- tion, he said, but did not show that she had: been transported. “I am deeply impressed,” he con- tinued, “with the belief that the real object of the application ts to prevent the scheduled contest.” NAME: OF CA FOLLET 15 PAGED. ON BALLOT IN WOMING. ELECTION CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 11. — Petitions ‘nominating the following LaFollette candidates for electors have been filed in+the office of the Wyoming Secretary of State— C. FE. Batley, Shéridan; Mrs.’ Dora Japcke, Burns and‘ W. Webb, Hyattville. ® result, the names of the Lak lette candidates will appear on the Wyoming: ballot. next Noyember. YOUNG SLAYERS THREATENED RUNAWAY BOY CAUGHT HERE Tired, hungry and half - frozen, Lawrence Deputy and William _Hoftf- man, two runaway 16-year old boys from Fort Collins, Colo., were pick- ed up by the police department this morning on South Cedar street. They had arrived in Casper an hour pre- viously on a freight train and were looking for a boy friend of theirs in the hopes of promoting breakfast. The boys left home Monday after. noon and have made their way here by lifts on automobiles and via freight trains, They were absolute- ly broke on their arrival. The father of one of the boys telegraphed thls morning to have the police department hold both ef them until his arrival Fox Hunting On Program of Prince Today SYOSSET, N. Y., Sept. 11.—The Prince of Wales’ expected today to do some fox hunting, his first taste of that old English sport as trans- planted to the country estates of Lond Island. Here it is known as cub hunting at this season, the game being young foxes born in the spring. Several rides to hounds have already been made by members of the Meadowbrook hunt club and the sounds of hunting horns and baying sounds have fung across thé! home occupied by his royal high: ness, He usually has hardly finiah- ed his night's datcing when the hunts begin soon after dawn. His royal higness' eye which was slightly injured in a polo game on Monday had so improved today that he discarded the dark glasses he had put.on to protect It. Much interest attached today to the announcement made by Tex Rickard that the heir to the British throne would attend the Firpo-Wills fight tonight. Sheriff Keeps Close Watch on Jail Hold- ing Loeb and Leopold Prior to Prison Removal Today CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—. After a night in which a new threat to blow up the county jail’ brought Sheriff Peter M. Hoffman speeding into Chicago at midnight, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr., under sentence of life imprison- ment forthe murder, and 99 years for the kidnaping for ransom, of Robert Franks, 14 years old, today awaited their removal to Joliet penitentlaty. The 19 year old youths, who confessed they killed “to get a thrill; amused themselves by playing curds pending Start for Joliet which it appeared would not be before 2 or 3p. m. Sheriff Hoffman disclosed the !at- est threat, a repetition of: many others made by cranks, the sheriff said. It was about 11:30 p. m. when he received the anonymous tele- phone call telling him that the jail was to be blown up. ‘I Jumped into my car and came 60 miles an hour to the jail, arriy- ing about midnight, just to make sure that nothing had happened.” said Shériff Hoffman, “After a thorough inspection everything ap- peared all right and £ returned home arriving about 2 a, m."'" The sheriff said he expected ‘to start between 2 and.3.p. m. with three automobiles in the official party, all guarded by heavily armed deputies. The advance car, he sald, would be filled with officers armed with shotguns loaded shot. In the second car Loeb and Leopold would ride with four armed guards Another contingent sof guards with buck shot charged guns would bring up the rear, JOLIET, Il., Sept. 11—(By The Associated Press.}—Two empty cells (Continued on Pago Seven) FALL FASHION MODES TO BE PICTURED IN SUNDAY’S BIG TRIBUNE Direct ‘from those who create the garments nearest milady's heart will come the many models to be revealed to Casper folks next Sunday, for thé Tribune's Annual Fall h the press and in é¥ery household in Caspe year's fashion number will delight tho well dressed of both sexes. number will be oft From cover to cover thie It will be lterally ¢rammed and chuck’ full of pictures, stories, and ad- vertisements which when read thoroughly will leave no soubt as to the trend of the new styles. Are akirts to be shorter this fall? clothing continue to be pop fall and winter wear? noon affair? Ar winter patterns day's Tribune. will be found than was its predecessors. What style of hat is Just what shall mils y question which might be answered Remember that the Fe have always had, and that this one will be Will the English cut in men's best suited for ly wear to that after sked relative to fall and completely in next Sun- shion editions of the Tribune a still greater surprise Advertisers are asked to make every effort to have copy In at the Tribune office early,. for the advertising department will be swamped at the last moment with a terrific onrush of fashion copy. Order the Fashion edition now. enough to go round. Last year there were far from with buck GOOD ROAD 10 DOUGLAS FAI The highway to Douglas will be in g00d condition next week for auto- mobile traffic to and from the state fair, according to announcement made today by the Wyoming Pro- ducts committee in connection with its campaign to securg large atten dance on Civic club day. The assurance is based on the promise of C..H. Bowman, district highway superintendent, who has pledged the best efforts of the de- partment to dragging and pacing the road in good shape. Recent rains will benefit rather than injure the road surface in that it will be possible to securé better results in dragging with the return of fair weather. Roads have been so dry during ‘recent weeks that good fe- sults in maintenance were difficult to obtain. Hughes Takes Issue With Tokio Bishop TOKIO, Sept. 11.—(By The Asso. ciated’ Press)—The strong frank tone of Ambassador M. Hanihara's immigration note to the American goveromem in which ,the term “grave consequences" was used was due to the Iinsistance of Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, who wanted note “with teeth,” Bishop Charles *Reifsnider se today In an address before the Tokio rotary club. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (By The Associated Press.)—Secretary Hughes said today there no truth in the statement made in Tokio by Bishop Reifsnider that tho sevretary himself was responsible for the frank tone of Ambassador Hanthara’s celebrated immigration note. The secretary cha erlzed the bishop's statement as absurd. 1 BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Brooklyn— R. HE. Philadelphia __010 000 15x—x x x Brooklyn 111 220 00x—x x x Batteries Mitchell, Weinert, ‘Oeschger, Carlson, Bishop and Hen- fine; Doak, Reuther and Deberry. ———_ AMERICAN LEAGUE. First Game. At Boston— New York 910 000 021-4 9 0 Boston «000 030 000-3 7 1 Batteries—Beall, Jones and Hof- rie a Bengough; Ehmke and Hev- ing. R.H.E. First Game. At St. Louis— R.H.E. Cleveland: ...-111 040 005—12 13 % ‘St. Louis .__-200 003 et 7122 Batteries—Powell Sewell; pe eri Vangilder, Mentone and At Philadelphia — 4 Washington 200000 023—7 12 Philadelphia 100 000 012-4 10 1 Batteries— Marberry and Ruel; Rommel! and Bruggy. At Detroit— Chicago R.H.E. -001 200 xxx—x x x Detroit: _ 002 000 xxx—x' x x Batteries— Faber and, Crouse; Johnson, Holloway and Bassler, Second Game. At Boston— New York —_-..400 012 001—8 16 1 Boston ~... -001 001 001-3 9 1 Batteries—Shawkey and Hof- mann; Ferguson, Ross, Murray and Heving. KR... B. Second Game. At St. Louis— Cleveland Batteries — Miller and Walters; Danforth and Collins. EVEN PERISH IN BLAZE AS HOUSE BURNS DICKINSON, N. D.,. Sept. 11.— Seven persons were burned to death when fire destroyed the Louis Splli- chal farm home, 16 miles southwest of Dickinson, early today. The victims were six daughters of Mr. and Spilichal and Beregin Roller, 69 year old father of Mrs. Spilichal, The girls ranged in age from 3 to 14 years, VICTIM OF CAR AGCIDENT NEAR FREMONT, NEB. Automobile Turns Over Three Times; Brida Married Two Weeks Ago Slightly Hurt. Oscar J. Albin, a stillman employed at plant No. 3 of the Standard Oil company’s refinery here, was instantly killed Wednesday evening near Fremont, Neb., when the autOmobile In which he was riding overturned three times and rolled into the ditch. His bride of two weeks, riding with him and driving the car, was only slightly hurt and was taken to a hospital in Fremont. Overcome with grief, sho was unable to explain the cause of the accident. Albin, one of the popular employes of the refinery, had been employed there since February 18,1920, starte ing with the Midwest company poe vious to its absorption by the Stan. ard. About two weeks ago he start- ed on a leave of absence to be mar+ ried in Minnesota, He was return- ing to his job here when the tragy edy occurred. Albin js. survived by his wife and two-children, Norman; aged 16 and Robert, .aged 12, by a former wife. No word has beer ceived here in regard to fun ngements. JERSEY LABOR TURNS DOWN INDEPENDENTS J., Sept 11 The annual 2 Jersey state feder- ation of labor convention was a Journed sine die when a resolutio: endorsing the 1F ollette-Wheeler ticket was tabled by a vote of 206 to 95. Two other resolutions involying presidential Candidates also wera tabled. One provided for a denunciation of the Coolidge admin- istration and another called for au approval of the cindidacy of John W. Davis. << GUARD FOR CONSULATE IS LANDED WASHINGTON, Sept. ing force of 100 sailors light cruiser, Rochester ashore at Ceit Proceeding to 1i-—A land. from the was put Honduras, and is to act asa guard for the American consulate. there, A dispatch announcing the landing was sent by Captain Hayne Ellis, commanding the Rochester,-explatr ing that American and foreign Mves had been threatened. Severance Tax Urged By Ross Governor Renews Campaign Defeated In Last Legislature for Heavier Taxing of the Oil Industry SHERIDAN, Warning against the immense amount of wealth that is being taken out of the state of Wyoming to swell the s state and to incre: the wealth of ‘non resident — millionaire Willaim B. Ross urged women at the Met t church Wednesday to favor the proposed constitutional amendment which would authorize the levy of a sever- ance Hcense tax on mines and min Wyo., Sept. 11. of other Governor 200 men and on ing claims, “Standard Oil can ag well afford to pay its share of the taxes as can the dry farmers of Wyor ernor declared after s 1 men pay but Is state as com ald by That the richest spot in the he 00 x the two billion doll much as the total ment of the state, « other oll fields pay but teenth of the taxes was anothis r gument put forward by the nor for a law to allow the state levy an additional tax on the gro (Continued on Page Eight) on