Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1924, Page 1

1 tse low. — Fair tonight and Satur- day; rising temperature Sat- urday; probably light frost tonight. VOL. VII. NO. 275. Motes, °F, Che Cazp Audit Bureau reylation CASPER JOINS IN = Mobilization Possible in Record DEF ‘hi 00>) ae . we HOT Oe #S DEFENSE DAY SUCCESS SEEN RESPONSE OVER ENTIRE. NATION \S ENCOURAGING) Hopes of War Depart- Tribune Gives News of Fight to 3,000 Fans More than 3,000 fight fans, by numerical count, heard ‘the Trib- une megaphone returns on. tho Wills-Firpo fight last evening in front of the, Tribune building. One of the other paper in the county had 657 fans on hand to hear its returns, The Tribune's leased wire serv- ice, bringing the returns direct ment Justified in * Demonstrations WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. —The nation’s defense ma- chinery, intended for actual use only in the event of a ‘war emergency was given its first test today, accompanied by patriotic demonstrations in every part of the United States and its possessions. Tt was a Mmited test, the actual expansion plans of the war depart- ment being designed to cover a per- fod of months, hut dealing only with the question personnel and not with supply, equipment, housing or traning. |The progressive stages were solidated: into this, oné day, con- 4ua'ly got under way Apparent to war a ‘officials studying reports trom outlying that, thelr hopes hind ‘been entirely, justified by the re- sponse throughout the country. Orders distributed require quick preliminary reports from all. sec- tions of the country, summarizing the results of the test in accord ance’ with @- pre-arranged -schedule of information desired, be trans- mitted. to Washington for recapitu- lation and announcement. ‘The nat- fona}) results will be made known by the department after these reports have been brought together and the genera! totals computed. Meanwhile, the war department's desks! in all branches of the serv- ice yirtually were turned over for the day to the reserve officers. In the assignment of the -reservists, provision was-made for. filling up quickly in a war emergency the staff posts necessary. to deal with expansion of the army to war ftrength. All reserve officers of this: group are invited to report for duty at the department for Defense Day if their circumstances permitted and a considerable’showing was expected before the day ended. The department also gave its ald to the local defense test program as did other government departments. All staff officers Were ordered into uniform for the day and those who could be spared from their desks turned out to march in the military and ¢ivil parade which was the cul- minating feature of the capital's de- fonse ‘test program. The review of the parade by President Coolidge, supported by Secretary Weeks, General Pershing, and other high government officials, gave it some- what of a national character, Pre- liminary reports to the local offi- cers and officials in charge indi- cated’ a turnout of from 25,000 to 30,000 men. ‘The original defense test. propos- als at the war department were framed with the idea of staging the tryout jon’ September .13, General Pershing’s sixty-fourth birthday, as a compliment to him. The general, (Continued on ‘Page Ten.) from Boyle's Thirty Acres within two minutes after they had actu- ally occurred, enabled the fans to follow the fight blow by blow. So great was the jam in front of the Tribune that all traffic was arbitrarily stopped. Not an auto- mobile and very “few pedestrians ventured through Second street be- tween Wolcott and Durbin. streets during the progress of the fight. The Tribune leads in everything that pertains to newspaperdom. STEELE HEADS MINES BUREAU Appointment” Received as Deputy Super- visor Here Official appointment of J. W. Steele as depilty: supervisor of the Bureau of Mines, in charge of all its Wyoming activities, was received this morning. For the past two years he has been with the) mines bureau, serving in this city as assist- ant deputy supervisor. He now suc- ceeds to the place of W. W. Scott who sails today from San Francisco for Borneo where he will be in the employ of the Dutch shell Oil corp- oration. Mr. Steele is a mining and petrol- eum engineer of many years’ exper!- ence. For seven years he has been a resident of .Wyoming, having been connected with the Producers and Refiners corporation in Fremont county prior to his association with the government. In 1904 he gradu- ated from the Michigan College of Mines with the degree of mining en- gineer. Since then he has traveled extensively from Mxico to the James Bay country in northwestern Can- ada in practice of his profession. For two years he has lived in Casper. In that comparatively short time he has attained promi- nence for his understanding of ofl production problems and the new appointment comes to him upon the basis of merit alone with no refer- ence to the usual rules of seniority. That he is now deputy supervisor here meets with the hearty approval of all ofl men-in. the district. Mr. and Mrs. Steele have their residence at 308 South Kimball street. H. J. Lowe, formerly district en- gineer and in charge of co-operative Indian reservation work at Fort Washakie, hns been named assistant deputy supervisor here. He first en- tered the Bureau of Mines in Wash- ington, D..C., as petroleum econo- mist after years. spent. in research work for various oll companies, He and his family now haye their home at 633 South Grant street. STOLEN CAR [5 UesTROVED BY FLAMES HERE Sedan Belonging to M. Richcreek Found On‘ Alcova Road A Nash sedan, the property of M. Richcreek of 133% West Second street, which was stolen at 11:30 last night, was found in a mass of flames a half hour later, two mi'es west of the city limits on the Alcova road. The car was a total loss and is sald to have been fully covered with insurance. Richcreek reported the theft of the machine. from in front of the “Chamberlin Furniture company on West Second street, to the police de- partment. and within. twentr: min- utes a call came in that @ cat was being burned up on the Alcova road. The two machines proved to be the same. ‘When the police arrived the ma- chine was burning fiercely and all catile, Aiheritt Perry Morris thts _ morn: ”% Baso'ine, ‘was ‘found close to where the’ can- flagation took place. The can parentty had been allowed to tum: ble down an enfbankment before being tired. PRESIDENT OF ~AAILROAD HERE Burlington railrcad offfélals head- ed by, Halo Holden, president, ar- rived in Casper at 3:10 this after- noon from Billings on a special train from that city. At the time of their arrival the personnel of the party was not known, although it wag re- ported that eastern bankers were in- eluded in. the party with also one special car from thé Great North- ern. The train was’ scheduled out of Casper in resumption of it journey at 8:45 o'clock, only a *35-mintite stop being made here. ; LIQUOR VIOLATORS PLACED UNDER ARREST Oscar Felt-and George A. Frucans were arrested by the sheriff's office at 10 o'clock last“ntght charged with the possession and. sale of. liquor. Direct information will be filea in their cases, which will come up at the present term of criminal court. THERMOPOLIS TCO WACE FICHT ON BOOTLEGCERS: CASPER SUSPECT FREED € “Fudge Barry” Not Involved In Recent Highjacking; Attorney Here Retained To Direct Prose cutions In Raid THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., S tion of the authorities of Ho’ ept. 12.—That it is the inten- t Springs county to clean up the bootleggers and illegal liquor manufacturers was evi- dened at a recent meeting of the county commissioners avhen the sum of $5,000 was voted to be expended in attor- ney’s fees in the apprehensio rs . n and prosecution of the per- sons who attempted the highjacking of a quantity of Nquor seized by county authorities and stfred at the ranch of Arthur Gwynn, county commissioner. C. M. Henderson, one of the party of highjackers lost his life in the battle of bullets that wag- ed for over two holurs. The county commissioners have employed C, D. Murane, a Casper lawyer, who has been given $1,000 in the preliminary work in the appre- hension and prosecution of the high- jackérs, and when the informations are filed in court and trials had or pleas of guilty entered, then Attor. {Continued on Page Ten.) Ul attempts to extinguish the fire were.| LOEB A Legionnaires : to Leave For St. Paul Meet Natrona county's delegation to the American Legion convention at St. Paul, Minn., will leave Sat- urday evening and will include members of both the Vroman and Hawley posts of Casper and the Shit Creek post. The group will leave Casper on the Chicago & Northwestern and travel via North Fork, Neb., and Sioux City, Ia. C. commander and at present chair- man of the state delegation, left yesterday in order to be in St. Paul at the opening of the convention, Special ra‘es that are practical- ly equivalent to one way fares cut down the expense of the trip and have attracted the attention of many Casperites to the meeting. Certificates of identification, neces- sary to obtain these rates, may be obtained from M. J. Reagan, sec- retary of the George W. Vroman post of the Legion. Among those who expect to at- tend the convention from Casper are: C. P. Plummer, M. J. Reagan, Nick Dvorsack, C. H. Reimerth, Mrs. Burke H. Sinclair, Richard Nines, Miss Mary McPuke, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Salt Crek, John Grant, Thomas Wickland, Dr. A. BR, Kimball and A. B. Allen. . Taking advantage of the presence | in Casper of Paul Clagsto; noon resumed its ‘weegkly forum luncheons for the winter season In an address of 25 minutes dura- on, Mr. Clagstone covered the vari- ous uctivities of the national organ- P. Plummer, former national vice- | ACHIEVEMENTS | DEFENDERS -0 QHANGHAL WI VICTORY ALONG BATTLE FRONT Attacking Forces Are Hurled Back; Premier Is Named Today by Peking Government. SHANGHAI, Sept. 12.— (By The Associated Press). —The Chekiang forces de- fending Shanghai, operating on the front west of this city, have captured the town of Thing, compelling the Kiangsu army in that sector to) fall back towards Changchow. Headquarters of the Chekiang (Continued on Page Nin : OF NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARE REVIEWED HEREBY CLAGSTONE ization, describing it the bidget act. ‘Telling of the na- tional chamber’s legislatorial efforts, he declared that the only lobbying gione in congress was through refer- (Continued on Page Four) Slayers “Dressed In” at Joliet After Narrowly Escaping Death In Auto ° Crash Enroute to Penitentiary After t STATE PENITENTIARY, JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 12— heir first night in prison, spent in the “court soli- tary,” where all prisoners must spend their fitst night in the Joliet penitentiary, ‘Dic kie’” Loeb and “Babe” Leo- pold, “dressed in’’ last night as prisoners numbers 9305 and 9306, faced the first day of life imprisofiment for the murder of Robert Franks, Having forfeited a life of ease for the routine scheduled for all ‘lifers” the prisoners will soon begin manual labor tn one of the prison factories. Today they were to atténd the De- fense Day exercises to be held in the penitentiary and tomorrow they Will have the privilege of attending the weekly picture show for the enter. tainment of the - prisoners. Then, on Sunday they will have an opportunity to attend chapel ser- vices. In view of this schedule, they Probably will not be put to work be- fore Monday. They were hustled to the peniten- tlary from the Cook county jail at Chicago garly last night after a day of uncertainty as to the time of their dopartiré, which was delayed for the completion of commitment pa pers, Death rode close behind the auto- Mobilé that carried the boys to Joliet last night, for the car careen: Recher ed off the road while going 35 miles and@ hour and plunged onto the un- ballasted tracks of the Chicago and Joliet electric railway, Crilnniv @n Streets o Delivered by The circulation’ of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: er Daily MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS =e CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924. E rat Newstands, ti 2 Carrier 75 cents @ month DAY OBSERVANCE Time if War Call C No Details Overlooked In Program for Assembling Artillery and Infantry Units for Instant Service In Case Pa- triots Are Called to the Colors What do you know about Casper’s mobilization plans in case of war? Do you know that the Masonic temple will be used as headquarters for the 179th field artillery within one hour after hostilities have been declared? Do you know that the Arkeon will be used as head- quarters for Co. D and E. of the 415th infantry, that these trodps will be housed at the Arkeon, fed at the Wyatt cafeteria, ment of troops assigned to this dis- trict? . Do you know that five men will take thelr! be drafted for every man now in baths at the high school plunge |the regular army and four for every and that they will use the farget|man now in the national guard? range on the Evans’ ranch for rifle and pistol practice? Do you know that the Elks build- ing will be headquarters for Co. F of thé 415th infantry and the am. bulance and ammunition companies of the brigade and that the men Do you know that the draft ages are from 18 to 45 years? Do you know that the first draft- ees would go to fill out to war -| strength the regular army, the sec: ond to do the same for the national guard and the third to go as re- as a body of! individ. The prisoners, handcuffed to their fuards narrowly escaped death as the big motorcar lunged 60 feet down the track and came.to a halt. The journey was continued unjnterrupt- ed, and the prison gates closed be- hind the new prisoners: at 7:54 p. m. After the accident the two boys séémed bafily frightened and posess- ed of less nonchalance-than during the period of thelr trial and follow- ing their sentence last Wednesday. INSANITY FORECAST FOR YOUNG SLAYERS CHARLEVOIX, Mich., Sept. 12.— Insanity yet will overtake Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb and the country will know that Judge John R. Caverly, who ‘sentenced them to life iriprisonment for the (Continued on Page Wine) fans so will the Sunday Tribune ple find full of adyertisfng that mean shopper. The special feature of this £ Style edition coupled with the regu of the style section will inform th wear from millinery to shoes and The regular leased wire service feature articles by the world’s le sports galore, full financial reports to make up the Iéading paper in th SUNDAY TRIBUNE SURE TO PLEASE ITS 40,000 READERS Just as the Tribune fight returns laste night pleased 3,000 fight The Sunday Tribune is full of news that is interesting r nday’s Tribune ts the annual Fall men a complete lineup on the newest In men’s w comic section, the best soclety page’ in the Rocky Mountain region, Read the Casper Sypday Tribune. ease upwards of 40,000 readers. ding / @ money sdving to the careful r issue. Ina at the A perusal of the pages of the latest In women’s same time it will give the @ full report on local happenings, ding writers, a four page colored and numerous other features g0 jo state. s would be housed, fed and take their | Figcement. troops? : Dai naraert, th the, Biuialog? Do you know that dvaft boards Do you know that in case of war! have been appointed and could start the two commanding officers in| work on an hour's notice? Casper would be Brigadier General Do you know that only the brief- Burke H. Sinclair in charge of 179th | ost time would be allowed foe en. field artillery and Major C. H. Rel- (Continued on Page Ten, sac tioats Mees kites merth commanding the second bat and Lander? Do you know that the Presbyter!- an tabernacle would be turned over for use as a first aid and hospital building? Do you know that land has been surveyed off east of town for a tar- get range for the 179th field artillery : fi : Police aided by national guards- And Bod enilated men immediately? | MeN with fixed bayonets and. ma. Do you know’ that thess troops| Chine guns, continued thelr roundup would trait for-I2-weeks in-Casper}20day-.of Filipino -strikers involved and then be sent to the nearest con-| 1 a Fate 4s the McBryde Planta- centration. camp at Fort Russell,| tion, near Henepepe, «tii ‘which’ 16 Cheyenne? Filipinos and’ four policemen. were De you know that the towns be-| killed. while territorial officers con- talion of the 415th infantry? Do you Know that Casper would be the assembling point for all troops in the area between Cheyenne and that they would be able to start firing “within two weeks after) rerum, Taland of Kauat, T. H. D5 you know that Casper” would Sept. 12.—(By The Associated Press) tween Cheyenne ‘and Lander. are|tinued to accummulate . evidence just as fully organized as in Casper| against 130 alleged strikers held in and that they! would fil out enough’ Jail here on charges in connection companies to complete the comple-| with the disturbance Inst Tuesday. OLD AT HARD LABOR BALL SCORES | 2ESTRUCTION OF tuTa Publication @stices: Tribune Bldg, 21¢ E. See: omes PARADE LEADS WAY TO PUBLI EXERCISES I THE CITY PARK Inspiring Address Is Delivered By For- mer Governor Brooks In Observance Here. Contributing its full strength to the observance of the nation’s first Defense Test Day, Casper turned out enmasse this morning, par- ticipating in the parade and giving audience to the patriotic ad- dresses at the city hall park. Practically every local organtza- tion was represented in. the line ‘of march which formed on Wolcott street and paraded south on Center street between thousands of people. Two bands enlived the marching as the colors and banners of the rec- tions moved by in procession. Mem- bers of all service clubs, enrolled for the day in the 19th Field Art:i- lery brigade, had part in the ob- servance. Among other organtza- tions joining in the parade were the second battalion of the 145th infan- try, high school cadets, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish War Veterans, Forty and Hight Society, G. A. R. and Indian ®eouts, labor unions, trades and la- bor assembly members, Cosmopoli- tan club, Canton and Odd Fellows. Knights of Columbus, Woodmen of the World, D. 0. O. K., Knights of Pythias, Elks and Moose. Singing “America,” the gathering at the park entered into the spirit of, the occasion. The invocation which opened the ceremonies was strirringly delivered by the Rev. Philip K. Edwards, As chairman, Mayor 9, K. Loy introduced the first speaker, General Burke H. Sinclair who explained the purpose of Defénse Test Day, pointing out the systens upon which our national defense built. He showed wh: it is ntiat that America & powerful citizen soldiery with which to supplement the country's small regular forces in times jof emergency: 7) NATIONAL LEAGUE. sburgh -110 000 120-5 14 BY FIRE INVESTIGATED The sheriff's office yesterday in- vestigated a Studebaker touring car that was burned up several days Pitt: Boston --.-.-.-000 110 011—4 14. 2 Cooper; Pfeffer and Smith; Barnes, Bent6n and O'Neill. St. Louis ~-_..- 104 000 000—5 8 0 NOT ent cad Ceteee Wercct| aso in a draw. three miles’ west, of Ryan, Jonnard, Maun, Hurtzinger| Madison creek bridge on ‘the Al- and Gowdy. cova road. The license plate shows in the records that the machine {is the property of George Williams lately a taxi driver at Lavoye. At Philade)phia— Chica; --.. 010 022 Olx—x x x Philadelphia _ 101 301 0lx—x x x Batteries—Aldridge, Jacobs, Kauf- man and Hartnett; Ring Couch Oes- chger and Wilson No report on the burning of the car was ever made to local officials so they do not Know when or how the accident occurred. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At St. Louls— Pagan $00 110 cae X X|NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION Batteries — Roy and Walters; DAY 18 DESIGNATED Shocker and Rego. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Presi. Jacobsorm hit home run last of 7th. OLD RESIDENT dent Coolidge issued a proclamation today designating Thursday, Octo- ber 9, the 53 anniversary of the Chicago fire, as national fire pre- vention day. The great address of the day was delivered by Former Governor B, 3. Brooks. His talk was made espec- jally memorable because of the fact that the occasion was the first in the nation’s history. The address follows: “A little over a century and a quarter ago, Washington in his first annual message to Congress said, ‘To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ans of pre- serving peace.’ — T: this sol- emn admonition of Father of Our Country to heart, let us to: study the’ various plans prepared for our National Defense; and reflect upon them in the true spirit of American patriotism, so that all our people m understand the first steps necessary to muster our man power for National Defense. “Sad experience in all our past , from the Revolutionary War to the great World War, im- press every thoughtful citizen with the yast importance of adequate plans for ional Defense: plans which, if properly followed, would (Continued on Page Two) HERE 1S DEAD| DAW ES" Mrs. Mary Francis, 67 years old and a long time resident of Casper, SPEEDS died at the family home at 360 South Ash street, this afternoon at at 1:30. Mrs. Francis is survived by the following children: Mrs. Thomas Villnave, Mrs. Duff Quinn, Thomas Francis and William all of Casper;. Mrs, A. C. of Lorg Beach, Cal.; Mrs. P. O. La Croix,-of Denver, Colo.; a brother Albert Thein, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Buell, both of Sentenil Butte, N. D. Funeral arrangements had not MILWAUKEE, Wis. been completed this afternoon. — JELAY 8 N RESUM N : . x . OF Px yTON | dacy last night by Charles WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Possi- | Presidential nominee in an address in the audit« bility of a postponement in the Republican national committee officia transcontinental leg of the world | panied Mr. Dawes here were afford flight until next week was se ed obvious indications of the strong | or army air service officials toc the very unfavorable weather port submitted to them b ythe gov- ernment agencies which havé been Cooperating with the filers. political feeling th in Wisconsin. Cheers €or Senator LaFollette were hes frequently before the meeting got under way and these cheers grew somewhat in t exists this y ~ IN WISCONSIN Milwaukee Invaded by Republican Nominee In Fight Against Candidacy Of La Follette and Wheeler i , Sept. 12.—Republican organi ation leaders in Wisconsin took steps today to carry on’the fight launched against the LaFollette independent condi SPEECH DRIVE G. Dawes, Republican vice yrium here, vho accom vol volume ning sentence feeling in the se eral of those on the platform cas (Continued on Page Ten.) state >