Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 20, 1924, Page 1

“DRINKS POISON “The Weather ~ Unséttlea * tonight |. probably’ rain or snow. Tempera- tare near freezing tonight. Not ‘cold Sunday afternoon. VOL.:Vill. ° NO. 282. { and Sunday, 50 The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. | The Cas nas IVER GIVES UP BODY OF DISA Bureau jon per £ | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRro CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1924... @n Stress of at. Newstands, is BALANCED NAVY IS U. S. GOA EA-DAY SLEUTH AFTER CAPTURE Long Chase Ends With Tragedy ~ Aboard U.S. Vessel. Liz; Wath, Sept. 20. —C. A. McCarthy, former prohibition agent {n Fiorida, disappeared a year ago: after being out on) $25¢ bail for gesault.on a fellow agent and vio- lation 6 the prohibition law. Yes- terday McCarthy again eluded gov- ernment officers who had arrested him’ on bis arrival Thursday night from the far east on the 8. 8, Grant. }fe-ended his life aboard the. trans: Pacific ner by. swallowing, poison. | After leaving Klorida he was “{raced to Tennessee and then to China.’ When thé President Grant docked he was identified by F. -\. Hazeltine, divisional - prohibition chief of the Seattle division, former- ly “In charge ‘of prohibition enforce- raent ff Flerida.-On telegraphic ad- vice from Pengaco’a, authorities, Me- Carthy was arrested, In jai! he said he would return to Florida and plead guilty to charges of ‘sale of liquor und aesault on a prohibition agent. Wtocarths. requested deputy mar. shale: 107 hint to the 1 at hy: nnounced to the officers, 3 in?” inquired the deputy: “ “T've taken ‘poigon and will be dead within five minutes,” was the yeply. The ship's doctor was called imt he was uhable to aid the pat- ient. CTANDARD) MEN LEAVE. TONIGHT FOR CHICAGO Industrial Relations “Conference to Take: Crowd From Here. ‘The 25 representatives of the local refinery of the Standard Oil com- pany of Indiana are leaving this eve- xing at 6 o'clcelk on the- Chicago and. Northwestern railroad for. Chi- cago where they will attend the sixth annual mecting of the joint general committee of the industrial relations department. ‘The meeting opens Monday morn- ing with a business session in the Congress hotel with a banquet that evening “at the same place. During their vigit.in Chicago the men will also.be given an opportunity to in- spect the refinery of the Standard Oil company at Whiting, Ind, @ short distance from Chicago. Representatives of the department from the Laramie refinery u travel direct to Chicago by the Union Pacific railroad and from the Grey- bull plant they will go by way of Tillings, Mont. There will be 165 rep- resentatives of the various plants in atteridance at the>meeting. ‘ The ‘fol‘owing men compose the Casper Jelegation: B Andersen, Albert Seanor, Jack Arbuckle, Pitt Covert, Paul Bauer, David Critehfield, Harry Cot- ton, Dr.Diggs. Bill Emmel, J. B. Frisby, M. EB. Harnon, Pete Holde: Dr, F. M. Jenkins, D. Mahoney, W R. C. Miller, W. H. O’Brien, C. F Rhodes, M. H. Scott, Lloyd Smith, J. Warkley, James G. Weiderhold, J. . Phelps, Don Lobdell, director of “industrial relations in the Rocky Mountain district; Roy Hartzell head of the safety department of Standard in the same district, a B. V. local safety director. PAIR HELD FOR CRIME CHATTANOOGA,. Tenn., Sept. 20. —Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bennett, of Rome, Georg'n, were indicted by the Hamilton county grand jury here tov » the murder of Mivs Augusta dio! ttman, x x ¥ Wilbur and Coolidge In Conference On Air, Sub and Surface Craft; Late Speeches Are Not Discussed WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Secretary Wilbur, whose western speaking tour was cut short when he was asked to return to Washington by President Coolidge, visited the White House today and at the termination of his inter- view with the president, announced that a special board would be appointed to investigate the relative importance of.air, submarine and surface craft in the navy. Appointment of the board was sug- gested by the ‘president, Mr. Wil- bur said, adding that the chief exec- utive Indicated he desired the mat- |‘ ter to be taken up at once “with a view to adjustment of the bud- get,” in accordance with whatever conclusion was reached by the board. Secretary Wilbur declared emphat- {cally that the speeches he made on his tour were not brought-up at the White: House “ccnference. Only the technical details of the budget in re‘ation to a balanced navy was considered; @e said. Referring’ particu’arly to an ad- dress made in Seatile, Secretary Wilbur said he had been incorrectly quoted with reference to American: Japanese relations. ie asserted the ch was “emphatically. concilia- did not ray there were two an- tagonistic peoples on the Pacific, but “two opposing © ctvilizations’, "ne sald, ‘and Iwas net referring ia the Japanesé, bit to what might be termed the “Occidental as compared with the orlental. I made no invid- ous comparigon. between them. 1 might add that a Japenese consul it tp and entitusiastt ne, after the ad serted its purpose was to show. that “thé imitation of arms conference, in ‘making inipossible an’ aggressive war across the Pacific, had guaran- teed the safety of our west coast, during a pericd in which existing problems cou'd be worked out “In other words," he said, “I was trying to say that limitation of arms furnished a pledge of friendship in such positive terms that it could not be gainsuid.” Although of an open. mind in ihe forthcoming discussion of naval weapons, Secretary Wilbur pointec out that in his western speeches he had stated his opinion that. “tlic battleslip still is the backbone of the fleet.” . This phrase was substantially the VIOLATOR ARRESTED WITH LIQUOR BARGa HELD ON U.S, CHARGE Charles. McMurray, arrested here last Saturday in possession of a large quantity of liquor and a Ford unabout which had been stolen in Chicago “last July, was taken to Cheyenne last night by United States Deputy Marshal Ridgeway. MeMurray will be. ‘ prosecuted federally for the theft of the auto- mobile, SCORE HURT BY TORNADO IN MISSOURI POPLAR BLUFFS, Mo., Sept. 20. —Probably a score of persons were injured, none fatally, and damage estimated’ between * $50,000 "and $100,000 was caused when a tornado struck several t6wns in Iron and Reynolds counties last night, aceord- ing to meager reports received here today over crippled-telephone wires. conclusion reached by a joint board of army and navy experts which studied the subject of two years ago, WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Pres- ident Coolidge faced a busy week-end with sevgral government problems awaititg his attention in conferences today and a speech on his program tomorrow, Secretary Wilbur, under arrange. ments made yesterday after his re- turn from California at the ‘call of the president, was one of the first on the president's. engagement list today. SHOW IS HELD ~ NPROSPEGT With the thermometer hovering around the 40 degree mark this morning and a arizeling rain fall- ing, amateur’ weather prognostica- tors predicted a fall. of snow before au i x y empera- | ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Sept. 20; Four inches of wet snow covered the:ground here this morning. This is the first of the year and fell dur- ing the early morning hours. RIGH WOMAN SLAIN AND ROBBED BY EX-GONVICT Pasadena Police Seeking Murderer of Mrs. Clifford R. Hunn of Chicago, Killed in View of Little Gil. PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 20.—Mrs. Clifton R. Hunn, wife of a wealthy Chicago business man, is dead here, the victim, police say, of an ex-convict she once befriended and who last night returned her kindnesses by beating her brains out with a hammer, shooting her through the heart, and looting her apartment of gems valued at $20,000. The man sought as Mrs. Hunn’s slayer is Harry Connor, alias Harry Garbutt, who according to detec tives, was released from an Illinois prison through her influence after serving part of a sentence for rob- bery,. and who was aided with her money to start life anew after leav Ing’ his cell. F. R. Gibson, a cousin of the slain woman, was in the apartment when Connor called late yesterday and was invited to stay for dinner. He told police the ex-convict had with- ote BEFRIENDED out warning locked him in the bath- room and then had turned on his hostess and killed her. Gibson said he fi escape from the bathroom by crawl- ing out of a window and dropping to the ground, but reached the front door only in time. -to- find~-Mrs. Hunn's body on the threshold and to see her slayer ficeing down the ally managed to} thy Cribune FINAL HOME [TION or conte y Carrier 75 cents a month Pui blieatt @1siees: Tribune Bidg. 216 EK Seconé st STER VICTIM Kansan Flays\(\lENIFICATION Ku Klux Klan\\F WW FOUND William ‘Allen White, Veteran Editor Y f g ] A I hy IS and Candidate for Governor, Would Free the State From “Disgrace” TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 20. —Making his slogan — (By The Associated Press) “Free Kansas from the Ku Klux Klan,” William Allen White, in a statement issued today in connection with the filing of his independent candi- dacy for governor, declared. “T am in the race to stay and to win. “The issue in Kansas this’ year is the klan above everything,” the vel eran Emporia editor asserted. He attacked Ben S. Paulen and Johnathan M. Davis, Republican and Democratic gubernatorial nominees, respectively, charging that the two major parties in the state are “led in the race for governor by men who had klan support in the primary and vill not disavow that support » White's statement follows: “I have filed my petition for gov- ernor and amin this race to win. “The issue in Kansas js the Ku Klux Klan above everything.” “The Ku Klux Klan represents a street. His story ‘oborated by Virginia Hunn, 8 “old adopted daughter of the murder victim, who Witnéssed the killing was” ot small minority of the citizenship and it is organized for purposes of terror. Its terror is directed at honest, !ow- abiding citizens, negroes, Jews and Catholics, These groups in Kansas compose more than one fourth of ROBINSON SUES TWO SHERIFFS FOR DAMAGES FOR ALLEGED FALSE ARREST IN GRIME PROBE Sheriff Scott Hazen of Hot Springs county and Thomas ©. Reéilley of- the 'stdte« law» enforcement® depart ment by ‘Frank E. Robinson as the result of his recent arrest for com- plicity in’ the Thermopolis high- jacking’ episode that resulted in a lawfully arrested, ‘without’ a° war- rant, on the streets ‘of Casper at $0 on the afternoon of August 14, and intarcerated in the courty jail“ until 10:30 on the morning of the second day following. ‘The damages are. sought toh the bodily pain and mental anguish” suffered by. the plaintiff. ¢ Robinson was,a candidate ‘for. the office “of treasurer » of’) Natrona county on the Republican ticket at the primary. August 19, the nomina- tion being won by Mies Agnes Clare, his opponent. our population. They are entitled to their full constitutional rights; their rights to life, liberty and pur- suit of happiness. They menace no one. They are good citizens, law abiding, God fearing, prosperous, patriotic. Yet, because of thelr skin, or their race, or their creed, the Ku Klux Klan in Kansas subjected them to economic boycott, to social ostra- cism, to every form of harrassment, annoyance and every terror that a bigoted minority can use. “And the leaders of two major par ties in K: s led in the race for governor by men who had klan sup- port in the primary and who will not disavow that support today. A man who has not the courage or does not rise to righteous indignation to denounce and defy the Ku Klux Klan in the primary and in the elec- tion is not going to oppose it serious- ly in the governor's chair. “I Want to bo governor to free Kansas from the disgrace of the Ku Klux’Klan. And I want to offer Kansans afraid of the Klan and ashamed of that disgrace, a candi- date who shares their fear nd shame, so Lam in the race to stay and win. “Kansas, with high intelligence and pure American blood, of all states’ shonid”he free ofthe taint of bigotry and‘terror. Kansas should have a government beholden to this hooded gang of masked fanatics, ig- norant and tyronnical in their ruth- less oppression. We must have no class issue here. “It is a nationwide menace, this klan. . It knows no party. It knows (Continued on Page Six) CASPER CELEBRATES DAY AT FAIR Scout Team From Casper Takes Honors In State Competition Friday Before Douglas Crowd DOUGLAS, Wyo., Sept. 20.— (Special to: The Tribune.) —First of the annual boy scout state jamobrees at the Wyoming fair here was won yesterday afternoon by a Cas- per team which scored 19 points and was awarded the fair association’s loving cup by former Governor Robert D. Carey. The three boys on the victorious team were Keith Bahernburg, James Marshall and Robett Keefe, entered under the direction of Deputy Scout Commis- sioner Edwin M. Bean, Casper post- master. Glenrock made second place with 1 team of its troop No. 2 scouts, who had been trained by Scoutmas- ter Fred G. Harkness. The showing by. Glenrock wag noteworthy be- cause of the’ fact that less than a year has passed since the scouts were organized there. Third in the contest were the lads from No. 2 district of Casper, who picked up nine, points. Laramie’s troop No. 1 with 7 points, was fourth and one of Cheyenne’s teams finished fifth, haying five points. When Keith Bahernburg of Car- per kindled a fire by friction in 66 seconds flat, he broke a state rec- ord. Chief Scout Executive H., Roe Bartle declared the feat more than extraordinary, considering the high altitude, Another state record went by the board when Leroy Hogus and Dale Moore, Casper boys of district No. each equipped with two matches, 2 knife, a hatchet, a chunk of soap and a half-bucket cf ater, built fires and made their suds boll over the tops of the pails in nine and ten seconds. The jamboree covered al!’ phases of scouting. Among the features of the contest were the-making the fire by friction, water boiling, knot ty- ing, first aid, semiphore signalling, wig-wag signalling, fireman's res- cue and resucitation work, camp coking, tent pitching and general appearance. Judges number ‘three, headed by Mr. Fairville, state commissicner of agriculture. None of their decisions were questioned and there was ap- Parent throughout the entire con- test the good sportsmanship of scouting. Casper scout executives who were here for the occasion yesterday in- cluded Chief Executive H. Roe Bar- tle, H. J. Stréhmyer, W. C. Good: win, Edwin M. Bean, Tracy Edmonds Knittle and Edward Treg- lown. Executive Joseph Fleming of Cheyenne was present with bis boys. (Continu from Page Six.) Coolidge Takes Great Lead in Digest Poll NEW YORK, Sept.’ 20.—President Coolidge, with a total vote of 16,071, has Jumped out with a‘big lead in the LiteraryDigest’s poll of ‘the nation’s \ preference for “president, first returns from which were pub- shed today. An @teresting feature of tho early returns is the strength of Senator Robert M. LaFollette who fe credited. with 5,596 votes as com- fared with 8,792 for John W. Davis ind 307 for the other five canal duteg. Ps Only 25,766 ballots have been re- turned at ‘the date of publication but’ these came-from the pivotal states of California, Illinois, New York, Ohio and. Pennsylvania, with LaFollette running second in the first three and™Davis second in te last two. In California, LaFollette is run- ning a strong second to Coolidge having 1,561 votes against the presi- dong's: 1,624. “There -wou'd be ‘ an indication here,” the Digest states, ‘that in California at least, both the Republ cans and Democrats aro losing heav lly to the Progressive candidat with the Republicans, as the party which polled the largest of votes ‘in the last ¢'ection, the most serious losers.” “Coolldge,” it contifues, “from these earllest returns, appears to be much stronger in, Tilinois, although here also a comparison of the yotes (Continued on Page Four) Triplets Are Given . Names Of Candidates CHICAGO, Sept.»-20.—One . of triplets born to Mr. and Mrs, Lee, of Aurora, Illinois, near here may bear the. name of the next presi- dent. They telegraphed President Coo)- idge, John W. Davis and Senator LaFolleite, “We have named one of our triplets for you. One is certain to have the name ‘of the next presi- dent.” “But you can't be certain of that,” the answer was wired in behhlf of Senator LaFollette, by his son, Robert Jr., ‘the election may be thrown into congress and a nominee named after a deadlock in the house.” He suggested that “no matter what is done with Coolidge and Davis boys, the LaFollette young- ster should be kept and raised.” Showers Are Forecast for Coming Week WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—Wea- ther outlook for the week begin- ning Monday: Lower Missouri and upper Mis- sissippi valleys: Showers toward middle of the week; cool at. begin- ning and again toward end. Southern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions: Generally fair and near normal temperatures most of week. \ 9 at FUNERAL HELD TODAY FOR SALT CREEK LAD Phillip Ka: ‘ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kay of Salt Creek, died last night ‘at the family home. The funeral services were held this morning at the Muck Fun- eral homie in Gasper and interment Was made Jn the IHighlind cemetery. Great Crowd From Here Pronounces the Douglas Exhibit Best Ever Assem- bled; Boy Scouts Perform - DOUGLAS, Wyo., Sept. 2 0.— (Special to The Tribune). —Loaded down with this year’s harvest of the best of Wyoming grown products in the form of prize-winning vegetables and fruits snatch ed from Agricultural hall at bargain prices, the great crowd on hand yesterday for Casper day and the closing pronounced the fair the best yet. Grand stands were packed for the final performances which were run eff in a strong autumnal breeze. But one disaster occurred during the rodeo program and that befell John Mooney who was badly hurt when he attempted to bulldog a steer. He was removed to a local hospital where his condition is said to be im- proving. He received injuries about the head. A major attraction was the con- test between teams of boy scouts representing several Wyoming towns. In this display of scouting, one of Casper's three teams placed first with 19 points and was award- ed the fair association's loving cup by former Governor Robert DP. Carey. Through the greater part of holiday attendance swarned in the &tands, scores ignored the bands and the ballyhooing in order to get a last look at the exhibits. Though failing perhaps to be widely representative, the displays gdve excellent indica tion of Wyoming's innumerable pos- sibilities and made a basis for future the Women Meet: of the Wyoming State fair, building of a more productive and better developed state. With the final gong on the rodeo, the multitude swept down on ag cultural hal! and in quick pure! Pi almost completely denuded the place of its exhibtis. Huge pumpking and squashes, along with tomatoes, mel ons, and a whatnot variety of other produce were carted off to be served later in feasts emblematic of Wyo. ming’s greatness agriculturally. Special trains coming in from Casper, a parade of cars racing over the Yellowstone highway from the oll city, brought the rger part of the closing day crowd. With such a turncut, the state fair wound up its four days of traction. havir made a new mark 4 pite its diffi culties of proceeding with a meagre appropriation, hose del al ARDMORE, Pa., Sept. 20.—(By The Associated Press).—Bobby Jones of Atlanta jumped into the lead in the first 18 holes of the qualifying test for the national amateur golf cham pionship today with a score of 35 7 The chances were that figure would not be bettered. this Warren Today Casper women are cordially invit- ed to attend the reception to be giv- en this afternoon from 4 to 7 clock at the Elks’ auditorium for Francis ©, Warren, senior’ senator from Wyoming who will be the hon- ored guest. Congressman Charles B. Winter was also invited ‘to: be Present to greet the ladies but due to a previous engagement found tt necessary to decline, This afteragon’s reception offers o'- the one opportunity that the m ity of the women in Casper wi! to greet Senator V during the campaign previon November election at which t Mr. Warren will be a candidate for re-election. Friends of Mrs. Warren will also be pleased to know that she will be Present at the reception and ac. qaintances here will be glad of the | POLICE HELD UNLIKELY Grim Reminder of Cole Creek Wreck Takes Form of » Discovery Near Parkerton. Washed by the waters of the Platte river for nearly a year the body of an uni- dentified man was found yesterday at a point near Parkerton, eight miles be- low the scene of the Cole Creek vreck which occurred September 7 of last yea snuffing out the lives of more than a and a half of individua's. The body was discovered by E, J Mortime patrolman for the Bu lington railroad, It was held by the Imbs of a falle: tree against which it had floated and was covered with oil and dirt. It was in such a bad state of decomposition that Coroner Hoffman of Converse county announced this morning his intention to bury the remains imme- diately, The body was dressed in a blue coat and in gr ish woolen trousers. The color of the hair could not be determined. Neither could the man's age. All the monéy found-in the pockets was $1.26 and there was no mark of identification whatever. Some Checks on a Casper poob hall were also on his person, It is thought that the man was a laborer although the coroner holds out little or no hope of being able to identify him. The body might be that of two men who have never been found—J. F! Martin of Seattle or William Hines of Ogallala, Wyo. who aro among the known missin. The ‘body would not correspond to any of the other known missing bul several were on the train of whom there was no. record. Six bodies have beep recovered to date from the river since four weeks follow- ing the wreck, and the body re: covered yesters was the twenty- fourth that has been taken either from the wreck itself or from point along the Platte river below the scene of the disaster. Burlington train No. 30 plunged through the wooden bridge into th swollen waters of Cole creek, ordi- narily a dry stream, on the evening of September 27,1923. Heayy rains had turned the creek into a raging torrent that weakened the bridge sv that it gave way when the passenger train went over it. Ser reertins TWOHELOFOR TRUK THEFT Frank Eddings terday by t) with grand with the 1 nd a Fo} Frank Alger and were arrestal ye riff’s office charged y in connection moval of some supplies truck from an ofl camp near Powde River. The material ts said to be the property of Producers. é Refiners company the truck to belong to Joseph Adriance. Both Alger and Eddings claim innocense in the matter and a out on $200 bond each for thel ppeara n justice court. FLIERS OFF FOR EL PASO DALLAS, ht comm ng the Chic filers took off El Paso at ard time. The jump to El Pa by the right of wa and Pacific railroa follow. The t into a st will OM cry D D © that BARKED IN QUAKER Sept. 20. ARE POLITICS opportunity of renewing thelr frient ships. / tn Ntica} campaign