Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1924, Page 1

, The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: — ih MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS = Wyoming, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, possibly showers in wYo., SDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1924. extreme northwest portion: warmer tonight in northwest and north cen- tral. portions. U @x Streets er at News! it reulation Delivered by Carrier 75 ds, cents a Trivans Bldg, Bt, MILLION of Ch : 0 J - CASPER, LED ARE M403 TORNADO DEATH TOLLINIING TA | * LATE STORMS TOTALS 59 Ht0ITED FOR GOLF TOURNEY|GIANTS, YANKS [EAPO] ACTIO ALL SET FOR AND SENATORS NEXT WEEKEND) WINNERS TODAY BRIM. TASK “OF SEARCHING FOR EAD GOES: ON Rail and Wire Service Crippled Over Wide- spread Areas. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 23.—Wisconsin and Minne- sota today continued the grim task of searching: its storm-swept ruins for the bodies of their dead. Over wide areas where the fury of the storm was wreaked, wire communication is still down, and railoads are at a standstill, but out of;the confusion it was possible to ascertain that 54persons are known dead in Wisconsin, with five con- firmed deaths in Minnesota. As crews Worked to re-establish communication, fears were, felt that a further loss of life would be dis- closed when" tho “full ‘story of the tragedy is told. ‘ Meanwhile from cities, towns and countryside relief is being rushed to the scores left homeless, bereaved and crippled in the wake of the tornado. 5 ‘ay tangled of debris ahd efforts were made | The Casper Country club's golf tournament, the qualifying round of 18 holes of which must be completed by Friday night, will be in full swing over the coming week-end. The first round matches will be Played Saturday, the second round Sunday morning, the third round Sunday afternoon and the final 36 hole-matches Monday. The tournament committee has purchased unusually _ attractive prizes for the winners in the three tights, the majority of which are sterling silver pleces such as sa't and pepper shakers and flat ware. Of all the busbands and wives who have played this week for the Camp- bell trophy Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ott have so far the low score with a 54, followed closely by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wyland wtih a 55. The play is a nine hole, two-ball foursome, medal score to count. Ferrie Hamilton and Mrs. Charles Campbe'l who played in the contest yesterday to furnish compettiion for another couple made a score of 48 but the score is not being considered in the award of the trophy, as it is soley for husband and wife play. Play for the Campell trophy must be concluded this evening. get inta the heart of that section, || which suffered the greatest destruc- tion of all the sections affected, WOMAN LOSES NERVE TRYING MURDER ACT RAMBOUILLET, France, Sept. 23 {By The Associated Prees.)—Just before Premier Herriot left the pres- identia! chateau here today after the cabinet meeting, a highly excited woman entered the guard room at the gate of the chateau and handed over'a loaded revolver to the police, saying she had intended shooting the premier but that her courage had fai'ed her. ‘The woman who gave itr name as Madame Bigot. Pemjean, living in Paris, was taken to Paris for ex- amination. She said she previously had intended to shoot M. Herriot, once at Lyons and once at an earl- jer cabinet meeting in Rambouillet out ‘he looked so nice,” she said, that she wae unable to fire. eet at ay Sana a LATE SPORTS ARDMORE, Pa., Sept. 23.— (By The Associated Press)—Bobby Jones of Atlanta today defeated W. 4d. ‘Thompson in the first round of the national amateur golf tournament, 6 and 5. R. E. Knepper of Chicago,, defeated Charles Evans, also of Chi- cago, 9 and 7. HUNN MURDER Pasadena Woman Slain In Apartment Made Will Just Before Death PASADENA, Cal., Sept. 23.—Po- lice today were searching for a will said to have been drawn up the day before she died by Mrs. Clifton R. Hunn, formerly of Chicago, who was slain in her apartment here last Fri- day night. Mrs. J. H. Hines, pro- prietor of a beauty shop frequently visited by Mrs. Hunn, told detec- tives yesterday that the woman last Thursday mentioned to her that she had just finished drawing up her will and spoke alro of a dinner par- ty that she was to give the follow- ing night. It was shortly after this dinner, at which I, R. Gibson and Harry Connor, were present, that Mrs. Hunn was found on the threshold of the’apartment beaten with a ham- mer and shot to death, Gjbson accuses Connor, an ex-con- vict' of the slaying and says he saw him running from the apartment afterwards, but the coroner’a jury which investigated the case yester- day failed to mention Connor in its verdict ascribing Mrs. Hunn‘s death to “person or persons unknown,” Connor meanwhile ts. being sought by the police, who interpret his flight as an admission of guilt. BROOKLYN, Sept. 23.—The Brooklyn Dodgers lost a full game in thelr race with the Giants for the National League pennant today when they were beaten by the Chicago wubs,.5 to.4 inten innings. Daazy Vance, the Robins’ star pitcher, yie‘ded only four hits in the nine innings he worked, but three home runs off him accounted for. the Cubs’ tallies. The Giants won easily from Pittsburg 5 to 1. CLEVELAND, Sept. 23—The New York Yankees made it two straight from the Indians team today, winning 8 to 2. Yankees held the local team scoreless Pitcher Shawkey of the except in the eighth when Cleveland scored two runs on two singles ‘and a wild throw by Ruth. NEW: YORK, Sept. 23.—(By The Associated Press) .— The New York Giants conquered Pittsburgh today, five to one in the first game of their ed their grasp on first place. the Pirates with a brilliant them to seven hits. The Giants made only'five off Lee Meadows and Songer, but made them count. ‘O'Connell's home run, with Lindstrom on base gave the Champ- ions thelr winning margin in the fourth, although they added three more in the seventh when Gowdy singled with the bases full. Crppled ‘but’ fighting gamely to retain’ their slim hold on first place, the New York Giants met Pittsburgh today in the first game of a three- game series that is likely to make or break thé pennant hopes of either club. Manager McGraw called on his veteran righthander, Hugh McQuil- lan, to check the on-rushing Pir. ates, while Kechnie. ¥ Lee Meadows, o om i BIG oe of i Giants, and Heinie Groh; third “baseman, both were absent from the Hneup. Groh was on crutches while Frisch, his injured hand in bandages, was ‘in uniform but confined to the bench. Child Identifies Relatives Lying Dead in Morgue BOSTON, Sept. 23.—A frightened 11-year-old boy,’ Theodore Mara, who had been spending alt day trying to find his mother, two sisters and a brother, !ast night, was taken to the Northern mortuary snd there iden- tufied as his missing relatives the bodies, of four victims. of*the auto- mobile which Sunday night crashed through a bridge and plunged into Fort Pont Channel. Its five occu- pants were drowned. The fifth vic- tim was identfiled earlier as that of Michael Dobroval. Davis and McAdoo Hold Conference NEW YORK, Sept: 23—John W- Davis and William G. McAdoo, are to discuss politics today at a lunch eon conference to be held at Dem- ocratic headquarters here. Mr. Me Adoo returned yesterday from a two months stay in Burope, Woman Aids Pastor In Murders She Confesses Mrs. Elsie Sweetin Signs Statement. Declaring She Helped Illinois Minister In Double Murder Plot So That They Could Marry After It Was Carried Out MOUNT VERNON, Ills,, Sept. 23.—After an all night vigil, Mrs. Elsie Sweetin con- fessed today that she was implicated with the Rev. Lawrence M. Hight of Ina, in the plot to pc hush married, thus confirming the confe son her husband and Mrs. Hight in order that she and the minister could be ion made yesterday by Rey. Hight. Arrested last.evening at her home in Ina, 12 miles south of here, Mrs. Sweetin stead- fastly denied any part in the alleged poison plot, as had been admitted by the minister, but broke down this morning after being closeted in the same cell with the minister and State's Attorney Thompson. ‘The text of the confession made 1 signed by Mrs. Sweetin follows: Tho first time that I noticed that Lawrence M. Hight had any feelings of affection for me was in April, 1924; my husband for some time had treated me without affec- tion. Rev. Hight continued his .ad- vanees and I finally discovered that I returned his affection, About three,months ago he suggested that he give me some poison to give to my husband and he same to his wife . “At first I was horrified, but he talked so plausibly and I had’ so much confidence in him that it seemed to me to be right to do it. We then finally agreed: that I. was (Continued nm Page Hight) would do the three-game series and retain- Hugh McQuillan subdued mound exhibition. He held With One out in the first inning. Carey beat out a bounder to Kelly and stole second while Cuyler was watching a third strike curve over. He was stranded, however, when Wright popped out to Terry. Meadows started impressively by fanning Lindstrom and O’Connell and retiring Young on a weak grounder to the box, The Pirates went out in order in the second, Traynor and Maranville on infield grounders, while Grimm skied to Young. The Giants also were easy, Kelly, Terry and Wilson going out-on suc- cessive infield taps. Meadows was displaying a baffling change of pace, t Smith opened brady 3 for by singling-but Meado ~ Moore “out to™ Gowdy. 1 to Wilson and Carey Hned out to Lindstrom. The Giants expired:in order for the third straight time. McQuillan in the fourth struck out (Continued on Page Ten.) Suit to Annul Mammoth Oil Company’s Lease Comes Up Oct. 7. (Special to The Tribune). CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 23.—From two to three weeks, it is estimated, will be required to try the suit wherein the United States government geeks to annul the Mammoth Oi company’s lease on the apot Dome nav: oll re- serve in Natrona county, Wyoming. The suit is to come to trial October 7 Judge . Blake Kennedy, 7 before in the United States district court here. 8 Thirty-nine witnesses have been subpoenaed to date, of whom 38 are to testify for the government: The only subpoena issued at the request of the a for Edwin B. Denby, former secretary of the navy. Information is not available here concerning how many wit- nesses the defense expects to call. In addition to verbal testimony, the trial will involve the reading of a large number of voluminous deposi- tions. Counsel for the government will be Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, special counse! in charge of oil litigation, and Albert D. Wal- ton, United States district attorney for Wyoming. Counsel for the Mammoth company include John W. and Herbert V, Lacey. of Chey- enne, Martin W. Littleton of New fork City, G. Crayath. Counsel for the Sinclair Crude Ol] Purchasing company and the Sinclair. Pipe Line company; which also are defendants in the suit, are Edward H. Chandler and Ralph W. Garrett of Tulsa, Okla. aPaul_D., AMERICAN At Cleveland— R. H. E. New York --___010130021—812 1 Cleveland _-__000000020—211 1 Batteries—Shawkey and Bengough; Smith nd L. Sewell. At Chicago— a Washington __.00 430000 0— 7 10 120010200613 2 Chicago R. H. E. 1 Batteries—Mogridge, Marberry and Ruel: Ro At Detroit— 2 Detroit _________2 0 Batteries—Winefi and Woodall. At St. Louis— Philadelphia ___2 3 St. Louis Batteries—Heimac and Rego, Collins. 2 0 h 0 0 eld bertson, Blankenship and Crouse. 0 0O—2 2 0 x—3 and Hewing; Stoner 0000 1000 6 5 xX X— xxx x x x Smith; Vangelder x x x x NATIONAL Pittsburgh -__.0 0000001 0— New York ____00020030 x— At Pittsburgh— Batteries—Meadows, Songer, S mi Schmidt; McQuillan and Gowdy. At Brooklyn— hicago __.--1 0 3 0 rooklyn _...3 0 0 0 berry and Taylor. 0 0 (Continued on Page Ten.) COUNCIL LETS BIG PAVING CONTRACT Lloyd Building Company Gets Work In District 48 In South- west Part of City for $166,489—Other Minor Mat- : ters Are Settled By Councilmen Plain section. the city, yesterday. Lloyd’ RECORD VOTE IS PREDICTED IN NEW JERSEY NEWARK, N. J., Septe.23-—With fair and cooler weather and unus- ually heavy registrations, both Dem- ocratic and Republican leaders pre- dicted a record breaking vote in to- day's statewide primariés in which the contest between United States Senator Walter B. Edge and Nation- al.Committeeman Hamilton F. Kean for the Republican United tates senatorial nomination has overshad- owed many other candidactes — for congressional, state legislature and local offic: Kasoming Issues Denial On Meeting Of Oil Fraternity Denial that the newly organized Oil Industries Fraternal organization will hold its initiatory work, Octo- 1, at the Kasoming camp at Lavoye, is made by the Kasoming Oil co Officials » com pan . that they s of the proposed mee not sponsoring it, Further ing will not be held at the Ke ing camp, they say. ‘The ‘association whidh conducts its work in secrecy, was recently organized at Douglas. The secretary is E.R. Rouse, Its membersh'p ie designed to include men in all branches of the industry who pay the entrance fee of $10, x ber any of t concrete six inches thic. The city will pay the Lloyd com- | Pany $166,489.50 when the work is I completed. Three companies submitted bids. They were the Warren Congtruc- tion company, Scott and Curlee, and the Lloyd concern. Scott and Cur- lee’s bids were also orl the concrete but for both plain and reinforced were higher than Lioyd’s. The old fight between the supporters of bit- ullthic pavement as laid by Warren and the supporters of the concrete type was recumed. It took up a great part of the time, representa- tives of each company extolling the merits of ,their favorite paving. Councilman 8, F. Pelton who moved in favor of letting the contract to Lioyd charged that the Warren Con- struction company was asking too high « price for the bitulithic pave- ment it was laying in Casper, Whis- enhunt seconded his motion and when it was finally agreed upon Tucker, Whisenhunt and Pelton were in favor of letting the con tract to Lloyd while Lowndes and Hoffhine yoted against the motion, District. No. 48 includes Tenth street from Ash to the al'ey between David and Ash, Eleventh from Elm to the alley between David and Ash, Thirteenth ‘from CY to Center, Fourteenth from CY to the alley between David and Ash, Fifteenth from Spruce to Elm, Seventeenth from Spruce to Oak, Walnut from Fourteenth to Fifteenth, Ouk from Seventeenth to CY, Em from Fit- teenth to CY, and David from Thir- teenth to Fourteenth, A petition was presented last night by property owners on K street between Madison Harri son asking for a lo the rade in this part Th matter was referred to the street and-alley committee to report at the next meeting. A petition for side. walks in Block 185,on South Cotton Wood street was also referred to this committee. The question of repairing the smal! reservoir ot the city at u cost of about $2,500 was brought up, and ing of © city The Lloyd Building company was awarded the contract for paving District 48 with k when the city council met.last night to open bids on this The district is a large one, taking in several blocks in the southwest portion of and has been hanging fire for several weeks. Tt was to have been let at an earlier session of the council but the re Was no quorum present and was postponed until 8 bid was the lowest submitted and was for $2.33 per square yard. formal bid to line the reservoir with cement. No action was taken. A petition received from the Property Owners on West B street asking for 12-foot sidewalks to cor respond wtih those on the same street between Ash and Center was considered. It will be further inves tigated Residents of this part of town also asked for some remedial steps so that water would not col- lect on the pavement as it does now. The council declared its intention of narrowing Melrose street between Fifth and Eighth. The street is now 80 feet wide at those points and will be narrowed to 60 feet so that (Continued on Page Eight) Car Driver Saves Life of Girl In Thrilling Rescue EMPORIA, Kan., Sept, 23.—Ray- mond Steinmetz, a quick witted mo- torist, saved the life of a five-year- old girl by snatching her from in front of the wheels of a moving train while driving his motor car from the running board with one hand, at thirty miles an hour, The rescue occurred at a crossing. The child, daughter of the Rev: and Mrs. R..H. Gearhart of Ch cago had wandered on the tracks in front of a passenger train. in: metz seeing the child's plight, threw his legs over the side of the car stood on the running board, opened the gas throttle, and while ho'ding the whee! with one hand, grabbed the child with the other. He jerked the child to safety just ag the train whizzed by. So close was the rescue that Stein- metz's car bears a small dent on the rear fender where {t was grazed by the locomotive. 9. & R.G. DEALS BALL SCORES ROAD 15 BILKED BY PROMOTERS STOCKHOLDERS, CLAIM IN SUIT Interlocking Directorates Of Road With West- em Pacific Led to Looting of Finances. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. A story of the deft juggling of millions, including the sale of a large part of a $120,000,000 coal property for $4,000,000 became pub- Nc today, preliminary to hearing of the sult for $200,000,000 filed by stockholders of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad against the estate of George J. Gould and others. Attorneys today filed in Preme court the testimony taken before trial, of Arthur J. Coppell, one time chairman of the board of the Denver and Rio Grande, and a defendant in the suit, The action had its origin in the negotiations of the Denver and Rio Grande road with the Western Pacific which wus founded by the late J. Gould, prior and subsequent to the latter con: cern’s bankruptcy and reorganiza- tion. The complainants charge that the Denver and Rio Grande finances were looted “as a result of the machinations of interlocking direc- tors of the two railroads, who had themselves caused a breach of « trackage and. traffic contract.” One allegation of the suing stock: holders is that a judgment for $38,- 000,000 was entered against thw D. and R. G. as a result of the action of the interlocking — direc- torates. This led to the legal selz- ure of $3,000,000 of the road's liberty bonds and their application on a» count of the judgment, a levy on $3,000,000 D. and R. G. cash in banks in New York, ago and Denver, as well asa levy upon the stock of the Utah Fuel company,| the road’s subsidiary. A stockholders’ committee re- ported in 1921, four years after the| property had been bid in for $4,- 000,000, that the concern was worth “not less than $12 )0,000."" The $38,000,000 judgment, is alleged, v ed against the D. and R. G. because it had failed] to live up to the terms of the traffic] and trackage contract which bound) it to pay the interest on a $50,900,000] Western Pacific bond if the Western Pacific should be unable to pay it. Directors and _ banker: dominating the situation, the com plaint recites, caused the Western Pacific to default at $1,250,000 inter est payment due March 1, 19165 although both roads ha ampk funds to m the paym EVA TANGUAY GOING BLIND IN RIGHT EYE LOS ANGE the su- issue Ev is quot said one shall do eye. Clemency Forecast In: Future Marder Trials Recent Reprieve to Bernard Grant Following Close On Im prisonment Sentence for Loeb afd Leopold Indicates Death Penalty is Waning (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune). CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—The gibbet in America is going the way of the torture cha ber and the debtors’ prison of years past, largely as a result of Chicago’s recent exper ences, culminating now in the reprieve to Bernard Grant, 20 ecepted as the next thing to assurance that hi of execution i las ; | times, will,never océur. Such is the opinion of Clarence Darrow, prets. the extension of - te: clemency Grant by r Small as indication of a m attitude on the toward slayers. “The demand of a life in this count Darrow suid. “People to ‘© human part of the public a life is Attorney coming for b Saott and Curlee submitting an in-more humane gs years go by, Grant Z will not hang a life will t to brir others as the cr out.” This by the f Mrs. to trial, “They can't hang us now that the defender of Los sta eve year old slayer, wh hanging, delaye Le ott, sentenced to hang ¥ Pott) | Robert § 1 Continued op Page EB