Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1924, Page 1

| WEATHER REPORT | Fair vonight, Warmer in west and tion. VOL. VIIL NO. 290. Toe es, north portions, Wednesday fair, ex- bept rain in extreme northwest por- The circulation of The Che Caz Member of Aw ae GOVERNOR R CALIFORNIA IS STRAW VOTE IN COAST REGION 5 DISCOUNTED LaFollette’s Frisco Strength Not Enough To Put Him Over. BY DAVIi? LAWRENCE. (Copywvight, 1924, The Casper Tribune LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 30.—California is not as close a state as the various polls and straw votes being} taken would seem to indi- wat Having investigated: the situ: in northern California where una: tionably LaFo'lette has his greate. 4'vength, the writer came away with the impresrion that the Wisconsin leader would perhaps carry the bay counties by a narrow vote, but if that turns out to be true, Mr, La- Volette will be snowed under just the sam@ by the unusually heayy ‘te to be given President Coolidge year In southern Califor: - The race here is between Ccol- i_ge and» LaFolfette, with Day third. Little is heard about the Dent- veratic’ ca ihpaetod McAdoo heen pominated: there: ht baye been_a ite is stais was strong for Mc¢Adoo.' Arg the Democratic votes going to Tako! lotte?_ Undoubtedly many thousands will support the third. pafty ticket, but President Coolidge will get a host of what might otherwise be LeMoeratie votes. ‘The _Demoeratic nominee is al- ways well spoken of but he does not seem (to haye dny yote getting strength in this section. President Coolidge, on the other hand, is held seuthern California in almost as mitch. regard as he is in Maine, It will be reewled that even when Vresident Harding's popularity be- gan to wang in the east he could count on California. This state, of course, is preponder-| antly Republican, but in the last wo years it has also been growing conservative, California, for instance save President Coolidge a majority of 50,000 votes over it« owh favor- ite son in the presidential primaries this year. A state which will do ‘hat ean hardly be counted as easy ¢ Lalolette or as even tending in direction. Without endeavoring to explain some of the polls that are being made, it is q strange aspect of the whole thing that not a sing’e man ose judgment on pclitical affairs ) past years has always been found the writer to be accurate so far California is concerned is saying this time that LaFollette will carry © state. They all say just the op- posite and some go so far as to indi- te that President Coolidge may run as high as 100,000 majority in California. LaFollette’s strength in certain cllons of the state may be ©oi eded but anyone who knows Cad fornia will recognize at once that what the northern part of the state tnay. do can easily be counterbal- need by. the south. From this, it should not be in- ferred that the writer be'ieves La- Vollette will sweep northern Call- ria, What seems probab!e is that 1¢ Wisconsin leader will run neck and neck with President Ccoiidge in and around San Francisco. This, (Continued on Page Bight) his OIL FIELD RALLY STAGED JOHN R. DILLON SPEAKS GIRLFAILS © INATTEMPT Said to have taken chloroform poison while standing in front of ® cafe on North Center street last night, Nellie Halliday was taken to the Lincoln Street hos- pital and had almost. wholly re- coyered from the influence of the poison today, it was announced at that institution. The woman is an employe at a local restaurant. It is said that a disagreement with her mother led her to attempt suicide. $75,000 GLAM IS DENIED BY LOGHL GOUNCIL G. C. Scott Not Officer When Attack Upon Lau Was Made. ‘The city council last night on the recommendation of City. Attorney Aibrose Henne ay réjected a claim. of $25,000 J. A, Lau had" filed on the grounds that he had been mistreated by a police of- ficer. Lau had charged that the had suffered a fracture of the jaw in four p'aces when he had been struck by G. C. Scott. He claimed that Scott had made the attack and that the latter wore the badge of a police officer.. The city attorney investi- gited the matter and came to the conclusion that Sectt was not in the employe of the city at the time the alleged attack was made and that therefore the ctly had no responsi- bility in it. The claim is one of several filed at a time when the police depart- ment was receiving criticism from certain members .of the council and when Chief of Police Bert S. Yohe was suspended for investigation. He was afterwards re-instated. This ir the fifet of the $95,000 in claims that the council] has taken action on, Tho council's time last night was mainly devoted to approving assess- ment rolls on pa¥ing districts and providing for the issuance of bonds to cover the cost of same. This rou- tine was gone throdgh with on dis- tricts 28, 34, 36, 39, 43, 45, 46 and 50: The council accepted the engi- neers' recommendation, to the effe: that the sidewalk program on Wash- ington, Melrose and. Conwell streets from Fifth to Eighth be deferred until next year. The engineer stated that to build the sidewalks at a proper grade would necessitate a large amount of ffl and that in view of the fact that an extensive program was already being carried. out in other parts of the city it would be almost impossible to get at the work in Sheridan Heights this winter. A petition for sidewalks on Cot- tonwood and Locust between Rail- road and Twelfth was acted on and the walks will be added to the reg- ular program. peace SA A company éapitatized at $50,000 has been formed for the purpose of engaging in fig-ralsing along the Texas gulf coast. ‘van attentive and highly appre- ve audience that we-l filled Com- inity hall at Midwest Jchn R. Dil- state senator from Lander, last ht delivered a stirring Republi- campaign speech, the opening of the campaign in the ‘oil Later in tho evening the peo: of Lavoye weré given a free nee by the Natrona county candi- Mr. Dillon was accompanied to ‘idwest by practically every one of he county candidates who were in- oduced to the audience by W. B. bb, Casper attorney, The next opportunity for the peo- * of the county, to meet the can- “dates and hear Mr. Dillon speak will be tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the Elks auditorium. Robert D. Carey, former governor, will also be a speaker. and Senator Francis 3. Warren will be on the platform. Uaing his oratorical ability and knuwledge of general politics to the best possible effect, Mr. Dillon drove homo ‘some telling truthe regarding the great national issues of the coming *lecticn. Ne stated the inad- visability of changing the’ present administration that has been so con- structive In its work. Mr. Dillon called attention to the Democratic regime for the two years folowing the war when 800,- 000 immigrants were dumped on Anerica's shores to compete with p pr Hai MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1924. STRONG F 0S a ee GRABTREE HEIRS PLANNING FIGHT ATSUCIDE|/TO BREAK WILL » BOSTON, Sept. 30.—A c Crabtree, the actress who left to charities, cutting off relat cated today. ‘Relatives who were not Robert Glenn of New York Boston, Mrs. Charlotte L. Bietmul- ler of Newark, New Jersey, Mrs. Ethel Harmon of Scranton, Pennsyl- vania, and others have either sent attorneys here or have notified coun- sel for Miss Crabtree of their inten- tion to contest the document. ontest over the will of Lotta approximately $4,000,000 ives with $100,000, was indi- mentioned in the will, Mrs. ; Maude Louise Crabtree of The $2,000,000 fund set aside by the actress for the relief of disabled world war veterans and thelr de- pendents may be matched in amount by her provision for the Promotion of farming. The residue of the es- ate was left to aid graduates of Massachusetts agricultural college. And the thousands of peo ing little beauty since she Tribune’s Wyoming Princess Petrolia ball declare she is on her way to 0 reigns over all Oildom PRESIDENT TO TAKE LEAD IN RECEPTION FOR | ___WINRING SENATORS ON RETURN TO CAPITAL | WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Poli ties al; but forgotten, Washington, official and unofficial, today con- pleted plans for welcoming home tts victorious pennant winning Ameri- can League ‘baseball team, While the elub was in Boston ‘to play ict final game of the league sea- son, all activities here : toward, giving thé, play reception upon their arrival at the anion station, schedu'ed for tomor- row. President Coolidge wi!t lead in the reception with, an address of wel- comé after més has“ been--es- | corted up Pennsylvania avenue to the elipse just, sduth of the White House parade which bids fair to ex- ceed in enthusiasm in many years that has marched along the famous avenue. All that can be done to evi- dence the pride the capital feels in its champions will be done. The spontaneous Character of the greeting was forcast in the wild almost delirious shouts with which the news of the deciding victory followed the scoreboards during the contert with Eorton. Uubre‘las and jlung high and wide and men aad boys shouted and danced OIL CASE — HEARD BY COOLIDGE WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Pro- ress in the government's suit for the annulment of leases to naval oll reserve lands wag outlined to President Coolidge today by Attce Pcmerene and Owen J. Roberts, government counsel. The prosecu- tors will leave this week for Tor- onto, Canada, to take depositions there and expect to take up the cause in California next month. The criminal cases will be gotten was received yesterday by crowds which heediess of a drenching rain under way here within a short time, they said. in glee when the game ended with Washington the winner. GIANTS HOLD EDGE OVER THE SENATORS. NEW YORK, Sept, 30,—(By The joclated Press.)\—The New York nts have the ‘edge on their world’s series rivals, the Washin; ton Senators, when it comes to’ of- th latest averages, reveals, Mine troops of"thé Gian’ major casualties sive. Frisch. the National league champions has @ combined fielding average of : + @8 Compared with .96925 for the Judge-Harris-Peckinpaugh- Bluego quartet. At the bat. the Giants four have an even more decisive margin, showing .209 to -287 for the Senators. Kelly and Judge ure nearly on a (Continued on Page Seven) They show that the Kell: Princess Way to Tulsa Hope Runs High That Miss Dorothy Logan Will Be Crowned “Queen Petrolia” at Exposition Wyoming’s Princess Petrolia is on her way to Tulsa. Lheve. figures are Lased on the bave occurred in the closing stages of the campaign, but they are conclu- ackson-Groh combination of On Streets On ple who have met this charm- was honored here at the September 9, the throne of Queen Petrolia Yesterday she was met at Douglas by her chaperone, Mrs. R. BE. evans of the Casper Tribune. Scores of the townfolk were at the train to see the princess, who is Miss Dorothy Logan, start on her journey to Sreater fame. Accompanying Miss Logan was her mbther, who will be with her daughter and Mrs. Evans at the Internatonal Petroleum Ex- position and pageant in Tulsa, Oc- tober 2 to 11. This state's Princess Petrolia will turn the eyes of the great multi- tude which will throng the midcon- tinent ‘oll metropolis this week and next. A treat is in store for them, nd after having seen her picture which has appeared in Papers from Delivered by Carrier 76 cent S SLIGHTLY IMPROVED” OR COOLIDGE Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: ly Crihumne or at Newstands, & cents month NO LIVESTOCK FROM TEXAS - FORWYOMING CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 30.— Agting Governor Frank E. Lucas to- day promulgated a proclamation forbidding the entrance {fito Wyo- ming of livestock and _ livestock products from Texas into Wyoming, because of the alleged existence in Texas of foot and mouth disease, AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 30.—Gover- nor Pat M. Neff of Texas today asked the fe government to take over complete charge of the work of controlling the foot and mouth disease near Houston, In a tele- gram to Henry C. Wallace, secre- tary of agriculture, he sald that this would be the most efficient method. ——_ WHEAT SEED FROM TOMB IS PROLIFIC TACOMA, S. Johnston, Wash., Sept. 30.—F. farmer near Nor- ton, Wash., has just harvester a bumper crop of wheat that is said came from reed taken from an Eyptian tomb. Mr. Johnston says he got the seed four years ago and this year the increase was enough to p'ant 15 acres. He has just fin- ished harvesting the crop, which netted 729 bushels for an average of 48.6 bushels to the acre. The grain is white and very hard, the straw short and the heads prolific and Mr. Johnston says It is one of the best varieties of one end of the country to the other, fensive and defensive ability of|they are on edge to actually have thetr respective inflelds, a com-| her among them, parison of the two clubs, based on Supplementing the wardrobe which Miss Logan is taking to Tulsa are gowns and accessories purchased at tcost of $350 by the Rocky Moun- tain Ol and Gas Producers Associa- tion and given to her as a present for her}part in representing the ofl industry of the state. Although princesses of some other states may have more elaborate wardrobes made up largely of donations from large merchandising stores, nor will appear more attractive or dis. tinetive than Wyoming's princess, whose array of garments should make her a fiashing figure at. the exposition. They were chosen with a view to setting off stunning and (Continued on Page Seven) EDITION spring wheat he has ever grown. It was not learned from what tomb the wheat was obtained. AIR CRUISER™ IS INSURED FRIEDRICHSCAFEN, Sept. 30.— (By The Associated Press.)— The siant dirigible ZR-3 built here by the eppelin company for the United ttes navy, which according to re- cently announced plans, will start within a week on her trans-Atlantic filght to Lakehurst, N. J., has been insured for $600,000 by English Dutch and German compantes. POTHIER PLACED ON TRIAL TODAY Monument Dedication ~ Scheduled T omorrow Definitely marking the site of old Fort Casper, three miles west of today’s great city of Casper, ‘will be a monument provided by the action of the county commissioners. Long since obliterated by decades of sweeping winds and winter and by the hands of man, the place of the early day fort where history was made for central Wyoming, is a barren spot. The monument will arise above it as the marker of its men and deeds in pioneer times. All is now in readiness. for the unveiling and dedication of this monument and under the direction of the Lions club the ceremonies, to which all Casper is invited and urged to attend, will be held. tomor- row evening at 5 o'clock.» A pro- gram fitting the oecasion has been arranged and it is expected that a great crowd will be on the ground for "the event. _ The history of the old fort, its part in the winning of the west as it stood bravely in a wilderness along the famous Oregon Trail, will be recited by R. 8. Ellison, presi our own labor and during which time products from foreign cown- tries were dumped into’ American marketa under a low protective tar. iff to compete with our home manu- facturing industries. In contrast to this Mr. Dillon pointed out + {mmediately after Harding's «lection a Republican eon gress passed the high protective tar- | iff and tho restrictive imr\zration bill. He also showed how vital this protection was to Wyoming's wool and sugar beet industries. In speaking of Senator Warren's candidacy for re-election Mr. Dillon called attention to the fact that Warren had been tested and neve (Continued on Page Seven) V3 dent of the chamber of commerce, vice president of the Midwest Re- fining company, and a student of wostern history. The address which will be the signal for the unveiling and dedica- tion. will be made by Attorney Wil- liam §. Cobb, president of | the Kiwanis; club. A select group of Boy Scouts, under the direction of their chief executive, H. Roe Bartle, will perform the unveiling. At the same time Mrs. Berta Smith, soprano, will sing the state song, “Wyoming”. Geremontes will. not be lengthy, and_since the hour for the program ig set at 5 o'clock hundreds of peo- ple should be. on” hand.” ‘The site of the fort may be ‘reached by, taking the Alcova road and turning to the CONDITION OF ~ AIGE CRITICAL Jesse Rice, who was injured in an automobile accident on the Yellow- stone highway yesterday, was re hospital today to be in a Somewhat more favorable con- ported at th dition. Mr. Rice suffered a broken neck and his recovery from so serious an accident is thought to right at the city pumping plant. be doubiful Republican Rally Tomorrow night at 8 o’clo be introduced to the audience. most brilliant speakers in Wyor with Robert D. Carey, former Warren, 28 year vete: be present. The Kiltie strumental and vocal music. To Feature Good Speaking Republican party will formally open the election campaign in Casper with a rally of party supporters and a speaking pro- m. The various county candidates will be present and will John R. Dillon, state senator from Lander, and one of the band will be present and there will be both in- Wednesday Nigtt eck at the E 8 auditorium the ning will head the spe governor. F Tacoma Federal TACOMA, Wash., Sept. sergeant-bugler in the army in federal court here this m from the death of Major Lewis in October, 1918. Pothier’s trial is schedule by that of Robert Rosenbluth, for- mer army captain, indicted with him for the Cronkhite murder. The trials came as the climax to six years of investigation. ‘Major Cronkhite was shot under peculiar circumstances while on a packing march with his command. An army investigating board return- ed a verdict of accidential death, but the dead man's father, Major Gen- eral Adelbert Cronkhite, was not satisfied with the findings and started a chain of investigations. ys probes, followed b: alleged statements on Pothier’s ‘part, in volving Rosenbluth, which ter were repudiated, and the indictment of the two men by a federal jury [here in 1922, has attracted nation wide attention. ese Cronkhite Death Mystery Reopened In Court After Long Fight; Rosenbluth to Be Next 20.--Roland Pothier, former was prepared to go to trial orning on a charge resulting Alexander Cronkhite, at Camp d to be followed, on Oct. 22, SELECTION O¥ JURY IS BEGUD TOCOMA, Wash, Sept. 30.—Selec- tion of a jury to try Roland Pothier of Providence, R. 1., en a charge of murdering Major Alexander Crank- hite at Canf) Lewis in 1918, was be- gun in United States district court here this morning. The court room and corridors in the feder: building were jammed with prospective jyzors, witnesses, newspaper men and others: when Cushman called Poth- to trial x bailiffs quired to establish order, tra bailiffs and other court of. 8 battled to establish some se m. blance of order as the ordinarily ade- quate court room began bulging with its uncommon crowd of men and women drawn from the four (Continued on Page Seven) Publication Offices 216 EB. s Tribune Bidg., 2 ond St. TODAY HOPE HELD QUT FORREGOVERY OF EXECUTIVE FROMILLNESS Serum Treatment Being Administered Under Prescription of Den- ver Specialist. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 30.— “Unchanged, as the announce? ment at Memorial hospital at 2, o'clock this afternoon concerning the condition of Governor William B. Ross, who has been critically i since last Weglnesday, when he underwent an abdominal _opera- tion. Governor Ross’ family and Dr. George P. Johnston were al- most constantly near his bedside last night and today. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 30.—In a statement issued at the Memorial hospital this morning at 7:30 the condi- tion of Governor William B. Ross was described as “un- changed”. The serum treatment which was prescribed by Dr. Leon- ard Freeman, a Denver specialist, has been steadily administered by Dr. Johnston, who remained wit the governor overnight, and a slight ; improvement hex been noted. Governor Ross ruffered a relaps yesterday morning wnen, it. was an- need-offictillyMAithis condition had taken a turn for the worse and was alarming. No change for the better was noted late yesterday and last night, the “slight improvement” reported this morning being the first report to strengthen the hope that exists that his life may ba spared. * Physicians are constantly at his bedside and everything possible is being done to aid.in his recovery. pene Yiume~ ae a alli BALL SCORES AMERIC, At Boston— Washington __000 000 010~— 1 97 Boston 101 406 Oix—13 16 0 Batteries—Speece and Ruel: Tate, Ferguson, Ehmke and O'Neill, N LEAGUE. R. HE, At Philadelphia—New York-Philas delphia, doubleheader, both can- celled, Only games today. National league closed. DAMAGE SUIT BOES TOWURY After occupying the attention of & jury in district court for a day and a half, the $47,100 damage suit of W. J. Foster of Lander against of venue county by Judge ting in the a Rose. Foster is suing as administrator of the estate of William Fitzgerald, 6 years old, who was Killed by a gas explosion in a restaurant in ancer November 9 last The plaintiff claims that negit« gence on the part of the gas com- Pany permitted the restaurant to fill with gas flowing from an open valve in a rvice Ine. When Fitzgerald tried to light the range the explosion took place. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 30.— Abandoning the plar in which they completed the Cirst circumnaviga tion of the globe, six United States jarmy Heutenants were prepared to |leave Seattle at 9:30 this morning | by train for Dayton, Ohio, to witness the interne*'ynal air races.’ ‘The airmen plan to return here tater to claim their planes at Sand Point Aviation field. “I didn't say goodbye to my ma- Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, com- mander of the expedition, and pilot of the flagplane Chica 3 id rarily,” a jodbye to erted k Nelson, engineer of the and pilot of the air cruls ns. Lieutenant Leigh H. Wade, who piloted the Boston II, also said he hoped to be by Lieutenant he cu « after his machine. 1 law night to crying when I saw a monument, cpmmemorating | H. Sar4| moe Point yesterday as I ever had Ye-| Seattle the world flight, unveiled at FLIERS ADANDON PLANES GO TO DAYTON BY TRAIN cause I Wasn't expecting ft and a monument with til my head was monumeft, a polished granite column 15 feet high with a model of the globe on top from which bronze wings symbolize a. bird’ alighting at the end of a flight, is the gitt of Mrs. Frances Cole of Spokane, sla. ter of Lieutenant Leslie P. Arnold, mechanican for Lieutenant Lowell mith. It was designed and led by Victor Alonzo Lewis, sculptor, ‘ f