Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1924, Page 1

2 IN NEWS SECTION ees 5.000 WITNESS Ai CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1924. eee et MAIN NEWS SECTION ay IN DEATH PLUNGE CHAS. DAWES COMING HERE PUBLIC CALLE ‘UPON 10 ND | REDUCING FIRES Blow at Menace Urged Here During Fire Prevention Week. Next week Is fire prevention week throughout the United States and in Hine With the safety measures inaug- tated elsewhere the Casper fire de- partment, and the city administra- tion asa whole are calling or the citizens of this community to invesi- gate possible fire hazards of thei. homies and business buildings and see that’ these are eliminated. Any’ citizen desiring to find out whether his place is a fire trap or not hag at his service the fire de- partment by merely calling the sta- tion. A man in uniform will call and inspect the place free of charge. The fire department is asking at this time that people makera special point to clean their yards, cellars, and attics of all rubbish boxes, mak- ing sure that the furnace is in first class ghape and that the chimney is cléan } and” will pass inspection. Matches, cigars and cigarets cause more fire loss than any. otker one cause. An annual loss of $18,000,000 is’ suffered -annually” from these sources. People are asked to be ex: eeptionally Careful in these matters for this reason. Instead of using gasoline to clean clothes, one ‘should use carbon tetrachloride, it is said. ape ds not only a spl es fire. Sas jextingul: Mite Seoesse department has al- up.a: Senicl p and it i know Casper’s fire loss has been small $n stomparison with that of many other cities, but this low loss can only be-maintained through con- stant vigilance and co-operation on the part of Casper citizens. ——_—+——__—_— NEIL THOMAS FILES CANDIDACY. FOR CITY COUNCIL, SECOND WARD Neil ‘Dhémas, 742, 742 South David atrest, yesterday filol his candidacy for councilman of the Second ward. Mr. Thomas has lived in Casper several years and is employed as a foreman for the Standard refinery. _———$—$ POTHIER CASE IS ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 4.—(Unit- ed Press).—After prying into the mysterious -“‘confessions” of Roland Pothier, in which he first told of shooting Major Alexander H. Cronk- hite, and -which: he later repudiated the federal court here adjourned Saturday until Tuesday morning. . Thé confessions, part of the gov- ernment’s array of evidence with which it will seek, to convict Pothier of the major’s murder, were attack- ed by witnesses for the prosecution. Tt was “utterly impossible for Pothier to discharge his .45 calibre pistol as he was emptying foe accord- ing to‘ Adjutant Generaf John J. Richards, who as marshal, was present when Pothier made several confessions after. he was taken’ in custody at Providence, R. I. Casper People Will ‘Hear Republican Candidate Speak Next Thursday CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Gen- eral Charles G. Dawes, Re- publican vice presidential candidate, will invade the states of Wisconsin, Minne- sota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois in his wext speaking tour, announced at national Republican. headquarters today. He will leave Chicago on October 6 and will return on the 18th. His schedu'e up to October 10, will be as follows: Arrive Elroy, Wis, 7 a. m.; Oc- i. ber 6. Arrive Rice Lake 11:50; ar- rive Superior 3 p. m., at those puints the general will deliver platform speeches. Arrive at 3:40 in Duluth for a night meeting. Arrive St. Paul, Minn., 11:30 a. m. Octotier 1. Arrive Northwood, Iowa, 9.30 p. m., October 8, Arrive Storm Lake, 11.05; arrive Lamars, 12:55 p. m.; arrive Sioux City 1.45; arrive Norfolk, Neb., 5:25. Arrive Douglas, Wyo., 9:15 a. m. October~Q for platform speech; ar- rive Casper Wyo, 11 a. m., for a forenoon meeting. ‘Arrive Grand Island, Neb., 10:30 4. m4 October 10; arrive Columbys, Paseoved on Page Four) | You must register if you 4 ». m., platform speech. Arrive Mason City, 4:50 p..m., for night meeting; arrive Fort Dodge, Iowa, Poe Election Begin Tuesday All Prospective Voters Must Get Names on Books Regardless of Primary Vote; All Polls Are Listed FIRE PREVENTION WEEK The coming week has been designated throughout the coun- try as Fire Prevention Week, and a great deal has been done~ by the newspaper agencies to impress upon the public the need for proper co-operation to make this very important movement a success. Early in the summer we asked that all citizens make an effortto clean up their premises and remove the rubbish which had accumulated during the long winter. The response was in- deed gratifying. Now that the summer is gone, let us again re new our efforts to remove and pfoperly destroy all usele: material which might be combustible through carelessness or in- difference, let the coming of cold weather remind us that fur- naces, heaters, flues and other heating accessories should be inspected carefully to ensure their working. properly when needed, and finally let us all, owners as well as tenants of property, practice fire prevention consistently each day in the week for the next fifty-two wecks. 8. K. LOY, Mayor. today, a bullet wound in the temple. In a trunk standing in the same room where the man’s body was found police dis- covered the mutildted and crumpled body of his wife, missing since September 13; TavestigeLne. officers, believe that Davies killed his wife at the apartment they formerly occupied-in San Frangisco, < “Pptaceds tho “body in» the trunk, and then, filled with pensc Fran- cisco former fabteeas of Davies told the poljce, she went to thelr apart- ment on September, 13,. and talked with Davies,’ he appeared nervous and admitted: having trouhig with his wife. “P noticed stains on the wall and tasked him what.they were,” Mrs. Pappens told police. “Oh, that's blood,’ he said shrug- ging, I came home last night and found another man here and there was a fight,’~" the landlady said. Mrs, Pappens, said she never saw Mrs. Davies again. i) ‘They'd been having a lot of quar- rels and I supposed that she had gone away,"-she cotitinued. “Three days-after I talked to him—on Sep- zember 16, it was—he paid up, took his things and lett.” Police learned that Davies went to Daly City and took a house there. want to vote. TRUNK MURDER CASE IS BARED BY SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 4.—(United Press.)—The body of H. A. Davies, former state traffic officer of Nevada, was found in his home in Daly City near here GIANTS CRASH OUT VICTORY TwoHomers That Would Have Gone for Sure Outsif Crowd Was Out of Way Pave Way for Johnson’s Defeat BY HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Staff Correspondent) GRIFFITH STADIUM, WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Ad- miration for Walter Johnson, the idol of Washington, worked with reverse English here this afternoon and turned into grief for the Old Master when he lost the first game of the World’s series to the New York Giants in 12 innings. The score was: New York 4, Washington 8. Two of New York's runs came on home | moaned in grief—“those two homers runs by Kelly and Terry into the| Would have been sure outs if that Jeft field bleachers and it was the| TOW wasn’t in left field.” same pair who stopped a great} So many thousands kad demanded Washington rally in the 12th inning | t© be present at Walter Johnson's and saved the game. greatest triumph that the club own- Thirty-eight thousand fans packea| ‘Shad to build a lot of extra tho park to the last seat and they }iea' 00 Bo sae in» front of the Goose Goslin, Washington left fisider, accustomed to wide roving pace, forgot about the new bounds ‘of Tis territory and crashed into the low fence, and tumbled back on the fans when Kelly and Terry dropped their long files just over his shoul- der, Tho hero of a piece of fiction would have caught the balls, but Goslin could not because it was a real ball game. Johnson made only two mistakes and he didn't repeat them. His out- field made three mistakes and it lost his ball game for him. Johnson threw his .“home run’ ball—high fast ones—to Kelly and Terry. and he then’ put it away for the day. He might have wen if his outfield had reade less vital mistakes. | E. Goslin misjudged the first homer by Kelly, and young Earl McNeely misjudged two files and (Continued on Page Five.) Vote Business, big or little, is one thing that concerns us all. Day after day, from the time of getting up until going to bed, we figure ways and means of making profit and are ever ready ta be self-benefiting in our different lines of work. Keep- ing an eye on odds and ends, watch- ful of our own interests, “Business {s business.” we say: Privately, we engage in occupa- tions ranging from blacksmithing to merchandising, from farming to hatrnet manufacturing. Collective ly, we find ourselves all in a single business—that of government. Upon the conduct of this great mass bus: iness depends our industrial welfare and private prosperity. It is as though the United States govern- ment were a holding company of 48 other holding companies vhich are the 48 states and which control to a greater or lesser degree the private enterprises within their borders. So, we see ourselves as stockhold- ers in these immense governmental corporationg. We know in a that they must be handled properly if we are to prosper. Upon the laws which are passed are our futures in private business based. We realize, all too vaguely, that our “directors’’ and executives must be capable of working itn places of almost unbe- lievable responsibility. They must be men who can attend to our needs and be watchful of our interests. Not far off is November fourth when we shall declare a holiday and stop to the palls, entering our vote and feeling a reformation Is taking place. But here is where every day business whigh we make perform for profit, differs from the business of government. Plain business and good business, though not lacking the little quirks that human nature plays, is not sentimental, is not car- ried on under flamboyant banners, nof with the blare of bands, nor agitated by high winds of hot air. (Continued on Page Four or Governor Possible Question Raised Over Procedure in Nominating Candidates for Governor to Be Elected November 4 May Require ‘ Special Ruling by the Supreme Court CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 4.—(Special to The Tribune.) Burying the hatchet tem- porarily in order to wipe away a cloud which has arisen as the result of the death of Governor William B. Ross and the doubt ‘ul provision made by past legislatures for nominating candidates for the -succession, both Republican and Democratic state cen- ‘ral committees have united in employing a battery of lawyers to interpret the several It does not make any difference whether or not you voted at the primary, it is still necessary to register beforw you can exercise your franchise at the general election November 4. Registration starts Tuesday, the day after tomorrow, and continues through Saturday. Get your polling place the first day and be sure, of your right to vote when election day comes. Something might intervene to inter- fere with your -registration on the succeeding days. Register early. please, but vote." The complete list of registration places in Salt Creek, Mills and Cas- per and the agents tn charge of the registration are as follows: DISTRICT NO. 2. Precinct No. 1—New Hlectric plant, at office of, New Electric plant; agents, R. 8. Vidler, Newton Walters, ‘Precinct No, 2.—Lewis Camp, at Lewis camp office; agents, W. A. Le- Master, Mrs. Carrie Taylor. . Precinct No, 3,—East Continental camp, at East Continental club house; agents, Mrs, M. F, Kieffer. Precinct No, 4.—Brown theater, at “Vote ‘as you Brown theater; agents, Mra, E, A, Ross, Mrs; Herbert Capps. Precinct No, 5.—Midweést Com- munity hall, at Midwest Community BAN JOHNSON TO CONTINUE WAR ON CORRUPTION Conference Planned With Attorneys By American League Chief to Map Drive for Clean Baseball CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—(United Press) Ban B, Johnson, president of the American League dropped in here tonight, apparently for a secret con- ference with lis attorneys on the hext step In Jils tight on corruption in baseball. Johnson successfully dodged newspapermen all day, and calls at his home tonight were un- answered, Last night Johnson said he would confer with his chief attorneys Sun: Monday. He sald he had not (Continued on Page Four) yor hall; agents,.Mrs. F. A. Mrs, Sarah McNulty, Precinct No, 6.—Canadian camp, at Canadian camp office; agents, G. E,. Joseph, D. G. Johnson, Precinet No. 7.—Migwest Camp No. 5, at Midwest Camp No. 5 of- fice; agents, Henry Stevick, David ‘Walton, B. Smyth, Precinct No, 8.—Midwest Gas Plant, at office at Midwest Gas Plant; agents, Mrs. Marian Christ- janson, Mrs. James Brown. Precinct No. 9.—Salt Creek Con- solidated camp, at office at Salt Creek Consolidated camp; agents, Carl Luedders, Francis Adams. Precinct No. 10.—Lavoye, at of- fice of George A. Blake; agents, George A. Blake, John M. Newell. Precihct No, 11.—Kasoming camp, at Kasoming camp office; agents, J. Wilson Powell, L. C, Binning. Precinct No, 12.—Oh!e South camp, at Ohlo South camp bunk house; agents, Mrs. L. K. Butler, Precinct No, 13.—Carter Home camp, at Carter Home camp office; agents, William J, Rapson, Paul Urpman. Precinct No. 14.—Continental South camp, at the office of Pro- ducers and Refiners Station No. 6; agents, W, D, McKinley and W. H Sykes. Precinct No: 15.—Salt Creek, at Salt Creek Gusher office; agents, Mrs. G. A. Gatewood, Mra. W. W. Bates, DISTRICT’ NO, 3. Precinct No, 2.—North Casper, at Lincoln » school, “formerly called North Casper school; agents, Mrs. J. E. Stover, Mrs, John Carey, District No. 4.—Evansville,, at ‘Texas hotel; agents, Ward Tubbs, Mrs. Dan Fisher. District No.°5.—Precinct No. 1.— Mills, at Mills school house; agents, EB ds, H. H, Elliott. I —Mountain View, at, Widmer Garage; aogénts,- Mrs, Lydia M. Brooks, Mrs. R. C, Abbott. District No. 6.—Precinct No, 1.— Burlington, J. H. McBain Planning Mill office, 1444 Burlington Ave.; agents, Mrs. Sena MacBain, Mrs. Lulu Sheley. Precinct No. 2.—Bryan, At Bryan (Continued on Page Four) He was observed roaming about. the glace; or riding away on his motor rele to-come back at all hours of the night. He told neighbors his wife was in a hospital, their chi'd with friends and that he was getting ready for a motor cycle racing meet. The child,. Wilbur Compton, son of Mrs. Davies by a former ma: riage has disappeared compietel; and police are making a thorough search in the belief that he, too, was slain by Davies in the wild quar- rel which ended with his wife's death. Neighbors of the Davies said that on. September 27, they heard a fus- {lade of shots from his house and believed a ‘wild party" was in prog ress. E In the room where the two bodies were found bottles lay scattered about the floor and two revolvers lay near the bed on which “Davies was found dead. He ts believed to have’ tried to drown his remorse in whisky and then, after bombarding the wa'ls or using figments of his target, ended his life. Windows and doors were found se- curely locked, causing the first the- ory of wild parties that might have ended when Davies’ guests murdered the family and-f'ed to the abandoned. The woman was horribly mutil- ated and thé body and face were slashed and springled with acid, the (Continued on Page Four) hastily, made statutes which seem to have reference to such an emergency. General belief at first was that the two-state committees of the Republican and Democratic parties were empowered to name nominees for governor, to be elected at the general election Wovembr.4. The law clearly points out that an elec: tion of governor must be held if death or other causes remove a gov- erncr from office 20 days before a general election for county officers. It is further stated in the statutes that such an election shall be con- dutted in all respects as though it were an original election for governor. This last declaration would, it is contended by some, necessitate a primary nominating election since, in this state, original elections are preceded by primaries. It is not at all improbable that this contention Will be borne out by the attorneys now working on the problem. Act- ing Governor Frank E. Lucas who was elected two years ago to the office of secretary of state, is to issue a proclamation tomorrow, ac- cording to sprevious announcement, eailing for an election of governor, to be held at the same time of the genera} election on November 4, and to speelfy the manner in which the nomination of candidates shall be made. Should the law be include a primary construed to election, the TRIBUNE BOARD THRILLS FANS Packed to the doors! What? The America theater, of course, where Casper’s real ball fans yesterday heard the Tribune re- turns on the first World Series voted it the best report ever giv game, free of charge. And they n in Casper. Saturday’s threatening weather led the Tribune to hire the theater, erect ity electric scoreboard on the stage and deal out its usual fast service while its friends rooted in comfort. If there had only been more room there would have been more fans. Today, weather permitting, the big electric scoreboard will be moved back to the front of the Tribune building on Second street where a larger crowd can be accommodated. Be on hand at 12 to bat. o'clock sharp when the first player goes month remaining until general elec- tion day will be full of great excite- "ment in which the pre-primary and pre-election campaigns directed upon gubernatorial control will be short and snappy. The clause upon which the central committees have been basing their hopes of facilitating matters by making their own: nominations, is included under that group of. stat- utes bearing on primary elections in this state. That in itself would seem to remove it from considera- tion in the present connection, ac- cording to the opinion of a number of people. In essence, the clause says that county and state commit- tees’ of political parties shall have the authority to fill vacancies occur- ring among their candidates who have been nominated at a primary nominating election. Since the va- cancy caused by the death of Gov- ernor Ross has no apparent con- nection with a vacancy of a candi- date nominated at a primary elec- tion, it 1s declared that the clause Pershing Off For Europe To Visit Son (United Press.) NEW?! YORK, Oct. 4.—Citizen John’ J. Pershing, late general in command of the armies of the United States, sailed for Europe on the Leviathan today to visit his son, Warren,.15, who is in school in Switzerland. “Its not so much fun being a clyilian,” Pershing said, adding that he had no plans for the im: mediate future other than com pleting his memoirs and resting a time, Asked if his son will go in the army Pershing laughed and said “That will be up to the boy, of course, but I wouldn't be sur- prised if he does, It’s in the blood, you know.” Pershing plans to return on the Leviathan in about two weeks. is without bearing on gency. It has further been said here that perhaps an election will not be necessary at all. If such an inter- pretdtion is established, which is not probable, then Secretary of State Lucas, a Republican, will con, tinue in the place of governor until 1926. Thus, because of the lack of more than a hazy provision for such an emergency, Wyoming is today in a quandary as to the next step it will have to take in order to be legally assured of a.governor for thegnext two years. ‘There is redson to be Meve the question will be in the hands of the state supreme court before there 1s a final decision. oe Weather Forecast WYOMING—Mostly fair Sunday and Monday; not so cool. the emer- DRIVING IT ARMY NO. 11. GAPTAIL IS KILLED At anIP EXPLODE® IN GREAT RAGE Head and Aim of Capts Skeel Are Recoverec From Bog at Daytor Following Tragedy. DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 4} —The Dayton air servica late tonight reported that; only the head and one arm of Captain Bert Skeel, killeck in midair today in the Pulitzer speed trophy when hir plane exploded, had been recoverec” and that the rest of the body was} still missing. ‘ ‘ DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 4.—(United Press}—The body of Captain Bert" E. Skell, killed when his airplanet exploded whilp competing~ for the’ Pulitzer speed trophy today was re-' covered tonight from the bog into! which it sank when the wrecked: plane crashed to earth. Reports from Wright Field said the body was badly mutilated. It was found eight feet below the sur- face of the bog. DAYTON,’ Ohio, Oct. 4.— (United Press)—One of the most dramatic airplane tragedies since the world wa marred the closing of the In- ternational air races here late to- day. Capt. Bert 8S. Skeel, ice pilot of Selfridge field, Michigan, was killed in midair when his plano! |collapsed and exploded as he neared# the celling of his course in the Pul-| itzer trophy race, Sixty thousand spectators, includ- ing the heroic pilot's wife, saw the fuselage of the Curtis racer come hurtling down out of the sky in a shower of wreckage. A cry went up from the stands as the crowd realized what had happened. When officials reached the place where the w fell no trace of the plane of or Captain Skell's body could be found. A large hole in the baggy tract of land which persons familiar with this section say is a bottomless pit was all that could be seen. The hole which rapidly closed in over the’ ill-fated er and his ship was surrounded by bits of wings and Scraps of the wrecked fuselage. Geyser of mud shot skywards as the body of the plane, weighted by its 420 horsepower motor, buried it- self in the bog. Lieut, H. H. Mills, flying a Sperry racer, won the Pulitzer event with a speed of 216.55 miles per hour, almost thirty miles per hour slower than last year’s winner at St. Louis. ‘ Second and third places were won by Lieut. Wendell Brookley and EB. Johnson, Brookley attained a speed. of 214.75 miles an hour and Johnson 167 i Captain Skeel’s fatal flight, how- ever, took atl of the morale out of the crowd and pilots. A smoker tonight and several stunts events on this afternoon's program were cancelled because of the tragic death OS WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—A par: tial participation by the United States in the league of nations is considered certain in diplomatic eir- cles here. The statement withholds official comment until full reports have been received of the Geneta protocol of arbitration and security under which the conference is to be held. Trouble Looms in MARION, IIL, Oct. 4.—Ku Klux Klan forces in “bloody Williamson * today won a victory as an ath of the street battle in Herrin, August 30, in which sven men were slain, and tonight trouble appeared in prospect After two weeks of investigation the county grand jury returned three indictments charging first ¢ gree murder, naming the three lead. ers of the anti-Klan faction, Sheriff George Galligan, State's Attorney Delos Duty and City Judge EB. N. Bowen of Herrin. Twelve anti-Klansmen were in- dicted for murder in connection with ANTI-KLAN MEN ARE ACCUSED Bloody Williamson County Again as Accusations Are Returned Against Rioters the Herrin affray. Bowen and Duty, both of whom’ have taken leading parts in Jnvasilettoe pervious riots 1, together with Dr. A. slack of Herrin, wtih firing from uutomobile and slaying Klans- men Ww ally repor Newbold the and Willard indictments were form- to Circult Judge D. T. Hartwell, he refused to fix bail for Duty or Bowen, stating he was dis- qualified, as he was positive neither was in Herrin on that day and that he would testify in their defense. Hartwell alro refused to issue a writ for thelr arrest, so Circuit Judge A. (Continued on Page Four) army air serv-.