Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1924, Page 1

PSN ol 2% (duos) uvrsoyery oyeyg- sper DatlyCritime MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1924 Fair tonight and Thursday; soe what colder in east and cen \ portions tonight. y ruslicatron Offi aribune Bidg., 216 © Member of Auait Bureau of Circulation VOL. IX. On Streets or at Newstands, & cents Delivered by Carrier 75 cents.2 menth ‘EGYPT TAKES CASE 10 LEAGUE OF NATIONS WOMAN GRILLED IN BANKER'S DEATH Thrilling Adventures of BODY 1S FOUND NEAR CABIN IN HILLS COUNTRY Mystery Looms in Kill- ing of William Fee Of Alhambra. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press.)— William R. Fee, president of two banks in Alhambra and San Ga- briel, met his death by a blow on the head and strangulation due to choking and his body was found near the cabin of a young woman who for seven years had formcd a triangle in his married life, it was develope! in testimony at/the inquest here today. Mes. William BR. Fee, the widow, fainted at the hearing sehen she feft the witness stand and passed in front of Miss Mary F. Watkins, who, she had testified, figured in “unpleasantness” in the Fee family for the past seven years. SAN BERNARDINGQ, Cal., Nov. 26.—Miss Mary Wat- kins, approaching the wit- ess stand at a coroner’s in- quest to be held here today, professed ignorance of the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of her employer, William R- Fee, Alhambra bank _ president, whose body was found yesterday by a searching party in the San Bernar- dino mountains near a cabin main- tained by Miss Watkins. Sheriff W. R. Shay believes the banker was murdered. Mr. Fee had been missing since last Saturday afternoon when he journeyed to the mountains with his pwife. He was last seen when he told her he was going to repair . radio “aeria? as he left the moun- tain place owned by a Los Angeles banker and occupied, by, the Fees. At her home in Alhambra. Miss Watkins told of her trip to her mountain cabin last Saturday and renewed her’ explanations ‘of’ the finding of a guit of clothing identi- fied as one worn by Mr. Fee by saying the garb had been given her some time ago by the banker for the purpose of providing hiking clothes for men guests whom she and her, sister often entertained at nping parties. Phe body of Mr. Fee was found ‘MP yards from the cabin. occupied by Miss Watkins and a half ‘mile from the cabin occupied by the Fees. The body was found by an officer. Searchers expressed the belief that the body “had been placed in the position in which it was found some time during Mon- day night. Miss Watkins said that an effec- tionate note signed ‘Mary’ found near the body of the banker was without significance. That Fee was. murdered was re- (Continued on Page Nine.) ELECTION CONTESTS MULTIPLY WASHINGTON, Noy. 26.—The senate of the next congress will be called upon to decide at least three election contests. A fourth will be added unless the present senate disposes of the- contest against Senator Mayfield, Demo- erat, Texas, which has been. the subject of investigation for nearly two years. Senator Bursum, Republican, Ne Mexico, has informed sena- tors in Washington he will con- test the election of Sam G. Brat- ton, Democrat, who was awarded the election by the official count. Senator Brookhart, Republican, Iowa, will be forced to defend his election over Daniel F. Steck, Democrat. Friends of Senator Johnson, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota, says he will contest the election of his opponent, Representative Schall, Republican. . TEGGER SELL TO POLICEMAN, LANDS IN JAIL Charge It to Court, Vendor Is Told, and Arrest Follows. Patrolman Baker borrowed a leat from the book of Sherlock Holmes last night, camouflaged himself be: hind a ragged pair of overalls, a greasy Scotch cap, and ‘a dessicated look, dropped in at M. M. Boat- wright's . place- at’ 216 North Ash street, and short'y repaired to po- lee headquarters accompanied by Mr. Boatwright and-a bottle of-what the desk sergeant decided was .in- toxicating beverage. The bottle and Mr. Boawright parted company, ‘to meet again in police court -this evening. Mr, Boatwright will be asked’ to show cause why hg should. not be as- sesséad the maximum penalty for illegal possersion and sale of lqudr, and the bottle will appear as Ex- hibit A. Boatwright was re- leased on $200 bond, Baker, according to his story, found ‘the Ash street place popu- ‘ous and busy. He hovered over the ‘stove in innocuous silence un- til the crowd had scattered, and then, he said, whispered thirstily to Boatwright: “Can you fix me up a pint or so?” ¥ ‘The pint, according -to Casper'’s Izzy Einstein, duly appeared, men- daciously housed in a pop-bottle. Stowing it deeply in a pocket of the ragged overalls, Baker re- marked gently: “You can present police court tomorrow. a@rop down to headquarters.” your. bill at Let's Rou Meet ‘Happy Leigh Another One of World Fliers (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Tribune | Newspapers Syndicate and The | McClure Newspapers Syndicate.) | Just south of Kalamazoo is Cassopolis. Hitherto the latter has been completely overshadowed by the inter- national-fame of the former. But henceforth Cassopolis will have more assurance of occupy ing a place in history than Kala- mazoo, for Cassopolis is the home of a young man whose name will always be associated: with ‘those of the greatest’ navightors and “ex: Plorers of all time. In the words of Arthur Brisbane, “History will forever record, if only in, two lines, the.dates and-names connected with the ‘first human flilght around the world.” And among these was Lieut. Leigh Wade of Cassopolis. fe ‘Leigh Wade was the pilot of the ill fated world cruiser Boston. that went down in the North Atlantic. Everything on board was lost. except- ing the mascots, two stuffed monkeys that Leigh and his flying associate, “Hank” Ogden, insisted on rescuing. But in recognition of the wonderful flight that Wade and Ogden ‘had made, a second plane, the Boston II., was sent north so that they could continue the flight. Leigh, or rather “Happy” as this “flying sheik” is known to his friends, has -flown nearly every con trivance both safe and unsafe that Was ever designed toileave the ground. Before he was selected to circumnavigate ‘the world by air Leigh was one of the chief test Pilots in the United States air service. * Breaking bronchos,,as most of us know, is a dangerous game. But (Continued on Page Ten.) nd-the-World Fliers Most of All We're Thankful for Our Chef: => AND fs SlurFep Wilk, HOPE AND HAPPINESS Casper Radio Fan Tunes In With British A voice in England, 5,000 miles away, was heard last night Using a five-tube Atwater-Kent receiving set which had been pur- chased from and installed by the Klein-Marks Music company, Mr. and Mrs, Edmund H. Pigeon of 914 South Center street, and two guests, Mrs. George Jones and Mrs. Gus Schraga, got station 5NO at Newcastle, England, at 9:50 o'clock. They heard the broadcaster announce the station and the next number on the pro- gram, then listened to an exquisite waltz that came distinctly across the Atlantic and swept over the nation to them In their home here. Ear phones were used by the four in listening in on the Great Britain station which was sending out a 400-meter wave length with a 2,500-watt current. This reception of a European program by the Atwater-Kent radio in the Pigeon home, is the first time that such long distance broadcasting has been reported heard in Casper. in Casper LARAMIP, Wyo., Nov. 26.—A Program from Station 6-LV, Liverpool, England, herecTaRt WiEHE DY persons ‘at home of John H, Davis, and an- other, believed to have been broad- casted from Cardiff, Wales, as it seemed to be in Gaelic, with only the word “America” distinguish- able at intervals, was picked up by Orell Lovejoy. Mr. Davis was us- ing a 411-meter wave length, while a 400 was used by Lovejoy. CASPER PLAYS IN SALT GREEK Casper's high schoo} football team will journey to Salt Creek tomorrow to play the schoo] team of the oil feld, the game to be called at 2 o'clock, The conches and will make the trig by automobile. Arrangements are expected to be made tomorrow evening for the Casper team to play the winner of tomorrow's game between Ther- mopolis and Worland. The exact date of the game has not been deter- mined, but it {s presumed that it will be Thursday, December 4. 14 CONVICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY T0 BE CELEBRATED HERE CHURCH SERVICE Special church services for the public and holiday feasting for the home constitute the activities of ‘greatest importance scheduled HOTEL SCENE IN WHICH PRINCE WAS ‘TRAPPED: - WITH Man Who Played Role of “Husband” in Attempted Blackmail’ of Indian Midas on Stand in London LONDON, Nov. 26,—The in which it is alleged “Mr. A,” Paris hotel apartment scene a wealthy Indian prince, was entrapped with pretty Mrs. C. E. Robinson, wife of a former bookmaker, was described in detail today when Montague Noél Newton, who yesterday testified that he had joined in @ conspiracy to extort a huge sum from the [ranged in advance, WOMAN DETAILED potentate, resumed the stand in the trial of Mr. Robinson's suit against {he Midland bank. The whole affair was well ar- Newton said, by “Mr. A's" aide de camp. Mrs. Robinson, with the active assist- ance of a Mrs. Bevan, who was her confidante, had previously suggest- ed that the scene should be enacted in Paris rather than in London, where Mrs. Robinson first t ame Intimate with the prince, Newton dec'ared. The witness told the court he had received final instructions the night (Continued on Page Ten.) ‘h for Thanksgiving day in Casper Public and private offices, stores and in general all places of b iness,; will ‘be closed ‘for the ¢ and the Tribune will fall in line by suspending publication for 24 hours to permit its employes to enjoy the holiday. The day will be notable for its paucity of athletic events. The cancellation of the high school football game by the team that was scheduled to come here, the absence of the customary fight card and the snow covered golf inks all contribute to a conditian incompatible with the occasion. To offset this situation there will be feature programs in all the, theatérs and numerous. pri: vate dinners and entertainments The union Thanksgiving day rervice, under the auspices of the Casper Ministers’ Association, will be held. at ,the Presbyterian tab- ernacle, at 10 o'clock with the Rev. T.. B. Uber of the. Grace English Lutheran church sched uled to deliver the sermon, Other ministers will agsist him. The Presbyterian choir, under the direction of Miss Jessie Mao Agnew will give a spirited musi cal Program, the numbers of whivh are as follows: WILL FEATURE OBSERVANCE “Te Deum” in B flat minor by Dudley ~ Buck. “Praise Ye" by composed bf Miss Agnbw Messrs Bottom and Firmin. ‘Seed Time and Harvest” Male quartet composed jottom, MoeCletlan an Mietzke. At the Episcopal church Communion will be o'clock and the general will be’ preached at 10:30, In 8t. Anthony's church held at 10 o’c!o MAN HURLED INTO AIR BY BOMB BLAST CHICAGO, wv William feet into the| shreds fatally injured othing was torn to 2 was probably y when a Verdi—a Trio and Fir anthem by Holy held at 7:30 sermon the Thanksgiving day mass will be bomb exploded near | p burgh, were found not gullty. Those found guilty and who will be sen tenced today are: A. R, Sax, New York City; J. W. McCallum, Detroit; Mord Carter, ; Willlam A. Jones, 3 Ind.; Frank J. Haight, Indianapolis; Frank C. Willis, In djanapolis; Anthony A. Scheib, Port land, Ind.; Carl B. Anderson, Port land, Ind.; John T. Sutton, Port land, Ind.; Frank B. Jaqua, Port land, Ind.; Leo P. Harrington, Dun kifk, Ind.; Harry J. B. Ovard, Pitts burgh; William Webb, St. Louls, for mer minister, and William Sacks, St. Louis. The verdict carries with {t a maxi mum penalty of five years’ tm prisonment and a fine of $10,000 on each of the counts, the of punishment resting with presid ing judge. Al-| " It is expected all the 1 ed will appeal, Altho: nouncement was made the defendants th fously hs of the night and indicated t his home as he was passing on his| take the case to the United way to work, (Continued on Page Six) 4 Mortgage Company Swindlers to Be Sentenced in Federal Court; Only Two of Accused Are Acquitted ‘ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 26.—The fate of 14 of the defendants in the Hawkins Mortgage company mail con- spiracy case, convicted by a jury in federal court here last night on all 16 counts of the indictment sagainst them, to- day rests with Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger. defendants, John A. Clark and Charles E. Succop, of Pitts- Two of the Players most PROTEST FILED ON ACTION OF GREAT BRITAIN IN STACK GAGE Army Units Withdrawn From Sudan District In Accordance With British Ultimatum. BULLETIN KHARTUMK, Sudan, Nov. 26. —The Egyptian units of the Egyptian army have recetved or- ders to evacuate the Sudan forth- with. The Fourth Battalion al- ready has left. The Third Bat- talion with the artillery will leaye shortl; GENEVA, Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press.) — A telegram of protest against thé British action in Egypt, following the assassination of the sirdar, Sir Lee Stack, was received today by the secr tlarat of the League of Nations from the Egyptian parliament. The text indicates that a similar communication has been forwarded to all the world parliaments. The telegram does not request interven. tion by the league, but is confined to an exposition of the differences: with England from the-standpoint of the Egyptian Parliamentarian The League officials seem tn doubsc as to what to do with the communi- cation, coming as it does from the parliament and not from the Egyp- Man government. Whether it shall officially tp the members of the league covhell, which is meeting shortly in Rome, has not been yet determined, but officials this morn4 Ing expressed the opinion that the likely course that the document would transmitted to all members of the league for their information. be distributed was be SITUATION EASED BY CABINET RESIGNATION LONDON, Nov. 26.—(By The As- sociated Press}—Field Marshal Vis- count Allenby, British high com- missioner in Egypt, informed the British government in a message today that the situation in Egypt was much easier as a result of tho respite since the resignation of tho Egyptian’ cabinet he possibility of serious riots in Cairo and othe centers was greadlyr reduced, ho sald, Lord Allenby. {t {s said in official quarters, believes the Ziwar Pasha cabinet will accept the remaining British demands or open direct ne- gotiations with Gr Britain fe settlement of the differeticés exist- ing between the governments CAIRO, Egypt, Associated Press he entire Catro brigade of British troops paraded the streets of the n and native quarters with fixed bayonets today. So far no news has been recetved concerning the two bluejackets from H. M. 8. Vallant, who have been missing from that warship at Alex- andria for more than two days . 26.—(By The INTENSIVE WORK LAUNCHED HERE IN CHEST DRIVE House Canvass Started Again to Make Up $7,000 Needed to Send Campaign Over Top With Total of $45,000 Despite the temporary lull in solicitatior canvassed while eanvassers dnd tomorrow celebrate i Community Chest headquarters was sanguin« the next reports, to be heard Fr campaign thermometer boiling past the $45,009 Less than $7,000 remained to be gathered. ay noon, will mark, (Continued on Page Ten.)