Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 29, 1924, Page 1

Oe Died ———————— Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temper- ture. er Dail MEMBER OF SSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYO., SAT! & cents month Still Is Idle; Charge Fought EVELOPMENTS INFEE MURBER PROBE SECRET Second Autopsy_Is Per- formed on Body of Slain Banker. SAN GABRIEL, Cal., Nov. 29.— Sheriff W. ‘A. Shay and the deputy district attorney eft here early to- day without revealing what, if any new evidence of importance they had obtained through a second autopsy on the body of William R. Fee, slain pank president, or through the open- ing-of a safe deposit bex held jointly by Fee and Miss Mary Watkins, an affectionate fgiend, near whose San Bernardino mountain cabin his body was found late Tuesday. “We must examine one more wit- ness, whom I ath not free to name,” . $sald the deputy district attorney. %y{before I can tell whether our work ‘rere will help to solve the mystery of Fee's death. “This witness will be examined in he has to say will depend our future plan of action.” Fee’s witl was taken from his personal safe deposit box yesterday and was found to bequeath his es- tate to his widow and to his daugh- ter. The bex he held jointly with Mist Watkins contained many let- and docuinents most of which were returned to Mrs. Fee or to Mis# Watkins. Sheriff Shay took with him certain of the letters which he had admitted had been written by Miss Watkins and which, when shown to Mrs, Fee brought the crisp request: “IT want these letters to be used by the authorities.” Miss Watkins yesterday retained an attorney and last night, ill from the strain of repeated questioning about the slaying, left with him for San Bernardino where she plans to remain in seculsion. MISSING LAD TURNS UP AT MIDWEST CAMP Junicr Rogers, seven-year-old son of Mrs, Flora Rogers of Lavoye, was the hero of a three-hour kidnaping seare this morning when he vanished trom the County hospital and in some fashion «s yet inadequately ex- plained made his way to Midwest, apparently in a sturdy attempt to join his mother. He turned up at 9:30 at the home of Mrs. E. G. Cass in Midwest, and at noon was on his Way back to the hospital. Dr. R. J. Malott said this morning that the lad had caught a ride to Salt Creek with Some motorist and there found his way to the Cass home, where he and his mother had often visited. a oes ies a a ‘|Cross-Word Puzzle Used In Sermons PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 29.— Cross word puzzles will’ hold sway in the Knoxville Baptist church on Sunday evening when members of the congregation will be. called upon to sclve a puzzle designed by tHe pastor, the Rev. George W. McElveen. A large blackboard has been placed in front of the pulpit and today the minister was busy working out his combina- tions. After the opening frayer on Sunday night the church goers will be told that the puzzle must be solved before the pastor can Preach—for, when the necessary ‘words are supplied, members of the ccngregation will find that they have puzzled out the text of the sermon. RES Oe on WASHINGTON.—A __ conferénce was called by the chamber of com- merce of the United States to meet in Washington in January to study Problems of reducing expenses in distributing merchandise. v2 a iriana ne oitia ota MOSCOW.—The communist le is carrying on propa emier Rykoff a Russia’s present Gingng world governments. LP useing Murder of Fred Ferrer at Los ‘Aigétes| Charged to Secret Formula for Manufacture of Liquor ~ LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. (4 29.—Fred W. Ferrer, 40, a French chemist, found stabbed to death in a Los Angeles suburban cottage yesterday with an undischarged revolver by his side and a “lucky” rabbit’s foot in his pocket, was killed by persons eager to gain possession of a secret for- mula for the manufacture of illicit liquor, according to police investigators working on the case today. Edward Eldridge, known to the police several months ago when he became involved in a shooting re- sulting from bootleggerg’ fines he paid for another person formerly occupled the.cottage where Ferrer’s body was found. The place has been vacant since George Hunter and PRINCIPAL IN BLACKMAIL [3 SENT TO JAIL Solictior’#” Clack Is Ar- rested Trying to Leave England. LONDON, Nov. 29.—After a ‘pre- liminary herring in court today the jai! doors closed ars'n upon William Cooper. Hobbs, s0}i @or's clerk, one of the prominent figures:in the suit of ©. BE. Robinson, a former book- maker, against the Midland bank, the testimony: in which revealed’ a blackmailing plot through Which an unnamed Indian potentate was mulcted out of 150,000 pounds after being discovered in a Paris apart- ment with Robinson's wife. The arrest of Hobbs at Gravesend last night as he was trying to leave the country, charge@ with receiving property stolen abroad, provided a sensational sequel to the Robinson trial, in which final judgment was deferred yesterday pending legal argument, Hobbs was brougat to Bowstreet police cofrt today and charged un- der the larceny act: with receiving property which was described by a representative of a director of public prosecutions as a check for 150,000 pounds which Hobbs is accused of having recelved on December 27, 1919. The court ordered Hobbs re- manded. The accused man_ characterized "the warrant on which he was ar- rested as “quite absurd.” He was taken to jail in a taxicab. In the testimony of Montague Noel Newton, an ex-army officer ‘who was brought from abroad and paid 3,000 pounds to become a wit- ness in the case, Hobbs was describ- ed as a solicitor whom the alleged conspirators against a potentate’s well-filled coffers had engaged to handle their affairs when a lawyer's services were Necessary. Newton himself unblushingly testified to having been one of the chief parties to the conspiracy, saying, he had posed as the woman's husband in the Paris apartment where the cll- max of the blackmailing drama was staged. Newton is reported to have left England last night. ee MEX REBEL IS EXECUTED VERA. CRUZ, Nov. 29.—Jose Gir- ard, a nave! captain who was con- cerned in the de la Huerta rebellion was executed by a firing equad on Tuesday at Paraiso, Tabasco, His execution was ordered by General Vicente Gonzales after he had re- sumed rebel activities. Furnace Death Mrs. Elsie Blackstotk, friends of Eldridge went to the cottage on Thursday to obtain a pet kitten left there. Instead they found Ferrer's body. They told Eldridge of their find, but he did not inform the Police until yesterday. Ferrer was last seen on Tuesday by his wife when he left their home to keep an appointment. The ap- pointment was not kept. Ferrer had returned home from Mexico several days ago. Police, however, say Ferrer was the possessor of chemical formulae of the utmost value to manufactur- ers of illicit liquor and was proba- bly slain when he went to the cot- tage to negotiate for the sale of one of these formulae. The cottage fig- ured recently in a liquor raid. Fer- rer came from France five years ago, according to his wife. -whorfr' he married two years ago. He was educated in Toulouse, France, where he studied chemistry. Since their marriage, Mrs. Ferrer said, her hus- band had to’d her nothing of his business affairs or associates. REA Raffles, the dinner-hour burglar, believes in doing his Christmas cop: Ping ear’y. Thank: giving afternoon or - eve- ning he dropped around to the home of PauldHuber. 437 East First street, on an informal call. Mr. Huber was SWINDLER ON RETURNTOU.S. HALIFAX, Noy. 29.—Leo Koretz, alias Lou Keytes, today is on board the steamship Caronia bound for New York on his way to Chicago to answer charges of hgvi: petrated swindles totalling ap} mately $2,000,000 through mail frauds. He was taken abcard the steamer secretly shortly before mid- night by Deputy Sheriff Scrivens of Chicago, Earlier it wag reported he would leave for Chicago by rail to- day. The reason for the secret de- parture was not made known, = “Why Doesn’t God Kill. the Devil?” “Why Doesn't God Kill the Devil?” is the subject of the sermon to be given on Sunday evening at the \Great Soul Winning Mission” now being held in Crace Epglish Lutheran church, CY avenu$ and Ash street. A chorus choir of 40 volees directed by Miss Ruth Par- mer, leads the singing. The crowds are getting larger each evening. The Public is cordial'y invited. The serv- ice begins at 7:30. Come early if you want a seat. Still Unsolved COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 29. Nothing which might be of import- ance in clearing the mystery which has surrounded discovery of the practically cremated body of Mrs. Addie Sheatsley, in the furnace of Christ Evangelical Lutheran church parsonage, November -17, was: un- earthed duririg the examination of the three elder the . ord- in Tt Reys C. Vs Sheateley, hus-] band sons, of the victim, and his -two Milton 20, and Clarénce 16, were questioned at length by Mr. King and assistants. “Not a single divergence from statements given by the three the day of the tragedy resulted from the examination,” Mr .King sald. Search fora youth wearing a light cap, who, according to detectives entered thé basement of a house in the fashionable Bexley district, not | far from the parsonage on the day | of the tragedy, wa: ude te day, being THRIL =e LING ADVENTURES OF THE WORLD FLIERS ANDovo (Copyright, Paci. vBVIL” ic and Atlantic) } “Smiling Jack” and His Part in Globe Circling Trip By LOWELL THOMAS. Copyright, 1924, The Chicago Trib- une and McClure Newspaper Syn- dicate, |. Although all six of Amer- cas world flyers are éntitled }to equal credit for having | been the first to circumnavi- rate the globe by air, the first |to actually complete the cir- cult imiling Jack” Harding nesses—he whom fellow ave jokingly charged with having flown round the world from dne wonian's arms to another,” natter of fact, Jack's right to the former honor is just as genuy ine as Magellan's. You will recall that when the immortal Portuguese ‘umnavigator set forth with his nish fleet he met his death on an island in the East Indies. But he had won his right to be forever lmown as the first to sail around the world because on a previous ex- pedition he nad safled in the. oppo- ‘Contunued on ‘Page Elght) TORS 10 ‘RAFFLES’ VISITS HUBER HOME $1,500 IN VALUABLES MISSING out, but Raffles wasn’t in the least put out, He neglected to leave his card with the maid, probably be she alsO was out) In fact. very little else. When he s nonchalantly away into the shie'd- ng shadows of the November light, he had indulged his/expenrive tastes to the extent of some $1,500 worth of jewelry, silverware, cloth ing and other portable propert: The visit was discovered by the Huber maid when she returned about 9 o'clock. There was the usual scurry of investigation and pursuit the usual roundup of suspi characters, bu ffles was ot among those present. Like lightning, he never strikes twice in the same place, probably . becatse, like. light- ning, he doesn't need to. The Huber home was virtual'y de serted from 3 o'clock in the after- noon-until 9 in the evening. Mr. Hu- ber’s son returned for a few min- Utes at’ 5 o'clock to get, his radio set, and the visitation probably took place during the next four hours. The Huber call was the fifth made by Raffles this month. His ledger for November shows a credit of about $5,300. use ous Real Story of | World Flight Starts Sunday An entire week deyoted to in- troductions—that is what Tribune readers have enjoyed in’ opening installments of the story of the world fliers, the most elaborate and highest priced feature ever published by» a Wyomipg news paper. - And now for the real story ¢ the flight. They hop off tom row and day by day will’! counted an accurate and.colorful chapter of thelr brilliant achleve- nt. "Wreaders who have followed the introductions know the mén inti- mately,- They will want covery chapter of the story and the be- ginning is only one of the many excellent features of tomorrow's Sunday Tribune. The exclusive in the leading pers of the country. Women readers of the Sunday Tribune will enjoy a treat tomor- row in a page devoted exclusiy to topics ‘of feminine interest. No, it’s not a cheap boiler plate page, but one teeming with livé topics capably handled by a new mem- y of the Tribune Welch. All the news of exclusive features abl Tribune, story {s newspa- t Deaf comics . obt guilty SPEED DRIVE Other'Civic Organizations to Fallin Line for Intensive Campaign to Send Chest Fund Over Top per. son, E. B. Lamar, P. J. McGinn, A. P. Nesbitt, S. elton and B. L. Scherck set forth on q dollar hunt that will not lag until the remaining $6,000 is rounded up. The Real Estate Board is the first organization enlisted at the appeal of M. A. Becklinger following rc | ports yesterday noon. which showed ctive. Rotariang will be ral- Hed to the cause at their meeting Monday noon and if Tuesday's luncheon report shows the campaign still hanging fire Kiwanis and Lions will be asked to mobilize. / The cards of the citizens remain- ing to be contacted have been ar- ranged geographically to expedite the house-to-house soliciation. New workers are urgently needed to fill the depleted-ranks of the campa'gn organizaticn. Headquarters wil! be PONZI FACES — DEPORTATION BOSTON, Nov. 29.—Charles Ponzi, promoter of the get rich quick scheme of four years ago which at- tracted investments of many millions was arrested early today by immi- gration authorities on a warrant charging that he is in this country illegally. Deportation proceedings will begin immediately, it was said by the immigration commissioner, John P, Johnson. | “SMILING JACK” HARDING (Copyright, Pacific and Atlantic) A flying squadron of ten realtors launched an intersive canvass last night as the newest skirmish in the Community Chest’s $45,000 offensive against poverty and need in Cas- Organization plans were rushed through in an emer- gency meeting at the office of John M. England, and P. A. Burns, Mr. England, F. P. Gibson, Paul Huber, Hugh John- maintained in the Methodist church annex, Durbin and Second streets, phone 284, until the drive is brought @ successful finish, and ‘volun+ teers who are willing to relieve those who already have given more’ than their share of valuable time and ef fort will be welcome. erent me PASSENGER RATES ON SHIPS UP NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Increases | in passenger rates’ for trans-Atlantic travel to into effect Januar were agreed upon at the trans-At lantic Passeriker conference held re. cently {n Paris, accordin advices to the steamship companie in this country, One de that of 20 per cent was made in the case of the round trip excursion third pass fare except to ital points to cable v con According to the class fare on the larger Iffers, such as the Leviathan, will be,increased $15 on the misimum fare,’ while the rates on slightly smaller ships will be $5. Ships carrying only cabin and third class passengers will have thelr rates increased $15 while sec ond cabin passengers on the bigger cables, the firet ships will be raised from $10 to $12,50. By Moonshiner CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. His still wasn’t working at. the time of his arrest, therefore he was not guilty of violation of the Uquor law as’charged in an in- dictment, was the plea of Mike Neberich of Monarch when ar- raigned for trial in the United States court here. Counsel for Neberich, ‘arguing in support of his client's contention, picked up @ portion of the still which had been introduced as evidence by the Prosecution. There was a gurgle, a splatter and the of Uquor permeated the court ro as a white’ liquid dripped from tne pipe held in counsel's hand. The law yer, _ plainly neert con tinued) his argument could but the which th case was given a few minites Ja- wasted little time in arriving & verdict of guilty rich was sentenced to serve forty days in the Sheridan county jail, Witnesses for the prosecution testified that~ when Neberich’s place was raided the still was found dismantled but expressed the belief that {t had been hastily taken apart when their approach was observed. TESTIMONY IN FORBES TRIML OPENS MONDAY Prosecution W; ill Open Case in Effort to * Prove’ Fraud. CHICAGO, Nov. of testimony against Charles RK Forbes, former veterans’. bureau head, and John W. Thompson, St. Louis centractor, will begin Monday in federal court here on charges of defrauding the government in con- tracts for veterans ‘hospitals in 1921, In addition to its chief witness Elias H. Mortimer, the government has indicated it will question Mrs, ‘oline Votaw, sister of the late President Harding, and possible the rmer wife of Forbes. The defense plans to use the testimony of the former Mrs. Mortimer and possibly her mother, Mrs. Tullege of Phila- delphia in addition to a list of wit- nesses whose number will depend on the extent of the prosecution wit- nesses, POLICE BUSY IN TONG WAR NEW YORK, Noy. 29.—Police Prepared today to take drastic measures to prevent further blood- shed in the renewed hostilities be- tween members of the Chinese tongs. Several hours before the end of an armistice between the H.p Sings and the On Leongs ‘hursday, Chong Food, an On Leong member, was shot to death in a Bronx laundry. Within 36 hours one man was stab. bed to death and two were s wounded, 29.— odor dise us best hi jury, to '9.—Introduction usly FAHY IS GIVEN PRISON TERN 2, Nov. Press).—Wil former postoffice James Murray, a local polit’clan cently convicted of connection with the $2,000,000 mail train robbery at Rondout, Illinois, last June 12, were sentenced to the federal prison at Atlanta by Fed eral Judge’ Cliffe today, y the As Fahy, and . re tracy in Four of the principals picked up Thanksgiving in a on the gamb-ing resort at 133% We Second street were convicted In po ce court last night and fined F100 each. All four, Bert Glass, found of conducting a gambling 4 Charles Mann, G. H. Lar. “rank Patrick, convicted eve police raid games of chance, toob ond street resort and held on charges of gambling or as witnerses wore Yor Insufficient — evider ince clty was unable to that t had been gambling when the raiding squadron burst in The twenty-two men, headed by J W. ‘ Wes" Middleton, arrested a half hour later when police battered through show Four Fined in Police Court to Take Appeal arrested at nksgiving | gallons of convietion and appealed deposited ug or dinance appeal bond. Joe Me $500 and Pat Garragher. both of 927 Poplar, we: fined $25 each for intoxication and disturbance. They were arrested on yCribune | (dm02) uvpoysry “mg 3) 1924 walleation Offic: Bidg.. 216 E Secona st CRISIS PASSED BUT SITUATION STILL SERIOUS, LONDON STATES Two Britishers Slain And Eight Wounded In Recent Uprising Of Khartum Troops. CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 29.— | (By The Associated Press.) —The surviving mutineers at Khartum have given in to the British, it was officiall announced here this after noon. The mutiny among the troops was confined to two platoons of the } enth Sudanese and the mutineers survived surrendered after ‘dment of the compound of the Egyptian army hospital. Two British cfticers were kil'ed and elght men wounded, The official announcement stated the situation at Khartum qvee well in hand. The descriptions trem Khartum..¢ yesterday's muUnous outbreak, re vetved hexe tcday, are different in nu material respect from those made public from cfficial sources in Lon- don y day, according to official information here, The main body of the mutineers, the accounts state, took rtfuge in a building in the hon. pital compound which was shelled and demolished by artillery fire. One officer and fourteen men of the mu: tingers.are béliéved to have been kiled. The remainder of the muti- neers surrendered with the exception of a small number who are being rounded up by. the: police. The vior of the other Arab and Sudanese troops is characterized as excellent. LONDON, Nov. 29.—(By The Asso- clated Press)—The Egyptian situa- tion as the result of the lates mes- seges was dercribed in official quar- ters in London this afternoon as serious but not critical. Interest. c@n- tered in the Sudan which appears to have been quieted. LONDON, Nov 29.— Telegraphio communication with the Sudan wes tored at 50 o'clock this after. noon it {s announced in an Agency dispatch from Catro, ROBBERY MADE "AT GLENRUGK Parking a truck at the rear door to make the vemoval of their loot, burglars last night ransacked the D. myth general merchan dise store, in Glenrock and made away with merchand.se valued close to $1,000. An in being made today to ase exact loss which included reoats, shoes, haberdashe hams, bacong and gr kinds An inve ated th | run ont of the y the Ye sully, silke series of other tigation this morning | t the truck, after at the rear o: » had beem started west on wstone highway toward Cast The t lo soon as the turn on the highwa boon made Frisco Rabbi Is Convicted acks were SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 29 Rabbi Is: Rabinovitz, head the congregation Beth Israi Jand,-was found gullty of Alle John & ere night. ury deiberated two hours and a halt. French Okeh League Plans PARIS, Pross).—T roved a of ed day the lea the Pact The government sig tention of introducin in this noon nsure luding © of ob