Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1924, Page 1

Weather Forecast Snow probable tonight and Thursday; colder to- night. ¥OL. IX. NO. 70 Member “ot: Axes BUIL SECOND HIGH I Y's. HISTORY dence Section Takes Lead for Year. Building enterprises in spew shot past the four- ion mark on the un- ww hotels and office build- gs mushrooming skyward ing 1923, stabilized to. a level of dy and substantial growth dur- the year ending sof permits. issued. ineer’s office during d new construction valued at 0,627.75: le this figure shows a falling in comparison with the pinnacle $4,066,233 attained in 1923, it is than double the valuation of which saw projects worth $5,096 inaugurated, and slightly Ece the $2,143,000 mark estab- hed in 1921, a year which set the of the post-war building boom. |A notable feature of the last year the number of new homes au- prized and {improvements begun private property. While few fo buildings were commenced, work of housing Casper’s per- ent population went steadily for- d, and in large part made up for p decrease in big construction. (he largest single project au- prized in 1924 was the $735,000 h school building now under con- ction and destined to replace present building which was com- tely outgrown in a period of less four years. This permit, ded early in April, made that nth the fattest in the twelve, with 1 construction valued at $803,295. cember’s snow and excessive cold it the total this month to the low ark of $11,486.75. Building in suburban sections not it included in the city Mmits and (Continued on Page Eight) UROPE “BRIG finding peace. Progress towards a solution. The Dawies plan—which for the ke of historial accuracy ought to p called the Young plan—is beyond e shadow of doubt the greatest ingle factor in this progress. A com!c paper pictures a history- cher of the next generation ask- Johnny, what was the Dawes pn? and cynical Johnny reply- "To elect Coolidge.” Effect of Dawes Plan. ut the Dawes plan has had two greater effects, First and fore- pst, it has brought America de- itely back, into world peace coun- i@ second great effect of the n’s adoption is that it has laid (Continued on Page Eight) $2,2 4924 TOTAL {9 provement of Resi- ralleled boom that sent the-city EW YEAR WITH HTER HOPE Dawes Plan Paves Way for Improve- ment in World Conditions by Ending Fight Over Reparations By WILLIAM BIRD (Copyright, 1924, by The Casper Tribune) PARIS, Dec. 31.—“Papa, tell me a five-letter word be- binning with P and meaning Prosperity.” That is Europe’s cross-word puzzle. The twelve months of 1924 have seen some calculable NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—George Winthrop Fairchild, former member of congress died at his home here to- day of heart disease. Mr. Fairchild, who was in his 72nd year, was stricken November 4 in Tucson, Arizona where he had gone on a business trip, and had been confined to his bed since that time. He was owner and publisher of Oneonta Herald from 1890 to 1912. He was a republican. M’CLINTOCK’S ILLNESS LAID TO OYSTERS CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—William Nelson McClintock. ‘millionaire .or- phan” whose death four weeks ago Bt the ‘home of William D. Shep- vherd, 1 to_his esgate, been Tail Taveniaatlea dled trom Typhoid fever cont from tainted oysters, according to & re- port of Herman N. SBunderson, city health commissioner. Health department .officials have found that he ate oysters twice shortly before he became ill at the same time that a slight epidemic of typhoid attributed to tainted oysters occurred in Chicago and its suburbs. The health commissione: one conducted by Dr. Wiliam Mc- Nally, coroner’s chemist, who made tests for poison traces in the youth's vital organs after the body was exhumed. His report will be com leted Frida: BOXCAR RESIDENCE 1S SCORCHED BY FLAM Fire kindled by an overheated stove pipe slightly damaged the roof of a transformed box car at 916 East C street tenanted by some Mexican railroad laborers. ‘fhe David street company answered the call, turned in at 10 o'clock this morning and quelled the flames in short order. ‘The shack was the property of the Burlington railroad. BECINS It all depends on By DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Politics and business have rarely been so interwoven as in the year 1924: America, following the example of other countries in the throes of eco- nomic adjustment, found her elec- torate keenly sensitive to those cur- rents in party politics which promise a maximum of stability and a mint- mum of disturbance. The first six months of the year he Gasp Bureau 2 robber held up the express car crew of the Viking, fast Chicago and Northwestern railroad passenger train, near Highland Park, Illinois last night, shot and killed a messen- ger, locked up the conductor and baggageman and escaped after a fu- tile attempt to open the safe which contained bonds, jewels and money valued at upwards of $200,000. Russell Dickey, 44, Milwaukee, Wis., the messenger, died when he attempted to disarm the man, who took one of two keys necessary to open the safe from Dickey’s body. He failed to find the second key which was in the messenger's over- coat hanging a foot away from the safe. ° , Belief that he had’ a. confederate board the train was expressed by officers after Earl J. Kloepfer, the taxicab driver, told them tho robber said his “partner had .the 200 grand” and that iis “partner got Some startling statistics handled by Sheriff Perry M ending today. Among the come to light are as follows: with only 646 prisoners handled during the year as compared ywith 1,041 in 1923. That “if it “were not for viola- tions of various liquor laws, such as manufacture, transportaticn, sale, driving cars while intoxicated and ordinary drunks, the officers here would have about one third less law enforcement to put into effect. Out of the 646 prisoners handled, 197 were liquor law vio- lators. In addition to the actual prison- ers who were booked on liquor law violations there were numerous others who went down on the blot- Mex Action on New Oil Law Is Deferred MEXICO CITY, Dec. 31.—The Mexican senate went into recess without passing the proposed ol] law. Consequently, unless an extra ordi- nary sitting !s convoked by Presl- dent Calles, the present conditions will continue until September 19, next, when congress again meets, Efforts by several senators to get action on the ofl bill proved futile when other senatrs disintegrated the quorum. were devoted to the skirmishing by the various candidates for the presi- dential] nomination. Calvin Coolidge had the advantage of being already in the White House eo his acts from day to day gave an indication of his character of public service. The opposition party, however, based its whole. hope for victory on the premise that the Harding adminis- tration had not made good. Strik- ing revelations concerning the leas- ing of off lands in Wyoming and CHICAGO, Dec. 81—A youthful pr Bail MEMBER OCF ASSOCIATED PRE. rs) v = = sar LIOUOR RUNNERS ACTIVE A DING REACHES | 00,627 IN YEAR Former Solon EXPRESS CAR MESSENGER IS Passes Away|) SHOT AND KILLED BUT TRAIN BANDIT FAILS TO GET LOOT) 135 cats Answered by bery last June of a Chicago, waukee and St. Paul mail train. $250,000 FIRE BUFFALO, Y¥., Dec. today swept through a block stores Hott streets, mated at. $250,000. Starting in the store of, the excited and I had to shoot one guy.” The point where the robbery at- tempt was made is near Roundout, Illinois, scene of the $2,000,000 rob- Mil- HITS BUFFALO 31.—Fire of on the south side of Seneca street, between Washington and E!- causing damage est!- Clothing and shoe stores were the Lap oe 2 losers. Bank. ers' Shoe company, the fire spread CASPER, WYOMING, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1924 On Streets FIRE LOSSES OF YEAR IN CASPER SHOW INCREASE IN 1024 TOTAL Department During 12 Months; Figures On Loss Are Pending. Fire losses for 1924 in Casper are expected to reach a total double that recorded in 1923 when outstanding adjustments are complete an dfinal figures are avail- able, Full data will be contained in the annual report which Fire Chief Oscar Hiestand will submit to the city council at an early meeting. Losses in 1923 totaled $21,780, approximately 78 cents per capita on an estimated population of 28,000. Damage done to the Townsend Hotel last April was the largest in“the year’s total. east and west until ft had invaded} Fires during the year just end- five other stores. Sheriff’s Office Handles 646 Prisoners in 1924 With Violators of Pro- hibition Topping List that afford great food for thought are to be found in the record of the criminal work orris’ office during the year more important factors that That crime in Casper is on the decline at a rapid rate ter for investigation, creating a dis- turbance and other infractions, whose law breaking was inspired by liquor. That bad check writing and check forgery in Casper {s one of the greatest menaces or proper law enforcement. In the past year there were 60 arrests on charges of this nature. The greater major- ity of these did not result in con- victicns because the complainants (Continued on Page Eight) (Continued on Page Eight) Michigan Red | Denied Stay || Of Sentence LANSING, Mich., Dec. 31.—(By The Associated Press)—The _pet!- tion of Charles H. Ruthenberg, con- victed of violation of the Michigan syndicalism act, for stay of sentence was denied by the state supreme court today. Ruthenberg, convicted of attempt- ing to spread communist doctrine, was arrested at the Bridgman, (Ber- rien county) meeting in August, 1922, together with William Z. Fos- ter, and several others. Ruthenberg is to appear before Judge White for sentence next Mon- day. He may file an application for a rehearing at any time within 40 days from the date his conviction was affirmed. TRIBUNE WILL ‘Happy New Year. Your Tribune will be published as usual tomorrow except that it Will be off the press earlier than ordinarily and should be on the street at approximately 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Believing that Tribune readers and subscribers want their Trib- unes as regularly as possible the paper will contain all the tele- graph and local news up to noon and yet will be off the press early enough that the employes may celebrate with a half holiday. Casper public and private of- fices, stores, banks and other busi- EARLY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY GO TO PRESS nesses will celebrate a full holi- day. To accommodate New Year's shoppers many of the stores will remain open this evening until 9 o'clock. There will be no public celebra- tion to note the occasion in Cas- per but many families will mark the anniversary with home festivi- ties Including the inevitable New Year's groaning board With the closing of 1924 Tribune management wishes its many readers, subscribers and friends the greatest of prosperity and good luck for the coming year. the California promised at one time to mean the expulsion of the Repub- lean party from power, The Demo- crate tried hard to associate Presi- dent Coolidge with the errors of cabinet officers appointed by his predecessor but to no avail. “Better Business and Prosperity.” The most impressive thing indeed, about Calvin Coolidge since the No- vember election is his determination to make a record on his own behalf and not to regard the obligations or commitment of a predecessor in politics. too seriously. If there was any one thing, however, which typified the Republi was the slogan of ‘ and Prospert This did not appear last June— at the time of the convention—as the paramount issue. It then looked as if the Republican administration would fight a defensive campaign. The Democrats were preparing to crusade for a liberalism and radical- candidacy it setter Business 9 OL! Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month tion O 5 Pub’ Tribune Bldg., 216 5. or at Newstands, 5 cents % >, x, Congressman Scott yesterday Congressman Fra drank but asserted he never drank to excess. He said he had played cards and mentioned a number of prominent persons in Washington, in and out. of congress with whom he had played but asserted that his losses were nominal. Much of the testimony which the congressman gave Monday and early yesterday regarding his wife’s al leged indiscretions while in Wash- ington did not come from his own personal knowledge, Scott testified. He said that it first came to him through his private secretary, Jane L. Kennedy of Alpena, who stayed at his apartment {n Washington with his wife while he was away. CASPER CRIME RECORDS IMPROVED YEAR Solon Grilled _ In Hearing of | GOTHAM IN Divorce Suit Gambling and Dri His Wife of Indiscretions ALPENA, Mich., Dec. 31.—Under cross-examination Michigan district denied allegations of his wife of gambling and intemperance while in Washington. Scott brought suit for divorce against his wife, who filed a cross bill. Scott admitted under questioning that he occasionally WANES FIVE CAPTURED HOT CHASE BY MARINE POLICE Gay Celebrations to Fea- ture Arrival of 1925; Police Force in N. Y. Increased. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A’ gun fight between marine police and rum smugglers aboard a motor boat which contained 200 cases of cham- Pagne early today inaugurated tha Denies Charges of nking and Accuses nk D. Scott of the eleventh He sald he refused to believe Miss Kennedy's stories, however, untt! he had substantiated them by his wife's diary, her guest book and statements of other persons. Pe offensive against the flow of Mquor into New York for the New Year celebrations. The fight during which fifty shots were fired in a fifteen mile chase off the battery, ended with the capture of the boat and five prisoners. While the rum fleet carried out Its final maneuvers {to check lquor sane Broadway and the other of amusement completes? plans for gay celebrations to usher in the new year tonight The police. plans called for 300 ex. tra policemen on Broadway bet 42nd and 49th streets, with 100 tra men to keep w KANSAS Karn. Dec. 31. Kaw Valley State Bank was held up and robbed of $11,669; here today by three men. Ten Persons in and child duly counted—-sum police force in 1924. Every day of the 365, ba ones, eight culprits straggled names, real or synthetic, inscribed on the roster of !gnominy and either barterea for lberty with an obla- tlon of silver or marched away to the frugal hospitality of the city bas tile. Every week day some elght un- fortunates, making due lowance for those who preferre¢ bond for feiture to the uncertain prospect of proving their innocence in the eyes of the law, answered the summons of Judge J. A. Murray and accepted justice as he meted it out. This little venture in mathematics {s not to be interpreted as meaning that one out of every ten Casper residents actually answered to the law for alleged transgression year. Many of the 2,962 arr tallied on tho police blotter repre sent return engagements. There are certain gentlemen whose fond ness for gazing on the mule whe it fs white have given them t status of star boarders jn tho grilled front apartments underneath the city hall. There are others, more versetile in misconduct, whose ac complishments run all the way from bootlegging simple intoxication to and gambling, with an occasional venture into assault and larceny, and who have come to be regarded as searcay transients Wor Police Arrests of 2,962—One for Every Than Last Year’s Total One arrest to every ten souls in Casper—man, woman fore the grim gaze of the desk sergeant, watched their ities in Greenwich Two hundred patrolmen w: ssigned to duty in the Brooklyn district where new year celebrations are largely conducted. Reservations in all hotels, restaurs ants, dance and supper clubs far ceeded accommodations Propri s sald there was every indication of Cas er—Lower this being one of the gayest New Pi Year's celebrations tr sea. sons The offensive fleet more than doubled the rum fleet in numbers, there being only 18 of the latter. The rum vessels, however, had dou- bled in number since C! It was estimated by ¢ ristmas eve. med up the labors of the city ficials that the rum ships a : with 800,000 c: s of Uquor valued lancing dull days and palmy|as high as $40,000,000 at bobtien in reluctant processional be- | prices. bond before the patrol wagon brings his client. The police record tér 1924 may be taken by optimists to indicate that Casper is inching jts way back to the straight and narrow path, for Lutheran Church To Hold Services New Year Services be held at the (Norse) will avian Luthe nda the arrests this year represent | eran Church. rson Av( a ase of some 250 from the|and East Sixth Street, Janua 2 record total of 3, recorded last|at 10:30 m. Topic of sermom (Continued on Page Eight) “Our New Year's Gift to God." STATE BUDGET BEING FRAMED FOR NEW YEAR Mrs. Ross, Governor-Elect, Devoting Time to Measure; Inauguration Scheduled for January 5 CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 31.—Nellie Tayloe Ross, gov- ernor-¢lect of Wyoming, is now going to the governor’s office at the capitol daily and working on the budget rec- ommendations which she will make to the legislature after she becomes governor. She is being advised by Byron S. gentlemen an est is merely an incident in the "s business, a fine s charged to overhead expense, and in attorney is part of the regular payroll. If ho is worth his salt he often reaches the station with his Influence of Politics on Business in 1924 ism which hoped to use the Teapot Dome controversy as tho basis of its claim, to power. Unrest in the agricultural regions of the country seemed sure to mea political up heaval. There had been signs in the 19 wngressional elections of a recession in popular sentiment with respect to the Republican ‘party and even the Republicans themselves early in 1924’ feared the tide would run against them. Huie, of Douglas, former state bank examiner, and Attor- ney D. J. Howell. Mrs. Ross will be gurated ag Governor formally {nau- of Wyoming at a simple public ceremony at noon Monday, January 6th, Tho oath of office will be administered by Chief Justice Potter of the State Supreme Court Bishop > Turning Point of Year. S. Thomas of Laramie, head of tt 7 turning point in the year] Episcopal church in Wyoming will came with the events of June and] offer prayer ‘ iony will July. Not only did the Democratic| take place in the Senate chamber party break in half at Madison] at the Capitol Square Garden but the appearance ——> of a third party, under the leader It was long a custom in China, ship of Senator LaFollette of Wis-| when a man stole 1 few cents, consin, made assurance doubly sure|to behead him tel for the Republicans. On top of it all came the sudden ascent of the| There are at@ut 520 muscles that curve of agricultural prices. It was] have to do with the moving of the (Continued on Page Nine) human body.