Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1925, Page 1

Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Thurs- in ex- Rising temperature Thursday and in North- day except probably snow yreme northwest port'on. west portion tonight. VOL, IX. NO. 76 CONGRESS SPEEDS UP APPROPRIATION BILLS QIL CONFERENUE COMMISSION TO CALL LEADERS INTO MEETING Conservation Aims of Government Told Sub-Committee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.— A sub-committee of Presi- dent Coolidge’s new oil con- servation board was appoint- ed today, met at once, and heard Secretary Work, chairman of the board, outline the ministratiqn’s aims to conserve oll and gas resources. The sub-committee ‘s composed of Dircetor George Otis Smith of the geological survey; Brig. General Edgar Jadwin, assistant chief of my engineers; Rear Admiral Harry Harwood Rousseau, and Guy C. Riddell, chief of the commerce de- partment's; bureau of minerals, Leaders of the ofl industry will be Invited here to.confer with the board early in February. Secretary Work told the sub-com- mittee that the of] industry must largely determine its own future. “When the industry's welfare is so closely linked with the industrial prosperity of the whole people,” he paid, “governmept and business might very properly Join forces in working out this problem in prac- tical conservation. INCORPORATION PAPERS FOR SALT CREEK ARE ILED IN OFFICE HERE Valuing the town business enter- prises in excess of $192,000, papers were yesterday filed with the county commissioners of Natrona county to incorporate the town of Salt Creek,. Jack O'Leary, chairman of the town committee and a sopply man in Salt Creek, made the fling COMMUNITY EXTENSION OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AN ANNUAL MEETING All officers and the entire board,ot directors of the Community Exten- ion corporation were re-elected at the annual meeting of the zation last night when the business was reviewed and tade which showed’ the business fairs of the corporation to be in ellent condition. The officers re-elected inclu \ Nicolaysen, president; B. oggnerek secretary and treasurer; C. Townsend, Earl D. Holmes, Earl C. Boyle, C. L. Walker, Patrick Sul- livan, B. B. Brooks and G. R. Hag: ens, directors. The circulation Member 6f£ Audit of ROBT. GAREY | IN RUNNING FOR CABINET WASHINGTON, Jan, 7.—Rob- ert D. Carey, former governor of Wyoming andy chairman of the president's agricultural commission has been added to the list of, those under consideration to be- come secretary of agriculture with the retirement March 4 of Howard M. Gore, of West Virginia. Foot Strikes Gas Jet, Man Asphyxiated MANNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 7. —Joseph Harris, 30, accidental'y killed himself while asleep, accord- ing to the coroner's report made today. When Harris turned over in his bed last night, his foot struck against a gas heater at the foot and opened a jet, the coroner reported. The flow of gas asphyx- fated him. Authorities notified Mrs. King, of Omaha, Harris’ SCOTT TRIAL MARKING TI or $a ALPENA, Mich, Jan. 7.—With Mrs. Edna James Scott preparing to gather. additional evidence in her defense against the divorce action of Congressman Frank D. Scott, of the Eleventh Michigan district and Mr. Scott himself resting here for a few days before resuming his duties at Washington, Alpena today was returning to a semblance of norma! The’ suit, which began last week, was adjourned yesterday until March 10 to permit Mrs. Scott to obtain additiona) depositions. psec iia ee be Elsie Sweetin Begins Work In Prison Laundry STATEVILLE, Il!s., Jan. 7.—El- sie Sweetin, convicted of potsoning Wilford Sweetin, her husband, started today in the laundry of the state penitentiary here to work out the 35 years of her sentence. By good conduct she will be eleigible to apply for a parole in 18 years. Mother Poisons Three Children, Then Suicides BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Jan. 7 giving her three small child andwiches containing poison Mrs. Mattie Lambert, 45, swallowed a quantity of the poison at her home yesterday, dying a short time later Physicians said the children prob. ably would recover ‘culation The Casp Bureau CONTRACTS FOR LAMBS SIGNED FOR NEW YEAR 20,000 Head for Fall Delivery Bring 12 Cents. More than 20,000 Natrona county lambs of the coming season have been contracted for by Jeremiah Ma- honey for delivery next fall, the prices signed for being 12 cents « pound. Those who will turn over thelr 1925 lamb crops to Mr. Mahoney are M, J. Burke, A. J. Cunningham, Pat- rick Sullivan and Oddmund Josen- dal. ‘This initial purchase of 1925 lambs at this time of the year falls in line with the unprecedented early con tracting of 1925 wools last fall. With such advance action on the part of buyers of both wools and lambs, the way {s pointed to remarkahle pros. perity for sheepmen during the year. Loebe Heads New Reichstag BERLIN, Jan, 7—(By The Asso- clated Press)—Dr. Paul. Loebe, so- cial democrat, a former president of the reichstag, was elected president of the new reichrtag today. He recelved 231 votts as against) 182 the candidate. ‘ MEMBER CF ASSOCIATED PRESS - .- a CASPER, WYOMING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925 of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. 4 Crithune On Del ed by Strects or at Newstands, 5 cents Carrier 75 cents’ a month "Publication Offic Bldg. 216 E. S SET FOR FEBRUARY MADISON, W Student Dead,. Teacher Dying from Shooting Mystery Surrounds Circumstances of Shooting at University of Wisconsin; Chaperone Is Found Wounded ' Near Body of Student Suicide is., Jan. 7.—(By The Associated Press.) —F. X. Bernard, £ 2, of Hib- bing, Minn., is dead and Miss Laura B. Palmer, 28, a university romance language in-| structor, whose home is in LaCrosse, Wis., is dying at a hospital a shooting today in the receiving room of the French house. | The French house is a boarding and rooming house occupied by university women | students who are taking the romance language course at the university. | BOSTON , BOSTON, Jan. 7.—An em@gh tre- mor lasting 15 seconds and of con- siderable intensity was recorded at 8:07 o'clock this morning at the Har- vard -eeismographical. station. Be- cause of some storm or disturbence off shoré at the time, it was was not possible to estimate the distance of the tremor, officials said, but the direction was believed to be north. The preliminary tremors by which selsmologists estimate the distance of earthquakes were obscured by mograph record was attribuied to FEELS pistol. A EARTH TREMOR the fact that in character. the tremor was local Officials said they were led to be- Neve that the direction of the tre- mor was north by reports from points north of Boston that {t was most severely felt there. Gloucester, Marblehead, Salem and other north shore cities and towns reported heayy shocks lasting from 20 to 50 seconds and accompanted by a rum bling the noise made by a loaded truck on a paved street. The. tremors. were marked throughout the eastern section of ‘the’ state and tn the Merrimack val- ley region of New Hampshfte. a a result of a double | . Bernard was found lying dead on| the floor by Mrs, M. Hanson, a cook nch House, a moment rs ‘d the report of the bullet hole was in his right temple, and a alibre pisto was clutched in his right hand Miss Palmer, being badly wounded by two bullets which took | effect in her abdomen, and tn. he right arm, called for help and co lapsed in Mrs, Hanson's arms. A letter which Iressed to “ear X” and which ¥ found in an inside pocket of Bernard's coat which oh the davenport in the recelving room, has been selzéd by the poliee, and it y an-important part tion of the tragedy The letter was signed ‘Loving’ but police declined to. make knov the name with which . she missive closed. They sald, however, ihdt it was written jn. a feminine hand, was and sald in effect that tue writer Continued,on Page Seven.) $200 REWARD 1S OFFERED FOR SLAYER: In t John ¥ may hope that Ise the slayer of Casper taxi driver, to justice, The reward of $100 ding to the murderer, brought Tribune offers a for information le rest of the Assc popular ¢ ar tes of the reticent but auffeur have subscribed ‘ond $100, making the a d $200, Half of the jatter sum is credited merely to “friends” while the other $50 is offered by Frank Maher. The possibility that some of the murderer's intimates m be tempted to betray him is the chief » of what meager hope that the man may be ap prehended. Police 1 sheriff's ations: continue to be bar. results the trail er Is now fully ten days old a se rewar HALF MILLION HOLLARS IN JEELS TAKEN Northwestern Train Robbery Loot Is Revealed. CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-sLoot wards of $500,000 worth of may haye bean taken. by. thieves from Chicago and Northwestern train Number 21 between Omaha and Chicago Monday night, accord: ing to reports to postal inspectors of. up. Jewelry OMITH FIGHTS NEW DRY LAW OVERTIME PAY FOR EMPLOVES OF COUNTY NOT TOBE ELIMINATED, Reports that decision has reached by the county commission ers to eliminate overtime pay for deputies and clerks in various coun ty offices so as to bring salaries within statutory limitations cannot be confirmed from rfembers of the county board. The matter has been discussed only in @ casual way by the commissioners and at the conclu sion of the morning session today the matter had not come up for for- mal discussion, ‘ It was pointed out that while this procedure might be {deal as a means of saving money for the county that it was not fair to ask deputies and M pt the same sal in said in county. seat lance and Newcastle regulations, of co make ries for identical positic the same Jn all counties Girl clerks, for instance, in one of the aforementioned towns, would be able to ive comfortably on a salary of $100 a month and at the some time save money. In Casper, accord- ing to those who have figures on liv. as Lusk statu’ Su beening expenditures this amount would be much less in actual values. In’ past years the county commis- sioners have overcome the obstacle by increasing salaries and charging the excess up to overtime. Two years ago, when the commis- sioners announced that no more overtime would be paid, a large per. centage of the girls working at county jobs announced they would have to give up thelr positions. Not only could they not get along on the minimum salary allowed but they found they could go to uptown of. fices and get bigger pay. The cut was almost immediately dropped and overtime has been allowed ever since, Appointments confirmed late yes terday included that of Dr. T. A Dean, county health officer; G. M Penley, county agricultural agent John Blake ag justice of the peace at Midwest. S. H. Puntenney’s appointment as a justice of the peace in Casper. was tabled) It {s anticlpated tha there will be no third justice ap- (Continued on rage Seven) SECOND DEATH PROBED IN “MILLIONAIRE ORPHAN’ CASE Significance Seen by Accuser of Foster- Father ih Visit Preceding to His Brother His Death CHIGAGO, Jan. 7.—Investigation of the death of Wil- liam Nelson McClintock, ‘millionaire orphan, caused by typhoid fever, according to pathologists who examined his exhumed body, today was extended into-an inquiry into the death of Dr. Oscar Olson, his physician, three years ago, as a result of testimony by Harry Olson, chief justice of the municipal court, at the coroner's inquest yesterday. Judge Olron, instigated investigation of Moc i} ck’s death, demanded the exhumation amination of the body of D bis brother, who was visited, | a short time before a Wllam D, Shepherd, foster {ether who } such a ‘ refuse of McClintock and principal heir to his $1,500,000 fortune. > In his new story to the coroner's fury Judge Olson declared that the death of his brother oécurred un det circumstances demanding scien tific inquiry, that the death in 1909 of Mrs. M mot ‘millionaire orphan" occurred tn manner as to cause him to io be a pall bearer at her funeral, and that the. state's attor ney had not followed the case of McClintock's death as scrupulously as was warranted The inquest, which was expected to close yerterday, was continued at Judge Olsgn’s request until January 20, when, it was announced, any witnesses that any one wished to subpdena will be heard. Mr. Shepherd, who was resting in Alburquerque, New Mexico, when the inquiry was begun and who re turned there after coroner's chem ists reported their findings in the putopsy, isrued a statement there last night in which he called Judge Olson's story “lies” and “buncombe” Robert H. Stoll, his law partner, said Shepherd would return to Chicago to institute legal proceedings against Judge Olson, who was attempting, he said, “to ase charac. ter of a man aga had a grudge for 20 3 When Shepherd visited Dr. Olson he brought him some fruit and was alono in hig room for several min utes, Judge Olson cause of the death heart disease caused poisoning He also stated. was given by ptomai The as ne cast reflections on the authenticity of young McClintock's will, made last. April a short time after he became of age.- The pro bated will left the entire estate to Shepherd, with the exception of an $8,000 annuity to Mias Isabel Pope, who waited at McClintock's bedsid with a license to marry him. He read a long statement obtained from Miss Pope, he said, in three confer ences with her, She recently told state's attorneys that she had been requested not to visit the Shepherd home, where MeClintock died, and said the foster-parents were coot toward her after they found eh hoped to. marry McClintock 20 Qharges that tho ors had taken the inquiry as a joke were not replied to by the state's atto neys, who said they would forbear comment until Judge Olson “was through telling his sto: prosecu Volstead Act Sufficient, Says New York Governor in Message; Several Executives Urge Programs ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 7.—Governor Smith told the legis- lature in his first message today that the Volstead act must be enforced but that no state legislation was necessary in this respect. The legislative program of the Republicans, who con- trol the legislature, includes ment act to supplant the Mullan Gage law which was repealed with the approval of Governor Smith in a previous administration. ‘Any sensible man or woman can readily realize that we haye law but what we lack is enforcement,” said Governor Smith. After pointing out that “every peace vfficer and every official] of the state charged with the enforcement of law should enforce the Volstead act as vigor as he would fate statute mandate of the constitu Govern The whole question of enforec ment of the federal act supt the eighteenth qmendment Is bedded in insin and hype We are suffering from too many statesmen who talk dry and act wet."" Governor Smith z ion Itself, ning im. sald he was accord with the proposed child labor amendment to constitution, but he ad. vocated a referendum on the amend ment to ascertain the wishes of the people. Other in {included censor all we pri recommendations abolition of motion picture ship, removal from the laws of unjust discriminations against men, and restoration of direct maries. ECONOMY URGED IN MINNESOTA iT. PAUL, Minn.) Jane 7.—Rigi economy and reorganizatiog of the state governr were points stressed by srnor Theodore 3 inaugural ad dress before a session of the hour nd senate here nsor new governor also for regulation urged legislation of senger bureaus traffic of natural resources of municipal bonds tax and raising the standards education, and suggested the legis lature enact as few laws as possible limiting issue: fixing @ gasoline of BRYAN SEEKS CUT IN BUDGET LINCOLN Associated totaling $4,838,202.72 in the request of budgets of 19 state department Were vecommended by Governor Charles W. Bryan, retiring chief a state prohibition enforce- executive, in his budget message fore the joint session “of the Ne braska senate and house of repre sentatives today. The ppropriation for normal schools as outlined by the governor. is $1, 955.22, or $1,0: 0.98 less than amount asked for b that division. Thd® requested amount was $2,353,196.20. Request of th b d of control and institutions for an appropriation of $5.17 was cut in the gov th 1,180 ommendatior 1,88( 1 rigin 2,300 than 1 amount > WASHLI ON, Jan. 17.—The senate today took up its stcond ap. propriation measure, that for the agriculture department > 7.—-The #"p. m. tome a bill, the « row on the Und ux of the Muscle ng fight here. Valuable mai! ghipriients of jewel- ry were known to have been among the mail on that train, according to Robert Lewis, acting postoffice in Spector in charge here. The. thieves, probably an organized band, ac: cording to the) postal investigators, are believed to have had keys to the mail compartments and strong boxes. No trace of the thieves has been obtained OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 7.—Assistant Superintendent R. L. Henderson of the railway mall service here this afterno#m de od that it was “high ly improbat that $500,000 worth of jew ‘any other valuable jewelry whatsoever” had been stol en from the Chicago and North western mail car between Omaha and Chicago last night Kidnaped Lad Is Forced To Marry, Charge DENVER, Boehm, 19 Denver naped | years Keath at kid. who senior high was night b: & en themselv Nicers of ver re complaint the night and today with police the mat to have Chief of no officer nent had any part in Young Boehm's s the Southard hote ntown district last took ter up her counse marriage Candlish annulled. Police dec of the the ared kidnap! mother ope in the do TWO MEASURES ARE REPORTED TODAY; NIGHT SESUION HELD Interior Bill Carrying Large Funds for Reclamation Work Is Finally Passed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.— The $289,000,000 annual naval appropriation bill and the $157,000,000 deficiency measure, the first of the ses- sion, were reported today by the senate appropriations committeds BIG TAX REFUNDS CARRIED IN BILL WASHINGT( gency deficien: 000,000 has t flow of legis! ‘, Jan! 7.—An emer+ bill carrying $1 en added to the stes from the house to the senate. Passed by the house tate yesterday, the ure carries a.principal item « 50,000,000 for refund of taxe: gally collected and another of $3,000 for purchase « the capital stock of Inlan@ Waterways ion INTERIOR BILL IS PASSED LAST NIGHT WASHINGTON 1.—Passage of the interiod department appro- priation bill: has cléared the senate calendar of the first of the dozen annual supply bills which have been accumu‘ating on the senate side through the rapid fire stride of the house. ‘Three others are before senate committees To make up ground lost in the long fight over Muscle Shonls, tho senate continued into a night session yesterday to. dispose of the interior bill. The $238,800,000 carried in the bill as passed by the senate represents an addition of less than 1,000,000 to the amount of the or the added amount,’ $5 pro- vided for the Spanish Springs, ada project. The item was stricken out by the house and has been the subject of a sharp this congress fight In RIVERS. RBORS TOTAL SLASHED WASHINGTON, — Jan rivers and hart comnut- te@ today reduced by $13,214,000 the $52,000,000) rivers. and harbors bill. The committee reduced by $7,000 000 the $16,000,000 proposed for the interccastal canal along the Gulf of Mexico, and by $3,500,000 the $10,- 200,000 recommended for the Los Angeles, Callfornia breakwater -The house rs AIRCRAFT HELD INSUF SHINGTON, Ja 7.—Secre Weeks told the house commit- investigating the aircraft dn- dustry that the money allot- ted to the army alr service was {n- iffici to x in tary today uint un adequate Although the apr 00,000 recommend oximat $16,- I for nex largest rvice amount ed the rick required work WAR DEPARTME BILL BEF W ASTHING order (Cont ular Wednesday nued en.) OIL COMPANY WINS | SUIT OVER TITLES Rich Royalties Involved in. Decision Favoring Consolidated Royalty Company and Ah important decision was E. Richardson recently handed down by the United States circuit court of appeals, the decision being rendered by Judge Lewis and concurred in by Judges Mun- ger and Miller sitting, reversing the decision made by Judge J. Foster ymes and rendering a decision on all the points involved in favor of the Consolidated Royalty Oil company and Emile I f | the United | States Gourt te involved the construction cor t pertaining to valuable royalty | interests in the heart of the Balt Creek field. An exhaustive opinion was redidered hy the appellate court The decision as handed was concurred in by all the judges sit ting and was in favor of the appel down lants, The Consolidated Royalty Oil} compapy and Emile Richardson, on points the con- The case attracted much interest owing to the valuable titles Involved and a large number of prominent attorneys were engaged on both sides ¢ e Those for tho appellants The Consolidated Royalty ‘Oil company and Emile Richardson |being Judge John W. Lacey, Her- bert V. y, C, L. Rigdon, D. Howell Roderick ‘N and for ou, Investment and - ality company, appellees, Ewing, Ray E. Lee, Alfred ke and Floyd mpan the Ce e decision of ing in heyenne sue c solidated and The Weer ompany, which joinly with Emile Oil compar etn Exploration are interested | Richardson,