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

——— EE Eee Weather Forecast Partly cloudy to cloudy to- Mod- “sight and Sunday. | erate temperature. VOL. IX. Member of Che Casp Audit Bureau of Circulation (duos) ures ayeyg-¢ On Streets Del'vered The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper pr Baily Tribune MEMBER CF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925 y Carrier 75 FINAL HOME EDIT Publication Offi Tribune Bldg. 216 E. Newstands, 5 cents cents a month 3: Second St FIXED LIMIT FOR STATE TAX LEVY PROPOSED STORE ROBBERS STAGE BOLD HOLDUP New Church Edifice | - Is Open for Worship First Services in Handsome Church Just Completed Here by | St. Mark’s Episcopal Parish Scheduled Sunday; Beauty of New Structure Outstanding CUSTOMERS AND GLERK LINED UP ATB.& A. STORE Kline Jewelry Is Also Robbed by Breaking Show Window. Lining up three customers and a clerk against the wall, an unmasked bandit calmly ransacked the two cash reg- isters in the B. and A. store at 505 East Second street and walked out of the building with $40 in cash, at 8 o'clock Frida: evening. The Kine Jewelry store on Hast Second street lost jewelry valued at $1,500 last night when a triangular hole was smashed in their show dow and part of the contents tan. Thé robber or robbers used a plece of wire clothes line, hooked at the end, to scoop the watches, rings, bracelets and novelties to where they could be reached through the hole in the glass. The B. & ‘A. holdup was worked quickly and smoothly, the man step ping into the store in his shirt sleeves and holding a gun right hand ¥ don’t want to kill anyone you'll be quiet. All I. want money,” were his remarks as commanded the customers and -Mre. Carl By Winter, the clerk, to: 1 up in a row, Within two minutes the bandit had stepped behind the counters, ransacked the cash registers of $40 in silver, and was gone. Just be- fore leaving he asked the clerk for the paper money but was informed that it had been taken away by George M, Reif, the proprietor. Although the police riot squad ar- rived within three minutes no trace He man could be found and he % not been apprehended. Two unidentified women, sitting in an automobile in front jof the store, witnessed the holdup. While one ran to a nearby store to call the police the robber came out and walked to the rear, where he had evidently discarded bis coat and overcoat, The second woman attempted to follow him in her car but lost him wm the vicinity of Beech and Third streets. —— Situated in the English village of Cranwell, the Royal Air force centre is a church—formerly a hangar—of which the font is an old aero engine and other fittings from disused aero- planes. in if is his A dozen downtown windows today reflect the efforts of local troops of Boy Scouts to attractively display parts of their collections of trophies and examples of thelr work to the people of Casper. This decoration of stot windows marks the opening of the celebration here of the fifteenth annual anniver- sary week of the national scout or- ganization. Monday the displays are to be judged by Enimett Fuller, H. C. Chappell; W. M. Holland, W. W. Slack, R. D. Wallace, IL. H. Wrights- man, P. Burns, Oscar Thomas and Robert Cohen, who will make awards of prizes. The first window © be decorated ationery store the boys of district No. 3, under the direction of Deputy Commigsioner “Dad” Goodwin, having installed ir {t a number of interesting relics. GONTRAGT FOR NEW EDIFICE PENDING HERE Presbyterians to Put Up New Building This Year. At a meeting of the building com: mittee of the First Presbyterian church at the manse last night steps were taken to make a reality this coming season of the new church building, the foundation of which 1s already in at Elghth and Wolcott streets. The committee made final in- spection of the proposed plans, and requested the local architect, R. 8S. Webb, to prepare detailed plans and specifications for contractors. As soon as these are ready, bids will be received for construction. The building is to be faced through out’ with tapestry brick, with stone trimmings. The style of architecture is the modified Gothic, conforming to the finest type of modern church architecture. It is the purpose of the committee to get the work under way as soon as detailed plans and specifications are ready, and the set tled weather of the spring will per. mit, in order that the building may be completed during the summer sea- son. The. consulting architects are the well-known firm of Cram, Fer guson and company of Boston. COUNTY LABOR BACK TODAY ON NORMAL BASIS Strike Conditions Pass With Return of| Many Employes and Hiring of Others to Fill Holes Everything was quiet and normal around the courthouse this morning following two precipitated by the strike of 24 employes Thursday after- | The only difference in operation was that the sher- noon. days of turmoil and uproar iff was working with two men instead of five and the as- sessor with two assistants ins Mrs, Mabelle Fiedler’s full com plement of four assistants was on the job in the clerk of court's of fice, despite the decision by the com ulssioners yesterday that she could have only one. Mrs. Fiedler an nouncgd yesterday that on legal ad he would retain her entire ce, because the statutes provided 16 could have as many clerks as the work of the office required, The ommissioners yesterday interpreted the statute to mean she could have one. Just what will come of this differ: ence of opinion is problematical. The commissioners are not in session to- day and did not care to comment in- dividually on the matter. Mirs Emma Marshall's force of tne returned en masse, this morn- ing as did Miss Agnes Clare's tw Jatants, Both of these offices, that ork and treasurer respectively, (Co! ued'on Page Three) tead of three. j Poison | Grill COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7.—(By The «Associated Press)—Students who were on duty in the pharmacy éollege dispensary, January 29, and 30, when poison capsules which re- sulted in the death of two students and. serious illness of many others, | were dispensed at the Ohio State University were called before the investigators today. With few exceptions, the 40 atu-| thelr medicine. WINDOW DECORATORS SIGNAL OPENING OF SCOUT WEEK HERE ‘ This window is not entered in the competition. Church programs generally will to- morrow make a feature of appeel to all boys, with especially reference to the scouts. During the coming week each day will have its activities, the climax scheduled for next Friday evening when all troops will put on a jam- boree at the high school gymnasium. At its Tuesday noon forum lunch. eon the chamber of commerce will turn over its program to the scouts who will furnish the music for the event. pba a ih PASTOR AND ATTORNEY TO GUSH SUNDAY IN - CHILD LABOR DEBATE ? Differences of opinion concerning the child ‘labor ‘amendment will be expressed tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the East Side Methodist Community church when the Rey, Willis Hugh Germany engages in debate with Harry B. Durham, prominent Casper attorney. Defense of the amendment which recently failed to secure ratification at the hands of state legislatures, Will be offered by the pastor of the Community church, while the meas. ure will be attacked by M Purham Warmer Days Forecast For Coming Week WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday: Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions: Mostly fair east and occasional rains west of the divide. Temperature above nor- mal most of the week, but change to colder probable latter part. Southern’ Rocky Mountain and plateau regions: Mostly fair with temperature normal or somewhat ubove. Justice Court Here Provides Entertainment equalled in a ted yesterda; in seldom wa An uproar court room fn Justice the A. L. Rose-Belle La Rouse clvil action which not only furnished amusement for the judge but aleo for the crowd of spectators present. Rose had brought in a petition to oust the La Rouse woman from a house owned by him in Evansyille because of her failure to pay rent. . G. Cypreansen, the woman's at- torney, put Rose through a cross examination that had him talking in two languages and with both hands, and the audience got the benefit of the comedy, Despite the fact that Mr. Cyprean. sen ended with a ples “not to throw this poor woman out on the cold, c 1 streets of Casper,’ the judge allowed Rose $40 in back rent and $10 for damage to his property. Probe — Opened dents questioned had been on duty during the early part of the woek when so far as {s known, no cap- suls containing poison were given out. With two students identified as being on duty in the dispensary at the time when poison capsules are known to have been obtained, officials hoped today to find the |others twho were there ot the time the other three victims procured wards, agents. Since nothing of consequence ever came of the purchase of all. thia illicit Mquor,,sent them forth on what is called playing of pool and poker, one ie|® “good time”. led to the belief that the state en-| Here is'a page from the boak of forcement department simply geth-|shame, written by an agent of the ered up a group of rounders and |State Guardsmen Labors by Brother of Man Imprisoned in Cavern; Shaft Stood 20 Feet Deep This Morning Tomorrow will witness the opening of a new chapter in the history of Casper’s pio- neer church—St. Mark’s Episcopal—when the first service to be held in the handsome new edifice at Seventh and Wolcott streets will be conducted by the Rev. Philip K. Ed- The new structure, which cost upwards of $120,000 exclusive of the site facing the city park, is complete except for the upper tower and a few minor fixture tion is not only a matter of pride for the communicants of UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME By COL. W. H. HUNTLEY CHEYENNE, Feb. 7.—Continuing the story of the activ- ities of the law enforcement department of a great and Christian state, the items below, taken at random from the files of the state auditor's office, show how the taxpayers’ money was expended to gratify the thirst of the state’s Its erec- s, but for the entire public of Casper as St. Mar ehureh-ge well Communion service will be held at 8 o'clock and the morning sermon and prayer at 11 o'clock. Special muste will feature the latter serv- ice. The Rev. Philip K. Edwards, the rector, will explain the meaning of the church building in his sermon. The church school will be held 945 o'clock, St. Mark's has a seating capacity of 500 and was pronounced recently the most perfect church artchitectur. ally, for its size, in the country, Bishop N. 8S. Thomas. Walter H. Thomas of Philadelphia and Leon ( at Goodrich of Casper, were the archi tects. Beauty of the soft tones refiected in the tapestry bric chuh, moulded into a fine style of Elizathan Gothic architecture, is car- ried out in artistic simplicity of t! (Continued on Page Three) CAVE RESCUE WORK 1S SLOW Placed on Duty to Prevent Interruption in CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 7,—(By The Associated Press.) —The measured tread of Kentucky troops beat a staccato today to the picking by miners digging at a new shaft to Sand Cave where Floyd Collins, entombed, has lain 200 hours. pinioned by a boulder for almost Determined that no effort shall interfere in any way with the operations, the guards- men last night ordered Homer Collins, brother of the victim, andJohn Geralds aw the cave. Geralds led the rescue parties which early_in the week made fruit. less efforts to get to Collins through the cave entrance, Both men were called to national guard headquarters and officers told them the boring downward was the last chance to reach the cavern |prisoner. Their activities, especially Geralds’ criticlam of the methods being employed, made their presence undesirable because it slowed the work. If either man returns he will be forcibly ejected. Both agreed not to offer further interference. Slowly the shaft was going down | Barly today it had gone below the twenty foot level and with at 1 that much more to go. It probabl will be-48*hours before an is made. Test drilling was discontinued after a diamond drill had reached Umestone at a depth of 40 feet. Dr. W. B. Funkhouser, geologist, Pressed the opinion that the drill had reached the cap rock of the cave. Homer Collins during the night made arforbldden trip into the cave a few hours before he was called to military headquarters, He found the light near the “squeeze” still burning, and, by turning off all Ughts outside for a few imoments sald he determined that “the tombed man's Might still glowed A truck load of ammunition and ope: rs « this morning. Additional guardsmen arrived last pected today. Large crowds hampering the work, A Red Cross hospital unit has been established on the grounds Physicians are constantly on duty prapared for emergency service. Miss Fay G. Lewis of Omaha, Neb., and Miss Ruble M. Lawrence of Chicago, both. trained Ray are waiting to lend their assistance. CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. The Associated Press.\—A handful of Tennessee national guardsmen ar- rived here today to aasist Kentucky national guardsmen on duty at Sand Cave where Floyd Collins has been pinned underground for eight days. The guardsmen wero dis patched here by order of Governo: Austin Peay: are ex: | "| will be compelied to resign fr pther supplies was enroute to Cave | night and fourteen others were ex-| Slayers of Policeman. §: In Phoenix Captured STILL SEIZED NEAR RICHARDS One sinall still and a small quan- tity of Hquor were found by federal officers when they visited a small shack two miles north of Richards station yesterday. There were no sings of the shack having been occupied in the last few Officers on the raid were Federal jAgents Otto Plaga and Jim id Frank Lee of the C., B. 51M idshipmen Will Be Ousted At Annapolis ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 7.—Fifty Jone midshipmep were found so far behind in thelr scholastic work 2 result of gverages as determined by the mid-semester tests, that they | m the naval academy, Rear Admiral He B. Wilson, superintendent of the in stitution, announced. Polish from ONE GRADE OF MIDCONTINENT CRUDE IS UP INDEPENDENCE,, Kans., Feb. 7. —An increase of five cents a bar for crude oil of 42 degrees baume gravity and Was announced today by the prairie Oil « Company price Oklahoma his above new Actress Acquitted Of Killing Fiance PARIS, Feb. 7 clated Press)—Mlle, Stan inska, beautiful and talented young Pollsh actress, was unanimously ucquitted this afternoon of the charg in killing her fance kl, writer and war July, Her de fense was that she shot him to re lease him fro mhbis sufferings from an incurable malady. The jury wa out only three m exterior of the | | | | | | Trapped THREE MILLS 15 AMOUNT NAMED IN GILL PLACED BEFORE oENATE Elimination of Annual University Levy Is Also Proposed; Carey Addresses Solons. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 7—(Special to The Tribune) Elimination of state tax ies for the building and maintenance fund of ‘the University of Wyoming, im- pe veristy’s 9 per cent share of Federal of! royalties received by the state of expense at present met under the special levis, kr astiieleae reduction of the its on muleipal, aie? 2 -aemege schoool district, high school distric Wha 1d county tax levies and submi WOM BURNED ee BY IGNITION, = wie REE Service . trapped in Sand y, Ky., since a tempt Mam- wonder etl to find z moth cave, ful dis way ¢ ton be ofan tunnel cuers are r the top of the Collins n oor ® then the and, res 1aft from find county and Willis Spear county. red to of All of the bills were ue committee eresting debate in committee of the whu cerning the « thout" 1 s the dis of liquu tt net Wilson, of (30 ¢ © fire department 2 pat a wou at 10 o'clo f 4 tire > Wilsolf home, Mrs, Wilson yund to hava been badly he flare d: was ho Dr. ly Nquors withe ardr nendm Hartwell argu offered by Anderson strike ‘or ‘om the phras would make ft bill applicable on under a search ¥ whereas | wags the intention of the bill to nu officbre seizing liquors for these liquors whet! with or without a search warra: The Anderson amendment was ted and tho bill was recommend: passage after other amendmer purpose had Senator ( 1 that an ar was f njured by fume Privy nded by R. Lath her be and third de legs und ay Casper att pital. | She Victor P. Dacken of the rop clinic wh suffering from second gree burns of the ar body. Notification of the sent to the woman’s husband who is emplo; Ohio Oil com t Big Muddy field The explosion did no damage the Wilson home, ONE MAN DEAD, MANY INJURED IN EXPLOSION FOR TLED, min was killed injured and by falling w followed a fire 1” cldent was . affecting its nderson again addres prohibition legisl: wW te 45, making second viola | tions of the prohibitfen law felor and providing both fines and impris | 1 t offenses, camo t Previously the A or had vigorou | ling that t rity penalties which ld impose would have a tend sy to defeat the purposes of ¢ vosed the bill, conte f the ubition law. He renewed his 0} position at the third reading stag but ur being pa pro 7.—One ty seriously aliingly, the bi a vote of 20 to 4. Efforts to amend Senate 44 and (Continued on Page Six) FATHER OF JACK HOXIE HELD IN MURDER PROBE |First Arrest for Kidnaping and Death of Little Girls at Los Angeles Finds S.C. Stone in Jail LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 C. Stone, father of Jac} Hoxie, film actor, employed as a night watchman in th: residential district from which May and Nina Martin dis appeared last August, was being held in the county jai! today for further questioning concerning the kidnapiny and death of the little girls whose bodies were discovere: PHOENIX, Aris, Feb. 7.—Will and “abe” Lawrence, alleged slay 7.—~(By4 ers of Patrolman Haze Burch here Thursday, and said to be wanted at Fort Worth, Texas, and Livingston, Montana, for killing of peace offi cers, and at Muskogee, Oklahoma. for robbery, are behind the bars ‘ot the Arizona State Penitentia Florence toda The men were spir! *hoenix jal! ted out of the ' night and taken ( to the penitentiary for safekeeping when it was feared the jat)'would be stormed apd the prisoners taken out and lynched. A crowd of‘ several hundred men gathered around the jail afier the prisoners were brought » yesterday afternoon, tre were taken to the night under heavy the automobiles in traveled off the main was ‘feared that an guard made the allow grave r far fre pan fr r questi & by office ed repeat g of how t statutor ‘ous 1 last Octobe olvit was helu on the latter charge bi case did r Inve that the: fy attempt would be ng i He tho prisoners before placed behind the t tentlary. The alle dt er pent t come to trial gators announced, howeve had found witnesses read were) tik to testify that they had seen Ston: afterncon talltr ith the Martin girls shor Donald of Tempe ‘i -|ly before their disappearance, ‘The feasy on 3 added that the suspect's automobile from here | had been searched and “suspicious arr luer > revealed. What tho clues were they did not divulge. ed Oklahoma ow