Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 1

Che Casper Sunday Crime VOLUME 34 MAIN NEWS SECTION CASPER, WYOMING, MOD) UBC RIE] BU3¢ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1925 MAIN NEWS SECTION NO. 28 FIVE KILLED WHEN TRAINS CRASH IN KANSAS WDOWN PROBABLE ON AIRCRAFT POWER HOPE OF CELESTIAL HOME GONE, ADVENTIST DISCIPLE RETURNS TO HIS JOB AS PAPER HANGER CHARGES NDE BY MITCHELL TO DEVELOP CRISIS Congress May Start Probe to Clear Up Chaos in Statistics. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (United Press.) —A show- down on America’s actual and relative air strength was considered tonight as the almost certain result of ‘vy Brigadier General Mitchell's vigor- ous assault/on his chief for their attitude toward the air service, re- gardless of what happens to Mitchell 4 personally. Inability of Mitchell and his op- ponents to agree on figures show1i the actual condition of the alr forces has produced a bad jmpression and congress may take initiative in start- ing a thorough investigation to clear up the statistical chaos relative to air power, Mitchell faces demotion and prob- able court martial for insubordina- tion. His bold flaunting of his views before congress, his sharp criticism of his immediate chiefs, and his at- titudes on the good faith of the navy are held inevitably to presage re- moval from his post as assistant chief of the air service when his term expires ch 26, Moreover, by making his reply to Secretary of War Weeks public at the capital before Weeks received it, he becomes guilty of insubordina- jon and on this ground a more se- ‘vere penalty than merely loosing his official position may be meted out. Mitchell's attack drew from Weeks today a defense of high officers di- rectly or indirectly. In formal state- ment Weeks appealed to the country not to be critical of the officers as- sailed by him. “T have noted there is a tendency on the part of some newspapers and men in public lHfe to be critical of the officers actively connected with the management of the army and to refer to them in rather opprobrious terms,” Weeks said. “It is well, for the country to keep in mind who these officers are. Very largely they are men who command- ed American armies in France dur- ing the world war in such a manner as to bring everlasting glory to the American army and the American people. “First and foremost is General Per- shing, who bas just been relieved as chief of staff; General Hardbord, the chief of staff on the American ex- peditionary forces; General Hines, present chief of staff, and their sub- ordinates, every one of whom had an active and important part in the fighting on the other side and who made good in every position in which they were placed. Now they are as + devoted to the service and its future as men can be. I submit that it is unwise and un- just to suggest euch men to super: ficlal criticism. Naturally and nec- essarily they knew about activities of air service on the other side. It iy simply increditable that these of ficets based on their long experience (Continued on Page Two) Farm Relief Program Is Reviewed by Carey egislators in Joint Session at Cheyenne Hear Discussion of Plans by Former Governor,. Now Head of BY FRANK GETTY (United Press Staff Correspondent) AST PATCHOUGE, N. Y., Feb. —If the world is determined to go on, despite the prophesies of doomes- day, Robert Reidt and his little band of reformed Adventists decided to- night they would just have to make the best of tt, and go back to work. Carrots and water went all right for a couple of days, with a halo and a harp in the immediate offing. But the Reldt children are getting hungry, The wages of prophecy !s poverty, as far as the fervent little German who predicted the world’s end is concerned. Having sold his home and all his worldly goods for a song, he finds himself up against the prospect of finding a terrestrial res- idence to replace the celestial one he was prepared to occupy. VICES ASSAILED BY AGED SOLON IN LAST SPEECH Retiring House Member Scores Canned Music And Bootleggers. « WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. —With a vigorous assault on modern ways of life and a warning against the growth of crime, Representative Isaac A. Sherwood, Demo- crat, Ohio, bade farewell to his colleagues in his final speech in the house today. Defeated for re-election, the 90 year old veteran ‘of the Union forces will pass forever from the halls of congress March 4. In his leave- taking he contrasted life when he entered congress 62 years ago and now. Sherwood’s last word that “the two chief crime breeders of the na- tion are the anti-saloon league and the bootleggers union.” “It is 52 years since I first drifted into this great body of honored cit- izenship,” Sherwood said. “That was the 43rd congress. I am almost the last leaf of the tree. Of the 242 representatives and 74 senators of that day, only Uncle Joe Cannon and I are alive. “General Grant was just starting on his second term. I remember the appropriations for the salary and clerk hire and upkeep of the white house that year—1873-74—was $42,- 500. “This year we gave over $600,000 to the president, !ncluding the May- flower. There were not even type- writer machines then, “We had no tariff experts to con- fuse rudimentary congressmen. We had no secretary of agriculture, hence the farmers were contented and generally prosperous. “The country had no automobiles, \Continued on Page Two) Not that Reldt has given up hope entirely. He watched the sky again tonight, and prayed for those who scoffed. But his enthusiasm has waned and his followers had drifted away. Only his immediate family and the gaunt bearded disciple, Will Downs, of Yaphank, remained of the group of adventists who expected to become “brides of the Lamb” and be lead into Heaven any time after mid-Friday. The desolate hills, where Reldt waited in vain for his portent today was churned ankle deep in mud by the unbelievers who came to scoff— and went away feeling rather sorry for the prophet who has now to take up the brush and paste of his trade, For since the world did not come to an end, the prophet of glory Is just a paper hanger. JESUS MARIA, Province of Cor- doba, Argentina, Feb. 7. (United Press).—Predictions that the end of the world {s approaching caused ex- citement among the pious popula- tion of this village and hundreds of People gathered around the cathe- dral to pray through the night. Shortly after midnight, when the faithful belived Christ was to appear on a cloud in the heavens, a comet burst into view and a minute later a ball of fire dropped in a nearby field. The village priest, who visited the field, found a sizeable meteor which had fallen, terrifying the people, many of whom remained in prayer until after dawn, tmploring proteo- tion of the Virgin. The priest declar- ed the heavenly body as an aero- lite, GAS TAX COMES UP MONDAY FOR HOUSE DEBATES Measure Made “Special Order of Business” When Solons Meet CHEYENNE, Feb. 7.— (Special to The Tribune.) — With reconvention of the legislature Monday morning following its customary over- Sunday adjournment, the hand of the house will reach out for house bill No, 13, the three-cent gas- oline tax measure. By {ts dectsion Saturday morning the house made the Dill with the “black cat” number a special order of business for Monday, A last moment opportunity for in- troduction of bills in the house was allowed in a special session of that body last night, for {t will no longer be possible to put up new measures without unanimeus consent. The sen- Ate-bas three more days on its calen- dar for o final flash of files before its unanimous consent must be obtained for introductions of bills. More than 200 bills have thus far been dumped into the house, while the renate has been blanketed with nearly a hundred. Approval for passage was yester- day given in the house to its bill No. 89 which provides for increases in the salaries of county prosecuting (Continued on Page Two) ‘Where Cave Explorer Is Trapped j Above is the entrance to Sand Floyd Collins, (left) is imprisoned. omc ai where boulder Cave, near Cave City, Trapped by an Ky., eight-ton which rested on his foot, all efforts to release him fatled until the floor of the narrow tunnel ralsed and sealed up the ca inset working from above. Smaller Collins’ plight Rescuers are now is J. Estes, who discovered 17, GIRL, SIGHT RESTORED, IS OVERCOME BY BEAUTY AND WONDERS OF NATURE DENVER, Colo., Feb. Press}—With her sight restored, lit tle Viola Emour, 18 yee is sorrowful because she quately dscribe the beauty world. “It’s wonderful,” she said simply, and then quite naively, “I never saw anything lke {t. I didn’t know it could be so nice.” Viola spoke from her hospital cot where she has been confined since of the 7.—(United power of a surgeon's knife Thursday when the miracle-making and fin- aers.restored her sight to her. Her face was flushed with the wonder of It all, tears showed in her un bandaged for the moment, and her hands played nervously with the coverlet as sho tried to express her Joy “It's—it's—nfce* was the nearest she came to it. Viola and Peter Morris, 18, were taken from the State Home for the (Continued on Page Two) OLLINS MAY REMAIN IN CAVE FIVE DAYS LONGER Casper Man Plays Bulls’ and Bears To Make Million Blas Vucurevich, once an | iron moulder at Lead, 8. D., long a trader of stocks in Casper, a mil- Honaire in 1917, a bankrupt broker in 1924. Where is he now? Down in Denver Blas is off for a wild gallop on a scenic railway of ticker tape, riding big blocks of Standard of Indiana and Prairie Oi! and Gas company stocks on a margin. This time the Serbian spectilator is out to clean up 10,000 grand—a mere million—or shoot off the mar ket and end in one beautiful crash His intention is to pyramid his winnings on every 10-point rise in quotations, wave his hat and travel skyward. If he drags down thé million he's done with trading. He said so him- self before he left here several days ago for the Colorado capital. Should a slip on the board wipe him out- Government Agricultural Commission By COL. W. H. HUNTLEY CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 7.—The house and senate met in joint session yesterday afternoon to hear a brief address by Hon. Robert D. Carey, former governor of Wyo- ming, and at present chairman of the president’s agricultural commission r inquiry. Seated upon the speaker’s dias were, Governor Ross, President Brown of the senate and Speaker nderwood of the house. The latter did the honors of the occasion. The mem- bers of the senate were seated with the members of the house, and the lobbies and gal- leries wero packed by state officials, and visitors from out of town. Speaker Underwood introduced the former governor in these words: “We have before us a man whom we need say very little about, be- cause he is one of our own native sons—our blood—e man we bave learned to love because of his dis- tinctive service to this state. He has, in the last few months, been (Continued on Page Twa) } Rescue Workers Run Short of Money and Appeal for Funds Is Sent Out; Sink- of Shaft Proceeding Slowly By AUSTIN DAVIS (United Press Staff Correspondent.) AT THE MOUTH OF SAND CAVE, CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 7.—(United Press.) —Five days more will be required to reach Floyd Collins, entombed in Sand Cave, if the work of sinking a shaft proceeds at the best speed obtained so far, according to M. E. S. Posy, executive secretary of the Kentucky highway commission. Posy issued an appeal tonight for $5,000 estimating th for completing the shaft He said that instead of a shaft thirty feet or more deep the work had Only gone seventeen feet toward the place where Collins, dead or alive, {s lying. Collins has been trapped in cave sitice January 3, the The steel drill used feel out THREE TAKEN IN DRY RAID Front and rear of 305 North Dur- bin street were simultaneously at- tacked by raiding squads of state and police officers at 5:15 yesterday afternoon. R. A, Brown and R. Fitzmaurice were arrested on the charge of violating the drug ordi- nance, while C. P. Morgan was taken into custody as an inmate of the alley bootleggery on the lot. Brown is out on $200 bond furnished by J. W. Burkett. Morgan and Fitz- maurice are in jail, due to their in- ability to provide bonds. Those making the raids of the two houses were Oficers Zook, Plum- mer, McDowell and two state agents. Three drunks—Dick Morgan, Frank Wardie and Yrank Killeen— were picked up during the evening. Cc. L. Myers was brought beforg Sergeant Pluckhan by Officer Muck on the charge of illegal possession of Nquor at a@ local dance hall. Breaking glass on the pavement to of West First street, caused A, Mc- Elheny to be booked as @ suspicious character, | where Mes, of digging must halt raised, Posy warned. His appeal s: “Floyd Collins will not be out of the cave alive or dead unless the public opens its purse at once The. rescue work has grown too ex- pensive. brought “The workmen are running of lumber supplies and the cave re ef committee is spending its last money for food for 75 workmen on the job, “If the work continues at the best Speed attained so far, five days would be required to reach Collins. If the money cannot be obtained at once the rescue shaft must be aban doned by the time it is half way down the requi depth of sixty gt At 6 p. m, today the shaft Was 17 fcet deer “About $5,000 should be sent to R president of the People's of Cave City, and chairman of the Cave City relief committee.” The pounding of creak and crack tackle resound cavern" late tonight Mammoth searchlights played upon a stage of the natural amphi theater where Collins is staging an unseen battle for his life, If he still lives, while a thousand of his fellow- men watch from outside the barbed wire enclosure. This is the scene one sees from the spot where the United Press is located a few foet from the mouth of the cave. A tram car operated by ‘a stee! cable passes to and fro in clock-like (Continued on Pago Two) short is nee bank drills and the of block and over “death | Eagle Foils Plan| To Turn Him Into Stuffed Ornament) Bait yote brought the king intended for the skulking of birds beautiful, sharp-taloned gold en eagle—out of the clouds seven miles north of Casper last’ Mon da The ste Vv a up pped on ot and the great bird of 3 me the cap : A. Chisholm, « perate from the into the le moped garage the and soar age inviting sky, the bout In the Chisholm arly part of the week With strength returning it came out of the garage Friday, looked furtively upward and voluntarils re-entered its prison Three jack meals during the week. retre: 1s and sullen, specimen of gradual! rabbits were 4 At first the fine quila chrysaeto: rece ed its strength its fero In aproachtng — the bird yes y morning, Mr holm, who had before been to it, was threatened by its mer. acing ady nd he—well, he departed The doors the left opened. Tho eagle was to have taxidermist and then t lodge here, tried out | flying across the street to t of a building. The flight was s cessful and off into its high in the heavens the k birds majestical WYOMING WINS COURT BATTLE etball iversity was of Wyoming night, ct gold ent to great been Second of its series of ba games with Denver won by the Univ team at I amie last ore being 19 to 15. the] main to be questioned BURNS FATAL TO BOY WHO SLEEPS IN FURNAGE BOX Janitor Lights Oil Fire, Not Knowing Lad Had Crawled Inside. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 7. —Albert Lee Greaver, 12 years old, died here today as a result of burns received in an oil furnace. The boy is believed to have crawled into the furnace some time during the night and fell isleep At 6 o'clock this morning John Jones, negro janitor, lighted the furnace. Shortly after the fire had been lighted Jones heard creams emanating from the fur- nace. Upon opening the door, he found the boy smothering in the flames. Fear-stricken, the janitor turned ff the furnace fire and with diffi eult pulled the boy out. He was aken to a hospital but lived only a few hou Policé believe the janitor's story say the case will be thoroughly tigate CENT ADDED TO GAS COST in 20 cents a gal Ol men prom tr 1 few days that rever a price of gasoline be und This prediction, now being so gener ally heard here, is based on statis tics which show successive increases 1 consumption and decreases in ent w in the tndus. hin the past ain will the 20 cents. COLLISION QUE T0 LOCOMOTIVE JUMPING TACK: 11 ARE INJURED Three Fort Leavenworth Soldiers Among Those Badly Hurt in Smash- up Near Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb, 7.—(United Press).— With the death of D. R. Wise, fireman, of Council Bluffs, Towa, the number of dead in the crash of two Missour! Pacific trains at Nearman, Kansas, near here late today, was raised to five tonight, Wise died in a hospital here, Three others, seriously tnjured, are in local hospitals. They are sol- diers from Fort Leavenworth, Kan- sas. Their names are Jack Painter, Dillon Caulson and Kenneth Bunk- er. Eight other persons sustained minor injuries, The wreck was caused when pas- senger train number 104, Omaha to Kansas City, crashed into a freight train. The passenger locomotive jumped the track us {t approached the freight which was on a siding and poughed into the freight loco- motive. The other dead: R. H. Jones, fireman, Yalls City, Neb. Marvin C. Woodell, engineer, Kan- was C WwW. City. An unidentified soldier riding on the “blind D. R. Wires, fireman, Falls City, Neb. Missour! Pacific officials here said there had been a “bad mix-up” but would not comment otherwise. Due to a mix-up in telephone calls several ambulances went to Merl- man, Kansas, a small town on the opposite side of Kansas City from where the wreck occurred. Both locomotives turned over but none of the passenger coaches left the rails. Nearman {s a switching station about seven miles north of here. So far as officials had been able to learn tonight, the wreck was caused when the pony trucks of the Passenger locomotive jumped the rails just as the big engine was ap- Proaching the freight locomotive. The passenger engine careened ulong the ties for a few feet, then crashed {nto the freight. An investigation has failed to dis- close what caused the front wheels of the passenger locomotive to leave the rails. Gardner, engineer, Kensas Unwanted Baby Stabbed and Put In Fiery Furnace 7.—(United Leona Holma . janitor of her apartment house and ked permission to burn a pack+ age. Receiving it, she crammed tho bundle into the firey grate. Her nervousness aroused the suspicions of the janitor who investigated and found the baby’s body, It had been stabbed with a pair of scissors. He notified the owner of the apartment who called the police. Student Deaths Still Unsolved Investigators Withdraw from Ohio State University Campus Unable to Shed New Light on Poisoning COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7.—(United Press.) —Balked at every turn, investigators of the poison murders at Ohio State university withdrew from the campus tonight withe out a single new light upon the mystery with which they have grappled fruitlessly since Wednesday, On ® the Columbus veral ed police nt students re- One in particular, who returned Monday morning the scene of the investigation will to his home in Cantdn, over the week-end, will be asked concerning his unauthorized presence in the (Continued From Page One)