Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1925, Page 1

WYOMING — Generally fair to- hight and Wednesday except prob- bly snow Wednesday in extreme northwest portion, Rising temper- ture Wednesday and in extreme est and north central portions to- night OL. IX. NO. 105 The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper , he Casp Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation PROGRESS SLOW IN CC pr Bail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS’ CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1925 (duro : fl 2) eeisopsiey uv) La ketne WO SENTENCED IN SUGAR CAS UNDER THE EPISCOPALIAN |CAPITOL DOME ALL 19 GIVEN WO YEARS BY FEDERAL COURT Jack Gordon Draws 18 Months on Same Charge On his plea of guilty to the charge of having broken the sea] of-an interstate ship- ment of sugar, making thefts therefrom, James A. : Hall was yesterday afternoon sen- tenced by Judge T. Blake Kennedy in federal-court fo two years in the federal penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kans. ‘With a similar charge against him Jack Gordon was found guilty by the jury after five hours’ delib- eration on one count, that of re- ceiving stolen goods. He was sen- tenced to 18 months confinement at Leavenworth. Jeff Atwell and I, Barss, tried jointly with Hall and Gordon, were dismissed, evidence presented show- ing that they were not accomplices in the thefts. Hall, who is an ex-convict, sen- ten in Casper in connection with a %,000 diamond... some years ago, will probebly have to face other robbery charges on his release from the federal penitentiary, two state indictments being now fil- ed against him, The particular case in which Hall, Gordon and the other men were in- volved was the theft of a large quantity of sugar from a C. B. and Q. box car last December, The car was standing in the east end of the Casper yards and the sugar, pre- sumably for use in a_ still, was nsported by automobile. The au- omobile ran out of gas and the men were captured by the sheriff's office. Hall, out on bail, was accused of the robbery of the McCord-Brady warehouse here and disappeared. He was captured in a small Illinois town where he was going under an assumed name, extradited and re- turned here for trial. MESSENGER OF BANK BEATEN; MONEY TAKEN ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 10.—Joseph ‘Williams, 50, negro messenger of the State Bank of Wellston, a suburb, was held up on a street car here to- day, beaten and robbed of $7,600. The three robbers escaped. Long Jail Terms Imposed by Judge Decided Illegal SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 10.— ‘The practice of Federal Judge John 8. Partridge of this city of imposing long jafl sentences upon convicted prohibition law violators in case a heavy fine 1s not paid was declared + contrary to law by the United States court of Appeals here yesterday. The Court of Appeals held that Judge Partridge had been worng in refusing to allow prisoners Who have served a jail sentence to take a ‘pauper’s oath” and procure their Mberty without payment of a fine. ;RELIGIO MAR CAUSES MARSEILLES, France, Fe’ GONVOCATIONOF DUE TOMORROU Two Session of Ecclesi- asts and Laymen at St. Mark’s' Leaders in the Episcopal church in this state will to- morrow open the annual con- vocation of the Episcopal diocese of Wyoming at St. Mark’s church here. For two days, Wednesday and Thursday the écclesiasts and laymen will be in session, ‘The work of women in the church {s to be one of the major features before the gathering. Th program for the convocation follow: Wednesday 9:30 A. M. Opening Holy communion and sermon. 0 A. M. Organization and address. 12:30 P, M. Luncheon. : 2:00 P. M. Reports of committees and officers. 3:00 P. M. New and special bus- iness. *(a) Wyoming Churchman. , (0 Apportionments and assess- ments, {c) St, Mark’s church, Casper, (@) Periston fund. (e) Church extension, () Deanery system, (g) District finances, (h) Summer school. (i) Miscellaneous (Continued on Page Four.) By COL, W. H. HUNTLEY. CHEYENNE, Wyp., Feb. 10.—The situation of that use- ful 4nd necessary public official, the justice of the peace, is as bad if not worse, than other county officials, in salary, office rent and other matters pretaining to his office. Ina county like Natrona that has grown rapidly in population and the business of the courts of first instance has become overworked tribunals, with as much business as the justices can stand up to, the salraies, allowances etc., are based on conditions and times when a justice of the peace was lucky if he had two cases a week The legislative committee from Cas- per, acting for county officers gen- erally, have proposed the following relief by amending present statutes in a bill now in the house: dustice’s Salary In precincts having a population of more than fifteen hundred, jus- tices of the peace shall receive the fo'lowing annual salfries: In pre- cincts having a population of elght thousand or more, Two Thousand ($2,000.00); in precincts having a pop- ulation of five thousand or more and less than eight thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00); in precincts having a population of Three thousand or more and less than five thousand, Six Hundred Twenty Five ($625.00) Dollars; and in precincts having a population of. fifteen hundred or more and less than three thousand, Five Hun- dred Dollars ($500.00). Justices of the peace in precincts having a pop- ulation or more, than’ fifteen .hun- dred shall collect the same fetr as provided in Section 6457 of the Wyo- ming Compiled Statutes’ of 1920, and shall pay the same in to the County Treasurer. Constable's Salary In precincts having a population Dome Letters Hurried East Counsel for Government Uses Airplane Mail to Hurry Evidence to Washington; Deposi- tions'to be Taken in Pans CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 10.—Aviation performed a new function when letters rogatory from the federal court for Wyoming to a French court were transported between Cheyenne ,and Philadelphia py air mail. The letters rogatory, requesting the French court to examine H. M. Blackmer and James E. O’Neil concerning certe!n aspects to the Teapot Dome naval oil re- serve annulment suit, left Cheyenne Saturday night and were delivered to Owen D. Roberts, special oil coun- sel for the Federal government, at Philadelphia Monday morning. The document was transmitted by air mail as a time-saving expedient. The examination of Blackmer and O'Neill 1 made in France, and the transcript their testimony transmitted to Cheyenpe before March the date set for trial of the Teapot Dome Suit. Clyde M. Watts, of counsel for the govern- ment replying to aseertion by coun- sel for the Mammoth Oi] company, defendant in the annulment suit, that it would probably be useless to issue letters rogatory as requested by the government because the tran- script of the desired testimony could not reach Cheyenne before the date of trial said that regardless of that there would be asked no further postponement of the trial. Resort to the air mail in transmitting the letters rogatory effected a saving in time of thirty six hours. Counsel for the government in the annulment suit against the Mam- US RIOT SEILLES STRIFE b. 10.—(By The Associated Press.) Nearly 100 persons were wounded or bruised dur- ing attempts by communists t o break up a meeting of the mewly organized Catholic party, presided over by General de Castelnau here last night. The list of casualties, at first estimated at slightly more than @ score, was increased today by reports from hospitals and police stations where many of the victims Presented themselys. Senator Flaissieres, the socialist mayor of Marseilles, has forbidden ell publie meetings tor an indefinite period, The population of Marsetlelles is at a high state of feoling, especially the Catholics who resent the inter- ference with their meeting and al- lege that the police failed to afford {t proper protection, moth company, in applying for the letters rogatory, said that the evi- dence of Blackmer and O'Nejl .con- cerning a deal through the Conti- nental Trading company, Limited, of Canada, was essential to connec- tion of the Sinclair interests with the Canadian company and With the handling by the Canadian corpora tion of certain Libertv bonds that subsequently were traced to p sion of Albert B. Fall, secretary the interior or at the time the pot Dome lease was granted to the Mammoth company as the designee of Harry F. Sinclair. The govern ment contends the granting of the lease was tainted with fraud. Gov ernment counsel, petitioning for the letters rogatory, said that Blackmer and O'Neil had stated that they would not return to the United States for the trial of the annulment suit and that the only way their evidence could be obtained for use in the sult therefore would be thru the taking of their depositions in France. Counsel for the Mammoth com- pany argued unsuccessfully against issuance of the letters rogatory and after issuance intimated that ar- rangements wou]d be made to cross- examine Blackmer and O'Neil at the time their depositions are taken in France. Abandoned Family Taken Care of by Seven Year Old Boy NEW YORK, Feb. 10. John Auino, 7, played father to his baby sister and his five year old brother after thei ents disappeared two days ago. was dircovered by a policeman in their basement home on the lower east side feeding sugar water to the three months old girl. Bellevue hospital attaches after taking up a collection for the two turned them over to the Chil- dren's society. The sister was put in Bellevue's foundling ward. of more than fifteen hundred, con- stables shall teceive the following annual salaries: In precincts having a population of Eight Thausand or more, Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dol lars; in precincts having a popuila- tion of five thousand or more and less than elght thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty ($750.60) Dollars; in precincts having a population of three thousand or more and less than five thousand, Six Hundred Twenty Five ($625.00) Dollars; and in precincts having a population of fifteen hundred or more and less than three thousand, Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars. Constables in pre- cincts having @ population of more than fifteen hundred shall collect the fees as are provided in Section 6459 of the Wyoming Compiled stat- utes of 1920, and shall pay the same in to the County Treasurer. To Furn'sh Office The County Commissioners of each county throughout the state in which justice of the peace precincts have a population of more than elght thousand are situated shall, at the expense of the county in which pre cincts are situated, furnish each of the justices of the peace of said pre- cinct, free of charge, “with a uit able office, properly heated and lighted. * Natrona County officials and Cas- per attorneys came to town today and yesterday to tell thelr troubles to the legislature. For some several (Continued on Page Four.) ALL GUILTY 0 JUDGE DECIDES Thirteen cases were up in police sourt yesterday afternoon and Judge Murray found a!l 13 guilty, 12 of them involving lquor, R.A Brown, ¥. Fitzmaurice, G. P. Mor- gan and C, L, Myers all were as sessed $50, seven drunks paid fines of $15 each and bne man, A. Mc- Elheney, who broke a bottle on the pavement, said bottle believed to have contained liquor, was fined $10. The unlucky thirteenth case was L. L. Collins, colored person, charg- d by Lily Mack, also colored, with having insulted her on the street. Collins was fined $10. 22. Ara DENSE FOGIS NEW YO. " ea fog va railroad accident the death of two men and injury of 60 persons, still lay over the cit oday. Traffic on land and sea was Jelayed. Three boats from Fall River, Mass., and Providence, R. I., with several hundred passengers reached thefr berths nearly 24 hours late * Thousands of commuters were de- layed. Service on some ferry lines was discontinued. POSED SEASON ON NEW BILLo REACHES HOUSE Lasi Measure Introduc- ed by M. L. Bishop of Casper CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 10—A closed season on new bills, except those permitted to be browkht in by unani- mous consent, finally has be- (Continued on Page Hight) y Crib | On Del'veced by strects or at Newstands cents S RESCUE WORK DRUG STORES ARE CLEARED Directed Verdict; | Casper Dispensary Acqu Tnpeny Store Case Dis ited by nissed; Agen Fails in Identification Failure of Madge Van Horn, government a tively identify John A. Har Drug and Dispensary, as the pe in 1923 in unlawful amounts resulted in Judge T. Kennedy instructing the federal jury this morning to re- turn a verdict of not guilty on the charge of of paregoric Believing that Miss Van Horn + has been ill for some time, equally as uncertain of t ory in the case against John ‘Tr’ owner of Tripeny 1g store | likewise of paregori ed dismissal of mem Kenne¢ the defendant On thelr pl guilty charge of have had illegally in their possession property designed for tl manufacture of liquor, dames Le and John Kennedy, both of Casper s “of to the TRAINMEN WITH LOCKED STEEL VESTS TO REPLACE BOYS USED AS WALL STREET MESSENGERS NEW ORK, Feb. 10.—The Nat- lonal Surety company, whicb serves the financial institutions in the Wall Street dis trict, has annow that bonded wain crews, protected by locked steel vester-will-within-the next few days replace messenger boys for their cients in an effort to reduce the number of bond robberic It was said that crews employed on commuters trains out of New York, who have almost nothing to dy between 10 o'clock in the morning about 80 per cent of and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, will be employed to carry currency negotiable securities in the fina district. The present method ing boys has resv r large thefts, The road unions have given their sent to the plan, it was safd ie men of the converted train crews will be equipped v eteel vest with ins! 1s locked after the valuables are plac ed‘in it: This will obviate the bag which has marked the bank mes senger in the past. ith a new »ckets which ant, part owner of the rson who sold her p. w this afterr illegal SHIFT 1S DOWN 40 FEET, COURT | OF INQUIRY. {N SESSION TODAY Workers Handicapped by Shortage of Tools and Water in Their Race Against Time t | to posi- ¢ per aregoric Blake CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb, 10. | | North Cont ANCHORAGE—Alaska miles northw Yukon river Spanish War que vuxillary at th s meeting New Epidemic in Meet Wednesday (By The Associated Press) -The shaft directed to the natural ‘tomb of Floyd Col- lins in Sand Cave had reach- ed a depth of 40% feet rolled | Feb. as bec Drilling level without control to: = will be nec- ived here Two per und amplifier test today erimenters that Floyd Col- reathed in his S piration ut sa minute, it w con: d Cave 14 or ndicated. CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. reporter ¢ Journa’ summc ¢ ina Vets 10. William was in tt Floyd Collipsybhefore tly Dogs Leading Plane Alaska Antitoxin Race Aviators Unable to Take Off Yesterday Owing to Trouble With Motor; No New Diphtheria Cases Reported and Epidemic Is Under Control, Nome Reports. NOME, Alaska, Feb. 10.—(By The Associated Pres parable of the race won by the lumbering turtle aganist the speedy hare was seen today in the friendly contest between a fast airplane and primitve dog teams, t ing to reach Nome over a snow dressed,country from Nenana, the prized serum needed to fight a plague of diphtheria which threatened the The dog team was.in the lead today. RICH SILVER “s/ ORE LOCATED this little arctic town. The airplane at Fairbanks, the hands two seasoned in aviators, after un attempts had been made was attempting to take ssful yesterday tlor oft due to we condi y and expected to reach here The airplane, would travel as the cr much shorter distance than the team route team dog No new diphtheria have been reported in four days and ep! demic conditions have improve greatly, the board of health disclos FORUM MEETING HCNORS SCOUTS Window Display Contest Won by Troop Two Which Becomes Permanent Owner of Prize; Boys Sing Clever Numbers Paramount in the program today noon of the chamber of commerce forum luncheon was participation in the local celebration of anniversary week of the Boy Scout organi- zation, speakers for the occasion being men prominent in scouting activities in this city., An outline history of the Boy Scout movement was given by Deputy Commissioner W. C. Goodwin who told of the start made in England in 1908 under Sir Robert Baden-Powell, and the in- ception of the organization {n this country in 1910, The first troop in Casper was formed in 1917, the scoutmaster being David Wilson, and members of the committee sign- ing the charter were; E. R. Shipp, \ W. O. Wilson and M Today there are 17 troops in Cas- per having a total membership of (46, active under the direction of 60 adult leaders, ‘The local council made up three districts, has enlisted the interest and co-operation of 90 business and professional men. In conclusion Mr. Goodwin pointed out (Continued on Page Bight) P. Wheeler. ed following a survey mado y day, The board sent y banks Airplane 1 to the F tion that attempt to fly fr I urbar would relie may arise all diphth proving FAIRBANKS, Alask (By the Associated though Roy 8, Darling aviator, and Ralph P. © of the Alas Al former nav} Mackte emple Y eaving plane with a « units of dipther n y intended to » toda “We. experien diftic in regulating the temperature Darling “Our for sunme 1 with a rad plane, mech plane corporation ator shutter LINCOLN IS GIVEN LIFE OR MURDER ‘EVA, Ill, Ket C. Lincoln, lawyer-flo guilty of the Lina, who he and Bryon Shoup, he bodies he bur and he sealed in a concrete jury last night, and was sentenced to Mfe imprisonment 10.—Warrer wife killed brother, whose whore heads block, by a his dhe murder conte —A modern version railroad poi inhab both attempt- | Denhi ul g dt, commander « ardsmen, was in charge of t CITY, Ky., Feb, 10.—( fated Press)—The b lins rercue, the v who are driving the shaft toward his underground prison, more than 38 feet down, Tt of the nteer toda after were five minute interrt of the nt, with itants of WITH BOSTON, Feb, 1 ndit,” but with the prowler w bay district. One man was ¢ arch of the “Lone neither ‘BOUDOIR BANDIT SCARES BOSTON PROWLING 0.—Two men have been in Wolf” also known as ‘tthe Boudoir is believed to have any connection hose exploits have brought terror to arrested women apartment house dwellers of the exclusive Back-