Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Friday northwest rain or snow in except ner toni ‘\ Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation VOL. 1X. NO. 137 DEATH TOLL IN TORNADO MAY REACH _ Misery and Desolation Stalk in Wake of Death Deal Storms Yesterday in Five States, Centering in ECRECY IN j OIL LEASING INTENTIONAL Admiral Robison Says Negotiations on Teapot Were Concealed for Purpose in Furthering Defense Plans CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 19.—(By The Associated Press.) —The leasing of Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair was deliberately concealed from congress and the public, according to testimony read at the naval oil lease annul- ment suit here today from the deposition of Rear Admiral J. K. Robison, chief of navy engineering. “Woe concealed what was belng one of the E. L, Doheny interests. i , ey. according to his testimony, Sepa rey SOT ee Oe atlen nego tea tovain “adaliton to \ cauze we wanted to get it done,” Ad-} that ¢rom Sinclair, but with little miral Robison said in the er success, because none of them sub. aminatién conducted by O mitted bids Robers, of government counsel. In the course of the cross exami- nation evidence e government introduced in made by In reply to anot tion, the admiral denied tna‘ B. Fall, ‘former secretary of the interior, had said to him In effect that they would go ahead with the learing plans “and then let congress holler Admiral Robison also admitted con- ling some of the f concerning lease negotiations when asked them by former Representative P. H. Ke memorandum Admiral Robison May 9 which he set forth as one of the terms of the Sinclair lease the state- ment that it was for the purpose of “defensive drilling" only—to offset wells. drilled on adjacent oll prop- erty in’ order that the navy might not lose its share of the underground stores. A disctission on ‘article a ross. examina tign,of tbe, s lease featured apart of the cross Cavern Sateen Custer examination. In this connection Mr. serves and oll storage as related tol Poperts asked why legal opinions the national defense. Admiral Robl-| NOverts asked why leat: opinions son deposed that bids on Teapot sought of the navy or justice de- partments and Admiral Robison re plied that Secretary Fall held that such was not necessary. Vall, Ad miral Rebison said, declared he (all) knew more about law than any of the departments’ lawyers and that he bad helped to draft the provision under which the lease was permitted. Admiral Robison added that, know: ing Fall was a lawyer, he trusted his ability in that respect. “Article X” of the lease provided for the rv ignment of lease rights by the Sinclair organization if the latter elected. In answering questions against the navy's policy holding information on the granting of the leare, the deponent said he “didn't think any paper or journal had any right to the information.” In this connection the attempts to gain information by Senator J. W Harreld, Republican, Oklahoma, Senator LaFollette and Representa- the navy and, ‘om the Texas company, the Gulf Oil company and the Pan American ‘Petroleum and ‘Transport company, the latter being Murderer? Dome were sought by deFicted in with- LATEST WIRE FLASHES ON STORM TOLL DUQUOLIN, l., March 19.— Be- tween 35 and-100 persons were killed an many hundreds injured iv the tornado at De Soto yesterday. Fifteen of the dead were brought her: while a number of bodies were orted taken to Carbo More injured were int MURPHY RO, Il One hundred and fifty two bodies have been recovered, from 100 to 150 more are believed to have been kill- ed, while 2 in emer- gency hospitals suffering from ser- fous injuries, according to a pro- visional compilation made today. CHICAGO, March 19. — ‘The Chi- cago Daily News publfshed a special dispatch today from West Frankfort saying that 100 bedies of storm vic- tims had been found in West F fort, Il),, and immediate vicin dead in Franklin county was mated at 150. March 19.— estl- LOUISVILL (By The dead near ville, two Lexington, Kentucky last night according to re- ports here today. An unestimated number were injured and propert damage was expected to reach thou: sands of dollars, : , March 19. Press)—Hight ear Louis- ciated Asgow t Springfield and one at was the storm's toll in three 1 <r Mareh 19.— SPRINGFIELD, Twelve are reported dead in the tor- nado at Enfield, I. by PRINCETON, Twenty dead here in yesterday's tor- nado was the figure pleaced today by officers of two companies of state troops which are in charge of the city. The number of dead may be in- Ind., March 19. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper Che Casper Dat Cribune va A See iad CASPER, WYOMING, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925 On Streets or at Delivered by Carrier 7 Newstands, 5 5 cents a n vis te Publ toatl e Bids. tribur ESTIMATES ON CASUALTIES BY TOWNS LISTED Twenty-Eight Towns of Five States Re- port Deaths or Injuries From Disaster Late Wednesday CHICAGO, March 19.—Reports of cas alties from the tor. nado which on Wednesday struck five midwestern states, com piled at 1 p. m., today were as follows ILLINOIS Town Murphysboro . West Frankfort Dead Injured not - 250-800 500 1400 150-300 100. Logan Benton Enfield Hurst Thomsonyille Bush Carmi (Continued on’ Page Ten) (Continued on Page Ten) carried its note of sorrow and in the stricken area. | Dr. C. Duncan, dentist of 1117 Cake: avenue, who had tried hae MPih. | without success during the night to ae cniediicns Shepherd. for| establish wire communication with first degree murder connection | elatives or friends in that district. with the death of William McClin-| Mrs. Butler was the daughter of tock, Chicag' millionaire orphan,"| Mrs. D. J ayton of West Frank from typhoid. Falman declares he| fort, eldest sister of Dr. Duncan. was to recelve $100,000 from § Dr. Duncan was born at Johnson herd, foster father heir of } City, mm. ust south of Wi rank Clintock, for provi¢ him with ty-| fort, and has numerous relatives phoid cultures w h McClin-| and friends in many towns of that t was inoculated hn P. Me: ion, including a ner, Curtis n of West Frankfort. Others Farland (below) figured in the tes timony. OGEAN LINER IS AFIRE AT DOCK at the time and no passengers were reside at Benton and Johnson City. Vv ORL 19.— new Southern {fie liner|aboarg but it was reported that sey- hville caught fire as she lay near men fighting the flam2s which t aval station here today id de out in the engine room had 8 he efforts of the entire water|been Injured. She fs a vessel of fr fire fighting equipment It was} 4,842 tons and recently was put In feared she would be a total | ervice ‘et New Orle The vessel was laid up for 1 ~alrs| New York. Storm Strikes Sorrow Here The first casualty list to reach the Tribune this morning from Wednesday evening’s storm center in southern Illinois dent and increased anxiety for the safety of other relatives Mrs. Joe Butler, 32 of the identified dead at West Frankfor Mrs. Joe Butler of West Frankfort, Re-| iisits'icamo of sian ported in Casualty List Today, Was |\\ Niece of Casper Dentist tragedy for one Casper resi- listed as the first lll., is a niece of m of the Illinois Pipe. received a telegram from relatives in Lawrenceyille, Ill., this morning saying that that town had not been tn the path of the tor. nado although heavy damage was done 15 miles south of there, Mabel McDermott of 611 East First street, who hos relatives in the storm swept section, had had no word of them up to noon today, Fr. Une company, Gort Wire communications are prac Ucally demoralized throughout most of the storm area. WARDEN TYNAN ISEXONERATED DENVER, Thomas J Colorado state onerated of charges of prison mismanagement, ‘brought by Former Governor Sweet, in # decision of the state civil service commission by a two to one vote today, Colo. , March nan, wa penitenth: 19.— of the ex len 10 ing Illinois arma DEBRIS STILL IN 5 STATES | . | CHICAGO, March 19—(By The A sociated 8s)—The list of identifi dead i esday’s storm and r ae ri nade struck fiv tate i lows: |Wreckage of Towns Laid Low by Worst At Murphysboro, Tit. 8 Stou Storm in All History Is Searched for Hoperr Victims as Death List Climbs: Relief Rushed to Stricken Region A Ben John 21gh Keeder, Hardwicl At West Frankfort, Tl Mrs e Butler, Mrs. Bob Peek (By The Associated Press) Dead estimated at 700 to 1,000. Injured estimated at 2,500 to 3,000. ag Burton. Homeless estimated at 8,000 to 10,600. harlie Fish ii fi Fred Biggs | A mid-afternoon tornado, the worst hour to strike, when Ge jchildren were packed in schools and workers in stores and shops, yesterday’s storm in five mid-western states still held many victims buried and and unreported this afternoon. Where it did the worst damage, the tornado lasted less than five minutes. Joe Walsor Mrs Mrs. Mrs time threatened the destruction of that entire section of the city. Crossyille 1 . as Ose d It flattened heavily constructed school and business ‘ s ws Se Salat 4 | buildings with worse results than the casualties in lighter Bes ape Vie 1 | dwellings: } One hundred ) Murphys Springfield. ... 25 | Mrs. Joe Hand and infant son, |, Babies in homes € special suf t flattened Lexington 1 | Hancock, C, & E RT fixticss Sevent n the residential s | Williams, C. and E. 1, laborer. J ng or sr ering | ¢ lames Cape Giradeau ..... 7 | Mra. ©. L. Hicks ; follar f £4 wift legis Biehle ... 10 Wan Kelley ; teas the 1 ot the Minois oAnnapoli my) Jon =E yrds Phe hardest hit places were® tivo | i mC rt mt Aa hale Itenburg .. 1 Mts. Charles Campbel nall cities in southern Jlimoises “asst bos phi Oe 4 | GOL. Rubell. Vest Frankfor Murphyst , , ~ rast Witham .... 30 no J. H. Bear | Sins Per Nestittian +t ; Beh lind cl a a Fred Briggs. he’ soft’ coal leld ) 7 Tir eh ats GUID veces sy eGeceees es 250 Mrs. Clark... | Next to Ilinc the worst suf: |'th 1 Princeton ... 60-100 Drs." Hattie Niebi | fevers were in Indmna and Missourl| Jp {} en di t Owensville .. 50-100 “anat ell Karnes, sister Anna, 2 chil- | with fatal echoes of the twister com-|ern Iilinols, the storm took toll Hlizabeth ... 10-30 Joe Watson, sister Peart and chil. | Tennessee and Kentucky.|in several places in less than five Poseyyille ... PA dren. ; a a | minutes, A brakeman on an Illinois Minimum Totals . BET a ssiois okt ; (Continued on Page Ten) | plied tuto many pred bes tit artes layla baba ttt “proche hd te relief from two na-| “4 ¢ h of thunder, precec It 1's largest cities, Chica wo binding flashes of lHehtnin: § Louis, with a 8 of co ? fter which there was nothing le ons from smaller cities, concen-| of the town." late trated on southern Mlino | 3 pe eee inois legislatu | tornado were reported t been |onerated. When they irtually erased from the map while] yeach the ter a8 PALM BEACH, Fla., March 19.—More than seven million dollars’ worth of property lay in ruins here today after | *,'“"8* boty 8 laid tornado had pa | the fire of last night which swept the Breakers and Palm Beach hotels, destroyed several shops and cottages and fora r f re au rted fro’ r of I ¢ r e D rescue w | Smouldering ashes were all that remained of two of the most noted hotels of the playground of millionaires as ; 08 prot | steps were made to check the damage to property and verify rumors that there had been a loss of life. Pidaine th hese aad Licbopt ya adagd miner | No confirmation had come early today of the rumor that an elderly man and woman had lost their lives in the |. rs0 peoplé;. were badly damaged rgd me breakers. - pre eeeg Po aS ME BUNE The city presented an unusua -——- scene In the early morning light, as | bed | groups paused in the dull glow of | : Sarwan | PQA LExchange OCOORS Storm Most made an effort to identify or re- é } cover valuables that had been flung Lote from windows during the excitement otr ; oti hallara wiiteacons Disastrous groups of millionaires slept upon ex pensive rugs and draperies torn | __ cnica i from the floors and walls of the y | —— = : . "| Red Cross To Ghiraknrd ‘Taedies C aiEhe fr ecretary Jardine Calls for Thorough ¥ ig wee F t Y 2 gs 0 , 2 F ; ; : West I E 2 3 , sacl. Speed Relief Investigation in Effort to Learn PALM BEACH, Fla., March 19 “7 <i 7 oy on A] "y Wi ; Pierce es | Work in Storm Cause of Wide Fluctuations Ss SNARE Mn a rs here last night came} jaca tai is re portions. ot | with shocking surprise to the guests ! SE ne arr gr re | of the great, hotel: SGA) | ae EN aeee at toaeGieey oe ' WASHINGTON, March 19.—Instructions to examine ; tween the Breakers and the Royai|the American. Red Cross, today, sug. |the books and trading records of all grain exchanges in the Poinc another big hotel nearby, airman John. Barton |Country and those of a number of large brokers, were sent i said t he and Ground Superin that all of the facilities of today by Secretary Jardine to field agents of the rain fu ly tendent Bi ® probably the Eaton. be ~pussintalo tures administration \ first to discover the fire | Soa Oa eue ys aprmn mus lerees fo 2b The action constituted tl "7 It : McDonald sald he noticed a burst | "Ude est - ac ion onsti uted the agriculture department’s first of emoke from a south door of the “Information has reached me” } Petes © wa ; 4 Breakers and called to the comm ation made pub- | ¢ ent . tendent that the hotel was : Red Cross headquarters |in the price of wheat t ‘ t ‘ ahs Guests reclining In porch ¢ on saster that has overtaken tthe ‘ander F ie F fe the verenda of the Breakers | a ion of Missourl, Mllnots and} yoy. 5 } | 1 oO = | noticed anything out of the ¢ besgtsatess , t s and until a shout from the ground su is said that many people are| The names t ts intendent brought them rushing eless and many are injured. 1] books insy ¥ . t ein from the burning buildings. est that you put in operation all | .1 1 t } 1 yor Trunks were thrown from + facilities of the Red Cross tol ro ination w " f i! | and chairs were dra, 1] assist In the red relief. I am tee, ORR Ren | Official i t ¢ the | % porches the adjoining e| sending a telegram to the rnor | #ccour the t y ney | (Continued on Page Ten.) of Illinois that you will do so." gan : ays a r r ‘ om "’ > The ultimate ¢ t of the | ¢ pla r plet | wr De >», I | i SE aEEEEEEEETEEEEEEREEEEea — fae Eye | ntir nm Page Ten) | IDS R P Page Goolidae MINE DISASTER | WASHINGTON, March 19,—Bids| Mail Company, for the five _ ssles o G ve pat ii nese acne for five of the ten of the president | Which it now operates to thei drlent Sant proposed the formation of a corpor FAIRMONT Va., March 19 Hope has t ally at type vesseln were submitted to the] Pry r NG te So uo of cap WASHINGTON: M I : ‘| ; shipping board today by the Pacific|the amount bid by that company | gen: ; 7 , a i Mines ( Mat! Steamshty Company, operators | for the vessels. ‘The second t that | : | ! t f 2 the | of the Califérnia Orient Line and] of the Dollar Hteamship ta : ree; 0, him br iicehagel | ¢ nt ‘ , t un Stanley Dollar, of the Dollar] fered $5,265,000 for the f t n of #0] > et e fate of 34 7 amship Line. Inow o} the tated ertising Clu £ the] by an nian tronk K A prod pe The first bid, that of the Pacitic | Co, World in May at Houston, Texas, .! Tuesday night low ' 1