Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Wednes- day, probably rain or snow in north and extreme west portions. Not much change in temperature. VOL. IX NO. 146 SANITY HEARING FOR Gl The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper Critune F he Cazyp pr Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 4f CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1925 eC) Bersoin py On Streets Delivered by Ca or at News rrier 18 c a month 86 | FIRE SWEEP MAMMOTH HOT PAINGS DEALT 3600.00 L0sa Mountain Breeze Fans Flames in Yellow- stone Village LIVINGSTON, Mont. March 81.—Swept by the most disastrous fire in its his- tory, the little town of Mam- moth Hot Springs in Yellow- stone National park today took toll of the damage wrought yes: terday when flames fanned by mountain breezs, gutted its main place of industry and threatened to destroy a portion of the town. The damage e: today had been estimated at appro: ately $600,000. The plant of the Yellowstone Park Transportation comps and 88 pas. senger busses stored in it wer a charred mass of ruins. A machine shop, paint shop and a repair shop also were destroyed. Volunteer fire fighters, ped by lack of facilities fought the fh for hour. They were sided by shift in the wind when the blaze was spreading dangerously near to the old Fort Yellowstone bar s and the historic structure was § i. Residents of the communi were concerned today as to what steps the transportation com ny would take in restoring its properties, their source of employment in the winter months between park seasons. The fire will not interefere with park travel, according to officials. The homes of F. E, Kammerer, superintendent of the transportation company and D. 8S. Drew, a painter, were destroyed. Rescuers carried the invalid mother of Mrs. Drew through a window to safety when flames enveloped the structure. About 20 men composed the fire fighting squad which quelled the flames. Several suffered minor burns but none was hurt seriously. Explosion of an ofl furnice ina blacksmith shop is believed to have started the fire PRAIRIE FIRE SWEEPS LANDS IN NEBRASKA AINSWORTH, Neb., March 3 Another disastrous prairie fire swept Nebraska territory yesterday, burn ing valuable hay lands sou for an area of approxir square miles before it was brought under control night. While lives were lost, the lands is considered | handicap- nd water, than an sudden Drive to Cut Taxes Planned WASHINGTOD nator King, Democrat, day he would introcuce next session to reduce tax bill by $500,000,000. 1 surtaxes cut and excise and nuisance taxes abolished a bill in the national wants Thursday to Usher in New Trout Season ‘The open season on game fish will begin next Thursday, April 2 under the provisions of the game and fish bill passed by the recent legislature. The intent was to have the season open April 1 but the wording of an amendment of the bill resulted ‘r the Inclusion of April 1 in the closed season. The Pathfinder dam region will be ene of the favored spots on the opening day for Casper anglers, who expect to land some big ‘uns via the bait route, CITY OF CASPER TAKES APPEAL FROM RULING ON SEIZED PROPERTY The city of Casper has filed notice district court of appeal to the supreme court of Wyoming of the case of the city vs. C. R. Roedel and Judge Bryant S. Cromer, of the dis- trict court, yesterday ordered that execution and judgment of the final order be stayed pending the appeal. The case is one in which the dis trict court ordered the police de- partment to return to Roedel cer- tain property, including a pint of liquor and two pistols, which was seized when Roedel was arrested some time ago after the police had searched his automobile. When the case was appealed from police court to the district court, Judge Cromer ordered that the per- in sonal property be returned and that the evidence be suppressed, » CORNERSTONE TOWN IN PARK LAYING TODAY "RANK PEAKING (a PAID TRIBUTE ATTORNEYS AQUPT RESOLUTIONS The generosity, kindliness, upright- ness and {deals of nk M. F kins, Casper attorney who died Sat- urday night at Colorado Springs from injuries received In an automobile accident, were related before an au- dience which filled the district court room, by his fellow-members of the Yatrona County Bar association yes- y afternoon at a special gather ing called to do honor to the mem: ory of the departed attorne “He was a real lawy reasoned problems to sions," E. E. Enterline, ed as president of the elation de- clared, “He was a lawyer who thought on the basis of fundamental ne siples. He was not a commercial law: Had he been he would bave had more of this world’s goods when he died. “Outstapding aniong bis teristics was his respectfv! attitude in all the courts where he practiced His agreeableness and his habit of one who just conelu- who presid- charac- psolutely keeping his er attorneys won him us all. rank M. Perkins was to a fault. No young membe: bar ever went to him for without receiving that adv was always r to giv in matt He was a lawyer. The principal by D. W. Ogilbee, w scribed the qualities of the attorney. “It is rare that we see a man so devoted to his friends and family,” -Ogilbee said. ‘Frank M. Perkins set a fine example here which should be followed by us all. There ts. only one thing that’makes life endurable and that is ‘the kindliness of one's friends. We should be a little more kindly, % little more friendiy and more considerate by remembering Frank Perkin His generosity (Continued on Page Five) he respect of of the advice assistance address was made further ¢ and the ideals erous | He | splendid | hun noo chie! ot \ and mas’ eu Mas A tion the to be Weather Man Smiles on Program Today) At New High School; Thousands Plan to Witness Program. With fair weather prevail ndreds of adults, y Free and spted Ma. H. Townsend, presi hool t and dep for I of Buf t ne grand lodge K by s to announced grand master Charles Ny Potter, of the court nd Ma Wh Wilson, be plans at n, put was justic Vyoming W. 0. ters. sup) ion P. he ceremony follows onic rite fuch 2 the lodge for the ; e regular en used 00 years of cornerstones, ac rding to Wheeler, box ec of both Herald, id records, 5 Sunday ed! © Daily ‘Tribune and Casper high school pa- h past grand | costs of operating Matthew Morrow, g a large crowd which would | include practically every school child in the city as well as| as expected to attend the ec eremony of laying the cornerstone of the jthis afternoon. The ceremony was to be in charge of the Grand Lodge Ancier new Casper high school | the schools, Usts of the variou a copy of the Masonic gran lodge dings for the bottle ult Creek crude | other documents were place cornerstone, Promptl¢ schoo! band and cade’ |the Masonic lodge and others were to fall in line at the Masonic aple and parade to the school grounds All schools of the city were , close at 3 o'clock so that the pupils might attend. The ceremony was for 3:30.p. m. the , members of o'clock CHEYENNE, ounced the appointment of the membership on the state board coal mine examiners: John Smith, Rock springs; Glen Knox, Quealy; ovanston. CHAPMAN HARTFORD, Conn., March 31.—(By The Associatied Press.) —Walter E. Shean of § Springfield, Mass., who says accompanied Gerald Chapman on a safe-looting expedition that ended in the murder of Patrolman James Skelly in a New Britain store last October, faced the ordeal of cross examination today in C hapman’s trial for murder. In direct examination yesterday Shean placed the entire blame upon Cc the projected safe looting until Chapman. had driven him in his* of the crime. New Highwa y Contracts Let Casper-Rawlins Road Improvement In- cluded in Early Season Program Of the State Department. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 31.—The Wyoming high- way department has let to A contract to surface 33 miles Rawlins-Casper highway, Bagley Bros. of Wheatlanda lied Contractors of Omaha a of the Rawlins-Lander and a bid of $145,065, and to contract to grade and surface 18 miles of the Cheyenne-Wheatland road (Yellowstone na bid of $91,361. s let by the depart- diate work follow: Sheridan, install e boxes on jan-Big highway), Other ment for H. ing cul s an-Bu roa¢ Kirkpatr ing Knapp, Pine Bluffs, digging drainage Wood Landing Wheat and, bridges Sub: Turpin Boulder county, ‘Theet Bros., Cowley, grading and culvert installation on the Sheridan Buffalo road, 61.60. McGuire & kesley, Great Falls, Mont., erecting a bridge across the hoshone river at Lovell, $5 hey & Son, Whe: nd surfacing on the ler road, creeks, ¢ . Wheatland, resur- (Continued on Page Five) DR. R. J. MALOTT UITS POST OF HEALTH OFFICER Director of Full Time Department in Natrona County to Enter Private Practice One Month Hence. Dr, Ralph J. Malott in a letter ad ssed today to Dr. G. M, Ander | on, state health officer, tendered his resignation as Natrona county health officer and director of the Na rona County Full Time Health de rtment, effective May 1 of this r. The letter sets forth that he ll engage in the private practice ar sf medicine, He has not announced where he will locate permanently. Dr. Malott came to Casper on No vember 1, 1923, from West Virginia, as the first director of a newly or- d full time health depart ment in which the county, elty and hools were nted, organiza (Continued on VPage Two) 38 ENTOMBED COAL MINERS BELIEVED DEAD England, March 31.—(By The Ass Press) — Only slight hope remained today of rescuing the 38 miners trapped yes- terday by a sudden rush of water into the Montague Colliery at Scob- wood near here. As a last attempt to save the men, th ened not only by the rising waters but by the dead ly black damp, a new pump was hur- riedly rigged up today while it was hoped it might gradually drain the flooded pit, 00 “IN WYOMING CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 31.— A partially complete census of wild elk in Wyoming reveals that there are between 2,000 and 25.000 head, ording to T. C, Thompson, dep: uty state commissioner of game and fish, A census in the Jackson Hole region showed between 4,000 and 5,000 elk on the feeding grounds in the Hole and 0 head on the ad jacent Gros Ventre winter range There are about 600 clk in the Med icinet Bow mountains, 1,800 hend in the Big Horn mountains and be ‘tween 7,000 and 8.000 head In the Cody and Lander regions. ompson reports all elk In ex. cellent c lition, there having been no winter losses from starvation. IS LAMED BY STAR WITNESS FOR KILLING that his companion: was about to “swing a peter” on the store safe, he testified. Chapman's cold blue eyes looked straight into those of the witness. Shean returned the stare for a time, then his eyes dropped and only once did he look at the prisoner. This was when he identified him as the man he had known as Waldo W. Miller. Chapman, whom he had never met, telephoned him at his father's hotel in Springfield. last Jul STATE TO CLO HARTFORD, Conn., March 31. —(By the Associated — Press)— Connecticut's case against Ger ald Chapman, sensational — mail looter, charged with the murder of a New Britain policeman last October 12, will come to a close | early tomorrow, This was an nounced at the lose of t 's on the | | featured by an attack credibility of the state's witness. session of the trial, which was chief said. They arranged « meeting at which a Dr. Johnson was introduced to him by Chapman. Dr. John the police say, is “Dutch” Ande Chapman's mail robbery accompli¢ Dr. Johnson wanted Shean liquor for them in large | said, but he was unat to sell 8, Shear und J man Chapman | field and Ch. tober and to motor trip. returned in ©: k the wit es on Shen said he did not know the purpose of the trip un the store was about to be robbe He said he waited outside in the car while Chapman did the job Three other witnesses identified Chapman as a man they had seen running from the scene of the mur der, and another, patrolman Alfred BE, Atwater sajd he had seen Chap man shoot Kelly. Since yesterday's dramatic court y of nitroglycerine the author (Continued on Page Two) pman, say y frorft Meriden to Only when Chapman stopped the car at a street corner and left with a cracksman’s tools, did he know s he ing he did not even know of New Britain on the morning Salt Cc ee Cer Traffic U iti Fire | fr e com “MURDER TRIAL ‘TO POSTPONED TO DETERMINE ~ GIRL'S SANITY | April 6 to See Start POLICE SHOT IN GUN FIGHT | WITHROBBERS. NEW men YORK were March 31.—Two po-| wounded in a_ pistol | ht with four robbers today after n daring lup in the Hotel Aber deen in West 32nd street just off Fifth avenue, from which the rob-| bers escaped with cash and jewelry | several thousand dollars in| totaling PAROLED CONUICT I ARRESTED FOR THEFTS) March a here for the heriff, on a charge of suite clothir and from Izzy Da of ng Collins s ing watches a se Fort and watches | nop here and| found in the Le ado peniten s were found in later the suites possession of paroled from ry only ten 4 pawr was evers. Cote vers wis the ¢ Lar elim first sche the | dete | | rag Cor I No! Cou Ebe M \s | B SHICAGO, championship AY CHICAGO March 31.—The fast Wyoming high school five 1 Miami, Florida, high from considerations in the of the national inter astic basketball tournament at University of Chicago today b iting the southerners Laramie, quintett ed first half d the t t finish 10 bet! um inat gar lead H 0} Men o|m ghlan, rg. - rhard (sub. 1 0 0 jami ( 1 0 0 A radio bandit has made his debut in Casper. Joe May of 743 East Fifth street, reported to police today that on Sun. day night, a bandit entered his home and made away with a radio set «nd a banjo, Other personal property in the house was not disturbed. Mr. May left the house on Sunday night at 715 o'clock and when he return at 9:15 the radio and banjo were missing. Police believe that entrance was made by use of a pass key. through the rear door. Officer Zook investigated, Frank Pelkey of North Wol 125 cott street reported to police this! | morn had park tel o Pollc Th Yelle into dawn repo! dow front throw the investigated ven gallons of mot RADIO SET IS. TAKEN IN HOME ROBBERY HERE hing that a complete motormeter been stolen from his car while ed in front of the Gladstone ho- around 10:30 o'clock last night. e are investigating. ne Continental Oil company at swestone and Walnut was broken sometime between 4 o'clock and this morning according to a rt made to police, A smail win giass w broken above the door and the bandit reached igh the aperture unlatched Yale iock, Officer Radden who sald this mornring r ofl and some (Continued on VPage Five) Scout Camp Finances Reviewed in Meeting LARAMIE FIVE BEATS MIAMI After numerous talks in }community derived from the Scouts had been made, of the Gtrl Town $800 is mations wh It wa the executive committe: id in the Hotel ebt due ove ne from the ¢ | constructed ¢ at Cam gan ings Carey | ea by | of bil | camp | | and women who eting declared that th mon needed can be easily raised. George | Nelson, who arranged the meeting auded the manner in which the | ut organizations elving | support from Casp eon organizations and ventured opin are civic and lunch m2 ion that the $2,000 could b within a few hours today After Ellison had explained W, O. Wilson and Willlam Johns former scout council presidents, igned promissory notes for $500 ea at a jJocal bank to cover ut debt, it was decided Earl Burwell, to b banquet meeting in the ne at which the principal bu be the burning of these notes ra | n| ar siness will | Describing the benefits derived b boys at Camp Carey, “Dad win, leader of a North Casper pictured the routine, struction and study th acquire during a single camp. “With a few more {my Camp Carey can be made thi est camp in the United States," Goodwin said. “We now have cabins built by Casper organizations ch cabin provides accommodations for eight boys or one patrol. We have a large community hall, offi * quarters and an executive of great “At bugle call in the morr ult | hoys take thelr tooth brushes to the creek and wash, then the instructor puts them through set-up exercises ing siinilar those of the army and| then comes the mess call, After mess to Provision Made at Dinner Gathering for Liquidation of Debts; Benefits of Camp Carey Extolled. that} , r ise of the bene to the | Casper Boy Scouts and Girl | the finance committee of the scout council was authorized to devise we ing money to pay debts totaling approximately night at the joint dinner meeting of the s pais- | last | and | filled | and means of r $2,000 out council through day P: Fi MAS, HELEN GRATER, * STATEAUDITOR'S WIFE, | INJURED IN ACCIDENT CHI Mrs Audit part of the <= “COUNTY Household Furnish of Criminal Trial If Dorothy Ellingson is Found Sane ; SAN FRANCIS©O, 31—Ju Harold adjourned the murder tr year-old Dorothy until » the sy matricide was b Lhe jury in the murde ported at 10 o'clock have excused had a A ity of the child zun, case re nd would indefinitely n avettable, ck directe@\ the this afternoon, when its nbers probably will be instructed to go to their homes subject to th call of the court, Whether the ju in the murder case will be needed again depends on the verdict in the sanity trial. SAN FR March 31.—Dorothy Elling- on came into the superior court here today prepared to listen to alienists employed by her counsel brand her as of her mother, Mrs. The murder trial terday when the court ¢ regularly impaneted- ju and ordered a new jury pa pon Miss Elling qua 4 bast time to ment temporar- picked to n’s mental of the tes: & pronounce- rt was “wheth- 1 of crime eding and intelligible ording made by the cov a person accus' 1 the pro Oo present er cor was de- in: > the pra trial which Elling uni dings o w the orad M marked by fainting . Ns THREE JAILED FOR FLOGGING SHIP BID ACCEPTED HOME IN BUCKNUM PARK WILL BE OPENED ings for Buildings Set Aside for Poor and Aged Are Asked of Public. The | the city a park will be All pers wish to dor ed to ca office ANCISCO, Calif., |