Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 21, 1925, Page 1

~ WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Wednesday, probably local showers except snow in the Mountains. Not much change in temperature. wend The Casper Daily MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRE CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1925 Daltyacea er Caeele tes ea tteritecee Delivered by Currier 76 cente a month VOL, Ix NO. 164 18 Public cea Tribune Bldg. Second St ‘LC. C. RULING MEANS SLASH IN } N | FREIGHT RATES FC®.. THIS CITY 1 GOVERNOR CALLS ON PROSECUTOR IN casr weroysiyy o BIH *)y¢ CASPER WILL NATRONA TO FIGHT FOR GRAND JURY “or pecision | } eae | : i 7 | ; j < r A Wav Pav r 5 /holesale R f | [ County ‘Attorney Weedell Directed to Institute ‘Action at| V4 Paved for Extension of Wholesa er er en um ooms on Once to Determine Whether Officers Involved in Law Business in Addition to Great | C ° ° 5 Violations Here “Should Be Removed” & Saving for All Shippers. om m u n L t y u I ing WASHINGTON, April 21.—Increased rates on classi- | CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 21.—Governor Ross in a letter delivered to George) fied freight which it was proposed to make effective last —_—_—- + Weedell, prosecuting attorney of Natrona county today, directed Weedell to “initiate in| December between Casper, Wyo., and eastern cities were or — the di trict court of Natrona county such action as will determine whether any or all of | held unreasonable today by the Interstate Commerce com- BS the officers” involved in alleged violations of the law in the handling of the county’s| mission + £, “ ” aoe :. : : BALL SCORES business during the last two years, should be removed”’. The railroads were given permission to alter the present { 5 Attorney General Howell, in an opinion given to the governor, suggests that| level of class freight rates applying ) fixed in prop nm and the rallroac . Weedell petition the district court to summon a grand jury to consider evidence of | ‘° bas a from Chicago, St. Louis, | must maka the next) s efte Per aa St. Paul, Omaha and Sioux City. In| tive by July 10 AMERICAN LEAGUE. alleged violations of the law by county commissioners, county treasurer, and other lying! Gate tthe) tani thax dectate. At St, Louis— R, H. EB. omicers, sion sald that the class one rates to | ( 7 i . zee F Ass Hye Paine id the class s to] COMMERCE CHAMBER | Ohleago - 201 ov* oes s 6 Howell’s opinion cites numerous alleged violations of law by the county commis-| Casper from Omaha and Sioux City | WERE JUBILANT. Be Youle paesaeey Or aa * * Attendants at the Natrona County |sioners and other officers including payments of large sums from the county treasury | SPuld be figured at 2.14 per hun-| News of the decision was received \ tories: i + Gas-| hospital late this afternoon reported| without complying with the law applying to paymen dred pounds; from Kansas City $2.87; | o¢ the Chamber of Commerce in ju | ton and Dixon, “great improvement” in the condi- Ld ete privps. feineyments ef such character: from St, Paul $2.56; trom 8 RlaHO RRRE Oe etre { tion of Miss Marie Kalloron, grade $2.85; and from Chicago $2 ie | ee os At Detroit— R. H. E.| teacher, and Gust Larson of Lusk,| py ; 2 rates on the other classes will be]. “It will mean thousands of dol | R ibility 3 Pa sed Cleveland . * * *Jwho were injured in the auto acci- FRESE UORONE al April 20,1925. | that cannot be determined with- lars to Casper,” Charles B. Stafford | esponsibility 1S $: Detroit =. 030 600 01 2) Sil dart vonitherAlcova xOad ate QAR lee WE! “Hon, George Weedell out further investigation. The kecretary of the chamber 4. “It B Ci F th i Shaute and = Myatt;} o'clock Sunday mornring, which re-| County Attorney George A. Wee- “County Attorney, State Examiners, in the time at will enable Casper wholesalers and y ty athers in Whitehill, HeDoway and Bassler. sulted in the death of A, C. Ritz-| dell today announced that he would| “Qaaper, Npreming thal laposaly iAiles cee all lobbere to greatly incr ase thely ter é 5 man and injuries to Mrs. Ritzman.|act at the earliest (ble dat om COR eer een Saou: oh iets tte cei ahan coceenieey ot ft CA COPING telly. we) q Meeting Here | New York— R.H.B.|" Both were conscious. today andl ty st possible date on “Tt 1s my duty to direct your | °*#™nation of the accounts. It | | with’ s as ings, Ment Boston 000 001 so i y the suggestion of Governor Ross) .ttonti the re; bmit seems clear that the proper way | | De and Craw n lew. ¥ ¢ resting easily. It ts expected that} that proceedings for calling a grand| ° on. Se the reports eubmnitted | 1) + croosédl with’ tt he | | Neb. re a 5 il will be aA ea ta ed * “they will both recover from their] j:,y , 5 5 ta this office by the State Hxam propesd. with! this: phese! of: the |) | Neb, Te le:alao Ite at new That the city council will] Batteries: Fuhr and Pieinich;| injuries it they continue to improve, | 2%, ‘Natrona County be inst!-) inex, relating to the conduct of the | aviry 8 by means of & grand a | | Bale businesses w ne to t | refer to a vote of the people | Jones and O'Neill, tuted. THe prosecutor's office, It 18! Ltraire of Natrona County during | JUr¥- I recommend to your con. | | {i} cee seme: ¢ m ha i he suggestion to build the - stated, was working on the ease this wONA copy, I under. | Sideration the advisability of sub holding off and inti! the d y ic At Philedetphia— Reiié Me morning, but probably will defer| fisnd has been filed In sour attics, | M™itting to the court a request that | | RE E TED cision was _m i proposed ° $500,000 COMMU! Washington __ 000 300 1¢¢—* * © Death Saddens {inal preparation of papers until the] Tam satiate: with this ney a one be: celled, | “The reductions are in some cas | nity building in the city park, |Philadelphia __ 011 000 onr—* + © report made by the special investt:} trom the Attorney General com- “Aside from the possible ertm- Bre lisa amended was thdicated last. night] Batteries: Mogridge and Ruol: Home at Lavoye ator for.the Natrons-County Tex) menting on the disclosures con- | 4nal aspect of the mutter of facts NEW YORK, April 21.—Tho | ‘Ne reper retate commere % Gi B: payers’ Association is available. 4 aie disclosed by the report - Asia ia prt ~The ommission’s examiner a rae } when the council park committee Hild jaumgartner (9th) and Per- More information ‘will be acailane| {ined in the report and on their 'd by the report, it presents | ‘Trustees of the Metropolitan Mu nd there.i submitted to the council a report | Kins, . significance, a condition which cannot be Ig- Bs AES no raise in a on Ont oth which says in brief. “the decision pa es Katherine Benchies, five years old, | *t that time, it is expected. “Y have given serious constaer. | NOred- It ie the right of the tax. | Seu ant At oguinny ert wollectin | and rates from some of the east shavld be made by the people as aj No games in National League,| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis} “We will get the proceedings un-| ation to both these communica. | P&vers of Natrona County and of | o¢ the late’ Senator William a. | or? distributing centers were not re whole and not by the council.” burial of Ebbets. Benchics of Layoye, died yesterday |@er Way ag soon as it fe humanly! tions, They plainly, indleate:, in the state to demand that every | Gtfar; Neceune of the conditio ¢ | duced as much as was recommende: While the committee report does morning as the reault of {IIness with | Possible,” Weedell declared this aft.| tegitarities on the part cf carta | 1W safesuarding tho expenditure | jie wii censiring the mecectames | 102 deelsion will not only be of not represent final action by the - typhoid fever and tlie body was|ernoon, Officials of Natrona County during | of Public funds shall be strictly en- | othe entire collection, provision | £Te8t Value to all Casper whole e council. It does indicate the genertl! Boda of Suicide brought to the Lorton funeral home| The letter to the county prosecu-| ‘the period covered by the State | forced, and when these laws have | o¢ sattortes for ite exclusive main- | 204 Jobbers but will pe of benefit t | sentient of that -body which, since here. Funeral services will bo held |tor from Governor Ross. embodying| Examiner's report. Whether | Dee? Violated the officers respon- | tonance and separate and perma. | “ttlers and the general public ar | the prapoeal was first broached has I T, tomorrow afterngon trom the chapel| the grand jury suggestion, follows| these irregularities have involved | “0!@ Should be held to strict ac- | nent exhibition. mo: (eee | heen’ seeking for an answer that s Taken East | or the vorton tuneral home. In full eriminal lab! a le (Continued on Page Ten) Immediately after receipt of the | will definitely settle the will of the BS al tec en Anformed that the true: | press story, Statford telephoned the | city electorate, Mayor 8. &. Ley ———— i tees yesterday had adopted & res- | members of the chamber of com | olution offering to accept many of | merce. committee, white said. The body ef Samuel B. Forst, who 5 the objects included in the gift UH Ste: SRL Ons Rams Bee The council's attitude, {t Was] eommitted suicide was taken from le thoes eundltions aan be channea’ [veorens for the reduction for two learned today, brought little satis-lthe Shaffer-Gay funeral home at 4 I¢ these conditions can be changed” | years, and plans were rapidly laid faction to those interested in thelo'clock this afternoon and shipped < Dr. Vila THUMOrEHE, 8001 Jn law of for a few minutes of jollification at | building project, including A. J-/to- Pittsburgh, Pa., where funeral OL: ite: eseatto an" Vs3 i the aoon forum meeting today. Parkin, representative of Commun-| services and burial will be made. ate aererel lente alba. Oni whlch sipstasitial red ity Service, who has been working —_—_—- spanans in the will were impos: | tions were made, in some cases to | plans with the local committee. | xmw yorK, April 21—Aickey pA ie Preys an amount even less than war ask ] Mr Paskin when interviewed today, Ei ed PN gy eh hi , The three city ordinances which were designed for drastic action against all manner of violation of the prohibi- ROR eee ie tD6 Soreren, eeliere Ltrelght, 100 5 fs N R hope : ; : Pear : ; n Washington under the same rier anthonod ds caus anni } T don't believe tt will. We devoted lout ona dato prior to August 15.|4%0M laws, the carrying of concealed weapons and prostitution were passed on third reading and became law at last| terms as thore under which {t was Sir eatin Hemera ! sever un Oe aneL eee Nubite | Walker already has posted a $10,000 night’s meeting of the city council, ; offered to the Metropolitan.” Dr. ere ey: : Cy ple a 7 ;: D sa: : ba rate 4 ney t the people stood and held a Pineie | fertelt and Shade must place a ice Three new ordinances against drunkenness, vagrancy and providing a midnight closing hour for all places of | Morris would not say what course rat ae “opinion. ‘The verdict of that meet-jamount in the hands of the New !amusement were submitted by City Attorney R. M, Boeke, The council pussed the first two on first reading but| Mould be taken should the Wash nd rate $3.48; new inghiaiefall diehow ares oe , opposition developed in the case of the last and action was delayed for future consideration. REP Mtoe Pres “They tell me that on one $600,000 . The midnight closing ordinance as — as = ity, old rate, 32.75; new bond issue of vital importance to the ‘drawn included all organizations, so: rl city, less than 200 registered their cleties, clubs, pool halls and all Omahs, ol rate $2.63, new rate opinion, Taking a vote on the com- places of amusement and besides $2.14 munity, building would be an expen- e e e r specifying that these. shall always CASE OPENED | sive and, ureless proposition, it P be closed by 12 o'clock night, it also TWO YEARS AGO | seems to me.” stipulated that such places must at The fight»on f ates was | When asked if a special election all times be open for inspection by tarted ove yea when | will be held to decide the matter, ‘the the health, police and fire depart- the f er’ ofc ,yor sald that whatever procedure ments and that they must be kept ' v f 5 to be taken must be threshed out thoroughly sanitary. Counellmen ury ; t council meetings in the near fu- Lowndes and Tucker, especially, re = say voloed ohiection: to. this. on the Z . I bélieve It is the, prevailing sen. ground that it would apply to all|———— oan ( \ ment of the coyncilmen that we , lodges and to herings In. pr’ ee mud ihaye a seterentom voto on (OvEernment Witnesses Recalled to the) wir ana cu setnerings in or) ‘State Board at R EY ne whether the park {8 to be used for x sage was made by Councilman | Otate boarada equest O ounty Com- ' He pondpiunlty Walelage: tae-maper Stand at Great Falls; Directed Brown, it was not seconde yl A q y eneral I t ts sald, “We will take the matter up Boeke pointed out that such or mutssloners [ Y [ I pat | i q : such 0 SS PD wie, iv, t r in nom ta an ne prot Verdiot Not Wanted, Clitimn eats at arma nose] GONFIDENT OF ppoints H.E.Champion |isus..0 wt oe ly tay ‘ 7 were enabled in the ordinance to hold . , , ¥ Whe t oug The report which wan aubmitied | ical lpg gies char eeapepa 3 As Representative in Natrona. itorrall tie thginttar Renu yy N, By tric WE Soonivea GREAT FALLS, Mont., April 21.—(By The Associated | ¢!4! permit trom the chief of police ed to t and the Sha’ riled last might. Tt follows in |PPess.)—The forces of Senator Burton K. Wheeler rallied | 4"2 (at It was necessary to include saath m a : he ‘otds “‘orga zations, & loties rder a Dm oy >) j oe ' ult to his defense in federal court here today when testimony | ana elute" pernuse It Ie often tae #3 In oedes ath nable H. E, Champion, accountant, to func “We, your park committee, ber /intended to clear him of a charge of illegally appearing | gambling houses to onerato unde : : tion in official capacity in the work of examining county cave to report as follows upon ¢ © before the interior department was begun, the name of a club or a’eociety, NEW YORK, Apri ‘ecords and books, the state board of equalization has ap- | ima See cin eatetaret Bane Two of the major defense witnesses, James H. Baldwin, | The proposed ordinance provided | the Sinclair. Consolidated + pointed him as its assistant and he will serve as a repre hereon a community building. Wheeler's law partner, and Tom, trovert the prosecution's charge | that violation shall be rated as @ mis- poration confidently expe sentative of the board in this county, it was announced to “Believing that thia ‘s a matter] Stout, former Montana congressman, |that Wheeler accepted money from|4@meanor punishable by a fine not /firmation of th t dome lease |day by Maurice L, Groshon, chairman of the board, in a f vital Importanee to the people | testified. Campbell for proseouting ofl pros-|t© exceed $100 or 90 days tn jail or! and the acquittal of the f & mmieation to The Tribune, “Chairman Jack Seott, of t ft the community, as {t was @ gift to] Using records from his Butte of-| pecting claims betore the intertor | beth that have bee » 100 ir Ho has not yet been appointed tojof county commiraioners, « hem for the purpose of a park an4| fice to stimulate his memory, Mr.| department. Mr. Baldwin identified A touch of humor appeared in the| declared in lily annual re t 1 pecial gator in Na+| he be appointed in that capacia ; 4 D herefore, {f it Is absolutely, neees-| Baldwin testified to scores of court| checks totalling $4,000 given to| meeting when Boeke read his ordi-| stockholders made pu P , anty,” yshon —wald,| the equalization board ary that thip site be used for a| appearances made by Wheeler and| Senator Wheeler by Campbell and|nanco against drunks with the ex;|————__—— - niatter under consideration. 1 . ommunity building, that the deci-| Baldwin for Gordon Campbell, Mon-| testified they were for services in| planation that while the police have arene “e - may be made a speciyl 1 a ion should be made by the people| tana of! operator defending a receivership been arresting intoxica persons later but 4a his appoir te a by the council.” | This testimony was given to con-| (Continued on Page Ten) (Continued on Page Five “fal ah 4 an “PT)P “ed stands he mply our repre : whole and mot by the co tinued on Page Five) SCOUTMASTER “PUPILS tan he it simpy os mE Ri, EIGHT STILLS ARE. ENJOY OUTDOOR | TREAT | IN FETE LAST NIGHT | 48 PE RISH | LOSS OF SHIP a UT Last night at the Scoutmaster Broiling a piece of rich and ten 1, hoo! staged on Garden Creek a few miles from town out on the camp fire cannot fall to whet the] Al 1 road members of the school ears SRE Bs appetite of all lovers of the outdoor }and a number of visitors assembled : q life. but to experience all the thrilie}to try thelr hand at toasting bket NEW YORK, April 21.~Forty-] Two stea and @eean goin What is believed to be the largest moonshine plant ever captured in Wyoming, or adjoining states, for that mat-| alendant theret meee eye | Oa Ree ee eee eee eee ralattor, waituwul the” ex to the; Peeauaaee ter, was destroyed this morning in the wild mountain country five miles west of Teapot, by Sheriff Alex McPherson, |e ae ene ee nen a ee ening oF those, ppae, | Mary mnie off Nova sootla, «wire. | ’ Tinta eee: casa Under Sheriff Jake Carter and Federal Agent O. W. Plaga. — : ‘ Jof the phantom tight at wight. It|ent out among the willows along | less from the Steamship Homeric | 11 i tine to effect - Eight stills, one of $00-gallon capacity, were taken. Seven were of 20-gallon size. Mash to the amount of 2,000 | is not too late in life for anyone of | the oreele sides seeking sultable limbs | informed the White Star Sine offl-| sour gallons and 45 gallons of fin-|lon kegs, two stoven, 26 eacks of corn, bill in a mountainous country thatjspot. Tho sheriff says his car is|mature age to become an ad in} from which to fashion the forked | cial» this afternoc | k more t en hours be * ished whiskey were confiscated. Fit-|meal and long lengths of coils were|is cut and criscrossed by deep can | undoubtedly the first ever to make | this experlence and once (ried will | s} “Teegret unable to save jife” Fa n, the Ratfuku Mar ty 50-gallon barrels, ten-gallon | taken. Jyons, Only a faint mark of wagon | (he ascent, The trip was therefore | offer sufficient thrills to cause e 1 nd of aystunt {# as commor brief report of Captain | Ain in talnpus seas whic ur a 600-gallon cooling vat, two] The plant was found In a dugout | trails on trall Raking a alffere ne url duous and fficult |} tu seek other field: nque I te BH are the ordinar € f the Home to the t 1 4 1 rUBe lons of coloring matter, 16 6-gal-' situated within the rim of a rugged | route down the mountain, led to the (Continued on Page Ten) ‘this ca rl \ « ed on Page Bight) toe (Con . ”