Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1925, Page 1

scribed as a The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper WEATHER Thursday, cal showers. north portion. ‘VOL. 1X NO. 177 GORDON CAMPBELL DRAWS PRISON SENTENCE Two Years and $1000 Fine Make up Penalty for Oil unsettled, probable lo- Somewhat warmer In Che Caz pr Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1925 y Crile On Streets or Delivered by Carrier 75 © PATE. THERE PF EDITION at Newst 6 cents a month MRS. SHEPHERD HELD AS CRIME ACCOMPLICE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED IN ‘GERMMURDER’ Final Report of Cer- oner’s Jury Concurs With Grand Jury. CHICAGO, May 6,—(By The Associated Press.) —De- “Lady Mac Beth” by Judge Harry Olson, instigator of the inquiry into the death of William N. McClintock, millionaire orphan, Mrs. William D. Shepherd, whose husband has been indicted for his murder, was recommended held as an accessory by the investigating coroner's jury in its final report last night. Mrs. Shepherd hastily left their suburban home after the jury re- ported and could not be found by policemen who went there to take her on a coroner's mittimus. Rob- ert M. Stoll, her attorney, ald he would surrender Ner today and en- deavor to obtain her ‘release on batt. ‘The coroner’s jury concurred tn the action of the grand jury in in- dicting Shepherd and Charles C. Faiman, who confessed Shepherd of- fered him $100,000 for typhoid germs to give McClintock. The report ac- cused Mrs. Shepherd of “gullty knowledge as to the administration of typhoid germs, or other mafner causing the death of the deceased.” Shepherd was recommended held on a murder charge, with his wife ng an accessory, in the death 16 years ago of Mrs. Emma Nelson Me Clintock, the young millionatre's mother, The jury found Mrs. Mc- Cllntock died of mercury poisoning administered by Shepherd, of which his wife had guilty knowledge. Mer- was found in her exhumed body. The jury was unable to fix the cause of death three years ago of Dr. Oscar Olson, brother of Judge Olson and friend of the McClintocks. No poison was found in the exhum- ed body. Ue ses ee LATE SPORTS ST. ANNE'S, England, May 6.— (By the Arociated Press).—Miss Glenna Collett, American golf star and her partner, Mrs. Alan MacBeth, conceding their opponents 10 strokes, beat Mrs. T. H, Miller and Mrs. E. S, Catlow three and one today in the ladies Northern four- some competition. BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Chicago — Cincinnati-Chicago game postponed; wet grounds. At Boston— R. HE. Vance and Deberry; Graham, Batchelder, Benton, Ryan and O'Neil. At Pittsburgh—St. Louts-Pitts- burgh game postponed; cold weather and wet grounds, At Philadelphia—New York-Phila- delphia game postponed; cold. > AMERICAN .LEAGUE. At Cleveland — Chicago-Cleveland game postponed; rain and cold. At New York— R. H, E. Philadelphia _.-100 010 000—* ° * New York -. 020 000 606—* * © Batteries: Harris, Rommell and Cochrane; Jones, Shocker (10th) and Schang. Bishop hit home run first of 10th. At St. Louis— Detroit art St. Louis Batterie: won and Woodall; Dan- forth and Sevoreid, At Mi hegic. faci Boston Washington Batteries; Ehmke, Quinn, Ruf- fing and Picinich; Johnson and Ruel, Tate, —— — NEW YORK, May. 6,—By the AssoctatedPress)—Everett Seott, Yeteran shortstop. of the New York Yankees, broke his long ‘stretch of’ playing In consecutive games today when he failed to ap- pear jn the opening lineup when the Yankees faced the Athletics at the Yankee stadium. Previous to today, Scott had appeared in 1,307 consecutive games, starting his, string when he was with the Boston Red Sox, June 20, 1916. The veteran shortstop complain- ed of pains in his legs and Man- ager Hugging sent “Peewee” Paul Wanninger, the 20-year old re- crult from the Augusta club of the South Atlantic league to the short- stop position. WORK TOSTAY IN CABINET WASHINGTON, May 6.—({By the Associated Press).—Secretary Work formally denied today reports that he will retire from the cabinet on July 1. “I am too busy to resign or even think of it,” he said, WASHINGTON, May 6.—A formal application for permission to acquire control of the St. Louts-Southwest- ern railroad was filed today with the Interstate Commerce commission by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. PRESTON REEVES IN JOVIAL MOOD ON LEAVING FOR PRISON Walter Preston Reeves, slay- ‘© of Andrew Harrison, saw Casper oresumably for the last time this norning. He was on his way to ferve a life sentence in the state renitentiary at Rawlins, and was in sustody of J. McGinnes, guard of he penal Institution. Reeves will spend the rest of his life making shirts, the guard sald, and the prisoner appeared to relish the {dea of his future vocation. “You want to be good over there” Deputy Sheriff Neil Patterson warn: ed him. “You're ‘doggone whisttin’ I'll (Continued on Page Twelve) be TRNNING HERE WN VOCATIONAL LINE EXPANDED Drafting and Carpentry Will Be Taught Boys Next Year. Day course: in drafting and hovse carpentry. hi been added to the Casper public school curriculem be- winning next September, it was an- nounced today by BE. M. Wyatt, dl- rector of manual training. All boys 14 years of age and over and high School students who do not expect to enter college are Qualified for admittance. It is planned to make the courses sufficiently thorough to enable any Student after graduation to secure an industrial position at once. “There are a large number of boys in every clty who have a natura) adaptation for mechanical drawing work with tools,” Wyatt said. “It is often the case that such boys are discontented with the regular book courses offered {n gchools and they elther fall behind their classes or else they drop out of school at an | Shepherd’s Wife Now Accused As “Lady Mac Beth” of “Germ Murder” Mre. William D, Shepherd bas been ordered held by a Chicago cor age when they are not fitted) toloner's juryas an accessory in’the mutder of Willlam McClintock, orphan compete In any vocation. (Continued on Page Two) millionaire, confection with whose death Shepherd {s awaiting trial. “Such boy#-are often of bright {n:|She Is seen leaving the Chicago jail w h Robert H. Stoll, Shepherd's law partner, who is a member of the defense counsel . ie ates: cera ‘The co-operation of every and musi clvie tion in the city with Mrs, chairman of the Music Week committee, is mak ing the observance of National Mus ic Week tn Casper a great success. Every progr prese as at tracted huge crowds of Casper mus ic lovers who have demonstrated their appreciation of the excellent Programs by enthusiastic applause for each number. Tho feature of the observance of Music week today will be the con cert tonight of Don Jose Mojica, famous grand opera tenor... Don Jose will appear at the Elks audi- torlum at 8:15 o'clock. Rawhouser's MUSIC APPRECIATION SWELLS IN ROPER IN ANNUAL FESTIVAL Popularity of Programs Stands Out in Large| Attendance at Entertainments Holding Forth Every ‘Day. o'clock this mor The Lions Cjub In lunch Henning hotel this noon enjoyed a special musical program arranged by Mark O. Danforth. The Cosmo politan Club at the Townsend hotel this noon was charmed by a special musical program arranged by Dr G. §. Barger, president With each succeeding day terest of local people in (Continied on Page BLOCKADE OF EXTENDED BY Every Boat of Liquor Fleet Is Under Watch on 50-Mile Front Off Gotham; Great Lakes Smugglers Hunted NEW YORK, May 6.—Through the censorship accom- yanying Uncle Sam’s blockade of the rum fleet there fil- ered today news of increases to the greatest dry armada verin action, There came, too, suggestions that ‘the Great akes as well as the Atlantic would be the scene of a ilockade. ‘Twenty-one boats have gone trom ; store. lew York to watch the liquor fleet, pat for boat, our's steaming distance on @ 60-mile front an | New York. from | ers are ready to depart for the zone Twenty-five craft from New England ports joined those from Twelve more rum chas- RUM FLEET IS DRY ARMADA of action from thelr Staten Island base. Reports from Detroit say that a Gry fleet of ten craft Is expected to be ready by summer for action on the Great Lakes, Later it will be supplemented by another fleet, con struction of which has also started Rum Row’'s finish Is foreseen by R.Q. Merrick, federal prohibition director for New York und northern New Jersey, Already :the increased activities of the coast guard have cut down Iquor importations by 90 per cent, he says, The plan of matching the Mquor fleet, bont for boat, is experted to drive the rum selling craft back to thelr home ports In the West Indies, the maritime provinces of Canada| and France and England. ©'They be unable to get food or water from shore or to sell any liquor, if the blockade ja effective for boats from shore communicating with them will will be seized, The dry navy’ has guns ready, if | need be, to enforce seizures. One prize is alrendy reported After a five miles chase that neces sitated shooting and bloodsled, a speeding liquor boat was beached at Seabright, N. J, Machine gun bullets from a unit of the dry navy disabled the helmsman of a 45 foot (Continued on Page Five.) Famous instrumental] music,” of the St. Mark’s Synergae. Not since the appearance in Casper four years ago of Marlo Chamlee has Casper had the opportunity to hear a tenor of such distinction as Mojica, and with popular prices pre- vailing attendance tonight should break all records for a similar eVent here. ‘Musical ability with instruments can be developed by practice. It may take a great deal of practice but it can be acquired,” he’ said “With vocal music it ts different; so many psychological phases enters in but the voice is always ftrst. “T don't know when I began to sing. It si the earlies thing I re- member. In Mexico, however, ev- erybody sings or plays. The Mext- cans are a very musical race. From one end of the country to the other music can always be heard. musical tendency does ‘not come al together fromthe early who settled the land. The deep in terest in it may come partly from them but the native Jndian races there are also musical.’ Jt seems to be ns‘ural to the country. Mexico has not only given many musicians (Continued on Page Twelve) SCOTT AND MORGAN ISSUE ORDER ON OIL ROAD FUNDS legs ecior Already Overpaid by County for Construction Not Up to Specifica- tions Given Order to Collect On Funds| Promised by Oil Companies craft with two Ifberty engines of 250 horsepower each, After b bh ing the craft the men «board! escaped. There were 260 casen of! Regardless of the fact that the report of Herbert Ken- nedy, county surveyor, showed that the Salt Creek-Lavoye road has not been built according to contract specifications, | County Commissioners Jack Scott and Dr. Guy T. Morgan today authorized George Apel, tle contractor, to collect donations for the road promised by oil companies and the | | North & South railroad. Commis B proced pay treas. him It {s pointed out that the com | be wise in refusing to y to Apel, for whe he he was not placed e negotiations are tood to have been consum Im without the scrateh Jer for Apel with the report of the ounty surveyor before them. This lacks on, was not t AoC ding to ontract either the amount of als used or the making of de and that culverts hdve not been installed The contract with Apel spectfle that the rond was to be construct t of $29,000. Records show 50.45 have been pald out despite the fact that the road is uncompleted and that an in sufficient amount of materials used. Of this $39,750.45, however, Apel turned back a check for $5, 019.26 after the banks refused to accept ft on account of the huge overdraft of nearly. half a million dollars tn the fund oy ves $31 19, the amount spent on the rond to date or § above the contract stip luation. Besides the surveyor's re: port showing that the road was tm already properly built, motorieta affiem that the highway ts of poor construction and endly lacking In qualities that make for good highways Used by materiale equired with contract paring This | Spantards | | supplied thia figure Money paid out whe as ows | George Apel $22,019.26; North South railroad for hauling mate $12,792.84 and to the Western Sand y $1,939.85 o dona | amounts rT. Wilt company $1,500; Midwest. Refir compan: $2.500: Kason Ol company $1 000; Ohio Ol) company $1.000; Mu al Ol! company $500, and the Nc (Continved on Page Five Tenor Sings Tonight “The giftjof song comes from God and in it there are | much better chances for expression than in the case with | Don Jose Mojica declared today. is the leading tenor of the Chicago Civic Opera, the San Francisco Opera and the Mexico City National Opera, who will sing tonight at the Elks Auditorium under the auspices He TWO INJURED IN CAA CRASH AT SALT GREEK Concussion and Severe Bruises Suffered by John Gustavsen. John Gustavsen, of Lawoye, 36 suffered concussion the brain and soveral severe brulses 1 sprains, and Mrs. J. W. Mc: . of Snyder, suffered a sprained yesterday when thelr automo bas bile turned over on the Salt Créek highway near the 17-mlle ranch. ‘They were taken to the Union hos pita! at Midwest, where the attend- ing physician said today that the man’s condition is satisfactory and that he will recover. Gustaysen fs supposed to have lost control of his light automobile thus causing the accident. He was un- able to explain the cause. The woman was released from the hos pital soon after examination of her injurtes, Rescue of the injured couple was | effected by Owen Muck, who hap- {pened to pass by in an ambulance of the Lorton funeral hor He said he found Gustavsen ly un der the car with one wheel around his neck attending physic is Dr. Vi acken, U. S. Commander Is Acquitted NORFOLK, Va., y 6. (By the | Associated Press)—Commander D. |W. Fulle manding the naval transpor for, was acquitted by & court al at the here toda 1 three Jeging ne du tion with the finding ab of 500 quarts of whiskey when ed here | “ LAVOYE MOVING SPEEDED AS COURT TIME LIMIT EXPIRES pany announced today it had company for $37 The purchaser is a subsidi The seller reserves one-half of the net proceeds of lj DENVER, Colo., May 6.—" N, AP, V and W of the Salt Cr TEXAS TO GET MORE SALT CREEK CRUDE Producing binaaety: of pf Kinneyopastat|*.c Company in Edge Tracts Taken Over in Late Purchase ri of age, Publication Of Tribune Bldg. 2 Man CONVICTION ON FRAUD CHAR [3 SECURED IN FEDERAL COURT Sealed Verdict Opened This Morning Follow- ed by Swift Sentence Of Oil Operator. GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 6.—Gordon Campbell Was sentenced to two years in Leavenworth, Kansas, fed- eral penitentiary, and to pay a fine of $1,000 by Judge George M. Bourquin after he found by a in Fe Distric t here morning of using the aud and fraudulen Ha was fc th counts leges ¢ ! FALLS Assoclat + discover nburst Ol! fol loyed Senator D per of the nd thet K. W ne. Wheeler elec n19. this guilty in the jury under ion to mornir federal was court found here ‘by a y| fraudulent of! prot notion an the 4 The jury returning a last night anc Judge George M. o'clock this morning Campbell Is under joint indictment in the District of Columbia Senator Wheeler and former soll of the Inte partment, conspiracy to procure y The oil was ser t once by Judge Bourquin to two y In the federal penitentiary at | worth and was fined $1,000. Campbell, discoverer of the Ke nburst oil field in 3 ern Mon 1 April 8, 1924, by I me grand defr brought in motion of ndi government charged falsely advertised the ands contained tr holdings and t ed the syndi for Dalle omnect witnesse prineipal oll oper Campbell wa prod’ ° t Th i Wall Creek ‘ ey a rses itself he amount ¢ \ e nd « t 5 s 8 " » February 5, The Kinney-Coastal Oi! com- bs sold to the Texas Production) P jer by the Tex $375,000 cash its one-half interest in tracts es casted can a taal ih 4 eek fleld. ‘le sail ena’ erudd: eek operating ary of the Texas compan) | the Texas refinery at Casper, wh all ‘ Pag