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

WEATHER The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper Partly overcast tonight and Fri day, probably ‘showers north porffon Cooler northwest. portion tonight. i esata VOL. 1X NO. 190 +6 Che Casp CASPER, WYOMING, er Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925 y Crilnutwe Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a montb On Streets or at Newstands, 6 ceute Tribune Bldg. 216 ©. Publication Offices: Second St. INJUNCTION SUIT FILE® HERE TO BLOCK TAX ON OIL IN STORAGE DAVIS ACQUITTED OF BRIBE CHARGES ALL OUT FOR BIC TRACK MEET HERE TON ORROW PLAT FOR 1925 GRADE SCHL TRACK MEET | TAINL ON NEW COUNT LIKELY BY PROSECUTOR Jury Out Three Hours! In Reaching Verdict | Yesterday. TOPEKA, Kan., May 21 —(By the Associated Pres —Cleared by a jury in the first case in which the state asked his conviction, former Governor Jonathan M, Davis today faced the prospect of trial on another bribery charge growing out of the pardon scandal which broke in the last days of his administration eurly this year. A jury after deliberating three hours and taking four ballots last night, returned a verdict of not guli ty for Mr. Davis on a spiring with 1 J Peterson, former state bank commissioner, to solicit bribe for pardon for Walter Grundy, convicted bank wrecker. On the first ballot the jurors stvod 10 to for acquittal. There remains now against the for: mer governor and his son, Russell G. Davis, a charge: of ateepting=« | bribe in connection with the issu- ancé of a pardon to. Fred W. Poll- man, convicted forger. States attorneys, headed by Attor- pey General C. 1. Griffith, have in dicuted they were prepared to push the second case, but no annoupe ment of the prosecution's plans was made following last night's verdict Leaving the court room where he had spent eight days on trial, Mr. Davis said he had received the yin dication he had expected. TOPEKA, Kans,, May 21. (By the Associated Pres:).—The political troubles of Jonathan M. Davis, for- mer Kansas governor, are ended, he sald today, commenting on his acquittal ‘Inst night-by a jury that tried him on charges of soliciting a bribe for executive clemency, Although another criminal suit against him still Is on the court doc- keet, the former governor sald he felt the jury had given him com plete vindication, He therefore pre pared to return to his Bourbon couty farm arid to stay the “Politics is adjournes Mr. Davis. “If am going the farm, The corn fields down In Bourbon county need me, I am 0: ing back to see about the crops and to make a living. I may go fish! oceasionnlly.” DR.ERDMANIS MODERATOR OF BIG ASSEMBLY COLUMBU: Ohio, May Charles R. Erdman, ef Princeton, this afternoon was elected mo¢ of the general assembly of the Pres- byterian church in the United States of America . He was ono of three candidates nominated. | Dr. Erdman was elected on the second ballot. His election is regard. ed as a victory for the conserva tives, AMERICAN LEAGUE. — R.H.E, i) At Chicago— Boston 510 00 Chicago 132 boo Batteries; Luckey, Ross and Heying; Faber, Cvengros, Blanken- ship, Grabowski and Schalk, At St. Philadelphia — St. Louis, 100 1** Batterie: Gray and Cochrane; Gaston dnd Severeid, Louis— R. HE. 003 1%* ee At Detroit— RH. E. Washington -_.110 001 0*%—* * Detroit --000 020 orr—9 © . Batteries: Johnson and Ruel; Col- lins, Weils and Woodall, Bassler. At Cleveland— New York Cleveland = Batteries: Shawkey and Schang; Uhle and Myatt. 2 at A Ss NATIONAL LEAGUE. R.H. BD. 100 000 QII—4 11 004 001 00x—3 7 1 teries: Cooper, Brett and Hart- Vance and Deberry. At Boston— KRW 101 000 010—%3 7 4 Boston 2 042 Iix—12 14 1 Batters sothoren, Stuart and Gonzales; Cooney and O'Neill, St. Louis At Philadelphia— K. H. BE. Cincinnati 000 001 00—1 9 2 Philadelph 100 233 00x—9 13 1 Batte J. May, Biemiller and Wingo, ‘arlson and Wil son, Do At New Pittsburgh New York terte Smith; Si O10 211 OOx—5 8B O dams, Morrison and ott and Gowdy, Cteas Acre ‘etn . Peleus Aon COnte8tS will mate ther Pecapeerters in this awoce. Come thru sre pore. Juvenile Stars of Eleven Casper Grade Schools to Compete for Honors in Annual Festival Here Bleven Casper grade schools will compete in a track and field tourna- ment to be held starting at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the high school athletic field. Entries have been received for more than 1,800 youthful athletes and the meet DEAF EAR IS TURNED TO PLEAS FOR HIG tomorrow promises to be the biggest in the history of local schools. As an fMilustration, every boy in the Park school with the exception of six, will be in the tourney. The schools which will be repre: (Continued on Page Nine.) CAMP SITE FOR CHILDREN HERE ld ASSURED BY RECENT ACTION Lions. Secure Consent Of County Board to Purchase of Property On Elkhom Creek. The Casper Lions club campaign for a permanent sight for the recuperation camp was won late yester- day when the board of coun- ty commissioners agreed to the purchase of a 10-acre tract on Elkhorn creek at the foot of Casper mountain from Mrs. W.. 8. Kimball. The county agr to pay $3,000 for the property in ten annual install- ments, while the Lions club agrees to equip the place for recuperation purposes and assist in its mainte- nance. Dr. Allan McLellan has served as chairman of the Lions committee on the mp and with other members took up the project of a permanent site late last year en it became ap- parent that the Kadsville site would not be available ain this year, The Kimball prop is considered ideal for the purpose, being conveniently Jocaied with all advantages of health. ful and beautiful surroundin, and equipped with buildings that can be adapted to the use of the camp. Benefits to the undernourished children of Ci er will be marked There are no less than 60 children here, itis stnted, whose physical 4condition demands healthful rectea- tion and nourishment to offset im- mediate danger of a lapse into chronic ailments which would cling to them through life. These children parents of whom are unable to pro- vide for them in this manner, will be taken to the camp for stated per- jods The Casper Woman's Departmen- iontinued on Page Nine.) MATR SANE, FACE under way today for the reop of her mother at their home h The girl is to be returned t state hospital having declared her sane after 30 days of clore observa- tion. Attorneys who defended the girl when the case was originally open- ed last March stated that they would OVER BEER PASSING ICIDE WILL TRIAL Dorothy Ellingson to Be Returned to} Oourt for Murder Arraignment; Hos- pital Authorities Deny Insanity ‘ ry SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 21.—Arrangements were ening of the trial of Dorothy Ellingson, 17-year-old “jazz girl” charged with the murder ere on January 13. The girl was adjudged insane about two months ago. o the county jail here tomor- row, the medical staff of the Napago into conference at once to formu- late a program. Both the 4 counsel and*relatives of the “Jazz mad" disciple of the bright lUghts txpressed astonishment at the ver- dict reached by the hospital author- ities. ONTARIO SMACKS LIPS MUGS WITH OF DRY ERA OTTAWA, Ont., May 21.—(By Associated Press).—Today {is the | day in Ontario, r the first time in eight years real beer was legally on sale and thirsty Americans. from border cities took full :dvantage of the opportunity, Jiewas,only after. many efforts that “the wets” succeesed in get- ting legal sanction of che polls for the vending of 4,4 rer cent beer. Reservations frem Detroit. ex- hausted the supply of tables at Windsor, Ontarto, hotels, while other hotgls reported reservations from as far away as Arkansas, The retoil price is five to fif- teen cents a glass, <A bottle costs 2be. The beer, which is termed “four by four" been dubbed “Fergie's slangily also has Foam” MAN WHO BELIEVED SELF. ‘DAD’ FOR NINE MONTHS |FINDS BABY WAS BOUGHT NEW YORK, Associated Pre: Base, wealthy clothing manufacturer, who for nine months, proudly re- garded himself as the father of a baby boy, was today a disillusioned man. Mrs. Bass has admitted to As- sistant District Attorney VPecora that she bought the infant from a baby home for $75 and pretended it was her own because her hus- band longed for an offspring. The publicity attached to the state's Investigation of the infant ortum of Mrs, Helene Geixen-Volk, May 21 }—-Nat where 44 children have died since FIVE WOUNDED IN GUN FIGHT BETWEEN DALLAS OFFICERS AND BIG MOB Sheriff ’s Men Stand Off Crowd of 300 Bent on Lynching Negro Brothers Indicted for Double Murder DALLAS, Texas, May 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —Five men were wounded, one seriously, in an exchange of shots between officers guarding the Dallas county jail and a mob of 300 persons early today. The mob, bent on lynchin negro brothers, indicted yeste g Frank and Lorenzo Noel, rday in connection with two murder apd assault cases were driven back after thirty shots were fired. The only wounded officers was Sheriff Svhuyler Marshal who was struck by a brick. Dwight Stewart is the most ser- fously wounded, He was shot in the side and his recovery is doubtful. More than 100 men and women were arrested. No charges have been filed against them. After the attack, seventy-five offl- cers armed with machine guns, tear bombs, shotgunr, and side arms, maintained a vigil over the Jail. t 1918, led Mrs. Bass hoax. It was at the tution that the be bed with her, she said. Her hus band was notified that the stork had arrived. Nov he refuses to keep the child, though he and Mrs Bass love it, because he “doesn't want to live @ Ile."" Mrs. Gelsen-Volk, who was a German Feed Cross nurse in the war, was indicted yesterday on a baby Incubator charge in another case. Water Is Used For Toasts At Juarez Parley EL PASO, Texas, May 21 The Associated Press)—\Water—noth ing stronger—was the stuff tousts were made of at Juarez by American members of the border commtrsion at @ banquet tendered Major General R. L. Howze of Fort Biles, Texas, yesterday by Mexienn army officials, This is the portest of Willlam R. Vallance, assistant solicitor of the state department who attended the affalr, Nothing stronger than demitasse Pessed the lips of American commis. tion Vallance said and is authority for the statement that LincciIn C. Andrews, head of American dry forces, toasted with ice water, “We were careful about that,” Val lance sald, “ unfavorable publicity.” (By Resolutions and petitions insti. |Viduals representing a total of approximately % 4 placed in |erty owners and voters, asking that the county highway department be reinstated and put to work, failed to have any desired effect on County Commissioners Jack Scott and Guy T. Mofgan at a meeting held late yesterday afternoon. the Casper Realtors resolutions came from Motor club, — the Assembly and the unizations reviewed the a for road work to be [done at this time of y and point Jed out the inevitable deterioration that will result If the commissioners | entinue in force their order abolish- | | | | The Casper Trades These pressing ne ing the department Besid the reso‘utions organizations a petition sigr 700 people ask ng that 1 was presented. from the dbs the order be countermand Morgan made motion that the man Scott motion and Commis rle G, Burwell voted “no.” id he would write letters to nizations explaining that the |county finances are tn such condi | ton that abolition of highwa | | was nec | ot | seconded sioner E work essary. Burwell then presented a | ton seeking to re-establish Nate Wil |sun as county road superintendent at his former salary of $250 a month and that be be Instructed to spend only such money as ts absolutely necessary to keep the roads in a proper state of repair. Burwell pointed out that seven men have been r mployed to do work on the highways by Scott and Morgan since the abolition order, on their own hook and without authort resolu ‘that theme men wre working without HWAY WORK \Petitions for Reinstatement of County | Department Ignored by Morgan and | Scott; Time Being Wasted by Men for | Lack of Superintendent 1 F BPHS ations and indi- 000 prop-| from org any directing head. member of the board much time is being w: seven men because of vision, The minority declared that sted by these lack of super One of the employes at the vince {t was sponsored by the er- kuson government whigh believes {t will be beneficial in, satisfying the thirsty without having folks resort to poor bootleg whiskey. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the antl-saloon league of America, sald Americans would be disappointed in the “four by four,” but opined that the gen- eral result might be detrimental to prohibition in the United States by giving bootleggers more op- portunities. WINDSOR, May 21—(By the As- sociated Press).—The anticipated rush of thirsty Detrolters to taste Ontario's new 4.4 spirit proof beer failed to materialize when the new beverage legally went on sale at Ta. m. today. Up until 9 a, m, traffic across the river from De- troit was little, {f any above nor- mal and the ferry boats were not crowded. However, if Detrolters had post- poned their pilgrimage, Windsor- {tes many of whom work In De- trolt, disp!ayed more curlosity. While not more than a dozen mgn were on hand when the first glass of beer was drawn in the tap room of the Prince Edward hotel another hotel nearer the ferry dock: was crowded and approx! mately 600 men had been served within 30 minutes after the spt Rots were opened. Most of them were workers on their way to De trott. In many cnses, the spectators outnumbered the drinkers. TORONTO, May 21 Press.\—Ontario's new 4.4 per cent beer on sale for the first time today is “wet and drinpab! Such was the verdi (Associated of most of there were | eral places tt @ great shoy augurated and as the went on there notable increase in the number of customers. PHILAD Butler committee urged begin efforts for Chairma biican national party workers to (Continued on Page Two) Republican success in next campaign COUNTY BOARD OnDER WILL BE PUT 10 TEST IN DloTAICT COURT Double Taxation Made Basis of Protest by Midwest Company to Further Collection. The Midwest Refining Co. and other oil companies will not submit to the action of the board of commissioners of Natrona county to saddle upon the oil industry a dou- ble taxation of crude oll produced, officials of the companies announce. Charging such attempt as {ilegal, unwarranted and entirely vold, Mid west Refining company hag filed in the district court of trona county a petition for injunction to restrain the tax collector from carrying out the order of the county borrd. The Tribune announced last Sunday morning that such legal steps would be taken and the filing of the suit in court last evening is confirmation of the same. Dete’ sereen from that mined to distrac! themselve are hrow smoke tention irges against them, The county commissioners, it is claimed, have adopted a policy which is thought certain to result in. endles. slitigation. that will not only prove expensive to the com- panies but to the county as well. up public ad the numerous In an endeavor to leave with the public an impression that the oil industry has not been paying its full share of taxes !n Natrona county, the county board last year attempted to levy inst Midwest Refining company, Sinclair Crude Oil Pur- chasing company and others a so- called oil in storage tax, Immediate steps were taken at that time by the companies {nter- and were joined by other oil nies in protesting both orally and formally written notice that any effort to impose such tax would be met by injunetion sults to restrain collection of such tax and that the matter would be put squarely into the courts. The tax was never levied, but on April 13 this year the amissioners ordered the tax for 1924 placed upon tho roll as “omitted” assessment of Midwest Refinin, company and ordered the tax collected, the amount being $89. 04. The action was taken at a time when at least two mem- bers of the board were under fire and are still under fire. Midwest comps ment of the ny in resisting pay- x recites in much de fons in Natrona county purchasers and re crude ofl and charges that d ofl in. ste tox is xation, the production tax oll having been pald double t upon the and 8,000,000 barrely of in 1923 from Salt ¢ ated by the company tional 4,000,000 barre lands in t Cc others. Midwest tion tax return as ducers of the ing bi reek lands oper+ an addt ‘om. other rated by » the produc: t for the pro- and it opera sworn statement the of the production for the year 1923, which ts the b producti rv 1924 amount endar s of the (Continued on Six-Month Old Mrs. Helen Auguste Geisen-V. in East Eighty-sixth street, today was indicted for fi gree manslaughter by a grand jury after an investigation | *°"*'*! | which showed that William Winters, six months old, died ‘or we wished to avold|ention at 9 regular meeting, and'in the woman's place after his skull had been fractured. Infant Died of Fractured Skull NEW YORK, May 21.—(By The Associated Press.) — olk, owner of a “baby farm” st de- The Winters infant was one of 30 children who died in the “ba ‘BABY FARM? OWNER IS HELD BY GRAND JURY ON MANSLAUGHTER Indictment Returned on Evidence That| CHARGE 1 ner wed throw th de that 14 farm" Gelsen-Volk, upper Park rhe athe m ndleted | jury Tuesday ( substituting placed In her care not gullty to an on a children She was plead. this charge in today when the was re grand charge 0 ing manslaughter indictment turned, Her bail of $36,000 on the child substitution was continued and sho was returned to jail,