Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1925, Page 1

IN IGE FIELDS Expiration of “Grade” ; The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Sig 8 Newspaper er Daily Cri MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED _PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, J JUNE 5, 1 1925 CHINESE CONTROL PLOTTE® WEATHER Unsettied showers probable except Recutcetee Si Continued cool. tonight and Saturday; snow in VOL. 1x NO. 202, 202 Chr Canp Armed Struggle Under Red SEARCH FOR AMUNDSEN IS LAUNCHED == Delivered by On Sarrier 76 cents Streets or at Newatun BY RUSS $ Leaders Threatened in Crisi: month 6 vente Puntication Urttes Tribune Bldg. 316 ©. Second St aHIP CARRIES ANES NORTH TO BEGIN HUNT LATE SPORTS WORC. ER, June 5.—(By The Associated Press)—Bobby Jones of Atlanta seems to be well on his way to his third national championship when he lead the professional Willie MacFarlane by four strokes, at the turn in their second eighteen hole play off for the Ndtioral open title ebre today. Their cards were: Period Requested by Citizens who reg other consideration l the honor of the county above all political or otherwise, will join with Governor Ross, in removing the stain upon Natrona county, placed there by Commissioners Scott and Morgan, by their acts in conducting the affairs of the county in defiance of the law, by their profigacy in spending the ‘peoples tax money, by their conduct in appropriating public funds to their per- -_ NATRONA HIGH GRADUATES RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS ACTION TO REMOVE SCOTT AND MORGAN FROM OFFICE Crowning Event in High School Career of 93 Casper Students Celebrated; Eloquent Address Is Heard H. Townsend, president of the board of education, presented diplomas to ninety-three graduates at the twenty-fifth annual commencement of the Natrona County High school held at the high school auditorium last night. The seniors were seated in tiers on the platform of the BALL SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE At Washington— Chicago Washir PLANS ORIENT, : LAI St, Louis. 000 102 622— 7 13 New York —- Batteries: Gaston, Giard and Dixon, Rego; Shocker, Hoyt and Bengough. At Philadelphia— R. H. EB. Detroit 002 120 **— * * Philadelphia — 021 032 o**— * * * raced Batteries: Leonard, Doyle and Woodall, Stanage; Walberg, Graves and Cochrane, Perkins. | Direct Pasticisation ( Moscow Revealed At Boston— R. H. E. Explorer Marked by Start of Expedition Jones 454 344 434—235, MacFarlane 454 454 445—39. At the seventeenth hole on the f z 3 second round Jones and MacFarlane NEW YORK, June 5.—|were all square, Jones having lost (By The Associated Press.) | bis advantage on the 13th and fit —The two wekes of grace, which Roald Amundsen al- lowed before search should begin for him and his polar | « expendition are over and pr tions for patrolling the edge of the Arctic ice are being brought to completion. The Norwegian explorer directed that a sharp lookout hould be es. tablished along the ice if he and his six comrad who ieft Spitz bergen for the north pole in two airplanes on May 21, did not return within a fortnight. He aiso left seal ed instructions to be opened at that time, dispatches from Osolo, the Norwegian capital, sayy but the na- ture of the instructions were not divulged. The Norwegian government Is dis- patching to the north a steamer bearing two naval scout planes which will be unloaded at King’s Bay, Spitzbergen, and flown thence to Wellman Bay, Danes Island to join Amundsen’s supporting crews on the steamers Farm and Hobby Meanwhile, talis of a search under June 5.—(By The ited Press.)—Two pounds and a half in weight will separate Tom Gibbons and Gene ‘Tunney, heavy- weights, when they meet in a’ fit: teen--ound match at the Polo grounds tonight. At the office of the state athletic commission today, Gibbons scaled 79, while Tunney tipped 181%. » WORCESTE: (By Mass., Juns 6,— Press.)—Willie MacF: into a tle with Bobby Jones, Georgia amateur, when the Tuckahoe, N. Y,, Scotth. man-migsed_a threefoot putt on the elghteenth hole of their match to decide the open golf championship of the United States here today, The scoie for the elghteen-hole playoff was 75 aplece. They tted yesterday for national honors with 291 each at the end of holes of meda) play, Because of the tic, forced to play afternoon. they will be 18 holes more this sonal benefit and by by reports and inyestig: authoritie: tions tro and malfeass The governor's letter folloy “Your letter of May has received my careful ke more specific regard to the affairs of } the possibility of any le of the courts may be averted, the statute as follows: wise, that J. board of cour Scott and G,. ming, pre offices of county commis The letter is signed by their general irresponsibility by demanding the prompt prosecution of these Under date of June 2, the governor has addressed a letter on the subject to George Weedell, proscuting attorney of Na- county directing him to forthwith commence court pro- ceedings in prosecution of Seott and Morgan for misconduct nce in office and for their remoyal from off 7th has been placed before me and attention. my directions to you as to procedure in rona ious letter was sufficiently explicit. al objections as to the jurisdiction I direct you in the language of “It having been made to appear to the governor upon an amination of the report of the state e: Y commissioners in the county of Nafrona, i the state of Wyoming, have been and are guilty of acts con- stituting misconduct and malfeasance by directed to commence and prosecute an action or ‘actions in the district court of the county of Natrona, state of Wyo- ing for the removal of the persons named from the ners of said county.” Nellie Tayloe Koss, Governor.” In compliance with the governor's directions th cuting attorney's office has prepared and will file in court to- morrow morning proper suit against Scott and Morgan spe- » as shown by state and other examining I note your request that Le I felt that my However, in order county, prey that aminer, and other- as mémbers of the T. Morgan. in office, you are he prose- auditorium and presented a sphendid appearance of young manhood and womanhood. The graduates were attired alike in grey caps and gowns and filled the platform in one solid body, Beau- tiful baskets of flowers added to the impressive scene, Below the tiers of seats occupied by the seniors, the speakers of the commencement ex- ercises were seated, Including C. 1. Townsend, Judge William A. Riner of Cheyenne, Principal C, K, Fletch- er and the Rev. Philip K. Edwards. Parents ahd friends of the gradu ate: upied every seat on the main floor and balcony of the auditorium. As the name of each senior was called and a diploma presented, the graduate was greeted with a round of applause from the audience. Six little children presented the diplo mas to the graduates after’ being handed them by Mr. Townsend. Judge Riner delivered an eloquent commencement) address, taking as his subject, “The — Republic's Strength, Its Source and Its Sym- bol.” Judge Riner stressed the im- portance of respect for law and de- clared that no government could ex- ist unless respect for and observance of the laws prevailed among the cit! zens of the country, Principal Fletcher announced that he regretted that the general public was not {nvited to the commence- ment exercises because of lack of space in the present high school au- ditorlum. Next year, he said, the program would be given in the new high school auditorium, now in pro- cess of completion, This was the last official appearance of Mr. Fletcher as principal of the Natrona County high school. He plans to accept one of the positions offered him as su- perintendent of schools in other cit- ies o2 the Rocky Mountain Region, The commencement exercises were opened with a selection by. the high school ‘orchestra. Invocation was pronounced by the Rey. Edwards, The audience was then delighted with two numbers by the senior chorus under the dircetion of Miss Jessie Mae Agnew, musical director in the public schools. The senior chorus in a volume of clear young volces which swelled through the auditorium, sang the (Continued on Page Five.) Cleveland -.. 010 100 101—4 8 0 : ye Boston 101 000 102— 5 10 2 Strikes and Upnisir Batteries: Karr and Sewell; Ruf- _ £ fing and Heying. at Shanghai poe 3d baa AES NATIONAL LEAGUE, TASTIINGM Abaithioage+- Rr. u.&.| WASHINGTON, June Brooklyn _.. 005 011 000— 713 0|—(By the Associated Press Chieago ~.--- 400 001 010— 6 13 1)/—-Information has reacht Batteries: Vance and Deberry: Cooper, Keen, Jacobs, Bush and ihe ee va Hartnett. so participation in an attemy At Pittsburgh— R. H. BE. ed armed struggle for t) Philadelphia 061 103 000 01I—6 9 1 Pittsburgh — Henline; Morrison and Smith, Gooch. Boston —... 000 000 000 0—0 3 2 present) sporadic 4 Cincinnati — 000 000 000 1— 1 7 1) *¥FPances in the south Batteries: Benton and Gibson; Juu-| The ultimate political consequen que and Hargrave, Wingo. can only be conjectured. The ai of probable operations ig in 1 At St. Louis— R. H. E.| Sphere of greatest in t to Jar New York — 020 * * */and the aid of the Soviet is be! St, Louis 002 * * «| thrown behind the standards of Fe Batteries: Scott and Snyder; Rhem | YU Hsing, leader of the faction le and O'Farrell. friendly to Tokio. Opposing Fe LEGION MEETS Harry B. department | Russian army instructors have commander for Wyoming, of the |/"to inner Mongolia to cooperate American “Legion; Darrell T. Lane, | Officers of Feng. legion field City; American auspices Commander Lansdowne of the Unit- is continuing. WASHINGTON, June 6.—(By The cifically setting out in the complaint the offenses with which the commissioners are charged and praying for their removal BE ON HAND AT 7 O'CLOCK control of all China, The conte: 300 200 000 00—5 9 2 Mitchell, Kremer and preveretions a regay 3308 plate qa civil war of ma proportions, centering in the nor ern provinces, and dwarfing in § portance the Batteries: At Cincinnati R. H. E. i stands Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchi ian war lord, reported to have moral if not the actual physical » port of the Japanese government, In its last analysis, such a str glo. might easily approximate a ¥ between Japan and Russia, with | actual campaigning carried on | Feng and Chang and the supp! furnished by Moscow and Tokio. Already considerable quantities arms and ammunition has been across the frontier from Russia, ON PLANS T0 RAISE QUOTA Henderson, man from Salt Lake and P, T. Lehmer, chairman of the legion state committee, arrived in Casper this morning for a con- In some places steps have b. taken to mobilize railroad equipm! in Mongolia for Feng’s troops, w! at northern points raflroad facili ed States naval dirigible Shenan- doah has submitted to the nav¢ de- partment a detailed plan for the operation of his craft in case it is used in a relief expedition. While details of the plan were not given out, in the absence from Washington of Secretary Wilbur, it is understood to provide for the es- tablishment of a floating base at Spitzbergen, utilizing for this pur pose the airship tender Patoka. 4ssoclated Press.)—Young Stribling of Georgia and Jack Stone of New York, heavyweights, are ready for their scheduled bout here tonight at the National Capitol Sporting club, but they will be arrested, along with the promoter, District Attorney Gordon has announced, if they ex- change blows, The match was postponed last night due to the late arrival of Stribling. The district The navy department reiterate* attorney's warning that there have been no appeals . followed his recent announcement Americar ald. ald. that prize fighting in the district must stop and that exhibitien ‘MOON’ MAKERS ARE ARRESTED matches here in the past few months were in violation of the law@ eres NE ME at oy WESTERN VOCATIONAL | CONFERENCE 10 MEET - 8. J. Richardson and Beatrice Mon: roe fell foul of the law ter: | 6 afternoon when f ra and | county officers found them in pos session of a moonshine plant in a tent and dugout on Deadhorse creek, some 25 miles out of town. They were arrested on charges of violat- ing the prohibition act. In the dugout the officers found a 75-gallon still, 20 gallons of whiskey and 17 barrels of mash. The raid was: made by Federal Agent R. 8S. Owens, Bert 8. Yohe and Deputy Sheriffs William Whittle SPOKANE, Wash., June 5.—The next convention of the Western Vo- cational conference will be held in Casper, Wy! May 14, 1926, it was announced here today at today's ses- sion of the gathering. Closer scrutiny of applicants for positions as teachers of home eco- nomics was urged by speakers before from office. has p county law defiance, law evasion and ture of graft and public wro a great day for Natrona count The people of Natrona county rejoiy that the governor t an end to delay and inaction on the part of Natrona 's legal department, and has shown by her present firm action that she will not tolerate betrayal of the people by any- body, on any account, at any time. The entrance of Governor Ross into Natrona county af fairs meets with widespread approval and support and this morning there is silence only law breaking made possiblé by Scott and Morgan in the seats of power. When these men are removed from office the whole strue- in the dugouts of entrenched gz will crumble and it will be Time—7 o'clock this evening. Place——Polo Grounds via the ns. The Tribune is all set to relay the fight, blow by blow, hot off Polo Gro ds ringside, will announce Tribune building. but the news will start at 6:30. SHARP FOR FIGHT RETURNS Casper time . Casper Tribune office. ‘ent—Fifteen round battle between Gene Tunney and Tommy to Casper fans tonight the story of a wire that will be tied in at the Tom Daily and his triple-tongued amplifier the returns to all corners of the block in front of the Be on hand early fans. The fight starts at 7 o'clock Don't miss it. Hale Holden and E. Flynn, prest- dent and general manager, respec- tively, of the Chicago, Burlington & and “Les” Snow. this division of the conference. Quincy Railroad company, and How- ard Elliott, chairman of the board COMMISSIONERS YIELD TO CLERK OF COURT IN ISSUING PAY Efforts to Cut Salaries Below Amount Fixed by Court Judge Dicarded in Face of Legal Action The county commissioners evidently experienced a complete change of heart today relative to the paying ot salaries to two assistants in the clerk of court’s office. After holding up the payroll of Mrs. Mabelle Fiedler, the clerk, until yesterday, when checks were issued for the pay- ing of but three out of five of the force, including Mrs. Fiedler, they paid the other two to:|day are precigely the same as were day with the usual certificates of| presented by the clerk. indebtedness, The salaries paid to-| Chairman Jack Scott has repeat: CHECKS edly told Mrs, Fiedler this week that her entire psyroll as presented would not be honored, Mrs. Fiedler explained that her office was not under the commisstonere’ jurisdic. tidn but™under the control ‘of the district court and that her ansist- ants and the salaries she pays were authorized by that court, Sh inquired why the commission- ers should assume what she called an unfair attitude toward her when maximum salaries are being paid in three other offices, She clo ex- plained how easy a matter it would be to force the commissioners to honor her payroll, provided it be came necessary to start mandamus proceedings. PRESIDENT HALE HOLDEN OF THE BURLINGTON SPENDS WIGHT HERE of directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad company, with several offi- clals of minor capacity and guests, spent last night and until 9 o'clock this morning in Casper. They arrived in President Holden's special train last night from Dallas. Texas, by way of Denver and, since Casper was the furthest point west on thefr itinerary, they left for the east this morning after Jack Leary, division freight and passenger agent for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy had taken Elliott for an automobile sightseeing trp, through the city The high railroad officials had | been in Dallas to officiate at the public opening of the new ex naion of the Denver and Forth Worth rail road line into the former Texas town, They slupt last night in their pri vate car in the Burlington yards. Holden complained of not feeling well because of his exertions and speech making In Dallas and he.and Flynn stayed in the car while El Mott and Leary made the trip over town. ° Elliott declared that while he knew Casper was an important point on the Burlington, he did not realize the full extent of its Industrial abd civic developroent until after he had made the trip over town, It rained during the trip and he (Continued on Page Five) STORM AND HEAT TAKE 140 LIVES ference with local legion officers rel- ative to the raising of this city's quota of the $5,000,000 endowment fund. Pe was scheduled to A meeting be held in the Hotel Henning today noon at which time plans will be made to complete the campaign which started last Monday. By these plans the legion expects to raise the remainder of the money needed this afternoon and tomorrow, Only about half of the quota has been raised to date, !t was announ- ced last night following a meeting have become a prize for active inconclusive maneuvering. The Russian ambassador at king, Karakhan, ha agement to the fc @ manner which has incurred Strong displeasure of the envoy. the great world powers. Russ propaganda has been increasing. volume not only in the north, also at Canton and other centers the south. Information of these developmeg has been placed in the hands of - of the Forty \Ternitic Toll in Life and Property Re- ported Throughout East and Middle West During Week CHICAGO, 3 5.—(By The the heat wave of the last few day weather became more intense ins ssociated Press}—The toll of deaths in went above 150 today as the torrid ections of the middle west and the east with no prospect of early abatement, the situation with an absorbing terest not unmix with anxiety, officials are withholding comme The precise r tion to the curt southern outbreaks to the thy of an overshadowing war fn north is not yet entire clear id appear tt ROBBER SHOT DOWN BY POSSE} yp ail ( re beer air , PEORIA, Il, June 5.—Chased by | 0'sanized charact eat sxe following the robbery of the | frelsners of his lor e pee ne ¥ i tra territorial rights. C., B, & Q. freight house and a store| ment, which recently has led to at Norris, Ill, Clyde Duncan, Peorta | fous outcroppings at Shanghal, vf soft drink parlor proprietor, was|the alms of the Soviet At Canton the recent trou Ned i 0) Guy C © killed and his atep-son, Guy Conkey,| \oveq to be in factional quae was probably fatally injured by the]among those south China lea fire of the posse. (Continued on Page Eight) American government which vi “nd Eight society, CHICAGO, June 5.—(By The Associated Press.) —At least 140 persons have died throughout the country in the past few days due to heat wave, drownings and storms. Of this number, 71 were in the territory east of Ohio and 69 were in several states from Ohio to Montana. Deaths yes- terday caused indirectly and directly by the heat were 36 in the east, and in the midwest more deaths were reported Twenty-one of the midwest's ta . one from St. Louis, talities far the period of the heat litional from Michigan, mak. wave were due to storms in Iowa,|1n® @ total.of 12 for the present Minnesota, Nebraska and Montana, | heat wave, while Pittsburgh's ad vanced to 11 in the last two hours Teaterde rig Deaths were as follows wa of prostrations were report East—New York City 7; New York | 64 in numerous cities state 4; Pittsburgh 7; Washington 2;| New York City at 3 P. M. reported Raltimore w England 12 W194 degrees, Jersey 2. Total 36. Indiana was sweltering In heat West—Chieago 9; Michigan 4; Ohio | expected to reach 100 degreen,, 4; Kentucky Missourt 2; Iowa 1; While New York City war sizzling, Indiana 1; Minnesota, Total 24 the floating rum runnera off the The weather bureau Indicated that st were enjoying a cool snap, temperatures would range between 95 and 100 over much of the great central valley and eustern states as the mereury fairly bolled as it climbed higher as the day advanced. At 2 P.M, the temperature regis tered 95 in Chiengo, one-tenth of a degree higher than the maximum of yesterday, During the morning hours it was four degrees above yesterday's regis trations. orted by passengers of incoming liners, who had donned overcoats and furs, due supposediy to some freak ocean current. porn A eas eg CHICAGO, June 5.—(By The Asso clated Press)—The second panel of four jurors was sworn in today in the trial of Wm. D. Shepherd, charg: ed with the murder of William N. MeClintock Eight jurors now have been chosen RIFFIANS OPEI BIG DRIVE OF FRENCH LINE‘ Strongest Offensive Since Outbreak Hostilities Launched by Tribes- men, Attackers Repulsed PARIS, June 5.—(By The Associated Press.) —The I fian tribesmen have launched the strongest and’ best ganized offensive since their invasion of French Moro with a drive against Taounat in the middle ofthe front. Official reports say Abd El Krim’s men tempora) gained some ground, crossing the Ouergha river at seve points but were repelled by the French. The latter tn a series of count vacuation of that zone last we attacks reoceupled some of the The Rifflan offensive was poxts north of the stream which |ducted with the greatest feroc: we abandoned during the voluntary « yntinued on Page Fivep