Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1925, Page 1

Che Casper Sunday Trilnme VOLUME 34 MAIN NEWS SECTION CASPER, WYOMING, SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1925 PADLOCKS FOR F an gE ir a MAIN NEWS SECTION NO. 48 TEE ‘JOINTS’ ARE SOUGHT IN SNYDER CLEANUP SHEPHERD IS FREED OF LAST MURDER CHARGES CASE. DROPPED BY PROSECUTOR GROWE ON LATE HAY ACQUITTAL Man Tried for “Germ” Crime Plans to Take Long Vacation as Re- sult of Jail Term. By EDWARD C. DERR (United Press Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO, June 27. Life, love, liberty — every- thing, in fact—seemed good to William Darling Shepherd tonight, 24 hours after a jury decided he was not guilty of murdering Billy McClintock “Ge has been Shepherd said. “He his blessings upon man. Life seems good now thats can live outside a jail cell, It ts good to live and Jove and be Joyed. 1 am grateful for the best woman God ever gave to a man. “There is no bitterness in my heart for those who tried to perse- cute me. Everything is good.” Shepherd enjoys nothing much more than a well cooked meal and so he was frank to admit that he intended much of his time the next few days in “just eating and sleep- ne. “Julie (Mrs. Shepherd) is a won derful cook,” he said, smiling, “and she knows just what I ought to eat —you know I’m supposed to be on a diet. Julie had a delicious meal ready for me last night. It was certainly a treat after the meals IJ was served in jail.” Shepherd, as a matter of fact, not get the regular jail meals, His law partner, Robert Stoll, had espe- cially prepared meals sent in for Shepherd from a restaurant next door to the jail that caters to pris- oners. “It:was better than some of the fello had—but it wasn’t up to Julie's cooking,” Shepherd ex- plained, Shepherd said his plans for the future were “rather uncertain,” Lut he planned on a good, long ation in the out-of-doors, Prison confinement hasn't been » too good for me,” he said. “I've lost nearly all of my I need to get out tm the fresh air and sun- shine and build myself up physical- And the man who was or used of “something new oning id to me," showered innocent good has an aid color. n mur germ in t Bi take care ¢ d. came in house hat will time,” he victory to Shepherd ternoon in the announcement State’s Attorney Robert E we that he would not prosecute the charge that Shepherd had mur ered Billy's mother 16 y This action cleared the Shepherd's last battle for 00,000 McClintock estate. Early next month seven of Billy's tant cousins will attempt through probate court to break the youth's will on the ground that | epherd. used undue The will left to Shephe that ‘6 sweetheart car so long ars ago. path for the $1,- the ull of the for- | xcept for a pro is to get $8,000 lives: ston ow + WEATHER mewhat unsettled Monday, possibly th little change Sunday and| thu ader. tempera sentt wers; Ire. n | | | Casper One Of First to Make | Census Return ealthy Merchant Denies Charges Made by Wife CHEYED (Special to counties in their census y of State The with a Mills with 280, and 190 outlying distr cluding the Co . Wyo. The Tribune.)—s the state have file returns with Seer: Frank city. of Casper population of ansyille recorded in cts near Casper, ntry Club distr y has a total popu- June NE W. YORK, June 27.—¥For . Mrs. Sebastian 8S, Kresge her hy nd, reformer st ate, prom Kresge with the in- and ten-cent What she got, box of she further candy and vers, toy ted with a out of popu: a total of he other filed returns Springs, Kresge denies. charges hig second wife, former in per suit for 00,000, the value of the stock Mrs. Kresge declares her husband promised her. Very Plainly their romance is the rocks First Wife Got 10 Million, The first Mr Kresge divorced him in the record time of ten min utes in Detroit, more than a ago. She charged cruelty, explain ing he was “pouty” most of the time. Upon her, it is said, he settled $10,000,000 after the divorce He married the Kresge a few months later. He is 53. The second Mrs. Kresge het: bad been married once before. divorced her hustund, Percival Harden, in Syracuse. daughter of George A. Méfeer Pittsburgh, and ran aw the stage. In her action against her present husband she charges that he prom- ised, as a token of love, to present to her on her wedding day 20,000 shares of his 5 and 10-cent stores stock, worth, she says, $10,000,000, it she would marry him. She ac- cepted him. Before the marriage, her story goes on, he did give her 2,500 shares of the stock. Upon the wedding day, April 24, 1924, according to (Continued on Page Eight) counties that have are Campbell, Hot Platte and Washakie. CHAIRS AND TABLE ROCK IN CODY INN Distinct earth tremors lasting over a period of at least 15 seconds were felt in th vicinity of Cody at 6:45 o'clock Saturday evening, according to telegraphic word re- ceived by’ The Tribune from A. J. Parkin of this city, Who was seat- ed at dinner at the Burlington inn at Cody when the quake commene- ed. Chairs and tables rocked for about 15 seconds, dishes crashed to the floor and general confusion ensued. The damage was slight. Mr. and Mrs, Parkin and.the Jat- ters parents, Dr, and Mrs. Ed- ward Munson of New York, were enroute to Yellowstone Park, Af- ter touring the park Mrs. Parkin and children will accompany Mrs. Parkin's parents to New York state. made by chorus girl, on yer second Mrs She Is of to go on WAS PROMISED FORTUNE ANB RECEIVED BOX OF CANDY AND TOY POODLE, MRS. KRESGE CLAINS | | Mrs. Kresge No, an d (inset) 8. NEW RATES ARE PUBLISHED BY Tht ber of Commerce Gets Tariffs. luced per recently sche 10 ied Chambe of th through the r of Commerc mmerce 1 eas folle Chappell, H 1 Oll Refining Co. ming Grocery Go. (; yoming N. & 8. Ry pac obese TWO KILLED IN Ts prado aviator, 3 a deaf mute riding with 1 that his defec would be cured, when thelr D and fe at 6 p. June 27 rrel, well 4 Steve Sr hope ve fell severe today ne th m, D. & R.G. TO CUT SERVICE ON BRANCH DENVER, Colo., June (United Press)—Unless a reputed mining re- vival at Lake City, Colo., material- izes by November 1, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad com. pany, it is said may again petition the state Public Service Commission to permit it to abandon its dafly mixed train service through that town and substitute a twice a week servi The the quakes of more or less seriou ming, Idaho and Oregon. Following the first two s first petition lenied by utilitie Satu Perfect Crime: Attempted by Students Fails SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.—(By United Press.)— | Another “perfect crime’ gone wrong—and today Bliss Y. Baker, University of California student, sat behind prison bars while police questioned Russell Crawford, alleged “master mind” in a $50,000 extortion and fake kidnaping plot. Like Leob 18° and ox tied they Baker 1 Crawford ording to The allel between the and the cle att of the e Daniel C, Jackiir Loeb. but ye pa Chi emulate er un uthe Cop. ell succe: t sful here to f the full confe today by Baker | IHionalre, into paying ran ‘ontinued on Page Eight) made per 9 som TETON SLIDE REPEATED RIVER IS AC AGAIN DAMMED JACKSON HOLL Wyo., June 27. (United ss)—A second aval nehe toppled Into the Gros Ventre river at about 6 o'clock p,m taln time) today according to reports arried overland from the scene Today's avalanche was smaller th (he first, the message said, being (moun un The avalanche Tuesday afternoon led a mile before it finally cam inst the opposite wall of an official the bigh half square mile of into the valley at the Tues dammed confined to earth, It fell head of the lake formed by and again effectually the Gros Ventre Earthquake shocks 0. were felt simultanec the slide. ce Ventre ¢ tod nyon recelved by yartment ort sald alwo that t here " ntinued on Page UD gh 0 « BUTTE, Mont., June 27.—(By United Pres ithe major tremors, another was felt at 8: ve is proportions, which came in three distinct shocks. hocks—at 6:23 P. and 7:07P.M M The la barel ble = Col. tter w percepti ets rangers hay patched to parts of the and report any un disturbances, The quakes were severely in Billings soula, Livingston, man and Helena, it wa A hotel wall In Grea cracked, Elect ly, At Liy high building sw while nev fainted. An Great ‘STATE HOME ', CHIEF NAMED +(United 1 watche en SANTA CLARA (United Press} shock, time, | wan re | versity: of Santa ‘irae starting well ove ndleat northw Wheeler Case Revival Seen At Washington '|* WASHINGTON, took SPOKANI Ww n 4 |(United Press}—Earth quake shocks were felt here early tonight, the tent of which were not fully deter mined, The selamograph Gor zaga University recorded at 5:26 p, m, Pacific weather bureau also reported sl were felt, The western Union pany reported that to Helena, Montar id it was unknown how | damage war h June The egraph com- | Wheeler case A new and #ensa leading | tional turn tonight when it became 4 wit the department of jus idence to a were wn | | serio} BOISE, rene) June were felt here at about ¢ antain time th 5 ( (Continued on Page Wight) (Mountain standard time) - her John Coolidge - _ Again Seriously [Il AAILRDADS| SEW Conwell of Chan | PLANE CRASH rel in the hearing | were Instantly killed NORTHWEST REGION ROCKED BY QUAKE: SLIDES OCCUR fhe entire northwest mountain district was shaken tonight by earth-| The disturbances apparently centered in Montana, although reports of quakes were received from parts of Wyo- which were apparently WILD NIGHT LIFE DEAL FINAL BLOW Violators in Oil Field “Tia Juana” to Face Jail for Contempt of Court if Restraining Orders Against Vice Ignored; Sheriff Serves Notices Juana” th }mecca for the thirsty. last night passed out of exist la center of wild night life. Evidence collected vals since the town first started to ride a wave of popularity jand notoriety based on open liquor vy redlight oper ations, made its Are Snyder, “Tia of Salt ending, gambling appearance il JUVENILES TAKEN TOG WP BY LIONS CLUB Outdoor Recupera ion Camp Opened S: day in Hills ih vice joints from district co 1 ing on the . ation f eedin alleged pro: The petitions for { fifteer I~ | Bryant } Court.» In in move liqu premise diate arrest and jail for contempt fine imy and propric joints late riffs act Sheriff Alex | pledged hi campaig the owners and p tically ¢ vice ‘The moment that served, it takes immed! violators ar sl ng und McPt supr The rt int inju priet the contempt of court “If the injunctual iar c an a jail fine ntl both, suc lared | | “re ups aUPEGT HELD Un MUBEH PUii HU By DALE VAN EVERY. SWAMPSCOTT, | Coolidge, j}home in Plymouth, ay hite House t Mrs lthey came north for their Col nited Pre Mass., right at th el Coolidge had a « Six hundred and geventy the dollars of the millién dollar valuations for, tax purpe dard plant No 1 log re ff the tr ‘ount June the president's father, cast a pall of gloom over the e Coolidge seemed to have enjoyed more t vacation John hi ummer Mr. and was seriousl) end of a day which han ar ir BOARD IS ‘KEPT ON RUN