Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1925, Page 1

a VOL. 35 F e W@asper MAIN NEWS SECTION CASPER, WYOMING, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1925 SUPER-POWER SYSTEM is as Trine MAIN NEWS SECTION WYOMING GIVES UP CLUE TO MURDER NEW ANGLE 15 INJECTED INTO FIGHT FOR MAN FAGING DEATH Half-Breeds Believed Guilty of Crime ‘for Which Simmons Is Due to Die at Lincoln. that has leaked out in Wyoming, coupled with judicious meth- ods in breaking down Indian stoicism and immovability, may stay the electrocution at Lincoln, Neb., next Tuesday of Wal- ter Ray Simmons, sentenced to die for the murder at Spencer, Neb., of Frank Pahl. This information will be forwarded to Governor Adam MeMullen by Dr. B. V. McDermott of Glenrock, V ming, former resl- dent of Stewart, Neb., and a student of Indian ways and characterist! who believes that Pah! was slain by one of two half-breeds who fled from the scene of the crime at the time of its ogcurrence, “In a statement here Saturday he withheld the names of the “breeds,” but intimated that one was serving a sentence for manslaughter in a penal institution. “Information we have at hand would indicate that Simmons did not actually kill Pahl, although I believe he was a party to the plot which resulted in the tragedy, \~ are working on this information and hope to prove that he is not the real murderer.” No confession hay been obtained in the case, as was reported in quer- fes reaching here yesterday. Mc- Dermott said that the information on which he was working would be wired to the governor of Nebrasks. “If no reprieve ts granted,” he added, “there will be little use fol- lowing it up. It will be impossible to obtain a confession at once. I didn’t belleve Simmons would be exe- cuted on circumstantial evidence or I would have worked on this tnfor- mation before, but I did belleve Simmons was a party to the plot.” Defense counsel at Lincoln, it is understood, obtained a “tip” on sup- positions entertained by a Glenrock rhysician, when an attorney over- heard a train conversation between McDermott and Judge Dickinson, who sentenced Simmons. Information Simmons has been the object of widespread sympathy on the part of many who did not believe him guilty. Reprieves e been grant ed from time to time, as one inves: tigation after anothér has been con Evidence in the conviction of Simmons was largely clrcumstan- tial, Simmons having been seen in company with Pahl before the erime. Later his car was found covered with blood and Pahl's body was found in a Gry gulch, A liquor deat is said by Simmons to have figured in his meeting with Pahl and he b steadfastly denied the killing. breeds, whom he was unable to iden- tify, were blamed by Simmons for the murder, and it is in reference to these that Dr. McDermott has information which he feels in jus- tice to the condemned man should be sifted to the bottom. Such an Investigation would call for a reprieve, inasmuch as some time would be required to secure stion upon such information as the governor Will have at hand. Aug. 8,—(United Press).—W: Simmons, for- mer Montana prohibition officer, to- night calmly awalted death in the electric chair for murder at the Continued on Page Seven) Too Warm To Talk, Dawes Tells Scribes OMAHA, less, P. Aug. 8.—Shoeless, coat- without collar or tle, Vice esident Charles G, Dawes gave four-word interview as his train assed through Omaha tonight. Howdy, general, have you a word for us?" chorused news- paper men on being admitted to the general's stateroom. Taking four long drags and one short one at his underslung pipe, pact out Shy hot!” . NEGRD ACCUSED OF MURDER IN LATE KILLING Cheyenne Slayer Holds Victim by Hair in Shooting Woman. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 8.—(Spe- cial to The Tribune)—Bill Smith, 28: year-old negro, will be charged with murder as the result of the death Friday night at Memorial hospital of Tine Campbell, colored woman, who was shot by Smith on the night of July 6, according to R. S. Mentger, Laramie county attorney. The shdoting occured on the ‘night of July 6, after Smith and thé w: man, who had been going together, had quarreled and broken, it is un- derstood, Smith later returned to the woman’s home and demand admit- iutice, Smith was refused admittance, but he rushed into the woman's room, and after a short quarrel, drew a gun, it was said, held the Tine woman by the hair and fired several shots at her, two of them plercing her chest, one just above the heart. . FUNERAL OF MRS, JOKN HENRY SET FOR MONDAY Funeraf services for Mrs. John Henry, 60 years “ld, of 1214 Phillip street, who dled’ Thursday, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Baptist church on West A street. The body is now at the Lor- ton,funeral home. CmDER IO TFT p Mary Louise Spas Lied About Her Parents Receive Her Back When NEW Sweres. ey Fraud Is Made Certain By HENRY E. MINOTT (United Press Staff Correspondent.) YORK, York’s modern Cinderella, Mary Louise Browning, rudely shattered tonight when she was taken from her new “daddy,” Edward W. Browning, and placed in the care of | an unnamed matron, by order of the district attorney of Queens county. Boy Patricide aU cisen Others Charges of Continual Bickering and Wrangling in Home Life Discounted by Sheriff in Vanderwoort Case By IRWIN I. FEMRITE (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ALLISON, Iowa, Aug. 8.—Writing of a warning to shun plights similar to his own was attempted today by 17-year-old patricide of Parkers- Warren Vanderwoort burg, who is in jail here. Warren asked a reporter for a pencil and paper today. He refused to talk concerning the tragedy passed 4 not kilied his father and seriously wounded his mother with o small calibre rifle Thursday night. “I might write something for you though,” he said when he requested the materials. *honor that thy A ful lad posing n hour had the thy statemer indicated would exhort other t father and thy days suce may be in which he d the remorse 1 in which he mother long in the com s to (Continued on Page Seven.) Ms Aug. 8.—The gilded dreams of New| were ary Louise Hed about her age “bamboozled Browning,"—Is the way District Attorney * Newcombe ex | pressed it—and so she probably wi be sent back to her paren’ 1 A toria, whose home she | > come th adopted daug ft millic ire, A storm that has been brewing since the pretty Bohemian girl ated Browning. with her gen rous smile and golden curls and caused him to choose her from among 12,000 applicants, broke to day. Mary Louise was taken from the District Attorney's office to the pa latial suite fitted’ out for her Kew Gardens, and selected a fev things from among the finery wi which showered her. to the home of a friend Franels C, ride in the fairy coach, a Rolls-Royce. On next Tuesday her had driven Attorrey Date—perbaps her last in this case nev foster father Then she Newcombe and Bird Coler, commissioner of publi safety, will lay before Surrogate Noble the, facts they gleaned in three hours of searching questioning his t afternoon, ‘They will recom- mend that the adoption be tnvall dated, and that Mary Loulse go back to her parents lish, tively It is not yet y who, expressed a willing e her again in thelr humble home. certain, (Continued on Page Se in broken En to re compara weombe en) 50,000 MARCH IN KLAN PARADE CAPITAL SEES WEIRD SPECTACLE By PAUL R, MALLON. (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Cease- jess rythmic footfalls of Klansmen on the march, thundered down Penn- sylvania avenue from the capitol to Washington monument this after- noon in a gigantic and colorful par- ade. Wearing the long white robes of uh Ku Klux order with conical hoods and faces unmasked, the bril- Mant hued army, more than 50,000 stcong tramped more than a mile through the bistoric thoroughfares which hag been the scene of spectac- ular parades of history. Like endlers white waves sprayed with all the colors of the rainbow which fringed their costumes they came with arms folded looking straight ahead with no attention to applause of the applauding crowds. a single incident marred the stacle which had caused extreme police cautions and aroused fears of} south, east authorities, Scores of the marchers were overcome in the stifling atmos- phere but of march was there any adv ple of vantage y Instead, ed the marchers on. With flags flying a the arm from etlons wh thr 1 middie ’ no where along the line e dis. the thousands who hung out from hotel windows and points d bands » had gat sugh west, ywn the avenue, cheer- p' ut th ‘moyed| silently and solemnly through Sts maneuvers. The line of march was colorful. At the head a robed ho: man wore a big American flag and by bis side two other robed horsemen with rifles in militant array rode. Lie} of white-robed men hind were endless surging waves nd women with purple, blue and thirty-two abreast » band in white play (Continued o4 Page Five) s of scarlet mavehing ind there ‘RAGS-TO-RICHES’ GIRL HAS DREAMS SHATTERED ie hour of midnight struck, turned again into a the horses in_ their gorgeous trappings became black mice und Cinderella’s finery ged to rags.” It all again t ella, Bohemia girl who | | last night return parents in New York c several | |days of Iuxury as the adopted | |daughter of Edward Browning, multianillionaire. Dorothy Brown- ing (in dancing costume) was to have been her playmate and “sister” but Dorothy's mother is so seeking annulment of adop- tion papers. Browning's picture | |is shown in the lower right of the group. FRENCH FLIERS REMAIN. IN ALR FOR. 40 HOURS Distance and Duration Records Smashed in Late Flight. CHARTRES, France, sug. 8. (United Press)--Two world aviation records were bettered, today when the French birdmen, Drouhin an¢ Landry surpassed distance and dura- tfon marks in a.circular course be- tween Chartres and Etampes. Droughin had held ise world’s dur- ation record of 37 hours, 69 minutes and 10 seconds. but smashed this with his companion and then set out to break the distance record of 4.050 kilometers held by Lieutenants Mac- Ready and Kelly for their perfor mance at Dayton, Ohio, two years ago. The fliers landed at 2:45 a. m, after haying been in the air 45 hours, 11 minutes, 59 seconds, They had flown a total distance of approximately 4,400 kilometer patos. STATE OFFICIALS AT PAAGO CELEBRATION E CHEYENNE, Wyo. Aug.. 8.— (Special to The Tribune.)—Governor Nellie T. Ross and other members of the state board of charities and reform, including Secretary of the State Frank E, Lucas, State Auditor Vincent Carter, State Superintendent of Public Instriction ‘Katherine A. Morton, State Treasurer John M. Snyder, were at Rawlins Saturday to inspect the Wyoming state peni- tentiary and some of them attended the Parco celebration. Mother Tries To Poison Her Two Chitdren LORE CIPY, Ohio, Aug. 8.—{Unit ed Press}—At the point of death M Marie Onko, 24, and her two chil- dren, Frank 6, and Lewis 5, were rushed to the hospital here Saturd; after she had given them each a poison tablet and taken one herself. “I want the children to die with me,”’ she cried. Relatives said Mrs pondent Onko was des Bishop Going Fishing, Rodeo Star to Talk DENVER, Colo, Aug. 8.—(Unit- ed Press}—While Bishop Frank H. Rice, pastor of the Liberal Church, Ine., is fishing tomorrow, Diamond Jack Alterie, cowboy and rodeo promoter will tell the bishop's flock about a “cowboy’s religion.” Bishop’ Rice announced he was leaving on a fishing trip today and that he hoped to be established for some good fishing Sunday. While on the street before leav- ing he met Diamond Jack idea struck him to have the help with the services in his ab- sence. “By God I'll do tt,” quoth Dia mond Jack in answer to the bishop’s invitatic QUOTER ACTION APPEALS TD BE LED IN WEEK Transtript of Trial Evi- dence Awaited by Attomeys. Petitions of appeal to be filed in the Wyoming state supreme court by both defense and prosecution in the recent hearing of ouster pro- ceedings against Guy T. Morgan and Jack EB, Scott, county commissioners, will not be completed until copies of the trial transcript are available, it was stated last night. The staté expects to have ite ap- peal ready for filing next week, and will ask the supreme court for an order removing Commissioner Mor- gan from office as against the di- rected verdict of Judge Harry P, Isley in dismissing the charges of misconduct and malfeasance. ‘The defense will ask a new trial in the case of Jack Scott, ousted from membership on the board on the’ same evidence that resulted in Morgan being acquitted. It is also probable that petition will be filed against the judgment of court costs entered against Scott. HEART TROUBLE 13 FATAL TO YOUNG LAD Casper Girl Takes 13 SWEPT OUT TO SEA, MANY ARE RESCUED | PARIS, cues were Aug. 8.—Many reported tonight a herote res. stor jes. came in of the disaster at a Boulogne-Sur-Mer, where a huge wave yt over a party of bathers, | carrying many chile 1 out to sea. The death list had reached 13, Five were missing and believed drown Thirty-seven children were in the par The village of Wattrelos, from which the 1fajority of the bathers came, Was thrown into a near pantie. NO RELATIVES FOUND, FUNERAL HELO HERE Although no word nad been he: from friends of relatives of John H. Allison, who died a week ago, he was brried yesterday afternoon f Lorton fu. the chapel of the neral home. R Willis HL. Ger. many had charge of the services and burlol wax made tn Iighland cemetery. Mr, Lorton is anxious to get In touch with an relauves of the decease friends or jthe Rebecca Walburn, Operator Here, OAKLAND, Cal., Mrs, Letta Walburn, lives at The girl left a note to her sister, saying “Think of my ries being born blind, Ihave worrled ever since Wallie told me,”* It was explained that Miss W burn gave up her positio nas a tel ephone operator three weeks ago, saying she feared a nervous break down. She then disappeared until foiind dead, In wires received by Mrs. Letta Walburn of Casper, mother of Re becca Walburn, 17-year-old girl who was found dead in Oakland from gas asphyxiation, stated that the girl. was overcome by: gas in ber rtment but made no‘mention of suicide, Mrs. Walburn,t mother of Rebecea, is proprietor of the Yel- lowstone Rooms at 455 W est Yellow. stone avenue. Rebecca’ Walburn left Casper a year ago last Mareh and secured em. ployment in) San Frantisco work- ing as a switehboard operator with telephone company. Prior to (Continued on Page Two) Aug. 8.—(By United Press.) —Poli expressed themselves as satisfied with the apparent facts in the suicide of Rebecca W yesterday in an apartment she had rented here three weeks ago under the name of Dorothy Burns. Own Life, Oakland Tragedy of Coast City NO. 2 VAL ALONG PLATTE PUMPING UNITS FOR IRRIGATION ONLY PART OF JOINT PROGRAM State Engineer Out lines Project Now in Making for Great Economic Progress. Development of a super- power system for the entire North Platte valley extend- ing through Casper from the Pathfinder reservoir to the Guernsey dam of the North Platte r amation project is the ultimate geal behing surveys now being run by state and federal engineering units, according to Frank C, Emerson, state engineer, who was in Casper yesterday on an inspection trip of joint activitte: The important point of this pro; lies in the fact that electricity gener- ated at the Guernsay dam, work on which js now being pushed with the utmost dispatch would flow up the Platte river instead of down and contribute to industrail. as well as agricultural expansion of the ter- ritory which it will serve. Surveys for reclamation work that would involve tho installation of pumping units along the Platte were launched last year under direction of I. F. Smith of the reclamation department, now in charge of Guern- sey dam construction. This year the survey was extended to the region between Glnerock and Guernsey, in- volving the mapping of all lands that could be placed under irrigation by the use of pumps operated electric power, State and govern- ment collaborated in this” ¥ which is now being prapleted by two that fe of H, yet b that could parties of field engin: the state being in charge Av No estimate has comp led of the acre: ge be benefitted but it 1s that results of the surv ly satisfactory. te ergon in company Smith of the inspected this work last wee to the former's en ngineer Em- with Engineer F. government service prior arrival in Casper. Hubert retary of the Interior Work on his return to V of western r anted 1 interviews ashington sev which tended to discourage further efforts along this line, but surveys Stanley Gleghoin, 10year-old son |%Pe continuing here in the belief of Mr, and Mrs, John Gleghoin of | that congress, which yltimately fixe 841 South Chestnut street, died at |%!! appropriations, can be made to see 5:15 o'clock Saturday afternocn at | the Justice of Wyoming's and Cas the home of his parents. Heart fail. | P@r'8 clalms to nition in de ure was reported as the cause of | Yelopment of ¢ y . death. The date of funeral ices| AS FT of this act » soil us not been set. ‘The be wa t terr . taken to the Lorton funeral home ive art 1 at | re r, J. D il ex una f en ed the engineering survey for pumping units and wil er many thousands Installation of tt pumping units will ave a far-re ing effect in the opinion of Emer who states that ft will ne r for the Caspe Guernse re in th the elec tricity generated at ¢ y but th system eventually will be linked with a nilar bydro-electric plant to be bh ed up with Pathfinder dam. Th Former Telephone | (er erent wnt, indus f) 4 ie progress from such a developmer Is Principal in can only be estimated at but it stands assured that cheap electricity would be avallat for many pury in addition t pumping water from the Platte onto alburn, 17, who inhaled gas The girl’s mother, Casper, Wyo. fertile valley lands Guer build: fon werk nsey water and sor in this work ¢ and day. The l (Continued on Page Dive) RAIDERS Sheriff were busy last night making several raids in which quantities of various ed dry officers and the police kinds of Mquor were + 1 ged rested. and al violators of the law ar A squad of police raided G Stewart at 248% South Center stre and seized a quantity of liquor arrested ten inmates, Stewart charged with violation of the Nquor ordinance. The alle is unted in the baseme Mre. VY. M. Bailey was arrested tn ral by police on a ho 233 jouth Jackson street, The officers t and was clty d joint c oat ACTIVE SEVERAL SEIZED seized gallon and six and a halt of es of beer, Mrs. was charged with violation the city liquor ordinance. In- were Willlam Jones, James and Jame Sila the two raids were Mel Harlow, Hageman one mates Johnso: who ma¢ ant Zook, van Sheriff Alex McPherson,State and Sulll- ficer R, Lee Craft and Und Jake Carter ri the Mills at 9:20 o'clock last night one cave of Canadian beer quart of bended liquor (Continued on Page Two)