Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1925, Page 1

i The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper WEATHER Mostly unsettled tonight and Tues- day, probably scattered showers or thunderstorms. Warmer 1 west portion, onight in VOL. IX NO. 257 =~ TheCas CASPER, W WYOMING, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1925 Ory Og p per Daily Crim MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month On Streets or at Newstanda, 6 cents DITIO Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg. 216 B. Second St. CHEMIST INVENTOR SOUGHT FOR DEATH HOAX DIES BY OWN HAND KLAN WINDS UP SPECTACLE BY BURNING CROSS NEAR CAPITAL Speakers Flay Catho- lics, Jews and the Newspapers in Close| of Demonstration. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. —(By the Associated Press) | The white robe of the Ku Klux Klan had disappeared today from the streets of the. national capital. With the burning of a monster flery cross on the Virginia hills last night, the two-day gathering of the organization came to a close and visiting klansmen today were on their way home: The cross, eighty feet high, burn- ed for more than an hour, illumin- ating the grounds of the Arlington Horse Show club, where the conclud- ing ceremonies were held for the conclave that was featured Saturday by a parade down Pennsylvania aye- nue. While the meeting was in progress last night two men, who gave their names as G. L, Williams of Cali- fornia, and Morris Abermon of Cin- cinnati, Obio, were arrested and es- corted from the grounds by Arling- ton county officials for the distribu- tion of antl-klan literature. Several speeches by klan orators, preceded the initiation of a group of men and women into the organiza- tion. The speakers assailed the Cath- olics, Jews, scientists and newspap- ers. The Rey. John BH, Gulledge of Columbus, Ohio, charged the news- papers with printing unfair accounts of the klan and its activities. ‘The rest Mr. Guliedge ulso said that “the difficulty with the world is that {t 1s cursed with too many religions and lacks the faith of the sus Christ.” Earlier in th of Klansmen placé on the t and gr Bryan, LQUOR SEIZED FIVE ARRESTED Hight pints of half pints were g: authorities in a night in the upst West Second street. I Richereek was taken Into custody as the pro. prietor of the place and later releas and two y the city hiskey R ed on $200 bond, His hearing will be held this afternoon in Judge John A. Murray's court G. H. Larkins, W. Edgar, L. Lin dahl and A, R. Thomas were arrested as inmates and relensed on bonds of $25 each. Their hearing will also take place this afternoon. STATE LEGION CONVENTION AT LANDER OPENS LANDER, Wyo.,, Aug. 10.—(By The Associated Press)—The seventh annual state convention of the Amer. ican Legion opened here toda James A. Drain, national command- er, was among those in attendance. He was on the program for an ad- | | | | dance at the con- | ventions. arrived over the | week end or ped over on trips to and from Yellowstone park. Social features arranged for the entertain. ment of delegates include a banquet | and dance. pa Rats ES BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE. R.H. E, in att any women At Chicago— Boston ~ 100 201 100—5 11 0 Chicago 10 00) 200—3 10 1 Batteries jenewich and Gibson; Milstead, Kaufmann and Gonzales. At St. Louis— R.A. E. Philadelphia —_. 0-8 * * St. Louis Cates Batterie: ing an json; Sher- del and O'Farre! At Pittsburgh (called, rain)\— R. H. E. New York -100—* * * Pittsburgh — 000—" * * Batterie: Scott and Snyder; Meadows and Smith, Called in fourth inning, rain. At Cincinnati (Ist game)—R. H. E. Brooklyn -101_010 013-—7 13 0 Cincinnati -001 010 010—38 9 1 Osborne and Taylor; niller, Brady and Mar- "Wingo. At ¢ incinnatl (2nd game)—R. } a dress this afternoon, Mayor Farlow of Lander formally welcomed the delegates and Harry B. Henderson, Jr. department commander, respond. ed The principal feature of the Le- gion Auxiliary convention, being | | hela concurrently, was an address by Mrs. James Fen national vire lent of the o. nization. Lander was crowded today by tho invasion of former servicg men and TO BEGIN WORK ON BiG CHURCH Construction to Follow Contract Award Just Made. Construction work will once on the nev building n church begin, f the First has been local build oletion of § schoo! quarters and basement rooms able Of seating 600, will be the first objective and will require an expen- diture of $55.326°exclusive of heating, plumbing and painting. Rooms ur gently needed for various activities, embracing men's and women’s work and the large well organized Sunday school, will be provided under this program. Tt 1s the purpose of the building and finance committees to proceed with the completion of the entire structure "just as they may be able, and to go step by step toward the finish with as little debt as possible. ‘Tho large number of friends who have already made subscriptions can greatly assist the committees by including finely equipped room cap-| Louise Spas, ‘Senate Sub-Committee Coming Here for Public Lands Hearing PRESBYTERIANS. ber or October to conduct h CONFESSES HE IS ‘DAMN FOOL’ NEW YORK. Aug. 10.—(By Th Associated Press)— (While Mary 21 year old Bohemian actress was in hiding tot W. Browning, wealthy operator, who wished to ¢ “damn frankly admitted he was a fool." Before entering a conference with District Attorney Newcombe of Queens, regarding annulment of Mary's adoption, Browning issued a statement dealing with the girl's as. sertion that she intended “to punish’ him, ~*'Maky double crossed me* Browning, “I have been a damn fool, but I have not done anything I need bo ashamed of, I have forestalled Commissioner Coler and Newcombe, by demanding a physical. examina- (Continued on Page Four) tion of the girl be made.” ‘CINDERELLA’ TO WRITE FAIRY STORY AND ACT IT IN MOVIES, REPORT NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—(By The Associated Press)—Mary Louise Spas has kicked off her Cinderella's slip- pers and left her millionaire foster father, Edward W. Browning, to make her own way in the world by writing her fairy story for a news paper for $500 and probably acting it in the movies. She didn't even say goodbye last night. The clothes she wore were | those given her by Browning took them, she sald, only she had nothing else to wear. She left the fifty frocks, strings of pearls and other articles he bought her in @ recent shopping tour of Fifth Aye- nue. “I spent $20,000 trying to make that girl my foster daughter Mr. Browning said. “You have a hard (Continued on Page Four) Visit to Wyoming in September or Octo- ber Following Meeting at Salt Lake | ' City Is Now Projected | WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. tors, comprising the full membership of a special subcom- mittee of the United States senate public lands committee, will visit Wyoming some time during the general survey now being made of all! public land states. stated” —Kight United States sena- 1onth of Septem- ings in connection with a The exact time and place of the Wyoming meetings hava not been determined according to re t the office of Sen bu field, of Oregon, ehairman imittee, the senatorial bably will make its visit about the nilddle of 1 tho scens of its ’ at Casper, Casper has 1 more 1 reed upon yut of ¢ nee to a stion to hat effect 1 by the Wyoming on.” On or about | the subcommittee wil! n Salt Lake City and will | others, deleg: ss from ican National Livestock as and the American Wool- | association Utah meet- ings will last a week or more, after which the party of Senators will go to Idaho, in which state hearings will be conducted in one or two cities. Whether the committee will visit Wyoming immediately after tt (Continued on Fage Six) Scirus Melle es: STORMS MEET IN COLLISION; TOWN LEVELED BRAWLEY, Cal, Aug. 10.—(Ry The A ated Press)—The little town of Rockwood, four miles from here, was reported demolished by a cloudburst and two tornadoes, which met over the Ittle settlement today. casualties have been reported, the Ame wer The twisters and heavy downpour are said to have undermined the roads and streets of Rockwood. Packing sheds, barns and houses were laid low. 1 were elephone poles and ried into the air, a nergency crews are being rushed to Rockwood b public utiltly companies here ne and telegraphic commu Inventor Driven to Suicide After Failure to Invent Own Death Hoax SENDS BULLET CRASHING INTO GRAIN AS HIS ARREST LOOMS Chas. Schwratz of Cellulose Company Chooses Suicide to Capture for Murder. OAKLAND, (¢ —(By the Assoc —With Charl Schwartz dead by his own hand and his “too perfect’”’ crime plot in complete col- 1 x 1 to al., Aug. 10, ated PressJ Henry as G F e, ¥ iy ent gif [LOGGING CAMP WIPED OUT BY FOREST BLAZE; NEW FIRES REPORTED SEATTLE, The which ‘broke of Mercer Is' ton, adjacer logging camp. of tl terda Wash., Aug. 10,—(By A forest. fire on the north end in Lake Washing e, wiped out a Miles Lumber The blaze co ere Associated Press) out nd ed more Wire fighters from pienick gathered 6—* * 1—* 26 and Deberry; ee AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Philadelphia— St. Louis --010 100 O11— 0 | \P hiladelphia ~..010 000 05x—6.10 1 Batteri Bush, Wingard and | Dixon, Rego; Gray, Baumgartner and Cochran At Washington— Cleveland Washington Batteries: Miller and 1 | Ruether and Severeid. Sewell; Boston— RH. E. - 003 110 101 1-8 158 100 003 009 0—7 10 2 Doyle, Wells Woodall; Zahniser, Vubr and Bischoff, At Detroit — | Boston | ——_, | st parts of Siberia a r times be seen all in udless sky, It ts ) be due to the reflecticn of the sun on fine particles of snow in the alr, jong a clo Chann BOULOGNE, France (By The Associated Press)—Miss Lil- lian Harrison, the Argentine girl swimmer, abandoned her attempt t swim the English Channel at 740 o'clock this evening when she was eight miles from Cape Gris-Nez. BOULOC z. 10.—(By The A ed Press)—Miss Lillian Harrison, Argentine girl swimmer, began her fourth attempt to swim SIMMONS STILL HOPES FOR REPRIEVE TO SAVE HIM FROM EXECUTION Evidence Found in Wyoming and Final ‘Appeal to Nebraska Supreme Court Hold Out Last Chance for Life LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 10.——-(By The Associated Press.) —Walter Ray Simmons, sentenced to die early tomorrow for the slaying of Frank Pahl, Spencer, Neb., garage man, still held out hope today that by his attorneys would save him from the electric chs New developments in the case, including the finding of | last minute steps being taken what is sald to be new evidence at Casper, Wyo., tending to show Sim- mons innocent and a pending motion for rehearing before the Nebraska supreme court, ad@ed to the sus- pense, Another consultation of the four Judges of the supreme court who Sat- from neester county the decision of the court, was call today by Act ing Chief Justice Dean to consider the motion for a rehearing filed by the defense late, Satu Governor MeMullen t usked by defense torne el Swim the ~40.—| the English e Cape Gri: afternoc Miss Harrison struck out swimming with nh stroke at a gait of about minute, tain throughout anfiel starting from o'clock this firmly, breast 25 to the which she expects to main was The weather becoming cloudy and there slight from the nortt she The sea, however When Miss Harrison was a little more than @ nile from the shore a storm broke with heavy rain falling. The wind was increasing with some white caps showing, Conditions were steadily growing worse. Miss Harrison was four m out from Gris‘Nez at o'clock this afternoon after she had been more than three hours in the water strug: sling valiantly against abominable weather conditions. A heavy rain, accompanied by hall, was hamper- ing her progress. She wae drifting abnormally to the south, Postal Deficit For Year High WASHING Associated Aug. 10.—(By The A cash deficit of »” ress.) $57,149,000 for the fiscal year of 1925 which closed last June 30, was ar nounced to by the postoff partment aft preliminary ¢ and (Continued en . CHICAGO, Aug. bile accidents in eleven Jin Illinois, mostly in Chicago, other states follow Indiana 15; Texas each; Missouri! and Mi 1 Iowa 7; Kansa and | South Dak 1 were injured | TWO KILLED IN COLORADO ACCIDENTS DENVIE Aug 10.—(By The Assoc wo youths were Colo., i Press) MAIL BANDIT CAR FOUND NEAR FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, Aug. 10, —(By The Associated Press) — A sreen touring car believed by the po- lice to have been used by the six men The Associated Press.) — sons were killed in automo- states the last The os Were rec orded | The record in and vicinit killed and injured nut oO Went off Pueblo and between Springs. Hernert ver, was drown Mackleberg, Greeley, Colora Estimates On U.S. Wheat Are Slashed Again | WASHINGTON, Aug 10,.—4A, ciated Press.)—Prospeetive crops of ,000,000 bushels of wheat and 50,000,000 bushels of corn th re announced today by (1 tment of agriculture Wheat production w ) 680,000,000 month ago at bushel Last year's crop was: 873,000,000 bushels, The corn crop was f bus! Last 3 . op who held up a mall truck here Sat- urday eventr and stole elght pouches of 4 1, was found fast night where been abandoned in Colma, near this city. The Iceyse plates bore the same mbers that had been given by ~ ses of the holdup, Six men and two vrestod is SuBpe were Ing id to lay but thelr relcase wan expected 2,437,000,000 bughels | Increase of 20 Over Previous Week 1s|Six Registered Shown in 11 Midwestern States With Total of 120 Dead 10,-~(By 1 One hundred and twenty per middle western week, an increase of a score from the previous week: death list in Ohio was 31, while 20 fatalit SCORES DEAD IN AUTO ACCIDENTS Girl Fails In — Having the p serticns of r ain but red in ¢ ir final chap ter of the grim tragedy, to disclose Charles 1; Schwartz (upper left) |/Pe!wtlvely the mame of the mur: Martinez, Calif., chemist who shot |°°°°" "8" himself to death yesterday when end of the /nyatery \thal pas. he was trapped by police after uthorities for ulne days came failure to work insurance hoax | "matically. ‘Trapped in the apart- shecuaht Janonate blast. that. | Ment in which-he had taken refuge claimed the life of a wander. | the night of July se bp ple eyed ing lay minister, Mrs. Schwartz | fre to the laboratory of the Pacitic (upper right,) and | Cellulose Company to cover up his (lower), Schwartz! | crime whom Schwartz 8 nta t through his ordered away from the laboratory | brain choxe death to capture on the night of the fatal explosion. | and almost in conviction, for — —— the offic re nstructed the happenings in lated imitation plant at Walnut creek too accur- knocked upon his door in an Oake and a rtment hous heard a muffled shot and breaking in found him dying An ex r note addressed to the wife, § wart uid the fugitive « t had come to the TIT? ig Gagan po nt of saying go » because he on the island battle the flames er ey an oan aaked him fo ork and atia d him when eee 10.'rhe | refused. But the investigators brand vita tin six years |#% ® falsehood, written in the face ae nepre nee’ mace man about to ‘oy! tim € r many | f - be 1 n ant For t Super- | f « "age Four) ie s . ! ) i ~—- — 1 uld 1 1 1 | : du, Es fate Letters Among | a andits’ Loot |: igs ent . ; Fy : ‘ fia CHICAC Aug. 10.—S8ix regis. | had’ aene t lett ' r ectedly t n r t ” nm i ‘ 1 E SCOTT BATTLE TO BE RENEWED IN COURT HERE Judge Illsley Must Return to Preside at Hearing on Motion to Set Aside Verdict Removing Commissioner Phe district court of ( the battle over ouster proceedings commissioners when a defense rected verdict removing Jack EB. sidered and set aside. Hearing of the tate the return to Casper of Jud on witness a renewal of inst Natrona county motion asking that the di- cott from office be recon- motion will ne P. Ilsley of sper will -essi- > Harry