Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1925, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 RAIL SCRAPPING 5 OPPOSED IN REPORT FILED BY COMMISSION Saratoga - Encampment Line Is Needed for Transportation Pur- poses, Says State. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 12.—The Wyoming public service commission has rec- ommended to the Interstate Commerce Commission that the application of the Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply com- pany, of Denver, for a certification of public convenience and necessity authorizing the abandonment of the Saratoga & Encampment running from, Walcott to Encamp- ment, not be granted, it was an- nounced Tuesday. A hearing was conducted by the state commission for the Interstate Commerce Commission at Saratoga in June, end copies of the evidence and briefs dn the case have been forwarded to Washington for a re- view by the commission. Following are the two clauses of explanation contained in the recom- mendation made to the Interstate Commeres Commission: First: If the line were abandoned, the towns of Saratoga and Encamp: ment and all territory contiguous thereto and all that territory inter- mediate in Walcott, would be deprived of the benefits of rail transportation and the result would probably be the abandonment ef numerous farm, ranch, mining, tie and lumber interests and the loss of large investments made there- in. All present developments would come to an end and the future de- velopment of the wonderful natural urees of the promising commun. ‘ould no doubt be retarded in- rhe possible effects of the ‘ authority to abandon Vine are utter disaster to great ts of this state; certain de- ion private property, in which whole communities, created almost entirely upon their faith of the continuous operation of this rail- road, are interested; and the life of the citizen, as well as his property rights, being jeopardized. Action of the Interstate Commerce Commission {s being awaited with anxiety in the Platte River Valley, according to reports received in Cheyenne, but it*{s generally be- lieved that the operation of tHe railroad will be continued. Some time ago, it is understood, The Union Pacific railroad offered to take over a second three lease on the road, the first three-year lease having expired October 31, 1924, and the Wyoming commissioh recommended to the Interstate Com- merce Commission that that body devise ways and means for such a transaction to take place. SELF-GENTERING AIM ON NEW BUICK MAKES THE WHEEL RUN TRUE The possibility pf replacing a, tire and rim in such a manner that the wheel will not run true bas been eliminated on the Buick automobile just introduced. This has been ac. complished by what is termed a self-centering rim. Three metal higs are made integral with the rims and fit over the steel felloe. The lugs which hold the rim in place are simply screwed up to the rim instead of wedging under it as heretofore. | By this method the rim autornatically is held in true with the wheel. struc Messenger Is Robbed, $5,000 Loot Is Taken PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 21.—(By The Associated Press)— Two men held up Daniel Horney, a messen- ger for the Washington Trust com- pany on a‘ stréet corner near the downtown section and robbed him of a satchel containing approx!- mately $5,000 in cash and checks; es- caping in an automobile which was parked nearby. , 1925 railroad, F Italian cities in the vicinity of Naples.’ Che Caspet Daily Cribune e~ * Mt. Vesuvius, which in an eruption in 79 AL D. destroyed Pompeii hia Herculaneum, and has had frequent eruptions since, is still spouting smoke and lava and is an exer present menace to’ This new photo of the volcano shows the inner crater cone BANDIT SEEKS GALLOWS T0 ESCAPECELL (By Central Press) ICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 11.— Why should one man want to die for another? A desire to die so as to escape a long sentence in the state peniten- tiary prompted John Gordon, want- ed in a score of cities on burglary and jail breaking charges, to sign a confession to the murder of Joseph Maurer, Chicago drug clerk for whose death Russell Scott was doom- ed to die. He now admits as much. “What is life to me now?” he as “I cannot stand to spend the best part of my life behind the bars, so why not offer my life to save an in- nocent man? I am confident Scott did not kill Maurer. I never saw him, but I know many of his friends, and I believe some of them know the real slayer. I am too big a cow: ard to kill myself, but I would sac- rifice myself on the gallows if in so doing an innocent man could go free. I have had my day; life no longer means anything to me.” What causes men to become hab: itual criminals? Gordon's life af fords one answer. His father promised his mother on her death bed he would educate their son for the priesthood, he says. When he was 13 he entered a Bene- dictine college, but when he returned home on his first summer vacation he was told by college authorities he could never make a priest because he didn't have the proper tempera- ment and was too ‘ornery His fa- ther sent him back to the college for two more years, and it was after he left there that he committed his first robbery, for which he was given a term in the Michigan re- formatory. Marriage Causes Relapse Released from the reformatory there, he again turned to banditry and ‘in 1915 was sentenced to four years in the Missouri state peniten- tlary. Upon being paroled in 1917, he joined the army, serving in Bat tery B, Twelfth Field Artillery. Af ter the war he attended Texas Chris- tian University.» While there he was a social lion and the leader in acti- vities of the college, so much so that a Jealous rival told the faculty he was an ex-convict. As a conse ostracised quence he was socially and this embittered him. He quit school and went to California, where he served time in the Los Angeles jail for petty offenses. At last he fell in love with a girl an accomplished dancer, with good character, and determined to g0 straight. He began working as a manual laborer, saving his money. After accumulating a goodly sum honestly, in addition to some he had gained through dishonest means; he married the girl. Then Gordon started TOURISTS INJURED IN AUTO CRASH, CHEYENNE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug, 12.—Mrs. Ella Wheeler, a tourist, was badly injured when a car in which she and her daughter were riding, went off the Yellowstone highway about 30 miles from Cheyenne® spending Tho injured woman was brought to Me motorist, and she was attended by Dr. J, D. Shingle. , The daughter escaped. without injuries. money 1a hotels a clothers. His wife money. 1 deal, him, to the on one cl missed. Gordon camp at anc ¢ and After fre we John Gordon—a photo taken in jail expenditures, so in order to keep up the pace he stole more than $100,000 in bonds and negotiable securities. He was caught hed-handed*in one jailed with 36 charges ayainst across the mountains, avishly, living in expensive nd’ buying his wife costly His funds became low encouraged him in his wild he stole large sums of He admits that in 1920 and and sentenced at Folsum d convicted aliforn. prisgn harge, the others being dis escaped from the prison Folsum and made his way He ate snakes alive, says. way the keep his to orking vlong Houston. French, 7, C. open ran, Houston, been ana A new effective addition under qu orlal hospital by a passing|ty, and parts of Brazoria and Gal- veston ¢ Bay, nor VEEN: $100 to $300 Reductions "NEW CASE OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE FOUND IN TEXAS AREA, REPORT re case of the foot and mouth mation received state veterinarian’ from Dr, Booth, narian of Texas. The new first infection, in Harris count, nta Fe Wyo., Aug. 12.- been discovered ned according to infor. by Dr. A. W. has Texas, assistant state veteri ease was found on an ize, near the»vicinity of the near within the area that has rantined for #ome time past quarantine has been mad in Texas which includes in to counties all of He the ntine, already ris coun- west of Galveston Gulf, Colorado & ounties rth of the coust to old Mexico he was free for nearly a year. During this time he committed many crimes, he says, escaping the second time from Call- fornia authorities, this time while enroute to prison, He made his way to Dallas, where he was caught bur- glarizing a house in the day time. Gordon Not His Name While, being questioned on the third floor of the Dallas jail, Gordon escaped. The daring bandit then made his way to Oklahoma and final- ly to Kansas. Within three days he staged several daylight robberies here, attacked two women, kidnap- peda Hutchinson couple, stole their car and then robbed a grocery store. He was arrested north of Wichita when he stepped from an interur- ban car. One of his victims, the Hutchinson youth who was kidnap- ped, saw him on the car and noti- fied authorities, aliases Among Gordon's are orge McDonald, W. J. Warren, ilen Bishop, Don Murray, Elmore Reynolds, the name under which he Was sentenced in California, Don rley, the name he used in Texas, John Gorman, and others. He re- fuses to tell his right name, or place of birth, WEARL! MADE EGION CHIEF (Continued From Page One) and Mrs. Alfred Beach, vice dent of the Legion Auxiliary, While the election was one of thé spirited held in recent years, ctically all offices being con- d, the best of good feeling pre- vailed after the election was over. wlins was selected as the con vention city for 1926 with the date to be set by the executive commit- tee Much business was transacted in the closing day of the convention, andja complete program for actlvi- ties during the coming year was adopted. Practically every post in the state reported substantial gains in membership. Many of the posts including Casper, reported that the campaign for the legion endowment fund Nad ended successtully and that their quotas had been raised. A resolution: was adopted by the convention urging the appointment of a fulltime adjutant, a service man, to be connected with the Vet- erans Bureau at Casper, so that the compensation claims of ex-service men would be handled more prompt- ly presi- most Wm, J. Wehril, the new state com- mander, has been @ practicing at- torney of Casper for the past five years. He was born at Jefferson, Towa, 29 years ago, and is a grad- uate of the law department of the University of Towa. He has served the Legion previously as state ad- jutant and national committeeman from Wyoming. Mrs, Alfred Beach of Casper, who was elected vice president of the Auxillary, held the office of state secretary of that organization during the past year. The complete roster of officers who will serve during the coming year is as follows. American Legion W. J. Wehr, Casper, state com: mander, Charles V. Garnott, Laramie, vice commander. L. T. Herron, Worland, finance officer. District commanders: E. R. Peters, Green River, 1st dis- trict, Al Kay, Cheyenne, 2nd district Morris Kline, Glenrock, 3rd dis- trict. Noel Morgan, Worland, 4th di tric R. trict Anderson, Newcastle, 5th dis- McConoghey, Evanston, rman executive committee. Delegates to national convention, to be held at Omaha, October 6.9 inclusive: J. M. Roushar, Torrington; L. O¢ Jensen, Kemmerer. Claude McDermott, Douglas; Dr, Francis Smith, Lander; N. V. Curtz, Sheridan; C. H. Reimerth, Casper; Harry B, Henderson, Jr., enne; E. Howard Chambers, Cheyenne; Alternates: L. R. Probst, Cheyenne; W. McConaghy, Evanston; Dr. C. E. Duncan, Casper: Robert Copsey, Thermopolis; Howard Sharp, Sheridan; Harold Duffy, Wheatland; Chey- BOY SCOUTS 10 TAKE TRAINING IN LIFE SAVING Junior Emblems to Be Awarded by Red Cross Expert. Casper Boy scouts propose to take full advantage of the training and demonstration work in life-saving and first al@ that will mark the vis it to Casper next Tuesday, Wednes day ‘and Thursday of Captain Cant well of the American Red Cross. The school of instructions for the nuts and others here will be staged under the auspices e Natrona county chapter of the Red Cross Arrangements have been made for the Boy Scouts to take training on Tuesd and Wednesday mornings at 8:30 o'eloc Work will be dl- vided Into three periods of 30 min- utes each, On Thursday morning, ntain Cantwell will give the ex- ninations to all scouts qualified to take them and junior emblems and buttons will be awarded beginners’ on the basis of the tests The work given in the junior life ving is equivalent to the merit adge work in scouting, and a large number of boys will pass the work if they apply themselves during the course. Captain Cantwell comes highly necommended and scout offi- clals are anxious to encourage the boy scouts especially to study the methods used by leaders in life sav- ing and first aid Instruction will: also be given to girl scouts on tho same basis as to the boys and a large number of both boys and girls should strive to wear the junior life saving emblem before railroad, the summer passes away S. M. Ward, Buffalo; Dr. P. C, Fitzgerald, Auxiliary President, Mrs. Genevieve Jeffrey, Rawlins; Torrington. First vice president, Mrs. Alfred Beach, Casper. Second vice president, Mrs. Wil? Mam Harrison, Thermopolis. Secretary, Mrs. Boniwell, Rawlins, Treasurer, Mrs. F. 8, King, Chey- enne, Forty and Eight Society J. H. Teberty, Laramie, chef de gare: Lloyd G. Heron, chef de train; grand Worland, grand Don Ogilbee, Casper, grand con- ducteur; Monte Warner, Laramie, grand commissionaire-intendent; C. Vv, Garnett, Laramie, respondent Claude McDermott gard de Ja porte; Grandes chemi!nots (executive com- grand cor- Douglas, grand mittee): Harry B, Henderson, Jr., Cheyenne; Dr. C. E. "Duncan and T. I, McKeon, Casper; O. R. Booker, Basin, 1 Morgan, Worland National cheminot, C. B. Deal, Ba- sin The conyention closed with a pic nie supper on the banks of the Popo Asie river, a few miles from Lander, Those attendIng the convention from Casper were: Mrs. John Heag- ney, president of the Casper Auxil- fary; Mrs. Alfred Beach, state sec retary of the auxiliary in 1924; Mrs, Lizzie J. N. Stewart, Mrs. Alice Stan- ley Burson, Mrs. Burke H. Sinclair, Mré, Harry Astin, Mr>. Phillip Win ter, Miss Mary MePake, Rt. M. Boe! Dr. C, H. Carpenter, Wm. Wehi William B, Cobb, Nick Dworsa H. Beach, D. La Breche, C, R. Flem ing, A. B, Alien, R, H. Allenbaugh, EB. H. Foster, Dr, C. H, Duncan, T. J. MeKeon, C. It, McShane, Tt. H Nichols, D, W. Yates, W. B. Merrill, C. H. Riemerth, Alexandey oMcCat- ferty and Albert Zull, pant ate Aiba: 62 Shs TOPEK9, Kans.—A winter wheat crop of 68,000,000 bushels anda corn crop of 106,700,000 bushels were predicted for Kansay uus year by the state ‘agriculture board Wife Asks Divorce From Minister | ‘So He Can Wed “Other Woman” A closeup of the Rev. R. Carl Ziegler, and a photo of Ziegler with Miss Margaret Roberts at the time they WIFE ASK « NEWARK, done nothing contends -With Cut Central Press.) ed of." | Carl on in While Ziegler, Methodist minister and former waits trial o Ku n the charg Klux Klan pillar, es of vic lating the Mann “white slave” law, Mrs. Ziegler,, mother of’ two, is seekitig a speedy divored in the hope that in olearing away the wreckugé of her marriage to the minister, the ¢ themselves up to authorities, can on Miss r, w and she is willin ed him. This lution problem is rk of W 1 Chamber! who he still ves Miss Roberts, to hom fr was engaged before she left with th minister He followed them to El uso, and returned with them. He has released the girl from her. vows, and after she and the minister are married, well, he says “forget that he ever knew her." WHAT ABOUT PRINCESS? SEND IN PHOTOGRAPHS, (Continued From Page One) | how the Petro suddenly eleva just exactly w wildering anc program appealed to th Particularly ming allowed to wonder,for one of them will be road again thi and fairest of will find her foibles a matt tion, A peep dignity and showed that cesses were lea” ni joyed th be glan parades, ¥ ment of the through beautiful eay the danc th from men old to give the p of their lives: formality of tl Instictive fem tinkle of the tea cups and conversational The admiration and popularit corded every girl, and the « which they were held, wa \ ure that they will never forg } toward the last, ma ot tt ie fidentially admitted to t ing | that gave them the greate r On thelr daily trip to the Expost:| tion grounds from thei >| princess declared tl | traveled in a lon Une ousines, preceded by a « fio officers on tore throu the streets, at t the shrieking sirens and ter mands of the officer ttering traf fic from the royal path, was the bi gest thrill that the she ever h to recelve To another, the trip through one pleum Prin: ted to roya hat points 1 exciting are the g! following ‘this is year. The prettiest all the Wyoming girl personal likes and er for public specula hind. the curt: formality last year the Petroleum Prin. quite genuinely “thril the time The en or and excitement 0! hen to tt 1 r x pi T oa] d your all anxi ncesses the best time The loved the smooth ie receptions, with the inine comfort in the » Buave nothin, exchanger it ‘Rolled Our Good Used Cars During the First Three Days of Our OODLES OF BARGAINS STILL ON THE FLOOR We Need the Room est ae JOHN. M. WHISENHUNT CHANDLER—DISTRIBUTOR—CLEVELAND cesses felt I rank, and of the be Exposition OUT THE DOOR IN A STEADY STREAM JUDGES WAITING the Mid-Continent field's largest re oyal party of Cosden fascinating princess, whose dre run in the direction of ath tetic hero-worship, cherishes the memory of an introduction to Joh: fullt with wh ste had a photograph taken after a game at which the Prince were guests. 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