Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Satur- day. Warmer tonight portion. in cast VOL. IX NO. 267 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925 The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper | Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month On Streets or at Newstands, 6 cents Publication Offices Tribune Bldg. 216 BH Second Bt. SS U. S. DRY FORCES ORGANIZED FOR) WAR ON ACQUITTAL OF NURSES SCORED BY SEC. WILBUR Evidence Warranted Conviction, Chief Declares in Disapproving Verdict Freeing Them of Liquor Charge WASHINGTON, Aug, 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —The verdicts of not guilty returned by a court-martial board last June against Miss Ruth M. Anderson and Miss Catherine Glancy, navy nurses charged with violation of the Volstead act in bringing liquor into the United States from the West Indies, were disapproved today by Secretary Wilbur. nurse at the Wasaington navy yard Simultaneous with the imposition | @nd we Glancy 3S on duty at the ot sentences on four navy officers| MAW) CaDensary ere. he court: found guilty in connection with the| martial was announced, Secretary discovery of liquor aboard the| Wilbur indicated a bellef that some arrivea| 0f the evidence at hand might not FAN: Dot Seauror ess rane Ladaph 7 haye been presented to the court. Some months ago at Norfolk, the} 4 enort on that situation was re- secretary declared the evidence! aiested of the prosecuting officers agairst the nurses was sufficiert to have warranted conviction, His ac- wf’ Uvojpy BO “Panoramic Specials” Run Over Royal Gorge Route Meet Head-On and 15 Passengers Are Injured SALIDA, Colo., Aug. 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —Preparations are under way today for three official in- vestigations into the collision late yesterday near Granite, Colo., of two fast passenger trains of the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad, which resulted in the loss of lives of two trainmen and injuries, both minor and serious, to 90 persons. Three of the injured passengers The railroad {s planning to hold a| re still at the Red Cross hospital 2 Bi ike _| at Salida, for treatment. They are BOPTAR Ue BS MELOry 60 DIACD Nea pOr | cc wage ict Tas Alexander, of Bun sibility for the wreck. The inter-} ker Hin! Ti, who is suffering’ from general contusions; Mrs. E. W. Stobie, also of Bunker Hill, Ut, who ha Mrs. Ed Hoffman, of Omaha, Neb., who has possible internal injuries in addition to bruises. An X-ray ex amination will be made of Mrs. Hoff. man late today. The numberof dead remains at two, both trainmen. ‘The body of Fireman J. W. Taughtenbaugh, of Salida, was recovered today from under the wreckage of one of the locomotives. It was badly mangled, and gave evidence that he met death instantly. C. E. Phelan, another fireman of state commerce commissions is send- and ing an. investigator here, state public utilities commis: two investigators on the w scene of the wreck. The coroner has announced that no“? sst will be held, because of the other investigations. Wrecking crews are working as rapidly as possible to remove the three engines which are piled up, completely blocking the canyon, which is only 20 feet wide at the place where the wreck occurred. Six passenger coaches were derailed, four rolled over the embankment, and one was partially submerged in the waters of the Arkansas river. | Salida, was the other man killed, but che result never was announced. tion in disapproving the findings will have no practical punitive ef- fect, however, av it is under navy regulations where a verdict of not guilty has been returned a new trial may not’ be ordered. The nurses were charged with ‘1- legally importing small quantities of liquor when they returned from the West Indies last April on the naval transport Kittery, which also docked at Norfolk. Miss Anderson is chief ADJUTANT OF DISABLED VETS RESIGNS POST explorer. The continually drifting ice floes, he hag radioed the National Geo- graphic society, make uncertain the landing of heavier-than-afr machines, Under such conditions, he said, a Dirigible Is _ Best in North WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —Lighter-than-air machines, like the dirigible Shenan- doah and Los Angeles, are, in the opinion of Commander Donald B. MacMillan, the type of craft best suited to over- come the ice hazards that the far north presents to the Traffic has been resumed on the line, by the transfer of passengers from one train to another at the scene of the wreck, which still bloc the tracks. laid by raflroad officials to failure of one train to receive an order to stop at Granite. The trains, “Pandr- amie Specials" numbers 7 and §, which run on a daylight schedule between Denver and Salt Lake City for the benefit of tourists, met on a “reverse curve" after number 8, the eastbound train had failed to re ceive the stop order, officials declar- ed. Steel coaches prevented whole- sale loss of life. By a queer twist of event precea ing the crash, Samuel L. Smith, Sa- lida dispatcher, recelved a report that number 8 had passed Granite without the stop order and realized that nothing could prevent a wreck. He called Red Cross hospital here decided to abandon efforts to fy over the uncharted polar sea. However, in a dispatch received by Dantel W. Hoegg, managing editor of the Port a wound In the forehead, and | Responsibility for the wreck was CINCINNATI. Ohio, Aug. 21.—(By The Associated Press)}—Raymond A. Lasance, national adjutant of the Tisabled American Veterans of the World War, with headquarters here, land, Maine, Evening Express, Com- mander MacMillan expressed the hope of returning next month. cache established by an airplane “is not a help, but a menace, for if de- pended upon and a plane arrives out of fuel to find a fjord ice-bound, destruction is certain.” and was ordering rellef tr¢ Leadville, Buena Vista and (Continued on Page Two) | |His Honeymoon see eeeme | WIVILEBEO UF Sm itl. WIMMER REVOKED HERE “Cowboy Is | Evangelist” Barred From Public Park. A. T. Patrick, chief of pol served notice on Robert P. self-seyled “cowbc his permit to preach Postoffice park was revoked, The chief took this action following numerous com- plaints on the part of Casper citizens who had become incensed at the Pressed by the evangel Wimmer has been ding meet. ings here for somet His v has been raised mostly jn critic of Casper, its institutions and cltizens. His work h ‘e detrimental Wimmer was rate member of his | that in sm its s been held to onstruc by struck audience T: sht and on the evening f an forced to leave | pulpit hen his “con. grer told him to get out The Rev. C. L. Johnson, pastor of the Nazarene church, has obtained permission to speak in the park. The Rev. Johnson said today that he ; would begin his series of sermons } ~ this evening at 7:45 o'clock. Music |. Lawrence Eaton, _ fugitive |1s to be provided in the way of a ifrom Wyoming state prison for | cholr and orchestra. Other Casper 418 months, married Mollie Lu- | ™in! ke from tuoe to time will preach on the site, in an effort to ack” under an assumed name. | roieg the tension caused’ ny the hey were on their honeymoon | wor of Wimmer, nehen he was captured, He in- oO sisted on rewedding Mollie un- ler his own name, then went ck to prison, anxious to com- te his six-year-term and re- join Mollie, who avows she'll jwait for him with faith that e'll make good.. The two are ‘shown, DESERT REGION SHIMMIES WHEN QUAKE OCCURS GOLDFIBLD, Nev., Aug. 21.—(By ‘The Associated Press)—The southern Nevada desert was shaken twice to- day by earthquakes, the shocks awakening sleepers here and rattling dishes. ‘The disturbances were re: ported as far north as Mina, 50 miles from Goldfield. has resigned his pesition, held since | ‘phe lighter-than-air machines the D.. A. V. was organized five} can do the work,” he added, “and years ago. should do it at the earliest oppor- Joseph Loos, assistant national ad-| tunity.” jutant, and Miss Alvora Weis, Las This message received by the nce’s private secretary also have re- signed. While neither Lasance nor Loos would comment today, it was said that John Mahan, of Montana, nat- jonal commarler. bad attempted to oust Loos and the Lasance had re, sented hiv action. ‘The. officers of national adjutant and assistant untional adjutant are not elective. It is probable that the national executive committe» of the ganization will be summoned to OF TRAGEDY Pope tin nigra IS CLAIMED GUARD SLAIN | ooo us society late yesterday made no men. tion of how long the explorer ex- pected to remain in the Arctic regions collecting scientific informa- tion now that it has been definitely 43RD VICTIM ace! 815 (Ada | Pre The Mackinac death yunted to 43 today when ¥ Mullin, of Pawtucket, died the naval hospital Hospital authorities expect that at least five more will succumb to burns within the next few hours. utives of a score of the victims completing funeral arrange. ments today, while local, state and federal officials went forward with their. invsetigatfon of the tragedy. INROBBERY | PERTH AMBOY, J., Aug, 21 —{Associated Press.) —Jameg Gal- lagher, special officer of the Perth Amboy Trust company, was wound ed today while resisting the theft of & $13,000. payroll, and died while being remoyed to a hospital, N SINCLAIR LEWIS GIVEN RAP IN RADIO ADDRESS OF GOTHAM ROTARIAN 1.—(By The semble some sort of a moying pic otarians are | ture without plot, thinks he striking back at Sinclair Lewis | knows everything in the world. Mr who in “Main Street, Rabbit, ewis, H. In 2 ken and ‘ and other works has indicated that | other writers who’ don't a Rotary club bunch of big ount the actual bumptious, small town boorter darned clever that the un and worse, any question off-hand. “I'm going to take a fall out of “If Lewis were a big enougt man to tell the story straight it would be all rgiht. But he fixes up a little town of Zenith, or what- ever you call it, and tells every- body that a rotary club is a bunch Lewis,” Charles 1. Keek. president of the New York Rotary, club, said yesterday over the radio. “He's due for it. He's just a bit off his trolley. of great big, bumptious small town boosters.” Mr, Keck explained that, while “Lewis is a writer who, having written two or three books that re- MURDER MY HERE IS UNSOLVED Three Held by Police in ‘Attempt to Secure Information on Identity of Parties Who Drove Automobile Solution of the mystery surrounding the murder Wed- nesday night of John C. Reschke, half-breed Indian and alleged bootlegger, may hinge on the discovery of the per- son or persons who occupied an automobile which was found parked on Fifth street near Center Thursday. The car, a Buick touring, is said to be the property of Fart Shields, or Eddie Sh: Shay Police are of the opinion that the * In fall. The’ lcense was taken| car is the one that passed thru the out under the name of Shields. The| alley in the rear of 242 North Beech opinion that Shields and Shay may | street about 9 o'clock Wednesday tly ¢ he on. person was voiced at the po-| night. shortly before the time lice station today. % “~~~ 9 Lika luteaiiog.” Gael it ta eesge eh by there-was.a spirjt of good fellow ship in every rotary club, the real basis for the clubs was the need to bring business men together in a big city to enable them to work for the common good of the commu- nity, GOLD FROM NEW REGION EXHIBITED SEATTLE, Wash., Aug, 21 (By The Associated Press)—Bringing the first gold from the recent strike in the Cassiar district in northern Brit- ish Columbia, R. W. Martin, veteran Alasakan miner, arrived here yes- terday, Martin brought 12 ounces of coarse gold in a bottle as an exhibit of his findings on Gold Pan creek. He is to return to the Cassiar dis trict in a week. STERY been able to account for the r until 8.15 o'clock that night. No satis- factory explanation as to the car's whereabouts from 8:15 until 10:30 o'clock could be obtained by the au- thorities, The tread is sald to be the same as that of the machine the tracks of which were found in the alley, Guy Brown, said to be Shay's part- ner tn alleged illicit Hquor dealings also is being held in custody, a4 is a third man whose name the police re- fused to divulge. None of the trio !s being held as directly a participant in the murder and attempted hi king of Reschke, but it {s believed that some Nght| Martin declared the strike at Cas may be shed on ihe mystery by| ster is genuine, “Four hundred questioning there men ounces of’ gold haye already been Meanwhile the police and county|taken out of Gold Pan creek,” he paid. “Tt ina rich field but it needs offick ad tondeyelan, it!" js,are working on the theor: Reduction of 250,000 Head in Number to Be Marketed from Range Is Favorable to Good Prices WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —The department of agriculture estimated today that | 250,000 fewer cattle will be marketed from the range coun- jtry this fall than last fall with the principal reduction in jthe southwest. The number for market is placed at 4,077, }000 head, compared with 4,322,000 last fall and 4,208,000 jin the fall of 1923. is estimated at 1,847,00 head com pared to 000 in 1924 and 2,041.- 000 in 192 cause of dry weather movement from the southwest from January to July hasbeen very heavy with « considerable increase from Texa Oklahoma marketed 000 during this time compared with 2 000 in the same perl y Mexico 1 in 1 ord numbe head were m n the first] HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 21.—(Asso. seven months compared with 164,000 | ciatea #s)—The Texes compar in, the same period last year and today met the sut on ight oll prices six year average c 00 naugurated a week ago by the Feed conditions over the range} Humble Pipe Line company. At that country are rally very good ex-|time the Humble reduced light oil cept In the southw All states west | on rage of five cents a barrel of the continental di and Wyo-| using $1-.35 as the base or. lowest ing have much bette and hay | quotat The crops than last Montana, |met by all of the Colorado, North I nd the! chasers except the western sections of Dakota | which today follo and Nebraska tho ha d feed crops —— fre not so heavy as last year but poop thero ample sul or range fare wer ene COTTON MILL lent feed supplies in Idaho, a result.{n more cattle for market this winter than last of these cattle m kets. A shorter in Colorado indicat cattle feeding. r with most ving to coast mar and beet crop 8 & reduction tn CHINA ENDS large part of the western:c WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—(By Th move through the markets to fee Associated Press)—A commerce ‘ In the corn belt and the demand for| partment dispatch today from 1 stocker and feeder cattle in the corn| king formally reporter tloment of belt this fall i in important | the rike In the Japane cott factor in the marketing of western | mills there w ty Ww a starting cattle. The ‘August forecast of the| point for much of the recent ind (Continued on Page Two) trial disturbance in China | | | | ALL SCORES | Batterie Groves Schalk. K.WLE 100 000 000—1 000 000 101— and New York Cleveland Batteries: Jones Buokeye and Myatt Bengou, At Detroit— Washington 000 000 00—* Coveleskio and Ruel; Whitehill and Bassler. At St. Louis— Rw. EB. Boston 02% ¢ © St. Louis _ 41—" * © NATIONAL LEAGUE, All games postponed; raln. Mexican Found In Section House Is Given Thirty Days Tony Moneca, a Me: . pleaded guilty to trespassing Justice Henry F. Brennan today and was sentenced to 30 days in fail. Moneca was found in the: section hov at Frye, Wyo., Thursday. He wag in his stocking fest. Nothing was missing. Telephones Cut Off Last Night ‘Again In -Service Today Over two hundred te were cut off from the hone users wire com: munication with the rest of the city yesterday. A telephon' le was aecidentaly cut out during the after. noon. The telephone wire force were able to repair the break-down, and everything was in order by | morning, FEEDER CATTLE TO BE IN DEMAND Radio Records Sound Waves Of the Brain PARI Aug A ted I — head of t ment of 1 a at the Unt In an art ‘ rtheoming 4 evul Metaphysique and d by Le Mat AS a result, Professor ( esces the transmission of waves from one brain to ar OTLEG WHOLESALERS. “TWO KILLED AS TOURIST TRAINS COLLIDE 24 EXECUTIVES APPOINTED TO LEAD FIGHT ON MAJOR TRAFFIC Local Enforcement to | Be Left to Agencies Now in Charge While | Bigger Cleanup Opens WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. —(By the Associated Press) —The new prohibition army will be captained in large |measure by the same men who now command Uncle Sam's enforcement squadror Out of twenty-four new mini tors named today by cretary Andrews of the treas- but six o in the igh he had announced a came induce practical business 1 new blood to the orga General Andrews said tox é he had decided ther y now in the enforcement ma ¢ who should be en a chance to make good un«* © the new plan that Js to become r ng his selections, the pro= hibitf chief sald his new forced would make war on bootleg whole- al df loc and would make the question 1 enforcement a secondary con- sideration. In addition to twenty-four | district administrators, he named Walton A. Gr former publisher of the Boston Journal, as chief pro hibition investigator. His functions will be to develop international and inter-district conspiracy cases and furnish each district with under coy- er men to w up these particular cases, ADMIN TRATION STAFF COMP WASHINGT cS Aug. 21.—{Asso- hibition’s new administrators plete authority in enforce- ment the law September 1, was named today at the treasury. The administrators and the cities in which they will thelr re spective headquarters follow District 1 Sams, acting ade ministra District 2, J. A New Yorl District ve Foster, acting, Q. Merrick, Buffalo. trict derick Baird, Pitta h trict William G. Murdock, Philadelphis District 6, Edmund’ Budnitz, Balt more District 7, R. A. Fulwiler, Roan- DI 8, B/C. Sharpe, Charlotte, District 9 > Bunwoody, New 5, Loule Porterfield, : ng, acting, Diateice (1 D. Moss, acting, t C. Townsend, act- I r t A, W. McCamphelf, . « nmtinued on Page ive) STRIKE. ZEIGLER ns were In ht were fired ‘ely past the but no of the miner barrage of miss nd went to work in the mine, About ) h composed the picketing verif€ Henry Dorris at Benton hastily summoned every available | | | | deputy and constable to have them t K THe streets he Ja vd and the fee Adju RIOTING jeld wa outbreak t >t v Kendr was treated Zelp r an injury. A ed woman was injured, > ‘TWO HOUSES DAMAGED | BVFIRES LAST NIGHT " asper ze to two Light's avenue suf- A fire start- © of a residence resulted were an f ing in ak 1 st loss, Both fir