Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1925, Page 1

— WEATHER WEATHER—Mostly fair tonight ana Wednesday. Rising temperature Wednesday and in north portion to- night. The Casper VOL. 1X NO. 270 CHARGES FILED tx -SOOTLEG MURDER CASE The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Otlier Wyoming Newspaper * Datly Crime MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WY WYOMING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1925 On Streets or 92) weHoyy 2046 SLAYERS OF TWO OFFICERS HUNTED ™ AMERICA-IRIS “NORTH PLATTE ~ SCENE OF LAST KILLING MADE BY YOUNG PAIR Series of Holdups In Western Kansas Are Charged To Men Now Hunted in the West. COLBY, Kans., Aug. 25.— (Associated Press.) —Au- thorities today had found no trace of two young men, who yesterday shot and killed Sheriff Sam Pratt of Thomas county and then crossed the Nebr ka line and killed Ed Clark, North Platte traffic officer, after running gun fights with posses of the two states, The slayers are believed to have committed a series of holdups in western Kansas and were making thelr escape in a motor car when they encountered the officers. Sheriff Pratt, learning that the men were headed in this direction, took a posse of six men and block- add the main highway north of Col- by with a large motor truck. The pair traveling at a high rate of speed, stopped at the obstruction. As the sheriff started for the car, a Volley of shots rang out. Pratt fell, fatally wounded, ‘The men then made a run through the blockade amid a rain of shots. Their car was disabled and they fled_on foot-to the home of Doyle Crawford, where they commandeer- ed his small touring car. They es- caped over the line into Nebraska. Aovoss the line, they encountered a squad of Nebraska officers, who had been notified to watch for the ing men. In a gun fight that followed, Ed Clark traffic officer, of North Platte was slain. Posses from the two states took up the trail of the slayers today. The robbers were dressed in Col- by’s clothing. Officers here said their description corresponds to that of two men who have been commit- ting robberies around Garden City, Kansas, and the western part of the state. ——~>- ——-- GIRL RIDES MO INTO T APER OFFICE RAWLINS, Wyo., Aug. 25.—Prior to the parade which started the ro deo-that opened here this week a girl rode a horse into the office of the Republican, The caller was “Baby Davis” of Fort Collins, one of the prettiest visitors at the show. POSSESSION DISPUT Upon Failure to Films Are Shown on Same Screen. Struggle for possession of the America and Iris theaters, lacking violence of any kind, the Rex Investment company, action upon the alleged fail pany, lessor and operator, to claimed by the Rex company that the lease of the theater operators had automatically expired with this payment failure. At 3 o'clock this afternoon definite results were still in doubt and ad- vertisements of counter attractions for both theaters had been author- ized for today’s newspaper by the principals to the controver At 345 fhis afternoon George Stewart, manager for the Bishop- Cass interests here, swore out a war- rant for the arrest of A. H. Stewart of the Rex Investment company, charging him wit’. maliciously tak- ing possession of the theaters with- out due recourse to law. It was un- derstood that the papers would be served immediately. The fight centered around the per- sonalities of George Stewart, local manager of the theaters for Bishop- Cass, and A. H. Stewart, president of the Rex Investment company. A. H. Stewart claimed today that the monthly rent had been in de- fault since August 10, and that through the terms of the lease his. company had The right to take over the theaters after a 10-day notice had been given to Bishop-Cass. ‘He said that more than the required notice had been given and that his company had not received the rent for the month. George Stewart declared today that Bishop-Cass had been seeking to get the rent, which is $3,333.33 per month under the terms of the lease, reduced one-half, that present business conditions made it impos- sible to pay rent as prescribed by a lease which was entered into five years ago, The actual struggle for possession started this morning when the presi- dent of the Rex Investment com- pany had a man post bills of an at- traction booked for the Iris by that foncern. George Stewart interrupt ed the work, and had his own man post bills for a picture which had been booked by the Bishop-C: com- pany. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the fight grew warmer. The Rex In- vestment company had installed a projecting machine in the America and two pictures were being shown on one screen simultaneous Jackie Coogan in “The Rag } which was the Bishop-Cass booking, vied with “The Teaser,” which was the Rex Investment company's booking, while at the Iris theater, “Fool's Highway” was competing M. C. WACHTEL RESIGNS POST L.D. Christenson of Evanston Appointed Law Enforcement Commissioner in Change Just Announced. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 25.—M. C. Wachtel today an- nounced that his resignation as Wyoming state law enforce- ment commissioner was in the hands of Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross and would become effective September 1. He will be succeeded by L. D. Christenson of Evanston, whose appointment has been certified to the secretary of state by the governor, effective September 1. Christenson has been sheriff of Uin- ta county for several years. Wachtel was appointed law en- forcement commissioner by the late Governor Willlam B. Ross in 1923. Schumann-Heink On Motor Trip MILES CITY, Mont., Aug. Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, celebrated prima donna, and her grandson, Hans Schumann-Heink, of Coronado, Calif., passed through Miles City by automobile on. their way to Minnenpolis where Madame Schumann-Heink has an engagement to sing before a gather- ing of World war veterans, She has heen touring the United States dur- ing the summer singing té disabled veterans, Pagean TULSA, Okla., Aug. airy land will be released for mortal en- Joyment when the Pageant of the Princesses begin its ch October 1, the formal act of inauguration for the third annual international petrol eum exposition. Amid the blare of trumpets and the carnival music of bands, surrounded by the giltter and grandeur of their station, the royal court of the kindom of Petrolia will bid their subjects follow them to the oll world’s great playground and jubilation, Leading off with the gold and crim son throne of King Petroleum, the pageant will wind its majestic way through the streets, with the flower of the ofl world in its train. The 23.— ITED HERE, Investment. Company Takes Action Delivered by Carrier 78 cents « month es + IMRT StroMtBNOF) at Newatends, 6 osnte BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE P hiladelph F O24 131 O4—19° - 600 010 030—10 1 The First Bird South! is Pay Rent; Rival was being waged today when owners of the property, took ure of the Bishop-Cass com- pay the monthly rent. It was | with Jack Hoxie in “Ridin’ Thun- der,” the latter picture being a Bish- op-Cass attraction, Although at the America two films could be shown at the same time, it was necessary at the Iris to stop one picture while showing the other. This caused a constant fight between rival opera- tors, and first a part of one film would be projected and then a part of another. A comedy booked by the Bishop-Cass company was partly burned in a struggle of this nature. Although the Bishop-Cass company had its cashiers in the windows of the two theaters, representatives of the Rex Investment company, also were on hand to take admission fees, George Stewart and H. Stewart both claimed right to the receipts and patrons found difficulty in de- termining who should be paid. Police patrolled the lobbies of the show houses to quell any trouble that it was feared might arise. The Rex Investment company bought the two theaters from Roy Sample, August 10, 1 , A. H. Stew- art said today. They leased them to the Bishop-Cass company for a per- fod of ten years, it is said. By the terms. of. the lease the rent was to be paid in advance each month. Fail- ure to do so, according to the state- ment of A. H. Stewart automatically broke the lease. ny “We feel that we have a right to (Continued on Page Eight) RAIL COMPLETION PROMISED ENGINEER OF $60,000 PAID TRAGEDY SHIP FOR THIS BULL KNEW MENACE Prospects Never Brighter for North & South Line; Receiver and Con- tractors Inspect North Route. | Thurston, Kerr, At Brooklyn— R.UW.E St. Louis. 000 010 300— 4 6 0 Brooklyn 100 110 101— 5 17 2 Batteries—Mails, Sothoron and O'Farrell; Osborne, Pelty and De ber’ At New York— RULE Cineinnati____ 000 300— 6 11 2] New ¥ . 130 01°— 712 1) Batteries—Donohue, Brady and | Hargrave; Nehf and Hartley. | At Boston— RULE. | Pittsbur; 000 000— 1 6 Of Boston 001 00*— 2 7 1 Batt nd Gooch; Barnes and O'Neil, AMERICAN 1 EAGUE At Chicago— RK. E. 302 100 1—* * * 000 200 2—* * © s—Jones and Edwards, ngough; Connally and Crouse, Louis— At St. R Washington. 2 St. Louis. eae Batteries—Zachary and Ruel; Gas. fon and Hargrave. At Detroit— R.H.E. Boston, 000 000 2—— * * * Detroit. 9100100—* * © Batt lhirises Fuhr, Ne bauer and Bischoff, Stokes; and Bassler. Stona At Cleveland— Philadelpt Cleveland. Rommel and keye, Smith Perkins and L, REFINERY EMPLOVE SEVERELY SGALDED a W. Campbell, from the waist down this morning when he slipped and fell into boiling water at the White Eagle refinery where he is employed Campbell was inspecting a blow-foo box at the time of the accident. Seo ond and third degree burns were suf Cochrane; Bu Sewell ° Fre verely fered. He was taken to the Caspe: Private hospital where he was treated sept ae MAN HELD FOR AUTO THEFT 1$ RETURNED] Deputy Sheriff Joe returned with his p Wal Hamer, who last Thursday sto! Chevrolet car that was parked out Thomas has soner, BUENOS, AIRES, & {As D. GC. Fenstermaker, receiver? Edward Peterson, gen- | sociated hey: ayo gahtlene en eral contractor, and R. E. McNally, general counsel of the | yn enn ey nt the annual PROVIDE ie aey ttre North & South railroad, who have been inspecting the | cattie show. A prize-winning short (Associated Press.)—Chief Engineer |NOrthern division of the road, preparatory to resuming} horned bull, named Faithful, was | ett - 7 % ;. y j nizati o y | knocked dov 0 60,006 o 0" John Grant of the steamer Mackinac, Construction under the financial reorganization lately |k» pareaipe Mb dats pst the boiler of which blew up in New.|@ffected, are in the city with the same purpose in view | (}) DEAVIGUatHighlanaPlespald’ forte port harbor last Tuesday, taking a] respecting the Casper division. with comyiand of ample resobrces | 1,111) was 10,000 pounds sterling in| toll of 50 lives, was aware of the Since the Sipe Fhe 4 to move rapidly cocrt approva England wh Faithful dangerous condition of the boiler be.| been rescued from the clut« : fore the steamer started on th ill the Oklahom: € r SP Igt FUT IED fated excursoin, said t imony sub- | false alarms, t tir mitte at the hearing being | in its brief history conducted here under the direction | respect and confidenc of the of the federal steamboat inspection | 0ming public as an institution service. The entanglements of the Haskell ‘FOUN IN CAR and Middle States Oi! interests have BANK OFFICERS Edward Cassidy, 2 welder, testified that he had been called to do some | been cleared away through tedious repair work on the boiler but that | Court» proceedings and settlements ore SLES he could not do the work because it | With creditor contractors and ma DANVILLE, Ml, Aug (A would have been necessary to re-| terial supply concerns, and light is Sitca “ptm erica’ hase,” vine. t move planking before he could reach | Showing upon the road's affairs that ——- president, and Earl Bryant r, | the place to be repaired have enabled financial interests and OC the ‘A mariban State: Band | He testified that he warned G Seeeragpotaes: to take: bold and) CTA Neb, {A8*! Bernice, Ind., forty miles s¢ of the seriousness of the break Shiag Shp enterprise. soclated Press.)—The bodies of Clar-| of bh ul al told him the b “might get to] The prospects for the long-cher-| ence Yager, 20, and Mrs, Lawrence | enroute | Newport and might blow up” and | !shed hopes of Wyoming people for| pia oth of Hastings, were found | $11,000 4 | that Grant had replied “I krow it. | transportation liné from north to ; : ¢ haat Pais ive | sald Grant had told him | south through the richest section} huddied down in an automobile] asked r eld up “in case anything happens” to y|of the state, were never b hterj} about one mile ea f her the ¢ em into | “it was a new break.” The than they are at present Any r la cc ¢ a8 mony of Walter A. Parent, 2 The affairs of the cc Mi ¢ ill ¢ t| MeCrow s welder, sustantiated Cassid € 8 story. | last in the hands of cal men, side the p hall « en ter streot to the story toia by Hamer, he at first inten¢ tealing a car outside the county batiding aring the license num her 9 » changed his mivd, thinking that a Chevrolet would be miveh more serviceable. He, afi wards discovered that the car iorged to Deputy riff Fran ledge DITIO Publication Offices: _ f Tribune Bidg. 216 B. Second st_ li JAMES BROPHY [a ACCUSED OF SLAYING JOHN HESGHKE HERE Three Suspects Given Release After Infor- mation Is Obtained By the Authorities. said to Monday A sworn statement |have been made late jafternoon by Eddie Shay, plicating James Brophy as the slayer of John C. Reschke jin a gun ght over a liquor Bre Georg Cauter, duced Ttescl it is charged. temp held, filed a dell r ture of the and sald that {t wo! dence for the trial that Shay admitted dr to the house in th r liquor deliver stayed in the car lowed, it is claime Bro- phy came out of t ed to the « him away the The murder charge t I phy came as the climax I less investigation of the Reschke. Reschke’s body wa in the house, together with a qu tity of bonded whiskey and gin. T bullet wounds in Reschke’s bod, empty pistol beneath his hand nine bullet holes in the wal ac indi un ba been st liquor An aba street nea to Shay after the formation t the car which had passed the alley about the time of cident, county and « rested Shay, Guy Br Van Cauter. Brown was 1 1 af tained for brief p 1, it und that he had was one more 1 heir chaln of evidence aid completa and the out t t Dr Brophy could net | und at his home on McKinley street and “""GAS PRICE WAR BANDITS ROBIN FULL BLAST |Motor Fuel Sells Under 14 Cents Today in Wichita While Reductions Are Ordered in Many States. CHICAGO, Aug. (Associated Press.) The mid- west gasoline war between the big oil companies on one side and independents and other, has resulted in gasolin in Wichita, Kans. The Standai ! ompal t of Princesses king, Fred E. Windsor cf Warren, | sets a high mark to which the other] of the float, and of th the scarlet carnation, and an im Pa., will be a majestic figure, dressed | states. may aspire in selecting their] the pages and ou mense sheaf of the flowers cover in crimson velvet, gold’ and ermine, | beauttes, Pink, ding into tones of deep] the float, Scarlet, and the dark green his float_surrounded with a’ contin-| There fs no order of precedence for | lavender the rhododendrons on|of the epearlike leaves are carried gent of guards in armor. the visiting ofl state princesses, for| the float of Princes West’ Virginia, | out in the trappings and costume Queen Petrolia of 1924, Miss Ra-|each state is.equal at the court of|enshrining the seat of the prince combined with a neutral gray mona MarcellaTr ot Winfield, | petroleum. They will probably be ar-|and surrounding the state seal. Her| It is {mpossible to pleture the pag Kan., will follow her spouse in ap-|ranged according to color scheme, |attepdants,will be dressed in layen-|eant accurately without ‘visualizing propriate grandeur. There will be] but leaving that problem to th rt} der and th sportive touches} the brilliant presentation robes o' flowers everywhere on her flcat—the | director, the floats may now he re-| of gree: the princesses. Lach will be th flowers of every state represented in| viewed from east to west acrors the Every state float bears the state|est evening gown that the mc her court, flowers of every color.| continent at the side, Herbert Barnard has|can make for’her. Each From her throne, won so dearly last] Pennsylvania, mother of the of en great care in ing these | with brftlants, Jewels, satin ar after a close contest with the has no state flower tr] seals, ¢ the cok equing, and ail the rich stuffs that | competing eleven states, the queen | princess will ride on a float decorated | and | I ork in| go int t | will greet her people once more and] with # lovely conventional blossom, | gold or » es ¢ seal, and] g s t , Hsten to their applaure, Queen Pe-| bell shaped and orchid in color, with In tot y of float 8 1 Jewels | trolia, a beautiful girl with dark hair, | green leaves and long grasses. Or | Princess Ot ill ride in a blaze|and Tt warm coloring and perfect features,|chid and alice blue are the colors! of color, for the flower of Ohfo.is|trains wilh be yards long brocaded a To Reveal Puiciead tate-operated s ns on the elling as low as 13.8 cents ies of Indiana and Nebraska have officially ent 1 the with Announcements t , tion The Indiana I b in Ind M , nd draped on the floats by | expert ha Princess Kentucky will be sur rounded with the bright green and orange of the trumpet vip its bright bh ms, leaves and long green po Her servants will be dressed in green range and autumn brown The float of Princess Louisiana, a symphony in green, cream and gold ‘ v half dozen magnificent ble om goinst a ba k green leaves. Prin C I » will t nea 1 in on of the 1a throne everly ' ages and outrid colors, green a (Continued ‘cn rise Six) | n from John Illnols 1 1a atten minat i t eK ne . 1 bu \ to their 4 W YORK, A ( ! 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