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The Greatest Service Ever Offered by an American Newspaper WEATHER & ' * g 2 Wyoming—UnsetUed tonight and m Tuesday, rain probable, snow in the - mountains, Not much change in EET A oe ee temperature. VOL. IX. NO. 308 Reece cece CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1925 HN (dO; Pi RA E W v | MAN KILLS WIFE AND SHOOTS SELF TRAGEDY GAPS ster, GASPER PAIR’ ere cs ESTRANGENENT Woman Is Slain in Her Sleep by Whisky- Crazed Mate. A long estrangement be- tween Hugh Climer and his wife, Madge, was brought morning when Climer sent a bullet into the head of his wife, presumably while she was asleep at her home, 253 South Lowell street. Climer then turned the gun on himself and was severely, wound- ‘ed by the shot, although he Bad not lost consciousness and was able to walk when the police arrived. He is believed tg have been intoxicated. The inquest into Mrs. Climer's John W. Worthington, “Wolf death was held this afterngon in the| of LaSalle Street,” after evad-! offices of County Attorney George] ing capture for two years. ‘A. Weedell. The jury decided that} goth > in shied sie ea? the woman had come to her death : by a plstol shot from a gun in the| brought back to Chicago on a hands of Climer. stretcher, broken in health, to be: Climer was being guarded at the| Sentenced tothe two-year term Natrona Memorial hospital today| meted out for using the mails and {t 1s probable that {f he lives! to defraud. Photo was taken at) -charges wilt be “filed against him. TEE NAY weer! Ciniee wel ane On rae sarees found on the bed in the basement ——_—— which phe occupied. It showed no evidence of struggle and was dressed in night clothes. Mr. und Mrs. Ed Bartlett who oc- cupy the upper story of the houve Jn the line*6f duty when his mail telephoned the poli¢ge at 1:40 o'clock this morning. immediately after they heard the two gunshots in the base- ment, George I. Radden, motorcycle officer, answered the call, Going rom the upper floor to the bast, ment, he discovered that the room below was filled with smoke. There was a light in the front room. Rad-}| NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—(®)—Intor- den heard a nolse as of shuffling In} mation was obtained at police head- the bedroom. quarters today that arrangements “Come out,” he called. have been made through under: Climer staggered on, His head] world channels for the return to- was bloody as from a bad gash on morrow of $683,000 worth of Jewelry the temple. stolen from the Hotel Plaza. apart: Further investigation revealed} ment of Mrs. Jessie Woolworth Don- Mrs, Climer’s body. The bed cloth-|ahue on September 30. ing was covered with blood: Representatives of the persons Reta anes ee aD who have the jewelry communicated a 7 with the Donahwes, it was learned of the .38 calibre revolver that had] .+ <3 had) at pdlice headquarters. The tenta- been dropped on the floor showed | tive hour for the return of the jewel- that two shots had been fired. ry was fixed at 1 o'clock tomorrow Climer gave as his reason t fax afternoon and it was t shat’ wen o take place to take him to the hospital in his motorcycle. When he was unable to get the machine started out otetne| Chicago Police mui Climer himself got out of the side car and pushed the machine ry >’ ane Too Busy’ To Two empty whisky bottles had been found in the basement, and ] it 19 belleved Climer had been arink:| ATO Dry Squad ing. When Climer reached the hospi tal, doctors discovered the bullet had entered his brain, going into the} CHICAGO, Oct. 12, —UP)—r. left. temple and glancing. Yellowley, ace of the federal d Climer fs a laborer at the Stand-| focement officers, wilt have to mop ard refinery here. Mrs: Climer | up Chicago cabarets as best he can employed at the Troy laundry. ‘The | Without the ald of the pofice. pair had been divorced and she had| Ghief of Police Morgan Collins obtained a court order to prevent| made it plain today that his men him t#om annoying her, vince on] are too busy to assist jn the (Continued on Page Bight) raids contemplated by Yelloiwley. MADDEN RAPS WASTE IN AIR POLICY OF U. §. ‘Appropriations Chairman Would Turn of the high schools of Wyoming and yorrow morning a session of the county superinten will get under w tomorrow morning at the Elks audl-| hotels as the; torlum, Seventh and Center streets, Several prom Aircraft Construction Over to Private Companies WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—(P) — after a recess of several days, Mad- The army and navy were charged] den declared technical development today by Chairman Madden of the | of aviation could no longer be “safe: house appropriations committee] ly left" to the two military services with squandering millions of dollars} if the United States was to take ity in a purposeless. meaningless, end-| place “among the countries of the less experimental orgy.” In techal-| world In the air.” + eal aircraft development. : Mr, Madden submitted a plan for Testifying before the president prometing army and navy aviation, © board, wiieb resumed hearing (Continued on Tage Nine) of the Armour high schoo! football] racer, today won the 1925 Pulltz MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS FIFTH GAME ROUT SOLONS Brophy Goes On Trial for Murder Here (TTT penne AIR MAIL PILA | . Panel Begins ] James Brophy, cHanget| with the murder of John C. Reschke, quarter-breed In dian, the night of August 19, went on trial in district court here this morning. Brophy was calm and betrayed - > ? no trace of emotion as the first ex- Boy Finds-Ames Pinned | Pui. oe tne cehetive erors| U d W: k f was being made, He smiled once or | naer rec. age re) twice during the proceedings. The} angular features of the defendant Plane. | other im 4 Judge C, D. Murane and G. R ens appe: BELLEFONTE, Pa., Oct. Brophy, Murane conducting the ex- amination of the men called to the 12.—(#)—Another casualty} jury pox, and Hagens apparently added to the long list of men | acting in the capacity of counselor. who have given their lives to | Linpolns By Sennett, aver te County Attorney George A. Weede! the- advancement of the) was present for the state. Attorney postal service, the body of | weeaen, was not expected ta, take Charles H, Ames, who. met, “nat part in-today’s proceedings beenuse of the pressure of other state bus- plane crashed into the side of Nit-|iness although he expects to be ac- tahy Mountain ten days ago and] tive later. whose fate was revealed cnly yes- ‘The first examination of the jur- terday, reposed today in a little} ors had not been completed at a la Bellefonte undertaking establis-| hour this mornir A short re ment, was taken at 11 o'clock during which On the night of October 1, Pilot] time the members of the panel were, Ames left New York with westbound | cautioned against talking about the mail but he never completed the|case to each other since they sul} trip. Next morning he was missing | were subject to call, and search was started. The quest In his questioning of the ju became more intense ag days pass-|rane quizzed them on the poss! ed without inkling of his fate. Ye influence testimony to the effect terday the plane, with the body Ames in the cockpit, was found hy | bootleg deal would have on them. a boy on the side of the mountai: Six of the men who had been ez An Inquiry began today. amined for jury duty were excused That he met instant death is the} at noon. The exami fon of others belief of air mail officials, including | to take their places wes rted at 1°. Egge, general superintendent | 1:30 o'clo of the service, who directed the long} Eddie St search, from the air and on tho] state, was present today, but J. M ground, There was u deep cut on nt wit the airman's forehead and other bruises on his face but otherwise the body was unscathed, Van ¢ Ames’ fate was discovered by John] ter he D., Earmitt, ear-old farm boy,| fields n who had joined the thousands of| has been awaiting a call, Sheriff (Continued on Page Nine) (Continued on Page Bight) : witness f ‘auter, another impc rriyed. Undersher uter this morning. Van Cau been working in the beet ar Douglas, it is sald, and Hits 2 Homers in 2 Day Tribune ‘Accident Policy---Is Open to Tribune Readers Trifnnw SE ee Deliveced by Carrier 15 cents a montb Pubttcation Offices: Streets or at Newstands, 6 cents ne Bldg. 416 B Second st. | | | 3 were almost iminobile. | ed as attorneys for| ~2G00SE* GosLIN mer in the third inning and was’ the-Gorse's second elvett ‘clout in when he lined out a fi head of jim, MIDWEST GETS STAY AGAINST COLLECTION OF $90,000 TAX junction to pre that Reschke had been killed in a} crude oil in stor The injunction Cromer of the dis The petition for Weeks Returns To War Bureau Millan Back In Home Port expedition is home | ‘arter went to Douglas for | ) ks returned to his ut the war department today mainland from Mon- active charge "to be shooting. , & he Radden called Lew M. Gay, county | yyy un pamed Dart of the city. i corgnan ad ihe =byy 4 olice Investigators said return of brought to take Mrs. Climer’s body, | the Stolen property would not deter 4 Pe ee ae cumer's body; |them from arresting the criminals| : medical attention, Radden startea|'! ‘Helr Identity could be learned.” | ‘] I STATE TEACHERS POURINTO CITY FORINSTITUTE OPENING TUESDA y, While the remair will come in this evening and Meetings here today of home economics and agricultural teachers cars of the Caspe to the an-|club have been made dents were preliminary nual State Teachers’ institute which | meet all trains, Th y at. 10:30 o'clock | being taken. to. private he desire. nt e¢ United States will be c convention teachers are or J, C, Knode, superintendent of the Laramie schools, is in charge of the four day program whieh will be held Un. BO Need alt A here. Mr. Knode arrived in Casper this morning. Many other delegates to the convention also arrived. | Thenty-five came in last night, and = FLIES AT 248 ‘Grip InJoRY MILES AN HOUR MITCHEL FIELD, N, Y., Oct. 12 ARMOUR. 8. D., Oct, 12.—A@)— | —()—Lieutenant’ Cyrus K, Bettis, Henry Sundkist, 18-year-old guard|{U, s. A, piloting a special Curtiss team, is dead today from Injuries} trophy contest, the blue ribbon clas recelved Friday in a game with! slc of aviation Parkston high ,school. Sundkist He set a new record for the event ruptured a kidney when he tackted| at 248.99 miles an hour, which also an opponent in the last few minutes | was officially announced as a world’s of play. record for a closed clreult cpurse et er ee ‘The cld Pulitzer record was 243.67 | W. B. Cole, wealthy manufactur-| miles an hour, set by Lieutenant er, nequitted at Rockingham, N. C..| Williams, U. S. N,, at St. Louls, in of murder of Ormond Sultor who he | 1924, At that time it also was the! sald slapdered hie daughter. world's record Eleven Drown When Boat Turns Turtle Off Florida Coast and Four Die in California Auto Smash Twenty-five iccidents over the wee ; were injured. CHICAGO, k-end and more than a score of other The most disastrous accident accurred in Florida water ar Melbourne, Four were killed and | when the pleasure boat Clara B capsized ne |drowning eleven e persons. MBLBOURNI and jettles for three ; les expected to brin ‘ourteen the| to ugh was | wave| in Indiana Court as Result of sath orave) WEICIC bie bie Abduction and Suicide turned It over. FRANCISCO, (P)—Eleven reséued sald, or tian Inlet late] sipally Kansans. The 11 bodies reco’ {dentified tentatively following persons: Mr, and Mrs Miss Mabel ently of Omaha Six of the deathg res grade crossing BY 6-3 SCORE |Buccaneers Pound Four Twirlers for | Thirteen Hits as Aldridge Holds Washington to Eight Blows | GRIFFITH STADIUM, WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—() | —The Pirates stayed in the fight for the world’s champion- ship today by knocking Stanley Coveleskie from the box land winning the fitth game of the series from Washington, }6 to 3. | The series now stands three games to two in favorof the PUT Coa ee te etethe) CRE RTIEL « SLATE op: NUM BESE Pees Sepade ae GTON, Oct. 12,—(?)—Heavyy vy for the sixth —_ les cast a haze over the fleld to The Pirate attack was In t 2 : aN ean aascet era ent te day but there was every prospect ht? t ancpotebe i. that threatened showers would hold Were UnERICS tO" dhe long to permit the play- the gar champions game of the world’s , a battle in which Washing ton can clinch the championshpt if viet over the Pittsburgh Pirates, fighting to stave off {m- pending disnster yaw veteran ed from the \box ational leaguers |} four Washington pit nmered ether thie yjective in Har’ veleskie, Ballou, Zachary and fol ‘ y Bucky I 13 hits, while A he Da i Senators to eight c refreshed by est Manager Bill IeKechnie of the assigned his big ace, Vie Aldridge, the club's pitching factor and main hope irgh was sorely put to it dsmen, with Aldridge as jutstanding reliance, Leo who 1 the first 1} bothered by a sore on, Yde 8 had their ut the hands of the Senators. The crowd eddied slowly into the 1 0 0] rambling che the park but signs of gathering thou- 1 % 6] sands outside it seemed there would Barnhart, If, Wright McInnis, 1b 12 a another capacity jam of around Smith, « 5 0 000, with President and Mrs, Cool- Aldridge, p. 0 2 0] tdge expected in to take the a » —|ranking positions of fandom in thelr 0|box behind the Washington dugout. | Mrs. Coolldge, no particularly I enthusiast, was said to be Rice, ef 0 to selze the Jast chance to Harris o| 1 ut the teams Goslin, If 0 mn h tonight Judge, 1b Olle the Pirates wir prolong the J. Harri eee i8s O10 ON tant Peckinp a. bY pr sais ; Word dium head. r quart the game aware a | that so liad de- | ttend nant ama | under overcast skies, with ara al Tait Coveleskie, veteran spit ball **Adams 1, 0.) 0410". 6)| the opposing Vie pit ‘0 of the only Pirate triumph fn th ‘There were shift lineups. | Washington Dad its full strength |back with Ossie Bluege, “beaned’? Tota’s 1 *Batted for Ballou in **Batted for Marberry in 9 : . PAS PP if third basemar in at his regular burgh | pe i ’ rate ibstituted | Washingt - 1 ; McInnis at first base for Blu Lelbold H : . : H ' r FIRST INNING i BURGH—The § Pe I, { | Off Aldridge 4 (J, Harris, Cove'eskte | to Peckinpaugh, who ran ove ju to make the catch, ( Rue’, Judge), Coveleskle 4 (Traynor iwhary 1] 8 single into left field (Barnhart), Struck out~By Aldridge | ler xas leaguer into riglit. by Ballou 1 (Traynor). Hits—om| took Wright's grounder and Wright 8 In 9 Inning off Cove- | went out, Coveleskie to Stan Harris NO RUNS, TWO HITS, RORS. {INGTON—RI singled to Carey, Cuyler, Moore) leskie 9 in in 7th, off nning A nings; off Marbe Lin 1-34 tan Harris sacrif | Winning pltcher—Aldridg Losing |r foore. Ttice see pitcher—Coyeleskie, Umpires—Rig: | ! tt er (N. L.) plate; Owens (A. L,) first; | struck out. Joe Harris McCormick (N. L.) second; Moriarty | base on balls, 7 | (A. L.) third, Time of game—2:26, | (Continued on KLAN EX-CHIEF “GOES ON TRIAL IN GIRL’S DEATH Stephenson Faces First Degree Charge JOBLESVILLE } 1 Karl Gentry, for (P)—After months of Ind., will be person died| the case of D, C. Stephenson, fe tly with Stephenson. ‘The huge] mer grand dragon of the Ku Klux outgrowth of an a i at Klan. charge t degree mur brought to this county on der in leath of venue from Marion coun Miss Madge © er, Indian and KUinck are vald to llten cou t ed on Page, Might)