Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 23, 1925, Page 1

Pd The Greatest Service Ever Offered by an American Newspaper---Tribune Accident Policy---ls Open to Tribune Readers WEATHER Snow tonight, somewhat colder in south portion except possibly southeast portion snow in Saturday mostly fair extreme LEAGUE OF NATIONS STRIVES TO Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation MITCHELL ° DISRESPECTFUL,’ CHARGES CASPER, NVINOLSty EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Che Casper Dail WYOMING, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1925 | 'dWO9) | FAVAS or Delivered by Carrier 76 centa » montb On Streets or at Newstands. § cents | QUENCH WAR FLAMES IN BALKANS FINANCIERS TO VISIT CASPER: ON INSPECTION OF ALL ROUTE Conference Tomorrow With Casper Chamber of Commerce to Mark Trp Through Here. A conference which may go far toward determining the future of the North & South railroad and the future of Casper as well will be held tomorrow when repre- sentatives of Eastern finance arrive to inspect the route of the road and to discuss with the local chamber of commerce the incentives Casper has to offer for pushing the road to com- pletion. Announcement of their com- ing was inade*recently in-thé’ Trit-, une. Hugh Lee Kirby, of the Wyoming- Montana company recently organ- ized to take over the road, accom- panied by Mr. Hooper, of Dillon- Read and company and Mr.-Henry of the Nationa} Clty company of New York, and Mr, Bartling. engin- eering expert,, will, arrive in, the cit} from Rawlins tomorrow morn ing. Members of the Rawlins cham: ber of commerce will escort them to. Cusper. Plans for the entertainment of the visitors were being held in abeyance pending definite word as to the length of their stay. The. traffic committee of the chamber of com- merce will have charge of arrange: ments. A meeting with the cham: her's board of directors and the traf- fic committee will be held some time tomorrow, and it is planned to give the visitors as thorough a suryey of Casper, its achlevements and its potentialities, as time permits. From Casper the party will go north to Sheridan and Miles City, Mont., along the right of way of the -proposed road. SICKNESS SAVES MAN FROM TRIP TO JAIL The fact that he wa n b when state officers descen o his home in Lavoye late yesterda sayed Benjamin Thompson from spending a night in the county jail on charges of violating the state pro- hibition law. An efficient Ittle brew- ing plant and eight cases of becr as tts finished product, were selzed L. D. Christenson, state director of prohibition enforcement, and Pet er | Staten and Clayton Danks, ‘Thompson was ordered *to report to Judge Blake as sodn as he was able, Masons to Meet Next at Omaha ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— () — Omaha, Neb., was selected by the suprem, counell of the Scottish Rite Masons of the southern jurisdiction today as their 1926 meeting place. The date for next year's meeting as set for October 25. Oil Famine THE WADING 19 FINE; COME ON IN! Now comes another storm, Tain and snow, to soften the dirt road from the end of the | paving to the towns of thy: |Salt Creek oii fieid, cause passing cars.to slide off the road into the ditch, interrupt and delay transportaticnm and cause damage. It-is all useless and unnecéssary. This road can be repaired and graveled and kept in perfect form for travel the entire winter, but can not be done by talk, either for or against such a proposal. If the people of the oil field really and truly desire something done about this road, they will have ta get into the collar and help pull. It will not come to them by simply wishing for it, nor by talking casually about #. It will take some loud antl fer-! vent praying, some comsider- able earnest demandin7, and possibly, a little judicious profane ejaculation, | The wading is fine. eon in. STOLEN AUTO FOUND NEAR BESSEMEN BEND A Dodge coupe, stolen from James Gillis, 1623 South Sprucq street, on September 1, was discovdred at Bes- semer Bend, fifteen miles from Cas- per, this morning, accarding to a réport to the sheriff{'s pffice. The machine, all four whetls removed and the battery and every detach. able accessory missing. was discov- ered by J. A. Speas. BRITISH MYSTERY SEAPLANE DESTROYEDIN CRASH WHILE TUNING UP FOR GREAT RACES || a] sesh ‘An exclusive photo of the British. “mystery seaplane Pilot Escapes in Tragedy at. Baltimore|Divorced Wife to Plane Which English Hoped Would Break All Records | BAY SHORE PARK; BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 23.—(P) “ eat Britain’s “m Napier S-4, crashed th trials and is a total wrec ystery plane,” the super marine morning during the navigability Capt. Henry C. Biard, the pilot, is suffering from immersion and shock but escaped injury: ditions Recognize the board of directors of the poi bilities of the proposal and to commission regarding the matter. Z. OF on, state highway engineer, traveling to Cheyenne from the Big Horn basin cgantry, met with the board and gave encouragement to the boyes 6f Casper and Salt Creek residents. Mr, Sevison declared that the gravellng project was in the pro- gram of the highway department but that the plan was held up because of the work an the Alcova or Raw- lins road which used up a large part of Natrona county's share in the state rogd fund derived from of! royalties. The Alcova road was given precedence dver the Salt Creek high- Sev Discredited LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 23.—(?) Americans need not worry about an ofl famine, President R. L, Peeler of the California Petroleum corpora- tion, told members of the chamber of mines and oll here. The area tn which oll mo be found In the United States ts 350 Umes the présent producing area, Ye sald, adding that predictions of ‘1 teuminent exhaustion of the coun- try’s petroleum resources should be compared with the statement of Ben- jamin Crew in 1887, that California productidu was a disappointment and that the Pennsylvania field was rapidly @iminisghing and a warning from the United States Geological survey in 1909 that only three more years of sufficlent production could be expquted. Theve prophets,” he pointed out, “have been filled with pessimism, and thyy have all been wrong.” COMMITTEE ON ROAD PROBLEM 1S NAMED HERE Importance of Salt Creek Highway Con-| sThe campaign started by The Tribune to have the Salt Creek highway graveled from the point where the pave- ment ends was given a boost late Thursday afternoon when ted a committee of five men to investigate the possi- d by Chamber of | Commerce; Improvement Seen tons now existing over the dirt por- tion of the highway in bad weath may be remetlied ag soon as possible. “Keep pounding kway at it,” was the advice given by Harry Free, | realtor, today. Mr. Free declared that the was i Lo see the campaign started by tneSTribune and called attention to the fact that crushed gravel had been hauled thirty miles on a road to Rawlins, “There is no deubt about it,” Ben Lummis of the Casper Buick com- pany agreed. “It should have been arted earlier,” T have to make many emergency calls to the field,” Dr, H. R. Lathrop declared, "Sometimes the road iv aw: ful. It would be a great thing for me und fur Mumanity If it were im. proved | Capta of about ter wings ¢ Biard Captain Bia and p in Bi t 200 ot attempted | As he struck the water, | marine nosed down | vaulted on | pilot une v the surf: urd had jus’ feet when apparently developed the monoplane. at once her + re. raged to cl and reached the surface r S-4 Capta bi he fell H in Starting taxiing ubert Bre Captain I tow When Captain | himseif from the wreckage, C: and 1 was wear t taken off | for the navigablility and seaworthi hess trails and was at an elevation « wing flut- in both Captain to land. the super summer: ressing the himself ur as the Na 1d ard him a Biard free ptain i = a lifet Of Jas. B. Duke Seriously Ill NEW YORE Lillian N. Duke, Oct. —A)—Mrs divorced wife of the e James BL Duke, tobacco mag- nate, is ill her home here, it w learned Published reports that Mrs, Duke had died last night, and that she was penniless, were dented, A man who had just come out of Mr Duke's. apartment told report- ers that two physicians were tn at- tendance and that she was not in need of funds. CHAS. “vie: 1th | Actress Takes Stand in Own Defense in j Alienation Action Filed by Wife of Wealthy N. Resignation of Caillaux Seen PARIS, Oct. 28.—(—The French} plans, M. Call cabinet meeting today broke up with- out Finance Minister Caillaux fully detailing bis fiscal measures or sud- mitting been The ca Monday his ied binet resignation, which had wied In some quurters is to meet aguin on While not giving the details of bis aux laid the financtal position of the country before his colleagues in general terms. The impression prevails that the cabinet will meet the chamber of deputies next Thursday without any change in its membership, although full agreement on the financial ques Uon has not yet been reached among the ministe: \Machinery Set in Motion at Paris Calls for Conference Next Monday at Which Greco-Bulgar Row Will Be Aired PARIS, Oct. 23.—(®)—The macl of the leagiie of nations was set in motion today in an effort to prevent an- other Balkan war. M. Briand, as the presiding officer, has summoned the league council to meet here next Monday and investigate the cause of the dispute which suddenly flared up between Greece and Bulgaria early this week.) Bulgarian territory, has been occu- Sofla and thens have failed to es: tablish wh side was responsible. The fact remains that hostile forces are facing each other in the valley of the Struma river, which flows southward across the interna tional boundary, and Into the Aegean sea, that villages and towns have been hombarded, and that blood has been shed. mits the entry of Greek troops into 3ulgarian territory but says the move was of “strategic necessity,” ‘© prevent further incursions of Bul- rians on Greek soil From Sofia comes werd ths the Greeks are advancing on a 15- Struma and that in addition to t juse of artillery, airplanes have (Continued on Page Five.) Advices from trustworthy sources indicate that the town of Petrich, in '|SEARCH LAUNCHED FOR | MISSING HERDER; FEAR | OF TRAGEDY IS VOICED. Barefoot tracks tn the adobe mud Ing.of one -more tragedy in the bi- zarre history of the sheep country,| came on the imprint of spurred Bates Hole ranchers today|a stretch of mud not far to renewed efforts in their hunt for] Bates Hole road. The t John Collins, missing sheepherder. Whije they combed greaswood and coulee along Bear Creek, where Col- lins’. bleating charges were found milling unsbepherded a day before yeste QOddmund_ Josendal, and was wandering demented son: where in the tortuous maze of dr and canyons that rim the Bates Hole untry who he believes has fallen victim Osborne Wood Y. Turfman ‘Wins Fortune} TEMPTUOUS AND The fighting started on Monday in| pied and that a number of other the frontier region of Demirhissar, in the Struma valley have | but the mass of official and seml-|been at least menaced by Greek official claims and counter claims | trooy which have emanated since from! 4 Greek official communique ad: | | rd thate) | | first attached to Collins’ disappear: | I ed to look out for the missing herder are feet in from the ke seemed to point inevitably to the conclusion that Collins had torn off his shoes ws | placed on t storm which threatens to cover up Publication Offices: Lripune Bldg. %16 B. Seconé st SAY ASSAILANT OF AIR SEBUCE T0 FAGE TRIAL OM EIGHT COUNTS | Formal Charges Lodged Against Colonel in Paying Way to Court- martial Next Week. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. |— (P) — “Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline’ was charged against Col. Wil- liam Mitchell today in court- ul specifications served upon sa result of his attack several ago on the conduct. of the x alr services, issued by | Colonel Antonio after the Shenandoah, said: the const ted sin ns “Iighly cox to the Mitchéll at San h of the formal subordl temptu , und y ud disrespect war departr in this statement that the of ent It wa. nel declared the Shenandoah was due and almost treasnoable hi ir service specifications two later statements. which are de- scribed as equally objectionable. The charges are brought in the name of Lieutenant Colonel ucker, chief of the military affa! to conduct he also relate a of the prairie, beginning. and end-|ance. Mr. Josendal concluded that|scction of the judge advocate gon. : ps th ME itch [ithe man t eral’s office and were served. upen mg] (ony thes tinier aresseenices Birithe 1) Ao. ctia’. was /enyosing’/aui’ alcoho ¢| Mitchell by Col. Joseph R. MeAful- higher levels. holiday. Yesterday, however, neigh-) len, assistant judge advocate gan- Word of this grim discovery, hint-| boring ranchmen who had volunteer- | ¢ Representativye Reld of Mit: noise, counsel for the of with it technic Mitchell, declared the papers carried 1 arrest of the Col- but war department officials disagreed, They said the technical probably would take diately before the officer 1 before a general cow: 2} martial here next we | ‘The specification against *Colonel service onel, missing man's employe Virtually every lable man has| Mitchell are eight in number, ‘all Casper to invoke the joined the hunt under the added| brought under tho ninety-sixth Alex McPherson in finding Collins, | men of an approaching snow-| ticle ur WASHINGTON, to the nemesis of lonely men—mad-| every trace and which will mean al- Oct (FP) —A ness. Deputy Sheriff Joe Thomas} most certalan death to the demented | copy of the court martial charges left this morning to join the search.|and half-clothed man if he {s not| brought against Col. Mitchell a No serious significance was nt found. result of hig criticism of higher ot- ~-——j'ficers in the sir controversy wan served on the Colonel today, but his technical arre was deferred. The char wre brought under the article of war which deals with ger offenses ugainst the disefp line and good order of the ar hnical arrest probably will n 5 Place until just before:-the of yt on trial next week a Sa BL 1e meantime F emains Gk | unde ord: r to le ‘e Washing BUSINESS ON ~ GAININU. S. NEW YORK, Oct n the value of ust mionth in sof indus virt continued: upwar the immediate Amer usiness condition | during future, the ica says in {ts review This impro gely of a seasonal aided substantial ts to foreign August ha thar and f \ in of $400,0¢ Broed threw him a second Ife to which he cung until réscue boats | picked him up a few iminutes later ih are fy ° . Tho erash occurred about matt a] MINEOLA, N, Y., Oct, 23.—()—Wilda Bennett, musi-|| At Miami, Fla.| mile off shore from the hangars. |cal comedy actress, and Charles C. Frey, turfman, are 3 Chamber of Commerce ap : i i i in | ap- edt macine's paniabey wil!) merely friends and nothing more, according to testimony | — ——————_—_! throw into the Sehneider cup race Sur, . ;, ; ~ i. - ,, - iven by the actress. She is being sued by Mrs. Frey for V YORK, Oct. 23—()— vi » hi vaV row both of Great Britain's |& S ane | 2 SI Mrs. y N conse paenite state highway ' Gloster-Napiers IIl’s,, one of which |5100,000 on charges of alienating Frey’s affections. ana tite ela "i cee ed an important piece of work, alay| had been held in reserve. Bert Hin The actress told a jury yesterday that she had not atAd. tg ektRGor Mateiit Lem Iongunepgisctea? kler of Melbourne, Australia, the! known that Frey was married until charged, Frey ha cottage just]: Wood, says he has mado. $100,000 The committee which was appoint-| Dritish reserve pilot, will take the} she wag served with papers in the/across the street. lnepanioa teval! oath ed by the board to make an invest} va Gloster into the race toinae. allenation suit. h{,, “Dia sou ever live in that cot Tn uae SM TE A fais’ “abcive 4 m Stel how, Captain Blard intended to| «yw et your, relation = sabe Re A Aa dla 3 « to buy some gation and submit a written méport | fo je Me atismt hoi falee: pact, in ti pee sour relational wep) tage Mrs. Brey'a’ counsel abked.| cigthes, he inelats that treaucy ie is composed of J. W. Johnson, A, Ws’ cup race after the shattering of his} @rey?” she was asked , at present,” the actress an-| the first installment he is going Peake, W. IF. Wilkerson, William ¥, sUner atin | “Eriondly, always swered with a tilt of the chin to get of the $1,000,000 which Cobb, and A. M. Gee. The state high oo | “Ever anything more? She met Prey first in 1 at the} he made in Wall street specula way commission has offered to pro- . | “Never.” Empire City track. tions and lost «t Huropean gam- vide all information asked for re Roxie Stinson Witness Again nba ts Mopac wife?” He told me the name of a good] ing tables. He is g into Palm garding the highway. Mr. Cobb will! xEW YORK, Oct —(P)—Miss | ener cs . | horse.” She said. “1 bet on that} Beach realty soon be in Cheyenne Monday to confer | Roxio Stinson, star‘ witness in the No horse, a told bim he had He intimated that le would de with members there. and Mr. G verty investigation last year,| Neither Frey nor any other man| saved my life bec that made me] fend divorce proceedings accompanied Mr, Seyison to the cap went before the ‘lal fed} ever stayed at her big Long Island|a winner. 1 told hitn to drop in to| by his wife at Wilmingte itol last night. : nd jury investigating alle; home unless her cousin and chap-| see me sometime ware Meanwhile Casper citizeng are giy- rities in the alien prope erone was prese » insisted, rey, who preceded Miss Bennett ing their moral support to the Trib-|custadian’s office. of living in her house, as}on the stand, denied that he had une’s effort to get immediate action ever breakfasted in his.pajamas with In order that-the deplorable condi the actress, as had been testified by a former butler of hers. Shown a bathing suit picture of himself With. his arms around a young wo-| man, he denied it was Mise Bennett, | and said he could not say who it was, that it might be any one of a large number,. Miss Bennett took off her hat to exhibit her black bobbed hair for the court and Mrs. Frey to contrast it to the long, light and fluffy hair of the photograph, Frey refused to name a ‘woman who lived with him for three months in one of his two New York apart More NEWPORT, I., Oct. © more bodies “were 23.) — ered to re a by y from the sunken submarine 8-51 y divers. Only the brief announcement that na ments but denied that she was Mirs| the bodies had been recovered reach Bennett. 1 the authorities here. Whether He denied that Miss Gennett lu they were found outeide or within him away from his wife. the gubmarine was vot tndivated. “It any advances were niade, || They will be brought to the naval made them,” be sald ‘hoepital here this afternoon. The Sub Gives Up Victims body found [been identified J. H. Taylor, expert from the bu- rea of identification in Washi | hag not yet terday has been sent for, and is ex- ted here Inte today, or this eve: He will bring with him fin nts of the crew of the S-bt Paul Desker, of the na sald he believed that of the fin e posuible Commander val hoep! | identifi | ger prints woul y Crime AGN