Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1925, Page 1

Che Casper Simnda voL. 35 MAIN NEWS SECTION ‘DRY ENFORCEMENT DUE FOR KILLING OF TWO GIRLS 15 SOLVED BY ADMISSIONS OF §, 6 STONE Aged Father of Movie} Star Killed Pair and| Left Bodies in Los Angeles Swamp. LOS ANGELES, Calif.,| | Nov. 21.—(By United Press) —S. C. Stone stepfather of | Jack Hoxie, the movie star, | has made a complete confes- sion to the murder of May and Nina Martin, 12 and 8, rerpect- ively, the district attorney's office announced today. The little girls disappeared jn Au- gust of last year while on the way to school and their decomposed bod- fes were not found until last Febru- ary. The remains were in 2 swamp on the outskirts of the city. Stone, an aged man, was Indicted by the county grand=jury a short time ago, LOS ANGELES, Novy, 21.—(United Press).—8. C. Stone, sixty-year-old step-father of Jack Loxie, film star, has made a@ partial confession to the brutal slayings: in Avgust, 1924, of May and Nina Martin, school girls, it was announceé here tonight by the district attorney's investigators. The asserted admissions, said. to have been in the hands of the dis- trict attorney for more than six months, were denied by Stone, who was indicted recently on the charges. Stone was arrested shortly after the discovery of the-bodies of the (Continued on Page Two) —_—_ oe SUGAR BEETS TO BE GROWN NEARCASPER William Crouch of Careyhurst, Wyo., will raise sugar beets in the vicinity of Casper next year pro- viding satisfactory arrangements can be made with parties owning river bottom land suitable for irriga- tion. In an interview with Casper citi zens Saturday, Mr. Crouch stated that he would like to line up 500 or 600 acres, of land on which #1 beets and seed peas can be ¢ wiext year. If the above can be. guaranteed for a 1 1 of five years, it ts believe t sugar company bulld a londing dump fir P crop. Mr. Crouch stated that the Care} hurst crop was a little better than 11 tons per acre this year and that the minimum price per ton is $6 plus a bonus which may raise the price to about $8 per ton: It Is believed that seed peas can be grown profitably in this vicinity arid it ts the opinion of some growers that peas will bring more money per acre than sugay beets Mr. Crouch desires to get in with Casper people who hi touch lands e|Lewis, county prosecuting attorn y, filed suit again | |Reuben N. Harper, appointed sheriff by the county com- missioners, asking that he be removed by the court and prevented fr cting as | T ld to th galety of the situ | The papers were given t oner | tion, it is sald that Coroner P, H be ecteht’ top taarvice Knight will make legal claim to the When t Hazen, elected at the | Office on the strength of the law last general’ election, resignéd the | that delegates the duties of the sher- office of sheriff, November, 2, the| {ff to the. coroner when the former county commissioners appointed | 18 incapacitated. ‘ Reueben N. Harper to succeed F. B McFarlane, deputy under .I ‘Mr. Canfield was well liked by both ALSIE “UW STEPFATHER OF . CONFESSES DOUBLE MURDER. y Crifnate | CASPER, WYOMING, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1925 MAIN NEWS SECTION _NO. 16 FINAL CASPER MAN RECALLS MEETING LATE DOWAGER QUEEN WHEN SHE WAS THE CROWN PRINCESS \Sherman Canfield, Who Introduced Sil-- ver Fizz to England Along With Buffalo Bill, Met Royalty Grief that struck the British Empire at the passing of | Queen Mother Alexandra, widow of King Edward VII, Friday, found an echo in the heart of a Casper citizen, | |Sherman Canfield, at the present time receiver for the | North & South railway, but formerly private secretary and | personal representative of Col! William F. Cody (B uffalo | Bill), and personal friend of the late ham after King Edward VIT died. | queen mother. | She was the same beautiful person- Mr, Canfield is able to recall many | “ity except that she -had taken on | ant.memoriesof the late queen. | ore responsibility and rose to He met her first 1n 1887 at the ume| meet tt.” That wne in 1891. | that he intrdduced to British roy-| There is a conch In Sheridan Wy- alty and consequentiy to the British | «ming, which has a unique distinc. the woman Inter destined be Queen Mother Alexandra ws the crown princess, That was fm 1887. Mr, Canfield was in London with Buffalo Bil! and his Indians entertaining the Briush with feats of the wild ina vooly west of the United States. the Prince of Wales and ine crown princess, and they often entertained him. When the couple ascended the throne of England their poxpitality did not vanish and thg American often was a guest at’ dinner at the magnificent Buckingham palaee. “I remember her as a most. beau- tiful woman,” Mr.-Canfield said last night. “I saw her at Sandving- LONDON, Noy, 2 andra. Political Row Finds Way to District Court Prosecutor of Hot Springs County Asks Judge to Remove Sheriff Named by County Commissioners THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Noy. 21. — (Special to The Tribune) —Another move in the effort to find out just who is sheriff of Hot Springs county came when Norman EB. claims that he automatically b sheriff, according to #n act! of the Wyoming state legislature, 1925. He has the keys to the office and jail refuses to give them up. The county commissioners claim Fake Medics In Colorado Will, Iying within three or four miles of| power to appoint under an act of B R d d U | Me Toad that Is subject to Irriga-| 1876 and may the act of 1925 fills | e ounde Dp tion. Mr. Crouch can be reached| vacancies only until successors are | aoe tal by addressing » to him at}named by the board of county com Careyhurst, Wyo. mulssioxiers. DENVER, Colo., Noy. 21 | Press.)J—Direct’ conference oo Dan G. Angier of Washing IN U. S. COURT torney here today presages a federal | investigation Into the ope bogus medical men in, this state Angier, who is a specialist in th! charfcter of investigation, wa JACK HOXIE Ales: ana | |Nellie Ross | | New Form Of | | Government | | | } SEATS 3 GOSPEL “SHED” § 1,500-—-TOO SMALL. | 2 | outside the Ur been TEAS SOLONS | FAD CHARGE Petitions for S Special| Session Mailed Out {: | By be Irwin. QUEEN MOTHER'S FUNERAL | =e IS SET FOR NEXT FRI By CLIFFORD E. DAY (United Press Staff Correspondent.) 1,—England on Friday will lay at rest in historic Windsor the remains of Queen Mother fa (ee She will be buried near “her husband, King Edward, in aregal company ‘ot the dead, for eight English kings’ bod- } ies are harbored there. ‘Withservices befitting her rank and the high place she held in the hearts of the Britishers, the ica queen will be taken from Sandringham, where she died, to Windsor, where she had wished that she might be | , | public the'silver fizz, which up to| tion. It carriec pe ts, \N 1 | that time hed ween unknown by the | t ood in London dur : 4 ‘ tive T. K. Or ng Fe 4 Interior of the tabernacle at Elghth and Center Sireets that is being jammed nigi y revival crowds pM SA dA pail 9 aN Aes fe. At the | Cody and Canfield In jfor the union evangelistic meetings bel nducted by the Harper Gospel team of Fairfield, Iowa, It was | eS Wer he malls tor ish ad teatioes ~ it by be ‘ile ‘) smal Mr, Ganfield was driving the conch | enlarged last week to seat 1,500 but is still too small to accor rowds and another addition for | “ess ‘eusedtartta| se ne nobility as it ha ; ass 3 petit ul session of the previously. proved to the connolaeurs (Continued on Page Light) 300 more seats ts proposed._ | state the purpose of | of good drinks in America, King | impe te of VIL was the’ Prince of i? : AY 22225 t ter than go i against tt basis for calling a spectal | seasion r f the legislature | emble at Austin to discuss ral importance matters and it {s | i yp announeement regard- ‘ ention wilt are to as: fed hela be An made by the memb While the funeral js proceeding a St. George's chael, Windsor, a mem orlal service typitying the empire's | love and reverence for her will be held at 11:30 a. m. in Wegtminister Abbey. Today at the bedside of in Sandringham, the held .a private. service afterward members of her house residents of the estate and neigh bortied acquaintances were permit ted ta view the body , The body will He state Sunday Monday and.Tuerday in th ringham church where a service attended by the royal fam- ily will be held tomorrow. According to present plans, the queen mother will be taking over the same route which King Edward's body took, and the funeral service wijl be with the same solemn pomp that marked bis burial, Public buildings today rajsed their flags at half mast, the queen moth Alexandra royal. family for her and Sand special FORD WOULD | CARRY MAIL | | BY eri | (t nited | ev's town house had colors at guard | p mov black ties and ere | £ seen about towr : rt pay a sala Throug! I Motor cor ith two n D ¢ I containing t red (Continu 03. Two s ASSAILANT OF. . emphi a GIRL IS HUNTED ware FRAUD ES IS CH: ARGED |: IN PENR TOWN FRANKLIN, I man hunt wa f Bh. A. Ta r within 20 mint t 1 Her séreams af L ear, but when th 1 ts gain she w I nine y with a blunt instrur ce ; nts for bogus 1 Police did not div unce | G tive estimate man's name. The y place ed speculatior ude last night $50,¢ ‘Half Million Paid ' To County inT axes Oil Companies es ‘Bulk of Semi-| Annual Installment This Month; Many Certificates Redeemed into the treasury of Natrona county this month by those | | | Nearly half a million dollars in taxes have been ns using the semi-annual installment plan, according to figures {compiled by Miss Agnes Clare, county treasurer. On No-| vember 10, which marked the expiration of time for these 81,980.09 rolled in, of which payments without interest, § texpay tea. vreter to vey | Vanderlip On Trip to Coast “=| TAKE U. |Moftat Tunnel | | edetatetddon MAY TAKE UP oo: NEW CITIZ TEST GHANGE IN LAW TO BE UnGED I: NEW POLICIES PROVE FAILURE Plans Are Laid for Thor- ough Program With Survey to Follow. By WILLIAM J. LOSH W ASHINGTON, Nov. An explanatio ministration’s strategy in the prohibition situation | | bobbed up today. The plan is that prohibition under the re 2). of the ad- athe t i tember ently te statistical lirection ¢ ‘ prohiblt investigator—an At r, the fune- tioning uyzed and 2 deci hether pre hibition ean ot ot be enforced nt I tonight 1 istan and reh boats and other Utiless dr elf defens The © new regulations must announce thems thelr badges and never use sb or insulting ‘ t t ‘STOLEN SAFE IS ABANDONED BY BURGLARS 1 w must F b ai 1 at finding it ¢ 1 paper 10 value to them, the filing safe which was tolen Friday night from W. Wh Brown's grocery #49 North Durbin street, wa dd Satur- day evening ur idge at the roud r east of 1 iff of on All t € third vitit 1 from burg In ap ! 1 the finding zNS S. OATH Seventeen Admitted After Examination Yesterday by Judge Bryant S. Cromer closited for aéveral hours with the district attorney and various other government officials were cal'ed into | Gioia ; ae Man Convicted of Bringing Girl Here | Is Seventy Per THINK OF IT! the conference. It is believed action y p ° rt} will be taken against the fraudu Cent Complete | i Charges Witness With Complicity | int media wvastiinnect ton ONLY bias p standpoint of using the U. 8. mails t byains ice tt ‘0. defraud. )ENVEI 21.—Ant menbfand iin ba, CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 21.—Sen:| Konnedy, in which he asked for a| It was rumored also that specific tateny a Weis thlsaiel Gowns. | Jomeat ' ran p eae aha tences were passed upon 16 de- | new trial, declarine that the prin | cases of law violations by bogus n today that'the ploneer bore | after | m he. ootee fendants by Judge T. Blake Kennedy | cipal witness against blm during the | sbysfclans had been. presented to | iia Hie Cae pynreee bere | after : >| urt in U. 8. District court Friday, the | trial—Charles Mishner—was tho man| Oistrict Attorney Stephan and that | with ‘workers wto started from the f in ofvii | : 1 : charges varying as were the sen |who had Induced the girl to go to| the information would be the basi«| ¥ 9p ‘ roa bimere 4 7 Aiea Sid of x * a in olvil Ir r babe Casher, and that: he didenot even tof the $eoeenution, cases tetas, thé | SHOPPING DAYS a Dhar lle hg é : : - An unusual Incident ocurred at | know the girl was on the way until] next federal grand fur | UNTIL bg onith porte alli ‘ ate the morning session of court Friday }several hours after she had started. qr -—- % T n he ‘ I ; when Jackson ‘M. Stewart, who was|The plea was all in val, however. y allroad i charged with and found gullty of] Vollowing are the names of mer WEATHER open Bi 1 an ttanaporting Kose Callan from Om ntoriced Fplday by Judge nedy air Sunday and Monday, rlaing Pa be by 4 Aten he to Casper.for immoral purposes,| Aleck J, Mitchell, 19 months; Clar.| lemperature Monday and jn north | be at antl Te contin Si slivered @ short oration’,to Judge | (Continued on Vage Two) porlign Sunday Yi lay