Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Falr tonight and Friday, except possibly snow! Friday in extreme; northwest portion. No decided | change in temperature. Che Casp o} Ava Yreniation Mamber on VOL. X NO. 48 turean CA MILLIONS FOR A Vote Sh Committee pr Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS iy Crilnntw EDITION SPER, WYOMING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925 ries New: Deltverea py On Streets or at 1d cen: refers M Serona st Publication @ montt Eripane Ride te 4 centr standin IRCRAFT BUILDING PROPOSED ows Effects of Mitchell’s ampaign ‘MOONSHINING P (dW VIUOLSIN GL ROFESSOR ARRESTED: Beer Carried In Traveling Bag Is Seized PROBE ORDERED AT CHI STATE AFTER SEIZURE OF SMALL STILL Reports of Drinking A traveling bag containing twenty- four pint bottles of beer proved the undoing of Guy Brown, 118 East Fifth reet, Wednesday night. srown was arrested while he was carrying the bag into a downtown hotel, according to Lieut. Roy Plum mer of the police department who made the arrest. Brown when taken to police station gave his occupation as that of “driller.” on $50°bonds | " He was released ACTRESS SITS ON JEWELS Aa ROBBER HUNTS $20,000 Worth of Gems Saved by Amelia Bingham. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.— () — Bouts Fly Thick and Fast and Governor Asks House Cleaning. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10. — (®) — Thorough and prompt investigation of the case of Debney Horton, grad- uate instructor at Ohio State university, who was arrested by prohibition enforcement off'cers following a raid on his home yester- day. was promised today by Acting Presifient George W. Rightmire ‘of the university. Pending Horton's hearing, the English instructor. has been relieved of his school duties, SHOPLIFTING ON INCREASE WITH HOLIDAY RUSH Shoppers Wamed Not To Leave Packages Jn Automobiles. A warning to shoppers not to leave packages in their automobiles was Professor Rightmire said. Action of the university officials followed closely an order by Govern- or A. W. Donahey, that the board of trustees at the University make @ “thorough house cleaning” university. _... Reports of “drinking parties at at the] issued today by A. T. Patrick, chief of police. following the report of sev- eral instances of shoplifting in down- town stores. The Golden Rule” De- partment store which, it is said, has }been victimized tr the lasts two years by a woman,cleptomaniac, was the victim of two. thefis by the * fraternity house, university dances and student social gatherings,” and the possibility that any faculty mem. bers adhere to communistic princt- ples, were included in the governor's orders for investigation. ~ ‘The raid oh Mr. Herton’s home came as a result of a “tip” to state prohibition commissioner B. F. ‘Mc- Donald that Horton was violating the prohibition law. A still, a small quantity of Uquor and a larger quan- tty of mash were found by the raid- Ing party headed by Assistant Pro- hibition Commissioner Propst. Mrs. Horton entertained the raiders for three hours prior to her husband's return and Horton. on his arrival. also weltomed the men. reading them poems he had composed, Horton is at liberty under $1,000 bond, pending hearing befcre a jus- tice of the peace next Monday. Propst,'in his report to the govern- woman this week. She was caught taking some silk hosiery and other articles Wednesday afternoon and was promptly arrested. She was turned over to county officials by the police. In the bag she carried she also had, some articles stolen. from. the Metropolitan store, it is alleged. A Mexican was arrested at the Golden Rule store carly this week when he wis an the act of stealing @ Jacket, according to authorities. SEAL SALE IN CASPER LARGE ‘The Women's Departmental club or. declared Horton was a “parlor | completed’ Wednesday the Christmas socialist,” and had written for com-| Seal campaign which has *sbeen munistie journals. waged here this week. A_ few solicitors, especially school children, today were still in the field, Hut the downtown booths have been closed. The sale was a very sutcessful one and met with generosity and co-operation on the part of the Cas- per pu cording to Mrs. R. W. Loucks. n. “We wish espe- cially to thank those who assisted “It seems that the idea of being a violator of the constitution had not dawned ‘upon him. Laws were made for the coarse and common and not for him.” “The professor and his wife.” the report continues, “do not have a per- spective that will make them good chair American citizens. The professor i dangerous tepe that | 12 putting it pver, the public school le i Rai’ » eh me yi alias ae aa P en and teachers, Mr. Rothrock Hofton ewspaper men | for donating hi abies t3 he ‘had v ten for Communistic T tt ~ " Je ¢ heats eations, sayihe he had written | *!! nat Kindly permitted space for booths and the ; [THe Tabac BS “efficient saleswomen who helped BRP ARS ES with the sa Loucks said. : <. Vitis The club 26 per cent of LEPROSY CURE SOUGHT. the receipts from the sale, ‘The sum STOCKHOLM, Dec. 10.—(?)—Mon- keys have been inoculated with lep- rosy. This important step in the fight against the dread disease is said to have been made by Profersor John I& Deenstierna of the University of Stockholm, Dr, Reenstierna has in- formed the French academy of med: {cine of his success Hitherto tep- rosy has been confined to human be- Ings, will be used in fighting tuberculosis _ Muscle Shoals Lease Planped WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—A)—In compliance with the recommendation in President Coolldge's message, a joint resolution was. Introduced by Representative Madden, Republican, Mlinois for a joint congressional com- mittee to negotiate for the private lease of Muscle Shoals, ~ CET IT NOW The weather is perfect, the mercantile and spe- cial Christmas stocks are complete, the time is short, so short in fact, that there is barely time to make it before the dawn of Christmas morning. To urge you to do your shopping early is old stuff and the admoni- tion falls upon deaf ears at this stage of the holiday season. a To tell you to get your holiday goods and Christ- mas presents now, or you will not be ‘able to get them at all is telling you what experience will tell you later. The rush has set in, and during the remaining two weeks will gain speed ‘with the shortening of the time until Christmas day. Casper has never had on display a larger or more varied stock of holiday goods. At the rate of buying Bound with silk stocking in her bed by burglars, Amelia Bingham, fa- mous actress, saved most of her jewels by sitting on them. ‘Two youths also bound two malds with silk stockings in the home of the actress on Riverside Drive last night, They missed $20,000 In jewels because Miss Bingham concealed them, They got $1,200 in jewelry from a safe, however. The Bingham burglary came a few hours after Mrs. Celia Tobin Clark, divorced wife of Charles Clark. son © fthe late Senator William A. Clark, copper magnate, revealed that she had missed a $10,000 pearl necklace as she was leaving # tea at the home of Mrs, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. She had left the jewels in a hand- bag in a hallway at the Vanderbiit home while she, Mrs, Vanderbilt and two friends were on the floor above. About the same time as Mrs. Clark's loss was disclosed, a maid etait) a thief In the Payne Whit- nex. port wos Jong Island Tuesday, right him “away* em handed, Mrs. Whitney had many valued, at-$100,000, in the house. Mise Bingham said the robbery at her ‘home was worthy of the foot- lights. She and: her-two maids were forced into her room by two armed youths, who entered through a rear door. The maids were bound with rilk stockings; gagged and laid on the floor. As one of the burgiars pushed her on a bed and bound her with a night gown, Miss Bingham, who is 56 and MANY DEAD IN MINE BLAST Explosion in Slope Mine Near Birming- ham Believed Fatal to Between 30 and 40 Men, Part of Them Negroes BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 10.—()—Rescue workers believe that between 30 and 40 are dead and as many others badly burned asa result of an explosion in Overton Mine No. 2, property of the Alabama Fuel & Iron com- pany, eleven miles south of Birmingham, this morning. At 1 o’clock 22 men had been removed from the mine. Fifteen of these were found near the| negroes, were among the bodies mouth of the pit. Some of them|cued. The men who escaped were slightly hurt. Five dead, all (Continued on Page Five.) HUGH L. PATTON AND AO. WALTON REAPPOINTED BY PRES. COOLIDGE WASHINGTON, Dec, 10.—() — Another batch of nominations to pub- Ne office were sent today to ot sen- ate by President Soollawms Sa) sot those named already are ‘holdin United States Marshaly— Hugh L. Patton, Wyoming: Dennis H. Cron- in, Nebraska; Clarence R. Hotchkiss, Taaho. Qvegon and. Frank..M..Breshenrs, of cess appointments. ib Registera of land officers—Peter The nominations Included: G, Johnston, Blackfoot, Idaho; Al- Ly Collectors of Customs—Charles L. | fred Hogensen, Botse, [daho: Drive Is Lauched (Continued On Page Ten) Sheridan, Helena, Mont., district} H. H. Hewett, Alliance, Neb: r number 33. ter L. Tooze, Sr., Portland, @re.; H. United States Attorneys—James | A, Canaday, Roseburg, Ore.; W. W ©. Kinsler, Nebraska; Albert D Wal-| Donnelly, The Dalles, Ore.; George ton, Wyoming; Carl M. Morris, Utah.| W. McKnight, Vale, Ore; El F. Secretary of Hawaii—Raymond C.| Taylor, Salt Lake City; J Dd. Brown of Hawall. Gallup, Buffalo, Wyo.; M. T. Chris- Secretary of Alaska—Karl Theilly | tensen, ‘Cheyenne; Joseph T. Booth, of Alaska. Evanston, Wyo.; H. H. Schwoob, Attorney General of Porto Rico—| Lander, Wyo.; Irving D. Smith, George C. Butte of Texas. Seattle. Rebuked for Going | to Pope Pius With Prohibition A ppeal Direct appeal cf Clinton H. How- | ard (above), chairman of an organiza tion known as “Un: committee for prohibit enforcement,” Pope Piux XI for support a sharp rejoinder from Re Burke of National Catholic Wel: | are Conference: “It is impudence nanding that the Holy Father ynally interfere in the political affairs of America. Prohibition is a political question and should be set- tled_ politically.” Inheritance Tax m WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—@)--| Immediate repeal of the federal in heritance’ tax was demanded today in. a resolution, adopted here at meeting attended by members of the islatures of Te: , Alabama, Ar- as, . Kentucky, Louis- fana, Maryland, North Carolina, Rhode Island: and South Carolina. Trapper Near Death When Clothes. Burn 1] Til 10.— 1 Dec siding on w Daisten sblet with gasoline spilled tank a truck enough oll on the legs of two pairs of overalls he was wearing to sat- urate the cloth, The exhaust of the engine set fire to the gasoline, and before the fire could be extin- guished young Dalsten was fear- fully burned about the’ legs, from his ankles to his thighs, Dr. Mar- quis was summoned from this city and found the youth writhing tn pain. The physician stated that Dalsten will recover. The Dalsten brothers are trappers. Extortion Plot to Control Oil Leases Charged | OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Dec. 10, —#)—Indictments charging con spiracy to steal ofl well supplies and conspir: to obtain contro} over oll leases by extortion were returned here today by a district court grand Jury against B. R. Hughes, chair man of the Oklahoma corporation commissian, three former members of the commission’s conservation de- partment and one oil operator. Those indicted with Hughes are W. C. “Rube” Geers, former chief of the conservation department, who resigned under fire severa) weeks that begins today the pick of the stocks will soon van- ish and the stocks themselves disappear. It is not now a question of doing your Christmas shopping early. That opportunity has passed. It is a question of getting what you want now, or not get- ting it at all. charged recently, and Boone D, Hite, named an. president of the mx, Oll company, an organization alleged to have been formed to cover the MWegal actiong of the Indicted man, by CONDUCTOR, Poultry and Seed Judges Are Busy on Show Awards Presentation of Loving Cups and An- nouncement of Winners Scheduled Tonight at State Exhibition Reports of the judges on the winners in the Wyoming State Poultry and Pure Seed show at the Elks hall will be made this evening. The silver loving cups the Casper Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs will be presented at that time. The cups are for the best individual exhibit, the best ten ears of corn and the best exhibition poultry. A good crowd attended the open-) was explained by A. E. Bowman. ing program Wednesday night. May-| head of that .department, who re. or-elect J, 'T. Scott delivered the ad-| sponded to the welcome. Mr. Bow dress of welcome to -the visiting |man spoke of the steps that had exhibitors. Mr. Seott, who has been a} been’ taken to promote agriculture resident of Wyoming for many years,| in Wyoming outlined the progress of agriculture D. ville, missioner of In this state from the time that it culture for Wyoming, had not was looked upon as an tmpossible in ‘Casper last night and dream to the present for that reason R: 0. Westley, ex The work of the extension divi- sion of the University of Wyoming sion ngronomist of the University « of (Continued On Pare Ten) JOHN C. CRIMES, SUICIDE HERE Despondent becaure of iil health, Grimes had been employed John G, Grimes, Jr., 36 years of age, | conductor on the ratlroad for several employed by the Chicago and North: | years and was third in seniority western ratlroad for a score of years, | among conductors of the atvision. committed suicide Tuesday night in his room at a local hotel. The door had been locked and the body was not discovered until late Wednesday afternoon when employes of the ho- tel unlocked it and entered. Grimes had slashed both arma with a safety razor blade. He had been seated on a chair but had silpped to the floor as he lost consciousness, it is believed. A note written by him was found on his dresser, It gave failing health as the motive for his act. He had been connected with the road since 1906. During the last year he had been able to work for only a few weeks. Most of that time he had spent in hospitals at Rochester, Minn., Ther mopolis and Casper, He was born August 10, 1889, {n Duluth, Minn. Surviving bim there are his father, John G. Grimes, Sr., a brother, Walter, and two sisters, Celia and Helen Grimes. A son John ©. Grimes, seven years of nge, lives (Continued On Page Ten) seed | Is Million Given To Y.W.C.A. ‘| By M’Cormicks| | cHICAGC 10.—#) gi k ! y 1 | | Gore he young Women associat in memor of Mr, McCormick's wife, was an nounced today.” The money will be used to conetryct a residence hall for women and girls. | —__—.___ | | | | ‘BULLETINS OF | f 0. 5. DEFENSE meee PATHE 5 ESS" IN SUGGESTIONS House Repu ns today rejected two members of the Repub! surgent group from ch ren d Rep- | npert from the head mmmittee, and de- of committees, In completing its the majority party resentative Ls of its patents |Special Committee of prived Representative Nelson « 7 : tlatdh Gonienlditel ceioth are triacs House Unanimous in sin republicans, Recommendations — to BORAH CAL x 7 RUSS R Be Given ( ongress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—@)— ad Borah of the senate fo cign reiations committee today in WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 ed a resolution calling fe i the recognition of the Russian |——(P)—Expenditure of $20, soviet government by the United |900,000 annually for five States. At his request action was | years for procurement of air postponed. \eraft for the army and navy SNATOR TURNS jis recommended in the re- port of the special how af ¥ IN, Dec. 10.—(ay— | Committee ngreed upon today Vice-President Dawes was the tar- | ‘The recommendations, wi Ket of a satirical attack made | template creation of a departme from the floor of the senate today national defense ing e by Senator Harrison, democrat, and air, were cor a4 ir Mississippi, who quoted speeches mbers of the vice-president in his tour Representative {dof I counsel for Col howe court-martial Mitel country for a change of 1 Ham POSTAL Rath S WASHINGTO The senate today adopted a reso- | present lution introduced by Chairm Moses of the senate postoffice ¢ mittee authorizing continuation of ‘ 10.—P)— the present temporary postal rates | recommendations ineludg until the opening of the next ses- parate budget for all aviation sion of congress or until the com: | activities | mittee now investigating the rat A bureau of civil aergnauti ir completes its report, |.the, department of commeres, One procurement for all WALSH WOULD MAKE ay PROSECUTION EASY WASHINGTON, Dee, Senator Walsh, ‘democrat, tand, prosecutor of the ‘Teapot Dome committee, today proposed a-law which would: smooth the pathway of goverament counsel in future litigation like that growing ntation 10. AP) — Mon- services on the navy aid air staff G ment Survey of all and déstruction of safe Cre adequ Inc arn general bo in the establis and ab’ports and the airplanes now in those foun out of the oll seandal. He introduced a bill to empower federal courts to proceed against of and maintenance reserve promotion op ert th for air swate work The report experimental an |now done at th y at Philadelpt Dayton, Ohfo, be trar as possible to th standards. It does not, however for the closing of the factory the McCook field work islation 10.—Tho | a wa court of t ind from the] infringed the property in this country persons going abroad and refi to testify there when requested do s0 for the American courts, COMPENSATION AWARD IN NATRONA UPHELD Wyo, Dee. the district compensation M. Gibosn compensation from the Workmen's Compensation fund on the basis of permanent disability, in his sult against the Carter Of! com pany firmed by the Wyoming supr sion handed down The of Laramie eo wilt with recommends t lopment wo’ I alreratt fac I vide is recom for stry patents t of claims he army and ni ar In the report of failure to giv er recognition vviation as in the national defense The new ret ud nded to pro Pe ais redress. for than tn the CHE judgment M. Gibson inventors in to sec ure other ry of national de empowered © wo to take _ | fer such listrict c tlor alt m J : SuOPPER Fainy | This in UNCLE EPHRAM. Not a real Unele, but he was good to Aunt Melisse and the children. 13 shopping days left before Christmas, | lopme | The er new equipment equally: be n th 1 navy YNAH, Ga, Dec. 10.—@)—| COLLIDGE COMMITTEE | t estimated at $1,000,000 was| ALSO MAKES REPORT, | € by fh In the plant of the WASHINGTON, D 1 * uthern er and Cr t of-a t ompany the Savant Hutehir ah river r Answering the complaint about discontinuing the Saturday eveningTribune and the Monday morning Herald. It is for econ- om reasons, Saturday, comes just before the big Sunday Tribune-Herald and Monday follows it. And since all advertisers desire space in the big Sunday , they naturally remain out of | Saturday and Monday issues or reduce their space to the vanishing } | point, an ewise the newspaper's revenue | For instance the Monday morning paper of eight pages ay $500 to print. If you have only $150 worth of advertising for it how long can you keep it up? It is like buying an article for one dollar and selling it for ninety cent | We want to give you a good and interesting Newspaper every day in the year. This we are doing. But we must make the paper pay its ~ay or we will not be able to do it any length of time. And another thing, did it ever occur to you that busin executive: itors, reporters, telegraph operators, printers, linotype operators, stereotypers and pressmen are human, and rquire ocea- sional rest?) They work in high gear producing eleven newspaper lasues every week. Honestly, don't you think that is enough These issues pay their way and enable us to give you the quality of paper you receive. You are never without « daily paper As you used to the program, we are better satisfied with it than you were under the old plan sure you will be