Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 1

READ SECTION TWO list of prize awards in poultry div For complete ion of state show. } i i Th "OL. 35. THIRTY PAGES TODAY| Technically—Yes. ~All Bright, Says Mellon. Won't Play the Tune. Turkish Wild Women. By Arthur Brisbane" IE president is United States is other progressive nations in the “technical development of aircraft for military purposes. Comforting as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go far. Being “technical- ly abreast” of other countries isn't being as well prepared as other coun- trhas.. atl ast abreast France also is technically all right, but what is more important, she has 2,500 fighting airplanes, ‘This coun- try tried three flying machines and couldn't get one of them to cover the distance from California to 1 wail. Technically, they may have been all right, but when it came to flying there was something wrong. This country needs ‘flying m: chines, and many of them, not “tech- nical equality” with other nation: ECRETARY Mellon predicts great prosperity for the Unifed States and worldwide economic _ stabiliza- tion, The United States ought to be Prosperous, with good crops, all the money, a debt that we can afford, big as it is, Coolidge in the White House, and Mellon in the Treasury. The people will be fortunate if Mellon consents to continue working for the people instead of working for himself. The rumor that he intends going “back to Pittsburgh” is an evil rumor for prosperi REAT Britain, France and Italy have recognized the Russian gov- ernment sufficiently to do business, sell goods and get cash. But the British monarchy, rench republic and Italian autocracy, take their “Russian cordiality takes castor oil. as a small boy The Russian ambassador Rakov- sky, presenting his credentials to the French president, wanted the Russian national hymn played by the French band, in aceordance with oustam. ARussia’s- hyn "Fhe Red Internationale,” was not played. Rakovsky was grected with a “flour- ish of bugles” instead. The mottor of western Europe is “We will take your money, but we won't play your tune.” HE women of ‘Turkey wear riding breeches and no veils, and now demand the right to speak at relizi- ous gatherings in the mosques, “to teach our ignorant sisters.” Those ladies, formerly of the ha- rem, are advised to read first Tim- othy, second chapter, twelfth verse: “But I suffer nat 2 woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.” If you demand a reason, St.Paul supplies it, “For Adam was first formed, then Eve.” REMIER Kato, of Japan, tells the Associated Press that the time isn’t ripe to talk about disarm- ament, The Japanese have a time for everything. Just now they are busy building flying machines, while our “big butter and egz men” in charge of the army and navy are | talking about flying machines, not building any. Mr, Kato of Japan says any talk about war between Japan and Amer ica is an absurdity and “physically impracticable That war would be an absurdity for several reasons. But it is not “impr able.” machine could go from Washington or the other way round in 90 r with it a load that y > either city ¢ tremely uncomfortable when the load dropped. Our profound gentlemen in Wash- that ington don't know yet. They may know it some Premier Kato and other Japanese In power know it. That's why they are building flying machines, and not talking about disarmament. ce, work- as a OHN Rockefeller Pr J ing his way through Yale (Conrinued on Page Eight! assured that the | ‘STRIKERS AND FAMILIES ARE IN AGUTE NEED Emergency Relief Work Begun in Region of Wilkesbarre. WIL ARRE, Pa., Dec, 12.— (United Press)—Suffering has made itself, felt among the families of many strikers who have been out ot work since early September as a it of the an ite coal miners stri More than 800 families have been listed at one relief station at Ed wardsville, a suburb of Wilkesbarre, as in need of assistance, it was found today, In other sections of the coal min- ng region poverty and distress Is Ukewlse apparent, those who have studied the situation reported. teps to meet the emergency are under way. At Edwardsville, and at Plymouth, nearby, the situation ts conceded as being the most serious since the mine strike of 1902. Emergency measures adopted to cope with the situatfon are certain to be on a larger scale than eyer | Monday when the community wel: fare federation of greater Wilkes- plans to have taken over the relief stations already Wari | several opened, Use of the needy tamily fund by which ald was offered the families of strikers In the six months sus, pension 6€ three years ago hag been deeded upon, This fund will Mistered “ye oricere wr” ne ‘The situation is serious. ‘There is no denying the fact,” declared Harry D. Carey, director of the fed- eration, when asked today’ for a statement on the extent of suffering among families of the workers who have been {dle now for 15 weeks, STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 12. —(United Press.)—No clue had been found up to a Jate hour tonight of the robbers, who early this morning chloroformed 25 persons in five families at Bradley, Ohio, near here; and robbed them of about $1,000 in money and jewelry. None of the victims of the anaes- thetic robbery have died from the effects of the poison inhaled, but several are seriously fil, it is learned. ‘The victims lived in a coal mining camp on the outskrts of Bradley. Siabsiasil ye ee “lacy Property Worth Million Razed \Te Make Garden Y P)—A Jol th of Fitth Ave nne prope is to be destroyed to enlarge the flower gardens of Thom Fortune Ryan, financier, it was announced today, The former resi- dence of the late Charles T. Yerkes, traction builder, which adjoins the an home on the south will ‘be wrecked to add 100x153 feet to the sarden. The mansion is sald to have cost Ryan $1,100.00. which will make | the gardens probably the most ex- pensive in the world, POULTRY SHOW MARKS EPOCH FOR GROWERS The Wyoming State Poultry and Pure Seed show, brought to a close Friday night in Casper, was the big Best sales event in the history of the poultry Industry of Wyoraing and as such has laid firmer foundations for the profitable maintenance of scores of flocks, according show officials. No less than $500 | worth of breeding stock changed hands during the show, it is sald, and purchasers stand to roalize larger returns when the production figures of another year are written “The show demonstrated one thing to the satisfaction of all interested O, N, Summers poultry extension university of Wyo “It proved that Wyo. expert for the ming declared, to experts and | | ming breeders and others nearby thing to fear from the com of eastern fanclers. Wyo- ning birds and products are as good 18 much importance can not 1 cn the turkey exh{bit,” © Kohn, also of the Uni Wyoming, declaved, "They were e Mrds as those exhibited it the olg-eastern shows, Including | Madieg Garden.” Profes: | or Kohn predicted that next year's | turkey exhibit would ect a mark for the entire country All specialists were ananimous, Ir | thelr praise of the show, at whiel | tome 600 birds were exhibited. Next (Continued on Pago Bight) MAIN NEWS SECTION e Casper Tribune- The Casper Sunday Tribune and The Casper Herald CASPER, WYOMING, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1925 . MECHLING DIES SUDDENL\ U.S. IS EXPECTED TO ASSI. LEAGUE’S DISARMAMENT WORK President Coolidge and Het sak | Kelloge are strongly of the opin- fon, however, that land armament is a distinctly European problem, ! and may therefore limit American participation in the proposed con- ference to naval discussions, Though the administration con- siders recent American participa- tion in the League commission on control of. narcotics and arms traf- fic constitutes sufficient precedent for accepting the new invitation, some officials here tonight were ap- prehensive regarding congressional action on the matter. Another league of nations fight in the senate, comparable to that of 1919-20, was foreseen in some quarters if the president goes through with his intention of con- sulting congress, Strong opposition to submission of the obligation will be put up by some of the president's advisers, it was indicated, Other presidential advisors, how- ever, do not share the view. They lieve the. president has chosen the most expedient course. They believe it is better to risk the quarrel than to send’a delega- tion without the prior approval of congress and have the results of the’ STEPHENVILLE, Tex., —?)—F. M. Snow early this morn- ing admitted killing his wife and her mother, Mrs. S. A, Old, mother and grandmother of 19 year old Ber- nie Connally, whom he confessed late resterday to having slain and deckpitated. Snow confessed on the top of Ce dar mouatain, a desolate eminence, to which he led officers to show them the decapitated body of his stepson, the finding of whose héad Wednesday led to Snow's arrest. After shooting his stepson, Snow enjd he fired one shot with a rifle, which killed bis wife and her moth- er, Mrs. S, A. Old. He then burned the women’s bodies In the fire place. The confession clears up a murder mystery cers on which hundreds of off! working and in which of citiz Interested elves to tho of coming to view the body. FORT WORTH, ex., Dec. 12.— (United Press)—F. M, Snow, step: father of Bernie Conally who was murdered and decapitated near Stephenville, Texas, made a state- ment tonight confessing to the crime according to officers, The statement, signed by Snow, is In the hands of, Tarrant County offi- cers. Snow was brought here Fri- day night following ,his arrest in connection with the death of his stepson, Snow. officers sald, declared he wished to be taken back to Steph- enville so that he could reveal the hiding place of his stepson’s body. In his statement, according to po- lice, Snow assigned self defense as the motive for the slaying. He ‘did not give any reason for the subse- quent decapitation. Snow declared, it was sald, the boy | crept up behind him and sald “I'll were extent | here end you now.” He wrestled with the boy. Two shots, accidentally discha lodged in Conally's body The confession then tells how he loaded the body into a wagon and drove eight miles into a mountain ous country where he concealed it, He described, authorities sald, wrap- SNOW FALLS IN MONTANA BUTTE, Mont, I Dec. 12.—(P)— Show. starting shorth Dafa noon, sntinued until evening with Uttie exsation, ‘Conight the barometer rose four points In-four hourd, and | the skies appeared to be clearing. Fight in Congress Looms if President Asks Okeh for Participation in Drafting Limitation Plans By LUDWELL DENNY (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Acceptance by the United States of the league of nations invitation to participate in preparations for a general arms conference at Geneva next year was predicted by officials here tonight. conference rejected on {ts return as the senate rejected the Versailles treaty. The news from Geneva to- day that the invitation will be dis- patched promptly quickened the discussion and there wif be lively preliminaries on the floor of con- gress which will in a measure con- tribute to the settlement of the dis- pute in advance, if the president decides against asking congress fora special appro- priation for the purpose, the Ameri- can minister and staff in Switzer- land.can serve at a Geneva confer- ence without additional expense, It was pointed out tonight. French opposition to another Washington naval conference and insistence that the Geneva meeting include naval limitation has pre- sented the United States with the alternative of attending the league conference, or wrecking {t by ab- stention, it was said.) The United States, as one of the major sea pow- ers, must be a party to any world naval agreement or such a pact can- not be effective, League Extends Official Invitation, By HENRY WOOD. (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Continued on Page Hight) e- 7° Dec. 12. ping the head tn a gunny sack and hanging it from the rafters in the basement of a deserted farm house where it was found last Wednesday. Snow sald he received a letter from his wifeat Waco, Texas. She and her mother disappeared mya- teriously about the time of the mur- der. cellencies it possesses as well.as for any imperfections that may be evi- | kces, and resolve further as. fcl- dent to your observation. It is the second Sunday edition we have | tows: published under the merger ‘of the Tribune and Herald. Things are ir not running as smooth as they will be later, when every person and ss A every factor are settled into place and functioning as we would wish That, the great, need. of the pres: But wo are quite proud of results thus far attained, in the task | Pt hour in the administration of batcoe “tie government fs the adoption of such We call your attention to the great mass of announcements by | part rerlitig ps ranks tee ay Casper merchants, Casper automobile dealers, Casper theaters and | Afi fouls mn Ue neowow eal mayer | Casper tradesmen generally also the valu Casper business interests. ‘Then we want to call attention to the many features contained in this issue, aside from news and editorial pages. and funny pages. STEPS TAKEN HERE TO END CRIME WAVE City and County Officers Meet Business Men to Plan Action Against Yeggs; Burglary Losses Total $9,000 Proposals for combating the crime wave which has spread over Casper during the last few weeks were made Friday night at a meeting of business men and city and county officials at the court house. A committee was ap- pointed to study possible methods of handling the situation and to report at later sessions. a EET FRENCH FORT Hceman is employed and paid by business men of the city. Casper business houses have lost about $9,000 through burglaries dur- ing the last four months, it {s estt- mated, Of late the robberies have Included several instances of safe GIBRALTAR, Deo. 12.—(#)—The Riffian bombardment of Spanish Officers oO ROBBERS DRUG : FIVE eth TWO BODIES, BE BEHEABS THIRD SPEAKING OF THIS ISSUE We want you to @:refully scan this morning's issue for any ex- These business folk know appealing direct to the people through advertising space, of truth in advertising, and not one of the business houses represented in this issue would misrepresent an item or over- state the fact in any statemen made in heir advertisements. fore, we are more than willing to guarantee as dependable and trust- worthy the word of every Casper business man who speaks to the public in this impression of the paper. cracking. Among those who attended the session Friday were Mayor 8. K. Loy, Jack BE. Scott, chairman of the board of county comrafssioners; George A. Weedell, county attor- ney; Sheriff Alex McPherson; 8. W- Conwell and others. | military establishments around Al hucemas bay, Morocco, has become so Intense in tho past twenty-four hours as to cause the greater part of the civilian populations to return to Melilla, according to advices from Alhucemas bay, where the Spaniards effected a landing last September. Alcova ‘Of Endorsed By Wyoming Commissioners and Assessors Conclave Declares U.S. Should Reimburse County for Oil Royalties Declarations favoring the application of government oil royalties to reclamation work, particularly the Casper- Alcova project, and opposing the proposed extension of Yellowstone National park were approved by county com- missioners and assessors of Wyoming in resolutions adopt- ed at their annual convention just concluded at Cheyenne. The resolutions, prepared by a com-| econcmical expenditure of the pub- mittee of which Jack EB, Scott, Na-| He funds.” trona county commissioner, was Reference is made to the desir- chairman, also call for “the adop-| ability of acquainting the peopie tion of such means ag will ald all| with the manner in which taxes are public officers and bodies in the} levied and collected, and another section upholds the right of the state to tax property within Yellow- stone park, The resolutions open with an 2p- preciation of the “gracious and elo- quent greeting” extended the con- vention by Governor Nellie Tayloe th value of They know this end we believe that the adop: tion of the budget system for coun- tles, school districts (all local sub- divisions) and munteipalities as rec- ommended to the last legislature in the governor's message would be of material assistance; and that the study of budget plans should be un- dertaken during the forthcoming year by all local governing bodies, ‘There 80 much for the honor of To funny strips ie ¢ county, city and school district au- 1 3 Xt is @ voxing problem to know just what to give | thorities ao that the problem may the public in these things, because preference takes such a wide Lee be given ear! and complete con: We want to give readers the best there is and what they want. we often wish there was some way of looking into the minds of re: ers and determining what they prefer. members of the Tribune-Herald family would give xpression of their wishes to arrive at a reasonable determination, we would try it. while we shall continue to give them the changes, We would like to have you compare this other newspaper that comes under in any department and* give us your.opinicn of merits or Do It by telephone or letter. Always bear in mind that it is We don't mind telling you now, from the general public, on the consolidation, on the all-around quality of the publications, both daily and Sunday, and other points, have been at the ratio of one hundred enthusiastic approvals to every mild com- plaint. Of course we whnt to deserve the help and co-operation we are receiving from the business and reading pubile, provement in succeeding Issues, end delivering to them in every issue a publication they are pleased to recetve, Every evidence points to the fact that the people are co-operating with us in every way possible, and we want them to know that we acknowledge it and appreciate it. By ‘the pleasant and satisfactory process of working together for mutual Interest-and the public interest, we will all progress and all prosper, We think we are right in urging that your home paper, with your help, 1s a tremendous Influence for everything that i» good and de This seems to be what we all want. sticking together. and realiging our ambitions? ~~ tion for .co-operation. all, atrable. per just a little better than anybody else's home paper. sideration at the next session of the stato legislature. 1 If we believed that enough 11s, a a i iad publi. kniewiedae. 06, the best there {s and take | Btoblems of local government shou be encouraged, particularly with a view to acquainting the people with newspaper with any the manner in which taxes are levied Dolnts of. excelle: and collected and the purposen for demerits your eye for which the funds raised by taxation We will be glad to have it. tee are expended; that to this end, we our ambition to make your home (Gonlntedich: Pansat that the comments so far recelved Sheepmen Buy Red Desert Land CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. :12.—U) —A deal involving the largest acre- age transferred in Wyoming in re- cent yenra has been completed be- tween Mrs, Rt. A. Smiley, Weller, and tho Daley Sheep company and Ole Larsen, purchasers. ‘The land transferred 14 35,000 acres in the Red Desert region of Sweetwater county. What do you say to | The land fs suitable only for winter sheep range, by striving for im- We want to give co-opera- which {s# the interest of us Herald News, Sports, Features, | Comics, Ads—all here and all worth reading. MAIN NEWS SECTION AT HIS HOME BANKER, WIFE AND SON FOUND SLAIN IN. HOME Triple Murder on Lone Farm in Illinois Is Laid to Maniac. GENEVA, Il, Dee. —(P)— Henry W. Jeske, 35, a teller in the Batavia National bank; his wife, Eva, and thelr six-year-old son, Ralph, were found, apparently mur- dered, at their farm home here to- night, The bodies were found at the door | of their home, a lonely farm near the Kane county hima house. Police believe the deed the work of # burglar or maniac. Harvey. Hall, the Jeske hired man, 35,000 Acres of! returned ‘home about 10:30 p. m. As he turned into the yard his head Mghts revealed the gruesome trag- edy, Jeske's body Iny in a_ pool of blood near the kitchen door, The Uttle boy’s body lay some distance beyond. Mrs, Jeske's body had been dragged inside. The house was in disorder, chairs upset, dishes broken, the phone torn loose from the wall, the wires cut and other evidences of a struggle or burglary. The, Jeske automobile was gone, the slayer evidently having fled In the machine. aie RS WEAIHER WYOMING — Unsettled Sunday, probably some snow, colder; Monday partly cloudy to cloudy, Here we have COUSIN FRANKLIN, the radio ound. He wants a new fangled “dyne” or something for his | super-woofus. LO istire"th shopping days left before Christmas. 4 terday evening, Mr. NO. 19 CITY SHOCKED BY PASSING. OF OIL EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIER Long Standing Ailment Claims Him in Sleep; Ending 15 Years of Public S Service Here. The death of John Smylie Mechling late yesterday af- ternoon added another name to the list of Casper pioneers who have passed away dur- ing the last few months. Mr Mechling, who has heen associated with the Ofl Well Supply Co, for many years, dieqd at his home on South Beech street after a Jong {I ness. Mr. Mechling came to Wyoming for his health {n 1910. Since that time he had shown remarkable !m- provement hut recently serious head- aches had made it necessary for him to leave his business for days at a time. It was such an attack Friday that forced him to go to his residence. A trained nurse was called. About one o'clock Saturday afternoon Mr. Mechling had gone to sleep and the nurse left for the af. ternoon, When she returned at 5 and attempted to wake the sleeping man she discovered that death had | occurred an honr earlier, Mr, Mechling was born in Butler county, Penn., Dec, 4, 1877. He marrie Mis Viola eon on Sep- tember In 1895 Mr. Mech- ling entered the employ of the Ol Well Supply Co with which he re mained until his death, For the past two or three y been actively intere ars he has not ted in business on account.of fll health, Brom “1910 when he first came to Wyoming Mr Mechling had been an ardent supporter of the state and a most valued citizen in the community, The death will come as a great blow to the members of the Masonic orders in the state, particularly. Mr. Mechling was a member of tho A. F, & A. M., the Royal Arch Ma sons and the Knights ‘Templar, all in the clty of Clarksburg, W. Vir- ginia, He was also a member of the Wyoming Consistory, Mr. Mechling had always shown the greatest interest in community activities, He was a charter mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kiwanis Club and un organizer of the People’s Finance and Thrift Corporation. He served under the colors as a member of the Pennsylvania Na. tional Guard. Beside his wife, who has been confined to the hospital for several weeks and was expected home yes- Mechling {s sur- vived by two sons and two daugh- ters, John Y., Dean, Alice and Julla. The younger son is at Drake Uni- versity at Des Moines, Ia. Alice, the elder daughter, has been teach- ing school at Douglas and arrived home yesterday. As yet no funeral arrangements have been made, IDAHO FIRE NOT CAUSED BY RAILROAD COEUR D'ALENE, Ida Dec. 12. —A#)—After ten minutes’ delibera tion, a Jury in United States district court this afternoon, exonerated the Northern Pacific railroad company of responsibility for a fire which de stroyed the town of Burke, Idaho, June 13, 1928 Sixty-five damage actions were solidated in the case, in which a total of $1,400,000 waa demanded from the raflroad company THERMOPOLIS, B. McFarlane, sheriff, of Hot Springs county today as the result of a decision handed down yesterday by Judge J. H. Burgess, upholding McFarlano’s claim to the office and denying those of R. L. Harper. The decision settles a controversy which arose when the board of coun: ty commissioners appointed Harper to succeed Scott Hazen, whose resl« nation tool effect Nov. 2. At that time McFarlane claimed the right to succeed Hazen because of a stat- ute passed by the last legislature which provides that an undersheriff under forme is the acknowledged sheciff F. B. M’FARLANE AWARDED POST IN HOT SPRINCS fins e Burgess in hig dect aid the statute was “plain Linglist 1 was similar to that part of the United States constitution which provides for the vice pres 1 cession to the presidency when the chair Is made vacant Former Sheriff Scott. Hazen mitted his resignation Oct. 9 at the same time that charges wh had him regardir dropr been filed again conduct in offic board of county Nov was entit (Continued on Page ©