Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FINAL HOME EDITION Publication Offices: tribune RBidg tA Sreona st Generally fair tonight and Wednes- day exvept probably some snow ex- treme northwest portion. Not much change in temperature. Che Casper Baily Trine MEMBER, OF, ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925 Member of Audit Bureap 18 cent b of Cireniation mnie a mont! ands & centr Deltverea by Carrt On Streets or at ’ RECLAMATION URGED TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS VOL. X NO. 51 BATTLING § AME FOUND SLAIN IN N. Y. STREET BLAST IN NEW) Uo. AOSPITAL STRUCTURE [i PROBE SUBJECT Concrete Building in Los Angeles County Wrecked as Climax of Labor Troubles. LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 15.—(#)—Department of justice agents today were awaiting a report from ex- perts on explosives before announcing a belief as to the cause of a violent blast yesterday which wrecked a new goncrete and tile building at the United States Veterans hospital, four miles north of San. Fernando, Los Angeles county. The possibility that the explosion was the result of something other than accidental causes was, Indicated late last night when a statement by L. C. Wheeler, chief of the depart- ment of justice here, that he scout: ed a theory that the blast was caused by gas, was followed by know! 0 of all workmen engaged in con- struction work at the hospital, The check of the employes was linked with rumors of labor troubles. ‘Three workmen were injured by the explosion. Two of them were in tho basement investigating a hissing sound at the time of the blast. Roth received painful but not serious injuries when particles of concrete and lime were blown into their bodies. ‘The wrecked building was known as unit number six of the veterans hospital. It was not occupied, but was virtually complete and was to have been submitted to the govern- ment for acceptance within the next few days. Though the structure did not collapse, {t was badly shattered and it was announced that it will be necessary to rebuild it. The bullding was two stories high, cost approximately $75,000 and was to have been used as the women's ward of the hospital. POSSESSION OF LIQUOR GOSTS JOE BLICK $100 and wine nS a £ of whiskey cost Joe Blick $100 Mon day when he was fined that amount by Judge John A. Murray in police court. Blick was arrested Sunday in a raid at 148 West G street by Officers McDowell and Muck. Walter Menthy was fined $25 for illegal possession of Mquor. it be als Shera Sr KIEFFER IS FIRST MAYOR OF EDGERTON The town of Edgerton in the Salt Creek oil field, which was recently incorporated, has a mayor. He is M. J. Kieffer, whose work in behalf of that community during its recent court fight for existence, was thus recognized at the town’s first election Saturday. Councilmen who were elected are Dr. H. M, Shidler, Dr. Charles Cc. Kingman, M. M. Snow and Pat Nash. About 500 ballots were cast by the citizens of Edgerton. The ad- ministration 1s for two years. exmatese tee ZERO COLD IN CASPER IS LOW THIS WINTER The coldest® weather so far ex- perienced here this winter caused the mercury to drop to zero Mon- day night. It was climbing again this morning and at 8 o'clock was 27 degrees above, according to George McKenzie, weather gbserver. At Pathfinder dam a temperature of three degrees below zero was recorded during the night, with the temperature 13 above at 8 o'clock Cc. Aw “charge” am; With three and a half feet 6¢ anow, lying on Casper mountain ae the result of the recent Btorm, and with Casper still covered by a light blanket that -fell two days ago, ine dications. today pointed to weather throughout the Rocky Mountain region except at scattered points. TURKS LOSE MOSUL LAND IN DECISION GENEVA. Switzerland, Dec. 15. —(#)—Aften an hour's“ secret ses- sion of the league of nations coun- cil today a report was circulated that it had been unanimously decided to fix the provisional Brussels line as the difinite frontier of Mosul, thus awarding the greater part of the disputed territory to the British mandate state of Irak, As conditions, the reported decision directed that economic treaties favorable to Tur- key be negotiated and the Great Brit- ain foramlly engaged to extend her mandate over Irak for 25 years There was no official confirmation the report. However was ac epted as a fact in some circles, where it was openly declared that the council logically had been driven to it through the impossibility of handing the Mosul to tTurkey in consequence of an additional report by General Laidoner, the league‘s in- vestigating agent. MT NYO, H ALVIS & asst VUE Ar Foes Shoot from Behind to Kill Senegal- ese Fighter Who Kept Police Busy With Wild Escapades and Brawls; No Trace Found of Boxer’s Slayer NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—()—“Battling” Siki, the Sene- galese pugilist, whose turbulent career in the prize ring and elsewhere has given him wide notoriety, was mysteri- ously murdered: early today in West 41st street in the dis- trict known as Hell’s Kitchen. RING AND BRAWL ‘OLE GUARD' DEFIED BY YOUNG SENATOR IN LATE DECLARATION fair] lying face downward with, two gun- shot wounds In the back. A reyol- ver with two exploded shells’ was found in the gutter not far away. ‘The police could find no one who had witnessed the killing. , Patrolman Meehan said he, had met the Senegalese fighter a short distance from where the body was found a little after midnight and that they had exchanged greetings. Siki, Patrolman Meehan said, shout- ed that he was on his way home. The Senegalese lived on West 42nd street with his wife and a pet monkey. Four hours later Patrolman Mee- han was walking through 41st street when he saw the body of a man ly- ing on the sidewalk. He turned the body over and recognized Siki, An ambulance was called but Dr. Bas: satoa pronounced Siki dead. A revolver was found in the gut- ter a short distance away from which two shots had been. fired and it was belleyed by the police that the weap- on was used to commit the murder and)then' thrown) away as the slayer fled, from the scene. Siki was well known; throughout the neighborhood where he met his, death.-It ty the thegry of the: detectives ‘working on the case that he went- into one of the ‘numerous’ night clubs nearby See es street and murdered. Us 15,—)—""Bat! 1S aoe 1 ) NEW i NEW YORK, Dee. 15.—()—Four women and one man lost their lives and five others were injured early today in a fire that destroyed a five- story tenement ‘in East Fourteenth street. Three of the women perished on the top floor while the other wo- man and ‘the men were trapped in a third floor hallway, While firemen Were fighting the East Fourteenth street blaze a fire starting under similar circumstances threatened the tenants of a tene- ment in East Sixtieth street. ‘The tenants who lést their lives in the East Fourteenth street fire were Mrs, Ellen Fogarty, 45 years old; Mra. Agnes Silcox, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, 30 years old, Mrs. Agnes The one-time light heavyweight champion was found tling” Siki, who first sprang into public notice when, he won the world's light heavyweight champion ship from Georges Carpentier in 1922 in Paris, has had many escapades which frequently resulted in brawls. He-has been injured several times in’ street fights in this country and spent some time recently in the French hospital here as a result of a knlet wound. Since his arrival in the United States in 1923, after losing his title at the hands of Mike. McTigue in Dublin, he has engaged in many. bouts but without notable success, In July, 1924, he came imto prom Inence when he married Lillian had a white common law wife in Holland. After his marriage he took residence In one of the negro sec tions of New York, but soon ran afoul of the immigration authorities who sought to have him returned to France. He was given several stays and on November. 10 of this year made application to take out his first citizenship papers. , Siki seemed to have a penchant for getting Into trouble with taxi: cab drivers when he would go on long rides without sufficient. funds to pay the fare. Frequently he was arrested for not ame bata oes pale se managed to find. 5 “Once he we attached . intox- icated. and was charged. swith fell- nous assault. He was fined $5. for ~ -(Continued’ on Page Seven) Five Dead in Gotham Fire Masterson, 45 years and John Mur- phy, 36, ‘husband of Mrs.’ Murphy. Fire Marshal Brophy started an investigation to determine whether the fires were of incendiary origin. The barking of a dog led to the discovery of the blaze in East Four- teenth street. ~~ — Shoplifing Curbed by Recent Arrests k of Following the ‘atrest last two person for shoplifting, no furth- | er cases of this nature have been re-! ported to police, Chief of Police A. T. Patrick today repented the warn- Werner, an octaroon, although he | Senater Doar ap Darolctios dane, settee , 8, (Mobtxomery t), known as the “pables’ the new congress. FwastINGTOX, Dec. 16—Wi-=]- Ina letter to Chairman -Watoon Benator LaFoliette of Wisconsin, | of the republican cpmmittee on served noti¢e on’ the repubfican ald guard ‘today that he expected ‘to "to the ‘progressive princl- dt his father. him committee’ assighments republican, the yqung Wisconsin, (Continited on Page Seven) committees, which yesterday vig ; BULLETINS OF LATE DOINGS IN CONGRESS INCOME TAX CUTS ARE. APPROVED. WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.—@)— The house today approved terms of the revenue bill which would relieve 2,500,000 Income taxpayers from federal levies as a result of increased personal exemptions. The section of the bill approved would increase the exemptions. for single persons from the present $1,000 allowance to, $1,500. The exemption for married persons would be increased from $2,500 to $3,500, SENATE TAKES UP AIR BOARD BILL. WASHINGTON, Doc. 15.—)— The senate began today considera- tion of the first important bill of the session, that to carry out the recommendation of the president’s alr’ board for a bureau of civilian aeronautics In the department of commerce under a special assist- ant secretary. The author of the measure, Senator Bingham, Republican, Connecticut, who served as a mem- ber of the air board, explained the proposed reorganization plan at length and asked for Its early ap- proval, WASINGTON, Dec. 15.—P)— Repeal of the iucome tax publicity provision of the revenue law was voted today by the house. cnt se Te a J. 9, MECHLING T0 BE LAID AT FINAL REST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON The funeral of, J. 8. Mechling, ofl man, financier and civic leader whose death Saturday brought grief to all Casper, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Shnfer- Gay chapel. The Masonic lodge will have charge of the servic Private services at 11 o'clock for LIBERAL VIENS NECEOOARY IN FIXING POLICY. FINNEY STATES Assistant Secretary of Interior Points Out Benefits Reaped by Nation as Whole. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. —(#)—The second and final day’s session of the confer- ence on reclamation at the interior department opened today with a plea by E. C. Finney, first assistant secretary of the interior, for « compretfensive view of recia ylems rather than a shor “There may be an ov roduction at the present time,” sald, “but there are not enough farms for the needs of the next ten or twenty years. We should begin now to build for the future. These things do not come of themselves. They must be planned.” Mr. Finney suggested as most im- portant that settlers should be pro- vided with help for their substantial needs but should be “given the op- portunity to work for luxuries.”* He also advised selection of set tlers from those who had stamina to work out their own salvation. Denial of assertions that reclama- tion was a failure, was forcibly ex pressed by Representative Smith, Idaho, chairman of the house com mittee on irrigation and reclama- tion. “The opinion seems to be abroady"* he said, “t the reclamation policy is a failure when, as a matter of fact, more hag been accomplished toward creating national wealth and in the making of happy homes for thousands of people than any other undertaking which has had govern- the members of the family and a few intimate friends, will precede ‘the Masonite, service, The Rev, Charles Schofield..of. the First Methodist“ church will officiate, ‘The pallbearers will be “J. M. ASSESSMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED Lowndes, Elmer Jonson, George Camphell, ‘S. W. Conwell, H. C. Chappell, and Elmer -Litterdale. City Council Jaitintes: Action to Force|M NALLY RETURNS 10 Payment. by Property Owners as Result of Delinquencies Collection of delinquent assessments. on property in Casper will be pushed, according to plans laid at a ‘meeting of the city council Monday night. R. M. Boeke, city at- torney, was instructed to draw up an ordinance which will give the council power to take such: steps. Property owners in many instances have been slow in payment of assessments oh paving, ) ordinance was presented to. the sewer construction, sidewalks, and] council by the zoning commission other « improvements, leading | ‘The ordinance was submitted to the bonding house a short ago call-| city attorney for additional study ed the council's atte to’ this! Atter the a s € A by the 1 u i that e collect be ttor ne . period expedited in order to keep. intact | o7 rttec alc protests the credit of the city, | by citizens The draft of the proposed zoning} An appropriation of $300 was vot ing against leaving packages in au- tomobiles, since there are many. more cars than the patrolmen can watch, INNOCENT MAN SENTENCED TO DIE, SISTER MAINTAINS Bill Lawrence, Awaiting Death for Mur- der of Phoenix Policeman, Took Blame to Shield Brother PHOENIX, Ariz., the slaying. Miss Lawrence in her statement gives an account of a confession she awears Babe Lawrence nadesto her in the county jail at Fort Worth, Texas, last April, asserting his elder brother took the blame for the crime to shield him. Bill Lawrence is at Arizona state prison at Florence and the date for Dec. 15.—(?)—An affidavit, given to the Arizona Gazette today by Fay Gene Lawrence, 16-year- old sister of Bill Lawrence, who is condemned to hang Jan- uary 6 for the murder of Policeman Haze Burch of, Phoenix, asserts that Babe Lawrence, a younger brother, committed his execution has been set for Jan- uary 8. Babe Lawrence is serving 0 99 year sentence in the Texas’ pent. tentlary after being convicted of a charge of robbery, with a gun in con nection .with death of . Officer ec Morgan of Muskogee, Okla, near Fort Worth, Texas in June 1924, The young girl declares that Babe told her when the officer approached them and accused them of stealing gasoline that Bill went to the front of the car and was bent over in the Ught looking for some paper and he and the officer were in the rear of the car. She says Babe told her that the officer placed one handcuff on him and was abusing him when he reached for his gun as a Wluff and that the officer pulled his gun so both fired. Babe then fired another shot and Bill dragged him into the car and when it refused to start they fled on foot. She says that Babe de- clared Bill was in a position to shoot the officer if he desired but he did not do so, While fugitives for the next 36 hours she asserts that Bill made Babe swear that he (Ill) was to take the blame if they were caught. > “L should not tell it," the young Lawrence girl said today, “but they should not hang Bill.” She raid that Bill always was pro. tecting his younger brother and de- clared “I felt proud of Bill for it. ‘That is his way.” Bill) Lawrence was convicted of the murder ,of Officer Burch in su- perior court here last!March. His execution was set for June but a stay was obtained when an appeal was taken to the supteme court. Several weeks ago the supreme court upheld the judgment of the lower court and set the date for the execu- tion. at January 8. Subsequently a motion for a rehearing. in the su- preme’ court was denied. Attorneys for Lawrence announced recently that an appeal will be taken to the United States court of appeals, pre- paratory to ‘going to ithe United States supreme: court if necessary. The young sistér of the Lawrence boya/is a” student’at’ Phoenix Union high school‘and “came ‘here several months ago from the family home at Musicogee; Oklahoma: The sentenced man is also from Muskogee, ed the Casper Municipal band with which to purchase instruments and sheet music, ET Jue RFAMILY George 8, Scott, locnl freight agent for the Burlington, submitted a re- uest for the city to’flood the Burl- ington’s baseball diamond and make a skating rink of it. The proposal was, referred to the water commis: | sioner. AN AND ip TOBE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 15.—Re- quisition papers: were issued Monday by Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross for the return to Casper of Ray Hallo- way and Catherine Halloway, both of them wanted in the oll city to anawer charges preferred against them; Ray Halloway for alleged grand larceny) and Catherine Hallo- way for alleged forgery. The Halloways are under arrest at Colorado Springs, and George A. Weedell, county and prosocuting at- torney of Natrona county, left: here Monday, a ngent for the state, to present tho, requisition papers to Governor’ Clarence J, Morley at Den- ver, COUSIN TOM. That is; sort ot. a.cousin, Is the. oldest son of mother’s sister’s oldest boy that never came back from the Span- ish War. His wi xdow married the postmaster. , - 8 shopping days left ) before Christmas. STATE AFTER MEETING ON ANILAOAD QUESTION SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 15.— R. E. MeNally, attorney for the re- celver of the North & South rall- road, has returned from Chicago, where he and D. C. Fenstermaker, receiver; Edward Peterson, pres!- dent I . director of the North & in confer ence with O. sel of the Ch chief coun Milwaukee & St. | wt pl 1 Mr st expected Me to} New Yo Mr. McNally went to Omaha Sun: day to discuss business pertaining to the receivership of the ratlroad with officials of the railroad com- pany, “Business {n connection with the road is progressing Mr. McNally sald. satisfactorily,” mental supervision, “There has. heen spent for recla- mation projects $145,000,000 from the sale of ‘public lands, leases on ofl lands, ete., and $60,000,000 from repayments by settlers. It Is estt- mated that the national wealth created by this expenditure, amounts to. at least $600,000,000. While it is true that from $10,000,000 and $2 000,000 of the amount expended may not be returned to the reclamation fund, the great project that has been made, justifies the government in its reclamation policy. “Reclamation {s a national and not a local question for there has been created’ on these projects a market for the manufactured prod- ucts of the east which amounts an- nually to at least $500,000,000."" Smith compared expenditures for (Continued on Page Seven; he a COURT DENIES PRISON TERM FOR CHAPMAN FORD, Conn., D: 1 Chapma n police Feder denied Chapman's contention habeas corpus proceedings man sought to return to Atlanta to serve a 25-year sentence for mail robbery before Connecticut could carry out the death sentence Hia counsel have indicated that the case ill be carried to the high- est court FLORIDA KLAN SEEKS TO BAN BRIDE OF ‘KIP’ Guard Watches Railroad Station at Fort Pierce to Prevent Mrs. Rhinelander from Stopping in Town FORT PIERCE, Fla., Dec. 15.—()—Unrobed men, said to be members of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, today were standing guard at the local railroad station to sé that Alice Jones Rhinelander, negro bride of Leonard Kip Rhinelander, wealthy New Yorker, does not stop at Fort Pierce. Dispatches were received last! night stating that she might be on | her way to Florida, and Fort Pierce was named as one of the possible points of her destination. Immediately upon receiving the news, officers of the local klan are said to have called a meeting and sent out committees to wait on the hotels, Visits were made to four registers ed and the man (Continued on Page Seven)