Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1925, Page 1

WEA!IHER Partly cloudy tonight and Satur. say, probably snow in-northwest por- tion and by Saturday in west and north portions. Rising temperature MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ; CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925 Dar teste oF ACiMnERdee «Gants a a Foe st MITCHELL DOOMED T0 5 YEARS SUSPENSION Court-Martial Verdict Wins Smile from Aviation Officer ; : j New Photo of Col. Mitchell, Suspended | ‘| F N | fF i (\ ny From Army for Air Defense Criticism} VOL. X NO. 54 Mpribari/e or ana Horean ~ ABT. we yaa a s. SLEUTH SPENDS| 31,000 10 GET POOR EVIDENCE Story Given Committee In House Criticizes AND HAY DUBUTG GUILTY OF FOUR JOBS IN GRSFER Spending Orgy Staged| At Rock River and! Rawlins Gives Clue, To Roundup of Gang. < af { Confessions obtained from Ray Stone and “Heavy” Jack | Hill i have drawn a network | of incriminating evidence around Robert Moreton and | Ray (Slick) Dubuis sufficient to hold them in connection with four Casper robberies, in three of which safes were broken, ing to Sheriff Alex McPherson Sheriff McPherson and W. EB. Kil gore, special agent for the Burling: State department continues to veil cause of its action in bar- ring Princess izunanoff of Rus- sin, who was extensively feted on a recent visit in New York, from reentrance to U. S., Dry Enforcement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18,—(7) — How a prohibition agent Mved at the Mayflower hotel here for a month, entertaining women at dinner dances and buying “old smuggler’ whiskey to strengthen his role as “a real sport" before hotel employes while obtaining evidence against two of them, was told today in. published testimony given a house appropria- tions sub-committee. The two employes, Jules R Ven: lee, former chef, and Rinardo Blagi, his assistant, were acquitted yester- day in criminal court. The case recently was called to the attention of Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury, prohibition field marshal, by Representative Gal- livan, Democrat of Massachusetta, who complained that two agehts on the cage had spent nearly $1,000 In ton, returned with Moreton and sailed away, it was with the an- getting evidence, pe iirotlp before the. house sub. committee during exetutive hearings Rt treasury .appropriatior Dubuls today from the western part noungement that she intended to of the state where the alleged rob ‘ ‘ber pair had been arrested. return and ,become a citizen Roth Stone and Hill-were the paid. ‘Then, in, Paris, the U.S. «con-, tools of Moreton and Dubuis, uc- sulate refused to issue a visa for cording to thelr own coptoentinst her return. / Se ea vceatiitee ‘wir worn ir. Gallivan ‘asked the ‘assistant committed here nor were | . Cae oeatiae to share in the loot. a ct. if Ke knew that one of the Hill had several convegsations had registered under the with Moreton and Dubuis Ai Acied = os es ons Liha pre as their employe in. purchasing a wrecking tool and fitting ‘it to the Andrews’ ute bS a: he ae ya needs of yeggs. Stone was paid for to a fact, replied ‘was shown the Mr} Andrews says he ha . pf the case before,” adding “Nt _astonisHes: me," BULLETINS OF LATE DOINGS INCONGRESS ROWER PROJECT PROBE I8 ASKED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 —@)— Investigation of the federal power commission's approral of a project to dam the Coltinbia river near Priest Rapids. was asked in the senate today .by Senator Stanfield, Oregon. Republica TIME EXTENSION. FOR INSURANCE SOUGHT. WA! INGTON, Dec. 18.—()— Extension’ for five years of the time for converting war risk Insur- ance has been recommended to the house veterans committee, by Di- rector’ Hines’ of the ‘veterans bu- reau. MITCHELL DEFENDED IN HOUSE RESOLUTION. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—)— A. resolution to restore Col. Wil- Ham Mitchell to his “proper rank in the army’~and to suspend for five years Major General Pr’ irk Nolan and Brigadier General Hugh A. Drum, was introduced in the house today by . nepresenta- tive ‘Blahton; democrat, Texas. COOLIDGE FAVORS RIVER) APPROPRIATION, WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—U)— Although «In to’ stand by, ‘di yr apey eben ee BOARD” py! NG Ow 4 1D ‘PARDONS cumehnnne Wyo., Dec. 18.— The state board of charities and re- form, ‘sitting as a board of pardons, met in’ special sess! here Friday to consider® Petitions: for paras and Pardon. HANGING PLANS ARE HALTED BY LATE REPRIEVE Negro Youth Granted! Stay 90 Minutes Before Hour. CHICAGO, | Dec, 18.—(P)—Ninety minutes before he was to die on the gallows for murder today, Campbell McCarthy, 19-year-old negro, wns granted a stay of execution on de- fense attorneys contentions that the boy has become tnsane. The attorneys raced by automobile to the county Jail, arriving as dep- utles* were preparing McCarthy for the noose. The condemned man had apancgaes hope when the state par- don in Springfield yesterday dented im a reprieve. Judge John . P. MecGoorty, who granted the stay at his home early ‘today, has as a precedent the elev. enth hour delivery from the gallows of Russell Scott, octivicted murder- er, now in the Chester, Illinois, pen- ltentlary, after. being. adjudged in- sane bya jury. The petition, tar McCarthy was based on an*affidavit by his sweet- heart who recently visited him tn pis Tho-negro,youthy who wak convict: eddant Mareh of the'staying' of Chris: tan. Geitzen, tht: watchman, dur- ing an attempted holdup, last night Started his death watch’by declaring he ‘favored, capital, punishment: PARCEL POST SPEEDED. CHEYENNE,» Wyo, Dec. 18.— An emergency ,parcel post terminal has béen established here by the failway mail service. Parcel post AUTHORIZED ON BASIS OF ARMY RECORD IN WAR Verdict Passed on to Secretary of War and | Prseident for Okeh Before Final Sentence. WASHINGTON, Dee. 18 — (/P) Vigorous methods pursued by, Col. William Aph shows Colon Mitchell insisted was attacking in criticism of inadequate air defense that it wag the system and no’ Mitchell in ten years of criti- cism of what he regarded as inadequate air defense have resulted in an army court-martial verdict finding him guilty of subordination and su: in rvice for Still under technical nel marked time today while th court’s decision Lt ‘ular cha tot f r and thenc to Presiden idge for review and apr ul After deliberating hours late yesterday « found Mitchell illty i of the 96th artic! prejudice 1 nd 1 Mitchell when he appeared {1 his ee in the Trees we ed und him guilty, | 5°. © pyviished et and 9, in ceused the war and n. nts of “incompetencs m accused during the World war’ & mitigating factor and deser WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. —-()—The first congressional echo of the court-marti igh veh icniieee nic oan , ell of the air service toe the form today of a bill by Rep- s amile, his wife atanding negligence and almost treasonable” administration of the national ¢ 1 . tion of nordriauties,” ’ In suspending Mitchell from p . \ # “rank, command-and duty" tn th | 4 army for five years, the court viewed the “military record. o: the sentence as “lenient With the same nonchalance thi 8 marked him during ntroversy over the alr ition of Col. William Mitch-| Coleone! Mitchell received the y | side him, While the court w The action of the board Was not/ matter contained ‘in’ pouches for 8 de “Saing hoe, hee te . ftery as rer cack, conduct as that fs abso etting too hot and afterward . hel ing him to get out of this sec- lutely taboo in our organization,’ tion, pt And baare added. on, resentative Laguardia, Socialist, New York, to greatly cur- Mitchell hac mahed announced at the close of the sea-| Wyoming, Nebraska and South Da- 4 witt an latte a ‘| h doing ’ not es E. Jones, directotr of pro-| sion, but will Bupatiy be made| kota towns will be separated here |tail the authority of courts-martial in pronouncing sentence vii Mex. » and oor ar oat v4 heorceeneanet | “(cantinged on Page Twelve) public. Saturday. , by the 25 employes of the branch. |on those convicted of violation of the 96th article of war. he eee 5 . the pasure. th days ne , was not Dubuts also, it way learned today. Un he measure thirty days The location of each of these men suspension from the army would be| Med by Major Hurry Leonard ge i the maximum penalty for violation| ®dvocate of the Shenandoah court was definitely Bde to tege au- B of that article, under which Colonel | f inquiry, that he would be asked ives coonsblodous tipple Dlacak che a ol ete to testify Monday when the aie conspicuous tn public places. Skating rinks for the ‘children and Michell was need. veer: ana oeemty, Monday when the ‘co Moreton had only $390 in his pos-| young people are assured aw the re- TAHiabiiaht< tot Setied Ulsars tion or HH@COre. refused. to: annenri betes tee session when he was arrested at] sult of co-operation obtained by the Rhawoatiret court, said ho would testify. It 1» Rock Springs early this week.| Casper Real Estate board from city Hi | n the case of Colone r Ukely that he will be axle Sigpeeneny Biver, had erly: $4, mpc mOnED Pel EOS BATT } 2 Al sion : ae Wag poorly conditioned fc fuantity of nitro-glycerine, caps | progress of realization and were out+ M F . HOME BURNS, Raph es ce Wide Mae nt ead peer and fuse wore found near the place | fined at toaay's luncheon meeting ot | MA QHUs Fact State, County and Federal Officers Join Rte See Ma ere R TEE eek, wAtotal'a trian, where Moreton was arrested and|the board. — C t t D ti t ° ° x FOUR PERISH proved thy Pr the| he will remain silent were wrapped in a Casper news|. Approval of the program by Mayor ontest Vetea in Roundup of Violators in Casper ihnitation proposed Gy. Mr. Laguar.| Gent Coolldge takes final action on paper only two da ld. ; = K, se ware vl by nelneeeine stat ; ie iia presumably would apply to hat the army court's verdict d that 5 id heise Methane Ne Re ceoeran > Meedet coca: yr ° r ‘t SLDEN, Mass, Dec. 18.—Up)—| a, bo pre © law he-} he might offer his resignation if the saeieay here was blown with nitro- | dep City Street Commis- ‘ Ww aoa ap Ser Sac Ac and Oil Field Towns wits ta ob Tih ; Hoey) were } tare ru eee prop on ‘be ; ; a Fabien iyo eth gen be yoerine, Fi 2 ollars In| sioner Cul and Chief Oscarj Counsel for Mag: » for- ; Anebee ; ea q 8 9 mapension, eppiveld. 4Ie ela ete. Fire heen Tus hEtaatandiank tiie, CHG department. | mer farmer-labor senator, was in- | burnea to de th ‘today in “ fire | urticle « in a -| tlon should be accepted i Casper Bottling Works safe and the} Work is under way at First and| formed today that if they could sy Twelve men were In the county jail today following | yore 1 tt safe of thé Johnson Jzrothers gro-| Lennox streets on a rink that’ will ponies spe ae: Soares os) the | Taids made’in the Salt Creek oil field and in Casper late} others, } bout 1 y store were pried oper ; be‘or pe 4 gin. 2 Snvent t ontest against | Thursday by state, county and federal men. The raids etre cable seh tha’ will be] Senator Schall ublican of Min-)were made under thé direction of Lon C. Davis, deputy | cove t the a ve} nesota, would not proceed ey er- prohibition administrator who has charge of federal en- 4 nson Brother 1 will not be an Johnson's counsel was called upon | open ge i traced to the Cam 1 1 the approyal of prop-| by a sub-committee of. the senat eects AE ke a denée collected by the raiding squad r | ‘ af, Eis had | ert obtained elections committee to produce wit-| — le ted by the raiding sq L Derick a7 | concerned.) nial bell Hardware store where it ha YOM : f the| nesses to establish a prima tacle| X°Uns who, was released this morn-|in prosecuting them, Mr. Davis said Mitchell’ and | lished charge * shat by t 5 ‘otlowin reparation — 0! ne | nesses to este ap facie vithot vere Sdgerto : bag f 4 fon t Rese ‘pursueset. by EG). | 2 cnet + e 45 a ei, Pa oe eam with city|onse. They had filed general] '" without any charge being placed] Six raids were made in Edgerton, \ , nde today in|'the off 3 record « r rt Ren suet te epe .onuplte. Uiack: 121g ke: tee inches, | charges against Schall, but the aub-| ®&@inst him, the men were belng|one in Salt Creek and one in Can ; pee Or dadiiteti te | GOBANctis OCHA taaBLonEtT Gatenes smith shop where Hill had tt tered wafeg to a depth cfoaavere! 1nclleny committee demanded more’ specific} Nekt, today for alleged violation of | per. Only small quantities of Mquor Sessile TO? Heals be geld: datas -badk toithe! pee ene dae oF t® suit the use to which it was to| Pollowing thaws or we ¢ : the liquor laws. Sales made pre-| were found in each place with the eh KR : ho alr officer dur-| 1916, running a course unparalleled be put. The men at the set shalt ye mas eg sae ey panive complaint, vious to ‘Thursday's raids and evi-| exception of the establiahment. said lef ues) for tho a ficer dur it A eviganr co MiGeor nt rt shop sald that a man known as| flooded again and a glassy sucfe i Mae will be used against the prisoners|to have. been operated by Dick r i I are highlight c € rn : : ,, Robert T genera staff, ile 1 r r Syaeeve aed brought toe ber there: |‘restored. .| CAFETERIA FAYS DIVIDE? —| Vance where seven gallons were| , 1° ' bt , . t Ray Stone tippéd Hill off to the| ‘The See Ben Realty {s also prepar:| CHE NE, Wyo., Dec. 18. found. | om With, \becides paving | Back here bbed he , In 1915, a8 a ca fact that the authorities were look-| ing a rink for Mountain View that| The Cheyenne high school cafeteria Mquor in, his, place, also was vure | DY Deputy of pre Mite eral tel prot ing for him. Hill at that time was |-will be 600 feet long and 196 feet] paid students ‘Tuesday a “dividend” ning a twenty-one game, necording where he w : n € f the r wl « Uni in Billings, haying gone there when | wide of $200, representing the amount of to the authorities, “He is held on | Of Temoving a morty ‘ | bos - eoran tenet t ‘ Moreton and Dubuis had told him The element of for Juveniles | money: accumulated since the ‘open both charges. Other men arrested the s' rh machin K t yan r v r ; that the W. H Brown robbery was| has been a major factor'in the Real-|ing of school over the actual cost inthe fleld were Cy W. Whithaust, | TYCO Was sold to Barnes by the} “1 i nuse inet a “dry hole”. tors’ plans and the co-operation ge-| of operating the business. Barnard Lesperance, 1. B, Murphy Salt Creek Moto J on’ the | ed r the did | on < The safes of the Casper | cured from the city, ‘The dangers| About 350 students are served at George Kourtis, G. B, Jones, Pr 1, | {Nsallment plan. Barnes ald not | anytniy the | pres good | ¢ n works and the Table Supp’ n-| ef skating on Nine-Mile lake and| the cafeteria each school day, it {9 Lesperance, and Carl ‘Gocenaty, know he w : lating t 1 ir nee T | pany were cracked during his ab-| the ponds of nearby sloughs have| reported, and attempts are being George Shaw. and Jack Dovbins | W2EM ho took’ tty him, . val ma elt gence. When he returned to Cas-| been demonstrated in the past, once | made to provide the food for them | Bie: arrented in. the’ Smith apart braskn where he 1 em | ‘ ‘ ‘ (anog o8vq uo yanupuod) tn the loss of life “Ait netual cost, ff posuible. Mets ants thetr tool ments ‘on Enst Midwest avenue — Thursday night" by-the same squad, Shaw had poured most of his Nquor | out before the raiders entered, ft {s ’ Soo fuzzle id is enie ues Siaiit . tre "tatt Man Kills His Bride Marshal Held Ca ptive Vill age Bank Looted y, vi ec. 18.—()—Mak- | for more than an hour before they |ing all telephone wires cut, drove ta ¢ BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 18 —()—A NEW, YORK, Dec.’ 18.—@)—An-| help in solving a partiéularly alft [another s which 14 sak d oeutives se im at) : Pavan oben ahh exeacn Meant tots! tie Bounty Niki vie tapped a It's getting late, charge that the story told by Cap-| gered because his bride of 17 mont: | ult ‘combination of letters | target, and then turned the ) the telephone operator and the rafl-| while, the marshal and telephone {long distance line and enlisted. the | | But something must ba fond tain John H.- Diehl of the City of | would not help him solve & crons I have a headache,” she replied. | himself road operator and severing all wire |and ratlrond operators were held} aid of officers in surrounding coun: || for Elizabeth, Ma’s cousin, who | Rome of’ the sinking of the submna- word, puzzle, Theodore Koerner, an! I uk I'M go and ie dowr ; He had ervo communication with other towns, | prisoners {n closet of the’ bank, tes. says that if she Soeitears writ rine $51 In-collision with his vessel | ardent deyotee of the pastime, ser ment later wh as int downs since summer and w half a dozen bank robbers invaded Numerous Dows citizens were A shot gun left in the’ bank {fs the | | her head woe el her heart w oft Block Isjand September 25, wan} lously wounded her and killed hiin- | bedroom their E i] lenve is w ‘ thia village early today, wrecked the |nroused by the explosions but no out-| only clue the officers had this morn-| | dictate her choice, wholly untrue’ was made today nelf, ,_ | ment, Koerner appeared tn th r er’a. y t mt safe of the State Bank of Lows, and | side resistance was offered ‘the rob- | ing, aside from the descriptions of Fy Save lett hy Tdentenant® Commander Charles Koerner, a telephone company a {i ha plgtol in hie hanc oA He i] fous, but ve are escaped with cash and bonds amount: | bere. the men given by thelr three prison: shopping ¢ ays le A. Lockwood, Judge advocate before | Juster, des: ribed ng a hitherto dévot- | with peaking and bullet aw sho was talking * ing to $8,000 or $10,000. The local telephone manager, |ers, who were released before the before Christmas. the ndval bonrd of the inquiry inves | ed hasband, last night asked Mee jrtruck Mex. Koor nt} she collapsed and w to The bandits worked in the bank laroused by the explosions and find-| band left the town, tgating the disaster, Koerner, telephone operator, for| temple. A h fled K t | 4 ® pital in a critical ¢