Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER . Unsettled Sunday, colder; snow, with cold wave in east portion; Monday gen- erally fair, not so cold. he Canp VOL. XXXV TWENTY-SIX PAGES MAIN: NEWS SECTION ‘The Casper Sunday Tribune and The Casper Herald er Cribiun e-Hrrald 1925 REVIEWED The past year in pictures is told vividly in Sectic CASPER, WYOMING, SUNDAY, DECEMBER. 27, 1925 MAIN NEWS SECTION . 21 > OPERATORS BEG MINERS TO RETURN TO WORK TODAY Anyhow, We’re Prosper- ous. Poison Ivy Bootleg. Gold in Siberia. Insull Might. y Arthur Brisbane—— IP\HIS country is big, prosperous, | and its big men of business are learning to deal with big money. It seemed gigantic when Uncle Sam undertook the Panama canal, that might cost $300,000,000. Such a sum inspired awe. Now, it is the small change of really big business, Any number of concerns would handle a Panama contract, Standard Ui, in California, ab- sorbs Pacific Oil, the latter casually announces distribution of $100,000,- 000 or so of securities to its stock- holders. And the whole thing amounts to “only $500,000,000, may- be a little more or less.” That's one day's item, and soon forgotten. Once it was whispered that Stand- ard Oil was 2 $1,000,000,000 octopus, and fiercely it was chopped into many tiny-weeny pieces. “Lie there,” said Uncle Sam. Ea h little piece grew into an octo- Pus on its own account, and now each one talks hundreds of millions only, Our octopuses are doing better. I[\ENNESSEE moonshiners produce a brand of “whisky” that would have prevented the evolution discus- sion, had that whisky appeared ear- lier, It would have killed off all the higher apes before they had a chance to become men. Lye, poison ivy and-tobacco juice are included in this whisky, cheaper than corn whisky, more quickly made, with a real bite. If your genuine “pre-war” stuff turns out to be Tennessee's latest, you will know if. It scorches the mucous membrane from the mouth, causing the tongue to swell and pro- trade. N™ Siberian gold fields, to which iN Kussians only are admitted, are enormously rich, and may shift the gold balance from this proud na- tion to Bolshevik Russia. Five hun- dred million dollars’ worth of gold, it is expected, will soon be added to Russia’s supply. What \effect it will: have .on haughty Uncle Sam, if Russia oquals him as a gold owner? It would be hard for our-bvest-minds te resist the: persuasive powers of so much gold. And what effect wilt the new yel- tow treasure have on Rassia and her rulers? Will they become more conservative as they become rich, and Join the world chorus of govern- ing high finance? Probably. OSEPH PULITZER used to say, oJ often, “Brisbane, if you ever get any money, which you never will, you will find that your opinions will change.” The Chicago News sold for $14,- 000,000, not dear for a profitable, es- tablished newspaper. But don’t buy stock in any new newspaper enter- prise. If you do you will probably learn of something to your disad- vantage. The new owners of the Daily News announce conspicuously that Samucl Insull has no interest in the paper, does not and will not own any stock, . Insull runs the light, power, ete., of Chicago, and the News owners evidently wish it known that he bas nothing to do with their paper. They may be wrong about that. There is only one kind of brains, and plenty of the one kind, If he had a newspaper, and would take his mind off other things, he would be apt to make a great news- paper success. The fact that he is rich, and would fight for his readers, not influenced by other “Insulls,” would help. He would surely make more of a success than any commit- tee. A committee cannot run a news- Paper, or nurse a baby, A rich American girl thought she wanted a count, married him, had a baby, found she did not want him. Count Salm, proud father, wants that baby. The small child plays with too many toys while detectives (Continued on Page Two) -CAgGSTERS ARE ED IN BROOKLYN ROW Trio Found Dead Near Night Club;. Three Held for Crime. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—()—A r newal of gang warfare, from which Brooklyn has been free for nearly @ year, was belleved responsible for the pistol battle in the Adonis so- clal club, a south Brooklyn resort, in which Richard (Peg Leg) Loner- gan, and two others were killed early today as the climax of a Christmas night party. Lonergan was fdentified by ‘his mother, Mrs. Mary Lonergan, who in 1928, was acquitted of a charge of having shot her husband. He was known to police as a. member of the “White Hand gang,” which was led by William Lovett. his brother-in-law, who was murdered in November, 1923. % Mrs. Lonergan {identified one of the other men as Aaron Haines. friend of “Peg Leg.” Finger prints disclosed the third man as Neil (Needles) Perry. Both had police records. ? A policeman found Perry lying dead in a gutter outside of the club and inside found the other two men. There were signs of a terrific strug: gle in the hall, and bullet holes were found In the hall. James Hart. who walked into Cumberland, street hospital with a bullet wound in his side and who said men in a-passing was.-ar- Icy Blast Congeals Mid- west, Sendig Mercury Down to 23 Below in North Dakota: NEW YORK, Dec. 26.— (®)—A post-Christmas . cold wave, the most intense of the winter, was sweeping across the United States tonight to- ward the Atlantic seaboard. In Minnesota, North Dakota and other northern border states where the cold centered today, the ther- mometer went to-10 and 13 degrees below zero. The Pas, Manitoba, was the coldest place on the continent with a record of 28 below. At Minot, N. D., it was 23 below. Three persons were frozen to death in Chicago, where the temperature reached one above zero. Weather bureau reports tonight indicated the cold is concentrated along the northern border and in Canady but the southern middle west also is experiencing tempera- tures several degrees below normal. The thermometer stood at 26 abeve zero in “Atlanta, Ga, Great Lakes shippers were advised by the weather bureau to prepare for temperature from 10 to 25 de- Grees below zero tonight and Sun- day. Little or no snow accompanied the cold wave. Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn., were the coldest cities in the country today, with a temperature of 13 below. It was 12 below at Wa: terlow, Towa, and 6 below at Milwau- kee, Wis. In Chicago it was too cold for ac- slmated polar bears, Photographers nears ‘enjoying a home atmosphere found them huddled in thelr dens, automobile had shot him, rested on a charge of, homicide. Helen Logan, a singer in the club, and, Mae Wilson, taken to a hospital to identify Hart. ‘The police also arrested Joseph How- ard and-Pat Maloney, who said: they had entered the place with Hart and with three men found -dead, and who told.of the sudden* turning out al: of the lights nud the ensuing p stetdababe lee 9 OF 7 MILLIONS Disbursements to stock and bend holders by corporations which oper- ate in Colorado and other western states during January, 1926, ly $800,000 more than the pa; of dividend January, 1925. The in- crease is due to the fact that several companies last year were not on a dividend paying basis. The interest on bonds will total $1,561,823, with “the Citles Service company paying $940)719 on three issues as the largest bond disburse ment. The stock dividends total $5.251,- 287. The Great Western Sugar company pays out $1,200,000 and $262,500 on two stock Issues, the largest dividend disbursement. The Mountain Producers corporation comes second with $1,009,309, an ex- tra dividend of 40 cents a share be- ing included in the distribution. ‘The Mountain States Telephone & Tele- graph will distribute $672,872. pee Cold Wave Will Be Followed by Milder Weather WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—)— Weather outlook for the week be- gining Monday. Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau region: Cold first part and again at end; warmer middle of week; occasional snows east and snows or rains west of the divide. waitress, were DENVER, Colo., Dec. .26.—W)— wil total about $8,800,000, approximate- and not to be coaxed out. Cold Denyer Summer. Press.—A wintry wind (Centinued on Page Two): who went to the zoo to catch the 26.—{Unitea ; the northwest ‘was tonight -ctating’'e ke as — An organisation financed without government aid is preparing for a new attempt to conquer the lanes. -A board of control headed by William B. Mayo, formerly Henry Ford's on, the explorer, and Isaiah Bowman, presic nt ty, is sponsoring the expedition, which will be commanded by Capt. 3 It is planned to use two planes, with Po.nt ping off” place. Photo shows type of Fokker machine to be used. In ute to pole, X indicates starting point of Amunisen’s attempted how routes Stefansson says airplancs eventually will use in go- lat regions with Enlet engincer, incli Ametican Goonrapiice! George H. Wilkins, Barrow, Alaska, as the * CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—(#)—Enthu- siasts for opera in’ England broke all bounds today, pursued W. Frank Harling, Boston composer, at tho conclusion of the world premiere of his “A Light from St. Agnew,” into the lobby of the auditorium and kissed him repeatedly. Harling conducted his own opera, the first to introduce the saxaphone and banjo, and with the Chicago Civic artists received the plaudits of society and the music lovers in the galleries, but the real demonstra- tion occurred when he reached the lobby where, observers declaréd. at least 200. men hugged and kissed him. Women were as emotional as. the mien and Harling escaped them almost in a state of collapse and fled to his hotel. Harling formerly was musical di- r.ctor at West Point military acad- emy where he composed “The Corps.” Harling is a rather small young man and his appearance is that of a young business man with none of the. flowing hair or other charac- Wife Sees Hired Man Kiil Husband With Ax POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 26.—% —A special dispatch to the Pocatello Tribune says that Warren Lowery last night killed Frank Thirkill, Jr., by ernebine his head with the butt end of an ax and today blew out hig own braing with a shotgun. , The double tragedy. was enacted at the Thirkill farm home, two miles north of Soda Springs, Idaho. Mrs. Thirkill told Sheriff George Small that ‘Lowery, who was em- ployed on the Thirkill dairy farm, at- tacked her husband as he lay asleep. By his side in the bed .were Mrs. Thirkill, the victim's wife and» an Infant daughter. After rendering ‘Thirkill unconscious by a (glancing blow with the ax, Lowery carried Mrs. Thirkill toa cot In the kitchen, bound and gagged ‘her and then placed the infant in her arms. Thir- kill, regaining consciousness, started from the bedroom to be met by Low: ery, who killed hin Instantly with the ax. Lowery then stood guard over his prisoners throughout the’ night. About 6 o'clock this morning when he fell Mrs, Thirkill, with her Infant daughter in her arms and clad only fi her-night clothing, ran to the farm of Carl Haderlle, halt a mile’ away. . Haderlie notified Sheriff Small, who with Cc-oner BE. D. Whitman went to the Thirkill home. They found Lowery dead on, the couch with his brains blown out. A shot- gun, hanging in a baby's swing near- by, had been used, a long strap be- Ing used to pull. the trigged. Thir kill formerly Hved tn Salt Lake City. Composer of Saxophone-Banjo Opera Bombarded With Kisses After First Chicago Audition teristics of the typical young jazz musician. Those who “Hobsonized” the young composer were not Latins swept off their feet by emotion, but Chicago society leaders. HELDONBAD CHECK CHARGES Louis Chilcote was arrested for the alleged issuing of a fradulent check to W. J. Johnson. The war- rant was out of the office of Jus: tice Blake of Salt Creek. Catherine Holloway, who was brought back here from Colorado Springs to answer to charges of {s- suing worthless checks, was released last week on the order of George A. Weedell, county attorney, after the merchants who had recelyed the checks decided not to prosecute, That) Mrs. Holloway is the mother of a two-year-old daughter and has agreed to reimburse the merchants weré given reasons, BOYS JAILED IN $50,000 THEFT RING NEWARK, N, J. Dec. 26—(P)— Three’ boys, ranging in age from 13 to 19, were arrested here today charged with having robbed thirty homes in the last six months of Jewelry, silver, clothing and auto- mobiles valued at more than $50,000. Frank Tarnacki, 19, of Jersey City and John .Mazeappa, 16, of islen, were held in $60,000 ball each on 30 cotints of robbery, while a third boy, 13, whose name.was not divulged, was held on a charge of juvenile de- Vilhjalmar Stefa: jan explorer and aviator. indicates projected ro ing from ‘North America te Orient. 7 O FRAUD linquency. Private Capital Back of New U.S. Aero Polar Adventure C°UD KILLS THREE IN CHICAGO White Christmas Weather Arrives Here 2 Days Late Frisked Into the faces of Casper folk by a biting eastern wind, snow which started to fall here early Saturday night furnished every {Indication of a heavy blan. ket for today. The snow was ac- companied by a perceptible drop in temperature in striking con- trast to the warm weather that ob- tained here Thristmas day and part of Saturday. The tree In the city park, spark- ling in {ts array of vartously col- ored electric lights was as good a sceno for this time of year as could be asked, but it was cold beauty and few persons paused to admire it, most of them prefer- ring to hurry to their homes with the thought perhaps, “This is fine is over now.” Christmas weather, but Christmas BANKER 1S NEW POLICE HEAD IN NEW YORK ITY McLaughlin Picked by Tammany Chiefs to Succeed Ennght | NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—(United Press)}—A banker will be the next police commissioner of New York City. George V. McLaughlin, state bank- ing superintendent, announced late today after a conference with Mayor- Elect “Jimmy” Walker that he would accept the Tammany appoint- ment, which carries a salary of $10,- 000. It is understood efforts will be made to increase this to $20,000. After McLaughlin was offered the position, it was pointed out that he could accept it only at a great per- sonal sacrifice with regard to remun: eration. But Governor Smith came down from Albany to ald in persuad- Life Savings of Illinois Farmers Are Swept Away in Crash of Elgin Realty Investment. Firm. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—(4)—Life savings of hundreds of shopkeepers, mechanics and small land holders of El- gin, Ill., appeared in jeopardy tonight following revelation during the day that upwards of $500,000 may have been swept away through criminal manipulation of the Charles Rippberger company, defunct investment concern. Walter C. Rippberger, head of the company, held under — $10,000 of was bonds charged with disposing forged | notes | rir intimation Wedr f tho cr ame with the filing of a vol untary petition in bankruptcy py of | als of the company. In It, Mabill ties are listed at $47 28, and a sets $493,500. ‘This was followed by the arrest of Rippberger last night, charged with a specific forgery in volving $3,000. News of the BOX CAR THIEF OFF TO START TERM IN ‘PEN’ Willlam Sherrod, who pleaded guilty to the charge of grand larceny brought against him by the Burling- ton railroad, was taken to Cheyenne yesterday on his way to Rawlins to start his elghteen months’ sentence. Sherrod was charged with robbing box cars on the railroad property, and in justice court, with Judge Brennan presiding, he admitted the theft, Jose Altiveros, the Mexican, brought from Lander Friday after- noon, under guard of an officer from the state penitentiary, was also taken to Cheyenne last night. He Is to start a life sentence for the mur- der of another. Mexican at Lander. Both men were taken to the train in frons, Tho prisoners will be taken from failure, the greatest Cheyenne to. the state penitentiary at Rawlins today. in of 2 rush of small investors fate of the history the community, brought today king to learn the heir while ex ed ta plur th ngs nt¢ led ske repr By st $675,000 in In unted for. which carried on a e firm's affairs. ed that at le vestinents is The company general real estate, insurance and private banking business, had assets described in the bankruptey petition as chiefly represented in farm equi ties in North and South Dakota and Flori’a. Inability to realize on these assets is believed to have led to the alleged manipulations, while the crash of the concern is attributed to the failure of a Florida investment on which Rippberger had counted for a $100,000 profit. night it ap ec ing the bank superintendent not to return to private life, McLaughlin succeeds Richard EB. Enright, who worked his way up trom the forces. ortly after “Jimmy” Walker ed, he announced that a business miami would be the next police com- missioner. He had been urged to follow Philddelphia’s example by choosing a military leader as tho head of the police department. The name) of Col, William Mitchell was suggested. But Tammany has decided on a business man, and McLaughlin, who, although a democrat, never has been actively associated wifh mach!ne pol- ities, was the first man to whom the position was offered. It Is belfeved that a great deal of the routine work of the police de- partment will be lfted from Me- Laughlin’s shoulders. A member of the uniformed force probably will have responsibility for assignment of men and distribution of per- sonnel. McLaughlin !s a resident of Brook- yn. Wreath trom Each|\ |\State to Be Laid| ‘ion Wilson’s Grave F DENVER, De —(Cnited Press) —Monday morning a wreath of Col- orado evergreen will be placed on the grave of Woodrow Wilson, A local committee which yearly com- memorates the birthday of the war: time president: has appointed Mrs. Hillis Meredith Clement, former Den- ver woman, to place the wreath. The local committee 1s headed by Judge George F. Dunklee and other wreaths from every state in the union will be placed at the same FORMER WAGE 5. GUARANTEED IN OFFER MADE THROUGH PRESE Long-Term Contract to Be Made Meanwhile; Won’t be Stampeded, Union Leader Says. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 26. — (#) — Anthracite ope tors, through page adver ments in the Sunday morning newspapers, are directly ask- ing their striking employes the e- to return to work at once at rate of wages: pald them when they quit four months ago. guarantee the wages for th» The operators next elght months and propose that a new long term contract can be worked out in the meantime The union leaders made no formal statement in response to this action but Thomas Kennedy, international secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers, at his home in Hazel- ton, Pa., when he learned of It, sald the men would not be stampeded back to work; that they would re- turn only when a new contract had been agreed “pon The text of the operators’ offer follows: “To anthracite mine workers and others: “The door is open. You can to work now at wages fixed in the contract that expired August 31, 1925, We will pay these wag es un- til next September—elght months. Acceptance of this proposal would In Itself constitute a contract, While wages are coming in and coal is going out we can arrange terms of @ new contract, The new contrac for a long term—must provide the vent suspicion and adjust But that 1s something we can worl out with the union. The main thing Is that you can go to work at once and be sure of wages for at least elght months, You can't lose. Think it over. Talk {t over among your- selves and with your leaders. Ask your friends if it {s not a good prop- onttion."* “(Signed) conference. “Willlam Inglis, “Chairman of the negotiating com- mittee.” Kennedy pointed out that the of. fer of the operator's {s similar to that contained in the peace proposal submitted to the miners an@ opera- tors by the Luzerne ycounty delega tion of the Pennsylvania house of representatives December 15. This peace offer was accepted by the oper- ators, and rejected by the miners. Despite the joyous shouts that mingled with the Christmas carols {n the coal flelds when news came that the wage conference would be resumed next Tuesday, indications are that the xegotlators will have a rought road to trave Anthracite operators’ The miners In ace accepted t ground that arbitrated upward. They proposed arbitration without conditions and this ts the big issue that will be fought out in New York. The check-off which pro- vides for deducting union dues from miners’ wages, is a second Issue that will be strongly urged and as strong. ly resisted The call for the wage next week was issued Cl and came as a gift to th coal fields. ‘The meeting t only onference nas eve time. (Continued on Page Two) Wilson Dome Test t O Exceed 500 Barrels Coming as a welcome ment at the gift season of the year is the report that the Marland Oil company’s test of the Witson dome, midway between the Notghes field in Natrona county and the railroad sta- tion at Natrone, 1s showing far bet. ter than a 500-barrel well. Officia! confirmation of the strike ts lacking, but the news ts based on reports of oll scouts considered highly rellable, If true the strike menns the addition of a.new light oll field to producing districts of this county with all the potential possibilities that go with the opening and development of a new field. OM is belley announce- ed to be coming from the Lakota sand encountered below the 1760-foot level after drilling through @ water sand.’ Crude ts com- ing up through tho water in volume. Completion of the well will await under-reaming and the lowering of 10-Inch casing through 50 or 60 feet of open hole. Operations are being delayed by tnability to haul fuel ofl to the drilling site, but this difficul- ty will be overcome with Improve- ment of the roads, now becoming passable again for heavy. trucks. The Wilson dome is some six miles east of the Notches fie'd and contains some three to four thou sand acres of potential ot!-bearing sand.’ Two tests on the « atruc ture were drilleld by the Ohio com pany, one to a depth of 1610 feet and the other only 832 feet, Both gas and oll showing are sa to have been found in the de test, to: gether with water. Marland I {s on the north side of a fault, which divides the fiekls while those of the Ohlo were on the south side Control of ‘ost of the acreage 1« held by the Marland Oil company of Colorado, although some ts held by the Texas Production pany. Roy ity interests are by the Cre cent Royalty company, the Consol dated Royalty Ol company and tt Western © ration compan A A. Danaher ts rafd to have , price