Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Fatr tonight and Friday, except tn creasing cloudiness in extreme south portion. central portion, VOL. X NO. 63 ‘STRIKE PEACE HELD WEAR IN MINE PARLEY Not quite so cold in south Member of audit urease of Mreniation ‘Che Casp rr Bail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925 rs) Crile Deliversa py Carrier ib On Streete or at Nawatanta EDITI cente « montr & gents Publication ItTioes Prinnne Aide we wD cond Bt Prosperity Reign Forecast by Sec. Hoover But Warning Is Given of Reckless O (dWO9) NVIYOLSIH t eee re ALYVLS €1t RISH AS TROLLEY TAKES DIVE IN RIVER) wee ot Eighty-Foot Plunge Thru Open. Draw Bridge at Tacoma Brings Tragic Death to Four Passengers TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 31.—(#)—A plunge of a street car here last night 80 feet into the waters of the municipal waterway at Eleventh street, and the consequent breaking up of the street car, resulted in the death of four persons and the injury of four others. The car, beyond the control of its operator, shot through the open draw bridge and broke as itstruck the water. It is believed that the breaking up of the car prevented even greater loss of life. One of the survivors asserts that at least a dozen persons were on the trolly at the time. Thjs js denied, however, by the operator of the car, who declares that only eight passengers were aboard. The car ‘was outbound for the tidewater dis- trict. ‘Those known to be dead ar G, E. A. Farrow, 63. Tolojiro Obayashi, 57. Mrs. Alice Scott. Louis Scott, five, her son The injured: Chris Nelson, 36, arm and shoul. broken. Lucien §. Simard, face. K. Kagamoga, 40, cuts about face. Earl Hurd, 54, badly bruised: and suffering from shock. Failure of the brakes on the street} ference to be car js blamed by Clyde Staley, tor, for the accident. Warm and. Dry Is Epitaph For Closing Year WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—(7)— Notwithstanding the state of the thermometer, in recent days, “warm and dry,” is the ep{taph, written by ‘he weather bureau for the year 1925. The period will go into meteor- ological history, weather bureau- experts sald today, marked by one of the most devastating and wide- spread drouths, and by a record- breaking number of high temper- atures, ‘Nearly every part of the country recorded excessive heat averages for the year as a whole, and in many sections nearly every month was warmer than normal, espe- clally in the South Atlantic and North Pacific states. The spring was one of the earliest on record in all sections. Rainfall was deficient for the year throughout most of the coun- try, notably in the south, where drouth prevailed through most of the spring and summer. An ususually cold and wintry October and the cold wave of-this month failed to change the charac- ter of the year eyaginty, to pre- vent it from ing one of the warmest known. JARDINE CALLS GATHERING ON FARM SURPLUS WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—(—A nference for the discussion of the sticultural surplus question has een called by Secretary Jardine to onvene here January 12. It will be the first of a series of conferences cuts about) planned by the secretary ‘or this! 9 purpose. The date coincides with that for the first.day's session of the fourth national co-operative marketing con- held here, and many These Invited by secretary to attend the farm surplus, gathering- include former Governor Lowden of Ilinofs; Sam Thompeon,| The secretary, judged. agriculture | proctaim the beginhing. president of the American Farm Bu. reau Federation; Aaron Sapiro, at- torney for a number of co-operative marketing organizations and editors of leading agricultural publications. ed scat ALL chs THREE FORD AIRPLANES DEMOLISHED NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 31.—(4) —Three of the Ford-Stout all-metal passenger planes enroute to Florida were demolished here in an accident today. No one was hurt. T= accident occurred at Black- wootl field at 10:15 o'clock when Pi- lot Lee F. Schoenhair was taking off in the Miss Fort Myers. | Prediction Issued on Eve of the New Year Carries Caution WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. —(®)—The prosperity of 1925 should continue thru 1926, in the opinion of Sec- retary Hoover, unless “reck- less optimism” is permitted to outweigh ordinary caution. Economic prospects both for this country and the rest of the world, he believes, now are more favorable than for a long time past. In a statement the secretary pictured fundamental conditions as favorable, but he expressed concern over oth. lers, including the possibiity of ex- tension of speculation Into commio- dities and'the extortion by foreign sovernment-fostered monopoliés dom. Inating our raw material imports, The most encouraging factor in the outlook he declared to be “our increased productivity, due to tund- amental and continuing forces—such as the cumulation of education, the advancement of science, skill, and elimination of waste.” Other favor- able indications he Isted were that stocks of commodities are moderate: there is employment for practically everyone, real’ wages are at a hich level: savings are the largest {n his- tory and capita} is therefore abund- ant. and the whole machinery. of production and distribution ts operat. Ing at a higher degree of efficiency than ever before. “The United States has produced nd consumed-more goods In 1925 {n Proportion to population than ever before in its history." he said ad- ding that the country's forelgn trad. wan . “exceptionally ) eat would tetal, ae 000 or -Beven per cen for with mbor ts anorenteniine 000, bout 17 per cent $4,200, higher. (Continued On-Page; Ten) are advised to NEW YEAR’S EVE REVELS CURBED Liberty Bell to Break Silence Of 90 Years to Ring In the New Year TO BE The plane crashed into the Miss|.partment, Advices from the state office at Cheyenne say Tampa and the Miss Miami on the ground and unoccupied after Pilot Lee Schoenhafr had lost control of his ship, The occupants of the Miss Fort Myers aped injury. The planes. arrived here yesterday for a stop to Florida from De- en rout troit, The Miss Fort Myers tipped over before leaving the ground in the takeoff. The fourth plane, the St. Petersburg, was the only plane of the four not involved in the accident. The three planes will be repaired in Nashville. Parts were ordered at once from the Ford-Stout factory at Detroit. PROJECT PLANS FURTHERED AT U.S.CONFERENCE Secretary Stafford of the Chamber of Commerce Optimistic Over Result of Reclamation Meeting The cause of the Alcova Irrigation Project has been furthered by the conferenve held early this month in ‘Washington, D. C., by the reclama- tion service, in the ofinion of Charles B. Stafford, secretary of the Casper Chamber of Commerce, who was delegated to attend the ression. Mr, Stafford returned to Casper this week, The conference was heid Decem- ber 14, 15 and 16. About seventy-five persons from all parts of the United States attended tt. These included Elwood Mead, commissioner of irri; gation; Hubert Work, secretary of the Interior; William Jardine, secre- tary of agriculture; Lewis Crampton, chairman of the agriculture ¢ormmit- tee In the house of representatives; Congressman Scott Leavitt of Mon- tana; Senator John B. Kendrick and Congressman Charles E. Winter of Wyoming, and Frank C. Emerson, state engineer for Wyoming. No action was taken at the con- ference. The Wyoming men present- ed the Alcova project as a necessary enterprise and. one to which the peo- ple of this section are entitled be cause of the tremendous oil royal- (Continued on Page Nine) th chinook wind’ develops. The high- way between Cheyenne and Laramie Is also blocked by snow. blocked, but .cars are negotiating this route by making a detour to a point near the Nebraska line and thence to the Lincoln highway lead- ing into Cheyenne from the east. The highway “between Torrington and the Yellowstone highway is open, thereby completing a circuit over which travel from Casper to Chey- enne and Colorado may pass. Some cars have succeeded in get- ting through from Wheatland to Cheyenne but in almost every in- stance it has taken from two to three days to make the trip and the department says that tc all practical CHILD DEAD UNDER AUTO BUTTE, Mont-, Dec. 31.—(P)— Clarence Burns, Jr., a child of six years, was tho, first victim of a coasting accident in Butte this win- ter. A motorist ran over the child near a loca] playground last evening at five o'clock. ‘The Burns boy lived until two o'clock this morning. His skull was fractured. The sled on which the child coasted was a Christmas present. MAN IS HELD FOR ASSAULT ON WOMAN ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec, 30.— (#)—Ed Mitchell of Havre, Montana, was held in $1,000 bond for the ‘dia trict court here today in a prelim: Inary hearing on # charge of esseult filed by Mrs. tynthia Hughes of this city. Mitchell te undergoing treat ment at a hospital he: The Torrington-Cheyenne road {s|enced in many at the road between Wheatland and Cheyenne is blocked by snow and-no immediate relief is in prospect unless a purposes the highway {is blockaded The blockade in effect at present is one of the most serious exper! ears. STATE. TEACHERS MEET IN CASPER AGKIN NEXT FALL; PLANS ARE LAID CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 31. Plans were formulated for the hold ing of the annual convention of the State Teachers’ association at Cas per in the fall, at the meeting of the executive committee of the organiza tion here Tuesday. Those who attended the meeting are B. H. McIntosh, Che Mertha K. VanDevander, Basin; J. C. Kriode, Laramie, and Mrs. Kath erlne A. Morton, state superintend: ent of public instruction, who is an ex-officio member of the commit tee. Mrs. W. Freeland: Kendrick, wife of tho: mayor ‘pf’ Philadelphia, will of the sesqui-centennlal year of Ametican Indepen- *|denee, by tapping the famed ‘bell in Independence Hall at midnight tonight. SAFE ROBBERS BOUND OVER GHEYENNE-WHEATLAND HIGHWAY STILE BLOCKED BY HEAVY SNOW Motorists starting from Casper to Cheyenne and Denver by, way of Torrington in reports received here today at the district office of the state highway de- Bonds Fixed at $10,000 Each Following Hearing for Robert Morton and Ray Duboice on Robbery Charges Here Robert Morton and Ray (Slick) Duboice, charged with breaking and entering the store of Johnson Brothers, 638 East Second street, the night of November 20, were bound over to the district court by Justice Henry F. Brennan Wed-| nesday afternoon following a preliminary hearing which The hearing was held at the court lasted for three hours. house. Morton and Duboice must supply bonds of $10,000 each in or der to obtain their freedom. before the Mar erm of court unless ha eas ¢ F resort ed to. 1 by Attorney Alex B. K that such action might be taken t Justice Brennan's decision was made after Attorney King who, with Attorney C. G. Cypreansen appeared for the defendants, and who had sought to have the charge dismissed because of alleged irregularities in the complaint and after he charged Jack (“Heavy") Hill, the state's star witness, with having framed the evidence in order that he himself might go free Dyer He Combs, sistant prosecuting attorn died the hearing for the state. There were frequent heated arguments be- tween Hays and King over questions of proper procedure. 8. ys and 8. Tho defense sought to have the case thrown out because the com- plaint charged that Morton and Du- boice had entered the property of »hnson and Lew A, John. It was shown by the M, Johnson that Engar M. son, brothers testimony of Edg: —like a frozen fountain, still, silent, inactive, sleeping! —business, too, sometimes needs to be thawed out that it may flow, bubble, sparkle, effervesce/ Use the heat from the little Classified Ad— “It thaws frozen business.” p timism —— Special Detectives Placed on Job in Many Centers NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—} (®)—“Hip pocket” revellers in Boston, Philadelphia, New | York and Atlantic City will receive special attention from law enforcement agents after the’ liberty bell breaks {ts 90-year | silence at midnight to welcome the | new year by radio, In Atlantic City each night club will have one’ detective assigned to It to uphold the Volstead act. They will be assisted by more than a score | of federal prohibition agents who ar- rived yesterday from Philadelphia. Police and prohibition officers, In | evening attire, ‘vill mingle with the new year’s revellers in Philadelphia and keep a diligent lookout for pro- hibition law infractions, according | to Director of Public Safety Hilllott. In New York, where the Mullen: Gage state enforcement act has Beer | repealed, 150 federal prohibition | agents will be scattered throughout the city to preserve the Lquor laws. Men In the office of United States District Attorney Buckner and Pro- hibition Administrator John A. Fos-| ter, have been reading up on the/| Volstead act and also studying care- fully the advertisements of night! clubs and restaurants. A small army of prohibition agents, reinforced by police, will invade Bos- ton hotels and”éafes. sos “Hip-pocket” violators will recelve especial attention from agents who will mingle with the guests at the various entertainments. Pollce wo- men in evening clothes will aug- (Continued on Page. Twelve) the firm {s not a co-partnership, but a corporation. . Mr. Johnson declar- | ed, however, that the third m | of the corporation, another that if John J Brothe formed & corporation, the men are the owners of th The state contended that, complaint 1id not show a fatal var lance, there was nothing to prevent amending the information before the trial in district court opens. Hill testified that Morton had re quested him to secure for him a small wrecking bar and that he had | made the purchase at the Campbell | Hardware store, later haying the bar | altered at the Schulte blacksmith shop, and delivering !t to Morton at the home of Bessie Dennison, 214 North Ash street. The work was done November 20, he sald. Two or three days after the bbery, Morton had told him that lick” had lost the bar “out whdéze we left the safe," Hill sald, and also told that Morton had advised him to} have a duplicate made in order that, | should the authorities close in on him, he could say that the bar ther in his possession wa: the only or which he had owned, Mr. Johnson said at found a small bar east of town the day after the robbery, together with his bond boxes, keys and coing, and bits of papers that had been burned. When a bar was exhibited tn court | Johnson said it looked very much like the one he had found, and to the best of his knowledge it was the same one. Hill aleo teatified that tho bar, as far as he knew, was the one which he had turned over to Morton. When a reference was made to the | robbery of the W. H. Brown store, which occurred cbortly before that of the Johnson Brothers, the defense objected on the grounds that Du- boice and Morton were being tried only on the Johnson affair, The rate of the Brown store had been re. (Continued on Page Nine) CITIES Agreement Made When Boy Gives Him Big Fortune Forty-six years ago two boys in} Mecklenburg, agreed that| the first one to die would leave the other all he owned. Now Carl Schmidt of Springfield, Hl., has been notified that the other boy, William Sebroeder, has. died and made him sole heir to his million-dollar estate. Schroeder was a bachelor; Schmtdt is married and has a son. ot La mpbeo mc hias cal TAX REFUNDS OF MILLIONS ARE ORDERED WASHINGTON, Dec, 31°—@)—} Refunds totaling $151,885,415.60 were given to federal taxpayers during tiie last fiscal year by the treasury | department. | ubmitting a report on the sub- Ject to congress, the department set forth that $184,137,773.15 was re- turned on account of {ilegal collec- tion of taxes and $17,777,642.45 un der terms of the 192 revenue act which allowed a flat 25 per cent re- duction on income taxes payable BOTH FACTIONS aAY PACT AND SHOULD BE ARRANGED NOW Conferees See Chance of Agreement Ahead, Statement — Indicates, but Work Is Slow. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.— (®)—An_ optimistic - state- ment came early today from the conference of represen- tatives of anthracite miners and operators, who are try- ing to end the f mouths’ suspen- sion of work The tired negotiators ended t second day's work at midnight. A statement issued then sald; “Both sides expressed the opinion that a contract can and should bo negotiated at this conference.” Thi s taken to mean that the conferees were beginning to sea day- ahead. Neither side would give y details except th ions had made clear he views of the othe The statement added .that the con ference continued to di tion with the operators the discus: to each side ra propositio and the mine worker oppost F ren Was als made to the check-off e statement simply gf x the Info: ation that this phase ‘of the controversy had been under discu n. Under the check-off, coal companies ded h union dues from the miners’ pa a turn them over to the unton. . operators claim the check-off ts iNegal. The miners declare the companies haves-been checking off varlous items from the miners’ semi!-monthly pay for yen Body of Former Yale Star to Be Taken to N. Y. SOUTHERN PI 31.—(®)—The body of Hinkey, former Yale who died here yesterday after a long Ulness, will be pla on a train leaving here tonight to be taken to North wanda, N, ¥., for burial Word was received today from Miss Mary P. Hinkey of Buffalo, a sister, to send the body to hia native town, N. C., Dec ank August football star. 'HYLAN STEPS OUT AS MAYOR Dec. that year, NEW YORK, —P)—The The lst of those receiving the re-| eight-year regime of John F. Hylan fund included several thousand in.|#s mayor of New York City has dividual taxpayers {n every section | ended of the country At midnight lest night, one full re Mellon was listed as fore term wa have ¢ refund of $404 et Mr. Hylon D. Rockefeller received $4 l ine as Franci $ er, With him es Sugar company, | resis also dE, Ehright $116,281; Hecla | police commissioner , Wallace, Idaho, ¢ Mr. Hylan is eligible to retire on ‘exas company, Houston, Tex.,|a pension of $4,205 a year, and Mr $967,219. ‘Enright on $5,000, IOUSTED OFFICIA STATE LS NOT TO LEAVE JOBS Department Heads Report for Duty in Colorado Despite Ousting by Morley; -- Enforcement Agents “Fired” DENVER, Colo., Dec. 31.—W)— Fleads of four state departments, tn- iding Lewis N chief of the tate law enforeement department, reported for duty in their respective {fices today, despite the fact that] Governor Mo executive or partments. Besides Mr. Schert's department, ffices abolished were Maintenance division of the state yesterday tested an | er abolishing their de- | highway department, Robert Hig: | sins, superintendent |" Purchasing division of the state lghway department, Thomas Elkins Auditing office of the state high way department, Edward Mitchel! ditor } The four officialn toda voleed nim that the state civfi service did not hate the hb thelr de partment vernor’s order niso rescinded the c isons of executive agents the state prahibition department whom he had appointed Seherf declined nor Morley’s request to turn ov # of his {fice With ven agents he re mained {nthe tment's offices I shalt ler this office today “My ‘a s entirely u elvil service and tt r will have the furisdict * He par haa for service today and would Page Twel hat his ¢ been -pald oot on i &