Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Saturday; generally fair except unsettled in ex- treme northwest portion. Little change in temperature, VOL. X NO. 70 MELLON FIRM RIVERTON OUTLAW HANGED! N ARIZONA FOR POLICE MURDER Arkansas Prison Sees| Electrocution of Two Slayers. | ARIZONA STATE PRIS- ON, FLORENCE, Ariz., Jan. 8.—(P)— William A. Law- rence, of Muskogee, Okla., was hanged at 5:22 a. m. here today for the murder of Haze Burch, a Phoenix policeman. He was pronounced dead nine and a half minutes after the trap was sprung. | Before stepping on the trap, Law-} rence made a*short ement de- claring he was “not guilty,” and then asked seve®)! people who were | present to witness the execution to| kneel with him in a seven-minute} silent prayer. | The warden of the prison said uawrence was the brayest man he had even seen go to the gallows. Until a few minutes before going to the death chamber, Lawrence re- mained in his cell, playing a guitar and singing a Spanish love song. He was 27 years old. TWO EXECUTED AT LITTLE ROCK. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 8.— (#)—Tyrus Clark, 28, slayer of a Sulphur Springs banker, and A. A. Ronharris, negro, slayer of Deputy Sheriff Scott Streeter, were electro- cuted here at daybreak this morn- ing. MURDER CASE AT CHEYENNE IS UNSOLVED CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8.—It 1s intimated by sheriff's officers here that after questioning nearly 30 per- sons, they are no nearer to a solu- use of the tlon of the probable death of Peter Reef, Cheyenne tailor, who was found dead in his room Tuesday afternoon, bis head crushed presumably by a blow from | an Ax | It has been de ed that Reet | c iy was f nd g | and Reef usually Reef's hi the fact that on his person a considerable amount of money. A coroner's inqu will be held either Friday or Saturday, accord ing to B. nkbiner, county coroner. The inquest has been de layed pending tho results of the investigation by county officers, it is reported, Quartermaster General Named WASHI J.gJan. §.—UP)—Col onét B, I atham, was se Iected by 8: ry Davis today to sucoéed the late Major General Wil liam H. Hart, as quartermaster gen eral of the army “| Che Casp MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS o} Audit surean Member 1 Mreniation CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926 Deltverea oy Carrier /b cents « On Streete or at Newstands & er Daily Crihune DITION montb centr Pubiication Uttices Erinnne Ride 818 B PROS ECT 10 DEATH VALENTINO HOOTED BY ITALIANS BERGAMO, Italy, Jan. 8.—(P)— Rodolph Valentino's film ‘Mon- eur Beaucaire” howled off e screen in a cinema theater Tt demonstration feeling aroused Italian actor’s recent ap- American citizenship. MORALITY DRIVE [3 LAUNCHED BY CAOPER POLICE e last night. ttributed to th the { Persons Who Trade on Vices of Women to Draw Penalty. The “Casper police. department, under George Jarvis, commissioner, under George Jarvis, commissiontr, to put an end to activities of pery| sons who procure women for’ im- purposes. Following up e in which a colored porter was sentenced Thursday, the police ar- rested, Calvin MeClaury Thursday night in connec:ion with the sam affair. McClaury was fined $1°0 .n this charge by Judge Edward B. Murane this morning and was sen- tenced to sixty days in jall on a liquor sale, the latter penalty beirg suspended on good behavior. The man’s attorney pleaded for lenier.cy on the grounds that the de- fendant was a victim of circu: stanges and was under a misappre- hension of the offense he was com- mitting in locating the woman, Stephen Dreher; head of the Cas- per Cab company, has pledged bis support of the efforts of the police department in curbing {legal ac- tivities on the part of chauffeurs, Juanita LeDeux, the woman in question, was sentenced to sixty days in jail, the sentence being sus- pended on good behavior. Dan McCarty was fined $10 Judge Murane for being drunk. mora a ca by Me- | Corty said that he bad come in from the oll field and that he wa not hawt drinker. The fine was| made lighter than usual for that rea White was fine on n. Luetile FORMER RESIDENTS OF TWELVE STATES ASKED TO AID PROJECT HERE The Casper Chamber of Commerce would like to get in touch with rest dents of Casper who have former lived In any of the following stat cticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, sippl, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Ten Vermont and West Virginia ‘ected to contact s senators and behalf of the ing pe congressmen on per-Alcova project, and we have rep: resentatives for all of the other states MRS. BERLIN ABSENT AT N. Y. SOCIETY WEDDING NOW MR. AND MRS. BERLIN \Failure to Attend} | Vanderbilt Affair Stirs Gossip | NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—() | —Broadway and Fifth Ave-| nue were equally curious| the absence of Mrs. Irving | Berlin from the wedding of | Vanderbilt yesterday. Mrs. Consuelo Smith When Be Atlantic y a few day 5 said that she planned to attend the ceremony come to New York for that purpose. All day yes. to Earl EB. T in returned f terday, however, she remained with ber husband in thelr West 46th street apartment guarded by Ivan, a her marriage to the Broadway com ‘poser. last Monday, when he ex pressed his disapproval, was present ab spiber wot .his-family. 2 frietid of the Vander. bilts, his father, John W. Mac having been a partner of the Senator James G. Fair, father Mrs. Wi K. Vanderbilt, bride's mother. Although the Berlins had planned late ot the The barriers of relig' x z a dinner party at Atlantic City to: cism. were all. cast-aside by~ Ellin» Mackay, daughter of Clarence H.| night, the ined in New York Mackay, multi-millionaire president of the Postal Telegraph Company, | last night. haye reserved the when’ she’ married Irving Berlin, famous’ writer of Jazz music. M id Mrs. Berlin‘are shown in the office of city clerk of New York, where’the ceremony,was performed by Deputy City Clerk J. J. McCormick. presidential suite on the Leviathan, leaving tomorrow, but doubt as to (Continued From Page Six) ECUTION PROBE PLEA VOICED DELAY IN WORK CHITICIZED BY) ADDRESG FROM FLOOR OF HOUSE Reclamation Has Failed to Carry on Authorized Work Congressman Says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. construction of the Riverton reclamation project in Wyo-| as authorized by con-| | ming presentative © Winter, Wyoming, Republic a that co} s had made the ary provisions for lamation develop ment but that the reclamation serv huge Russian vy name did] ice had not carried them out not appear on s of guest “The president has said that recla given, out at the rbilt home mation is a settled policy and yet It Her father, Clarance H. Mackay, | is stopped now by tempc depres president of Pontal graph | sion,” entative W st company, who has not seen her since | “It should not depend on fiuct Sometime Service| today as to the reasons for | (P}—Delay in carrying on} s and on the Sun River | tions. of agriculture. takes a g ation to establish fully the greater projects and time should be allowed."” Zoth Winter and Representative Leavitt of Montana, who attacked “inexcusable” delay in work on the im River project, directed criticism at a section of the interior bill ing funds for reclamation for the next fiscal year, which re quires states, to assume a part of the responsibi for f devel opment. Constitutio limitations would prevent the acceptance of this provision by several states, it was (Continued on Page Two) projects YW \|OF |SNAPSHO TS| SARGENT SAYS LIFE IN| eee NEWS| (By the Assc mes Pi NAPPING TRUTL™ ON BEAYV ERS. CHRISTIAN ORIGIL BERLIN — W n has contribute mer t the Chr a od cama trons Barats wa FORD TO PROTE “WAYSIDE INN. SUDBUI Mass.—Henry Ford to spend $80,000 to move T a because motor vehicles a g his histori Wayside Inn, and, besides, the road has a dangerous curve CAMDEN, lings is to > spend on In gett SHICAGO—Fasten your thi k soxs tightly with oys. The college droop and lum berpack are going out of. style, take it from ¢ ager of the tailers Associa STOREK LOOMSBURG, d@’Annunzio's store here. Pa. sister FORD TC CAGPER-AAWLIAS MAIL SERVICE Designs for Largest Airship in World, Two and One-Half Times the Size of SCHED ED Tl) [0 START MONDAY IU-Fated Shenandoah, Completed NEW YORK, Jan. Daily ned 8.—Phe Air aft Dev elopment cor- | | ye BUILD GIANT DIRIGIBLE FATHER AND SON ARE GIVEN STATE PARDONS Wyo., pardons Jan. 8 Wedne mail service will be same day. First class mail to the poration will build the largest metal-clad airship in the rrant John Russe eae pares cet bagel lad feed Pater Someta arr nty-four | world, two and one-half times the size of the Shenandoah, | ,)*, ware wer onday, thus affording quicker e« ours earlier tha he train ec A . : | 7 t Wectibna to polka Sear’ then eee ra tee been sande in the /at the Ford airport, Dearborn, Mich. Designs for the giant s been ble heretofore It 1h be jaircraft have been completed, it was stated last night by i ement Thu | r ning will|Carl F. Fritsche, gener manager of the corporation n t E r a that an express truck ul} ne ‘wyoming Motorn one ald; could’ be y | proof, Fritsche 1 of wh bd Ale ded to be bo eat pepe pany also has a S$! route contract irposes in ip, | requiremen Milled ric | oa, ded care of the | and will connect v t ; one-tenth the size of the Shena ah, | lighter-th air craft, Tl r Y a An Fa r ‘ contract was let after | Rock and other Interme a [ats 0 will be built |ewill'be used for demor nd GREEK XM AS the Rawlins and Casper Chambers | each day The larger airship will have a gas | experim Purposes, of Commerce had pushed to the | a pposal ‘Trucks will leave Casper lins at 8 o'clock each m to be completed at 6 CARDINAL IS' UNIMPROVED | and Raw ning, trips o'clock the 2 trona county board of commissioners late yest $1,000 toward the expenses of the Wyoming State Poultry last fall scored such great success here. Li nm. 5,— € Half of the sum will be taken out of the miscellaneou of Cardlr - ee bbe | county agent’s fund. The state appropriates $1,750 towarc contivdiae atafichhed teat lenesy per | show held here in December was between $3,700 and isting in spite of normal tempera-| The board late Thursday also con- | ow traveled t ture He is unable to get proper | sidere 1 of moving | places where they w« nourishment _ts om roads not | jy ae M SNOW AND SLEET INVADE SOUTH ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 8— ®) Snow, sleet and rain today had cen verted sunny Dixie into a land of jutey slush, From the Ohio to Potomac rivers, extending into middle Georgia and Alabama, the section was éxperl- encing @ steadily chilling rain, gener. ously Intermingled with snow and weet, “| board will insp a eon is taker | pene will be made t irrants | instead of by certificates indebt | eaee in 1926, it was at revealed erday voted appropriate and Pure Seed show whic h} is fund and half out of th 1 this show. The cost of the obtained by a Ww ts to pay 9 1 pa incurred for 1886) had. ntinue —Johnny Jones outgrew hi afford another. In the mountatnous Tennessee, Kentucky, lina, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama, snow predominated, rain and sleet entering into the combination Into the foothilfe and lowlands. Sporadic furries of snow were reported from nearly all portions of the south yes: terday, increasing volume de nightfall descended. ‘Transportation and communication regions of North Caro. in day. facilities were crippled and In vir f over a arge are tually aU southern. cities, street car| erate temperatures pr v lait sole mr and tram -schedules being thrown | storm coming from the in a “For Trade” ad, the discard. Rain in overcast | snow ‘niready Mes on all the moun: | : ther was predominant in Florida | tain of this’ section of the state, ac: | And now Johnny rides a except the Miami region where the | cording to reports brought in by t fair skies and blamy breezes pre- | ranchers in elevated re Dp PPP ally Nght in comparisor Storm conditions ry ie sa districts and almost total, abser all Phone 1 in central Wyoming today with snow | wind has prevented drifting {| is bicycle and he couldn't So Johnny walked to school each When Johnny’s father noticed how quickly the half soles wore out on Johnny’s shoes he phoned full-sized bike ds Get’Em 5 or 16 County Votes Show Aid I: e es SER VED : PENED INTER are WAS LEFT cee PO COMPETENT ~ NDE TO HANDLE Grilling of Attorney General Opens Probe of Failure to Prosecute Aluminum Firm. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8&8. —()—With Attorney Gen- j eral Sargent as the first wit- ness, the senate judiciary jcommittee began today jinquiry: into the of failure Beside x y ¢ D v \ I iner M I r 1 x the out or Mon 1 from i by things th a s knew th ing 1 t m ¢ Done I had l I he did | D } I |< Ki an “D h ¢ L V he ne PARIS upward Se Ly eesaes