Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tues- day. Warmer tonight in central Member of Audit Bur of Circulation. u VOL. X NO. 8&1 STRIKE ed 7 "2405 aS rr Dat MEMBER OF ASSOCIA‘ CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1926 and northeast portions. ED PRESS rth, Delivered by Carrier 15 Cents a Week On Streets or at Newstands 5 Cents ‘Chiropractor ‘Jenies Woman’s Murder But Confesses Cutting Body in Pieces FEARED ARREST FOR CRIME, HE BELLEFONTE, Pa., Jan. 25.— (#)—Three negroes convicted of slaying Jonahan Klopp, a rural storekeeper near Robesonia, Pa., September 16, 1924, were electro- cuted at the Rockview penitentiary today. Klopp was shot during the SAYS IN ALIBI Philadelphia Milliner ' Took Poison, District Attorney Is Told. be PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25. ~ .—(@)—David L. Marshall, a a chiropractor, confessed at \ a 6:15 a. m. today that he had Ea dismembered the body of e Anna May Dietrich. : Sobbing and unnerved, Marshall denied that he had murdered the 35- year-old Norwood milliner, declaring she had taken poison in her Phila- delphia office Because she had been jilted b ) rk man. A brief half hour before he broke vy and confessed Marshall had bent over and looked straight into the disfigured face of the woman in the Media morgue and had said “I wish she could speak he would tell yon that I am guiltless The confessi made in t of District *’‘orney William 1 nt Media, came in tumbling. frantic words aftep the chiropractor had been ¢Cross-examined for four hours. He was taken to Media from his home in Bywood Heights, which ov jooks the vine where the young womun's® head was found wedged under a railroad trestle Sat- @ay und where yesterday searchers came upon remains "of the clothing robbery of the store. SENATE VOTES -GLOTURE RULE WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 )— The senate invoked its drastic cloture rule today to limit debate on the world court. The vote for cloture was 68 to 26, or five more than necessary two- thirds Thirty-six republicans and thirty- two democrats voted to invoke the rule with eighteen republicans, seven democrats and one farmer-labor opposing it. The step makes certain a final vote on the court issue, within a fe s, with adoption of the reso- lution of American adhesion to the résolution a foregone conclusion. office ayle Federal Judge ~ In Capital to Offer Defense a WASHINGTON, Jan, 25.—@— Judge Wallace MeCamant. of Port: land, Ore., whose nomination to the she had bought last Tuesday, the | federal bench is opposed by Senator fay she disappeared, to wear to aj Johnson, republican, California, ar- antes the followite night rived in Washington today to appear Marshall had glibly answered a] before the senate committee in multitude of questions, in the dis-] which the controversy is pending. trict. attorneys’ office, in his own ely to the White home, in his Philadelphia office, and] House for a talk with President in the presence of the mutilated] Coolidge, whose name he placed be- body at the morgue fore the republican convention of ‘Marshall had been left alone with] 1920 for the vice presidential nomi. District Attorney Taylor nation. Mr. Taylor,” he began suddenly,} jis appointment is opposed on the after a tense silence of five minutes, } cround that he violated his primary “I want you to promise me one thing | instructions by failing to support —that you will take care of ™Y]the senator for the presidency in the wife and child.” Then there was an-| 1999 convention. other pause. A “T did it,” he cried suddenly. “I don’t know why I did it—I was e tic with fear.” ‘Then he began the brief story of oO p the woman's death and the dismemi- He went imme¢ “T met the girl Tuesday night out- side my office on 17th street in Phil- adelphia,” he began. “She said she did not feel very well. I proposed that she got up to my office— I told her the door was unlocked—and lie down. I said I was going out to get something to ‘eat. : “T was gone about an hour. When ck she was in the bath Pee Fos Cardinal ame be Belgian Royalty Wells Up for Mercier, Now Lying in State room. “T read for ten or fifteen minutes ‘Then I knocked on the door of the bathroom and when she did not an swer I pushed in the door I found Miss Dietrich uncon scious. I tried to revive her, but could not. I worked on her until she died. “Then I became frightened and LS panicky. I did not know what to do. I have a wife and child and I feared I would be blamed for her death. “I kept the body all that night in my office. Early next morning I came back and then I cut off the head and legs with a hacksaw and a knife. “Wednesday night I distributed the body. I forgot the head, having left it in my office, when I took away the body and legs. I remembered it Thursday morning and I took a paper that bore the date of Septem ber 11,1924, and wrapped it up and then took it and threw it under the trestle.” ‘She told me she had taken pol- said Marshall. “She had a love affair with one of the big fellows in (Cofitinued on Page Eight) BUTLER FOUND Z SLAIN IN HOME NEW YORK, Jan. 25,.—()—The, glass door with such violence that it was cracked. sdirtier, ofan Mnglisl butler in’ the | nee istol shot. thathlilled Bram doorway of the home of James R-| 41 was within hearing of half a Deering, prominent attorney just off| qozen well-known residences on West Fifth avenue was puzzling the police | 54th street. John D. Rockefeller Sr. téaay. and Jr., live across the street. Chaun- ‘The butler, Herbert Bramall, who|cey M. Depew's residence is nearby. hhad served in several well known] The University Club is a few doors families, was found in full livery last | away. night in the vestibule a few moments One theory is that a crank, with a after he had answered the door bell.| particular motive, committed the He was shot close to the heart and|crime. Another fs that an enemy of was instantly killed, His slayer had|Mr. Deering sought to invade the disappeared, slamming a heavy plate! house and shot the butler, MALINES, Belgium, Jan. 25.—(4)—Much interest was aroused today by the revelation that Cardinal Mercier had left a religious will, addressed to the Archbishop of Can- terbury. - The details of this document have not yet been made public, but, as it was written shortly after the visit to the dying cardinal by Lord Halifax, vestibule. The police made several president of the Anglican Church Union, it is believed that it has reference to the question of a union of the Roman and Anglican churches, ardinal long had been working. he will was writ. ten in the cardi: ‘s own hand. So great has been the desire of the people to show thelr love for Car- dinal Mercier that last night. several hundred, believing that the doors of the arch-Episcopal residence would be closed before they had time to pass the bier, rushed past the at- tendants and gained entry into the arrests and the cardinal's sec! ary threatened to close the palace until after the funeral if further untoward incidents occurred, $ for which the Many of the persons who came to pay tribute to the prince of the church brought with them medals and other holy objects with which they touched the cardin 's body, be. Neving that hereafter they would carry with them the attributes of blessing. Although only three Belgians thus far have been honored with a nat fonal funeral, the homage that 1s be. ing pald Cardinal Mercier trans. cends even that given a monarch In his robes of violet, mitre in hand and the great gold cross upo& : breast, thousands of people in ! all walks of life contitnue to pass by the bler on which his body lies in the arch-Episcopal residence here to which it was transferred yesterday from the hospital in Brussels, where he died on Saturday. From all parts of the world have come messages of condolence. Among these 1s ore from President Coolidge sent to the embassy here by Secretary of State Kellogg. In {t there was reference made to the in domitable courage of the cardinal In the interests of humanity and bet- terment of world conditions, The cardinal will be entombed on Thursday in a crypt in the Cathed ral of Saint Rombeau besides the bodies of former primates of Bel (Continued on Page Bight) Stop, Look, and Think! THREE ARE |AADVANCE OF HEARING DATE EXECUTED rorcrE|IN TEAPOT CASE IS DENIED Government Loses Arguments in St. Louis Court ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan, 25. — (#) — The government’s application to advance the Teapot Dome oil lease case appeal for early hearing was denied without prejudice to- day by the United States circuit court of appeals here. The court said it would hear a further govern- ment application if counsel were un able to agree. The motion was argued iere last Friday. A decision unfavorable to the government was handed down in federal court at Cheyenne, Wy oming, last June, Unider usual pro. cedure the appeal would not be heard before the September term at Denver, Colorado, but the govern ment wants it taken up in the May term at St. Paul, Minnesota. ‘The Defense opposes the request for an earlier hearing ‘Blackie’ Ford Given Release By Court Jury MARYSVILLE, Calif., Jan. (®)—Richard “Blackie” Ford’ is free today and a case that has been a live issue in California crime annals for 12 years Js closed, His fate was determined yesterday when, after deliberating for 77 hours, a ‘superior court jury re- turned a verdict of acquittal for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Eugene Riordan during the hop field riots at Wheatland in 1913. Twelve years ago Ford was con: victed for the murder of District Attorney E. 'T. Manwell of Yuba county. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but was paroled re- Freighter in Distress Lost In Snowstorm Roosevelt wirele: ad lost trace of the Brit Feeling Deeper Than Ever Shown for gone, the message sai in the fire room an: put out of commi noe sailed from New York on Jan cargo of wheat. GRID INJURY PROVES FATAL stories of two girls neither was more than 14 y ; man had given them fiquor to drink He was fined $100 the possession of liquor Blalock has been operating an es tablishment at 516 West Yellowstone be obtained of the shop. flying tackle the home of his parents FIRE DESTROYS OIL FIELD HOME The home of Mr. nd Mrs. G. L. camp of the and were notified of their lows at six lock this morning. Value of the furnishings, Argo Oil company on § 6 estimated ferguson at mor which was cov » than $12,000, part Iknown and was first red by insuranee five o'clock this morn. discovered at considered among the nicest in the way through Creek field had gained such hea a ing In the bulldir dway that noth could be saved. will regret to hear of their loss Ferguson is field superintend en for the Argo company, Casper spending Sunday with friends cently only to be. rearrested and brought to trial on the second mur- der charge as a result of the riot. |Ex-Convict ‘Also Fined for Contributing to Delinquency of Minors; Police Launch Campaign shot fired by the city in a fight against alleged underworld conditions among minors here struck Robert Blalock, said to be an ex-convict, this morning when Bla- lock was sent to jail for 60 days and fined $100 by Judge Edward E. Murane. ‘The jail sentence was imposed on Blalock was arrested late last week by a raiding party headed by Geor W. Jarvis, police commis sioner, and a quantity of beer and whiskey was found at his establish ment irl employed by Blalock and one of the other girls were detained in jail today and it is believed that more serious charges may be pre ferred against Blalock Pete Hines was fined $200 for the nd wine when possesion of whiskey he pleaded guiity to the charge this morning. Hines had claimed owner ship to ar rtment of liquor found at Saturday uth David street Charles Cano was fined $10 for disturbance, Mary Chavis, a Mexi can woman having preferred a charge of assault against him Four traffic cases were dismissed The defendants were first offenders and were asked to co-operate in keeping the traffic laws British Railway Strike Averted LONDON, Jan —BD—A gen eral British rail strike ¥ as narrowly tverted today when a conference of unfon leaders voted by a small ma. jority not to call out the men on Lead Starts New Boom in Coast Region LEAD VALLEY, Cal., —(?)—Out of the desert né to,famous Death V: st mining camp in California has prouted here during the past few The lodestone which is drawing prospectors, investors and specu- lators is t friend of the plum b lead Leadfield, now a tent village of more than 200s population, lies in a California valley, 18 miles by a nearly completed road from Beat- ty, Nevada. An automobile high- way also is under construction pointed through Death Valley it self towards Leadfield. Halt a dozen mining companie already are developing propertiés in the baby camp, while claim loca tion stakes clutter the landscape for a radius of 18 miles This lead deposit in the grape vine hills, some engineers declare, is the largest surface lead dis ery in 50 years. Ov Fisheries Tax Wins Approval WASHI Jan. —)— The supreme court today refused the petition of the Pacific American Fisheries for a rehearing of the cases in which the court recently sustained acts of the Alaska legisla- ture taxing the salmon fisheries. Pension Awarded Widow of Sheridan Congressman Charles E. Winter has notified Mrs. Katie Fox, of Sheridan, Wyo., widow of the John F. Fox, veteran of the Civil war, who served in Company H, 61st Illinois Infantry, that her pen sion had been allowed at the rate of $30 per month from September 17, 1925, It has seemed a difficult mat- ter to provide ail the evidence re- quired by the Bureau of Pensions in this claim as so many of the personal friends and those who knew Mr. and Mrs. Fox at the time of their marriage have passed on, but the many friends of Mrs. Fox will be glad to know of the final suc of the matter. Mr, ‘e married in 187 Supreme Court Orders Recess WASHINGTO: —(A)— The supreme court today announced a recess from February first to March first. ess and Mrs. Fox Drinks Given to Girls Draw Sentence to Jail U. S.-Canadian Pacts Recorded With the League GENEVA, Jan. 26,—()—Canad. officially registered with the League of Nations tc lay four treaties with the United & ates—the first for sup pression of smuggling along the American-Canadian frontier, the se ond for extradition, the third for further demarcation of the Ameri ean-Canadian boundary and the fourth regulating the level of the Lake of the We Coast Slayer Loses Appeal WASHINGTON, Jan. ro) Isanc Woolfgang, convicted in Los Angeles, Calif., of the murder of policeman, who was attempting to arrest him f stealing a bottle of milk, today Jost his appeal in the supreme court Publication Offices Tribune Bidg., 216 EB. Second St. ONFERENCE WILL RESUME TUESDAY OPERATORS NOT COMMITTED 0 EDITOR'S P IN RETURNING Hopes for Settlement. Are Raised Again in Call Issued Sunday for New Conference. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. —()—A call for resumption of the conference of ope tors and miners, starting here tomorrow, has revived oft-shattered hopes for set- Mlement of the anthracit 8 ke which began September 1, last There seems no assurance that this conference will be more succe ful than the two preceding which ended in deadlocks sides are hopeful, however In agreei ence the oy s to resume th ratore made plain that they had not accepted in prin ciple the :eace plan of BE. J. Ly Scranton publisher, as stated t John L, Lewis, president of the Unt ted Mine Workers .in his re for another joint meeting The call for the meeting was sued yesterday by Alvan Markle operator and chairman of the conference. Mr. Markle, who has no vote in the conference, said he hoped the two side uld me down to common sense and brass tacks" and find a way to break tho deadlock. So far as known, the con will have before them only the 1 ett proposal. This has been accept- ed by the miners as a basis of nego- ations. It provides for a five-year contract and continuous mining dit ferences over wages to be settled by conference. ee FORGER SEIZED HERE, HEAVY PENALTY IS AIM A man believed to be the boldest check fe that ever operated in was arrested today by county sin the person of John 1. k, who was apprehended at a local hotel still wearing a shirt “purchased” from the Scott Cloth- Chadw ing company by means of an al t worthless check. The check was made out for $35. bore the forged signature of . N. Van Sant, automobile dealer, whom Chadwick formerly work- , according to authorities. Chad- wick used an assumed name on the check, He cashed it a Scott's Satur- night nig ar purchased $10 worth of ecuring $25 in cash. Among the he bought € a hat Mr. 4 r ed Chadwick nted 4 similar nature and s rumored to be back in ¢ ri 4 left it for a time When Chadwick was arrested at his room today had just finished a breakfast which he had had sent up to him, and wa Mitchell ( ‘ase Record Sent to Pres. Coolidge WASHINGTON , - The court-martial record of ¢ l iam Mitehell wb 1 to President ( ge final SPANISH FLIERS HOP OFF AGAIN LAS PALMAS, Canary Island, Jan. 25.—(#). Comm: fer Franco and his fe fainish aviniors; hoppec off in tire plane, the Ultra,” today for Gando Bay, w y will start for the Cape Islands tomorrow morning, weath permitting. The plane arrived Gando Bay safetty fter a 15-mir fight Friday, but to accept the award of the national wages board, lo Bay is on the east coast of Grand Car Island, pal mem the ¢ . Palmas 1 north , nd his compant r Palos, Spa >t i atively plannir » fly fr yt w Y ita n th At Bay to Porto Praya, in the de isiands, measures 1,0