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The Weather WYOMING: Fair tonight and Thursday except somewhat un settled southeast 1 portion. Not much change In temperature. ■ ■ Volume vin. $100,000,000 TO BE SPENT ON OIL WORK HERE IN FIVE YEARS 53 DEAD IN STORMS DEALING DISASTER IN THREE STATES MANY BUILDING PERMITS BEING ISSBEDJY CITY $30,000 Office Block Os Power Company Is Included. Building work in Casper continues at a rapid pace. The Natrona Pow er company yesterday took out its permit to erect a >30.000 brick of fice bulldin* on Center street near the Northwestern right-of-way, ex cavation work for- this structure has been going on for some time and actus! work Is under way. The building will be triangular in shape. SO by 84 by 394 feet In else. It will consist of two stories and will con tain 17 rooms. The new office building is to take the place of the pne now in use. Permits recently taken out for res idences include Woodman and Hart, >4.000 frame, 1568 Ash street; H. B. Doll, >3,000 frame. 1728 East First; L. O. McLean. >2,800 frame, 1670 East C, and Peter Clausen, >3,000 frame, 1743 South Fopiar. JOHNSON AUTO STOLEN AND STRIPPED SECOND TIME WITHIN IB DAYS Stripped of radiator, generator, carburetor, tires and light lenses, the Dodge coupe of W. P. Johnson’s was found by the police department at BUIO o'clock this mprnlng a few hours after It had been stolen. The car was taken from Its parking place at Second and Wolcott streets last night- It was found standing aban doned in the Carey pasture near the Alcova road. This is the second time in ten days that the machine has been stolen. It was covered by burglary insurance on this occasion, but strip ping of parts at the time of the first theft represented a* total loss. The owner lias offered a reward for apprehension of the thieves. Farm Expert Dies Suddenly FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 30— James Madison Rodgers, 50 years of age. former president of the Colorado ,Btate farm bureau and a former national director of the American farm bureau federation, died at his home north of Waverly in Larimer county Monday of apoplevy ac cording to information received hero today*. Jail-Breaker Kills Himself DENVER, Colo., April 30.—Following a revolver fight with officers of Littleton, Colo., a suburb, today Joe Russo, who escaped from the Denver county jail last Thursday, shot and killed himself. In the fight one officer and a farmer who was aiding him were dangerously wounded. Sam Ditmiere, a farmer of Castle Rock, Colo., who was • '■'ling the officers was shot In the Igck by Russo. Tho bandit also Grounded Virgil Stevens, marehal of Littleton. They are in dangerous condition. Carmal Erigo, companion of Russo, who also broke Jail in the delivery last Thursday night was ' ipturad. J- M Haynes, under sheriff of Littleton, received word from fitruby, Colo., near Littleton, today that two men believed to be those who escaped from tho Denver Jail had erected a shack near Struby. Ihiynea called Virgil Stevens, day marshal of Littleton. While Haynes •toppag to organize a posse, Stevens • 'urted out alone to look for the • uspsets, (Continued on Page Four) The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. die Casper Batly ©rtbmtr Georgia Is Center of District Torn by Tornadoes In Great Disaster ATLANTA, Ga., April 30. —A total of fifty-three deaths are reported today, more than 130 persons were injured and seven are miss ing in a score of tornadoes and windstorms that swept over the southeastern states. Severe storms of tornado proportions are being re ported in various parts of Louisiana, Alabama. Georgia and South Carllna this afternoon. Property damage was estimated at upwards of a million dollars. Nine of thv deaths occurred at Riverside Mill village near Anderson, S. C., while word from Macon. Georgia, stated that a twister there had killed three persons. At Opelika. Alabama, four negroes were reported killed and five others missing, where a twister struck a negro settlement, demolishing twelve houses. At Greenville, Alabama, four per sons are said to hav« been injured and two negroes are missing. Property damage was estimated at >150.000. From Albany, Ga.. word was re ceived that considerable property damage resulted from a twister, but that no on® was Injured. At Lawrenceville. Ga.. six persons were reported Injured and property damage of >200,000 was done. The Baptist church was blown down and a mill village nearby was partially demolished. Twenty houses and barns were levelled by a tornado at Autaugaville. Alabama, and several head of live stock killed. The Methodist church was badly torn by the wind. All available doctors and nurses left Anderson, S. C. early today for the Riverside Mill Village when re ports Indicated that damage prob ably was much greater than at first reported. OPELIKA. Ala., April 30.—Three persons were kilted and a number Injured today In a storm that struck Gentry Hill, this county, according to reports received here. All wires were prostrated by the storm and communication with the affected area was very difficult. It was reported that twelve resi dences were wrecked. MACON, Ga.. April 30—Three persons are dead and more than a dozen injured, several seriously, in a tornado that swept over a section a few miles south of Macon shortly before 10 o’clock today. The dead are Mrs. Leonard E. Holt and baby, and an unidentified negro. COLUMBUS, Ga., April 10.— Seven negroes were killed at Smith ville. Ala., by a tornado which struck the town today, officials of the Southern Bell Telephone com pany here declared. CAMDEN, B. <J.. April W.—Re ports received here today are that ten or eleven persons were killed and thirty-five Injured by a tornado (Continued from Pago Four.) ‘HEALER’ DRAGGED INTO MURDER CASE DRAWS THRONGS TO MEETINGS IN OLD WAREHOUSE Dy MILLARD FERGUSON (Copyright, 1024 Casper Tribune) HAZELHURBT, Ga.. April 30 Only a month after his name had been dragged Into a weird BUTdei cns« nt Seffner, Fla., where an 18 year-old girl stamped her father to death at the command of her mad mother. Raymond T- Richey, "heal er," Is drawing hundreds to his meet ings Id an old tobacco warehouse COMMUNITY BUILDING HELD POSSIBLE HERE;CONFERENCE HELD TODAY BY COMMITTEE Prospects for a community build ing in Casper with an auditorium and other facilities adequate to meet the needs of the citizens od Casper, loomed brighter today as the result of a luncheon .of representatives of various civic organizations addressed by A. \T. Parkin, representative of community service, Chicago. Mr. Parkin Is In the city for the purpose of making a survey of the best plan to take care of the leisure time of its citizens and especially of the younger people. In hla address to day he spoke optimistically of co operation almost bound to come If the people of Casper really want such a community center. A mass meeting will be called In the near future to give Jdr. Parkin an opportunity to address the In terested people of the city on the subject. The place of this meeting has not yet been decided on. A committee was appointed to work out COOLIDGE AND COX WIN DELEGATES FROM OHIO COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30.—(8y 1 The Associated Press.)—Both Presl- 1 dent Coolidge and former Governor J James M. Cox of Ohio, the Demo cratic candidate for president in 1 1920. won sweeping victories in i Ohio’s primary elections yesterday. 1 The vote, however, was probably i M’CRAY SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS SCHOOL PUPILS URGED TO BOOST ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCE IN CITY The Lions club campaign for city-wide observance of Arbor Day was carried to the school children of Casper this week in Individual letters addressed to every pupil by Dr. Marshall C. Keith, president of the club. Co-operation of these young people Is sought in beautify-. Ing the homes. Promise that Arbor Day will be celebrated on a larger scale than ever Is shown by the fact that at least three carloads of nursery stock will be unloaded here this week In addition to the arrival of scores of Individual shipments. Rome are planting trees 30 feet In height. The letter of Dr. Keith, addressed “to the boys and girls of the Casper schools’* follows In full: “The object of Arbor Day is to promote the planting of trees. The best way to keep the day is to plant trees and shrubs. "In tho planting and care of trees. In learning their usee, their utility can hardly be separated from their truth and beauty and the good ness they teach. Trees are more than things* for material use. Like ail growing green things they minister to the human heart. Litera ture shows how trees have enriched the life of man. In all ages a fruit ful tree has been the symbol of a good man's life. What is more in teresting than to plant trees, care for them and watch them grow- “You keep your Arbor Day in 'Maytime, the blossom time of the here. One of his patients is Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, who was ■ brought to this little Georgia town I In an Invalid's chair to receive treat- • ment from tho boyish evangelist. - who looks scarce twenty-one and i weighs only slightly more than a I hundred pounds. “If I am able to believe with suf- • fl< lent strength, I shall be cured," i Mrs. Bryan said today. “If lam not CASPER, WYQ., WEDNESDAY, APRIL ..2* H<>, ' !H plans for the meeting. The com mittee consists of Mrs. Guy Gay, J. W. Johnson, Mrs. P. C. Nicolay sen, L. F. McMahon and C. H. Storrs. Mr. Parkin told of what the Stand ard had done at Whiting. Ind., by erecting a building adequate for the needs of that community and then donating it to the peoplo of Whit ing. “I have had no promises from the Standard,” said Mr. Parkin. "I can say one thing, however- That the men who are connected with that organization are of such char acter that they would be willing to meet you half way In anything of the kind that you might undertake. “Community service is a move ment of, for and by the people, which thinks In terms of what they can all do together for the good of their own city. It Is an organized effort for dealing with the impor <3oni.ii.ued on Page Four) the lightest ever cast In an Ohio primary election. It was officially estimated at about 18 per cent of the potential vote. President Coolidge not only won the state's 51 delegates to the na tional convention but also was given better than a six to one endorse ment over United States Senator , year.* It becomes a springtime festival, a celebration of Mother Nature's birthday. In place of the withered leaves of autumn are the tresh green leaves of a new spring. The trees have awakened. Plant and shrub bud and blossom. Grasses and flowers spring up everywhere. “Everything is upward striving; *Tls us easy now for the heart to be true As for the grass to be green or skies to be blue, ’Tls the natural way of living.” "This year Arbor Day comes on May 5. Casper is fast becoming a (Continued on Page Four) Tribune Tour Bureau Opens (BY SPARK PLUG) Tomorrow morning you will be at liberty to call upon the Tribune for information regarding highway condi tions in Central Wyoming with positive assurance of an accurate answer. Promptly at 8 a. m. the Tribune Bureau of Tourist Information will be launched upon a summer of service to the people who travel by automobile ■ ■ ' —— The new department will not be a . cured it will be because my faith is » not strong enough.” She added that i Mr. Bryan would arrive shortly and • that they would attend the healer’s . services together. Already, she said, 1 she had felt improvement from i Richey's faith treatment. Early in March Richey’s name fig- • ured In the Winchester murder case ’ at Heffner. Mrs. Laura Winchester, t (Continued on Page Tenj BANKANDOFFICESINTOWNSEND BUILDING OPEN;STORES CLOSED Business Resumed as Usual This Morning in Block Visited by Fire With Exception of Stores That Suffered Deluge. With the exception of an acrid odor of smoke and the water stained walls, there is little to remind patrons of the Stockmen’s National bank and the other office tenants of the Townsend building that the structure was visited yesterday by a severe fire. The bank and the various companies with offices were on the job doing business aa usual thia morning. A re-survey of the interior showed less damage than originally supposed many of the of fices having suffered little or no loss. The Metropolitan store and Bar nett's Outfitting company were the worst sufferers and thio morning i Hiram Johnson of California, in the president ini preference contest. Mr. Cox probably will go before the Democratic national convention with his homo state's 48 votes pledged to suport him and backed by a two and a half to one endorse ment of his party over William G. (Continued on Pago Ten.) Ten Thousand Dollar Fine Also Imposed On Retiring Indiana Governor For Fraud Operations INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 30. (By The Associated Press). —Warren T. McCray, who retired today as gover nor of Indiana, was sentenced in federal court to serve ten years in the Atlanta federal prison upon charge of using the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud. In addition, he was fined SIO,OOO. He was found guilty Monday and presented his resignation ns governor yesterday effective at 10 a. m. today. McCray, according to present plans, will be taken to Atlsnta, Ga., at 8:20 o'clock this afternoon along with several other prisoners who have been sentenced from the federal court- INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 30. purely temporary “flash In tho pan*’ but will be a permanent summer de partment of Wyoming’s leading newspaper. Tho offices of the bureau will be located at tho immediate head of the main stairway in the Tribune build ing. All questions must be esked at the section of th« main counter provided for that purpose. The de pertinent will be in charge of a competent attendant, whose duty it will be to provldo courteous,service to all tourists throughout th© sum mer months. The entire stock of maps and folders now in the possession of the tour bureau are at your disposal. They will bo given out free upon (Continued on Pogo Four) both were closed waiting tor insur ance adjustors to check up on their losses.. Stocks Ln both stores were drenched from water which poured through the ceilings and sopped around on counters, shelves and show cases. The actual Are was confined to a shaft in tie rear of the building, the flames not getting Into the of fices proper, or into the store build ings. The Are department officers who inspected the building after the con flagration was put out were not pre pared to state the exact cause of the Are although the majority of TnWe ’who- inspected the premizes bleleve that It was caused by a short circuit or defective wiring. Promptnees of tho Casper fire de partment under the direction of Its chief. Oscar Hleatand. saved the building from complete destruction. By going nt once to the origin of the fire and daring death In so doing, the firemen prevented the flames (Continued on Page Four) (By The Associated Press.) —Emmett F. Branch of Martinsville, Ind., who has held the post of lieutenant gov ernor, today was sworn in as gov ernor of Indiana to succeed Warren T. McCray. He took the oath of office at 10:07 a. m. FRENCH FLYER REACHES INDIA PARIS, April 30.—Lieutenant Pel letier D’Olsy, French aviator, who Is attempting a Paris to Toklo flight, telegraphed the under secretary of aviation today announcing his ar rival at Karachi, India, from Ben der Abbas, on the Persian gulf. He intends to rest today, hopping off tomorrow morning for Agra, a dis tance of 1.300 kilometers. Part of his landing apparatus was smashed when he was leaving Ben der Abbas, owing so the bad state of the ground. POLITICS IGNORED IN WOMEN VOTERS CONVENTION, DUFFALO By DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright. 1»24, Casper Tribune) BUFFALO, N. T., April 30.—Tho strangest national convention of tho year 1924 bl being held here. Along ■lde of It the Republican national convention at Cleveland and the Democratic notional convention In Now York would afford a remark able contract. For here are gathered delegatee ■ / I BALL SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York-Philadelphia game post poned; rain. Boston-Washington game post poned; rain. Cleveland-St. Louis game post poned; rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis-Cincinnati game post poned; rain. At Boston— IL H. E. Brooklyn —2OO 000 200 02—6 13 1 Boston ..010 030 000 00—1 8 2 Batteries Vance and Deberry; Strykeo and O'Neil. Philadelphia-New York game post poned; wet grounds. At Chicago— R.H.E. Pittsburgh 10 000 000 00—x x x Chicago -...000 001 000 00—x x x Batteries—Morrison and Schmidt; Jacobs and O'Farrell. STOKES MUST STANDTRIAL CHICAGO, April 80.—W. E. D. Stokes, New York millionaire hotel man and three co-defendants, must stand trial on five counts ors nn In diriment e)iarglnrt conspiracy t<> defame his estranged wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes. Judge Wells M. Cooke ruled today In criminal court. Th® final three of tho nine counts were dismissed on the grounds that they did not state a crime as defined by Illinois statutes. With thia action taken on motlcm of corpsei for Stokes, Daniel F. Sugv.;% attorney, Hattie obnsdh and Robert Lae. the lat ter two negroes, to quash the in . dictment, the defense planned to i ask a separata trial for all defend i anta except Josepr Bruner. Bru , ner Is demanding Immediate trial i and he has been accused by Stokes , and Nugent’s counsel of demanding i >5,000 from Stokes to abandon his demand for quick trial. On ttc Sport Page Friend Al—Every day now Al and you can see the Vou Know Me Al cartoon in the Tribune ■port page with your old pal in the hero’s roll. So keep your eyes jxaled Al so as to not miss none of It as It Is goln* to be In '.every day. How is that Al for your Pal to get his picture in Hie paper every day when Dempsey and Ruth and some of them other birds is tickled to death with a couple times a week. It ain't no more than fair when you think ulio I am but still and all I can't help from feeling sorry for them. Your Pal, JACK KEEFE. (Per Ring lartiner) Japs Will Help Finance Berlin TOKIO, April 30.—(8y The Associated Press).—The government has decided Japan will subscribe 500,000 pounds in gold toward the capital of the new German issue bank recommended by the experts’ committee. The Bank of Japan will act as the government’s agent. Although the yen exchange was strengthened yester ■ ■ " 1 11 . day finance authorities are anxious who are interested In prlnciplea and i not parties. Tn tho two major con i ventlone will l>e assembled delegates i interested in men and political I parties. I There Is no partisanship in tho* J National League of Women Vaters, i Nor is there any attempt to pass • Judgment on existing controversies in congress. Hut tho background > (Continued on Page Ton.) nn EDITION NUMBER 161. ASSURANCE DE PROSPERITY IN GASPER FOUND IN ESTIMATES I Conservative Program Calls for Immense Outlay; 2,500 Wells For Salt Creek. More than $100,000,000 will be spent within the next fivo years in the operation and development of oil fields in Natrona county, ac cording to E. Lu Estabrook, petroleum production engineer of the Midwest Refining company, recognized authority and expert. Constantly gathering Impetus, tho gigantlo campaign will Include the expenditure of >37,500,000 In tha dril ling of new wells In Balt Creek and Teapot Dome fields alone, declares Mr. Estabrook whose estimates aa an engineer are tho basis for annual appropriations of millions to carry on drilling and production programs, and who la ultra-conservative In hla predictions. Telling today In an exclusive In terview with a Tribune representa tive of what tho future holds for Na trona county oil fields, w.th especial mention of Salt Creek and Teapot. \lr. Estabrook said: , “The Balt Creak and Teapot fields include a little more than 25,000 acres of oil bearing land, under which production in obtained from the second Wall Creek sand. OU has been found In the third Wall Creek at several places and one well has produced oil from the Lakota. “Still deeper there are possibilities for gas or oil In tne Sundance, and block oil In tho Embar and Tensleep. It Is too early to attempt to esti mate the number of wells that will be required to develop tho producing h-ands below the second Wall Creek, although ceitalnly thrir number will bo counted in thousands and the last <>ne will not be drilled in this genera tion. “The drilling of the first and son ond Wall Creek sands will proceed rapidly during the next " ’ ’ *er> and we may roughly esF It will mean in money v ed in Casper and the vic "Adding th® first and} acreage together, gives a■ — about 30,000 acres of oil bearing land. On a part of this acreage only one well will be drilled to every 10 acres, on other parts there will bs a well to every eight acres, while the shallower and richer parts wilt be more clearly drilled. The average will be a well to every eight acres, or a total of 3,750 wells. “Up to <lnt a less than 1.000 of these wells have been drilled. Let us exclude all the Mhallow shale wells and nil of the third Wall Creek sand and deeper wells that will be drilled during the next five years, snd as sume that only 500 wells per year, or 2.500 In all will be drilled during the neat five years. What will that (Continued on Pa K c Four) to call a general meeting of t>ankero tn seek means of preventing further declines. The concern over the ex change is shared by Prince Regent Hirohito, who has asked Minister of Finance Rhoda to prepare a special report ’for him. NEW TRADE TREATY PROPONED TOK*D, April 80.—(By tho Asso« elated Press).—Viscount Ishii, Jap anese ambassador to Paris, has ap proached tho French government with a proposal to negotiate a now treaty of commerce and navigation, the Associated Press learned today from an authoritative source. Thia treaty would euprroede that of I'jli (Continued on Pago Ten.)