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The Weather Wyoming—Mostly fair tonight nnd Sunday, except unsettled to night east portion. Cooler tonight In east and south portions. ‘VOLUME VIII. NUMBER 17 FLYERS BLAZE FIRST TRAIL COOLIDGE WK OREGON VOTES HIRAM JOHNSON 'POOR SECOND IN PRIMARTRACE McAdoo Encounters no Opposition; Owsley New Candidate. PORTLAND, Ore., May 17.—Calvin Coolidge was endorsed for the Republican nomination for president in yesterday’s Oregon state pri mary. 597 of the state’s 1,- 763 precincts having reported 31.360 votes for him early today, against 3.881 votes for delegates pledged to the candidacy of Hiram Johnson, senator from California. \ United States Senator Charles L. McNary, co-sponsor of the McNary. Haugen bill In congress, scored a two to one victory in the race for the Republican nomination for United States senator, available returns showed. The count In 624 precincts was 25,061 to 12,062, with the other candidates trailing. On the Democratic ticket. W. H. Strayer of Baker, was leading for the nomination for United States sen ator, with 2,378 votes in 262 precincts against 2.234 for his nearest oppon ent, Captain A. Miller of Portland. William G. McAdoo was without opposition for the Democratic pres idential preference. No count of ths complimentary vote given him had been made public at an early hour today. OWSLEY OUT FOR VICE PRESIDENT. KEARNEY, Nebr., May 17—(By the Associated Press).—Alvin M. Owsley, attorney of Dallas, Texas, nnd past national commander of the American Legion, will seek the yDemocratic vice presidential noml iy' nation If he is so endorsed by the r Texas state convention, according to advice* by the local legion post to day. In a message received here Mr. Owsley Indicated he Is not affiliat ed with any other candidate, being prompted to enter the race solely because of a desire to become vice president because he believes that “with the help and advice of the mil lions of men who would help me, I would make good.’’ KITETOURNEY NEXT SATURDAY With the weather looking none too favorable and because of the bicycle mnrathon race, state track meet nt Douglas, and a half dozen other school events, the Trlbune puh’lc schools kite flying tournament V which was to have been held this X,nftt-rnoon at the old fair grounds, has been postponed until next Satur day. This extra week will give the boys more time to make kites and to practice with them. The list of prizes Is constantly growing longer. Those who Intend to enter this tournament should notify E. M. Wyatt, Instructor of manual train ing at the high school. LATE' DENVER, May 17.—Willie Hope, Denver prize-fighter who has appear ed in* a number of rings throughout the state expects to leave Monday for Michigan City, Ind., where ho is scheduled to appear in one of the preliminaries to th® Gibbons Carpen tier fight on May 81. Hope who fights at 138 pounds will be accom panied by William H. Rothwell f ("Young Corbett’*) former world's champion featherweight boxer. Roth- Well will train and condition Hope for his appearance at Michigan City. His opponent has not been an nounced. DENVER, May 17.—Ira Cassey, outfielder of th® Denver Western league baseball club who "jumped" the club ton days ago and went to ('nilfornia arrived here thia morning on his return trip. He has been ln aned to the Lincoln, Western lea gue club and will depart this after noon for Lincoln. Cassey, who was "Uspended after leaving the club, lias •*»n reinstated. He fl tll| Is the pro P’rty at the Denver club. The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper. (thr (Casper Batlu Srilnmc > MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation DRIVING IT HOME Reading Between Lincs in the Day’s News of Casper. Honeymoons come once In a life time. They are to be taken out of a chest of the perfumed odds and ends of life's memories when the candle burns low. A few grains of peafly rice, a few faintly fragrant and faded orange blossoms. Frank Simpson and his bride, both of Cody, will have no inclina tion to whisper between themselves in later years of their honeymoon which ended here yesterday. In a ear fraudulently obtained and travel ing on money rifled from a cash register, they came this way and were picked up by the sheriff. To day they went back to the old home town at the expense of Park county. Because men do not vote as they pray, the Rev. Hubert Webster of Thermopolis withdrew from tlie re cent mayoralty race there. He did a wise thing. Mankind bends Its knees for heaven on earth, but will not elect a minister to public office to hasten the day of its arrival. Money does not talk In Casper unless It comes millions of dollars strong. Thus far there has been no cessation of Industrial activities to keep more than a million at a time at the mouth of prosperity’s mega phone. We all like to hear that kind of music. It never grows tire some. We are going to keep up the tune indefinitely. Gold draws men, as a magnet draws steel. After more than two generations the South Pass country in Fremont county lias again at tracted the goldseekrr. Tinies have clianged considerably. There are no more marauding Indians to fight from ambush, no ox teams to wearily creep back and forth to the camps, and no free gold to build fortunes for those equipped with pans and picks alone. In these days all the powers of the chemist and inventor are concentrated on tear ing away from rock the minute particles of gold. But where there is gold there will be men to wrench it out. Old Iroquois Theater Will Be Razed Soon CHICAGO. 111., May 17.—The Colonial theater, known by that name since December, 1903, when it was the scene of the Iroquois theater fire in which more than 600 lives were lost, will pass, out of existence afte rtonlght's perform ance. It will be torn down and the site will’ be part of that to be occupied by a $5,000,000 Masonic temple. All furnishings and equipment of the present theater are to be auctioned Monday. W. G. M’ADOO IN GOTHAM NEW YORK, May 17.—Wm. G. McAdoo and W. L. Rockwell, direct or of McAdoo campaign for the Dem ocratic presidential nomination, are here today. Pres. Coolidge 111, Is Report WASHINGTON, May 17.—Because of a slight cold President Coolidge cancelled his engagements for today and remained nwiy from his office. It was said at the White House that he was no confined to bed, but had decided to spend the day In his room on the advice of hie physicians. Mr. Coolidge contracted a cold sev eral days ago, and. bls recovery has been retarded by nn unusual suc cession of May Showers which have kept the capital enveloped In damp ness almost continuously, pn Wed nesday, when the weather was chfil but comparatively fair, the first of the season's garden parties at the White House took place and the president stood bareheaded on the lawn for two hours in the late after noon Rimkin* hands with the long line of guests. Yesterday he consulted a throat Still Floats, Violator Held Because he did not know that stills would float, Edward Fitzgerald at tempted to destroy the evidence dur ing a raid on a ranch 25 miles north on the Salt Creek highway yester day afternoon. Fitzgerald claimed that he was merely taking care of the ranch during the absence of the owner, Theodore Jeehnk, in Casper. When the two federal officers and Tte News Is tte THtog Publishing all the news in a literal sense isn’t possible, but discrimination, giving the public all the news that is clean, readable and interesting is another thing. That is what The Tribune strives to do every day in the week but the Sunday Tribune, carries a greater volume. It’s also the reason why The Tribune is read in virtually every home in Casper and in every section of the state. Complete market and financial, sport, society and editor ial pages are essentials, and The Tribune has them. Local, state and world news is of the utmost importance, and it’s all found in tho Tribune. Special features, pictures comics, etc., round out a well balance<l newspaper, and they do this for The Trib une. “Fillers’’ and “Boiler Plate” have no place in a good news paper—they arc barred from The Tribune. Compare the Tribune with other newspapers. DERBY INTEREST RUNS HIGH HERE’S ENTRY LIST AND POSITION OT THE HORSES | The derby field, with post positions, jockeys and probable odds, follow: * Position Horse Jockey Probable Odds 1 Black Gold J. D. Mooney 3-1 2(x) Transmute L. McAtee 7-1 3(x) Klondyke I. Parke 7-1 4 King Gorin II M. Garner 30-1 5 Revenue Agent D. Hum 30-1 G Thorndale B. Marinelli 50-1 7 Altawood L. McDermott 10-1 8 Cannon Shot G. Kilis 50-1 9(a) Mad Play L. Fantor 40-1 10(b) Beau Butler L. Lyke 10-1 11 Wild Aster F. Coltiletti 40-1 12(a) Bracadale K. Sande 40-1 13 Chilhowee A. Johnson 10-1 14(b) Bobtail A. Wilson # 10-1 15 Diogenes C. Ponce * 30-1 1G Glide W. Fronk 50-1 17 Modest J. Wallace 50-1 18 Mr. Mutt J. Merimee r 151 19(b) Baffling G. Carroll 101 20 Nautical C. Lang 25-1 a —Rancocas entry, b—Bradley entray. x—Whitney entry. All except Glide, a filly, will carry 12G pounds. Fillys are per mitted an allowance of five pounds. specialist to whom he has made pet!- odical visits since he entered the White House. At the executive of fices it wnu said no alarming symp tons had been noticed but that na a precaul lon It had been decided to keep the president away from his desk at least during the morning hours when callers usually are re ceived. It Is possible he may go to his office this afternoon to attend to some correspondence. It wns the first time since he be came president that Mr, Coolidge has been kept away from work by Illness. Ona of the engagements that had to be cancelled was with Republican leaders from Indiana, who have oonn» to Washington to talk over the tangled political altua tlon In that slat*, Brigadier General Charles E. flaw (Contlnutd on Pug* Three) CASPER, WYO„ SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1924. i the undersheriff approached the ■ ranch house Fitzgerald grabbed ■ everything in sight anj heaved It out i on the bosom of the nearby lake. ■ The coll and otho rheavy appartus I sank precipitously, but the still float ' ed and was taken as evidence. ' Fitzgerald Is in jail and will prob ' ably be prosecuted federally on the I liquor violation charge. PAT HARRISON IS CHAIRMAN OF DEMO MEET NEW YORK, May 17.—(8y The Associated Press.) Senator l‘at Harrison of Mississippi today was unanimously chosen temporary clialrmun of the Democrntlo national convention In New York next month. City Park Grass To Be Protected In tho hope of preserving some kind of a lawn in the city park tho police department this morning started to arrest all trespassers on the grass, W, A, Jack was tha first man picked up for cutting acrons the velvet green, Higas have been posted but they seem to iiav» been (naffsctual. HOUSE PASSES BONUS WASHINGTON, May 17. —The house today passed the soldier bonus bill over President Coolidge’s veto. Party lines vanished as supporters of the measure piled up a comfortable mar gin over the two-thirds ma jority required on such a vote. Enactment into law or fin al defeat of the bill is now up to the senate, where a closer result is expected. The house vote was 313 to 78. The bill thus received 52 more votes than the re quired two-thirds. Fair Weather In Prospect Coming Week WASHINGTON, May 17.—Wea ther outlook for the week begin ning Monday: Rocky Mountain ij and-Plateau Region#: Generally ' I fair, normal temperature. Black Gold Carries Hopes of Kentucky and West In Annual Classic to Be Run Today at Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 17.—(8y The Associated Press). —The forty-nine-year old question of East meet ing West for turf supremacy comes up for decision on the historic Churchill-Downs course today when twenty of the nation’s crack three-year-olds face the barrier for the fif tieth renewal of the Kentucky derby. East and West are divided Into two camps with Harry F. Sinclair's Mad Play and Bracadale the favored choices of the East, while Black Gold, winner of the Louisiana derby at New Orleans hist winter, is the hope of tho West and the favorite of tho race. Beau Butler, owned by E. R. Bradley and Harry Payne Whitney’s Transmute, which finished second in tho Preakness a week ago, are considered dangerous con tenders. The race, with a total value of $63,800, will be over the derby route of a mile and one quarter. The prize to the winner will be $53,800 In addition to gold plate worth $5,000. while s6J)oo will go to the second horse, SI,OOO to the third, and SI,OOO to the fourth. With prospects of a warm day Matt Winn, general manager of the Kentucky Jockey dub. predicts a record-breaking crowd of 75,000 to 100,000 persons will witness the race. If the crowd exceeds 75,000, officials said all records for horse raring attendance In this country wduld be broken. St. Jarnos, winner of the Futurity last winter. Wise Counsellor, one of tho early favorites, and Ramzen. undefeated as a two-year-old, failed t> stand the rigors of training arid were withdrawn. Casper Anniversary Date Is Bth of July By ALFRED J. MOHLER The suggestion that Casper cele brate the thirty-fifth anniversary of Its organization Is a good one, and no doubt the very few people who were residents of the town thirty five years ago will heartily co-operate with those who came later on and helped to build the village into a town, and those who came still later and helped the town grow Into the largest and undoubtedly the best city in the state, But sho date guggested upon Delivered by Carrier 75 cents a month On Streets or at Newstands. 5 cents ACROSS PACIFIC Opium Smoker Is Sentenced CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 17.—Ah Louis, Rock Springs Chinese, indicted for possession of opium, confessed when arraigned in United States district court here that he was guilty, stating that he had been an opium smoker for 22 years. He pleaded for leniency on the ground that he had not dealt in opium, but had procured it for his personal uso only. Ho was sentenced by made fraudulent collections from Judge T- B. Kennedy to 90 days In tho Sweetwater county jail and a fine of SSO. Earl W. (Shag) Wilson, former chief deputy in the United States marshal's office here, had nothing to say after he had entered a plea of guilty to nn indictment charging embezzlement of official funds. A statement by District. Attorney A. D. Walton detailed that Wilson's total embezzlement had been $1,504, which amount United States Mar shal H. L. Patton had made good to the government. Wilson's first fall from rectitude occurred when ho duplicated ills monthly salary check for $lB6. Subsequently he embezzled the proceeds from tho sale of a confiscated automobile and 87 cans of olive oil, duplicated other pay checks, appropriated a flno and CHARLIE KING STARTS FROM ‘SCRATCH’AND WINS BIKE MARATHON THIS MORNING i"— h" rll. I m 1K T. A * A • ■ Charlie King, 15-year-old 'Western Union messenger boy. this morning won the Elks bicycle marathon race from a field of 17 starters. He was a scratch man nnd came in two minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. The course, seven miles long. Black Gold, owned by Mrs. R. M. Hoots of Tulsa, Okla., will start from tho favored number one post position, which is regarded as tho best for a quick getaway and the worst in which to be left. Out a Churchill Downs every thing was in readine#s for the start of the race which will bo about 4:15 p. m., central standard time-Guards patrolled the stables and tho horses were groomed to *.walt tho call of tho bugle as the signal to go to the post. MAN WHO RftlSEO CHECK CAUGHT IN NEW MEXICO John Bodford was arrested at Albuquerque, N. M. Friday on a disturbance charge and when he hnd been Incarcerated volunteered tho Information that he wa* wanted In Casper on a check raising charge. Bedfard raised the check from $6 to $36. A deputy sheriff will leave this evening for the New Mexico city to bring Bedford back hers for prose cution. which ths celebration should occur Is wrong. Casper was not Incor porated aw a town pn June B, 1889, The first buildings to bn greeted in the '‘old town," or “tent town,” wore in June, 1888, In November the temporary buildings erected on the strip of ground known by ttie pion eers mh the location of the “old town," worn moved to the perman ent site of Casper town, The first railway train to cohie into the town of Casper was on June 18, IBBM, On April i, msg, John Merritt t atorneys, under the guise of official t fees, of about 1425, appropriating the over-charges to hie own use. Ho was sentenced to 13 months In • the Leavenworth j>enltentiary. i Robert Weaver Hall of Fort Rus sell pleaded guilty of forgery of government obligations and was sen ' fenced to two years and two days . at Leavenworth. Pleas of not guilty wcro entered I by Charles Warren, indicted for , violation of the Mann act; J. It. Dreher and John J. Zioinaus, In -1 dieted for violation of the drug act; - C. E. Cleveland and Tom Murphy, i Indicted for violation of tho pro- • hibltion law: Mabie Fleener, indict- • ed for violation of tho prohibition ‘ law, and C- E. Young, Harry Brain -1 nrd and Ellis Beeson, indicted for ■ violation of the motor vehicle theft I law. went out over the East Second street hill to Evansville and gave the boys plenty of stiff peddling. All but ono of the entrants finished, ho being forced to drop out because of a broken chain. The first 11 to finish, nJI of whom von prizes, were as follows: 1. Charlie King—Scratch. 2. Irvin Schmidt—Scratch. 3. Bradford Faubian, 20 second handicap. 4. Bob Mclntyre—4o seconds. 5. Harvey Crowe—2o seconds. 6. Bill Grieve—2o seconds. 7. Taft Harris—2o seconds. 8. Joe Stlrk—2o seconds. 9. Paul Huber, Jr.—2o seconds. 30. Rex Ingraham—4o seconds., 11. Philip Pelton—2o seconds. Tho other six entrants included Charles Branson, Bert Skinner, Rex Feidler, Earl Peck, Elmer Lewis and Duord Lytle. CHILO STRUCK BY AUTO SUFFERS BROKEN LEG Richard Earl (Dick) Boyle, four year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Boyle, suffered a broken leg this morning when struck by an auto mobile said to have been driven by Elmer Bell, city fireman. Tho acci dent occurred near the family home at Tenth and Center streets. Examination at the hospital where the child was taken revealed a’frac turo of tho leg between tho kneo and tho hip but no other serious injuries. At noon today tho accident had not l>een reported to police head quarters by the driver. ASSAILANT OF YOUNG GIRL TOBEHANGED BEAUMONT, Texas, May 17. George W. McNeal. 31, of Port Neches, Texas, prominent in frater nal circles, *wns found guilty by a jury hers Friday on a charge of Criminal assault upon an eleven, year-old girl. Ho was given the death penalty. • made application to tho board of . county commissioners of Carbon t county, (in which we were then a c I part) for the incorporation of the r ' town of Casper. The application re- I > reived favorable notion from the > commissioners and it was ordered - tliat an election b o held for the pur- I I pose of electing a town council and • »>ther officers ns provided by law, i t the snld election to l>e held on Mon- j i day, July 8, 1880. The election was j nocordlngly held on the above date, i I (Continued on Tags Four) , i Ij l. s w sjN * [il v 1 1 Emm Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg. 216 E. Second FRIGID BLAS) DF THE ARCH ISGONQUEREi BYAMERIGANi Most Dangerous Leg ol World Flight Is Made Successfully by All Three Airplanes. PARAMASHIRU, Kuriles, May 17.—(8y The Associat ed Press). —Blazing a trail through skies never before invaded by an airplane, tho three United States army world flyers reached this Ice-fringed remote bay bordering the Arctic at 11:35 o'clock this morning, thereby gaining for their country and them selves the distinction of being tho first to have crossed the Pacific by airplane. In negotiating the hazardous hop of 878 miles from Attu Island In the Aleutian group, the pilots. Lieuten ants Smith, Wade and Nelson, fought through chill Arctic winds and snowstorms that whipped tholr faces with lacerating Icy grains. Two of tho planes landed in Kashl wabara Bay nnd the third descended to tho water off tho nearby Island of Shlmshu. Amazement was written on the faces of those aboard an American nnd a Japanese destroyer which were awaiting here Iji. recelvo the expedi tion as tho % first of tho giant nit* cruisers was descerned misty clouds to the north. For a week th A weather on Para, mashlru had been ideal for flying and dally tho skies had been scan ned for the planes, but In vain. In view of tho favorable weather re. portal h© had sent to Attu, tho com. mander of tho American destroyer John D. Ford was puzzled nt their failure to appear. Early this morning, with overcast skies, rising winds nnd a falling baro meter presaging a storm, a warning was sent from tho Ford in an effort to dlssundo the flyers from hopping off from Attu. Then at 11:30 o’clock, the quarter, master on watch began emitting a series of yells that brought every one on deck. Approaching from the north was tho plane of Lieutenant Rmlth, the acting flight commander. On either side behind him was an other airplane, forming a triangle. . Tho watchers were speechless with surprise, for it was almost unbeliev able that tho flyers, to greet whom the Ford had journeyed northward In a month long battle against the elements, actually were overhead a*nd safe. Tho difference in time between Attu Island and Paramashlru Island is about IS hours. The time of the filers’ departure from Attu hns not been learned, but figuring from the time of their arrival at Paramashlru 11:35 a. m., today—and the probable flying time of six or seven hours. It Is believed tho aviators must have left Attu some time before noon Fri day. Paramashlru second largest of the Kuriles is tho homo of the hairy alnus, Japnnesese aboragenes, who have been driven north by the con stant economic nnd cultural pres sure of tho Japanese In the south. Tho nop from Attu was the long est of the 27,000 miles of the fliers’ planned route From an altitude tho course was laid for Capo Kronatskl on tho Kamchatka peninsula, 611- miles from jlttu. rarnmashlru lit 267 miles distant from Kronatskl. Tho throe planes remaining aftet* one of tho four that left Santa Monica, Calif., March 17, was wreck ed against a mountain In tho Alaska peninsula April 80, are piloted by Lieutenants Lowell B. Smith, acting commander In the absence of Major Frederick L. Martin, who was fly ing the mnchlnn that came to grief: Lieutenant Erick Nelson and Lieu, tenant Leigh Wade. They arrived at V.tu Island, western most of the Aleutians, rj wook ngo, after a 630 mll n flight from Atka island. A welcome from warcraft of Jnp. nneso and tho United States awaits tho flyers nt tho end of tho next jump southward to Bettobu, on Tot orofu, largest of the Kurils group. Tho Japanese will Im hosts and the American ernft carriers of supplies. Tho Kurile islands are all moun« tnlnoous. many with active vol. canoes, whose eruptions are desrrlb ed as natural phenomena of fiery beauty. For long ages It hns been believed 'n the Orient that it is possible to “breed” pearls by keeping them in rice. There Is no evidence to sup port thia belief, but to this dny the pearl fishers of Borneo place every ninth pearl they find in a bottle of rice.