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
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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.