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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

! The body of Mrs. Charles Hill who
] died late Tuesday night at her home
on Percival court will be taken to
Calais today for funeral services and
burial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL. THURSDAY, AUGUST %, 1928.

Mrs. G. E. Gullifer and daughter
Alice left last night on the Pullman
for Boston where they will visit
friends and relatives for q few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

N,ss Helen Fuller, who is employed
ny nr F;sh's office is attending the
az a,,.nt Campmeeting at Lakeside for
Au' snr,ainder of the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

y Goodhue left for Jackman
C.o-aav on a few days business
frip,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

,u.. charlotte Farnam Of this city
:. visiting at the home or Mr. ana
Is, herbert Stevens in Sidney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

CHARLES Haseltine of Portland is
visiting friends in this city for Few
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23

a visit in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Russell Phinney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-23
New York Money Market

New York. Aug. "a.
Foreign exchanges Irregular.
Great Britain. depand <.66, cables
1854. 60-day bills on banks 4.62.
France, demand 1854. cables 5.662.
Italy, demand 4.3o, cables 4.30a.
Belgium. demand 4.413. cables 4.42.
Germany. demand 100000. cables
.000022.
Holland demand 1898. cables 1886.
Norway, demand 1884.
Sweden. demand 1851.
Denmark. demand 1868.
Switzerland. demand 1905.
Spain. demand 1924.
.irccce. demand 1.91.
md. demand .0004i.
Czccho-SIovakia. demand 2.94.
Iuko-Slovakia, demand .0l05.
Austria, demand .0014i.
Eumania, demand .4f2.
Argentina. demand 32.62.
Brazil. demand 1912.
Montreal. 81 1882.
Call money easier: high 5. low ~.
ruling rate ). closing bid ~. offered at
5, last loan Al.
Cal loans against acceptances u.
Time loans firm; mixed collateral, Co.
90 days 81: As months 81.
Ior;r,a oy,,rnorcial naner Sf53.
, 1923-07-03
HEAR FIGHT
RETURNS AT
THE tribune

a great majority of boxing fans
VIII learn the results of the Demp-
sey Gibbons fight from
the ringside ut the Casper Rodeo
grounds tomorrow. but the few who
remain in the city or who are pre-.
vented from attending the big
fight here need not feel disappoint.
ed.
The Trlbune's policy of giving the
news at all times will be in vogue
tomorrow and the results of the
Shelby bouts will be megaphoned
and bulletined at The Tribune as
last as the best Associated Press
service operators can flash them d.
rect from the ringside. Preliminary
fights will begin at IL o'clock noon.
mountain time. and they will rap
idly lead up to the main event-the
Dempsey-Gibbons battle. The Shelby
fight card should DO concluded by
3 o'clock.
All Casper will be on a holiday
tomorrow n for this reason stores
viii be open until . o'c,c-k tonight
for the benefit Of shoppers.
Then tomorrow take in the big
fight card here. II you can't. be at
the Tribune at noon sharp for the
curtain.raiser Mt Shelby and get
your news direct from the big pine
bowl in Montana.
, 1923-07-03
Salt Greek Man Is
Killed, One Injured
In Late Auto Crash

the other side Of the town. II was
after they had gone through Buffalo
that Henderson decided to return to
the town and get a spare tire to use
in an emergency. No cause for the
upsetting of the a has been found.
Henderson's chest was badly
crushed and he died instantly. The
men were taken to Buffalo within
five minutes after the tragedy. II vas
found that Cramer's injuries were so
sever that he was then taken to the
hospital al Sheridan where an ex-
animation showed that he suffered
with bad spinal injuries, and paraly-
sis of the lower limbs.
Henderson was a foreman for the
Midwest Refining company in the
Salt Creek field. He leaves two chill
dren in Fairview, Mo-. where the
body has been taken for burial. He
leaves a brother Ralph G. Hendrick.
son Of Salt Creek who accompanies
the remains. His brother.in-law. l.. C..
Garner. is in charge Of the Midwest
tank farm west Of Casper.
Cramer has been foreman for the
Midwest in the Salt Creek field also.
He has a wife in Salt Creek.
, 1923-07-03
LAST Of FALSE
REPORTS FALLS
FLAT, CRIMINALS
SECURELY HELD
and Miller Not
Out Of Custody Since
Saturday, Accurate In
formation Reveals.

Attempts by rumor monp-
ers to discredit county off
cials by first intimating that
they had aided the escape of
criminals and later charging
That these same offenders
were allowed to run at large pending
arrest again fell fiat today when IL
was revealed hat Earl j. CantlIn
former undersheriff. and w. d..
DUSTY Miller, now facing first degree
murder charges in connection with
n fatal shooting OF Mrs. ]. d. New.
comb. were brought to the courthouse
Monday afternoon preceding the in
quest and later removed to the CITY
jail as a safeguard against mob VIC.
lence.
Miller and Cantlin were placed I'm
der arrest SATURDAY by Sheriff Perry
A. Norris. He and Deputy Dan Mi.
Ter took the men out of the city Sat
urday night before the death of Mrs.
j. D. Newcomb. with whose murder
they are charged. The officers and
their prisoners Travelled all night.
going o considerable distance from
Casper. Mob violence on thu part
OF irate residents of Casper was fear
ed. md It was for that reason that
this very logical action was taken.
Sheriff Morris left his deputy in
charge of the men Sunday morning.
when It was learned that Mrs. New.
comb had died. 1t was seen that
the men would have to be brought
near to Casper SO that they would be
available ut tho inquest which was sure
TO be held on Monday.
Deputy Miller travelled slowly with
Dusty Miller and Cantlin and arrived
in Douglas at 900 p. m. Sunday even
ing. making It impossible for IN
one to have seen them in Douglas
during the day since they were not
there. The three men were down
town only long enough to eat and
then the deputy placed them in charge
of Sheriff Peyton of Converse county
who kept them in jail during the
night
They were in Peyton's custody I'M
i'll 11:So Monday morning after which
Millez again took his prisoners and
Travelled slowly into Casper with them
so that he would DO here by Q o'clock.
He presented them to Sheriff Morris
at the scheduled time by taking them
in the back way OF the court house.
There is no doubt in the minds of
those who are In a position to know
that the public appearance of Cantlin
and Dusty Miller might have led to
q riot. The undercurrent of excite
ment that prevailed caused the sheriff
10 ask the cooperation of the city
noiica force and half N dozen MEM
bers of this department headed by
Chief Alexander Nisbet guarded the
Continued on Page Two.)
, 1923-07-03

pion, at a conference which broke up
at 2:45 A. m. today. agreed to send
Dempsey into the ring against the
st. Paul challenger tomorrow and
gamble for the final 500, 900 Install
ment due Dempsey on his $500 900
guarantee. The promoters guaran-
teed the preliminary expenses of the
show which includes the payment of
the boxers in the preliminary bouts.
s 5000 to Jimmy Dougherty, the
referee. and other incidental ex-
penses. which probably will amount
to $500. 900.
Major ]. =. Lane Of Lewistown, who
threw UP his hands and resigned as
trustee for the promoters yesterday.
after failing to raise Dempsey's $780,
900 decided to continue as trustee and
assist the promoters in untangling
the muddled finances. Kearns will
have Jurisdiction over all gate re-
ceipts until the champions 800. 900 is
secured. The gate receipts will then
revert to the promoters.
10y j. Molumby. Of Great Falls,
who signed the articles assuring the
championship bout for Shelby. today
is back in control as promoter. assist
ed by his associates who originally
conceived the idea of having Dempsey
risk his title in the boom town on ths
plains. Mayor Jim Johnson. of Shelby
who personally sunk $4,000 in the
venture, also is back.
johnson, who came to Great Falls
last night from Shelby. making the
1O0-mile trip in an automobile. was
reported to be in such n con
dition that he was unable to partici'
pate in any of the conferences. lie
remained in the banking institution
of George II. Stanton. president OF
the Stanton trust and Savings bank,
while frantic efforts were being made
to save the fight for Shelby.
The fight was actually called off
at 1890 o'clock last night after an
angry argument between Jack Kearns
the champions manager and Stanton
in a room crowded with newspaper
correspondents. Stanton appeared
to tell Kearns that the 100000 which
the champions manager had demand
ed, was not available and he saw no
prospects of raising IT..
81 feel that Dempsey ought to
fight Stanton said. HE already
has received 100000. 1t is cruel
to Gibbons that such a condition has
arisen and in Justice to the sport, 1t
Is my opinion that Dempsey should
go ahead and fight"
Kearns declared he would accept
$4,000 in cash at once and get tina
remaining $50, 900 from the first money
hat e through the gates. Stanton
advised that It was too late to con-
slider any such proposal Inc that the
$4,000 In cash was not available as
the 5000 pledges from the Montana
business men who had attempted to
raise the money had been returned.
Some of the newspaper correspon-
Continued on Page Two)
, 1923-07-03

ana agreed 10 enter into a contract
with the Mountain Realty and Title
corporation for furnishing water to
the Butler Heights addition, and be-
came honorary members of the Boy
Scouts OF America. Casper council.
The bond issue which will be up to
the voters August Z will be divided
into two sections. One issue Of $780,
900 for an extension of water mains
will be voted on. and another issue
for $4,000 for sewer extension work
will also be put to a vote.
The matter has been hanging fire
for some time and the council has
spent considerable time investigating
the matter and attempting to figure
out whether the plans for increased
water service which they had in mind
were adequate Il meet the needs OF
Casper at the present time.
A SIS. 900 reservoir will be construct
ed as part Of the program. 1t has
been argued in some quarters hat
a reservoir would be only an
emergency affair, but the plan which
the city has virtually decided on pre-
vents any possibility Of this. In
the reservoir win be one OF a
series to be built in terraces as the
city grows,
The Mountain Realty and Title cor
poration will be given permission to
tap the city water mains for the prop
erty in the Butler and Butler Heights
addition. The work win be at the ex.
pense OF the corporation and when this
addition is Incorporated within the
city of Casper the money will be paid
back to the company.
The assessment in Paving District
No. 20 amounted to s43.0 600. which
was approved by the council.
Acting Mayor John NJ. Wisenhunt.
Aldermen j. S. Petingil, Walter
Royce. John Jones. John Hancoak
and s.. r. Pelton. Alexander Nlsbet,
chief Of police, and Oscar Heistand,
chief Of the fire department. were
, 1923-07-03
REAL Ring FANS WILL BE AT
R0DE0; RETURNS OF TITLE GO
WILL BE BULLETINED There

with all the preparations made for
a record breaking crowd at the July
4 boxing show at the Rodeo grounds
nothing is left now but the fighting.
Tho boxers have promised hat the
fighting will be supplied with much
action. aggresslveness and accurate
clouting. Tho grounds are in better
shape than ever before. The public
viii be better taken al OF while
fine cars will be given plenty OF free
parking space. A checking place
and stand win also be maintained for
those who wish II. The entrance to
the grounds has been repaired to such
extent that three machines may en-
ter at one while the road into tho
grounds has been dragged and worked
, 1923-07-03

Iatlon OF OF pefsons.
The population of the little town.
however. was augmented greatly by
visitors from all parts Of the state
and from adjoining states. who join
ed In celebration OF the eightleth an
niversary OF the arrival OF the first
wagon train in the Willamette val
Icy. Reports received by the presiden.
tial party said automobile parties had
been arriving in Meacham for sew.
eral days IND that by the time the
chief executive arrived there, the pop
ulation will have increased Just about
one thousand times.
An idea OF the part the president
will play in the celebration may DO
, 1923-07-03

over until It will be easily Travelled
upon. The arena proper is better
proportioned and the ring has been
drawn closer to the g~randstand in
order that the popular priced under
cover seats will be oholcy. General
admission will put the spectator in
seats around the ring on the bleach
ers. They are excellent seats as
far M viewing the battles are con
cerned but are not under cover. An
in all the management OF the show
has done everything possible to make
tho Independence Day sockfest "A real
live card and plenty OF action is as
sured tho fans. The round by round
returns OF the Dempsey Gibbons fight
Shelby, Montana will be read from
the ringside.
, 1923-07-03

been made by a bullet fired from
the rear and slightly to the right OF
the car
Tho car was the object of n
curious crowd also who gathered
around to see what the excitement
was about. Miss Helen Newcomb.
daughter Of the dead woman. and
driver of the car Mt the time of the
shooting stood with County Attorney
Foster in the shade of n tree by tho
court house steps.
Miss Newcomb had not showed
signs of breaking down until the
car WINS brought from Boyle's garage
by Earl C. Boyle. With this reminder
of tho tragedy and with the gen.
eral excitement. the strain of the
afternoon increased.
HELEN NEWCQMB
FIRST WITNESf
Miss Newcomb was the first wit
ness to take the stand at the In
(ContinueG on Page Two)
, 1923-07-03
PACKED
FOR

The crowded court room yesterday
afternoon testified to thu intense in
terest in the case. Although there
had beer no widespread statement of
the time OF the inquest many per
sons DESTROYS OF hearing tho details
followed the matter closely and were
present.
The time of the hearing had been
set for 3 o'clock by Coroner Lew NJ.
Gay. An impatient throng was on
hand even before the striking of This
hour. The gathering of the jury and
the assembling of the necessary wit
nesses took half an hour. During
this period the jury which consisted
of II. j. Rafferty,, the Rev. r. r..
Hildebrand. and ID. A. Williams. were
taken out in front Of the court
house to examine the car in which
Mrs. Newcomb had been riding when
she was shot.
Examination OF the car showed the
fatal bullet to have entered the car
in the upper right hand corner of
the tonneau. making a clean-cut hole
indicating that II had not ricocheted.
Another bullet hole was found in
the mud guard between tho running
board and tho body Of the machine
and at the junction OF the front right
fender. This hole appeared to nave
, 1923-07-03

when the driver OF the automobile
in which Mrs. Newcomb was riding
failed to dim her lights. Charges
were filed by the justice of the peace
after the securing Of affidavits from
all principals concerned and hearing
witnesses who had not been avail
able Immediately following the shoot
ing. It will DO remembered that Mrs.
Newcomb lived for "a hours after the
tragedy and before her death both
Cantlin and Miller had been taken
into custody. indicating hat the
proper charge would be lodged
against them when full details were
available.
The coroner's jury returned a YER
dict that Mrs. Newcomb died as the
result OF a gunshot wound from n
gun in the hands Of either Miller
or Cantlin after Cantlin's version of
the tragedy had been overturned at
the inquest by the testimony OF Mrs.
Thos. Daily and William Iba, eye
witnesses 10 the shooting. Mrs. Daily
and Mr.. Ibn were members of q
group who were a~ccupahts of n cal
Immediately behind the Newcomh
auto and testified that one man was
running on each side OF the road
and were firing as they ran.
The two men against whom the
charges have been filed have been
under arrest since Saturday after
noon, either behind The bars or IN
transit under the guard Of an of
, 1923-07-03

Earl G. Henderson Of Salt Creek
was instantly killed. and Lee NJ.
Cramer. also of Salt Creek was badly
injured Saturday two miles north of
Buffalo when the Jewett roadster in
which they were riding turned over
while going down the mountain
side. Word IF the accident was
brought to Casper today by L. C..
Garner. brother-in.law of the dead
man.
The two men were Of a party Of
IL who had gone to Buffalo from
Sat Creek on a fishing trip. Their
journey would take them a few miles
, 1923-07-03

mhde HONORARY members OF the Cas-.
per council. Boy Scouts of America.
Attorney w. o. Wilson. president OF
the scout council. addressed tho men
who were to be so honored. The
comforting of the honor on Casper's
councilmen and executives was in
return for the recent privilege ex.
tended the scouts in governing the city
for three hours. With the exception
OF Former Governor Robert d. Carey
and Governor William B. Ross, these
men are the only honorary scouts in
the state.
The council win meet at 10 o'clock
July 6. with the officials OF the Bur
CONTINUED on Page Nine)
, 1923-07-03

tOIdIHtu IrOH mo proBfuIH IVF tHo
day which includes:
Presidential salute 21 guns.
Tho president escorted on n Con.
cord coach. TO Reviewing stand, on
which will be seated the presidents
party. governors and congressional
representatives OF tho northwest, and
pioneers who came TO tho Oregon
country prior to 1853.
Pioneer pageant depicting the com
Ing OF the white man. showing char
acters and events from 1890 TO the
SOS.
pavilion, grand march to be led b.
Continued on Page Ninel
, 1923-07-03
MEXICAN Wife Beaten
$50 AND COSTS

Juan Lopez or Martinez was fined
$50 by Judge Murray and was SEN
fenced to 30 days in Jail on the charge
Of beating his wife and children while
he was in an intoxicated condition.
Lopez has been in police court before
on several counts.
, 1923-07-03

urday after the birth OF a baby at the
Mack homo. Some one telephoned
the newspapers n spurious notice of
the death of DR.. Mack and 1t was
published.
The physician who said he had
complained to the police and federal
authorities planned to retain an at
torney and call personally on states
attorney Grove today.
Mrs. Mack nearly collapsed Satur-
day when some n te%lephoned TIE
house asking about the report that
Or. Mack was dead.
Last March a letter, which the ply
Slcian believes. was written BY q wo.
, 1923-07-03
ELECTION IS CALLED
to Vote on Sewer and Water
Bonds On August 7; Council Takes
Action In Regular Session Monday

Casper citizens will vote on the issuing of $275,o00 worth
of bonds for water and sewer extension August 7, according
to an ordinance passed by the city council at its regular
meeting last night. The aldermen at this meeting also ap-
proved the assessment roll in Paving District No. 20, agreed
to donate $4,000 for a full time health board in the county
, 1923-07-03
DEMPSEY and KeaYnS TO Gamble
For Last Of $500, 900 Guarantee
Title Battle to Be Held as Scheduled With
Champ Assuming Part of Risk;
arrangements Called off

GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 3.-(By The Associated
Press) THE Jack Dempsey-Tommy Gibbons heavyweight
fight, suddenly called off at midnight last
night, was back on its feet again today and will be decided
in the big pine bowl at Shelby tomorrow as scheduled.
Jack Kearns, manager of the worlds heavyweight cham
, 1923-07-03

man threatened to kill the Mack baby
girl. Patricia. on the 29th of the
month.
on the night of March 20. DIR. Mack
said, a brick was thrown through a
window of his home. narrowly miss
ing Patricia and another child in the
house.
other letters. some Of them hand
written in ink and many OF them type
written also have flooded Mrs. Mack's
mai. intlmatlng that the physician
was familiar with another woman.
DIR. Mack. who is married the sec
ond time. declared the attacks upon
him are. in his opinion, an attempt
to destroy his domestic life,
, 1923-07-03
FIRST DEGREE
CHARGE FILED
Claim of Responsibility for Kill
ing O~perthrown by Testimony of Eye
witnesses Who Assert That Miller Also
Fired Gun; Inquest Concluded

Warrants charging first degree murder were filed by
Justice Henry F. Brennan against Earl J. Cantlin, formerly
undersherff, and w. E. DUSTY Miller, son of a wealthy
pioneer resident, following an inquest late yesterday into the
death of Mrs. ]. D. Newcomb, who was fatally shot by one of
the pair on the East Yellowstone highway last Friday night
, 1923-07-03
PLAYS
BIG PART TODAY
in TRAIL FETE
Oregon, Home Town of Meek
er, Scene Today of Entertainment for
Benefit of Presidential Party

ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARDINGS SPECIAL TRAIN,
July 3.-(By The Associated Press) President Harding
faced today the most strenuous days program of his western
in the smallest town he has yet visited. The program
had to do with the Oregon Trail celebration and the town is
Meacham, Oregon, 10 miles from a railraod and with a popu-
, 1923-07-03
CHICAGO DOCTOR
IS latest c.
or POISON PEN
Says He Will Take Lam Into His O1vn
Hands If Threats and A~nnoyances
Continue; Wife Frustrated

CHICAGO, July 3o;-Dr. Burton W. Mack declared to-
day he would take the law in his own hands if he found the
person guilty of 'poison PEN letters and annoying tele-
phone calls, with which he and his wife have been lombard
ed within the last three years, before the authorities do.
The latest menace to the Mack household came last Sat
, 1923-07-03
Weather Forecast

WYOMING: Partly cloudy and
cooler tonight. probably showers cas-:
portion Wednesday generally fair,
except showers n cooler southeast
portion.
, 1923-07-03
BALL SCORES

National League.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-14
ANOTHER GOOD CITIZEN
PASSES

God has seen fit, in His Infinite
Mercy and Wisdom, to call home
another of Elko county's finest.
Suddenly and silently, without suf-
fering but in full preparation to
face his Maker, James C. Doughty
passed out OF this life last Thurs
day evening at seven o'clock.
1t would be poor record in
deed, of this community's events,
achievements, sorrows and worthy
that failed to make note
of the life and death of James C.
Doughty. First of all he was en-
titled to the love and respect of
his townspeople because he was one
of the few remaining units of a
thin, grey and grizzled line which
each year sustains a loss that ere
long will mean its passing forever.
He was one of Elko county's
pioneers, leaving his mark, as did
all his predecessors who came before
him to build into history the monu-
ment of indomitable courage and
perseverance represented by a vast
and fertile ettlement.-Elko In
dependent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-14
ORGANIZING FOR THE
CAMPAIGN

Victory Clubs, it is announced,
are being organized in Ohio under
the direction Of Chairman Hull of
the Democratic national committee
with the intention of carrying Ohio,
home state of President Harding,
for the Democratic party.
Earnest effort is commendable, in
whatever lawful form it may take,
and If Democrats are SO enthusiasts
tic for their cause as to form as
sociations in sixteen Ohio cities,
as Mr.. Hull says, let them go to it.
The more the merrier. And let
the Republicans organize clubs Of
the same sort, only carrying the
Republican standard instead of the
Democratic banner. That is the
way to arouse interest in politics
and to get the citizens out to vote
at the polls. Put ginger, "pep,"
into the campaign and leave the
fashion Of pink tea discussions and
parlor speeches to those who like
such things. The American people
want their politics served hot, with
plenty of spice in the form of red
hot speeches, martial airs by bands
Of music and an occasional parade.
Reno Gazette.