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, 1923-02-27
CONGRESS NOT READY TO GIVE
PRESIDENT COURT AUTHORITY
SWTNDLECASE
IS NEAR JURY

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-The trial Of
Daniel Hayes and II codefendants
charged with conspiracy to use the
mats to defraud. will be In the hands
of the jury late Thursday evening, It
was expected In federal court hero to-
day where closing arguments were
started.
Upon motion Of defense attorneys
Judge Lindley quashed three OF the
counts against the defendants. leav.
ing nine counts against eaoh of the
IL men.
The defendants. all officials OF the
Daniel Hayes company, are charged
with selling and In MERGED county,
California. which government wit.
nesses said was covered largely by al
kali : and almost worthless and on
which government attorneys say 81.
900, 900 was cleared by the company.
, 1923-02-27
Pact Prevents
Wife Learning
OfDeath Neus

ASHTABULA. Ohio. Feb. 27.-Be-
cause Of an agreement entered into
last October between DR.. H. Milton
Brown and his wife. when the latter
started on a tour around the world
to wrtts each other only cheerful
lstters--Mrs. Brown is that
her husband is dead and buried.
News Of the agreement was disclosed
by his friends here.
DR.. Brown vas sick for ten days
but he never broke his promise. ct
cannot write because It would ruiz
har trip he said.
Several days ago a letter was re-
ceIved addressed to him in which
Mrs. Brown implores him to "ror.
get that foolish promise" as she
is sick with anxiety"
But Dr.Brown never saw the letter
He diod on January 20, calling for
his wife, who is somewhere on the
Indian e a
, 1923-02-27
SUGGESTIONS ON
CHAMBER WORK
MADE IN FORUM

Among the things suggested at q
very well attended meeting Of the
Casper Chamber OF Commerce this
noon were a subway under the Burl.
ington railroad preferably at Moth
Mckinley stest, a city and county
public building in which would be
included a swimming pool and commu.
nifty chest, while Charles b. Stafford.
secretary Of the organization read the
following subjects as having been
recommended by members since
September 1: irrigation. swimming
pool, community chest, better water
supply. subway, community building.
better garbage disposal, chamber OF
commerce building, good roads, boost.
er trip, street traffic regulations and
train service.
1t was brought to the attention Of
the members today that the annual
banquet Of the Casper chamber OF
commerce win 90 held in the Pres.
byterian church e Friday. and that
tickets for this affair should be pur,
chased as early Is possible. This
viii complete the fiscal year of the
chamber.
, 1923-02-27
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets. the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physician
for IL years and calomel's old-time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but ahealing, soothing
vegetable Laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar-coated, ol~ive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
Ifyouhave a dark brown mouth
bad breath-a dull. tired feeling-sick
headache-torpid liver-constipation.
you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re:
suits from one or two of DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them every night just
to keep right. Try them. 15c and Soc
, 1923-02-27
BIRTHDAY
IS CELEBRATED
BY COOYPUBL|C
Message From Harding
And Others Read at
Monday Banquet

CODY. wyo.. Feb. 27.-tspec,a, -
The Tribune.SThe birthday on ~
world famous scout. Col. VIM r
tBufielo BID Cody was fittniRiy o.l..
brated in Cody last evening. wbs1
Boy Scouts n tho three grand obJi.
dren of Buffalo Bill were entertaIned
at a banquet given by the Cody club
kilograms received included ons
from President Harding carrying As.
a Of his deep interest and hons
Tor the success Of the event: ono
from the Camp Fire girls Of New
York. accepting an invitation 70 h.
present at the unwilling Of tho codv
statue on July Z. 1924 and OF
ulation from Rodman wanamaken
and the president of the Boy Scouts
OF America The latter referred to
the date Buffalo Bill as a national
character whose memory should be-
fittingly preserved for his devotion
to life in the great outdoors. MANY
relatives and norsbles in all sections
OF tho country were also hoard from.
Old timers who enjoyed the &C
q~ualntance and friendship of Buffalo
Bill related "reminiscences Of his life,
, 1923-02-27
DOESN'T TAKE / CHEMIST
TO SHOWIT'S MOONSHINE,
RULES JUDGE ia. MURRAY

Following u warm discussion be.
tween the police Rnc the attorney in
the case over the best way to solve
a puzzle in percentage, Alberta Mel
son vas fined $50 IN court last night
for violation OF tho liquor ordinance.
According to the story which came
out In the hearing. Officers Ryan.
Carter me Warren had gone to the
street, at 1880 n. m. Sunday, to in
vestigate matters. 1t had been al
most necessary to break in tho door
before .admittance could be gained.
A girl was in the back room
emptying noonshine into a sink, &C.
cording to the police. She had also
turned or the faucet so as to wash
down the evidence. Carter placed his
hand in the exit OF the sink and
turned off the water. Tho diluted
moonshIne was gathered into a Jar
and presented In court
According to Clarence Cypreansen.
tho attorney in the case, there was
no evidence to show that the liquid
contained In the jar was moonshine.
Might It not have been wine?" asked
the attorney. He also demanded that
IL be tested. but Judge John - Muir.
ray overru.ed this. being satisfied in
his own mind that policemen know
moonshine.
A smell Of the stuff was taken all
around, even the unwary attorney ut
tering a long and enthusiastic sigh
when Il came his way, and Alberta
Nielsen, address 235 North Lincoln
street, was presented the bill.
, 1923-02-27
SaLUati0nist to
Tour Country

NEW YORK. Feb. 81. = Rheba
Crawford. former Salvation Army
captain who recently resigned after
her arrest In Times Square for con,
Quoting a religious meeting that OBJ
structed traffic. intends to organize
a band Of young people to accompany
her on e proposed evangelical tour
of the country.
More than a thousand OF her friends
and admirers gave her a farewell
party last night in a theatre at which
she explained her plans.
VIII Rogers. tho comedian, who
introduced Miss Crawford. said she
was tho only person in New York he
could introduce to his friends with,
out an apology. He said he knew OF
bootleggers who after hearing her
speak at open air meetings, had cut
their prices So a
, 1923-02-27
MOOSE ORCHESTRA MOVES
FROM BALCONY TO FLOOR

The Powder River Entertainers
which Is the lam OF the orchestra al
the Moose dance hall. have moved
from the balcony to the center OF the
floor. It being thought that better re
suits can be secured II the orchestra
Is placed as Gloss as possible to the
dancers.
The orchestra is composed Of N. N
Caldwell. pianist, formerly OF Kin
ney's Dreams orchestra, Red Wood
Falls, MINI: William Place, drum
mer. formerly OF PARIS Melody Boys
Rapid City. s. D.: Robert Langusn,
marianba player. Society Entertain
ers, Aberdeen. Wis; Henry Jacobs,
clarinet and saxophone, Lucas Jazz
band: A. F. Haley. trombone, Jack
Marshell orchestra, Lincoln. Neb.; Cal
Cox. Melody Sextette. Sheridan, Wyo.i
Terrys Davis Cereli. banjo and violin,
Grand Junction, Colo. g. D. Fan
houser is leader of the orchestra
, 1923-02-27
Consolidation
Of Railroads
Is Criticized

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Ths gen.
eral scheme OF consolidating railroads
now being tentatively advanced by
the government. was criticized by
T. NJ. Schumacher. president Of
the FL Paso and Southwestern rail
road. called today as the first witness
before the interstate commerce com.
mission when hearings on the con-
solidntion plan was resumed.
Any plan Of combining major Amer.
lean railroads into twenty large sys.
TENS. Mr.. Schumacher asserted.
would result in reduction of oompe.
tition in transportation service. would
lower initiative Of railroad manage
ments. and would reduce efficiently
by lowering the effectiveness of man.
agement.
, 1923-02-27
THREE NEGROES BOUND
OVER TO U. S. COURT

Three dusky residents Of the Sand.
bar. captured in a raid by the police
department early this morning, were
given a hearing this afternoon before
M. p. Wheeler U. s. commissioner,
on a charge OF violating the narcotic
laws. and bound over to the next
term OF federal court in Cheyenne un.
der bonds of $4,000 each
Tho trio gave the names of Minnie
Adams. Willie Gilbert and Charles
Holmes and according to the police
they have been instrumental in keep,
Ing h cocaine trade booming in tina,
part Of town lately. The police have
been working on the ease for some
time and believe that they have brok.
en- up one Of the most nefarious
groups Of dope peddlers in the city,
, 1923-02-27
FRENCH REL EASE
PAY FOR BRITISH

LONDON. Feb. 27.-By Tho Asso.
ciated Press.rThe French have
agreed TO surrender that part Of the
German money seized at Cologne last
Saturday which was intended for use
IN paying British troops. It was said
here today. This tension caused by
tho incident has been relieved. al.
though the position IL still delicate.
Tho Cologne correspondent Of tbs
Times reports that tho British author.
tiles firmly demanded tbs return OF
tAs raoney iz.erded for ths Army.
, 1923-02-27
A"LLEGED.STORE ROBBER
RETURNED FROM DENVER

Sheriff Perry Morris returned this
morning from Denver with Jack
Long. who is said &c have been i'm
plicated in the robberies of the Frantz
Shop ard the jos David company's
clothing store several months ago.
Long is alleged to have stated that
after tho first robbery was committed
that he was high lacked out OF his
share Of the loot by his partners and
that he handled the second Job alone.
Direct Information will be filed In
the case by e. H. Foster. prosecuting
attorney. and Long viii be given a
trial at the criminal term Of court
which meets next month.
, 1923-02-27
Theaters SaUe
Heat on Films
That Excite

BOSTON, Feb. q. - Exciting
plays and motion pictures cause the
temperatures of audiences to rise
and result in the throwing off of
bodily heot that ~judlcious theatre
owners utilize as a substitute for
fuel. according to Professor Edward
F. Miller of the Massachusetts in
stitute OF technology, who has made
tests on Boston audiences. Some
theatre owners lower the heat sup
ply as acts approach their climax.
Fat persons. according to Professor
Miller. give much moro heat than
thin ones, as well as greater mois-
ture, which also is beneficial since
the average theatre atmosphere is
usually dry.
, 1923-02-27
L
SKULL FOUND

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Anthropol-
oglsts said today that the fossilized
human skull. believed to be of the
tertiary period. discovery of which
was announced in Associated Press
dispatches from Buenos Aires last
night mEy be the Oldest human relic
ever unearthed.
If proved authentic. DR.. Franz
Boas. Columbia university anthropo.o-
sist and world famous scientist, as
serted that it would be even older
possibly 500, 900 years. than the skull
Of an erect man.spe, known as the
pitchecanthropus erectus which was
found in Java 20 years ago.
1t may even prove. he said. to be
the skull of one OF earth's first men.
, 1923-02-27

LONDON. Feb. 27-Br1tish author.
tiles in tho Rhinoiand have been in.
structed to investigate reports of al.
legged holding up OF British-owned
goods on the Rhine by the French and
Balgians. according to Roland 3. Me.
Neill. undor-secretary OF state for for.
e:gn nffairs. Replying to a question
in tho house Of Mr.. McNsnI
stated that the British officials had
been instructed TO take such acton
as may DO possible TO protect the In.
ter sts OF British firms.
, 1923-02-27
STILL LINGERS
SHIPPING. BILL

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-While
+he administration shipping bill still
fingered before tho senate today in.
terest turned to the formulation Of
alternative p!aa5 by the shipping
board for dealing with the govern
ment's merchant fleet in view of the
conceded failure of the bnl.
Declared by Chairman Lasker, after
a conference yesterday with President
Harding and later with members of
tho board, to be Of a "startlinEly
novel; nature, no indication OF the
precise nature Of the plan has yet
been given by administration officials.
II was generally believed, the al.
D~inistration's policy contemplated
quick and thorough liquidation with
possibly the invocation of such indi.
rect AIDS TO American shipping con.
tSIned IN tho merchant marine act as
would encourage purchase Of govern
ment ships by private interests.
, 1923-02-27
FARM CREDITS
BILL TAKEN UP.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 77.-Tba
house was proceeding today to the
most important business remaining
before tho adjournment ~ taking up
the farm credits bill. Just completed
by the banking committee. Plans
for its consideration contemplated a
vote not !atsr than tomorrow with
leaders confident of It's passage anG
also that there would be no serious
hitch in adjusting differences with
the credits legislation passed by the
senate.
As reported by tho committee. the
bill embraces the major provisions Of
both senate bills, the Capper and
Lenroot-Anderson measures, incorpor-
alton OF tho latter having been tho
chief issue In the quarrel owe the
legislation upon house leaders.
In a statement last night explain
ing the purposes Of the bill. Chair
man McFadden OF the committee,
said It represented ian honest at
tempt to provide all necessary credits
Of which the agricultural of the
country claim 10 be in need"
, 1923-02-27
GASOLINE TAX
ineffective
UNTIL /

CHEYENNE. wyo., Feb. 27.-tsps
cial TO The Trbune.HThe consumers
gasoline tax o: one cent a gallon pro.
vided by the recent Wyoming Iezisla.
ture will not become effective March
l as has been forecast, but will be
levied on and after April l. The act
imposing the tax is contradictory. pro.
v!ding in n place that It shall be eff.
rective March / and in another place
hat It shall take effect April 1. The
latter provision will be followed.
Governor VIM. B. Ross approved
the act today.
, 1923-02-27
COMMITTEE
FOR SCOUTS IS NAMED

The publicity COMMITTEES for the Boy
Scouts Of America under the Casper
Council was named by Earle q. Bur
we'll this morning. Besides Mr.. Bur
well there are included in the conn
mittee Mike Wear, vice chairman
Hal Curraa. E. p. Martin, and Earl
Hanway.
The second meeting Of the scout,
masters school will take UP a consid
cradle part of tonight's session.
, 1923-02-27
'Pape's Cold Compound Breaks a Cold in Few He

Don't stay ~stuffed.upi Quit blowing
and snutflins! Take 'Paps,s Cold
Compound" every two hours until
three doses arc taken. The first dose
pens ~clogged.up nostrfls and air pas.
ages of head; stops nose running;
relieves headache, duiiness. feverish-
, 1923-02-27
RUNAWAY GIRLS TAKEN
TO HOME IN DENVER

Dorothy Lindsay and Jessie Mer.
row. ~16.year-old girls who ran away
frdm their home in North Casper and
were caught in Cheyenne and later re.
turned to Casper, will be taken to-
night to Denver to be placed in the
Florence Crittenden home for girls.
w. G. Harris. state humane officer,
arrived hero yesterday from Chey-
nne and will take the girls to Den
yer.
, 1923-02-27
SEIZED IN
MURDER PROBE

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 27.-Mr. C.
Peden, formerly OF Dayton, Ohio. and
Anthony L. Whitley Of Los Angeles.
were held by the police today pend
Ing completion of an investigation into
the death Of Frank johnson, world
war hero. of Marshalltown. Iowa, who
was stabbed * death yesterday.
Accord .ng to reports at police head
, 1923-02-27
Committeeman of
Khan C~Onfesses

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. Feb. 81. -
Chief of Police Mulconnery today an.
nounced that Ben O.. Morrow, arrest
ed Saturday night on a charge of dis
tributing anonymous election cam
paign matter. has signed a statement
under oath that he was employed by
Ru Klux Kan at $40 a day as a
precinct committeeman"
, 1923-02-27

the consensus OF opinion was that the
matter could not be brought before
the senate In the time remaining be-
core the present session ends.
The committee decided however TO
ask for further Information. Senator
Lodge. OF Massachusetts,, chairman,
said he expected TO confer tomorrow
with President Harding.
Information deemed necessary by
the committee relates especially to
the powers and Jurisdiction OF the IN
ternaJonal court and the form of ad-
heslon OF other nations to It, includ-
ing what reservations they had
adopted. The extent to which tho la
Dor section of the treaty of Versail-
les may be associated with the court
is another point pon which infor-
nation VIII be sought.
Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho,
presented tho committee resolution
calling upon the president for furth-
er information. 1t WAS adopted with
out a record vote. but with Senator
Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, eI-
pressing his dLsapproval.
, 1923-02-27
for
Miners Named
As City Judge

MARION, H.. Feb. 27.-Ansus W,
Kerr. chief counsel for the men &C.
cused Of participation in the Herrtn
mine slayings has been appointed city
Judge al Benton, It became known to,
day. The appointment vas made by
Governor Small. Mr.. Kerr succeeds
Oscar C. Smith, who resigned "a
accept the management OF the state
school for the deaf at Jacksonville.
, 1923-02-27
sla.OOo PERNI1T 0

A building permit was issued from
the city engineers office yesterday
to Fred Newman for a &12 900 two
story frame residence to be construct.
ed at 10th and Durbin streets. This
is the first permit Of any size to be
issued for q week or two.
, 1923-02-27

quarters. Mrs. Peden had enlisted the
aid OF johnson in a difficulty over a
business matter. This was said to
have resulted in an argument between
johnson and Whitley. whitley told
the police that johnson had brought
another man and that "a pistol was
drawn"
johnson vas cited for bravery over.
seas,
, 1923-02-27

ness. sneezing. The second and third
doses usually break up the cold COM
pletely and end all grippe misery.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Tastes nice. Contains no quinine. In
sist upon Observation-Disclosures.
, 1923-02-27
REHEARsALS TODAY
FOR "MELODYLAW"

Rehearsals called today for Melody
land" are as follows:
4:30 p. m-Fairyland chorus.
500 p. m.-Farmers.
7:3o p. m.-"Goodnight" chorus and
principals.
800 p. m.-"Me,odyiand" chorus
ana principals.
All principals in cabaret scene.
, 1923-02-27
Plea for authority to Enter international
Court of League of Nations Is
Left to Next Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Postponemen of action until
the next session of congress upon President Hardingis request
for authority to enter the international court set up by the
league of nations, was virtually decided on today by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. l
No vote was taken but senators representing all views said
, 1923-02-27

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-speaker
GIllett of the house is suffering from
an attack of influenza at his home
here. His condition is said not to be
serious
, 1923-02-27
OF RESPECT FOR BONES
OF THE DEAD IS BEMOANED BY
PROF IN LECTURE ON EGYPT

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 27-The motive ''that leads men
like Lord Carnarvon to show such utter irreverence for dead
mems bones" as to invade tomhs like that of King Tutenk-
hamun in Egypt is deplored by Prof. W. A. Hammond, dean
of Cornell university.
, 1923-02-27

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-King Tu-
tenkhamun, who has achieved more
publicity 5000 years after his death
than most stage stars do through q
lifetime OF trying. was not such a
rich man after all. according to Prof.
Roger W. Rogers OF Drew Theologi-
cal seminary, an author Of archaeolog-
lcal books.
Jewels and ornaments found in the
kings tomb r "stolen goods" cached
there thousands OF years ago by ma
tive priests who took them from some
really wealthy corpse, Prof. Rogers
told a church audience last night. 1t
"a the priests custom. he said, to
valuable articles from a tomb
they feared would be looted and hide
them.
Greater archaeological discoveries
have been made and drawn much less
public attention than this one, the
professor asserted.
, 1923-02-27

In a lecture before his class In phi,
losophy yesterday. he said.
The twentieth century shows toe
little reverence. Think how would
you like 1t II three thousand years
from now the SarAcens had super.
seeded u civilization and had broken
into George Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon.
How would you like It II Abraham
Lincoin'S bones were carried off &c
Constantinople and placed on display
In a Saracen museum? Yet that Is
precisely what Lord Carnarvon now
is doing while the scientific world ap,
plauds."
, 1923-02-27
To The Public and Candidates

Numerous rumors have come to the attention of campaIrn DEPART
ment elatve o rganization and clubs entering the camolgn through
some ndNHdua The attention ct Ill contestants n all those fnter.
ested In Tribune campaign is called to RISE No 0 II the campaign.
a . follows:
No Amy eonusion on the part of candidates to nurify competition
o other combination. arrangement, Dr. stfcrtt to the detriment o ca
dldates OF his newspaper will not be tolerated. Any candidate or candl
u0tesa entering into VI taking part in Wuc a n greene Advancement IT
efortw VIII forfeit all rights to a prize or commission.
it is the aim of this newspaper to conduct his npaIrn f. fairness
to all and eaeh and every contestant may rest assured mat they will re
oeve fair and impartial treatment, and are hereby invited 10 emo to
The Tribune any matter that they d not consider fair 10 all
, 1923-11-17

in reply to a memo Waich Lord Crewe
presented to l|'r1Nia" P, |incare on No
vember 9th em~bodying reports received
by the British that the French authori-
ties Wa:e involved in the Rhine'and Sep
aritist movement.
London, Nov. l4th. -Germeany hes
decided to r~epudiate the treaty Of Yer
saiIICs and not to comply with either the
reparaticns clause or any other tof the
clauses Of the treaty as lone as the
French and B|9lgianS occuI} the Ruhr,
saws a despatch 10 .thc Daily Mail from
Berlin.
London, Nov. 18th The ccrapicte
cessation Of every .kjrd Of reparaDjun
payment uy Germany was semi officially
announced t@njgh, according to a dcs-
patch to the Central News from Berlin.
This action was taken on the ground that
the treaty Of versatile es had been violated
by France and that therefore it could
not be deserved Nv Germany.
C0Io2ne. Nov. 14th.-Leo Deckers. .the
Sppqra S leader. ha en- arrested at
\|ervisrs, just oVet the DeJgIan i, %oHrier,
according 10 auNices from AiX IL Cha.
petle.
Halifax N y, Nov, 1lh.-Nr. w. A..
Black, selI,t member OF the we'll known
firm Of Pickrorl and Black, has been
nominated as the Co lseryatiVe caudI-
date TO. the Federal House fer the va
ca G. in the repres e~ntatiln Ct HaIIfai
City and county created by the appoint
mcnt of MIR. a. X. Mae Ian 70 the TX.
chaquar Court bench. Mr.. Geo. A. Red
mo0d, merchant, is the Government
(Liberat) nomn-e.
Loadoo, Nov. 1Ith.-Pending Mr..
pl Lao m. fnythpr vp9cjIiDn Gf his p no