Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1917, Page 1

NO INQUEST HELD RECORD OUTPUT OF DETERMINE GAUSE PETROLEUM IN U.S 292,300,000 Barrels Were Marketed; Wyoming Is Center of Increase Fractured Vertebrae of John Campbell Lends Doubt as to the Manner in Which was a record-br He Met His Death petroleum ind the United COMPANION IS EXAMINED “tes. is indic in a prelimin y estimate of the output of crude oil made by John D. Northrop of the |Upited States Geological Survey, De partment of the Interior. Mr. Nor- throp estimates that in the year just closed 292,300,000 barrels of crude bes! ., petroleum was produced and marke pCessary to holds tai the oll Ralds ofthe Whtted ‘States oroner’s inquest this afternoon over This quantity is greater by 11,000,- ins of John Campbell, aged 000 5 nt, than the teamster in the employ of output in 1915 tion to WASHINGTO D. -That 1916 year for the Inquest Is Called Of When It is Clearly Evident That Teamster Met His Death as a Result of Fal! from Wagon od It was found unnec he remz bout Kendrick Li who was found dead| quantity of oil produced and mar- morning near the Huskey ranch| °° ever feod tn Hatin the Big Muddy road. ih anaes ad Ok The remains of Campbell were ng table shows by rought to the city this morning by State States oroner Lew Gay and Sheriff Hugh! ;, 191 estimate of the production barrels of 42 gallons each: 1916. 105,000,000 89,000,000 26,000,000 000 000 8,500,000 8,000,000 7,400,000 ( L. Patton. It was at first supposed that he had frozen to death, but the Oklahoma fact that his body was bruised and California the spinal vertebrae fractured at the base of the neck lent some doubt, | Loui ordered by the uC Sareinis ; Pennsylvanis Coroner. However, it was determined Pie : Ohio ster this afternoon that Campbell's x, nd an inquest was ansas 6,500,000 death was plainly the result of a fall.| Wyoming and : Campbell and a freighter named Montana 4,245,525 6,300,000 Phillips left Casper yesterday with a Bantucky 4200 /200 i of hay and oats for one of the Now York eaaiana Levi camps in the Big Muddy field. Colorado 190.000 At a private hearing in the Sheriff's Other States 10,000 office this morning Phillips was cross- —— a: 00,000 examined by Prosecuting Attorney R. mt 281,104,104 ; ; . The increase in 1916 is ounted H. Nichols, and a transcript of the forkbyitheucontinuddbabiliteuntiths examination made. newer fields in the Mid-Continent and Campbell has been in the employ Rocky Mountain regions to supply enough oil from new wells to more of Levi for x number of years. than offset the normal decline in the aan older fields east of the Mississippi: REFUSE FOOD AND LODGING The incentives that caused the in- crease in 1916 included higher prices for oil at the wells, which encour- CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS aged drilling in all fields; a decrease jin production in the Cushing pool, on Oklahoma, which allowed the product By United Press ... of other Mid-Continent fields access LEWES, Eng., Jan..1.—(By Mail) to markets; and a greatly *increased —tThis town is trying to day to get|/ demand for crude oil, expressing the rid of a non-combatant battalion of needs of a large number of refineries Housewives that were installed in the period of fi : overproduction and low prices in 1914 have declared an outright strike, re- 444 4915. fusing to billet the men and a number The principal centers of increased of tradesmen docile to sell them any- production in 1916 were in Estill and thing at any price. Allen countie: Kentucky; Butler Recognizing a man’s right to obey) County, Kan Cc »r County, Ok- his conscience, the military tribunals lahoma, and Co rse, Park and Na- were puzzled to find some means of t counties, Wyoming. mobilizing a few conscientious ob- he most notable development of jectors and putting them on work of the year in Wyoming was the opening national importance. At length the of a new oil field on the Big Muddy conscientious objectors. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917, i { Circulation of the Casper Daily Tribune last night 580 DRY MEASURE GASPER NOMORE IS INTRODUCED, A COUNTRY TOM CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan, 12.—Re- Casper will be ranked as a city of sorting to sporting vernacular to ex-/the first class from now on, by vir- + press what ‘occurred, the Republicans) tue of having attained a population of the Wyoming Legislature this'of more than 4,000 punch” Democrats of the same body in the |grar inhabitants morning “‘beat to the the which, under the laws Wyoming, s it the privileges of a city of matter of State-wide prohibition pro-;the first cl cedure. Ser or ( iner of Lincoln Governor John B. Kendrick has is County just before the noon recess of |sued a proclamation declaring Casper the Senate, introduced Senate File|to be a city of the first cla This 1, providing submission by this Leg-| was done islature of a constitutional amend-j|nor o ment for State-wide prohibition,) Mayor up receipt by the Gover a certified statement from E. P. Rohrbaugh of Casper, thereby forestalling a plan to have ajthe certi e being attested by the Democrat make the first prohibition | corporate al of the town of Casper. motion of the introduction of a sim-; T amation in full follows: ilar meaSure in the House this after-| | “Wher The Town of Casper, a noon }municir poration duly organized Senator Gardner’s bill was re-|and existing under and by virtue of ferred to the Committee on Reve-/the laws of the State of Wyoming, nue, the personnel of which had been/and situate, lying 1 be the announced by Speaker Todd only alState of y has ains moment earlier. This committee con-| population of more than 4,000 i sists of James W. Chrisman of Lin-|itants, and coln County, chairman, and Senators! tified I. C. Jefferis of Weston County, Rob-|dul ert H. Hall of Fremont County, Charles G. Kendall of Sweetwater having been cer- Rohrbaugh, the qualified and acting id town of Casper, and ate being fittes d by the County, and Peter Kooi of Sheridan | a eal of said town of Cas County - |per; now The bill provides for submission of| “Therefore, by virtue of the au- the amendment for State-wide pro-|thority vested in me by Section 1620 hibition to the Wyoming electorate/of the Wyoming dompiled statutes, at the general election in 1918, with}John B. Kendrick, Governor of the prohibition becoming effective—if the| State of Wyoming, do hereby declare amendment is adopted—on January|that the Town of Casper uate in 1, 1920. the County of Natrona, State of Wy- oming, to be a city of the first class, | and subject to the provisions of chapter 121 of the Wyoming com- piled statutes, and entitled to all the privileges of a city of the first class under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Wyoming. Im witness whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and caused to be af- fixed the great seal of the State of Casper Oil Brokerage Co. In- Wyoming pole ; * - | “Done at the City of Cheyenne, aS oaene |Staet of Wyoming, this 9th day of " J January, A. D., 1917." to Deal in Bonds mt —— |Thaw Can Live if | He Has Not Swallowed Bichloride of Mercury The incorporation of the Casper Oil Brokerage Co, is the latest evidence pointing to Casper’s unprecedented growth in the past twelfthmonth and the phenomenal future ahead of her. R. G. Taylor, G. R. Hagens and I. N Clay are the three organizers of the| Harry K nd their success in | *¢™ousness of the '§ an indication of "Pon himself yesterday, wh By the United Pr PHILADELPHI Pa., Jan, 12 ) live despite the ounds he inflicted he new concern, other endeavc , | tions _jout the treatment that England has OPPOSING BELLIGERANTS PRESENT U.S. NUMBER 81 WITH THE NECESSARY PEACE CLAIMS Allies Demand Restitution of All Territory Wrested from Them by Germany, While Teutons Declare They Took Up Arms Only for Defense of Liberty and Justice By the United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The bel- ligerents on both sides of the great war raging in Europe, urged their respective claims on the United States within a day, and both are now being considered by President Wilson and the State Department. | Summarized,gthe views expressed by both sides are: THE ALLIES The Allies demand the restitution of all territory wrested from them by ermany; a just reparation for terri- ory invaded; the reorganization of Europe and peace guaranteed by a steble regime; the liberation of Italy's slaves, the Rumanians; the enfran- chisement of populations now the subject of tyranny; the absolute ex- pulsion of Turkey from Europe. GERMANY Germany declares that she did not start the war, but took up arms only for the defense of her liberty and ex- istence; declares that the aims of the Allies is territorial conquest of Al-| sace and Lorraine and several Prus- sian provinces, and the humiliati Austria, as well as the part Turkey. Germany protests that the Allied dismissal of her peace sugges- “war maneuver,” and points accorded Ireland and other subeject nations, Germany also lodges a pro- test against England’s violation of the rules of nations in her ‘‘starva- tion blockade.” By the United Pr WASHINGTON, Jan, 12.—Unless President Wilson has some hidden in- formation ‘‘up his sleeve’? which will constitute a basis for a new peace moye, it is considered that England’s reply to the President’s note leaves practically no loophole for further advances by the President now. On the whole, the Allied reply cre- ated considerable surpri and disap- pointment in official circles. England and her Allies refused to go into the diseussion of peace except on their own terms, which includes the evac- uation and restoration of Belgium, to- gether with a suitable indemnity; the restoration of Alsace and Lorraine to France, which Germany wrested from France during the Franco-Prussian, war; the evacuation by Germany of jall conquered territory, and the ces- sation of the straits of Constantinople to Russia, and the “driving” of Tur- key out of Europe. President Wilson’s next move de- pends on the confidential information he is said to have in regard to Ger- muny’s peace terms. In the absence of positive knowledge of what, if any, information the President has locked in his bosom, officials believe the Al- lied reply practically forestalls any furthe ivances by the President. JEROEY TOWN WRECKED BY SHRAPNEL WHEN BIG CAR FOUNDRY EXPLODES $12,000,000 Loss Estimated in Fire and Loss of Explosives; Two Lives Probably Lost; Town Is Pitted With Holes, and Every Window Pane Is Smashed by Shock JERSEY CITY, Jan. |mittent explosions were heard thi: 12.—Inter- |morning coming from the wreckage of the Canadian Car Foundry plant at Kingsland, which was completely destroyed early last night. | The loss is estimated to be in ex- cess of $12,000,000. The checking |up of employes continues, and appar- jently but two men lost their lives. Thousands of tons of prinytroto-| explosive | luol, the most powerful |known, was stored in buildings near |the scene of the fire, but come thru the fire undamaged. | The town of Kingsland bears the appearance of having been thru a ter- rific bombardment. Gaping holes are seen in the sides of many houses, and scarcely a window pane left in the town. The roads leading to and from the town are pitted with shell holes, and the railroad tracks are torn up for = distance of two miles. The authorities of Jersey City cared for 800 refugees last night, and additional accommodations are being arranged for as many more te- day. Police from Kingsland and Jersey City are on guard, and their chiefs ed strict order to shoot te kill possible looters, or others who re- fuse to surrender and submit to # search on demand of the officers. | It is believed that the explosions started from a broken electric wire, which set off small quantiti of ex- suggestion was adopted to uniform anticline, in western Converse Coun- ate ike a = » to Slashed his throat and the art es in them like Tommies and mould them|ty. The potential importance of this the prosperity that is sure to come to jthe roofs of others are literally per-| plosives, and these in turn setting off forated with holes, such as would be| the larger stores until the whole plant into laobring unit The distinguish-| new field lies in the favorable geo- ed mark is the “N. C. C. ” on their logic structure involved and in the cap meaning “Non-Combatant demonstrated presence of high-grade Corps.” oil in two principal zones of produc- Lewes has sent a large number of tion that correspond in position to the her sons to the war. Many have been Shannon and the prolific W all Creek killed and the hospital list is long. sands in the Salt Creek field, to the Therefore, when the objectors were northwest, in Natrona County. ‘ sent out to find billets with towns-| A moderate increase in production people they faced a long and tedious) Was the response of California's oil hunt from door to door. These homes) fields to the steady advance in prices which had sent their sons to France| that was the principal feature of the flatly refused to accept them, despite | crude oil market in that State. Driil- the military regulations requiring,ing activity in all fields was nearly civilians to billet soldiers. | twice as great as in 1915, but the size —_—— tof, the new wells completed con- A Division In | Fremont-Co. IN LEAK PROBE DEMAND Another county division fight in shar proba tatosthe idekecobavwes was| Fremont county: has been launched oH pon Leh PEt ES RTS Riverton. Just what lines Riverton | ¢,, the continuance of the probe was) wants for its proposed new county | ;eferred to the Rules Committee with| have not been made public, but its) 5 xstructions to report back in ten claims will probably be presented to-| days. me day by a delegation from the River-! ton Commercial club to the Lander club. but a sufficient number of Democrats) The supporters apparently wanted |) ted with the Republicans to pass the everything east of a line to run near’ olution. Z Hudson south from the Big Wind) {¢ is believed in official circles that River to the county line. Then they| pany high administration officials will| wanted to go on west with this coun-!), ome involved if the probe goes to ty line along Wind river to Dooley’s! 315 To Rede BAIN AS where they proposed to run a line By the United Press due west to the county line and take! p SP =, in all the teritory north and west. | Woman Is Found Dead, Nate Baker, formerly register of Throat Cut and Bullet the land office at Douglas, has been! Hole: in Back of Head one of the most active in promoting! ment advanced: 1s that the mover| COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan, 12-—Mra| ment advanced is ie govern- 5 io, . 12,—Mrs. ment is very likely to take fot the C. Brant of Chicago was found dead) work of building the Wyoming Cen-)today in her room in the Deshler Ho- ox Sepsis HEY EL PIE Under ptipen: {believe ve sros muclersé yogs. bol er towns m2. uilt uns lieve i - ject whose haere “would be so pid let holes vad bes, S. te Lae eh that Riverton, in the future might/ her headis,:Powder:humted, clot not be able to" aban alt tocation of indicated that she wagishet,efter re- By the United Press BULLETIN fs WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The de- mand of the Republicans for a fur-| Administration leaders fought des- perately to prevent a further inquiry, \for his the new venture. The higher class}hiS wrist, providing that he has not of stocks and bonds will be handled,|*¥@llowed bichioride tablets discoy in addition to oil brokerage. jered missing from a bottle found in The brokerage end of the buriness| his coat pocket by physicians. will have the special attention of Mr.|_ The bottle was empty when found, Clay, who has made many warm per- but had contained the deadly table’ sonal friends in Casper during his|#¢ the physicians are much con- association with Mr. Taylor in the cerned over the possibility that Thaw past. His years of experience in San|™@Y have taken the poison, . Francisco and later in Denver have}, In Thaw’s present condition it will brought him unmeasured success in be several days before the stomach his chosen line, and there is no doubt|%@" be analyzed. In the meantime that a big future awaits the new Cas-|Counteracting preventives have been per Oil Brokerage Co., whose organi- administered. zation fills a long-felt want. KINNEY WELL NO. 6 . . Will Send His | Regrets to His Ps |by, the Elmer Green Drilling Com. i d, di t dvi Own Execution 22%, 122. sccorsine 10 advices re: on the lease. By United Press | The well has prospects of such a LONDON, Jan. 1i—Professor T.|flow that the shooting process will be G. Masaryk will have to send his re-|Unnecessary. Qnly ano approximate grets to Vienna when the time comes estimate of the production can be as- execution. Masaryk kL rai at this time. It is believed scheduled to be the guest. of honor a that it will exceed the 100-barre the killing but doesn’t believe he will) mark daily and stand to a severe test. be able to attend. | The well is locate? on the State The Austrian government conduet- lease in Section 4, on which the Ohio ed a regular orderly trial of Masaryk! Oil Company recently secured inter- on charges of high treason. He was| ests. sentenced to death following « versict | FURTHER PROGRESS IS of guilty. The defendant was in Lon- CLAIMED BY BERLIN don where he remains yoy fe a lec-! turer at the University of London. i : need Masaryk is one of the most inter-: By the United Pres: : esting figures in the Slav political and LONDON, Jan. 12.—Berlin re- scientific world. As leader of the pro-| ported the continued progress of the gressives in the Reichsrath he was | German army toward Galatz, Lubur- forever demanding liberation of the} tea and Cavuered. It is cleimed that The Tribune is informed that Kin- ney well No. 6 was brought in last night on the Kinney lease in the Big He had organized and Jed the op-|. The German «tatement indicated The police! ; to Austria’s annexation of that the Russian offense around Riga! ae position te, 28 ig still in progress, and states that | theoretically an ee paeian attacks by storm were will be of six-inch pipe. It took ‘ i Bosnia and Horzgoyinia. Masaryk, althou: IS BROUGHT IN STRONG Muddy field. The well was drilled in) made by a 6-inch shell. COMPLETED; WORK There isbecame involved. BIG MUDDY-CASPER PIPE LINE SURVEY TO START IN SPRING | Everything is set for the pipe | line, which the Illinois Pipe Line } Co, will build from the Big Mud- dy field to Casper this spring. | That is, everything is set except | the weather, which is not condu- | ceive to the digging necessary for | the project. | G. G. Perdunn, engineer for the | company. has arrived in Casper from their headquarters at Ther- movolis. Like so many of the brilliant men one meets in the | West, Mr. Perdunn is from In- , diana, and sometimes one is tempted to think that State has more than its share of clever people. However, Indiana folk are not averse to travel, and so the | whole country has the benefit of their genius. “Tank Farm” the Goal for New Pipe Line The new line, which means such | big things for Casper’s growth and prosperity, will come from the | Muddv field to the “tank farm” of | the Midwest. on the bluff. due | west of the city. A big force of | men, over fifty at least, will be | wut to work in the Spring, and things wil] be pushed until the line tion. \enemy attacks were reoulsed in Mol-| is completed. - % The outbreak of the war made/|davia and the announcenen: is made; “With everything favorable. |things very uncomfortable for the that several Russian ‘po, -i8 inthe! sbout three-quarters of a mile of professor in Austria sa he left. |Oltez alley were storm: and taken.| niné enn be laid a daw.’ said the Nlineis Compeny’s efficient enci- neer today. “The line is laid two or two and a half feet deep, and emy. alien has found London hie | .38 three months tos lay the line land. faves eo st Ant peg the er ue oe on al pelrtatnear oe tee Rosh Lol i of Be eee Tae warat Pipe Hard to Get, Railroads Slow “Pipe is awfully hard to get these days,” said the expert from Indiana,” and even if a company is fortunate enough to be able to purchase the requisite pipe, the railroads won't promise delivery, as they are already over-crowded on freight. Thanks to these , Causes, work on the new line will ba delayed probably until the first of April.” la NOTHING TANGIBLE IN SIGHT FOR PEACE By the United Press LONDON, Jan. 12.—The door of peace is still open, but no tangible re- sults in the peace movement are ex- pec‘ed soon, is the way England t the Allied reply to President ilson’s note. ‘The public is not deluded as to the present military strength of Ger- many, but believes that sooner or later that military and economic ne—. gessity will force Germany to submit . to Allied terms. From a neutral stardpoint, the Outstanding feature"of the whole sit- uution seems to be that the peace ball is still rolling, and is destined to gather’ momentum from the discus- sions now going on. LSA eS. PON Sie Wie SAY PETER te SEITE A Fok Bs} 1 THE WEATHER 1 fe 2 NORCROSS ett SEA Sea MEE na . The highest and lowest tempera- tures recorded for the 24 hours end- at 5 o’clock p. m. last night, were: o BEET st