Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1919, Page 1

THE DAILY TRIBUNE Reaches a dozen towns of Central Wyoming the same day it is published, with all the news of the day : : : THREATENED WIT | served by both the Associated | | Press and the United Press MING, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1919 _ ! NUMBER 97 SENATE TAKES ‘STICK? OUT OF DRY STATUTE Hardin Measure Makes Appearance in the House With Alcohol Content Reduced to.One Per Cent, Passage Certain CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 11.—(Special.)—With the outside pub-| lic congratulating itself that the Hardin prohibition bill was safely out! of the way and past the noint of trouble, what does the senate com-, mittee do last evening but report that same measure with an amend- ment reducing the alcoholic content of permissible beverages to one per cent instead of two, as passed by the house and indications point | to its final enaction in the latter form. In addition to senate support the umendment is said to have mustered thirty-five champions in the house with the result that the “stick” will be finally eliminated from the soft rinks that come into vogue with the passing of the saloon. The charge as stated caused consid erable discussion last evening in legis- lative bodies with pronounced opinion in both directions, some holding that Republicans were bound to support the bill as originally agreed upon in joint caucus. This feeling gradually gave way, however, before arguments of amendment supporters and while the utimate outcome is in doubt, it is understood that a majority of the house is pledged to the change. _ | Following... concurrence in the; amendment this morning efforts were made'to defeat the"commissioner pro- vision when Myers of Unita offered another amendment striking out all reference to a commissioner and Shinazy offered an amendment re- quiring the commissioner to have been’ a resident of the state five years., Roth were defeated. The special committee appointed to confer with the governor on a road) program reported in thé senate today that a plan would be submitted to the legislature providing for a con- stitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of $3,000,000 worth of bonds and an election to be held early in the spring. NOTHING IRREGUL “in violating the rules of the sta self a half-interest in a valuabl assistant manager of Richards city and former county clerk of Hot) Springs county, in whose name the lease was granted by the retiring board, today made the following statement: “W. A. Woodrow, present county clerk of Hot Springs county, and my- section, known as 36-44-92, during 1918 and we had expended consid- erable sums of money on it prepara- tory to receiving, assurances that the property would be drilled by a firm we had negotiated with, This was all done, however, before the expira- tion of the lease, at which time I ——E7= CASPER STORES | CLOSE AT NOON made application for a renewal for one year, making the usual deposit | of $100. Prior to December 12, 1918, HONOR LIN L | I was notified by the state land com- | missioner that there were other ap-/ | Plications filed subseauen’ to mine 5 3 i that a hear- As the result of an agreement | for the same section and growing out of plans for the ob. | ing by the board would be had on the servance of Lincoln's birthday, | matter on Dec. 12 and advising tha f Casper |I should be present or represente ee Ree tel ae at this time. Consequently I ap- stores will enjoy a half holiday to- TAND GRAB’ DECLARES HOSEA M. HANTZ, APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN Houx Given Half Interest for Drilling Contract, Says Former Owner of Oil Lease Rescinded by New Land Board; Was Approved by Beard In defense of alleged inferences reflected in a news-dispatch from Cheyenne and printed yesterday in the Daily Tribune concerning the reported action of former Gov. Frank L. Houx, IS CLEARED OF « Au cHarces LEADS 10 PLAN FOR RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT DENVER STRIKE Brief Stay at U. S. IS CONTINUED, Capital With Re- : The Ansocinted Press.) turn to Congress About March 15th (By DENVER, Feb. 11.—The school engineers’ strike continued today. [Ry Axnectatea Presr ] Superintendent Cole said he was un- able to tell when the 25 schools in- PARIS, Feb. 11.—Evidence of President Wilson’s intention not to volved would reopen. AR IN ALLEGED) abandon the peace conference |upon ratification of the Society of ‘Nations plan was fourd in dis- closure yesterday of his plan to |return from W. March 15. ‘This involves so brief a stay in Washington us to permit time only for the signing of bills during the closing hours of Congre: It understood that President Wilson tends to give h's personal attention in Paris to the work of the supreme executive council which promises to be the most impprtant feature of the peace conferenc? after disposal of the Socisty of Natitns. ‘ Interesting developments in the work of the supreme council are ex-- pected today. The draft of the plan for the Society of Nations Y WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--Hen Veeder, packers’ coun: cleared retary Tumulty of connection with the packing interests. He denied that Tumulty was the “diamond T” from whom packers got inside information regarding President Wilson’s plan for a packing investigation. ree te land board in granting him- e oil lease,’ Hosea M. Hantz, & Cunningham’s store of this ing and probably it will be prepared | for action by a plenary si ion of | the conference late in the we ® The supreme war council, altho hearing the claims of Belgian dele. gates in support of the French vic deal of expense on the lease during the past year in endeavoring to get it drilled and I thot we were en- that their country should be protected titled to a renewal in that. we might until on the same footing as Ger- have a chance to at least break even, ynany, is expected to refer this matter Mr. Gates then made the motion .o the economic committee. It is hij y of this as oan military ed enti the motion carried unanimously. “Subsequent to the return of Mr. Houx from the east the latter part economic, of 1918, I took up the question with auestion. on, Which is regarded than a rather him and his associates relative to drilling this property for Mr. Wood- PARIS, Feb. 11. row and myself, inasmuch as we had son plans to go to Brest F Ay pre-- been unsuccessful’ in making a drill- paratory to sailing, probably Sun- ing contract with any of the large day arl Reading, Amb: andor companies and after considerable Ju nd, Ambassador Cellore and negotigting on the matter we sold Franklin Roosevelt probably will ac- Mr. Houx and his associates a half \:ompany him. | interest in the lease for a sum of ee ae eam or money and the stipulation that they | would drill a test well on the lease i | before. the close of the 1919 season. On or about January 4, this year, a! drilling contract was made and con- sequently I made the assignment of Only newspaper in Wyoming | ashington to Paris by} s|more than a half y treaties. || PARIS, Feb, 11.—(By As- sociated Press.)—Japan has || reiterated her intention to hold the Marshall and Car- oline Islands in the Pacific, which she took from Ger- man during the war, as well as to insist upon the execu- tion of her agreement which was reached in September, last, with China, regarding Shantung. Formal statement to this effect by Japanese representatives have been made public here. i | '\Chinese Intentions of | H WAR BY JAPA JAP INSISTENCE ON TREATY OBLIGATIO! RAISES WAR CRISIS Making Public Terms of Secret Treaties Thwarted by Japs Thru Theft of Documents From the Bag- gage of Envoys on Their Trip to Paris Congress WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Japan’s attitude tow.rd China in the peace conference is causing grave | prehension. According to diplomatic information, Japan virtually has threatened war if China makes ‘public secret treaties between the two countries and fails to carry out her agreement to make Japan the successor of Germany in rights, property and concessions held by the Germans at the outbreak of the w-- China is relying on the peace conference, where her delegates are id to have made ansex. pres-ion and is seeking to support the United States and Great Britain. When Chinese delegates arrived in, Paris they reported that copies of | the ‘ret treaties were stolen from| their baggage while they were pass- ling thru Japan and consequently they were unzble to carry out their pur- pose of making them public. Advices from the Orient say the American minister at Peking seek- ling to reassure the Chinese foreign. minister of the friendship of the |United States, was told frankly that |the foreign minister did not see how at this time the United States or Great Britain could divert their at- tention to the Orient when the Euro- pean situation demanded so mugh attention. \ According to reports received here, jthreats against China were con- veyed to the Chinese foreign mi by the Japanese minister in Peking in thinly veiled terms. The Japanese minister is said to have nointed out that Japan had an army of more than a million men idle at home, fully | <quipped with arms and munitions enough to conduct a long war, and’ to have pointed out that Japan had million tons of shipping, with the intimation that this would be ready on short notice. He | ! | | also is said to have referred pointedly | to large sums of money owed to Japan| 'by China, and to the fact that China is unable to live up to financ’ agreamants: ee nasteen te | Upon arriving in Par's without copies of treaties which they had! ‘been instructed to use in seeking to vill be be-|hreak Japan’s grip, the Chinese dele- fore the commission for second read-|}gates made verbal reports on the sub- stance of these treaties to some of the peace delegates of otner coun-- tries. This led Japanese authorities to demand of China that she disavow this action and keep secret the Some secret treaties have not yet been ratified by the Chinese govern- ment, altho Japan has ratified them and, according to advices, Japan is self held the lease on this particular that the lease be granted to me and evident that the supreme war coun- bringing every pressure to bear on China to ratify them before Paris can do anything. ANARCHISTS ON WAY TO SHIPS CHEER I. W. W. (By Associated Press.) EW YORK, Feb. 11.—Fifty-four | ‘adicals, alien-born anarchists, I. W. radi W., and others arrived at Hoboken today and were transferred to Ellis As the Island to await deportation. group of men were led to tl three cheers for the Bolshev: three for the I. W. W. were given. morrow. Stores will be closed at noon and will not reopen again during the day. " ESCAPED SINN FEINER IRISH ENVOY, PARIS CORK, Feb. 11.—Professor Ed- ward De Valera, escaped Sinn Fein leader, is reported to be in Paris to peared before the board on that date a half interest in the acreage.” | and learned that three other applica- The statement that the lease is | tions had been filed but to the best! within a half! mile of a producing oil | of my knowledge none of the other well is false, Mr. Hantz declares, | applicants were present at the meet-! altho there is a well about seven miles ing in the interest of the lease. I!'from the property. On the other recall there were present at the board) hand it is a fact, Mr. Hantz says, | meeting, State Treasurer Herman B. that the Ohio Oil company abandoned | Gates, Miss Clark, Gov. Houx and! a test well drilled on the adjoining one other person whom I do not re-} section No. 1, in the same supposed member. structure last summer when they re- | “1 was asked by Mr. Gates why I ported a heavy water well and since | thot I should be granted a renewal that time there has not been any | of ‘this lease and I told the board on| operations whatever in that locality. (By The Associnted Press.) ARE REPULSED REPUBLICANS OF LONDON, Feb.. 11.—The Bolshe- PORTUGAL NEAR viki launched an infantry attack Sat- urday against Allied positions near| Sredmakrenga, southeast of arch FINAL VICTORY angel, and were, repulsed, according! to an official statement of the Brit- ish war office PARIS, Feb. 11.—Diplomats to- day predicted a complete victury for | the Portuguese Republicans shortly. KING GEORGE CALLS ON BRITISH PARLIAMENT TO REDUCE POVERTY AND UNREST BY PROMPT ACTION Impressive Measures’ for Reconstruction Period Urged on Solons; Relations With U.S. Should Be Encouraged .. LONDON, Feb. 11.—King George, in a speech today from the throne to parliament, urged that legislative body to act resolutely in stamping out poverty, diminishing unemployment and improving the health of the nation. King George urged quick, decisive action on reconstruction measures and asked parliament “to spare no effort in healing the causes of existing unrest.” The king said a government bill would be presented simplifying pro- WYOMING HEN ARRIVE TODAY cedure in the house of commons, so that body might expedite what the government considers imperative F NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-—T! a desire ; n transport I measures. Among the measures, he aid, were better housing, fotitatton of a department of health, fulfillment of pledges to labor or that unfair competition could be prevented, and betterment of agricultural situations thru improved transportation. King, George expressed that the understanding between Great Britain and the United States should increase and that they ‘act together The in the future.” 371st “It has given me great pleasure to receive President Wilson,” said the king. “I rejoice particularly that the peace delegates agreed to accept the principle of the League of Na- tions for it is by progress along that road that I see the on hope of saving mankind from a recurrence of the scourge of war. I ardently de- viathan, 00 troops, will arrive late t troops board includ and 2nd infantry regi colored of the field and staff he ny of the 163rd rr ional headq ion, including: men, the compa- and divis 41st divis- Wyoming srd division; dquarters ment of the Idaho and _ = WASHINGTON, Feb. licen, for Puture export An an goods sire that the fights of leisure and to neutral countri under a decis- prosperity be more generally shared jon announced by the war trade board and hope you will spare no effort today, will be good until used instead toward healing the causes of existing of bearing a limitation of 90 days unrest.” imposed heretofore GENERAL STRIKE > COMES TO END IN SEATTLE TODAY Union Ranks Split on Refusal to Leave Work Until General Return; Camp Lewis Soldiers Sent to Buttc United P (By Ur .) try on stri The men SEATTLE, Feb. The general aro all oxpert m Gnammenvartd strike ended ee nos with the include four machine-gun sergeants perfect record for orderliness of the and eight machine-gunne who are strikers unbroken. However, armed privates. now present Irish independence claims to! the ground that we, Mr. Woodrow | the peace congress. and myself, had been put to a great) GERMANY MAY | REFUSE TO SIGN NEW ARMISTICE ‘Action Will Depend on Terms, Declares Armistice Commissioner in State- ment at Weimar, Says Report ————— | [By United Press] Fel TURIN, Feb. 11.—Mathias Erzerberger, German armistice commissioner, today declared at Weimar that Germany would not renew the armistice if the new conditions are “too severe.” | A dispatch quotes him as follows: ee “If the new conditions are too severe we won't sign them and will thus remain in a state of neither peace nor war.” SECRETARY— ' In regard to the action of the new land board in rescinding the lease granted in his name, Mr. Hantz says: “The lease was granted to me in good faith and I do not feel that the new board is justified or has au- thority under the circumstances to cancel it and I am appealing the mat-/ ter of their decision to the courts of the state. It is true that thei state land commissioner did offer the | lease for sale at public auction on the 8th of this month and in a let-| ter from him, I am advised that it was sold to one Charles McGonagles, on that date for the sum of $100,/ it being the only bid and the mini- | mum sum that the state is permitted | to accept for such lease.’’ | This fact has not been brot out \in the article, and, according to Mr. | Hantz, is therefore misleading. ———_-— CLYDE STRIKERS | ORDERED BACK LONDON, Feb. 11.—All strikers of | ber of textile strikers resuming work | the Clyde district were ‘today ‘ in-|i8 gradually increasing. Six pickets| structed by their leaders to return to work tomdrrow, FO ENGINE HOt co th 89 tay Sy tile a FOCH DEMANDS OCCUPATION OF OTHER POINTS (By United Presn) PARIS, Feb. 11.—Marshall Foch is advocating further military demonstrations and the occupa- tion of other strategic points, to insure compliance with the armi- stice. The supreme council is con- sidering the proposition. TEXTILE MILLS | MANY WORKERS (Ry The Annncinted Prews.) LAWRENCE; Feb. 11.—The num- | were arrested tion. | Strong Republican forces are yather- |ing in northern Portugal where the | Monarchists still hold ou. BREST-LITOVSK © IS RECAPTURED __BY THE POLES WARSAW, Feb. 11.—The Poles) recaptured Brest-Litovsk, Bialstik, and Kovel from the Bolsheviki. police and troops guarded the streets until the last. The feature of the closing hours of the strike was the split in union ranks. The strike committee asked those who had returned to work yesterday to go out again until noon. Most of the men refused. The shipyards’ strike continues un- affected by the end o fthe sympathy walkout. MACHINE-GUN UNIT TO MAINTAIN ORDER TACOMA, Feb. 11.—Twelve men and one officer left Camp Lewis last night for Butte, where they will join forces with units of the 44th infan- SEE RETURN OF SEGRETARY GLASS ASKS PERMIT TO ISSUE LOAN OF 10 BILLIONS (By WASHINGTON, Feb. at a rate of interest to be fixed by ited Press) 11.—Secretary of the Treasury Glass asked today for intimida-| Congress today for permission to issue $10,000,000,000 Liberty Bonds the treasury department. SLIGHT DISTURBANCES ONLY ARE REPORTED BUTTE, Feb. 11.—Only minor dis. turbances were reported today by the polic nd the military. A meeting has been called of the me ants of the city and county officials to dis- cuss ‘the cost of living, which the mayor said he thot to be the cause of disaffection. NEW PRESIDENT NEXT TUESDAY WEIMAR, Feb, 11.—The German National Assembly has adopted the provisional constitution with little amendment. A national president will be elected Tuesday. . BERLIN, Feb. 11.—Government |troops have occupied Bremerhaven |and Gcestemunde.