Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1921, Page 1

‘ > fund,” ($100,000) $25,000;> commmsstore=to y Cribun WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Sat- urday, warmer in east portion to- night. Ree Mew VOLUME VV. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 1921. NUMBER 81 NEW YORK UNDER HEAVY GUARD AGAINST BOMB PLOT OVER 4,000 MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE RED CROSS CIMPNGN SUCCESS MADE PUBLIC. AT “ANNUAL MEET FIRST STATE BUDGET IN. HANDS APPROPRIATIONS OF $2,990,178 INCREASES LOW IN COMPARISON TO VALUATIONS Recommendations of State Officers (Special to The Tribune) ENNE, Jan. 14.—Both houses of the Wyoming legislature will be in recess from today noon until Mon- y morning, During the interval committees wif consider the initial hills introduced’ and will be ready ‘A re Includ d Monday to report ona sufficient num é ber to enable the actual work of legis- = lation to get ander way. Many of the legislators from nearby counties (Special to The Tribune.) will take advantage of the two and CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 14. ps Pa day Shey to visit hele ete Wyoming state budget, that the Rattner San ece TL whi was t n mitted to the legis- en a3 le nore, Ee Sadpeaa sty © hy — by Gov. Robert D. Carey "oe Shigina ph aceon rae been under authority and by direction of | the statute enacted by the legisla- tures of employing two attorneys to advise and argist. members in. the preparation of bills, especially advis. ture of 1919, recommends appropria-| 1" them in regard to the constitu- tions totaling $2,990,176.71 to finance the | tonality of the proposed measures, is conduct of the state government during | ‘© be followed by the present legisia- the biennium 1921.23. ‘This total is an inerease of $187,185.06 over that of ap- propriations provided for the biennium 1919-21. Commenting on this fact the governor's statement sayn: “It should be borne in mind that while this is an increase over the amount appropriated by the fifteenth state legislature, con- sidering. the fact that the assessed val- uation of the state has increased from $298,528,152 in 1918 to $424,866,617 in 1920, the increase is small in proportion to the assessed valuation of the state.” ‘The appropriations recommended _ by the governor follow, the first figures in parentheses stating the appropriations for the same purposes in 1919-21 and the following figures the appropriations recommended for 1921 Sixteenth legislature ($57,935.80), $58;- 160; governor, ($24}100) $24,100; defense Welcomes returned’ soldiers, ($10,000) none; pay of members of national guard in federal service, ($15,000) $2,000; uni- forms for school cadets, ($10,000) $10,- 000; medals for’ Wyoming soldiers ($13,- 000) $2,000; secretary of state, ($32,541) $62,706.45; er, ($20,350) $23,340; Plies, ($6,000) $1,600; board of deposits, auditor, ($19,300) $25,858; board of sup- ($1,000) ‘$400; superintendent of public instruction, ($60,150) $127,250; adjutant general, ($31,000) $58,210; attorney gen- Loughlin, under th y ‘COSTS SALOON | eral, ($19,600) $29,640; commissioner. of 7, | sisted arrest. The man's resemblance | child and animal protection, ($18,600) $. as Sa 3 fa] $18,792; commissioner of labor and sta- 30,000 DAMA GE een neat Miah serine on Ustles, ($13,800) $19,416; commissioner | 6 ¥ Riel WEAN they ‘opeied fee.” Of public lands, ($81,300) ) $107,270; com- (By Associated Press) Haines is. said to. have been impl-| missioner of prohibition, ($18,400) none; | dairy, food and oil commissioner, ($18,-| 000) $30,647; chemist, ($13,000) $14,910;) engineer, ($53,200) $58,050; board of con- trol, ($25,200) $31,800; examiner, ‘($40.-) 400) $81,530.40; game warden, ($93,300) | $00) $44,407.94; fish commissioner, ($53,-! $76,111; geologist, ($15,700) $16)891.5) historian, ($9,800) $35,684; Oregon Trail commission, ($500) $500; coal mine in- spector, district No, 1, ($9,500) $9,190.8: CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Blindness, caused by wood alcohol, was thé ground for a verdict of $30,000 dam- |) ages awarded Sam Greenburg today in the first action of its kind in the Chicago courts. The verdict was against the saloon partnership of Cohen & Aikin. coal mine inspector, district No. 2, (8 y ; 500) $8,048; board of examiners of coal MEXIOAN 18 HANGED, mine inspectors, ($1,467.71) $1,016; com-| PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 14,—Pedro missioner of insurance, ($20,166.66) $19,- | Domingue: in whose behalf the M | an government appealed for elemeni 442; libraries, ($12,610) 360; veter narian, ($44,400) none; board of veteri- s hanged at the state prison at Flo nary examiners, 5500) $500; supreme] ence, Ariz., at 5:30 today. He was con- court, ($44,050) $45,792; first judicial dis-| victed of murder in connection with the (Continued an ‘Page Four.) killing of a fellow miner. RAILROADS WILL BRING SUIT FOR DAMAGES CLAIM One Southern Road to Ask $84.000,000 for Damage Under War-Time Control; ‘Others Expected to Follow Suit (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, —Intimation that several of the big rail- LEGISLATURE IN RECESS UNTIL MONDAY-WHEN ACTIVE WORK OF |' SESSION WILL GET UNDER WAY HAINES ARRESTED AND RELEASED NO INSTRUCTIONS SENT DENVER DENVER, Colo., Jan. 14.—Pete Haines, notorious ope under: | world gangster, said tobe -wanted in pant robbery, was arrested in the sol e Twentieth street viaduct, by Capt. Jeremiah Barry | and Patrolman William Sullivan of the North Denver police station. Haines was released fifteen minutes later by Acting Chief of Police POISON DRINK [two deputy vehirinas-et iverson: | Wianictne alighted from @ train Fri ‘eated in “Armstrong several ‘NOBODY WANTS jof the house from 435 to 483 was started | OF LEGISLATURE ARE. REQUESTED | ture. A joint members fr appointed to ‘The of repre: of three se has bee: » two advis nt of seats in the ives took place afternoon, The customary | Was resorted to, the delega jecting seats in the, order that | the names of t counties . ‘awn from achat, Larami. - name came out first and its delega- | tion, the largest in the hous ot ed seats “strategically situated. bany county drew second cholee, fact which gave the only democ member of the house a seat in an a‘ vantageous position. Tonight the legislators will be guests of the governor and state of- ficers and employes of ‘state offices ata “Who's Who” party in the capt- tol—that Js, those of them will he guests who have not gone home for the recess. nesday per, Wyo., on a charge of. -drink parlor of Cody\ Mc-) H. R. Williams because he had no offi- | cial communication from the Wyoming | shot and killed Nick Sieganc day, after he is alleged to have r holding up and stealing truckload of whisky at Casper. Aceording to Chief Williams, Haines | obtained permission from the late Chief | days ago, through} his sister, to come into Denver to at-| tend the funeral of his brother, held! yesterday. Some time ago Chief Arm-| strong banished Pete from the city. Chief Williams said yesterday that, although he had read the press dis- patches from Wyoming regarding the robbery activities of Haines, he felt he was not justified in holding Haines without an official request from the | Casper authorities. STOLEN GOLD FROM RUSSIA| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Disin- ¢clination of American exporters to ac- cept any part of. the $100,000,000 in gold soviet Russia is reported ready to spend for foreign goods is the only impediment to the resumption of vase with the United States, Secre- ary’ Alexander said today. Char: that the money was stolen from Rus- sian banks, he said, the soviet auth- orities found themselves in the posi- | tion of bank robber in this country who took his money to the store but could) not spend it because it was stolen, 5h PERL As REAPPORTIONMENT BILL FOUGHT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—A fight to prevent an increase in the membership today by jeaders who announced that! roads of the country will bring huge suits ‘against the federal governs ment for alleged damages to their properties during war-time*opera: | tion, was seen today in the testimony of Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, presi-| dent of the Association of Railway Executives, before the house i&\ terstate commerce committee. Cuyler said a Southern railway which refused to accept the 6 per cent govern- ment guarantee for the first six months of private operation after the roads were returned to their owners, would soon bring suit against government for $84,- 000,000 damages. He left the inference that other roads would do the same. MANY TOPICS AT MARION TODAY) — MARION, Ohio, Jan. 14.—Presiden elect Warren G. Harding's conference covered a wide variety of public que’ tions today. His appointments included heodore Roosevelt, Jr. and Judged) ohnson of tad eiuappine lsiands. into flames. FIRE BUG KEEPS TOWN BLAZING THIRTEEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED (By Associated Press) CLEARFIELD, Pa., Jan, 14.—¥ires believed to be of incendiary origin, broke out today at Madera, near here. At 9:30 thirteen buildings had been | | destroyed and the first was still burning. saw two men running from one of the buildings, which soon afterward jburst ja canvass indicated sufficient votes to} defeat the reapportionmept bill. sie ini | If the falls of Niagara were fully uti-| lized, it is computed that they would| supply energy equal to 7,000,000 horse- power. Railroad men reported that they \a heavy guard of police today as} ja precautionary measure against | possible j officials are extremely reticent concern- \brompted by federal authority. | WARNINGS. RECEIV leials said been undertaken, but as yet no evidence has been found. SCANDAL BARED Federal Agents on, Duty Today at All Public Buildings And Many Homes; (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Public, buildings, churches, public utility | |plants and homes of wealthy citi- zens throughout the city are under | Red demonstrations, Police ing the order, but intimated that it was [D FROM DETECTIVE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Warnings jot a threatened demonstration, with |bcmbing activities in New York wer? received, by the government from a ren- utable private detective agency in the metropolis department of justice offi- today in explaining precau- tions taken by federal agents In guard- ing publ{c buildings and homes fot wealthy people. An Investigation has} . See eege e The kings of Norway, Sweden and Denmark are now the only foreign sov- ereigns who are honorary admirals in the British nayy. CASPER CLEARING HOUSE TO BE MADE PERMANENT; CONFERENCE HELD FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION \ clearing honse asso- » providing for cen- al control of banking business and organized along lines laid down by the American ankers’ association, is assured as the result of negotiations between the various national éanka of the city which culminated in a conference held Thursday afternoon at the National Bank of Commerce. At present the organization is in temporary form but attention to a tails is all that remains tomake th association permanent. A clearing house manager will be named. Roy C. Wyland of the Wyoming National bank, is chairman of tno present organization and Leigh B. Townsend of the Stockmen’s N tional, secretary. Others in attend- ance at the meeting yesterday were B. B. Brooks of the Wyoming N: tional, Joseph Denham of the Na tional nik of Commerce, C. I. “Regret” Assurance In Reply to Note|* Is Awaited Today Eke Dene gen’ ; (By , United rah: WASHINGTON, Jan. 14:—The killing of Lieut. W. H. Langdon by | a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok | is “serious and regrettable,” the, | state department has informed the, Japanese government. It asked No mention was made of an indemn. | ity, although {t is believed that the state department is considering asking compensation for Langdon’s family. CONFIDENCE FELT N JAP REPLY. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Satistac- | tory assurances by the Japanese gov-} ernment of its regret ¢ the kilts of Lieut. W. H. Langdon of the crui: Albany by a Japanese sentry at Vis ivostok, supplemented by ‘conyineing proofs of its intention to make similar incidents improbable were awaited by the state department today. Confidence that Japan would make adequate repa- ration for the killing was exp: sed by the. department in a note di ched last night to Tokio. ELECTION FRAUD BY GRAND JURY (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Investigation of alleged election frauds in this city last November revealed a scandal, it was said today, when it-became known | that the total number of persons in- dicted by the August grand jury was nearing thirty. In one instance it is| charged that 109 ballots cast for Goy-! ernor Miller were transferred to fo mer Governor Smith. In: another dis trict ballots were mutilated and de- stroyed while in others Socialist can-| didates are alleged to have been cheat- ed out of 150 | WILLIS TAKES | HARDING SEAT IN THE SENATE) a OFFICER’S DEATH SERIOUS, JAPS TOLD FARMERS’ WHEAT STRIKE BREAKS BOARD OF TRAD of trade during the year just ended, els were ‘sold. Bankers claim the farmers borrowed money from the banks to finance this that Japan take “adequate steps” tolyear's crop, refused to sell and did not rectify the wrong and prevent a re-|pay: their notes to the banks, thus eurrence, causing “tight money.” Reports from the country indicate that farmers intend to hold’on to their wheat until their price is obtained, The farmer must sell, pay his debts and then buy before the country will be ni it is stated, RUSS STRIKERS THREATENED BY SOVIET, REPORT, (By Associated Press) LANDON, Jan. 14.—The strike situa. | tion in Russia has caused the soviet to take strong dial measures, it was asserted today in a Central News dis-| patch from Helsingfors. The govers-| ment, says the message, has given warning to strikers that unless they return to work immediately they will be imprisoned from ‘one to five years and their families deprived of food cards, : Z WHEATLAND AND| DOUGLAS MEET WHEATLAND, Wyo., Jan. 14.—Bas ketball fives of the Wheatland and Douglas high schools will clash here to night for the second time this season. The locals have thus far maintained a clean record by winning all their games. TWO KILLED IN MINE DISASTER (By United Press) WEST FRANKFORT, IL, Jan, 14.— Forty miners were rescued from a mine CHICAGO, Jan; 14.—The strike of farmers against the marketing of wheat is-heginning to break,-in the opisice of financiers, grait\ dealers and others-in touch with the situation... Fifty million bushels, jof wheat less than the year previous passed through the Chicago board 79,927,000 bushels were handled and in 1920 only 38,997,000 bush- » "EW EXECUTIVE YOMMITTEE IS ELECTED HERE 979.32 Spent in lief Work Here During Year A report submitted last night at the annual meeting of the Natrona County Chapter of the American Red Cross developed the fact that the chapter has at the present time 3,393 members paying $1 a year; 3% members giving $5 a year and 4 members who contribute $10 a year. Considering that the population of Na- trona County, according to the govern- ment census is only a little better than 15,000 this is 2 wonderful showing and was brought about by the success of the roll call campaign directed by J. 8. Mechling. During the last six months the chap- ter has spent $15,979.32 in relief work and have made loans to ex-service men togthe amount of $1,884.01. There is at present a balance of $3,408 in the as- ury. An executive committee composed of the following members wns elected: Mrs. M. P. Wheeler, Mrs. W. 8. Kim ball, Mrs, V. ©. Nesbitt, Mrs. Bivira. Sawyer, Burke H. Sinclair, Frederick Van Gordon, J. 8. Mechling, H. B, Kline and R.-C. Vanderberg. The committ will meot at 4 o'clock this afternoon in ‘Townsend of the Stockmen’s Nation:!, Q. K. Deaver of the Casper N, tional, arles Horstman of the Citi- zens’ National and Carl Shumaker of the Wyoming National. ‘The organization, while of benefit to the banks of the city in exchange operations and bringing such hust- ness under central control, will also be of immense benefit to the public as a protective and service organiza- tion. As an advertising medium for the city it will also be valuable and give financial Institutions here added recognition in the banking world. Th» expense will be pro-rated among the member banks. As a unit It will rep- resent the combined resources of all the Casper banks, now about $12,- 000,000, and there resources are con- tinually on the Increase. court reporter, came to business L. C. Finley, here yesterday to attend E RECEIPTS CUT the Oil Exchange, Buflding for the Purpose of Plecting-oflcers.. .” Talks were given by b. V?. Ogilbee of the American Legion, E ~. Calhoun of the federal board of vocational edu cation and Miss Cornell, Wyoming supervisor, and Miss Ag 2s Wilson of the Red Cross office in Denver. ' Peasy: Salve, cctthal LENINE MAKES THREAT, SAVES LIVES OF REDS (By Associated Press) BUDAPEST, Jan. 14.—Admiral Her- thy today pardoned four former p ple’s commissaries recently sentenced to be hanged after conviction on char of homicide and counterfeiting mone: The action was taken because Lenine notified the Hungarian government that if the men were executed he would or- der the throats cut of Hungarian ,of fleers still pr isoners in Ru: aia. cr ah Ellis Island E Asked. WASHINGTO: .—Con was asked today y of Treasury Houston for 3 00,000 for en largement of the Ellis Island immigra tion station. : it was announced today. In 1919 PRACTICES ON FELINE, TURNS GUN ON WIFE (By Associated Press) MUSKEGON, Mich., Jan. 14.—Aft- er several practice shots at the fam- ily cat Irving Morton forced his wife to become a target and spent 30 min- utes firing twelve shots into her body, according to the police. He then turned the rifle on himself, dying instantly, His wife may re- cover. APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, n. 14.—The legis: lative executive and judic tion bill carrying approximately $1 000,000, was passed today by the house and now goes to the senate, APPROPRIATION ACT IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE Bill Providing for Salaries and Mileage Receives Attention as an Emergency Measure; Others Are Introduced (Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 14.—An urgent emergency, calling for action without delay, developed in the lower house of the legislature this morning. Therefore house bill No. 23 was introduced by the ways and means committee and passed under suspension of the rule. here today following a “gas explosion (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Former Governor Willis of Ohio took his seat in the senate today as the successor to President-elect Harting, Former Gov- ernor Gooding of Idaho will take tho oath tomorrow to fill the unexpirel | term of Senator Nugent, who resigned | to become a federal trade commissioner, MEXICAN BANDITS LAIN, NOGALES, Jan. 14.—Two . Mexicr: bandits giving the names of Thomas | }Romas and Victoriano Martinez were shot in a gun ‘fight with Immigration Inspectors Swink and Lemon at Cala- basco, Ariz, nine miles north of here. In a dying statement, according to of fieinls, the Mexicans confessed | were the men who killed Marshal C. M. Spangel and Ernest Hintze in Tempe Tuesday and wounded H. C. Baber. they | | |e WOULD YIELD $20, 000 ,000 YEAR ing appropriations for state’offices anit jinstitutions totaling approximately $3,- | 000,000. It is house bill No. 25. Representative Deloney of Lincoln county brought in house bill No. 22, a hoxing measure Jegalizing sparring ie under supervision of the sher- underground. Ten were seriously in- Junsd and’ two fatally, Ithe salaries and mileage of the legislators. It carried approximately $60,000. Nine other house bills were intro- WOMAN SUGGESTS BACHELOR TAX ing appropriaticna for state’ offices at WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, — Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, member of the Washington Rent commission, thru appointment by President Wilson, to- day proposed that congress levy a | tax on bachelors. She declared such | » tax would yield $20,000,000 annual- | ly. haltag sh AS sechevacnppieias iv exvidbes. es introduced hoiise bill No. 18, provid- She would have the tax range from ty introduced house bill No. 18, rovid- 1 to $5 a year; men from 20 to 24 | ing for distribution of income from the years, $1; 25 to 34 years, $2; 35 to 11 | foderal leasing fund, 60 per cent to years, $3; 45 to 64 years, $4; 65 years | public schools, 20 per cent to the stato and over, $5. university and 30 per ce i | y and er cent to the state The figures ary based on an esti- | highway fund. ; aL mate of ten million bachelors, in this | ‘Three bills were introduced In the sen- country. (Continued on Page Four.) ilt is the legislative appropriation act providing funds for payment of