Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, colder tonight. Speman Sata ee Ghe Caz per J TY ION . Eight Pages Today. CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 1921 | Kee ADDED BURD LD RESTRICT OIL EXPANSION iW : JENKINS’ BI OBJECTIONS ARE OUTLIL... Provisions of Free Measure Better for Industry (By & Staff Correspondent) CHEYENNE, Feb. 1.—“Oil and gas production in Wyom- ing is carrying all the burdens it can bear without endanger- ing expanded development, Operators in this state face hardships, risks and costs unknown. in other fields. Oppresive legisiation ‘on oil and gas production will serious- ly handicap expansion in the state. ‘These, in gist, were the statements, made last night by more than a score of ofl and gas producers who were granted a hearing by the house com- mittee on mines and mining to voice their objections on pending oil legis- lation. Of the three bills before the house two were given consideration by the oll men who represented more than a dozen companies operating in ‘Wyoming fields. Attorney G. R. Hagens of Caspe: prior to the statements made by the operators on the difficulties faced in Wyoming fields, outlined the objec- tions against the measure of Rep’ sentative Jenkins, which places oil and gas production regulations in the hands of the state geologist and im- poges fees for drilling and operation. He upheld the provision of the bill introduced by Representative Harry Free of Casper, which placed regu- lations on the basis, of the, United States Bureau of Mines, and which’ he declared imposes no serious handicap _ on increased oil operations, State Geologist G. B. Morgan, wao also attended tho meetings, agreed that there is no objection to the Free bill, but said that it was his belief that steps should be taken to prevent waste by smaller companies. Repre sentative Jenkins also declared he be- lieved the larger .operations were made with the proper precautions, but backed the state geologist in his state- ment that operations of companies with limited equipment caused waste. In answer to these arguments it was pointed out that the provision made by the United States Bureau of Mines covered this ground and that every effort was being made to check losses in this directiom Several operators outlined steps they had taken to plug wells when gas was encountered un- expectedly, and to stop fires, their (Continued on Page Eight.) RUSS G ET UP Recognition Asked PARIS, Feb. 1.—Formal a) to the governments of Gr tates to recognize the Ru present de jure or rightfu ssia: 1 e: vism, for the purpose of sinking all differences of opinion and presenting @ united front against bolshevism. President Avskentieff, a member of the former Kerensky cabinet of Rus- sia, and presiding officer of the con- ference held here, will call in a few days on Premier Briand of France and present the application for recog- nition. Alexander Kerensky, head of the former Russian government, has gone to London where he will make a sim- ilar request of the British govern- ment. Boris A. Bakhmeteff, Russian am. bassadot at Washington, is under- stood to have been requested to pre- sent the application to the United States. The precedent invoked will be the recognition by the allies of the Serb- jan government set up on the island of Corfu during the war while Serbia was completely occupied by the Cen- tral Powers. Thirty-three of the members of the Russian constituent assembly created here were tlected in Russia in the Established in Paris by Enemies of Reds; Principles Adopted (By Associated Press.) eat Britain, France and the United The Russian constituent assembly has j meeting here of all the Russian e REQUEST FOR SESSION OF NEW SENATE IS ASKED OF (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1—A re quest from President-Elect Harding that a special session of the new senate be called for March 4 to coa- firm cabinet and other appointments to be made by the incoming execu- tive was conveyed today to Pres- ident Wilson. Such a session is cus- tomary when there is a change of administrations and it usually lasts only a week at most. Nearly a score of new senators were elected last November and in order for them to be here by March 4 the call for the special session would have to go out ten days or more in advance of that date. After the present session ends, a new senate would meet and the new members would be sworn in. The senate then would be ready to act upon Mr. Hardings’ nomina- tions. The call for the special session of the new congress will be issued by Mr. Harding after his inauguration. It is expected that this session will begin either late in March or carly in April. $185,000 ASKED BY C. GAVIN FOR INJURY TO NAME Man Convicted, of Embezzlement Files Suit Against Jupiter Oil Company and C. W. Sparr for Damages Suit for civil action to recover damages to the amount of $185,000 for alleged injury to his good name and reputa- tion was filed this morning against C. W. Sparr and the Jupiter Oil company by Claude J. Gavin, under sentence to the state penitentiary for embezzlement of funds of the Continental Supply company, and out on bond pending an DYNAMITE \rent hoe Sea ease CAP KILLS CODY BOY by the Jupiter Oil company on Decem- CODY, Wyo., Feb. 1—Leonard ber 15, in which they alleged Gavin had unlawfully taken materials be- Ackerman, 12, foster son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boyer, is dead as the longing to them. In the petition the plaintiff charges tha¥ it was necessary for him to give bond of $750 for his appearance in court on January 10. At the conclu- sion of the evidence offered by the state the case was dismissed because result of an explosion of a dyna- mite cap secured from the cellar of his home and set off with a rock on his way to school. His left hana was partially blown away and the amputation of several fingérs’ re- quir passed away suddenly the court was without jurisdiction after recovering from the efferts owing to the fact that the alleged theft was committed in Converse and not Natrona county. The suit calls for $85,000 actual damages and $100,000 punitive dam- ages. The petition filed by Vanatta, Ha- gens and Murane, attorneys for the of an anesthetic administered for plaintiff, charge that Gavin was de- the operation. PNT oe famed in name and was injured in his credit and business standing and that the filing of the suit resulted in withdrawal of backing in a business venture amounting to $250,000. OVERNMENT IS BY KERENSKY by Allies for Rule The first warsnip in the world to Xe lighted by electricity was the Tren- ton of the United States navy. favors commercial relations between individuals in Russia and other coun- tries, but not with the Bolshevii gov- ernment, and also favors lifting of the blockade. 4. The assembi, is against dis- memberment of Russia and the se- cession from Russia of any of its tor- mer provinces. In connection with the fourth clause, the constituent assembty in- serted an expression of “profound gratitude” to the United States for the stand it has taken on the fore- going question and referred especial- ly to the note of Secretary of State Colby on August 10, 1920, in which he said the United States government was opposed to any dismemberment of Russia, A permanent executive committee composed of M. Avskentieff, M. Ker- ensky, Osip S. Minor, Vladimir Zenzin- off, former member of the Russian dl- rectorate at Omsk; Basil Maklakoy, Russian ambassador in Paris; Paul N. Milukoff, former minister of foreign affairs in the Kerensky provincial government; M. M. Vinaver, Alexan- der I. Konovdloff, former Russian minister of commerce, and M. Maxu- dov was appointed to draw up resolu- tions to present to the allied govern- pplication is about to be made n constituent assembly as the xisting government of Russia. ust been created at a lements opposed to bolshe- latter part of 1917 by popular vote. These elections were held under Bol- shevik rule and the Bolsheviki failed to obtain more than 40 per cent ot the seats. Lenine, the soviet premier, dissolved the assembly on January) 18, 1918, when his followers were placed in the minority. A ,majority of the members left Russia, but many were put in jail. Those succeeding in escaping regrouped in Paris and formed “The Russian Constituent ‘As- sembly" which adopted resolutions containing these provisions: PRES. WILSON BY HARDING Daily Cribane si Full Associated Press Leased Wire. United Press. Reports from the \Sum Fixed by Allies Impossible, Says Foreign Minister Before Reichstag ALL GRADES OF CRUDE ARE GUT dd CENTS HERE, DECLINE SUDDEN Price Level of Wyoming] Oils Now Within Only 15 Cents a Barrel of, Pre-War Quotations BERLIN, Feb. 1.—Dr. Wal- ter Simons, the German for- jeign minister, will tell the reichstag at its session this afternoon, the Boearsen Zei- tung states, that Germany cannot subscribe to the Allied repa-| |rations demands on the ground that they are not possible pf fulfillment The foreign minister, the news per adds, will explain how the possi bility of reaching a settlement pr sents itself to the German govern- ment, and will declare that the invi- | tation to Germany to attend the con- ference in London can only serve a useful purpose and give promise to success if the negotiations are to deal with the possible and not with the impossible. It is rumored negotiations are pro- ceeding with the Majority Socialists and German nationalists for the pur- Pose of inducing them to enter the govérnment in the hope of creating a united front from right to left. In any event, it appears certain the Ma- jority Socialists will stand firm be- hind the government in its opposition to the Entente demands. The Midwest Refining and Ohio Oil companies, the prin- cipal purchasers of Wyoming crude oils, today announced a reduction of 35 cents a bar- rel in the price of all grades wroduged in this state, bringing the everage level to within 15 cents a aurrel of pre-war prices. At the same REICHSTAG BRANDS ime the Sinclair and other companies TERMS AS “MADNESS. @ posted notices of a decline in “Madness” is the term leaders of} *S0line and kerosene. the Reichstag used in discussing the| The Cecline in crude prices has reparation conditions. Foreign Min-| aught some of the large refiners of ister Simons declared the execution of the terms would “produce chaos, not only in Germany, but through- out Central Europe, as the bank- ruptcy of Germany would also banke rupt part of Germany’s war credit- ors, among whom ig France.” “It is greatly to be deplored,” he continued, “that the great American nation was only a by-stander during the negotiations concerning repara- tions at Paris. The settlement of this question determines the fate of the world’s economics and of world cul- his part of the country with heavy tocks of Kerosene and like products hat were in storage, as the market or same has been very light and this dasse of refinery products has had ut Httle call from the large market oncers From all indications it seems that further reductions in ofl and other material are inevitable. Wages are yery high now in all the fields in com- parison with the market for the crude id among the operators there is seri- tases ous talk of a reduction in drilling 4 sosts to meet this reduced market for GERMANY UD ABLE 70 the crude oil. This reduction would sturally mean a wage reduction at sturt and a large number of wells tre shutting down because the heavy nutgo is not compensated by the in- «ome-from the wells after they ‘ate Grilled in. %t is apparent that all over the country there is a gradual lowering of he costs of all commodities and an in- vestisator of the oll industry recently nyestigated the reason for stocks ip in the storage tanks of the refin- ries. His report stated that the farm- €r was unable to pay the high prices or gusoline and kerosene to run the arm tractors and this was mirrored in many cther lines so that until all PAY, SAYS ECONOMIST. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 1.—It will be im- possible for Germany to. yay the anidunts fixed for her reparation debt to the allies by the Supreme Allied Council at Paris last week, says Prof. John Maynard Keynes, principal rep- resentative of the British treasury at the Versailles peace conference. He argues that Germany, to have sur- plus exports worth 200,000,000 pounds, must have total exports worth at least 700,000,000 pounds. Twelve per cent of this amount would be 84,- 000,000 pounds, and therefore, he says, that with 700,000,000 pounds of exports yearly against 500,000,000|commaiities were upon a_ better pounds in imports, she could just pay |economic basis, there was little hope a fixed sum of 116,000,000 pounds, |of a stability of prices in any one ar- plus 84,000,000 pounds, making a total of 200,000,000 pounds. ticle. PRICE OF GASOLINE CUT IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Feb. 1—A second duction within a month in the py ‘That is to say,” he continues, “trade on this vast scale would be required to pay the minimum annuity of 100,000,000 pounds, plus the export re- ice percentage. If the Paris proposals{of gasoline and kerosene was an- are more than wind, they mean alnounced yesterday by the Sinclair Re- complete reorganization of the chan-|fining Compan: affective toda: nels of international trade. If any-|gasoline at filling stations will be deathbed confession be incalculable. It is an outrage that the Allied leaders should have dealt with each other by using the methods of a poker party.” PARIS, Feb. 1.—The fact that the German delegates to the Brussels conference.of financial and economic experts are remaining in Paris and continuing their consultations is tak- en in political quarters here to mean that Germany is willing to assist the decisions of the Allies regarding rep- arations as a basis for discussion, not- withstanding the comment which is coming from Berlin, giving the idea that thé disposition there is to re- Ject the plan. MICHIGAN MAKES BID FOR FIGHT (By Associated Pre BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Feb. —Fioyd E. Fitzsimmons, who pro- moted two championship fights in his open air arena here last sum- mer, today entered the field for the heavyweight championship match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. He also is ready to stage the return match between Dempsey and Jess Willard. Fitzsimmons wired Jack Kearns, manager of the heavyweight cham. pion, In New York, advising him that he was ready to make Tex Rickard an offer for the two con- tests. 1,200 Shopmen s) ments. This committee includes mem- bers of the Socialist, Cossack and free Russian parties who claim that not only were they elected by the vote of the Russian people in Russia, but-also that they represent from 1,- 500,000 to 2,000,000—Russians—exiles and refugees. They will ask the gov- ernment to fix the status of those refugees who are disseminated thru- out rope, but more especially in France. 1, A declaration of the principle of jthe liberty of the Russian people in opposition to Bolshevik rule. 2. Refusal to recognize any and all treaties, including commercial agree- ments, entered upon with the Bol- sheviki as one of the parties. (This will entail repudiation of the we: ment between the Bolsheviki and Washington D. Vanderlip, by which an American syndicate headed by Are Laid Off (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. 1— Twelve hundred men employed in the Southern Pacific railroad shops here will be laid off on February 4, owing to a slump in business, it was an- perintendent of motive power for the company. ae Vanderlip was granted large cone nae sions in Siberia). wy Giaan of Bice me Tee 3, The assembly is against armed| Mary e E intervention in Russians affairs, it] golf player, H. B. Huberson is spending a few days in the city looking after terests, nounced today by A. D. Williams, gu-| oil al thing remotely like them really should| ents a gallon and tank wagon de- be intended to happen, the reaction] iveries 23 cents. on British trade and industry would] The Standard Oil Company of In- liana also announced a price reduc- fon of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline, | bringing the price at filling st:tions| down to 25 cents 2 gallon. The redui tion is effective throughout the Mid- west territory. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1.—A price of 23 cents a gallon for gasoline was posted at filling stations here today. This’ is a reduction of two cents a gallon. Refused Pardon Five Times, Dies in Prison Cell (By Associated Press) ---RALEIGH, N. C., Feb. 1.—Sarah_ Wyckoff, 76 years old, is dead to- day, in the state prison after 42 years ‘imprisonment, during which she five times declined a pardon. She had lived to learn that a death- bed confession had completely ex- onerated her of tho charge for which she was sentenced. Ferty two years ago Sarah Ws ckoff entered the state prison to serve life sentence, as the convict- ed accomplice in the murder of her band in the mountains of North Carolina, The convicted principal, a negro, was hanged. Three years ago from the mountains came word that a had absolved the woman of connection with the tragedy. ee ened Miss Cornelia McLoughlin, Los An- geles sculptress and accomlished ath- lete, is studying aviation with a view to taking her mother on an aerial tour of Europe. OF LEGI ing State hospital, located on the chamber of commerce to take the matter under consideration and make a@ report to the body. The commit- tee composed of J. C. Kemp, B. 33. Brooks, M. P. Wheeler, A. E, Stir- rett and Phillip K. Edwards today presented the following report, which is. self-explanatory and probably will be made the basis of chamber of com. merce recommendations to the st: legislature: First. We recommend that the State Hospital be deeded outright io Natrona county. Second. That the County Com- missioners of Natrona county be authoried to appoint a committee of five trustees to manage the State Hospital. Third. That the term of office of one trustee shall expire each y and that said Board shall be cons’ tuted without the appointment of any member of the medical profes- sion thereon. Fourth. That lature deems it not advi turn the State Hospital over to tho in case the legis- able to County at this time, we earnestly recommend that the legislature pro- vide for the immediate construction of a suitable nurses home in con- nection with the present institution. Fifth. We earnestly recommend that the legislature study the State Hospital general situation and take the necesary steps to provide larger and better accommodations for its patients in Casper. | Stay of Sentence for Clemency b sheriffs, with others held in who confessed to kidnapping Mrs. Witherell lives, caused Isheriff to ake every pre “auution | laga‘ast possible mob violence, he said. |teen hours after Mrs. Witherell was/ lrescued from a ranch about seventy miles southeast of| here, where she had been kept al prisoner since last Tuesday night. near lcarrs taken from town last night, | Witherell Pair Plead Guilty, but Ask, to Present Plea yy Court Judge LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 1.—A special squad of deputy reserve, today guarded the county jail where Floyd L. Carr and Arthur W. Carr, cousins, Mrs. Gladys Witherell, were held after their plea of guilty in the superior court last night. Hints of “‘bad feeling” in the Hollywood district, where the their true names were Arthur Watson The former Carr and Floyd L. Carr, said he was known as “Jack.’ Tiy Cacrs pleaded guilty about thir-| | They came here three months ago, had taken Corona, |most of that time preparing for “re- “Jack” Carr said, and yenge" on the elder Witherell, be. cause he had once “blocked a deal’ whereby Floyd Carr could have got- Authorities had planned to have the|ten a fishing yacht, according to the police, GIFT OF STATE HOSPITAL ASKED Chamber of Commerce Committee Urges State to Turn Local Institution Over to County of Natrona Recommendations that the Casper branch of the Wyom- outright to the county of Natrona by the state or that steps be taken toward improvements and the erection of a nurses’ home in connection with the institution are the outstanding features of a report of the committee of five appointed by NUMBER 96 DALEY SCORES TACTICS USED AGAINST BILL |Selfish Motives and Jealousy Behind Lobby to Defeat Tax Exemption Measure, Says Senate Chief (By a Staff Correspondent.) CHEYENNE, Feb. 1.—State officials making political capital of the veterans’ exemption bill were openly de- nounced in the senate by President W. W. Daley, who de- clared, in a spectacular address, that the tactics of lobbying against the bill was resented by members of the senate. The accusation made against the state officials by the president occurred during a discussion of the measure in the senate yesterday, and substantiates charges made in The Tribune that state officials were op- posing the measure by misleading legion members into the belief that the defeat of the bill would probably result in a greater reward from the state. President Daley, witout mincing words, said the opposition to the meadure by paid officers of the state Was caused by selfish motives end jealousy. He declared the intensive lobbying had failed in the house and that he did not believe any member of the senate would be influenced by such opposition. The discussion of the bill brought forth telegrams from all American Legion posts in the state indorsing the measure passed by the house which exempts former soldiers from the payment of taxes on $2,000 in Property and the necessity of the pay- mont of poll tax. Only one post— East Second street, be deeded 'Casper's organization of the legion— opposed the measure, and contrasting with objections were other telegrams from Casper legionites boosting the bill. Johnson Opposes Bill. Senator Johnson of Casper, the ‘only senator who opposed the meas- ure, declared he was trying to carry out the wishes of the Casper post. He declared he believed there was more lobbying for the. bill than against it, asserting that J. E. Frisby, member of the lower house, from Casper, had requested legion members in the up-state city to wire their ap- proval of the bill to the senate. Sen- ator Johnson declared that with the same method he could draw telegrams of approval or disapproval ca any measure up for consideration. Senator John Dillon of Fremont, one of the senators support'ng the measyré, declared it was apparent the majority of the American Legion members want the bil! pasied und insisted that if they want it, they stould get it. He declared it was rather fortunate at this time that only a small portion of the men were benefited because of the consequent GUARDSMAN IN LYNCH MOB ON TRIAL IN ALA- HAMILTON, Ala, Feb. 1.—Sergt. Robert L. Lancaster, one of nine members of Company M, Alabama Na- tional Guard, was jo go on trial late today in connectiof with the lynch- ing of William Baird, a miner, for whose death nine guardsmen were in- dicted. The prosecution decided to give the men separate trials. Citizens of Tuscaloosa, the home of the guardsmen who were on duty in} the miners’ strike zone, have raised a/ defense fund and employed counsel) for the accused, who are little more than boys. John Northcutt, Baird's father-in- law, was killed by James Morris, a guardsman, December 22. Morris was killed shortly afterward. Baird was| sought and surrendered Christmas night. He was taken from jail at Jasper January 12 and shot to death by masked men, The guardsmen were} implicated in the lynching by a taxi- decrease of taxation income, but sald that the beneficiaries would trcreaso rapidly. Majority Favor Bill. Senators Subley and Stansbury also made appeal for the measure and at the conclusion of the arguments it was apparent the sentiment in favor of the measure was because it is be- Meved the majority of American Le- gion members favor it, and that while the benefits are not widespread they cab owner. KIDNAPERS UNDER GUARD IN FEAR OF VIOLENCE, REPORT (Continued on Page 8) la brie story of follows: “I was getting dinner Inst Tuesday night—Mother Witherell was coming over—when he, the man I learned |later was Floyd Carr, came to the jdoor, saying some one was calling jfor me—a woman hurt in an acci- |dent on the boulevard. “I have never seen |but I thought my had bee her abduction. It him before, husband's mother n hurt, so I went with him. “We got into a machine down the street. Another man, who I found afterward was Arthur Carr, was at the wheel. I rode in the back seat with the one who came to the house. ‘We turned on the boulevard. 1 was wondering how soon we would |get to the scene of the accident. “They did not say much and sud- enly I knew something was wrong. |I tried to jump out, but one of them grabbed me. I felt a wet rag around my face. I smelled the odor of chloreform. “I struggled as long as I could. Then I knew nothing. “I came to just before we reached fresh air thes blindfolded’ me. Floyd Carr was with me most of the time. They brought me the paper! I did some of the ccoking. I ws wild ta do anything besides wait, wait, wait. I could not sleep, I was so worried about the baby—he had not been well —and my husband and all my family, ‘And all the time I was away— those terrible days and nights—I slept only an hour and a half." CONVICTION OF MURDERERS IS UPHELD BY U.S. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Conm viction by court-martial of Alexan- der Kahn, Donald Fisher and Rob- ert L. Lecocq, on charges of mur- der, committed while they were in- | had they been sentenced, but the de-| “We sure treated the little dame (re-/the cabin where they kept me. mates of the federal prison at Leav- fendants requested time in which to/ferring to Mrs. Witherell) all right,”| ‘They told me they were after) enworth, was upheld here by the present ‘mitigating evidence’? in the/the police said “Jack” Carr told them./money, I realized I must wait my/| Supreme court. Decrees of lower hope of reducing their sentence. \ewe even bought her a powder puff, chance to escape. The next day they courts dismissing writs of error Tomorrow was set for passing sen-|candy and the daily papers.” {made me write to my husband, just| sought by the three men were af tence and the public defender, acting] Mrs, Witherell bore up well until|to say I was all right. They told me| firmed. as counsel for the Carrs, said they|after she was reunited with her child. jafterward they sent my letter with —_—>___. desired to set forth that Mrs. With-|Then she suffered a nervous collapse theirs, demanding $20,000 to let me) The world’s annual wheat produe erell had been unharmed while in|and on the advice of a physician was/|go. tion Is almost equally divided betweeg their custody. |put to bed. No, they Wd not hurt me. When'the Southern ‘At the police station the Carrs said Through her husband she gave out [they took me out of the house for ispheres, and Northern hemi