Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1921, Page 10

New jo er pl pl th te 1h SCR ARAAP ees eRan oven rece Reus rago Rd exo e BOOr Benes eee eeneente none Hasse 3 by ® ¥ t PAGE TEN ~ he Casper Daily Cribune ’ TUESDAY, FEB. 9, 1921 DISCUSSION AT CITY MANAGER BILLS. AND NEAR EAT RELIEF FORM TOPICS FOR FORUM MEETING Objections to Cheyenne Bill Now Pending Before Legislature Center About System Permitting Politicians to Pass Out Old-time Plums The regular meeting of the Casper Chamber of Com- merce forum was held today chairman of the forum committee, at noon with Robert Ellison, in charge. This was the last meeting of the foruum under the old forum committee and the record of the past year is such that hearty congratu- lations are due to the members of the forum committee, to whom the success is mainly due. After the viands had been dispos- ed of and the Chairman had opened the meeting, Secretary Stafford an- nounced that the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce would he held in the Court House next Tucs- day was taken up in regular order the program for the Forum for to day wa taken up in regular order. The first matter to come up was the City Manager legislation now pending before the State legislature in Chey- enne. It developed that the Cheyenne bill carries with it some very objec- tionable clauses that would render in- operative the real object of the meas. ures and allow the whole plan to be- come a rich plum for the politicians. The Forum went on record as ob- jecting to the Cheyenne measure as it is drawn, The letter dealing with this matter from Dr. Hatton who is considered an expert on such legislation was| read by Secretary Stafford and fol- lows: Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio. February 5, 1921, Mr. Charies B. Stafford, Chamber of Commerce, Casper, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Stafford: I regret that owing to my sence from Cleveland and New | York, while engaged in work for | several Connecticut cities, your last letter was/considerably delayed in reaching me. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the pro- posed amendment to the Council Manager Bill which would require the choice of the City Council by electors chosen by the voters in their separate wards or voting dis- tricts. : I have no hesitation in’ saying that such a proposal would not re- ceive the approval of any person who has made any study of munic- ipal government in the’ United States, or who such an amendment is attached to the bill as introduced I would advise the rejection of the bill in its entirety rather than its passage so incumbered, At the out- set the proposed amendment is thoroughly undemocratic in charac- ter. I cannot conceive of the peo- ple of any city being willing to adopt a plan of government in which the most important feature of the government would be so re- moved from their control, and more- over, the experience with such schemes of indirect choice has made it clear that they are inseparably connected with the .worst forms of political manipulations and corrup- tion. I sincerely hope that the yro- posed amendment will receive no sympathetic attention by the legis- lature of Wyoming. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. R. HATTON. Note by Casper Chamber of Com- merce: Relatjve to the proviston in the Cheyenne City Manager Plan Bill for election of commissioners by an Electoral College. Dr. A. R. Hatton, field represen- ab- tative of National Municipal || League, of which Charlies HE. Hughes is president. Dr. Hatton + also occupies the chair of political economy at Western Reserve Uni- versity, Cleveland, Ohio, Assessor Lyle Jay then brought up for attention a certain measure now before the Legislature regarding the taking away of the powers from the County Board of Equalizationandplac- ing same with the State organization. ‘The discussicn that ensued brought to light that this bill, known techni- cally as House No. 1 and sponsored by Representative Beach was gener- ally disliked by all Casper citizens who were familiar with it and besides Mr. Ellison and Mr. Jay; Senator Sproul, Mr, Wallace, Mr. Nicholaysen,, Mr. Townsend and Lawyer Barnes all spoke on the matter and were uniform- ly in favor of placing objections to the passage of the measure. The Chair- man then appointed a committee con- of Messrs. Townsend, Wal- and Nicholaysen to take charge of the matter. Chairman Ellison spoke briefly on the present day matter of readjust- ment in the face of descending prices and asked that all members work to- gether for the ‘common good rather than try for some special gain to a selfish end by withholding goods or costs to the ultimat® consumer in the face of the downward trend. Captain Black of the Boy Scouts of Casper then announced that the Boy Scouts would hold a rally at the high school, next Friday evening com- mencing at 7 o'clock and that this rally would consist of an entertain. ment of the Scouts in order to show just what they can do through their ion with Scouting. a menia to do what they could for the people of’that country during and af- ter the war. Mrs. Hoffman is no orator, she talked to the Forum as though she was speaking to a visitor or com- panion yet her words tarried the conviction and sincerity that a famed speaker of the halls of congress would envy and aspire to attain. After she had faltered a little on the opening of her subject, she took the undivided attention of the large banquet hall and held the Forum straining on her every word. * Only in the actual experience of such scenes as she described could she have gotten the words to tell to the Casper Forum of the terrible actualities the people of Armenia are now passing through and what they have suffered in the past because of their desire to live.” Three million people were taken out by the Turks during the war and left to die in the desert, except for the women and girls that the Turkish soldiers took for their own use. Only by the quick intervention of the United States Was this prevented by the sending of food and the body of nurses and others who volunteered for that work. As it was, this little band of Americans did wonderful work in saving over a million and a half, but the Turkish rule had disposed of the other million and a half before the Americans could prevent. Mrs. Hoffman was herself a prisoner of Enver Pasha and vividly describes her experience while his captive and the fear the Turks have for the United States intervention. The Turks do not enter a house where the Americans have raised the Stars and Stripes for fear of reprisals on the part of this nation and ijn this way the American contingent was able to save many of those whom they took under their care. Another interesting side light on the situation was Mrs. Hoffman's inter- view with some of the Old Turks, as the minority of that nation is gener- ally known. It appears that in the past the Turks were able to produce beautiful works of art in the shape of rugs and other ‘wares that were sold in the bazaars. This trade has practically vanished: and*in places of beautiful things, now-a-days one can buy in the Turkish bazaars only cheap imitations of the costly weaves and other things that are being manufac- tured in Germany and sent to the Turkish cities for the retail stores. Elections Held in Union South Africa CAPE TOWN, Feb. 8.—General elections were held throughout the Union of South Africa today, the actual balloting being the culmination of a three-cornered political contest. The South African party, led by Pre- mier Jan Christian Smuts the Nation- alists, under the ledearship of Gen. Hertzog, and the Laborites, whose chief has been Col. Creswell, have for the past two months been engaged in a campaign which has set a precedent in South Africa, The main issue was joined between Gen. Smuts and Gen. Hertzog over the latters' policy of secession from the empire. Five thou- sand miners in the Rand district have struck and their action on the eve of election, came as a thunderbolt. icine Deans GOODYEAR READJUSTMENT. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Plans for re- adjustment of the findncial affairs of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com- pany include issuance of prior pref- erence stock, sinking fund, debentures and mortgages totaling $85,000,000, counsel for the company announced here today. The plan, which has-been under consideration for several weeks, will be carried out under supervision of a bank creditors’ committee. want a Nes NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, until 4 o'clock p. m. on {the 9th day of February, 1921, for constructing seven hurdred twenty 0) feet of eight (8) inch water main and one thousand two hundred thirty- six (1,236) feet of four (4) inth water main on East Second and Elk streets. Forms of. proposal, copies of specifi- cations and instructions to contract- ors may be obtained from the City Clerk. The plans and profile may be seen at his office, Each bid must be aecompanied by a deposit of two hun- dred fifty (260) dollars as a guaran- tee of the good faith of the bidder. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids filed. Signed, B. H. PELTON, Mayor. After Captain Black’s announcement the feature of the day was announced in the matter of the Near East Relief talk to the Forum by Mrs. Hoffman, one of the American Women who went to the call of the government to Ar- PRELIMINARY IN Attest ASA F, SLOANE, City Clerk. Publish Feb. 8, 1921. WESTIGATION OF BERGDOLL’S ESCAPE IS ORDERED By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—A pre liminary investigation of the eseape to Germany of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger, is to be made by the House Military committee to determine whether a thorough inquiry |by a ~special committee is justified. This was annouriced today by Chairman Kahn after an executive session of the committee, which vot- ed to launch the preliminary hearing ‘Thursday. “I'm convinced the whole affair was rotten and that we should go to the bottom of it,” said Chair- man Kahn, ONE MAN ABLE |?HNT RENOVATION TO SAVE HIM ~ | (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Colo., Feb. 8.—Sentenced to death for murder at a near date unless he can find a man named Smith is the plight confronting N. Martin, a ‘convict of the Arizona state penitentiary, as communicated in his letter received here this morning by Cecil R. Menser, motor vehicle super- visor of the secretary of state office. Martin, according to his letter, has been tried for murder, found. guilty and sentenced to death, but believes he can establish a post-triel alibi and defer the death penalty if} he can Jocate a Colorado citizen named Smith, who was motoring to California with his family in October, 1919. “On October 5, 1919," Martin writes in his letter, “at Florence, Ariz., I met man named Smith from Colorado, who had with him in his car a lady, girl and boy. This.man and party were en route from Colorado to Cali- fornia ifor a vacation. Driving in my own car, I jaccompanied them from Florence end was traveling with them the day the murder with which I 2m charged, was committed. “Upon this bit of evidence rests my life and liberty. Will you please assist me to obtain a writ furnishing me with a lst of all the Smith who registered Cadillac automobiles with you in 1919 up to the month of No- vember?" Mr. Menser stated he would com- municate with the penitentiary ‘au- thorities at Florence and if the, re- quest of the writer was legitimate, would furnish the list desired. eg ANTI-TOBACCO BILL OFFERED PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 8—A second anti-tobacco bill was introduced in the senate of the Arizona legislature to- day by Senator J. H. Lines of Gra- ham County. It would give counties, justice precints and common councils the right to prohibit sale or gift of| tobacco within their limits. Yester-| day he introduced a bill to prohibit) chewing or smoking: of tobacco in| any public room or car not designated as a smoking room or car. » ee. ASTRONOMER HONORED, (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 8.—Dr. George El- lery Hale, director of the Mt. Wil- son astronomical observatory near Pasadena, Cal., has been awarded the Actonian prize by the Royal Institu- tion of Great Britain in recognition | FROM GALLOWS} 70H, TRADE CHOWINS 1] EADERS OF ALL. | snarling pack U.S. APOLOGY TO, BRIGHTENS UP WEBEL |HUN RAPPED BY “It's strange what a good painter with a bucket of good paint and a brus} can do,” said Edward J. Schulte today in commenting on the “spick and span” appearance of the interior of the Webel store. Painters have been busy for the last four WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—A resolu- tion ‘expressing regret “‘that this gov- ernment.saw fit to apologize to the Berlin government, with which we are! still formally at war, for the recent attempt to capture Grover Cleveland Bergdoll on German soil,” was adopt- weeks giving the store a complete|ed today by the national executive paint “renovation” and from all ap-| committee of the American Legion. Pearances they have been very suc-| ‘The apology referred to was report. cessful. ed in press dispatches as having been New mirrorlike finishes brighten| made by Brig. Gen. Henry T. Allens, up the entire store as well as vari-| commander of the army forces on ous minor changes that add greatly} the Rhine, for an alleged attempt by to the attraction it holds for the shop-| men connected with the American forces, to take into custody the wealthy American draft evader and his chauffeur. 4 The resolution also indorsed the measure now before congress for thorough investigation. of Bergdoll’ escape from this country. It also condemned “the system which per- mitted this arch-slacker to escape the punishment he so richly deserved.” SSS AVIATOR DELAYED. EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 8.—Major Leo G. Hefferman, commander of the First Surveillance group at Fort Bliss has received a telegram trom Lieutenant Pearson, now in Colum- bus, stating that because of a broken connecting rod he had been delayed on his air trip to Pablo Beach, Fla., where \he will start his trans-conti- nental flight to San Diego on Febru- ary 22. The message stated that Lieutenant Pearson would leave Col- r. Owing to the great volume of busi- ness enjoyed during their self-initia- ted new low pricing campaign, work was hampered and the finishing touches are now being applied. By Wednesday the store is expected to be free from fresh paint and ready fo another big Thrift Thursday. This great bergain dgy, which has been source of increasing. popularity of the store for the last year, has taken on the significance of a shop- ping event in Casper. “We are only doing what we think is fair to our patrons and our town,’ a department manager stated today. “Prices aye bo: inflated -and conditions so unsettled that when the drop came on the eastern market we were prepared for it. It has beon a great pleasure to us to have been in a position to give-such unusual val- ues to our many customers, and we feel that by doing for our customers Collection Scout » Assessments Is. Taken Up Again At a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Boy Scout Council the matter of the summer camp assess- ments was brought up. A motion was passed that the scout executive be in- structed to obtain a reissue of the checks from the scouts whose assess- ments had been paid by check. ‘The assessments, some in cash and some by check were stolen before the check- ing up was made. The amounts in checks were never presented to the banks so that the cash has never come aap the hands of the scout organi- ior ANTI-ALIEN LAND BILL BEFORE NEBRASKA SOLONS LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 8.—Members of the Nebraska house of represen- tatives by a vote of 65 to 23 voted that the judiciary committee's report of the bill excluding aliens not. cligi- ble to citizenship from owning land in the state be brought out for jen; eral file. The judiciary committee. by a vote of 7 to 2, last week voted to postpone indefinitely action on the bill. A minority. report, however bro= it before the house for consideration this afternoon, More Near Beer Saloons Than GREAT BRITAIN IS TOO POOR TO ENTER RACE WITH AMERICA FOR SUPREMACY OF SEA, IS CLAIM United States Assured of Response on Part of British to Proposal for ~ ,, - Disarmament, Writer Asserts (By Associated Press.) : WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Great Britain will not under- take a race with the United States for sea power, Sir Phillip Gibbs, British war correspondent, declared today before the |house naval committee. England hasn’t the money, ke said, and most Englishmen do not regard the American navy “as @ menace.” ; Sir Phillip said that before any agreement for disarmament could re reached by the principal powers, the Gaili-Curci Is Russian question would have to he Sig ned Up by | settled, and Che ee pec drawn Metropolitan rr tates of the Rurian wo viet government should by all means be included im any conference to dis- (By Associated Press.) ess disarmament, Sir Phillip declar- NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Mme. Galll-) a4 re characterized the Russian red Curcl, soprano, has been engaged bY | army as ‘the greatest military menace the Metropolitan Opera Company for in the world.” the season 1921-1922, it was announced last night. oS There is a spirit of revolt, entirely apart from bolshevism, in Burope io- | aay because of the general fear of an- | other war, the witsess declared, adding |that the people felt that! they had ben betrayed in the last war, nbe- its re-| cause they had been told that it was RAIL BONDS ORDERED. (By Associated Press.) In what the manufacturers do -for” us nothing but the enjoyment of the big- gest and best year since the firm was organized will be ours.” The daily advertisements of this firm in The Tribune have become a feature of the paper itself and gare closely read’ by the buying public. ee eee ee Climb Trees: to Escape Wolves, Two Near Death (By Associated Press) CRANDON, Wis., Feb. 8.—After a night spent in trees to escape a of timber wolves, Matt Willis and Paul Joeger, woods- men, were brought here today for treatment for exposure. The men were numbed with cold and exhaus- tion from hanging to limbs while the wolves howled below. E sous ss vs The electric eel, found in Brabil and Quiana, can administer quite a severe of his work in studying solar phen- omena. der guard throughout the trials. Ac- cording to the police and Cunha, he was not intimidated in any way and volunteered every statement and iden- tifcation he made. The defense held that he could not have seen the bomb setting as there was a dense crowd around the scene for an hour or inore before the bomb exploded. The two other statements were made by .lames Brennan, who as as- sistant district attorney, prosecuted Billings, and Policeman Draper Hand, who arrested one of the principals, to the effect that there were indica- tions of irregularity in the evidence against the suspects. “Had I been on. the Billings jury and had the knowledge of the case I now possess, I would not have voted to convict,” Brennan said. Hand's statement was that the ovi- dence aztiast the suspects was “framed,” it was hoped by District Attorney Brady that the grand jury would pre would aid him in a final disposition of the Mooney case. The offer of Frank P. Walsh, spe- cjal counsel in the Mooney defense, to return McDonald to San Francisco for a reiteration of his statements to pare a report to the governor, which| PERJURY ADMITTED IN EVIDENCE AGAINST MOQNEY, COUNSEL SAYS (Continued from Page 1) electric shock, sometimes strong enough to overcome a horse. “IT will give him every opportunity to appear before the grand jury and present this evidence,” Mr. Brady} said. M’DONALD NOT LOCATED. * + (By Associated Press) TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 8.—John | McDonald, an employe of a hotel here, who is alleged.to have confessed that he testified falsely at the trial of Thomas J. Mooney in San Francisco, ‘ould not be located today. McDon- 1d, whose home is believed to be in Baltimore, has been employed here for several months. HOUSEWIFE’S DAMAGE BILL KILLED OFF TOPEKA, Kans. Feb. 8—The bill in the Kansas legislature which provided the right of a housewife to claim damages for injuries sus- tained in performance of her do- the local authorities will be accepted, District Attorney Brady said today. mestic duties, was killed here today by the judiciary committee. 188 E. Second St. This is a special offer of High Quality Dresses of Silk Taffeta—navy blue, black and brown— See. The Store of Quality and One Price to All A I. 0. O. F. Bldg. stop at Fort Bliss, used by watchmakers, are so tiny that they look lke dust. thimble could ‘hold about 100,000 of them, Some of the smallest are only four onethousandths of across, and can harly be seen by the naked _eye. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. organization of the bankrupt cae itern Railroad Company, the 2 in Sentann INinois Railway Company|for a disarmament Baar ie cide ante-prohibition days of idle buildings} Was authorized today by the Inter- meet Selg oat mutaee Sceniiiie and thousands of drink dispensers un-| state Commerce Commission to issue | the people 0! i mer eaaticns egg employed were not borne out, City| stock. and bonds aggregating $85,-) said, althoug! : ne ec egaaece. te Collector Wesby said today in an-| 971,150. The bonds will be divided, Tepes yal are feel noureing that 5,495 applications for | $4,285,000 of first mortgage and $32,-| idea of disarame' licenses for near beer saloons had} 156,000 of second mortgage and there been received. Before the advent of| will be $24,030,150 of preferred stock, prohibition, Chicago had 5,182 saloons. and $25.500,000 of common stoc! 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