Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 10, 1921, Page 1

—-— EN MILLION UU. DOLLAR FIRM IS ORGANIZED Wyoming Refining Company, Incorpo- rated, to Erect 20,000-Barrel Plant to Be Increased as Production Warrants; Financing of Project Said Complete Another giant refining company, the plant for w have a capacity at the start of 20,000 barrels of oil a day and will be added to from time to time as increased production warrants is now assured for Casper. The new institution, which will be independent, will be located on one of three sites which are now held under option and the plant, offices : d all ther this means to Casper will It is known that options on u nS ee a project | business property for headquart veh tORe Anema ts| the new concern have béen taken. It Dean SMMERNO Uy he Avibune | ener ratios. taresae ue ae v several days until it was learned ust what the feeling of the tidepend-| Chitty’ “wave teen ntereney fm ent ofl producers of the state toward | oo nCemente wil Ge made. ‘shorty such & project. This expression be.| rime evident. suaterday ee the mect.| Which will announce the definite plans which will include the purchase of 5 of independent operators which one of the sites, the names of the new s held for the purpose of forming| Omioors or tie association te get relief for the ofl alae li a Ral ae ye ea on see ee tual start of construction operations. Investigation of Mr. Ryan's records The new giant concern will be known as the Wyoming Refining] “nce he has been in Casper indicates company and the $10,000,000 concern has already been incorporated and the finances for the organization as- sured. > hich will strings among oil men here. been admitted by certain that he has contracted their produc- While the major interests will cen- ter in Casper, much of the needed fi- nees will come from eastern sources, One group of Chicago finan- prs has already contracted $2,000,- 000 interest and is seeking to have ita privileges ektended to $2,000,000 cash interest in the new project. Outside of the sum which will be raised in the Rocky Mountain district for the pui of evidencing solely the good will of the oll operators of this district the remainder of the $10,000,000 project has already been pledged by Boston and New York fi- naneial interests. M who have been identified with the development of the ofl gamie of Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region and especially with the refin- cries which have sprung up here con stitute the nucleus around which the new refinery organization has been perfected and is being held in sup- pression. While The Tribune has definite as nees of the culmination of ail the details it is not at liberty to an- nounce at this time the information which it has gathered because there are little technicalities which must, tion and while definite figures are not available it is understood that the lines he has on production now gives him assurance of 20,000 barrels of oll a day or more. When Mr. Ryan was reached this morning he was non-commital. When the information which has been se- chred from reliable sources by The fribune was repeated, he neither de- ued nor confirmed thé statements. At the conclusion of the attempted terview. Mr. Ryan admitted that there was considerable discussion of such @ project at this time but that ae Was not‘at liberty: to make defin- te Btatements. ; When asked point blank to deny or affirm the report that he had per- ected the personnel of the new or- sanization and had tied up produc tion as the representative of thé east- orn financiers he admitted only that he was a representative of Chicago, “I can say nothing at ‘this time, I am sorry that I can't be of any tance to you. You may bé as. sured, however, that you will be given time. Detatled piiblicity at a prema- Boston and New York concerns which! were interésted in Wyoming oil fields. | be overcome so that they cannot prove injurious at the start of the new organization. The Tribune however is advised that a Mt. H. E. Ryan who has been active in the ofl fraternity of Wyo- ming for the past two months ts here as a representative of the eastern fi- nancial interests which are making the new W3oming Refining company probable. Intimations as to the names of the people who™form the inucleus of the new organization will not be made for The Tribune has not as yet se- cured the consent of the people ef- fected to use thelr names at this time. ture date, I believe, might work a hardship on any enterp “I won't suggest that you retain what information you haye any long- er. either denied or affirmed any state- ments that you might make in this connection.” chattels SOc SNe BETTING BILL DEFEATED. BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 10.—A bill to prohibit the transmission, pub- lication or dessemination of inform: tion concerning betting on horse races was defeated in the Louisiana house of representatives yesterday by’a vote of 59 to 30. But kindly do not say that I have! wown |! Mayor Issues 1 | REFINERY JS A Che Casper Dailsy/ Crihune Weather Forecast Unsettled weather with snow or rain in north portion tonight and Fri- day, and southeast portion by Friday night; colder Friday-and in north por- tion tonight. VOLUME VI OIL INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZE Wyo.ning Independent Oil Association Launched at Meeting| in Casper of All Producers Outside the Standard; Many Criticisms of Present Conditions Are Voiced Proclamation For Tomorrow PROCLAMATION. Friday, November 11, 1921, being Armistice Day, a holiday established — dedicated to our Soldiers and lors who participated in the late that he has been picking up the loose| World's War, it is deemed fitting It has} and proper that on this day all busi- interests|ness not absolutely essential should be discontinged for at least a part of said day and to this ond I re quest that all places of business close during the hours from 8 o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m. to In testimony whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of (Casper to be af- fixed this"10th day of November, A. D., 1921. B. H. PELTON, Jr. SURTAX VOTE IS DEFEATED WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Efforts of the Democrats to force an immedi- ate 50 per cent surtax amendment to ate 50 per cent surtay amendment to the tax revision bill failed today, the house voting after a hot debite to lay on the table a resolution of acceptance any information that we have in due offered by Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the minority leader. ‘Tho vote was 200 to 133. “The insurgent” Republicans split on tho question, a number joining with the Democrats against the mo- tion to table, while others voted to table under the terms of an agreement made with Republican leaders that they would not ‘insist upon instruc- tions to the conferees. The tax bill with its~ 833 senate amendments, was then ordered to con- fefence and the house managers were announced as follows: Representatives Fordney of Michi- gan; Green, Towa, and Longworth, CASPER, WYO., THURSDA Wyoming Independent Oil association is the name of the organization which will function for the common interest of all independent operostors in the Wyoming fields who subscribe to its covenants and objects. _ NOVEMBER 10, 1921. Such an organization, which includes the names of every operating company of im ming with the exception of the formed at a meeting of represen’ terday afternoon, and is designed to work for the welfare of its members as a unit. Shortly after the meeting was call- ed to order of committee composed of BE. J. Sullivan of Basin; W. O. Wilson of Casper; Judge Roderick N. Matson of Cheyenne; H. D. Curtis of Ther- mopolis and R. G. Taylor of Denver and Casper was appointed by Ex- Goy. B. B. Brooks, who presided as chairman of the meeting to perfect tho details of the organization, to choose a name and to determine the number and names of the directorate of th organization for the first perlod of its existence and at name which was adopted by the meeting this organization committee named ©. B. Richardson, T. F. Algeoe, Martin McGrath, H, E. West, R. G, Taylor, George B. McClellan, C. H. Town- send, C. A. Guenther, Patrick Sulli- van And Charles Sherman to serve as directors of the organization. ‘The executive board of the orgaril- zation, which will function in manage- ment of the affairs of the organiza- tion will include C. B. Richardson, president of the Western Exploration company; T. F. Algeo, of the Sinclair Wyoming Oil company; Martin Mc- Grath vice president of the E. T. Williams Oil company; H. D. Curtis, Empire State Oil and Gas company; and W. J. Lindsay, companies operit- ing in many fields. Tho executive board was delegated the power to choose its own officers and to take all necessary steps in perfecting a wieldy organization to work for the benefit of the independent operators of the state. After consideration had been given the request of the organization com- mittee that they be continued tn pow- Ohio, Republicans; Garner of Texas and Collier of Mississipp!, Democrats. er for ten days in order that they could be given an opportunity to draft Standard Oi! company and commensurate with the importance of the organization, the committee was! empowered to perfect the rules and by- laws and report to the executive board within ten days, Until that time “the rules and objects of the association which is purely a social and fraternal organization will in no way interfere with the business of the members of the association.” ( The temporary officers named to preside at yesterday's meeting were B. B. Brooks, chairman, and Harry| Kiefer, secretary. Among the news: 'papermen who were admitted to the) jMeeting were Robert G, Dill, Denver |Post; Frank B. Taylor, Oil City Der- |rick and Oi and Gas Journal; A. Jj |Aiaglott, Wyoming O11-Wortd -and-Otl! Néws of Houston, Texas; M. P, Wear, Casper Herald, Harry J. Neeley, Raw- litis \Republican; Mike Grant, Wyo- ming ‘Weekly Review; J. E, Hanway, Casper ‘Tribune, R. E, Evans, Denver | News-Times and R, E. Stepleton, Cas- per Tribune. During the period of the organi- zation’s Inception, the major meeting} |resoived" itself into open discussion of the many ills, complaints and in- justices which the operators of the state have against’ the purchasing agents. During the discussion it developed that there was wholesale opposition to the differential between the price of crude oil in the Wyoming field and the oil of the Mid-éontinent field. The price of the Mid-continent district which {s 60 to 75 cents a barrel more than Wyoming oll was held to be a comparative injustice. Heated opposition developed to the price paid for Wyoming oll and also to the fact that operators are forced} to confine their production to approx- imately 35 per cent of the possible yiel@ of their developed properties. The most stringent protest was launched against the three per cent cut in the runs of crude ofl from the Salt Creek field. This practice a set of by-laws and a constitution NATIONS BOW IN | TRIBUTE TO HERO Representatives of Many Powers Place Wreaths on Bier of “Unknown” as Rev- erent Procession Begins Today WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—(By The Associated Press.) — Great and small folk moved in endless procession today through the rotunda of the capitol to pay tribute to the un- known dead lying in such state there as only martyred presi- dents have known. All who could speak for groups in the land or for the powers of the world were free to place their MRS. OBENCHAIN SEEKING TRIAL LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10. upon a technicality, and prefers an tition for a writ of mandamus to ape nel ee er eee 4 court here to | than dismissal of indictment. brag telah The petition recites that Mrs. Oben- grant an immediate trial to Mrs. | chain is being unlawfully held, and Madalynne Obenchain, on indict- | that the case was continued for ment charging marder of J. Balton | trial to Nevomber 22 with the su- Kennedy, or dismissal of the indict- | perior court “well knowing that ment, will be filed today in the | trial’ will not take place on that state appellate court here, it was | date,” because the case of Arthur announced early today by Charles | ©. Burch, jointly indicted with her, E. Erbstein, chief counsel for her | has been set for trial upon that defense. date. : In the petition Mrs. Obenchain, Fuil transcript of the proceedings according to Erbstein, asserts that | in {he case up'to November 8 was she dees not seek to escape trial attached to the petition. Moral offerings at his bier. Hour by hour the heaping flowers about the casket grew mountain high and spread about the vast chamber. Flowers that bloomed in’ France were there and fiowers brought in all their beauty from South Africa, 9,000 miles away. There was not,a minute of the day unclaimed by those who would do hon- or to the dead. There was no organ- ization of veterans or of patriotic peo- ple over the land unrepresented. Among the most formal of the pil- grimages to this shrine of patridtic valor was that planned by the British embassy. From the embassy building there was arranged a: parade headed by Arthur J. Balfour, head of the Brit- ish “delegation to @Vashington and former prime minister, and Sir Auck- land Geddes, | Nearly a score’ of*automobiles formed the procession and two motor trucks carried the flowers. | A wreath from King George was |among them, Lord Cavan acting fo the king. It bore the legend: “As unknown, and yet well known; “As dying, and beheld, we liv There was a wreath, too, from Can- ada, its inscription saying: “But that which put the glory of grace into “All that He did was that he died of pure, “Love to. his country. That from Premier Lloyd George Nameless, yet his name liveth evermore.” That from India said: “They never die-who die to make life Worth living.” There were yrreaths also from Aus British © ambassador. | ——$_____ tralia and New Zealand and all of these except that from India were made of flowers grown in English soil, brought over as living plants. From the grand army of United Vet- erans of Canada came a wreath placed by Senator Richardson, oldest living wearer of the Victoria Cross. There were flowers from New Foundland and from the Army and Navy War Veter- ans of Canada came a memorial wov- en of poppies that bloom in Flanders fields and besides all the civil digni- taries Great Britain sent to pay hom- age, went Earl Beatty, admiral of the fleet, Alr Vice Marshal Higgins and . (Continued on Page 7) “The Midwest Refining Company of a series of articles prepared by At! article of Mr. Brimmer follows in fu’! Under date of January 3, 1921, the Federal‘ Trade Commission submitted to Congréss* a ‘report on the produc- tion, pipe line transportation, refin- Ing and wholesdle marketing of crude Petroletim™and petroleum products in the State of Wyoming. The facts Set: forth in’ the report were develop. lea in the course of an inquiry into ithe petroleum industry of Wyoming 1s in vogue by purchasing companies to permit the agencies to cut off all possible loss from water and other irregularities in the oil of the Wyo- ming field. Sentiment expressed at the meeting yesterday held that such a cut was @ grave injustice and a suggestion ‘Was made that at no time should the purchasing companies be allowed to charge off more than one per cent for B. 8. Independent pipelines which would be common carriers, prospects for a large independent refinery and basis ef support for such an organization Were openly discussed and approved at the meeting. SULLIVAN OUTLINES KEYNOTE OF MEETING. BE. J. Sullivah opened the meeting explaining how as a representative of the E. T. Williams Oil company, he had sent out the invitations for the meeting of the independents. At this juncture having heard the Governor Robert D. Carey was in the audience he appointed a committee composed of T. I, Algeo and Patrick Sullivan to escort the governor to a place of vantage in the meeting. Mr. Sullivan then outlined the ob- (Continued on Page 7.) THE MIDWEST AS A MONOPOLY —2 Monoply,” is the title of another torney George E. Brimmer of Raw- lins, whose recent writings were a prominent factor in encouraging the or- ‘ganization of an independent associatien of operators. ‘The most recent 1. which was made under authority of section 6, paragraph (a) of the Fed- ral Trade Commission Act which fives it power “to gather and com- pile information concerning, and to inyestigato from time to time the or- ganization, business, conddct, . prac- tices, and management of any corpor- ation engaged in commerce; “* * “+ and its relation to other, corp ‘ (Continued on Page 8) ——$———_$_$__ S. MAPS OUT ONLY PROGRAM FOR : SURED RMS MEET ther Nations ~ ‘Il Await Suggest While U. S. Plans Are Made Plain WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. ULSTER CABINET: WILL STAND PAT ON DEMANDS IN [nN tatives held in the banquet room of the Henning hotel yes- —(By The Associated Press.) —Proposals to be made by the American delegation to the conference on limitation of armament_ apparently con- NUMBER 28, |*:ituto the only” sug n prepared in advance as to and means of eurtailing naval expenditures without sacrifice by any power of national se- curity. Great Britain not known to have worked out any formula; Ja awaiting the American sugges: France and Italy are e ed with land forces than Two days before the conference is the American proposals re. n a closely guarded secret. This much ts known: A definite for for agreement on limitation of 3 mula naval foro has been reached by Secretary Hughes and his colleagues of the American delegation. The for. mula is an entirely practical one. It does not attempt to fix a common denominator by which all navies could be divided and each power as: signed by agreement the number of units it could maintain with world ap- proval.. The American suggestion will fea! with things as they are. It will he a plain proposition of ships, built, huilding or authorized, of naval sases, of the vital element of naval replacements, of the potential naval significance of merchant marines and the charter membership of portance it the state of Wyo- its correlated interests, was ARREST MADE FOR DEATH OF TWO SISTERS DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 10—War- rants were sworn out today to Sheriff W. E. Robb for the arrest of W, H. Halpenny, well-known’ “Des Moines business’ man” and proprietor of ar automobile supply company on |charges of manslaughter and failure jto report an accident in connection with the death here last week of Sis- ters Mgry Virgins and Mary Rosalito of St. Joseph academy. Sheriff's of- ficers will endeavor to prove that Hal- penny was the driver of the car that struck and killed the Catholic sisters. Soviet Mission of other concrete, existing or planned rapons and auxiliaries of naval war- fare, Also it 1s regarded by those who framed the suggestions as a bold Stroke for naval reduction; possit:y tho bold for immediate reduction Washington is filled with conjecture as to what the American delegation will propose. ‘The explanation given by Admiral Baron Kato, head of the Japanese delegation, of Japan's att! tude in entering the conference and her willingness to cut down her na val program under agreement has added _t6_ the ‘sppouiation.... Baron Kato stated that Japan was willing to reduce her now famous eight battleship and eight — battle cruiser fleet program. To that so quence is to be added a third elght, as under Japanese standards of na- val obsolescence a capital ship has a first Ine life of but eight years. The American navy has no defin- ite objective or program of replace- ment for maintaining any fixed force on a fixed ratio of hattleships and bat- tle cruisers. The old British two power standard prior to 1914, went by the board with theGerman fleet. Britain {s not to- |shevist representatives had raised over day building any capital ships. Four new battle cruisers have been auth- orized but they have not been laid down. The exact status of Japan's hew In Turk Capital Raided, Report eraft is not known. The fleet ratio, Baron Kato sald, would not be CONSTANTHINOPLE, Nov. 9.—{By| achieved before 1928. Tho Associated Press.)—Important] The American program of 1916, de- documents were seized and millions of] ferred during the war and greatly Romanoff rubles with considerable} slowed down this year by limited ap- French and British money were dis-| propriations, ts in rhuch the same covered by interallied police in a ra{d| status. It includes six battleships and on the offices of the Russian trado| six battle cruisers. Keels of all have mission here today. The police hauled| been lald. Actual work on construc down a huge red flag which the Bol-| tion of one battleship, the Massachu setts, has been stationary at about 4; per cent for several months. Work on the other five ranges from 19 to (Continued on Page 10) CASPER JOINS IN ARMISTICE CELEBRATION |Stores Will Close All Day, Services Are Scheduled and Military Ball Will Wind Up Observance their headquarters in celebration of the fourth anniversary of the soviet evolution. ISH MEET Promised Statement of Premier Lloyd George on Negotiations With Sinn Fein Is Delayed -LONDON, Nov. 10.—(By The Associated Press.)—A statement issued after this morning’s meeting of the Ulster cabinet members here concluded as follows: “Sir James Craig ((the premier) on behalf of the cabinet of northern Ire- Innd, wishes ft clparly untierstood that there can be no surrender of Ulster’s rights."" The statement promised by Prime Minister Lloyd George outlining the negotiations with the Sinn Feinn rep- resentatives had not been received by the representatives of Ulster this afternoon, but Mr. Lloyd Georgo sent wor® he hoped to be able to supply it during the afternoon but suggested that his meeting with the Ulster cab- {net go over until tomorrow. The Ulster cabinet planned to hold & meetirig as soon as the statement from Lloyd George was received. PARLIAME: 1ON WILL END LONDON, {By (The Asso- ciated Press).—The session‘ of parlia- ment which opened in February ends today with the prorogation of. both houses by royal;commiasion afte the brief autumn sitting which began Oc- tober 18. This special meeting, which the government was able to arrange on short notice due to the fact. that parliament had merely adjourned in August instead of being prorogued. was summoned to deal with the ques- tion’ of unemployment. While this problem was duly taken care of, the interest of the members has been mainly focused on the Irish peace ne- gotlations. Several members of parliament, viewing with some apprehension the uncertain state of the Irish situation at the present time, last night urged the government to allow another ad- journment instead of the indefinite postponement which a prorogation implies. Austen Chamberlain, gov- ernment leader in the house of com- mons, declared that nothing stood in the way of proroguing the body and reminded his anxious inquirers that Prime Minister Lloyd George had re- atedly promised that nothing would fini be ally settled with regard to Ire- land without calling the house to- gether. A new session could be open- ed, he pointed out, should develop- ments require it. While it cannot be denied that a great deal of gloomy foreboding exists in many quarters, it is not believed generally that the peace negottations are necessarily doomed to a sudden pse, whichever attitude Ulster adopt, but that further negotia- tions would follow any possible check. ee Illumination at Arms Meeting to Shed Brilliance WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Special- ly anged street nation com- prising the equivalen 10,000,000,- 000 candles has been arranged for the ament conference. The exhibit includes a “jeweled” archway or port at Seventeenth and B streets, '§ as an approach Casper will join tomorrow in general observance and cele- bration of Armistice day by contributing to the nation-wide tribute, when every wheel of industry will stop simultaneous at noon for three minutes, by services on the street and in the churches and with a more festive spirit, celebrating victory, ing for the Military ball. Stores wil! when former service persons and others assemble in the even-| the building where the conference will convene; an “avenue of ight,” xtending four blocks along Seven- teenth street and terminating at the jeweled portal. “Light of the States” (an aurora borealis) behind the dome of the cap!- i, and the llighting” of the mon ings wi en ningt public buil Inatior . and of many add te the fllum- be closed alf day tomorrow and w remain open until 9 o'clock tonight. In Casper, Rev. C. M. Thompson, former chaplain in the Expeditionary force, will offer a two minute prayer ®t the corner of second and Center | strects at 12 o'clock. At the stroke of 12 whistles ‘will blow and all traf-| fic will halt for a period of three| minutes, while the body of the un-| known hero will be lowered to it grave in Arlington Cemetery, Wash ington. A guard of honor composed of D. W. Ogilbee, state commander of’ the American Legion, C. A. Por. ter, post commander, ‘Harry Black, | Boy Scout executive, and Jack Nash,| PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.—Mrs. Emma Bergdoll testified in tho fed- eral court yesterday in the govern- ment’s ‘suit for another accounting of the property of her son, Grover C. Bergdoll, notorious draft evader and fugitive from justice that her original accounting submitted to the of the automotive service, will beat) allen property custodian’ was cor- the colors in the local obser Feet. .Mrs. Bergdoll acted as her All ex-service are to) attorney, f (Contin on Page | Maj. Vincent A. Carroll, counsel MRS. BERGDOLL | DEFENDS CLAIMS for the alien property custodian, alleged Mrs. Bergdoll accounted for only $16,000. and declared the amount should have been $107,317. He presented many witnesses and = number of books to support his con- tention, Judge Dickinson, before whom the case was tried, suggested a spec- ial master. Major Carroll objected and the case was postponed to give him opportunity to determine what * steps lye would take. >