Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1921, Page 1

FRENCH OUTLINE THEIR. ATTITUDE ON PROPOSITION Other Questions to Be Taken Up in Origi Order, Is Report WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. —(By The Associated Press.) —Heads of the delegations of the nine powers participating in discussion of Far Eastern questions at a meeting today decided to proceed first with the con‘ gideration of proljjens relating to China before entering upon other Far Eastern questions. The other questions, {t was decided, will be taken up in the order listed by the tentative agenda suggested some time ago by the American govern- ment, WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—(By The Associated Press)—The French atti- tude in a general way toward the Far Eastern proposals of China was set forth after a two-hour conference of Premier Briand and other members of the delegation today as follows: 1—Fance' desires earnestly to aid China in realizing her aspirations, ter- ritorial, political and commercial. 2—France would give up Kouang ‘Tcheou which she leased from. China in, 1898, provided Great Britain, gave up Wel-Hel-Wel and Japan Shantung, leased by the Germans at the same time, and the Port Arthur peninsula. 3—France would not be unwilling to surrender her extra-territorial privi- leges were other powers willing to do the same. France gave up these priv- fleges in Japan in 1906 and was in ne- gotiation with Turkey to give them up there in 1914 when the war‘came. However, the French feel that extra tanita, should be maintained un ul it is clear that the'Chinese repub- le orm give afequate . security and justice to foreigners. 4—The French colony of Indo-China did not belong to China but to Annam. Consequently, Indo China, the great|to corrje French colony with 25,000,000 inhabi- tants does not come in the question according to the French point of view. If, however, some’ question should -be raised as to the ratification of the 900-mile Chinese frontier, the Freni government would. be willing -to d uss the boundary, 5 5 ‘rance approaches the discussion of Far Eastern questions in sympathy with Japan's need for expansion and for raw material. The French delega- tion desires under all circumstances to take a conciliatory and pacific role. 6—¥rance is for open dealings of the powers with China and against any secret negotiations. The subject of spheres of influence beyond Indo- China does not seem to be a serious one because of the policy of spheres of influence was replaced more than 10 years ago by the policy of the con- sortium of powers. DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS . SUSPENDED FOR PRESENT. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—(By The Associated Press).—Preliminary recon- noitering gave way to more direct ne- gotlations today in the endeavors of the armament conference to.find a s0- lution for, the problems of the Far East. is Sitting as a spectal committee on the Far Eastern situation, the heads of the nine delegations went into con- ference to outline the respective poll- cles by which each will be guided and to work out a plan of procedure that will give each of these policies a fair show. The ten points presented yesterday by China with the general backing of the United States formed the basis of today’s exchanges, which were de- signed to develop step by step the ex- act attitude of the nine delegations. No one expected this prgcess ‘to go very far at today’s meeting although the discussion of a program was con- sidered certain to draw out the opin- ions of the powers as to the relative importance of the topics before them. The opinion of the American dele- gation which appeared to have consid: erable support among the representa tives of the other powers, was that the (Continued on Page 4) east of here Tuesday night. At a point between Ajo and Sto- yal, Ariz., about 9 o’clock ‘Tuesday! Night, Johnson said he was fired on- He said he was rendered unconscious! by the first shot and that when he) revived, he found he had been shot four es, his wife was mortally wounded; ana a stranger whom they, had’ picked up at Tucson, Ariz, had! Weather Forecast Snow torfight and Friday, VOLUME Vi PH(ENIX, Ariz., Nov. 1 a warrant to Roy Gardner, tacked her. respect to Gardner and also were doubtful as to whether or not they could arraign him on the state charge while he was being held on the fed- trict attprney, declared that all state charges ‘would have to be held until Posed of, Gardner received a telegram from his wifp from San Francisco today, asking {f she should come here. The telegraip said: “Deart Roy: ‘I am sorry you did what you did. If you igo to Leavenworth, I will come to Phosntx. If you go to McNeil I will w:sit here, Wire collect. Love. ? 4 “DOLLY.” Gard per said he had wired her not because expected to be started for Leavenworth before she could #rrive. Since then, however, new ortiers. have been ived from the department of justice ordering trial to be held in Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz, “Nov. 37> trial of Row Gardner, escapéd? prisoner 2McNeil Island te peniten- qn_a charge vf attempting to rob the United States matls"here, was ordered by the department ‘of justice in ordeit that the reward of!$5,000 of- fered f9r the capture of amail rob- ber may be paid to Herman F-: In- deriied,! mail. clerk, who | captured Gardneg, according..to an announce- ment rpade here’ today by Thomas Elynn, United States district attor- ney. If was at first inte: to re- turn Gapdner to the penitentiary to completw a former sentence. Mr, Fiiynn said that the;federal re- ward of '$5,000 could be only upon the “aryest and conviction” of a mail robber. The government dfa not want to prevent Mr. Inderlied from collect- ing the reward by refusing to try Gardner, Mr. Flynn said. / “mir. Wilynn, said that, ‘the federal grand §gry would reconvene here on Novemtr 28 and probably would con- sider thp Gardner case Ho addc¥i that Gardner in Tues‘bn in December or in Phoenix in Janupry. ; In ylepy of the fact that the message from’ thye department of justice ex- pressed ithe hope that Gardner would be tried at once, Mr. Flynn said, it was prijbable the trial would be held in Tuespn. Mr. Flynn gaid he would consult with Judge William H. Saw- telle, presiding judge of tho United States -tourt in regarding the time aryi place cf Gardner's trial. ‘Wheib he was ea. before the federml commissionér yesterday, Gardneg acted as his own attorney and qufstioned all but one of the wit- negses put on the stand by the prose- cution. He offered nq testimony in his ow defense. The jarea of Newfoundland is just about ‘equal to that of the state of irginja. — Aged Man Lying Wounded in Arizona Hospital Tells Tragic Story of Night Attack in Which Wife Was Slain panees YUMA, Ariz., Nov. 17 —P:éter Johnson, 60 years of age, of Denver, Colo., who is seriourfly injured at a local hospital before he became unconscious after his arrival here yester- day, told of the death of his wife, the serious wounding of himself and the disappearance of another man on the desert! ppeared. Johnson said he tried ‘0 drive on but could not go far on faccount of weakness and pain. Johnson said his wife could tell him nothing of what had happened and that she died a few minutes after he recovered consclousness. Yesterday morning, Johnson said, he resumed the journey and finally (Continued on Page 6.) ' not much c)h: in tem: - ange pera CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1921. 7 —Sheriff John Montgomery of Maricopa county today read 2 escaped convicted mail robber, assaulting Maria Munoz here on October 24. The girl, according to the sheriff, positively identified G: The sheriff and county attorne: | .. Gardner’s only charging him with criminally GARDNER ACCUSED OF ASSAULT UPON GIRL Trial of Notorious Bandit on New Charge Is Ordered by the Department That Mail Clerk Who Made Capture M ay , Get $5,000 Reward Offered by Government — comment was “fair enough.” ardner as the man who at- y were uncertain today just what course to pursue with qmy | from “Good Faith” is the subject ticles contributed by Attorney George E. Brimmer of Rawlins on the oil situation in Wyoming and the Midwest Refining company, which he has attack His latest statement follows in ACTRESS CRITICALLY ILL. i YORK, Nov. TAXI OWNER IS HELD AS Pseudo Officer Said to Have Appeared Twin Sisters and Claimed Possession of Booze cause of the fact that the transaction andthe material stolen, has no value in the eyes of the law. | Bailey, according to the statement of the county attorney's office, ap- peared at a South Washington street home last night, the name of the resident of the place being withheld, and made the dicker to buy the liquor. | Just as he was about to pay for the whiskey, seven cases . of which were stacked up awaiting movement $500,000 LOSS IN COTTON FIRE FORT SMITH, Ari Nov. 17. Fire, originating from a bolt of ligh' ning, last night caused a loss esti- mated at $500,000 at the Fort Smith Compress company’s plant when more than 5,000 bales of cotton stored in sheds were destroyed. An adjoin- ing shed containing 5,000 other bales and protected by a fire wall, was saved. EXILES WILL ARRIVE TODAY GIBRALTAR, Nov. 17.—The Brit- ish cruiser Cardiff with former Em- peror Charles of Austria-Hungary} and ex-Empress Zita on board, left Gibraltar today for the Island of Ma- deira, to which the former royal pair} have been exiled by the allies. The Cardiff is due to reach her des! Sunday. Before Purchase Was Closed Monk Bailey, said to be proprietor of a large local taxi service, is under arrest charged with burglary as the result of the alleged theft of seven cases of liquor which je had buy eat $150-a case, =? or Tae I action involves techiniéal legal questions be- lleged purchase was an illegai to his car, another fellow, said to be @ confederate of Bailey, appeared at the door and obtained entrance on the ground that he was an officer. © He informed both Bailey and the fellow that sold the whiskey that they were under arrést and forced them to load the whiskey in Bailey's car, After the whiskey was loaded th pseudo officer permitted the man who. sold the whiskey to mate a getaway, saying that he was only after Bailey. Sensing something queer in the transaction, the man who sold the whiskey found out that no arrest had been made. Then braving the danger ‘of prosecution he informed the county attoriiey’s “office of the transaction. The result was Bailey’s arrest ‘and he issuance of a warrant for his confederate. This is the first of a serles of ao- tions of this kind with which Batley is charged that will be brought to trial. Several similar actions in which he is said to be involved are pending. The county attorney's of- fice admitted that they had been in- vestigating Bailey's actions for some time but that this was the first time they secured concrete evidence of his illegal transactions. GREYAULL MOONSHINERS ASSESSED HEAVY FINES BASIN, Wyo., Nov. 17.—Two Grey- bull men caught moonshining in Grey- bull appeared before Judge Metz this morhing and entered pleas of guilty. Joo Morgan was given a fine of $250 and 30 days in jail. William Hulstrom was given a fine of $200 and 30 days in jail. WOMAN KILLED IN" ‘FIGHT ON DESERT Sets Standard fo An epic tale of surging passion Argentine through the fascinating frivolities of pre-war Paris into the blaz- ing turmoil of the German invasion of Northern Franco was unfolded last night at the Lyric theater. It was the first showing of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” the $1,000,000 Rex Ingram which has been the screen sensation of New York, burgh Detroit and Los Angeles. The picture, adapted by June Mathias from the great novel of Vicente Hins- co Ibanez( has inteysified the dram- atic force of the original story and last night it held the spectators breathlessly intent as with swift, sure strokes it hammered home the terror Picturization of “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” at the Lyric r Film Producer sweeping from the wide plains of the production made for Metro, (0, Boston, Pitts- and grandeur of the war—and a great deal of the humor and light-hearted gaiety that kept bubbling up through the turgid stream of struggling hu- manity when the world. was in arms. The artist to whom most credit has been awarded for this achievement is (Continued on Page 6.) -ry him. ACCOMPLICE IN LIQUOR THEFT BASED ON PLOT ‘GOOD FAITH’ OF THE MIDWEST REFINING COMPANY ATTACKED IN ARTICLE BY GEO. E. BRIMMER ment of the interior shows production producing properties in Wyoming, as Two Fatally Injured in Rear-End Colli- sion in Chicago and Motorman Is Held by Police; Three Coaches Are Smashed, Victims Pinned Underneath CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—Twenty-five persons were injured, Three steel coaches were of the next of a series of ar- ed in subsequent discussions. full: The bureau of mines of the depart- in barrels of crude oil removed from v 17.—Marion | ¢otiows: Davies, motion picture actress, is crit- Bait feally {I of pneumonia at her home| yronth wyo. Wyo. Geek on Riverside drive. Five physicians 1921 1921 wero in attendance today. She was/ Jan, 1,462,000 804,000 stricken with the disease four days | Fen, 1,167,000 1,497,000 868,000 ago. March 1,316,000 1,614,000 — 915,000 April 1,303,000 1,913,000 1,174,000 May 1,368,000 1,976,000 1,185,000 June 1,625,000 1,858,000 1,180,000 July 1,586,000 1,143,009 669,000 August 1,624,000 1,472,000 1,001,000 Sept. 1,573,000 1,364,000 826,000 October Nov. Dec. 1,424,000 Total 17,071,000 14,299,000 8,522,000 ‘Three Three Months Months Lacking. Lacking. Draw Lots for Poison Death GENEVA, Nov. 17.—The love of twin. sisters who drew lots for death | by “poistni became” Kriown recentty tr ‘the Innsbruck courts when one of them was tried for murder. She was acquitted after sho told her story. The girls, daughters of a father pained Golheim, fell in love with a former Hungarian officer, who was unable to distinguish the girls, and courted both, thinking he was always with the same sister. The officer, when he realized the situation, asked the girls to decide which should mar- ‘They solved the problem by prepar. ing & glass of water and a glass of Polson. They drew lots and the loser drank and died= When the surviving sister was arrested the officer disap- peared. 575 CASH PRIZE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Students of All Casper Edu- cational Institutions Elig- ible to Contest for Cover Design. For the best and most appropriate drawing to be used as the cover or front page design, for the Tribune- Review New Year's Prosperity edition a cash prize of $26.00 will be paid. This contest is open to all duly enrol- led students of all of Casper’s schools, the Winner to be chosen by a vote of the public. The Tribune-Review are preparing the largest and most complete New Year and Prosperity edition ever pub- Ushed in the State. The issue will be @ general review of tho birth, growth and’ development, present conditions and the future possibilities of Casper and Wyoming, vividly portraying the wonderful natural resources which await the hand of development, both in the city and the state: A combination of the following sub- ‘fects’ is preferred. Peace, prosperity fand co-operation of the peoples of the world. Also depicting the industries andthe multitude of products with which this territory is so richly en- dowed. All students desiring to enter this contest must register their names and| address also the name of the school| in which they are enrolled, not later than Monday, November 21. It will not be necessary for contestants to register in person, simply mail a let- ter or post card to The Casper Daily ‘Tribune, advising that you desire to enter the Prize Drawing contest. The drawings must be made with| pen and black water-proof ink on good| quality white three ply bristol board Paper and must be of uniform size. Contestanta_should register at once| by mail and upon receipt of the appli-| cation the Edition Editor will issue de-| tailed instructions in a ner. 13 OFFERED BY, In the year 1921, the Midwest Re- fining company announced that the market for the refined products» of crude ofl was demoralized and that stock on hand had so increased that it was necessary for it to pro-rate the production from the Salt Creek field, "taking only so much as it could utilize —but treating all producers alike. Thirty-five per centum (35%) of the production of each property was to be taken, according to the decision as PROCENOD Oca note aice as IS mga The Salt Creek ol! field ts a “dome” formation. The oll is naturally taken into the wells and from there to the surface as the result of capillary at- traction, gas pressure and water pres- sure. The gas escapes when wélls are open. As the gas escapes the pres- ure lessens. When the pressure 1s off, the producer must resort to ex- pensive pumping operations in order to obtain the ofl in the well. It is to the advantage of each producer to have the benefit of the gas pres- sure. As tho gas escapes and the oll 1s removed, the water level. ad- Vances, and the extent of the pro- ducing oll territory is reduced. ‘The “edge” producer necessarily suffers most from the loss of gas pressure and reduction of producing field limits. The highest monthly production jn the Salt Creek field was 1,185,000 bar- rels and this was produced in May, 1921, according to the’bureau of mines. Assume that the pro-rating was to take effect in June, with May produc- tion as the standard for pro-rating. Thirty-five (35%) per centum of 1 185,000 barrels is 414,750 barrels. The jatter figure was to be the outside monthly limit of production from the Salt Creek field, and- all producers were to receive like treatment. Balt Excess Pet. Creek of Prod. prod. remvd. taken taken Month prod. over excess 1921 Umit mit set. est. bbis. bbis. 1,185,000 180,000 765,250 169% 669,000 254,250 61% ,001,000 586,250 141% 826,000 411,250 99% ‘The agreement was absolute. Inde- pendent producers were helpless. The Midwest Refining company was the only purchaser of Salt Creek crude oil. It would transport only oil which it owned. It controlled all Salt Creek pipelines. The Midwest Refining company ac- cepted from the independent produc- ers only thirty-five (35%) per centum of the oll which they could produce from wells already drilled. From the wholo field The Midwest Refining com- pany took in excess of the amount which it had agreed to take, assum- ing June as the first month that the pro-rating was to take effect, as fol- lows: In June 169% --In July 61% In August 141% In September —__.. 99% The excess was not taken from the independent producers. What were the results of the. viola- tion by The Midwest Refining com- pany of its pro-rating agreement? 1. The lands of independent pro- (Continued on Page 6.) two of them probably fatally, shortly before 9 o’clock this morning when two five-car elevated trains, bound downt~ the west side were wrecked in a rear-end collision the Crawford avenue station on the Oak Park line. smashed and several victit pinned beneath the wreckage. Fi men with acetylene torches c through the twisted metal to reac them. Frank R. Doyl motorman on the second train, was taken into custody by the police. He declared he had done everything pos- sible to stop his train as soon as he saw the train ahead, but was unable to prevent the crash. CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—Two persons CHINESE PROBLEMS ARE GIVENELEVATED TRAINS RIGHT-OF-WAY BY CONFERENCE IN CRA Che Casper Daily Crihunr SH, 24 HURT STRIKE THREATS CARRIED OUT BY COAL MINERS IN UF & MINES . erators Say About.25 «7 years ot ages “er Cent Are Working ‘spite Union Claims, ops Are on Duty DENVER, Nov. 17.—(By are reported dead and more than althe Associated Press) —State- score injured as the result of a colll- sion between two trains on the Chi- cago & Oak Park elevated railroad in| the Colorado a fog shortly after 9 o'clock today. The injured were rushed to a near-|that many by hdspital and police and elevated officials were attempting to check up on the dead and injured. Both trains were bound downtown with crowds of workers. At least 20 people were injured, cording to early police reports. Wil- Mam Griffin, aged & was caught be- tween two cars and his leg crushed. He may die. Two victims are caught between the two trains and firemen are trying to reach them. Three passengers—Louise Brady, Jullus Berlin and a Dr. Klump—were early taken to @ hospital. Thirty minutes after the wreck the offic of the elevated lines had no definite reports. At 9:45 o'clock rescuers discovered Patrick McGuire, aged 35, guard on one of the trains, pinned beneath two steel coach: Firemen with acetyl- ene torches began cutting through the twisted wreckage to reach him. McGuire retained consciousness and directed the efforts of his rescuers. Three coachee were demolished. Each train consisted of five cars. The first was just leaving the Crawford Avenue station when the second crashed into it. House of David Denies Charge - Of Immorality GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 17.— Denial of charges of immorality brought by John W. Hansel and Mrs. Hansel, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., against the House of David, a relig- fous colony at Benton Harbor, is made in the answer to the Hansel suit, filed in United States district court here. The Hansels, expelled from the colony @ year ago, aro suing to regain prop- erty said to have been turned over to and for compensation for services up to the time they were expelled. cael od ba Border Liquor Traffic Topic Of Conference DETROIT, Nov. 17.—Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes cluded his series of conferences with Michigan and Canadian Mquor offi- cers here today, with an expression of confidence that the illicit liquor traffic on the border was heing broken up. Federal and Canadian officials made plans today for a drive against | international rum runners through a closer check on shipments of whis- key to Canadian consgnees posing as wholesale drug companies. con-| the cult when they were admitted,; ments issued at the offices of Fuel & Iron company here today showed miners reported for work in Las Animas and Huer- fano counties, whero a strike was called this morning in protest against a 30 per cent wage reduction. Union officials disputed the statements and declared there had been general re- sponse to the strike order. In Las Animas county the company reported, a 60 per cent force was working. In Huerfano county the number of men reporting at the mines was 25 per cent of normal, according to the company, while there was a full force in the Canon City district, which was not affected by the wage reduc- tion, At Crested Butte, a sympathetic strike was in effect and company offi- clals admitted only a few men were working. There was no wage reduc: tion effective at Crested Butte. John P. McLennan, district prest- dent of the United Mine Workers of America, in a long distance*telephone message from his headquarters in Trinidad disputed the company fig- ures, Mr. McLennan declared the miners generally had observed tho strike order, according to all reports he had received. “They are all out except those who went Into the mines today to get their tools,” declared the union president. HUERFANO COUNTY UNDER MARTIAL LAW. WALSENBURG, Colo., Nov. 17.— (By The Associated Press)—Under Protection of: state troops, many-min- era in the southern Colorado coal fields went to work today, disregard- ing a strike order by union offictals, following a 30 per cent wage cut by the Colorado Fuel & Iron company. The exact number of men at work in the Huerfano district was not given, but company officials estimate that 25 per cent of the regular working force was in the mines. Union offici- als declared many of these men had gone to the properties to get thelr tools. With martial law proclaimed by Governor Shoup tn effect, all proper- ties of the Colorado Fuel & Iron com- pany in the Huerfano district were guarded by state rangers. A detach- ment of 50 rangers arrived from Den- ver this morning and immediately was detailed to guard mine property. In placing Huerfano county under martial law at midnight, Captain Pat- rick Hamrock, adjutant general of Colorado, ordered the rangers to per- mit no picketing, to permit no one to carry arms and to protect all miners who want to work. The adjutant general's order also instructed the rangers to permit no one on the streets between 10 p. m. and 6 a. m, A mass meeting of miners will be held here at 2 o'clock this afternoon, ——_.__ RAIL DIVIDEND DECLARED. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The Hock- ing Valley railway, which deferred its dividend last June, today declared a dividend of 2 per cent payable on De- cember 81 MAXIMUM RATE ON SURTAX IS SO PER CENT WASHINGTON, Noy. 17.—The house accepted today the senate 50 per tent maximum income surtax rato despite a request by President Harding that the two houses com- promise their differences at 40 per. cont. The vote was 201 to 173. The an- nouncement of the result was greet- ed with handclapping and cheers on sae the Democratic and Republican si “ WASHINGGTON, Nov. 17.—President Harding today informed Republican house conferees on the revenue bil] that a maximum surtax rate of 40 per cent would be agreeable to the administration. The president’s views were expressed at a conference at the White House with Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee and Rep- resentative Longworth of Onlo, who SIX KILLED IN CRASH OF AUTO JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Nov. 17.—Six persons were killed here early this morning when the automobile in which they were riding crashed through the like man-{ guard rails of the Woodvale bridge spanning the Pennsylvania railroad cut and fell to the tracks 50 fect below; according to reports received at the office of Deputy Coroner R. R. Yost. The car overturned as it fell, pinning the passengers beneath it, killing some of them instantly, it was reported. with Mr. Fordney and Representative Green of Iowa, make up the Republi. can house conferees. . Arrangements were made at the conference for the president to send a letter to Chairmah Fordney setting forth his views. Mr. Harding was represented as favoring the 382-per cent maximum adopted by the house but agreeable to the 40-per cent com: promise in view of the legislatiy situation. Representative Dickenson of Iowa, leader of the “insurgent” Republicans; said he did not thing the president's vs expressed at this late hour id haye appreciable effect upon the outcome of the surtax fight.