Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast Fair tonight and probably Wednes- day, colder tonight in east portion and in extreme southeast portion Wednesday. Trim EDITION VOLUME VI CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1921. NUMBER 50. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 It is a very gra nations of the i every impending menace of which we so deeply cherish. For approximately 10 years | tivities, and the inevitable DISARMAMENT HOPES BRIGHT BIG RESULTSRICHES OF PUBLIC DOMAIN ENORMOUS EXPECTED OF WORLD MEET So Says President Harding in Annual Message De- livered to Congress at Noon Today; World and National Problems Reviewed message was delivered bt deren of the house and in the presence of the to the confer- once nd mentof the dipheaats omats regularly stationed in W At the outset, the presiden’ ed world conditions, saying en Spar rogram” would have to be worked out “by the nations more directly concerned.” The United States will help, he added, uneelfishiy because there is compensation in the consciousness of assisting; selfishly be- caus@&the commerce and international exchanges in ‘trade, which: a Bi of fortunate, are possible only when \the pes of aii continents are restored to stable order and normal relationship. Turning to domestic problems, the president urgently recommended early enactment of the permanent tariff and foreign debt refunding bills. He also announced that later on he would make some recommendations about re- newed consideration of the tex pro- gram, involving further reductions and the abolition of “hindering burdens.” He also suggested consideration by congress of an amendment to the con- stitution to end the issue of nontax- POR, gala with stk able bonds. fecmive ritual including sacred music With regard to the merchant ma-/.n4q an inapirational oration by the rine, Mr. Harding said it was the|Rey. "philip K. Edwards of tho St. purpose to present a plan which Pees! |Mark’s Episcopal church. templates no sgreater. draft upon Many Elks and their friends filled biged treasury, Lag which thous! eS | the hall in the I. O. O. F. building in ‘00 crude to offer it today, gives such’ cttenging the services ,which were eee ee a oes oan ap |most beautiful for the fhet that there proval.”* were 0 6 pening bionie ths members of “Pro ~ the 1 luring the past year. 00 ost aes the|"Prof. Rudolph Lunberg was in a means of assisting in tho reliet of \Charse of the program of music and present conditions in agriculture was|#cted as accompanist, = ct suggested by the executive. He also| Mrs. George Smith. Miss Verna Bur. told the congress that it ghould give] nett violinist, played the processional its “earnerf, attention” ‘6 a general|march, accompanied by “Mrs. Smith: pollcy of transportation, of distrib-| Professor Lundberg sung uted industry and highway construc-|Forgotten” and a quartet porspcee| tion, to encourage the spread of the/of the Mevlames Tal Branson an population and restore the balance be-|J. Leschinsky and F. B. Firmin and tween city and country. Professor Lundberg fendered a selec- Other recommendations included: |tion. A duet sung by Millard Muranr Pians of conference of common|and Professor Lundberg was follewed council, of mediation, arbitration and) judicial determination in controver- sles between capital and labor. Federal aid, by way of advances,|sclection was chosen “One for reclamation.of lands, where state/Sclemn Thought" “The and private participation 1s assured. gram was beautifully in kee An appropriation necessary to sup-/the services. ply the American relief administra-| Rey. Philip K. Edwards in his ora- tion in Russta with 10,000,000 bushels | tion dwelt upon charity, brotherly of corn and 1,000,000 bushels of seed love, and fidelity as the inclusive sub- grains, ject’ He showed in an intelligent and The scene presented in the house chamber was unprecedented in that) never in the history of thé nation has! of life, in business, the home, (Continued on Page 8) tics and in government. TRIBUTE PAID ELKS. DEAD. IN SERVICE HERE ples of Order in All Walks of Life Emphasized by Speaker The annual memorial services Sun- day ot tha Camper) Loage. No. 1268, for J. W. Burns, E. R. Pelky, F. J. Les- chinsky and L. E. Sunwell. ‘could and “should rule in every walk) in poll- Importance of Applying Princi- assisted by “Shall I Be} by a quartet including the Mesdames/ impressive manner how these qualities) Annual Report of Secretary of Interior Places Untapped Wealth of Public Lands at 150 Billion Dollars WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—An untapped wealth estimated at a minimum of one hundred and ifty billions of dollars is contained in the more than 400,000,000 acres of land still -|held in the public domain, Secretary Fall of the interior de- partment says in his first annual report, made public today. Coal and oil form the bulk of this wealth, the total coal deposits being estimated at 110,000,-,the creation of a navy, ete.; it has 000,600 tons and the oll ‘deposits at 1,-/been found necessary to curtail such 326,000,000 barrels ,with an additional 50,900,000,000 barrels of shale ofl. From the development of these re- sources, the federal government Secre- tary Fall says, would realize by way of royalties, rentals, etc., to total of $12,387,500,000. divided. as follows: Coal in, public’ ownermhip: Bituminous 10,000,000,000 tons) at ten cents royalty, $1,000,000,000. . Sub-bituminous, | 80,000," tons at eight cents royalty, $2,400,000,000, Lignite, 50,000,000,000 tons at fivé cents royalty, $2,500,000,000. (Note: Coal upon raiirond lands, pri- vate grants, private lands in the pub- lo land states but not developed not estimated above. Oll in -public ownership 000,000 barrels at $2, $1,400,000,000 at 12% centa royalty $175,000,000, Bhale oil, 50,000,000,000 barrels at $2, $100,000,000,000 at five cents royal- ty, $5,000,000,000. Phosphate, 3,500,000,000 tons at $4, $14,000,000,000 at two per cent royalty, $280,000,000. Potash, 20,000,000,000 tons at $75, (crude) 00,- $1,500,000,000 et two per cent roy-| alty, $30,000,000. Waterpower, 13,000,000 horsepower at ten cents per horsepower per year, $1,300,000. Indian reeervations. ON 600,000,000 barrels at $3, $1,800,- 000,000. Phosphate 1,000,000,000 tons at $4, $4,000,000,000. Alsaka. Coal 20,000,000,000 tons all grades at jfive cents royalty, $1,000,000,000. Oil, 25,000,000. barrels at $1, 000,000 at ten per cent royalty, 500,000. Water power, 2,500,000 horsepower lat ten cents per horsepower per year, $250,000. Surface value of public lands out-) side of national forests: Desert and semi-arid lands, 100,000,- 000 acres at $1, $100,000,000. Grazing lands, 75,000,000° acres at |$2, $150,000,000. | Grazing and forage lands, 15,000,000 acres at $4, $60,000,000. | National forests: Grazing lands, 110,000,000 acres at) $4, $25,000,000, — - ‘Timber, $580,000,000. Other resources, $145,000,000, “History 1s now repeating itself,” says Secretary Fall, ‘and after a per- fod of unlimited expenditure in war measures and in preparing for war, in $25,- 2, expenditures to the very utmést. em justified in calling attention to the fact that the department of in- terior— the /home department— is fully equipped and prepared to do its part in the devolpment of those great natural resdurces which must be so developed if the tax burden upon this and future generations is to be borne at all, tein : ‘ Secretary Fall devotes a consider- able part of his report to reclamation Projects and in this connection he urges that “ an affirmative strong pol- fey be announced by the executiy. “The necessary advances can be (Continued on Page 4.) CHINESE TOLD TO STAND PAT ON SHANTUN WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—(By The Associated Press}—The Chinese dele- gation to the armament conference, it was learned today, has received ex- plicit instructions from the Peking government not to recede from its of the Kiao Chau lease hold in Shan-| in Manchuria. being recetved dally from various or- ganigations: in Ching..to the sane ef-| fect. 6.—The text of President Mr. Speaker and Members of the position for the unconditional return} we have dwelt amid menaces of war or as participants i inevitable aflermanth, with the dagrdwred coulis fea added tr" government, which adequately can not be appraised except by those who. are in tmmediate contact and know the responsibilities. Our tasks would be less difficult if we had only our. Ives to consider, but so much of the world was tnvolved the disordered conditions are so well nigi: universal, even among nations not engaged in actual warfare, that no permanent re adjustments can be affected without consideration of our inescapable re- Indeed, we should be un worthy of our best traditions !f we were unmindful of social, moral and political conditions which are not of direct concern to us but which do ap- peal to the human sympathies and the very becoming interest of a people blest with our national good fortune x ‘ a my purpose to bring to you ‘am of world restoration, In ge elo & program must be worked out by the nations most dl. | rectly concerned. They must them- selves turn to the heroic remedies for the menacing Conditions under which hey are struggling, then we can help, nan aeuenn to help. We shall do so unselfishly because there {s compen page in the consciousness of assist- selfishly because the commerce and international exchange in trade which marked our high tide of fort- unate advancement are possible only when the nations of all continents are restored to stable order and normal relationship. In the main the contribution of this republic “to restore’ normalcy in the world must come through the initia tive of the executive branch of the |government, but the best of intentions and most carefully considered pur poses would fall utterly if the jsanction and the co-operation of con |gress were not cheerfully accorded. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY | tung and to protect China's interest Many cablegrams are)" UATN TO ALL. | { am very sure we shall have no conflict of opinion about constitutional fautres ‘OF Authority. During thé anzxi- Tt was said by Chinese spokesmen |vties of war. when necessity seemed today that should the “conversations” result adversely China’s interests, the delegation|ary might bave to consider withdrawing. Tt was, emphasized there was no pres- ent intention of doing 20. Shantung compelling, to/ grants of authority and an extraordin- there “were excessive concentration of powers in the chief executive. The repeal of war- time legislation and the automatic expirations which attend the Peace permanency of the peace nm war’ s ey ‘fficulties of ‘Proclamations havi an end to these emergency ea but I have the wish to go fur han that want to join you itn tring. In th most cordial w a tit of coor dination and co.oper nd at mutuality of on fide ~ which is necessary { tative popular government Encroachment vpon functions of congress or attempt|> ‘tation of {ta policy are not to |. 2 >ught of much less attempted, b 5 re is an insistent call for harmo and concord of action ta _~ed the so. lution of the difficult problems con: fronting both the legislative and exex utive branches of the government Tt is worth while to make allusion here to the character of our govern ment, mindful as one must be that an address to you is no less @ mossage to all our people for whem you speak most intimately. Ours is a popular government through political parties. We divide along political lines and I would ever have it #0. I do not mean that partisan preferences should hin- der any public servant fn the per- formance of a conscious and patriotic officjal duty. We saw partisan lines utterty obliterated when war imperil led, and our faith obstructing the ex- peditious solution of the urgent prob- lems of peace. PARTY IN POWER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY. Granting that we are fundamen tally a representative popular govern ment, with political parties the gov: erning agencies, I believe the political party in power should assume respon: aibility, determine upon policies in the conferenee which supplements con- ventions and election campaigns, and the strive for achievemet through 2} herence to the accepted policy, is vastly greater security 1m. y more of the hational view much larger and prompter ac point, complishment where our divisions are along nerty lines, in the broad and loftier wense than to divide géograph- ically, or according to pursuits, or personal following. For ® century and a third parties have been charged with responsibility and held to strict accounting: When they fail, they are relieved of Authority; and the system (Continued on Page Four.) BUDGET ORDINANCE DECISION MAN S SEIZED FOR $4,000 FUR ROBBERY COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 6.—Gene Logan’ of this city was arrested by the police shortly after 2 o’clock this morning ,when he drove into a garage vr an overland trip from Omaha. He is charged with tho $40,000 fur rob- bery of a week ago Sunday when the Giddings & Kirkwood stores were entered. ‘The furs were recovered last week in a house which Logan had rented, os c. P. Plumme: ttorney, returned \this morning from the Mexia oll ficids |where he has been looking after oll matters. He has a very favorable report to make on the fields and is in- terested in the operations there. PACKING STRIKE _ CLAIMS CONFLICT Wide Variation Revealed in Figures Given Out By Operators and Union Leaders on Extent of the Walkout in Leading | Meat Centers CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—(By The Associated Press).—While re- ports of minor disturbances and some interruption of work result- ing from the strike yesterday.of packing house workers, came from St. Paul, Kansas City, Denver and other cities, the first day of the strike passed quietly in Chicago and with apparently ne effect! upon. normal operations. Leaders of the “Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's union, announced that more than 12,000 workers em- ployed by the “big fiv in Cnicago outside of Chicago, Employers said that less than 1100 employes in Chicago had failed to re- port and there were two applications w every vacancy. rer Souice the 19 independent plants here who had not adopted qhe 10 per cent wage reduction, given as the cause of the strike by union leaders, were-not affected. but some of them wero almost completely tied up. Representatives of the packers con- tended the wage issue was not Involv- ed in the strike but that it was an ef- fort to destroy their shop representu- tion plans. Businessmen of St. Paul recom- mended that national guardsmen be called out to protect the South St. | Paul plants, following the attack on! ja trainload of strikebreakers. City officials of South St. Paul how- ire the protection of state troops. | The union men decided at a mass GUARDS MAY BE CALLED OUT IN K. C. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6.—Tho second day of the packing plant strike in Kansas City, opened with unton lead- ers making efforts to reach all strik- ers and warn them to stay away from company property. Officials were watching the situation closely, prepar- ea they said, to request national guardsmen if necessary to preserve order. meeting last night to Stay away from the’ entrances to the plants. Company officials were emphatic tn saying that he plants were far from Crippled by the walkout while the unon heads declared the number of had walked out and 29,000 in centers|ever, announced they did not yet des-jstrkers who walked out yesterday was materially increased today, Determination, Debate Indicates An ordinance proposing to confine city expenditures of all kinds | within the bounds of the budget system which became effective | for the first time this year was tabled last night by the city council, | pending further study of the matter. The general sentiment was that the ordinance proposed was neither broad enough to carry out its intent and secondly some | feeling was evident that this city council should not impose such string- ent restrictions on the incoming coun- cil without at least taking the mem- bers of the new city government into conference on the deliberations of the ordinance. Under the terms of the ordinance it would be impossible for a city govern. ing board to overdraw an account as established by the budget system With this ordinance effective the city council could authorize expenditures for which the city treasurer would not be allowed to pay if the account on which the expenditure was author. ized was not sufficient to meet the ex- pense. In discussion of the ordinance which was prepared by‘ City Attorney R. M Boeke at the solicitation of members of the council, it developed that the object was to protect the budget sys tem so that it would be effectively operated in future. ‘W.. W. Keefe, 2 member of the coun- cil, and one of the hold-overs from this administration said that it would be wrong to impose such a handicap on the incoming city council. Mayor Pelton suggested that action should be déferred because the town is growing so rapidly “you can't tell where it is going.” He said it would be wrong to impose iron-clad control of the budget system ao that future elty administrations which found tt {mpossible to follow the system would either haye to. suspend operations of facing jail for breaking the imposed law. It was announced last night that Casper for the first time in its history hag. confined municipal’ expenditures to departmental estimates and that the budgets for the departments have not been exceeded. By sticking to the budget system the Pelton administration has been able to clear up a deficit of $49,000 which it faced this year and to leave a nice balance on hand in all depart ments at the close of the year. ‘This record is partly due to the fact that efficlency measures were intro-| duced in checking the water supply which resulted in an increase revenue; of almost 300. percent. ‘The revenue! of the water department last year to- talled $32,000 while the returns this! year will exceed $92,000 bew.use Tinea Wide: on iwatt” use ag; Teen maintained. | It was also reported last night that the police department under the pres ent city administration has shown greater net earnings than any police départment heretofore in the history f Casper. The proportionate earn ings of the department were said to be greater than in 1919, the year in which the former higti earning record was made. This showing has been| made despite the fact that the police! department has inereased — almost/ double its personnel during the year. ___ DEFERRED BY CITY COUNCIL Proposal. to Limit Expenditures to Annual Budget NEW COUNCILMEN TO 10 Totals May Be Left to New Administration for STUDY CITY AFFAIRS Among the interested spectators at the meeting of the city council last night were Mayor-elect W. A. Black- more and Councilmen-elect John G. Jones and Jack Pettingill. Only one }of the new councilmen, John Han cock, was absent from the meeting last night. By attending the council sessions during the remainder of the regime of Mayor B. Pelton, the new city managers will be able to step into the harness without inter- ruption after the new administration takes effe «Canadian Ship Goes Aground VICTORIA, B. 6.—The Canadian govern ile ma e steamer C: ver is aground at Duncan bay, ten miles north of Cape Mudge, according to wireless messages picked up at Gon zajes ‘station here today. The Amer- {ean coast guard cutter Snohomish is standing by. The Canadian ~Rover .was on her way to Qcean Falls. eravuses “Weed Fae PRESIDENT HARDING'S WESSAGE TO CONGRESS AGREEMENT IN ‘COMPLETE TEXT OF ADDRESS TO JOINT MEETING , Harding’s message to congress follows: privilege to come to the congress: with the republic at peace with all the More, it is equally gratifying to report that our country is not only free from war but there are growing assurances af the TERMS REACHED N LONDON MEET WITH SINN FEIN "Irish Problem Clears as Prospect For Peace Seem Darkest; London Parley Finds Success LONDON, Dec. 6.—England purpose |and Ireland awoke today from @ troubled sleep of despondency over the Irish situation to learn the joyous news of a sensational and wholly unexpected agree- ment reached between the English and Irish conferees in today's small hours. Although the terms of the agree- ment had not officially been mate known up to this afternoon, some Of the’ principal points are unofficially understood to be: = Recognition of Ireland as an inde Pendent state with a formula on the question of alleiance satisfactory to both sides. Inclusion of Ulster within the scope of the new Irish government, with the option of withdrawing within one month, reverting {h that case to her present status within territory fixed by a boundary commission. Freedom for Ireland regarding cus- toms tariffs. Sateifactory arrangements regarding contol of Irish ports by the navy. Withdrawal of all military forces from Ireland under safeguards incur- Ing peaceful conditions. The negotiations for a settlement were considered yesterday to have definitely collapsed. and the compro- mise achieved in Premier Lioyd orge’s: somber Mttlehomein Duwn- ing street after a night-long struggle seems Iely to be chronicle the most momentous ¢vent in the history of Anglo-Irislt reiations. While the agreement must still be submitted tothe Dat! Bireann and tho British parliament for ratifica tion, there was a disposition in all quarters in London today to regard the outlook as of the brightest. The British cabinet at its meeting today unanimously adopted the draft agreement with the Sinn Fein and congratulated Prime Minister Lloyd George and the members of the de gation in the Irish conference on the success of the negotiations. WORDING OF OATH IS ANNOUNCED. LONDON, Dec. 6.—(By The As- sociated Press)—The articles of agree- ment in the “treaty between Great Britain and Ireland,” as the agreement reached last night is designated, pro- vides in article IV that the oaths to be taken by the members of the parlia- ment of tho Irish Free State shall be in the following form: 2 “I do solemnly swear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the Irish Free State as by law established, and that I will be faithful to His Majesty King George V and his heirs and successors by law, in virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain and her adherence to and membership of the group of na- tions forming the British common- wealth of nations.” - Other articles in the text officially givenout tonight follow: ‘Article VI. Until an arrangement has been made between the British and Irish governments whereby thd Irish Free tSate undertakes her owh coast defense, defense by sea of Great Britain and Ireland shall be undex taken by His Majesty’s imperial forces but this shall not prevent the construp- tion or maintenance by the govern: ment of the Irish Free State of such vessels as are necessary for the pra tettion of the revenue or tho fisheriet, The foregoing proviston of this articts shall be reviewed at a conference af representatives of the British and Irish governments to be held by the hereof with a view to the undertak- hereof with av few to the undertak- ing by Ireland of a share in her own coastal defense.” “Article VII. The government (Continued on Page 3.) of TARIFF CHANGES ASKED WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 recommendations of the president WASHINGTO: » Dec..6.—The house ae first move to carry into effect the posed permanent tariff law was made today by Senator Smoot, R2- publican, Utah, who introduced amendments to the bill under con- sideration by the senate finance committee, embodying in de- tail the suggestions outlined by Mr. Harding. she [foreign debt tunding bill mst its first for greater flexibility in the Pro- obstacle in the senate today. BY PRESIDENT PLACED BEFORE SENATE TODAY Amendments to Bill Introduced by Senator Smoot| Cover in Detail All Recommendations Made By Harding in First Annual Message ance committee failed to reach an agreement with respect to adoptiofi of the commission supervision plat and after two hours of discussion, ad- Journed until later today. ARMY AND NAVAL ESTIMATES DEFERRED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Preparation of both the army and navy appropria: tion bills, providing funds for the fts- cal year beginning next July 1, will be postponed until the arms confer- ence has thrashed out the armament question. Chairman Madden of the house appropriations committee ai- ‘Phe nounced todays 4