Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1921, Page 2

BERLIN CHARGE ®#* Ws ow ax pores sn Saeed eee IS RECOGNIZED BY SEC. HUGHES Diplomatic Relations With Germany Offi- cially Resumed Today When Hughes | Receives Carl Lang WASHINGTON, Dec. 81-—Diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States were resumed officially late today when Car] Lang, charge d’affaires from the Berlin gov-| ernment presented his letters of credence and was received by Secretary Hughes. The German charge presented his credentials to Mr. DOUBLE TAXATION CLAIM UPHELD It is double taxation to charge taxes on a bank's stock, surplus and undivided profits and also its fixtures and real and other property, according to a decision handed down by Judge C. O. Brown in district court at Doug- las yesterday. The decision was rendered on a petition of the Citizens National bank, in which the financial institution marsh siaetetn stale Secksuet ats ibs dnb OY 15 FILED 8Y CONTRACTOR tion. by the bank) Gilbert Bros. Seek Collection 4 May Your & New Year be Tho petition filed sought to restrain Miss Elizabeth Mo-| Donald county treasurer from collect- HAPPY -~ PROSPEROUS and the prevention py court order of the imposition of penalties for failure to pay taxes. While the case was taken to court solely by the Citizens’ National bank it will establish @ precedent by whiet all banks can gauge the payment of taxes. ‘The court's order fixed the amount ~ CHANGEINCITY fee = COUNCIL IS DUE TUESDAY NIGHT Members of New Administra- tion to Take Oath at Last Meeting of Present Council. The present city administration has sugpended plans for a council meet- ing to be held before the new year begause of the fact that entertain- ments during the past week have prevented the appearance of a quo- rum of the councilmen at any of the scheduled meetings. The present city council will meet Tuesday afternoon to wind up its business and will turn the reigns of gavernment over to the incoming of- floers Tuesday night. Mayor Ben H. Pelton, Chester M. Bryan, Fred Van Gorden and Earl C Boyle, councilmen, retire from the council Monday night. The new city administration headed by Mayor-elect W. A. Blackmore, will build around a nucleus composed of J. J, Giblin, John M. Whisenhunt and Walter W. Keefe. The new councilmen who will take office Tuesday night are John J Haneeck, John G, Jones and J. S, Pet tingill, The new, city dads will have among thelr number five Johns and two Wal; ters, the former including Giblin, Whisenhunt, Hancock, Pettingill and ‘Jones, and the latter, Walter Black- exact moment were resumed the dip- lomatic relations which have been broken since February 8, 1917, when Count Vorf Bernstorff, the German ambassador here, was handed his pass. ports. The reception by Secretary Hughes of Herr Lang was rather an unusual incident in that Mr, Lang arrived in of $6,838 Alleged to Be Due Firm for Grading Work. Gilbert Bros, a contracting firm which bandied considerable of the ex: cayation work in some of Caspers Washington only last Wednesday and| S7.0n8 districts, is suing the city for it has not been customary for new on: voys to present their cre short a period of time after arriving. The haste to have Mr. Lang recogniz- ed was ogcastoncd desire to be received with othe embers of the diplomatic corps by President Harding at the New Year's reception next Mon- day. The new Austrian charge, Edgar A. G. Prochnik, also will be among those to be greeted by President Harding at his reception, having presented his credentials as Austrian charge to Sec- retary Hughes early this week. BANK GRANTED MORATORIUM. ROME, Dec. 31.—(By The Associ- ated Press}—The Banca Italian di Boonto, the doors of which were closed yesterday, has been granted a mora- torlum of ong year by court ‘action. The bank fs continuing all operations except payments and will resume pay- ing, it was stated, when the court Mmita the amount which may be with- Grawn dailt. Farm Problems To Be Taken Up By President by WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—President Harding as asked Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace *o call a conference on agricultura) questions to be held in Washington in the near future. 838.08, which ig alleged to be due foc work done un eity orders in grad joxttais In 80] ine district No. 4. The specifications of the city engi- neer for the original contract on cut- Ung the hill on East Fifth street called for a 12-inch grade, in prepara- tion for a paving district. When the paving district wasn't declared Gilbert Bros. filled the grade to eight inches to conform with other streets. They claim that they have recelved no pay come up for a hearing in court during January. ae Wealthy Volunteer Fire Chief Resigns Post at Cheyenne district CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec, 31.— The resignation of Percy Hoyt as chief of the Cheyenne Auxiliary Volunteer Fire department, an organization of firefighting veterans called upon to aid the paid city department in times of emergency was delivered to Mayor Teylor Friday and the auxiliary de partment is to be disbanded, Whether it will be replaced by r. similar new organization of volunteers has not been decided. Hoyt, a wealthy club- man whose hobby {s fire fighting, has een chief of the auxiliary since its organization thirteen years ago, when the old volunteer department waa dig- of the assessment which will be paid by the bank and Miss McDgnald was ordered to accept the tax payment at the adjudicated figure. The banks were represented by the law firms of Hagens and Murane and Nichols and Stirrett. .M. W. Purcell county attorney appeared in behal® of Natrona county. He only formally contested the action which was in the nature of a friendly sult to get a court decision on the application of the law. CAPACITY WITH EW. |e “EQUIPMENT INSTALLED = ‘With the installation of new com- pressor. machinery Casper Ice and Cold Storage com- pany has virtually doubled its ice making capacity and will be able to take care of Casper's heavy demand during the coming summer. The Plant will now have a daily capacity of almost 2,000 tons. In the near future, the company, according to the statement of H.. P. banded and a paid department insti- tuted. | : Hoyt Thursday night entertained the members of the auxiliary depart- ment at a farewell dinner. Among the guests were Lieutenants William Carlin and Miles; Dwyer of the Den- ver fire department; Earl Perry, secre- tary of Chief Healey of the Denver de- partment; Robert McNamara, sheriff of Arapahoe county, Colorado, and “Jimmy” Pott of the Denver police de- tective forces. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, The notice recently published by me to the effect that I would not be re- seunsible for debts contracted by Mrs. Lola Bentley, is hereby withdrawn. ¥..J. BENTLEY, 12-31-1t* Monday, Jan. 2, 1922 11:30 to 2 and & to Try Our NOON LUNCHES 11 A. M. to 2:30 P. M. HOME COOKED FOOD The Wigwam Cafeteria Will Be Closed i In gratitude for your patronage and’ -tiendship, for the satisfactory growth which we have enjoyed, our best wishes for the New Year go out to you. As a Bank and your friend we promise you during the coming year the most accommodating Banking Service in our power to render. We hope to co-operate with you to make this New Year the best we, mutually have ever enjoyed COMBINED ASSETS $2,000,000.00 Stockmen’s National Bank First Trust & Savings Bank more, mayor, and Walter Keefe, councilman. . It ts expected that representatives of agriculture in all parts of the coun- try and of industry directly and in- directly associated with agriculture will attend and discuss the situation brought about by low prices prevail. ing for general farm products. Population of France Lower Than In 1911 Big. Kiltie Band “ Dance | I. O. ©. F, Hall Tonight 9 O'Clock PARIS, Dec. 31.—The offictal re- pult of the general census of 1921 gives th Lorraine as 39,402,739 of which 49 are foreigners. The popula- Refreshments Will Be ti 1 1912 was 39,604,992, including Served. eS Seen Tickets $1.10, Including War Tax Boston's newest hotel is to have one entire bedroom floor reserved for the exclusive use of women traveling alone. 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