Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1922, Page 8

PAC atu P 6 HK mult n= y= | are il Veels at f Des Bale Pe ESE: s € L he 4 B Ate ARdE PACE EIGHT PLANS LAID FOR FEATURE SCRIBES STRAY FROM) ADDITION OF 13 TRAIL OF FACTS IN LAMPITT NNUAL MEET OF CHAMBER HERE rd | | Pre-War Prices in Effect for) Big Dinner and Gathering Set for February 15 at | Terrace Gardens. | Pianning to make the annual meet| mg of the Chamber of Commerce one of the biggest affairs of its kind ever staged here, the program and enter-| tainment committees are putting! forth extra effort to make the gather-; ing of 350 or more people February} 15 one of the most successful com- munity gatherings and the most pleasant social event of the season. Ballots are being sent to the 1,300 members of the Chamber of merce now so that they can name the board of directors of 14 members for the ensuing year. ‘The Chamber of Commerce during the past year has been under the management of T. F. Algeo, R. M Andrus, R. S. Ellison, Harry Free, G. R. Hagens, B..L. Scherck, C. H ‘Townsend, B. 3B. Brooks, Lew M. Gay, Earle D. Holmes, George B. Ne!- son, RH. Nichols, P. C. Nicolaysen and L. A. Reed. Of this number seven are not ell- gible for nomination for at least one year. This feature of the byiaws of the organization insures that at least seven new members are inducted tnto the service of the board of directors during the year and that seven mem- bers hold over to insure untnterrupt- ed progress of the business of the or- ganization. Tar snnual meeting February 15 will be held in the Terrac> Gardens. which affords the only auditorium here which is large enough to accom- modate the vast crowd expected to at- tend the meeting. An elaborate menu will be served by the Chanticleer cafe management. The dinner hour has been fixed at 6:30 and pre-war prices gas, of $1 a plate has been fixed as the attendance price. Members of the Chamber of Com- merce who receive their ballots to- day should fill them in and return to headquarters at the earliest conven- fence. All ballots for the directorate Com-| zine. ; there was almost a continual | tan, te ma [reference to testimony. BASIN, Wyo., Feb. 6—In the has been much suggestion of what Lampitt’s connection with the crime. lic mind has been peers prs or less by statements made by writers of feature | Grass Creek. In the first place testimony at the trial shows that when the/ coroner of Hot Springs county } to Grass Creek that morning thought the explosion was from When he arrived there and some had been found and he asked bad had trouble with Foight or | was his enemy another namo mentioned and not Lampitt’s. been repeatedly stated ‘n writeups of the case that were found leading from the the explosion and that tracks automobile were found leading Lampitt’s shack to the powder maga- ‘The state has no such As & matter of fact, the night May 6 and the morning of May 7, rain- * i regeiee ih Ba i g for . and all tracks of any na- | ture would have been obliterated. The state believes they have enough cir- cumstantial evidence to connect Iam-| pitt absolutety with the crime, but un- til the defense has outlined in their statement to the jury following the | etate’s case, no one will know what the déf@nse will be. TREND EVIDENCE SENSATIONAL. (Special to The BASIN, Wyo. Feb. 6—The testi- mony Saturday in the Lampitt mar- der trial was the most sensational so far produced and other thrilis kept the spectators’ interest throughout the day. A. W. Peek, in charge of the gas production in the Salt Creek field qual- ified as an expert on explosives and in answer to the hypothetical question of the state expressed the opinion that the explosion in Grass creek, May T,/ was caused by a high explosive and could pot have been caused by natural P. H. Knight, coroner of Hot Springs county detailed his visit to the scene, of the explosion the finding of the MES. DOUGLAS MacLEAN fuse, arrest of Lampitt, inquest and preliminary. His testimony was prac- DESCRIBES VISITOR. tically the same as given at the pre- Uminary hearing. On cross examina U5. JUDGES 1S PLAN OF SENATE losion in Judiciary Committee Proposes hag dl Increase to Expedite Fed- | eral Court Activ- murder trial there | be proven regarding Undoubtedly the pub-| concerning the already introduced the testimony introduced to- from witnesses re- ‘Most gfe it WASHINGTON, Fe. 6—An in- jmade sguinst Harry Foight!-rease of 13 in the number of United octet dant “in whic |Sestion in the nation’s federal courts. to have threatened | The new Judgeships would pe dis- feathers cad na (tributed under the committee's recom Onto ‘on n/mendation on the basis of one each ov, |to the followiig districts: eastern New Xork, It was marked’ by fre-|northern Ohio, middle Tennessee, quent clashes between counsel with |northern Illinois, Minnesota, northern )California, and Arizona. PROMINENT NEW YORKER SEING JOUGHT FOR MURDER OF TAYLOR (Continued From Pages One.) to be done casually. He smiled at nis Deane ‘Danner and William Cun- me. I could see the corners of his ningham Deane Tanner are identical mouth curl in the shadow of his cap. persons. I could not see his face distinctly Mrs. Ada Deane Tanner's name was enough to distinguish his features. Ada Brennan. She was born in Buf. “I thought Mr. Taylor must have falo and was married in New York 16 called to him from inside the house. years ago, Mrs. Ketcham said. The ran turned away, walked to the “I met Dennis Deane Tanner in/door and almost disappeared inside. New York before he married Ada,” It seemed as if he were bidding his Mrs. Ketcham continued. “Never did host adieu. He closed the door. He I hear of him having a brother. Nor “id not slam it, nor yet did he close aid I ever hear of William Cunniag- {t with unusual softness. ham Deane-Tanner, supposed to bo a “Then he walked across the porch prother et /the rain “men. 2 am a) one re a ee ia Ds aii most ce fi “I drew back w ouse. a} comatose no Brother.” | 5: Siwas ‘cldsing- the visor, I saw’ the |man turn into a walk between the |houses and disappear. It was very F e jdark there. That walk leads to an- OS ANGELES Feb. 6.—Mrs. Doug-'other street, where persons on that MacLean, wife of the film star, side of the court usually park their must be turned tm before February tion Knight stated that when the firet detafled statement last cars. 13 tn order that ther can be counted question was iinet a 4 who might vat of what she saw and the impregy “And so I thought nothing of the and announcements made at the an- be an enemy of llarr *eht or with ns she received the night William whole thing. I did not even mention nual meeting February 15. ‘whom he had trouble another mond Taylor, film director was it to Mr. MacLean until the next The folowing announcement ts be- name than Lampitt’s was mentions) Sain. morning when the terrible screams ing sent to all members of the Cham- £ ber of Commerce today: “The annual meetin’ of the Cham ber of Commerce will he pulied off in our midst on the evenin’ of a: @ay, February 15 devon—the Tovrn elected re pen and 1 been pried th: M1 tire tool found in Lam. r fitted the dents. of Mr. Taylor's servant awakened us. s is MacLean said she “simply “Then i remembered the man.” if not describe” the man she had seen lurking about Taylor's apart- nt last Wednesday night. “I shoulé say he was five feet. nine nches tall, perhaps,” she said. “It GEORGE MILO FREE OF SUSPICION. LOS ANGLES, Feb, 6.—George Milo svems to me he had a prominent nose, oe beh srentaian . ; mination Knight stated but I may have received that inmpres- Gre don't know why this place « that there were oily marks on the tion from shadows cast by the arc be called a garten, we er seen no .oor which he was unable to describe "ht. veretables growin’ around there yet) .o the jury otherwise than oblong, “I hardly think {t was the missing and we never had nothin’ to do with probably three inches long and one butler, Edward F. Sands. It seems namin’ it so don't blame that to the and one-half inches wide. Defense was ‘0 me he was not so heavy as Sands. Chamber of Commerre. unable to have witness t‘that “I can only be sure of the gray plaid “The inkeeper will start servin’ the these marks might have been made'C@P and that his neck was muffled hash and frog’s lezs at 6:30 p. m., by one wearing an oily coat pushing With something—perhaps it was his and tf you want to get in on the dog- with their shoulder against the door, b collar. gondest roundup ‘that's ever been The states’s chief witness Grace A. We had just finished dinner. It staged in these parts. just be there Lee is now in Kansas and refused to Was betwoen § and 8:15 o'clock. Chris- and have your feet under the table come to the trial as a witness. Her at 6:30—that’s all. testimony in the preliminary hearing “The cattle men and sheep men and was read to the jury. From her test!- their famflies are all especially in- mony it seems that she had been| vited to attend, but they won't be al- around over the country with Lampitt lowed to tote no guns. The off men had made a trip through the park are gettin’ purty slick themselves at With him and later when she went to! shootin’ holes, so let's not have no Grass Creek wrote him that she was/| trouble and have a nice peaceable lonesome and wanted him to come| tina, the maid. was busy in the dining room. I had walked into the living rocm and was sitting on the daven- Port, knitting. Mr. MacLean had gone upstairs to get a little electric stove! We sometimes use. - “Then came the shattering report. It was muffled, but still it seemed to Penetrate every corner of the room.) motion picture actor, who was taken from his work last night by deputy sheriff's and submitted to a thorough questioning as to his whereabouts at the time of the shooting of William Desmond Taylor here last Wednesday night, was freed of all connection with the case as the rsult of his statement and the investigation that later veri jfied his story. Henri Reineque, an ‘other actor who has also served as a camera man, was questioned with meetin.’ there. She finally became engaged to) “Some of our range riders are out Foight. Her testimony indicated that now scourin’ the country for some her friendship for Lampitt was pla- good talkers such as preachers, tonic. school teachers, railroad presidents! Boyd V. Osborn. employed in the and lawyers, and knowin’ the riders Grass Creek field by the Ohio testified as we do we can guarantee that the that Lampitt had come to him re- speakers will be present and they will questing him to go with him te Grace deliver the goods. The town orches-/Lee and Harry Foight as a witness. tra will be there with their fiddies That defendant had heard Foight and accordions and the singin’ school’ ™ake statements to Miss Lee that he, Christina paused in her work, ‘Oh,’ she | cried ‘wasn’t that a shot?’ { “I didn’t know. There are many automobiles passing the court all the} time. It might have been backfire from one of them. “I walked to the door and opened it. I pressed against the screen, lookihg out. Then I saw the man. He was| standing on a corner of Mr. Taylor's Porch. The door of the Taylor home| Special to ‘fhe Tribune. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 6—A Kemmerer message says the sever- est blizzard in the year is in prog- ress in western Wyoming, with snow 40 inches deep on the level and still falling fast: WM show off under the able leader- ship of the young tenderfoot that the Failroads brought in. “Yes, be sure to bring your wife or your best girl Yes, you can bring the babies, too, Hugh Patton and Mizzou Hines have been deported so you hain’t takin’ no chances of gettin’ "em swapt. “The tickets are $1 per. Kindly en- close your check in the ballot en- velope for the number of tickets you desire and they will be sent to you by return mail. “This ‘s very important as we must know how many to prepare for. Do it now—today. “Very truly yours. “Casper Chamber of Commerce. “Lew M. Gay, President. “P. S.—Have you paid your dues? If not, do it now. “P. P. 8.—If you are in arrears— come anyway.” ROTARY CLUB TO PUT ON STUNT AT GREELEY FETE Casper Rotarians have been asked to put on a stunt during the annual district conference to be held in Greel- ey, Colo.. March 23 to 26. Every club in the district is asked to share in pro-| viding a brief entertainment during! the conference and Casper’s entertain- ment committee is already “framing” up something. A model luncheon was suggested today by Earl Burwell as & good stunt to put on. |the defendant, was the biggest liar in ‘the state and had set a trap gun for a man in or near Cody. Osborn’s testi- mony showed that Lampitt wanted to start legal proceeding against Foight for slander and did not want to get linto a fight over the matter. | About this time County Attorney Little brought it to the attention of |Judge Metz that the state attorneys |haa instructed the officers of Hot i Springs county to bring a box part- jally filled with solidified nitro glycer- ine found in Grass creek to the court house and stored it in the basement lin the sheriff's office. Experts had stated that this stuff oftentimes ‘would get “tired” and liable to ex- piode any time. The court immediate- ly called expert A. J. Bankson before ‘the court and ordered him to remove |the explosive from the building and out of town. ‘At the noon hour when the deputy sheriff took Lampitt to jail he as usual started to search defendant who objected strenuously and sheriff Hold- rege was called. Lampitt made a m0- tion with his hand toward his pocket, according to the sheriff and the sher- iff hit him over the head with a pair of handcuffs, knocking him down and cutting a gash on the right side of the head necessitating the services of a physician. The matter was brought to the attention of Judge Metz and he in- dicated that whenever the officers wanted to search the defendant it was up to him to immediately submit and ff there was any false motions the of- ficers were to take no chances. Fred Craig an employe of the Ohio, eo-orroberated the testimony of Os- born and related similar conversations with Lampitt, as did also Harry Lee, OHIO SEEKS FRANCHISE FOR GAS IN CODY, WYO. CODY, Wyo., Feb. 6. — Franchise for the distribution of gas in Cody has been asked by the Ohio Of com- pany, which owns the 70-mile gas line from Elk Basin to Billings. Connec- tions would be made with this car- ter provided ihe permit is granted |May 6th. describing the lanother Ohio employe. H. C. Lavelle, another employe of the Ohio also had such conversations with Lampitt Leo Chapman of Salt Creek, at the time of the explosion an employe of the Ohio in Grass creek on the Ridgely lease, saw Tampitt at the rig where he was emplored about 920 on the night of coat and trousers Lampitt wore, the clothes be- ing troduced in evidence by the state. ‘A night session of court was to have been held but owing to the illness of Juror Mott, which necessitated the calling of a physician, court adjourn- ef until Monday morning. from inside. “Almost at the instant I saw the} man, he turned and faced me. He ed neither surprised nor startled; | cerfainly not alarmed. It all seemed! was open and a light was shining| | The funeral of William D. Sam- extreme difficulties, the cortege pro- ceeding through two feet of snow. Of Arms and Men She Writes Jane Anderson, Norwegian writer, created a literary sensation with her articles on Fritish submarines and other war topics. She is in Wash- - ington gathering material for a new book on personalities and events of os ene rakes a EA Tee | States district judges was agreed upor ‘ ‘SNOW 40 INCHES ON LEVEL AT | KEMMERER ARD STILL FALLING be Casper Daily Cribune ALLEGED KIDNAPPER PRODUCES |F()AUMSPEAKEH | ARBUCKLE TO Andy McQuay, held in the county jail here for the past several weeks, sentenced for contempt of court in connection with the ieee aor of his four-year-old daughter, has been , after ha Pp he is said to have placed in hiding in ving produced the child whom South Dakota town. Pending a hearing of the case in which both McQuay and has had complete charge of the for the past three years, it and removed her from Casper. Action was instituted against him in district court in behalf of Mrs McQuay. At that time Judge C. O.| Brown crdered him to produce the child in court January 10. On the morning of January 10 McQuay was summoned before Judge Brown and asked if he would produce the child. He refused to abide the court or der and was sentenced to jail to serve an indefinite term tntil be agreed to produce the child. The child was re- turned to Casper during the past week and McQuay has been released from custody. —— SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.— Forty out of 65 cities and industrial cen- ters have 4.2 per cent more work- rs on payrolls in January than in December, department of labor re- WASHINGTON, Feb. service shows deficit of $25,252,358 for three months ending September 30. MANAGUA, Nicaragus, Feb. 6.— Petition presented to congress ask- ing government to negotiate with United States to withdraw American cape aaa 3 | attorney of! Wade Fowler, land per today. be: <A ear PO TROT | Meet me at the Smokehouse. 4 Delay was impracticable because of the presence of delegations of Li- gion men and state officials who had gone to Kemmerer to attend the | ee CASPER ROTARIANS LAY PLANS TO GELEBRATE SECOND ANNIVERSARY A spirited meeting of the Rotary club was held at the Henning today, out-of-town guests assisting in making | the luncheon hour very entertaining. M. P. Wheeler presided as chairman of the meeting in the absence of L. A. Reed, who was called to Cheyenne. ‘Two weeks from tonight will be the second anniversary of the Casper Ro- tary club and “ladies” night will be observed. A special program will be arranged for this event. ™. J. McCoy, former adjutant gener- al of the state of Wyoming and now owner of a popular “dude” ranch near Thermopolis, entertained the wheelmen with a humorous reading in which he impersonated a Tammany orator of soap-box reputation. Mr. Mc- Coy has a fund of humorous stories and his stunt was the hit of the lunth- eon. Dave Berry of Fort Morgan, but who will always be remembered here by his hearty laugh also did his part on the program. 8 Mrs. T. J. Riach and Mrs. Ray Cook gave two instrumental numbers that were much appreciated, Mrs. Cook ac- companying on the plano and Mrs. Riach the violinist. Land Exchange Is Aim of Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—A bill au- thorizing the exchange of privately owned land in Wenatchee national for- est, Wash., for an equal value of na- tional ‘forest land lovated elsewhere in Washington or timber from any na- tional forest in the state was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. ‘ 2 ace h S act! Help school children “Nowadays.” sna ERM ARE ec reece aN ins Ana my aR PAIR AGGUSED OF DOPE ALES GET CONTINUANCE After the preliminary heat:-s in which Morris Robinson and D. 8. Neighbors were being tried charged with selling dope had progressed to near compietion, Alex B. King, coun- sel for the defendants, asked for a continuance of the case until he could secure witnesses to refute evi- Jence introduced by the state. The request for continuance was al- owed by Judge W. E. Tubbs and the defendants were each placed under $1,000 appearance bond. CARDINAL RATT FLEGTED POPE (Continued. Prom Page One.) “vof of the cistine chapel when the oting papers of the final ballot were arned. Meanwhile Pope Pius XI, after raiting for some moments in the tementine hall had left for St. Pe- er’s, accompanied by the members| nf the sacred college. Arriving at the ‘alcony at the entrance inside the sathedral, he raised his hand and be- ‘towed upon the multitude his first »ublic benediction. He then returned 9 the vatican where, though reign- ‘sg, the popes have remained virtual risoners until their deaths. Reports were current inst ‘night sat @ Rew pope had been chosen, but hat out of 4-t-rence for America, the nnouncement would be deferred un- ‘ the arrival of Cardinal O'Connell Boston this morning. Cardinals with whom the Assoct- ‘ted Press correspondent spoke, be- ‘ore the conclave began unanimous- expressed a desire that an Amer- can member of the cardinalate should seach the vatican in time to partici- ate in the solemuities at the an- youncement of the election of the new vontiff. This, they said, arose partly ‘rom the wish that the United States should be represented, and also from desire to compensate Cardinal ¥Connell personally for his disap- pointment In 1914, when he reached Rome a few hours after Benedict was elected. | Prelates and dignitaries of the church were openly discussing last night a report that Cardinal O’Con- nell before leaving America had cabled his desire (some went even so far as to say an ultimatum) that America be represented in the con- Milo, but it was stated that his story] Douglas. is a business visitor in Cas- Clave. It was said there were some was desired merely as a check on that of the other. man, and that he had nc other connection with the case. financial matters to be arranged, and that Cardinal O'Connell bore a’ mes- sage to the sacred college, delivery and discussio. of which might neces- sitate postponement of the election! announcement. | ‘ CARDINAL RATTI GIVEN 38 VOTES. LONDON, Feb. 6.—(By The Associ- ated Press}—Cardinal Ratti was elect- ed pope by receiving 38 votes in the conclave of the sacred college, says a Central News dispatch from Rome| this afternoon. | AMERICAN CARDINAL 4 oes TOO LATE. ‘ , Feb. 6.—(By The Associated Press)—Cardinal O'Connell, archbishop | of Boston, arrived in Rome at 12:40) o'clock this afternoon, an hour after| the*new pope had been elected. | | } ‘THEATER TOLL | IS INCREASED | WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Miss Caro- | |line Upshaw of Atlanta, Ga., niece of Representative Upshaw of Georgia, | died early today as a result of injur- }ies sustained in the Knickerbocker |theater disaster. Her death brought | the humber of dead from the disaster lup to 98. House Approves Bill to Lease _ Land for Mining WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—A bfll un- der which unallotted lands of Fort Peck reservation, Montana, could be leased for mining purposes was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. | RATES ate finance committee in frami of approximately two-thirds of |Fordney bill. 5 STUDENT OF } ©9,08 TRIAL N. P. LEAGU Mountain States Banker Is Strong in Praise of M. G. Hodnette, Who Talks Here Tomorrow. for starting the third trial of Rosco. C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, motion pictur, star, on a charge of manslaughter, BULLACK AND LAGY IN NEW LAW FIRM HERE No man in the west is better fitted to tell of the workings of Non-Parti- san league than M. G. Hodnette, the man who will address the Forum of the Chamber of Commerce at the weekly luncheon to be held at the Henning hotel tomorrow noon. Mr. Hodnette was one of the pioneers who fought the league in its efforts to se- cure control of Colorado and ob tained a vast amount of information concerning the organization as he went into the throes of the fight. ‘The following communication re- ceived by The Tribune today from the Mountain States Banker, the banking publication of the Rocky mountain region, recites some inter- esting features in connection with Mr. Hodnette’s fight: (0 man could heve been found in this western territory better fitted to give your people the truth than Mr. Hodnette. He was one of the pioneers in the fight in this state (Colorado), giving his time, hos money and his energy to the fight. While a Texas Democrat he fought the NPL when it sought control of his party and after it secured a control he kept the fight going just the same. “He went into the strongest NPL sections of this state and told the farmers the truth. The hecklers after about the first time left Hodnette alone. He ts thoroughly acquainted with the subject and can tell what he knows so that no person misunder- “I hope you people will see he gets stands. ’ & good crowd on that day. Every business man in Casper should be out whether a member of the organiza- tion or not. Hodnette is the general agent at Denver for the Union Cen- tral Life Insurance company of Cin- cinnati.” GIRL ACCUSES BO. RUSSELL (Continued Frem Page One.) ment declared she began work in June 1918 in the draft department of the ad- Announcements are being mde to. day that Roy H. Bullack and w. w. Lacy have enjoyed the patronage of a large clientele during their practice in Cas. per and the new association should re. sult in one of the most enterprising firm of young lawyers in Casper. FORMER SERVICE MEN APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL AID Resolutions Adopted by Unit- ed Holders Under Reclama- tion Project Set Forth Problems. POWELL, Wyo., Feb, 6.—Former service men who are unit holders un. ¢er the reclamation project here have adopted the folowing resolution relat- ing to expense involved in taking up lands and placing them under cult.- vation, together with financial relict necessary to a continuation of work: “Whereas: The United Stater recia- mation service opened for entry ccr tain irrigated lands on the Shoshong project and induced ex-service men file upon such lands, which lands in most cases were difficult and some impossible to put in cultivation be- cause of the enormous expense in time and money to level and prepare such lands to make them irrigable, also, portions while irrigable can never be made tillable. “And whereas: We, the ex-service men, find that we shali be unable Jutant general's office in Jackson and that it was there she first met the de- fendant, at that time lieutenant gov- ernor of the state. Later, she says he persuaded her to accept employment in his office as stenographer and that soon after accepting such employment he began to talk amorously. “He toi me that he had been mar- ried for several years, that his wife had no children, that he was not happy with her and that he was trying to get a meet our payments on O. & M., and contstruction because of this, “And whereas: The U. 8. R. Ss. charges an excessivo amount of inter- est on deferred payments on O. & M., the same being 12 per cent per annum. “Now therefore: Be it resolved by this meeting of the Shoshone Project Veterans’ Waterusers’ association that the matter be called to the attention of the said U. S. R. 8S. both at the local office and at Washington, D. C. and that they be requested to postpone | fied C. Watson, of the dozen alleged MANY TARIFF WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Majority ucts are understood to have approved of the senate Republican agricultural tariff bloc in the case | These rates generally are slightly divorce," Miss Birkhead says in her statement. “He assurred me that as soon as he could get his divorce he would marry me,” Miss Birkhead be- ing, she says, “innocent, unsophisti- cated and totally lacking in worldly wisdom,” began to fall in love with Mr. Russell. The alleged betrayal is given as the immediate sequel. WIRETAPPER IDENTIFIED AS HOLDUP FORT LAUDERDALE, Fila, Feb. 6—B. F. Otts. of Pittsburgh, Pa, president of the Harmony Creamery company of that city told the au- thorities today that he had identi- peyment of construction charges for ten years an dthat the maximum con- struction charge be $2.0) per acre per year on said land, regardless of the price that may be charged for the lan that they be called upon to adjust th interest rate so as to make same reas- onable and just, and that they be re- quested to make a re-survey of nou- tillable land and the charge for O. & M. and construction be stricken out on same. “And be it further resotved: ‘That this association co-operate with tho waterusers associations now on the Project in every way possible; that copies of this resolution be sent to the U. S. R. S., and the Reclamation Rec- ord, to all senators and representatives who may be interested and that they be requested to ald and assist us in securing these adjustments that are necessary if ws are to be able to hold our homesteads. BIG ADVANCE IN WOOL DEVELOPS INU. 5. AUCTION Prices on Seven Million Pounds Sold at Boston - About 25 Per Cent Higher. ! wiretappers and confidence men ar- rested here Friday as the man who held him up at the roint of a pistol and attempted to rob him of $30,000 at Ocean City, N. J., in Octo ber, 1920, Insurance Of Crops by U.S. Is Proposed WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Establish ment of a farm risk insurance bureau which would insure growing crops of perishable products against loss or damage resulting from adverse woath er conditions is proposed in a bill in- troduced today by Representative King, Republican, Ilinois, The Direau would have authority “reasonable” premium rates. A revolving fund of $10,000 would be created for payment of claims. —————.__ BOSTON, Feb. 6.—At txe last wool auction held by thé government, when some 7,000,000 pounds of wool were offered, not a Pound of wool was with: arawn and competition was keen. ‘Prices advanced on an average of about 25 per cent over the rates at the January sale. Dealers were the principal operators at the sale, although probably a £00! part of the wool purchased was for manufacturers’ accounts. Winslow & Co. were the chief operators, takins almost 2,100,000 pounds of wool, !n- cluding nearly 100,000 ponds of scour ed. Rider & Brown company were the second largest buyers taking nearly three-quarters of a million pounds. Some typical prices are: Punt! Arenas and Sant Cruz bulk fifty-sixe= shrinkage about 49 per cent, described %s & good lot. sold ‘at 34 cents, com: Pared with 2834 cents in January and 23% cents in December. Montevido carding lambs fifty-sixes free wool. shrinkage 34 per cent brought 3°‘ cents, compared with 26% cents {7 January, and scoured Argentina forty hixes, lambs brought 40 cents, against 32% cents in January. Help a good cause “Nowadays.” RAISED members of the sen- rates on farm prod- the recommendations ing tariff ; ee the items The appointment of women. {udse* for trial of women offenders is bein< urged by the Social Service council © Canada. ems thus far considered. higher than those in the