Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1922, Page 1

Che Cas [ Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Wednesday, of- cept snow in extreme southeast por- tion. ‘Not s0 cold Wedresday, er Daily CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922. Ln j jmerce was little developed. all history of jong maintainend emi: PRINCESS CELEBRATED 232222222 = "== S stipping Jations and the adoption ‘ing nations developed thelr owr. jot other methods of upbuflding mer-|°®#T¥ing capacity tibune |, | NUMBER 12 PRESIDENT'S . § WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. ing’s address to congress today on government aid for the A follows: PART ONT. Members of congress: When addess- ing the congress last December, I re ported to you the failure of the exe cutive to carry out the intent of cer- tain features of the merchant marine act of 1920, notably the provision for | the notice of cancellation of #1 com- mercial treaties which hindered our grant of discriminating duties on ‘m- | | ; SUBSIDY ASKED LK ‘E ESSACE | e text of President Hard- ‘an Merchant Marine is as » cargoes, measured in round were 10,600,000 tons, and 25,000, —(By The associated Press.),% % % |Ports brought to our shores in Amer.) © ican ships. There was no doubt about | ni the high purpose of copzress to apply | the = } %, “table cargoes were 25,000, this proven practice to the upbu" Mims ane ¢ The larger employmest, by of our merchant marine. It bad prov-|two ah « half times, was in nondut en most effectivo in the carier days|iable shipmenta e¢ American shipping; it had, at vur. od trade must be reci; | . " ’ procal, |fous times, demonstrated its effective. | ‘annot long mainwain sles where ness in the upbulldine of commercial|we do not buy. In the prometion of shtpping for other nations these exchanges we should rave as ‘The success of the earlier practioe|™much concern for the promotion of for this republic came at a time when; Sales a= for the facilitation of our we had few treaties when our cam-|Purehascs. There ts not a reéord in No story of national development ment aid, and the century of |{# more inating or so full of re ion of commercial treaties, aji/M&nce ss that of developing capacity combined to develop a situation which |f0F the exchanges of commerce. Ex should lead to endless embarrassment | Panding civilization may be traced chant marines through various forms | jor s | negotiati PLANS UTLINED BY HARDING MESSAGE, JOINT BLL PRESENTED Cost Would Amount to 10 Per Cent of Customs Receipts; Strong Plea denauneed our treaties, We |OVer the avenues of exchanging car noms suvie (oe discrubance of those| #08". No matter how materialistic cordial commercial relations which are|!t may be found, nations hare de the first requisite to the expansion of | Veloped for themsetves and have influ jour commerce abroad? ced the world almost precisely as | Contemplating the readiness of con-|t®*% have promoted thelr commerce. \WITH ROYAL POMP AT WESTMINSTER Is Made by President WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.— The administration plan for government aid for the Amer- Princess Mary, First Daughter of Reign- Ye The Bride and Groom ~*% EX-POSTMA: ‘ LARAMIE ACQUITTE Ruling of Judge Kennedy That Constitutional Rights Were Transgressed by Federal Statute Expected te Stand as Precedentin Future Prosecutions , Wyo., Feb. 28.—The ruling. of Judge T. B. Kennedy of the United States ing House to Become Bride in Famous Abbey, Marries Viscount Lascelles LONDON, Feb. 28.—(Sy The Associated Press.)—| congress clearly intended, and at the Princess Mary, only daughter of King George and Queen|"™e time avoid the ombarrastment Mary, was married today to Vireu at Lascelles, with all the pomp and dignity befitting a royal wedding. The ceremony began in Westminster Abbey at 11:30 intent of congress. Tho propesd aic o’clock and soon thereafter the couple was pronounced man and wife, while the chimes of West- minster rang out the happy message and vast crowds gave tumultuous greetings. The scene of the ceremony within the historic walls of the Abbey was one of impressive grandeur, with the king and queen and the entire royal household participating and with all ranks represented in the brilliant as- semblage, while outside the Abbey en- thusiastic homage was given the bridal , hundreds having made the voyage to gain a glimpse of the great state All these, augmented by native Lon donors, crowded into every niche about Buckingham Palace and the Abbey. Many paid high prices for seats in stands or even standing room in win- wedding party. Some, bringing blan- kets and food made certain of seeing their princess by keeping all session of cargfully chosen At 8:45 o'clock traffic was diverted from the streets between the palace and the abbey by a force of 0,000 po- ce, who lined the royal way. The ar- rival of the guests, who had to be in their places at 10:30 o'clock was the first reward for the occupants of the gaily flagged stands. Only motors and carriages bearing ticket holders were permitted to pass the police lines. The conveyances put down at the abbey doors streams of gorgeously gowned women. Their es- corts were resplendent in service dress or the velvet breeches with silk stock- inge and three-cornered hats of court regalia. Members. of the diplomatic corps were shown their seats by the master of ceremonies. Outside Buckingham Palace and « few moments later about the abbey, military guards of honor took up their positions, forming a line in front of CHEYENNE, district court for Wyomirfg Monday, in the case of Guy U. Shoemaker of Laramie, ex-post-|tho police, their white uniforms mak- master, accused of embezzlement of postoffice funds while in office, that the defendant’s| ing 4 brilliant spectacle. constitutional rights were violated by a federal statute providing that mere failure by a postmaster to deliver funds upon demand by postoffice inspector should be, prima facie, evidence of embezzlement, is it does not make it impossible to whether the pastmaster may be, or Two thousand of the king's life guardsmen and territorials were par- aded for this duty. With them were expected to have an important bearing in future cases of simi-}tneir four bands, which entertained lar character, if indeed—if followed—jamount of the shortage, regardless Of|the crowds until at 11 o'clock, trum- peting from the mounted escort her- Chicago Opera Stars .io Get Cut in Salar CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—Chicago Grand Opera stars are going to be paid less and more will be found for them to do, Samuel Inmull, new president .of the Civic Opera associa- tion, said in an address here last night. Economy, whether Mary Garten quits or stays, will be the opera po- licy, he said. It was announced that $338,000 of the proposed guaranteed fund’ of $500,000 already. has been pledged. ‘The fund is for a five year period. — HARDING RECEIVES MACNIDER. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Hanford mmander of the conferred with ment of the legislation. | We need not refer to the armed oo’ gress to grant a decreased duty on = |imports brought to our shurat in | ‘cts which have been incident there ertcan “bottoms and facing the em-|‘% When commerce has been de a <p sthe oalen Justment |"ered, fading glories have attended of all treaty arrangements it seemed| Tt will avail nothing t» attempt |destrable to find a way of applying Jeven the briefest resume of our own suitable aid to our shipping, which the | *orts to reestablish that American importanes in commerce carrying on jtho high seas which was recorda! in | the earlier\days of the republic. ‘The }, Tho recommendation of. today ts) aepiration 18 nation-wide. kas Bisa beak : ict be schools o! tie: Dee commendabis|thought heretofore has defeated all {efforts to employ the governmental laid which over nutions fund ad | vantages: ‘which we held aloof, and |the terms “subsidy” and “subvention” | were made more or lees hateful to the |American’)public: By the nation: wide desir6 to restore our merchant | marine bas outlived all defents amt ¢¢ our trade relationships abroad. of the government on its merchant marine is to have its chief source in the duties collected on imports. In- |stead of applying the discriminating duty to the specific cargo, and thns couraging only the in-bound ship- ment, I propose that we shall collect |i import duties, without discrimina- reign | SYS" | bottoms and apply the heretofore pro-| Eight years age the aspiration found | posed reduction to create a fund for|«xpression in @ movement to have ine government's aid to our merchant|the government sponsor an enterprise marine. By such a program wo shall |!n which indtvidual genius seemingly jenccurage not alone the carrying of | had failed. It would be difficult cor- in-bound cargoes subject. to our tariffs rectly to appraise the policy, because but we shall strengthen Ajuerican | the world war put an end to all nor. ships in the carrying of that greater |™al activities before we were involved. in-bound on which no duties are lev-|Our ship yards were turned to fever- | tea and more important than these,| ish and costly activities by the call {we shall equip our merchant marine|°f the allied powers for shipping |to serve our outbound °commerce,| Without which, they could not hope | which ts the measure of our eminence|to survive. American energies were jim foreign trade. applied to construction for others, | It ds interesting to note, tn connec-|24 We had never dreamed of doing |tion with the heretofore proposed plan |for ourselves. When we were later of discrimifiating tariffs on imports |engaged we trebled and quadrupled carried to our shores in American bot-|the output on our own account. Al toms, that the yalue of all dutiable| lied resources were called upon to imports for 19204n all vessels was $1,-|build.to moet the destruction by syb- 985,865,000 while the cargoes admitted} ™maring warfare, and ships were 80 free of duty on which no discrimina- eesential that material for them was tion was possible, were valued at $3,-|stven priority over arms and muni- 118,958,000, tions. There was the call for ships, claat-tormage comparison shine, yet ~more_ ships. and a aes ke .| we enlarged old yards and established point of cargo carrying, because the (Continued on Page Five) UNDESIRABLE ALIENS GET PASSPORTS HERE Free Transportation for Mexicans in Direction of Homeland Promised by Railroad Company and Hegira Pend- * ing; Police Dragnet Out for Offenders The most drastic cleanup joint# co-operation of the city that was ever instituted in Casper is in progress here with the and county law enforcement forces. The elimination of unde- sirable alien resident here is the object of the cleanup and already more than two score of victims have fallen into the roiice and sheriff’s dragnet and the victims are overflowing the accommodations of both tiie city and county jails. ican Merchant Marine was presented to congress today by President Harding with the declaration th influence of the United rid councils is “sure to that un falling standard which ts found tin a nation's merchant marine.” The president detailed to the two houses assembled tn joint session the war-time creation of America’s great tonnage—an experimental venture as he described it—and then he aAded: “Having failed at such enormous cost, I bring you the proposal which contemplates the return to private initiative and ate enterprise, ald. ed to a conservative success, where- in wo are safeguarded against the Promotion of private greed, and do not discourage the hope of profitable investment, which underiles all suc cessful endeavor.” The salient points of this proposal embodied in bills introduced in each house immediately after the presi dent's address follow: Aid estimated at $23,000,000 annual- ly to be provided for prinetpally by diversion of 10 per cent of the nation’s customs receipts. Requirement that not more than 50 per cent of the immigrants to the United States be transported mn for- eign ships. Sale of the tonnage now held by the shipping board and yse of the funds an a construction loan fund, Authorization for induction of Amoerican. merchant marine officers and saflors into the naval reserve with the amendant allowance in pay. © measured by BILL INTRODUCED FOLLOWING MESSAGE. WASHINGTON, Feb subsidy estimatdd at approximately | $22,000,000 annually, to be provided for principally by the diversion of 10 per cent of the nation’s customs re ceipts, would be paid to the owners of American ships engaged in foreign trade under a bill tntroduced today in the senate and house. The meas. ure incorporates a subsidy plan pro- Posed by the shipping board and en- dorsed by Presiqent dinz fa a message read today to a joint’ ses sion. Introduced in the senate by Chair. man Jones of the commerce committee and in the house by Chairman Greene of the merchant marine committee, the bill sets forth that the purpose of the direct subsidy provision is to “aid the development and maintenance of the American Merchant Marine, to pro- mote the growth of the foreign com- merce of the United States and to con: tribute to the national defense.” Other provisions of the bill would aut o the creation of a “construc tion loan fund” to be administered by the shipping board and derived from the sale of tts js in addition to operating revenues; Require that not more than 650 per mt of the number of aliens admiss- —A ship The whole cleanup is actuated by a series of disturbances created here recently by | ce: may not be, convicted, inasmuch as it} aided the de ure of the two car- : ert Saturday in shortage of wartime and have failpd| able to this country in any one year be Married Four, has recotrse against his bondsmen for|riages from Marlborough House car- Will Try Out » Business:Man that the jury forthwith should return @ verdict of not guilty. The effect of the provision of the federal statute’ on which judge Kenne- dy ruled is that, directly contrary to the accepted rule of jurisprudence, postmaster who fails to make delivery of funds on demand shall be consider- ed guilty of embezzlement until he is proved innocent. W: has a statute of similar in- to fraudulent checks— Wyoming Compiled Stat- Provides that the mere issuance of a check to mvet which there are not sufficient funds BOSTON, Feb. 28 she said was a congr: ist, a lawyer, and 2 “man baron have been husbands ‘s. Flor- ence Ethel Walker and now she is engaged to a businessman. Thirty- five years old, Mrs. Walker says that in thi 12 years“she had mere than serious marriage pro- posal has been widowed twice and has had two divorces. ‘Sho will be married Monday to El- wood B. Waugh of Portland, Maine, manager of a photographic enlarge- ment office here. A man who man, an art- tent Section 7292, utes, 19: dence of intent to defraud. In the case of a postmaster in whose accounts a shortage is found, and who doch not make good the shortage, the government is not the loser of the STORM GENERAL EAST OF RANCE entire Rocky Mountain region today bringing in its wake general below norma! temperaturts ranging | ~ from « few degrees above zero to ; 32 degrees below at Miles City, Mont, which is the coldest point tm the country. An area of sero temperatures prevailed over the mountain section and as far. east as western Kansas, according to the jocal weather bureaus. Tempertures rngitg. from 20 de- night from 16 adove zero at Dn- rango and Grand Junction, Colo., to six deeree below zero at Chey- enne. The lowest in Denver was on deposit shall, prima facie, be evi-| the amount of the shortage. LINCOLN, GRANT, OTHER STREETS WILL BE PAVED Creation of District Author- ized by Council and Type of Paving Left to Taxpayers. A new. paving district to be known as paving district No, 17, including Lincoln, Grant, cross streets and a number of. other unpaved strips of Casper in the eastern section of the city was declared by the city coun- cil Inst night when it developed that there was no objection to the contem- plated’ undertaking on behalf of prop- erty owners. The PHOENIX BANK CLOSED TODAY PHOENIX, Ariz, Feb. °28—<The HK M. Thid is the reorganized Bees to 20 degrees below normal prevail in eastern Montana as North Dakota, The cold snap in’ | 2 below zero. The fall of snow is. general throughout the entire district, i Central Bank which closed its doors March 21, 1921 and re-opened as The Bank of Phoenix July 1, 192: rying ueen Mother Alexandra and Princess with’ the queen's suite. Alexandra was accorded a modicum of the applause and cheering which the crowds were reserving for the bride. As the carriage rolled by the guardsmen snapped to “present” giv- ing the royal salute, and the bands blarred, the queen mother’s anthem. ‘There was a one minute interlude, then from Buckingham Palace trun- dled the three carriages of Queen }Mary, the Duke of York and Princes Henry and George. Cheers for these members of the royal family had scarcely abated when from that portion of the route near- est the palace door, yard the cheers swelled to a deafening crescendo as the gilded glass coach bearing the Princess Mary and her father rum- bled through the bronze gates. Before the coach and the two trail- ing carriages bearing the princes: ladies in waiting and the king’s at- tendants had reached the entrance to the “Mall, the cheering had spread half way down the avenue. The band’s rendition of “God Save the King” was unheard in the wild tumult. The sound (Continued on Page Four) ‘ EGYPTIA GIVEN TO FIX national institutions as might her people INDIANAPOLIS BANDITS MAKE $30,000 HAUL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 28.— Five armed bandits shortly after 11 o'clock today held up and robbed a branch of the Fletcher Savings & ‘Trust company and escaped with $30,- 000 in cash. Three of the men en- tered the bank and struck R. A. Vechtold, the assistant manager, over the head as he was closing the door to a vault. president of the Casper National bank|south under the changed economic Although lacking official safiction | citizens of the United States, a move-| APAN IS LOST the dragnet will be deported to; J Bia poeeibilities of international compt-|clated Press) The univeral suffrage alien undesirables. was not attended by the promised railroad, the transportation company|DELEGATES REACH HONOLULU. aliens which cllmaxed Jthe shooting of A. J. Cunningham, |to return to their homes in the sunny Jand A. B. Biglin, prominent rancher|conditions now facing the country. cS beatae Ties and ofl man of this vicinity. | |of whom are Mexicans who are not |ment has been launched here by which | the aliens who come within the scope fof the their native country. Such an action it is reported holds| TOKIO, Feb. The Asso fated Press)—The univer suffrage cations, but is believed to be th only effective way of ridding Casper! position, was defeated today by a and er cities of the menace of|vote of 243 to 147. The final debate demonstration, a snowstorm accom- It is understood that the police} * des! land sheriff's departments here have|Panied by a cold wave interfering. secured the co-operation of a local| SES ae LT |agreeing to furnish free transporta-| HONOLULY, Feb. 28.—Admiral |tion to move the Mexicans as far|Kato, and members of the Japanese south as their lines extend and then| delegation to the armament confer. transported in foreign bottoms Authorize the payment of additional months pay annual to officers and men of the merchant marine who shall enlist in “the merchant marine naval reserve” which the bill would establish as a component part of force of the United St By amendment of merchant marine act of 192 ping board would be directed to sell its sh practicable and consi: business methods,” United States. The base subeidy rts provided for all vessels either «: gross tons or more, speed, “is one-half gross ship ton per hu miles traveled.” All power driven ves- sels between that tonnage and 5,000 tons gross would receive the rate ap- plying to the latter displacement. For vessels capable of a speed of 13 knots or more additional al tent with good s of the COVINGTON, Ky., Feb. 23.—Three| turn them over to some other road to} ence were here today en route to providing; range from two bandits this morning boarded a street car and at the points of guns robbed two clerks connected with the First National bank of Ludlow, Ky., of a satchel containing $7,000. NS ARE CHANCE DESTINY LONDON, Feb. 28.—(By The Associated Press.)—-Prime | Minister Lloyd George announced in the house of commons) southern republic. this afternoon that the British protectorate over Egypt has| Many of the n been terminated ‘and that Egypt was free to work out suc h be suited to the aspirations of to insure that the Casper offenders! Tokio. (Continued on Page will not stop short of the Mexican! ] border at least. | | It is hoped that at that point the government will take up the cse, send} the aliens back to Mexico and pre- vent their return to this country. Just what effet such an“action will |have is unknown here. Tho object} | will be to make a test of the possi-/ bilities of the affair. i } | Many of the victims of ‘the official 28.—Guards at Church, an CHICAGO, Feb. the death cell of Harvey sentenced to be hanged Friday, nounced today that the had come out of the state of semi- coma into which he lapsed shortly after his self-imposed hunger strike 40 days ago and that during the night the prisoner had weird, unintelligib! bi Dr. Norman Copel to the cell w the ed Church's bedside for plan when arraigned in police court| lhere are said to have admitted tha they obtained entrance to the country | oy devious means. The ferry boat | plan of crossing the Rio Grande river! |in out of the way places seems to| |have been ‘tho favorite means of en-| tering the United States from the! mn who are held in jail here, however, obtained entrance the United States under terms of during and he United labor! an agreement p i States and Mexico the hours SENTENCED MAN that Church was a “fa- possessed one of the wills I have ever ob- not mentally dead “His brain may as forced