Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1922, Page 1

LEASE POLICY IS ARRAIGNED GRAVE MISTAKE MADE IN TEAPOT PLANS--BROOKS Policy of Fairmess Not Followed in Contract Award to Sinclair Registering severe arraign- ment of the government's re- pudiation of fair treatment <n business-like methods in handing over the Teapot oir field to the Mammoth Oil company, a child of Sinclair Oil and Standard Oil company parentage, Ex- Governor B. B. Brooks, in a statement written to.Senator John B. Kendrick, refutes many of the basic reasons ad. vanced by the governmont bureaus assuming to show the necessity for making such a contract at this time. The letter, dated Apri 21, which commends the fight being waged by Senator Kendrick, follows in full: “Hon. John B.’ Kondrick, “United States Senate, “Washington, D. C. “My Dear Senator Kendrick Your telegram of April that you had written President tat Yard. ing @ letter requesting that the inde pendent operators be given a hearing before final action was taken on the Teapot lease is received. In reply, I wish to make a few comments on th» contract made by the government for the opening of this naval reserve. Yes- terday’s Denver Post published an As. sociated Press dispatch giving details of this contract upon which I base my comments. “In the first placé, I think a very clear distinction should be drawn be: tween the naval ofl reserve in Call. fornia and the one in Wyoming. Cali. fornia is a great resourceful state and, with its intportant harbors, derives many direct benefits from the navy which, of course, is mot the caso in ‘Wyoming. Our state has no precious minerals, only coal and ofl. These, together with our forasts and public lands, make up the bull of our natural resources and should the government receive the bulk of the income from one is flack, the other light; one has an asphalt base and is suitable for fuel oil purposes; the other has a par- affin base, is high in gasdfine content, Jubricants and other valuable ingredi. ents, which make the Teapot oil vastly more valuable than an equal quantity of California’ ofl. One can be used for the navy fuel of; the other cannot. One is near the ocean; the other in the mountains. In a few years the America will be sadly in need of the products of our light off right here at home; and at this distance from water transportation, we cannot take advan- tage of new discoveries in forelgn lands. “The royalties in Teapot range from 12% per cent to 50 per cent. Now, tn the sale of the Salt Creek edge lands at Douglas last year, the royalty was 33 1-3 per cent and the few acres sold brought a bonus of over $2,000,000. ‘This contract completely reverses the former established rule of competitive Didding and fairness in disposing of one of the most valuable oil domes in the world. “T have already seemed to prove that there is no possibility of outside wells draining this Teapot dome; and this government drainage argument, which probably applies in California, falls flat here. The fact as stated that the navy department buys its gasoline and lubricating off at market prices 4s no argument in favor of the Teapot lease, as the navy, like everyone else, always had this privilege The pipo- line, which is to be built, will follow es a matter of course but the opening} of the Teapot dome has little inftu- ence in this because the pipe line ‘would have been built in any event. “Yesterday's dispatch states that the new scheme will immediately open the Salt Creek field and tnke all the production therefrom. This, of course, is ridiculous, because the present pipe (Continued on Page Ten) 600,000 RAIL WORKERS TO BALLOT ON BIG WALKOUT Weather Forecast with snow in mountain section. er in northwest portion tonight. VOLUME VI $5,000 by Pair Cha After having thrice called "W. EL Tubbs declared their bonds for- felted and called upon their bondsmen to elther produce the men or to pay Into the ‘court $2,500 for each of the missing defendants. Immediately after issuing this order Judge Tubbs issued a bench warrant compelling Sheriff Joo L. Marquis to immediately apprehend the defendants and place them in jail. The failure to , | show up at, the hearing this afternoon will in all probability preclude both Bullack and Gallington from obtain- ing further freedom on bond. It is understood that the defendants fafled to present themselves for a hear- ing of the cage this afternoon on the contention of defense counsel that H. t ik, an attorney, and 5 5 on a charge of having attempte: Joe L. seeking a change of venue it denied by Judge W. E. Tubbs. ‘When the case was called for hear- ing this morning the defense attorneys ‘interposed an objection alleging preju- dice on the part of Judge W. E. Tubbs which they alleged would deprive their clients of a constitutional right of fair industries of this mountain section of|and impartial hearing. On a motion for a continuance of | the case until such time as the defend- ants could prepare their brief in the matter Judge Tubbs extended the time of the hearing until 11:30. At the latter hour Attorneys Foster and Lacy filed an affidavit alleging prejudice upon the part of the court and asked that Judge Tubbs be dis- qualified from sitting in the case. M. W. Pureell, comity attorney, op- posed ithe defense plan for ‘a change of venue, contend™mg that in this man- |ner all justices of the peace in the | county could be sworn out of the case and that such a move would necessi- |tate a grand jury indictment to bring Bullack and Gallington to trial. He also contended, citing from supreme court decisions that an affidavit was the lowest possible grade of evidence. Mr. Foster took exception to Mr. [Purcell’s contention on the ground that state statutes provided that only lone appeal for a change of venue could be taken in a preliminary case. He also said that Mr. Tubbs had no right to deny a fair an impartial hear- ing and that he had no jurisdiction tr. \the case after the affidavit was filed. Mr, Purcell then charged that the defense was attempting to place error im the record and said that he was willing to stand on the denial of a change of venue in placing the case before a trial court. Judge W. EH. Tubbs terminated ar- gument by arraigning severely the Repair Work Grievances at Bottom of Threatened Strike of American Federation of Labor Men Cc. O, April 22—Grievances centering about the con- act woth eraplayed: by some railroads in the handling of repair work has resulted in a vote for distribution of strike ballots to the 600,000 members of the railway employes de- partment of the American partment comprises the six Federation of Labor. federated shop crafts and the This de- Switchmen’s Union of North America. Authorization for the strike ballots was voted at the sixth biennial con- vention of the department which has|was a counter move to been in session here two weeks and fvlich concluded its sessions today ‘The vote to send out ballots was taken yesterday and officers declared that it “an effort to crush our organization completely.” “Tf there is a strike, and I feel state won the opening round in the Marquis, when the application filed in behalf of the defendants by their attorneys, E. ‘H. Foster and W. W. Lacy, Unsettied weather tonight and Sun- day.. Probably rain in north Lortion, CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1922. BULLACK AND GALLINGTON JUMP BONDS, REARRESTED ’|Failare to Appear in Justice Court for Preliminary Leads to Forfeiture of rged With Attempt to Bribe Sheriff; Both Back in Jail The bribery case against Roy H. Bullack, attorney, and Roy cana) Gallington Sai a sensational turn this after- noon when the preliminary hearing was resumed at 2 and the defendants did not show up. Bae defendants was effected at a late nour this afternoon. The rearrest them to stanu Hearing: Judge Judge W. E. Tubbs had no jurisdicuon im the case, although he ruled this Morning that he would not grant » change of venue. It is said that at". o'clock the defendants presented them- ae at the office of another justice @ peace and were prepared stand trial. : bes Declaration that the bonds were for- feited will necessitate immediate pay- ment into the justice court of the sum of $5,000 by the”bondsmen. ‘The en- tire case will Be renewed under tha bench Warrant which was issued for thefarrest.of the two defendants. An additional charge of contempt of court, namipg othér persons, is sal to be pending. rosecution of Roy ) Gallington, ex- id to bribe Sheriff Roy (Curl the preliminary hearing was charge of prejudice against him. “I haye never heretofore denied an ane ge to transfer a cass from my »” he said. “The charge of prej- teice, is unfair and unjust and I don't ‘believe that either Roy Gallington or Roy Bullack signed the affidavit of their own free will. On this sround I will hear the case and both defend- ants van be assured of a fair and im- partial trial. Judge Tubbs then adjourned court until ? o'clock this afternoon, at which time the hearing was scheduled to pro- coed. The defense took exception to the judge's ruling and will present the argument in the trial court if the de- fendants are bound over for trial. Fetes ee sohitiche, IRISH OFFICER WARNS COLLINS NOT TO SPEAK BELFAST, April 22.—(By the Asso- ciated. Press.)—Michael Collins, upon his arrival this afternoon at Killarney to deliver an address, was met outside the depot by an Irish Republican army officer, armed with a revolver, who warned him he would not be allowed to |speak until an incident at Listowel, county Kerry, where the officer al- of the bab) py HAY NUMBER 166. Gubematorial Candidate John W. Hay of Rock Springs, who will be a candidate for the Republi- can nomination for governor at thefall primary, according to an am neuncement made State, Federal and Indian Agencies in Accord on Wind River Dispute as Result of Lander Conference LANDER, Wyo., April 22.—(Special to The Tribune,)— The most important irrigation conference held in Wyoming in recent years closed last evening with a complete under- standing reached by the state of Wyoming. the Indian recla- leged one of his men was fired’at, had been cleared up. Scandinavian Evangelical. Services in Swedish language at 11 o'clock Sunday morning; evening serv- ices at 7:30 in English. sure our men will vote solidly for it, it will be in protest of the action of railways in ignoring decisons of the United States railway labor board,” said B. M. Jewell, rresident «* the railway employes department. of water rights and irrigation ypro- jects in the Wind river and Big Horn watersheds and the result will be the release of a large amount of federal land bank money, the applications for such loans having been held up by the apparent conflict over water rights between the federal and state govern- ments. ‘The hearing which was attended by more than 100 representatives of the various Water Users associations and ‘The labor board has pending several complaints against the contract or farming out system, It has been ex- mation service and the federal reclamation service with the federal farm loan-bank of Omaha relative to the handling the government officials clearly de-| present projects with a possibility of veloped the fact that there is an| supplying much more land than can abundant water supply for all lands|be reclaimed by storage of water at which are proposed to be watered by| reasonable expense. State Engineer Frank C. Emerson and Water Superintendent ‘Lou Blakesly of Division 3, repre- sented the state; E. E. Roddis, attor- ney for the U. S. Reclamation service and H. D. Comstock and E. F. Kin- ston, engineers, represented the fed- eral reclamation service; S. J. Flick- Inger of Washington, attorney for the} Indian bureau and . Hanna, of Biling: supervising engineer for the; eciaion would be rendered| Indian Reclamation service, repre- ecie. & rook sented the allotees and the Omaha soon after the conclusion of the pres ent wage hearings. “The carriers have arbitrarily re Federal Farm Loan Bank was repre-| sented by M. L. Corey, attorney, and W. A. Kelley, engincer appraiser for Mr. P. C. Spencer, at election. sive the people an economical, servative business administration, with | @rawn to the surface by the diver’s duced wages in defiance of the board,” caid Mr. Jewell. “They have restored effect last July. When the date came the farming out system which ts a mere subterfuge by which they dodge labor board decisions. “A year ago our membership was overwhelmingly in fayor. of war in protest against'the 12 per cent reduc- tion already then announced and given whether to strike or not to strike. He however, we favored peace because of assurancés given by the labor board that no further wage reduction would be considered for some tirne. “But this thne, I am sure, the issue will come to a show down. So far « (Continued from Page Ten) the bank. Local water users were represented | by State Senator P. J. O'Connor of| Casper; John Gonin, secretary of Local | Weter Users association and many | others. The utmost good feeling prevailed | and it was unanimously ‘agreed to| harmonize as far as possible all con- flicting interests in order to fully pro- tect all purchasers of Indian lands as well as those of ranchers outside the reservation and to id all Utigation, | land of roughly, to water one-fourth | The proportion upon earth is, ito three-fourths, OUT RRAIGNED /OR GOVERNOR Che Casper Daily 222) Crifune (5m. |: candidacy of Promi- nent Rock Springs) Man Is Officially! Announced ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., pril 22.—All doubts as to the candidacy of John W. Hay of this city for nomina- tion for the office of governor of W: today when Mr. Hay transmitted the following Spencer at Cheyenne: yoming were set at rest letter to State Rock Springs, Wyo., April 21, 1922 Chairman, Republican State Central Committee, Cheyenne, Wyo. My Dear Mr. Spencer: Permit me through you to announce ny candidacy for nemtnation for ele. tion to the office of governor of Wyo- ming, subject to the will of the people the coming . Republican primary If nominated and elected I to the very best of my ability, con- will, the view of reducing taxation and 2 every other way serving b terests of the people. Yours very truly, JOHN W.’ HAY. As earty as October, 1921 the River- ton Chronicle came out with a mighty editoral nominating Mr. Hay for the chief office of the state and was fol lowed by a strong seconding editoral by the Casper Daily Tribune. One by one the Republican newspapers of the state openty declared for Mr. Hay and insited upon a statement of accep. tance from him. Something Ifke 30 of the newspapers throughout the state aligned themselves under the Hay barmer, and othors who for local reasons did not formally make an. nouncements of their intentions as- sured Mr. Hay and his friends that they would later do so. Owing to {illness tn the family and vast private business interests to ar- range Mr. Hay was compelled to post- pone the announcement of his candi- acy until {t apperoni possible for him to become a cundidate and devote the necessary time to a campaign. These things are now all happily arranged and Mr. Hay is prepared to enter vigorously into the canvass that will take him to all parts of the state. The Rock Springs Minor, the local republican newspaper, carried the Hay announcement on its first page today and interested friends and supporters G. 0. P. SEEKS COUNTY PROBE Grand Jury Investigation Is Urged by Republican Central Committee as Outgrowth of Gossip Here A grand jury will be called in this county if the efforts of a committee appointed at a meeting of the Republican county central committee this noon are successful. The com- mittee will wait upon Judge C. O. Brown Monday and peti- tion him to call a jury together at as early a date as possible, The committee selected was as follows: Dr. J. M. Cromer, Leigh Townsend, Frank M. O’Brien ] - W. O. Wiison and Mrs. Hall. | 5 Authority for such action on +! part of the committes was given @ discussion of been in circulation a graft ring e the duty of these charge: ish the guilty, NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PITTSBURGH— nd to exonerate cy St. Louis 100000 00x—x x x been unjustly. ch In. the tsburgh _ 21 402 1tx—x x x of charges of graft which 8.1 Ratteries — Haines, Ainswith, Balk wide circulation, it is belie ey and Clemons; Morrison and Gooch. time has come when they re = given airing in court. eR ae RHE weet eco 500 000 40x—x x x The first gun in the coming ‘fait section was fired in the county today when members of the Republican| County Central committees met at a luncheon at the Henning hotel for the Purpose of discussing plans to organ: ixe preparatory to waging a campaign Retiories—Ring avard, Ocschger, Watson and Ratteriee—Fiya an, Shea, Cansey for the election of Frank W. Mon-| Smith; Grimes, Taylor er. dell to the United States senate and ae ee such other Republican candidates for | AT CHICAGO— state and county offices after the | Cincinnati August primary. beer = Attorney G, R. Hagens, chairman|, Batteries—Luque and Wingo; 0s- of the County Centra! committee, pre- |? and O'Farrell. oot Oe sided over the meeting and made the BME srr e opening address. His remarks dwelt AMERICAN LEAGUE on the snccess the national adminis tration had made in the past year in| “At Detro— REE the face of the difficuities nhead at} Ceveland et 000 90.—x x x the time the party took office. He! Detroit 00 HO 20x—x x x Batteries—Uhle and O'Neill; Olson, Pilette and Bassler. spoke of the great achievement made through the holdiig of the disurma- ment conference in which the princt- pal nations of the world agreed to sus-| At Philadelphia— R. HE. pend all hostilities for ten years. Of| Boston ____ 301 000 O12—7 13 3 the rapid return to a normal basis,| Philadelphia __-010 000 000—1 7 1 successful absorption of the vast sur-| Batteries—Karr and Walters; Har- plus of labor on the return of the boys | ris, Moore and Perkins. from Europe, tmproving industrial ditions and the return to more pros-| At New York— perous times, Washington In the speaking that followed it was| New Yori R. HE. ~002 060 00x—x x x -000 020 lix—x x x from all over the state have clogged telophone and telegraph wires with congratulatory messages and assur. ances of support. tehe W. Hay t# ome ef the ‘most wilely’ tnown and best loved men It is because of long years of residence and daily contact with the peopk. It is because his record is clean and square deal- ing shows in every entry. There is one thing, life-long friends of John Hay say of him and it is the keynote of his Iife—*“His per- formance is just a little bit better than his contract or agreement.” John W. Hay was born at Fairfield, Illinois, in 1864. - Although his father had graduated tn law he turned to agriculture and young John who was seventh in a family of ten children grow up ona farm. He was educated in the public schools of the netghbor- (Continued on Page Eight) LOANS RELEASED TO WATER USERS BY LATE AGREEMENT DEVIL-FISH FIFTY FEE DEVIL FISH FIFTY FEET BELOW SURFACE OF BAY TACOMA, Wash., April 22.—Bat- tling for his life 50 feet beneath the surface of Puget Sound, Walter Mc- Cray, a diyer known in marine cir- cles from Alaska to California, came | out victorious here yesterday over a giant devil fish. The monster wound its tentacles | so tightly about McCray that tho diver was unable to reach the knife he carries for protection. When one tentacle threatened to cut off the air supply McCray, through the subma- rine telephone, called for a short steel wrecking bar. With this weap- on the diver was able to pierce the body of the devil fish and at last with man and monster still strug- gling desperately, McCray was assistant and other men calied to | help. While Richarg Burnett, a dock | watchman, stood by with drawn pis- tol, unable to shoot because the d er and devil fish wore so complete: | ly tangled, others attackai with eapons there were at hand and at STEAMER RAIDED AND FIRED BY IRISH ATTACKERS OFF DUBLIN decided to organize a Young Men's| Batteries—Glesson and Gharrity; Republican club in this county and| Bush and Schang. also a “Mondel” club. The following 3 committee was appointed to take steps| At St. Louis— R. H. E. necessary to form the Young Men's| Chicago -- club: Mr. Geiger, J. C.Zotnoski, Mr.| St. Louis --_..- Hazetmire, Mr. Weedell and R. H Batteries—Acosta and Schalk; Davis Nichols and Severeid. ' Speakers during the proceedin sms cuded Harry B. = pena Mr. pts I. G. McCann, ©. A. Porter, Dr. J. M. Cromer, A. E. Stirrett, John Bryne, J. C. Zomoski, F. M. O’Brien. JB ek See Candidacy Announced. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 22.—It's somewhat early for candidates for the ‘Jogisiation to appear, but at least one aspirant for membership in the Wyo- ming legislature that is to conan next January has declared himself, cording to information received lace! He is Elvin O. Sinnard of Yoder, a new town in Goshen county, and he desires a Republican nomination for the lower house. KIWANIANS 60 TODOUGLAS FOR CHARTER MEET The following members of the Cas- per Kiwanis club went to Douglas this afternoon to attend the presentation of the charter of the Kiwanis club re- cently organized there: H. B. Dur- ham, Harry L. Black, Dr. W. H. Snod- ay, D. W. Ogilbee, C. B. Stafford, J. Mechling, 8. In Griebel, C. A. ullen, C. H. Bowman, 8. W. Conwell and C. E. Hoffine. ‘The presentation will be made at a dinner this evening at 615 by Dis- | trict Governor George O. Wolf of Den- ver. After the dinner there will be a dance for the local members there and the visitors. ‘The Casper club sponsored the club at Douglas and for that reason has continued to take an extreme interest in ite CHEVENNE- OFFICE OF PED GROSS |S SLOSED CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 32.—The Home Service office of the Red Cross which has been maintained here dur- ing the last two years has been discon- tinued. Miss Hester Crutcher, who has been in charge of the office, will engage in Red Cross work ir. Chicago, WORLD BANKERS last the devil fish released it hold and disappeared beneath the water. The devil fish was one of the larg: est ever seen in these waters and was the first, McCray said, that ever attacked him. WILL NECOTIATE LOAN TO TEUTON PARIS, April 22 2 (By The Associated Press.)-—J. P. Morgan is expected to come to Paris next month to attend the international meeting of bankers called by the allied rep- arations commission for the purpose of endeavoring to ar- range the floating of an internationa! loan for Germany, ac- |cording to information received in American circles here. While the reparations commission hs not yet had definito w DUBLIN, April 2: head anchored here, shot and wounded the watchman, sprinkled | the decks and fittings with gaso- {By The As- sociated Press}—Fifty armed men today raided the steamer Rathlin- d that Mr.| as, Morgan it is it is believed here that he will do ing t certain ¢ J. P. Morgan were in New York that he w ring from a standpoint of usefulne e invitation the Morgan firm had received 10 accept member- hip on yronsittee being organ- reparations commission to the German Tine, wet the vessel aflame and on had been, oft. ance. It was The crew, with the : ny member regular Irish I went in response to the troups, ex w -e Mr. Morgan him fore rious damage had peen done,