Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1922, Page 1

"ALL PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA TIED IP BY BRITISH Giant Concession Given Mammoth Operators by the Soviet LONDON, May The was signed on Sunday the Russian soviet government and the Shell Oil group of companies, telegraphs the Genoa correspondent of the Evening News. Under the agreement, he writes, the SheN group will controi all sales, and, under certain conditions, all produc: an agreed period. The concession may be renewed by mutual consent. Fifty per cent of the net profits wil! be allotted to the Soviet government and the other fifty per cent t. the Shell group. The working of the ol! fields will be administered by the com- panies under the provisions of the Russian juridical code and the proviso that not more than 60 per cent of the workers employed shall be foreigners. ‘The correspondent understands that the Shell combine has arranged to ap- ply the agreement almost immediately to the Caspian fields, taking charge of the pipeline from Baku to Batum, and also to develop the vast potential ff&lds in Uralsk province. nd the Shell group of British Oil companies, by which the latter obtains monopoly of the transportation an¢@ sale of Russian petroleum, says a dis- patch to L'Information from Genoa, was drawn up in London in February. It was signed and made public, he adds, as soon as tho attitude of M. Barthou of the French Genoa delega- tion on the question of the recognition of private property rights in Russia became known. SHELL OFFICIALS DENY AGREEMENT. GENOA, May 2—{(By The_Asso- ciated Press)—The Genoa correspond- ent for the London Evening News i e dispatch to his paper this afternoon quotes Colonel Boyle, representing the Shell group of British ofl companies, and Royal Dutch interests here, as denying that an“industrial agreement was signed Sunday between these in- terests and the Russian Soviet govern- ment as had been reported. Reutern correspondent here says. the Russian delegation to the econom- Pc conference also flatly denied having made any concession to the Shell in- terests. HARDING GLAD TO SEE PROBE TEAPOT LEASE WASHINGTON, Ma¥ *%.—-The ad- ministration looks kindly tpon the forthcoming senate investigation of the leasing of naval oil reserves to private interests, feeling that the leases concluded and proposed will stand the most rigid inquiry, it was said today at the White House. ————————— /. HAUNTS TARIFF ted .Ga WASHINGTON, May 2.—Charges that representatives of the “predatory interests day after day, week after ‘week and month after month haunt- ed” the senate finance committee room where Republican committeemen ‘were framing the administration tariff Dill, were made today in the senate by Senator King, Utah. CHILD IS MURDERED 2—(By Associated Press.) —A; gigantic industrial agreement at Genoa by representatives of tion of oil in every part of Russia for | well, | Weather. Forecast in temperature. VOLUME YI for directors for the high school board, 654 were straight ballots to up- hold the administration and 206 straight ballots for the ticket which Was named in opposition to the ad- ministration. For the district board €74 straight ballots were cast for the past administration ticket and 190 for the opponents. On the high school board, C. H. Townsend, Williang O. Wilson and George B. Nelson were swept into office. Mr. Wilson, who was also listed on the anti-ticket, led the field with 1092 votes. 817 votes and George B. Nelson with 779 votes captured the offices for a term of two years each. Other cardidates for the high school boar! received votes in the fol- lowing order: Mrs. Harriet B. Grieve, 235; Byron S. Hute, 222; A. Mrs. George 2: and I. A. Reed, 1. Even greater opposition developed in the grade school election, princi- the one-year term and Messrs. L. A. Reed and W. O. Wilson won handity tor the longer terms. Mr. Conwell’s A. B. Chapman and 200 for George B. Nelson. rtood; L. A. Reed, 905, W. O. Wilson, 874; Byron S. Hule, 201; Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, 220. It is of interest to note that an aver- age of four votes were cast for every minute that the polls were open, or a total of 1170 votes for the period of four hours and six nfinutes. oe HARRY BRUCE GIVEN LIFE TERM IN PRISON THERMOPOLS, Wyo., May 2.— Harry S. Bruce will not be hanged for the, murder of “Slim” Smith, albeit @ jury found him guilty of murder in the first dégree and set the penalty as death. Instead he will go to the penitentiary for a life term. Techni- cal errors duritig Bruce's trial resulted in District Judge Metz setting the death verdict aside and accepting a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. ’ Mother of “Miss Wyoming” Claimed CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 2.—Mrs. Emma Bonham, a pioneer resident of South Cheyenne, died Saturday. She was the mother of Mrs. Frank Maish (Helen Bonham), nationally known as “Miss Wyoming” through the use of her photographs in advertising the Frontier Days celebration here. Generally fair | fair tonight and Wednesday ; not much change The most successful school Mr. Townsend with} pelly on the choice of one director for the one-year term and the choice of two directors for the three-year term. S. W, Conwell led the field ior vote was 859 as opposed by 214 for For the three-year terms the vote NTROLS OIL! richie CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1922. . OLD BOARD MEMBERS SWEEP ELECTION HERE Administration Candidates Win by Large Majorities Monday in Annual School Election; Unusually Heavy Vote Polled as Result of Late Contest election ever held in Casper, in point of interest shown b: the number of voters who turned out, upheld the present school administration forces by vot ing overwhelmingly to return the incumbents, whose terms were expiring, to the board for the periods to which they were nominated. In naming directors for the high school board 1,169 votes were cast. vote resulted from the choice of directors for the district No. | WASHINGTON, May 2.—Reports that Harry M. Daugh-| erty, now attorney general, had received a fee of $25,000 from Charles W. Morse, New York ship builder, for obtain- ing Morse’s release in 1912 from the Atlanta federal peni- tentiary was repeated in the senate today by Senator Cara- way, Democrat, Arkansas, and denied by friends of the pres-| Republican, few Hampshire broke into the discus- | sion to gay that William G. McAdoo, former secretary .cf the treasury had received “large fees” from Mr. Morse {n connection with shipping contracts recently made the basis of indictments ent attorney general. Senator Watson, ana, Hangs Self By Feet, Drowns In Wash Boul SPOKANE, Wash., May 2.—K 8. Givens, a prisoner in the city jail, last night suspended himself by the fect with strips of a blanket tied to the bars of his cell and thrust his head into the lavatory, which he had previously filled with water, When a jailer found him at 3 a, m, today he had drowned. George Price, Givens’ cellmate, slept soundly through the affair, he told the police. Gtvens was arrested on a charge of selling liquor. He gave his age as 48 and has no known relatives. ees ae FRAUD FUND IS ASKED OF U.S. ‘WASHINGTON, May 2.—A request tor a special appropriation of $500,- 000 to be used in prosecution of war = MAN WHO PASSED OVER munication explained that the fund would be used for investigating or prosecuting all cases, whether ctvil or cases was sent to the house today President Harding. The budget com. commercial growing out of the war. DIVORCEE ARRESTED CHICAGO, May 2.—BMiss Violet Black Duncan, a pretty 19-year-old divorcea, was arrested today charged with the murder of her nephew, Hol- lis Boyd, two and a half years old. ‘The child was found dead in Miss Duncan's apartment last Saturday night. Miss Duncan lay on the floor beside the boy, with three gas range jets turned on in full force. Miss Duncan was revived by a physician. The, attempted suicide of young woman was believed by po- lice to have resulted from a quarrel with R. C. Im Bay, said to be a wealthy business man of Atlanta, was said Du Bay saw the young woman riding in a motor bus with another man, as a result of which he was said to have jilted her. When neighbors broke into Miss Duncan's apartment Saturday night, @ note addressed to Du Bay was clutched in her hand. It read: “Davy! Send Hollis to sister for me. I’m so tired I don’t want to live. I love you. Violet.” According to police, Miss Duncan came to Chicago last February from Atlanta, Ga., where she met Du Bay, after obtaining a divorce from Wal- ter Duncan, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Mise Duncan was married when she was 14 years old, police said. On his way toa ball game Satur. éay Du Bay saw Miss Duncan board a motor bus with another man. Lat- er in tho day he called at her apart- ment and after a quarrel, is said to have told her he would not marry her. Several hours later, he re ceived a telephone call from Miss Duncan who asked him to come to her home. When Du Pay arrived, he smelled the escaping gas, and with the aid of neighbors, broke into the apartment. Miss Duncan was revived, but the boy died without regatming con- sciousness. The boy's mother, Mrs. A. L. Boyd, of Alton Park, Tenn., was nolifitd, Republican, Indi- said he had iaked with Mr. Daugherty about the report and it was untrue. Senator Moses, im federal court here. Even a larger 2 board. Of the total votes cast! DAUGHERTY RECEIVED $25,000 FEE FOR SECURING RELEASE OF | MORSE FROM FEDERAL PRISON | of the flood. ravages and the need Che Casper Daily’ Critaiwe | S| NUMBER 174. Levees Rushed} To Meet Next Flood Crest other flood crest in the Mississippi river is expected within the next few days and all hands are work- ing to strengthen the levees wher- ever possible, Relief organizations meanwhile continued work among the thou- sands of flood sufferers. Still others are being forced to abandon their homes, especially in the Black river section, where the water con- tinues to deepen at outlying points. Shortage of food and shelter at the Harrisonburg, La., relief camp pre- vented an even more serious prob- lem today with 1,000 more refugees reported en route there. Continuing their first hand in- spection of the flood damage, the congressional party of 11 repre- | sentatives and three senators who arrived at Memphis yesterday from ‘Washington, were scheduled to re- sume their river trip today from Helena to Arkansas City, Ark. The members of congress are guests of the Mississipp! Levee association, which 1a showing them the extent of an adequate appropration for the completion of the levee and revetment system. RELIEF MEASURE IS INTRODUCED WASHINGTON, May 2.—Appro- Priation of $1,000,000 for the relief of sufferers in the flooded areas of the Mississipp! valley ts provided in a bill reported favorably to the house today by its agricultural com- mittee, The measure introduced by Representative Dennison, Repub- Nean, IMinois, will be rushed through the house and senate lead- ers also have promised to give it immediate consideration. only in minor essentials. ‘RESIGNATION OF POLICE JUDGE 15 AGCEPTED AS EFFECTIVE ON MAY 30 Perry A. Morris, who recently ten- ered his resignation as police justice will hold over until May 30, If the action of the city council taften at a meeting last night holds. Mr. Morris requested to be relieved at the earliest Possible moment. His resignation was accepted to become effective May 30. SSS OREGON TRAIL AS BOY VISITS OLD LANDMARK Alvin G, Cone, who with Mrs. Cone fms been here for some time with their daughters, Mrs. Virgil Rivers and Mrs. James Wilde, with Mr. Wilde formed a party visiting Devil's Gate and Independence Rock Satur- day and Sunday. ‘These points are particularly in- teresting to Mr. Cone who as a boy passed oyer the Oregon trail from his ‘Tndiana home to California in 1863, and has not since had an opportunity to retrace the old land marks since. Notwithstanding the changes in the appearance of the country by settle- ment, Mr. Cone readily recognized the scenes of boyhood memory. The deep rut worn by the emigrant wagons is still visible in the vicinity to the west- ward, the old rock is in exactly the game spot and the names of the Ar- gonauts, who have mostly passed from earth, crudely engraved upon the old rock are but slightly defaced by time and the elements, Senate Finance Committee Will Request| Harding’s Approval of Measure Modeled After House Bill WASHINGTON, May 2.—President Harding is to be asked by the senate finance committee Republicans to ap- prove a soldiers’ bonus bill differing from the house measure This was decided at a conference of committee Repubii- cans today at which senators said the Smoot plan of sub- stituting a 20-year endowment life in- surance plan for the adjusted service certificates was discarded without a record vote. The Smoot plan would have provided for no specific loans on the policies. ‘The measure to be taken to the pres- ident is the McCumber plan, which would provide for immediate loans to the veterans equal to 50 per cent of their adjusted service pay at the rate of $1 a day for domestic service and $1.25 a day for overseas service. At the end of three years the loan value of the certificates would be 80 per cent of adjusted service pay plus 4% per cent interest annually. Joseph S. McCoy, the government actuary, presented estimates to the committee showing the cost of the Mc-, Cumiber plan for the fiscal year as $77,000,000; $92,000,000 in the second year, $73,000,000 in the third year and $376,000,000 in the fourth year, with the ultimate cost approximately fout billions of dollars. These cost include | payments on account of death, cash to} veterans entitled to not more than: $50; vocational training and farm and, home aid. The land settlement option haa been eliminated from the bill. —_——. HOWARD MILLER T0 BE LAID AT REST HERE, The funeral of Howard Miller, whe died at 7:30 last night of a long stand ing ailment at his home 1315 South Durbin, will'be held tomorrow at 2:00 p. m. The Rev. Blodgett will officiate. The body is now at the Shaffer-Gay chapel from which the funeral will be held. eye COMEDY STAR ILL. ROCKY (MOUNT, N. C., May 2.— Ada Jones, prominent musical comedy star, is critically {11 nm a local hospital. The seriousness of her condition be- came known today when it was an- ISH _ S UNI ITE ormer ; Rete In Dail Ranks Sign Agreement Join- ing State Forces DUBLIN, The May tending military |here yesterday. Ten army officers, five of he Irish Republican army, whole country,” and recognition “the fact admitted on all sides, willing to accept the peace treat: Provisional Free State fense in the Dail cabinet. All dissentors have been against treaty, it was stated. ficers, but in other quarters it gencral. O'Connor's forces |pled the Kildare last night | West Moreland street, but eventually promising to leave today. BELFAST, May lice returns, made public today, July 1, 1920 to April 29, 1922. | 69 Catholics killed. | A the Keady district of Armagh. KILKENNY, Ireland, May of Irish Republican army including the city hall, Ireland, St. Canice’s cathedral, kenny Castle and the workhouse. SPECIFIC LOANS FOR BONUS Wife too Long On Varnety, Is Indian’s Plea CHICAGO, May 2. — Charging Hawk, a full-blooded Sioux Indian, told Judge Adams of the court of domestic relations he had been in the army four years and served as a policeman on the Sloux reservation for three years bit he had never had so much excitement in his life as the time since got married. “My wife liked variety too much Nisbet and for the reorganization of “She the entire police department. for me,” he told the judge. been married four times—to a Ger- man, a Mexican, a Chinaman and then me. I can't keep up with her. She had too much experience.”” Mrs. Ethel Charcing Hawk de- clared she had nary 4 dollar for the support of herself or her two chi- d@ren—both by former marriages— after she married the Sioux. Judge Adams took their dornestic difficul- ties under advisement. WORD OF SONS ASKED CHEYENNE, Wyo., May Peare, New Mexico, will their golden cate three of their sons, Scott and Leander Willis, celebration. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2.—Act- ing on orders of County Prosecutor E@ward C. Stanton, Coroner A. P. Hammond was expected today to ex- hume the body of a man buried here and to examine it for traces of poison, which if found is expected te result in the prosecution of wom- an for a series of murders committed for $11,000 insurance. The post-mortem examination was ordered following the questioning of the woman who is being held on charges which have no connection with the murder. The woman under suspicion is nounced that her close relatives had been summoned. - kown to have married five times .J and recently is said to have acquired 2.—(By. Associated Press.) — Southern Ireland today await- ed the first results of the definite move to unite the con- factions, |taken at an unheralded conference them members of the dissenting section of , Signed statement agreeing to ¢‘army unifica- tion” on the basis of holding elections “with a view to forming a government which will have the confidence of the of that NEW ORLEANS, May 2—An- |a majority of the people of Ireland are Those signing for the regular army included Michael Collins, head of the government and Richard Mulcahy, minister of de five the Roy O'Connor, head of the revolting section of the army, declared that the signers from his forces were minor of was |stated that every one held the rank of occu- street club and the building housing the port authority in regular troops later surrounded the building and ordered the raiders to leave. A long discussion followed, ehe raiders —(By The Asso elated Press)—According to Belfast po- 148 Protestants and 183 Catholics were kiMed in Belfast in the period from From January 1 of this year to April 29, the figures show 51 Protestants and postman was killed and his son |wounded when they were ambushed last evening while delivering letters in —(By The Associated Press)—Large bodies irregular troops invaded this city this afternoon and occupied all the strategic points ‘They took over 2 number of butidings the Bank of Ki 2,—On May 21 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Willis of celebrate wedding anniversary, therefore they are endeavoring to lo- Ernest, who are supposed to be somewhere in Wyo- ming. The aged couples desire the sons to attend their fiftieth wedding Nisbet Goes Over Tide of Stormy De stormiest session ever per adm tion, . it is al. Blackm chief of } “os During the “% ‘he aes, hurled by men “t the council at Chief Nisbet, Auyor Blackmore and | back.and forth developed entirely | new phraseology for official records. Such names as “liar,” “doublecross- er,” “wind-jammer” and other such uncloaked words and phrases flew back and forth between the warring forces with reckless abandon. Opening with an attack launched upon Chief Nisbet and the police de partment, Councilman J. J. Giblin an nounced that he wanted to go on rec ord as opposed to the lack of results secured | 7 che department which made it necnwary for the sheriff's office and other law enforcement agencies to police Casper. Mr. Giblin said that he had suffered jecause of hig silence in the past, thus nuimating that bis silence during the regime of Mayor Ben H. Pelton, Jr., was responsible for his defeat in the yoralty race last fall. To this remark Mayor Blackmore retaliated, “well Mr. Giblin if you e suffered from such cause before have no resson for such suffering tion forces. If the %y % e No, Mr. “but I Mayor,” replied Giblin would rather be right than ” paraphrasing an old political Giblin also denounced the police de- partment because it was not on a self- supporting basis and addressed ‘the large audience which had gathered for the excitement by stating that he wanted to go on record as opposed ne department to “bring myself east out from under the cloud suspicion” arising from the silence the council on alleged unlawful hap- penings of the past. I think you have given them (the audience) their money's worth,” was Mr. Blackmore's observation. Attorney George Myer, a member ot the audience rose to a point of order and, reciting parliamentary aw, admonished Mr. Gibiin as being out. of order for condemning the po- lice department without having first made a. corrective motion. He then berated the criticism of the council as destructive and condemned tho attitude of members of the board who hoped to make the police depart ment self-sustaining. Claiming that few arrests and smal fines oftimes indicated a healthy moral condition of a city, Mr. Myer decried the desired “practice of putting stool pigeons on hed law enforcement force to enabie the | department to make a showing in ar | rests and fines.” | At this juncture Mr. Giblin called |upon Attorney I G. McCann to bring to the attention of the council evi- denco which he had gathered concern- ing conditions here. Mr. McCann sdid that he had in his possession affidavits derogatory to en- forcement officials. He confined most of his talk to denunciation of condi tions which made it “necessary to call @ grand jury” and then mentioned ru- mors which resulted in his insinuation that the police department was honey- combed with grafters. Claiming that he desired to bring the matter to a head Mr. Giblin plac- ed a motion for the removal of Chief The motion was seconded by J. S. Pet- tingill. Toth called for a vote but Mayor Blackmore held that the mo- tion was out of order and no vote was taken. Then the stormy session branched off uncontrolled. Councilman J. J. Hancock took the floor and added his denunciation of the police department and voiced specific charges of laxity of duty on the part of the police de- partment. During his discourse he mentioned something about graft and about a woman of the underworld going to his office in the Midwest building ang telling him of the conditions. He in- sinuated that all habitues of the un- |derworld were leaving money at a certain place on the Sandbar for pro- tection. At this juncture Chief Nisbet who had remained silent during the time (Continued on Page Two) her sixth husband. Three of her husbands, Prosecutor Stanton said, died under mysterious circumstances. In addition, he said, two children by her first marriage died from what was claimed at the time to be acci- ental poisoning. ‘Tho woman was divorced from her first two hus- bands. Her third husband died in Pittsburgh in March, 1917, and her fourth in the same city in 1919, Stan- ton said. The children also died in that city. The third husband, Stanton said, carried $1,000 insurance while the | fourth was insured for $5,000. Her fifth husband was a former } soldier. She married him in Pitta. COUNCIL | IS UNLEASHED Ouster Movement Against Police Chiet to Executive Session When Adjournment Is Taken to Stem bate Monday Night held by a city council in Cas- inated last night with the verdict in favor of the victory goes to the administra- % was chalked against the opposition forces which, ‘ad an avowed intention of forcing Mayor W. A. ask for the — of Alexander Nisbet as | BALL SCORES PHILADELPHIA, May 2—In the fourth inning of today’s Phila- | detphia- Washington the game, Athletics made three home runs in a row, the circuit swatters being Tillie Walker, Perkins and Miller. It was Walker's second home run the game, Mogridge was pitch- ing and was relieved by Francis. NATIONAL LEAGUE REE. S10 010 e106 10 6 At Cincinnati— W R. H. E, Pittsburgh -000 010 001—2 53 Cincinnati ~-202 101 03x—0 11 @ Batteries — Carlson, Yellowhorse, Morrison and Gooch; Couch and Har. grave. ——_—.»____ AMERICAN LEAGUE At Philadelphia— R. H. ¥. Washington -__000000101I—2 7 3 Philadelphia ___210 602 00x— 1 ut Batteries—Mogridge, Francis and Gharrity; Hasty and Perkins, R. WH. E. --002 100 021— 6 10 2 312 042 00x—12 18 —1 Batteries—Fullerton, Karr, Collins and Ruel, Walters; Jones and Scharg, Devormer. At Chicago— Cleveland R. A. FE. 002 210 203—10 12 1 GEMARD HOME SADDENED BY DEATH OF YOUNG LAD Lioyd B. Gemard, age 10 years, died at his home 910 North Washington last night at 6 o'clock. No funeral ar- rangements have been made an yet. The body is now at the Bowicrn chapel. GITY GETS TRUCKS AT SMALL COST FROM STATE Mayor W. A.,Blackmore was auth- orized to purchase two Nash squad trucks from the state highway depart- ment. at a total cost to the city of $576.26 at the counci! meeting last night. The trucks will be used for necessary work here and will sup- plant the necessity of hiring trucks. The title of the trucks will remain with the state highway department but for all practical purposes will be- long to the city. The expenditure rep- resented the freight on the vehicles from Cheyenne to Casper. TOURIST CAMP IMPROVED. Under the direction of the chamber of commerce the Casper Tourist camp is being surfaced with gravel to relieve the muddy condition of the park dur- ing wet weather periods. Co-operating with the chamber of commerce the Standard Oil company is furnishing and loading free of charge all gravel needed and the state highway depart- ment is furnishing the necessary trucks to move the gravel. THREE HUSBANDS DIE WOMAN IS ARRESTED burgh seven montbs after the death of her fourth husband and came here to ltve. He died suddenly about a year ago, leaving government insur- ance of $5.000. Efforts to have this increased to $10,000 failed. The woman claimed that death in this instance was due to her husband having been gassed overseas, and no Physician was called, Stanton said. No traces of disability in*the gov- ernmefft records of this man could be found, according to Stanton. The suspicious circumstances were re | ported to Prosecutor Stanton by of- ficlals of the Red Cross which since her arrest, has been caring for twa children of the woman by her see | ond marriage,