Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1922, Page 1

FINAL EDITION 9. 10 SUE: THREE MILLIONS [#ezieu Cheer “ORIN INVOLVED) “poe IN EW ACTION Charges of “Influence”’ Used to Defer Suit Made at Hearing. 2 QTATE LAND Io SOLD IN CASPER j* ot 0. Henry (William 8’ Por) ter) visited the scenes in #0 many of his short stories last night to wish the “has beens” and “dewn and outers” = Merry Chrsit- mas. Acting at the request of 0. Me. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Tho spirit { i Auction for Holdings in Natrona County. for a magazine story father, was distributed to the dere- { cts and strays assembled In town parks and lodging houses. George Vander Wyd>, an old friend of 0. Henry's, passed out the money for Mra. Cesare. He went first to Madison Square. It bitter cold and the park was sorted. A 70-year-old ve boy, kis face as blue as his uniform, hurried past. ‘Twenty-eight thousand two hundred }Mollars worth of state land was sold to nine bidders at the courthouse this morning. The sale compr'sed 2,638 &crés, $10 per acre being the lowest Price received and $20 the highest. The land ites at various points tn Natrona county and is mostly adapt- able to grading purposes. Following are the transactions: H. L. Stacy, 640 acres nt, $10. M. P. Wheeler, 640 at $10. John Doe (applicant did not show WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The department of justice is prepar- ing to file suit against the Wright- Martin Aircraft corporation for | recovery of a war claim amount-| ing to $3,691,715, the house judieiiry committee was to!d today by “Merry Christmas from 0. | grabbing the dollar bili and > ing on. Most of the Ass’etant Attorney General Seymour money went to | up), 640 at $10. at the hearing on tmpeachment) «gyests” at thy Olive Tree Inn and-| George Stilphen} £0 at $13. charges against Attorney General) the Washington House on Second | C. b. & Q. Ry.. 230 at $10. Daugherty. € avenue were given similar greetings Archie Sanford, 40 at $10. Donald Beaton, 1g0 at $15. Martin T. Baskett, 60 at §16. ‘Wallace Creek Sheep company, 118 at $20. ‘The activities of the government in past investigations of the Wright-Mar-| tin contract wure aired in soma de-! tal at the neating, the cafe holding the center of the stage during most of} the morning session of the committee. Representative Woodruff, Republic: an. Michigan, appearing in connection } with charges made regarding: . wat! frauds. proseeut’on, declare’ he was prepared to show that a cear ago Gir }, Goff-then assistant attorney sea eral; inquired Mito" the VirplAne com: pany’s contract ad recommended ac: tion, Mr. Woodritt? asked the com: mittee to obtain a letter which he said had been written to Secretary. Weeks “and the war department by duty in Bryant park. wrote much nbout New York cops and liked’ thom. RPLANE CHA From. Police NEW YORK, Dec. z0.—Children of State Island are, looking forward to bulging stockings . Christmas morning for they saved a Santa Claus from dire things in Thomp- Kinsville court yesserday ~ where some rude policemen had taken him on @ charge of blocking traffic. City Magistrate Fetherson dis obcrged Kris Kringle with a warn- ing that he provide himself with | ® permit. The kiddies gave a cheer | and hurried home, | $100,000 Fire At Pitisburgh PITTSBURGH, Deo, 20.—Several families were driven from their homes early today, when fire completely gutted a fourstory building in the East Liber:y district. Five adjjo:n- Ing bulldings were damaged. The loas was estimated at $100,000. Chars Hayden, 2 director of tue Wright-Mart’n corporation, in seven it tion te fhe claim. This Ietter, Woodruff said, might shed some light on Whether “influence had beeu brought to bear to hold up filing of ‘the suit. ” side of Daughter at BAKER 18 CALLED. BEFURE ‘GRAND JURY WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Newto: D. Baker, secretary of war in Pres!- dent Wilson's wartime cabinet, ap- peared today before the special grand jury which is in session hero Invest!- gating war frauds. (The purpose for which Mr. Baker went before the grand jury was not revealed but it is known that recendy the investigation has centered about allegod irregularities in the building ot army ecantonments, Several civil sults to recover miilions of dollars from contractor, already have been filed, and department of justice ofti- clals haye anuounced that criminal action also would be sought. Several other former officials of the government have ;been before jury which “yesterday questioned Bernard B, Baruch, who was chairman of the war industries board. 62a eT ~ Mrs. Ida B, L. Setdet of Stanton, Neb., te-visiting her son, H. L. Seldol, and family at 605 South Lincoln. IMPEACHMENT HEARING TO END TODAY, REPORT AFTER HOLIDAYS WASHINGTON, .. Des. 20.—The house judie'ary committees made } ‘Spanning the snowy wastes LATE SPORTS CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Basebs'l Commissioner K. M. Landis today announced that part of the pro- coeds of the world’s series tle game at New York, October 5, Inst, had been distributed to thras national organisations, the American Le ig’on, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and Disabled American Vetcrans of the World War, each getting $90,35210, Tho remainder was distributed by Joint ection of the two New York clubs to New York charitable organiza- tions, : MANILA, P, L, Doo, 20.—(By Tho riey General Daugherty. A report probably will not be mado to the house, however, until after Ohrist- mas team has finshed playing fore adjournment tonight tks Inves- ccurne tseen se conta Lame ye gall e tigation of on rome aige ye oagt Na committes would report it had ‘The visitors will FARM CREDIT EXTENDED BY U. S. BOARD RULING ON BANK ACCEPTANCES WASHINGTON, Dec, 20,—Bankers acceptances of six months maturity, drawn by growers of staple agricultural products or cooperative marketing associations, are cligible for purchase or re- discount by the federal reserve banks, under a ruling promulgated toda the federal a board as a step in the direction of oe Si cobra Officials jared the decision makes ths agricultural paper eligible for re-discount for six months instead of three, “should be of material assistance te cooperative marketing associatioas in Yimancing the order:y marketing cf{ascord with the turnover period Te-| which aeceptances are drawn. It crops.” @. {quired by the farmers to market crops) is in line with a policy announced Acceptances of six months haye tor whose produttion he has borrowed| some time ago by the board which money, |made oligibie for rediscount accer been asked for by many agriquitural) ne ruling requires that the wecept-|ances drawn to finance domest tions and the longer period is ances be secured by warehoues re-|age of commodities pending mar organiza’ bellered by officials te tnore nearly opiz’s covering the, products against) ing. ye $28,200 Paid at Public CASPER, WYu., WEDNESvAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922. MARKETS) PRS REG SPORTS | NUMBER 63. 2,698 AGRES (F WEEKS SECURES CIVILIAN AID IN APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRAINING CAMP HEAD| WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Secre- tary: Weeks announced today the appuintment of Charles B. Pike, of Chicago, president of the military training camps association as ivillan aide to the secretary of war,” in connection with the de- velopment of training camp projects. Mr, Pike was nominated y the asso- slation: In a letter to Dr. Henry 8. Drinker, honorary president of the tre'ning camps atdociation, Secre- | tary Weeks expressed his approval | of @ suggestion by the association that it be given a definite official status with the wnt department | | through the appointment of its | president as ald to the secretary. “The military training camps as- sociation is further authorized,” Mr. Weeks informed Dr. Drinker, “to create a system of countytand local chairmen—thos completing In de- tal ‘@ natfoncwide organization for the C. M, T, ©. recruiting in time of pence and for such wider func: tions as might be requested hy the war department.” A civilian aide to the secretary of war for each corps area and each state and fur the District of Colum- bia is contemplated. All will be selected on nom!nation-of the mil!- TERED DEATH } Mrs. J, P. Airhart Enabied to Reach Bed: Laramie-by Taking Plane trom Casper between Casper and Cheyenne in the short space of one hour and forty minutes via airplane, Mrs. J. P. Airhart was enabled to.reach the bedside of her sick daughter at Laramie in record time Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Airhart, according to special,dispatches to The Tribune today, reached Cheyenne at 3:40 yesterday afternoon and was. iickod.” noon completing her. trip to Iaramie by train. Tne piane was piloted by Bob Cochrane, aviator, who located in Ca: per Isat summer, A'though he had done litt!e flying for months on ac- connt of unfavorable weather he con- ing her. daughter, ‘who ts critically 11 with pneumonia, in the least possible time. ‘Phe flight to Cheyenne was made. without accident, the start trom Camper having been mede at 2 o'c'ock Tuesday aftennoon when the plane took off from the field north of the elty. No trouble from the high wind, which results! in the trip being jo in faster tims |than would otherwise have been pos- PEACE PARLEY IN NO DANGER OF RUPTUR \eociated Pross,)}—The meeting of the | Near Mast confersnce this afterneon fer eonsidsration of the disposition of th» ‘Turileh atraits adjourned after a oonclilatery speech by Ismet Pasha, head of. the Turlish delegation, While ne arrangements were mude ter a further meeti delewates ieav. ing the auditorium said progress had |been made and that there was no danger of a brea® in the negotiations { stig Sa Rak geet, ‘Halt Called: in Marriage Pian By Injunction OMAHA, Neb., Dec, 28.—¥Webh A. | Bmbry, a“Union Pacific conductor | was enjoined late yesterday in district court here from getting married. The was exper‘enced , | LAUBANNE, Deo, £0.—(Hy The As- POLE ASSASSIN TD FAGE TRIAL LAST OF MONTH Period of Mourning Is De- clared for Late Presi- dent, Report. tary training camps association, ap- proved by corps area commande:s. They will serve four year terms, according to Secretary Weeks’ let ter to Dr. Drinker, with this reseryation: “The secretary r reserves the Fight to accept resignat’ons an@ withdrawal app>intments whenever after conferring with the chief civilian aide, !t appears that the aide “in question no longer fulfills the requirements of the position for which he was appointed.” | Corps area commanders will fur nih office apace and clerical azsist ance to the civil'an eldes, thus defi nitely interlocking the training camp system wth the government's military policy. The civilian a'des, however, receive no salaries traveling expenses. | | | | | | | | | | WARSAW, Niewthdomaxt the | of President Narutowicz last Saturday | |has been set for December 29 bofors| 4 civil tribunal. A six weeks period | | lof mourning has been prescribed f» ! |the m'Iitary While the civil authert | QW TAK EXEMPT | Tee. tor 20.—The trial assassination or two WARSAW, Dec. 20.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)“-Stanisiau Wojciechow- | ski was elected president of Poland jteday to succeed Dr. Gabriel Naru- |towicr, who was assassinated last Xmas Dinners By Salvation Army Assured Two hundred and thirty-five dol- lars have been dropped Inte the Sal- vation Army kettles which “ave been seen at yarlous points on the business streets during the past week. Adjut. M. E. Eplett mrning thag there were many ether ways in which th» public could assist the organization in Its aald th’s work. ‘There {i shuch poverty | owing ¢ sickness and other causes,” sald tho adjutant, “Beds, | Hothing amd food are greatly need: ed. Anyone who can help us in supplying the needs ars asked to do 89 elther+by mall or by phoning 2180, the Salvatin Army head- quaters. Donations of any kind will be greatly appreciated at th's time.” Santa Clans will be on ths streets of Casper with » basket of candy Saturday at 3 p.m. Seniesa DRY OFFICER RESIGNS. 1 Biil DEFERRED |, \Further Consideration to| “Be Given Resolution After Holidays. WASHINGTON, Dec. Publican leaders decided today to post: Ponte further consideration of the Green resolution for nn amendmen: to the const'tution prohibiting ts:uance of tax securit'es urged by President | Harding and Secretary Melion of the| treasury. After a confetence of leaders, {t was announced that further consideration | or ses measure “would go over until| the holidays because of the absence of a largo number of house members.” | ETE Con Representative Garner, Texas, rank-| their activities jing Democrat of the way ‘committee. who led the fight agains: the resolution, declared that “it was| today. s | California-Arizona desert, leaving ; _Mr, Garné® and those w'th him in! gentence will begmposed next Tues-) the fight were in the chamber pre-\any, Judge Benjamin C. Bledsoe an- pared to go on with it when notified | nounced. The- defendants are all of that the mensure hed been put aside. | Needies, Cal, C. I. Fox, E. Arkbaver, Republican leaders, it was said.!~ H. Reyno:ds, L. EB. Woodbeck, were d'sconcerted by the opposition inj~ Fraseur, R. H. Clements, C i their ranke, and opponents had se- qoly and John A. Stecklein. Their| —House Ri sentod to assist Mrs. Airhart In reach-|serted that as the proposal needed «| artorneys announced an appeal would! om today by two thirds vote it could not be put be taken through. Notifying the house of ponement Representative Mondell,) | Wyoming, thhe Republican’ leader, | said when the resolution was called | |up yesterday it wads with the under-| standing that {t would be disposed of| in one day: | “T don't feel we would be justified {in giving it further time now and thus| HAVRE, France, Dec. delay notions on ths appropriation Sorell, the French actress arriving | bit'a,"" he sald, ‘here today from New York on the |_ ‘There wana roar of laughter when |stenmor Paris said sho “fairly adored” |Representative Garrett, Tennesses,|Americens, individually and collec | Democratic leader declared that while |tive'y, |Mr, Monéell had not consultet him,| “I expecially lkhd Bostonians,” she jhe was eatisfied with the deley, |wa’d, ‘“Boxtor ts the woul of Arnertin, | Mr, Garner innalsted that Mr, Mon-|New York ta efzetiibta, Sut I'll stick }@el! state when! the resolution would my ground on Boston,” rt the post-| French Actress “Adores’’ Yanks { | 20,—Mme. it be taken up aga’n “if at all” and the| Informed thes Madame Paquin has loader roplied; |eaid that her annual Gress pill of a “About the sesond week in Janu-|belf million franos was ten times too : much, Mme, Sorell dented that she “1 doubt if {t will be called up at{had ever maintained such an expen- this congress,” Mr, Garner shot'diture was necessary, ‘except for a beak, lyery unusual woman,” | | LE GETS CHANCE LANE MAKERS FOR BIG WAR CLAIM RETURN TO FILM WORK 1 OKERED BY HAYS, LASKY HIRES COMEDIAN Former Popular Screen Star Promises to Be | Worthy of Chance Of- fered Him Today. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Bee. 20. —Will H. Hays, chairman of the |Motion Pictur= Industries, said today that Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle night have his chance to “come back” in the motion pictures producer, aid: AUSTIN, Texas, Dec, 20.—David i1 N go to work for me. £ Morris, federal prohibition director for “M glad to help give him his nee." Texas, announced today he had for-| Jesse L, Lasky, vice president of warded his resignation to the com-| Famou rs-Laaky corporation, missioner of interal reveue, to be. | sald come effective at the covenience of + are sure Arbuckle will prove the government, He said private) worthy of the trust. No thought hes usiness needed his personal atzen-! been given to the matter of releasing tion. the pictures eady made and we “* have no p'ans in this connection.” UNION RAIL MEN o¢ Arbuckle said: "I want to say that I am very grate ful to all those who are helping me and DL) wilt prove myself worthy of thelr fitl) in me.” The ..ptatement of the case was ARE CONVICTED == Eight Alleged to Have Caused Suffering .. by Abandoning Trains Found Guilty of Conspiracy by Jury ASE ae LOS ANGELES, Cal:, Dec. 20.—Eight union trainmen leaders icted of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commerce for in connection with a strike last August against the «and means! Santa Fe by verdict of a jury in the United States district court here In this strike some twenty trains were abandoned in the the passengers stranded. SENATORS ASKED TO OBSERVE PROHIBITION BY SE WASHINGTO? high officials of the federal and state governments wene called up- Representative Up shaw, Democrat, Georgia, in a speech in the house to sacredly de- clare “that they will not the nelves ‘build up 9 bootleggera’ bar- barous business by drinking Mllcit Hquor,” at the same time they are denying the privilege to “the poor devils among the masses.” ‘ATOR Dec. 20—All the | elven out fram the headquarters of Hays. It srid Arbue\ie is to have an- to go to work and make |wood {f he can. After the first of the year he will be given this new oppor tunity, ‘Ho has gone straight since he was rred from the films last April ho has pledged his word that he [keep on going stiaizht. His condvet |has satisfied WI H. Hays, ady to |the motion picture industry Joseph |M. Schenck, who will employ him, jand the Paramount company, repre- sented by Jesse L. Lasky, which con- cern formerly distributed the comedya in which the fat fun-maker appeared: “Announcement that there be no obj lon to Arbuckle’s to work was made today by Mr, Hays before he de parted from Los Angeles after a bury week nere in organizing plans for the de t of a mutuality of mpathy within the ag 1 community which \th 1 otion picture colony forms between it and the civic communtiy in which the picture makers live,” Arbuckle’s career of 10 years in mo- tion pictures was stopped in Septem. ber, 1921, when he was arrested and charged 4.th m hter In causing Ithe de of iss Virginia Rappe. The motion picture comedi Jat his rooma tn the Hotel 8: jot San Francisco, Labor day, 1921 and Miss Rappe was one of’ the | guests. She dled four days later from i (Continued on Page Nine.) 591.W. W. ARRAIGNED TODAY IN LOS ANGELES, 18 ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 20.— Fifty nine mon arrested In raids on Industrial Workers of the World mectings were on court calendars for arraignment in local courts to- day, out of more than » hundred members of the organization in jail here. Cases of thirty others have been set for trial in the superior court January 4 on charges of crim- OVER 100 IN JAIL inal syndicalism. The d'strict' attorney's office an- nounced that after arraignment of the 59 they will be segregated in two groups, those accused of being lead- ors or organizers who will face state trial on charges of criminal syndi- calism, and those merely attending meetings and having I. W. W. cards charged w'th vagrancy. | | FL YER BATTLED BLIZZARD 36 HOURS AFTER LANDING he was found yesterday morning at Ri Rocks Springs and Cheyenne In Wyoming, The missing pilot said today that soon after leaying Salt Lake C Porcupine ridge absut 13 mileg nerih-| reached Rigby ranch but was unable east cf Coalvi Utah, bseause of | te get word ef his safety te Sait Lako qictee™ ecuble.t {tia plane’ wag pot| CT Rell ‘ottie:ala pocauise there was ofl na telephone gery'ee, wroeed, he said, but it is imposs'bie!} “Hoo Ne faced auaeptiieatip | restraining ord was granted on the] of raivage because of the deep snows.) well, o: the hazards of his | petition of Mrs, Alta A. Embry, for-| After his forced ianding Hoonstra | adventure ¢° for a slightly | mer wife of Embry who is seekin sad he abandoned his flying sult and | frost bitten he was unhurt ent ber ex-hu na from carrying| started to hike through the snows! Upon i at Coalv'le yes out a threat to “marry a young giriland in the zero temperatures fov | day afferne ‘ ed a bin her 'tesna.” : —~ ~ Jeivilisation, After a6 hours be finaliy|a herp, The jown band w im and | H oe re was a genera! cessation of bus! SALT LAKE CITY, Dec, 20,—Air mail Pilot Henry G, Boonstra, of Lafayette, Ind., was back in Salt Lake City today with a thrilling tale of adventure covering the 96 heurs he was lost with his airplane in the snow covered mountains of northeastern Utah. Boenstra took off from Woodtvard field here last Friday morning for Rock Springs,. Wyo., with a consignment of mail and until igby ranch, his whereabouts were the object of a search by mail planes from Salt Lake City and last Friday he encountered a blizzard and was forced to land on -]| Mechanics were jmmed’ately dis- ness that everybody might participate! patched fram Salt Lake to Yeager's in the festivities, There were 18 air mail plane used in the search for Boonetra and only one of these met with mishap, The time today to re: k Yeager of rrying mail out ¢ fown yesterday mactor broke, machine and the pilot, who was not hurt jn the least, expects to hop off a