Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and ‘Tuesday; colder tonight. Digest of Ti orture Evidence Marks Court Aolida STAT: LEGISLATURE , CONVENES TUESDAY; LEADERS IN DOUBT Republicans to Caucus Tonight on Selection of Presiding Off-| . cers; Skovgard Favored for Senate President and Perry Jenkins in Lead tor House Speakership CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8.—(Special to The Tribune.) Twenty-four hours before the seventeenth Wyomi ig legislature will convene at noon Tuesday, and with virtually the entire memibership of both houses present in Cheyenne, a definite alignment regarding the selec-| tion’ of the president of the senate and the speaker of the house has not developed. The Re- test for the presiding offices. + former seeming to have the edge. ‘The candidacies of John A. Stevenson of Albany county, J. C. Underwood of | ~ Laramie county and W, ©. Hardin of § _Fremont count; Mave attracted little’ attention. i The contest for the presidency 6f the senate lies between Simon Skov- gard of Big Horn county, A. D. Kel- ley of Laramie county and Arthur BULLET GRAZES fio publican majorities of the two houses will caucus H. 8. Kisk of Goshen coun. ctive candidate. No indication is visible of an effort align the Democratic minority of Monday night to settle in part the con- The speakership of the house ap-)K. Lee of Hot Springs connty, with Pears to He between Perry W. Jen-| Skovgard appearing to have the ad- kins of Sublette county and J, D.| vantage. Noblitt- of Lincoln county, with the; ty still is an the house with ‘farmer bloc” Repub- that branch. The alienation of seven Republicans from the party caucu: Agreement would be necessary to ac- complish this. PRAIRIE PIPE LINE EARNINGS TOTAL $20,000,000 IN YEAR WASHINGTON, Jan, ‘8.— Net ‘earnings of approximately $20,000,- 000 by_the Prairie Pipe Line com- pany in 1922 on a capitalization of $27,000,000 were shown in’ testimony given at the senate oil investigation “today by Clark H. Kounte; jot Ine rvite-freatdent. © ~~ MES earnings, added to surplus 00 on hand at tho 4. quarrel eto Paul Romero, and | named Van “Tt ig -eaid that Van fired five shots to one of Roméro’s. He ended the affray by using the butt of his gun on the head of’ the, Mexican. No very serious wound was infilcted -the other shots missing entirely. Both men are now in the custody of tho polic eles ages iiss DANCER’S SUIT REFINERY MAN KILLED UNDER of 1921, enabled the Prairie com- pany. to declare recently its stock dividend of 200 per cent, Mr. Kountz anserted. dend was the first such dividend organized in 1915 and took over the Pipe: tine. 5 WASHINGTON, Jan. cans to control the organization of| He added that the divi- | declared since the company was | FINAL | EDITION E ESSER s -TTLEMENT UGHT BY BRITISH URepayiicnt of Last Cent of Debt Is Promised America by Brit- tsh Commission Here to Arrange Details for Refund- ing; United States Asks Interest Paison Pen Brings B00: 000 Suit piof Mr: and Mrs, ig $100,000 damages. 0 Golland, Chicago. | wero ditcovered: afterward “Mr. Golland left hig Borat and da}. T ‘irs; Golland has, freee suit against: ‘Walsh, | mem! y | court hearing in obs§ Pance tion today to a digest of evidence ia tended to establish by scientific de- duction and physical exhibits, that the two mea were subjected to ¢x- treme cruelties before they were put to~ death. State investigators con- tinued the assembling of evidence on ‘which ft fs expected a score or more of men, members of the black hooded band alleged to have ‘been responsible for the kidnaping and@ slaying, will be placed on trial. No announcement was made by At- ~ torney General Coco previous to the conference with his assistants today as to the next move to be madeaor how far presentation of — test!mony would proceed before anticipated at rests will be made, It is generally expected, however, that issuance of ®arrants will come \ before the end of thia week. i_A_ visit yesterday to Lake La Fourche by pathologists, who exam- ined the bodies of the men, accom- panied by a representative of the at- torney general and department of jus- t'ce agents, gaverise to reports that efforts would be made to drag the lake in which the bodies were found floating two. weeks ago. However, it was stated today that the trip to the lake was to obtain measurements and ake observations as to the effect on the shore of a dynamite explosion sct off by unidentified persons, shortly before the headless and maniled bod‘eq iony “implicating others as of hooded ‘bands who. have operated in this parish wi whose testimony could not be ascer- WAR VETERAN IS PARDONED open hearing inv band depredations in Morehouse ypar- inh. when the hearing is resumed tomor- row, Sidney White and “Nip” Echol,|, While it was generally FALLING WALL * RAWLINS, Wyo., Jan. 8—A. W. Ferris, 35, son of William Ferris, 8.—Great Britain wants a fair business settlement of her five bil- lion dolla” war debt to the United States on such terms as will produce the least possible disturbance in the trade relations of the two countries, Stanley Baldwin, the British chancel-| lor of the exchequer, declared today in an address before the joint meeting of thé British| and American debt funding commission. | IS DISMISSED BY GOVERNOR CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8—It INHIGH COURT AMSTERDAM, N, Y., Jan. 8.—Su- preme Court Justice Borat today dis- missed the in of Evan Burrowes dancer, against Cornelius Vanderblit Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whtiney. of New York to re- cover ‘$1,000,000 for breach of prontise. He held that the testimony of the want a fair business settlement, a square deal, a settlement that will secure for America The repayment to the last cent of those credits which the United States government estab- Ushed in America for us, pee asso- clates in the war.” Mr. Baldwin's address was in reply to one of welcome by Secretary tinguished. He called attention that this was the first time a chancellor of the exchequer had left his country. to participate in a mission of this character, “The treasury secre British representatives t! ican _commissione: assured the! t the Amer- wero no less “We are not hereto ask for favors or to impose on generosity,” said Mr. Baldwin. “wel the United States. That debt was {contracted in a common cause. “It was the first contribution made ‘by the, United States to save civiliza- tion being engulfed and free people being brought under the de- structive rule of a niilitary autoc- was revealed at the state capitol today that one of the last acts of Governor Carey before relinquish- ing office Isst Monday was to sign ® pardon for C. W. Brooks, sen- tenced to the penitentiary after = sensational trial at Newcastle in which he was convicted of criminal- lu urder Hearing at Bastrop Given Rest and Time Is Utilized to Survey Proof of Brutal Killings BASTROP, La., Jan. 8.—With a lapse of a day in the open of a state holiday, Attorney | General A. VY. Coco and his corps of assistants, directing the # | state’s investigation in the. kidnaping and slaying of Watt | Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Richards and other masked band depredations in Morehouse parish turned their atten- to be developed during the next few days. The names of three prominent Morehouse citizens have already been mentioned as participating in a mob action early in August when Watt Daniel was accosted but unharmed, J. L, Daniel testified Saturday that his son told him he recognized from beneath their hoods J. IX. Skipworth, exalted cyclops of the Morehouse K. kK. K.; Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, and Laurie Cal- houn, a Morehouse députy sheriff. However, the identity of members of the August 24 hooded band sald to have been responsible or the. kidnap- ing and murder of Daniel and Righ- ards tiave not been revealed in. te mony so far, The elder Daniel and W. C. An- @rews, both of whom sald they wero whipped by that mob, declared they could not recognize any of the'r a sailants. Andrews said he had been asked mapy times since the incident as to wHom he suspected. When asked py an attorney Saturday whether Ife had any one under sus- picion he replied he had. He sald he believed klansmen made up the mob. BASTROP, La., Jan. &—State mill- tary forces on duty in Morehouse parish were reduced today to two units—a cavalry troop and a machine BUN detachment—with the“ A ott of an order for, Compan; infantry to entrain for { fsa Alexandria. Infantry Company G Monroe was relieved from duty ‘Mer Rouge late yesterday. DOZEN WITNESSES TESTIFY TUESDAY. BASTROP, ‘witnesses, the same black. hooded band that kid- naped Watt Dante! and Thomas Rich; Aras, others who found the bodies of the two men floating in Laks La Fourche and several, the purport of {ntned, wil be called to the witness stand at tomorrow's session of tne’ tigation of masked Two of the witnesses to de heard (Continued on Page T NUMBER 77. OCCUPATION lt BIG INDUSTIAL CITY SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK Belgians to Assist in Invasion Thursday of Great Steel Center of Germany, Paris Report Germany, Paris Claims. PARIS, Jan. 8—{By The Asso- ciated Preas.\—In a last effort to save the Ruhr valley from French selzure an attempt was mado last Friday to arrange an interview In Paris between Premier Poincare and Hugo Stinnes at which the head of the French government and the chief of the German capitalists might make peace. Premier Poin- care rejected ‘the offer. PARIS, Jan, 8. 8.—(By The Associated Press.)—The oc- cupation of Essen by a small French force, accompanying engineers . and customs offi- cers, is now slated for Thurs- day morning, it was stated on good authority today. Belgian and Italian engineers and technical experts will accompany the French but only the Belgian’, it is un- derstood, will contribute to the force of occupation. | PARIS, Jan. 8.—(The Associated ‘Press.)\—Tho meeting of the repara- tions commission today to determine whether Germany defaulted in her deliveries of coal in 1922, found the French government going ahead with its plans for a coercive movement in the Ruhr valley. The plans them- selves were still the property of high officials. ious Barthou, replying to Ger- many's objection that the experts might not reach Paris in time'to ap- pear before today’s session of the commission, @sserted that that body was not obligated to hear the German spokesman anyway. It was regarded as certain that the experts. Herr Walmischratte and Herr Lubsen would arrive in good time for the meeting. understood (Continued on Page Four) STATE CARPENTERS CONVENE IN CASPER, OFFICERS 10 BE NAMED * Members of the Carpenters’ union in Casper, local No, 1564, will be host for the next two days to the state sensible than themselves to the virtual| racy; it was followed by the contri-| ly assaulting a young girl. council of carpenters, the annual plaintiff was without credence and Mellon, chairman of the American! necessity of effecting a definite settie-| bution of the man power of the Unit- meeting of which went into. session that he did not believe there was ever commission who expressed partleular/ment upon a basis entirely just to od States, whose soliders fought ao| Brooks, who had staved off fm | tits morning at 10 o'clock, ‘The prin- any promise of marriage or that appreciation of the courtesy of the| both, He added that the prompt pa; young Whitney was the father of her child as alleged in the complaint. vived by a widow and two children. REDUCTION IN ELECTRIC RATES PUTS PRICE HERE BELOW PRE-WAR LEVELS British government in having desig- nated as ita delegates men so dis- ment by Great Britain of ono hundred jmullion dollars of interest during, the| ‘past three months, pending a final! arrangement was to his mind con-| clusive proof of the right spirit of] financial thtegrity which he was proud! to say had always animated both of, the two great English speaking approached the problem ‘In a broad/ general way, declaring the settiement| would determine the material welfaro| of the great mags of wage,.carners in Great Britain and tho United States. | gallantly with ours and those of our allies for the same purpose. “Then we were enlisted in a com- mon cause; we still haye common economie interests. The payment of our debt to you Involves much more than the transfer of huge sums from London to Washington. It; must af: fect the future well being of both countries, and on thelr prosperity de- entire world. Tle settlement we jmake here will determine the condi. tion and material welfare of the great mass of wage éarners in Great Brit vh be, heavy program of improvements the| 2! submitted extensive statistics 85) ives and children, Z par tbe Public Service Commission Authorizes|Nateona tower company has beon| ‘©, @ancial conditions in Great| Ives and childr ‘ Cut Averaging Over 10 Per Cent to Become Effective January 1 CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8.—(Special to The Tribune.) ——Casper is to have cheaper electricity as a result of the pub- _lic service commission this morning authorizing a new ule of rates for electric service furnished by Natrona ed- ‘ower company and this reduction is the third which the electric consumers of Oasper have received“during the last year—the carrying out during the past fow Years to keep up with the rapfit growth of Casper, Reports in the of ties’ of the publfo service commission two hundred thousand dollars during the years 1921 dnd 1922 anc the com- pany reports that appropriations havo been made for the expenditure of at least one hundred thousand dollars more during 1923, Britain and @ stndy of these figures was begun immediately by the Amer- tcan, commission, Tho text of Mr. Baldwin's address in part follows: dressing to the American government | and people. our heartfelt appreciation | of the warmth and courtesy of our| reception, a reception so character- istic of the generous hospitality of this great nation. “We pave come with the express I state this as my deliberate opinion after having given the subject mature consideration. “The payment of our debt to you will Impose upon.us the necessity of show expenditures by this company Needing mane’ tkaua tex tncet tercoe on new equipment, additions and bet-| “On behalf of the British delega-| {00 08 Meawy taxes | aetna oF ferments amounting to more than|tion I take this opportunity of ex- the war we were the heaviest taxed nation in the world. We financed our military operations to a greater de. sree than any other nation by making the present generation pay. It is our way to pay as We go so far as we can, From that fixed principle we have no intention now to depart. The carceration in the penitentiary for more than a year by legal fight against the senetnce of the Weston county court, had been at the prison only a briet pariod when his re- lease was affected by the executive pardon. He is an aviator and a veteran of the World war. ~ tl Property Is Re elpal cities of the state are repre- sented by official delegates and dis- cussion of topics of interest to the artisans throughout Wyoming will be the procedure today All meetings are being: held at the labor hall. and tomorrow. The program for today will include he election of officers for the ensuing year, a reorganization of the local at Riverton and other important matters, The out-of-town delegates will pe un- tertained this evening with a dance at the labor ‘hall, to be followed by refreshments. The delegates for the Casper local are Bert Larson, B. 8. Yohe and J. J Smith. Included in the visitors’ list are William MoMahon of Landér; R. H| Strauss and William Yost of Cheyenne; William Langedorf of Laramie; A. W. Guthrie of Rock Springs; N. B. Hangen of Worland; James D. Maher of Green River and H. L. Ressegule of Glenrock, Windstorm laigiae ¥ Eastern Slope Reohes| ‘ Proportions of Tornado; Damage to. ported Heavy froofin ghouses and TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS | COLORADO, FIRES CAUSE GREAT LOSS IN DENVER The storm, estern down which came from the Rocky Mountains, upon southern W: northern Colorado iate yesterday, uns demolishing nu- rooting houses residences. No loss of |lite was reported. Farmers lost heay- |ily in damage ‘to’ farm properties, it was reported, pi a a DENVER, Colo., Jan. 8.—De | “Moving south, the storm struct General Manager E. T. Bacon of| intention of repaying our debt and it| total annual. per capita taxation in| slope of the Rocky tales a ri grarts lace th me eastern poner after 9 o'clock last night and total decrease during this period be-and other *tosts were sky-rocketing |i. Natrona Power company this|!s owing to the practical difficulties| Great Britain is today still greater | indst [4 early last nig! @ BEVETS | continued its errand of destruction. ing approximately thirty, per cent. {the commission found it necessary tolafternoon confirmed the aspounce-|of making international payments|than that of any other people. 1¢| Windstorm, increasing in velocity from an abnormal rate of | thus bringing the rrtes to™below the amounts to more than $100 per heaa| 85 miles an hour to between 65 and 75 miles an hour, left |ti Pre-war level, ese reductions are|cover these items. ‘This was doné|with the supplementary statement|in order-to accomplish the end which| ot the population. destruction and havoc in its wake in parts of Denver and reported by the iblic service com-| with the understanding that the rates|that tho reduction m rates here would| We both have in view. | “I inyite you to conalder my views| nearly a seore of northern Colorado towns and in farmi | mission as a result of decreases the| would be reduced as op{rating costSlaverage a little better than 10 per] “We meet today under extraordin-|as to what this means and how I | sectiona, according to general reports) reafdence rt ba ‘ies company has had in the cost of its|qoclined and the new sche@ules au-loent, affecting all classes. of servico, istances, We mect to wettle| foar it will affect your hing Denver early today Pern Ain a't Mp cewntone) fuel ofl and other operating economics! thorized this morning provide rates|Thene rates will become effective as oat cingls eet , 3 x tarined by sthe. gala; wisdeht| Goder ets ehioh peovet- ce cee Pesan which the company has been able to| guybstantially lower those in ef-lot Js 1, 1 and Casper con-| tion, I ndly |taxation- would decr ' Aparte ‘of Denver during. the|'The damage however was ecg wea mmplish, due to lower prices and| fect before the inc The com:|sumers will reap the benefir of the nation orld vag fe Britin . at , avery department | run: ato puRands < 5 : aed business mission s that these reductions!reduction in bills fo: this . ft During the war period whon fuel have heen spite allow a mocerately increased rate to the very ment carried in the above dispatch that we are about to consult with you month, ent of the Belli < reduce «cor (Cominue ° fon Page F lable early t hough n iny. blown down betw Mars al-| toriat ‘Lve Wires weee girewm Telegraph and telphone communica ion to points north of here was yir- tually demoralized, scores of tele- phone poles having been blown down }in isolated districts. A 19,000 volt tramway wire wag en here and Golden, > wired ¢ me wha the s which Cres eae ees nee 228 —s