Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast Unsettled tonight and Wed- DEAL properly, snow; cold- sr in e portion. Carbon Black BILLS INTRODUCED TO PERMIT | MANUFACTURE AT COWLEY PLANT CASPER, 0., TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1923. Fuel for Dehydration of Measure to Amend State Law Regulating Use of Natural Gas in Carbon Manufacture CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 28.—(Special to The Tribune.) —A new biennial installment of Wyoming's battle about car- bon black is about to be written. William G. Mudgett of Park county introduced a bill “relat- ing to the wasteful use of natural gas,” which measure is de- w forbidding the use of natural signed to amend the present la gas for the manufacture of carbon unless advantage also ts taken of the caloric properties of the gas. Under the Mudgett bill it would be permis- sible for the Midland Carbon company to utilize at least one unit of its big plant at Cowley for the production of carbon black,, the heat generatod from the burning of the gas to pro- duce carbon to be devoted to the de- hyGration of potatoes, of which great quanties are grown in the vicinity of Cowley. The Midland company’s plant ‘was cloped as the result of the passage of the first antl-carbon-black law four years ago. The corporation for a time undertook to defy that law, but destisted after it had been haled into court and heavily fined. Two years ago it was the moving spirt behind an effort to modify the prohibitive law and the bill designed to do this got through the legislature in amended form but was vetoed by Governor Carey. What will be the fate of the second amendment bill, just introduced by Mudgett, in the legislature is problematical, as is also the matter of what may happen to it in Governor Ross‘ office should it be pased by the legislature, ‘The Colorado. river..compact -ratifi-! cation bill was brought in Monday by the Public Lands committee of the Senate. It provides for ratification of the ‘without reservation, but in view of the advice of Nellis E. Corthell, Laramie irrigation authority, there may develop a determined effort by some legislator to attach to the compact,’ reservations which Carthell considers essential to protection of the rights of Wloming. Opposed to Corthe'l’s avice is that of State Engi- neer Frank C. Emerson, Wyoming's member of the Colorado River com- mission, that the compact should be ratified without reservastion. A bill of interest to the larger com- munities of the state was brought in Monday by Representative D. C. Barksdale of Laramie county, at the request of the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce. It authorizes cities to abandon the commission form of gorevnment and adopt the city mana- ger form would have a non-salaried council to whom the city manager would be accountable. ‘The Senate, sitting as a committee of the whole, Monday afternoon re- commended for passage Senate Joint Memorial 1, requesting congress to modify the repayment provisions of the federal Reclamation act in order to comply with the exigiencies of dis- tresing conditions in which holders cf lands under reclamation projects now are involved. The Senate committee of the whole also approved Senate Joint Memorial 2, requesting congress and the secretary of the interior to hasten construction of the Guernsey dam of the North Platte irrigation project. Senate File 3, designed to relieve holdera of contracts to pur- Potatoes Made Basis of Monday, Representative chase state lands, was recommitted to the Public Lands committee. ‘The House, stitting as a committee of the whole, favorably recommended House 14, creating threshermen’s liens “oxahs on grain; House 19, providing for - . . safety instruction in public’ schools, "This photograph, just and House 36, creating the “(Casper industrial region. _ (Continued on Page Seven) MODERN KLAN IS CONDEMNED BY THOMAS DIXON, ANARCHY WILL BE OUTGROWTH, AUTHOR SAYS NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Thomas Dixon, author of “The Clansman,” vigorously condemned the modern Ku Klux Klan in an address last night and declared it had stolen the livery of the original order. He was one of several speakers at a meeting called by the American Unity league to discuss ways and means for combating the hooded organization. He said that when the modern{ rays of hope to all the opprifiea capes organ'iad a tow years-ago;the earth. Shall we, tial oon aor he declined an invitation to Join,:the humble immigrant of today with warning ‘the organizers that “if they! a musk and dagger and Push him dared to-use the disguise in a secret. back into hell? If this is 100° per oath bound order today, with the ce: courts of Iaw working under a civ-| ¢ A large number of camoufiaxed tanks accompanied the French invaders as ‘Bere tho tanks are’ shown on fhe road from Dusseldorf to Basen, lized government, the end was sure - riot, anarchy, bloodshed, and mar- tial law." “We have already reached the riot and bloodshed” he said, “and unless the thing is throttled promptly we are in sight of martial law.”” ‘The origina! klan was founded as ® weapon against a corrupt and in- tolerable tryanny by the bravest and noblest men of the south, he 92/d. but the proscr'ption of the negro races by the modern klan is inhuman. | “The kloan assault upon he for- eigner is the acmo of stupidity and inhumanity," he said. foreigners except the few Indians we have not killed. “Our fathers blazed the way through the wilderness for the tremb- ‘ng feet of Liberty. They bullt a beacon on these shores, flashing its Banquet and Dance Will Fellow 48 and 8: Initiation on Friday The Forty and Hight society of the American Legion will hold an initia. Ulon of new members at the Arkeon January 26, at 8 p.m. Following the initiation ceremonies a banquet will be served at the Henning and then a ance at the Arkeon will be held. “We are all, Americanism, I for one spit on | Russian Vessels With 500 Aboard Not Heard From in Two Weeks; Refuge in Philippines Is Debated MANILA, Jan. 28.—(By The Associated Press.) —Fear is expressed here that seven Russian refugee ships with more than 500 persons aboard, have been lost in the China sea en route from Shanghai to the Philippines as part of Admiral Stark’s fleet of Vladivostok exiles, five ships of which are anchored near here. The missing vessels have not been heard of since January 10, Admiral Stark is with the ships eran tetra De cade FIVE ARRESTED AT WACO, TEX. in Bolinao cove. But his white fleet of homeless Siberians haa no place on earth to land permarcntly. Push- ed ‘onward, first from Korea, then from China, it was given permission enly to linger awhile in the Philip- Pines. Plans may be worked out, however, for the refugees to remain in the Philippines. They cou'd be admitted} WACO, Texas, Jan., 23.—Four men under the immigration laws but the/and a woman are in custody for in- question of absorbing them in busi-|,vestigation in connection with the received in this country, shows the ‘actual French military penetratio: Here are shown yollus, fullyequpped. entraining at Dusseldorf for Hevea. aes Che Casper Daily Tri Many Overcome by Gas Are Hoisted to Safety When Fire Breaks Out in Big, Shaft at Mullan, Idaho; Death Toll| Limited to Three, Fire Under Control SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 23.—Three unidentified miners were killed and thirty were overcome by gas when fire broke out early this morning in the 1,400-foot level of the Morning mine of the Federal Mining and Smelting company at Mul- foot level through tho fire zone to! safety and at noon were reported to| have recovered. The fire was still burning tn the west end of the 1,400-| foot level today but mine officials said| dampness there would prevent much spread of the flames. All the men in the mine when the fire was discovered have been counted for, mine officials sald. A report from the Wallace Press- Times this afternoon said the body ot Walter Lee Lynch of Mullan, and of a man partially identified as Ed-! ac-| ond that a third man was missing. John Anderson was !n a hospital at} |Mullan, suffering from effects of the \ gas. | ‘This report sald that Lynch and Anderson went down into the 1,400- foot level when tho fire was discov. REFUGEE SHIPS LOST, BELIEF lan, Idaho, seven miles from Wallace. The thirty men overcome were hoisted from the 2,000- la renort |tra, WHEN DRIVER GRANKS {T ered there to warn men at work on| that level and were overcome by gas, SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 23.—The bodies of two miners have been re- moved from the shaft of the Morning mine at Mullan, Idaho, according to received by the Chronicle from Wall . Idaho, seven miles dis- tant, today. It was sald this prob ably would cover the death list in the as otker men working in the mine early today when the fire was discovered were belleved to have been| removed without Injury, The fire, which was burning on the} j " . "1 wa. 1; Tiftee y ward Dich had been been recovered, |1-400-foot level of the m’no, was dis-)Was only fifteen years covered when the shifts were changed this morning. The men were working on the 2,000-foot level but were men who were overcome, Thelr names were not available. Requests have been made for mine rescue car, for use in case it | found that other men are still in the| mine. | Officials of the Federal Mining and Smelting company in Mullan and Wallace expressed tho belief that the fire would be brought under control| without difficulty or serlous property loss —_ HEADSTRONG AUTO WOULD ENTER KIMBALL'S STORE A crash, a shattering of glass, splintering of wood, and the racing roar of a wild Essex engine: were the dramatic climax at 10 o'clock | last night of Charles Pancake's ef- | roxro. forts toward cranking his car, Pancake’s autontobilo was parked im front of Kimball's drug store on Center street. A woman was in the seat and Pancake was laboring in front at his attempt to get the mo-. tor started. Suddenly the car moved and Pan- cake went along with it, getting out of the way just in time to avold be- BLOW AND BLOW HARD! There is real danger that kell railroad, the Wyoming, not come through Casper unless action by local citizens to see that | other support is forthcoming. Douglas claims it has offered a land grant of 400 acres and right-of-way for the road to come through th: Whether Douglas has made this offer instead of Capser. in good faith or not, there is do all in her power to bring the railroad through her limits. Douglas appreciates the value of the road, tho great wealth it will bring in, and the tremendous boost it will give to property values, population and business. Is Casper to emulate Sapulp. play the role of Tulsa? Sa these columns yesterday, “‘waited’’ for a railroad, while Tulsa went ahead and got it. tory, supported vividly by a population figures on Tulsa and Sapulpa. If land is granted, if money is subscribed, if rights of ing catapuled through the brick wall. The damage done to the front of the store was a broken plate glass window, damage to woodwork and the tearing up of a couple of signs. Tho Essex also may neet a new OMAHAMAN IS FOUND SLAIN RED OAK, Iowa, Jan, 23.—Al- dert Giradi, butter and egg | buyer of Omaha was found slain | in his automobile near here last night. It appears that he was killed by a blow over the head with a club. Mrs. Giradi, his wife, in- | formed the Omaha police that her husband had approximately $300 in his possesson when he left home Monday. the proposed Governor Has- Montana and Southern, will is taken promptly and grants, right-of-way, and city, little doubt but that she will , and let Douglas pulpa, was pointed out in The result is Oklahoma hi (TURE AGTOR TOSETTLE SUT OUT OF COURT $200,000 Damage Ac+ tion Against Rawlin- son To Be Dropped 4 1 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—Beltet grew that the $200,000 damage action brought by Mrs. Ethel EB. Clark, aa the guardian of her daughter, Dorothy Clark, dancer, against Herbert Raw Unson, motion picture actor, would be settled out of court. Mrs. C'ark charged that the acta attacked the dancer n an apartment in New York, in 1920, when the girl old. The mother, regarded as an important wits ness by both sides, was too {ll yester day to appear in court at the opening [brought to the surface without airt-\Session of the trial and a continuance jeulty, it was said, except for the two|W"# sranted until February 23. The dancer was called to the stand to identify a number of letters wh'ch he testified the actor had written er, These contained such terms aa “My Baby,” “Darling Kid “Sweet- heart,” and “Precious mine,” one be sinuing “My own dear darling Dot* contained the sentence “for both our sakes p'easo destroy this letter. The dancer, the wife of Karl Elmy, of Boston, d’splayed no emotion on the stand. The actor, who has dented the charges, chewed gum while the letters were read and Miss Clark was testifying concerning them. ee AMERICAN IN ' TOKIO FINED Jan., 23—(By The Asso clated Press}—The case against R. M: Andrews, prominent American busi- ness man of Tokio, accused by the Japanese police early last fall of tres- Passing on forbidden coast defen: areas, was brought to a close today when Andrews pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the navagation lows and was fined 450 yen Andrews, a:though never arested, vay examined vepeatedly In court and |his residence and office were searched several tmes by the police for photo. praphs alleged to have ben taken on ‘a trial trip which he made in a new motorboat. Following this procedure, the Amert- can ambassador, Charles Beecher War ren protested to the Japanese authori- ties, Warning To Subscribers Attention of Tribune subscrib- ers {8 called to reports made to this office that a fraudulent collec- tor representing himself to be a relative of the Tribune editor has called at different homes with claims for money supposed to” be due on subscriptions. The man is {n imposter and will be prosecut- |] ed ff apprehended. A reward will be paid for information leading to his nrrest. Bona fide collectors for the Trib- glance at the present relative OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 12.— Two at-) | tempts were made to destroy by frie &n automobile in which Albert Gir-} une wiil be provided with the prop- er credentials so that no mistake. need be made by the subscriber. The Tribune goes into such a large percentage of Casper homes f WITNESS FAILS way are given, the railroad will come through Casper; and |! ard!, 29 years of age, Omaha butter| that it wns possible for the pseudo TO APPEAR FOR | ness on the islands presents a diffi- cult problem, A majority of the Russian colony are sailors, and it has been suggested that they could be ab- sorbed easily if sent to the United shooting to death last Friday night near Waco of W. E. Holt and Mrs. Ethel Denecamp, it became known to-, day, | The five persons are held incom- MURDER PROBE BASTROP, La., Jan. 28.—(By The Associated Press.) — Clarence Teegerstrom, brother of Harold Teegerstrom, miss- ing time-keeper of the Southern Carbon company at Spyker, who disappeared December 29 and for whom the state haz been searching in connection with its investigation into ac- tivities of masked men in Morehouse parish, took the stand today at the open hearing here. the Carbon company and now at lib- "Do you know where your brother] erty under $5,000 bail, Burnett was Marold is?’ he was asket, arrested last month on a murder “f do not,” he replied. charge in connection with the kid- ‘When @4 you last’ hear, from|naping of Watt Dantel and T. F. States. muntfeado in the city jail. The police chelf said his men are working on the theory that tho killing of Holt was actuated by jealously and that, the death of Mrs. Denecamps was not planned, but that she met death in a gun fight which started when tho couple was assailed while driving in Holt’s automobile. RSS SSR AS ea W. . BARNHART FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 23,—List-| ing his Mabilities as $9,293.62 and hia} assets as $1,080, Walter H. Barnhart} Toes Mangled reer ieigisig= Myce aaa By Explosion, || John Watson of Goshen county,| | him?” Richard near Bastrop, whose bodies “] recetved a letter January 10.”| were found in Lake La Fourche, De- “Where is the letter?” cember 22. ‘I destroyed it.” Teegerstrom was given the letter by Dean Ashcraft, un employe of tho @outhern Carbon company at Spyker, who said Superintendent J. 8. Ben- nett, had found {t in the company’s mail box. The envelope bore a two- omt stamp but on postmarks. Harold's letter, Teegerstrom test- ified. dectared ho was safe and sound . and In comfortable quarters and he| GARY, Ind., Jan. 23.—Work of woul@ be ready to return about the| rounding up members of an alleged twentieth when the state wanted him| Lake county liquor ring which re. and he would “testify for Mer Rouge"| sulted tn tho arrest of several local “afr, Jef" be anderstood to be T.| and county officials — including Yo Rursett, former forahouse par-| Mayor Roswell Johnson of this city, fun Geputy aherif%, end employe af| was belng continued today by fed- MAYOR IS HELD IN BOOZE RING farmer, also a voluntary petitioner {1 Shoes Blamed ! bankruptcy, lists Habilities of $2,412.36 PARKERSBURG, W. Va., dan. | and assets of $1,398.20, 23,—It was cold the other day when | Mrs. Hugo Moats of Harrisville, | sat down before an open gas fire to warm her feet. A few minutes Inter she was startled by an explos'on which she says tore off the tip of ono of her shoes. Her toes were so wey in- jured that amputation was neces- | sary. Today Mrs. Moats filed circuit court here for 00 charg ing that the manufacturer used celluloid tnatead of leather iv ise | itner I'ning of the shoe tips. eral officials. Capiases for the ar - rest of 75 persons alleged to be members of the ring, which indlet- monts returned by the federal court at Indianapolis charge, operated and protection of the Lake county ofticials havo been issued. suit in a railroad MUST and WILL BE BUILT. It is not the first railroad the Haskell interests have constructed, and it is not likely to be the last. There is no record to show that Governor Haskell or the financiers connected with him have ever started out to build a road and failed to do so when money was invested. Get aboard the band wagon and blow for Casper’s fu- ture prosperity, fouaded solidly on the rock of better trans- portation, lower freight rates, a bigger shipping center, a more rapidly growing popula a greater Casper. on the bank wagon, and blow! | and egg buyer, wis found slain yes- terday near Red Oak, Iowa, after the crime bad been committed, according to information received here. ! collecto rto select houses at ran- don to carry on his frauc, It is your parade—or your funeral. Get LEGION’S DRIVE FOR MEMBERS IS LAUNCHED TODAY tion, more manufacturing and Blow hard! TEXAS RAIL MAN DEAD, AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23.—Altison Mayfield, chairman of tho Texas rat!- road commission, died at Sherman early today according to informatién recetved at the railroad commission offices, Heart trouble was attributed as the cause. | At an enthusiastic meeting of team{ morning by Mayfivld had just returned from| captains in the George W. Vroman| Washington where he conferred with| post of th, ‘merican Legion mem interstate commerce officials regard-|bersh'p dilve Monday evening, the ing rehabilitation plans for the Kan-|elty was divided into districts and sas City, Mexico ‘and Orient railroad,| the territory allocated to the respec- He had stopped at his home in Sher-|tive teams, The actual drive started man for a short rest. today and reports will be made every the captains of the re- sults accomplished the previous day, A thermometer, registering the pro- gress of the teams, will be on display in the business district and the regia tration changed each day to corre spond with the standings. The territory ansig to the vark OPERATORS AND MINERS NEAR WAGE AGREEMENT 23.—(By The Subcom: NEW YORK, Jan Associated mittce of bitu and labor unlon chiefs. considering A new wage agreement to replace that expiring In the Tri-State com. 0s.)-—The nos coal operators ous captains {s as follows Vosbeck—Burlington addition, t Fifth street te Con Second street to rails Goodrich— well Square road tracks, Piggott—East side of Center street Fifteenth to Boech to Fifth street, Hendricks—Wost side Center street to Fifteenth t ru > Ratlroad field April 1 reached nt today agreement will be rrow to the ferenee for ratifica . forthcoming the pro srike will be dofini * Ohio op. of th make agres her, nt chal sub-committee, declined public tails of the ment, other than to asy that tt in | no vital change eratos n sub to ad tracks whole con If this is ity of a ly removed, new volved in the terms of the present contract. andard re Ye e—Texas refinery.