Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1923, Page 2

to in PAGE TWO. NAVY OFFICERS TAKE STAND IN TEAPOT PROBE Harry F. Sinclair Scheduled to Follow Naval Men In Testimony Be- fore the Committee WASHINGTON, Oct, 26.—Pending appearance before the committee of Harry F. Sinclair, who obtained the lease to the Teapot dome naval oil reserve which it is now in- vestigating, the senate public lands committee today called several more naval officers to give their views on the transfer of that and the other naval oil reserves from the LLOYD GEORGE PAYS TRIBUTE TO HERO DCAD Wreath Placed on Tomb Of Unknown Soldier At Arlington. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—David Lloyd George, his introduction to of ficial Washington completed, turned his thoughts today to the paying of homage to thé memory of the herole dead who have contributed so much to the greatness of America. Leaving by automobile early in the day, he arranged to go to Arlington national cemetery to place wreath upon the tomb of the un- known sofiler and to visit the last resting place there of all those who have borne the shock of battle for their country. Then a visit to Mount Vernon and a like tribute pald at the tomb of Washington Those other precincts of the nation’s gteat, the Washington monument and the Lincoln memorial were on the route of his return drive. The former premier said he was “very much impressed” by the notes exchanged between Lord Cur: and Secretary Hughes regard reparations but that he could not| express any final opinion until he| v knew precisely the details of the whole situation. It was not clear to him, he said, just what the French attitude would be. & “I do hope teohnicaltties wif not @tand in the way,” he said, adding that in his judgment whoever stands In the way of a settlement purely on technicalities, “deserves to lose his face.” If premier Poin care is trying “to save his face and only that,” then he should be as. sisted to this end, he said. “If they merely want to say this is done under the reparations commis. sion that will be all right." SIX OVERCOME BY GAS, NEAR DEATH TODAY DENVER, Colo., Oct. 26. — Six Persons, overcome by escaped gas, were taken from a rooming house here today by police and rushed to a haspital. Some of the victims were in a critical condition, physicians said. According to police the gas ap- parently escaped from a leaking pipe. Answering an emergency call po- lice found James Bergen, assistant clerk of the West Side criminal court here, staggering about on the second floor of the rooming house semt-conscious and unable to talk. ‘Three men an@ a woman were found uneonsctous in thelr beds on the se@pond floor and one woman was re- moved from the first floor. ————— Stranger Dies at Casper Hospital W. T. Rutherford, 63 years of age died at a inca! hospital this morn ing. Nothing is known regarding the deceased except that a sister survives him in Seattle, Wash. The body is being held at the Shaffer-{ Gay chapel. navy to the interior department. After hearing Secretary Denby yesterday, who assumed full respon- ability for the transfer of the re- serves and declared his entire ap- proval of the policy of former Sec- ary Fall of the interior depart- ment in negotiating the Teapot Dome lease, the committee sum- moned Mr. Sinclair as a witness. Members indicated they desired to question him on various points tn Sinclafr takes the val officers associated ment of the oll re- rs while under the navy depart- were called today to add to the mony of Commander I. F, Landis retired, Who told the committee yes- terday he had not been consulted on the transfer to the interior depart- ment of the two California reserves of which he was in charge. ‘The transfer of the reserves to the Interior department was saying “Goodbye” to the off so far as the navy was concerned, Rear Admiral Robert S$. Griffin, formerly of the bureau of engineering under whose direction the reserves had been, told the committee. He sald he had dis. cussed the matter several time with Secretary Denby and had insisted that the reserves were as much & part of the naval establishment as the navy yards and could not be considered a part of the public lands over which the interior department had administrative control. Admiral Griffin sala ne advised Secretary Denby that it had always been the experience of the navy de partment in trying to preserve the oll in the reserves that the interior department was opposed to such @ policy, Referring to the testfmony recent- ly given by former Secretary Fall in which he stated that he had not ad- vertised for bids before awarding the leasing contract at Teapot Dome because he did not consider that he required to do so under the law, Senator Walsh read into the record pinion rendered by the attorney neral in June, 1915 intended to show that contracts such as that made with the Sinclair Ol) interests could not be made without advertis: ing and soliciting competitive bids, MINE WAGE IS REDUCED BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 26.—Notices of a fifty cent reduction tn day's pay were posted at all mining prop: erties in Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls today. The wage cut affects all working on day's pay and con trict work. It is estimated that 14,000 men are affected. The wage For Bread or Rice Pudding use~-- RED CROSS EVAPORATED MILK DON’T FORGET THE COAT BIG SALE NOW GOING ON at the NATIONAL SAMPLE COAT AND SUIT STORE 112 S, Center Henning Block cut {s operative November 1. High cost of production and low price of metals are given as thy reasons for the reduction in wages. Miners are getting $6.25 a day now. Under the new scale, effective the first of the month, the wages will be $4.75 a day. Announcement {f the wage cut November 1, caused no surprise in Butte. Persons close to the opera- tors pointed out that with metal price low, a heavy turnover and de- creased labor efficiency, the wage reduction was believed to be pre- ferable to a shutdown of the prop- erties, which had been rumored. A meeting if Butte miners has been called for next Sunday after- noon, by the “Independent Work- ers’ Union.” gS ad RLS IE See our window display for Sat- furday. Woolworth 5c and 10c Store. MAN CAUGHT IN TAKES OWN LIFE IN REMORSE LA BALLB, Colo., Oct. 26.—Wil- Mam Bedifen, 60, manager of the White Ash Mine near here, is dead —a sulcide—Elmer Nowell, 50, is in jail at Greeley, and Mrs. Mabel No- well is in the hospital with serious injuries as a result of the discovery last night by Nowell that Bedlien was visiting Mrs, Nowell at Nowell's ranch home. After a terrific hand-to-hand strug: gle in the Nowell home during which furniture was smashed and the place was filled with bullet holes, Bet!:z4 Knocked Nowell om, avourdiug ‘ to he Casper Daly Crifune Nowell. The mine manager then Nowell said he engaged in a desperate fight in which shots were exchanged, knives were wielded and the furnishings Eenting the house, of tho wrecked, During the fight, Mrs. Nowell at- tempted to intervene and lost two place were practically drove to his own home, eight miles fingers when she grasped a knife distant, where his own wife had re-| mained waiting for him home. Entering covered with blood to come Bedlien spoke to Mrs. Bedlien and) Bedlicn overpowered Nowell then entered his room and sent a bullet into his brain. Nowell told the police he had been hiding near his home waiting for Bedlien and Mrs. Nowell. When they drove up in Bedlien‘s automo- in the hands if one of the men. The fight continued more than ‘an hour, Nowen said. Finally and left. ' Mrs. Bedlien told the police her husband would not explain his con- dition when he came home after midnight. Instead he went to his own room. She heard him loading bile Nowell said he waited until they had entered the house and then shot the tires on the car full of holes. his revolver. She said she ran from ‘the house. As she left she heard a revolver shot. 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