Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast WYOMING: Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Rising temperature.’ VOLUME Vill. CREW OF VESSEL CHARS CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1923 ‘A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, And a Booster for City, County and State: Ghe Casper Daily Critnme FINAL (EDITION | Standard Sues Independent Companies INDIANA ASKS[ Buuerims {PLEA OF PRIEST’ INJUNCTION IN L PROGESoES Universal and Roxana Are Named in Bills of Complaint Filed. CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—The Standard Oil Company of Indiana today filed a bill of complaint in .the United States district court here against the Universal Oil Products company and announced that a s'milar bill had been filed in the al district court at Spring field, Ill, against the Roxana Pe- troleum company to enjoin them from the use of certain oll cracking processes, The bills allege infringe ment of patents. The Standard company explained the sults <n the following statement: Roxana company {s a subsi- tary of the foreign owned Shell Pe- troleum combination. Both bills a! lege infringement of three separate patents for oll cracking processes which are owned by the Standard Ol! company of Indiana, and among » which are generally referred to ‘Burton Process patents.’ h case the bill prays that the defendants be enjoined from further infringement of these pa- tents and be compelled to account to the Standard Ql company of In- diana for the profits which have re- sulted from the past. infringements. “The Universal Oll Products com- pany Is the owner of a cracking process which tas been adopted by several refiners durng the past year. The Roxana Shell interests are among the most prominent of these refiners. ‘Tho Standard Of| company of In- diana declares its intention of push- ing these silts as actively as poss!- ble The Universal O11 Products com- pany in 1916 filed a euit for $100,- 000,000 damages against the Stand- ard Oi] company of Indiana and in la hearing yesterday at Kansas City, Mo., alleged that through a contract th the Texas company the Stand- controlled the gasoline market. siden Bh sale Bebb ives Must Not “Butt In” When Hubby Has Date A moral for ex-wives is found in the misfortune of Mrs. Margaret Hoffman who figures as a witness in ‘an assault and battery charge made out against C. F. Hoffman. Mrs. Hoffman claims that her former hus- band brutally assaulted her. In giving his side of the case to the county authorities yesterday af ternoon Hoffman said that she had come around “butting in” when he was with his girl. Sheriff Perry A. Morris wishing to make further in yestigation and thinking that the “girl’ was Hoffman's daughter found on inquiry that she was the daughter of someone else. Turkish Dispute or Turkish Towels When Mrs. Smith picks up her @aily paper she does not always look first to see the latest in TURKISH disputes. The chances are she wt! hunt for bargains in ‘TURKISH towels. The advertising portion of the Paper is no longer regarded as just the “commercial” end of the business forced on the reader along with the news of the day, Necessity may have forced Mra. ‘Smith to give special attention to learning how to, get what she wants, and at the same time make “ends meet,” The ‘advertising news columns are local, national and inter. national; for leading merchanta daily use The Tribune to spread before its readers news of mer- chandise gathered from the four corners of the earth. This up-to-dateness in buying information is available to Tribune readers with the morning coffee. Shop in the Tribune before shopping in the shops. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 31.—A heavy earthquake shock was felt at noon today at Chilspa and other points in the state of Guerrero... No report of damage or casualties has been received here. LONDON, Oct. 31—The body of Andrew Bonar Law, the former prime minister, will be buried in Westminster Abbey at noon next Monday. DUBLIN, Oct. 31—The hunger strike in the jails is rapidly coming to an end. It is officially announced that 3,200 prisoners have ceased to fast during the last five days. HONOLULU, Oct. 31.—The resig- nation of John F. Colburn, federal prohibition director here, was an- nounced today, to become effective December 31. MADRID, Oct. s1.—A sharp earth- quake occurred Monday at Padrillo. Deep cracks opened in the roads and it was necessary to stop work in the stone quarries because of the sulphurous fumes. LONDON, Oct. 31.—Great Britain has formally advised France and Belgium that it cannot recognize the separatist movement in the Rhine- land or the establishment of an individual state in Cologne or other parts of the occupied area. WASHTINGTO) Oct. 31.—Pay- ment of an additional $33,000 to Mathew O’Brien, a San Francisco architect, for a revision of his plans for a government hospital at Liver more, Calif., to make them accord to the terms of his original contract, was disclosed today before the senate veterans committes, QUARARTIRE IS PLACED ON HAY POWELL, Wyo. Oct. 81.—A strict embargo has been placed on Wyoming hay by Wisconsin, accord- ing to information received here by the chamber of commerce. In all probability other states of the middle west will follow suit unless several counties in the southern part of Wyoming are rigidly quarantined. The cause of this drastic step is the Infection of the hay in these southern counties by alfalfa weevil. This matter has been referred to the extension department of the state university which is in a po- sition to recommend a quarantine over any county or counties. Through proper channels the atten- tion of Governor Ross will be called immediately to this problem and it is quite likely that the necessary measures will be taken to place the offending counties under quarantine in order to avoid a general boycott of the entire state, New Addition To Elk Street School Opens The new nddition to the Elk street | school was opened this week thus| giving six rooms additional space for pupils who have been hampered in their scholastic activities by lack of available rooms, The new school in the North Bur- lington addition will be opened next week. Work is being rushed on the| structure and nothing remains but} the finishing touches before the| building can be occupied. | The school in the new town of? Salt Ci ele was opened this week. Rialto Is In Shobloom Suit Responsibility for the large pay- was originally sold to Henry F.. Bren- ment still due on the Rialto theater; building does not fall on the Webel Commercial company, cwners of the Rialto theater, according to Judge Robert R. Rose who today sustained | a demurrer presented in the case of | arles Shoblom versus the Webel | Commercial company. Shoblom, who ‘contracted the build- ing of the Rialto theater on the cor-| ner of Second and Center street, has! su! due him a sum approximating | $85,000 for which he brought suit against the Weber commercial com-| The olf Webel building and land} | took CAUSES PLAY TO BE CALLED OFF Subject of Divorce Proves Obnoxious in Nazimova Vehicle. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—George Middleton's dramatic sketch, ‘The Unknown Lady,” starring Ailn Naz- tmova has been withdrawn from the bil at Ketths Palace theater at the request of Father John B. Kelly, chaplain of the Catholic Writers’ Guild, it was learned today. The playlet, which Mme. Naz!- mova had played in the west for eight weeks before bringing it to New York, concerns the efforts of a husband to provide grounds for his wife's divorce to permit her to marry another mar Mme, Naztmova whose contract calls for a $3,000 week'y salary,| was paid $15,000, the full amount of the contract after only tro New York performances. WOMAN STOPPED. ROM DRIVING CAA 80 DAYS, Cireumstances attending a colll-| fion between a car driven by Gladys) Schroder and one driven by William | Rae Monday night resulted in a} court order by Judge John A. Mur-) ray yesterday to the effect. that Mrs. | Schroder would be prohibited from) ¢riving a car on the-streets of Cas- per for a period of 90 days. A fine of $50 was also assessed against her. “The evidence plainly shows that/ sou were guilty of wilful, wild, and) reckless driving,” said the magis- trate. { MR. DURHAM FOR MAYOR (Editorial) The voting public of Casper has a choice from a list of four leading candidates for mayor of the city at the election to be held on Tuesday, November 6th. All of them, we believe, are fairly well known to the people. In the order in which they declared their candidacy they are Harry B. Durham, John 8. Pettingill, 8. K. Loy and J, F. O'Donnell. Mr. Durham an artorney law and business man, Mr. Pettingill is a tailor, Mr. Loy is a chemist and Mr. O'Donnell is a bacteriologist. Casper is a city of somewhere near thirty-five thousand people. A city that grew rapidly to its present dimensions and therefore has many needs and requirements in a public way that are yet to be satisfied. Many of the taxpayers from whom the money has come to pay for public improvements are of the firm opinion that we have not only traveled too fast and placed too heavy a burden upon the people; but have received an insufficiency in both quantity and quality for the money ex- pended. No reflections are cast upon well-meaning officials of the past. No doubt they have done their duty to the best of their abilit Possibly the voters of the past have not looked with sufficient care into the ability, fitness and proved effi- ciency of officials chosen to transact their public business. They now have an opportunity to profit by experience and ree- tify any errors of the past, by the selection of a mayor and three members of council who will control the next administra- tion. If there is application of the same principles to public action that guide voters in private action, namely, the Rice of the most competent person to do a given job of work or ren- der the most acceptable service for the wages paid then the ma- jority will think and act along pretty much the same line. In the selection of men to perform public duties they should (Continued on Page Eleven.) GARY DENIES DISGOURTESY TO WOMAN ORGANIZER OF UNIONS NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Bibert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, today emphatical- ly but courteously dented an implied discourtesy to a young woman \ last Me @ecosted him in “jt | Street and tried to hand” him a | pamphlet in which financial leaders’ salaries were compared with those of their clerks. The young woman, who repre- sented the Union of Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants, which is seeking to unionize the “White Collar” workers of the finan- clal district, had complained that Mr. Gary had unceremoniously brushed her aside. “f had not the slightest idea of ~Pet_ the young. woman wanted,” Mr. Gary explained. “She startled me and I put up my hand to ward her off. Had I known she wanted to hand me a pamphlet I certainly, would have taken it and I would have read it with interest. I have no desire to be discourteous at any time, especially to a woman.” KENTUCKY WILL FURNISH TREND OF 1924 VOTERS ‘Election in South Em- braces National Issues —Bitter Fight Seen. FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 81.—Political leaders are watching Kentucky for in- formation from its general election November 6, on which they may base opin- j fons as to the trend that might be | looked for in the 1924 presidential | race. National issues have entered the contest between Republicans and | Democrats for state offices tending support political color to the out: come of the vote. Four years ago the Republican state ticket won by 40,000 votes, an exceptionally heavy majority com- pared with past elections. Two years later the Democrats gained control of the lower house of the legislature. Today both parties are striving for complete control of both the execu- tive and legislative branches of the government. Kentucky electors are to choose a | governor, Heutenant governor, sec- retary of state, auditor, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture and clerk of the court of appeals, in addition to members of the general assembly and one halt of the state senate. In the gubernatorial contest the candidates have injected issues of national interest. The Republicans, represented by Charles I. Dawson, as the candidate for governor, are making thelr race on the accom: plishments of the Harding adminis tration, and the administration of (Continued on Page Eleven.) GRAFT EXPOSED IN PLANS FOR VETERANS’ HOSPITAL John Bulls to Co-Operate in Fight on Wets LONDON, Oct. 81—The final terms which will form the basis for an Anglo-American treaty to cope with rum running along the American coast were formally | presented to the imperial confer- ence by Lord Curzon, the foreign secretary, this afternoon. Ambas- sador Harvey and Lord Curzon agreed to the terms at an hour's conference in the foreign office today. ‘The terms laid before the con- ference were: First—The United States author!- ties will have the right to search any British ship within the 12- | mile limit suspected of carrying Mquor for smuggling purposes. Second—The United States will formally affirm by treaty the principle of the threemile Imit for territorial waters. Third—British ships will have the right to carry liquors under seal into the territorial waters of the United States. Winner | | nan, who in turn organized the Lyric Theater company ani ansigned the property to that cornoration. Some stock was sold and 000 was made as first, and incidvutally tho last, payment on the $200.99 deal. Work of constructing the Rialto theater on the property was begun by Charles Shoblom. In the mean-| time the Lyric Theater company reached a standstill in {ts financial affairs and unable to proceed with its payments to the Webel Commercial company, which then over the corner plot and the (Continued on Page Nine) Ntvenbioes Paid $97,000 for Plans Building In California Which Were Never Used WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Payment of an additional $33,000 to Mathew O’Brien, a San Francisco architect, for a revision of his plans for a government hospital at Liver- more, California, to make them according to the terms of his original contract, was disclosed today before the senate veterans committee. after disapproval by the director of Director Prank T. Hines of the] the bureau. veterans bureau testified that the payment had been made by Comp. troller General McCar! over his pro- test. This sum brought to approxi- mately $97,000 the total O'Brien has received for his plans, which never of The certificate of allowance was signed, “E. Richards for the comp- troller general by E. L. H." The warrant for payment was signed “E. Richards for the comp- troller general by G, M.” have been used. Lucien B, Johnson, of San Fran- The original contract with | cisco, who sold the Livermore hos- O'Brien, General Hines said, pro-| pital site to the government for vided for plans for a hospital to | $105,000, testified that he bought the st not in excess of $1,600,000.) and in October, 1920, from the Upon the completion of these plans/ Cresta Blanca Wine company ‘for | bids were invited and the lowest! $19,257 and before the sale to the tender was $2,100,000, Between | government put on it improvements July 21, 1922, and January 23, 1923,| costing $26,674, including a rest- O'Brien was paid a total of $64,416, | dence, garage and other buildings. representing, General Hines said, a no time tried to sell this fee of three per cont on the lowest| property to the government,” Mr. bid. received. Johnson said, adding that he was All bids were rejected, the direc: | hed about the sale by tor testified, and O'Brien undertook | T! us O'Day, a real estate dealer, to alter his plans as to bring the | in September, 1921. The month fol- cost within the original $1,600,000, | lowing a 90 day option on the tract For this work he submitted a claim | was given to Fra non, an em- of $33,000 which General Hines dis-| Ploye of O'Day approved. ‘The matter was then referred the comptroller general's office. on ober 8 payment of the f amount of the claim was authorized. General Hines read into the rec ord a letter which he subsequently wrote Mr. McCarl protesting against the payment and asking that stops be taken to recover from O’Brien the sum paid. He said he had re. celved no acknowledgement of re- ceipt of this letter. E. J. Boughton, associate general | counsel of the veterans bureau testi: | fied that O'Brien's claim was sent | LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 81.— A court battle to put a stop to al- to th@ comptroller general's office | eged malicious and unfounded stor on September 19, 1923, and allowed | jeg about men and women in the mo- 19 ‘8 later. | tion picture industry was expected Within our experience.” he! jo be New York today added, “that is a short time to/as the result of instructions from obtain the action of the ganeral| Mary Pickford, motion picture act- accounting office even in 4 case | ress, and her actor husband, Douglas where there is no protest against) Fairbanks, who Inst night announc- the) claim.” ed they hed telegraphed to an at- The witness sald also this was the y in that city, only case within his knowledge in| Their eastern attorneys they said, which a claim had been, allowed! were’ ordered to begin sult immedi- Lil Old New York Is Like Atchison, Kan. NEW YORK, Oct. 31—Ed Howe, of the Atchison Globe, has had is first look at New York tn 15 rs, and his heart has not skipped a beat. | Describing his impressions to | day, he said he couldn't see a | great deal of difference between | the metropolis and his own Kan- sas home. He seemed to see the city through Atchison eyes, Broad- way flappers couldn't draw a sec- ond glance from him. “He have ‘em in Atchison," he said, “and they drink bootleg, | People he met on surface cars talked with him friendly like, just as they do in Atchison. Cooper union reminded him that Abe Lincoln had made his first New York speech in Atchison. As he shouldered the Broadway crowds, in a way to belie his 70 years, he was asked if he walked for exercia “Hell, he replied. “IT work, I shock wheat, pitch hay and ake ¢ on Potato Hill Farm.” TWO STARVE IN TOURIST CAMP AT TWIN FALLS TWIN As a result, FALLS, Idaho, Oct, 31.— police believe, of star vation and ox osure, Albert Lee, 7 is dead and his wife, Mrs. Anna Lee, les at the threshold of death, Lee was dead when he and his wife were discovered the tourist park Buhl, early Monday morning n an automobile in which they are said to have traveled during the past several months. They were covered only by one old blanke when they were found. Their son, who led a policeman and an officer of the Salvation army to his parents after his father's death, is believed to have been un balancea mentally by hardships. The family {s believed to have started last June from Spokane, going to California and returning a short time ago to Buhl, in at Idaho, a UNIVERSITY TROUPE 10 GIVE COMEDY IN CASPER In making a Christmas-holiday'’s tour of the state the Wyoming Play ers will stop in Casper December 22 and present a popular comedy. This group of players is made up of stu- dents of the state university. It seems now that by this inspir e4 propposal the people of this city will be afforded at least one legiti-| mate stage performance during the winter. Though the university ac tora are amateurs they have been well trained, and hopes for enjoy! the entertainment they will furni here are strong one: oo Troop Seven Of Scouts Will Be Formed Tonight | the new Boy Scout Troop Seven, troop of Casper will commence history this evening at the high school gymnasium at 7 o'clock. The new troop will be ushered into Casper’s scoutdom by the troop committee and officers. This is an excellent chance for any boy who likes to get out doors, take hikes into the mountains and enjoy roughing it with congenial companions, to get in with a good bunch of scouts who are familar with such things. Troop seven will have for a nucleus, several scouts of one of the older troops of Casper and one which probably has done more hiking than any other troop in the elty. There ts no trouble or red tape about joining and any Casper boy can apply this evening at the meeting provided he in 12 years of age and under 18. Toothaker Back From Y.M.C.A. Meet, Cleveland A revamping of the constitution of the Young Men's Christian asso ciation was made at the nat convention recently held in Cl land, Ohio, according to L. A Toothaker, state secretary who wa the Wyoming delegate to the vention and who has just returned to Casper. The ¥. M. C. A. had developed to tonal the point where supervision under state and international councils could not continue and for that reason the change in the constitu tion provided for unified agencies all under the national counct! here were 425 delegates to th convention. These ¢ ate pre. sented the United States, 1 and the territories of this country ately against a film magazine which im alleged to have published a report that Evelyn Brent, Mr. Fairbanks’ former leading lady, had caused the estrangement of Miss Pickford and|be based. her husband, Miss Brent joined with Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks {n denouncing the alleged libelous articles at “ridicul ously untrue,” and her husband, B. P. Fineman confirmed the Fair- banks’ announcement that she would join with them in the bring ing of the sult. Pickford- Fairbanks W ill _ Sue Magazine for Slander “That was a nasty story. just story,” was the way Miss Pick ford charact the article o which the pr Ubel suit was to We are bringing this! sult to protect not ours but all others who are attacked by such stories,” Referring to the suppe amore that a separation from ir anks was imminent Miss Pich ford cited the fact that her husband “{ollows along, whenever I go « (Continued on Page F —— 7 TH POISON PLOT TOO MANY BEANS IN RATIONG LED TO MUTINY, ONE ‘OF CREW STATES Ship Was on Its Way From Chile to Hono- lulu Under Sail. HONOLULU, Eleven members of the Oct. 31.— of the crew iling vessel Dahrma were placed in jail here to- day on the ship’s arrival from Chile. The men were impris: “1 at the request of Cap- tain Bolsett of the vessel, who charged the me with mutiny and with attempting to polson him. Captain Bolsett told the police that three members of the crew refused duty on Octot when they were ordered to the forecastle. Eight sym- pathizers, he sald, jolned them, and none of them has worked since. The only one of the alleged mutt- neers who speaks English said the men had received beans three times a day for seven days in succession and wanted meat | Captain Peralta, representing the | owners of the vessel will take com- mand of the shlp tomorrow, he an- nounced OFFHINE BUYS BUSINESS FROM MILLS COMPANY A deal was closed today {whereby Charles E. Hoff- hine purchased the Casper business of the Mills com- pany stationers and printers located in the Becklinger building, 240 East Second street. This business has been under the management of Mr. the Casper store small quarters Hofthine since was opened in fn Chamberlin's rniture store in February, 1921. that time {t has enjoyed a nuous and substantial growth, Tho new owner {s adding a rubber stamp department to the store. cont Mr, Hoffhine {s an experienced office man of railroad, bank, state ho and commercial experience. He therefore understands the needs of the buay office and the busy mar He is a Kiwanian, and a member of the Casper chamber of commerce. | James Wat and Lyle Bollum are being retained as commercial salesmen Mr. Lyle {= associated with the new concern and {a job for e printing department son leases @ space tn maintains a typewriter nter likewise main machine sales and service Mr. Hoffhine has taken » Mills company nunced that the here he haw new concern Hofthine company known an the vtionery — Line Reopened For Traffic On C.B.&Q. Road ince July 22, F ngton and trains Ther, starting passenger and be run on sper to ngs rom. that on the Burting- had been at a ndstill for the last three months « to the washouts along the caused by the heavy storms. rat storm which occurred in ked the greatest havoo, when repairs had been prac- completed the second great of the se n which oc da » last week of ber down much of the work that had been done and de layed the date for renewed train ka longer. DEAD. } and ] BARRETT HN 1 ted John Barrett tof this city unday. Miss re now in of the tun- held there tor oft RE? re Vis., hort nat-