Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1923, Page 1

The Weather and Thursday. Thursday. VOLUME VII. WYOMING: Snow tonight Colder | CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1923 A Newspaper tor All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Che Casper Daily Trine FR ~ ' ‘ NUMBER 48 FEDERAL AND REBEL CAMPS IN MEXICO BOTH BESCOTT] rate U.S. SAFE WITH COOLIDGE, SAYS FORD do0 SCOUTS IN BIG RALLY HELD TUESDAY MIGHT Frank Taylor Resigns Place as Deputy Commissioner. The resignation of Frank B. lor as deputy commissioner of Dis: | trict No. Gootrich to senior deputy eloner, and the holding of a gigantic rally at the the promotion of L. C. commis things with which the year in acouting was concluded. Mr. ‘Taylor's resignation which was handed ‘to the new executive committee late yesterday was neces- sitated because of the large amount of other work which this active scout officia! was forced to do. Mr. Taylor has been one of the most important men in Casper scout!ng. first as scoutmaster of Troop No. 4 and later deputy commissioner. He is retalned as chairman of the per- manent camp site conimittee. Mr. Goodrich is the oldest man in point of service in Wyoming scouting. He will be general as- sistant to Scout Commissioner Earl Cc. Burwell. Scoutmaster Edwin -M Bean was elected to succeed Mr. Burwell as ceputy commission- er of District No. 1. The rally last night brought out the fact that District No. 3 of which W. C. Goodwin is retained as dep- uty commissioner won the loving cup to be awarded the district which should take first place in the drive for new memberships. This district won by more than 30 scouts. Assistant Deputy Commissioner Stanley Griebel did scouts, John H. Piper, regional executive of this region,.spoke to the scouts gathered at the rally. Mr. Piper discussed a number of ‘mportant toples briefly because of having to leave on the south-bound Burling- ton. That the Casper council is known from coast to coast and that it is hel@ as a criterion ‘for other councils in this district were among the things brought out in his ad- dress. Troop No. 9 has issued a chal- lenge to any other trocps who care to take part in a contest for human pyramid building, the pyramid when completed to consist of five tiers of boys. Troop 9 won the contest, doing the stunt in 10 sec- onds. Troop No. 10 came second requiring only 11 seconds for the work. In knot tying District No. 3 with Scout Harolé Helser of Troop No, 8 as its representative won ‘first place. The new scout officials were in- troducad Inst night Chief of these are J. W. Johnson, president of the counef; Ear! C Burwell, commissioner; and Attorney Henry ©. Perkins, chairman of the court of honor. February § to 15 will be anniver- sary week. No rallys or demon- strations will be held in Casper until that time. TAX PROGRAM WINS HOUSE PRIORITY; BONUS IS NEXT Ways and Means Committee Reaches Decision; No Hope of Break In | Senate Deadlock WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The house ways and means | committee today decided to defer action on soldiers’ bonus | until after it has considered administrative features of the Mellon tax program . WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—While members of the Ways and means committee wrestled today with the new problem confronting the house— priority for tax revision or soldi onus considerable | work in the way of obtaining new} high school auditorium | last night at which 250 scouts “were | present were among the important! jsake, he should not have to do so |Manufacturer Says He Wouldn’t Run | Against Him on Any Ticket But Name Is Filed In Michigan DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 19.—(By The Associated Press)._-Henry Ford today declared he, “like a great many of the American people,” feels that the country is “safe with Coolidge” and that he himself would never con- sider running against Mr. Coolidge on any ticket. “I believe it is the wise and nat-{—————___________.. ural thing for the people to agree WOMAN H ELD on the nomination and clection of Mr. Coolidge,” Mr. Ford said. ak am satisfied that 90 per cent of the |people feel perfectly safe with | Coolidge and I feel, too, that the | country fs perfectly safe with him. LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. 19.—Mrs : Mary Harris, of Lincoln, Neb., wa jAnd it this is the feeling of the today in $500 bail, haying been untry, why change?" ed on a charge of embezzling | Mr. Coots has shown these ) from the New Method lsareitael of servico a great many | J“undry, of Laramie, while actin |qualities that should please his | ** git ake ort etuscken gaa awe | countrymen. Ithink they all feel Haivis had: reste: her ‘piel that Mr. Coolidge means to do right. | tion with the laundry. Her brother who lives here, furnished And when a man means to do right ball. |so far as |I have cbserved, it is us ually quite easy for himi to find the | way to do right. “Some people seem disturbed jover the conditions which business | will face during the presidentia’ election year. Of course, there must be an election. But there is no reasem why business should be |disturbed by it, if the people by common consent agree they will hold'to.@ good man while they have JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. 19.— Authorities today expressed the he- lief that Burton S. Tucker, IT, yeyra old, and his wife, Mrs. Susan Simp- imen| ' be so . OO ee eeraa the election | 808-Tucker, 51 years old, who wore hat there need be no doubt about | named in two indictments found ptt ee yesterday charging conspiracy to i violate the marriage laws and per- “In addition to considering the | Vols : ple 7 consider the interests of tho prea-| defend ‘themselves. ‘The | uckare ident, as head of the American gov- ernment. | President Coolidge has a position of the highest responsi- bility. He should not feel com- pelled to take any of his time or strength for any sort of political campaign'ng, and for the sake of the country as well as for his own sports at Southern Pines, N. C. Tucker and Mrs. ~ Simpson, wealthy widow, were married a in Asked concerning the use of his own name in connection with the presidency Mr. Ford said. “No man has right will never consi public accept public No man predict his own acts and feelings so strongly as that But this T will sa that I would never for a moment think of running against Calvin Coolidge for President, on any ticket whatever. In the pres- ent situation I am for Coolidge.” Regarding the numerous Ford- for-president organizations and the recent Ford conference held here, to say he fficr The Magician Think of the many times you have seen the magjcian pull the ite rabbit out of the top hat after you have seen that the hat was unoccupied. It is. the business of » the Bstemib tclnee: ane Fee: Ay acaraas magician to produce something them “not balf a moment's thought.” pth eas Ba He od “It was something Mr. Ford| *¥®S: could not call in the police to stop.” Now. Advertising does not work one official asserted, “so the clubs| that way; its processes are not continued to function, although| magical none of them has the sanction or support af Mr. Ford.” Advertising will take the service equipped to give and to give and bring the peo- LANCING, Mich., , Dec. 19.—(By| eady in to be “shown”. p PERJURY SHOWN IN MARRIAGE OF YOUTH TO WEALTHY WIDOW BASKETBALL TONIGHT AT HL. 5, GYMNASIUM Two fast basketball games (will |be played on the floor of the Na- | trona County High school gymna- i tonight opening at 8 o'clock | | Schedule by the City league, interest io which is rapidly growing. The Methodists will play the Mid-|— s west) aggregation, and the Smoko|Klux, K | House will play the Postoffice team Nelther the Methodists nor the | Mailmen © suffered a defeat so} ofjeers reported to court officials | far this season. | ‘Phe jurora were walking in d | ‘These games form part of era formation on treet near th urt house, the bailiffs stated men rushed up to the jurors began talking to them, the offic said. “We ordered them away, bailiffs said. “When they refused. r n and they dispersed.” guard, but additional guards will + assigned to protect the jury, it wee . { announced. Union Hill, N.J. The application | for the license stated that Tucker TRIAL IN FT jyae £1 years old und Mrs. Simpson) STAGE TODAY _ <3 ATLANTA, Dec. RALEIGH, N, C., Dec. 19.—Mrs.! pubticity. chier Burton 8. Tucker and her youthful! ger jn connection husband checked out Of thetr hotel: shooting of William at Southern Pines, N, C., early d ‘ording to a telephone mes-| sage received here. The clerk of today, The state began rebuttal testi the hotel said he did not’ know | mony4vester whether the Tuckers were leaving /defense rested after indicting a Southern Pines, (Continued on Page Eleven.) New York Brokerage Which Handled Mammoth Jssue Is Asked for Detailed Information WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Investigation into the leas- ing of naval oil reserves was resumed today before the senate public lands committee with the e pectation on the part of some members that the hearings would be concluded within a few days. Witnesses on the committee’s list include members of a New York brokerage firm which F istered cattle pd from The Associated Press)}—Nominating| substitute Advertising is not a legislation—the senate re-! merce committeo with little hope petitions entering Calvin Coolidge) ¢or reliable goods, fair service, and Henry Ford as candidates in the| rogsonable prices and ® good presidential primary next April) renutation carefully maintained. were accepted by the department of state today. The petitions naming President Coolidge on the republican ticket were filed by Horatio S. Earle. James W. Helme of Adrian, offered the Ford Petitions naming him on the democratic ticket. Both had suffic fent signatures and the secretary of state will inform the candidates (Continued on Page Eleven.) But advertising will take these cardinal principles and sell them to the public so thoroughly that only a wanton disregard of the methods whereby ths structure was built will tear it down. The Tribune is the chosen medium of approach of. many thousands of readers and their families. | | of breaking the deadlock before ad- |journment tomorrow for the two weeks’ recess over the holidays. Senator Smith of South Carolina | the Democratic candidate for the | Interstate Commerce chairmanship, led all ballots yesterday, but an apparent ision of the votes of Senator llette's followers: in| the fight against re-ele@tion of Sena- | tor Cummins of lowa, with some }them planning to continue their | i support of Senator Couzens, Repub lican, Michigan, w regarded as} diminishing the likelihood of end- ing the deadlock before the recess. Bonus proposals in the house wi be passed upon by the Republican membership before the chamber is cailed upod to act on tax revision legislation if a program approved eumed manship of its balloting on the the chair Interstate Com- | | merce Committee. dealt largely in the stock of the|Mr. Sinclair's farm ir y Jersey Mammoth Oil company, the cor-|'0 former Secretary Fall at Three poration ¢hosen. to develop the| Rivers, New Mexico, were billed at Wyoming reserve; Albert B. Fall.|‘he same price as sales to other pur former secretary of the inter ern. Frank ft, Mr. Sin- 's farm manager, the first wit ness today, testified The same class of eattle sold at pubiic auction, he said, had brought from $45 to $300 each and those shipped to Three Riv- ers were billed at $100 ach, the total charge being $1,100. and several employes of Harry F Sinclair, holder of the lease to’ ex- tensive acreage in the naval serves. Secretary Fall recently submitted a certificate from his physician to the committee, declaring his healt to be such that service as a witne: Previous witnesses had testified might cause serious complications.|the freight was between $300. and ‘The committees has since been ad-j 5900. i ¢ Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon- vised, however, that Mr. Fall prob- ably week. tana, introduced an express receipt vill ¥ for $1,105 issued to cover the sh’ be able to attend this ment and asked the witness if could explain how the sales price happened to offset almost exactly the transportation charges. Having had nothing to do with Payment of the freight, the wit ness repiled he had not taken it into account when fixing the price upon the cattle. A man was sent with a horse, given by Mr. Si ir to the foreman at Three Rivers, he added, and {twas possib'e that his fare was by majority leaders is approved by | added to the sportation costs. the ways and means committee. The freight o} animal ; jhe said, wou n the same WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Thelas for the whole shipment. since senate made another attempt today|they were all sent in one car. to break the deadlock developed ten|| His. only instructions from the days ago over the selection of alowner, Mr. Raycraft was to| chairman for the Interstate select some good milk stock and bill them at a fair price. When the voting was resumed the! Secretary Fall republican insurgents continued to! take the stand tod: throw their strength to Senator! mittee. w Couzens of Michigan, leaving Sena-|he was Com- expected to it the com physically inea tor Smith, democrat, South Carolina, | appearing this time. Fall and Senator Cummins, republican,}said fe would advise the commit- Iowa, virtually on a par and each|tee as soon as the trip to Washing- several votes short of the majority necessary to elect, | On the first ballot today, the 24th since the tieup, Senator Smith led with 36 votes to $2 for sena-sr Cum- (Continued on Page Uleven.) ton was approved by his physicians. Jesse Livermore, Wall § ator also failed to s name and Inquiry showed there had been no return upon the subpoena Continued on Page Two, I x 1 the we made motions to draw our guus The jury has been under a doub!e! Jury Interference In _Coburn Trial Blocked | Bailitts Threaten to Use Guns to Stand Off Six; Trial of Klan Slayer Is Nearing Close ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 19.—(By The Associated Press). —Bailiffs in charge of the jury E. Fox, on trial here for killing William S; Coburn, a Ku an attorney, threatened to draw their pistols onj| ; x men who attempted to forcibly interfere with the jurors |} sitting in the case of Philip | | | while they were taking outdoor exercise early today, the | *eP Bartender of Rawlins Cafe Sent to Jail CHEYE! . Dec. 19— “Evident! tumph, you were unaware that th covwntry had one dry,” dryly remarked Judi T Blake Kennedy, in United States district court here, as he viewed an impressive array of “wet goods seized when the Bomerang cafe at Rawlins was raided by Federal pro ition agent Frank Rumph, bar ender at the Boomeran, was |fore Judge Kennedy for sentence He was given $200 fine and 60 days in the Carbon county jail The evidence against Rumph con sisted of 40 cases of wine of pepsin several gallons n and imported whisky and a quantity of “moon shine” whisky. Jack Taylor, proprietor of the Bomerang, some time ago pleaded guilty of possession of Hquor and Was fined, but denied ownership of he y ssortment dus mph quor. t of intox exhibits in the mitted owne t a | DARING SKIPPER WITH CARGO | OF MUNITIONS OUTWITS REBELS =: —The story of a daring skipper, | Mexican evolutionists, jrun out of the ha essayed The British. treighter Oa | lers j sixty tons of rifles, b: onets, ma y afternoon, when the| chine guns and ammunition, but was forced [into Manzanillo, The vessel SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19.] promptly seized by the rebels, Whose vessel, having been seized by ® survellignce) from shor al bor under cover! with Captain Somellera of darkness and transferred his car-| that the munitions ex go of arms and ammunition for the! to carry 19.—The| Obregon government to the Mexican ria} of Philip B. Fox, former klan freighter Mexico was told tod , on a charge of mur-| members of the crew of the latter! with the fatal] vessel, which has anchored here. S. Coburn, klan| attorney, approached its final stage; under command of Captain Somel-| zo, including $40,000 headed for Mazatlan with! Obregon. | The Oaxaca was forced to put back j into Manzanillo. for lack of fuel to put} skipper when h by aca,|/for Maz: who, UTE VICTORIES REAL STATUS OF AEVOLT LACKING IN ADVICES ON FIGHTING /Yucatan Capital Falls | Into Hands of Rebels And Federal Rout at | San Marcos Is Seen. (By The Associated Press). The status of the rebellion Mexico still unclear, owing to the conflicting and belated advices coming over the international boundary An important victory for fl w Orleans, in nelle militar at is in | the mander of Yueatan pital but th of litt strategic value mpatgn, as Yucatan ts remote from the scene of Adolfo De La Huerta’s drive against Mexico | City, however, contented themselves with ‘he situation In the sector directly , Captain! east of the capital is somewhat con- Delcorzo of the Mexico, then at] fused. - Official dispatches to the Manzanillo, managed a conference| Mexican embassy. in Washington say five miles out to sea urged that she put out and transfer claim the Obri both ships slipped out of the harbor and the| Marcus and her cargo. That night {cargo transferred. The Mexico s an and discharged the in gold r for What became of her again met the Huer was! tistas is not known. OIL RESERVE HEARING IS RESUMED trusty minions who have been round ing up the punch boards of the city and the candy which goes with them Punch boards must be operated sub-rosa in Casper if they are to be oper without the danger of con fiscation. A eclty ordinance was pas sed several months ago prohibiting them. Oc sional “raids must be Staged however in ordc CHIEF NISBET TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE FOR GIRLS; CANDY SUPPLY SEIZED | to remind] from confectioners that the operation of|tinople state time that it is brought off the topstantinople this after Oh, Girls- Here's your Christmas, shelf and put in motion to the de candy ander Nisbet, chief of| lich of the sheiks who see in it 2 | police, 1s going to hold open house| S®™bling chance to get their shebas “ | candy tha teomes due at le ut the police station Christmas and] , year if not many times is golng to give to the young ladies! oftenor. gait of Casp all the candy they will] yany i Many pounds of candy an¢ 6: no catch to the Degpesition It A piled up at police headquarters. The moles no work eal a ¥ aH i punch boards will not go out girls but has involved considerable| tut the candy +t 1 |b e candy tr 8 ¢ > city. on the part of the chief and his eee ice’- TURKS ANNUL CONCESSION LONDO: Anger Dec. 19—A telegram received in Constan that the commissioner a such a board is a violation of the|of works yesterday notified the law. Jagent of Col Clayton Kennedy of here is no better time than|the annulment of the Chester con Christmas to = an attack)cession for Anato!lan development t thatisays a Reuter atch from Con noon. and learning the fed rier had fuel Hed hours of fighting. One of those kill yal forces drove the rebels an Marcos while De La 8 headquarters in Vera Cruz egonistas lost 100 men unsuccessful ack on San withdrew after nine from Huerts in an ed, according to the rebels, was eneral Ca os, Odregon's chief of ff. The correspondent of a Vera Cruz news! r ts that both sides are holding thelr positions while at- tempts proceed to arrange an armi: tice. De La Huerta is said to be in telegraphic communication with |General Martinez, the federal com- mander. tebel forces are reported in Mext- co City advices to have suffered 100 | casualties in attacks on Villa Her mosa, Capital of T: sco. The cas. ualties are ferre to n the dis. patches as “heavy losses," and the ng is characte as the “bloodiest” of the present rebel! on . PASO, Te Dec. 19.—Federal forces under General Eugenio Mar. tinez are continuing thelr from San Marcos, wher ousted the rebels Tuesday, and a preparing for a general ¢ upon Vera Cruz, De La Hue tronghold, Mexican Consul Enrique D R was advised toduy by Mexico City Accord to the information reaching Consul Ruiz, General Martinez is marshaling his forces for a widespread attack upon th rebel lines. Operations are also under way for a concentrated at- tack upon posit neld by revolu- from tion a stating that tho entire state was at peace under the command of General Angel Flores, who has reiterated his pledge of loyalty to President Obregon, The to alajara has been and federal troops are advancing upon the Jalisco capital to battle the revolutionary forces of General Enrique Estrada, the dispatch stated. GALV x., Dec, Marcos from © Eleven.) 19.— the before Howard Rice, former assist- ant auditor of the bank, for identi- Cancelled Paper Is Presented as Evi-| ‘ dence In Suit Involving Gov- ; ernor of Illinois CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—(By The Associated Press).— Cancelled cashier’s checks on the old Fort Dez tional Bank, totalling more than sixteen million dollar alleged to have been purchased by the late Edward Cur of Grant Park with state money provided by Governor Len | Small during his second term as state treasurer, were laid rborn N fication when he sults,” were resu: ngs in the “civil ed here today. BIG CHECKS USED IN FUND JUGGLING nterest al 1 to } been col- ted on th r totalling $16 000, which Attorney G 1 indage s d aln t en rely to bu notes, ‘con tributed toward the two million do!- ars which i da Governor Sm and ¢ in conspiracy, w from the state An r this n n di rs demand was 0) 1 be r in Chancery Harry A R ting as mmissioner of | the Sagamon county circuit court, | Where the suite are to be tried.