Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1923, Page 1

The Weather ‘WYOMING—Fair north and west; snow probable southeast portion to- night and Friday. Slightly colder east portion tonight. VOLUME VIII. CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923 A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State -"-~ ~~ ~—" * Che Casper Daily Criuw EOTHIGN NUMBER 49 REBELS HURLED BACK IN MARCH ON CAPITAL (duo) U. S. CONGRESS GOES TWO WIVES ON HOLIDAY VACATION TO PICTURE DIRECTOR NG DLGIDED PUBLIC URGED|EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF SUBWAY ASSURED BY FINAL AGREEMENT HOPE HELD FOR COMPROMISE {N RECENT FIGHTS Record to Date Holds Nothing in’ Way of Legislation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Congress began a_ two weeks holiday recess today with senate organization still incomplete and a practically blank record of legislative accomplishment since {t assembled on December 8. With some! of its committees functioning during the holidays, the house will be able to get down to the serious business after it reas- sembles on January 3. The senate, however, will come back to renew its efforts to break the deadlock over the chairmanship of the Interstate Commerce committee unless it should prove possible for leaders to effect some sort of a compromise in the meantime. With the senate having agreed yesterday to defer further balloting until aften'the recess, only business of» purely. routine ‘character faced the two houses today. Wtih the two ballots taken yester- day, the ran the consecutive string of twenty-five, which sets a precedent for voting of this kind so far as officials can find from their search of the records. TAX PROGRAM IS CONSIDERED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, —Com- mitted to a program which calls for temporary shelving of the sol- ¢ diers bonys, the house ways and means committee forged ahead to- day with its consideration of the ad- ministrative provisions of the treas- ury’s tax bill, ~ Under an agreement reached terday, the committee, once it hes passed on the administrative fea- tures, will postpone action on tax rates until a decision is reached as to whether a bonus bill is to be re- ported to the house. Present plans call for committee sessions ‘until the end of the week, then adjournment until after the Christmas holidays. During the two weeks congressional recess, however Chairman Green expects to have a sub-committee at work on some of the technical features of the rev- enue bill. Standard Refinery Wax Plant Makes Christmas Candles Tomorrow will see a great variety of candles on display in the office of N. S. Wilecn of the Midwest Reo- fining company. Plain and fancy they will be, and all coming from the wax plants of Standard Oil re- fineries. Employes of the Midwest will have an opportunity of pur- chasing. these tapers at reasonable prices, Main of Progress The industrial development in this/ country hag increased many fold/'in recent years. - Unheard of possibilities of fur- ther development Ue out before us. The greatest field for progress in manufacturing lies in the de- veloping of demand beyond the consumption at a given time. In other words enterprising and intensive production, spurred on by educative and want-creating advertising is incceasing output tremendously. These processes put more people to work at high wages, withal greatly Increasing demand for an ever widening line of things hith- erto called luxuries. Thus our great manufacturing interests, by judicious use of ad- vertising, insuring demand keep- ing step with production, are plac- ing our country in the foremost industrial position and_ bringing our ayerage scale of living to a higher point than any other peo-” ple in the world, ‘ TO ATTEND BIG RADIO MEETING Realtors to Give Over Friday Luncheon to Mass Meeting. Benefits that will accrue to Cas- per and Wyoming from the main- tenance of the radio broadcasting station now being installed at No. 2 fire hall on South David street ‘will be driven home to local residents at a luncheon meeting tomorrow noon at the Henning hotel. ‘The Casper Realtors, who promulgated the plan for a community radio, will give over their regular.meeting to full discussion of the project and any and all residents who are inter- ested in the proposition are urged to attend. Civic interest, it is cer- tain, will assure attendance on a large scale by business and profes- sional men who have helped to sponsor the movement . launched last year by the Realtors. Plans for the meeting were made yesterday at a conference of busl- ness men at which time a commit- tee was appointed to handle the pro- ject. The committee includes Har- ry B, Durham, O, L. Walker, Jay M. Probst, C. L. Thompson, Clar- ence Spicer, C, B. Stafford, Syives- ter F. Pelton, A. P. Nesbitt, P. A. Burns and Felix. Thompson, all of whom strongly advocate the propos!- tion. Present plans call for the broad- casting of one or two concerts each week in addition to important news and weather reports. At the present time Wyoming weather reports are not broadcasted by any station in the west and in sending them out from here with notices of storm warnings or other valuable informa- tion to rural residents they will be ‘relayed direct from the United States weather bureau at Cheyenne. Ranch homes for the most part are now equipped with radio receiving sets and their ability to tune in with Casper at stated hours for weather and othier“reports will be of untold value both to them and to the city. Casper received much valuable advertising from the broadcasting last year of programs by the Wyo- ming Radio corporation in conjunc- tion with the Casper Tribune and disappointment was voical in many quarters when this service was dis- continued. ‘Tomorrow’s meeting at the Hen- ning hotel should be widely attended as definite announcements will be made regarding the operation of the station here. —- WOMAN VICTIM OF SHOOTING CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 20.— (Special to The Tribune)—Mrs. Edward Dolan, forty, wife of a prominent stockman of the Pine Bluffs district east of here, died Wednesday night from a_ bullet wound in the head sustained while she was alone at her home. Coroner Finkbiner is investigating at the scene of the tragedy. ‘Mrs. Dolan was found in a dying condition on the kitchen floor by her hushand when he and Carl Ray returned from the outskirts of the ranch. She died three hours later, it is said, without making a statement. There were indications that she probably was cleaning a revolver which was found on the floor beside her and that the weapon had been accidentally discharged. Preliminary Surveys for Putting Zoning System Into Effect Also Authorized by City Council in Special Meet. The waiving of objections to technical points in the recent subway contract signed by the city and the Bur- lington Railway company and the appointment of men in the office of the city engineer to make a survey of the city as a preliminary step to working out a zoning plan were the two most important matters which came up at the special mecting of the city council held last night. Since City Attorney Robert N. Ogden gave his legal opinion on the ordinance including the con- tract for the subway and brought to light a number of technicalities which he considered might serious- ly interfere with {ts fulfillment railroad officials and city council- men discussed the matter with each other and it was finally threshed out last night. The city concluded that it would not be “putting its head in a noose” by letting the present contract stand without re- vision. H. B. Durham, Arch Weldner, Cc. H. Bowman and Ben Scherck who are members of Casper's zon- ing commission met with the coun- cif last night for the purpose of hastening a zoning p) for th city. It was agreed to employes of the engineering depart- ment work on a survey. The work can be done by these men at this time of year because it is the slack period in that department. ‘The council voted to have Judge John A. Murray issue a court order authorizing the return of a large amount of “punch board”. candy to the concerns from which it was taken by the police department. The council quite agreed with Alexander Nisbet, chief of police, that the con- fiscation of the punch boards was the correct thing to do, but it did not desire to be unduly harsh on those who had spent their money for the candy. Consequently Cas- per young ladies who were to be “treated” by the police department are in for a keen disappointment. Ei ancica* aatacninti COOLIDGE TO GET CHOICE BEEF CUTS CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Choice cuts from Broadus White Sox, pro- ‘glaimed the nation’s cHampton steer at the recent International Live- stock exposition, will be sent Presi- dent Coolidge. The animal was butchered yesterday by Prof. M. D. Helser of the Iowa State Agricul- tural college. “The steer dressed 67.59 per cent. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Julius RosenwaN, president of Sears Roebuck and company, which purchased the animal, also will re- ceive cuts of the bee@. ALIENS RESTS ON PAY BASIS NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Dec. 20.—Twenty forty dollars per head {s the fare smugglers along| the Niagara frontier collect from aliens seeking fllegal entrance into the United States. Business was said to be brisk. Hundreds of aliens, stranded in Canada with the filing of the Ameri- can immigration quotas, are willing | to pay in advancy for passage. The transaction is equally profitable for! the smuggler regardless of his suc- cess or failure in penetrating the customs lines. He gives no refund] when his charges are caught. At Youngstown on the lower river, where the smugglers’ hazards are | increased by the proximity of Fort! Niagara and the coast guard station, the quoted price on good authority is $40. At Lewiston, further up the river, it drops to $20. Passage over the international bridge at Niagara Falls is sold at an average price of $25. Immigra-| ton authorities cite numerous in- stances in which aliens have paid| to that sum in advance, only to be) turned back-or taken into Custody. ————. PROSECUTIONS LOOM FOR, XMKS TREE SLAUGHTER Numerous: cases 6¢-personis cutting Christmas trees on government and state land on Casper mountain have come to the attention of the author. fies in the last week. This is strictly against the law and further viola- tions of a similat nature will be fol. lowed by prosecution, Persons are privileged to cut trees only on privately owned land und then after they have the permission lof the owne PHILIPPINE PROBE IS Wisconsin Solon Proposes Searching| | TRIBUNE'S ETHICS t Investigation of Administration and Reports of Misconduct WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Demand.for a sweeping in- vestigation by the house rules committee of the admin- istration in the Philippines of Governor General Leonard Wood was made in a resolution introduced today by Rep- resentative Frear, Republican, Wisconsin. The inquiry, he suggested, also should seek to establish whether the time is ripe to grant the islands inde- pendence. Referring to General Wood's cam- paign in 1920 for the Republican presidential nomination, Mr. Frear’s resolution declared “it has been re- peatedly and publicly alleged Gov- ernor Wood's selection for the post of governor general would enabie him to reciprocate favors extended to him in the political primary cam- paign of 1920 and that the alleged usurpation of authority and effort to extend exploitation privileges would afford recognition of unpre- cedented obligations incurred in the campaign.” “Individual subscriptions,” the resolution continued, “which went to make up the $1,773,000 expended by the Wood campaign committee in presidential campaign included contributions from oll, tobacco, banking, railway and other interests that have an interest in the unde- Train Robbery Suspect Seized MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20.— Milwaukee detectives and members of the sheriff's force early today were searching the railroad yards for the bandit who held up the Pioneer Limited, crack train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road, as it was nearing Milwaukee last night. Meanwhile reports were awaited from Chicugo, where a sus- pect was taken into custody. after news of the holdup had been broad- cast, The man arrested was taken off a Chicago and North Shore E'ec-} tric train after he had tried to get the conductor to change a $50 Dill. He had taken the train at a small station within a mile of the scene of the holdup and shortly after it oc- curred. Railroad officials today were check- ing reports of the losses sustained by passengers and they revealed that the amount taken, according to de-| tailed reports of the passengers rob- bed, was $579, of which $250 was in Canadian bills of $50 denomination. veloped pines.”” The resolution proposed that “in justice to Governor Wood and thore who contributed to his political campaign the investigation shoul be extended to include charges to the effect that rights in the Philip- Pines given or proposed to private American interests are not unre- lated to such contributions.”” Congress and the country, Mr. Frear continued contended, also “should know all facts surrounding the acts of Governor Wood in cail- ing the Philippine legislature in special session; the legislative pro- posals insisted upon by him from the legislature; the facts relating to the attempted closing of the Phillp- pine National bank and the rival interests thereby served, if any; the alleged attempt to lease the Manila railroad company; the bond issue demanded by Governor Wood and deposits of moneys received there- from; the facts surrounding his course in the sugar centrals: the proposed oi! end rubber concessions; the unwarranted’ removal or ap- pointment of officials. and other acts that have been the subject of bitter controversy in’ the Philip- pines.”* At considerable fength the reso- lution quotes a series of dispatches sent to a group of American news- papers last May from correspond- ents in Manila in which statements were made that Governor Woot had in his possession the names of “senators, representatives and others prominent in Washington social life,” who, it was charged, had re- celved money for advocating Philip- pine independence. ‘The investigating committee would establish whether there was any truth in these charges which, the resolution declared, “besmirched of- ficials in congress, in the insular resources of the Philip- |for $500,000, $150,000 of which sum "eH0V8I 5 f Mg ¢ LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. of Long Beach, near here, and charged her husband, Elsier LaMaie | with having attempted to sell her to! a wealthy negro of Juareg, Mexico, | she was to keep her herself. She | married LaMaie in Santa Anna, Cal., nine years ago, tho complaint stated. ‘The second woman, who said sh? was Mrs. Violet LaMale, wife of | Elster LaMale, motion picture man, stated in El Paso last night that she knew of no divorce action against her husband, that they had always been on the best of ele | since thelr marriage in Dallas, ‘Texas, three years ago, and that | she expected him to return in a few | days from Los Angeles, where he had gone two weeks ago, according to advices received here. Efforts to reach either party to the divorce suit filed here had not | met with success at an early hour today, C. E. Bush, attorney for the plaintiff, said he was sure both were “somewhere in Long Beach.’ He said he was not aware that there was a Mrs. Violet LaMale in |El Paso,’ but that Mrs. Helen LaMale had mentioned to him the name of “Violet Holler, of El Paso," in connection with her divorce action. In the divores complaint filed here LaMaie is charged with having broached to. his wife an offer by Lou Harris Baker, said to be a prominent negro of the Juarez underworld, involving the half mil- Non dollar marriage purchase plan and to haye persisted over a period of four years in urging her to| accept this bargain. When she (Continued on ge Eleven.) jcharged with SMUGGLING OF |One Says In Divorce Complaint That Elsier La Maie Tried to Sell Her To Rich Juarez Negro —Conflicting statements by two women in two widely. separated cities yesterday and last night, made Elsier La Maie, motion pictlre director and theater man, a much sought after person today. The first woman in a divorce complaint filed in the superior court yesterday, gave her name as Helen La Maie, Stores Open Until 9 P. M. For Shoppers In order that Christmas shop- pers may have an opportunity to obtain the numerous things th desire to purchase at this time of year, all the stores jn Casper will remain open until 9 o'clock each night until Christmas. ‘This is the usual custom during the pre-holiday week and {s made nec- essary by the great increase in business that comes at this time of year. Casperites should not fail to take advantage of the opportun- . They 1 the stores of Casper practically al! lines and many sug- gestions for Christmas gifts. — HORSE KILLING CHARGE FILED C. E. Mitchell, styled by sheriff's office as the “Horse King” of Salt Creek, was by Les Snow, deputy, killing a rz with the intention of re meat. The animal was old colt, the property “Smoky” Rowen, well na county rancher. The animat s shot with a Leuger pistol. When Mr. Snow found the animal the Meat reste vednesday nge horse iling the a two-year- of A. J. known Na- URGED The Tribune does not, in statements or other deception patronage. it can fully substantiate and It does not believe in unfairness, trickery or false pre- tenses, and neither does it practice them in any department. The Tribune is a business institution, guided entirely by tried and approved business honesty and fair dealing. seek to punish those it does not those who have substance, for i | ROME, Dec. 20.—In his allocu- tion delivered at the secret consis tory today Pope Pius pointed out |that peace conditions in Europe had not changed for the better since his last consistory. He recalled the re- cent visit of King Alfonso and | Queen’ Victoria of Spain ‘and an- !nounced that the Irish question was approaching settlement Today's function was held in the consistorial hall of the vatican amid service of the war department, andjall the dignity and splendor that others,” characterize one of the most sol- It does not by misrepresentation, It does not bury its subscription records in a dark closet, away from the view of the adver trary freely exhibits this data to anyone concerned. j It has no secrets respecting its business or its business methods in any particular whatsoever. It does not pretend to be anything other than that which and enlightened business methods, It is free from envy, malice and vindictiveness. Does not The Tribune has a fixed policy in its business, its opin- ion and its general attitude toward the public. This policy can- not be influenced by either rewards or threats. Pope Reviews World Events in Allocution | soliciting advertising, employ blackjack, dark lantern, or blackmail methods. It does not invade the skeleton closets and threaten to drag forth the contents to public view. prevarication, false attempt to induce advertising ising public; but on the con- justify by the most searching methods, with ideals of honor, approve nor exact tribute from maginary service. emn functions of the church. The pageantry began an hour before the stated time when throngs of artisans and workmen lined the two old papai roads leading to the vatican, to watch the cardinals resident in Rome drive to the apostolic palace for their part in the creation of s of the chureh, It ended » time later in the ancient hall when the pontiff having placed up- on the fingers of the new cardinals the rings of thelr high office, re- tired in state to hig private apart- only the head, legs and the hide was left. A wagon trail from the scene of the butchering {s said to ave gone directly to Mitchel's house the new town of alt Creek. GHEYENNE BOY SCOUT HEADQUARTERS BEST IN COUNTRY, SAYS PIPER CHEYEN? Wyo., Dec. 20,— Cheyenne Boy Scouts have the best camp headquarters in the United States—the Harry P, Hynds lodge, said John H. executive, Piper, regional scout addressing the Rotary club here Wednesday, after an in spection of the lodge which was built by Hynds for scouts at a cost of $25,000. In ‘recognition of this and other public contributions by Hynds, a bill for an ordinance has been intro- duced in the Cheyenne council, changing the name of E street to Hynds street. TEAKELL NAMED. FOR REGENER AT DOUGLAS WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Nomina- tions sent to the senate by President Coolidge today included Arthur M. Teakell to be of public ment, leaving the the congraulations of th Le The pope began his allocution by recalling “the atrocious and sacri gious crime,” the murder o diral Jean Soldevila Rome bishop of Saragossa, on June 4 last ent which, he sa: caused him all good people profound grief adness. Conditions abroad far as peace is concer (Continua on Pag especia! d, he Twe! Y CLAIM tbelwion tare WN BIG BATTLE AT SAN MARCOS Rebel Claims of Vic- tory Denied at the Capital and by News- paper Correspondents (By The Associated Press). The rebel advance against Mexico City from Vera Cruz has apparently been check- ed, for the moment at least, near San Marcos, 85 miles east of the capital, where, in the words of a Mexican City dis- pa the fate of the rebellion is being decided, Revolutionary headquarters in Vera Cruz claims the federals have withdrawn toward the capital, but this is not borne out by newspaper correspondents on the scene, who report that the situation has remain- ed stationary sinc ing with the ad Tuesday's fight- ance guards of the opposing forces in contact near San Marcos. President Obregon, in @ message to the Associated Press, brands the rebels’ claims as false and says he has “reason to bi that peace will be restored quickly. y A federal thrust from the south in an effort to cut the railway line be- tween Vera Cruz and the rebel army is reported In # movement by Gen- eral Juan Dominguez over the rafl- way trom Sante Luerecta, with €ore- doba and Oraziba as his objectives. In the western area the Mexican War department says the operations, against Guadalajara, the rebel stronghold, are “developing for- mally." MEXICO CITY, Dec, 20.—(By The Assi ted Press)—Enrique Colunga, secretary of the interior, denying re ports that Washington had offered meditte with those rebelling against the Obregon government, said “Mexico has not offictally re- ceived the proposition, which would have been rejected as it would impl: to enition of the rebels’ belliger <ICO CITY, Dec. 20.—(By The y d Pre Rebels attacking Villa Hermos: pital of the state of Tabasco, have been defeated after a thirty hour battle with the loss of 200 killed and more than that num- ber wounded, according to an official bulletin issued by the war depart- ment. The defending federals under Gen- eral Vicente Gonzalez, military eom- mander in Tabasco, fought gallantly and suffered thirty casualties, ac- cording to his report. The rebels fled, leaving their dead and wounded and large quantities of material. eneral Eugenio Martinez, com- manding a military column march- ing upon Vera Cruz, “reports no furth, developments during the cording to the war depart- ment communique. General Martinez is sending to Mexico City prison- n during skirmishing about tary operations against Gu: developing formal! the war department are oncludes statement, M (By “ICO CITY, he Mex., Associated ¥ dispatches from Apizaco, 86 miles from here, state that fighting has been resumed on the outskirts of Puebla and Esperanza, while Tehua- can has been evacuated by the forces under Generals Fortuna tc and occupied by 2 feder amin Puebla !s 63 miles southeast of Mexi- co City. ss decal XICO CITY, Dec. 20.—(By The ssociated Press)—Judging from the dearth of official and unofficial statements available here, military operations against Vera Cruz, Puebla and Guad: jara apparently are en- tering a quiescent period, although sports of neg utions in an at to reconcile the warring ele $ well as reports of prepara- tions for a general advance con tinue in circulation. MEXICO CITY, I Association Press are no ememies for u: in Vera Cr r Jal Obregon told the fore ents tonight, “bec to give battle ad tearing up the pursuit and les trunitions behind.” lative to the situation of Jalisce on the west coast the president stated that e expected a battle there shortly, (Continued on Page leven.) »sident 1 correspond- the refuse at continually tracks, preventing ing prisoners and Ruse retr in the at Aiea: