Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1924, Page 1

The Weather WYOMING—Generally fair to- night and Tuesday except probably snow northwest portion Tuesday. Warmer tonight in central portion, VOLUME VID. . BERT 5. YOHE IS N. Important Domestics and International Issues Are Brought Up Including Taxes and Prohibition AMERICAN PEOPLE START VOTE CN WINNING BOK PEACE AWARD Name of Winner of $100,000 Prize Not To Be Announced Until Voting Is Finished In November . NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The people of the United States begin voting today on the preposal to have their govern- ment adopt the program selected by the American Peace Award as “the best practicable plan by which the United States may co-operate with other nations to achieve and preserve the peace of the world.” ‘The program is the one selected Peace Plan Text by the jury of award from 22,165 plans submitted from 22 countries in The complete manuscript of plan No. 1469 providing for cooperation the contest for the $100,000 offered by Edward K. Bok for the most prac- between the United States and other nations “to achieve and preserve the tical means for the United States to co-operate with other nations in the peace of the world” is given below including the author's reasoning: preservation of peace. There Is Not Room for More Than The name‘of the author will not be revealed until the people have One Organization to Promote International Cooperation finished voting upon it early in No- vember. He already has received Five-sixths of all nations, includ- ing about four-fifths of mankind, £9,000 half of the prize, and will re- ceive the balance, if the program is approved. The plan was numbered 1,469, have already created a word-organ- ization, the purpose of which is “to Promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace CANCELLING OF TEAPOT LENGE (i2isimemraseenss WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Congress still awaiting im- portant legislation from its committees, had the way clear- ed today for discussion of important domestic and inter- national issues. Taxes and prohibition were subjects of set speeches in the house, while in the senate the question of the recog- nition of the soviet government of) would come up for consideration on Russia was up for discussion. | the floor before the end of the week. Chairman Lodge of the foreign re-] Meanwhile, house Republicans lations committee has prepared an] will be faced with a decision at to address in support of the admin-| whether they are to put the soldiers* istration’s policy of non-recognition|] bonus ahead of the tax revision and Senator Borah, Republican of| program. A petition for a party Idaho, planned a reply in support} conference Thursday night, contain- of his recognition resolution. ing more than the required amount With an extended debate in pros-| Of signatures, has been presented to pect,, leaders saw little possibility | Chairman Anderson of the eonfer- of a renewal today of balloting for] ence, who is expected to issue the a chairman of the interstate Com-| formal call in a day or two. merce committee. Should there be} Confronted with the necessity of such balloting committee it was be- | making a report.to the house next lieved it would prove futile as there | Monday as to revision of the house appeared to be no liklihood of a| rules, the rules committee speeded break in the deadlock. up its consideration of various s\ Two members of the ways and | Sestions offered by Republican in- means committee, which is consid- pester Piet alata and ‘egu'er ering the Mellon tax bill, had time ¥ lotted them for presentation to}, There also was increased activity the house of their views on revenue | ‘Oday am@pg senate committees, the legislation. Representative Gar- | *Sticultral committee having called ner of Texas, ranking Democrat on | Péfore it a. number of leaders of the committee, was prepared to farm organizations fa present) their elaborate on the Democratic sub-| Views on mgricultural relief meas- stitute for the Mellon proposal, white | Ures. Open hearings are to continue Representative Frear of Wisconsin, | hroushoyt this week on the basis i of sae bills which have been a leader in the Republican insurgent introdui group, intended to go into details of what he believed should be done iu YANKS NEW OUTFIELDER amending the present law. Comber dartleders hese tani Another row over prohibition was threatened ‘by the determination of hitting last season made bim the batting sensation in the American abanion this system which has now Representative. Hills. blican, of it INSTIGATED Association has been sold to the been actively operating for three and | yfaryland, to make shafp answer td a -balf years. If leading, members| tie address Inst week. of Represen- of the United States government} jitive Upshaw, Democrat, Georgia ever had serious hopes that another} who demanded that all government association of nations could be form-| ofricers, high and low, strictly od-| New. York Yankees, William Neal, ed, such hopes were dispelled during| serve the Volstead act. business manager of the Louisville baseball club announced here early $ today. Mr. Neal would not make Arkansas Senator Intro- public the purchase price but sald by the Louisville club would receive a duces Resolution Ask- ing This Action WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.— Kesoiutions to cancel the lease of Teapot Dome, Wyo- the Washington conference by plain} at least half a dozen house com- intimations from other powers that! mittees, confronted with important large amount o fcash and two play- least ers from the Yankees. ming, naval oil reserve to the Sinclair Interests, and of there is not room for more than one} jegislation, renewed their cfforts to organization like the League of Na- report to'the house this week, and pope. there was prospect that the first of The .states outside the organized the appropriation bills, at world are not of such a character that the United States could hope-| fully cooperate with them for the California reserve No. 2 to the Sinclair interests, and of Cali- fornia reserve number 2 to the Pan American {1 company, were intro- duced today by Senator Caraway, democrat, Arkansas. Immediate consideration was blocked by Sena- torSmoot, republican, Utah. Sen- ator Caraway’s resolutions charged that the Teapot Dome lease was ob- tained. “corruptly” by private ne- gotiations. of agreement with the world as now organized, called the League of Nations. |titude of isolation and aloofness: in By sheer force of social interna- the world.” tional gravitation such cooperation But since the proposed adhesion to becomes inevitable. the permanent court would _ bring The United States Has Aready Gone this country into close contact at one Far in Cooperation with the |time and point with the League of Taurus of Nations | Nations, and since such action 1s net ¥ strenuously opposed for exactly that fF Siar tenon hod pattie reason, it is pertinent to inquire not isolation, has actually gone far, since, °™Y how much cooperation with the March 4, 1921, toward “cooperation ‘Continued on Page Two.) with other nations to achieve and NGRESS DECKS ARE CLEARED CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1924 381 PRUs) REBEL CHINESL BANDITS. KILL SHIP CAPTAIN | Several Passengers Tak- en Off Boat Tied Up at Pier on Yangtze SHANGHAI, Jan. 7.— )Brigands attacked the river eamer Tszdui, killed the \captain and part owner, J. F. Brand, an Engiishman and one Chinese, and injured feveral Chinese passengers, while the vessel was tied up for the night at Fuageshion on the upper Yangtze between Ichang and Chungking, in Szechwan province, Saturday, accord- ing to advices received by agents of the Dol'ar steamship lines here. ‘The bandits are believed to be rebel soldiers of the Chinese army, who recently were defeated at Chung- king. The advance stated that they rushed aboard the river craft, killed Brand and the Chinese, who is said to have been the latter's partner in ownership of the vessel, and threw their bodies overboard. ‘The steamer had been operating Tegularly on the upper Yangtze run. edo. Meats. PRICES RISE PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 7.—Fit- ten cents a barrel was added to the price of three grades of crude oil today, the new pr.ces being: Pennsylvania grade oil in New York Transit Company lines $3.40; Bradford district ol! in New York Transit Company lines $3.40; Corning Oil in. Buckeye Pipe line Company lines $1.55. Massachusetts Senator Quotes Extensively From Records to Show Interlocking of Soviet With Communists—Says They Are Revolutionary In Character LOS ANGELES, Calif, Jan. 7.— Hollywood's motion picture colony H. Hays, situation growing out of the shoot- land 8. Dines, Denver clubman an@ Mabel Normand, screen actress. Mr. Hays stated positively he had “nothing to say about the day from the east, but he did not add that he contemplated no action in the matter, so the watehfulness of newspapermen assigned to hover about him during his stay here was hospital, where both Dines and Miss Normand were patients, indicated early today that both would be able next Friday of H. A. Greer, the ing. Greer, according to his attorney, was expecting to be released from the county jail today, a former em- ployer, J. B. McDonnell promised to furnish the necessary $10,000 bail. MILLION OCEAN PARK, Calif., Jan. 7— Ocean Park's amusement zone, déd- feated to the task of thrilling beach throngs pleasure bent, today s a mass of smouldering ruins after yesterday’s startling a Sunday ‘crowd Of “almost T0000" With the thrill of a) millfon dollar fire. ‘Three pleasure piers, a large roller coaster, two theaters and scores of small concessions were destroyed in the blaze which, breaking out about 9:30 a. m. spread rapidly until, in the five hours a dozen fire depart- ments battled to subdue it, it vir- tually had annihilated the conces- sion district. Only a seaward WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The administration’s policy of non-recognition of the! present soviet government of Russia was supported vigorously today in the senate by; awaited today the first move of Will) ‘czar of the films,” in the| ing here New Year's night of Court-| oil operator, by the chauffeur of} Dines! case’’ when he arrived here yester-| s from the Good Samaritan! to attend the preliminary hearing, chauffeur charged with the shoot-} having, preserve the peace of the world.” | The most familiar part of the "story is the work of the Washington, conference, wherein President Hard- ing’s administration made a begin- ning of naval disarmament, opened to China a prospect of rehabilitation and joined with Great Britain, Japan and France to make the Pacific ocean worthy of {ts name. | Later came the recommendation that the United States should adhere to the permanent court of interna- tional Justice. Not long after that action Prest- dent Harding wrote to Bishop Gailor: “I do not believe any man can con- front the responsibility of a prest- dent of the United States and yet ad- day in a case brought against the here to the idea that it is possible government by Arthur W. Ide and for our country to maintain an at- others. 3 Legion Members To Banquet At Henning Hotel Tonight at 6 o'clock the annual banquet of the George W. Vroman post of the American Legion will ‘be he'd at the Henning hotel. All members of. the post. are, cordially invited to be present. Immediately following the ban- quet the members will adjourn to the club room to witness the instal- lation of tip 1924 officers. This ceremony is to be followed by the first business meeting of the year. HIRAM JOHNSON TO OPEN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAICN Wyoming Water Will Be Used In Irrigation WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. — The Bitter Créek, Wyoming, for irriga- tion, and has the right of way across certain privately owned land for ditches and excayations in connec- tion with the Shoshone reclamation project, the supreme court held to- “It isn't a question of backing one side or the other,” he declared, “it is backing either in a war of, which we know nothing and is none of Start To Be Made In Two Weeks—Sena- P tor to Flay Policy of Selling Senator Lodge of Massachusetts ,the Republican leader and chairman of the foreign re-| A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State he Casper Daily Crime Courtland S. Dines, Deuver socl- ety man, was shot by Horace A. Greer, chauffeur for Mabel Nor- mand. The shooting took place in Hollywood at Dines’ home. DOLLAR FIRE HITS PARK breeze, carrying the flames away from the business district, saved the city from a repetition of 1912 con- origin, but it was gene: sible. Insurance mated the loss at from $750,000 to $1,000,000 of which sum * $100,000 was covered by insurance. Pier oWners announced would rebuild their ruined tures immediately. they struc- purpose named. | Therefore, the only possible path’ to cooperation in which the United States can take an increasing share b) is that which leads toward some form of ‘ Bloody Battle Is Looked For In Revolution MEXICO CITY, Jan. 7.—Sensa- tiona! battles are expected soon on flagration, when a large part of its business zone was reduced to ruins. Police today investigated rumors that the blaze was on. ineendiary rally) accept- ed that an overheated stova in one of the cafe concessions was respon- Officials of the Santa Monica Bay Agents association esti- NUMBER 63 co NEW POLICE CHIEF Hays Sits In (MAYOR LOY HAS On Dines CaseltPARTMENT LINED UP WIT APPOINTEES J. M. Farris Named As Captain, and Two Sergeants Selected— Go Into Office Today A tentative agreement to Yohe chief of police of the city of Cas- per and J. M. Farris, captain under Mr. Yohe was reached yesterday afternoon by Mayor Dr. §. K. Loy and the mem. bers of the new city council, while it was also practically decided that a civil service plan should be inau. gurated in the police department and that an increase in salaries of police- men should be made, according to a sem! official announcement this morning. Charles Young, 73 East Third street, and A...T. Patrick, 118 North Jackson, will be sergeants under the new regime, it is understood. Judge John A, Murray who has held the position of police judge since the resignation of Perry A. Morris, now sheriff of Natrona county, will be retained in his capacity. Other appointments have not been decided on, but it is erpected that there will be few if any changes in the municipal offices. Mr. Yohe, the new chief, succeeds Alexander’ Nisbet. Hé was born in Mahaske, county, Ia., and” held the position of constable in that county for two years and that of a deputy sheriff for two years. He was also a member of the school board at one time. Mr. Yohe moved to Wyoming nine years ago. He spent a year in Sheridan and then came down to Casper where he has remained since. He is a carpenter by trade. In the recent municipal election held N vember 6, he was a candidate for councilman in Ward 1. A contest {s now pending in the 4istrict court over this election, Captain Farris has lived for 12 years in Wyoming during which time he has ben actively connected with w enforcement agencies. He was sheriff of Smith county, Kans., be- fore coming to this state. He first located in Cheyenne where he took position as a policeman and later as deputy sheriff. He came to Cas- per and worked as a patrolman and then as captain of the police depart- ment under Chief Ellithorpe. For the past year he has ben connected with the sheriff's office. Charles Young has been a resident of Wyoming for 35 years, having come here from Missouri. He has been at various kinds of employment 4 WITH MIDDLE WEST TOUR lations committee. ditional evidence ‘to the support of secretary Hughes’ contention that officials of the soviet government are a party through the Communist In- ternational to revolutionary propa- ganda in the United States aimed at the overthrow of the American gov- United States can use the waters of | ¢Tmment. “In my judgment,” said Senator Lodge, in summarizing his argument, “It is no time to give the soviet gov- ernment of Russia the official re- cognition and approval of the United States and invite official representa- tives to come among us and under the dplomatic shield seck to break up our own labor organizations, attack American laws and «\merican free- dom and kindle the flame of riot and disorder throughout our country. “‘Obsta principiis* is an an-, | clent and wise rule never more need- jed-here at this moment when we are |asked to give recognition not’ to a people or a country, but to a gov- jernment—an active and insidious enemy working under our flag against all the: beliefs and institu- tions which Americans hold) most | precious." | Reading a carefully prepared ad- ress of upwards of thirty thous- | ana words, Senator Lodge announced that his argument contained ‘no secret or annonymous reports of any Quoting extensively from public records and documents to show the interlocking of | the soviet government and the Gommunist international, Senator Lodge also brought ad-} and spent a great deal of time In the oll fields. For several years he was connected with the Casper police department and since last November has been with the sheriff's office. A. T. Patrick is at the present time both fronts, especially in the Ver Cruz (eastern) sector, where, cording to the war department, the federals are advancing upon Tehuacan, which wilJ be the scene and the Communist intrenational which are done and controlled by} manifests itself in many other ways: the other and dominant branches of of the “bloodiest battle since tho | an engineer for the Chicago, Bur: that the proceedings of the COM: the government are not done by the! Tevolution started. : lington and Quincy railroad. He hae munist international, its proclama- tt oe Russia, Everything) , The rebel generals, Guadalups | had experience in law enforcement tions and propaganda appear in the Sanchez, M. work in the east. official organs of the soviet govern- that has been done by any one of the, pave reinforce rebel garrison | Under the new plan for fixing ment that the use of the Russian three branches of the Russian gov-| at that~ point rebel cavalry - | salz of policemen, patrolmen wireless and telegraph has beem ernment—their federation of soviet| and infantry been now receiving $145 or $150 a month granted to the Communist interna- republics, the Russian soviet re- ching” to Tac :, near Te- | will be raised to $160 or $165, Ser- tional and that meetings of the con- public, and the communist party, and can, where it is expected they | geants will receive $175 or $180. The gresses of the international and of the greatest of these is the Com-| will retreat if defeated. will $200 and tha the executive committee are held in governmental buildings. Documentary evidence also was Official advi the num- ber of rebels defending Tehuacan at three thousand but the fed munist party—has been done by the | government of Russia. There is no escaping that fact. chief of police $250. The office of chief will be put on a full time ba: 1 | This has not been adhered to in the produced to show that the com-| “I think I have shown who the| column numbers nine | past. munist international is the creation) men are who control all these or-| . (Pehuacan, with a pop- | Among the things which the new of the Russian communist party,/ ganizations and who will control Rus-| ulation of about 8,000 is 65 miles | council will take up tonight are the which was declared to be the con-! (Continued on Page Seven.) trolling force throughout the Rus-| sian government. Control of the in-| ternational has been retained by that} party. Snator Lodge sad, through} the support by the soviet power of N e R ; H AN D SoU KES many of the so-called foreign dele-| pendence of the international on the, soviet power inasmuch as it has no resources Of its own. { i Reviewing in detail the makeup of L the varicus branches of the Russian government, Senator Lodge offered a table to show that the high officials of the Russian communist party the (Continued on Page Seven) j southeast of the city of Puebla.) our concern.” kind “and that he addressed himself The statement prepared by Sen-| solely to the proposition contained in ator Johnson in his presidential) the resolution of Senator Borah, Re- headquarters here after a confer-} publican, Idaho, that the senate de- ence with F-ank H. Hitchcock, bis) clare in favor of the recognition of campaign manager, is an enlarge-|the present soviet government. ment om his Cleveland speech. The| Evidence was presented to show Coolidge policy, Senator Johnson|that the same group of men, chief believes, contains potential danger among thm Lenin, Trotzky, Zinoviev, to the nation’s future trade in Cen-|Bukharin, Kalinin and Kamenev, Munitions to Mexico CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—A speaking tour which will open Senator Hiram Johnson’s presidential campaign in the middlewest, is being arranged for Illinois, according to plans made public at Senator Johnson’s headquarters here. The tour is expected to begin in about two weeks. r cover up. We will show Mr. Stid- Russian soviet republic, the tedera-| General M anager Foley Contends ‘At-\ser ana his company that the rail tion of soviet republics and the com- road will be built and properly fi- munist international practically are nanced from Miles City to Casper. one and the same. Here was declar- ed to be presented “a system of in-! terlocking directorates which would be accepted at once by any court or| any jiry in this country demon- strated without any further tnquiry.” “These interlocking directors con- stitute the real government of Rus- torney Stidger Is Grossly Ignorant of Laws Governing Railroads Editor Casper Daily Tribune:— Your Sunday paper carries an article headed “‘N. & S.|things before a hear!r sia,"" he said, “All power is theirs. In jg Opposed by Wyoming Business Men’s Association as an|®lso that they have to |law matters pertaini | commi: and for his own information, ably beyond. If th possibly a ttle prob- gentleman waa posted on to inverstate on matters he would prob- ably. know that a questionnaire has to be furnished showing a’! of these is called, tral and South America because it/ control the Russian government and the presence of these facts it is to’ ey) incis ik : ta) bée Mr Stidger could have From Illinois, Senator Johnson will go into South Da-|may alienate iatin-American peo-| play a predominating role in the con-! ™y mind absurd to say that the Rus- Interstate Carrier. apis f edt eth 4 ie S Ed of this information in kbtel os skiinp; camipalent thake [idibed” the. ‘Coclldge )aaministration |pl | gresses and conferences of the Com.| Sian soviet republic really governs truck drivers, owners and a few disgruntled business men, |ne hada come instead and wil eet My ae ot Michi-| and its policy !n selling arms to the | “The policy enunciated by our|munist international. | Russia. That is merely one of the who, possibly did not get their share of the hundred thous- | other ly = ts San where he will oppose both| Obregon government for use|government is at variance with} As'de from this interlocking, Sena.| divisions and not the most important. ! and or more dollars we have spent}ing at Sheridan, and can ass v sad ge Lats Fresident Coolidge and Henry Ford.| against the De La Huerta revolu- | what has been thought to be funda-|tor Lodge asserted that the interde-| “It furnishes, however, a conven-|in Casper since coming here, We|them now that our cards will . pees. 4 Johnson yesterday ocrit-* tionists. (Continued on Page Seven) pendence of the Soviet government! icnt opportunity to say that things. welcome thelr coming to thé hear-‘lon the tab'e. We have nothing (Continued on Page Eight) i he > eas |