Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1924, Page 1

The Weather WYOMING: Generally fair north, proba»ly snow south portion mae nd Thursday. Continued VOLUME Vill. A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean,-Unbidsed, and a Booster for City, County and State Che Casper Daily Cribun U. S. WARSHIP SENT TO BREAK A e ESIGN VERA CRUZ BLOCKADE ON REEF )EMOCRATS FRAMING CAMPAIGN GOTHAM LANDS PONVENTION IN LWELY FIGHT First National Meet in Half Century’ New York. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.) —A novelty in more than a} half century of American’ politics—a national conven- tion in New York City—is to | be. presented in the 1924 campaign. Historic Madison Square Garden} New York, will be the scene of this year’s Democratic national, con- vention. New York wa chosen ye terday by the Democratic national | committee after a spectacular con, test with Chicago, Ban Franciseo and Sti Loui: The convention will open June 24, probably a week af- ter the Republican convention at Cleveland ends. Not since 1868, @ lapse of 56 a os It wins the Demo- has New York had a national cal gathering. cratic cOnelave this year by dint of much effort and» a-contribution ag sregating $205,000 to the Democrat- ic national committee. An equal sum was offered by San Francisco, but the committee voted against re- peating its 1920 trek to the Pacific coast. ‘The final vote giving the! convention to New York after Chi- cago had withdrawn was: New York, 57; San Francisco, 40; and St. Louis, 6. The choice later was made unan- fous. Sharp, bidding preceded the com- mittee’s action, the tide swinging to New York when its delegation flung in an additional check for $55,000 beside ita initial bid of $150,000. The total"breaks all financial records Inj} political convention competition and also enables the Democratic com- mittee to start the 1924 campatgn with a handy balance after wiping out the deficit of about $180,000 from the 1920 campaign. New. York's civic committee and ® convention arrangements commit- tee headed by Chairman Hull will start work immediately in prepara- tion for the June meeting. Chair- man Hull will visit New York with- in a day or two, accompanied by other national committeemen. Tho New York civic committee has di- rected postponement ef all hotel res- ervations for the convention until the committee selects its headquar- ters, probably at the Wa!dorf-As- toria and provides for delegates and other official. convention visitors. ‘The committee had a final session today to complete routine business, including the formal conyéntion cali, and action on a resolution sponsored by Senator Glass of Vir- ginia, designed to increase the num-) ber of women in the convention by) adding to the number of delegates at large but reducing their ba!lots to a half vote each so as to leave es Present actua) voting strength rat the conelusion of the ‘commtt- tee'’s work, members had an engage- (Continued on Page Seven) UAKE nately thirty. ‘y the disastrous temblors of Iast | eptember, or structures of a tem- porary nature, hastily erected as helters efter the catastrophe, wore haken down or damaged, iw Tucs- | MAIL ROBBERY ‘believe they [PROTECTION 1 SOUGHT jtenants there haye been seriously jnel at a sharp curve at the suspen- \the police department this morning PLACED AT THIRTY Hundreds of Houses Leveled by Late Disaster In Japan; Rail Traffic and Communication Restored TOKIO, Jan. 16.—(By The Associated Press).—Re- sports received here from the country districts to the south- west of Yokohama near Fujiyama mountain have brought the known death tpll in Tuesday’s earthquake to approxi- Hundreds of houses, chiefly those already damaged Greek King To Stay In Exile ATHENS, Jan. 16.—(By The. Associated Press).— Premier Venizelos today told foreign newspaper corres- pondents that he did not intend to recall King George be- fore the plebiscite which is to determine the future gov- ernment of Greece. “I strongly disapprove the sending away of the king, which I regard as @ slap in tho face of the Greek people,” he asserted. “I am not a dictator or a revolutionist; I am a conciliator. “I have decided on a plebiscite as the best method for giving the peo: ple an opportunity to decide be- tween a monarchy or a republic. The plebiscite will be under my per- sonal direction, for nobody else could carry out a referendum today in the present state of affairs.” One of the conditions under which he agreed to return to Greece, Pre- mier Venizelos said, was that the officers’ league which caused the banishment of the king be dissolved. “I am delaying the plebiseite two or three months,” he continued. “for the purpose of making certain that the league is disbanded and that its members return to their military duties.” It is hig wish that after the referendum the national assembly shall dissolve and the country hold new elections in which the royalist opposition, unrepresented in the present government may participate. Venizelos has telegraphed Ismet Pasha, Turkish premier, assuring him that he will always be happy to co-operate in the faithfui execu- tion of the Lausanne treaty re- SOLVED WITH FIVE ARRESTS CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—With the arrest here of five men, and the ex- pected arrests of others here and elsewhere today, postal authorities have reached a solu- tion of the robbery two years ago of a mail truck in th Union Depot where registered mail valued at more than $1,000,000 was stolen. Gems and jewelry comprised most of the loot. AGRINST FLOODS FROM BELGIAN EXPERT GIVES VIEWS TODAY ON GERMAN SITUATION Forest Grazing DISTRESS CALL Revision U rged I5 SENT OUT BY OMAHA, Neb., Jan..16.—A complete revision of na-} tional forest grazing regulations Proposed as a means of| | stabilizing the stock raising industry in eleveh western states, has been submitted to the secretary of Agriculture | | for approval, W. B. Greeley, chief of the United States | Forest Service, told the convention of the American Na- BEFORE REPARATIONS INQUIRY PARIS, Jan. 16.—{By The Asso- elated Press.)}—Baron Maurice Hou- tart of Belgium, took the floor at | today’s session of the reparation committee of experts headed by Charles G. Dawes and analyzed the German budget of which he has made an intensive study. He was asked searching questions by Sir Robert Kindersley of Eng- land, Dr, Plere!li of Italy, M. Par- mentier of France, and by Chair- man Dawes and answered the ques- tions informingly from his knowl- edge. No decision of any sort was taken by the committee and it was evident that many such days were before its members—days of exposi- tion and inquiry which will not take definite shape in the way of | | results for a considerable period. | PARIS, Jan. 16.—The reparation experts resume thelr work this ing in the news-tight vacuum of Colonel Logan's offices. The agreement to give out noth- tng for publication so far has been kept with remarkable unanimity. However, it is understood that the committee has not yet started on its real task of inquiring into Ger- many’s resources, Clearer understanding of some ofjiod of transitory geologic eras, the basic principles of petroleum|¥Frank B. Taylor, local geologist Bealogy, of the activities of the jand representative of’ the Oil & Gas Bureau of Mines, €na@ of the scope |Jo' and the Of City Derrick, and functioning of a natural gas|gave a talk that served to enlighten Producing and distribuing corpora: ‘his’ hearers considerably, By use ition, was obtainel last night at of simple illustrations Mr. Taylor jthe meeting cr the Wyoming petro- |i ty described what has taken | Jeum ‘club’ not only By "the visiting |place ice the beginning of things de‘egation from the new oil town for is earth, jof Fort Collins, Colo., but by the} In office Mr. Taylor has sey- ;Members of the club. Tho papers. eral specimens that are prehistoric read before the gathering ‘were|marvels. In telling of these he THE BIG HORN RIVER THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Jan. 16.— State engineers are expected here within a few days to look over Big Horn river, on the state reserve, for the purpose of suggesting some rem- edy to avoid floods, Last July and August two floods |came within two weeks of each oth- er and wrought damages on the’ Het Springs side of the city that ran into many thousands of dollars. The establishing neighborly relations be- tween the two countries and strengthening peace. reciprocated M. ments, Venizelos’ senti- cripp'ed, fimancially, as a result. It is said that an additional chan- sion bridge would provide a quick get-away for the additional waters of a big flood and it is belleved the state engineers will recommend that this channel be dug. ARREST 15 MADE FOR MOTORCYCLE THEFT ‘W. E. Wiliams was arrested by FIRE DESTROYS SMALL HOUSE Two fires and one false alarm Were answered. by the Casper fire department last night. A small frame house in the 1000 block on East Burlington was practically de- stroyed before it was possible to ex- tinguish the flames. Green's restau- rant on West Yellowstone avenue was also the scene of a blaze prob- ably caused by a gas stove. It was put out before it could extend to the outside of the building. A false alarm on East Fourteenth street had been put in when a cit- izen saw what appeared to be a fire in a newly constructed residence. It was found ‘ater that the light which was reflected on the walls as caused from heating devices ‘sed to @ry out the new plas for investigation in connection with the alleged theft of a motorcycle belonging to Albert Van Winkle early in October. Van Winkle is said to have left the machine lying by the road between Casper and the scéne of the Cole Creek wreck when he was unable to make it run. He afterwards sent another man after it. The machine could rot be located at the time, and it” is thought that the machine which ‘Williams was found to be in pds- session of s the same one which Van. Winkle lost, erin DEATH TOLL efal circles over the probable effect the new quake destruction may have upon the exchange and loan situations, ——__e——— ABATEMENT OF SOCIAL CLUB 15 INSTITUTED; CHEYENNE, Wye., Jan, 18. Abatement proceedings -have been instituted by Prosecuting Attorney Roche Mentzer against the “Mid | west Social lub," 612 ‘Went Bix teenth strest, which ts eonducted by Roy Collier, eolored, Collier Was, arrested recently en & charge day morning’s tembior, Normal railway traffic and other communications virtually have been restored, Ismet's reply; keenly appreciated» because of ‘the |said: “I have a rock anq@ imbed- thorough and untechnical way the /ded in that rock is the jawbone and jtopics were presented. teeth of a sma'l animal. The Basing his explanation of oil }bone has turned to stone. It is istructures as they are found today {a million years or more since that upon an almost inconceivable per-’animal was born, lived and died. ment of Fall for “Corruption’ ; pes SS a WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Albert B. Fall, former se ing the high trust imposed upon him,” by leasing the T ‘and that for a corrupt consideration.” The Arkansas senator likened Mr. Fall to Benedict than it was “for Benedict Arnold to sell a rocky fortress on the Hud- son.” If it “were not for my friend, the present attorney general,"" he con- tinued, “there would be court ac- tion. “But as long as he Sits at the helm of the department of justice,” he added, “they may sell the White House and be immuhe from any prosecution in the’ federal courts. “Albert B. Fall sold the American fuel, every gallon of it to American Oil speciilators.” Caraway continued, | ‘and one of them boasted he was going to make $100 ments that are not true unless there is some reason for it.” Jan, 16.— Former Secretary Albert B. Fall was charged today by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, with having mislead the senate pub'ic lands committee when it was in- quiring in the Teapot Dome inves- he obtained ‘funds for enlargement nud re-stocking of his New Mexico ranch, The charge was made by the Montana. senator upon his return 000,000 out of hia! ty ‘Washington from Florida, where he examined Edward B. McLean, jthe Washington newspaper pub- jlisher, with regard to the $100,000 loan which Mr. Fall said he had ob- jtained from him for the ranch im- provements. Senator Walsh indicated, how- ever, that he would not insist upon the further appearance of the for- ‘mer interior secretary of the com- mittee to give an additional ex- planation. He said he was con- ‘When I introduced. my resolution |tent to-let Mr, Fall determine for to cancel the lease, it met_with tm-|himself whether he would volun- mediate objection from Senator |tarily appear. Smoot. I am conscious that ita| “The records of the committee gone to sleep forever. But I want show.” said Senator Walsh, “that to any there {s a public conscience |Mr. Fall'misled the committee when in America, mistake it, however, |!t was inquiring into the source some people may. from-which he obtained funds for ¥, Referring to the statements mnde|ranch improvements, As I see it, te the public Janda committee by!he must determine whether he de- Mr, Fall and Edward B, McLean, {sires to again come before the com- the Washington publisher, regard-|mittee nnd correct the testimony! ing the source of the funds which he gave. Secretary Denby and Assistant} Secretary Roosevelt also were as-! sailed by Senator Caraway for ap- proving the lease to the Mammoth Oll company. He said they described this as a mere detafl to which they | could not give their personal atten- tion. “If this was a mere detail,” he added, “they should not have been, entrusted with our first line of de-/ fense, as they say the navy is. Groat analoty je manifest in finan, | of yiolation of the liquer law, Mr, Fall used in extlarging and im-| In a mlatement sented to the preving his New Mextco ranch, 5 ommittes on December 27, | Mr. ater Carway declared that “‘mpn of Fall sald ha obtained °§100,000 from great position, ag these ieatenen] fv, McLean when he was con are; men of high-wtrnding, aw these:templating a purchase of ranch DISCUSSION OF GEOLOGY IS HEARD BY VISITORS tigation into the source from which} forage privileges on regulated gov- ernment timber areas, Mr. Greeley pointed out that 9,000,000 cattle, ;borses and sheep grazed on 110,000,- | 000 acres of national forest land In 1922. By revising grazing regula- tions the forest service hopes to build up productivity of these moun- tain pastures so that the livestock jindustry may profit. Forester Greeley said that 175,000,000 acres of unreserved public range, outside of the national reserved forests, are now without grazing regulations. | FREIGHT RATE UCTION ASKED. OMAHA, Neb., J 16.—(By The | Associated Press.)}—United action by That creature which is now known among scientists as the Eohippus, was about the size of @ small dog. Through ages of evolution it reaches us today as the horse. Some months ago my son found a bal! of sandstone a few miles from Casper and on breaking it open discovered within ft a piece of charcoal. It was the remnant of some prehistoric fire that burned aeons ago, When Calvary wit- nessed the crucifixion that char- coal was millions of years old Yet,, both this piece of char coal ang the jawbone of the Eo- hippus came from the surface strata whose age is ‘not even con- (Continued on Page Seven.) | FALL BETRAYED TRUST IN OIL LEASE, SAYS ACCUSER Former Secretary of Interior Likened to Benedict ‘Arnold By Senator Caraway of Arkansas In Bitter 'Arraign- ” In Leasing cretary of the interior was accused today in the senate by Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, with “betray- ‘eapot Dome naval oil reserve Arnold. -He demanded. to know how much more “infamous it was to sell “every gallon of reserve oil” for the first line of the nation’s defense| gentlemen are, do not make state-,property in New Mexico, that he paid $10,000 down as a first pay- ment, and gave instructions that the balance be deposited in El Paso Texas, subject to check. Mr. McLean testified at Palm Beach that he had given Mr. Fall the $100,000 In the form of several checks, which later were returned to him uncashed. This testimony Mr. Fallt in a letter to Senator Walsh, characterized as correct. Senatok Walsh aske@ that the committee meet tomorrow to re- ceive his report of the investigation in Florida. Walsenburg Region tional Livestock association here lvestock men to work for a 20 per today. cent freight rate reduction was To indicate the importance of | Urged upon delegates attending the annual /convention of the American | National Liyestock association, by the association’s attorney, 5. H. Cowan, of Fort Worth, Texas, who also spoke in favor of repealing section 15A of the Esch-Cummins railroad act. “A: petition for the freight reduc- tion has been prepared,” Mr, Cowan said. Declaring in favor of the bill in- troduced {n the United States senate by Senator Arthur Capper of Kan- sas, for repeal of section 154, At torney Cowan aszerted that this | part of the Esch-Cummins act had destroyed all “the rights and remedies of the Hepburn law for shippers to have rates made accord- ing to judgment” of the Interstate Commerce commission and had syb- stituted “an arbitrary statutory rule instead to produce a certain revenue whether the shippers suf- fered or not.” SINCLAIR SEES OIL SHORTAGE NEW YORK, Jan. 16—Harry F. Sinqair, of] operator, expects -.a | serious oil shortage soon, he said today ag he sailed. on the Paris for a six weeks’ trip abroad. “Procuction is not now keeping pace with consumption in this country,’ he said. “If consump- tion abroad is anything like it is —and I intend to see for myself— I suspect we will be in for a ser- ious oil shortage.” BIG HORN BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 15 UNSAFE THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Jan. 16.— During the floods of July and Aug- ust last year the bridge on the Yel- lowstone highway across Big Horn river for miles south of here, was moved on its foundation and weak- ened to such an extent that it has been declared unsafe for any but Ught loads. This bridge is one that connects the new Wind River Canyon high- y with Thermopolis. The canyon highway gives the Big Horn Basin country its first road of easy ac- cess to the south and already the annovncement has been made that a truck and passenger service be- tween Thermopolis and Casper is to be commenced with the opening of the canyon road. Because ¢the bridge mentioned will not withstand truck loads it ig possible that a new structure will bo erected. OFFICERS SLAIN RAID UPON STILL of Colorado Being Scoured for Slayer of Police Chief and State Sleuth WALSENBURG, Colo., Jan. 16.—Posses are searching (the country around Walsenburg today for Louie Donati who disappeared last night after Jack Rose, chief of police, jand H. E. Robart, a state prohibition officer, had been shot to death in Donati’s home. Chief Rose and Robart had gune to Donati’s home to investigate reports that a still was in operation there jbors heard shots and called Patrol man Albert Zink who found the ies of had Rose been SENT TO MEXICO Interference of Rebel Forces With Amen- can Ships and Radio Will Be Checked. BULLETIN. GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 16.— The United States cruiser Tacoma is aground and in distress on the Banquillas reofs, 16 miles from Vera Cruz and is sending out dis- accortiing to advices received at the Hydographic of- fices here today. Wireless message intercepted’ by the naval station here sent out by the Tacoma at 6:25 a. m., ap- pealed to the American eonsul at Vera Cruz for two strong tugs, saying that unless the tugs ar- rived within two hours it might be too late to pull the warship off the reef. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. —Steps are being taken by the Washington government to stop interference with American vessels off Tampi- |co by the blockade set up by the De La Huerta revolutionary group and also to reopen cable and wireless communication with Mex- ieo to commercial and other inter- ests in the United States. De La Huerta, as an individual is to be informed by the state de- partment that the United States cannot permit interruption of the legitimate, non-political commerce of its nationals and representations have been made to the Obregon government calling attention to the embarrassment of Americans by the closing of cable service between this cguntry and Vera Cruz, The navy department meanwhile dispatched the old ight cruiser Ta- coma from Galveston to Vera Cruz to open general radio communica- tion with that port at once, Tho Tacoma reported her arrival at Vera Cruz in dispatches received today. The communication regarding the Tampico blockade was cabled yes- terday to Vera Cruz and consul John Wood is expected to lay it before De La Huerta today. Ad- ministration official do not believe the insurrection leaders will carry out the blockade order against Am- erican commerce in the face of these representations which set forth that the United States cannot tolerate interference with American commercial enterprises. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16.—(Via radio via The Fort Worth Star Tele- sram.)—(By The Associated Press.) —The first battle of the federal of- fensive against the De La Huerta revolutionists on the Vera Cruz front occurred yesterday when Gen- eral Francisco Urbalejo, second in command of the offensive troops, de- feated the rebels at Tepeaoa, Puebla, according to a war department bulletin issued last night. The rebels lost twenty killed and wo wounded, according to Urbalejo’s report to the war department. The federal army advancing Continued or, Page Seven. and found a still and a quantity of mash and finished whiskey. Donati was reported seen running into the hills north of Walsenburg. Se oe odes Film Promoter Under Arrest Jan. the Corporation, ing. in this was a ana fake film Binney de Officers later searched the house