Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1924, Page 1

The Weather [3 REVERSED BY GOV. DAVIDSON Crossing of Forces at El Paso for. Move- ment in U. S. AUSTIN, Tex., Jan, 19.— Acting Governor T. W. Da- vidson today acquiesced in the request of President Ob- regon of Mexico for permis- sion to transport troops across Texas soil, reversing his de- cision of Friday at the urgent re- quest of Secretary of State Hughes. In a te'egram to Washington Act- jag Governor Davidson sald permitted to enter Texas at E} Paso provided the American government assumed all responsibility for any damage resulting. President Obregon modified his re- quest by asking that his be permitted to enter the United States near El Paso and go into Mexico at that point instead of at Laredo a8 originally proposed. The acting governor's telegram to Secretary Hughes follows: “In view 6f the modified request of the Mexican government, and in consideration of the urgency of the matter gs expressed in your. tele- gram of today the state of Texas wil! acquiesce in the request of the American government that permis- sion be granted 2,000 Mexican troops to enter Mexico by way of El Paso, assuming that the federal govern ment will require all necessary pre- to safeguard American in- change fn the situation was by receipt of a telegram from Secretary Hughes at the ex- ceutive offices here late last night. The telegram read: % ‘Urgent. I beg to inform you that the federal government. has eiven careful consideration to your reason for deeming it unwise to grant the request made in my tele- gram of January 16. However, the desire of the state of Texas to co- operate in this matter has been noted and in view thereof and be- cause an urgency cxists involving protection for American lives and Property in Mexico, I shall greatly appreciate receiving your assur- ance that {t will be agreeable io you that permission be granted for the 2,000 Mexican troops to enter Mexico by way of ElPaso instead of Laredo, provided such arrangement 1s acceptable to the Mexican gov- ernment. This arrangement appar- ently would obviate your objections. ———_— BULLETFIRED THROUGH TENT OUNDS NEGRO Milton Webb, colored, 25 years old, was shot in the back Friday at Lysite, the innocent victim of a quarrel that took ‘place in a nearby tent duging which the shot was fired. The bullet was removed at a local hospital iast evening and Webb will pecover. The sheriff's office ts investigating the shooting this morning and mo arrests haf been made at noon. The evidence indicates that two colored men quarreled in the tent in question and that one shot was fired from a Lugar pistol, The bullet struck Webb nad neither of the men who Wer equarreling were hurt. WASHINGTON, navy department's Ploration fight in this summer, with the Shenandoah. were taken up by the house naval affairs Cirmaittee, which began con- lderatio® of the resolution intro- duced |by Representative Taylor, Democrat, West Virginia, seeking information gs to the pusposes af the trip, Jan. 19.—The plans for an ex: the polar region W YOMING—Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Con- OLAR FLIGHT iS CONSIDERED WET RALLY PUTS BAN ON FLASKS WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—A warning that pocket flasks will not be considered in good form at the anti-Prohibiticn rally here Monday was issued today by G. C. Hinckley, secretary of the As- sociation against the Prohibition Amendment, under” whose aus- Pices the meeting will be held. “The comihg face-thefacts con- ference dinner next Monday night,” he said, in a formal state- ment, “as well as its earlier after- noon open session, will be in com- plete cooperation with the princi- ples of our assoclatjon, which is pledged to the observance of all laws, however, unwise or’ inex- pedient some of them may be, so long as they remain on the sta- tute books.” OLD. RESIDENT IS FOUND DEAD Joseph Cody, about 50 years of age, was found dead in his m on West Yellowstone avenue af 7:15 o'clock this morning. Heart failure jg thought to have been the cause of death, The deceased was a resident of Casper for 3@-years, having: at-oné time operated a restaurant here. He is survived by a wife Mrs. Pearl Cody id by two children Paul, a student of the Natrona County high school, and Catherine who is now in California. The lat- ter has been summoned to Casper. SIX ARRESTED IN-POLICE RAID A rafa@ on an alleged gambling and bootlegging establishment in the basement of the Yellowtone cafe on West Yellowstone avenue was executed by the police shortly before midnight last night. Cap- tain J. M. Farris and Officers Neff and Avery composed the. raiding squad. The door ot the room in which the violation is said to have been going on was barred with two-by-fours held in place by heavy fron strips. It was necessary to ‘break down the whole partition} which proved to be a thin one in| order to make the arrests since the occupants refused to open at the command of the law. Frank McNellis was arrested as), the proprietor, He is charged! with gambling and with yiolation of the Hquor law, John nders | is also charged with violation of the liquor ordinance. Bud Mc- Nellis, Mrs. Frank McNellis, Marie Smith, and J. BH. Hermette were arrested ag suspicfous characters. ae Immigrants on The Move From Canada, Report. { DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 19.—Un- hampered by immigration quota re- strictions that restrict the entrance of Europeans and Asiatics, Cana- dians are flocking into this country, taxing the Detroit immigration of- fice to its utmost, it is learned. A rush from Canada began before the Christmas holidays, immigra- tion officers say and they estimate that five thousand Canadians haye entered the United States at this point by legitimate routes since then. Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the government bureau of aeronautics, by the committee to outline flight, and other high naval officials will be questioned, with 5 A Newspaper MEX PASSACE LATE. REFUSAL for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and Siate ‘GAUDE PRICES SOARING IN TWO FIELDS; MEANS NEW RAISE HERE Increases in the price of Pennsyl- vania and Midcontinent crude oil, effective today, will mean another advance in Wyoming grades at an early date, it is believed, through adjustment of the differential be- tween Midcontinent and Wyoming prices. At noon today no advance had been made here. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 19.— Crude ofl prices were advanced to- day as fo'lows: Pennsy.vania grade in New York Trnasit company lines and Bradford district, 25 cents to $4 a barrel; Pennsylvania grade in National Transit company lines, in southwest Pennsylvania lines, and in Eureka lines, 25 cents a barrel to $3.50; Cabell and Somerset medium, if FREIGHT CUT ON REFINERY PIERRE, 8. D., the Interstate Comme commis. sion’in an effort to obtain’a reduc tion of rates on petroletni proditts, including gasoline, to all South Da- kota points from the Midcontinent which includes the. producing dis- tricts in southeastern Kansas and Oklahoma and also Wyoming re- fineries. Jan. 19.—The board of railroad commissioners has taken action to file a complaint with cents to $1.75 and Ragland, 5 cents to 90 cents, The Gulf Ol! corporation from its general offices here announced an increase of from 15 to 25 cents a barrel on Oklahoma, Kansas and north Texas crude as follows: | Gravity below 33, $1.15; gravity 33 to 35.9, $1.40; gravity 36 to 38.9, $1.60; gravity 89 and above, $1.75. TULSA, Okla., Jan. 19.—The Prairie Oil and Gas company today posted new prices for crude oil in the Midcontinent field including Oklahoma, Kansas and north Texas. The prices represent increases from 18 to 25 cents, making the new Fange from $1.15 to $1.75. Se SUNDAY SERVICE TO BE BROADCASTED BY THE CASPER STATION At 3 o'ciock Sunday afternoon rel’gious services under the direc- tion of the Rev. R. R, Hildebrand of the First Christian church, are to be broadcasted from the Casper station, The program follows: ee “The Lord Is My Shepherd” Choir “Whispering Hope” duet by Mrs. A. W. Morris and Miss Myrtle Cook. “All Hall the King” --.-----Chotr “Fishers of Men" sermon by the Rev. R. R. Hildebrane. Cr PROJECT RELIEF IS OUT. -LINED IN MEET PRIZES GIWEN| Water Users and Representatives of 28 Reclamation Projects Continue Testimony In Federal Probe H.S. CADETS AT ANNUAL BALL Harry Jennings, a sentor, the Rotary medal for the best riled cadet while Company “A” under Captain Odie Gorrell was pro- won claimed the best company at the annual military ball given’ in the Masonic temple by the Natrona County High school cadets last night. Fred Gibson, freshman, took sec- ond place in the contest for the best drilled cadet, and George Forrster, also a freshman, took third place. Burk H. Sinclair, brigadier gen- eral of the yeserves; Captain J. B. Frisby, and Orin Theige, com- mander of the Powder River post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, were the judges in the contests held. Five companies including 240 cadets took part in the drills which featured the military ball. The en- tire corps was complimented upon its efficiency. A large crowd had gathered for the ball which is considered the supreme social event of the high school season. FOUR PERISH IN HOME FIRE EMPORIUM, Pa., Jan. “19.—The farm house of Jacob Smith, 25 miles from Emporium, was destroyed by fire early, today, Mrs. Smith and three children were burned to death. Smith was taken to the hospital at Ridgway, Pa. In a@ critical con- dition. , SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 19.—With two defi- nite plans for relief in mind, the result of a general meet- ing which was held last night, the water users and their representatives from twenty-eight reclamation projects will appear before the federa day and continue their testimony of why, in their opinion, all but one of the projects are al- most irretrievably in debt and what organization can be perfected which will best permit them to pay back to the government the millions which have been expended and at the same time save their own homes, which are now on the brink of passing out of their hands. The American Falls project from Idaho will be given the floor according to the present plan. This will practically complete the! testimony from the “Idaho dele- gates, which with the Yuma, Ari- zona, project has taken practically all of the first two days of the ses- sion. One plan suggested last night and, which received considerable sup-| port was to pay the government the full actual expense of construction | regardless of how much greater this! expense was than the estimates; cost. A moratorium of three or! five years would be necessary, ac- cording to this plan, and the time for making the final payment would be put many years in the future. The second plan is that the govern- ment stand the expense of alleged engineering mistakes and that the ward the ~orig’nal, estimate. A moratorium would be necessary and the time limit of payment should be thirty years instead of twenty as 1 fact-finding commission to- jects. That it is utterly useless to attempt to save the King Hill dis trict in Idaho was the sad fact em phasized by Charles Stout, secre tary of the district. On this un- lucky and, according to the secre- tary, poorly chosen project a hun dred or more families have heen fighting for ex'stence for the last 15 years but their fight is lost. The government was mildly criticized for taking over the project in the first place. The Minidoka project, also, in troduced in Idaho while in poor con dition financially at the present time, has glowing prospects, nccord- ing to the settlers and if given o respite of a short time the farmers ‘will be'given an opportunity to pay back dollar for dollar. Representa- tives from this project, like those of practically all projects heard thus far heartily endorse the reclama- tion service but Insisted that unless @ delay of payment was afforded it would be impossible to meet the Obligations. A sympathetic chord was touched fn the meetings yesterday when the statement was made that the gov- ernment insisted upon payment too expense to the farmer be pared to-| early in the life of the project... A respite-untit the land waa property broken ahd cultivated would give {the settler an opportunity to “got away with the gun,” according to at present. Yesterday’s session of the fact- finding commission dealt entirely with the problems of Idaho pro- many delegates. A striking: example of this was given by A. C. DeMary of the Mini (Continued on Page Six) PROHIBITION FAILURE ARRAIGNED TO BLOW UP A SCHOOL RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 19.— Six boys, ranging in age from 6 to 11 years, were being held in the detention home here today as a@ result of their alleged confes- sion that they stole 100 sticks of dynamite and 1,200 caps from a powder magazine last Sunday with the intention of blowing up the Alberhill school house, south of here. Only six sticks of dynamite were found in the lads’ possession and they refuse to tell where they hid the rest, according to deputy sheriffs. CASHIER HELD FOR SHORTAGE DENVER, Colo.," Jan. 19.—Lee Armstrong, cashier of the Mark Beetham Livestock Commission company, was taken into custody in connection with the probe by the district attorney into the alleged irregular transactions which are re- ported to have been responsible for, or contributory, to the recent fail- ure of the company. Shortages with which Armstrong is alleged to be’ connected are approximated at between $12,000 and $14,000, = Department of Public Works Is Discussed WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—Crea- tion of & separate department of public works as proposed in the reorganization plan was asked was argued before the joint con- the gressiongl committes on reorgantza- preparations already made for the tion by; officials of the Federated Ameridan Engineers societies and the big the American Society of Civil In- dirigible'’s successful battle with the gincers. Tho proposal has met with strong gale Wednesday night after|the opposition of Secretary Work, sho had been torn from her mooring |who advocated a separate bureau mast and damaged, forming a per-jof public works jn the interlor de- manent point far inquiry. partment. > Representative Sherwood, Who Claims to Be Temperance BON BEA Advocate, Flays False Claims of Drys and Points to the Increase In Crime and Law Breaking WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Flourishing "ik and assailing the activities | ioon League and Representative Upshaw, Democrat, of Georgia, Repre- I | | | | sentative Sherwood, Democrat, Ohio, 88 years old, veteran of the house of representa- tives, told his colleagues today that “up to 1924, it is generally conceded that prohi- bition enforcement officers have failed to enforce the law,” and also charged that the use of narcotics had increased enormously since enaciment of the dry laws. Declaring that when he was only 12 years old, he had signed a tem\- Perance pledge and would “vote for no law which tolerates intoxicating liquor as a beverage,” ho insisted that prohibition has failed to. pro- hibit although it had cost the tax- payers “over @ thousand million dol- lars in revenue in the last two = ae “Attorney General Daugherty con- cedes the fallure.” he said. “The president concedes the failure to enforce the law, when he asks for an appropriation of $20,000,000 by congress to build a fleet of vessels to enforee the law on the Atlantic coast alone.” | He cited figures, to show that there was a mounting consumption of British Hquors in. the United States, placing the 1923 exports from that country at “25,000,000 | gallons, compas with 22,000,000 gallons the year previous. “Since the passage by congress of the Volstead act," sald Mr. Sher- wood, “there has been a large in- crease in booze drinking among j young men and young girls.! It has become a menace to orderly society. Young men who never indulged in liquor ‘before are now carrying flasks in hip pockets loaded with moonshine or bootleg whiskey and young girls are indy-ed to drink the vile stuff in dance be:e »r4 automobiles parked along lon.somt roads. It is a moral menace now and it is growing worse.” When the eighteenth amendmem was proposed he asserted, the ant! saloon league promised that \“‘it wduld reduce crime to'the minimum, would largely reduce the divorce evil, would abolish drunkenness would make for business prosperity by inducing the earnings of the in- dustrial classes to go into homes instead ‘of into intoxicants, - and would empty our jails and peni- tentiaries,” “After four years of experience” he said, “we find that not one single promise made by the proponents of prohibition has been kept. Crime has increased 40 per cent; divorces in some 50 cities have increased 35 per cent; and murders have in- creased 40 per cent. And worse than all the calamities that have happened since the Volstead act is the fearful record of the dope fiends, or narcotic addicts, now numbering nearly a million victims, as reported by the highest medical experts,” Charging Representative Upshaw with “skyrocket orator Mr. Sher- in the east, whom they think are printed. i The Annual Industrial Edition This paper is published every year to advertise Casper and the whole state of Wyoming. It is not a commercial prop- osition, If the publishers break even, they will not complain. We all want to do our share in advertising and boosting Wyoming. Every individual can contribute a little, by buying a few copies and mailing them to friends and acqu know what wonderful place this great west is. Place your order now, so you will be sure to get them as soon as they PHONES 15 AND 16 quaintances ould he interested. Let them wood said his Georgia colleague had “failed to point out a single benefit to either an individual or to the state” because of prohibition, “This bold attitude required’ the gall of a curmuggeon, and the audacity of a Chinese bandit," he declared, char- acterizing Mr. Upshaw as “the re- incarnation of the old Puritans of the 17th century who hung Quakers in Connecticut and burned witches in Massachuset ¥If the Anti-Saloon league’ should Induce this congress to amend the Volstead act by adding the 12 amendments suggested by the gen- tleman from Georgia,” he added, “it would be the end of personal liberty in the United States.” The means employed in bringing about adoption of the eighteenth amendment were described by the Dhio representative as “unfair and disreputable.” Pointing out, that Nevada with 77,407 poptilation had an equal voice in ratifying the amendment with New York, despite that the latter state has a population of 10,384 144, he charged that “the Anti-Saloon gue is not christian in its meth- ods but it is vindictive, vengeful and mercenary” and that “by its drastic methods of trying to en- force the Volstead act, has hatched the biggest crop of law breakers that ever afflicted any community.” ——_——_—_———— War Opened on Poultry Trust NEW YORK, Jan. 19. — United States AttormeyeHayward, by direc- tion of At General Daugh- erty, filed @iipetition against the Lice Poultry Dealers Protective As- sociation. Inc., and twenty-two of iis officers and principal members. } Th action wag taken, r id, to end . Prices association |throughout the o: loged, Man' Joins Pal In Jail On Paying Him Social Call Visitors at the city jail who have friends incarcerated should see to it that they are in a perfectly sober condition before making their so- cial cal's. A breach of etiquette in this regard on the part of Thomas Mangort Friday caused his arrest on a charge of drunkeness, ee Sneider Funeral To Be Held Sunday The funeral of Mrs. Pearl Sneider will be held from the Shaffer-Gay chap@ at 3 o'clock Sunday after- noon, the members of W. L. Kuy- kendall, Rebekah lodge 39 tak- ing part in the services, All Rebekahs are requested to meet at the I. O. O. F, hall at 2:5 o'clock of the same day. Bank In Douglas Closes Its Doors DOUGLAS, Wyo., Jan. 19. The Commercial Bank & Trust company of Douglas falled to open its doors for business this morning, due to financial difficulties. institu- tion is a consolidation of the Com- mercial with the First bank of Douglas through a merger which went into effect last month. NUMBER 74 QE WYATT 19 IGTIM, OTHERS ERIOUSLY ILL ROM DRINKING Officers Throw Out Dragnet for Liquor Peddler Responsible For Tragedy Here. | ra Eo me. Poisoned from drinking what was sold as “Gordon’s Dry Gin,’” Joe Wyatt, well known Casper youth, died at midnight last night, and two other youths, Harold Skelton and James Quinlan who had pas taken of the contents of the same bottle went through a hard fight for life but were reported to be getting along wal towards recovery this morning. City and courty authorities are cooperating today in an effort to ap- pretiend the guilty party who sold «he poisoned gin to the three youths. It {% understood that the identity of the party has been ned but that immediately upon knowledge of the tragedy which had followed the con- sumption of the liquor, the man fled tho city. Wires were busy today in an effort to locate him. Wyatt, Quinian and Skelton, were gathered in a room at Skelton’s home, 360 South Ash street about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. No one else was in the house at the time, Mire Gi¥ies-Skelton being out of the city. They drank practically all the gin that was in the bottle, and Young Wyatt lay down In an ad- eis room. ‘Nether Skelton nor uinlan were conscious of anything after 1:30 a. m, Friday. Friends first discovered them at 5:45 p. mm. of the same day, when they went to the house in an ef- fort to locate them. Wyatt was dis. covered lying on the bed and foam- ing at the mouth. Quinlan, who Was in a semt-conscious conilition at the time, tried to rise but totter- ed a‘short distance and fell down, Dr. G. B. Underwgod of the La- throp clinic was notified as was also the police department. Dr. Underwood and Officer Jack Neff both rushed to the scene and ail three youths were taken to the Cas- ber Private hospital where every means was used to restore thim to a normal condition. Young Wyatt died at midnight from acute pulmonary odema. The exact nature of the poison in the gin had not yet been learned but further Investigation today was ex- pected to reveal this. Coroner Lew M. Gay said that it was not probable that an inquest into the cuse would be held, Joe Wyatt was 19 years of age at the time of his death. He wag the son of Henry. Wyatt, owner of the Wyatt hote! and well known build- er. He ‘s also survived by three sisters, Hattie, Evelyn and Zella and by a brother Herbert. Another brother, Denny Wyatt, died some time ago from gas poisoning re- ceived in the world war. James Quinlan is a former high school youth, having gained laurels in both basketball and football. Haro’d Skelton ts an employe ct the Producers and Refiners’ corpora- tion, German Finance Experts Arrive PARIS, Jan. 19.—(By sociated Press)—Dr. H Schacht, head of the R and German currency cc invited by the which General heads, t The As- Jalmar Char to Par tion with the commi tion into Germany’s rived here today. He Monday. ome LIQUOR CARCO CIVEN RELEASE RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. entered Oak Island Harbor in dis. tress December 2 will be returned to her pam. master, Captain Thomas Pop d it is understood, escorted to the three mile limit by a coast guard boat to resume her voyage to Halifax, District attorney J. B. Tucker/ her further detention. -9.—The) British schooner Kwasind and her| carg of 2,218 cases of liquor, which | left here today restore the tain Popham + for Wilmington to P and cargo to Cap. fence against cient to warrent as Wt Pa ne cs | t I !