Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1924, Page 1

‘A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Che Casper Daily Tribune CASPER, WYO., 3 The Weather ‘WYOMING—Generally fair to- night and friday except probably rain or snow Friday in. extreme oerthwest portion. Continued mild. FINAL HOME NUMBER 84 VOLUME JAY, JANUARY 31, 1924 WALSH RESOLUTION ON TEAPOT | MENT IS PASSED LEASE ANNULMENT IS | S TE TAX REDUCTION PLAN _\SENATE TAKES -IMMEDIA t TO HAVE SMOOTH SAILING, BELIEF yp FIGHT ON: BINT BREAKG IN| Propose? rhat Income Assessments Be-\@™, r ISITE lie” ARE READ INTO RECORDS DENBY TODAY. DISSOLUTION OF Legal Proceedings Authorizing ‘Annul-. ment Adopted by Unanimous Vote After Long Debate WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.—Secretary Mellon regards as practical and feasible the plan of Republican members of the house ways and ‘means committee to make the pro- posed income tax reductions effective on the 1923 pay- Messages to His “Precious Sweetum” Mock ‘Atlanta Capi- talist Sued for Half Million Dollar Heart Balm JAPANESE DIET Fist Fights Common And Flasks Hurled By Members. 2OKIO, Jon. 81—(By The As- ments which tax payers will remit to the government be- ginning March 15. He believes the step would entail no difficulties on the treasury, Under the optional plan of paying taxes in four installments, probably ninety percent of the taxpayers take advantage of the privilege of retain- ing moneys that might otherwise be turned into the treasury in a lump sum on the first tax paying date. The mechanics of dealing with a re- some officials made the guess today that it would range around $200,000,. 000 on the payments this year if the 25 per cent reduction all along the line on tax rates is agreed upon as suggested in the ways and means committee. RESOLUTION SENT by Society Belle Of New Orleans ATLANTA, Ga., Jane 81.—Reading of letters said to have been written to Mrs. Onezima De Bouchel of New Orleans by Asa G. Candier, soft drink magnate of At- lanta, was expected to be continued today during the trial in United States district court here of Mrs, De Bouchel’s $500,000 breach of promise suit against Mr. Candler. first These were dated early in the spring of 1922, up until this time and following their meeting in November, 1921, at a Confederate veterans’ reunion held here. Mr. Candler corresponded with Mrs. De WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The Walsh resolution di=- recting the president to proceed with suits to annul the Doheny and Sinclair oil leases was adopted today by the senate, Final action was taken after all efforts to modify the language, of the resolution, so as to eliminate direct charges that the leases were entered the same for the United States and into without authority and in viola- in violation of the laws of congress; sociated Prens}—The imperial diet|troactive reduction, in Mr. Mellon’s| TO THE MOUSE. — Bouchel, so u letter stated, “for cul-| tion of the iaw had been voted| and was dissolved today following scenes | opinion would be largely a r| WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Reduc- tire and pastime, which being done|down. Tio vote was unanimous on| “Whereas, mich leases and cone of the greatest disorder in which} transaction, consisting of the plac-| tion of the 1923 personal income RESIGNA TION RUMORS I found myself admiring you.” the final roll call. Highty-eight| tract were made in defiance of the water fineks were thrown and sts Ing by the treasury of a credit to fazed whlch are payable this year : Later in the spring another letter | senators cast their ballots, sett'ed policy of the government ai used. The disturbance result the tax payer on future install-] on the bas'’s of the Democratic tax stated that Mr. Candler had investi- The resolution mi ee re iatetinay crpbcttion Auf crates) Cie en ee eee aes a AFFECTING CABINET demanding the|hered to through three successive interpellate the government regard- ing the attempted wrecking of a Ueves, would be involved. The treasury has had no Oppor- normal rates to 2 per cent on in- comes under $5,000 and four per gated “the manner of woman" Mrs. De Bouchel was, and after ascer- taining “from every available source resignation of Secretary Denby was administrations, to maintain in the taken up today by the senate after ground a great reserve supply of it had passed unanimously the | oll adequate to the needs of the na train at Nagoya carrying opposition | unity to estimate the decrease in| Cent under $8,000 was proposed in a MEMBERS ARE DENIED I learned of your excellency, good | Waish resolution. in sey emergency threatening the leaders to Tokio. the total government income result- Std ber de ie 5h to pices: ante rg areas ee he] WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—The| national security: The turbulent scenes which oc-| ing from the proposed change, but | !ouse today by Representative Gar- Denna Ty lovett walsh sell ilenwe ansiulmerit: seeblu: | 14 vei curred in.the lower house made | ———————_____ ner, Democrat, Texas, WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Con- torney General Daugherty from | you. - tion, as adopted by the senate, fol- homey Saget -cfch ely eerie “the further business impossible. Chairman Green of the house] gressional discussion and execu- | the cabinet. Then came the proposal which |, e The outburst came shortly efter the representatives had taken their seats upon the resumption of the diet session. Interpellating the government in THREE KILLED _INRAIL CRASH ways anc means committee and the author of the proposal adopted by the Republican members of the com- mittee y to cut the 1923 taxea about 25° per ‘cent as a part of the general revision bill, object- S$... oo. ——_ tive consideration of the oil land leasing question has served to ll Washington with more a and counter rumérs than capital has known in many a day, Reports that the two cabinet members had submitted their resignations to President Coolidge several days ago and that the President had refused to accept them; .were disseminated widely Mrs. De Bouchel, according to a letter from Mr. Candler, accepted after she had obtained a divorce from Adolphe. Rocquet, in Reno, in September, 1921. » ow: United States of America, in con- gress assembled, that the said leases and contract are against the public interest and that the lands em braced therein should be recovered “In whereas, it appears from evi- dence taken by the committee on public lands and surveys of the United States senate that certain lease of naval reserve number 3 in ‘with the train wreck, in In June, '1922, Mr. Candler wrote | 10s eat and held for the Durposs to, which connection ed to immed’ate consideration of the}. The most persistent of these re- | today but were at once branded as | he had suffered on learning that |the state of Wyoming, bearing date|they were dedicated; and which three prominent opposition. pee cregolution. when It was asked tor] “ports inyolyea.the, possible . nfely untrue” by C. Bascom | ‘sweetum’s’t physical condition was |Aptil 7, 1922, made in form by the} “Resolved, further, .that the pres leaders although the} FRANKLIN, Pa, Jan. 81.—Threé ie Garner. ee aa ment of Becretary Denby and .At- "| Slemp,/secretary to Mr. Coolidge? (Continged on Page Seven.) government of the United Stdtes,|ident of the United. States be, and locomotive Ir_train was dam-| persons were killed and a score of |” - a : 5 aged, the foes of Premier Kiyoura and. his newly installed cabinet de- manded that the premier reply per- sonally. Kiyoura, however, refused to rise. Great Disorder immediately en- sued amid which Kenjiro Komatsu, minister of communications and a. number of the house of peers nt- tempted to reply to the interpella- others injuredyesterday in the de- railment of the southbound Buffalo- Pittsburgh express of the Pennsyl- vania railroad at:St. George station, 22 miles from here. Boy Tumbles Out Of Balcony When ———— to Stuttgart, accompanied by Mr. KILLED BY MANIAC Posse of Forty Scouring Hills Of Wash- er.part of the merchandise in the throug Albert B, Fall, secretary of the interior and Edwin Denby, sec- tary of the navy, as lessor to the Mammoth Oil company, as lessee, and that certain contract between the government of the United States and the Pan American Petroleum and Transport company, date Ap- hereby is, authorized and directed immediately to cause sult to be in- stituted and prosecuted for the an- nulment and cancellation of the said leases and contract and all contracts inefdental or supplemental thereto, to enjoin the further extraction of oll from the sald reserves under sald ril 26, 1922, slgned by Edward C. leases or from the territory covered Finney, acting secretary of the in-|by the same, to secure any further terior and Edwin Denby, secretary | appropriate incidental relief, and. to tions, In the confusion an agitator, store. of the navy, relating among other | prosecute such other actions or pro- not a-member of the diet rushed’ to ie ee the American vice Two men whose names are said| things, to the construction of oi! | ceedings, civil and criminal, as may the platform and thrust Komatsu 01 . aside. A riot followed. ‘The legislators Game Gets Warm Griffis’ plans were still unknown here but it was assumed he would ington for Madman Who to be Yost and Hosteller were nam- ed for exceptional courage by a cit- tanks at Pearl Harbor, T. H., and|be warranted by the facts in relation that certain lease of naval reserve|to the making of the sald leases and C Rei fT. izen of that community today who|number 1, in the state of California, | contract. used water containers as missiles . lose little time in returning to the d vividly related the efforts they}bearing date December 11, 1922,| “And the president {s further au- and several engaged in fistic com-|,, CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 31—] tite states. ~ ause eign oO error made in trying to save adjoining}made in form by the government| thorized and directed to appoint, by bat. ‘ “Time out” was taken by teams en- Hostilities continued until the speaker of the house hastily declar- ed a temporary adjournment, which was followed by dissolution of the diet. Six rallles were held in Tokio by the opposition this afternoon. The Police, strengthened by the ad- dition of an extra force, were main- tatiing a close watch over proceed- ings. Actress Weds British Officer NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—Major General Sir Charles John Sackville- West, British soldier and diplomat, and Anne Meredith Bigelow, former actress, were married quietly yes- terday by a judge. No Session On gaged in a hotly contested basket- ball game here while “Red” Mus- selman, age 10, was being removed from the floor. Red, excited by the play, leaned too far over the Bal- cony rail and fell 12 feet to the floor. He was only slightly injured. —____. HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR LARAMIE COUNTY FORMED AT CAPITAL CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 81. — The Laramie ‘County Historica! so- ciety has been organized here, for the purpose of co-operating with the State Historical department in the collection and preservation of this section of Wyoming. John C. ‘Thompson, Jr., 18 president of the association; John C. Argesheimer, The understanding was that Grif- fils was preparing to cross the Ger- man frontier this morning on his way to Paris, possibly about the time for the formal announcement of his release to be made in Berlin. The foreign office officials explain the reticence observed with regard to the Griffis case yesterday as “due entirely to the mass of formalities through which cases of this magni- tude must pass." How. Fleeing EPHRATA, Wash., Jan. 81.—A sheriff’s posse was believed to be closing in this afternoon on Owen Hudson, wanted in connection with a series of shootings in a farm- ing district about 12 miles northeast of here which re- sulted in three deaths and the serious injury of another person. tar from the scene of the killings. Glen Pugh, shot at his own door at 10:30 last night, died on a train this forenoon enroute to Spokane to receive surgical attention. Ira Slat- en was shot and instantly killed at his home at 2 a. m. today and his wife, who declared their assailant was Owen Hudson, was shot and is Hudson was believed to be in Dry Coulee, not of the slayer, were killed and Mrs. Slaten was said to be sinking rapid- ly due to loss of blood from a wound ih the arm. Glen Pugh, who lives seven miles from the Slaten ranch, was being hurried to Spokane for surgical attention. He suffered a gunshot wound through his lungs. bul'dings. The state land office and other buildings were in line for de- struction if the fire had spread further. Snyder has no water system and for that reason it was impossible to extinguish the flames. Birthplace Gets In News Only Once In Last 20 Years of the United States through Albert|and with the advice and consent of B. Fall, secretary of the interior,|the senate, special counsel who shall and Edwin Denby, secretary of the| have charge and control of the pro- navy as lessor, to the Pan American|thing in the statutes touching the Petroleum company as lessee, were| powers of the attorney general oF execnted under circumstances indi-|secution of such litigation, any cating fraud and corruption; and | the department of justice to the con- “Whereas, the said leases and con-| ‘trary notwithstanding,” - tract were entered into without au- PLE thority on the part of the officers purporting to act in the execution of CLINTON A. SMITH OF CASPER NOT THE ONE WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.— Both Democratic and Republican leaders of the senate were consulted by President Coolidge today just before the debate on the Walsh oil lease annulment resolution was resumed. After the ranking senators in the Republican senate organization had 2 aid an early call at the whate The alleged slayer {s being pur-| CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 31. — P . Is Fame in a serious condition from loss of} sued today by a posse of 49 men.| Fifty years ago Mrs. Elizabeth ped em tGerpatay summoned Sen- if blood, One of the Hudson brothers is | Mahncke left her birthplace, the lit- ator Walsh Democrat, Montana, Criticism travels much faster than praise. A good reputation can be shat- tered in a moment, but it takes a long time to overtake and cor- rect a break. A good merchant, who knows ‘When neighbors went to the Hud- son home in search of Owen they found his brother Earl shot dead. Owen Hudson is believed to have be- come suddenly deranged. EPHRATA, Wash., Jan. 31—Two men were shot dead and a third named Owen and the other Glen, but the telephone connection failed before the authorities could learn which was dead and which was accused of the shooting. Pugh was shot at his home at 10:30 last night. At 2 o'clock this morning a man believed to be the tle village of Gartz, Germany, and came to America. For 48 years she resided in New York City, then came to Cheyenne. During the half- century she read the newspapers daily, but it was not until two ago tMat, while reading a Chey- enne newspaper, she saw the first reference to her birthplace carried who has had a dominant. part in the olf inquiry and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Demo cratic floor leader, and author of the resolution calling for the resigna tlon of Secretary Denby. White House officials said-the ident desired to discuss with the Democratic leaders the whole CRUGHT IN NEBRASKA Exception is taken by Clinton A. Smith to a report to the effect that he had been sentenced in Valentine, Neb., to a 30-year term in the peni- D two z 7. - man and a woman were wounded, | 88me as Pugh’s assailant appeared : tentiary on a cl of murder. It}question of the investigation, Wiper presirent; Hiram Bamp. trea | De aie pis Beeniiee SERCURIN a octaiee by aman declared jat the Slaten home and killed |by any dispatch in the news. The| Toy ita tnat ar. Smith had # wie [made by. the senate onnsntiten pam I ectce Award Beets ad IS. Dane e re Atte ee tara gear) poston |to be named Hudson who escaped | Slaten and wounded his wife. The| “Mews from home" that came to| ¥® Mr. § ad a e sens e J. Parshall and J. H. Gilland execu-| in the public mind; subconscious- WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.—Be cause of ‘the absence of Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, the Ben- ate committee investigating the Bok peace award held no session Wednesday. x tive committee members. Similar associations have been or- ganized in several other Wyoming counties. Eventually there will be an association in each county of the state. Historical data collected by the societies will be preserved in the state archives. ‘KIDNAPER’ OF SLACKER SAILS FOR AMERICA HAMBURGH, Jan. 31.—(By The Associated Fress)—Corliss Hooven Griffis, who was released from jail at Mosbach yesterday after serving part’ of his sentence for the attempted kidnaping of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American Draft vader, tonight went | aboard the steamship Albert Bal- lin at Cuxhaven, bound for New York. Griffis arrived here today with several Badecnese officials. "One of the conditions of Griffis’ release was that he should leave Germany immediately. BERLIN, Jan. 31.—Corliss Hooven Griffis, of Hamil- ton, O., former American army officer, who was sentenced ly his platform and claims are accepted one bundred per cent. But people are never stung in thelr subconscious minds; they are loud!y conscious of an unsat- isfactory transactinn; thespfore advertising merchants are doub- ly careful that performance jibes with promise. The continued growth of Trib- une advertisers shows they are keeping faith, Shop in The Tribune shopping in the shops, PAY YOUR WATER BILLS ON TIME Of BE FINED Persons who have a habit of be- ing de'inquent in paying their wa- ter bills to the city of Casper will find that they are losing money as a result of their proscrstination. While it has always been the ordi- nance that if bills are not paid on or before the 25th ‘day of each month a fine of $1 should be addea to the bill this rule has never heen before al LE ca A en nn Oe a nn a a ne en to the hills after having terrorized the countryside east of here from 10:30 lastnight yntil dawn this morning. , Ira Slaten, a farmer who resided 2 miles east of Ephrata, and a man named Hudson, said to be a brother WOMAN IN BIG latter recoghized him as Hudson and when neighbors went to the Hudson ranch they found the brother dead. So motive is known for the shoot- ings and it is believed the slayer hai become deranged. BURNED FIRE AT OIL FIELD TOWN The first disastrous fire seen by the town of Snyder, Wyo., burst upon the excited community at 7:30 0’clock last night, destroying the largest building in the town and practically all of a $10,000 stock while Mrs. John Upsall, wife of the owner of the structure was so seriously burned that she had to be taken to the Union hospital at Salt Creek for treatment. The total loss is estimated at $15,- 000 while‘there was some insurance which is sald not to have approach- ed the valuation of the store and the merchandise. Mrs. Upsall had been away dur- room which she did not notice. Mrs. Upsall struck a match to re-light the fire and an explosion was the rernlt. 3 The flames spread and the victim of the explosion was carried out of the building by friends who became her after fifty years was an Asso- ciated Press item relating that di- vorce is unknown in Gartz. —————_ CONDITION OF BISHOP LOW NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 31.— Right Rev. Frederic W. Keator, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Tacoma, Wash., who is ill of heart trouble here, did not hold his own during the night, a hospital bulletin today .indicated. The patient ap- parently lost the slight improve- ment noted yesterday. His condi- tion is again regarded as critical. ——____ Two Students Fatally Hurt In Ohio Fire SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 31.— Nine students were injured, two here, which he also denies, since He is unaware that he is not a bachelor. Smith has lived here for tho past three years and owns his home at 1115 Burlington street, has never been in. Valentine and is not con- nected in any way with the man in that town of the same name who was sentonced for murder. as contemplated by the executive branch of the government. : The conference was the first the President had with Democratic sen- ators since the ofl lease inquiry as sumed its present major propor tions. Silas H. Strawn, one of the spe- (Continued on Page Ten) OHIO STUDENT TELLS MURDER OF CLASSMATE CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 81.—Apparently unperturbed by the fact that he faced a probable charge of murder, Salton P. Siddall, Equality, Ills., a senior at Ohio dental college, last night told police how he had slain his friend and classmate, John A. Mazzola, son of a wealthy Panama City merchant and disposed of the body by throwing it into a creek, mark “about a friend of mine” and Mazzola's body with a bullet|@ fight ensued. He declared Maz wound and numerous stiletto cuts| 20! drew a stilletto, or knife, and bed at him with it. After strug was found {in the shallow water for 15 minutes in the -closed 7 : sat " Cf ing the afternoon. The gas had been | aware of. ‘the dangerous condition | probably fatally, in escaping from early yesterday. Siddat! said he succeed to 18 months in jail at Mosbach, Baden fom ey peed iis enforced. The: new administration | left burning low in the livingroom | whlch existed. a dormitory during a fi Wilber-| Siddall told the officers that he|ea in 1g 2 olver from bia spiracy in a plot to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, is) ir" eiiaca to enforce it and for but the flame had died out during} Much of the fine furniture own-! fc university near Xenia today.|and Mazzola went for an aut ile| pocket, shot Mazzola twice and again a free man. Released from prison yesterday after reason wi'l-collect for the first her absence and when she returned | ed by the Upsalls was destroyed in|‘ fire is said to have been of |ride at the latter's suggestion. Maz-| pitched him over an embankment serving less than two months of his sentence, Griffis Went month of the year $623 in fines. there was considerable gas in, tho} the conflagration as was tho great-| incendiary origin zola, he said, made a disparaging re-| into the water.