Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1924, Page 1

“a The Weather — WYOMING — Unsettled with some snow tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight. “VOLUME VIII. eee Che Caspe : CASPER, WYO.,’ DEATH OF FORM! CASTS SH ¢* FEBRUARY 4, 1924 ot MUMosi7 7 COLORADO AND OTHER STATES Wires Carried Down By Storm; Wyoming Vis- ited by Snow DENVER, Colo. Feb. 4— Colorado today was recover- ing from the effects of a ga‘> that raged all day Sunday and far into the night last night and which: resulted in severe interruption of telephone and telegraph service with the . east. The gale which raged all day yester- day, today was central over eastern Missouri, according to J. M. Shear- er, district weather forecaster. All ailable repair crews have been dispatched to points eastward by the telephone and telegraph com- panies, in an effort to restore badly disrupted communication. Although the loss from the wind in Denver was confined to a few badly damaged outdoor signs, awn- ings, and the lke, the*loss: farther east. was’ reported to, the weather bureau to be rather severe. .Tele- ad Uenceger ent yesterday afternoon and also be- tween Kansas City and Garden-City. Kansas, according, to ‘reports at the offices: the telephone and_ tele- sraph companies here this morning. Commun! on hoth west-and-south of Denver not disrupted by the storm, which appears to have beer widespread over a large area east of here. East of Dodge City, Kansas, on the Santa Fe railroad and east of McCook, Nebraska, on‘ the, Burling- ton all wires were down. this morn- ing. The storm delayéd traffic all day yesterday from the east. The Missouri Pacific railroad between Pueblo, Colorado and Hoisington, Kansas, was blocked by drifting snow and Santa Fo trains were re- ported to local headquarters here, last night as stalled in the snow be? tween Holly, Colorado and Dodge City, Kansas.. A heavy fall of snow is reported to have accompan- ied the wind in this section yester- day. The storm is moving eastward and is somewhat subdued in the mountain and adjacent plains states this morning, according to the dis- trict weather forecaster. BUS LINES. ARE BEING OPPOSED BY RAILROADS Officials Contend No Necessity. Exists ‘for Franchise CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 4—A. A. Spaugh, as president of the Wyo- ming Bus Line company, is exper- jencing difficulty in efforts*to se- cure from the Wyoming Public Ser- vice Commission authorization «to provide motor bus passenger. ser- vice between Cheyenne and Casper, Casper and Yellowstone park via Riverton and Moran, and on routes connecting with the Casper-Chey- enne route. Representatives of the Chicago & Northwestern, the Union Pacific=and” the ~ Colorado & Southern railroads are combatting Spaugh’'s petition at a hearing be- fore the public service commission, which was in progress Saturday with Spaugh undergoing cross-ex- amination by the railroad agents. The three reflroads contend that no necessity exists for the service which Spaygh says he proposes to Provide, that it would parallel and compete with their service and that the commission, therefore, should refuse to authorize it. Spaugh’s application is supported by the White Motor company, through G. Gillespie. | Spaugh, should the service. be authorized, wil use: White busses. LATE LEADER IN THIS CITY Genuine grief over the death yes- terday of Woodrow Wilson at his Washington home found expression in Casper on all sides, many of the tributes being. voiced during the hours of his iast illness when family and friends patiently and sorrowly awaited the end that was known to be approaching. Outward evidence of this resPect and esteem was also shown today in the flags that were raised to half mast on public build- ings. In the churches of the city there were some pastors who referred to the last fliness and death of the nation's war presidént, and this sentiment and feeling is reflected in the words of the Rev. Chas. A. Wil- son, who was informed only a few minutes before the sermon hour that the former president had pas- Sed away, and who supplemented the, announcement with the state- ment that Mr. Wilson was president in the most trying time ‘of the world's history. “Our government is carried on largely through political parties,” the Rev. Wilson said,” but with all allowances for partisan differences there has been no question raised of his personal; honor or integrity. The passing of men like Roosevelt, Harding and. Wilson leaves the world the poorer. “Quoting a noted author, -he ‘took Jesus Christ into the councils of the nation @nd into international af. fairs 4 . “One of the most significant in it-of- pines: ta roe the arsangemen: the room in-*vhich he died was the Presenee of A Bible, well worn,- on the, table near hs bed.’ (oo Gillette Farmer: : Loses Both Hands ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Feb. 4— John Armende, 24, ranchman of Gillette, Wyoming, lost both hands when they were run over by a train at Granger, Wyoming. He was brought to the hospital here, where it-is stated he will recover, Ar- mende was asleep by. the railroad track when the roar of an approach- ing train. awakened him. He grasped a rail with both hands, to pull himself from a prone position, and the train ran over the hands. CONVICT DEAD IN LEAP FROM ‘MOVING TRAIN LARAMIE, Wyo., Feb. 4.—One of the four federat prisoners being taken to the Rawilirls penitentiary by a United States marshal Inst Night jumped through the window of a\passenger car at Fort Seele, and his body was found his morning, lying beside the track. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT. OF NEW J®RSEY. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Wilson’s Most Famous Words — There is no such thing as a man being too proud to fight. The world must be made safe for democracy, We must be ‘impartial in thought as well as action. A steadfast concert for peace can never be maintained except by a partnership of Democratic nations. ‘There is no hate in our hearts for the German people. 3 We have always said that we were the servants and friends of mankind. é Peace must be planted on the trusted foundations of political Uberty. ————.—_—__ MEXICO CITY—Two battles on the western front probably are tak- ing place—near Guadalajara, state of Jalisco, and Valle De Santiago, state 9f Guanajuato. Guadalajara which was not garrisoned by the rebels ten days ago, now is the goal of both the loyal and rebeltious troops. GARNER OPENS FIGHT ON TAX WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Secre- made public Saturday by the trea- tary Mellon was charged yesterday by Representative Garner of Texas, ranking Democrat on the house ways and means committee with re- sorting to “‘misicading’* estimates to bolster up his position on tax. re- vision and-to discredit the tax plans of the Democrats. Replying in a formal statement to predictions made Saturday by Mr. Mellon that adoption of the Demo- cratic program would mean a loss of more than $600,000,000 in govern- mental revenue, Mr. Garner said: “I have never questioned Mr. Mel- lon’s integrity, but his estimates in the past have proven grossly inac- currate. It is clear that Mr. Mel- lon’s object is to reduce his own and the taxes of other wealthy people, and at the same time decline to give the small taxpayer the same consideraton he gives himself’ In this policy I cannot agree.” Pointing out that the estimates sury were for the year 1925, Mr. Garner said that “Mr. Mellon's ob- Ject is to defeat proposed income tax rates that differ from his, and since his arguments have been met and defeated he can only resort to ‘fu- ture estimates’ and discredit esti- mates based upon ascertained re- turns, such as 1921, the last returns we have for comparison.” “When the Democratic plan is compared* with Mr, Mellon's plan based upon the returns of 1921,” continued -Mr. Garner, “there are about $46,000,000 difference in nor- mal and surtax receipts—these are Mr. Mellon's figures —whereas Mr. Mellon gies to make it appear that for the future the difference would be more than $300,000,000."" The new revenue asure on which the house ways and means committee has been working prac tically since the opening of congress (Continued an Page Hight) ¢ 1—AS, A YOUNG LAWYER. 4—AT THE TIME OF HIS INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT. 5—DURING THE. WAR PERIOD. 6—WHILE TOURING 7—ON HIS 65TH BIRTHDAY. BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: 2—AS THE EIGHT AGES OF FORMER PRESIDENT WILSON A PROFESSOR AT WESLEYAN THE M. D. McClafferty of Casper Blown To Pieces by Magazine Explosion In Lance Creek Field A premature explosion of nitro-glycerine in a powder magazine belonging to the Independent Torpedo company in the Lance Creek field yesterday M. D. McClafferty of Casper, morning instantly killed hurling him high in the air together with the shed that housed the explosive and tear- ing his body into a thousand pieces, McClafferty is survived by a wife and baby who are living at the Rex apartments, 434 South Wolcott street here and who are stopping at present with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lighdner. Mr. Lighdner and Mr. McClafferty went to work for the torpedo company last July.’ What has been collected of the remains, which is very little, will be shipped either to Pennsylvania or Ohio for burial. Relatives in each of these states survive the deceased. According to the report of the aceiden-, McClafferty had been sent by the company to the holdings of the Buck Creek Oil company near Lusk to loosen some frozen casing in one of the wells there. He had made several shots but none of them were effective. At § o'clock Sunday morning he went to the magazine to get more nitro-glyver- SALT CREEK CRUDE PRICE UP 25 CENTS With the 25-cent advance in the field price of Salt Creek crude oil announced today by the Mid- west Refining company, a total increase in price of slightly more than 140 per cent is shown for a period of less than 30 days. From 60 cents a barrel January 9 the quotation has now jumped to $1. Changes on the crude oils of other Wyoming fields have not as yet been given out by either the Midwest or Ohio oll compa- nies, ine. He remained in the-shed for a few minutes. Aterrific sion occurred sending both the worker and the shed in all direc- tions. The jar from the explosion was 80 gfeat that it could be felt by residents some distance from the scene of the accident. It has been impossible to deter- 'mine the exact reason for the ex- plosion. Nitro-glycerine is a s#ub- stance of such sensative nature that the slightest jar will cause it to explode. explo: RAIL PERMIT HEARING UNIVERSITY. 8%—-AS GOVERNOR COUNTRY IN DEFENSE OF THE —AT HARDING'S FUNERAL CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON. NITRO BLAST CLAIMS LIFE! 13 Was Wilson’s “Lucky” Number He was re-elected in 1916 by California’s pivotal 13 electoral votes. There are 13 name. He landed at Brest December 13. He was inaugurated in 1913. Thirteen governors were in line. Militia from 18 states were there, Thirteen educational institutions were represented There are 26 articles in his League of Nations covenant— twice 13. It was completed February 13. The marriage of his daughter, Jessie, to Francis B. Sayre, was the thirteenth White House wed- ding. letters in his A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Daily Trilnuw RTI, s Two Services Planned For Next Wednesday; Vault to Receive Body For Time Being WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. — (By The _ Associated Press)——Tentative plans for the funeral of former Presi- dent Wilson announced to- day by Dr. Grayson, pro- vide for a brief private service at the S. Street residence at 3 p. m. on Wednesda This service will be followed by another at 3:3 o'clock at Bethlehem Chapel, in the Cathedral at Mount St. Albans, where the body will be placed In a vault until arrangements have been made as to the final rest- ing place. The Rev. James H. Taylor, pas- of the central Presbyterian rch which Mr. Wilson attend ed during his residence in Wash- ington, probably will deliver the funeral sermon. It was decided not to hold a state funeral as proposed by some, or to have the body le in state at the capitol. A large number of friends and former associates will be designated as active and honorary pallbearers. Among them are Bernard M. Bar- uch, Vance McCormick, Cleveland H. Dodge, Cyrus McCormick, some of the members of Mr. Wilson's war time cabinet and others who were associated with him during his terms in the White House. ‘ LAVISH HONORS WILL BE DENIED “WA! Associated’ Press)—Woodrow Wilson will sleep for a time in a stone vault toi within the great Cathedral rising on | ¢} the hills that look down over Wash- ington from the westward. And while he rests there, men who’ ac- claim his memory will take counsel together as to the manner and place of his last sepulchre. The difficult decision was made today by those who loved him best. Word came from Dr. Grayson, as friend and spokesman for the sor- rowing widow and wamily, that the claims of the nation to show him lavish honors must be denied. His funeral next Wednesday will be as simple as his last hours of life. While this plan was in the mak- Ing, @ great tide of tribute to his courageous spirit and lofty purpose was rolled in from around the world. His death had loosed men’s ton- gues to sperk their admiration event as it ctilled the already dim. ming clamor of eriticism that beat about him when his hands still firm. ly gripped the powers of the prest- dency. From friend and foe in the harsh days of the past and from those who still oppose some of the tenets of his faith, come generous, unstinted tribute to the high ideal- ism that had ruled the heart and mined of him whose death they mourned, A great American {fs dead, and in death the bickerings and tragedies of misunderstanding and cross pur- poses have been swept away in a flood of tribute to his greatness of heart, and to his service to his coun- try in its hour o fsorry tial. Messages of sympathy poured in on Mrs. Wilson from every foreign capital. The yrang with the same spirit that ruled among the allied powers in the grim war years, when the dead! man had stood like a rock of refuge wiclding his great pawers to save civilization; they recalled the hours when he voiced the yearning; of humanity for lasting peace; when he spoke a vision of hope into the ears of hate-ridden peoples. At home also the chorus of re- cognition and admiration welled (Continued on Page Seve1 IS OPENED AT SHERIDAN SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb. 4.—An. nouncement that the North and South railroad held a lease of five years on rolling stock of the Chica- g0, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, testimony that the road is being built by an independent company and the withdrawal of the Wyoming railroad from intervention in the North and South's affairs were the principal events at the opening this morning of an Interstate Com merce Commission hearing of the petition of tie North and South for the right to build and operate a line from Miles City, Montana, to Cas per Wyoming. C.-W. Dynes, attorney North and South, made the ope statement. Lee Dennis, he Montana railread board. pre chairman of the aring, held in the federal building here, with members 10f the Montana railroad board and - the Wyoming public utilities board sitting as agents of the Interstate Commerce Commission. D.C, Fensermaker, chief engineer of the new railroad, occupied the witness. stand during the entire morning session. He testified that the North and South railroad held a five year iease from the Chicago, Milwauke nd St. Paul railroad for rolling stock and lease of tracks be- veén Casper and I Wyoming, m the Chicago and Northwestern Mr. Dynes in: iis opening state ment read a prepared statement from C, J, Haskell, president of the North and South, asserting that the company building the road is an in lent concern, t the» com off all present resuming con g. and that the mn will be about ction in tne spri of .construct cost 1 $11,000,000. DLLION NUMBER 87 PRESIDENT ADOW OVER COUNTRY Faneral Services to be Held Wednesday Without Ceremony GALE RAGES IN TRIBUTE PAID] =: WAR PRESIDENT FINDS PEACE IN FINAL PASSING EARLY SUNDAY President Coolidge Pro- claims 30 Days of Official Mourning for Late Leader 5 BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—(By The Associated ‘Press)}—The gov- ernment has offered to place the body of Woodrow Wilson in Arl- tmgton memorial amphitheater where the Unknown Soldier sleeps, but it appears ‘unlikely that the proposal will be accept- able to Mrs. Wilson, WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— (By the Associated Press) —~ Woodrow Wilson has found in eternity a haven from the storms and sorrows of a troubled world. In th let of de: ‘ing, TON, Feb. &—(BY The} genth foldee hie senaey, Morning, ath folded him gently tn its em- brace and bore him to his maker. He passed from lfe while lept, with those he loved best close about him. His broken body had weakened little by little until the last spark of vitality went out, but his spirit was supported to the last by tho indomitable courage of the old fighting days. In his last wakeful moments he told his loved ones that. he knew the end come and was ready, The end came at 11:15 a. m. when his vitality no longer could retard the dissolution which set in with a stroke of paralysis which laid him low on his return from a western speaking trip in 1919, The federal government already hae offered to do whatever is fitt+ ing to express the nation’s rever- ence at the passing of a great lead- er President Coolidge called yes- terday at the house of bereavement, expressed his regret and his readi- ness to be helpful and then Issued & proclamation of thirty days offi- celal mourning. Over the White House and the government depart- ment on the nation’s fighting shps at sea and over the outposts of the American diplomacy in for- eign Iands the stars and stripes were brought to half mast. Con- Brean today recessed in respect for the memery und the whole musnia- ery of the government, whose guid- ing genius ho was for eight mo- mentous years, will stand still on the day of hs funeral. The place of entombment has not been selected, but it is probable his body will be placed for a while in a Washington Cemetery. ‘There it will await the erection of a memor- jal to serve as his lust resing place, and to perpetuate fittingly in stone the memory of those great days of crisis when the whole world hung upon his words, ‘Today the frayed remnant of his mortality lies in the chamber whose walls looked down yesterday upon the it scene of a career that bad known all the heights and depths of human emotion. In death he appears as if in peace slumber, his features serene and composed, and his square jaw set with the old de- termination, But the nes are somewhat deeper and heavier, and the flashing fire of his eye has gone out forever, The bed on which Woodrow Wil- son died and*where his body rests is of massive oak, a reproduction of the bed built at the White House Willis Stidger, attorney represent-| for Lincoln and used by every pres- ing the Wyoming Business Men's} ident since. It is of unusual Association filed a petition of inter-|!ength and has a golden American vention with the” commission. Eagle over the head. ' It was made The hearing is expected to last|to the order of Mr .Wilson beforé over tomorrow be retired from the presidency und phe Glee was installed in the S, Street house BACK IS SPRAINED he had selected as his future home. IN SEVERE FALL] Mrs, Wilson, his daughter mar- Otto B. Heger suffered a sprained | Saret end Dr. Grayson only were in back when ha fell 20 fect from aj the death chamber at the end. ‘Dr. iol'ing at the Wyatt building | Grayson, restraining tears with ob- being constructed on West Yellow-| vious difficu gave the formal an- stoné ayenue this afternoon; He} nouncement to/waiting newspaper- was taken fo the Lathrap clinic.| men. Worn with strain, his voice His injuries did not prove serious.| Was barely audible when he said ieee no that the former president's last GEORGE VROMAN post moments had been peaceful, TO MEET TONIGHT] As news of tho death spread There will be a speciat meet-'trroughout the city and was ing of the George W. Vroman post] flashed around the world, messages of the American Legion in the club] of sympathy poured in in a great rooms in the Becklinger © building | flood tide to the widow who so long 1 at 8:30 o'clock this evening. (Continued on Pago ; z bs