Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1924, Page 1

The Weather WYOMING: Snow prob- able tonight and Thursday. Much colder. _ VOLUME. Vili. CASPER POLICE GRAFT 7ADOO ASKS DEMO RULING REGHT RATE. crs em FAPERTSHERE | ‘sedeone FOR HEARING On Candidacy WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Are Guests Today at Forum Meeting of —The question of William Local Chamber. . G. McAdoo’s availability for the Democratic presidential nomination is to be put toa conference of state leaders Members of the Genera] Freight Service association of St. Louis who will appear before the Interstate Sommerce commission here next bray = ed his candidacy to be held Friday at a hearing of the argu- at his own suggestion. In a letter to David L. Rockwell, ments of the railroads and of the Casper Chamber of Commerce re- manager tn charge of his national headquarters at Chicago, garding the reduction of freight rates for Casper were guests at the Mr. McAdoo last night asked him to Chamber of Commerce luncheon to- call the conference to determine, whether his service as counsel in the handling the Mexican interests rr. L. heny “is prejudicial in the cause of progressive Demo cracy.” He also recommended that ves outside the Democratic party, representatives of labor, rep- resentatéves of the farmers and any others you may think advisable” be invited to participate “in order that day. These men were W. BE. Mc- Garry, vice president and general manager of the association; John Ryan, head of the traffic depart. ment, and W. M. Hexel, counsel for the association. Mr, McGarry gave the history of the freight rate case from the time of its {nception more than, two years ago up to the present day. All of the gentlemen who spoke were optimistic regarding the outcome of the hearing and all were of the opinion that, very favorable de- cision for Casper would be That the railroad would benefit as well as Casper business men was an ‘mportant point brought out in today's discussion. It was noted that by more equitable freight rates Cas- “ber would be permitted to grow as a city and as a jobbing center. In this way even were the oll industry to play out the railroads would still have an opportunity to abtain a “great volume of business from Cas- per, All locai business men have been urged to attend the hearing Friday and to lend their moral support to it. W. ©. Gray, mayor of Worland, Wyo., and “Bear” George McLellan of Basin were also visitors today. Both of these men ¥fequested the Casper chamber of commerce to ap- Polnt some one who would be able to help toward introducing the pro- duce of Washakie county to Casper. Washakle county is known to ex- coli in farm products but these Pro- ducts have not yet found thelr way to Casper in any Jarge amount. The building of the Wind River county’ makes it possible to ship to central Wyoming rather than to Montana. ‘The farmers of that section however must be educated to pack their pro- duce in salable form so that it will still be in good condition when it reaches this city, it is thought. Cas- Per is considered to have a large market for the farm products of the Big Horn basin, Mr. McClellan stated that he was much tmpressed with the persist- ency with which the local chamber had attacked the freight rate ques- ton. It ts a lesson as to the merit ofthe chamber according to the visttor, Ex-Governor B, B, Brooks ts being Pushed by the local chamber for a member of the board of directors of \ (Continued on Page Two.) DENVER, Colo., Feb. 13.—Work in the preparation ver-Casper whisky ring, exposed by city investigators to judges and department before the county grand has been started by tho announced yesterday. A definite decision to My the case J fact that its powers are not as before the local jury, despite the! broad as those of a federal body as BLAST WRECKS PUMP HOUSE; OIL FIELD WORKERS INJURED An explosion of gas in a pipe The workmen were putting In a Ine station a few miles northeast Neala Seer’ line ane eek vay. “ inside the pump station. of Casper yesterday afternoon de- escaping gas fumes were becoming stroyed the pump house and: in-/so strong that the men decided to jured W. H. Heltzel, experiment en-| go outside. Just as they started gineer for the Sinclair Ofl compariy,| for the door the telephéne rang. and Joe E. Enright an assistant.|One of tho men answered it. As The men were knocked from 26 to| he took the receiver off the hook 50 feet by the force of the explosion | 2M electric spark was observed and but suffered no fractures. Burns] it ignited the gas In the room thus about the face and hands are said | Causing the explosion. to be the extent of the injuries, That tho men were. not more according to the doctor who is treat-| severely injured is considered noth- ing them at ihc Cxsper Private | ing less than a miracle. They will hospital. vs recover from the burns recelved. se who originally uncovered the Mr. declared if the con- ference should decide that “an honor- able professional service render. ed by me to a client, but having no relation whatever to the_oll leases now under investigation by the senate ‘committee’ had made. him unavilable for the nomination, he would “gladly withdraw and fight @s a private in the ranks." If, on the other the _ conference thinks ho should lead, he “will do #0 with all the power that is {n me." “My political life,” ‘he asserted, “4s of no consequence as com; with the cause of progressive Demo- racy.” LAD SUFFERS GASH IN HAND FROM AXE BLOW Gilbert Anderson, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Anderson of 1144 South Boxelder street, and a Tribune route carrier, sas serious: ly injured Tuesday afternoon when a boy companion accidentally chopped into the back of his left hand with an axe, Young Anderson, with a number of Boy Scouts, was on lower Garden Creek, practicing bridge building. He and a companion were felling tree and just as Anderson grabbed the tree to pull it over the other boy swung his axe. The cut required several stitches. HAPPY FELSCH IS ARRESTED FOR PERJURY MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 13.— Oscar (Happy) Felsch, former Chi- cago American league baseball player, who testified yesterday at. the trial of Joe Jackson's salary suit for $18,500 against the Chicago club, was arrested at the opening of court today on a charge of perju QURGE OF FUNDS USED TO BU THE MARION STAR’ CHALLENGED Frank A. Vanderlip, New York Financier, Is Called Before Probers to Tell What He Knows of Latest Scandal. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—A subpoena for Frank A. Vanderlip to appear before the senate oil committee was issued today by Chairman Lenroot. He will be asked about references he made ina speech at Ossining, N. Y., last night to the oil inquiy and to the source of funds used last year to purchase “a certain Marion newspaper.” Mr. Vanderlip is summoned for 10 “Mr. Vanderlip has given circula-| ® m. tomorrow, but Chairman Len- tlon to the story about the Marion| Toot sald he did not know whether Star,” Senator Walsh said. “More.| he would be the first witness called, over, he has charged that the com-| Senator Walsh said that those mittee decliried to hear Mr. Fall fur-| Who purchased the Star from Presi- ther because he was ready to} dent Harding would not be called be. ‘peach as to acts of high officials| fore the committee, at least until which the committee did not dare| after Mr. Vanderlip had been heard. go into. Naturally we shall want to —_—_ question him on that matter as his] NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Frank A. charge involves all of us.” ‘anderlip, when informed today that Mr. Vanderlip's address created| he had been summoned to appear be- something of a sensation both at the| fore the senate oil committee said. capital and in other official quart- “I'll be glad to tell what I know ers. (Continued on Page Two.) KING “TUT’ TOMB CLOSED IN ROW WITH EGYPTIANS ° borators in this program have re- fused to Work any further upon solentific investigation of the dis- covery of tomb of Tutankhamen. I am therefore obliggd to make known to the public that immediately after the press view of the tomb between 10 o'clock and noon the tomb will be closed and no further work will be carried out. (Signed) “Howard Carter.” At the first view of this wonder ful, bizarre, golden coffin with the face, shoulders, breast and arms of the Pharoah standing out in boldest relief on the metal, one realized that this discovery was indeed an event in the annals of Egyptology. Nothing has ever been found in Egypt before resembling this colos- sus of gold with its strangely na- tural, oddly captivating faca and su- preme dignity of line. The only parallel one can call to niind fs the great stone effigy carved on the lid of the sarcophagus of Merenptah, the reputed Pharaoh of the exodus. It {a now olear that tho effigy of Merenpteh, whose sarcophagus Iles in his tomb, a weant hundred yards from that of Tutankhamon, “ia Howard Carter Abandons Operations In Valley of Nile After Revealing Rich Treasure of Coffin e LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 18.—(By The Associated Press). wing to what he characterized as the “‘discourtesy” of the Egyptian public works in the program Howard Car- ter, head of the excavation work, closed Tutankhamen’s tomb today and abandoned operations. It is understood the crisis wag precipitated by the refusal of the Egyptian fovernment to permit the wives of] ‘Luxor, February 13, ° the excavators to visit the tomb to-] “Owing to the impossible revtrio- a tlons and discourtesies on the part of the publio works department and its antiquity section, all my colla: RICH MUMMY CASE VIEWED LUXOR, Feb, 13—(By The As- sociated Press)—The correspondent of the Assccinted Press was the firm nowapaperman admitted te view the gorgects Mummy ease of Tutank- hamen, it wea dieciesed yesterday 6 following notice was posted In hall of the Winter Palace’ hotel: by the ralsing of (he mactive lid of the Barcophagus, hitherto regarded as unique in th (Continued on Page Tan) aa— : A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, Che Casprr Daily T CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1924 Court Rules Evidence in Bootleg of justice officials last week, preparatory jury in the event the federal jury delays action toward a probe, = CHANGE IN OIL PROSECUTORS SEEN County and State thittte NUMBER 95 PROSECUTION BLOCKED ae Pacuo wilt s.aid Was Illegally Seized PROSECUTIONS IN OJL owen Pour: LAND CASE PLEDGED INVESTIGATION OF DENVER-GASPER WHISKY RING OPERATIONS SCHEDULED BY DENVER PROSECUTOR CAPTAIN SAID TO HAVE BEEN BRAING OF RING Four Officers Shared in Splitting Thousands Of Dollars of Graft, Foster Says. Politics and Partisanship to Have No Part In Running Down Criminal or- Civil Law Violations—Coolidge NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—(By The Associated Press) .— The country today has the definite promise of President Coolidge that there will be immediate, adequate and unshrinking prosecutions, criminal and civil, in the oil land leasing disclosures. Speaking last night at the National Republican club’s Lincoln anniversary dinner, during publican, but I cannot on that ac- his first visit to New York since|count shie’d any one because he ts a Republican. of evidence against the Den- the local federal district to its’ introduction activities of the gang, it was regards authority to indict, has been I am a Republican, Feachea, 1t/was eid. Uniess tame] no Sates. the Waste House)! M4) 0" cannot on that ancosnt pene: Elaborate plans which E. diate action is taken by Washing: | Coldgs® declared he was “intent on | cute any one because he je a Dem-|H. Foster, prosecuting at- the enforcement of our laws with- ocrat.” The president's reference to the senate Investigation committee's dis- ton to provide for appointment-of a special federal district attorney and calling of a new grand jury? prepa- torney has been building up out fear or favor, no matter who is for the last two months for hurt or| what the consequences.” ain this effort there will be nolclosures and his attitude toward|the prosecution on charges rations to continue with the county | pontine ‘no partisanship,” he asrect. them aroused tho greatest applause | Of graft of William Clayton probe will be rushed through. ed, referring to the contemplated ofl|of any of the declarations he made| former po'ice captain, and thifee The county grand jury will take|tease prosecution. “It will be}in his address, which was heard by | other ex-membera of tha pullee force up its work, under instructions by | speedy, it will just. I am a Re- (Continued on Page Ten) were knocked in the head Tuesday Judge Clarence J. Morley for an ex- Per Se eS SRLS RE (Contjaned: on'-Page,.reey), 5 by a ruling of Judge R. R. Rose, haustive that the evidence which ,he had ob- fic, on February 26. If by that tained could not be used because tt Ume the federal authorities have had been secured illegally, failed to take definite uction, the local investigation will be started, it Was said. Those in charge of the investiga- tions which originally disclosed ex- istence of the ring are awaiting ac- tion by Washington on a report made py George C, Manly, special assistant to the attorney general, who completed last week an invest!- gation into charges of misconduct made against United States District Attorney Granby Hillyer. FOLLIES DANCER IS ROBBED OF $152,000 IN CASH AND JEWELS CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—Gilda Gray, Ziegfeld Follies dancer, was robbed last night by three men of. jewelfy valued at $150,000 and $2,000 ib cash, as she entered an apartment building where she lives with her Captain Clayton, according to Mr. Foster, waa shown to have been the brains, treasurer and pay-off man of tho most elaborately protected bootlegging ring that ever operated In Casper. Frank Warren, untit he resigned the first of the year, was the col. lection man, it is a'leged, taking Payments from the bootlegging ring and turning them over, to Captain Clayton, who split the money up proportionately among the men who divided the graft, Ted McGrew, former motorcycle policeman, and John Powert, ex- plain clothes man, were the other members of the quartet who oper- ated the protection end of the boot- legging ring, according to Mr. Fos ter. The. detaila of the ring were brought to Nght November 30 last, when tho sheriff's office, working with federal prohibition agents, raided the home of Elmer BE. Adams on West F street. There, according to Mr. Foster, they obtamned a com- plete set of books, loose leat system, that recorded the payments that Ad- ams and his associates .had been making to Clayton, Warren and the other members of the protection ar- ganization. The loose leaf ledger system kept by Adams and his associates brought to ght some interesting disclosures according to Mr Foster. The books showed that Captain Clayton had received slightly more than $4,000 in protection payments between Sep- tember 1, 1923, and the thirtieth of the following November when the raid was made. . The books also disclosed that one fourth ofthe net profits of the act- Parents, she reported to the police. Miss Gray, married recently to Gaillard T. Boag, wealthy New York cabaret owner, had fast left the theater and been driven home by her chauffeur, Joseph Connolly, who witnessed the robbery. Probe into the liquor ; Freight Rate Hearing Will Open Friday Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the city council chamber the long looked for hearing before the In- terstate Commerce commission on an adjustment of Casper freight rates will be held. This proposi- tion has been worked on for the last two years by the Casper Chamber of Commerce and the or- @anization is anxious that as many members as possible attend the session. A large attendance will prove to the commission that the adjust- ments are a matter. of vital in- terest to Casper business men, PERMIT TAKEN QUT FOR REMODELING ARKED A permit to remodel the Arkeon Dancing academy was taken out by T. J. McKeon this week. Mr. Mc- Keon who is the proprietor of the establishment will spend $3,500 in lining the wal's and ceiling with Plaster board in order to make the place fire proof. NAMES OF BOTH POMERENE AND STAAWN MAY BE WITHBRAWN President Coolidge to Anticipate Senate Fight On Confirmation of Special Oil Counsel; Stack on Stand Again. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Another upset in President Coolidge’s plans for prosecution of the oil lease suits seem- ed in prospect today as both the senate and its oil commit-| unt operators ot the business. from tee resumed consideration of the leasing muddle. ° September 1 to November 30 Advised by Republican senators that Silas H. Strawn hath to $2,400. This amount of Illinois, probably could not be confirmed as special ior thararehit Ree ta nee government counsel, the president]on Secretary Denby and asserted who handled the business, took under advisement a proposal] that sooner or later public sentiment From these figures it can be eas- to withdraw his name and nominate | would drive out of office all of those} ily figured that the total net prof- . Garfield of Ohio in hi: tea with th mnsac-| {tS of the business for the three James R. arfield o: io In his/ connected with the leasing transac. months of September, October and place, tions. Opposition also developed to Atlee November were $9,600 and that dur- ing this time the protection ring of Pomerene of Ohio, the other attor- which Clayton was the head split ney selected by Mr. Coolidge, and it $4,000. appeared possible that his name too, The actual operators of the bus- would be recalled. iness, according to Mr. Foster, wera On the senate floor, Senator Rob- Elmer Adams, Wallace Anthony, nson, Democrat, Arkansas, replied to the president's recent statement CASPER’S TOMORROW IS FULL OF PROMISE and are out on bond. Laird skipped (Continued on Page Ten) Casper’s refineries turn out 1,171,000 gallons of gasoline, 820,000 gallons of kerosene, 50 tons of wax and 20 tons of as- ————— _ Continey con Page tery 0 - phalt every twenty-four hours. Casper labor draws about $35,000.00 in wages every day Failure to Restore Government Leads to in the year. Severing of U.S. Relations by Approximately $14,000.00 is spent every day in Casper for building and other permanent improvements. State Department Bank debits have increased 1100 per cent in six years. Statistics have their value. They enable us to measure past achievement. Rightly interpreted, they are a guide to future action. But the past is dead. They who succeed, prepare for tomorrow—and many more tomorrows. Casper’s tomorrow is full of promise, The oll committee heard further testimony regarding the payments made by Harry F. Sinclair to a group in Denver which had asserted conflicting claims to portions of Tea- pot Dome. Karl C. Schuyler, a Den- ver attorney telegraphed the com- mittee he had correspondence in his possession that wou'd be of value in Continued on Page Two. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—(By The Associated Press.) —Diplomatic relations between the United States and the government of Honduras have been severed by the state department. The step was taken because of the failure of their political factions in Honduras to reach an agreement un- . der which constitutional government} week to insure the protection of can be restored by peaceful means.| American lives and property follow: 0 y jeri ape sete 4 past, use it as a guide for the futur Ing a petition for assistance recelved —and get ready for action. Two American warships were dis-|from Americans in the Honduras patched to Honduras within the last | capital, —7- - ic 10 Oc 00 Oc Be Ie