Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1924, Page 1

The Weather tion tonight. Colder Friday. OF WYOMING—Cloudy with probd- ably snow Friday and in north por. A Newspaper for.All the Family, Clean, Unbiased The Casper D Alt INSURANCE Policy of Newspapers Not Involved In Eighth Interest In Company Which Sold Out to Sinclair, Owner of the Denver News and Fimes Declares 1AM GHANGES MINDS. IN SALE Spears and Chapman New Owners R. T. Kemp Company. Spears & Chapman, Inc., this morning announced ths outright purchase of the R. T. Kemp Insur- ance company, which with the pur- chase last week of the Berry Insur- ance company “will make Spears & Chapman the largest local insur- ¢ agency in the Rocky Mountain region, Their business will, with tho new contracts assumed, accord- Mz to J. B. Trumbull, the manager, equal that of the two. largest local agencies in Wyoming, The &’mount of the consideration is not made public. Mrs. R..T. Kemp, who has controlled the Kemp. company since the death of her husband two years ago last fall, is retiring from the business. The goodwill of both the Kemp’ and Berry agencies goes with the pur- chase and Spears & Chapman are expected to carry with them the former customers: of both concerns. Spears & Chapman now Pathe 36 insurance companies” e 25 firevand auto companies, two casualty compantes,* four accident companies, one steam boiler and one plate glass company, the New York Life, London Lloyd's and the Oil Insurance association. Spears & Chapman, Inc., started in business originally in Casper as an accounting firm, They took on the insurance branch of the busi- ess four years ago and will con- nue to operate both branches. MAS. BLANCHE TALMAN PASSES AWAY; LEAVES INFANT ONE WEEK OLD Blanche Mrs. take part The date for, the services has not been set, the remains now lying at the Shaffer-Gay chapel. Infant Is Laid at Rest This Morning The home of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Pitt of Salt Creek was saddened resterday by the death of their ‘ght-month-old son Norris E. Pitt, The funeral was held at 11 p'clock ‘his morning from the Shaffer-Gay chapel the Rev, R. R. Hildebrand Mficlating, WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—dohn C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chicago Evening Post, and a number of other Papers, was questioned by the oil committee today about a re- puted grant to him of a one-~ Oil company, dered.” Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon- tana, produced what he said was @ record of proceedings of directors of the Pioneer company making such a grant. Mr. Shaffer said he never heard of those proceedings. He did hold an eighth interest in the company, however, he said, but had sold it. Asked what “service” he had rendered, the witness replied: “None.” He added that he had had land adjoining Teapot Dome. Shaffer said his payment from the Pioneer company came out of the $1,000,000 paid that company by the Sinclair interests. “The Pioneer people felt we had ® common interest in the Teapot holdings in case the domegever was thrown open to the public,” he con- tinued. “They made the .proposal to give {t to me. I gave up nothing. It was their idea.” A letter to Assistant Secretary Finney from Shaffer dated April 19, 1922, was put into the record. In it the publisher said he had “a per- Sonal interest in this deal,’”” and jpo"Becretary Fall had arranged with Mr, Sinclair for some acreage for Just before the letter was read the witness had testified he had no interest in the Sinclair lease. . Asked if his memory now was re- frebhed, he said that back in 1917 he had-applied for land. on Teapot and later. had been promised - 200 acres by Fall. “Was it your opinion that any- body could go to Secretary Fall and demand.a share in the Sinclair lease or money for it?" he was asked. . “I,think so,” Shaffer reptied. “He could distribute the interest around just as he saw fit?" “I think so.” eighth interest in the Pioneer a Standard subsidiary “for services ren- The publisher said under question. ing that it was his understanding the land on which he filed in 1917 was not at that time open to leas- ing. . Asked if it was on the basis of that sort of a claim that he “made a demand” on Fall for some of the dome, he replied: “No, not at all, I made no de- mand. I just urged that I get it.’* Shaffer later testified that Secre- tary Fall told him in March, 1921, that he was going to lease Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair. When he was asked if the policy of his papers was involved in the deal, Shaffer replied: “The support of my newspapers was never mentioned or promised. I don’t even know what position they took on the proposition.” —————_._ The Gaelic language is spoken by only about 3 per cent of the popu- lation of Scotland. (du Wru, .- CASPER, "gs CLEAN HOUSE’ CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 14.—M. C. Wachtel, Wyom- ing State commissioner of law enforcement, returning from Sheridan, where he filed charges against Sheriff Frank R. Toy which were followed by Toy’s resignation, states that there will be further action by his department to reform conditions at Sheridan unless the people. of Sheridan. themselves “clean house.” ‘Toy was charged by Wachtel with intoxication and with extortion from Persons on whom “the goods had been obained” in connection with violations of the prohibition law, Testimony of 14 witnesses in this connection had been taken, and 20 witnesses remained tq be examined, when Toy, last Saturday, handed his resignation to the Sheridan county commissioners. The testimony of the witnesses related to bribes rang- ing from $20 to $380. Following the resignation of Toy, ‘Wachtel relates, friends of the ex- sheriff attempted to induce the Sheridan commissioners to appoint as-his successor his brother, Charles Toy, who was and {s serving as undersheriff. Had this been done, Wachtel states, brother Charles Would have appointed brother Frank undersheriff, but public protest against such an arrangement was hot and not Charles Toy, but George Lord, whom Wachtel states “is one of the squarest, cleanest officials in Sheridan county," was appointed sheriff. Another Sheridan county officer against whom Wachtel reports evi- dence was gathered is Joe Hardesty, jailer, Hardesty, Wachtel charges, accompanied Toy during all manner (Continued on Page Five.) esignation of Denby Is Held Inevitable BY DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune). WASHINGTON, Feb..14.—Edwin. Denby, secretary of the navy, is expected to re- sign just as soon as government counsel decides to ask the federal courts to vacate the leases given to the Sinclair and Doheny oil interests. President Coolidge’s speech in New York together with his previous statements ask- ing for a suspension of judgment merely mean that he does not believe the expression of an opinion by the senate or anybody else that the secretary of the navy acted un- 1,000 SEIZED IN ST . LOUIS Cleanup Campaign Waged as Result of Crime Wave Reaches Staggering Fotal; Gan gsters Held » $T. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 14.—In a campaign to “clean up the city” which was started by the police here Monday morning has resulted in the persons, ninety of which are terday which reached a tota arrest of over one thousand women. The arrests of yes- 1 of 681 men and women, in- cluding thirty-five well known gangsters and police char- acters, are said to be the largest number apprehended In one day in the history of the local department. HONESTY MAIN ISSUE BEFORE NATION--HIRAM Removal of Secretary Denby and Attor- ney General Daugherty Urged by Johnson in Danville Talk DANVILLE, Ills. Feb. 14.—(By The Associated Pre 88).—The Republican party must “sweep its public and ‘weep it clean,” if it is to retain the confidence of the clectorate, Senator Hiram Johnson of California declared today in opening his Illinois campaign. The paramount ‘ssue of the campaign, the senator said, is ‘an issue of just common honesty” in public service. © Suggested the removal from of- ot Secretary Denby and Attor- Gentral Daugherty, declaring Public service must be put all suspicion whether that i] “the above suspicion arises from criminal guilt or stupid incompetence.” Standing by the secretary of the navy now means nothing less in ef- feet than approval of what he did, (Continued on Page Five.) DESERTION CHARGED IN DIVORGE ACTIONS Two suits “for divorce on the grounds of desertion have been filed in the district court. Byron Nickeson asks for a dftorce from Cleata Nickeson, whose pres- ent address is unknown. The couple were married April 23, 1920, in Casper. (Lawrence O. Bergman asks for a divorce from Goldie Ethel Bergman, whose last known address was Yale, Okla. The couple were married June 14, 1922, at Stillwater, Okla. ———— NOTED HARPIST WILL APPEAR HERE MONDAY Alberto Salvi, eminent harpist who was to have given a concert in Casper tomorrow evening, has been compelied to postpone his appear- ance here until Monday evening, February 18. Many out of town people are making reservations, ; wisely is sufficient basis for permit- ting the resignation of Mr. Denby. The president says that questions of policy involved in ¢! leases will have to be studied by special counsel and if they should decide to ask for the annulment of the leases, this ac- tion would be a judgment upon the wisdom of the original acts. Friends of the president are authority of the statement that it would be incom- patible for the secretary of the navy to retain office while the judicial de partment of the government was asking the courts to annul an action taken by the navy department in con- juncion with the interior depart- ment. Mr. Fall, who was secre:ary of the interior must face the ques- tion of whether he was influenced by the $100,000 loan” made to him by Mr. Doheny before the leases were consummated. Mr, Denby must answer the question why he signed the leases in conjunction with Mr. Fall, The secretary of the navy has said he would do it all over again if he had another opportunity. Should government counsel decid, that all he did should be undone, the secre- tary of the navy's resignation is in- evitable. In fact, even in adminis- tration quarters the prediction is made that Secretary Denby will not de in office when the Republican na- tonal convention meets in Cleveland nest June. t __ Cc. R. Saltz of Rawlins is visit- ng with friends and attending to business affairs here for the re- mainder of the week. A LOOK INTO Casper is an economic unit of one of the richest trade ter- ritories in the United States. It is the natural distributing point for a vast territory fast developing. True, the development of this territory is temporarily re- tarded because of economic conditions incident to readjustment. But still Casper prospers and is the “one bright spot on the map,” in spite of conditions in its trade territory. What, then, may we expect when normal condi If Casper stands out on the business map as the “one bright spot” in the Rocky Mountain region now,»we will have to raise our sighis pretty high conditions when normalcy is with us again. “Our day is bright with new hope and new victories. On |} that sure knowledge we can plan greatly and build securely.” SUMMARY OF MEXICO CITY.—General Gonzalo Escobar reported a defeat of the rebels at Pato Verde, BERLIN.—German newspapers ommenting on the failure of the rman embassy at Washington to lower its flag in respect to the memory of Woodrow Wilson, ap: peared to hold Dr. elt, Ger man amba United States, responsi PARIS.—France and England came to an agreement on the pro- cedure to ‘be adopted in the Palatinate in connection with the recent Separatist disorders. BERLIN.—The expert committee headed by Brigadier General! Charles G. Dawes left for Paris after having devoted two weeks of exhaustive study of the German budgetary and currency problems. CLEVELAND. — Several foreign ambassadors and diplomats and Mrs. Warren G. Harding, widow of the late President Harding asked that reservations be made for them during the Republican national con vention In June. DUBLIN.—March 11 was fixed as the date for the trial of the action against Eamonn DeValera and others to prevent them from with- drawing from a Dublin bank funds collected in the United States for the Dali Elreann. — RAIL SALE IS CLOSED HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 14.—The purchase of the International-Great Northern railway by the Gulf Coast lines was completed in New York last night, according to a telegram received today at local offices from J. 8. Pyeatt, president of the Gulf Coast, who is in New York. The purchase is made subject to the approval of the Interstate Com- merce commission. » and a Booster for City, County and State athy Tribune "MARION STA PUBLISHER SHAFFER GRI SHERIDAN MUST * ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAYS Removal of Sheriff Toy for Alleged Intoxication And Extortion Cnly Beginning of Crusade, Wachtel Says. TEAPOT DITO NUMBER 96 RING ON SALE R POSTPONED LLED ON LEASE GRANT SENSATIONS IN PROBE ARE PILING UP Teapot Lease Framed by Fall Prior tc Jurisdiction, Said; Counsel for Stand- ard Advised ‘Against Pearl Harbor Project as “Invalid” Deal BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14— A subpoena for. Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post was issued today by the senate oil committee to testify regarding re- ports that a $1,000,000 “slush fand” had been sent to Washing- ton by New York financiers, mae eS a BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Chairman Lenroot was formally directed today by the senate oil committee to communicate to President Coolidge that Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pomerene were unacceptable to the committee as special government counsel in the oil cases, WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—While Frank Vanderlip waited to testify regarding his references to the sale of President Harding’s Marion Star, the senate oil commit- tee produced a fresh flock of sensations today from other witnesses. It was decided not to place Vanderlip on the witness stand until John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chicago Post and other newspapers, testified that Secretary Fall had told him in March, 1921, the very month he entered the cabinet that he was going to lease Teapot Dome to Harry Sinclair. At this time Tea- pot was not yet under Mr. Fall's Jurisdiction, Mr. Shaffer told also how he him- self had got a one-eighth interest in the Pioneer Oil company, a Stand- ard subsidiary, in connection with the Teapot lease and “gave up nething” in return, He had an old claim pending he said, and Secre- tary Fall promised, merely for the POWERT ‘FIRED’ FOR VISITING BOOZE JOINT Cause of Policeman’s Dismissal-Found In Casual Call ai Bootleg Establishment While Raid Was In Progress; No Deveopment Today in “Graft” Case Little new came to light today in the graft scandal involving four former members of the Casper police department other than the true story of how John Powert, one of four named by County Attorney Foster a having accepted lost hig job as plainclothesman on the force. cording to Chief Bert Yohe, Powert m of dropping in for a social “protection”? money, ade the technical error, ac- call at a well known boot- legging establishment while the police force was staging a raid. One angle developed from the books seized in the Adams raid, ac- cording to prosecuting Attorney Fos- ter, is that two of the policemen im- plicated caugh the beotlegging ring one night with a car load of liquor, On the threat that they would seize not only the booze but also the car, the two officers “held up” the boot- legging ring for a $300 cash pay- ment, it is charged. This incident happened in the eurly stages of the THE FUTURE ms return? to get a proper perspective of develop: the protection ring and before it was fully organized. After that time the Adams, Laird, Jaffa, Anthony quartet operated without interference, according to Foster. Included in the books was a list of the date that deliveries of liquor had been made to them and the payments received. The list would have made interesting read ing as it included’ a number of well known persons in Casper’s business (Continued on Page Nine.) customers, Ww, asking, thet he would be taken care of. A letter by H. Foster Bain, direo- tor of mines, written before the writer “understood” that Attorney General Daugherty had given an informal opinion. Mr. Daugherty previously has denied he gave any opinion, The letter, addressed to Secretary Fall, suggested a written opinion he asked fir from the torney general but added that “Lr realize the objections to asking such an opinion.” Oscar Sutro, counsel for the Standard Ofl company of California, testified that the had suggested to Assistant Secretary Finney of the interior department that an opin- fon be obtained from Dr. Daugherty but that Mr. Finney replied that Secretary Fall thought it ‘unneces- sary” to take such a step. Mr. Finney later took the stand and testified that tho legality of a lease never even was referred to the interior department's soli@itor. He Ceclared the dicsuccions were conducted “in the manner of pri- vate negotiations. that Fall instruct- ed him to formally deny that leases had been signed a week after Tea- pot Dome actuaily had been leased to Sinclair; ana that the real reason was that the secretary wanted no publicity unti! the Doheny Califor. nia lease, too, had heen consum- mated, ne ae WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—With Frank A. Vanderlip waiting to ex- plain his recent references to the sale of President Harding’s Marion Star, the senate oil committee to- day put on the stand Oscar Sutro, counsel for the Standard Oll com- pany of California and questioned him about his company’s refusal to bid on one of the Fall oil leases. Mr. Vanderlip arrived at the com- mittee room a few minutes before the committee, Chairman Lenroot said he would be called during today and questioned at length about his circulation of reports about the sale of the Star. (Continued on Page Two.) MEXICAN REBEL FORCES IN FLICHT; REBELLION DECISIVELY D Disorderly Retreat Follows Defeat of Estrada Army With Federals In Close Pursuit, Is Claim ABOARD HEADQUARTERS, TRAIN OF WAR SEC- RETARY SERRANO QUERTARO, STATE OF QUER- TARO, Feb. 13.—(By The Estrada’s rebellious forces are continuing in d Associated Press).—Enrique orderly re- treat after the decisive reverses suffered at Ocotlan, while the scattered remnants of t ny are flee t xpam and 7 Oakaca to gain th I states, General Francisco Serrano, thmar he Vera Cruz insurrectionist Secretary of w a General Juan And Almazan s 1 te rk on must be ¢ l virtually ended,” * Secretary Serrano | EFEATED di red, while General Almazan, returning with Tehuacan asserted the rebels suffered 100 casualties luring their latest brush with the uing fe al column under his and near the Balsas river in rn Pue ‘ary Serrano, Z y for th s joined at Ay + who is 1 who left Vera western front aco by General ound for Ocotlan with I dent Obregon co-ordination of the Oaxaca and northern Vera ions. ated isco, Vera C aders ing to concentrate in G era 1 joining other dis banded ft rrect ita, according to General Almazan. 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