Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1924, Page 1

The Weather WYOMING—Fair tonight and probably Sunday. Little temperature. VOLUME A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State DEPART ;-ENMTE.DEBAT + JN OAUGHERTY ( AMAING WARM D~ Flood of Vitrol Is Un- In Argument. WASHINGTON, March 1.—The flood of bitterness that engulfed the senate .yesterday..had not been stemmed today. Instead, the resolu- tion of Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, for an investigation of At. *. torney General Daugherty, had been swept before the ru: of personal snimosities into’ today’s session and still provided an ostensible source for the clashing tides of feeling. Although no doubt has been held since the introduction of the resolu- tion that it would be adopted, it served, when taken up yesterday to launch a flow of turbulent discus- sion that continued more than five hours and showed no sign of dimin- ishing in intensity when the cham- Der recessed and closed the flood gates for the night. Senator Wills, Republican, Ohio, stood alone as the Gegep eer of the attorney general, with jenator ‘Wheeler leading the drive against him, but the emotional collisions of the day were not confined to these two, and before the recess was taken many senate rules of decorum were badly battered. The violence, almost unprecedent- ed in the history of the chamber, centered chiefly about the official and persona! acts of Mr. Daugherty, but ft spread to numerous other and former officials from ‘he White House down and caught up in its whirling progress charges and counter charges having to do with the conduct and affiliations of presidential candidates and senators. ‘While the insinuations and allega- tions of misconduct were being churned about, the resolution itself received little buffeting, although charges were hurled back and forth that attempts were being made to “pack” the investigating committee for and against the attorney general. Senator Wheeler threw a new issue into the maelstrom at the start by modifying his resolution to provide for election of the special investigating committee by the senate instead of incorporating the names in the measure, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Repub- Mean leader, immediately proposed an amendment providing for selec- tion of the committee in the more ‘usual manner—through appointment by President Cummins—but this, too, went over for action. WASHINGTON, March 1.—Re publican leader Lodge today with- drew his proposal to place selection of the Daugherty investigating com- ittee in the hands of the presiding officer of the senate. The action Teaves a clear field for selection of an insurgent Republican as the com- mittee chairman. WASHINGTON, March 1.—At- torney General Daugherty was charged in the senate today by Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar- kansas, with responsibility for use of a department of justice code in messages sent.to Florida on behalf of Edward’ B. McLean. “The attorney general did noth- ing to help fathom the crookedness of public. officials,” sald Senator Caraway, “but he Jent a positive hand by turning over the secret code of the department of justice so that criminals in Florida might com- municate with criminals in the de- partment of justice.” piers STEAM SHOVEL LODGED 77 CANYON, WIND RIVER The district office in Casper of the State Highway department re- ceived word this morning from Boy- sen that the Wind River canyon road below Thermopolis will not be open to travel Sunday. ‘The road is blocked by a steam shovel which it will be imp* ible to move before early in tho week. 1 traveled on Sun- ys by automobiles but no trafti avill be possible tomorrow, House Votes Adopt- ion of Measure After ‘Accepting Compromise Plan WASHINGTON, March 1. —The revenue measure ar-| rived in the senate today to/| start the second lap of its legislative journey. The house by a vote of 408 to 8 approved the bill yesterday, ENT OF JU USED IN NMU’LEAN Demo Race Is\ONE MARINES A Free-For-AllMt \NDEO AT CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924 BY DAVID LAWRENCE (Copyright, 1924, The C asper Tribune) WASHINGTON, March 1.—It is anybody’s race now |for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. While William Gibbs McAdoo, forme |has by no means been elimina’ | sist that the recent attacks on hi secretary of the treasury ed and his supporters in- m for receiving large fees after sending it through a last min.| 8 attorney for corporations involve no wrongdoing, there ute cross fire in which the Demo-j cratic income tax schedule was knocked out and a compromise of-| fered by Representative Longworth, | Republican leader, and supported by | every member of the party presen, | Was substituted. | The income tax rates voted into the measure yesterday provided for} reduction of the normal tax to two per cent on incomes under $4,000; five per cent on incomes between $4,000 and $8,000, and six per cent! on incomes over $8,000. The sur-. tax rates of the present law were reduced 25 per cent ali along the line with the present brackets re-| tained, making the maximum 37%/ per cent on the amount of incomes in excess of $200,000, The mini- mum is placed at 1%4 per cent on in- comes between $10,000 and $12,000, the first. bracket of the present law = incomes between $6,000 and $10,- 000 now under at one per- cent—being elim! I. No-change in the-personal exemptions is made. The Mellon rates proposed again by representative Hawley, Oregon, | Republican member of the ways and! means committee, went down to! defeat 261 to 153. | eo ed SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON — Nominations | of Charles B. Warren to be ambas- sador to Mexico and William Phillips to be ambassador to Bel- | gium were confirmed by the sen- ate, COLUMBUS, Ohlo—George L. Berry, president of the Internation- al printing pressmen and assist- ant’'s union of North America, filed an application with the secre- tary of state as a candidate for the office of vice president on the | Democratic ticket. MANILA—The Philippine inde- Pendence commission decided that each senator and representative should donate a month's salary to finance the independence commis- ston and its press bureau, PHOENIX—Railroads operating in Nevada, Arizona and New Mex- ico today reduced intrastrate pas- senger rates approximately 1.2 cents a mile, conforming to an in- terstate commerce decision. NEW YORK—Captain Anton Heinen, German dirigible expert said he was ready to pilot the Shenandoah on a non-stop flight from ‘Lakehurst, N. J., to the North Pole and return if Great Britain or any other power threat- ened to beat the United States to the polar regions. PHOENIX—Disinfection of all cattle and freight cars entering Arizona from» California was or- dered by Dr. S. E, Doygias, state vetenarian, as a further precaution against foot and mouth disease. in no question but that he has been injured politically, The friends of other contenders have quickened their pace and no longer may {t be said that McAdoo or any one else is in the lead—it’s a free-for-all. Again and again among Demo- crats the question is asked: “Who will be nominated if not McAdoo?” The search for new timber, or at least men whose names have not been brought forward prominently before, has led to an undercurrent of talk ‘in favor of Louis D. Bran- deis, of Massachusetts, now associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, and John H..Clarke of Ohio, former associate justice of the supreme court who now is at the head of the league of nations non-partisan association, Both men were close friends and appointees of the late President Wil- In favor of MY. Brandels is the {fact that he has been on the bench ft ministrative controversies, that he isga liberal and commands the con- fidence of the western progressives who want the next presidential cam- paign fought out on progressive lines as opposed to conservatism and what has been termed reactionary tendency, Against Mr, Brandeis is he-fact that he was a progressive Republican rather than an oldline Democrat before he became a) W! son man. “Also he has no organi zation support in the Democrati¢e party as a nucleus for the campaign though this might prove an asset. Mr. Brandeis, of course, {s not in any way a party to the political dis- cussion and is not aware, probably xt the gossip about his chances, Former Justice Clarke's name has been continually coming up _ ever since he left the bench. As he) is @ native of Ohio and is held in high repute there the Democrats who favor him think a man who could carry Ohio is worth considering. The mention of both these men is due to a desire to get candidates who had no affiliations whatsoever which could be attacked ard to carry to the people men of integrit; @ pledge of good government}, the theory being that the oil scan: dal will more than ever before put the political x-ray on personal char- acter and business affiliation. Many Democrats are already counting on a victory by means of the western and southern electoral votes and to win the west they think candidates of the Brandeis and Clarke type will be necessary. (Continued on Page Six) PORT OF GEIR Disorders Continue in Honduras; American Negro Wounded. WASHINGTON, March 1. ontinued disorder at Ceiba, ‘onduras, where American marines were landed yester- day ‘have prompted Rear Admiral Dayton to send ashore 35 additional men. An Americen destroyer has been ordered from Kingston, Jamaica to Puerto Cortez on the Atlantic coast of Honduras where the situation also is disturbing. —, One American, a negro, has been ‘wounded. LAD IS INJURED WHEN STRUGK BY AUTOMOBILE wy Che Casper Daily Crile WayIs Cleared For Bonus Bill WASHINGTON, March 1—The. soldier bonus bill was taken ap by the house ways and means clear slate for immediate consider- ation. After romaining session for an in executive hour the com- mittee adjourned until next Tuesday. The committee voted to open a three day hearing Monday and then to proceed with preparation of s redrafted bill. Chairman Green sald he expected the meas- ure to be reported by next Satur day. the hearings 20 KILLED BY GIANT BLAST NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., March 1.—Eight people are known to have been killed and 12 more are believed to be dead while about 100 persons were injured in an ex- plosion which destroyed the storage building of the Ami- nite company on the property of the Nixon Nitration works at Raritan, near here today. One entire family of five living near the Aminite building was wiped out by the force of the blast. The building contained one million gal- tons of ammonia nitrate in storage and also 15 tank cars which held 90,000 gallons each of ammonia ni- trate which was in a process of crystallization, The cause of the explosion was not determined. NEW BRUNSWICK,N. J., March 1.—One man was reported killed and at least 20 injured were brought tory for miles around. Wires were knocked down by the force of the blast. Ambulances have been sent from several cities. NEWARK, N. J., March 1.—A heavy explosion which shook the surrounding territory for many miles occurred at the Raritan arsenal between Metuchen and New Brunswick today. The blast pros- trated wire communication. Business buildings in Stapleton, St. George and New Brighton William F. Monday, 13 years of|to a local hospital today after the | Trocked, windows rattled and doors age, residing at 1123 North Burling-| explosion of the “T. N. T.” building | Were slammed. ton street, suffered severe con- tusions about the arms; body and legs when he was struck by a car in front of the Western Union office last night. The boy was playing with several companions and did not see the car coming. of the Nixon Nitration Works at Nixon, near here. NEWARK, N. J., March t—A terrific explosion occurred today at the Nixon Nitration Works near New Brunswick, sliaking the terri- FRAUD IS CHARGED TO MANY Fair Weather Forecast for Coming Week ‘WASHINGTON, March 1.— ‘Weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday: Rocky Mountain and plateau regions: Generally fair and nor- mal temperature. Pacific states: Considerable cloudiness, probably rains in ‘Washington, Oregon and northern California. Normal temperature. > MAS, HOLT, RESIDENT FOR 12 YEARS, DEAD Mrs. Phoebe R. Holt, 68 years of age, died last night at her home, 534 South Durbin street. Death was caused by pneumonia, the de- ceased having been ill for several weeks. Mrs, Holt was a widow and is survived by a gon, Ray Holt, who resides in Casper, and a daugh- ter in Lincoln, Neb. She had been a resident of Casper for 12 years. The body is now at the Shaffer- Gay chapel. No arrangements for the funeral have been made. Elopement May Lead to Jail His marriage to Minnie Spillman, a 15-year-old, sixth grade pupil in the North Caspér grade school last evening will probably land Archi- bald Baker, 20-year-old Casper boy, in the county jail. ‘The. sheriff's office has been hunting for the couple ever since the ceremony but so far have been unable to find them Baker is s ature of co t to the wedding. In this way he was able to obtain a marriage | d to the have forged the girl's father to } | ing, witness leense in the clerk of the court’s office yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed at 7 o’clock last night by the Rey. L. E. Carter of the Methodist church. Baker came to Casper some months ago from his former home in Lusk and recently working as a produce Salt Cre alesman. girl's father 4 in the and the authorities that he sented to the ceremony. s the never . con | step Graft In Veterans’ Bureau Said to In- volve Congressmen; Forbes Says He Welcomes Chance at Trial CHICAGO, March 1.—A transactions reported by further investigation into the federal grand jury which re- turned indictments against Charles R. Forbes, former di- rector of the United States Veterans’ Bureau, to involve graft on the part of government officers, was indicted to- day by assurance from John W. Grim, to the attorney general In charge of the prosecutions, that the mat- ters would be laid before Attorney General Daugherty and President Coolidge. The grand jurors {n their special report declared the transactions un- covered by them, but not pursued for want of jurisdiction, include pay- ment” of certain sums of money to two members of congress, specula- tion by one or more government of- ficlals where official information ‘was used, acceptance of money by certain individuals for obtaining clémency for prisoners, and accept- ance of money for obtaining through acquaintaince with of- ficials, permits for intoxicating liquors." A, John W. Thompson, named with Forbes in indictments charging con- splracy to defraud the government, surrendered last night to federal of- ficlals and was released under $10,- 000 bond. Elwood Godman, attorney for Thompson, indicated that Col Forbes also will probably come to Chicago soon to surrender and Bive bond for the same. amount. FORBES TO WELCOME TRIAL, HE DECLARES WASHINGTON, March 1. Charles R. Forbes, former director of the veterans bureau declared in a statement he welcomed the in- dictments returned against him yes- terday in Chicago. He sata he look. ed upon them “with a clear con- sclence because they will permit me to present my caso before a fair court of justice and a jury of my Peers.”" Forbes said he no technical b the Chi zo VC to would on “interpose to a trial,” would go to the first} te vindicu- on mnt untarily “g ard my com; tion,” special assistant He characterized the accusations against him as “a he!l—engendered conspiracy against my honor and in- tegrity.” The former veterans bureau direc- tor added he was “not going to Florida” despite the fact that “other men now charged publicly with crimes against the government have been reported as hiding behind the sereen of ill health." Forbes attorneys made plans to- day to summon about forty wit- nesses for the defenge including Mrs. Carolina Votaw, a sister of the late President Harding. They would not indicate what evidence would be Sought from her. > ___ CHESTER, Pa, March 1—Dr. Frederick ©. Norton, authority on the New Testament, and a professor at the Crozier Theological seminary, died in the Chester hospital after an operation. ‘DAY GIN’ [a TAKEN IN RAID ‘Twenty-eight bottles of supposedly “Gordon Dry” gin was seized in a raid by the sheriff's office Friday evening at 126 South Ash street. ‘The gin was packed in two suit- cases. A. E, Sorenson and Bruce Stroum were arrested in the raid. They will be givew a preliminary hearing today and if held for trial will be just in time to be docketed on the criminal term of court that starts next week. = St a BUILDING HIT LARGE FIGURE Building permits for February reached a total of $181,250, an in- crease of $68,000 over the total for January. It is expected that March will be even a greater month for building. The permits for month were greater by about $9,000 than the permits for February of 1923, No very large permits were issued, the largest being for $15,000. ‘ The explosions were heard in Lower New York. Windows in sev- eral buildings near the battery rattled. ———————___ BODY OF EBERHART TO BE TAKEN 70 TEXAS Joseph Eberhart, 43 years of age, died at his home here last night. He is survived by a widow. The body is now at the Shaffer-Gay chapel and will be shipped to San Antonio, Tex., for burial where tives reside. PATRICK SALOME 10 BE BURIED MONDAY The funeral of Patrick Salome, who died here yesterday morning, has been set for 920 o'clock Mon. day morning at St. Anthony's Catholic church. OHANNON FUNERAL 15 HELD THIS AFTERNOON The funeral of Mrs... N. A. Shannon will be held from the Shaffer-Gay chapel at 3 o'clock this afternoon. ——— Fire In Rubbish Pile Threatens The fire department was Fifth and Beech stre pout 10 o'clock this morning. A pile of rubbish was all that was found to be burning. It was quickly ex. tinguished led to Girl Psychic Solves Baffling Crime, Said NEW YORK, March 1.—Miss Bugene Dennis, school girl psychic and clairvoyant of Atchison, Kans., has solved. one of New York's most baffling mysteries—the murder in a lonely shack in ten Island in 1920 of Carl Hostetter and Natalie Willis, but unfortunately the crime has née been reported to tha | police aud so far as |, Le | in the who asked } describe it, The girl who several days at po- lice headquarters demonstrated her powers to high police officials, de- scribing secret documents and contributing clues in tinsolved police criminal cases said with an accurac which was » haye unde Asked about the Hostetter-Willis case, Miss Dennis was about to de scribe the principals, found jealousy the motive, disagreed moderately with the version advanced by her questioner, and then gave the ap. proximate me and description of the urd: NUMBER 110 STICE CODE SUHLOTST AT TELEGRAMS BURNS SAID 10 HAVE GIVEN TIP TO PUBLISHER ON OIL PROBE Secret Service Head to Be Called on Stand To Explain Charges Involving Code Use. NEW YORK, March 1.— The New York World in a copyrighted story making public today what it calls a paraphrase of code messages sent to Edward B. McLean from Washington to Palm Beach, says: “One of the messages to McLean reveals William J. Burns, director of the bureau of investigation of the jepartment of justice informant of McLean ments in the Tes the first direct link—except for one message from B, 8. Rochester—bo- tween the department and one of the Principals in the oll lease scandal, The code message and the para- Dhrase, the World says, read: “Mr. W. ©. Duckstein, Beach. “Haxpw sent overbuy bonka and householder bonka sultry tkvouop Prozics’ bepelt goal hocusing this pouted proponent. Mary.” Paraphrase: “Sent for by Burns, who told me to say McLean investigation is un- der way by special agents of Jus- tice department. He believes infor- mation {s important, (Mary Quigley chief telephone operator in office of Washington Post.) The World says that one of the first steps of the senate public lands committee wll be to ascertain how a department of justice code got into the possession of McLean and hig confidants. One defense likely to be offered by the department offi- clals, the story says, is that McLean for some time has been a secret agent. as an Palm BURNS WILLING TO TAKE STAND WASHINGTON, March 1.—Wwil- Ham J. Burns, chief of the depart- ent of jiistice investigation bur- eau, will be summoned by the oil ommittee to explain «whether code messages sent to E. B. McLean's employes in Florida were in a cipher used by the department's secret agents, He also will be asked whether Mr. McLean himself is not carried on the books of the department as a Secret agent at nominal salary, Mary Duckstein, who” once was secretary to Mr. Burns and who now is on the department's roll of secret agents, also will be called by the. committee and asked whether she signed code messages sent to Florida over the signature of “Mary.” One of the code messages so sign- ed and placed before the oil com- mittee was addressed to W. 0. Duckstein, one of McLean's confi- dential men, He is the husband of Mary Duckstein. Mr. Burns sald today that he understood the code employed in this message was used at one time by department of justice agents. He denied however, that he had ever had any communication with McLean in Florida and said he did not know the basis on which the message from Mary Duckstein to W. O. Duckstein, as it had been de- mentions “Burns” as himself in McLean's This. message was sent on Febr and was indorsed ‘charge Post, for W. O. D.” y initials A, D. M, affixed. Arthur D. Marks is business manager of the Post. Committee members would not discuss this situation today beyond ing that Mr. Burns and Mrs. Duckstein wolud be questfoned. The list of the, department e's secret agents never { ed to the public, but Mr. F ined tod to deny the s amo It wn that in number of persons have ro'led as rents, at a salar, dollar a month, but with the under. standing that they shall not devote all of their time to the work of the department the Ww WwW. 0. D (Continued «