Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1924, Page 1

_ The Weather WYOMING: Unsettled tonight and Saturday, prob- ably snow. Colder tonight in west portion. * Che Casper Daily CASPER, WYO, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1928 ‘PRINCIPAL’ IN M’ SEWER DISTRICT 1S GREATED BY|Resss2rine wires Sone Pustsher on 1” COUNCIL; SIDEWALK WORK LOOMS} Eve of Summons by Daugherty Are Explained by Witness chidn Pp, in Prospect reset oday a rney Genera augherty sent a reas- Coming Spring; Plans for Pump House suring message to Edward B. McLean in Florida on the day the publisher was summoned here to testify in the oil in- Accepted, Paving Petition Filed. A special meeting of the City Council was held last quiry. Ira B. Bennett, an editorial writer on McLean’s Wash- ington Post testified that such a job. You know what to depend on. message was conveyed in a te‘egram | The fight is on me and I am ready he sent to McLean after a confer- | for them and feeling fine.” The “principal” telegram of Jan- night, at which the body declared its intention of creating a sewer district in the East Burlington Addition, recently admitted into the corporate limits of Casper, decided on specifications for sidewalk construction and determined to advertise for bids for a large amount of construction palais iat 1. Baa ets thre os ence with the attorney general. The message as placed before the uary 29 of which Bennett said he committee included such phrases as | meant to convey assurances from Senator Curtis said: work of this nature in districts al- ready created, accepted plans for a zone = ~*~ | INSURANCE IN ‘all that is possible to be done, will “Saw principal delivered messages other petition for paving. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Paid be done by us,” and “you know what to depend on.” he says. Greatly appreciates and sends regards to you and Mrs. Mc- The council instructed the en- gineer to make another plat of up insurance was decided upon as a Provision of the soldiers’ bonus Dill LEAN MESSAGES EAPOT ‘SHOCK’ IS NEW AILMENT IN WASHINCTON Capital Nerves Already Shattered by Investigation But “Dynamite” Is Expected In Vet Bureau Probe é BY DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune) WASHINGTON, March 7.—So tense has the atmos- phere here become -since the Teapot Dome disclosures were made and so sensitive are general]. “t eing given to acts which ordinarily would be regarded as routine that Washington is developing a bad case of nerves. from the reporters of his own news- The revelation that President| paver. Coolidge kad sent @ telegram to| Just at the moment the investiga. Paim Beach to Edward B. McLean|tion is drifting along aimlessly, the Publisher of the Washington Post.| prosecutors hoping that they’ will Srgeeing to consult him about the| stumble on something which will un- appointment of a commissioner for| cover a sensation. The testimony the District of Columbia was re-|of Mr. Mclean is of course, awaited @arded as of such importance as to with intense interest as he will be Fequire an immediate statement of|asked no doubt all about his rele. explanation by the president. “Mr.| tions with government officials and McLean's telegrams from friends in| what he knew about negotiation of Bennett then declared that a Similar assurance had been. con-|Lean. There will be no rocking of the boat and no resignations. He some land ying east of Beverly. street which is in the extreme east- today by the ways and means com- mittes. veyed through him to McLean on January 29 in the famous “prin- (Continued on Page Three) cipal” m, 5 oo The “principal” referred to in that message, the witness said, was not President Coolidge, as some Democratic senators have guessed, but Senator Curtis. ern section of the city. By the re- platting the city gains a lot which He testified that Curtis had told FOR WYOMING it is thought may be used as a site for a new fire station when it Is constructed. The report on uniforms for the police was referred back to the po- Uce committee with instructions to confer with the chief of police. Provisions of the bill passed last session and vetoed by President| should worry delay selection of Harding. for vocational training and | prosecutor. ee home aid were definitely ‘Give Evelyn (Mrs. McLean! Est eliminated, but an option of cash] love... I n't want Evelyn b payments atill ts ‘pending. Sorslien a ke as,tvam on the SILENT; RETURNS reported to be a very sick man. The attorney general was met at the station by two secret agents of the department of justice, who ac- companied him as he drove away from’ the station. Mr. Daugherty arrived at the ‘White House just in time for the said the question of Mr. Daugher- ty‘s retirement had been discussed. When Mr. Daugherty ‘emerged later from the cabinet meeting, he said he could ‘hardly answe: a question as to whether the situa- tion’ in Washington as it respected him, had: changed since his depart- him the publisher should not be dis- ‘Two or three more blocks are to Significance of Hurried Return to the 10:30 cabinet meeting. ure from Florida. Washington keeping him posted|the oil leases by the Doheny and @bout activities of the committee Sinclair interests but nobody ex- before he waa to testify have been Pects him to reveal that he was a made the subject of considerable principal in that affair. As an in- discussion when there isn’t a bit formant, the committe expects much ef information which Mr. McLean from him for he enjoyed the con- Wouldn't have ‘been able to get him-| fidence of the highest officials. self if he had been in Washington (Continued on, Page Eleven.) TAX CUT comrades stood out most prominently. in last year's mine distress. One bi the. ay bestowed the association, will be made posthumously, The miners and the déeds for which they he only will be Iet. Bids for the pump itself were ordered to be called for. Sidewalks this. year. will not have a gravel cushion but will be five inches thick. : 3 The street and alley committee was instructed to confer with the county authorities on the question ‘of improving the street just west of the court house. ‘The council meeting Monday. DOUGLAS BANK WILL BE REOPENED SOON, CLAIM DOUGLAS, Wyo., March 7.—The defunct Commercial Bank & Trust company will be re-opened. before long !f the plans of the state bank examiner, Byron 8. Huie, work out. It 1s his intention to re-organize the affairs of the institution so that it can pay out to depositors and con- tinue to operate. SEWER CONTRACTOR: AT CAPITAL LOSES FIGHT CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 7.— C. R. Inman, alleged defaulting con- tractor for the construction of a sewer system here, Wednesday failed In the district court to obtain an order restraining the city of Cheyenne from supplying estimates or paying out any money to James V. Stryker, contractor, for’ finishing the sewer work after Inman had refused to proceed with the job. Judge James Burgess of Sheridan, sitting for Judge W. A. Riner, de nied Inman’s petition for a restrain- ing order. Had the petition been granted, completion of the sewer system would. have been delayed pending the outcome of Inman's sult against the city for approxi- mately a third of a “million dollars whic hhe claims under the Chey- enne-Inman contract. * were responsible for saving the lives of 21 fellow workers after an ex- plosion in’ the Frontier number 1 mine of the Kemmerer Coal Com: pany, erer, Wyoming, on August 14, 1923,.which resulted tn the death’ of 99’ men. Eben W. Jones, Peckville, Pa., who saved six lives on the occasion of a roof collapse in the Mount Jes- sup Coal Company, limited property at Peckville, Pa., on will hold another Twenty-five Per Cent Reduction for This Year Meets Opposition In Both Houses of Congress Ind., who rushed into a cloud of smoke caused by a powder explosion in the mine of the Merchants Heat and Light Company, Jasonville, on April 18, and carried two men—their clothes aflame—to the surface. The two men, who were brothers, died from their injuries. Louis Pahule, Leadville, Colorado, for rescuing two men from the Yak Mine of Leadville who had been ex- perimenting with explosives “and Were overcome by gas in a rift. Pahule, faced with the chance of placed charges exploding, carried the two men to safety, The medals and diplomas will be presented at the seventh internation- al first ald and mine rescue contest at Huntington, W. Va,, September 11. Stidger Case To Be Dropped The suicide of Mrs. Fern Blaylock, formerly Mrs. Willis Stidger of Cas- per, in Cheyenne Tuesday of this ‘week, will probably result in the dis- missal of her suit against her ex- husand for a third vested interest in his Salt Creek oil property. Stidger owns a sixth interest in “Bonfils Forty Acres” in the heart of the Salt Creek field. This lease produced in 1923 an average of $7,- 500 per month worth of crude oil, the amount varying in proportion to the price of crude. Stidger’s partners in this lease are Messers Bonfils and Tammen of the Denver Post, W. H. Patten, Casper attorney; and Messers Havelock and Miller of Denver. The Jast named man ,a former insurance agent in Casper, held the original claims on the lease. ; When Mrs. Stidger obtained her Civorce in 1921 In Casper she ob- tained a permanent alimony settle- ment in the local district court. Her suit heard here> recently, by Judge V. L. Tidball, sitting for Judge Rose BROTHERHOOD CLASS WASHINGTON, March T.—Opposition developed in both houses of congress today to proposals for immediate action to reduce by 25 percent all personal income taxes payable this year. Chairman Green of the house ways and means committee changed plans announced yester- day and in view of the opposition, decided to delay ask- ne ane “Sau bes ips beset the reduction provisions from le reve- f Sam Neff to Build A New Residence nue bill and incorporate it in a — Joint resolution. COOLIDGE APPROVES Sam Neff took out a permit this morning for a $6,000 brick resi. REDUCTION PLAN WASHINGTON, March 7.—Pres!- dence to go up on South Walnut street between Sixteenth and Seven- dent Coolidge gave his support to- day to the move in congress to ad- teenth. This is in the Standard ad- dition. said here before the senate committee in- vestigating Attorney General Daugh- erty. i i rade os These summoned included. Dave Gershon, San Diego, Cal.; William Wiseman and B. C. Baldwin, San Antonio, Texas; Charles Breniman Dallas, Texas; McPennington, New Orleans, and Emil Kosterlitzy, Los Angeles. The lino of testimony expected (Continued on Page Eleven.) opt prior to March 15 a resolution for a reduction of 25 percent in 1923 income taxes. Adoption of such a measure be- fore tax returns are filed would, in the opinion of the president, ease greatly the situation caused each year ‘by the transfer of credit for tax payments. turbed, that it would be “all right.” As partially decoded and placed in the committee record the mes- sage that Bennett said Attorney General Daugherty had sent through be included in paving district No. 42. A petition handed in last night for paving between Thirteenth and Fourteenth on Cy and between Fourteenth and Fifteenth on South Capital Not Explained; Cabinet Meets Without Action WASHINGTON, March 7.—Attorney-General Daugh- erty would make no statement upon his arrival here today from Florida. He went direct from the station to the Cab- He declined to be stopped by ques- tioners as he hurried through the lobby to the executive offices and into the cabinet room where some of his colleagues already were him to McLean was as follows: “Iam at Y's elbow and standing at the guns. All that ts possible to be done will be done by us so you inet meeting. “T am feeling better than I have for five years, the attorney general, ‘‘although I notice by the newspapers that I am waiting. The meeting of the complete cab- inet -lasted only a little over half an hour. The first members to leave LONDON—Eariy ratification of the Ango American liquor treaty by the British parliament was Jose Luis Vrueta. of the local district, was intended to create for her a vested third in- terest in Stidger's share of the property, Judge Tidball has not handed down his decision to date, the case having been held up temporarily for the filing of briefs. DENVER — Acting Governor Robert F. Rockwell announced armed guards will be employed to guard state money from the on- slaughts of gun bandits, who have been operating in Denver during the past week. What to Expect in Sunday’s Tribune ' A history of early days in Casper, by ‘A. J. Mokler. Glimpses of natural wonders of Wyoming. The world news covered by leased wire service. The most complete sport and society pages in the state. Local news in detail. Four page comic section. Automobile section with articles of interest to every car owner, in SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES ISSUED. WASHINGTON, March 7.— Sub- poenas already have been served on a number of witnesses to appear a a ei ant NA Se na Daal net item ad cy ° ° o. °¢ ° o ¢ ° WIFE’S CLAIM CHANGES PLANS NEW YORK, March 7.—Corliss Palmer, former cigar store counter attendant who won a beauty prize and the Affections of Eugene Y. Brewster, magazine publisher, two years ago, has rejoined him ufter a brief separation which they had most a foot. This is While the city reports little or no inconvenience from the storm the country districts report almost im- passible roads off the main high- ways. A raiding party composed of deputy sheriffs and federal officers on a still hunt had to turn back yesterday afternoon after they had been stuck in a snowdrift three hours about 15 miles from the city. Salt Creek reports snow having fallen every day for tho last four days and the roads leading from the highway to the various camps are in very bad shape, The range has been covered some time by the snow and sheepmen contemplate considerable feeding unless the sun or wind gets busy When Miss Palmer returned to the $250,000 Morristown, N. J., home built for herby the publisher, she said: “Divorce or no divorce, never leave Eugene again. I will Mrs. anc it i J. C. Royle si ray announced would be permanent.| Brewster sald her husband didn’t| 1, A. Reed will speak to the a OCR W Bete oe ee aatelge by. Beet k and does away with it. Now they say they are determined | want a divorce, as he didn't intend| Brotherhood ‘class of the First || a ger W. Bal ny untry’s gz 8 S8. pee Sea oa a never to part again. to marry me, Well, we are going | Christian church on Sunday morn- pe. , e ; > RK—The New Yor They Be igo baee peed r' [a0 Livsirae answer to that’ for all|ing at 9:45. Advertisements of the Jeading merchants in Casper with chamber of commerce sent resolu- 9s a result of a statement by Mrs. |the world to see.” oe RETR sales, bargains and special offe rings. tions to President Coolidge and Brewster that her husband has not| Brewster chimed in with the an-| | CHICAGO—Illinols Athletic club members of congress advocating attempted to divorce her and does|nouncement that he would seek a| swimmers set six new world’s re. Theatrical programs for the week. an increase in postal employes Rot intend to marry Miss Palmer. | divorce again. cords, a < wage, 8 H A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State Crihnuw ‘IRE OF HOUSE SOLON Baronet Rum Peddler On Board Istar NEW YORK, Broderick Cec!! Hartwell, baronet, internationally advertised rum sell- er, is believed by federal officials to be aboard the liquor running March 7.—Sir steam yacht, Istar, personally supervising the peddling of a ship- ment of Scotch whiskey. The Istar, a yeteran in the rum Tunning fleet, is one of 28 boats at anchor off the Long Island and New Jersey coasts outside the twelve mile limit, The authorities estimate there are 224,000 cases of assorted liq- uors aboard with a potential value of $11,000,000, In circulars recently distributed on both sides of the Atlantic, the baronet offered stock in his Hquor selling enterprise, advertising a 20 per cent profit every sixty days. BABY STARTS ELECTRIC WRINGER, INJURES ARM BVANSTON, March 1.—Bables bear much watching. While her mother went outside for a moment, ttle two-year old Dorothy Black climbed up to the electric washing machine, turned on the power and proceeded to wring out her arms in the automatic wringer. It wag nec- essary for the doctor to take a num- ber of stitches in her right arm. gr cacematiay nea. kis U. S. Court Will Be Held at Sheridan CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 7.—A sesuion of the United States court for the district of Wyoming will be held at Bherldgn, beginning April 14. HITS SNAG, REPORT Partnership It is human nature for people to divide themselves into sects and parties and clans, These legitimate differences of opinions and convictions bring different groups into association and afford opportunities for con- certed efforts, The merchant with community- wide vision for his business is not interested in these considerations when seeking media for news- paper advertising. The primary need of a real mer- chant is a universal presentation of his business to, and a univer- sal contact with the buyers of the community, The Tribune following can only be reached by advertising in the Tribune, Tribune readers do their buy. ing from the paper's advertisers; that fact is the primary consider- ation of the merchant. Roads Blocked By Late Snow Slightly more than four inches of snow fell last night Casper according to the local weather bureau records which with the seven inches that came down the first part of the week made the snowfall for the present month al- i ¥. exceptionally large snowfall for the first week in March in Wyoming. EDITION NUMBER 115 LANGLEY ASKS SQUARE DEAL IN CLEARING NAME OF ACCUSATIONS Representative From Maryland Is Second Congressman Named In Grand Jury Probe. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Representative Langley, Republican, Kentucky, on the floor of the House, de- manded an investigation of published charges that he had received money for exerting of ficial influence. In a five minute spsech Mr. Lang- ley emphatically denied that he had been guilty of any wrong doing. He was cheered by the house when he concluded his appeal for a “square deal,” “In the presence of Almighty God and these witnesses,” the Ken- tuckian shouted, “I say I have com- mitted no crime, have done no wrong and confidently rely on speedy vindication at the hands of my colleagues,” Representative Langley, who {s ebairman of the public buildings and grounds committee, declared he *|had no information that’ he was implicated in evidence revealed be- fore the recent Chicago grand jury other than accounts containing his name published in newspapers. For several days-he said, he had heard whispered rumors that his mame had been brought into the grand jury's investigation, His first inclination, he said, was to rise in his place in the house and deny such reports but he had de- cided not to do so because there had been’ no specific charge pre- ferred. “I assumed,” he continued, “that when the house yesterday adopted a resolution calling on the depart- ment of justice for names, of the men involved that they would be disclosed by this time. That infor- mation has not been received.” “When a reputable morning paper however, contained tn substance the statement that I am one of the men accused, it is time for me to act. I can’t remain silent.” Representative Langley, declaring that he had served the government for'more than thirty years, said that never before had any aspersion been cast upon his personal integrity. come from a Kentucky moun- tain district where people value honor more than human 1 " he said. “Naturally I was shocked at the accusation. If the report from the department of justice contains my name I ask that a quorum be immediately created where I will have the right to stand face to face with my accusers. “Without any specific informa- tion as to charges I cannot enter any specific dental, WASHINGT March 1.—Rep- resentatives Langley of Kentucky and Zihiman, of Maryland, both Re- publicans, denied today that they ever had improperly exercised their official influence and received money for doing so. Their denials followed publication of their names in connection with charges by a reéent Chicago grand jury that two members of congress had so misused their offices. Both the representatives sald they had heard rumors that they were {mplicated and had discussed the matter with newspaper men but they declared they had received. no official information that they were involved at all in the cases. They Were emphatic in asserting that they could prove their innocence beyond any doubt if charges were preferred against them. Representative Langley (Continued on P: chatr. is MEXICO SOON TO BE AT PEACE REBEL CLEANUP NEARING END MEXICO CITY, March 7.—(By The Associated Press.)—President Obregon believes the republic) will be completely pacified within 20 days, according to leaders of the national pro-peace committee who conferred with him. The. pacifists sought General Obregon’s a of plans to bring the sur render of the rebel leaders but ad- mitted, that the president wou!d nat approve any scheme giving Estrada, Dieguez and the others an oppor- tunity to leave the country on their abc promise not to resume revolutionary activities. He agreed that any rebels sur- rendering under the committee's white flag would have guarantees that their lives would be spared. Secretary of War Serrano is leav- ing today for Manzanillo, whence he is expected to proceed to Salina c for the purpose of directing a € ign a t the re in the 8 tate o Topete is leaving for nca, Vera Cruz, for a drive Isthmus, ; in the state of into the