Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1924, Page 1

The Weather Wyoming—Generally fair Thursday. Warmer tonight in west and tonight and south portions. ‘\ VOLUME VIII. A Newspaper for All the Family, Ciean, U nbiased, and a Booster for City, County and State | Che Casper Daily Tritnme CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1924 OIL DEAL’ THAT NETTED (duo) forrees L POINCARE MINISTRY RESIGNS$ Receive rs For ‘Oil Dome Wind Up Inspection Admiral Strauss and Albert E. Watts Brave Blizzard on Field Journey; Program for Operation Pending Teapot Dome handed its receivers terday, mates. ¢ Thrqugh snows that swished stiff, blizzardy winds, a cold reception yes- across the country before Admiral Joseph Strauss, U. S. N., was piloted over the waste lands of the field and given his bearings by that seasoned expert, Jack W. Steele, deputy supervisor of the Wyoming offices of the Bureau of Mines. Albert E. Watts, vice president of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil cor- poration and the other Teapot re- ceiver, yielded to the jouncing com- fort of the rear seat of the mines bureau stern wheeler and picked up in a leisurely way the passing pan- orama of bleak derricks and chug- sing pumping rigs. It was all new to the admiral, but to Al Watts the scenes were passe. The naval authority from Washing- ton must have thought: “Can this be ‘Teapot Dome—Naval oil reserve No. 3— which has upset the nation and created all that stir back home?” But; yes—"So this is Teapot.” Ranging through the north end of ‘the Fo cia that now lies barren and practical!y unworked, the party of notables dehated matters of geo- logy, production and the drilling of offset wells. The two cars carrying the’ officials which included W. L. Connelly, vice president, and C, E. Daugherty, superintendent of the Mammoth O!l company, dashed out of disputed territory and snow over the hill into the Salt Creek field where all was mud. Superficially it appeared that Tea- eae WM. ANDERSON NOW NO. 75745 AT SING SING OSSINING, N. Y¥-, March 26.— Number 75,745, who to the outside world is known as William H. An- derson, resigned superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon’ league, ‘was an early riser in Sing Sing prison today, and after the usual preliminaries, including a meager breakfast, was put to work with a mop and pail. Anderson is a member of the re- ception company, which includes newcomers to Sing Sing, who for ten days clean up both inside and outside the prison. Warden Lawes said the prisoner later probably would be assigned to clerical duty. Anderson is the tallest prisoner in Sing Sing. ASSAULT TRIAL OPENED Attracted b> the possibility of the salaciousness of the testimony, a capacity crowd jammed into the district court room this morning to attend the trial of Leo Decker, Judge Rose cleared the court- of North Casper, for rape. room of standees and issued pot, unworked and no longer\ ex- ploited, was frigid with cold and snow, but that Salt Creek, immense and bursting with activity, was rather warmer and an awful sea of mud. Apparently .even snow can be influenced by booming industry. It was at the Ohio Gas plant that the first stop was made. A full ex- planation of the workings of the great gasoline extraction plant which uses the absorption method, was given the admiral. It. was at this same place that George H. Stewart, manager of the America and Iris theaters here and representative for Fox news films, discovered his feature crew after having chased them for three hours all over Teapot. One of the cars was. scuttled.in fhe mud. This gave. an opporttnity for Stewart to ind off a few feet of movie film which next week will be flashed on screens in New York City. Again the camera got into action when Admiral Strauss and Mr. Wrtts visited the largest gasoline ccempression plant in the world— that of the Midwest Refining com- pany which is capable of handling in excess of 50,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas daily. A short run was made through Midwest in the heart of Salt Creek to the field headquarters camp of the Bureau of Mines. From there the two cars slithered through mud back to the home camp of the Mam- moth Oil company at Teapot. Probably the admiral had seen lots, plenty and too much of Teapot Dome, for he was dead set on re- turning to Casper—the broadcasted home of the domey-and civilization. Watts and others declared them- selves opposed to the idea. And the entire party of receivers and experts beat into the winds with all sails set for Casper. That shows what the navy will do for a man. Another advantage of navy train- ing is the personal cleanliness it in- stills in the individual. The admiral wore new high top boots. So did all the others. All got down into the mud at one time or another. So did the admiral. Everyone got smeared—except the admiral. “This country out here is so vast, so undulating and its winds so sweeping, that it bears striking similarity to the ocean,” declared Admiral Strauss. “It will be a great thing when you have water {Continued on Page Nine.) TODAY orders that during the rest Defeat of Government Pension Bill in Confidence Test Leads to With- drawal of Entire Cabinet PARIS, March 26.—(By mier Poincare tendered his the Associated Press).—Pre- resignation today following a defeat in the chamber of deputies on the government pen- sion bill. The measure; acceptance of which was made a ques- tion of confidence by Finance Minister De absence of Premier Poincare was re- jected by a vote of 271 to 264. The premier was before the for- eign affairs committee asking for a favorable recommendation of the treaty of Lausanne when word of the defeat came. He immediately called the members of the cabinet together in one of the committee rooms of the chamber and after hasty consultation it was decided to resign. The cabinet members proceeded at once to wait upon President Millerand at the Elysee palace and M. Poincare presented their collec- tive resignation. i PARIS, March 26.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)—Premier Poincare, who with his cabinet resigned office |today, has acceded “in principle’ |to the request that he endeavor to |form another ministry, made by | President Millerand late today. |M. Poincare, it was announced, will |give the president a definite reply | tomorrow. STATE TO ASSIST IN SHERIFF’S PROSECUTION | FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 26.— The Wyoming Law Enforcement department is prepared to provide the prosecuting attorney of Sheri- dan county all the information in {ts possession concerning alleged bribe activities of Frank R. Toy, former sheriff of Sheridan county, who was arrested Tuesday on a charge of accepting a bribe. | ‘The law enforcement department col- lected the evidence on which Toy was cited to appear before Governor Ross to show cause why he should not be removed as sheriff. He re- signed before the date set for the governor's hearing. 600 HOUSES IN TOKIO BURNED TOKIO, March 26.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.}—-Six bundréd houses wero burned today in a fire which swept Zoshigaya, a suburb of Tokio. Twenty persons were injured. Three thousand are homei LaFollette Reported Ill \ WASHINGTON, March 25.—Sena- tor Robert M, LaFollette of Wiscon- sin, leader of the Republican insur- gents in congress, is confined to his bed with a severe cold. His office to- of the trial the spectators were to be limited to the seat-j ing capacity. From the speed or lack of speed with which the trial is proceeding it will not go to the jury until some time this evening. The selection of the jury was rather slow and counsel argued for an hour on the admissability of a confession said to have been signed by Decker. The first witne: put on the stand at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Decker is charged with having committed the crime against Lea Whittington, a 15-year-old girl, while they were out automobile riding, It fs alleged to have occurred May 8, 1923. Decker was arrested early in June when the information was filed and has since been out on bond. Be- cause of the heavy criminal docket last fall the case was not reached (Continued on Page Nine) SYLVESTER HALL, ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT ACQUITTED HERE BY JURY IN DISTRICT COURT Sylvester Hall was acquitted by a directed verdict in district court Tuesday on a charge of embeazle- ment, Judge R. R. Rose allowing a motion of defense counsel, B, H. Pester, that the evidence waa inguf- ficient to send the case to the jury. The motion was made at the con- clusion of the presentation’ of evi- dence by the state, In giving the directed verdict to the jury the day denied reports he had undergone a surgical operation. judge stated that the prosecution had failed to prove the esmential elements of the crime charged, Hall was charged with the mis- appropriation of $270 which he was alleged to have obtained to make application for prospectors oll and a8 permits in the vicinity of Evan: ston, Wyo. The $270 was a pool made up by elght Casper men in- cluding George D, Payne, Perry W- Cribbs, Robert EH, Kennedy, M. D, * Lasteryrie in the CHIEF OUSTED FOR CANDLER RAID,ATLANTA ATLANTA, Ga. March 26.—The arrest of Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr., with two well known Atlanta men in an apartment house here more than a month ago, today was again in the limelight as the result of suspension of James L. Beavers, chief of police, by a councilmanic committee for having taken part in the raid. Charges were preferred against Chief Beavers last night and by unanimous vote the police commit- tee of the council ordered his sus- pension, pending a hearing of the case set for April 2. E. L, Jett, night chief of police, was named by the committee. as the temporary head of the department. PRES. COOLIDGE LEADS HIRAM IN DAKOTA COUNT Johnson Headquarters Stull Optimistic as Lead Is Reduced. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., March 26.— President Coolidge held his majority of 2,000 votes over Senator Hiram Johnson in the Republican presiden- tial preference in the first additional returns received today from the state wide primary in South Dakota Tues- day. When 634 precincts had reported out of the revised total of approx!- mately 1,826 in the state, the presi- dent had a lead of 2,079 votes, the count standing: Coolidge 24,867 and Johnson 22,788. In the contest for the Republican senatorial nomination, Governor W. H. McMaster continued to lead Sena- tor Thomas Sterling, slightly {m- proving his margin In today's first returns, 662 precincts giving the governor 26,185 and Sterling 21.445. Rural precincts in the central and northeastern parts were expected by Johnson workers to give him ma- (Continued on Page Nine.) Arkeon Jammed by ond Night of Big 2,000 People on Sec- Display; Change In Models Scheduled Tonight BY SPARK PLUG Previous automobile show records shook to their very roots last evening, shivered from head to foot, crumbled, toppled and fell to the hard ground. More than 2,000 peo- ple jammed themselves into the Arkeon for the second big night of the Third Annual Automobile Show, and their efforts to gain a glimpse of the 1924 beauties of motordom were not in vain. Local dealers proclaimed last evening’s exhibi- tion the finest of its kind ever held in this city. i Shiny automobiles, smiling deal- ers and salesmen, loads of novel- ties, scores of bright lights, and plenty of the Kind of entertainment that holds a crowd for hours, all combined to make Tuestny even- ing a veritable joy to the Casper Automotive association. That the people of Casper are overwhelming- ly Interested in the motor car was only too evident.. Sales were many last evening. Practically every dealer reported at least one pure show deal closed. Dozens of excellent prospects are secured at every display space. Representatives from nearly every Denver distributing point with an agency in Casper were on the job, demonstrating the “catchy” quall- ties of the car they represent, and delivering lengthy sales talks to Casperites who proved themselves to be interested in a new car for the summer months. “As a stimulant to spring busi- ness, I look upon the automobile show as indispensible,” said Joe E. Mansfield, president of the Casper Automotive association last evening. “People who heretofore have been content to ft back and do without a motor car, are stirred with enthu- siasm when attending the show, and a number of corking sales are the result. We have tried to make this year's show interesting enough to attract every man woman and child in Casper. The automobile show will (Continue on Page Nine) con- SCORE IN PLOT AGAINST FORD DETROIT, Mich., March 26.—Robert M. Toms, prose- cuting attorney, has recommended a warrant charging ma- licious threats to extort in the case of Waslov Simek, un- der arrest in connection with three letters which were alleged to have made a demand of $1,050,000 from Edsel Ford, president of the Ford Motor company. Smith, Marshall Crouch, Clyde El- wood, Oscar Warren and Samuel B. Whitson, The fact that the agreements be- tween Hall and the eight other men Were so indefinite was in a measure responsible for the case being thrown out of court. Hall has been in the county jail unable to obtain bond gince last November when he was arrested at Evanston, Mrs. Annie Hiadik, arrested with Simek yester- day, was released. According to police, Simek con- femsed that he met with a group of about twenty radicals and a plan was concocted to obtain money from Ford. He was selected to write the letters, he is reported to have said, and it was arranged that the blame was to be placed on Mrs, Hiadik, —_-.- DIVISION RAILWAY MAIL CLERK MOVED CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 26 J, A, Crulekshank, who ha# been chief clerk of the Cheyenne division of the railway mail service for several years, will be transferred to Omaha April 1, He will be succeeded here Lby J, H, Skidmore of Omaha, 1. clency, due to the construction of the new and entirely modern steam plant which {is located on North Center street, together with the in- creased volume of business due to the unprecedented growth of Cas- per, enables the company to make this reduction. The decision to pass on to the public this substantial saving amounting to thirty-flye thousand dollars a year was taken at a recent meeting of the board of directors. Following this meeting, a new schedule of rates was prepared and submitted to the Public Service com- mission for {ts approval and it is following the commission's order that this rate reduction will be made effective April 1. With the filing of this new sched- ule the maximum lighting rate in territory served by Natrona Power company is now nine cents net. It will be of interest to Tribune read- ers to be reminded that this is the ORD BROKEN REMAINS OF GREEK CITY UNGOVERED PARIS, March 26,—French archaeologists working in Syria, have discovered at Sallyeh in the Euphrates region, a Greek city founded just after the death of ‘Alexander the Great, 2,246 years ago, and abardoned in AsDs when the desert sands covered it. Among the objects found are parchments, one of which, written in 189 B. C., is said to be the oldest Greek manuscript extant Does It Pay? We still hear the old question discussed, “‘does' it pay to adver- tise?” The general proposition is not often questioned, but in particu- lar cases we still hear an occa- sional business man say it does not pay ME. The way to test whether adver- tising pays ig to consult and study the institution that is ad- vertising consistently and show- ing healthy growth. If advertising will take a small business and stimulate a constant gradual forging ahead in one case and fails in another, where should the Doctor begin? It takes courage to examine one's self but examination should begin there. The great mercantile institu- tions in every community are those who have solved the prob- lem of public contact through publicity; a selling plan which re- duces selling costs for themselves resulting in a more economical service to the public. ervice Rates Cut by Power Company Here Voluntary Reductions by the Natrona Power Company Given Approval by Public Service Commission Following the filing of a new schedule of rates with jthe Public Service commission at Cheyenne, Natrona Power company announces a reduction in rates effective April The reduction to the patrons of Natrona Power com- pany in Casper, Mills and Evansville will, it is estimated, amount to a saving of $35,000 per year. Increased effi- fourth Feduction which has been made in electric rates in Casper since the close of the war and ts in Une with the pol of the company to not aply render the very best service pessible, but at the lowest rates consistent with the company’s high quality of service. Pr Patrick Sullivan and Directors Hagens, W. O. Wilson, H. B. Dur- ham and BE. P. Bacon are to be congratulated on the very substan- tial saving which is to be made to the citizens of Casper as a result of this new schedule of rates. —_>— HEARING SATURDAY FOR 20 ALLEGED VIOLATORS HELO AT THERMOPOLIS CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 26.— Twenty-five persons arrested re cently in raids at Thermopolis are to be arraigned in district court there next Saturday, March 29, according to information received at the headquarters here of the state law enforcement department. AY the same time seven abatement proceedings are to be assigned for hearing. —— ae RADIO FOR HOSPITALS WASHINGTON, March 26.— World war patients in government hospitals, soon will be helped to while away the hours with radio entertainments. Director Hines of the veterans’ bureau, in an order today, instruct- ed construction agencies of the bureau to equip all government hos- pitals for radio reception with con- nections direct to the beds of MTDONALD AND MOORE TO OPEN HABERDASHERY A new haberdashery establishment will be opened in the Townsend hotel building about May 1. T. W. Me- Donald, formerly proprietor of Me- Donald's confectionery, and Ray Moore, now employed by the Camp- bell Johnson company, have formed u partnership for operating the new concern, NUMBER 131 IONS IS TOLD ROAIE STINSON HINTS AT NEW SENOATION AT HER TESTIMONY Story Told Her by Jess Smith Is Related to Senate Committee by Divorced Wife. WASHINGTON, March 26.—A hint of an oil deal in which “five men made $33,- 000,000” in the fall of 1923 was brought before the Daugherty investigating committee today by Miss Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of. the attor- ney general's friend and political Heutenant, Jess W. Smith. The witness sald Smith had told her of such a transaction, and that she understood it had to do with stock in the Sinclair interests which on April 7, 1922, leased Teapot Dome. She added that Smith had said he and the attorney general were “sore” because the: men who made the money were friends of theirs but had not let them in on the deal. She could not name them, The fleeting reference to the $23,000,000 affair was made tn the midst of a session which otherwise had lacked much of the momentum of Miss Stinson's previous appear- ances as a star witness. Senator Wheeler of Montana, the committee Prosecutor, was kept at home with a cold, andthe examination for the most part proceeded quite peace- fully. The amendment said at the outset that she wished to disclaim any previous {ntimations in the testi- mony that she had thought Smith met his death by any hand except his own, She was convinced he Killed himself, she sald, but be- Heved Mr, Daugherty “morally ae sponsible” for his determination > kill himself, When he came to Washington, Miss Stinson sald, Smith was worth some $136,000 but when he was found dead in the attorney general's apartment last Memorial day, an in- ventory of his property showed a total valuation of $214,000. Asked whether she thought there were other items omitted from the in- ventory she said she would rather not reply. She replied in the negative when asked by Senator Ashurst, Demo- crat, Arizona, whether she knew that a note was found in Smith's pocket after his death and never was turned over to the authorities, A good part of the session was taken up with the reading of letters Smith had written her on the attor- ney general's department of justice stationery. They referred largely to personal matters, Miss Stinson began by declaring that despite suggestions to the co: trary she believed Smith committed suicide. She reaffirmed her belief that Attorney General Daugherty was “morally responsible.” Smith was found dead a year ago in the apartment occupied by him and Daugherty. Smith had “put his house (Continued on Page Five) in BOULDER DAM PROJECTURGED WASHINGTON, March Canyon dam project outline power commission today advi 26.—Declaring the Boulder d in the Swing-Johnson bill to be equal to undertakings a t Muscle Shoals, the federal ed congress against the gov- ernment embarking upon a general policy of improvement of electrical energy pending full consideration of what the 23 PERISH IN SHIP SINKING FOLLOWING COLLISION IN FOG LONDON, March 26,—A message to Lloyds from the North Foreland wireless station reports that the Japanese steamship Tokufuku Maru sank after colliding with the Ger- man steamship Helmdal near Dun geness, in a dense fog last night and that 23 of her crew are missing. The Helmdal took off 15 men of the Japanese crew, sald the mes ange, and arrived at Dover today with hey bows damaged, The missing men are believed to have been asleep at the time of the collision and to with the ship, have gone down The Japanese vessel was bound from Bremen for Japan, Lioyda register lists the Tokufuku Maru as a steel vessel of 5,859 gross tonnage, Bhe was last reported to have arrived at Rotterdam on March 4, step means. “In so far, at les Proposed exceeds t, as the project the requirements of flood control and irrigation,” said the commission, which is composed of the secretaries of war, interior and agriculture, “the bill proposes that the United States undertake a new national activity, namely, the business of constructing facilities for production of electric power for gen- eral disposition, an activity which, if logically pursued, has possibilities et demands upon the federal treas- ury in amounts far beyond those now involyed tn reclamation and highway construction combined.” g out that the government re has ricted power son irrigation projects for pri- use on the projects them- (Continued on Page Nine)