Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 22

PAGE FIGHT. Pin Che Casper Sunday Cribune ORIGINAL OBJECT OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATION (5 OVERLOOKED Bribery or Corruption Evidence Lacking in Washington Probe; Great Emergency Back of Oil Land Leasing. . BOSTON, April 11. — Declaring Geveloping its pretended reserve that one would expect the attorneys of the Standard Oil Co., to pretend that the action of the Navy Department in attempting to save the oll was illegal. If the Standard -Oll Co., could by pretending that the action to be taken was*illegal have prevent- ed the Navy Department from making the leases they could have gone on and drawn all the rest of the oll out before the goveynment waked up. Mr. Doheny was already in the California field and it was perfectly natural that he would prefer to act for the government in that. field rather than to go into the Teapot Dome district which was leased to the Sinclair interests, Japanese war cloud was the earth- quake, which destroyed the enor- mous subterranean tanks in which {Continued from Page beven.) TERRIFIC BATTLE BETWEEN FRANK MAYO AND SANTSCHI a few hours. It was destruction of these Japanese Naval Oil Re- serves and that alone that ended the threat of danger to the United States Navy in the Pacific which made it imperative that the Navy Depart- ment take the action that {t did in getting the oil reserves where they the land to development. There were MOUNTAIN See How Every Promise and Prediction Has e fees Ete Bae 5 ff BIG CLIMAX IN “PLUNDERER’ A terrific fist fight between Frank Mayo and Tom Santschi leads to a dynamic climax in George Archain- band's new William Fox special, “The Plunderer,” opening a two-day run at the America theater today. ‘The fight in its tense realism, re- calls the historical record battle be- tween Santsch! and William Far- num, in ‘The Spoilers.” Both Mayo and Santschi are about six feet, with Santscht having the edge on weight fight takes plad® mm Bully (Santschi's) office. Bill Matthews (Frank Mayo) has dis: covered that not only kas Presby been plundering his young friend's gold mine of which he is the super- intendent, but he has also found and hidden the pearl necklace that belonged to Matthews’ boyhood sweetheart. With these wrongs smarting his ire to great rage, Matthews enters Presby's office and demands the return of the neck- lace. Presby mincea no words in telling him to get out and get out quick. “Presby,” Matthews comes close to his man and stares him deliber- ately in the eyes, “nobody can talk to you but I'm going to pound it into you,” with which he takes off his coat and places it on the table. Presby selzes the coat, throws it toward the door, and in a towering rage orders Matthews out. Up and down the office the two husky men fight, turning over table and office paraphernalia. Matthews is knocked to the floor, but he rises slowly to hi# Icnees, shakes his head to clear it and stands on his feet. Prosby comes after\him. Weakened by the specd of the fight and by loss of blood, Matthews manages yet to swing hard with his right. It catches Presby square on the point of the chin, and he collapses on the floor. “Have you had enough?” Mat- thews almost sobs, the exertion of the terrific fight rendering him half uncenscious. " Presby groans, beaten. “I've had enough.” And one of the most thrilling fights ever staged in motion plic- tures is ended. Others in the cast of “The Plunderer” besides Frank Ma. lead, and Tom Santschi, include Evelyn Brent, fem- inine lead; Jim Mason, heavy; Dan Mason and Katherine Grant. "HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME’ COMES TO WYOMING SATURDAY Fortunate indeed ts the actor lucky enough to have a role in a production which scores one of the biggest hits in the history of the cinema art, but when he comes right back as a featured member of the cast of another production hailed at least as equally great, he can surely be said to be a child of destiny. Such is Ernest Torrence, who plays one of the principal roles in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” Which opens its local engagement at the Wyoming theater on Satur- day, April 19. Torrence was given lavish praise for his work in “The Covered Wagon,” Sut all who have seen him the new Universal produftion, admit that he has accomplished a piece of art that will go down into nistory. In’ “Phe Hunchback of Notre Dame” his part ts second enly to that of Lon Chaney, the star, who portrays the role of “Quasimodo.” Torrence will be feen as “Clopin, King of the Under- world.” It is no reflection on either man to say that with any other man than Chaney in the title role ‘Torrence would have “stolen” the stellar honors, While every show that makes a decided hit in New York does not fo so he theater-goers from this city who have seen performance at the Astor theater in Gotham, have FLASH TRIO’ AT COLUMBIA Lovers of artistic dancing will be pleased to learn ‘that the Flash Trio will be among the featured vaude ville. entertainer t the Columbia theater Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday. The trio is composed of three young and talented dancers who have been associated in Metro. pe house productions, wi mpany, with the Fokir ew York, Hippodro} ous other specta ns, They pres enta # from the Aztec Indl t ern jazz thelr artistic dancing. numbers in a thoroughly Manner. ‘The five dance numbers given by the members of this com. pany are all presented amid a lavish investiture of costume Phil Goo nd scenery. who has been a featur ed comedian with some of the best Metropolitan productions a who Nas forsaken the same to enter the Vaudeville field is thoroughly Versant with the subject monologue which he presents in a manner both enterta! 4 ing. Violin and ac up the act of M a Miss Doran ts a recruit fr cert and chautauqua fir high being a very attractive and becom ingly gowned young lady. Billy Mor len has been appropriately called “Wizard on the Piano Accordi He was a featured player in Ch Dillingham's Broadway success * Blocks Away." The couple Just finished the Keith circuit Dayton and Palmer present class violinist adit to Twe have weeks of touring on to Laugh.” Even the most skeptical will realize that the skit of this name is just that Excepting the time consumed by a couple of songs ™ ton and Miss Palmer crowd minutes full of converrationa Barney Goog 1! comedy with pep. The phot play {is “Shattered’ Idols,” formerly titled “A Bride of the Gods," the weven-reel apocial lL. Frothingham, productien which re cri productions made has eas nvish one uf the x pf the entire year, 7 i expressed ‘the opinion that it will prove as great a success here. There is no question but that Hugo's sto is so well known and liked that sectional likes and dis- likes will play no part in determin. ing {ts general popularity and the unanimous praise given it by the New York critics has aroused a general attitude of interest. Aside from Chaney and Torrence the cast is one of the most notable ever assembled there being a total of principals, including Tully Marshall, Brandon Hurst, Patsy Ruth Miller, Gladys Brockwell, Nor: man Kerr: sel de Brulier and Kate Lester. ‘wo hundred players, ordinarily programed names, played small parts while the extras totuled in excess of 3,500. The production was eighteen months in the making, six in tech- nical research and twelve in actual “shooting.” The entire Cathedral of Notre Dame was reconstructed in its entirety at Universal City, as well elght blocks of Parisian houses and squares of the period of Louis XI. It was directed by Wallace Worsley. Reserved seats for ment go on sale at next Tuesday. > J.B. WARNER SCORES AGAIN J. B, Warner, who is fast becom- ing a screen idol, will again be seen locally in the Iris theater today only in what is claimed his best picture, “Treasure Canyon.” This production 1s heralded as a romantic knockout and is said to be chock full of thrills and unfolds a most unusual , love story A young war veteran was seeking to regain his health in the Far West, where a man's a man or he is noth- ing. Our hero discovers a ‘gold mine and finds 0 the girl he loves, but as the engage the box office the novelty of his dual discoyery and the confilet ween the trea sure and love thus discovered puts the story in a distinctly unusual In Treasure Ca er is Ideally cast. His powerful physt que, his expert riding and horseman ship augment his natural histrionic talent to a degree seldom found in motion pictures. Marle Walcamp, who supports Warner, is seen in one of her greatest roles, and proves herself worthy of the high esteem in which she is held by the thousands of fans who are numbered amongst h@ following. Others in the cast of ’ sure Canyon” include W. G Scott, the famous villain, and Harry’ Todd, the funny man of pletures. —— . NEW SWANSON PICTURE 100 PERCENT NEW Led by ad yon,” Mr. Warne ring youth a," @ gang of thieves of Paris, Randall n newspaper man called the in Paris nteers to assist in run ning “him” down. Tolnette, a girl, is the “Humm Bird," who preys pon the upper to rob them. Real | ey comes into her his sake to t then there | the | But + more?—the best we Jean o an insufficient ac count of t n bear for thrills. You've 1 n anything lke it In fact,, t) er been anything like it mad Its individuality, if nothing else, makes it stand out there is no evidence of bribery or cor- ruption in connection with either the Doheny or Sinclair ofl leases and that no more favorable terms to the government have ever been secured, Guy M. Walker, in a letter to C. W. Barron, says President Coolidge should see that the government is fully protected in. preserving the leases, which ars for the benefit of the government and the navy of the United States. ‘ Mr. Walker discloses that there was a great emergency back of these leases, that danger to the nation w: impending, and maintains that the men who'’made the leases deserve the thanks of the people of the country. Mr, Walker is a lawyer and finan- celal duthority and the author of numerous books, including “The Things That Are Caesar's,” “Meas- ures of Civilization" and Railroad Rates and Rebates.” For ten years he resided in China and is one of the outstanding experts on Chinese mat- ters. He was called in consultation by President McKinley during the conflicts among the powers over Chinese affairs. His letter to Mr, Barron follows: My dear Mr. Barron: I was extremely pleased to see, first, your statement regarding the oi} leases and the investigation in Washington, and, second, your in- terview with Mr. Doheny. I wonder what is the matter with the newspapers of America! There would have been no more excitement over this second investigation than there was over the first one in 1922 if the newspapers, had shown an sense at all in analyzing the evi- dence as it came out. You may remember the story of the old lawyer who told the young applicants for a place in his office the story of the man who rushed into the house to get a gun to shoot the turkey on the woodstack by the barn, and who getting; the gun, blazed away at the bird from a point So near that the shot went into the stack, set it on fire, burned up the stack, communicated the flames to the barn and burned it, destroying the horses and cattle that were in it. Not until one young fellow in- quired at the end of the story, “Did he get the bird?" did the old lawyer find the applicant that he was look- ing for. ~Were to Investigate Terms This investigation was to be an investigation of the terms of the leasing of Teapot Dome. Anybody who is familiar with our western country knows that there is not dn acre that has not been stak- ed and filed on in some way and that the government in attempting to seize and set apart these so-called “reserves” had to pass on the vali- dity of all sorts of claims existing covering the same acreage. Some the government recognized and bought off, others they denied, but the fact that the government denied them did not prove that the clal- mants could not make a case against the government if they took the cases to court. Some of the claim- ants were not able to fight he gov- erment and preferred to stand. on their rights, waiting to be bought off when the government started ‘to work or when, what everybody who knew anything about it always be- lieved would happen, the govern- ment saw the folly of its so-called ‘conservation policy" and opened up “NAUGHTY BABY” REVUE IN NEW OFFERING AT THE WYOMING THEATER “A ‘Trip to be presented Revu compan: theater today, the Mountains” will the Naughty Baby at the Wyoming Monday and Tues y. This is a musical comedy with a plot much stronger than the usual runs) A’ Jew and an Irishman who are boyhood friends swear to each other that when they grow up if one has dson and the other a daugh- ter the young people are to become man and wife. They are separated for several 3 t mountain resort. “To a certain things have happened as planned. One has a son and the other a daughter. Tho subjects of the long-maturing plot are not in. clined to marry however because they have never seen one another. They meet accidentally and fall madly {n love. ‘The Irish father disguises himself as a minister and performs a mock marriage. Later tho affatr is revealed and a real marriage takes place. Mr. Kavanaugh has the Irish role and George Hill that of the Jew. Lew Greene has a blackface role. Miss Ramon stn. Mama”; Mr. Hill, “Mean, Mean, Who's Is He, Is He?" ‘nnd Mr. Beckridge, “Don't Think I'm Angry,” which is a song composed by “Slim” Brant, local musician. Other numbers will also be introduced. “The Hardest Way" 1¢ the photo- play which will be shown in con yunotion with the musical comedy s one of the leading pictures of the season thus far, Gloria Sw the stellar role—it's tailor Then there's Edward Burns, arey, Mario Majeroni and others just as prominent in support. Sidney Olcott directed the produc tion for Paramount. It's now at the Rialto th main for days longer. son re ir fin ¢ always a lot of Irresponsible prospec- tors and promoters making claims, filing leases, trying to cloud titles and attempting to make a nuisance value out of thejr pretensions, and that waa true in regard to Teapot Dome. ‘ Proposition Too Big for Government It would have taken an enormous sum for tho government to have undertaken to develop this so-calied reserve on is own account. A sum so great that it is idle to pretend that the navy department could have gotten an appropriation suf- ficient for the purpose, besides the mere asking of such an appropria- tion. would have carried with it the implication of impending danger of war. It was, therefore, necessary for the government to do exactly what {t did do, This was known to Sec- retary Daniels, who had tried to get appropriations from congress and failed, and it was because he had failed that he, himself, prepared and wrote the provision of the law au- thorizing not only the leasing of the government oil fields, but: the trading of the oil for anything was necessary or advisable for the gov- ernment to have. : I have carefully read the law. covers exactly what has been done and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind but what the action of Secretary Denby and Secretary Fall was entirely legal and was done in pursuance of the provision put in the act by Secretary Daniels him- self when he contemplated and was getting ready, to do exactly what Secretaries Denby and Fall did do. I am sustained In this position. by a remarkable~statément published in the New York Times a week ago by ex-Senator Thomas of Colorado, }®"4 navy of the United States. Jap- who declares that Secretary Daniels made that explanation in asking to have his provision incorporated in the bill and that he, Thomas, then senator, voted for the bill with that distinct understanding and for that exact purpose. The law authorizes the action that was taken and the leases made by Secretaries Denby and Fall. are absolutely legal and no court in these United States will declare them void unless it can be shown that they were secured by fraud or bribery. No Evidence of Bribery. Now as to the evidence of fraud: Mr. Doheny has testified that he loaned $100,000.to Secretary Fall while Fall was secretary of the in- terior, that he did so because Fall was an old buddy of his, and an; one who knows anything about the West and the relationships between such men knows that Doheny told | the truth. But Doheny did not get | the leese on Teapot Dome, therefore | any loan that he made to Fall can | have no relation with or eff: on | the lease of Teapot Dome. No court | in the United States would even} permit one word of evidence to be introduced in a suit for the ean: cellation of the lease of Teapot Dome regarding loans made to Sec- retary Fall by Mr. Doheny. What- ever Mr. Doheny did for his old| friend Fall had nothing whatever to do with Teapot Dome. The lease of Teapot Dome went to the Mammoth Oil company, con trolled by Harry Sinclair. There has not been one line of evidence ora single word to prove a loan or the passing of money of any kind from Sinclair or anyone near him to Secretary Fall while Secretary Fall was in office, The only evi- dence of a loen from Sinclair to Fall was that Sinclair had ‘made an ad. vance of funds to Fall in the way of a retainer for services renderéd and to be rendered in connection with a trip to Europe in connection with European ol! leases eight or nine months after Secretary Fall had resigned his secretaryship. Nothing Illegal Proved. Whatever money Sinclair or the Mammoth Oil company paid to Sec- Fall or loaned to him for ser- s or by way of retainer after the secretary had left office is no more to be questioned than is the payment of money to Mr. McAdoo, ex-Secretary Lane, ex-Attorney Gen- eral Gregory, or ex-Secretary G. rison. In other words, up to the present time, with all the hue and ery, with the search into the private business of Tom, Dick or Harry, related or unrelated to public life or to the ofl business, there has not been a single line or a single word of evi- det.ce to prove any bribery or any: thing {legal in connection with the leasing of pot Dome And all this is so plain on the record that the editors of America are plainly culpable in failing to call attention to this fact as the pretended disclosures haye been made from day to day by politicians who were on their last legs striving desperately to hold their place in tie Umelight. Instead of showing that Doheny’s help to his old buddy had anything to do with Teapot Dome and with any employment of ex tary Fall by Sinclair after the se retary had retired from office was in any way different from the employment by other of! companies of other ex-secretaries, the press of America have pretended and have led the pedple of the country to believe that evidence of corruption had been dis ‘oned wh n tt rary, noth ing of the ed Development a Reserve Thege were only three companies financially big ¢ to compete for the development of this govern ment oil. The Standard Ol Co., was already draining serva in t and it ne Ca was manifestly to ts ‘to ® ins Leases Should Be Preserved It is perfectly plain that the action taken by the Navy Department is perfectly legal and in exact accord- ance with the jaw. There has been absolutely no evidence of bribery or corruption in connection with either lease unless it is pretended that the loan of Mr. Doheny to Secretary Fail is such, But the final criterion by which to judge the action is the terms of the leases themselves. These leases made by Secretaries Denby and Fall are large, where the Previous leases negotiated by Secre- tary Daniels, ex-Secretary Lane and ex-Secretary John Barton Paine Were small, but remember that gov- ernment leases had been made be- for and that Daniels, Lane and Paine had all leased navy oil to private in- dividuals, but the termsof the leases negotiated by Secretaries Denby and Fall for the government are so much better in terms, in royalties, in per- centage, than anything that the government had ever secured before that any sensible person {s amazed to think that the leases would be questioned, Nothing like them in the favorableness of the terms to the government has eyer been secured by the government b*fore and it is quite certain that they never will be again, and instead of President Coolidge asking his investigators if it fs pos- sible to vacate and cancel these leases, he should call upon them to see that the government be fully protected in preserving the leases for the benefit of the government and of the navy of the United States, Emergency Behind Leases For the truth is that there was a great emergency. It is true that danger was impending. ‘The threat of Japan was known to the army were in tanks at Honolulu. States, raged people ringing in their ears. Sincerely yours, RCIAL rip Mee TARiat CouRseEes New classes in Grammer, Spelling and Arithmetic starting Tuesday evening. Something everyone needs. com- We pee stenographic banking and ‘book- keeping courses. offer an had been accumulating and was then accumulating an oil reserve that staggered the world, and nobody knew where it was going. It, was imperative that the navy of the United States make counter prepara- tion, The threat of war was tem- porarily postponed by the calling of the Disarmament Conference at Washington in December, 1921, and the fact'that Japan had forced upon her at that conference her absolute isolation. But even that did not de- ter her in proceeding with her plan to attack the United States on the Casper Business College, Inc. Phone 1325 And the men who did it, Edwin Denby and Albert Fall, deserve the thanks of the people of the United and the men who have hounded them and maligned them falsely should be driven into private Ife with the execretions of an out- PER DOLLAR. GUY M. WALKER. od : SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1924. ’ Parisian | French weather bureau without his never | umbrella, has passed away at the of the}age of 75. VIEW SUBURB AY ee. ¢ : There is no mystery in the astounding growth of public utilities or in the favor they. have won. Their growth is due to the never ceasing demand for the usefulness (service) they pro- vide. It is this usefulness, TOGETH- ER WITH THE REASON- ABLENESS OF ITS COST, which accounts for the unceas- ing demand. Utility service gives more per dollar+-and more time to use them—than any other thing. Natrona Power — . Company OFFICERS: O. L. WALKER, President G. R. HAGENS, Vice-President DAVID W. LEWIS, Vice-President. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Treasurer. C. W. TOBIN, Secretary. . TRUSTEES: Patrick Sullivan Robert D. Carey A. J. Cunningham David W. Lewis G. R. Hagens D. W. Ogilbee O. L. Walker C, W. Tobin SECOND ANNUAL _ FINANCIAL STATEMENT Provident Building & Loan Association (A Casper Institution) As at April 5th, 1924 RESOURCES Real Estate Loans_._.-.-.--._-_-_$301,320.35 (Secured by first mortgeges, SP resenting actual cash loaned. No unearned interest or premium is added thereto.) Loans on Members Certificates____ 1,977.49 GCashisenk. oe 9,993.87 Insurance and Taxes Paid for Bor- rowers — wmwwaanenrennenas ji1;289)89 ~ (Inturance premiums and taxes advanced to protect our loans.) $314,531.60 LIABILITIES Installment Shares ______ ~-----~-$212,040.87 (Total amount paid in by mem. bers on monthly payments and in- terest credited thereon.) Fully Paid Shares-___-________ 86,652.27 (Amount paid in full by members) Undivided Profits .______ m----- 11,857.44 (Interest earned and _ collected past six months) Borrowed Money -_._..___._____ 45,000.00 Contingent Reserve __________ Hud 657.00 (Amount set aside for payment of possible losses) Fee Account, Fines___.-_________ 211.26 ‘ Incompleted Loans ~--~---------. 17,993.97 (Loans granted on buildings now under construction) Suspense Account tan nrwanansnpgene arated 35.00 TASOMRNGS Soe ee ee 84.29 (Commissions earned on insur- ance—four months—to be cred- $314,531.60 Interest at the Rate of Twelve (12%) Per Cent Per Annum Credited to Installment Shares for the Six Month Period Ending April 5th, 1924 STATE OF WYOMING County of Natrona, ss. , C. W. Tobin, Secretary of Provid ildii that the above statement is true aud corset oes rae sone season do ewear belief. (SEAL) This statement Casper, Wyoming. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th Prepared and certified to ing to my best knowledge and Cc. W. TOBIN day of April, 1984, , LAURA H. BICKNELL, Notary. Public in and for Natrona County My Commission expires December 11, 1925. by Guaranty Registry Corporation, W. B. HASELMIRE Certified Public Accountant (N. A.) PROVIDENT BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION is a mutual institution. vestigation of our servic Phone 1928 W. Building SS e loan to home builders or home owners and invite your in- Room 11, Daly vent the governnient Sees P. O. Box 1860