Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1924, Page 1

The circulation of The Tribune is greater than any other Wyoming newspaper: VOLUME: VIII. ZZLER SENTENCED IN NUMBER 175. EMBE TAX PUBLICITY FOUGHT BY HOOVER NEW PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR BIG BUSINESS QULD BENEFIT AT EXPENSE OF SMALLER ONES Period of Industrial Chaos Years Ago Is Held Up as Example of Possible Result WASHINGTON, May 16. —Secretary Hoovér, in a formal statement today de- clared the provision of the «, new tax bill opening tax re- ‘a turns for inspection will jeopardize small business and place it at the mercy of larger competi- tors, The secretary recalled that pub- licity of tax returns during the per- fod of 1867 to 1872 contributed to “the industrial and financial chaos of the time’? and charged that the provision of the new tax bill opens new fields for fraudulent concerns. “I am advised that the provisions in the tax bill that tax returns shall be open to inspection is so worded that-they<may not even have the yery indefinite protection that ties around other ‘puolic documents’ ” sald Mr, Hoover. “Even the protection of ‘public documents’ is insufficient guarantee of confidential character. “We thus have serious jeopardy that a man’s business may be reveal- ed to his competitors, Large corpora- tions already publish these facts through reports to stock holders and this requirement therefore does not materially affect them. Such pub- , lication would Jikely to become the basis of credit rating in the small businesses and. the vital factor of character and reputation will be un- dermined by the tax return of any bad year, thus working graye in- tice on firms undergoing momen- tary losses or those that are un- favorable in terms of depression. “It will enable strong compett- tiors to take advantage of temporary weak condition of smaller concerns and on the other hand, fraudulent concerns would gladly pay a few thousand dollars a year falsely dis- gulsed as profit in order to mislead the public. People who wished to dis- guise thelr wealth will be stimulated to further evasion. It can add noth- ing to revenue returns. “It may be well recalled that pub- Ucity of tax returns which was re- d during the period of 1867 to contributed to the industrial 1 financial chaos of the time. One erious effect might be to underming confidence in the whole system of taxes on incomes, which would be & great pity aid Be te 5 ai EARTHQUAKE SHOCK FELT. NSTANTINOPLE, May 16.— atches received today report that further earthquake shocks have been felt at Erzerum, Hassan Kale and Kars. Entire villages in the re- gion of Hassan Kale .are said to have been destroyed. ‘The number of additional victims is given as 120, RIVING IT ~ HOME Reading Between Lines in the Day's News of Casper. A thousand stars and the moon shown last night when little Vir- ginia May in her thin cotton blanket was left on the doorstep of the Lee Hanlof family at 71 Pear street. In that moment there was a tragic parting of souls and a prayer. Mother and daughter are now in separate worlds. Life has already begun the building of a barrier be- tween them. As strangers they may meet again, unrécognizing, in the fastfmoving parade of the age, but it will be somewhere beyond—where shine a thousand stars and the moon—that they will re-unite. For the second time the bonus bill has been punctured with a presiden- tial veto. Congressional po'iticians have again accumulated a store of fodder to feed some of their consti- tuents back home who believe in this measure. At Washington they knew before hand what would happen if the bill was passed, and they knew why and secretly approved of the reasons. But they did not care because soon they will be able to go back home and say. “We worked for the bonus, we yoted for it, we did our best—and we are ready to go back and play the same role.” It is left to the president to bear the brunt of this farce which will perform for a full house as long as the bonus bill is an issue, ‘Three kids were caught yesterday by the police for stealing horses. The oldest of the trio was only 14, the youngest not . "Phey wero thrown. in jail] with a hand picked hardboiled lot. It is said that one piped up in a thin adolescent voice with, “We're throwed in jail with our face to the wall and a red-head- ed woman was the cause of it all.” That line comes from an unending rigamarol of filthy rhymes set to a monotonous tune. It looks as though Casper needs a Ben B. Lindsay and a juvenile court. Pride in appearance fs back of Cleanup and Paint Up Week. Shab- by homes make bums of towns, just as shabby clothes make bums of men. Where there's dirt there's sloth, and where there is darkness there-is crime. Highty thousand acres of produc- tive land will one of these sum- (Continued on Page Seven) HONEYMOON BLASTED BY ARREST OF MAN ON BOGUS CHECK CHARGE Frank Simpson of Cody, Wyo. and his bride of two weeks, nee Gladys Tuttle, were arrested last night by the sheriff's office the man charged with haying passed a bad check in his home town previous to his departure for Casper, Simpson is said to have given a short check for $200 for a Star car which was in his possession when he was arrested. Simpson will be returned to Cody tomorrow by @ Park county deputy sheriff. Baby Found on Doorstep Here Note Left With Child in North Casper Says Father Was Killed in Coal Mine Tragedy Last Fall. An eight-pound baby girl, apparently a week old, was left on the doorsteps of the Lee Hanlon home at 721 Pear street Thursday evening with a note from the mother pinned to the blankets in which the child was wrapped. The note was as follows: “To who finds this baby— This baby is a perfectly legitl- child. Her father was kil fall when a coal mine cav 1 him, That left me alone to » my own living whgn I really Ss not able. there are two of us}“and I cannot make the liv- ing any longer as my health is brok- en. It breaks giy heart to leave my child lke this. She had seemed the last connecting tle between my dear husband and myself, but it must be s¢vered, too. I am asking you to please take care of this ¥ttle girl and calf her ‘Virginia May’ and please be kind to her as she will some day repay you for it, I am sure. “From @ heartbroken mother and wife" Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation DEATH REPORT [3 DENIED; ol VAT SEN ALE President of South China Not Even Ill, Secre- tary Says HONG KONG, May 16.—(By The Associated Press.}—Dr. Sun Yat Sen president of the South China gov- ernment whose Ceath was reported to have occurred Tuesday, is alive and perfectly well, his confidential secretary declared emphatically to- day to 2 representative of the Asso- ciate Press sent from Hong Kong to Sun’s Cantcn headquarters. Rumors have been current that reports of Dr. Sun's death were un- true. Upon being assured that the south China leader still ts alive, the correspondent requested an in- terview with him. “This was denied,” the cérrespon- dent cabled to Hong Kong, “The secretary said Sun Yat Sen did not feel calle¢\ upon to prove to any- body that the is not dead in view of categerical statements to the con- trary which have been issued at Sun’s headquarters. Dr. Sun, the secretary added, ts “perfectly well after an indispost- tion that could not be termed an {"iness.’* However, the opinion still prevails in Hong King that if the constitu: tional party chief is not dead heat least is suffering from a severe ‘mental breakdown, -It ~is ‘said condition has been such that none but members of his family are per- mitted to see him. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘ CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924. Half Holiday Each Week in Postal Work WASHINGTON, May 16—Post- master General New, in an order being sent to postmasters, autho- rzes the granting of Saturday half holiday to_postal employes through the country during the summer beginning June 14 to September 18, when it involves no curtail- ment of the postal service and no cost to the government. Regulations heretofore have prevented postmasters from allow- ing employes any interval off duty on Saturday afternoons during the warm weather, but Mr. New says he is unwilling that regula- tions should prevent such respites even though they may be very brief and available to relatively few employes. FARM Substitute for McNary-Haugen Meas- ure Held Possible but Leaders Are uers DERAL COURT Delivered On Streets or at Newstands, ly IHS: FE RELIEF soe Che Casper Daily Crituuw by Carrier 75 cents a moxth 5 cents BALL SCORES American League. At Boston— R. H. E. Chicago ---300 000 000 000—3_11 0 Boston ~.-.000) 030 000 O1-—4 12 1 Batteries — Leverett and Schalk; Gerguson, Ehmke and O'Neill. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Detroit ~--.-.000 001 200—3 10 1 Philadelphia _.000 001 000—1 9 0 Batteries—Holloway and Bassler; Burns and Perkins, St. Louis-New York game post- poned on account of rain, Cleyeland-Washington game post- poned account of rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Chicago R. H. E. New York -110 60x xxx—x x x Chicago — ---400 07x xxx—x x x Batteries Nehf, Oeschger and Snyd Jacobs, Wheeler, Blake and O'Fa Grantham hits homer Marking Time, Is Report. By DAVID LAWRENCE, (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune.) WASHINGTON, May 16.—President Coolidge and his cabinet are considering a new plan for agricultural relief proposed by the International Farm Congress and sug- gested by W. I. Drummond, chairman of its board of governors. It may prove a substitute 17,000 RESIDENCE {3 LISTED IN NEW PERMITS FOR BUILDING Construction work on a $17,000 residence was started yesterday by C. V. Norris, proprietor of the Nor- ris’Meat Market. The structure will be. located at Eleyenth and David streets. It will be of the Spanish type of architecture and of stucco covering. The structure will consist -ot-twde stories and will be 34 br feet in size. A garage will be bullt Woodman and Hart took out a permit yesterday for a $5,000 frame residence to be erected at 1568 South Ash street. J. E. Scott of the Scott Clothing company and owner of the bullding at 118 East Second street will spend $1,000 remodeling the second. story of this structure and making it over into office rooms. For some time the floor was occupied by the Colon- for the McNary-Haugen bill. Although it is not politics for them to say so at this time proponents of the Mc bill are ready to accept plan. In ly some members of the administration have approved i For, briefly, it involves no ex cessive government *appropriations, no marketing machinery of ‘a gov- ernmental kind, no interference by the government in private business, no requirement to merchandise any portion of farm products or any dis- turbance of existing channels of trade. But {t does involve the use of the principle of the protective , tariff, Here are the essential points in the scheme: “Whenever the president finds that there 1s a surplus for export of a principal agricultural or live- stock product, together with a world price-basis of such a product so low in connection. J. L. Cunningham is] {al club. Bleven office rooms will be|as to cause distress to American the architect. built in, (Continued on Page Five.) in last Sth, ‘Terry hits homer in first At Cincinnati Boston — —-..100 640 10x—x x x Cincinnati — ..010 000 01x—x x x Batteries Yeargin and O'Neill; Luque, Sheehan and Wingo. At St. Louis R. H. EB. Brooklyn . -.000 00x xxx—x x x St. Louis — 000 30x xxx— re Batteries Henry and Taylor; Pfef- fer and Gonzales. At Pittsburgh R. H. E. Philadelphia 300 000 000 1—4 7 9 Pittsburgh — -000 030/000 0-49 3 BIRTH RATE ON DECLINE IN COUNTRY WASHINGTON, May 16.—Lower birth rates and higher death rates for the last year, as compared with 1922, were recorder by the census bureau. Statistics made public today show that the highest birth rate, 34.8 per 1,000 population, was in cities of Wyoming and the lowest, 16.06 per 1,000 in rural districts of Montana. The highest death rate, 20.3 per 1,000 was in cities of Mississippi and the lowest, 6.5.per 1,000 in the rural districts of Idaho. Infant mortality rates were gen- erally higher than those of 1922. CASPER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IS ENORMOUS SCOUTS PLA GREAT RALLY ‘With the outdoor rally of Casper Boy Scouts in the CY pasture next Tuesday evening will come a “‘thuse” meeting a8 a rouger for the coming summer turnout for Camp Carey. All troops are to gather in front of the chamber of commer¢e bulld- ing at 7 o'clock on that night. From there the boys will be taken to the CY pasture. Eagh troop is to put its own special stunt and as a windup for the evening there will be a wiener roa BEER PRICE FIXED AT DOLLAR A BOTTLE IN JUSTICE COURT HERE Posression of 100 bottles of beer cost Mrs. William Johnson cf 1 North Durbin street $100 in Jus- tice Puntenney's court this morn- ing. The Johnson residence was raided Thursday evening by the sheriff's office and the woman pleaded guil- ty this morning to possession of the beer. on Special Session Of Legislature Not Approved PIERRE, 8. D., May 16/ Gov. W. H. “McMaster has indicated that he will not heed the request of Harry Brownell, member of the legislature for a special session to enact bank legislation. « The governor declared the belief, which he said was shared by virtu ally every state official, that the state is suffering from over price agitation and that no purpose would be served by calling a legislative session to discuss the situation. Work Now Under Way and Projected tor This Year Totals $3,500,000, According to Survey Made by Realtors: Opportunities for Many Manufactures Shown. In the face of a $3,500,000 program of construction work now going on in Casper or promised for the immediate future, there is no saying that business is not at its best in this city. That such an immense expenditure is going into new structures and residences here at this time, was shown in a building report made today noon at the Realtors luncheon. Following a survey made by a committee on which Ben Scherck of ‘the See Ben Real Estate company and John G. Jones of the Harry Free agency served, figures were pre- sented to the Realtors that represent definitely just what is being done in Casper along construction lines, as follows: ACTIVITIES OF CASPER cl 1,000,000 gallon reservoir, S Paving Céstrict No. 34, Fourtee Paving district No, 28, CY Paving district No. 38, Sidewalk district Paving district McKin'ey subw: Sanitary sewer district No. North Casper water extension Community ment in Extension pf pump station ott and nth east TOTAL New high school estimated -- Grant school, reserveir, Colby and F McKinley school, weat side, 8. 5 Roosevelt school, N TOTAL .. Addition to hospital, ertimated (Continued News on Every Page That’s the Sunday Tribune— Did you read last we and it’s exclusive in the Tribune. The Sun¢ ardent reader remarked, liberally sprinkled with fe: tractive in style and makeup. That's why it’s the most widely read newspaper in Wyoming. Incidents tion and the country’s best writers on special topic sports. Compare the Tribune with other newspapers, CAS street, and Fifteenth, southwest Casper, Second street, U ond street, and Burlington railroad 17, Gordon Construction, compan: Extension water extension and water pipe replac these different paving district resume of Wyoming business, in- dustrial and agricultural developments on the market page? There will be another this week, with more districts covered ribune is “news from cover te PER Curlee $116,500 86,000 23,000 9,000 500 5 000, 85,000 12,000 60,000 Warren Construction Warren Construction Lloyd Construction... 1 8. Miller Warren Constru: 30,000 50,000 Everybody’a Paper. cover” as one tures and ly it has comic sec a , including |] | | Mr. Jones’ report covered all large building works and is given ANDREW MACPHERSON LAID AT REST TODAY The remains of Andrew MacPher. son, old resident of Natrona county, who died this week, were laid at rest In Highland cemetery this after noon following services held at the Muck Funeral home. The Rey Charles A. Wilson of the First Pres byterian church officiated. FUNERAL OF HARRY KEEN SET TOMORROW The funeral of Harry Keen, who died at a local hospital this we will be held from the 3 home at 3 o'clock noon. The Rev Philip K rector of St. Mark's church, fielate and burial will Highland cemetery C. A. Keen of Winnette, Mont., a brother of the deceased is in Casper to attend the fu — PHILADELPHIA, May 16 Cobb mixed it up with a negro Philadelphia America uimed the negro ins in alleged, the n . Detrott manager. The 1 . quickly separated and the attendant wi! game be ——_—_—_—_————————————————————————— i was dismissed by the home club management, ee BOND OF 32,000 Charles Miskell, one time deputy sheriff, who has been in jail charg- ed with having fanned a West Cas- per negro with a few bulets during an altercation last week, has been released on bond of $2,000 Miskell will charged by Prosecuting attorney's office assault with intent to kill pte Dae gil the with Legion Baseball Practice Tonight Practice for the American Legion ball team will be held at the school athletic park at 6 clock this evening, At 8 o'clock MISKELL GIVES! Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg, 216 E. Second St ONE OF SCORE JUST INDICTED BY GRAND JURY GETS PENALTY Barnes, Hooper and Smith Arraigned for Operations in Loan Company at Casper. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 16.—Earl W. (Shag) Wil- son today pleaded guilty in United States court here to an indictment charging em- bezzlement of $1,504 of federal! funds while he was employed as chief deputy in the office of the United ates marshal here. He was d by Judge T. B. Kennedy e 13 months in the Leaven- worth penitentiary. Arthur Barnes, William Hooper and C. J. Smith, indicted for mis- using the mails in connection with th United Home uilders associa- tion of Casper pleaded not iv tion of Casper pleaded not guilty 14 Ww Barnes and Sarah Crowe, in don the same charges, have not been apprehended. D. A. Randall and C. D. Zimmer- man, respectively. former president and former vice president of the First National bank of Douglas, ded not guilty of violation of the banking laws, Lynn Reed and Vernon A, Wais- ner of Sheridan, pleaded not guflty of theft from an interstate freight shipment. David B, M, Aldred, Cheyenne pow tal. clerk, pleaded guilty of embez zlement of mail matter and was sen+ tenced to thirteen months in the Leavenworth penitentiary, Other indictments returned Thurs+ day follow: Dd. all, former president of the First National bank of Doug- las, unlawfu!ly ving fees, com- missions and other things of valuo ing and endeavoring to Waisner and Lynn Reed of Sheridan, recelving stolen property and theft {in connection with an interstate freight shipment. John J. Zeemens and J. R. Dreher of Fort Russell, violation of the nar- fouls of Rock Springs, violas the narcotic t Weaver Hall, forging Unit- government obligations. Warren, violation of the act Mann act Elmer C. Cleveland of Casper, vio+ lation of the prohibition law. C. BE. Gatewood, violation of the motor vehicle theft law. Henry Brainard, violation of the motor theft law. Ellis Beeson, violation of the mo-+ tor theft law. (Continued on Page Five) ———— OIL COMPANY 16 SUED FOR $05,000 IN COURT May 16.4 ns hae filed sult against rs and Refiners corpor- United States court here, which he aims on the allegation that the corporation re- pudiated a contract to transfer to 00, the team members are to have a business) meeting him certain oll lands in the Osage field, Wyoming. Covers Buried in M by the sheriff’s office raided a still two miles west Creek, the terec t 1} up| |of ound and, secs it to the still and Robert Sutten od with operatir Uquor was taken the in the When the sheriff's office checked raid, “Moon” Plant Land Search by Officers on Salt Creek Raid Reveals Mash Working in Barrels any Places. Something new in moonshining layouts was uncovered yesterday afternoon when they of the old Ohio camp in Salt The mash barrels had been sunk even with the level a » raid was ® 1 around the prairie over the prope Creek, two men at the still, will be prose. cuted on a car theft charge gs well ‘as violation of the liquor laws,