Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1924, Page 1

MOCRATS AND THIRG-t TRUST CHARGES ALL DENIED IN REPLY OF STANDARD OIL EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS FELT TODAY People Awakened by First Sharp Trem- ors Recorded Since Charleston Disaster in Year 1886 SPARTANBURG, S. C., Oct. 20.—Thousands: sleeping im Spartanburg and Greenville counties were awakened morning by an earthquake whose tremors, were dis~ ; in. the city and at points within a radius: of 75 Spartanburg between 3:34 and 3:36 o’cloc trembling of the earth was felt, only slightly 4SHBVILLE, N. Ci, Oct. 2 Barth shocks: were feit in Asheville and Bendersonville at 3:80 o’cloc® this morning. They lasted about one mista, At Hendersonville, the shocks: were more, violent than here, ‘Window panes were rattled, mirrors Spartanburg, the shock was: sufficient to awaken siveping, persons and ta rattle wits dows, and). crockery. Slight tremors, thought to, be due to, piso reported: that: a. quake had been) feit. Dr. James 1; Lovejoy; govern- ment official, said the tremors: cause ed his: home: to. shake. andi set dogs here. . Many deiegates, representing. central! and northern: sections: af the Casper merchants are asited) pinee their flags early tomorrow ta morning: in. recognition: of the event. Following preliminary meetings of general officers) and: the executive ommittee, the delegates; will) con- vene at 10 ociock at the Gantz | Memorial) Methodist: church, and! will '||be: called to, arden by the president, PINTSBURGH, Oct. 20,—The Com- mercia}| Express: om the Pennsylvania Ratlroad) was derailed today near Lonfellow;, Pennsylvania, half way between Altoona and Harrisburgh, the Pittsburgh offices off the road: were advised; A. neiief train. was sent out: from Altoona,, vith) doctors: and) nurses aboard, The entire train. was derailed, it was sald, The train, operating between St. Loui and New York, was east bound) Tt is one off the cracit trains: on the Pennsylvanin system, ALTOONA, Pa. Oct. . 20:—Infor- mation received: here of the denail- ment. off the: commereinl! express: was ‘that half a dozen persons, were in- jured;, none: seriousiy: Campaign Slush Fund Probe Goes to Capital WASHINGTON, Oct. 20:—Bo cause of! the, inability of Joseph Grundy and! other witnesses, fram Philadelphin. to. react Washington CHICAGO, Oct. 20:— (By lam B. Borah, chairman, and the other members: of tk ipecial senate committee investigating campaign contribu-| ions: and: expenditures: today er having started) their initial inquiry here. p the senate: office building the committee. willl resume its westigntion, of reports, that a huge; Enpuilicam shark: fund! tt being: ml for use im doubtful siates, al: | Mrs; Minnie, Fenwick. | Tuesday's: program willl be devoted: to) inspinational’ numbers: and: a ‘few: |heper a9 attention being: paid) the on- ganization’ state: paper, the: ‘“Wy~ }oming, “é/atehwords’ ‘The feature of the finst. conven: tiom day will be the “‘welcome’ ban- quet at the Henning hotell tomorrow: evening; to start at 6:80 o’elocis. “Aud dresses: of weitome will) be numer ous, Im behalf off the: city of Cas+ per, Mayor S$) K. Loy will lead the way, followed by Presitient BR, &;, Bllison: of the chamber of commeres, Barry Bi. Durham of the Kiwanis club, W. QO; Wilsom of the Rotary club, ©) EH. Foster of the Natrona County Bar association, EH. Roe Bartie, of the, Caspem Council off Boy Scouts; Mrs. H. B. Maxom of the Departmentall club, Revs. Ls B. Carter of the Wirst Methodist: chureh, Superintendent of Schools, 4. A. Stnde and Mrs; Valerio Batley, ocrats and Independents to Come in for Investigation With Resump- tion of H earings of the, Ipeal, chapter: of the, WiC: Ti wu | until) Wednesduy,. the special) sen- ate investignting committee, willl tule up tomorrow campaign ox- penditures: by the Democratic: na- tional committee. The Associated! Press)—Wil- were enroute to Washington Tomorrow though the Demgeratic national committee's: colleutions;, expendi tunes and proposed: budget for the remain: Contracts Named by Government In Its Suit Against Fifty Oil Companies Had Expired, Court Answer Says CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—Many of the contracts mentioned by the government im its suit started last’ June under the Sherman act against some fifty oil companits expired long before the suit was: filed, the Standard Oil Company of Indiana set. up teday in its answer. vecently filed a general denial of the charges. ‘The Ucensing of one company to ase the licenses of another was the casuit of many patents, some of which overlapped others so that }some of the companies, were threat- ning each, other with infringement suits, according to the answer ‘To sbvinte, this situation, the answer | sets forth, it was: agreed to, adjust these controversies far use of “cracking patents by licensing: the, companies, ‘These so-called pooling: agreements, were not combinations in restraint nf trade or commerce among states foreign nations, as charged by he government, the answer assert- d, but om the contrary the Stand- and, Oil company of Indian. “has en- lvavored to and has vbserved in let- ter and. spirit the laws of the United ites) of America.” ‘The defendant company, according ‘ the answer owns 28 different valid) United States. patents for the crack» ng process, Early in its experience in: Ucensing: other companies: ty use its; patents, the.answer said, there were restrictive clauses im the con- tacts, as advised! by its legal! coun- sell for the proteetion. of its business, but that “all contracts containing the restrictive provision’ about which the government complained), now;, the company contended, Jare wholly, free of limitation: as) to: quan- Uty ef production, piace of sale or of heat and) stills. In 1928, when domestic production, of Gasoline reached: seven: and one }half billions of gallo duced by the “cracking methods as patented. “Straight run’ gasoline, it explained, is produced by the use of heat and stile. ‘The governments: charge that the “cracked” gasoline is not patentable was denied by the answer, which set up that the “cracked!’ gasoline was something new: und usefull and there. fore, pata under the United: | States; patent luws although in some characteristics: is was similar to the “straight run!” gasoline: . “This defendané denies,’” said the answer, “that the British patents ssuerd to James Young, im or about the yen 1885, disclosed am invention for: the, preduetion of eracked gaso- Une, Dut-thin defendant says, that the British, patent sa, issued to Rr bem aot disclosed: an. invention for the preduction: from: Shale, oil: of kerosene, or Uluminating oil: and did not disclose an. invention for the production of gasoline, This denfen- (Continued: .m Page Bight) | hgena). 2. Sullivam, |Repubitaan: points: west: of Cheyenne in. furti- erance of his campaign. in. southern: Wyoming and is not expected to re- turm to Cagper until November 1, whem lie willl appear with Congress: man Chavies ©. Winter at another WF. DUNN, CANDIDATE. - ey & pioneer who has Uved im Casper since, 1883; Wi, F:, Dunn, 148: North: Durbin street, iss m candidate for ‘counei/man, from: the: third ward. Mir Dunn. up to = short time ago: was engaged! in: tite hay and’ grain: bus ness, haying started this, in: 1906, Mr: Dunn: is a candidate on: the Taxpayers ticket, 4s the name sug- gests, the candidate is: endorsed by citizens: who: feel| that: the city: taxes they are now payitig are: too high: and! who desire to: have them: redue- ed, My. Dunm believes that by econ, ‘omical! management: off city affairs | the: burden of taxation, can. be grent- ) ly” lessoneds. Ing days of the campaign and. ex- penditures: of the LalPollette, forces. also will) be brought under the: com: mittee's. scrutiny: ‘The committee will have: as: fresh: material the statement of William M. Butler; chairman, of the Repub> dam national committee, issued’ here Inst. night, that 100La Poilette lenders; at Milwaukee September: 9 decitied to raise $600,000) im that state, alone te further: the: presiden,) tind! candidacy of the senior Wise sin) senator; and! the assertion: from Madison night of Onstad, eader; that Wire onsin’ had) contributed: only $40,00 Mr: Onstad sald) thera had) } such: an announcement that such: an income would! be raised, but it was “more enthusiastic “than actual facts justified)” Upon resuming tos monrow at Washingtom the commit: tea willl center its attention upon the Lam, Follette changes of a Republican big; Republican rally here,. This rally evening: Usually the, productions: are im the: form of concerts such: as that of! Althouse and Middletom m short time, agm Tha. show, this evening: is, aome- thing: éntirely different from any~ thing: that has beem produced in. Casper up) to, this: time, Qne woman, Gay Maclaren, takes, \several different roles, acts - them, to, perfection and creates: the impres- sion that there are several char- acters; Mir. ‘Thomas Witisom ts an admirer of Miss MacLaren. She says) of her that. “she is mast remarkable im her ability to make her charact> ers: live and in: holding one's inter- est from: start to finish without the aid) of stage, settings in. any’ particur lar.’ Mrs. Eiiison, has been a faith- ful follower of Miss, Maclaren's: pro- auctions, since"the artist was but a struggling, young persom trying to The Texas Company ) PRES. COOLIDCE: GREAT F IN THE BETTING Odds of Four and Five to One Common In Gotham With Plenty of Wagers Hewill Carry New York State BY ROBERT T. SMALL Copyright 1924, The Casper Tribune) NEW YORK, Oct. 20—Betting om the election is one of | New York’s greatest indoor sports and just now it is rising to a flood tide. New York is supposed to make the “odds” for the rest of the country to: follow. there are in the Wall Street di concerns which make betting and staxe-holding a regular business. A. mam of sporting pro- clivities will pince a “bintk of money” witty his broker just as he woul @ block of stock. He offers the money whem the “marnitet’’ reaches a certain figure, just as he offers the stocit when the ticker reaches a given. point. woul scareely be any use for the SULLIVAN IS ON ERN TOUR probably: will) marit- the: cloae of the’ peri great: the Miigh: school auditeriurm in Chey- enne,, where he discoursed upom principles: and: policies, cutiined in a platform published Sunday in The ‘Tribune, Efe reiterated’ his deciara- tion ef conducting a ‘sane, sound and moral administration” if elected November 4, GAY MAG LAREN HERE TO ST | The comedy “Bnter, Madame,” will be presented by Gay Mag Laren: at the America theater at: $:15 o'clock this ‘This: comedy is one of a series of productions being given here under the auspices of the Casper Women’s Departmental’ club and for the purpose of raising money to furnish milk to the under-nourished children of the city. was: quite: unknown then and strug: sling: Uke alll young artists to get a start. Mrs, Hdison, came up to see me@ after the recital. She had broystit me, a. big bouquet of roses from, her: garden." Persons who. attend the play this evening, should) make a specinl ef= fort ta) arrive in time for the open: ing of the show: Na one. will be sented’ afterwards except during in- termissions, Wanted for robbing m store, at Kirby, Wyo.,. three weeks ago, C: B, Bosweill and George Torry were ar rested. at Wdgewater, Colo.,. Inst weelt and were, brought through get a foothold: om the first rungs of the ladder. “D shall’ never forget: the time, Mrs: Hdison, finst honared’ me by: attend ing: my reeital,"’ says the artist ‘i Three. m sutomobile ng was were injured and the nm which: thex were: nid badly damaged about o'vloek: this, morning whem Leo J. Kkent, ® mechanic, drove his, ma- chine straight into, a lncemative standing: om the switching traci on West Yellowstone avenus With Kent im the car were R. Di Me: Cowan, autoe trimmer; and RB B, (Continued: cn: Page Seven) Cornichk,, 226 South Jackson, street. 1:80] the, most sertounly, here, yesterday by Sheriff Seatt hzen, of Thermopolis;,, The mem are said) to have operated Mquor establishments: at Teapot previous to the present: mixup. THREE HURT AS AUTO CRASHES INTO RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE Kent and) McCowan. both live at the Yellowstone, rooms: McCowan injured, ing eentusions and Kent and Cornicic minor injuries, The driver of the machine had just passed: another car that wae waiting for the tracits to be cleared: Be did not see the trath in the dari none, was euffer- lncerations: suffered only | On. Streets ar at Newstands, & cents Delivered by Carrter 75 cents a month AVORITE | l Tt is all because istrict a number of brokerage | voters: to: ga to the poll on Nevem- | ber 4. The money district tw all Re-| pubiican—except. on. the possibie. re-| election of Al Smith as governor of the state of New Yori. He is the oniy Democrat who, carried odds in his fayor. ‘The prevailing .odits on the re- election of President Coolidge range between, four and five to ona. Few wagers have been recorded at six one, Wagers have beem made. at ‘aver, money!” that no. one cam name three states La Follette will carry. The La PFollette takers have named Wisconsin, North Dakota and Mon- tanm as the states he will ep. All sorts: of “frealt’” bets abe being recorded) ‘The frenits: are coming ta the surface because there), is). very Little fum in. giving or taking, odie of five to one om the straight result. } Some betters: are, willing to talte: « chance that La Pollette gets a big- ger popular vote than John W. Davis. Most of those so inclined, however, want to confine the count to states: within the “solid! south.” One enthusiastic: “biuckt hearted: Re- publican’ i willing to bet $20,900 to, $10,000) that La Follette will) get more, votes im New York tham Davis, Bvidently, be believes) that many (Continued: on Pare Bight) a ee Casper Chosen | For 1925 Meet By ~ Teachers 10 ADVANTAGE Casper was selected as the meet ing: place of the L928 convention the Wyoming State soeiution, before the session ending last weeit Tew aie close of hers " as: of thy ix Kem merer. Tt is estimated that approx: imately atte ‘en 4 Slade, ports. having sion of the state tiom a thousand teachers mai the convention in second weelt in Qc’ just mmerer m: ended a { mchers organiza. ‘The attendance was unus- will hiss ci er ne superintendent of has returned ing and ses uadly large, considering Kemmer- er's: location im the stat speakers, he declared, were excep- anally good. It has been a number of years and the THE ARNSTEIN CASE UPHELD WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Review: ing at ment ite Arnsteim the req) decision: the supreme: today reaffirmed its previous judg in t of the gavern- the Nicky court ments: and! reiterated that a banip rupt « judgment, him, tended government won: lit not be compeile to’answer questions whic to WASHINGTON, Oct. im 2, —The the: supreme count. today: im its effort te) bring up for relia a case against the. 'T) tom trust Inw. =The es, company ant forty-six other” pottery companies charged with: violation of the Sherman. anti: court granted: an application for a writ: of certiorari, WASHINGTON, npany discounts, decided: courts mission, Oct. rat tharging the granting ‘The lower fede against 20.—The faderal trade commission tedny was denied: a supreme court review se against the 2 of nal! Biscuit of the ——— “LINER SHENANDOAH AGAIN DELAYE 'Giant ‘Airship Stands Still for Time with Full Power Ahead While Fight- ing Heavy Gale en Return South ABOARD THE SHENANDOAH, OFF POINT ARENA, Calif., Oct. 20.—After a four hour fight today with a sixty mile am how rgale through alternate fog and gusts of driv- ing rain, the Shenandoah found her way out of the center of the storm and picked up headway along the California coast. At 10 a, m. she wae 16 miles south of Point Arena and making: about tem miles an hour. With, alll of her engines driving at a rate that would give’ her sixty miles am hour under ordinary conditions, the Shenandoah | alone at one time was actually being forced backward by the gale, SHATULD, Wash.,, Oct.~20,—Dhe Sand Point, Wash,,, avintion: feild, is the logical north Pacific base for | heavier than. air machines and the| Camp Lewis, Wash., field: the most | feasible location for @ dirigible han- | gar, Rear Admiral William, A. Mot | fett, chief of the naval aeronautics sald inspection: of the: two sites, Concerning the Might of the Shen andoah, and the bureaw of yenterday after an future: possibilities Conference On Turco-British Row is Assured sinted: League of Nations annow that @ sufficient mum } able repiles had been |} member nations asmur specinl meeting of the council to set Ue the differences betwe ant | Britain andi Turkey: aver the Den boundary would be held: This meet ‘ng. ib was stated, would be held Brussels October 27 Inwtead of | Parte as originally intended. to tha at \ of Moffitt “Ry lighter the than said: have been t airship iy alr eratt, sho practicable onstrate that: its: prop: we tion hi ie over demonstrated dinigibles, would’ be: im and combatting DL belleve that useful battle a war coast Shenandonh's fight: v nig to we tint asi & Meld off a how rr patrols, ubmarines, d im court > i thie incriminate com: Admiral now means of transportation, and to: dem: FINAL HOME OTEION Publication. ‘Tribune Bide, 206 Offices: 5B. Second St. RTY IN ALLIANCE PLOT REACTING OF COOLIDGE, I BUTLER CLAM Republican Chairman Says Opponents Have Common Aim Only of Defeating President. CHICAGO, Oct. 20— Conferences: with “some 150 state and district leaders” during the past week have convinced Chairman Wil- liam M. Butler, of the Re- publican national committee of the ‘open: alliance’ betweem the Demo- ratic: and third party leaders in tertain states, Mr: Butler declared im @ statement today. “The apen allinnee,’” ement sail, “ot the Democratic and third party leaders im certadm states to throw the election into congress and thus deprive the vot- ers of their right to elect a presi+ dent at the polls, has stiffened the determination to bivele this pian by veting for Calvin Coolitige. “The program of the third party for the destruction of the eensti- ton, the virtual abolition of the su- Preme, court and the public owner: ship of railroads, has aroused the people to the gravity of thi: election. and), the. ortance particuluriy of votes. Mr. Butler's “The nationwide confidence tn pCalvim Coolidge and the resultant determination: to. vate for him: eon- tnues to be one of the most: tmpres- sive, features: of this campaign. We have profited by the character of the issues whit! our opponents have introduced and the campaign- ing methods: which they have em- plowed. “Our opponents are apparently not altogether happy aver the situ tion. We already are experiencing their bacit fires and 0 anticipate that the nex two weeks will find the air thick: with charges, aceusa- tions: and! misrepresentations, aimed to, divert the pubile ention thom: he real issues WISCONSIN FUND CHARGE DENTED. CHICSGO, Oct. 20—Johm MM Nel son, national director of the La Fol: lotte campaign, flatly denied today charges: of thairman Butler: of the Republican national committee: that @ fund of $600,000 was being: raised im Wisconsin, for the Independent presidential campaign. “Our books show,’ Mr. Nelson sald, “that the total amount of con- twibutians from the peonie of Wie consin to the LalFollette-Wheeler headquarters: do not exc $15,000, Roosevelt Is To |\Speak 55 Times \In Coming Week AUBURN dore Roxevelt, for governor MY, Oct. 20.—Thea Republican candidate i» scheduled’ to make this, w When he for New Tork City Pri night, le will © delivered addresses: In hiss around dny 201 hu swing: Holdup Staged On N. Kimball! M.L. Small Relieved of $80 in Cash at Early Hour by Bandits Who Waited in Alley to Get Their Victim M. L.. Small, Oak street, v nbout tiom 4 at ist 1e south According deen: dint who rial to, bidding me mach) side, ing at ne epnedt v r ust: stoped t Kimball gomd Both commanded: Him o nad stilt right i sta mpanion coms. ap.” ny ‘om: rrocery store at 446 South ‘) denomina- stopped his car K ] wok only he mad: with: him: and 10) wate whi ” a ut nol, follows a ash id secession Casper homes: dum n which) sevenal worth of goods ries af wens ne ent Housund | have: beem tal