Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1924, Page 28

Sd ‘ » SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1924. PAGE SIXTEEN. “f Che Casyer Sunday Cridune = , would “tell.” was of Connors’ desper-| of the ‘daylighter band, he simply F WHET ‘ member of the band has kept his| ter a few years if Be moe oe & oe dances cqen't talichrt “4 4 Z = ips, seal ht to the end. He would not—so the | It 1s-“Big Bill” Connor. himsei . FIREWORKS AND N ISE Gives Her College Away = cor Baia bend Bp tence that the law allowed—iife—| Almost simultaneously with the} oo cece the underworld subst. TST | cccoraine to police. intormation, 1s | was meted out to htm. slaying of the unidentified bandit | To $608, Mesmendment Th Al | SaaS made up of five members. Two went| A few days ago an as yet uniden-| here, one James Haw! her upeap. | Shalt not steal” as he packs ahs rp * out with boots on and one is going | tified bandit was shot and mortally | Jimmy cone 4 preset pas | meager belongings preparatory tu « pe ey the same way. The kingpin chief-| wounded as he essayed an unusualy| tured member o Od into” his | fe behind prison walls. rc j : * stnee$ tain of them all ts “Big Bill” Con-| ty daring downtown store holdup. In }.H#d four bullets pumped tito MS) “our code is “Thou shalt not - . s 3 ner, ex-Nevada miner, prospector | the county jail, Big Bill “Connor, k by anot iaisone 5 ct with | Sweal’," he says and then adds és at and typical frontier gunman, with| through underground pipe line: in-| oe a pict ont saloon. With | sand none of my boys is going to. a > no. such word us fear as the lexicon | formation knew of the attempted |" chance w: oatnerae: : = ph: »| of his make-up. It is Connor who,| robbery and outcome’ even bdefore| aeciansth ci a taeplial perecec Tribune wantads bring resulta, ' OT. of only’ 291 candidates. 'Thefr. main utter fighting it out with the police | the newspapers. He was much con- | 8¥ai ee nmethecia Woevet Be | ———— ‘x otldated Press| balldt. will ‘be’ noniething over one n'a desperate gun duel, ts" Song | cerned. His chiet Inquiry was| Relther will tell who she poliens fo: yard \quare, supplemente y vari- way to San Quentin for life rather bandit “talked” CHIC » 1 orhe rest of] OU additions in the form of special i than wnlocte his lips and who, in the Teeoatbs sama ine slain’ man | Past with the Celitents, Carlier Electric Supply & # pathetic about |(ballots for special propositions, in- frst instance, afforded the police the | didn’t. As he lay gasping his life| To all inquiries, he only Aw Construction Co. “ but Chicago | cluding constitutional amendments finest example of the underworld’s| away in"the police patrol rushing vied ebaai i icers, ‘Anything in the Electrical a won't let it] nd-bend-issues. stringent code “Know nothing ahd | him to the hospital, hig only answer quit’ you wi ii : mf ‘Whatis’ going, to..come> out’ of A tell nothing” about one’s pals in| to persistent police inquiries “of his} Some friend's pistol 4 roi Gute ‘ z Chere is too much In the way of] all’ is “a> moot eee ie aire 7 crime. past career in crime was “Go to| hig death, Hedi aia Shae then ae 142 E. west Ph, 483-W candidates, fireworks, noise, ‘speech-|/date- for “state's “attorney, hosayer, For weeks the authorities have | hell.” He checked out with those | throw the authorities off his trail, Mid e for the in ‘Cairo, going to When this and traffie|\is telling another here to} Same office that 6: bang-up | the city within C Apathy] vote on Novemb general voting was tried the last election, something like 20 people were shot. It's too predict the results of next 1 ‘s.affray. _ nsptcuously 4,000 poten lis is be ught for. aoe SCORES ABROAD might be ex- sning of arried » new fangled para- hat of the 000" people Chandler Car Scales e ‘| Madena Hills of Heavy Grades. old U. S.A h of road, and the grades In Maderia there is not a 500-yard | heen offering Conner a lightened} words on his Mps— but the police .| hentence and possible probation af- asserts he shot himself—four times in the back. Regarding his pals subsequently satisfied themselves After spending years building up the physical property and scholastic stahding of Cottey College at. Nevada, Mo. (one-of the. buildings of which is shown at the left), Mrs. V. A. C. Stockard (right) has given’ it-away. She donated the school to the’ Southwest Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It has an enrollment of 200, Honor Among Thieves Is Sull Demonstrated in. Silence of ‘Daylighters’ Do Not Stifle Nor Destroy Industry "One of the most patriotic appeals for fair and reasonable consideration of home interests that are building the community and state upon a firm basis, which Hee ltgred “treduently ‘arden high By UL. 6. OW Gin al band of meni kpleyscibiedaeld at the same time presents sane and cogent-reasons, is contained in the follow- i they're eaten aby F BF Anus anelives, somthing with] Corrente pan ate ee re eeaeee ing addressed to the citizens and voters of Natrona County: ! ss obi stony and uneven roads, make it SAN TF ‘ ons i 1 e < & = ‘ an finds Jom) ard life forthe, automobile, “and Cre cae ned eae | romty: aoa That chbes ait ae At the coming election you will be called‘on-to vote on the proposed Consti- i Dineen Gs cand porter dinner sil fe 2 steal” ‘haw no place in the tical | orOne. Ob AEE ARETE ee hasan tutional Amendment No. 1, which proposes to place upon oil.and gas and other vorne’ var ae aie ee ieee code of America’s modern day ban- an, and, a: h a 2 : : ry Pes tthe. driver | ditt Dut the tenet which haw su] Eo “ beni ioeans er HlS fabio minerals produced in Wyoming an additional tax to be known as the Severance , | overheating of th thdt ‘a | cacaloe dauthe toads a third of a million dol- rip of any dist - series ely | ‘ : % % i f mints anid the latter being Conia eeeotening pcan Such a tax, if passed, would have an injurious effect not only on the oil and ‘ Teviy aidderveGnaitione such as gas industry alone, but upon every citizen and industry in Natrona County. It l t bd itgeraacy ica tea crept: would make Natrona County shoulder more of the burden of taxation than the " troubles, Long distances must be covered in low, with consequent ed as use in plentiful, thout even jolt” at San Quentin pri- sometimes: prevails’ unflexible and} son tor his participation in. the Gayi unbroken to the end even in the Tax. This is proposed as a tax IN ADDITION to all other taxes and not in place of other taxes. t rest of the state. It would vitally injure the producer, and would retard oil and sere tne gas development, curtail production, and affect employment. 2G 19. ahaneby eter | sug NOTICE The oil and gas industry in Wyoming is now paying more than its share of ial: | nominee | | "We are very: glad to Infor . the revenue raised for State, County, City,’School and Road purposes. It not a rigghiaen 1 on our Island only pays exactly the.same sort of taxes as those borne by any other property other wucoinobile could give. VOTERS OF THE FIRST WARD owner or business in the State, but in addition is paying enormous sums in the bern ta Me, nade’ it f oun of ch Son Hie to the State roc ate Government. The revenue secured by } undidates hes | aware, able t6 go onl dieset drive, 6 99 ~ the State through its own royalties and through its share of the Government roy- —~- pa naiares with. vatious we cary and while 1 “speed haa to L. J. Daddy Baerthel alties could not otherwise be raised except through taxation. No matter how powers anc. nadlenal.somnise 6 | ot Stoel gka, wrouemey eames aed called, royalties are taxes, and: preferred taxes at that. They must be paid ahead vs sileude of the etfyand ibe | eratnes oom onsen tne eek ae Candidate for Councilman from the First Ward of wages, or construction and development expense, or direct taxes. ; sone r nt, with Chairman | 1? aiator. e 4 ne ee - pe y ata an aes ey a oc oe lic. eeaneeel ae ISA RESIDENT OF THE FIRST WARD Last year the oil and-gas industry paid 3414% of the revenue raised by the Aa alinnles Aakbs Ate RLe R and State through direct taxation alone. This year it will pay $7,300,000, or 52.9% of presidential ca o.in the ‘ABSOLUTELY QUALIFIED FOR $13,867,000, the total amount of money collected by the State for the maintenance (ine way VOTE FOR THE OFFICE and support of State, County, Municipal and School District Governments, in- i to “Drenident “of the Wm. Misters Rumateite the: Contrary, Have, NoiFoiddation cluding highways and educational institutions. K Republican ’ This year Natrona County :has a collectable tax of $2,175,000. Of this The Hudson Coach is a real car for a lady lo handle. Eas? Steering, Basy Driv- holds the road, Demonstration, FOR CONSTABLE District No. 2 In place of Lincoln Kelly (deceased) ing and Call for Write Name in on Ballot LEW GAY EMOCRATIC CANDIDATE For re-election as COUNTY CORONER HIS QUALIFICATIONS MERIT YOUR VOTE (This ad paid for by friends of Lew Gay) Political Advertisement YOUR SUPPORT AT THE POLLS WILL BE APPRECIATED —Political Advertisement, t & DR. J. H. JEFFREY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE For Re-Election State Legislature Your Support Will Be Appreciated amount the oil and gas companies will pay in direct taxes alone $1,238,000, or 634%. ‘ 3 In 1923 there were 11,463 persons employed by the oil and gas companies in Wyoming, not including office or executive employes. The 11,463 employes re- ceived a total in wages of $16,072,000, or $44,000 per day. The oil and gas industry should-not be singled out for the IMPOSITION OF UNEQUAL TAXATION, such as that proposed by the Severance Tax Amend- ment. It isthe duty of every voter to vote on this question. It is the duty of every employe of the oil or gas industry to protect his or her interest in voting on this amendment. ; ; It is the business of every citizen connected in any way with the ne or who has the future of Wyoming at heart to vote NO on this question. . By voting.NO, against this amendment; you will hel e: th PAL HOME INDUSTRY of your State aad onill assure a PERMANENTE Oe ROLL in your community. , There is.already a production tax on all minerals (oilisa mineral produced from the ground). The Severance Tax is a proposed tax on production of minerals in addition to the production tax now’in force Do not stifle the oil industry. It is the industri . ‘ COUNTY and the State of Weyorling Sincustrlat backbone ‘REDUCE taxes instead of increasing them. The power to tax is the power to destroy. Do not DESTROY INDUSTRY, . Printed for the Public’s Information by Those Who Direct and Those Who Are Employed in the Oil Industry in Natrona County Political Advertisement. citma woes Nine of the school districts in Natrona County this year will have sufficient : VOTE FOR money from their proportion-of OIL ROYALTIES and interest derived fro: 4 ; the permanent school fund: to operate without a district tax levy. ; Ei