Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1924, Page 1

| Fair tonight and Saturday. ‘Warmer in northwest por- NO. 32. Member ae Che Cas oe The circulation of The udit Bureau clrewlation SONFLAGRATI DESTROYS G Tribune is greater. than any other Wyoming newspaper: ‘° _MEMMER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS SENATE RULE NOW - PASSING: TO’ WEST Bilis File OWN E RS H | P @) F _ |Senators Warr Borah, Smoot, Curtis, Norris, Jones and Johnson—All from West—Big Powers in Upper House GUN CRIME IN KATZ ARGUED Two Witnesses Held in Los Angeles Jail ‘While Conflicting Statements Are Troned Out; Alibis Checked aes LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 14.—Conflicting statements concerning the ownership of a .32 caliber pistol, such as was. used. to_kill_ Harry I. Katz, musician and diamond broker,-at the door of his- apartment here last Monday night, today held two men in the city jail as material wit- nesses pending further investigation of the pistol’s. history and how its magazine came to be short one cartricge. The two) men, CHase Carroll and Harl H. Bridges, his room mate, are. both quoted by the: district ney's office as denying ownership E ,. gach fnaisting soibon belonis to ti etter, Gar By ROBERT T. SMALL (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) WASHINGTON, Noy. 14.—Now that Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, is to become chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations, the ascendancy of the west in the august upper branch of the congress is almost com- plete. And the smallest of the western states have come to wield the greatest influence in the affairs of the nation and, indirectly, in the affairs of the world. “New England rule”, so far as the senate of the United States is concerned, is a thing of the past. The “elder statesmen” from that little but powerful section, of the country, one by one have passed be- yond, and the west, keeping its FUL FORGERS TAKEN TO worthy men steadily in office, has come forward to gain the big com- mittee posts. Senator Borah hails from a state which casts but four electoral votes —next to the smallest unit of any state in the nation. Not only is Senator Borah to head foreign rela- tions, but his position of rank and In the senate would entitle him, head the committee on the St and the committee on edu- ¢ ‘and labor. ‘The latter two oad will have to go to rs, for naturally the gentleman from Idaho ‘can\ not .be a congres- sional pooh-bah and his desire is to be the guiding genius of foreign re- lations, so far as these relations may be shaped by ‘the ratifying branch of congress. , y Senator Francis E. Warren.of Wy- oming, another ‘state which casts three REAT electoral votes: of poration sae : "| Senator Smoot also is chairman of re the woman had her bank | the finarice committee, which shapes account and ‘cashed it in that ‘bank. | tie tariff and is regarded by many Spitzer was arrested the second|as the, moat..important. committee day ufter’he "cashed the check. He jot Casper. high school there about ten days ago he hired a.car.and drove to.Casper. On his arrival /here. he, obtained a on the entire senate list. rang out, she heard Katz cry: .“Is that death threat.” ti woman,. whose name was ld, and. several’ other tenants apartment house, were ¢x- tobe the’ chief witndsses at the” coroner’s. inquest ‘scheduled to be held Inte today. nr UNDERRITERS FD FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE (W TIP TOP CONDITION wit of : Making .a general check of fire- fighting equipment,and personnel in central Wyoming, W. 8. Rathbun, assistant chief engineer. of the Rocky Mountain Fire Underwriters association, paid the local depart- ment a surprise call yesterday. Mr. Rathbun looked over the records of the department, inspected the alarm system, and compiled a list of the new boxes. He declared himself ex- tremély well satisfied with the show- ing. | ‘ p "Mr, Rathbun also visited. Evans- ville‘ and? Mills. A teat of water presqure in Evarinville showed 65 pounds at the bydrants, acca Pronounced entirely. adequate fire-fighting purposes. ‘The inspector returned to Denver this morning. INCOME TAX REDUCTION IS LEFT TO NEW CONGRESS Job in. a retail bakery and worked tour days before starting his check cashing activities. The afternoon he quit his job at the bakery, he -cash- ed four cheeks totalling $70, all ‘bear- ing the bogus signature of’ the: pro- prietor of the store where he had been employed. McClintock took the $70 and start- ed east on the Yéllowstone highway in the car he had hired in Sheridan. He was apprehended at Douglas, brought back to Casper and pleaded guilty in district court. John Spitzer, the» second and old- er_of the two, is a home town. prod- uct who cashed a check for $95 bear- ing the fraudulent signature of a woman friend of his family. Spit- wer had“been clever enough to find Sanaa Winning Vote From Opponent BRIGHTON, Colo., Nov. 14.— William Heebner, candidate for county commissioner, believing he would be elected’ by a ‘comfort- able majority, voted for his opo- nent, Frank Kemp, he admitted to friends. When the vote was officially counted, Heebner and Kemp were tied. Yesterday the muil vote was counted, Kemp was declared winner by one vote. . Further Slash of 25 Per Cent Is. Sug- gesteg but Not Recommended by ‘the Administration By DAVID LAWRENCE (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The administration has de- cided to leave to congress to decide whether a horizontal cut of 25 per cent in income taxes shall be put through at the short session beginning in December and ending in March. There are several reasons mend a tax cut but at the same time no statement is being made that the president would veto a joint resolu- Uon for a reduction in taxes, Senator Smoot, chairman of the senuate finance committee, is in fa- given for declining to recom- vor, of such a, resolution. In thé house no doubt will appear a similar sentiment. The treasury depart- ment khows that, in its last expe énce with congress, the Democrats and insurgent Republicans united to become almost paramount and there in December, 1925, or earlier, if oth- readily admitted the forgery ‘but in the meantime had spent the money cn his 17-year-old’ North Casper sweetheart: The girl war innocent of any connection with the forgery as far as the prosecuting attorney's of- fice .could ascertain. 3 LABOR Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, lying atop and beyond the Rocky Moun- tains, casting a total of 11 electoral votes, less than one fourth the vote of.New York, virtually hold the senate in their hands. {Continued on Page Fourteen) PLANS OWN Read the Sunday Tribune. market and financial page, the count. . ignore the essentials of the Mellon plan. A recommendation irom the treasury starts with a certain hos- tility. The treasury is having its battles, with the Couzens. committee about the efficiency of the internal revenue bureau and altogether the administration is disposed to wait for action by the congress elected last week which will either convene er, problems not now foreseen, re- quire a special session. Treasury officials aro saying that they don’t know how the present law will operate and that first re- celpts will not come in until -next March ‘but the actuaries of the treas- ury, on the other hand, haye been very accurate in their estimates in the past and there 1s no doubt that the administration would. not veto any proposition to make a 25. per cent cut once it passed both houses. Politically,~the tax question has » { ‘ 2 NEWS ON EVERY PAGE When you want all the news, accurately covered and read- ily written, including everything from the world events cov- ered by. our leased wire to local happenings handled by our lo- cal reportorial staff, turn to the Tribune. If it’s news you'll find it there. The Sunday edition has features too numerous to mention, including articles by special writers, Mountain region, sporting news unequalled, a special automo- bile section and four pages of colored comics. The money saving citizens of Casper study the advertising pages of the Sunday Tribune diligently. There are to be found bargains, special sales: and seasonable merchandise listed by the leading merchants of the city. The Tribune Sunday adver- tising ig just as\ profitable as a deposit in your savings ac- If it’s news you'll find it in the Tribune. a thorough best soviety page in the Rocky to help keep the, Republican con: gress in power than it Is to make the cut in tiie coming winter ses- sion. From some aspects, congress Is will be plenty of opportunity for in- dividuals in congress to place them- selves in a position of being even more anxious for tax revision than tho administration. Action at the session beginning in December, 1925, would mean that the taxpayers would get the benefit of the reduc- tion when they paid their taxes dur- ing the year 1926, which is another election yeaf. Some’ administration leaders think {t 1s wiser to revise the tax law for that occasion ‘so as likely to endeavor to cut taxes not ofily next winter, but in the session of December, 1925. The first, of course, would be a horizontal cut and is not-difficult to manage, leg- islatively speaking, especially since the detailed revision must be post- (Continued on Page Fourteen.) ) unio a5 1715-¢, > THOUSANDS IN PAST BIER OF LATE GUNMAN Tribute Wells Up For Dion O’Bannion in One of Largest of City’s Funerals CHICAGO, Nov. 14.— Thousands of persons filed past the ornate, flower- bedecked .casket of Dion (Dean) O’Bannion all night and this morning in final tribute to the florist, gunman, rum runner and hijacker slain Monday in his flower shop by three . gunmen. His funeral ‘today was expected to be one of the greatest in Chicago's history. O'Bannion's funeral was without the blessing of the church, although burial in) Consecrated ground was, permitted, It brought anew era in Chicago's civic affairs, as well as marking the passing of the 33° year old gang leader termed by Chief of Police Collins, Chicago's arch criminal and responsible for at.Jeast 25. murders . the ‘statement of William E. Dever, mayor, that the “rule of the ‘Dub the open thréats of 0" flowers to “shoot it -out™ with adherents of other groups. of.gunmen, Mr. Dever directed that .every known pisiol toter be searched on suspicion os frequently as en- countered. . He .planned»a- confer+ ence today with Chief. Collins to de- cide. on measures for eliminating’ pistol .carrying, or forcing the gut men to leave Chicago. It is time to determine whether organized outlaws shall continue. to (Continuedon Page Fourteen.) On Streets or at Newntand: Delivered by Carrier 75 cen IN IN JERSEY CITY UGAR PLAN Slayer Dies in Electric Chair Harry Diamond Goes to Death Without Flinching at Michigan City for Shooting Wife to Death MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Nov. 14.—Harry Diamond of Gary, Ind., met death unflinchingly in the electric chair at the state prison at 12:04 a: m. today. His execution was in expiation for the murder of his wife who was shot to death while motoring between Gary and East Chicago; Ind., in February, 1923. To a sister, Fannie Diamond, he ts said to have confessed yesterday that he killed his wife but declared that the crime was committed while he was suffering an epoleptic fit. As he was led tc the electric chair ever, he said to his guards: /men are more gullty of murder than I am.” Diamond was the tenth man exe- cuted by ‘electrocution since that method of inflicting the death pen- of e, Sheridan county, plurality over other candidates the location: of, the.pro trial institute. The other, candi Goshen; 10,472; Park, 8,649; Amendment number.2 to the state jand alty was established in Indiana in 1913, Diamond's father and mother, who made a futile appeal to Governor Branch for commutation of the death sentenco, reached this city Shortly before midnight but a re- quest to spend the last minutes with their son was denied. At dinner time last night Diamond remarked: “I guess I'll take my first electric treatment tonight.” SHERIDAN COUNTY-CHOSEN IN ELECTION AS LOCATION FOR GIRLS INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 14.—Wit cincts semi-officially tabulated in the ates and their vote: Sublette, 5,402. h 668 out of 691 pre- office of the secretary with 20,484 votes, has a large josed-state girls indus- Publication Offices: Tribune Bldg. 216 H. Second st FIRE STARTING IN CHEMICAL [3 OWEPT INTE OTHER PLANTS Hundreds Battle Roar. ing Furnace; Firemar is Laid Low and Some Injured by Blasts JERSEY CITY, N. J., Nov. 14.—A conflagration which started in the salt petre plant of the Richardson Chemical company leaped beyond the! control of the fire forces of two cities to the abandoned plant of the American Sugar Refinery com. Pany and then destroyed several smaller factories and two rows of tenement houses, raged for four] hours before firemen declared it under control at 1 p. m. At 1:80 o'clock fire in the rear! section of the American Sugar re finery building forced the. fire! fighters to retreat: The walls, as} the rear of the building were begin- ning to cave. The main warehouse of Colgate and company, filled with)! soap and other highly inflamable bstances is across the atrost: Plants of the Vulcan Iron Works |] 1 of the Manhattan Elev- Company also are mens ' aced. Walls of the refinery crumpled | suddenly and fell with a series of | 26,559 votes against. An} cannan-like reyerbrations, . Firemen || constitution, authorizing application | 2mendment to-carry. must have a| said they expected to keep the of 33 133° percent of ofl royalties| ™@Jority of the entire vote cast in| flames from the warehouse across | arising from. leases of schoo! lands | the election. to be, expended for the support of the ic «schools, ‘has; carried, re- the street. . { The loss, it is estimated, will run i into millions of dollars: turns from 668 precincts out of 691 17,175 against, with 82, cast’ in the state. ment number 1, the severance tax, was defeated, with 37,559 votes for SURVEYS More Steady Employment for Building - Trades Seen; Gompers Says Result of Election Is EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 14.—(By The Associated Press.) —Co-operative action by sixteen international labor unions affiliated with the building trades department of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor to obtain periodic information on labor conditions in the country was planned today by the executive council of the department, as a step in a program seeking to minimize seasonal occu- pation in the building industry. Under a resolution approved yes- terday, officers began today to set in, ‘motion machinery for collecting information concerning labor sup- ply and demand in various localities, wages, hours and conditions, living costs and other factors, bearing up- on ,employment. At its inception, it {is planned, national surveys wi!l be made every three months. Later monthly ap- praigals will be available. ‘The data ,will be distributed through every local union. LABOR SATISFIED | WITH ELECTION é Essex, Morris, Warren and Wash- Satisfactory ington atreets was a, roaring furnace The fire leaped through dozens of streams of water and beyond. con- tol, while explosions bDiew out walla and roof off the Salt Petre plant, roke windo in a half mile area ni spread terror among residents. Fifteen firemen were overcome by of the action of the convention, there is one ‘important fact to which I may call attention because it is already achieved and cannot be changed. It has been said by many writers in many publications that labor fared badly in the recent elec- tion, That is not true. Labor fared well—almost phenomenally] ed at $2,500,000,000. ‘The apprect-| helping the Jersey city firemen. well. ation. of curb market ‘and other| Several hundred volunteer firemen “In the face of the tremendous} shares would account for an addi-|were engaged in battling small Coolidge landslide, there were elect- ed to the new house of representa- tives, more members having labor's endorsement than are to be found in the present house. In the pres: ent house there are 170 such mem- bers, I have not the exact figures (Continued on Page Eleven.) EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 14.—(By The Associated Press)—Labor fared “almost phenomenally well,” in the general elections, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa- tion of Labor, sald today in a public statement commenting upon the re- sults of the November 4 balloting. “In the face of the tremendous Coolidge landslide,.there were elect- ed to the new house of representa- tivs more members having labor's endorsement than are to be found in the present house,” Mr, Gompers asserted. “The new congress 1s not likely to pass any measure greatly detri- mental to the interests of the work ers and our people genefally.” the statement continued,. The election comment was com- bined with an outline of the forty fourth annual’ convention of the federation, beginning Monday. “The, délegates,” he said, “will do their best to act wisely for the good of the workers and for the common g00d of olir republic, “While I have mo desire to dis- NEW SMALLPOX CASES DEVELOP Although three new smallpox cases were fisted by the city’s health office yesterday, this development is not taken to indicate any apprecia- show. The vote for the amendment in these precincts ts 47,586 for and total vote of Amend- Kansan Named On Commission WASHINGTON,* Noy, 14.—Wwil- lam M. Jardine, president of the Kansas Agricultural college was ap. pointed’by President Coolidge today as.an additional member of the pres- ident’s agricultural. _ commission, White House officials said his name was omitted from the original lst of members through error, This makes the total membership of the. commission nine. The com: mission will: meet here for tho first time on Monday. ‘ Bre sn BILLIONS IN NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Approxt- mately $3,000,000,000 has been add- ed to the open market prices of all securities dealt in in Wall Street during the post election stock mar- ket boom, {it is estimated in the fi- nancial district. On an average ad vance of about 5 points, the value of stocks listed on the New York stock exchange alone has been list- tional gain of $500,000,000. ROYALTY PLOT IS DENIED BY PREMIER HELD Fifteen per= sons were’ seriously injured or burn- ed; scores of others were cut glass blowny out over a halt radius by a series of explosions and, |] 900 families were made’ homeless, The tenement houses destroyed in- cluded most of the buildings in the block bounded by Morris, Warren, Essex, and Washington streets. JERSEY CITY, N. J., Nov. 14.—A ‘fire starting in the salt petre plant of the Rich- ardson Chemical company on Warren street tdéday spread to the huge American Sugar Refinery. plant nearby: and te a building used by the Colgate Soap works, ‘: The entire city block bounded by fumes and scores of persons were treated for cuts and flying glass and effects of fumes which rolled across the city and the Hudson river. When the south wall of the sugar refinery’ on Dudley street caved in the huge plant was seen to be a roaring mass of flames and all hopes of saving any of it was abandoned. The Hoboken fire department join- ed fire boats from New York city in (Continued on Page Eleven.) Reports of Plans for Uprising of Mon- archists in Bavaria Branded as Malignant by Official \ 3 5 ble change in the situation. All three” were, “oontact’’ cases, which BERLIN, Noy. 14.—(By The Associated Press.) —Re- had been quarantined and under ob. Tape * ; 4 ‘i ion ever since the first. out-| Curring rumors that the Bavarian monarchists are planning break of the malady in Casper. Dr.| forcible restoration of the monarchy were today branded R. J. Malott, health officer, contin-|ags not only without tangible foundation but as malignant ued to be optimistic in the belief that the situation was well in band and that a real epidemic need not be feared. All gixteen cases are sald to he defamation of Bavaria ingeneral and Prince Rupprecht in particular by Premier Dr. Held, who is attending the con- ferences here between the govern-, Bavarian h urts, it is wholly untrué ment and ‘heads of. the federated | ‘hat mona) cles there are Progressing very favorably. In ‘only | J) te : conniving at tion of the mon- three did the disease assume a se Bi ry archy through a putsch or by other rious nature, and these are recover.| “Notwithstanding that monarch-| jjjegitimate methods,” Dr. Held de- {eal gentiment is firmly rooted in | clared. cuss specific questions in advancetag, »