Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER “ Mostly fair tonight and Wednes- aay, Not so cold in northeast por- thon. VOL. IX. NO. 111 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Che Casper Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, FE PR YR On Streets or Del'vered by at The circulotion of The Tribune is preter than ny other Wuoming newspaper y Cribunite Carrier nds, cer tsa mon ‘TOMB AS RECOVERY IS BLOCKED STATE BUDGET TOTAL IS HELD DOWN BUDGET BILL PROVISIONS HOUSE &. 0. P. STANDS PAT ON ’ ECONOMY PLAN Natrona Solons Play ‘Prominent Part in Handling Bill # By COL. W. H. HUNTLEY. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Trib- une.)—Natrona county occu- pied the forefront Monday. in passing the budget bill. tt was a Republican measure and it remained a Republican mea- sure in the journey through Seventy- one sections. Coltrane presided over the committee of the whole, through- but the reading of the bill and its adoption section by section. Chair- man Cobb of the Way and Means presented the measure and ex- plained each section, where decreases or increases occurred. In vain did an of Niobrara, Hhints of Big Horn, and other Democratic leaders seek to modify the budget by addi- tions for certain purposes, but each and eve time they were repulsed py thirty-nine solid Republican votes to’ the twenty-three minority. The House had caucused and there was not a flicker. The steam roller operated beautifully, and under the direction of the two Natrona Re- pubiicans, the old machine slipped no cog. , Prefacing his introduction of the budget bill, Chairman Cobb made the following explanation which is of the highest interest to the people of ye state. ON chtoter 32, Wyoming Compiled Statutes 1920, provided that bien- the governor shall prepare submit for consideration to the ture, a budget and in con- formity to that statuts the budget has been submitted to your commit- tee on Ways and means, and for the purpose of carrying Into effect the appropriations provited for in that brdget, house bill No, 212 ts here- with presented for the consideration of the legislature. * “In submitting the budget, which appears to balance, it is erroneous- ly stated on page 4 that the income from taxes for the biennial period will be $872,497.70, ‘The taxable Value of the state for 1924, was $465,322,109.00, the levy fixed by the state board of equalization was 1.75 mills on the dollar, producing $814,827.00 instead of $872,497.70 as stated in the budget suomitted. In the budget submitted it {s also as- sumed that 100 per cent of the taxes assessed for the year 1925 will be collected, whereas past experi ence slows that not morg than 90 per cent of the tax levied Is in fact collected and ilable for use. In the budget as submitted there is therefore, a discrepancy in the mul tiplication of the value by the levy n the sum of $58,170.70, and a fur- ther discrepancy in that no allow- ance has been made for uncollect- able taxes, of which 10 per cent would be the sum of $81,452.70, er a total of these two items, in the sum of $139,603.40, which, assum- ing the same conditions exist in the second year of the biennial neriod, would be nearly double if there 1s no incredse in taxable valuation or state revenue. “The recommendations of ex- (Continued on Page Two) EYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17. — House Bill 212, known as the budget bill appropriating money for the two years ending March 31, 1927 for all purposes of_state expenditure, reads as follows: ~ Section 1.-There is hereby appro- priated for the two years ending on March 31, 1927, the following sums of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of salaries and expenses of the execu- tive and judicial departments of the SEVERENGE TAX PROPOSAL GETS FINAL SETBACK Senate Defeats Resolu- tion for Another Referendum CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb, 17.— Gardner's senate resolution propos- ing submission to a yote of the people of the creation of a severance tax, brought out Monday for -third 1-ading in the senate,, was lost on a vote of fifteen for and twelve against the resolution. A resolution of this character re- quires a two thirds ‘vote of mem- bers elected to the body. The vote stood as follows: Anderson, Wan- erus, Fowler, Johnson, Merchant, Hunter, Cook, Pearson, Lundy, My- ers and Jones, eleven Democrats and Meck, Gardner, Spear and Cam- eron, four Republicans. Total fifteen for the resolution. Against the res- olution, were: Mercer, Daley, Lee, Horton, Sibley, Free, Froyd, Hart- well, Burton, Jenkins, Brown, and Park, ‘otal twelve against the resolution, In spite of the deflec- tion of four Republican votes on a party measure, the Republicans won by two votes. Those who voted for the resolution claim that it was not ® party measure, but since it was advocated by both the former and the present Democratic governors, Republicans look upon {t as a Dem. acratic measure, and treat it ac- cordingly. Two Grades of Midcontinent Crude Raised INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Feb. 17. —The Prairie Oil and Gas ‘company today mnnounced an increase of five and fifteen cents in two grade§ of oil purchased by it at the wells in Kansas, Oklahoma and north Texas. The new price for 36 degrees baume gravity to 38.9 {s $2 a barrel, and for 39 degres to 41.9 is $2.25, The prices on other grades remain the same. The Prairie met the recent price in- creases of the Humble, Gulf, Mag- nolia and Texas companies in its new figures today. The Prairie’s price, however, applies all over the field, while the other companies’ price applies only to the north Texas field. state, and the salaries and expenses of all state officers, commissions, boards and departments, the support and maintenance of the educational, charitable and penal institutions of the state. Section 2.—Governor—Salary, gov- ernor, $12,000. Salary, secretary at $5,400. Contingent expenses, $5,800. Governcr’s conference, $500. Section 3.—Secretary of State — Sala secretary of state, $8,000. Salary, deputy secretary of state, $5,400. Contingent expense $62,000, Motor Vehicle Inspector's salary and expense, $8,000, Section 4.—State Treasurer—Sal- ary, treasurer, $8,000, Salary, deputy trearurer, $5,400, Contingerft expense $21,600. Section 5.—State Auditor—Salary, state auditor, $8,000. Salary, deputy auditor, $5,400. Contingent expense, $28,700, Section 6.—Board of Supplies—Coh- tingent expense $900. i Section 7.—Superintendent of Pub- Uc Instruction—Salary, superintend- ent of public instruction, $8,000. Sal- ary, deputy superintendent of public tmstruction, $4,800. Salary, commis- sioner of education, $9,600. Contin- gent expense, $15,000. Rtral school supervision $12,000. Vocational edu- cation $35,000. Americanization $5,- 060. Special education $25,000. Section 8.—Adjutant General—Sal- ary, adjutant general, $6,000. Salary, state quartermaster, $8,000. Contin- gent expence, $8,600. Militia expense, $40,800. Section '9.—Attorney General—Sal- (Continued on Page Two) EXPRESS RATE CUT MEANS BIG SAVING Fight Backed by the Chamber of Com- merce Leads to Slash in Casts to Shippers at Casper. Considerable elation felt by Casper business men, merchants and jobbers because of the favorable out- come of the contention for reduced express rates between this city and points in this and other states. The new tariff of rates becomes effec- tive March 1 and will result in ma- terial savings for those who fre- sion tra to take advanxage of the fast nsportation fact&ties afforded by reas companies. Motion for tho troduced reduction was in- interstate Com merce commission at the instance of the chamber of commérce. In De. cember of Jast year a hearing was held in St. Louis far the purpose of quently in their business have occa-| recording objections to the posopsed FATHER AND SON ARRESTED AS EMBEZZLERS FOR FAILURE TO SETTLE FOR CARLOAD- APPLES Instead of turning over $1,200 said to have been realized on the sale of a carload of apples marketed in Casper and Lavoye, E. C. Bemis and Earl Bemis, his son, are said to have given the owner the “apple- sauce.” ‘The son was arrested Friday on a ranch seven miles from Kaytee STOKES PROS MAS. 7. 8. HOOD OF CASPER MADE HUMANE OFFICER FOR WYOMING CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17.—Mrs. T. B. Hood, Casper pioneer and active in the interests of the Det*ocratic party in Wyoming for many years, was yesterday appointed state has since been indicted in Nebraska for alleged violation of the Mann act growing out of a trip from Cas- SLAYER DIES’ BY OWN HAND IN HIS CELL OSSINING, N. Y., Feb, 17,—Witl- Mam 8. Ford, condemned for mur- dering six persona in an incendiary fire, has escaped the electric chair by suicide, When his guard waa ab- rent at Bing ing Inst night ord henged himaelt from the top bar of his cell door with n rope made of strips of shoet, Het left a letter to the warden asking him not to puntsh the guard for his suldide, APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMED BY T Approval of Bond Ordinances and Audit of City Tax Payments Before Council Monday Night. Confirmation of the appiontment of Alva T. Patrick as chief, of police, passing of bond ordinances covering muni- cipal insprovements, and a report on the audit of the tax rolls constituted the council meeting, and his appointment was mously confirmed last evening. principal business of last night's city Patrick was appointed February 4 by Mayor S. K. Loy el Bond ordinances passed covered $8 2,000 on grading district nino; HE CITY COUNCIL $51,870 on sewer district No, 16; 000 on wBewer district No, 1 $19,006 on sewer district Ni and $12,800 on sewer district No, 21, _ The audit report on city taxes showed that §11,700 wus due the clty on back taxes for the years 1921, 1923 and 1923 which corres. ponds to the city's equity in the particular property Involved, Persons desiring ald this year in front of thelr property are asked to present thelr petitions not later than May 2, Action was deferred on a peti. tlon presented by taxpayers asking that a bilboard on Hast Virst streot be removed, commissioner of child and animal welfare by Govefnor Ross. She replaces Mrs. B. M. Field, also of Casper, who has been in office since J. B. Minort resigned. The latter per to Scottsbluff, Neb., with two girls in his charge. Mrs. Hood, who lives at 543 South Center street, by her 84 years resi dence !n Wyoming and her political activities, 1s one of the best known pioneers in the state, She was a delegate to the national Democratic convention in New York city last fall, Mrs, Hood Mved inCasper from 1891 to 1898 and from then to 1 in Thermopolls, For the Inst three years she has been a Casper resi- dent. AUTO THEFT RING BROKEN UP IN OMAHA OMAHA, Neb,, Feb, 17,—With the arrent of two mon in Omaha yoster- day, Police Inspector Pszanowslet sald today that department of jus- tice agents had started the break-up of an auto theft ring, whose acttyt- tles centering near Colorado Springs, Colo,, extended through the” middle wes The two men held are Perry Hos. tetter and Jack Hardin. Tha two ac- cording to police, ara the ring lead 4, which had an “auto- ir Colorado Springs where cars from many middle west cities were taken/and ‘mude over’ for sal Radio Solves Maid Problem SEVEN OAKS, Kont, England, Feb, 17.—The radio was enlisted by a resident of Seyen Oaks as an ald in solving the problme of servant shortage, An advertisemen! in a newspaper sald! “Wireless in maid's room.” The jdea was successful, and turned over to local officials yesterday. Sheriff McPherson left yesterd@y for Austin, Minn,, where the father has been apprehended, to bring him back to Casper. A. J. Brainard of Cour d'Alene, Idaho, claims to, have shipped the carload of apples arrived yes- terday and changed the two men with embezzlement. CUTION IS LAUNCHED Physician at Everleigh Club Tells of Millionaire’s Efforts To Identify Wife as Habitie of Underworld Resort; Says He Never Saw Her There. CHICAGO, Feb. 17,—(By The Associated Press.)—Dr. Morris Rosenberg, who said he had been house physician at the Everleigh*club, a notorious underworld resort the state today in the trial of W. E. D. Stokes, efamation of his wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes} Dr. Rosenberg said Stokes had asked him if he could recall an inmate | of the Everleigh club known as “Helen Elwood, Underwood or Overwood. f of years ago, was the first witness fon New York millionaire, charged with of Denver, Colo. GIRL WIDOW OF SLAIN BANDIT SEEKS BONUS ‘EW ORLI£ANS, La., Feb, 17.— Nellie Dawso Wright, 17-year-old widow of the bandit, William BE. Wright, slain in a gun battle at Mo- bile after he stole $13,000 from a New Orleans bank and killed a po- lceman while escaping, yesterday made application at the local office of the United States Veterans’ bu- reau for the sidier's bonus she said wis due her dead husband, Mrs, Wright was released from the Parish prison last Firday on $1,000 bond on a ebmrge of having part of the stolen money in her possession, Broadway to Be Purged of Lewd Shows RG eae NEW YORK, Feb, 17, — The movement to banish from Hroad- way all plays of unsavory char. acter gathpred force today as Dis- trict Attorney Banton and Polleg Commissioner Enright continued plans forsaction against several, productions Wileh they have under worutiny, F’roducers, actorg,, divic leaders angi ministers have joined the movertent to remove objection. able plays, ‘GP five playa-ore under jnvestiga- tion by Déstrict Attorney Banton, ainong thom “A Good Bad Wo- man.” . The skin of "the human palm ts seventy-five Umes as thick as thet of the eyelfl. » , At that time Casper and the other Wyoming points affected were represented, the local cham ber of commerce bearing a part of the cost bf counsel. The result of the hearing was the reduction. What the savings on express shipments ac tually amount to, are shown in the following table: changes. Old Rate Nate Rate To or From 100 Ibs. 00 Ibs. | Akron, Ohio 7.40 $ 6.40 Baltimore, Md. 7.70 Billings, Mont. .. 2.60 Buffalo, N. Y. - ~ 6.90 Bartlesville, Okla. —- § Chicago, Ill. _- 5 Cincinnati, Ohio 6. Dallas, Tex 5.50 Detroit, Mich. 6.10 Denver, Colo. - 2.6 nS Endicott, N. ¥ Ft. Worth, Tex. Grand Island, Neb. - Grand Rapids, Mich. Houston, Tex. Indianapolis, Ind. Kendaliville, Ind. -. §.75| body of Floyd Collins has been or- Las Angelés, Cal. __ 7.15| dered by the state, Governor Fields Minneapolis, Minn. — 4.70 ared today. New York City, N. Y. 8 ordered M S. Posey, execu Portland, Ore 3 cretary of the state highway Omaha, Neb. . a commission to have the doctors ex Rochester, > i 7 amine the body of Collins for Salt Lake City, Utah 4: vestigation of possible foul pl. San Francisco, Cal, — 10.49 6 cluding yolsoning,” the governor | St. Louis, Mo. — 6, 5.05 | 84!4 Tulsa, Okla. 6. 4 “IT wishithe country to know all Wheeling, WW. £04 ‘ the fects. I wish the stomach of Youngstown, Ohio -_ 8.04 \ 6.55 | Collins examined | “There sheuld he no. suspicion/ Theee rates are for ahipmehts of} tert in the minds of the public when (Continued on Page Ten.) GOV. ROSS. NOT GOING || TO DANCE) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17 (Spectal to The Tribune}—Governor Ross is much hurt by public in state papers of the stater | that she will eg+—1 the inaugural ball at Washington on March 4. | The statement is without her au- | thor tion, Mrs. Ross’ re t bereavement} would preclude her attendance upon any such func- tin, it is stated. | The governor has been invited to become the guest of Mrs. Sen ator Kendrick, during the week of | the inauguration ceremontes,. but as yet has not decided to accept It is thi n of the governors of| nearby sts to be present with their staffs, at the tion of the president the inaugura cus’ nd part! parade, te n AUTOPSY ON. COLLINS’ BODY FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 17.-0(By Tho Associated —An immed- fate, thorough investization by three or more disinterested doctors of the this thing is over, Stokes had enlisted his aid in as- certaihing if any persons could be found who could fdentify certain photographs as of a former inmate of the club. Judge W. Gemmill_ overruled the effort of defense counsel | to block admission of a question as to whether Dr. Rosenberg had ever seen Mrs, Stokes in the Everleigh club, He had not. “The truth has nothing to do with this case,” argued Charles ©. Rathbun, Stokes’ counsel Vo are trying what was in Mr. Stokes mind, not what the facts were about Mrs, Stokes." Later in crosa examination Rath- bun asked the doctor: “There was a long tinierval be- tween the time you sua the inmates of the Everlelgh club and your meet- Ing Mrs, Stokes, was there not?’ Dr, Rosenberg said he could not remember the precise dates of his services at the Everleigh club, The doctor testified that after tell ing Stokes he did not recall “Helen Elwood, Underwood or Overwood” he asked others who he suid were the only other pergons who might recall the girl. The¥ did not, "I told Stokes the truth, which was all he wanted,” sald Dr. Rosen berg. ’ Dr, Rosenberg waid that Stokes paid him for his time and expenses but that he could not recall how much, Under cross examination he identified checks for $600 and $60, dated 1920, 30,000 Join In Rites for Mine ‘Victims DORTMUND, West Phatla, Deb, 17.—A_ throng estimated at 30,000 witnessed the final obsequies today of the 156 workers who lost thelr lives in the Stein mine explosion here last week, ‘Crowds lined the streets and the bells in all” the churches were tolled as the funeral procession passed to the cemetery, He said TWO PERISH IN JAIL FIRE ALTON, Ill., Feb. 17 me who had been arrested gp a cha of being drunk in the villag Hart: | ford, were suffocated in the village | jall when fire burned a mattress tha was part of the bedding equiy | Thé two men, c fed in a small fron jail éell, to save their lives, but were helpless to attract « tention. The men gave the names Jacob G. Feldmeler, and Louls Wag. ner, both of St. Louls. Lack of ven SEAUIGES HELD AT SHAFT FOR MAN WHO. DIED IN CAVE. DEPTH Danger to Rescuers Is Held Grave in Try- ing to Remove Body From Caving Passage CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 17. —(By The Associated Press) The body of Floyd Collins ll be left in his natural tomb. His funeral services were held this afternoon at the mouth of the sand cave shaft which was dug to rescue him, but in vain. Looking down into the shaft in which scores of volunteers labored for eleven days and nights, Rev. C. K, Dickey of the Cave City Metho dist Eplscopal church this afternoon conducted the services, A choir of Citys ight women from Cave hymns and the boul- ders were placed back upon his tomb” ahd sealed, leaving him still locked ie nature's arms, as ho was caught ghteen days ago. e services around the mouth of the shaft began at $ o'clock after M. BE. S. Posev=.efficially atnounced abandonment of all efforts’to.remove Collins’ body and Lee Collins, his aged father, had agreed to let him be buried where he lay. Seven friends of Collins had cra@- ed down the tunnel to identify him, as members of a coroner's jury in- cluding magistrate Clay Turner, the acting coroner. ‘Everything has been done that could have been done and man’s in- genuity and modern machinery have failed,” said Mr. Collins. “No more lives should be sacrificed in attempts to remove “his body Dr. Hazlett came up the shaft at 12:2 m., and said he had identi- fied Collins through a gold front oth. He announced that Colling had n dead between three and five days when, he was reached yesterday afternoon. Magistrate Turner sald he had seen and recognized Collins and felt confident there was no way to remove the body without grave risk. H. 'T, Carmichael ‘in charge of the shaft operation, announced this af- terncon that he had ordered cement to be used In sealing the entrance to the tomb in the lateral of the s. Geneml H, H, Denhardt in supreme command .of the rescue work and head of the state's military inquir id he was awaiting the ar- rival of mmonwealth's Lewis Williams, to. te matter of a formel coroner's ine ques Meanwhile, the work of dismant- ling the rescue camp proceed- ing 1 ng mc rations and bedding 1 CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 17. —(By The Associated Press) —A general suspension of work at Sand Cave was or- dered at 5:10 a. m. today packing lation prevent Ing. 1 the smoke escap when four men who had been working in the underground lat teral virtually all nig emerged (Continued on Page Bight) POSTAL BILLS NOW TIED UP IN CONFERENCE \Senate Substitutes For Bill Received Its Own Measure From House and Fate Is Now. Uncertain. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Insistence of the senate and house on their respective rate and rate increase bill has land between the two bodies w a position with any chance of Without a record vote, the gen. ale yesterday substituted ity own Dill for that passed by the house es tinmted to provide about twice the $0,000,000 In vate increases provided lu the sehute measur’ (o meet sal- prov, isions for the postal pa’ ed th Ly ay e measure in conference r ith almost totally dissimilar rate increases to be adjusted before the bill c an be brought to pagsage before adjournment. ary increases aggregating thore than $60,000,000 annually, The sen- ate bill also provides that the pay increases be retroactive’ to July 1, 1924, while the house measure would make them pffeotive\as of January 1, 1926, "