Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1926, Page 1

WEAIHER —_— Mostly fair tonight and Saturday, except unsettled extreme norhwest portion. Rising temperature Satur- day. Vu. *% NO. 80 = Che Casp Member of Audit Bureau ee eee Circulation. STRIKE PEACE H ENGIiy CONVENTION OF OTATE SOCIETY lo UNDER WAY Greetings Extended at Opening Meeting This Morning. The Wyoming Engineer- ing Society opened its an- nual convention at the city hall this morning with 20 out-of-town delegates and a number of local men in at- tendance, and others expected to arrive later. In the address of welcome, Max- well W. Winter, secretary of the New Yo Ol] company. ssured the members present that Casper is per haps more interested in the reclama- tion and highway work of the en gineers than any other section of the state and pointed out the bene- fits of meeting in convention for the discussion of professional prob- lems and proposed beneficial legisla tion. Eimer K. Nelson, Laramie, vice presiden} of the society, presided over the meeting in the absencé of ent Z vison, state high- sineer of Cheyenne, who was to attend ow account of an {IIness and death in his family. Mr. Nelson made the response to the address of welcome. J. Q. Naret, Cheyenne, secretary of the society, read.the minutes of the last meeting which was held at Cheyenne. ‘The report, showed an enrollment. of §0 members. Secre- tary Naret was given a vote of ap- preciation for his services during the past year Russell Kimball of Casper, Robert Faliensbee, district engineer of the United States Geological Survey, and H. G. Watson, deputy state én- gineer of Cheyenne, were appointed by Mr. Nelson to act as a credentials and membership committee. John B. Cleary of Casper, B. C. Bellamy, city engineer of Laramie, and Mr. Serfried of the State High- way department, Cleyenne, com- pose the nominating committee, and W. C. Newell, Casper; Frank C. Emerson, state engineer, Cheyenne, and F. C. Fuillan, “Sheridan, were appointed. on the resolutions com- mittee. ‘The results in reclamation work, increased population and wealth in Wyoming under the Carey act were the subjects of a paper read this morning by Henry Lloyd of the State Board of Public Lands, which was the only paper on the program for the first session. More than 150,000 acres of land have been settled and cultivated as a result of the Carey act, and 20,000 land was in sugar . the market value of 1,000, necording to accom: plishments of this act of co! ' which was passed in 1894 and pro- vided for homesteading, irrigating and reclamation and development work in Wyoming. Following the discussion of Mr. Lloyd's paper, the session adjourned to assemble at a noon meeting held at the Townsend hotel at which J, F. Seller, bridge engineer of the state high department, was to be the principal speaker. His sub- ject was “Highway Conditions in Wyoming. Mr, Seiler has just returned from a convention of bridge engineers held in Detroit last week, and re- ported a discussion on suggested heavier guard rails for bridges, (Continued on Page Three) Highway Bidaése and Development Are Featured in Forum Address Review of the highway situation in Wyoming from standpoints of past progress, present conditions.and prob- able demands of the future was the subject of a paper read by J. F*, Seller, bridge engineer for the state highway department, at today’s joint luncheon meeting at the ‘Townsend hotel of the Wyoming Engineering society, Casper Cham- ber of Commerce and the Casper service clubs. The dining hall was crowded for the occasion. The speaker pointed out that dur- ing the past five years more than $9,000,000 had been spent on high- way construciion in the state, and that the percentage of autoniobile owners had more than doubled dur- ing the same period. “According to the best. scientific authorities, the population of the Cnited States in 1980 will be about 170,000,000, and it is estimated that 55,000,000 motor vehicles will be reg: stered for that period, giving a den. sity of one vehicle per 3.1 person: the speaker declared. “In 1935 we may expect an aver age, probably of 750 vehicles a day all over the state, reac’.ing a maxi mum of 2,000 or 2,500 a day in cer- tain sections, excluding expected highs in the Casper region,” he said. “This means that our entire high- way system must be improved with no portions being short of the gravel (Continued on Page Two) Toledo- Three Lose Lives as Car Goes in River Three people were killed and a score were hurt when a loaded street car jumped the track bridge into the Ohlo river at Neville Island, near Pittsburgh. leou accident. EARLY HEARING FOR TEAPOT CASE ARGUED ST. LOUIS, Jan, 22.—(#)—A motion to advance for hearing the government’s ap- peal from a decision upholding the famous Teapot Dome oil lease was argued briefly to- day in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals here. advisement. nts Assailant of Another Girl Father Comes to Rescue as Girl Falls Unconscious from Blow; Search for ‘Clubber-Slayer Is Still On TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 22.—()—Toledo police were con- fronted today with a new slugging case. The second attack ora woman this week and the tenth in recent months occurred at midnight when Miss Dorothy Borton, 20, was beaten unconscious by a youth in front of her home. The man had followed her from a just as her father came to her ald. show, selzing her from behind and striking her with his fists. Scream- ing for help the young woman fought back, but was knocked unconscious NEW GRAZING REGULATIONS ISSUEDBY U.S. WASHINGTON, Jan, 22.—()— New grazing regulations for the national forests, to give ten-year permits the full force and effect of contracts; to encourage individual allotments where practicable, and to provide for organization of local ng boards, were announced by ry Jardine today. The effec: Secre| tive date was made January 18. CITY AUDITOR RETAINED; A. D. LEWIS The city council Thursday night authorized the appointment of A, D. Lewis as city auditor temporarily and the installation of a new system of bookkeening for cbe city. After the new system is in operation. Mr. Lewis, who propesed tt, will not be retained as were will then be no need of an auditor. This new ac counting system provides for an uc- curate check of business at the end of eavt day. ‘The council decided not to enter into a-compromisa with the Chicago & Northwestern railway over a bill CHOSEN for $46 000 rendered the railroad for paving on East Yellowstone high way Some tme ago the railroad -e'used to pay for the improvement or the grounds that tt received av benefit from it. The etty went co court In an effort to collect. Of (iclals of the company were In the olty during the last few days to dis uKS & compromise, but the councti took the attitude that If the rafironu Md not pay all the amount assessed vralnst It ot}er taxpayers would be required to do so, thus working an Injustice, The city will await the Judgment of the court. Authorities were inclined té believe that this latest attack had no con nection with other recent asraults. in which a club was apparently used As a weapon The attack came while polite still were attempting to solve the slaying of Miss Mary Handley, 44, whose rd body was found In the rear of a ya next to her home earlier tn the week Her head had heen crushed by heavy d gagged his victim with her torn clothing. Miss Handley was the third woman to blows. Her attacker h be killed. . Miss Borton's father chased the man reveral blocks and through va cant lots near their home, but was outdistanced. The girl was able to make a state- ment to police and give a full des- eription of her assailant. MILWAUKEE WOMAN F TS OFF ASSAILANT. Wis. Jan. MILWAUKE (#)—Mrs. James R. Pfeil, Milwaukee society woman, late last night fought off an assailant who seized her as she was returning to her home. She was uninjured. The attack was the vixth this week. Sea Monster Battle Told By Fisherman PRINCE RUPERT, B C., Jan. —#)—Sea monsters exist, Louis Stephens, Prince Rupert ° fisher- man, Is convinced, He returned here last night to tell of battling a strange creature which attempt ed to climb Into his boat In the vicinity of the harbor entrance yes terday. Stephens asserted he was compelled to use hly whole strength to force the « creature back Into the water, Italians Okeh rr Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1926 Crifuinve AT Delivered by © Atlee Pomerene of Cleveland, and O. J. Roberts of Philadelphia, special government nsel, were here to argue for advancement, holding the importance of the suit to war- rant this, but a railway wreck de. layed Pomerene's arrival until after the arguments had been submitted ‘The guvernment gsked that the strenrd Hert early) in the hope that the appellate court would reverse the decision of Federal Dis: trict Judge Kennedy at Cheyenne, Wyoming, last June 19, before trial of the criminal cases growing out of the lense, and now pending at Washington, D. C, Martin W. Littleton of New York, opposed the noticn in behalf of the three defendants, the Mammoth Oi] Company, Sinclair Oi! Purchasing Company, and Sinclair Pipe Line Compeny. He declared that statutory provis lons would require the elreuit court to hear the appeal at Denver, Colo., or Cheyenne, Wyo., and the court would not sit there until September tinier antag Locarno Treaty ROME, Jan. 22.—()—The cham- and went off a r, half submerged, after the Photo shows the The motion was taken under The announcement came after the ption of visitors Including Crown Prince Leopold be vacated and that the remainder of ber of deputies today approved the treaty of Locarno. The Tribune-Herald Will Give FREE B-K Peas with every paid- A can of regular 25c size over-the-counter Classified January 24th. B-K Peas are grown in the high. altitude known’ to yield the finest of products. lected and canned by the Bozeman Canning Compan} system of canning all tenderness and sweetness is maintained, making B-K Peas a most palatable dish. Make your Sunday dinner complete by serving these tasty peas. Bring In Your Copy You Will Receive Ad Results Plus Can of Choice B-K Peas MERCURY DOES VANTOHING AGT IN DIVE TODAY TO FIVE BELOW Cold Wave Extends as Far East as Ohio; Storm Warnings for | Great Lakes Region. | Sub-zero cold more severe than Wednesday night’s low} marks gripped Wyoming |: into confer again last night in common test proposal with certain sus with other mountain states. ) | as recorded | here at 7 o'clock this morning and | Five below y¥ at 9:30 the temperature still hovered the zero mar was the minimum reading at,P: finder dam with $ below at 8 o this morning and 3 below at ® A record of 6 below reached in I cember remains unbroken in Casper this winter. Continued cold may be expected agdin tonight but the fo uturday is tair and warmer COLD WAVE SWEEPS LASTWARD T DAY. CHICAGO, Jas. 22.—() —o1a Toreas, juggler of temperatures, did his famous mereury vanishing act today, and as a section of the country, trom the Rockies east to the Ohio, thermomete in terms of minus, or near it, The Atlantic seaboard Is the next locale for the chilling spectacle, ‘forecasters said, Lochinvar-like. from out of the (Continued on Page Three) ; TaNUAry —ebdeeetBine a fTeTON cx x tween the situation in New York and that developed today is that the Problems, I[s Claim CARDINAL IS SINKING : | Mercier was considera*ly worse | today, members of his entotrage an- Lucas in Address at Cheyenne Points to Overdrafts, Taxation, Expenses and Lack of Law Enforcement Speaking before one of the ser Hon. Frank E. Lucas, secretary of state, revealed to the people of Wyoming a Situation that may well cause con- cern., He presented from state records facts and figures concerning taxation, expenditures, overdrafts and lack of law-enforcement that will astoni: h. the taxpayers. for the stockholders of the tiog and should not assume the at- The overdraft of the state gene fund, now is $974,115 having more than tripled since January 1, carefully, se expert system used by the of Montana. They are With this JEWELS TAKEN IN ROBBERY OF CHAPMAN HOME fos the thief who entered the home Mr. and Mes. J, J. Chapman, 405 st Eleventh street, early Thurs. jay night and took a string of pearls and three valuable rings. Mrs. Chapman today was unable © estimaie the monetary value of jewelry, All the articles were gifts from Mr. Chapman. A din. mond dinner . ng, 2 diamond and sapphire engaement ring, and a platinum wdding ring were included In the loot, Police are, combing the city Z| No . ne was at the house wher | burglary was committed Mr. Chap- man has been out of the city sinc Chapman was down- Entrance ap- r, the thief leaving by. the , since this door'was ajar when wen locked when she loft. jewelry had lewel box in the g hothing else was disturbed, so far as ould be learned Several police on the cobbery arrests had been made, but Derson had not been iden- “fleers were work. 1923, when {it was $287,9 In- terest-on the overdraft. now 1s coat ing the taxpayers of the state nearly 40,000 a year, hing immorality os one cause mental c s r a E the moth own father. & know of " ase in this state where a girl is the mo. ther of thre iren by her own brothe “I am not citing these cases be- cause of thelr sensattonalls but bécause I would ike to male you realize that we are all, more or leas, our brother's keeper, tf not for mor- al reasons, then for financial ones These people are bringing Into the world children who will haye to be taken care of by those who have not suffered for violations of moral laws. “Do you know that It costs every man, woman and child In the State of Wyoming $6.00 a year to take re of the depende nd ertmir s in the ~tate While you have been doing a at deal for your loeal commun ity, L am wondering if your program provides for any constructive work so far as the state {s concerned, The Stute of Wyoming is a great big going concern, the largest corpora- tion within the state and doing a tremendous business every day\ You elect offic to transact the busi. ness of the state and I presume the easy way ts ‘o let your salaried em- ployes do the work, That is what they are paid’ for, but in most cor- poratfons the stockholders keep close watch upon those in charge to see that the work {s properly attended to. In nearly every case these peo ple who are your servants do the hest they can under the circumstan. ‘es, but of cours. they are human and may make mistakes, “nd may need advise, help and consideration from those for vhom they work. I 1m not pleading now for any officer nor set of officers. Thetr mistakes, If any, are behind them and the cost has already been asserned ‘Public officials owe a duty to those who have put them fn office They should not lose sight of the | aid ely working! fact rier 15 Cents a On Streets or at Newstany PES RAISED AND BLASTED Ee OF WYOMING ED TO CASPER PHILADELPHIA, fend the coal strike has apparently failed. Anthracite op- made known here today that they will not re-enter Neeaatintigns with mine worke | on the basis of the plan proposed by the President nounced earlier in the day 1 on that he wag willing to ag ce on the basis of 22,—(/P) tions to make, Thirteen below | plan, proposed . Lynett, of the’ Scranton Philadelphia office cite operators’ Lynett’s plan did not meet any requirements had not been accepted ‘by Mr. Inglis f the anthra- NEWSPAPER PLAN ACCEPTED BY LEWIS . Lewis of the Unl- 1 Mine Workers today accepted as tons the plan ad a basis for negotl sult the northern | ad the | for negotiation. . Inglis In another meeting in an a settlement vice clubs of Cheyenne, us offices are ent! When elected to » that promise in politics or in any other promises should suffer defeat American people 11 rather doubt place him | Publication Offices Tribune Bldg. oy 216 £. Second St. Lewis Accepts Proposals but Owners Demur Anthracite Operators Reject Plan for Resumption of Negotiations After Strikers Approve Proposals —The latest effort to rs to end the long suspension Scranton Times of the mine union, that will send the 158,000 mir ack to work es, made known that } would meet the operat unless the said there | work until € i The mine workers’ leader wa conference with Mr, Lynett less t an hour In accepting the proposa of the Times. He’expressed a desire to commur cate with W. W. Inglis, spokesman for the operators, with a view having Alvan Markle call both sides together again, “The miners stand ready to re-er ra joint conference with the erator Mr Lewis said h the u plans c None wa tanding could be onsider cepted and the confer nce broke present action gives more hope of early agreement. The plan proposed by the Scranton Times 1s in brief as follows “Birst: The miners to resume work immediately “Second: A five-year contract dat- ing from the time of signi t in effect und. the last contract to continue during the term of the new ‘contract unless as hereinafter provided At the instance of elt! n in writing sixty day fore two years elapsed from : ing of the contract, conference 1 be called for thé consideration ¢ changes in the agreement on the subject of wages only: the miners to remain at work until the end of the fiv ar contract whe conciliators agree upon a ck: not “Fifth: One year before the c¢ tract expires representatives of tl coal operators and re of the United Mine Ww to devise am work may t ut the exp! during the agreement Mr. Inglis, ¢ on the dersta of Mr. Ls ; “L regret that pub! nd engagements, tant eallty of § ply to the r ‘Times for gested plan c thr have quest ¢ mment elte controvers sue of Janu tations appearing torlal columns that the basis for r that the fourth pare (Continued on Page Nine) of the American following the annual e Red Cross soctety, ities headq were chosen; W. D. JOHNSTON ELECTED HEAD OF RED CROSS Johnston is the new chalr- hom: Mary H. D, ness. Me nas been taken up at v is tim different civic bodies er haw dev The chapte tention to work fold thty arte for that secii (Continued on Pag