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, 1921-11-10

1t is known that options on uptown
business property for headquarters OF
the e concern have been taken. II
Is also known that three prosnecttve
refinery sites. favorably situated with
reference to. Casper and refinery IA.
ciiities have been secured. An.
nouncements will be made shortIv
which Will the definite plans
which Will include tho purchase OF
Of the sites. the names OF the new
OFFICERS of the concern and OF tho &C.
tuai start OF construction operations.
Investigation OF Mr.. Ryan's records
since he has been in Casper indicates
that he has been picking UP the loose
strings among oil men here. 1t has
been admitted by certain interests
that he. has contracted their produc.
ton and while definite figures arc not
available It is understood that the
lines he has on production now gives
him assurance OF 10000 barrels OF oil
a day or more.
When Mr.. Ryan was reached this
morning he was non-commital. When
the information which has been Sc.
cured from reliable sources by The
Tribune was repeated he neither de.
aied nor confirmed the statements.
At the conclusion OF the attempted
Interview Mr.. Ryan admitted that
there was considerable discussion Of
such a project at this time but that
ae was not at liberty 20 make denn.
tie Statements.
When asked point blank to deny or
affirm the report that he had per.
ected the personnel of the new or.
~sanization and had tied up produc,
ton as the representative of the east.
ern flnanciers he admitted only that
nc was n representative of Chicago,
Boston and New York ncern which
were interested in Wyoming oil fields.
II car say nothing at this time. I
am sorry that l can't be OF any as
sistance to you. You may be as
sured. however. that o Will be given
any information that we have in due
time Detailed publicity at a prema-
ture date. l believe. might work a
hardship on n enterprise.
IT won't suggest that you retain
what Information you have any long
err. But kindly do not say that I have
either denied or affirmed any state
% that you might make in this
connection"
, 1921-11-10
PARLIAMENT SESSION
WILL END ID

LONDON. Nov 1o.-By The Asso-
clated PressllThe session of parlia-
ment which opened in February ends
today with the Propagation Of both
houses by royal commission afte- the
brief autumn sitting which began Oc-
tober is. This special meeting, which
the government was able to range
on short notice due to the fact that
parliament had merely adjourned in
August instead II being ~prorogued
vas summoned to deal with the ques-
ton OF unemployment. While a
problem was duly taken care of, the
interest OF the members has been
mainly focused on the Irish peace ne
gotiations.
Several members of parliament.
viewing with some apprehension the
uncertain state OF the Irish situation
at the present time. last night urged
the government to allow another I'D
journment instead Of the indefinite
postponement which n propagation
implies. Austen Chamberlain. gov
eminent leader in the house OF COM
mons, declared that nothing stood In
the way OF ~proroguing the body and
reminded his anxious inquirers that
Prime Minister Lloyd George had re-
peatedly promised that nothing would
be finally settled with regard to Ire
Ian without calling tho house to-
gether. A new session could be open
ed. he pointed out. should develop
ments require It.
While II cannot be denied that a
great deal OF gloomy foreboding exists
in many quarters. It is not believed
generally that the peace negotiations
are necessarily doomed to a sudden
collapse. whichever attitude Ulster
may adopt. but that further negotia-
tions would follow any possible check.
, 1921-11-10
Mayor Issues
Proclamation
For TOMORROW
PROCLAMATION.

Friday. November Ii, 1921, being
Armistice Day, n holiday established
and dedicated to our Soldiers and
Sailors who participated in the late
Worlds War. IL Is deemed fitting
and proper that oil this day all bust
ness not absolutely essential should
be discontinued for at least n part
Of said day and to this end l re
quest that all places of business
close during the hours from 8
o'clock A. m. to Q o'clock p. m. to
enable employer to participate In
the ceremonies and exercises mp
~prorriafe to this occasion.
In testimony whereof. 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the City OF Casper to be af-
fixed this 10th day Of November, A.
D., 1921.
b. H. PELTON. Jr.
Mayor.
, 1921-11-10

for the alien property custodian,
alleged Mrs. BergdolI accounted for
only $4,000 and declared tho
amount should have been S107,3I7.
He presented many witnesses and n
number of books to support his con-
tention.
Judge Dickinson, before whom
the case was tried, suggested n spec
ial master. Major Carroll objected
and the ease was postponed to give
him opportunity to determine what
steps he would take.
, 1921-11-10
Soviet Mission
In Turk Capital
Raided, Report

CoNSTANTHINoPLE. Nov. s.-CBy
The Associated Press.eImportant
documents were seized and millions of
Romanoff r7jbles with considerable
French and British money were dis
covered by interallied police in a raid
on the offices OF h Russian trade
mission here today. The police hauled
down a huge red flag which the Boil
shevist representatives had raised over
their headquarters in celebration of
the fourth anniversary of the soviet
evolution.
, 1921-11-10

tralia and New Zealand and all OF
these except that from India were
made of flowers grown in English soil
brought over as living plants.
From the grand army OF United Vet
eran OF Canada came n wreath placed
by Senator Richardson. Oldest living
wearer of the Victoria Cross. There
were flowers from New Foundland and
the Army n Navy War veter.
ans of Canada came a memorial WOW
en- Of poppies that bloom in Flanders
fields and besides all the civil digni.
'taries Great Britain sent to pay hom-
age. went Earl Beatty. admiral of the
fleet. Air Vice Marshal Higgins and
Continued on Page ~
, 1921-11-10

anu al AAAaN LhAo DAtAAid ~ Jasper VIII
be concentrated IN this city.
Definite Insurance Of the project
was given today. Announcements
nave been withheld by The Tribune
for several days until It was learned
just what the feeling OF the independ
ent oil producers OF the state toward
such a project This expression be
came evident yesterday at the meet
ing OF independent operators which
was held for the purpose of forming
an association &c get relief for the of
industry OF the state.
Tho new giant concern will be
known as the Wyoming Renning
company and tho $4,000. 900 concern
has already been Incorporated and
the finances for the organization as
sured.
While the major interests will cen.
ter In Casper, much of the needed n.
nances VIII como from eastern
sources. Ono group of Chicago imam
ciers has already contracted 81. 900.
600 interest n is seeking to have Its
privileges extended to $4,000. 900 cash
interest in the new project.
outside or the sum which will be
raised in the Rocky Mountain district
for the purpose of ~evidencing solely
the good will OF tho oil operators of
this district the remainder Of the
$780, 600 900 project has already been
pledged by Boston and New York ii.
nancial interests.
Men who have been identified with
the development OF the oil game of
Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain
region and especially with the rein
cries which have sprung up here con.
stitute the nucleus around which the
new refinery organization has been
perfected and is being held in sup
preston.
While Tho Tribune has definite as
n of the elimination of all the
details 1t is o at liberty to an
nounce at this time the information
which It has gathered because there
are little t~echnicalities which must
be overcome so that they cannot
prove injurious at the start of the
new organization.
The Tribune however is advised
that a Mr.. II. e. Ryan who has been
active in the oil fraternity of wyo-
ming for the past two months is here
as a representative of the eastern H.
nanclai interests which are making
the new Wyoming Refining company
probable.
limitations as to the names of the
people who form tho nucleus of the
new organization viii not be made
for The Tribune has not IS yet Sc
cured tho consent of the people eff
fected to use their lame at this
time
, 1921-11-10
OBENCHAIN
SEEKING TRIAL

Los ANGELES, Nov. 10.-.a Pc
iitior for n writ Of mandamus to
compel the superior court hero to
grant an immediate trial to Mrs.
MadaIynne ~Obenchain, on indict-
meiif charging murder Of j. Balton
Kennedy. or dismissal of the indict-
ment, will be filed today in the
state appellate court here. it was
announced early today by Charles
f. Erbstein, chief counsel for her
defense.
In the petition Mrs 0bencIIain.
according 10 Erbstein, asserts that
she does not seek 10 escape trial
, 1921-11-10
vi RS. BERCDOLL
DS CLAIMS

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Io.-sIrs.
Emma Bergdon testified in the fed
erai court yesterday in the govern
ment's suit for another accounting
of the property of her son. Grover
G. Bergdoli, notorious draft evader
and fugitive from Justice that her
original accounting submitted to the
alien property custodian was cor
rect Mrs. Bergdoll acted as her
attorney.
Maj. Vincent A. Carroll, counsel
, 1921-11-10

upon n technicalfty, and prefers an
order for Immediate trial. rather
than dismissal of the Indictment.
The petition recites that Mrs. Oben-
chain is being unlawfully held, and
that the case was continued for
trial to Nevcmber 22 with the W
perior court "well knowing that
trial VIII not take place on that
date" because the case OF Arthur
G. Burch, Jointly indicted with her,
has been set for trial upon that
date.
Full transcript OF the proceedings
in The case up TO November 5 was
attached to the petition.
, 1921-11-10
INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZE
Wyoming independent Oil association Launched at Meeting
in Casper of Al Producers Outside the Standard; Many
Criticisms of Present Conditions Are Voiced

for the Common interest of all independent operotus in thu Wyoninr field wo
subscribe &c Its COVENANTS and objects Such n organization the charter membership of
which includes then James of every operating company of Importance IN the state of Wvo
ming with the exception of the Standard Oil company and its correlated interests was
ormed at a meehng of representatives. held in The banquet room of the Henniupb eI yes
, 1921-11-10

Under date of January 8. 1921. the
Fedora. Trade Commission submitted
to Congress a report on the produc-
ton, pipe line transportation. REIN
Ing and wholesale marketing of crude
petroleum and petroleum products in
the State of Wyoming. The facts
set forth in the report were develop
ed in the course OF an inquiry into
the petroleum industry Of Wyoming
, 1921-11-10

commensurate with h Importance OF
the organization. the committee was
empowered to perfect the rules and by
laws and report to the executive board
within ten days. Until that time "the
rules and objects of the association
which is purely a social and fraternal
organization will in no way interfere
with the business OF the members Of
the association"
The temporary officers named TO
preside at yesterdays meeting were
b. b. Brooks. chairman. and Hurry
Kiefer. secretary. Among the news.
papermen who were admitted to the
meeting were Robert c.. Dill, Denver
Post; Frank b. Taylor, Oil City Der
rick and oil and Gas journal; A. ]
l-Haslott. Wyoming oii-svorfd and OF
News OF Houston, Texas; NJ. p. Wear
Casper Herald. Harry J.. Medley. Raw
Inns Republican; Mike Grant, Wyo-
ming Weekly Review; J.. Il, Hanway,
Casper Tribune. r. e. Evans. Denver
News-Times and II. L. Stepleton, Cas-.
per Tribune.
During the period of the organi-
zation's inception. the major meeting
resolved itself into open discussion
of the many ills, complaints and in
justices which the operators OF the
state have against the purchasing
agents.
During the discussion It developed
that there was wholesale opposition
to the differential between the price
of crude oil in the Wyoming field and
the oil of the Mld-continent field. The
price of the Mid-continent district
which is 60 to 10 cents a barrel more
than Wyoming oil was held to b. a
comparative injustice.
Heated opposition developed to the
price paid for Wyoming oil and also
to the fact that operators are forced
to confine their production to approx
imately. IS per n OF the possible
yield OF their developed properties.
The most stringent protest was
launched against the three per cent
cut in the runs of crude oil from
tho Salt Creek field. This practice
is in vogue by purchasing companies
to permit h agencies to cut off all
possible loss from water and other
Irregularities in the oil OF the Wyo-
ming field.
Sentiment expressed at the meeting
yesterday held that such a cut was
a grave injustice and a suggestion
was made that at no time should the
purchasing companies be allowed to
charge off moro than n per cent
for 3. s.
Independent pipelines which would
be common carriers, prospects for a
large Independent refinery nj basis
of support for such an organization
were openly discussed and approved
at the meeting.
SULLIVAN OUTLINES
KEYNOTE OF MEETING.
II Crrtf-.G ~-.-.I al. zzo4E--
, 1921-11-10
Representatives of Many Powers Place
Wreaths on Bier of "Unknown" as Rep
erent Procession Begins Today

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O-(By The Associated Press)-
Great and small folk moved in endless procession today
through the rotunda of the capitol to pay tribute to the un-
known dead lying in such state there as only martyred presi-
dents have known. All who could speak for groups in the
land or for the powers of the world were free to place their
, 1921-11-10
BETTING BILL DEFEArED.

BATON ROUGE, La. Nov. 1o.-A
bill to prohibit the transmission. pub.
LEGATION or dissemination of informa-
tion concerning betting on horse races
was defeated in the Louisiana house
OF representatives yesterday by vote
SO to 80.
, 1921-11-10
CASPER JOINS
N AR MlSTICE
ATlON
Stores Will Close All Day, Serpices Are
Scheduled and Military Ball viii
Wind Up Observance

Casper will join tomorrow in general observance and cele-
bration of Armistice day by contributing to the nationwide
tribute, when every wheel of industry will stop simultaneous
at noon for three minutes, by services on the street and in the
churches and with a more festive spirit, celebrating victory,
when former service persons and others assemble in the even
, 1921-11-10

which was made under authority of
section 6, paragraph ta) of-the Fed
eral Trade Commission Act which
gives 1t power ito gather and com
pile information concerning. and to
Investigate from time to time the or
g~aniEation, business. condnct. prac-
tees, and management of any corpor.
alton engaged in commerce. .
and Its relation to other corpora
CONTINUED on Page 81
, 1921-11-10
TEN MILLION
DOLLAR FIRM
Is N
Wyoming Refining Company, Incorpo-
rated, to Erect 20, OOO-Borrel Plant to Be
Increased as Production Warrants;
Financing of Project Said Complete

Another giant refining company, the plant for which will
have a capacity at the start of &c, 900 barrels of oil n dav and
will be added to from time to time as increased production
warrants is now assured for Casper. The new institution.
which will be independent, will be located on one of three
sites which are now held under option and the miami ofices
, 1921-11-10
SULLIVAN
OF MEETING.

e. J.. Sullivan opened the meeting
explaining how as a representative of
the Z. It. Williams OIL company, he
had ser out the invitations for the
meeting OF the Independents.
At this 1uncture having heard the
Governor Robert d. Carey was in the
audience he appointed a committee
composed of t. L. Algeo and Patrick
Sullivan to c the governor to a
place of vantage in the meeting.
Mr.. Sullivan then outlined the OBJ
Continued on Page ~
, 1921-11-10
THE MIDWEST
AS a MONOPOLY

The Midwest Refining Company Monopoly" Is the title Of another
o. % a series OF articles prepared by Attorney George E.. Drimmer of Raw
gan,afio OF an independent association of operators. The most recent
, 1921-11-10
Weather Forecast

Unsettled weather with snow or
rain in north portion tonight and Fri
day. and southeast portion by Friday
night; colder Friday and in north por-
ton tonight.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
To this date the conference

To this date the conference on
arms limitations has served as a good
vehicle for airing the conditions po-
litical and otherwise under which
China is laboring brought on in the
main by the most highly civilized and
cultured of the other great nations.
The sleeping giant is at least awaken
ing the conscience of othe's or else
there is considerable and unnecessary
shuffling manifest amongst the au-
ditors addressed by the representa-
tiyes of the Orient.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
BOAT SERVICE

The Boat, Hartford, has
been put in service between
Hartford and Evansville, In
diana. Departures will be
made from Hartford on
Monday and Thursday
mornings of each week at Z
O'Clock. Special preparation
has been made for handling
all kinds of live stock. Your
patronage is earnestly solic-
tied for everything you have
to ship, either in or. out
Freight rates are reasonable.
HARTFORD BOAT CO.,
II. T. Holbrook, Mgr.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02

Law enforcement is what COM
munity gets when the community re-
ally desires it, by community we
mean the greater majority residing
therein. When peoIle set their
heads and hearts on putting the law
less element to flight, or behind bars
where the willful violator can do no
harm, then, and then only, has the
first step been made by which society
will be protected from the vicious
element. The road to perfect protec-
ton is unattainable, or virtually so.
The recent, or apparent recent, cpl
demic in the making and dispensing
of Illicit intOxicants has been brought
to light by recent revolt of the people
1t is perhaps no worse today than up
ON the same date of last year, only
the people are aroused and imbued
with a determination to break II up,
throttle it. 1t can't be obliterated
entirely, but the business can be
made so dangerous for those who par
ticipate that the resultant harm will
he barely noticeable. Then laxity in
enforcement is likely to result, and
in a short period the whole thing is
more than certain to have to be done
over again. We have always main
tanned that as a people we were en-
firpIu foo good ia the Willful ViOla-
tor of the criminal statutes-we have
been censured for expressing our
views-but we again repeat: make
the habitual violatori OF whatever cat
egOry il may be- live hard. Make the
punishment terror, thing to be
evadad and dreaded, A few misguid-
ed sympathetic people can do more
for freeing a vicious criminal than a
whole community can do toward as
sisting in conviction. Not in one
case. out of each twenty, except the
party giving testimony has personal
feeling against the accused being
tried, do the witnesses tell everything
they know that would damage and do
so in such manner as to make their
testimony more impressive. As a
general proposition, the evidence
must be pumped from the witnesses.
We do not insinuate or imply that the
witness Is untruthfui or even means
10 BE- so, but it is the desire, un-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
JUDGE PHELPS FORMER
BUTLER COUNTIAN DEAD

Morgantown. Ky, Nov. -29.-Judge
G. b. Phelps. So years old, former
postmaster of Morgantown and Mas
ter Commissioner and County Attor-
neN of Butter. died today at the homc
of his sister. Mrs. Quint Hammell. at
Charleston, Grayson County. Ken
lucky.
Judge Phelps, who was born and
reared here. went West some years
ago, for his health. He served two
terms as County Judge of Cado Coun-
ty, Okla. He recently returned to
Kentucky after he despaired of re-
gaining his health. He was Re
publican.
He leaves his mother. Mrs. Polly
Phelps, Morgantown, and a daughter,
Mrs. ]. p. Brown, Virginia. Flu
neral services will be held at Clark
ston.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02

conscious however in most cases, not
TO hurt the accused If 1t can be avoid
ed without perjury. In view of the
foregoing, IL is hardly necessary to
discuss the attitude of witnesses upon
the stand who have been summoned
by the accused or at his request for
the special purpose Of helping him.
Their attitude is known of by all.
As a rule IL is their business, thsir
duty as they view the matter, to tell
only of such facts as may be dragged
from them, that is facts as calculated
to damage. On the other hand they
leave out no little detail in their evil
dence that might tend to aid the de-
tense. Frequently more is sworn to.
People will not tell an untruth or give
misleading evidence for conviction,
but for clearing an accused, tho he
be of the class of willful and habitual
violators of the law and established
rules of good society, that is another
matter altogether. Those whose du-
ty it is to suppress crime by conduct
ing prosecutions leading to punish
ment of the offender have all the
odds against them, in almost every
case they have obstacles to surmount
not found by those who lead in de-
tense fights. Good citizens ought to
lend more of aid, assist in bringing
all of the facts before trial juries to
the end that Justice may prevail, So
ciety be properly and adequately pro-
tected as intended by those who shape
our rules. and regulations 1t seems
10 be in the nature of us all though
to take another view. we don't give
damaging evidence If we can avoid do
ing so and If we happen to know
something damaging we keep it lock-
ed securely within our own breast,
except some one interested upon the
protecting side of society happens
to have knowledge of our knowing
We need our consciences
secured up bit, need to ask our
selves few plain questions as to mat
tiers of duty. But are we willing to
do it and obey the answer?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
PANAMA CANAL EQUAL
TO $4,000 TONS SHIP
American Waterway Not Considered
In Hughes Proposal

Washington, Nov. 29.-Investiga-
tion- shows that the size of the locks
of the Panama Canal played on part
in Secretary Hughes proposal to the
arms conference that the size of CAPT
tai ships in future be limited to a
maximum of $4,000 tons. As mat
ter of fact, a battleship of $4,000
tons, armed and armored to an ex-
tent never as yet projected for any
navy, could pass thru the lcok. The
Navy Department is prepared to
build today up to $4,000 tons. and IL
of the Is ships the United States has
offered to scrap are of $4,000 tons
or more.
In the naval appropriation bill OF
1916 Congress directed that the Navy
Department prepare figures.as to the
maximum size for a battleship in view
Of size limitation of the canal locks
and of the dockage and harbor depth
restrictions. After full study the
department reported that ship OF
the following characteristics was
practicable:
Displacement, $4,000 tons; length,
975 feet; beam, los feet; full load
draft, "a feet; main battery, Is 1S-
inch guns, in five triple turrests; sec.
ondary battery, 21 six-inch guns
four 2l-inch torpedo tubes; main ar.
NOR, l6 inches; speed 25 knots;
cruising radius, $4,000 miles al
cruising speed. In addition this shir
would have carried the most com
plete system Of underwater protection
against submarines.
In submitting this report ths &c
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
ASK HUGE CREDITS
FOR CORN GROWERS

Indianapolis, Nov. 29-Extension
of at least 5000, 100000 of agricul-
tural credits by the Governments
War Finance Corporation in the ten
principal orn-growing States of the
Middle West is necessary for the or
Derby mark citing of this yeats big
corn crop, Gov Warren T. McCray of
Indiana, estimated today after a
meeting of the corporations Advisory
Committee, of which he is chairman.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-02
BERGDOII, SUING, SEEKS
S75O,OOO SEIZED BY U. s.

Washington, Nov. 29.--Grover
Cleveland Bergdoil. convicted draft
evader, through his mother, Mrs. EN-
ma c. Bergdoll, OF Philadelphia. to-
day filed suit in the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia for e
turn OF property valued at s75O,Ov0
seized by the Government. Thomas
w, Miller. Alien Pfoperty Custodian.
and Frank White, Treasurer OF th'
United States, were named as defend-
ants.