Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1918, Page 1

Che Casper Daily Cribuue Member Associated Press Unietd Press Reports VOLUME 3. Germany Must Expiate Her Crimes Before the World Will Recognize So Says Paris Journal in Authorized Arti- cle on Proposed League of Nations; Compulsory Arbitration Suggested As One of Principles of Organization (By Ansociated Press] PARIS, Dec. 23.—The Matin today was authorized to print an article which was censored yesterday. The article, the first headline of which read: “Yesterday’s Utopia Tomorrow’s Reality” sets forth the manner of procedure of ‘Promoters of a League of Nations acting in agreement with the Allied Gov- crnments.” The) formation of a League of Na- the article says, will be in stages. The Allied govern- its will decide the principles of su¢h an organization, which will in- lude compulsory arbitration and imitation of armaments. Germany and her former Allies will then be ld that they must accept these prin- s, after which a treaty of peace can be formulated. Later, a conference will be held to discuss the formation of a League, and neutrals will be admitted. The articlés continues, “but Ger- many would not have equal standing she had expiated her misdeeds and before she can do so an inter- ational organization will be work- ng. unti WASHINGTON, Dee. 23.—It may be stated authoritatively that Wilson | oppose proposals to sink war- s surrendered by Germany. GEN PERSHING IS SLATED FOR STEADY RANK WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Bestow- al of permanent rank of general on John J. Pershing, commander ot American forces in France; Peyton C. March, chief of staff, and Tasker H. Bliss, military representative of supreme war council, and permanent rank of lieutenant general on Hunter Liggett and Robert Bullard, com- manding first and second armies, has been asked by Secretary Baker in a lette to Chairman Dent of the House Military committee. STEWART 3 SUIT AGAINST POWER CO. DISMISSED IN GOURT HERE Court Holds That Plaintiff Has No Case After Argu-' “ments Continuing Two Days; Sought $15,000 : Additional Fees 1 A. H. Stewart, who has been making his headquarters in this city for some time past, instigator of numerous public meet- ings, and who has appeared before various sessions of the city council reciting in detail his difficulties and grievances, grow- ing out of the merger of the Natrona County Electric Company and the Wyoming Electric Company, Saturday found his suit n District Court against the power company dlemisney, the court’s opin- n being to the effect that the plain- tiff had no case. The Tribune has refrained from participating in this controversy in view of the fact that this case was pending since last spring involving matters effecting Stewart personally of which he has complained of so much at these meetings. The case came to trial last Thursday at 9:00 clock. Stewart was on the witness all day Thursday and until Fri- afternoon, when two or three wit- 3 were examined, briefly, and Saturday the case was resumed, The defendant made a motion to smiss the case on the grounds, as- suming that everything that what Mr. Stewart and his other witnesses had 8.) (Continued To Page EX-KAISER HAS BIG CHRISTMAS PLANS ON TAP [Ry Axsocinted Preanl LONDON, Dee. 23.—William Ho- henzollern has arranged for himself a Christmas celebration after tradi- tional German style, as far as cir- cumstances will permit, according to a dispatch to the aDily Press from Amsterdam. Arrangements by the ex-emperors insistence will include elaborate relig- ious ceremonies on Christmas eve. The former ruler himself chopped the Christmas tree that is to be used to load with gifts, CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1918 SUPREME COURT Natron: ‘The Casper Dally Tribune a County Tribune E blinked May 1 tablixhed Oct: WILSON SHOPS IN PARIS STORES SUSTAINS SUIT ALONE UNRECOGNIZED BY CROWDS OF A. P. AGAINST HEARST SERVICE Highest Tribunal Rules to Enjoin Hearst From Pir- acy of Associated Press News WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— Injunctions granted the Asso- ciated Press to stop pirating of news by the International News Service (Hearst) were sustain- ed by the Supreme Court of the United States today. Associate Justice Pitney in delivering an opin- ‘ion began with a review of the case. As between public and news gather- ing organizations, Justice Pitney ex- pressed doubt whether there could be any property in uncopyrighted news. As between rival news orga- nizations he said it was of quasi— property interest. “The transaction speaks for itself and a court of equity ought not to hesitate long in characterizing it as unfair competition in business,” Jus- tice Pitney said, in discussing the tak- ing of Associated Press news matter by the International News Service. The court declared the process used by the International in taking Associated Press news amounted to an “unauthorized interference with a normal operation of complainants in a legitimate business.” Justice Holmes, in an associate opinion, said he partially agreed with the majority but dissented from the principle that there was property in news. Justice Pitney announced that Chief Justice Clarke took no part in the proceedings. | relinquishes its property rights to news matter when it is published the court held “is untenable.” Justice Holmes, who was pointed in his associate opinion by Justice Mc- Kenna, said the Associated Press was! justified in having an injunction {against news piracy for a certain (number of hours unless competitors in publishing news of the Internation- al, credited it to the Associated Press. Brandeis dissented in this. Restraining orders preventing the! The International News Service’s| contention that the Associated Press| PARIS, Dec. 23.—Altho far away from the White House and a usual forty-pound turkey, President and Mrs. Wilson will enjoy something of the spirit of Christmas, even tho the day is spent in the battle zone. President Wilson recently slip- ped y from the Murat resi dence and went on foct thru the shopping district, making pur- chases and looking about without being recognized. Mrs. Wilson has also been shopping alone at odd times and when Christmas morning comes it is fairly certain that Santa Claus will have visited the President's special train while enroute to Chaumont. STARTLING REVELATIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, IMPLICATING SEVERAL RESULT OF MURDER OF J. FRICCERA Searching Inquiry Being Conducted by County Author- ities Following Killing in Gambling Den; Ring of Evidence may Reveal “Inside” Leaders | Jack Friecera, who was shot in the stomach by “Slim” Davis. \alias Engleston, in the Center street gambling joint Fridav nicht. died from the effects of the wound at the State Hospital at about 6 o'clock Saturday evening, while Engleston and Sam Larson, known as “the Swede” are in the county jail, both charged with murder in first decree. Engleston, who is a physical giant, standing 6 feet 7 inches in his stock- ing feet, has made no statement of the murder except to his attorney, Willis Stidger, who was permitted tc interview both Engleston and Larsen in the county jail in the presence of the jailer. Shortly after noon Attorney Stidger made an attempt to secure another interview with the prisoners, and Prosecuting Attorney Purcell ab- solutely refused to permit any one to see the men until after he had se- jeured their evidence under oath. |*There has been enough covering up in this case already, and I don’t in-| tend to permit anyone, mot even their) attorney, to see these men until after ,I have secured their evidence,” said | Purcell. oe | After a stormyvinterview with the prosecuting attorney, Attorney | Stidger left the office intimating that he would institute legal action to se- ‘cure an interview with his clients. A searching’ inquiry is being made into the murder by the sheriff and prosecuting attorney, without the as- sistance of the police department. Sheriff Patton and Prosecuting Attorney Purcell announced this | morning that before the day was over | several others implicated in the crime’ also charged with murder in the first International News Service from in-| degree, and it has been broadly hint- ducing persons to communicate to it ed that some startling revelations | Associated Press news in advance of | will be made when the ring of evi- publication or pursuading members|dence has been forged about those lot the Associated Press to violate that/ directly implicated in the crime, as organization’s by-laws was upheld. | well as others who has been active in Referring to the contentions of the | removing evidence and hampering the International News Service that the|work of the sheriff’s office. Associated Press was guilty of the} A coroner's inquest will probably same practices charged against the|be held over the remains of Friccare defendants, Justice Pitney said there|some time this afternoon. A coro- is nothing in the proceedings that|ner’s jurv composed of Frank Branch, puts the Associated Press in the posi- U. S. Miller and Wilber Tubbs was tion of having “unclean hands.” empaneled by Justice of the Peace The Supreme Court affirmed the Tubbs, who is acting coroner in the decrees of the iCreuit Court for Ap-| absence of Coroner Gay. The jury peals enjoining the defendant from |after reviewing the remains of the taking for the purpose of selling to,dead man, adjourned to meet some his own customers, news appearing time this afternoon or in the morning on the bulletin boards or in the early at the call of the prosecuting attor- editions of Associated Press papers.|"e¢y, who is engaged in assembling Justice Brandeis said he could find no | evidence against both Engleston and misrepresentation by the Internation- Larsen. al News Service in obtaining Asso-| ciated Press news from public bul- letins and published newspapers, al- FOOD SUPPLY PLAN IS ABOUT SOLVED, BELIEF President Wilson to Complete Preliminary Confeernces Today; Hoover Slated to Handle Supply, Is Report PARIS, Dec. 23.—(The Ae FOR SCANDANAVIAN RELIEF sociated Press.) — President Wilson’s conference today aud tomorrow will virtually com- plete the preliminaries he is expected to dispose of before soing to England. They probably will lay the pin- “pal part of the ground work for ‘he actual peace conference. President Wilson considers the most pressing of all the problent— nat of supplying food to the strv- 'ng peoples liberated in the waring untries—is in a fair way tovard being solved. It seems probable hat the work will be handles princislly by the United States thru Herbex C. Hoover, federal food administragr. TEN MILLION POUNDS WASHINGTON, Dec. 23,—Over ten million pounds of foodstuffs to meet the acute shortage in the Scan- dinavian countries, is now en route from the United States and will reach Sweden in time for Christmas. Her- bert Hoover recommended this ac- tion. A part of the supply will reach Fin- land for civilian relief. BRITISH SUPPLY ROUTE THRU HOLLAND, REPORT BRUSSELS, Dec. 23.—It is report-| ed here that Holland has been in- formed by Great Britain of her in- tention to send supplies to the British Axmy of Occupation in Germany by WILSON WILL DEAL DIRECTLY WITH ALLIES PARIS, Dec. 23.—Wilson is pur- suing a policy of the freest discus- sion of peace terms and will deal di- rectly with the allied peoples. Dur- ing the first week in Paris, President Wilson made three speeches, and gave a press interview, all for public con- sumption. He has been given the heartiest ap- proval] of plans for him address the industrial communities of England and Italy. He is already receiving j hundreds of letters from all classes expressnig sympathy for his policies. \MAJOR LEAGUES TO OPEN APRIL 23 NEXT YEAR CHICAGO, Dee. 23.—The 1919 | major leauge season will open on It developed today that all evi- \dence and gambling pharaphernalia jin the gambling room where the kill- |ing occurred had been speedily re- |moved direetly after the tragedy and| ja “For Rent” sign hung over the| |door. Who is responsible for this jact is also a aubject of inquiry by! the sheriff’s office. | | All the gambling seem to have | complied with the orders of the mayor jand closed tight Saturday night, leven the elusive little punch boards |being absent from the cigar eounters | for the first time in many months, |while the leather dice box has also been placed in solitary confinement) jand experts at the game of ‘‘26” are| denied the supreme joy of sticking) |the house for the cigars. | tho he said that some injustice in get- ting unearned matter from a com- petitor was obvious. | Brandeis said he regarded a majcr- ity of the opinion as laying down |“a dangerous” principle which might jresult in a denial to a great number| lof people, news that only the Aseo- |ciated Press secures and publishes, | The opinion wae rendered on a vote | of five to three. | | | \TURKEY TO TAKE | | BANKRUPTCY IS | U.S. WARNING CAUSEDHUNSTO FIRE ECKHARDT WASHINGTON, Pec. 23.—Indi- rect worning from the American government wa responsible for the decision of the German authorities to dispense with services of the notor- ious minister, Von Eckhardy in Mex-) ico City. It is learned officially that! a hint. was transmitted to Berlin that it was difficult to ‘reconcile Eck- hardt’s continued anti-American, ally propaganda with new German gov-| ernment’s protestations of regard for) the United States and repeated ap-| peala for food. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Am-/ bassador Pletcher of Mexico City, ad-| vised the State Department today, that El Pueblo, the government or- gan, denied that Von Eckhardt, Ger- man minister to Mexico had been |would probably be behind the bars, | recalled. NATIONAL BANK | RESOURCES ARE GREATEST EVER WASHINGTON, — Resources _na- tional banks nearly twenty billions, | greatest ever, comptroller currency announced. Growth last five years) greater than preceding twenty-five. ' = 1 ZURICH, Dec. 23.—Hungarian Premier Narolyi has announced that he intends to resign. Se SIMMONS BACK WITH THE NATIONALS AFTER SERVICE WITH COLORS Zimmie is back. After scaring the boches half to death with the news he had enlisted, so that they immedi- ately sued for peace, James Simmons the orstwhile boss of the piping de- partment of the National Supply Co. store in Casper is back on the oli job and a renewal of business rela- tions all along the line is confidently expected. Zimmie is a Wyoming product of generous size and he has heen in both the Basin and Casper stores of} the National Supply company for several years past. He has a host 2f friends here and in Basin who m= | welcome him with open arms. Zim- roie is now a sergeant. | — j “SNOW FILLS CUTS AND | | DELAYS TRAN SERVICE Burlington passenger train No. 29, BERLIN REPORT | nine hours late this morning jcoming into Casper, being held up by | The casualties of the aviation service totalled 442 despite the fact that heavy snows that filled the cuts on | BERLIN, Dee. 23.—It is reverted the Wendover division and the trou- way of the River Scheldt and Dutch! April 23, President Johnson, of the that Turkey will declare iteelf pa--|ble eannot be laid to the Casper di- Limberg. American league, announced today. tionally bankrupt. 1890. | ber, AMERICAN FORM OF GOVERN! PLAN OF NEW HUN REPUBLIC NUMBER 56 DAILY PRESS {a = Correspon nt Says SUSPENDED FROM lace oan Ebert-F ase Re- LACK (I OUPPORY gime; BIS dshed at Financial Difficulties Given as Essen a Cause for Final Suspension of ee Publication; Editors Says (By Frank J. Taylor.) Plant is for Sale BERLIN, 23.—A constitution for the German republic drawn by a committee headed by Secretary Without having made nouncement, the Casper Daily Press today definitely suspended any an- publica- tion, the management announcing Of the Interior Prass, follows that no further issues of the daily ~ “ ie 1 paper would be issued, and that the closely the general plan of the American constitution. war plant and equipment was for One more issue the w Press-Record will be sued, in or to complete the year, and to comple publication on legal advertising now running in that paper. Editor W. W. Sproul, charge of the and end per on its feet All of the uny nal f German >pu- The who took vious financial difficult “ day that he would make a de Rat Re eae ait statement in the columns of Th ‘ bune after he had finished checking goL_SHEVIKI AND WORK- up the busines: MEN CLASH AT SSEN “Lack of fin and business ; Bloody een the Workmen ces and the SRLIN, Dec 23. of the susper said Editor Sproul |, this morning, “I took hold of the paper after the last election, and with promise of financial support in the way of stock subscriptions, have made an earnest effort to put the paper on its feet. Part of these stock subscriptions were paid, and the re- fusal of other parties to complete their payments, thus withdrawing their financial support, left open no other course except to suspend pub- lication and wind up the business, rather than suffer a financial myself.”’ The suspension of The Press tandipainds leaves the Tribune in sole posse of the daily newspaper field in ( tral Wyoming, and with the A ; es _ franchises The Tribune will continue in the future, as in the past, to give AnYS ON {STS all the State, city and foreign news completely and fairly the sume day it Randolph L. Esmay of Douglas in Wounded Column Today; None happens. Killed in Action in Todays’s Announcements support is the ¢ sion of the Press. defe . strikers re- ack on the at-- rrest of Bolsh sulted in a Be pr son followed has ca Bourgeoisie congress s have re- , Memel, in East admits ation is very n Lithuania loss German presi an sit a German from a WALTER H. PAGE AMBASSADOR T0 ENGLAND, DEAD WASHINGTON, Ambassador Walter Hines dead after many w illne: was formerly ambassador to Great Britain. The names of the follow Dee. tion Sund. 1 Wound. Severely Darm. Io Greybull, P. G. McGee. _—~»— Randolph L. Esmay, Douglas, John H. E i] } h, Tensleep, Mrs. eadter, Wounded. Degree L Ole J etermined Lestrum, Laramie, Haskum Lestr 7 Cl: H. Bosler, Thermopolis, John Bosler. Wounded Slightly WASHINGTON, Dec. 2: x Richard M. Ri Sheridan, Mrs. President Carl Gray of the Western Fannie A. Rivers Maryland Railroad is reported as Johan Shankula, Douglas, John slated to suceed McAdoo. Sullivan. LATE FLASHES FROM THE WIRE ZURICH, (Havas) Dec. 23.—Hindenburg has concentrat- ed a large force of soldiers in Posen, it was stated here today. Posen is in German Poland. Polish nationalists have claimed it as a part of New Poland and Polish troops have invaded the territory. , TOKIO, Dec. 23.—Japan will send no more troops into Siberia. The report is denied that troops were sent to Urals. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 23.—Union Montenegro with Serbia officially proclaimed by Montenegrin parliament. It broke off all relations with King Nicholas of Montenegro. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Wheatless and meatless days and other food restrictions placed upon United States eating places were declared off by Food Administration today. 845 HUN PLANES BAGGED BY YANK MEN DURING WAR (By UUnited Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—American aviators downed 845 enemy planes during the war, compared with a loss of 271 American planes. over 24,000 men were on the actual fighting fronts. The total air strength in France was 58,000, it has been officially announced.