Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1919, Page 1

’ Che Casper Daily Tribune) i Fe be possible to bring about a free United Press Reports. Member Associated Preas. CHALLENGE OF HARDIN DRY BILL SINN FEINS Doo OF LEGISLATORS 1§ Th (Special to The Tribune) | CHEYENNE, Jan. 22.—A poll is. being made to ascertain just | | JGNORED, IRISH REPUBLIC MADE Delegates Named to| Represent Nation “On Paper” at the. Peace Congress | what strength the Hardin—Anti- Saloon League—prohibition _ bill can muster before its friends make a move. If it is found that suffi- cient votes may be counted as ab- solutely sure for the measure as it stands, it will be pushed re- | gardless of objections. It may be necessary, however, to consent to | some amendments. in order to rally | (By Un! DUBLIN, Ja: government has not yet ans: the Sinn Fein challengf of Irish in-| dependence issued at yesterday's ini-| tial meeting of the Irish parliament. | This constitutes a remarkable tion—Ireland a republic on paper. Its duly elected representatives } exercised the right of self-determina- tion to the fullest extent and even selected delegates to represent Ire-/| land at the peace congress as a sepa- rate nation. i So far, the British authorities are | maintaining a policy of ignoring the proceedings, ' PEACE CONGRESS MAY | PASS ON CREDENTIALS | PARIS, Jaf, 22. cANho official a ne — 0 official es A notice has been received that the com-| stock show yesterday, with a mittee named by the Irish parliament | /egislature this morning and more stock show GAING SUPPORT : oF ° KE sufficient votes to insure its pass- age, in which event its sponsors are ready to cut the bill in some re- spects. Until the poll is com- pleted it will not be possible to make predictions with safety. It is believed the poll will be com- pleted by the time the special train drives into the station here Thurs- day morning. Friends of the measure stated today that it would go thru without substantial change, and possibly with no change, = wan ONLY THE FAITHFUL’ ON JOB AT CHEYENNE WnILE OTHERS REVEL IN PLEASURES OF COLO. CAPITAL Legislative Work Confined to Committee Conferences, |” Drafting of Bills; Solons Resolve State Matters on Visit to Stock Show (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Jan. 22.—With members of the Wyoming legislature having the time of their young lives at the Denver CASPER, WYOMING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919 CONSERVATIVES HOLD MAJORITY VOTE IN TEUTON NATIONAL MEET ‘May Oust Ebert Un-, | less Latter Forms} Coalition to Hold Assembly Power | (By United Presa.) COPENHAGEN, Jan. 22,— Conservatives will control the German National Assembly if | jthey can effect a coalition. | }Latest returns indicate that} | while government socialists are, | the largest single party in the as-| | sembly, they can be outvoted by a | combination of the three conservative | arties. Thus Mathias Erzrerger might re- place Chancellor Ebert. The as- | sembly will meet in Weimar soon. { | | CITY OF BREMEN IS SEIZED BY WORKERS | _AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22.—The city | of Bremen is virtually in the hands| | dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from | Natrona County T: SALARY ANISES AGITATED AGAIN, WITH PROSPECTS OF LAW GhANGE Old Question Is Revived With Introduction Bill to Raise Emoluments of State Attorney General (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Jan. 22.—The in- troduction of a bill by Representative of the attorne eral to $5,000 a year, and the recent meeting of county assessors here to devise some way of getting additional compensa- tion, has brot prominently to the fore the question of greater pay for county and state officials. It is a problem of diversified ramifications, with as many obstacles in the way as a hurdle race. The salaries of county officials are limited by law, so that salaries allowed: Sheriff, county clerk and treasurer, of the workingmen, according to a|%2:000; assessor, $1,500; attorney, | $2,500; county superintendent, ‘ribune Established Many 1. 1890, The Casper Daily Tribune Established October 9, 1916. TO BE HI. porton the Russian Situation, Claim | (Ry United Press) | PARIS, Jan. 22.—President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George are in complete agreement regard- ing Russia, according to the Paris \edition of the London Daily Mail. They regard settlement of the Rus- sian question as atyolutely neces- sary, preliminary to the formation of a League of Nations the newspaper declares, and they are anxious to se cure the evidence of accredited Bol- shevik repr tatives us to the jan affairs. “French opinion,’ continues the newspaper, “is not at present in fa- vor of even this admission of the Bolshevik regime.” |WOMEN DEMAND PLACE IN PEACE DETERMINATION PARIS, Jan. —The claim that women should be given place in whatever bodies may be ed for putting into effect the i ; League of Nations is made in z 0- ‘lution presented the peace confer- ence by an organization of French | women under the presidence of Ma- ‘dame Juliate Adam. This resolution | to go above the statutory limitation | accompanied that passed by the or-|s | would require an amendment of the ganization in which a demand is n jconstitution. Here are the maximum |that those responsible for atrociti de during the war be punished as crim- ‘inals, 'PADEREWSKI SEEKS joint session of the Colorado| a German seaport. The workingmen | $1,000; surveyor not to exceed $8 PEACE RECOGNITION this afternoon| occupied the barracks, town halls, | Per day for time actually engaged. | in Dublin yesterday was coming to} and tonight, the legislative grind at the statehouse may be | telephone offices and banks and have! /t is likely the present legislature Paris to present the claims of Ireland likened to Hamlet with the premier and most of the supes for self-determination to the peace| left out—for nearly all the em-| conference, it has been determined | ployes went along. A few of the | that if the delegation secures pass-| faithful, with bills to whip into shape, | ~ports its application for admission private business to :catch up with, | to the conference to represent Ire-! or committee conferences to attend, land as an independent nationality! remained behind—probably a baker’s will be passed upon by the committee| dozen.-in all. -«/A..few made belated -on credentials. ‘ trips*southward yesterday and last | an im- | portant meeting of the land board | on his hands yesterday, and long-dis- | tance telephone pleadings from Gov- | ernor Shoup added to the exortations | of his friends failed to shake him in | 2 é | | his determination to attend to busi- |Previous Decision Rescinded | 7, Pe SUI ness first. He caught the 3:30 yes-| Today Following Protests; Ee terday afternoon, | The Denver folks were good to | the Wyomingites, who wore blue rib-| bons bearing the legend ‘Wyoming | Legislature.” The Pullmans on which | G * they rode to Denver were parked con- | Wyoming and Colorado Solons | veniently, and used in lieu of hotel | Convene Today fo Fraternize; | accommodations on Monday, Tuesday 4 and Wednesday nights, the train be- | Will Be Guests at Stock ing scheduled to pull out for Chey- | Show Tonight enne about 2:00 o’clock tomorrow, morning. Legislation progressed, however, enroute and during the stay in Den- | ver. Informal but no less effective | sion in the Colorado statehouse this; committee conferences were held on morning at 10 o'clock. Lieut, Gov.; various bills, and as a result com- Stephens presided. Governors Shoup! mittee reports may be expected to and Carey sat near the presiding of-| appear tomorrow, “and to keep com- ficer. Governor Shoup welcomed the} ing fast enough to occupy both} Wyomingites, and Governor Carey | bodies. responded. Brief addresses were} [| i made by Senator Powers and Repre-| | sentative Sullivan of Wyoming. The joint session then adjourned | to the Broadway theater to hear Sec- j retary Houston address the Stock as- T0 EMBARGO ON plained the bill to control the packers. | The Wyoming solons will be guests | ENGLISH STOCK at the Horse Show tonight, return-|- | | sociation. Senator Kendrick also ex- ing home early Thursday morning. oY Se (Special to The Tribune) DENVER, Jan. 22.—Wyoming and Colorado legislators sat in joint se: | WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Upon | notification that the foot and mouth| disease had broken out in England,| Scotty Morrison, who has been one of the valued employes of the Webel Commercial company in the grocery|the Bureau of Animal Industry today department, yesterday accepted ajcancelled all permits for the impor-; Position with the Midwest Commisary ‘tation of cattle, sheep and swine from company. ° that country. Z B KENDRIC TAX INCREASE FOR THEATERS STRICKEN OUT Cabaret Admissions and Club Dues Climb (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Taxes on amusement admissions will not be increased by the war revenue bill, the conferees having agreed today to re- ‘scind a previous decision to increase the rates. The new decision followed the re- ceipt of petitions bearing a thousand names protesting against the pro- posed increase. In their agreement the conferees decided to let the pres- ent tax of one cent on each ten cents paid for amusement admissions re- main in effect but to increase the tax on cabaret admissions from ten to fifteen per cent and also on club dues from 10 to 15 per cent. peat TWO DIVORCES ARE GRANTED IN COURT HERE After taking two days in the dis- trict court the divorce case of Mrs. Lula L. Gorrell against Odo H. God- rell was decided in favor of the plaintiff by Judge C. E, Winter yes- terday afternoon and a decree of ab- solute divorce granted. Two chil- dren are issues of the union and each of the parents was given the custody of a child. K RAPS PACKERS IN ADDRESS AT DENVER Have Power to Commit Abuses, Declares Wyoming Senator; Armour on Stand | at Capital to Defend Charges {By Associated Prean} | DENVER, Jan. 22.—Five big meat packing firms of the’! United States were declared by Senator Kendrick of Wyoming to have such control over both the producing and distributing | markets that they have the power “to commit all the abuses! with which they are charged and more,” regardless of whether | they are in actual combination. E | The Senator, addressing the Ameri- 44 can National Livestock Association; “It is perfectly obvious,” he said convention here today, described the | ‘‘that the packers absolutely domi-# bill which he introduced to regulate! nate the meat industry of the cour- | the meat industry, and said it ought/| try.” market that would make it possible} CENTRAL AGENCY IS for the producer, packer and con-' ADVOCATED BY ARMOUR sumer to work profitably together, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—J. 0,’ den Armour, president of Armour & Co., testifying before the House In- terstate Commerce committee today, advocated the establishment of a central agency to control the ship- ment of meat animals tothe market as a means of stabilizing prices and Preventing gluts on the market. Armour said the consumer could protect himself in a measure against high prices by refraining from pur- chasing but the producer of livestock, like the packer, had to take whatever the market was paying at the time he sold. Bringing out the fact that the $15,000,000 in earnings shown in Armour’s annual statement did not inelude $6,800,000 set aside for in- come and excess profits, Representa- tive Stephens of Nebraska, said: “Then you are passing that on to consumer?” “That may be so,’”’ said Armour. ed machine guns in the mar! | © and in the public buildings. | Soldiers in the barracks were dis- armed by the workers, ! A_general strike was proclaimed in Remscheid as a protest against | the killing of Karl Liebknecht and’ Rosa Luxemharg, a Bremen dispatch , states. | Po \P DEMOCRATIC LEADER IS | TOUTED FOR PRESIDENCY | BERLIN, Jan. 22,—Newspapers here predict that Herr Naumann, |German Democratic party leader, will be the first president of the Ger- This indicates a coal- ition government probably with Ebert! remaining as chancellor. NOVCE CHITTUM KILLS SELF AT RIVERTON HOME Despondent Over Illness, Former | Casper Man Commits Suicide; ; Funeral at Lander on | Friday | | Despondency over afflictions at-} tendant upon a recent severe attack | of influenza is thought responsible | for the suicide of Noyce Chittum, 34,| 2 prominent resident of Riverton,| who last night shot himself in the| right temple, causing death almost | immediately. Chittum recently recovered from an influenza attack but the severity of the disease caused a permanent affection of the brain subjecting him to lapses of memory and other minor mental derangements. He has been despondent over his affliction and is/| reported to have said to friends yos-| terday that he could no longer stand | it. After making certain ees | business arrangements yesterday he went to his home and after members of his family had left for town com- mitted suicide. He is survived by his wife and one | child in his immediate family. Mrs. Chittum is a daughter of Ed. Mar- quis of Waltman. Both families are vrominent in business circles in the central part of the state and the news of the death will be heard with re gret. The deceased man was well known in Casper, having resided in this vicinity a number of years, The funeral services for Mr. Chit- tum will be held at Lander Friday afternoon under the auspices of the fraternal organizations of which he is a member. GEO.T.OLIVER | | DIES AT HOME | IN PITTSBURGH| (By United Press) |_ PITTSBURGH. Jan. 22.—Former| United States Senator George T. Oliver died here today after a linger- ing illness. WARSAW, Jan |Paderewski, having ¢ jcabinet of the Polish Republic, Jan Only newspaper in Wyoming served by both the Associated Press and the ibrar! : : 3 a United Press Crrreirrrr NUMBER 80 ARE President ana rom RECOCHITION OF RUSS SOVIET AT PEACE MEETING TOBELTMITED Agreement Reached Must Be Reduced to Official Form Be- fore Announced PARIS, Jan. 22.—That a lim- , ited number of representatives of jthe Russian Soviet government will attend the peace conference seems certain. An agreement was practically reached by the su- preme war council today on this ques- tion. An official announcement is expected soon, A note which the Bolshevik for- ‘eign minister s i sug h ation. will result combined sia milit tion. The British dele mental in ving ian faction No radical undertaking there will neither be a lied effort to y nor full So ush Rus- et recogni- will approve the maximum for these has|than send an interaliied commission officials, but these are too low in| gsked the Allies to recognize the pro- to Russia. However, the supreme many instances, it is agreed. Thejvisional Polish government. war council decided to send to Po- board of education is complaining that it is impossible to get the right $1,000. eee i kind of county superintendents tr SENATE ORDERS ae the matter of salaries for state tials the blue sky is the limit ae} ] far as statutory inhibition goes—the | judgment of solons or of the gover- will be remembered the legislature nor being the only thing in the way | of such increases. Two years ago it! enacted salary increases to $6,000 for the governor and $4,000 for auditor, treasurer, secretary and superintendent, but Governor Ken- drick vetoed it. A sad commentary on the whole situation is the fact that incumbents may not benefit from | these raises, NO CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES ARE PREDICTED (By United Preas.) WSHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Director Goneral Hines said today that pres- ent indications pointed to a reduction in freight traffic this year. Conse- quently, he did not expect any great reduction in the general levels of | rates during the year. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS ARE GIVEN RELEASE (By United Prees) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Secre- tary of War Baker today ordered the release of 113 “conscious objectors” held at Fort Leavenworth, the remis- sion of unexecuted portions of their sentences, their ‘honorable restora- tion to duty” and charge from the army. CASUALTIES TO NEW ZEALAND TOTAL 57,932 WELLINGTON, N, Z., Jan. 22.— New Zealand’s casualties in the war totalled 67,932, of whom only 45 were taken prisoners by the enemy and 16,500 were killed. FAMOUS PEACE TRIP INSPIRED BY HUN AGENTS WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Henry Ford’s famous peace expedition in pacifist interests, Archibald B. Stev-| senate propaganda| enson told the probers today. Ed. L. Marquis a prominent ranch- man in the Waltman vicinity is a business visitor in Casper today. 2: ‘ oS OTT immediate dis-| (By Annocinted Pri WASHINGTON, Jan. progressive Republicans won Snate 2 con land a mission representing the ed States, Great Britain, Fr Italy. QUESTION RESUMED | AT SESSION TODAY | PARIS, Jan. 22.—With the hope of formulating definite form of ttion on the ian question, the reme council of the pe - s today continued to « of its attention to the of d er cession in their fight on the concen- ci trated Standpatters’ power tod: when a caucus ordered the ment of a committee to considc | gestions for amending the rules, jator Lodge will appoint the comm tee. Senator Norris proposed to amend |the rules so as to break down the | present control of vital legislation by {a few members who are chairmen or ; members of important committees. | —— WILSON POLICY KEEPS MEN OUT ~ OF JOBS, CLAIM (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—S }ator Jones of Washington tc charged that President Wilson f responsible fon the unemployment jof thousands of Ameri he refused to remove restrictions against shipbuilding for foreign ac- count in American yards. ————— L. A. Parker who was form connected with the Guaranty try company returned yester Fort Riley, Kansas, wher been a business visitor for severa’ | weeks. - f encouragi spoken of among possibilitie While action, the ¢ son on Pri ! arisen the co dent, William H are mentioned PROGRESS MADE MAY DETERMINE APPOINTMENT jent Wilson's »point | \the die ns “urope American con absolutely Is he must re So far th been able to dete urn to the fficient to for made or hoped twenty ¢ has expr not be another voy nece KING MANUEL AT LISBON ON MYSTRY SHIP ‘Rumor Says | in Capital; Valen He Has Been Proclaimed King cia Surrenders to Monarchist Forces, Says Report MADRID, Jan. 22.—It is reported that former King Manuel has arrived off Libson aboard a mysterious ship. The report is uncon- firmed. It is reported that Manuel has been proclaimed king in Lib- 1915 was inspired by German and json. Monarchist forces have occupied Valencia and were victorious thruout the northern provinces. burned thruout Portugal. be fleeing. Republican Many Republican leaders are reported to flags were — publicly LWA PUENTE SARE! | i | 2 ara o———- -