Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1919, Page 1

} | Crthune CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919 BLIZZARD INCREASES | JAMES MATHUES, OLD RESIDENT LD CONSTITUTION WOULD | ROTTLE AGITATION OF WAR lanper Daily All the news of the World, Nation and State while it is News ANARCHISTS 0 pres THURSDAY SEATTLE TAKEN THREE ALTERNATIVES OPEN TO LEAGUE IN DEALING WITH ANY (MEMBER BENT ON BLOODY PLAN | Executive Council of Great Powers to Meet’ French Demand for -| at Least Once a Year and Act on Any Big Police Force Is E Matter Affecting the Peace of the World;, Overwhelmingly Nine Powers Represented Defeated, Report By FRED S. FERGUSON {By Ansociated Press] terday evening at his home, 444 N. Beech street, from a complication of diseases. He has no known relatives + ’ in Casper, having een employed here |for a number of years by large anec 2 Is : Miles of Trunk Line Wires in Nebraska and Kansas Carried Down by Sleet and Snow; Repair Crews Unable to Work; No! Trains Reach Denver From the East [By Associated Press) DENVER, Feb. 14.—The blizzard which has been raging in western Kansas and Nebraska for the past two days con- today, according to early reports received in Denver. General weather conditions in the storm area, which | tinues unabated appears to be about 50 miles in telegraph, telephone and railroad officials were hopeful that day. the storm would break sometime to- day. All trains from the east on the Union Pacific, Rock Island and Burl- ington, road have been annulled, no trains from the east having arrived in Denver durihg the last 24 hours. The Union Pacific, according to reports to the railrbad company, seems to be the hardest hit jof any of the roads entering Denver, The main line is' blocked for 25 miles east of North Platte, Nebr., all trains being tied up. On the Kansas City line two trains, both from Kansas City, are stalled J at Russell, Kansas. The snow, which was accompanied by high winds, drifted full the deep cuts west of) Russell and Ellis, Kansas. Moving | the trains is an impossibility. The Santa Fe line is also tied} up, several trains from the east he- ing held at Dodge City, Kansas, un- til the weather clears, Eariy reports of the Postal Tele- graph Company showed conditions in the western sections of Kansas and} Nebraska as serious today as yester-| day. All wires east are down and the weather is so severe that line- joutfits. The remains are being hel: |at the Shaffer-Gay chapel pending re- |ceipt of word from relatives at Wood- stock Ill. No funeral arrangements have been made yet but it is probable ‘that interment of the remains will be made at the city cemetery. Se M. J. Miller is spending severa:} \days in Casper on a combined busi- {ness and pleasure trip. Mr. Miller is jhere to look over local interests which |require his attention. —— Thirty-Nine Placed Under Arrest and Police Force Is Now Seeking 7 Others (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—Thirty- Attorney H. R. Waldo, of the Na-| 4 . peerere ne crenata Bisiness | MDE alleged Bolshevists, radicals visitor in Casper to be in petten dance and anarchists were arrested here e5 at the annual meeting of the com- 04 width, are unchanged although |pany which will be held here Satur- today on charges of criminal an- j j archy and conspiracy to overthrow the government during the general \strike, The police are seeking seven | others. EXODUS OF MINERS IN JEROME REGION COMPLETE MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR NATRONA HIGH SCHOOL HELD foes tees aosome Ariz., jcontinues following the shutdown of | ie United Verde and the United | he ;¥erde--Extonsion mines. Four 44di- POSSIBLE 1 tional arrests were made today by the department of justice, making a unior R. O. T. C..Can Be Established in Each High total of eleven alleged alien agita- tors being held for possible deporta- ‘School of State That Furnishes 100 Recruits for Purpose, Declares Adjutant General tion. Troops continue to guard the mincs. | BUTTE ENGINEERS TO TAKE VOTE SATURDAY Soe 5 t BUTTE, Feb. 14—Upon Prospects that the military cadets of Natrona High School sirineuvotarotiminetenaincersitomor as well as others of Wyoming will be flying about in airplanes, ow night will depend whether the mowing down dummies with the latest model Browning ma- strike at Butte. will be ended or chine-guns, manning high-power and high-caliber artillery whether the tieup will continue in- pieces and’ at the end of their courses being commissioned in de nitely, in the belies of Mayor Ma- is * Sates - held !oney, who regards the situation as phenomicers renenveteorns CFs? Winiveditsateseanmyacze: satisfactory from the standpoint of out in recen i} ; safety as there has been no s General Weaver of Cheyenne, who | ing but the latest methods of warfare disorder and business men fee the be expected to develop within the next, few months. For, if everything goes well, there men are unable to work. The com- pany is hopeful of establishing com- munication east sometime today. A corps of telegraph operators was sent from Omoha to North Platte to! of the next school year in September, handle the eastern business. Mess-|q junior reserve officers’ training ages are being dispatched by train| camp in every Wyoming high school to Omaha. This has proven unsatis-| which wishes it and is able to furnish factory because ‘of the inability of | the required number of students for trains to get thru the storm area. the various courses to be offered. Similar conditions are reported by | Furthermore, a sort of universal mil- the Western Union and the Mountain! jtary service—universal to the ex- States Telephone and Telegraph Co.| tent of being compulsory ohm the part Meager communication was establish-| of all physically qualified high school ed last night but was continued oniy | jads—will be started, in spite of the Intimates that all the foregoing may) will be studied. At least four Wyoming high schools now have more than 100 physically qualified male students. They are will be established, at the opening Cheyenfie, Casper, Sheridan and Rock Springs. There are eight others which are now offering courses in military training and with a number of oth- ers could probably arrange to mect the requirements of the proposed plan. They are: Douglas, Lander, Newcastle, Upton, Powell, Rawlins, Cambria, and Afton. It has been suggested that, where a school is unable to raise the re- quired number of boys, it may be with troops present. FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CALLED TO MIDWEST | The local fire department was sum moned to the Midwest refinery th*,| morning to extinguish a blaze for the second time within a week. The fire this morning was -well under cantro} before’ the arrival of the local de-! partment. No damage was done and the call was made simply as a pre- cautionary measure in case the plant firemen could not get the flames a short time on account of the storm | continuing unabated. } --The rerouting of telegraphic dis- patches via Canada offered the only | Prospect of limited wire service. AIG ‘DRY’ RALLY. BEING ARRANGED Tentative arrangements fbr a rally; and jollification attendant upon the enaction of a prohibition law which abolishes all liquor traffic on June 30, of this year were announced to- day by members of the Anti-Saloon; League and while definite advices are lacking indications point to Sunday, February 23, as the !probable date. Original plans called for staging the rally Sunday _gfternoon at the Iris theater but a message from Super- | school which can and will fusnish 100 | fact that.such a plan probably will, able to enroll boys of fourteeh venta |(undee control. >. — not be adopted by congress before or over who are not listed as stu-| Fred Van Gorden, buyer for ladies’ many months of arguing and de- dents. In case there are not then |ready department at the Webel Com bating have passed, and may not get! enough, the school could combine mercial company store, has returnea by even then. | with some other in a similar predica-|from a month’s buying trip spent in Following an exchange of letters ment and situated in a nearby town. |several eastern markets. Mrs. Van and telegrams lasting thru several; Officers of the regular army will|Gorden, who accompanied Mr, Van weeks Adjutant Ganeral W. K. Weav-| be sent to Wyoming from Washing- |Gorden on the trip, stopped ove: in er announced that the federal gov-|ton and at least one stationed at|Greenfield, Mo., for a visit with her, ernment, acting thru the army heads| every school adopting the plan. |parents before returning to Casper. at Washington, had promised to fur- | nish all the equipment and all the R. O. T. C. in every Wyoming high | PARIS, Feb. 14.—The executive council of the proposed League of Nations, as outlined in the covenant read by Presi- dent Wilson today, will consist of representatives of the United | States, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, together with representatives of four other states. The council shall meet | as often as is necessary ,but at least once a year at whatever | (United Press Stat? Correspondent] PARIS, Feb. 14.—The first world constitution was made pub- lic this afternoon when President ‘ lished at the seat of the league. place may be designated. Any mat-! ter within the scope of action of the league or affecting ‘the peace of the world would be dealt with. i In plenary session of the peace cop- ference this afternoon President Wilson, as chairman of the commis sion on a League of Nations, will read | and explain the following report: “Covenant: Preamble—In orfler to promote international co-opera- tion and to secure international peace and security by the acceptance of ob- ligations not to resort to war, by pre- scription of open, just and honorable relations between nations, by the| firm establishment of an understand- ing of international law as the actual rule of conduct amofig governments and by the maintanance of justice and scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of orga- nized peoples with one another, the, powers signatory to this covenant adopt this constitution of the League of Nations. “Article 1.—The action of high contracting parties umder the terms of this covenant shall be effected thru , the instrumentality of a meeting of the body of delegates representing the | high. contracting parties, of meetings | at’ mere frequént intervals of the} executive council and a permanent | international secretariat to be. estab-} “Article 2—Meetings of the body | of delegates shall be held at stated) | intervals and from time to time as! | pose of dealing with matters in the Z instructors, and to meet all the ex-/| rR F j penses, for the placing of ‘a junior! occasion may require for the pur-| sphere of action of the league. Meet- ings of the bodies of delegates may be held at the seat of the league or at such other place as may be found! convenient and shall consist of rep-| | meeting will be binding on such pow-|gent measures designed to pr | ers unless so invited. ‘dure at the meeting of the body of |tho ques |#eneraj, subject to confirmation by jast of the a | that they will not even then resort Wilson, in the general peace con- |ference, read the draft of the power to attend a meeting of the|League of Nations organization. council at which such matters directly While not containing provisions for affecting its interests are to be dis- any sort of an international police cussed and no decision taken at any ‘force the constitution includes strin- vent s. In case any nation without first submitting ons at issue to arbitration delegates or the executive council, | the following possible courses are including the appointment of com-jopen to the League: mittees to investigate particular mat- Severance of diplomatic relations ters, shall be regulated by the body |between League members and the re- of delegates or the executive council |calcitrant power. and may be decided by a majority | of the states represented at the|tion refusing arbitration. meeting. The first meeting of the) Recommendations by th delegates of the executive council!council for the use of for shall be summoned by the .President | of the United States of America. “Article 5.—A permunc:t seer tariat of the league shall be estab- + lished at (blank), which shall cons: tute the seat of the league. The police f retariat shall comprise such secre-! yesterday but taries and staff as may be required feated. Only under the general direction and con- | Czecho-Slovak favored it. trol of a secretary-gdneral of the this feature eliminated the ¢ league, who shall be chosen by the |tion was adopted unanimously. executive council ; the secretariat The constitution shall be appointed by the secretary-| amble and twent future w: “Article 4.—All matters of proce-!makes v An economic blockade of any na- executive the will However, » ef force ve to e 2 n under The French urg an international It was put to g overwhelmin: the French z includes a en articles. ‘The s are devoted to the executive council. parliamentary matters. Others cover “The secretary-general shall act in i 5 SES 7 Ty ann A 3 the organization of the league. that capacity at all meetings of the) Congratulations are pouring into body of delegates or of the executive i Pebtrd pease i 3 € American headquarters on ing os the adoption of the constitution Article 12 provides that should dis- Members of the league committee de- putes arise between members of tho clared that des Society of Nations they will in no the French case resort to war without previously constitution. submitting the questions and mat- iz —>—— ters involved either to arbitrati | inquiry by the executive council ana OLA TE LAND IS ite contrary solidly rumors behind the to war as against a member of league which complies with the reeommenda- tion of the executive council. The agreement provides that should any of the members of the Soriety of resentatives of the high contracting | parties. Each of the high contracting parties shall have one vote, but may have not more than three represen-/ tatives. Nations dehlare war it chall be de- AUCTIONED OFF At public auction the state land board has sold to Mrs. Clara Me of Fort Ru > on sectic “Article 3.—The executive council | clared to have committed an act of 18-103, the shall consist of representatives of the! war against all other members of the he only othe United States, British Empire, Italy League. The League then will be >? formerly of Cheyer and Japan together with representa- | subject to offending nation to a sev-/ Of Atlanta, Ga., and hi tives of four other states, all mem-'erance of all trade and financial rela- The lease on section bers of the league. The selection of |tions, prohibition of all intercourse John A. Pruitt of Cheyenne these four states shall be made by the | between their nationals and nationals The other applicant, C.D. S body of delegates on such principles | of cofenant-breaning state and will °f Cheyenne, bid § and in such a manner as they think} prevent financial, commercial or per- NATRONA HIGH fit. |sonal intercourse. “Pending the appointment of these | as representatives of other states Rep-! resentatives (blank left for names) FRENCH UALIFY shall be members of the executive | council. ! “Meetings of the council shall be: F held from time to time as occasion the league or affecting the peace of Leon Bourgeois to Report on may require, and at least once a year at whatever place may be decided on, or failing of any such decision, at the seat of the league, and any mat- | ter within the sphere of action of | the world may be dealt with at such|/ meetings. “Invitations shall be sent to any TO CLASH WHT PREPS TONIGHT Season Opens on Local Floor To night with Battle Between Laramie and Casper Ba ket ball Tossers Reservations at Plenary Ses- sion of World Conference This Afternoon (By Assoolnted Prenn.) PARIS, Feb. 14—Leon Bour- geoise, giving Fran: adherenco to the Society of Nations at the plenary s: ion of the peace con- The first interscholastic basketball game to be played on the local court this year will be played this evening when the Casper High Schoo! quintet students for such a purpose. Here is an incomplete list of the articles which would be handed out free of charge: } heavy field artillery pieces, 1917 model Winchester rifles, coats, woolen breeches, russet shoes, shirts, overcoats, leggins, hats, col- lar ornaments, hat cords, belts, bayo- intendent Crabbe of the Anti-Saloon! nets, scabbards, gun sling, cartridge League, whom it’ was desired should; pelts, pack carriers, haversacks, first- be in attendance, stated that he would be unable to come on such short no- tice. A postponement was therefore authorized, altho arrangements had been partially closed, and details will be announced later. oe ee G, M. Kyle, of Thermopolis, is'num- bered among the prominent Wyom- ingites who is a business visitor in Casper today. John H. Johnson, a well known Sheridan resident, is numbered among aid-pounches, bacon cans, canteens and covers, condiment cans, cup: knives, forks, spoons and meat can Everything which was used in the training of America’s army of nearly four million men in the world war will be used in the training of Wyo- ming’s youth in preparing for any future wars that may develop. In this way there will be a miniature West Point in a score or more of high schools in this state. And there will be no antiquatéd methods used. Every lesson . learned in the recent the business arrivals in Casper from the northern part of the state. war will be pounded home, and noth- Airplanes, machine guns, light and | woolen | | { PILOT COUNTY LOBBY TO BE INVESTIGATED (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 14.—Demanding a thorough investigation of ugly rumors afloat) here that bribery had been attempted in con-nection with the Pilot County bill, Senator Lucas | this morning introduced a resolution providing for the appointment of a special committee with | power to issue subpoenas and take testimony. Senators Skovgard, O’Conner and Fond were! appointed and an investigation is to begin atonce in order to make an early report to the| senate. at. : | It is intimated that Governor Carey will be one witness summoned, as it is said that he ha: been informed by someone of an attempt tobribe a member of the senate in connection with \ the Pilot County bill. forence will make it is understood, ys the Havas Agency report, cer- tain reservations in the nam of the French government, the exact viewpoint of which he will disclos Probably before President Wi son leaves, the Supreme Council desires to elucidate the attitude it will adopt, relative to the Principos conference with representatives of the government of Russia. UMBER OF MOTORBIKES ON DECREASE IN STATE A total of 288 motorcycle licens: The bill to create Pilot County came before the senate committee of the whole today and were issued in Wyoming last yea. was laid over without prejudice pending devel-opments of the investigation. The probabilities | This was a smaller number than the t/1917 total, the record for that year, broker, is numbered among the busi- |having been 352. are that are bribery rumor, whether substan-tial or not, will defeat the creation of Pi County. The house this morning killed the bill. pro-viding for the consolidation of the state live | a The first college for girls in North meet the fast organization from the Laramie Prep high sshool. The Gem City boys arrived in Cksper this , morning and from looks should prove a fast husky organization. The local ; team has not made any announce- ments as to who will start the game ‘but it is stated that some dark horses will appear in the line-up this even- ing. A preliminary game will be played between the sophomore class team and a team representing the eighth grade at the Central school. The co-ed rooters for the local school have been practicing for sev- erent weeks and man ations in boos mise ae Joe Epstein, a well known coast ness visitors in the oil world in Ca: per today. Mr. Epstein’s headq ters are in San Francisco, but it is stock board with the ‘veterinary’s office andhouse bill No. 146 forbidding theaters and) america was the Colegio de la Paz, probable that he will extend hls opéra® movies to open on-Sundays. House bill No. 99,proposing a tax of a cent a pound on automo- | which was opened in the City of tions to Wyoming stocks and towns. biles was deferred until tomorrow. Apparentlythere is strong opposition to the measure. ea ore ‘Mexico in 1767. oe