Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1919, Page 1

Si. OVER 4,000 COPIES of The Daily Tribune sold and delivered to subscribers every day. | @rthune Che Casper Daily _ AT STRASSBURG i ' THE DAILY TRIBUNE Member of the Associated Press, and served by the Unit- | ed Press. { VOLUME 3 CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1919 BELA KU kw be) Resignation of Red Cabinet Follows Demand of Soviets for Stable Government and Peace Negotiations with Allies; Food Embargo on Budapest Raised, Bela Kun to Vienna [By United Press] VIENNA, Aug. 2.—Bela Kun, Hungarian Communist dictator, has resigned and is succeeded by a Socialist government, according to a telephone message today from Budapest. On the receipt of news from the front that created consternation in Budapest, Bela Kun, meeting of soviet Socialists, became pale of face and with his back to the wall declared: “Vrey well, if you demand it, I must resign. | made the best fight I could.” Captain Thomas Gregory, United States food administrator in this region, is credited with a large ) Share in hastening Bela Kun’s retire- ment. Gregory has arranged for food MILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER THOT relief in Budapest. He is bringing up supplies from the Banat tegion SAN F ment in the at a and sending them down the Danube from Austria. The crisis in Budapest was due to the combined effect of the allied note issued in Paris last Sunday warning the Hungarians that they must set up a truly representative government and the successful advance of the Ru- NCISCO, ‘airmont hotel afte Aug turning unescorted to her apart- being absent thruout the night, 9-year- é i manian army. The soviet military isginia, Beinat aughter of a New York manufacturer, ended 3 5 3 old Virginia Bying ton, daughter of New : ~ in the || £0rCes are said to have been reduced an alleged kidnapping mystery which busied every policeman in the }/4,. 409,000 unwilling soldiers who By lacked animation and who were The girl said she had been “visiting friends in Berkeley. Her }| harassed by the guerilla warfare of mother fainted when she entered the room. | the peasants. i | RECOGNITION OF NEW | GOVERNMENT IS ASKED (By Asuotiated Press.) VIENNA, Aug. 2.—Overtures for | peace with the allies have been made IGOE BLOCKS ATTEMPTS TO GIVE “GIVES WAY TO SOGALISTS POWER NUMBER 242, CASPER FLORIST Moto AUTO IN. BIG CLOUDBURST AT OTALNAKER'S ‘Cadillac Machine Carried Off by Flood; Details of | Dubois Disaster Reveal | Tragedy of Cloudburst | | | W. W. Keefe, Casper florist, who was spending a vacation at the Stal- naker ranch below Dubois, lost his automobile and all personal effects in the cloudburst which swept the valley | Wednesday night and claimed a toll! of nine lives. The machine Cadillac “eight” and had been left | standing near the bank of the creek. It was washed down the stream and so far as known has not been recoy-| ered. | Other reports received here tend] to confirm first rumors of the disas-| ter in which Dr. F. H. Welty, mayor of Dubois and pioneer of that region, | lost his life. The downpour of water seems to have taken place a few miles above! Dubois where Pony Creek runs into! Horse Creek. The heavy volume of | | water came rushing down Horse Creek, lifting the house of Ernest | Stringer and E. B. Helmer off their! | foundations and carrying the latter a distance of one hundred and fifty feet | |to Main street and the other about| the same distance. The residence of Dr. Welty, which lis located directly on the bank of | Horse Creek, was completely leveled | to the ground. Mrs. Welty, who was aroused from her sleep before he was a | by the new Socialist government in r ‘a T RE~ON-ae which has been set up in| husband, succeeded in getting away succession to the Bela Kun regime.| from ‘the house befcre it collapsed,, Bela dictatorship, has been furnished safe conduct by the allies and is expected Press.) ACTION IN ‘SHOE PROFITEERING’ _to seek refuge here, as it is felt that |his life would be endangered if he (By Associnted | remained in Budapest. zeae A On 85) ‘f| Peace overtures were made by Ja- “Shoes Must Be Higher in Spring” Despite). Warner ree mere Made, by Ja. C . | diers and workers’ soviet of Hungary. 100 Per Cent Increase in Earnings | Upon arriving in Vienna from Buda. : pest, Weltner asked Colonel Cunning- During Past Quarter, Report |ham, leading representative of the y . | allies at Vienna, and other allied of- WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Efforts to have the house take a re-' ficials here, cess for two weeks were blocked today by Representative Igoe, Demo- *0vernment and treaty for peace. crat of Missouri, who refused unanimous consent for consideration of juL1Us PEIDLL NEW the recess resolution until the house acted on his measure proposing an PREMIER OF REPUBLIC t cee ; ¥ Amnociated Prexn.) investigation of the high cost of shoes. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 2—A dis- patch from Budapest today announc- ed that a purely Socialistic govern- ment had been formed under the lead- ership of Herr Peidll. The new gov- 5 Associnted Press. WASHINGTON, Mapho Appearing before the house rules com- mittee to urge a resolution directing the federal trade commission to in- ARMY 'AND NAVY ernment issued a manifesto declaring vestigate the price of shoes, Repre- its chief task would be to preserve sentative Igoe said that prices of internal order and enter negotiations shoes had increased from 75 to 125 CLUB TO ATTEND | with the allies. percent in the last three month: I He read a statement from the Na- WAR LECTURE pyGILISTS PUT tional Boot and Shoe Manufacturing association saying that shoes in the a spring of 1920 must bring higher y member of the Army and) QN EXHIBITION. prices. He also presented a state- Navy club has been asked to don his ALA SULLIVAN ment placing the net nings of the uniform ag and attend the war Lie | Central Leather company for the talk by Col. Dan Morgen Smith at the Methodist church Sunday night, Club members. have been asked to at the club rooms at 7:30 o’clock quarter ending June 30, last, at $4,- 239,345, said to be an increase of 100 percent over the preceding quarter. Chairman Campbell told the com- mittee that a dealer in Washington bot a barrel of potatoes this week for $4.85 and within an hour sold the potatoes for $20.45. SPAIN ENDORSES PEACE LEAGUE (Ry United Pree=.) MADRID, Aug. 2.—The Spanish ate today voted unanimously to| support the lea P convenant. could not agree on their troubles 1 to go to the lecture in a body. last night about 8 o’clock near Sec- Harry Fisher said today ond and Center streets and Officer Colonel Smith is an interesting Hempel, who has quite a reputation speaker and that his descriptions of'as trainer of big fighters, was called the work of American troops in histo separate the pugilists. The fight famous battalion will be like gettingattracted the attention of hundreds in the fight again for the world war of curious people down town last veterans of Casper. jnight who were disappointed because SHOPMEN STRIKE ti” nt IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP COUNTRY arrested the men and Hempel took charge. They were released on $50 CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—Leaders of the federated railway shopmen’s bonds apiece. Their hearing prob- ably will be this afternoon before Judge W. E. Tubbs. Neither was union predict that the strike start- ed yesterday will become a nation- wide movement. It is now confin- seriously injur ed to the midwest and southeast. OPERA TION FOR ‘MAN UNDERGOES JEWS MURDERED /vUuRY IN FALL — = J. S. Schmidt is*back from a short visit to Douglas on business. | John Murphy, who was knocked or BY RUS iA | fell from a window of a local hotel! here a week ago, was operated upon for a serious injury to his back this morning at the Casper private hos- pital. He was reported as doing nicely at the hospital at 1:30 o'clock é \ . LONDON, Aug. 2.—Semi-official Polish sources received reports wile str te Teiwas necessary to f i fe | wait un is condition was ry Bi today that General Gregorieff’s troops, which are occupying Odessa, | ¥.%1,,. HoughEesl beterair RE ree surrounded the Jewish quarter, and began a massacre which lasted \have the operation performed, three days and nights. Russian soldiers carried out the massacre. Mr. Murphy is an elderly man and The Jews of Ukraine and Bessarabia have proclaimed a mourn- °¢ ‘he time of his injury stated that ing period of 14 days. re had been robbed sometime during iSaturday night or Sunday morning. to recognize the new Arthur Watson and J. L, Rust| Kun, who resigned his virtual! and made her way thru the water to the home of her son, F. A. Welty, which is located on higher ground | next to the residence of the doctor. Here the water ran thru the house to a depth of two feet, but the occu- pants only suffered the inconvenience of the flood. Four other men who were sleeping in a bunk house at the rear of the F. A. Welty store, and directiy in the path of the flood, were drowned. Don Long, son of E. J. Long of Lander, who was in the employ of the Welty store, was one of the victims, and a man named Schafer was also drown- ed. These two bodies have been re- covered. Two other men, strangers to the residents of the town, were al- | so drowned, and their bodies swept ; down the creek. The Horse Creek bridge at Dubois was washed out and the bridge across Big Wind river at Circle, nine miles below Dubois, was also demolished. | The barn belonging to F. Nicol was |leveled to the ground by the rush | of the water, and the ranches along) Horse Creek were strewn with debr A searching party has been organ- ized and are now trying to locate the bodies of the doctor and the other | men who were so unfortunate as to be in the path of the storm. Dr. F. H. Welty is known to nearly! everybody in Fremont county, having | gone to Lander about 40 years ago. He located at Dubois with his son, Frank, about 28 years ago, and for a number of years conducted the only store in that part of the county. He | sold out his interest to his son a num- ber of years ago and gave up his prac- tice of medicine and retired from business. He was a member of Wyo- ming lodge No. 2, A. F. and A. M., jof Lander, and a highly respected |citizen. His wife and three sons sur- j vive him. | ‘LOCATION OF | FRENCH KILLED IN REVOLUTION United Press.) «ny BERLIN, Aug. 2.—Revolution- ary demonstrations were reported today from Strassburg, the capital of lower Alsa which the French have occupied since the armistice. Several French officers and sol- diers are reported to have been killed in disorders and their bod- ies thrown into the river. Martial law is threatened there. CONSCIENCE OF KAISER ENDED WAR, IS CLAIM BERLIN, Aug German emperor's statement on October 27, 1918, that he had reached an unalterable determina- tion to sue for separate peace with- in 24 hours and to demand an im- mediate armistice, is one of the many revelations of German war diplomacy contained in the White Book published at Weimar. The former emperor's decision he con- sidered necessary becauce he be- lieved the people both unable unwilling to continue the war. book says the former German er’s conscience forbade him to mit further bloodshed. BILL PROPOSES U.S. OWNERSHIP. OF RAILROADS (By Axxo Tenn.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Gov- ernment ownership of the railroads is proposed in a bill introduced to- day by Représentative Sims, Dem- ocrat of Tennessee. The measure embodies the plan which has been endorsed by the four brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor and which was presented to congressional committees by Glenn E. Plumb. BAR IS RAID recently IS RAIDED BY PAT ROYCE, BOOZE Sheriff Pat Royce and several assistants at 2:45 o'clock were still out working on the initial raid to be staged by county offi- booze cials since the state went dry July None of the victims or any liquor had been brot into the sher- iff’s office at 2:45 that time but it is believed the county authori- ties will make a clean sweep in the raid started im the Sandbar di trict. It is understood that “John Doe” warrants were used. Those sus- pected of selling the whisky asked $8 a pint and $5 a half pint, mak- ing these prices a little above the former regular vrices in Casper. SENATE WOULD CUT CURRENCY IF ADVISABLF (By Ani da Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The senate adopted a resolution today requesting the senate banking com- mittee to report whether legis!a- tion to reduce the amount of cur- rency in circulation was advisable as a means of reducing the cost of living. The resolution was spon- sored by Senator Myers of Mon- tana and was under debate for two days. PRESIDENT TO OFFER ADVICE ON FOOD COST Recommendations Originating with Cab- inet Committee to Be Made Basis of * Statement Planned Within Fortnight; Announcement Received with Interest and Hope in Official Circles, Today t ' WASHINGTON, Aug. ted Press] -—President Wilson’s statement that he expects to make recommendations within a fortnight on the cost of living problem is regarded here with interest and hope. i The recommendations probably will originate with a com- mittee composed of Federal Trade Commissioner Colver, Direc- tor General Hines and Assistant Sec retary of the ury Liffingwell They are whipping into shape the cabinet’s ideas. They expect to re port Tuesday when the cabinet will meet again to heer their report, The railroad brotherhood head condemn President Wilson’s recom mendation placing in the hands. of congress their demands for imme- diate wage increases proportionate to incre ed living costs. Laborites that it may mean six months de if congress authorizes a commissior to survey the railway wage question “If the government would take ac: tion to suppress profite so living costs would leave our men enough to live decently we wouldn't press our wage demands,” said President Lee of the Trainmen's brotherhood The house ion was postponed at President Wilson's juest due to unrest over the hich cost of living. The National Consumers’ league today demanded that the peckers im- \nediately release millions of pounds of foodstuffs, ne Farmers National ‘council demanded t the Kenyon bill to regulate packers be passed immediately. | MINERS TO ASK NEW | SCALE, HIGHEST EVER (Ry United P ’ DES MOINES, Aug President J.C. Lewis of distriet No. 13 declar. ed today that the United Mine Work '1OWA GOVERNOR TO PROSECUTE PROFITE (Hy Ass DES MOIN Harding today ted a reduce the righ cost of liv in Iowa by sending orders to all county at torneys to meet here next Friday to discuss fighting profiteers. The ernor’s action follow ment made last night j“use every means available” duce the cost of living ig. 2 iovernor gov- 1 an announce- that he would to re- ALL SUBSISTENCE SURPLUS TO BE SOLD 1 | (Ry Ann Hieax.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 sition of all surplus subsistence | 'modities held by the war department is provided for in modifications of the original plans announced today The sale of only canned and cured m nd canned anned at first YORKSHIRE MINE WORKERS VOTE ON SETTLEMENT (By Associated Press.) LONDON, A 2 Yorkshire m ners council, representing 200,000 rs who remained on. strik re fer of settlem le dd submit to its branches of continuing the strike MONDELL BILL FOR SOLDIERS REPORTED GUT WASHINGTON, Aug of the Mondell bill embc retary Lan proje soldiers and sailors v today a report submitted house by the public lands comm W ASHOUT ON THE | C&S) DELAYS | THE BURLIN( ers at their Clevelund meeting on SEIZED september 9 would frame the lar; est wage increase they have ever | asked, “Furthermore there will be a bit-! hours lat ter industrial strugrzle unless their de-! and a run mands are granted,” said Lewis. there had t Failure of consumers to buy coal|lington near her o report of a kept some of the be. Towa miners} such wreck has been to the Bur- from operating: over 40 days in the | ton officials he 10 medical last six months. id had been company Lewis deciined to predict the ex-! physician who stated that there was t inerevse to be demanded but said ‘no wreck known here “miners were in worse shape finan- A ‘shout on the Colorado ane cially than ever before.” Southern railroad near Denver caus- ed the regular 7:35 o'clock train to lock MILLER CORD IS reach here about 3 0’ camptizn to| ACME SPECIALTY Miller cord tires are the specialty handled by the Acme Rubber com- pany of 123 West First street. The two outstanding features cf service, according to the local dealers, are mniform r » and “geared-to-the- road” tread, both of which have won the admiration of motor drivers. Ma- “terials of the highest quality only are used; special attention is paid’ the , treed, cushion rubber, shoulders and sidewall ction in their = manu- facture \ ribbed tread is also fur- nished for those who like that type —_ ¥# LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2 The »Nebraska legislature — unanimously passed ratification of the suffraye amendment toc 100 HOMES FIRED BY NEGROES BURN DOWN: TRAM STRIKE CARD GAME IN Torch Is ‘Applied to Foreign Quarters in the Chicago Stockyards District and Re- | DOUBT, REPORT i — | The first game of cards by youngs-' ters discovered by Sergeant Wedell | Thursday night near South Beech street was not in a house almost di- rectly across the street as first ex plained by the police department but off of Beech street and probably east of Beech street. At least this is the information furnished at police head- quarters this morning. There was no gambling going on lin this house, Sergeant Wedell made clear this morning and consequently |no arrests were made, This house! |was not on Beech street nor was it }at 504, 514 or 443 South Beech street, as first police informatiofi |might indicate. a A new “baby” aeroplane, of Swed- ish make, weighs only 700 pounds {and has a speed of 80 miles an hour. | newalof Race W ar Feared in City Ann CHICAGO, Aug. 2.An incendiary fire which the police declared was started by negroes today swept the district bounded by West Forty-Third and Forty-Sixth, South Lincoln street and South Hermitage avenue, destroying 100 homes of Polish and Lithuanian employes of | the stock yards, causing a property loss of $200,000. Three persons are missing and a score were injured by the con- flagration. Three homeless. The feeling between the whites and negroes was greatly aggravated. State troops were sent to the scene to disperse the crowds and prevent a renewal of the race riots. NEGROES RESPONSIBLE, SAY POLICE WITNESSES A number of witnesses were found who say they saw several automobiles thousand are carrying negroes with burning torches int district shortly after the fire was discovered Fi broke out in three sections of the district at the same time, according to the police elephone wires connecting with the district w: cut a few moments after the laze broke out. A number of shots were fired at negre im auto mobiles who, it is said, were attempt ing to escape after the fires were started. One negro was said to be wounded but was carried away by his companions. Fire Chief O'Connor, after a hasty investigation, declared that the fires | were undoubtedly of incendiary ori gin and were started by throwing sasoline on th side of the build ing and applying a lighted torch or matches STREET CAR SERVICE RESUMED IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Aug 2.-Street car service Was resumed after a four-day strike. The schedule of 65 cents an hour for surface and 67 cents for elevated men was ac- cepted The public utilities commission be- gan hearings today to determine what raise in fares would be necessary to pay the increase given the men, It was said that 7-cent fa n surface and eight on elevated s would be granted with a cent on all transfers. ON 13 vard