Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1919, Page 1

6 CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF PACKERS TO BE PUSHED he Casper Daily EXTENSION: OF POW SOUGHT BY: PRESIDEN? M essage to 2 to Req Law to Cope’ With’ Living Costs; Pros- ecutions to Start (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—De- velopments today in the govern- ment’s effort to reduce the cost of living ‘included: Announcement that actions against the five big packing firms would be brot under the criminal sections of the Sherman law and under the sec- tion of the food control act mak- ing unlawful the hoarding of food. Reports from district attorneys of the country that they are pro- ceeding with investigations of profiteering and hoarding and will make arrests when warranted. Introduction of a joint resolu- tion in cong! Proposing a re- duction of a billion dollars in fed- ]| eral taxes next year by reducing government expenditures. Introduction of a resolution in the senate asking the judiciary com: ee to determine whether it is advisable to prohibit temporarily the exporting of food and clothing nece: Granting authority to the post- office department to increase the ht limit to 125 the distribu- WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The, government’s case against the five! rn federal rand will be ee ac| e fe jary which meets in phi as cunts prosecution will be insti- | tuted. Charles F. Clyxe, federal | district attorney of Chicago, el (Continued on page Eight} FREIGHT EMBARGO IN (CASPER ARRESTS. aweeks hence.|. - ‘ & Daily Tribune sold and | vered to subscribers every | Member of the Crihune |=" THE DAILY TRIBUN pee Press, and served by the Unit- | d Press. CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919 NUMBER 246 You: teally; can "t blame. him for wanting a life nrcseeve® EFFECT ON RAILROADS Freight Suspension in ion in Two States With an! STRIKE VOTE OF Embargo on “Dead” Shipments Here Is First Alarm; Burlington Unaffected (By Axsociat »CHICAGO, Aug. ed Prens.) 7.—Railway freight service cago & Northwestern railroad was suspended today gn Iowa and Minnesota divisions because of the shopmen’s strike. An embargo on dead freight on the Chicago & North western plainly indicated the growing seriousness of the walk. out of boilermakers and machinists and their helpers on this, road. -This embargo does not include foodstuffs, livestock and | perishable goods, which the railroad officials said they were} able to handle today. The same officials said this afternoon | that present indications were) that\ this embergo would include food-} morrow, unless the strike was end- ed. | UNION PACIFIC MEN stuffs and perishable goods after to-| ARE OUT IN DENVER (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Aug. 7.—Eight hundred | 450,000 TO BE one cx. POLLED FRIDAY (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Four hundred and fifty thousand mem- bers of the Brotherhood of rail- way clerks, freight handlers and station, exp: \d steamship em- ployes, will begin vo! tomorrow as to whether they will strike im- mediately for increased wages or await a solution of the wage ques- tion along the lines of the proposal made to congress by Director Gen- eral Hines. All dead freight and other than | shopmen employed by the Union Pa-| POSTAL EMPLOYES cific railroad struck at 10 o’clock this) PRESENT DEMANDS local oil shipments are being routed | yia the Burlington railroad here. Burlington railroad officials today said that they would be able to handle all the freight offered to them from the Northwestern here, which would include (foodstuffs and perishable goods. But with a strike on the Burl- ington, the food situation here might heeome critical, some believe. Burlington officials said that there ‘morning. Beginning tomorrow, union | efficials said that shopmen employed! by other lines will go out. Eighty-five women members of the | car cleaners union joined the shop- men in the str , demanding an in-, crease of 12 erin an hour. SERIOUS EFFECTS ARE REPORTED FROM ke tire (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Postal workers have asked President Wil- son for a 50,per cent wage crease. Representatives of letter carriers and clerks, declared that while living costs in six years have increased 100 per cent, postal wages have increased only 20 per- cent. Of det FALL | Only Four Made Duri During First Dry| was said that Director General Hines Month as against 154 for June; Traffic Violators Now Lead Count Casper “bucked-up” considerably in the first month of the drouth, period as far as arrests for drunken- ness is concerned. Only four “plain” drunks were arrested by the police department here during the month of j July which was the first time Casper, ‘has been entirely dry. This is a de- crease of 150 drunks for the preced- ling month of June, when 154 were booked_ at the loeal police station. “We were pretty lenient at that,” said one police officer this morning, |“because we knew it was the last | month the citizens would have in | which to imbibe. It was only when ‘they got ugly or obnoxious to the public in general that they were brought to headquarters. Although there was approximately half as many arrests for July as compared with June, the total rev- enue fell off only $1,000. This does not include any fines for vagrants, 25 being arrested during July. All were released by Judge W. E. Tubbs to leave the city. The largest number GENERAL WOOD GIVEN MEDAL (By Associated Press.) SANTA FE, Aug. 7.—In the pres- ence of 1,000 citizens from all over HUNGARIAN CABINE AGAIN OVERTHROWN, ARCHDUKE IS RULER Conflicting Reports rts Received Include Claim That Allies Delegated Archduke Joseph with Power; King Ferdinand to Arrive in Budapest to Join Army a Pr PARIS, Aug. 7. Fabs Peidli, arauser of the Hungarian gov: ernment, has been overthrown. Reports to the peace conference to- the state a medal was presented Ma- day stated that Archduke Joseph had established a new government. The Hungarian police accomplised the overthrow of Peidli with- jor General Leonard Wood today on behalf of the State of New Mexico, in recognition of his services to the country during the war. cut disorder. ‘in session. ROADS WRECKED AND PLUNDERED BY CAP ITALISTS So Says Witness in House Hearing of Re- organization Plan ing of Roads W for Railroads; Loot- as Systematized WASHINGTON, ‘Aug. 7.-Leading. directly ted Pr “from Wall street and from banking houses controlled directly by the Mor- |gan and Rockefeller groups,” |into possession of the railroad ‘ of Chicago. | Plumb, who appeared of the so-called Plumb plan for re- \organization of the railroads, | the information tended to show that in support} said ; BROOKLYN STRIKERS START RIOTS information which has come brotherhoods “shows that there as proceeded a systematized plundering of virtually all public | transportation highways in the United States,” the house in- | terstate commerce committee was told today by Glenn E. Plumb | the “wrecking and looting” of the New Haven, Chicago and Alton, Rock \Islend and Frisco lines were “not sporadic examples ‘of highway rob- bers to which the American publi ic was subjected as to its transportation highways.” (By United Press.d pela said that evidence on which he based his charges that big financial interests wrecked the roads would be | reserved until “it could be properly | prepared and submitted to a jury of | congress and public opinion.” Plumb originated the plan of rail- road control which the employes be- mand and is their attorn The committee today commerce interstate ent President Wil- senate a authority to deal with the ituation and that additional ry. It a legislation is now unnecess has authority to fix wag nd freight ‘and passenger rates, therefore, no | congressional action is necessary to! meet the present emergency The letter constituted of President Wilson’s request congress authorize a special wa commission. that e a rejection} Associ: They arrested the government leaders while they were A news dapest agency dispatch f that Pe ed cs ist ¢ nment had r the allied mission had del governmental authority to Archduké Joseph A small force of American troops ether with French, vd zech detachments ne pest jointly with the Rur News dispatches from V tate that King Ferdinand of Rumar hb is scheduled to arrive in to- day, is expecting to issue a proclamm tion outlining the future government of Hungary The counter revolution- ary Hungarian government at Szeg@ din has offered King Ferdinand the Hungarian crown, is another report. RUMANIANS REFUSE TO OBEY THE ALLIES The allies have ordered Rumanian troops to evacuate Budapest. British and American pe delegates are highly disturbed over Rumanian dis regard of allied instructions. > Further action may be necessary (Continued on page Eight) TIE-UP IS 95 PERCENT COMPLETE p Aseociatea’ Fess.) NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Rioting and the firing of shots at a wreck- }, Pany’s strike. n 95 per cent of the entire system was tied A thousand _motor trucks and wagons ing crew marked the second day of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com- No one was injured. Strike leaders today claimed that up. were employed during the Manhattan. ieee as yesterday. Congestion at 20 LIVES LOST WHEN STEAMERS COME TOGETHER IN DENSE FOG (By HALIFAX, Aug. 7.—Twenty their lives when the schooner Gallia was sunk last ni only seven survivors are named in wireless mes The collis: have been caused by a heavy fog. Associated Pre: nm, which occurred close to St. persons are believed to have lost ht in a collision with the British steamer War Witch. The schooner is reported to have carried a crew of at least 15 and possibly a dozen passengers and s from the scene. Pierre, is supposed to FOOD STOCKS OF ‘RED? DYNAMITER NATIONREVEAL LEAPS TO DEATH IN LOS ANGELES Assistant Engineer in Municipal Depart- ment Jumps from Window When Shown Evidence of Guilt in Lawler Case GAIN OVER 1918 (By Ansocinted Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Altho prices of practically all important food have shown a substantial in- cre during the last the stocks of food held in storage on June 1, this year, were approxi- mately 20 per cent greater than those held June 1, 1918, according to a memorandum showing the re- lation between storage figures and prices issued today by the federal year, was ho inclination on, the part of! CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—At of arrests in July was for disorderly} trade commission. | Government workers on theit road to strike. quarters of the SISTA ae conduct, 49 deingt taken to head-) stocks were excluded from com- Telegraph | reports indicate that) Shopmen’s union numerous reports |quarters on this charge. | parison. the strike situation was aggravated, today throughout the western part of the nation, with Union Pacific men reported out at several cities in the west: The Northwestern railroad em- bargo on all dead freight was caused fy the scarcity of engines brought “about through the lack of boilermak- ers and machinists to work on loco- motives here. But all oil shipments. are ¢ontinuing as usual. Thru shipments of oil are being re- ceived byl the Northwestern end The next largest nusber was for SALVATION ARMY. Sto H friar There were 316 ar,|MISS CAMPBELL FAD [5 COMING : July there were 158 listed at the| WILL BE BURIED Yocal police headquarters| BEET SEED CROP | BESIDE MOTHER WILL RUN $500 ' IN ACRE, CLAIM HARDIN, Mont., 1.—The | were received today indicating the se- rious effecs of the nation-wide strke organization on freight traffic. Reports from St. Louis and Kan- sas City said the railways refuse to accept livestock shipments from those points to Chicago. Railroads of the middle west and south are refusing to accept perish- able goods. ~————- Brigadier Atkins, Sithe man who went over the top with Teddy Roose- velt, jr., over there, will be here to- Thousands of locomotives and cars ™orrow from Cheyenne to help in unfit for service are reported to be|the Salvation Army drive for ,the| accumulatng in railroad centers. $25,000 hut. Brigadier Atkins is a —_—s— short man but an excellent speaker. Funeral services for Miss Fran- ces Campbell, daughter of Judge A. C. Campbell of this city, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday Aug. morning in Cheyenne and the body (By Asnoeinted Press.) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.—Charles H. McGwire, assistant engineer of the municipal department of public works, who committed suicide here last night by leaping from the office of District Attorney Thos. L. Woolwine on the eleventh floor, is for dynamiting last Sunday the home of Oscar Lawler. held responsible by public officials McGwire was told that he was to be indicted for the offense. McGwire’s death came as a dra- matic climax to lengthy questioning by Woolwine. Confronted with evi- dence that officials said pointed di- rectly to him as being responsible for the dynamiting, McGwire rushed to the window, shook loose the officers and hurled himself to the pavement eleven floors below. He was dead when picked up. Rancher Caught routed via the Burlington. Local oil, WHEATLAND, Ween Aug. 7.— Tt is about him that much of the e | will be laid i ; ; business, such as between here :and| Morphine worth between $90 and “War Romance of the pots Sf Capen Cee Se ee ee | her mother, Su easttictear these Filching Water Glenreck, is being handled by the $100 dollars was stolen from the Army” is written. ;harvesting its crop of sugar beet seed Evidence of the esteem in which SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 7.—Jobn Northwestern direct. jdrug room at the Wheatland hospital, Plans are being made to have him on its 573 acres devoted to that crop} the young woman was held here Findahl, well-to-do oS ae ec peepee Little trouble is anti¢ipated with| while the office foree was at lu speak to a huge open-air meeting}on the Alberta ranch near this city.| is contained in the fact that many rancher of the Beaver creek district the passenger service out of Casper | Altho the theft was discovered w! near the county court house Sunday|The crop is a heavy one, and will! friends wil! go to Cheyenne for the is in the toils again for tamper ; for at least three weeks. There is a|the drug fiend was leaving the offi- night. It is believed here by those) run to 1,500 pounds of seed per acre,| funeral, and among the pallbear- with headgates anil tia tort eves for stiict engines, available here; |eers were unsuccessful in capturing|who know him that a church audito-lor about $500 per acre. It has been | ers are the following from Cas- of irrigating water. Four cases ure officials said this morning, on ac-|him, He was traced to a point on rium or indoor meeting place would|demonstrated) by experiment that count’ of the strike, but. not enough|the Yellowstone highway south of|not hold the crowd expected to hear| beet seed raised in this vicinity is| to hinder passenger train service. the city. ,him tell of his experiences in France. | the best for germination in the world.! per: M. C. Price, R. H. Nichols, Jeremiah Mahoney, Roy C. Wyland and H. C. Bretschneider. pending against him tences for previous offe nd jail sen sare haag jing over his head. tle lany walk-out. NO CHANGE IN LOCAL STRIKE ON RAILROAD Although expecting the strike sit- uation on the Northwestern railroad to be relie at any moment, offie cials here of the road stated that ma chinists and boilermakers and theif helpe about 21 in number, con- tinue to strike. The local men who are out on this road have voiced no inclination to return but railroad offi- cials believe that word from Washing- ington will relieve the situation soon. There was no strike reported on the Burlington here today and lig to indicate that theré would .he GE | Ceeessececcccccseeooeocoocooooroereryy.-- as. wsgeiawa Td e z i ae ae Eo pas ES $pai--- ass 3 aw ns. |