Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1919, Page 1

‘ WAREHOUSES RAIDED, STORAGE FOOD SEIZED NATION SHOULD DEFINE LintTs © Ene OF STRIKE, SAYS FACTORY CHIEF Association Demands| That Congress Act; Rail Situation Is Improved OVER 4,000 COPIES day. VOLUME 3 (By United Preas.) WASHINTON, Aug. | President Stephen Mason of the National Association of Manu-! facturers asked the house inter- | state commerce committee to-| day for legislation declaring | the railroad strike unlawful. | “Congress should define the limits | te which capital or labor may go in threatening the nation’s transporta-| tion as a means of compelling accep- | tance of economic demands or politi- | cal policies.” | (By Associated Pres.) | CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—-Railway off- cials today reported continued im- of The Daily Tribune sold and | delivered to subscribers every | CONSIDERATION OF | WASHINGTON, Aug. 13---At a crieey session today the sen- |ate foreign relations committee agreed to expedite consideration of provement in the railway shopmen’s|the peace treaty. The re-reading of disputed sections and the con- strike situation in practically every | siderati £ possib! section of the country with the ex-! rorya le amendments ception of Boston and Chicago, where | a large majority of the men refuse return to work. Directcr General Hines wired that | the government would not negotiate | any settlement with the local body | FT ws | 8 SMNG OF IN INDIANA (Special to The Tribune.) (By United Press.) LONDON, Aug. 13.—The Uni- | ted States Shipping board’s 4500- ton steel steamship Englewood wirelessed from off the mouth of the Thames river that she was sink- | ing rapidly and asked for help. She | | left New York July 29 for Rot- | Tish we Gone A terdam with a general cargo. Sacer" REBELS DEFEAT FEDERAL FORCE OF HONDURAS (By Associated Press.) MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 13. —Honduran government forces, according to reports here, have been defeated at Pedro Galitos, near the icaraguan frontier by s under the command | afael Lopez Gutierre: The revolutionists captured many Prisoners and arms. The above dispatch is the first in-, timation many stockholders have re-! ceived that the E. T. Willits cam-! pany was drilling in Indiana, and} there is no confirmation of the re- port here, However, it has been learned that drilling was started there | early this year on a large tract of land leased by ithe company on the| strength of Mr. Williams’ recommen- dation and belief that oil existed in a structure there. The location is near the site of Mr, Williams’ former home and it is understood that after his entrarice into the oil business he re-| turned to Indiana and secured the, leases which promise big returns in! the future. | EN DANIELS LEAVES (491000 POLISH ' JEWS TO SEEK LOS ANGELES ON | TRIP TO HAWAN = HOMES IN U.S. ee «By t i a (By Apnoctated Press.) | COPENHAGEN, LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.—Secre-! tary of the Navy Daniels departed} for Honolulu this morning on the bat-| tleship New York, accompanied by| four destroyers. There were no cere- monies. | NEWFOUNDLAND TENDERS PRINCE RECEPTION OF SIXTY YEARS AGO : (ily Associated Press.) pa “ST JOHN’S, N. F., Aug. 13.—The shores of Quidividi lake were thron, with enthusiastic Newfoundlanders today when the Prince of Wi » on an official visit to this colorfy, went to the lake for the anyual:Pegatta. After the program which kept him up until after Prexs.) Aug. 13.—War- saw reports that 40,000 Polish Jews are secking permission to emigrate to America. Wholesale emigra- tions from central Eurone to the United States are expected to be- gin soon. midnight, the prince slept at the government house in a room occu- pi ‘ip i860 by his grandfather, the late King Edward VIII, when a8 the; Ryince of Wales he visited Newfoundland. Witnessing the regatta, annual. feature of summer life here for 70 years, the prince wgsfonce again following in the footsteps of his grandfather, RAILROADS TO BE FORCED ON U.S.--GOMPERS {Ry United Press} PARIS, Aug. 13.—Samuel Gompers in an interview to- day said: “American railway workers intend not only to com- pel the government to take over the railways but will de- mand as the logical next step that labor be granted a perm- anent and equal voice in railway administration. The rail- ways must be brot under the control of the government, and labor and technical experts.” {syndicate will begin tomorrow. Senator Hitchcock, ranking Democrat of the committee, was un- to| derstood to have told the committee that unless there was early com- I mittee action an attempt might be made to force a vote on the treaty in the senate. Senator Lodge and others are un- derstood to have expressed their as. sent to the proposal to hasten the committee’s consideration, hut Sena- tor Fall, Republican of New Mexic is said to have taken the position that any precipitate action would be im- possible. PRO-GERMAN EFFORTS g SEEN BY DEMOCRAT (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Repre- sentative Heflin today charged the Republicans with using money fur- nished by German the League of Nai to the leaxue is coming largely from, \Sistrigts. benefitted by munition man- | ufacturing, he also c! ed. ELKHORN-GETS JALT WATER IN TEX. OIL WELL The Texas-Elkhorn Oil syndicate |brot in a water well at 4,155 feet in its test in Sterling county, Texas, }and canouncement is made that the |hole will,be abandoned. O71 was g@ncoumtered in a thin sand at 3,868 feet and developments were highly encouraging until the salt water sand was reached 300 feet lower, The controlled 27,000 acres there and would have reaped great profits had the test been successful. At mw meeting of the Texas-Elk- horn syndicate called to meet in the diréegors’ room of the Citizens’ State bank at 3 p. m. Wednesday after- noon, August 20, important business Pwill be taken up relative to further ‘operations of the concern. The Texas rig, it is believed, will be moved to another location for a new test —~— - | \Former Secretary | to Governor Here to Get Oil Data Roy W. Schenck, former secreta-| |ry to ex-Governor J. M. Carey and former commissioner of immigration {of Wyoming, is in Casper on busi- ness in conneétiorf with wealthy east- ern oil operators who are anxious to} get un authentic report on operations Schenck will spend several weeks in this vicinity compiling the data de- sired in the east. ' Mr. Schenek will be remembered by many’ in Casper as he played an active part in state polities under the Carey regime. He also was act- ive in promoting the resources of the | state while head of the immigration) ‘bureau, which was subsequently aban- doned and not re-opened until the present administration took charge. He but recently returned from France, where*he saw much action with an engineering corps hue — hi YORKSHIRE COAL MINERS RETURN | TO JOBS TODAY (By Associated LONDON, Aug, 13.—Coal miners of Yorkshire, where> 200,000 men have been on strike since July 21, de- «cided to resume work today, remn. PEACE PACT. BUDAPEST OCCUPIED ..- SPEEDED UP UNDER THREAT OF SMOTHER BOLSHEVISM, PREMIER FORCING VOTE IN THE SENATE OF RUMANIA SAYS IN STATEMENT Foreign Relations Committee Agrees to Desire to Bring Order Out, of Chaos Only Take Up Early Consideration After Stormy Session This Morning ———— Gasper Daily thunte (22S “ ASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1919 Member of the Associated | Press, and served by the Unit- led Pre: aS THE DAILY TRIBUNE | NUMBER 251 BY ARMY T0 Purpose in Failure to Observe Orders of Allies; Victory Made Effective BUCHAREST, hag? 13<The oly thot of the Rumanian govern- ment in ordering its troops to enter Budapest, Premier Bratiano ex- plained, was to help the allied armies suppress Bolshevism and restore order. “While we were awaiting the arrival of allied troops,” said Bratiano, “the Bolsheviki attacked the Rumanian troops on the Tran- | sylvania front. After se 1 fighting: in which Rumania re ved no material help from the al- » Bolshevik forces were beat HOLDUP LOSES NERVE, TURNS - in acrif Ruma- ni n ender the occupied Budapest and restored order where only chy had prevailed.” (My Associated Press.) (By Associntéd Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—A PARIS, Aug. 1! nter-allied holdup man, entering the banking | Supreme council w ammoned has. | tily to meet at consider the H 30 o'clock today to rian situatio room of the Munsey Trust com- pany in the heart of Pennsylvania avenue section teday, pointed two pistols at the teller, demanded $150,000 and then after firing one shot at a clerk, turned the pistol on Himg@if, He shot himself in the jaw and was taken to a hospital. The man told the police his name was John Fetzer of Defiance, Ohio, a mechanic and 34 years old. He said he understood there was plen- ty of money in Washington and that a holdup would be easy. He will recover, RUMANIANS REFUSE , TO EVACUATE CITY (By United Press) tary mission in Budapest execute allied evacuation instructions. The mission has asked the peace con- ference for further orders. CASPER TRADES ASSEMBLY WILL, MEET TONIGHT aoe BELGIANS MOVE INTO TERRITORY . At a meeting of the ( os Assembly tonight plans up for the here Labor Day celebration tember 1 and all lo ected, will be represented. s been urged in previous notices hour for the meeting has been set: for 8 o'clock. oo GRAND OFFICERS KIMBALL WILL OF N. OF W. HERE ATTEND REXALL FORCONVENTION MEET IN EAST (By Assoctated Press.) BRUSSELS, Aug. 13.—(Havas.) ~—Belgian troops have occupied the Malmedy district in Rhenish Prussia. Supreme officers of the Neighbors of Woodcraft from Portland, Ore., Wilson S. Kimball of the Kimball *¢ached Casper today after an over Drug store companied by h land trip by tomobile for the open and daught left today for Bosto ing of the onvention here this take e Mr. Kimball will attend Week. The party included Mrs the annual convention of Rexall) C- Van Orsdall, grand gaardian; Mrs dealers, The convention will require, Minnie Hiner, su and four days and a very elaborate pro-| Miss Harriett Mardell. gram has been prepared. The social features for the visitors will inc privately escorted tours to all points of interest near Boston From Chicago Mr, and Mra, Kim- PRESIDENT TO VETO REPEAL the ball will take a Rexall Special train into Boston. After the meeting is DAYLIGHT LAW over they will voyage by boat to (By. Assaaiidaas wesse:) New York. From there they WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. visit Atlantic City, Philadelp! Louis and return home in about a month by way of Denver. a, President Wilson, it was said to- day, will veto the propos of the daylight saving act. BREWERS MOBILIZE NEXT MONTH WILL FIGHT TO REPEAL DRY LAW ck BROTHER COSTA RICA CHIEF IS ASSASSINATED (By Associnted Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Joa- quin Tinoco, brother of the president of Costa Rick, was assassinated Au- gust 10, according to a report to the |state department today. No details were given. (By Associated Press.) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 13.—Believing that revulsion of feeling against prohibition can be concentrated for a repeal of the liquor statutes, the brewers of the uation have called a big confer- ance here for September 28. The meeting will last a week. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—To secure uniform and efficient ad- ministration and enforcement of the prohibition law, congress clear- ly has the right to define what is = Selle , intoxicating liquors, the senate | Since the creation of th. judiciary sub-committee held in a gq! order o omen f formal report filed today on the decorated with the military the French Legion of Hono fof these during the tate war, amended prohibition enforcement + law. PARIS, Aug. 13.—The allies mili-| reported pric that the Rumanians had refused to, ALL NECESSITIES TO BE BROT UNDER FOOD CONTROL ACT, BELIEF | “Pitiless Publicity” to Be Turned on Food Pirates in Efforts to Cut Cost of Living; Government Slashes Price of Army Sup- plies When Retailers Act (My Axsocinted CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 13.—Eighty-four thousand dozen eggs stored here for Morris & Co. were seized today by the govern- ment on the charge of unlawfully stored for the purpose of unreason- ably increasing prices. [My JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Aug. 13.—One million eggs, hundreds of thousands of tins of canned goods and 27,000 pounds of sugar were seized in a raid on wholesale food warehouses and cold storage plants here by United States agents. dew ated Press} Axsocinted any WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The commerce and labor departments today asked for nearly a million dollars to help carry out the presi- dent’s suggestions to reduce the cost of living. The commerce depart- ment will endeavor to guarantee full weight and measure for all food- stuffs, ice, coal and other commodities. [My Associated Press} WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The war department hit the profi- teers again today when it announced new prices for surplus foodstuffs to meet reductions made by retailers. Roast beef was reduced from '| $2.13 to $1.90 per six-pound can, bacon from 35 to 31 cents a pound and other items in proportion. United Prens.> WASHINGTON, hig, 13.—Today’s developments in the fight against high prices: Attorney General Palmer asked congress to extend the food con- | trol act to clothing and other necessities and add heavy penalties for profiteering. % The war department announced reduced prices on 13 army sur- pelle sets exon santcretibeedde tie BA RUSHED TO Ai OF KOLCHAK ON SIBERIAN FRONT Ser | pac and denounced the and profiteers regulation tor McKellar $ a monopoly d cold (hy United Press.) | WASHINGTON, A 43 less publicity” will be employ force food ers to disgorge torney General Palmer is planning publish the of big hoarder Prices at which foodstuffs juoted when stored will be publist “Piti- i to At names jed so the public will know who get z. the profit on them. The attorney eye . . cneral hones that publie opinion wilt | BOLShevikt Winning the hourders to market their stocks immediately and thus lower the ~— ry Both Lines, Say © piaan nid CERT Reports from Bat- [OVE ALL N. . CONE A tleftields Today : WASHINGTON, $ Amend < | ments extending the anti profiteer uipaateeul aa ling sections of the food control act ? |to wenrinys apparel, tools, utensily, im., WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Ma- . feeds terial aid for Admiral Kolchak’s penulties retreating army in Siberia is be- ing rushed to Vladivostok by the American government. [t was said plements, containers ind fertilize d impos committee | eneral Palmer toc provides a fine not ex¢ ‘we | officially today that 45,000 rifles 00 or imprisonment for not more! and several million rounds of ammu than two years for those convicted y been sent from ——— and litional equip- | RIGA FALLS TO -BOL SHEVIKI, REPORT | (By United Press.) } TIED UP, STRIKE ORDERED TODAY rens.) | BERLIN, Aug, 13.—It ed here that the Bolsheviki tured Riga. ADVANCE REPORTED SOUTHWEST OF m (By LONDON DE Aug Des Bas Moir was without street cz ervice Vine itza,"in Ukraine, 120 mil tod All motormen and conductors! West of Kiev, has been abandonec Sait cubtat xi de-| the Bolshevjki, according to a Mos manding increased pay to date back| ©°W Wireless dispatch today toi Maren: 4 In Volhynia anti-Bolshevik forces Representatives of the Des Moines| "’¥e occupied Lutsk, southeast of City company rt that PPS? mon vailable to meet their = back pay demands VIENNA, antes | n |southeastern Volhynia has been cap cin e GO, Rreee), | from the Bolsk viki be the NAGATA , Conn., Aug. 13. z . _NA krainian army Employes in five local plants of the ae Ur ates Rubber company struck| Mrs. John Lundell and daughter today to enforce their demands for a are in Casper visiting with Mrs. EF. 20 percent wage increase, L.. Livingston, of this city LEASING BILL REPORTED OUT UBy Associated Prens.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—A favorable report on the bill for leasing government owned oil, coal, phosphate and sodium lands for the purpose of stimulating production was ordered today by the senate public lands committee. The vote was unanimous. ha! ted ot ot —t