Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1919, Page 1

NINETY PERCENT HEN WORKING. |S OFFICIAL CLAIM Wage Commission to| Be Appointed as Agreed Upon cuucht Bec” 15 hewie tints awe of coal wey 15 moved today as the industry of the t x normal ba- country a sis. ‘From-nearly’all coal fields re- ports came that fully 90 percent 0 of the miners were at the pits. ? rs ¢ The United Mine Workers of Ameri-| ca predicted that 95 percent of the]. 9 men would be at the mines by tonight. 5 Aanoctated Press.) w ASHINGTON, Dee, 15.—It was in- ted at tho White House today that commission which will investigate * the coal industry with a view to aa- justing wages and prices, would. not be named AMUl the mine, worker? ied out thelr ment ta return td work. The senate coal comimities ‘met to- iy? toy determttie® as fo resin vostigation of: tances surrgund- ing the Indinhapolis agreement which began Saturday with former Fuel .Ad- ministrator, Garfield. ‘Chairman Frel- inghuysen plans to’call in Attorney Gen- eral Palmer this) week. GERMAN REPLY IS HANDED TO ALLIES TODAY (By United Press.) PARIS. Dec. 15.—The German re ply was presented today to the su- preme council: which -will take it up tomorrow. _ After considering the re- ply the allies will send a final note fixing the date for the signing of the protocol, Premier Clemenceau has returned from the London Conferences. ————— STUDENT TRIES KILL PREMIER, EFFORT FAILS inted FP: ) CAIRO, Dee, Is—oAn. unsuecessful attempt was made to assassinate thé premier, while driving to the minis- try today. The assailant, a student, was arrested. SLOW FREIGHT SERVICE DRAWS TIME AND HALF, (Dy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Under, an age ent between the railroad admin- istration and ithe four brotherhoods, | train enginemen will draw time and a halt for overtime in slow. freight sery- ice effective as of December 1. WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE SHOWS BIG REDUCTION ; (By* y Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dee. 15/—Wintér Wheat area sown this fall is 38,270,000 neres, the department. of agricultute announced today. The revised cesente of last year’s area was announced as 50,489,000 acres. ‘ The condition of the ¢rop on December 1 was 85 compared ‘to 98.5 on Decenyber 1 last year. The area sown to rye vsthnated at 5,530,000 acres, compared with 7,282,- 600, the revised estimate of thé area sown in the fall of 1918. The condition of the crop December 1 was 89.8 per ‘cent of normal, conipared with $9.0 on December 1 last year, ie ol pit. IRISH BILL TO BE INTRODUCED Ansoclated Prenn.) LONDON, Dec. 15.—Prem! George announced today that an Irish bill would be introduced at this ses- sion of parliament. He promised a statement on Monday, giving the out- line of the measure. a VISCOUNT GREY GOING HOME ON LEAVE ABSENCE (By Annocinted 4 Prewn.) LONDON, Dec. “15.—Viscount Gray, an ambassador to the United States, } has been granted a leave of absence from Washington to come to England to discuss several important questions With the government, it was announced y by Premier Lloyd George in the e of commons, OCEAN GIVES UP BODY OF CHILD, MOTHER IS HELD Ansociated Prens.) ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 15.—The body of James M. Balke, Jr., six years of age, son. of wealthy Phil- adelphia broker, declared ~ by his mother to have been kidnapped Fri- ‘day night, was washed-ashore here. The mother was arrested. per cent of normal, P PENZANCE—W. J: He delivered. his’ first sermon % the past two years been conducting services in. village hurches: “He uses nO-hotes, but preaches his sermons. IN PARLIAMENT) fer Lioyd FINAL EDITION “NUMBER 55 (Special to The ‘etane.) SHLINGTON, De Hon Pat- ullivan, W: yoming ‘wild Irish- ney stone, made the hit of the ses- ; sion during the recent Republican | conference. here, Chairman Ha | be it known, is as fond of Pat as of his Wyoming admirers, while Pat regards the chairman of the national commiithe as one of the biggest and most capable mam in ie nation. With the question, of Jorating the next na- tional convention conceded to Chicago, ut an inspiration to enliven presentation of the claims of | Ashbury Park, St. louis and other villages, and fiduced Pat. to inter- | sperse these tiresome speeches. “T realize that! Chicago $s an Inter- | esling place," said Pat. ve ship our | shéep and cattle from Wyoming to | Chicago, and is a fine place for | sheep and cattle; St. Louis, too, is | some towm, but in my opinion the i ‘ fact that they are still shoving 2.75 | over the mahogany there should warn us to keen away; Ashbury Park offers a dip in the o¢éan, but the disquiet- ing Influence of one-piece suits its boardwalk would be apt to ham- per the deliberations of the conven tion. ‘To my owh mind there is but one place to whigh none of these Harvey, aged “No Compromise or Concession..in M ine,” | Wilson Says in Passing Peace “Buck” to Senate, Blamed for U.S. Delay (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—President Wilson today inter jvened in the peace treaty dilemma with the announcement he had “no compromise or concession of any kind in mind,” that |he would make no move toward the treaty’s disposition and would continue to hold the Republican senate responsible for | the result of conditions attending the delay. (By Associated Press.) , WASHINGTON, Dec. President | | Wilson’s statement that nd “no FIUME TO BE (Ry Aasoctated Prean.) FIUME, Dec. 15.— Preparations are under way for the evacuation of Fiume by. Gabrial d’Annunzio and its oceupation by a contingent of the he | compromise or ca: ion of any kind jin mind”—and the would. make no move to’ dispordion of the treaty in its ratification) has! again brot the treaty and the Lé&gue of Nations to |the front in congress. «It was revived | Saturday, by the proposal of Senator Knox. Debate on the peace question promise to consume much time in the jsenate during the next ‘day.r so, chee bent ‘POPULAR DEMAND GROV | PRESIDENT. BELIEVES et (By United Press.) || WASHINGTON, 35. White House’ believes that a great pop: ' * | | Dec. The [ular demand for ratification of the |] regular italian army, headed by Gen- treaty is. developing. President Wil: J era! Caviglia, former minister of wai json is “watehfully waiting” tor this de-|{ Italy will have complete sovereignty over Fiuime. ~ STEEL STRIKE ~ TO. CONTINUE Oby, Associnted Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Continu- ation of the nation-wide steel strike was voted by the conference of 24 Presidents of unions connected with the steel Industry. ‘mand to become strong cough to be felt! by the opposition and is depending on) the voters’ fo for unqualified ratifi-| cation. A White House statement issued yes: terday said President Wilson. was op- {posed to a compromise or concessions and intended, as far as he was con- cerned, that the Republicans should! continue to bear undivided responsi-! bility for the fate of the treaty. ne 'FORMER TEUTON | SHIP DESTROYED| | BY FIRE TODAY! THREE DIVORCES: [ARE GRANTED BY NEW — YORK, De¢. 15.—Fire de- stroyed the transport DeKalb (form- erly the Prince’ Frederich) this morning, while the vessel was an- chored in the Hudson river. A tug rescued the crew, ot eS | | NEW CARDINALS | NOMINATED. AT | SECRET:SESSION ROME, Dec. 15,—Seven new car- | dinals were nominated during a sec- | ret consistory today at which Pope During the Friday and Saturday ses- sions of the district court held here by Judge Ralph Kimball, the following civil cases were heard and disposed of: | William E. Pratt was granted a divorce {from Alta Pratt; Thomas A. Farrell wns granted a divorce from Addie J. Farrell; Charlotte Ella Campbell was granted a divorce from Oliver Mitchéll Camph was dismissed. no Americans were likely to be ap- i pointed cardinals. yekterday. i ta OE RRA SULLIVAN EULOGIZES WYOMING »« IN EXTENDING INVITATION FOR REPUBLICANS TO MEET HERE who has thrice kissed the Blar- on | JUDGE KIMBALL ; the case yof »the ‘Wyoming } Tron Works against Ben) 8) “Drayton |thedocal post of Spanish war veterans, Judge Kimball returned to Lander \congressionat Powers Not Abrogated by Armistice Signing, Unanimous Ruling of | Supreme Court Says in Overruling Ap- peals of Wets from Two States (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The war-time prohibition act was held| constitutional by the supreme court today. Federal court decrees in et eae York, dismissing proceedings brot by Dryfoos, Blum & Co., to —__. compel internal revenue officials to permit the withdrawal from bond of whiskey for beverage purposes, were affirmed. The supreme court | |also dissolved injunctions restraining revenue officials from, interfer- ne with the removal from bond of 70 million gallons of whiskey, valued at 75,000,000 held by Kentucky distiller- The signing or armistice did not ab- rogate the war powers of-congress, As socinte Justice Brandeis said, in reading the court decision, Brandeis said the government did not appropriate liquor by stopping its domestic sale, as the way was left open for exporting it. | jections could be urged—and there- | Brandeis also called attention to the | fore the logical place for the next | fact that continued control of the rail , Republican national convention, and }roads and the reassumption of powers | that place is Cheyenne, Wyo. by the government relative to coal and “I am not sure that any of the |sugar under war. acts show the gov- | auditoriums in Cheyenne would hold rament continu to exercise its more than 15,000 people, Frontier park, with its 800 neres en | signing of | closed with a Democra \ but we have ous war powers despite the the armistice. The constitutional prohibition amend- ment is binding on the federal govern- mont as well as the states and super- wire fence and ample half-million people; hy day i | ed by the effulxent rays of sedos all state laws, the court declared. | by by the glor- | ‘The judgment of the court in the fous _phosphe £ 2 million |Kentucky and New York cases was | stars, while night 2 y aro waft- | unanimous. Brandeis said there was no i ed from the frowning mour in.peaks [basis for the contention that President \ the balmy breezes that will bring the glow of health to your checks | and make you glad you're living. | "No elty In the world can outdo | Cheyenne in genuine hospitality; state in the ‘union equal Wyoming's beautiful and virtu women. Hold the convention in Cheyenne and your deliberations will be invigorated and clarified by the purest air in the uni- verse, your vision unlimbered ty the vastness of rolling plain and snow- capped mountain peaks, your pariner- ship enthused by the thoroly Repub- | Mean sentiment now rampant in Wyo- Wilson's statement in his message ve- toing the prohibition enforcement that the had come to and end, wv a proclamation announcing the termina- tion of the war. WASHINGTON, Pec. i5.—Constitu- {tonality of the war-time prohibition and the prohibition enforcement Jaws Was attacked in the supremo court in three different appeals. One came from Kentucky whore the former statute was held invalid. ‘Two came from New {York where both acts were sustained. Besides the millions of dollars invest: eee fee bie gent BAW fed in brewery and alstilling plants the Ae pal Pa rowrs wl decision. affects approximately 60,000,- f y state, the fair: | 999 galions of whiskey valied ‘alone t and most progressive of the 48, lat $100,000,000 and $200.000,000 accord- ing to internal revenue officials’ esti- mates. The cases of the Kentucky Distillers !& Warehouse company of Louisville, |Ky., and Dryfoos, Blum & Co., of New | York were virtually identical and re- | Sulted from efforts to compel the gov- |ernment to release Whiskey from bond. ‘The third case, an appeal of Jacob Rup- 4 pert, 2 brewer of idews¥ork, involved 4 | authority iider the nots to’meAltritacture | | beer -cont #75 cent alcohol. In‘argtiihe the cases’ Before the su- iPhe case against Chartes Moore, | H. B. Armstrong and Roy Martin, | Preme court oh Nov. 20 and 21, 1919, charged with murdering Tom Ma- | Elihu Root and others appearing in Jors, will be tried in Converse coun- | opposition to the prohibition acts con ty, in the city of Douglas. ‘The court | tended that wartine prohibition was “made this ruling following the cous | Unconstitutional because cong! had sultation of the defense lawyers Sat- |"0 power to prohibit the sale of intoxi- urday. Attorneys for the state ad- mitted that such a ruling was con- sidered a victory for them, because the defense had pleaded for trial in Fremont county. nis within a state except under its r power which had ceased; that the t conflicted with the fifth constitu- tional emendment prohibiting the tak- (Continued on page Eight) MAYOR LEEPER WILL BE LAID AT EST ON TUESDAY, FUNERAL Io POSTPONED BY DELAY OF TRAINS | Body Will Leave Denver Tonight but Hour of Arrival | Is Uncertain; Military Rites for Late Comrade eanged by Veterans of Spanish War Lieutenant Bert Cole, airplane pilot of the Stock agency, will drop flowers on the funeral cortege of Mayor Leeper by flying low while en route to the Casper cemetery, it was announced today. Lieutenant Cole's offer has been accepted by those in charge of arrangements and if the weather permits a flight this tribute will be carried out. : Late advices this afternoon stated that the body would arrive hete to- morrow morning, and arranzements wre going forward to hold the funeral ‘Tuesday afternoon. The remains of Dr. John F. Leeper, late mayor of Casper, will not be laid at rest until Wednesday of this week and possibly Thurs-| day, it was learned today when postponement was authorized because | of delay in the arrival of the, body., Mrs. Leeper and Lieut. Carroll | beeps reached Denver today with the body and are expected to start} for Casper tonight but because traffic is blocked between here and ‘Chey: enne funeral arrangements rel be held in abeyance pending the -re- ceipt of more definite information re* garding the hour of arrival. Bert Leeper, brother of Mayor Lee- per, is also enroute here from his home in Canada and it is possible that the] funeral will be deferred until his arri-} val. The date is uncertain because of interrupted train service. Bert Lee-| per's..son, Vance Leeper, is attending high school here. Delegations from the Masonic lodge, city officials, the Spanish war veterans, Citizens’ State bank and close friends of the family went to Douglas on Sun- day to meet Mrs. Leeper and did not learn until last evening that the party would arrive vin Denwer and the time would be uncertain. Casper businessmen were notified this morning of the postponement so that stores would not suspend ‘business aa requested thru the proclamation of Act- EAGLE PASS, Dec. 15—Fred Hu ransom, according to advices received jing Mayor T. A. Dean, but this obser-| Téleased. | vance will take effect when the funeral! |is definitely set again. | WASHINGTON, Arrangements for the funeral have n enlarged to include an escort from who will also furnish a firing squad and sound taps over the grave of their late comrade. | HH COURT | FRANCE TO 5 | ENTER U.S. MART FOR BIG TRADE Three Billions Will Be Spent Here on Grain, Cotton and ‘Machinery, Envoy Claims on Return (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Dec. 15.— France must spend three billion francs in the U. S. during the com- ing year on wheat, cotton, oats, coal and machinery, says Eugene Schneider, who has just returned from a mission in behalf of the government to the United States. “The American state, as a govern: ment,” the Journal quotes him, “ean- not and will not advance this sum. The situation among oversens alYes ia far | from being brilliant Unforeseen strikes have surprised public opinion and the ‘president's iliness 1s ‘inipeding the whole machinery of the govern- ment. “Discussions of the peace treaty should be regarded ‘in their true light— that is, that the opposition reported. is not solely political. For the senate's Republicans, the League of Nations represents a breach in the constitu- tion.” BILL TO REDUCE SIZE OF PAPERS BEFORE HOUSE 2 WASHIN postoffice committee today bégan ‘con- sideration of the Anthony ; bill 1ltnité ing the size of all publications trans- mitted thru the mails. Anthony pre- dicts that unless congress nets speed- ily scores of small publications will be ed to suspend for lack, of paper. Thru the bill it is proposed to refuse mailing privileges to dailies of more than 24 pages, Sunday 36, weekly 76, und monthly, 100 pages, SUGAR CONTROL TO BE RUSHED THRU SESSION y Unitea PF Preas.) WASHINGTON, Deo TS cHouso lead: ers have determined that the resolu: | tion extending the control of the sugar | gop, exten board for another year | must pass before the recess. The house agriculture committee will consider the ‘resolution tomorrow. The measure | probably will go before the house on Thursday. MOTHER OF BOY "THROWN INSEA IS THOT INSANE. ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 15.—Mrs. | Esther Blake is in a hospital here under observation to determine her sanity with a policeman guarding her inst possible suicide. She was rested yesterday when the body of her 5-year-old son wasned ashore. She declared that two negroes at- tacked her and snatched the child from her on Friday night. AMERICAN iS RELEASED BY VILLA, (By Associated Press.) CLAIM igo of El Paso, manager of the Dobie ranch at Muzquliz, Mexico, has been released by Villistas who held him for here. No ransom was paid. A telegram to the American consul from General Ricaut, commanding government, forces, contained the information, Several Mexicans were also Dec. 15—The American embassy at Mexico City was directed by the state department today to make representations to the Mex! can government regardinig the kidnaping of Fred C. Hugo, American mana- gér of tho Dobio ranch, near Muzquiz, by Villistus, and also to investigate reports that Villistas carried off an American named Phillips. | |