Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1920, Page 1

Do you want to see Casper’s population chalked up and published in | official figures for the next ten years at less than 10,000 people when the | actual count is nearly double that number? Then come out to the mass meeting to night in the district court room when an organization will be perfected to comb the city for thousands of people who have nét been counted. Census-taking ends in'Casper today. Peo, issed by the enumerators, } Including hundreds of single men and women m no information is WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Sunday, - bia colder in east partion fa ay. VOLUME IV. IRDAY, 1.5, RALAOAD ADMINISTRATION BREAKS FAITH WITH STOGKMEN ON RELIEF GRANTED LAST FALL Cattle and Sheep Owners Who Moved Herds ‘een State Find “String” Attached to Benefits in ’\. Formof Technicalities on Tariff (Special to The Tribune) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Western stockmen, who have been praising the railroad administration for granting reduced shipping rates | to enable the movement of sheep and cattle. to feed in other states, may have occasion to amend and revise their remarks. It appears that the relief so flambuoyantly advertised last fall, when stockmen were in. sper Daily rihbune CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1929 } TONIGHT: gern AT Pell URW BABE -ayailable, are slow in turning in their names. Unless they are located Casper will be'far down in the list of cities of the state when Washington makes its report. : - The Chamber of Commerce has called out all teams organized for the membership drive to comb the city thoroly tomorrow by systematized work. Every house, hotel. and rooming house will be visited.» At the meeting tonight the movement will be definitely organized. Every ,cltizen interested in Cas- | Per’s reputation should be on hand, é é t FINAL; EDITION NUMBER 94 | || GIRL FOLLOWS WAR LOVER TO (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Miss Emily Knowles, English girl, who met Per- ley RK. Spiker of Baltimore, while he was at an aviation training camp in England, was admittéd to the United States today with her baby after being detained at Ellis Island while authorities were considering the plea of Spiker’s wife for permis- sion to adopt the baby and the of- fer of Gus 8. Spiker, brother of the aviator, to marry the girl. BANDIT ‘STICKS UP’ MAIL CLERK, U. P. LIMITED, (By United Press.) OMAHA, Jan. 31.—A lone bandit, unmasked and armed with an empty | revolver, robbed a mail coach of the Pacific Overland Limited be- Fremont, Nebr., and Omaha, escaping with thousands of dollars worth of loot, but overlooking $8,000 in Raw: bands from A dea Idaho, DACE.CEVEN [DEADLOCK OVER OIL. | LAND LEASING BILL | Oey BROKEN BY SOLONS| output of oil wells remains now as settlement of it was left to Senator \Virtual Agreement Reached on Senate and House Amendments and Prospects Good, for Favorable Report, Declares Smoot;; Sinnott Is Now Ready to Compromise (By Associated Prenn.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—House and senate conferees on the oil land leasing bill today reached a virtual agreement, breaking the dead- lock over house and senate amendments to the so-called remedial pro- | visions of the oil section. Final settlement of the distribution of royalties derived from the the only point in controversy and| Smoot of Utah and Representative Sinnott of Oregon, chairman for their respective houses. Prospects for an early agreement on the oil land leasing bill were |SLAYER SOLD HORSE brighter today than at any time since the measure went to conference, according to reports from Washington stating that Representative Sin- nott, whose opposition to the bill provided a stumbling block to favor- able action at the last committee meeting, had submitted a compro- |mise to Senator Reed Smoot, chairman of the conference committee. noe IOG Animal on Which Murderer Filed Located by Officers, Who Secure Description of Criminal; $1,500 na Posted Recovery of the horse on which the marieter of John J. Cor- bett fled from the scene of the crime convziiied at the ranch eight’ miles southeast of Casper last week, coupled with an accurate descrip-| \tion of the man who sold the animal, ‘today gave officers of the sher- iff’s office fresh evidence on which to work in running down the:slay-! er, on whose head there is now a price of $1, or A phen horse, pur- chased by 1. fi. Helbelson, a. rancher } sore straights on account of short feed, has a-string to it in many in- KOLCHAK SLAIN BY SOLDIERS OF = HIS OWN ARMY, WIRELESS SAYS Leader “Hoisted on Bayonéts,” London Paper Says; Revolt on Siberian Coast (By. OTs Preas.) LONDON, Jan. 31.—The Mos-| cow witeless service today trans- mitted an extract from an article Hon ti the — Bolshevik organ P, bo <a a few his ago Supreme Ruler Kolchak was hoisted on his sol- diers'’ bayonets.” According to the! Nachrichten of this city, which says it received the information from a reliable source. 300 RUSSIAN TROOPS REVOLT AT VLADIVOSTOK (By Associated Press.) VLADIVOSTOK, Jan. 26. —{Delayed.) —Three hundred Russian government troops revolted yesterday, arrested their officers and refused to take orders from government authorities. Not until this morning were the men forced to surrender. stances, and. that some stockmen who have already returned thelr’ flocks and herds have! been denied’ the | promised rebate because of technicalities. ~Appar- eS the 3 ernie: to, et réfiind in these cases, an¢l,this; attitude“on the, part of those fin charge, of the railroads has nh made the subject of some forceful “re: nmarks by\Congres4man"Mondell in tak: Joe up sheditié calos. Tit, a, letter the Wyoming cong ror filed with Direc- tor, Gene; ; supplementing | 2 number “interviews. In--ent adeavors to § t several Of these cases, Mr, Mondelt sip ‘ “?W=hen the raliroad administration on- nounced these reduced rates for the re- lef of stockmen who, on account,.of drouth conditions, were obliged to move thélr flocks and herds to remote ranges it was generally understood and so an- nounced thru the various press bureaus and newspapers of the country that it was intended as a general relief meas- ure applicable to all sto¢kmen in ter. ritories: where range and: feed condl- tions make the movement of stock & necessity. I ‘know that ‘in my efforts to get the word’ to’ the’ stockmen | of Wyoming thru our tocal‘newspapers 1 stated this to be the object and scope of the relief measure. I so understood | it, and I’am sure the stockmen of the! west had a right to believe it was so offered. “with this understanding, And in the face of most, urgent need, / our stoc men at great expense and heavy per: sonal losq, made hasty arrangements for the movement of flocks sand herds to points where feed could be obtain- ed. /To now deny them the benefits of this relief because in their anxiety to, save their stock from starvation they may have neglected to fully comply with some technicality. set-out in fine print on the bill of lading, or promul-| gated thru @ tariff regulation the agent may not have even’ shown to the ship- per, appears to me to be a direct vio- jation of the spirit of the proposed re- lief and works undeserved hardship, injustice and loss on those who were promised relief and who, to the pest | of their ability, have acted in \good oe M. F. Nolan of Alliance, was here yesterday and today on business. 37. INDICTED BY __ GRAND JURY AT END OF SESSION . 31, indictments against 37 members of the 1 CHICAGO, Jan byte peal ad ering W. W. ‘were returned toda ical activities here. among those wood, former secretary of the Teexstation, yee) Thomas Whitehead, who succeeded Ha: ae, whe Thece indictments complete the. work of the Red grand jury. tt week the grand jurors Indicted 86: Basse a of the Communist party. an 38 members of the Communist Labor party on charges of conspiracy to over: throw the government and for advocat- | ing the overthrow of the government| by force. f. ——-— Mr. and{Mrs. L. H. Cullen are here from the Pathfinder dam on a business and shopping trip. Mr. Cullen .is the purchasing agent there for the gov- ernment. ee E. F. Drew is here from Detroit, Mich. on a short business stay. faith,” d was William D. Hay- administration in- Hae ie Crete: “tech-|" BRITISH MONEY | pr NOT TO Press.) 31.—treat Britain [By United LoNDOw dan. ¢annot alter the world's economic sit- uation by ‘anything the government can do with its money values, the Pall. Mall Gazette warned today. Commenting on Secretary Glass’ letter to Homer L. Ferguson, presi- dent of the United States Chamber of Commerce, which outlined Ameri- a's position as giving no more aid to, Europe beyond what has been done and what is being done now, the newspaper declared that “You cannot change the temperature by manipula- tion of the thermometer.’ : a MISSING BOOZE WENT TO FEED inited Press. NEW YORK, “San. SThe 500 cases of Bourbon whiskey said to be missing from the four-million-dollar booze cargo of the Yarmouth, the “Whiskey Ship,” were thrown to the fishes off Delaware Capes when the vessel was disabled a week ago, ac- cording to the negro captain. rs HARRY NEW IS ‘SENTENCED, NEW TRIAL REFUSED (By Associated Press.) Los ANGRUES, Calif., Jan. 31.— Harry 8. New, convicted of murder in the second degree for shooting Miss Freda Lesser, was denied a new trial and sentenced to serve not less than ten years, with a maximum of life impri- sonment in the San Quentin prison. EXPLOSION IN ‘PLANT BLAMED ON JUGO-SLAVS (By Ansociated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 3%—Three were killed in. an explosion attributed to Jugo- Slav workmen, in a powder tactory at Triest, according to a Rome dispatch Today will see the:close,of the tak- ing of the federal census/in the city of Onspér, and a-Igst appeal is madé pare ‘those who have. overlooked out the blank in. the. une and a Rae eye today. ’ . FISHES, CLAIM, living six rated put of Glendo atiout a week ago, has-been definitely iden- Sage as the anirhal fatssing from the Corbett ranch and on information that the rancher ifable to give a descrip- tion of the Be from whom the pur- jchase was mafle, Deputy Sheriff Kyte |left_for there today. ibed the man as. of |\ athe, commie tion ~aind wearing black chaps. He is also able to give other details of his appearance that will serve as identification should } the officers be successful in apprehend- jing him. | Chances ot his capture, however, seem jslight since it has been learned that| he disposed of the horse. It is possible} lthat he} took the train in the vicinity jof Glendo or Wheatland: unless he was afraid to do so in the belief that the crime way known at the time and of- ficers were on the lookout for him. In addition to $1,000 offered by the estate for the capture of the murderer, friends have posted $250 and the coun- ty commissioners at their meeting next} Tuesday are expected to offer another! $250. Other interests haye expressed | a willingness to increase the reward and it is possible that it will be in- {ereased to $2,000 before another week passes. ae SUGAR DEALERS DO RANCHER SPECIAL POLICE TOFIGHT YAQUI IN NORTH STATE Prenas.) . 31.—A picked force of ary police has been sent from Mexico City to ora in a campaign against the Yaqui Indians, according to advices receivéd here. Yaquis’ who went on the warpath some months ago raided many towns und yillages in Sonora, terrorizing the eountry generally. The special police «will go to Mazatlan and thence to Hermosillo and be stationed along the Southern Pacific railroad and on the cBy As WASHINGT sufficiently to take part in |The terms pf the compromise were not made public but Senator Smoot is quoted as saying that chances are good for agreement. The conference committee will meet |in Washington within tho next 24 hours, Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, on account of whose indisposition the meeting yes- terday was postponed, having recovered the dis- cussion, Oil interests today were op- timistic over prospects for an agree-| ment. | ‘Frank G. Curtis wiréd from Wash- ington to the New York.Oil company that chances were good for an agree- REDS THREATEN RUMANIANS IF border. Arms and ammunition are said to , have been smuggled to the Indians “border. snd e CAPTAIN GIVEN RELEASE TILL VERDICT NAMED (By United Press.) NEW YORK, Jan, 31—Capt. John W. Detzer, churged with brutality to pris- oners at Le Man Erj,, France, was re- leased pending announcement of the j court martial decision. SEVEN PERISH INFLAMES IN STEEL CAMP (By Asnociated Prean.) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 31.—Sev- en are known to have burned to "ARE INDICTED | ASPROFITEERS yy United Press.) cnicage, dan. 31.—Seventeen su- gar dealers here will have a chance to explain in court whether their sugar prices just grew or whether the growth was forced. The charge in the indietments returned today was | profiteering. } ae SEAS | LATE FLASHES WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— Formal notice was given today in the senate that on February 10; Senator Hitchcock will move to take up the German treaty in open session. | | (By Associated P. | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, ian, 31.—| The jury which will try the Newberry | elections conspiracy cases was complet: ed today. Asnocinted Press.) WASHINGTON, Jam. 31.—Approxi- | mately 940 warships, ding 16} dreadnoughts, 13 super dreadnoughts, | eight armored cruisers, 17 light cruisers, will be the peace-time strength of the American navy after next July 1, the house naval committee was told today |number of visitors today. | cent, death when a fire, fanned by a high wind destroyed 15 temporary _resi- dences, occupied by employes of the rnegie Steel company’s plant at Clairton, 15 miles from here. An of- fice building. was consumed. (By United Press.) PITTSBU RGH Jan. 31-—Five bod: ies, charred beyond reedgntion, await identification here today while the ton, near here, are being searched. Scores of homeless were forced into zero MACRNSE st Mae |ERZBERGER IS AGAIN ABLE TO HAVE VISITORS y Asnociated “Pren«.) BERLIN, Jan. 31.—Mathias Erzber- ger, minister of finance, who was shot and wounded last Monday, received a No fever has developed and his heart action | showed hardly any abnormal ay sree mptoms. |PRICE OF BREAD UP IN CHICAGO (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Retail bread prices in Chicago will be increased one effective next Monday, leading bakers announced today. The new price by Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of construction. Mr. Warton has received @ large number of the Tribune blanks thru the mails in the last two or three days, atid has also received a number ,of offers, of ‘assistance from keepers 0f hotels and .rooming-honses and from. private citizens. He was notified yesterday by Mr. Kurtz of Sheridan, director of the eensus in this district; that there are four ‘country, districts. in Natrona county which must be supplied with . enumerators instead of two, as he had been told earlier in the week, will be 11 and 12 cents for a pound loaf. “BE SURE CENSUS-TAKER HAS YOUR NAME Men with automobiles will receive $8 a day for this work and should report to Mr, Warton in the 0, 8, building or to George B. Nelson in the Townsend building. It is vitally important that as full @ census be taken in the suburban dis- tricts of ‘Casper as is taken in the aanehee ia ine gulf if ut Calorie, j fo Awad + whan ruins of 15 fire-swept homes in Clair- | ment and predicted its early enaction | MSSOULA GETS 489 FIRST ONY. OF BIG OAWE Montana City Sets Fast Pace for Casper in Chamber of Com- merce Campaign; Teams Organized ion was made at the civie dinner hamber of commerce on Thurs- Me that a ampaign similar Jor the . day evening that s aign simi to the one being waged here in Cas- per was being conducted in Missoula, Montana. A letter has been received at the campaign headquarters to the VIENNA. Sand ai a-Budapest dis- patches togay*stite that the Bolshe- viki are waiting at the frontier to of- fer-peace terms to-Rumania, ‘HM the terms arp refused the soviet troops will advance, it is claimed. < ———__—. MAS. MPINTIRE CLAIMED AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO Mrs. Marie Johnson McIntire, wife of Jean L. McIntire, bookkeeper for the Chamberlin Furniture company and daughter of Ex-Senator and Mrs, E, A. Johnson of Hamilton, Montana, died last night at 9 o'clock after a brief 1\- ness following the birth of a son last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McIntire have been in Casper for several months, making their home with, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Astin, at the corner of Linden and Lincoin streets. Mrs. McIntire was educated at the University of Montana. The body, ac- companied by her husband, mother and infant son will be taken to Hamilton, Mont., tomorrow morning where it will be laid at rest in the family burial plot. Mrs. McIntire’s father, who died last April, and on only sister, who died several years ago are buried there. ——.__. S. Clark Reed, secretary of the Ofl Well Supply company in Pittsburg, P: BOY, BURIAL IN MONTANE Jeffect that the city of Missoula has jonly about 13,000 inhabitants, but has set its membership goal at 1,000, and that the first.day’s report showed 433 membérs. leprae Of this! pumber the Missoula “Mercanthé company took a plural membership of,.30. and three of thé four fankis\dach Sabséribed for 24 memberships ‘each. Ther@ were many other subseriptions of 12,,teu, eight and ‘ive. The concersug ‘of sopinion, seems to be that Cosper will de"better than Mis- sopla. THe team organiqition are all set and ready to-go. “Tiree captains | turned in team rosters today and their workers are as follows: Team No. 1- . Burke well, J. G. Jor La’ Yabreche, E. P. Bacon, H. B. Durham, A. J. Cun; Iningham;/W. .L. French, C. R. Inman, W. W. Keefe, C. P. Plummer and J TL. Learner. Team No. 2—C Baker, “A. K. Bott, J. B. Barn bury, J. E. Hanway, Hart WwW. G. R. Lowey and L. Me Gay. Capt. Burke H. Sinclair will be out of the city during the days of the drive hut another leader will be secured to handle the pr ect cards at the Mid- west Refining compa The team organization chart will be ibition tomorroty ‘in the window Burnett, A. sDIC ATED 'y TUCSON” Jan. will arrive tonight for a short business stay. Boycott of American ~ LONDON, Jan. 31. sian military domination,” Ralph Express declared today. Secretary Glass’ letter places man spurning poor relations from | city, for Mr. Kurtz states that the Population of Casper proper and of Casper and its suburbs will be shown when the final report is made. Ax but two-thirds of the population of Casper resides within the city limits, the importance of the suburbs can easily be seen. today dedicated Memorial fountain at. the University of Arizona in honor of 13 students killed in the .| world The instituiion conferred the degree of doctor of laws on the gen- eral. ENGLISH SEEK REVENGE FOR *>CHANGE RATE Goods Suggested as Means of Preventing “Domination” of European Finances by This Nation (By United Press.) —“Europe is not going to submit to financial domination by. the United States any more than she submitted to Prus- Blumenfeld, editor of the London America in the position of a “rich his door,” Blumenfeld asserted. There ‘is a growing revolt in Europe against the exchange situation, he said, declaring that he way starting a cam- paign thru his newspaper to induce Great Britain to cease buying from the United States until the rate change was more favorable. “The. present. situation,” Blumenfeld said, "means ruin for Europe, ruin for America afterward and eventually ruin for civilizatior of ex- J. B. Walker is leaving for Munsey, |Ind., tomorrow to visit with old friends and relatives.