Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1920, Page 1

ll vn Root Mentioned for Great Tribunal to Mete Out Justice for All Nations (By United Prens.) LONDON, Feb. 13.—The coun- cil of the League of Nations is con- appointing 11 jurists ‘of international reputation to com- pose an “yy court of jus fice. Elihu Root is among thes mentioned. The -cotuncil has decided to admit Switzerland to the league ‘and’ recog- nize Swiss traditional neutrality. The next council meeting will be held about Easter in Rome. Allied premiers continued in session here today. They. are considering Turkish and Adriatic questions and al- 80 the Germans refusal to surrender war criminals.’ The council has decided to send a new note to Germany, on the subject. WOMANKILLED” INPARACHUTE LEAP ON COAST wick to fall 2,000 feet to her death yesterday. TRIBUNE LATE BUT MECHANICS REPAIR PRESS A “burnt ont” bushing, which re- beta in a stripped Keer cries the newspaper ‘press ‘of 8 Iv Tribune yesterday to such extent that the delivery of the paper was de- layed some ten hours. . The break necessitated making a new bushing” and also a new gear, both of which required painstaking care and ability. The Tribune feels much indebted to Supt. Wallace Leavitt of the Mid- west: Refinery and to the foreman of the Midwest machine shop, Mr. An- derson, together with his very capable assistants. To the machinists of the Oil Well Supply Company, The Tri- bune is also gratefully indebted for as- my} the Written Reply to Wage Demands Delivered to Brotherhoods Today by the President Is Taken Under Advisement with Text of The Ai . WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--President Wileon today made a pro- of the railroad br of their wage demands and the men agreed t posal to representatives IDERED BY RAILROADERS terable, Demand Denied, Is Belief THER FORECAST Fair ht; colder in éast and cen- tral Saturday; fair with rising temperature in east and north portions. ods for a scttlensest ive it their considera’ tion. The men would not say: what the proposal was. The White! House was expected to issue a statement later in the day... B. M. Jewell, ‘president of can Federation of Labor, said the pro- posal would have to be put up to the men before an announcement could be made. NT’S REPLY BASED “JUSTICE 'TO ALL.” 'y Associatea WASHINGTON. Feb. PRESIDE! ON > “An unal- terable decision in the railroad wage sontroversy was made by President Wil- son in a conference with representatives of the brotherhoods. ‘The president said the government's policy was “based on justice to all interests.” ; The president's decision was not an- nounced at the White House. Officints said it a “dedision containing a proposal.” From this’ it’ was assured that the president had refused to grant general wage increases, but hai mas unter proposition to the men. Secretary Tumulty. dbelined to gay whether the president had refused spect- fically the . wage. demands, saying. “Ryeryone wants to. sétile the strike” andthe brotherhood chiefs should have an opportunity’ to consider the presi- dent's suggestion. or proposal without outside interference. The president's ‘statement that the government's policy was “based on jus- tice to’ all interests" is inf line with the final word presented to union leaders oy Director-General Hines at his last conference ‘with them. Hines is under- stood to have told the men that with the return Of the roads to) private. control under the new railroad bit! ‘an impartial tribunal for consideration of their de, mands would be created. Hines, it is understood, suggested to the--president that if an incteaséin' pay| were granted the men, the roads would seek an in- crease in freight nates,’ which ‘mean in- creased living costs.’ In asmuch as the | unions are pressing strongly for a re-| dpetion in 1h costs, wits” A president had pee this swer to union’ spokesmén:.’ ” CO! eee ON” WHITE HOUSE PORTICO. When the railroad men greeted the. pregident, they, fold bin; oA wan eslook j ing, wells, “I haye. justyehay ea, “That helps. a bit.’ . The president was sitting .in.a; wheel chair on .‘the. portico, wrapped .in, a blanket and shodk hands with the men when Tumulty. presented them, They stood.up thruout the conference, with their overcoats on, but their has fh’ put their hats on, because of the oars ness, but they refused, After reading his statemen,t ithe president asked them to give tion to his suggestion and.they prom- ised to doisd.. "B. M, Jewell, ‘president ‘of the railway department of the Ameri- can Fed ion of Labor, announced the president's prépokdl would “have to be put up to the men” before any an- mouncement could be made by’ union representatives: | * Besides Mr. Jewell and Mr, Shea, E. J. Manion, president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, was present at fhe conference, which tasted fifteen minutes. sistance, and to the public for its in- dulgence. (Continued on page Bight) HEARST ASKS COURT ‘FOR INJUNCTION TO PREVENT SHIP SALE Reported Plan for Auction of 30 Former. German Liners for Valie Draws 7 Only Small Part of Firein Senate pa The Associated Press) eleven members of the I. W. W. on trial at monterey: Wash: ands. The president pressed thent-to:|; 4 Women voters. President Carrie Chap- the railway department of the Ameri- I. W. W. MEMBERS ON TRIAL FOR SHOOTING OF EX-SERVIC Bartell of Grays Harbor county. CHAMBER OF COMMERGE TO FRAME STL _ PERFECTED FOR COMING WEEK in Charge of Gn Preliminary s to Discuss Work t Be Done pie ie Sitar * ap Soacenas of the Casper:Chimber of icine ‘ the next two or three:days-12 group:thairmen,. each of whoin is to have charge of a’ meeting of a arrival ‘of John Kneebone, the installation man of the Américan City, At these: group meetings, the -mem- }bers will be asked to thoroly discuss the things which they(wish the chj ber of commerce to; do for Casper. Thes' meetings will be held»prior to “the fs i ing out of:questionnaires along the $a) line, so that definite ideas may be formed by the membership thru an in- terchange of opinion, Among» new memberships sported this week are the, Metraplitan store, three; Earl Mullerman, John Gray, @y. United Press.) Western - Electric scompany, by A. T.| CHICAGO; Feb 1$—Reduction in |Slack, manager,.Cut-Rate Market and | the Cost ‘of living,” reduction in fhe) rovesst dea eeest a fe "hier | number of illiterate votes, raising the |%0"- five, W. A. Ken Tn LEAGUE NOT TO WEAN .WQMEN FROM PARTIES —_ man Catt today stated that it was not the purpose of the league to lure women | 3.—Application i. an a againg board to prevent the sale of 30 former at rag oe next Monday was filed today in the District of erin bia court by Willian Randolph Hearst, acting in the capacity of a _ payer. The court ordered the defendants to show cause on Monday why the injunction should not be issued. United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Hot debate developed in the senate today over the: reported plan of the shipping board to sell for $28,000,000 the 29 z ror Ss liners which before war were ‘worth 000,000. Vgenatec ‘Ashurst asked immediate ac- tion on his resolution forbidding the male except to the highest bidder after. three. months’ notice. The shipping board intends to auction the Hners next Moi Senatse Jones objected to immediate consideration and the resolution ma over. } Chairman Jones of the commerce com- mittee previously told the senate that he had no idea that the story that the: ships were to be sold to International | Mercantile marine under a secret under- standing between the board and British interests was true. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 thousands of dollars. worth of Liberty taining, $150,000. ROBBERS RIFLE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES, $150,000 LEFT IN VAULT ovr ‘(By nited Press.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. “13—Two men battered in the sidewall of the Bank: of Fountaii, 11 miles from herp, this morning, and escaped with ty deposit boxes. They failed in an effort to break into the main vault con- Lewis Martin, who. sawed his way out of the county jail here yesterday, also is sought in connection with the bank robbery. from:other parties, but unite women in| an effort to obtain beneficial legisla- | DA L Standards of citizenship and laws pro.{ Wood J. H. Arbuckle, “HB, Cotton, | R. H. Nichols, G. R. Hagens and Earle Mr. Kneebone has written that Hon, or Tuesday. and Rollin Took; 3 i paar aN ia ated ‘The by-laws committee, consisting of | D. Holmes, was to meet at noon to- day. will leave Alton, IL, either Saturday A Sunday and will be here’ on Monday The auditing committee, consisting of W.-J. Bailey, Lew Gay and C,H. nounced them in satisfactory shape. It! was found that the American City bu- reau representatives had spent oniy. hart {the amount appropriated for their tro | by the chamber of commerce. OPPOSITION TO [ | P. & R. INCREASE ISTOCKS TUMBLE | FAILS TO SCORE IN MARKET ON | | ccowiatworinny (| HEAVY SALES shnetionfeairan plication for an injunction .festrain? ing the Producers and Refiners com- pany from holding a special meeting of the stockholders here this after- | (By Associated Press.) noon was denied by the court today NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Quoted values |‘ and the company in meeting this af- | ‘ternoon undoubtedly. will increase the--! capital stock’ of the company from | i} on the stock exchange continued to crumble today, speculative shares in|" the first hour declining 3 to 10 points.} $20,000,000 to $80,000,000. Judge W. Brokers accumulated selling orders over} C. Mentzer denied the petition of | the holiday and stocks’ most seriously| Frank G. Rowley and Ellis T. Craw- | affected bore testimony to the enforced | ford, who claimed that 34,000 shares character of liquidation.” of. the common stock of the Produc- ers and Refiners..company under- agreement belonged to ‘them, Poti a EB. Winter of Caspe> and ickwire of New York repre- sented the two eastern men who wish- ed to prevent the meeting being Pe VERSITY. OR COLORADO WILL ‘REOPEWMONDAY bonds and jewelry taken from 30 safe (By Associated P ’ BOULDER, Colo,, Feb. eure Unt} versiy of Colorado, closed'on account of the epidemic of:infiuenza, will reopen Monday, it was announced téday.: ———_—_—______ “Portuguese is the taster fe. more | than 30,000,000 ceecptas a fs oo ee In the rear leaning a: portion ofthe new: mem- ¥ Bers of the organization which. will be’ held: next- week,‘ follawing: the}, REDS MAKE BIG re trae alta Sad'ot OF CO-OPERA FIVE! {PLAN ADV OCATED NAVAL BASE ON | | PACIFIC URGENT | CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 1920 EROT PROGRAM -} spt Feb, 13.—Rob- roke into'a hank here and rifled twenty-five safety deposit ~boxes, An attempt ta. get | into the main vault, where there was $150,000 HG i ed a8 ye Torke could ‘not “HAULIN TAKING BLACK SEAPORT WASHINGTON, “Feb, 13. — The nayy’s most, pressing need is the es- | ;tablishment of a nayal’ base in Cali- | ‘fornia, Secretary Daniels fold the dele- gation from Alameda today in ‘accept: ing the deed, for the bage site in shat } city. / ANKING SYSTEM ey (By ‘Unitea Prtss) Speratite’b yanking .—-A nation-wide fa gee ive bank! system, operat- ing vinder- state banking laws, Was urgéd by. Poorly C. Howe teday at” the farmer-labor co-operative con-~ gress. The purpose of the proposed banks would be. the promotion of di- rect ‘trading between producer » and‘ consumer, and extending aid Srecan | loans, to’ farmers. f | | tending the meeting of the supreme allied counc | the extradition clause of the treaty, says and San Francisco Railway by e Casper Daily FINAL EDITION NUMBER 105 HUN WAR CRIMINALS FLEE TO HOLLAND TO DODGE ALLIED TRIAL . ‘Several Generals in Group Arriving at The Hague, Now Haven of Political Refuge for Guilty; Premier Millerand of France Insists on Extradition (By United Press.) THE. HAGUE, ‘Feb. 13.—The Grand Duke of Hesse and eight other Germans named in the allies’ list of war guilty ar- rived in Holland today seeking political refuge. Several gen- erals were in the party. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Feb. 13.,—Premier Millerand of France, who is at- in London, is energetically insisting upon execution of ~ the, Reho de Paris. Milleragd urges that if the Germans refuse to surrender théegmen accused of war crimes, the alliesjtry them by de- | fayult, re t “ Germany’: ‘3, ‘proposal that she try. the} LEASING BILL SIGNED TODAY ~ BYPRESIDENT President Wilson signed Me leasing bill, at’ 11‘0’¢lock this morning according to advices received direct from, Washing- ton by local brokerage houses. Neither the! Associated or Unj- ted Press associations had con- firmed the report at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon but def- alleged culprulis is no more likely: to be gecepted in soni than inyParis,"! en. says the Petit Par} “4 | HOLLAND TO RECEIVE NEW NOTE ON KAISER (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb: 13.—A new allied note to! Holland ‘tegaraing ‘extradition. of for- | imer Emperor William will be dispatché¢ | tomorrow, according. to tlie Evening Standard, The note, says the news; paper, makes a strong appeal to the [Dutch government ‘not to create greater ‘| difficulties’ in Europe by insisting on the jright of asylum for a man characterized ag the author of the world’s present | inite advices are s are expected later. troubles. * J.MSKURN MADE ‘ARMENIANS ARE: PRESIDENT OF | MASSACRED BY BIG RAILROAD — WATIONALISTS (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—J. M. Kurn (ny) died Pian.) LONDON, Fi 13.—The Armenian was elected president of the St. Louis | the, national delegation here states it has board of directors today to succeed 2, | received # Constantinople message N. Brown, who remains as chairman! saying that during recent attacks by ofthe board.» Kurn has been general, Nationalist forces on Marash and manager of the road since it has been jb, in Asia Minor, 2000 Armenian under federal control, né were murd in cold bloc I ‘CANADA FIGHTS ACCEPTANCE OF RESERVATIONS. Protest, Sent. Great. Britain. Insists That Dominion Be Full-Fledged Member of . Reagee with Vote in the ooy neil NEED—DANIELS (By Associated Press.) aatiieh Feb. 13.—Canada has notified’ Great Britain that it LONDON, Feb. .13.—Three generals, to any change i in the coven: 200, other officers, 3,000 soldiers, 100 guns, four armorded trains ani great quantities of material were captured by the Bolsheviki at Odessa, a Mos- cow wireless wove seoaevt Ty eet GE WW. SQUIRM. UNDER TESTIMONY IF WITWESS TO SOLDIER’ MURDER “(By United Press.) MONTESANO; Wash,, Feb. 13:—Testifyitg: in the: Armistice day murder ‘trish of 11-F.-W. W., Tom’ Morgan, who’ was in the: I. W. W. hall at the time of the shooting; déclared the I..W. W, had planned to place men in the hotels and houses across the street from the hall, During. Morgan’s testimony the } defendants shower great emotion. They squirmed in their seats as he men- tioned the parts certain defendants played, ant of the League of Nations which ereee the dominion from being a full fledged member of the league having a vote in the assembly. After a cabinet ‘meeting to- day urgent representations were forwarded protesting the acceptance y England of the Lenroot reservation to e peace treaty now being considered in the United States sen- ute. United Preas.) the treaty tion off: are -considering which must follow. Details incident to America taking: its place in the ‘of Nations council and ing considered. ‘ However, while saying he is going to jlet Senater Lodge do all the leading when the treaty is brot up next Mon- ;day, Senator Hitchcock does not give {assurances that the Democrats will fol | low. Lodge said today’ that he jer Republicans are read: gram and if the Demo votes the treaty can be and 28 oth: with a pro- provide some ratified.