Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1920, Page 1

) House. “to entente premiers regarding Fium » department. : question, took Wall street by surprise GF AMERICA AWING FROM EUROPE IS IGNORED Jugo-Slavia’ Must Accept Settlement of|- ‘Adriatic Question or France and Great ‘Britain Will Enforce Treaty of London; President Wilson’s Protest Overruled (Hy Associated Prens.) PARIS, Feb. 16.—Prompt rejection: of President Wilson’s objections to the compromise agreement by which England, France and Italy hoped to settle with Jugo-Slavia questions rela- tive to the future status of the eastern coast of the Adriatic is reported today in the Echo de Paris. The premiers of Great Britain and France drafted the reply and insisted that Jugo- Slivia must agree to a gompromise with the alternative of seeigg the Treaty of London become operative, it was said. | At the same time the reply was sent jto Washington, the foreign minister of Jugo-Slavia was notified that the allied | viewpoint v not altered by the unex- xl action of President Wilson. ‘The Wilson note is said to have given the intimation that the United States i would find it impossitile to continue to feoncern itself with Eiropean affairs if the allies proceeded to settlement of the Adriatic problem without consulting the PI dj United States. f y The allied reply denied President Wil- i ¥ son's accusations against Italy, pointing MAnKGTOR ac. 16 Preaident out Itily’s entrance into the war and Wilson, it was learned atthe White | fer sacrifices, “today, did-pot.say In_his. note ce Hellvon wotessraforming the. allies. ao ‘ pes! aT It is said that President Wilson en- tered serious objections to the ultimatum sent the Belgrade government on Janu- ary 20 and declared that it differed from the program framed by Premiers Lloyd- George and Clemenceau with the aSsist- ance of an American representative. SATION CREATED IN PARIS (By United Preas.) Hallet United States ‘would no Aong- ‘topean a affairs in'a Fiume: settiem was made without consulting Amer! onus ‘sald the interpretation of t president's ‘note “was too sweeping: They said the United States would not withdraw from participation in the peace treaty and the League: of. Na. tions if the treaty were ratified by the ‘senate, but that it. would. with-; draw from participation in the Fiume settlement, including the policing of | nent whereof he has no conceptidn.” the Adriatic. Belgrade dispatches declare that The president's position regarding’ Stavia is firm in its decision f4vorihs sS Finme and the whole Adriatic situa" )oyicinal contention of enforcement ; tion is said to be unchanged. | This , Presideug Wilson's plan’ far cpeniyt position, however, never has been of) 40) tig Auriatic dispute, "7 ficially. outlined and officials declined today to define it. No reply to the president’s note has. been received, it was sald at the state "Dispatches from. abroad suid the reply had been dispatched and that in it the premiers adhered to their ultimatum to Jugo-Slayia that it must accept a compromise on the Fi- ne question or suffer the carrying out of the terms of the original treaty of London. Sa alliesisettle the Adriatic! AGAIN UPSET BY out consulting the United i iS RIGHT, SAY w FOREIGN TURNS *°*?".:% (By United Press.) LONDON, Feb. 16.—The Times, in- commenting on Wilson's note, said “President Wilson’ is substantially right.. The allies should pause and re- fleet before they. place themselves in a position’ which might lead Wilson to conclude their adoption of his prin- ciples at armistice time was a mere mask for predatory ambitions.” The Star believes “Wilson is right and if the British government has an ounce of wisdom it will back Wilson.” NOTE NOT REGARDE! ULTIMATUM BY OF! (By Associated Press, PARIS, Feb? 16.—President a ilson's it with “This man.who is Rost to his country ist again tuying, to block Arr powers. After brutally dismissing: 4Lansing, ‘President’ “Wilson | Troni“his* proud isolation « id’ again’ at- QnsKOMIONS DELIVERED, TO PARIS CONFEREES (By Associated Press.) PARIS, ¢ Pe 16.—Hugh C, Wallace, American am! tdor; lms’ delivered to | the F'rénch foreitn office a mettiorandum from PP ident" Wilson in which the president Linent of ui /Adriatic | quéstion, which \has been submitted to the Jugo- The Wnited{ States,’ aceording .to the president's statement, fvould find it im- possible to continue in conference if the NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The stock market was unsettled today, leading shares making material extensions to severe losses of the last fortnight. Latest aspects of the international situation, particularly the Adriatic and heightened the feeling of pessi- mism. Stock were 2 to 5 points lower fod the ming, but made eaeersie before noon, after which sell. ing, ‘or both accounts was renewed. ————_—_—_ témpting to direct’ affairs on a conti-¢ aid he could not approve of | Premier Lloyd-George’s proposed settle: | "| the Citizens’ | { | largement into an | national bank class was needed to care ‘ for the ‘growth. FURTHER DELAY IS SEN IN SETTLEMENT (By United Press.) PARIS, Feb. 16.—Premier Hillerand today admitted that Wilson's note: has again delayed solution of Adriatic’ prob- lems. Solution is inevitable,” "y : LONDON, S, Feb. 16.—Up to neorttoday the reply of the allied council.to Presi- dent Wilson’s note relative’to the Adria- tic had not been dispatched to Wash- ington, it was Jearned. “Further delay before we , reach al ing tha he said. ears note on the Adriatic question is not con- | sidered in French official circles as an ultimatum, it was declared today by th foreign office. On’ such partial infor; fnfition a8 was “obtaifunte yesterday the Paris pregs construed the note as mean- 1 rance-and Great Britain, must change their aptifude. on ‘that..question or the United eae will withdraw from onnecton with Buropean affairs. fofficial-vtew, howdver, is that rath: er than am ultimatum the note is sim- ply a renewal of direct negotiations by the [Jnited, Anton: Se wash eROOEs ib, Wine shit 4 weticaey to defer the salo'of German ships for which bids bad be¢ir sub- _mitted until some definite senate: ac- tioa is taken on the subject “ washikdTon.” ‘Seut Pte aias protests voiced in the senate and else-° ‘where and court procéedings ‘designed to, stay action, the shipping board re- ceived. bids;:today. tor’ 30 former Ger- man liners. Wher the. ships were | first offered -by-groups in services in which the ‘board:had. original: | DESPITE U.S.PROTEST The Casper Dailsy WEATHER FORECAST warmer tonight. VOLUME IV. (Dy Axwocinted Press.) WARSAW, Feb. 16.—Terms, which ma ybe viewed as quite drastic, have been advanced by Polish Nationalists in framing military conditions to be imposed upon the Bolsheviki in the arrangement of a peace settlement. They include the demobilization of “Red” armies .on the front and the establishment of Polish bridgcheads over the Rivers Dvina and Dnieper. Armistice plans call for a strategic line protecting Poland in the event peace negotiations are unsuccessful. The Poles plan to demand bridgeheads at Vitebsk and Orshan on the Dvina, and possible occupation of Smolensk = ONS OANK TOBE NATIONAL = BANKINFUTURE lee Increased and Examination Made Prepartory to Issuing | Charter Later in the Week | Examination of the condition of the Citizens’ State Bank today is being | made to convert this bank into a na- tional bank, the charter of which prob- “ably will be issued sometime this week. ; It will make the Citizens’ State Bank National Bank, and give | Casper four national banks, Under the | reorganization, the Citizens’ Bank will have a capital of $100,000 and a surplus of $25,000, the requirements for a na-/ tional bank in a city of the size of} | Casper. The Citfzens’ State Bank will be three years old, May 1, and the assetts at the present time amount to more than a million dolars. The assetts of the bank went over the million-dollar mark when the institution was two years old. The business of the Citizens’ Bank has'grown at such a rate that the en- institution of the ‘This was the reason {gtven for changing the bank: into a {national institution, The board of directors of this bank is ‘to be organized soon to elect: a presi- dént of the Citizens’ State Bank to take the place left vacant through the qeath. of, Mayor: Sonn i¥- Loe John F, Leeper, ALASKA T0 SEE RUSH FOR OIL LANDS, REPORT (By United Press.) SEWARD, Alaska, Feb. 16.—Word ‘that’ the president has signed the oil land leasing bill, throwing theegov- ernment reserves open to locators, will be the starting signal for, a race to the southwestern Alaska country sup- posed to contain oil. Robert’ Ellis, representative of the Rexall: United Drug company of Boston, ‘Mass., is expected in Casper today. Iic will be the guest of Wilson Kimball, Jr., of the, Kimball:.Drug company, Re: representative here. -|turned this morning from Denver. ———_—>-—-_— | Mr. and Mrs. George B. Nelson re- Fair tonight and Tuesday; SULTAN TO CON | Crihune CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, FEB. 16, ‘1920 | DRASTIC TERMS LAID DOWN BY | | POLES FOR PEACE WITH ‘REDS’ LINE OF DEFENSE IS PROVIDED | as a guarantee that the Bolshevili will fulfill ‘the eens: of the truce. \PETITION FOR | INJUNCTION IS | BEFORE COURT } (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The court took under advisement today Jeation of William Jan injunction to restrain the shipping [board from selling 30 former German liners at auction next Friday. oa cates MA PICKED UP i+ but General Out-| | line Is Made (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. 16.—In connec- to take up the Turkish question, it | was reiterated in conference circles | that it had decided to permit the jsultan to remain in Constantinople as | Turkish sovereign but that the Darda- nelles would be placed under ttional control. interna- Regarding boundaries able that in the case of Anatolia that jan economic zone would be decided up- on. Premier Venizelos of Greece was call-| |tion 9f his nation regarding a settlement | with ‘Turkey. Decisions in regard to a Turkish peace | so far reached are only provisional, it! | was explained and it had not been d Jcided when they shall he put into per- |manent form. i NO AGREEMENT FOR SHIP SALE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Presi- dent Wilson Will inform the senate \tion with another meeting held by| the supreme: council of the allies! of Turkey in Europe, it was thot prob-| ed into the meeting to explain the posi-| | FINAL EDITION | NUMBER 107 |AM ERICAN HELD | | | | Mine Superintendent | Angeles Is Latest FOR BIG RANSOM BY BANDIT GANG with Family in Los| to Fall Victim to Operations of Mexican Marauders Associat | WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. —Wilson Welsh Adams, | tured by bandits in Zacatecas, Mexico, i |ransom, the state department was advised today. Adams’ home is at! | Los Angeles, where his wife and child live. ited Press.) is being held for $50,000 pesos The American embassy was instructed by the state department to bring the kidnaping to the attention of the Mexican authorities with ~IN ALLEY LIVE BUT FEWHOURS Autopsy. [Periormeiion Body of} Man Found by Officers Sat- | | urday Night; Death ' Is Mystery Lying face downward on pavement where he evidently had fallen late Saturday night, J. B. found apparently “dead” drunk. He | died three or four hours later in the! police patron wagon. | This afternoon a chemical analysis is being made of the stomach to determine the alley just what caused Jones’ death. No} |statement will be made as to what caused the man’s death until the jautopsy has been completed, altho traces | lof alcohol would indicate that, possibly “wood alcohol might have been !sponsible for his death. From papers and letters found on his | ‘body, it was learned that Jones had| come from Yexas but more recently | had been working in lowa. He carried a card which stated that he was a mem- ‘ber of the Brotherhood of Railroad Car |Men. This union has been notified. In the meantime, his body is being held at Bowman's ghapel, ‘NER FIRM TAKES UP listo to the public. i/from Cheyenne and Denver where he ~- $125,000 BOND ISSUE FOR NEW GAADE SCHOOL emphatically today that there is no basis for the report of a secret agreemen with British interests for the sale of thirty former German pas- senger liners, it was announced from | the White House. DOPE FIEND IS HELD BY POLICE FOR TRIAL HERE} One dope fiend and two drunks marred an otherwise peaceful Sunday holiday period i npolice annals yester- day. The two men held for being | drunk paid the customary fines and were released. The man held for being a “dope” will be tried today and in- G. H. Little, ‘editor of the Goshen | teresting developments are expected, |County Journal, is’ visiting in Casper | Two men have been arrested on .inves.|# couple of days for the purpose of con- | tigation charges during the last -forty-|SU!ting local architects with a view of eight hours. |building a $40,000 apartment house in | Torrington. Mr. Little says the oi! excitement in Goshen county has somewhat subsided tho it is still believed that the Centen- nial company will get the “grease.” The | An issue of school bonds, amount- ing to $125,000 for the erection of the West Side school has been sold by the school board to Keeler Bros., of Denver, investment bankers. H. L. Shaffer, representing the firm, was in the city today to complete the nego- | tiations. ‘The bonds bear interest at | 5 per cent. $40,000 APARTMENT FOR TORRINGTON PROJECTED! * —>—— M. N. Wheeler returned this morning spent the past»week. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Wheeler, who are still in Denver, will drive home in their car which has|company is now fishing for its tooly at the request that every step be taken to secure Adams’ release. American his captors and three columns of Mexi- | can troops have similar quest. Agams is. superintendent of the Provi- dencia mine. Myf i pctal ea ce TBY ed Prean.) 16--Heavy snows in the East delayed all west- bound passenger and freight trains eight to ten hours today and | crippled wire service. VIRGINIA MAN IS NEW MEMBER OF CLEVELAND, eb. FEDERAL BOARD} (By Associa Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—John Garland Pollard of Virginia has been selected as’ a member of the federal trade commission, sones was JE AD CONSUL OF. W.O.W. HERE TO CALL ON LODGE} I. I. Boak, head consul of the Wood- men of the World, with headquarters in Denver, stopped off in Casper this morn ing en route to Lander where he will address the Woodmen of that city to- night, On Wednesday night Mr. will speak before Woodmen of Casper. He has an interesting message to tell | of activities of the Woodmen society | during the past three years. He says | this order is given credit of being the first society to subscribe for fifty lber- ty bonds, the organization having! 1 wike for $100,000 worth of the first to I sue immediately after it was made) There were over 7,000 Woodmen of the World in the service and they were all kept in good standing for the period of time in Unc Sam's service and for a reasonable time afterwards, Mr. Boak reports that 1919 was the| best year in the history of the society. Associated Press.) (B; DETROIT, “Feb. 16-—The \strike of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employes has not been cancelled, but postponed, President Barker of the brotherhood announced today. Unless speedy relief is given the take place. should retire because of iUlness, advised Dr. Arthur Bevan, famous surgeon, in a statement here today. . (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-—Sengtor Lodge called the treaty up in the sen- ate this afternoon. He moved the sen- been in Denver since last fall, 1,800 feet. ate consider his proposed amendment American, cap-| representatives are trying to learn the whereabouts of Adams ‘and | been sent out on a saree’) DENIED BAIL BY DELAYED AGAIN Boak | workers, it was said, the strike would | United P | CHICAGO, Feb. 16-—President Wilson EX-KAISER TO — BE INTERNED HOLLAND READY, TO CARRY OUT ALLIED DEMAND |Extradition Demand | Reversed in New | ‘Allied Request (By Aw ited Preas.) THE HAGUE, Feb. 16.—The al- ied note in regard to extradition ‘of the former German emperor, re- verses the original demand for sur- jrender and only asks internment. | The note suggests that the for- |mer monarch be sent perhaps to one of |the Dutch islands in the Bast Indies, it | became known today. The Associated Press learns on excel- fren authority that the Dutch govern- |ment already has determined to reply | with an offer to actually intern Wilhelm at Doorn. Holland would accept Tull responsibility of preventing him from (endangering the peace of the workl by establishing a guard over him and main- taining a strict censorship. ¥ MAY TRY WAR ES TO JUDGE United Press.) | PARIS, Po. 16.—The allies’ reply to the ¢ man protest against the surren- der of war guilty admits that sinve | | Germany desires to try the accused her- self, the allies are not opposed to this course, But the allies will watch re- sults, ‘ving the right to force Ger- many render any war guilty whom qermen tribunals do not punish proper- CHARLES MOORE. DISTRICT JUDGE, Alleged ‘Brains’ of of Bootleg Op- erations Which Led to Murder Held for Trial in Coun- ty Jail !’ Charles Moore, murdering Deputy here last November in a bootleg was denied bail by the distric! here Saturday and is being held, Jeounty jail. Moore probably will be taken to Douglas and placed in the Con- verse county jail at once. ‘The defens® attorneys contended that evidence was not strong enough in the case of Moore |to warrant holding him without bond. Roy Martin will be held in the county Jail here because of the bullet wound in his hand received at the time of the raid by the sheri Consequents ly, Martin will be kept in the jail here Junder the physicians’ care until his hand is healed when he will be taken to | Douglas. The murder held on a charge of Sheriff Tom Majors of Moore-Martin- | Hugh Armstrong has been set for the | April term of the district court at Doug- jlas. The actual date of trial will nee }be set until the April term of court opens when all of the cases are to be set for trial. \FRANNIE TO BE * NEW DIVISION POINT ON’ R. R. (Special to The Tribune.) FRAN) 5 Wyo. Feb. 16.—Pe | prints have been received for a rounds house to be constructed here in con- formity with the present plan, of mak- jing Frannie a division point. Crews on the main line will run from Billings rannie and from rannie to Grey- bull and return, The Cody. local is to |be discontinued and replaced by a thru line from Billings to Powell, with a lo- cal running from Powell to Cody. ‘The Jexact date on which this change is to |be instituted is not known at present | but will no doubt be soon after the con case pletion of the new roundhouse, on whieh LATE FLASHES FROM THE WIRE on th reservation relfting to withdrawal from the league. (Hy United Press.) TOMBSTONE, Ariz., re. 16.—It is belleved that a jury for the Bisbee de- Portation cases will be completed this week from the fourth panel of 200 veniremen summoned today. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-—Disposition at both the White House and the state department is to regard the Wison- Lansing controversy us closed inci- dent. John W. Davis, ambassador to Great Britain, Frank Poll,. acting secretary, and Secretary of War Baker are consid- ered as leading as possible successors to Lansing. ' ‘ ‘ 4 c ‘ 4 4 4 a