Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1920, Page 1

Wednesday and in nort night with fresh shift VOLUME IV. UP bi: v, CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, SEVEN DROWN AS SHIP BR UNDER HIGH SEA EAKS UP Not All of Crew Able to Take to Boats When | Vessel Stranded Pieces; All Passengers Safe (By Associa: on Rocks Goes to | ited Press.) HALIFAX, N. S., Mar. 2.—Seven lives are believed to have been lost when the crew of the Leyland liner Bohemian aan doned their ship as she was breaking up on Sambro ledges. Sev- eral others were injured. The ship, which was bound from Boston to Liverpool, ran) aground in a blinding snowstorm while endeavoring to put into | Halifax harbor early yesterday. Sixty- passengers were taken off in| the morning, but most of the 0 members of the crew remained all day, » st night a strong swell developed and the ship began to pound heayi ing the crew decided to abandon her. | » boats got away safely! but the remainder of the men were unable to tuke to the boats, e Seas on UNIONS TOGIVE — NEW RAIL LAW TRIAL, IS CLAIM (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—Represen- tatives of the railroad unions are un- | derstood to have voted to give the | new railroad law a trial in bringing | hout a settlement of their wage de- mands, It is understood also that they decided to hold in abeyance plans * to test the constitutionality of the law and™not to refer the Controversy to union membership for a vote “until | the law is’ given a fair trial.” This means, it is said, that all danger of a general strike at this time has been | removed. aE Paki othe DEAN HART-OF DENVER TAKEN | SERIOUSLY ILL (By Associated Press.) DENVER, March 2.—Dean H. Martyn Hart, rector of St. John’s gathedral, is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia. RESERVATION ON U. S. AFFAIRS IS ADOPTED AGAIN (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, March 2.—The sen- ate today adopted the original Ledge | reservation providing that the United States reserves the right to decide what are domestic questions and will not permit the League of Nations to have jurisdiction in any such matters. The senate rejected the Hitchcock sub- | tute, PASTORS HURL DEFY AT ‘REDS’ DOUGLAS, Wyo., March 2.—With the declaration that the church stands squarely behind everything that is American and democratic in govern- ment, speakers at the pastors’ con- ference today issued a stirring defi to the teachings and influence of Bol- shevism. “The lethargy of the church in in- dustrial relations has been largely responsible for the restlessness among the laboring elements,” said Dr. Clyde I. Armitage of Washington, D. ©., who is in charge of the industrial de- partment. of the Interéhurch World Movement. “The church has awak- ened to the problems of the industrial classes and.is now making a survey of the situation with the purpose of setting at a definite remedy for exist- ing circumstances. It is the purpose of the church to take care of these questions and we are making the problems ones of vital importance to our movement. If Rus- sia, Mexico and China had been thor- ously Christianized the great rebel- lions which have wrecked these coun- tries would never have occurred.” Dr. EB, C..Perisho; formerly presi- dent of the South Dakota State Col- lege, sald that he had observed with trembling fear the attitude of certain classes toward production. ‘Some have taught that we should | of inspection CRUDE TWO-CENT RAIL FARE DUE, SAYS ERIE PRESIDENT (By United Press.) NEW YORK, March 2.—President Underwood of the Erie railroad an- nounced today that he believed passen- | ger fares should be reduced to two cents a mile, except on certain lines serving limited territory, eee STREET CAR MEN. OF DUBUQUE ON STRIKE TODAY (By United Press.) DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 2.—Street carmen here ‘struck at midnight for an increase from 41 cents an hour to 60 cents. r PERSHING ASKS WAR PLANTS BE RETAINED, U.S. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—Retention of sufficient war-time posts and war plants to permit rapid expansion of the army and resumption in the produc- tion of war materials at full capacity will be recommended by Gen. Pershing he indicated today on his return to Washington, after a three months’ tour to camps, cantonments and supply depots of the country, There is strong sentiment in the country in favor of universal service of some sort, Pershing said, based on recognition of | | benefit to the men themselves and also on the fear that “we might not have| the allies to hold the line for us in) the next war.” { | diminish production,” he said. “But we cannot live and starve. Every night 5,000,000 children go to bed hungry. It is the duty of the church to increase agricultural production and to encourage Christian educa- tio PALMER TOSSES HAT IN THE RING 1S ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE (By United P: WASHINGTON, Mar, 2.—Attorney dacy committee saying that if h will accept the honor. express their opinion of the administration candidate, It is understood that President Wilson has let the word go out that he will not be a third-term candidate. Democratic possibilities who have been expected to come out. William G. McAdoo Daniel Roper is expected to be McAdoo's holding back for this word are now probably will enter the race soon, manager. ; | campaig: ’ x ithe death of his father. lasper Daily Crihune ‘TURKS BARRED PRICE SOARS IN EA “the society women in England. Many for president last night in a telegram to the Georgia State Democratic e is the voters’ choice in the April 20 primary, he He also said that voters will have an opportunity to administration's record, indicating tha the is an | | FINAL EDITION NUMBER 120. MARCH 2, 1920 COAL MINER IS THOT VICTIM OF ROBBER-SLAYER. (By Associated Press.) TRINIDAD, Colo., Mar. 2.—The sher- iff is investigating the death of Tom Porini, Italian coal miner, who was | found in a pool of blood in the kitchen | of his home at Delagua yesterday. It is| believed that robbery was the motive | j for the killing, } <<< - | | | | FROM THE SEA | PARIS, Mar. 2.—The strike | was settled last night on the fol (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Mar. 2.—The supreme council of the allies has decided that Turkey shall have no navy OIL road systems of France. | Railroad men accept arbitra {and immediate study of future UP AGAIN T S day While Pennsylvania Tops $6 Mark; Midcontinent Increase Is Accepted The Ohio Oil and Midwest Refining companies today announced the second 25-cent increase this year in the price of the principal Wyo- ming crude oils. The new price.is effective with opening of the mar- ket today. The Ohio company increased the price of Rock Creek crude Advance of 25 Cents Authorized Here To-| MARRIAGES IN U.S. INCREASE IN LEAP YEAR ——— NEW YORK, Mar, 2.—Leap year Is starting out to set a new record for marriages, according t- statis- ties gathered throughout the coun- try. Increases in marriage licenses issued during the first two months are nearly 100 per cent in many cities over Jast year, Boston only reports a decrease. Many license clerks attribute the increase to fe- male proposals. RAIL STRIKE IN FRANCE FAILURE, MEN RETURNING Proposition of Premier Millerand Wins Ap- proval of Workers After Walkout Failed to Tie Up Transportation (By Associated Press.) of railwaymen thruout France lowing points: Right for men to organize will be respected thruout the rail-| tion on points not as yet settled rules of the railroads will bd , begun, Companies will not pay wages to men for time lost during the strike, but disciplinary penalties for nonresumption of work after the men had been sum- moned will be cancelled. Directors of the companies will revise other penalties in a spirit of justice. ‘The men, in returning to work, accept- ed a proposition submitted by Premier Millerand. es OFFICER DODGES ATTENDANCE ON ‘NECKTIE’ PARTY (By Associated Press.) west—$2.50 a barrel. Rock Creek, Salt Creek, Big Muddy Pitot Butte, Grass Creek, Elk Basin an | Pilot Butte are effected by the increase in price which is the first advance in Wyoming since January. The increase is in Wyoming ratio to the two big B jcastern and midcontinent fields where JUROR , c NG”: highest prices in history are now ‘being paid for oil. | new prices make a high mark 5 to be paid for Wyoming crude (By Associated Press.) TOMBSTONE, Mar. 2.—The jury that will try Harry Wootton, charged with jot oils. This is the new price on Grass Cree! land Elk Basin crudes. Lance Creek j crude has a new price of $2.80. The hike in oil makes the Rock Creek, Salt > | | kidnapping in connection with the/|Creek,, Big Muddy and Pildt Butte Bisbee deporations, was completed yes-| $2.50 per barrel. terday, but lacked one man this morn-| ing when Juror Burnett told Judge) BS ae = ge Pattee he had opinions that would pre:| PENNSYLVANIA NOW “4 vent him from acting impartially. The| QUOTED AT $6.10 BARREL judge called the attorneys to the cham- (By Associated l’ress.) bers, Burnett was excused and another} PITTSBURGH, March 2.—Pennsyl- venire was ordered drawn. vania crude oil passed the $6 mark t Payment of A. A. Worsley, retained | day when the Seep Purchasing agenc as special prosecutor to conduct the; announced an advance in price of 15) cases when County Attorney French All other crudes | became ill, was the subject of a warm!/are unchanged. argument today before the county su-}advance in two days. pervisors. The supervisors refused to pay Worsley for his services until legal objections to the payment could be re- moved. The question of payment hangs on whether a man from outside Cochise county can be legally employed by a county attorney. Burnett's disqualification will add an- other week to the duration of the trial. The taking of evidence is not expected to begin till next wee. cents a barrel to $6.10. BUYERS MEET SINCLAIR RAISE IN MIDCONTINENT (By Associated Press.) | TULSA, Okla., March 2.—All princi-| pal oil purchasing agencies in Tulsa jannounced at the opening of business today that they would meet the ad- vance of 25 cents a barrel in crude oil made by the Sinclair Oil & Gas com- pany on Mond Companies announc- ing the incre » are the Cosden, Prairie Oil & Gas, Texas and Gulf companies. a DEAN CATHOLIC EDITORS DIES, WILSON READY ct TO FORM NEW RAIL TRIBUNAL (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 2.—Presi- dent Wilson is preparing to set up the tribunal provided for in the railroad bill for considering the wage demands of two million railroad employes. It was announced at the White House today that he is writing to the unions and railroad companies asking that they nominate representatives to the wage board. Under the law the unions will name | six representatives and the roads six. | From each group the president will select three. In addition he will name three representatives to represent the public. (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, March 2.—John J. O'Shea, editor of the Catholic Stan- dard and Times, died here today. He was the dean of Catholic editors of the United States. He was 79 years of age. Billiards has taken a strong hold on of the big London fashion houses now make a specialty of designing costumes for women who have become devotees of “the gentlmen’s game.’’ { —_—>_—_- ress.) the best-appointed and most- General Palmer announced his candi |, On? of ty up-to-date institutions of its kind in Washington, D. C., is the now club- house just opened to serve as n head- quarters for college women in the na- tional capital. The venture is spon- sored by the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae, an organization re- presenting eighty colleges and universi- ties and with a membership of thou- sunds of college women throughout America, | Pon meee | Ben Beech of: the Casper Pharmacy ‘has been called to’ Kansas City, Mo., by only 15 cents per barrel, but makes the same price as that of the Mid-| WEWOKA, Okla., March 2.—Eluding ; What appeared to be a lynching party. Sheriff Brown of Chandler, Oklahoma, and his prisoner “Cap Davis, a negro, Sentenced to 45 years in the peniten- | tary for ¢ attack on a Chandler school teach re toda headed for McAlester and the excitement sub- | Sided. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS COMING UP | IN MARCH 10 SEND TOTAL OVER THREE-MILLIO | Road Systems of Five Counties to Be Improved and Extended in Major Program Mapped Out with Contracts to Be Let on March 23 (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Mar. 2.—Cont: lation of the concrete culvert headwalls on road projects, total- It marks the second ing $315,000 are to be awarded by the state highway commis- \sion at its next meeting on March 23. jtogether with the contracts awarded at the last meeting of the {:ommission on February 24 and the work inaugurated last year year will take place, the grand total of the work underway by the highway de-| partment at $3,000,000, all of which will be practically completed this season. The road work to be awarded on the March date involves projects in Uinta, Carbon, Converse, Park, Hot Springs and Laramie counties. The Park and Hot Springs county} projects are on the Yellowstone high- way. They are located between Cody and Pearson's Lane in Park county and} the Hot Springs county project adjoins | the town of Kirby and extends north. The Diamond Construction company of | Grand Island, Neb., hag the contract for} the erection of the three reinforced con- crete bridges on the latter project. | Two sections of the Yellowstone are} to be built in Converse county. One section adjoins the city of Douglas and the other section extends from Orin Junction to McKinley spur. Three sections of the Lincoln highway | are involved in the proposed improve- | ments in Carbon und Uinta counties. | Two sections are in Carbon county and | extend from Medicine Bow to Old Car-| bon and from the latter place west) eight miles. The contract for the erec-| tion of the 80-foot concrete bridge over the Medicine Bow river, at that town | | MIDWEST DENVER OFFICE ROBBED $18,000 LIBERTY BONDS STOLEN (By United Press.) 2.—Eighteen thousand doWars worth of Liberty bonds were stolen from the offices of the Midwest Refining company here today. DENVER, Mar. | Bow, in Carbon county. | ORMER SERVICE MEN ASK SQUARE DEAL AT HANDS OF CONGRESS ‘American Legion Commander Goes Before House Committee to Speed Legislation for Relief of Soldiers (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 2.—Franklin Olier, national commander | of the American Legion, in outlining to the house ways and means com- | mittee the organization’s demands for soldier relief legislation, declared that it wanted no bonus, but assistance to former service men in over- coming present “financial disadvantages.” All the legion asks, he told | the committee, “‘is as liberal treatment as is consistent with the welfare of the whole countr ‘The overwhelming majority of ex- | ice men feel strongly that this gov- ernment owes an obligation to all per- sons wlio were handicapped either bod |ily or financially,” the national com- mane men r declared, adding that disabled wanted relief legislation “to the y would no longer be ob- epee COUNCIL TURNS ARMENIA OVER TO THE LEAGUE (By United Press.) LONDON, March 2.—It is under- stood that the council of premiers has decided to let the League of Na- tions take the new Armenian govern- ment under its wing. eee SCANDAL BARED BY NEWSPAPER TO BE PROBED (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 2.—-Investi- gation of charges of gross immorality and indecent practices in connection with the activities of the naval in- telligence vice squad at the naval training station at Newport, R. I, was ordered today by the senate naval committee. The charges were made originally by John R. Rathom of the Province Journal. TOCROWD OTHERS IN CAMPAIGN \Treaty May Be Oyper- shadowed by Work of Wets Looking to Sale of Beer (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.— Prohibition may overshadow the treaty as the biggest cam- paign issue this year. If both big parties adopt treaty planks favoring reservations with only slight differences, the public is expected to have a hard time distinguishing be- tween the technical differences of res+ ervations. But if the wet and dry issue be clear-cut, it is expected to attract wider attention. Light wine and beer advocates are showing Increased activi- tes. NEW YORK BILL WOULD LEGALIZE LIGHT LIQUOR (By United Press.) ALBANY, Mar 2,—Assemblyman Cuv- illier introduced a bill today to permit 6 per cent beer and wines in New York, He also introduced a resolution which the assembly adopted, directing a probe of the Antisaloon League in New York as to whether the league is a political organization and how it spends ita funds, ; | | N MARK IN STATE! ey NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR TO SI BILL TODAY. (By United Press.) TRENTON, Mar 2.—Gov. Edwards is expected to sign the bill today permit ting 31-2 per cent beer in New Jersey. The senate passed it last night. EDWARDS SIGNS LIQUOR MEASURE. (By Associated Press.) TRENTON, N. J., Mar. 2.—Gov, Ed- wards today signed the bill that permits the manufacture and sale, after peace with Germany is proclaimed, of liquor containing 3.5 per cent alcohol. Passage of the bill was completed by the legisla- ture yesterday. racts for the grading and instal- This proposed work, was recently awarded to Ames and Braisted, Laramie contractors. The Uinta county section of this road ex- tends from Evanston to the Utah line. The two-mile section of the Medicine Bow north road will also be built. This section adjoins the city of Medicine (By United Press.) BOSTON, March 2. — Thirty-three Massachusetts towns out of 64, which held annual elections yesterday register- ed a heavy vote in favor of selling liq- In Laramie county, the Cheyenne- Greeley road will be built, extending| vor. The carried many former Colorado line. La Fontaine and Larson, | dry stronghold from the south limit of this city to the rat Ge local contractors, were awarded the] Miss Lucile Ward is returning to contract for the construction of the|her home in Hartford City, Ohio, the bridge over Crow creek on this road at/jatter part of this week. Miss Ward the February meeting of the commis-|has been in the Domino oil offices dur sion. ing her stay here. DENIKINE IS SURROUNDED | Asov, it is claimed in « Russian So- viet officlal statement, dated Sunday and received by wireless from Mos- cow today. A Bolshevik communique, received yesterday, announced the capture of Stavropol, in Northern Caucasus. The Soviet forces are defeating Deni- Kine’s troops and annihiating the First Kuban Corps. The statement at hand shows a Bolshevik advance of ninety miles in the northwest. ELEVEN CHINKS BURN TO DEATH (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Mar. 2.—Gen. Denikine’s army has been trapped in the Kuban Peninsula, southeast of the Sea of | They were in a strong box in the desk of Treasurer Henry A. Jones and were being held for employes who were paying for them on the installment plan. They were taken some time bet morning. It is believed that the theft may be the work of experienced eastern bond thieves. A nation-wide hunt has been sending notices to banks and police thruout the country to be on the lookout. The bonds were unregistered and are AFTER BIG FETE ween Saturday afternoon and Monday (By United Press.) WALLA WALLA, Mach 2.—Elev- en Chinese were burned to death in | a fire started by firecrackers in last | inaugurated by the Denver police by night’s Chinese New Year’s celebra- tion in a chop house. therefore negotiable. ATS as COTO TENE