Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1920, Page 1

BOLSHEVIST P PLOT FOR U. Sal s INSPIRATION 10 AID PROGRAM OF INTERCHURCH 15 LEFT IN CASPER Women. oe Awake to Big’ Undertaking of Church to Christianize World, Delegates Told The conference of the woman's section of the Interchurch World movement came to a ‘close last night when Mrs. S. R. Emerich, leader of the team, whothad been unable to attend previous sessions because of ilness, delivered a most stir- ring address presenting a vision of what might happen now that the women of America are awaking to the great new call of the church. Tivery sé@ssion of the day was filled with inspiration for those who attend- ed The registrars report<d at the clos- i sexsion that 179 different women had attended the sessions jn addition fo the men, Twenty-nine out-ofctown delegates were registered. The woman's team will rest today and the entire conference group will go to Denver tomorrow night to open she rado conference there on Thursday. principal feature of the session lay morning was the presentation pictures of the home survey, show- ing in pietures, maps, tables: and dia- frams. the church needs of America, the vast territories “where there js no churely Mfe, anil thedmmefse. field which the ehurch has in 68 millions of men Instructions Found on Courier’ Along Finance Revolt ——. (By United Press) WASHINGTON, March 3.—In- structions for organizing a Bolshe- vist revolution in the United States were found on Anton Kot- teroff, a soviet courier, captured at Riga on December 18, enroute to New York, according to documients read today ut the senate probe of Rolshevist propoganda> LudwigeC. A, K. Martens, on the wit- hess stand before the committee, said he did not know Kotterorf. Instructions, propaganda, three anil- tion rubles worth of diamonds and mes- Sages to Russians in the United States Were found in the false bottom of tke ier’'s valise. “Down with the senate and congress,” read the propagan of arms in fighting the “White Guerds of Capitalism." Workers’ soviets must be organized, the instructions stated. SOVIET PROCLAIMED IN PORTUGAL, IS RUMOR (By Associated Press.) MADRID, March 3.—Reports from the Portuguese frontier declare that workmen in Portugal haye proclaimed a soviet republic, Postal,, telegraphic and other workers are said,to have joined the railroad ‘men in the move. ITALIAN ANARCHISTS PREVENT STRIKE END (By Associated Press.) MILAN, March 3,—(Havas Agency.)— In compliance with orders from So- clalist leaders, workera who have been on strike attempted to resume work yesterday but anarchist groups. attack- ed the factories, tramway and stores and compelled a continuation of the strike. Radicals seized a number of Milan establishments and proclaimed a soviet but were expelled by military _ forces. An attack on. theTabor exchahge Dy. anarchists was (wan, SORES by” roape. and women who are not Cliristian. Missionary education was also touch: ed upon by Mra. J. Hal Smith, who spoke of the value of the two mission magazines, published by the Interchurch World movement, “World Outlook” for adults, and ‘“Everyland"” for children, and also outlined a number of mis- sionary programs which would be un- usual enough to command attention. The foreign suryey was presented in the afternoon by Dr. Mason of Assam,]< DEMOGRATS JOIN REPUBLICANS ON MONROE CLAUSE with Diamonds to| ‘committee's | The instructions provided for the sie ~alaeaceroe eeeerepen oi WOMAN “TOOR eememspuesie home from a war grave in France arriy, EIGHT MONTHS’ EXTENSION OF GAS FRANGHIOE AUTHORIZED IN CASPER AT SPECIAL MEETING OF GOUNGIL Company to Rush Construction of Line for Supply) Here by July or August as Result of Action Taken by. Gity in Encouraging Project Casper for the Casper Gas company was extended eight months by the city council at a special meeting last night. The old franc’ ise requirements made it necessary to have the line com- pleted in April, but even with the extension asked the company Officials believe it will be as early as July or August when the gas from the New York Oil company holdings reaches Casper. The pipe line will be nearly.30 miles in Tength. A 124nch pipe will extend from the city for fourteen miles. From it will be constructed fn 10-inch line to the Polson Spider and an 8-inch Jine to the Iron Creek fleld. Thirty-three carloads of pipe are now | | 1 | | FIRST OF AMERICAN DEAD BROT HOME BY MOTHER—The first abies mother to bring fis body of her son on the 8. 8. Victoria.. She is Mrs, A. Devera of Chicago. |Devera, twenty-three, a sailor, was wotnded at sea and died at Marseilles two years ago. [STOCK INTERESTS OF COUNTRY | The time *timit for the completion ‘Of the gas pipe line into ne WEATHER FORECAST Partly Thursday fair and continued cold. Di- minishing northwest winds Thursday. cloudy and colder tonight, NUMBER 121 XPOSED TURKEY 10 BE: SHORN OF POWER IN TREATY NOW BEING FRAMED ‘Population of Ottoman Empire Is Reduced Eighty Per Cent in Terms of Peace Now | Before Allied Premiers; Greece to Get First Consideration in Indemnities (By United Press.) LONDON, March 3.—Turkey would be shorn of most her pre- war power and her population would be cnt four-fifths under the terms of the treaty under discussion in the council of premiers. The council has decided to abolish the Turkish navy, leaving the Turks only a few Her son, James SUFFER AT HAN BASIN MAN INFORMS CONGRESS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 3.—Tho “pig five” meat packers were charged in testimony given before the house agricultural committee today by J. H. Montgomery of Basin, Wyo., with ven the growers out’of business. He deplored injunctions and ‘“im- | munity baths” in proceeedings against | the packers. “The whole beef packing industry PICTURE STAR small ships for police duty. In the financial clauses of | the treaty, first Sensidovibontt in award- jing indemnities would be given to Greece. The Adriatic situation is still in dead- lock. Jugo-Slavia is standing firm for President Wilson’s demands. Premier Lloyd George's plan for a more liberal attitude toward Germany is bearing fruit in the council. A softer tone toward Russia is also forecast. ‘The couricil has prepared statements emphasizing that Germany must be re- stored to economic prosperity. DS OF PACKERS, LEAGUE MEETS NEXT TO TALK RUSS AFFAIRS (By Associated Press.) PARIS, March 3.—The League of Na- tions council will hold its next meet- int in Paris on March 12. The organi- zation of a commission to investigate conditions in Russia will be taken up, it is Ship siakecns eS should be put through a delousing station,” he declared. Lack of action by congress in pass- ing legislation to control the packers and recent court decrees are causing @ loss of confidence in congress and the courts, he said. “These conditions are producing j socialists, anarchists and bolshevists faster than the attorney general can get bottoms to ship them out,” he said. 15 MORE FREED ‘OF CHARGES IN LAST OF YANKS LEAVE SIBERIA, SOVIET CLAIMS (By Associated | Press.) LONDON, March 3.— American troops virtually have completed their evacuation of Siberia, soviet govern- India, who deelared that evangelism nlone can keep the world safe for de- (By Associated Press.) mocracy. WASHINGTON, March 3.—The Mon- The’ proclamation issued by Lloyd] roe doctrine reservation, which was one George in regard to the League of Na-}of the storm centers in the peace treaty tions, In which he declares the neces-| tight was readopted in the senate in sity of world Christianity, was thrown] the same form as ‘written by Republican upon the Sereen, leaders and approved by the senate at “To give the whole Gosel to the’ whole yits last session. Fifteen Democrats world is a task for the whote church,"| voted with the Republicans for adop- is one of the slogans of the new cam-|tion. On its original adoption last No- paign. vember, the majority for it had been 55 to 34, with\only nine Dempcrats sup- porting it. JOSEPH CUDAHY PRESIDENT OF: SINCLAIR REF. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March 3.—Joseph M. Cudahy, former president of the Cudahy Packing company, today suc- ceeded W. H. Isom as president of the Sinclair Refining company, the refining and marketing subsidiary of * the Sinclair Consolidated Oil corpora-, tion. SKIRTS CLIMB IN HEIGHT AS WELL AS PRICE Foreign Survey Shown The survey showed what has been accomplished by foreign missionaries in| the way of introducing medicifes, sur- tery, hygiene and sanitation into the communities where they live, and the tremendous need of more york of this t, One doctor in India has treated a total of 24,900 patients in his 17 years of ‘Vice and performs something like 0 operations in a year. The value of Christian education in foreign lands was. vividly pictured. The illiteracy in India, is 94 percent as com- 1 to 7.3 peréent ins America. ‘he school budget of New York city ter than that of all Latin Amer- ‘Other facts presented, by the survey served but to intensify the feeling that America’s mission is indeed to the whole world. Dr. Eubank of China, presented sta- tistics showing the growth of the mis- sion movement in China 1h the past 100 rs. The first missionary went to na in 1807,-and in 1842 while there were 20 missionaries there were four mission stations, only-six conyerts, no bupils_ in schools, no native workers, y 1,000 patients for the medical missign- CHICAGO, March 3.—Ladies’ skirts ary, and no offerings from natives for! gre to be two inches shorter, mak- the work, ing them ten inches-from the ground, In 1917 there were 5,244 missionaries, 917 stations, 294,895 converts, 181,166 pupils in schools, 21,818 native work-} ¢ales are ‘favorites, in all colors, —_(Continued on on Page 2) shades and varieties. VETERANS TAKE ISSUE WITH LEGION ON SOLDIER CLAIMS on the way to Casper, the company offl- elals said today, The pipe is being “shipped from Jamestown, N. Y. C. O. Rockwell of the Hope Engineering company, which has the contract for the laying of the pipe, is in Casper making arrangements for constructing the line, Mr. Rockwell will have direct charge of the construction of the line. In extending the time limit in which the franchise for selling gas in Casper is good, the city council made some changes in the ordinance before mak- ing the extension, Probably one of the most important clauses changed is that setting the base upon which the price is. to be fixed. City Attorney R. M. Boeke insisted that the number of British thermal units in each cubic feet of gas be the basis for fixing the price. The Casper Gas company and the Hope Engineering company were not in favor of this change but the council thot it the best sort of protection and the franchise now contains a part mak- ding “the price to be based on the num- ber of British thermal units contained in} the gas at the time of delivery to the consumer.” This means that if there are 00 thermal units in 1,000 cubic ‘feet of gas, the price will He much cheaper than, if there were 900 units in the same quaritity of gas. A bond of $25,000 was fixed to save the city from any lability thru the work of construction of pipe lnes in the city. This is to be supplied by tho. gas company. Another change makes the franchise null and void if after a Your-month period the company fails to deliver an adequate supply to the individual con- {sumer. This will take effect following | elapse of the four months and after a 10-day. notice has been given, (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mat. 3.—Another row took place today in the hearings before the house. ways and means committee on soldier relief measures. It came when Edward H. Hale, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, told the committee that statements made yesterday by Franklin D. Olier, com- mander of the American Legion, “were erroneous and should be contradicted.” A storm: of protest resulted; but Chairman Fordney restored quiet by warning that unless order could be maintained “we will quit these hearings.”” After five minutes’ wrangling among members, Fordney ruled that wiinesses should not criticize other organizations. i Hale urged relief to discharged. service men at the rate of $30 a month TAXES WOULD BE. OPPRESSIVE, CLAIM. Representative Huli declared that increase taxation and the cost of livin, Edward Hale of the veterans suge by increasing income taxes. “With a bonus we would have to in the world,” said Rainey. ‘STRAUSS QUITS instead of $50, with an additional grant of $100 to these who served overseas. Representative Rainey declared the government was already $800,000,000 behind without granting o cent to service men. ETS DIVORCE (By .Associated Press.) RENO, Nev., Mar. 3.—Mary Pickford, motion picture star, was granted a divorce from Owen Moore on Monday, at Minden, a small town near Carson She had been at Campbell ranch at Genoa, City, on the grounds of desertion. near by, since February 15. _ Accompanied to the courtroom by her mother, Mrs. Smith, she wept freely while testifying. Owen Moore was not in court and did not contest the suit. An attempt was made to keep the divorce secret, it is claimed. U.S. AGENTS COME OUT VICTORS IN PITCHED BATTLE OVER BOOZE | day seized aboard the Italian steam- er President Wilson. Beset by mem- bers of the crew who switched the lights off in the ship's interior and smashed the bottles by flinging heavy ieces of iron, half a dozen men from the office of the inspector of the port finally carried the liquor off the ship. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March 3.—Govern- ment agents were victorious in their first pitched battle to result from | enforcement of the prohibition law and triumphantly gave the castoms authorities 537 bottles of cognac to- i] LABOR LOSES AT SEATTLE POLLS, SOLDIER VICTOR (By United Press.) SEATTLE, March 3.—Major Hugh Caldwell, soldier candidate, was elected mayor of Seattle by 16,000 ma- jority over James Duncan, labor candidate, yesterday. Tnuy Seattle placed its stamp of emphatic disap- Provat on last year’s general strike, NATIONAL BANK STATEMENTS OF FEB. 28 ORDERED | RESERVE BOARD (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 3.—Albert Strauss of New York, today resigned | as°a member of tho yaar reacrve | board, { | i granting the soldiers bonuses would Be ested raising the needed revenues WASHINGTON, March 3. — The} comptroller of the currency today is- sued a call for statements of the con-| ditions of all national banks at the close | of business on February 28, establish the most oppressive taxation | {endants, as he would deny it. Bandiana lage LEAP YEAR GETS are setting new high marks, the short- | |DEMURRER IN ELECTION CASE (By Associated Press.) GRAND RAPIDS, March 3.—Judge Sessions freed 15 more defeudants in the Newherry elections conspiracy | case. This left the field at 85 de- | fendants. The fifth count of the indictment also was dismissed. This was one founded on the federal statute of October 16, 1918. The judge denied the defense mo- tions for dismissal of counts Nos. three and six of the indictment and then notified the counsel that it would be useless to argue the motion for a directed verdict as to all de- BLAME FOR GOLD SHORTAGE, SAID y United Press.) NEW YORK, March 3.—Following disclosures that Leap Year | age of gold is causing a scarcity of | wedding rings. Engagement rings are also being discarded to a large extent. ids sae tesa Th SUIT AGAINST ROYCE UPHELD, In the case of George Archambault against Patrick Royce, sheriff of Na- trona county, the defendant’s demur- rer, heard in the district court to- day was sustained by the court, The plaintiff's petition was dismissed and he was allowed 30 ive in which to file an amended ment reports from Moscow state, _—_—_—S CARPENTIER TO BE MARRIED TO FRENCH BRIDE PARIS, March 3.—Georges Car- pentier, heavyweight pugilistic cham- pion of Europe, and Mademoiselle Georgette Flasasse will be married next Monday, it was announced to- day. BIDS ASKED ON HOG ISLE YARD, TITLE CLEARED (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 3.—The shipping board is ready to sell the Hog Island great fabricating ship- yard built during the war. Chairman Puyne announced today that title to yard had been perfected by the pay- ment of $1,757,000 to the American International Shipbuilding company, which owned the land, and he is now ready. to recetve tenders for the property. WILSON TAKES RIDE AGAIN IN HIS CAR TODAY (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi- dent Wilson took his first automobile petitio: Archambault is nite for $10,000, charging false arrest. ride today since he became ill last October. BLOODY RIOT IN AFRICA JOHANNESBURGH, South Afri- ca, March 3.—The strike among na- tive workers in the crown gold mines in the Rand, which has been in prog- ress for some time, has been settled. | There had been complaint among the men of unjust treatment because of political opinions. During the strike there was no dis- N STRIKE order up to Sunday when mounted riflemen charged a crowd in rescu- ing two policemen who had been stoned by the natives. Later, stones were thrown at 2 party of whites on their way to the cemetery, this resulting in a fight in which two na- tives were killed. Trouble was final-~ ly put to an end by patrols,