Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1920, Page 1

“HIGH RED IRE KI FIVE YOUNG MEN HELD FOR JACKING”, CHEYENNE LED BY EARTH BODIES OF MAN AND PARAMOUR | FOUND IN BED Advertising Agency Head Falls Victim to Maudlin Love and Is Slain by Pretty Widow Who Then Takes Own Life (By Assoc CHI Beyer, pi attorney toda , Last Bleyer and IN LATE STORM OFF EAST COAST Vessel Which. Sailed from Havana Last of Month. Missing; ‘Another Is Adrift. (By United Press) NEW YORK, March 9.—The Amer- ican tanker Cubadist, which left Ma- vana on Fel 26 for Baltimore with a crew of 41 men, is missing. It is feared that she may hays met with disaster in the storm which swept the Atlantic cuast last week. The steamship Lake Ellithorpe, which lost her propeller Sunday, is adrift. ‘The steamer Guilford which had been abandoned, has been found and taken in tow by a coastguard cutter, Two other disabled vessels are also in tow, PS TEASE CRE BRITISH FORCES TO SAVE ALLIED TRADE IN EAST (By United Press.) LONDON, Mar. 9.—A new govern- ment, headed by Sali Pasha, has been formed in Constantinople, but the exact situation there is not clear, Latest reports say the city is under martial Iaw and controlled by British soldiers whose occupation may permanent on the ground of safety and that allied commerce demands protection for the gateway ta the ba SY French pobiinenl te displeased with the turn affairs have taken. VOTERS OF 100 TOWNS UNABLE TO REACH POLLS (By Associated Press) CONCORD, N. HL, March 9.—High- | way blockades due to the blizzard on Saturday prevented. 100 towns from ‘participating baevey presidential primaries held in ps odlaget @ today. Sec- retary of State Bean ‘expects defer- red primaries to be held, as soon us traffic conditions permit. %t is be- lieved that official returns will not be received for at least a week. ee M’LENNAN MADE PRESIDENT OF MINE DISTRICT (By United Press) COLORADO SPRINGS, Mar. 9.—John | McLennan (of Colorado Springs was elected piesident of District’ No. 15, United Mine Workers, today, Luke Brennan of Colorado Springs was made & member of the international board. viated Press) GO, March 9.—Some details of the dual life of Clifford lent of an advertising ‘agency, was bared in a murder and pity or double murder, according to facts brot before the county in the apartment of a fashionable place, the bodies of . Ruth Randall were found, dead in bed, while Mrs. TANKER'S CREW BELIEVED LOST Bleyer was at her own home awaiting word from friends who were searching day, Mrs. Randall, vivaciously pretty and 27 years of age, was divorced from‘her soldier husband and had been employed as an advertising writer. Excerpts from a diary found in the apartment dis- closed the fact that she and Bleyer had been intimate for at least a year. It is believed that Mrs. Randall shot Bleyer as he was sleeping beside her and then turned the revolver on her self. A poem in'a woman's hanawriting, al- most maudlin in sentiment, foretold the dramatic conclusion of the two lives. i (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 9.— Senator Bloch, suffragish, who is hastening to Charleston, W. Va,, in an attempt to break the deadlock in the senate on the Susan B. Anthony amendment, will leave Chicago at noon on a spe- cial train for Cincinnati in an effort to reach Charleston in time to vote on the suffrage resolution. (By Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W, Va., March 9.— Senator A. R. Montgomery, listed as an anfti-suffragist, arrived in Charle- ston today and it was announced by on ents of the Anthony amend- ment that he would break the dead- lock in the senate this afternoon and allow that body to adjotrn before Senator Bloch; suffragist, could arrive to vote on ratification of the amend- ment. ‘for her husband, mf&ssing since ‘Satur- Quintet Arrested office of the state veterinarian; National bank; George J. Forbes, George E. Abbott, president of the First National Bank, and of attempting to “high jack” the residence of Fred L. Crabbe, former state commissioner of prohibition, late Monday, provided sheriff's bonds of $300 h and are at liberty. Several others who were inves- tigated in connection with the raids were found to have been members of the “party” for which, it is allcged, liquor obtained by the raiding party was intended, but not to have been im- plicated in the raids, ‘therefore no charges were filed against them. The arrest of Jones, who served as a captain in the army during ghe war; Forbes, heir from the estate of his late father to a, good-sized block of stock in the bank by which he is employed; Mul- len, son of a prominent ranching fam- ily, and Patterson, all of whom are prominent socially, caused -widespread interest and discussion in the city. Rf- forts were made, it is said, to prevent the filing of charges against the defend- ants and to prevent publicity for their identity, but were unsuccessful. Mayor. Ed) P.. Taylor, commenting on the case, stated, that 'in sojfar as-he had. power to direct’ the’ procedure of the city government, no distinction would be made between the defendants _jant too similar charge. & Ai HITCHCOCK NOT DESIRABLE FOR CHOICE—BRY AN (By United Press.) LINCOLN, Neb., Mar. 9.—William Jennings Bryan in a signed statement in his weekly Commoner today, vigor- ously opposed tae nomination of Sena- tor Hitehcook for tt on the Democratic ticket. “It would be equivalent to announc- ing that the party has no desire for success or hope of. victory,” stated Bryan. He citeu. Hitchcock’s opposition to prohibition and woman suffrage de- bpite the Nebraska legislature’s en- dorsement of these measures, ——=— POTTER LEAVES POST AS CHIEF | RESIGNS PLACE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 9.—Albert F. Potter, associated forester, resigned to- day following the resignation fore the senate naval committee today and the ordinary “ eee neck”” defend- If the state the quifitet’ under the burglary law, however, it is not prob- able that charges against them will be \Scions of Prominent Families Are ‘Among Cellar of Booze for a “Party” - (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo.,' March 9.—Frank S. Jones, Frank B. Mullen, teller in the First | National bank; R. Glenn Paterson, salesman for the Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power company, and Otis J. Kitchin, a steamfitter, who were) arrested Sunday night on charges of “high jacking” the residences of ‘ficer and himself Yoners. in Efforts to Rob secretary in the accountant in the Stock Growers’ pushed in the municipal court. Break-! ing into the home of Abbott consti- tuted, under the state law, technical burglary, the law making no distinction , between a person who breaks in to steal whisky and a person breaking in| to perpetrate any other character of | robbery. The capture of Kitchin and Mullen after Jones and Patterson had been ar-/} rested and taken to police headquar-| ters resulted from a clever strategem by Police Sergeant Jack McFarland. Pat- terson was found in charge of the auto- mobile used by the party, which was standing in the alley at the rear of the Abbott residence. Jones was found in the alley and arrested. They were driven to police headquarters in their own car and McFarland then took this ear and returned to the vicinity of the Abbott home. As he drove slowly along he was accosted by Kitchin, who called from the sidewalk an inquiry regarding | whether “Frank” had been picked up. | He was invited to enter the car and aid | ‘80, only to find it occupied by the of- under arrest. Mc- | Farland drove him to pojice headquar: | ters and then repeated the ruse, with the result that Mullen hailed the car} and was takén inte custody. The arrest | of Forbes resulted, it is stated, from information ‘obtained _ Pro. the pris- The police found that a glass panel Homeless aster eee (By Associated Press) of Tiflis. FOR ESPIONAGE (By Associated Press) ST, Le peas March 9.—The United States Circuit Court of Appeals to- reversed the verdict by which Rose Pastor Stokes, wealthy Socialist, was convicted in in 1918, of violating the espionage act and remanded the case for a new trial. She is under ten years’ sentenc 50 PRUSSIANS ARE KILLED IN BIGEXPLOSION (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Mar, 9.—A dispatch from Benrath, Rheinish Prussia, says that fifty persons are estimated to have ese eee (Continued on Page~3) Wotphallan i explosion pare ara ninety Sn lly OPPONENT WIKs DANIELS PROLONGED | WAR 4 MONTHS--SIMS Refused to ‘to Act Upon| Recommendations ‘Allied Heads ° (By United Press) WASHINGTON, March 9.—The war was prolonged four months by Secretary Daniels’ failure to act promptly on recommendations of naval authorities and himself, Admiral Sims testified be- in the navy probe. Sims charged that the navy depart- ment’s failure to cooperate fully with the allies resulted fn needless sacri- fices, that Sims’ efforts to get team- work were “delayed or nullified’ and that a campaign of deliberate propa- ganda hadjbeen used by Daniels to. in- jure Sima. POLES CAPTURE TWO VILLAGES AND 1,000 REDS much war mat “Red” soldiers and many officers were captured. ate Mrs. Charles Richards, who was on yesterday | her way to New York when taken sud- of Henry S. Graves, chief of the fores- denly ill, is now in Rochester, N. Y., try service. His home'is in Arizona. |} ganization. By ner convalescing. MINERS TO INSIST ON INCREASE COMMISSION'S WORK MAY FAIL. NTRS LU ITRERD, 3 (By Associated Press.) INLIANAPOLIS, Mar. 9.—The United Mine Workers of America will refuse to accept the findings of the bituminous coal commission unless @ sub- stantial increase in wages and improved working conditions are provided, it if was inferred in a statement issued today from the headquarters of the or- Officials of the mine workers are absent from the city, and those in charge of the offices refused to comment on the statement. ‘HONEST LAD’ IS ‘The jury in the case of the State of Wyoming against C. P. Riley, which was on trial yesterday afternoon and evening in the district court, returned a verdict of not guilty last evening, after being out but a few moments. Riley was charged wtih gaining en- trance to the home of Dr. H. R. Lathrop under false pretenses, with the intent to steal valuable property. It was alleged that he had been discovered by a maid drinking whisky which he had siphoned from a barrel in the basement of the home where he had gone to measure the furnace. The whisky was the property of the Casper Private Hospitsl, Dr. Lathrop testified, and the barrel had not £ been REWARD FOR BIG FIND BY CLERK) (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 9.—An order on the Bank of Montreal, entitling the bearer to $1,200,000 in railroad bonds, was picked up in a street in the “financial district today by Harry Hahn, 17, a clerk, Noting a brokerage firm's ure on the order, the youth Geziverea the pa- per at its office. A reward of $2 was given him with the advice “he was a honest lad and probably would make his way in the world.” MINERS OF HARD | COAL TO AWAIT BOARD’S RULING | (By Associated Press. NEW YORK, Mar. Petichicholes ‘miners and operators of Pexnsylvania met here today and opened negotiations for a new wage ‘agreement to become effective March 31, when ihe present four-year contract expires, It was said | that little would be done at the pres- | ent meetings, neither side caring to pro- ceed to definite conclusions until the award to be made by the unanimous ‘council commission had been handed down in the case of the soft coal miners of the country, y TSR AU IDA BALI NNT SONS LL NE EDEL FEL ABB ORE RA Ce HOSE FOUND IN WHISKY BARREL WAS INVITATION TO DRINK SAYS MAN ACQUITTED IN COURT HERE opened, Riley declared that he entered the house to measure the furnace for an oil burner so that he could talk intelli- gently to Dr. Lathrop on the subject, He had previously talked to Mrs, La- throp, the testimony brought out, and had been told to. see the. doctor. He said he had a bad cold, that he found a hosé in the barrel and thought no more of taking the drink of whisky than he wuold of taking an apple, The jury found that the evidence did-not show intent to commit a felony before entering, as charged. W, H. Patten appeared for the defendant and A. E, Stirrett assisted iic. prose- eution. MEXICAN CLERK KILLS AMERICAN BOSS IN MEXICO (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 9.—Ray- mond Corcoran, American, was mur- derec ty his Mexican clerk Saturday, February 28, according to state de- partment advices today from the American consul at Nuevo Laredo, pihiteraates Lene Rahn. The regular meeting of the local post of the American Legion will be held tonight in the Army and Navy. Club ‘rooms, starting at 8 v’clock, The meet- | ing was postponed from last night on account of the musical concert given in. the cfub rooms, Important plans for the future along with the proposal for | a special assessment probably will come up for consideration tonight. TWO AGED MEN PERISH IN BLAZE hune | Thoneniite-. Are Left! in Dis-| Destroying Many Towns, Said TIFLIS, March 9.—Several hun-} dred persons are dead and thou- sands homeless as the result of an earthquake which destroyed Mak- het, Grakali and other villages within a radius of 60 miles west| ROSE STOKES 10 GET NEW TRIAL WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Wednesday except probably rain in extreme north portion; warmer northeast and central portions tonight. KE IN ATTITU Have Agreed to Nen (By Assoc vember but to contain a number of the suggestion of Democrats. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. The discus sion of Wilson's last night's letter to | Senator Hitchcock, in which the Presi-| dent stated that the senate treaty fight issue is the treaty as at present or no treaty at all was taken up in the senate this afternoon. Senator Lodge in opening the debate ceclared that what the president said about Franve) “was most unfortunate.” Wilson said the French government is in control of imperialists and miktarists. “I think this is unfounded and the reverse is the case’ said Lodge. ‘The president's position justifies the stand we have taken that there must he no obligation on the United States to earry | out the provisions of Article X." Elihu Root is reported to be backing | new reservation on Article X. which some Democrats and Republicans have | subseribed their support. JOHNSON WELCOMES WILSON'S ATTITUDE (By Associated Press.) ST. PAUL, that he welcomed the action of Presi- dent Wilson “in forcing the treaty o: of Nations in ‘to the 1920 Campaign.” TI TUS INFAVOR OF OIL ADV ANCE, — (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 9.—Louis Titus of San Francisco wrote to Presi- dent Wilson today asking that his nomination as a member of the ship- ping board be withdrawn in “view of circumstances that have arisen in con- nection with the board’s fuel supply.” Titus recalled that the board consid- ered prices in recent bids for fuel oil too high, said he was an oil producer for many years and “therefore vital- ly Interested in the price of oil.” “Under these circumstance: he said, “it not unly would embarrass me to become a member, but may read- ily be the cause of embarrassment to the board itself.” TAKE OWN LIFE AFTER MURDER (By Associated Press. COLUMBUS, N. M., tae 9 9.—Mrs. Wade Doster, who yesterday shot and killed her husband, Capt. Doster, U. 8. A., fired a bullet into her own bosom after a letter ad dressed to her husband from another woman, and today is hovering be- tween, life.and death. The civil au- thorities here declined to make pub- No the letter, The other woman in the case, who came here two weeks ago from Cali. fornia, is ed to be in El Paso, TOPEKA, March 9.—Captain Dos- ter, who was killed yesterday at Co- lumbus, New Mexico, by his wife, was a son of ex-Chief Justice Frank Dos- ter of the supreme court of Kansas. Mrs. Doster, who attempted to kill herself /after the shooting of her hus- band, is his second wife. His wife died several years ago, Waving two children. Nae (By_ United Press.) CHICAGO, Mar. 9.—The threatened | railway strike of the Maintenance of | Way Brotherhood was killed by the action of gi'and officers here today, who voted to remain with the other railroad | brotherhoods in awaiting the outcome | new railprad law. TRAGEDY OCCURS IN NIGHT FIRE (By Associated Press.) MONUMENT, Colo., Mar. 9.—Two men lost their lives in a fire that de- stroyed the Monument postoffice and the general store of George Betz at mid- night. The dead, A. B, Simpson,,77, from smoking or an overturned lamp, apd Samuel Pittman, rooms over the postoffice. The property loss totalled $10,000. 5, who occupied The fire started Mar. 9.—Senator firam| Johnson-in statement today declared peace and the covenant of the League TURNS DOWN JOB WOMAN TRIES TO of Washington negotiations under the) NUMBER 126 RUSSIA [HOPE OF CHANGE IN PRESIDENT’S DE ALIVE Republican and Démo Leaders Said to » Compromise Despite Letter of Wilson Dismissing Subject jated Press) _ WASHINGTON, March 9.—A modified draft of the Republican X reservation to the peace treaty, is understood to have been assented to by a number of Republican leaders working with Demo- crats for a ratification compromise. The new reservation is said to follow the outline of the original Republican proposal adopted in No- changes in the wording agreed to at NOMEMBERSHIP FEE INY. WC. “ASCONSTITUTEL FOR GIRLS HERE |Service and Cooperation Are Asked Instead in Preliminary Plan Laid at Conference Monday The provisional conmittee t\for the organization of a Young Women’s Christian association jin Casper-was organized last evening at a meeting held in the lecture room of the public library with the following officers: chairman, Mrs mirman and . Since - |Clara Schutz. The tee, which will consist of about men and business girls, into seven committees. provisional commit- 30 wo- will be divided Chairman f six of these were appointed last nigt Location, Mrs. H. R. Lathrop; publicity, © Boe : Surv Mrs. membership, Leone constitution, M L. D. ; nomination, Mrs. Hemry. A chairman of the finance remaing to be selected. Each of these committees ganized this week, and v its chairman, and ygth Miller of Denver to ] work which it will ¢ |three or four we A general meeting of will bi Dd. committee will be or. I meet with Miss Bertha R. t plans for the y on in the next all committec held next Sunday the Episcopal parish house In addition to the women of Caspé who are backing this movement for the good of the girls of the city, ° present at last night’s me sentatives of the office employes, school teachers, telephone operato and blerks, all of whom expressed the inter- est which they feel in the plan. The location committee |done some preliminary work |pects if possible, to find a k |the beginning of work he Jas upon the choice of a I |depends the work tees. @ Asif will be constituted here, will ‘be no fee for membership in th y,C. A. The ation will be asked service and co-oper W. C. A. has adopted the lip plan, because it elation should. be open there w ing repre- ady nd ex ation for this week, ion largely of the other commit- there women who foin the instead to ion ery wor that she wishes to belong, explained, CASHIER DIES IN FIGHT WITH BANK BANDITS | (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Mar. 9.—Gle Shockey, cashier of the Sout’: Side Bank, located at Thirty-ninth and Main streets, in the residence district, was killed during an attempt of four bandits to | hold- > gah the bant. \MINERS KILLED NEAR DENVER BY CAVEIN OF ROCK DENVER, March 9.—Earl Walker j and George E k, miners, were | killed by a cavein in the ¢ Iden, Colo., today. They en they tons of dirt low workmen just were buried and rock. FE te dig them out failed, — einer