Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1920, Page 1

AFTER WAR’S STA Department Finally Decided to Keep Main Body of Fleet Intact, Sims Declares, in ~ Continuation of Scathing Testimony Be- fore Senate Investigating Committee WASHINGTON, March 11.—Indications that the navy depart- ment withheld the sending of all available American naval craft to Eu ropean waters early i in the war because of a desire to keep the main body of the nation’s sea strength intact for possible eventualities were contained in Rear Admiral Sims’ testimony today before the senate committee investigating naval conduct of the war. He read a cablegram from the navy department dated July 10, 1917, which declared that “while successful termi- nation of the présent war must always | be the first allied aim and will prob- ably result in diminished tension thru- out the World, the future “position of the United States must-in-no way be jeopardized by any disintegration of our main fighting fleet.” The same cablegram, Sims said, con- tained this statement: “The navy department announces as; its general plan of action the follow- ing: Its willingness to send its minor fighting forces in any number not in-} compatible with home need to any field’ of action deemed advisable by the al- | lied mifitary council; its unwillingness | as a matter of policy to separate any! division from the main fleet for serv- ice abroad altho it is willing to send) its entire battleship fleet abroad to act! as a united but cooperating unit when! the emergency is deemed to warrant “With rei to this 7 Bhoal seerrit wale “urat ¢ ” stater! ment of policy I had facdived: arriv-, ing a few days over three months after ees oe PP Speae 4: CASPER, wyo.,” THURSDAY, MARCH ll, 1920 SES SAFETY FOR A WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight, some- what warmer Friday. NUMBER 128 MERICAN “GUESTS” Officers Are Named at Meeting Today of New Board Earl D. Holmes, president of the old commercial organization which in- stituted the reorganization now being perfected, was retained as presidevt ‘IMPROPER’ TO ASK WITNESS IF HE 1S |. W. W., COURT RULES IN BISBEE DEPORTATIONS | TRIAL (By ‘Asvoolsied Press.) | TOMBSTONE, Ariz.; Mar. 11—Whether a witness is a member of the we had declared war.” (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar, 11.—Herbert Hoover will be called to testify in the senate’s probe of the Daniels-Sims ted | troversy on Saturday. Sims requested that Hoover be called to corroborate | Sims‘ testimony regarding the desper- ate situation of the allies when America entered the war. Sims said that Hoover gave him his “first realization of the possible defeat of the allies.” “do not concern us.” 25 PERCENT INCREASE FOR MINERS ADVISED Miners’ Representative Refuses to Sign Majority Report o f Commission and Will File Minority Report, Claim (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 11.—A 25-percent increase for bitumin- ous coal miners was recommended ii mission appointed by President Wi ions was recommended. + hi king hours or conditi ae held out for a higher wage John P. White, representing th in the majority report of the com- ilson to settle the coal strike. No e miners, increase, and will submit a minority report. The increase will absorb the 14 per- cent granted when the miners returned to work in November. The majority recommended — that the check-off system, by means of which operators collect from miners dues to unions, be retained, and also retom- mended that the question of differen- tials be referred to a special commis- sion to be appointed by the joint wage scale conference and to report in two}. years. The wage increase would not be made retroactive. The commission did not ask that the powers of the fuel administration be conferred on it. The majority made no recommenda- tion 48 to price increases to cover the advance in wages. Its statement that it did not ask for the fuel administrator's powers were taken to mean that it held the question of increased prices was one for the fuef administration to decide. DENVER TRAM WORKERS TALK STRIKE FRIDAY (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Mar. 11.—Union employes of the tramway will hold a meeting to- morrow td discuss preparations for a strike unless wages are increased. ——. ©. W. Sparr of the Consolidated Ray alties company, is leaving tonight for Pitsburgh, Pa, on oil business. CHANGE PLEAS TO GUILTY OF PETTY LARCENY Frank Metz and Fern King withdrew their pleas of not guilty to petty lar- eceny when arraigned for trial in the jdistrict court today. They were each fined $50 and sentenced to 100 days in jail. In the case of the state against Will- liam Shettleton charged with bootleg- ging, which was tried yesterday aft- er noon and evening, the jury, after being out three minutes, verdict of not guilty. and Mudania in Asiatic Turkey. I. W. W, is ‘not 2 Proper question as asked by opposing counsel in an effort to discredit testimony, Judgé Pattee ruled today in the trial of Harry Wotton, charged with kidnapping in connection with the Bisbee deportations, | The ruling was made after Frank Curley, counsel for the defense, deliv- ered a scathing denunciation against the organization, reading from alleged I. W. W. literature in which the priesthood and ministry were branded as “followers of mammon,” “the Roman Catholic church,” the great international prostitute,” and in which right and wrong were declared to be matters that returned a!ranch after spending several days here TURKISH PORTS TO BE OCCUPIED BY FRENCH ARMY, ALLIES DECIDE (By United Press.) + PARIS, Mar. 11.—The allies have decided to occupy the seaports of Ismid Trebizond also probably will be occupied. French troops will be the forces of occupation, The French foreign office stated today that these moves are not prelim- inary to the ejection of the sultan from Constantinople but merely to insure enforcement of the Turkish peace treaty when the time comes to apply that document and to demonstrate to the'Turks that the allies mean business. of the new Casper Chamber of Com- merce when directors chosen in the election which closed last night met today to name their officers for the first year. Other officers chosen were: R. H. Nichols, first vice president; C. W. J. Bailey, treasurer, and John R. H. ‘Townsend, second vice president; Kneebone of the American City Bu- reau, temporary secretary, to serve TREATY FRIENDS, STRIVE TO SAVE PACT IN SENATE (By .United Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 11,—Whether the compromise on the article X res- | ervation gets before the senate de- pends on whether the Republicans form a close corporation against any modification which Senator Lodge himself does not sponsor. The Wat- son-Simmons compromise reservation is now being pressed hard by Demo- crats but apparently there are enough Lodge followers opposed to this move- ment to prevent it obtaining the nec- essary 64 votes. This compromise provides that the United States “assume no obligation to employ its military or naval forces, its resources of any form of economic pressure” in preserving from external aggression that territory or the in- dependence of any other country. Another.day of debate is in pros- pect, Oo Mr. and “Mrs. Churlie Spurlock re- turned this morning to the Buzzard visiting with friends and relatives. |Earl D. Holmes Retained | | As Chamber President|. until a permanent salaried secretary can be retained. Election of officers the primary nomination system and method employed by the membership in choosing the directorate. A perfect attendance marked the first meeting of;the board, with the exception of C.. H. Townsend, who was out of the city on business. R. H. Nichols, at today’s meeting, was appointed chairman of a commit- tee formed to carry through negotia- tions for the purchase of the house and lot on Hast Second street, that will be used by the Chamber of Com- merce as headquarters. The members of the new board are: B. B. Brooks, L. M. Gay, E. D. Holmes, G. B. Nelson, R. H. Nichols, P. C. Nicolaysen and L. A. Reed, elected for two years, and T. F. Algeo, E. C. Boyle, Harry Free, J. E, Keith, GUN PLAY IN HENNING LOBBY SMACKS OF TRAGIC FEATURES Robert Crane Draws Gun on ‘His Wife’s left, according: to the version told by eye-witnesses. either the revolver failing to “make a scene” in the hotel. Rouan left the hotel lobby and damage pro-} ceedings may be started. One man who was in the lobby the hotel at the time of the episode, states that Crane attempted to fire the revolver but that either it was empty or the gun failed to work. «The hotel clerk said that Crane ‘pull- ed” the gun but that no shot was ing. A girl was frightened so badly by the near tragedy which she saw at close range that she nearly fainted. Mr. Crane is a general contractor in Casper. After Raymond Rouan w: divorced from his wife, Mrs. Rouan, Mr. Crane married the former Mrs. Rouan friends say. Rouan is a former real estate dealer, owning much land in the city. divorced wife, there have been several |proceedings in coyrt here becaus trouble over money matters. No arrests had been made up until noon today and no warrants up until that time had been issued by either ‘the city or the county attorney. \CALIFORNIA MAN | NOMINATED FOR (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 11.—Will- iam D. Joyce of rkheley, California, today was nominated as a member of the federal loan board to succeed George W. BINSCHS Reemie resigned. TORNADO TAKES PROPERTY IN MO. (By Associated Press.) JOPLIN, Mo., Mar. 11.—Several were killed and extensive damage resulted from a tornado at Nevada, Mo., today. The Vernon County Trust company building is reported destroyed. clit tenets she MINE COMPANY LOSES $100,000 (By Associated Press.) CRIPPLE CREEK, March 11.— Fire destroyed the shaft house, ore house and compressor room of the Isabelle Mines company at Bullhill, near here today. The loss amounts to $100,000, Frank Gunn, superinten- }-dent, and his wife, fought the’ fire | alone for an hour. Max Milan of the Casper Manufacturing company, has left fo’ York City ‘on a buying and trip. {When Raymond Rouan saw Herbert Crane this morning in the lobby of the Henning hotel and asked to see his daughter, Crane drew a fevolver and threatdned to shoot Why Rouan was not shot is a miracle, of} fired, tho there was considerable swear-| Mable | Since Mr. Crane married Mr. Rouan’s | of} FEDERAL BOARD, TOLL LIFE AND Jewelry Denver and from there will go to New| must pleasure give Kidnaping O Only Way| Bandit Chief Can| Keep Informed on| Doings, Is Alibi (By Associated Press) \ibiteegt March es — Relatives and friends of Americ | kidnaped by Villa need rcs no| concern as to their safety and may | dismiss all fear that they may be} held for ransom, if they repose full’ confidence in a communication rece ived | today from the 3 I GORDILLO TRIAL MILL BE OPENED ~ IN GHEYENNE ON APRIL 6, RULING | Judge Raymond Selected Final Count on Vote for Directorate Last Evening rding to his note of he has adopted the only practical means W. H, Leavitt, Carl Shumaker ana |he can think of to get friendly conver-| to Preside at Trial of C. H, Townsend, elected for one year. |*#Uon with various representative | S ‘The board, as ‘so constituted, repre. | Americans who cross his 1 and, | tate Booze Agent Held whi they are his “guests,” they will) | sents the n | hants, lawyers, bank- be treated with every consideration and for Murder at Laramie ers, lumbermen, real estate interests, |) 3 refineries, automobile interests and oil recur SAUTE st CELI A ey a’ aes eir friends, 7 | companies, and could hardly be more |‘"C!r frienc | (Special to The Tribune’ evenly divided or more fully repre- | Vila says that only a. vagy of} ; aR e ea ae | fuacotltharaityte intarsetas |what is going on in the putside world CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 11. could be had where he was and de-| e than 500 votes were cast in | lection and the voting was ex- | ceptionally close, some of those gain- | —The trial of John Cordillo, for- mer agent of the state prohibition sire to determina n opportunity | pn more, and h tion to give Americans ing places on the board having a lead‘ Carry back his theories of govern- : | i ment, caused Villa to gather department, charged with the mur- (Continued on Page 8) where he might. find them re | p |der of Frank Jennings, near Lara- mie September 7, 1920, while Cor- dillo was in the employ of the of their willingness to accept. —— RADICALS VOTED will begin in this city April | Judge 1. Raymond of the Seventh Buaiciat rict presiding. ‘The trials D ter Cordillo and Walter Newell, .) ed with the same crime, will fol- low as soon as is practicable. \ This was decided at Laramie late Wednesday, when Judge Raymond, who age been called into the cz by J . Tidball of the Second judicial di sult of filing of a petition tri (By United Press) LONDON, March 11.—The trades {Of prejudi Judge Tidball, J union congress today voted in favor |stanted a to this coun = of political rather than direct action |ty. The application for a change of Former Husband but Controversy or Deas tua tionaliation surrbaste ine |penug wad realated. by Mroseputiog (At F dustries. The vote of over three to |torney Patterson of Albany county, Ends in Exchange of Threats one was a complete defeat for the |who produced numerous witnesses to radicals. he congress also rejected | testify that there did not exist in Al- the miner proposal to call a strike |bany county prejudice against the ac of the most important unions to force |cused sufficient to justify a change of nationalization. venue. Judge Raymond also granted the plea |of the accused for separate trials, set- ting the casero? Jolin Coraino, the eter TITUS-NAME IS... WITHDRAWN BY |sstse'stevon'n THE PRESIDENT. jouan unless he of the near-shooti ing episode as shoot or Crane deciding not to MURDERER OF |here to 1 hearing, present. The trial of the elder Cordillo will be ent at the right to be aiving their (By Associated Press.) the first for murder held in the court | WASHINGTON, March 11—Tho |foom of the new City and County nomination of Louis Titus, of San- Puttaing here. It will be the second fm- | | Francisco to be a member of the [Bape criminal trial at which Judge | Shipping board was withdrawn today mond had sided in Cheyenne. iS EXECUTED | from the senate by the president, ‘Several years ago he presided at the i | acting on Titus’ request. trial » Meldrum, charged with {murder in Carbon county, which was change of venue geri bch sks Ea | brot to Cheyenne on ¢ a t >. T | | | ling against the Cordillos and | Newell in Albany. county Jas been in- . |tensified during the last few days by the RATIFIES dd death of Mrs, I. N. Jennings, mother of (By Associated Press) EDDYVILLE, Ky., March 11.— Petrie Kimbrough, alias Will Locket, convicted slayer of Geneva Hardman, ten years old, and confessed slay- er of four other women, died in the electric chair at Eddyville prison at 4:32 a. m. today. Two brothers of Frank Jennirtgs. Grief over the mur- |der of her son ig said to have been chiefly responsible for the breakdown resulting in her death. Hardman girl witnessed the execu- Fred L. Crabbe, who was state com- |] tion. : missioner of prohibition > time of |the murder of Jennings, and who em- (By Unit nited od Press) CHARLESTON, March Virginia’s ratification was completed | of 11.—West | ployed the Cordillo brothe the prohibition departm 136 MINERS ARE TRAPPED BY BIG FIRE IN SHAFT MEXICO CITY, Mar. 11.—One hun- | dred and thirty-six miners are unac- | counted for at the Elbordo mine #t | Pachuca, Hidalgo, following a fire to- 1 | when the 5 te, by a vote of 16 to |that he will not be of counsel for the 13 Yesterday passed the woman suf- /accused, despite the general understand- frage amendment. Two more states'|ing to that effect which has existed are needed for the 36 required for | since his resi; tion of the office of ratification. \commissioner of prohibition. LABOR PICKS MEN FOR U. S. BOARD RAIL PROVISIONS ARE FOLLOWED day. Two hundred and four of 340 men working in the shaft where the flames (By Associated Press.) road executives and three representing are raging have been accounted for. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Labor’s | the publi It is unknown whether the remainder | nominations to the railroad labor N ‘3 were made pub- t the shop lent board and wage board of appeals on which the public will have represen- tation, were submitted to the presi- dent today. Ten names from which escaped through adjoining shafts or perished, the heat from the flames making the rescue work impossible. | ea Jeration of Labor, 1, who was formerly and B. Jew! WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.—The sen- | the ‘president will select three are to ate today ordered an investigation of | be sent to the senate @r confirma- | acting sident of the Lc! the United States Grain Corporation. tion, along with three from the rail- | unions. SOLDIER HELP WOULD JEOPARDISE FINANCE Taxation or Bond Issues Only Means of | 2,30 siuaion HUG Te plete Bes ully,” he said, adding that | dled | oM eeting Obligations and. Either Is taxes cannot be reduced materially for a long time. IN FIRE TODAY) Undesirable, Houston Declares DNRC recreate | APPROVED BY E TREASURY | y The United Press.) | ies (By Associated Press.) : WASHINGTON, March 11.—Enactment of any soldier aid pro-|, SYR EEO LOND Pearen Vt ane posals in congress would threaten serious consequences to the financial former Secretary MeAdoo’s plan for re ffi ing means of | welfare of the nation, Secretary of the Treasury Houston told the house | bond iss etary Houston told | ways and means committee today. | house: w nd-means committee to “In whatever way you approach these proposals they are certain ‘\Y ') "erly to @ aueation by Zep to increase the burdens of every one in the United States,” he said. pean countries. made mistakes when r Houston declared that new bonds; might not be able to handle,” he said.) they endeavored to meet war € xpendi be issued or taxes to} He favored taxes rather than bonds | a1 tant credit devices, he said the soldiers financial aid. Hither | congress. decides to enact any soldie he have not balanced their bud plan would “present a situation wel aid, | gets by increased taxes,” he said vo ast nt nd - — w wD ie.