Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1920, Page 1

. WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and probably Sat-| ° urday, warmer in extreme west portion tonight. VOLUME IV. CASPER, WYO., FRID: AY, MARCH 19, 1920 _ PEACE TREATY IS NEAR VOTE Preamble Amended Today in Preparation| for Final Vote on Pact in Senate; Defeat Means Return to Wilson ber (By United Press.) . WASHINGTON, March 19.—The senate adopted the Lodge amendment to his original ratification preamble today. The amendment provided that “failure onthe part of allied and associated powers to make objection” to the senate’s reserva- tions before the American notize of ratification is deposited shall be taken as an acceptance of stich reservations. : The original preamble required that at least three powers notify the United States of acceptance, The amendment! was adopted without roll call. Ai: jadi- cations point to a final treaty vote to- day. th A resolution formatly returninz the tpeaty to President, Wilson with a. no- tice that:the senate’ is unable to ratify it will, be introduced by Senator Lodge if. the final vote rejects the treaty. oO Dan Fisher, who -has been spending the winter in Southern California, and Oid Mexico, is here enroute to his home}. in Powder River. CRANES ARE GUI. CO RT Man Who Threatened to Deny Him Access to Child, Court Rules; Counter Charges Offered Mr: and Mrs. Robert Crane were found guilty of contempt of court in violating an order which placed by the court in the charge of their mother, Mrs. Crane, when the case of Rouan’ ys. Crane was heard in the district court yesterday afternoon. Judge Kimball did not announce the penalty but took the case SEVERE GALES TAKES TOLL EX LIVES, REPORT (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Mar. 19.—Severe storms occurred in many parts of the mid- dle west following a gale yesterday over Colorado, where four persons were killed in accidents attributed to the wind. The storm in Kansas today dam: aged the wheat. Qne death resulted in Kansas. Minnesota was hit by a blizzard, and trains and wire communication was demoralized. > ae Dakota trains were stalled in ifts. Three deaths were reported in Wy- oming yesterday. Associated Press.) TOP! , Mar, 19.—The loss to will ‘reach :at least a million dollars, according to the federal meteorolo- gist here. . EXPORTS FROM U. S. FALL OFF IN: FEBRUARY WASHINGTON, Mar: 19.—Total exports for February amounted to $646,000,000, the lowest since October |SPICKLER HOME MAIN BODY OF YAQUI INDIANS ENDS WARFARE EL PASO, March 19—The most | important group of Yaqui Indians op- | erating against the. Mexican: govern- ment has surrendered to fedegal au- thorities im Sonora, according to an | official. dispatch receiyed here to- day from Mexico by a Ruiz Sandoval, Mexican consul. : CONTE No Right Rouan’Had allows Rouan to see his children ‘under advisement. The hearing followed an altercation in the lobby..of. the Henning hotel on the morning of March 11 when Crane threatened Rouan with a revolver aft- er the latter tad” approached Mrs. Crane and the younger child. Evidence was offered. showing that| the Cranes had avoided Rouan the previous evening. Mr. and Mrs, Crane both testified that they had heard that Rouan had made threits against them, and let- ters from the older children of Rou- an and Mrs, Crane were read to show that Rouan had visited the girls who were recently sent to a school, and had talked against their mother, threaten- ing to cause her further trouble by sue- ing for a watch, a sewing machine and some. picture frames. Mrs, Crane declared she hed never prevented the children seeing their fa- ther but that he always approached the younger children In a manner which frightened them, That he grabbed the baby's.arm on thé morning of March 11 and tried to drag her away without saying 2 word to the mother, Rouan declared that he merely tried to kiss the child and that he had at- tempted to’ ask Mrs. Crané ‘to allow him to see the child the previous night when he telephoned to their room at the hotel and had been'denied by Crane. qq IS SADDENED BY. DEATH OF CHILD Audrie Spickler, the T-year-old daugh- {ter of Mr. and jMrs. Edward Spickler, f 236 North Washington ‘street, died t a local hospital last evening. “The 1917, the commerce department an- nounced today. Imports totaled $467,- 000,000, a decrease of $7,000,000 since Jannary, i NEWBERRY CASE TO JURORS body was ‘shipped this. afternoon over the Burlington, to Quincy, Ill, where funeral services ‘will be held. L GIVEN E io ’ ted Press.) GRAND RAPIDS, March 19.—The fate of Senator Newberry and 84 pees accused of an election thea Laarehop ge bey via ad the jury’s hands last night, A verdict is not expected before a Defense attorneys took exception to Judge Session’s instructions to REBELS TF AED PERIL , . THEY ARE CLAMORING NOW FOR S OVIET RULE—Great unrest has est*ve d in Berlin and Germany since the sign- ing of the armistice and the photograph above shows a huge crowd fighting the police to break inte. the relchstag building in Berlin, which they may yet enter if the Ebert government, after triumphing over the Kapp usurpers, is unable to control Germany's new menac e—a proletarian. dictatorship. Gen. Von Luettwitz, Who Escaped from Berlin by Airplan NEW OF GERMAN ARMY— General Von Luettwitz, who acted as commander-in-chief of the military forces of the Kapp government dur- ing its short-lived regime in Berlin and who is to have taken flight from Berlin yesterday ‘in’ an of President Ebert. NEW SECRETARY IS ACCEPTABLE (By United Press.) WASHINGTON , : Mar. senate foreign WILSON THINKS MINERS SHOULD (By. WASHINGTON, of the coal | strike settlement commission, Attor~ ney General Palmer said, after a con- the jury hat if/Newberry had knowledge that the campaign would cost more than the law allowed and then entered should be found. guilty. Into the campaign he ieietio Soe ie aR hietiiiennediaiel ference with Secretary Tumulty to- | '. r 4 TY ABUSE LEADS WIFE airplane to escape arrest at the hands: TO COMMITTEE 19.—The relations. committee today ordered a favorable report on Bainbridge Colby for secretary of ., state. ACCEPT REPORT Press.) Mar. 19,—Prest- Mother of Nine Children Charges Husband with Threatening Son-in-Law with Axe for Interfering to Protect Her | Continual abuse for the greater part of their 29 years of mar- ried life is alleged by Mrs. Ada A. Johnson in a suit for divorce filed today in the district court against William S, Johnson, who was ar- rested on the complaint of neighbors at his home on Military avenue last night, after he had beaten, choked and abused his wife and had threatened a son-in-law who interfered, with an ax, the petition states. When the police arrived on the scene it was found that neighbors had dis- armed Johnson and were forcibly re- FORCED SALE OF e eat ole i straining him from further~ harming (By Associated Tress.) his wife. Mrs. Johnson states: in her petition that Johnson has constantly threatened her lifé. She asks that. a temporary | restraining order be granted prevent-, ing him from entering their home on Military ayenue or from interfering with her or their minor children or with their boarders. The Johnsons were married in Au- WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.— “Strong remonstrances” have been made by the American government against rulings of the allied repara- tions commission that under the peace treaty the sale of certain German property in neutral countries can be forced if necessary to forced payment of the German indemnity. Acting Secretary. of State Polk of gust, 1891 at Holyoke, Mass. Mrs. Johnson is the mother of 11 children, the state department, said that such a construction of the treaty was con- nine of whom are living arid™three of whom are small. She has worked as a nurse and has taken in boarders and trary to official interpretation ex- changed between Germany ard the allies. roomers to help support the family. She states that she now rents apart- ments in her home;from which, she derives an income. Johnson makes about $130 a month as a teamster, it is alleged, and uses part of this money to support the family. For years Mrs. Johnson, who is a} tiny frail woman, *has submitted to having been beaten, choked and abused | extreme cruel treatment, she asserts, | “Yeatoraay momiag her Hutana went! COST OF LIVING SLIGHTLY LOWER FOR LAST MONTH | house at about 9 o'clock, came in, and choked, beat and kicked her until she ran from the house and»sought assist- (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, March 19.—Living costs in February were six-tenths of ance from neighbors. one percent less than in January, the Last night he again attacked ler, and, when her son-in-law interfered, labor bureau of statistics announced today. They were still one and six- Johnsgn left ‘the house and returned with an ax, reads her complaint. Fear- ing that in his frenzy of rage he would kill Mrs... Johnson, neighbots, called tenths percent higher than in De- cember. From January 15 to February 15 21 articles -increased in price while for the police, and disarmed John- 17 deervased. Potatoes, lamb, ham, son ‘throwing him to the floor where three of the men ‘sat upon him until eggs, butter, bacon, milk and can- ned goods decreased.. Flour and the police arrived, it is said. beans were unchanged, In her petition, Mrs. Johnson asks |. divorce, custody of the minor. chil- dren, $75. 4@ month’ for their support and $250 attorney’a fees. She also.asks that following the granting of the de- cree, the order restraining Johnson from interfermg with her be made per- manent.’ After being taken to the police sta- tion, Johnson gave bonds: His case .was heard before Judge Perry A. Morris today. j : ee LENTEN SERVICES TONIGHT There. willy be. Lenten services to- night at St. Mark’s church at 7:30. The} Rey. H. R. Brinker. of Douglas, will be the preacher. March 19.—Riddled BALTIMORE, mortally by shots and probably wounded, W. A, Scott, negro, was captured hore today after a desper- erate three-hour battle waged from a barricaded house. Two policemen American dollars are at a big pre-| mium in ‘Spain. But ‘we have to buy! our clothes and groceries in America.—| Nashville Southern Lumberman, | MAKE BLOODY ROM CAPITAL; (OOPS FIRE ON MOB NEW MENACE 10 HUN TAKES FORM OF FIGHTING RAGES IN MINING DISTRICTS - ~_ ANDLARGER CITIES \Many Killed and Wounded in Fighting as Kapp Supporters Evacuate; Mob Tries to Rush Foreign Missions in the . Hotel Adion; Conditions Returning to Normal ~ (By Assoclated Press.) LONDON, March.19.—Hundreds of persons were killed in the mining districts of Germany in collisions between miners | and troops, it is declared in reports fram Germany received at opposed. | yesterday. which supported the Kapp ivgime also fired on the crowds during the evacua- tion. President Ebert is, expected to reach Berlin today after the meeting of the national assembly in Stuttgart, The radicals are still demanding Gus- tav Noske's resignation. The situation is quieting in south Germany, |. Little credence is given rumors that Happ and Luettwitz committed suicide. There are many indications of a rapid return to normal life here. 20 KILLED WHEN TROOPS FIRE ON STATION CROWD (By Associated Press.) COBLENZ, March 19.—Twenty per- sons were Killed when General Von Luettwitz’ troops fired into a, crowd as soldiers were leaving Berlin this after- |noon, according to Berlin advices re- ceived here. ‘Troops of the Ebert government were guarding the city, and a general Com- munist outbreak. was still threatening, according to these advices. Information direct from Berlin this evening was that the Independent So- clalists had decided to continue the strike. Food conditions were reported serious, as no trains had come into Berlin for five days. | LUETTWITZ USES PLANE IN FLIGHT FROM ‘BERLIN (By Associated Press.) LONDON, March 19.—General Von Luéttwitz is reported to have left Ber- lin by airplane, and it was impossible to arrest him while the Iron division was in the city, says a Berlin dispatch to the 24 five-room houses. which are to Heights. The houses will be built on blocke 53, 54 and 66, this section being bound- ed by Causeway avenue and First street on the south and north, Wash- ington street running thru the center of ‘the rite. Washingon street. ia to be opened up and the cut being made thru the east bluffs will connect Cause- way directly with Park. Streets in this section are to be leveled and graded and much work is in progress or com- pleted in this vicinity. A BY CARL D. GROAT : (United Press Staff Correspondent) * BERLIN, March 19.—Violent fighting between crowds of workmen and Kapp soldiers marked their evacuation of Berlin Several persons were killed and many wounded in the vicinity of the Hotel Adlon as the Ehrhardt marines evacu- ated Wilk.-Imstrasse. Guards before the Hotel Adion repulsed a mob which tried to rush the foreign missions. Copenhagen today, the Central News correspondent in that city. telegraphs. Telegrams received from big towns in Germany, the message states, show that fighting is proceeding in nearly all thickly-populated areas where soldiers and workmen are Baltic troops Exchange Telegraph company today. In fact, the dispatch says, it is not known whether orders for the arrest of Luett+ witz or Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, chancellor of the reactionary government, were ever issued. EBERT GOVERNMENT RNS TOMORROW (By Associated Press.) COBLENZ, March 19.—The Ebert government will return from Stuttgart to Berlin tomorrow. The national as- Sembly and Prussian diet have been con- voked to meet in Berlin on Sunday. EBERT IS ACCUSED OF rs PART IN REBEL PLOT. Resumption of power by the consti- tutional government is opposed by those who believe it bargained with reactionary leaders who tried to seize control, and there seems to be urgent demand for a reorganization of the ministry and changes in policies in im- portant particulars. Reports from Germany outside of Berlin are of such a character that a clear view of ‘the situation is hard to obtain at present. While it is said that Soviets have been formed in a number of important towns and cities in the industrial districts, it does not appear }that the movement is gaining momen- tum. Communist sympathizers seem to have met with stern opposition at many points, NOSKE FORCED TO RESIGN, IS REPORT. (By United Press.) PARIS, Mar. 19.—It is reported that radicals have forced Noske to tender (Continued on Page 2) HARRY FREE TO BUILD 24 HOUSES 8 * * * * * * * * FY EAST CASPER PROJECT LAUNCHED ° * * ° ° ° ° ° > 2 WILL REPLACE UNSIGHTLY PLANT The Harry Free Real estate agency is taking a big step tower the solution of the housing problem in Casper thru the construction of be started in the near future and probably will be completed before fall. The 24 houses will be thoro- ly modern and are to be erected on the old Galusha brick plant site formerly called White’s addition and now designated as Natrona A modern mill equipped with up-t& late machinery is being erected pur- vosely to cut all materia] for thesd souses. .All of the dwellings are to be constructed with éxcellent material, to ‘ave plumbing and built-in featurés, Water and sewer connections are to be supplied for this section. The houses are to be sold as soon as completed thru the .Harry Free agency. The construction work is to be done by the Western Engineering company. J FEAR OF ‘DISSECTION’ BY — DOCTORS STIRS NEGROES (By Associated Press.) were killed and another negro mis- taken forthe hunted man was shot three times by a policeman and beat- en by a mob before it was learned that he was not the man. The belief that white physicians are abducting colored persons for dissect- ing purposeé Is held by the authori- ties as responsible for the disturb- ance. An exchange of greetings by two doctors led a group of negroes to be- lieve they were looking for victims. t 2 > a 2 £ = D4 e at a h r lROGIR Bl eerereAalePS laele SAP SAIS SRS aFe761% * te srevzl R32 m @ a n an t - ic 3 % a PS Fs tt + nm tt S ‘a iseeyt LLP RE bers lerr. cRes ae