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AY CULINARY S bud it AT END ‘AGREEMENT IS "REACHED UPON MAJOR CLAIMS ‘Union Demands Are Sl The oe ll «5 ——$—<——— WEATHER FORECA: My French Prepare for ings Violation of of Treaty : Further Invasion| rain or snow, in. northwest portion to- if Germany Fails to Quit Ruhr Area | (By United Press.) PARIS, ra 7.—Still farther| gg AR occupation o! is threat- ened if the nek abit is ‘nol | evacuated by German troops.': Preparation for the new French move is underway in the Nancy re-| gion. The French Rhine flotilla arrived at Hanau this morning. The French press is demani Germany should not leave a dier in the neutral zone aft as provided in the peace p: With the French flag flying Prink- } fort, Darmstadt, Hanau, Dieburg and Homburg, perfect order prevailed last night. The Germans are obeying Gen. de Goutte’s proclamation. German officials here, however, de- «clared the French moye wouldn't ac- celerate Teuton withdrawal from the Ruhr district. They predicted that Teuton troops would remain “until ‘the red revolt is crushed, ‘irrespective of France's seizure of German cities.” France is prepared to standalone; if necessary, to exectite the treaty. GERMANS PEACEFUL IN OCCUPIED ZONE. (By Associated Press.) FRANKFORT, Apr. 7.—Occupation -| the subject, . Deliberate Aim of ‘Huzis to Break Off Economic Program PARIS, ‘April 7.— 1.—The entry “afl government troops into thet Ruhr "Gstrct interrupted ten- | tative a for an econom- ic understanding between France and Germany, and in authoritative circles here there {s’a conviction that it was Seber, planned’ for that. pur- pose, In the course of conversations on Germany asked France what would \be necessary as a basis for such an lnderstanding. The reply was’ that the terms of the Versailles treaty must be executed. It is a*theory here that the military party in Germany, confronted with these conditions, preférred to take rad- ical action, German regular forces entered the Ruhr vajley, it is pointed ont, -when Premier Lioya George and Earl Curzon, British ‘secretary of state for foreign affairs, Were away from London and it was Impossible for France to commu- nieate with her allies regarding the sit- uation. GERMANS. DENOUNCE FRENCH OCCUPATION, (By Associated Press.) of (Continued on Page 3) BERUIN, Apr. ~7.—Occupation (Continued on vars 5) night and in’ north portion Thursday; warmer tonight. in north and central ‘portions NUMBER 151 ? 0 CASPER HOMES ra Pan = TRIBUNEFOR NEWS: AB 6. COUNT SHOWS BIG GA NIN SIX MONTHS Total Circulation Over 4; 000 a Day with Average of 3,936 Bona Fide Ee over 69 Per Cent : of Whom Are Now Paid in Advance The traveling auditor for the Audit Bureau of Circulation has just completed the task of -} ords of The Casper Daily Tribune, and to the home office of the A. B. C. in Chicago. 2,000 FUGITIVE REDSINTERNED | ON ENTERING BRITISH DISTRICT; | RUHR REVOLUTION [S NEAR END (By Associated Press.) COBLENZ, Apr. 7.—Two thousand communists have crossed the Rhine into the British zone of occupation and were interned. The flight of large numbers of Communists into occupied territory is considered an in- cupation of Rhine cities. OCCUPATION OF DUSSELDORF NEXT, (By Associated Press.) AIX LA CHAPELLE, - Rhenish Prussia, ‘Apr. 7.—German government troops are marching on Dusseldorf to- day. Ovcupation of the tewn is ex- pected. region is near an end. The situation in the Rhur region is bad, living conditions being unbear- able. ESSEN OCCUPIED GERMAN ASSEMBI MEETS SATURDAY. (By Associated Press.) up the circulation rec- checkin; 5 oe submitted his report The reports of the Audit Bureau of Circulation are accepted by all relishie newspaper and advertising agencies as the only ILLINOIS NEXT BATTLE GROUND FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES; N.Y. DELEGATION UNINSTRUCTED New York ana:-Wisconsin Primaries. Fail to 4 Clarify Situation Now Wa gUpin “| Race for Republican i star fy (By United Press). Z CHICAGO, Illinois, April 7—IHinois is the next hurdle in the race for the presidential ftomination. Preferential ‘primaries will be held ‘ there next Tuesday. While Governor Lowden is’a favorite son candi- date General Wood is conducting making no Illinois campaign. a spirited campaign. Johnson i is Neither the New York nor Wisconsin primaries yesterday clarified CONSPIRACY TO SEIZE BAVARIA IS UNCOVERED LONDON, Apr. 7.—A far-reaching paralleling in im- has been revealed in Munich, says a Ber- lin report today. ‘The conspiracy in- cluded making Gen. Ludendorff Ba- varian dictator and Dr. Heine eco- nomic chief. Heine is known as a Bavarian Separatist. GIRL SLAYER TO HEAR SENTENCE FRIDAY, REPORT (By’ Associated Press.) DURANGO, Oolo, April 7.—Caro- line Jones, recently found guilty of | voluntary manslaughter for killing the situation. ecthd delegations are un- pledged. New York Republicans are expected to east the first ballot for Nicholas Murray Butler for president. Then the delegation will’ “ride” with the winners. 1 No one is claiming New York’s 90 Democratic delegates, To date Wood is leading in the Re- publican race -with 63 instructed dele- gates. Johnson is second with 40 and Lowden has 12. Johnson is maintain- ing his lead in Michigan returns by a plurality of nearly, 43,000. The only. Johnson delegate in the New York primaries yesterday was feated by the regular uninstructed slate by a vote of three to one. Hooyer contestant was defeated by the regular slate by # yote of two to one. The Minnesota State Democratic con- vention last night decided to send an uninstructed delegation. 4 JOHNSON DELEGATE SWAMPED IN NEW YORK (By. Associated, Press.) NEW YORK, April’ 7—New York state's “Big Four” uninstructed delega/ tion to the Republican national cor- vention rolled over the opposition of Former ‘State Senator William Bennett, pledged to the Papeenual ¢ candidacy of Senator Hiram Johnson, in yesterday's primaries, according to virtually com- plete returns. “With only 126 precincts Carl Bay in’ Bayfield, yesterday was phenck Rart i Sentence, it is ex- ‘imposed on Friday. missing, Bennett's vote was approxi- mately 50,000 less than the uninstruct- ed slate. 4 BOTH GIRL AND FATHER LEAP TO DEATH IN FIRE SEATTLE, April 7.—Two persons ABy. Associated Press.) were killed, five injured and a number hurt in a fire which desttoyed the Hotel Lincoln, a family hotel at than and Madison, today with a property Ioss of $100,000.’ The dead: Fred Hamilton, 50, of Berkeley, Catit., killed by. ete from the fifth floor; Miss Gray Hamilton, jumped from the:fifth floor. ., Hundreds of spectators gathered his daughter jump to their deaths. 21, daughter of Fred Hamilton, who in the streets and: Sow Hamilton and Firemen, dimbing the sides of the building ‘with scaling ladders, rescued a number of guests whose escape was '’wo hundred guests, scantily clad, filled stairways. The building, a seven-story brick falling, walls, } cut off, made their way to safety down smoke- and frame’ structure, was wrecked by The only} i) CHARGED T0 ' ADMIRAL SIMS (Ry “Anvociatea Press.) ‘WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.—Admiral Rodman, commander-in:chief of the Pa- cific fleet, told the senate investigating committee today that Rear Admiral Sim's letter’ to Secretary Daniels on the navy’s. part in the war was ‘‘very in- discreet.” “Sims indiscretions, he gaid, lay particularly in a breach of confi- denee in making public an intimate,.con- fidential conversation, which should have been- secret. ' The witness referref to Sims’ testi- mony that Admiral Benson, former chief on naval operations, told him prior to his departure for London, “not to det the British pull the wool over ybur eyes; we would as soon fight them as the Germans.” BILLS TO OUST SOCIALISTS : IN N.Y. SUBMITTED (By Associated Press.) ALBANY, N, Y., April 7.—wo bills, designed. to carry out the recommenda- tion-af the assembly judiciary commit- tee “for barring the Socialist party of: America from participation in politics in New York state," were introduced in’ the legislature here. One measure is intended, to require the attorney gefieral of the state to be- gin action in the appellate division, third department, for judicial determi- nation of the question of. whether the! “principles, doctrines or policies” .of the Socialist party, “if carried into effect would destroy, subvert or endanger the) government of the state and’ nation.” tts companion measure is designed; to amend the public officers law relat- ing to qualification of persons to holt office and to provide for the exclusion from public offices and preventing the exercise: of official duties.by Socialists. ee GREEK ADVANCE IN ASIA MINOR IS AUTHORIZE (By Associated Press.) pase eat Apr. 7.—Greek troops been. authorized by the a He je supremo itary council of the allies to ad- vance into Asia Minor in anticipation of an eventual attack by Mustapha Kemal. They occupled a strategic position east of the sector held around Smyrna, according to a dispatch to the newspaper Ethnos. The first woman ever admitted ta ‘standard system by which the’ actual bona fide circulation of a newspaper can be arrived at, When the A. ® C. auditor enters a new euapes Oifice he comes, unannounced itakes absolute charge of all the aeeines records of the office. Subscription cards, subscription or- pile ‘and subscription records, including, wrier foutes, newsboys and news- stand sales are all taken in charge by idl rrgiaae) who makes a detailed re- f his investigation to be placed on ite with all the great advertising agencies for their inspection. This en- ables national advertisers all over the ¢ountry to’/know what they are getting for their money when they spend it in A. B.'C. newspapers. The A. B,C, auditor is just'as careful jin checking @ newspaper circulation as “ya in_checking.-a: -bank- He m' t know. the total number of:the “Lipress rong.the number of copies spoiled in printing,-the number of pounds of newsprint used during the period, the. number of copies ‘used in ‘the office files, the numberof copies for the office em- ployes and every detail so that he can balance the account and know exactly how many actual bona fide paid sub- scribers a newspaper has, which con- clusion is» arrived. at, without) the as- sistance of the office force. Thu report just completed by Mr, Fargo shows that the average circulation of the Tribune for the past six months was 3,936, altho at the present.time the report shows the daily average to be 4,050 copies a day. In examining this report, the ad- vertiser will find that the Tribune is a regular visitor to 2,650 Casper homes, and that 69.4 per cent of these sub- scribers-are at the present time paid in advance. It further shows that the newsboys and newsstands sell an av- erage of 797 Tribunes a day on the streets of Casper, and have done so for the past six months. Circulation contests “and premiums used as inducements to get subscribers have long, since been abolished by re- Mable newspapers, and a special report on this feature is always made by the A. B,C. This: report shows that’ no nrizes, ‘premiums or inducements of any, d.-were used to obtain subscribers for the Tribune, but subscriptions were voluntary and based on the merit of the publication @lone. The. Tribune circulation has now reached the ‘limit of the mechanical capacity, of ‘the plant, otherwise it would be much greater than at present. The Goss press is crowded to the limit and it is with much difficulty that the efficiency ot, this department is main- tained. However, when the new tubular du- plex press is instilled in the new build- ing that if now under construction, the Tribune will be the owner of one of the fastest presses in the world. The ca- pacity of the new machine is rated at 20,000 complete 16-page papers an hour, or 600 @ minute. Wheh this is {installed together with other new equipment, there is little doubt but that | the circulation of the Tribune will more | than double in a short time. The complete detailed A. B.C. report is on file at the Tribune office and can be inspected by anyone who is inter- ALLEGED CORNER} IN CORN BEING PROBED BY U. S. United P Press.) ‘ curckoo: pril 7.—An _ alleged “corner” in May corn is being probed by the federal grand jury here. ——<—<— PRINCE ARRIVES OFF WEST COAST (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 7.—The Yrince of Wales arrived off Point Loma today. Vets tS Sate aay The number of women wage earn. the bar of Wisconsin was Miss Laviniajers in the United States has doubled | , of Janesville, in 1874. Goodell, during the last ten years, % BY EBERT TROOPS. (By United Press.) BERLIN, Apr. 7.—German shock troops occupied Essen last night. . The government sent a note to the | entente protesting against+French oc- BERLIN, Apr. 7.—A special session of the national assembly will be held Saturday. The call was issued today following a conference between heads of political parties and the®govern- ment. psi 1 | dication that the revolt In the Ruhr | | | | | } | | | { FULL TIME BOARD OF HEALTH AND FIGHT ON DISEASE URGED HERE Ni PAGES TODAY | Granted, Workers | Casper Leads Campaign Which Calls for Abolition of Redlight, Shown to Be Menace to Welfare of the City , The importance of the creation of a full time board of health in the state of Wyoming, and the greater importance of seri- ously considering the menace of social disease were the two strong points made by Dr. J. F. O’Donnll in his talk on public |. health before the Casper Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, a brief synopsis of which was printed yesterday afternoon. Dr. O'Donnell told of the examination — gen cea! oe! gre, “as, "lA RMSTRONG TO GO ON TRIAL . NEXT MONDAY ease which is being spread at an alarm- Judge Ralph Kimba Kimball has set the ing rate. Publie education and the abolition of trials. of Hugh Armstrong and Charles Moore, charged with the segregated districts are the principal murder of Deputy Sheriff Tom means of checking these conditions, he Majors, for next Monday, April 12, asserted. { Dr. O'Donnell briefly outlined the public health moyement which began in England in 1603 when it was made a capital offense for a person with a communicable disease to break quar- antine. The first health laws in Ameri- ca were passed in 1799, the first national board of health was established in 1879, and it was thru the work of this} public, health board that the’ United States’ was able to build the Panama in the Converse county court. health Have followed the organization of ‘the national service, he said. A real state board of health has at} least one full time health officer, it has} a fully-equipped laboratory with a ees | im charge who is qualified to conduct experiments, and an epidemiologist who is qualified to detect and stamp out diseases which may become epidemics, “Every state bordering on Wyoming has this equipment,” Dr. O'Donnell said. “It provides for the examination of water, milk and food and looks after the health of its people: “Wyoming ha= a board of health of five members and not one gives his whole time to the work. Even the sec-| retary is a practicing physician who makes the state work a side line. (Continued on Page 3) i ENGINEERS JOIN CHICAGO:STRIKE; TRAFFIC HA LTS (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 7.—Representatives of 8,500 members of the Brother- heod of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers employed in the Chicago switch- ing district have defled their union officials and voted to_join the unauthor- ized switchmen’s strike. Freight traffic thru the expansive Chicago district already is restricted seriously and both sides agreed that if the force of strikers was augmented such traffic would be brot to a standstill. Only eight cars of livestock reached the stockyards here this morning, compared with a riormal daily receipt of 1,000 cars, The Chicago Junction railroad, a stockyards belt line, is ‘completely tled up by the strike and unable to deliver any @ars today. (By Associated Press.) RENO, Nev., April 7.—A suit, to set aside the decree of divorce granted Mary Pickford, will be filed next week by the attorney general of Nevada, ac- | canal when other nations failed, under} the. leadership of Surgeon-General Gorgas who stamped out yellow fever, the scourge of the tropics. State, county and city boards of} , | | } | flection give Me ¥TON, April 7.—The nomi- nation of former Governor Hunt of {Arizona to be American minister to | Siam was considered today by the sen- ate foreign relations committee with- out action. Back Thursday Unless something whch oc- curs late today the strike of the culinary workers, which started at midnight Wednesday night a week ago, will be ended this afternoon. Ina statement issued late this aft- sident of the Cul- here H. Mann, Proprietors’ agreement had be the contracts were expected to he sign- ea and unjon eards issued between 3- and 4 o'clock this afternoon. Absolutely final strike settlement has not been made. on account of several s minor points being settled early this afternoon, according to President Harp. “We are signing contracts which giv2 us practically all of the things for which we walked out a week ago,” Harp. ‘When the union wor back to duty it will be under providing for $21 a week for waiters, wait and miscellaneous help; $35 for secong ‘cooks, and $42 for chefs, and under x-day-week plan of employ- ment.”* ' This is virtually what the union de- manded except for a few minor details which probably will be contained in the final wording of the new contracts. On the other hand the union recéded from its stand in making alleged dis- (Continued ‘on Page 5) RUMOR OF ERIN REVOLT BASED ON FACT, CLAIM (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Apr. 7.—Recent uncoti- firmed reports of a Sinn Fein plot for an armed uprising in Ireland weré. based on fact, according to the Irish police. They’ state they are in pos- session of information, not only indi- cating that an uprising was intended, but that certain Germans in Berlin had been engaged to furnish war material. COWGILL WINS K.C. ELECTION KANSAS CITY, MO., Apr. 7.—Com- | plete official returns from yesterday’s yor James A. Cowgill, Democrat, a plurality of 2,11 for re-election over Matthew A, ter, Re- publican. cording to a statement issued to- day by Deputy Attorney General Richards, who ‘is investigating the circumstances under which the decree was granted. The suit will be based on al- legations that collusion and con- spiracy were resorted to in con- ducting the case and that be- ‘cause of insufficiency of resi- dence of either party to the case the court failed to acquire juris- diction: NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR HUNT IS CONSIDERED y Associated Press.) &

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