Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1920, Page 1

wep 4S ae NO MATL UNLESS HOUSE NUMBERS ARE CHANGED, 15 WARNING [SaUED Abandonment of Delivery Districts to Continue until Residents Comply with Regulations Part of the new districts of the extended city postal deliv- ery has been abandoned tem- porarily on account of the fact that a large majority of the residents have not put up their house numbers or mail receptacles and for the further reason that unless house Lumbers are put up carriers will be un.! able to make their daily rounds, it was stated at the postoffice this morning. Ail of that part of the city west of Center etreet and south of the North- western tracks is in a bad conditions to- day and citizens huve been asked by Postmaster W. W. Sproul to get busy |Violation of Lever Act Charged; Big' Strike Broken in| Chicago and West (By Associated Press.) _ CHICAGO, April 15.—Six offi- cials of “outlaw” railway unions were arrested today on federal warrants charging violation of the Lever act. Warrants were issued for 24 others. Those arrested: Joseph Scott, trus- tee; A. W. Cassaday, secretary; Martin J. Kennedy, Vice President Lodge and W. Larabell, trustee, Chicago Yarda- men’s Association; Fred L. Schultz, vice president, and Michael Ellgas, treasurer, United Enginemen's Asso- ciation.” Among the warrants issued but not served, is one for John Gru- nau, president of the Yardmen’s Asso- ciation, WORKERS RETURNING IN CHICAGO AND WEST. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 15.—Reports today from rail centers in the Central West and on the Pacific Coast bore out as- sertions of brotherhood and railroad of- ficials that the insurgent strike was dying out in these sectiorlg of the country and traffic conditoins were im- proved materially. Strikers are report- ed returning to work in a number of cities and in Chicago, where the un- authorized walkout had its origin, brotherhood officials said the backbone | of the strike had been broken. Switchmen employed at the Chicago terminal of the Rock Island system, nd to see the city engineer at the City Hall and to secure house numbers. The usual precautions about having mall correctly addressed according to the new house numbering system is essential to good delivery service, according to the postmaster, “The Sandbar mail district will have , to be abandoned unless house numbers @re put up and receptacles are placed on the front or rear of houses in this section of the city. I have reported the temporary action taken to the depart- ment but unless the citizens everywhere in the city get their correct house num bers before an official inspection iz or- dered, some of this new territory may be abandoned permanently by order of the postoffice department—unless this office with its present force is able to| cover the territory according to the schedule established by order of the de- partmenc. “This would be unfortunate for the mail service of Cesper, But unless the people see to it that they do their part in getting thelr new house numbers, this new territory may be abandoned and gervice curtailed. The postmaster and employes will do everything in their ‘power to cover the now established ter- ritory. but we must have the co-opera. tion Of all in getting these new house numbers.” SOLDIER'S WIFE | ISOUTRAGED BY MEX. KIDNAPERS (By Associated Press,) . ELPASO, Tex., April 15.—Mrs. R. L. Sanford, 25 years old, wife of a horseshoer of the »ighth cavary, U. 8. A., at Fort Bliss, was kidnapped by two Mexicans near an El Paso entrance yesterday, und taken to JauPez, where, accordins to her story, told in a nervous way today, she was mistreated by 15 Mexicius. Mrs. San- ford said she was abamtlonel the street late at night, where, ben dis- covered by the police, she was scvlzed and taken to jail. She was releatet today and crossed the Rio Gratide and told her story, which is being investigated. MINERS ACCEPT firemen and engineers on the Pennsyl- vania, and groups of strikers. on the Soo Line and other roads voted to end the walkout in Chicago and were re- turning to their jobs today. Normal freight conditions are being, restored rapidly and embargoes were lifted by several roads. Insurgerit leaders, however, con- tinued their claims that the position of the strikers remained unshaken. SANTA FE LINE TO COAST. AGAIN OPEN. (By Associated Press.) ALBUQUERQUE, April 15.—A bajor- ity of striking switchmen at Winslow, Ariz., returned to work today and lines of the Santa Fe to the Pacific Coast are open and all passenger trains moving. SPEAKERS ARRESTED WHILE ADDRESSING STRIKERS, (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 15.—Deputies sent to Carpenters’ Hall today found James H. Dodgion addressing a meeting of 150 strikers. They arrested Dodgion, Fred Lockwood, H,,E. Creighton and Michael Platke. Reports from the Federal building in- dicate that -the-list-of thirty men for whom warrants already have been te- sued, is only a starter, and more than 200: members of “outlaw’’ unions are marked for arrest. United States Mar- shal Bradley indicated that he would begin arraigning the prisoners- before Commissioner Mason this afternoon. ARRESTS IN MANY CITIES PLANNED (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Apfil 15.—The ‘ar- rest of leaders in the outlaw railroad strikes may be expected in many cit- ies before. night, Assistant Attorney General Ames stated today. All ar- rests will be made under the criminal section of the Lever act. Total arrests are expected to reach over 50. MEDIATOR TO ADDRESS MEN AT CLEVELAND (By Associated Press.) CLEVEUAND, April 15.—Federal ac- tion in the strike of Cleveland rail- rozd switchmen was foremost this morn- ing when W. C. Daily, treasurer of the Cleveland Yardmens’ association, an- nounced that ne was in receipt of a telegram from the federal board of me- Aiations at Washington saying that a representative of the board woyld ad- dress the strikers at a mass meeting BRITISH OFFER; STRIKE IS OFF (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 15.—Members the miners’ federation, by a majori- ty of 65,000 votes, decided to accept the government's offer of a 20-per- cent increase on gross earnings. The decision obviates the danger of a strike, CITIES PICK UP IN POPULATION WASHINGTON, April 15.—A re- view of population figures of 449 cit- ies and towns thus far announced, was made public, today by the cen- sus bureau. Comparative figures for 428 of these places in the last two decades show a decline of 6.5 percent in a percentage increase from 1910 to 1920, compared to a 28.4 percent gain during the preceding decade. MONARCHIST PLOT IN GERMANY IS BREWING By CARL D. GROAT. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) BERLIN, April Monarchist coup is more than is generally believed, Minister 0! Defense Gessler told the reichstag yes-| terday. The situation in Pomerania is Rebels aré plan- ning, if successful in the south, to sur- round Berlin, cut off its supplies and demand the overthrow of the govern- particularly serious. ment. 15.—Danger of & imfninent | ® | Muenster, were ready scheduled for tonight. IRISH GENERAL STRIKE FORCES RELEASE OF 65 DUBLIN, April 15.—The general strike won a great victory here when 66 striking Sinn Fein prisoners were released today unconditionally. Most of them were so weakened that they had to be taken to hospitals in am- bulances. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, April 15.—Andrew Bonar Law, government leader, in answer to questions from the house of com mons regarding to release of Irish hunger strikers from Mount Joy pris- on, stated/they had not been uncon- dtionally released. This statement contraverted a report received from Dublin last night. Che Casper Datlsy Cribune BASEBALL EXTRA CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920 NUMBER 158 OOPS MARCHING ON | VOLUME IV SONORA TR CAPITAL OF STATE ON SOUTH ORPHANS BEING READOPTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR Readoption of the fatherless chil- dren of France are being received by the Natrona County officers of the= or- ganization. The new year will close the first of May and it is desired that all of the readoptions be sent as soon as possible. The work is still progres- sing rapidly and it is hoped that the interest formerly shown in Casper will not die down, Readoptions hive been received from: Rebels Win First Stroke for Freedom in Victory on Boundary; Obregon Heads Revolt to Overthrow Carranza OUABIN WOUNDED 10 DAYS BEFORE FIGHTING ENDED (By Associated Press.) NOGALES, April 15.—Sonora, Mexico, won her first fight for freedom when Moire Aneel Flores, va gaa ieee foustt| his way across Sinaloa border, taking San Blas, on the boundary line, | C,5,er Man Jus and is proceeding with 2500 men, 1,000 of whom are Yaqui Indians, | penne or eg Homan toward Culiacan, the capital of the state. ber] in Last Drive According to special advices from against Germans Sonora, federal troops are deserting the; Obregon, who is under technical command of General Ramoz Iturbe.}on charges of having plotted w chief of military operations in Sinaloa} el! leaders, has escaped. He may ajd Tepic. General Juan Carrasco, act-| Plotting an anti-Carranza uprising. ing. chief of staff to Iturbe, unable to| General Benjamin Hill, ex-Amer } Hermossillo, the capital of | rrext h reb. be Wounded just ten before the armistice Was signed, D. Durbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Durbin, 907 days ican The Woodmen of the World, St. Mark’s | sterh the tide ef the rebel advance, is citizen, accompanied Obregon into hid- | Boxelder str iyed in Casper yes- < CHICAGO STRIKE LEADERS UNDER ARREST TODAY: SCORE NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York— R. H.E. New York 0641 Boston ..... on Ly) s—Toney and Mc- Batterie: Carty; Oescher and O’Neil. At Brooklyn— R. H.E. |Brooklyn ..... 715 4 Philadelphia 812 0 Batteries—Smith, Mamaux, Weijert, Causey and Withrow Marquard, Mohart, Miljus and Krueger and Iliott. At St. Louis— R. H. E. 'St. Louis .......... 3 9 0 Pittsburg ........-- 272 Batteries—Schupp and Clem: ons; Cooper and Clark. At Cincinnati— R. H. E. Cincinnati ......... 440 Chicago ..........- 3 6 6 Batteries—Vaughn and Kil- lifer; Ring and Raidan. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago— Game with Detroit postpon- ed, rain. | At Cleveland— Game with: St.: Louis post- | poned, rain. At Boston— R. H. E. Moston: s3.2 <1 - =) =\- 762 |Washington ....... 610 2 Batteries—Russell and Walt- ers; Johnson, Zachary, Snyder, | Courtney and Garrity. Church, Mra. B. B, Brooks, Mrs,|retreating with his men in wild disor-|1ng. Several Obregon supporters also) }erday from New York City, just after) At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Charles Anda, Charles Ertz, W. D.|der, according {> these advices. have left. Mexico City, presumably to| being discharged from the army. It . . Waltinan; the. CaspersWomel'a Ohit t Soin shims | was on November 1 that Durbin was| Philadelphia ....... 1 7 0 George. C Breckbnridge, ‘Mra. “H-s%: | (By United Press) Obregon has a large military follow-| Wounded by bursting shrapnel. | ‘The | New Yorke 411 0 Lathrop, the Elks’ Lodge, Carl Shu-| AGUA PRIETA, April 1 PA Spee pale ed his campaign Durblg: loat ¢ near his head and young) — Batteries—Naylor and Perk- 2 sf | 1 sigs r the presidene: | S| > i : 1 maker, Mrs. A. R. Mills, Neighbors of | Arnulfo Gomez, 2 »mmandai y | Durbin wears two wound stripes and|ins; Quinn, Shore and Ruell. he five stars, indicating the number of | battles in which he fought. He had} J | | the dangerous task of runner in his | outfit and it was while carrying a me | sage that he was seriously wounded. | Young Durbin is only 21 years old. | | He was 18 years of age when he sp | | listed in the United States regulars. He was also in the Eighth Engineers. Mr. | Durbin will make his- home in*Casper| with his parents, at their home on Box- elder. Woodcraft, Mrs. Thomas Cooper, the | troops in the San Luis Potosi dist East Side School, Samuel Twidale, the | has revolted against President Delphian Society, Mrs. R: G. Taylor,|za, and openty declared for General Mrs, J. TF. Haegney, the Mother's| Obregon as a presidential candidate. League, P. O. E. Society, Mrs. A. J.| Unconfirmed rumors circulated here Cunningham, A. J. Cunningham, Mrs. | say that Carras 's hold in Mexico City Oliver Johnson and Ira G. Wetherill. | is threatened by: the pro-Obregon move The Natrona County officers of the|ment. The rumérs hinted that an anti- organization are: Mrs. A. J. Cunning: | Carranza: coup ~by, Obregonistas in the bam, chairman; Mrs. 8, B, Brooks, first |federal army. is wlanned._» assistant chairman;;P.+C. Nicolaysen. 3 second assitsant chairman; Mrs. O. G. OWDEN WINS WITH 80,000 IN’ ILLINOIS (By United Press.) CHICAGO, April _15.—Governor Lowden’s plurality in Tuesday's state- wide presidential preference primary GIRL’S MURDER IS CONFESSED BY YOUNG MAN STUEBENVILLE, Ohio, April 15.— Harry Miller, 26, today confessed in |OBREGON BEHIND Johnson, secretary; Carl » Shumaker, |REVOLUTIONARY PLOT a church to the murder of Frances. | ea eS i ts d ‘ “ =) | for the Republican nomination total: treasurer, and J, J. Mignolet, interpre . (By L nitea Press) South, 11, after being angered by a |\ Mark Weber is leaving for Glenrozk 80 00 on more Cora hIeS rechent tabu: ter. MEXICO CITY, April» 15.—General remark she made. [aciscenarisra bes aie lated toda, . A eT Pe 5 see DEFENSE GIVES OPENING STATEMENT BOYS WOULD BURH LAD AT STAKE Judge Murane Paves Way for Introduction of Evidence in Behalf ° Q | VICTIM 1s RESCUED BY NEIGHBOR of Accused When State Rests Today; Guns Ready for Duck Hunt; Defendant Innocent of Majors’ Identity, Claim (By Associated Press.) panied , (Special to The Tribune.) LANCASTER, Ohio, April 15.—Police are searching today for five older | . ‘ * boss who last evening attacked Charles Kneller, ten-year-old newsboy, bound | DOUGLAS, Wyo., April 15.—The state rested at 10:30 o’clock this morning in the trial of him to a stake, piled kindling and papers about him and after starting the! HoshiA E pions. crerged with the nies ee Deputy poet Tom paoese: after the testimony of : * I n taken, an e defens=2 occupied the rest of the mornin: it! esha poetic eee vdieo ae is hee oe sa opening statement. Before closing; the state sought to introduce E. M. Ellithorpe ee eoidatstg . * *__|.testify to the conversation between Sheriff Royce and W. H. Patton, in regard to the blank premises.. The court ruled inst the to’him as the record of that pst. introduction of this evidence at this [este sounds all right," ho told -Attor. time sustaining the objection of the de-| C*" for 50 cases of liquor in the cache, and that they were asked by-the man| ey C. D. Murane, “but I have no fense. sae : 4 The’ defense demanded that. Alec| #0 sold. them)'the liquor to' store tha} Tecollection of being. there Cotas be produced ana! ¢itness by thal tee KPhe.derense wiltcghew stint 39g), When the auestioning was continued, cinisivetore thevatate Retea; buy tel Czespwere, stared and’ thati Moore dnd|@nd Sheri Royce wasiasked if/he had court ruled that this to be unnece Armstrong had_no knéwledge, that the|@nswered a question put by W. A. Pare ees sn, ce to suey annecesnary A dee Ctoleh Blackmore during the inquest, he then eihtnatitnte there ROYCE FAILS TO RECALL | remembered attending an inquest at which Blaékmore and Shaffer were TESTIFYING AT INQU One of the most striking features of | Present, but could ‘not remember other the case was brought out yesterday aft-| details. e ernoon during the cross-examination of | SHERIFF CLAIMS WARRANT Sheriff Pat Royes, when he declared to| FOR ARREST OF TRIO. Sheriff Royce was recalled for a few moments at the request of the defense |and asked to produce the search war jrant as requested. He ted that it UNDER PLAN OF REINSTATEMENT x Ween Bi pee bad ne qt been! Che court that he had no remembrance| Sheriff Royce sprung another sur. . \° jab! o to Casper to make @ per| of ever having attended the coroner’s| Prise, when, in response to what was Boys and Girls Who Bolted School Find Penalty for, sonst searen. | futenaaat toitbel thas Anal dueation (ot inquest on Monday, November 3, nor of Empty shells, presumed to be from| having gt Martin’s gun were identified by H. J. ———— ———eeeeeeeeEeEeeeeeeSeSsSsSsSsesesessSSs Roberts, Majors’ gun wv identified y | " ! Sheriff Royce, and this gun, bullets from | ; the gun Roberts used and empty and} a 2 loaded shells from Martin's gun were (By Associated Press.) | introduced into the evidence. NEW YORK, April 15.—The strike of teamsters, chauffeurs and | Two bullets picked up in the Martin porters has tended to aggravate the already serious food situation here. Students at the Natrona county high school who “‘struck”’ last Friday and Tuesday are finding their punishment a bitter dose. They) pune at turried over. to) Mrs; Purcell vere produced at the request of the The men handled perishable foods from, the freight yards to the mar- 'ket. They struck because their demands for higher pay had been re- have received printed “terms of agreement” which they have been] jercnse and also introduced as evidence jected. asked to sign before being re-admitted to classes at high school. They) Tho state has so far produced some! claim that few have signed the agreement because it takes all rights as three 5 cman, Cx nDicay OENAns) ADS, Gradual subsidence of the rail strike was seen by railroad offi- although they admitted the] movement of coal for New York public | photographs, guns, she bullets and ‘students away from them for the present schrol semester. resumed this testimony which was read! (Continued on page Eight) Appropriated, Holiday Bitter Dose; Must Give Up Activities Outside of Work ithe piece of tendon tissue from Tom Slightest violation of the terms of the) Majors’ arm. agreement is to automatically drop the The opening statement of the defense student from the school, according to vas a lengthy story of the actions of the wording of the agreement. In con-) Martin and Armstrong on the night of sideration of the promises made in the| November 1, which brot out much agreement the high school principal in which has not heretofore been made the agreement allows the student to known. enter the high school again but is Tt was claimed that the guns used by warned that any violation of the agree- Martin and Armstrong were in readi ment on his part will at once drop ness for a duck-hunting expedition him from the school without recourse.’ planned by Martin and some, neighbors clals tode Some of the terms of the agreement| for Sunday, November 2. situation still serious. The return of| utilities was partially Gessler urged: a popular union today said that Maj Gen. von Luett-| witch are most sweeping include: | Judge Murane said he would prove groups of strikers on several lines at| morning. against “forces which would injure the} witz, and Maj. Bischoff, accused of at-) s1¢ an officer in the military ccm-|that Armstrong and Martin had no/ near-by towns and steady improvement oS e up on the in passenger service, due chiefly to the NEW YORK, April 15 Police re- fatherland.” He said the Iron Division nd a Marine: Brigade, | new coup. Gessler appealed to conservatives to break with its “ensuing horrors.’” (By United Press.) PARIS, April 15.—A Berlin aispateh| mentary the dispatches said. encamped at| many, had been arrested while hiding | ranks. to assist in the| in East Prussia. use their influence to avoid a new out- | tempting to foment a new revolt in Ger-| ny 7 agree to go back into the knowledge that officers y » sent to the west side mar- ral hun- nd_ port: time when off from y district amsters, walked out 's in operating road officials he trains car- planned to success of volunteer cre commuters’ trains, giv much encouragement ons yesterd uilroad executives today nized to enter premises until Armstrong | “I shall not be upon the school prem-!| Kilgore’s voice he |ses (this Includes the athletic field) at| the house after the shooting PARIS, April 15.—Dispatches to the! any other hours than 8:45 to 3:45 o'clock) Martin, he said, had noticed the foreign office today indicated a new) of sehpol days for any purpose what-| tivity of Greeks in the today where chauffeurs a as sot that ried |its food supply t revolutionary military movement organ-| ever, (This, students believe, is intend-| night and Armstrong he seen begin the operation of freight as well r izing in Germany. An outbreak aeeinee | eed to keep the ‘strikers’ aw: from} parties of Greeks loitering about. as pasenger trains with volunteers. The | Were attacked by stril ympathizers. the Ebert government is expected mo-|all athletic events.) | The defense will p that Arm-| Penr nia announced that with nine 7 days a year. | | strong and Moore had traded a Cole 8| volunteer yard crews at work, the ve x (Continued on page 3)