Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1920, Page 1

° ? ° Mexi can Ch ° 26 ief Justice Arrested F MOB HOWLS FOR BLOOD OF NEGRO BANKER GIRL AT INDIANAPOLIS OF CASHIER’S The Casper Daily SLAYER OF QUIET RESTORED FOLLOWING RIOT AT DOOR OF JAIL Negro Confesses to Stabbing Girl in Neck with Knife (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, April 23.—In- dianapolis was quiet today follow- ing riotious scenes last night when the police dispersed a mob of more than 2,000 persons bent upon Ivnching William Ray, colored, who is alleged to have confessed to the murder cf Martha Huff, a young white girl. One’ person was shot in the ex change of shots in the vicinity of. Mar- jon county jail, where Ray is confined, and the police made 15 arrests. Chief of Police Kinney held the en- tire police force of the city in readi- ness today in anticipation of possible further demonstrations. Ray was arrested late Wednesday night and is said to have signed a writ- ten confession of the crime, which was committed Monday night. He is al- leged to have driven a pen knife into h throat 13 times, stripped her of her clothing and threw her body into the swollen waters of Eagle creek, west of the city. Ray entered a plea of guilty when ar- raigned in the city court yesterday. AMUNDSEN SET FOR POLE DASH FROM SIBERIA (By Associated Press.) NOME, Alaska, April 23.—Captain Ronald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, has arrived at Anadir, a trading post on the Berring sea, east- ern Siberia, according to a wireless message from Anadir received here | last night. The dispatch gave no de- tails other than suggesting that the explorer had reached the village in his ship, EFFORT TO TALK WITH MARS IS | FAILURE, REPORT | (By United Press.) | OMAHA, April 23.—Three nights of listening for signals from Mars oy wireless experts with supersensitive | paratus failed to detect the slight- est disturbance of the outer ether, experts announced today. It is be- lieved imposible to talk to Mars, Wut it Is predicted that apparatus and methods to be devised in thes futu | m make communication possjble. | aie Se a \ American league pitchers will have to go some to stop Detroit’s heavy-hit- tng outfield. Last season five of Jen- ning’s gardeners hit for .315 for the lowest to .384 for Cobb, the highest. —— Near' half the presidents of the United States have been of Scotch ot Scotch-Irish descent. REAR ADMIRAL BRITTAIN 1S LATE SUICIDE _._ (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, April 23.—Rear Admiral ©. B. Brittain, chief of staff ‘o the commander of the Atlan fleet, shot and dlled himself yes- terday aboard ship with the fleet at 5 tanamo Bay, Admiral Wilson, ‘cet commander, advised Secretary | ! aux, |the more serious by reason of the fact |that German spies were everywhere in } men: |tended to break down the morale of |the French people by leading them to | believe ment WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Saturday, not much change in temperature. CASPER, WYO, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 CHICAGO LABOR > LEADER KILLED IN HIS OFFICE CAILLAUX GIVEN THREE YEARS IN PRISON BY HIGH COURT IN TRIAL Former French Pre-| man, Chicago labor and political lead- er, was shot and killed in his office last night. The police think his mur- der due to a factional Jubor tight. cee egee se mees BEAR PRESSURE CONTINUES ON jon the New York stock exchange today. United States Steel common sold down sto 96. The cotton market was also lower. Oils picked up in part from. the! cline of Wednesday and Thursday. with the Enemy PARIS, April 23.—A sentence of three years imprisonmen? -was imposed upon ‘former Premier Caillaux, convicted by the high court of the senate yesterday of correspondence with the enemy after. hraving been acquitted. of high treason. The sentence high tne Cail- three of decided upon by court for former Premier it was learned, besides years’ imprisonment and payment the tosts of the trial, includes banish-| for five years and the loss of| civie rights for ten years. Joseph Caillaux, was thrust into prison | on the charge of high treason and of endeavoring to make a premature and dishonorable peace with Germany. For more than 20 years he had been aj power in French political life, both as| premier and minister of finance. The case against Caillaux was some- what related to that against Bolo Pasha, who was executed at Vincennes as a spy in April, 1918, and M. Duval, edi- tor of the Germanophile newspaper, Bonnet Rouge, who went to his death | } for similar treachery the following! | July. | Caillaux was not in the cabinet when | | the war began. He resigned shortly after March 16, 1914, the day his wife shot and killes 4 Gaston Calmette, editor | of Figaro, for accusing Caillaux of hav-| ing played into Germany's hands in settling the Moroccoan crisis of 1911. Louis J. Malvy, a close friend, was min- oe : ; ister of the interior, at the time Cail- . : ae laux resigned. Malvy, it will be re- : membered, was later accused of high treason and tried in 1918 before the ANOTHER BIG CUNARDER LAUNCHED FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICE Berarariighighaen ithe (season Rep eee oe Scythia of the Cunard line, taking the water at Barrow, England. The} was unproved but Malvy, a radical-So- |W Vessel is 625 feet long and 75 feet wide and of 27,000 tons. She will burn cialist, was convicted of other offenses | 0il exclusively and is the first of her type to be built for the Cunard line. and sentenced to five years’ banishment | from France. He is now an exile “OUT | } Spain. Thru Matvy, it is alleged, Cail- laux directed his affairs so that the machinations charged against him could be carried on. Caillaux was suspected of heading a pacifist movement having as its object a reconciliation between France and Germany, a suspicion which became all France and were believed to have pene- trated into the councils of the govern- t. The ‘“defeatist” propaganda, in- Enrollment of 75,000 Expected at Start Mitchell Claims; New York Strikers Appeal for Job Reinstatement >| invincible, had wide ramifications. It reached from Paris to Rome, and from Rome to Washington and Buenos Ajres. Count von Bernstorff, formerly German am- bassador at Washington, was charged Germany was Daniels today. No- details were BRITISH DISAGREE WITH FRENCH HUN TREATY VIOLATIONS DENIED _ {By United Press.) TRON REMO,° April 23.—Premier loyd George, in an interview today, nsider that Germany has violated the Versailles treaty or shows bad faith in its execution. He indicated that Great Britain does not consider Unreasonable the German request for ated that Great Britain does not | an increase in her army beyond the healthy country.” with having spent more than $2,000,000 «continued on Page 6) (By Associated Press.) or Brin REED IS TURNED DOWN TODAY BY oad SER.» MISSOURI DEMOS RAIL MEN AT LARGEST CENTERS ° 2 ss Border ° an Aero Tribune Circulation Grthune THURSDAY, 4145 NUMBER 165 \Wilson’s Policy Upheld by State Convention| by Refusing Senator Place on Dele- gation to San Francisco |Senator James A. Reed as district delegates to the national conven-| tion and return his name to the fifth district caycus. which nominated | him. : ir de: / The vote was 1,070 to 490, four not voting. -It came_as the cli- max to-an all-night session of the co vention in which w tering played a prominent part. A spirited debate preceded the rol call of the fifth district delegation (Kar sas City, Jackson county) and the Si Louis de on, two w cast re ballots against measure. The convention adojurned sin die at 8:25 o'clock this morning. IOWA I (By United Press.) DES MOINE April delegates to the Republi convention were instructed .— Towa’ for Go yesterday. HOOVER GETS TEST IN MONTANA PRIMARY. By United Press.) 8, April 23 real test BILLIN er’s first on the ing, Wood, Johnson r are on the ticket of the Nationa 1 Club made an inten maries today Lowden an¢ he -Montana Hoover Republi sive campaign. CIVIL WAR VETS TO GET PENSION (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April house bill increasing pensic war veterans to $50 mo those of widows of veterans to $30 monthly was passed by the senate to- day and now goes to conference. The es are provided to meet the ris- ing cost of living K.OF €. 10 HOLD LARGEST. MEETING IN STATE MAY 2 Probably the largest meeting of the the state is to be held in Cheyenne, May when a class of forty candidates wii e initiated. M. W. will nearly 300 members of / WASHINGTON, April 23.—Formation of a new national organi- zation of railroad men has been undertaken by representatives here! of striking switchmen in Chicago, New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, and other cities. R. J. Mitchell of Chicago said efforts would be made to! enroll workers of all railroad crafts in the United States and Canada. | He estimated that the membership would be 75,600 at the start. J. P. Foley of the Cleveland Yards-)lic interest.” | |mens’ association, said committees now jin Washington represented 41,000 at (By Associated Press.) in non-recognized associations and that] CURVELAND, April 23.—Immediate| elections for a grand lodge would be arrest of raflroad strike leaders in| 10000 men allowell by the treaty. Lloyd George's statement followed |held in November, |Cleveland unless they ordered switch- Premier Millerand’s claim that Ger- — men to return to work by tomorrow many had repeatedly violated ithe (By Associated Press.) was threatened by federal agents to- C 7 "1 w pposer [ roy, a . | treaty and France was opposed to | mw YORK. April 23—Strikine rall-| a larger Germany army. “Germany is a sick country,” sald Lloyd George. “We cannot expect or her what we would demand of a road workers of the New York-district APPEAL OF NEW YORK | appealed directly to the railroad man- a] agers today for resoration to duty mall ee eee a settlement of the strike “in the pub- NEW YORK, April 23'—The railroad | CHICAGO SWITCHM Knights of Columbus in the capital c! cn Sumday, May 2. managers today fla rect appeal of strike district that they be ored to du with full seniority rights, and the strike be settled “in the public interes: \ VOTE IN INCREASE DEMANDS. (By Associated Press.) ngling and filibus- with the exception of} the 2 national Lowden of Illinois in state convention .—Herbert Hoov- tepublican ticket in Montana comes in the pri-| then $50 PER MONTH Knights of Columbus ever convened in Purcell of Casper, the| here. tly rejected the di- in the New York| STEALS LOVE AMERICANS ASK PROTECTION IN WIFE vonys APPEAL BUFFALOBANK T( WASHINGTON HEADISFACING ,, DAMAGE ACTION 'Chicago Hotel Scene) | of Scandal Brot to Wyoming rowing Ferment in Republic Is Shown | in Late Report to State Department today Rodm: fleet, to can wate sels would stop at | (Special to The Tribune.) BUFFALO, Wyo., April 23.—| The report of a detective whom he| commanding the ail immediately for Mexi- It was announced that Mazatlan. aI \ ected, according to word worthy. vice-president of the these or other vessels would’ also call at Topolobampo. At the offices of the Mexico-Cali- Stock Growers’ National. bank of| this place, is said to be responsible} fornia Stéamship Company it was for the resignation of C. E. Whitcomb.| stated that werd has been recieved cashier of the benk, and»'to be the| that the ports of Mazatlan and Toro- ground en which Whitcomb is expected| lobampo were closed. to file suit against Langworthy for| ——— (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 23.— ty thousand dollars is mentioned as the} A a sum for which Whitcomb will sue.| American government representa- Langworthy, who arrived from Chicago! tives in Mexico have asked for the jon the heels of the,detective’s report, | dispatch of warships to that coun- lis said to have had a long conference} | . sat. eee Waitogmp, Bulgiwhat took mises try to protect American citizens between them has not been revealed. | aod their property. The request Mrs. Whitcomb, about two weeks ago, | heavy damages for alleged“alienation of | | the affections of Whitcomb’s wife. Fif- N ani Sane tru Loausieest aly ea vial tirera: |e or meeabian) and \Tepolniasips mier Is Convicted - Y. EXCHANGE ‘ (By Associated Press.) The departure of Langworthy| the gui¢ coast. Officials are. investi: G Scere eastern trip a few days later| /'. Bt oy ae . 3 wmw yey United Press) : JOPLIN, Mo., April 23.—The Democratic state convention in ses-|- 4 the suspicions of Whitcomb, it| EEA ahL ait tha: ted seater eee of Correspondence tK, April 23.—Continue| sion here this morning, voted to reject the selection of United States|' said. and he later employed a de-) oy agents were not made public. Ad bear pressure created new low marks} 9, é tective to shaddw Langworthy. As a sult, the detectives are said to’ |: surprised Langworthy and’ Mrs. Whit comb in the same apartment of a Chi-| cago hotel. other two ports. Langeworthy,; clad in pajamas, put up} Other reports received today indicate @ pretense of unconcern when the de-)/a growing ferment and it wes sald that tectives, aceompanied by Bruce Hodge) communication with various points of of Buffalo, ertered the room, according | Mexico ‘were being interferred with. I-|to reports received here. As the op-| Mexico City newspapers yesterday con- n-|erativer scanned the room and nected tained no mention of developments in t.jarticles of feminine apparel strewn the situation. bout he tried to bluster: | “Why, what does this mean?” | WOMAN TRA |U. S. BY MEXICA he ti of a woman's bare foot show-| “Agooiateal Peas’) from sunder the bed. RES THodge moved the bed chief justice of the Mexico | “yr come out, Mrs. Whiteomb said) toc have beentxe: jhe suggested. | vices today said that ¥ejeral troops with two cs nnon rived at Mazatlan, but there no reports of disturbances U: TED TO ‘e} | | ea DOUGLA Pesqueira supreme court, ™ cently appointed military governor of 's| wPhat's my wife"? Langwerthy said,| Sonora to succeed Governor de la Huer- in positive tones—‘Mrs. Stephen c.| ta, was arrested by United States offi- Langworthy cers today as he stepped off a train | “Of @urse my husband will divorce] her A woman, nid to have been brot Lme," Me... Whitcomb, aid, yehan inler-|noreby Fesquelra trom Mexlon, City, ai: : was detained. |s0 <1 me al- | viewed later. “He has accus a irs ago,|., The arrest was most since our marriage nine i Aids But why did he do this? T was faithful) Hon with bringing |until I refused to sign paners exempt-| ¢o ieee nenaee ing him from the army in 1918. He} rm e “pes jand wealth accnse » of loving another| : accused me of loving Maria Rodrique id to be in conn 2 woman into th ansporting her he He ied ,|man. ained with Pesquei: ‘| Chicago has been unkind to Mr. Lang-) ace ana bevatinn 1 | worthy Qn ‘the occasion of a visit two wife and nine children living in Sonora. lyears 4 he fell victim to one of Mr. | Joseph (“Kid”) Weil's, confidence games oRR | and dropped $12,000 of his bank's money py pF 2 into the master swindler’s hands. The (By United Press.) “Kid” told the western banker the MEXIXCO CITY, April . money was to be used to purchase some | under Gen. Mur date taal ONE ock which was being sacrificed at $2} Gensel Gomexanwho ON REBE 48 ARE ATED AT T rebels under share and which could be sold for| tacked Tuxpam, it was officially an- |$3. Mr. Langworthy was induced to! nounced today. ecaiwera caatialtion leave town without prosecuting Weil. | put no estimate n. Fighting STUTZ DEAL TO ey tated Pees ASK $520 SHAR | April More United States artillery is enroute here to pro jtect the borde: ane | See (By Associated Press.) | NEW YORK, April 23.—The protec-| tive committee organized to safeguard interests of fifty stock exchange houses} WHEN SOLDIERS under contract to deli Stutz Motor) Car Company stock tomorrow, will seek (By Associated Press.) BUTTE, April 23.—With authority to settle with Allan A. Ryen at $520 a share. Ryan is said to havo| agreed to that figure last Wednesday, | but later withdrew his offer. ae avenue to the mines patrolled by United ‘States soldiers, who arrived from Fort George Wright and Camp Lewis, Butte this morning was quiet with no evidence of troubles such as lasted all day Wednesday. BIG PACKERS ARE INDICTED (By Associated Press.) every who is district deputy, along with a 4 2wW YORK, April 23.—tnaictments| marked the first three days of the Gree staff, will go to Cheyenne to nave| charging profiteering in meats were re-| strike inaugurated by the Metal Mine charge of the work. Besides a big}turned by the federal grand jury- in| Workers’ Union No. 800 of the L sentation from Ci will) rooklyn against the Chicago packing] Ww. W. be celegates from Denv |nouses of Armour & Co., Switp & Co., oe - and Greeley. It is expected that there] wilson & °Co., and their'representatives| Electric shocks are more likely to be ‘fatal when unexpected. TWO JAP BANKS FORCED TO WALL SILK INDUSTRY REPORTED HURT CHICAGO, April 3.—Striking 1ail y two. roaders, in meetl tt afternoon, ad- yf GTON, April 2: Raw silk weaving industries have ourned without taking action toward pan have suspended pay- | felt the greatest force of financial calling outlaw” strikes, Switch- t as a result of financial troub! troubles, the department's representa- men, who are demanding an incree in that country, the Department of | tive said, adding that some weaving to $7.60 per day. demands to $9 if not met by Monday. Louis X. of excessive tennis play. 2 voted to increase their nee died as a result of factories would close for an indefinite period to maintain prices. Suspension of trading on the Tokio stock exchange, it was said, might be continued another week. commerce was. advised today by its representative in Tokio. The Bank of n, the advises added, had promised to nid © Musada Hill Brokers’ Bank of Osaka, one of the