Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1920, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Friday; northeast and central portions cooler i tonight, somewhat warmer Friday, - VOLUME IV PROWIBITION COMMISSIONER OF | STATE HAS NO CASPER, WYO., THU AUTHORITY 10 DEPUTIZE SEARCHERS OF AUTOS Cordillo Trial Develops Fact That State Office Went Beyond. Law in War on Liquor Runners, Judge Mentzer Rules in Instructions CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 6.__That the Wyoming state prohibition commissioner is not clothed with authority to deputize any employe of the state prohibition department to stop persons on the public high- ways and search them, or their conveyances, for liquor,’is the opinion of Judge W. C. Mentzer of the Laramie County district court, as em- bodied in instruction No. 13 to the jury that tried John Cordillo, em-! ELKS PURCHASE SITE FOR HOME AT CORNER SEVENTH AND CENTER ploye of the prohibition department, for the murder of Frank Jennings, and re- turned a verdict convicting him of ughter. The Cordillo brothers well, according to this instrue- thejr acts in stopping and ching auitomobiles, placed them- selves without the law, in that their procedure was without authority of law. Instruction No. 13 to the Cordillo jury contains the law as I understand * said Judge Mentzer Tuesday. “The Cordillos were acting without author- and Mr. Crabbe had no authority to them, ‘The law says specifically that he, or his deputy—and@ the law al- lowed him just one deputy—acting with local police officers, sheriffs and con- , ables, had authority In the matter, but no one else was so vested. Judge Mentzer did not et in nis opinién® the” prof Hib Soa sioner and hys deputy have authority lo stop persons on the public highways and 8 h them for liquor. Instruction No. 13 to the Cordillo jury, which later may play an impor- tant part in the law of Wyoming, fol- low ‘The whoever court instructs the jury that unlawfully kills any human without malice express or implied, r voluntarjly upon a sudden heat ssion or involuntarily in the com- mission of some lawful act, or by any culpable neglect or criminal careless- ness, is guilty of manslaughter. Therefore, in this case, if you from the evidence beyond a reasoi doubt that the defendant, John and his co-defndants, Pete and “his co-defendants, Pete Cor- of the homicide in question en- ised in the eWamon purpose and de- n of stopping and searching cars the vublic highway, no matter authorjty or assumed au- sted or pretended to act, themselves with deadly their said acts in stopping | searching cars was unlawful, and t while engaged in such 1it, the sajd Frank Jen- killed by the said defend- ither of them, then the shoot- even if made by only one, is in law act of each and all of them, ad it \ matter of indifference which one the three fired the fatal shot, al- though death was ‘not contemplated by the parties Originally &nd forbidden by the defendant, then and in that case ou should find the defendant guilty of 1 laughter as charged in the infor- find able Cor- dillo, Cor- dillo, time armed upons, FLOODS MENACE FRUIT. CROP OF GRAND VALLEY (By Associated Press.) D JUNCTION, Colo., May 6. all of which are still rising. art of the fruit belt of the state reatened, Volunteers are build- emergency dykes at strategic points. Between Paonia and Hotch- Kiss, bridges are out and many acres inundated, Reports from forest rangers indi- “ate that record-breaking snowfall in ‘he mountains is responsible, At Points where the highest previous mark was 48 incHes of snow, they re- bort 96 inches this year. BORAH WOULD PROBE EXPENSE OF CANDIDATES peels, (By Associated Press.) \SHINGTON, May 6.—Investiga- of all presidential campaign expen i oe is proposed in a resolution in- | makers’ MAKERS MAY RETURN 10 Unconfirmed Report Says Men Are Considering Return to Refin- ery Jobs Tomorrow A not report current this afternoon but confirmed stated that the boiler- strike at the two refineries, termed a “lockout” by the union, was in fair way of reaching a conclusion the end that workers would return to the plant tomerrow. One member of the union stated today that such a move was likely. Others refused to discuss the Inquirie at the vealed no information status of the strike The companies, it is understood, have. not receded from their position affecting the only issue at stake--the union demand for a signed agreement with the companies. Many strikers, it has been learned, have left Casper since the beginning of the “lockout refining plants re- regarding the THREE DEATHS FROM ANTHRAX BEING PROBED (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, May 6.—Three deaths from anthrax are being investigated today following the discovery that all the victims were employed by the Chi- cago Curled Hair company, manufac- turers of automobile cushion stuffing. The factory was ordered closed pend- ing an investigation of whether the germs were imported in raw hair. 2 Suffrage Up in Delaware Again (By United Press.) DOVER, May 6.—The resolution rati- fying the woman suffrage amend- ment passed the Delaware senate by. a vote of 11 to 6. It now goes before the house, which once defeated a similar resolution. BLOODY BATTLE WARSAW, May 6.—Fighting bet semicircle of the Kiev bridgehead the Bolsheviki ‘infantry. Hori. tin the senate today by Senator PLANTS FRIDAY to} session of Kiev, capital of Ukraine, continues day and night. Daily Crihunte | “ie RSDAY, MAY 6, 1920. WASHINGTON, propaganda against labor, Stationary our government.” Chairman Barton of the board pro- tested against criticism of other government departments being intro- duced into arguments before the board on demands of railroad workers for increased wages, but Healy said the represented were wrought up over attacks on labor by government officials and that he had Ween in- structed to lay before the board a statement on the loyalty of railro men. Healy told the board that prop: ganda against tabor began in less than $125,000 Elks’ lodge which has corner of leott and First streets at a handsot rofit, and this will allow further elaboration of the plans for the building. These plans, which call for either a |two or three-story building with a.base- ment, are now being revised by the architect to suit the new site, and work on the erection of the building will be begun within two week it Js an nounced. The building lot is technically de- scribed as lot 5 in block 28 and is direct ly_cpposite the new Catholic church. The building of such a structure in the vicinity of the city park will go far toward placing the civic center of Cas per in that portion of the city, The city hall now fronts upon the ‘park, a corner, lots of the blocks which abut the square will. be occupied in the next two years by the Episcopal church and parish house, the Presbyterian church and the Elks club, in addition the Cath- olic church and the Park school already erected. While not definitely stated, it is inti mated that the consideration was in the neighborhood of t $15,00 ,000, HALF BILLION IS ASKED TO BUILD ROLLING STOCK (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6—An addi- tional half billion dollars during this year to finance the construction of freight cars was asked of congress today by the taifroad executives, RRs SS AL J. E. Walker of Ottumwa, Iowa, an experienced shoe man, has accepted a position at the Wiggens shoe store, Mr. ‘Walker has had charge of the ladies’ de- \partment of the Stevens store in Ottum- wa. POLES AND REDS FIGHT FOR KIEV ° ° ° o. IS BEING WAGED (By Associated Press.) ween the Poles and Bolsheviki for pos- In the entire Polish infantry is in contact with the The Poles are slowly pushing back the enemy in the face of machine-gun and artillery resistance. LABOR TARGET FOR PROPAGANDA DESPICABLE METHOD IS CHARGED (By Associated Press.) 6.—Assailing what he described as ‘despicable "Timg@hy Healy, president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, charged before the railroad labor board today that a “high official of the government Has been used to more thoroly deceive the people into believing that if man worlss for wages he is an enemy of He did not name. the official, Wor, atk Rushed on Plans for $ n Which Construction Within Two Weeks, Is Report By a deal completed yesterday afternoon, the Elks’ lodge acquired from M. W. Purcell his property at the northeast cor- ner of South Center and Seventh streets as a site for the new The building committee, which is headed by A. E. Stirrett, recently sold its former site acguired for the building at the Yesterday’s Circulation 4,106 NUMBER 176 24 hours after the sighing of the ar- nistice. Labor was accused, he de- clared, of being responsible for the | high cost of living. “Many honest people have listened + to poisoned tongues and read the out- put of poisoned pens until they believe that labor “is disloyal,” continued | Hea. “The crusade of this high gov- ernment official is undounzedly for the | purpose of aiding in the campaign of | certain employers to secure laws es- |, tablishing Involuntary servitude.” ). Home Start Wi BLOODY WARFARE IS ¢ | will not cease my efforts to do so deliver the power of the nation to issued today official statement to the nation since the Obregon insurrection startéd. He ex- pressed full conflidence in the govern- abiliy to deal with the situation rebellion has no political char- continued, “It is wholly millit nd the people are not | participating. | | CARRANZA’S FALL HELD IMMINENT. (By United Press) WASHINGTON, M 6.—C. back is to the wall and revolutionists predict his overthrow this month, say confidential advices. to the ate de- partment. The necessity of dispatching a squadron of destro; to Key West was taken to mean that the govern ment knows the situation is serious. MAZATLAN EXPECTED TO JOIN REBELLION. (By United Press) AGUA PRIETA, May 6.—News of Mazatlan’s fall into Sonora rebels’ hands was expectantly awaited at rebel headquarters here today. The appar- ently friendly attitude of the rebels oo- ward Americans entering Mexico here is causing comment. American offi- cials in Douglas were invited to at- end a celebration here last night. TORREON GARRIS TURNED OVER TO REBELS. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6.—Uncon- firmed advices received today by agents here of the Mexican revolutionary movement, said the Carranza garrison at Torreon, under Gen. Pesario Castro, had vol! and that city was ‘under the control of | revolutionists. Celso no). brother //of.. She. >.commandings eneral, reports said, fled to México. City. been planned for some time. COMMUNIST AID NOT ENOUGH TO DEPORT ALIENS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6.—Imme- diate amendment of the immigration laws was considered at a special m ing of the senate immigration com- mittee called today as a result of a ruling yesterday by Secretary of Labor Wilson that membership in the Com- munist labor party is alone an innuffi- cient cause for the deportation of aliens. COAL SYNDICATE | IS PROJECTED IN ILLINOIS STATE (By Associated Press,) ST. LOUIS, May 6.—An effort to con- solidate under syndicate ownership: 40 coal mining companies of southern Illi nois is being mede by New York inter- ests, it was announced here today. NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT MADE FOR TWO BOARDS| (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6—Mark Pot- ter, president of the Carolina, Clin field and Ohio railroad, was nominated for membership un the interstate com- merce commission today. Samuel W. McCall, ex-governor of Massachusetts, was nominated ,as a member of the tariff commission. LEVER CONTROL ACT IS UPHELD (By Associated Press.) JACKSON, Miss., May 6:—Federal Judge Holmes today upheld the consti- tutionality of the Lever food control} act, by refusing to issue an injunction restraining T. J. Locke, federal fair price commissioner for Mississippi, | from enforcing the observance of fair price lists, @acruz in It is said that no trajns are permit- ted to leave Mexico City and Carranza has ordered all available railroad roil- ing stock concentrated in the capital. ONE WARSHIP FORCED TO TURN BACK, REPORT. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 6.—The United States destroyer Lardner, one of seven hips which left yesterday for Key West for probable service in Mexican} waters, was forced to return to Tomp- kinsville today use of minor en- gine trouble. bec PASO, May anza is endeavoring to eff promise with revolutionists cated today in advices re dulo R. Baltran, commer: the Liberal Constitutionalist party in El Paso. (By United Press.) EL PASO, May 6 gotiations for a peaceful surrender of Torreon to the} rebels is underway. The rebels routed arranzistas in the towns of Abuya and| al te yesterday. | FREAK STORM PLAYS HAVOC | IN COLORADO, DENVER, May 6.—A freak tornado which struck sections of Weld and Larimer counties in Colorado yester day afternoon did $50,000 damage, wrecking several houses. No one was injured. House Bill Would Curb Operations of Food Producers} 6.—The WASHINGTON, | reported a | | diciary committee committee Dill to regulate tive associations of farmers, dairy- men, other food producers. It’ does not exempt them from anti-trust laws and limits their profits to eight per May today coopera- (By United Press) situation will be known when fighting begins. It JOHNSON'S LEAD PILES UP, WOOD CLAIMS INDIANA \24 Delegates from ju- |; h the rebels. I \purpose. The y obligation to a president eletted i in a peaceful by President Catranza, is the first until I achieve’ IN HOME STATE THREATENED TO PUT .DOWN INSURRECTION Mexican President Ex; Expl in Ability to Quell R. Wall, Doom Certain, Ret Rebels Promise More Friendly Attitude Toward Outside (By Associuted Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6.—Offi- cial interest in the development of political phases sweeping the revo- lution in Mexico was stimulated to- day by government reports which continue to indicate a rapid weak- ening of Carranza’s grip. Agents of the state department have studied care fully the promulgated proj the rebels and published as: ra Obfegon and other revolt that a more friendly attitude toward foreigners will be adopted sents of the revolution here have re frained from making any artures to the United States government and it is understood that no plea for special sideration will be made until the suc ram of Hoosier State to Support General, Managers Declare (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.— Senator Hiram Johnson's majority over Herbert Hoover in the Re- publican primary contest passed the 125,000 mark with the receipt of returns today. INDIANA GIVES wo woop PLURALITY OF 9,000 (By United Press.) ~ INDIANAPOLIS) May "6—Altho 9,000 plurality does not give Major-General Wood Indiana's entire delegation of 30 |votes in the national convention, his managers claimed today that 24 dele- gates were pledged to Wood. COLORADO REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION TODAY (By United Press.) PWERLO, Cold., May -6.—Mafor-Gen- eral Wood is conceded at least two of the “big four’? delegates to be elected at the Republican state convention open- ing this afternoon, The contest between Hubert Work and John Vivian for national committeeman and between Karl Schuyler and Samuel Nicholson for the United States sena- prial nomination is attracting more in terest than the presidential situation. COOLIDGE PINS VETO ON BEER AND WINE BILL BOSTON, May, 6.—Governor Cool- idge today vetoed a bill permitting the manufacture and sale of two and three fourths percent beer and light wines in the state. As the legislature passed it by over a two-thirds major- ity it may enact the bill over his veto. | 7-0 PROGRAM Fridav morning. Sessions will be h cent annually, BENSON DOES NOT DENY CHARGE @|afternoon following the electjon of of- NAVAL CHIEF OFFERS TESTIMONY (By Associa’ Ww. ASHINGTON, May 6.—Admiral naval operations, told the senate investigating committee today that both before and during the war he had warned Rear Admiral Sims not to let his friendship for the British unduly influ Benson sald he could not deny that he‘had told Sims In:May, 1917, “ to let the British pull the wool over yo as the Germans,” as he could not recall all the details of the interview. ited Press.) William 8. Benson, war-time chief of ence his official acts, not our eyes; we would as soon fight them | | | of the rebels is assured. In the ev Carranza is forced out, the attitude the United State ccording to offic Will be shaped to a certain extent rebel attitude. Progress of the revolutionary move ment already is such that the rebels planning early completion of their gram, nt of us, by I which calls for the selection o provisional president “when.Mexico City is occupied and a majority of the states have adépted the plan of Agua Prieta.” GONZALES COMPROMISE REFUSED BY FACTIONS Information today. through official channels was that before leaving Mexi- co City to join the revolutionists, Gen- eral Pablo Gonzales had conferred with Carranza and Ygnaclo Bonillas, ambas- sador to Washington. He demanded that Bonillas withdraw his candidacy for the presidency of Mexico and proposed call- ing a convention at which neither zales nor Bonillas would be a candidate. Both Carranza and Bonillas refused to accede to this proposal, Gonzales then demanded Carranza to make certain ch: in ‘his cabinet, but this the presi also refused to do. Gonzales then left Mexico City with a number of his followers. DEMOCRATS TO ASK REVISION VOLSTEAD ACT NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 6.—Re- vision of the Volstead act so as to per- mit the manufacture and sale of beer and light wines was favored by the Democratic state convention here to- day. HARDING DENIES WITHDRAWAL IN G. 0. P. CONTEST WASHINGTON, May, 6.—Senator Harding today denied reports that he would withdraw and give some other candidate his delegates. “I will never > withdrawal,” FLOUR PRICE IS . NOW $16 BARREL (By Associated Press.) MINNEAPOLIS, May 6.—Flour made a new record high price here today with an advance of 50 cents a barrel to $16. QTATE BARRISTERS. MEET FRIDAY AARANGED HERE ‘Banquet at Henning Friday Night and Inspection of Refineries Are Entertainment Features for Annual Meeting of Association. A most interesting and comprehensive program dealing with sub- |jects of interest to lawyers is announced for the meeting of the Wyo- ming State Bar Association, which will open a two-day session here eld in the county court house, Wil- liam O. Wilson of Casper, state president, presiding. Sessions will be held both morning and afternoon on Friday and Saturday and arrangements have been made for an elaborate banquet at the Henning Hotel Friday evening. A visit to the refineries will be made Saturday ficers. The program follows: PROGRAM. Friday, May 7, 1920, 10 a. m 1, Address of welcome, Mayor Pelton, Jr, of Casper. 2. Response. Reading of minutes. B. H. 3. 4.,Address by president, Wilson, Casper. 5. Consideration of membership. 6. Report of officers. @. Report of standgng and discussion 8. Report of special committees (Continued on Page 3) Mr. William oO. pplications for committees