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

Movie Theater Panic ‘Results i in Move for Stricter Law En- sr TES Raa NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—A cru- sade for stricter enforcement of Li was. 1 result ot a ponte ina lower East Side “ater Jast night why>. aia children tranipled to death in a mad rush plowing f false cry of “fire.” police sent warnings to all movie that. the ordinance would be senforced and violators would iy prosecuted. Bernard ‘Max Schwartz, proprie- e theater, and Jo- , janitor, were arrested after the tragedy. ‘Today a crimifml negligence ch: ‘was placed against them and y ‘were held .without bail, Most of the twelve other youngsters were serious- ¢ ri Ps when the older children, men, v bowled them: over in a suaaine toward’ exits were said to- be in such? 1 condition. that sonie probably die. in (By, Associated Press) . “NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—A paper cloz- ged furnace flue, which caused smoke to fo ail the ‘ine theater, a mot picture on-the East Side, an the Italian quarter, and which mata . @-ery of “fire late Sunday. In. the en- suing panic, six tots between the ages or? and 10 were IS avete sepia: £6 to death. WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Tuesday pa | probably snow in the extreme northwest porticn. Warmer fn east and. central portions tonight and in southeast por: tion Tuesday. No. 32 Eastbound -_Starts 2:45 p.m. Arrives Leaves 335 pam, 2:55 p.m, No. 603 Westbound__3:20 p.m. 3:40 p.m. _ CASPER, wyo., MONDAY, NOV. 15, 1920 NUMBER 340 TOKIO, Nov. “ti-Christian mobs twice broke Une Salvation Army jubilee celebrations here. Stu- ents dispersed an operair gather- ing, while a mob invaded an indoor meeting. Students tore down decorations and silenced speakers. Officials of the army declare they believe the disturbances were fomented by Buddhists. Ordimance Regulating | Public Dancing to Be Presented: to Council Mrs. James Suggests “Don'ts” Which Will Be Putin Ordinancein Attemptto ‘| Stop Disorderly Dancing: STORM BREAKS INTO HARDING VACATION TRIP POINT ISABEL, Texas, Noy, 16-3] His vacation broken up anit roadways | tty. and to the remaining two days ‘Texas. The effort yesterday was abandoned when his special train, parrow gauge and gasoline propelled one, broke down outside Point Isabel. ‘After a dismal four hours spent on a wihd-swept prai- rie, Harding returned here after dark. JITNEY DRIVER _ SHOT TO DEATH ON K.C. STREET KANSAS CITY, Nov.’ 15.—Dewey ahi jitney driver, was shot to death in the midst of & traffic jam om the busiest downtown ‘corner to- day. V. P. Miller, a jitney passenger, . arrested and admitted killing organ because Morgan had lured Millers wife from him, cast 2 toe “emacn ~ Sa ONE PLEADS GUILTY 10 . PAYROLL MURDER PLOT; TWO-WHL STAND TRIAL LANDER, Wyo., Nov. Bodjec entered a plea of guilty to felonious assault in connection with the attempted holdup of the Poposia Coal company payroll, in which one man was wounded, when arraigned in, f his visit to 15.—Pete ski ard Eli Syiler, charred with par- ticipation in same offense, plead- ed not guilty and will stand trial. liquor traffic and was fined’ $500 apd costs. Man Who Lost Five Regulation of the public dances given in Casper, a matter which has been talked of for some time, will be taken up at once by Mrs. Hazel James and the city welfare department, in co-operation with Guy H. bra the manager of the dances given by Shem: nee _< i ic fie Pace, Sars cece to Coie te, pat oe well Me Seat dances, “The , Some sort of regulation has fesdt ba pont. ed .out-several times: ‘by Mrs, James; “who is the. publie welfare worker of ‘the “Don'ts”? for dancers whieh have been | ‘ Sea an profs 6 bol evicted in an to.the city council at the first meeting in December. In the megntimme, Mrs: James has teen ossured of the ap- proval.of Mayor Pelton in the ‘enforer- ment of the rules ta be laid down. The rules provide that there shall a No shimmy dancing, No cheek to-chiek dancing. . No disorderly condyet. That all girls ‘under 18, not -chaper- oned or accompanied by proper es- corts, shall be barred. Mr. Branaenberg has promised his co-operation in. enforcing these rules. Mrs. James plans to'be on duty at the public dances two nights a week ‘and will have @ representative present on other nights. It-has been brought to her attention that in the past parents have request- ed those managing the .public danceg to refuse to admit their children who FIRE TRUGKS CALLED TO metjumeeeta atin cone" SMALL BLAZE LAST NIGHT: In the future, any parent who wishes a member of his family barred from at- | joneenes at Ue dances has only to} The fire departinent was called to the Mrs. James, and the matter w}’l| Burlington freight house at 11:20 last night, to extinguish a blaze which had tarted in a car of cdke. There was no otify oa taken ini ‘Phere is no disposition to interfere ncing as long as it is conducted in an orderly manner. Mr. Branden- damage.- ‘The new ladder truck purchased by PRICE: SLUMP | SENATE COMMITTEE iW DENVER | COLORADO "HOUSING INSPECTED DENVER, Nov. 15.—Doubt that any big price odin will come soon and that prices ever will reach Senator Calder of New York, chairman of the senate committee on re- construction and ‘production which is meeting here to investigate housing conditions in Colorado and nearby states. berg states that the passing of an ord- inance regulating public dances will be the elty was given a try out today and was driven about the business district. BOLSHEVIKI FORCES — NOW CONTROL WHOLE CRIMEAN PENINSULA Immediately of General Wrangel Following Sebastopol’s Fall BERLIN, Nov. 15.—A Moscow wireless dispatch stated today that ithe Russian“ government had demanded the immediate surrender of | Gen. Wrangel, leader of the Crimean forces. Amnesty was promised | + the poe sae are advancing on Sebastopol, where refugees | sare v yore te Hert pce troops are-practically wiped out. Bolsheviki loss- Weide captured, 28 are estimatéd to be enormous, It is Is BOUBI i eee ¢ |. 00 FRENCH SHIP. PARIS, Nov. 15.—Sebastopol has fall- in; Russian. Bolsheviki occupied the sity last night, according to unofficial information received here by the French ree ae The Bolsheviki are re- be, masters of the whole Semen peninsula. General Wrangel, members of his staff, and M, Marten, French high commissioner at Sebas- topol, were taken aboard a French war- ship and are expected to arrive at Con- stantinople late tonight or tomorrow. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov, 15.—Bhir- ‘een thousand refugees- arrived here from Sebastopol, but.on account of ‘ack of accommodations are still aboard ships moored on the Bosphorus. ae SEW OF WRANGEL'S DENVER, Noy. 15.—The United |STAFF ESCAPE. States committee on reconstruction be- Reports indicated only a few mem- gan its investigation of housing condi [bers of General Wrangel’s staff man- tions in Cclorado here today. It is ex-|aged to escape. The staff as a whole pected “to find a large shortage of|was virtually wiped out, members houses in the state. Prominent men] either being killed or taken prisoners. from’ all parts of the state are to ay-| Propaganda behind Wrangel’s lnes pear. had much to do with the collapse on the front, according to information In »fficial circles. prewar levels, was expressed by DENVER, Nov, 15.—A petition signuc by a& number of organizations request patentee ing the United States senate commit A. P. Nesbit, Robert Harrington, 8r., tee on, reconstruction and production to |@nd T. J. Diamond went to Salt Creek consider the problem of aiding public | 2nd points north of Salt Creek yester utilities corporations. was presented at this’ morning's session of the commit- tee. The petition asked the committee to day. estimated that.200,000°Wrangel troaps ; tesa Government Demands Surrender) ADVANCE DATE OF TRIAL OF VICTOR BERGER WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The su- preme court agreed to advance argu- ments of the appeal of Victor Berger, Socialist leader from conviction by the lower court on charges of violation of the espionage act. The case will be heard after the cases dksigned for Mon- day, December 6. Thanksgiving, OMAHA POLICE. HUNT FOR MAN WHO TOOK MAIL OMAHA, Nov. 161 1$——Every available police and federal officer in this vicin- ity is s®arching for a man who: late Sat- urday night stole eleven pouches of registered mail from a mail car at the Union Pacific transfer station at Coun- cil Bluffs. The loss is believed to be about $20,000, OMAHA, Noy. 15.—Merle Phillips, railway baggage employe, ‘confessed he was one of the threé men who robbed the mail car of registered pouches Sat- urday .night. He gave’ the police names of “his companions. © Phillips threw out the sacks to companions along the right of CONVENTION OF MINE EXPERTS OPENS, DENVER The court announced a‘recess from November 22 to December 6 because x and to lay firmly the foundation Peigas Opens First Session Today at Geneva with Many Leaders Present ~ GENEVA, Nov. 15.—-M. Paul Hymans, former premier. of Bel- gium, was elected president of the League of Nations assembly by ib vote of thirty-five to seven. jlonged applause greeted the first mention of the United States. King Als; \bert of Belgium and President Wgs% ‘ both drew a hearty tribute at the Md tion of their names. UNITED STATES HAS NO Be REPRESENTATIVE AT MEETING | WASHINGTON, | Nov. 15,3 38 United States will be. without any fe- presentative at the first meeting of tHe League of Nations assembly At Geneva. {t was announced at the state depart- ha P2Ti srhdlu cmfwyp bekaj x<ffitm ment. It had previously been indicated that President Wilson had the matter under consideration, Men long prominent in world poli- ties were present when Paul Hymans, temporary president and former Bel- gian foreign minister, called the meést- ing to order. A, J. four, head. ot the British dejegation, was unable to the present. The United States was not sented .officially but throughout ihe Session will be present American | “ots servers” who will keep Washington in- formed of developments. At the meet ing of the council of the league yeste day, arrangements were made for the United States to have a representative on the financial commission, as well_as on the commissions on economics and mandates, should she so desire, repre- . JAPS TO TEST RACIAL QUESTION. y GENEVA, Nov. 15.—The League of Nations assembly met this morni with more than a hundred delegates present. They represent over 42 states and»over half the world’s population. ‘The racial equality question will not be ‘considered, it was announced. It was decided that any matter taken up by the assembly must be submitted three months in advance. The Japan- ese delegation probably will decide Whether the question will be brought up next year after sounding out mem- bers at this session. GENEVA, Noy. to meet intricate problems in world af- 15.—Determination tones ofthe Leagues of, Nations was 41 countries when they convened here in first session of the assembly of the league. Although differences of opin- ion already haye arisen relative to the- Danzig question, the makeup commis= sion mandates, protection of racial and religious’ minorities injthe Balkan states and the admission of Germany to the league with some of her former alliés, it was today evident that the disposi- tion on the part of all delegat@® would be to meet every situation with fair- ness, open mind and an endeavor to reach decisions which might, be ac- ceptable. PHOTOS SENT BY WIRELESS BY NEWSPAPER (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 15—The World today announced the successful trans mission of four photographs by wire between its office and that of the Sé Louis Post-Dispatch. fi GASOLINE GOES * DOWN ONE CENT evident in the demeanor vf delegates; of « the greatest possible aid to himr in put-| The ladders, which are 75 feet in ting on the proper kind of dances. length, were extended in the City Hall See yard, a N. A. Greenfield is in the. city from Rawlins, Wyo.,"6n business connected with his oil interests, CHIEF LONE BEAR, STRIKING INDIAN CHARACTER, DIES OF PNEUMONIA NEF WEAR RIVERTON| (Special to The Tribune.) RIVERTON, Nov. 15.—Chief Lone Bear, one of the most string! Miss Mary Rankin is the new county i treasurer of O+ county, Mich, Teeth Is Plaintiff in- “Assault Case BASIN, (Wyo., Nov. 15. clark Ly- man of near Otto was brourht here charged with aggravated assault on the person of F. J. Christensen also of that place. It S brought out at the trial that knocked out four of ’ Ghristensen's. best teeth and the jn tice ruled *that he should pay for the replacoment of the teeth and gave Ly mana Suspended Jail sentence. cian low ~ititetmaclebii RETAIL BREAD BG SLUMP charact the remaining ‘Indian tribes in the United States today, is| ead, pneumonia having claimed him here yesterday at the c age of 65 yemeai 8 het of fends esate ‘on valley and over state mourn Tei Lous Pear waste direct dpicondant of Chief Black Coal, the fizhting warrior 6f the Cheyenne Ara>| while at Crow Creek reservation attend: from the|'ne a council. His death occurred ‘but agen igh 0 Aap habe b lgeres ana|® Short time after he roturned here, tyserymcion if Mogan. in At the funeral of a son killed. while who became stranded on the Sweet under the influence of liquor, Lone water in Wyoming sometime after-| pear interrupted the burial ceremony, ward. Lone Bear~was a boy of 12}ana over the body of his son delivered ‘ears at that/time. stirring lecture on the evils of Hquor, " Chief Washakie took the “stranded Shich seb so impressive that it made. batt ne the erie sav pg ee one oe Indians weep like children and the’ as brothers. pon the deat ol whites also cry. Rlnck Coal, ;Lone Bear ‘became chief,! He died in poverty on account of his and has been che of the most notable) ¢yiendship and_generosity “to his brotp- and influential Indian characters in the| er redmon. Wien. the reseFvation, here Wost for years. was opened to settlement, Lone Bear 4) H. Norris, former Indian’ agent,| refused to take ‘his 80-acre allotment, rays that of the chiefs on 121 Indian) rhe cost of the burial will be borne by reservations. which he has officiaily in-) the government and will be held Tues- spected,. Lone Bear was.one of the! day from St. Stephen's missiony four leaders he ever came in| miles south of here, ed by many Riverton business men and It will be attend-| gotten, up here. consider thé corporation’s needs, and allow them to charge rates which wil! enable= them to. attract private capite and asked immediate relief by having the government furnish ¢redit through federal reserve banks at low interest rates, 4 ———— ee ‘D’ANNUNZIO IS IN POSSESSION ITALIAN ISLES Seizure “of Islands Is in Defiance Peace Treaty ROME, Nov. » 15.—Gabrielle D’Annunzio -has occupied the islands of Arbe and Veglia in de- fiance of the Italian-Jugo Slavian ltreaty settling the Adriatic dis- ‘pute. The D’Amnunzio govern- ment has d4rouved the support of the Fitime vopulation in denouncing the Santa Margherita treaty. Mobs storm- ed nearby towns. Fiume troone by the treaty. cc ERT EE ROL, 8 NEW MAP OF COUNTY ISSUED. Wheeler & Worthington have just fs- sued a new map of Natrona county which is entirely up to date and the most complete map of the county ever Particular attention ts given to leased oil lands, withdrawals, contracted pneumonia friends. occupying towns awarded Jugo-Slavia | VENIZELOS IS VICTOR, EARLY VOTING SHOWS ATHENS, Nov. 15.—Victory in Greek elections yesterday was claim- ed early today by Premier Venizelos. Actual returns are meager. park issas An usivatn iS CHARTER GIVEN TO RIO GRANDE DOVER, Delaware, 16;—A. Del- aware charter was granted to the Dea- yer & Rio Grande Western Railroad company, authorizing. {t to own and operate railroads outside Delaware, to day, The capital. is placed at. $150,- 000,000, Se MONDELL GOING BAGK 10 CAPITAL ON CRUTCHES {Special to The Tr*bune) WASHINGTON, Nov, | 15.—Con- gressman Mondeli will. return. to his duties here November 19, in time to take part in essential preliminortes looking to the orderly procedure vf house business as soon as congress convenes. The Wyoming comgress- man is still on crutches as a result of his breaking his right leg. D. W. Tripeny left last night for Denver, where he will attend to busi- ness in the interests of the new Trip eny drug store which is still in con DENVER, Nov. 16.—The annual con vention of the American Mining Con- gress opened here with 1,500 delegat (By Associated Press) present.” Mining men from all p: 'W YORK, Noy. 15 ‘ank wagon of the nation are ‘here for the meet-| pric in gasoline e reduced a cent ng. a gallon in states in which the St President Wilson. telegraphed hiajard of New Jersey and of Louisianit greetings at the opening session. operate. JOY RIDE BRINGS DEATH T0 PRETTY ACTRESSES IN CHI (By Associated Pr ‘ CHICAGO, Nov, 15—Mary Ramey and ul ian Thompson, actresses, were found dead on the road medr Grant Park, where they evidently had been thrown from ait’ automobile, CHICAGO, Noy. 15.—Three men are under arrest suspected of know!l- edge of the death gf two pretty young actresses, Lillian Thompson of Boston, Mary Ramey of Altoona, Pa., whose bodies were found yesterday at Grant Park, ‘The police believed they died from wood alcohol poisoning or had frozen to death after a joyride. CHIGAGO, Nov. 15.—Two pretty young actresses” found dead yester- day near Grant Park, died under circumstances indicating murder. A mys- terious telephone call notified the police that the bodies were lying on the» lake front. ‘a The call wae traced to an insurance office, but the identity of the man who telephoned is unestebiished. The bodies werd found Just as) the Infor were indentified as Mary Alma Ramey, a Stock show player and vaud¢ville actress, and Mise Lil- mant had said, The bodies, bruised and bloodstained, linn Thompson, actress, by James Mceks and Robert McCarthy, employes of a theatrical company. Meeks and McCarthy said two Italians, proprietors of a grocery store near where the quartet lived, gave the girls wine. They are being detained ete. struction, for questioning.