Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1920, Page 1

Named Saturday; Canadians Win GENEVA, Dec. 9.—Disagree- ment im the League of Nations was emphasized today her the resig- nation of Honorio Pueyrredon of Argentine as vice president of the ai was laid before the ses- session. His suesessor will be selected Saturday and probably will be from one of the smaller nations. W. N. Rowell, Canadian delegate, bitterly attacked European policies and diplomacy, asserting that it was re- spensible for the world ‘war. FINANCE AND TRANSIT ORGANIZATIONS ABANDONED. (By Associated Press.) GENEVA, Dec. 9.~—P: organi- zations on finance and nsit under the League of Nations, which’ were considered yesterday by the assembly, were abandoned as the result of a com- promise reached by midnight by prom- inent delegates to the assembly meet- ing. The existing international health organization will continue its work. WEATHER FORECAST ——_ fept probably snow in extreme wes Porelons not much change in tempera Generally fair tonight and Friday, ex- it STRENGTHENING OF ANTI - TRUST LAW PROPOSED (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Legisia- tion strengthening the Sherman anti- trust act will be proposed’ soon by Senator King, it was announced to- ~« Recent decisions of the su- preme court, notably the steel trust decision, are held by senators to have weakened the Sherman act so that it must, either be strengthened or replaced by a new law which will jpot permit the construction the courts have put on the Sherman law. RESOLUTION ON The compromise was a victory for the Canadian delegation, POSTPONEMENT ASKED FOR VILNA PLEBESCITE. Associated Press) GENEVA, Dec. 9.—Postponement of the proposed plebiscite in the Vilna re- gion for eight monjhs and the exclusi of Vilna itself from the plebiscite area was requésted by the Lithuanian gov- ernment in a note handed ‘to the coun cil of the League of Nations today. MUTINOUS CREW SENDS OFFICERS BACK TO FIUME| from the blockading fleet along the COMMITTEE MOVED TO TEARS _ BYSTORY OF MRS. M’SWINEY HARDING PLANS TO GALL DEMOS IN CONFERENCE (By United Press) MARION, Ohio, Dec. §.—Making good on campaign promises, President-elect Warren @. Harding is working on 2 list of prominent Democrats and wor Senator Hiteheoek of Nebraska ant} Senator Shields of Tennessee, are two| of those te bé called. Mrs. Raymond | Robina of Chicago and Mrs, Harriet’ Upton of Ohio probably will be among the women. Harding reiterated today that he had made no cabinet offers to anyone, JOHNSON BILL DEBATE LIMITED) (By Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. .9.—By almost ® unanimoug vote the house today re- stricted general debate on the John- son immigration bill to four hours, and advocates of the measure, which woul Stop all imi jon for two years, ing from a three wee! PEACE IS MADE ‘TOPIC‘OF FIGHT (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—The re- fusal of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to sanction the introduction and pass- age of the Knox peace resolution has started as) Insurgent movement which may result. in a of the measure despite ige’s disapproval, Senaters favorable to the. measure, | Lofige indica’ = a noe Wheeler returned this morn- K's eastern trip. M._P. Life History of Patriot Hailed by Irish as, é SESS aes gy. Ansoclgiad Bees) - WASHINGTON.: Dec. 9.—More than $312,000,000 was turned railroads by the government in the form of advances on over to guaranty provision: of the the last of March and the first of November, to congress today by Secretary of to an estimate submitted by the interstate commerce commission, the secretary said the total amount neces- sary to make good the guaranty, pro- vision of the transportation act wili approximate $600,000,000. INTERSTATE COMMISSION FILES ANNUAL REPORT; ¢ WASHINGTON, : Dec. 9.-Immediate payment to the railroads of sums due them under the guaranty provisions of the transportation act,- but ‘withheld &fute_comfhnerce is nual ‘report today to be ‘“yitel * * * in ordei the carriers may. properly serve the ‘ public.” 'The commission recommended that congress amend the railroad ‘act to permit the reales and payment to the roads of the money thus tied up. Many of the roads are greatly handi- capped because of their inability to collect the guaranty, the commission said. Although advances against the anticipated deficit were made in scores Martyr to Their Cause is Recited to American Probers by His Widow (By Associa WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The late lord mayor of Cork, who died as the result of a hunger strike, was told today by his widow to the “Committee of One Hundred” ited Press.) life story of Terence MacSwiney, estigating the Irish question. Mrs. MacSwiney’s accounts of the Ban eee ae ceomerton| cedar anv of her husband, his efforts on behalf of the Irish nation AIR PILOT HAS NARROW ESCAPE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 9—Air Mail Pilot C. V, Pickup had a narrow escape “from death at Rawlins, an emergenty landing field of the Chey- énne-Salt Lake division, when the en- eine of his DeHaviland Four airplane backfired into the carburetor just-as he was taking off. An instant later the whole: stip was in flames and Pickup pafely had ‘time to unstrap himself and leap from the cockpit before the gasoline tank exploded. The airplane. was destroyed with the exception of were hopeful of passing it tomorrow. ADMINISTRATION the engine jand propeller. CONDUCT WILL and the actions of the British government in attempting to| “throttle Irish development’’ were punctuated alternately by applause avd sobs, She related how their only baby was born while its father was. in jail in Belfast and how she dafly carried the child to visit the father in prison. Mrs. MacSwiney recounted the arrest of August 12, 1920, and the beginning husband, she said, was charged with having hada code used by the police, and she asserted this was proper be- cause of his position as lord mayor. She was present at his trial and said the lord mayor told her then of his in- tention to continue his strike. She became convinced t! she de- clared, that he would de of ryation unless the British government.granted his release. f “After my husband made a speech at the trial,” she continued, “I guess I became resigned; accustomed to what the future was to bring.“ The shock came first. It came harder on me then, After that I was reconciled and I was proud of his courage.” As. hunger wore down the lord mayor's strength, she said, he “absolutely radiated peace}! Immediate Restitution Under Guaranty Clause of Transportation Act is Held Vital by I. C. Commission of the mayor’s last hunger strike. Her} PS DOWN BLIGHTED, REVIVED e Canp $312,000,000 PAID RAILROADS, MORE IS IMPERATIVE, REPORT fe le alae rr according to figures the Treasury Houston. asians of instances, the report said, some of the roads made no application for aid prior to September 1 and as a reguit they are estopped from claiming even ®, portion of moneys “justly due them” until the mechanical work of complet- -ing their audit for the entire guaranty period can be accomplished. The commission said that in. ‘most cases it could now determine. “‘amounts. or parts. of amounts due the carriers,’’ Iutt that Its certifications of these ruies, by the tredBury since the comptroller had ruled that such applications for advances must have been granted prior to September 1. ~The commission be- Neved it should be authorized to make “reasonablé estimates” to alleviate the difficulties confronting many “carriers in, meeting operating expenses, fixed charges, etc. The year’s rail operations have -de- Yeloped the need of several other (Continued on Page 5) WARRANT SENT TO TEXAS FOR HAMON ARREST (By Associated Press) EL PASO, Dee. 9.—Sheriff Orndorff today received a warrant from Ardmore calling for the apprehension of Clara Smith Hamon, wanted in Connection with the killing of Jake L. Hamon of} Ardmore. Her father and son said they expected that she would come to their home as som as she learned of tha warrant, They declared they did not know where she was but intimated thu: ashe was not far from E) Paso. petstianrtia 5 es Laat FAMINE STRIKES | CHINA, RELIEF IS SOUGHT HERE | WASIUNGTON, Dec. 9,—Presi- dent Wilson today called on the American people “to contribute of their funds to relieve “appalling dis- tress in China resulting from famine in several provinces." Thomas W. Lamont of the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co., was designated as chairman ‘of the committee and Act- ing Secretary Davis of the state de- partment as treasurer, WIFE OF SLAYER GIVEN DIVORCE} \|FISH HATCHERY | . Prospects Change in VOLUME 361 JAPANESE MAY BRING WAR, NOT U.S. SAYS KAHN (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec, 9>—Discust sing the dapanese question in the house today, Representative Kahn of Palifornia, chairman of the military committee, declared that America hoped always to avoid war, and that if the “statesmen, publicits, polit cians, agitators and demagogues of Japan” really wanted war with the United States, they would be the ones to bring it on and not the Americans. Kahn said he knew. he voiced the “earnest hope an¢@, wish pf qvery patriotic American that peace be- tween the two countries may con® tinue perpetually.” PILOT ESCAPES, VIL MOUNTAIN Runs Out of Gasoline Over Fatal Region, But Effects Safe Lai CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 9.—It was an interesting coincidencs that Ail Mail Pilot Arthur S. Cox, en route on his first run from Salt Lake to Cheyenne, should have confronted an emergency when there loomed beneath him the bulk of Elk Mountain—name of eyil omen in;aviation annals—where thir- teen months ago his uncle, Lieut. Goldsborough of the United States army air service, was seriously injured in’a “crash” that cost'the life of Lieut. E. V. Wales. Pilot Cox, unfamiliar with’ the landmarks -of the Cheyenne- Salt Lake run, missed the Rock Springs intermediate landing © field while en route east and when 140 miles east of that point realized that an! emergency landing would be necessary | because of his depleted gasoline supply. After circling the Lake Creek coun- try if search of a landing place he came down,in a field at the Johnson ranch, just missing an irrigation ditel ip landing and bringing his ship safe- ly to a stadstill at the edge of a sec- ond ditch, 150 -yards, beyond. He was unaware of his wheréabouts and was much interested when informed that! the’ near-by peak. which dominated the scenery was Elk Mountain, where his) uncle so narrowly had egcaped destruc tion. } PROJECT GIVEN UP AT CAPITAL CHEYENNE,” Wyo. Dec. 9.—The Cheyénne Rod and Reel Club, which some time ago appointed a committee to investigate the feasibility of a movement to secure a state branch fish ‘hatehery to be located at Granite} Canyon, this county, rt a meeting held} Wednesday night heard the report of the committee and thereafter decided to: abandon the project and to concen- trate efforts on co-operation with Lara- mie sportamen in @ movement to) secure enlargement of the original| state hatchery at Laramie, A rod and reel. club to get behind this movement | wa \ ‘E HOPES pes vos ae | * Day; Lilo! George _ Optimist. Aver Adjustmen:_ an of an Irish truce, which last nig. a erally regarded as having 4 By A r | [ been revived, according to a late! i) edition of the Daily Mail as the re-| eA asd hic Joseph Clune, nee 0} Perth, and "remier Lioyd eorge . paper Aeciared, conveyed to the pre ee Sih er . Inveffect, was a message eaders Say LONDON, Dec. Haar wee receded almost out of sight, have Pah etek don che eresent Revenue’ t0" yesterday. The archbishop, the new: from !Michael Collins, commander: of the Sinn Fein army. The ‘paper quotes ‘the premier saying: “It may definitely be st that prospects for, a settlement much brighter than they appear on t surface.” as : , (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dee. Present revenue and tariff laws must con- tinue for a year, Republican leaders have agreed in the house. It is be- lieved that it will take nine months to revise the tariff. Some members of the ways and means committee believe tax revision should come first. Strong oppositién is volegd to Secretary of the Treasury Houston's proposal to raise the income tax, and also to the gasolii and auto tax and petty taxes on candy, etc, The Proposal to levy a tax on the un- divided profits of corporations is gen- erally approved. RECURRENCE OF WARFARE PREDICTED BY OTHERS. {By United Press) LONDON, Dec. 9.—Recurrence cf fighting between Sinn Fein and British forces in Ireland is expected. Hope of |, & quick» peace appears lost and the government today by seizing municipal bulldings- and concentrating its forces indicated that it was preparing for a hard winter campaign. uh The breaking off of negotiations wax indicated: in the announcement. of Ar- thur Henderson, British labér leader who visited Ireland, and presented a | report to the cabinet that he yrould not | return to Ireland. The cabinet today had small hope of any means ‘o bring about peace. Raids in Ireland have continued duy- ing the week, it is reported. ALL RECRUITING RECORDS BROKEN All records for peace-time recruiting were broken in November, when 24,- 808 men were accepted for enlistment in the Regulararmy. This is the great. est. mumber ever obtained in the his- tory of recruiting, according to figures made public by Major General P.. C, Harris, the, adjutant general of the cae and, 6,729 more than October's > INCOME TAX CHA’ IMPOSSIBLE NOW. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Income tax relief legislation requested by business interests is impracticable at this ses- sion of congress, Republican members of the senate finance committee decided at an informal conference today. This decision is in line with a similitr one by Republicans of the house ways and means committee and virtually closes the door to tax revision legisia tion during the present session. BAVERNOR SCHEDULED TO RETURN FRIDAY, STARTS ‘WORK ON HS. MESSIGE CHEYENNE, Dec. 9.—Governor Rob- ert D. Carey will return Friday from Harrisburg, Pa., where he attended the recent governors’ conference, and will at once begin work on his message to the Sixteenth legislature, which is to convene January 11. The governcr contemplates recommending to the legislature changes in existing Jaws and the enactment of new laws which it is estimated should result in a sat? ing to*the state of $1,000,000 a year {j= salaries and expenses. Included in his recommendations, it is forecast, will be the consolidation of departments of the state government having overlapping or parallel functions, notably the state board of sheep commissioners, the state board of lMvestock commissioners and the state veteringrian’: NGES The previoks record had been made during the height of demobilization, When many men signed up again for a year because they had mo particulur Job in prospect. TEXTILE MILLS TO CUT WAGES OWNERS STATE (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Dec. 9—A wage reduction of 22% per cent in the textile mills of New England and New York state were forecast today in a statement issued after a conference of textile manufacturers, The industry em- ploys 300,000 persons. QUITS SCHOOLS FOR U.S. ARMY | KEMMERER, Wyo., Dec, 9.—James By MeDavid has resigned :the office of principal of the Kemmerer junior high school to accept a commission as first Jiieutenant in the United States ormy. He bas ‘been assigned to Fort D. A. Russell, near Chey . 30 MOROS KILLED IN ROW WITH FILIPINOS Effort to Force Education Upon Natives Sulu Islands Ends in Bloodshed With Soldiers of Constabulary BIG. COPPER COMPANIES MAKE 10 PER CENT CUT. (By Associated Press) KNOXVILLE, Tenn.; Dec. 9.—The Tennessee Copper cempany and the Dicktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron company, both having large copper mining operations at Copperhill, today kote at wage reductions of 10 per cent. (By Associated Press.) MANILA, Dec. 9.—Thirty Moros were killed in the Sulu Islands in ja battle with the Philippine constabulary growing out of efforts to en- courage the education of children, it was learned today from the governor. now is in process of recruiting ut Laera- mie. An educational agent named Alajani, a Moro, was killed by the Moros on Pata Island when attempting to induce the Moros to send , their children to school. They resented | his interference with their customs, | The constabulary force was called out and was met by a force .of Moros | armed with bolos, daggers and other | Moro primitive implements of war. A | battle resulted in which thirty Moros | were killed-and a number of the con SPEAK FOR MEXICO RECOGNITION (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9-_Eitorts to obtain recogn States of the Obregon regime in Mexico will not be carried on as actively as under the provisional administration of Adolfo de 1a Huerta, it is indicated here, It Is declared that President Alvaro Obregon is inclined to allow his Administration during ;the next few months to act as“an appeal for recog- nition, BUTIS SENT ELECTION RETURNS (Ry United Press ) LUCERNE, Dec. 9.—A statement of election retuyns and not an invita tion to return to Greece, has been received by former Hing Constantine. He may accept the message as an invitation, but jt is believed that he has been rquested to delay his trip until further word is received by Greece and the allies. DENVER, Dec. 9.—Mrs. George Bosko, wife of the man who will | hang Saturday for killing Eaton ©. Parks and William T. Hunter near | Pueblo, today obtsined a divorce on | the ground of her husband being con- | vieted of a felony, She said she did | not want to go through life with the. | mame of a man who was hanged for and contentment.” { She gave vivid recital of her ex:| stabulary wounded, but none’ killed. | pdriences with British officials. | — DOUGL. | CHE bell T RECOVERS. Dec, 9,—Camp- preminent, citi- zen of Dougias, yo., who was over: }come by heart trouble while attending | the Wyoming Consistory reunion here ie week, has recovered sufficiently to return to his home. ae She} charged that the British home. office; spread propaganda to the effect that relatives of MacSwiney were secretly providing him with food: * ‘ “That,” she exclaimed, “is the sort! of lies they use about everything in connection with Ireland. ition by the United £