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

oe -@ : t Texas” State of War Put in| Effect on Refusal To Allow Terms of Treaty to be Used (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 23.—Military operations. have been begun by the Italian government troops against forces in and about Fiume| } anded by Capt. Gabriele Controversy Over, Cables Between Senate' " . d’Annunzio, who refuses to evacu- ate thé eity and permit Italy to put into operation the provisions of the treaty of Rapallo. = | Dispatches. recetved here state that the military works along a line mark- ing the frontier of the “Regency of Quarnero” were raided and an Italian destroyer is said to have shelled D'An- nungian batterles on the Island of Veg- la, Southwest of Fiume. (By Associated Press.) ROME, Dec. 23.—To all appearances a state of war by. Dianny forces along the Fiume and railroad tracks were barbed wire entangie- blished and all wires j res at Fiume and Italian regular troops be gan last night. D'Annunzio met the government's ultimatum to evacuate Fiume with @ feclasation of war. Itai- ian warships are shelling insurgent gar- risons on smaller islands. | Associated Press) LONDOW Den 23.—D’Annunzio has proclaimed -that @ state of war exists i WASH] N » Dec, 23.-—Genernlly fair for Christmas. day xcept fer ‘around the Great’ Lakes and northern Rockjes and rain on the Pa- effie const is promised by the weather man. ba i 4 AN GUARDING WHISKY TRUCK | FATALLY SHOT Associated Press) _ ATI, . Dec. 23. — Josepn York City, a guard on B with whisky valued at from Frankfort, Ky., to » Was probably fatally ‘younded when several shots were fired last nighton the Reading road in this sity, what the police believe was an tinsiieodbot, 7 ne to ‘Steal tie 1,500 OUT OF . WORK AS FIRM IS SHUT DOWN AT AL LGaTS EXCEPT -FIUME, (By Mai)—Fiume has been compelled to dispense with virtually all fights except those of candles because the Italian blockade has stopped the importation of coal. When the Abaotiat: ¢¢ Press correspondent arrived here, he] found the. city” in absolute. darkness. Railway employes bearing a few lght- ed pane met the tpavelers as they alighted from the train from Trieste and escorted them to a small room where the officer, also by the light of & candle, examined thelr passports. © Outae- the rafiway /station there Were neither portera nor cabs nor was & Ught.to be seen in the streets any- Where. Weighed down with thelr bag: &age, the travelers groped their way to the hotel only to find that also in darkness, f pi ‘The rapid atowth of the nat! ix an urderer Is Hanged by Mob vened in what threatened embassy and the senate tions over a question as to whether there is a has been re-established | Cable messages to the United States The department’s action ‘is 1 HAMON IS ARRESTED IN TEXAS s U.S. State Department MANY SEE MASON Steps In To Stop Near NUGTION LAGT _ Dispute With British MH MT TEMPLE | Impressive Ceremonies at Installa- tion of A., F. and A. M., and Eastern Star Held With Past Officers Present Committee and British Embassy is Revealed and English Rebuked Casper lodge No. 15, A, F. & A, M, and Fort Caspar chapter No. 4, 0. E. 8, held a joint installation in the Masont: temple last evening and inducted ofti- cers. for the ensuing year. The im Pressive ceremonies were witnessed py a large crowd, Mrs. Viola Mechling, associate granJ matron, acting as grand matron, was the installing officer for the Eastern Star; Mrs. Lillie E. Townsend, past grand matron, acted as grand marshal Mrs. Mary R. Knittle, past grand ma tron, acted as grand chaplain, and Mrs Ethel Wilson, past matron, performed a8 grand organist. The following officers were installee in the Star: Mrs. Alice Cook, worthy matron; Charles Andrew, worthy pa- tron; Elma Thompson, associate ma- tron; Rolla Luxon, corduetress; Care line Moore, associate conductress; Mu fl riel Woods, sécretary; Viola Mechiing, treasurer; Gladys Jewett, ‘chaplain: Coral Barnes, marshall’ Gladys Free, organist; Etta Taylor, Adah; Carrie Lowe, Ruth: Gertrude Branson, Esther; Florence Giblin, Martha; Agnes Simp WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The ‘strite departmer}: today inter- to be a controversy between the’ British committee investigating cable communica- British censorship of ting in the British Isles. as a rebuke to the embassy. ‘—; for sending direct to Senator Kellogg n letter denying that testimony of Presi- | dent Carlton of the W Union, that calde messages from Great Britain | were subject to delay by examination by British naval intelligence’ authori- ; Hes. The embassy's action is under | Stood to be regarded as a breach « , @iplomatic courtesy. j} *The department will take the sub.| | sect matter up directly with the em bassy but whether it will ask for an | explanation of the action of the em-| fang Beg direct to Kellogg was| gon, wiecta: Jessie Ratellif, warder fl on" 2 t Waiter MacGregor; sentinel. Hl oe Sentiment of appreciation .to the re- tiring matroh, Mrs. Carl Hawks, for her work during the past year, was ex- pressed for the chapter by W. W. Donald J.~Smith, supervising engi. meer in charge of the construction work andard refin ‘Will Jeave.yo. | Sproul, retiring past patron, in present. ene , on a ei ing to hera it muatron's pin. Mrs. _ Sil ay Oxia’ tthe; | Bawke Fesponded “Mrs. Covk is coming from Drumflght, Oklahes | was the recipient of a beautiful bow ¢ will reside in the Blackmore apart. [} a Tere ments. Lens L, A. Reed, retiring worshipful mas —— niin —— x ter, acted us installing ofifcer in the ye ; : ; Blue lodge dnd J. C. Zolnoski acted av : feeana marshal. The following recently. elected officers Were installed: George B. Nelson, worshipful master; P. D, Cunningham, senior warden; Lial D. Branson, junior warden; Charles W. Andrews, senior deacon; Dana Van Burgh, junior deacon; Ralph C. Vau Denberg, secretary; Charles H. Town- send, treasurer; Carl P. Taylor, senior steward; E. A, Rediske, junior steward; A. J.Woods, tyler. Following the installation refreshments were served. RECOGNITION OF MEXICO BY FRENCH PENDS (By Associated Pross) MEXICO CITY, Dec. 23.—French residents in Mexico hsve been asked by Foreign Minister Hidalgo to lay before their home government state- | ments of ennditions in Mexico and | guarantees for their safety made by | the Mexican government. The action follows the receipt of a dispatch from Paris quoting Premier Leygues of France, saying he was Jess hopeful of French recognition of Mexico if full guarantees were not forthcoming. United Press.) EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 23 one Smith Hamon, charged with shooting dake Hamon, surrendered Inst night here. She arrived from Chihuahua City, Mexico, and: will be returned to Ardmore today, where “everyone { sympathizes with the girl,” according to Sheriff Garrett, who made the ar- rest. She will be held in $10,000 bond. There will be plenty of money to defend her, officials believe. (By Associated Press.) EL PASO, Dee. 23.—Clara Barton Smith left here in the company of officers at 6 o'clock this morning for Ardmore, Okla., to answer a charge in connection with the death of dake L. Hamon, November 26. delicious (By Associated Press.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec, 23—The State of Okiahoma will ald in the prose- eution of Clara Barton Smith, Gov, Robertson announced today. He will instruct the attorney general's. department to adsist in the prosecution. Gov. Roberts said that public opinion in Ardmore may be so strongly pred- judiced In favor of the woman that any attorney appointed by the court to prosecute her might be unsatisfactory to the state. The governor said that he is convinced that the Smith woman should be convicted of manslaughter and serve a term in the penitentiary. Sens 7o BONG SANTA XMAS DAY GIFTS ON TREE FOR ALL THE KIDDIES by Fred Patteo and will be decorated in beautiful manner by the tree commit- tee. Of course Santa will be there to meet his little friends, Listen Kiddies! Word has just been received that Old Sunta will be brought to Casper this year by a long string of elks instead ofthe usual reindeers. We know that you have heard already about the big Christmas tree and entertainment that will be given the children of Casper, Christmas morning at the Iris theater but we want you to know the full plats as given below by the committee from the Remember, this annual Christmas THE ELKS' eapacity of theater, it will be necessary to limit the big party to kid- cali gan «7: doa It will be impossible to admit adults to the Iria but.we will have a large number of Elks present to take care of the children while polléemen and firemen will be stationed there to gee that perfect order ie maintained arid the safety of the little ones is assured. ‘The dooes WE the Iris will bo opened at 9:15 and the big entertainment starts at/10 o'clock slimrp. Arrangements have been made with the school board whereby a rooin in-each of the schools of the city will be opened at 9 o’cluck and the children who wish rides down town may gathor in these warm rooms where the Elks will call with cars and take them down te the theater and also will return them after the party. All cars used for this purpose will be decorated with American flags and the Elks wish it understood, that these cars are absolutely at the service of the children of Casper on Christmas morning, so if you ara headed for the Christ- mas tree, hail the first car you see bearing a flag and get a tide For the entretainment of our Httle guests we have secured = dandy four reel picture in which you will seo your favorite, Fatty Arbuckle. The name of the play fs “Tho Teacher” and the theater people say it is & scream and, Just sulted to the children. We have a present for evéry and all other organizations which seek day haye been urged to do their work the work of distributing baskets. There corners with a Salvation Army worker If the Salvation Army runs out the Elks will make up the deficit. the cases will be investigated and the will receive prompt attention. of candy and nuts and) and adults who will come, boy or girl, also a beg Oe Rt CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1920 OPERATIONS - | zation.’ needy, but for every boy or girl in Casper between the ages of 4 and 13, want you there, every blessed one of yo, and we will do all in our power to make the celebration of 1920 the best one yet. Yours for a joyful Christmas for the Children, For years it also has been thé custom of the Elks in Casper to snd baskets of food and supplies for the needy in the city. But this year the old order will be changed slightly with the Elks' lodge co-operating with the Salvation Army in distributing baskets. There is expected to be less duplication in this way Tt is estimated that both Friday and Saturday will be required to do all of} the giving and no names will be taken. ‘Phe usval familisr kettles and tripods are now in evidence on the street kets, and there will be, aceérding to the present count sixty baskets distributed, If ‘each individual lodge and church, will notify the Salvation Army or| give the names and addresses of the people td whom they desire baskets sent,| At the Salvation Army hall Saturday night, which Is Christmas night, | big Christmas tree will be lighted and » good time provided for any children | Presents will be given to the children, and Santa | AGAINST, of 'T wenty - fins | HOLY OFFICE WARTS BISHOPS TO ‘WATCH OUT FOR. Y. M. HERE Decree Warns That Organization Corrupts Faith of Youths and Instills Toward Catholic Religion Indifferentism (By Associated Press.) ; ROME, Dec: 23.—The holy office issued a decree asking Cath- olic bishops to watch an -“organization which, while professing abso- lute freedom of thought in religious matters, instills indifferentism and apostasy to the Catholic religion in the minds of its adherents. The decree mentions the Young Men’s Christian Association by name, say- ing that it is upheld by many Catholics who do not know its real nature. pia ironic rials deabeeanbese id The deeree says this organization cor- rupts the faith of youths, (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—A loan of §26,775,000 to eight western rail- roads to. help finance improvements fumounting to $56,625,000 has been ved Sy: in ¥. M. C. A. OFFICIALS ARE ASTONISHED. "(By Associated Press.) NBW YORK, Dee. 23.—Officlals in the overseas department of the Young Men’s Christian Association expressed astonishment when it was learned that the holy office in Rome had issued a decree warning its bishops against the American organization as “corrupter of the faith of youths.” ‘ C.. Vv. Hibbard, associate general gec- retary, said: "Tek “We are sorry, of course, that some people do not like us, but there does not seem to be anything to do about it. itis abundantly sybstantiated that. the ¥. M. C. A, is not a. proselyting’ organi. He said he could think of no reason for its being the subject of the papal attack, « CRIME WAVE IS INCREASING AS HOLIDAYS NEAR . (By United Press) |\RUSS REDS ARE CONCENTRATING ABOUT GEORGIA (By Associated Press) TIFLIIS, Dec. 23.—Russian Bolshevik forces appear to be concentrating for * campaign which will eliminate the re- public of Georgia from the map of the Caucasus region. Heavy soviet forces NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Reports |have been concentrated at Tuapse, a from all over the country indicate a | port.on the eastern shore of the Black general crime wave increasing as | sea, and at Gagri, a port stijl furthér Christmas approaches. American | southeast toward the Georgian frontier, men are co-operating with the police in several cities in an effort to put a stop to murders and robberies. Unemployment is blamed by offi. } cials as a reason for the increase in crime. Suspicious characters are be- ing rounded up throughout the coun. try and curfew. laws are being estab- lished. Other Bolshevik detachments are ro. Ported at Kazak, southeast of Tiflis, while a tenth Bolshevik army which is operating along the Armenian frontler. is said to have passed through Karak | iss, moving toward the Georgian re public. TWO THOUSAND MEET DEATH IN CHINESE QUAKE (By United Press) SHANGHAI, Dec, 23.—Two thon- sand lives were lost In an earthquake fin the province of Kan-Su according to reports.” Shocks are continuing, Severa! towns were completely wreck- ed. This is in the famine district. sridleecat wor Sent ody CITY COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT WILL BE TOPIC AT FORUM MEETING The commission-manager plan of city government is the tople which will\re- ceive consideration at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce forum Tues- day at the Henning hotel. The committee, appointed te consider the matter of securing legis‘ation pro- viding such form of government in (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—The “curfew" law will be enforced, beginning to-| night. All pool rooms, cabarets and other places of amusement will be closed at 1 o'clock in an effort to check} the crime wave. After 2 o'clock all persons found on streets must give a| good account of themselves or they will| be held as suspicious char . Mor than twenty-five holdups were reported during Jast night. party of the Elks is not just for the We CHRISTMAS TREE COMMITTEE. port. There also will be an open dis: cusaton. The women of Casper are particu- larly Inyited to attend this luncheon COMMITTEE TO to ald the needy and poor of Christmas through the Salvation Army. will be on motoriety in connection with | at each post. H of funds to supply the gecessary bas-| (By Unii matter taken care of, A call at 1517-M Wyoming where cities desire it, will re | Generally fair tonight and Friday, ex- cept snow in the extreme west portiun, Rising tevaperature Friday in the east portion. ST, D'ANNUNZIO Masked Men Man Held on Charge Shooting Officer Swung to Tree in Grove Near Jail (By Associated Press.) \ FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec.-23: —Tom W. Vickery, a white man, held on a charge of murder in connection with the killing Mon- jday night of Policeman Jeff C. Couch, was taken from 4ie county jail here shortly after idnight this morning by a mob and hanged, Seyeral shots we fired into his bedy. Twenty-five masked men entered the lal, overpowered @ Jailer and hig as- sistants. Opening Vickery’a cell, the mob removed the prisoner, clad only: in night clethes, to a grove nedithe pack ing house district, and swung him to a tree. After firing a few shots into ais body, the mob dispersed. County officers said the lynching would be Investigated by the next ses- sion of the district grand jury. The lynching occurred at a@ spot about a mile from the court holise in which Vickery was being held. a POPE DECIDES TO CELEBRATE MIDNIGHT MASS (By Associated Press) ROME, Dec, 2%,--Pope Benedict: has decided to celebrate midnight Mags on Christmas eve in Pontine Chapel, thus resuming @ custom abandoned while Leo XIIL was pontiff. LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT FROM HIGH RENT HOG ‘ited Press) {By Ur 5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Little, if any, relief is in sight from exorhi- tant rents and high prices of dwell ings resulting from the nation-wide shortage of houses, according to the Federal Reserve board bulletin. De« spite reductions ranging from 40 per cent in the price of there was no evidence of a reviv activity im the lumber industry. Ir means a continuance of crowded ant insanitary housing conditions, Lum.. ber mills in many sections are oper. ating 80 per cent below normul -ca# | pacity, the report said, : (By WASHINGT 23.-—The grr ‘wnment wi'l be hard put to find enough evenue In the tiext few years.to keap tivities running and meet Maturing »bligations, Secretary of the Treasury Houston told t nate finance com- mittee today. Seven billion five hum ired million dollars in obligations to care for during the next two years he stated, It will approach 1923 with a deficit of at least one billion five hundred mil- lioh, he said He strongly opposed to giving Germany credit of a billion dollars and did not know whe money wag to come from If s It would be transferring to the wove ernment bad debts which private capi- tal refuses to assume,” he sai ~ —— It is proposed, to ac to further discover riea, apt the aeroplane os in darkest Af. nr | DEFICIENCY FOR | FISCAL YEAR IS OVER 2 BILLION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—A grose deficiency in national fiscal trans- actions of two billion, hundred mil- Hon dollars this fiscal year and a billion and half for the next fiscal year was the forecast made by Sec- retary Houston in his testimony be |] fore the senate finance committed |] now considering the soldier bonus |} bill. i PRESENT WEST'S ‘MEWS OF STOCKMEN ON TARIFF ited Press.) DENVER, Dec. 23.—The Colorado Stockgrowers’ Association, in con- vention here, appointed a committee of three members, ready to go to Wash- Ington if necessary, to present stockmen's views on the proposed tariff reg- ulations, Tho members want 9 tariff to inclade duties on frozen pelts and meat, acording to President M. J. McMillin of the association. Stoel