Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1921, Page 1

Che Caz ia Aaitly Tribun WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and probably San- day, rising temperature t and in east and south portions Sunday. CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 1921 DOCTOR TAKES STAND IN NURSE" Flockmasters:i in Meet Call for Ramediate ‘Buiction of F ordney 4 VANGUARD OF SOLONS INVADES CHEYEWNECUT’ IN HERDERS’ LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE NEXT TUESDAY HOLDUP SHOOTS IN ROBBERY OF SALT LAKEBANK aA Associated ‘iated Press) SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 8.—A bandit entered the Utah Savings & Trust company today, compelled the paying teller to hand him $4,500 and shot at a cashier who attempted to intercept him as he escaped, The robber handed 4 note tothe teller which stated: “Don't say a word or ill plug you; hand over the currency; I'll shoot to kill” The teller shsvted to the cashier a anoment after paying the money to stop the man. The cashier dropped to his knees as the robber fired on his way out of the instituti MARYLAND MAN IS NOMINATED FOR TREASURER Associated Press) TON, Jan, 8—Guy F, Al- Jen of Somerset, Md., was tioniinated today by the president to-be treas- urer of the United States/ 5 ‘thm qi WIFE WOUNDED. fi BY ASSAILANT: {Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan 8.—Mrs. C. TH Hawksworth, wife of a Union Pacific shop foreman, was shot through the leg at about midnight by,a strange man, who, approached heron the street, ex- tended a paper bag toward her ana fired with a revolver seemingly con- cealed in the bag. Mrs. Hawksworth did not -realize im- mediately that shé had been shot and the stranger meanwitile walked leisure- ly away and disappeared around a corn- er, The woman's -wound is ‘not re- garded us serious, Alcoholic Cases | Double in Number} NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Nearly twice 18 many men and women treated in the city’s. hospitals fur alcoholism during ‘the last four months of 1920 as during the same ‘period in 1919, according to statistics made public today in a le! ter from Commissioner of Public. Wel- fare Coler to Mayor Hylan |sixteenth may be expected, | predecessors with the exception noted, Republican Conferences Monday Will Determine Officers and Employes of | Two Houses, Report (Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8— |The Wyoming capital is being in- vaded by the advance guard of members of the sixteenth legis!| lature, which is to convene at 12 jo'clock noon next Tuesday, Jan-| Nary 11 and remain in session for forty calendar days, or until and including |February 19, Several members of the house and several senators now are here and other members are sifting in on trains from the central, southern and Big Horn Basin counties. No representative of the northeastern coun- ties—Weston, Crook, Johnson, Camp- bell, Sheridan and Niobrata—has_ yet arrived, and none {s expected until Sunday. By Sunday night, how- ever, it is anticipated that — vir- tually all of the legislators will -be in the capital and the Republican eonfer- ences—to select officers and employes of the two houses—probably will be held) Monday afternoon. of the two houses Tuesday will)’ be merely ratification of the decision reached at. these conferences inasmuch as the Republicans are “in the saddle,” there being only three Democratic mem- bers- of- the senate and one Democratic representative. No other businesa other than that of organization will be transacted on the first day of the session. (The twp houses will adjourn immediately after selecting officers and employes to give the speaker and president of the senate time to select working committees. hese committees will be announced Wednesday, and immediately there- after the program calls for the reading by Gov. Carey of his message to the two houses in joint session. The mes- sage will bé a long one and the read- ing: probably will consume nearly two hours, and at its conclusion adjourn- ment probably will be taken until Thursday, when the real work of the session will begin. Inasmuch as five Sundays will be included in the term of the session, there will remain after ‘completion of organization and reading of the governor's message only thirty- three “working” days in which to trans- act the legislative business. A ‘por-| tion of one Sunday, but not one of the Sundays. included in the lpgisla- tive term, however, probably will be added to the working period. The ses- sion’ beginning on Tuesday, and con- tinuing for forty days, will come to its closing day on a Saturday. No Wyo- ming legislature, however, over ‘has managed to “clean up its slate’? on the closing Saturday with the exception of the famous first legislature and the as did. its | to sit into the morning of the Sunday following the last of the prescribed KILLS WIFE AND ENDS OWN LIFE, BELIEVEDCRAZY (By Associated Press) DENVER, Jan. 8.—William Ritchie, 46, fireman, today shot and killed his ‘wife, Margaret, 44, and then killed himself. His 14-year old son witnessed the shooting. They leave six children. ‘There was no quarrel but, it is be- lieved that Ritchie suddenly went in- sane. He formerly lived at Leadville, | Colo. i} HOUSE OF OISREPUTE ON ELKHORN ROAD 15 CLOSED Houses of ill-repute on the Elkhorn road just out of Casper must go. Sher- iff Martin has ordered the proprietors of one place that they must vacate. Many complaints have been brought to the sheriff's office regarding that dis- triet and everything possible will be done by the officers to drive the of- fenders out. ———__—>—___——_ FARM CHIEF IN HOUSE PROBE. “WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—J.'R. How- ard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, was summoned to appear before the house war investi gating committee today to explain a charge by him that a $10,000,000 ap- propriation for the development of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant was defeat- ed in the house through the influence of large corporations who have a se'f- fish interest in maintaining fertilizer )lature. forty days of its session, fictitiously ex- tending the last day by stopping the clocks in the legislative chambers just) before the minute of midnight which technically ends the session. The sixteenth legislature will consist of two less members than its predeces- or, that of 1919. There will be twe ty-five senators and fifty-four repr sentative, a total of seventy-nine. There were twenty-seven members of the last senate because prior to the passage of the reapportionment act of 1917, which reduced the membership of both houses, Fremont and Big Horn counties, each of which lost @ senator under the reapportionment, had elect- ed senators entitled to sit in the 1919 session of the senate and the reappor- tionment act, therefore, was not en- tirely. operative as to the 1919 legis- The coming session will be the first the membership of which is regu- llated by the last reapportionment. Of the twenty-five senators of the sixteenth legislature twenty-two are Re- publicans and three Pemocrats,’ the latter being ‘“hold-overs” who were elected in 1918 for four-year terms. They are Frank P. Cranney of Lincoln (Continued on Page 4) 4 (By Associated Pre) | 8. LOUIS, Jan 8—Pierre Paul Arthur of Highland Park, Illinois, and Mrs. Philip Franzen of Madison, Wisconsin, with whom he ran away Tuesday were found here today and lodged in Jail. They were located at the home of the managing editor of an afternoon paper where the po- lice said they were brought by a re- porter employed by the paper who oats, Jound them at a local hotel, Organization, | | +! wi | | | LOCAL DEATHS THREE TIMES ‘| BIRTHRECORD Casper's death rate for the year of 1920 compared with the birth rate for the sume period is uppaliing. [Deaths for the year averaged three © every. birth. There were in this ime 290 births and 768 deaths. Of ithe children born, 164 were girls and 126 boys. KNOTS ARE TIED IN ANTI-STRIKE BILL IN SENATE v Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan 8.—Having tied the Poindexter Anti-strike bill in- to a tight legislative knot its oppon- ents in the senate have decided to ; leave it there for the rest of the ses- sion, it has been learned. The bill, makes felo: of strikes among iployes and carriprs engag- ed in interstate commerce. A motion to reconsider the bill is now pend- ing. CONSUMER ALWAYS STUCK—THOMAS WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—A plea for the consideration of the ultimate consumer was made today by Senator Chas. Thomas of Colorado before the Senate Finance committee holding hearings on the house emergency tar- iff designed to protect the farmer. “It strikes me,” he said, “that some consideration should be given the consumer, Everybody comes here ap- pealing for help but the result is al- ways the same—stick the consumer.” pierce se eben OLD LAW TO BE ENFORCED, JAP (By Associated Press) SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 8.—An old Texas statute passed in. 1892 denying to non-resident aliens the right t® own land in Texas may prove # solution for white farfmers in pre- venting Japanese colonization plans. Japanese who attempted to settle around Brownsville were told to move on but citizens offered to assist them to secure a refund on money. paid for’ the land. SPECIAL RATES TOSTOCK SHOW RECOMMENDED (By United Press) DENVER, Jan. 8.—The state pub lic utilities commission today suggested to all Colorado railroads that they re- duce their rates between January 17 and 22 to Denver on account -of the Uvestock show. It was urged that spe- cial reduced rates be made from ad- Joining states in a telegram sent ‘to the Western Passenger association at Chicago. The railroads so far have refused the request of livestock show officials for rate reductions. ‘The only rates grant ed since the last rate increase have been to fraternal bodies. It was gtated by the commission that there was grave doubt about this not ‘being prohibited by, the anti-pass law. ‘ARDEN’ STORY MYTH, REPORT With the arrests Chicago's ‘Mod- ern Enoch Arden” story was revealed as a bit of fiction. Mrs. Franzen said the Arden story was untrue she ad- mitted she had never been married to Arthur, a2 married man, whom her husband charged had “stolen her at the point of a pistol.” She and Arthur also denied the charge that he had forced Franzen to give them a chack for $100 for the expense of their “honeymoon,” TO BE OUSTED| indiana of $75 Set for Old” Workers;| Governor Talks to| Delegates Today. | | Unanimous decision to reduce |the wages of sheep herders and \camp tenders to $75 4 month ‘throughout Wyoming in the case ‘of old employes and t6 $65 for | unexperienced ‘wotkers was hed by the Wyaming Wool Grow: | Assoviation in sessién here this Porn ies The question of equitable pay for shearers was left undetermined by reason of the variation between the wage asked by the workers and the amount flockmasters are willing to pay. The session today also enjoydl the distinetfon of being addressed by Cov. Robert D. Carey. PREDATORY ANIMAL QUESTION DISCUSSED. At the meeting this ‘morning’ after the opening ceremonies were com- pleted, Charles Bayer of the United States biological survey spoke on the subject. of the extermination of pre- datory animals. Mr. Bayer told the assoeiatior mem: bers of a new pdison that was proving |Doison was liked by the coyotes and exceedingly effective and that — this wolves, Tie old poison was not» rel- ished by the animals and often the {taste caused it to be discarded by the animal before swallowing. Mr. Bayer told of setting a Jine of baits near Waltman and Powder Rivery De a short time ago and this line was set ift a four-day ride over that region, the men then went back over the bait line to see what effect the nw poison had had and thy found twenty-three dead coyotes and one timber wolf on the route, Thene was a heavy snow- storm in the meanwhile and it is though likely that there were many more dead coyotes that were not seen hecause of the snowdrifts. Mr. Bayer asked that the members work for the co-operation of the stock- men and the state with the biological jSurvey as were each to, work inde- pendently of the others there would be but little accomplished. After Mr. Bayer finished it developed in the quizzing that followed that a sheep man in the territury south of the Northwestern track in Natrona and other counties had to pay a license to protect his sheep from the coyotes by poison because the state game warden imposed @ Heense district over this por- tion, of the state. Mr. Bayer also stated that this pois- ‘on will work as well with bobcats as with coyotes an dthat where an area is particularly bad as to bobcat dam- age, the survey has a hunter with a pack of lion hounds for this kind ‘of work. The use of horse'meat for baits was condemned as the meat would ‘dry up and would still kill a dog a year after it had been laid. NO AGREEMENT ON SHEARING PRICES. The report of the committee on shearing and the committee on wages was then read. In the matter of a Wage adjustment between the shearers and the wool growers, the shearers’ representatives stated that they want-) ed a straight wage of 15 cents and board while the sheep men placed their high mark at 9 cents and %no ,board. This resulted in a deadlock that appears to be solid at present. *The committee on wages advised that the association should -reduce wages | to « prewar basis at once unless the members. have not already done so. In most’ parts of the state the sheep own- ers are paying $75° per month for! herders whe are experienced. and $65 for new men, the same scale applies to the eamp movers. ‘Phe reports were| adupted as read. GOVERNOR ADDRESSES BIG CONVENTION, Gov. Carey here appeared and his entrance was the occasion for an ova- jtion from the assemblage. The gov- ernor was introduced by President Wilson in a neat speech in which hé referred to the old Biblical story of holding back the good wine until the last of the feast and that the same pro- ceecure had been adopted here in hold- ing back, Gov. Carey’s speech yntil the last day of the convention. ‘The governor opened by pledging the suppoft. of the state to the wool men in any way commensurate with the: best! ihterests of the whole community and he took up the matter of complaints of high taxes and especially the com- plaints of late that have arisen that the state officials are’ responsible. This wes shown to be a fallacy and the gov- jernor explained that the amount of; tax for state purposes in Natrona County for instance was only about (Continued on Page Two.) ‘is to be presented WAGE IS UNIFORM HARDING SLATE FOR CABINET IS CHANGED AGAIN (By Associated Press) MARION, Jan. 8.—Two final deci- sions have been made by President- elect’ Warrén G. Harding, it was learned today. George B. Christian, dr., of Marion will be secretary to the President and Harry M. Daugherty of. Columbus will be the “Colonel How of the Harding administra- tion. There are only two certainties ap- parent in the cabinet situation. Hard- ing appears farther from a final de- cision than xt y time decently, Va- rious influences have changed the slate made two weeks ago. Do Daugherty, Harding owes 2 po- sition in public life. Daugherty elect- ed Harding senator after the lat- ter’s defeat as governor and later had a leading part in making him president. MANIFESTO OF IRISH LEADER NOW PENDING © (hy “Axsoetited Preps) Adjournment is Due With Election of Session Today tion in the American livestock mar- i kets as unfair and responsible for |“‘uhreasonably low prices and fi- Reaecrt distress to such produc- |ers,” he Wyoming Wool Grow-| ers’ eoeane in annual convention here this afternoon adopted resolutions jcalling upon Wyoming's congressional |Getegation to “exert every effort to |secure the enactment of the Fordney jemergency tariff bill" with the addi- jtional request that “all such imports shall pay an additional duty, which |shall cover the difference between nor- jmal and current rates of exchange.” | Adoption of resolution proceded ihe jannual election of officers at the clos- ing session. All indications point to the re-election of Dr. J. M. Wilson of McKinley, Wyo., as president of the ‘association for the coming year, jaction haying already lover a long period of years. A major- ity of the delegates will leave Caspe this afternoon and tonight. | Other resolutions’ reported to the |convention by a committee represent- ing almost every county in the state, Jindorsed the French-Capper “Truth in ; Fabric’ bill; ‘advocating economy |federal, state and county appropriations, | including the postponement of further |road construction and other permanent jimprovements until “our Industry may Ibe able to bear the burden of taxes re-| | quired to meet such appropriations; urged a reduction in assessment val- juations for lands and livestock; recom- mended a decrease in rentala on state \lands in proportion to the lowering of \prices of livestock and farm products? lasked repeal of law taxing equities in Officers. at Last) Condemning foreign competi-; this} been repeated | i} in| arrest. | CHRY DUBLIN, Jan, 8.—Suceess of an Eng- state lands; protested any increase in| lish-Irish peace is helieved largely de- grazing fees on forest reserves; recom- pendent on an official sintement to be mended passage of summer bounty bill; made Monday or Tuesday Valera. uianh of the Sinn Fein. The people will welcome peace but are firmly backing the Sinn Fein. According to radical Sinn Feiners, O’Flannagin is empowered to negotiate with England and not De Valera. PREACHER WHO LIKED ORGANIST IS OUT ON BAIL (By Associated Press) by PASSAIC, N. J., Jan, 8.—Rey. Cor- nelius Densel, former pastor of the First Netherlands Reformed church here, was arrested today on a. federal warrant charging violation of the Mann white slave act. His arrest was the re- sult of an alleged elopement of the clergyman with Miss ‘Trina Hanneberg, a former member of his church, Densel was held under $5,000 bail to await action by the federal grand jury Bail was furnished by Richard Dunk ersloot, father-in law of one of the cler- gyman's daughters. FORD GAINS IN VOTE RECOUNT) WASHINGTON, “Jan. of the votes in the senatorial election in 395 out of 2,200 precincts give a net gain of 357 votes ic Ford. U.S. NAVY TWICE — A recount SIZE OF JAPAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Information regarding seapower, present and pro- jected, of the principal powers of the world, which only recently came into possession of the American government. to congress, which is giving its study to the gerieral ques- tion of disarmament. Information now in possession of the government shows the present naval strength of this coun- try to bé about half that of Great | Britain, while it is more than double that of Japan. Eamonn suggested amendment to dipping law to It will speak for all fac- permit organization of non-dipping dis- tricts when petitioned by owners of two-thirds of the sheep assessed in ‘such district; opposed consolidation of ! state. board of sheep commissioners with any other board; opposed con- | trol of any private business by federal boards or commissions; advocated ap- ;Pointment of a successful “dirt” and {livestock farmer as the next secretary of agriculture and covered other minor points. The resolutions follow in ful T WHEREAS, the unfair foreign competition in livestock products and the unusual and sudden decline in the prices of such products conse- quent upon readjustment conditions have caused unreasonably low prices and financial distress) to such pro- ducers; be it RESOLVED , that we ask our con- gressional delegation to exert every effort to secure the immediate enact- ment of the Fordney Emergency Tar- iff bill; further that all such im-ports shall pay an additional duty, which shall cover the difference between normal and current rates of exchange. It WHERE/S shoddy rags absorbs a large timate demand for the general public is deceived there by at the expense of both producer and consumer and to the sole profit of the manufacturer; therefore be it RESOLVED, that this Association endorses the French-Capper Truth in Fabric bill and should use every hos- orable means to secure its early en- actment into law. TIL RESOLVED, that we view with ap- prehension the ever mounting expen- ditures, not only of our federal goy- ernment, but of our state, county and local governments and most earnest- ly recommend that our legislature, our county and our local authorities not only insist upon the same dris tie economy in making appropria- tions for running expenses as we wool growers must exercise in our own business, but that they defer enter- ing upon further construction of roads and other permanent improve. ments until such time as our indus. try may be ‘able to bear the burden of taxes required to meet such ap- Propriations; and be it " RESOLVED, that the valuations for taxation purposes placed upon. our lands and livestock are not only above a fair market value, but are dispro- portionately high as compared to (Continued on Page Four.) , made from virgin wool and FEDERAL POLL TAX PROPOSED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, dan 8—A _ com- prehensive program for revision of the federal tax laws estimated to yield annually $4,000,000,000 which Secretary Houston said the treasury required was filed with the house ways and means committee today by the tax committee of the National Re t§" Drygoods association. It con« tains proposals not peretofore ad- vanced including the assessment of federal poll tax of $5.00 on each per- son over 21 years of age who re- ceives an independent income, esti- mated to yield $80,000,000 annually. Income tax exemptions, it is pro- posed, would be placed at from $1,000 to $2,500 for unmarried persons, and $2,000 to $5,000 for heads of families. All eae be allowed an exemption of $5,000. art of the leg! | Rey be, te (fF PROSECUTION [a GIVEN BLOW IN SCHULZ HEARING Defense Continwed Along Lines of Alleged Frame- up on the Former Cas- perite. (Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8.—. Dr. A. A. Larsen of Dalton, Neb., the only witness heard today at \the hearing of Mrs. William | Schrulzfou/the charge of murder, identified the vial of morphine found in Mrs. Schulz’s possession, as he said" it was medicine similar to that administered to a patient prior to her Dr. Larson accounted for the amount given, leaving about the same quantity found in the possession of the defendant. Following cross-examination the hearing was continued until Monday morning. (Special to The Tribune.) °=NNB, Jan. 7.—In a courtroom packed so tightly that those standing were barely able to move, Mrs. Emnue Lucille Shulz, Casper nurse, held here on the charge of murdering two week- ‘old infants in the Cheyenne Private hos pital, today continued her fight to prove herself innocent of the crime. By her Ride sat her husband, William Shulz, Casper» traveling man, wiio held his wife's hand in encouragement as both listened to General H. Donzelman de- nounce the prosecution of his client as a@ conspiracy. Several times during the taking of today’s testimony at the continued pre liminary hearing General Donzelman informed the court that he proposed to show “the interests at stake” in. the prosecution of Mrs. Shulz and on one occasion when Dr. George P. Johnston, one of the owners of the hospital, ws on the stand, he openly accused D; Mohnston of trying to evade his ques tions to conceal the truth. During another period, Sanderson was being cross- -examined, and when he was handicapped quently by the objections of the pro: ecuting attorneys, General Donzelman met the court's sustaining rulings with the exclamation: “If. there ‘Is nothin: to conceal, let her answer the ques tions. Let the truth come out.” when Goldie The demand brought a burst of proval from the crowded which only subsided when Justice of the Peace W. H. Edward ordered the witness to answer the question, During all of the questioning Miss Sanderson demonstrated her unwilling ness to properly answer questions dur- ing the cross-examination. She fr quently declared that she could not member, but admitted after ‘repeate questioning that she had been the com plaining witness for the government jn a white slave case, and that she had also admitted on the stand that she had attempted to- obtain $5,000 from the accused man. Further questioning revealed that ap- courtroum of the witness her expenses to this city had been paid by a Pinkerton detec ive, and that the same detective he paid he} her arrival in this city. Attorneys for the prosecution met this testimony with the assertion that Miss Sanderson's ex- Penses were paid by the county to the extent of $3 daily, but neither explained how the amount would be: made to coy er the cost of stopping at the best ho tels and for the payment of numerous meals. It was during this tilt that Genera? Donzelman met the frequent objections of the prosecution with the assertion that the questions were being asked for the purpose of showing up “the inter- a hotel and cafe bills following ests at stake” in the prosecution of Mrs. Shulz. Another witness for the prosecution was also brought to a speedy debacle by General Donzelman when. Miss Stella McIilhenny took the stand. Dur- ing direct examination by the prosecut+ ing attorneys the young woman de- clared she was a nurse and was at the Cheyenne hospital during Mrs. Shul: employment. She testified that she had )Seen Mrs. Shulz mistreat and neglect children at the hospital, but under the grilling cross.examination of General Donzelman admitted that her claims were based on supposition and that she had not witnessed any act that could be termed either cruelty or neglect. During direct examination the nurse declared she had witnessed Mrs. Shulz mistreat a baby by a severe spanking Jand shaking, but when cross-examined |she declared she supposed that this hat! been done as she had heard the infant (Continued on Page Two)