Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1921, Page 1

.Weather Forecast Snow probably tonight an: Friday, colder with fresh strong winds. d to Che Casper Daily Crihune| CITY EDITION VOLUME V. Eight Pages, Today. CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1921 Fall Associated Press Leased Wire, Reports from the United Press. House RRIGHTS IPLED BY LEADERS | So Say Union Chiefs in Reply to Demands eof Executives for Emergency Action; Losses Charged to Inefficiency (By United Press.) _ CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—The railroads, drive down wages, are trying to coerce the federal rail board to disregard the Esch-Cummins law, in their efforts to union leaders charged before the board today: They said the roads were trying | ° to “trample the rights of laborers under their feet.” They declared the present railroad financial crisis was due to “careless and inefficient man- agement” and “maintenance of large expensive official staffs" and the con- tracting of cost-plus work at “fabu- lous figures.” The unions protested the roads’ demand for “immediate emergency action,” and urged the board to give them a fair hearing. Rail officials stated today that 290,- 000 employes had been laid off by 64 roads since September 1. Thirty-six roads failed to earn operating ex- penses_ in January. Twenty-eight roads did not earn their taxes, they stated. ‘ CHICAGO, Fev. 3.—Presentation of "Nyne railroad employes’ view of the companies’ plea for immediate abtoga- tion of the national agreements, was deferred until Monday when the fed- eral railroad labor board met today, B. T.- Whitier, who has been pre senting the railroads’ case against the present working rules, read into the record a statement by Gen. Atter- , bury supplementing that made by the latter Monday. In it waa declara- tion that a recent canvass of railroads: had supported Gen. ‘Atterbury’s asser- tion’ that ‘many railroads have no Prospect of earn! . Ponecs unter Breese ARMOR The new Atterbury statemei yaquoted T. Dewitt Cuyler, president of “the Association of Railway Execu- tives, as authority for the canvass, and said: “The canvass shows that thirty-six railroads estimate that they failed to earn even their 6perating expenses for the month of January. “While earning their operating ex- penses, twenty-eight additional roads estimate that they did not earn their, taxes and fixed charges in January. un “Under present traffic and operat- ing conditions these were the fesults despite the fact that the sixty-four companies referred to have in the aggregate, decreased their labor cost .of oferation by laying off approxi- mately 200,000 employes since Septem- ber 1, 1920," ‘The statjiment said that the dim- culties of }he short line roads were piling up under the national agree- ments und argued that this only “goes to illustrate that it is econom- feally unsound and fraught with dis- aster” to compel all railroads to meet fdentical wage and working condi- tions. pas eS eee FIRE AT GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—A_ ‘tre ‘broke out today in the North Build- ing of Georgetown University and haa spread considerably before firemen could get into action against it TRIAL OF MRS. PEETE IS HELD UP BY ILLNESS (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 3,—I- ness of a juror prevented a session this morning of the trial of Mrs. Louise 1. Peete for the alleged mur- der of Jacob Charles Denton. ‘The juror, J, W. Rudd, just as the trial was about to open became Ml with indigestion and heart trouble. A doctor said he believed Rudd would be “all right by this afternoon. The court recessed until 1:30 p. m. The defense was expected to ‘re- sume at that time its presentation of evidence designed to prove Denton was alive after June 2, last, the date fixed by. the state of the alleged mur- der of the mining promoter. ’ Bo Lee mentor pn gt anes! “268 ANGELES, Cal. Whether Mrs. Loulso L. Peete, on trial for the qlleged murder of. Ja- cob Charles Denton, would take the stand in Her own defense was expect ed _to be decided before tonight. She is said to be anxious to teil her story to the jury, but her conn- sel, all ‘from the office. of the public defender, are reported unable. to agree as to the advisability of that course. Fatal -Shots Warning Repeated by Mondeil About Unfair Division of Oil Royalties ‘ By A. DANIEL BELL, Tribune Staff Correspondent. CHEYENNE, Feb. 3.—Con- gressman Frank W. Mondell in a telegraphic warning re- ceived here today, -lclared cpearess will probably change the law covering the division of ofl royalties if the government fund is not property distributed. He declared congress would have made the provision when framing the law if it had believed at the time the state legislature would deal unfairly with the counties in which the gigan- tic revenue had its inception. Another portion of the telegram sent to Major Alfred H. Beach in- sisted that Congressman Mondell holds himself responsible for the lack of a provision protecting the coun- ties responsible for the royalties, and that he does not believe the people of the state will uphold such ‘an act of injustice after he had fought vig- crously to obtain the fund for state use. The telegram in full follows: “I understand an argument is be- ing made that because we have a mine output tax in lieu of a land tax on mineral lands, counties producing revenues under the leasing law can recoup themselves for the losses sus- tained by having these revenues di- verted to the treasury through. the output tax. I can see no virtue in such an argument. In the first place counties lose revenues because they cannot tax reserved lands before de- velopment. Furthermore no one knows to what extent products lands in government ownership can be tax- ed and if they could be taxed to the extent, of privately owned land that would not justify withholding from the counties in which the revenues were produced their equitable share, “As a matter of fact it could be urged with logic and reason that they are entitled ‘to all revenues. per cent of the revenues from the forestry reserve as compensaton for loases there was evidently some fear that the legislature would unfairly take from the communities revenucs due them and it specifically provided that the funds should go to the coun- ties. ZI am partly responsible for fact that no such provision was made under the leasing act because t felt the legislature would realize the. first and paramount claim of local’ com- munities, and it seemed better to leave the matter to tho legisinturc rather than establish any hard and fast rule. “I am satisfied that congress would Are Exchanged FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 3.—A West Texas feud of many years stand- ing involving prominent residents of Lubbock county, culminated last night at Shallow Water, when James C. Powles, and James’M. Wright fired at each other until both fell dead. — FIRE DAMAGES REFINERY. OKMULGEE, Okla., Feb. 3.—Plans were being made today by officers of the Empire Oil & Gas company to rebuild a receiving house and con- densing tower destroyed by fire at the refinery here last night. ‘hey said the loss would not exceed $40,- 000. The fire started from an ex- plosion of the still. bave made provision giving the coun- ties from which revenue came the ma- jor portion of the revenue if there had been any doubt that the legisla- ture would make equitable division. There is likely to be an agitation in congress for a change of the law if the division is not equitable. If such a division is not made the oil and coal sections of our state are doomed to miserable and inadequate road and school facilities while other sections which are not called upon to meet un- usual burdens of development and which had no claim on the income from such developments will receive benefits to which they are not enti- ted. “After the long fight I made in congress to obtain the money for the (Continued on Page 8) JAPANESE -SPLIT OVER PROPOSAL TO REDUCE NAVY NOW FORECAST Armament Program of Island Empire Is 75 Per Cent of Total Ex- penditures, Argument (By Associated Press) ~ TOKIO, Feb. 3.—Proposals that Japan agree with other world powers to-restrict arma- ments, which recently were submitted to the Kensei-Kai, or opposition party, by Yukio Ozaki, a prominent member of the or- ganization, have been referred to a special committee of eleven members of the party. It is declared by news- papers here that the proposals threat- en to split the Kensel-Kai party, as many members agree, that M. Ozaki’s theory, but assert it is impracticable for Japan to curtail her military and naval program. It is pointed out by the Kokumin Shimbun, that Japan’s financial pos!- tion will not permit her successfully to compete with the United States and England. The pending budget sets aside 32 per cent’ of its total amount to naval expenditures, while 18 per cent would be appropriated to the army, the newgpaper declares. “To devo 50 per cent of the na- tions total expenditures to the army and navy," the newspaper says, “is & record-breaking example in world State,.25 | history: M. Ozaki asserts the total armament expense of Japan, eventually will reach 75 per cent of her total ex- penditures, and he urges that more money ‘be given to education, declar- ing that, even by adopting the “double shift” system, the schools of the coun+ try cannot accommodate the chil- dren seeking admittance, He \has contended that Japanese naval ex- pansion, in spite of, denials, has had America and Great Britain as Its ob- jective, and he has asserted it would ruin the country eventually. Gratification is expressed by the Nichi Nichi that a man of M. Ozaki's fame should favor restriction of ar- ™maments. The journal, however, deems the completion of the present Japanese naval program imperative. ARIZONA ROAD WORK HALTED PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 3.—Although orders were issued by State Engineer Thomas Maddock yesterday suspend- ing all state highway construction in Arizona because of latk of available funds, there were prospects today that the suspension would not pe complete. Total closing would have thrown 1500 men including many with families, out of employment. GERMANS TO SUBMIT OFFER ‘FRENCH ARE STANDING ‘PAT? Financial Experts ; Berlin to Draft to Allied Reparation Demands (By Asoociated Press.) COPENHAGEN, Feb. 3—-The German government has summoned its financial experts to prepare counter proposals on reparations for submission ference in London on February 28, according to the Poli- tiken’s Berlin correspondent. PARIS, Feb. 3.—France still in- tends, to see that Germany is made to pay her debt in full, if her eco- momic condition permits of such pay- ment, Premier Briand informed the hamber of deputies today in te ng the declaration of his on the reparations question. ‘The decisions of the supreme coun- fl, M. Briand explained, meant the payment by Germany to the lt of her economic capacity, the principal measure toward Balas ie the devel ment of her exportations. oPrhe definite plan which the Allied ‘conferees had in view at their meet- ing, the premier said, was to verity and fix the exact total of Germany‘s exports, and the general result of the conference was to avoid A para/lox- {cal situation in which Germnny’s;for- eign trade would thrive through @e-lshed, He added that, despite ex- Are Summoned to Counter Proposal to the Supreme Council con- liveries of her products to the Al- lea, to the detriment of Allied indus- tries. FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTITUDE APPROVED. (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb. 3,—The Reichstag’s parties through their leaders today seconded the government's attitude on the Paris agreement. The threo hours’ debate. was dispassionate, bar- ring interruptions during tho com- munist leaders’ speech, the sola dis- senting note in the parliamentary chorus of approval. Dr. Paul Levy, for the ultra-radi- cals, declared that the present situa- tion was mirth provoking inasmuch as {it recailed the outbreaks of offi- cial and bourgeois anger after the armistice terms, the Versailles treaty and the Spa agreements were pub- cessive protestations, the government invariably discovered that there was no choice but to sign, e President Loebe commended the parties and their speakers on the unanimity of their sentiment. He hoped the entente would listen to the warning voices and spare the Ger- man people and itself the conse- quences unless the reparation terms CHURCH EDIFICE TO GO UP were radically revised. Dr. Schieffer, former minister of finance, and Herr Mueller, foriner chancellor, both approved ‘the declara- tion of Dr. Simons and trusted that the counter proposais would lead to an agreement with the entente. Herr Mueller declared that the workers of all countries were endangered by the reparation proposals. ON FOUNDATION IN MILLS Abas, the jazz, bright lights and frivolity! Enter, the church with its sober ing, strengthening influence. ‘ ‘This, in brief, is. the situation tn the Mills addition to Casper where instead of glaring Nghta shining down on puffs and paint in a dance pavilion, the staid, solemn walls of @ church edifice will soon grace a prominent lot in the “town.” On the same spot where the young and frivolous expected to flirt with the midnight “sons,” the Gospel’ will hold forth in all solemnity. In- stead of strains of jazz being wafted forth on the night air, the reson- ant tones of an organ will rock the foundation ‘to the tunes.of the Free _ ADDITION BUILT FOR HALL Methodist hymnal. The dimes which might have ‘been resting in the Pocket of the floor manager will now be added to the “widow's mite” to swell a church fund for an im- posing building. The miracle, if {t may be termed such in Casper, has been brot about by the sale of a basement built as the nucleus of a dance hall and pool hall. The purchasers are the Free Methodist congregation which has drawn. plans for a church to supersede those which called for the halis. The site is centrally lo cated. Services are now being held in the church on Wednesday evenings and on Sunday. Rey. A. T. Edwards is the pastor. ——. \Measure Endorsing American Lead in Big Movement. Is Recommended (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb, 3.— A resolution authorizing the president to invite the nations of the world to send delegates to a conference “to provide for disarmament” was re- ported favorably today by the house ‘foreign affairs committee. The meas- ure was sponsored by Representative Brookes, Republican, Illinois. Under the resolution the proposed conference would be held in Wasking- ton, but the calling of it would be left to the diseretion of the president. ‘This is the first definite action taken by any congressional committee look- ing to a conference for general dis- armament. The senate foreign rela- tions committee has reported out a resolution by Senator Borah, Repub- lican, Idaho,~ proposing negotiations between the United States, Great Bri- tairi and Japan, looking to a reduc: tion of naval building in the future. SUBSTITUTE PACKERS’ BILL. RECOMMENDED. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Favorable report was ordered today by the house agricultural committee on a substitute plan for the senate bill for federal reg- ulation of the meat industry. Under the substitute control of the meat packers would be vested in the de- partment of agriculture and stock- yards be placed under the interstate commerce commission. The commit- tee voted to ask for a special rule to expedite legislation in the housé. The senate bill was kept intact by its house committee proponents until the $75,000 item for expenses of the federal livestock commission {t would create was reached. Attention then was called to the rule that appropria tions must originate in the house and on motion of Representative Hutchta- son, Republican, New Jersey, the house sub-committee plan was substi: tuted for thé “senate rheasure, On the final vote to report this sub- stitute @ favorably, Representativ Wilson, Republican, Mlinois, was the only member recorded in the nega- tive. ‘Tho committee voted 11 to 6 to ask for a special rule in the house. gee DEFENSE IN MAIL CASE IS OPENED DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 3.—Tho prose- cution late yesterday rested its case in the trial of Albert L. Rowan, Ben Lunax and W. 8. Scrivner, charged with r@bbing a postoffice sub-siation here January 14. The defense testi- mony will begin today. ESCAPE OF RICH DRAFT DODGER MAY BE PROBED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Possibility of a congressional investigation of the escape to Germany of Grover Cleve- land Bergdoll, wealthy draft dodger, was revived today when the house military committee instructe1 Chair- tan Kabn to confer with District At- iorney MvAyery of Philat.phiv, re- gurding the case. A resolution proposing an inquiry is before the committee. Chairman Kahn of tho military committee announced that he not only wanted an investigatidn of the escape, but favored a ‘most thorough and sweeping” investigatign of ‘he al- legation, reported to have been made by Bergdoll in Germany, that he had been offered his freedom if he would ‘come across to some American army officers with a bribe of $100,000.” “Representative Johnson, Republic an, South Dakota, said he was “in hearty sympathy” with the plan to investigate Bergdoll’s charges and escape. Declaring Germany had im- prisoned two American sergeants “perhaps a little over-zentous in their desire to capture a slacker.” Mr. Johnson declared that the German government, at the same time was asking the sympathy of the American people regarding payment of indem- nity. “Germany is in no position to ask our sympathy in view of what has taken place,” he added, “and wouldn't get any if I had my way.” (settles hates il SENATE MEETS ON MARCH 4TH WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—President Wilson, acting on the recently com- municated request of President-olect Harding today issued a proclamation calling a ‘special seasion of the senate te convene March 4, CONGRESS TO RECOGNIZE COUNTIES IF STATE REFUSES Report Urges President to Call on W. orld Nations to Disarm TEN POLICEMEN AND SINN FEIN SLAIN IN AMBUSH OF OFFICERS NEVER HEARD NEWS, GIVEN JOB ON JURY WILLIAMSON, W. Va., Feb. 3.— The first resident of Mingo county who had not heard of the Matewan battle last May, was discovered yes- terday and accepted as a tentative Juror to hear evidence in the case of 21 men charged with killing Al- bert C. Felts in the Matewan fight. Mose Workman, the talesman, said he could not read and that as he resides on a farm, with few neigh- bors, he bad not heard of the bat- tle until summoned yesterday. SUICIDE REPORT NOT CONFIRMED Reports that a young man named Leach tried to commit suicide yes- terday by shooting himself with a .22 rifle could not be confirmed today at the Casper Private hospital which ro- fused,on the orders of the manago- ment to give out any information to the Tribune on the matter. It is un- derstood, however, that a young home- steader was taken to the Casper Pri- vate hospital suffering from a wound but no reports regarding his condi- tion are available. Later reports from outside sources state that the man, Charles Leach, shot himself in the chest and that his condition is serious. KIDNAPERS. IN PRISON SAN QUENTIN, Cal. Feb. 3,— Arthur W. and Floyd L. Carr, cousins, arrived at the San Quentin state peni- tentiary today-to serve a sentence of from ten years to life for the abdu:- tion of Mrs. Gladys Witherell of» Los Angeles. ——> So long as it’s as easy to get out of marriage as to get into it fools will continue to gamble with it. Several Hundred Sinn Feiners Driven Off With Casualties at One Point as Lorry Is Bombed at Another @y Associated Press.) SKIBBEREEN, Ireland, Feb. 3.—Six members of a party of several hundred Sinn Feiners were killed and several others wounded in an attack last night upon fifteen police between Burgada and Rosscarbery, according to police re- ports today. The attacking FREIGHT RATE CUT 10 REDUCE PRICE OF COAL Saving of Thousands of Dollars to Casper Consumers Probable Through Efforts of Cham- ber Committee Proposed reductions in freight rates on coal from the mines at Kirby and Lox, Wyo., to Casper will effect a saving to coal consumers of ‘this cit of about $22,500 a year on Gebo tee of the coal would be cut 75 cents a ton and Lox coal 37 cents if the consumer is given the benefit of the cut and the coal companies here have signified their intention of doing so. A re- duction in price at the mines also is held probable. The traffic committee which has been working on the proposition con- sists of E. C, Canady, chairman, A. V. Forbes, W. M. Dennis, J. 8S. Mech- ling and Sam Conwell. fierce fight, abandoning a quantity of ammunition. alone and several hundred dollars on Lox, according to the traffic commit- chamber of commerce which has received assurances from the Burlington rdliroad that if the new rate is acceptable here it may be put into effect at an early date. Gebo party was beaten off after a The police, the rep sustained no casualties. ‘Tho attack was on an elaborate seale, the accounts state. The Sinn Feiners had as their base the house of Magistrate King, which they had commandeered the previous night, and attacked from the surrounding grounds. The police returned their fire and the battle raged until the arrival of military and police reinforcements, when the attacking party was routed. The magistrate’s house was badly damaged, DUBLIN, Feb. 3.—Four men are dead as a result of an ambush of a squad of auxiliary police at Ballina- lee, near here, yesterday, two of the ‘wounded having died late last night. Details of the attack have not been received here, but it is known that one or two motor lorries: were blown up by a mine set in a road, it being said that this was the first time such a method of attack had been used against the crown forces in Ireland. ‘Three lorries loaded with police were attacked here last night, several bombs being thrown at them. The of- ficers on board returned the fire, two elvillans being wounded. # constable in plain clothes who was cycling along Trinity street, was shot dead during the evening. POET HELD TO ANSWER CHARGE DUBLIN, Feb. 3.—Lord Dunsany, Poet and playwright, who was arrest- ed récently after a search of Dunsany Castle, in County Meath, will be tried by court-martial at the Kilmainham court house, Friday it was announced today. The charge against him is keap- ing fire arma and ammunition not un- der effective military control. orts declare, ONE MANAGER BILL PASSED, OTHER ONE APPROVED BY HOUSE WAGE CUT DUE AT REFINERIES, GOSSIPS STATE It is authoritatively stated from sources that are considered reilable that the Standard Of Company of In- diana and the Midwest Re‘ning Corn- pany will reduce all wes paid by the day, 10 per cent. Wages of men being paid by the month will also be reduced in proportion, it is thought. This reduction will become effective February 15 and while it was not un- expected, the reduction came rather sooner than the officials thought. It was supposed bere that about March 1 would be the date named in the order, but the middle of the present month was named instead. few eesti POLES INTEND | GREAT DRIVE AGAINST REDS PARIS, Feb. 3—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—President Pilsudski of Poland, with a large number of high Polish officials and their secretaries, arrived in Paris at 11 o'clock this morning to discuss with President Millerand, Premier Briand, Marshal Foch and other prominent French of- ficials, a possible bolshevik offensive against Poland in the early spring, and other subjects interesting to the two countries. “The most disturbing factor of Po- land’a plight is the impression that has gone abroad in the world that she is imperialistic," sald Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign minister, soon after his arrival, “and the next. is the problem of finding enough food for her starving people. The government is most concerned in combatting the idea that Poland has ambitions for ments, the result of the Rep mittee working on house bill to routine business. The house passed on second rend- ing the Cheyenne city manager bill and sitting as « committee approved| for passage the Casper-Sheridan city manager bill. The two measures ap- pear to be about to become nvals on the assumption that only one should be enacted and a fight on the Cheyenne measure may be mado when It comes up for third readin While the Sublette county bill ap- parently was having smooth sal ing in the senate cammittee of the whole this morning motion gud- denly was interjected to lay it over for ong day and this was done, 13 to 11, The reason for the motion was not apparent on the surface but doubtless had a connection with the dispute caused by differences between house bill 18 as originally drawn and as it stands after amendment by the senate. The senate conference committee on the amended measure is sald to have agreed regarding the question of how much of the federal mineral leasing act royalty shall be paid to the coun- ties of origin but the report has not been brought in and pending its presentation and approval the situa- tion is exerting an influence on other legislation. HOUSE ADOPTS LAW ENFOR€EMENT. Senator Lee, author of the senate royalty disposition measure apportion- ing four per cent to the counties of origin, this morning called the sen- on the budget bill and the report of Choice Between Cheyenne and Casper Measures to Come After Fight on the Floor, Is Belief (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Feb. 3.—While waiting for two develop- ublican house caucus tonight the conference com- 18 and amendments thereto, both houses of the legislature this morning gave attention for payment of 60 per cent of royal- tles to the counties of origin. Tho house passed senate file 46, the bill creating a department of jaw enforcement, 42 to 2 after amending it to restore the provision that the number of agents employed by the commissioner of law enforcement be limited to seven. The dissenting votes were cast by the Natrona county rep- resentatives, Frisby and Fre A bill authorizing the state board of charities and reforms to dispose of the branch state hospitals at her idan and Casper 'a expected (0 come in within « day or two. UNEMPLOYED IN COPENHAGEN IN GREAT PARADE COPENHAGEN, Feb. 3.—A proces- sion of the unemployed, estimated to number 48,000, carrying flags, left the city hall square here at 1 o'clock this afternoon, marching toward the pars Uament buildings and the king’sa pal ace, demanding worl OIL CONCESSIONS UP, (By Associated Press) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Feb, % |to’s attention to a Washington dis- |patch stating that Represeatnt.ve Taylor of Colorado had introduced a further territorial gains.” bill in the national house providing —Negotiations for petroleum condes sions have been begun by the Barons jess of Strabolgi of London, whe am rived in Honduras recently,