Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1921, Page 1

a Che Caz ; - Weather Forecast Snow probably tonight and Satur. day, colder; cold wave in northeast portion temperature. r Daily Critune CITY EDITION Fourteen Pages Today. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, FEB. 4, 1921 Full Associated Reports from the Press Leased Wire. United Press. DEATH RUUMANTANS POLES MAY FORCES: AGiiAlST THE RED MENAGE Defensive Alliance to Be Formed at Paris Meet; Franco-Polish | Com- mercial Accord Asked allies. A (By Associated Press) iterate that Germany will not pay. PARIS, Feb. 4. — Poland| They declare the demands mean slav- and Rumania are negotiating] olan tne spread of Dolshevian the a defensive alliance which aut, theater. wee will include not only military affairs, but will contain eco- nomic and commercial fea-' tures, Prince Sapieha, Polish forei; minister, told The Associated Pp today, , 3 “The treaty,” he said, “now is be- ng negotiated and I hope to conclude it definitely when I go to Bucharest After concluding my visit in Paris. It will be based not only on the bol- sheyik danger to both countries, but + on their general common interests.” Conclusion of a Franco-Polish com- mercial accord is one of the princi- Pal objects tur the visit of Polish leaders, Prince Sapiecha told newspa- pers here. The eventuality of a mili- tary convention also is being con- sidered, but no concrete dcision has reached. ‘ ‘hen thé question of a Franco- a Prostate Plisudalt pleset mr trip to Paris, says the Iftransigeant, Japan ‘informed the ich govern- ENALTY ASKE in Pignt ageneal ONPITAL FORGES Great Indemnity; MOBILIZING FOR DRIVE AGAINST LOCAL MEASURE Feeling Intent Committee Passes Buck to House by Approval of Rival Measures on City Management By A. DANIEL BELL, Tribune Staff Correspondent. CHEYENNE, Feb. 4. — Cheyenne and vicinity is again preparing an assault against the interests of its northerly neighbors. . This timed it is the city manager bills. Cheyenne boosters, evidently feeling the effect of waning power, and feeling in the “I'l, scratch your back ff you scratch mine” method, have sousided the call for succor in the fight against ‘he Casper-Sheridan bill now threatening the safety of the measure prepared by the Cheyenne Lions club. (By United Press) i BERLIN, Feb. 4.—Germany is desperate and the :oxtion at large is ready to take desper- ate action. All factions are united against paying the al- lied war indemnity and agita- tion has reached a point not equalled since the early days ef the war. Plans under consieration include an alliance with the Russian soviet; throwing up thelr hands and allow- ing the alliés to do what they will, or a strong effort to convince the al- les that their demands will wreck the country, thereby damaging the (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 4.—The date of the conference of experts at Brussels over economic questions affecting Germany, postponement of which was announced yesterday, has been tenta- tively fixed as March 4 or 5. The postponement was on request of the Germans, who preferred that the ne gotiations should not be resumed with the Allied experts until after the Lon- don conference on the new repara- tions demands, set for Zepapery, 28. is that it seeks permission. to paysits councilmen, while the Lion club mea- EX-SOLDIER ~~ REIMBURSED {isis v0 aro to saris wltnoke “toe FOR SHEEP ss ment {t would be giad to take. part in’ conversations having for their ob- Ject the negotiation of a convention that the Poles might be called upon to sign with France. Japan is de- clared to have expressed the belief that a lasting peace with the Bol- of a legislative committee . His bill for $800 for the loss of 32 sheep was approved. ac- tion two years ago failed to bring today, Ld house, Harold Vaughn. asked that the Lions club’ bill -be ad- vanced to second reading. This was. done, and believing that coming ev- ents cast their. shadows before them, the Casper and Sheridan delegations prepared for the coming fray. i sheviki was Hapgesibie and that an understanding with France would be the only method by which Poland Le ee MONTHNA GHEGK ARTIST RETURNED FOR TRIAL Joe Samson, who gave himself up to Sheriff Martin a few days ago when ® warrant was sworn out for his ar- rest at Livingston, Mont., on a charge|® quiet game when the police made of passing bad checks, was feturned| their appearance. Four traffic viola- there this morning by a deputy sheriff tors deposited $5 each with the city for from Livingston. violation of the traffic ordinance, HARDING WILL CALL NATIONS INTO MEETING Chairman of House Committee Indicates That Summons for World Disarmament Congress Will Come March 4th (By Associated Press.) The appearance of the city manager bills in ‘the house has caused a stir from the start. Numerous suggestions and offers have been made toward 2 compromise, but the delegations from the cities of the north have remained firm in their demand for their bill as presented, asserting that while the Cheyenne bill may meet conditions here, it is not in line with the prog- gress and expansion of northern com- munities, and hence not satisfactory. —<—=___ BANDITS GET SAFE, LOSE AUTOMOBILE (By Associated Press) EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 4,—Four bandits stole a sixty-pound safe here last night, but Igst their automobile. Masked and with revolvers in hands, they lined up customers and crew of. a Testaurant and loaded the safe into an automobile. It failed to start, and the robbers fled, one of them carrying the safe in his arms. It was found later a few blocks away, minus $70. 23 CHILEANS DIE IN CLASH VALPARAISO, Chile, Feb, 4.— Twenty-three soldiers were killed today in a clash with workers at the San Gregoric nitrate plant in Antofagasta province, according to advices from the district reaching results, the bill dying on the floor. GAMBLERS FINED $25 AND COSTS IN COURT Four gamblers arrested last night by police officials were fined $25 each in police court. The four men were J. M, Luettz, O. N. Cadd, W. Ford and O. Peterson. They were engaged in WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—An international conference to| here. Daniel Jones, the adminis discuss disarmament will be called by the United States, | {20",0f tho plant, is reported to Chairman Butler of the house naval committee, said today, naval officers on the subject. t Chairman Butler did not say when the call would when the committee met to hear the views of prominent of miles away. If, however, the thought the call would be issued 200f| United States intended to rely on ite Sites the ton naere eo fcr navy for carrying out broad interna- glect Harding Ma Harding ot Maz,| H2Ral policies, ho said, its sea pow- ccaagy sarees # (Continued on Page 4) Rear Admiral William 8S. Simons, war-time commander® of America's METAL BILL REPORTED. WASHINGTON, . Feb. 4.—Senator Robinson’s bill to liberalize the law designed to stimulate mining of tungsten, chrome and other minerals during the war was reported unani- mously today. by the Senate Mines committee. The measure wou'd per- mit many miners to participate in the distribution of a fund of be- tween $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. FINEST HOTEL IN AUGUSTA BURNED placed at $1,000,000. None of the 260 guests was injured. carried to safety by the firemen. Kn recent years the hotel had beén the winter home of former President William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller, Nathan Strauss and many other notables, mirgl Sims saic, all nations could reduce their naval armaments by half with safety. He added that he believed the nations of “the ‘world would welcome a call for disarma- ment conference. "Congress must. determine national policies before naval officers can for- mulate naval plans, the admiral said. “T¢ the navy were maintained pure- ly for defensive purposes,” Admiral Sims said, “the United States would be-safe with a navy half as large as (By Associated Press) AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 4—The Bon Air, Augusta's largest tourists’ hotel, was destroyed by fire at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The loss is estimated at $1,000,v00. The loss including personal be- Jongings of guests, is unofficially D FOR Extreme Penalty Is Asked by State in Opening Argu- ment Today (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 4.—Death on the gallows for Mrs. Louise L, Peete was asked today of the jury which heard her trial for the alleged murder of Jacob C. The extreme penalty was urged by Raymond I. Turney, deputy district attorney, who opened the argument fox the state. He reviewed and analyzed the testimony and evidence presented by the prosecution, contending guilt had been fastened upon defendant beyond all doubt, Each side is to be allowed five cluded by 11 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing, arrangements were made for a session of court tonight. Mrs. Peete was not placed on the stand in her own defense because her “testimony was rnnecessary” and because he wished to spare her the “terrific ordeal” of a ng and arduous cross examination,” he at- torney said. Mrs. Peete, speaking on the same subject, said she “was not used to the kind of treatment” which she un- derstood the state “was preparing for her.” i “My experiences in the past have been with gentlemen,” she added. The deputy reviewed the evidence in sequence, starting with the idon- tification of the body, which he de- clared was positive.” He turned to tl cause of death, maintaining the mjpiing promoter had been, shot in. the asserted Kk of the neck; robbery was the motive of unted ed, the assertion of one witness that. on his second visit the crypt had been nailed shut more securely than on his first, the alleged giving away and selling of Denton’s clothes, and the, stories of the’ “Spanish woman” attributed to Mrs. Peete by several witnesses, Robert H. Scott, deputy public de- fender, of counsel for Mrs, Peete, fol- lowed Mr. Turney. He‘attacked the contention of the state that the identity of the body had been positively established as that of Denton and argued there was doubt as to the cause of death, as three different autopsies had resulted in as many statements concerning it. He ridiculed the allegation of the state that Mrs. Peete killed Denton in the kitchen of his home and drag- sed the body downstairs into the basement and buried it in the crypt. He contended such’ acts were phys- ically impossible for a woman of Mrs. Peete's physique. He asserted suspicion pointed moro definitely to at least three other per- sons than to the defendant. padi Waste Pesan vets JURYMEN DRAW KNIVES WHEN DEBATE FAILS (By Associated Press) HARLAN, Ky., Feb, 4—Jurymen trying Dr. H. C. Winnes for the murder of Lura Parsons, Pine Mountain school teacher, fought in ‘the jury room shortly before noon today, where thoy have been de the caso since Monday night and three of them were brandishing knives when a deputy sheriff burst into the room and dis- armed them. The court had just finished cau- tioning them against allowing per- sonal feeling to enter into their deliberat! tons. In view of the ill-feeling it was believed that the jury certainly would be discharged this afternoon if no. verdict was reached immo- diately after dinner. KICK Don’t hesitate to call The Trib- une if you miss your paper. Call anytime up to 8 o'clock in the evening and a special messenger will bring you one. The Tribune is making every effort to give 100 per cent service on its delivery ard we are much pleased ¢) report good progress. We will consider it a favor to have you kick in case you are overlooked by your carrier. CALL 15 OR 16 Office open evenings for the convenience of our friends and ja- trons. PROBE OF STAT HIGHWAY BOARD [3 STARTED ON CAREY'S ADVICE Joint Committee Takes Up Investigation; Row Over Budget Cause of Governor’s Request (Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Feb. 4.—Ap- pointment at the suggestion of Governor Robert D. Carey in a special. message sent to the legislature Thursday aft- ernoon, a joint committee con- sisting of Senators A. C. Fonda and John Dillonjand Representatives O. B. Smith and J. C. Bebeo Friday be- gan an inv ition of the state high- way department, which during the last two years has spent approxi- mately $5,000,000 and will spend dur- ing the coming two years, if its plans are approved; between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000, of thore than all other de- partments of state government com- bined. 2 The governor's message requesting the investigation is said to have been inspired by developments since’ revolt broke out in the house Tuesday n the. bill lation of $500,000 for the The publican caucds restiting from the attitude of numerous Republican members of the house to the budget appropriations, begun Tuesday night, Postponed until Wednesday night, again postponed until Thursday night, now is to be resumed at an indefinite date, but not until after the investigation of the highway derart- ment is completed and the joint com- mittee has made {ts report.| Moan- while no action on the budget bill will be taken. 5 Governor Carey's message tequest- ing the highway department investi- gation follows: “Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 3.—Honor- able President and Members o* the Senate of the Sixteenth Legislature; the House of Representatives of the Sixteenth Legislature, Gentlemen: It has been called to my attention that early in the session one of the .mem- bers of the lesislature (this member is Representative 2. 8. Mercer, of Big Horn county, who also precipitated the attack on the budget bill's ap- propriations) suggested that an inves- tigation be made of the state highwa; department. I understand thtit no ac- tion was taken at that time. “Through this department a larse amount of money hag been expended numerous contracts have been let, and much raad construction has been completed. It naturally follows that not only the members of\the legisin- ture but the people of the state gon- eraily are not fully acquainted with the work that nas been done, and further, on account of this lack of in- formation the department has bren subjected to much criticism. The legislature directly representa the peo- ple and as their representatives I be- Keve that they would be much bet- ter satisfied if a committee represent- ing both branches of the legislature made a thorough investigation of the highway department. “I am calling your attention to this matier/for the reason that I believe it not only to the interests of the state but the interests of the high- way commission itself that such an investigation, be made, + “Very respectfully yours, Robert D.. Carey, Governor.” (Signed) Lord Dunsany Is Fined 25 Pounds tor Owning Gun DUBLIN, Feb. 4.—Lord Dunsany, poet and playwright, pleaded guilty today when brought to trial by court- martial on the charges of possessing arms and ammunition. He was fined 25- pounds, with the alternative of spending three months in prison. On payment of the fine the court re- leased hin frgm custody. Lord Dunsany was arrested revent- ly after a search of Dunsany castle, in County Meath, had disclosed sev- eral shotguns. and other sporting arms. It had been found that game was being shot on the Dunsan;' es- tate, and the military in consequence raided his castle and found the sport- ing weapons. The specific accusa- tion against him was the keeping of fire arms and ammunition not un der effective military control. Honorable Speaker and Membvrs of| E C CALHOPUN Wage Abrogation by Employers Would See Walkout in Week—Organizer (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Inter- national and national officers of the railroad labor unions today were summoned to Chi- cago to consider labor’s side in the controversy before the} Raijjroad labor board over the em- ployers’ proposal to abrogate the na- tional agreements. William Schoenberg of Chicago, or- ganizer for the machinists’ union, told the Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee yesterday that a general railroad strike will take place within a week if the Railroad Labor board permits railroad executives to abro- gate wage contracts, adding that ‘the prograw® of the railroad executiven is part of the open shop fight agsinst union labor. The railroad board went into ex- ecutive session after the completion of another portion of the hearing on wage agreements yesterday and an- nounced it would hear B. M, Jewell, representing the railroad unions next Monday. Statements in rebuttal by the em- ployers are to follow, the board de- cided, and an immediate decision 1s ‘expected. _———S CHANBER TO HOLD ANNUAL League of Nations at its next shall have all the powers inh sovereign state, according to by the Jewish Chronicle here today. Among the outstanding features of the 27 articles of the mandate are stipulations that the widest measure of self-government for localities, con- sistent with prevailing conditions, shall be encouraged, and that the mandatory shall be responsible for maintaining such political, adminis- trative and economic conditions as shall secure the stablishment of a Jewish national home and the devel- opment of self-governmental institu- tions, The mandatory assumes the re- sponsibility of. seeing that no Pales- territory shall be ceded, 1 be facilitated; that the civil and re- be held Tues- day, February 15, at the Natrona county cerning the wotk done by them during the past year. These reports will be made into a com- bined report of the activities of the Chamber of Commerce for 1920, Representatives of other Chamber of Commerce organizations through- out the si will’ be invited and all mem! are asked to be pres- ent. ~ Don’t forget to vote for the sev- en directors during the election. The ballot box has been placed in the Icbby of the Oil Exchange build- ing and all primary ballots must be in by tomorrow afternoon. the Federal Board of Vocational Training left last night for Washing- ton where he will attend the meeting of the national executive committee of the American Legion to be held the: next Monday, Mr. Calhoun will represent the state of Wyoming-as National executive ecmmitteeman. Legislative bill for the benefit of ex-service men will be considered upon at the meeting. * sed Maina Sa a Disbursement of ‘Wines Is Left to the Physicians (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. | 4,—The amount of hard liquor a sick man may acquire legally is definitely fixed by statute, but the only limit to the amount of wine he may ob- tain is the “sound and honest” judgment of his physician and, perhaps, the depth of his purse. Prohibition Commissioner Kram- er, in # formal announcement to- day, says there seemed to be’ some confusion as to the quantity of wine that a physician may prescribe. ‘To clear all up doubts, he lays down this rule “Until further orders, physicians may prescribe ‘in their practice such quantities of wine as they, in the exercise of their sound and hon- est judgment deem nécessary in the particular case if they in good faith tthe. Cham.. | be. safcruarded,...ind). lgious rights of all the inhabitants, irrespective of race. or lon, shall e ‘there js no discrimination againgt the nationals of any states, members of the League of Nations. Responsibility for taxation, ¢om- (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. 4.—The British draft of the mandate for Palestine, which will be submitted to the council of the meeting in Geneva, provides in its first article that the mandatory nation (Great Britain) erent in the government of a the text of the draft, printed freedom of transit and communica- tion. Disputes under the mandate provi- sions not settled by negotiation, are to be submitted to the permanent court of international justice ostab- lished by the League of Nations. Great Britain is to make an annual report to the League of Nations coun- cil on the measures taken during the year, le REVOLVER USED ies =F 2 70 KILL WOMAN Power; that Jewish immigration shall) IS IDENTIFIED (By. Associated Press) RENO, Nev., Feb. 4—The revolv- er which caused the death of Etta com |merce and navigation is vested .in Hannah, an aged woman, here last night, was identified today as the property of James H. Neven, 61, a Prominent Nevada politician and mining man, who was arrested shortly after the killing. the mandatory. It also is provided that a land system be introduced to Promote close settlement of the land and its intensive cultivation. All responsibility in connection emfwyp | E. C. Calhoun, state secretary of} with the holy places, religious build- ings and their sites is assumed by Great Britain. English, Arabic and Hebrew are to be the official languages of tho coun- try. The Palestine administration, it is provided, may organize on a volun- tary basis the necessary forces for the preservation of the peace and order and defense of the country, sub- ject to the supervision of the manda- tory. An appropriate Jewish agency, it is stipulated, shall be recognized os & public body, advisory to and co- operative with the administra‘ton in| economic, social and other matters, and the Zionist organization, os it is now constituted, 1s so recognized. The mandatory ts to adhere to the existing conventions regarding the trafic slaves, ammunition and drugs, and as to commercial equality and Neven, who was released on $5,- 000 bail, refuses to make a state- ment. An inquest is scheduled for this afternoon, when the state expects to produce witnesses to show that there was a quarrel in Mrs. Han- nah's apartment immediately pre- ceding the shot. In his initial statement to the police, Neven de- clared the fatal injary was self- inflicted. —e CHOLERA KILLED MEXICAN, EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 4.—Jesus Sosoya, Mexican, found dead by Juarez police in an irrigation canal, died of cholera, according to physi- cians who held an autopsy. Juarea has begun a ynoral and physical clean-up, according to an announce- ment made today by Mayor Fran- believe that the use of wine as a medicine by the person for whom it is prescribed is nécessary and will afford relief to him from some known ailment.” BRITISH POLICE BURN BUILDINGS (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Feb. 4—In an official carried out yesterday, the postoffiee and a business house at Williamstown were burned. An ambush occurred there January 28 in which Divisional Commissione Holmes of the Royal Irish Consta! u 'Y, was wounded, dying the next da; Five constabl also wero wounded in this attack, ciseo Rodrignez. FORMER U. S. MARINE SLAIN BY MEXICANS Stabbed to Death by Bandit for Ring, Says Advice to Sister; Body of Oil Field Employe Shipped to Texas (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 4.—Virgil Shelton Purdy, 19, former member of the United States marine corps, was slain in Mexico Wednesday and his body taken yesterday to Amarillo, Texas, according to a telegram received by his sister, Mrs. H. P. Ireland. made public today. Robbery was the motive, DUBLIN, Feb. 4—The third trial arising out of the assassination of court-martial officers last Novem- ber, was postponed to an unan- nounced date, It was stated that the postponement was in _ conse- quence of an attempt to assassin- ate an important government wit- according to the telegram, which was sent from Amarillo and signed “Superintendent Willard,” whd is said to be an official of the Stand ard Oil Company, for which Purdy re cently went to Mexico to work. The message stated Purdy wad stabbed and that one finger had beer cut off by his slayer in an effort td obtain a diamond ring. Failing t¢ remove the ring, the robber gouged out the setting. —_ HAY IS TRANSFERRED. 4 (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4.—Bduarde Hay, Mexican minister to Ttaly, had been recalled from Rome to assum the post of undersecretary of fon eign relations, according to 8 semé ness who was wounded, official announcement here, Germany Desperate, May Seek Red Alliance to Oppose Allied Demands MRS. PEETE, ALLEGED SLAYER MANDATE FOR JEWISHNATION IS ANNOUNCED Foundation for Hebrew Government Is Provided in British Draft of Man- date for Country in Palestine