Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast portion Tuesday. Fair tonight’ and Tuesday, warmer tonight and in east VOLUME V. Eight Pages Today. Che Casper Daily Critume |: CTY = DITION ARCHBISHOP: evidence which the residence of occupied by Juergens. ead sre under arrest, but it is known sev- eral others were implicated in the two! crimes, 4 ‘The ‘residence of the archbishop | was badly damaged, but: the Juergens building was -virtually destroyed by the foree of the explosion of’ the in- fernal machine placed in front of it. Its entire street frontage was wreck- ed and windows of houses across the street were blown in, The upper story of the factory, which is located{ in the residence s¢ction of the city, ‘was occupied by the families of the owners, but no one was injured. Information gathered by the police would seem to indicate that four men did the actual work of setting off both bombs. A small car was seen to approach the arch episcopal resi- dence shortly before 4 o'clock yester- day morning. It stopped a moment while one man alighted. and then started off at a rapid ‘pace, being well down the street when the explosion occurred. What appeared to be the same car, or one of similar tory an hour later, and then it hur- ried away in the direction of Guada- lupe. Four men were said to have ridden in’ each car. Radical activity has been’ increas- ing in Mexico City recently and news- papers here say that two communist congresses will be held this month, one in Mexico City and the other in Tampico.’ 4 among laborers in the interests of the Third Internationale . of - re Carlos Rehg, manager of the Juer- gens factory, declares radical agita- tors have been exceedingly bold at his plant, having several times sta- tioned themselves at the entrance to the building and threatened the 200 employes with violence if they dared to enter. This aggressive attitude led to the recent closing down of ‘the plant. “There have been suggestions that feeling over the electrocution: of two Mexicans, Sanchez and Garcia, in the New York state prison at Sing Sing might have led their friends to have attacked the Juergens building, but officials of the company are inclined to believe anti-Americanism did not enter into the setting of the bomb. They asserted that it was a mere threat on the part of radicals be- eause their demands had not been met. Twenty bombs filled with dynamite were hurled at the palace of Arch- bishop Mora and the building of Juer- gens & Co., according to a semioffi- clal dispatch received today in No-| gales, Sonora, from Mexico City. Both (Continued on Page 8) Nations, avoidance of bankruptcy by committee. in FI ® to lead the way,” he “because strangely enough we only great nation that since Fe] ts Dut « sentiment nevertheless deeply planted, shrewdly calculating snd “very persistent.” Mr. Mondell attacked the executive @opartments of the government for| their advocacy of increased naval and @allitary forces and assailed particu- . 7,—Police ‘authorities and govern- its today were engaged in collecting ts the arrest of men who bombed ‘shbishop of Mexico and the building & Co., an American.jewelry manufac- turing concern, in this city, yesterday morning. Four men ‘MAN IS BEATEN make, stopped in front of the Juergens fac-|_ OME AND PLANT ELRY FIRM IN TO DEATH WITH IRON IN HOME DUBUQUE, Ia, Daly, cording to the confession attributed to’ Larue, Mrs. Edna Daly, widow of Walter \ane was a guest at thonome of friend, ie Was a est al 1@ 01 } fOr, ncconditis om fig to get Wine Day" He ineised the young widow had been mar. to the police, Larne he an@ % ried last Nevembéer at Crown ‘Point, Ind. + 2 5 Mrs. Matt Daly and Miss Lahey were so seriously injured that it was said at the hospital their recovery was doubtful. House Proposes Investigation of Virginia Strikes (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—A resolu- tion proposing congressional investi- gation of the West Virginia coal strike situation, including armed vio- lence in the mining camps, was. in- troduced today by Senator Johnson, Republican, California. It was refer- red to the senate labor committee, without discussion. STATE BOARDS RESPONSIBLE. AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7.—All de- partments, boards and commissions of, Texas should be directly responsible to the legislature and under the su- pervision of that body, Governor Neff declared in a message to the legisla- ture today, International Agreement Imperative to Maintain Solvency of Great Mondell Declares (By Associated Press.) * WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—An international agreement for: limitation of armaments is absolutely essential to the some of the more important nations of the world with its attendant measureless confusion and. distress, Representative Mondell of Wyoming, Repub- lican house leader, declared today before the house naval larly Secretary Daniels’ proporal for & navy second to none. “We have not followed Secretary Daniels’ ambitious program,” he said. “We shall not follow it.” Representative ‘Mondell said that Open shop in the Parlor Car bar- ber shop was inaugurated this morn- Ing by the proprietors as 2 means of bringing the prices for tonsorial work back to the pre-war level. The change was brought about when the barbers’ local refused to allow the boss barbers of the city to reduce the prices that have been in existence here since the war, CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1921 Full Associated Press Leased Wire. Reports from the United Pre: CHEYENNE, Feb. 7.—Co Pleasure or distress, a thrill ment, lessened or increased, one’s feeling during the perio with “success, while others will bear the burden of failure, Political ambi- tions that went skyrocketing heaven- ward with efforts to please the powers ‘that be will have come down, as sky- rockets do, leaving only the useless stick as mute evidence of the brill- fancy that was * <ined to die even as it started up’ ‘don its ambitious flight. New leaders will have heplaced the old. With night sessions now due, the closed season on the introduction of new bills near enough to cause anxiety and the climax of the session but a little more than a week distant, Wy- oming statesmen are tightening their suspenders and sleeve garters in ‘pre- paration of the finai :-4y. Receptions and movie parties and spoofing politi- cally in the corridors of the capitol and the lobby of the Plains hotel have ceased to be attractions. HUNDREDS OF BILLS ‘ t is written on the records of the sixt lature there’ will be many returning Night Sessions Loom as Solons Start on Last Fortnight With Mountain of Work to Be Disposed Of @®y 2 Staff Correspondent.) mes with the end of anything, of satisfaction or disappoint- according to the intensity of d passed. And so when finis eenth session of legis- to their homes flushed NEW TRIAL TO BE ASKED FOR MRS. L. PEETE (By Associated Préss.) LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 7.— Counsel for Mrs. Louise L. Peete, convicted Saturday night of first de- gree murder of Jacob C, Denton, announced today he will make a mo- tion tomorrow for a new trial. The court announced the jury's verdict was read and that he would impose a life sentence tomorrow. Mrs. Peete's counsel said he would base his motion on allegations that the court erred in instructing. the Hundreds of bills have already been introduced by the enterprising solons. But few of the big issues have. been decided. Governor Robert D. Carey's budget is still a matter of house con- fitect, with state officeholders fearful of the result of the assault of econ- omy. The question of the primary Is still a mooted question, as is the rignt of production counties to an addition- al share in the division of government oll royalties. There ts a‘ considerable difference in opinion on the, bill, in- troduced in both houses, seeking the bat ital of pelos led to a rap! rising pérmaneht. f:yhd. © concerning the regulatior.;of the oil industry, and) one ask: specifictions in the refining ‘of gaso- Une. All are in committee and appar- ently the committee is unable to agree. The measure seeking to oust’ the Car- bon Black Law from the books re- poses In the senate despite the dally attacks of the Cody lobby to have the suspense over with and the measure killed or passed. COAL COMMISSION DEFEATED Bills of statewide interest that have caused a stir and that have passed final muster, being either passed or killed, have also been nil. Governor Carey’s Law Enforcement Division bill, introduced at his re- quest, passed both houses, with the lower body refusing to concur in the, senate amendment giving the law commissioner unlimited power ‘in the employment of detectives, but an- other bill introduced at the chief ex- ecutive’s request, a measure regulat- ing the coal industry with a commis- sioner and a host of assistants, went down to defeat. ‘The soldier exemption bill also pass- ed both houses despite a bitter at- tack on it by a lobby of state officials (Continued on Page Eight.) DISARMAMENT MAY SAVE BIG POWERS although Japan bad outline: a pre tentious naval program it re.nains as yet merely an announcement and that Engind had refused to follow suit. Complete disarmament was not pos- sible, he said, and he regarded those advocating it with suspicion. Representative Britten, challenged Mr. Mondell's IMinois, statement to be obsolete and protested Mr. Mondell'’s assertion that in the world war the British battle fleet “hov- ered cowardly” at its base because of fear of airplanes and submarines. Representative Towner, Republican, Town, declared himself as opposed to any “naval holiday,” and asserted that “contrary reports notwithstand- use of the state ofl revenues for|) Jury on questions of law, that the verdict was contrary to the law ané evidence, and that new evidence had been discovered. The district attorney declarvd he would oppose the motion. ~ Judge Willis explained that a ‘tife sentence for first degres murder was not affected by the indetermin- ate sentence of Jaw. He said that after he passed a ie sentsnce upon Mrs. Peete and ci year, she vould make formal application for parales but that the board of parole would served by persons sentenced ty. life terms, taking into consideration Beth those who dié¢d in prison and those who were paroled, .was twenty-six years. patti hme oneiS EGGS SLUMP IN ST, LOUIS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 7.—Best eggs sold at wholesale here today for 55 cents a dozen, a decline of 6 ceuts since Saturduy’ and 22 cents in the last fortnight. TORNADO HITS TEXAS, SEVEN ARE INJURED (By Associated Press.) GILMER, Tex., Feb. 7.—Seven persons were injured and property damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars ‘by a tornado, which’ passed north of here late yesterday. MAN LEAPS IN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE (By Associatd Press‘ TRINIDAD, Colo, Feb. _ 7. George Ketner, 43, employed by a local drug store plunged to the con- crete sidewalk from the second story of a local rooming house this morn- ing and sustained 9 fracture of the skull which may result In his death, Ho was removed to the hospital. Friends of Ketmer belisve the plungs was taken with suicidal intent, Ket- ner has been in ill health for some time. ae MINE RULING IMPORTANT. SALT LAKH CITY, Utah, Fé. 7.— Decision of the circuit court of ap- peals at St. Louis last week, which in effect was that mining or other companies who, in tunneling, tap the underground sources of appropriated water, can establish no claim to the ing, Great Britain’s naval) budget for this year was nearly $500.000,000.” ———— ‘The Turks claim that women with long hair have short intellect. BOSS BARBER DECLARES AGAINST UNION; PRICES CUT AS WELL AS HAIR IN SHOP None of the barbers employed at the shop returned to work this morn- 4 grievance was the cut in prices, * flows ‘thus created, 1s declared by lo- cal lawyers to be of vital interest to mining and trrigation companies throughout the intermountain coun- try. Three other shops are expected to follow the example of the Parlor Car, although tey have not as yet declared themselves. They are The Henning, Smoke House and the World's Fair. According to the Par- lor Car these shops will follow suit as soon as arrangements can be made to take care of the trade. ON BOARD THE U.S. S. (By, Wireless to the Associated Press.)—-War-time routine SINN FEIN PLANS BLOODY WEEK IN DUBLIN, CHIE BIG LEGISLATIVE ISSUES STILL. UNDECIDED ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC FLEETS STRIPPED FOR SHAM BATTLE IN MEETING OFF THE WEST COAST PENNSYLVANIA, Feb. 7.— was being observed today on board the battleships and de- stroyers of the United States Atlantic fleet. The warships, which left Callao late on Saturday, were steaming south- ward along the Peruvian coa: Pacific fleet, which left Valparaiso, Chile, on Saturday, headed north. The two squadrons were expected to mect any time if) a sham battle, which! would approximate closely conditions| encountered in war-time on the high} seas, | President Augusto B. Leguia, presi- den: of Peru, has sent to Admiral} Henry B. Wilson, commander of the| Atlantic fleet, a message expressing his gratifieation at the visit of the| fleet to Peruvian waters, feliciating the admiral upon the good impres- sion made by officers and men and the beneficial effect the call of the fleet at Callao will have upon relations be- tween Peru and thé United States. SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 7.—Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander-in-chief of the United States Pacific fleet, which left Valparaiso on Saturday, had his vessels in battle formation today in preparation of its sham engagement with the United States Atlantic squad- ron. The fleets were expected to meet somewhere off the northern coast of Chile. ‘ In a wireless despatch to President Alessandri, Admiral Rodman has ex- pressed his thanks to the Chiléan gov- ernment and people for the reception st to meet the United States APPROPRIATION IS PASSED FOR WYO. HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The House today unanimously passed a bill authorizing the construction of five hospitals for disabled war vet- erans at an estimated cost of $12,- 000,000. An additional $500,000 would be available for conversion into hospitals of buildings at Forts Walla Walls, Wash., and McKen- zie, Wyo. The bill also authorizes the sec- retary of the treasury to lease, sub- Ject ‘to appropriation by congress, the proposed $3,000,000 hospital to be built by the state of New York. The senate also passed a measure to extend facilities for care of sick and wounded soldiers at a cost of $6,100,000, It provides for improve- ment or new construction of pub- lie health service hospitals at Bos- given the ships and their personnel. “We leave your coast,” read the messagt, “with renewed admiration for the high qualities of your people and a conviction of strong sentiments of friendship which they hold toward people of the United States.” 75 ARRESTED IN VICE RAIDS BY DENVER POLICE (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Colo., Feb. 7.—Sweeping raids on alleged gambling clubs and disorderly houses by the police last night resulted in the arrest of seven- ty-six pefsons, All were charged with being patrons or operators of objec- tionable places. Orders to arrest every suspicious- looking character found on the streets were issued at’ police head- quarters today in an attempt to check the wave of crime. Four major rob- beries were reported Saturday night. Twenty-three negroes are among those arrested last night and lodged in the city jail on charges of va- grancy. The arr®sts were made at the Eureka Club. In a raid on a pool hall police arrested twenty-six Mexi- cans ranging from 17 to 75 years of age. MT. LASSEN AGAIN ACTIVE REDDING, Calif. Feb. 7.—After two short periods of activity yester- day and early today, Lassen peak in northeastern California, resumed at 10 o'clock its eruption and the volume of smoke and steam increased in intensity. The latest eruption said by observors to be thrice the volume of the earlier eruption of to day. Smoke rolled off to the south in great billows. ; ——_—— Truth-in-Fabrics Bill Introduced in Utah Assembly (By Associated Press) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7.— A state “truth-In-fabric” bill was in troduced in the lower house of the Utah legislature today. It provides that every manufacturer of woven or knit fabrics or yarn purporting ‘to contain wool and all garments or art- icles of apparel made therefrom, and every merchant selling such goods, b fore offering same for sale in inte: state commerce or exchange, sha! procure from the state a permit or license to transact such business. BIG ROAD BILL PASSES HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—A bill authorizing the appropriation of $10,000,000 for road improvements during the fiscal year 1922 was passed today by the house, 27% to 58, The measure also would make available for an additional two years federal funds already allotted is states for road work but uot ex- pended. ton, New York, Perryville, Md.; Norfolk; Whipple Barracks, Ariz.; Chicago; Lake City, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Fort Bayard, N. M.; Evansville, Ind,; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Fort McKenzie, Wyo., and Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Electricity to Solve Railroad Problem, Claim (By United Press.) SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 7.— Electricity will solve the railway sit- uation, Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz said today in an interview with the United Press. He declfred electrification of railways would result in the follow- ing advantages: Cheaper .transporta- tion, fuel economy, greater safety, convenience and cleanliness and the movement of more trains over the same trackage. U.S. CASUALTIES IN WORLD WAR ARE INCREASING (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb, 7.—American casualties in the world war are in- creasing at the rate of 5,000 per month, it was announced today by na- tional executive committees of the American Legion. Mental break- downs and tuberculosis resulting from gas and exposure are putting 5,000 ex-soldiers in the hospitals monthly, COLD WAVE HITS WEST SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7.— A cold wave is sweeping over the in- termountain country, according to the report of Cecil Alter, local meteorol-4 ogist. Salt Lake is experiencing the coldest day this winter with the ther- mometer, registered eleven dégrees above zer INVESTIGATION OIL COMPANIES IS SUGGESTED AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 7.—Represen- tative Burkett introduced a resolution in the Texas house today proposing that the attorney general immediately investigate the activities of various oil companies of Texas as to possible vio- lations of the state antitrust laws. Major Offensive Is Ordered to Force Military Law on City, Say Rumors| (By United Press) DUBLIN, Feb. 7.—A major Sinn Fein offensive against British forces in Dublin is ex- pected this week. Assuming the aggressive in this region last week, Sinn Feiners pro- cipitated battles in which fourteen lost their lives and sixteen were wounded. Sinn Fein leaders, it is reported, are determined to force Great Britain intoj declaration of martial law for the city, believing it will help their cause poll- tically. The British adopted a new form of reprisals today when they rounded up all men of military age and are hold- ing them responsible for information regarding Sinn Fein attacks in their region, REPUBLICAN ADJUTANT KILLED IN AMBUSH. (By Associated Press.) DUBLIN, Feb. 7.—Michael Collins, adjutant-general of the Irish Republi- can army, was killed in the ambush at Buratia last week, in which it pre- viously was reported he had been wounded, according to the police au- thorities here. Collins, the police declare, was shot dead while giving instructions to his men in carrying out the ambush at tack. BELFAST. Feb, 7.—One constable was killed and two others wounded by the explosion of a bomb thrown at them while they were on duty at War- ren Point, near Dunkalkl, last night. FULL AUTONOMY FOR NORTH AND SOUTH. (By Associated Press.) DUBLIN, Feb. 7.—Interesting ru- mors are circulating in Dublin today with regard to fresh efforts the gov- ernment is reported to be making to effect a settlement with southern Ire- land. The belief is growing that an important development may come to light when parliament reconvenes. According, to ong report, the govern: ment is trying to bring the Ulster leaders. into line with well-formulated stheme to persuade the south to ac- cept the partition provided for in the home rule act and work under it. This version of the reputed plans has it that the prize to be offered for accept- ance is a grant of full fiscal autogomy to both sections of Ireland. This would be coupled, so far as the south 1s con- cerned, with an offer to release the political prisoners and grant amnesty to Irish republicans generally, includ- ing members of the Irish republican army and even “men on the run.” Negotiations to this end now are progressing, {t is said, between Lloyd George, the prime minister, and Sir Edward Carson, Ulster leader in the British parliament, on the outcome of which depends whether the plan will be formally announved. Other concessions are said to be contemplated, particularly with re- gard to the amount of taxes payable to England under the new act. Representatives of the Sinn Fein have refused to treat the reported scheme seriously, saying that until some concrete, bona fide proposals actually had been made, they would not waste time In speculation. i Prominent Nationalists, when their views were sought in the same connec- tion, said they had no doubt that a concession of fiscal autonomy would so far toward satisfying the Irish peo- ple's demands for independence, and if offered in a generous spirit, would greatly weaken the position of the Sinn Fein if the republican parliament should reject it. F SLAIN 1.5. ONSOUNDER BASIS THAN FOR YEARS, DECLARES GURRENGY CHEF Economical Situation Is Greatly Improved Here by Deflation; Labor to See Wage Reduction (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.— The country now is in many respects on a sounder basis, economically, than it has been for years, John Skelton Wil- ton Williams, comptroller of currency, informed congress today in what he described as his “seventh and last annual report.” Deflation, obviously inevitable a year ago, has come, he said, and raw materials have returned to pre- war lévels or below. “It now remains for the middleman,” the comptroller declared, “to adjust his profits to the |new prices before the ultimate con- sumer will receive the henefit of the reduced cost of living.” Labor, however, Mr. Williams said, soon must determine whether a shut- down and idleness is preferred to a lower wage scale which, takes into consideration the lower living charges. Participation by labor with capital in profits he suggested as the only principle to restore business. “When conditions abroad become more settled or stabilized,” Comptrol- ler Williams declared in a summary of the present outlook, “and when at home much-needed adjustments are effected in the costs, to the consumer of steel’ and iron protucts which sill are quoted at twice their . pre-war prices, and when coal for which the government itself has paid in recent the months as much as four timex pre-war price, and certain other c Modities which now cre being kept up artificially or as a result 0’ mon- opolistic control far ~bove the pre- war figures, get back to norma! levels, our country, resting on a solid foun- dation, will be prepared to enter upon @ new and, let us hope, long-enluring era of prosperity and healthy prog- ress."" During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920, the comptroller said, there were 8,157 national banks in opera- tion, the highest number ever report- ed and despite the difficulties encoun- tered they made the best record in immunity from fafluré in about forty years. The percentage of the capital of failed banks to the total capital of all banks, he explained, was about two one-thousandths of one per cent, or 16 times better than the average |for the entire 57 years since the in- auguration of the system. Combined resources of all banks in the country on June 30, 1920, in- cluding national, state and federal re- serve, the comptroller said, aggre- gated $59,153,704,000. Figures showing for the first time the business of the principal borrow- ers from national banks were pre- sented by the comptroller. Loans and discounts on Nevember 15, 1920, said, aggregated $13,764,000,000 of whieh loans to farmers and livestock (Continued on Page 8) COURT ASKED BY LARGE PACKERS TO SELL YARDS Appointment of Ag ents to Dispose of Holdings, Giving Producers the Preference, Is Latest Plan (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Attorneys for Swift & Go. today filed with the district supreme court a new plan for selling their stockyard jinterests. Previous the sale of the wards to F. H. Prince & been disapproved by the court. The court was asked to WATER CARRIES CURRENT UTAH MINER MEETS DEATH (By Associated Press.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7. —One of the most pecullar fatalities recorded in Utah reining camps was made known here today upon re- ceipt of word that Abe Erickson. a miner e yed In t Big Cotto wood Canyon, had been Iklled by electricity. According to the report, Erickson, in company with other miners, attempted to extinguish a s short circuit. of water upon a sputtering electric wire, the elec. tricity, “playin; the stream to the bucket m the man’s | hands and causing his instant death, plans proposing Co. of Boston had appoint sales agents, under ‘supervision of trustees to sell. the yards, giving preference to buyers in this order: Livestock producers, stockholdera in the yards other than the defend. ants, common carriers serving the yards, local citizens or municipalities or local syndicates, The packers asked the court to fix the minimum prices of shares in the various yards at the same figures aa Proposed in the disapproved plan with | she exception of the yards at Louis. They asked to have those |shares priced at $120 instead of $110, | Berrien county, Michigan, has’ twe women deputy sheriffs,