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

Weather Forecast d gastportion tonight. A the Union of South Africa. vaal and Orange Free State, shall continue its allegiance to the King of Jéngland as one of the self-governing dominions .of the empire, or ether the South African Union shall set up as an independent republic. English sympathies naturally are with the Loyalist set of South Af- rica. Both sections, however, are ad- mired for their decision to settle dif- ferences by the ballot rather than by more drastic means. At the head of the Loyalist sec- tion of the South African population of approximately six millions is Gen- eral J. C. Smuts, former Boer’ gen- eral, now prime minister of the ution, He is better known to the world as one of the leading advocates mer Boer military leader. In the general elections of March, 1920, the Hertsog party obtained 44 seats in the legislative assembly, thus becoming numerically the largest party, It was supported in its position to the Smuts government a labor party delegation of 27. The result today is said to hinge upon the success of the Third, or . balance of power party, that of La- bor. English political observers ex- pect a small but working majority Confusion of issyes Hag arisen as a result ef the nationalists’ inability’ to. agree upon the time of the establish- ment of a republic.’ Radicals insist upon” imniediate cutting away from the British Empire, while others make the time indeterminate. General Hertsog’s opinion is said to have been’ expressed in a. speech when declared for South Africa's . Tight to secede from the British Em- pire. In spite of the act of the union, he is quoted as having said South Africans have the right to alter their constitution to gain independence. CITY DETECTIVE SHOT TO DEATH IN SALT LAKE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 8.—City Detective G. B. Hamby was shot dead today at a local hotel by Tom Burns, 30 years old, who in turn ‘was shot by Chief of Police Joseph E. Burbidge. Burns died within: an hour. Chief Burbidge narrowly escaped death, a shot gtazing and bruising his shoulder. sical = cada censll MRS. BARKER - ACQUITTED OF MURDER (By Associated Press) OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 8.—Mrs. Laura Barker, mother of three small children, charged with mur- der in the first degree in connec- tion with the alleged poisoning of her husband last July, was found not guilty Inst night by a jury in the district court after 25 minutes of deliberation. eatin tres CRA TREATY REVISION OPPOSED. ATHENS, Feb. 8.—Revision of the Sevres treaty will_be opposed by M. Kalogeropoulos, the new Greek pre- mier, who will represent Greece at the Near East cenference in London, he announced yesterday before - the chamber of deputies. All heads of ~parties, including adherents of former Premier Venizelos, approved of his decision. appeared in the office of the United. States District Attorney McAvoy to offer bail for her son, dee a Bergdoll, serving a term in Leavenworth prison for draft dodg- Fair. tonight and Wedn ay, slightly colder in Soate ; Battle of Ballots Waged to Decide if Union . Is to Remain Under Domination of the British Empire (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—No less vital an issue than the seces- sion of an important state of the British empire by ballot arises in the election today of a new legislative assembly in Broadly, the question is whether South Africa, compris- ing the provinces of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Trans- BAIL REFUSED FOR SLACKER CA Liquor Bought for Birthday Party } Seized (By Associatd Press‘ CITY, Fob. 8. — Ben pahipon ti soup’ old, wil iat hold the party today that he had plan. ned for his wife's seventieth birth- day, Smason was arrested Saturday arraigned late yesterday before a United States While he was waiting for a friend come and furnish the $1,000 bond by the commissioner, tears trick- down his cheek. only wanted to hold a little when my wife celebrates her ieth birthday,” he said, “and I didn’t know I was doing wrong.” pcuraia Ant sahaaaind NO SPIKE IN SACRAMENT. CHICAGO, Feb, 8.—Members of the Jewish lveform Church in Chicago hereafter will use non-alcoholic wine for sacramental purposes, resolutions to set led iis to that effect having been adopted yesterday by the Chicago Rabinical Association, DEATH BRAVED BY YOUNG MAN IN SAVING LIFE OF COMPANION ON MOUNTAIN (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, Mass., Feb, 8.—Braving death from exposure and ice coated precipices while lost at night on Mount Monadnock, trip, Karl H. Robinson, a Boston gerne \from the United States. The representations which Swedish minister here, said deported aliens had been at such liberty aboard vessels as to permit them to organ- ize propaganda against the govern- ments of Europe which had pro- | duced “certain undesirable results” it: Hungary. The state department was| asked’ to have, aliens deported from the United States segregated aboard) vessels. Because of what officials described as the “vagueness” of the Hungar- jan representations and the atsence of American jurisdiction over the aliens once they leave American shores, it is not regarded as. likely that the state department will find it possible to comply with the Hungar- ian government's reques! SON CONFESSES TO MURDERING FATHER, CLAIM, (By Associated Press.) WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Feb. 8.— Henry J. Toussaint, ‘33, was in jail today and according to the police had confessed having slain his father, whom he charged: with responsibility for the death of his mother and for the son’s separation from his wife. The elder Toussaint was found shot to death Sunday night in a ditch in an outlying district. A grand jury will begin iuvestiga- tion of the death tomorrow. "The victim came here a year ago from Washington, D, C., and joined his son in the contracting business, \ . Habeas corpus proceeding: tee brought to obtain his freedom, but argument has not yet been heard. Mr. MeAvoy informed Mrs, Berg- doll that he could not even discuss GARY FILES ST I N U.S RTATION Aliens Plot. Against European Nations Aboard Ship, Report; Segregation : of Radicals Is Suggested (By Associated Press.) ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.— Representations have been made to the state department by the Hungarian government concerning the manner of deportation of undesirable aliens were transmitted through the COLBY IS ASKED FOR DRAFT OF JAP AGREEMENT (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8,—The sen- ate foreign relations committee, at the instance of Senator Johnson, Re- publican, California, today directed Chairman Lodge to ask Secretary of State Colby to submit to the commit- tee, if not incompatible with the pub- lic interest, a copy of the agreement recently reached’ between Ambassa- dors Morris and Shidehara regarding @ new treaty to deal with the situa- tion resulting trom the adoption in California of an alien land ill. Senator Johnson urged that the agreement be made public and this precipitated a lengthy discussion in executive session. The senator recently declared the agreement was simply another “gen- tlemen's agreement” and demanded it be made public. American-Japanese negotiations still are incomplete and the state depart- ment officials believe they cannot be finished before the change of admin- istrations, March 4. The drafted agreement also awaits approval at the department and at the Tokio fo: eign office. World Liquor Traftic from America (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.— Shipments of liquor from one for- eign country to another via the United States, are prohibited by the national prohibition act, according to an opinion by Acting Attorney General Nebeker, made public today by Assistant, Secretary of the Treas- ury McLean. CA SBM) SWISS DEFICIT SEEN. (By Associated Press) BERNE, Feb. 7.—The Swiss budget such a subjece with her until the court had ruled, for 1921 foresees a deficit of 133,000,- 000 francs. DAIRY FIGHT : [ CASPER COUNCIL MONDAY EVENING No Discrimination to Be Shown but All Treated Alike in Enforcement of ‘Milk Test Rulings The friction between the ;old and the new dairy com- | panies was brought before the city council last night for their consideration. ‘The city council held that it was the right idea to have competition as’ it |would sta’dlize the industry 20d help the put | fhe conflict was brought about when the older milk companies ask- ed for the immediate enforcement of the milk testing ordinance that has been effective for the last week. Councilman Fred Van Gorden, who jis member of the milk commission held that he was not in favor of tak- ing any action that would discrimin- ate against the new producers, and that the new people should be accord- ed the same treatment that has been given the older dealers in the past. Mayor Ben H. Pelton declared that the companies could hardly expect the test department to be in full working order as it had been in effect only seven days, but that by April 1 strict enforcement of the ordinance for both new and old companies would be in- augurated. Until then the milk will be tested as thoroughly as possible by the city inspection department, Band Asks Support. A petition by the Casper concert band. was presented to the council in which they asked for $5,000 with which to carry on the mijnicip 1. or ganization for the comirs ye... UFhe Propenttion -wals Fetarsed oe ths Mite finance committee who will confer with the Chamber of Commerce, to |work out a plan whereby the moncy for the maintenance of the band can be secured. Councilman W. W. Keefe stiggest- ed that a sum of $10,000 be levied for the band for this year and the year of 1922 by means of a warrant. The proposition was placed in the hands of the finance committee for consideration. A petition by the Burlington and Midwest people for permission for an- other track across West Yellowstone to provide railway access to the Mid- west storage yard was entered by representatives of those cornpanies. The petition was referred to comrit- tee for consideration and iniumediats action if the plan is feasible. The petition by the Midwest people of several weeks ago providing for the closing of three streets on the Sandbar tojprovide a site for a ware- |house met considerable opposition at the meé¢ting.’ A petition opposing the move was read. - Provisions for a water main to thé Stewart addition was asked in a pe- tition presented in behalf of the Western Realty company. The ques- tion was referred to the city water commission for consideration The question of sewerage will also be giv- en consideration by the commission. post i i at BUILDING TRADE CZAR GETS FIVE YEAR SENTENCE, (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Robert P. Brindell, president of the Building Trades Council, convicted of extor- tion from builders, was sentenced today by Supreme Court Justice Frame-Up Charges Are Repeated by Defense Counsel; Disputes Revived (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 8. — Frank P. Walsh of counsel for Thomas J. Mooney, con- victed of murder in San Fran- cisco in connection with the Preparedness Day bomb ex- plosion in 1916, early today tele- graphed San Francisco authorities ap- prising them of an alleged confession by one of the witnesses in the case that he had given perjured testimony at the trial. A special grand jury now is investigating an alleged conspiracy to convict Mooney. The witness named by Mr. Walsh wis John McDonald, now a. resident of Trenton, N. J., with whom Mr. Walsh had a long conference last night. According to Mr. Walsh, Mc- Donald declared in an affidavit coy- ering thirteen typewritten pages, that the case against Mooney was a “frame-up."” “McDonald swore in his confes- sion,” Mr. Walch said, “that he could not identify Mooney as the man he had seen with a suitcase prior to the Preparedness Day explosion, » altho he identified Mooney during the trial. He said District Attorney Fickert, the San Francisco prosecutor, had forced him to make the identifica- tion.”* Mr. Walsh quoted saying he stood near the Francisco afternoon McDonald as in Stewart streei, corner of Market in Say at about 1 o'clock on the of July 22, 1916. He said he saw a man sct a suit case on the sidewalk, then accompanied by an- other man, who came frein a saloon, walk away. McDonald is alleged to have said Full Associated Press Leased Wir Reports from the United Press. CITY EDITION NUMBER 102 D BY ACCUSER OF MOONEY NEW PROJECT RISES OUT OF ASHES LEFT FROM PILOT COUNTY « Riverton’s Plea for Divorce From Lander May Be Answered by Enaction of Measure Calling for Creation of McKinley County Out of Fremont, Is Report CHEYENNE, Feb. 8.—M ing Pilot county and which w E. Lucas of Buffalo. made its debut in the senate yesterday. (By a Staff Correspondent.) cKinley county, as a proposed as defeated in the senate, was FOR MAKING (By Associatd Press‘ ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 8. — Sarah Glass, 50 years old, from the moun- tains of Pickens county, Georgia, today began serving a thirty-lay sentence for operation of an illicit still, and; according to prohibition officers, after serving her sentence, that he then walked down Market street, and in a short time neard an explosion. He thought it part of the Preparedness Day celebration. Next day he met a policeman named Hex- tron and told him what he had seen, but asserted he could not identify the man. He was induced, Mr. Walsh quoted further, to go to police hea Iquartors, where. he was questioned by MDistrick Attorney Fickert and Captain Math- ison, and told them he did not know Mooney’s cell and to that occupiedby Billings, another defendant. He a: serted, according to Mr. Walsh, that Fickert remarked: “These are the men you saw.” Further; McDonald is alleged to have stated he was coached witn oth- er witnesses in testimony to be g!ven. He asserted he fixed the tinte of see- ing the suitcase dropped nt 1:50 o’clock in Billings’ trial. In the Mooney trial, he stated at the instance of Assistant District At torney Edward Cunba, “he changed the tinfe to 1:30 o'clock in order to break Mooney’s, alibi.” Nine persons were killed in the ex- plosion, Mooney was sentenom! to death and Billings to life imprison- ment. After every appeal from the sentence had failed, President Wilson interceded in Mooney’s behalf and Governor Stephens commuted tho sentence to life imprisonment. ‘W EVIDENCE OF PERJURED TESTIMONY. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.—The re- ported statement of John McDonald of Trenton, N. J., t the conyiction of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K, Billings, against whom he _ testified recent statement of alleged tacts tend- ing to shéw that these men were the was a “frame-up,” marks the third victims of perjured testimony. The new evidence adduced here is to be presented to the county grand jury. McDonold’s reported statement was characterized as the “effect of cor- rupt propaganda’ by Edward A. Cunha, who as assistant district at- torney. prosecute Defense counsel said it natural . out come of the injustice done the defend ants in these cases.” McDonald, formerly a circus per- former, was the inmate of a Salva- tion Army hotel here at the time of the explosion. He told Former Po- liceman Hextron and acquaintances at the hotel that he has seen two men set the bomb, and later identi- fied pictures of Mooney and Billings as the men he had seen. He was then taken in charge bz McAvoy to serve from five to ten | years in state's prison. the police department and held un- (Continued on Page 10) HOWAT (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, Kan., Feb. 8.—Two other mines are idle today in protest agains> the arrest of Alexander Howat, district president of the mine workers, and five other union officials on contemp! charges, ac- cording to reports to the Southwest- ern Interstate Coal Operators’ ‘As- sociation, They employ 100 men. PITTSBURG, Kan., Feb. 8.— Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas Miners’ Union, and five members of the district executive board who were arrested yesterday | for calling a strike of 200 miners in. this country, were expected to ap- TOASK CONTINUANCE to want time to prepare an answer to the citation for contempt for, violation of an injunction issued® last summer restraining the union from calling a strike. The strike hinges on the age of Karl Mishmash, who no longer is employed in the mines. Two years ago he worked for the Mackie Fuel Company and received boy's wages, but a joint board of operators and miners agreed to pay him a man's wages from his 19th birthday. The union claims $200 is due for the time he worked after he attained the age of 19, but the operators maintained the Mishmash family Bible showed two dates of birth and pear before Judge Curran today and ask a continuance. They were said they were unable to determine the date of his 19th birthday, MX ae fe subsequently was taken to will return to be tried in the state | ARMY BILL SENT TO UPPE mi i Appropriation Measure as Passed by House Provides for Standing Army of 150,000 in Another Year (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The army appropriation bill carrying approximately $329,000,000 and providing for a force of only 150,000 men in 1922, was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The measure was passed practically as it came from the A appropriations committee. MEXICAN REDS NOT CHARGED WITH BOMBING (By Associatd Pri MEXICO CITY, Feb, 8.—The social- ist members of the chamber of depu- ties sent a letter to President Obro gon today formally thanking him for his statement of Sunday night that he believed the bombing of the resi- dence of the Archbishop of Mexico, and tho jewelry establishment of the Juergens company an American con- cern, to be the work of a fanatic and did not signify the existence of a ter- rorist organization in the city. General Antonio Villareal, minister of agriculture, today declared the bombing of the archbishop’s residence | was because “the prelate had stepped | beyond his mission.” Minister Villa- real told newspaper correspondents that “the archbishop made opposition propaganda against Madero, later, was a Huertaista during the Hv gime, and recently has viol at tacked the government's agrarian pol icy.” ‘The members of an association of | Catholic young men announced tonight that a parade of protest against the bombings would be held tomorrow. anseet isa Diamond Workers Are Ide, Bottom Out of Markets| AMSTERDAM, Feb. 7.—Nearly 8,009 of the 10,800 members of the Diamond Workers Union here are idle and the bottom seems to have fallen out of the world's diamond market. Experts in precious stones In this city and in Antwerp say an era of financial. stringency has, sup- planted the epoch of free spending to such an extent that precious stones have become a drug on the market, although prices are being maintained. | JAP MINERS STRIKE: HAKODATE, Japan, Feb. 7.—Ten |thousand coal miners employed by the Hokkaido Colliery and Steamship MURDER CHARGE IS NEXT | AFTER PASSAGE MOONSHINE court for killing the man who told on_her. Clad in a gingham dress topped by a gray shawl, the sturdy little woman gazed defiantly at the “rev- enoors” who testified against her, and when the verdict was read her only comment was “They didn't tell the truth.” R HOUSE last-minute move to cut the number of officers frora 14,000 Ao 9,000 was blocked by a vote of 271 to 58. Under a measure finally passed yes- terday by the senate over President Wilson's veto recruiting must Le stopped immediately until the pres. ent force is reduced to 175,000 men. FARM LOAN APPROVED IN WASHIN 8. — Unani- mous approval was given today by the Senate Agriculture committee to a measure by Senators Glass and Sw: son of Virginia, to authorize the trea- sury to purchase $100,000,000 of farm loan bonds so as to make available funds for loans to farmers. The Swanson-Glass measure will be incorporated in the agriculture appro- priation bill WASHINGTOD Feb, Appear-}| before the naval commit- tee hearing, which was expected to be the last of the hearings on the| Borah resolution to suspend capital| ship construction for six months, of-| ficers of the Navy General board urged that work on those ships be rushed. They also asked the commit- tee to support measures to authorize immediate construction of two air- plane carriers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—A negative report was ordered today by the Se: ate Naval committee un the resolu- tion of Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, asking for the committee's opinion whether it was precticable or advisable for the government to sus- pend naval building operations for six months. etl an NS division of Freemont county, The bill, which substitutes the measure launch- introduced by Senator Frank In contrast to the previous bill, the measure seeks a much smaller amount of territory, cut to meet the objections of Senator John Dillon, who was largely responsible for the defeat of the previous bill. WOMAN, 50, GOES TO JAIL The proposed new county, in which Riverton is the principal population center, leaves out Shoshoni and Booneville, which were included in the previous measure. It extends south of Arapahoe three miles and follows up Little Wind river ten miles, then north to Kinnear bridge, follow- ing the Big Wind river from there to the mouth of Bull Iake, then north to the Hot Springs county line. According to the sponsors of the bill the county outlined is one of ‘the most compact counties in the state, and can be operated with. the least expense, It has a valuation of $6,- 000,000 and a population of about 3, 500. The boosters for the new county assert the present county is too big, unweildy and as a result an expen- sive county to operate. They assert that the only way they can obtain a satisfactory outlay of taxes paid in by the citizens is to have a voice in the government of the county affairs. In pointing out the need of a more reasonable degree of county govern- ment the boosters for the bill point out that Riverton, the center of the proposed county’s population, has a citizenship of more than 1,600, a ho- tel erected at the cost of $200,000 and sgveral important industries which demand the development they seek. Added to Riverton’s attractions are several banks, a Masonic temple val- ued at more than $100,000 and a theater building with a similar esti- mated value. Among the industries of the city are an oil refinery, a tie treating plant and one of the largest grain clevators in the state, Riverton ig also boosted as being the site of the headquarters of the Wyoming Tie & Timber company, and several branch offices of the nation's largest oil companies. In addition, the boosters assert, Riverton is surrounded by a beet su- gar country unequaled anywhere else in the state. To boom these improve- ments and to have county taxes spent as they see fit, is the plea of the citi- zens of the communities interested. They declare the. proper construction of roads and ot®er indications of progress can be accomplished only through the right of self government, which they insist should be theirs. Inasmuch as the proposed new county overcomes the objections made by Senator Dillon it is believed that the new bill will meet with the ap- proval of senators who previously op- posed the measure proposing Pilot county. The proposed county lies the necessary qualifications, both in valu- .|ation and population, and its backers this time are almost c cess. tain of sue —— - COMRADES ASK CLEMENCY FOR SENTRY SLAYER (By Associated Press.) TOKIO, Feb. 8.—The army resery- ists of the village of Osugimurn, Proy- inge of Shikoku, the home of Tostt- goro Ogasawara, the Japanese sen‘ry, who is being court-martialed in Viadi- yostok for the killing of Lieut. War- ren H. Langdon of the Acerican cruiser Albany in January, have sent petition to the court-martial officials asking thom to liberate Ogasawara, MARDI GRAS RULER ARRIVES. (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 8,—Rex, of Mardi Gras, arrived in a sea- MEN'S CLUB TO MEE The Men's Club of St. Mark's Church will hold a social evening to- night at 8 oclock in the parish rooms. e and rode with his queen in the , marking the climax of the jc festivities. The strects were gay with maskers from early. morn- ing. TOKIO, Feb. 8—Yukia Ozaxi, a former leader of the Kensei-Kai, or opposition party, told The Associated Press this morning he would infro- duce independently before the diet today a resolution proposing cur- company have struck, refuaing to ac- cept a 20 per cent cut in their wages. tailment of naval armament, His resolution, he said, would ask Japan JAP TO ACT ON NAVY CUT (By Associated Press) | to. communicate with the United | Statos and England and to decide on the best way to restrict naval pro- grams in conjunction with those nations, M. Ozaki was expelled from. | the KensetKai last Friday because | he had not supported a suSfrage | urged’by that organization, —~