Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1921, Page 1

ee SET FOUR MORE NTO Hol Weather Forecast east portion tonight. VOLUME V. Partly cloudy. tonight and lay, somewhat colder in Che Casper Daily —Crthune | ii. CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, FEB.“9, 1921 NUMBER 103 House Immigration Measure Thrown in Discard by Senate Committee in Plan for Measure to Bar Oriental Invasion; All Nationals to Be Treated ‘Alike ) (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Nationals of Japan, as well as of many other countries, would be excluded from the operation of a temporary immigration control bill considered today by.the senate immigration committee as a substitute for the house measure. After making some minor changes the committee plans to approve the substitute tomorrow. J ticians keeping in touch with the activities of the legislators of this session are still bi pean Seip Sp bomonme bill reported out by. the senate apportionment committec. The meas- ure gives Natrona county an addi- tional senator and threo additional representatives. Big Horn, Campbell, Converse, Goshen, Hot Springs and Niobrara gaiu a representative each, while Lincoln and Weston lose one, The apportionment, based on the 1920 ‘census, and the provision for one representative for each 3,260 popula- tion, or major fraction thereof, and one senator for each 9,000 population, or major portion thereof, leaves the same number of senators, Lincoln los- ing one, and Natrona county gaining one. The number of representatives soars from 64 to 61, While politicians predict there will be some opposition to the bill they also admit a strohg possibility for ite passage as provided. The gain in representation, scheduled for Natrona county, is based on the rapid growth of the northern city due to the pro- duction of oll and the consequent in-}. crease in population. YS RES MIAN 1 FOUND Mystery surrounds the death of J. J. Flannigan whose body was found this morning behind the Texas Cafe on tl Sand Bar. No marks were foy ‘on the body to indicate that the fan had come to his death by vio. uence. The appearance was that he had fallen asleep on a snow drift, and passed away. An inquest will be held by, Lew M. Gay, county coroner, to determine the cause ofthe death, which is believed to have been the result of exposure to the cold snd snow. The discovery was made by neigh- bors going to work this morning, and Shaffer and Gay. were immediately no- tified. The deceased is said to have been about 45 years of age and was well known on the Sand Bar. The only known relative is a sister living in Kansas City, Mo., who has been no- tified of the death, Later investigations by Lew M. Gay, county coroner, indicate that Flannigan may have come to his death from the effects of drinking wood alcohol. An autopsy may be necessary to establish the truth of this theory. An acquaintance said tms morning ‘that Flannigan was the proprietor of a saloon in Denver at one time. Flannigan's sister in Kansas City, Mrs. BE. K. Stewart, resides at 3614 ‘Prospect avenue. in his sentence for murder, must be, recommends commutation of senten: ever since his execution day, HALF MILLION LOST IN FIRE DETROIT PIER DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 9.—Fire of undetermined origins today destroyed the Pier danco hall and the Coliseum, a river, front amusement ‘resort, en- tailing a loss estimated at $500,000, Several firemen were slightly injured when tho roof of the Pier hall col- lapsed. SOX TRIAL SET FOR MARCH 15 1 Besides Weaver and Felsch, the Mist of defendants includes Eddio, Cicotte, Clande icago Teaching German Langugage (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb.9. —Reopening of classes for the study of the German language in Chicago high schools, abandoned when thé United States entered the war, was authorized to- day by the superintendent of schools. Arnold Gandil, first baseman, and Charles Risberg, shortstop, and the follow- ing who aro accused of having manipulated the betting on the games: Hal Chase, former first baseman; iam Burns, former White Sox pitcher and now of Tex- as; Joseph J. Sullivan of Boston and New York; Rachael Brown of ‘New York, and Abe Attell, former champion featherweight pugilist, Counsel for Suilivan and. Attell said he would notify the state's at- torney as to when his clients would come to Chicago, | doubt as to their intention to be in Chicago by the date set for the trial. ‘Al these defendants must bo In court hero March 14,” said Judge Dever, ten :years-and life... ' |: EXECUTION DAY PAST; IS NEGRO DEAD OR ALIVE? Sheriff's ‘Error in Forgetting to Hang Black May Save His Life; Attorney- General to Intercede for Man... BULLETIN. NEW, ORLEANS, La., Feb. 9.—Attorney-General .Coco announced late today that Lonnie Eaton, negro, who has been living since February 4 because the sheriff forgot to hang him an that date, as had been directed hanged unless the board of pardons (By Associated Press.) BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 9—Lonnie Eaton; the man the ‘sheriff forgot to hang, may be dead legally. Attorney- Genera! Coco frankly admitted today he didn’t know; but reports from Ouachita parish prison, where Lonnie’ has been taken, legally or illegally, his’ reguluar three meals a day Februaury 4, do not indicate that his appetite has suffered because of his possible demise, Sheriff. Grant wrote the governor yesterday that in the press of “civil and criminal matters’ on February 4, he forgot the mandate ‘to put the negro, convicted of the murder of a white man, to death on that day, Attorney General Coco is raking the law books for precedents. It was said the once-in-jeopardy principle of law might prevent any execution. The attorney general issued a state- ment today declaring that from inves- tigation of the Eaton case as a mem- ber % the board of pardons, he be- Meved <.° negro ‘should not be hangéd."" Hv added that had he known that the date of execution had been set he would have called Gov. Parker's attention to-m request for reprieve and commutation of sentence made by Sheriff Grant, who had asserted that to hang Haton would be a “travesty on justice.” “My Investigation showed that the killing of the white man. for which Eaton was found guilty, was done in a fray,” Attorney General Coco said. Coe a diab} Mantle Names of Twins Compromise on Family F Politics (By Associated Press) \CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Feb. 9. —Sheriff 0. P. White of Lewis coun- ty, West Virginia, and Mrs. White, parents of twin boys recently born, have decided to name them Wood- row White and Warren White. The sheriff said the political division re- sulted from the fact that he is a Democrat while his wife is » Ke publican, 1m the] tanacerred her Us Soe VICE CENSOR IN SHERIDAN TESTS _ OUT HOME BREW, POLICE ORDERED Woman Retained to Look ‘After Morals of Town Imbibes Too Freely and Purity Campaign Is Upset SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb. 9.—As a feature in Sheridan’s moral campaign against immoral dances, Mrs. F. J. Kelly, city police matron, was appointed censor. For a time noth- made and provided. It was the old story, however, so aptly described by the poet: “Vice, ‘tis a monster of such fright- ful mien, As to be hated, needs but to be sten; But seen too oft, familiar with his face, We first endure, embrace."* Mrs. Kelly appeared for duty at a Central hall dance to direct the moral welfare of those gathered to trip the light fantastic, in such o distressing state of inebriety from, dalliance with the festive home brew, that her con- dition so shocked the sensibilities of the doorkeepers and dance promoters that they felt constrained to call the city police to remove her from the moral atmosphere which of late had grown up and enveloped social func- tions of terpsichorean character. When the police arrived and attempt- ‘ed to persuade her from the scene of festivity, she ‘turned loose such a volley of vile, Obscene and putrid words and language, that the police gathered her bodily, screaming, kick- universe, and patrol wagon and thence to the hoosgow, where she was ‘permitted to subside and sober AMERICANS IN MANILA KILLED WITH HANDS UP Trial of Filipino Constabulary Soldiers Fired on Field Clerk - After Order Was Obeyed (By Associated Press) MANILA, P. I, then suffer then the rfots” here’ December” 15, up. In the interim Sheridan is withott a police matron and the shimmy par- lors are short a censor and director of moral conduct. CONFIDENCE IN STATE HIGHWAY BOARD SHOWN Investigation Ordered by Joint Committee Fails to Shake Be- lief That Comission Wilt Be Given Clean Bill (By a Staff Correspondent) CHEYENNE, Feb. 9.—Telegrams from all sections of the state, receiv- ed here by the Good Roads associa- tion, express confidence in the state highway department despite the probe of highway affairs asked by Gover- nor Robert D. Carey. The messages assert the department is entitled in appropriations sufficient to carry on their work along ‘the lines which has won the approval of numerous coun- ties in the state. While the joint committee investi- gating the affairs of the highway de- partment has not returned its find- ings as yet it Is expected that’ the re- port will be favorable to the depart- ment. Members of the house and sen- ate are expressing the hope that the report will be made before final ac- tion is taken by the house on the budget bill. ES Set WAGE CUT ANNOUNCED. trial of 77 constabulary soldiefs ac- cused of inurder. He said the soldiers first ordered the victims to hold up their hands, and fired when the two obeyed. A Chinese witness testified to ‘hav- ing seen thirty constabulary soldiers marching down the street with arms drawn and in a charge 'forniation. The riot was an outcome of feel- ing between the Philippine constabu- lary forces and the Manila police. Rents Too High, Brothers Make Home in Open WYTHEVILLE, W. Va., Feb. 9.— Because they found rents too high and keeping house too bothersome, Harvey Cooley, age 50, and his broth- er Dale, age have lived in the open for five years on Lick moun- tain, near here. While the two broth- ers were known to have had resl- dence on the mountain, it did not son- erally become known until! today that their home consisted of a hole in the ground five fect in diameter and ten inches in depth. ! THREAD PLANT IN FULL BLAST (By Associated Press.) PAWTUCKET, R. I, Feb. 9.—J. & announced that all hereafter would be operated forty- department. For some weeks several of the departments have been oper- HANNIBAL, Mo., Feb. 9.—A wage reduction which will average 25 per cent, Was announced today by the At-| Goldfish are natives of China, ing escaped her eagle eye and public dances were guaran- teed 99 per cent pure under the city ordinance in such cases Feb. 9.—Constab- ulary soldiers fired a volley, instant- ly killing Augustus Jacuman, Amer- ican army field clerk, and Policeman James W. Driskell, an American, in after, these two victims had ‘held up their}#an today were ordered by the Inte: hands, it was testified ‘today py a/state Commerce Commission to Filipino street car conductar in: the P. Coats, thread manufacturers, today} the Union of South Africa, and Gen. departments | Hertzog, supported by many Boer war eight hours a week and that a night|Great Britain. shift would be started in the spinning| had supported the Hertzog party ated only two or three days a week.| been sponsored to "The plant employs 2,500 on day work. | labor ranks. —— As drafted by Chairman: Colt, the substitute would affect largely immi- &rants coming from Europe. Besides Japanese nationals, ‘aliens who would specifically be exempted from the provisions of the measure would be those from China, Canada, New Foundland, Cuba, Mexico, Central America, South America and natfons with which treaties exist regulating immigration. The substitute measure would ve- strict immigration to 5 per cent of persons of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the last census, and not more than 20 per cent of the total number of aliens admissible from any. country in one year would be admitted during any ont month; Chairman Colt made public a table showing that on the 5 per cent basis, using the 1919 census figures, Chinese and 3,389 Japanese c ter the country in one year. WASHINGTON, Feb, 9.—Secretary Colby said Jate today that he was sending “a letter” to the senate for- eign relations committee in connection with the request of the committee for a copy of “the agreement" reached by Ambassadors Morris and Shidehara in their recently concluded negotia- tions. The secretary refused to indi- cate the contents of his communica- tion. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.— ‘The house immigration / bill, which would virtually stop immigration for one year, was disapproved today by the senate immigration committee by a-yote of five to four. The commit- tee agreed to adopt a substitute meas- ure tomorrow restricting immigration AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO TRIED TO ARREST BERGDOLL IN GER- MANY.—Frank Zimmer of Denver, who is under-arrest in Eberbach,|°" ® Percentage basis. Germany, with another American sol-| Chairman Colt said the substitute dier, charged with assault as the re-|would “‘allay all fears of a flood of sult of their attempt to arrest Grover | undesirable aliens from Europe,” and ©. Bergdoll of Philadelphia. Major |that he would push its passage at this General piles, copes eae of the | session. Gied to the Carn many, apolo-| As tentatively drafted the substh Fhe actor emmarigoverninent for] ite measure provides that ‘the ns of Zimmer ‘and his mate. | number ot aliens of any nationality who may be admitted to the United States in any fiscal year shall be lim- ited-to"S per‘ cent-Of. the number of persons. of such nationality resident in thé Untied States as determined by MICHIGAN RATES RAISED. WASHINGTON, Feb, 9.—State pas; senger and Pullman fares in Michf be} ‘raised to the same level as interstate Fates, effective March 19. (Continued on Page 8) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA TO LIVE SECESSION DIES General Smuts Wins Sweeping Victory at Polls for Preservation of British Control, Report (By Associated Press.) PRETORIA, Union of South Africa, Feb. 9.—General Smuts, prime minister of the Union of South Africa, was elected to the house of. assembly from the district of Pretoria West in the election held throughout the union yesterday. Returns received up until an early hour today indicate the South Africa party, under the leadership of General Smuts, has won. a victory. . There was some uncertainty as to the vote in FOREST SCOUT the rural districts, but the South African party) seemed assured of a good working majority in the assem- QUEBEC, Feb, 9—Reports that Lieutenant Vezina of the air fire pa- trol guarding timber lands was killed bly. vi from |yesterday when his airplane crashed party | Near Ste Anne do Chicoutimt, were re- {n|celved here todav. ‘uesday’s elections were marked by the contest between the British and Dutch elements, led by Premier Jan Christian Smuts for preservation of veterans, favoring ‘secession The Laborite parliament and a strike called just before election was declared’ to have consolidate the}as long as one hour and forty-ive minutes, CAPE TOWN, Feb. 9,—Enormous MKINLEY BILL GAINS IMPETUS, PROSPECTS FOR ENACTION GOOD Few Argtiments Against New Plan for Fremont County Division, Old Objections Eliminated @®y a Staff Correspondent) CHEYENNE, Feb. 9. — With Subiette and Teton counties, as proposed in coun- ty division bills, riding serene seas in the senate, the bill proposing McKinley county from a section. of Fremont, is gain- ing impetus. Members of the upper house believe the new bill covers the previous objections, which resulted in the death of Pilot county, ahd as a result it is expected that the’ new county will win the support of the majority. Several of the senators have ex- pressed the opinion that inasmuch as the citizens of the proposed county have fought long and persistently for the right of self government, and have conceded a large portion of the territory sought in the previous bill, they are entitled to consideration. The argument that the present county is unweildly and expensive from the op- erating viewpoint has also won much favorable comment from members in the senate as has the plea of the cit!- zens that they be given a voice in the spending of taxes. While Senator John Dillon of Lan- der has not taken any decided steps in, the direction of defeating the pro- posed new county, this attitude is be- ing considered in the senate from two angles. The first belief is that the eloquent senator from Fremont is waiting for a better opportunity to attack, while the second is a supposti- ton that the senator will not fight as bitterly against the new proposal since his objections, voiced in the pre- vious fight have been overcome. Further action on the bill is expect- ed within a few days. CASPER HAS ALL LABOR IT NEEDS, REPORT STATES Chamber of Commerce Sends Out Form Letter Discouraging More Workers From Coming Here In order to answer the numerous inquiries received everyday concern: ing the working conditions in and about Casper the Chamber of Com- merce has made a ‘form letter to be mailed to the inquirers informing them of the exact situation here. In part the letter says: “Work is not plentiful in Casper at this time, due to the general depres- sion, and also to the fact that the re- fineries have curtailed operations to some extent making it necessary to absorb. some refinery employes into other lines, “A great number of men have come in here during the lqst two and three months, as a result of the pub- Nelty which Caper has received as an industrial center, “The cost of living is high here ow- ing to our congested housing situation, high rents, and the abnormal growth, due to the activities of the oil compan- les. We have no place for you to live at the present time, and every addi- tional family places an added burden on our housing facilities. We expect conditions to improve here about May first, and if you care to write us at that time. We will glady advise you regarding employment and housing conditions.” pe Ea Frank Armajo who has been ab- at work on his old job in the labor department Tuesday. A total eclipse of the moon may ei ae for several weeks, reported back las Portland Cement company at its idle plant here. It normally employs about 1,200 ‘men. where it has long been the practice to keep them in vases for the amuse- ment of Chinese ladies. BOY BANDIT . FLASHES GUN Twenty cents was the total haul of juvenile bandit of about 16 ht started a crim- icking a gun in the face of Eugene Loucks, 14, com- welling him to deliver money he had received in change from a picture show box office. Loucks was returning from the show and was aware that he was being followed up CY avenue from Center street. At the end. of the pavement on CY avenue the boy following passed him and pointed a .25 automatic at him, saying: the 20 cents the youthful robber turned and ran down CY. Although it was a dark night, Eu- gene Loucks got into a car standing in front of his house, which was only a few doors away and turned on the searchlight. He could seo that the holdup was only « boy. fb ae sa i mae Ah CHRISTIANS GIVEN LAND JERUSALEM, Feb. 9. — (Jewish Telegraph Agency) — The Christian community of Bethleham has presented by thy government with a free grant of approximately 6200 acres “Hands up, kid.” Then, “Hand over) of land, according to an announce- your money, kid,” Upon receiving ‘ment made public here today. been Jer Gloucester, off the Cape Cod fish- majorities were given the South Afrl- can party in’ Durban and Cape Town yesterday, while the labor party suf- fered a severe reverse in the Rand district.. In Cape Town, the South African party gained two seats, in Durban three in the Rand eight and in East London one. The victory of the party headed by Prime Minister Smuts is attributed to the fact that working men voted against the secession issue raised /by Gen. Hertzog. Wireless Phone Conversation Is Marked Success LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 9.—A 15-minute conversation between Ava- lori, Santa Catalina Island, 30 miles off Los Angeles harbor and the steam- ing banks, by wire and wireless tele- phone, was held last night, it was announced today by the telephorie company officials. WIDOW, ‘BLUE’ KILLS (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb, 9, — Edith Lundberg, = young widow, was said by surgeons to be in a ser- fous condition here today from gun- FIANCE asked his mother to tell her fiance te call on her. “If he went down-town,” Young Worden, who also was 25 years old, called about 8 o'clock. Worden and Mrs. Lundberg went for an automobile ride. They return- ed Inte and sat in the machine for a time, Neighbors said they heard them talking and laughing. A sil- ence followed, broken by the sound of four shots, When neighbors rushed out Wor- den was dying. Mrs. Lundberg was wounded in the dbodmen. pPeas bad ee ti shot wounds, alleged to have been self-inflicted after, according to the police, she shot and killed her fiance, Linas F. Worden, an employe of an automobile sales company, last nij “I made up my mind to kill him and I shot to kill him,” said Mrs, Landberg, according to the police, before she was put on the operat- ing table, She ‘said she had beon “feeling blue.” the officers stated. Mra. Landberg, who is 25 years old, had been employed as a stenographer. Last night she telephoned to the residence of Worden’s parents and SMOKING REGULATED. (By Associated Press) TOPE Kans., Feb. 9.—Smoking in street cars, motor busses, jitney busses and taxicabs is prohibited by @n ordinance adopted by the city com missioners yesterday, ‘ gamer nn me 2 % ——