Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1921, Page 1

sper Daily Crihune Five-Year-Old Girl Cut, Bruised and Has Two Teeth Knocked Out in Street Accident Here Little Pauline Emogene Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Myers, 405 South Lincoln ‘street, was’ knocked down and run over by a speeding Ford car at the cor- ner of Second and Park streets Wed- nesday afternoon, Bruised and bleed- ing, the little tot was carried to her home where she was reported to be improving today. The driver of the car escaped identification, having speeded on without offering to lend first aid to his tiny victim. “ The little girl who is five years old, ‘Was accompanied by her nine year old sister, Dorothea, The girls were re- turning from the shopping’ district where they had been. buying Valen- tines. They were just crossing the street at the corner of Second and Park streets when the accident eccur- Ted. The little girl was knocked down and run over, but luckily the wheels passed on each side of her and the only injuries suffered area cut on the Up, thegloss of two front teeth and many bruises. No bones were broken. The driver of the Ford car slowed lown until he found what had happen- and then speeded up Park. The curtains of the car were up and the sister of the injured girl was unable to tell who driving. A number of er Forecast iw Cas Sonight and Friday, th change in tempera- CITY EDITION CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1921 BOARD WAGE ing Conspiracy CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—The today denied the request of conditions. The decision cams before B. M. Jewell, president of the Railway Em- Ployes Department of the American Federation of Labor, had started his reply to the statement made for the railway executives last week by W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Ruling Against Abrogation of Present Contract Precedes Address Charg- Railway Executives for immediate abrogation of the national wage agreements with the brotherhoods and establishment of a new basic rate for unskilled lator predicated on local Raflroad. The decision came as a complete surprise to both sides, and Mr. Jewell advised the board that his statement would be filed in the record without reading, The board held that it had no juris- fiction over questions involving ex- pense of operation and suggested that neither the roads nor the unions in- terrupt the pending hearing on stand working Nttle girl to her home. Several complaints have been made about speeding on both Second street and Park street roads, and several arrests for the offense have been ade. Officer Earsley, traffic officer, has spent quite a bit of time in this part of the city and the speed demons have come to grief in many instahces. ‘However, a number of the motorists tear loose when they have the chance. a ard rules and Mr. Jewel's. ent charged that the request for immediate abrogation ring to the statement made January 81 by W, W. Atterbury, vice presi- dent of the Pennsylvania railroad and chairman of the committee of the railway executives’ organization, Mr. Jewell, said: “General Atterbury abused the courtesy of the board in granting him an opportunity to speak under - its sanction, by using that privilege in vainly attempting to coerce employes of the roads by threatening them with @ lockout, if the ultimatum which he laid down is not immediately accept- ed." He added that through the pub- lcity which the Atterbury statement attained the union employes were ‘“‘al- ready face-to-face with what virtually is a lockout.” The present hearing separated by (Continued on Page Six.) TOWN IS WIPED OUT BY TWISTER SANDERSVILLE, Ga., Feb. 10.—The town of Oconee, in Washington county, with a population of 500 people, was almost entirely destroyed today by a cyclone, according to information reaching here. A number of deaths are reported. hour battle between a negro who had shot and killed a woman in the house where ho was living, and nearly a hundred policemen and firemen, re- ‘sulted in the capture of the man, mortally wounded, and the injuring of four policemen. Pistols, axes, high pressure fire hose, sulphur candles end other chemicals were used against the negro who had barricaded himself in the house. ‘The siege began after the negro, ‘who was known as William Dresen, “Alabama Joe” and other names, had @hot Grace Robinson, also a negro, and thrown her body out of the house. DENIES | SCRAPPING OF SCALE Against Union Federal Railroad Labor board the American Association of NUMBER 104 FAVORABLE REPORT IS REACHED ON OIL BILL ADVOCATED HERE; INDUSTRY WEEBS RECOGNIZED (Special to The Tribune.) CHE Feb. 10,—Bitterly ettacked by Representatives Beach | and Jenkins, but upheld by ‘other members of the lower house, house bill No. 119, introduced by Harry | Free ‘of Casper, was recommended | for passage today. The Free Dill was offered in the house to regulate oil industry following the appear- ance of several bills along the same lines, but which put the burden of conservation on the producers and applied handicaps which threatened expansion in production, The measure introduced by the Casper representative places the regulation of of! production in the hands of the state geologist, but re- stricts the regulations to rules pro- | vided by the United States bureau [| of mines. | House bill No. 116, which was in- troduced by’ Representative Jenkins, provides for regulation by the state geologists and imposes provisions which oil producers declare are im- possible to fulfill. The bill also im- poses a millage cost on the pro- ducer amounting to 2 mills on each barrel produced. Action on the Jenkins bill has been indefinitely Postponed. The first of the ofl bijs, one in- troduced by Representative Reach, is stlil in the hands of the commit- tee on mines and mining. ee STORM § S SHIP BIG SANTANDER, Spain, Feb. 10) — Many crafts were sunk by ‘sev storms along the coast here today Much damage was done in coastal cit- ies. —_—— The only persons who change their minds are those that have them. Reduction General at All Standard ’ Follows Snit CHICAGO,. Feb. 10.—A wage cut of 10 per cent affect- of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, effective February 16, Was announced formally today by R. W. Stewart, chairman of the board of directors. The board's an- nouncement pointed out that this re- duces wages to jusi abdoui the rates of March 1, 1920, when an increase of 11.11 Per cent, based upon increased cost of living, went into effect with the understanding that reductions would |be made as living costs come down. | The reduction will apply to’ em- |ployes of refineries, including thos: it Casper, Wyo., Laramie, Wyo. a Greybull, Wyo., and Florence, Colo. ‘MIDWEST CUT DUE LATER IN DAY Announcement of a similar reduc- |tion'in wages at the Midwest refinery |is expected late te y from the com pany’s headquarters, although it was not available at 2 o'clock. The state- ment was made, however, that the duction was certain and probabl would be the sume as the Standard. This development may be traced to the fact that the Midwest is now a direct subsidiary of the Standard Oil company of Indiana und may be ex- pected to follow the usher in all pol- icles affecting wages. Standard ex cutives, it has become known, have spent considerable time at the Mid- west plant curing recent weeks to as. jsist in perfecting the working organ- ization along lines established by the Standard, The reduction in wages will affect hundreds of employes of both plants here and official announcement bears out reports that have been in circu- lation several weeks. Plants; Midwest} CRUDE PRICES cae wwe = CUT 25 CENTS ALL WYOMING Another Reduction Added to Cuts of | Last Few Weeks, but End of Slump Is Near, Local Operators Say | Posted prices for crude oils produced in Wyoming fields | were reduced 25 cents a barrel today by the Ohio Oil and jthe Midwest Refining companies, principal purchasers of | crude oil in this territory. Cat Creek crude is included in the cut, which brings price levels to the lowest point since late in 1917, when the posted price of Salt Creek crude, which comprises the bulk of produc- tion in the state, was raised to $1.50 the Or- Magnolia Petrolom company a ba 1. “ j tua | y prices for Wyoming crude olt tolay poste effective today follow: Grass Creek cent reductions in the price of Torchlight, Basin and Greybull,| crude oil that brought the price to the [$1.75 a Lance Creek, $1.70;| $1.75 per barrel level announced yes- jock Creek, $1.50; Salt Creek, Big|terday by the Sinclair und Prairie Muddy, Pilot Butte and Hamilton, | companies |$1.40; Mule Creek, 95 cents. | 3 ae | The last reduction follows prev! jous cuts in Midcontinent and aner| Dougherty I Jcrudes during the last few days |While Midcontinent crude prices have been cut in two within recent weeks,| PpeSt Prospect | Wyoming oils have not been reduced jon the same ratio and the new price |is still over half that in effect be-| |fore the first cut was authorized. The low level of prices has now been reached in +e opinion of many local Joperators who were not surprised at |the reduction today. TEXAS BUUY LEAD OF DALLAS, for Cardinal 10.—Appointment af Dennis J. Dougherty, Philadelphia, as card- inal in succession to the late Cardinal Farley of New York City, is almost 10. — The certain, it is said in vatican circles. ROME, Feb. the Most Re archbishop of ‘Texas, Feb. MARINES WRECK NICARAGUAN NEWSPAPER ALL RECORDS BROKEN FOR thirty-day period within which bills.m! consent. e of which 261 had been brought in the In the house*there hnd been intro- duced 248 bills for acts, 7 Joint resolu- tions and 6 joint memorials. In the senate there had been intro- ducer 147 bills for acts, 6 joint mem- brials and 3 joint resolutions. On the last day of the thirty-day period the same number of measures was brought"in in each house—36 in each. \ A few bills will be introduced dur ing the final ten days of the session under the unanimous consent ruie, including the emergency appropria- tions measure to take care of appro- priations not carried in the budget bill. —_— RECORDS OF POLICE TO BE PROBED (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Police rec- ords said to relate to the alleged sup- pression by police of evidence in mur- der cases last year were ordered be- fore the grand jury today by Former Governor Charles S. Whitman, who is investigating alleged corruption in municipal affairs. Intentional suppression of evi- dence in some cases, and gross negli- gence in others, was said to have been found by the investigators. In this connection they said only one convic- tion for first degree murder was ob- A special train has been sent to the scene bearing doctors and nurses. IRISH REPUBLICANS MARCH ON TOWN OF SKIBBEREEN Army Several Hundred Sirong Plans Assault; Streets Swept by Gun Fire in: Riots Last Night LONDON, Feb. 10.—An Irish republican army, several hundred strong, is marching on Skibbereen, County Cork, according to reports from many sources, says a Central News despatca from Skibbereen today. * One hundred Sinn Feiners entered Skibbereen last night and otcupied a position near the police and military quar- ters, the despatch adds. f ‘ 4 general strike in Great Britain over The Sinn Feiners cleared pedea- trians from the streets endthen fired)the shooting of raitwaymen at Mal low, Ireland, last month, would not several volleys. The few. policemen on duty paid no attention and the|influenco the government in consid- Sinn Feiners withdrew, declaring jering the union’s demand for an in- thetr intention of returning tonight. | vestigation. The intimation of the union, in a Crown. milita forces arrived soon tin resolution adopted by its executive after their withdrawal. committee at Leeds yesterday, was INVES’ ATION OF that unless the government granted SHOOTING ORDERED. an inquiry into the Mallow affair by (By Associated Press) February 15 and gave’ guarantees for LONDON, Feb. 10.-Premier Lioyd|the safety of the members of the tained Inst year in 130 cases submit- ted to the grand jury. / NEW BILLS IN HOUSE AND SENATE, BAN IS LOWERED CHEYENNE, Feb. 10.—All preceding records for the number of measures introduced during a session of the Wyoming legislature have been broken by. the present legislature. When at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the ight be brought in without unanimous expired there had, been introduced in the two houses~41T measures, house and 156 in the senate. SWEDISH MATCHES SOLD HERE MUST BE RENAMED WASHINGTON, Feb, 10. —Tand- stocksfabriks,” or “sakerhets tand- stockor,” or simalar. words, or sym. bols “suggestive of Swedish origin” are regarded by the federal trade com- mission as no proper marking for matches made in Japan to be sold in this country, The commission today ordered importers of the Japanese product to discontinue their u: WASHINGTON, Feb. guavhave been arrested by Tribuna at Managua today. the men attacked lication of what they “abusive and libelous" articles garding the marines. Mr. Daniels has ordered Rear Ad: situation. H. Marines attached to the legati: miral H. F. Bryan, commanding the American special service squadron in Central American waters, to proceed | to Managua and take charge of the|Managua consists of a company of | said a court of inquiry |103 marines. Twenty Regulars Attached to Legation to Be Courtmartialed for Attack in Spite Against Publication (By Associated Press.) 10. — Twenty-one American ion. guard at Managua, Nicara- 3 American military authorities as a result of the wrecking of the-plant of the newspaper La yesterday, Secretary Daniels announced Capt. J. L, Underhill, commanding reported to the navy department that the newspaper establishment as a result of the pub- considered re- the guard, and court-martial undoubtedly would follow. The naval secretary characterized the attack on the newspaper plant as “serious and awful” and declared that ke had no patince with men in the . |uniform who took the law into. their own hands, regardless of the provoca- tion. The American legation guard at FREMONT RANCHER KILLS HERDER IN SELF--DEFENSE’"*" Against (Special to The Tribune.) ! LANDER, Wyo., Feb. 10.—Wil- liam Krosper, who shot and killed a man named Heidsick in a dispute at the former's home on _, Crow Creek, fifteen miles north of Lenore | in Fremont County on Tuesday of this week, was exonerated by a coroner’s jury, it became known to- day when the prosecuting attorney “and deputy sheriffs, called to the scene of the crime, returned to Lan- der, Three eye-witnesses to the shooting: declared that Krosper had shot in self-defense. Heidsick, it is reported, was a sheepherder with some property, who allowed his stock to run wild day, announced to Secretary Brom- ley of the union,*that it was the gov- ernment’s intention to send the Lecds resolution to Ireland for informative purposes. The premier added, however, that he wished it stated at once that no threat of a national strike could be “permitted to influeuce the action of the government on a matter of the! administration of the law.” “The government,” he continued, “will consider the question purely 0 its merit, without reference to these improper threats.” ‘The Malicw shooting occurred Jan- wary 31. District Inspector King 4a wounded and his wife xhot dead by) some unknown persons that nignt,| and the police, hearing the shots, rushed to the Mallow railway station. It is alleged they were fired upon and their answering fusillade killed ona}. railway employe and wounded sev-| eral others, one of whom died later. TRISH DISTURBANCES SHOW BIG INCREASE. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 10.—The Irish Bul- letin, a Sinn Fein lithographed sheet, | George today informed the locomo- inion, a general strike would be tive engineers and firemens’ union called. that its implied threat to bring on| Mr. Lloyd George, in replying to- published statistics showing the effect | of the restoration of order act in Ire- land, It compares the period from January 24, 1920, to February 7, 1920 —in which two constables were kill- ed and one was wounded in Ireland, no soldiers were injured and six at- tacks were made on constabulary pa- trols and barracks—with “the, same period in 1921, when 32 constables and soldiers were killed and 40 wound- ed, and 43 attteks were made on pa-| | trols and barracks, 17 counties under | martial law. 1 The Bulletin explains that in the fortnight, of 1920 there was no re- storation of er act or martial law while in the 1921 fortnight every de- vice to terrorize the Irish people and safeguard the English armed forces was in operation. Moreover, it e- clares, a year ago the authorities ad-| mitted the casualtigs to the Crown! forces, but now the bulk of such cas-| ualties are not admitted. | — — | RUSH CHICAGO'S UNION STATION (By United Press) CHICAGO, Feb, 10.—Work on Chi- cago’s mammoth Union station will be pushed, engineers said today. It is planned, to complete the project in two and one-half years. A million] dollar postoffice building and four im-} portant viaducts probably will be con-| structed this year. and had frequent clashes with his neighbors. When Krosper called his attention to the fact that his horses were eating from Krosper’s haystacks, Heidsick took offense. Tuesday he went to Krosper’s home armed with a rifle. He snapped the trigger in an attempt to kill Krosper, but the bullet missed fire and Heidsick fell with a bullet in his right side, Krosper had seized a rifle from the house on Heidsick’s approach and the fatal shot was fired. only a moment after Heid- sick’s gun missed fire. The bullet from Krosper’s gun severed an ar- tery and the wounded man bled to @eath, Efforts of Krosper and others at his home to save his life were unavailing. The killing was reported promptly Crown Prince May Have to Pay Own Rent THE HAGUE, Feb. 9.—In view of the fact that The Netherlands no longer considers Former Crown Prince Frederick William of Ger- many as an interned army officer, a committee of the first chamber of the parliament has saggested that the government cease puying for his housing at Wieringen. Pay Your Dues Members of the Chamber of Commerce must bear in mind that to have votes, cast in the pending election for directors, which closes Saturday evening, counted, the dues of the member casting the vote must be paid in advance. Otherwise the vote cast must be disregarded by the elections com- mitte under the rules of the cham- ber... If you desire to vote for a slate of seven members, and they depend upon you, you are unfair to them unless you are clear of the books when you vote. Mail your check or enclose it with your vote and see to it that your vote counts. to the authorities here and two dep- uties and the prosecuting attorney conducted an investigation. The in- quest over the body was held in the upper country, following which the body of the slain man was brought to Lander. Little is known of Heidsick and efforts are being made to locate relatives. Lenore is on the stage line be- tween Lander and Dubois and Crow Creek is not far south of the hunt- ing region. Krosper is an old resi- dent of that part of the country. cits a eS J. Fenimore Cooper wrote thirty- nine volumes, thirty-two of which were novels, and most of them were written before breakfast. Details of Episode | attorney at Philadelphia. “Grover Cleveland was a great | American,” he said,’ “and his record | ahd memory are in no way affected by the conduct of this man.” Mr. McAvoy gave the committee a sketch of the Bergdoll family tree and some of the escapades of Grover and his brother Erwin, which Included the | kidnaping of a policeman who had at tempted to arrest them for speeding | Phe witness also told how Bergdoll Representative Caldwell, Democrat, New York, the committee record as “G. C.” only. CONVICTED MURDERERS IN" PARTNERSHIP TO BOOTLEG AND SELL DRUGS CAUGHT ATTLE, Wash., Feb, 10.—Seizure of 75 packages of narcotics and = quantity of liquor and discovery of a partnersttip between two convicted murderers, one of them an escaped convict from a penitentiary at New ‘Westminster, B. C., resulted from a raid on’ a grovery store'here and the arrest of Valentine Reynolds, proprietor, police announced today. Officers said Reynolds admitted*that he had ‘served a term in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, Wash., on a charge of murder, and that he Geures AYnverst, whoey & NAVY: EQUAL T0 George aVnvorst, whose arrest Tues- day led to the raid, confessed officers , Feb. 9—An Am- ‘at least equal to that said, that he had escaped last July from the New Wesminister peniten- tary where he was serving a life een- tence for the murder of a Japanese. The men were partners in the grocery store, according to police. In his ul- |Iexed confession, police declared, Rey- nolds said he and Vanvorst had been ¥ of any other power” is advocated in a report of the Senate Naval com- mittee filed today in the senate. The committee replying to the Borah ‘resolution said ‘it is — not practical and is not a sound police to suspend naval construction for six months nor at all.” It urged completion of the great 1916 navat Program, except that two huge na- val aircraft carriers be built in place of the twelve destroyers. and six submarines which have been auw- thorized, but not yet contracted for. TWO KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK HOT SPRINGS, Ark. enginemen were killed engaged in the sale of both narcotics land liquor since last December. Van- vorst was taken to New Westminis- ter today Livestock Rates in South Filed (By Anqpciated Press) CHICA‘ Feb. 10.—Appeals by ntatives of Armour & Co. for relief from high freight rates on live- stock in the south were on file today before the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. The plant of Armour & Co. at Tifton, Kan., was closed down principally because of the high rates, it was declared by W. W. Manker. Twenty-eight southern railroads are named in the petition and refunds of “eb. 10.—T wo nd ten passen: nearly $60,000 are sought. The live-|gers are reported injured, some ger- |stock industry in the south soon will|{ously, when Missouri Pacific passen- be history, he asserted, unless thejger train No. 17 from St. Louis, was railroads come to the assistance ot} wrecked this morning six miles east producer: jof Hot Springs. BERGDOLL’S ESCAPE KNOWN FOR MONTHS First Learned by Department of Justice Last October, Investigators Are Informed; Motion Made to Strike “Grover Cleveland” From Records (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The department of justice knew as early as last Octobe | that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft evader, had escaped to Gere many, the house military committee was told today by Charles D. McAvoy, district suggested that Bergdoll he put in evaded two soldiers guarding him and, tng Judge Advocate General Ansel made his final fight. |and his law partner, Batley, who ob- He testified that Bergdoll told D.| tained from the -war department pers Clarence Gibbon his counsel, who/ mission for the prisoner's release un+ was reported to have been drowned re-|der guard so he could unearth the cently off the coast of Mexico, that! gold: he had buried $105,000 in gold in West| Describing Virginia or Maryland, and that he! his home in Philadelphia, Mr. McAvoy alone could disclose the burial place.|denied that the soldier guards were This was to be used as “bribe!/drunk,! although he added that they money" to obtain his freedom, accord-| were tempted by a display of lquor ing to Mr. McAvoy, who said that\and that one of them took two drinks Gibboney conferred with former Act-of gin. ‘ Bergdoll's escape from “