Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1921, Page 1

\ | | 4 day -vhen a formal announcement will TONG WAR RENEWEDC48Us0 on DeATHBED TYPHUS TAKES THREE CHINESE DEAD co CELEBRATION OF NEW YEAR ENDS HT MLOOD FEUD lighung ea ut) in|: ase ee Yoast Sim dusly » ‘> Several (By Associated SAN FRAN eb. 16. —A mew tong s “irough- | * out California, ushered in last night with three deaths and five men wounded in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Stockton, made armed camps of Chinatown in these three citics today. ‘Where last night the Chinese in- habiants of these three cities were celebrating Chinese New Year with Borgeousness and light hearts, today finds them entrenched behind closed doors, shuttered, windows and hidden! deep from possible enemy attack. Police Gepartment= >f all three cities sent many additional armed men into Chinese districts to guerd against new attacks. The New Year celebra- tion of the last week was forgotten. Death and fear had ended it. In San Francisco last night, the war opened in a room where there were six men. Taking advantage of the noise of the new year, the six began firing point- blank at each other. One was’killed, another may die from wounds, and two others were seriously wounded from the fusillade of shots in which every man, according to the police, emptied the shots in his revolver at others of the six. At Los Angeles, three Chinese were shot, two of whom were killed. One merchant was killed at a card game, another as he stood behind the coun- ter of his shop. The third merchant ‘was wounded in another Los Angeles resort for Chinese, At Stockton; a tong gunman fired three bullets into the head of/a rival tong man as the latter sat with two friends playing dominoes, but his Nas tim will live, it was said. Thé shooting all occured within the space of a very few minutes, s0 close that the theory was advanced xt had been prearranged. War among the tongs has threat- ened for months, but recently tt was, believed averted through a truce en- tered into by the tongs through police activity... Now police believe the tong war will extend over the entire coast and very possibly to Eastern cities. Several arrests have been made, but the. Occidental police are handicapped, by Oriental fear. Chinese witnesses and others who might tell the reasons for the killing will not. . Blandly they ° 2 od ? 2 > > > Che Casper Daily | Weather Forecast | Forecast Fair tonight and Thursday, | somewhat colder in northeast portion portion domigits: <a eRi in VOLUME V | Crthune CASPER, WYO-, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1921 CITY EDITION NUMBER 109 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STARTS NEW YEAR WITH 1 050 MEMBERS GREAT RESULTS SECURED IN 1920, BIGGER ONES ARE ANTICIPATED AGED WOMAN IS LAID AT REST UNDER FLOWERS IN YARD; ‘NOT DEAD, CLAIM (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The body of Mrs, Nancy Chamberlain, 91 years old, whose mysterious disappear- ance from the home of her daugh- ter, and granddaughter in an art- ists’ colony has been under investi- gation by the police, was found early today, buried in the backyard of the studio on Fifty-seventh street, where the family lived. Two days of questioning brought from Mrs. Ruth Townsend, the aged woman's daughter, and Miss Marian Townsend, her granddaugh- ter, cryptic answers, such as ‘“Moth- er is happy in love." rly today, Miss Townsend con- “fessed to a reporter for the Chi- cago Herald and Examiner that the aged woman died of natural causes last June and had been buried by the two women in the back yard flower bed where the aged woman had carefully tended her geranium plants. Dire poverty caused the ‘two wonien to bury the body secretly, Miss Townsend told a police matron. One by one, the prized possessions yof ‘the family: were sold, until wen “the Grand piano, on Which Marian- developed an unysual musical abil- ity, remained, “We had neither coffin nor burial permit,” said Miss Townsend. “We covered up the body and placed the geraniums over the improvised grave. To us she is not dead, just buried. Mother and I swore never to say anything about it because we were happy in love.” (Continued on Page 9) MEXICANS FLEE BEFORE ‘NIGHT RIDERS’ Angell May Be Made President of Yale, Claim NW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 16.— While no specific announcement had been made as to action of Yale cor- Poration at its recent meeting on election of a successor to President Arthur T. Hadley, the New Haven Jourpal-Courier says that “many be- Neve the corporation has fixed on the name of Pr f. James Rowland Angeil head of the Carnegie Foundation.” The corporation will meet on Satur- be made as to its choice. a Mrs. Chamberlain, her daughter,’ and granddaughter had been well and their families. the posting by unknown persons signs warning the foreign workmen to leave. Oil field contractors yesterday laid the matter before Mayor Hagaman, after Mexicans in a nearby oil camp An eccentric woman who recently died in Wales had her entire house papered with postage stemps. ————$——— ee had been badly maltreaed by ascore of masked men. Women and children GIL. PROMOTERS THROW DENVEL., Colo., Peb.16.—John EL La Shar, tur and real estate dealer, his wife, I, 1. La/Shar, W. H. Gill, a Gre merchant and land owner, ani W. E.Salisbury of Greeley, a sales man, Were arrested today _on indict- ments returned by the Weld county grand jury charging-!fraud in the sale of oil xtock in companies organ- ized Dy La Shar. Investmetits in the La Shar companies are said to amount oO between. $150,000 and $390,000. La Shar and his wife were arrested it their home in Denver. Gill and Salisbury were taken into custody at Greeley. ‘Indictments against La’ Shar. num- ber thirty-two, his wife is nanted in & joint indictment charging conspir- acy to defraud. Twenty-seven indict- ments have been returned against Gill and nine against Salisbury. Gill and Salisbury were released pn $6,000 bond “each by Judge Brail- Held at: Greeley shortly after’ their arrest. Mr. and Mrs. La Shar were taken to Greeley on a train by.Sheritt u prominent Denver. : N IN JAIL Hall of Greeley. The La Shars will be arraigned upon their arrival. La Shar is alleged to have operat- ed his stock-selling in Greeley last fall. He promoted three oil companics the largest capital of which was $1,-| try to horn in on 000,000. known in rhusieal circles in the city, and until they left the South Side artists’ colony last summer their studio was the scene of many s0- cial affairs. Friends said that aft- er the aged woman’s disappearance, Miss Townsend ceased to seek en- gagements, withdrew from social activities, and with their source of income gone, gradually became des- titute. Evidence that the women had been delvers in the occult was found by the police in their studio. Cryptic notes and diagrams were numerous, some relating to theories advanced by the ancient Egyptian sun worshipers and others to the modern system of spiritualism mix- ed with Christianity, But no ceremony or rites had been performed at the burial of the grandmother, according to Miss ‘Townsend's statement, because of their belief that there is no death. She said that spirirual communica- tion was started in the studio im- mediately after the burial. “The body is nothing,” Miss Towhsend told the police matron. “Gréndmother is stit-with™ us for love and the power of God is al- ways present.”’ Mrs. “Townsend described her mother's death and said the body Was not disturbed for two days. “On the morning of the third day at 1 o'clock Marian and I carried her out in the yard. In perfect si- lence we buried her in a flower bed where she had often picked flowers. “The burial of my mother was (Continued from Page 1) Ranger ‘Authorities Take Steps to Pro- tect Oil Field Workers Following Maltreatment by Masked Men (By Associated Press.) RANGER, Tex., Feb. 16.—Peace officers here announced today they were prepared to prevent further attacks on Mexican workmen, following alleged efforts to create a reign of terror among the labcrers from south of the Rio Grande Agitation against the Mexicans started ten days ago with ofwere dragged from their homes, men badly beaten and furniture destroyoi, the contractors said. The mayor conferred with police, county and Texas Ranger officials and then announced the ‘would be protected. : The contractors, who employ some two hundred Mexican workmen, also announced they would employ armed men to protect’ their employes. FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 16.—One hundred Mexicans fleeing from “night riders" who visited their quarters in Ranger Monday and Tuesday, arriv- ed here early today. The masked men had beaten and frightened the for- .|igners, ordering them to leave and not to compete with the American labor. oneal es tes The nerve of some doctors; every time they write a prescrigtion they the party.—Bridge- Port Telegram. NEWSPAPER PLANT DYNAMITED EDITOR ASLEEP, ESCAPS INJURY (By Associated Prers) ROCK ISLAND, Ill, Feb, 16.— The plant of the Rock Island News, a weekly, was dynamited early this morning but only slight damage was done. Dan Drost, the editor, was asleep on the second floor of the building, but was — uninjured, Drost, who was eonvicted of cri inal libel+in Davenport, Iowa, .sev- ‘ eral months ago, in connection with a published sensational story and sentenced to jail for one year, is at liberty on bond pending a new trial. - ‘Twelve years ago the plant of the News, then a daily, was wrecked by dynamite but no one was arrested. The paper was founded by John Looney, a politician, who several years ago removed to New Mexico. & Reports Submitted by Committees at Annual Meet- ing Reflect Successful Accomplishments in Numerous Lines of Civic Endeavor The Casper Chamber of Commerce starts the new year with 1,050 members and “‘with the support of each individual [i s collectively, | we believe we can accomplish a great deal more for Casper,” said a statement submitted last evening by the directors of the organization to the annual meeting held at the Natrona county courthouse. the opening remarks of Earle D. Holmes, president of the association. in outlining the purpose of the gath- ering and calling for rerorts of com- mittees which have directed the work of different departments during the last year. The introductory statement was signed by the entire board of direct ors, .consisting of Earle D. Holmes, R. H. Nichols. C. H. Townsend, T. F. Algeo, Earl C. Boyle, B. B. Brooks, Harry Free, Lew M. Gay, J. E. Keith, Wallace H.- Leavitt, George B. Nel- son, P, C. Nicolaysen, L. A. Reed and Carl Shumaker. “The board of directors,” the state- ment says “deems it advisable to make a detajled report showing what the Chamber of Commerce has done since its incipiency. “The board desires to the fact that have been guided terpret #the . wishes ;et- ship. It has been the aim and pur- pose of the board’ to maintain the highest type of ideal for it and in the administration of its affairs to maintain in every way possible the spirit of democracy, “The success of the Chamber of Commerce is largely due to commit- tees. The push and enterprise of the in their-actions by the desire te iS i Works Expecting laborers ; forum committee in arranging al forum program of live and interest-| ing topies and in presenting the topics TEXAS ‘Big Locomotive Big Trade Year PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—Samuel M. Vauclain, in his annual report as president of the Baldwin Locomotive | works to stockholders, today predicted}! the works would be operated this year on the same percéntage of capacity as in 1920 and declared that he “looxs| forward with confidence to an early| stabilization of your business.” The report showed surplus of $1,623, 618 compared with $4,771,243 for 1919 and net cash profit af $4,428,518 Gross sales showed a decline to 542,666 from $84,307,777 in 1919. pa Seal i cL HERO HONOR IS OPPOSED FOR PRESENT PARIS, Feb. 16.—The American Graves Registration service expressed itself today as opposed to the selec- tion at present of the body of an uni- dentified soldier from the American war dead in France for removal and burial with honors in the United States. The reason is the constant re- duction’ in the number of the uniden- tified Americans and the hope of the eventual identification of almost all of them through teeth charts which are being sent to Washington and compar- ed with the records. giz ne SG YALE SECRETARY RESIGNS (By Associated Press.) NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 16.— The resignation of the Rev. Dr. An- son ‘Phelps Stokes, secretary of Yale university, was announced by Presi- dent Arthur T. Hadley. It has been formally accepted. Mr. Stokes has been secretary of Yale for about twenty years, The first woman to become manag- ing editor of a daily newspaper in North Carolina is Miss Daisy Hendley, who has assumed editorial charge of emphasize | 4, A large attendance greeted enthusiastically and intelligently to the membership. Also the support siven, by uur newspapers, The Cas- Per Tribr:ne and the Casper Herald, to wiiom we owe a debt of gratitude. The record speaks for itself and needs no explanation other than that something has been done.” Expression of the chamber’s appre- } ciation for the work of the retiring | Officers and directors, and the adoption of amendments to the by-laws of the organization relating to payment’ of dues before members are entitled to yote and eligibility for the board of directors were important proceedings of the evening. Visitors at tho meet- ing were also introduced. Judge C. 0. Brown of Douglas and D. F. Shu maker of Torrington responded with brief remarks complimentary ‘to OTIVITIES oF YEAR SUMMARIZED, In. reports.subthitted -bycommittees the #etivities of the year were cov- ered briefly, those in charge being willing to permit accomplishments to stand for themselyes. The aims and purposes of the ‘chamber were car- ried out in a highly successful meas- ure as shown by the following de- tailed statement which will be incor- porated in the annual report of Sec- retary Charles B, Staord: Report of Forum Committee by R. S. Ellison, chairman. Major Program. Report of Committee on and Public Health by Dr. J Donnell, chairman. City Plan for Casper by C. 'T, Weid- ner of the committee on City Plan- ning. Housing by Ben Scherck, chairman of Housing Committee. Boy Scouts by Rev, Philip K. Ea- wards, chairman of Organization com- mittee on Boy Scouts. ¥. W. ¢ Report by L. A. Reed, chairman of Y . ©. A, committee. City Clean-up. Report by R. M. Andrus, chairman of City Clean-up committee. County Roads. Report by J. B. Barnes, chairman of committee on Salt Creek road, and Ambrose Hom- ingway, chairman of committee on county rodds. Recreation by J. A. Leary, member of committee on recreation. Financial report of Casper Cham- ber of Commerce, W. J. Bailey, treas- urer, Forum Program. “The Need for Improvement in Hospital Facilities" by Dr. L. D. Johnson. Community Music by George Roy of Chamber of Commerce band com- mittee, Community Building, Report by Mr. Wedell of the Community Build- ing committee. Report of Americanization by A, A. Slade. Report of Irrigation committee by Earl D. Holmes, chairman. Report of Election committee Earle Burwell, chairman. Report of committer on school sec- tion by G. R. Hagens. Read by O. L. Walker, Supplementary Program. Which was adopted soon after or- ganization. Municipal Affairs: by (a) Compile ing ordinances. (b) Street signs. (c) foros traffic ordinance, (@) Beautify cemetery. Public Service: (a) Extend telephone service. (b) Extend express deliver- ies. (c) Adequate electric service, (d) > > > NDITION CRITICAL Noted Tenor Seized} ‘LIFE IN N. FELT BY Y., ALARM OFFICALS by Heart ‘Attack; Delousing and Cleansing of ‘Arriving Immigrants Made Thorugh; Health Oxygen Is Used to Prolong Life! (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 16.— Oxygen today was being ad-| ministered to Enrico Caruso, | world-famous tenor, who is waging a fight against death after having been stricken last night with a heart attack that caused his physicians to cent he would cumb before dawn. Shortly before 11 o'clock more oxy- gen tanks taken to the singer's apartments in the Hotel Vanderbilt, where the tenor is lyin; surrounde relatives, and com th Metropolitat Opera company. A con- ation of doctors has been call ruso’s condition w critical, but his phys were nd he was holding his own rally at 5 o'clock this mo: that hour, however, he r spells of jousness. At one| time he w recognize « his friend, Antonio t he was too weak to talk to him. NEW YORK, bulletin ed by ¢ at 11:30 o'clock “Carfiso has rallied from a vi Feb. An official y's physicians His condition is not sat- > is some improv (By Associated Press) py NEW YORK, Feb. 16—The condi- tion of Enrico Caruso, opera star, confined to his apartment here with s pronounced consultation of t as slightly im- proved. No further official bulletins will be issued from his bedside until tonight, when another consultation will be held vas announced Bruno Zi > tenor’s secret&ry, informed newspaper men that the doctors had fc ruso's condition favorable t rally this morning. When the nelli of the ‘Church the Heart of Je: sus called a apartment rly today and administered the rament of extreme unction, it learned that the tenor was consciov and recognized the priest. “What's the matter? doing here? 1 am not going to die said Caruso, who then thanked the priest for his visit. . Mrs. Caruso,.who has been nurs- ing her husband since. 10:20. o'clock last night, refused to leave his bed- side today Caruso’s case “is out of the hands of science and the next twelve hours will decide the verdict.” one of his attending physic uid o' Park Benja Mrs. Caruso's brother, made a nd visit to Mr. Caruso's bed: o'clpck. “Mr. Caruso is ‘sleeping peaceful- he said to newspaper men as he » out, “We are now in hopes that his constitution will pull hig through.” Opera stars assembled in the hotel lobby this afte listened to an effective compliment paid the tenor by the hotel orchestra. In the lobby sounded strans of an aria from Pagliacci,” Eyes of other nc sgnebirds, remembering Caruso nio—his most famous role—welled with tears as they listened — POISONING RAMPANT. LANSING, Mic employes of k, Mich., have died rcumstances t ium, Battle recently unde dicate botulinus to preserved spi worth, state food sioner, announced toc We Are Making a Gift of a Letter Opener one that would cost you 50 Ch ified Ad for our aturday edi: tion, ‘ebruary 19, We Only Have 200) of These Useful Gifts So think up something you want to buy, sell or exchange and bring it to us KARL It’s An Eye Opener NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—A the disease, brought here by i ii officer of the port of New York, ed h Plans for delousing and x all arriving immigrants. the port quarantine station ‘ations were made to turn it over the federal control by the state officials in charge. to ALARM LEADS TO AL ABROAD. THE HAGUE, Feb. 15.—-American consuls in northern Europe have ask- grant families at tion, ports of embarka- Hundreds’ of emigrants reach- ed Rotterdam, Antwerp, Cherbourg nl other ports only to be turned back after quarantine inspection by the American physicians, This synchronization of regulations, is necessary now hus outbreak. BANK ROBBER HELD: GUILTY (By Associated Press.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 16,—The jury in the case of Charles Clinton, charged with bank robbery, returned a verdict at 2 o'clock this afternoon of assault with intent to murder. The verdict carries a penalty of one to fourteen years in the peni- tentiary ? AND GIRL FOUN (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 16.—Miss Vera Peterson, a stenographer, and a man identified by the police as Dr, Carlos Williams, were found shot to City four months ago. When the bodies were found Dr. Williams had a gun clutched in his hand and the authorities expressed the opinion that he killed the girl after a quarrel and then killed himself. At the office of the apartment it was rned the police that Dr. Wil- ms lived in the apartment un- der the name’ of William Peterson. ed the State Department in Washing- ton to synchronize emigration pass- port vise standards of the Central European consulates with their em-| arkation inspection standards to avoid the tragic separation of emi- BODIES OF MAN, IN APARTMENT Officers Increase Forces (By Associated Press.) third death from typhus, re- ported to the city health officials yesterday, caused increased efforts by the city and state authorities to prevent spread of immigrants. While Health Commissioner Copeland enlarged his force to insure inspection of all immigrants, Dr. F. E. Cofer, health LESLIEMILLER QUITS POSITION OF Uo REVENUE AGENT IN STATE iTo Name A. H. Ricker Acting Collector for District Pending Per- manent Appointment (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Feb. 16. — Leslie A. Miller, collector of internal revenue for Wyoming since the creation of a sep- arate state district, has re- signed his position, eifective February 28, according to an an- nouncement made from the local of- fice today. His resignation has been accepted, It was also announced that A. H. Ricker will be designated act- ing collector, to serve as such until the new administration can make a permanent appointment. Mr, Ricker been chief office deputy to Mr. (en since the establishment of the Wyoming district. Mr. Miller will o; an. office in Cheyenne March 1 for the purpose of rendering personal assistance to fed- eral taxpayers, whose problems are constantiy on the increase due chief- ly to the assessment of additional taxes for back years. Of his experience as collector Mr. Miller says: “My tenure in office has been a source of real gratification to me be- death in an apartment here today.}cause I have so frequently found my- Miss Peterson, who was employed by|self in a position to be of some serv- i petroleum company, was said by thejice to the people of the state, The police to have occupied the apartment|!aws and the ‘regulations governing kinins aston dverbar! the collection of federal taxes are Miss Peterson was sald by the au-|@uite drastic and very trying situa- thorities to have come from Salt Lake] ons arise from time to time. Thru it all my relations with the general public have been most pleasant and I appreciate in a greater degres than { can express the co-operation which has been extended to me in the work of the office. “By reason of the serious financial situation which confronts the people of Wyoming, the business of admin- (Continued on Page 9) FIRST RO Judge Dever Grants CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The which count of the indictment Adequate postoffice service. Miscellaneous: (a) Secure tions. (b) Comfort stations. ericanization. Municipal Affairs. Compiled City Ordinances.—This | compilation has been provided for in the Sheridan-Casper city plan bill, now up in the legislature, and if the bill passes and the city manager plan is adopted in Casper,| the ordinances will be compiled regu- larly according to law. Street Signs—A great deal of our program which called for expendi- tures by the city has not been complished owing to the financis uation. We have been a that | street signs will be made permanent this year. | Enforce Traffic Ordinances. ~The conven- ; () Am-| | sit-| a daily paper in Wilson, that state. (Continued on Page 9) Calvin Platt, 40 years ‘bla BANDIT WHO FORCED VICTIM TO WRITE CHECK IN LIEU OF CASH IS CAUGHT BY POLICE ON SCENE was taken in custody late yes- terday afternon after he had attempted to holdup Henry | forced Turk and another man manager| Turk in his home, 1223 East Second street. As the story goes, Platt entered the Turk home and| Then find- to “put ’em up.” UND IN COURT WON BY PLAYERS TODAY Request of Indicted Baseball Men for Bill of Particulars; Second Motion Denied by Court (By Associated Press.) indicted baseball players who are to be tried on March 6 in connection with the 1919 world series, today won their first preliminary move, when Judge William F, Dever granted them a bill of particulars. A motion which sought to have the state designate on its the state would proceed to trial was denied by the judge Three of the players, Joe Jackson, Claude Williams and George Weav- jer, were in court and heard Assist jant State’s Attorney Gorman read extracts from a confession which Jackson and Williams are alleged to |have made to the grand jury. A statement by Jackson in which he was alleged to have said that he a promised $25,000, but only re- eived $5,000, was read to the coure |by Prosecutor Gorman, which read- |ing aroused the defendant's attor- neys, one of whom asked: ‘Why don't you indict them for perjury? Are you arguing to a jury?” The prosecutor exclaimed loudly: “T want to tell you that they are running dangerously close to the bor- ing that neither had any money he forced Turk to write a/erline of perjury." check for $48 that he informed Turk he would h to procure the money. | Just as the two left the house they t the gate by Officera Ears pte and ¢ ed to draw from doir abbed h arm and held him until he was covered by Harsley. A woman who had witnessed the proceedings called police headquarters and noti uri att his gun again wn fied them. A flying trip in a motor- cycle brought the officers to the Turk home in time to capture the would-be holdup Platt wa. where |} w was held i nuthoriti | was part sion and hi stion of the ved that he bell crazed by drinking moon- i shine, { is | It was said that counsel for Weav- jer will ask for a separate trial for that player, Weaver, ever since the first Stacloenres, has professed his in- caren een The Women's International ber of Commerce, founded | Catherine Clemens Gould, | branches in | Mexico. Cham. by Mrs. now has China, Turkey, Indja and