Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1921, Page 1

HUNS ARE TOLD TO REVISE OFFER OR GO HOME » General Wood in’ ject may be made shortly. PRESIDENT ONE SLAIN AND FOUR WOUNDED IN PLAGE RAID ‘American Troops Arrive in Nick of Time to'Save President Porras e (By Associated Hy PANAMA, Mareh1.—One person is dead and four others are suffering from wounds re- ceived when tl presidential guard fired upon a mob which broke into the executive man- sion here yesterduy.,..One of sthe in- jured was’ Domingo Turnér, who ‘was chief organizer of the demonstration here when Gencral Pershing visited the canal zone last. year. * American troops arrived at the home of President Porras just in time to save the presfient’s life. Senor Porras was conferring with William Jennings Price, United States. minis- ter ‘>’ Panama, and Col. Jay J. Mor- row, dcting governor of the Canal Zone, when a crowd near the palace became threatening. Before the sol- diers arrived part of the crowd had broken in one of the dbors and had beén fired upon. Quiet had been restored last night. faloons both in Panama and Colon hhad been closed, while United States troops guarded the palace in spite/ of the president's request for the! ‘withdrawal, The attack upon the palace was /in- stigated by men maddened over‘ a published interview in which Presi- dent Po; was quoted as having de- clared eff favorable to a diplo- matic settlement with Costa Rica aft- er Panama’ had recovered territory Costa Rican, forces seized lest week. It is asserted the mob which broke into the palace intended to assassin- ate Senor Porras. COSTA RICAN ARMY ON PANAMA FRONTIER. (By Associater: Press) MANAGUA, Nicarsugua, March 1.| —Gosta Rican force numbering 2,500 meq’ haye been sert to the Panaman frontier by the government, the acts of which in conrection with the, con- troversy with Panama have been ap- proved by the chamber of deputies, it is said in dispatches ffom San Jose, 2 i A mob in San Jose has torn down the coat of/ arms from the Panaman legation ghd has trampled it under foot as % reprisal for a similar act on the yart of a’ crowd in Panama. MANDATE NOTE TO fe Weather Forecast in temperature. VOLUME V \ Part cloudy tonight and Wednesday, not much change Cribune | CITY EDITION CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1921 MONDELL HOLDS PLACE AS NUMBER 120 REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADER BANDITS CARRY OFF MAIL POUCHES AND MESSENGER: LATTER IS:TIED TO TREE JEVFERSON CITY, Mo., March 1.—A large amount im securities consigned to the state treasury, probably in excess of $50,000 may hnve been included in the loot ob- tained by four bandits who held up & postoffice messenger here early today and escaped with three pouch- of, registered muil,- according to state ‘officials. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 1. —Four armed men early today robbed BOONE, COLO. ‘BANK ROBBED PUEBLO, Colo., March 1.—The Cat fons State & Savings Bank of Boone. 28 miles east of here was robbed last night, the bank losing between $3,- 500 and $4,000 in cash and bonds, ac- cording to.an ostimaty, ofbank offi- ‘calls, The -bank, was drilied through and the safe then blown open. It is d2- lieved that professfonal burglars 1h the job and escaped in an automo- bile. pada dt) P* Caie aha Speaking of modest fighters, Char- lie White asks only $25,000 to engage in a no-decision battle with Benny Leonard in New Jersey. |George Williams, 60 years old, a post- office messenger, of three pouches of registered mail. The value of the mail has not been determined. The bandits waylaid Williams at 2 a. m., abducted him in an automobile to a point near New Bloomfield, 15 miles north of here and handcuffed him to a tree. Williams had taken the mall from Missouri Pacific train No. 13, which arrived from St. Louis at 1:42 a. m., and was taking it in an automobile to the postoffice five blocks from the | station. He had reached the edge of the capitol grounds when two men leveled revolvers at him. Complying with their command, Williamn drove several blocks when two ncore armed men boarded the au/omobile. One of them handcuffed Williams, threw him in the tonneau © the car and placed the mail sacks on top of hin. The robhers drove north and stopped and paid toll as they crogsed the Missouri river. After driving to a lonely spot near New Bloomfield the robbers. stopped and handouffed the messenger - to: a tree. Then they fled with the pouches. Williams. cries attracted a farmer who chopped the chain in two with an axe. Williams then telephoned the authorities. pea Don Michie has returned to his ranch after spending yesterday in the city attending to business matters. | i sentatives. in conference last night. MAN 1S FOUND GUILTY OF ASOAULT 10 KILL TORRINGTON, Wyo., Mat. 1.— Peter Tayaras, charged with assault with intent to kill H. Lackey, field agent for the Great Western Sugar company, as the outgrowth of fn un- provoked attack last year, was found guilty by a jury here after a brief trial. Sentence has not yet been passed. Caruso U ndergoes Third Operation NEW YORK, March 1.— Caruso, who recently was critically ill from a heart attack following pleurisy, today underwent a third operation for removal of pus from the pleural cavity. His physicians announced he now was resting comfortably. Gillett Also Chosen Again for Speaker at Caucus of Majority Members; Mem- bership Committees Announced (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 1.—Frederick H. Gillett of Mas- sachusetts will continue as speaker in the next house of repre- This was assured today as the result of the decision of Republican members of the next: house, meeting Representative Mondell of Wyoming, likewise, will be republican leader of the next house. By decision of the conference the Rev. James Shera Montgomery, formerly of Indiana but now a Methodist min- ister of Washington, will succeed the Rey. Henry N. Couden as house chap- lain. The membership of the committee on committees, which is charged with appointing the powerful stsering com- mittee will include the following: Colorado, Timberlake; Idaho, French; Illinois, Marn; Iowa, Green; Kansas, Anthony; Minnesota, Knut- son; Missouri, Rhodes; Montana, Mc- Cormick; Nebraska, Kinkaid; Nevada, Arentz; New Mexico, Montoyo; Ohio, Longworth; Oklahoma, Gensman; Ore- son, Haf¥ley; South Dakota, Christo- pherson:. Texas, Wurzbach; Utah, Cols ton; Virginia, Slemp; Washington, Johnson; Wisconisn, Frear Wyoming, Mondell. The California and North Dakota delegations have not selected their members. EIGHT ESCAPE CHICAGO TIRE MANAGER SHOT TO DEATH BY RICH WIDOW AS CULMINATION OF JEALOUSIES (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March 1.—Herbert P. Ziegler, manager of a tire company’s branch office here, was shot and killed at 5 o'clock this morning by Mrs. Isabelle Cora Orthwein in her North Side apartment. According the the police, Ziegler and Mrs. Orthwein had SN BILLIONTOO SHALL ASUM TO DISCUSS, EDIGT | Lloyd George Expresses | Allied View in Reply to Foreign Minister (By Associated Press) | LONDON, March 1.—Ger- many, through her delegates to the conference with the al- lies here, today made repara- ceived a settlement of $350,000, 1 lately quarrels were said to have when Mrs. Orthwein and Ziegler met, | | each in the company of others. <«’ FINISHING WORK | been friendly since she was divorced six years ago from Ralph | been. attributed by Mrs. Orthwein to| Ziegler's attentions to otner women.| ter, she told the police Ziegler forced his way into her apartment and when WASHINGTON, Orthwein, millionaire St. Louis oil! man, when she was said to have re COMMITTEE IN - A quarrel last night in a North} Side amusement garden occurred | he became threatening she said she shot him, Police search of Mrs. Orthwein’s March = 1.—Im- apartment revealed a dozen unopen-|peachment charges against Federal ed bottles of gin in a closet. Judge Landis were referred today by During the quarrel over another|the House Judiciary committeo toa woman at the garden, Mrs. Orthwein told the police, she and Ziegler threw wine in one another's faces and that Ziegler had followed her home. Ziegler was married, the father of a i5-year-old daughter, but did not re- side with his family a FOREIGN LOAN FILES ASKED sub-committee with instructions to re- Port tomorrow. The sub-committee, which will. rec- ommend action be taken on charges Preferred by Representative Welty, democrat of Ohio, is composed of Representatives Dyer, Missouri; Hus- ted, New York; Boise, Iowa, repub- licans; and Gard, Ohio and Sumners, Texas, democrats. It was indicated it might recommend investigation of the charges during the next session or dismiss all of the matter in a resolu- tion expressing criticism of Judge tion offers of approximately 30,000,000,000 gold marks, or about $7,500,000,00. It was understood outside the con- ference that after Dr. Simons, the German foreign minister, had finished his statement on reparations to the conferees, Mr. Lloyd George, the Brit- ish prime minister, replied in sub- stance that unless the Germans had something more to offer than appear- ed in Dr. Simons’ statement there was no need of continuing the con- ference. Mr. Lloyd George told the foreign minister: “It the written proposals are of the same general character as the ex- Planation of them it isn't worth while for us to read them. You have a complete lack of comprehension of the position of the allies and of your own position. We will discuss among ourselves our reply and give it to you tomorrow at 11 o'clock.” ‘When the Germans left the confer- ence they appeared to be Breatly de- pressed. Premiers Lloyd George and Briand were smiling as they came from the conference chamber. The British prime minister opened the Landis for accepting a salary of $42,- 500 as supreme arbiter of organized baseball while serving on the bench. SCHOO WASHINGTON, March 1,—Secre- tary Houston is ‘directed’ in a reso- lution adopted today by the judiciary committee to produce complete treas- ury files of correspondence relating to foreign loans. Members of the dommittee said the resolution, was practically a “quantity subpoenae” in form. The resolution was introduced by Senator’ Revd, democrat, Missouri, author of the bill to prohibit further loans to. foreign governments and was adopted “in execittive session. Committeemen said it made it “man- datory’’ for the secretary to appear before. the committee tomorrow with the full correspondence SECRET SESSION TO DECIDE FATE OF NAVAL BILL The Community Extension conference by saying the Allied rep- (Continued on Page 8) L LAN PURCHASE IS CLOSED HERE Community Extension Corporation Stars to Function in Bid Placed on Big Acreage Needed for Homes corporation, organized by rep- IN AUTO CRASH ight occupants of two automobiles one driven by a Mr. Belderman and the other by a Mr, Hall, narrowly es caped death and serious injury at 3 WASHINGTON, March 1.—The Senate late today went into executive session to consider the naval appro- priation bill on which there had been a two-day fight. resentative Casper interests to finance the purchase of school land adjoining the city on the southwest for home building and civic purposes, began to function in earnest Monday aft- ernoon when, in accordance with terms agreed upon in ar- rangements reached with the co-operation of the Casper Chamber of Commerce, officers of the}send, treasurer; Ben L. Scherck, G. BE SATISFACTORY Conference With President-Elect MARION, Ohio, March 1.—Return- ing to Marion for a short visit before entering the White House, President- elect Harding went into conference ta- day with Major General Leonard ‘Wood, who is prominently under con- sideration for appointment,-as gover- nor general of the Philippine Islands. A formal announcement,on the sub- ‘Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs, Harding will be tendered a formal farewell by the. city and they will leave for Was!:- ington late in the afternoo! VETS CAN MAKE FINAL PROOF WASHINGTON, March 1.—A bill approved by the president authorizes homestead settlers who entered the military service during the world war) to make final proof of their entries. ANTI-REDS IN | REVOLT AGAIN PARIS, Merch 1.—At least part- ial control has been secured in Petro- grad by anti-bolshevik forces, ac- cording to the French foreign of- fice today. This it is declared, had been re- liably established through informa- tion received from the French mis- sion in Helsingfors, Finland. 'Tho extent of the successes won by the opposition to the bolshevili however, was uncertain, it was said, 'Thero have been many defections among the bolshevik troops, be- cause of shortage of food, the mis- sion reported. Tho rocent uprisings in Moscow Answer Contains Invitation. to ‘America to Send Representative to Join in Adjustment of Claims (By Associated Press.) PARIS, March 1.—The Council of the League of Nations in its reply to the American note on the mandates question invites the United States to send a representative to the next meeting of the council to be held in April, it was learned here this afternoon. The reply was cabled to Washington by the American embassy early in the afternoon. COAL MINERS’ WAGE IS CUT SEATTLE, Wash. March 1.— Wages of coal miners in al] mines in} the state of Washington, with the ex-| ception of two will be reduced by an average of 23 per cent, effective March 15, and retail coal prices will be cut from 50 cents to $2.50 a ton,| Washington coal operators announced today. had been ‘stopped for the moment” ing to the foreign office's in- { tion. LONDON, March 1. — Lioyd’s agent at Reval, the capital of Es- thonia, sent a cable message Mon: day which was received here today reading: “It is reported, and we attach some credit to the report, that a revolution has broken out in Petro- grad and Mosco Harry N? Isenberg who has been in Washington, D. C. Idoking after oil matters has returned to this city. Concerning the Island of Yap ‘the reply says the council was obliged to accept the decision of the Supreme Council. It indicates, however that the whole question may be re-opened if the Washington government sees fit to send a plenipotentary ‘to discuss the matter, WASHINGTON, March 1. — State Department officials are withholding judgment on the notes on mandates prepared by the British government and the Council of the League of Na- tions until the full texts are received but they indicated todav that if the notes had been s»:umarized correctly |in vress ¢"s,2tcnés thev world be un- accepiabie. ‘he statement said to be in the Brit- ish note relative to mandates in Mee- opotamia that’ President Wilson him- self at Paris urged that mandates be lMmited to nations members of the League of Nations was denied. PARIS, March 1.—The reply of the Council of the League of Nations to the American note on the mandates question was delivered to the Ameri- can embassy here at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The only definite information as to the contents of the note is that its tone is particularly friendly and that its general tenor is an invitation to the United States to continue the con- versation, A representative of the council con- ferred with Ambassador Wallace this afternoon as to whether’ there would be any objection to having the note made public here, ech: eile SE EE B. M. Mulcahy of the Muleahy Tail- oring company has just returned from Rapid City,.S..D., where he was called by the illness of his father. & Rancher Ropes Monkey, Finds He Has Caught Pet GUERNSEY, Wyo., March 1.—Do mon! y8 grow wild in Wyoming? The quc.a°n was brot home to Otto Her- man, a resident of the Cottonwood district, when he came across one on his ranch and lassoed the animal only to find that he had captured the mastcot of a linemen's outfit which had been working near Wendover. It will be shipped to Arkansas where the gang is now working. —— ALASKAN VOTED WASHINGTON, March 1.—George B. Grigsby, Democratic delegate from Alaska, Was ousted from the house today by a vote of 182 to 162. The house deféated, 189 to 170 to refer thé case back to committee and also rejected a Democratic resolution to declare James Wickergham not elected, James Wickersham was seated by a vote of 177 to 162. He was imme- diately sworn in and according to a statement made on the floor will re- igeive about $7,000 a day until the ‘end of his term, Friday noon. Legal procéedings to adopt the baby found Sunday morning on the steps of the Oscar Hiestand home, were begun yesterday afternoon by Mr, and Mrs. Lee Martin in whose care the baby was placed soon after it was found. Since yesterday morning neatly twenty people have called at the OUT OF HOUSE o'clock this afternon when their ma- chines crashed at the corner of No-th Kimball and East A streets. While all either were thrown out of che machines, haying no opportunity to jump, or were pinned under the cars, only minor injuries were suffered. One car turned completely over: and the other turned up with all four whels in the air. An infant in arms came through the wreck withot harm. Both cars were badly damaged While no information is availabie as to the cause of the wreck or the blame involved, the car going south on Kimball street was entitled to the right-of-way under the state law by reason of its having ben on the right of, the other car. amet AL SENATOR FALL UNDECIDED ON _ CABINET POST SANTA FE, N. M., March 1.—That United States Senator Albert B. Fall |of New Mexico may not accept the |post of secretary of the interior and may serve out his term in the senate, Is 1s declared today by Attorney Mark |B. Thompson of Lascruces, close |friend of Senator Fall, but who de- corporation bid in at the minimum price of $250 an acre all of sectton ‘The motion for a secret session was made unexpectedly by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Republican | 16-33-79 with the exception of 40 acres leader, and was regarded as a final] Purchased by the city four years ago. effert to pass the bill at this session, |The bid will be accepted at the meet- ing of the state school land board scheduled to be held March 3 in Chey- enne and will be accompanied by a $15,000 check, representing ten per cent ofthe purchase price as provided under the state laws. Officers, directors and stockholders of the corporation, who attended the public sale Monday included P. C. Nicholaysen, president; C. H. Town- Senator Lodge told the senate that there were some ‘‘angles” of the bill which should not be discussed in pub- lic. He did not intimate what they Were, but earlier in the day Senator Poindexter, Republican, Washington, in charge of the measure, declared “the United States is confronted with a very critical situation in our for- eign relation: nies that he is the latter's preference a8 @ suceessory. Mr. Thompson made this statement in an interview following the meeting of the state central committee jhere yesterday, which adjourned without the expected endorsement of a man for the senatorial appointment to fill the expected vacancy. pac ete WASHINGTON, March 1.—Presi- dent Wilson today signed the $574,- 000,000 pgstoffice appropriation bill, | today, | republican SCORE WOULD ADOPT BABY GIRL SHERIFF AND WIFE TO KEEP HER Martin home to take the child, but neither the sheriff or Mrs. Martin would purt with it. he child, a girl, is very pretty, with big blue eyes, light hair and is very small. Mrs. Martin has be- come attached to the baby and would not separate with it for any- thing. eee See AN SAVINI ad ‘SAVINGS BANK 3LAME NOT YET FIXED IN WRECK OF PASSENCERS CHICAGO, March 1.—William Long, engineer of the Michigan Central train which was struck by of 37 lives, today was exonerated by officials of the Michigan Cen- tral road of all responsibility for ; the fatal accident, according to the New York Central train at Por- | word telegraphed here from Niles, ter, Ind., Sunday night with a loss | Mich. (By Associated Press.) PORTER, Ind., March 1.—Investigations by Indiana state} officials and officers of the Michigan Central and New York} Central roads were resumed today to determine the cause of the wreck here Sunday night fatal to thirty-eight passen- gers on the eastbound Michigan Central train. - Members of the Michigan Central train crew were closeted all day yesterday with General Super-; Langin of Cleveland, whose mother's intendent J. L. McKee, but no state-| body was identicd last night, ‘and ment was issued. Mrs. Lillian Waggoner of Battle Robert H. Moore, deputy prosecut-| Creek, Mich. Bodies of two women Ing attorney of Porter county, de-|@nd one man remained unidentified. R, Hagens, Earl C. Boyle and Hugh L. Patton. Only the one bid was sub- mitted. Included in the contract are pro visions that the corporation must pay J. M. Carey &Bros. for improvements now on the land, including fences. Ar- rangements also will be made with the Natrona County Fair association for a renewel of the latter’s lease on land comprising the county fa‘r grounds without cost No arrangements hz been made for disposing of the land with the excap- tion of the 40 acres to be sold to the Standard Oil company of Indiana for $250 an acre. A definite policy will ne outlined at a meeting of the directs of the corporation some time after the state board accepts the bid on March 3. Ample assurance has been received that the Standard will go ahead with its plans, the corporation Officials having the word of Beau- mont Parks that there will be no hitch in plans for the erection of homes for Standard employes. Three officers of the Standard here also subscribed for 30 shares each in the corporation. Financing of the project represents one of the greatest accomplishments ever attempted in C; in a civie way. Despite the financial stringency ample funds were subscribed and an- nouncement is made by Ben LL. Scherck that of ‘all those who sul- scribed for stock only two persons ro- fused to take up their quota. All other payments were received in full within the lies two days, one, sul scriber wirirg his quota from’ Sa‘t Lake City. ‘The list of subscribers is to be advertised soon, it is further announced. Further significance is attached to the success of the undertaking when the support of realty interests which might have had reason to oppose the Project from selfish motives is takan into consideration. Practically united support was obtained. clared he would start mandamus proceedings against Coronor H. 0. Seipel unless an inquest was opened at once, to take official testimony. Both Toyrerman Joseph Cook and Operator Charies Whitehead insisted that the New York Central train was given the right-of-way, and that the Michigan Central track signals were set to stop that train. The coroner declared the death total would not exceed 38, but infor- mation from relatives and friends showed half a dozen persons still un- accounted for early today, It was believed possible other bodies might DYING, ASHINGTON, March 1.—Dr. Jesse Shoup, the attending physi- cian, said at 3.45 o'clock. this aft- ernoon that he had every reason to hope that Representative Champ be found under the Michigan Central] Clark of Missouri, who is ill at a engine. } hotel here, would live through to- Identification of two additional! night and perhaps through tomor- bodies today brought the official list! row. of posttive identifications to thirty = five. WASHINGTON, March 1.—Hope The additions were Miss Dorothy for the recovery of Representative 4 TL OM PAT OMI a T CHAMP CLARK BELIEF Champ Clark virtually was abandon- ed today by his physicians. The dem- ceratic house leader and former Speaker is ill with ’pleurisy and a complication of other disaeses, re- mained in a comatose state most of the morning and apparently was los. ing ground. ow | Mrs, F Hill of Doustas, spending the day here shopping and [visiting with friends. 4 d < | i ie oe |