Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1921, Page 1

a NEIGHBORS JOIN IN FAREWELL ut ¢ east portion tonight. All Business Suspended eee. ursday, somewhat colder in rthinte CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1921 Casper Daily CITY DITION NUMBER 121 | eation | 300,000 Workers Batttle Red Forces in' Petrograd and Casualties Run High;| Streets Run With Blood After Battles Between Strikers and Military Forces) LONDON, March 2.—-Reports from Russia received this land, by way of Reval, Esthonia, | disclose a situation “which may result shortly in the com- morning in Helsingfors, plete overthrow of soviet rule,” singfors correspondent. Fighting is proceeding in many parts of Russia, with | | Petrograd and Moscow as the centers While Marion Bids the Next President God- speed i in | Leave-Taking Associated Press) MARION. Ohio, March 2. / «President - elect Harding’s neighbors in Marion and near- by towns bade him Godspeed in the task of presidency to- day in a formal farewell that brought him to the famous front pe&ch one of its largest gatherings. Marion schools and business houses losed their doors for two hours to observe the occasion and as the fi- nal front porch meeting began, church bells and factory whistles mingled thelr voices, in a sonoros message of good will. As part of the farewell ceremony the city presented to the President-elect and his wife a silver plaque which bore the inscription “God's blessing to you.” ‘The program arranged for the fare- well ceremonies began shortly before noon and was a simple one. After the presentation of the plaque a re- ception was held. For his text in the presentation ad- dress, Dr. Thomas H. McAfee, pas- tor of President-elect Harding's church, took) the inscription ‘of the plaque: “To Warren Gamaliel. Hard- ing and his wife, Florence King Hard- ing, from the Citizens of Marion, in testimony of affection and gratitude for loyal friendship, devotion to the public welfare and service to theshigh- est conception of American citizen- ship God’s blessing to you.” The president-elect’s. response was brief, expressing thanks and asking the support of his neighbors in the work ahead of him. LONDON, March 2. — urged that there be no hasty DRILL REACHES MINERS’ TOMB; MEN ARE DEAD SPRINGFIELD, m., Ti, “March 2.— Drills which have been boring sine. Friday into the Kathleen coal min? at Dowell, five miles south. of Duquoin where ‘seven miners have been 2n- tombed since Wednesday,’ last night broke through into the vault 143 fect below the surface where the men are imprisoned. All hope of finding any-of the min- ers alive has been abandoned because of the nature of. gases. which escaped the séven’ workers. « i peRaaNR ITER SSS E \-NEW YORK, March 2—An isis ») BL PASO, Texas, March 2—cattle- waget of five dollars made on a base- men from West Texas, New Mexico ball game in 1919, wos’ said to have|and ‘Arizona, numbering 500, are at- been ‘given asa motive early: today|tending the twenty-second annual by George McCormack, who was ar |convention of the Panhandle and reared ‘on charges | of ‘shooting to death | Southwestern Stockmens’ association riend, Edward on. convention, Outcome of Conference Is Pleasing to Nation Anxious to Cripple Former Enemy Thru Military Action (By United Press.) pleased at the outcome of the allied conference when Ger-} man delegates refused to pay the indemnity asked. French are anxious to cripple Germany and carry out their military plans for seizing territory. when th day to extinguish a fire which trapped French representatives were| the Casper National to The Italian delegation action. It was indicated that Italy would not participate in allied military action. Occupation of the Ruhr district aad an extended advince of French troops is planned by Marshal och it is be- Ueved. The British will blockade Ger- man pots. Preliminary movements cf French troops have been approved vy the Allies. Final determination of the part each ally is to play will be made this afternoon. completed at the corner of Se: ‘HOUSE IS PAT ROADS ORDERED TO PREPARE FOR MOVEMENT se lq PARIS, Merch 2.—Railroads were | ordered to be ready to move -troops towthe German frontier. French forces now -on frontier include 110,000. in- fantrymen, three corps of cavairy, one thousand guns and three hundred ar-- planes. Colonial troops are arriving. The French press calls loudly for de cisive action despite the desire of the British to await the inauguration of the new administration in the United WASHINGTO; March 2.—The house stood pat today for an army of 150,000, refusing to coneur in a senate amendment to the army ap- propriation \bill providing funds for 175,000 enlisted men after June 20. atlea eas k FREIGHT RATES CUT. LOUISVILLE, ‘Ky, “March L. McKellar, foreign. ht fic manager for the Southern } ¥, announced here yesterday that he had been advised of a substantial re- duction of rates from South Atlantic and Gulf ports to Cuba, the cut ap- proximating from 20 to 25 per cent. INVASION OPEN TO BERLIN HUNS. ADMIT ‘LONDON, Marcn 2.—German dete- gates . today,--sdmitted their .coyntry, was at the mercy, of the Allies, Ger- many is unable to resist an invasion even to Berlin, it was stated. “Wait and se was Foreign Min- 2k. (Continued on Page 4) CHAMP CLARK, DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE HOUSE, DIES WOOLWORTH’S DENVER STORE IS DESTROYED BY EARLY MORNING BLAZE WITH LOSS OF $100,000 DENVER, Colo., March 2.—Fire of undetermined origin broke out in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. department store here at 5 o’clock this morning and destroyed stock and fix- tures estimated to be worth $100,000. The store is in the core of the downtown district. Other buildings were undamaged. Chief John Healy as the most diffi- The Woolworth store is in the L,|cult to extinguish in the history of} H. Guldman block at the corner of|the Denver fire department. Fire- Sixteenth and Champa streets in the|men heart of the down-town district.|clouds of smoke. Thousands of dollars in damage was ETRE Tse are caused in the interior by smoke and| Henry J. Krogh of Chicago, arrived the wares of eight other establish-|in this city several days ago and has ments in the building were seriously | been employed for the mason depart- threatened for a time. ment. The entire basement and first floor, Joaded with stock of the Woolworth company was gutted. Practically every district chief in the city and more than half the fire fighting force were called to the scene. The firemen were forced to don gas masks. The fire was brot under control at 4:30 o'clock. The blaze was confined tothe un- derside of the basement cqjling and *the shelves of stock prevented the firemen from reaching the blaze from the ground floor. They were accord- ingly forced to cut holes through the first floor in attempts to extinguish the fire, Twenty holes were cut be- fore the plan was’abandoned. Streams of water were then played upon the upper floor from every window in the establishment. More than 150 firemen engaged in fighting the fire, characterized by BONUS BILL TO GO OVER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 2.—Hope of enactment at this session of the soldier bonus bill was abamdoned today by its Proponents Senator John J B. Kendrick in a CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 2.— The laying off of 465 men in the Cheyenne shops of the Union Pa- cific today will leave more than 600 employes on the payroll of the shops. Today’s cut will bring. the total reduction in these shops since October 1 to 50 per cent. CHEYENNE, March 2.—The con- tinued laying off of train and en- message received in Casper, « has promised to work for the enactment of the adjusted compensation bill in the senate and declares himself fu- orable to its provisions, Other Wy- oming solons will also support _ it when it is brought up, it is under- stood, were handicapped by dense! 465 SHOPMEN LAID OFF TODAY FORCE AT CAPITAL ¢ CUT IN HALF Veteran War Horse of Party Is Claimed After 26 Years of Service and Two Days Before Expiration of Term | (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 2.—Champ Clark died here to- day at 2:10 p. m. in his seventy-first year and within two days of his retirement from the house of representatives, after service of twenty-six years, Death was due to an attack of pleurisy and a complica- tion of diseases incident to his advanced age. Up to ten days ago, however, when he developed a/Mr. Clark's wish as expressed through |severe cold, Mr. Clark had shared ac-|his-son, that there be no interruption tively in proceedings of the house a3|of congress in its closing days. |democratic leader. Members of Mr. Clark's family left Immediately after the death of Mr,| the funeral arrangements to congres- Clapk was announced, the house re.) #lnal leaders, who expressed the wish cessed for thirty minutes. Representa-|t® have services Saturday in the ro- tive Rucker, democrat, Missouri who}tunda of the capitol before sending made the announcement, said it was|thebody to Bowling Green for burial. A large delegation of representatives | and senstors will accompany the tody | to Bowling Green for burial, A large} delegation of representatives and sen- ators will accompany the body to that place. Immediately on reconvening Hd the thirty-minute recess, tke bouse adopted a resolution providing for the payment to Mrs. Clark of a year’s sal- ary, totalling about $9,000. To his last conscious moments, the former speaker's mind: was engrossed with memories of his long legislative career. Just before he lapsed into fi- nal unconsciousness eatly today those at his bedside heard him whisper: “The . question is on the adoption of the conference report.” At Mr. Clark's bedside when the end came were Mrs. Clark, their son, Bennett Clark and their daughter, Mrs. James M. Thomson of New Or- leans. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed, but his body probably will be sent to the old home in Bowling Green, Mo. Mr. Clark prosided over the house throughout the World War, relin- quishing the speakership after cight years when the Republicans regain- ed control last year. He was then gine crews by the Union Pacific on the Wyoming division hhs. resulter, a veteran trainman sald teday, m freight trains being run by de. highest class crews in the hf / of the road. “Every train, the old timer, “is manned by two engineérs and three conductors." He meant that the laying off of the younger brakemen and firemen had resulted in the places of firemen’ be- ing taken by engineers who had been reduced and the places of brakemen by conductors who had been reduced. UNION PACIFIC SHOP FORCES ARE CUT AGAIN ELL chosen as Democratic leader in the| house, OMAHA, Neb., March 2.—Further| During the present session it’ was reductions in the forces of shopmen| apparent that the former speaker's | of the Union Pacific railroad system became effective Tuesday, it was an- nounced at the general manager's of- mhealth was failing. He walked slow-| ly, with a dragging step. While he usually was on the floor and follow- Public at Formal Opening of New Banking House Last of Week Saturday will mark another epoch in the history of the Casper National bank, Natrona county’s pioneer institution, when society and the general public will hold high court dur- ing the afternoon and evening in the firm's palatial new home—the finest exclusive banking house in the state—just ON ARMY BILL ‘bank will FRENCH MOVE GUNS IN REPLY TO HUN SATURDAY BIG DAY IN LOCAL BANK HISTORY Be Host to Casper cond and Center streets.. The business of the bank will be conducted om that day at their quarters in the Chamberlin furniture store and wil! be conducted in the new home on Monday. The new structure will be open to public inspection all day Saturday and bank officials will escort parties through the entire building. Favors of flawers for the ladies and cigars for the gentlemen will be given the visitors. In the afternoon from 2:30 o'clock until 5:30 o'clock the Schem- beck orchestra will play musical seleo- tions. 4 o'clock until § o'clock j the Wott ladies employed in the serve -refreshments. Mrs, A. G. Cunningham and Mrs. Q. i. Deaver will assist the young women.) the weather perniits. The ten-piece Schembeck orchestra will furnish the dance music and half-of the block on Second street will be roped off for the affair. The entrance of the new bank build- ing is on Second street. The architect- ural: style ‘is of the Colonial Georgian period. The structure is of . velvet brick with granite base and terra cotta’ trimmings. The high arched windows facing on Second and Center streets with the terra cotta trimmings give a most tmposing appearance. The vestibule is of tmported Italian marble. Stairways to the right and left lead to the main lobby on the first floor and a stairway to the right leads to the trust, saving and colle:- tion departinents downstairs. The raii- ing of the marble stairwaYs and the furnishings of the vestibule are of ma- hogany. The officers’ first floor. in leather tint rugs. The furnishings are mahogany with mahogany and quarters are on tke has a copper table lamp. A private room for interviews is furnished in the. same way. ‘The decorative plan in the lobby by the Italian marble, the terazza mar- ble floor and the mural decorations. The check desk in the labby hes a mable base with an ivory desk top. 4 fireplace of marble sets off the »x- treme left of the building. Above the fireplace the original painting of the calendar issued by the Casper Nat- ional bank will be hung. Three com- fortable rhahogany chairs, upholsterod In bright red leather are placed in (Continued on Page 4) ‘A’stréet dance for the general, pub- lic will be held*Saturday evening if The rooms are garpeted | leather upholstered chairs. Each deck | {s carried out in cream and gray tints | COMPROMISE ON NAVAL BILL IS HELD POSSIBLE WASHINGTON, March 2.—Pros- pects for passage of the naval appro- priation bill were said by senate lead- ers to have improved when’ the senate porters and opponents of the senai increases were Said to Have. 6pened a path toward a compromise by which the bill might be saved from defeat Proposals discussed were said to in- clude elimination of amendments for the Alameda, Calofirnia, and other Pacific Coast naval bases, upon which Senators Borah, Republican, Idaho, and King, Democrat, Utah, have cen- tered their fire. Reduction of committee increases tor navy aviation fed personnel/te! point which might be acceptable 3 the house also was talked of. Senator _ Poindexter, . republican, ALL OF RED SOVIET SEEN IN RUSSIAN REVOL | of the revolutionary movement, |reports add. reconvened today to continue its struggle. : Conferences between leading sup- LANDIS IS HELD OL PRODUCTION IN SALT CREEK 1S CUT DOWN B MOWEST ORDEE Only 65 Per C Cent of All Crude Accepted by Re | { says the Central News’ Hel- the The fighting in Petrograd is of gi- gantic proportions, according to the reports, for 300,000 strikers are de- ceiving Line St clared to be arrayed against the sovi- c et troops, whose exact number it is| Today; Plenty on H impossible to estimate. Nee 2 “It is reliably reported,” the dis-| rat- patch says, “that very many have|, De long expected ee been killed or wounded on both sides|ing of oil runs here has come, in strect fighting and that there bas|Tuesday afternoon the Mids been considerable property < mage. | Mathval wereieet, west notified the oil producers joineathe is Abots: in the Salt Creek field that be- Reports of the revolution in Mos-| inning today the production at Kronstadt has cow are meagre, doubtless, owing to|of crudé would be limited by the re- the censorship. One m e indi-|celving pipe lines to 65 per conte cates that large numbers of former! the total from all leases. officers of the Russian army are| (n-certain tracts and leases whees leading the insurgents there. |tne owners of production had ¢on- In Petrograd the military cadets,|tracts that obligated the Midwest=¥3 who have been among the most reli-|take all the oduction, the firtia able supporters of soviet rule, suffered | Working under such agreements have ha ing heavy casualtie: Combined fe ed to abide by the pro-rating ruv- jong with the rest of the oper+ 8 of laborers and ma- rines, of whom 100 were former serv-| ators. ‘ ico men, attacked the cadets, drove| The pro-rating measure is in effect them thru the streets to the schools|@ ruling by the Midwest that until |and quickly overwhelmed the cadets. \some futur; date there will be taken The surviving cadets only obtained| from the Salt Creek fleld only about shelter when soviet reinforcements|65 per cent of the present prod | were rushed up. tion of the leases. This is necessary anguinary fighting continues in| because the tank farm at Casper {= the streets and also in the neighbor-| filling up rapidly and unless the influx hood. of Petrograd. The garrison,|is cut down, the whole field will have while not participating actively in the|to shut down when the storage at fighting, has handed over all its arms) Casper is filled and no more crudé aad munitions to the rebels. The|can be accommodated. = (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) INCONSISTEN Washington, in charge of tho bill, Job as Baseball Dictator,to Conflict With notice that.he intefided to Keep the senate in edntinugys session until @ vote was had. Some senators said that the: navy bin was being used as a buffer to Prevent consideration of) the soldier bonus and other legislation which var- ious senators oppos LONDON, March 2.—Peace will be signed, probably tomorrow, but at ‘any rate before the week-end between France and the Turkish Nationalists, it was learned here’ today. The sign- ing will’ take place in Paris, | attorney, Alfred’ R. Lowey, tion of W. to the mo- H. Patten, counsel for the MARCH 4 TO BE WASHINGTOD March 2.—Cold and probably fair weather will pre- yail here Friday, during the in- auguration of President Harding, according to a special inaugura- tion day forecast issued today by the weather bureau. On the face of indications available,the govern- ment experts said, partly cloudy weather Thursday would turn cold- er Thursday afternoon and clear Hert Not After WASHINGTON, March 2,—A. T. Hert, republican national committee- man from Kentucky announced toda that he was not a candidate to ceed Will H. Hays as chairman the national committec —_ fice here. On the Union Pacific’ it-|ed proceedings closely, he rarely en-| WASHT March 2 self the number of men affected was|gaged in debate. lretary Alexander today urged estimated at 2,500, while the number! Close friends believe his death was|Americans to eat fish for at. leas for the entire system was placed at —~ meal on March 9, designated 4,000, (Continued on Page 4) 4 tional Fish Day.” Will Hays’ Job) ,| ard Industrial Council and brot be- COLD AND FAIR INAUGURAL FORECAST IS ISSUED up Friday, but with the cold con- tinuing. The prediction fo : { “Special forecast—The outlook at this time is for.cold and probably fair weather in Washington on Fri- day March 4” MEN ACCUSED OF REEDER’S DEATH RELEASED HERE \Two Are Dismissed After Preliminary): Hearing Before Justice Tubbs; No Evidence Presented by State The murder of J. S.. Reeder, Casper shoemaker who was | c! hot to death near his home on South Grant street on the ight of January.12, was a mystery again today, following the action of Justice W. E. Tubbs Tuesday afternoon in dis- missing the cases of Frank F, McClellan and Benjamin Neil, | democrat, South against whom charges of first degree murder had been filed. No contest was offered by the states defense, of lack of evidence. No evidence was presented ed men were both released. tion said to have been obtained by tt police from his roomate, whd is now evidence, it i Duties as Federal Court Judge, © Says Committee Majority WASHINGTON, March 2.— Acceptance by Federal Judge Landis of the position as supreme basebal! arbitrator inconsistent with the full and adequate performance of his duties as judge and constitutes a serious impropriety on his part, the house judiciary committee held today in recom- mending full investigation at the next session of congress of impeachment charges made by Rep) resentative Welty, democrat, Ohio, The report of the sub-committee was adopted unanimously by the full committee, altho Chairman Volstead Feserved the right to file a minority re- port, The sv-committee said the charges of Mr. Welty involved “the legal and moral charac’ of Judge Landis’ al- eged act in accepting employment as baseball arbitrator at a salary of $42% 500 a year and that it had found ‘that said act of accepting the employment aforesaid, if proved, is in their opti- ion, at least, inconsistent with the | full and adequate performance of the duty of the said Kenesaw Mountagi Landis as a United States distrfet judge, and that said act would con stitute a serious impropriety on tHe | part of said judge.” | The report was signed bv Reprt | sei ntative Dyer, republican, Missous irman; Representatives Hust |New York; Boies, Iowa, repudticarias and Gard, Ohio, and Sumners, Texgs, | Democrats. — In the senate today Senator Dfat, ‘olina, offered=& resolution to make it a misdemeara> for federal judge: hold more than one job, but consideration was objecz- ed to and it went over. for dismissal on the ground by the state. The accus eee nae MANY TRADERS FLEEING BATUM Neil was arrested following informa-| believed to have made accusations which he could not substantiate. This | alleged, was based large- lyon hearsay and was purely circum-| stantial, McCle and another young man| (By Associated Press) never apprehended were im- |_ CONSTANTINOPLE, March t= plicated by this same evidence and |Batum is being evacuated by AMNiéa McClellan was bri heresfrom | traders and bankers and by some Butte, Mont., onl, y days after | refugees who reached that city from he was alleged to have left Casper. /‘Tiflis,. Russian holshevik troops 4 —>—__— |large numbers are invading- Georgia Herman Couch has been assigned;{rom all directions, it is said in die to the construction department. Patches received here. * | | Discussion of alleged high prices, taken up this week by the Stand- >-| fore the Casper Chamber of Com- ot merce forum on Tuesday, was con- tinued Tuesday _afternoo: at a meeting of the Midwest Industrial Council, Standard representatives and Casper. merchants, o| Refinery men pointed out that of the $1,000,090 monthly payroll here about $50,000 is going to mail or- "HIGH PRICES’ AGAIN CONFERENCE TOPIC “a 2 der houses af present and more was | instances had been cited of a wile likely to go unless necessities are | variation in prices, marked down. The merchants pres- | After the matter was — th ent deseribed their efforts to bring | out to the satisfaction of all pres down the cost of living and cited | ent, the industrial council went om the fact that higher freight rates | record by unanimous vote to sup- makes it impossible for certain | port those merchants who goods to be sold here as cheaply as | present and any others who showed in Denver and some other cities by their prices that they were | ing to help out the workers in hele efforts to secure a living for thern- selves and their families within rea sonable costs. more favorably situated, Merchants | made an excelivot case of their | own side of the controversy and } the discussion became general after