Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1921, Page 1

- AIOTS AGHINST EWS BREAK QUT N VIENNA, SHOWS VIOLENCE Police. Curb Disordes: Crowds Worked When Pogroms.Urged To Drive Out Hebrews VIENNA ,March 13.—(By Associated Press.) — Anti- Jewish disorders which broke out here last evening theat- ened for a time to develop a serious Situation, but the police, late in the evening suceeéded in dispersing street crowds and in preventing possible lo8s of life. Shops owned by Jewr re damaged by stones thrown b atous crowds, and in a few cases Jews were beaten. The disorder began at the congress of the Austrian Anti-Semetic associa- tion, Which has been in session here for several days. During the sitting late yesterday afternon, the congress, which is being attended by delegates from 62 chapters of the organization in-Austrim and a few representatives of Bavarian and Hugarian anti-Jewish societies, W4Ss addressed by speakers who urged radical measures. They ‘ad- vocated pogroms and the organization of Christians in Austria. During a street meeting at) which speakers declared that the Jews con- stituted a menace because of proflig- ate living, two Jewish students were beaten. At dusk the meeting broke up and a great crowd swept through the streets singing German songs and shouting “away with the Jews.” Now and then a tinkle of glass told of a stone being thrown through a window. The crowd moved steadily toward a Jewish quar, ter of the city but large forces of police, had been summoned: to «the canal bridges leading to the ghetto uf ‘Vienna an@ drove the rioters away. Ti ore or less rowdvism iting before the pdlice dispersed REPORT TUESDAY Chamber of Commerce Investiga- tion Will Be Made to: Forum Gathering Here A report of the success of the com- mittee recently appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to check. up local’ merchants to “Bee if prices re- flected in wholesale markets were be- ing passed on to the consumer in Cas- per will be presented to the forum diners. at’ the ‘Henning hotel’ at 12:10 tomorrow. ‘When this’ subject was first brought to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce, the entire city became in- terested in the reports made and the results. obtained ~through publicity showing itions that exist here. Renewed “interest that should call out a majority of the members of the organization to sttend tomorrow's: luncheon is seen in the general dis- cussions: on ‘the topic. The committee which will meport) tomorrow is headed by J. W. Johnson,’ chairman, and is composed of Don Lob- dell, A. L. Wallace, Henry Posey, Cal Smith and O. W. Twigs: Labor Protests Use of Military In Land Dispute MEXICO CITY, March 14.—Officers, ef the Mexican Federation of Labor have been asked by the Guatemalan confederation to join in a protest from Latin-American labor bodies to Wash- ington ‘against the use of United States military forces in settling the dispute between Panama and Costa Rica. The Mexican labor officials have not acted upon this request. MEN REMAIN ON The Gen@rally fair tonight and Tuesday, or snow in ex- asper Dailsy Crthune | EDITION | CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921 NUMBER 131 PACKING HOUSE JOBS FOR TIME Work Is Continued Pending Result of Mediation Plan and Strike Vote ' Being Taken by Employes / CHICAGO, March 14.—(By Associated Press.) While awaiting the outcome of miediation plans end the result of a strike vote, employes in the packing plants of Chicago and their leading branches in the middle west had decided to go to work today under the reduced wage scale announced by than 100,000 men are affected by the reductions -of 15, and 12% per cent in the hourly rate and piecework rate Tespectively with time and a hsif for overtime only after ten hours. “Any assumption that we are at- tempting to establish a ten-hour day is wrong,” ‘said a statement from Armour & Company today in answer to charges of union leaders. “The whistle in the Armour plants will continue to blow at the end of eight hours work. each day.” ‘At mass mogtings held in half a dozen packing centers yesterday the be about Friday: workers w, _ to. remain. work ‘until rks vote a co pleted, hit’ ‘here would FE Union’. leaders: Friday, ef rence ‘Washitigton “of repre- vith: 3 J. Davis, secretary. of labot..Aeeording to reports here, Seo- retary Davis had received but one official response from the packers to, his) mediation proposal, Wilson. & Company. agreed to,send. two .repre- In a drastic shake-up of.the Chicsgo police department, Captain Wesley H. Westbrook was on duty today in the Stockyards police district’ because of his ability to cope with Jabor troub- les, Chief. of Police Fitbmorris said. “Our cut in wages is small when compared to other firms,” said the statement of Armour & Company. “We have a list of 21 other firms reducing wages’ where the’ decreases rdn from ‘14.25 to 33.84 .per cent. The stockholders of Armour & Company could not dodge the fact that we are losing money. That is why wages are reduced. “The average working time in the killing “gang in‘ the past year’ has been forty two hours. Under the new arrangement a worker will be able to earn a substantial increase. |}OFFER OF LABOR SECRETARY ACCEPTED WASHINGTON, March 14,—Secre- tary Davis had’ received today replies from the‘ five’ leading packers. and their employes agrecing to his plan (Continued on Page 4.) the-five leading packers which goes into effect today. BASEBALL FUND BOOSTED TO $800 MARK, STILL GROWING More ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IS DEFENSE PL TAKE CASE OFF DEFENSE WINS FIRST ROUND IN WHITE SOX HEARING, MOTION TO CALL IS DENIED CHICAGO, March 14.—Judge William E.. Dever today |refused to comply with a motion by the state that the trial , of Chicago White Sox players and others indicted for the alleged throwing of the world series in 1919 be taken off the court call. day, when it is believed a date He ordered another hearing for next Thurs- for trial will be set. Attorney for the defense moved thatWilliams and Joe Jackson, who con- an immediate trial be held Thursday,|fessed to the grand jury, would not and Judge Dever said he would ’an-|be ayailable as witnesses. nounce his decision later. Claude Oscar Williams, Buck ‘Weaver, Felsch and Charles Risberg were in court. Eddlo Cicotte, Bill Burns, Joseph J. Sullivan, ' Rachel Brown, Chick Gandil and Abe Attel were represented by counsel. Hal| Chase was the present or represented. j | Judge Barrett, American league at- torney, in pleading for. a postpone-| ment, said the prosecution learned that Eddie’ Cicotte, Ciaude | FREIGHT RATES ASSASSI OW COM. TOBE. CUT APRIL Traffic Committee of Chamber of Commerce Secures Promise of ‘eduction Effective in Month Action taken several weeks ago by the traffic committee of the Chamber of Commerce looking toward lower freight ‘rates for moving ‘coal from Wyoming points to Casper produced results as shown in a report received by the civic organization from the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Re- ductions sought will be effective April 20. The reductions reported will amount! to 75 cents @ ton on coal, shipped here from Kirby and a 37-cent-a-ton decrease will be shown on coal slipped from the Mew Lux mine. The com- mittee which took this matter before the railroad company is composed of T. C, Canady, A. V. Forbes, Sam Con- well, J... 8. Mechling and W. N. Den- nis scale N COAL MINERS TO STRIKE TACOMA, Wash., March 14,—Indi- cations today are that all but two of the commercial coal mines of the state will close tomorrow night when a wage reduction, approximating 20 per cent will be put into effect by opera- tors. ric! Woolworth Stores Co. RAIL EXECUTIVES TO TESTIFY AT CHICAGO, March 14—Tho Rafl- road Labor board today requested four railroad heads. to appear before it Wednesday morning to testify in the hearing over the national agree- ments. The men summoned were T, DeWitt: Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railroad Executives; W. W. Atterbury,.vico. president of the Pennsylvania railroad; Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pa- cific, and R. 8S. Binkerd, assistant to Mr. Atterbury. Tho de ion to summon the men was made in executive session after Frank P, Walsh, attorney for tho four. big brotherhoods had refused to'go on with rebuttal testimony un- less the witnesses were called. Hearings on the rebuttal of la- bor chiefs to the rail managers’ plea, for the nullification of the agree- ments on the ground that they im- posed wasteful practices ujen the roads was to be resumed and labor leaders said their. reply probably would require about seven weeks. Seven officials of rail labor organ- izations, including B. 3. Jewell, HEARING head of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor, last night wired United States Sen- ator Cummins,of Iowa, chairman of the ‘ senate Interstate commerce committee, indorsing the senator's Proposal for a congressional inves- tigation of the transportation situa- tion and requesting that railroad la- bor organizations be given a hear- ing in the-event of such an inquiry. The message charged that nine men control and have dictated the policy of all the railways of the country in the wage question, * F Wes rested fon having, i * the 4 vof P fle spain taken before a: He stated that he was an it of a motor-, cycle’ side-car from which the fatal shet was fired ast Tuesday night. Mateo gave the name of his ac- Vompiice 4s Ramon aCsanova, who is being sought by the police. He warned the police to beware of his accomplice whom he asserted had 2 camera filled with explosives. NEGRO ADMITS MURDER, CLAIM PERTH AMBOY, N. ¥., March | girl, is the heaviest ever given in : 14.—George Washington Knight, | Cook county for such a crime. {as she stepped over the thresh-! negro, 22, today confessed he had i - hold had to be supported to keep from | attacked Mrs, Edith Wilson, church C. B, Richardson, who has been| falling. Sympathetic eyes were train- organist, who was murdered near | looking after oil interests for the Roy-|@@ on her. her home Saturday night, according to the police. Co-operation in Latin-American Help Promised WASHINGTON, March’! 14.—The policy of the Harding administration in dealing with the Latin-American countries will be “to promote by c: operation the common interests of all, Secretary Hughes declared today in an address at a luncheon given by Dr. L, 8. Rowe, director general pf the Pan-American Union, to a group. of Kepresentatives. from Latin-America who came here to attend the inaugura- tion of President Harding. * HUNS APPEAL TO LEAGUE BERLIN, March 14.—The German government has addressed a note to the Secretariat of the League of Na- tions protecting against the penalties being enuforced by the Entente for Germany's nonulfillment of \ her reparations obligations. ——_ Stephen Named As Land Board Chief in Colo. DENVER, March 14.—Gov. Oliver H. Shoup today sent to the senate the name of Former Lieut.-Gov. George Stephan to be head of the state land board to succeed John F. Vivian. The fight over Vivian's reappoint- ment has been the center of interest during this session of the legislature. Governor Shoup has been opposed to renaming Vivian, while in an effort to induce the governor to Conse- quently, he said. the state could not obtain convictions on the evidence it now had and would hayn'to have time to seek additional data. “ eae See RN 30B PRINTERS ASK RAISE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 14 only defendant not|—Job printers of Salt Lake have fil- jed a demand with the employers for $51 for a forty-four hour week to date|who had been expected to testify at from May 1, At present the printers | the had| receive $39 to $42 for 48 hours a |ments Saturday were such as to in-| Accessory After the Fact, Is Charge of Attorney, but Tes- _timony Is Allowed ARDMORE, Okla., March 14.—(By. Associated Press. —Frank* L. Ketch, formerly business manager for Jake L.. Hamon'.and now administra- tor of his estate, went on the witness stand in the trial here today | of Clara Smith Hamon, charged with | Hamon's murder, over objection of the assistant county attorney, J. L. Hodge, who announced that develop- Lv dicate that Ketch would. be charged a8 an accessory after the fact of Hi mon’s murder. Judge ‘Thomas Champion ruled Ketch should’ testify however, and after he left the stand, S. P, Freeling, ‘state attorney ‘gencral, said. that the witness under the “law had been rendered immune «by -the| jfact that he had-testified on the! stand. i Ketch testified that-under Jake Ha- mon's instructions he had drawn $6,- 000 from his personal account, given it to Clara Hamon on the day tol- lowing Hamon's shooting in the hotel suite he occupied with the young| woman, and had told her to; leave| Ardmore and remain away. Ketch said on the witness stan1| that Mr. Hamon at first told him that| he had shot’ himseif accidentally and| & moment later had admitted that Clara had fired the bullet and that) the matter should be hushed up and Clara gotten away as Mrs, Hamon, his wife and the children would come to Ardmore as soon as they heard of; fae affair. Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, the’ widow, | morning session, was too- nery-| SIX CONVICTED MEN EXECUTED AT MOUNT JOY Crowd of 20,000 Gathers About Prison While Sinn Feiners Go to Death In Pairs for Ambushing Britishers ql DUBLIN, March 14.—(By Associated Press.)—Six pris+ oners conviczied of complicity. in the killing of the British intelligence ofncers and members of the crown forces in Ire- land were executed in Mountjoy prison, this city, this morn- ing. The men were hanged in pairs at intervals of an hour: Twenty thousand people gathered outside the prison dur= ing the hours that the executions moved back and forth in front of the were going on and all work in the!prison. On the roof of the Jail over: city stopped until 11 o'clock. Even |looking the entrance, a sentry. kept the postoffice was closed and tele-| watch. graph service was suspended. ‘Two of the men executed, - Patrick The scene in front of the prison was|Moran and Thomas Whelan, | were impressive. The crowd began assemb-|charged with complicity in the killing ling at dawn and by 7 o'clock the/of intelligence officers in. Dublit on prison yard, the ‘roadway, and all|November 21 last. | Whélan's two the abutting streets w6re thronged.|brothers are in the’ United States; An altar had been improvised near the |one of them\ in the American army. prison, doors and on the walls and in|The other four men, Frank Tlood, the prison yard sacfed images and| Bernard Ryan, Thomas Bryan and pictures had been placed. |Patrick “Doyle, were .acctised® of pa: Everywhere ‘candles. were burned, |ticipating in an ambush near here f scores of persons in the dense throng | January, in which a\ member of the holding. them aloft throughout the |attacking party was killed. long vigil. Here and there priests or | FTA ney BGG women led in prayers or hymns in| | CLUB MEETING POSTPONED which everyone joined earnestly. |. Announcement: was made ‘today! by Hundreds kneeling in ‘the roadway |the Rev. Philip K, Edyerds that the weré forced to riso when an armored |regular monthly. meeting of the Men's prominent | senators have been equally as active! week. « j ntInued on ‘Page 4.) | HELD Attorneys for Mrs: Ackerman Expected to Try to-Prove That She Did Not Intend to Pull Trigger, Accidental shooting, which they would. buildtheir case to ‘save Jessie court for:the killing of A. Hoffay-on October 6 last. mations, made in ; examifiing the jurors today, will ask for th is found guilty. Up to a late hour this afternoon, the jury which is being ‘fans had overflowed the courtroom fand inquiries at the sheriff's office and other county offices indicated that interest in the case was widespread./ moron by Judge Frank Johnston, Jr.,;WOMmen present held children in their brought scores of messages of con-|#T™s. Sratulations to the judge from wom-| When the woman, who faces trial} en's organizations today. for murder and whose’ future rests| not ‘been completed, both the state LIFE SENTENCE and defense having the right of sever- ar With the preliminary work of organ- jizing the trail, women spectators Court records show that this sen-/in the hands of the court, entered the tence, imposed on William Tepfer, a| trial chamber she was. visibly the vic al challenges, Leng before court opened murder CHICAGO, March 14.—A sentence} of life imprisonment imposed on a/Were in the majority. Many of the barber, for an attack on a 15-year-old| tim of an attack of nerves. She en- tered supported by her husband and alty and Producers company in Wash- ington, D. C., is expected :o raturn to his offices hvre today or tomurrow. Inside the’ railing which cuts off the spectators’ benches sat Mrs, Hofftay, widow of the late Adelbert Hoffay. FINLAND TOLD TO BREAK OFF WITH REBELS Hundreds Slain in Fighting in South and West Russia; Krasnoy Gorka Recaptured by Reds, Report HELSINGFORS, March 14.—(By United Press.)—Vir- tual ultimatum from the bolsheviki was received by Finland today when the Finnish government was warned not to com- municate with Kronstadt, the stronghold of Russian rebels. Fierce fighting in south and west Russia has resulted in hun- dreds of killed on both sides and many wounded. Serious street Aghting is reported from Mos- cow, where the government is at- tempting to keep the citizens satisfied by increasing rations of food and clothing. It is reported that General Budeny has cast his lot with the revo- lutionists, taking 120,000 cavalrymen with him. BIG FORTRESS IS RBECAPTURED. ; (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, March 14.—Advices from Helsingfors today state that the fortress of Krasnoy Gorka has been recaptured from the Russian revolu- tionaries by soviet troops and the gar- rison now consists chiefly of a cadet corps. Leon Trotzky, the soviet war mint WASHINGTON, March 14.—Seo- retary Fall today sent the following recommendations to the president: Irving W. Wright of Thermopo- have been quelled after the severest street fighting. Conditions in Kronstadt are said to |be serious, owing to lack of food. | oe ter, has ordered big howltzers to Ora-| yu RD DISBANDED nienbaum on the Gulf of Finland, op-| tens Bosite Kronstadt. after executing M.| piony, March *-14:—The ‘federal Boleaoy, chict-officer. of the flying sta-| cuingiy yesterday adopted: the. \gar- tion and forty-four other rebels, the| CPi ment's draft iaw providing for the advices ‘say, dissolution of all German civilian designate Vivian for reappointment. The Moscow uprising is reported to! guards and self-defense organizations. . , sk'foR Death Penalty for Killing of Hoffay it was indicated by defense attorneys, would. be 'the Ackerman; who is car forced its way through the crowd. From 5 e'clock this morning it had While State Will The ‘state, accor to e death penalty if the woman impanelled to try the case had She was heavily veiled but showed the effects of the proceedings. After the jury jbox had been filled jfor the first time Attorney’ A. EB. Stir- rett, took up the questioning to deter: mine qualifications, The first’ man excuesd was Carl Otto the eighth man examiried who stated his unalterable opposition to'the maximum penalty. It was during the questioning by Attorney Stirrett that it became evi- dent the state would ask for the death penalty if Mrs. Ackerman was found guilty. His questioning upon this topic was in detail as also was his probing to determine whether a woman would have more considera- tion than a man, under the same con- ditions, The attorneys that have appeared in ‘the case so far are A. R. Lowey, A. E. Stirrett and Ha) Curran for the state and M. W. Purcell for the de- fense with Attorneys John Casey and Meyer as advisory counsel. After an examination lasting. less than an hour Mr. Stirrett for the State passed the jury, After a short recess Mr. Purcell took up the ques- tioning for his side of the case and it ‘was then that it developed that his ef- forts would be centered on the “‘ac- eidental shooting.” It is a singulaf coincidence that up to a late hour that all jurors that have been examined are married men and most of them have children. The rural districts and Casper proper Were about equally ~epresented on the tentative jury late in the afternoon, SON OF MAN ON TRIAL IS DEA WILLIAMSON, W. Va., March 14.— A touch of pathos. entered into the Matewan gun fight trial when circuit court convened this morning. After the 17 defendants had taken thoir Seats, it was announced that the two- year-old son of gne of their number, Arch Williams, had died during tha night. ‘The defendant, however, was in his accustoraed place and rebuttal testimony was continued. { club of St. Mark's church had been Postponed until after Easte: EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS 16 SET When Leaders Assemble There Tomorrow RIVERTON, Wyo., March 14.—Ajl commissioned officers. of the Wyom- ing National Guard, to, the number of between thirty and thirty-five, will- be in’ Riverton this week: : An exumining board, composed of Major Albert B. Tonkin, of the medi- eal corps, of Riverton, Major. Bs, Ji Cooley, and Captain Harold CG, Man- has been designated by General Hunter Liggett, commanding genera! of the Ninth corps, Western Depart. ment, for the purpose of* conducting an examination of all the officers who have been commissioned in| the Wy- oming National Guard, Adjutant General Tim McCoy~ hay issued orders to report at Riverton not later than Tuesday, March 15, These officers wil) come from Basin, Lovell, Cody, Sheridan, Lander, ‘Tor- rington, Wheatland, Riverton and other points, The examinations will continue throughout the week. Arrangements have beer made by the Riverton Commercial ‘Club for the entertainment of the Guard Officers during their visit to Riverton. . On the afternoon of Wednesday March 16, an automobile trip {s planned. In ‘the ening at the Taton. Hotel & banquet will be given at whiéh: the visiting officers will be the _ honor guest) It ‘is Also planned to. give a dance in- Honor of the. visitors “on anothes. evening, but definite plans have not yet been made, Three Mexicans. Dead in Wreck MEXICO CITY, March: 14.—Three Mexicans were killed yésterday at Huichapam, near Queretaro, when — local passenger train collided with an express from Laredo,» which ‘was standing at the station. Most of the passengers of the express were in the station restaurant. FALL PICKS MEN FOR "STATE LAND OFFICES lis, Wyo., to be registrar of the land office at Lander, Wyo. J. Tra Kirby of Sheridan, Wyo., to be receiver for the land office at Buffalo, Wyo, ATTORNEY CH AS WEEKS’ ASSISTAN'T. WASHINGTON, March = 14.—J. Mayhew Wainwright, a New York lawyer, is understood to have been selected as assistant secretary. of war, BOSTON MAN WILL ENTER TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 14.—El- lot Wadsworth of Boston, oo, wales of oe of the treasury. He will be im’ charge of foreign loans. WAR FINANCE CHIEF IS REAPPOINTED, WASHINGTON, March 14.—Eue gene Meyer, Jr., of New Mork, who was managing director of the War Finance corporation under. Presi- dent Wilson, was nominated’ ‘by: President Harding today to. be.» director of the corporation for = term of four years,