Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1921, Page 1

FOR 20 BILLION GOL) MARKS. |) TREATY CLAUSE Payment May Be Made in Gold: or Collateral, Is Allied Edict; Formal ee Requisitions A Associated Press.)+ was‘called upon ye” the allied reparatio) sion to c: rut, arry oO} of the Versailles ns stipulates Germany ‘mud ~~ May 1, 1921, the equival’ billion gold) marks. - Thi, vides that this payment / 4} made in gold; commodities, stif uurities or other valuables ‘and thee vut of this sum the expenses of the armies of oc: cupation are first to be met. The commission alsy took steps to carry out’ article 234 of the treaty, which ‘provides that Germany must be notified“before/May 1, next, the total amount of year damage imposed upon her by the treaty. “If Germany persists in refusing to make yt,” says the Petit Pa- risien in discussing the action of the commission, “she will force us. to im- pose upon her the integral execution of the tyeaty. That was the signi- ficance gf yesterday’s meeting.’” In discussing the, protest made to the league of nations by Germany against the penalties being enforced by the alles 6n Germany because of her. retusal to tarry out her reparation obligations, the Petit Parisien says, “Germany ig not qualified to demand arbitration from the league, as she is not a ‘member of tt.” Negotiations between’ France and Germany concerning the transfer of funds collected for the purpose of pay- ing disability’ and old age insurance to repidents of Alsace and Lorraine il “undertake to pay ine portion of:all reserves accumulated pire “or -by “public” oF “private ‘dependent upon it-for the pur poses of ance, GERMANS INDEPENDENT OF FRENCH ORE SUPPLY, _ BERLIN, March 15.—Plans for making Germany independent of French iron ores have been perfected, it is stated here by persons explaining the assumption” of control. by Hugo Stinnes, the German industrial mag- nate of the Siemens Schuchert com- pany of Berlin and the Trans-Alpine corporation, an Austrian company. GERMAN PLEBISCITE OFFICER WOUNDED. BERLIN, March 15.— Captain Luschin of the German plebiscite po- lice in Upper Silesia was shot while riding with French and British offi- vers, says a dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung today from Koenigschutte, Silesia. At Michalkowitz a collision oc- curred between plebiscite police and Poles, in the course of which several Poles and two plebiscite officers were killed and. six .plebiscite officers se- verely wounded. aa PROTEST .NOT RECEIVED GENEVA, March 15.—The German protest to the League of Nations against the infliction of the allied pen- alties had pot reached the secretariat of the league up to 10:30 o'clock this morning..In view of press reports re- garding the protest, however, it was expected ‘at any moment. ‘disability and old age insur-|, Weather Forecast day, rising tem; northeast portion, VOLUME ¥ Generally fair tonight and Wednes- ipersturé Wednesday in asper Daily €ASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1921 DITION CLARA HAMON SA Hamon was shot. NUMBER 132 She spoke dramatically in a DOUBLE, BO IDENTITY investigation by tho authorities is said to have led to the bellet that ha had been beaten to death’ in. a shack near by. Several hours. after th: body was fied the body as that of his brother, Virgil, 20 years of age. He asked that he might bury the body immediately but permission was refused. Last night John Lovett of Elkhart identified the body as that of his son, Leroy, 19 years of age. It was also brought out that Virgil Decker wes dst seen ‘in the, company of Leroy Lovett. ‘The young met were said to be doubles- in appearance.. Neither was seen since the tragedy. A buggy was smashed by a freight train at the crossing whers the body was found and it fifst wa. supposed tho, slain youth was a traim victim. But trainmen‘derjared the buggy was standing on thet was hitched to ye ae Hrench government :m pro:|.. ~ March 15,--While job hunters cooled their heels around the White House offices today, Presi- dent: Harding toiled over his income tax return. Like’many other Ameri- cans, he had left the job’to the last moment and only folks with urgent business got in to see him. FARMINGTON, Mo., March, 15.— Mrs, Luther Parsons, 15 years old, who was married a week ago, today was charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of her 6-year-old stepdaughter last Frida; } { MURDERED YOUTH HAD found, Fred Decker, @ farmer, identi-| racks and 10. horse CHARGED WITH MURDER: PROTECTIVE TARIFF PROMISED BY SPECIAL SESSION IN. APRIL ‘WASHINGTON, March 14.—Anti-dumping legislation to protect. Ameri- can industries from European competition will be rushed through at the session of congress under a decision reached ata conference today of Republican members of the senate finance and the house ways and means committees, with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. TH MISSING, NOT CERTAIN WARSAW, Ind., March 15.—Ony Associated Press.)—A coroner's inquest was scheduled to be opened at Bourbon, Ind., today in an effort to solve the tmystery surrounding the strange case of a youth, apparently about 20 years old, who was found dead at a railroad crossing. near here Saturday night. Arrests) would follow the inquest, Coroner N. B. Aspinwa)l predicted. It was.2t first believed the young man had been struck by a train, but aacammncasiatineuin Gann iinet With $1,047 already received to apply on the fund which The ‘Trib- | une’ is seeking for the team which will represent Casper in the Mid- west league \this summer, and with pledges for a large amount already | reported to the office but not yet | received, it is evident that Casper sportsmen aro rapidly falling in line, Pep ’er up you ball fans. Don't be reticent. Don't wait until the h 14 -Ragical communist carpenters invited @ num-| iter of French soldiers to assist at-a union meeting here tonight. > ‘The -sol- diers, because of the revolutionary character of, the addresses,’ refused to stay and it became ‘necessary’ to” call in the local. police. to assist in. quell- ing the ‘fighting which ensued. None of the soldiers wero injured: ‘The city housing department has been ‘thrown into’ constrnation. because of a request by the occupational au-| thorities for 200 two-room apartments, a sixteen room house and a number of flats, all furnished. It will be im- possible. to fulfill the request with- out serious hardships to the popu- lace, | Sena ereeaineee EARTHQUAKE FELT TERRE HAUTE, Ind.., March 15.— An earth shock was ‘felt in Terre: Haute and vicinity at. 6:15 this morn- ing. No damage «was reported here or from surrounding towns. BASEBALL FUND OVER $1,000 ON FOURTH DAY, OF APPEAL Passengers on D. & R.G. Pullman Awake to Find Car in Flames; Origin of Fire Mystery; Brakeman Missing ALAMOSA, Colo., March 15.—The expiosion of a gas tank beneath a sleeping car on a Denver & Rio Grande train running between Pueblo and Walse: set fire to the car and caused the death of five passengers. | The dead are: mburg early this morning Francis S. Speelman, Pueblo, traveling freight agent, last so that you will not appear among the leaders. Send that check along-to show that.you are giving both moral and financial support to the baseball team. Let’s go from here. Listed below is the names of sup- porters of the plan who have made their donation. Casper Clearing House Asso- junniso! Little Briek _. Woolworth: Stores Co. — WOOL EMBARGO TO BE INCLUDED WASHINGTO: March 15.—An enibargo .on importation of wool, wool tops and wool waste will be proposed in a» bill to be introduced by Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, on the first day of the special ses- | sion of congress next month, Im- mediate action ‘was necessary to save the wool industry, the senator said today,.as foreign wool is pour- ing into the ‘country oo MILAN FIRM BANKRUPT. MILAN, Italy, March 15.—Dilsizian Bros., a Graeco-Armenian house with branches in the Near East and New York, were declared bankrupt today 1 with debts estimated at-- 117,000,000 lire. The assets are placed at 130,000,- 000 lire. The chief creditors are said to be Italian and American banks. Opening Statement of Prosecution in Trial of Mrs. Ackerman Charges Premeditation to Defendant Jessi ‘now facing trial in district court for wg the killing of Adelbert Hoffay, premeditated the crime which occurred ‘kerman sd at the Ac’ Prosecutor, in jury this morning. Following a threat made by Mrs. Ackerman against the life of Hoffay, while she was a guest at the latter’s home, Mr. Stirrett charged that Mrs. Hoffay ‘was virtually taken a to the Ackermen homo so that Hoffay would have to come after her and that then Mrs, Ackerman could carry out her threat to kill him if he ever came on her property. “We will show that after a disp! of anger in which Mrs. Ack threatened Hoffay's life that Mrs, Eoffay went home with Mrs. Acker man to compromise the matter. That after entering the \Ackerman home, Mrs. Eloffay was told again and agein § hanes ek E. Stirrett, sia to ° eee spéx arabia! the state’s o South Fenway strivet Opening statement to the by Mrs. Ackerman that she would kin! ‘Dell’ Hoffay and that Mrs. Acker-| mun locked the door of the Ackerman home ana kept Mrs. Hoffay @ hostage, “In the home Mrs. Hoffay was com- manded to take a chair. When ‘her husband appeared~at the door and asked for her, Mrs. Ackerman rushed for a gun atid when Mrs. Hoffay pre- vented to attempt her carrying out her designs.wasa thrown to the floor ‘and injured so that sbe never recov: ered unfil after her husband had been mortaliy: wounded, “And ‘gentlemen, if we prove these things by the testimony of eye wit’ nesses..we expect you to return a (Continued on Page. 10) Be kee 0b WOMAN PLOTTED DEATH OF ‘DEL’ HOFFAY, STATE CLAIMS VICTIM WAS LU RED TO HOME \ INVESTIGATION OF Missouri Pacific railroad. Mrs. Winnie B. Comstock, wife of Comstock, Creede, Colo. A.B Jgck, Manassa, Colo. T. H. ‘Downey, traveling man of St.. Joseph, Mo., or M. Berry, repre- senting Hamilton-Brown Shoe coin- pany, St. Louis. James Miller, Florence, Colo., tra7- cling representative of Pueblo Auto- mobile company, , 0. M. Hood of Trinidad, Colo., tray- éling: ‘postoffice inspector, was. the only One to escdpe. He jumped thru a window of tho blazing car. Seven persons were in the pullman at the time of the fire, ail being asleep in ‘their berths. Two of them escaped by jumping from the windows and were slightly injured. The train was trayeling about 25 miles an hour when the fire broke out, according to information received here. "Tbe pullman, the Corona, was the Jast caron the train and. was com- pletely dest «The. bodjes . wore dri if : stop. and toa the, train ‘stopped, -Passem and found thé rear car enveloped: in flames. to Alamosa, Colo. The fire was dis- covered by the engine crew cf a north- bound D. & R. G. train which sig: nalled the other to stop. Conductor Jud Nixon of Alamosa was severely burned on his face and hands while attempting to uncouple the burning sleeper: ‘The origin of the fre isia mystery, railroad officials said. J. W. Barrett, assistant superintendent of the D. & R. G. af Alamosa, is investigating the fire, Under regulations, the brakeman should have been riding on the last sleeper, but could not be found this morning, the assistant superintendent said. The fire occurred at a railroad sid ing 40 miles south of here. PROMINENT SPRINGS ATTORNEY ESCAPE! COLORADO SPRINGS, March 14.— Henry C. Cassidy, of a prominent Colorado Springs law firm, and C. B, Keiser, owner of a local coal com- pany, were passengers aboard the pull- man sleeper“ Corona, which burned last night south of Pueblo. They are said’ to have been awakened barely in time to escape being burned alive. . FIRE IS ORDERED. DENVER, March 14,—The Colorado public utilities commission received in- structions this morning from Gover- nor Oliyer H. Shoup to investigate the burning of the pullman on a Denver- Alamosa train near Pueblo, which re- sulted in the death of five persons today. AMERICANIZATION WORK TAKEN UP AT MEETING (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 15.—Dele- LONE UNMARRIED MAN ON JURY SELECTED TO ‘DECIDE WOMAN’S FATE Eleven married and one single man compose the jury which. will weigh the evidence in the case in which Jessie Ackerman faces a charge of murder Labor. in connection with the killing of Adelbert Hoffay on October 6, 1920. of the jurors live in Casper, while the ‘The ruralites are a rancher, stockman, Bight other four live in the rural districts. nvand sheepman. The Cas- perities are Bi mechanical tradesmen, most. of whom are employed at local refineries, ‘The average ages of the jurors are.39 yoars and four months. The list. follows: Alfred Johnson, age 58, Freelind. Single. Rancher. A. F. Schuler, age 87, 1252 South David street. Married. Oil treater at local refinery. Angus McPherson, age 54, 123 North Kimball. Married. » Sheepman. L. D. Gray, age 35, North Fenway. Married. Stationary fireman. | Harry Seber, age’ 32, 828 South Ash! street. Married. Machinist. J. J./ Alien, age 45, ranch west of Casper: Married. “Dairyman, H. A, Lyons, age 60, 1115 Box Elder street. Married. Laborer at Midwest refinery. Thos. C. Wilson, age 34, 1035 East Second street.. Married. Stockman. A. P. Spies, age 34, Fourth and Pars! avenue. Married. Plumber. W.-D. Faus, age 38, 1026 West Twelfth street. Married. Still cleaner at Standard plant. J. B, Hervon, age 29, 108 East ‘ t. Married. Still. cleaner Howard. J. Burgess. age 26. South Beeoh street. Married. fitter at Midwest, at 603! Pipe, gates from more than thirty national civic welfare and educational asso- ciations were here today to meet in conference with representatives of all government agencies to formulate a nation-wide program of Americaniza- tion work. Tho conference was arranged by the National Committee for Co-ordination of Patriotic and Civic Work. Principal speakers on jhe program included Colonel W. ¥. Galbraith, na- tional commander of the American Legion, and Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of SSunEnEEEEmaannennen NEW TRIAL FOR SLAYER DENIED OMAHA, March 15—-Motion for new trial’ on behalf of Burnell Lawson, Little Rock, Ark,, recently convicted on a charge of wife murder here, by a jury that’ Qxed life imprisonment as the penalty, was overruled by Dis trict’ Judge. Troup today. Defensi counsel bad already announced appeal would be taken to the state supreme court’ and to the United States su Preme court “if necessary. .The.car ahoad of the Corona was bartially: burnéd; the passengers noti- itsingthe-train--eonductor,: who" tad gers got off The train was bound from Denver D 10 DEATH IN PULLMAN Car Wrecked’ | and Burns Up; | Two Escape}, and a man “Pinkey"” Farrell companion miraculously escaped being burned to death, when “the new Studebaker seven-passenger motor car of Mr. Farrel’s turned turtle on the Alcova road” last night and burned un. The car was turned over on a sudden turn in. the road, and the gas tank exploded. All that remain- ed of the new car was two green aise wheels. The occupants of the car crawled out of the wreck just in timo as the tank exploded *immediately aft- erward. Mr. Farrell is a taxi driver and had recently purchased the car for his ‘service work, AAILROADERS TO STRIKE (F WAGE (5 GUT, REPORT Skilled and Unskilled Labor on New York Central Refuse to Accept Reductions Effec- tive April 1 W YORK, March 15.—All skillod workers employed by the New York Central railroad, with the exception of members of the “big four’? brother- hoods, today announced that they, as Well as unskilled laborers, would re- | Ject wage cuts proposed by ths com- pany. March 15.—Repre- | sentatives of common labor employed by the New York Central railroad to- day promptly rejected wage cuts pro- posed by the road, and declined to join in a joint request to the railroad labor board to adjust the matter. There- upon officials of the road notified the men the reductions would become ef- fective April 1, in any event. NEW YORK, | it was announced |by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad |today that 565 more men would cease | work tonight, leaving only 184 men Jin the local shops to attend to run- ning repairs. No intimation was “Didn’t.Go to Do It,’ Defendant Says in Telling Own Story From. Witness; Stand; “Pistol Went Off When He Struck It,’ She Tells Court Today, ARDMORE, Okla., March 15.— Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Col. Jake L. Hamon, took the witness stand in her trial today. and told her story of the incidents of the day and night of November 21, when Colonel cool, low pitched voice, he: tating only when she told that Col onel, Hamon had cursed her. She answered a few. preliminary questions and then launched into her story of their last day together. When she reached the point in her story of the actual shooting she left the withess stand and, taking, the pistol with which Hamon was shot in her hand, she illustrated how the shot was fired. “LT didn’t iso to do it,” she said. “The pistol went off when he struck it, or I pulled the trigger or somothing; I know not what.” After afew preliminary questions, in which she said she was 29 years old, knew Colonel Hamon was married and that he had educeted her so she might work for hin; she was asked to tell the jury hiev/-the shooting hap: pened. MORNING RELATIONS WERE ‘PLEASANT “We haa ovreakfast~ about u o'clock” she said. “After breakfast Mr. Hamon ieft me; I presume he went to his office, he usually did on Sunday morning. I went. back to my room and, in the afternoon about 2:30 or 3 o'clock, I, don’t just’ remember, he came back to the room and we had a very pleasant conversation. “He laid down on his bed ‘to reat. le only stayed a short, time, perhaps less than an hour, three-q ‘ters of an-hour, I would say, then he went buck. to the office or he told me he was going back; said he had some friends waiting or, some politicians, somebody, I don't just ' remember who, I was very busy cleaning up my room, reading newspapers and get- ting my clothes teady to go away to California for my trip, and I decid- ed that I would like to havea little ride, so I got in my car and went for a ride; that was about six o’clock and I think I rode about an hour, per- haps a little more than an hour. ‘It was about 7 dark enough for the street lights to be on when I came back. When I drove up in front of the hotel, Mr. Hamon was sitting) {im front of the hotel in a chair; between Mr. Hamon and thé.door of the hotel there, Was’ another chair. passed) and me°and used profane language. PLEADED WITH HAMON NOT TO CURSE HER, “I told -him ‘Please don't curse here, don't make a@ scene, \if’ you want to curse. and be mean to,me and abuse me, let’s go to the'room.’ He con- tinued to curse mr and I noticed that the lights in the car were on and I said, ‘Wait a minute, I want to turn the lights of my car off.’ He turned me lose and I walked to the car and switched off the lights. “When i passed by him and: turned to get through the door’ he again fjrabbed me by the arm and jerked me down on a chair and again cursed, I said, ‘Go to the room, Mr. Hamon, if you want to abuse me, there are some ‘men standing there, you must not talk that way here in public,’ so he got up and I went upstairs to my room, “IT was afraid of Mr. Hamon, very afraid of him. I saw a look on his face that I had never before seen. He was drunker than I had ever seen him in all the years I had known him. He was drunk and crazy. I don't think the whisky was good red whisky given as to when work would be re- sumed on a normal! basis. | (Continued on Page 5.) Prices of commodities are Iuncheon here today. Reduct: cent, plumbers supplies and labor in this class of work remain -the) same, a con- siderable cut hiving been made in | materials. The report in full fol- llows: - Groceries Flour shgws a decline of 33 1-8 per cent, sugar 35 per cent, potatoes 75 per cent, onions and cabbage 75 per cent, rice and beans 60 per cent, pack- ing house cured products 25 per cent, coffe 25 per cent, tea no change, can: ned milk 15 per cent, butter 80 per ent, eggs 50 per cent, laundry soap Me per cent, dried fruits about 10 |per cent. Some items prunes and raisins, showing an increase over March 1, 1920, probably ‘due td the manufac- ture’ of ‘hootch,” Practically no change in’ patkage high price of paper, | packages are made. Canned vegetables, an average re- from ‘which’ the ceredls, due to a large extent to the| No Reduction in Rents Despite Cut. in| Building Costs, Says.Report Made to Chamber Luncheon Today on the toboggan in Casper, but rents, coal and some other necessities are higher than a year ago, according to the report of the fair price committee of the Casper Chamber of Commerce, made at the forum ions range from 10 to 50 per Building casts have been reduced materially, although fruits, higher. Practically no reduc: tion in the last two items for the rea- son that nearly all of this stuff is contracted for a year in advance. On the items of canned fruit, in addi- tion to having to take the increased freight rate of 33 1-3 per cent they were raised from fourth class to third class, making an additional inerease in freight on this, item, The increase of freight rate and the, increase of classification makes a difference of about seventy cents per hundred in the fieight cost from Omaha, Nebr., to Casper on caghed fruit. On approximately ‘forty items fur- |nished in groceries, there {s an aver- age decrease shown of approximate. ly 35-per cent from March 1, 1920 to March 1, 1921. Rents No decrease in srent. On the con |trary, several] increases. Ladies Ready.to-Wear duction of about ten per cent. Canned “He immediately grabbed me as I 7 shoved: -be <dowm inthe chair and/said he wanted to talk to Ladies silk hose 331% per cent re- duction, lisle hose 40 per cent, chil- FIVE POLIGEMEN ARE WOUNDED IN IRISH BOMBING, OTHERS KILLED iTroops Are Confined to Barracks in Fear of Disorders Encouraged By Execution of Six DUBLIN, March 15.—(By | Associated Press.) ive po- | lice recruits were wounded by the explosion of a bomb here last night while searching a house in Great Brunswick street. Three civilians were killed and several wounded by the explo sion. All troops in Dublin were confined to their barracks last night, -officers fearing that there might be disorders as a result of the executions of six men in Mount Joy prison early in the day. CORK, March 15.—Several British officers who were wearing civilian clothing were held up by unknown persons at. Cross Haven last night, In the fighting Thomas Hennessy and Michael Murray were killed. John Moyasta, a farmer of West Clare, was shot and Killed when he opened his door in response to a knock..,Several other murderous attacks were report- ed here during the night. ‘APPOINTMENTS TO LAND OFFICE ARE CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, March 15.—irving Wright of Thermopolis, Wyoming, Was nominated today to be registrar ofthe land office at Lander, Wyom- ine and J. Ira Kirby of. Sheridan, Wyoming, to be receiver of public moneys at Buffalo, Wyoming. ‘The senate confirmed the appointments, EXTRA SESSION 15 ADJOURNED WASHINGTON, March’ 15—The' ex tra session of the senate which began March 4, ended shortly before, noon today. After confirmating a few addi- tional nominations by President Hard- ing, the senate adjourned sine die. TURK LEADER ASSASSINATED (By Associated Press) BERLIN, March 15.—Talaat Pasha, former grand vizier and minister of |finance of Turkey, was assassinated jin Charlottenburg, a western suburb of Berlin today, He was shot to death. The mutderer, an Armenian | student, was arrested. | ‘The student accosted Talaat Pasha |in the strect and then fired the fatal |shot. He also wounded Talaat's wife. paraiso oo |__G. R. Hagens of the legal firm of |Hagens & Murane, has returned here from Cheyenne, where he spent the weeks end on business matters for the state, COMMODITY PRICES ARE LOWER HERE BUT RENTS ARE UP dren’s hose 40 per cent, corséts 25 per cent, knit underwear 35 per cent, ladies’ suits 33 1-3 per cent, ladies’ | coats 27% per cent, ladies silk under- garments 33 1-3 per cent, ladies silk dresses 25 per cent, ladies skirts 33 j1-3 per cent. Out of eighteen {tema |from.three different stores in ladies’ ready-to-wear apparel, there is an average reduction of approximately 35 per cent. Dry Goods Percale 50 per cent reduction, ging- ham 40 per cent, plain sateen 33 1-3 Per, cent, sheeting 35 per cent, pil- low tubing per cent, pillow cases 37 per cent, Turk- ish towels 33 1-3 per cent, huck towels cent, muslin 30 per cent, nalnsuck 33 1-3 per cont, flannel 40 per cent, fifteen items in dry sobds show an average reduction of approximately 40 per. cent. Shoes Men's shoes show a reduction of approximately 25 per cent, ladies’ | Shoes 30 per cent, children's shoes, jabout 30 per cent, work shoes 33 1-3 per cent. Men's Furnishings | Men’s overalls 33 1-8 per cent re- duction, rubber goods no decline, work |shirts 50 per cent, dress shirts 3291-3 per cent, neckwear 33 143 per cent, |silk shirts 45° per cent, men’s suits |33 1-3 per cent, men's dress shoes |37% por cent, Stetson hats no de |cline in'either wholesale or” retai} \prices, dress hats, other than Stet: \ (Continued on Page 10) 50 per cent, wool serge 38:13 per ~ nt, sheets 30 per ; >