Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1921, Page 1

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AY, MARCH 19, 1921 NUMBER 136 He attacked with overwhelming forces Fortress Carried on Third Assault By Reds After Hundreds Had Been Mowed Down by Machine Guns LONDON, March 18. — ( By Associated Press.) — Leon ROADS SEEK SMASH UNIONS WALSH CLAIMS Bitter Criticism of Alleged Propagantie Voiced by Employes’ Attorney In~- Examination of Executives Trotzky, the bolshevik war minister, leading the attack Thursday which resulted in the fall of Kronstadt, had no thought for the terrible sacrifices which the assault entailed, according to advices received here by way of Stockholm. including Chinese and CHICAGO, March 19.—(By Associated Press.) —Charges that the railroads, knowing the railroad labor board had no power to enforce its decrees, were trying to smash the labor unions thrqugh public opinion and were attempting to influ- ence public opinion through false, paid publicity, were made Strack Chum Over Head With Iron Bar and Hauled Him to Railroad, Young Decker Admits to. Authorities WARSAW, Ind., March 19.— (By Associated Press. ‘Tevived: Memories of his early religion Ee confess his sine and seek f y influence of sible for the death of his chum, Leroy | the Lovett, a 19-year-old youth of Elkhart, Ind. My ‘Since his arrest Tuesday at Marion, Ind:,-on the ‘charge of | murdering Lovett, the Decker boy has insisted that he had no ‘part in’ the! Lovett lad’s death. Yesterday he recctyed. in .a- letter from Mrs. George Walker, of Nap- paneé, a woman wholly unknown to, him a Geeply religious appeal that he “confess ‘man! you bave “lean on i Late yesterday, Bible. Mrs. talking as: She ligtened ¥ ~Airien us othe scriptures. uy ees verse rid berry chap: ter III, verso, 16, and .quotéd: “ ‘For God so loved yee ‘world that he gave his only begotten son, that ‘whosoever. believeth. in» Him,. should not perish.but have everlasting, life.”"” “But, Virgil, ¢|you les, don't you know’ you only make your case year, sus: “Yes, I know it, but I have made my peace with God and I'm ready to tell all,” ‘declared the boy. “The devil drove me to it,” Deck- er told Sheriff C. B. Moon, after sign- ing his confession, and would add no other explanation. He contradicted his previous statement that a man named “Guy” was with them, finally admitting he had committed the crime unassisted, He denied that the transfer of his own clothing to Lovett's body had been part of a plan to collect insur- ance totalling nearly $30,000, payable to Freda Decker, era TRAIN HITSCAR, DRIVER KILLED HUGO, Colo., March 19. — John Evilsizer, 55,° Lincoln cowaty cattle Brower and ‘prominent in republican circles, was instantly killed today whe the automobile he was driving. was struck by Union Pacific train No. 115 "at the Boyero crossing, 20 miles southeast of here. : Mr. Evilsizer for years was man- ager of the Lincoln County Fair Asso- ciation. He leaves a@_widow and four children. BASEBALL FUND SHOOTS UP TO NEARLY $2, 000 TODAY by a letter “The reason I placed my sult of bdveralls and'shoes on° Leroy was that I thought when the train struck the buggy Leroy would be cut so badly he could not be identified and some of | my clo Ske told fi Serr saree because wimpy Sg ooh agents had heen after him and had persuaded him today by. Judge. L. 'W. Boyce, of the] With 1,846" Chinese, Kosclusko® circuit’ court,atter a. con-| ference with Prosecutor Henry »W- Graham. Colorado Extends Usual Invitation To the President, JAPS TO STAND PAT ON MANDATE AWARD YANK LABOR IS BARRED FROM MEXICO BY ORDER | OF PRESIDENT OBREGON DENVER, Colo., March 19.—Resolu- tions inviting President Harding to make his summer home in Colorado ‘were introduced today in both houses of the state legisiature. DENVER, Colo., March 19.—L. E. the Mountain Park highway as a site for a summer ‘horne. CANTATA TO-BE GIVEN: AT METHODIST CHURCH ‘The cantata, “Life Everlasting,” the text by Rene Bronner and the mu: sic by H. W. ‘Price, will be presented at the Methodist “church . tomorrow evening at 7:30 .o'clock ‘by the choir of.the church, directed by C. E. Hood. Much time has been spent on pre- paring the cantata which is well known in;the. musical world: ‘The public is invited to attend. Week- End. Subscriptions to Fund ‘Aske By Tribune Reach $500-Late Today _and Send Grand Total Soaring With pleasant Bey waited for plan to nstist the Diidwest team here ‘week-end baseball games in here have a realization of what summer means. _ compan: la hadiicing a Reece or arcing 8 eee ae CCA Sere oe ROTO eas aka te the list already reported bringing the total to| nounced ‘his satisfaction at being giv- approximately the $2,000 mark today. “I sure want to get in“ m me man- ner in which Tommy McDonald, pro- prietor of the Smoke House, an: nounced his support of the plan in phoning The Tribune today, Tom just returned from California and an- ena chance’ to be among the list of baseball supporters. “That is the spirit that is “carrying " tO insure ‘the Midwest company and the ball team that Casper is back of them. It is the voluntary support, eiven that’is bringing a snzile to the MYSTERY OF RANCH CRIME IS UNSOLVED , MEAT EMBARGO IS ADVOCATED WASHINGTON, March 19.—An em- bargo on the of meats and readjustment of freight rates on livestock from the west and southwest was urged by a delegation which called today on President Harding. Senator Capper .Republican, Kansas, accom- panied the delegation which included Judge’ Sam H. Cowan, Texas, general counsel of the National Livestock as- sociation; T. A..Tomlinson, Denver, secretary of the association, and J.-H. Topeka, chairman of the Kansas Live- stock association: Senator Capper said later he was given to understand, he said, that a bill, désigned to practically place an embargo on various, tural prod- IRISH TRYING TO STOP. AL , As- in 1920-was, 252,961, *, in i 1,715. Japanese, | ' 1,556 negroes and 210 Indians, Filipinos| — and others, the census ‘bureau _an- nounced today. The Chinese popula- tion decreased 3,! rr 67.6 per’ cent. Agsraind aa etd} tha The chimpahzee and the gorilla are born with brains as large as those of w -born infant, but they do not de-| lopafter birth, WASHINGTON, ‘March 19,—All foreign;laborers and particularily Ameri- can laborers. have been barred from Mexico by a Converse County Authorities Are Unable to Find Trace of Criminals Who Murdered Two, Burned Bodies DOUGLAS; Wyo., March 19.— Complete mystery still cloaks the murder of John Roy Shurtz and his wife, each about 30 years: old, homesteaders, whose charred bodies ere found in the ashes of their home eight miles south of wriee; this countv. Sheriff, county attorney and coroner have been unable to obtain information suggesting the iden- tity of any person with a reason for committing the crime. The Shurtz couple were: shot ‘to’ death and their house then fired, presumably with the intention of covering evidence of the crime. The figmes, however, were not hot enough to melt two bullets which were found in the ashes of the bodies, and the fact that no gun was The Shurtzes were last ¢ seen alive by Deputy Assessor William S. Howard, who stopped at their place shortly be- fore 6 o'clock in the evening and found ahd Mrs, Shurtz had resided in tie Shawnee neighborhood for several m{vears: They. were popular and are not/ sf, known. to) haye: had an enemy. were Wike chifaiens. PARIS; March 19—The:death of Bolo was announced today. He was the brother of Bolo Pasha, who was executed at Vincennes in for treason. issued by President C. & N. W. WAGE CUT DISCUSSED OELWEIN, Ia, March 19.—No agreement was reached at the first df five wage reduction conferences be- tween Chicago Great Western railway employes and officials, it was said by George Wright, general chairman of the Chicago Great Western’ System Federation of Railway Employes, fol- Pate adjournment at 11:20 a. m. RENARD NEW) YORK,’ March 19.—The body, of John EH. Wyburn, “the drunkard's McAuley mission, over’ whiéhvhe pre- sided for fifteen ‘years.’ “Mr. 'Wyburn “ex-tank,"*” as he ex- aber it, Mr." Wyburn ‘achieved marked success in “his work at the mission. Hundreds of “ex-tanks,” now prosperous business men, are expect= ed ‘to visit the dingy little mission’ in ‘Water street and pay tribute to their friend. women, regardiess of the heavy loss of life ich his followers were suf- fering. Kronstadt was engaged from: two directions, the main attack coming from Oranienbaum. Owing to the short distance ‘sepa- rating the two points the big guns of the defense could not be used, but the machine guns of the fortress mowed down the bolsheviki until piles of dead covered the ice. Fresh col- umns incessantly appeared out of the dense fog and the boisheviki event- ually penetrated the gates of the fortress. The soviet forces. were twice re- pulsed but continued their assault re- lentlessly, Following their entrance for the third time there was furious street fighting for several hours, when the followers of Trotzky be- came masters of the‘situation. The revolutionary garrison with: drew to Terioke, on the Russo-Fin- nish frontier. The man who is described as the real leader of the revolution, M. Pet- richenko, is now at Terioke, entoy- ing popular confidence. General ‘Koslovsky, another of the revolutionary leaders,’ has applied to the Finnish commander for’ protec- tion for the refugees. He described today how. Kronstadt fired the first shot in ‘the evening of March 7, amid great enthusiasm. It had been hoped to hold out until“April 1, but circum: stances were overwhelmingly against the revolutionaries, He added: that the garrison, con- trary to previous reports, was made up of only /6,000 men. whereas the goviets were able to draw fresi. rein- forcements ,and the holders of Kron- stadt began to wear out, under the enormous strain. On Thursday their physical resistance was at an end. The general declares that in spite of the defeat, the Kronstadt's episode “has knocked a hole in the soviet ‘em.," ODMMANDER ‘SEIZED FOR ATTEMPTED KILKING. life ef Boris Savinkoff, war in the Kerensky cabinet estab- to} lished in) Petrograd in 1917 and’ lead- er of Russian social revolutionaries in Poland. The four persons taken into. cus- tody are. being held in the military prison here. —— MANY HURT IN BLAST ERFURT, Prussian Saxony, March 19.—Many persons. were injured last night by the explosion of a munitions ‘depot at Schmerborn, a town about four miles northeast of this city. Nipponese Not to Yield on Claims to Island in Pacific, Foreign Chief Says in Declaration to Diet TOKIO, March 18.—(By Associated Press.)—Japan will FRENCH SEIZE TWO STATIONS (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 19.—The occupation of-the Mulheim and Speldorf railway stations in the Ruhr district of Ger- many by French troops was simply a further step in the plan adopted by the London reparations conference, it was explainxd in official circles here today. ‘The statiocs command the approaches to the Rhine and their possessions was necessary»to make the allied occupa- tion effective, it was said, Cardinal Bourne Is Attacked by Irish Catholics LONDON, March 19—Irish Catho- lics adopted resolutions at a mass meeting last evening protesting against the pastoral letter issued in February by Cardinal Bourne, in which the cardinal denounced disor- ders in Ireland. The resolutions warned inal. Bourne that while dutiful tholics will obey the church in mat- ers relative to faith and morals, ec- clesiastical dictation or interference in -political matters will not be tol- erated. How to Plant An Advertising Crop, Until the advent of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, advertis- ers sowed their business seed in “@ vast Dut fallow, Some’ of At préw and rétwr “a tate her- vést—much | Of it?) 58 ‘Cast. upon Btovad and was lost. There no standardized method of \dr- ermining the fertility of a’ pubi- cation’s field. *Byperimenting was expensive. The A..B. C. has ellmingted the barren spots of circulation. Plant- ing an advertising crop is no long- er an experiment, / Advertisers KNOW the field through audit re- ports. They know. whether: it is fertile ground and \ sow thelr ‘seed accordingly. The Tribune's | ci on has been audited by the A. B.C. Ad- vertisgments ‘placed in this publi- cation are seeds well sown. |] Over 90 per cent of Casper reads The Tribune on its merit as a worth while newspaper. | unions,-when. he began his second day of: cross questioning of railroad ‘ offi- cials. Mr.- Walsh renewed his investiga- tion of railroad publicity despite ob- jections from Judge R. M. Barton, chairman of the board, that the ‘mat- ter was irrelevant. He called”'T..De- witt Cuyler, chairman of the Aseocia- tion of Railroad Executives to\-the stand and resumed questioning along the lines which yesterday brought statements from Mr. Cuyler \that pub- licity articles supposedly written: by Mr, Cuyler really were written by. Ivy Lee, a press agent. “Wasn't Mr. Lee appointed press agent of the Association of Railroad Executives because he is an expert at breaking down unions?” Mr. Walsh asked. “No,” replied Mr. Cuyler. “Do you recall the mine publicity in-1914-15 gotten out by Mr. Lee?” asked Mr. Walsh. a “T recall that he was connected with the» Rockefeller Foundation,”was’ the answer. “Well, Mr. Lee at that time: .pub- lished falsé figures in connection with salaries of union officials,” began« Mr. Walsh, when Judge © Barton rupted, “Don't you realize this matter ts entirely outside the matters to come before the board?’ he asked. : Mr. Walsh then charged that the railroads’ motive in thelr publictey was unfair. “The duty of this board,”, intes- rupted Judge Barton, “is to decide whether national rules are fair. Wa know the railroads are opposed to na- tional agreements without your tell- ing: ue.” Despite Judge Barton’s: objections, Mr, Walsh continued readiig.. pfttb- licity matter and questioning Mr. Cuy- ler concerning it, TWO ROADS DOMINATE Atter T, Dewitt Cuyler,, chairman of the Association of Rallroad Exteen- tives, had/ admitted that ‘“natiomal boards of adjustment meant national agreements,” Mr. Walsh produced ‘as- sociation correspondence to show: that the roads had voted in favor of .fia- tional boards of adjustment but -re- versed themselves after W. W. Atter- bury,’ of the’ Pennsylvania, urged a report favoring local boards. ‘Walsh: also charged that thé rods were attempting to smash ‘labor = through publicity. In England an airship is being. but With sleeping and dining. accommoda- tions for 50 passengers, the cooking to be done. by electricity. MAN FOUND HIDING IN STORE AFTER CLOSING HOUR UNDER ARREST stand firmly on her mandate over the Island of Yap, Viscount declared at a meeting of a diet What is believed to have been an attempted wholesale robbery of the Richards & Cunningham store was frustrated last night when W. L. Wallace, manager of the institution, discovered a mag’ who gave his name as pa The decree, it is understood, was aimed more directly at the situation in the oi] fields where there has been an; they had “sufficient sustenance or im- increasing use of American workmen, frigate for colonization or agricul- but no specific reference to this was Made in. tha document. ; ——_——— Exception was: proyided in’ the de-| One inch of rain {s equivalent to cree for those who could show that|ten inches of snow. Paes A. Reed, the daddy of pro- fessional baseball here and a deter- mination to the face of his, ball play- ers that’ they want to win the pen- nant of the new: Midwest league’ for | Bell town that will support them Uke this. 0. B. Foster SSE Cn W. 3. Slek, --- sone 5 Carl H. Muehlhausen..-------. 25 JF. Jones & Go.------------ Agency Co.--—------~..-- Brodie: Rubber Co. 2... Lukis) Candy sCo, -2_ ‘Hero'is a detail of the manner in| Shaffer-Gay Co... _50 which Casper is putting the baseball| Richards & Cunningham Co... 100 drive over the top, so let’s keep it|Senate Billard Parior-.-----.. 5? Lets Go! Put over-the State Highway Bond Is- sue May 10. Automobile license fees pay the freight. Mrs. Pat O'Neil returned last night from Thermopolis whére she has been spending a few days. Uchida, foreign minister, d committee today. Representative Uehara asked whether the attitude of the United States, Great Britain and the League of Nations RECORD SET BY OPERATOR OF WIRELESS NEW YORK, March 19.—A world record for receiving radia messages 48 3-6 words a minute, with two typo- srayhieal errors, was estabilshed here Igst night by B. G. Seutter, an opera- tor employed by the New York Times. Seutter was victor in a receiving test held by the second district amateur radio convention. former record, 47 words a min-; uto with three errors, was held by Tony Gerhart, of Szn Francisco, a WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO CRASH PUEBLO, Colo., March 19.—Mra James Sharpnack of Fowler, Coio., was killed and her daughter, Hazel, badly injured this afternoon when their auto- mobile was hit by a Colorado & South- ern train at the’ Salt Creek crossing, | a few miles east of this city. ‘The women were on their way to Clovis, Ni.M., in a new car they had just purchased, council regarding Yap did not. affect Japan’s interests, and whether Japan | intended to insist on her rights under the ‘mandate. Viscount) Uchida re- plied. in the affirmative to the latter question. Representative Uehara’ said: Ameri: can antiJapanese’ agitation was spreading to other states besides Call- fornia, declaring this probably was due to California agitators. He charged John F, Stevens of Chi- | cago, head of the American Railway Mission in Siberia, with carrying on ‘an anti-Japanese movement. Visccant Uchida replied that he knew nothing of the. -allegations against Mr. Stevens, but said the gov- |ernment was adopting every possible means to prevent the pausage of laws similar to those adopted in California. The foreign minister asserts that Britain and soviet Russia’ was only’a temporary measure. “Hitherto, M. Uchida said Japan had kept in touch with the soviets, but it might be nec- essary to, map out a. policy con- forming to that of other countries. He believed the Moscow and Chita soviet governments should be dealt with separately. ‘Ten members/of the house. of repre- sentatives will visit. America this sum- mer, it was announced. HONOLULU, T. H,, March 18.—The Japanese house or representatives de- feated overwhelmingly today a motion declaring a want of confidence in: the Hara ministry, based on six, charges jeonnected with the alleged South Manchuria railway scandals, a Tokio cable to Nippu Jiji, Japanese language newepaper here says. Sanborn hiding in the building. When turned over to the police department, Sanborn stated that, he: wené to the basement of the store yesterday in search of work and that he :was ‘SOVIET-POLISH (By Associated Press) WARSAW, March 19.—Nows that! the treaty of peace between Poland and soviet Russia had been signed in Riga was received here late last night. It was immediately transmitted to President Pilsudski and the cabinet ministers, who were attending a gala performance in the opera house held in celebration of the adoption by the diet of the new constitution of the republic. overcome by fatigue. When he regain- ed consciousness he. learned that >it was after hours and that he had been locked {n the store: He is being held for investigation. Sanborn was ‘apprehended when Mr. Wallace observed that the night light- ing had been changed from the reg- ular arrangements. He entered’ the store and investigated the condition, finding that one of the windows over ‘the’ alley door had been opened.’ “He later ran. across Sanborn hiding Be hind one of the cases. ‘The man explained his predicament but made no effort to escape while Mr. Wallace summoned the police.’ ' gearatths wait Semen) Miss Clelia Dyke, who has been con- fined at her home here by an illness, is able to be about. Both Miss Clejia and Miss Agnes Dyke are here from Denver where they. are attending school. TAXI DRIVER AT RATON IS SLAIN RATON, N. M., March 19.—Offi- cers of Colfax county are scouring the country today for two men of whom they have meagre description and who are wanted for the killing about 10:30 last night. of Charles Swick, taxi driver of this place, who was shot to death on the road near Gardner and robbed of about $50 in money and a watch. Tay ome Two men hired Swick to drive them to Gardner, a mining camp, three miles northwest of here: When a short distance out Swick was at- tacked and shot dead, his bod; ing found lying beside tool the road. From body be-