Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Sunday, moderate temperature. VOLUME V he Casper Daily Crifame CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1921 STATE EDITION . NUMBER 148 | ‘ALL ED ESCORT MAY PROTECT FORMER BRITISH MINES ARE ABANDONED) 70 WATER, M _ RUIN. WORKING Service of Soldiers Is Asked to Save Mines Endangered as Result Of Nation-wide Strike LONDON, April 2.— (By Associated Press.) —Six Brit- ish coal mines, left to the mercy of inrushing water by the strike of miners and pump men, have already been flood- ed and some are said to be in such condition that they may be perman- ently wrecked. Four of these mines are in south Staffordshire, one in the Forest of Dean County of Gloucestey, an#@ one in Flintshire, northeast: Weoles, Several of the older pits in the Lancashire district and in’ the other coal districts of the island, clerks and volunteers are manning the pumps. Scores of telegraphic appeals reach- ed to be negotiating for American coal that sailors be sent to help fight against the flood of water pouring into the mines.. Various coal dealers’ associations are publishing appeals in newspapers, calling on volunteers with engineering experience to give assist- ance. ‘The government is laying plans tn deal with emergencies. It is planning to pose restrictions on shop and st lightig, ard the public has been askéd to economize in the use of gas, electricity and gasoline. An. effect of the embargo on. the export of coal has been an increase for the demand of tonnage to carry American. coal..to...British. bunkering stations. ‘Tt6é chairman of the London Coal committee declares London has a sup- ply for about three weeks, but if the present .summer-like weather contin- ues it will last five or six weeks. EARLY ADJUSTMENT IS ANTICIPATED WASHINGTON, April 2.—Duration of the British coal miners’ strike is expected to be short, according to the best opinion in England, Commercial Attache Dennis at London, advised the Department of Commerce today. Funds of the miners’ federation are low, the message said, adding that the strike ‘was not supported by public opinion. Certain British exporters were report- ed to be negotiating for American coal to fill contracts in the continents markets, Mr. Dennis said. VIOLENCE AGAINST OWNERS THREATENED, LONDON, April 2.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.}—While the withdrawal of the pump enginemen has placed man; of the collieries in Scotland and elsewhere in a critical condition, the first case of intimidation reported. in connection with the coal miners’ strike, which began at midnight, on ‘Thursday, was reported today from a south Wales district. ‘The miners at Rhymey, after a pro- longed meeting, proceeded to Pontot- tyn and told the officials who were working the pumps and doing other maintenance work that unless they ceased they would be forced to do so. ‘The management thereupon ordered the mine ponies brought to the sur- face. At a mass meeting of the miners at Neath, it was complained that non- unionists were working in a. certain colliery and it was decided to hold dem- onstrations at the colliery on Monday to make the men cease work. ———— A motion picture theater just open- ed in London can accommodate 5,- 000 spectators. All Weather Records For March Broken A summary of weather conditions _r the month of March, according reports made by George S. Mc- nzie, local weather observer, in- ttes that precedents were shed and despite the fact’ that month entered its perivd of ex- ze as a meck lamb, all the ef- of eons past to make good the _" proceedure, “in like a lamb, - “e allon,” failed miserably. nough, March did its best “sh the record, the coldest "= the month being estab- “March 30 when a temper- | 300-13 degrees above was re- ported. Otherwise precedent went to the bow-wows. The sun ‘shone in Casper on all but seven days of the month, fifteen days of which saw Sol during his whole course, and nine days suw him hid part of ‘i.e time. There was a varying temperature of 58 degrees between 71 above and a minimum of 13 above. March 18 established the maximum while minimum honors were divided be- tween March 12 and 30. Normal precipitation added fur- they iv the ideal month. Waterfall amounting to 1.30 inches was the record. ‘The greatest fall in a 24shour period was on March 23, when .20 inches fell. The total snowfall was eight and one-half inches and there were ten days with .01 or more inches of precipitation. SYRACUSE, N. Y., April the college, this morning. The. shooting occurred in the office of the school of administration, in the college of agriculture building, the new half-milliondollar structure do- nated to the university by Mrs. Rus- sell Sage in memory of her father, Joseph Slocum, and named for him. | Professor Bsciwith had been un | popuiar with the students, it was said, and petitions hal been circulated among, the student body asking for his removal. In a statement issued soon after the shooting, Chancellor Day declared that it was his belief that Dean Whar- ton died trying to prevent Professor Beckwith from committing suicide. “This was indicated in a note left MINISTE ANOTHER’S WIFE, R STOLE CHARGE PENDING Nebraska Pastor Who Introduced Woman To-Gommunity as Daughter Facing Trial; Investigation. Pushed OMAHA, Neb., April 2.—(By Associated Press.) —G. B. Hancock, federal investigator attorney’s office,.said toda: case of the Rev. Eugene Ac! Bow, would: depend upon attorney here desired to take. been filed against Rev.’ Ackley, Mr. Hancock: said.; The Rev. Ackley came to Nebraska carly, this year from.a Wisconsin town as a temporary pastor for the United Brethern church at Broken Bow. His arrest there, according to a report from that city, resulted after mem- pers of his congregation had begun an investigation into his relations with a woman whom he fs said to have intro- duced to the community as hig daugh- ter. Her name, according to*this re- port, was given as Mrs, Zylphia May Brown, a divorcee. _ Advices from Broken Bow say Mrs. Brown is said to have confessed that she deserted her. husband at Sparta, Wis., and had eloped to LaCrosse with Rev. Ackley. Whether the investigation would be carried into Wisconsin depended upon the district attorney in Omaha, Mr. Hancock said. STATUTORY CHARGE IS AUTHORIZ) BROKEN BOW, Nebr., April 2.—A state statutory charge against the Rev, Eugene Ackley, who came here from Wisconsin is pending in county court here, according to County At- torney W. C. Schater, who said he filed the complaint before County Judge Holcomb a week ago. Both the Rev, Ackley and the wo- man whose relations with him have been under investigation are held in jail here, Mr. Schater said. The wo- man’s name, he added, was given to him as Zylphia Wallace, Rev., Ackley, the county attorney declared, has ad- from the United States district a further investigation into the ley, arrested yesterday at Broken what action the United States No federal charge as yet had mitted improper relations with the wo- man in Wisconsin, but said he was innocent of any such conduct in Ne- braska, “We are waiting to seo what the federal authorities do,” Mr. Schater sald, adding that if they did not make @ case of the matter he would prose- cute on the state charge. Rev. Ackley was arrested after he had filed an insanity complaint against the woman when he learned sho was to be married to John Mc- Ginnis of this city. This complaint was withdrawn and he was prepar- ing to leave Broken Bow wken ar. rested, it is said. Rev. Ackley’s age was given by the county attorney as 59 and the wom- an’s between 25 and 30. seeticaa T BLOODSHED IN LONDONDERRY BELFAST, April 2.—Serious disor- ders occurred in Londonderry last eve- ning. Constable Higgins was shot and killed by assailants who escaped, two bombs were thrown at the electric light station and two soldiers were wounded, and in rifle firing following the attack two civilians were injured. An attack was made on the police barracks on Lecky Road and two con- stables were wounded before police re- inforcements, which arrived in an ar- mored car, beat off the attacking party. Dean Wharter Loses Life in Attempt To ANTI-RE Prevent Suicide From Carrying Out Tragedy Caused by Dismissal 2.—(By Associated Press,)— J. Herman Wharton, dean of the college of business adminis- tration, Syracuse university, was shot ar&i killed by Holmes Beckwith, professor of financial and insurance subjects in Beckwith then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. for Dean Wharton by Professor Beckwith,” the chancellor said, ‘in which he intimated that he was go- ing to kill himself and referred to al- leged unjust treatment of himself based-'on the fact that he had been dismissed, the dismissal to take effect at the end of the year. Dean Whar- |ton's chair, a stout one, was broken. He evidently leaped from it when Beckwith tried to kill himself, the gun wae turned on him ahd the dean was shot through the head. Beckwith was shot in the chest. He also stabbed himself to make death certain.” Dr. Holmes Beckwith was first leu- tenant, field artillery, in the world war. He joined the Syracuse univer- sity faculty last September. He was head of the department of finance and insurance. He formerly) taught at Colorado college, Colo. Springs, Colo.; Grinnell college, and Northwestern university, at Evanston, 11. He ‘was given an LL, D. by the University of California and Ph. D. by Columbii He was a bank examiner in California Dean Wharton was a graduate of racuse untversity and has been an instructor there for the last few years, his first service having been with the engineering school, in which he was head of the English department. "Two years ago he conceived the idea of @ college of business administra: tion and he was appointed by the chancellor to carry out the‘plan. He organized the college and last fall was made its dean. In the two years the college has grown rapidly, having an enrollment of 900. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April Professor Holmes Beckwith was a member of the Colorado college facul- ty from the fall of 1919 to the spring of 1920." He came to Colorado college from Chicago. ‘Previous to this he was considered an expert on financial and insurance questions with a re- sponsible New York firm. > BUILDERS VOTE ON WAGE CUT CHICAGO, April 2.—Plans were under way today for a referendum by 60,000 building trades workers of Chicago on a reduced wage scale pro- posed by the contractors. Decision to submit the proposition to the men was reached by union chiefs after the em- ployers had promised that contracts for projects totalling 100,000,000 would be let if the wage scale is re duced. At present the industry is practically at a standstill here. The balloting will extend through several days and the result probably wil not be known before next Friday. The proposed reductions range from 20 to 25 per cent. Skilled labor would drop from $1.25 an hour to $1, and unskilled from $1 to 70 cents.| The cut, if adopted, would be effective] on May 1 | George W. K. Posver has returned from an extended trip through the oil| fields of Texas and Mexico. He also visited the vast arid land of Brazil and~se Ural Mountains. On his re-| turn George came through Washing-| ton, D. C., where he attended the in- auguration and heard the inaugural| address of President Harding and re-| ports a splendid trip. PEACE QUESTION TAKES ON NEW LIFE IN WASHINGTON Visit of Former Premier Viviani of France To Sound Out President's Harding’s Attitude Leads to Rumors WASHINGTON, April 2.—(By Associated Press,)—In- terest in the administration’s attitude towards the general subject of a peace settlement, revived by the visit here of Former Premier Viviani of France, was further intensified today by a series of conferences’ whith had every outward ance of embracing a general discussion to prepare administration officials for a decision resolution and an amended league of nations. All of those who took part in the on such subjects as a separate peace conferences were reticent and the in- ferences attached to them necessarily were largely conjectural. The day's development centered about the White House and state de- partment, leaving M. Viviani fon the moment in the background. It was in- dicated, however, the progress might have a logical sequence to suggestions brought here by the former French premier. “As a member of the League of Na- tions Committee on Amendment of the Covenant, M. Viviani naturally ts much interested in that subject, and it was taken for granted that he would plead to take home with him.a defi- nite estimate of the American vievy: point on covenant amendments, even tho that were not the primary pvt« pose of his yisft. In the same way he is naturally interested in any moyr- ment for a separate peace between the United States and German: One of the first callers at the White House today was Col. George Harvey of New. York, selected for ambassador to Great Britain. After a half-hour with the president, Colonel Harvey had a conference . with Secretary Hughes at the State Department. The official explanation of these conferences was that the colonel had called for additional instructions re- garding his mission which, of course, will bring him into more or leas direct contact wit® the league question Sentor Knox of Pennsylvania, author of the separate peace resoiu- tion vetoed 4jy President Wilson, also was on President Harding's list of callers today, as was’ Stephane Lau- zanne, a French journalist. Mr. Eauzanne’s opinions on Puro-| pean affairs were quoted freoly in| this country during the presidential | compaign. His visit to the White House at the request-of the French} ambassador, Jules J. Jueserand, was officially exyplained, as a. forme! call) |to pay his respects to the president. Still another on the White Hous engagement lst was Myron T. Her-| rick of Ohio, understood to»be under | serious consideration for ambassador to Fraace. Mr. Herrick held that post | in'the early days of the European war | and last summer familiarized himselt | |with recent developments by a visit to Europe during which he conferred |with many British and French states- | men. The impression that important de- velopments might be brewing under | the surface was strengthened by dis-| (Continued on Page 6.) | - |ATTACK ON SYRACUSE PROFESSOR KILLS ASSOCIATE, TAKES OWN LIFE 2 > @ > D FORCES HURLED BACK VLADIVOSTOK FAILS (By Associated Press) TOKIO, April 1.—Attempts by anti-Bolshevik elements to gain con- trol of the city of Vladivostok have resulted in failure, according to of- ficial advices recevied bere. The fighting began in the cit yesterday morning, but had not proceeded long before officials of the Japanese garrison ordered the belligerents to cease firing and disarm. This order was obeyed, and dispatches from Viadivosiok state that at present the situation is not considered se- rious. The incident was the outgrowth of an intrigue of the anti-socialists to seize the city, with the help of the remnants of the forces formerly commanded by General Kappell, anti bolshevik leader in Siberia, it is said in special dispatches to this city. The authorities, however, had been informed of the conspiracy and took precautions against a serious up- | rising. Latest press advices from Vladivo- |stok state that four of the attacking party and three militiamen | killed. According to |publicity bureau, the Japanese com- | mand disarmed the government militia on the ground that many sympathiz- fers with the insurrection had been | found in its ranks. Later, the bureau | says, the arms were returned and an agreement signed under which the/arch, but with stricter limitations as} Japanese undertook to liquidate the|to his pisce of residence and move-| | incident. | ments. | General Lokhvitzy, commander of | | the attacking forces, and four other | officers were arrested, but later were released. Return to Switzer- land. Planned By Charles as End To Revolt Fiasco (Bulletin) BUDAPEST, April 2.—(By Associ- | ated Press)—Former Emperor Char- les, his move for restoration to the Hungarian throne thwarted by the government, will leave tonight or tomorrow morning in an automo-. bile oa his way back to Switzerland, according to semi-official informa tion today. PARIS, April 2.—( By Asso- ciated Press.) — Dispatches| |received by the French for- | eign office today indicate that! | Former Emperor Charles, who f of official circles cessfully blocked. in| és Were | his efforts at restoration to the throne} the Japanese |of Hungary, will be escorted back to jin the bel here, has been su Switzerland by allied officers. This guard will be given him, it is said, to protect him against manifest: tion enroute. Swi: tend hospitality to the fori smon. VIENNA, April 2.—Forme> Emper. jor Charles will leave (Continued on Page 6.) 15,000 LEFT HOMELESS BY MANILA FIRE, 3,000 HOUSES ARE DESTROYED Search Started For Victims of The ‘Governor’ SEATTLE, Washi, 2 Searching parties left ‘Seattle and Port Townsend, Wash., today for the vicinity of Point Wilson on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in an’ ef- fort to: recover bodies of victims of the sinking of the passenger liner Governor yesterday. The missing list of ten was unchanged. Federal inspectors continued their investiga- tion into the collision between the freighter West Hartland and the Governor in which the Governor was sunk CHAMPAGNE INCREASING IN-FAVOR WASHINGTON, April 2—Sick folfts apparently are making increasing use| of French champagne since prohibi tion’ went ‘into effect. At least, it can be imported only for medicinal use and Department of Commerce figures show importations to the value $384,391 in 1920 against $1,158 in 1919 Part of the difference, officials point- ed out, probably was due to increased price of champagne but that lef€ a notable increase in quantity of im- ports, they said. Efforts to get champagne admitted as a sacramental wine have failed, the regulations holding it strictly to medicinal uses oo kee) Ee MAN MISSING. DITCH DRAGGED EL PASO, Texas, April 2.—Work- men are dragging the canal which |runs thru El Paso, trying to locate the body of Fred Kaderli, 30, a bridge gang foreman, who has not been seen since 10 o'clock last night, when he left the home of his fiancee, Miss Gladys Marshall, to whom he was to have been married ‘today, Fellow workmen this morning found his hat stained with blood near his tome, and near the canal they found a bloody trail and his empty pocketbook, which yesterday contained $200. Kaderli has been here a ing here from Stanton, Tex: ar, com- One suspect, who went to the police station on his own volition to tell of Kaderli’s disappearance, is being held. Gloom Chaser New Tribune Feature In line with its policy to give the people of Casper and Wyo- ming the best newspaper possible, and recognizing the comics as in- dispensable as a weekly feature in adding 2 tone of wholesome hu- mor, appreciated by young and old alike, “Bringing Up Father” and “The Katzenjammer Kids" have taken up thelr abode in The Trib- une in page form and will appear hereafter as a weekly Saturday feature. Watch for them and they will chase the gloom away. Read them any timo and you will feel better. ' of | eA Oye \Thirty-A | Raze years, w Lazaro district. UNION VOTES "GUT IM WAGES SPOKANE, Wasm, April 2.—A vol- untary reduction of $1 a day in the | wage scale of the local bricklayers’ |and masons’ union was voted at meeting of the union last night, ace cording to announcement of M. F Mills, president, The new wage, he | said, will be $9. ‘The reduction was voted, according to th | ‘to encourage a re’ announcement, in building. | Minimum Number | Strike Against Wage Reduction |. OMAHA, Neb., April 2.—Omaha’s building activities today were prac |tieally unaffected as a result of a ro- [een demand by contr: ors for a 20 per cent cut in the 3 of ¢m. | ployes in the building” trades lin |cording to J. M Gibb, secre! | les Cou | Building 'r | Mr. Gibb said the contractors’ demand wu |150, adding that all ott employes either at no | pay at all or on a '0 per cent, which ‘factory to the men. GREEK FORCES SUFFER DEFEAT | PARIS, April ,2.—-Greek forces, which were driven out of the city of Eski-Shehr, Asia Minor, by a Turkish |counter attack early this week, are in | full retreat, a Constantinople despatch received here says. Turkish cavalry |is declared to be pursuing the Greeks. | —— | ‘The motion picture industry is now | the fifth largest industry in the United | States, reduction (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 2.—Approximate- Iy 1,600,000 gallons of wine and whiskey must satisfy the medicinal requirements of 3,000,000 Chicagoans | each year, according to the order | that went out today from the office | of Ralph W. Stone, dry commissioner t of the Central Department and Pro- hibXion director for Ilinois, after MANILA, P..1., April 2.—(By Associated Pre: - teen thousand were rendered homeless here today in a fire Former German jlast night, the most destructive fire in more than twenty h destroyed three thousand houses in the north- ern section of the city, a mative quarter known as the San Two bodies were found today in the ruins. Police estimate the’ loss. at . three +} began ‘ass in| req. of Native Section ds, by Conflagration Resulting In $3,000,000 Loss Last Night )—Fif. million dollars. ‘The razed area con sisted mostly of mall native struc tures occupied as. Bellings and stores. Tt extended soyer thirty acres. Am erican sailors from the flagship Hur on, of the Asiatic Fleet, and Ame can soldiers from into the burning district in fighting the flames. houses surrounding the burning area, progress of the fire. the night in vacant lots. An was made by the city council for re. old nephew, clasped in of a flames they rel filled with -ricnd is expected again to ex- Steinamanger making a fire break which halted the Red Cross workers before daylight mbling food and clothing for the homeless, most of whom spent initial appropriation of ten thousand dollars each other's arms and encircled by the iron hoops arge water barrel. It is believed that when their escape was cut off by took refuge in the bar- er, hoping to save their lives. The weoden staves burned. SS ae R. G EMPEROR AFFIONIITS 10 SHOW SOURCE OF GOLD PURCHASES PLANNED INU, Shipments From England And France Believed To Originate in Russia, Say Federal Assayists EW YORK, April 2.—(By Associated Press.) — The United States assay office here, fearing that a consider- able amount of gold coming to this country from France and England may be of Russian soviet jorigin, was reported today to have jasked Washington authorities the ad- visibility of demanding ownership and jorigin affidavits on all gold tendered it for purchase. For several months, on Washington instructions, the assay office has de- clined to accept gold known to be of Russian origin. In cases where {t was suspected that gold came from soviet territory affidavits declaring it not to be of Kussain origin have been re- quired. Should this precaution be made general, it is reported in finan- cial circles that the flow of gold to this country may b» curtalled, Gold bearing the official stamp of the Royal Swedish mint has been re- ceived without question, although it is regarded as of soviet origin, melted the Swedish mint or given in pay- ent for soviet gold sold to that in- stitution, Because however, of the amicable relations between Sweden and the-United States, treasury offi- cials at Washington ruled that the as- say office here could not refuse to pur- chase this gold. Empress in No Danger, Report DOORN, Holland, April 24 4#By The Associated Press)—Former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany, whose condition took a turn for the worse the Manila bar. Yeste™ay was reported to be in no racks were cheered as they marched particular danger this morning. Should another similar attack occur, to assist a me They razed However, it is feared her death wilt result. 5 wa et MAN IS SLAIN ~ IN TEXAS JAIL lief work, and subscription lists: have been opened. EL PASO, Texas, April 2.—Deputy Search in the ruins revealed bodies | Sheriff J. C. Stansel and six other dep: of Zosine Santos and his twelve year |Utes armed with rifles left here short: \ly afternon for Silver City, N. M., to look for two men who murdered Jail- er Ventural, 60 years old, in the Silver City jail last night and escaped, ac- cording to the local sheriff's office. ~ Jailer Ventura was killed with an axe a few minutes before the jail delivery, according to information re- ceived here. The two men, it is said? ylor is in the city attending|are thought to be in an automobilé tters-for over the week-end, : theaded toward El Paso. WEST PARK, N. ¥., April 2.—In the presence of friends who had as- sembled from all parts of the nation, simple funeral services for John Burroughs, famous naturalist, were held here this afternoon at Riverby, his home. Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison, Harvey §. Firestone and other frineds of Mr. Burroughs listened to the brief service conducted by the Rey. Franklin D. Elmer of the Col- legiate Baptist church near Colgate university In addition to scriptural Treading ,passages from the works of Wordsworth, Emerson and Walt Whitman were repeated. Singing of a cradle song was a feature of the service; FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER U.S. PAY TRIBUTE TO NATURALIST Mr. Burroughs’ bier was surround- ed with the springtimo flowers of nearby fields where he had often walked. In place of orchids, roses and other flowers of the greenhouse, violets, daffodils and hepaticas had- a conspicuous plac Numerous children from the coun- tryside who had been on intimate terms with the aged naturalist were among those present at the funerals The Holy Cross monastery and a> Roman Catholic convent both near- by, also were represented. Burial will take place tomorrow at Woodchuck Lodge, Mr. Burroughs’ birthplace in the Catskills, on the eighty-fourth anniversary of his birth. HALF GALLON OF BOOZE IS MADE ANNUAL RATION his return from a conference at Washington. This amount was de- ducted from the allowance to each druggist. It afhounts to some 35,000 pints a day, in addition to a bottle of beer with each meal that may be allowed on prescription. Each’ of the 2,000 druggists in Chi- cago may withdraw 200 gallons of whiskey and 100 gallons of wine every three months, The commis- sioner of internal revenue has an- nounced that this quantity could be increased if druggists could show they really needed more liquor to supply the demand. As probably half of the inhabitants would not use much of any liquor because of dis- like, high price or lack of a pres- cription, it is thought that tho al- lotmept wilt yore thsu suffice those who i, .