Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1921, Page 1

oem Weather Forecast Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday: continued cold. vOuUME V AM ERICAN R NEGOTIATIONS O END COAL STRI British Miners A\ posal as Tran Support of — LONDON, April 6.—( executive body of the min Government Pro- +t Workers Vote vat Walkout te Associated Press.)—The __ ion this afternoon accepted the government’s proposal that the miners’ delegates meet representative: reopening of the coal strike. ‘The mining association, comprising the owners of the mines, also ac- cepted the proposal of the prime min- ister, ‘The truce came upon offers of me- diation presented by Premier Lloyd George just as the strike situation looked blackest. ‘With all mining at a standstill the transport workers voted this morning to support the miners, which meant a strike if necessary, Following the mediation proposal, the triple alliance this afternoon voted to postpone decision as to support of the miners. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, merely announced that the alliance had “considered how best to assist the miners in thelr strug- gle.” LANARK, Scotland, April» 6.—Dis- of the owners and the government for the egotiations with the view to a settlement of at seyeral mines the striking work- men having interfered with pumping operations. Several arrests are said to have been made. DISORD! SERIOUS IN SCOTLAND. LONDON, April 6.—Disorders which began yesterday in the coal mining town of Cowdenbeath, in Fifeshire, Scotland, became more serious at mid- night last night and in a series of melees- with the police, a number of strikers were injured, says a Central News dispatch from Dunfermline. The message states that several policemen were wounded. The rioters repeatediy broke through the police cordon. and suc- ceeded in cutting electric light wires, throwing the town into darkness. Po- lice reinforcements are being rushed to the scene, orders weve reported from many dis! @RANSPORT WORKERS tricts in Lanarkshire this sey TEAW CAPTAINS WEEK SELECTED C. H. Townsend Made Chairman of Membership Committee for Chamber of Commerce (Campaign in Casper ‘Team captains for the Casper Chamber of ‘Commerce membership recruiting week have been selected by the committee on committees. C. H. ‘Townsend will act as chairman of the membership committee. Team captains are: H. W. Baker, Earle G. Burwell, H. A, Burk, Wm. B. Cobb, James H. Cody, J. 5. Hanway, Earle D, Holmes, John Jourgensen, J. R. Lloyd, Harry McCraken, C. R. Mc- Grew, Henry Stevick, W. W. Sproul, 0. W. Twiggs, Fred Van Gorden, Max ‘Winter. The team captains will choose six salesmen from the membership at large to assist the recruiting organ- ization in selling Casper to its citi- zens. Quite a number of members have already signed pledges to assist in the work and the team captains will have the benefit of this list to choose from. It is suggested that team captdins get the members of their team to sign up the ‘£ belieye” statements in order to secure the greatest support for their team. The "I believe’ statements which \ the members will be requested to sign reads as follows: I BELIEVE IN CASPER—I be- lieve in the plans for the expansion of the Chamber of Commerce, through the follow-up membership campaign. I am willing to do my part, I agree to see ten men on Wednesday and ten men on Thurs- day of recruiting week, with regard to joitiing the Chamber of Com- merce or paying up their dues. Signed -.. Phone. Business Address Members who are willing to, do their part in putting olor this cam: Paign are requested to cut out this slip, sign as indicated and mail to the chamber of commerce. BACK UP MINERS. this morning. Z The vote taken by. ‘the transport workers wag unanimously. in favor of aid to the miners... 1t was, de- to meet: in Gonference immedi Gitely with delegates of the National Union of Raitwaymen and the miners’ union for the purpose of securing ac- tion On the strike situation by the “triple alliance.” At the conclusion of the conference, Robert Willams, general secretary of the transport workers, said: “On recommendation from the ex- ecutive committee, the conference has decided to give ‘all assistance in our power to whateyer extent necessary to help the miners and at once to en- ter into negotiations with the railway- ‘men and the miners for the purpese of taking joint action throughout the remainder of the contest.” The executive committee went from the conference to the headquarters of the federation to.put this decision in- to effect. The National Union of Railwaymen will. hold a joint. meeting with the miners this afternoon. It is probable that following this meeting there will be a full conference of the “triple alliance.” After the meeting,“J. H/ Thomas, general secretary of the railwaymen’s organization, said: “We are still considering the whole situation.” An effort to bring the miners and employers together again was made by Mr. Lloyd George, the prime min- ister, this afternoon.. It was an- nounced he had written to the presi- dent of the mining association and the secretary of the miners’ associa- tion, asking them to meet and resume negotiations. The prime minister's, letters called attention to his speech in the aouse of commons “with regard to the de- sirability of the negotiations being re- sumed,” and concladed: “Y desire to repeat that the govern- ment tenders the use of its good of- fices for the purpose of bringing the parties together.”” The British National Transport Workers federation includes most of the big waterside workers’ unions, to- gether with unions catering for sea- men, caters, cabmen and some gen- eral labor unions or a part of their membership. In 1919 the federation had a membership of 313,000 workers. With unions which have affiliated with the federation the total number of persons affected by today’s decision is approximately 500,000. Bare Ryieeson Detroit Stage Are Under Ban (By Associated Press.) DETROIT, Mich., April 6.—Thea- ter owners have joined the perform- ers, in answering an edict by the police censor-which put unclothed knees, even of Grecian dancers, un- der the ban. “Some stage folk,” the censor de- clared, “have been going too far and it must stop."” His only exception was in national costume, such as the Scotch. The performers and the theater owners, in turn, have asked city offi- cials to clear the streets, particularly those leading from theaters to hotels, of the “Johnny Nuisance.” ‘The censor also became the target of many quips, such as suggestions that he exercise his powers on the other side ofthecurtain, expressions of fear that car muffs might yet be required on Detroit stages, and re- minders.that cloth alone was not a mark of decency. “ POPULATION OF FRANCE LESS PARIS, April 6.—France has lost approximately five and seven-tenths per cent of her population since the 1911 census, according to the’ early returns of the 1921: census. In a fourth ofthe population area, includ- ing Paris and eighteen departments, three departments showed a total gain of 40,000, while fifteen: departments lost 617,000. Paris was found to be almost stationary. HERRICK TO ACCEPT POST (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April Co-Myron T. Herrick has decided to accept ap- pointment as Anjerican ambassador to France, a post he. filled under President Taft, and, whichshevoceu- pied at the beginning of the world war. Mr. Herrick’s formal. nomina- tion will be made soon and he will go to France in the early summer. TO SERVE TIME Petition of Over 80 Jail for One Day Dr. Jeffrey Can Residents to Go To Each and Release Not Be Granted Sympathy for the plight of Dr. J. H. Jeffrey, president of the Wyoming Chiropractic association and prominent prac- titioner here who is serving a 90-day sentence in the Netrona county jail for “practicing medicine without a license,’”’ took a striking turn today when over four score patients and patrons of the prisoner presented a petition to Sheriff Lee Martin askihg that each of the peti- tioners be allowed to serve one day of the sentence. It is significant that two of the petitioners were members of the jury which convicted Dr. Jef- frey of a violation bf the state law. The ‘petition, which expresses the opinion that justice has gone astray, was denied by the sheriff who has no authority to recognize such a re- quest. “I would like to grant the petition from a personal. standpoint, but 1 have no power to do so,” said Sheriff Martin. ‘As I understand the law, no authority, not even the governor. can do anything in the matter. Much to my personal regret Dr. Jeffrey will be compelled to complete the term of his’ sentence.” The petition, which stands out as unusual in the history of local court convictions and is no less unique in a much broader field, follows in full together with the names of the signers: We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of the county of Natrona, believing that in the conviction and sentence of Dr. J. H. Jeffrey, chiro- practor, who is now serving a sen- tence of 90 dayg.in your custody, there has been a serious and flag- fant: miscarriage of justice, and realizing that a great hardabip and injustice is being @one not only to “Dr. Jeffrey but to Ms patients, and fecling that) we should. do" some- thing’ to alleviate this* sittation, most respectfully petition’ you “to permit each one of ug to serve one day of his sentence. If you grant our prayer one of our number will present himself or herself each day at 9 o'clock a. m. to servo 24 hours until such time as the sentence shall have been passed. We do this that Dr. Jeffrey's pa- | tients may not be deprived of the care and attention their health de- mands. Signed: N. M. Jensen, 881 South Spruce; L. M. Mitchell, 333 Spruce; C. W Dingman, 1124 South Elm; I. Hog- gatt, 934 South Poplar; Homer By- ers, Locust and Fourteenth; Frank H. Dombush, 703 East K; Roy B. Dixon, 910 Midwest avenue; D. Au- gustine, 307 North Center; H. Hendryx, 437 North Jackson; Ed- ward H. Fischer, box 768, Casper; Harley Atwell, 832 South David; H. M. Darst,-116 West J; Jacob Sa- menfelt, 1145 Willow; | Walter Soules, 904 Lincoln; J. M. Winsott, 738 South Wolcott; R. M. Hodgens, 319 East Sixth; Bert Rundberg, 505 East First; A. B. Perry, 118 West B; F. A. Corsman, 1213 East First; W. D. Keyser, 842 East” Yellow- stone; W. D. Morris, 831 West Rail- c r J. Groves, 708 West Blev- enth; Claude Johnson, 618 Wert Fourteenth; Fred W. Durer, 143 North Park; M. B. Loden, 615 South David; ©. P. Fuller, 914 South Spruce; C, M. Summers, 61, Cas- per; G..Ls) Brown, 116 ith _Ken- wood; A. S. Hawley, 1236 South Chestnut; R. B. Perry, 125 North Lincoln; S$. B. Gockley, 924° South Oak; William’ Reeves, 232 East First;""William — Swartfager, 1211 Cottonwood; x. J. Torino, 605 West Eleventh; H.. F. Giles, _ 301 > Bast Fifth; W. G. McKay, box 824, Cas- (Continued on Page 5.) Allied Powers Are Sent Notes Relat- ing to ‘Japanese Claim in Pacific WASHINGTON, April 6.— (By The Associated Press.) — Failure of the United States to ratify the treaty of Ver- sailles will not be allowed to detract from this country’s right to participate in peace settle- ments, Secretary Hughes declared in notes addressed to Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan. The note to Japan differed from the other three in that it referred more specifically to the Japanese mandate over the Island of Yap. All four of them reiterated the contention that the United States had sacrificed no rights in the peace settlement by reason of its unwillingness to join the League of Nations, “The fact that the United States has not ratified the treaty of Ver- sailles,” the notes said, “cannot de- tract from rights which the United States has already acquired and it is hardly necessary to suggest that a treaty to which the United States is not a party could not affect those rights.” It should be noted that the treaty of Versailles did not purport to secure to Japan, it was pointed out, or to any other ‘nation any right in the overseas possessions of Germany ex- cept that an equal right should be secured to the United States. Article 119 of the treaty provides, Mr. Hughes said, that Germany re- nounces in favor of the principal al- lied and associated powers all her rights and titles in her overseas possessions, The secretary then em- phasized that the United States is ono of the principal allied and asso- ted powers, and that the position of the government of Japan could de- rive no strength from ‘the treaty of Versailles or from any discussion pre- liminary to it. MANDATE CONFERRRED WITHOUT U.S, AGREEMENT. » Continuing, Secrétary Hughes said: “As the United States did not. en- ter into this convention or into any freaty, relating to the subject, this jovernment “Is “Uriable to Understand ‘upon what ground it was ‘thereafter attempted to confer the mandate with- out the agreement of the United ‘ (Continued on Pate 5.) CONTINUED EXPANSION OF _REFINERIES Guggenheims Defeat Critics In Annual Meet JERSEY CITY, N. J., April 6.—The organization slateof directors, repre- senting the Guggenheim interests, was elected at the annual meeting of tho American Smelting & Refining com- pany here today. ‘The ‘stock vote was 682,233 shares for the directors. No votes were cast against them, although 202,479 shares, representing interests controlled by Karl, Eilers, were recorded as “pres- ent, but not votirig.” WOOL CLIP IN UTAH POOL SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 6.— ‘A committee is now proceeding with the execution of a plan to pool up- wards of five million pounds of the state's 1921 wool clip. The committee was appointed and the plan approved at a meeting of wool growers, called by the Utah State Farm bureau and the Utah Wool Growers association yesterday. FORMER EMPEROR IS THREATENED BY MOB (By Associated Press) VIENNA, April 6—Five hours’ delay in the journey of former Em- Peror Charles to Switzerland, from Hungary after his futile attempt to regain the Hungarian throne, was caused by the holding up of his train last night-at Frohnleiten, just to the south of Bruck, im lower Aus- tria, because of threatened demon- strations against the ex-monarch by the working men of Brack. Several thousand men from the industrial towns in the region gath- cred at Bruck in the evening and de- clared they would not let the ex- emperor pass until they him what they thought about him and his adventure. The workers resisted all pleas of the authorities for several hours, but the crowd finally/was ‘ispersed at ‘1 o’clock this morning. (By Associated Press) BUDAPEST, April 6.—Former Emperor Charles went to tho Steinamanger station on foot yes- terday, being accompanicd by Bish- op Mikes and‘a number of officers, says a telephone thessage received here from that city. The former monsreb was nervous, pale and haggard. A-focal military band played the Hungarian nation- al anthem and the crowd uncovered and sang the hymn with faltering voices, While ‘the hymn was being sung Charles descendéd from his train and stood, moist-cyed, among the people whom he claims as sab- When the guards on board the special train gave the signal for starting, Charles re-entered his car, waving farewell, calling out “au revoir, my faithful,” ‘The message received here states the crowd shouted back: “Your Majesty, come back as soon as ” Standard and Midwest Officials Sound Death of Transco Rumors After C ntinental Pipeline onferences Here Continued expansion of the Midwest and Standard refin- eries at Casper, Greybull and Laramie to handle crude pro- duced in Wyoming and assurance that this program will be given preference over any projects involving the transpor- tation of this oil elsewhere on a large scale for refining were promised by officials of the Standard Oil company of Indiana and the Midwest Refining, company prior to thelr departure from Casper last night. A conference between the refinery men and Burlington freight department officials was the conclud- ing session held here. Col. R. W. Stewart, chairman of ‘the board of directors of the Stand- ard and recognized as the goyerniti¢ head of the corporation, stated that the conference was held primarily to seek means of relief for the oil oper- ators of the Wyoming and Montana fields 24 determine the best manner of relief. There are now in existence three ways that it would be possible to re- lieve the present congestion, one by means of a. transcontinental pipeline that would connect with the big line from the midcontinent fields of Okla- homa to the east; another means would be the building of larger re- finerlos here and at otver points in this region to han¢ile the oil and then Ship the resultant petroleum ‘prod- ucts by. frelght to the markets. The third method {s to ship the crude oil by tank cars \to other points for re- fining. The ‘conference showed that !t would be practically impossible to’ ship crude oil out of Wyoming by tank cars, even in trains, and’ refine the oll at-other points, It was seen that the actual cost ® hautage to the ratroads would be. morg. than, the crude oi! was. worth. An iexamplo !s shown by the presént. quotations on Mule Creck field oll Whielt/is about as good a grade of/crude is the Sait Creek oll’ but because it has to be hauled along distance by freight, the producers in’ that field aro only get- ting 95 cents per barre! while Salt Creck ofl is’ around $1.40 per barrel. ‘The matter of a transcontinental pipeline ‘across the continent was shelved because there is not enough ofl in sight in this part of the coun- try to warrant such a project. Should there be two or three more fields like the Salt Creek field found in the northwest, such a pipeline would then be considered a necessity, but the promoters of such a project need not expect any oll in Utah to assist such a line for Utah oil could be sent west to the California refin- ing centers jer than it could be piped to .the tern points. The conference therefore decided to enlarge the present refineries here and at other points so that the ofl from the fields will be handled lo- cally and this also means that Cas- per and the state of Wyoming in general will receive the full benefit of the Business instead of having to share it with other refining centers in the same way that the midconti- nent oil ficlds now share their pro- duction with the refining centers at Bayonne, N. J., Franklin, Pa,, and other points. ‘The details of the enlarging plan will still have to be worked out, but Colonel Stewart stated that the Grey- bull refinery of the Midwest. would be enlarged considerably and the two plants at Laramie would also be built to much’ larger proportions. The Midwest and Standard plants here will also be added to above the pro- gram already under way and the Casped plants will easiiy be the larg: est in this part of the country, when they are completed. This program will, cover a period 'of years,” it is indicated. ‘The railroad officials attended the conferente to help out in the matter of freight transport of oils and their recommendations were to the effect that the freigit on refined oils was such that this commodity could be shipped so ss to show a reasonable profit for all concerned. Because of the long distance from the market centers, the profit accruing from the Je of petroleum products in the other regions, but it is hoped that northwest {s much smaller than from (Continued on Page 5.) 9 PROMISED | International | Court Okehed By Dominion GENEVA, April 6.—Canaca has just signed the protocol ratifying the stat- utes of “international court of justice” her action bringing the number of states which have adhered to the court up to’ twenty-eight. The secretariat of tho League of Nations has written to members of that organization to have candidates for election as judges for the court designried conditionally upon ratifica- tion of the statutes of the tribunal by majority of the members of the league. The judges will be elected by the assembly of the Icague at its meeting next September from the list of names proposed by representatives of the different states at The Hague court. BEER LIMIT IS FIXED IN MILWAUKEE MILWAUK Wis., April ¢,—Four and seven-eighths gallons of beer every, thirty days will be the maximum amount a doctor will be able to pre- scribe to an individual under regula- tions drawn up by the Internal Reye- nue department, according to informa- tion received today from Washington. Physicians will be held to “strict accountability” if they prescribe more than is necessary, the message said. ORPHANS BID FOR SUPPORT ON ‘TAG’ DAY “Have a Heart,” Solicitor Will Say In Pinning, Red Badge of Honor On Casper People This Week x 4 “Have a Heart and Help a Child to Find a Home!” That will be all Casper’s s) when agents of mercy, represe women and aided by any arm ogan on Saturday of this week nted by over a score of Casper y of workers being enlisted in the cause, will go forth to solicit aid for the Wyoming Chil- dren’s Home society, a non-sectarian organization which looks after the orphans and homeless children of the state. paigns have been conducted in the past, always with succes itnd in view ofthe new obligalions whith have de- volved upon Natrona county through having sent more children to the state home since the first of the year than other county in the state, it is believed that this year's drive here will be no exception to the rule. ‘Tags bearing the slogan and de- signed in the shape of a red heart will be pinned on the Casper public and it will be a heartless person or one in dire need himscif who refuses to do- nate something to the support of Wyoming's own orphans. These tags made their appearance today in nu- merous store windows of the city and by Saturday evening the entire popu lation, it is believed, will be lterally NEGROES TIED TO BiG ROCKS AND-DROWNED COVINGTON, Ga.,- April 6.—Lina- say Peterson and Willie Preston, two negro farm laborers, were thrown in- to Yellow «river, bound and. chained to a hundred pounds of rock, accord- ing to testimony today of Clyde Man- ning, negro farm foreman, ing the trial’ of John S. Williams, Jasper county plantation owner, for the mur- der of Peterson. Williams droye the machine that ¢arried the negroes*from his farm to the river bridge, helped to get the bound men into the car and ordered them thrown into the water, the wit- ness said. Manning said he and Charlie Chisholm, another negro, had thrown the laborers over with chains around their necks and wires fasten- ing their hands. “They were stubborn. and begging,” Manning said in a cool tone, “and me and Charlie rolled them over the ban- nister into the river.” Earlier in the day evidence of de- partment of justice agents as to peon age conditions at the Williams plan- tation was presented by the state to establish a motive for the alleged mur- ders. The bodies of the two drowned men were recovered in this (Newton) county and the cases of the other nine farm hands said to have been killed on the Williams farm will come up in Jasper county Better roads built by bonds is the method approved by leading financiers. Ask the Man Who Hasn’t One The Tribune is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Do you understand what that meanti to you as an advertiser? rieans that you get a “square déai” when you buy otr circula- tion. ‘It means that the net paid distr;bution of Tho Tribune has beer, verified by the only recog- nizéd authority on circulation, It means all that on? more. It means that our circulation is “above board.” to ‘conceal. Facts are given in detail in the A. B. C. statements. The Tribune is glad to furnish them on request. Eyery publisher with nothing to hide can do the same, So, ask the man who one—why? The total paid circulation of The Tribune yesterday was 6,413 We haye nothing hasn't ‘wearing their hearts” on their Similar cam-clothes. Perhaps no stronger appeal has ever been carried in a local campaign for funds than the one on which the children's home society bases its tle tots from Natrona county have claims for recognition. Some 40 lite. been sent to the home this year and many more are expected to fallow. There they receive the best of treatment until the society is able to place them in homes where they will receive the parental car, and affection’ SO necessary to the life of a child, The local organization as announced by Mrs. Virgil Nesbitt, chairman, is composed of the following Casper ladies. who will sponsor and direct the tag sale on Saturday Mesdames George Smith, L. C. Bal- ley, D. P. Davis, Burke Sinclair, Harry Free, Oscar Heistind, De C. O’Bron, J. W. Mcintyre, J. 8. Mechling, J. C. Snook, J, M. Snook, K. B. Payne, A. B. Piltur, Edgar Odeon, E. C, Barton, ©. .W. Twiggs, Charles. Faussett, Hatry Parsons and L. Stears, and the Misses Mary McPake, Margaret Gibson and Ethel Hale. A prominent window of the Webel Commercial company has beon sev ‘side for the use of the organization from Thursday until Saturday: night. Valuable advertising will be obtained through the use of theater slides. E. C. Barton, assistant superin- tendent of the Wyoming Children’s Home. society, is here assisting. in plans for the campaign, and has met with whole-hearted support. A detail of ten Boy Scouts under the leadership of Captain “Black re- ported this morning for duty in’ put- ting up stickers and lending other efforts toward the success of the drive The Girl Reserves of the ¥. W. C. A. the Business and Professional Wom- en’s club and the Young Matrons’ club also will share in the work thru representatives who will volunteer for tag day. SHLARIES PAD TEAGHERS ARE ADJUSTED HERE Sex Discrimination Eliminated in High School and All Grade Instructors Placed on Same Basis A minimum of $1,600 a year for all grade teachers, with an increase of $100 a year as long as they remain in the Casper schools, and a minimum of $2,000 for high school instructors, and an increase of $100 a year, are new salary adjustments for the com- ing school year in Casper, as the re- sult of action taken.by the district and high school boards in eliminating all sex discrimination and placing all | grade instructoré on the same basis. | Formerly an instructor in the Cas- per schools, teaching grades below the sixth, was started at $1,560, with an increase of $60 a year. In the sixth, |seventh and eighth grades the mini- | Mun was $1,620 a year, with a $60 in- |crease, By placing all grede teachers on the same pl: sachers below the sixth grade receive an increase in sal- ary, as well as women members of the high school faculty. In the high school a woman instructor was started | at $1,956, while a man received $2,976. In the future both men and women in- | structors will be started at $2,000. - The readjustment, it is understood; | has met with the general approval of the teachers. IMMIGRATION BARS GOING DOWN MAY 1 WASHINGTON, April against immigration from wil be placed May 1 announced today by congressional leaders. Senator Dillingham 6.—Bars rope under plans Republican of Vermont has prepared for immediate intro- duction in the new congress. the imniigration restriction bill which was passed by the last congress and vetoed by President Wilson. It would become effective May 1 and would Umit immigration for one year to 3 per cent of the population of alien origin now in this country, Senator Jones, Republican, Wash- ington, contemplates offering an amendment requiring all immé grants to travel on American ships. i g