Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast ‘Partly cloudy tonight and. Friday, not much change temperature. VOLUME V ~ L. B. NICHO Situation Revanivd as Grave as Lloyd George Announces Rupture in Plans For Bringing Men Together QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, April 7—(By The Associated Press.)—Naval units here and at other home ports have been instructed, as a result of the strike of British miners, to» hold themselves in readiness for emergency service. Shore leave has been curtailed, even officers being required to return to their ships by 8:30 o’clock in the evening. Naval officials view the situation as being filled with ee NEGRO ATTACKS ‘The question of shifting large num- bers of the crown forces in Ireland to’ England, {f disorders ensue, has been fully considered, it was understood and if such steps should be taken, it js said, the forces transferred wili prs) CS > seeking to stirup trouble, { Officials, however, are aware ‘of the posalbility that the Irish Reputt-| “GyeyeNNE, Wyo. can army may take advantage of the | pou: 3 opportunity offered by disorders: in ably include many ‘ garded as especially qualified by their! §)) work in Ireland to deal with elemer.s |RNl April 7,—Leo 35, of Pueblo, Colo., was proba- ply_morss wounded late Wednesday England, and military. authorities are night, it is alleged, by John Jones, reluctant to decrease the forces 4/97 as tho result of an attack by Da- Ireland. 4 CRISIS RAISED BY BREAK IN NEGOTIATIONS. LONDON, April 7.—With the breakdown of the conference between the coal owners and the striking miners concerning the wage dispute this morning, and the almost immedi- ate decision of the railwaymen to join the transport workers in supporting the miners, Great Britain this evening was oh the edge of arr industrial preci- pice. ‘ The prime minister, Lloyd! George, who had attempted mediation, annouficed the complete rupture of the negotiations to the house of com- mons at midafternoon, adding the significant statement that the issue raised was much wider than that of wages. This was interpreted generally as meaning that the government and ‘the miners, to all intents and pur- poses, were again at grips over the old question of nationalization of the mines, Some hope appeared in the subse- quent debate in the commons, when J. R. Clynes, ‘chairman. of the’ parlia- mentary ‘Labor party and others pleaded with the prime minister to call the miners and owners together again with neither side offering conditions as to the basis for the reopening of negotiations. Both the railway and transport men had stated their intention of giving the miners full support, but no inti- mation was forthcoming as to whether this would mean a nationwide strike ‘The government, on the other Land, continued apace its preparations tu meet any emergency with the employ- ment of all the facilities of the army and navy. —4By The. Asso- LONDON, April vis on Ethel Davis, said to be his wife. All are colored. Davis was slashed repeatedly with a pocket knife, one wound penetrating a lung and another grazing his jugular vein. Jones was caught an hour later while lurking in the railroad yards, apparently attempting to catch a train. He denied using the knife, though admitting exchanging blows with Davis when the latter resented Davis’ attack on Ethel Day from the finding by Davis,’on his un- arrival “from Pueblo, of a letter written’ by Ethel Davis to an- other man. Salvationists Are Injured in Wreck of Auto (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 7.—A small touring car a large sign, “Prepare to Meet. Thy God,” driven by Orville John of the Salva- tion Army and containing also En- voy William Schulte and wife, was struck by a street car at Carey ave- nue and Twenty-first street at 1 o'clock. this afternoon. Mrs. Schultz, suffering from scalp and other injuries, was taken to a hos- pital in an unconscious condition, and the extent of her injuries is not yet known. Schultz and Johnson Were not injured. The automobile was badly wrecked. ature R. 8. Ellison has returned from Den- ciated. Press)}—The National Union of} ver where he spent yesterday looking (Continued on Page 10) after business interests for the Mid- west Refining company. Che Casper 3 HALF MILLION LOO Preliminary Hearing Results in Formal Charge Against Former Patrolman Of Having Murdered Schuster L. B. Nicholson, charged Schuster, a taxicab driver, here March 10, was bound over to the present term of district court for trial at the conclusion | of a lengthy preliminary hearing which was held before Judge W. E. Tubs yesterday afternoon. county attorney, appeared for the state and Judge ©. D. Murane appeared for the defense. A touch of sensation was injected into the preliminary hearing when questioning by defense counsel indi- cated that the efforts in Nicholson's behalf would be made on the ground that it was physically impossible for him to have fired the shot which caused the death of Schuster. Material witnesses for both state and defense were not present at the hearing, afd a statement was made to the court that the men wanted had left Casper and their present where- abouts. were unknown. It is this phase of the case which prevents a full trail being made at the present term of tue district court. Earl Barkalow, a member of the polige department the night Schuster was'killed and 2 near eye-witness to the tragedy, who failed to put Nichol- son under arrest at the tinie of tie shooting; is one of the men wanted that is missing. Barkalow was later discharged .from the police » depart- ment after a formal charge of cow: ardice, growing out of the case had been lodged against him. Precautions to put the’ man under bond were not taken and it fs stated that he left town shortly after the inquest. Several witnesses, including —nye- Witnesses to the tragedy and other persons who were in: or about the Hong Kong cafe on the: Sandbar the night Schuster. was shot were cxam- ined. ‘These witnesses ineludod Elsle al-}¥enniman, and Carl Wilson, both of whom were in the immediate vicinity of the shooting. Stephen Dreherineontleton. cot. local taxf-éab service, wns introduced by the state”to establish the identity of Edward Schusteranid also to estab- lish the fact that ‘the sald Edward | Schuster is now deceased from wounds ‘alleged to have béen inflicted by L. B. Nicholson. There is no™cross-cx- amination of his testimony, It ‘was ‘during the examination of Carl Wilson, colored, a waiter em- ployed at the Hong Kong cafe, that it developed that defense counsel would attempt to prove that the shots which caused Schuster's death came from elsewhere than from a gun in the hand of Nicholson. “How was Schuster standing im- mediately prior to the shot you heard,” Judge Murane asked the witness. “He was facing the Hong Kong cafe, facing to the north. Nicholson was standing three or four pac away from him to the east,” answere the witness. Schuster was shot on the left side of the neck. According to the state- ment of the witness in establishing the position of the principals . the bullet, which caused the killing, must have been fired from the west side of the Hong Kong building. After conclusion of testimony tak- ing Mr. Purcell asked that Nicholson be bound over to the district court from day to day without bond. De- fense counsel made no other objec- (Continue# on.Page 10) LEVER ACT RULING NO BAR TO FEDERAL PROSECUTION, CLAIM No Law Violations to Be Countenanced, Says Attorney General in Warning To Business; Materials Probe Ordered gation conditions in the building ma- terial trades wherever an inquiry was warranted. Indictments already have been returned in New York and Chi- cago, he said, and complaints have come from Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland and othor cities. 0 TRS Sal OE The municipal couneli of Paris is considering’ a scheme for underground WASHINGTON, April. 7.—(By The Associated Press,)—-|moving pavements as a means for business A general warning to that the department of justice will countenance no violations of the law was sounded today by Attorney General Daugherty. The country, Mr. Daugherty said, should take notice of a “new day and a new way” and that those who had been guilty of illegal practices should not, ing material trades is to be under- “close their eyes.” His statement, he added, was a “modest, but emphatic Opportunity for any of those should mend their ways to do so, The attorney general said the department of justice did not intend to herass business in any way, but that it did intend to enforce the law. He pointed out that while the profiteering _sec- tions of the Lever act had been de- ¢lared unconstitutional, the depart- ment still could proceed under the Sherman anti-trust law. MATERIALS SITUATION HELD “INTOLERABLE.” (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 7.—Investl- ation Cz illegal practices in the build- taken at once in al) parts of the coun: try where necessary, Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty announced today. Reports from some sections of tho country are that the building mate- rial situation is “Intolerable”, Mr. Daugherty said, “and the department of justice desires to contribute in any way it can to improving it.” Mr. Daugherty was discussing spe- cifically the situation in the build- ing ,materials industry, which he de- clared reports to the department showed to be “intolerable.” He said the department of justice would ask for more aid from the outside than it had received heretofore and that law- yers representing firms should regard themselves as agents of the ‘depart- ment of justice in upholding the law, ‘The attorney general ~ announced relieving the congestion of passenger | trattic in the street. ~ CASPER, WYO, | with the murder of Edward M. W.. Purcell, BANK ROBBER GOES TO PEN IDAHO FALLS, Ida., April 7.— Clyde Hansen, who pleaded guilty to attempted robbery of the Jefferson County bank at Menan, Idaho, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of from 1 to 14 years when he ap- peared in the district court here. ero leliearst The attorney-general of Kentucky has decided that there is nothing in the laws to prevent the women of that state from serving on juries. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921 SLAY ELWELL, FORGERY CASE Mystery of mM illionaire’s Murder Is Revealed by New MAN HELD IN TELLS POLICE York Arrest, But Authorities Are Skeptical BUFFALO, N. Y., April 7.—(By The Associated Press.) — Although Roy B. Harris, alias G. E. B. Le, onard, who made a confession last night that he and another man had been hired by a woman for $5,000 to kill Joseph B. Elwell, New Yori turf and clubman, last June, till held to his story to- day, the police found discrepancies in the confession. The murder occurred June 11, but Har-is gave the date as June 12 in| ‘his confession. He also said Elwell| was shot with a small calibre revolver whereas the wound was caused by a| bullet of jirge calibre. He said his, pal, Bill Jatikin, fired the shot. They | were hired, he said, by.a “Mrs. Falr- Cae Federal Chief for Rocky Mountain Dis- trict. Leads. Cleanup Resulting In Confiscation of Supplies Several truckloads of booze, both bonded and moonshine, and many csaes of bottled beer fell into the hands of govern- ment prohibition agents who have been conducting sweeping raids since yesterday noon Wachtel, ‘Bomb’ Is Cry as Bottle of Hootch Bursts 1.—New NEW YORK, April York's night court, busy as a result of the police * department's first drive at enforcement of the state prohibition law, adjourned temporar- ily im disorder early today when a quart bottle of confiscated liquor exploded in the pocket of a de- tective. The detective stood, before the magistrate supporting a man, who with bowed head, was confessing that he had partaken too freely of the brew that intoxicates. “Where's the evidence?” asked the court. The detective’s hand moved to- ward his pocket. Followed a loud report, some on shouted “bomb” and a rush for the exits began. The detective was hurled to the floor, as was his prisoner. The magistrate and others in the court gathered outside, returning only when ap- prised of the cause of the explosion. The next defendant on the docket, a father of ten, still trembling as a result of the explosion scare, took a pledge to abstain “forever and ever.” Poe T VSS PIPE SUPPLY CONSIDERED. James Sinclair Smith, a representa- tive of the Hendrie & Lolthroff Man- ufacturing and Supply company of Denver, was a. visitor at the city coun- ell chambers last night. His mission was to outline a proposition for the sale of pipe that will be necessary to complete the water extension plans of the city, He also urged that the city standardize on Ludlow fira plugs as the most efficient and sure scrv- ice possible. ‘VET SERVICE ADMINISTRATION SOLDIER RELIEF ——— WASHINGTON, April 7.—Organi- zation of a veteran's service admin- istration, consolidating existing gov- ernmental bureaus having to do with treatment of disabled serv- ice men, is recommended in a report submitted today to President Hard- ing by Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, chairman of the special commission investigating soldier relief problems. The new agency would be headed by a director general to be appointed by President Harding, and to serve directly under the executive. Tho commission asked this separation from departmental” estublishments ty 46 % means of insuring against con- Mlicting authorit The commission, which began its sewsions here Monday, completed its report this morning and immedi- ately took it to the White House, Colonel F. W, Gilbraith, Jr., com- mander of the American Legion, was appointed as a committee of one having charge of the publication of the report. He sald it would be given out late today Cor publication in morning papers tomorrow. Mem- bers of tho commission said it con- formed in the main with summari¢és already published. chief of the enforcement forces in the Rocky Moun- } under the direction of M. C. Nearly a score of arrests were made by the government agents who claim | that in most cases the arrest was ef- fected while the person held was in the act of selling liquor either to one | of the officers or to one of the actu- aries of the prohibition force. ‘The cleanup, which saw raids made on many suspected places in Casper, was conducted an the result of a mass of evidence gathered during the past | two weeks by Sheriff Lee Martin ana ja man attached to his force especially |for this purpose. Fourteen definite charges ave been |lodged against the score of men ar- rested. In all but three cases the in- |dividuals have supplied bonus of $1,000 to guarantee their appearance ‘for trial in the United States district court at Cheyenne. ‘The offenders were arrested at the following places and details show the accomplishments; Home hotel—Dick Graves, Frank Robertson und Marie Eby arrested. Two suit cases of bonded whiskey taken as evidence. Parlor Car—Willlam Kelley, propri- etor, taken with $1,200 worth of bond- ed whiskey. Inn Parlors—Two suitcases of bond- ed whiskey taken and Charles A. Vaughan arrested while selling go Poodle Dog Billiard room—Slim Garrett and Herman Willard, charged with selling bonded and moonshine whiskey. Willard’s place on West Fifth was searched and is said to havo yielded the reserve supply of liquor. Miller Apartments on South Ash— F. A. Jackson taken with a large sup- ply of bonded goods. Creole Restaurant on Sandbar— Freda Afken, colored, selling moon- shine and haying possession of a large illicit stock. The arrests of Frank Omo, Ed Kitchner and Andrew Taflis, at 307 South Ash street, resulted in uncover- ing the biggest find made by the raiders. Several suitcases of bonded whiskey, a quantity of moonshine and a truck load of beer and home brew was taken. Two of these mén are held without bond pending comple tion of the investigation. Wachtel and his squad of eight in- ternal revenue men are continuing jelild.” Police. here and in New York have no record of any woman of that name knowf to Elvwell, although he had numerous affairs with women, Harris, known as Leonard, was ar- rested here on a forgery charge. His wife said he often talked of New York acquaintances. SCORE ARRESTED IN ‘LIQUOR RAIDS HERE EDWARD BURKE “HEAD OF STATE ‘BUREAU, I DEAD One of Best-Liked Public Offi- cials in History of | State Claimed by Sudden IIl- ness Wednesday (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 7.—Ed- ward W. Burk, Wyoming state com missioner of child and animal protec- tion, died Wednesday night from myo- carditis. He was 51 years old and had resided in Wyoming since 6 years of age, first at Laramie, then Evanston, and during the last 12 years at Chey- enne, Although he had been seriously sick for two months he persisted in attend- ing to his official duties until the elgse of business fours Tuesday afternoon. He then collapsed. He was one of the best known hu- mane officials of the west and un- doubtedly was the most widely beloved Public official ghat ever served Wyo- ming. He formerly was in railroad work and for several years ran out of Bvanaton as a conductor. About 12 years ago he came to Cheyenne as state dairy and food inspector. He was identified with child and anima!) protection work in the state, first as agent for the now disbanded Wyo- ming humane society, a semi-official organization, then as chief agent for the state commission of child and snt- mal protection, and since 1919, when the office was created, as state com- missioner of child and animal protec- tion. He is survived by a widow. Their} only child, Mildred, 20, was killed in| an automobile. accident, three years ago and the previously jovial and sunny father never recovered from} the shock and grief of this bereave: ment, ee Ne Since the advent of juries of women and mixed juries attorneys at the -bar have found difficulty in side-tracking the familiar old phrase of “gentlemen of the jury" and substituting “ladies of the jury” or “ladies and gentlemen | of the jury." Now the most of them appear to have found a satisfactory solution of the problem by using the phrase “members of the jury,"" which has the advantage of fitting all oo- the clean-up, which was instituted several weeks ago at the instance of the sheriff's office-on tho liquor and drug dispensaries here. Attempts to maintain secrecy about the raids have been unavailing. In completing the raids which Started yesterday noon the govern- ment secured the assistance of six men fromthe police department, the co- operation of the sheriff's force and its own operatives constituting the biggest raiding ‘squad that ever oper- ated here. pe Pn # CHICAGO, April poll of the committee of seventeen on the pooling proposition, taken this after- noo, showed 12 for optional pool- ing, 4 for compulsory pooling, and 1, a government employe not voting, according to Chairman Gustafson. | 1 casions. FORMER EMPEROR CHARLES IS Station Employes In Chicago Held Up, Bandit Gang Makes Escape CHICAGO, April 7.—(By The Associated Press. )—Indi- cations today were that the loot obtained in the mail rob- bery at the Dearborn street railway station late yesterday would aggregate an amount between $500,000 and $750,000. The evidence that the loss would be large was obtained when the po- lice recovered a mail pouch that had been ripped open, rifled, and thrown aside. It contained money wrappers which showed there had been one package of $100,000 in one-thousand. dollar bills; another of $40,000 in one-dollar bills and a third of $50,000. The pouch als# had contained five sacks each holding five smaller baga containing currency and consigned to various federal reserve bank mem- bers, Most of the money was con- signed to Indianapolis banks. The robbery was executed with rapidity by four bandits. One story was that the quartet had been play- ing ball for some time on a lot near the station and suddenly rushed over with revolvers and held up the sta- ‘athy Crime | tion and mail truck employes. It is declared the robbery did not require more than a minute and a half, the robbers demanding a particular regis- tered mail pouch which still was on a mail truck. The bandits fled with the sack to an automobile and one of them fired one shot, supposedly at one of his fel- lows whom he failed to recognize in the excitement. They leaped in the nachine and escaped. That the bandits were familiar with the situation at the station was indi- cated by their knowledge of the par- cular truck bearing the most valu- able mail. CITY BILLS ARE HELD UP a” In the absence of a majority of the members of the finance committee of the city council last night the city Cathers allowed but four bills which required immediate attention, amount- ing to approximately $800. Council- men W, W. Keefe and Earl C. Boyle, members of the finance committee were unable to attend the session. Middle Classes Are Organizing In Rent Crisis CHICAG —Organtzation of the so-called middle classes to present a solid front against all forms of prof- iteering was announced today as a new aim of the Chicago Tenants Pro- tective league. A middle class union would be ef- fected by enlargement of the scope of the league which passed a rsolution containing a clause expressing the purpose as follows: “To organize the great unorganized middle class so as to protect it from many small byt well organized divi- sions that take advantage. Plans for co-operative home building by members also were announced. STATE EDITION - NUMBER 153 T SEIZED IN MAIL ROBBERY OLSON IS BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL WOMAN GAVE HIM $5,000 TO QUIT 10 FORCE COURT DECISION ON OIL ROYALTY OPLIT ORDERED Wnit of Mandamus to Be Asked of Supreme Tribunal by School Districts, Is Report (Special to The Tribune) _ CHEYENNE, April 7.—The issue of whether a million dol- lars a year for royalty from petroleum and other minerals produced from Wyoming state school lands will be ap- plied to the current expenses of the public schools, or shall be held in trust 4s a permanent endowment for the schools, will be raised in the state su- Preme court as the result of a confer- ence held late Wednesday by state senators and representatives, who were instrumental! in pushing through the recent legislature an act providing that 40 per cent of the royalties from state school lands shall be apportioned among the various schoo! districts to use in financing current needs, and the remaining 60 per cent held in a Permanent endowment fund, Attorney General W. L. Walls re- cently gave an opinion that this act is unconstitutional and as a result the state administrative officers pro- Pose to continue the policy of plac- ing the entire royalty income in the permanent endowment fund, appor- Moning only interest on this fund for Application to current public school needs. 1 At Wednesday's conference, which was attended by interested educatora as well as.members-of. the legislature, It was decided to take up with the school districts for the state, the matter of petitioning the supreme court for a writ of mandamus direct- ing the distribution of the royalty in- come in accordance with the 1921 act. The districts will be requested to contribute to the expense of the test case. Senator J. G. Hartwell of Lusk presided at the conference, which elected Senator H. S. Kirt of Lingle secretary, and Senator 5. A. Nelson of Powell treasurer. The application for the writ of mandamus probably will be filed in about two weeks, TEUTONS PLAN FRENCH OFFER BERLID ciated Pres; the allied proposals the pril 7. (By The Asso- —Germany will submiit to supreme council specific for the reconstruction of devastated regions of northern France in a note which now is being prepared, and which will be dis- patched before May 1, it was an- nounced officially today. The note will reiterate Germany's desire to see the regions reconstructed as quickly as possible and will offer German labor and material to this end. NECRO BONDING ADMITTED BUT MURDER DENIED Planter on Trial for Murder of Black Farm Hands Takes Stand in ‘Defense; Defense Rests Case at Close COVINGTON, Ga., April 7.—John S. Williams, planta- tion owner, on trial for the murder of one of 11 negro farm hands alleged to have been killed through fear of exposure of peonage condi in his own behalf. ms on his farm, took the stand here today “Like most farmers,” he said, “I have bonded out negroes and worked them,” adding that “most Georgia farmers" were technically The witness denied knowledge of the killing of Peterson, Preston and guilty of peonage under definitions of Price, three of the dead farm hands that term given him by federal agents. BACK IN SWITZERLAND, REPORT BUDAPEST, April 7—(By The Associated Press)—Reports that for- mer Emperor Charles has reached Switzerland have been received here, and his arrival in that coun- try is considered by Count Albert Apponyi, former Hungarian _ pre- mier, as closing the incident arising from the attempt of Charles to re- instate himself as king of Hungary, In conversation with The Asso- Clated Press yesterday, the former Premier expressed the opinion that Charles was “probably duped by a colossal hoax—the work of foreign- ers for the purpose of promoting some design not understood here.” “This regrettable incident, which now is over,” ho continued, “at least said by Clyde Manning, Williams? negro farm boss and star witness for the state, to have been bound and thrown into a river with sacks of rocks tied to them by Williams’ orders, Discovery of the bodies of Peterson and Preston in the river led. to the present trial, “Whoever put the bodies in the river did it for a purpose,” Williams said, “If I had done this crime, gentlemen, I would have had plenty of time to j@et where they could not have put their hands on me.” The defense rested without calling any other witnesses. geet Bayes C. H, Armour, cashier of the Glen- rock State bank, is in Casper for a proved the stability of the Hungar- ian stato.” few days on business connected with local affairs of the institution, 4 1