Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 9, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Saturday; pre- ceded by unsettled weather in north- east portion; colder in Bortheasy por: tion tonight. Casper Daily Crifume | STATE EDITION VOLUME V BRITI CASPER, UNFIC GRAIN GROWERS IN MARKET PLAN isappeared last Friday. Corporation Must Approved by Seve tions, / COVINGTON, Ga., April §8—The "se of John'S. Williams, farm owner, larged with the murder of a negro farm hand to conceal peonage con- ditions, was given to the jury here to- day at 3:51 p.m. Applications For CHICAGO, April 8.—Uni- fication of wheat growers: of the country ‘behind the Na- tional Co-operative Grain Marketing corporation voted yesterday remained today still to be accomplished. W. H.\McGreevy of Wichita, Kas., secretary-treasurer of the National Wheat Growers’ association, whith has been signing 100 per cent pooling contracts for this year's+crop, said his board of directors would have to on the plan adopted yesterday, ich calis for optional sos ate In ang case, Mr. McGreevy sa; favored maintenance of the aig tion he rej mited. The northwest group, which also was defeated in its fight for compulsory pooling, should come pe Paro plan, but on basis of main! ing its own organization er 8! To Be Received WASHINGTON, April 8.—Secre- tary Denby announced today that ap- Pe crema would be received at the navy department to fill vacancies in the corps of civil engineers of the navy with the rank of junior grade Heutenant. Preliminary examination papers rust be submitted by candi- dates before May 16. A final exam- ination will be given later. The ini- and continuing with its 100 per cent pooling contracts, according to the view of George C. Jewett of Spokane, ‘Wash,, expressed today. Mr. Jewett is general manager of the Northwest Growers association, which is the selling agency.for state associations in ‘Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Mon: Yana. “I am going to recommend to the 7,000 members of the Northwest Growers association that they join the new National Marketing cpeuereaerr Mr, Jewett said. “J. will e that they maintain their present of contract for 100 pet cent pooling, that they maintain their organiza- tions, and that they harmonize their, interests. with the national body in such a way that they may become a proper part of the large - nutional movement. “The detail incident tot thg accom. plishment of these things not been worked out, but it is expected that it can be done without ditficulty and in such a way that the Northwest ‘Wheat Growers association can come in as an organization. “We have already under. contract 22 to 23 million bushels of . wheat. ‘We aro today the only wheat growers organization actually operating under a long-time contract, and we shall be glad to give the board of directors of the new corporation the benefit of our experience both as to organization and operation. We are heartily in fa- vor of the movement and will lend every assistaneé possible to its con- summation.” Defeat of any measure of compul- sory pooling left the National Wheat Growers association in an embarrass: ing position, Mr. McGreevy said. “If our association is committed to the compulsory pooling plan and what action we shall take on the optional pooling system will have to be decided by our board of directors,” he said, “we except to,call a meeting soon. X think our merhbership' will be largely guided by what the board decides, Our membership numbers 200,000 and we are organized in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and North Dakota. “We already have contracts signed up for handling a part of the 1921 Wheat crop, Whether we shall hold to these contracts for this year fs a subject to be acted on at the next director's meeting.” NATION DISTRICTED FOR MANAGEMENT. % CHICAGO, April 8.—Grain ,rowing states were districted today for elec- tion of temporary directors of the National Co-operative Grain Market- ing corporation voted last night by the farmers’ conference here. The di- rectors will be named later today. Districts formed with the number of directors4rom each are these: Washington, Oregon. Idaho ‘and California, two directors; “Montana, wziNorth Dakota, Minnesota and Wis- = bnsin, three; South Dakota, Nebraska ind Colorado, threo; Iowa, two; Kan- Sas, two; Missouri, one; Oklahoma, one; Texas, one; Illinois, three; In- diana, one; Ohio, one; and Mq-higan, Kentucky, Maryland and Vi¥ginia, one among them. Total 21. Proportionment of directors to the (Continued on Page 11) per annum, tial salary is approximately $3,200 the announcement said. Harry Crane, of Cheyenne, stopped off in Casper today to renew acquaint- ances here while enroute to Long’ Pine, his, holdings. TOWN OFFICER SHOT TO DEATH Neb., on an inspection trip. of FOUNTAIN, CoLo., MURDER SCERE FOUNTAIN, Coto., April 8.—dack Lindermood,’ 45 years of ‘age, for many years town marshal of this place, was shot and killed here at 1 o'clock this morning by an Ga known man who is have been caught by Tindermood while attempting to rob a local 1PPER TO GET $10,000 RANSOM NEW YORK, April 8.-A man giving his name as Albert Kraft was arrested yesterday for alleged attempts to obtain nsom for Msr. Annette K. N. Rankine, wealthy widow who In a2 series of telephone calls to J. M. Nye, former secret ice agent who is conducting a private investigation, the | joys sete te aN Ny |to a telephone booth on Broadway tena GREEKS UNABLE TO TAKE GARE OF WOUNDED, TURK GAINS CONTINUE Casualties Are Pouring Back From Brusa and Smyma Fronts; Turk Offensive Is Resumed man declared he was in a position to restore Mrs. Rankine to her home for $10,000. He iS sald to have de-! manded the money be left in a shoe box at a West Forty-second street restaurant. He was kept talking on the phone until he had been traced where he’ was arrested. Later the man admitted, police said, that he had never known nor seen Mrs. Ran- kine. No new clues confirming the wom- an’s fate were unearthed today al- though police continued to drag the East river and extend ‘the search to cemeteries near New York. The theory was advanced that she may have visitci tu@ grave of @ relative eine: ended her life or was ATHENS, April 8.— (By The Associated Press. )— Wounded Greek soldiers are arriving in such numbers from the Smyrna and Brusa fronts that sanitary authorities in this. country are unable to care for them properly. Two thousand injured men arrived at Piraeus yesterday and found inadequate hospital accommo- dations. Queen Sophie has appealed to the American Red Cross tn Paris for nurses. Many. women of Athens are Jeaving to work in the base hospitals in Anatolia, WOMAN TAKES HER OWN LIFE DENVER, April 8.—Mrs. Belle El- der, 33 years old, of Frederick, Colo., became corvinced today that the only solution of her domestic difficulties ‘was death: She searched her room at a downtown hotel for a weapon and finding none called a pawnbroker's ENTIRE GREEK ARMY MENACED. PARIS, April 8.—Turkish National- ists have resumed their advance in the Brusa sector of Asia Minor, according shop on the telephone and had a small revolver delivered to her hotel, Half an hour later she sent a _ bullet through her right lung, She is in a critical condition at the county hoa: pital. Hotel authorities said Mrs. El- der registered two days ago, and told friends of her trouble. isso Caps aie § Store. Deputies: from the pasgieeted office at Colorado Springs bloodhounds of the Colorado Ditoes police department are assisting local officials in the hunt for the mur- derer. The shooting today follows a reign of robberies here. which in- clude two robberies of a local bank. to dispatches received at the French foreign office. Fears are entertained here for the safety of the entire Greek expedition- ary foree. The magnitude of the reverse suffered by the Greeks ap- pears to be greater than. first sup- posed. Six thousand wounded Greeks &re said to be in-hospitals in Brusa. CAVALRY MARKS RECORD MARCH. | ANGORA, April 8—Kiazim Karl, “commander of Tufkish Na- tionalists forces at Erzerum, has ar- rived here at the head of a csvalry division ‘after a remarkable march from Armenia. He was summoned to the western front by the Turkish Nationalist government after the Greeks launched their offensive east of Smyrna and Brusa. The people of ihis city greeted Kia- zim with wildest enthusiasm and flowers were strewn‘in the streets (Continued on Page 11) Jazz Tearing Holes in Home Life of U.S. JOSEPH, Mo., April 8—In an address at the Music Supervisors’ na- tional conference, Dr. H. Smith of Boston university declared y that the eighteen million Sun- y school pupils of America have been brought up on “jazz, soft soap, bible paraphrases and amorous melo- dic curve” in music. “Through a nondescript collection of ill-smelling jazz, jungle and juice, we have been making children hot blooded animals rather thar sensitive worshipping souls,” he said. “This is the fault of the gospel hymn today. It is ‘either a stock-taking of sins or it whisks one away to glory land. vivace. “Every school girl ought to know the hymn*tunes that are immortal. It is necessary to add chat the supervisor should be wise in this field too. He undoubtedly knows how the churches have been the savior of music, drama, architecture and art through the darlc ages, through endless wars, through the migration of races. No denomina- tional tag is on the greatest hymns, “Broadway rhymsters are tearing marriage and home life to tatters, The modern fance is a Roman orgy.” WIDOW GIVES UP WILL CONTEST, NEW YORK, April 8.—The contest over the will of Theodore P. Shonts, New York traction magnate, was. settled late today when his widow withdrew her objections concerning Mrs. Amanda C. Thomas, to whom the bulk of the estate was left. s: “STILLMAN PAYS FIRST ALIMONY NEW YORK, April 8— Counsel for Mrs. Anne U, Stillman, who is being sued for divorce by James T. Stillman, New York banker, an- nounced today they had received # check from the plaintiff's attorneys for: $62,500, two months’ alimony awarded by the court, coum | worth a great deal of effort on the expenses. sel fees and Mr. Stillman's ‘attorney. said this |paby a chance he pial payment did not mean that banker had abandoned his intention to appeal from the alimony award mado by Sopeeee Sas Justice Morschauser, J attondea a meeting of the state board Natrona County Exp TAG DAY FORCE NOW RECRUITED Augustine | ected to Make Up for Past Deficiencies in Contributions to Aid State’s Homeless Children Natrona county, in tag day operations scheduled for to- Morrow by an army of workers recruited from among the women of Casper and various charitable organizations, is expected to mate up for past deficiencies in supporting the | Wyoming Children’s Home Finding society, the organization which takes care of the orphans and homeless children of the entire state. Last year Natrona} county’s quota was set at $2,000, and) while liberal support was received, the workers. fell short of the mark.| Tomorrow all Casper people who do} not remain indoors will be asked to accept the slogan, “Have a Heart,’ as their own and contribute to the) cause. Numerous instances 0% unusual in- eidents in connection with the work ot the Wyoming seclety .re at hand There follows one contribvited by one ff’ the organizers in charge ‘iere “Some fourteen years ago a little’ baby: girl) was placed by one of the/ home finding socicties. ‘Chis littie homeless one was taken into the heart and home of one of our finest families. Miven though she bad foster parents, slie was given every advan- tage that could come to a child. Some three years ago the fosier mother in this happy home passed to the great beyond ani the girl was left with the foster father. He give to her constant care and she loved him aa ly am child could. Ab.nit one year ago the father of this home was called to the beyond and the little girl now fourteen years old was left with the relatives of her foster parenta. ‘This man was a man of means and after his death the will was opened und in this will the neat sum of one hundred thousand was left to the adopted daughter. ‘The home find- ing society of ‘Wyoming thinks this fs the ideal place to put a homeless child. Don't you think this was part of the people to give a homeless ike thi eatin Cook of the Casper pharmacy| where he} Ray has returned from Worland, of. pharmacy, ‘ HOWAT IS FINED $200 BY COURT PITTSBURG, Kans. April 8— Alexander Howat, Kansas miners’ union head, today was found guilty of contempt of court in ordering a strike of coal miners two weeks ago and sentenced to pay a fine of $200 by Judge Andrew J. Curran of the Crawford county district court today. NEW JERSEY STILL WET. TRENTON, N. J,,. April 8.—A sec- ond attempt at the present legislative session to have the New Jersey sen- ate ratify. the federa) prohibition amendment failed yesterday through the lack’ of one vote. WYO., SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921 iH TRANSPORT AND RAIL MEN TO STRIKE |\Triple Alliance of Labor Federation Combines Against Government in’ Controversy Over Walkout in Mines; Miners Refuse Lloyd George Plans| ~ BULLETIN, LONDON, April 8.—({By The Assoctyted Press.)—The railwaymen and transport workers this evening decided to strike in sympathy with the miners Tuesday morning, failing in the reopening of negotiations for a set- tlement of the coal strike. LONDON, April 8.—(By The Associated Press.)—All| efforts of Lloyd George, the prime minister, to bring the min-| ers and the mine owners together to discuss the differences | which led to the strike in the miners’ executives went into conference this afternoon with | their partners in the triple alliance—the transport workers| and the railwaymen—to decide when the members of the allied organtza-| tions should be called out on a sym-| pathetle strike. | Last night's decision by the pre-| mier, at the suggestion of the mure moderate labor interests, to invite the! miners and owners to a conference this morning at which the first sub- ject for discussion would be the re- sumption of pumping to clear the/ mines of water, led the general pub- lic to believe a settlement was in sight and that the impending strike, (promising to be the greatest in the be} history of averted. The miners, however, were adamant in their statement, insisting there should be no restriction regarding the questions to be discussed by™the con- ferees and an exchange of letters be- tween them and Lloyd George falled to change their attitude. ‘The government was just as firm in its view that the threatened destruc tion of the mines by flooding should be first considered. Thus ¢a¥ly this afternoon, it came to be known that a deadlock had been reached, and that apparently nothing short of @ backdown by the govern- ment could avert the industriel up- heaval. The triple alliance, which has now taken over command of labor's side of the controversy, has a membershi,) of 800,000 miners, 300,000 railwaymen and 250,000 transport. workers. The. leadership of the strike will be in the hands of younger men who brought about the present situation in the the the reduction of wages awhich. the..diners were, asked .to-ac- cept would also be forced upon the other workers should the miners’ strike fail, The mine owners were in waiting throughout the day to meet — the miners ond. they were still at the board of trade when the news of the break reached them. Considerable opposition to the strike amongst the rank and file of the rail- waymen appeared today. The Liver- pool union telegraphed to J. H. Thom- as, general secretary of the railway- men's union declaring the Liverpoul men would not strike unless a ballot favored such. action. Similar action was taken by unions at Alfreton in Derbyshire. the country, would the GOVERNMENT TO ASK VOLUNTEERS, LONDON, April 8.—(By ‘The Asuo- ciated Press)—The in of tne British government to an aj peal for volunteers for the transport and other essential services, in view of the prospective triple alliance strike, was announced in the house of common late tod by Lloyd George, the prime minister. A royal proclamation would cal] up the army and nayy reserves, he said. The government also intends to en- roll special constables’ and form a special emergency force for a period of 90 days to protect the police in the execution of their duty, the prime minister added. After recounting the day's events, from wHich he drew the conclusion that the miners’ federation {s de. termined to allow the destruction in the belief that by action it will be able to intimidate nation into render, Lloyd Gec mines to go to such the coal fields having failed, the! ARBOR DAY (Special to The Tribune) CHE NE, April 8.—Governor Robert D. Carey Wednesday issued a proclamation designating April 29 Arbor Day and calling on the peo- ple of the state to observe the day by planting trees and shrubs. An attempt during the session of the last legislature to eliminate Ar- bor Day from the list of Wyoming legal holidays, day and Armistice day to the list, | was unsuccessful, the bill for that purpose failing to get out of the lower house. { American Made Munitions Are Seized, Juarez EL PASO, Texas, pistols ang tion, all Amert i weleed last night in spies by ‘customs. men under command of Rafael Davila, when a house on a main street was raided, The ammunition, pacl if for shipment, was April. 8.—Fifty led to the seizure. pita thls AOR PRINCESS RECOVERING. (By Associated. Press.) ATHENS, April 8.—Princess Anas- tasia, who is convalescing-from. her yecent illness, may go to America} Soon, and. will take a special steamer to New York. if it can be obtained. DESIGNATED: and to add Labor | Pedal for’ the mildwest 00 Soret bandits in southern Chihuahua, Col} proximately 30, onel Davila said, according to private|day while under’the new pro rata information he had obtained which|sis between 35,000 and 38,000. barrels | of oil will be purchased daily from) NUMBER 154° AGCEPTANCES OF CRUDE OIL ARE INCREASED TO 78 PER GENT OF ~ SALT CREEK FIELD PRODUCTION | Additional Storage Completed at Casper Results In Increase in Purchases and Partial Relief For Operations in Premier Oil District Seventy-fiwe per cent of the crude oil produced in the Salt Creek field will be accepted by the Midwest Refining company, it was anuounced today, as a result of the comple- tion of additional storage at the Casper tank farm. This figure, while approximate, amounts to an increase of 10 per runs went into offect several weeks ago and while it does not mark: the assing of conditions which brought jabout the reduetion the news is en- |couraging to operators whose jenues were threatened with curtail- }ment. Since March 1 week janens have been restricted to cent of the potential ths wells, per production of The policy of the Midwest Refin- ing company, as announced by R. & Ellison, vice-president of the com- ny, is to increase its tankage ca- |pacity “and protect the operators in the district as fully as possible. ‘The announced increase effective immediately is in addition to the in- creases in the production of the field 65. per cent proration. The interim |between March 1 and the present time saw the completion of many wells and the uncapping of other Wells released by government _per-| mits. ‘The Midwest company took 65 | |Per vent of this production as well as| 65 per cent of all the ofl being pro- duced ‘at the time the order went in- to effect. With the field on a 75 per cent bar is at this time, the Midwest eom: pany is straining every energy to build tankage to further increase its buying power in the field, the operators. a HERRICK APPOINTED. WASHINGTON, April 8.—’ Fermal Jannouncement of the selection of My- jron T. Herrick, of Ohio, to, be am- bassador to France, was made late today at the White House. APPEAL ISSUE FOR BIG DRIVE Members of Last Year’s Teants To Volunteer Services Here Chamber of Commerce Drive. Team members who served in last year’s membership} campaign of the Casper Cham ber of Commerce are asked to volunteer for service this year in a letter mailed out today | by C. H. Townsend, chairman of the campaign. and far-reaching results were Excellent| obtained in 1920 and officials are no less anxious that the 1921 should be as big a success. declared it was the duty of the gov ernment, as the trustees of the nation, to prevent this catastrophe. He then announced the measures to be taken and read the king’s emergency procla- mation, J. Austen Chamberlain, the gov- ernment leader in the house, moved that the king’s message be taken under consideration Monday. Amid cries of “tomorrow” the motion was agreed to and the house adjourned, CANADIANS WOULD INVOLVE U. 8S. MINERS. MONTREAL, April 8.—The Amer- ican Federation of Labor is asked to urge the United Mine Workers of America to refuse to mine coal for export to Great Britain or for use by English ships during the British coal strike, in a resolution today before the executive committee of the Fed- erated ‘Trades and Labor Council, The resolution was referred to the (Continued on Page 11) WIFE’S COUNSEL ACCUSES STOKES (By United Press) NEW YORK, April 8.—Details of an alleged conspiracy in which W. E. D. Stokes {4 said to have di- rected against Mrs. Stokes in his vorce suit were revealed here today. Counsel for Mrs. Stokes said they would Introduce it. as evidence in an effort to prove that Stokes sought to obtain evidence that his wife killed Joseph B. Elwell, weal- thy New York turf man, who was murdered last summer, and also to obtain evidence that Mrs. Stokes was one of the “red haired” women reported to figure in the sensatior divorce suit of nes T. Stillman, It is purported that the charges were never introduced in the Stokes trial evidence. Population Of Casper Skows Steady Growth Casper now has a population of 17,838, according to the estimate of engineers of the Mountain States Telephone company who have re- cently completed an exhaustive sur- vey for company purposes. In mak- ing uj: their estimate, they took In- to consideration the accurate poll of the Casper Chamber of Com- merce of last year, canvassed the city and counted the houses. On the basis of four people In # fam- ily the estimate was made. ‘The count does not Include the Mills district across the river on the west which recently voted to in- corporate as a separate town. ; W. D. Ritter Made First Assistant | Attorney General WASHINGTON, April ment’ of William D. Ritter of Salt Lake City, as assistant attorney gen- eral was announced late today at the White How Mr. Ritter’s appoint ment was recommended to President Harding several daya ago by Attor- ney General Daugherty. D 8.—Appoint-| rev-| ept-| hich had’ been assimilated under the! | i} 65/per_cent arrangement’ taking ap- of oil a “You rendered valiant service the city of Casper and the Boas los, commerce di: ng the membership | = of last year,” says the letter, ‘ou are again drafted and called to the colors to assist in the recruiting] campaign for this year which starts on Tuesday, April at the meeting. The intensive drive will be jon Wednesday and Thursday, |13 ‘and 14 | “The team workers will be called at the Henning hotel. “Won't you call up’one of the team captains whose names appear on this sheet, team captain with whom you would best like to serv “Do it now, C sper needs you.” |Jobn Jourgensen, J. McCracken, €. McGrew, Henry] |Stevick, W. W. Sproul, 0. W. Twiggs, | |red Van Gorden, Max Winter. R. Lloyd, Harry forum| April and offer your service to the| Team captains recently appointed are: H, W. Baker, Earl G, Burwell, H. A. Burk, Wm. B. Cobb, James’ H.| Cody, J. E. Hanway, Earl D. Holmes, together Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock| made publi | | | | /cent in the amount accepted since restrictions on pipeline ALL REGISTERED MAIL IN STOLEN OAGK (5 MilSoED BY THIEF, CLAIM Cheyenne “Robbery Fails To Net Returns; U. S. Truck at Cincinnati Is Robbed of Pouches (Special to The Tribune) WHEATLAND, April 8,— An unknown thief who stole a sack of mail from a truck at the Colorado & Southern depot here is not believed to have obtained anything of value. The sack, with part of its contents removed through a _ hole burned in the canvas, was found j:1 a field a mile and a half south of town. Included in the contents which had not been removed was ths only bundle of registered letters the pouch contained. A trail of footpzints with unusual characteristics was followed from the point where tie pouch was found to near Bordsaux, where it was lost. The thicf is believed to have been a hobo. (By Avaociated Press) CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 8.—Post- office inspectors and police early to: day had {ailed to find any trace of three bandits who last night held up a United States mail truck here and robbed it of three pouches of regis: tered mail. Boarding the truck ag it was leay- ling the Baltimore & Ohio railroad sta- |v'on at Baymiller street, the robbers driver, and mail clerk, to drive to a secluded alley, where two were handcuffed to the steer- ing wh thelr 1 of their machine, ptors carefully selected ed mail cks, An estimate of the amount of the loot was unobtainable because of the fact it was incoming matter from De- troit and othér points and the facts jwill not be disclosed until a further | Investigation in _mad while the pouches from about BERGDOLL CASE IN U. S. HANDS WASHINGTON, April 8,—Extradi- tion fgom Germany of G. C. Bergdoll, draft evader, ix a diplomatic question and is in the hands of the state de- partment, Secretary Weeks says in a letter to Senator Capper of Kansas, t night. ‘The secretary added, however, that the war depart- ment “would Bergdoll returned the United States ties.” every effort to have to the custody of military authori- FARM LABOR INCREASES. PHOENIX, Ariz., April 8.—The sup- ply of farm labor in Arizona on April 1 was 10 per cent greater than nor- mal and the demand for farm labor on the same date was 25 per cent less than normal, according to a report made public today by the local rep- resentative of the United States bu- reau of crop estimates. (By United Press) ‘A, Nebr., April 8—An at- to poison Robert Lovett, n of the board of directors Union Pacifie Railway com- pahy, was revealed here today when a maid at a hotel told the police OM. tempt ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL LOVETT that she had been offered $500 by a stranger, apparently an Itallan, to slip the poison into a glass of water. Lovett Is being — closely guarded. The police refused to discuss tho matter. Lovett is in Omaha on am inspection trip, A / 4 2