Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1921, Page 1

1. §, WARNED OF BEAGOOLL’S AIM BEFORE. ESCAPE, WITNESS STATES Federal Agent Testifies That Attorney General Was Told War Slacker Would Attempt Flight WASHINGTON, May 12.— Warning that Grover Cleve-| Jand Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft dodger, probably would attempt to escape, was sent to the department of justice while Bergdoll still was in custody, John F. O'Connor, special agent of the department, testified today before the house investigating committee. So far as he knew it never had been transmitted to’the fnilitary authorities, O'Connor said. A letter trom R. C. Leffingwent, ‘who was acting secretary of the treas- ury at the time of the Bergdoll gold withdrawal, was presented to the com- mittee. It said that when the gold wat obtained the government embargo aginst gold payments had been HNfted under general treasury instructions and that & refusal of the gold “would hayé been a ‘violation of these in- structions,” Bandits Call Bluff, Hold Up Police Officer AFTON, Wyo May 12.—The Grand Canon Mining and Development com- pany, which long has been peaparing | for development of an immenso placer | ae the Snake river near the Wyo -Idaho ‘boundary, .expects to put its t into operation within six weeks. J. M. Merton of Ogden has been employed as engineer in charge of operations. At a recent reorganiza- tion of the company J. Fred. Bealer of Jamestown, N. ¥., was elected. presi- dent and F. P, Granney, of this place vice (a oe ec aD 26 ATTACKS BY ” IRISH IN WEEK DUBLIN. May 12,—There were. 26 attacks on the crown forces in Ire- Jand during the last week, resulting in 28 casualties, of which 18- were| mortal, says the official weekly ‘sum-! mary of- conditions issued here today, | There were 73 court-martials, result- ing in 58. convictions. Another headquarters report says that.an ‘engagement occurred be- tween troops and “military rebels" near Kilbrittain, County Cork, in ‘which one of the rebels was killed and six captured. The crown forces ‘suf- fered’ no “casualties. CONVICTS SHOOT GUARDS 25 ESCAPE TEXAS PRISON UPSTATE TOWNS GIVE MAJORITY FOR BOMDS BASIN, Wyo., May 12.—The good | Toads bonds carried in the Big Horn Basin by large majorities. The fo lowing is the return from the larger places: Basin, 320 for and 40 against Greybull, 780 for to 74 against; Lovell, 500 for and 34 against; Cody, 610 for | and 158 against. Returns from the} outlying country precincts give the) bonds ‘a majority ‘of about 2 to 1. | 1 BASEBALL POOLS PLACED UNDER BAN ne Che thine | NIGH Casper Daily < BALL SCORES: In Police Court Gambling devices- of all | kinds, including baseball} pools, punch boards, dice, cards and many other forms of petty games of chance fell! junder the sweeping closeup At Boston— R. H. E. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921 Sutcaer Verilond basen ene |Pittsburgh ___-.0010:00011—3 7 2 i eee ee, cerns nese sine 241 BOBUDTE ~ tn 2.” 9100000 00 ae JUDGE LIW molested Until yesterday when man Batteries—Glazner and Schmidt; “Watson, Y PAYS $500 ts were filed at p. that exhorbitant p: ducted from the pools. |Oeschger and O’Neill, Gibson. LIQUOR CASES THROWN OUT ves of the police depar appeared wt FINE FOR REFUSAL TO BETRAY _ CONFIDENGE; GASE 1S CLOSED} 7 DENVER, May 12.—Judge Ben B. Lindsey cf the Denver |\: sweep | At Brooklyn— a H. E. e|Cincinnati ___..000001000 6 6 *| Brooklyn ___ 60001010* ay 10 3 Batteries—Brenton, Rogge and Wingo; Ca- VV VEVEV OVE TTSPOOOSSOOSO SEO OO OCC COCOOW | Header of Fourteen Lo® al Defendants Arrested on’ Bootlegg 2 "Charges Are Ordered Fourteen ¥ ment agents } were placed; wer were thrown out > the federal grand jury at Cheyenne on} nt |dore and Krueger. « request of was continued r wil be juvenile court paid a fine of $500 and costs to George Mc- | Lachlin, clerk of the West Side criminal court, here today |‘; for ended a cute ey which has been hanging fire Jud y A. Morris } At New York— R.. H. E. or more than five years. Judge Lindsey himself carried the | vr (his evening, for St. Louis 0000300025 9 1 4 : ° it of tion list hil to the clerk’ | whether constr “ é E : <4 ies Reheat be piper gow Gaga ab ements ori pacer \New York _____ 40000210°—7 71} Nee 7 ; o|the conclusion of ze proceeding x >} cases which ware originated by covern-|tine teat hn tad used his own funds, budge Lindsey ae Batteries—Sherdell, Haines, Schupp and in contempt of ¢ “ FLERS 3 KILLED and ‘that a number of Denver lawyers of court when they | tha newsboy organizations aver the \Dithoefer; Barnes, Sallee and Snyder. Perry when he r to what a boy yard of nis < country had offered to contribute the without a p: “rarrant “Included in the list of men who Be “4 = ae or aoe ane cna’ Tainted wt hae game cutionealie rain were freed of *— ment action asa result of the action! [> contempt of court in the came in|that In actual practi¢e ¢ | por “4 x . taken is Harry Devitig.«policeman,| , The information was brousht to! which I refused to betray the cen-| Wrong,” indsey ARCADIA, Fla, May 12. — Lieut. | ee? — who was dismissed when a charge} Casper this morning by Shérif Lee] fidence of a child, I have no regrets tinued. t is decidedly George R. Bioom and Sergeant Harry | that he had guilty knowledge ¢t the| Martin and Deputy George Masse, whol for the long fight we have made to est of Justice that suc ° J. Ke my flier attached to| returned from Cheyenne, where they] vindicate the principle involyed, even |!s reposed in me by the wards of my|Caristorm Field, were killed yeatéerday ’ | operation of a still was filed against) nave been attending the spring si if technically, by an absurb rule.of) court should be respected. It ts 2] in a crash of their. plane and the sub- By) him. of the United States district court. | law, the courts compel such Berayal™ | strange rule that this is permitted by| sequent explosion of the gasoline tank statute us to other public offtcials,| 4 staned motor was said to have been | 4 and as between attorneys and clients.| responsible for thé crash in. which © pastors and penitents, and that itl yetting was killed tnstantt: Bloom, | ) 7 pte si meds eet a tribunal yd rien Qadly .burned ? "he ‘explo- At Detroit— x R. H. E. 1 the value of such confZehoes to the | sion, mantged to free him, # from the 3 i [tate and Xo" Justice temeeraoe the| wreck tu aied two hours ters” | NEW YOrK —-__ 20320200211 4 1 4, pois Detroit ________ 830011500010 16 0! state penitentiary at Baton Rouge to serve a life sentence, Eaton has the distinction of being the only | person: legally dead who is serving a io Age ang aches Ma ees a ae rete Sen: pore: see year ago. 4, 000 Rub: Rubles For One France: RIGA, May 12.—The Russian gov- ernment is fixing a tariff for foreign telegrams sent from Moscow esti- mated that 4,000 rubles were worth, one gold franc and that this should be the basis for international ‘cable | payments. This decision fixes the exchange rate at 26,000 soviet rubles! to the dollar. > RED PLOT REVEALED. ANGORA, May 12.—Bolshevik plot! to overthrow Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist forces, and establish a soviet republic | in Angora, has been discovered. Many | persons haye been arrested. Neutrality of Turk Capital Is Authorized} |Russian Singer To Visit N. Y. 12. Batteries—SheeLan, Collins, Quinn, Fer- guson, Mays and Schang; Dauss, Holling, Leon- ard and Bassler. At Cleveland— |\Washington ___ f Tetley Credited to Rail RIGA, May yentia announces that Theodor Chalia- The Moscow © In- R. H. E. 200020000—4 ictal, to) nine. the Russian basso, will leave for PARIS, May 12—Alllied high com- 6 0 _ Official’ Not Established Before ihe United States at ths Yorinning of] mislonees, generals and “sdmiraia (Cleveland ____ 000000100-1 8 4 at the. “Metropolitan opera house +in Ona ie was heard in the United, States during the season of 19071908. Little has been known of his 'where- abouts sirice his returh to Hussia, ol- though it was reported. that he had been singing. in UM Heaven’ hnd Kiev. tratity,.of Contantinople,. the Bos- phorus and the Dardenciles while the Warfare botween Turkey and Greece continues, says 2 Havas despatch from the Turkish capital. As a consequesice, Greece will be unable to use Constantinople as-a base any longer. — Batteries—Erickson and Gharrity; Caldwell and O’Neill, Thomas. -At Chicago—Boston-Chicago game post- poned; rain. _, Federal Hearing Today_.......| Mails, CHICAGO, May. 12.—Railway tabor today formally ad- mitted before the railroad labor board that it had failed in its efforts to prove authenticity of a letter alleged to have wee \been written by a Pennsylvania ‘railroad official ordering ine «B. Schottler, Chi oN ? fs \“‘defamation of labor organizations if necessary” in obtaining GUN BAT TLE ON at ‘Drokor, han caused the be, io At St. Louis— R. H. BE. -” { i A rae i i city “to: sit up and, tak jresined_IpVOrmaaaiin, SHenreu sere permienon :to wits notice." hy putting schrough a 4118, | Philadelphia __.102410020—8 11 2 I. W. Greer, genérat manager éf the southWesi division of the . Rennisyl- wania Nines with headquarters in St. Louis, today’ denled before the | rail- Hroad labor board that he had, ever Written such a letter. The hearing assumed unusual for- mality when it was decided that all witnesses should be sworn. “The first I knew of this letter,” Mr. Greor said, “was when the St. Louis office of The Associated Press told me it had been presented before | the beard on that day and asked if/ cared to make any statement con- cerning st. I promptly looked through ail the office files, but could find no 000, sale of duburtian property. St. Louis 200002200—6 9] Batteries—Harris, Keefe, Rommel and Per- [TRACK SQUAD kins; Kolb, Burwell and Billings, : : OFF TO MEET | First Count of | ‘DRY’ BILL TO | VIRGINIA LINE A ia-Ken- ‘HOLDUP TRIO IN FOR LIF TOLEDO, Ohio, May. 12.—. Three [men were sentenced! yesterday to life imprisonment. in the penitentiary for murder in a holdup in which the jamount taken from ‘the victim was $38. On April 2, Jast, Edward Smith, was held up while riding Before succumbing wor WILLIAMSON AW, Va., Ma. gun battle on the West V tucky border in \the vicinity of Mer- rimac. and ‘Sprigg. adjacent mining towns, was reported to Sheriff Pinson, of Mingo nty: One, man is reported ki'led reports to the sheriff injicate the battle still is in progress. The man killed is said to be Harry Staten, a former strate “and a IN DOUGLAS) ed Indictment ' PLUG LEAK 1s URGED IN U.S. Casper high school’s track squad in. fit condition, left this morning with Coach Dean Morgan for Doug- |a laborer, a bicyele to work, gun fight trial carly this year. He is said to have been shot w to a blow on the head, Smith is said] trace 'of it.” im front of his store at s las where it will compete in the STs “i Sing sty, 2 — tp to have given the names of his at-| T. H. Farrington, master mechanic first annual Central Wyoming track | touay set uside the fleet four seaane ; tackers, two of whom were his neigh-] of Columbus, Ohio, and William Stub- P. Pl meet against six high school track }1, the indictment on which 25 mem. vg ete ry tnited Press.) bors. bins, general foreman of tho engine easants ain teams this « |bers of the I W. W. were convicted} _\VASHINGTON, May 12, / —_- house and car department at Bradford Casper's + in compe- land were sentenced to varying terms | "2nufacture a nportation, ef; lig: iB. ibe “S > Ra i ad Ohio, testified they had no knowledge | Cy tition with other teams in the state [7° 4). ) enworth federal penite curs must be stopped until the omber Kille bf apen'n latter | > * New Republic) ii tin"sr ncnown quantity, pat [2 '% Letvenworth federal, peniten-| CUrs tual be stopped until Phe boast palsed “h,, feecllifion’.re the results of the meet this’ after. |‘ : pea ass abies ava Cone i, | By Own Machine questing the employes to present the} nee: mal Spable veneers one SeclaaaWavea.B. AWeoien ent i evidence of the o and » May 12. A» peasants’| local squad to gauge Casper's | S FORMED. | ne B. celer, | Of. the letter. ‘This, Inrank P. Waste ss, called for the purpose of| chencos with the strongest, ashoot | ue Sg Spe 0 co mepretian | - counsel for the unions, refused to do, | Droclalming atiin republic, will | organizations in the state Giediguta pe the teu Rice rs| Judlelary committee ‘on the Volstesd TURIN, May 12.—Two anarchists} and the board adjourned without tak.|meet.in Sgram next Monday, says a This is the first of a series of | the bay oid aera Lpyheama gr pres iets ahd eat Stemattiin enter }attempted to bomb one of the largest | ing any action in the case. Belgrade desp: ed here. The} sectio track meets from which |Peing organized-in Missouri, Kansas. ve men pe i al enforce- factories here yesterday, The bomd _ Jugo-Siay government upon learning| thq winner of each district will be | Nebraska, lowa, Minnesota and North pg on, zn oT juz up leaks exploded prematurely, one of the men of-the proposed meeting, ordered that| taken to Laramie for competition [ani South Dakota, it muneU anes | tk Ue ceaeeaiaa cones Hanis Bihan iosbaaea Aan ane oun Lee! Governor on meastires be taken to prevent it, for state honors here tod the: bul be passed 28 written, i Wheeler opposed the sale of heer, declaring the druggists do not want badly injured. \Pront Gate of Penitentiary Stormed to Breck Into Armory; HUNTSVILLE, Tex., May Visit to State| to sell it. He declared that distil i importing it. : CHEYENNE, Ww Wyo, May" 12.—For. P -- mer Governor Frank 1. Hovx, ‘ 9 has been in Wing became prominently identified with oil enterprises in the Wichita Fails re sion of Texas. immediately after ‘the expiration of his term 28 months ago, and who has had time since only for flying. visits to Wyoming. is here for a brief Visit with his family.’ His health’ is much improved and he 1= srowing optimistic regarding his Texas enterprises: | VESSELS AS EMERCENCY: Pacific Coast Owners Seek Government KELLY GETS 8TH. STi WITH BASES — Aid in Breaking Strike of Marine FULL RUTH CRACKS OUT 10TH 7 Muti e a‘ eb Ser Engineers; Tugboats Operate Ee utineer. OBREGON RULE RECOGNIZED. { *. MEXICO CITY, May 12. —Recogn!- NEW. YORK,. May. 12.—Winthrop L. Marvin, secretary NEW YORK, May 12.—George Kelly of the Giants made his eighth Overpower Guards With Gras eee te eee i of the American Steamship Owners’ association, announced home run today in the first inning of the game with the St. Louis es triar républic.” A comroumication *to|today that’ Pacific coast operators had telegraphed Secretary} Nationals with the bases full. his.effect has beea) handed: Bnriduc | of |C Hoover and Admiral Benson of the shippi | 12.—Between 25 and 30 pris-|;" exié Mac! date ee ‘ Os ipping z ; } if < fitge tte Suacta: care Ages te board urging them to request President Harding to declare DETROIT, Mich., May 12.—“Babe” Ruth hit his tenth home run of oners at the Huntsville state prison mutinied and escaped is morning. Two guards where shot, one probably fatally. Six of the men obtained pistols and stormed the front te of the prison, then charged guards on the inside of the __ [prison walls and broke into the armory, obtaining shotguns. POLISH REBELS ceived Rere today. that a natidéna™emergency existed in the nation-wide ship- the season in the first inning with one on base. SUFFER DEFEA BERLIN, May 12.—Polish insur- gents suffercd heavy losses in an uttempt fo take the city of Kosel ja Upper Silesia from German and Hialian ferees, according to dis- patches recived here today, The Poles are said to have lost 500 in killed 2nd wounded. It is understood that Polish offi- “calls are anxious for an armistice which would Ieave the insurgents in possesion of territory ‘already oc- cupied. pate strike. ert jj The te m mmended that ’ A atte ot veabeis If tha vetrikéce:r6tu “| {Prison officials have not determined}. “4 “ to return to work within 48 ho Fy the number that escaped. 4 ) $ beyeeat rt t About 25'shots in all were fired by 5 ete Mpa Rone dete pees bad % < ef a : ~ iremen employed on harbor towboats, o fine ie wee Se phen Ry Berviat ; S who quit work last week in support of h piecisd Bar own nl LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 12—A | of payment. of $10,000 in cash ana |the Seamen's strike, returned Ken hy |convicts were hit. claim of Clara Smith Hamon against | recognition by the estate of . cer s (By United Press.) ue passports at once. This sit | m In the original attack there were} the estate of Jate L. Hamon, of | tain assignments and contracts by | WASHINGTON, May 12. — The particularly teue in south- t only about six convicts, each armed| whose alleged murder she recently | which Hamon was declared to have a United States t ces a/Gaat ware of castern Europe, if . was acquitted by an Oklahoma jury, ; made over ofl rights to Clara Smith Suropeans seeking entrance to this he maximum capacity of the Ba ole bere Soapebatel charged ‘he/ was in procesh of settlement hers | Hamon during his lifetime. turn would not affect the main strike.) country before the new restrictive | port of New York ts 160,000 a 1%; } {front gate, going to the armory where] today. itiwas stated by J.B, Cham- | Sudge C. W. Ellis of Santa Ana, |TWo Companies announced that here-| immigration laws become effictive. | and the greatest congestion in his | w ithe shotguns were obtained. Return:| pion; attorney for the claimant. ~~ Cal.Sconducted the négotiations with |@fter ‘they would operate their | Immigration Commissioner Wellace | tory is antic « jing they again charged the guards | “The settlement, we expect. will | Mr. Champion as the representative, open. snop b. declared today that reports from ~-— ' land, recruiting more. cotivicts, they | be effected.some time today,” th+ | ‘his son, Fred Eltis, of Ardmore, firemen quit work t y | Europe indicate that people are ci ab } jescaped by way of the east railway| attorney said. ‘The negotiations, he | Oklahoma attorney for Mrs. Jake |witholt union sanction, rding io) making frantic haste to reach here | bu car Ll gate. ~~ = = \ } added, had ‘proceeded on the basis | 1. Hamon of Chicago, the widow. Mr, Willey. i and are besieging American officials | 1