Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1921, Page 1

JAPS ACCEPT NVITATION TO WORL MEET Far Eastern Questions Are Ignored in Reply But Explanation Indicates Government Must Use Caution ,WASHINGTON, July ; dent Harding’s suggestior tation of armaments war today but made no refer of Far Eastern questions.! Unqualified acceptan was received. State departme cials would make no comment orm of the Japanese reply w/ ‘not made public in text Silence of the Japanese go as to discussion of Far East lems, however, to have inter y serious obstacle to the carrying < of the plan. It was indicated that the formal inyitation would be forwarded to Japan as to the powers which have transmitted full and unqualified ac ceptance, and in the end, officials be lieve Japan ‘would, agree to participa- tion in the dual program. It was not indicated whether the United: States would make further in- quiry, formal or informal, as to the attitude of Japan. The Japanese reply was made through the American embassy at Tokio which fs understood now to have supplemented it with an explana- tion. Unofficial dispatches from Tokio and from London have created the im- pression that Japan would be willing to join in a frank discussion of the Far Eastern questions although other informal dispatches also have indt- cated the Tokio government must move with caution on account of the political factions and schools of hought in. Japan. DISCUSS CONFERENCE. DOMINION PREMIERS LONDON, July 14.—It ts understood that dominion premiers, although of- ficially dealing yesterday . with. the question of imperial communications, lnlso discyssed unofficially representa- tion of the dominion governments at he proposed Washington conference, according to the London Times. Premiers Hughes and Massey are aid to hold the view that Australia and New Zealand should certainly be resented. “There is reason to believe that dele- ates from the dominions won'? he varmly welcomed by the United Etates government," continues the (mes, which addy that the reply of he American government to the sug: estion that a preliminary exchange Bt views in question of policy. in the Pacific might be” held in London he- fore the departure of the dominion premiers has not. yet. been made nown, but is under President. Hard- ing’s consideration and is expected at early dat NUBLIG WARNED AGAINST USING RAILROAD TRAGKS Using railread tracks for a high- jay is flirting with death, according to ning being issued by the North- estern Railway company in its eam- to prevent accidents. /In con- ection with the recent death of Mike ker who was killed while tres- ing on tracks here, the North- estern is conducting a campaign ipon employes of the dangers of not ing sure. During the last 30 years, a bulletin eived here says, 133,552 persons ere killed, and 144,460 persons were hjured walking on railroad tracks and bmping on and off cars in the United te, Why not step it? You may e the next victim. o- —_—_—— Crimping of the hair is a very old vention. Even the ancient Romans d crimping irons. ROAD REPORT following Reports indicate —.the oad conditions “today: Grant Highway—Good from Ne- raska line to Shawnee, except eavy going through thé new grad- ‘west of Keelin Yellowstone Highway — Platte uunty line to Careyhurst ‘good, on fair to Casper, then good to hoshoni. Cars in good condition re making Birdseye Pass without fficulty to Thermopolis. Shoshoni-Lander Road—Fair to ough over detour, Shoshoni to Riv- rton, then fair to Hudson and good o Lander. Casper-Sheridan Road — Rough from end of pavement to Seventeen file, then good to Salt Creek. Road now being dragged from Salt reek north to the Johnson county ec. Washouts at bridges at Long pyon and Dugout. creeks». have ¥en repaired. Johnson county line o Sheridan, reported fair to good. SHOT, JULESBURG, Colo., July 14. — 1) Rozell, prominent merchant, shot and killed here yesterday ty J. J, Raker; a prosperous farmer wing acar here. It is alleged that Baker shot Ro- because x = a =| = 3 2 Fi 5 ‘apan’s acceptance of Presi- a conference to discuss limi- ved at the state department » the question of a discussion the Chinese government also FLKS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS, BG PARADE ON Closing of Grand Lodge Session Is Signal for Beginning of Three Days of Merry- Making LOS ANGELES, July 14.—Installa- tion of grand lodge officers and dis- Position of final reports of ¢ommis- sions, including the bi tt for the forthcoming year and reunion of the andered herd in a great annual “pa- rade were the official closing moves today in the 57th annual session of the grand lodge, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks. Closing of the session, however, was only the signal for the opening of three crowded ‘days of merrymak- ing, as the entertuinment for the 50,- oe delegates here extends over Sun- y. Paroled Prisoner Killed ti Jump From Fast "GILLETTE cH CONVENTION CITY, I. O. O. F. DENVER, July 14,—William B. Kratf- ty, 26 years cf age, recently paroled from the Denver county jail jumped man eastbound Rock Island trafn at. Prairie View, Kqn., early this morn- ing and killed himself according to word received here by Jim Goodheart, city, chaplain. Xe Krafty, Goodheart said, was paroled through his (Goodheart's) efforts and put on a train Wednesday with Bay Ridge, Ohio, his home, as his destina- tlon. Goodheart said he received-in- formation of Krafty's death from rail- road. employes at Prairie View. * otk Se COTTON CONSUMPTION, WASHINGTON, July 14.—Cotton consumed during June amounted to 461,656 running bales of lint and 43,- 683 bales of linters the census bu- reau announced today. Consumption in June a year ago was 555,155 bales of lint and 35,243 of linters. Marriage Of Aged Lovers Is Celebrated DENVER, July, 14.—Mrs. Ora Haley 73 years of age, of Denver, and Edward Ivanson, 90 years of age, Laramie, Wyo., were married at St. John’s-Cathedral here yesterday. Both are raputed +o be millionaires. Mrs. Haley is the widow. of the late Ora. Haley who was a friend and business partner of Mr. Ivanson. The wedding was a quiet affair. It, was postponéd from “~-day to Wednesday in order that Ora Ben Haley, Mrs. Haley’s son, might ar- rive in time for the ceremony. After the wedding, a wedding feast was served at the Haley resi- dence. Only immediate relatives of the couple attended. After a short residence in Laramie, where. Mr. Ivanson is president of a bank, the couple will make their home in Den- ver, it was said. oe } Outlook Brightest in History, Leader of| Republican Forces Declares on Open- ing Conference With British Premier; Optimism Prevails — i LONDON, July 14.—(By The Associated Press.)—The j9utlook for a lasting peace in Ireland is brighter than it has ever been in history, declared Eamonn De Valera, the Irish oe Tapery leader, as he was about to enter into conference with-Mr. Lloyd George, the British prime minister, in an attempt to find a basis for an adjustment of the Irish problem. Asked what he considered were the prospects of peace, Mr. De. Va- lera* replied “The outlook is brighter ever was in history.” “I am sure,"\ he ad@ed, “that the atmosphere in England and Iteland is right for peace. The only: thing that is necessary now is for us to get down to rock bottom.” It was the first time Mr. De Va- lera had spoken for publication since his arrival in London Tuesday even- ing. “This is simply a private confer- ence" with Mr. Lioyd George, instead of a long range bombardment, to see what can be done at close quarters,” said the Republican leader, who was in @ bright. and cheerful mood in| talking with the correspondents. | “I have been told," he said, “that | you have been disappointed in my|_ not talking more freely with you, but intended to show. that James than Leeds Is Banker’s IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS APPEAR BRIGHT Che Casper Daily LUME V Wife’s Attorney’s Seek to Prove That Guy Son and Combat \ Attack Made on Mrs. Stillman POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 14.—Cumulative testimony A. Stillman and Florence H. } ‘the husband and wife apparently were congenial and happy together and that | Mr. Stillman twice during the month remained overnight on the estate. Guy Stillman was born the following au tumn. Frank Murphy, who was a steward jon the Stillman yacht “Modesty” was expected to testify today regarding al |leged misconduct between Mr. Still man and Florence H. Leeds, former Broadway show girl, named by Mrs. Iam sure you quite understand the Leeds, former Broadway show girl, occupied an expensive Stillman in her amended answer to her difficulties of the moment. I hav. come to tell you that it is not that I do not wish to say a number of) tilings to the people of Great Britain, but that the moment isn’t opportune It was declared by Sidney the apartment building, that when for it. |"Mr. Leeds” applied for the lease he “As far as I can see from your Presented character testimonial Press here, which I have studied Signed by James Stillman. very carefully, there is no country in| ‘This letter presented today by Mrs. Wild, agent for the owner of Mrs. Leeds’ child, but also comhatted the banker's accusation that Guy Stillman was not his son but that of Fred Beauvais, Indian guide and ser- Yant of the family. . the world which needs more to un- derstand the aspirations of the Irish People and the right and logic of their case than your own people here. “I should be very very glad, in- Geet, to put the case before your people, but as I am putting it before the representative of your nation, 1 {bink it unwise to put it before your Public, . Asked whether he would insist on the discussion in London being given fan. publicity, Mr. De,Valera om- ‘ployed ex-President Wilson's phrase, declaring he personally wns in favor ; train With Rich. Cargo Is Derailed CLEVELAND, Onio, July 14.—An attempt to wreck an American Rail- way Express company train of 14 cars, a cargo valued at nearly a million dollars, was made two miles west of Willoughby, Ohio, curly today, according to offi- cials of the, New York Central rall- road after \t was discovered that more than 15 spikes had been pulled and plates removed from the rails. Railroad detectives. report that the company toolhouse near Wil- loughby was broken into and tools removed with which the spikes were pulled. The train jumped the track after plowing along for 200 before it was -No cars were overturned. STOLEN CAR RETURNED, THREE HELO IN JAIL Ben lL. Scherck’s Nash car which was stolen from the Midwest building Tuesday was returned to him today and Thomas Mecham, charged with stealing the car and William Blalock, and Lores. S. Sanders said to be un- fortunate travelers. whom he picked up at Douglas are in the county jail awaiting investigation of the case. It is probable that the latter two will not be prosecuted unless more evidence is introduced ag&inst them. They will Probably testify as witnesses for the state. FOUR KILLED IN OAKLAND, Cal., July © 14.—An airplane from: the Jacuzzi Brothers’ airplane factory in Berkeley, fell at Modesto, killing the pilot and’ three Passengers today, according to ULESBURC MAN KILLED ke endeavored to in. | man. FALL OF PLANE word received by the Oakland Tri>- une. The airplane was piloted by “Bud” Coffey, a commercial pilot, and the passengers were Giocondo dacuzzi, builder of the machine, and dehn Kauke and A. MacLeish, em- Ployes of the Jacuzzi works. It was due to return here today from Yosemite valley from a trial irip hr began yesterday. veitage wire. The occupants of the machine were burned almost be yond recognition. ‘ ‘ oe SS Edward Ments, J. F. Christenson, C. Goskel, and George Jarvis, all of the lowa-Wyomting Oil company, have returned overland from a three-day trip to Rawlins, Saratoga, Medicine Bow and the Boltgn fields, Anne U. Stillman’s lawyers, was un- derstood to have said that Mr. Still- man knew Mr. Leeds personally and) vouched for his good character, hon-| esty and intention to pay the rent on the apartment. The banker wrote that] he would guarantee payment by “Mr. Leeds,” it was said. y Frank Ivens, superintendent of the apartment house, and Dominick La- |-arelie, elevator operator, told of see-| ing “Mr. and Mrs. Leeds"! and the» in- | fant, Jay Ward Leeds, there and both | identified a photograph of Mr. ‘Still- man as Mr. Leeds, it was reported. { Mrs. Stillman’s lawyers not nly sought’ to praye today her, charges lthat- Mr. Stillman wii che fitper of POUGHK N. ¥,, July 4.— H. Phelps Clawson, son of a wealthy Buffalo manufacturer, was called to- Man, defendant in the divorce action brought by James A. Stillman, wealthy New York banker. Clawson's testimony was expected to have an important bearing on e: tablishing the paternity of Guy Still man, the infant whose legitimacy was questioned by Mr. Stillman. It was said Mr. Clawson would tell of visits. |which the banker made to the estate in<the Pocantico hills on three occa- sions in January, 1918. while Mrs. Stillman was there. He. would(testify, it was, said..that EN AS Douglas Withdraws From Race at This ‘Morning’s Session; Officers Named and State Home Goes to Buffalo Gillette was selected unanimously as the 1922 convention city of Wyoming Grand Lodge, I. O, O. F., when Douglas withdrew from the race this morning and delegates from that point cast their votes for the up-state town.. The Grand En- campment and the Rebekah assembly will meet ct the same place. other two are to be chosen before the Officers elected by the grand lodgo|&'arid dedge session here adjourns. to direct its activities for the next| Those selected are: C. H. Walters, year follow: Buffalo, chairman; William Marvin, J. By LeMarr, Rocx Springs, grand| Sheridan, and A. T. Phillips, Casper. master. Charles grand master. Galusha, Basin, deputy |BIG INITIATION a 5 Pury | FOLLOWS PARADE. Ww. E. DeJarnette, Sheridan, grand| ttundreds of Casper people turned warden. out last night to view the parade of pene Cottle, Green River, grand/the Kremlin Azov, Imperial Order secretary. of Muscovites, the social organiza- D. L. Darr, Basin, grand treasurer. | tion of the I. 0. O. F, The time hon- Paul paeenty riny sae bah la ren, ored goat, an indwepensablé part of pease o | G. L, (two-year ai iitiatory functions, drew second . _'place in the parade, being preceeded A. SPSS alk Ss rime in reP" by Maude, a bruin of small but de- T Appolntives, officers *-were termined proportions. Executives of pape en eee the order headed the parade which n Aes proved an escort for some four-score pba ub ¢ Z 4 victims who were dragged through STATE ME. 2 ‘the streets in costumes highly sug- Predictions that Buffalo's offer of gestive of the parts they were to play site of 600 acres of irrigable land for) tater. the state home and orphanage would; rienty of these candidates were be accepted ran true to form last 3 2 = initiated into the order at the close of evening when the lodge voted in the {hoe tae ae eee es of the te affirmative. The ~ land “is’ “located three miles from the town of Buffalo ™Ult could easily be traced to the T and adjoins the soldiers’ home” 0. O. F..building from any part of ‘The 600 acres comprise a beautiful ("0 ,city- | A. banquet which was con- b clude: 3 o'c! morning Re con Seat stone Na, Wound up the night's entertainment. See vere Na-\ The grand lodge and the Rebekah z 3 lassembly amd hall will be the attrac: ac tt 6 STS ites of Buffaio, tion for local and visiting members a large-part has deen offered by the ‘onisht- Buffalo lodge and the balance will be! ape eae Ti é Jeased.to the order, indefinitely, at FRENCH ENVOY DIES ON SHIP. nominal cost by the city of Buffalo.) _ Building must start on this site with-|) HAVRE, July 14.—Professor Gabriel in two years after the details of the| Lippman of the University of Paris, transaction are completed. \and a member of the French commis. ‘A committee of five men will have sion headed by Marshal Fayolle, which charge of receiving the land and other|visited Canada, to express France's business connected with the deal.’ appreciation of Canada’s service in ‘Three members of this committee/the war, died on the steamship have already been selected and~ the France, which reaches here today. BLUFF CALLED, STILL IS SEIZED the still was tipped off that he would be kilied on sight if he re turned. A raid was quickly formed but the mountain cabin was unoccupied at the time of the officers’ arrival. Plenty of arms and ammunition a still was being operated in the | were found however. .Two arrests mountains thirty miles from Lara- | were made Ister and the suspects mice. The deputy who discovered | are being held for examination. to County forces’ were advised that @ay to testify for Mrs, Anne U. Still-| apartment as Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn H. Leeds, was intro-|husband’s complaint. duced today in the Stillman divorce case. | The alleged intimacy between Still an and a second woman identified as “Helen” was brought into the record late this afternoon when Frank Mur. former valet to the banker and rd on his yacht, told of Mr. Still- ste ; man and “Helen” remaining aboard | the Mode. - overnight while the boat | was docked {1 New York last Decem- | ber: | Murphy, it was sald, testified that the master and his guest came aboard }and had a late supper at which cock tails, champagne and beer were served. “Oh! don’t talk about that,” one of Mr. Stillman’s lawyers was geported to have said, with a smile, when the Mquors were mentioned. Murphy also told, it was declared, of Mr. Stillman and Mrs. Leeds being aboard the Modesty off Miami, Fia., and Mrs. Leeds having visited the boat onthe morning after Mr. Stillman and “Helen” were alleged to have spent the night on board. ‘NEXT Seals Damage Nets and Fish, Shotguns Used SAN DIEGO, Cal. u— duly Large seals, known to fishermen as “seal dogs" are making much trouble for boats going out from this port, according to word brought here today. The fishermén say that they not only destroy hundreds of fish that have been caught, but do much damage to valuable nets. Several of the pilfering seals have been killed with shotguns off this port in the last few Gays, the fisher- men reported. See ier SCHOONER WRECKED NOME, Alaska, July 14.—The schooner Gertrude, bound from Nome to Siberian coast points, was wrecked in a gale off East Cape five days ago and is a total loss, according to a message received here from the coast guard cptter Bear. The crew is re- turning to Nome on the-Bear. Crib | NIGHT MAIL CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1921 STILLMAN INDENTIFIED AS ‘LEEDS’ IN COURT NUMBER 23€ RAIL RATE ON LIVESTOCK IS HIGH, REPORT Examiner Urges Reduction in Interest of General Business After Probe of Carrier Charges in West WASHINGTON, July 14.—Rates on livestock were held to be unreasonable from an economic standpoint and a recom- mendation was made to the interstate commerce commission that the carriers make substantial reductions for the benefit of business in general in a report made today by Examiner Disque. The case, which was brought by livestock shippers ALL COUNTRIES SAM OF EDS the commission. Resolutions Urging Movement Adopted by Communists as Means of Ending “‘Capi- talistic Control” LONDON, July. 14:—ftekolutions de- claring it a necessity that class war be intensified in all countries were adopt- ed by the congress of Communist trades union at Moscow on Monday, says a dispatch from that city to the milly Herald, organ of labor. The vote of the congress ori the resolution was 282 to 32, and this action was taken, according to the dispatch, with a view to “ending capitalistic control of labor and consequently the political power of capitalism, by establishing closest unity between’ the various’ sec- tions and forms of the revolutiorecry labor movement.” The congress also decided to take steps to unite all trade unions into one fighting organization, with the con- grees of Communist trade unions as the international center. Close contact would be established with the Third Internationale by joint representation on executive commit, tees and in joint conferences. It was asserted the connection thus estab- lished would prepare for revolutionary action. HARDIE a MAY V SIT HAWAII. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.—Presi- dent Harding may visit the Hawatian islands next mer as a guest of the Pan-Pacific union the first Pan-Pacific commercial conference, he informed Alexander Hume Ford, secretary of the organization, in a letter received just before Ford sailed for Honolulu yesterday, Premiers of all Pacific governments have been in- vited to attend the conference, Mr, Ford said. The conference was called in, the interest of developing Pacific commerce. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. July 14.-—Aw, shucks! smong those pres: it Cheyenne voday—that is, not to any noticeable extent, and in consequence Chey- enne is to be denied two: experi- ences to which it had been looking forward with keen zest, viz: The distribution by young Mr. De Peyster of 50 $100 bills to the first 50 needy persons he encountered after a certain midnight. Young Mr. De Peyster riding a bucking airplane, whatever kind of an airplane that may be, self the “millionaire adventurer,” and ‘averred that next. October he was to come into a fortune of $20,- 00,000 but meanwhile had to make his living by’ such simp!é little ex- and things like that, dropped from sight Monday. g Sunday the young man, who pro- fessed:to to be padded with currency he couldn't spend because he con- Sidered it tainted and had made a het with himself that he wouldn't “touch a cent of it for his living €xpenses, admitted to philanthropic pecunious newspaper. reporter or ©, that he would: accept the ad- vance of an amount spfficient to defray the expense of senfling a tele- gram to somebody, somewhere, for Mortimer De Peyster is not | er WILLIONAIRE ADVENTURER CUTS SHORT HIS STAY IN ,APITAL, FADES FROM VIEW|, something, intimating that accom modation in this smal] matter might be stupendously rewarded at a later date. Nobody, however, felt like lending th price of a telegram to a man who professed to be packing a sheaf of currency suffic’ent!y Iarze to choke a whale, but too, proud to touch it, and there was no affirma tive response. Thereafter young Mr. De Peyster faded from view | and at last report the fade-out con- Mr.c De> Peyster, who styled him- pedients as riding bucking airplanes | appearing persons, including an im- | tinued complete. Incidentally, where young the fr. hotel, Albany nounced he was stopping, abandoning .the “too gossipy” Plains, and where he averred he would continue to stop if he had to wash dishes, never entertained the “millionaire adventurer.” Rates on certain commodities are stifling industry and should be re duced, the examiner said, adding, however, that “a reduction in rates traffic in general seems unwar- ranted at this tim: The report said that although rates on livestock were not excessive when judged from a strictly transportatio. standpoint, they “are unreasonable from an economic standpoint.” ‘Tha livestock industry, the report said. would be materially helped by a ro duction in rates because the cost of getting to market is @ substantial item. “We think that the carriers, in the public interest, should favorably con- sider the matter of eliminating, for the most part temporarily <t least d eapeciaiy for the longer hauls ne ineréases in livestock rotes made following the increases ordered in the transportation act.” The original complaint against live- stock rates was made .by. the tional Livestock Shippers’ league and ether producers’ organizations. Rail- roads and public utilities commissions of Kansas, South Dakota, North Da kota, Arizona and Montana and the American Farm Bureau federation. War Declared On Tammany Hall NEW YORK, July 14.—Various ctviec and independent political organiza- tions joined forces today in a move to combat Tammany Hall in the mayoralty election this fail. Sixty men and women met at the call of Henry W. Taft, named him permanent chairman and adopted a_ resolution providing for the appointment of a sub-committee to consider conditions and a platform. BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At Brooklyn— E. Cincinnati 013 020 000— 6 12 1 Brooklyn -000 910 220-—- 5 5 Batteries—Eller, Rixey and Wingo; Grimes, Smith, Mitchell, Schupp and Miller. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Pittsburgh __012 100 000 1— 5 90 Philadelphia 000 002 200 0—4 8 2 Batteries—Carlson and Schmidt; Ring and Bruggy. At Boston— R. H. E. Chicago 000 000 003—2 6 1 Boston 000 000 003— 3 8 2 Batteries—Ponder and Daly; Wat- son and O'Neill At New York— R. H. E. St. Louis ..010 110 000 0— 3 61 New York ..001 110 0001—4 13 2 Batteries— Bailey and Dithoefer; Ryan and Snyder. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago— R. H. E. Washington ..000 100 000— 1 3 1 Chicago . 000 000 30°— 3 5 6 Batteries— Mogridge, Schact and Gharrity; Faber and Schalk. At Cleveland— % R. H. E. Boston ---.000 002 Ore * F © Cleveland 000 110 o**— > At St. Louis—New York-St. Louis game postponed; rain. RIOTING OUT IN BELFAST, July 14.—(By The As- sociated Press.)—Rioting broke out again in the Cork street area here | this morning. A bomb was thrown and damaged a grocery store which which also was looted, and another BREAKS BELFAST house was set afire A number of people were slightly injured by snipers. Several windows were broken. The police managed to restore order without being compelled to use fire- arms. t- Se sgiber > ny \ » a us RIZGRRE ATG