Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1921, Page 1

CHIHUAHUAN OFFERS __OVER EMBEZZLER FOR. $15,000 YANK PRISONERS IN RUSSIA STILL HELD American Relief Officials Disc ount Reports of Release of Ca tives When They Fail to Ar rive; Rumors of Riots and Disorders-in Famine Districts Are Denied VOLUME Vv LONDON, Aug. 5.—(By The Associated Press.) — Th e American relief officials in) | London are placing little faith iri the reports that the American prisoners in Russia sak been released. “We are keeping a vigilant watch over every from Russia, and none save Mrs. Marguerite Harrison has as IGHT STARTED ON TAX PLANS OF TREASURY Mondell Takes Positive Stand Against, Program and Declares for Cut of Half Billion in Tax Levy -.WASHINGTON, Aug. roposed . ‘ition to many new forms of taxation p: by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon continued to grow today among house leaders. They planned to containue their fight to reduce the nation’s tax bill by $500,0000,000. In a statement published today, however,, Representative t&al tax levy by $5(¢,009,000 and still take care of the esscutial needs of the gcrernment. Representative Mondell also came out flatly against any increase in post- age and bank check tax. The Repub- ican leader also bas said he doubted either the necessity or the advisability of the automobile levy. He declared for repeal of the transportation and soda water taxes, the excess profits tax and the higher income surtaxes, ith additional revenue provided ough a fiye per cent increase in corporation income tax. Foul Play Seen In Accident To Idaho Falls Man Utah, Aug. 5.—Friends of Mason, secretary of the Falls Kiwanis club, who ar- red here today in connection with Mason's: disappearance expressed tke belief that he met with, foul play and his automobile was pushed over Mondell of Wyoming, the Republican leader, declared that in his judgment NATIONAL LEAGUE is entirely practical to reduce the RHE AMERICAN LEAGUE At New York— Detroit . 910 003 03*—7 10 3 Batteries—Dauss and Bassler; Mays the embankment into the Weber river | 4nd Schang. ‘ to hide the crime. ———-- They sald they would organize a|_ At Philadelphia— HE search of the hills near the place] St. Loui 50 hiladelphia . Batteries—Kolp, Burwell and Sever- eld; Harris and Perkins. where the automobile and Mason's ef- fects were found Tuesday night, and they would also inquire at hospitals in Salt Lake in the belief that Ma- sop was stunned and wandered aim- lessly. Meanwhile organized groups are making a systematic examination of the river for the body. Mrs. Mason spends hours with the searching par- ties. FIVE KILLED AND INJURED IN SOLDIER RIOTS CLITA, Kan., Aug. 5.—One is dead, another dying, a third missing and three others injured as the result of a gun fight between train bandits and soldiers of the Tenth United States cavalry on a 111 052 00*—10 14 0 Batteries— julrennan, McWeeney and Schalk, Lees; Bush and Ruel, RHE 1 201 010 RUTH BEHIND 1920 RECORD NEW YORK, Aug 5.—Babe Ruth fell behind his 1920 homerun record for the first time this season’ when he failed to get a circuit) drive in the game between New York and Detroit today. Ruth made His 39th homerun of the 1920 season a year Mwest of |280 today. New York was also play- bs Ped a ana ing Detroit then and Ehmke pitched against Ruth. Ruth has made 38 thi NEW DEPUTY NAMED. ‘ge Lapse Vawsilcrsvee ©. L. Forrester, for the past sever- al years employed in a mechanical de- partment at the Midwest Refinery has been added to the sheriff's force to succeed Fay Willaford, resigned. Mr. Forrester it is said has been ap pointed undersheriff to take office under George Massee upon the resig- nation of Sheriff Lee Martin. pores Sa Seca co) ANT NAMED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Brig. Gen. Malin Craig was assigned today as commandant of the cavalry school at Fort Riley. He is now stationed at Camp Harry J. Jones, Douglas, Ariz. OUNTESS GETS FORTUNE ACAIN 5.—Countess | Von Bernstorff, wife of the former | German ambassador to the United States, again has possession of the $1,100,000 in money and securities } seized in 1917 by the alien property | custodian, it was learned today. | 1 LIQUOR SHIP MAY BE HELD WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Libel pro- ceedings-in New York to obtain for- feiture of the British schooner Henry L. Marshall, seized as a liquor smug: gler are contemplated by the justice department, Acting Attorney General Goff announced today. s sentative, by the Bankers Trust company, the. custodian’s deposi- tary, ‘under an order of the District of Columbia supreme court. ‘The countess established’ the fact that she was an American citizen, prior to her marriage, having been Johanna Luckemeyer, daughter of a New York siik-merchant, Return of the property was made yesterday to her American repre possible exit the Americans might ta yet come through,” said wat ter L. Brown, European director of the American relies administration. “This leads us to believe not te Letvian report of their release be a product of the Bolshevik Passi 4 sanda organization.” RUMORS OF DISORDER OFFICIALLY DENIED RIGA, Aug. 4.—Rumors of great disorders in Russia, owing to the mi- | Acrival of National Represen-; srations of peasants from the famine, stricken regions are denied in a note| issued by “M. Chitcherin, Bolshevik | foreign minister, to all countries. M. Chitcherin deciares that the European and American press is full! of sensational none of which is true. important disorders. The foreign minister places at 10,- announced today by W. C. Miller, sec- 000,000 the number of inhabitants of|retary and business agent of the local the regions to which the crop failures | here. is confined. ,GERMANS TO CONDUCT RELIEF EFFORTS. BERLIN, Aug. conduct her work in relieving famine | estimated. sufferers in Russia independently. of | other powers, nounced here. it is officially an- Mr: Vandaveer ‘of the Midwest com pany has gone to Salt Creek~to at- tend to business interest Amnesty For All Mexicans “Is Promised MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5.—(By The Associated Press.)—President Qbre- gon shortly will issue a proclama- tion of amnesty which will appy to all adherents of former ‘President Carranza, now in the United States, who recently signed:a manifesto ex- pressing good will toward the pres- ent Mexican government, according to Las Notica: U nemployed Ride Cars When Owners Give Them Lifts CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 5.—Not only are unemployed men riding every freight train out of Cheyenne in either direction, but many of them are haunting the Lincoln and Yellowstone highways on the outskirts of the city and importuning motorists to give them “lifts” to the next town. Forty- five “bos” were counted by one motor- ist during a 115-mile run. west from the city. Some were so determined to travel by automobile that they planted themselyes in the center of the highway and signaled the car to stop, then virtually demanded accom: modation in the car and were “ugl, when it was refused. Communists Are Under Supicion In Jugo-Slavia PARIS, Aug. 5.—Recent criminal activities since the attempt was mado in June to assassinate Prince Alex- ander, regent of JugoSlavia, have been followed ‘In that country by re- @oubled police energy against sus- pected Communists, according to a dispatch from Belgrade today to the Hugarian Telegraph agency. All foreigners suspected of Com- munistic tendencies are being expelled from Jugo-Slavia, the dispatch says. BODIES OF WAR HEROES RETURNED FOR BURIA CHEYENNE; Wyo., Aug. o—Two special cars carrying bodies of war dead en route to various points in the Rocky mountin region reached Chey- enne Wedns ¥, and the caskets here Were transferred to the lines om which they will proceed to their destina- tions. Among the bodies in the ship- ment were those of John Heustis, Greeley, Cclo.; S. Tafaya, Embudo, N. M.; Peter Codero, Trinidad, Colo. and Harley E. McElivvain, Denver, i reports of disorders, |ployed under contractors at the Stand- Although /ard refinery who went out on strike there is a great migration from the|this month against famine districts, i, is controlled by the| wages hi government and there have been nojno decision affecting: [night of this weck it was decided to | await Germany will| but some 325 are still on strike, TO TURN . Fair tonight and Saturday, some- what warmer in northwest portion to- night and in extreme north portion Saturday. Weather Forecast ore BOILERMAKERS STILL OUT ON STRIKE, REPORT tative From Nevada Awaited Before Decision Is Made | by Local. A majority NAPLES, Aug. 5.—This city re- sumed its normal life today follow- ing interruption caused by the death of Enrico Caruso on Tuesday and his funeral yesterday. Seldom in the history of the city has the death of a man in private fe so affected the impressionable Neapolitans and from the time. the great tenor's death was anndunced until his body was placed in its temporary vault, business virtually was at a stand: eUiL } Church, government and people yesterday paid their last honors to of boilormakers em- a reduction in ‘e not returned to work and the matter is expected untit next Tuesday, it was At the meeting held Tuesday the arrival of a grand lodge fepresentative. Some workers re- |turned to their jobs the following day It is Caruso. At the basilica of San Harry Norton. national representa-| Francisco di Paola, where the re- tive of the bollermakers, is now in| quicm mass was celebrated, were | Nevada and is expected to arrive| gathered representatives of King here Saturday night or Sunday to} Victor Emmanuel, the Italian gov: confer with thé local. A decision will] ernment, the United States and be made at a meeting to be called| many other couritries. In the following his arrival. floral offerings heaped about the Seven Others Injured When Houses in Bronx Are Swept by Fire; Many Are * Rescued From Windows NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—Four children were burned to death and seven other persons were seriously injured in an jearly morning fire which swept three tenement houses in the George S. Martin, aged rancher of} Freeland, was killed yesterday after- noon when a tractor he was driving toppled over into a draw after the| heavy machine had been driven too| close to the brink. a4 posal by the Bolsheviki for the pur- chase of moving picture machines and film, Mr. Simmons said he had evidence to show that Cibrarie had fraudulently obtained about ‘$890,000. Cidrario is alleged io have formed several fake corporations through which he sold to himself 2s Bolshevik government purchasin agent, 2 quantity of worthless mé. tion picture paraphernalia, which he Bronx this morning. Hthe tenement in which the fire start- ed. Corsine escaped. Andrew Taylor, his wife Catherine and their four chilfren, who lived on the third floor of the same tenement, (FF BANK, AGEN suffered severe burns. The. youngest |her family on the fourth floor of this tenement, also was severely burned. | The fire spread quickly from the |tenement in which It started, to two |adjoining tenements and when fire- men reached the scene they found jmore than a. score of panic-stricken George S, decal ie Freeland|women and children crowded before \the Is Victim of Fatal Accident; |‘". Windows crying for aid. “Fire Red” For. Word was brought to Casper by a) T B B d messenger who rushed here to get| 0 e arre medical assistance for ‘the injured! man. Recent storms in the Alcova| =a country had destroyed telephone com-| CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—Fire red as a munication and the delay in getting color for automobiles will be conspicu- yesterday afternoon. Coroner Lew M.|It is said so many wrecking cars and Gay left last night for Freeland where | private automobiles have been. painted he will take’ charge of the remains.|shades of red simiar to that ard by It is probable that the funeral serv-| the fire department that traffic p ices will be held at Freeland, tomor-|men frequently become confuse. row and that Mr. Gay will s ——<—$$—$_— ELECTRICAL WAGE CUT. able. It is said, however, that Mr.| duction. affecting 12,000 employes of Martin was thrown from the machine the General Electric company’s com- as it turned into the draw and was! pany’s plant here was announced to- caught underneath the tractor as it/¢ay. The cut will vary in amount settled in. the bottom. ‘with the several classes of employes. held under bond on charges of hav- ing defrauded the Russian Soviet government vt of large sums of money, was laid before a grand jury today by Assistant District Attorney Simmons. Although the warrant on which The dead are: Victori Corsine, 12; Harry Corsine, 8; Edna Corsine, 10, and William Corsine, 5, all children of Julio |child, Herbert, is reported to be dying in a hospital from inhaled fumes. é |_ Aerial ladders were run up and fire- Funeral Services to Be men began bringing the scantily-clad Held Saturday. relief made the injuries of fatal na-|ous for its absence on the streets of ture. |Chicago after January 1, if an order until the remains are interred. Due to lack of communication de-} NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—Evidence Cibrario was-arrested charged him with obtaining onty $136,000 of a is alleged to have shipped to Rus- Corsine, who lived on the top floor of Rose Fitzpatrick, who lived with [pees and children down to sufety. —>___ Mr. Martin, it is reported, died late| passed by the city council is enforced. tails of the accident are unobtain-) LY: Mass., Aug. 5.—A wage re- against Jacques Roberto Cibario, $1,000,000 fund placed at his dis | sia | Yault where the Che Casper B Cribu CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921. so ve < a" atly CITY EDITION NUMBER 254 |50,000 Attend Funeral of Noted Singer, All Nations Pay Tribute at Services body was placed, were wreaths sent as tokens of the sorrow felt in virtually the entire occidental world. Ti was estimated that nearly 50,- 090 persons gathered in front of the basilica. The press of the crowd in {ts attempts to enter the church to view the casket of the famous tenor was so great that troops had to charge several times upon ghe | | throng. Moving from the church, the cor- tego was headed by mounted squad- rons of municipal guards, garbed in fyll dress uniforms of ancient days and bearing medieval banners. Be- hind came the municipal band of | Naples, playing a funeral march. The municipal services of Naples | followed, the firemen wearing the uniforms of former days and car. rying floral tributes of the city. ‘Then camo a crucifix bearer, hold | | , ing aloft the emblem of sacrifice leading a procession of ‘priests in cassock and surplice, while Domin jean and Francescan monks, with bowed heads and with lips uttering prayers, followed Tn » not mother pleasant oceurred while the pro was | on-its way to the vault Missa chapel © was a veritabl esong. Photoaraphers seeking take pictures of the scene, on | them maintaining he had re } the exclusive right from the | of Caruso that all others must from that priv moving picture machines also quar- a local house claiming the e right transfer to the » take th tures, excluded | Operators of views of the streets tra versed. ‘This im was upheld in certain quarters and others were | not permitted to operace. FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED IN N. Y. TENEMENT BLAZE Texas Hotels Threatened By Ku Klux Klan TEXARKANA, Texas, Aug. The proprietors of three leading ho- tels here yesterday received notices signed “Ku Klux Klan Committee,” reading as follows: “Get rid of all negro porters. This means business.” Negro employes of two of the ho- tels immediately quit their jobs. | Tack Recovered From Lung Of Boy, Life Saved {* PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.—A race with death which began five days ago at his home in Monticello, Ark., and jended here was won by 9-year-old Morris Keizer. | Morris swallowed a brass tack ‘to [win the admiration of his playmates. The tack lodged deep in his lung, threatening to puncture it. The boy was rushed across the country to a hospital here on the slim chance his life might be saved. A bronchoscope was inserted and forceps applied to remove the tack No anaestic was administered and to: day the boy was declared perfectly well. ath ———> Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Lee are in from their summer camp in the mountains Governor Misses Guest By “You know, I never saw, a big oil field and when someone told me I could see the biggest oil ficld in the whole world near Casper,-I teased mother into stopping off here for a couple of days instead of going on to Denver,” cight-yearcld Baby Marie Osborne, the Pathe moving picture star, told the Tribune as she sat on the edge of a big chair on the mezannine floor of the Henning hotel this afternoon, her first matinee at theatre. “I saw Governor Carey, too, continued. “He's an awfully nice looking man, but he is the first gov. ernor I ever saw wearing one of those funny big hats like the cow- boys do. If he wasn’t such a busy man I'd ask him to come over to the America and see my show.” ‘As it happened, the governor, who was on his way through town by automobile, left before the matinee, for Careyhurst, a star in pictures, has two big am bitiogs. One is to get a big Rus- sian‘ wolfhound which has been promised to her, when she reaches Bosten, and the other is to get to Paris, where she is to appear.in the fall. Passionately fond “of anjmals, Marie told how she had vainly ‘tried to catch a stray kitten that was wandering along Center street as she came from communion at the | Catholic church last evening. She has about persuaded her mother to go back to that neighborhood this evening at the same hour in the hope of secing the cat again. “I wouldn't mind waiting awhile for my wolfhound if I could find that kitty,” she said as she do- | scribed. the incident Baby Marie will appear once | afternoon, twice tonight, and once each tomorrow afternoon and eve- ning, preparatory to taking the train for Denver. At Kansas City she will be Joined by a governess, who will relieve in a measure the educational responsibility of Mrs. Osborne, who in uddition to tutoring See Show as Baby Osborne’s Baby Maric, after several years as | this | Chance To Leaving to Soon has the care old sister a lot, but said Mari I like picture: love vaudevill told of her nt tour of the tages circuit. She has not m inite plans further than hi Paris but one of her ambitions is to become a famous dancer, so that in addition to her n ability she will have the asset of being able to appear in vaudeville regularly Mr Stewart, manager of the America theatre, bas secured the M Osborne feature, “Daddy Number Two,” which will be shown two days in connection with the ture “Proxies, nally in 4 sk DAMAGE GREAT _ INHAILSTORM oe Baby Marie per EER Tile CHICAGO ASKED “TO PLACE PRICE ONEMBEZZLER Offer of $2,500 Posted by Lloyds’ Is Only Reward at Stake CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—James McShane, assistant state’s at- torney, today received a tele- gram from M. E. Clinton at | Chihuahua City, Mexico, say- ing that he would turn over Warren C. Spurgin, missing Chicago banker, to the police if a sufficient ward was offered. Mr. MeShane re jplied that the only neward he knew of was one of 500, offered by Lioyds’ Ww. c. uns of Lioyds’ said Mr. Clinton telegraphed that would turn over Spurgin for $15,000 but that Lloyds’ company had refused to dis- cuss the matter with Clinton SPURGIN HIDING IN CHIHAUHAL. BL PASO, Texas. adthentic sources it wi today that a man answ scription of Warren C. Spu ing Chicago banker, ts in 1} Chihauhau City. The man {dentified a. rived in Chihauhau City after y trip from Ojinaga. 14 is staying with a man near Chihaul: City who refuses to reveal his place, ‘The said to be friend is qu Spurgin on July twe mi ted irgin’s as saying the reward for his apprehension is inpignificant He is also quoted ax saying there are several erican ‘detectives in Chi bi u City searching for Spurgin Chief of Police Kulebrio Hermosillo is searching for bim, but as yet, he declares, he has not learned of his hiding pla : CLUE e ABLISHED.D CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., Aug. 5. —Chief of Police Hermosillo an nounced that he has undisputable in- formation that Warren” ©. . Spurgin missing Chicago ‘be Chihvahva | City, He Spurgin retired to Chihuahua City with time is not opportune arrest, he said. SPANISH ARMY (3 DEFEATED IN MOROCCAN WAR 1K *, hag been tn sald’ on July @ place near friend. ‘The yet for his Five Thousand Made Prisoner by Tribesmen Who Continue Heavy Attack King Summons Advisers. I —{By The ated Twenty Spanish so'diers, the last remnant of the Spanish troops t capture of the town of No- miles of Melilla were massacred by the Moors after having surrendered, according to advices re- Associ ceived here today fr Melilla, MADRID, Aug, 5.—Spanish forces uffered a severe def in stern Moroce where they have been resisting heavy attacks by rebellious tribesmen, | ared b; newspapers . h Advices receiver by La Voz state that Nador and Ze: luan, which have been looked upon as the keys. of the Spanish position before Melilla, have been evacuated by the Spanish troops, while another newspape are holding Spanish for Moroccan situation has devel: opend a political phase here and King Alfonso | his Aid to have Abou El-Krin er of. the Mor a trit with having _ broug nanish defeat near Melilla, s old the Her- educated in France ral languages summoned the mys: men ¢ |sbout the lis but REGIN. Sask., age estimated at more than $1,000,000 w se| caused yesterday by a hail-and wind. | storm which swooped | down on an| area of from to 100 miles rt | and southeast of here. With wires down, details were me r last night. | [In one district, according to reports, a strip of grain 30 ‘miles and} five wide was cut as if by a mower.! long f Mor- juropean the essen. | cco in but maintains Is of Moorish culture = Dr. F. C. Fitzpatric! a dentist ted vicescom: n Legion at tion. is spend visiting with afternoon ot Torrington who was ¢ mander of the the Thermopolia the day in ¢ riends. He will for his home. Ame conve asper leave this SONS HELD FOR MOTHER’ 7 Ind., Augen] 5—Fol- wie the finding Wednesday of the headless body of Mrs. Laura Duffendoll, 70 years of age, woods near her home, 15 miles from | Booneville, Warrick county, William Duffendoll, aged 19, and Dollie Dut. fendoll, 23, brothers, and sons of the’ aged woman, were being held today in the Warrick county jait. ' No charges have been filed aginst RS DEATH the brothers pending of a coroner's investigation. I Duffendoll, “after _ being taken. into custedy by Sheriff Lu- h, is said to have ac- m of having discharged a shotgun into his mother’s neek, ending her life, so that he could obtain the furnishings of the Duff- endoll home to establish = home for the outcome