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

UPPER SILESIA LOVE LETTERS MAY TO BE DIVIDED/HELP SOLVE CRIME COMPROMISE 1 FORMED, ALLIED COUNCIL MEETS [British Delegates Vote Against Sending of Reinforcements PARIS, Aug. 9.—(By The Associated Press.)—Premier Briand of France and Mr. Lloyd George, prime minister of England, have decided ata private meeting upon the com- promise partition of Upper Silesia, it was declared here today on good a thority. Beginning west of Piess on the Vis- tula river and running west of. Giei- witz, west of Tost and Gross-Streh- litz north to between Rosenberg and Kreusburg, and thence to the fron- tier of northern Upper Silesia. This line, while by no means a straight one, approximately bisects the-Silesian plebiscite area. ‘The reputed agreement must be for- mally ratified by the supreme council id the possibility of this action. at the late afternoon session today was forecast. At this time the interna- ional geographical experts Were ex- ected to have ready their reports. It was upon the private settlement ing reached, {t is understood, that the council decided 1bt to send réin+ ‘ercements to Upper Silesia at “pres- nt, the British and Italian delega- ions voting against the sending of French troops for this purpose as ‘rance had desired. Sir Harold Stuart, the British Silesian commis- per, and General Murinis, the Ital- jane sioner, declared they be: lieved both Germany and Poland ould accept the council's boundary The conviction of General Lerond@ France, head of the commission, that trouble might occur even if here were an immediate decision. “The British and Italian view pre- led, and the counell decided against sending of reinforcements for the being. The new line Js accepted in prin- ple as more nearly representing the 1 meaning of the«plebiscite vote n anything previously proposed. he division also splits the disputed ndustrial district. PARIS, Aug. 9.—(By Tho Asséei- ed Press).—The allied supremie coun- decided today not to send reinforce- ments for the allied troops in Upper Bilesia. When the question cam? up as to he sending of additional as reinforcements the British legation voted against such action. French | Che Cz aper + Crthune | hy | Weather Forecast : Partly cloudy and some. what unsettled tonight and Wednesday; somewhat cooler.} & VOLUME V % CASPER, WORLD MEET Jap Embassy at Washington Takes Issue Ambassador to Britain WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The Japanese ambassador, Baron Shidehara, disagrees with the Official statement issued by the Japanese embassy in Lohdon last Friday saying there was “‘a certain current of opinion” in Japan unfavorable to the American proposal for the disarmament conference and predicting ‘that the practical result cannot be reckoned upon with any degree of confidence.” ‘The ambassador emphasized the rather unusual situation of disagree- ing with the) Japanese .embassy in London by issuing the, following state- ment: ¥ “The Japanese embassy, whose at tention was called to ‘The Associated Press dispatch from London, disowned any knowledge of the statement sald to have been issued by thy Japanese embassy at London. ‘They stated that the settled deci@ion ef ‘the Japanese government to enter the conference wholeheartédly -and» with confidence, was. already .mage clear beyond all misapprehension. and that their in- formation {rom T: indicated that this attitude had tHe substantial sup- |port of the Japenese people and press.” ‘ Fg Deas ST ES WIFE DESERTER RETURNED. Frank Murphy, arrested here re- cently on a charge of wife desertion jen information filed by Lincoln, Neb., authorities was turned over to an oi ficial*from the neighboring state to- |day and taken to the capital to stand trial. DEDICATION OF SOUTHERN PARK ENTRANCE SET State and National Officials to Take Part _in Ceremonial Planned for August 21 at Two-Gwo-Tee Pass = (Special to The Tribune.) | ?LANDER, Wyo.,: Aug. 9.—Hopes and ambitions of this $s aah More than $250,000,000 was spent on announced that the official dedication ceremony for he front door southern entrance of Yellowstone park would, be held at Two-Gwo-Tee Pass August 21. Stephen T. Mather, Migector of national parks, will at- the ceremony, also Senator John Kendrick, Gov. Robert D. Carey,|on theeroad to ‘place it in first class! «Gov. B. B. Brooks, Patrick Sulli- yan and R. S, Ellison of Casper; W. . Deming of Cheyenne, and a num- er of officials of the «Chicago & jorthwestern railway. Secretary of he Interior Albert B. Falls is now isiting the national park and is also pxpected to attend. ‘Two-Gwo-Tee pass was named by he Indians and is half way between he park and Lander. The’ party will ommence congregating at Lander pn August 19. Indian dances and vis- ting Indians in their native haunts en the Shoshone Indian reservation re part of the entertainment pro- Two hundred cars will leave Lan- der on the morning of August 20, pending ,that night at Dubeis in the Pnountains where special entertain- ment will be provided. The journey ill be continued on the morning of August 21 and the ceremony held at 11 o'clock at 'Two-Gwo-Tee pass over- looking the famous Teton mountains and Jackson lake. : Lander party will be met at € pass by a large number of cars journeying from the park’ to attend the function. The entire party will spend the night at the Lake hotel, where a special program will be pro- vided by Superintendent Albright. Norihwegtern railwhy officials are making extensive plans for extending Dassenger tourist business from Cliti- cago to Yellowstone park via Lander during the coming season. During the past month hundreds of cars have made the trip over the Lander road and have experienced no difficulty. Universally, however, those who have lcome over the route have described Pe scenic attractions as the Alps of c& and excelling anything in the park. ‘Three road ctews are.pow at work putting the finishing touches condition for the. opening. Emerson Hough of the Saturday Evening Post and represéntatives of other national publications have ac- cepted invitations from Superintend- ent Albright to attend. The‘ cerenonial caravan will leave Denver on August 18, travelling oer the ‘y Mountain highway, the of- ficial road to the southern entrance via Fort Collins, Laramie, Saratoga, Rawlins and arriving~at Lander, Aug- ust 18. Tourist parties will join the caravan at towns en route, Arrangements are in charge of the Lander Commercial club, P. C. Spen- cer, president of the Rocky Mountain Highway association, and Stanley Ed- wards, secretary of Laramie. Charles |S. Hil, state immigration commis- sioner, is assisting in giving proper |publicity to the event. U. S. CROP PROSPECTS FALL OFF DURING JULY, IS REPORT RELATIVES Ot CASPER PEOPLE. ON SHIP ALASKA Mother of C. E. Averill and Granddaughter Among the Passengers Rescued From Pacific Disaster. Relatives of Casper people were abroad the boat. Alaska which was| sunk on the’Pacific ocean Seturday | night, according to ‘2 message rec8ived here yesterday, They had miraculous escapes from drowining, according to the message which was. recelved by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. “Bud” Averill, jr. mother of the Betty Tafts, boarded the ill-fated boat at Portland, Ore., after having started on a vacation trip from their home in Garfield, Wash. “The boat was bound for Hollywood, Cal, and was due to arrive yesterda: When the boat sank, Mrs. Averill and the child .were separated but both ‘were located among the refugees. Mrr. Averill plans to come to Casper after a ‘short stay in California for Ajshortavisit with her son and daugh- jter in per. ain the '0., TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1921. JAPAN - UNITED AMERICAN PRISONERS FREED ON PLANS FOR } | | Aailay | NUMBER 257. 4 BY RUSS TO REACH FRONTIER TODAY, RELIEF WORK WAGED WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The state department was in- | today. formed today by its representatives at Riga and Reval that {Americans who have been incarcerated at Moscow the way to the frontier yesterday. were on} They are expected to} arrive at Jamburg this evening. RIGA, Aug, 9.—(By The Associated |Press)}—On the eve of the arrival of|by the Moscow-Kazan railway, With Statemerts Given Out by | representatives of the American Re- ef administration and’ soviet Russia} to discuss American relief plans, the soviet government today issued sta-| tistics tending to show a greater ef- fort to combat hunger than in other | famine years. According to these statistics, soviet! ington this morning after an absence could have been avoided if I had un gnd claims) of 11 days, most of which was spent ,derstood you and you had understood relief"is progressing well are made that {t is possible, with lim-! ited facilities, to transport food. | From June 26 to July 20, it is! claimed, 50,000 peasants, who _have| bushels less potatoes. Estimates of production for August 1 and.comparative figures for pre- vious years ‘on the nation’s princl- pal crops follow: Winter Wheat—Preliminary _ esti- mate of production, 644,000,000 bush- els. A production of 573,930,000 bush- els was forecast last month, while last year’s crop was 577,763,000 bush- els and the average production of the five years, 1915-19, was 572,401,000 bushels. This year's-acreage is 38,- 721,000, or 2.5 per cent more than Jast year, Spring Wheat—Production forecast 213,00,000 bushels; condition 66.6 per cent of a normal A production of 235,482,000 bushels was forecast last month, while last year's crop was 209,365,000 bushels, and the average production for the five years, 1915-19, Was 258,495,000 bushels. The condi- tion of the crop on July 1 was 80.8 per cent of a normal, while on Aug- ust 1 last year it was 73.4 and the License System To Be Extended pewgpiper ‘advertisements United States*last year. ROAD REPORT The district. office of the state highway department makes the fol- lowing report on road conditions to; day: 2 $ Grant Highway. — Nebraska line to Node fair. “Node to Shawnee good. Shawnee to Orin fair. Yellowstone Highway — Platte county line to Careyhurst good. Careyhurst to Casper very fair. Casper to Shoshoni goof. Cars, in good condition and not overloaded can make Birdseye Pass without difficulty to Thermopolis. From Thermopolis to Yellowstone park is generally good. Shoshoni-Lander Road — Good except somewhat rough between Riverton and Hudson. Casper-Sheridan Road — Casper to Salt Creek and Kaycee fair. MYSTERY SHIP °* NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Another ship has been added to the string of mystery craft sighted recently off the Atlantit coast and suspected of ‘everything from piracy to rum _run- E. Pa. intest is described’as = 12,000 ton steamer and was sighted Aug. 6, about 60 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras by the steamship West: . Sees eo - > > > > < Q - , Y funnels. Two cargo booms usually snugged down while ships are at sea, were «gged to the foremast. An cffory to exchange radio mes- sages failed when the ship refused to answer. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—A bill to extend to March 27, 1922, the war-time Meense system of importation of chem. icals and dyestuffs was introduced yes- terday by Representative Longworth, Republican, Ohio. It would substi tute 10 months for the three month extension from August 27 provided for in the emergency. tariff bill made nec essary, ‘Representative Longworth said, by delay in enactment of the Fordney tariff bill. been forced to live on grass, have of- ficially migrated to fruitful Siberia while 41,000 already have been transported on the Volga river. HARDINGS RETURN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9,—President and Mrs. Harding returned to Wash-| on yacation in the White mountains of New Hampshire. The yacht May-| flower came up the Potomac ahead of | schedule and docked at 9;30 a. m. | Estimates Announced Today by Bureau of Statistics Show Big Cut in Prob- able Harvest This Year WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Practically every important farm crop showed a loss in prospective production as of adverse conditions during July. culture’s monthly report today forecast 52,000,000 bushels less wheat than estimated a month ago, 91,000,000 bushels less corn, 192,000,000 bushels less oats and 61,000,000 result The department é agri- 10-year August 1 average 1s 73.2. This year's acreage is 18,023,000, or 7.2 per cent less than last year’s. Ail Wheat—Production forecast 757,000,000 bushels. A production of 809,412,000 bushels was forecast last month, while last year's crop was 28,000 bushels, and the average production for the five years, 19, was 830,896,000 bushels. year's acresge is 56,744,000 or .8 per cent less than last year's. Corn Production, -3,032,000,000 bushels; condition, 84.3 per cent. A Kennedy Quarreled With Woman Held For His Murder, Missive Reveals LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9.— A letter addressed to John B. Kennedy, slain insurance broker, declared by officials here to be in the handwriting of Mrs. Madelynne Oben- chain, his companion when he was shot to death, and signed “Mrs. J Belton Kennedy” made public by District Attorney Wooivine today. The letter was undated but was apparent ly written in Evanston, Ill. The text of the tetter indicated the writer and its recipient had quarreled but were reconciled. Investigators said they would endeayor to ascertain j what the quarrer was about and why it was signed in the manner stated. Search in the Beverly Hills section where the shooting occurred for a shotgun with which investigators 4 clared Kennedy was killed, continued A further questioning of Arthur C, Burch, held on a charge of suspicion of murder, was planned by the district attorney's office. The discovery in Burch's wallet of @ receipt from a Chicago sporting goods store for a gun was followed by word from the eastern city that it was for a rifle to be repaired and that the weapon was still in the store. Interest was expressed in the district attorney's office in the Incident, whic it was declared indicated Burch was used to handling firearms. Extracts from the letter “Mrs. J. Belton Kennedy,” “How much unnecessary signed read. trouble me. My Belton, why do you always do the things others prophesy you (Continued on Page 2.) GEN. ROBLESIS. SHOT TO DEATH WW MEXICO CITY Threats and Counter-Threats Lead to Assassination and General Trevino Gives Himseif Up. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9.—Gen. Jose Robles, brother of the Mexican min- ister to Spain and to the editor of the newspaper El Democrata, was shot and killed last/evening as he drove in his automobile through one of the main streets in the residence section of this city. Five armed men took production of 3,123,139,000 bushels was forecast last month, while last year's crop was 3,232,267,000 bushels and the average production for the five years, 1915-19, was 2,97,625,000 bushels. The condition of the crop on July 1 was 91.1 per cent of a nor- mal, while on August 1 last year it was 86.7 and the 10-year August 1 average is 78.1. This year's acre- ‘age is 108,901,000, or 4.1 per cent more than last year's. Oats—Production 1,137,000,000 bush- els; condition, 64.5. A production of part in, the attack. Following the tragedy, Gen. Jacinto Trevino, director of the federal com: mission revising army service records, placed himself at the disposition of the police. Gen. Trevino, who has been instru- mental in dismissing many army of- ficers whom he alleged the records showed were not entitled to their rank has been bitterly attacked in El Uni- versal, the newspaper publishing cor respondence with him, and threat- ened to castigate the editor, Senor| Felix Palavicini, who announced that} /1,328,937,000 bushels was fo t last month, while last year’s crop 1,526,055,000 bushels and the production for the five year 19, 1,432,697,000 bushels. ndition of the crop on July 1 was 77.6 per cent of a normal while on August 1 last year it was ‘87.2 and thé 10-year August 1 average is 81.6. This year's acreage is 44,829,000 acres or 3.5 per cent more than last’ year. Barley — Production, 171,000,000 bushel ndition, 71.4. A forecast of 184,238,000 bushels was made last month, while last year’s production was. 202,024,000 bushels and the aver- age production for the five years, 1915-19, was 208,098,000 bushels. The condition of the crop on July 1 was GOV. SMALL IS UNDER ARREST SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 9. —Gov. Len Small of Illinois, indicted for embezzlement for alleged irregularities in the handling of state funds while state treasurer cf Illinoiss, to- day agreed to permit the sher- iff of Sangamon county to ar- rest him at 5 P. M. , The situation developed siege. ‘The sheriff waited in a corridor on the ground floor of the state house leisurely smoking a cigar. Governor Small's outposts stationed near. the Goor of this office kept the execu tive informed of the sheriff's move- ments and members of the governor's cabinet and close political friends paced the second Yloor corridor wait: ing for the climax. The governor's secretary announced that the governor was not going out to lunch and planned to leave the cap- itol not before 5 o'clock. into a 81.4 per cent of a normal, while on August 1 last year it was 85 and the August 1 10-year average is 80.8. This year's acreage is 7,713,000 acres, or 4.6 per cent less than last year's. Rye—Preliminary production — esti- mate 64,300,000 bushels. A forecast of 69,956,000. bushels was made last month, while last year's production was 59,318,000 bushels and the aver- age production for the five years, 1915-19, was 69,159/000 bushels. This year’s acreage is 4,544,000 acres, or 9.9 per cent less than last year'ss. White Potatoes—Production 316,- 000,000 biishels; condition, 65.8. A forecast cf 376,977,000 bushels was made .last- month, while “last year's production was 430,458,000 bushels and the average production for the five years, 1915-19, was 371,253,000 bushels. ‘The condition of the. crop on July 1 was 83.4 per cent of @ nor- mal, while on August 1 last year it was 87.0 and the 10-year August 1 average is 81. This year’s acreage is 3,972,000, or 1.6 per cent more than last year’s. Hay—Tame, production 81,600,600 tons; wild, 15,50€,000 tons; condition fall) $2.5. A production of 81,695,000 tons was forecast last month, while last year’s production was 91,193,000 tons and the average production for the five years, 1915-19, was 85,793,000 he carried a gun and would shoot Tre-| vino on sight or any of his friends| who made an untoward move. Gen. Robles was quoted in the néwspaper| this morning asassailing Trevino as| an official and as declaring the gen-| eral had refused to fight a duel with him, Genera! Robles, once instructor in horsemanship at the Chapultepec mil itary academy, was stationed et 151 Paso for a time during too Huer administration SECOND SHIP STRIKES REEF. ALL AR, SAFE Passengers on Mail § Off California Coa Safely; Effort Bein t ‘mer Stranded , ‘Are Landed gis to Float Ves- sel; Freighter Taken in Tow SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 9.—All passengers aboard the Pacific Mail steamship San Jose have been landed and an effort is being made to get the vessel off San Pablo reef by her own engines, according to a ra io message received at the navy station here this morning. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.—The latest radio message from the Pacific mail steamer San Jose, which struck early today on San Pablo reef on the Mexican west coast, said the vessel was “resting easy.” the navy radio station here at a vessel of 2,135 tons, was bou: ama and Mexican west coast ports and carries 33 passengers and a crew of 66. San Pablo reef, where t grounded, is on Asuncion { about 500 miles south of Sen Cal The steamer American line ship pa and} Griffdu of the picked up the’ 8. BALL SCORES | : NATIONAL LEAGUE): At Pittsburgh— Brooklyn 090 002 Pittsburgh 000 000 Batteries—Mitchell, Krueger; Adams, Zinn R. HE. oo00— 2 10 0 or—4 8 1 Reuther and and Brottem. At Cincinnati— Philadelphia .. 002 110 000-4 8 Cincinnati 034 000 00x—7 10 Batteries — Ring, Sedgwick Henline; Donohue and Wingo. KR. OH. E. At Chicago— New York Chicago __ At St. Louis— Boston St. Louis AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston—{ist game) RW. Detroit ..-300 011 020—7 1 Boston 3 000 O1e— 8 1 Batteries—Dauss, Middleton Bassler, Woodall; Bush, Russell Ruel, und and At Boston (2nd game) R. HW. E. Detroit -100 000 000— 1 5 8 Boston - 012 000 10°— 4 7 0 Batteries— Holling and Bassler; Jones and Ruel, ee At New York — R. H. E. Chicago -040 001 000— 5 7 O New York 001.000 000— 4 10 1 Batteriesx— Wilkinson and Lees; Mays and Schang. At Philadelphia— R. H. EB. Cleveland .....900 000 300— 3 8 2 Philadelphia ..000 101 11°—4 8 2 Batteries— Caldwell and O'Neill; Freeman and Perkin: At Washington— St. Louis -_ Washington = “STRANDE R. H. E, - 103 00— 110 01— GET AID. cH Wyo., Aug. 9—Tha local branch of the Red Cross has completed the relief work of getting back to their homes persons who came to Cheyenne to attend the Fron tier deys celebration and who became “stranded” here, This dispatch was picked up by 4:25 o'clock. The San Jose, nd to San Francisco from Pan- out by the San Jose and immediately hoaded for § Pablo reef. The Griffdu was over 300 miles north of the Jose and she is not ed to reach the stranded vessel il 8 a. m. tomorrow morning, cording to a radio message from her San > San position Jose is believed to be in a for first radio dis es from the ship said she was taking a “big lit No on weather conditions the San Jose's available here early to- reports vicinity were he grounding of the San Jone the north California coast with heavy loss of life. The Alaska ran ashore last Sat night during a heavy rly today a radio mesage was picked up from the steam schooner Multnomah stating she was disabled and drifting helplessly in the Pacific 50 miles thwest of Blunt's light- ship near Eureka, Cal. ‘The Multno- mah is believed to have lost her pro peller or to have broken her drive shaft. She is a ship of 969 tons and is en route to San Francisco from Se- attle with a cargo of lumber. Her crew numbers between 15 and 20. The Multnomah, ‘according to. local shippers, usually carries about 20 pas- sengers im addition to her crew Latest advices said the vessel was in no danger and that a rescue ship was speeding to her assistance, expecting to arrive within a few hours. ne S. DESTROYER TANCE ing to the ass of the steamship San Jose of the Pacific Mail company, ashore on Asuncion island reef, the destroyer Farquhar left port here at 4 o'clock this morning and is expected to reach the scene of the wreck this afternoon. Rear Admiral Guy V. Burrage, commander of the Pacific destroyer forees ordered the Farquhar to the assistance of the Jose and the destroyer left here with instruc: tions to make the trip at full speed. SHIP WHICH LOST PROPELLER IS FE. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.—The steamship Multnomah, Seattle to San ancisco, dropped her propelier while mies off the California coast from Sureka, but is in no danger and will be taken in tow by the Quinault, ac- cording to officials of the Charles R. McCormick company, San Francisco, owners. The 'tug Hercules was sent out of to the Multno- he Multnomah is ‘aptain C. M. Clem- enson and a. cargo of lumber. ‘There are no passengers aboard In Missouri are more than women who own and operate farn TU) SEN. NEWBERRY TITLE | tS VOTED CLEAR TO SEAT HUN SPY WILL er oavartive Split in Party Ranks of Sen- ate Fails to Develop When Case of Acquitted Solon Is Called WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Republicans of the senate privi- BE DEPORTED MONTREAL, Aug. 9. — Captain Werner Horn, German spy, who at- tempted to blow up the international) bridge at Vanceboro, Me., in 1915, will be deported Wednesday to plaid on the steamship Poland. | after serving six years of a ten-year| sentence in the Dorchester, N. B. pen-| itentiary, is at present confined in the} immigration building here. leges and elections committee today voted Senator Truman . Newberry, Republican, Michigan, whose election in 1918 Horn, who was pronounced insane} was contested by Henry Ford, Democratic nominee, a clear title to his seat. Democratic committez members all voted in opposition and the long contested case now goes to the sen- ate for final decision. The committee vote was 8 to 4. SWEET BILL IS SIGNED TODAY PHELPS WILSON T0 BE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU IS NAMED {!2/" REST ToMORROM WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — Tho Sweet bill, reorganizing government to veterans of the World war, was signed by President Hard- WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Charles R. Forbes of Washingwon state, . . tons. The condition of the crop on (Continued on Page 3) director of the bureau of war risk insurance, was nominated by Presi- dent Harding today to be director of the veterans bureau, created by the Swect bill. Mrs. Mabel P. Leroy, Michigan, was nominated to be recorder of the general land office. Other nominations included: To be registrars of United States land officers—At Phoenix, Ariz., John Towles, of Miami, Ariz The of Mr. was/sho fur and and kill of a al of Phelps Wilson, son Mrs. W. 0. Wilson, who 1 by the accidental early yesterday, from the family jouth Center street at o'clock Wednesday morning, . Philip K. Edwards, rector of St. k's Episcopal church, will *offi- iate and.interment will be made in i Highland Park cemetery: discharge will be condu home at 933 1 svcoreteyeaerrcasnsceernuenvrnataeesntarentegneaeonuraneseoersveversernssemessenenenesnnesseneeesnssteneereneererseen