Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 1

FIRST AMERICANS FREED BY RUSSIANS REACH PORT SPURGIN NOTIN CHIAUARUA JAIL Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Thursday, cooler in east por- tion Thursday. VOLUME V TAX REPEAL 1S AGREED UPON BY HOUSE LEADERS ; ! Excess Profits and Income Surtaxes Are Slashed in House Program Being Mapped Out by Committee Fugitive Embezzler Not Yet Apprehended But Is Still Believed to Be in Hiding Near City EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 10. In a telegram received here today, signed by the chief of police of Chihuahua City, de- nial is made that Warren ©, Spurgin is held in jail at that place. The message says the missing Chicago banker is near Chihuahua City, but has mot been apprehended. CHICAGO; Aug. 10.<-Local authori- ties interested in the capture of War- = C. Spurgin, missing banker, wait- ed impatiently for word today con- firming the reported arrest of the fugitive near Chihuahua City, Mexico, late yesterday. Surprise that they had received no communication from WASHINGTON, Aug. 10:—Repeal of the exsess profits tax and income surtaxes above 32 per cent effective as of last January 1, and of all of the freight and passenger transpor- tation taxes as of next January 1, was agreed upon today by Republicns of the house ways and means committee, Chair- “mcrae lQFFIGER TAKEN FOR BANDIT 1S SHOT, KILLED corporations 5 per cent, making a MEMPHIS, Tenn., sug. 10.—A tele- total of 15 per cent instead of per cent, as suggested at the White gram message from Collierville, a sub- urb of Memphis, shortly afternoon. House tax conference last night. A $2,000 exemption on corporation in- stated that one Memphis policeman was killed and three others wounded come Was understood to have been by a posse of seriff’s deputies, which retained. Ref “BLOCK” IS ORGANIZED. fited on them in mistake for bandits who earlier in the day shot and killed two police officers and wounded an- other after an unsuccessful attempt to been advised of the arrest, Was ex: pressed by W..C. Burns, Chicago rep- resentative of Lloyds, James Mc- Shane, assistant state's’ attorney in charge of the investigation, and by the detective agency whose opera- tives are trailing Spurgin. Mr. McShane said today he had wired Eusebio Hermosillo, Chihuahua City chief of polica, for information, but had received no reply. Hermosilio reported to have. offered to sur- render Spurgin upon a guaranteo of $200 expenses. “We'd pay five times that much to met him,” Mr. McShane declared to- lay. u WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—(By The Associated Pressi)—Formation of a western tariff “block” within the re- cently organized and unofficial agri- cultural group‘in the senate was an- nounced today by Senator Gooding, Republican, Idaho, The new is composed entirely of Republicans from western statés, Senator Gooding said, allied to fight for “fair treurment for thd west,” in the tariff Wii rob an employe of the Ford Motor “The west has not. been treated tair-} COMPANY here of a bag containing $8,- ly in the past,” said Senator Good. |.5- ing, who was elected-chairman of the | | PEP, ST pr A AB western senators’ unofficial organiza- = (100 KILLED BY BLAST, JAPAN LOCATION OF FUGITIVE KNOWN, CHIHUAHUA CITY, Chihuahua, Mexico, Aug. 10.—The chief of po- lice annotnced today tho definite whereabouts of Warren C. Spurgin, missing Chicago bankers He is in 4 id togeth small mining camp at Urachic on RRS Sf Sil ae me Se Northwestern railroad, ‘the thief & terests in the new bill. This eues and has not. been arrestéd. The rail- road. station 48 nbout 200 miles ‘from’ En Hvestock to agricultural | a Chihuahua City. ily BS Sit : ei The chief again, declared that he VER, Angi 20— ee was willing to go atter Spuirgin and] iii’ Meconeais tnicgan HIRISHIMA, Japa, Aug. 10—One| was confident of getting him if told that Chicago authorities had’ guaranteed that money he~said that he had not been officially of this fact, but Was ready “when the money is put up.” rigid he wanted the money to draw y actual expenses of the “tripy nts’ association today appealed the Colorado delegation in congress to vote against the American valua- tion section in the Fordney tariff bill. This plan provides for the. vatuation ‘of imports by governr-ent representa- tives instead of, by importers them- MANY STOLEN. CARS FOUND DENVER, Aug. 1¢.—More than 150 stolen automobiles will be returned. to their owners as a result of the break- ing up,of the huge auto theft ring operating in Colorado and Wyoming, federal officers declared today. ‘Cars aggregating over $100,000 in value al- ready have been recovered. Ring leaders of the band of thieves who operated. peipepalty between Casper and Denver, are under arrest and several more arrests are pro- ‘dicted. Many cars stolen in this state and surrounding states were sold in Wyo- ming, officers stated today. pe ha * uae AUSTRIAN CONVICTS RIOT. VIENNA, Aug. 10.—Four men were killed and many, more’ wounded /im.dis- orders at the gteat*Austrian penitgn- tiary at Stein Mondgy might, ‘The inmates -of thé» penitentiary hundred persons were killed or in- jured here today when the govern: ment powder magazine exploded. The origin of the accident is not known. pee phates RESEARCH PLANNED. NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—Formation of the Copper and Brass Research as- Sociation, an unincorporated, volun- tary nation-wide organization of the copper, brass and copper alloy inter- ests, is announced by its president, R. L. Agassiz} president of the Calu- met & Hecla Mining company. It is the ‘purpose of the association - to stimulate by co-operative effort the EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 10.—Valen- tine Onate, chief of police in. Jaurem| received a telegram this morning Robert E. Crowe, state ‘attorney Chicago, guaraffteeing the $200 ex- pense money asked by the chief of police of Chihuahua City, to effect the capture of Warten C. Spirgin. The telegram signed by Mr. Crowe said he would guarantee any expenses necessary. to bring Spurgin to the bor- er. He asked Chief Onate to use his influence in. effecting the apprehen- sion of Spurgin, reported to be in hid- ing near Chihuahua City, and to «eck to have him held for the state's attor- ney of Cook county, Illinois. Chief Onate said he had utged by telegraph the chief and his assistants to'urrest Spurgin at any cost and bring him to the border, Chict Onate said this morning that he had not been notified that Spurgin had been arrested and is being held in Chihuahua City, and ‘said news: of such an arrest was not reported to his Office or given out at his office last night. SHIP SINKING ISBLAMED ON PHENOMENON loy products. Four Drown In Effort to Save mutinted after sending aft ulfimatum ‘Girl, Is Rep ort to the \ government, demanding <bhat their sentences he reduced. w OTTAWA, a 3 Fire Raging In | } } | ‘Ont., Aug. 10—In an ungugeessful attempt to save his 9-year-old-‘daughter Laura, Thomas ‘Tooley, 53 years of agé, and three - otter’ members of his- family were” ‘Wrowned. today in Otter lake. Laura, the youngest, waded _be- | The Associated Press)—¥" ‘haffting { yond Her depth while bathing a few enomenen of- ocean current tend’ feet from shore. Kathleen and a thy seon got beyond their encies, just. discovered, probably depth and sank while Miss Brossur accounts for the loss Saturday of whd was close behind, returned. to ‘the shore and gave the alarm. -'Mr.*| “Toohey and his son Bernard’ whd mear by jumped into the wa- _tefiaand swam to where the. girls “disappeared. They succeeded bringing them t, the surface, t_ were unable to conduct them safely’ to the shallow water and alt k together, /BANK HOLDUPS SEIZED, SIONS OBTAINE Elva Ducker, Sen’,Francisco, and said, who, Patton told the police was his by the statements of Patton and | wife. »» The other members of the party” ‘There also wasin possession of gave their names at John J. Mur- the authorities $4,400 im. currency, ‘on 3 Bes. San Bi a bookkeeper; | raging in 19 oil wells in the-subs : oll: “center 2 rg 5, 2 vices tee) N Sen aeare i ssid by private ~ detectives J. San Diego, a solicitor; Seattle July 14 jast. The police also | caused ‘the arrest, to bear serial Moore, Billings, Mont., were detaining two other men and J Kansas three women, who were arrested at ‘50,000 DAMAGE ‘SALVATION ARMY SUNDAY j made this event possible. Che Casper Dailsy 22=2| Crthune | a. | CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1921 JUDGMENT FOR INJURY STANDS Rancher Must Pay Roy Boat- man for Injuries Received in Care of Vicious Stallion. NUMBER 258. INDICTMENTS TO BE | ASKED FOR MURDER District Attorney Woolwine said he believed there was already enough evi- dence to present to the grand jury but decliged to discuss plans for asking indictments. Mrs. Obenchain talked freely about ‘The state supreme court has af- firmed the verdict of tne sixth judic~ lal district court, in which Roy Boat- man, recovered damages amounting to $3,000 from James Miles, a rancher, for injuries suffered wher Boatman was attacked by a vicious stallion while in the employ of Miles. The decision affirming the finding of the district court which was then presided over by Judge Ralph Kim- ball was handed down August 6, 1921/ While in the employ of Miles, one of Boatman's duties was to take care of a stallion which became vicious on June 11, 1917 and inflicted injuries on Boatman which caused him a perma; nent physical handicap. The lowe} court's decision was upheld on the ground that Miles had not uginted Boatman with" the vicious’ Stopeeettlea of the stallion, Street Loafing Ordinance Under Fire in Dallas DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 10.—Validity of an ordinance prohibiting street corner loafing was to be contested in trial tomorrow of eight young men, including Gus King, football star. All are members of well-known families. jt iei is sivas The French government is consid- ering a suggestion to preserve the ammunition left over from the war by use of copper, brass and copper al-jimmersing it in specially made cases in certain Jakes. a four-hour interview she had with Mr. Woolwine yesterday and said she had ‘never refused to answer a ques- tion unless that question related to Mr. Burch.” She said she had de clined to answer questions of this kind on advice of counsel and because Bureh “must fight. his battle as I mast fight mine." She said she told the district attorney that she invited Mr. Burch to come to Los Angeles, Saying she thought it would be benefi- gial to his health, but declined to say anything about any meeting with him Prior to the shooting of Kennedy at Beverly Hills last Friday night. She #aid she had told of her past life, in- cluding her relations with Kennedy. She said she would do anything in her power to punish Burch or any ene else she thought gullty of the slaying but declared she believed Burch. to..be innocent. Mr. Woolwine said there were “cer- tain reasons" why ‘he could ‘not dis. cuss Mrs. Obenchain's statement to. hima. _ Bureh ap to today refued to an-, swer questions, saying anything. from him about the ‘case must come through his attornoy: Burch, according to relatives here, has received two telegrams from his parents in Evanston, Ill, expressing confidence in his innocence and pro- mising any assistance he might ‘need. pe Saray dint bine LINER BREAKS RECORD. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The | tner Olympic completed last night her fastest trans-Atlantic voyage, having made the trip from Southampton and Cherbourg in five days, 18 hours and 18 minutes. Sir Bertram Hayes, her commander, said the big boat would have done “better had she not been delayed longer than usual at the French port in taking on passengers. Grilling of Woman in Kennedy Case Is| Continued in Preparing Evidence for Submissicn to the Grand Jury LOS ANGELES, ‘Aug. 10.—Questioning of Mrs. Madelynne| are’ mo Obenchain and Arthur C. Burch, under arrest in connection] who went into by the district attorney's Office, was intimated to be the prin- cipal part of the investigation of the case to be pursued until Guarantee That Others Will Be Allowed to Leavé Russia in Return for Help in Famine Crisis Is Furnished by Soviet; Conditions Are Critical NEUTRALITY IN GRECO - TURKISH WAR OKERED BY LIED COUNCIL RIGA, Letvia, Aug. 10.—(By The Associated Eleaamp| guarantee that all Americans remaining in Russia given an opportunity to leave that country if they Sate was offered today by Maxim Litvinoff, soviet representative at a conference held this afternoon with Walter L. Brown, European director of the American relief administration, over the question of American relief for ~ S | I the guantion of Amer ssian Settlement _ Is 4 j > . RIGA, Letvia, Aug. 10—(By The ostpone ending Associated Press)—Six American ; B ' prisoners in Russia have been re dani leased by the soviet authorities and | = eport on oun: les have arrived at Narva. Esthonia. in! | $ Bo F, blish d fair condition. The six were Capt.| * e Establishe nmett Kilpatrick, Dr. Weston B. stes, John Flick, B. Kalmatiano, H . La Mare and Russell Pattinger, PARIS, Aug. 10.—(By The exer Francisro, Cal Associated Press.)—The al- he prisoners, released under the |}ied sup Pc ci , ;Promise made by the soviet authori: i! id supreme : ouncil today put ties at the time help was accepted|@Side the Silesian question, |from American relief organizations|NMOW apparently near a defi- |for famine suffering Rusala, reached nite settlement, while await- | Narva last night h ing the reports of the expe Of the released men, Captain Kul-|in‘drawing the new boundary line be patrick of Uniontqwn, Ala. was Cap-ltween Poland and Germany in. this tured while on duty with. General | {von agreed upon in ne Wrangel's forces in south Russia Wraticn Gad MNGASA yee ke es and Flick of ew York In takin; up the former subject ing picture photographers | the council decided unanimously to Russia and were im adopt an Attitude of t neutrality with the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy, broker, resumed today | Prinoned last year ma rma also 18] in the Grec without: i: a X. B. Kalmatiano | terfering with trading by private of Racine, -W has been in Russian | with tithe of tha Geil rion: bikes prisons for nearly three years pedal me ij Walter L. Brown, European direc- Ambassador Harve said this deci tor of the: American Relief adminis. sion was in conformity with the nol TON PLANS GREAT tration, Herbert Hoover's organiaa-|icy of tho United States privious” to tion, through which it has been|its entering tlie world war planned chiefly to administer the pro-| concurred | yunell'a fing posed famine relie: ived in Ri orge, jn while the six Americans set free were | advocating neutrality on the on the way to Reval. Maxim Litvin-|the allies toward the Greco-Turkish off, the soviet envoy, reached here|confiict, alluded to American newpral about the same time. it ity during the war when the Amert- can market was open to both the al OF ITS 18TH BIRTHDAY Director Brown, is understood, will insist that every bona fide Amer-|\iex and the central powers, adding ican in — whether in or out of | that the latter were unable to take ad Riverton boosters are preparing to prison, must be given an opportunity vantage of the purch e of war mate- take ‘central rynine wy pr Sabd to |? leave Russia before the negotia-| rials on account of the British blocade. advertise the 16th annual celebration | 4O"# cn begin He asked Ambassador Harvey if such of Rivérton's birthday which will be The state department has provided] was his understanding on the ques. commemorated August 14, 15 and 16|bim with a list of more than 100| tion and the latter replied that this at a three-day carnival that will be| Americans still in Russia !was fully in accord with the \Ameri- Digger and better than ever. It was thought this fexvenoon that|can viewpoint Predictions are being sent gut that|% conference Pig hye al : there wili be heaps of sport for all. ty uniihery noff was extreme The program being prepared calls for} GQ) ee ieussic A ‘ & R two big days of wild west sports, fast nthe Russian side, the negotia-| BERLIN, Aug. 10. The Breslau baseball games every day, two days vere ie re — to be inaugurated. correspendent of the Vossische Zeit- of good street sports, Indian dances} M.. HI EMIDOE:, << this morning: ung today reported that Polish bands and spectacles. Free camp grounds € are prepared to go ahead with|crossed the Upper Silesian frontier inside the city. limits and adequate ho- oe bree gee last night near Rosenberg, but that tel provisions have been prepared for |_,* staff of experts arrived with the}they were driven back after an on ally who. desire ‘them. Russian envoy. Another “member of} counter with the police and British for information regarding the| 8 Party was Theodor Chaliapine, the| troops. ‘The latter. suffered nome L_| noted. Russian operatic basso, who plans to go to England to sing on be- half of starving Russians. Preliminary negotiations Director Brown and M. opened this afternoon, notwithstand ing the earlier indications that the two men would not meet, the Amer can representative asking M. Litvin prizes and entries write J. A. L. losses, pocording. ta: to Chenery, chairman of street sports. or Alvin Brassfield, marager of wild west show. ee Pope’s Appea! the dispatch RUTH GRACKS OUT NO. 42 between Litvinoft were Sent to Allies off what the soviet government's in tentions were regarding the freeing if of the other Americans in Russia,] NEW YORK, Aug. 10, — “Babe The conferees were introduced by the|RUth hit his 43nd home run of the pre Sia eelaceeee sor Nervion premier season (today in the third inning of the Yankee: me with Chicago. One man was on base. pope's letter invoking succor for Rus ia has been forwarded to the supreme council at Paris and also to all the ¥AMINE OF 1891 TO BE RIVALED. papal delegates abroad, who are in-| PARIS, Aug. 10.—(Gy ‘The Asso vited to.join committees everywhere }ciated Press}—Nikolai Lenine, the for aid to Russia, The vatican is put-|Russian soviet premier, has tele. BALL se R ting itself in relation with the repre |.:raphed @ relief appeal to the Social. scntatives at Rome with the same ob-|ist newspaper Humanite here in Ject. which he predicts that the famine SMALL TO START (== FIGHT IN Governor of Illinois Gives Bond for|| British Plan To $50,000 Following Arrest Tuesday by Sheriff for Embezzlement SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. change of venue may be 10.—A legal battle over a the next phase in the fight of Gov. Len Small against charges of embezzlement during his term as state treasurer in 1917 and 1918. His arrest yesterday after Sheriff Henry Mester had in the state house lessened the tension at the capital which | SCHOOL WILL IGN) About 100 little members of the Sal- vation Army Sunday school are look- ing forward to a big treat tomorrow , when an all day picnic will be staged at Garden Creek falls. The generos- ity of-many local merchants in donat- ‘ing fruit, candy and other goodies that are synonymous with picnics has -In addition to providing the cats | several business houses have provided | the use ‘of trucks to haul the supplies andthe children to the picnic grounds. Some transportation ac- still required. Cas- can assist in hauling} the. picuickers to the grounds are urged to communicate with army headquarters elther tonight or carly tomorrow morning. . ‘\ 40 a Mra. Martin Johnson, former San Francisco girl, daring explorer and besieged the governor’s office has been at high pitch since the in-' dictments were returned July 20. The gWernor toda¥ went about his executive duties as usual, having given bond for $50,000 and it was be- lieved in many quarters that no fur- ther action would be taken until the governor and his indicted’ associates, | Lieut. Gov. Fred Sterling and Vernon} Curtis, the latter a banker of Grant Park, Tl, appeared in Sangamon | county circuit court on the first Mon-| day in September to answer to the in-| dictments. | Effort to’ Break Down Immigration | Law Is Uncovered| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Efforts té break through the barrier, of the new percentage, immigration law was discovered yesterday by the bureau of immigration, when it was reported that a party of Polish Jews were ar- rested at Key West, Fla., attempting fo enter from Cuba without legal au- thority. Commissioner Husband said extra preeautions were being taken famous as the first. woman in the world. to penetrate the South Seas, of exploration to the African interior. on the Mexican border and along . schooner Henry L. aliens. (, southern coasts, as a result of whole-! has safled with her husband on a trip |sale efforts to smuggle in European! bids fair to approach that of 1891 in severity; He Asks the workers and ulturalists of other countries to aid of Russia as a ready means N. ATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh th R. H. E. Brooklyn -000 010 000— 1 6 0 of aiding the soviet republic. Pittsburgh ..000 000 000— 0 6 0 Several Russian provinces,” reads} Batteries — Cadore and Krueger; re afflicted by ©! Morrison, Glazner and Brottem, Wil- —_ famine which apparently will be only aon, less severe than that of 1891. This : Opts ee is a terfible consequence of the back " : ward cultivation of this country and Fiadin rete Bde pers ao HOE. of seven years of imperialistic war St. Louis 000 010 and civil'war imposed upon the work 2 ers and peasants by the land owners and capitalists of all countries. Im-| AMERICAN LEAGUE mediate relief is indispensable. — The soviet.premier affirms that aid At Boston— R. H. EL of the workers and small farmers is!Detroit .. 100 202 030— 8 13 3 a necessary. for the soviet republic[Boston .. ‘o02 100 100— 4 9 0 Protest Seizure which is foremost in undertaking} Batteries—.Oldham, and. Bassler; “the fertile but gigantic task of over-| Pennock, Thormahlen and Ruel. M ° throwing capitalism. ee Of L Sh sie At New York R. H. E. tquor ip YANKS REACH Chicago 000 050 102— 8 10 0 REVAL TODAY. New York 024 303 20°14 15 2 REVAL, Esthonia, Aug. 10—(By|_ Batteries—Hodge, Davenport, Me- LONDON, -Aug. 9.—(By The As- |. Associated Press)}—A special Bol- | Weeney and Lees; Collins and Schang. sociated Press}—Great Britain, it | shevist automobile, carrying the six os is understood, intends to protest to | Americans who had been released] At Philadephia— R. H. Cleveland 100 010 030—5 9 5 Philadelphia _.000 200 10°— 9 15 1 the United States if it is decided that America violated international law by seizing the liquor-laden Marshall outside limit -off Atlantic from Russian prisons, arrived here at 6 o'clock this morning where the American Red Cross will supply them} Batteries—Uhle, Bagby and O'Neill; with comfortable clothing to replace |Moore, Rommel and Perkins. their discarded Cossack uniforms and the three-mile City last Week. Such a protest, it | other queer habitiments At Washington— R. H. E. is said, would be mereiy,a formal- | ‘This nondescript garb gave them a| St. Louis ___._. 001 111 ity, as Great Britain is ot inter- | strangely foreign appearance, so that | Washington 010 001 ested in the case except ffs it might | they could not be recognized as Amer. establish a precedent for such |icans as they rode in on the Bolshev VAUGHN JOINS. BELOIT. seizures. ist conveyance KENOSHA, Wis., Aux. 10.—Pitcher —_ Oe Jim Vaughn of the Chicago Nationals, STEEL ORDERS DECREASE. ONE BIG UNION REPUDIATED. | suspended indefinitely, yesterday by —- —- Judge Landis, commissioner of base- NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The month-| WINNIP Man., Aug. 10.—Re-|pall, who held that he had signed an ly tonnage report of the United States} pudiating the one big union and their|“outlaw” contract with an industrial Steel corporation made public today | international organization, showed 4,830,324 tons of unfilled or-| street railway workers have ders on hand July 31. This is a de |erease from unfilled orders of Junc |30 which were 5,117,8§7 tons LENIENCY AT END FOR LIQUOR LAW VIOLATORS Winnipeg} team of Boloit, Wis., came here to- organized | day to join the latter club. He turned a new union to be known as the Can-|his back on the major leagues by say- adian Independent ‘ederation of|ing “you can tell the world I have treetcar Men. joined the Beloit team. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Prohi- | the future, penalties forbidding is- | drawals of whiskey from bonded bition Commissioner Haynes yester- | sue of permits to persons who have | warehouses during the first six violated the law within a year and | months of this year, fell off by day gave warning that no more vio- | lators of the law ting liquor permits will be Mealth with lenient- ly. | ‘The law's. provisions have become well known, the commissioner said and he proposed to enforce fully, in | for the forfeiture of property. Liabilities of breweries, he said, will be adjusted on a much less len- jent basis. pared with the same period last Year, according to interval revenue bureau records. From January 1, 1921 to June 30, 1921, 1,487,306 gal lons were withdrawn | more than 3,500,000 gallons, com- WASHINGTON, Aus. 10.—With (|