Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1921, Page 1

HEE SLAIN BY INDIAN REBELS IN ATTACK ON BRITISH TROOPS se) oiilics Pies Weather Forecast ‘west portion, mot much change in Crthune VOLUME V CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, ‘1921... NUMBER 27 HEYENNE SLAYER TO PAY DEATH PENALTY Alfred Walker Fails to Shift Blame to Pariner in Murder and _Faces Death on Gallows for Killing Taxicab Driver; Second Man to Be Arraigned Soon * : CALICUT, British India, Sept. 2—British troops who were proceeding in jnotor cars last’ Saturday in the di- rection of Malapuram were attacked by 4,000* Moplahs near Mongarn. LONDON, Sept. 2A Reuter dis- patch from Calicut, Ind, reports that the rebels, who previously had de- CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 2.—Alfred H. Walker, charged jointly with Walter Moss with the murder of Louis Failer, a taxicab driver ,near this city last spring, must hang for the crime. The jury in his case at 11:15 o’clock Thursday night returned a verdict of mur- der in the first degree, after ten hours’ deliberation during which the only question was whether should be associated with the first degree verdict the provision that punishment should be life imprisonment. Walker yawned when the verdict was announced. Moss-will be placed on trial as soon j as the trial of Horace E. ,Adams charged with the murder of Walter Brown, is finished. ‘The Adams trial is In progress today, a jury having been secured tate ‘Thursday. Moss and Walker killed Failer pur- suant to a plan to obtain his taxicab) in which to escape after deserting from the Fifteenth cavalry at Fort sisal In-concxsions made utter tng the murder and firing tho rues cf uh. shots that kiled Failer. Waik- et's curneel did sot seek acquittal bet Argued for a verlizt of murder $n tho second degree, contending that Moss should pay the extreme penalty. RUTH CRACKS ~ 49TH HOMER NEW YORK, Sept. ?-—“Babe” Ruth today: poled “cyt his 49th homerun of, the season “In the game with Wash- FOR OPPOSING DRY OFFICERS HAMMOND, La., Sept. 2.—Mayor C. ©. Carter, Police Chief CS. Ran- i@all, ‘and Night Marshall Oscar ‘Jones were. arrested last “night 1 three Uniited States deputy marshals and will be taken to New Orleans to- morrow for arraignment on a charge igtoa. c Tt cate athe rbstenth ae] eee es, the arrest by federal ning with.one man on buse. Erick.| officials of two alleged prohibition law son pitching. Aviolators: 40 RUNNERS IN CITY FOR FIRST RACE MEETING Entry List for Three-Day Program at Fair Grounds Extending Over Labor Day Growing; Fast Cards Assured With 40 of the fastest racing horses in the western coun- try already housed in the stables at the Natrona County Fair Ground: es the string of that were brought is, here by Charles Irwin and other large outfits, the keenness of the competition for prizes at the first race meet in Casper in years is forecast. The major competition from indica- The big event which starts Sunday|tions at this time will be among the will be held under the auspices of the|mounts of the Irwin and McCarthy Natrona County Fair association and|Stables as well as other large racing the organization has gone the limit | Outfits that have horses here. in making it one of the biggest events| Arrangements have been definitely of its kind that has ever been staged|conctuded with the Casper Concert in the northwest. band to play at the Sunday and Tues- reas|day showings. The big Douglas dele- Cee a a ee oreda| gation will arrive here Monday headed word was received here this morning|>Y ts band so this day has been set that aaother carload of valuable ani-|aside in their honor. The visiting mals was due hote this afternoon and| musical organization will furnish the that two other cars, representing oth-| entertaining strains during the after- er strings of entries would arrive here | 00D. sometime tomorrow. This insures com-| All of the featyre performers are petition between ‘a large number of|now on hand and everything is in horses in every one of the scheduled readiness on the eve of the big event events with the possibility that there|’und the fate of the greatest celebra- will be a dozen or more starters in|tion of its kind ever staged here ix the derby events on each of the three | now in the hands of the weather man. days. Ticket reservations for any of the ays of the show can be made for the balance of the day and all day Satur- day at the office of the See Ben Real- ty company. After tomorrow night the tickets will be moved to the Fair Grounds at 9 o'clock Sunday morn- ing where reservutions for that day or for other days'of the show can be made. SANTA FE TO BOOST FORCE SAN BERNARDINO, ‘Ci Cal. oni a> —Orders were last night by the Atchison, Topeka eneesie Railway company to recruit the me- chanical department up to 1,950 men, number ever authorities here plot to on ticipated in an alleged is ridiculous. CAR SHUTDOWN TO BE ADVISED ence. DES MOINES, ruled for a shutdown of indefinite Jength at midnight tonight, may be ‘averted. One hundred streetcar men 8 Destroyed By Fire in Forest ‘aly this morning to act on a plea that will be sent to Federal Judge Wade asking car service be continued. ‘Tho car men, it was announced, will ask the, court to keep the cars rut ning 30 days at least. If there is a it up out of their wages. The operating expenses are paid, under the plan to be submitted to Judge Wade. MOORS PLAN NEW EMPIRE MELILLA, Sept. 2.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—Abd! ‘Krin, leader of the Moorish insurgents, has conceiv- ed the idea of forming a new Morroc- can empire which would extend fur- ther than most of the old Moroccan possessions. The correspondent , ob- tained details of Abdi-El-Krin’s plans from’ native sources. Abdl-El-Krin has begun to issue pa- per moncy in yarious denominations ‘Dearing his stamp and signature. His Yarreaching plan, of. dominion, how- ever, is meeting with opposition from "the powerful Moroccan tribes. jit Sass”. Swimmer Starts 150-Mile J aunt .. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 2.—Miss Mille Gafe, 22, Danish woman champion , started on her swim of 150 ory from this city to New York at a. m, today. She was accom- Fecud bee ols tua, ronton ana: trainer and nurse in launch. ~ She ex- pected to reach New York in four @ays, swimming 16 hours a day. WOOD ACCEPTS PHILIPPINE POST UST RESIGN FROM ARMY SERVICE RED CROSS RELIEF DISCUSSED. GENEVA, Sept. '2.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has been called to Geneva by the In- ternational Red Cross to explain the situation reletive to its.plans for re- Uef in Russia. The Red Cross has disavowed the agreement signed by Dr. Nansen, whereby its relief com- mission would be ‘required to remain at Mogcow, leaving the control of its activities elsewhere to the soviet gov- ernment. of entries of Ione unnamed horses from South Dakota and Se- ward, Neb., were recelved this morn- ing by ‘Ben “L. Scherck, secretary and manager of the meet. It is believed that these animals, are num among the dark horses that it been intimated would compete with the fastest trackers of the big strings. MANILA, ‘Sept ‘The Associated Press) —Mal. Gen. Teonard ) wishes. | feel that it is my patriotic duty to accept and I will under. "Wood touy announced (is ‘ot the post of governor, general Take to assume the duties of the office as soon nx possible.” ie > OF the Phillpsines tendered to him by ‘According to plans decided upon today the Wood Forbes, miselon. will ~ © “General Weod notified Secretary Scoretary ‘of War Weeks thai he would re leave Manila f September 10, thence to Japan and re, “tire from the army to accept the gov He said he believed it here about October 10. W. Cameron Forbes, who with ~ to be his duty to accept the position owing to the seriousness of ‘Wood has just @ tour*of investigation of the tslands, fhe sitoation fr the oe "gontinue to the United States after leaving Japan arms Galil his appointment aa governor Eoncral of the Philippines, fad | be called to Harding, it is expected, before the mlesicn de- been confirmed from General Good following today in A complete detailed report, will’ he made to President Harding by © yeith his "i desire to. meee the Zovernorabip because I De- General Wood after his return to Manila. * lieve ‘the of tho situation. rises superior to my Continued on Page 7.) > he Casper Baily TROTZKY’S CHARGE DENIED; RELIEF KITCHENS OPENED MAYOR SEIZED Accusations Against. Yanks in Connec-' tion With Communist Assassinations Branded at Riga as Ridiculous RIGA, t..2.—(By The Associated Press. Anam Ss apt GOR Gaclace that the chines cede loscow by Leon Trotzky, that the American intelligence service par-| welt Bae, D is pointed out that the Moscow soviet during the session Iowa, Sept. 2.— Streetcar service in Des Moines, sched- massed at the trades and labor assem- Qeficit in operation, the car men will wages are to be pro-rated from tke remainder of cash reveque after other FEDERAL TRCOPS MOVE FROM THREE (‘MPS AS — (ees FIGHTING IS RENEWED NoMBER 27s. Bloody Battle Rapidly Extending Over|3,000 Soldiers In | 20-Mile Front Following Night of| Units Entrained Root Refuses Sporadic Fighting; Several Seen to| For Duty Against To Serve On Fall; Reinforcements ‘Are Mobilized| Rebel Battlers CAMP DI LOGAN, W. Va., Sept. 2—(By The Associated Press.)— |*_The fires Gt aig | After a morning of uncertainty in which reports from Spruce carrying the 26th Infantry to Ae | Fork penne: bie told of eee eee Soran any teeone “5 West Virginia left Camp Dix ber of the was officially announced at noon that “heavy ing’ was tak- ot justice pete ieee oe |ing place at Bleir mountain, il creek ahd Crooked creeks Bie apn? Soar: ime consulate here -an- | toda: tions because of his advanced ago. Colonel Eubanks said that one Logan man had been! he first battalion to leave was in The Italian wounded on Blair mountain and that] ty authorities to stop what they|¢ommand of M: B Eac! nounced today that Mr Root had | five of the opposing forces had been| termed an “invasion of thelr county. Sat im Alvan Derma made his refusal known in a letter ‘seen to fall. to President Tittoni of the Italian | Airplanes reconnoltering over Boone was in heavy marching order, carry- They said that new men had been| ing a rifle, field helmet and heavy sent into the Ine which now was : Stmate, ss eyo of the Italian | county east of the ridge, reported In. nominators. Feeelving§ Mr. | creased activity among the armed pack about 20 miles in length and that the Reot's declination, the Italian nom- | bands, which have assembled there, inators Major General Shanks, in command men were fresh and amply provided| at the camp; pronounced the meng in with ammunition and provisions fine condition and said they were while a courier said there was “one} Reinforcements continued to reach continuul roar glong the entire lin ‘The reports, which had the offic! eager for service. Logan from the southern part of the} The 26th Infantry -has been re- eee state, the latest arrivals today being| cruited to a strength of ; MINING MAGNATE DEAD. sanction of the civil and military com-|a party of Mingo men who came by 2 Sa is tacks LONDON, Sept. 2—Sir Francia! fnanders here, indicated tie heaviest William Thomas Brain, noted Bris-| fighting since the line was estab- be ais ly 1,(00 officers and men. It includes rail frort jamson. a fully equipped machi cout. In addition to their rides and pis- Sascuseas cuntion, an tol mining authority, is dead, He was) lished along Spruce Fork ridge and born in. 1856. ) efforts were made by the Logaz coun- pany anda medical section. Many of tols, they brought with them auto-|the men were recruited in the West matic rifles and machine guns. Virginia mountain: PORT THOMAS, Ky. Sept. 2— ‘Two companigs of Fort Thomas troops left on a Chescpeake & Ohio train at 11 o'clock today for the West Virginia coal fields. LOGAN, W. Va., Sept. 2—{By The Associated Press\—The " fighting which has been going on throughout the morning on Spruce Fork ridge was continued this morning, accord- ing to advices brought to Logan by Colonel Jack Arnold of the state po- lice and Corporal Cark’ Dodge. Colonel Arnold added that the line was holding well Colonel Eubanks of the national guard has been notified that a force of federal troops should reach Logan by 5 p. m. It became known here this after- noon that for the fourth time this week wires between nere and William- son, Mingo county, were cut during the night. Linemen sent out to make fepairs reported that they had been red upon by riflemen. P Additional’ reports this afternoon Were to the effect that Colonel Arnold and the state police were preparing for on important operation on Blair movetain. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 2.—- The 40th Infantry, recruited to 1,400 offi- cers and men, began entraining at Camp Knox, near here, today for West Virginia. Col. Edward A. Shut- tleworth was in command. BALL SCORES’ National nal League lohtene Cincinnati CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio, Sept. 2.— Two troop trains carrying the 19th Infantry, numbering about 609 offi- cers and men left for the Weat Vir- ginia mining district at 9:20 a. m: te- day. The troops were fully equipped re under for field duty. and thet eee, The troops Albans, W. Va. ) Galore! Aarti: is said to be St. Coumbe and GEN. BANDHOLTZ MAPS OUT CAMPAIGN. CHARLESTON, “W. VallBept, 2.— The recommendation that - federal troops be sent into the disturbed area of West Virginia having been granted by the war department, Brig. Gen. H. H Bandholtz, who will be in com- mand, busied himself today working ‘out the details of placing the soldiers at strategic points. No official information had been re- celved early in the day from Boone bi as gan Russian Communist | {yin | At Philadelphia —. Boston-Phitadel- at which the alleged plot was dis-|Phis kame postponed; rain. we cussed, adopted a resolution express- bey ing Satisfaction over the agreement reached with the American relief ad ministration, and another with the German Red Cross. MADISON, W. V Sept. 2—A Chesapeake & Ohio railroad train which the armed forces around Blair have been using since regular serv- lee on Little Coal River branch was St. Louis stopped, passed through Madison this Pittsburgh ....000 000 morning bound for Whitesville, a Batteries — Doak, Haines and Clem~y,jning village on the Wyoming coun- ons; Carison and Brottem. ty border. In one car, it was stated, At er aprag — PARIS, Sept. 2.—The first kitchen | for the feeding of children was éstab- ng | Were the bodies of a number of] and Logan counties by the military lished in rograd today by the Whitesville men who had fallen in| aythorities as to the situation there. American relief administration, wai.| Almerican League the fighting on Blair mountain. “We are going right in and swamp ter L. Brown, European director of pe hares A physician reported that he had] the disorderly elements,” said a high the administration, said in making| At Boston— R. H. E,| treated two men who reached Madi-| mititary authority today this announcement that another| Philadelphia ..020.001 000— 3 8 4| 0" during the night from the vicin-| According to General Bandholtz, kitchen would be opened in Moscow| Boston '310 000 00x— 4 9 0) 't¥, of Blair, two regiments have been ordered to in a few days and that two adminis- tration steamers had arrived in Petro- grad with cargoes of food. Two American reliet administration | representatives left Moscow today for the Volga. region. They were John - rfpet ee ppt The tag Gregg of Portland, Ore., and William pNOW , York ..-.200 300 40x—9 10 2 Shaftratts of Denver, Colo. Mr. Batteries — Erickson, Acosta and Brown received a telegram this morn-|Gharsity; Hoyt and Devormer. ing from Gregg and Shaffrath saying TSS he soviet government had turned | At Detroit— E-| troops for the West Virginia coal over excellent pffices to the adminis- | Cleveland 20 403 001-12 13 0) strike zone were issued early by Maj, tration In Moscow and had placed a| Detroit . 010 000 000— 1 10 4! cen. Harbord, assistant chief of warehouse having a capacity of 10,-|_ Batteries — Bagby and _ Shinault; | ctarr, 00 ‘tons at its disposal. ‘The tele. Cole, Holling, Walsh and Woodall. ‘Action was postponed, however, on big 0 Poe rast see as orn RE the question of declaring martial law, Sk Saget neran tarnie onyile cue pending conferences between Secre sina. “Yeh endings ic tary Weeks and other government of. hetrpagei ficials with President Harding. The pi cars Sas OSA ged | proclamation has been signed and re- quires only issuance to become ef- kitchens would be established in Sa- fective, mara and other Vola towns in a week The ‘orders were issued as the re- or ten days. sult of a telegram from Brig. Gen. H. The American relief administra- H. Bandholtz, who was sent by Sec- tion’syplans contemplate work in the retary Weeks to report on the situas faming area throughout next winter|shipping board if the report of the|tion and particularly upon whether and. spring with an organization of| imperial shipping committee, made|the strikers would accede to Presi- 100 Americans and many natives, Mr.| public here, should be adopted. I (Continued on Page 7.) Brown explained. nie ga ‘oy aca Cynthia Sandbar Calls tration train left Riga today, eccord- ing to Mr. Brown, who estimated that within 10 days there will be 8,000 tons of relief food in Russia. Twenty —_——_. thousand additional tons have been or- Cynthia Sandbar, of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest End, dered in New York for delivery in|} puffed into our sanctum the other day, shooting red hot remarks like Riga in six weeks. the old time engine used to shoot sparks. Cynthia is a positive lady wt SF ; of considerable avoirdupois. Her fireworks reminded us of a Big je provisions of the agreement|| Bertha singing “Donner und Blitzen.” However our conscience was entered into by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, clear so we sat tight and managed to weather the storm. giving the Bolsheviki a certain meas- It appears that Liza Jefferson who runs the Souperb Eating house, ur. of control of the distribution of next door to Cynthia's Armstrong Laundry, inserted two want ads in food supplies and the promise of Dr. |] the Tribune, one for Cynthia and one for the Souperb- Liz admits that she was kinda flustrated at the time, which would explain why she traded -strect numbers with Cynthia.” At any rate, pestiferous folks kep’ = comin’ into Cynthia's eee until that good woman lost Acrording to reports reaching the authorities here, there was another brush on Blair mountain this morn- ing. The firing continued for almost an hour. | Batteries — @iasty, Moore and Per- kins; Bush and Ruel. move in, the 26th from Camp Dix and the 19th from Camp Sherman and other points in the Fifth Corps area. There was no authentic informa- tion at the office of Governor Mor- gan during the morning hours be- yond reports that things were quiet in the vicinity of the Boone-Logan county lines where the large body of armed men are concentrated. “It is believed that the withdrawal of the invaders as promised by. Keen- sy and Mooney (respectively president and vice president of the district min- ers’ union) would have been satistac- torily accomplished but for the tardy sending of trains and particularly but for the ill-advised and ill-timed ad- vance movement of state constabulary on the night of August 27 resulting in bloodshed.” General Bandholtz was in frequent communication with the war depart- ment during this forenoon. He re- ported to Secretary Weeks that. Philip Murray, international viee president of the United Mine Workers’ union, had joined in urging upon him the recom- mendation for the troop movement. SRE i Jap-Siberian N eggtiations Are Promising R. H. E. MARTIAL LAW TO BE DECLARED. WASHINGTO: i Sept. 2.—Orders |for the immediate entrainment of At Chicago— St. Louis Chicago ‘Batteries — Shocker and_Severeid; Wilkinson, Blackburn and Schalk. > BRITISH SHIPPING CONTROL. LONDON, Sept. British shipping would be ph.ved un- der the supervision of the imperial TOKIO, Sept. 2—(By The Associ- ated Press).—The Asahi Shimbun after forecasting the probable success of the conferences in Darien between representatives of Japan and the Far Eastern republic of Siberia, which it declares will inevitably be followed Japanese evacuation of Siberia, says this will open the important ques- tions of reinforcing the garrison ‘in Korea to cope with Korean malcon- tents and bandits in Manchuria and generally to protect the Korean fron- tier. Nansen to urge a £10,000,000 loan for relief. work in Rusta are regarded ience. Likewise, Liza int, when other folks kep’ a ringin’ washing’ to her. by Mr. Brown as directly opposed to Cynthia thought (oP we were to biame for the mix-up, but now boarde: the policy of the American relief ad- ‘thing is settled. Liza has a flock of new rs, while Caesar ministration and the latter organiza- tion will work independently of/the Cynthia's little boy, is kep’ busy totin’ nice clean clothes ih folks. International Red Cross or the |: Tribune want ads will get results for you in spite of your- League of Red Cross societies, al- though the administration is willing to co-operate in the famine districts, but must be free from centralized mntrol. The American Young Men's: Chris- tian “Association in Paris has been ordered to turn over 20 American trucks to the relief administration and the Red Cross also {s mobilizing motor transports for. its use. Mr. Brown said the Ameriran relief ad- ministration workers probably) would be the only big body working in Rus- sia for the next two months. He be- lieves the reply of the soviet govern- ment to the request of the interna- tional commission for permission to send @ committee of inquiry into Russia probably will call for further negotiations and that it will be at least teyo months before the allies will be cue ig act on the’ committee's findings. My: Brown returned to London to- | (Continued on Page 7.) BANDITS SHOOT UP HOME ONE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 2.—Mrs. Sophie Hoyer, 43 years of age, was shot to death, her usband, Mor- itz, probably fatally injured, and their daughter, Emily, 19 years of age, and her right arm shot off early today when they cesisted four bandits who at- tempted to rob the Hoyer farm: home, 18 miles north of According to Benjamin Koopnr farm hand, the quartet called at the house and asked per- mission to use the telephone, saying their auto- mobile broken down. Suddenly one of the men turned, Koopman said, and ordered Mrs. Hoyer to throw up her hands, ‘The woman, who understood but little English, asked what they meant. She was shot down without another word. Her daughter was shot three times in the arm. Mr, Hoyer, hearing the shots, shot down as he came down the stairs to their as. sistance. Koopman, who . gave an alarm and a posse of 200 neighbors in 50 automobiles set out to scour the countryside in search of the gum men,