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

Katherine Kaber, of Cleve! the reforiantary here for the murder of et husband hoped to gain her freedom was frustrated September 3, it became As a result, Mrs. Kaber has been placed in tt for an indefinite period and a sewing- ==|LEAGUE 1S DEADLOCKED “OVER DEPUTY JUDGES Chilean Supported Through Three Ballots as Remaining Mem- * ber of World Court; Bolivia Withdraws Petition for Inclusion of Agenda of Dispute With Chile GENEVA, Sept. 15.—(By The Associated Press.)—Efforts to break the deadlock be- tween the council of the league of nations and the assembly of the league over the election of the four deputy judges of the international court of juStice were begun at the opening of today’s session of the assembly. A conference committee was named to meet & similar, body from the council, and it was expected that the one remaining deputy judge “a _be. chosen, would be decided upon. known today. solitary Mrs. Mallory : Wins Another PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.—Mrs. ‘Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, national titleholder, won Aer fourth round watch with Miss M. B, Huff, Phila- Gelphia, 6-0, 6-0, inthe middle states iawn tennis tournament today. = In the fourth round of doubles, Miss Mary Yeown and Mrs. Louise Wil- liams, California, defeated Miss Vir- Gine. Carpenter and Miss Peggy Fer- guson, Philadelphia,.6-1, 6-3. “American relief in Trans-Ca jucasia, ‘American Relief committee at Constantinople, according to a dispatch to the London Times, that epidemics threaten to destroy many of pak hundreds of ‘thousands during the Turkish wbandoned their homes autumn. * "Pho refugees have no means of sup- port, the Turks have looted the entire @rea, which they occupied, and de- Stroyed 140 small towns and villages. in} arder to prevent the*peasants trom sowing corn last spring. Tho death rate among the refugees, eB PLOT TO DELIVER MRS. KABER FROM OHIO PENITENTIARY IS FRUSTRATED, WOMAN IN CELL MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 15.—A plot by which Mrs. E CHOLE Death Rate Among Refu; Refugees Climbs as | Disease Spreads; Bolsheviks Put Down Revolt at Vladivostok LONDON. Sept. 15—Rev. Emnest Yarrow, head of the CASPER, wro, THURSDAY, } serving life imprisonment in ‘The commit Delegates Motta ‘an Swinderen of Holland, and Zah! of Denmark.-The conference committee ‘ones de B&on of Spain, and Dr, Wel- lington Koo of China... Dr, Alejandro Alvarez of Chile, who waa defeated yesterday for juage, was consistently supported during three ballots by the assembly for deputy judge by the aasembly while the coun- cil voted for Baron Descamps of Bel- gium, GENEVA, Sept. 15—(By The Asso- clated Press).—Bolivia today withdrew her demand for: the»inelusion of her dispute with-Chile in the agenda of the assembly. of the league of natons. President Van Karnebeck appointed Vittorio Sciatialo, of Italy; Manuel Peralta of Costa Rica, and Senor Ur- itla of Colombia, as é¢xperts to give ‘an opinion on the cempetency of: the assembly ta discuss a revision of the treaty of 1904; between Bolivia and Chile. They will render a report at the next meeting of the body. The debate in the assembly was re opened this forenoon by - Delegate Lange of Norway, who severely criti- cized the inaction of the council on disagmament. The Washington con- ference, he said, represented a most. laudable initiative,on tne part of Pres- ident Harding. Public opinion, declared the Nor. wegian delegate, demanded that the league push efforts to’ secure disarma- ment on land, but instead’of handling the question. from the standpoint of the assembly, as that body had indi- cated its attitude, the council through the military commission of the league, was dealing with it from the Viewpoint of the military attaches. LOAN PLANS SUSPENDED. BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 15.—Negot!- tions between the Argentine govern- sgent and American banking institu- tions for a loa of. $50,000,000 have been. suspended it is learned in author- itative quarters here. has telegraphed to the of refugees who tavasion lait GREEN FRUIT BLAMED SEPTETMBER. 15,1921. —~~=~«S*CWNUMBERR 288, 1921. CHEYENNE, Sept. 15. — Green | fruit, not chemicals used for purify- ing the municipal water supply, is testinal disorders here. @id not eat green fruit, who did drink city water and who became sick are skeptical, however. \ Miss Virginia Rappe, movie actress, who in the apartment of Roscoe (Fatty)) blamed by the city governments: for | Victim of Arbuckle Party Crihune | EDITION a sith g a wild party Arbuckle, in a Francisco hotel. Arbuckle is held on a charge of murder in connection with the tragedy A SWEEPS | = TRANS-CAUCASIA plies if these can be sent'by America to the western power! BOLSHEVIK VICTORY IN EAST REPOR’ 5 _ RIGA, Sept, 14—According to a Fadio dispatch from Moscow a detach- ment which raided the Imperitorskaya, at Vladivostok, captured all of the of- ficers of the dnti-Bolshevik Merkulof government and also the convoy Sen: er Lieutenant Davidoff. A dispatch from Nikolsk reports the defeat of bands of followers of General Semenoff, the anti-Bolshevik leader in Siberia, in vicinity of Grokodovoka. Another dispatch says the Far East- says Dr. Yarrow, is high,-and cholerayern government has appealed to the ig raging. The Armenian government he continues, is in a difficult position, owing to the Persian government's re- fusal to permit the export of cereals. According to information from other} sburces, the Armenian government will accept any form of control of sup- Kappel troops, offering them amnesty i¢ they surrender within a manth. Radio reports from the east Galician frontiers, says a dispatch from Mos. leader General Petlura. They deciare, however, that rumors of an approach- ing war between Russia and Rumania are being circulated with ulterior mo- tives, Bon-Bon Fossil Is Exhibited THERMOPOLIS, Wyo Jack, Martin’ is exhibiting what local geologists classify asa fossilized bon- bon dating, perhaps, fromthe. period when Wyoming was peopled by cave- dwellers and. was covered with cocao! forests, It is about the size of a man's } fist, with a cream white center cov- ered by a dark brown coating a quar- cow, contain alarming information concerning the movement of troops of the Ukcanian anti-Bolshevik’ oy ter of an inch thick, and in appear- ance suggests nothing mere than a It was found in the hills near town. [FATTY ARBUCKLE PLAYS TO | FORCHEYEME LESS! (GOOD HOUSE HERE AT IRIS: |__ APPRECIATION STILL LIVES Presuming on the fairness of Casper people, George Stew- a recent epidemic of stomach and in-| art, manager of the Iris and America theaters here, has re- Persons who| fused'to cancel pictures which feature Roscoe (Fatty) Ar- buckle, the silver sheet comedian, who is now involved in a serious scandal involving ‘actors and other people on the Sept. 15.—} Agreement on Fate Edward Schuster of Alleged Slayer of Not Reacned Early This Afternon and Prospects of Hung Jury Looms When the fate of L. B. Nicholson. charged with the mur- placed im the hands of a jury at 12 o’clock last night it marked the close of one of the hard- | est fought legal battles which j Sad against an accused men. ‘ Early ment had been reached by the 12 jurors after Pacific coast. ‘There is a presumption of law, ac- cordins to Mr, Stewart's belief that maintains the innocens: of a defen- @ant until he is proven guilty by court action, Until such time that the court convicts Arbuckle of the crime with which he is charged or there is a gen- eral demand for cancellation of his Productions here, Mr, Stewart will con- tinue to run his pictures in local show houses. The first Arbuckle film which has been shown here Gince the scandal became public property, was shown Xt the Iris theater last night. “The Cook” was the name of the picture ind its showing was a re-run here, There was no demonstration on the Bart of the audience against the pic- “ure and in fact there was nothing svident only appreciation of the enter- taining antics of the comedian. It is regrettable,” said Mr, Stewart ‘that there should be such a concerted effort. among motion picture houscs 30 crush out of popular view a ‘star hat they themselves have made by booking his pictures. It would be a matter,ef good policy, we believe, to ‘et the courts condemn the man before he American press or public. decides ind bans his means of livelihood.” Soe ore Bere wased 6 aaa this afternoon no eration. ‘The sincerity of the battle was evi- dent in the summing up of the case in the closing ad¢resses mace to the jury by counsel for defense and state. Achieving oratorical power, the ad. dress of Judge E. F. Watson, who told the jury that he came here from North Carolina to aid in the defense of B. Nicholson his cousin, of the most complete bits of court mastery heard here in years. He “was iaiowed by Judge c D. Murane also of defense coun: in a logical mahner presented tos bio of tle defense and dug at the weak- ness which he claimed existed in the state's story M. ‘W. Purcell, county attorney, who has conducted the case for the state, Pergonally, with the assistance of John Casey, his deputy, then ot the arguments for the state. rect statement he charged Nichol son with cold bloodedly killing Edward Schuster, and asked a verdict of guilty in the first degree without capital pun- Ishment at the hands of the jury. During the developments of case yesterday, 1. B. Nicholson, @efendant, was placed on the stand as the state's first defense witness after the state had rested its case. I was during his estimony that it first developed that'the defense had es. tablished a case founded on the self- defense theory; In support of this theory, defense introduced a gun in evidence which: was purported to. be a 25 caliber Colt’s automatic which Nicholson had taken’ from Schuster’s hand on the night that Nicholson ad- mitted that he shot and killed Schus- ter: In substance the testimony of the defendant was that he had been told that Schuster had threatened his life, the report having been made to him- on one or more occasions. He related that when the car driven by Schuster pulled up in front of the (Continued on Page 3) the ) Prosecution to Decide Today Upon Mur-, der or Manslaugh ter; Arrangements Made for Funeral-of Miss Rappe SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.—Arrangements are being} completed today for the funeral of ‘Miss Virginia Rappe, mo- tion picture actress, whose d leath in a sanitarium here last Friday resulted in four charges against Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, two of murder and Herman Jaurag, mdtion pi is expected to arrive today and take charge of the remains for shipment to Hollywood, Miss Rappe’s home. Jaurag is acting at the request ‘of Henry Lehrman, fiance of Miss Rappe. ‘The undertaking establishment hav- ing the body, announced“that it would be shipped south today or tomorrow. Proceedings against Arbuckle _ to- day were a scheduled return of the manslaughter true bill voted by. the county grand jury, the assigning of the case to one of the three superior criminal courts, and a “conference be-} tween District Attorney Brady and police officials to determine the charge on which Arbuckle shall be tried. A telegram from Mayor L. C. Hodg- son of St. Paul, which thanked Brady for his announced intentions that he/ will prosecute the case’ 'withotit® fear } or favor, was made public by Brady today. It continued: “Latest ‘reports indicate Arbuckle money, is overcoming state testimony. Do not falter. Fight this to a finish. It Arbuckle is not punished the’ mov- ‘ng picture business is done, for de- cent people are tired of the ‘eccentric. ities genuis. Go the praise of 2l! good people.” buckle’s money and influence the case will, be. prosecuted most vigorously.” Another telegram from Lehrman, who is in New York, was made public: It said. “For the sake of God and justice to men don’t let justice be cheated. brought tears of rage to my eyes ER T read your speech that infleunce and wealth are brought into play to bar justice. I cried because you told the truth in spite of the pressure of gold to: stifle it, “You Gre ceviasea from facts and I from knowing him that Arbuckle killed Virginia Rappe as a result cf his ‘attack. “Now don’t let them cheat justice —for God's sake don’t!” While the city authorities busied themselves with the case, federal pro- hipition enforcement officials, under | the direction of Robert R. McCormack, continued an investigation of charges |that considerable quantity of liquor ‘was served and consumed at the hotel party in Arbuckle's rooms, in» which {Miss Rappe is alleged to have received jher fatal injuries. McCormack an- anounced that. there would’ be a vigor- ous investigation and a wolck hearing ‘on: the charges. The undertaking establishment re- |cetvea the following telegram today from Henry Lehrman: | "Please deposit Virginia tappe's the| chocolate cream of giant-proportions.|body in manner suggested. Wait for (Continued on Page 3) limit and win} go)idated Distributors, Inc., two of manslaughter. icture director of Los An; 22 DEATHS IN SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept; 15.— The tropical storm which reached its greatest intensity Sunday night at San Pedro Macoris Sdnto Domingo, caused 22 deaths and great. material damage there, according to Captain Tremdack of the steamer Marina, which arrived [here from Santo Domingo todays Many jeoastal craft. in the harbor were jwrecked, he sald. Nelayed reports rece!ved here today }from all over Porto Rico say that the jstorm which struck this island result- }ed in three deaths and considerable jdamage to shipping. It also caused ja heavy loss in the coffee crop. -_-— RECEIVERS NAMED. NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—Receivers in ty were appointed today for Con- a company makes automobile accessories eq’ which Brady replied that ‘in spite of Ar-|here and sells them in 39° stores in various parts of the country. Liabil- itles were given as $2500000 and as- sets as $3,500,000 but it was claimed to Brady also|the company lacked funds for current expenses. the! Scores Leave for GULF STORM MAN KILLED IN FALL FROM CAR WEST OF HERE hours of delib-| Peculiar Oi Camatances Surround Death of Robert B. Eccles. Near Powder River Wednesda} Robert B. Eccles, son of a pioneé River country, fell from a Dodge ca was one} and was instantly killed in one of the, & The accident oci over reported here. half miles south of Powder R =| STATE FAIR TO | ATTRACT MANY DESPITE STORM Douglas to Join in Celebration ; Taylor- Howard Match Comes Off Tonight. , Scores of Casper, people, undaunt by unfavorable weather conditions whieh ‘threatened to defeat their plans; turned toward Douglas today to join in the celebration of Casper! day at the state fair. Indications are that the probable number of those who would attend would be cut in half by. the storm but enough departed to insure & large: representation from this city. More will Teave later today to view the wrestling match between Jack Taylor and Mike Howard and take in the nightattractions of the . fair. No announcement has been made re- garding the chances for postponing the match on account of rain but it is believed that it will be taken ins side if the weather is “tmfavorable: STILL UNCERTAIN Arbuckle 1 Arbuckle, under Roscoe indictment for manslaughter in con. nection with the death of Miss Vir- ginia Rappe, film actress. (Fatty) CONFERENCE MEETING ON WELFARE PROGRAM | CHEYENNE, Sept. 15.+-An organ- | tention headed by ‘Bishop N. 8: Thomas of the Episcopal diocese of Wyoming, but including ia its mem- hership men of all XUgPUE denomi- nations, has begun a stu¢y of plans for improving moral, religious and so. cial conditions in Cheyenne. fternoon ncher in the Powder tiven by his brother tt peculiar accidents % ed about one and a iver abc & ‘ o’clock yesterday afterno ~ Young k = nd two of his broth- ers were d S ¢ to Powder River in a Dodge ta ® _ car. Engine trouble stopped the Car many times en route and the lad had been in the habit of jumping from the machine to crank the car into starting again ‘The trouble slowed the engine down to a speed little In excess of ten miles an hour. All of a sudden, and with out a sound of any kind to attract their attention, the brothers claim that they felt the car Iurch. Looking back they road. Investigation resulted in their find ing that his head had been crushed aimost flat. They hurriedly summon- ed assistance but death had been al most instantaneous. ‘The body was left at the spot wiere the lad {ell from the car until an tn vestigation by authorities had been completed. Judge W. Tubbs, acting as coro- ner in the absence of Lem M. Gay, Homer Shaffer and others, left Cas- ner in the absence of Lew M. Gay. evening. ‘Their decision was that was so plainly accidental that it wi not necessary to hold an inquest, ‘The theory is that the lad believing that the car was about to stop again when it slowed down, attempted to leap from the car and saw Roberts lying in the hat in some manner he tripped and his head waa thrown Into the track of the ma- chine. The body was brought to Casper last night. The body is now being hojd gt the Shaffer-Gey chapel. pend- ing, arrangements. the. , funeral which will probably be held here Bat; urday under’ the direction of Rev, Wilson of the Presbyterian church. ie LIQUOR CASE T0 WITNESS LEGAL BATTLE, REPORT Prosecution of John’ Engerson on Charge of Transporting Booze Ilegaliy Next Case in Court. An interesting legal! battle is expect- ed to develop in district court today in the trial of John Engerson, who is charged with transporting liquor in violation of state law, Mr. Engerson’s case is being handled by Attorney M. ¥. Ryan, while the state interests are being looked after by Attorney M. W. Purcell, county attorney. In his opening statement to the jury Mr. Purcell said that the defendant gdmitted all material allegations of the complain even having told the arrest- ing officers Sheriff Lee Martin and George Massee that he was transport- ing two kegs of booze to be consum- ed jointly by himself and other par- ties. The defense contention is that the arrest was made without legal proced- ure, including the warrant and other requirements. ‘The case of the de- fense received its first set back when Judge C. O. Brown overruled the mo- tion of Mr. Ryan asking that the case be quashed because of the absence of this lega uirei GIRL HELD FOR MURDER. GREENWOOD, Miss., Sept. 15.— Nora Burt Scruggs, 17- years of age, was faced in jail here today to await preliminary hearing after a coroner's jury returned a verdict holding her risponsible for the killing of her fa- ther, Charles Scruggs, who was shot to death at his home in Carrollton, near here, last night. GENERAL RAILROAD | STRIKE LOOMS, BIG . MEETINGS CALLED Conferences to Be Held in Chicago Next Week to Determine Attitude of Em- ployes on Wages and Rules CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—Decision as to whether the nation} will face a general railroad strike may result from two im- portant meetings to-be held here next week. On Sunday the result of a Lallot now being tak representatives of 500,000 railroad shopment will meet here |these organizations. to determine what actin to t and changes in working rules, effective July 1. ake in regard to the wage eut A countr;-' |e ballot, taken sometime ago is said to have resulted overwhelmingly |in favor of a strike. On September 22, the heads of the Brotherhood) of Lece. motive Eng'neers, Order of Railway Cvnductors, Brotherhood of Locomo- jtive Enginemen and Firemen, Switch- |men's union of North America, and jthe Brotherhood of Railroad Train- men will meet here to announce the im in Unofficial re. ports from some of the arganizations indicate a large mnjerdy of the mem.. ber favor'a strike. é. ————eE