Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast | | Fair tonight and Wednes- day with rising temperature. TEXAS NEGRO IS BURNED TO DEATH BY MOB, Black Held for ‘Assault on on Girl Seized as Sheriff Starts to Spirit Him Off and Perishes at Stake; Another Negro Shot to Deen in Attempting Escape MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, 1—Wylie McNee.x, | negre, Camp county, shortly after midnight last night. He had been arrested charged with assault upon a girl. ‘The negro was seized by the} rare when he attempted to leap from .Jaf1 to an automobile waiting to ie hit away trom the ~ crowdwhich had surrounded the jail. i FORT WORTH, Texés, Oct. 11.— David Bunn, confessed. negro bandit, who held a eee and robbed and’ abused ;@ camping party. at» Lake Worth, ear here, last. week, was shot to death early today while trying to es- ape from officers on the Dallas-Fort Worth pike. Bunn, who was saved by officers trom’ three mobs last week, was be- ing brought in an automobile from Dallas to Fort Worth’ for ‘trial.’ Of- ficers here said Bunn confessed’to a lJarge number of crimes. — GOVERNOR TO GO ON TRIAL IN WAUKEGAN iy tending and i “crease Is Shae Indicative of the ingorrectness: of Casper’s 1920 official census and at the sam time showing the increase in population which hes been accord- ed this city in the past year, the pres- ent ‘enrollment of school ¢hildren in this district brings out interesting in- formation. The official government :census in 1920 placed Casper's population at.11-, 447. <At that time the school census was given as 1,527.. School enrollment records for the same time, however, show that there were actually 2,200 children attending the city schools, a difference of approximately 700 school children for which Casper failed to receive credit. In Casper alone:at the present time, exclush wf the registration of district No. 2 there are 3,360 children attend- ing achool. This is an increase of 114 Der cent over the figures given in the official school*énroliment on the gov- ernment census Jast year. In the same ratio by adding 114 Per cent to the population’ of the city, to correspond with the increase in school census Casper’s total population would be placed at 24,560 people. ‘These figures are taken from. the official records of the school records and ‘show the inequitable census re- turns that were giverl out yor this city. There. is, a general feeling here that the census returns of 24,560 would more closely approximate Casper's act- ual population than did the govern- SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 11.—The trial of Gov. Len Stall and Vernon Curtis, a banker of Grant Park, M., charged with conspiracy to defraud the state’ of Illinois will be held at ‘Waukegan, Lake county, Illinois, at- torneys in the case agreed today, The charges date back several years to Governor’s Small term as state treas- urer. ew Brunswick to Bar Liquor FREDERICKTON, N.-B.,,Oct. 11.—} ‘A two to'one vote in favor of. abolish ing the importation of liquor privileges in the province of ‘New’ Brunswick, was indicated by partial unofficial re- SUPT ~ CASPER, WYO. TUESDAY, | Critame | OCTOBER 11, 1921. NUMBER 2. WASHINGTON} Oct, 11.—Values of imports and exports of - met- charidise each fell off materially dur- ing September, according to figures made public today by the depart- ment of commerce. Imports for September were $180,000,000, .the lowest for any month this year. Exports. Jast month _ totalled $325,000,000," only $5,000,000 - more than the lowsst month this year, #uly, and $46,000.00 below the Au- sult it record.. Both imports and ex- were approximately 50 per cent below the totals for Septem- ber, 1920. : September imports of gold totalled $86,516,000, or approximately $20, War With Japan VANCOUVER, 8. C., Oct. 11.—Dr. A. R. McCallum) professor of medi- cine at McGill university, ‘Montreal, here yesterday from a five-months lec- ture tour of China for the Rockefeller foundation, terme “talk: of -war’ be- tween United States‘and Japan as nonsensical as suggesting an inter- planetary conflict between Jupiter and Mars,” ao He added: “Japan has nO outlet for her excess population. It is only log- ical that some territory must be ac- quired where these people may_over- flow.” He said he ‘could not see any solu- ment census approximate the actual conditions last. year. turns tabulated from all sections of the province late last night. tion to China’s difficulties, as the whole country is in a state of chaos.” GOLD ‘SHIPMENTS GAIN Nonsensical, Is ? Doctor’s Claim) 000,000 imports of Au- Lie et Le ee above the im- September, 1920. Silver, from $7,852,000. in last year were $6,501,000. Exports of gold took a decided jump from» August to, September; the ‘comparative ‘figures: being $671,- 000. for A\ and $2,448,000° for September. Silver exports also showed an increase for the month, $4,946,000 being exported as com- pared with $3,743,000 for Augu: The Septeniber ‘silver exports, how- ever,” were nearly $2,000,000: below the exports for the same month last year. Big DAM 5 AUTHORIZED SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., Oct. 11.—Ne- braska‘ and Wyoming irrigation wa- terasers of the North Platte valley voted ‘here yesterday for the construe- tion at anvestimated cost of $2,000,000 of a dam and power\plant at Guern- sey. Wyo. This will make the valley almost independent of "other dams in the supply of water, {t was asserted by those interested. / re TOMB OF ST. JOHN FOUND. pee PARIS, Oct. 11.—Archaelogists at} work in the ruins of ancient Ephesus have discovered @ crypt believod to} ‘be the tomb of St. John the evangel-| ists, it is eaid in a dispatch received here. IRISH CON FERENCE MEETS NO NEWS DUE FOR WEEKS Invitation for Ulster to Join in Great| Peace Meeting Held Possible; Five- . Hour Session Is Held Today a aa LONDON, Oct. 11.——A communique issued after adjourn- ment merely. said that the first session of the “‘conference on Ireland” was‘held at 11 o’clock. It gave the names of those Present and announced that the conference was adjourned until 4 o’clock. this afternoon. The Irish ategates were cheered as they drove:away from No. 10 Downing in motorcars.] the conference opened, smilingly said: They refused to answer questions put|“‘You cannet expect any news for by newspaper correspondents. One of | yeeks yot."” Mr. Lioyd George’s secretaries, ho} Previous to the session there were received the newspapermen just after|rumors of a disposition to consider the sending of an invitation to Belfast, asking that the Ulster government send representatives to the meeting and {it was possible that such a step would be taken. A crowd of seyeral hundred persons had gathered in Whitehall at-the end of historic Downing street, which was kept clear except for photographers and newspapermen as. tho Irish dele- gates arrived. The crowd waved the Sinn Feiners a cheer as they passed through the high timbered gates which were erected some months ago at the entrance of Downing street when there was apprehension’ that an attack might be made upon the goy- ernment offices. A number of Sinn Feln flags were [displayed by those who cheered the delegates. Sinn Fein emblems, sold by Englishmen, were worn by, many. One young Irishman held aloft a pla- card reading. “Peace and Justice.” ‘When the conference opened the Irish delegates, after an exchange of introductions, took seats at the cabi- pe table with thei: backs to windows the Horse Guards parade, with the British representatives oppo- site them. Strictly speaking, nobody presided in the ordinary sense of the word, but Mr. Lloyd George was the spokesman at the outset for the Brit-| ish, and Arthur Griffith, Sinn Fein foreign minister, for the Irish. Mr. Lloyd George's opening remarks were brief, as was the reply of Mr. Griffith and the conference settled) down to the work on hand. Irish! sympathizers outside sang hymns dur- ing the opening of the conference. Vee ene 3 IPE OUT LEAD, Baily CONTRACT LET With a bid $400 lower IMPROVEMENT TO W. 0. LOGAN, | BIBS SHOW WIDE RANGE HERE FOR CEMETERY than his todiet competitor and $2,200 lower than the highest bidder, W. O. Logan, local contractor, was awarded the city contract for the grading and improvement of the city cemetery, at a special council meeting held last night for the purpose of opening the bids. The four bids submitted fol Bob Meusel Out at Home on Ward’s Smash to Rawlings =U. S. TO TAKE HAND Le FIELD STRIKE low: W. O.. Logan, $2,932.50; L. E. Blanchard, $3,355; Castle & Mechaley, $4,480; Henry A. Johnson, $5,187. After brief consideration of the bids, J. J. Giblin moved that Mr. Lo Gan's bid be tentatively accepted un- til he is given an opportunity to fill out the completion dates for the work and o' r little technicalities In the contract. The motion carried by the unanimous action of the council. The contract for fencing the city cemetery was awarded to Robert Simpson. His bid for the fence which meets the city specifications was ap: proximately $6,000. The only other bidder for this contract was the Rich- ards & Cunningham Co. In the absence of both Mayor Ben H, Pelton, Jr., and W. W. Keefe, President of the council, Fred, Van Gorden was elected president pro tem so that the council could proceed to business. The councilmen who re- sponded to roll call were J. J, Gib- lin, Fred Van Gorden, Earl C. Boy! Cheater M. Bryan and J. M, Whisen- hunt. Inform| discussion of the coming clty election was taken up in the council chamber last night with the preparations required for the munici- fal election which will be held Nov- ember 8. Action on the appointment of judges and other officials was de- layed until the regular meeting Mon- day night, at which time Mayor Pel- ton will be present. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Oct. within a weekin the California oil strike, it was declared by forkers Announce Receipt of Con- fidential Advices Affecting Oil Situation in California 11.—The government will act W.-J3. Yarrow, adviser for the oil workers’ union, early this S aeeenen morning-after a meeting of the district council: August, to $4,565,000 for Septem- | 8dVices ‘from the department of labor at Washington, Mr. ber. Silver imports for September \| Yarrow declared, requested him not to call a state-wide BAPTIST PASTOR NEW. PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION Sueceeds Rev. W. L. French as Head of Ministerial As- sociation ; Plans Laid for Father and Son Week. ‘Atia meeting of the Casper Min'‘s- terial association held yesterday at the Baptist church, the Rev. C. M. Thompson, Jr., of the First Baptist church was elected president to suc: ceed the Rev. W. L. French, who has moved to Laramie, and the Rey. L. 5. Carter, new pastor of ghe Methodist church, was elected secretary. The business of the meeting largely had to do with the observance of a “fathers and sons week"in the near jfuture. Details of the week will be \annpunced later, but the general plan jis to interest the fathers of the city |more in the moral and religious wel: fare of their sons. One feature’of the week will be a conference of fathers ot the city in a meeting at which, four laymen of the city will be asked to addfess the fathers on the boy and the home ,the boy and the school, the boy and the community and the boy and ‘the church, Rev. Edwards of the Episcopal church was appointed to se- cure speakers, Rev. Wilson of the Presbyterian church was appointed to secure a place for the conference. Rev. Edwards was appointed to draw up ‘suitable resolutions of regret that, Rey. W. lL. French has removed from ‘the city. Mr. French was a highly respected citizen and was held in esteem by his brother ministers: It was voted to held the association meeting on the first Monday after the first Sunday of each month. The next meeting will be held in the Presbyter- jfan church. ee TRISH PRISONERS RIOT. WATERFORD, Ireland, Oct. 10— | (By The Associated Pres#}—Eighteen prisoners in the jail here, who are un- dergoing various terms of penal servi- tude staged a riotous demonstratioin today as the sequel of a demand served on the governor of the prison four days ago that they be placed on and declaring that t }longer tolerate being linals, would no treated as crim- Confidential strike, and assured him the govern- ment will act. | FRESNO, Cal., Oct. 11.—Stoppage of persons going into the Coalinga oil fields by patrols of striking ofl work-| !e! ers must be ended !mmediately, Sher- iff Jones told a group of strikers here last night. His announcement follow- ed the detention of five of the sheriff's deputies, who were on their way to the oll fields, by a patrol. Sheriff Jones said he would “depu- tize every impartial citizen«of Fresno county,” if nedessary to stop the practice and that if that was not suf- fictent force, he was prepared to call on the governor for troops. EXTENSION OF TARIFF SEEN WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, — The W peated tariff instead of ‘expiring fovember 27 would remain in effect until February 1 under a bill favor- ably reported today by the house ways and means committes. Tho life of the dye embargo would be extended as well as the rates carried in the emerg- ency act. ———— RED CROSS MOSCOW. RIGA, Oct. 10.—Advices received here are to the effect that representa- tives of the French and German Red In famine relief, work. tution. sion plants in the world. 3 TESA AT ORIOL IE I, PRR 3 HO t Cross have arrived in Moscow to aid| center and was forced by Shawkey i Construction Program Authorized by the Midwest Calls for Expenditure of $1,500,000 in Improvements The Midwest gasoline compression plant in the Salt Creek field, which now has a daily capacity of 10,000,000 cubic feet, is being enlarged to double the capacity of the insti- When the $1,500,000 construction program is com- pleted the Midwest plant will be one of the largest compres- § 109 n'ERS IN BIG SLUGFEST Yankee Hurlers Clouted for Runs in Two Big Innings While Barnes. Relieves Toney and Hurls Giants to Victory; Ten Batters Fan Breeze Before His Curves POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK .Oct. 11.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.) —Victory perched high on the bats of the Giants this afternoon when the Yankee pitching caved in and engulfed the American leaguers in an 8-to-5 defeat. Over 35,000 people saw the Giants even the world’s series, which now stands Giants 3, Yankees 3. tarnes’ pitching cast a mythical spell over the Yankees, 10 oi whom were erased at the plate by strikeouts. FIRST INNING out. Peckinpaugh filed out to Meu- GIANTS—Burns walked. Bancroft] *¢!- No runs, one hit, no errors. flied out to Fewster. Frisch fanned. SEVENTH INNING Fewster made a wonderful catch of] GIANTS—Rawlings popped out te Xoung’s foul drive. No runs, no hits,| Peckinpaugh, who also threw Snyder no errors. out at first, Barnes YANKEES—Fowster walked. Peck-| at first. No suuetderpane: ponienc bay) {npaugn fouled out to Frisch. Miller} YANKEES—Young took Miller’s fiy got an infield single which tore Ban-|in deep right. Meusel. struck out. croft's hands apart, Fewster gotng to| Rawlings throw out Pipp at first. No second. Fewster scored on Meusel’s| runs, no hits, no errors. singio to center, Miller going to third on tho play and Meusel taking sec- aIGHTH INNING ond on the throw. Pipp went out,|_GIANTS—Burns hit a high fly to Fewster in deep right. Banerott Kelly Rawlings, who covered first. Milley/and Meusel scored on Ward's | “led out to Ward. Frisch struck eut, ee no hits, no errors. drive over second. Toney was knock- ‘KEES—Ward went out, ed out of the box for the second thme In the serice and Barnes took his| croft to Kelly, MeNally went out ef place. McNally flied out to Young.|% high fly to Kelly. Schang walked. Three runs, three hits, no errors. Msn pal 2 9 Reker: betting We SEawe ey, went out at first, Rawli SECOND INNING |iiciy’ Dart: pig Phen fea lhe GIANTS—Kelly walked and sco ahead of Meusel who smashed 8 EE INSING home run into the right ficld stands. Rawlings flied out to Miller. Snyder got home run into the left field stands. Barnes singled into center field. Harper was removed from the box, Shawkey taking his place. Burns singled into right, Barnes going to second. Bancroft struck out. Frisch to Ward. Meusel singled dnto his brother's section of the fleld. Rawlings struck out. No runs, two hits, no errors. YANKEES—Fewster filed out to Rawi! who also took Peckim paugh’ up a few minutes later, filed out to Meusel, Three runs, four) Miller out to Rawlings. Ne runs, no hits, no errors, , —_————— pears i YANKEES — Sbawkey singled to Fewster hit heme ran into tho ‘tcft ficid stands, ahead of him. Frisch pangh at first. Mil- lef wont out to Kelly, unassisted. ‘Two runs, two hits, no errors. THIRD INNING GIANTS—Young sent a long drive out to Meusél. Kelly got an Infleld hit which McNally was barely able| NATIONALS— to knock down. Mousel'lined out to| Burns, cf. _ a ¥ LS tena Fewster. Rawlings fanned. No runs,| Rancroft, 6s 20208 one it, mo, errors. Frisch, 3b 42013 h threw out Meu-| Young, rf —---5.012 00 sci at first. Plop dropped = Texas] Kelly, 1b _ 413721 leaguer imto center. Ward fanned./ ©. Meusel, If_-_-.4 12 2 0 @ Pipp stole second. McNally struck] Rawlings, so00530 out. No runs, one hit, no errors. Snyder, o ~. 4231000 FOURTH INNING oe eos GIANTS — Snyder singled past Ws eal the 33 81327 7 0 AMERICANS— ABRHPOAE Fewster, If -3 21500 Peckinpaugh 50031 left, Burns taking third. Burns scored | Miller, cf — B11I0 when Frisch forced Bancroft to Peck-| R., Meusel, 31120 inpaugh, unassisted. Frisch stole see-| Pipp, 1b 401 oo ond. Young strack out. Frisch scored} Ward, 2b _ 401 11 on Kelly’s hit over Pipp’s head. Kelly 4003 0% went out-stealing, Schang to Ward. 2014 3 6 Four runs,‘four hits, one error. 000 oo YANKEES—Schang walked. Shaw- 321 oo key struck out. Fewster walked.| Baker —_ 2oe oe Peckinpaugh struck out, Miller fan-| Piercy, p ~. 6 0 0-00 nod. Barnes retired the side on strike- —— outs. No runs, no hits, no errors. Dy apenah Bat MoS 727 5.3 FIFTH INNING GIANTS—Meusel walked. Ward teok Rawlings’ slow hopper and threw wild to first, Meusel taking seo-| ond, Snyder popped out to McNally.| Barnes fouled out to McNally. Peck- inpaugh took Burns’ grounder and touched second, retiring the side. No runs, no hits, one error, YANKEES—Meusel walked. Pipp struck out. Ward fanned. McNally flied out to Meusel, No runs, no hits, | no errors, SIXTH INNING GIANTS—Bancroft lashed a single} over MeNally’s head, Frisch walked, | Bancroft taking second. Young struck out and Bancroft went out stealing, Schang to McNally, Frisch going to second on the play and scoring a mo-| ment later on Kelly’s hit to center. | Meusel flied out to Fewster, One run, | two hits, no errors. YANKEES—Schang _ singled *Batted for Shawkey in 8th. Score by Innings: tionals Americans fate care! Home runs, E. Meusel, inyder, Fewster, Stolen Ph Frisch. Sacrifice, Burns. oman inuy Schang and McNally; Schang and Ward. Left on bases, Nationals & Americans 7. Bases on balls, off Toney 1, of Harper 2, off Barnes 4 off Shawkey 2, Hits, off Toney, 3 In 213 innings; off Barnes, 4 In S28 off Harper, 3 in 11-3: off Shawkey, 8 In 62.3; off Plerey, 2 In 1. Struck out, by Harper 1, by Barnes 10, by Shaw. key 5, by Piercy 2. Winning pitcher, Barnes; losing pitcher, Shawkey, Um. pires—at plate, Morlarity; first base, Quigley; second base, Chill; third base, | Rigler. Time of game 2:30, eh ratte g Roy Spurlock ia spending the @ay in the city from. the Buzzard ranch looking after business interests and to Rawlings. Fewster struck | visting with frlends, Into CAPACITY OF GASOLINE EXTRACTION PLANT AT SALT CREEK iS DOUBLED The extension program !s now un- derway, approximately 250 men in cluding the operating crew of the plant being required to make the tm- Provements. When the enlarged plant Is in operation it will require from 100 to 125 men to operate it. The construction program includes new camps, new shops, new boiler house, and new equipment of all. kinds equal to the former operating capac- now under way, approximately 250 men being engaged in the construction work at this time, in a hope of com: pleting it before the cold weather asts in. SoD ERENCE ES Portes