Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 19, 1921, Page 1

eee Weather Forecast CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1921. PEACE TREATIES RATIFIED ‘The Casper Daily ge=) Crinuve |e N- ; __NUMBER 9. | FORMER WAR LORD OF BAVARIA DEAD Death of Ludwig III at Hungarian Castle Closes Picturesque Career of Ruler Who Followed Two Insane Monarchs on Throne at Munich Prior to Empire Crumbling f LONDON, Oct. 19.—Ludwig III, former king of Bavaria, whose throne crumbled when the German armies were defeated and former Emperor William fled from Germany, died yesterday at Sarvar Castle, in Hungary. His-death closed a most picturesque career. Ludwig Ill, as king of Bavaria, was ruler of a kingdom which, next to Prussia, is the largest state in the German empire both in area and population. When, in his 68th year, ce he ascended the throne on November} —————_____________ king that this big south German king- dom had known since 1886, for in the interim of 27 years the Bavarians had 5, 1918, he was the first full-fledged Two Killed By DENVER, Oct. 19.—H. B. Wioe over, federal narcotic agent, today took Into custody a negro who has An examination of cotic Agent Harry V. Williamson, It was said, revealed a little cham- ber within which was $2,000 worth of narcotics. Mr. Westover sald he was halted on the street by the negro and ask: ed for a dime. Close scrutiny of the wooden leg, the narcotic agent said, led to the discovery of a pe- gullar looking screw. When _ this Was lifted out, Westover said, a section of the leg came with it and exposed the chamber of narcotics within. ‘The negro was placed tn jail. YARDMASTERS | STAY ON JOBS . recogniaed as ‘their nominalixulérs two Dynamite B last COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 19—Na- ‘insane sovereigns, extravagant juarters here: of the palace-bullder, Ludwig II., who drown- e meeps , 5 = ed himself, and his brother, King Ot! poxrcg, Mo. Oct 1 : Be rome ic = cx ged to, known as “Mad” Otto, who was! woo, ‘and see nt men: Auserica, prin ie prayed led MOOSE JAW, Sask., Oct, 19.—A] deposed because of his mental infirm- Injured near here yesterday, white tap tnt sole Be ee lone bandit today held up the Do) ites. working on a bridge spanning a | remain at work performing their fon Somers tenn tet the Pad ‘The regency of ve pan ype Jarge ditch when 18 sticks of dyna- | usual duties in the event of a rall- couver-Toronto express between from 1886 to 1912, had been in the! mite bask: . Current and Moose Jaw, rifled the|hands of Prince Luitpold, a cousin of in a basket nearby, exploded. 4 rond workers’ strike. safe and dropped from the moving the two insane monarchs, and upon determine how much loot was iis death in December, 1912, it passed movement mediately into make this nsw regent the acutal king in place of the demonted Otto but it was not until ‘Noyember 6, in the following year Ludwig consetited to accept the. crown, provided a bill changing the up 0 The robbery was discovered when the express arrived here and the messenger failed to appear at the car door: He “was ‘oung) bound and sagged. Early th morftng, the messenger, sajd, he sti Hy found himself cov- cred by & pistol. A curt command and the. messenger threw up his hands ané was left trussed upon the ‘With jthe express speeding toward Moose Jaw, the robber. went calmly. about his task Of openiug.ne safe. After he had obtained what he want- ed, he left through the side doorway. Officials sald the amount of the theft could not be estimated at present. Fever. Cause that (Ludwig, in pursuance of its provisions; unfurled his royal standard on the ancient Wittlesbach Palace in Munich, ‘while the incompetent Otto was placed in restraint. The transfer of the throne met with general approval. Ludwig (the Me rigs for Louls) was born January 7, 1845, and was brought up from his infancy as hetr-apparent to the throne of Greece, occupied for more than 30 years by his father's brother, King Otho. Crown Prince TOKIO, Sept. 26.—w! ing steady progress, according to the ‘warships are about to be launched. The first of the new be the Warabl. This Tsurumi of 10,000 tons, During the month of war in 1862. During this period the ‘|young Bavarian prince had been tu- tored with the idea that he would some The seaplane mothership Hospo, a@ draft of 22.2 feet and a ‘Ecoss disp! JAPANESE RUSH'NAVAL ~ PROGRAM AS ARMAMENT LIMITS ARE DISCUSSED ‘hile the question of aramament limitation ts being prominently discussed, the plan for an increase in the imperial fleet is mak- vessels, which will be completed September 28, will will be followed on the 29th by the special warship Uctober the second class destroye: light cruiser Isuzu and the gunboat Nakoso will be launched. 510 feet in length, 59 feet in width with Shogyo, which says that several —| Exchange of Ratifi-| cations at Berlin) Next Formality in| Closing Incident WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.— ange of ratifications at” Berlin of the “treaty of Ber-| lin” finally establishing Peace between the United States and | y is to be the next step | ending the nation’s legal war status, | Following ratification by the senate| last night of the German and also the| Austrian and Hungarian peace! treaties, the state department today! was in position to proceed with the last formalities. Appointment of dip- lomatic officers, however, is not an. (iclpated for several weeks at least. The senate votes on the German and Austrian treaties were identical, 86 to 20, and 66 to 17 on the Hungar- jan treaty, or eight more than the necessary two-thirds. The action com pleted the administration's immediate peace program, but after the formal exchange Of ratifications between the| powers, it is expected that diplomatic ofticers will be appointed and normal| relations fully resumed through nego- Mation of trade agreements and in other ways which have not yet been announcad. Both Germany and Austria have al-| ready accepted and ratified the treaties and parliamentary action is expected to be completed in Hungary| at an early date. | Fourteen Democrats supported rati- ification in the ‘final roll call while! only two Republicans, Senators Borah| and La Follette, cast their votes| against the treaties. | MAN WANTED FOR MURDER} FOUND DEAD TRENTON, Ga., Oct, 19.—Martin Anderson, sought for the slaying of 12-year-old Verne Peterson, killed sirl and going into. the woods, com- mitted suicide. RD 10 of Suggestions at CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—(By brotherhoods for October 380, over the week-end. r Sumire, the By Great F @ay asstime the Hellenic throne: lacement of 9,500 tons, will take to the water October 24. In_1868 he married the Archduchess Maria Theressa of Austria-Este, who was Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, by whom he later had nine children, She was an argbitious and able woman who is said to have done much to bring about the political con- ditions favorable to his enthronement. One thing the Bavarians were re- ported to have hailed as favorable in their new king when Ludwig ascend- ed the throne was that he was believed to be far less amendable to Prussian influence than his father, the regent Luitpold, had been. At a banquet in Moscow, when the present Emperor Nicholas of Russia was crowned, it ‘was remembered he had made a speech that was thought to define his disposition in this matter. He had (Continued on Paye 8) i Claims Pioeer | PUEBLO, Colo., Oct. 19.—Clifton Marshali, 62 years of age, for whom Marshall pass was named, died in a hospital here today following an at- tack of typhoid fever contracted at the time of the flood last June. Marshall's furniture widr3. was wrecked by the flood. kK ‘Marshall was with’ the Denvér & and Nagara, three first class stroyers and ten submarines. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Japaneso military and naval. delega- tion to the Washington conference on limitation or armaments plans to leave San Francisco tonight for Washing ton after 48 hours here devoted to en- tertainment. United States army and navy officers vied with representa- tives of the state and municipality in showering courtesies upon the visi tors who are headed by Maj. Gen. Tan- aga and Vice Admiral Kanji Kato. ? Carpenters Of WYOMING LOAN . IS AUTHORIZED Grand Junction Fight Wage Cut GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Oct. 19 —Grand Junction “anton carpenters Jast night voted to refuse the reduc- “WASHINGTON, Oct..19.—Approval of a loan of $1,000,000 to a financial institution for credit extensions [tion of 10 per scent in icarpeatate on livestock in Montana 08 WI The cexpocation did [industrial Saaionide | tctletnng es by the War F: a Sone hearing last week. It was agreed to not make public the name of the institution nor the quit work if contractors attempted to terms of the loan. enforce the new wage scale. NEBRASKA SWEPT BY PRAIRIE Strip 70 Miles Long and Ten Miles Wide Burned With Heavy Losses; Scores of-Horses and Cattle Perish OMAHA, Oct. 19.—The worst prairie fire in a decade in thi of the flames was ed. Scores of horses and cattle which sought protection by huddling together in canyons were burned to death. Bins erected in the grain-stubble fields were destroyed with thelr con- tents and at Tuble Store, 15 miles from Callaway, the flames leaped the 80-foot state road but were halted by the vicinity of Callaway, Neb., swept that territory yester-}a fre guard several miles beyond late day, burning a strip 70 miles long and 10 miles’ wide from |}!ast night. North Platte northeast, advices from Callaway stated last night. A high gale blew the fire beyond control. castes Ab ri eh An “all-women” State Child Welfare} 2 : |board has been appointed by Governor It is believed |campbetl of Arizona, ‘e.narg sree tom 2 oe &.2| No Inquest Over mer wife and his stepdaughter, Mrs. Mae Terhune. Some 17 other warships now under construction, will be launched dur- ing the current year. These include the battleship Mutsu, destroyers, a like number of light cruisers O! cond class de- LIVING COST IN U.S. IS DOWN WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Based on statistics for 32 citics, the cost of liv- ing in the United States decreased 1.7 per cent from last May to September and 18.1 from July, 1920 to' September, according to figurés.announced today by the bureau of labor statistics. The decréases from May to Septem- ber ranged from 9.1 per cent for Port- tand, Maine, to 3.8 per cent for Jack sonville, Florida, with New York show- ing a decrease of 1.1 per cent, Denver 0.6 per cent; San;Francisco 1.3 per cent and Seattle 2.6 per cent. The fis- ures showed the cost of living in the country in September to be 77.3 per cent higher than the average for the yee¥ 1913. The increases were item- Ized as follows: Food 53.1 per cent; clothing 92.1 per cent; housing 60 per cent; fuel and light 8.7 per cent; furniture 124.7 per cent and miscellaneous 107.8 per cent. FIRE Would-Be Slayer DENVER, Oct. 19.—There will be no inquest over the body of William Schlect who yesterday shot and killed himself here after wounding his for- A note addressed to av. E. Schlect, a som in Fort Collins, Cole., the authorities said, was found in Schlect's pocket and indicated the tragedy was the result of marital dif ficulties. Three group meetings are sched- uled: 1—Executives of the shopmen, maintenance of way workers, clerks, telegraphers and others meet to de cide their attitude toward the an- nounced strike of the train service employes with indications of a final decision at a joint conference Sun- day. 2—Brotherhood leaders are on their way here to hear the government's attitude through the railroad labor board tomorrow. 3—Railroad executives of the cen- tral division meet Friday in Chicago to discuss all phases of the strike sit- uation, while executives of other di- visions meet simultaneously in their own regions. Freight rate reductions approxi- mately equivalent to the 12 per cent Wage reduction in wages ordered last July 1 by the railroad labor board Were indicated as the probable basis of suggestions the labor board will Propose, with the backing of the ad- aninistration, to avert the strike. “I understand,” said Commissioner Ben W. Hooper, a member of the “public” group of the labor board, “that the interstate commerce com. mission has a number of important rate reduction cases on hand.” While government efforts for set- tlement of the strike were proceed- ing, army officials, it was understood, Here’s a Rea) Feature for The Tribune’s Family— A rollicking tale of the sea The Green Pea Pirates By PETER B, KYNE. Almost everyo: has clther read or heard of “Cappy Ricks,” “The Valley of the Glan’ “Webster—Man’s man.” comes another from the pen of the great Kyne; it ts one of his inimitable salt water stories, the kind in which he {4 at his best. It's chock full of action and humor. ‘The first installment of this delightful tale will start in the Tribune next SATURDAY Watch for It! =, Ss —n = ir P< =o page — = > CA S. | Room Wrecked and Valet Serious! y In) 1Two Minutes Be- fore Arrival of Ambassador Herrick; . ¢ * Tragedy Fol- lows Threat of Communists to Tea. PARIS, Oct. 19.—(By The Associated Preas.)—A bomb & American % wn Flag . %& ‘ed today in the house pede 4 Herri a ambassador, seriously injuria f valet who opened a The room in which the explosion occurred was wrecked. te Ambassador Herrick arrived at the house two minut The bomb explosion followed re- to the ambassador in the last few days in connection with the case of tyro Italians recently con- Victed of murder fn Massachusetts. The bomb was contained in a care-| fully made package, delivered this! morning and addressed personally to the ambassador, who it appears, might well have opened it himself, as it Seemed to be a gift designed for him.| Tho ambassador's valet, however, happened to open it. Immediately after the explosion Ambassador Herrick went to the Ho- tel Crilion, where General Pershing is stopping. The prefect of police Joined the general and the ambassador | there, and this evening they were con-| ferring on the case while the entire| detective service of Paris was at work| in an attempt to trace the origin of the bomb. ' Considerable damage was done the| ambassador's residence. PARIS, Oct. 19.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—Threats to tear down the American flag over the American | embassy here are contained in many | letters which have been received at| the embassy in the last few days pro-| testing against the conviction in the| United States of Nicolo Sacco and Batholomae Vansetti, two Italians, for the murder of Frederick A. Parmentar, paymaster of a shoe manu- facturing establishment at Braintree, Mass. In all, between 300 and. 400 letters of protest have been received. There have been numerous demon- strations by radical elements in Italy over this. case, and the Communist newspapers here in Paris have taken up the campaign, uring thelr follow- ers to protest to the embassy and an- URGE Reductions in Rates to Be Made Basis Chicago Meeting to Prevent Walkout of Workers The Associated Press.)—The first of a series of conferences in Chicago at which representa- tives of all factions in the railroad strike situation may de- cide the outcome of the strike call issued by the big four began here today to continue were making preparations for operat- ing trains by federal troops. @ Dispatches from San Antonio sald officers of the Eighth Corps area in the southwest had been instructed to compile and forward to Washington, sts of all officers and enlisted men with experience fn 26 lines of railroad work. Southwestern roads largely com. prise the group under instructions to walk out the first day of the strike, and {t is understood that the prepon- derance of votes favoring a strike by the brotherhoods came from that sec- tion. Sentiment among employes ‘of eastern roads, it is understood, was more evenly divided on the strike question. UNION LEADER ANSWERS DE FREES. CLEVELAND, Oct. 19.—(By The As- sociated Press)—President Warren G. Stone of tke Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers last night issued a signed statement -in reply to state- ments made by Joseph H. De Frees, president of the chamber of commerce of the United States in Washington Monday, denouncing the threatened railroad strike as “a most cruel and unjustifiable attack on the people and government of the United States." The statement follows: “In the beginning, it would natural- y be assumed that Mr. De Frees, speaking for the chamber of commerce of the United States would be voicing the opinion of all American citizens, Mouncing a mass meeting for Friday. celpt of threatening letters which have|It is reported an attempt to demon- been coming Strate in front of the embassy is being tice and after the bomb blew up. A pamphiet attacking American jus the American government Planned to follow this meeting. was circulated widely in the Paris The police and French government | street cars yesterday and a copy of the departmen have initiated precaution-| pamphlet was delivered at the embas- ary measures. sy hore today. INSURANCE COMPANIES FINED JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 19. issued today a decree in the I JACKSON COURT —Chancellor V. B. Striker inds county chancery court .- imposing fines aggregating nearly $9,500,000 on fire in- surance companies formerly doing business in this state. Thirty-three companies were fined $195,875 each. Others were fined from $1,000 upward. UNDER VINELAND, N. 3., Oct. Ie— Louis Lively, negro, accused of kill- ing a little girl at East Moores- town, N. J., last spring, was arrest- ed here early today after shooting a Policeman. According to the police he confessed to killing the child. A small crowd surrounded the jail after his arrest became known, but every precaution was taken to guard the prisoner. Lively is charged with killing NEGRO SLAYER ARREST seven-year-old Matilda Russe, muti- lating her body and burying it in the cellar of his home. He fled and last night was recognized by policeman Asa Wilson, who with another po iceman captured the fugitive. “I didn’t mean to kill Matilda,” sald Lively, who declared the child played often at his home and that when she broke a dish he became an- gry and hit her with a chunk of Wood and later, terrified, he cut up and buried the body. FREIGHT CUTS JAMESTOWN, Dakota, Gov. Lynn today were under injunction not to funds in the bank under the terms oj STATE BANK RESTRAINED FROM ACCEPTING FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN DAKOTA ¥, D., Oct. 19.—The state-controlled Bank of ? Frazier and other officials of the state and the bank North receive deposits of public or private f a temporary order issued yesterday by Judge J. A. Coffey in Stutzman county district court and served on the governor late last night. ‘The injunction was issued on a pe- tition of a number of taxpayers hearing on @ permanent order w set for November 3. The injunction came on the heels) of a statement by officials of the bank, asserted that state bonds total- ling $6,100,000 had been sold, of which a large part would be available for farm loans and to take up advances to other state projects, the state flour mill and elevator and home building schemes. The order declares the Bank of North Dakota “is insolvent and pro- hibits everyone connected with the bank from interfering with any per-| son the court may appoint to take! charge.” ‘ State offictals said the action was of a political nature and they indi- cated today that the matter probably | would be brought before the state su-| Preme court at once. COLORADO LEGION ELECTS. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 19.Leo P. Kelly of Pueblo was elec ed state commander of the American Legion at that organization's conven- tion here Tuesday. Martin David of| Denver was re-elected state adjutant for a period of two years. a ee HOWAT’S COUNSEL DEAD. , FORT SCOTT, Kan., Oct. 19.—Jacob Isaac Sheppard, 59, counsel for Alex- ander Howat, Kansas miner leader, died here today. (Continued on Page 8.) BOOTLEGGERIS SUED, $3,000 DAMAGE ASKED PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19.—H. Thurber bought “moonshine liquor,” drank it and went blind, according to allegations he made in a sult filed in circuit court here for $3,000 against George Yrotrka, the man whom he alleges sold him the lquor. There was ono gallon and one pint of the Uquor, Thurber said. Shortly after he began drinking it, the optic nerve became partly paralyzed, growing rapidly worse until his sight was 10 per cent of what it should have been, the complaint charges, caused by “deleterious and polsonous” sub- stances in the Mquor. Vice Commander OF G. A. R. Dead WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Captain Americus Whedon, vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, died here last night, aged $1 years, SIX NURSES SICK FROM POISONED CANDY, SEARCH BEING MADE FOR SENDER Analysis of Fudge Received Through the Mail Reveals Deadly Poison; Jealous Suitor of Girl Held Responsible CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—An exhaustive search for the sender of a box of poisoned candy, res of six nurses at the West End today by postoffice inspectors. ponsible for the critical illness hospital, was being conducted The box came through the mail and was addressed to Miss Helen Rosenfeld, a 17-year-old student nurse. home-made “fudge,” analysis of which by Dr. H. D, Valin, laboratory expert of the institution, was said to h It contained show that the supposedly deadly pol- son permeated all of the candy. Miss Rosenfeld came to America nine months ago. from Austria. In the candy box was a typewritten note bearing the following inscription: “From a patient who was an ar- dent admirer. This candy was faith- fully made.” The girl invited stx other nurses te share the candy with her and with- in a few minutes all of them became ill. One of the theories advanced by the pestal authorities is that instead of a patient some jealous suitor sent the box to Miss Rosenfeld. Following a preliminary investiga. tion it was said the authorities had found two brothers, each of whom had ‘paid attention to Miss Rosenfeld, The authorities said that each claimed he was engaged to the girl, f