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GAIL. MANAGERS TO SEEK EARLY RULING ON WAGE gUT OF WORKERS Reduction ‘Authorized as Traffic League Moves , for Immediate Cut in Nation's Freight Rates CHICAGO, Nov. 8.—Man- agers of the western group of railroads met here yesterday and decided upon the imme- diate posting of notices of wage reductions of 10 per cent, according to an announcement today. The roads represented at the meet- ing incla@ed the Santa Fe, Great Western, Nock Island, Ni Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern. In the proposed cuts, all depart- ments would be affected and com- mittees were appointed to draft the notices immediately so that the roads may go. before the labor board and ask an early hearing. Following this meeting the National Industrial Traffic league announced that meet- ings would be held today and Wed- nesday to ask that the a, press their claims for wage “ations on the basis of rate ian to shippers. The league represents many of the important shippers et the country. Resolutions for presentation to roads have already been drawn and include thrée salient points: That railroad wage scales be put on « level corresponding with those of othér industries. That wage reductions and raty re- dutions take place simultaneously. Abrogation' immediately of national agreements, made The labor board has announced that wage reductions will not be con- sidered until after i¢ ‘has passed up- on working ‘rules and schedules but the roads decided. to press their wage redution efforts so that these might be brought to,the attention dt the board ag early’ as possible, it ‘was sald. Bet! nt of the threatened rail- road st , voted by the railroad . brotherhoods for October 80, followed “ , statement by the railroad labor board that wage reductions would not be passed upon until after ques- tions 6,000 0 SOVIET SOLDIERS DIE ATKRONSTADT KRONSTADT, Russia, Nov. 7.— (By The Associnted Press)—Six thou- sand Bolshevik! were killed in their nine-day slege of Kronstadt following the seizure of the fortress by muti- neers last March, the correspondent was informed today by _ Bolshevjst sailors. Mutineers who escaped had previor-" ~~red the losses at a mue> ure. Sixty thousand tro .gaged on both sides. 4 4 the correspondent was the . firs .erican newspaper_man_. per- mitte. to visit Russia’s Baltic fleet base, and island fortress since the in- surrection, the sailors were apparent- ly far more interested in discussing football than war. They told how thelr soccer team had defeated teams from the crews of two British ships and expressed a desire to meet an American ship team. The correspondent was entertained by the sailors at their club, which was formerly used as clubrooms by the of- ficers of the czarist regime. \The of- ficers, the sailors said, were a gay lot, and at one banquet gave @ dancing girl a champagne bath in a great glass of gold fish tank’ which stood in the dining room. The Midwest Reflning and the Ohio Oil company, the two purchasers of crude oll in and an increase of 45 cents crude from the Rock River, Mule Creek, Grass Creek and Elk Basin flelds. The new prices, which be- came effective with the cpening of the market today, follow: Grass Creek, Elk Basin and Lance Creek, $1.90; Rock River, $1.50; Big Muddy and Salt Creek, $1.40; Mule Creek, $1.35. Chr Casper 3 Weather Forecast south portion; fair, warmer in north portion. VOLUME VI NATRONA Cloudy tenight, possibly snow in ‘Wednesday probably =) Critnie CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1921. STOCKMEN WOULD BUY PUBLIC LANDS FOR GRAZING Proposition That Government Use Pro- ceeds for. Soldier Compensation Is Urged by Annual Meeting Here Charging that the livestock industry iri Wyoming has been placed in jeopardy by the encroachments of homesteaders in taking up. land fitted for no other purpose than grazing the Natrona County Stockgrowers’ association in annua’ meeting at Casper yesterday adopted resolutions nei upon Wyoming representatives in congress the introduc of @ measure authorizing the govern- ment to sell the remaining ‘vacant unoccupie’l land to the stockmen at $1.25 an acre op the 20-year payment Plan, the proceeds to be used for sol- ‘dier compensation. Discussion of the matter brought out the claim thet much land fs being taken up. which is fitted for no other purpose than grazing -and the fencing of ‘these areas makes much unoccupied land in- accessible. Ex-service men would de- rive greater benefits, it is~believed, from the ‘proceeds of the land than by taking up homesteads. Other ‘resolutions’ adopted» by ‘the stockmen include a request of con- ing the veale of) wages ‘for ranch hands a,‘ sheepherders, ana guthor- izing ar ent of one cent a head upon sheep within the county to further the work of tie inciogical sur- vey. The resolutions follows: Whereas, the livestock interests of tho State of Wyoming are being Jeopardized to a great extent by the encroachment of the homesteaders who have taken up land reslly fitted GAUDE CORPORATION TO PAY TWELVE PER CENT Announcement was made today of. statements made in ad and news article yesterday in which it was set forth that the H. E. Grude corporation would pay a 12% per cent quarterly diviaend on January 1. ‘This dividend, it is announced, will be an annual one of 12 per cent, which the corporation is now earn- ing. The offering of stock at par at this time is looked upon as an attract- “| SHEEP COMPANY GETS JUDGMENT RAWLINS, Wyo., Nov. 8—The Leo Sheep company was awarded damages of $2,500 in its suit for, $20,- 000 against W. H. Mead, in which a judgment was sought for alleged breach of contract in connection with the purchase of hay covering a Period of five years. A jury deliber- ated on the verdict for six hours. for no other purpose. than eke of grazing, and !f this condition con tinues it will eventually wipe out the woolgrowers and cattle raisers in the state of Wyoming. Therefore be it resolved that the senators and congressmen represent- ing the state of Wyoming present before the congress of the United States, a bill authorizing ‘the gov- ernment to sell the remaining va- cant unoccupied land in the state of Wyoming to the stockmen at one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per acre, on the twenty year pay- ment plan. And be it further re- solved <mat the proceeds be used for soxuer compensation. RELATING TO PREDATORY ~ ANIMALS IN COUNTY. ‘Whereas the losses of . livestock from predatory animals in Natrona county alone, in the state of Wyo- ming, during the past year have ag- gregated the sum of approximately fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) despite the heroic efforts of the members of the United States Bio- logical survey, in co-operation with the Natrona County Stockgrowers | in the middle west. Ironically enough, the bandits had the sack with the cash but for some reason dropped | it beside the tracks. After setting fire to the cars the robbers escaped in two automobiles with two other sacks of registered mail. The bandits used firearms, explo- sives and torches to accomplish their work, firing a fusillade into the mail 4. when the clerks refused to open it, they blew it in with two charges of dynamite. After slugging| and overpowering the clerks. the rol- bers blew open the safe and scooped out its contents, and then fled. COUNTRY SCOURED IN BANDIT HUNT. PAXTON, Ill, Nov. 8.—Hundreds of men in posses early today were CRUDE OIL PRICES JUMP INCREASE POSTED TODAY company Greybull, Torehlight and Cat "In addition to the increase tn the Creek crude were increased 45 | price of oll it is understood, al be added to the revenues of oper- ators. The Ohio Oil company does not share in the Salt Creek increase, by reason of its not being a pur- ‘chaser of crude from that field. though not confirmed, that the Midwest company and other large producing agencies contemplate in- creasing the purchasing volume to approximately 50 percent of the production of the Salt Creek and other flelds. With the present pur- « ceing basis: fixed at 30 to 35 per- cent the Midwest company will thus allow almost a 50 percent in- crease in the amount of oll that the operator can find s market for. atlay cry | EDITION NUMBER 26. | Five Others Reported Wounded at Ken- tucky Polls When Democrat Votes for Republican Nominee; Demo — at Louisville Under Arrest, Re JACKSON, haath bie 8.—Six men Neg killed and oe cthers were wound an election fight shortly aft-- polis opcned atthe Clay Hole voting precinct in T Creek, Breathitt county, about 15 miles from hers, tod dead are: ‘ADEQUATE’ PROTECTION URGED FOR SHEEP INDUSTRY IN TARIFF BEING FRAMED WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 considering permanent tariff The senate finance committee revisions, was told today by sheep raisers that unless congress granted “adequate” pro- tection for their industry, it would be folly to authorize fur- ther federal expenditures for association, who have done all in their power with their limited means, to exterminate and eradicate this evil; and whereas the approp-r {ations for this purpose have been so inadequate that the evil contin- ues to grow instead of become less, and it is only by constant and persistent effort with a large force, that the evil can be finally eradi- ated. Therefore be it resolved, that tho itrona County Stockgrowers as- sociation in convention assembled, cespectfully urge upon the congress of the United States, that a greater appropriation be made to assist in this work of exterminating and er- |. Adicating this evil in order the divestock interests may not ler (Continued on Page 2) BUDDY WHO the arid lands of the west. ‘Witnesses declared that it was use less to provide grazing lands for sheep and cattle which cannot be sold Dr. 8, W. McClure of Nampa, of the Idaho Wool Growers’ association; Hugh Campbell, president of the Ari- zona association, and C. J, Fawcett, for the American Farm bureau feder. ation, agreed in stating that congress would do better to give the industry no protection than only enough to keep it “struggling and squirming along in the hope that the sheep men might some time make money.” WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Doubt exists whether congress can enact the permanent tariff revision bill by Feb- ruary 1, Senator McCumber, Repub- Mean, North Dakota, told the senate development of irrigation in extend the Fordney nul that date, Because of prospect- ive delay, Senator McCumber present- ed @n amendment tos continue the Fordney bill indefinitely until the new law ts ppp dwt lS FIVE SOLDIERS ARE PARDONED LEAVENWORTH, Kan., emergency law Nov. $— @'ve former American soldiers, con- by a ricted in Coblenz, Germany, courtmartial of the murder of Cap- today in calling up the house bill to'tain Gilbert Lanceflela of the British VET GOES TO PRISON FOR SAVED LIFE BUT IS RELEASED AGAIN upor “buddy” and the man who saved his life while the two men were expeditionary Haley -came to“ the~barracks- un- der the name of “Jones,” his rea- son for serving the sentence being that he wanted to repay part of the debt he felt he owed Jones in sav- ing his life. Jones, who is said to be married and living in Canada, is being sought by federal authorities. Because he was not the real of- fender, Haley was released from the barracks without the usual railroad fare and small compensation given searching for ten bandits who last night held up the Illinois Central New Orleans limited two miles south of here, wounded four train employes, stole two pouches of. registered mail, and escaped after setting fire to the mail car, No trace of the robbers had been found early today. The train crew de- clared the ment started/west in two automobiles after robbing the mail car, The passengers were not molest- ed, although one Was grazed by three bullets which pierced his coat when hs and three companions went up to the mail car and fired on the bandits while they were fighting the engine ‘crew and two mail clerks, barricaded in the mail car. The injured: Arthur Moon, Chicago, colored train porter, in a Champaign hospital with two younds in abdomen. Ben Bovinette, Matoon, mail clerk, shot in the shoulder and abdomen and wrist, hit on the head. Thomas Baker, Carbondale, mail clerk, beaten over the head with butt end of revolver. H. H. Bangs, Chicago, fireman, slightly wounded three times in the let shoulder. Kenneth. Knowlton, University of Illinois student, slightly wounded in right arm {rm fight with bandits after they had completed ;their work. ENGINE CREW IS ‘COVERED’ FIRST. A colored train porter was the only man seriously injured by the robbers he being shot in the chest and groin as he stood on the vestibule o% one car, The fireman was wounded fn the shoulder, a mafliclerk was shot $100,000 in cash was believed to S| in the hand and shoulder and another was clubbed over the head with a revolver. Two of the robbers boarded train at some point between Chi- cago and Paxton and covered the en- gine crew with their guns as the train was passing through here, according | to the report of Division Superin-| tendent J. W. Hevron. They ordered the train to Scdset | ‘to @ bridge where the train was/ stopped ‘with the passenger coaches) on the bridge. Ordering the crew to break tho train, the engineer and fireman werej forced to pull the mail car. farther! up the tracks and about eight other} men appeared from their automobiles. | On a threat of shooting the en- gineer and fireman of the train if the| maf! car was not opened, the robbers forced the mail clerks to open the| door but when the engineer and fire-| ™man had clambored inside, the door| Was slammed shut. Several charges of dynamite ana| firing from revolvers and shotguns| finally forced the door in and a hand- to-hand battle ensued which only stopped after the robbers had thrown two bombs into the car and a fire- brand which smoked out the four men in the ear. During the fight .the mail clerks| and fireman ‘were. injured. ‘These men were forced to throw out the red sealed sacks containing reg- istered mai! and then jumped from the burning car, The bandits escaped fn their automobiles. The train crew hooked up the train (Continued on Page 3) the | army left the federal prison hera pardoned by the Dresident. From the federal prison the five mem were taken to the United States Discl nary barracks on the Forg, |Worth military tey were re-enlisted in D- the army, \given honorable discharges ana back | pay from the time of their arrest in Germany. Fire Destroys: ot | fire’ broke out last night, the school. BANDITS WOUND FOUR, DYNAMITE DOOR OF MAIL CAR AND APPLY TORCHES TO TRAIN Guns, Explosives and Firebrands Used in Bold Holdup of Illi- nois Central Limited by Ten Robbers; Mail Pouch Con- taining $100,000 Object of Daring Robbery ; ’ PAXTON, IIL, Nov. 8.—A mail pouch containing been the object of-10 armed and masked bandits who last night held up the New Orleans| limited on the Illinois Central line near here in one of the most spectacular train robberies|_ BRECKENRIDGE, Col CHARRED BODY | OF ASSESSOR IS REVEALED Nov. 8.— |The charred body of William TT. Keough, county assessor of Summit county, Colo., for the last 12 years, was found at 3 o'clock this morning| by a fireman in the ruins of a house} owned by Frank Richards in the west part of the city. The house was de-} stroyed by fire at 11:15 o'clock last! night. Mrs. Belle Murphy, proprietor of the place, is under arrest. Keough’s body was found {burned bed, face downward. pte 22s hale MORPHINE STOLEN. DENVER, Nov. 8.—Morphine val- ued at $175 was stolen last night trom! the office of Dr. T. Sarkiscan, local physician, he reported to the police) today. Jesuit College! MACON, Ga., Nov. 8.—Only jagged| and blackened walls remained today| ing a governor. of St. Stanislaus Jesuit college where| Senator E. Lee Trinkle, the Demo- Students| cratic candidate, and Henry D. And- from all over the world have attended The _ Cleveland Combs, 35; Leslie Combs, 37; Ephern Alle George Allen, 31; John Robe. and George Mcintosh, 30. The wounded are: William Barnett, Will Davis, 30; ‘Tom 50; Ed Davi French Combs, 35) MeIntosh, 30. A special train has been sent fr lackson, with physicians to atte the wounded. The story of the affray as it reache Jackson was to the effect that E< Combs, an uncle of the Combs boys. and defeated Democratic candidate in the August primary for county judge, was active in support of the Repub: lican nominee for the same office. Combs, it was said, entered the Polling place today and attempted to give orders to the election officers. His relatives, according to the story, remonstrated with him and out of the argument grew a fight in which pis tols were drawn and the shooting be eXmo general. LOUISVILLE CANDIDATES ARE UNDER ARREST, LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 8—W. Overton Harris, Democratic nominee for mayor, was arrested early today on charges of resisting an officer in the discharge of his duties. H. E. Mechling, Democratic nomt- nee for sheriff, also was arrested, as were five other men. Early today policemen went to a hotel here to arrest several men al- leged to have been brought here to “repeat” in the election today. Mr. Mechling is sald to have remonstrated with the officer and was arrested. Mr. Harris then appeared on the scene, it is said, and likewise was arrested. James Dixon, a reporter, sent out by the Louisville Courier-Journal to Teaven- cover the story, was arrested and a reservation’ where | disorderly conduct charge placed +, against him. fpublican officials derlare it ts not tan i-st the men arrested by the ‘*fficers in the rmance of thelr duty. a Shoe cite [WLECTION INTEREST |GENERAL OVER COUNTRY. NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Legislative and local contests featured the an- nual fall elections throughout the country today. Only one state, Virginia, was elect- Supporters of State Republican, claimed their fa- \Kewae (Continued on Page 3) Turks to Float | Loan in France | eka ANGORA, Nov. 8—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)—After an,exchange of | ratifications of the treaty between | Brance and the Turkish Nationalists government, {the national assembly | has authorized the finance minister to contract a loan in France of 10,000,- {000 Turkish pounds to meet army re- | quirements. | (A Turkish pound worth about $4.89.) 7 FOOTBALL | NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—By a series normally 1s SIX KILLED IN ELECTION BATTLE BURGH REFUSED SANITY HEARING BY COURT EDICT, “TRIAL TO BE SET Alleged Partner in Mur- der of Kennedy May be Granted Continu- ance of One Month -OS ANGELES, Nov. Whether the trial of ites C. Burch, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, broker at Bev erly Glen, near here, August 5 last, should Proceed immediately or should be continued for a month in order to permit his counsel to obtain evidence in support of their contention he was insane at the time of the alleg- ed murder, was expected to be decid- ed today by Judge Sidney N. Reeve. The motion for such a continuance and the disclosure that Burch's de fense would be insanity followed ruling yesterday by Judge Re that n6 hearing before a jury on the matter of Burch’s mental condition as asked last week by his attorneys, would be granted, the judge declar- ing he was convinced Burch was sane, i ‘The long continuance: was asked on the ground that « plea of insanity would be made and that it was de- sired to support it with affidavits from friends and relatives in and around Chicago, who were sald to have observed during the last three years that the defendant had und Bone a complete change in his men- tal state, Burch’s counsel stated they aid not believe their client, had killed Kennedy, but added thit if he did, “he could not have known the dit- ference between right and wrong in such killing.” Judge Reeve also was expected to- day to. rule upon. a motion of counsel for Mrs. Madallyne Obenchain, joint- ly indicted with Burch for the mur- der of Kennedy, that the indictment against her be dismissed for the reason she had not been given a trial within the statutory period of 60 daye after having heen indicted. Still another motion made in be- half of Mrs. Obenchain ,and expect- ed to receive considerable attention from the court today was one for her immediate trial. Armistice Day Street Dance Is Prohibited DENVER, Nov. 8.—There will be no public dance in the stfeets of Denver on Armistice day or night, November 11, Mayor Dewey C. Bat- ley announced today. The mayor made the announcement after a committee of ministers had visited him and asked him not to permit street dancing. “No permit has been tssued to anybody to hold a dance in the streets,” the mayor told the minis- ters, “and if any application is made for a permit it will be denied. “It there is dancing in the streets the police will stop it.” Death Rate in Denver Is Lower DENVER, Nov. 8.—There were 43 fewer deaths in Denver during Octo- ber this year than in the same month last year, Florence Leitch, registrar of the bureau of vital statistics, de- clared today in the bureau's monthiy report. The report shows 283 deaths, while in the October report last year 331 were recorded. es dashing end runs and dazzling for- | wara passes, Notre Dame whitewash- ed Rutgers 48 to 0 at the polo grounds today. Only once or twice did the Rutgers defense indicate it was not made of parchment. Twenty-two deaths were from vio- lent causes. Among them were. four+ murders, seven suicides and 11 deaths by accidents. Thirty of the dead were babes un- der one year of age. OIL MEN MEET TOMORROW INDEPENDENTS ASSEMBLE Independent ofl men from all sec- tions of the Rocky Mountain re- gion are flocking here today to be on hand for the meeting of inde- pendent oil producers which wil] start at the Henning hotel at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The purpose of the meeting will be to perfect an organization which will funct fon to protect the interests of the independent producers of this district. Such an organization it is be- Neved, will assist in directing the oll industry of the state and assist in stabilizing the prices of crude oil AY which should cause a return of con- fidence to the trade and thus per- mit exploitation of the resources of Wyoming and other states. In addition to perfecting the or- ganization of “independents” it is planned to discuss the feasibility of an independent refinery and pipe- line from major fields to central lo- cations in various parts of the state. It is also proposed at the meet- ing to enquire into the justification of the differential between the price of mild-continent and Wyoming erude oll, which is now averaging about 75 cents a barrel behind the posted prices of the eastern district. In all probability the Midwest Re- fining company and the Ohio Oil company, the principal purchasers of Wyoming crude, will be given an opportunity to explain the reasons for this difference in price. In the present mood of Wyoming oil operators who are not allied with the Midwest-Standard 0jl company interests there is little doubt that the meeting will resolve itself into an effort to gain popular support for the immediate development of competitive refining and marketing organization unless the leaders in the Industry agree to post prices more (Continued on Page 2) 4