Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast Probably snew and colder tonight and Saturlay; partly cloudy and colder in southeast portion. VOLUME Vi WORK ORDERED SUSPENDED ON SUPER VESSELS Admiralty Sends Out Notice to Builders as First Definite Outgrowth of World Meet at Washington LONDON, Nov. 18.—(By admiralty announces today that it had ordered the cessation of all work on the four warships of the super-Hood type. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1921. BRITISH HALT WORK ON WARSHIPS The Associated Press.)—The The shipbuilding firms were notified yesterday not to incur any further liabilities on new naval construction until further! notice from the admiralty. These contracts were awarded only two weeks ago. Officials explained that the practical effect of the admir- alty's order would be the absobste cessation of all warship work pending the outcome of the Washington con- ferenee. CONFERENCE RECEIVES NEWS WITH SATISFAOTION. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18—{By The Associated Press)—Decision by Great Britain to stop work immediately on her four capital ships of the super- Hood type was heard with satistac-| tion today by members of the Amer- ‘can armament delegation. They re- garded the order for cessation of work, announced today in London, as indicative of the whole-heartéd es- pousal by the. British of the princi- ples of the American naval reduction program. American officials, commenting 01 the decision, emphasized that Great Britain would suffer less from stop- page of work on the super-Hoods than the United States. would if a similar order were issued relating to its 1916; building program. It was pointed out | that the super-Hoods virtually were in the “paper”’ stage while some of the new American ships were nearly completed. Congressional leaders declared _to- day that there was little prospect of any action in elther senate or house on resolutions designed to stop the 1916 program until the’results of con- ference are seen. It was pointed out that, under authority of an amend- ment to the 1916. naval appropriation bill, the president, in event of inter- national agreement has authority to stop the -present building program without further authorization from congress. GLASGOW, Nov. 18.—It {s offict- ally stated that the contracts award- ed the Clyde shipyards for the con- struction of three warships of super/op2 type have been suspend- ed, The steel works are affected by the suspension. NO SURPRISE SHOWN. AT WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—(By The Associated Press)—Action of the British government, announced from London today, in ordering work stop- (Continued on Page 12) EIGHT DEAD IN HOME RUINED BY BIG STORM MENA, Ark., Nov. 18. —Eight members of the family of R. E. Weems, at Wickes, Ark., 26 miles south of here, were killed last night when the Weems home col- lapsed during a violent storm. All wires to Wickes are down, but it is understood little dam- age was done except on the Weems farm. Triamne| = | ED BY NATION Measure Which Annuls RuJing of Palmer Permitting Sale poses Adopted by President; Puts “Teeth” in Dry Laws é WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. —Congressional action on lation to prohibit the medical prescription of beer and mait liquors was completed today through adoption by the senate, 56 to 22, of the conference report. The legislation which would also put additional “teeth” the nation’s prohibition enforcement code, now goes to WASHINGTON, Noy. With the arms conference in themselves today the policies tional groups further developed CHINESE PLANS: APPROVED FOR PARLEY BASIS British, French and Japanese Agree to General Principles for Discussion; Consultations Are Under Way ———____. 18.—(By The Associated Ptess.)— adjournment, the various na- in consultations among they will follow Y for Medicinal Pur- 1) Senate and Sent to Y 3) -FAGS SUIT Midwest Refining Company Brings Civil Action for Recovery of $7,000 Said to Have Been Appropriated by Hotel Manager; Latter Has Property, Report ae he president, the house having acted last August. Twelve Republicans and 1¢ Demo- crats voted against the conference re port. Republican tors Brandegee, | opponents were: Dupont, Bdge, | on, La Follette, Lodge, McLean, |Penrose, Phipps, Shortridge, Wads- worth and Weller. The Democrats | ore: Senators Broussard, Gerry, | King, Pomerene, Randell, Shields, | Stanley, Underwood, Walsh (Massa- | chusetts) and Watson (Georgia). | Two others, Senators Reed, Demo- crat, Missouri, and Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, were paired against the bill. Thirty-three Republicans and Democrats supported the measure. Tho bill will set aside the ruling by former. Attorney General Palmer, who two days before he retired, advised the prohibition enforcement officials that there was nothing in the Volstead act to prohibit the prescription of beer and light wines for medicinal pur- poses. The legislation has been before con Sress since last June. The house ac- cepted the compromise reached by the conferees in August, but there fol- lowed a bitter controversy in the sen- ato waged by a small, but determined group, who contended that the bil! struck a fatal blow at personal rights because {t permitted search and seiz- uré without warrants, The first draft of the measure authoriz®&i the search of private homes without warrants, but this feature was eliminated in conference. Tho bill limits physicians to 100 pre- a * The criminal action which was instituted against P. C. Chapman, formerly manager of the Midwest hotel at Salt Creek, when he is said to have absconded with $7,000 of Midwest money, tock a new angle today when the Midwest company through J. B. Barnes, its attorney, filed a civil suit against Chapman, seeking the recovery of $7,000, interest at eight percent and attorney's fees ar court costs amounting to appro mately $25 The action against u moving his property and disposing of |. it to move it outside the jurisdiction of the court; that the defendant ts/ 5 criminally and fraudulently respon-| BS the Midwest company {= secking to| Another Mail Robbery and sible for the amount of meney which| recover. Assault on Young Girl Un- The first step in the civil action covered by Authorities was to attach a bank account of ap- atiPhosiiix proximately 4400, at the Casper Na-} § xX tional bank. It Is understood that Chapman had made no effort to ae 23 Chapman was ba a erty and a bi ace of the money with w ea with taking from company, The various papers served itn the civil action charge that the defendant has absented himself to avoid the service of the summons; that he ts ch he is charg- the Midwest all available data for published for the first time most interesting issue. portrayed and of more interest than with respect to the Far Eastern questions and the limitation of national — | 2kmament. hworld. It was fully expected that Italy, whose interest {s more remote, : The ih, following the lead of ‘s French, t it be known that es a car- dinal principle of their attitude to- ward the Far Eastern situation they stood ready to perpetuate the ‘open ; ; oor” in China, give up extra terri- et would take much the same position. - - = » | Who Japanese having already de- In launching the greatest industrial edition ever published in the state, The Tribune ctarea their willingness to accept the is sparing no expense in making-the publication a work of art and one that will be pre- Chinese doolaration of principles “as a ‘basis of discussion” were at work served in the homes of the readers, : : if i Some of the best writers in the state have been especially employed and are now at, @™"s @ more detailed statement of torial rights there f#0on as China's seof slovclop.nentwill-warrant and in gen- rs {th rt f loats work upon stories of the birth, growth and development of Casper and Wyoming. Bx-|‘ei" ,pomtion, after communicating perts qn moderr: efficiency and economics will contribute, the annals of state history aré be- scriptions for vinous and spiritous 1! quors each three months and specifies that not more than a quart of spirit- ous or vinous liquors, containing in the aggregate not more than one-half Pint of alcohol, may be prescribed for one perecn in 10 days. Importation of liquors ts barred by the bill until the supply on hand in the United States shall no longer be sufficient to meet the current need for non-beveragé uses. It also gives thé courts of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands jurisdiction in cure the release of this money. ‘Whatever other property he is sup- posed to have ts not known or ts not made known in the bill of particulars filed against him. In the meantime the reward of $500 which was offered for the appre- hension of Chapman still stands. This |reward {s for the purpose of appre- hendingyhim and bringing him to triad on the criminal charge which is the’ outgrowth of the charge of stealing the money. the enforcement of the national pro- hibition act as well as tho bill passed today. | DRUGGISTS GET PERMITS | FOR SALE OF BEER. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Tele-| grams sent today by Commissioner! Blair to all prohibition directors au- thorizing them to amend the permits (Continued on Page 12) articles. Thrilling events during the early de- velopment of the state and known to/ but @ very few, are being written up; in a fascinating manner and ied! eed in this era] aid the Chinese people to assume a place of economic influence in the (Continued on Page 9.) ing investigated in an effort to secure * Future possibilities will be vividly SiT | 4 The actions against Chapman fol- lowed his disappearance from Salt Creek and from Casper after he had been entrusted with $7,000 which he was supposed to uso in cashing the checks of Midwest employes on No- vember 10 at the field. After leaving Casper with the money he reported at Salt Creek on the night of November 9 and accord- ing to advices of local officials has not been seen since. It was thought at first that he had been made the victim of robbers and that he would be able to show up in a few days and ex- plain. Later developments however, indi- cate that Chapman's disappearance was voluntary and that he is respon- sible for the theft of the money with which he was entrusted. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 18—Anoth- er mail robbery and an attack on a young girl were charged against Roy Gardner, escaped convicted mail rob- ber, by county and federal office: here yesterday, Word also was rm ceived from the department of justice jat Washington that Gardner was to ibe tried here for his attempt to rob the mafl car of an Atchison, Topeka Sr Santa 16 fullwhy train-at the sta- tion here Tuesday night. Police and federal officers yester- day announced that a watch that was in the mail stolen from a car at Ma- ricopa, Ariz., 40 miles south of here, on November 3, had been traced to a local pawn shop. The proprietor of the shop, they said, had identified Gardner as tho man who pawned the watch. Marie Munoz the girl Gardner is al- leged to have assaulted, also identi- fied Gardner as her assailant, accord- ing to Sheriff John Montgomery. Gardner was captured by Herman F. Inderiled of Phoenix, clerk tn charge of the car Gardner tried to rob Tuesday night. It is to enable In- derlied te collect the $5,000 reward that Gardner ts to be tried in Ariz. ona instead of being sent to Leaven- worth, Kansas, to cmplete other sentence’ already tmposed on him, according to Thomas Flynn, United the | all is the manner in which the oppor- tunities for securing a home and fi- nancial independence, among a pro. gressive, hospitable, unselfish people, jwill be depicted, by The Tribune's es- ipecially selected staff of Artists and | Writers. ‘The edition will consist of s com- bination,of The Casper Daily Tribune and Wéekly Review and will have an enormous circulation throughout the Casper’s progressive business men) are quick to appreciate the value of this publication, not only as an efiver- tising .medium for thelr individual business, but also as a powerful fac- tor in fostering substantial immigra- \tion, and bringing more capital \ to Casper. As such they are enthusias- tically lending their moral and finan- |clal support to the work. ‘The edition will be published Janu- ary 1. For advertising space and jcomplete détails, see the Industrial Edition Editor or phone 15. —— = _ ‘The reason we need more food in| winter than in summer fs because the greater amount of oxygen in the alr| harpens appetite and aids digestion. {State as well as tha ‘Tnited States. {ff | patient it was badly fitting, take a ON ARBUCKLE JURY Dentist Takes Pound of Gold | Out of Teeth} LONDON, Nov. 18.—Gold_ teeth aro increasing in central Europe, the people evidently believing the mouth to be the safest place for what little gold they have left, but & young man who recently opened & cut-rate dental office in. Temes- var, Hungary, has been arrested for extracting gold weighing more than @ pound from his patient's teeth, says The-Lanco, English medical journal. His metbod was to remove the gold, after telling the wax mold for the replacement work and then instruct his victim to re- turn in two weeks. Before the fort- night was up he had disappeared. STOCKMEN’S LOANS “TOTAL $3,500,000 Wai Finance Loans Handled Through Wyoming Organization Climbing at Rapid Rate and More Applications Are Pending; Capital Must Be Raised CHEYENNE, Wyo. ,Nov. 500,000 of lodns from the United States War Finance co: 18.—Applications by Wyoming stockmen for more than $3)- rporation have been approved by the Wyoming Stockmen’s Loan company—the Wyoming agency of the corporation — ac- cording to A. D. Johnston of the First National bank of Cheyenne, an officer of the com- any, and applications for loans are coming in at such a rate that it appears probable Fethact $7,500,000 and $10,000,000 of federal money will be necessary to finance the re- to take care of the applications al- ready approved, the capitalization -of the Wyoming agency must be in- creased to $400,000, and further in- creases in. capitaliaation will be neces. wocking ecessities of Wyoming ranchmen. The war finance corpora- ton advances $10 for each $1.00 of.cap- talization of the Wyoming agency. for aiding livestock growers of Wyo- ming, Johnson stated, has been the salvation of the industry in the state, It already has resulted in marked ad vances in the values of livestock hold- The present capimlization of the|sary as the approval of applications|ings, and. promises to enable stock- cy is $200,000, making its loan}for loans proceeds. men recently facing bankruptcy ‘to amit $2,000,000. Therefore, in order! The war finance corporation plan| pull out of’ the hole. _ ‘ Panel Which Will Decide Manslaughter Charge Against Film Comedian Is Completed in Frisco Court SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.—(By The Associated Press.) | —tThe jury in the manslaughter case of Roscoe C. (Fatty) | constitutionatity Arbuckle was selected at 10: the clerk. 15 a, m. today and sworn*by Five,women, four of them married, are on the jury. An alternate Hoe) Stephen A. Hopkins, a paper merchant, also! 5 | At the request of the prosecution adjournment was takew until 2 o'clock this afternoon to allow the prosecu- tion to get its witnesses together. The bailiff took charge of the jury and {t| Was announced that Leo Friedman, an assistant district attorn make the opening statement. ‘The names of the jurors and their} occupations follow: { August B. Friize, cotton goods mer. | chant. | John J. H. Dierks, confectioner. — | Henry J. Reef, expert accountant, | Mrs. Helen M. Hubbard, housewife. | Mrs. Kitty L. McDonald, housewife. | William H. Torpey, retired livery stable’ proprietor. Mrs. Dorothy B. O'Dea, housewife. .Miss Louise B. Winterburn, no oc-! cupation. Arthur H. Crane, explosive expert. larence C. Sayre, contractor. Mrs. Adeline M. Nelson, housewife Thomas Kilkinney, candy dealer. Arbuckle seemed visibly relieved at) the close of the 4% days of question-| ing of, prospective jurors. Percy| Henderson, auditor of the board of | public heuith, has-been summoned as! the first witness to. introduce, physt- clans’ reports to the board regarding| the nature of the injuries which| caused the death of Miss Virginia} Rapps, motion picture actress, in con- nection with which Arbucklo is being tried on a manslaughter charge. The city autopsy surgeon will be the second witness. He performed would was ‘PHYSICIAN OF LOS ANGELES IS SHOT TWICE ALAMOSA, Col., Nov. 18.—A man siving his name as Dr. J. E. Doran of Tis Angeles, Cat., was shot twice here last night and is in a critical condition today at the home of Dr. I; W. Soland, who administered em- ergency treatment to the man when he staggered into the Elks’ club build- ing and cgllapsed to the floor. Doran also showed effects of having been struck on the head with a heavy blunt instrument. not recover sufficiently today to give any account of the manner in which he incurred his injuries. Police are holding a young man who is said to have been with Doran shortly before he was shot. ee Knights of Pythias Will Elect Tonight Casper lodge No. 19, Knig Pythias, will meet at Odd Feilows’ hall tonight to elect officers for the the official autopsy on Miss Rappe, Arbuckle’s attorney said after the jury had been obtained that he tried to have six men and six women on the jury. new year and conduc initiations in the first and third ranks. The ques- | tion of organizing a chapter of the D. jO.K. K., the’ soci ach of 2p, the is un- |lodge; will also be taken i derstood, it Doran aid |” States district attorney. aitambon>~as FIVE SEIZED FOR FRAUD Milk Strikers to Launch Dairy Anti-Alien Law In California Is | CLEVELAND, Nov. milk wagon drivers of the Telling- 18.—Striking ‘ | Assailed Report Belle Vernon company are planning] DETROIT, Nov. 18—Five men | , |to cpen a co-operative dairy, William |were arrested hero yesterday in con- Ashton, international organizer for|nectfon with an alleged conspiracy to the teamsters’ unfen, announced last mght. Negotiations with farmers to obtain milk are to be started imme: ‘The milk will be sold on a defraud insurance companies through- the destruction of automobiles. They were charged with violating the Dyer automobile theft 1 Deecives said the Snspiracy involved an agreement SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18—The of the crop leasing contract feature of the California an- |tialien Land Law was attacked today | diately. id. i ah be th ft a} }cost plus basis, Mr. Ashton sa! ire feria the pest that it disci. Efforts to settle the milk strike | that for $75 a car would be taken out inated againat aliens ineligible to|falled again yesterday. The menjon a scow and dumped into Lake fe so stolen t the owner might report went out two weeks ago in protest | F |cltizenship instead of prohibiting such | a fae Cunes miant ceey {contracts with all aliens. against a wage reductio { NICHOLSON MAY BE ~—TN-AMARILLO JAIL Convicted Slayer Who Escaped Jail Here After Sentence to 20 Years in State Prison Again Behind Bars, Says Report Received From T exas Sheriff L. B. Nicholson, wanted here for participating in a jail delivery while he was under sentence for the murder of Edward Schuster, may be in jail in Amarillo, Texas, according to advices received in official circles here today from Burton Roach, sheriff of that district of the southern state. t a By oe a > t While awaiting the result of an appeal from the decision of the district court, Nichol- son, Robert Morton, Orville Jennings and James O. Howard escaped fromieie CRAY jai} side help.| assistance of the state a total of $1,250; orwarded and it ts probable that bes Peeneractaxe: cut ae aig reward was offered for him dead or/it will be difinitely learned today Bei Se ae es Sap i a ae ner the man held at Amarillo is tence of 20 years for the murder of | alive. Wctheinon. oxteat! Edward Schuster. |. Nation-wide search for Nicholson!" syecial stress on Nicholson's aisare ‘Their escape several week ago re-|in particular was undertaken. No was forwarded to sulted in considerable prominence be. definite word was received until the ing given the Incident. Subsequently| message received from Sheriff Roach rewards were offered for the appre-|this morning indicated that a hension of all of the men, $500 b g answering his description had set as the price on the heads of the|@Pprehended. lcials here are sangu’ men except Nicholson and with Detailed information on Nic! an held at Amarillo is 4 4 is in. that hat he would head for ranges of the southerr the!