Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1921, Page 1

oo — pas = —— : “ = , , | FIVE EX-TREASURERS OF ILLINOIS SUED BY STATE Ramee 2 3: “ : rtages of $2 harged in ol Che Casper Daily Ses WaRraRe in Springfield Court; Suits Cover Terms of : « ERIN FEARED son-| Crthune SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 26—(By The Associated Press.)—Suits for accounting against five former state treas- urers alleging shortages of approximately $2,500,000 were started today by Attorney General Edward J. Brundage. , The suits cover the six terms preceding that of the present Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, somewhat colder. Small, Sterling, Ryan and Mitchell London Journa\ Final Rupture in\ Yound Warning as 4 Negotiations and VOLUME VI RAILROAD HELD NECLIGENT IN GORRELL DEATH - CASPER, WYO., SATUSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1921. y Engine Which Struck Cars in Charge of Incompetent Crew, Without Lights, . Says Coroner’s Jury Verdict The aceident which cost Odo H. Gorrell, a Northwestern switchman, his life earlier this week was due to the negli- gence of the Northwestern Railroad company and could have been avoided by ordinary care on the part of the company, according to the verdict returned by the coroner’s jury which heard the case. ‘The coroner’s inquest was held lest night but adjourned until this morn- ing for the presentation of further evi- gence in the case. At the conclusion of the hearing the verdict was ren- dered by the jury composed of Dave Davidson, Z. Q Miller -and A tT. ae tion of the case the In the presentation responsibility was placed against the company after hearing the testimony of many persons. spection of the scene of the the coroner's Jury returned the fol- verdict: ‘onrhed ae cause of death of said O40 HL Gorrel! was shock from in- jury recelved in the course of his efn- ployment by being run over by a car struek by an er.zine, in charge of an incompetent hostler crew. who were backing their engine through the yara in thé darkness without any light, which accident could have been avoid. ed by ordinary care om the part of the railroad coripany.” © Gorrell, for several years an em- ploye of the Northwestern was fatal- ly injured Monday night while repatr- ing a knuckle between ‘two cars. The hostler engine which had been doing extra switching ‘duty ploughed - into the train on which he was working. + He was thrown to the ground and before he could escape the car passed ” over his legs. He was immediately taken to a local hospital where both jJegs were amputated. The shock from the fnjuries and the heavy loss of blood however, caused his death early Tuesday morning. GEO. B, NELSON 5 MADE SCOUT ~ COMMISSIONER Prominent Casper Business Man Accepis Appointment Tendered Yesterday by Executive Council. ~ George B. Nojson, an active sup- porter of the Boy Scout movement ever since its organization in Casper, this morning accepted the appoint: ment as Scout Commissioner tendered yesterday by the executive committee of the local council. Mr. Nelson succeeds Ambrose Hem- ingway as eomrmissioner of the Casper council, Mr. Hemingway having re- signed Iast September upon leaving to make his home in Tennessee during the present year. Mr. Nelson was last year a member of the executive committee and dur Ing the present year has served as chairman of the troop committee of Troop 9. x ‘ The annual meeting of the Casper _ Scout council has been scheduled for | many. December 20, at which time officers of the organization and members of the executive committee for the coming year will be elected. BAR, REPORT ASTORIA, Ore. Nov. 26.— The steamer Springfield went aground to- day near the north entrance to the Columbia, river. A tug was reported standing by. Crews were despatched from the coast guard stations at Point Adams and Cape Disappointment. A radio message “wrecked on bar” was received from the Springfield. which is a freighter of the Naws company line, owned by the North At- lantic Western Steamship company, The Springfield was proceeding to sea when she met with the mishap, ——— EDUCATOR DEAD. LEXINGTON, Ky., Noy. 26.—Dr. J. M. Spencer, former president of Sayre college here, is dead at St. Petersburg, Fila. FOREIGN LEGION WITH NUMBER 42. treasurer, Edward E. Miller, and are directed against all TEAMER ON |PACKING HOUSE WORKERS PLAN DEMONSTRATION Employes Refuse to Accept Decisions as Announced by Majority and Arrange for Big Gatherings Tomorrow CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press.) —“Pub-! lic demonstrations” that the acking house workers have not | accepted the recent wage reductions scheduled to take effect next Monday will be staged in every packing center in the country tomorrow, Dennis Lane, secretary-treasurer of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen’s union, SPANISH MISTREATED LONDON, Nov. 25.—Fifty men recruited in London in September for service with the .| foreign legion of the Spanish arm today very much dejected by Canadian forces. : They declare that, their experience. A y in its campaign against the Moors, returned to London few of the mon are ex-members of the they were in the thick of the fighting in Moroccu and lived in a state of a any cag Being unable to undersand Spanish words of command, the men Sg say they were beaten 5 while wounded men were placed in verminous beds and left unattended for days. They add that every prom- ide made by the Spanish authorities was broken. — The British foreign office tonight disclaimed AMERICAN AMMUNITION UNFIT FOR USE. MADRIQ,...Nov.25.—El” Sol’ today Published a semi-official declaration which also appeared in Barcelona newspapers, stating that all ammuni- tion acquired in the United States for use in the Moroccan campaign was found to be unfit for use. An authoritative source is respon- sible for the statement that the Span- ish army purchase commission in the United States acquired discarded stocks with full” knowledge of their quality and that Spanish inspectors passed them. Lad Refuses Eat, Beating of Rancher Fatal COLORADO . SPRINGGS, Colo., Nov. 26—Rofusal of Loraine How- ard Sager, two years of age, to eat his dinner last Sunday cost his life, according to evidence at a coroner's inquest here today. Death was di- rectly due to violence at the hands of John Book, a rancher, living near Rush, Colo., the jury found, Five Score Years | For Generations Of Future Seen NEW YORK, No¥. 26—One hun- dred and fifty-thrée years from now, or in the year 2074, health conditions In this country will be #0 good that the average person will live 100 years, according to several Red Créss statis: tical experts. m These statisticians based their 100 years idea on what. they called past Passing ‘out performances. For in- stance in 1910. in New York persons died at an average age of 35 and in 1920 at an average age of 39. showing span of life to be 18. By the elgh- teenth century it had lengthened to 28 years. J LIVESTOCK MEN Pd IN CONFERENCE CHICAGO, Nov. 22.—Livestock men from all-parta of the United States and Europe, Argentina, Uru- gcay, Moxico and Canada attended the opening of the international live- stock show here today, More than 10,000 head of stock have been en- tered. Many famous stablon of horses are also here. Two Sentchmen, W. Ws! STE? LAST. OF FORCES BRITISH EMBARK departure, The French government had™ wuggested™ a “send-off “ cdlebra- tion, but the British war office a6 cided. otherwise. Private farewells on tho quay, however, were ex- tremely cordial. announced today. The international executivé board, which has been meeting bere daily for more than a week, will assemble aguin next Wednesday to decide wl ether or not a strike shall be call- ed under the authorization voted sev- eral weeks ago. The local demonstrations tomorrow take the form of two open air meet- ings. A third for negroes will be held ata negro club house. Mr. Lane attacked the industrial shop council plan, under which em- p)oyes of the five packers have agreed elr employes on wage redu¢- 2 so-called industrial relations yean of the packers exists only on pa- per," he sald. “Not one of the pack- ing house concerns has ever called a meeting of all of the workers of even one depurtment to select representa- tives or to vote on a wage reduction. “The so-called. representatives. in conference with the packers who have supposedly agreed to a wage reduction have not reported to their fellow ‘workers nor advised with them regard- ing same.” DENVER, Nov. 26—Protest against proposed reduction in wages of em- ployes at the Swift and Armour pack- ing plants here were filed with the Colorado tate industrial commission today by the Amalgamated Meat Cut. ters and Butchers’ union, local No. 641, stato treasurers who heid office be tween 1909 and 1921. Andrew Russell, who was treasurer twice during the period, is defendant in two suits. The other former treasurers in- volved are: Gov. Len Small, Lieut. Gov. Fred EB. Sterling, William Ryan, Jr., and Edward E. Mitchell. Disclosures made through the tn- Yestigation of the state treasury which resulted in indictment of Gov- ernor Small, Lieut. Gov. Sterling and Vernon Curtis, a banking associate of Gavernor Small, last July, furs nished the evidence on which the civil suits were based, the attorney general's office announced. ———_— Woman Is Held For Violation Insurance Act MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 26.—Mfs, Lillian Chandler, rooming house Proprietor here, is held for Kan- sas officials by the federal authort- ties on a charge of violating the war risk insurance act. According to a statement of fed- eral officials, Mrs. Chandler, while lving at Wichita, Kans., married a young man, who, when he enlisted had his war risk Insurance made out in her favor, as his mother. Later. the authorities claim, she married another soldier, who made out his insurance to her as his wife. It is charged by the government that she. collected allotment: on, this letter policy at = time when she was not, so officials claim, le- gally married to the soldier, as her first husband was not dead at that time. Later, this first husband was killed in France. SIX PRISONERS Protest Again LONDON, Nov. 26.—(E & 5 ‘ore Bloodshed te Associated Press.)—A chorus of vigorous protests\ & st renewal of warfare in Treland in the event the presei_ o raised by the morning newspa day of Premier Lloyd Georgé premier.. In this conference, formed Sir James that Sit.n Fein Ire- land had refused to swear allegiance to the crown in return for an Ulster agreement to enter an all-Ireland par- Nament. The gravity of the situation resulting from this refusal calls for the references to a possible recur- rence of hostilities. SINN FEIN OFFERED STATUS OF CANADA. TUNBRIDGE, Wells, England, Nov. 26.—(By Tho Associated Press}—Lord Chancellor Birkenhead, speaking at & mass meeting here today, said he could not confidentiy predict that the Irish question would be satisfactor- ily solved. He said what the British govern: ment had offered Sinn Fein was that, with one or two reservations, Ire- land should be placed in exactly the same position as Canada. “Whether the offer will he accept- ed, I cannot say,” said the lord chan- cellor. “It is very easy,” he added, “to say: “Why don't you raise an army and coerce Ireland as the only means of obtaining peace? If such a tragic necessity were to arise no British gov- ernment would shrink from the re- sponsibility, but when that had been done, how much nearer would we be to the attainment o: a contented I lana?” Receivers for Auto Accessory Makers Named TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 2¢—Frank MAKE ESCAPE RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 26,—Six white prisonets, serving terms rang- ing from 15 months to 20 yeara es- caped from the barracks at the state farm near here last night by smash- ing through a window. Three guards on duty in the barracks fired at the men and one dropped. He got to his feet again, however, and made away, FOREIGN POSTOFFICES TO BE ELIMINATED IN CHINA U.'S. CONSUL THREATENED EL PASO, Texas, Nov: 26.—Am- erican Consul John W. Dye in Juarez received from syndicalists in Vera Cruz, Mexico, a letter warning him that American ‘officials in Mexico will be killed if the United States guvernment allows the execution of the death sentence imposed at South Braintree, Mass., upon Niccola Sac- co and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for mur. der in connection with e payroll rob- bery. ‘ WEATHER CONDITIONS OF WEEK TO INCLUDE SNOW ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Weather Predictions for the yer beginning Monday are: 4 Northern . Rocky Mountain and ‘Plateau Regions—Normal tempera- ture, considerable cloudiness and’ seasonal snows or rains, Southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau Regions—Generally’ fair; tBormal temperature. Prince’s Visit To Bombay Is Great Success from the city, the Daily Matl’s Bom- bay correspondent saya it was an un- quailiied success, and both the prince and the people had every reason to. be well content that all anticipatory misgivings were swept away by the tumultuous popular receptions. Re- ferring to the rioting, the correspond- ent says: “I am unaware what impression ft made in England, but. to us here, though deplorable the whole thing was trivial” +S as ARRAS BN AT A Orientals Win Another Important Point in Concessions Made by Powers at Washington; No Final Decision WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press.) — Withdrawal of foreign postoffices in China was informally agreed to in principle today by the Far Eastern committee of the Washington conference and-a resolution to that effect will be drafted by a subcommittee authorized to work out details of the plan. ‘The question of extra territoriality, the gradual abolition of which was agreed to in principle yesterday, was not considered by the nine nations represented in the Far Eastern com- mittee at today’s sitting. The informal agreement with re- spect to withdrawal by the foreign powers of the postal services main- tained by them in China, it was stated, was not final, but the sub-committee dealing with it will be guided by the general expressions favorable to that end. COUNTER PROPOSALS ON NAVY CUT ARE PREPARED. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—(By The Associated Press.}—So much progress has been made by the naval experts examining details of the American reduction plan that some of the’arms delegates expect another plenary ses- ston may be held in the near future to permit Japan dnd Great Britain to submit their colinter proposals in con- crete form. < The American and British naval ex- perts were said today |virtually to have completed their examination of the technical points involved in Sec- retary Hughes’ proposals, The British were said to feel that highly satisfactory progress had been made. There is a strong belief in Great Britain, ‘however, it was said, that the conference will not be an un- qualified success unless some action is taken to curb the size and nature of future “underseas navies” similar to the steps proposed as to surface fleets. PERMANENT ARMS CONGRESS POPULAR. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press)—With the arms con- ference negotiations proceeding in an atmosphere of friendliness which dele- gates generally belleve insures prog- ress and accomplishriient, increasing importance attached to its outcome today as a result of the informally’ ex- pressed hopes of President Harding that the conclave might lay the foun- dation for a continuing series of con- ferences with the aim of perpetuating @ close international accord. ‘The president's plan which has been offered only as a personal suggestion to some of the foreign delegates, who have generally approved it, was an outstanding topic of discussion tn con- ference circles as the delegations con- vened this mofning for another com- mittee seasion to take formal action on thetr virtual decision yesterday for gradual abolishment of extra territor- fal rights in China. Submission of the result of the pres- (Continued on Page 7.) PRIEST SLAYER UNDER ARREST DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 26.—The slayer of Rev. Arthur B. Belknap at Lead, S. D., is believed to have been apprehended at Marquette, Iowa, with the arrest of a farm hand answer- ing the description of the man sought and whose pockets were filled wi clippings of the slaying. He was taken to El Kader, the county seat, following his arrest. BOY HELD FOR LATE KILLING \ BAY CITY, Mich., Nov. 26.—Barney Wasielewski, 13 years of age, was brought here last night by Sheriff Theodore Trudell, who ts investigating the fatal shooting yesterday of Jo seph Michalski, 12 years old, at the Wastielewski home near Fisherville, 12 miles from Bay City. The investigation, Sheriff Trudell Stated, indicates that Michalski was killed by his playmate, after being told to leave the Weslelewski home. The Wastelewski led, the sheriff said, et first dented, but admitted on his way here, that he did the shooting. Othere boys who witnessed the trag- edy, Sheriff Trudell said, accused Bar. ney. TUESDAY FORUM WILL BE OPEN T0 SUBJECTS OF GENERAL INTEREST The chamber of commerce forum meeting to be held Tuesday, November 29th will bs an open forum where sub- jects of general interest to the com- munity may be brought up for the consideration of the forum. DEMPSEY 16 OFFERED FIGHT WITH BRENNAN SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 26.—Jack Dempsty has received on offer to fight ers will be mpossib'e for several days. Haskell 7. Bill Brennan at Madison Square Gar-| den, New York, for a “satisfactory purse,” his manager, Jack Kearns an- nounced today. Kearns said the Bren-| nan offer was wired yesterday by Tex| Rickard, He said nothing would be €ecided unti] the boxer completed the vaudeville tour that brought him here. —— BIG INDIAN ADVANCES, Stock of the Big Indian Oi! and Gas} company, recently Usted on the New| York curb, sold up to 42 cents today! after opening at 36, indicating a lively Gemand for the issue, P. Kennison, vice president of the Onto Savings bank, Toledo, and Clem OQ. Miniger, president of the Blectric Auto-Lite corporation of Toledo were today appointed recelv- ers for the Willys corporation manu- facturers of antomobile accessor. stowers fes. The appoltitment was made in |*helr flocks the federal court here py Judge John M. Killits, and confirmed by federal judges in New York and Newark, N. J. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—John Nr} Willys, president of the Willys cor- poration, federal receivers for which were appointed in Toledo today is- sued a statement here emphasizi: the fact that it was not the Willys- Overland company which was affect- ed. The latter company, he said, was @ separate and distinct corporation and not interested in the Willys cor- poration. a Demonstrations Against French Stir Italians TURIN, Italy, Nov. 26. — (By The Associated Press.)—Anti-French dem. onstrations which were precipitated last night follwing newspaper ac- counts alleging harsh words were used by Premier Briand of France to Sen- ator Schanzer, head of the Italian dele- gation at Washington were continued here today with such intensity that 300 troops had to be called in to re- store order. BANDITS DRIVE BACK MARINES IN GUN BATTLE BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 26.—(By The Associated Press)—Four hundred well armed bandits entrenched in the village of Paso Ibanez, in the state of Santa Cruz, repulsed an attack by the marines landed from the cruiser | Almirante Brown, acvording to belat- ed dispatches received here. A num- ber of the bandits and marines were killed or wounded during the engage- ment, in which tho attackers used ma- chine guns. The bandits hold prisoner tn the village a number of the residents of the region. including English ranch- ers, and S. J, MacBey, manager the Armour packing plant near tHe town of Santa Cruz. Government. reinforcements arriv- ed on @ transport at Rio Gallegos yes- terday but that point is so far from Paso Tbanez that it is feared a suc- cessful attempt to rescue the prison- ce negotiations collapse is after the meeting yester- Sir James Craig, Ulster ie British cabinet chief in- samme wren le tree ea ts WOOLGROWERS MEET TO ORAW RECORD CROWD Plans Laid by County Associ- ation for Entertainment of Great Number at State Gathering. % 3 Preparations are being made for the largest gathering of stockmen and woclerawers that ever attended an annual meeting of the Wyomt: wvolarowsrs association at the for Yention which will be held in January 5, 6 and 7. ye Believing that it is nev: ~ arnt Preparigg for ti ing local wool mer: have already start be making arrangements to make this ‘eeting one of the biggest events its kind held in the state. TE Financial experts anil successtu! flockmasters from all parts of he country will gather here to assist in solving the difficulties which are facing the stockmen of this state. President J. W. Wilson is already concentrating the machinery of his er too early he big moeet- men has been done for Wyoming ion wiat Will-be done in the. future and sus- gest ways and means by_ which the wool and stockmen can 6 back to a paying basta. “Money is becoming east from observation over *he country. thines are improving rapidly,” said Patrick Sullivan, local banker, who has ® penchant for keeping in touch with Mise conditions of the state and coun- “ ‘Before shipping time next sum. mor wool will’ be Pringing 28 cents ‘@ pound tn Natrona count; was confident prediction, ve we “So widespread,has become th: Mef in the state that there ts HR pre of optimism everywhere in rural ctr. cles. It ts believed that the stock in. dustry of the state will be one of the first big industries firm normal! basis. A. J. Cunningham, president of Casper National bani left last sient for Cheyenne and Rawlins where he will confer with the district bankers association relative to financing the ‘ad ides Stock _ Loan association, Principally composed of th of the state. sieges) Two district meetings will be held tes Mr. Cunningham's while he is away. The first me will be held at Cheyenne and pregpind ond at Rawlins, The Rawlins meeting will be of tm- Portance because it will be the first concerted effort to organize the bank- ers of Uinta, Carbon, Sweetwater ana Albany counties. The Wyoming Association fs sti short about $100,000 of its pledge to the banking interests of the east that the loans pending and made to stook- men of this state will be protected. Bofore !eaving Mr. Cunningham announced that over $600,000 of the $700,000 requiied had been pledged by the bankers of Wyoming who volun- tarily submitted to an assessment of five percent of their total capital and. surplus to come to the assistance of the stockmen. 3 pens EE FOOTBALL FINAL SCORES: At New York—Navy 7, Army 0. At Boston—Holy Cross 41, Boston College 0. At Haverhill—St. James Haverhill 14, DePaul Chicago 7. END OF THIRD PERICD. At Atlanta—Dartmouth 7, Georgta 0. te get back on a | High of Academy of END OF SECOND PERIOD. Kansas City—DesMoines At “MY, MINE SWEEPER CARRIES BOOZE PORTSMOUTH, Va., Nov. 26.— The naval mine sweeper Redwing, with a complement of 60 men was under naval guard at the Hampton Roads submarine base today follow- ing discovery and removal last night of a large quantity of liquor. An inquiry has been ordered by Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, command- ant of this naval district,