Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1921, Page 1

—$_$__. -SL IN SUBMARINE CREW ESCAPE VIA TORPEDO TUBES ONE END OF SUR LIGHTENED AND VESSEL STICK OSE INTO AIR Remarkable Story of a Rescue in Sinking Off Bridgeport Harbor Is Told by Crew Members BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 8.—The submarine S-48 sank off this harbor last night, and was submerged for 12 hours before the crew, by lightening the ballast tanks, raised one end of the craft to the surface and. escaped through the torpedo tubes. ‘The submarine; according to meager information so far reaching the Lake Torpedoboat company, was under test of the Penfield reef when she was rammed and sunk by a tug. She now lies !n 70 feet of water, one end rest- ing on the bottom and the bow’ from which the crew got away, above the}: waterline. The location is sald ‘to be}: four miles east of Penfield reef, NEW YORK, Dec 8.—(By The Asso- yecterday stuck to the bottom, told a remark- able story of rescue on their arrival at the New York navy yard. According to a report made to the commandant, they ‘lightened ono end of the submarine until it appeared above the surface and then sat perch- ed on this pinnacle for than 10 hours, until after darkness fallen, Then_by lighting matches. they ttracted. @ivintion of “a pd h picked them up and detained at the hospital. oe ‘The majority: of the crew were\em- ployos of the Lake Torpedoboat com— pany at Bridgeport. |The craft was 98 per cent completed. ' ‘When night came on; some of the 51 men went down into the sunken craft and hauled out mattresses-to burn in order to get a brighter signalling flare than any matches could give. One by one the mattresses’ were burned at ‘the tip of the upstanding’ bow. There was a stiff wind and the waters of the sound were becoming more rough. Just as the.last mattress was burning, about 10:30 o'clock the Standard Ojl tug No. 28 sightéd the submarine and came alongside. Ifeutenant Smith, in the hospi! here, praised Captain Olsen of the res- culng tug for “splendid seamanship” in getting the starnded men off the undersea craft in'the heavy sea. The three men held at the hospital for observation and treatment “for acute gas poison due to chlorine gas” are Lieutenant Smith of California; Chief Electrician Michael Augustus Fritz, of New Jersey, and Peter Frank Dunne, Bridgeport, civilian employed by the builders. All were able to sit up and eat and talk. The three men said the S-48 went down about five miles off shore, For nearly four hours.every one remained inside the submarine fearing the bow, would settle, leaving the craft flat, on the bottom. They shifted everything mavable.from the forward end tothe stern. ‘The water entefed only the two aft compartments. . IN STRIKE RIOTS Che Weather Forecast |r et Bortion Fesady: VOLUME VI Union Action | Against Mine INDIANAPOLIS, Deo. 8.—Action of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, In revoking the charter of tho sas district organization * and IPRESIDENT GUATEMALA TOE CHOSEN e Congreis*Called fo Convene Today to Name- Provisional ~~ IGhief to Sucteed De- “posed Leader. ee, coe Dec: 7.—(By . ed © Press.)—The .Guate- which was dissolved during the revolution of ‘ber. 1920, has ‘been called to m to receive the ‘resignation of Carlos the revolt of inst Monday night, and to elect a provision- al president, x Viale 3 MEXICO CITY, Iec. 8.—(By The As br sg Press).—Private messages re here from Guatemala City in- @icate that former President Cabera was liberated from prison during ‘Thursday morning’s revolt in) which the government of Carlos Herrera was, overthrown. These advices urge Guatemalan political exiles here to re- turn, home immediately as “all is well.” Dr. Luis Felipe Obregon, Guatemalan minister to Mexico unger Herrera administration, conferred with President Obregon for more than one hour \this morning. ————.—____ CONSISTOBY ADJOURNS. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 8—The semfannual reunion af Wyoming Con- sistory No. 1 ende@ Thursday wit). the conferring #i the thirty-first and -second ‘degrees-on the class of more’ than 100 candidates.’ More than $09 Scottish Rite Masons attended the reunion. : 5 Police and Strikers. in Pitched Battle Following Attack on Elevated-in . Which Missiles Are Thrown CELOAGO, 1d 8 ene the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen's union “from: otherwise molesting workers in the was granted superior court by Judge today. The poti- Swift & Co. and 21 other packers. Fair tonight and Friday, slightly warmer tonight in east portion and in Men Is Upheld Official Report Russian Reds M ake| Progress Here, Is WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.— he movement launched by the third or Communist In-| ternationale at Moscow to! gain contro] of the trade and industrial unions throughout the world “is meeting with marked success in so far as it calist unions in the United States, says the first annual report today of Attorney General Daugherty. Communist parties in this country, Mr. Daugherty says, havo united to more effectively carry on propaganda and the policy is to endeavor to gain control of the labor organizations through the ‘control of the executive committeees or other governing bodies, therein. “Many of the leaders of this move- ment are American citizens,” he says, “though they are subject to orders from Moacow.as to their action and ac- tivieties in the United States.” ‘The Attorney General says there has been a noticeable effort ‘upon the rt Of various socalled defense pletion ta .Orapamutacant calspon ket t (Continiee or Page 7)” Crihbune COMMUNISTS OF U. S. ORGANIZEDRATE. CUTS NUMBER 52. Dog Snatches Child From Death at Sea NEW YORK, Dec, 8. shaggy | Adjustment of Oper- | ating Costs Also | Held Necessary | | WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.— |Hope is expressed by the in- is |terstate commerce commission pelea acclaimed by the 16 pas- jin its annual report today to which Seven in last |CONgress that a “substantially night, after buffeting its way |lower’ level of railroad rates and fares would be possible with an exception in the volume of traffic fol- carry youthful members of the |lowing the present business depres- ship's company over the rail and |sion and “with a further adjustment into the sea. of operatnig costs in harmony with Capt. A, H. Peterson, who said it | prevailing tendencies.” was the roughest voyage of his life | Freight rates, following war time time as a skipper, told the story | Increases an some later readjust. of Tyras’ exploit in saving Zeata | ments, have not vik seocken. as Zaborowski, youngest of a family | equilibrium, the com: says, of five children their ‘cause the chief factors controlling | them, “the value of service and the cost of transportation still are in a state of flux.” The commission's report Is for the year ended last October 31. It din- closes that a total of $430,000,000 has been ordered paid .to the railroads un- der the government guarantee against losses during the first six months after their return to private ownership and that there is still due » them ‘jan estimated Son this Bo- ‘AContinued on Page 7.) CAR SEEN STANDING AT SCENE OF KENNEDY CRIME DESCRIBED BY WITNESS BANDIT SHOT BY MAIL GUARD CHARLESTON, 8. C., Dec. 8.—Un< official reports reaching here today said a marine guard on a mail car of train No. 80, Atlantic Coast line near Savannah, Ga, shot at three white men who were robbing an express car ahead. Two of the men were said to have been badly wounded. Woman Injured In Auto Crash COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. &—Mrs. Minnie Crost, ‘of Colorado, Springs was severely injured Wednes- day afternoon when the car in which she and her husband were returning to the city turned over near Pikeview, State Tries to Prove That It Belonged to Arthur Burch, Now on Trial for Mur- der of California Broker LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.—Arthur C. Burch, on trial charged ane the murder here in August of J. Belton Ken- nedy, heard another witness tell today that on the night of August 5, when the shooting occurred, he saw an automobile with dimmed headlights parked in a side road near the Ken- nedy cottage in Beverly Glen. as ee at the: cottage that Kennedy. was shot as he stood on ajready icentified Burch as the man w eae iene Of outside steps talking|Tented @ roadster here that night. CITY | EDITION with Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain who is also under indictment in the case. Today's witness was Ralph Cum- mings, « brother of B. W. Cummings, ‘who was on the stand late yesterda: Each brother told of séeing the auto- mobile. Neither one was able to de- scribe it definitely. The prosecution has contended that Burch left his rented automobile at the, spot de- scribed by the witness, and after do- eight miles north of here. Her right arm was broken. She is reported re- covering. Mr. Crost escaped injury. ing so, lay in wait and shot Kennedy when the latter arrived with Mrs. Obenchain. Other witnesses have al- NN HURT police charged into the crowd with drawn batons. All saloons in the neighborhood of the-yards were closéd today by order of \Chief-of-Police Fitzmorris. The chief said that the troubly would be ‘stopped at any cost. “The women are more difficult to deal with than the men,” Chief Fitz- morris ‘said this ae ee carry red and throw It in the policemmen’s. oy ‘Tacks have been scattered through the adjacent streets in an effort to stop the police motor- CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—Forty men were cut and bruised this|“wnen tne strike went into effe morning when strike sympa‘ Fifteen hundred i when, long before cluding a few women, gathered there. Only a few hours before 200 policemen had fired into thousands of strike sympathizers who attacked plant em- yards early in- ployes, and, finally, thizers stormed an elevated train |here Monday there was little trouble All windows in|and the situation remained quiet until train were broken by missiles which were thrown at it, en were sent to the laylight, several groups of last night when workers began to leave the yards. The few hundred strikers on picket duty and a few intercepted their passage persons, the poligemen./to the car lines and policemen en- Last night's toll of casualties {nelud-|deavored to make lanes through the | mal. ed nine seriously injured and an un-| crowd. counted number hurt when mounted] (Without previous warning large t numbers of persons began to augment! the strike sympathizers until they LOS ANGELES, Dec, 8.—Interest In the trial of Arthur Burch, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, was increased today with publication of the testimony of Mrs. Mary A. Bail- mand E. W. surprise" wit- Cummings, nesses. ‘Their testimnoy, it was predicted by the prosecution, opened the way to possibly even more “surprising” evi- dence. Mrs, Bailiff declared that shortly before Kennedy was slain, she had met Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, indicted with Burch, in a “beauty parlor” and was told by Mrs. Obenchain that ‘Bel ton would soon pass out.’ Mré. Wilson, proprietor of the “beau ty parlor” identified postcards she said Mrs, Obenchain had sent her. One of them bore a reference to Kennedy and the phrase “this is his last chance.” Cummings, a realty operator, told of having seen in Beverly Glen the night Kennedy was killed, a parked | automobile -with- dimmed headlights. The state contends this was a car rented by Burch and that he lay in Gverwhelmed the few hundred police-| Pte’. Ironnedy in it. men on duty, and riot calls were sent in. When reinforcements arrived, the crowd finally was scattered and the streets cleared at midnight. Mrs. Elizabeth Besanty testified that she was in her cottage in Beverly Glen, about 100 yards from the scene of the shooting the night it occurred. 50,000 barrels of oil a day. HOPE FOR FREIGHT BRIGHT Ship Loaded With Holiday Cheer Sails NEW YORK, Dec. 8-—The steam- er George Washington, filled with Christmas cheer for Americans abread, sailed today. In her hold Were 15,000 sacks of mall, many of which contained presents for sol- diers of the army of eceupution and American government representa- tives and thelr families in central Europe. EDUCATION AND HEALTH MEET 15 SCHEDULED Program Announced for Fri- Meeting .at. igh School Climaxing Local Catiipaign. Casper’s education and health week campaign will reach sits climax “ina mass meeting to be held Friday even- ing at the new High School audi- torlum when a well-balanced program covering the main topics will be pre- sented. The arranageanyts were made by the joint com: } consisting of representatives of the public schools, chamber of commerce, the American Legion and the D. A. Ri and the pro- gram follows in fully. Opening Number—Song, “America. Song—Duet, “Wyoming, er: ill and Rex Mayne. (Assembly to sing chorus). Song—Selected, High School Boys’ Glee Club. Song—Selected, High School Gir!s’ Glee Club, Orchestra Number—Selected, High School Orchestra. One-act Symbolism, “Fire Preven- tion,” Pupils of Central School. Address — “Administration Prob- lems, A. A. Slade, superintendent of schools. Address — “Grade and Country Schools,” W. O. Wilson, Clerk Grade School board. Vocal Solo—“Tuck Me to Sleep In My Old Tuckey Home,” .Vernon K. Announcements of the success of the first three a | the extensive test of the Salt Creek field which is being u jtaken by the Midwest Refining company to determine the | total yield under 100 per cent production a total of 149,002} barrels of oil taken from the field, or an average of almost WN 2 % Under the 35 per cent arrangement the proratio basis which was in ef. fect for the purchase of oil prior to the test, production of the field was estimated at 30,000 barrels. This figure divided between the two halves of the field would indicate that the 35 per cent which is now taken from the soughern half of the field ts 15, 000 barrels. Substracting this from the average of 50,000 barrels for the three days indicates that 100 per cent production of the northern districts of the Salt Creek field under present development is in excess of 25,000 barrels of oil dafly. Multiplying this result by two Would indicate that the production of the Salt Creek felt under 100 per cent préduction would be approximate- ly 70,000 barrels of oll daily. These figures are unreliable tnas. much as no accurate test of produc tion can be made yet, because many of the wells are now operating under flush production and also because of the fuct that the production ts in creasing materially each day that the test is being conducted. ~ Monday's total, the first test da; resulted in a yield of 42,000 barrels Production jumped Tuesday to 52,800 barrels and Wodnesday to 54,202 bar- rels according to Midweat reports. The test now being made involves ® total yield from 50 Second Wall Creek sand wells, 80 first sand wells and about a dozen shale wells. One hundred and forty-two producers out of @ total of over three hundred wells have been opened to full capacity: ‘The areq included in the first test, which will be conducted from Decem- ber 5 to 15, does not cover some of the major producing properties of the district. One of the biggest produc. ing areas of the field is to be Includ- e4 in the second test which will be gauged from December 20 to Decem- ber 30, is section 36-40-79. {It {9 Impoegibios hic Ja teinble Spinto’ on the toeal posable proaie: tion at this time, but ft fs understood that the test result so far has proven entirely satisfactory to the officials of the! Midwest Refining company. It_is definitely indicated however, that'oll will have to be pro-rated from the field in future no matter what the consumption of oll at the refineries here fs because the field production for the first time in years is larger than the capacity of the pipelines and refining plants here. Press Feeders And Assistants Given Wage Cut NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—A reduction of $l-@ week in the wages of 2,800 Press assistants and feeders in the New York book and job printing trade was made effective yesterday as the result of an arbitrator’s decision. The net scale calls for $36.50 weekly. The new scales in the different crafts fol- low. SALT CREEK OIL PRODUC, ‘N JUMPS TO 54,002 BARREL _THIRDDAY OF MIDWEST Th. °S qt ELEVEN YANKS HANGED IN FRANCE DURING WAR ALL CONVICTED OF GRIMES, SAYS COL, BETHEL IN SENATE HEARING ‘Charges Preferred By Georgia Solon Are Be- img Probed By Com- mittee Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.— ‘even members of the Ameri- can expeditionary forces were hanged in France after con- a military court- ‘ol. Walter Bethel, assistant judge advocate general of the anny, testified today before the senate committee investigating charges by Senator Watson, Demo- erat, Georgia, that American soldiers were hanged without trial in France. Colonel Bethel, who was General Pershing’s chief legal adviser over- ats, appeared before the committee er Senator Watson in an opening atement had presented a number of affidavits and letters from former sol- diers to support his charges. “Did you ever see a gallows at 7" Colonel Bethel was asked Glevres? “Yes,” he said. “One was erécted of a convicted there for execution soldier.’* It was at Gievres, according to {n- formation given Senator Watson by former service men, that soldiers were hanged without trial. A number of the informants men- tioned by the Georgia senator were summoned before the committee, {n- cluding a man from Fort Leaven- worth penitentiary ecumvicted for vio- lation of the espionage act, who, Mr. Watson said, could give names ot important witnesses. Colonel Bethel informed the com- mittee that the American military au- thorities had ‘exclusive jurisdiction over the American army, and the French never attempted to exercise Jurisdiction in criminal cases. The first of the 11 executed, he said, was convicted of murder and rape, and the second, a negro sol- dier, for rape on & French woman, 68 -yeirs of age. The third and fourth executions, the colonel said, also were for rape. both soldiers hanged after trial be- ing ny . After testifying that the first six cases were for assault, the witness testified that the seventh case was that of » negro soldier who murdered ® French professor the latter at- tempted to save a woman from a mob of rowdles. Case No, 8 was the hang- ing of a white soldier who attempted assault on an 18-year-old Belgian girl. Next was the hanging of a white soldier for murdering another white soldier, the crime being character- ized by Colonel Bethel as particular. ly atrocious. The last case, the hang- ing of two negro soldiers togeth was after conviction for assaulting & French girl and murdering her father as he attempted to save her. WASHINGTON, ning invsetigation Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia, that private soldiers were hanged during the war without convictions by courtmartial, Chairman Brandegee Dec. 9.—Begins of charges by of the special senate committee, ans _ nounced today that the proceeding was not an investigation of the Geor- gia senator but was ordered to as- certain whether “officers of the United States army were murdered.*t Osgood. Compositors $50; cylinder pressmen Senator Watson-. appeared before Address—"Health Hints,” Dr. M.| $44; Press feeders and job pressmen|the committee immediately after the C. Keith. $36.50; paper cutters $36.50; bookbind-| adoption of a resolution requesting Manuscript—“The Care” of the|©T# $36; bindery Women $34. (Continued on Page 5.) Tosth,” Dr. C. E. Duncan. Sn Address—“Established Fact of Vac-| cination as a Prevention of Sfnall-| pox; Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and| Treatment of Diphtheria,” Dr. J. F. - O'Donnell. Song — “Casper Smiles,” Commu-} = nity Sing. | A Col. Burke H. Sinclair will preside. Ushers—C. A. Cullen, L. A. Reed,| Dr. I. N. Frost, Lew) M. Gay, Earl] | ‘ D. Holmes, Dr. JyC. Kamp, W. 8.| y q Kimball Sr, M. W. Purcell, C. H./ b Townsend and M. P. Wheeler. The foundation of every ‘state 1s | the education of its youth. Health| is a stepping-stone to education. | x GHWAY MEN ELE ST. JOHNS, N«F., Dec. 8.—At-least 18 lives were lost, eh rt alee 2%. rie s.|more than a score of fishing schooners, barges and tugs were Filiatrault of Duluth, was elected|destroyed’ and property damage approximating $250,000 hese ee Manate Cositon nt was done by the storm that raged along the New Found- way ie Nes Dam land coast on Monday and Tuesday. It was believed today ta 9 Pr ay tes ceric maa that the list of vessels lost in the gale might be increased. it vi ident. bat ob amiss Crh ae j when a check of the craft exposed |to the fury of the storm was coni- Si N N E El | MA f sels into port reported the storm was one of the worst that ever swept the SPLIT ON PACT = | | pleted. Shipmasters who brought thelr ved, Bfforts to verify a rumor that 2/ che testified that Kennedy drove up negro was thrown in Bubbly creek | stout 9 o'clock in the evening, accom- and stoned until he was drowned|>20\0a py someone, and a short time Could not. be confirmed. later she heard a shot. Rushing out, Immediate action was expected t0-/she heard another shot and then a any on a petition for an injunction] man's voice say: “I got him.” against the Amalgamated Meat Cut- ‘A woman's voice made some re- ters and Butcher Workmen of North) singer, Mrs. Besan‘y testified, but America, by 22 packers who allege) she said she aid not catch the words. that intimidation of workers has been! 4* jhe neared the spot she heard a Practiced by union men. ‘woman's voice say: “Belton, please “The large packers say they are|answer, what am I to do?” working about 90 per cent of normal] As she came up, a Mr. Deering, an- while the smaller firms have given| other neighbor, also arrived, she said, out statements that their output is/and looking at the body, said: “He curtailed to 50 or 60 per cent of nor-| gunned himself.” Mrs. Besanty testi- . fied that Mrs. Obenchain replied: The union leaders. claim 19,000 men|“Oh! Why did he do it." She said are’on strike in Chicago, (Continued on Page 5.) TERMS, RUMOR SW.NDLEr 1s DUBLIN, Dec, 8.—(By The Ass> ciated Press)—The Dail Eireann cabinet assembled here today to consider the treaty signed in Lon- don by the Sinn Fein and British delegates, creating an Irish free state. Talk of a possible split in the Dail cabinet over the terms is in- creasing, and’ the resignations of some of the cabinet members are predicted, among them Cathal Drugha (Charles Burgess), minis- ter of defense. Some of the lead- e Ing members of the cabinet are known to object to the form of the oath of allegiance laid down in the treaty. Regardless of possible dif- ferences, however, it is believed the agreement will be approved, in principle at least. The public maintains the same semblance of indifference toward the agreement noticeable when the news was first recetved. The peo- ple seem generally satisfied, but re- (Continued on Page 5.) | SENT TO PEN NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Two years |imprisonment tn the federal peniten= tiary at Atlanta, Ga. was the sen: tence imposed in federal court yes: terday in B. M. Wood, convicted of de- |frauding investors in the stock of the |Chester White and Berkshire Live: stock sompanies, capitalized at $1,200.< 000. Richard W. Wagner, of North- port, jointly indicted with Wood, was acquitted, 4 )