Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1921, Page 1

iF ‘ ¥ Weather Forecast Fair t and probably Saturday, temperature tonight in southwest portion. VOLUME VI The situation assumed a etals.some atrikers were returning to ‘work and these with the new men employed have placed’ the plants on = nearly normal working basis, however, that 60,000 men are out in the centers and that the strike is 100 per cent effective. Swift & Co. asserted that 173 for- s 2 a p = / = = = jobs. Armour & Co. announced many old men were returning and that the situation in western plants was ly. So far as Armour & Oo. is concerned the strike’ te 7, faiture, they said. > x today, hereby. strike to,other towns. The first violence of the strike here, on Wednesday, ‘was. followed: outbreaks in Bast St Leujs,and Omaha. Seven women were arrested in East St. Louis for partic in de s atrations and @ 15-mon: baby, wounded when a volley of shots was fired into the house of a. packing A pavade of striking plant. morning. 4 ‘The outbreak here, quelled Wednes- day night, broke out.afresh last night after’ a comparatively | quiet day, and police declared’150 persons were injured, including one man shot and B acore Ronin aig ‘Although Superior Jus here -yesterday granted Swift & Co. and 19 small companies an. injunction against picketing, pdlice dcelara strike sympathizers, disre- garded. the order. ee Gitact and theee. and. "moon: yards district ese and ‘“moon- shine” Hquor are declared by authori- ties to have had much to do with dis- ces. “Voce & Co. announced their plant ‘was operating at normul capacity and that they had no difficulty filling va- cancies. A Dennis Lane, sécretary of the butcher workmen’s union, issued a statement at the same time, saying that the strike is 100 per cent effect- ive and that 50,000 men are out in the different centers. Audidabebebdbbebasmenehe enebe nab LLnL 8ST. LOUIS PLANTS DECLARE OPEN SHOP. ST. LOUIS, Dec, 9.—Bleven inde- pendent packing companies today signed a notice printed in newspa- pers that they would operate under the “open shop’ plan on and after January 2, and at the same time set forth a new scale of wages, which in- cludes a cut of’8 per cent. for piece- workers and others ranging frm SE; cents an hour 7% cents an i ‘The notice says that ection by. the companies has been postponed as long ye ¥ H i : i shop” has been adopted. ‘The new wage. ‘announced in- cludes the g . All employes now receiving 45 cents to be reduced 7% cents an hour. All employes now receiving 45% cents and less than 50 cents an hour All employes now -receiving 50 8 cents per hour. All employes receiving 37%4)cents an hour or less, not to be reduced. + union or nonunion employes may en- (Continued on Page 7.) eh te Ait th Ae sh eb” Re hh hc Dal aa hata ish bnnemtanees| ALL bee b bd by @ motorcycle policeman after he had thrown several. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921. Accord! most despised Uquid refreshment in ‘Broadway's restaurants and caba- rets, will. be the only | available ’ stimulant for’ high Jinks along the once. gay thoroughfare on New Years eve, if prohibition agents have their way. ‘The frequency with which federal officials havo ‘recently. been patrpn- izing several of the most popular re-’ sorts has been interpreted as'a fore- runner of a tight lid on the city’s biggest night. “These raids’ mean that - Broad. way, perhaps for the first ‘time in its career, will see a dry New Year's eve,” one of the agents de- clared. bricks« brighter aspect today with 5 rest state its packers and no reports of violence from the police. ing a Me boar HICAGO RIOTING IS OUELLED. ONE DEAD Laborer Wounded by Policeman on Wednesday Dies of Injury| as Disturbance Clears in Packing District; St. Louis Op- erators to Put Plants on Open Shop Basis to the packing house offi- » Made in. Che Casper Dail: Critume DIT UNDER DEATH SENTENCE . CITY, EDITION 53. Smoke Rights in Dormitory CHICAGO, Deo, 9.—Presiitent Harry Pratt Judson put the ban on smoking in women's dormitories at the University of Chicago today. Acoustomed to making their own rules, the dormitory women were suddenly confronted with a notice from house mothers that the ciga- rette was banned. ————__- $65,0000 SCHOOL BURNS. ROY, N. M. Deo."9.—Roy's new $65,- 000 school hullding burned to the §round this morning, the fire being of incendiary origin, school officials here Strike|petteve. ‘Twenty gallons of gasoline ity |trom m barrel close to the bullding shot] were used in kindling the fire, officials Lelieve.. Detectives and boodhounds Bre trying to locate the fire bugs. The school was to have been opened Janu- ary 1. WATSON THREATENS TO SLAP OFFICER IN COMMITTEE MEETING Major Called “Bulljawed Brute” When He Challenges Senator’s Charges Probe on Hangings» mittee in by Ser itson, Democrat orgia, been illeg. ngéd in France almost broke up in a row today after ator Watson had threatened to slap the face of an-army. officer sitting in the paudience. ¥ be enlarged. Chairman the situationgand ¥irst directed Sen- ator Watson to sit down, calling the sergeant-at-arms to enforce his.orders and then, at the request of the senator. excluded wil’ army officers from the room. Senator Watson declared that Major D. Cocheu had insulted him by ‘the manner in which he looked at the sen- ator. “L’ll not be bulldozed by that: bull- jawed brute,” Senntor Watson dev claredand walking up to Cocheu said: “For two pennies I'd /slap~ your “| face." x Frisco Chinese File Appeal to Arms Meeting SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.—A tele- gram asking that Shantung be un- conditionally’ restored to China, that tho 21 demands made by Japan on China be. withdrawn and that all for- ¢ign troops be withdrawn from Chi- nese soil has been sent to of State Hughes as chairman of the Umitation of armaments and Far Eastern conference by the Chinese ‘Six companies of San Francisco, of- ficlals announced today. The six companies. represent .the Canton or Sun-Yat-Sen government, which is not recognized by the United States. The telegram: also asked that there be “no interference in China's inter- nal affairs by the powers.” ‘Then the chairman called the ser: geant-at-arms and«Cocheu and other officers,left the room. ~ ‘When the excitement had subsided Senator Watson announced that. he desired the committee to call /€3)-wit- nesses whose names he presented, along with a great volume of letters. Hearings then were adjourned until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the committee held an executive’ session. Senator Watson at the resumption of the inquiry today protested against the decision of the committee to eon- fine the inquiry golely to the question of hangings. “I wantto protest against the ac- tion of this committee in Sareeme the investigation to hanging of ‘sol- diers without trial by courtmartial,” Senator Watson decla.ed. t “My charges: were broader. I-pro- test against these charges being nar- rowed. I want it understood that I am going into the shooting of ‘men by their officers.”; 5 J ; ‘The committee. suggested that it might be necessary to: go before the senate and ask that the resolution di- INJUNCTION TO STAY DECISION x CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—On a cents and over per hour to be reduced | eral court tuday Judge K. M. Landis issued a temporary bill of complaint filed in fed- re- straining order preventing the United States labor board from issuing their recent shop controversy. 8 decision against the Pennsylvania railroad in The bill is the first legal action taken ‘against the labor a drawn up by @ special city council committee was accept- 1 by the Telling-Belle Vernon com- teny and tentatively ascepted by the executive comcnittee sad Wil- MILK STRIKE I GLEVELAND END Mam Ashton, intefnational. organ- izer of the union. ‘Tk proposition calls for a week~ board in federal court. The petition of the carrier resulted from a citation to, appear before the board October 20, when the board [istened to the road’s reasons. for to carry out a board ruling, directing the carrier to hold negotiations with their employes over shop rules, RULES REVISIONS WILL BE MADE. | CHICAGO, Dec. 9—Revised work- ty wage scale of $80 to $37.50, said) |ing rules for rallway maintenance of to be..approximately 20 per cent less than that in effect when 800. rivers went on strike November 2 ‘because the company refused to ar- bitrate the open shop question. way workmen will be promulgated December 14 to becoms effective De cember 16, it was announced by the United States railroad labor board to ony. e | Roosevelt Jr. cor- my statement that a soldier by an officer,” Senator Wat- roborates: was shot gon ‘declared, trial that the | without officer shot the soldier Biosey sox ge a sea tnoear: 5D want Colonel Roosevelt called as a witness?” the senator was asked. t “No I would not embarrass him: Mr, posed to try the case on the floon or the senate, GRAND LARCENY CHARGE [9 FILED AGAINST TWO Charges of grand larceny were filed. against Jim Hall and John Fitzgerald when material ‘said to-be worth appro- ximately $500 was recovered in their, possession, They are being held in the county jaf unt!! an investigation of their: case is* completed. Already authorities, haye recovered a truck tre 40x8 said to be valued at approxi- mately $300 and much other merchan- ise thought to be part of loots recent- ly ‘taken ‘from local men’s clothing stores. Ski Course in N.Y.Is Planned NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The offer of a cup emblematic of the American ski championship is contemplated by 50 Norwegian, Swedish and Swiss resi- dents who will meet tonight to form 2. clubvand to select a ski running course. Efforts will be made to have experts from’ Canada and abroad com- pete for the cup. Tongs Asked to Maintain Peace SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 9.—The general spirit of arms limitation found echo here today. The Bing: Kong tong, one of the strongest of Chinese organ- fzations, in a resolution asked ail oth- er tongs to co-operate in maintaining peace. The resolution declared no more tong wars rhould be tolerated in California. ¥ the Senate com-| Warten E. BH. Dempsey and bis fam- Locks Warden and Guards in Cells, All Convicts Are Offered Freedom LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 9.— (By The Associated Press.)—Tom Slaughter, con- victed slayer and bank rob- ber, wanted ~in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Ken and Pennsylvania, last night toox charge of the penitentiary here, lock- prisoners and after ruling the place for five hours, escaped in ai. automo- bile at 2.30 o'clock this morning. Slaughter, under sentence of death for the killing of a trusty guard at the s where he was serving a life sentence for the killing of Deputy Sheriff Row Brown of Hot Springs, took six con- viets with him, four of whom were negroes under sentence of death. Six Regroes under deathe sentence in con- nection with the riots at Elaine, Ark., fm 1919, refused the opportunity and remained in their cells. Reports early today said Slaughter had engaged in a gun fight with offi cers at Benton, 25 miles southwest, but that no one was Injured and that Slaughter and his party had turned northwest from there Four armed posses and sheriffs in ections for the escaped convicts An unconfirmed report was recetved here that the car had been abandoned near Denton. After the escape it developed that & revolver had been smuggled to Slaughter in the death cell where he had been closely guarded since his conviction at Pine Bluff,” of killing the convict guard. Feigning fliness, Slaughter succeeded in getting a guard to open his cell. door about 9:30 o'clock last night. He held up this guord/and another standing near by, took their pistols and then forced them to go ahead of him to the stock- ade where their presence admitted them and permitted him to overpower the one guard on duty there. Slaughter then opened the cells and offered all the prisoners liberty. Only six took advantage of. the offer and two of the guards were locked up. He next took one guard to the of- fice pfithe penitentiary with him and took possession of tt, turning the guards on duty there over to the men who elected to escape him. Next he went to the hospital and forced & nutse to precéde him outside the walls to'the apartrients occupied by uy. The nurse awakened and Slaughter then forced them. to-accom pany him to the death ¢ell where they were locked up. He told. them he would ‘not harm them and - later brought them a pot of coffee with cream, sugar -and cups. Slaughter then threw the gates of the penitentiary. wide open and Jel- “It! was testified at the| surely ,set about outfitting himself and companions.with civilian clothes from the commissary. At 2:30 a, m. Waren Dempsey sald he heard an automobile leaving and with the aid of prisoners above, who cut a hole through the floor at his Watson went on to say he pro-| direction, he escaped from the death cell’ and spread the alarm. Slaughter had taken an automo- bile belonging to Mrs. Dempsey and stripped all the tires from a roadster belonging to Edward Dempsey, son of the ‘warden. Slaughter is 26 years of age. He told an Associated Press correspond- ent at the time of his first incarcera- tion in.'the penitentiary here that he was reared in southern Arkansas, and when 14 years of age was convicted of a charge of grand larceny and sent to the reform schoo]. He served his term and then drifted into Oklahoma. Since that time he has participated fn numerous bank robberies in Arkan- sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and elsewhere. He escaped twice from the Texas penitentiary and his term: in ‘Texas was unexpired when he killed Deputy Sheriff Brown in’ Hot Springs a little over 2 year ago. Slaughter denied a killing credited to him in Pennsylvania but admitted that he had taken part in many rob- beries. Slaughter made an unsuccessful at- tempt to escape from’ the prison farm at Tucker when he killed the truaty guard in Sep‘ember.> Slaughter had Obtained 2 rife and on Sunday when RULES STATE PRISON DE VALERA OPPOSES PEACE RATIFICATION Two Members of Irish Cabine*~ 1pport “President” in Plan to Oppose Ratification at Se. lease of Prisoners Pr LONDON, Dec. 9.—(By in Dublin yesterday which developed a split in treaty has been to throw the treaty into an early In his statement last night declaring himself aga\ can leader, announced that th nesday morning. DISTILLERY ROBBED OF $80,000 WORTH OF WHISKY BY HOLDUPS TYRONE, Ky., Dec. 9.—Whiskey valued at more than $80,000 was re- moved from the T. B. Ripy distil- lery, near here last night, by 20 armed men, who held up the su- perintendent and three guards. DOCTO RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 9. murder of his wife, Mrs, Sue 1918. Prison attendants dec! CITY JAIL TAKES CARE OF OVERFLOW FROM COUNTY BASTILE HERE ‘The county jail has reached its pris- oner capacity and if further arrests are made the prisoners Will have to be confined in the city jail. At the present time there are 27 persons con- fined in the county bastile and three county prisoners being hold at the city hall. This ig the largest number of prisoners that have been held at ‘one time in the county jail since 1917 when at one time there were 34 resi- dents of the jail. cA aSS os etme aes HEINIE GROH T0 HOLD DOWN THIRD SACK FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONS NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—John J. Mc- Graw, manager of the New York Giants, expressed the belief today that Heinte Groh, his $100,000 infield ac- quisition, would make the team’s in- field the greatest he has ever man ‘I will place him on third, of course, for Heinie has no superior anywhere as a third sacker,” said McGraw. “Frisch will be moved to second, where he belongs and would rather play. He'll be the same shining light, the men were gathered in a bath (Continued on Page 7.) was in IN CHAIR FOR KILLING WIFE Dr. Wilmer Hadley, Ex-Surgeon in Army Service, Pays Death Penalty for Crime of Three Years Ago —Dr. Wilmer Amos Hadley, The Associated é 2 a e Dail had been s % 2 ned in Ten barrels and 104 cases of bot- tled in bond whiskey were removed by the bandits, who used / three touring cars and two trucks to haul the liquor away. R DIES formerarmy surgeon <~4 ranchman, was put to death in the electric chair in the state penitentiary early today for the Tinsley Hadley, in‘November, ared Hadley went to his death calmly and stoically. | Dn, Hadley-mads no statement, be- |fore his death further than to gay he jhad “made his peace with God,” and |yvas Prepared for the end. “The execu: tion closed one of the most sensational murder cases in the history of Rich- mond. Mrs. Hadley’s body was found in the James river near Richmond on De- cember 30, 1918, by a negro. trapper {and was identified by the: woman's sister several weeks tater. A search for Dr. Hadley was begun by local au- thorities which carried them througn many states and parts of Cunada and he finally was apprehended on a ranch |in New Mexico. At the time of his ar |rest he was in disguise and under an |nesumed name. He was taken to Den- ver, Colo., where, according to the Ienrico county authorities, he made.a written confession that he had killed his wifo. Tho confession was used against him tn his trial, Jn the confession, he ceclared he also shot a mysterious “Dr. Giffin,” a fellow surgeon in the ermy, but an investigation proved to be unfounded, which Hadley finally admitted. From the time of his arrest last Au- gust until his death today, Dr. Hadley niaintained a tactiurn calmness and indifference, ’ INDIAN COAL PROPERTY 1S SOLO UNDER HAMMER The property o* the Indian. Coal company at Lox, Wyo., will be sold under ‘the sheriff's haminer today to satisfy “judgments obtained against the company by local creditors, Dep- uty Sheriff Frank Devlin and Edwin Barrett, deputy county attorney, left too. With Kel!y on first and Bancroft at short—well, wait and see.’” this morning for Lox to conduct the sale for the state. BOMBING SUSPECT TO | PROVE ALIBI, CLAIM OMAHA, Dec. 9.—Omaha police today said they were satisfied that Mike wrestler, arrested last night on a “tip” quarters as a suspect in connection with the Wall street expl a large number of persons were killed, Charles Van Deusen, head of the police detective b Stine, a given in an anonymous note sent to police head- osion, September 16, 1920, when would be able to prpve a perfect alib ureau, said he was convinced Stine! Omaha from September 14 to Septem ber 25, 1920, when employed by a carnival company asa wrestler. A number of/persons employed by the company andjbeating you up.” MAIL CAR-IS ROBBED ACAIN CAIRO, Ill., Dec. 9.—A mall car ou, Illinois Central passenger train No.9 was robbed between Chicago and Centralia, Il]., some time last night for the fourth time in about three months. Doetalis of the rob- bery are lacking. The train was en: route from Chicago to Florida points, Central mail car robbed between Cairo and Centralia last night con- |the crowd | ‘matter, [throw eggs and other things at me. tained only second class Consisting of papers-and magazines, | CHICAGO, Dec. 9—The | | of- according Scials. to Iilinols Central Tilinols Farmer Burns, a former wrestler, are to be ¢alled in an effort to identify the prisoner as a participant in a| wrestling match in Omaha about the} time the explosion occurred. | Stine, a native of Bulgaria, ‘told| the detective chief of a djsturbance/ which resulte@ from the wrestling! match, and the officer said he recalled that he was one of a number of police who had quelled: the trouble. j Referring to the match, Stine said} “got sore and began to| “That's pnough.” Detective Van Deusen told the pri: “That the place where I stepped In; I) went in there and kept the crowd from! > Chief MASS M 1 of Dail Eireann; Re- ites Good Will \—The final result of the deliberation \il Eireann cabinet over the Irish peace ag of the southern Ireland parliament. e terms, Eamonn De Valera, Republi- public session for next Wed- He also disclosed that his attitude was supported by two members of his cabinet. Austin Stack and Charlies Bur The other éabinet members are said to have remained im favor of the treaty. This split, with the odds favoring ratification, is pointed to here as-significant of the possible line up in the Dail Eireann itself when the time for action arrives. Newspaper correspondents who 4 serted that the Dail Eireann wou ratify the treaty, declared that popu- lar opinion in the south of Ireland bad acclaimed the agreement with joy and would insist on its ratification. ~ The release yesterday of a large number of Republicans interned for political offenses produced a strong feeling of good will towarnt England. Arthur Griffith's promises that the southern Unionists should have a fulf “Pare of representation tn the first chamber of the all-Ireland parliament set up under the peace agreement has been approved, the correspondents say. The best opinion here ts that the split among the Dail leaders will not affect the plans for the opening of parliament. The agreement was made between the British government ani plenipotentaries representing the Dail Etreann and it will be placed before the house of commons and the house of lords in the king’s speech. Then, after Prime Minister Lloyd George tn the lower house and Lor Birkenhead in the uppér chamber have explained and supported the agreement, a brief adjotrnment will be taken to awalt the vote of the Dail Bireann which meets the same day— next Wednesday. De Valera will have strong support. ers in the Dall for the rejection of the agreement and for the demand for an Trish republiz from Austin Staci, Charles Burgess, Desmond Fitagerald, Iiam Mellowes, Countess Markiewict and all the out-and-out Republicans, it 1s believed. Government circles in London, however, remain~ convinced that Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and thelr supporters will win the day, as it is felt the moderates will follow this group. The splitin the Dail cabinet will not interfere tn the release of the prison- ers in tho Irish internment camps, ac- cording to the Irish office. Those from the Dullykitier camp will be given their liberty today: IRISH JOURNALS ; a CALL FOR RATIFICATION. : DUBLIN, Dec. 9—{By The aa clated Press—-Commenting _ on ithe statement of Eamonn De Valera ‘6p- Posing the Irish agreement the Tish Independent today says: “In connection with this develop- ment, the outstanding fact {= that on September 14, last, the Dail Eireann appointed five plen{potentiaries to rep- resent Ireland at a conference with representatives of the British govern: ment to discuss the Anglo-Irish prob- ler and {f possible, arrive at a settle. ment. “With skill and, abfiity these plent. potentiarles discharged ‘the onerous mission entrusted to them. “We submit that in the circum- stances the nation te in honor bound to uphold their action.” “We do not know whether the coun- try wilLor will not be dsked to make the*momentous choice between peace and war by'means of a referendum er general election,” says ‘the Irish Times. “If she rejects the treaty she will forfeit the sympathies of the whole world. “Will Ireland now, tn an impulse jot pride and folly defy the world and Bey her back upon her last and |Sreatest, opportunity? God forbid?’ eeas. | DUBLIN, Dec. 9-—(By The Asso- |clated Press)—The ratification of the |treaty between Ireland and Great | Britain will be moved at the Dail |Eireann meeting next Wednesday by |Arthur Griffith as chairman of the {plenipotentiaries. it was announced jtoday by President De Valera; in a statement issued by the Dail Eireann | publicity department. i | It would not be moved as a cabinet decision, added the xtatament, because |the views of the. delegates differed \from those of certain members of the |cabinet. | ————>____ ] EDUCATOR DEAD. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 9.—Dr. Jo- jneph Kyle, 72, -president of the Eenia !Theological Seminary, died yesterday. EETING AT HIGH SCHOOL A large turnout of Casper citi- zens is anticipated for tonight when the health and education week campaign comes to a close with a Program to be given in the andi- torlum ‘ef the new high sthool building. Speakers prominent in health and education work will de- liver the main address, as an- nounced last night, ard a musical: peter will Re included to te a ier entertainment. ie meoting has te set for 7:30 orelocke - ; ees ’ a : : . i 6 use & ¥ re f