Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1921, Page 1

if | ANGLO-IRISH TREATY SIGNED UNDER IREAT AT LONDON, SPEAKER CHARGES SENTENGES ARE PASSED OUT TO CRIMINALS: AS CHARCES PILE UP IN PROBE © Uo (CAMP WHEELER Casper Bails mmc Charge Regarding Ultimatum as Brought Out in Dail Eireann Debate ‘Branded False by British; Fate of Agreement Is) Still Uncertain, Dublin Advices Say | DUBLIN, Dec. 21.—(By The Associated Press.) —Argu- ing to the Dail Eireann today for ratification of the Anglo-| Irish agreement, George Gavan Duffy, one of the-Irish pleni-| Weather Forecast HOLIDAY. GIFTS District Court in Last} {mcm Carried Out Here in Two Weeks Casper’s Christmas present this year from official sources culminated in district court during the past two weeks, when scores of offenders in nearly. every branch of. crim- inal were arraigned and sen- tences and fines issued in wholesale So effective has been the week's Ft so which have been so effect- ively launched here bring credit to offices. ng those who fell victim to the activity of the court during the past week or so, are numbered among the following: cases: Sentences and Disposition. Jack Hathaway, Earl Van Winkle, W. C, Harris and Fred Jake were Jail, suspended for 24 hours during which time the men ‘will ‘be given a chance to leave town. Jim Hall and John Fitzgerald pleatied guilty to in (Jack) De Vault, convicted of » in connection with Balt Creek. Sentence de- Charles Sasline, sentenced to serve’ one ‘to two years in state peniten- on bad check operations. Cliff Cook, conyicted of gambling. Sentence deferred. — is Fines in Petty Cases. . Ward, charged with manu- Uquor, fined $300 and costs. fe Monroe, charged with boot- i fe with bootles- ing, fined $400. —° Albert, Butcher, transporting liquor, fined Charles Reid, transporting lquor, fined $200. $50 and costs. ‘M. McDonald, assault, sentenced to serve (30 days in county jail, fined $100 and Jake Litchner, short sentence on larceny charge. E Herman Barson, Robert Newton and Lucille West, all given heavy fines on liquor law violation charges. Many vagrant cases, including those recently brought against “Red” Deyine, M. McDonald and Art Ames, resulted in deferred sentences being impoged. All were given 24 hours to Jeave town at the direction of the cou attorney's office. The. court at the earnest solicita- tion of M. W. Purcell, county attor- ney, issued a Christmas present to three women last ‘night, said to be involved with men here in serious lar- ceny and burglary cases, when sen- tence was passed and the execution of the sentence deferred pending fu- ture, good behavior. U.S, ATTORNEY NAMED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—President Harding sent to the senate today the nomination of Joseph. C. Burke, of potentiaries, said that Prime Minister Lloyd George had is- sued ‘an ultimatum to the Irish plenipotentiaries requiring them to sign the treaty under threat of immediate hostiliies. ever, should be ratified tn of the people of Ire! Eamonn J. Duggan, i said he had signed it in calm seclusion and “with due consideration of the country, the living and the dead.” He Warmly urged ratification. Eamonn De Valera referred during the session to what was printed in the morning newspapers as his alterna- tive oath. “That oath,” he said, “was suggest- ed by me verbally when I was criticiz- not the oath in the treaty, but her oath previously sugrested. “T said the first oath was inconsis- tent without position and I verbally indicated what we might take in- stead. ten Bees ‘constitution” occurs in both oaths, but in one of them refers té@ constitution In which was not a vestige of British authority. The other oath is one in which the British king must be recognized as the head of the Irih state. There is a trendous difference, though the same wordnare used in both.” ‘The Dail adjourned at 1:35 until 8:30 o'clock. SUBMISSION OF PACT TO PEOPLE Pp. m. DUBLIN, Dec. 21.—(By The Asso-|trom not guilty to guilty. Press).- to referring | was deferred in the case. ciated Opposition the Angio-‘Irish treaty to Irish elec- Thursday, possibly snow in west and temperature. ns VOLUME VI Crihune ROBBER PLEADS | GUILTY BEFORE TRIAL BEGINS Hours Spent in Examination of Prospective Jurors When W. C. Taylor Admits Guilt to Court. ‘Waiting until after the entire morn- ing yesterday had been spent in se- curing a jury to hear the case, W. C. Taylor who is charged with robbery as the result of wholesale looting of stores at Salt Creek, changed his plea Sentence ‘Taylor with three other men is being torate was voiced by George Cavan/held on the charge of robbery. All ,Duffy, one of its negotiators, argument for ratification of in district court yesterday morning. delivered in this morning’s session | rnejir attorney M. F. Ryan threw a of tho Dial Eireann. bomb Into the court's plan for a Christ- He declared he opposed this cours®/ mas vacation when he announced that because of the high feeling a plebis- cite campaign would create. Such campaign, he said, would rend the one end to other. c 5 lstened coerced into affixing his signature, dec! “If the Irish people cannot achieve freedom under this treaty, it will be tha fault of the people and not of the wea” He declared the pact represented the fruits of sacrifices of all who had died for Ireland. “Every man and woman here,” he continued, “is entitled to go out and die for Ireland. But, none is pntitled to send the Irish people to death.” PBELFAST, Dec. 21-—(By The Asso- clated Press).—“I stand by everything I said;” declared Robert C. Barton, to the correspondent today when shown the semt-official statement issued in London denying that Premier Lloyd George had coerced the Irish pleni- potentiaries through a threat of war, as stated by Mr. Barton in the Dail Elreann. Mr. Barton was a member of the Sinn Fein. delegation which signed the treaty. BOTH FAOTIONS CLAIM ADVANTAGE. DUBLIN, Dec. 21—{By The Ass0- ciated Press}—The Dail Eireann today entered the third day of its public dis- cussion of the Irish peace treaty with the outcome of the vote on the ques- tion of ratification still in doubt. | Claims of the opposing factions ranged from a majority of two against the treaty, to 10 in its favor. George Gavin Duffy, one of the Irish plentpotentiaries was the first speaker before the Dail today. He explained his reasons for signing the document and added: “T. will recommend the treaty, re- luctantly but sincerely, because I see ‘no alternative. he wanted a separate trial for each bad ‘The court granted the of his clients. in bis|our of the defendants were arraigned | request and-the work of securing a jury which went past the noan hour!" undertake: - “iat Wad Been’ corii- was nm. “After the jury Pleted and the state hed opened its case and taking evidence the de- BIG SUGAR TRUST IS THING Only 24 Per Cent in Control Refining Company, Said WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. —The long pending anti-trust suit against the American Sugar Refining company is to be disposed of by a decree which has been approved by Attorney General Daugherty, who said investigation had shown that the company “is no longer @ trust or monopoly."* Whereas when the suit was inst!- |tuted in 1910 the American Sugar Re fining company controlled “about 72 ber cent” of the refined sugar indus. try of the country, Mr. Daugherty said, its control has now decreased to about 24 per cent, and it ts believed he added that under the provisions of the decree the consumer can now rest assured that the “price he pays for his sugar in the future will be the result of natural, unrestained cumpet- ition.” WIFE SEGURES DIVORCE, EX-HUSBAND SUICIDES LUSK, Wyo,, Dec. 21.—Peter Pi son committed suicide ta“ Cean son was granted an absolute decree of divorce from him in Lusk, accord- fendant charged his plea. _It is prob-|ing to word received here by Attorney able that he change in plea will have/A. H. Beach. The principals aro well some bearing on the other three cases.| known here. CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921. HERDER MISoE RANCHER, KILLS HORSE, REPORT Man in Employ of Roy Hall in Jail in Johnson County Charged With Shooting ’ of Ranchman. Timely interference by officials of Johnson county recently is said to have averted a serious miniature range war, |when a sheepherder in the employ of | Roy , objected to the intrusion of | Pat O'Connor, a Johnson county ranch- \er on his range, and in the altercation |which followed fired at O'Connor, kill- |ing a horse. he was riding. | O'Connor according to reports which have been recefved here has constant- ly troubled herders who came close to his property and often unpleasant situ-| ations have arisen because of his pres-! ‘The Hall herder who is now in| |Jail in Johnson county {s said to have} lence. \fired at O'Connor in self defense. : 7 It'4q sald that he was. marshalling! Bluffs, Iowa, the day after Mrs. Poter-/the forces nf other sheep outfits in the district to protect thelr Johnson county took the herder in ‘charge. _ |DOUBLE TAXATI? OF PAST|CH | Citizen’s National | Carries Question | Into Court | | A petition filea m atstrict jcourt yesterday wherein the !Citizens’ National bank is (plaintiff and Miss Elizabeth | McDonald as county treasurer is defendant, asks that the as- |sossment figures set aside as the basis of taxation against the bank this year be set aside. The petition which also asks that the | district court grant a temporary in junction to permit the bank to get a to suffer penalty for not paying the tax promptly, virtually sets forth that some considerable proportion of the tax will be double taxation unless they get a new order of payment. The petition sets forth that the bank {s capitalized at $100,000, has $15,000 invested in furniture and fix- tures, has profits of $8,000 and a sur- plus of $25,000. Tho bank was assessed on a basis of $100,000 capital, profit of §8,000 and | $15,000 for furniture and fixtures or @ total of $135,000. These figures are interlocking according to the bank's showing. Based on a levy of 29.4827 mills the jcounty’s tax is $3,994.93 while the bank $2,948.27. reeaipt in The offer was refused by Miss Mc- |Donald. The action praying a tempo- i (Continued on Page 4., DIFFERENCE DEVELOPS IN INTERPRETATION OF PACT Tarring Probed By Consul But Report Withheld MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 21,— Major Braithwaite Wallis, British consul consul general at New Orleans, yes- terday completed an investigation here into the tarring and feathering of the Rev. Philip 8. Irwin, an English | subject, several weeks ago by a band of night riders. He withheld comment on his report to the British govern- ment, FAMINE RELIEF ACT IS PASSED ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The sen- ate late yesterday passed the house | STMENT bill appropriating $20,000,000 for the| SIBERIAN ADJUSTME} relief of the starving and distressed|/ RESTS WITH AFRICA. in Russia with two amendments, one Delegates May Have to Clarify Four- Power Pact; Many Problems Being Troned Out in Committees WASHINGTON, Dec, 21.—(By The Associated Press.) — The arms negotiations again stood in recess today while the French worked out their estimates for an adequate allotment of auxiliary craft, the Japane: from Tokio regarding Shantun: presentation to the conference the submarine. In the interim there was widespread speculation: among the delegates as to) what might be the next development in the discussions relative to applica- i | | tion of the new four-power treaty to the major islands of the Japanese em- Dire. The difference in interpreta-| tion revealed yesterday between Pres!- dent Harding and the American pleni- potentiaries led to he suggestion in some quarters that action might be se waited for further advices|mer foreign minister, in a letter to} field! MRS: WILLIAMS | THREATENED BY BLACKMAILERS ig and the British prepared for of their case for abolition of [Japanese circles. Japan's attitude, it was explained, wax that any question found upon the conference program could be taken up so far as the Jap- unese were considered. Japan's position with reference to| Siberia was reiterated as being ‘‘no territorial ambition for Japan and every desire to see the principle of equal opportunity applied throughout Siberia.” Among some Japanese the advance of accerdited delegates from a solid jand substantial Russian government jwWas deplored as making {t more dif- j enie to adopt any concrete action. taken by the delegates themselvus further to clarify the language of the treaty. | BRITISH DELEGATION | CANCELS SAILING. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—(By The WASHINGTON, appropriating $500,000 to be used for|Associated Press.)—The question as to} the. hospitalization of former service|how Siberian matters would be dealt Associated Press.)—The British dele- He said it would be the duty of the Santa Ana, Cal., to be United States attorney for outhern California. (Continued on Page 5.) TRAIN IS HELD UP BY POLITE BANDIT Takes No Money From Women and Shows Consideration for Children in Robbing Chicago Passengers CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Police today investigated a report that a well-dressed bandit of fine manners who single-handed held up observation car passengers on the Chicago-Washing- ton Baltimore & Ohio on Chicago’s south side last night, had escaped in an automobile driven by a woman. Children skat- ing on a pond at Sixty-Seventh street said they saw the rob- ber jeave in a car which had been/car at the Sixty-third Street station parked beneath the railroad viaduct. {2nd forced the passengers to “stand ‘The bandit boarded the observation | in line. After robbing four-men he ernment in relieving unemployment.|ed States, it was declared today in} reached Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Stansbury of, Tucumcar!, N. M., and their three small children. “Madame,”’ he said, “will you please take the children to the other end of the car. I am not interested in any valuables a woman may have, and I do not want to frighten chil- dren. If you / please.” As Mrs. Stansbury and the children obeyed his request he relieved Mr. Stansbury of his pocketbook. As he continued down the line of passengers, the conductor appeared at the front end of the car. “It’s quite possible,” he told his vietims, “‘that’the conductor is armed. If he isn’t he can call men: who are. That would mean shooting, and some men in Arizona and the other going! aside $100,000 for the use of the gov- at the present conference dependa| gation today cancelled reservations it largely upon the attitude of the Unit-| of you migint get hurt. I don't want/ that to happen so I will leave you."’| He jerked the emergency bell rope, | backed through the door, and as the| train slowed down leaped over the rail] and disappeared. Twenty-three suspects were taken into custody by the police today. A check’ of valuables taken by the band- {twas said by the police to total but $215. ——— REVOLT NOT CONFIRMED. LONDON, Dec. 21.—The Portuguese legation here announced last night that itvhad received'the customary dis- patches from Lisbon and that in them there was no mention whatever of a revolution. had made en a steamer sailing from New York on December 31. It was tated members of the delegation think there is little chance of their being able to leave before the middle of January. The British delegation was sald to feel that the action of the Japanese delegates in calling upon Tokio for further instructions in regard to Shan- tung would involve considerable delay in the settlement of that question ow- ing to the slowness of cable communt- cation between America and Japan. It was expected there will be a num- ber of fag ends remaining to be dis- posed of, which might hold the con ference in session until the middle of January. NO BREAK IN SHANTUNG NEGOTIATIONS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—(By The Associated Press)——The interruption in the Shantung negotiations between the Chinese and Japanese arms con- ference delegations, officially an- nounced last night, was described to- day by Japanese as being a temporary adjournment rather than a deadlock cr a “break.” ‘The entire situation concerning the Shantung railroad has been submitted by cable to the government at Tokio Japanese delegates said today they| (Continued on Page 5.) \Von Hindenburg Is Chided for Interpretation Dec. 21—(By The Assocl- jated Press.)—Dr. Walter Simons, for- | BERLIN, | Von Hindenburg, accuses the marshal of doing him a bitter injustice in asserting that Simons had renewed in London his Versailles admission of Germany's war guilt. Dr. Simons his contention that he declined make such admission, adding: “It is painful to me that our oppon- |ents understand me better than your | excellency.”” He agrees with Von Hindenburg that history must settle the question as to who was guilty of starting the war. : = ees BILL ATTACKS decision on the case without having| " says that the tax ahr ild-properly be Tt tendered a check for this interests}amount and demanded a against O'Connor's threat to run them| full for the taxes for 1921, out of the country when officials from | quotes Mr, Lloyd George in support of} ONBER 63. a ARGED IN SUIT RING THEFT [5 CONFESSED BY PAIR IN’ JAIL Hall and Fitzgerald Throw Themselves on Mercy of Court as End to Wyatt Robbery. Pleading guilty to a charge of bav- ‘olen a diamond ring valued $3,000 which belonged to Henry Wyatt Casper hotel real estate man, Jimmie Hall and John Fitzgerald threw them selves on the mercy of the court here yesterday. Both men told the story of the robbery and of their later as sistance given the sheriff's office here in recovering the ring. Sentence was deferred and Judge C. 0, Brown took the action under advisement. H. .L. Seidel, undersheriff, and Wil Mam Flaherty, a deputy, returned here Monday morning from Denver, where with the assistance of Hall they suc- ceeded in recovering a ring which had been sold to a Denver man for $500. CHITA TO WAR ON REPUBLIC LONDON, Dec. 21.—A report that the government of the Far Eastern republic at Chita has declared war on the republic of Vladivostok is. carried in a Central News dispatch from Hel- sinsfors today. The message adds that the soviet government of Mos- cow is sald to be sending troops and war material to Chita. HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 21,—V. 8, Kolnesnikof and A. De Bodisco, en route to Washington to represent the maritime provinces government of Vladivostok at the arms conference, arrived here today aboard the Tenyo Maru. They will endeavor, they sald, to obtain the sanction of the confer- ence for the army of the maritime provinces to carry defensive which, they declared, ts not permit: ted by the Japanese government. ‘They declared the Vladivostok army would be helpless in event of a Bol- | shevik invasion. to} i WITNESS SAYS Was Shot in Back When Sick and Unable to Work, Is Charge WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—F; of a yumber of witnesses to aoe led Zoday to the adjournment until . of the public hearings cted by a senate com- mittee into charges made by Sena. tor Watson of Georgia that Ameri- can soldiers were hanged without trial in France. After adjourning. the commit: Went into executive session to Uetermine what action should be taken in the cases several witnesses who, when subpoena had telegraphed that they would m= respond. WA@HINGTON, Dec. 21: —Called today as the first in a second list of witnesses in the senate commission investi- gation of charges by Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia that American soldiers pad beer! hanged without trial in Fra Mar ion J .Wallis, of Athens, Ga., declared he saw a corporal shoot and kill a private soldier at Camp Wheeler, Ga The witness said he did not serve overweas and had no evidence bear: ing on executions on foreign soll. The corporal, he said, was naced Crawfrd and the man shot, he thought, Private Halley of Tampa, Fla Wallis read a letter from one of his comrades iandusky, Ohio, attack- ing officers of a Georgia regiment ag indicating he would get even some day. “Some of those Georgia officers were pretty bad from that?” Wallis was asked. “Yes, indeed,” he replied. “This seems to be a Georgia family row,” said Senator Ernst, Republican, Kentucky, and Senator Watson joined in the laughter. At this point Senator Watson of- fered a telegram received today from Jamea R. Milton, of Chattanooga; Tenn., saying he also had witnessed the killing of Halley by Crawford and would come to Washington to testiiy to that effect. Another telegram crore W. F. Brock, of Lindale, Ga., said the soldier was killed because he was {Il and unable to work and that Crawford was not tried by courtmartial, Wallis, however, had another vw sion saying that Crawford was trie: by courtmartial, given a thirty-day jfurlough and then made a sergeant. ‘To tho best of his recollection the kill- jing waa in May or June, 1918. | Reports published at the time of the Camp Wheeler shooting, Wallis said, |showed that Halley was shot while |resisting arrest, but he added such re- |ports were not true. “Did he give the corporal provoca- tion for shooting him.” Senator Wat- son asked. Yone whatever. At the time he was shot Halley's arm hadbeen broken by clubbing. Halley was struck |down with a club for refusing to work jand then shot in the back, dying fhe {next day.” Officers of the war department said they would examine the records to de- termine if such a case as that des- cribed by Wallis was listed. After Wallis had concluded his testi- (Continued on Page 5.) Woman Who Shot N egro Receives Letter in Addition to Petty Annoyances of the Last Few Weeks ‘BLOG’ SYSTEM hortes | Police and county authorities are working on a new men- WASHINGTON, Dec, 21,—A Dill prohibiting the formation in congress of “blocs” based upon particular pur- sults ar geographical locations, for the purpose of “in any way affecting legislation,” was introduced today by Representative Ansorge, Republican, | ace which has entered the life of Mrs. Pearl Williams, 216 | North Wolcott street, who was recently forced to shoot and The latest threat which has Mams came in the form of a black- mailing and threatening letter. writer said that Mrs. Williams life New York. Senators and representa- tives would be subject to a fine of} was in jeopardy and that a little | kill a negro named Brown to protect the integrity of her home as the negro attempted to force entrance to the building. been made against Mrs. Wil- The letter said that certain actions The] which Mrs. Willidms had attributed to 1 friend of the dead Brown was in correct in that the annoyances which $5,000 In case it was proved they be-|money would temporarily delay the}had been heaped upon her were the longed to a “bloc.” ' inevitable. ROBBER HEADE FLORA, IIL, Dec. 21.—A posse of deputy sheriffs and citizens led by Miss Mildred Kelly, bookkeeper at the Iukua, Ill, bank which was robbed yesterday of $15,000 in cash and Liberty bonds by five bandits, were searching the woods northeast of here this morning. Some of the searchers believed the robbers were in the woods but others thought the men had escaped. Miss Kelly had an automobile in front of the bank yesterday and rushed out to it and started the pur- suit as soon as the holdup men left the bank, POSSE D BY CIRL Armed with a rifle, the girl led the possemen to all corners of the wooded strip. A bloodhound pack assisted. Des of finding the bandits ber of searchers left the woods and | trailed through the Coon Creek \lowlands while the remainder of the | posse stayed in the forest. Up hill and down ravine, the girl, in the forest Miss Kelly and a num- rifle butt in arm pit, preceded her | conjpanions. “They must be around this sec- tion,” Miss Kelly encouraged the | searchers, result of collusion by | Brown. “friend-S" of This letter was received by Mrs. Williams Wecember 13, just one week after her home had been entered and an incendiary fire, which partly de. stroyed the interior of the building, started. = Since that time Mrs. Williams has been constantly subjected to petty an noyances. Monday night she found a key inserted in the lock of the back |door. The key ja:amed in the lock |and the door did not open. Boarders at her establishment re |cently have seen dark visaged persons |prowling around her home at all hours |of the night but have never been able |to catch them or summon the author- ities in time to apprehend the prowl jers. Developments in the case are beink withheld but it is understood that the lauthorities have worked up a cas® that will soon result in arrests belug |mada,