Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1921, Page 1

he Casper Daily VOLUME VI TAPS SOUNDED FOR COL. WATTERSON | BASIN REGION URGES “2222 MOROCCANS — ‘ARE ROUTED OF ELKS AT GREAT CHRISTMAS DAY FETE SCHEDULED SUNDAY Weather Forecast school house er will be reached if school children|where the cars call only attend but hundreds of tots not|/ Any c'lizen who wouht jyet elf enough to attend school will jo participate. the to ofter toe services of his car fz asked to gv ty the school for the children on Christmas morning, and the privileve of tat’rg any passing automoliie has teen gtven to the children who are walking towards town. All of the smaller children will be ic name and addre: re will be no lost child: live “by the grocery The tags will be en as, and the children will be | sient worth seeing {t ts thought by th? cammittee of E —_ Resolutions Adopted at Worland Meeting! : bi Point Out Disaster if Farmers Are POSTMASTER 5 | APPOINTMENT i in fine style and the scene thousands of children grouped a the Christmas crets will be a Acute Bronchial Attack Proves Fatal to Veteran Editor, Goes to Hear “Rebel Yell” on Other Shore JUVENILE HOST TOBE GUESTS | for them. | a» 7 CITY. | Some party! It is estimated that} All Elks’ possessing motor cars are r more than 3,400 kids will be the guests/asked to assist in transporting the d y of the Elks at the two Christmas|children to and from the theaters. It EDITION | trees to be held simultaneously at the|is planned to havu the youngsters \Iris and America theaters. This num-|gather at the newest | . repr pte Fla., Dec. 22.—Col. Henry Watterson, beg doar of age, wn to the American people as one of the last surviving members of the old school of journalism and to his friends as “‘Marse Henry,” died early today at a hotel here. Death came sciousness almost to the end and con- versing during his Iast half hour with his wife, son and daughter, Colonel Watterson came to Jackson- . breakfast, he suffered an acute bron- chial attack and was ordered to his| bed by his physician. His condition grew worse during the day and ht 7n@ the énd came at 6:15 o'clock morning. The immediate cause of his death, his physician sald, was heart failure superinduced by conges- von of the lungs,” passed to “that , ast October of the Con- sure “the bon: LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 22> Henry Watterson, who died in Jack- sonville, Fla., early today, left Louis- ville three weeks # é i not been good. News of his death was received with many evidences of ‘grief in Lousville where for more than eee render my life to God who gave it. ‘We do not know about these things 4 I face the outcome with serenity hatever it may be.” ‘While convalescing from a previous illness “Mr. Watterson consented to read some advance obituaries of him- self and wrote this: “I-am getting a foretaste of my own funeral—sitting up in the grave, as it were, and reading the obituaries —andi ‘grinning at the boys,’ but very cheerful and grateful. It is *kind o° nice’—heaps better than being saddled with motives and called names.” Henry Watterson was one of (he last of the old time personal journalists. More than half a century his editor!- als, with their brilliant, original and phrasemiking composition, attracted wide attention. They were comment- ef on and copied by the press of the nation. Besides his power in molding public opinion through his editorials ‘Watterson’s influent 4 is credited with having shaped the platform of the Democratic party in more than one presidential campaign. an accident peacefully, the venerable editor retaining con- MADRID, Dec, 22.—(By The Associ- ated Press).—Spaniards fighting against the Moors in Morocco have Occupied Tistutin, Batelusuga and ‘Ti- guenet, along the railway towards Kert, the Moroccans fleeing after anly 20 minutes of fighting, says an offi- clal communication. AUXILIARY SHIP _ PROGRAM NEXT IN CON FERENCE WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.—(By The Associated Press.) — Statements in behalf of France and Italy accepting ey the American proposals for limitation of capital ships arma- ment were made today at the meeting of the delegates of the five major powers of the Washington conference. Con lary craft, submarines and cruisers, Was not reached at the morning ses- “untiMmnothe: ig at 3 o'clock. ‘The Frepch delegation, tt was said, was not ready at the morning session _|to proceed with the discussion of the auxiliary tonnage as they had not re- ceived instructions from thelr govern- ment. The delegation said it w: hoped to have the instructions for the afternoon meeting. The British delegation which had planned to state its case in opposi- tion to_subwarines as a naval arm, also withheld its statement at the mroning session, which wad said to have been confined largely to prelim- inary general discussion and the clearing up of the capital ship ratio question, AUXILIARY CRAFT BATIO TAKEN UP. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22=4By The Associated Press)—The negotiations for the limitation of naval armament passed on from first line ships to auxiliary craft today when the full naval committee assembled ‘with its experts to begin consideration of the French request for an increase in sub- marines and cruisers. ~ As the committee assembled there seemed to be a general feeling that the auxillary war ship problem would not be sufficiently difficult to jeopard- lize success of the conference. 4 ‘These classes of vessels are consid- ered’ as having defensive value prin- whereas the question of bat- already settled for all the five great powers, concerned directly the purpose of the conference to remove threats of aggressive naval warfare. ‘The French estimates were closely guarded up to the hour of thelr pre- sentation to the committee, but it was generally known that they proposed a large submarine strength and an in- crease also in cruiser:tonnage. In the} general adjustment there were indi- (Continued on Page 5.) ry to general expectations the questions of auxil- India Arrested CALICUT, India, Dec. 21.—C. Than- |gal, one of the two principal leaders in the Moplah rebellion, has been ar- tested. It is. believed his arrest will break the backbone of the rebellion. Horse Food Is Condensed Into -Bricks by Army. | NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The army horse an@ the mule, too, face another war horror, this time in the form of gastronomical tests. They are being fod “horse bricks.” Army officers de- clared, however, the; are not as bad as the name {mplies, for they are made of the finest grade oats with about 13 per cent pure cane molases for food value. Each brick equals four quarts of oms. “The animals appéar to be thriving on the new fodder,” said an official statement. G. 0. P. DINES, HOTEL RAIDED BOSTON, Dec. 22.—Governor Cox in a statement yester- day regarding the dinner given in his honor at the Quincy house by 200 leading Republicans during which prohibition officers raided a room in the hotel and seized a quart of whisky and cocktails, said no dinner. J. J. McCarthy, proprietor of the hotel, and H. E. Kern, who claims the hotel as his residence, appeared SULTAN CALLED TURK TRAITOR liquor was in evidence at the in the federal court and pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of 24 quarts. of liquor. They were hel@ for a hearing. In the preliminary proceedings con- troversy aros> over the custody of the permit granted Kern to transfer Uquor to the Quincy house. Kern contended that as the permit was part of his defense he should be allowed to keep it. Harold D. Wilson, @ pro- hibition officer, who led the raiding party, objected, and it was finally de- cided to leave the permit in tho cus- tody of the federal commissioner. Federal Prohibition Director Pot- ter, who was present at the dinner, said today that the permit was issued | in the regular way. ee acon eee eaaie tives at Worland Tuesday ev and evening were given over to the; |discussion of the fearful and trying! \ciroumstances the agricultural and stockraising: interdsts af tha state) now find themselves very nearly en-| gulfed in. It was the opinion of all that something must’ be done at once | to avert the disastrous wave which in all probability will sweep a great per cent of those living in rurs! districts) from their holdings. \ | How best to accomplish and bring | ebout immediate relief was a matter | which produced a long discussion. 1t| was finally decided by the conferees) that nothing- remained but to request Governor Carey to call the legislature together as soon as .>ossible. The con- ference was well attended by men rep-| renonting every section and town In| the Big Horn basin, Among those) |participating in, the: discussions. were \State ‘Senators Ewart Skovgard, Mer- |cer and Nelson. Mr. Erwin of Worland, because of his large interest and information on the questions before the meeting, uct- ed ax*floor leader. officers of the meeting were Dr. W. 0. Gray, prest- dent, and E. Y. Booker, secretary. Following are the resolutions adopt- ea at the conference. “Bo it resolved by the commercial | LONDON, Dec. 22.. to elaborate a comprehensive of central Europe and Russia. at in the conferences of the Fr ended here. ‘The United States would be invited) to have a membership in this com-| mission. Germany also would be rep-| resented. The question of a. Russian | representative is in abeyance. ! When Premier Briand returned to, his hotel this morning from the con-| ference with Prime Minister Lioyd George in Downing street, he told the correspondent agreement, had’ been reached on many points. { “One could almost say on practi-| cally all essential points,” added the} premier, “but no decisions have been placed in writing. These can only be taken by the supreme council at| its ‘next meeting.” The discussions held by the pre-| miers, it wes learned, were much| wider in scope than the mere debating | of the German reparations situation. | First, it develops they thoroughly | reviewed the numerous plans sug-| gested for fixing the reparations pay- ments on a basis mutually agreeable to France and Great Britain with re- gard also to ensuring Germany's eco-| nomic stability. ‘The question of the restoration of Austria and the possibility of bring-| ing Russia within the counsels of the) nations, were next gone into. | | Not Extended Financial Aid WORLAND, Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Special to The Tribune.) —} Resolutions favoring an extraordinary session of the legisla- ture to afford measures of immediate relief to the farmers} and stockmen were passed without dissenting votes at the | 1, conference of commercial club and farm bureau representa-| fice for the last seven months, as the French and British Premiers Evolve, Scheme Embracing All Europe; Reparations Solution Near | ening. The entire afternoon clubs of Thermopolis, Worland, Bastin, Greybull, Lovell, Cowley, Powell,| Cody, and the farm bureaus of Park,| Big Horn, Washakie and Hot Springs counties, Wyoming, assembled in Wor- land, Wyo., this twentieth day of De. cember, 1921; that, “Whereas it is evident that there is a depressed and dangerous financial! condition extending throughout our state and ‘whereas the condition is having @ disastrous effect’ upon our| people and more particularly upon the agricultural interests of the state;| and whereas {t {s evident to all clear) thinking people that immediate and| effective relief measures must be in-| augurated without delay; now there-| fore, “Be it resolved that it is the sense! of this meeting that we urge con-|. strugtive co-operation between the) farmers, the stockmen, the business- men and the state with a view of re ducing expenses along all lines and) that we urge upon all individuals,| towns, counties and the state that| economy be practiced to the utmost) and that we go back at least in some} measure to the frugal lving of our fathers; and, “Be it further resolved that (Continued on Page 12) it ts { { (By The Associated Press.) —The al- lied supreme council at its coming meeting in“€annes will be| asked lto invite the interested powers to appoint’a commission} nou, newly appointed lord cham- scheme for the rehabilitation) This conclusion was arrived| ench and British premiers just Then it was decided that the best | course to pursue would be to sug: | gest to the supreme council that it) ask the powers in a position to re der the necessary assistance to aP-| point a competent commission to de-| vise a comprehensive plan of deal-| ing with the difficulties. | American Ambassador Harvey will} attend the Cannes meeting, !t was/| (Continued on Page 5.) IS CONFIRMED Nomination of Edwin M. Bean, act- i postmaster at the Casper postof- permanent appointee under the Hard: ing administration was confirmed to- y by the senate, according to ad- vices which reached Casper first to- day through B. B. Brooks. Tho nom- ination of Mr. Bean was sent to the senate early this week and approval of the chol: as practically assured. Parents A p peal From Penalties Against Girls DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 22—Par- ents of five girl students at Ames col- lege charged with violating the ushing rules in Tri Delta sorority have-appealed to the state board of education to nullify the penalties tm- posed. The dean of women had sus- pended the girls’ social privileges temporarily and directed them to move from the sorority house to a dorimtary. ‘Treg Des Moines ‘attorneys, two of whose daughters are involved, repre- sent the parents of all tho girls. They are G. H. Jamison, A. H. Hoffman and W. H. McHenry. REHABILITATION PLAN PROJECTED a? “Private Army Privilege Is Held by One LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Duke of berlin, ‘s the only person entitled to maintain a private army in the | | British empire. Queen Victoria gave permission in 1845 to the then resigning duke to maintain three companies of infan- try and there {s in existence today an Atholl army of 800 men. This “army” figures chiefly on ceremonial occasions at the duke’s great house, Blair castie, Scotland, but many of its members fought be- side the duke in Gallipoli, where, as a brigadier general he led the Scottish horse. | Tipped On men Lose Lt. Two highwaymen, ide: |a wound in his right arm as the The two highwaymen were killed by Jnck Weddell, Charles F. Miskel and A. E. Brown sheriff's deputies who had secreted themselves in and about the store after having been tipped off that the hold-up would be staged About 9 o'clock @ woman called Sheriff Joo L. Marquis and informed him that the grocery store belonging to M. L. Small at 411 South Oak street would be held up. In response to this message, Brown, Weddell and Miskel all of whom were on duty at the sher: {ffs office were given the job. Weddell and Miskel stationed them- selves in a rear room of the store while Brown remained hidden on the outside prepared for any eventuality, and especially to get the robbers in case the officers on the inside were worsted in the gun duel. Shortly after the officers arrived M. Small, the proprietor of the store returned from town and was instruct waymen. The officers had scarcely resumed thelr dtations before two men Were seen stopping In front of the store and adjusting masks to their faces. A moment tater the bandits entered the store. M. L. Small was at the front of the building. One of the rob: bers drew down on him and ordered him to put his hands up while the other issued the same command to J K. Willis. Both men were ordered to come out from behind the counters. ‘They obeyed the commands without objection. When they were informed to walk to the rear of the store and keep their faces to the wall they start- ed to comply. Mr. Small saw an op- portunityPaifd ptunged through tho partition throwing himself on the floor out of range of bullets, In attempting to stop Small one of the bandits shot. At this juncture one of the officers in. the store ordered t highwayman to throw up their hands, One shot was fired nt the officer. Both Weddell and Miskel fired at the man who did the shooting and who later was identified as J. 8. Brown, One of the bullets took effect at the right corner of his mouth and emerged back of the jaw while the other hit }the bandit in the right eye. He dropped to the floor having been in- stantly killed. Willis was wounded in the army by a shot fired by Miskel. ‘The second bandit who had miracu- loutly escaped other than a bullet gracing his stomach dropped to the floor and was crawling through the |door when A. E. Brown, the deputy who had been stationed outside rushed jto the front of the store to be in a position to get his man in-case the officers had received the worst of the | volley of shots which had jut con- | cluded. As he reached the corner the b&a- dit wos was identified at George Boche was rising to his feet outside the store. Brown commanded him to throw up his hands and seeing the | man’s attempt to raise his gun fired, jthe bullet entering the bandit’s head lat the tp of the nose. | Police and other members of the sheriff's force arrived on tho scene jjust a moment 1. r An inventory \First Believed Killed in Robbery .ed as J. S. Brow man, and George Boche, a dope runner here, are dead, and K. Willis, proprietor of a meat market in the store belong- ing to M. L. Small at 446 South Oak street, is suffering from OFFICERS WIN DOUBLE DUEL WITH BANDITS Attempte. ~obbery of Oak Street Store Is «Woman and Highway- in Exchange of Shots alleged gun- result of a gun duel which was staged in the store shortly after 9 o’clock last night. wa. taken and it was soon established none of the officers had teen hit Medical aid was summoned Boche one of the bandits, and J. Willis one of the store proprietors rushed to a local hospital. Buche died about the time he renched the instl. tution. Both bodies of the dead bandit now being held at the Shaffer-Gay chapel where efforts are being made to establish the identity of the dead men without fellows it is said have id as J. S. Brown and George Boche. Both Brown and Boche are sald to have been police characters here and elsewhere. Brown is sald to be want ed in South Dakota on a charge of highway robbery. The authorities will not be able to establish definitely whether tho dead man ts Brown of not until they receive a picture which was sent to a deputy sheriff at Salt ed to observe every order of the high-}Creek early this week to determine whether or not there was such a man employed in the Salt Creek field. Ho was recently arrested in Casper by Jack Weddell and by J. Powell, Northwestern special agent, when ‘he and a fellow who gave his name as H. F. Crouch were caught prowling around in the Northwestern yards here armed with large calibre guns. Each man was fined $25 and costs at the time. Little is known of Boche here othér than that he was a dope fiend and said to have been instrumental in run- ning @ lot of dope which is brought here. His identification was eatab- lished by the needle marks on his body and arms. Other mrresis in connection with the, shooting last night are expected to occur today. Neighbors attractea to the scene of the shooting claim to have seen a man posted at the rear door of the grocery and claim that. he ran away when the shooting started. There is a possibility that the man seen leaving the rear door was A. E. Brown the deputy who remained on the outside. He ran to the front door to protect the officers in case any of the bandits attempted to escape. BROTHERS OF BOCHE LOCATED. The identity of George Boche was definitely established today. Two brothers of the dead man were lo- cated in Casper who are said to have identified their brother. ° Some little doubt still exists as to the identity of the man known as Brown. Officials received a telegram this morning from Colorado Springs, Colo., from a Mrs. H. M. Anderson, who ‘stated that her husband som€ time went by the name of Brown though his real name was Anderson. She stated that he waa supposed to be in Casper and requested that she be aut a description of the man who was Killed so that she could deter- mine whether it was her husband who was killed Impor' nt developments in the ease are expected to result from the toroner’s inquest which w: started ck this afternoon. The tn quest is being held at the court house under the direction of Coroner Lew M. Gay. \Here; Shot in Billings Same Night ws gathering, will possibly result the killing of the two bandits as they entered a store here last night and a similar kind of an |instance which is reported from Bil lings, in which only one bandit was OFFICIALS SWAMPED WITH LIQUOR ADVICE GTON, Dec. 22.—(By The Associated Press.)——Letters, both favorable and ible relaxation of the prohibition laws, to enable a tax on light new source of revenue were said by officials today to be WASHIN unfavorable, discussing a poss wines and beer to be levied as pouring in to the treasury. Some of these letters, country, gemi-co} PUBLIC WORKS _ BILL REPORTED WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—The in- itial legislative step towurd = pro- gram of long range planning of pub- lic works as a means of offsetting cyélical periods of business and in- Gustrial depression was taken today when the senato labor committee favorably reported the Kenyon bill, designed to carré out some of the recommendations of the recent pa- tiens! unemployinent conference. a should be strictly enforced as written, if such a change were made it might be for the better. While Secretary Mellon is under- stood not to disfavor such a method of providing new revenue, it was said Mr, Mellon had made it plain that such a suggestion was not a treas- ury proposal, Bstimates of the probable revenus return from such a source, it was said, has disclosed that a total of ap- proximately $500,000,000 could be ob- tained by the government yearly (Continued on Page 12) officials said, came from high churchmen in various parts of the ndemning the proposal and others taking the view that while the law dence possibly without par-! killed, however, and the second, thought to be wounded, got away. When the first story of tho shoot- ing here last night spread it was generally reported that the men kill- ed were Barry Gorden and Earl Pike, both of whom are wanted in Casper and elsewhere for a long series of depredations. At the same time Billings was re | porting that one man had been killed while looting a store and another wounded, the latter, however escap+ ing. The man who was killed at Bit lings was Earl Pike and the man who made his escape was Barry Gorden, according to definite announcements. Adding further to the coincidence; the men who were caught at Billings were trapped thro the instance of telephonic communication from the riff's office here, which notified of icials at Billings that the two men were in Billings and contemplated a job there. Gorden, said to be a notorious po- lice character in Salt Lake City and elsewhere, recently came to Casper. (Continued on Page 5.) RETAIL PRICE PROBE ORDERED WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-—Inves- tigation of retail prices of food, fuel, shoes and clothing im all parts of the country was or€ered today by Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty said that In many localities prices were too high and” retailers’ profits were “un - jconscion- | able” and that every effort would be made to pat retail prices on the proper level.