Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1922, Page 1

a ARMS CONFERENCE TO OMA END LABOR THIS WEEK OF DJUSTMENT OF SHANTUNG ISSUE I NEAR, BELIEF Delegates Expect Final HA STRIKE IS CALLED BY WORKERS’ VOTE « \WAGE REDUGTION Che Casper Daily AT REFINERIES Crihune | =, | packing House Employes See “Unneces- sary Suffering” in Continuation of Walkout Against, ~w Wage and Hour Rules; Men Return ti. ‘obs Today ey, OMAHA, Jan. 31.—Large crowds 62% rmer packing house workers gathered at employment offic’ ajm the pack- ing plant district seeking re-empleyment, accu.% « to re- ports from that section today following the calling o. of their strike in Omaha by a@opiion last night almost unanimously of a resolution at a mass meeting of 1,500 men declaring its Weather Forecast Snow probably tonight and Wednes- Gay; colder Wednesday; wind becom- ing fresh to strong northerly. TO AFFECT 1,280 VOLUME VI . Adjournment Before Saturday, Report WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— (By The Associated Press.) — Virtual settlement by the Jap- anese and Chinese of the long debated Shantung question and final agreement on the text of the five-power naval limita- tion treaty brought the Washington conference very near to the conclu- sion of its labors today with some of the delegates expecting to be on their homeward journeys pdssibly by the end of the week. Prediction that the last details of the plan for restoration to China of the Shantung province would be svt- tled at today’s meeting was made by Dr. Koo of the Chinese delegation fol- lowing an agreement reached last night between the Japanese acd Chi- nese covering “ull principles required as a basis for disposal of the Tsin Tao- Tsinania railroad question. The basis of settlement is understrod to be the compromise plan supported by Presi- dent Harding. Meantime the naval committee of the whole was meeting today to give final approval to the text of the naval treaty completed yesterday by agreement in the naval committee of 15 on the Pacific fortifications articte. The treaty tomorrow will be announc- ed to the world at a plenary session of the conference. The Far Eastern committee at the same time probably will be called in sessi-;; today to clean the collaterial issues now remaining in that field which with Shantung, it was expected would take but a few days. It was the expectation of conference officials that another plenary seasion would be called tomorrow afternoon, following that for the naval announcement, to permit formal ratification of the dozen or more resolutivns relating to China which have not received committee approval only. The fortifications article, which has been bolding up completion of the naval pact Yor stverat weeks, was set- tled yesterday by an agreement under which the fortifications ‘status quo” in the Pacific is to tnctude the Amert- can Aleutian islands, a part of Alaska, as wel) as the Bonin island group of Japan. aie: | WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—(By The} Associated Press).—Much gratification | that the Shantung controversy had) been settled was expresead today at! the White House where officials said President Harding felt that the agree ment reached was one of the impor- tant accomplishments of the Washing- ton negotiations. he White House comment was the first official expression confirming formally that the Jupanese and Chi- rese had reached a complete accord, although it. had been generally indi- cated that they were virtually in agree- ment. Livestock Men Of Northwest TWO INJURED, ENGINES ARE SMASHED UP Collision of Two Engines With Extra Freight on Northwestern Damaging to Locomotives, Crew Fortunate Two men were slightly injured and three engines badly damaged in a wreck which happened in the Northwestern yards about 10 o’clock this morning. Two engines driven by Charles Mudge, en route to the loading racks near the refinery, crashed into an extra freight train which entered the yards unknown to the railroad officials. vented the engine crews from bring- ing the machines to a stop uhtil they, ploughed headlong into each other. Just & moment before the crash thi engine crews on the machines ap- proaching from each way saw that the impact would be unavoidable and jumped from the cabs. Chas, Mudge in charge of the free engines stayed in his cab and set the breaks. Just be- fore >< impact occurred. As'a result of the wreck three of the engines aro partially destroyed, one of the engines is off the track and ‘of the head end-equipment is dam- aged to some extent, Clayton Adams, one of the injured | men suffered a fractured or ‘sprained Ship Butieted By Hurricane On High Seas PLYMOUTH, England, Jan. 31.— (By The, Associated Press}—Covered with ice and anow, the American line steamer Kroonland, from New York January 21 for Pimouth, Cher- A fog pre ankle as he leaped from the cab of the extra, engine before the crash. A brakeman whose name is unknown and who was riding: on the head end ofthe incoming freight train suft-rea an injured back when he jumped from the engine just befote the crash. ‘The incoming freight train was in charge of Conductor R.’ L. Gosnell. ‘The crew on the engine of the freight | LAMPITT TO BE TRIED BY JURY OF MEN, COURT RULES ADJUSTED COMPENSATION URGED included engineers R. P. Burke, and J. H. Rule and Firemen T. R. Law and A. J. Verkler. t The free engines were in charge of Chas, Mudge who was taking them to the loading racks noar the refinery for ofl. Clayton and Barney Adams, ‘thostler helpers were riding on the other engine. No estimate has been made of the damage, but division headquarters an- nounced today that the wreck was fortunate in that none of the engine- men or other employes were killed or seriously in¥ired in tho collision, pea ipa: A aly LONGMONT MAN PROVIDES BAIL To Receive Aid 80.—Forma- WASHINGTON, Jan. tion of a livestock loan company for handling the financing of sheep an‘ cattle in Oregon and Idaho will be un- dertaken shortly as a result of con- ferences of western bankers with the ‘War Finance corporation, it was an- nounced by Managing Director Eu- ne Meyer. Ow B. Pollman of Baker, Ore., Mr. Meyer said, has been discussing the livestock needs of eastern Oregon and southern Idaho with the.corporation and proposes to form a company with an authorized capital of at least $250,- 000 to take care of the needs of those states. — Gotham Firms Are Indicted NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Twenty cor- porations and 28 individuals engaged in the heating and ventilating branch of the building industry were indicted by « supreme court grand jury for violation of the state anti-trust Ta «| stocking and escaped. (Specia! to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo. Jan, 31.— Charles D. McFetridge, wealthy Long- mont, Colo., automobile owner, charged with complicity in wholesale cattle thefts in southern Wyoming, last night came to Cheyenne and sur- rendered to Sheriff Carroll. He was released on bank bail of $2,500. wri hig: “sues WOMAN BANDIT KAYOES VISTIN NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—A woman | bandit yesterday entered a butcher shop, felled Mrs. Rebecca Bell, the widowed proprietor with the butt of a revolver, took $240 from Mrs. Bell's Mrs. Bell was fo':nd unconscious an hour after the holdup. AE SE MISSOURI NAMES DELEGATES. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31. — Polls opened this morning throughout the state for election of delegates to the state congtitutional convention. Two delegates were to be elected from each senatorial district and in addition 15 bourg and Antwerp, arrived here to- CASPER. WYO., TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1922. 15 MECHLING HEADS NATRONA COUNTY RED GROSS OFICERS AND DIRECTORS NAMED AT ANNUAL MEET Representative Gathering) Peace-Time Accomplishments of Natrona Participates in Even- | ing Program J.S. Mechling, who success- fully directed the affairs of) the Red Cross three yeags ago, | was again elected chairman of | the Natrona county chapter to) succeed Fred Van Gorden at) the annual meeting of the organiza tion held Monday evening at the } courthouse. Practically every civic and church orgmizition in Casper |was r@presented at the meeting .by accredited delegates selected at the representative gathering. Mrs. Charles Anda, vice president; R. C, VanDenberg, treasurer, and the following directors: J. 8. Mechiing, L. A. Reed, Earle Holmes, H. B. Dur-| ham, Mrs. Charles Anda, Mrs. Mar- and Dr. J. C. Kamp. invitation of the chapter to insure a! Time program. Other elections last night included sumed shall Dayton, Earl Burwell, Rev. C.!that in many places where there were| PUmber M. Thompson, Mrs. Harvey Wisner no charity organizatio | Red Cross could serve humanity by | The report of Mrs. Kittle Payne, extending its services NUMBER 96. ° Chapter Recited in Annual Report Read at Meeting Last Night Accomplishments of the Natrona county chapter of the American Red Cross since it has been under the direction of trained social service workers were recited in the annual re- port of the organization. The activities include many kinds of relief and the report was read in detail before the annual meeting of the organization which was held at the courthouse last night. J what sort of work was needed. These “Tho following report dates back to| {¥° workers put, their plana ‘before the first of March, 1921, when Na-|the county commissioners, who vote trona county chapter of the Amer-|t0 pay a certain amount toward the D ork and to furnish a car for the Jean Red Cross launched its Peace| work and io furniel @ “ourker. A ~ | worker was then sent to Casper and Bowie 4 bres AP Paper! for|th® present program was started. service cate and for theif families) “On March 1 there were only phos while the men were away from home.| 700 cases on file in the office b= This work was so ably done by train.|Sinc= that time there vars been a i da workers that after the war was|@d almost 650, showing that the of- fice has handled practically the same : ized over national headquarters real: aEtGemancy niet Ge ae the|™onths, that it had handled before in all the time of its existence. Ac- civilians. | Ctding»to the kind of service given, societies, to | given elsewhere in full, constituted a/ ‘This meant that not only ex-service| however, the office has done prob- | comprehensive. review of Red Cress|men and thi |activities here during the last year.| |R. C. Van Denberg also delivered an accounting of the eLapter’s funds in |\Motion to Quash Jury Panel on Ground. day after a tempestous voyage, The Kroorland was hove to for 10 hours last Tuesday when she ran into a hurricane, and.for neaviyou~sveek Was obliged to buffet continuous eles while heavy seas frequently swept the decks. No accidents on board, however, were reported. his capagity aos his treasurer. included Dr. T. C. Fitzggrald of Tor- ciently during the late war. That Women Were Omitted From List >| Denied in Case Alleged Slayer BASIN, Wyo., Jan. 81.—Albert Lampitt, on trial here for the murder of Harry Foight and Worley Seaton, who lost their slives when an infernal machine exploded in a Grass Creek oil field bunkhouse last April, will be tried by a jury of men, according to a ruling today by District Judge P. W. Metz, presiding at the trial. * jmale Lampitt’s attorneys alleged that the jury Ust had been, unconstitutionally prepared because only the names‘ of taxpayers had been included. ‘Tho court held Lampitt, being a male citizen of the state, could not raise the question that a jury conaisting of men would not be a “jury of his peers.” F Prominent attorneys here to attend the trial pointed out this was the first time\the right-of women to sit on jurics\ was raised in Wyoming: since ‘the practice of having women jurors was instituted 30 years ago and then abandoned. The town was tull for the opening of the trial here yesterday, witnesses, prospective jurorj and spectators making up the unusual throng. Attorney General W. L. Wall of Cheyenne is here and may assist the state, it was reported today. <Attor- ney W. L. Simpson of Cody argued the defense motion to quash the jury pan- el and the proposal ‘was resisted by State's Attorney John King. ‘Tho next move of the defense was to introduce a motion for a continuance, alleging that Carl Arnott-and Tom Monally would prove that there was no fuse found following the explosion delegates at large were voted o1 the state did not intend to have these KENYON TO TAKE BENCH HARDING NAMES SENATOR WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Sena- tor Kenyon of Iowa announced to- day he woud accept the nomination an foderal judgo for the elghth cir- cuit tendered to him by President »Harding and sent to the senate. The senate soon after receiving the noraination confirmed it in open executive session, an honor only rarely_paid to nominees. ‘The Iowa senator, who is one of the leaders of the senate and chair- man of the agricultural bloc of that body, ima formal statement issued upon receipt of his nomination by the senate expressed appreciation of the president's action which he said would enable him to achieve his ambition "to serve on the federal bench. Senator Kenyon declined to dis- cuss his nomination or to say wheth- er he would accept the appointment which would involve his retirement from the senate His colleagues said they had no information as to whether. he would leave thé senate although several were of the opin- fon that President Harding would not hav6 sent in the nomination had (Continued on Page Four.) at Grass Creek and indicating that; witnesses present. The motion was| dened. Selection of the jury is expected to consume the next two days and nights sessions are scheduled until 12 men| are in the box. Albert Lampitt, the defendant, looked to be in the best of health qwhen he appeared in the courtroom | find made a good appearance. It was tumored that the defense might, ask for a change of judge for the reason that Judge Metz was prosecuting at- torney when Lampitt was accused of the murder of “Doc” Asp near Cody. The point \was passed, however, and the trial will proceed. At last night’s and this morning’s session of the court 12 men were se- lected tentatively and passed for cause by the state in tie Albert Lam- pitt trial. The defense is now exam- ining for cause. Questions of defense indicate its probable line of defense will be that the explosion was caused by gas and not by other explosives. Examination of jury will require all day tpday and as each side has three peremptory challenges, the jury proba- {bly will not be selected before Wed- nesday night, LOSS BY FIRE ~ 15$?,000,000 SUPERIOR, Wis., Jan. 31.—A spec- tacular fire at the Great Northern ore dock No. 2 at Allouse, a suburb, which for a time threatened other ore docks, was brought under control early to- day through combined efforts of Su- perior firemen and a crew from Du- luth. The loss may reach $2,000,000. So intense was the heat that ice in“Lake Superior was melted for a considerable distance and firemen were forced to roll in cold water to keep their clothing from burning. An added danger was the repeated iexplosion of What firemen said was oxygen gas in the ore pockets, | Those who addressed the gathering | leged to ask for Red Cross aid. rington and Col. Rice W. Means of ruary of 1921, Denver who spoke in glowing terms| fom the division office headquarters, of the peace time efforts of the or-/then located in Denver, were sent to ganization which functioned so eff-| Casper at division expense to survey i jably ten times the amount of work semnllles: SoM COMm@! thet had ever’ bert, done” before! by to the Red Cross for assistance, but Natrona county chapter. also any one needing holp, advice or| “*! assistance of any Kind that no other) | “The first obligation of the Red organization could give were privyi-| Cross is service to ex-service men, Al- though it has been over three years since, the signing of the armistice, many of the disabled men have not yet become rehabilitated. Many men have not even filed their claims for |compensation due them for disabili- i Continued rrom Page Two. “Accordingly. in..January. and Feb- two representatives the situation here and decide just BY CASPER COMMERGE CHAMBER The Casper Chamber of Commerce is in favor of adjusted compensation for ex-service men, according to the unanimous expression of the organization at the luncheon held at the Henning hotel this noon. TOKIO, Jan. 81—The Yenkyoj! temple, erected some 1,500 years ago and one of the richest in historical relics in the empire, has been to- tally ruined by fire, The temple was located in the village of Sosa, Hyogo prefecture, and in the feudal era was the object of personal de- votion and worship by the success- ive emperors. Several Changes Made on Science Monitor, Report The expression in favor of the compensation bill came at Free and unanimously indorsed by the forum. Under the terms of the motion the board of directors of the chamber of Years Old In commerce will be instructed to com- The action of the organization came Japan Burned lat the close of a masterly address in | behalf of the ex-service men by Hico ‘W. Means of Denver who held the capacity crowd which gathered at the dressed the diners included D. V Ogilbee, Earle D. Holmes, Harry Black, R. S. Ellison and B. B. Brooks. Meee as death toll of the explosion last night in the Layman-Calloway mine at Layman near here, reached six when the bodies of the two entombed men, John Martin and the instance of a motion made by B. B. Brooks, which was immediately seconded by Harry N. Temple 1,500 municate the result to the chamber of commerce of the United States. uncheon spell-bound for nearly half an hour. Other spcakers who ad- PINEVILLE, Ky., Jan. 31.—The his son, James Martin, were found by rescuers. Two others, injured in the BOSTON, Jan. 31—Tho Christian Science Monitor today announced the election by the directors of the mother church of Charles B. Jarvis, formerly of Los Angeles, Cal., as bust: ness manager of the Christian Science Publishing society. He succeeds John R. Watts. Mr. Jarvis has been clerk of the mother church for four years. Mrs. Zlla W. Hoag of Toledo, Ohio, and Duncan Sinclair of Glasgow, Scot- land, were’appointed associate editors of the church publications. SS aa in a hospital here. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. — An earthquake of great intensity, prob- ably 2,500 to 2,600 miles south of ‘Washington was registered early to-. «day at the Georgetown selsmograph- ical observatory. The quake began STEEL DIVIDEND DECLARED. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Directors of the United States Steel corrvration today declared the regular quarterly dividend on common and preferred stock. continuation “would cause unneces- sary suffering on the part of a great number of workers.”* A considerable percentage of the men had to be turned away, but ac cording to C. R. Orchard, a member of the packers’ publictty committee. they will be taken back in ‘accord: ance with whether demand for their service. 1s made as a result of con. ditions. Two hundred former eni ployes were put to work Iast week he said, and there were prospects in creased business would necessitate further additions to packer plant forces. Commenting on the termination of the strike in Omaha, Jacob H. Davis, President of district council No. 5 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen’s union, said: “The packing house workers of Omaha have recetved a temporary setback but the spirit displayed throughout the elght weeks of strug- gle and sacrifice will encourage work- ers in all lines of industry by its show of solidarity.” Davis added that {t was up to the packers by thelr future treatment of employes té say whether there will be a second strike According to Davis a. conference of international butcher workmen heads was held in Chicago last week when it was agreed that strikers in each city wherg a strike was in progress should have power to terminute it. COMMENT RESERVED BY CHICAGO CHIEF. CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Dennis J. Lane, secretary of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America declared today he had no official information conceri- ing the announcement of Jacob H. Davis, president of the Omaha di trict council, that packing house workers there had voted to end the strike, The Associated Press dispatch from Omaha quoting Mr. Davis as saying that union leaders had met in Chi- | | | | | | | cago inst week and agreed that strikers in each cit have the pawer. to end the sttike, was read to Mr. Lane. The latter said he had no statement to make concerning the meeting. SEVERAL ARREST AT NEBRASKA CITY. OMAHA, Jan. 81.—Four striking packing plant employes at Nebraska City were arrested last night by state guardsmen for violat- ing Governor McKelvie’s recent proc- lamation declaring martial law there by attacking a number of men who have been trying to work in the lo. cal packing industry, according to a telephone message received here from Colonel Thonias of Omaha, command- er of the troops. ‘There were half a dozen fights in Nebraska City last night but no one was serious!y hurt, Colonel Thomas said. He added that the governor had authorized creation of provost courts and that the men arrested would bo given hearings before them. Work of organizing the courts is to start today. Youth Who Lost Mind Is Located} or five SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 30— ~-F. W. Kammann of Sioux City, Towa, at the city, jail identified “John Berkam" as his son, Morris H. Kam- mann, who disappeared mysterlously from home a fev days ago. The son appeared at a local news- paper office Tuesday, saying he be- lieved his name was “John Berkam.” He declared he had lost his memory. He was advised to place himself in the hands of the police. Officers be- eve a blow on the head caused Kam- mann to lose his memory. Fruit Damage 50 Per Cent WASHINGTON, Jan. 80—The dam- age caused by the recent cold wave in California to the orange crop will amount to 50 per cent, depending on} company’s| locality and to the lemon crop about today|35 per cent, the department of agri- culture said in a statement based on reports from its agents in the state, The statement added that MEN AT CASPER Common Labor Is Re- duced to 50 Cents an Hour Under Schedule Promulgated Tomorrow Refinery employes classed S common labor at all plants of the Standard Oil company in the Rocky’ Mountain dis- trict, including the Casper, Greybull, Laramie and Flor- ence, Colo., plants will be cut from 60 to 50 cents an hour effective Feb- ruary 1, according to announcements made today by T. 8. Cooke, district manager of tho company. Approximately 1 of tho company in Casper are effected and nearly 2,500 in all of the Plants that come under the effect of the low. er wage. The wage cut means that all labor gangs at the plant will be cut ro $4 a day. The prevailing pay which has been in effect for several months was $4.80 a day, It was also announced that there has been a gradual reduction of force in effect at the plant for several weeks. This reduction was charged to the completion of construction pro- grams and the laxity of additional work, INTEREST KEEN IN SUCCESSOR TO LATE POPE 0 employes ROME, Jan. 31.—(By The Associ- ated Press.)—Interest in the: church of a successor to Pope Benedict is in- creasing as the time draws near for assembling of the sacred conclave, and many attempts to find an indication of the result are being made. Cardinal Laurent!, secretary of the congregation of the propaganda, al- though rasied to ti » purple only last year, is understood to be favored by at least 30 members of the sacred col- lege who believe in a rapproachement with the Italian government. At the | Associated it would be about two weeks, how- expldsion, are in a serious condition| ever, before complete estimates could be made. same time he is sald to be acceptable to those opposed to closer relations with the quirinal. The name of Cardinal Ratti, arch- bishop of Milan, menticned previously as favored by the “peace” group head- ed by Cardinal Gas:arri, is not heard so often now, and the section headed by Cardinal Merry Del Val, which had been credited with favoring Cardinal Matti, archbishop of Pisa, is reported as ready for a compromise before the balloting begins. SMALL TRIAL MOTION 0.K.°D WAL OGAN, IL, Jan. 31—(By The Press)—Cireuit Judge Ed- wards today granted the motion for separate trials of Gov.\Lem Small and Vernon Curtis, Grant Park bankers, charged with conspiracy to .embezzle state funds. The court overruled the motion filed by the governor and granted a simi- lar motion filed in behalf of Mr. Cur- tis, the decision having the effect of putting the governor on trial first. Judge Edwards called for the gover- nor's plea and Charles L. Le Forges, speaking for Mr, Small, pleaded “not guilty.” The state agreed to accept a plea by counsel for Mr. Curtis and Mr. Le Forgee offered the same plea. Mr. Curtis {s confined in his home by quarantine. 3,000 MOORS GIVE UP ARMS LONDON, Jan. 31.—An important surrender of Moorish tribesmen to the Spanish forces in Morocco is reported in a Central News dispatch from Ma- drid, relaying Melilla advices. These state that Chief Denchelal, with 3,000 Moors laid down their arms. at about 8:25 a. m. and ten minutes later the tremors had become so pronounced as to throw the register- ing needles off the scale. The quake also was registered on the seismograph of the weather bureau, officials of which described TERRIFIC QUAKE IS FELT SEISMOGRAPHS WRECKED it.as “monstrous.” The Rov. Francis Tondorf, director of the Georgetown seismographical observatory and one of the foremost earthquake authori- ties cf the world, said the quake was “enormous.”” Both machi were (Continued on Page Four) ?