Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1922, Page 1

id \ ts ARBUCKLE JURY DISAGREES, NEW TRIAL SEEN MOTIVE FOR KILLINC Wore oF tT02 Che Casper Daily Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Saturdayq not much change in temperature. VOLUME Vt OBSTACLES LOOM TO | FIXING I RISH BOUNDARY CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1922. Collins Must Redeem Promise of Bringing Into Irish Free State| _ of Half of North Ireland; Gravity Attached to Hitch in Negotiations by Sir James Craig LONDON, Feb. 3.—(By The Associated Press.)—-Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, declared in a statement today that he had been told by Michael Collins, head of the south- ern Ireland provisional government, at their conference in Dublin that Collins had made a promise of managh, Tyrone, Newry. Sir James said he had suggested to Mr. Collins a week's adjournment for consideration regarding the boundaries between Ulster and South Ireland, but that Collins had replied the differences separating’ them wero so wide that postponement would be useless. ‘The Ulster premier’s statement was made to the press after he had con- ferred with Winston Churchill, the colonial secretary. Sir James empha- sized the gravity which he attached to the hitch in the negotiations with the provisional government. “I went to Dublin yesterday,” he said, “to discuss with Michael Collins certain outstanding questions, hoping to promote peace in Ireland. It was only when I started from Belfast, however, and read the morning papers that I suspected any change in atti- tude on the part of Collins. “T noticed that he had received depu- tations of Sinn Feiners from different parts of Ulster the previous day de- manding that their areas should be taken into the free state. Collins re- plied to the deputations that they were only trying to force open the door and using unnecessary energy in doing so. Arthur Griffitt, “who also was present said he and his fellow delegates had urged the claims of those districts for weeks during thé negotiations in Lon- don and the result was that the free state should extend over Ireland, that Ulster should have the option of vot- ing herself out within a month, but that if she did so a boundary commis- rion would be set up to decide if such districts should come into the free atate. That, said Griffith was the pos- ition today. also.”” “T hive to admit,” sald the Ulster premier, ‘that in the conversation with Mr. Collins yesterday the difticul- th ing the Ulster boundaries have been revived in intensified form. “When the treaty was entered into between the British government and representatives of southern Ireland, we in Ulster were not consulted. We faced the possibility of a loss of terri- tory without our consent--territory solemnly assured to us as an estab- lished government by his majesty the king, and the parliament of Grea’. Brit- ain» I endeayored to find a 80) pution of the difficulty, earnestly trying to pring about an honorable peace in an honorable way- “J am offering to lay my,views be- fore the whole Fritish cabinet,” addet *$ir James, “and will consult my col- eagues in our local parliament and in ‘the imperial parliament regarding the steps to be taken in consequence ot the serious situation—one which {s not of my making, but which I earnestly tried to avoid.” , EMBEZZLER OF BANK GIVES UP SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 8—John J. Hastings, former banker of Fargo, N. D., and at one time secretary of the North Dakota Nonpartisan league ‘today surrendered to the Sdcramento police who held warrants for him charging him with the embezzlement of $3.000 from a Fargo'bank. Hast- ings said he came here from Sgattle where he had been in business. ——_—_ THREE BIDDERS ON MOTORS. DETROIT, Feb. 8.—Indications that representatives of Henry Ford. would be the only bidders tomorrow at the public sale here of the Lincoln Motors company were upset this morning when the federal court accepted cer- tifted checks for $250,000 from two large parts of bringing into the Irish Free State almost hewf of north Ireland, including Fer- Armagh and Down, and Londonderry City, Enniskillen and COUNTRY MUST HAVE FREICHT RATES REDUCED Economic Improvement Hinges Upon Rail Expansion and Cut in Operating CostsIs Needed, Says Hoover WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Reduction of freight rates and resumption of railroad expansiqn are the two sources from which the country may get its strongest impulses toward economic betterment, Secretary Hoover declared today, ap- as a witness in the interstate commerce commission The first, he said, pearing investigation of transportation charges. LEGION COMMANDER REFUSES SEAT INSERATE | depends on a reduction of operating costs, and the second on restoration of railway-credit. Transportation earnings, ndéw “‘per- Dously close to bond issues” Mr. Hoov- er said, make {it impossible for the commission to give “Immediate im- portant rate relief” but he declared that improving conditions would al- low dovrfward revision during the present year. When such revisions were made, he said, the commission should apply them first to the primary basic com- modities—agricultural products, coal, metals, and timbers—even if passen- ger rates, class rates and less than earload shipments had to be charged more to protect railroad revenues. "This course should be adopted. he argued, because the series of hori- zontal percentage increases by which the rates were advanced had distort- ed the existing fabric of commerce in the United States and was “‘was mov- ing industry as a whole toward its sources of raw materials.” Incident- ally rail wages should not be expected to go back to pre-war levels, he said, should “follow dowrwnrd step by step the cost ef living,” «nd the rate de- creases should be so applied as to maintain railroad revenues, and re- store the confidence of investdrs in ultimate railroad earning power. “We talk glibly of giving billions of credit to foreign countries, to increase our farm exports,” Mr. Hoover said. “I wish to way, with all responsibility for the statement that a Dillion dol- lars, spent upon American rei!weys will give more employmeut to our peo- ple, more advance to our industry, niore assistance to our farmers, thar twiee that sum expended outside the frontiers of the United States—and there will be greater security for in- vestors.”” There is danger that in the present period of low earnings and little traf- fics, the needs of the railroads in new construction, equ{pment, betterments and maintenance will be neglected, Mr. Hoover adds, with resulting break- down of transportation when a full load is put upon them by industrial re- sumption. This should be averted, even by the extension of government indorsement of railroad securities, sale would give bonds for expenditure on equipment. The commission's ef- forts should be devoted, he said, to a policy of “maintaining public control of monoply and at the same time main- }taining private ‘nitiative. U. P. TO BUILD CAFE. EVANSTON, Wyo., Feb. 3.—An- nouncement is officially made that the Union Pacific will erect a raflroad restaurant here, at a cost of $16,000. HOSPITAL RIOT IS INVESTIGATED CHICAGO, Feb. 8—Dr. Joseph Hall of Cincinnati, has been order- ed here by Dr. Hugh Cummings, surgeon general of the public health service in Washiagton, to investi- gate a near riot which occurred last night in the Edward Hines Jr., memorial hospital and which re- sulted in 10 negroes leaving the ~ hospital because of fear of white veterans, it was announced today. No one was hurt, Maj. M. J. White, director of the hospital, an- nounced, and the disturbance arose from a casual argument. There are about 900 soldiers at | the hospital, 100 of whom are ne-\ | groes. —— Critune| =, | READER SETS STANDARD OF PAPER, CLAIM CHICAGO, Feb. 3.— The réason there is a prevalent belief that news- papers print a great quantity of crime news is the way tn which tho average reader reads a newspaper, Lee A. White, editorial executive of the Detroit News said last night in an address before the Medill school of journaisim. He made a painstak- ing inves mn. This is the way they read, accord ing to Mr. White: “Column one. Disarmament con- ference. The reader: ‘Disarmament OF MOVIE MAN SOUGH) Woman May Be Responsible for Murder of William Desmond Taylor, Found Shot to Death in His Apartment, Police Believe; Many Prominent in Film Work Quizzed LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.—Revenge, jealousy, hate and unanswered love all were con- sidered by the police today in continuing their search for the slayer af William Desmond Taylor, motion picture director, whose body was found yesterday in his apartment here. While the meager clews obtained so far pointed chiefly to the commission of the crime by a man, detectives still believe it possible Taylor had been killed by a woman. Every person known to have been in or near the apartments, where Taylor’s body, with BALLOTING ON &® bullet wound in the neck was found yesterday morning, has been ques toned. These persons range from Henry Peavey, Taylor's negro houseman to Mabel Normand, motion picture ac jtress, while others prominent in the film industry whose names were |brought into newspapers in connection with the director’s death included Edna Purvian and Mary Miles Minter, jalso motion picture actresses. | Peavey gave the police an account of his finding the body and of his spreading the alarm. Miss Normand, |who was one of the last to see the |director alive, told of a call she made Jat apartments the night before }in connection with a book Taylor had [loaned her. Her chauffeur corro- |borated her account of the visit, conference, um um um. Japan um.//which included the statement that Hughes, um, Stantung, um.’ Fin- ished. “Column two. Stillman case: No ums, close attention. Occasional murmur of ‘can you beat that?’ One reader says he inust scan the col- umn because the case is a ‘socialog- foal document.’ Another says it is ‘hot stuff.” Both skip narry a word. “Column three: The farmer bloc in congress; the reader; ‘um um. Well I know what I think of farm-. .ers’ Finished. Column four. Murder case; the reader ‘say here’s mystery in real life. Why, it's as good as a novel.’ No further sound from him for 2 minutes. Finished. “Column five: Orchestra deficit; orchestra must be saved. ‘The read- er ‘Is that 20? Well, let somebody maye them.’ Finished. By that time, Mr. White sald, the reader turns hurriedly to the sports page and after having earned his rest, sleeps, his slumbers disturbed, however, by the thought of. the crime and scandal the papers print. Taylor had accompanied her to her lautomobile when she left; and Mrs | Douglas MacLean, wife of a film ac \tor, and her maid, related having seen ja man at the apartment dressed in |Gark, coarse clothes and wearing a cap and muffler, skulking about the | place. | Tho theory of Mrs MacLean |her maid was strengthened by the employes of an oil service station two |blocks from the. Taylor apartments and by the crew of a streetcar. The service station men sald that Wednesday night a large, roughly €ressed man had asked them where | Taylor lived and the streetcar men | told of having a passenger answer. \ing the same description who asked |to be let off the car at a point near |the Taylor apartment, where so few persons alighted that they had re- | membered them and the occasion. | ‘The detectives sald early today they had learned that Taylor had been |aware he was being watched and i (Continued on Page 9.) and BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.—Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, refused to accept appointment to the United States senate from Iowa to suc- ceed William S. Kenyon, Col. Washington Bowie, Jr., announced at a meeting of the Maryland executive committeé of the legion yesterday at which Colonel MacNider was present. Colonel MacNider Colonel the American Legion. made no comment. Bowie said Colonel MacNider declined the post to remain at the head of Colonel Bowie said today that his information came from a member of Colonel MacNider’s party. | NEW POPE IS BEGUN TODAY Four Ballots Fail to Name Successor to Pope Benedict and News Upon Trend of Vote Is Lacking ROME, Feb. 3.—(By The Associated Press.) —The third and fourth ballots were taken by the conclave of the sacred college this evening in an effort to choose a successor to Pope Benedict. There was no choic It was learned this afternoon that three-of the cardinals who are within the vatican quarters where the ses 8 cf the conclave are being held ire confined to their beds. These are: Cardinal Marini, who was taken into he conclave suffering with influenza; Cardinal Pompilj and Cardinal Bacili eri, bishop of Verona. White poured put of tovepipe over the sistine chapel at 12:30 o'clock and a crowd of 5,000 gath- 1 in St. Peter's square, thinking this meant the election of a new pope, rushed before the balcony of St. Pet- er’s. Some even reached the inside yf the basilica to receive the new pon- tiff's first benediction; but it was ex. plained that the white smoke was a mistake. One of the vatican officials waved his hand from the vatican palace, out- side the limits of the conclave, indicat- ng that there was no election, a two- thirds vote not having been attained by any candidate. smoke the ROME, Feb. 3.—(By The Associated Press}—The steamship President Wil- yon bringing Cardinal O'Connell of Boston to Rome, will not arrivo at Naples before next Monday morning: The steamship. company announced today it had received a wireless mes- sage from the vessel which showed this, The captain has decided to call at Algiers. KENTUCKY TROOPS ORDERED OUT TO CURB STRIKE RIOTS Deans Defend Short Skirts For the Girls CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Chicago wom- en who know girls and their reaction to dress expressed approval of the statements of Dr. Elizabeth Thal- berg, of Vassar college, who declared that the health, strength and beau- ty of the modern girl is directl; traceable to her mode of dressing. “I agree with everything Dr. Thalberg says,” sail Miss Mary Ross Potter, dean of women at Northwestern un- iversity. “Modern styles are merely expressive of a healthier, freer spir- it. Short skirts have nothing to do with improper dancing.” Miss Marion Talbot, dean of wom, en at the University of Chicago, said: ‘When I went to college I wore a train that dragged along the dusty sidewalks. Nothing could be more unhygienic. The short skirt of today is a big improvement. It is healthier, not immodest.” egos FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. company in control, strike duty. to maintain order. and riot guns inside the plant. ualties were reported. Quiet Restored in N ewport Following Dis- | turbance in Which Mill Workers and Guards Engage in Gun Fight 8.—With the Covington tank upward of 800 Kentucky national guardsmen today are in or en route to Newport, Ky., having been ordered out late yesterday by Governor Morrow, for The troops sent there for the second time within few weeks lwill not be withdrawn unless order is the disturbers and was grazed by a irertored completely, it was indicated. ball: t, fired by a sniper. Every window in the confectionery lof Mrs. Mayme Murphy was shattered NEWPORT, Ky., Feb. 8.—Quiet pre- |? : a : es Ae lty bullets fired last night. The oc vailed in Newport early today except) nants of the house fled to safety. |for intermittent shooting in the victn-| |ity of the Newport rolling mill wHere| -otiars or took refuge in other parts of fa strike is in progress, and where a|f °C 0" tank company of 60 officers and men| with seven tanks are on guard, assist-|)., ing deputy sheriffs and Newport police |°°") Jaq. Many familles sought refuge in their “T stayed in the strike zone until 0 a. m.” Safety Director Thomas- I wanted to see just where |the shooting was coming from. -My Barly today a flurry was caused/opservation is that it was done by when snipping from outside the mill/poth sides. was followed by firing from machine More than 100 shots were fired but no cas- At intervals shots would jbe sent into the mills and immediately thereafter a fusillade would be re [turned by the mill guards.”” ————_<$__ Earlier Safety Commissioner Thoma-| son was taken to police headquar- ters in a patrol wagon after he had| attempted to disperse an assembly of|of striking sympathizers and had been|Abdon Saavedra, minister of foreign menaced. Sheriff Louls B. ‘Tieman|affairs, temporarily, the state depart- then went to the scene to talk with!ment was advised today. NORMAL TERM IS ENDED BY FIRE EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M., Feb. 3.—Completely gut- ted by fire that started about 10:30 last night and was still smouldering this morning, the main building of the New Mexico normal university here is a mass of ruins. More than 1,000 students will be unable to finish the year’s work. No estimate of the loss could be obtained early today and no official of the university would say what the cause of the fire had been. STORE PUTS AGE LIMIT ON WORKERS NEW YORK, Feb. 3—Charges that one of New York's largest department stores is refusing to employ men or woren above 35 years of age, or 160 pounds in weight, were being investi- gated today by the Central Trades ‘and Labor Council upon complaints by the Painters’ District Council. —>———-_e BOLIVIAN MINISTER NAMED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—President Bolivia has appointed his brother, GOVERNOR RETURNS. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 3—Gov- ernor Robert D. Carey returned Thurs. day night from Washington, where he attended the national agricultural con ference. During his absence Secretary of State W. E. Chaplin has been act ing as governor, 1 Ba I ETE H. S. Students Lower Morals ‘Chicago Halls hall h school stu- CHICAGO, Feb. managers don’t want b dents as customers because their morals are 80 low they have a bad effect upon the regular habitues of such places, Miss Jennie Binford, investigator for the Juvenila Pro- tective association, said ‘in an ad. dress before the Chicago Women’s club. “I won't say it's true that their is are that low,” said Miss Bin but that’s what the managers think. They told me so when I sug gested having Ligh school students attend a series of demonstrations of correct dane’ SLAYER MUST GIVE UP LIFE ¥ YORK, Feb. 3.—Luther Boddy, who killed two police detectives , on 3.—Dance January 5, today was sentenced to die in theelectric chair at Sing Sing prison during the week commencing ‘March 13. e, however, on either ballot. Rock Pile For Speeders Is Judge’s Plan LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.—An old proverb reads: “He travels far who travels fast" and Police Judge Ray 1. Chesebro adds that the terminus of the route @™tikely to be the rock pile if the traveling is done too fast in an automobile. He has caused to be established at the Lincoln Heights police sta tion a “speeder’s rock pile” and an. nounced he would send to it viola tors of the city’s laws. U.S. LOSS ON Feb. BOSTON, army‘ supply base here said, all of the wool has been sold, the col- nel said, and only two more govern- nent auction sales will be held. One f these was set for today. Bengal Council Asks Law Change CALCUTTA, Jan. 31.—Against the government's opposition, the Bengal legislative council today carried a reso- lution urging withdrawal of the crim!- nal act amendment, the prevention of the seditious meetings act nd the po- lice prohibition of publig assembly and recommending the immeuiate release of all those convicted under these acts. Mi arine Guard Called Out On False Alarm AS CITY, Feb. 3. —Seventy- rsons, including government Officials were imprisoned for 15 min- utes at the point of a bayonet in the federa] building here late yesterday when a postoffice employe accidentally stepped on an electric switch signal and the marine post on guard turned out, . Marines with fixed bayonets guard- ed every exit from the bullding while others searched the building for a disturbunce. Oscar Schmitz, chief agent for the department of justice, tried to leave the building, but was halted. He showed his credentials to the guard, but neither that display nor an attempt to “tell it to the marines” gained him permission to leave the building until it was determined that the alarm was accidental. WOOL IS LIGHT The loss to the government on {ts purchase during the war of $5,000,000 worth of woo! will be less than 15 per cent, Col. Hugh J. Gallagher, depot quartermaster of the Nearly “OR GONVIGTION | hi LAST JURY POLL Prosecution Expects to Try Case Again Fol- lowing Discharge of Second Jury Today SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. —The jury failed to agree ind was discharged today in the second trial of a iman- laughter charge against Ros: ‘oe (Fatty) Arbuckle in con- nection with the death of Mins Virginia Rappe, motion picture ac Foreman J. J. McElroy announced that the vote stood two to ten. He id not designate whether the ma- rity was for conviction or acquii- “There ts no chance 'r. McElroy sald. A poll of the jury was taken to de ermine if they could agree on further liberation. All emphatically said “no.” Arbuckle seemed downcast at the dis \steement. Neither prosecution nor lefensé would announce its intentions ding a new trial, The cane was put over until Mon- Ay to be set for trial. The _co.rtroom was crowded for he result of the Jury's deliberation. The jurors all seemed haggard and worn Reas MeNab, chief defense counsel, said he eae on would make a state- Announcement that the Jury stood 10 for conviction and 2 for acquittal was made by Leo Friedman, assistant istrict attorney, and a leading prose- ution counsel. Harry McGovern, bafl- gilt an the same announcement. @ expect to try Cs i Wriedman sald. 7 eae Sean, Later Nate Friedman, one of the Jurors,;announced that the two voting or acquittal were Lee Dolson and Clem R. Brownsberger. “The first 10 ballots were conviction. Then it eeicebes Gy ak to. 2 and stayed there until the 14th ballot, Which w: " wait which was. the last one taken, Arbuckle has been a defendant three times, once in a police court hearing on & murder charge sworn to by Miss Rappe's_ companion? Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont which was reduced to manslaughter and twice in the su- Perlor court on manslaughter trials A drinking party in his suite at the Hotel St. Francis September 5, 1921 was the affair that led up to Miss Rappe's death four days later. Sev- eral other motion picture actors and a number of wo: sae meg attended the The first trial took several weeks and resulted in a hung jury, one wom- an, Helen Hubbard, being the only juror who consistently voted for conviction, elthough she was joined by one man of the final ballot after three days of deliberation, Getting a jury and hearing evidence and arguments tn the second trial took three weeks. The principal pro- secution witnesses, Zey Prevost and Alice Blake, show girls, created a sen- sation by testifying they ‘could not remember their testimony in the first trial that Miss Rappe had sald “I am dying. He hurt me.” District Attorney Brady, who was not in court when the jury returned, announced later that had the major- ity of the Jurors voted for an acqutt- tal he would have moved for a dis- misisal. “As the jury stood 10 for conviction to two for acquittal it is manifestly my duty to try the case again,” he sald, 5O ARRESTS IN LIQUOR RAIDS TEAGUE, Tex., F —State sol- diers, rangers and federal officers led by airplanes swooped down on the thickly wooded section of the Trinity river bottoms of Freestone county to- day and captured seven stills ‘and made 50 arrests. Alleged bootleggers fired on Lieut. Taylor, pilot of an atr- plane, but the bullets missed. ‘The raided area was placed under martial law by the governor toda: ie ee eee FORD OFFER U WASHINGTON, . 3. — Henry Ford's offer for the Muscle Shoals project will be taken up tomorrow by the house military committee to which the report of Secretary Weeks was referred upon submission to the house. for us to agree,” TOMORROW. H carding Ob jects To Refund Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—President Harding objects to some of the pro- vision of the allied debt refunding bili fas passed by the senate according to faformation understood to have been given to the house ways and means committee. After the committee con ferred today with Secretary Mellon regarding the bill, Chairman Fordney sald actinn would be deferred until he could consult with the executive. CHURCH SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.--Rabb! Wolf E. Goldberg of Los Angeles, complained in a letter recelved at prohibition headquarters here that @ squad of 15 prohibition agents raided his synagogue while the con- rand seized al wine, it gregation was at pr: a quantity of sacramer became known today. RAIDED DURING PRAYER tor at Los Angeles, reported that Goldberg had sold wine to a wom- an prohibition agent. in violation of the law permitting 10 gallons of wine to be sold to each member of the congregation. The woman was not a member of the congregation, according to Wheeler. | E. 8. Wheeler, prohibition direc- | | | SOMEDIAN 1G |