Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1922, Page 1

HAMNESTY EXTENDED FORMER FOES BY IRISH LEADER Che Casper Daily Crihune | =. | ES GAL MEN MEET WITH MINERS IN GONFERENGE 1 OUTLINE. POLICY Joint to Result in a United Stand on Wage Matters INDIANAPOLL, Ind., Feb. 11.—The fir: joint meeting of the representatives of the railroad men’s organizations and the United Mine Workers of America will be held in Chicago February 21, according to an announcement made today by John L. Lewis, président of the mine work- ers, who called the meeting. The purpose of the meeting, as an- nounced by Mr. Lewis’ invitation to the. rail union chiefs for the conference, Is to consider an alliance of the two mil- lion memberg of the rail and mine un- jon organizations “in resistanke to proposed attacks on wage scales. The miners, meeting in special convention here next week, will adopt their po licy in seeking new wage agreements, effective April 1. President Lewis said the acceptance by the railroad organizations of the miners invitation to enter a joint meet- ing was practically unanimous and ‘especially gratifying. “Tt indicaves that the organized rail- road workers and mine workers,” said statement issued by Mr. Lewis, have a profound appreciation of the necessity for closer co-operation and reflects a determination to utlize every Proper means of protecting the inter- ests of the men employed in these basic industries.”* Mr. Lewis concluded his statement with the expressed belief that the Chi- cago meeting “will be fruitful of re- sults that will reflect credit upon the associated Organizations and demon- strate the capacity of labor to intelli- gently organize for the promotion of its ideale, ‘The letter setting the date and place for the meeting was sent to B. M. Jewell, president of the Railway Em- tion of Labonte N Tonas:o¢ tion of Labor, ; heads of the 16 so-called standard railroad exn- ployes unfons: GUARDS CALLED OUT IN STRIKE PROVIDENCE, R. I, Feb. 11. — ‘Three troops of cavalary, National guardsmen, were at armories here to- day ready to ride into the Pawtucket valley to suppress another further textile strike disturbance. Governor San Souci, under whose direction the troopers were called to arms last Weather Forecast VOLUME VI ‘ Snow tonight and Sunday; ni much change in tempera- J. J. Walker Dead and Fred Anderson in Jail at Richmond, Mo., Charged With Cold-Blooded Murder of Friend CASPER, WYG., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1922. to The Tribune) was his buddy and roommate charged with a murder that triangle is chalked up with the cause of another human life being added to the rapidly growing toll of illicit and unrequited love affairs. mer resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, came to Missouri from the west some- friends of Walker gathered around the jail and threatened the alleged murderer but the law officials pfe- vatled upon them to disperse. Walk- er*was popular with the men of the deepest feeling among miners. R. W. ‘Walker of Moorcroft, Wyo., has ar- rived at Excelsior Springs to take charge of the body of his son. Walk- er as removed to a hospital there after the shooting and died five hours after he was shot. According to witnesses before the coroner’s jury the men were atten- tive to the same Widow, the mother of two children. Anderson. is said to she later came here to live. Anderson and went to live with Walker. Anderson is said to have re- sented this and the men had quar- reled over he cout at the coroner’s inquest, the kill- ing was done in cold blood. Early on the. morning of the tragedy, And- erson was observed by a feliow room- er handling a shotgun. He asked him what he was going te hunt and he said he intended to kill “Rea” Walk- er. Tho friend urged him to give to warn Walker but was unable to get him over the telephone. As Walker was going to work, ac- companied by, another miner, John Shea} they met Anderson, carrying the gun. The latter signified, his inten- (Special RICHMOND, Mo., Feb. 11.—J. J. Walker of Moorcroft, Wyo., is dead and Fred Anderson, alias Fred Roberts, who the mines at Excelsior Springs, is in the county jail here, equal in the annals of crime in Missouri, according to law officials who have investigated the case. At the same time the eternal Anderson, who is said to be a for- time ago. After the shooting, miner shafts and the murder had caused the haye met the Woman in Kansas and Some- time after her arrival here she left According to the evidence brought up his integtions and later attempted while the two men worked in for cold bloodedness has no Tiny Tots Off For Hollywood To Get Rich CHICAGO. Feb. 11. — Solomon Fink read aloud to his family last night newspaper dispatches describ- ing diamonds and automobiles own- ed by the motion picture folk of Hollywood. Two hours later a. pa- trolman found Herman Fink, five, and Mollié Fisner, four, a neighbor's child, wandering hand in hand through the Northwestern railway station. Changing the old time tale “we arey going west to shoo, In- diana,” the children told the patrol-. man “we are going to Hollywood, where alt Army, Airplanes Sent to Monterey LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 11.—Four American army airplanes carrying as passengers Lieutenant Colonel Maza- rio Medina and Major General Juan’A. Dominguez of the staff of General Joaquin Amaros of the Mexican army MOORCROF1 MAN _ IS MURDERED BY BUDDY Newspaper Cut Made Basis For Alimony Plea ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 11.—Because of the recent cut of the subscription rates of local newspapers, Morris Ya- witz, a paper carrier, yesterday asked for @ reduction of the alimony he was recently ordered to pay his wife until final settlement of the divorce case. The judge denied the request on the grounds that Yawitz’s present income exceeded his earnings before the re- duction becatne effective. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 11.— Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, charged with the murder of J. Selton Ken- nedy, will not be permitted to con- verse with women friends and weil wishers in court in the appearance of the jury when her trial is resum- ed next Tuesday morning, it was an- nounced today. On complaint of prosecutors, who asserted the grouping of women about her, some of whom haye been observed kissing her, was likely to prejuajeethe jury, Judge Sidney NUMBER 106. AS WITNESS IN NOT DIVULGED | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11. mond Taylor murder cage, was th a He was charged wi' tion of his story, the details police declined to divulge. NO INFORMATIO? DIVULGED BY NORMAND. LOS ANGELES, Feb, 11.—Along what lines the invertgation into the murder of William Desmond Taylor would proceed today, was not devulg- ed by Thomas Lee Woulwine, district attorney. He dectined to say whether his pro- gram called for the summoning to his cffice of auy persons believed to be in possession of information pertinent to the probe. or whether today would be devoted to some other angie of the MRS. OBENCHAIN NOT ALLOWED TO GREET FRIENDS IN COURT N. Reave, presiding in the trinl, or- dered the bailiff to forbid such con- duct and to escort Mrs. Obenchain from the room promptly at adjourn- ment and recesses. The prosecution announced Wil- liam Laughlin would be the first wit- ness calle¢ Tuesday. Laughlin is an employe of a telegraph company and is scheduled to testify regard- ing the messages alleged to have been sent by Mrs. Obenchain to her co-defendant, Arthur C. Burch, while she was jn Los Angeles and he was NAME OF MAN ARRES A man, who, the police stated, was believed to be a material witness in the William Des- felony, pending further investiga- Proclamation Issued by Michael Collins) Buries Hatchet Wielded During Years| of Strife; Protection Against Further} Violence Promised, Report D TODAY M CASE BY THE POLICE arrested here early today. of which, with his name, the case, which he described as “devoid of all workable clews.”" This followed closely upon a night session at his office, with more than three hours given to a questioning of Mabel Normand, film actress, one of the last Sersons to see Taylor alive. Miss Normand, according to Mr. Woolwine, was unable to add anything to the police data concerning Edward F. Sands, missing former butler-secre- tary to Taylor but apparently con,| firmed the district attorney's belief in thé importance of locating him. Miss Normand was the second film actress of prominence to respond to summons from Woolwine, the other being Mary Miles Minter. Both Miss Normand and Miss Minter admitted close friendship for Taylor. When Miss Normand arrived at the district attorneys offices, she was ac- DUBLIN, Feb. 11.—(By The Associated Press.) —Michael Collins, head of the Irish provisional government, has issued the following decree ef general amnesty : “Now that a treaty of peace has been concluded between the peoples of Ireland and Great Britain, the provisional gov- ernment hereby decrees a generai amnesty with respect te companied by her chauffeur, WMliam Davis, who drove her to the Taylor home the night the director was killed and who previously has stated Taylor accompanied her to her automobile when she departed. Davis also was questioned by Mr. Woolwine. Before Miss Normand went into the pfivate rooms with Mr. Woolwiné, she issued a statement fo the press in which she said she could “not offer any solution whatever” of the Taylor tragecy and denied she was in love with Taylor or had quarreled with him. It was believed that letters of Miss {Continued on" Page Two) LAMPITT DRAWS LIFE TERM Slayer Is Also Fined $500 and Assessed|Germans Seek Costs of Prosecutio n by Judge Follow- ing First Degree Verdict BASIN, Wyo., Feb. 11.—(Special to The Tribune.) —Al- bert Lampitt at noon today was sentenced to a life term'in the penitentiary at Rawlins and fined $500 and costs of the prosecution by Judge P. W. Metz in district court for the night, counselled long about sending them into the field. The strikes, which have caused the closing of a score of plants, most of them makers of, cotton cloth were called as a protest of the action of the managements in imposing wage cuts of 20 per cent recently. tion of killing Walker, who ran :be- hind Shea. Andergen then threatened to send both to eternity, when Walk- er released Shea and dropped into a itch by the side of the road. Both Shea and Walker begged Anderson not to shoot. As Walker raised his body from the ditch, Anderson fired left her late yesterday for Monterey. Army officers declared the trip was planned for the purpose of “promot- ing cordial relations between Mexican and American military officers.” Creek oll field last May and wounded three others. Lampitt was found guilty of first degree murder by @ jury verdict returned at 10 o'clock this morning. Recommendations of N. Y. BUILDING ON INCREASE NEW YORK, Feb. 11,—Janusry, 1922, has @ record of a construction activity: whiclNexceeds hy 49 per cent building work in January, 1921, ac- cording to statistics announced today in the F. W. Dodge company’s review of building activities. The total mount of contracts awarded last month in the 27 northeastern states of the country was $186,320,000. Al- though this represented a 16 per cent decline from the previous month, it ‘was the second largest January in the company’s statistics. Change In Farm . Bill Accepted ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—By a vote of 276 to 8 the house today accepted senate amendments to the farmers co-operative marketing bill and sent it to the president for his approval. ‘The measure long before congress in from a distance of six feet, riddling his breast with shot. Anderson then surrendered to the sheriff. A don of Anderson who has arrived here, de- clared to newspaper men that his fa- ther deserted his family 18 years ago withont cause and that his right name is Roberts. paclarcinl > Ee GOVERNOR MADE SCOUT. HELENA, Mont., Feb. 11.—Gover- nor Joseph M. Dixon today was made an honorary tenderfoot scout by the local post of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica. The ceremony was performed in the lobby of the state house in the presence of the. scout troop and city county and state officials. The gov- ernor made a brief address following the «eremony and then was given the offiial scout oath. SIGNED YAP TREATY IS WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The long controversy between the United States and Japan relating to the Pacific island of QUARANTINE ON DAIRY CATTLE IS ANROUNCED Special to The CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 11,—Gov- ernor Carey of Wyoming today pro- mulgated a quarantine against dairy cattle from Colorado because of the discovery that a large percentage of the dairy cows sent into Wyoming from that state are tubercular. Under the proclamation all Colorado dairy stock coming in will be held for obser- vation for 60 days at the owners’ ex- pense. TODAY life imprisonment was included. ‘When asked if he had anything to say before sentenge was pronounced Lampitt said: “No, your -honor.” He was cool and collected, an at- titude which he» had maintained Throughout the course of the trial. In pronouncing sentence Judge Metz declared the verdict was “well warranted” on the evidence submit- ted, a feeling which was further bonie out’ when he fined Lampitt $500 and assessed the costs of the action against him. ‘ Lampitt is said to have inherited a considerable sum while in jail awaiting trial and this enabled him to put off a hard fight at the trial. The case went to the jury at 5.30 o'clock Friday afternoon, neither the state nor the defense having exhaust- ed the three-hour limit for arguments allowed them. A verdict was reached at 9:25 last night, four hours after the jury retired to deliberate. Attorney John King of Thermopolis opened the arguments for tha state and Attorney R. B. West closed for the state. Attorney W. L. Simpson of Cody delivered the closing argu- ment for the defense. The defendant's counsel has made no statement regarding application for a new trial but this { generally expected. eg a a MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP WINS. MUSCATINE, Iowa., Feb. 11.—Mu- niclpal ownership won a victory here Yap—the subject of many notes and other diplomatic ex- changes—was formally and finally ended today with the sig- nature of a treaty by representatives of the two countries. The treaty, which defines the rights of the United States ‘in Yap and other islands mandated to Japan under the treaty of Versailles, was signed at 2:30 o'clock by Secretary Hughes, for the United States, and Baron Kijuro Shidehara for Japan in the office of the former at the stato department. ‘The signing was quite informal and was witnessed only by the state de- partment officials who prepared the treaty. Negotiations for the treaty were in- stituted last June and the terms of settlement were almost ehtirely| agreed upon before the meeting of the (Contimued on Page Twa) Friday in a special election to deter- mine tho fate of a $35,000 bond issue. By an overwhelming majority the city ‘went on record to establish its own electric light and power plant. WOMAN one form or another, would permit organization of marketing. associa- tions among farmers for co-operative dealings. RELIEF CHIEFS DENY CHARGES against them by Secretary of Com- merce Hoover in a report to Presi- dent Harding in which he stated that more than 200 such relief or- ganizations operating in this coun- try are “frankly communistic,” GHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Brxecutives of the American Committee for Russian Famine Relief today wired President Harding a request for an Ppportunity to “meet and refute” the charges said to have been made dressed, directed the robbery of furs from Nathan Brodhe ° y murder of Harry Foight and Worley Seaton, who were killed by an explosion which wrecked a bunkhouse in the Grass EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR CHECK GIVEN BY FORD DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 11—A check for $8,000,000 bearing Henry Ford's signature, was turned over to- day to Ralph Stone, receiver of the Lincoln Motor company, completing the transaction whereby Mr, Ford be- comes owner of the Lincoln property, sold’ at auction last Saturday. Deéds signed by William S. Sayres, master in chancery, were given Mr. Ford im- mediately afterward. The final conveyance of the prop- erty today was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford, Mr: and Mrs. Ed- sel Ford, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Leland, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Firestone and Harry M. Leland, the latter president of the Lincoln company. eels alee Cement Price Reduction Asked SPRINGFIELD, Il. Feb. 11—Eight states in’ the Mississippi valley are standing pat for a further reduction in the price of cement for hard road building, Colonel C. H. Miller, direc- tor of the state department of public works and buildings, said today. “A reduction has been offered by the ce- ment companies,” the colonel said, “but it is not enough.” BANDIT AIDS ROBBERY CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-A woman bandit, young and well by two men of $10,000 worth im’s store here last night by) pointing a pistol and forcing Brodheim into a closet while | two, men companions helped themselves. x Bachelor Tax BERLIN, Feb. 11—The National Association for the Protection of the Family, composed of parents with large families, has decided té ask the Reichstag to increase the tax on bachelors and childless parents 10 per cent. The proceeds trom the increas- ed tax would be used for a child wel fare fund. Vassar Girls ‘Want More Men ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N. ¥., Feb. 11.—Vassar girls are so anxious to get more men in the neighborhood that they are planning further activi- ties to help along the campaign for $506,000 wanted to enlarge St. Steph- ens college near here. More men for St. Stephens they argue, means more dancing partners for Vassar. Miss Helen C. Hohl, a junior, made two pounds of fudge which were sold at auction for what is considered the record price for the country, if not for the world—$23.50 a pound. The Vassar girls helped bid it up. ail acts committed in the course \ the recent hostilities. The amnest\ extends to all members of.the naval, military, police and civil services of | the British government and other persons by hostility between the Irish people were committed, aided or abetted, | whether in Ireland or elsewhere, dur ing the last six years, and full pro tection of the law will be afforded such persons against violence or in. jury of any kind. to all whom acts of “The provisional government ap- peals to all citizens to respect this amnesty in spirit and letter. In this as in other matters,.we must not al- low ourselves to be outdone by our late. engmies in seeking that the Wrongs of the past may be buried in oblivion.” FOUR BATTALIONS TO ASSIST GUARD. BELFAST, Feb. 11—(By The As. sociated Press}—Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, announced on arriv- ing from London today that he had been assured four additional battal- ions of troops would be eent to Bel- fast immediately. He said he had set ne time-limit on the British action to secure the re- lease of the unionist prisoners taken in the recent raids. This statement was supplementary to his declaration before leaving London that in the event of failure of the British auth- orities to secure the release of the kidnaped men he would carry out his own plans, Shooting occurred in the Queen Street area of Beifast this moriing. Police reinforcements were sent to the scene. North RAIDERS SEIZE POLICE EQUIPMENT. CORK, Feb. 11—(By The Associ- ated Press)—A lorry, load uf police traveling from Mac Koom t, Sandon this morning was held up by armed men. The attackers captured the car, together with rifles and equipment, but there were no casualties, The police were on their way to Bandon for demobilization. When they reached Lissarda they found the rom with automobiles, ne- cessitating a halt. The police, after a brief engagement, were obliged to surrender, but they were not taken Prisoner and after the attackers had decamped they came back to Cork. TREATIES TAKEN UP BY SENATE COMMITTEE FOR EARLY DECISION ign Relations Com- ‘ee Adjourns Untl \ eday After a Brief > This Morning WASE TON, Feb. 11.— Considevt of the four- power Patific treaty, one of the seven laid before the sen- ate yesterday by President Harding as the product of the Washington cunference, was begun today by the senate foragn relations committee, which after a lengthy dis- cuszion of the pact adjourned to meet again Tuessay. No definite program for considera tion of the four power and other treaties was agreed upon today by the committee. There was no demand for hearings however, and senators said they probably would be dispensed with. ‘The four power treaty was taken up first today by mutual consent, it was said. It was read and re-read at the initial committee meeting with lengthy explanations of various phrases made by Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge, after the session, said that it was probable that commit- tee would not consider the sevent treaties at one time, but would report each ready as its consideration was finished. Friends of the four power treaty ex- Pressed matisfaction over the progress of the first commission. Senators Borah, Republican, Idaho, and Brande- geo, Republican, Connecticut, who have been inclined to oppose the treaty were reported to have asked many questions and raised points as to the treaty’s possible implications, includ- ing that of a moral obligation for use cf American foree in its observance. It was understood that Senator Lodge vigorously reiterated tho contention that there was no obligation for the use of forces and only one for discus- sion in the évent any question should arise chalienging the four powers’ in- svlar rights in the Pacific. Indiea- tions were said to have been given that there would be considerable Dem- cratic support for the four power treaty. There was no definite declaration today from any quarter of opposition % oS PRISONERS TO BE FREED NEXT WEEK. BELFAST, Feb. 11—(By The As- sociated Press)}—Reports were recety- ed here today from the Ulster border that none of the captives taken in this week’s kidnapings would be freed before next week. These reports said the Ulster spe- celal constables and the contingents of the Irish republican army were watching each other across the Fer- managh-Monaghan line. Poiicing to- day was so rigid that business was suspended. The border specials were halting every passing vehicle at Newtown, Butler and Rosslea, whilo a few miles away at Clones the republican army was doing the same thing. BRITISH PROPOSE TO TAKE ACTION. LONDON, Feb. 11—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—The colonial office an- nounced today that pursuant to au- thority granted by the British cab- inet steps were being taken to re- lease the prisoners who were taken into custody for offenses committed in England from Irish political motives prior to the Irish truce. ‘The cases of post-truce offenders as well as all cases in which the offend- ers were members of the British forces, will be subject to further and individual consideration, says the an- nouncement. mai ce According to one anthority the up- per class womey of China give little attention to serious affairs, spending most of their time in gossiping and gambling. RICKARD HELD TO GRAND JURY | Counsel for Rickard, |hearings by the Ruck girl and her ltriend, Anna Hess. This testimony dealt ‘mainly with places where the alleged assaults took place. ‘After listening to arguments by counsel for the society the magistrate ‘adjourned the proceedings temporarily to allow Rickard to produce bail, mean- time placing him in the custody of his counsel. SS LIVESTOCK BARRED. LONDON ,@Feb. 11.—Importation of livestock from the United Kingdom lhas been prohibited by the depart- mient of agriculture of the Union of NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Tex Rickard, sports promoter, to- | day was held in $10,000 bai! for the action of the grand jury by magistrate’s court on a charge of Assault preferred by 15-year-old Alice Ruck, and the children’s society. in arguments before Magistrate Simpson, attempted to discredit testimony given at previous South Africa, owing to the prevalence at tee took aus mous discasc bere, to the treaty and neither was the ques- tion of reservations brought up. A half dozen of the committee members, including some of both political par- ties, however, were not present today. « WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—President Harding having transmittot to the sen ate the arms conference treaties, now plans to turn his attention toward quick action on relief legislation for the mercantile marine, Chairman Las- ker of the shipping board said at the White House today after a conference with the president. The executive is extremely interest ed in the marine situation, Mr. Las ker said and expects to submit to con gress his recommendations on the sit uation within @Wvo weeks to a joint ses. sion. Chairman Lasker's report of the shipping situation recently submitted to the president, covers the work of several months and comprisés a large volume. Mr. Lasker said today on leaving the White House that his report in cludes ono large integral plan and he expects shortly to make parts of the plan as the pr approved. CITY MUST PAY FOR LYNCHING CHICAGO, Feb, 11.—A jury return: ed a $5,000 verdict against the city in favor of Mrs. Carmela Lazzeroni, widow of Casimiro Lazzeroni who was killed by a mob of negroes July 1919, during race riots here. Disappointment In Store For Suicides, Claim NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Suicide by gas will be more difficult from to- day on, and accidental death from the game cause will be reduced, accord ing to Dr. H. McAdain of the city health department.. A new device, a by-product of the war, had been adopt- ed for use by the city, to resuscitate illuminating gaa victims. BEACHNCG SAVES BIC OIL TANKER BOSTON, Feb. 11.—The oil tank steamer Clement Smith struck a submerged object at the entrance to the harbor early today, was beached when it. appeared that she was sink ing, and was later refloated and | brought to her dock. No one was injured. The boiler ana pump rooms were flooded but it was be lieved the actual damage was slight. The tanker, which registers 4,612 tons, brought oil from Port Lobos. he a Te. De 5 9 ad