Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1922, Page 1

FOUR PERISH IN FIRE AT HARTVILLE JUNCTION Che Casper Daily Crihune Weather Forecast Cloudy ténight ard Sunday, with EDITION CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1922. VILLA OFFERS TO PUT [free se DOWN MEXICAN REVOLT EDWARDS DENIES EXTRADITION ON FRAUD CHARGES Recognition of Warrant sued by Washington Gover- nor Refused by New Jersey Executive. WEEHAWKEN, N. J., Feb. 18.-— Recognition of an extradition warrant for Carl C, Hoffman of this city, wanted in Seattle, Wash., has beeen withdrawn by Governor Edwards it ‘was announced today. As ® result autterities at Seattle may be compelled to wait some time before they bring Hoffman into court to answer charges connected with the since February 3 hus been a pisonrer in New York City was expected to return here today. 'The night Hoffman was arrested the Seattle detective who took him in eharge lodged him tn' a. New York $ofl, desiring to have a night's sleep before starting west across the con- finent. During the night an attorney times and now it is learned that Gov- ernor Edwards has declined not to honor the demand ‘made for the sur- render of Hoffman. The detective who made the arrest wi stay in ‘Weehawken pending ftrtier, develop- ments. State Official Rescues Woman WATERBURY, Conn., Feb, 18}, Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Tem pleton, a passerby, rescued Mrs. Mich ael Ryan from a bdlazinz bailding shortly before midnight last night, after she had been overcome by smoke. Mrs. Ryan's clothes were in flames, but the Heutenant governor_managed to wrap his coat about her and escape from the building. She is expected to recover. ——_—<$>——_ STOCK PERISH IN YARD FIRE KANSAS CITY, Kans. Feb. 18—A stretch of pens in the stockyards dis- trict here were destroyed by_a spectac- ular fire last night. For. a time the flames threatened to apread to the central part of the district but a high wind which prevailed died down about two hours after the fire started and the flames were soon placed un- der control. Several hundred head of sheep and hogs were burned and about 7,200 sheep, hoks and cattle were taken out safely. Estimates today placed the loss at approximately $25,000. Would Take-Up Arms Against Gen. Ro- salio Hernandez, Ex-Bandit in Outlawry MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.—(By Th e Associated Press.)— Francisco Villa, former bandit chief, has asked permission to lead his men against Gen, Rosalio Hernandez, who was re- peed several days ago in rebellion in the state of Chi- uahua. Back in 1914, Hernandez was Villa’s trusted as Villa’s trusted aide, but h but he ‘went over to Carranza when Villa and the latter split. Villa now sees a chance to pay off the old score and his emissary is said to have arrived in tue capitol yesterday to obtain the “assignment” for his chief. Associated son for the alarm of the United States authorities over threats of rebellion along the frontier, according to Act- = Secretary of War Serrano. He 7 baecteth aitubelbice sieteis close to the boundary, and the few do not “Sufficient troops have been placed on the border to repel any attacks, and the garrisons at Juarez and other border points are competent. The fears in the United States are ab- surd.” - BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 18.— ‘Three thousand federal troops have been distributed slong the lower Texis-Mexico border in the last 48 hours, Pa TO ate. soa of afternoon by Mexican counsui Y. M, ‘Vasquez. “While the situation along the bor- der remains quiet, we want to be pre- pared for all eventualties,~ the con- bias fa coll an Ete 2 ca JAPAN DIV DIVIDED ON TREATIES ‘TOKIO, January ary 3. fCorenpons ence of The Associated Press}—Re- "sults of the arms conference at Wash- ington have split the thinking element of Japan into two opposing camps, according to a staff correspondent of the Kgkusal News Agency. The con- servative group views the Washington agreexents with uneasiness and feels designs of the United States and European powers. The progressives declare the Washington conference has given Japan a golden opportunity to become. one of the leaders tn uplift- ing civilization. Miss M’Cormick Is Silent Upon Society Rumor CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—No statement regarding published reports that she is engaged to Marry Max Oser, Zurich Switzerland riding master, was forth- coming today from Miss Mathilde Mc- Cormick, 16 year old daughter of Har- old F. McCormick and grand daugh- ter of John D, Rockefeller. Miss Mc- Cormick was said to be awaiting the arrival today from New York of her father before having anything to say- Former Aide of a ee SSE 112, Wedding March Is Played In Jail on Coast SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 13.—A romance which started in Mexico several years ago culminated in the county jafl here late last night when & wedding: march improvised by mu- sically inclined inmates, Felisiano Reynoso, 30, awaiting trial on as- sault charge, and Miss Pable Aro nas 24, were married by Justice of the Peace Frank J. O’Brien. Fol- lowing the ceremony Reynoso waa returned to his cell and his bride announced her intention of staying fm Sacramento until her husband Was freed. Jail officials plan a din- ner for the newlyweds. | | An outlet for the mineral resources of the black oil proa of the whole state of Wyoming will be afforded under a plan. | finiug company has launched here to manufaacture the hesvy oil in All that is necessary to turn the black oil deposits into bi | and } secure a demand for the fineries. With the view to obtaining another manufacturing industry for Casper, public spirited citizens have taken up jine effort to secure the co-operation lof the city of Casper in its future paving projects, the state of Wyo- ming in completion of its hard sur- |face road projects and the federal gov- jernment through its connection with |road building in Wyoming in the form of money advenced to help defray the expenses. | If the plan carries the pavement of lasphaltic type will be manufactured In Casper and distributea over the whole Rocky Mountain territory, a field which has been virgin territory for the asphaltic manufacturing con- cerns of the Pacific coast and for the { (Continued on Page Two) HEAVY CRUDE MAY BE ‘TURNED INTO PAVING Midwest Refining Company Ha?. Market for Black Oil and A dd i, * | Casper by Manufacturing Asp». » Which Would Create Big noth Industry to “ Surfacing %@ ‘fields of this vicinity h the Midwest Re- pavement material. commercial possibilities is to Pavement products which will be :nanufactured at the Casper re- IMMUNITY FOR SANDS PROMISED TAYLOR PROBE TAKES NEW TURN LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18. PT a of the murder of William Desmond Taylor film director, were waiting today to see if anything would result from the announcement of Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attorney, that Edward F. Sands, missing former butler-secretary to Taylor, would not be prosecuted on an embezzlement charge preferred by his former employer, if Sands could prove himself innocent of the slaying of LANDIS RESIGNS U. S. BENCH “Not Enough Hours in Day” to Do All His Work, Federal Judge Declares in Announce ment of Resignation to Take Effect March 1 When Re Will Devote Time to Baseball CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—(By ‘The Associated Press.)—Federal Judge Renee Mountain Landis announced hig resignation today. The resignation is effective March 1 epee ney of it was made formally by the judge today as he took his place in court. He said would devote his entire time to his position of baseball commissioner. “There are not enough hours in the day for all of my activities,’ ’ said the judge. “There- fore, I have forwarded my resignation as federal judge to Washington. effective March 1.” FOREIGN WALUES RULE TARIFF SHOOT PLAN REPORTED OKEHED WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—{By ‘The Associated Press)—The adop- tion of the Smoot plan of assessing tariff duties on the basis of the foreign value of the imported articles is understood to have been practic- ally agreed upon by Repubtican members of the senate finance com- mittes. ‘The re-writing of the ad valorem rates in the Fordney Dill on the basis of this plan was started today, senators said, and since the original rates were predicted upon Ameircan valuation, it was said that increases were being made in many iustances. The signing of the bill, one meas- ures especially sponsored by the agricultural bloc, was witnessed by Senator Capper and Reprtsentative Voistead, its authors, Senaiors Mc- Nary, Oregon; Lénroot, Wisconsin and Kellogg of Minnesota, and by | Charles S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers’ union, and other heads of farm organizations. ‘The acts limits the profits of co- operation associations to eight per cent and stockholders to one vote each no maiter how much stock they may hold in such organization. Its administration is under the sac- retary of agriculture. ‘The Smoot plan would provide for proclaimed American valuation and flexibie rates and also contains a depreciated currer . provision. Sen- ators said a final vote on the plan awaited more specific information from the state department as to whether the currency provisions would in van of the “favored na- tion” clauses of existing commercial treties. Under the Smoot plan the pres!- dent would have authority to pro claim American valuation if this were deemed necessary to protect American industry and to increase or decrease rates within the range of 50 per cent, of the ad valorem duties fixed in the bill, but no proc- lamation could be issued until there had been an investigation and op portunity of those favoring and op- posing the changes to present argu- ments. ‘The other plan which the commit- tee hafl under consideration would have provided for the assessing of duties on the basis of the whole- sale selling price of the imported article in the American market. It carried with it all the other provis- ions in the Smoot plan. Custom officials opposed the s0- called American valuation principle on the ground that tis administra- tion would be difficult and that the wholesale selling price would vary in the different markets of this country. The other plan was drawn by membe-> of the tariff commis- sion and the ‘customs court of ap- ASSASSIN IN EGPYT FAILS CATRO, Feb. 18.—(By The Associat- ed Press)—An attempt was made today upon the life of F. Alfred Brown, controller-general of the Egyptian ministry of education. He was struck by a revolver bullet and seriously wounded. MINERS TO STRIKE _ IF WACES ARE CUT Determination to Oppose Reduction Is Carried by Overwhelming Majority, Howat Appeal Lost on Ballot INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 18.—An overwhelming vote was cast this afternoon by the convention of the United Mine Workers of America against accepting any wage reduction for soft cor’ miners in making new working agreements ef- fective Apr. .1._ By its action the convention wage scaics in soft coal districts be maintained and that’ “inequitable dit- ferentials” be eliminated, giving some increases in wages in some districts. Bo record was t2ken but only scat- t insis'&d that the present hasic tering “noes” wefe heard on, the ree wote. The convention rejected the ‘poale committee's recommendation that miners demand that the eight hour day fi to actual time under] INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 18. eva saa then began discussing a|The majority in the roll call againgt proposal for a six hour, five day week. ‘This proposal was included in the de- mands of two years ago. The action of the delegates taken at the start of the framing of the union's wage policy, was an approval of the union’s scale committee report, which also favored increased. wages for anthracite workers, with heir de, mands for also those of the bitumin- ous miners being backed up with a de- claration fayoring a nation-wide strike. Work on the scale committee re- port was begun after a stormy morn- ing session that ended in the conven- tion's refusal to consider the appeal of expelled Kansas miners for reinstate- ment in the union, seating Alexander Howat and his suspended Kansas following flucuates today in the convention of the United Mine Workers of America during = session marked by disorders. “The administration was 68 votes when the majority of the Illinois dele- gation had cast its 40.Howat votes. The majority then went to 93 on scattering returns and with nine small ditsricts feft to vote, delegates expressed doubt of a . substantial ze. ‘ Mother Jones, 92-year-old organizer, took the convention in hand at hear- ing of the disorders and succeeded in quieting the delegates for the time. This came after a charge that the ad- (Continued on Page Four) Judge Landis will have virtually completed seventeen years as judge for the northern district of Illinois Whe. his resignation became effective. Rumors of the resignation have been current “for months and intimate friends have known for some time the action was imminent. 4 It has been understood that Judge Landis would have resigned some time ago but for the attacks made on him by Senator Dial of South Carolina, and the notoriety brought through his handling of the case of Willie Dalton, 17 year old bank robber. On the verge of resigning when these things came up, the judge changed his plans, informing friends thta he “would never resign under Senator Dial had attacked the judge because of the latter's statement that bank officials some times were partly responsible for robberies by boys be- cause they did not pay adequate sal- aries. Senator Dial and Representa- tive Welty of Ohio later brought im- peachment proceedings against the judge, the representative basing his case on the fast that two jobs were held by the judge. Both cases were Aropped. Shortly before the Dalton robbery, in which the loot was nearly three quarters of a million dollars in liber- ty bonds, Judge Landis had made some remarks about the low salaries which he said were paid to bank clerks. This was in the case of a young Ottawa, Ill., bank clerk. who had attempted to steal $50,000 from the bank where he worked. When Judge Landis made the re- mark he was widely quoted by news- papers throughout the country. After the Dalton robbery, some newspapers quoted Dalton as saying that he had committed robbery be- cause he felt, through Judge Landis’ remarks, that nothing would be done to him. Dalton never said this and later in a signed statement said that ho had never before heard of Judge Landis’ remarks. The story had spread, however, and the judge was’ severely condemned as having made statements which were declared to have influenced Dalton. "The judge became head of organized Daseball shortly after the grand jury investigation into the 1919 world se- ries scandal. He was offered $50,000 a year to take the position and after several refusals, finally agreed upon condition that he remain on the bench too. He insisted that his salary be only $42,500, explaining that his judic- fal income would bring the total to $50,000. Ajthough 58 years old, Judge Londis always has been knowr-as a boy ct heart and a lover of all forms of sport. ‘The baseball magnates urged him to reorganize baseball “for the sake of the American boy” and it was this plea which finally won over the jur- time resignation of Judge Landis takes from the federal bench ono of the most feared and at the same time the most respected judges in the odun- try. His unusual conduct in court, where he frequently took cases out of attorney's hands and examined wit- nesses himself caused him to be fear- ed by all law breakers. At the same time his reputation for administering justice, regardless. of technicalities Which some times obscured pertinent facts, brought him universal respect. Ho was vigorous in his attitude against anti-Americans during the war. His son Reed Landis was serv- ing with the British air service and (Continued on Page Four) PLANS OUTLINED FOR GARE OF ELK IN JACKSON HOLE State and Government to Co-|. operate in Feeding Herds in Which Large Losses Have Occurred. Feb. 18.—Gov- nd Major E. Aaitieiieclt < reppeipe tative’ atl the United States Biological survey, con- ferred here Saturday regarding tenta- tive plang for state and federal co- operation for the preservation of the elk heds of Yellowstone park and the Jackson Hole region. In furtherance of these plans Major Goldman will leave Monday for Jackson Hole, ac- companied by Howard Eaton, promin- ent “dude” rancher of Sheridan county and Assistant State Game Warden Bruce Nowlin of Dubois. At Jackson they will be joined by Assistant Ward- tm Almer Nelson, and the quartet will inspect the elk herds, the feeding grounds and a number of properties which it is proposed to procue asr refu- ges and feeding places for the elk during the winter months. Eaton is acting for the governor in lieu of State Game Commissioner W. T. Jud kins, who is too ill ta make the hard trip to the elk country. Governor Carey, who has been closely studying the elk situation, favors splitting the herds into three divisions during the winter months, one to be ranged—and fed when neces- sary—h+ the Jackson Hole country, one to be taken care of in Park county, east of Yellowstone park, and the third to be run n northwestern Fremont count: Vessel Springs Leak, Abandoned NEW YORK, Feb. 18—The British steamship Argalia, New Orleans for London, wirelessed today that the Lun- renberg, N. §. schooner Kathleen 'Spandler, had been abandoned at sea in a leaking condition about 150 miles ‘west of the Bermuda islands and that she had rescued the crew. The Ar galia will proceed to London, Taylor and mystery." Woolwine's announcement followed receipt of @ letter purporting to have been written My Sands. The writer stated he was in Los Angeles, was not guilty of the murder of Taylor, but could name the murderer and solve the mystery of the slaying. He inquired whether he would be set free in case he surrendered himeelf and proved his innocence of the elaying. He naked that the district attorney pubUsh ins reply in any of the Los Angeles papers” and Woolwine made public the letter and the answer, the latter being addressed “To Edward F. Sands, through the public press.” Woolwine stated he had no means of knowing whether the letter was senuine, byt that he and hig investiga- tors thought it better to “treat it as such," in the hope that it was, Detectives investigating the slaying of Taylor conferred with Disttict At- torney Woolwine today, but the dis- trict attorney said afterward that “nothing definite’ had come from the conference. He said he felt the most important thing to be done was to get in touch, with Edward F. Sands, miss. ing secretary-butler ef Taylor. Woolwine said he was expecting further information from, Clicago or Rockford, Ill., coneerning Mrs. Mar- garet Snyder, reported to have said she knew Taylor and Sands and that ‘Taylor had been married three times. The police were said to have been investigating. disappearance of the driver of a@ taxicab about the time Taylor was killed. His absence was told them by his wife. In his home the police said they found’a cap and three bullets of the calibre of that whiah killed savior) 9 lor. THREE OFFICERS SHOT BY NEGRO DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 18.—Three police officers were shot, two of them seriously wounded, when they respond- ed to a call from a drug store last nit;ht where Alex Walsh, a negro, ter- rorized patrons and clerks by flour- ishing a pistol. ‘Tho negro was dis armed and placed under arrest by a fourth officer.” “untangle this murder SEGTIONWORKER THES TO SAVE CHILDREN, ALL BURN 10 DEATH Mother Is Only One to Escape Fire Tragedy North of Wheatland and Suffers Exposure WHEATLAND, Wyo., Feb. 18.—(Speciai to The Trib- une.)—Four members of a family are dead and a fifth is suffering from exposure as the restit <* a fire which last night der roved the L, A. Dove bome, one-nalf nile from Hartville Junction and 23 miies north of Wheatland. The dead. L. A. Dove, 55, section foreman for the Burtington railroad; his children, Orval, 22; Mabel, 19, and Cleo, 15. Mrs. Dove, barefooted and cad only In @ nightgown, trudged to the home of David Miller, a distance of half a mile, in the earty morning darkness to tell the story of the horrible trag- edy and appeal for aid. A night train on the Burlington was fingged and the woman was taken to Wendover where Coroner John McCallum and Sheriff Homer Payne of Platte coun: ty were summoned by telephone. They returned to their homes here today with detafis of the fire, ‘The binze, according to Mrs. Dove, originated in the kitchen, presumably from sparks which fell into a Iindling box. Mabel Dove, a daughter, was the first one awakened and aroused the rest of the famfly. Just as Mr. Dove threw open the door between the livingroom and the kitchen, the roof over the latter crashed tn, driving the flames into the other part of the house. Dove threw up a window tn the Ilvingroom, there being no other door by which to escape, and helped his wife out Turning around to assist the others he found that they had fled into a bedroom and he followed. The bodies of al four were found In the charred remains of this room by the officers. AT were turned to a crisp. Dove's body Iay near a win- dow where he probably was overcome by the smoke while trying to force another exit. The charred remains of the others Iay in a huddled heap in the center of the floor, two side by side and the other at their feet. The bodies had not been removed from the burned house prior to the departure of the sheriff for Wheat- land this morning, Ikewise no ar rangement has been made for dispo- sition of the remains. It ts probable that no inquest will be held, The Dove family came to Wyoming from Maryville, Mo., six .years ago and the father had been tn the em- Ploye of the Burlington as a section worker for some time. Another mem- ber of the family survives—Mrs. Earl CaN of HartviMe Junetion. Mrs. Dove {s said to be in a serions condition as a result of her exposure and the shock of the tragedy. She is under the care of a physician to day. ————___ SPANISH WAR VETS ORGANIZE. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 18—A post of the Spanish American war vet- [crans is to be organized in Cheyenne soon. There are about 50 such vet- erans in this city $150,000 IN DIAMONDS STOLEN NEW YORK IMPORTER IS ROBBED ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 18.—Sidney Kringle, of Kringle Brothers, dia- mond importers of New York and Chicago, reported to the police that he had been robbed of between $125,- 000 and $150,000 of diamonds on an INinolg Central train which arrived from Chicago this morning. Hfe gaye that figure as the retail ] value and said the diamonds had cost him $76,899 They wero insured for $50,000, he said. Kringle said he had hidden the diamonds under his pillow and that he discovered hig loss upon return- ing from the wash room, as the train was entering the St. Louis station. ‘Train crew members and passengers Were questioned by the police, SHAKEUP IN PERSONNEL OF PROHIBITION FORCES DUE, CALIFORNIA CHANGE ln Fifty-Six Federal Directors Planned in Reorganization of Department for Greater Efficiency, Report da director would be appointed for | theca canal zone, rounding out the to- |tal. The WillisCampbell act extend- ed the national prohibition enforce- ment area to both the canal zone and the Virgin Islands. Mr. Haynes said he would not ap- point a federal director for the Virgin Islands but had instructed Mariano WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—A shakeup in the California}. Hesquera, federal prohibition ai- liquor law enforcement force was announced today to be un-| der consideration by prohibition headquarters here. Commissioner Haynes declined to comment upon reports of the resignation of E. F. Mitchell, federal prohibition di- rector for the state, beyomd saying that he had no announce-| ment to make at present. WASHIN'! b. TON, 8—Reorgan- ization of the national prohibition field! announced today forces is expected to be completed soon with a total of 56 federal proht- bition directors, Commissioner Haynes The commissioner rector for Porto Rico, to assume juris- | diction over the former Danish islands, A change will be made in the at rectorship in South Dakota on March 1, when Director Isaac Pearson com- |pletes his service, the commissioner saia, indicating that Dire would be succeeded by the South Dakota enti orcement forces, or but! way ile, o x a Ade 3 icy e Lis; epen { egg ra esh « os t© de hav: he bi com} aperl bad | 5 po hat i 7B ie Chi Nank 4, ane mdict