Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1922, Page 1

NATION TO INTERVENE IN MINE CONTROVERSY Che Casper Baily Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Friday; except probably rain or snow in ex- ‘PRESSURE’ ON EUROPE SEEN IN U. S. POLICY Refusal to Join in Genoa Conference Means Promotion of Rehabilitation Abroad, High Official Declares perticipais inthe March 9.—Refusal of the United States to-partici first step campaign of “tactfal pressure” to promote eco- nomic rehabilitation of Europe, it was said today by a high official of the American government. It should not be re- ===) Crihane CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922. WORLD PRODUCTION OF CODE SHOWS BIG GAIN LAST YEAR; U.S. OUTPUT IS INCREASING NEW YORK, March 9.—The world’s production of petro- leum last year is estimatedyin the weekly summary of the American Petroleum institute TON TRUCK DRIVER KILLED OPERATORS AND IN SALT CREEK CRASHIMlNEHS WILL bE Oil Field Highway ing company, suffered injuries which caused his death yeste: N. J. Mishler Dies on Operating Table Fr Skull Received When Machine Skids and R ; No Eye-Witne -s Noble Jay Mishler, 22 years of age, a truk driver in the emp] truck which he was driving to Salt Creek slid down a hill and oy by a wife, Vera, 20 years of age, and a one-year old baby daugt om F_ sture of the ; Over on ' ithe Midwest. Refirh ming when a loaded rned. He is survived who reside at 706 East rday 2 y of co conditions at the scene of at 759,030,000 barrels. This compares with 694,854,000 barrels reported by the. United States Geological Survey for 1920. The figures show an in- crease in United States production in 1921 of 5.9 per cent and in Mexico's production of 19.3 per cent. The United States produced 61.9 per cent of the estimated total world production and Mexico 25.7 per cent. ‘The estimated daily average gross crude oil production in the United States fo rthe week ended March 4. was 1,420,060 barrels, an increase of 9.600 barrels over the preceding week. Gatms were shown tn Oklahoma and in the Genoa conference may be viewed as the | in the Haynesville pool of north Louis- fimna. The Mexia pool in central Texas ‘also showed a slight increase, average production of the mid- continent field was 834,300 barrels. garded, this official said, as an indication. of the United States’ lan increase of 10,200 barrels. Crude oil prices of the major tricts during the past week ans = n0 changes. Mid-continent crude is quot- ed at $2 « barrel; Péhnsylvania crude at $3.25 a barrel and Gulf Coast crude at $1.25 a barrel. Imports of petroleum at the princi pal United States ports for the month of February totalled 10,579,000 barrels a daily average of 377,822, the sum mary continves. For the week ended March 4, imports totalled 2,4 barrels, a daily average of 355, compared with 2,720,500 barrels, a daily average of 388,643 for the week ended February 25. Against Advancin ARE OPPOSED \Comptroller to Advise National Banks Negotiable Paper, He Says ,», WASHINGTON, March 9.—Comptroller of the Currency LOANS g Funds on Non- SUMMONED INTO Bl CONFERENCE Labor Secretary Calls for Scale Adjustment “in Interests of Common Sense” Special to The Tiibune. CHE YENNE, Wyo, March 9. Wyoming coal miners have voted by a large majority for 2 walkout April 1 unless an agreement is reached with the operators, it was an- nounced at headquartecs here of the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 22 today. Counting of the vote in s referendum just taken will be finished tomorrow but the result will not be announced in de- taff until after national headquarters has received an official report. WASHINGTON, March 9. —Coal miners and coal mine operators were urged toda by Secretary of Labor Dayis “fn the interest of common sence to get together and save the country from the costly of a strike.” results desire to hold aloof from the grave problems confronting European na- tions. Secretary Hughes’ note to Italy de ¢lining the invitation to participate in the Genoa meeting should be in- terpreted, it was said, rather as an expression of America's willingness to ald whenever it was felt that its aid could be rendered effectively. ‘The United States cannot afford to enter into a situation where the help American government must ve view- ed as holding its support In abeyance until such time as the European na- tions “get down to brass tacks” in setting thefr houses in order.” LONDON, March %.—{By The A» Press}—The decision of the United States not to participate in the Genoa conference will not affect the date of, nor thé plans of, the con- ferences, as far as Gréat Britain is concerned, it was stated officially to- day. ‘The American refusal was no sur prise to official circles, where the realization exists, it was said, that efforts to consummate the results of the Washington armament conference by the ratification of the varfous con- ference treaties are engaging the American government’s attention pri- marity *% present. It is the British belief that the other nations invited to attend the Genoa meeting will be present. While ft is known that Russia de sired American tation, it is represent not thought likely she will risk los- ing her*long sought opportunity to reenter the conference of the pow- ers by declining to take part in the Genoa gathering. ‘The Pall Mall Gazette and Globe ways: “America gives very disappointing support to those endeavoring to make real, progress in the re- storation of Europe’s economic life— task of deeper importance than the mere acttvities of a soup kitchen.” Defendant Is Nominated As Jury Aquits ‘WALNUT RIDGE, Okla, March 9.—John Ball was nominated for alderman of Hoxie, Ark., yesterday while a jury was reporting # ver- @ict acquitting him of the killing of Joe Borah and John Holcomb. Ball's nomination was made at a mass meeting held while the) jury ‘was deliberating for 18 hours on his ease, finally reporting the decision that the one shot which killed the two men was fired accidentally. pscathohaditae bee ORS. LADY ASTER COMING HERE LONDON, March 8—Laedy Aster, mys the Pall Mail Gazette will go to the United States in April. She plans to attend the Pan-American con- ference of women, to be held in Bal- timore, Md., and the convention of the ‘National League of Women Voters in connection with which the Pan-Amer ean conference is to be hels — Russ Concessions Reports from the principal railroads of the country show that locomotives consumed 38,824,000 barrels of fuel of in 1921, compared with 45,347,000 bar rels in 1920. The proportion of Mexi- can fuel oll consumed by locomotives: in the United States "has been ascer- tained for the first time, the returns showing that of the total consumption in 1921, 27,615,000 barrels were domes- Uc fuel oil and 11,209,000 barrels Mex- 37an fuel ofl, In 1920, 33,986,060 bar- rels were domestic fuel off and 11,861,- 000 Mexican fuel oil. f feo. te MOSCOW, March 9.—(By The Associated Press.)— “Soviet Russia’s economic retreat has ended and will go no further in its concessions to capitalism,” Nikolai ‘Lenine told the congress of metal workers in a. brief speech ‘discussing the Genoa conference and Russia’s internal problems. Simultaneously, Leonid Krassin, in.an interview with the ACCUSED newspaper declared that So- viet Russia would not abandon her control of foreign trade. ‘The Soviet premier appeared re- freshed after his sojourn in the coun- try. He said he had been ummble to do all his necesmmry work because of illness but now he “Attempts to put us in the position ‘of a conquered country are nonsense” he said. “We as merchants, know what we owe you and what you owe ‘us, and also what should be your lmw- ful. profit.” DEBT FUNDING BOARD TO MEET WASHINGTON, March 9—Secre tary Mellon, chairman of the allied debt refunding commission, will call the first meeting of that body as soon as possible after its full membership has been confirmed by thy senate, it was said today at the treasury. Confirmation of Senator Smoot of Utah, and Representative Burton of Ohio, is expected by treasury officials despite the challenge in the senate of their eligibility. The absence of Sec- retary Hoover, who leaves Saturday for Phoenix, Ariz., treasury officials said, would not interfere with the first meeting. The senate judiciary committee, which has before it the question of the eligibility of Senator Smoot and Representative Burton again today > FALLS DEAD ON HEARING TAX. DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 9—Dr M. P. Brown, 75, ‘walked tnto the. county treasurer's office this morning to pay his taxes. The.deputy had just informed him of the amount when Dr. Brown reeled,’ fell to the floor NEWLYWEDS IN PARIS. LONDON, March 9.—(By The As- sockated Press.)—Princess, Mary and Viscount Lescejles | left Victoria Sta- tion today on’ thelr way to Parin They were almost overwlielmed by ‘the salutations of a great crowd. PLACED ON STAND «| Story of Love Affair With J. Belton Ken- nedy Recited by Mrs. Obenchain as Climax to Defense Evidence & LOS ANGELES, March 9.—The story of Madalynne oben! chain of Chicago, whieh she’ said she had waited seven| months to tell, concerning J. Belton Kennedy, local broker, for whose murder she is on trial here, began today when she ‘was called to the stand as a witness in her own defense. She smiled at the clerk as she was sworn a a witness. Her opening testimony was that she fad been in the county jail for seven months, since the morning of August 6, last, when she was arrested follow- ing the shooting of Kennedy at his Beverly Glen bungalow. She said she was not allowed access to-her letters er property since that time. She was palo and spoke quite low, although appearing composed and not {Mreaitating in her answers tg questions but it was necessary for her attorneys to admonish her to speak higher. Her eyes were upon the jurors most of the time. Saying that she kept a diary of her activities in 1921, she referred to it frequently to refresh her mem- ory. “I arrived in Los Angeles January 7, 1921," she said, “ I did not meet Mr. Kennedy for some time, although I saw him once or twice on the street. On January 14, I telephoned to him asking that he return my letters. He refused to return them until I con- sented to see him. “I refused to see him. On my sec: ond telephone conversation, January 24, he said he would never return them unless I saw him that night. “I consented to see him late that night and waited for him some time in the street, then saw him approach, accompanied by his father. We talk- ed for some two hours.” Referring to this diary for the dates, which were every three or four CAR THIEVES CONVICTED WOMAN SUSPECT FREED CHEYENNE, March 9.—Richard ‘W. Henderson and Henry F. Welsh, members of the Frederickson gang” of automobile thieves, were found guilty of transporting stolen auto- mobiles interstate in a sealed verdict im the United States court here this morning. Mrs. Pauline Bueh, of Denver, an alleged mem Walter Wells, a member of the gang who also secured immunity by testi- fying for the government. ‘Three members of the gang were sent to the penitentiary recently and one never has been apprehnded. Frederickson in testifying admit- ted that he bought and sold stolen cars with the.kmowledge that they were -st& . ‘Ways after this meeting with Kennedy, she testified that she had meetings with Kennedy. She continually ask- ed him for the return of her letters, saying that sho “wanted everything ended, believing that that would make it happier for everybody.” Kennedy wanted to continue their relations, pleading her “ to bear with” him further. Kennedy told her that owing to his mother’s illness he could not do that which his “heart asked” him to do, she testified. On one occasion, she said, Kennedy followed her in a taxi- cab, and in others waited for her out- side of her abode. Mrs. Obenchain’s first tear after) she took the stand came when her counsel read what purported to be a letter from Kennedy to her as it was printed in a local newspaper, and which was not produced by the dis- trict attorney when he offered other correspondence. ‘The letier as read was written by Kennedy to Mrs. Obenchain just after she had left suddenly, and without informing Kennedy of her intention, for Chicago. After the purported text had been read, drawing Mrs. Obenchain’s tears argument began on the admissibility of the letter in evidence. “If I could die tenight, B is false,” the foregoing phrase was read by Mrs- Obenchain from her diary as of about July 17. She said “B" meant Bel- ton, Kennedy's. given name. This entry was made during her visit to Los Angeles within three weeks of the death of Kennedy. erous statements about her and vis- ited Mrs, Louis Wilson, Mrs, Oben- chain's confidante, in an effort to pre- vent a marriage between Kennedy and Madatynne. Kennedy did not see her for several days and failed to keep a Promise to telephone to her, this prompting her to make the notation in her diary, she testified. She testified concerning many_let- ters she said she received ftom Ken- nedy while she was in Chicago be- tween May-and June, last year, and which she said were tn her trunk at (Continued on Page Hight) A street. There were no eye-witnesses to the accident, but a syrve izing that his truck was sliding down the hill that had Just been negotiated, ‘and that the machine was cut of con- trol leaped from the truck. Just as he leaped from tue vehicle the machine A teamster, sald to have noticed that/| the truck was in trouble, having seen it start down the bili backward from a point of vantage far removed from the scene of the acident ts said to have re- An investigation was undertaken im- mediately and the overturned truck) was located about half a mile from) the gus plant at Galt Creek. Mishler | was partly pinned under the truck. A. 8. Roach’s hospital at. Salt Creek. | An examination showed that Mishler, among other injuries had suffered a badly fractured skull. ‘This information was conveyed to| Dr. H. R. Lathrop, local surgeon for! the company dispatched to Salt Creek to assist Dr. Roach. operating table while everything the operation table while everything to his relief. ‘Ti deceased man has been in the} employ of the Midwest company as a! truck driver for over a year. An investigation undertaken by the sible the cause of the accident led to the belief that the accident resulted’ when the drive shaft of the truck be- came disconnected, thus removing Power from the rear wheels and per- the mishap indicate that Mishler real- Ported the occurrence at Salt Creek. ‘The injured man was rushed to Dr. company headquarters in Casper and possible was being ‘one to administer Midwest company to determine if pos- mitting the truck to slide down the hill uncontrolled. ‘The heavy machine was loaded with tank steel which was being moved to the Salt Creek field. Tho destroyed locometion and heavy weight on the truck in all probability prevented Mish. {Continued on Page.Hight) i |Crissinger announced today that in the event of the enact- |ment of soldiers bonus legislation providing for payment by | adjusted service certificates, he would advise national banks |to decline to advept the certificates as securities for loans. | Mr. Crissinger described the proposed plan of issuing ad- justed service certificates for use by real estate loans which are not redis. \the soldiers, if desired, collateral for;countable at federal reserve banks, loans to eighty per cent of their face| he said. value as “the worst kind of frozen -__ eo credit” and declared while he would pee be without autherity to orfer national 1] banks to refuse to accept them as so curity, he would strongly a@vise against their acceptance. gotiable paper,” Mr. plained, and loans upon them would} term which they cover,,with an un- movable mass of security. The certificates would be “nom-ne- Crissinger ex- load the banks up for the three-year ‘The certificntes wepld b esimilar to OMAN iS GOVERNOR-PRESIDENT MESSAGE (S FORWARDED BY CASPER RADIO To Warren G. 2 Harding, President of the United States ‘Wyoming sends greetings and best wishes. Signed.) ROBERT D. CAREY, Governor of Wyoming. The above radio message was forwarded from Casper last night from radio station 7Z0, operated by N. R. Hood, at 1022 South Ash street, and reached Washington, D. C., half an hour after it left this city. From this city the message went to station 9W1 at York, Neb., in charge of William C. The message figured in the “gov- ernor-president” relay contest ar- ranged by tho traffic manager of the American Radio Relay League, being secured from the governor by the ‘Wyoming superintendent of the or- ganization. The purpose of the relay is to keep in the minds of law makers |at Washington that the organized body of American amateurs is an as- get to this country and to show them that the amateur body has a speedy method of communication should an emergency arise in which some other method beside regular wire communi-; cation should be needed. A man in each state was designated to get the message from his respective governor and 6n a schedule planned by the traf- ‘fic manager started his message to- ward Washington. At the nation's capitol several stations were detailed to receive the onrushing messages, write them out, hand them to another operator and clear his receiving set for the next as there were 48 mes- sages rushing toward them at an| average speed of twenty words a} minute. ‘This may seem: slow but| working -at twenty words per minute through interference set up by hun dreds of stations operating shows t ability of the American amateur bod: to work throngh adverse ctrcum- stances. As fast as the receiving op- ‘erator at Washington got the message | and wrote it out it was relayed to/ President Harding by radio telephone, | the president being a radio fan him-| self and has a radio telephone in-| stalled in his office, | ©. F. Burdick was a visitor at the} Casper station when the mensmge was forwarded and can vouch for the in- ‘terference that the message was push- ed through. With the radio broad- casts the layman can now have a sim- ple set installed in his home and with suitable amplifiers receive music, con- certs, weather and market roports. Many other interesting things such as Hild, making some 400 miles on the first jump. the above relay are at the disposal of those who avail themselves of the ne- cessary equipment. Salome Not Dancer, Just Good Tumbler LONDON, March 9.—Salome was an acrobatic tumbler—not a dancer of the modern ballet type, accord- ing to evidence laid before the Royal Archaeological institute by George C. Druce of Oxford. If his evidence is corroborated, the theo- logians, historians and ‘others have long labored under a misapprehen- sion as to Salome's first claim to fame, All the old illuminated parchments and carvings show her Posing as an acrobat and not as a dancer, Mr. Druce declares. TOWN PLANNED CHEBOYGAN, Wis:, March 9.— Business interests of Cheboygan to- day were considering plans to rebuild the city’s business district, four. blocks of which was destroyed by fire yesterday. While these plans were under con- sideration, city firemen continued to dig among the embers in a search for bodies of two missing boys. ‘The known dead still stood at three, & man and two boys, whose bodies were recovered late yesterday. State troops are aiding local au- thorities in maintaining order. The loss in the fire is estimated at more than $500,000. CORPORATION TAX EXPERT 19 COMING HERE MARCH 13 ©. J. Sproule, a corporation special- | | ist in the department of internal reve- nue, will be in Casper March 13 to 16) for the purpose of assisting in corpor- ation and partnership income tax re-| turns and wi!l be located at the office) in the city hall where Deputy Collec- ae tor A. M. Teakell is in charge. Ta payers are invited to take advantage) of Mr. Sproule’s service. PNEUMONIA FATAL 10 FAIL EMPLOYE"S WIFE) Mrs. Mary Cruz, aged 20, died at a} local hospital last night, pneumonia ‘complications proving fatal. Sho is survived by her husband, Frank Cruz, an employe of the Northwestern Rail- way company. The body, is being held at the Bowman Mortuary pend- ing completion of funeral arrange ments. —<—$<—>____ Paintings From | Europe Arrive) PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 9—One hundred and twenty-five paintings from Europe have arrived here for} the tweny-first international exhibit | at Carnegie Institute, according to John W. Bedtty, director, who said} that the canvasses will be presented | to the jury on awards April 8. The exhibition will open April 27. | ‘The labor secretary in a formal statement said that with the approva of President Harding he had entered inte direct communication with rep resentatives of the coal operators of the central competitive field with view to a joint meeting of the opera tors ai% miners prior to March 31, when the present working agreement expires. ate March 9.—(By % MINERS READY TO MEET OPERATORS. INDIANAPOLIS, The Associated Press}—President John L. Lewis of the United Mino Workers of America, commenting on Secretary of Labor Davis’ stntement declared the miners “have been ready and now are ready to meet with the opartors at any time and place to negotiate a new greement that will avert a suspenston of operations in the coal Industry.” ‘The statement of Secretary Davis was interpreted by Mr. Davis as sus- taining the miners fn their contention that the coal operators of the central competitive field, comprising Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsyl. vania aro “morally bound” to meet the miners in a wage conference IOWA MINERS RO ROLL UP STRIKE MAJORITY. ALBIA, Iowa, March 9.—(By The Associated Press).—Unofficial returns recetved from 29 of the 81 local miners unions in Iowa show that 3,534 have voted in favor of a strike April 1, as against 207 against the strike, ac- cording to figures made public today by John Gay, secretary of the Iowa district of the United Mine Workers |of America. KANSAS CITY, March 9.—A trans- Mississippi wage scale to replace’ the scale of the central competitive field, was proposed at the brief meeting here this morning of the miners and oper. ators of the southwestern field, it was | stated by James Cooley, vice president, istrict 25 of the mine workers’ union. The proposition was made by Harry N. Taylor, vice president of the Cen- tral Coal and Coke company. It was not discuised in detail. Noted Surgeon May Operate On Pres. Obregon MEXICO CITY, March 9.—(By Th Amociated Press.) — Arrival of Dr. William J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn., here today, revived rumors that Pres. ident Obregon must submit to an op- eration on his right arm which has never completely healed since he was injured in the battle of Celaya’ in | 1914. ae Dr. Mayo was accompanied by sev- eral physicians. He said that the pur- pos~ of his visit was to combine pleas- ure with general inspection of health conditions here. ——__— MAIL SACKS STOLEN. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 9. -- Mail robbers entered the Wabash sta- tion here shortly after 2.30 o'clock this morning and stole two bags of first class mail, believed to have contained money. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 9,.—What is believed to be an in- ternational kidnaping plot has been uncovered in the investigation of two cases here by various state and federal agencies, The first case was that of C. E. Courtwright, and L. J. Velsit of Houston, who were arrested on ® | fake warrant from this } city and } upon being brought here by train were placed in a motor car and rushed across the border near Lar- edo. They were imprisoned on trumped up Charges and held for ransom, the investigators said. Aft- er being transferred from one prison to another, they finally succeeded in sawing their way out and came ~back to this country. The other case reported is the frustration of KIDNAPING PLOT IS BARED FIRST CASE ON BORDER an attempt to kidnap General Fran- cisco Murguia living near here. One of the plotters disclosed the plan to Murgia and guards were thrown around his place. Following an investigation for the last six days, it is now believed the work is that of an organized band and a certain po ignificance is attached to the work of the plot- ters.