Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1922, Page 1

~~ ry | Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Wednes- day; slightly colder in east portion. VOLUME VI Former Leader of I.W.W.in America to auxiliary factories. x ngainst the government in the war. He since has taken some part in the Gelfberations of the Thirt} Interna- Clonaleat Moscow It is stipulated that 34,000 workers with a technical personne! shall be brought into Russia to operate propcr- ties. Each must bring with him $100 worth of tools and agree to observe the Soviet iabor code. NEW YORK, March 14.—H. S. Cal- of engineers and technicians will leave) six thousand American workmen. Calvert, like the other concession-| nrics is a member of the I. W. W. and was formerly a foreman in the Ford Automobile plant in Detroit. Under the terms of the concession,| Giotzback left the driving w! Calvert declared the* Soviet govern-| ‘The San Fran Peaster ment will collect a revenue of seven per cent from the properties and re- serves the right to commandeer ap- proximately 50 per cent of the colony's output of coal, iron and machine pro- ducts, for which it agrees to give the u : escéte creditewith ‘which they can} Jt would seem’ Glotsback ‘was, fore purchase other supplies: ‘The remain-| ¢d to let enol, man ¢rive his wife's der, he said. is to be left to the work-| #utomobric. ers to dispose of as they see fit. “It would drive any man crazy to sit back among the cushions and squirm Intermountain Stee ee ee ere seat wae Cagers Clash At Salt Lake a real mechanician,” the reporter SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March quotes. 14.—The intermountain high school basketball Neither did Glotzback enjoy break- fasts in bed, nor did sitting up night championship is to be de- cided in a threeday tournament after night through the mad scene scheduled to degin here Thursday driving tourists about. his bride in New York: “Td rather be a chauffeur tn Calt- formia,/than a dweil “forever in’ thé palaces of Babylon,” he said. in Ural Mountains as Head of Organi ot Lucia appeal to an ear attuned to the hum of a smooth running motor. ‘The reporter says Glotzback © told night. The high school teams which will participate are Lehigh, Greeley, Missoula and Weston, respective him there had been no friction; that the chauffeur-husband just “escaped” champions of Utah, Colorado, Mon- tani and Idaho. The tournament when his bride was not looking; that is to be held under the auspices of he will not go back. Madame Matzenauer, ft 1s said, wants her husband back. There ts talk the Utah High School Athletic as- sociation and the teams were invited to participate. No schedule of games has been mado but it has been definitety de- cided to have two of the teams meet Thursady night, two teams Friday night and ‘two Saturday night. The quintet with the largest number of points at the close will be declared winner and in event of a tie an additional game will be played to decide the championship. of compromises from New York, but unlistened 1o, says Glotzback, After this marriage Matzonawer said her first marriage, to Ferrari Fontana, failed because of the artists’s temper- ament. She wanted a “man” she said. ‘The antithesis of her temperament theory is hinted as respons‘ble for the wreek of the new romance. Glotzback, a stx-foot westerner, com- ments. “Orchilé@s will thrive tn hot houses, ‘but wild mustard needs the California sun.” JOPLIN, Mo., March 14.—Margaret ‘Matzenauer, prima donna, who will sing in Joplin tontght, arrived here Che Casper Daily Crihune CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1922. HAYWOOD IS GRANTED _ CONCESSION BY RUSS Operate Iron Works zation of Reds De- ported From United States, Moscow Reports MOSCOW, March 14.—William D. “Big Bill” Haywood heads a group of American|a stockholder, was filed Monday, I. W. W. men to whom Premier Lenine has granted m concession to operate fhe Nadejdin-j#udse J. A. Rimer issued an order sky iron works in the Ural mountain region, part of the coal mines in the Kosnetz basin and Haywood disappeared from the United States last year while under $65,000 bail after|shares of Y stock held by James P. he and about ninety other L W. W. men had been convicted of espionage and conspiracy Kelly of New York, to-whom the stogk eee NC hicaffeur-Pacband of Diva = Tires of the Life in Palaces ————_——— SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.—-Margarete Matzenauer, famous diva, apparently has soon for Russia to prepare the way for/ Jost her chauffeur-husband, whom she tegmed “100 per cent man.” The husband, Floyd Glotzback, has come back to his job at the Del Monte hotel here, A-year ago he took Mme. Matzenauer out for a drive—for hire. She sat on the front seat with him, better to enjoy the scenery. Later came the this morning, but when an effort was made to interview her in regard to gives Glotzback reasons for leaving | the reported loss of her chauffeur-hus-jcould not give out a statenient. WASHINGTON, March 1 Secre' United Whiskey Found Tied to Anchor Of Gcean Ship SAN FRANCISCO, March 14-| bituminous coal industry on or about April 1 is inevitable, of Labor Davis and John L. Lewis, president of the TREATY NUMBER 132. | DIVIDEND PAYMENT ON STOCK SECURED THROUGH SWINDLER HELD UP BY FEDERAL COURT CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 14.—Wyoming stockholders of the ¥Y Oil and Gas company are profoundly interested in ‘litigation instituted in the United States district court here | Monday to restrain R. J. Bischoff, the so-called “Chicago | Ponzi,” from procedure which is alieged to be intended to | wreck the corporation through dissipating its assets for the protit of Bischoff. Immodiately after is alleged to have been issued with suit brought in the name of J. J. Hall,; fraudulent intent as the result of col- lusion between Bischoff and Kelly. ‘Bischoff, who is under Indictment at Chicago for alleged gigantic financial frauds, is president of the Y, having obtained control and being elected last September. Hall, who sets forth that he is act ing tn behalf of himself end other stockholders, asserts tn his petition that prior to the indictment of Bis- choff at Chicago the officers and di- Tectors of the Y company entered into @& pretended contract with Kelly whereunder the latter purposted to purchase 1,000,000 shares of ¥ stock, Kelly agreeing to transfer to the com- pany ageconsideration leases on 10,000 acres of alleged ol] land in Louisiana and to pay $200,000. Of the cash con sideration, Hall alleges, Kelly has paid temporarily restraining the officers of the corporation from paying a divi- d@end of 1 cent a sharo on 1,000,090 only $50,000, while the Loutsiana leases Hall alleges, are worthless, a fact known, he charges, to Bischoff, who had drilled a weil on the land ‘without developing ofl or gas in com- mercial quantity. The leases former- ly were held by Bischoff, Hull asserts, and were transferred to Kelly for the express purpose of making them a part of the consideration in the “pre tended contract” whereunder Kelley (Contmued on Page Four) engagement and marriage and band, her accompanist said she was confined to her room py illness and |: COAL STRIKE INEVITABLE, BIG LEADERS ARE AGREED Statement Following Conference Today||BIGAMIST ARRESTED ON Between Labor Secretary and Union Chief Holds No Adjustment Hope 4—A general strike in the INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 14. —Isaiah Moore's twelfth marriago was to have taken place in Minne- A‘TAENDMENT TO DOWN, 55 TO 30 WASHINGTON, March 14.—In its first roll call on any issue of the four-power treaty fight the senate rejected to- day the amendment of Senator Robinson, Democrat” Arkan- sas, designed to extend the benefits of the treaty to | tory nations whose interests are affected. The amendment was defeated 55 to 30. EVE OF 12TH MARRIAGE, IS ALSO AN EMBEZZLER ‘ine Workers of America, agreed today, following a projonged conference at which thcy discussed the situa- tion growing out of the controversy between the miners and mine operators. Mr. Lewis declared today that the operators were forcing the strike ‘as a bold commercial policy for which the public will pay.’ The miners’ President reiterated today his state ment that the unions were prepared to open negotiations looking to the formulation of an agreement to take the place of that which expires next month. OPERATORS TO IGNORE CONFERENCE. MORGANTOWN, W. Va., March 14. —Seventy-five coal companies, form- ing the Monongahela Coal Operators’ association BIG REWARD FOR BOMBER POSTED BY BULCGARIANS today announced they steamship Melville Dollar. Quotations to Be Broadcasted would not join the Northern West Vir- inia Coal association in its meeting hwith the United Mine Workers of Dis- trict No. 17 at Baltimore, March 27 to agree on a working scale. W. Va., March 14.— Directors of the Kanawha Coal Oper- ‘ators’ association were in session here "today formulating a working scale for Regret Is Expressed Over Explosion at American Legion by Minister of Interior in Formal Statement SOFIA, March 14.—Denouncing the bombing of the Umited States legation Saturday night, Minister of the In- terior Daskaloff has issued this statement: 4 “We are all indignant at the odious attempt against the United States legation. Its author could not be Bulgarian, for there is not a Bulgarian who could thus offend the great American public, to which Bulgarian @ reward of $50,000 levas, (normally about $9,500) for the discovery of the author of the attempt.” an Yiament and the country for the bomb- ing of the legation. —— ‘The gambe now known as ten was formerty calle? dandy. Hence the’ me to banty words, or blows. DENVER, Colo, March 14—Effeo- tive Monday the Denver Stockyards company is broadcasting livestock quo- tations by radio telephone. A regu- tar market will be sent out at 12:30 c’clock each afternoon and again at 8 o'clock at night, SoS PHYSICIAN STILL SICK. CHEYENNE, Wys., March 14.—The condition of Dr. F. L. Beok, specialist, who contracted blood poisoning a menth' ago while operating on.a pat- jent continues critical, A of Cheyenne and Omaha physicians was held Sunday. PROBED IN NEW RIVERSIDE, N. J.. March 14— Detectives are working on five an- one of which is expected to lead slayers of John “T. Grumen, circus owner who was shot to death In his home last Friday night. Investigation is being niade of the ‘killing by Brunen in self-defense of a man in Mount Carmel, Pa., four + years ago; the holdup of the circus KILLING OF BRUNEN YEARS AGO JERSEY MURDER man’s home in July 1930 when $5,- Twenty-nine shots have been re moved from Brunen’s head. ‘ . the Kanawha bituminous coal field, which they wfl submit to the mem- Yership for ratification on Thursday. This action follows the refusal of thé union leaders to attend a wage con- ference with the check-off and closed shop eliminated, proposed by the as ‘sociation. Gronna Is Out For Senator At Fall Election LAKOTA, N. D., March 14.—A. J. Gronna today anncunced that he is a andidate for United States senator to wucceed Porter J. McCumber, whose term expires March 4, next. Mr. Gronna represented North Da- kota in the upper house for 12 years and was defeated at the 1920 primaries by Dr. E. F. Ladd, then president of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege, who was endorsed by the Non- partisan league. Mr. Gronna fssnei a statement in hich he appealed for support for the nomination on the Republican ticket ‘by_ “citizens of all factions” and de- clared himself in favor of “any pro- gram which can possibly ‘mprove the condition of farmers.” apolis today, according to local au- thorities who arrested the man yes- terday on a charge of bigamy and embezzlement. ‘The embezzlement charge was pre- ferred by his last wife, Harriet Evans, a Hoosier school teacher and his eleventh bride. He is said to have embezzled $500 from hor after they had been married less than a week. As Miss Evans’ husband he was “George Melrose.” Moore to!d the police he had for- gotten the last names of two of the eleven girls he said he married. However, he did make up his list of matrimonal ventures: Flora Dolf, of Wyoming, Pa., mar- ried 12 years ago. One child. Amelia Werner, of Detroit, Mich, married at Windsor, Canada, under the name of Harry Moore. Sut Harris of Houman, La., whom he married under the name of Harry Melvin. Bessie (he could not remember her last name), of Wilson, N. C, whom he married under the name of George Shields. A woman whose given name was Gertrude, but whose last namo he is said to have told the poltce he could not remember, of Findlay, Ohio. He gave his name as Howard Wilson, on that occasion. Laura Shields, whom he married at Spokane, Wash. Fiorance Johnson of Davi City, Neb., whom he married under the name of J. H. Vaughan. Helen Hargraves, at Augusta, Kan. Tp to this time it fs alleged that he courted his brides in person and deserted them each within a few weeks. As “Howard Wilson,” Mooro ts said to have married Irene Hale, three years ago in Chicago, He met her through a marriage bureau in a southern state, ho said. He de- serted her, taking with him $1,500, it is alleged. In June of last year he ty sald to have married Laura Hertzberg at Peoria, Ill, under the name of George Churchill. His last matri- monial venture was that wtih Miss Evans of Vincennes, Ind. Moore is thirty two years old. Florence Johnson of David City, Neb., who married James Evaughan, alias Isiahiah Moore obtained a di- vorge from him February 1, last, ac- cording to Ike West, sheriff of But- ler county. “T've been looking for him for some time on a charge.of is SCORE DEAD, MANY ARE INJURED BY TORNADOES VOTED igna- Paths of Death and | Four Republicans, Borah, | Johnson and LaFollette, support. amendment and four Democrats, } erene, Ransdell, Underwood and W: liams voted in the negative. With eleven votes of the full mem. [bership not cast, tho treaty oppon. ents fell short of mustering a one third and the treaty proponents fell w short of hav a two-thirds vote on ithe amendment. A two thirds yote is} ; necesury for the ratification o¢ the| Might. Ten persons were kil President On Fishing Trip Gethsemane, Ark of property occurred. The tornadoes were a part of a gen- eral rain storm throughout the south: west from Hanibal, Mi on the Miss issippi river to Amarilo in the Texes panhandle. Sections of this grain and stock raising area which have exper- fenced an almost waterless winter are now menaced by floods. Streams throughout Kansas are reported bank full. Pwur inches of rain fell at Fort PALM BEACH, Fla, March 14—(By |The Associated Press.) — President Harding arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning aboa the McIzan house boat and boarded a fishing smack for @ short fishing trip. The house boat was anchored in Lake Worth and none of the party came ashore, The }Scott, Kan., and part of the city is president plans a golf game in the| inundated. The Neosho river at Tola afternoon and then will board a spe-| WS reported rising at the rato of six cial train to return to St. Augustine. | ‘ches an hour, —— At Gowen, Okla., where the great- est loss of life eccurred, the path of the twister avoided the business sec- tion of the town, but demolished about twenty homes. Red Cross relief work already has been started there. PERJURY CASE IS DEFERRED MALESTER, Okla, Mxrch 14— Nine persons were killed and a num- SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.—Ac-} ber seriously injured by a tornado tion on the indictments recently voted | that levelled a path through Gowen, against Mrs. Minnie Neighbors ana|® ™ning village, 15 miles east of here Mrs. Frances Bates, defense witness.|!48t night, according to Dr. W. W. es in the Roscoe Arbuckle case, charg-|5®mes of Hartshorne, who returned ing perjury, was postponed until|t? his home today after assisting in ‘April 3, it was anounced today by|Telef work at the stricken town last Visiceisicrand sory: bere: *| night. Many persons were slightly Mrs. Neighbors and Mrs. Bates | !"Jured. were to have appeared before the jury yesterday to be heard in connec- tion with the charges, but their et torney, Nat. Schmulotiz, sald both women were fll in southern Califor- énia, THE DEAD. Mrs. Sidney Wilkerson. Clifford Wilkerson (infant.) NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE. Sidney Wilkerson. Pat Laney. George Glembo. Two small Glembo children. ‘Two small Alnabois children. GOWEN DAMAGE IS PLACED AT $75,000. Gow Okla, March 14—Ten persons are dead, 24 are seriously injured, and many more alightly in- jured as a result of a tornado that struck this small mining town early ; Monde; might. The tornado swept a path a mile and a half long and about 400 yards wide through the town, destroyed about twenty homes and caused damage estimated at suing a fraudulent check here, but I guess its no use now,” said Eherift | $75,000, ‘West upon being advised of his ar- —_— rest at Indianapolis upon a charge of WILBURTON, Okla., March 14.— Nine persons were killed and 25 ser- iousty injured by a tornado which struck Gowen, a village 15 miles west of here last night, according to ad- vices received this morning. A Mexican family and one woman are missing. A party of doctors and relief workers left here early today for the stricken village and supplies are being sent by the Red Cross. Twenty five homes were reported destroyed Reports indicate that most of the damago was done in the southwest part of the town which is inhibited mostly by foreigners employed in ad- jacent coal mines. The village has a population of 700. F SIX NEGROES ARE KILLED IN ARKANSAS. bigamy and embezzlement. WILSON . March 14.— Mrs. Bessie Whitson a young widow of this city, was married to George Shields here about seven months ago according to the records of the county register of deeds. Mrs. Shields recently obtained a divorce on the grounds of desertion and was marric«l at Washington, N. C., last Sunday. O’Brien Trains For Dennis Bout MILWAUKEE, Wis. March 14.— Tommy O'Briein, Los Angeles light- ‘welght boxer, who recently returned from Australia and Tony Dennis, Milwaukee, plan on finishing training "Winnipeg, March 23. They expect to depart from the Canadan city coming week end. PINE BLUFF, Ark. March 14.—At least six negroes were killed and sev- eral white persons injured in a tor- nado which passed through the north- ern part of this county early today. ‘The storm passed through north- here this week for their meeting in] eastern Lonoke counties about 1 a. m. wrecking farm houses and buildings, the according to messengers arriving on a (Continued on rage Four) , Attitude Adopted by Comptroller Is Not Shared by Secretary; Government Financiers Asked to Explain WASHINGTON, March 14.—A sol- diers’ bonus bill with the bank loan provision was ordered favorably re- ported today by the house ways and means committes. The vote was 19 to 5. Three Democrats, Kitchin, Garner and Collier, and Two Repub- licans, Treadway and Tilson voted against the measure. By the same vote the committec rejected an amendment under which the bonus would have been financed by « sales tax. WASHINGTON, March 14.—Secretary Mellon told the house ways and means committee today that he would not feel it incumbent on the treasury department to advise banks not to loan money on adjusted service certificates as they would be authorized to do under a provision of the com- promise soldiers bonus-bill. THREE STATES. SWEPT BY BIG STORMS TODAY Destruction Extend “rom Oklahoma and Arkansas South Into Louisiana, Reports State KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 14.—A known death toll of 18 lives was collected by tornadoes in the southwest last Hed in the mining village of Gowen, Okla., near McAlester, six negroes lost their lives at and two were killed at Sulphur, Okla. Scores of persons were injured and the usual destruction i cords ae aN ee SE AUTOCLUB WILL BACK DRIVE FOR HIGHWAY WORK Park-to-Park Highway Asso- ciation to Have Assistance of Casper Club in Re- cruiting Members. At a mecting tast night tn the dining room of the Henning hotel the Casper Auto club unanimously voted to take Part in tho drive to be instituted this week for tho purpose of rlsing Cas per’s quota of 150 members to the Park-to-Park Highway association, and appointed a committes to co.op- erate with similar committees from the Rotary omb, the Kiwanis club and the Chamber of Commerce, which will have charge of the drive. Wiliam In Whitbeck, representa tive of the Park-to-Park Highway as. | sociation arsured the club that Cas. per would reap the greatest benefits from the tourists” travel in its histery "this year. The Park-to-Park Highway route comes into Wyoming at Cher- enne, and traverses the Yellowstone Highway all the way to Yellowstone park. As shown by actual records, the money left in Casper Inst year total bd about $50,000, this being spent forty by tourists who stopped at the tourist camp, {t being conceded that ‘only about 49 per cent of the tour- ists coming through Casper stopped at the camp grounds. A conservative ‘estimate placed the total of about $100,000 tn cash money left in Casper by the tourists last year, which will be greatly increased in 1922 if pre dictions are borne out. In view of ‘these falts little trouble ts anticipated in securing 150 mombersbips from among the business men of the city. ‘The Auto club also appvinted a committee composed of Ben Scherck, Bob Bragg and Fred Patee to co-oper- ate with the park commissioner in planting trees and otherwise beautify- ing the tourist camp ground, ‘The buliding of a road to the top of Casper Mountain, with an outlet on the southern or eastern slope waa also discussed and met with an en- thusiastic reception by those present _ SHERIDAN AND EVANSTON GIRLS DIVIDE HONORS IN HIGH SCHOOL GONTEST LARAMIE, Wyo. March 14.— Glenn Mills of Evanston and Miss Thelma Foster of eridan, divided in the state high . an annual event Each will be given a gold medal. Miss Louise Potter of Douglas, was award ed second prize. MELLON NOT TO ADVISE ON BONUS LOANS, HOUSE COMMITTEE IS INFORMED WASHINGTON, March 14—Secre- tary Mellon, Comptrofler of the Cur |rency Crissinger and Goyernor Hard |ing of the federal reserve board, will be asked fo appear t the house ways and means committee this after- noon to give further statements with regard to the bank loan provision of the soldiers’ bonus. Chairman Fordney s: decided to call tt they had “made ing with one another. Representative Garrett see, the Democratic leader in the house today asked that Representative Mondell of Wyoming, the majority leader, inform the members when the bonus bill would be taken up and in what manner it was to be considered. Mr. Monde‘! said he thought accurate information as to these points could be given far enough advance give the members time to prepare, of Tennes- wrrees