Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1922, Page 1

p | Weather Forecast Fair tonight and probably Friday. temperature. Not much change in VOLUME VI SIAMESE TWINS DEA _SEPARATION IS DENIED CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922. Few Seconds Only Separate Deaths of Women Joined Together| fas Been Used as “Political Football” | D ° Since Birth; Brother Refuses Permission for Surgical Act Urged in Attempt to Save Life of One of the death of one of the sisters the other would die inasmuch as their brother, Frank Blazek, bad refused to permit an operation which would separate their bodies. The twins had been in a hospital ten days. Josefa was ill with yellow jaundice which) Kate Richards O” Freeman’s Journal Wrecked by Raider wap followed by pneumonia. vefore her death Rosa was afflicted i to save the life of one twin. German army and was killed in ac- She was married 15 to be alive, bis age being 85 years. The mother died a year ago at the 65 years. “eooring a tour of the, word the twins acquired considerable wealth. ‘They died without making a will. ‘As the women grew weaker last night physicians pleaded with the brother to permit an operation, ac- cording to hospital attendants. Sas the only adult relattve ompable under the Iittnois law of stvins this, consent. But thé pleas of the doctors were tm vain. “No,” said the brother. “No, not even if Rosa Iives four hours after Josefa dies. There shall be no opera- tion.” Dr. Otragove, personal physician of the twins, appealed to the brother without success. Their attorney de- clined to discuss the matter with the brother. ; Two hours past midnight Dr. Break. ‘stone said there was no need of pro- longing tho argument with brother. “Tt js useless,” he said. “The con- dition of each is now the same—the condition that forecasts certain death. An operation now would do no good.” Franz, the 11-year-old son, knelt at the bedside weeping while the sur- geons endeavored to persuade the (Continued on Page Six) the} this evening by representatives of DUBLIN, March 30.—-(By The Associated Press.)—-The raiders: s of the Freeman’s Journal early toduy numbered about fifty and were not disguised. | They cut the telephone wires and held up the staff at revolver point, confining them in| News dispatch from Paris says a. re % toom while they smashed the presses, threw gasoline on the floors and stairs and set fire to the building. The plant’s supply of news print suffered principally from the fire. The raid is believed to have been a sequel to the publication by the newspaper of a report af the proceedings at the secret convention of the De Valera section of the Irish Republican army on Sunday. LONDON, March 30.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)—Leading : representa- tives of the British, provisional Irish Free State and Ulster governments, gathered today to consider proposals -| advanced yesterday at the tmitial ses- sion of the conference called to con- tary for colonies (chairman); Sir Lam- ing Worthington-Evans, secretary for war; Michael Collins, head of the pro- visional Free State government; Ar ‘thur Griffith, president of the Dail Eireann; Premier Sir James Craig of ‘Ulster and the Marquis of London-| derry, minister of education in the narthern government. Tt was expected a meeting of the plenary conference wit! be held Iater in the day. BELFAST, March 30.—(By The As- sociated Press).—The death of Samuel Mallen, whose body was found yester- day, appears to have been in the na- ture of an execution. it 1s learned that he was taken from a party of men who had been barred from their Places of work and who were awaiting their unemployment doles, and was es- corted to th» place where was afterward discovered. | James Lyle of Dromere, |through the chest im the Sinn: Fein { district of Belfast died today. ‘BODIES GF TWO ~ FOUND IN FIEL DUBUQUE. Iowa, March 30.—Bod- jes found in 2 yacant field early this morning with bullet holes in their heads were identified today as those of Miss Veronfa Manders, 15 yeass old, and her cousin, Erich Manders, 22. 1 ‘According to relatives they know nothing that would indicate a love affair. ° his body | shot j NUMBER 146. LEGION TO NEAR RIOT | to read the recommendations of Prest-|be ® sharp difference of opinion be- Report of Discord Denied by Mondell WASHINGTON, March 30.—Congress and President Har. despite the impression created by “certain writers and certain tive. Mondell, Wyoming, Republican leader, declared today in a si had prepared for delivery as an address in the louse. |ASSAULT UPON LEAC Former Service Man Says Orgunization| and Statement Is Resented MADISON, Wis., the agreement to the house of com- mons later tonight. torium. | “The fact is that instead ~f nals have the country believe,” stated | Mr. afondell, “there never has been a|country beile | time in my quarter of a century of | believe that th Tesentatives, were more pleasant, cor dial, sympathetic and harmonious than at the present time. “Any one who will take the trouble Gent Harding to this congress from time to time and to examine the rec-| jord of congress, will find that prac-| tically all of these recommendations have either been written into law or | are in process of enactment, and this! | applies particularty to the record of| | | the house.” | ‘The Republican leafer said he in-| n \ pai t vited comparison with any period of March 30.—Tumult over a statement \ie! com Mistery and challenged any-| ceieetion. which seemed to hare the followed in a few sec-|hall” nearly broke up a meeting of protest held here last| night in which legion, and patriotic and civic society mem- bers condemned Governor Blaine for giving permission for) substantial accord, he added, not only| Hare, Socialist lecturer, to use a state audi- body to find a record of “finer rela- tions or more harmonious co-opera- tion” between the president and con- in the consideration of many ques- tions of policy and detail Declaring that there seemed to be a are not at loggerheads, ‘papers,” Representa- ent which he said he _. attitude of the presi % % tleman from Wyo %,) spoke, the whole > 4. had a right to ©, a sharp differ. ™ the president of j Mr. said. “It | there is not a sharp difference of opin- fon between the president and con |gress on the army bill, as passed yes jterday by the house, thon there must |ming, Gar. . |tween the president and the secretary lof war. If the president and congress are not at odds on the naval program, then there is a distressing difference |of opinion, suffictent to break up a i between the president and the secretary of the navy.” The Democratic leader gaia he did ot believe that the secretaries of war legislation, which seemed to have the |house, were “breaking with their ‘chief” or thaf the president, “ts aid ing with congress and not with his jSress. There has been a general and; cabinet officers.” “The president told you that if you | on matters of primary importance but wanted to pass a bonus bill you should Provide a sales tax,” Mr. Garrett de- |clared, addressing his remarks to the Republican members. “What became omsin junior and a former service|“SYStomatic attempt” on the part of of that proposition? Wasn't there a | Philip Voitz, a University of Wis- man, was the speaker who caused the trouble. He defended Governor Blaine. | | After his remark about the legion, | | members rused to the stage and Voltz) iwas knocked down and otherwise) |roughly handled. Later the meeting adopted a resolu-| ; tion saying that while the | lof certain metropolitan tween the executive and Republican congressional leaders, Mr. Mondell as- serted that “the antibonns campaign newspapers has given us the finest example we have yet had to the length to | which some people are willing to go|_ Representative Gnrner, | various newspapers to create the tm-| difference of opinion on that potnt be- |pression that there was friction be- tween congress and the president?” | After remarking that the president \had vainly appealed to the Republican |congress to speed up action on the |tarift, Mr. Garrett asked: | “What's become of the tariff bill | anyway?” Democrat, Were not opposed to free speech, they | 51 a campaign of misrepresentation.”|Texas, declared it was “significant [held it @ desecration of the assem-| |biy hall to permit Mrs. O’Hara to/ speak there because in the hall are of Wisconsin regiments tn the war. Mrs. O'Hara is to speak tonight. LENINE REPORT _ IS DISCOUNTED | TANDON, March 30. —A Central port that Nikolai Lenine, Russfan So- viet premier, is‘ dead, is published by the Rome newspapers who treat it with reserve. Efforts also are being made, Mr. Mondell declared, to make it appear |that there is a wide rift between the | congress over legislation affecting the army and navy. | “I venture the assertion,” he added, “that the president’s view with re- gard to the milftary establishment is much more nearly in harmony with the action which has been taken by the house than it is with the attitude of newspapers and newspaper writers who have assumed| ., his | of the majority to know views.” After and to promulgate Mr. Mondell Garrett, Tennessee, tho leader, declared that he was convinced Ithat “certain newspapers do not mis- Strike Means Clover For Mine Mules | WHEETANG, W, Va, March 30— | The expected coal strike in the ex- | tensive bituminous fiel@ across the Ohio river in Ohio wi! put 1,000 mine pit mules in clover. One con- | tractor arranged today to take care | of six hundred on farms in Belmont county and 400 more mules also will be.turned out to pasture. The mules | came from the less modern mines, those of later construction being pro- vided with motor haulage system. ‘Harding Gives Photograph to ! College Class NBW YORK, March 30.—President Harding has presented the senior class of the Columbia School of Jour- nalism with a large autographed pho- tograph of himself to hang in the sen- for city room of the Journalism building. The following inscrtption appears in the handwriting of the president: “With greetings and good wishes to the students of Columbia School of Journalism from one who has dwelt happily in the fourth estate.” STRIKERS HOLD UP TRAIN WORKERS AGREE TO QUIT during which a passenger train vir- tually was held prisoner for more than two hours, peace was restored late last night after a conference between Western Maryland rafiroad striking shopmen, officials of the read and police authorities. "Phe troubie began with the arrival of a train carrying a carload of men recruited for the local railroad shops whose men arp out in protest to the the contract system of operation. ‘When the sitnation had been ex- plained to the new men, 58 of the 79 declared they would return to Baltimore. The jorowd then dis- ‘When the train bearing the new men stopped at a street crossing on the way to the round house where the men were to be unloaded, it was immdiately surrounded by a crowd which began hammering on the baggage car in which the men were located and rocks were thrown breaking one of the windows. In the confusion some one uncoupled explana- tion of the situation given to the men the strikers would aliow them to go to work peaceably or return to Baltimore as they liked. Accept- ance of the suggestion restored peace, Unanimous Vote of Senate Is Cast for| Taylor Spent Nine-Power Treaty; Legislation to Follow Treaty Action Discussed w ASHINGTON, March 30. —The nine-power Far Eastern treaty drafted by the arms conference to carry forward the open door policy in China was ratified today by the senate. No reservations or amendments were proposed to the pact and on the fina) vote all senate elements joined in approv- ing it. ‘The vote was unanimous. 65 to 0. As soon as the roll call was con- cluded, the administration leaders brought before the senate the Chinese tariff treaty, the last pact of the conference series in the hope that it too might be ratified before adjourn- ment tonight. WASHINGTON, March 30. Legisia-/ lative matters Inctudting the tariff and bonus were discussed with President Harding today by Senator Smoot, eae of Utah, ranking Republican member of the senate finance committee. ‘The Utah senator reiterated the} TOWNLEY CASE — ISDISMISSED FARGO, N. D., March 30.—Judge A. T. Cole this afternoon dismissed the case against A. C. Townley, presi the National Non-partisan league, charged with embezzlement. ‘The dismissal was made on motion of Sveinbjorn Johnson of prosecution statements of other majority members | Counsel. of the finance committees that the tar-| iff bill would be reported next week to the senate and given the right of ‘way a8 soon as an opportunity had been given senate members to study the revised measure. With respect to bonus legislatton, Senator Smoot said that he as @ mem: ber of the fiance committee before which the measure now is pending wea ="ge that the bill be revised so as to provide by taxation funds suffi- cient to meet the payments to form- er service men provided in it. Senator Smoot «mid he and Mr. Harding also discussed governmental reorganization. The Utah senator is ‘& member of the joint committee which soon will take up consideration of the reorganization plans. a Big Sugar Beet Acreage Signed) Colo., March 30.—A total of 102,845 acres of sugar beets have been signed up by the Great Western Sugar company under its sliding scale contract offered to beet a few weeks ago, officials of the company here armounced. By states the acreage signed is as follows. according the annowuncement:/ Colorado, 64,445; Nebraska, 30,000; Montana, 8,400, wee Shelton Refused \To Heed Warning | Of Authorities | at |. WASHINGTON, March 30.—The |iMing of Dr. Leroy Shelton, medical | missionary of the Disciples of Christ | (Christian church) by bandits in Tibet last month followed the doctor’s re fusal “to accept the advice of local authorities” against proceeding tnto a disturbed area, according to corres- |pondence between the state depart |ment and the Chinese government, copies of which have been transmit. ted to and were made public today | by Senator Spencer of Missouri. Rescued 5,000 Retires Today CHICAGO, March 30.—Capt. Chas. Garland packed up his kit bag today Preparatory to his retirement after 30 year's service in the United States coast guard here. Hé has a record| of 5.000 persons rescued from 1,500] wrecks, FAR EASTERN PACT OKEHED $50,000 Year On High Life IOS ANGELES, March 30—Fitty thoumnd dollars a year was spent by William Desmond Taylor, film director, whose mysterious deuth by shooting here February i, has baffled police, according to an an nouncement today by the public ad ministrator. : An estate of $24,001 remmins, ac cording to the accounting. Out of this many bills are to be paid, in cluding $1,112.50 for a jade tassel purchased from a loci jewelry store, and $1,100 funeral expenses Investigation revealed Taylor spent large sums in presents to motion picture actresses. a Om MAN INJURED. J. F. Christiansen, manager of the Casper offices of the Iowa-Wyoming Oll company is suffering from minor bruises and cuts and the loss of part of two teeth as the result of a fall dow na step incline whils he was ex amining the geological formations of the Bolton field with a party of of. ficers of the concern Tuesday after noon, gees EDITCR DIES. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 30. —Wallace Hovey, managing editor of the Leavenworth Post, died at his home here early today. He was stricken a week ago with black meas. les. He formerty lived in San Fran- cisco. had read his statement to the house. Representative Democratic |that the president had let tt be known that during the coming campaign he |would not go out and defend con- Preserved the colors and casualty lists | Hresident and Republican leaders in| STess.” POSSES TRAIL BANK ROBBERS CLINTON, I March ¢0.—In the lest and hail of a black night citizens and sheriffs’ forces of five towns re- ‘sponded to the call of Low Moor au- thorities and formed a cordon in the hope of catching four bank robbers who tried to enter the Low Moor bank at 1:30 o'clock this morning. A night watchman sent out the call under an arrangement of the Iowa State Bank- ers’ association and shortly the vigi- lance committees of Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Maquoketa, Clinton and De- to the north, west and south while the Mississipp! river formed the east bar rier. The bandits are afoot, having abandoned their automobile. CHUGWATER BANDITS T0 GO ON TRIAL N APRIL CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 30.— A. J. Kusel and Adolf Pfunder who at tempted to hold-up the Chugwater State bank several months ago, aro to be tried in Cheyenne under change of venue from Platte county, during a seasion of the Laramie county dis- trict court which is to begin April 3. Sheriff Faces Ouster Action WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, March 30. County Attorney Edward P. Prince has filed a petition indicement asking the removal from office of Sheriff William Meekins of Hamilton county on the charge that Sheriff Meekins has been intoxicated for a week on liquor seized by him in raids. ‘Witt were in action, barring all egress | WYOMING MINES TO CLOSE DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT Che Casper Bails | Crifame | S| HOPE GIVEN UP FOR PREVENTING BIG STRIKE IN Uo. COAL FIELDS Socialist Solon Appeals to Committee to Urge Conference of Opera- tors and Workmen CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mareh 30.— Wyoming coal mines will close down March 31 be- cause all miners of the state will obey the call for a nation- wide strike effective April 1, James Morgan, secretary-treasurer of District 22, Untted Mine Workers of America, announced Wednesday, on his return from Indianapolis, where he and other officers of the Wyoming district attended a conference. NEW YORK, March 30.—The hush idleness today seemed to be de scending already on the uniontzed coal industry of the nation, and the anthra ‘cite miners and operators’ sub-com mittee on wage contract negotiations abandoned all hope of halting the strike set for April 1, and entrenched themselves for a long struggle over ‘the conference table. Strike notices have been posted tn doth the bituminous and anthracite fields, Phillip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers of Amer. ica announced. Union miners 599,000 strong, he said, will lay down their tools at midnight tomorrow, when the present working contract with the operators will expire. While expressing a hope for speedy negotiation of a new contract for the anthracite workers, neither miners nor operators would predict today that such an agreement would be reached before tho nation began to feel the pinch of a coal shortage. “We have been asked to substantt ate our demands for higher wages. and we must have time to do so,” said jabor members of the committee of eight. “We are content to wait until the miners havo fully presented their case Then it will be our turn to come to bat," said the operators. With these comments they resumed discussion of the m of data on which the union men base their .9 de mands. Among them they are strass ing the demand for a 20 per cect in crease to contract laborers; a mini- mum of $5.29 a di laborers; and for machine op: these demands the operators have thus far made but one answer— wages jn the anthracite industry must come down. What percentage reduction they will y for unskilled dap uniform wage scal@ ators demand, the operators have not yet revealed. - dma MINERS WILLING TO 77 = T ENTER CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, March 30.—John Moore, legislative agent for the United Mine Workers of America, told a house committee today that if the miners and operators could meet to morrow and adopt a resolution ex. tending the present wage rates and conditions pending negotiations of a Kes could be where deliv. ered there would be ne stoppage of work in the coal fields. LONDON URGES WAGE CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Proe. posal that the house labor commit. tee adopt a resolution asking the President to invite representatives of the miners and operators to meet here immediately in an effort to prevent the impending coal strike was made today by Representative London, So. cialist, New York. ‘The committee which began hear- (Continued on Page Four) ACCUSATIONS OF HUSBAND LED TO SHOOTING, MRS. BELL SAYS LE SUEUR, Minn., March 30.—An accusation by her hus- band that she had been unduly familiar with other men led to the quarrel between E. C. Bell of Casper, Wyo., and his wife which resulted in the fatal shooting of Bell aboard a passenger train near here Tuesday morning, according to tes- timony given at the inquest here today by Mrs. Bell. WOMAN SLAYER ON STAND TELLS HISTORY OF LIFE NEW YORK, March 30.—Miss Olive M. P. Stone wept today as she went to the witness chair in supreme court in Brooklyn in her fight to escape electrocution for slaying Ellis Guy Kinkead, former corporation counsel of Cincinnati Between sobs, she began telling of how as a trained nurse she went to Yale hall in Atlantic City, May 18, 1918, to attend Kinkead. Her | storys was interupted while Mrs. Mary Brennan, matron of the Ray mond street jail, wiped her eyes and gave her a glass of water. Then she resumed her testimony, recounting the story of her life. This story contained an account of an alleged marriage ceremony she had gone through with Kinkead at Atlantic City on May 23, 1918, and an illegal operation at the Jer- sey resort in September of same year. | Miss Stone seemed on the verge of & compl breakdown aa ashe gave her testimony. Once a five minute re was taken to permit her to recover herself The witness began her story at the point where she went to nurse Kinkead during an illness at At- lantic City. Five days after she went on the case, she said, he pro- posed marriage and she accepted. On the steps of the city hale” she said, Kinkead told her that was another woman i?® Cincinnati (Continued on Page Six ere pny (A EE NaN RA _ MSE RAI TRUE Sh Ik: RY a RD ec eae era ees |