Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1922, Page 1

MINERS DROP TOOLS AT END OF TODAY'S WORK Che [ Weather Forecast Unsettled tonight er in east portion tonight. and Saturday; probably rain or snow, slightiy warm. Casper Daily Crihune VOLUME VI IRISH BILL 1S SIGNE PEACE CHANCE BRIGH British and Irish Factions Are Enthusiastic Over Agreement CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922. ° Reached Late Thursday to Check Bloody Warfare; New Confidence Inspired by Late Pact LONDON, March 31.— law today when King Geor, not to insist upon amendments it had adopted, and an a two houses of parliament. LONDON, March 31.—(By The Associated tween the representatives of northern | police returning from duty today was and southern Ireland, outlining meas-| ambushed tn Hill street. Newry. Con- ures for the pacification of the coun try came with unexpected suddenness, is expected to greet the news. Owing to the lateness of the an- nouncement, only two of the morn- ing newspapers found it possible to the manner in which the text of the de- cree was displayed is indicative of the make editorial comment, but importance they attached to ft. In commenting on the ness,” the Times says: “The whole empire will look to Tre land with renewed confidence to hon-. or the bond into which leaders have entered.” its Chosen The Westminster Gazette heartily welcomes the agreement and hopes ft is a step toward unity of the whole country, “for no permanent division into tvo ig compatible with sat- Ysfacto fe for either.” ULSTEK POLICE ARE DEMOBILIZED. ees BELFAST, March 31.—(By The As- sociated Press.-Demobilization of the police in the six counties of Ulster will begin today and is expected to be com- pleted .not later than May 31. Disbandment in the 26 southern counties will begin at the same time and be finished ax soon as possible. The above dispatch would indicate that the agreement signed last night in London was to be effective immedi- ately. ‘The agreement provides for re- organization of the special yolice forces. In districts where the popu: lation of differing ‘fbligious beliefs these forces are to be composed half of Catholics and half of Protestants. All members of the special constabtulary not required for these forces are to be withdrawn. FREE STATE PARTY IS SRENGTHENED. LONDON, March 31.—{By The As- sociated Freas)—The Free State par- ty in Ireland is enormously strength- ened by the agreement for the pacifi- cation of the island, signed here last night,.the house of commons was told today by Winston Spec Churchill, secretary for the colonies. Paying tribute to what he termed the statesmanlike courage of the Ul- ster leaders, Mr. Church said the agreement gave hope for co-operation between the north and south and op- ened a prospect for a future such as Ireland had never before contemplat- ed. Ulster, he said, had lent a helping hand to the Free State and the cause of peace in Ireland, the value of which would not be over-estimated. CASUALTY LIST IN BELFAST GROWS. BELFAST, March 31.—{By The As- sociated Press)—A patrol of “grateful Stable Alien was shot dead and Con- .(stable Waring was wounded. While The cheers with which the house of commons greeted the announcement ty Secretary of Colonies Churchill gave an indication of the enthusiasm with which the majority in England |the other members of the patrol were picking up Allen and Waring they were fired on with machine guns. wo more men were shot and serious j!¥ wounded in the ‘streets of Belfast last night, and a bonib was thrown. No one was injured by the missile. | DUBLIN, March’ 31.—(By The Amsoci- ated Press)—The agreement signed in London is enthusiastically recetved by the Unionist Irish Times and the Na- tionalist Irish Independent. ‘The former considers that the terms represent a broad-minded “and gener- ous effort to remove all causes of strife between the north and south. The Independent says a policy of reco: is #0 much needed throughout the country that all sec- |tions should unite in the work of re- building the nation and increasing {ts property, (By The Associated Press.) —The Irish Free State bill became ge gave his assent to the measure. The house of lords decided | did they constitute separate entities?” djustment was reached between the Press.) — Signing of the agreement be- D T IS SON OF TWIN THE CHILD OF ONE OR BOTH, CHICAGO COURT MUST RULE IN SIAMESE CASE CHICAGO, March 31.—Tlhe death of Rosa and Josefa | Strike Scheduled for Midnight Virtually in Effect This Afternoon When Day’s Labor Is Finished; Complete Tie-Up of Coal Mines in 20 States Assured INDIANAPOLIS, March 31.—(By The Associated Press.) ‘The last day of work unger present wage contracts was | completed today by the country’s half million union coal miners. Officially their suspension of work was set to begin | tonight at midnight, but virtually it was to start six hours NUMBER 147. 'before. |Blazek, the “Siamese twins,” has left the Cook county pro- |bate court with a legal problem which apparently is un- precedented. In disposing of the $100,000 estate of the twins | move averting the suspension The extent of the suspension, how- ever, will not be known definitely un- til tomorrow, the first day of the shut down. A complete tieup of union fields in 20 states was pradicted today by of. fcials of the United Mine Workers of America at‘union headquarters here. and they also asserted that 100,000 non-union workers would lay down thetr picks. President John L. Lewis said at least 600,000 men vould walk out, his estimate includin; the non- union participants. No final instruc tions to distict leaders were planned to be issued today from union head- quarters and officials declarsd any was the court must decide if 11-year-old Franz is the son of one | 9°W !™possibie. \or of both of the twins. sonalities, Rosa being the mother and Josefa the aunt, onty Rosa's half of|on us by the ope | A scientific controversy which be-| the estate would go to the lad while| Lewis. “We are ready for a fight, forced ators,” declared Mr. “We have sought in every |gam even before the death of the si%| Josefa» closets relatives would be| honorable way to get new contracts ters yesterday has resolved itself into} entitled to her half. the question: “Were Rosa and Josefa Blazek one individual personality or If they were one personality the son will inherit the entire fortune which was accumulated by the twins during their exhibition tours of the world. If they were two distinct per HELL’S HALF ACRE WITHDRAWN ing bas signed an order withdrawing Hell's Half Acre from all forms of entry. This will make it possible for Casper and Natrona county to continue negotiations for this tract to be set aside as a county park, without fear that it may be filed on under the homestead or mineral claim acts. Only last week State Geologist Morgan inspected this tract and pro- nounced it valucless for oil develop- Gas and Oil Fuel Supply Insure Normal | Rail Traffic and Minimum of Incon- venience From Tie-Up in Mines | count of fuel supply . }railway communication with other parts of the country or that there will be a shortage of fuel within the city should rest at ease. No such danger is imminent. Partly by foresight on the part of those who are in a posi- ption to govern these things and part- |ly by the peculiarty fortunate cir- cumstances in which Casper has been placed with relation to gas and ojl, ‘its citizens are in as good a positian if not better, than most of the peo ple in the United States. The last of the coai burning engines operated on the Burilngton railroad fhave been replaced by ofl burners. ‘he Burlington has always had some oil burners, and in face of the threat- eed strike it was decided to burn oil entirely. All along the line of ‘the Northwestern railroad coal has been stored. This has been a famil- iar sight to the person traveling specialalong the road in the past few weeks | The strike of approximately 7,000 Wyoming coal miners, scheduled to go into effect at midnight tonight, will find rail- roads and many industrial plants of central and northern Wyoming fortified against interruption of operations on ac- Casperites who fear that this city will be shut off from and, while it has been ominous of the coming cessation of coal mining, it has also been indicative of the fortu- nate condition of this part of the country. Tnough coai is stored to op- erate the railroad for weeks to come. Natural gas is probably of the big- gest importance to those who Iive in the city where it is available. Casper has practically an unlimited supply \of this kind of fuel. There is enough to run not only the individual homes but also to furnish power to the elec- ‘tric plants and refineries. The sume thing is true of many towns of central ‘Wyoming which surround Casper. Oil itself probably will be utilized im many places where its use has not been timusht of before. Realization of the benefits of of] and gas resources (will be brought home to Casper peo ple by the strike which will cause a minimum of inconvenience here. FROM ENTRY BY PRES. HARDING ment. Possibility of oil development was one of the obstacles holding up the negotiations. Hell’s Half Acre ts recetving na- tional m and publicity. Only last week a “Hell's Half Acre” story was syndicated by Will P. Kennedy of Springfield, Mass., and published in newspapers having a combined daily circulation of 750,- 000 copies. Mr. Kennedy's story states that an inspection trip for members of congress is being arranged so that t! may personally be convinced that this giant bowl should be pre- served as a national monument, © CASPER TO SUFFER LITTLE BY STRIKE Son of Wood To Take Bride MANILA, P. L, March 31,—The marriage of Miss Katherine Thompson of Wilmington, Del., and Lieutenant Osborn Wood, son of Governor-Gen- eral Leonard Wood will take place here next Sunday, it was announced yesterday. \ el CLEMENCY FOR SLAYER ASKED SPRINGFIELD, I, March 31.— Application for executive clemency for John Savant, slayer of Fritz Helcht. grocery boy of Valiers, will be heard by the pardon board April 12. Savant shot Heicht In a fit of jealousy declaring that the grocery poy began a flirtation with Mrs. Savant thirty minutes after she ar- rived from Ohio following a year’s separation from her husband. He and his wife had just become reconciled. weeks to sweep the state. Michigan State Telephone company officials said today equipment damage would amount to $1,500,000. MILLIONS LOST IN | BIG NASSAU FIRE Palatial Colonial Hotel Is Destroyed by) Blaze on Bahama Island; Entire City Threatened Early Today “MIAMI, Fla., March 31.—The 300-room Colonial hotel at Nassau, 4 which for a time city, according to radio messages received here. i islands, Lhe spree ae the destruction of most of the was destroyed today in a fire The con- flagration was controlled, however, after it had caused dam- age running into millions of dollars. Jonial was one of the chain ences” hotels constructed by the Flagier tnterests along the Florida east coast. The message said there had been no casmalties up to that time from the fire which started in the laundry of the big tourist hostelry. KEY WEST, Fla, March 31.—The naval station here received at 10 a. m. a wireless call for help from Nas san in the Bahama tslands, where ft was reported a fire of great propor- tions was raging. No details were available. Preparations were made to start two naval vessels immediately. Nas- sau is between 260 and 300 miles from \Key West and about 200 miles from Miami. The call for help from a point this far away was taken by officials here to indicate that the situation was one of great gravity. MAKES PORT. NEW YORK, March 31—The Amer- ican-Hawaiian liner Iowan has been saved from a fire which raged in her holds for two days, officials of the line were advised today in = wireless | message from her captain. | The Iowan, bound rom Los Angeles to the Panama cana zone with cargo but no passengers is due to reach ‘port today. FRESNO, Cal. March 31.—-Damage estimated at $150,000 was caused by a spectacular fire that razed the pack- hafled into police court yesterday and fined $15 each. Bo BAS ee KING ALBERT INJURED. LONDON, March 31.—King Albert of Belgium, who is visiting Rome, in- jured his right arm in a fall in his room says a Central News dispatch, quoting the newspaper Tribuna, Physicians say there are psycholog ical facts to support each contention and attorneys agree that a legal opin: | continue but the operators have persistenly re- fused to dea! with us.” The onty union men producing coal expected to are 5,000 fon must be based on a scientific analy-} workers fn southwestern Kentucky, sis of the bodies. So far a post-mortem has been op-|does not erpire until April 1, 1922 posed who is in this city. whose contract with the operators be left in the mines to protect the prop- Dr. C. K. Briggs, one surgeon who] erty from damage. ‘had examined the twins, insists that it was a case of dual motherhood, | gest number of ‘While Benjamin E. Breakstone, chief was the mother and Josefa the aunt. Decision concerning disposition of | jo) the bodies has been deferred pending a reply to a cablegram sent to the fath- er in Czecho-Slovakia. does not desire to have the bodies re- Pennsylvania will turn out the tar. men, while other states to be affected include 'yoming, Colorado and Washington Western Canada also is expected in the suspension. ‘The anthracite districts of Penn- sylvenia, which are half unionized, If the father | are expected to be shut down com. pletely, turned to the homeland the brother | Ptely and in addition many bitum- says be ‘ ..i!'ing that some university called 07 be given an opportunity to make an | wa shin, examination to learn if possible, the mystery of their dual existence. = awa hns i What Are the Coal Miners Striking For? INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 31. —(By The Associated Press}—What are the coal miners asking for in new wage contracts with tho op- erators? Briefy, the anthracite miners want increased wages, the bitumin- ous miners want to retain present basic scales, and the operators in both fields want wage proposals. While both sides include various other demands tn their wago -pro- posals, the main issue is wages. In brief, the miners’ demands are as follows: BITUMINOUS—Removal of aif- ferentials within and between dis- tricts so as to result in increased wages for some workers and re duction for none; establishment of the 6-hour day, 5-day week; pay one-half for overtime wor®. and double pay for Sunday and holiday work; weekly paydays; a wage con- tract for two years, ending Marc! 31, 1924, “a3 = CITE—Twenty per cent of wages for tonnage workers, and $1 a day advanco for day laborers; abolition of sub-con- tracting through individual agrec- ments; establishment the “check-off” system of collecting unfon dues by operators withhold_ ing sums from miners’ wages; uni- formity of wages for similar occu- ations; extension of the 8-hour day to include all workers; a uniform “consideration” day wage for mi- ners whose wage is reduced by ab- normal working conditions; in- creased pay for-overtime work; con- tract for two years, 31, 1924. “Drink Blood” Is the Advice to meat; drink the’ blood of the slaugh- tered animal and gnaw the bones to the marrow to attain the highest degree of physical perfection.” Such wns the advice given to dele- Bates of the Erie County Women's clubs here by Dr. Albert, Sy, of the Untversity of Buffalo, who spoke on food values. ending March | iners in that state have been nm to join with the union men. ston also 1s expected by the union officials to experience idleness at the non-union mines. The shut down begins with warm weather approaching and with stocks on hand the largest at any time for the last several years. Government reports placed the stocks at 63,000, 000 tons, a quantity as large as that which had been accumulated at the end of the war, This supply, govern- ment officials estimate, will meet every demand for 43 days and the de pletion of this reserve ts regarded by unfon officials as necessary before they expect bituminous operators to (Cintinued on Page Nine) nfand William Green, . John L. Lowis, by the brother, Frank Blazek, | addition, forces of union men will Strike Leaders > secretary, of United Mine Workers of America, who issued call as officials of the or ganization for the nation-wide strike bin goes into effect at midnight to- night. Talcum Kills By Congesting Baby’s Lungs OMAHA, Neb., March 31.— The eight months old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Peebler of West Point, Neb., died in a Fremont, Neb., hospitn] last night from what physicians said was congestion of the !ungs resulting after talcum powder had been sprinkled on tho infant’s face by her threo-year-old sister while they were playing on the Moor of the famity home last Wednesday, The infant wam hurried to Fre mont shortly after the incident oc- curred. A pulmotor was used and physicians spent all day yesterday trying to save the life. CONTRACTING OF SHOPWO RK HELD MORE EXPENSIVE New York Central and Pennsylvania Paid Out More for Engine Repairs Than Cost in Their Own Shops WASHINGTON, March 81. —Contracts with outside loco- motive construction companies during 4920 for the repair of the engines cost the New York Central and Pennsylvania rail-|to do to avert this strike.” roads each appr&ximately $3 work would have cost in their The Atlantic Coast Line raflroad, however, which also contracted repair work out to locomotive construction shops during 1920 was justified in so doing, the commission held, even though it also incurred excessive costs. Five members of the commission dis- senting from the rulings of the ma- jority censuring the Pennsylvania and |New York Central. The commission's investigation was [instituted upon complaints originally |fited by the American Federation of [labor and rafiroad unions which al- leged that the railroads named, by sending locomotives in need of repairs |to the Baldwin Locomotive works, the |American Locomotive company and other construction concerns were evad- ing railroad labor regulations and at the same time incurring extraordinary and unnecessary costs. The charges, so far as they concern- ed the New York Central and the ‘Pennsylvania were sustained in part by the commission. The cost of repair work done for the Pennsytvania, the commission “ineluded in some instances work paid for twice.” ea ee EX-PUBLISHER DEAD. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 31.—William. Henry Korns, 59, former “Civilization has caused ‘the aver- | city commissioner of Salt Lake City, age human being to become too | and who prior to coming here in 1901 Pampered,” declared Dr. Sy. “We should not be so fastidious. We dis card the most natritive parts of a creature, “The same practice is true of our Preparation of vegetables. Raw po- tatoes, raw carrots and sugar in its natural are included in the cannibal diet.” ee POLICEMAN INVOLVED. DALLAS, Texas, March 31.—Phil- Up Rothbium had said that J. J. Craw- ford, former policeman was one of those who whipped him recently. Rothblum was the first witness cail- ed by the state at the trial of Craw ford who is charged with being impli cated in the man’s flogging. was engaged as a newspaper publish- er in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming, died here. :000,000 more than the same own shops, the interstate com- merce commission found today after an investigation. STRIKE GROWING. LAWRENCE, Mass,, March 31. — Tho strike of cotton mill operatives working. payrolls. | BOTH FACTIONS TOCONTROVERSY ARE OPTIMISTIC Large Industries Have Supplies on Hand for 60 to 120 Days (By The Associated Press.) Suspension of work by the nation’s 500,000 union coal miners scheduled for to- night with the mine owners confident of ultimate victory in the fight over wages and working cond the miners equally the exception of and the larges country generally with branch, the as optimistic the Illinois industries of prepared to withstand a complote ces- for periods sation of coal production ranging from 60 to 120 Reports from Pen inols today said that ready had quit work in a few mine there. In Indianapolis, John I. Lewis, tn: ternational president of the miners, Predicted that the shut down would be complete in 20 states and that at least 100,000 non-union em oes would join ”|the unionized forces in the strike. In many cases, however, the opera- tors were planning to continue pro: duction without union workers. Miners’ leaders have issued orders that there is to be no viole Tho shut down begins with the larg est supply of coal on hand in most dis tricts since the armistice. Hopes that last minute Intervention |by the government might avert the suspension of work ended with an an- houncement from Secretar La Davis that the government had not changed its original hands off policy Briefly, the miners’ demands are that present basic wages be retained in soft coal fields and that anthracite ton. nage workers receive a 20 per cent in- crease with an advance of $1 a day for anthracite day workers. The following table, compiled by miners officials, shows the number of men expected to stop work in the principal cities to be affected: Illinois 95,000; Indiana 30,000; Ohia 40,000; Iowa i2,000; Pennsylvania bi- tuminous 105,000, anthracite 110,000; | West Virginia 30,000; Alabama 4,500; Arkansas 2,000; Colorado $5,000; Kan- sas 10,000; Kentucky $18,000; Mary- land 1,500; Michigan 2,500; Missourt 7,500; Montana 4,000; Oklahoma 7,- 000; Tennessee 4,200; Texas 2.400; Washington 5,200 and Wyoming 7,800. NO EMERGENCY SEEN AT WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, March 31.—Federal intervention in industrial conflicts lke tho coal strike impending tomor- row, it was declared on highest au- thority today at the White House, must necesmrily be based on the ex- istenca of public emergency and that emergency affecting the puble does not appear to exist at present in tho situation. What may develop tn casa of a pro- ‘longed industrial tie-up in the view of (President Harding, it is impossible to tell, but at present the government sees ne reason to consider the use of troops to maintain peace in the coal Nols, or to take measures in anticipa: tion of disorders. It was reiterated by White Houso spokesmen that he admiristrotion con- sidered “everything had been dono that ft 1s seenly for the government aii Lord Reading Report Denied LONDON, March 31.—In the house ha advanced so far today that it was|of lords today Lord Winterton, under estimated not more than 3,000 were] secretary of state for India denicd When the week closed Sat-|the reports which had been circulated urday there were about 21,000 on thelrecently that Lord Reading,, the vice- roy of India, had resigned. FLOOG RESIDENTS OF RECION BEING RESCUED Danger Points Along River Are Searched by Packets for Possible Victims; Mississippi Situation Acute VICKSBURG, Miss., March 31.—The river packets Uncle Oliver and Percy Swain, engaged in rescue work, arrived to- day with full loads of passengers, livestock and household effects from danger points below Vicksburg. The Yazoo river at Yazoo City is reported today three feet above flood stage from backwater. MRS. E. €. BELL EXONERATED BY VERDICT OF CORONER’S JURY LE SUEUR, Minn., Mare h 31.—E. C. Bell, of Casper, Wyo., who was shot and killed on a passenger train near here Tuesday, came to his death by his own hand, a cor- oner’s jury decided late yesterday. Mrs. Bell, the widow, was exonerated. HELENA, Ark., March 31.—The situation at Old Town, Ark., 17 miles south of here, where the first line levees along the Mississippi river are crumbling under the attack of the strong flood waters, was described as becoming increasingly critical today. jTwo additional feet of levee was re- Ported by government engineers to {have caved in early today and the strong current from the Mississippi side was said to bo eating its way under the levee on tae Arkansas side. fe 2, KS CRETE "EE re ere |