Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1922, Page 1

OVER 200 BUILDING TRADES WORKERS OUT HERE | EXILED MONARCH IS DEAD Che Casper Dail © EX-EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. PASSES WAY ON ISLAND Pneumonia Proves Fatal to Charles, Deposed Ruler of Empire FUNCHAL, Madeira, April 1.— (By The Associated Press.) —_Former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary died here today. Charles was taken ill slightly more than a week ago. He was first said to be suffering from fever, but direct advices from Fon- chal on March 28 announced that his malady was bronchial pneumonia and later it was stated that he was suf- fering from pneumonia with cerebral complications. His condition became so serious Wednesday that extreme unction was administered. ‘There was some improvement in the former ruler’s condition Wednes- day night, but he failed to maintain this gain, and Friday's advices were that he was growing worse rapidly. ‘The fiiness of the re ee sympathy among the mon- pie or ‘ists in both Vienna and Buda~ pest. One of the former court physi- cians started from Vienna In the hope of reaching Funchal and at tending the ex-monarch, a subscrip- tion of several million crowns having een raised to defray the expense, while in Budapest !t was reported that Count Julius Adrassy had sold a famous Rombrandt for 300,000 francs to assist the exile. Former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary and his wife, Zita, were sent into exile by the entento allies, after he had tro. fpecatcular at tempts to regain the thrones either of ‘Austria or Hungary. Thereafter he was kept a political prisoner on the Por pse tsland ‘of mncolresy 400 the African cos! wee ‘his situation in exile there resembled in some respects that of No- poleon at St. Helena, Charles and Zita eccupied a much more comfortable position for they were given a pleas- antshome in the beautiful city, of Fun- chal whose resident treated them with onsideration. eee weapreae Zita had left her chil- aren in Switzerland and when one of them was take nill the allied govern- ment permitted her to return to that and visit them. couttne the establishment of the Aus- trian republic on moyseaber 12, 1a, was then in eal to remain in that rr Weather Forecast Mostly cloudy with possibly rain or snow in north and east portion to night and in south portion Sunday. Colder northwest portion. VOLUME VI NATION'S COAL FIELDS IDLE nd Anthracite Mines Shut Down Together for First Time in His- tory as Result of Strike One Buggy In Whole State And It’s Sold MEDFORD, Ore, April 1—The only new buggy in Oregon, so far as @ leading vehicle house of Portland was ableto discern has been sold at the little town of Centra! Point, near here. A man at Condon, Ore., wanted to purchase a buggy, and sent his order to a firm in Portland. The firm replied, it had none in stock. He was insistent, however, and wrote the firm to get him a buggy if possible. A search of Portland vehicle houses was made unsuccess- fully and then inquiries were sent in vain to Salem, Eugene, Pendjeton, this city and other points. Finally @ traveling salesman remembered having seen a buggy at a store at Central Point. The buggy was pur- chased and sent to the Condon man. ee Deaths From Violence Hit Record Point NEW YORK, April 1.—March was a record month for violence in this city. ‘Thirty-seven persons were mur- dered, among them three women. In the last 48 hours one murder was committed by a woman, four bandits were captured in an attempt to rob a construction company's payroll; three men shot and serious- ly wounded @ department store man- ager and three other bandits clubbed a watchman and a guard and took $1,000 from the counting room of a daily newspaper. [Bituminous a SWINDLERS TO BE SENTENCED LINCOLN, Neb., April 1.—Federal ed for some months. ‘During this time reports of his al leged plotting leaked out and brought forth a categorical statement from the entente that the restoration of the house of Hapsbure would not be per Jes had st ly pain, AS ceicate: althouat be avas pease and Charles Wohlberg of Los jegted to do so at various times. r°Gn March 29, 1921, he suddenly ap- peared in Vienna, but his overtures be- ing repulsed by the Austrian authori- ties, he went to Budapest, where he attempted without success to take (Continued en Page 4) TWO POLICEMEN ARE WOUNDED BY STRIKING MINER First Violence in Great Walkout Reported From Southern Illinois; Night Chief Seriously Hurt BENTON, IIL, April 1.—Spasmodic shooting occurred to- day in various sections of southern Illinois, where the miners strike is reported as 100 per cent complete. Jesse Henson, night chief of police at Duquoin, was shot and wounded seri- ously and Policeman Walter Sconce was wounded slightly by Harry Reid, a miner, early today. BENTON, Ul, April 1.—All miners ot the southern Illinois coal district wer idlo today. At Sesser, Franklin county, thousands of striking miners) celebrated the twenty-fourtheanntver-| eary of the eight-hour day in the coal fields with adéresses by Frank Far- BELFAST, April 1.—(By sociated Press.)—The roll of fatal- ities from the factional disorders in reached a total of sixty-four for the month of March—the black- ‘Walker, president of the Illinois Fed- eration of Labor. SS BANDIT SHOT DOWN. NEW YORK, April 1—One ‘an- Ait was shot down and three others captured in a pistol battle with’ eisht detectives at 4ist street and Park avenue. —_——>___— Mrs. R. A. White is much improved | Mtor being confined to her home for) whore than 3 memth-by am dilness, st month in Belfast's history. ‘The last victim of the month was Francis Flynn, who died last night from the effects of injuries received in @ recent bombing outrage. An unsuccessful attempt was made last evening to set fire to a large engineering establishment on the east_side of Belfast. Two unex- | Crihu me CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1922. (By The Associated For the first time in the history Press.) of the coal industry ary = | EDITION | ments which have been in effect for the past year between the | refraining from making statements in| paying the old wage scah NUMBER 146. =e«ard to the situation which is term LESSEE | Wyoming Miners Respond to Call for | | Coal Shutdown Alleged Lockout Brought About in City When Wage Agreements Expire and Cut in Pay of Many Crafts Is An- nounced by Builders; More May Quit With’the expiration at midnight last night of wage agree- ‘BIG INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY | BE FORCED 10 INVEST RETURNS various crafts affiliated with the Casper Building Trades council and the Master Builders’ association, over 200 work- men are out today, according to announcements made by union officials. ‘The conflict centers abou: a wageled a lockout by the union forces and cut ranging between 10 and 30 perja strike by the master builders. cent which the employers attempted| It was stated, that d- vite the fact to place in effect and the refusal ofthat over 200 mem” of the six the various unions to accept the ad-|crafts effected by the are out to justed compensation. |day that the many . +. of the Casper Realtors to Back Both sides to the controversy are|Mastern Bufiders’ ors aw Movement for Rein- in effect before April fT pro ° | ecta new under erection ~=-| vestment of Premiums | ple’ . . : | ‘Tho union organizations wt Pai W ming | effiliated with the Building d Out PAM council include the electric 7 me TODAY plumbers, painters, plasterers, o Th iv! carriers and lathers, and various ni 3 consoese eee |fanizations whichvare affiliated with |)" nas been undertaken | Soria fats these atientiania by the Casper Real Estate <\ Shortly alter the first of the year,| board, for the benefit of Cas- ding to the statement of a mem.|Per branched off on a new line ber of the Master Builders’ associa-|at the Friday “ tion, that organization presented al A P, Siar oa cneem wen new scale of wages to the Buildinp| bitt Realty company urged that Trades council carrying the reductions | legislation be enacted in Wyoming ta contemplated for 1923. The proposal] compel insurance companies operat. | Was preanptly rejected by the bullding| ing in this state to reinvest at least crafts. & portion of the premiums in Wy | Stnce that time no effort has been| ming enterprise. Manager Knew Mogs, ‘Rustic’ Lands In Jail t of the Nes. t h r both | Approximately 7,000 min- : |made to get the two conflicting or-|- Mr. Neabitt called attention to the bituminous and anthracite coal fields virtually were idle to-' ers—all of the unionized col-| CHICAGO, April 1.—Because he prem epee Ned ver Soi Phe between $18,000,000 and $20,. day as the result of the cessation of work by 600,000 miners liery workers in the state with | ‘®vsht Duroc-Jerseys “run to milk’ | ferences 1 the contemplat Rall gates Goscanoiee ieee ant effective at midnight last night. Union officials asserted that the exception of a sufficient |9n4 that Rojand’ Chines shad), Sots | cvs venilens, version! estes) aftaic is | Hien’ axel that wary” bee. thle: staxi 100,000 non-union miners were included in the walk-out and number to keep the mine! thins to do with entangling forelen | that they are not asking for anything|¢Y ever found its way back into trade that 6,000 of the 7,500 mines in the country were shut down. pumps working—are idle to- ‘The first day of the national sus- pension fell on the aniversary of the adoption or the eight hour day, April 1, 1898. The day has been observed generally as a holiday In normal times due to which estimates of the com- pleteness of the suspension were not regarded as final. ‘The adininistration in Washington continued to observe a “hands-off” policy. President Lewis of the United Mine Workers planned to leave Indianapolis tonight for Washington “to lay the mi- ners’ case before the house labor com- mittee in detafl on Monday.” Operators in the Morgantown dis- trict of West Virginia announced they would re-open on Monday on an open shop basis. In some fiels, railroads serving the mines lald off large forces, 100 PER CENT TIE-UP — CLAIMED BY UNIONS. INDIANAPOLIS, April 1.—Com- plete cessation of coal production by union miners was accomplished today, the first of their nation-wide suspen- sion of work, The suspension was orderly everywhere, according to union reports. Reports to headquarters here of the United Mine Workers of America showed an effective shut down, with the only uncertainty the number of non-union ‘miners, who had joined the walk-out. President John L. Lewis, the union leader, estimated that 600,- 000 men were idle, and ke added that no change was to be expected on Mon day on account-of today—the anni- versary of the establishment af the eight-hour work day in the mines— being one of general observance as a holiday among miners. Same opera- tors, however, said the extent af the suspension would not be shown until Monday, appazantiy expecting some men to return to-work then. No direct reports from ‘unien agents among the non-union mfmers had reached headquarters at noon. The complete tie-up of fielas, where almost half of the men are not members of the union, was gratifying to the union officials he said this situation would continue un_ til a settlement was reached in the wage controversy. Lest production of 1,200,000 tons daily of bituminous coal, and approxt-| matety $2,000,000 in wages, was estt- mated by union officials to have re- sulted from the saspension, while in the anthracite fields the loss was 300,-' 000 tons of coal and $800,000 tn wages. The holiday in celebration of the anniversary of the eight-hour work|use are crowded to meir full capacity. day was reported ss being observed! ne new vocational high school, how- by the 5,000 union miners in Ken- tucky, who are to continue at work Lewin sail he expected the Kentucky men to be back at work Monday. Va- rious celebrations of the eight-hour day were reported as being held in ‘|}many mining camps throughout the country. ‘The union's war chest was enriched by $20,000 today through the action of Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, who accepted the personal recogntzance of, Mr. Lewis and William Green, secre- tary-treasurer of the union, in place of. surety company bonds that were indemnified by the union's deposit of cash. is The bonds for $10,000 each were given by the umion officials several months ago after their indictment in the federal court on charges of con- spiracy with operators to control pro- duction and prices, KANSAS MINERS ‘OBEY STRIKE CALL, PITTSBURG, Kan. April 1—De- spite orders from the Kansas indus- trial court extending the contract be- tween the coal operators and miners in this district for 30 days, lit:le coal was mined today, the first day of the nation-wide strike. This, however, was not an absolute indication of the result of the strike order, both opera- tors and miners said today. ‘The real test of strength would come Monday, it was stated. George I. Pock, provisional prest- dent of the district, refused to com- ment on the oyurt order, except to State ‘that the was not ina. position to call off the strike, as any, rescind- ing would have to come from the in- ternational union. He predicted a complete walkout. Miners in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas were reported idle today, but as here, the real test was not expected until Monday. PROPOSAL FOR $500,000 HIGH SCHOOL UP TO VOTERS MAY 20 day as a result of the unorganized crews of a few small “wagon” mines scattered over the state are at work, but the production of these mines is a negligibie quantity of the Union Pacific Coal company in the Rock Springs and Hanna districts the union men struck; in the Union Pacific mines they were lockedout 24 hours before the strike order became effective. Reports from Hudson, Gebo, Kirby an dother central Wyoming points in- dicate that the strike is 100 per cent effective today. April 1. CHEYENNE, Wyo., ed by the coal mtne strike unless it should last until July 1, The Union Pacific Railroad company has more than a three months reserve stored along the Wyoming division. Local re tail coal dealers have about one month's reserve in the‘r bins. Special Election Authorized to Submit) Bond Issue for Construction to Meet Needs of Local School Plans for a new high school building to be ready a year from next September, which will accommodate the rapidly increasing enrollment, are under way. decide the question of a bond May 20. be payable in 20 installments, nominations. The need of a new building is not questioned by those who are familiar with school conditions in Casper. Al- ‘readq, the two high schools that are in ever, is the onty one of these that can be considered really safe and efficient. ‘The old building has been condemned for sometime. The whole north wall had. to be rebuilt Iast year, and the balcony of the gymnasium threatened collapse so that it had to be strength- ened. The gradually settling of the ground, as in the case of the city hall, threatens the Iife of the building. The ability of the Natrona county high school district to float such a bond issue as the one proposed is even less of a question. This district has the highest assessed valuation Der tudent of any high school district in the whole United States. It is prac- tiealty free from debt. Only $25,000 in bonds are outstanding, which were issued for the construction of the old A special election to issue of $500,000 will be held These bonds will bear 5 per cent interest and will They will be of $1,000 de- ment of taxes. bein A school district is permitted by taw to issue school bonds to the extent of four and one-half per cent of the as- sessed yaluation of the district. Chey- enne, which has a new building under construction, has not hesitated to do this. Sheridan, which will soon have to build a new school, will be com-| pelled to do the same. Casper is in such a financial condition that it will have to float a bond issue which will be less than one per cent of the total assessed valuation of the district, which valuation {is $60,000,000. Ac- cording to the law, bonds might be is- sued to the extent of four onehalt million dollars, instead of the proposed $500,000. The fact of the payment of ‘these bonds being distributed over a period of 20 years makes for a mini- mum: of inconvenience to the taxpay- ers. will be built as independent of the old building. nationwide | strike effective last midnight. The| With the exception of the employes The Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Pow-| 4%) er company which supplies Cheyenne | electricity and gas, bas a sufficlent reserve supply of coal on hand to last | for ninety days and will not be affect- No bonds were float- alliances H. A. Smith, of Flint, Mich. is entangled in the police net. He was arrested in a department store on charges of attempting to pass ‘werthless checks. Smith, when he entered the store to get “a new riggin’, startin’ inside and work out” had, according to the police, the make-up, the brogue and the demeanor of what he rep- resented him=clf to be—an awk- ward rustic. But he didn’t have the inside tn- formation on hogs, and that is where he made his mistake. His purchase amounted to $87.50. He handed the clerk a check for | $100. “How are the Duroc Jerseys these * asked the department man- ager. He was tol dthat they were not giving as much in butterfat as they should, but ‘run to milk.” “And the Poland Chinas” eug- gested the manager. “I ain't had much time to keep up my reading on them foreign poll- ties," volunteered the bumpkin, “down Ottumway way.” “Call the house -detective,” the manager, who knew hogs. |other than that they refuse to relin-|Channels in Wyoming. quish the wage scales they secured} The realtors approved the sugges- during the past. tion of Mr. Nesbitt and appointed The disagreement between the two| "™ % Committee of one to further in- forces centers solely around the pro.|YSstisate the feasibility of such a law posal of the wage cut. ? in Wyoming and report his findings at The proposal of the master buila.| © next meeting of the association. ers effected the various crafts as fol.} ,!@rry C. Chappell, a representative pide of the Natrona Power company, and Hlectricians—Present scalo $9 a day.{ 2" @s0clate member of the Realtor The proposed cut to 95 cents an hour |0@td. mado a brief address in which would readjust the wages to $7.60 a|"@ Complimonted the association for | aay, its constructive plans and said that Plumbers—Present scale $10. “Pro, he felt ho was now eligible to active posed cut of $2 a day or 20 per cent|™embership in the association be- to an $8 a day wage. jcause of his recent purchase of 40 Painters—Present scale $$. Pro.|®°Tes of land from the state on the | posed cut of 10 per cent would ee_|Utskirts of Casper at $250 an acre. duce wage to $7.20 a day. | eae Plasterers—Present scale $11. Pro- THIRD Vi¢TIM Posed cut of 18 per cent to reduce! wage to $9.40 a day. | Hod carriers—Present seale $8.50 to $9. Proposed cut averaging 30 per cent reducing wage to 75 cents an MACON, Ga, April 1.—W. lL. Fish- er, who was injured at Central City park yesterday when an airplane he was was piloting crashed to the earth in flames causing the deaths of John hour or $6 a day. Mortar mixers, ‘J. Costa, of Anthony, Kan., and Ray Roundtree also known as Jules Dev- ereux, of Portland, Ore. automobile racers, was in a critical condition. Doc- tors express grave fears for his re- covery. The three men had been appearing here with a flying circus. affiliated with hod scale generally Proposed cut approximately 30| (Continued on Page 4) said | $10. time the place where Natrona county high school now stands will be filled with a new building to replace the one there. It has been foand by ex- perience that it is better to build schools, in such a rapidly growing community as Casper, on the plan that they can be added to without re- modeling the strucure already put up. "This is the method followed in build- ing all of Casper’s schools. It has also been foune that students of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades can be taught in one body bet. ter than dividing the students at the eighth grade. This is what is known as the 62-3 system. The first six the next three the junior high school, land the last three the high school. Placing the junior high school in jux- toposition to the high school stimu- lates interest among the students in [taking the opportunity of higher ed- ucational advantages. The building which will be erected is to be a jun- for high school. ‘This will take conjestion away from the grade schools of Casper. It will also take care of the coming high school students. If Casper continues to grow as it has in the last year the enrollment next fall will be increased one-third over this year’s enrollment, for that is the proportion of this year's over last year’s. Approximately one thousand students would attend the |junior high school. ————+ __.. 1 AUTHORESS DEAD. LONDON, April 1.—(By The Asso- ‘The high school which is proposed, ciated Press)—The death of Gertrnde wings | Page, They will in no| nounced today in a telegram to the English authoress, was an way be connected with the old build-|British South Africa company high school. The new vocational high school was erected entirely by the pay- ploded bombs were found on the » CHILD ki premises. BELFAST, April 1—{By The As- sociated Presa)}—A train from Bel- fast to Dublin was held up at Dun- parcels from Belfast. During raid the train crew and the Dunleer station staff were covered by re- volvers. | rer =n Fe RY 9 KILLED HOME BOMBING. BELFAST, April 1—(By The As- sociited Press.)}—A laborer named Donnelly was seated at the fireside last night reading the terms of the London peace pact to his wife when a bomb was thrown which killed his three-year-old son and wounded two other children and Donnelly himself. Donnelly had just remarked that 4 the troubles in Belfast were -over ing, but will with that in the front and center. when the bamb was huried. The child was sleeping when killed, Four shots were fired but without effect at Mrs. Donnelly who was nursing an infant. HOPE TEMPERED BY DOUBT AND FEAR. LONDON, April 1—(By The As- sociated Prees. —.Hope, tempered with doubt and fear is the keynote of the morning newspaper editorial form an open square] Salisbury, comment on the outlook ih Ireland: | | | | governments Rhodesia. Heart failure In| was the cause of her death. grades embodying the grade school, | [Another Case Against N.P.L. Head Dropped Noted Belgian Singer Is Dead BRUSSELS, April 1.—<By the As] sociated Press.—Jean Note, Belgian} FORGO, N. D., April 1.—Tho case of baritone, dic various Nanp: an league members For mah pis pata aeration: | against A.C. Townley, William Lemke, t 3 per: and others in an attempt to make ‘ore: beicenion anions thetic the defendants deliver to the state or- colonel in the Belgian army. In the | Eanization i, gue stock in the season of 1908-09 he sang at the Met-|*8rs° Courier News, league organ, |ropolttan Opera house in New York. |W! be dismissed, attorney for the plaintiff said. FRENCH AGREE ~ TO U. S* CLAIMS _ ON ARMY COSTS Never Intended to Contest Rights of ‘America to Reimbursement for Rhine Expense, Says Note WASHINGTON, April 1.—The French government “never had any intention of contesting the right of the United States to be as completely reimbursed for their army costs as the other governments with troops on the Rhine,” says the reply of the French government to the American note in relation to army costs, made public today at the state department. Belfast Death Toll Boosted to 64 In March in view of the passage of the Anglo- Irish treaty bill and the agreement between the northern and southern for cooperation in Pacification of the country. None of the writers expect the two documents immediately to bring about peace, which it is re- marked has many enemies, and in some instances it is contended that the agreement is quite likely instead to increase the trouble for a time. Tie Daily Telegraph adopts, to | The note was given out in the form | of a cable message from Ambassador Herrick at Paris which read as fol- lows: | “I have just received a note dated {yesterday from the foreign office, | stating the French government never had intention of contesting the right of the United States to be as com- express its views, the statement of |Dletely reimbursed for their army Seeretary for Colonics Chartum {costs as the other governments and that “a long drones period ot aux, {the nited States on this question and iety 1s ahead,” while the Morning |‘t $8 consulting the Belgian, British Post, although giving credit to the signers for making the agreement | says its terms settle nothing. = a Larry Rice haa been picked as the next tennis champion. Now all he has to do to cop the title is to defeat Bill Tilden, — oe jand Italian governments. “M. Poincaré adds that he wishes | to inform our government how much the French government appreciated the co-operation of the American troops with the allied troops on the Rhine; that the French government greatly regrets our governmer (@bntinued on Page Four)