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——————— Weather Forécast Rain turning to snow tonight and Colder tonight and i) NUMBER 151. 390,000 ESTATE | ENUMERATED IN PETERSON WILL Widow and Young Son Made Sole Beneficiaries Under Terms of Document Filed Here. Herbert J. Peterson, whose death here two weeks ago brought grief to Casper, left an estate valued at $90,- 000, consisting chiefly of $50,000 in OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 5.—Preparations were made today to launch three}! Property and $40,000 in personal separate inquiries into the events surrounding the death of Lieut. Col. Paul Ward Beck, pioneer army aviator and assistant commandant at Post field, Fort Sill, Okla., killed by Jean P. Day, wealthy oil operator and prominent Oklahoma attorney, Property. Under the terms of the will Mrs. Peterson and thelr son, who was|Raiph Howard Peterson, age 6 years. in the lat-jare made sole beneficiaries. The will ter’s home here early yesterday when, according to Day, Beck was stryggling with Mrs. Day.|¥#% made October 20, 1920. Day A military commission of three army officers, headed by Maj. Thomas B, Lanthier, will come here Friday or Saturday, according to an an- nouncement at Post field and inves- tigate the killing. A third inquiry began when M. F. ‘Neadows, federal prohibition director for Oklahoma, began to check up to ascertain whether liquor might have had a part in the party which pre- ceded the killing of Lieut. Col. Beck. County officials today were running down various angles of the tragedy, but untfl the coroner’s inquest ‘Sat- urday, Forrest Hughes, county at- torney, announced -yhe would not de- cide the question , of filimg charges against Day. “Inasmuch, as I cannot say at this time what turn the coroner's inquest may take, it is possible that either manslaughter or a murder charge may be filed against Mr. Day follow- ing the inquest,” the county attor- ney said. “I do not know whether Mr. Day or his wife; the other wit: ness to the killing, will take the stand at that time. The state could not force either to testify if they did not so desire. If Day and his wife decitne to take) the stand at the inquest, Mr. Hughes pointed out, he could then file a charge of murder. | Friends of Day. declared neither he nor his wife would testify at the in- quest. Day, in an interview, dggiared he had no thought of killing Beck when’ he returned to his home, and he al-) leges, found the army officer attack- ing Mrs. Day. His onty intent, Day said, was to drive Beck from his home. He feared Beck might be armed, he said, and for this reason obtained a revolver. “Day declared when he encountered Beck, the army officer drew back one hand. It was then, Day sald. that he struck Beck on the head with the revolver. The discharge of the weapon was accidental, he asserted. Officials declared it appeaxcd the im- pact of the blow was sufficient to cause death. It was thought that the} bullet also penetrated the army off-| cer's head. Declaring he “loved Beck Ike a/ brother,” Day asserted he acted as most any “red-blooded American” who finds his confidence violated, his/ home invaded and his faithful wife insulted and violently attacked. | ‘A statement came from Mrs. Day early today giving for the first time her version of the killing. She was under the care of a nurse. “Beck visited our home on numer- ‘ous occasions,” Mrs. Day said. “How- ever, each time he cailed, previous to Monday night, he acted as a perfect gentleman in every respect, coming into our" home merely as a friend,| and one whom we werp glad to see because of his geniality. We great- ly enjoyed having him, inasmuch as he was brilliant and an acceptable ad- dition to any company. “Early Tuesday morning, however, PARIS, April 5.-(By The Asso- ciated Press}—The council of am- bassadors today took up the ques- tion of providing for the family of ex-Enrperor Charles of Austria. Hungary, who died in exite in Ma- eira last Saturday. The allies are ready to contribute to the support of the family, but some of the coun- tries that benefitted by parts of the fortune of the Hapsburgs, includ- ing, Czecho-Slovakia, and Jugo- Slavia, are declared to have refused ‘WORK O Senate A RESUMPTION OF DAM IS URCED gricultural Committee Urges AUTO SMASHES A civil investigation by county authorities will determine -charges to be filed against}, 7° "es! Property left by Mr. Pe- ALLIES TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILY OF FORMER EMPEROR, IS REPORT terson was valued at $36,000 in addi- tion to a $20,000 equity which the de ceased man had in the Casper Motor company. Other valuable assets listed include 12,229 shares of stock of the Con- solidated Royalty Oil company, val- $14,674.30; several thousand Liberty ued at dollars’ worth of bonds; Peterson's last testament sot that his widow shall act as ad- ministratrix, with the stipulation that further negotiations. The allier are |" Pond should be required. understood to be determined that the countries which received part of the former Austro-Hungarian territory shall assume a share of the burden in caring for the ex- ruler’s children and his widow. Rumania, it is stated, has already consented™tew bear her share. Pending a hearing in district court April 24, the date set to hear the pe- tition for probate, Mrs. Peterson has been appointed special administratrix in order to properly carry on the business of the estate. ‘The only special legacies under the terms of the will bequeathed Mr. Pe- terson’s interests in the Home Fur- niture company of Mandan, N. D., to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. O, Peterson of Estherville, Ia. In case of their death the interest is be- queathed to Margaret Lucille Peter- son, a sister, and in event of her mar- riage reverts to the general estate. N GREAT list because it did not WAUKEGAN, Il, April 5—Wheth er women may sit on the jury to try Governor Len Small probably will be decided today by Judge Claire C. Ea- wards at the completion of the state's irgument against the governor's at ack on the men-only jury lst. Decisions of judges im Cook county and elsewhere in the state that the| federal suffrage amendment does not| ~arry with it the right to jury serv-| ce; failure of the legisiature last year| to pass either one of the two bills which would have specifically extend- ed that right; and the opinion of At-| torney General Edward A. Brundage | hat women did not have the right to The attorney gencral last year sent 2 letter to each county board of super- visors notifying them that he had held Women could not sit on juries and di- recting them to continue to compile jury lists from the men yoters only This letter was cited by the governor attorneys Monday when Schroeder said “we do not blame the} board of supervisors of Lake county} ‘or failing to plnce names of women in the jury box; they only followed the | advice of the attorney general.” In the event Judge Edwards should rule women may not sit on the jury there still remains the question,| caised by the governor, of whether| heir voten should not be taken into! consideration in compiling the jury list, which, the law provides, ehell in clude the names of ten pe> cent of the. qualified electors. ‘The defense contends that, even if denied the right to serve, tha jury list should still con- sist of ten per cent of the combined list of men and women voters, in- stead of one-tenth of the men oniy. [Reviews Incidents of told Judge Claire C. Edwards today service as Jurors will be cited by the| state. | ATE FIGHTS PLEA OF GOVERNOR SMALL! INVITATION Right to Challenge Jurors Relinquished by Defense , unsel Weeks Ago, Prosecution Declares; Decision on Dema~.* for Women Jurors Expected in Court Today <s ¢ _ .,. WAUKEGAN, Il., April 5.—(By The Associated Press.) Governor Small waived. se right to challenge the jury list of Lake county when his attorneys several weeks ago agreed to the drawing of a venire for his tria] from the names then in the jury box, the state c in reply to the governor's affidavit attacking the jury include names of women voters. ONE SLAIN, FIVE INJURED BY AXE MAN IN KANSAS No Clue to Identity of Murderer Wanted ' at Concordia for Killing Youth, Wounding Father and Brothers CONCORDIA, Kan., April 5.....—Theodore Tremblay, 18- year-old farmer boy, was slain with an axe at his home last Werner| are near death with their heads crushed and the father of|retusing to confer with the boys, L. J. Tremblay, a trustee of Shirley township, and | another 8-year-old son were injured. known. The elder Tremblay was found un- conscious on the porch of his home this morning, his head injured and his feet bound with wire. He may re cover. ‘The body of Theodore Tremblay was found in the barn with the head crushed and the body badly burned. The other four boys, Francia, Albert, Alfonso and Cleo were found In the house. Only the youngest, Cleo, is ex- pected to recover, Al had suffered smashing blows on the head. A little daughter who had spent the night at a neighbor’s home was the imme ARBUCKLE COES ON STAND ACAIN IN CRIME TRIAL - Party Leading Up to Death of Virginia Rappe for Third Time in Frisco Court ‘SPY AGAINST Amendment to Army Bill Providing Funds for Muscle Shoals Work . WASHINGTON, April 5—Resumption of work on the gigantic Wilson dam at Muscle hoals, Ala., cultural committee which voted unanimously to press an amendment to the army supply bill providing an appropria- tion of $7,500,000 to finance work on the dam for one year beginning next July 1. Chairman Norris that the action was taken solely in order to epedite com- operation, lease of the Muscle Shoals project re- ceived by the government from Henry Ford, the Alabama Power company and Frederick B. Engstrum. Some anxiety was exhibited by com- mitteemen that the amendment might be held subject to a point of order in the senate, EDITH CAVELL IS SENTENCED MONS, Belgium, April smand Jeannes was condemned to death in the court here last night for treason and espionage against Belgium and the allies during the war. He had boasted that he was instrumental in bringing about the arrest and execu- tion by Germans of Edith Cavell, Brit- ish war nurse, but this charge was not mentioned Jn the indictment against ‘him. There was a burst of applause] gress, itself, must decide on disposi- in the court room when the sentence] tion of the government's properties at the senate rules, it was his opinion that a point of order could not be up- held. ‘ WASHINGTON, April 5.—President Harding was represented after a con-' ference today with Chairman Kahn, of the house committee of military af- fairs as taking the position that con- after Mr. Day left in the itomobile to take the other guests home, he (Continued on Page Hight) Ld side jeered Jeannes as he was taken | delegate the matter back to the execu- ‘was passed and a great crowd out-jMuscle Shoals, Ala. and should not! to the death cell. [ee branch of the government. BRITISH TO ASK FOR INTEREST ON LOANS ment of War Debt Leads Great Britain Action of America in Demanding Pay-| te wo seston of tho tateraiea tive of Great Britain, as the result of American funding bill which requires lotion of the project and was entirely |€tican Automobile ‘association a: Ritkent, Bisa bag to the offers for|Seconds for the kilometer, 2.00.04 f completion, purchase or|Tive miles and 4 but Chairman Norris ex-| plained that after carefully examining} WORLD RECORD DAYTONA, Fla, April 5.— Sig ‘Haugdahl, Norwegian automobile \driver in a car of special construction v under charge of|at Daytona Beach today drove ono army engineers, was recommended today by the senate agri-|‘*ilometer in 13.9 seconds; rive miles in 1:56.02 and 10 miles in 3 minutes, 56 seconds. The time in each case was taken by electrical devices by a com- mittee of the International Motor Contests association. Committee members agreed with| The official world records for the ‘three distances, made under the aus- pices of the contest board of the Am- 1 for ten miles. —_——_ PACIFIC RATE WAR IS SEEN of an “aggressive steamship rate war” at Vancouver, I C., affecting all commodities carried between Canada American Consul General Ryder, at ‘Vancouver. ly was reduced from $15 to $12 per thousand feet, and this caused a gen- eral reduction in other lines. Lumber exporters, he said, are rushing to take full advantage of the reduced rates. The rate of $6 a ton for wheat flour merchandise reduced to an of $2 a ton. The Blue Funnel! and Japanese lines are the principal companies involved, Mr. Ryder said, the managers admit- ting that a “rate war fs on in carn- est.” ‘The Canadian Pacific ceean service, while not apparently directly concern- ‘ed, he added, has declared its inten- tion of mecting all competition. Does oe ena STALEY CLOSES OFFICE HERE. After having “operated in leasing and other oil activities in Casper for average } Was reduced to $5 and that on general} to Present Similar Claims 0 the payment of interest on the debts|, number:of years Robert K. Staley of the allies to the United States. As|has moved bis residence to Denver. all these obligations are linked togeth-| tnts1 recently Mr. Staley maintained LONDON, April 5.—(By The Associated Press.)—The British government has addressed a note to the allies declar- ing that owing to the fact that Great Britain has to pay the interest on her debt to the United States, she reserves the right herself to call on the allies in turn to pay the interest on their wardebts to Great Britain. = ated Press)—The understanding in ’ PARYS, April §.—(By-The Assool-| French official circles has been that here eee er, it is held in French circles that a settlement between any two countries ‘requires a general adjustment. ish government will bring the ques- tion up, but the French foreign office (Continued on Page Eight) offices in Casper but due to a desire to centralize management of his af- fatrs at Denver Mr, Staley arranged to transfer all his business and rec- to this offices in the Colorado ity this week. ‘The offices formerly re 14,4| Served at tho party, “for | fast” was served at 2 p. m. while SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.—Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle took the stand in his own defense at 10:45 a. m. today in the third trial of a manslaughter charge against him resulting from the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle fog'owed Dr. George Franklin Shiels, defense medical expert, and one of the defense alienists in the first trial of Harry K. Thaw for the al- leged murder of Stanford White. Arbuckle smiled as he took the stand. He said he knew Miss Rappe for five years. He acknowledged be- ing present at the party in the Ho- tel St. Francis in which he !s alleged to have fatally injured Miss Rappe. He said he had invited a few guests. Gin, whiskey and orange juice were he said. “Break- most of the guests were there. He left the room in which the guests were at 3 p. m., and went into his, room to dress for an engagement with Mrs. May Taube, a friend, he said. “I went into my bedroom and lock- ed the door,” he said. “I went to the bathroom and the door struck some- thing. I looked in and saw Miss WASHINGTON, April 5.—Prospect , Rappe on the floor. She was holding her stomach and moaning. “TI gave her some water and asked if there was anything I could do for and the Orient, was reported to the|her. She said: ‘I want to lay down.’ depaytment of commerce today by|I carried her to a bed and returned to the bath. When I came out into the room Virginia was on the floor. ‘The rate on lumber, he said, recent-|I again placed her on the bed and ‘went ovt for Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont, her friend and one of the “A nrumber of the guests came into the room, including Miss Alice Blake, Mrs. Delmont, Miss Zey Prevost and others. Miss Rappe sat up on the bed tearing her ciothes. Her sleeve was hanging by a thread and ¥ pulled it off, "I went out of the room and re turned later. Miss Rappe was lying nude on the bed. I tried to cover her up and Mrs. Delmont tried to stop me. I said to Mrs. Delmont, ‘Shut up or T will throw you out the win- dow.’ ” ‘The witness said he was dressed in lounging robe and pajamas. Hoe de- scribed the summoning of the assist- ant manager of the hotel, and the re- moval of Miss Rappe to another room. | Asked ff he placed his hand over that of Miss Rappe on a door of the room, which is in evidence as an ex. hibit behind the witness chair, he an- swered “I was not near that door for the whole time I was in the hotel ex- cept when Miss Rappe was carried from the room.” Fingerprints on the ‘used here by Mr. Staley will be joint-} door are alleged to be those of Ar- 1¥ used by the Western Pipeline com-! buckle and Miss Rappe pany and the Inland Oil Index. The witness denied all knowledge of Jesse Norgaard, who testified that while he was watchman of a motion picture studio at Culver City, Ar- buckle attempted to bribe him to ob- tain the key to Miss Rappe’s room. Arbuckle confirmed certain state- ments regarding first aid to Miss Rappe, made in Los Angeles to War- den Woolard, reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He admitted telling Woolard that “Miss Rappe had thrown a fit.” He denied having been ordered out of the hotel. A statement to Woolard that he or- dered Mrs. Delmont out of his room “because she became too boisterous” was admitted by Arbuckle. “She was in pajamas and I told her to go and dress herself,” he explained. He denied having put ice on Miss Rappe’s body as testified to by Al Semnacher, a prosecution witness. Arbuckle testified in a full, clear, voice and without hesitation. In an- swering a prosecution objection, Gav- in McNab, chief defense counsel, net- tled the court and was ordered to “sit down.” Arbuckle's interview with Woolard was gone into in detail. A statement in the Woolard inter- view. that he went with Lowell Sher- man, who shared his apartment, to the hotel ballroom after the party and (Continued on Page Fight) The assailants are un- outy member of the family to escape injury. J. Tremblay is reported. to have recovered ‘conscfousness tnis morn; ‘ne long enough to say he had ro idea who had committed the crime. said to hays gone south from the Tremblay home about 11 o'clock last night, and of another going north! early this morning. ‘There are reports of an Fecorn the] After the attack the slayers set fire|” to the house and barn. Neighbors seeing the blaze early this morning, went tot the Tremblay home and res-| cued the unconscious victims. Blood- hounds were sent from here. The Tremblay home is in a French- Canadian community. POLLUTION OF RIVER WATERS | BEING PROBED Joint Action by Casper, Doug-| las and State Authorities to Determine Health Status. | ‘The dangers of contamination of the waters of the Platte River so that they will be d menace to the health of Douglas and other communities below Casper, is being investigated jointly by Douglas, Casper and state authori- ties. In some measure the same dan- ger of contamination exists due to the disposal of sewage from Mills in the Platte. ‘ Dr. A. B. Tonkin, public health of- ficer for the state accompanied by a delegation from civic organizations from Douglas and asststeé by local municipal authorities and health offi- cials yesterday made an examination of the Platte above and below Casper and above and below Mills, the area also including the feeder waters of Casper mtmicipal water source. Dr. Tonkin secured the co-operation and assistance of local officials of the Standard and Midwest Refining com- panies with a view to determining the polution of waters due to emptying of refinery sewage. Samples of water gathered have been sent out for testing and interest- ing revelations are promised when the tests are made known. Dr. Tokin arrived here from Dous- las via automobile yesterday. During his stay here he will personally con- duct investigations of reports of pre- valence of venereal disease here and of other matters of vital interest to local affairs. He will make no an- nouncements pending the completion of his investigation. OAL CONFERENCE HINGES ON BIG CPERATORS Che Casper Daily"! Critime |, | CASPER, WYO,, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1922. HOMICIDE REFUSES TO _ TAKE WITNESS STAND IN OWN DEFENSE, SAID Investigation Preliminary to Inquest Into Killing of Army Aviation Commandant by Jean P. Day, Oil Operator, Are Opened by Civil, Militar y and “Dry” Authorities REPLY AWAITED OF COMMITTEE Daugherty’s Declaration of Hands off Policy Discussed Today WASHINGTON, April 5. Following up the overture it has made toward settlement of the bituminous coal strike, the house committee on labor continued its hearings on the subject today by considering briefly Attorney General Daugherty’s state- ment of last night outlining the ad- ministration's “hands off policy for the present. Representative Bland, Indiana, whose resolution to direct the president to appoint a coal {r quiry commission, occasioned the Ia- ber committee's interest in the mat. ter, read Mr. Daugherty’s statement Into its record and upon hearing that President Lewis of the United Mine Workers had left the city, called to the witness stand John Moore, execu- tive representative of the union Washington. “Mr. Daugherty says, after declar- Republican, in night, three brothers, 14, 12 and 10 years old, respectively, | tog that the operators were wrong {n mine the the workers in attompt at settling strike issue in advance, thut United Mine officials themselves re- fused last fall or some later time to confer with the operators for the same purpose,” Mr. Bland said. “Now has there ever been a time when the United Mine Workers have refused to open negotiations with the central competitive field operators for a new wage scale after April 1 in accord. ance with their agreement?” “Ne sir,” Mr. Mocre replied. “There r has been such a refusal.” UNION ASSURANCE ALREADY RECEIVED. WASHINGTON, April 5. — The house labor committee inquiring into |the coal industry today awaited te plies to the invitations sent by Chair- jman Nolan cn the committeo’s anu- jthorization, to bituminous operators In tho central competitive field to meet with the miners’ union leaders here | next Monday and attempt to reach a settlement @f the pres=nt strike. Both operators and miners’ representatives wero to be called for further hearings in connection with the Bland resolu t'on proposing appointment of a com- mission to investigate the coal indus t The invitation to operators to meet here with representatives of miners re t“'ographed by Chairman Nolan late yesterday after his committee had been assured by John L. Lewis, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of America, that he would advise his as- sociates to negotiate with any repre sentative group” of operators in the central competitive field even though not all could be induced to deal again with the union. Mr. Lewis said he had no notion what the operators would do but that he thought the committee “had put forth a proposition worth considering.”* After Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, had declared in the senate yes: terday, “that drastic public action” might be demanded by the strike situ- ation, ,Attorney General Daugherty raised “the possibility of a divergence in views between members of congress and the administration when he issued a statement saying: ‘The government is not undertaking to do anything in the present situation of the coal mat- ter” declaring that “men have a right to quit work and men have a right to employ other men,” the attorney gen- eral said the public was not menaced by coal shortage and that the interest of the government was tn the preser. vation of order and protection of prop- erty. He added that he saw no rea- son at this time to fear disorder. LEWIS GOES TO NEW YORK CONFERENCE. NEW YORK, April 5. — National headquarters of the coal strike will be transferred to New York today on the expected arrival of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America. Union leaders Predicted Mr. Lewis would use every effort “to speed up the anthracite wage negotiations.’* National and district members of the anthracite general policies com (Continued on Page Right) TRADES COUNCIL TO. STAND PAT, REPORT Workers “Locked Out” by Contractors to Await Overtures Before Negotiations for Settlement Are Opened Here The Casper Building Trades council, the organization which is.guiding the destinies of 250 or more members of six building trades unions which walked out April 1 when new wagéd scales were not signed up by the Master Builders’ as- sociation, is making plans for a continuance of the breach until’such time as the employers make advances to termi- nate the alleged lockout. While no statements are being made, ed for the purpose begin to function. it the trades council withholding aM of-|is understood that orders have come ficial notice until committees appoint-'from strike headquarters that there| to be no disorders, no picketing or other demonstrations on the part of the tradesmen. In the meantime the organization ts functioning by the appointment of wieldy management committees, pub- licity committee and other small groups which will be necessary to handle the interest of several hundred members of the six local unions af. fected. The publicity committee which ts composed of W. G. Shatzlein, Horace Benham and R. Coughlin, has been created for the purpose of keeping the people of Casper acquainted with the aims of the union organization and to appeal to the people only as the strike has bearing on the publie =a}, fare, ~ ava 7 CHOMP Py TNE Tw ee rp aie CM ve wwii RRPRT NTE SHEET =. rere FRR Perse, | 2