Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1922, Page 1

Weather Forecast Generally rising ‘Tuesday northwest portion tonight. VOLUME VI and BERLIN, April 10.—(By The Associated Press.)— Twenty-three French soldiers and one German foreman are now stated to have been killed and ten others injured in an explosion at the Huetten Smelting works near Gleivitz, upper Silesia. Tremendous excitement was reported from Gleivitz, wifh the expectation that martial Taw would be proclaimed. The latest accounts declare the ex- plosion took place in the family vault of Count Einsiedel, one of the foun- dems of the royal smeiting works, in the cemetery connected with the works, The unofficial reports as- sorted a hidden mine was detonated during « search for concealed arms. authorities are un- able to conduct investigations, the ad- ‘viees state, as the interallied com- mission for upper Silesia is in con- trol, but it is declared so far no evi- dence inculpating German subjects has been found. NO FORUM MEETING AT NOON TOMORROW, WILL ‘BE HELD IN EVENING The chamber of commerce forum meeting tomorrow will be held in the evening at 6.15 at the Henning hotel. The activities of the chamber dur- ing 1921, will be reviewed and the further development of the program of work for this year, will occupy an important on the program. This meeting will be in charge of the regular forum commit end they will appreciate recciving con- structive suggestions for activities during the remainder of this year. Members are requested to turn in signed program of work slips at this meeting that were recently mailed, with the annual reports. Paul F. Harvey of the American City bureau, will bene of the speak- ers of the evening. He will discuss accomplishments of the past year and offer suggestions for this year’s activ- ities. tonight an@ Tuesday: in CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1922. LAST KILLS ° 23 SOLDIERS Excitement Reigns in Upper Silesian City Where Detonation of Mine Blows Up Many French Troops DAY FREED OF BECK KILLING OKLAHOMA CITY, April 10.—Rumblings and gossip of the tragedy in which Lieut. Col. Paul W. Beck was killed by Jean P. Day at the Day home last Tuesday morning were still being heard here today, whetted in part by the verdict of a coroner’s jury late Saturday which declared that Day was justified in the killing and be brought against him. The verdict was returned after an hour’s deliberation at the close of a jhearing in which Mrs. Day testified that Beck seized her and she was | struggling with him on the return of her husband. “The incident occurred at the culmination of a party at the \Day home while Day was escorting | guests to their home. The verdict was received quletly by the crowded courtroom and no emotion was displayed by Mr. and Mrs. Day. Lieut. Paul Wart Beck, Jr., son of the stain.man, on the other hand | rippea out an oath and cried: “Damn the hand-picked juries, But we're not through yet. They have trampled the name of my father in the mire of lies. It cannot stand—it {will not stand. They will hear from us yet.” ‘The inquest was probabty the most, dramatic court scene in the annals of Oklaboma courts—Ardmore not ex- cepted, BODY OF BECK TAKEN TO ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, M., April 10.—Tho body Continued on Page Four.) SNOWFALL HEAVIEST AT LANDER TERRIFIC GALE HITS CHEYENNE A snowstorm of considerable in- tensity swept the northern and mid- die Rocky Mountain area last night and today, accompanie@ in some sec- tions by high winds. Snowfall here was only a few inches but precipi- tation was by rain Satur- day night. Lander, Wyo., reported the deep- est snowfall, with eight inches, ac- cording to the weather bureau, xwhile Cheyenne, Wyo. reported a 1°-mile wind today.. The lowest tempera- ture was at Leadville, Colo., where the mercury dropped to 8 above zero. A light frost was reported at Phoe- nix, Ariz. ~ Beginning at the southern part of Montana, the storm swept southeast- ward, including maqst of Wyoming, north, certral and northeastern and was still falling at 9 o'clock. ‘or Prospects Bright f the history of civic activity in present year with a definite program to be accomplished and with a list of 1,250 active members. The financial statement shows that the total income of the chamber dur- recommended that no charges Small Budget Increase Announced Here The annual statement of the Casper Chamber of Com- merce, which sums up the activities of the organization dur- ing 1921, is a resume of one of the most successful years in So-successfully have the affairs of the chamber been han- dled during the past year, the organization started out the Restoration of Economic Stability in Old World Countries Is ing of Nationals A Us; Ambassador Is “Guest” GENOA, April 10.—(By The Associated Press.)—Na- tions of four continents in this ancient city today began ef- forts to restore to the world normal conditions. All plans had been completed today for this nomic congress was Goal of Big Gather- ssembled at Genoa; great eco- competent judges led by which NUMBER 155.| generally as the most important and significant assemb! ‘ince conference HAMBER OF COMMERCE OUTLINES BIG PROGRAM HERE, FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1921 FunMonE New Year Started with 1,250 Active Members and Accomplishments; Casper. ing the past year from all sources was $24,248.27. The total expense charged against thie income amount- ed to $23,266.22, leaving a balance on hand and in the tank om December B1, 1921 of $982.05. Of the three departments covered tion proved most expensive, The gen- eral expense of this department ich inclurles’ the salaries of all joyes amounted to $10,477.33, Ctvic work activities drained the fand for $6,444.82 while miscellan- ous work carried « total expense of $6,3144.02. In addition to the above expendi- tures the building fund, charged with automatically retiring the 9urchase Price of the chamber of commerce building carried an expenditure of $3,- 197.09. Part of this revenue came | from the general fumd and part from| rental from tenants of the chamber| of commerce building. While the proposed budget for the coming year shows an upward re vision to a total expense of $26,336.27, the chamber plans a more intensive campaign during the caming year. In addition to the general extension of activities the organimtion will spend approximately $4,500 on the freight rate investigation which ft is believed will bring lower raies on shipments of all kinds to this city. | In @ statement submitted by the directors of the organization during the past year the chamber of com- merce is held up as a succensful or- gantzation. Credit for the success is credited to the unfailing efforts of the committees assigned to handle various departments of the great vol- ume of work. Crexiit is aleo given to Jocal newspapers for the publicity gtven the work of the chamber which was responsible to a great extent for the success attained. In the extension of activities there are many definite objects listed on the program, The platform on which the chamber is submitting its activi- ties for public approval follows. 1— trrigation— Continue to talk, think and act that the Casper-Alcova Irrigation project means more to the People of Casper, the state and na- tion than any other project that can be undertaken by us. 2.—Freight rates — Cooperate in (Continued on Page 4) the Versailles peace Representatives of 33 states were constructien of Europe, the conference particularly to be concerned with plans for rebuilding central Europe and re babilitating Russia, which was ad- | mitted by many delegates to be a sub-| WAY tt.- “ vith the union’s organization still presenting an |Ject of supreme importence by itself.| unbroke perhaps the most far reaching ques tion which the congress shall be called on to sottle. The ambassador from the United fashburn Child, was in a section re- guests. He was to Meetings but will any conferences of hich; the actnal im- the conference will be this after- palace of St. George. This picturesque stractore was built in 1260 by Frate Oliviero. Great throngs on Palm Sunday vis- ited this scene of today’s conference ‘while thousands of interested Genoa: ese gathered along tho waterfront seeking advantageous positions from which (o observe foreign diplomats and distinguished stateamen on their arrival. A complete Net of the nations and states represented, with the number of thetr delegates follows: South Africa 4, Albania 4, Austria 6, Australia 14, Belgium 14, Bulgaria 15, Canada 30, Czecho-Slovakia 3 Denmark 10, Esthonia Finland 7, 80, Germany 80, Great Britain 128, Greece 22, Ireland 6, Italy 6 Lat- via 6, Lithuania 7, Luxemburg 4, Nor- way 8, New Zealand 16, Holland 16, Poland 40, Portugal 9, Rumania 22, Russia 12, Jugo-Slavia 12, San Marino 16, Spain 16, Sweden 10, Switzeriand 8, and Hungary 7. PREMIER PRESIDES AT SESSION. GENOA, April 10.—(By Associated (Continued on Page Four) TWO WOMEN RESCUED FROM GAS AT POINT OF DEATH ONE KILLED BY MISSOURI WIND SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 10.— Several persons were injured and a heavy property loss resulted when a tornado struck Miller, Lawrence coun- ty, Missouri, this morning. From Mill- er the storm traveled northeast, strik- ing Ash Grove, Green county . where one man was Killed and seyerul per- sons injured. ————> QVER 100 BOOKS BROUGHT IN DURING NO FINE WEEK “No Fine” week which has been held at the library proved fairly suc- cessful. Over a hundred books were brought in. The librarian announces that, although the week has been closed, books that are overdue and on which a heavy fine should be asses- sed will be recetved without charge. “We are more glad to get the books ‘than the fines,” say the librarians. The ‘next special week to be held will be “Back to Nature” week. The date has not-been announced. ————— Paint and powder must be cheaper in Europe than in America. A St. Paul banker who charged his wife with spending $3,500 a year on cos. meties took her to Naples to live in erder, as he said, to reduce the cost of living. EASTER WAR SEEN IN ERIN Repetition of 1916 Uprising Possible With Nation on Verge of Civil War; Scat- tered Disturbances Detailed LONDON, April 10.—(By The Associated Press.)—Will the extremist Republicans in Ireland observe the anniversary of the Easter week uprising against Great Britain in 1916 by against attempting to oust th establish a republic in its place? provisional government and ‘This is a questfon that is being discussed seriously in well informed circles in England and Ireland. The London Daily Mail's Dublin cor- respondent declares this phase of Ire- land's perplexities has been debated rather freely in Dublin and that opin- tons there differ widely, The_corres- Pondent is convinced that the provi- sional government will do nothing to provoke a rebellion "by immediate at- tempts to restore order, He is less clear about the attitude of the more radical Republicans and appears te think that the latter’s action-depends. on how farthay believe they can sway public opinion with them. The cor- respondent remarks that the extreme Republicans are in ill favor with the generally recogmiz#i Ahinking ele ment in Ireland and also with the great bulk of the general public. He recalls, however, that the people ir Ireland generally were at first but later rapidly. veered to the point against the rehellious element in 1916, of view of the revolutionists. He has come to the conclusin that both sides are jockeying stmply for the psycho- logical moment, in the meantime’ carefully cnsidering the temper of the general public in Ireland. Certain well-informed political quar- ters in London expecta violent stroke by extremists Republicans at an early date. These, English sources of Cogtinued on Page Four) as a professiona] nurse, hear from his wife throughout Sun- night to sec what was wrong. After vainly trying to gain en- trance he reported the matter to Dr. LN. Frost’ and“both again returned to the house, Finding that the doors were bolted on the inside and unable to attract the attention of the per- sons occupying the building the mat- ter was reported to the police de- partment. Chief Alexander Nisbet and Cap-|. tain Clayton responded. Unable to gain entrance through any other source the officers forced the front door. Both Mrs. Chadwick and Mrs. Bownrwan were found lying on the!. floor of the front room apparently having been overcome by sas. Both women were rushed to the county hospital where they were resuscitated. Mrs. Chadwick, be- cause of complications is in a criti- cal condition while Mrs. Bowman is said to be making satsfactory pro- gress. Both cases aro being attend- ed by Dr. I. N. Frost. Some peculiar angles of the case are being suppressed by the police, pending completion of investigations. Full details, however, are promised when the probe is completed. Both women were badly Druised! and otherwise injured. It is believed) that the injuries could have resulted from their endeavors to gain freedom when they wero overcome by gas. Only the fortunate arrival of the police is responsible for the fact that! the women are alive today. Investi-| gations made of the interior of the house show that the furnace which is equipped with gas appliances had| been burning full blast for hours.| Comparatively few minutes more in all probability would have resulted in the bursting of the water boiler| which was. sald to have been. sub-| jected to terrific steam pressure. The mystery of the case is being closely guarded by the authorities. Hospital authorities refuse to make public any version of the affair but interesting revelations are. promised when the case is fully investigated. Mrs. Chadwick, who ts the widow of Edward Chadwick \who killed himself over a yéar ago, is said to have been expectant of motherhood. Mrs. Edward Chadwick Still in Serious Condition and Mrs. E. M. Bowman Said to Be Recovering From Experience Mrs. Edward Chadwick and Mrs. E. M. Bowman are alive today at the county hospital by the merest chance, both hav- ing been found last night at the home of Mrs. Chadwick, 124 North Beech street, at death’s door from near asphyxiation. The discovery was made when Mr. Bowman, husband of fhe woman who was in attendance upon Mrs. Chadwick Linn Mrs. Bowman, the nurse, is said to haye been in attendance upon her on this. account, | SUICIDES AS HYMN IS SUNG SEATTLE, Wash., April 10.—Miss Bertha Brackett, 25 year old choir singer who shot herself during serv- ices at the First Baptist church here last night died this morning. Miss Brackett suffered a break- down several years ago and friends said her acts at times became. irra- tional. ‘Recent fliness, they said, had made her fear a return of the previous affliction. The choir was singing 2 hymn when she shot herself. The Rev. Ambrose B. Bafley rushed from the pulpit to the choir loft and carried her to another part of the church. She later was removed to a hospital. ‘The church services were continued as the Rey. Mr. Bailey thought she was injured but slightly. Golden Rule To Celebrate Big Opening Tonight The Golden Rule Department store, which has been remodeled throughaut and one more story added onto ‘the building, will be thrown open to the public at 7:30 tonight, and the public fs cordially invited to” partake of the hospital- ity extended by Mr. Lindsay and his corps of assistants. Flowers will be given as favors and music will be furnished by one of the best musical organizations of the city. | No merchandise will be on sale tonight, but the thirteenth anni. versary sale of ‘the Goolden Rule will open tomorrow, and there will be bargains that will delight the heart of the most particular buyers. ‘The Golden Rule has been serv- ing the people of Casper for thir- teen years, and Manager Lindsay intends to. give his customers ample reason to believe that the unlucky thirteen will jn reality be | 4 & lucky. day_ for them, Governor Calls For Observance Of Arbor Day The laws of the state of Wyo- ming make it the duty of its chief executive to set aside a day to be jcontroversy, and declared the mer-| known as Arbor Day. The trees, the shrubbery and the |f the mines if the operators ‘“‘won't| flowers are God’s gift to man. There is nothing more beautiful than a well-kept park or a yard adorned with shrubbery and flow- ers. This year, it happens that the right time for Arbor Day falls up- om. the centenary of the birth of Tiysses 6. Grant, the great soldier who led the armies of the union to | executive committee, to a final victory at Appomattox. -It ts fitting and proper that this date should be commemorated, and how Ingter could this be done than by planting trees to his memory, In the schools, the teaching of agricul- ture and the adornment of the land- scape could well-be combined with an historical lesson on that great patriot and statesman. Therefore, I Robert D. Carey, governor of the state of Wyoming, in pursuance of the law, and by virtue of the authority in mo vest- ed, do hereby designate and pro- claim Thursday the 27th day of April A. D., 1922 as Arbor Day and urge that © exercises be held in all of its schools, and that the people generally turn aside from their accustomed employment for a time to the work of beautifying their homes and parks, and a study of the work and character of Am- erica’s greatest general. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the state of Wyo ming to be hereunto affixed. Done at the office of the execu- tive, this fourth day of April, A. D. ROBERT D. CAREY, Governor.| the two nominations were said to be indicated by advance ‘ONE IS KILLED, INSULT AVENCED CHICAGO, April 10.—Gun play to avenge an alleged insult to tho sister of William “Sailor” Fried- man, prominent lightweight pugi- list, was considered hy the police today as one motive for the shooting in a west side saloon yesterday which resulted in the death of one man and the wounding of four others. Friedman is expected to surrender today and give officers his version of the shooting. Abraham Rubin, the man killed is believed.to._bare-been a bystander, 0 -| INDICTMENTS MAY (UNION ORGANZERS ‘ARNED STRIKE RANKS ARE UNBROKEN Situation in Non-Union Fields Grows More Favorable to Union Cause, Miners’ Officers Declare ) ee ” 4, NAPOLIS, April 10.—The second week of the na-! tion-\ ~~, uspension of work by union coal miners got under “ nt and the situation in the non-union fields he- coming 1. ~,vorable to the union’s cause, according to the view of th * ation expressed by John L. Lewis, president —————————_— es by the union miners. of the Unite .ine Workers of/ “As I view the situation,” said Mr. | Lewis, “the program laid down by the| organization is functioning 100 per} In the non-union fields, I feel | dianapolis yesterday where he reestab- Mshe@ national headquarters for the International union is steadly gaining strength.’ @irection of the suspension of work | Mr. Lewis said be plannat to remain | ! here for several days | BE DISMISSED. | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 10—)Paul F. Harvey to Assist in Attorney General Daugherty, who ar-/ Stock-Taking Week of rived here from Washington today un. _ announced, was declared authoritative Chamber; Ten Teams to Seek Members. ly to be considering tho dismissal of indictments pending here in federal! ¢ourt, which some operactors have de = clared made impossible any wage.con-| ference that would end the coal strike, | which began April 1 Paul F, Harvey, field secretary for] the American City bureau arrived in| é | Casper this morning, to supervise and assist in conducting the stock taking and recruiting campaign of the cham- ees ber of ere hich fl be CHARLESTSON, W. Va., 10.—! ey. ee initi- IN, W. Va, April 10.—| 2284 tai, Bray ‘Nine union members and officers were |*'Sr ‘als wee! forbidden to interfere with fres com- r. Harvey is one of the most eap- petition among men working in the) 22!e of the bureau's organization con-| coal industry in West Virginia and|Svitants, and his experience will add tent colonies of strikers in Mingo coun-|* STeat deal to the efficiency of team. ty were not to be maintained after 30 O'#anization. Gaye, in a temporary injunction ie} The chamber of commerce directors| sued by Judge George W. McClintic,|"®4 chairman of the membership committee have selected ten teams, of in United States district court here to- ae approximately six members each, and it is thought that with this organiza tion the week's work can actually be completed in two days’ timn The Kiwanis club, the youngeit of the business clubs in the city, will attempt to rival some of the older or- ganizations in making a record, and perhops retrieve some laurels lost to the Rotary and other clubs in base ball last season. A full announcement of the week's Program will be made after the board of directors meeting Tuesday noon. There will be three teams in the field composed of members from the Kiwanis club, two from the Rotary club, one from the Realtors, and four| ‘chosen from the Chamber of Com- merce membership at large. i ‘The injunction, addressed to various international and district 17 officers of the United Mine Workers, of Amer- ica and to all officials and thembers of that jon was issued on the petition of ‘the Borderland Coal com- pany and sixty-two other West Vir-| ginia and Kentucky operators. BROADWAY ASKS U. 8. INTERVENTION. NEW YORK, April 10.—Apprehen- sive that a threatened coal famine may darken “tho great white way” as it did during the “lightless” days of the war, the Broadway Merchant's assocl ation “will send a delegation of 250 members to Washington Thursday to file protest with President Harding against tho miners strike. { Leon Sunshine, president of the as- sociation, urges that President Hard- contruveteysl en@) Gxclared =<" SPENCER MADE CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 10.—Pe: cy C. Spencer, of Cheyenne, today was! elected chairman of the Republican) Possible aid to tho strikimg coal min-/Siaie committee, vice T. B. Kennedy, ers.” of Cheyenne, resigned. Spencer, who! ‘We urge our members in the strike|is 30 years old, is the youngest man zone,” the letter says, “to place them- to hold the chairmanship since the| Continued on Page Four.) state was organized. SMOOT-BURTON CONTEST UP IN SENATE TODAY Vote Expected on Opposition to Naming of Senators on Allied Debt Commis- sion BeBfore End of Day WASHINGTON, April 10.—Contested nominations Senator Smoot, of Utah, and Representative Burton, of Ohi Republicans, to the allied debt funding commission were a special order of senate business today with Republican lead- ers hopeful of a vote before adjournment. Confirmation of chants favored government ownership run them.” “If the miners won't work, get oth- ers who will,” he added. SOCIALISTS TOLD TO HELP MINERS. CHICAGO, April 10—Members of the Socialist party are called on in a letter sent out today by. the national “render every canvasses, Discussion of the nominations, be- bind closed doors, was set for 7 o'clock and promised to hinge about the contentions of Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, that the two members of congress, having partic- ipated in passage in allied debt fund. ing legislation, were not eligible under the law. One of those wounded is Charles Hadesman, who is alleged to have given the insult to Mrs. Dora Greeburg, sister of the,fighter. Police also were giving considera- tion to a report that the gun battle was the outgrowth of trouble be tween rival gangs of bootleggers. According to witnesses questioned by officers four men entered the saloon yesterday afternoon. They glanced about the room and then at a signal drew revolvers and started shooting. After firing about enty_ shots they. ran. BRITISH BANKER DISCUSSES DEBT. WASHINGTON, April 10.—,By Tho Associated Press.)—Frederick C. Good- enough, widely known British banker, discussing “some aspects of the prob- lem of inter-allied debts and repara- tions payments” at a luncheon given by the American chamber of com- merce today, said !t would be for the common good of the world if Great Britain and America should come Continued .on-Page-Four) »