Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1922, Page 1

Parfty cloudy tonight and Tuesdays Slightly warmer in portion tonight. extreme ’ ————— north Weather Forecast | Crihune VOLUME VI CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1922. RUSSO-GERMAN PACT _ SIGNED AT RAPALLO Brest-Litovsk Treaty Nullified by Agreement Negotiated Yes- | terday Re-Establishing Diplomatic Relations Between Two Countries on Equality Basis GENOA, Apri! 17.—(By The Associated Press.)—A treaty between Germany and Rus- sia was signed at Rapallo yesterday, the signatories being the foreign ministers of the two countries, George Chitcherin for Russia and Dr. Walter Rathenau for Germany. nullifies the Brest-Litovsk treaty and re-establishes full diplomatic relations on an equai- ity basis. property. ‘The tready negotiations began many months ago, it was said. This action by delegates to the ciation of nationalization of property claims and war claims the treaty ex- pressed the friently hope that other powers would do Iikewise. Announcement of the signing of the treaty came as a rude surprise to the Genoa. conferees, and it was pointed to by observers as likely to make more difficult the position of some of the other allies in their attitude toward Russia. By the new treaty, replacing the Brest-Litovsk pact, which has been so humiliating to the Soviet leaders, Germany is: the first great power to grant Russia full recognition. Poland had ™~ Prisoner; Trap Is Sprung Before Fenitenti for conviction on Pe county building to talk over the prop- osition. In the meantime arrangements were made and when the tender of the money was made Miss Laura Bicknell, H. L, Seidel, under-sheriff, Leslie B. Finley, court reporter, and Sheriff Joe L. Marquis were witnesses to the German ambassador under the terms of the Breust-Litovsk treaty . Although negotiations between Ger- The treaty Europe. The pact cancels all war claims, as well as claims arising from the nationalization of is ‘TWO ARE JAILED ON CHARGE OF BRIBERY Attorney Roy H. Bullack and Curley Gallington Alleged to Have Made Tender of Money for Release From Jail of Roy H. Bullack, senior member of the firm of Bullack and Lacy, attorneys, and Curley Gallington, former Casper policeman, were arrested this afternoon when they tried to bribe Sheriff Joe L. Ma-quis having tendered part of a $500 offer for the release of Jimmie Gal- lington now held in the county jail on a charge of robbery in connection with entering stores The state statutes provide a penalty not exceeding’ 14 years’ imprisonment in a charge of haying attempted to bribe public ‘Officials. GOV. SMALL GOES ON TRIAL TODAY LOUISIANA MOB TOWN WHEN LYNCHING PARTY | AT COUNTY JAIL é CITY | HAYNESVILLE, La., April 17.W—Persuaded to wait until the man they were after had EDI I ION |victim a mob variously estimated at 300 to 500 which sur- “CLEANS UP’ been identified by his alleged |rounded the Haynesville jail last night, bent on taking Ralph Coleman, suspect in the assault and,robbery of Tony Pierce, NUMBER 161. |left 100 of its members at the j OTHER CONFERENCE IN SIGHT AT CONCLUSION OF BIG GENOA MEETING Final Restoration of Peace and Financial! Adjustment Impossible in First World Conference GENOA, April 17.—(By The Associated Press.) —After Genoa, what? This is the question uppermost in the minds of the delegates to the international economic conference. Experts and delegates alike are agreed that it probably will be necessary to have at least two more conferences before eace is restored and financial reconstruction is possible in ference,—which apparently is the most Granting that the Ri fi that can be hoped for from the pres- fs settied in princtple and recognition |®™t sathering—a disarmament confer "lence probably would be the next step Granted Rassia by the \Genes |e" lin an effort to end what the Russians say is virtually a state of war between Japan and Soviet Russia and Rumania and Soviet Russia. Turkey and Greece also might me admitted to this con- ference in an effort to stop the fight- ing in Asia Minor. France has expressed a desire to discuss disarmament with her friends, but not with her enemies; consequent- ly, there may be some difficulty in get- ting her to enter a general disarma- ment or peace conference embracing all the powers which still have armies ‘on a war footing. Frank Vanderlip, the American fi nancier, Professor Gustav Cassell, Swedish economist and other experts as Genoa apparently are agreed that, summoning of a disarmament confer- ence is a necessary step before a suc- cuessful financial or economic confer- ence is possible as lessened military expenses are imperative before loans can be floated on a large scale. ‘Tho United States and Germany pro- bably would not participate in this, as Germany already is disarmed under the.terms of the Versailles treaty, and the United’ States is not directly con- cerned with European army affairs. Washington generally is regarded as the best site for an economic confer- ence to follow the disarmament mect- ing, but holding the meeting there scarcely ‘vould be possible unless the Russian government were in the mean- time recognized by the United States. As the chances for recognition of the Soviet by the European powers becomes brighter, the interest in America’s attitude toward Russia in- Witnesses the state jail and started or of Haynesville. As the croud went “its self. appointed task it grew ly until by the time it started \ Center and Baveum Spur, with tl intention of “cleaning” settlements also, it had gro The mob visited a numba and rooming houses notifyin men and women among the o to pack up and depart and th to the negro quarter and gave to about three quarters of the ‘ ton to ‘leave. Doors and wit were smashed at several places. ut none of the negroes or others warned to leave were injured. The assault frim which the excite ment developed occured when Pierce | was on his way hoe. He was struck on the head and robbed of $100 which he said he had received from his sis- ter in California earlier in the day. He was unconscious when found and had not fully recovered his senses several hours later. Ho is seriously but not fatally injured, it waa stated after an examination of the wound. Meantime, While police were searching for the highwayman, a reward fund was be jing raised by subscription. mene ARMY CAPTAIN IS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH DALLAS, Texas, April 17.—Captain George 8. V. Little, army avatator who was killed in and air accident here yesterday, was to have met his fiancee Miss Vera May Stiles, of Los Angeles at Fort Worth tocay and accompanied by Miss Stiles mother, the couple were to have proceeded by rail to Little Rock, Ark, where they were to have been married April 24. |EIGHT DEAD, MANY INJURED IN BIG TORNADOES Che Casper Daily STORM TOLL IS HEAVIEST NEAR IRVINGTON, ILL. IOS ANGELES, April 17. — Vera| age. May Stiles is the daughter of Herbert A. Stles, oil broker,, formerly a resi- ly engaged in business here. thelr homo in Fort Worth, Texas. cent of Los Angeles, and until recent-| phone exchange and family left two weeks ago to make| Early rific Windstorm Wh caning" | Centralia Littered With Debris From Ter- ich Swept Through Small Town, Report CHIC . April 17.—(By nadoes in three cenfral weste morning were believed to have injured dozens, left scores h which probably Illinois recelving the brunt of the dis turbances. ‘The full extent cf the damage in In inois and Indiana could not be learned | because the telephone and telegraph lines were demolished wherever the | storm struck. CENVRALIA, IL, April 17.— One baby was killed and two persons are in @ hospital here in critical condi- tion as the result of a tornado which struck Irvington, south of here, about midnight last night, hospital attend- ants reported here this morning. Mrs. Gus Droede, the extent of whose in- juries bas not been determined, and Ernest Collars, a railroad employe, who is suffering from a broken back, were treated en route to this city from Irvington on a special train, A number of other injured, the Gut- inite number not being learned early today, remained in Irvington. The majority are not considered serious. Residents here were en route to the Wrecked town this morning to search for relatives which might be in need of aid. No tine of communication had been restored at 8 o'clock, The Mlinois Central depot was lift- 24 from its foundation and carried about 200 feet by the twister and was then safely deposited, remaining in: tact. No night agent is maintainec? at Irvington, A box car on a siding was turned completely around and placed on a perailel track without any great dam- The storm first struck here travel- ing toward Irvington. The local tele electric light The|piant were put out of commission. this morning linemen were Continued on Page Four.) SNOW GENERAL OVER MOUNTAIN RECION, REPORT AS CONSPIRATOR Long List of Prospective Jurymen Pre- pared in Anticipation of Trouble in Filling Box at Waukegan WAUKEGAN, IIl., April 17.—(By The Associated Press.) —Trial of Gov. Len Small, who is charged with conspiring to embezzle state funds, will be started in circuit court here today unless another postponement is added to the numerous ones of the last few months. Apparently all causes for fur- ther delay have been eliminated. may and Russia have been in progress for some months on various subjects Continued on Page Four.) THE MAN IN THE BARREL “GOES CRAZY, 1S REPORT "I may be going crazy,” saids Har- ry Yesness, “The Man in the Barrel,” but I’m going to give the men of Cas- per a real run for their money be- fore the lunacy commission hears about it. Starting tomorrow and con- transaction. . After the money had been tendered, Curley Gallington, having counted out. 25 bills of $10 denomination, Sheriff Marquis covered Bullack and Galling- ton, telling them that they were under arrest. Under-sheriff Seidel, Miss Bicknell and Mr. Finley then appeared on the scene. Both Mr. Finley and Miss Bicknell had taken in shorthand the conversation which occurred between Sheriff Marquis and between Attorney Bullack and-Curley Gallington. ‘The evidence in the case constitutes |@ complete stenographic record of the affair made by both Mr. Finley and by Miss Bicknell identification of the A creases, and the delegates are asking the Americans in Genoa how long the United States will hoid aloof politically from the Moscow government, which it is helping so generously with food. France's fixed determination not to permit the slightest revision of the Versailles treaty undoubtedly would prove a great handicap to another eco nomic or financial conference, which would have to deal so largely with the reparations problem, but the present conference is breaking much ice and Mrs. Licyd George, the British pre mier is looked upon generally as a leader skillful enough to overcome any French opposition in this regard. ‘The financial commission of the con- Fourth Storm of Winter Clearing Away Here; Denver Reports Heaviest Snow of Winter Over Sunday Central Wyoming today is emerging from another snow- storm, the fourth within ten days, which reached great in- tensity throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Stock suffer- ing will be slight from cold but ill effects on sheep are seen in continued mud, as many are heavy with lambs. Over six inches of snow fell here. DENVER, Colo., April 17.—Denver The Associated Press.) —Tor- *rn states last night and this > killed at least eight persons, omeless and caused damage y aly will run into millions of dollars. Kansas, In- jdiana and Illinois were touched by the tornadoes, southern BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At Cincinnati— At Philadelphia—Brooklyn-Philadel- Phin game postponed. rain. At New York— Roston-New York game postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Geveand— RE K. St. Louis _____000 xxx xxx—x x x Coveleskio and Nunamaker. Game called in fourth on account of rain. At Wastiington— Philadelphia R. H. E. ~-401 Oxx xxx—x x x Batteries—Moore, Sullivan, Heim- ach and Perkins; Mogridge, Brillhart, Woodward and Gharrity. Boston a Batteries—Shawkey 30x xxx xxx—x x *¥ and Sechang; Quinn and Chaplin At Chicago—Detroit-Boston game postponed; rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION All games postponed; rain. Late Arbuckle Films Are Sent to Distributors LOS ANGE » Cal., April 17.— The Famous Players Lasky corpora- tion announced today that Adolph Zakor head of the organization, had telegraphed from New York to release three new motion pictures by Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle. The pictures were withheld when the manslaughter charge was lodged against Arbuckle. ach fos ae EU hy ee five days, both as an advertising tinuing until next Saturday evening I am going to sell any sult at my Man in the Barrel store at the regular price and then sell the customer any other suit ho may select for only $10 addi- tional. I am not making restrictions either that it must be for the same person. By any other suit I mean, any size, boy or man. In other words I'm going to sell two suits for $10 more than the price of one.” Mr. Yesness explains that he is adopting this method of selling for the principals involved. and identification of the money tendered. The details of the conversation as taken in the stenographic record was not available today. It is understood however that Bul- lack made the arrangements and that Curley Gallington tendered half the money, the remainder to be paid when Jimmie Gallington was delivered at Glenrock, the delivery to be mace ‘either tonight or tomorrow night, Jimmie Gallington is held in the ‘county jail here on two charges. One is @ robbery charge and the other {Continued on Page Four) plan and to reduce his stock of suits now on hand in order to take care of summer shipments. U. S. WINS BIG "SUIT ON RULING WASHINGTON, April 17.—The government today won in the supreme court in the’case brought by the United Shoe Machinery corporation and others to have set aside the re- straining order prohibiting them from using certain lease Judge Edwards has announced that the court is ready for the trial to start this morning. A special lst of 2,589 names of prospective jurors has been prepared and from this list 75 men have been summoned for today. H. C. Burnett, vice president of the ‘Waukegan National bank, appointed by the court to investigate difficulties which the state contends it experienced in obtaining evidence books and papers of the First Trust and Savings bank of Kankakee, Ill., is expected to today. Conference On World Radio to Be Continued PARIS, April 17—(By The Associ- ated. Press.}—The international radio conference of Americans, British, French and Germans, which is at- tempting world-wide standardization of wireiess traffic, will resume its sessions at London Aprit 24, The Unit- ed States is represented by the Radio "Corporation of America, England by ~ ROBERTSON TO ‘the British Marconi company, Ger- many by the Telefunken company and France by Radio-France. clauses in their cortracts for the rental of patented ma- chinery. deis took no part in the consideration ‘The supreme court affirmed the de- of the case. cree of the United States district court ras =e eoar~e OHARRED BODIES OF WEALTHY Poration, under the Clayton act. The lower federal court prohibited Dayton Canyon, Owens valley about thirty miles north of Los Angeles, the corporation from compelling by Tense agreements, the exclusive use last night. Deputies said they believed Day- ton and his wife hed either met of its machines, and from enforcing an alternative royalty clause, found death by violence at the hands of bandits or it was a case of murder v to be prohibitive, upon all footwear manufactured in factories where ma- chines of competitors also were used. Tt also held invaiid the agreement by ‘which the corporation required those using its machines to purchase sup- Hee a it z and his wife, Lulu Dayton, 50 years Sestice MeKerma dissented but did! of age, were found by sheriff's dep- not erpreat is Yiews. Justice Bran-uties in the ashes of their home in . LOS ANGELES, April 17.—Two charred bodies, thought to be those of Olyde W. Dayton, aged 60 years of age, farmer, reputed wealthy, ference continued its examination to- day of several proposals concerning currency. “CHILDREN’S CRUSADES” START ‘The monetary conditions of the va- rious countries are said to differ so much that it is impossible to adopt a rule which will apply to all and the majority of the delegates are agreed upon a plan for convoking an inter- national monetary convention to be at- ST. LOUIS, April 17. — The chil- dren's crusade for amnesty” departed for Terre Haute, Ind., the (irst lap of its journey to Washington where President Harding will be petitioned to release 113 men imprisoned for vio- Jation of the war time acts. Continued on Page Four.) BE ARRAIGNED OKMULGEE, Okla., April 17.—Arraignment of Gov. J. B. A. Robertson, of Oklahoma, and twelve other men in- dicted after a grand jury investigation into state bane affairs in this county was set for May 3 by Judge Mark L. Bozarth in district court here today. The proceedings orig inally had been scheduled for today but early last wee Judge Bozarth granted the request of defense attorneys for a postponement. TWO TRAPPERS MISSING IN PINEDALE REGION PINEDALE, »Wyo., April 17. — SearchersSearchers who scoured the mountains were unable to find any trace of James Smith and Harvey Taylor, trappers of Kelly, Wyo., who) were last known to be trapping on Spread creek and have not been hear from in two months. An appeal has been issued to search for them in oth-) er districts, WASHINGTON, April :17.—Sus gestion that General Semenoff, now in jail in New York, was en route to Paris for the purpose of meeting Grand Duke Nicholas to plan a counter revolution against the Soviet regime in Russia was made by Immigration Inspector Zurbrick at Vaneourer in a report to the | today is experiencing the heaviest snowfall of the present winter. Start- ing late Saturday night snow has fall- en continuously since that time. Al- ready approximately nine inches have fallen with a precipitation of 1.04 inches. The storm, according to the ‘weather bureau, is local, no snow hav- ing fallen south of Pueblo since the storm commenced. Karly reports to the weather bureau stated that a light snow was falling in southeastern Ida- ho and in parts of Wyoming although storms conditions had cleared up over Montana and the Dakotas. Denver, while getting the brunt of the snowstorm, likewise had the cold. est temperature of any eastern slope city today, the thermometer register- ing 24 degrees above zero at 6 o'clock this morning. At Cheyenne it was 20 above zero at 6 o'clock this morning, and at Goodland, Kan., 28 above zero. A thunderstorm of some severity struck Goodland, Kan., today, accom panied by a north wind with a veloci ty of 34 milés an hour. ee ee BEANS HAVE BABY GIRL Mr .and Mrs. Edwin M. Bean are the parents of a seven and one half pound baby girl, Jean Carol, born at the Casper Private hospital Saturday. CATTLE RATES NORTH REDUCED CHICAGO, April 17.— A consider- able reduction in freight rates for Butler Stabbed, Home Is Robbed CHICAGO, April 17.—After stabbing the butler and locking him in a closet. range cattle from Texas to northern|two burglars today ransacked the points may be made within a few days|home of Walter S. Brewster, presi- it was learned here today. Confer-|dent of the Chicago Stock exchange ences between cattle men an@ rail-|and escaped with jewelry valued at road heads have been in progress for] $6,000. The butler was stabbed when some time. he tried to frustrate the burglars. CAREY JOINS IN OIL FIGHT CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 17.—(Special to The Tribune.) —Gov. Robert D. Carey of Wyoming today telegraphed to Secretary A. B. Fall of the, interior department a protest against the proposed plan of drilling naval oil reserve No. 3, known as the Teapot. dome. immigration bureau following his examination of a Russian officer. ‘The report of the inspector, laid before the senate labor commitieo today by Commissioner General Husband of immigration, stated that admission of the anti-bolshevik lead. er to the United States was the only course the immigration authorities could have pursued unless he could have been “arbitrarily debarred.” The governor's message said: RUSSIAN GENERAL EN ROUTE TO PARIS T0 PLOT REVOLUTION AGAINST SOVIET RULE, IS BELIEF WASHINGTON, April 17. — The is understood to be preparing to call the attention of the senate labor committee to the usual diplomatic immunity of for- eign ambassadors in connection with committeo's subpoena of Boris meleff, the last accredited Ru ambassador here, to testify in investigation of the affairs of pgorie Seme sian its General G “On behalf of the state of Wyoming, desire to protest against such an | I agreement, as I believe it not to the best interests of the state in that it would » over-prodiction of oil from this territory which would seri- | ously affect the ofl industry. An over- production means that the state of | Wyoming will received less income for its public schools and roads and it will reduce the income of the national rec- lamation fund in which the state has considerable inter: | “I would respe ally request that no agreement be entered into until |such time as a hearing may be held Jat which the represe s of both i Continued on F Four.)