Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1922, Page 1

ie: MERICAN REJECTION OF INVITATION TO CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE NOT FINAL Che | Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Casprr Daily | | } } } | - 1 Note Declining Proposal of Allies ~ SILESIAN PACT tended to Leave Way Open for Further) : r Conversation; Definite Program Plans| LON May Lead to Acceptance “LEBRATED IN WASHINGTON, May 16.—The American note of yester- UNU.OEOUUUNLUULLLLINANRSS: | SS day declining to participate in the proposed meeting at The Wednesday; slightly warmer Hague next month for discussion of Russian conditions was GENEVA FEAST | Crihune [ &, | \ ye tonight. intended to leave the door open for further conversation, it > =. i EE See ae oni poder at the White House. | es ‘ VOLUME VI CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1922. NUMBER 186. Beyond this confirmation of the interpretation placed °n' Germans an. Poles at Peace Under New LEVEE BREAK HELD SERIOUS Many Louisiana Towns in Path of Eight- Foot Wall of Water Released by Crumbling of River Bank Thermop’ Men Grow ’em With Legs to Spar THERMOPOLIS, Wya, May 16.— An eightlegged lamb and a five legged calf are the two latest freaks of the animal world reported by stickmen of the Thermopolis dis- trict. L. F. Thornton produced the lamb, which tas front quarters con- forming to the usual mode but boasts of four hind legs and two tafle. Thy fivelegged calf is the property of Dr. Kitchings. PROHIBITION DIRECTOR. NO PRODUCTS OF THE FARM ON FREE LIST Tariff Protection Accorded Everything the state department's communication | today by Premier Licyd George, no| comment on the situation at Genoa or} the American attitude toward particl- pation in discussions on economic con- ditions in Russia was made. 1 Treaty Negotiated by the League of Nations; Other Problems GENOA, May 16—(By The Associat- ERE sd A ed Press).—Prime Minister Lioyd GENEVA, May 16.—(By The Associated Press.) —The George does not feel. it was indicated Germans and Poles had a love feast last evening at a dinner this afternoon that the American re-/ given by Dr. Felix Calonder-in celgbration of the signing of fusal to participate in the commission AP t SF) ete new std At to sit at The Hague on Russian affairs tne treaty for Upper Silesia. Members of the council end her final word, as the document in- Officials of the “league secretariat also attended. All ex- deates great American interest inj|changed congratulations on what is generally regarded in Russia's economic reconstruction and/jeague circles as, its most important;on the agenda will be discussed to- the reply is regarded as one forming | work. a basis for further correspomlence. | | It still is regarded ‘as highly impro- bable, however, that any action look That Needs It; American Valuation Issue Raised Again by Capper WASHINGTON, May 16.—All products of the farm are PROGRAM NOT DEFINITE ENOUGH. PARIS, May 16.—(By the Associated Press).—The declination of the Amer- ican government to participate in The Hague conference on the Russian question is attributed in official cir | GENEVA, May 16.—(By The Asso jointed Press).—The council of the |teasue of nations refused today to take up the Russian p=blen and re ferred to the Genoa conference the Norwegian government's for an immediate inquiry by league request the cles here to the ambiguity of the mem-|!nto tho general situation in Russia ing to confirmation of the British mandate will be taken at this session, because of the epposition of the French and Italian quarters. The Zionists representatives here are pressing for a decision, and say a delay of another three months will mean just that much time lost in es BATON ROUGE, La., May 16.—A break in the levee at Hamburg on Bayou des Glaizes occurred this morning. The levee at this point is eight feet high and the break is 250 feet long. The levee was built as a protection against back- water from the Red river. Efforts are being made to close the break and unless they are successful practically all of Avoyelles parisit and large portions of St. Landry and St. Martin parishes will be flooded, Towns threatened include Plauche- ville, Big Cane, Rosa, Palmetto, Odeng lerg, Elba, Melville and -Krotz | Springs. | The water was eight feet high gxinst the levee at the time cf the break. oo BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE village, who drove Mis Batteries — Lomey and Snyder; Cheeves and O'Farrell. Ship Loaded With Jungle Loot Arrives and O'Neill; Morrison, Cooper and Mattox, Gooch. { At St. Louis—Philadelphta- St. Louis, game postponed. rain. a AMERICAN LEAGUE NEW YORK, May 16.—Carrying a cargo of more than 3,0%0 rare specimens of African jungies deni- zens, the Dromoro Castle has arrived in port. One of the oddest creatures aboard was a thorn-tailed lizard, a survival of pre-historic periods. When angry this creature hecomes a mass of bony spikes and he was highly in- dignant yesterday when the ship arrived. A giant marabo stork, one of the most disagreeable appearing of the birds in the cargo, occupied an iron cage all to itself. Its lopg sharp pointed bill was, dangerous, keepers said. There was a family of numidian Mons, some leopards and more than a score of antelope and zebra. The snakes numbered more than three dozen. As the ship tied up, a howling jungle dog and a whistling bull-finch entered a noise making contest. The buil-finch lost. (1 evenings) R. H. E. 000 110 020 @2—G 15 1 020 O19 O01 OIG 12 2 Batteries Quinn and Ruel. At Washington— Detroit -102 and Bassler; Phillips, Erickson and Gharrity. \FRAUD SEEN IN FIRE TRAGEDY Wealthy Manufacturer Put Human Bones in House Before Burning to Hide Elopement With Girl, Is Claim SUPERIOR, Wis., May 16.—Edwars J. Sailstad, wealthy manufacturer of Euclaire, placed human bones in his sum- mer cottage on the shore of Lake Nebagamon, near here, fired the structure, in which he was supposed to be living. alone. and then eloped with Dorothy Anderson, his stenog- fiscated Bibles from Miss Streete WASHINGTON, May 16.—Appotnt- ment of L. G. Nutt, former chief of the narcotic sertion of the internal revenue bureau, as nasociate federal prohibition director for the state of Tilincis, was announced today by Commissioner Haynes. on the dutiable list in the McCumber-Fordney tariff bill, Senator Gooding, of Idaho, chairman of the Republican agri- cultural bloc, announced today in the senate. “If any farm product is on the free list, I do not know what it is,” he said. ablo lst if it needs protecti reports from Durango City today said, }but she will recover. She is suffer- ing froma broken hip bone, incurred during the chase by the mob. | ! Rev. Santos’ report was considered! |today by a committee composed of | | Rev. Lawrence Reynolds, principal of | Lydia Patterson Tinstitute, El Paso; |Rev. E. B. Vargas, Mexican Metho-| Methodist pastor of Juaren and R. E: Stephenson, head of the theological department of the institute. It will be read before the E. Paso ministerial alliance, it was said. The Mexican ministers present de- \clared emphatically that persecutions of Protestant missionaries are not |done with the permission, expressed lor implied, nor with the acquiescence &f Governor Jesus Castro or other state officials of Durango. Miss Streeter has been in Mexico since before the revolution. She is an independent missionar;. Her home is in Meridian, Miss. '\Progressives In | Nebraska Gather | For Convention Advocates of an independent progres- sive party were back in their organiz- jation convention city today, prepared to repudiate the proposal of fusion lmade by several of the leaders who | were Fiesghoo aie in the party’s birth here Decem! 5. “We are here for the purpose of or- ganizing an effective, hoporuble and clean campaign in the progressive primaries against fusion,” Mayor T. J. Elisberry of Grand Island, one of | CONSISTORY MEETS | CLINTON, Iowa May 16.—Scottish | Rite Masons from all sections of Iowa, with visitors from states are gathering here today for the four day May re- ‘union of De Molay consistory, which lopened this morning. As a, feature of ithe reunion, the twenty second degree |will be conferred Thursday afternoon rapher, secure in the belief that the charred bones would |py the North Enslish, Iowa degree leave him a free man, insurance !n-;small stature. Saflstad was described vestigators in charge of the case|/®5 & man of medium build. claim following more than a year’s inquiry into the circumstances sur- rounding the mysterious “death” of Salistad and the almost-simultaneous disappearance of Miss Anderson. ‘This is alleged by special agents for insurance companies which have been sued by the first Mrs. Sailstad for $65,000, the amount of life insurance carried by her husband. The investi- gators announced today the inaugur ation of a nation-wide search for Miss Anderson, following the ‘report of a pathologist at the University of Wis- | declaring that the bones found cakin were those of a man of! BAYONNE, N. J., loss was estimated at $750,000. United Lead compans’s plant here team of Iowa consistory No. Cedar Rapids. 2 of iu Two BIG FIRES IN NEW JERSEY May 16.—Ten tanks of petroleum had been de- etroyed today by a fire’ in the Tidewater Oil companny’s yards here. "The fire started last night when a flash of lightning struck a tank. The PERTH AMBOY, N. J., May 16.—The White lead department of the meas destroyed by fire early today. The damage wus estimated at $1,500,000, dist pastor, El Paso; Rev. C. C. Cota,) GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 16.—) ‘]to be unpopular; that they are en- to represent the will of Field Mice In Pest Class On Farms, Report KNIGHT, Wyo., May 16.—Hordes of field mice—hitherto rather a nov- elty im the local fauna—have ap- peared in this region this spring and are doing much damage on ranches and farms. Tho rodents are present by millions, ranchers report, and are not only stripping fields but are invading residences, in many of which it -has been found necessary to place the legs of tables 1) pans of water. Recently six pu- pils of a rural school devoted their noon hour leisure to a mounse hunt. They bagged 236. pat. vcr | MINIMUM WAGE SET. BOSTON, May 16.—A minimum |wage of $14. week for experiencec | Women girl employes of retail and de | partment stores was decreed by |the state mintmum wage commission. The previous minimum was $8.50. ‘- “If we find it we will put it on the duti- Senator GwZiug asserted that “all — this talk about the McCumber iit} American Missionary Victim Of Mexican Mob, Is Charge neost EL PASO, Texas, May 16.—An infuriated mob of 400 persons in a Durango, Mexico,|tem desired it because they believed Elizabeth Streeter over the terrain during the night of May 4, co! 's party and used them for fue! for bonfires, according Rev. Emigdio G. Santos, one of the mob’s victims, who made a sworn statement, an English ._ translation of which was received today by Mrs. J. P. Lancaster of El Paso, wife of the Meth-) nat tney are seeking rates so high as odist presiding elder of the Torreon district. Misa Streeter’s condition is serious, | being framed belind closed doors is withort foundation.” ‘The present was the first tariff bill ever framed that gave the farmer a “square deal,” be said. WASHINGTON, May 16—Amer- fean valuation again was brought into senate discussion of the tariff bill today, Senator Capper, Republican, Kansas, chairman of the senate agri- cultural bloc, charging that “the zealous advocates” of this sys m-|that by it they could “conceal from to|the American people the extent tb whi they desire to raise rates.” “In effect,’ "he said, “they admit Senvorins \the stk to fool the peopie.” pethnss Fo cnn buival REST TAKEN BY CHINESEREBELS TIENTSIN, May 16.—(By The Aso- sociated Press).—There is a momen- tary lull in the military operations north of this city, owing to the fact that Wu Pel-Fu victorious in his cam- paign against Chrng Tso-Lin near Peking, bas not concentrated sufficient forces in the neighoorhood of Tang- ghan for an attack on Chang’s army, which is entrenched there. A move- ment of Wu's troops on a large scale is expected to begin shortly. Thousands of Fengtien solCiers who were disarmed and some even deprived of the uniforms after their capture in the Peking campaign are embarking for New Shwang (Yingkow), Man- churia. Among ‘those leaving are about a score of Russians from Man- chull who served ar troopers in the Fengtion cavalry. The Chihli lead- ers appear confident that these re- patriated prisoners will refuse to re- join Chang’s army. Cunning, the psychic wonder- man, the myste- rious mental wiz- the leading fusion opponents said to- ard who has day. “We are confident that an over never failed to |whelming majority of those who sign: answer a ques- ed the agreement forming the pro- tion regarding gressive party are opposed to the re-| the future, is cent attempted fusion with the Demo- coming 'to Cas - per. a es Cunning knows everything. If you are curious DR. CUNNING about your fu- ture, Cunning can tell you what you want to know. Are you ‘anxious about your love affair, apprchensive jconcerning an investment, worried by uncertainties in business or at home? Ask Cunning. He knows. Cunning was rightly named. He is a master mind, a man who possesses the mysterious “‘sixth sense” of divining the future. He has startled thousands of folks by his accurate answers. Many who questioned him in fun be- came se-ious when they found him a real mental marvel. The miracle man will open an en- gagement at the Iris theater Sunday matinee, May 21, where he will an- swer any questions put to him. In order that the readers of the Tribune who probably would not care to ask questions in the theater may get the benefit of the master mind’s advice on questions that are worrying them, the Tribune has arranged with Cun- ning to print as many questions and answers as time and space will per. mit, MAN WHO ‘KNOWS IT ALL’ IS COMING TO CASPER: ASK HIM ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW Questions should be mailed to Gun- |ning, care the Tribune. The writer is requested to sign full name and ad- dress, although only the initials of a | name will be used in the paper. Any j@uestion concerning any phase of s0- cial, personal, business or other ac- tivity may be asked. Cunning holds no private confer- ences. Cunning’s offer to answer questions through the Tribune holds good not only in Casper but to all readers of the Tribune anywhere. Questions may be sent in beginning now. The first answers will appear in Satur- day's pa; More will be printed each day. Cunning is in the city. If the Tribune is not coming to your [house subscribe now so that your questions will be answered. orandum setting for the agenda of the|/*nd the effect of the famin# on eco conferenca. which in French opinion|tomie reconstruction in Europe. | may be interpreted so as to permit the! Pressure from Zionists in all parts discussion of political questions. of the world hes led the council to re Unless conditions are laid down #o|consider its decision not to take up as to avold this danger. there {s Mlt-|the Palestine mandate at its present (Continued on Page Eight) tablishing the Jewish national home. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, who presented the Norwegian government's request and who fs the league's high commis sioner for Russian relief, fought hard | } to prevent the question going to Ge seasion and the question of placivg tt] 2 He said handing it to Genca |was equivalent to burying it. | Marquis Imperial, of Italiy pro- F @) U Ee oO A {tested “this, saying he was confident L y y q Li: conference at Genoa would give |the questjon fullest consideration. IS NEAR GOAL::====: the Genoa conference was about to | break up without, according te the Less Than 100 Barrels Needed to Com- ithey retuned toast thin matter ° \4 the m rs of the counc! Ow - plete Quota as Result of Drive | over, supported Lord Patorra rere. | press reports, having solved the Rus sian probiem. Dr. Nansen insisted that a perma |nent body should not refer such a vital | problem, to a temporary organisation lution, passing the q on to Ge- m | : i |noa, but ipnly after th cil agreed Waged for Near East Reliet }to reconsider if it shoula $e buried at Genoa. Dr. Nanser. accepted this compromise resoluti |llke Genoa, adding that the members ———_—_ |of the council would have failed tn |their firat duty to their government The cash equivalent of 602 barrels of flour, within less than 100 barrels of the 700-barrel quota set for Casper, had been subscribed up until noon today in a three-hour cam- paign for funds to be applied to Near East relief. Cash amounting to $2,102.25 had been pledged and prospects were good that the campaign wou the end of the day. It took Sheridan two and one-half days to reach the goal establiahed and Cheyenne de- voted a week to raising the same amount. The clubs that put om the campaign under the direction of W. O. Wilson, chairman, were the Chamber of Com- merce, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Women’s Federated clubs. The Lions committee outstripped any other single group when it ob- tained subscriptions for 221 barrels. The closest competitor was the Cham- ber of Commerce with 145 barrels. Cc. J. Nugent at the Chamber of Commerce forum in thanking the dif- ferent organizations that had ‘helped in the campaign, took notice of the dvertising given the matter by the public press. Mr. Nugent has worked during his stay in Cas- and has given his time unself. y to the cause he represents. He e today. question per The in the mountain park road which ex tends from Casper to the tep of Cas: of building turnouts per mountain was taken up by the committee on the road at the lunch- eon today. Roy C. Wyland read a report of the committee in which he made known the fact that the committee considered” the road ‘essential and practical, and that the expense, which will amount to approximately $3,500, will be furnished by the county, if the matter is properly laid before them. Mr, Wyland said that $15,000 had al ready been spent on the road by Al fred Brile, who represents the asbes. tos mine on the mountain. Mr. Brile was called upon to ex press his version of the matter. He gave a history of the road during ihe last few years and outlined the diffi- culties he had met in getting the co- operation of the county commission ers. Mr, Hagens, who is on the corrfit tee for the road, corroborated Mr. Brile’s statements. “He said that the people of Casper are more interested in the mountain park road than in any other road project because it would be the most used, The road at present has a Id exceed the goal set before grade of 8% per cent and is a very good one, but too narrow for heavy traffic. The present plan is to build Pockets in the road until time and money are obtainable to widen it The estimated cost of widening the road is between $20,000 and $25,000. The scenery 6n top of the mountain is delightful and is a popular goal for Sunday tourists. It would be even nore popular, according to the com- mittee, if the road were made more practical. pa DOUGLAS PASTOR LEAVES. DOUGLAS, Wyo., M 16.—The Rey. Wallace Bristor, pastor of the Yongregational church here, has epted a call to the Phillips Congre- sational church at Salt Lake City and will take up his work there June 1, CHANGES SEEN WASHINGTON, May 16.—Postmas- ter General Work announced today that in view of the “fact that increased cost of handling parcel post mail ne- cessitates a corresponding advance in parcel post rates,” he was writing to & number of parcel post users to get their views on proposed changes. Chan: which have been suggested, Dr. Work ssid, igcluded proposals to fix a service charge of one or two cents on each parcel mailed, regard- less of weight or zone, and to readjust all rates by weight and zone. The postmaster general pointed out there hat been practically no change in parcel post rates since the service was inaugurated in 1913, although the ‘cost of handling the service amounted | to $30,000,000 more in 1921 than in the year it was started, NEW YORK, May 16.—Th the Bethlehem Steel corporati of the board. A meeting of the Bethlehem direc- SOFIA, May 16.—(By the Asso- ciated Press.)—Several officers. who served under General Baron Wran- gel in his anti-bolshevik campaigns im south Russia are charged by the Bulgarian government with organ- izing an espionage ‘service and pre paring for a coup @etat in conjunc tion with opposition elements. The ‘Russian general, Shatilof,” i has been ordered to leave Sofia, two Russian coloneis have been ar- rested and three members of Wrangel’s general staff orderei to leave Bulgaria immediately, In addition the Russian refugees and former soldiers throughout tho country have been placed strict regulations. The Buigarian communists strongly supporting the & ment’s action, under are vern | A Sofia dispatch on May 10 said the police had discovered a wide- spread espionage organization, di- rected by members of General Wrangel's staff for the surveillance of all the Russian soviet govern- ment agents in Bulgaria. The presence of Wrangel's troops in Bulgaria was pr by the Ukrainian 5 ment. recently soviet tors also was calied for this morning WRANCEL OFFICERS PLOT BULGARIAN REVOLUTION STEEL MERGER IS CONCLUDED Bethlehem and Lackawanna Companies ‘Carry Out Plans in Face of Govern- ment Probe of Big Combine e Bethlehem-Lackawanna steel merger was ratified today by directors of both companies. * NEW YORK, May 16.—Directors of the Lackawanna Steel company today approved purchase of its properties by ion. This announcement was made by Moses Taylor, chairman for ratification. } Bethlehem will pay for the Lacka wanna properties in 7 per cent pre. ferred stock and c common stock, giving an agg mount of the two classes equal a alue to the par value of Lackawanna’s out- standing stock—35,108,500. Forty per cent of the payment wit be made in 7 per cent preferred and 60 per cent in class B common. LEADERS SUMMONED BY INVESTIGATORS May 16.—Moses Tay- wanri. el company, ene G. Grace, | dent nf the Bethlehem Steel cor- poration were s nened late today to appear before Lockwood legisla tive committee Thursday for exami- nation concerning the merger of the arlier in the boards of directors.