Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1922, Page 1

Weatter Forecast Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler in north por- tion Tuesday. VOLUME VI LOS ANGELES ROTARIANS TD FHT CLOSING OF GREEK ROAD Plan for Fencing Road to Garden Creek Falls Draws Fire at. Luncheon; Cown- ty Asked Yo Act Lecal Rotarian were stirred to action at their luncheon today upon learning that the Gardeen Creck falls road was to be fenced up within a few days and steps were taken to urge the county commissioners to declare the road to be a county highway or take such action necessary to prevent it from being, closed thus depriving hun- dreds of Casperites from enjoying the beauties offered within {such close proximity to Casper. Former Governor mB. B. Brooks, O. L, Walker and Earl C, Boyle were ap- pointed as a committce to confer with the board of county commissioners this’ week. A committee from the clamber of commérce is also sald to be working on the same matter. A count was kept by a scout troop yesterday on the number of cars Sun- day that passed over the bridge some distance this side of the falls and 280 wer counted from 930 int the morning until 2:30 in the efternoon. It is es- timated that in the neighborhood of 1,500 people visited the falls Sunday. Ex-Governor Brooks urged that the Casper mountain road be repaired in order that Casper people can enjoy Bigamy Charge Dis Justice of Peace Hanby. The The dismissal lof the case followed three days of testimony concerning 13, between Valentino and Miss Wini- {fed De Wolf-Shaunessy-Hndmut, pro- fessionally known as Natacha Ram- bova, and their honeymoon tn Palm Springs, Cal, a desert oasis south of jhere. . The charge was filed against Valentino by the district at- ltorney here because the Mexicali mar- riage occurred before a final decree said, the present road can be widened try will be accessible to Casper and without danger in making. the trip. Dr. J. C. Kamp, who returned this morning from an extended visit in the Veast, told of his trip and of the things he learned <n taking a post-graduate course on advanced diagnosis. It was voted to suspend meetings during the Jast half of the month of July and th first halt of August— Syed vacation period. porvectaliaks ¥ MASONIC: DEGREE WORK TONIGHT First dgree work will be put on by Casper lodge No. 15, A. F. & A. M. at the Masonic temple tonight and no- tices have been sent candidates pre- pared for examinations to be on hand the putofdoor attractions affdrdel|A number accepted for membership on top of the mountain. With but/are being instructed and drilled in Uttle additional expense, the governor the work of the Masonic order. SHIP SINKING Lack of Evidence Following Pre- liminary Hearing of Case LOS ANGELES, June 5.-—Rudolphu Valentino, screen actor, whose principal roles hove been of love heroes, was| liberated of a charge of bigamy here today when the felony | complaint was dismissed after a preliminary hearing before for turn-outs and this beautiful coun: | 80 PERISH IN Steamer Goes to Bottom With Heavy Loss| BUENOS AIRES, June 5.— Eighty persons are belived to near Posadas. At that point enede at 140 a. m. yesterday by crien) of alarm and rushed on deck to find the vessel enveloped in flames. A few seconds later there was a heavy explosion which caused the boat to fill and sink rapidly nearly a mile from the Paraguyan shore. Some of the uninjured survivors swain ashore. ‘An unconfirmed report said that the onty cabin passengers saved were the members of a family of North Amer- icans, and three others. f FIRE DESTROYS HOME. YODER, Wyo., June 5.—Fire which started from a defective flue com- pletely destroyed the residence here of W. H. Smith. Most of the furnt- ture was removed. t ! Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Price left Sun- day for Denver. VISITS Harry F. Sinclair of New York, president of the Sinclair Oil corpor- ation, and probably the leading in- dependent oil operator in the Unit- ed States arrived m Casper Sunday morning in his private car. Sinco, with a party of friends and will make his headquarters in Casper for several days, while making an inspection trip over the Teapot dome lease, which was recently granted under exclusive lease to the of Life on Parana River, Boundary Between Argentina and Paraguay (By The Associated Press) .— have perished in the sinking yesterday of thg steamer Villa Franca on the Parana river, the river forms the boundary between Argentina and Paraguay. One survivor said:' the sleeping passengers were awak- ment. CASPER, WYO., MONDAY JUNE 5, 1922. VALENTINO FREED BY JUDGE missed by Couré for justice ruled there was insuf- ficient evidence to support the complaint. Jof divorce was granted Valentino from Jean Acker, screen actress, in locutory ¢ecree last January. MUNITIONS SENT | SH SEIZED Ford Willing To Make Race For: President DETROIT, Mich., June 5.—(By The Associated Press.}—Henry Ford has intimated privately that he | would run for president “if the peo- | ple of thé country desired him to | do so” but “he would refuse to spend any money to bring about his nomination or election,” according to William T. Kronberg, editor of a Dearborn newspaper and one of the leaders in the Dearborn “Henry Ford for President" club. (ee RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHOOL OPENS TODAY ‘The Gaily vacation school of relis- fous education opened for a. four weeks’ session at tho First Christian {church this morning with an enroll- [ment of 53 girls and boys. Daily ses- }sions last from 9 to 11.30 o'clock and ‘a portion of the time is spent in super- vised play. Enthusiasm marked the fassembling of school today. | The school is free to all children be- }tween 6 and 14 years of age and pup- [ils may enter at any time during the present week. pore ew The Casper school board has pur- chased playground equipment for two additional schools in Casper and it wil be installed this summer. Cen- tral-is the only remaining school in the city not provided with this equip: YANKS TO STAY ON THE RHINE _ WASHINGTON, June 5.—In compliance with requests from Germany and some of the allied powers, a small force of American troops is to be retained at Coblenz, on the Rhine beyond July 1, the date set originally for completion of American evacuation of German territo: Secretary” Weeks announced today that decision had been H. F. SINCLAIR TEAPOT Mammouth Of company, tn which Mr. Sinclair is the leading figure, by the United States government. Interesting announcements are ex pected in connection with the Mami- mouth company's plans before the departure of Sinclair officials. ——— oe A basket of blossoms as big as an ordinary house was constructed to ad- vertise a flower show held recently in London. s reached to retain at Coblenz Maj. Gen. {-Anen and two battalions of the eighth ‘infantry, which was scheduled to haye sailed for home on June 20. The length of time the troops will be kept on the Rhine, Mr. Weeks said, had not been determined. SS WOOL BRINGS HIGH PRICE. THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., June 6.— Approximately 300,000 pounds of wool comprising the clip of the Padlock Sheep company here was sold to C. J. Webb & Company of Philadelphia, for 40 cents a pound, the highest price jpaid in the state this year for a lot jof this size. The Padlock company 1s operated by Lee Simpson, who took it over as 2 cattle company several years ago. The company now con- Che Casprr D s==| Orthune | =, | TO I fines its operations to running sheep. ee atlsy NUMBER 2°2. Labor Unions Are Subject To Anti-Trust Law WASHINGTON, June 5.—Labor organizations are not exempt from prosecution under the Sherman anti- trust law, the supreme court today announced. | The court delivered such an opin: | fon in the celebrated Coronado coal case, one of the most important pieces of labor litigation ever to come before the nation’s highest tribunal, ‘The court heli that labor organ- tzations can be held lable for prop- erty and other damages caused by the nets of members during strikes, The decision was delivered hy Chief Justice Taft. The case was brought against the United Mine Workers of America by the Coronado and other coal companies, arising out of the Arkansas striker of 1914. aoe ss ata saat Saturday half-holidays date back as the marriage in Mexicali, Mexico, May | whose case be was awarded an inter-jan English institution to the reign + Henry Il. | Cargo From N. Y,; | Back in Battle LONDON, June 5.—(By The Associated Press).—A steamer bound from New York for Fenit, county Kerry, lreland, with corn and a mixed cargo, has been held up in dispatch to the Press association from Tralee today. A large quantity of am- munition in barrels was seized, the dispatch states. A Central News message says tho steamer mentioned is the Seattle Spirit and that she is now berthed at Fenit pier. The Seattfe Spirit is a for Cork, Dublin and Belfast. TOWN RECAPTURED AFTER SHORT FIGHT. clated Press}—Authentic details of the re-capture of Pettigoe show that a British staff officer entered the vil- lage at noon yesterday and gave the publicans holding the town fifteen minutes to leave. Some immediately departed but about 100 decided to op. pose the military. <At the expiration of the time limit the British crossed the bridge leading into the village, and were received with machine gun and rifle fire. Then the British artillery came into action and when the first shell landed.on a hill bbehind the town some of the more timid Wyf the defenders dashed for safety. Four more shells followed in quick -uccession and one, striking in the middle of a party of the retreating Sinn Feiners, inflicted several casual- tles. ‘Troops which had been landed sec: retly from Boa. island, in Lough Erne. during the night took the Repub! cans in the rear, but some escaped through superior knowledge of the country. When the occupation of the village was complete, goldiers were detailed to bury the dead, and all the Sinn Feiners were interred in a field nearby. The prisoners were removed to Enniskillen last night. Republicans stationed at vantage points with machine guns held out, frequently firing at the troops, who re- plied with a Lewis gun. It is believed (Continued on Page 4) Sinn Fein Driven. ‘Tralee bay by a British sloop, says a shipping | board vessel built at Seattle’in 1919. | She sailed from New York May 18| STATE WINS PARTIAL VICTORY IN WATER SUIT G. 0. P. LEADER HELD COLORADO WILL FOR U.S. WAR FRAUDUE HesTilcTed Other Sensational | _ WASHINGTON, June 5.—J. Lewis | Phillips, chairman of the Repub- today and appeared, accompanied by ‘@ deputy United States marrhal the office of Isaac R. Hitt, United States commissioner, for preliminary i WASHINGTON, June 5.—Issuance of a warrant for the a\ chairman of the Republican state committe: for Georgia chargin |tion of war contracts, led to expectations of further rapid develé | special grand jury investigating war fraud cases entered the second . ations. Jobtatned a contract from the govern- |ment, as the agent of a conference of |lumber dealers, to dispose of surplus jlumber left from cantonment and |camp construction and other war de- | volopments. Proceedings of the grand jury. which so far as can be learned, ha: |yet to hand down its first indictment, have been veiled in secrecy and Unit- ed States Commissioner Hitt; who is- sued the warrant for Philips, has |refused to discuss the case. It has |been generally reported, however, |that lumber contracts have been the |fGrst to be considered by the grand (Jury. In @ recent speech in the house | British Holding Up} SOLDIER BONUS BILL TO . BE REPORTED LAST OF ‘WEEK, ACTION DELAYE | | | WASHINGTON, June 5.—The sol- 4 dier's bonus will not be presented in the senate for Several days, it was said today at the office of Chair- man McCumber of the senate fi- nance committee. Senator McCum- ber has been so busy with the tar- iff bill which he is piloting in the senate, it was said, that he has not found opportunity to complete the report which is to accorhpany the bonus measure. Meantime the program with re- | gard to the senate consideration of BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At Philadelphia— R. H. E. |Pittsburgh —_ - O-x xx (Philadelphia 2—x. xx 'Gooch; Meadows and Henline. ‘At Boston— R. H. E. 000 000000—0 8 4 023 010 00x—6 8 1 Bafteries—Picffer, Barfoot, Bailey, and Ainsmith; Oeschger and O'Neill. No other games scheduled. Roe oy OPEN FORUM TUESDAY. The chamber of. commerce lunch- eon at the Henning hotel tomorrow noon will be an open forum. CHRISTIANS DRAGGED | TO FRONT BY TURKS ADANA, Cilicia, June 5.—Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist|C°Y*" °n® acre of land one foot government, has given orders for the constription of all (Continued On Page 4.) i Phillips, as a member of the firm of Phillips and Stevens, shortly {the Trojan Powder Cap plant | from this city today. The dead include James Too: meas: compensation ures rémains very indefmite, the adjunted Convinced that the legislation will lead to a long fight, some Re- publican leaders are strongly op- posed to side tracking tha tariff for its consideration. On the other hand some proponents of the legis- lation are anxious for speedy action as (he executive departments which will have charge ot administration of the legtslation has estimated that it will take six months to get the machinery in operation. LUSK CHOSEN BY LIONS. ~ AS NEXT MEETING PLAGE | | Developments Seen Following Issuance of a Warrant for J. F. Phillips, Georgia Chairman; No Indictments Returned By U. S: Grand Jury ff $25,900, was immediately fur- hed. The complaint against Mr. ‘lips, it became known, was m out by Assistant Attorney \\ al Crim of the department of } ‘on information in his posses. oh Mile waiting for an indict- me % ‘ % of J. L. Phillips, % aud in the execu- 2 3 a FIVE KILLED IN _ POWDER BLAST _ NEAR OAKLAND OAKLAND, Cal., June 5.—Five men are dead, three badly injured and a dryer wrecked as the result of an-explosion at|states and must be respected. at San Lorenzo, Eleven miles m, Tony De Costa and William Myers. Among the injured is Assistant Su perintendent Vandeville, ported to be badly hurt. nts today as the/An k of its deliber-| Wyoming to prohibit Colorado IN USING WATER FROM LARAMIE Imigation Controversy of Long Standing Is Set- tled by Supreme Court Ruling Today. WASHINGTON, June 5.— injunction instituted by from taking water from the iter the armistice, | Laramie river was granted to- day by the supreme court to the textent of restraining Colorado from using an amount of water in ex~ cess of the amount fixed by the court. 2 state of Wyoming sought to pre- vent the diversion of water from the Greeley-Pouére irrigation project in Colorado. The objection of Colorado to the doctrine of appropriation of the water of the Laramie river by Wyoming was rejected by the court, Justice Vandeventer stating that the doctrine of appropriations prevailed in both The objection of Colorado to the ‘doctrine of appropriation of the water of the Laramie river by Wyoming was rejected by the court, Justice Van Deventer sating that the doctrine Francisco bay wers rocked by the ex-| AWARDED DECISION. of appropriation prevailed in both who is re-| states and must be respected. Houses on the east shore of San| NEBRASKA COMPANY WASHINGTON, June 5.—Foederal ‘plosion and wink ws were broken chief of the Associated Press, living} vert water from Col in San Bernardino, was thrown from the chair when the powder let go but wuffered no injuries. POLARINES WIN AT SALT. GREEK BY 8-2 SCORE company to di- jorado into Ne- braska for irrigation purposes, and en- joining Colorado authorities from in- terfering with the conipany, were affirmed today by the supreme court jn appeels brought by Colorado offi- CLAIMS OF MANY STATES INVOLVED. WASHINGTON, June 5.—Con. Micting claims of many western states to waters from interstate rivers, for irrigation purposes, are involved in the contest between Wyoming and Colorado for the waters of the Lara- mie river. The stream, rising at the very crest of the North American continent in Colorado, flows through Refiners Take Lead in First | °uthern Wyoming. Great land areas Inning With Four Runs; Will Play in Caspe- Next Sunday By an &-to- representing the Standard Oil Pany athletic association, took Salt Creek gas plant into camp yesterday at field. The refiners took the lead in the the latter's {first stanza when they counted four} runs on Noll's single, Hartzel’s double, singles by Philbin and Scot» and Lano's double, Both teams played Robert N. Ogden, Jr., and H. Chappell have returned from the Ltons| state convention at Torrington, They} The full report will prob- jably be read Wednesday night at theliong triple and cutting off several] | Lions’ meeting by Mr. Chappell. The} next year’s convention will be held at | Lusk. | |Trans-Atlantic Trip Continued PERNAMBUCO, Brazti, June 5.— {By The Associated Press.)—The Port-/ [uguese naval aviators, Captains Cou-| tinho and Sacadyra, started from the fdown a lone fly in deep center. | fhigh school athletic field next Sunday | jafternoon, June 11. lanticipated. Christians resident good ball, but the Casper gang had the elusive pill to all corners of the lot. Loggy was on the slab for the Poi: Game called at end of first on ac-|Treport a large attendance at the con-jarines, Bailey was the star of the day | BELFAST, June 5.—{By The Ass04 count of rain. Batteries—Cooper and| vention. for the Salt Creek team, making a possible tallies for Casper by pulling The Polarines will meet the Salt| Creek American Legion team at the A fast game is/ island of Fernando Noronha, off the ‘Brazilian coast for Pernambuco, at 7:45 o’clock this morning, in resump- tion of their trans-Atlantic flight, in- ‘terrupted by accidents in April and early May. | Pa in Cilicia.) count the Polarines, | states, are involved in the irrigation projects which depend upon its waters. Wyoming sued Colorado in 1911, un- der the supreme court's extraordinary jurisdiction in suits between soverign to enjoin proposed diversion in Colorado of Laramie’s river water the] for the Greeley-Poudre irrigation pro- baseball team ] ject of 125,000 acres north of Gree- ley. Colorado asked dismissal of Wyoming's suit, asserting prior water | rights, in order to complete the pre- tentious irrigation project, including |a tunnel of 2% miles long piercing | the Green mountains. | In volved in the litiaation were | questions of states’ rights to water of |their hitting clothes on and swatted | interstate rivers, development of 125.- 000 acres of land in Colorado and more than 400,000 in Wyoming, with | Property interests estimated between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000 and also those of about 50.000 residents in the respective districts. Relying upon the legal doctrine of riparian rights—water rights of lands bordering upon streams—Wyoming | contended that, to develop the new Wheatland, Lakes Hattie and James and other irrigation projects, Colo- |rado should not be allowed to divert any water from the Laramie and that its waters should be allowed to run as at present. That the Greeley Poudre diversion would take one-third of the Laramie's present flow was contend- ed by Wyommeg. Colorado, relying upon the “arid section" doctrine of priority of appro- priation in fixing irrigation water tights (not in vogue in Wyoming), maintained a soverign right to take any quantity of water desired arising within Colorado—most of the Lara- mie’s flow originating in Colorado's snow-clad mountains——and also con- tended that the Greeley-Poudre project was begun before the Wyoming pro- Sects. Colorado asserted a right to di- vert about 91,000 “acre feet” of water, maintaining that there would still be ample left for the Wyomins projects. An acre foot is sufficient water to in depth. The Greeley-Poudre project in Weld They are to be formed into labor bridgades and sent to the front line trenches to assist|and Larimer counties, Colo., wan on the Turkish army in its war against the Greeks. The Turkish newspapers are coming out boldly in advocacy of a policy of clearing! out all Christians from Cilicia, so that the coutry must become purely Moslem. PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE HIGHER PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 5.—An increase of 25 cents a barrel in the Price of Pennsylvania crude oil was announced when the market opened today. All other grades quoted here, excepting Corning, were up 25 cents. ‘Tho new prices were Pennsylvania crude $3.50; Corning unchanged at $1.90; Cabell $2.36; Somerset $2.15; Somerset light $2.40 and Ragland $1.25. The Pennsylvania crude oil market is the barometer for ail other grades of crude in the country, and while no immodiate increase ts expected in the Midcontinent or Wyoming fields, the advance announced today from Pittsburgh forecasts an upward trend. Christians are being imprisoned on {political charges, and their estates confiscated and sold on the allegation | that they belonged to the Turks be- fore the war. It io estimated here that fully 80 per cont of the Armenians in Cilicia have jelther Leen conscripted, . deported, killed or have died of starvation. A large number of those remaining have embarced the Moslem faith so as to escape persecution. SUFFRAGE PIONEER DEAD. FLUSHING, Y., June 5.—Miss| Helen 1. Potter, 85, one of the pioneer| lecturers on suffrage and a co-worker| of the late Susan B. Anthony, died at |her home here yesterday it was learn- ed today. = - - | lanes. Many ganized in 1902 and construction be- gun in 1909 at a cost of $1,825.000 with outstanding bonds of $2,700,000. It Continued on Page Four.) © NOTED AIRMAN | ON TRIP HERE CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 5.—(Spe- clal to The Tribune)—Captain Low- en H. Smith, famous army airman who was given second place in the twice across the continent airplane Trace a few years ago, took off from the Cheyenne field this afternoon in continuation of a. 6,000-mile ving around the 9th army corps area during which he is charting the air He arrived from San Francis- co late Sunday, completing the first 1,200 mfles of the swing without unusual incident. This afternoon he flew back on his course to Laramie, in order to pho- tograph that city from the air, and then swung northward to visit Cas- per,’ Sheridan and other Wyoming towns and points in Montana. He is using a standard army ship and is accompanied by Sergeant Wil- liam B, Whitefield, photographer. awe ete te ee —— 7 7 > s : 1 : ‘ t . ns a