Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1922, Page 1

4 KAIL STRIKE VOTE CANVASS TO REQUIRE 30 DAYS : HOOVER AND DAVIS cia TO BRING MINERS AND OWNERS TOGETHER if Cour RUNG == Che Casper Baily iii Bap ame Se Zo Crifnuw |__| WAGE REDUCTION ants in Coronado Case When Only Six Lines Needed—LaFollette WASHINGTON, June 7.—Declaring that the supreme court decision in the Coronado coal case was the “most omi- nous in which it foreshadows for the future of union labor in this county,” Senator LaFollette, Republican, Wisconsin, today issued a statement in which he criticized the court. The opinion, he stated, was “significant beeause of what the court says on questions not tnvolved}in the case rather than because of anything that it actually decided.” After reviewing the conditions which led up to and prevailed during the |strike im the Arkansas coal mines in 1914, upon which the case was based, | the Wisconsin senator declared “ a six line decision was all that was required, to dispose of the case on its merits, for the supreme coyrt was reluctantly obliged to admit the fact us I hav. | stated,” the reference being to his as- sertion that “there is not and never was amy case against the defendants BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE NBatteries—Morrison .pd Gooch. Med- of the coal strike but so far their ef. forts had Léen without result. The commerce secretary's statement, which was the first disclosure that the government had sought to’ tnter- vene in the struggle between the mine workers and operators was contained in. a resolution of Senator Walsh, Democnit, Massachusetts, adopted by if any, government agenchis have taken to terminate the strike,” Mr. Hoover said: “The governmental agencies have no legal authority terminate or to intervene in the strike. Quite informally and repeatetly sus gestions as to propositions on which the disputeants might well confer and hopes for settlement have been made thrqugh the department of Iasbor and this department, or both, but thas far the suggestions have been without re- sult.” Citing that the price of bituminous coal rose to $12 a ton in 19290, Mr. WAR ZONE IN IRELAI ABANDONED A spectacular play on New York oll stock created (ymsiderable ex- citement in local oi! circles today. The stock of this corporation, which was selling for $12 in February and around $24 for the past week, took NEW YORK OIL JUMPS TO SALES AT $36.50, MUCH STOCK HELD IN CASPER good investment is evidenced by the fact that whille the company is cap- italized for $10,000,000 a recent ap- praisal by a prominent consulting petroleum engineer placed the value . Is TO FIG! TERS ‘Army Patrols Occupy Beleeck Region and _ Cattle Roam at Will; Primate Sees “Freedom at Last” for People | . BELFAST, June 7.—-(By The Associated Press.)—Nearly That the New York oll stock is a jall the non-combatants have left the Beleek district in north- western Fermanagh and the abandoned cattle are wander- ing aimlessly over the countryside. Only Irish Republican army patrols from the fort are seen moving about. Entrances to the village of Pettigoe, ten miles to the Workers Barely Earning Living Wage, Jewell Declares; U. S. Labor Board Is Criticized CINCINNATI, T— Labor leaders here expressed the opinion that it would take at least 30 days to spread and canvass the strike vote au- thorized yesterday by eleven ralroad brotherhoods and organiza- Uons. Approximately 1,200,000 work ers are affected. The meeting of uuion heads at which it was decided to authorize the strike vote was presided over by B. M. Jewell, president of the railroad department, American Federation of Labor. June > a g a jump yesteruay following the | of the New York properties, when |northeast, has been prohlibted except jeter border has giver {ts verdict and|_.2" ® formal statement, it was made | ows, Sullivan, Weimert < ¢ Henline. |in the federal court.” neste Ryans close of the New York curb ex- | fully developed, at several times the |to thosé having permits. The city !s]the six cvunties of parHament has de-| P!%n that no agreement was reached - bce, The supreme court, however, Sena- T am in neese toes ee action tak-} Change and sales at $36.50 were | capitalized value. practically deserted. cabbd whiettver it witl oe: want come In ee concerted action would be taken At Boston— RE oy i. bGaeced aietes, Poh eds, saa a. Te aise wee a — bape made et Taylor and Clay today. | _Of the 400,000 shates in the com- | There is a growing belief that politi-|—then it will be time enough for the sol nagar RR aha —----010 000 001-2 7 4 6 pages to berate mbna? tecring y, par value $25 onty 367,588 cal influences are asserting them-| Irish had not been 4 toes 9 1|defendants and to characterize them |Veloped in that panic peciod.” While local brokers are in the | Pary, par value $ ty = vd penole ‘te cqnetlisr’ wNetner they | afvieed liy thelr members’ whathed*s) | as outlaws and murderers, and the chief justice wound up his opinion "by saying: “The circumstances are such as to awake a regret that in our view of the federa! jurisdiction we cannot affirm the judgment.’ ” The court also went out of its way, the senator said, “to change the law as it has existed In the United States! mince the beginning of the govern- ment, that unincorporated associations |such as are involved hera, could not jbe sued as an entity.” Reviewing what it stated was the thority of the court upon which it! jbased that finding, Senator La Fol-| |lette charged that “Chief Justice Taft! 75 Statistics asked by the Walsh reso- jution on consumption and production of bituminous coal were furnished by Secretary Hoover, who said the con- sumption between April 1 and June 4 was estimated at 65,000,000 tons. On June 4, the Intter stated, it was estimated that there was on hand a supply of 32,000,000 tons with possi- bly 10,000,000 tone more in transit, Estimate of production shice the strike began, Mr, Hoover said, came from the railways, the government be- ing without more definite tion of its own. Coincident with receipt by the sen- Continued on Page Four.) tne senate several days ago, calling for information regarding the coal sit- uation. Replying to the inquiry in the Wish resolution as to “whet action, pone dark as far as definite reasons for the Increase in price are concerned it is known that officials and ‘em- ployes of the New York Oil com- pany, as well as shrewd oil specula- tors have been quietly buying this stock for some time past Information from New York ts to the effect that a number of brokers | were caught short as a rosult of this quiet buying of the stock and asia result made a quick jump. It is impossible to predict how long the flurry will last, although local oil men are of the opinion tha: the quotation will touch $50 within a short time. in the hands of stockholders and the remaining 42,412 shares, worth more han $1,000,000 at- par, are re- tained by the company as treamiry stock. Last year, during the period of depression, when most companies suspended dividends, the New York Oil company paid a 4 per cent stock dividend on top of a 100 per cent stock dividend paid the preceding year.” The net earning of the com- pany in 1921 were $1,071,900. A certain amount of local play on the stock might have been caused by reports from two promising wild- eat wells which the- company ex- Cor‘i.ced on Page Four.) selves in the situation in view of the | London conferences and the protest ove rthe Pettigoe incident by Michael Collins, head ef the southern gov- ernment. BELFAST, June 7.—(Ry The Asso- ciated Press.}—According to a full re- port received today of the meeting held in Roscommon yestoréay, Harcs J. Boland, one of the adherents of amon De Valear, in his address said: | “When the constitution has passed the final stzge in the English house of lords, when the financial questions in the treaty have been worked out, and when the commission on the should givo away anything in ex. change for the treaty. “Personally I hope the third Dail Eireann will work out an acceptable solution whereby there will be neces- sity for any’Irishman to accept the po- sition of a British subject, “In that event the question of Free State or Republic would not arise at all and the next election, about next December or January, would be on in- ternational and local questions. “At present England is giving back to Ireland about fifty per cent. of what she owes, and the policy of the third Dail will be to take all it can get or not they would be authorized to call a strike. Mr. Jewell, in a statement, declared the wages of the seven larger groups of rail workers, urider the new rail- road labor board orders, “do not per- mit of a living wage,” and are wholly at variance with the “saving wage” championed by Secretary of Labor Davis and President Hard! “The labor board, a federal body,” he said, “has totally disregarded the secre- tary’s attitude as well as the employes’ own evidence showing the amount necessary to maintain a railroad man's family, for Ireland, giving away nothing.” |neglected to state that as the result| * eit oad At Chicago— New York Chicago Batteries — Bush and Schang; vichuppg McCabe. Hodge, and Schall. R. H. E. ----001 000 001-2 9 3 --—-———-- 040 000 20x—6 6 1 Naylor, Helmach. and Perkins; Ehmke and “Bassler. At Clevaland— R. H. E. © Washington __.--2000000—x x x a 111400-—x x x Phillips, and Gharrity; Morton and Sewell. R. H. E. ---2000—x x x 0000—x x x ———— _—_—. EW. ELDER WILL ENTER REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES AS SHERIFF ASPIRANT E. W. (Buck) Elder, prominent Cas- per resident has dnnounced his can- didacy for the Republictn nomination for sherif?, subject to the August pri- maries. Mr. Elder is the proprietor of the Wigwam.and is well and favor- ably known in both business and social circles, boss f nvestigation Is Welcomed by Steel Company NEW YORK, June 7—Eugene K Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel corporation issued a_ state- ment declaring he would “welcome the fullest investigation” by federal trade commission at Washington of the pro: posed merger of Bethlehem with the Lackawanna Stee] company. AUTHOR range Loan fo of the Taff-Vale cases the British par- liament passed a statute which cut up that decision, root and branch, and ‘made it impossibel for” an Etngilsh yeourt to ever render-a sifiilar deci- | sion,” “No doubt our supreme court feels! secure behind the bulwark of a vwrit-| ‘ten constitution, the meaning of which that court has arrogated to itself the {function of finally determining,” the | Senator concluded. | | REHEARING TO aia i || FORT SMITH, Ark., June 7—A re. hearing will be asked in the suit of the Coronado Coal company and as- | Sociates against the international and | |district mine workers’ unions and | others, it was announced here today |by J.B. McDonough of counsel for the company. VALUE OF COAL SEIZED IN WAR BASED ON LOSS RICHMOND, Va., June 7. — Coal seized by railroads while in transit during the war must be compensated for on the basis of the loss to the owner because of the confiscation, and not on the basis of the cost of the coal at the mines or on the trains, the United States circuit court of appeals noid in a decision tere. DEAD BANDIT DIVORCEE OF SLAYER WILL MARRY AGAIN BOSTON, June 7.—Mrs. Alma Yout- sey, who divorced Henry E. Youtsey, associate of former Secretary of State Caleb Powers and James Howard of Kentucky in the murder of Governor William Goebel at Frankfort in 1900, has filed marriage intentions here to wed Harry F. Lynch, a Cincinnati merchant. Youtsey, convicted of complicity in the murder plot was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released after having served 18 years. After his re- lease his wife obtained a divorce. INJUNCTION IN OIL ASE ASKED NEWARK, N. J., June 7.—An in- IS IDENTIFIED junction to halt prosecution of a breach of contract suit involving Mexican il properties valued at over $,000,000 was sought before Vice Chan- CHINESE FACTIONS. AGAIN RGE OF CIVIL WAR, REPORT Grave Danger of Worse Split Seen in Re-| cent Political Developments; Gen- eral Wu Is Opposed PEKING, June 7.—(By The Associated Press.) —Devel-} opments of the last 24 hours indicated early today that China, which a few days ago seemed on the verge of a uni- fied government located here, was in grave danger of a worse split than ever, with the north and south drifting only to- ward civil war. Z Wu Pei-Fu's plan for Li Yuan-Hung to resume the presidency of a central- ized government in Peking was feared to have shattered itself against a rock of opposition in the form of Sun Yat-Sen, who, according to advices re- ceived here yesterday, declared he would refuse to relinquish the presi- dency of his south China republic at parliament, now assembled at Tient- sin, and they had urged ex-President Li to take back the executive office from which he was ousted by the mil- itarists in 1917. Li, however, with- held his acceptance pending certain conditions, chief of which was the dissolution of the south China repub- lic. Thus everything depended on Sun Yat-Sen. If he acceded, there seemed ON. Picture Stars Help Entertain World Rotary LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 7.— Mary Pickford, Doug Fairbanks, Bill “Hart, Pauline Frederick, Charlie Chaplin and others of the motign picture colony in southern Caiifornia have appointed tiemselves a com- mittee to show members of the Ro- tary clubs from all cver the world what the motion picture industry really is. Hundreds of delegates from every section of the United | States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, | South America and Australia are to attend the convention of Rotary clubs that is to open here June 5, Canton. Wu had won the support of about 300 members of the old national — no obstacle in the way of the scheme General Wu and his supporters sug- gested after he had conquered Chang ‘Tso-Lin in battle and driven him back into Manchuria. Since the resignation of Hsu Shih- Chang,-as president, the Peking gov ernment—the only government which has been recognized by the foreign powers—has been in the hands of a citizens’ committee. In the last ten days Wu_ several times has said that unless Sun re signed, the Chihli forces of Wu would OUT REPARATION TANCLE France Casts Negative Ballot on Question of Giving Committee Power to Ar- DENVER, Colo., June 7.—The local|cellor John H. Backes here today by police announced Tuesday they had|the World Commerce corporation of identified the bandit slain last Sat-| Boise, Idaho, defendants in an action urday night while trying to hold up|brought by the Metropolitan Petro- a filling station here as J. J. McNealjleum company of New York. The of Kansas City, Mo. According to|court ordered officers of the Metro- the police McNeal recently was con-|politan company to show cause next victed of highway robbery in Kansas/ Tuesday why they should not be en- City and was out on bond. joined from prosecuting the action BANKERS GRANTED BROAD ITY IN WORKING that would be in opposition to French government's wishes. ‘The bankers decided not to reach a} conclusion today but to erfiect upon the situation, discuss it amqng them- selves and meet tomorrow for a more formal exchange of views and to de- termine whether or not they could go head with the lonn. Ce RE the r the Germans PARIS, June 7.—(By The Associated Press.)—-The allied Feparations commission by a three to one vote, overriding France’s negative ballot, gave the bankers’ committee today full authority to propose an international loan for Germany on any basis the committee thinks desirable. The bankers, however, indicated their disposition not-to-take any action COLONEL HIRSCH DEAD. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 7.—Colonel Harry Jean Hirsch, 65, U. S. A., re- tired, died at his home here last night. He was graduated from West Point with the class of 18991. He retired after 30 years service, eae | VWs ea Constitutes the greatest fiction stoop of 2 decade. It is a mystery story es mafMhetic, as amazing, as mervelous as radio itself. e “ON WINGS OF WIRELESS” has been written especially for! The Casper Daily Tribune By Arthur B. Reeve, Creator of Craig Kennedy, scien- tific detective, and greatest of all American writers of detective stories. The Casper Datiy Tribune, through NEA Service, especially commissioned Reeve to write this story for radio fans and fiction fans. It’s a whirlwind! Read the first chapter in The Casper Daily Tribune Saturday, June 10. invade the south China territory. Reports yesterday also stated that Sun had persuaded many members of the old parliament—still in Canton— to rally around his standard. This, according to the Canton advices, was enlarging dally the scope of the op posing camps. Further word from Canton was awaited today with tense enxiety. LI YUAN-HUNG LAYS DOWN MANIFESTO. ‘TIENTSIN, June 6.—(By The As sociated Press)—In a remarkable manifesto telegraphed throughout th country today, denouncing scathingls the military cliques that have reduced China to political impotence, Li Yuan Hung laid down the conditions under which he was willing to accede to the request that he assume the task of attempting to head a new central ized government in Peking. Lo war president of China in 1917, when the pressure of militarists forced him out of office. Referring to the numerous requests he had received to resume the presi- dency, Li said these petitions had not left him unmoved. He then re- counted what he termed his “sin against parliament” for giving in to the militarists and dissolving it in 1317. He spoke of the ceaseless fight ing in China in the last decade, fear ing it was not yet over. Wherein lay the root of all this strife? He answer. Continued on Page 4) More than 150 are coming from out- side the borders of the United States and more than 100 of these from overséas. England, Scotland, Ire- land and Wales are sending 50. Res- ervations have already been made for about six thousand Rotarians and their wives. The last day of the convention will be given over to an inspection of the motion picture studios. The Fair- banks studio will be one of those where open house will be maintained. In the afternoon a special perform- ance will be given in the famous Hollywood Bowl where an all star cast of actors and actresses repre- senting most of the companies in Los | |\Nomination of Smith W. Brookheart for United States Senator Assured on Final Returns from Primary | WASHINGTON, June 7.—(By The Associated Press.) — |Republican organization support for Smith W. Brookhart, |nominated as the Republican candidate for United States | senator in Monday’s primary in Iowa was pledged in a state- = Angeles and vicinity will put on a special play for the benefit of the visitors. > LENINE SERIOUSLY ILL. RIGA, June 7.(By. The Associated Press.)}-—-M. Yureneff, Russian soviet ambassador to Lithunia, announced today that Premier Lenine was suf. fering from acute gustritis, with a igh temperature following an attack of May 28, An official bulletin issued oday says the soviet premier’s con- lition shows some improvement. PACIFIC TREATY IN JAPANESE CABINET CRISIS TOKIO, June 7.{(By The Asso- ciated Press)—The treaties and agreements signed at the Washing- ton arms conference, to which Jap- an was a party, will not be affect- ed by the cabinet crisis, it was de- cided today by the privy council. At its session today the privy council reached the conclusion that CARDINAL HOLDS HOPE OF FREEDOM. HAGG:RDSTOWN, Dundalk; land, June 7.—(By The ’ress.)\—Cardinal Logue, re Associated primate of Ireland in a-sermon. here today said that for seven hundred years the Irish had been sighing for their freedom and it seemed within their grasp at last. “Unfortunately, however,” continued the cardinal, “owing to the folly of our own people, instead cf taking what {s likely to secure that great blessing, there is danger, through dis- sension and division among ourselves, of its slipping away altogether and of our being drawn back into the terrible state of chaos and confusion in which the country has been for the past two or three years, — BOY HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER MIAMI, Fla, June ter, 15, faces a slaughter for killing Phillip Hesling ton Jr., his 13-year-old playmate Sun- jday. Young Heslington’s death re- sulted, according to evidence brought Jout at the coroner's inquest, from |wounds received when Lester attempt Jed to shoot an object out of the vic- |tim's hand as the latter rode away on a bicyle. —William Les. charge of man | SHOPMEN TO VOTE ON THREE PROPOSITIONS. CINCINNATI, Obio, June 7.—(By The Associated” Préss.)\—A triple bar- reled strike vote, calling for a Poll of the 400,000 railway shopmen of the country on three separate questions was ordered by the executive council! of the six shop crafts unions here to- day, Instructions were sent by B. M. Jewell, head of the shop unions, to headquarters in Chicago, to expedite the printing and distribution of the ballots with all possible speed. TOLEDO, Ohio, June 7.—Delegates attending the convention of the Fed- erated Shop Crafts of the Wabash Railroad system, in session here, and representing .all shop crafts on that road, today adopted a resolution de- manding that a strike vote be taken at once on the wage cut announced yes- terday by the railroad labor board. A. copy of the resolution was sent to B, M. Jewell, president of the railroad division of the American Federation of Labor, Se SO FRANTZ HOLDS MEETING, The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Frantz corporation were held at the offices of Harry B. Dur- ham in the Consolidated Royalty building this afternoon. Directors for the corporation for the ensuing year will be chosen and other pertinent business transacted, H Ferree, secretary and treasurer of the com- pany, arrived from Denver this morn- ing to be present P. ORGANIZATION CANDIDATE IN | IOWA DEFEATED |ment issued today by Senator McCormick of Illinois, chair- man of the Republican senatorial campaign committee. Brookhart defeated the commonly known organization candidates in the DES MOIN: Iowa, June 7.—The senatorial primary vote in 2,263 pre cincts out of the 2,348 in the state, tab- ulated this morning, stood: Brookhart, 130,196; Pickett 50,370: Thorne 50,277; Francis 30,168; Sweet, 35,414. Stanley 12,682. ——_—_ —_ the Washington agreements, being international in character were out- side the sphere affected by the cabi net change. Admiral Baron Kato, one of Jap- an's delegates to Washington and minister of the navy in the Takaha- shi cabinet, gave the privy council his views on the naval treaty signed ut the arms conference. Left a widow with three small chit- dren, Mrs. Beatrice L. Finley, of Tulsa, Okla., has supported her family by her own work and at the same time taken a high school course. Now she has been awar & university scholarship and plans to fit he self for the profession of teaching. >