Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1922, Page 1

RAIL UNION LEADERS IGNORE BOARD SUMMONS Maintenance of Way Stri#e Order Is| | Withheld Pending Efforts cf Board _| Weather Forecast | CHICAGO, June 80—(By The Associated a Leaders of the railroad shopmen whose members are on the verge of a nation-wide strike today flouted the authority of |the United States railroad labor board in a refusal to heed a Generally fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. MEXICAN BANDITRY Federation ‘CONTINUES, STOLEN AUTO IS CENTER OF COURT FIGHT It was such a complicated affair that Judge C. O. Brown asked for time to think it over before ren- dering % decision. The case in ques- tion consumed the entire day yester- day, and when district court ad- journed in the evening, there was no-time to render a decision. A certain insurance company, which makes a specialty of automo- bile theft insurance, sued the county of Natrona for possession of a Ford touring car, now in the sheriff's cus- tody. The insurance agent and the company's lawyer allege that :'2e car is the same machine upon which they paid off a total loss by theft policy at Greeley, Colo., some six months ago. The whole case hinges upon a li- cense plate and a changed engine number. The thief fs alleged by the insurance company to have pur- chased a license plate at Cheyenne early on the morning of Oct. 4, 1921, and to have proceeded to Greeley, where he stole the Ford car. He is then supposed to have attached the new license and changed the engine number, and come north to Casper, where he is alleged to have abandon ed the machine. Natrona county of- ficials hold that the machine now in their possession is not the one stol en at Greeley and that claims of the company are based on hearsay in- formation picked up here and there among.mechapics and agenta,and no witneases Were present to vouch for the facts. In case the decision favors the county the car will be taken by offi- cials and sold at auction, and the money placed in the county treas- ury. Site pak Se aaa U6, MILLER AWARDED SIDEWALK CONTRACT BY THE CITY FATHERS Award of the contract to install sidewalks in new Casper territory was made to U. S. Miller at a special meeting of the city council called for that purpose Thursday afternoon. Miller’s bid, for walks with the gravel cushion, \was $54,527. For installa- tion without the gravel cushion $51,333, These bids naturally introduced the question of a gravel eushion. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided to install a gravel cushion only where the soll was sticky and “gumbo.” It will not be necessary where sand or gravel is already present, it was ruled. Federation Vagrant Draws 30 Days in City Jail “Thirty days in the city jail," rang Judge Murray’s voice, in the police court room, Thursday evening. ‘The recipient of the sentence was Tom Sullivan, arrested on vagrancy charges and tried for the same. Sulli- van insisted that he was allowed a jury trial according to lew. No num- ber of authorities or police officials could convince him that such was not the case. He became so obnoxious and so in- sistent in his demands that the pa- tience of the court became worn to a single thread, That thread was the opportunity of appealing his case, and he waived it. Sentence of 30 days in the city jail was then tmposed by Judge Murray. CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922. REP More Workers Being Held for Ransom by Rebel Band, WASHINGTON, June 30. —Although the situation re- sulting from bandits’ activities in the Tampico oil region of Mexico had been considerably cleared today by the release of the 40 American employes of the Cortez Oil company held by a rebel band for ransom, the state department was still awaiting advices as to the half dozen Americans included among the 85 men later seized at the Pecera camp of the British-owned La Carrona company by the same band, headed by the rebel Gorozave. * The rebels defnanded 9,000 pesos by July 2, for the surrender of the Pe- cera property and the employes. The department had not been advised to- day whether the 15,000 pesos demand- ed at the Agnada camp was paid. Charge d’affairs Summerlin, was di- rected to prees the Mexican authori- tles to capture and punish the bandits whd captured A. Bruce Bielaski. No details of Mr. Bielaski’s escape had reached the department today. *VERA CRUZ, June 30—(By The Associated Press).—The bandit Goro- zave is now active in the vicinity of Ozuluama, 40 miles south of Tampico, and federal troops under Generals An- tonio Portas and Panuncio Martinez, have left for the scene. A general at tack on the town 1s feared. Gorozave in his new operations around Ozuluama is. said to have _at- ‘tatked and ‘maltreated the population. KIDNAPED MAN ‘TELLS STORY .OF CAPTIVITY. MEXICO CITY, June 29.—(By The Associated Press).-A. Bruce Bielaski, former head of the investigation bu- reau of the American department of justice, who was kidnaped several days ago but who escaped from his captors and returned to Mexico City last night, today related the story of his adventure to the newspaper men. He expressed the belief that his cap- ture was not political in its concep: tion nor an act of vengeance for his ment of justice. “Sty captors,” said Mr. Bielaski, “were men of the low peasant class, who I am convinced had no idea as to my identity but picked out the occupants of a large automobile as Possibly being persons of means who could be held for a ransom. “I suffered the inconveniences of ex- posure, but was never harshly treated. My captors were extremely careless in guarding me.” Mr. Bielaski's escape was made from a mountain cave shortly after mid- night. Taking advantage of the sleep- ing guards he dug his way out of the cave and slipped away into the dark- ness. So far as he knows his escape was not detected before daylight. Immediately following his capture Sunday morning, together with Jesus Barcenas, a Mexicali attorney, Mr. Bielaski was taken tmto the hilis sev- eral miles from Punta Ixtlan. Bar- cenas was released within a few hours (Continued on Page Hight) work while connected with the depart-|* FRAZIER NEW YORK, June 30.—Former- United States Senator Cornelius Cole, who will be 100 years old Sep- tember has looked New York over after an absence of 40 years and approved the changes and de- velopments made during his ab- sence, The ruddy-faced, twinkling-cyed old gentleman who first took his place in congress in 1851 hes in- spected Riverside Drive, the sub- ways, skyscrapers, flappers and mo- tion picture palaces and found them all good to look upon, he said. “On the whole,” he chuckled, “T find the east keeping up pretty well with California.” Mr. Cole, who looks 40 years younger than his age, considers, next to the abolition of slavery, for which he voted, his work for a transcontinental railroad as the most important of his career. “When I first went to congress,” he said, ‘‘we had to travel on land by way of the isthmus of Panama. The first move for a coast to coast railroad was made in 1861, when a group of prominent Callfornians, in- clnéing Huntington, Hopkins, Crock- (Continued on Page Eight) sees| Orthame| sm | NUMBER 224. | its summons for a conference with railroad executives, The board exercised its legal right and ordered two of the Movie Problem Is Also Discussed at Convention CHAUTAUQDA, N. Y., June 30.—Announcement of the re-election of Mrs. Thomas G. Winter cf Minneapolis as president of the General Fed- eration of Women’s clubs was made today. Others elected included: First vice president, Mrs. W. S Jennings, Jacksonville, Fia; second vice president, Mrs. Wallace T. Per ham, Glendive, Mont.: recording sec- , Mrs. James E. Hays, Monte suma, Ga; treasurer, Mrs. Florence Fioore, Cleburne, Texas. ‘The appointment of the correspond- ing secretary will be made by the new board of directors. ‘The federation convention today considered resolutions on uniform marriage and divorce, motion pic tures, truth in fabric legislation, art instruction in the schools and the es- tablishment of a national immigration commission. CO-OPERATION PROMISED MAKERS OF MOVIES. CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y., June 30,— ‘The most controversial topic at the Diennial convention of the General Federation of Women's clubs was dis- posed of at the closing session today (Continued on Page Eight) PIONEER WHO Prick up your ears, ye old settiers | ot 1 Here is a treat in the | old timer line. C. W. Wixcey, a printer and lino- | type operator by trade, and the man who printed the first three issues of the Natrona County Tribune, the forerunner of the present Casper Daily Tribune, suddenly spanned 32 | years’ of absence from Casper, | Thursday morning, wher he breezed | into town in his car and pitched his Uttle camp in the tourist's camp ground. “Where's Pete Nicolaysen,” was his first qquestion ‘of one who Wix- cey thought might “sit pretty” in old timer circies. Almost in the same breath, he inquired for “Long” Shorty, “Post Hole’ Mc- Grath, “Colorado” Patton and Will Kimball, Sr. } His first action was to gaze about | him. His face bore a bewildered expression as he realized that the | onty building he was able to pick out | WINS | IN N. DAKOTA FARGO, N. D., June 30.—(By The Associated Press.)— Defeat of Porter J. McCumber, senior United States senator | from North Dakota and chairman of the senate finance com-; mittee, who sought renomination on the Republican ticket, | was indicated in returns available at noon today from Wed-! nesday’s state-wide primary. and it is expected that 50 per ROAD PROGRAM HOPES BRIGHT More than 200 people up to date have signified their intention of at- tending the free barbecue to be given by the Casper Motor club at Badsville, the deserted mining vill- age on top of Casper Mountain on July 4, and 29 citizens have already paid in their $4 in cash to hire @ laborer on Sunday, July 2, to rake rocks off—the mountain road, 2 ae others have signified their intention to do so but as yet have not kicked in with the necessary $4, while 25 other enthusiastic good roads boost- ers have signed up to be on the road by 8 o'clock Sunday morning, armed with a rake, a shovel or hoe, | to personally felp improve the road. | The barbecue committee made the] (Continued on Page Eight) i cent of those at first expected state's 2,064 precincts gave McCum-| ber 65,890 votes, as against 67,541 polled by Lynn J. Frazier, non-parti- san league choice who was governor | of the state for six years until he and two other league-endorsed state offi. cials were recalled last fall Anti-Lynching Bill Reported WASHINGTON, June 30. | Dyer anti-lynching bill, providing for) imposition of penalties by the federal | government for mob action, was re-} ported favorably wtih amendments to- day by the senate judiciary committee by a vote of 8 to & PRINTED FIRST THREE ISSUES OF CASPER TRIBUNE HERE with any degree of certainty was the old Kimball drug store. Mr. Whecey is now a “full-fledged” tourist, traveling by automobile with | his wife and family, solely on pleas- ure bound. He will go from Casper to Yellowstone Park and from there to the Pacific Coast, where he hopes after many days of travel to reach Long Beach, Calif., for an extended respite. Now ior a bit of Mr. Wixcey’s his- tory while a resident of Casper in 1890. Prior to the organization of the Natrona County Tribune by J. Enos Waite, he was in the employ of Will Kimball on the Wyoming Derrick. Then Mr. Kimball entered the drug business and resigned as | editor of the Derrick and Wixcey and a partner by the name of Mc- Namara leased the paper and plant. Waite then established the Tri- | bune and was beside himself with worry when his printing press failed to put in its appearance by an un- certain freight route and Wixcey and McNamara kindly consented to print the first three issues of the new Natrona County Tribune. Wixcey is remembered by old tim- ers as a musician too for he played in the first band to be organized here and which gained undying fame for itself when it serenaded with a number of lively marches at the wedding of Hugh (Colorado) Patton, now United States Marshal for Wyo ming. ‘Wixcey was also one of those picked for the first grand jury that ever sat in this county. The first sitting returned an _ indictment against Jack Conway for the mur- der of “Red” Jack, who was killed in Lou Polk's dance hall, then situ- ated on the site of tne present Lukis Candy store. The jury panel sat in the Episcopal church now the loca- (Continued on rage Hight) Officers Are ORT Elected at Chautauqua EX-SOLON IS MAYOR ISSUES | DOUGHNUT DAY PROCLAMATION | XK PROCLAMATION. To the People of Casper: maintenance of the activities of the Salvation Army in Casper, having been but partially smcceasful it has been decided the gathering of funds for the wor- thy purposes intended. It would be superfluous on my | Part to remind the pevple of Casper | of the destrability of a continuance of the commendable Christian and humane work of the Salvation Army. The work of this orgaaization is known and acknowledged the worid over. ‘Therefore to sustain the army in Casper becomes in the nature of an investment in community welfare, an insurance of a better citizenship; and the extension of a helping hand in charity tn which Samaritan effort there ts none other to act. It is my earnest hope that the people of Casper will recognize their duty in the premises and liberally patronize the final effort of thoes ‘= charge to place the Salvatio. Army in a position of higher vsefulness. W. A. BLACKMORE, Mayor. Spreads to Other surrender was preceded at 4 white flag over the building. An explosion which blew up a sec tion of the building preceded the sur- render by a few hours. It is believed a considerable number of the tnsur gents were wounded by the explosion, although they were not occupying that part of the structure which was blown up. When the surrender took place the {Four Courts were still in flames. | There were 130 of the irregulars in the party. They marched out with a priest at the head of the column. The Free State commandant had issued or ders to cease firing. The drive to provide funds for the 4 in ‘© institute a “Dough- | nut Tag Day” in order to complete | Sniping Continues Throughout City as Be-| sieged Force Gives Up and Fighting | Ireland Where Battles Are in Progress DUBLIN, June 30.—(By The Associated Press.) —The in- surgents who have been occupying the Four Courts in Dub- lin surrendered at 4:10 o'clock this afternoon, it was offi- cially announced, says a press association statement. o’clock by their hoisting the | DUBLIN, June 30.—An official bul-| leaders subpoenaed, B. M. Jewell, head of the six shop craft unions and Tim othy Healy, head the firemen and oilers. The order to produce the [ers was issued after the boi convened hearings and h ceived a long statement from denying the board's ri | him to be present. Onty |ten union leaders summoned had } | sponded but all the represented. atativnary ua NO WALKOUT CALLED POR TRACK WORKERS. CHICAGO, June+30.—(By The Asso ciated Press}—A threatened strike of the nation’s 400,000 railway mainten. ance of way workers was temporarily forestalled today when ¥. F. Grable. head cf the maintenance of way brotherhood, announced after an offi cial investigation of the United States | raflroad Iabor board that he would! j hold an impending strike call in abey ance for the present | Mr. Grable announced that a meet-| e of the executive council of the| maintenance of brotherhood would be called in Chicago Jul — | WASHINGTO? | | . June 30.—Declara- at the White House today that the | railroad ishor board has the full and | complete backing cf the government CHICAGO, June 36.—(By The Asso-| ciated Press)—Leaders of the railroad shop crafts whose nation-wide walk- out is set for 10 a. m., tomorrow, to- Gay notified the United States railroad |labor boant that the shop men refused | to delay their’strike pending negotia | tions begun by the board, which were to be started at a conference at the Doard’s headquarters at 2 o'clock this afternoon. || “If the telegram of the railroad 1a-} | bor board of June 29 (summoning the |shepmeni's leaders to the conference) [means that the board is issuing an |order to the shopmen that the situa tion remain in status quo until a set- laencce is reached,” said the letter of |B. M. Jewell, shop men’s leader, to tion was made in forceable language | pr RAIL WORKERS Burlington Doesn’t Expect to Lose Non- Union Workers; All Regular Train Service to Be New developments in ely non-union men, wil bound memt fut te e said a to leave. has issued Is to wat ing the strike. chosen from those who are a call for 100 railroad prop These will be residents of Cas now unemployed, and who , Would like to work for excel only whil the walk-out is in effect on road will n strikebreakers,"" satd Mr. I “but every man who asks for! the strike is over." Burtington has armed jest such a happening, se in the amount of frei, or passenger traffic handled will noticed because of the walk-out hire The against ttsett | nt be En |sines will be kept in repair by the! |crews themselves, and a few expert | mechanics will be kept in the shons at every division point. The situation | about the same at Greybull, and at other western division points. | “The Northwestern railroad has 2s yet recetved no official notice from headquarters as to the course to pur. sue,” stated Guy Holmes, superintend. ent of the Casper division. “However, there will be no shutdown, and the pub'is will probably never know, from raflroad appearances, that a strike! ts on.” Tho Northwestern, it is estimated by J. W. Walker, shops foremen, wil! lose in the neighborhood of 100 men by the walk-out. It is expected that non-union men will leave with the a : (Continued on Page Eight) union men at the south side shops. Points in Southern The | letin issued from the headquarters of the Free State troops early today, de- scribing the capture of the greater part of the Four Courst, says that in | the desire to save tho lives of those Jan the buildings, special were taken and that the casualti |the irre rs were not heavy due to the skill with which the at tacking party conducted the opera tions. When the Four Courts was occupied, to was precautions | INSURGENTS AT DUBLIN SURRENDER TWO KILLED BY BLAST| hopmen and maintenance of way me« ads, were disclosed this morning vy nt for the Burlington railway, state * felt when the order was re PANAMA, June 30.—(By sociated Press. —Two killed and several injured today by an explosion in Balboa boiler ship, caused by the blowing up of an acetylene tank. The dead are a negro employe and Leopold A. Johnson, of Portland Ore., employed a riveter. The ma chinery of the plant was not dam aged aa ‘VAGATION WORK SHOWN, PROGRAM 10 BE GIVEN b Christian ch tonight for Pupils | school at the Fi will give a reception 33 trregulars were made prisoner. The | Free State forces occupied the greater |part of the building, including the central hall and library, and the irreg- | (Continued on Page Bight) i work done y and at 8 Hic. An exhibition of the pupits will be program will comn Parents, friends invited to the on ¢ ‘the | o'clock nterested are rs according to reports received Weld, Boulder, Fremont, mining areas in the state. Nine companies of nationa two bridges and two mine tipples were burned. Colonel adjutant state today | J. Hamrock announced Patrick general DOUGHNUT DAY ‘DRIVE ‘The team captains in charge of PENDING the doughnut tag day for the Sal- vation Army are requested to meet at the front sample room of the Hen- ning hotel tonight at 8 o'clock to heor the plans of the committee chair- man, James P. Sweeney, and to learn the location of their stands. With $1,000 yet to be raised to put the Salvation Army drive over the top, the committees represent- ing the civic societies of Casper at noon today perfected plans for mak ing the doughnut tag day tomorrow a financial days in eclipse completely as success any previous the annals of the city. ‘The dancing chorus of the Colum twas recruited to sel! ' (Continued on Page Hight) bia theater DENVER, Colo., June 30.—Qui y The Associated Press this 1 guardsmen and the force of today at seven towns ia the mining area following disturbance: r state would immediately con-| investigation of the burning| with automatic pistols and rifles and | tre | that the duct an of the bridges and instances the men working in the mines have been threatened by strikers Picketing has been going on in Colorado coal fields for some time, cording to Colenel Hamrock. There is a state law in Colorado against picketing, out. ‘The first troop movement began this morning when troop B of 117th cav- alry, left its mobilization point at Overland Park, near Denver, for the Puritan mine at Erie, Colo - ble had been reported at the mina which is the largest lignite property in Colorado. Major A. L. Hart of | the adjutant gene | the troop was moved sc he stationed at a centra bot emergency, where Colonei Hamrock pointed that it would point, in case intimidation of workers and) 's office declared | COLORADO GUARDSMEN = ARE MOBILIZED TODAY et prevailed in the Colorado coal fields during last night, | morning from the sheriffs of Huerfano and Las Animas counties, comprising the principal coal state rangers were mobilized s Wednesday night in which mounted troopers were armed aptain Ralph O were in command of Baird. Maintained 2 ot per rail- Lee, special first excite- down a bit, BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York— Philadelphia New York Batteries—F Smith. out eived RHE O11 O11 000—4 1 —102 060 30x--6 and Hentine; ar At Roston— Brooklyn .. — 020 000 000—2 Boston 000 003 90x—3 Battories—Cadore and Deberry; ingim and Gowdy At Pittsborgh— St. Louis 500900 001-8 14 @ Pittsburgh 090 000 100 51 Batteries—Sherdell and Ainsmity, Morrison, Yellowhorse and Gooch. R. 9 Fill R.A EK At Chicago— Cincinnati 004 txx O—x Chicago 010 Oxx 0—x Batteries—Rixey and Wings; Step land, Kaufmann, (Farrell. no AMERICAN LEAGUE At Philadelphia— Boston 210 010 00—x x x Philadelphia 010 000 00—x x 3 Batteries—Piercy and Ruel; Moore, Yarrison and Perkins. RAR RE At St. Louis— Cleveland St. Louth —____ Batteries—Coveleskio and Vangilder and Severeid. - SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON—At White House dinner President Harding outlined to agricultural leaders his reasons for urging passage of merchant ma- rine legislation, saying that the proposed subsidy is to benefit the nation as a whole and that without a national trade fleet agricultaral: interests will suffer. PEKING—Annourcement is made. by government investigating com= mittee that department of finance n show “practically no record of income and outgo” for the ten years since the organization of the repub- lic. CHICAGO—The Association of Railway Executives meeting here re- jects proposals of the ra for new negotia- tions over wa and working condi- tions. Intervention by the goverm ment by authority of the transperta- tion act to in the orderly course of transporta- tion arteries lo 1 as a possibility, THREAT TOKILL COSTS OFFENDER FINE AND JAIL “ac ling ed a fine of was ate BILL TO SCRAP SHIPS PASSED w YTON, Ju — The “MONTANA RAIN _ DAMAGE HEAVY BILLINGS, Mont., June 30.— Trains of three railroads were stalled in Billings and vicinity this morn! as the result of a cloudburst north of here last even! which caused | washouts on the Northern and Northern Pacifi The Great Northern Alkali creek between Broa Great lines. i out and < |