Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1922, Page 1

Weather Forecast | VOLUME VI cooler Saturday. Fair tonight and Saturday; CASPER, WYO. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1922. STATIONARY ENGINE WORKERS STRIKE MONDAY Che Casper Daily Critame |S, | GIRLS’, DETENTION HOME NUMBER 235. WOMAN KILLS ONLY 8,000 MEN YOUNG WIDOW FARCE CONTRACTS FOR POISON SPIDER OIL LINE CLOSELY GUARDED AFTER IN JEALOUSY Alleged Rival for Beaten to Death With Hammer on Lonely Road, Witness Claims LOS ANGELES, July 14.—The full horrible details of the beating to death of Mrs. A widow, were revealed to the Husband’s Love Is| Tberta Meadows, 20-year-old police teday by Mrs. Peggie WILL ALSO ERECT MAMMOTH COMPRESSION PLANT Marketing of Production From Another Shut-In Field Is Assurred by Contracts Signed by Casper Operator for Eighf*Inch Pipeline and Plant to Treat Natural Gas at Immense Outlay of Funds This Year Starting a campaign of enlargement and expansion which will place it among the larger independents of the mountain region, the Fargo Oil compaay announced at a late hour yes- terday that it will build an eight-inch pipeline twenty-two miles in length for the purpose Caffee, a young woman who declared she was the eye-witness | of carrying oil from its holdings in the Poison Spider field to Casper. Engineers will start to the hammer blows which crushed the life from the victim | surveying on Monday and construction of the line will be commenced as soon as the pipe can on a hillside road in the city here Wednesday. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Plans the night before, purchase of the Instrument of death—the hammer, meeting of the victim, the attack, the victim's pitiful cries for ;help, her flight, recapture and repea’s blows ontil she sank in death wer recited by Mrs. Caffee, who named Mrs. Clara Phillips as the slayer. Restrained by threats of death trom answering the piercing pleas of the victim, nauseated by the scene, Mrs. Caffee said ghe fled down the roadway, and was a few moments later picked up by Mrs. Phillips, who repeated / threats of death shduld she reveal the | murder. She sild she was driven down town where Mrs, Phillips put her off the automobile, which belonged to the slain woman. She was found early today by the poles and said that she had main. tained silence in fear of the thruats of Mrs. Phillips. The full story was recited in the presency of the chtef of police. Sheriff William I, Tracger, who un- earthed the details of the slaying from the attorneys of A. L. Phillips; hus- band of the woman accused of the murder is speeding to Tucson, Ariz., where Mrs. Phillips i# being held in custody urder his order. Mrs. Cafive said she had known Mrs. Phillips for a year and a half. They went shopping Tuesday and dur- ing the shopping trip Mrs. Phillips Purelused a hammer. She requested Mrs. Caffeo to stay at her home that evening and she did so. : During Tuesday night Mrs. Philitps, accorting to Mrs. Caffee, said that a girl working in @ local bank had been intimate with h husband, Mr. Phillips, and that she wanted to meet the girl and have a talk with her. She requested Mrs. Caffes to accom: pany her and it was agreed. She told of going downtown Wed* nesday afternoon, raveting with Mrs. Meadows at the automobile parking station: and the request of Mrs. Phii- lips that Mrs. Meadows drive them to @ aister's house, indicating it to be in the northeastern section of town. The drive was halted on a hill road isolated by several hundred feet from ouses, when Mrs. Phillips requested Mrs. Meadows to get out of the car for a moment, saying that she wistied to talk to her <'one, Mrs. Meadows left the car and Mrs. Phillips followed, according to the story of Mrs. Caffee. On the road, a short distance from the car, Mrs. Continued on Page Four.), PROSECUTION OF SLAYERS PROMISED BY STATE) ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 14.—Investi- gation of the recent massacre at the strip mine of tho Southern Ili- nols Coal company near Herrin, Il., in which a score of ron-unjon mine workers were killed by strik- - the state of Illlnojs until the men ing union miners, will be pursued by responsible for the massacre are brought to justice, regardless of the time and effort required, Attorney General Edward J. Brundage of, Il. RAIL EM STILL NEEDED FILL OUT AND MAIL WITH CHECK. Chamber of Commerce, I wish to subscribe that interest in the $250 share of stock will be in to the amaunt of that share that my subscription will purchase. Name -....-.-+---++-- Pes qeteee ve I unde proportion The Chamber of Commerce recognizes the necessity of raising several thousand dollars to put the Civic Land com~ pany in a position to fulfill its purpose, and_as a great many people who are rot in a position to purchase shares or split units have indicated their desire to assist the refinery project financially, this opportunity is offered for the purpose of DIES SUDDENLY extent, in financing the Civic Land Lois Katherine, second daughter of company. z Subscrptions towards the purchase irs. Emily J. Sandlin, 622 South Park jetreet, died early this morning at « of stock in the Civic Land company of Casper will be received by the Chamber of Commerce in the amounts of $5 or any multiple thereof, up to and including July 20, 1922. Money received from this source will be used for purchase shares of stock and trus- Jocal Hospitai. Her death comes as a severe shock to the many friends made during her: five-year residence in this city. taken ill Tues- day, but until a late hour Thursday her condition “was not considered seriou tees will be chosen by the Chamber of Commerce to represent such stock ‘The funeral will take place Saturday t 10 o'clock from the Shaffer-Gay purchases, and stoac will be tssued and entrusted to a trustee selected a chapel. The casket will not be opened Jat the public service, but will rest in soon after July 20th. If you are interested and want to help, cut out the application attached to this article, sign your name and address and mail check payable to the Chamber of Commerce, P. 0. Rox 862 Casper, Wyoming. the Shaffer-Gay mortuary until that ugene Debs To Take Rest Cure TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 14.— Bugene V. Debs left for Chicago where he will enter a sanitarium for a rest cure. Mr. Debs’ health is good but he has become worn out through receiy [ing the constant stream of visitors at his home here. Mnols said here today. Attorney, General Brundage ar- rived here from Springfield, Ill, and plans to go to Marion, Ill, the county seat of Williamson county, to confer with States Attorney Delos Duty on matters relating to the investigation. ‘The attorney general said he had a number of operatives from his of- fice working on the case in William- son count PLOYES MISTAKE COOKS AND WAITERS FOR LOCAL STRIKEBREAKERS Late Arrivals Thrown from Mess Camp in Northwestern Yards and Treated en Will Be Returned Roughly; M arrived yesterday on westbound train No. 603, and promptly entered the Ia- borer’s camp and commenced eating. Thetr period af food consumption was short “,ed, however, for a up of switchmen entered and, mistaking the men for strikebreakers, threw them from the mess car. Following this episode the men held a. lengthly conference with Mr. Contrary to reports prevalent in Casper this morning, in- timating that the Chicago & Northwestern railway imported a carload of strikebreakers yesterday for work in Casper shops there was not a strikebreaker within a hundred miles of here and there will not be during the duration of this strike, was the emphatic statement of Guy Holmes, division superintendent, this morning. ‘ The trouble came ahout through the misrepresentation ofgan order from the Northwestern headquarters by Freeland Brothers of Omaha, the tirm who holds the contract for the feeding and care of Northewestern tabdrers while at work in the shops and while on the right-of-way. ‘ Five men, all cooks and waiters, ‘were sent to Casper yesterday by that company to assist the present commits: sary force in fseding the new men ex- pected to go to work in the shops dur- ing the next few days. The new men Holmes, who confessed that he knew nothing of the arrival gf the men, and that a mistake must be at the bottom of the affair. He finally agreed to send the men back on the afternoon train teday. No new men have been hired by the Northwestern road and only one man is at work in the shops. He is a sta- tionary fireman, and today's order for a strike of ajl stationary firemen and engineers will mean his loss to the company. Unless more men apply for positions, the Northwestern shops will probably close down altogether. for Chieago and New York today for that purpose. The line, which will be common car- rier, will consist of eight-inch screw pipe to the field and the three or four miles of gathering line will be of six- ine « One large pumping station will be erected in the field. and a booster sta- tion will be placed about 12 miles out ‘The terminal will be near the North. western stockyards west of this city. ‘Tankage of 40,000 barrels’ capacity will be place¢ in the field, but no inti- mation is given as to how the of! will be disposed of at this end. This in- formation is withheld till a Inter date. ‘The line will be owned entirely by the Fargo, but may be used for the transportation of crude by other com- pantes operating in thst district if de- sired. That company now has a daily production of approximately 2,000 arrels of ofl from seven wells in the field, not including the production from the lower sand, which was re- cently tested and proved to be oll bearing. .As these are all test wells the production could be easily raised several thousand barrels by arilling additional wells. In connection with this announce- ment, the Fargo also states that !t has contracted with the Cooper Man- ufacturing company, through the Cas- per Supply company, its local afent, to installa compression plan in the field, which will rank with the largest in’ the west. This plant, which will be for the purpose of extracting gano- line from the gas before it is used for fuel purposes, will have a daily capacity of 10,000,000 cubdte feet and as the gas in that field carries a gas- oline content of nearly 7 per cent, it will mean a large revenue to the Fargo which is now heing wasted. While the exact cost of this plant is not given out it {s understood that it nears the $100,000 mark. ‘The pipe line will also be used for the purpose of transporting the gasoline to Casper 2s often as is required. ‘Two test wells are being started by the company for the purpose of prov- ing additional acreage and augment- ing the production of the field. One of these tests {s located on the south: east quarter of the northeast quarter of section 3-33-83 in South Casper creek and will be started immediately. The other test for which the rig is up and on which drilling will be start- ed in about 10 days is on the north- east quarter of the southeast quarter of section 1-88-88 In East Polson Spi- der. Both tests will bu carried to the @eep sands and if successful will prove hundreds of acres of land outside the present producing area of the fields. A story in the Denver Post arriving here this morning states that the Fargo has contracted with the Texas company for its entire output. This is emphatically denied by Mr. Weath- ers, who states that no contract has yet been made with any company for its prodnetion. Sn MARVIN BISHOP, JR, 10. AUN FOR LEGISLATURE: The first candidate to announce on the Natrona County legislative ticket threw his hat into the political ring his morning when Marvin Bishop, Jr., made formal declaration of his inten- tion to make the race for representa- tive from this county. Marvin Bishop, Jr., is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bishop, pioneer resi- dents of this county, and was born in Casper twenty-five years ago. He is 2 graduate of the Natrona County High School, and finished the pre- scribed law course at the University vf Virginia, and is one of Casper's practicing attorneys. Mr. Bishop is miso an ex-service man and Is a chart- er member of the local American Le gion post. =o REWARD POSTED IN HERRIN CASE CHICAGO. July 14.—Attorney Gen- eral Edward J. Brundage has offer- ea & reward of’ $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons who committeed mur- der and assault’in connection with the be purchased and the contracts let. W.D. Weathers, president of the corporation, leaves MINERS REJECT | _ HARDING PLAN Lewis Opposed to Ar dent of the United Mine Wo ciates in the union cantrol that the government's plan be rejected. The bituminous operators likewise ‘have presented protests to the preal- dent’a arbitration plan, based largely upon. the continuation of wage scales of 1920-22 during arbitration. There were intimations today that ono group ot Pennsylvania operators would fiat- ly refuse to accept the proposition and general indicating that others’ would attempt modifications. ‘The unions decision was made today after Mr. Lewis and the miners’ na- tional officials had again consulted with officials at the department of la- bor and was said to have been based on the failure of an effort to get def- inite assurances from the government that the arbitration would be applied to all the bituminous area, including non-union fields in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. fight for the American league let the visiting sluggers dow: eight innings when he was reli inning. NEW YORK, July 14.—Urban Shocker, defeated in the first game of the*St. Lous-New York seres, came out for revenge today in the last game of the series. New York has won three straight games from Shocker. Bob Shawkey, veteran pitcher of the Yankees, pitched for New York. Each team has won one game and today’s contest will decide the series. St. Louis, however, cannot lose the lend even if defeated. Lineup: NEW YORK—Wwitt, cf. 3b.; Ruth, if.; Meusel, rf.; Pipp, 1b Ward, 2b; Scott, ss.; Schang, c.. Shawkey, p. St. Louis—Tobin, rf.; Sisler, 1b.; Willams, 2b.. Jacobson, cf.; Severeid, c.; Bronkie, 3b.; Shockér, p. Umpires Chill and Connolly. St. Louis was easy in the first. Gerber, ss.; If; MeManus, How to Reach Girls’ Camp On Elkhorn Creek Go up East Second street to Mc- Kinley; south on McKinley, turning east at end of street onto county road; follow county road about 2% miles, road forks three ways; mid- die fork lends to county farm; north fork with sign board and arrow leads to Griffith's; take south fork following maift traveled road bearing to right, passing through large gate into Provincial’s place, through an- other gate into Vroman’s ranch; go strike of the coal miners in William. son county (Herrin)IUinois, straight through Vroman’s place up to the camp, which js at foot of Cas per mountain on Elkhorn creek. President; Operators ‘Also Pro- test Government Plea WASHINGTON, July 14.—(By The Associated Press.) —| It became definitely known today that John L. Lewis, presi- | ‘MeNally,| UPRISI\ DETROIT, Mich. July 14—Pc Nee remained on dut7 af the Hous. of the Good Shepherd, a girls’ deten. tion home, today, to prevent @ recur. rence of the break for liberty which resulted {n fourteen of the inmates gaining temporary freedom yester- day. Other officers and officials of the juvenile court started an inves. tigation to determine the cause of which threatennd, be- reinforcuments arrived, to result in scores of escapes. The institution, presided over by Sister St. Frances Xavier, usually is unguarded and when the girl in mates, ranging in age from 16 to 19 years, made thelr break for Mberty, only a 14 foot wall stood tn their way. Some of them scaled tho wall { bitration Proposal of | rkers, and other national offi-| cers of the union who have been negotiating with the gov-| Philadelphia ernment since President Harding offered arbitration to settle the coal strike, are preparing to recommend to their asso-| While no announcement has been forthcoming officially, the union men were definite today in asserting that the remponse they had received téiny | were unsatisfactory. WASHINGTON, July 14.—Presiaent Harding considers that he has power as chief executive of the United Btates| to operate coal mines in an emergency, | {t was anid today at the White House.| There was no statement, however, as) to whether the executive considers the | present such an emergency but the ex-| istence of power in the ,sovernment for | the purpose has been definitely de.) termined in the minds of responsible officials, it was indicated. About the only risk that a president | could run in drastic action of the kind| involved in controlling coal mines to) get them operated would be that of| Continued on Page Four5 pennant today w! eved by Danforth. The Yanks’ Tobin was safe on Shawkey's fumble and was forced by Sisler, who was \ieft on base. © | In the Yankee half Ruth beat out |a bunt to Shocker with two out and |Meusel followed with an infiela single. Pipp left the pair with a |grounder to McManus. | After Shawkey retired St. Louis in jorder in the second, New York blew \a scoring chance when Ward led off |with a triple. Scott fouled to Sisler |and Ward was run down on Schang’s grounder to Sisler. Ghawkey then | struck out. Shocker and Tobin hit clean singles |for St. Louis in the third inning with jone out but Gerber hit into a double play. f | Shocker pitched himself out of an-| jother hole in New York’s half, With |one out, McNally was sate on Gerber's high throw and reached third on |Ruth’s single to right. Meusel fanned jand McNally was ron down on an at- | tempted double steal. | Sister opened St. Louls’ fourth in- ning with a single, but Schang caught him napping off first. The Yankees scored four runs in their half. Pipp singled to right, took second on Ward's infield out and scored on Scott’s single to center. Schang’s single advanced Scott to AND ESCAPE 1 fled through streets and alleys Te police arrived and forced them the building. A fight © °s ensued in which some bl ustained hes, Iacerated yd bites. To add to the vater faucets were opened ebelious inmates and the toors of the building were ows were with . floo: broken The Sister Superior announced to- day she had been ynable to elicit a complaint from her charges, but be lieved the trouble was incited as a protest against the recent transfer of a sister who had been directly charge of the inmates and to whom they had become attached —— while many wind BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh— R. H. E. Boston 100 090 000— 1 3 2 Pittsburgh ....010 300 lix—6 9 1 Batterice iarquard, Lansing, Ocschger, Gibson; and Qopper and At Cinctnnati—__ Brooklyn 000 000 900— 0 Cinetnnati 000 620 Olx— 8 1 Batteries — Cadore and Deberry; Rixey and Wingo. R. A. E. 60 11 x x 7 Neh, Jonnard and Sr der; Jones, Cheeves and O'Farrell At St. Louis— St. Loula ............. Batteries — Hubbel Pfeffer and Alusmith. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. =-- 010K x x Batteries—Courtney Erickson and Picinich. At New York— St. Louis 000 000 005 —0 6 1 Now York -...000 400 00°— 4 13 1 Batteries—-Shocker, Danforth and Severeid; Shawkey and Schang. RH. E. At Philadelphia — Detrolt-Philadel- phia, postponed, rain. At Boston— Cleveland 000 009 032—5 9 Boston — 300 000 000-3 11 2 Batteries—Morton, Edwards, Mails and O'Neil; Russell, Quinn and Ruel. R. H. E. Shawkey Hurls Yankee Tribe To Shutout Victory, 4 to 0 NEW YORK, July 14.—The St. Louis Browns were set back to a half-game lead in their J c hen Bob Shawkey shut them out, 4 to 0, and n with five hits. Shocker was on the mound for St. Louis for four runs came in the fourth Play, scoring Scott, but was thrown (Continued on Page Four) ——~-b0—x ox x and Yaryan; TO BE AFFECTED OF AIL UNION BY LATE ORDER [Further Crippling of Shopmen in St. Paul |_ CHICAGO, July 14.—(By |The Associated Pre: )—The forces of striking railway jmen were augmented today |by a call authorizing station- jary firemen and engineers jand machine shop oflers to suspend | Work at 8 o'clock next Monday morn- Ing. Approximately 3,000 men arn In the three crafts, whose duties in gen- eral are the operation of practically all power generating machinery in the railroad shops and roundhouses. The cessation of work by these operatives is expected further to cripple the ef- forts of the rafiroads to keep abreast of thetr equipment repairs. , The strike of the stationary firemen and oflers was sanctioned over a wage cut of two cents an hour, ordered by the Inboor board July 1 Peace moves in the shopmen’s strike” were reported to be Progressing en- couragingly in St. Paul, where unioh leaders and ra!l executives were tri conference. A. A. Henning, chairman of the northwest division of the shop crafts with the consent of Nationai Presi dent B. M. Jewell, is negotiating for & basis of mettloment which might be applied nationally, but failing that ‘will continue to parley for at least a regional settlement under which tha roads of the northwestern section of the country might resume normal operation. Mr. Henning said today that peace within the next forty-eight hours was possible, though national headquarters here would offer no confirmation of the prospect. A threatening trend of events which Promised to bring about a national crisis through a walkout by the mam tenance of way workers was being jwatched with interest. The mainte. jance men, 400,000 strong, have voted to strike, and President E. F. Grable ‘reported that there is great pressure being brought to bear for a walkout in support of the shopmen. But whether the suspension would’ be ordered Was uncertain, with about equal probabilities for action one way or another, Mr. Grable is continuing @ personal survey of the strike situ: ation, and conferences tonight with shop leaders are expected to bring forth his decision. The troubled situation in Texas seems to have subsided considerably, Dallas reports this morning said no violence occurred in the state yester day and that messages to Governor Neff from Denison offictals vouch- safed that troops were not needed tn that area. Fedral soldiers remain in readiness at San Antonio, however, under orders from Washington. Clerks and freight handlers continue leave their posts in various sections, Continued on Page Four.) Ito CONVICTS KILL SHERIFF ,; ESCAPE FROM THE LAW Arizona Officer Struck from Behind in Driving Prisoner s to Penitentiary and Automobile Overturns TUCSON, Ariz., July 14.—Sheriff George White, of Santa Cruz county was killed and Silvas, convicted murderers, e Manuel Martine: z and Placido scaped late | ast night when an automobile in which the prisoners were being taken to the state penitentiary at Florenc e@ overturned on the Nogales- Tucson highway near Continental, 18 miles south of here. third. Shawkey bunted on a aqtieeze NOGALES, Ariz, July 14.—The MOTORIST CLINGS TO STACK OF ENGINE TO SAVE LIFE IN CRASH BRAINTREE, Maass., July 14.— Albert Cowatt was rejoicing today over his escape from death when a train struck two eutomobiles at a grade crossing. Thrown from the car he was driv- ipg to the top of the Jocomotive, he | clung to the smokestack and when the train stopped at a sjation 150 yards from the scene of the acci dent, he climbed down. Except for minor brulses he was uninjured A woman was killed and another woman and a man were injured se riously_in the accident. wife of Sheriff White was notified In a telephone message early today that her husband had been killed. The message was from Deputy Sherif? Samuel White, a brother of the sher- iff, and a member of the Posse from here which is in pursuit of the ban« dits. Examination of the sheriff's body, according to word received here, dis: closed that the back of the skull was badly crushed, apparently by a blow from bet Finding of some tools in tho rear seat of the wrecked auto- hs rded here as the th th | mobi jing murder | head and fof the car. 6