Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1922, Page 1

| Che Casper Daily Crifiune Weather Forecast Unsettled tonight and Tues- Not much change in temper: ture. day, with probably showers. VOLUME VI * CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, JULY 24, 1922. GRACK 80 SAFES IN ONE NIGHT, TAKE. $100,000 Largest Burglary Ever Recorded in Western City Is Confined to One Office Building SPOKANE, Wash., July 24. —Burglars broke’ open 80 vaults on six floors of the Paul- sen building here Saturday night and stole in excess of $100,000 it was learned this morning This is the largest burglary ever com mitted in Spokane, according to local police. The police believe the robbery vas the werk of gales its ee NEGRO STEALS AUTO, CAASHES INTO SIDEWALK Several Narrowly Escape In- jury in Accident at Ash and Railroad, Woman erty ~_ Driving at « high rate of estima Cole Eight automobile, an unknown negro crashed to the sidewalk Satur- day afternoon at Ash and Railroad streets, narrowly escaping killing a number of pedestrians. Seeing the heavy machine approzching her, and believing her chances for escape prac- tically nfl, an elderly woman named Mrs, Campbell sought refuge tn un- conseliousness, az*- Tyas not revived until several hours later. The car had bes stolen from a.ne- sro family who Ua dHven to Casper from Denver. Officére were tmmedi- etely dispatched on the trail of the man who had disappeared in the Northwestern yards. According. to latest reports this afternoon, no trace of the thief had been found, although several local negroes swear they know the man and will get him in tme. —_— NON-PARTISAN LEAGUER FILES CHEYENNE, W;: July 24.—(Spe- cial to The Tribune)—Frank C. Mc- Dowell of Milford, entered by the Non- Partisan league, today filed for the Democratic nomination for governor, ‘Thereby making a three cornered con- test. Other candidates are George E. Kindler of Powell, endorsed by the Con- ference for Progressive Political Ac- tion, and William B. Ross of Chey- enne, who is running es a straight mocrat, Charles D. Richardson of Leroy, Uinta county, filed for the Democratic nomination for congress, and Jesse sby, Big Horn county, filed for the epublican nomination for state treas- urer. These three filings were received by mail, having been placed in the post before the expiration of the filing pe- riod last Saturday midnight. esac bine Mae ta FOREST FIRES SPREAD. SEATTLE, Wash., July 24.—This city’s electric light and power supply was endangered today by forest fires 15 miles east of here, Fire fighters were trying to keep Meet With Union Leaders at Call of Carey CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 24.—(Special to The -Trib- une.)—Representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, district No. 22, which includes all of Wyo- ming, headed by President Ma:‘tin Ca- hill of Sheridan, today met representa. tives of the mine operators at the of- fice of Governor Carey and ware re quested by the governor to work out an understanding; if possible, where. under the production) of coal can be resumed in Wyoming pending settle ™ment of the national strike. The oper- ators and miners this afternoon are discussing the situation with an atmoa- phere of friendliness. DEVLIN IN CHEYENNE WITH JAILBREAK Deputy Sheriff Frank Devlin of Na trona county has reached Cheyenne on his return from Reno, Nev., with Robert Morton, alleged automobile thief and one of four delivered from the Natrona county jail last year. Devlin reported to the sheriff's office here from the state capital that he had experienced no trouble in bring: ing his prisoter to Wyoming and that he would remain in Cheyenne until Wednesday. Survey Instrument Is Reported Stolen Some thief entered the partly con- | structed Moose building at A and Wol- cott streets early last ¢vening and made away with a valuable surveying machine called by engineers, a “(ur- ley." Deputy Powert ig working on the case, but asyet has absolutely no ‘clue as to th eréabonts of the m: Other pieces of valuable machinery | of were lying about, but the man stole oaly the one instrument. It is thought that he probably needed that particu- lar machine to complete a surveying set. Chemical Is Refuted By Underwood Foundation Fraud WASHINGTON, July 24.—The Chemical Foundation and its president, “rancis P. Gar- van, former alhen property custodian, who are being proceeded against by the government for the return of German chemical patents, were.defended in the senate today by Senator Underwood of Alabama, Demo! ministration for the action taken against them. was fraud, collusion or conspiracy in the acquisition of the German Denying that the< patents by the Chemical Foundation, Senator Underwood also commendes the record of A. Mitchell Palmer, for- gmer attorney general and former alien property custodian, in dealing with enemy alien property. German Inter- ests, Senator Underwood said, were supporting the administration's course inst the Chemical Foundation in the hope, he said of securing restitu- tion of property and also damage claims for its use. Senator Underwoot's statements were niade during an address in sup- Spokt. of his, recent: ABU: to\ eapmiasan commission to press Amer- Sean damage claims against Germany and Austria, using enemy alien prop- erty zelzed as a pledge for payment. Mr. Underwood opposed the adminis- tration plan for a joint claims com- mission or another treaty to deal with the claims, declaring there was no no- ceasity for further negotiations with Germany on the subject. He reviewed at length the allen property legisia- ‘ton and cited figures showing that property worth $600,000,000 was taken over and control secured of 200 allen corporations. Quoting from Mr. Palmer's report on enemy alien property, Senator Un- derwood said that $260,000 paid by the Chemical Foundation in securing rights to the 5,000 German chemical patents was “adequate” when the gov- ernment’s right to use the patents was considered. “This report.” said Mr. Underwood, | “effectually disposes of the charge that there was a fraudulent conspir- ‘sey on the part of those in the alien property custodian’s office who erect- ed the Chemical Foundation and sold these patents to it. The charge has ideen repeatedly mafe that Mr. Gar- }¥an as allen property custodian: sold these patents to himself as president ¢ the Chemical Foundation. The en- tire plan was devised end perfected before Mr. Garvan became alien prop- erty custodian or had any thought of being, appointed to that office—the en- (Continued on Page Four.) cratic leader, who criticized President Harding and the ad- Legal Piiases of iGove Handling Fuel Sup, Contention Found Wet Piiapahe for , Is Only Bone of by ~ ‘oal Operators Gathered in Washingto.*., WASHINGTON, July 24.—Operators districts of six states in conference today ® »m the producing with Secretary Hoover agreed in principle with the administration’s plan for maintaining prices and insurin, ,|strike emergency. The operators, it was statede after the conference this} ADVANCE IS EXTENDED BY FREE STATE ARMY Numerous Successes Reported in Continu-' ation of Campaign Launched With Capture of Limerick, Waterford DUBLIN, July 24.—{By 3y The Ass arm troops have gained a fresh victory in west Ireland by capturing Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, from the Republican ir} regulars, it was announced today. The Free State triumph in fhe capture of Limerick was. swiftly followed by successes in the surrounding district. A) number of minor positions in this}Clonmel and Tipperary, which had area have been added to the list of| lone been used as garrisons and it is Free State victories, according to to Gay's offigial bulletin. The total number of casualties In the Limerick fighting has not been accurately estimated, although it ts known that et least 15 of the nations! troops were killed and 87 yrounded. It i generally belleved that at least 30 of the frregulars lort thelr lives. The total number of casualties suffered by Free State forces during the capture of Waterford was nine killed “"nd 19 wounded. Unconfirmed reports today, Sate irregulars=were retreiting wit! speed inte the Galtee and Knockmeal- ‘down, harrassed by Free State troops, who are pressing them hard and pre venting their concentrating for resist- ance. A Waterfotm dispatch says the 1 regulars have burned the barracks have ovcupled both these places. ed the pressure being exerted by the national troops upon both flanks of make a stand, perhaps their last, these mountains. Other ents doubt whether they will be able in an early end of resistance can be ex- pected. They believe the Republicans will continue guerrilla operations in the-wildest parts of the mountains. still entertained in some quarters.| ‘The vatious views, however, obvious-| ly are largely speculative since none of them can be verified except by the general turn of events. BALL SCORES ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24.—The | | |] St. Louis Cardinals today again tiated Press.) —National | belleved the national army pia ‘The correspondent says it is believ-| the Republicans will compel them to} correspond-| to make a stand enywhere, although| they do not draw the conclusion that} -epoakibility that ‘the retreating irregulars may yet reach Cork and) make a last desperate stand there Is/ DENNY O. WYATT CHARTER REVOKED BY STATE LEGION Two Have Narrow |Executive Committee Report Containing Escape Near Teapot | A “near serious” accident occurred late Iast night on the Salt Creek road near the new townsite of Teapot when C. M. Elgin, driver of large, car, lost control and the heavy | machine plunged into a deep ditch. He suf- fered several badly bruised ribs and was considerably shaken up. Albert Check, a carpenter employed by El- gin to work on buildings in the new townsite was thrown through the windshield and received a deep gash in his forehead. He was brought in by & passing machine and was able to heve his wound dressed at home. Mr. Elgin is president of the Tea- pot Townsite company, and is well known in Casper business circles. Recommendation ated in the fertile and verdant valley of the North Platte river, turned out in force to welcome the Legionnaires and make their three-day stay pleas- ant. Casper secured headquarters at the Trail hotel and has a full dele- gation of 19 delegates present. The morning seseion today voted to STATE TROOPS IN RIOT CLASH BUFFALO, N. Y., July 24.—One man with a broken arm and another with a fractured skull were in the hospital today after clashes with state troopers guarding the trolley lines of the Internationa: katway company, wh~- employes have been striking since July 2. one blaze from the high tension line that brings current from the hydro- electric plant, at Cedar Fails. LOS ANGHLDS, July 24.—Argu- ments to the jury were to begin here today in the second trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for the murder of her sweetheart, J. Belton Kennedy, 2 young broker. Mrs. Obenchain has expressed herself as confident of acquittal—so confident, she declared, that she al- eady had begun packing ‘her pos- sessions in-preparation for leaving The men were injured in clashes with the troopers. Re- ports that the constabulary had been sto call on Major George F. Chandler. unduly harsh caused Mayor Schwab OBENCHAIN CASE ARGUMENTS ON the county jail, where she bas been a prisoner nearly a year. Then, she said, she was going back to her former husband, Ralph R. Obenchain, and a home he was preparing for her in Evanston, Iii. Several months ago Obenchain, while acting as her attorney, ob- tained a license here to remarry the woman who had divorced him, but the authorities refused to permit the marriage to take place, _ (Commander Major Chandler declared that his men were teaching respect for the law. The railwey operated a lmited number of cars on all lines today. —————__—_ Maurice C. Price Is Seriously Ill M. C. Price of the Mosher Salt Creek Syndicate was taken sudden:y {ll at his home Saturday morning from ul- cer of the stomach. Reports today are to the effect that he ia resting eas! ly. Dr. J. C. Kamp of Casper and Dr. Hall of Denver are in charge of the patient. Whether an operation will be necessary {s not known as yet. None will be performed until Mr. Price gets considerably stronger. vention Opening Today TORRINGTON, Wyo., July 24.—(Special to The Trib- une.)—-With more than 125 accredited delegates represent- ing 24 posts, the third annual state convention of the Ameri- can Legion opened here this morning with D. W. Ogilbee of Casper, state commander, presiding. The entire populace of Torrington, a beautiful city situ- Evansville Lot Adopted by Con- | ~ Sales Are Large A record sale of lots was made at the Evansville townsite yesterday by the Gparanty Investment company. ‘The sales amounted to the grand total of $10,750, approximating 75 lots sold. Persons buying the lots purchased them in groups from one to four, at prices ranging from $250 to $600. This tract of land lies just west ofthe Texas Oil company’s holdings. accept the report of the executive committea_in which the charter of the Denny O. Wyatt Legion post in Casper was revoked for threo rea- steering committee consistng of C. A. Porter, Ray Williams, William Cobb sons, to-wit: Hirst, this post main-|.n4 James Neilson to look out for| ual attention tained a social membership, which| tne interests of Geo. Vroman post. | capacity. is not permitted; second, the name moved into the lead in the Nation- al league as a result of New York's losing the first game of a double- header to Pittsburgh. The Cardi- nals, who were idle, were displaced from the lead by the Glants yester- day after going into first place Sst- urday for the first time In more than a score of years at this period of the season. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh ist game RK. H. F. New York 5, etd Pittsburgh 70 Batteries — Jones, Causey and Sny- der; Cooper and Gooch. At Pittsburgh 2nd game. R. H. E. New York ......022 3000—x x x Pittsburgh «+013 000 0-- x A x Batteries—Nehf and Snyder, ton; Adams, Carlson, Hamilton s Gooch, . ee ee | AMERICAN LEAGUE At Phiiadelphia— R. H. E. Washington ...010 100 000— 2 6 0 Philadelphia 4 81 Batteries — Erickson, Brillhart and Picinich; Harris and Perkins. At Cleveland— R. H. E. Chicago -009 000 020-— 2 7 1 Cleveland -001 120 10x— 5 10 1 Batteries--Fuber, and Schalk; Cove- leskie and 0’Neil. sled bE LEGION SECRETARY 1 LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE James C. Neilson, executive secre tary of the local American Legion, has announced his candidacy for the Ke publican nomination to the state leg: islature. Mr. Neilson states that he has been repeatedly urged to the course by ‘many friends during the past two werks, Neilson has shown his ability to do things with the way he is pushing things regarding the George W. Vroman post of the Amer- ican Legion, and has attracted unus- to himself as a man of of the American Legion was used to cloak and protect certain unlawful practices which were carried on; third, officials of the Denny O. Wyatt Post, after being ordered to cease these practices by the state com- mander, defied these orders There was a lengthy debate in which several heated speeches were made. - National Commander Hanford Mac- Nider arrives this afternoon and will be met and escorted to headquarters by the entire delegation. He will make an address at the afternoon ses- sion of the convention and deliver the principal address at a banquet tonight. Preston McAvoy of Newcastle was named chairman of the resolutions committee; Stanley Edwards, Lara- mie, chairman of rules and order of murrers. Richard G. Fletcher, cement contrac- tor, and Donald M. Wallace, foreman business, and Dr. Smith, Lander,| for the building contractor. chairman of the credentials commit-| The court held the indictment deteo-| tee. tive and insufficient in that the mate-| The Casper delegation has chosen a rial and essential facts forming the FIVE KILLED IN STREET CRASH SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.—Five persons were dead toduy and four others were believed dying as the result of a collision here last night between an automobile and a street car, The automobile, after turning over, burst into flames, burning the victims badly before they could be rescued., The victims were. ali of one fam. fly. Four—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch, their four-year-old daughter and three-year-old nephew—were in- stantly killed. ‘Three of the injured are children, relatives of those killed. The party wes bound for the home of a brother of Lynch, and the brother witnessed the accident from his g fuel distribution during the morning, had agreed to the general Proposals as outlined by Secretary Hoover, subject to the approval of thelr respective districts, but had raised some objections to the legal features of the scheme. The legal phases were given the approval of the department of justice in an opin- fon sent to Secretary Hoover by At- torney General Daugherty, while the conference was in session, Immediately upon edjournment of the first meeting the chairman of tho committees of operators representing the various districts went into ses- sion with Mr. Hoover to draft the de- tails of the cotal control plan which is yo submitted to the full conference. Efforts of the drafting committee, it was learned, were to be aimed at framing @ scheme for emergency coal contro! which would not run counter to the law relating to monopoles ani conspiracies in restraint of trafe. Non-union oparnwrs attending the nferency were incline’ to attach snix’ €ne condition to thelr agreement to maintain the fair prices previous- ly fixed and that was a requirement that the government use every effort to get them rafiroad service. It ts conceded that the price scales set of- fer reasonable profits to all of the pro- ducers in the non-union districts even though some buyers under the pres- sure of imminent shortage have been -| bidding up the market levels and urg- Ing upon the producers eash offers far above the Hoover scaler. The operators asserted that if the mines could not be kept in operation however, because of the raftroads in the non-union district where the rail road strike has been almed at coal production were unable to keep trains moving shut downs will increase..the destroy the inerete of thelr mining forces and {t necessary for them to sell telr ‘coal at a higher figure than the levels now voluntartly fixed. Much of the West Virginia production has -Tbeen held strictly within the fair price cost of thelr operation, make limits but a general breaking away from these levels have been reported to officials in the western Kentucky areas supplying the mid-western mar keta. The plan contemplates the creation of @ central committee with repre- sentatives from congress, justice, the departments of interior anf the in- OPERATORS AGREE ON DISTRIBUTION OF COAL SPOKANE YEGES semis Ovrate POLAND FACING POSSIBILITY Of CIVIL WAR OVER LACK OF UNITY Supreme Authority in Question as Result of Rupture and Resigna- tion of the Cabinet WARSAW, July 24.—(By The Associated Press.)—The lack of unity between Presi- dent Pilsudski and the diet felt since the beginning of the present cabinet crisis seemed today in the view of some close ob- servers of the situation to be threat- ening to resolve itself into something like civil war. From the moment when on June 2, President Pilsudski caused the resi- gration of the Ponfkowski cabinet, the question as to with whom lay the supreme authority as the president or the parliament, has been to the fore. President Ptleudski and the radical party supporting him have ap- peared to take the position that the Preside.t should be the chief author- ity In Poland, while the nationalists in the diet were committeed to up holding the supremacy of the parlia- ment. ‘This contest found expression tn the faflure of the Inst two cabinets ta function. The first, headed by M. Sitvinsk! appointed by the president waa refused the support of the diet ond immediately afterward President Piisudskt refused to approve e cabinet headed by Adelbert Korfanty, sup: ed by the parilamentary majority party. These two developments raised such strong feelings between the chief of state and the diet that. bitter con: tests are forcast. Repeated attacks by socialists Sun- day against a big demonstration or- ganied by the nationalists resulted in the injury of a number of per sons, NINE LEAVE TO terstate commerce commission, oper- ating through local committees in the producing districts of Virginia, West Continves on Page Four.) Texas Company Vice President Dies Suddenly NEW YORK, July 24.—Willlam Andrew Thompson Jr., vice presi- dent of the Texas company in charge of the corporations export, marine and northern sales depart- ments, died suddenly today at his home in Brooklyn. Mr. Thompson who was 50 years old, was born in 4 Duluth, Minn. FIVE INDICTMENTS IN DISASTER DISMISSED basis of the alleged offense were not set out with reasonable certainty and |the indictment therefore was too vague, indefinite and uncertain, United States Attorney Peyton Gor- CARETAKER IN CHARGE OF BOY SCOUT CAMP! Camp Rotary, the Boy Scout camp located Bt the foot of Casper Mountain. | has a caretaker in the person of Philip McBride, one of the older fellows ‘n| the Casper scout orgenigation. Mc-| Bride will see that thingn are kept in| order about the cemp and that tha| scouts have proper facllitlss for their outings while there. McBride's pres- ence gets around the necessity of hav- ing an adult member to all scout hik-| Ling parties. WASHINGTON, July 24.—Indictments against five persons in connection with the Knickerbocker theater disaster of last January in which 97 lives were lost were dismissed today by Justice Siddons of the District of Columbia supreme court who sustained de- The indictments charged manslaughter against Reginald D. Geare, the architect of the theater; John H. Ford, the iron work contractor; Julian H. Downman, building inspector; don noted an appeal from the de cision. ‘ENTER TRAINING | AT UTAN CAMP Mental, Moral and Physical Development Promised Young Men Accepted for Citizens’ Camp. Nine Casper youths are the prou/- est and happlest young men in Wye ming today. They leave for Salt Lake City tonight to enter the employ of Uncle Sam for one month, and try to better themselves mentally, morally and physically. Some time ago the Citizens’ Train: ing camp was a new institution but now it has proyed its worth ,and is an established organization for young men between the ages of 17 and 21. Applications must be made some tims ahead and only those whose qualifica- tions are satisfactory may be ac- cepted. At camp, the boys are put through every rigorous test given the, army recruit. ‘The food is army food, and the discipline kept is army discipline. Military officers make up the staff for the camp, and drill for hours each day, is part of tne interesting pro- gram. Those fortunate enough to be chosen from among Casper boys are John A. Murray Jr., Clarence and James Smith, Paul Cody, Charles Sim: ler, Francis Severance, Roy Ohman, Roy Frishy and Floyd Mann. REDS TO FICHT ‘WHITE TERROR’ MOSCOW, July 24.—(By The As- sociated Press}—The executive committee of the Third Interna- tlonale has sent an appeal to the proletariate of the world recom: mending its taking the offensive. In view of the “white terror” and the attacks on workmen abroad, the appeal says, it is time defensive tac- ties ceased. The commitete has ne appeal to the German: their national leaders have betrayed them and recommending that the workers take power into their own hands and dismiss the leaders if the latter fail to overcome the mon. archial reaction. BERLIN, July 24—By The As- sociated Press.}\-The Rusian deleo gations to The Hague conference, headed by Maxim Iitvinoff, with secretaries and others making up a party of 15, arrived from The Hague today. It is understood they plan to remain here for some tima, = oO oe) a Pee