Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1922, Page 1

f i Weather Forecast | Fair tonight and YWednesdar ex. cept somewhat unsettled extreme west portion. Che Casper Daily Critune VOLUME Vi ° MINERS’ CHIEF CALLS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE Invitation To Be ‘Rejected By ‘Many Coal’ Producer Casper Legion Opens Dro. 13 DEAD IN | RAIL CRASH |. Toll in Dead and Injured Heavy When Passenger Trains Are Telescoped in Head-On Collision Near Cincinnati; Negro Excursion Train Is Wrecked CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 1.—Fifteen persons were re- ported killed and 25 to 20 injured in a head-on collision to- day between the northbound negro excursion train and south- bound passenger train No. 11 from Dayton on the Cincin- nati, Lebanon and Northern railroad at Lester Station, a suburb of Cincinnati, today. BALL SCORES The south bound train No. 11 com posed of five cars behind the locomo- tive crashed into the north bound spe- cial excursion train of three cars, car rying several hundred negroes to a picnic at Highland Grove. The two trains came together with NATIONAL LEAGUE a.terrific force, telegeoping each other. Most of the fatafities were among the negro occupants of the train bear ing the Sunday school excursion party members of Park Avenue -M Dattories—Donahue, Keck and Har-| Church. n the two locomoti pa i Gowd: rushed t + eoeh + pues Be jenrs and the impact, hurling thei = hrough the cary in the rear RH. E.|* Word was telephoned imtnediately 10. x x x to Cincinnati and fire apparatus, am bulances, life saving squads and px {rolmen and firemen were’ rushed to the gcene to give what ald was possi ble. iphin Batteries—Alexander and O'Farrell; Pittsburgh New York CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1922. Batteries—Cooper and Gooch; Mat- SUMMARY OF tox, Ryan, Jannard, Scott and Sny- der, A a Sas AMERICAN LEAGUE NIGHT NEWS Chicago— LONDON—Tho town of Tipperary oe York —. was captured by the Free State Chicago - troops Sunday morning says a dis- Batteries—Jones, Mays, Hoyt and] patch to The Times from Dublin. Schang; Faber and Schalk. PITTSBURGH—The National Coal R. FP B.|association in a statement »nnounc- Washington 00 000 0O—x x x| ing completion of a “sweeping im- Cleveland “007 320 50—x x x| partial investigation of the Herrin Batteries—Francis, Zackary, Erick-| massacre” declared the leaders of son and Picinich; Bagby and O'Neil] the mob were known and that at At Cleveland— SENIORITY RIGHTS REFUSED HARDING PROPOSALS GIVEN: |Restoration of Seniority Rights Included in Suggestion Made by President Shop Leaders Gather in Chicago as Execu- tives Meet in New York for Consid- \ »@ | Seauaialtation Rew | for Campaign, Goai | Is 1,200 Members Today marks the opening of the greatest intensive drive for new member to the | American Legion ever put on, and this will be observed in Casper for the ensuing two | weeks by the George W. Vroman ost No. 2, as it is being observed by al) other posta of the United States. ‘The qupta which the Casper legion has set for itself is 1,200 men. It ts id that there are 1,600 eligible ex- service men in Casper. It is the In- tention of the legion to have at least the major part of these enlist for the continuation of the cause for which they first set out. Any man who entered the service between April 8, 1917 and November 11, 1918, te eligible for membership in the legion. The George W. Vroman post has at the present time 362 members. These | have been fighting "tooth and nail" to put their organization on a sound bas- is. That they have been succeeding greatly is attested by the fact that ganizations in Casper. | At the regular meeting of the post will hold a dinner at the Henning to- side over one district. an elected last night are Dr. J. F. 0% Donnell, Ray Williams, C. A. Porter, Membershrp| at the present time the American Le- | gion is considered one of the livest or- | held in the club rooms last night, there were 12 team captains elected. These night et 6 o'clock and wilt go over plans for the best way to expedite the Orive. Arrangements so far made are to the effect that the city Is to be divided into districts, each team to pre- ‘Phe captains of the different teams Early Replies Indicate | OPERATORS OF ‘CENTRAL FIELD SENT NOTICES. Men Would Remainon on Strike Until Agree- ment°-Is Reached, Under Plan of John L. Lewis, Labor Head PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.— 1 —(By The Associated Pregs.)— A joint wage conference of operators and miners of the cen- tral competitive bituminous fields, to be held in Cleveland next Monday for the purpose of negotiating a basic agree- ment designed to terminate the present coal strike, was called WITH PROMISES AT THERNOPOLS Gubematorial Candidata Meets With Encourag- ing Greetings "President Lewis also summoned the general policy committes of the union to meet in Cleveland at the same time for the purpose of acting promptly upon developments as they may oc- cur {n the joint wage conference. All men will remain on strike until an agreement or a definite understand. ing is reached. The following telegram was sent to day to the operating interests in the central competitive field, which in- cludes western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. “Philadelphia, Pa., August 1. 1922 “In behalf of the United Mine Work ers, I am herewith inviting the coal operators of the central competitive field to meet in joln’ interstate con- ferance # the, Hollenden hotel, Cleve- land;"Onio, at 40 o'clock a.m. Mon: day, August 7, 1922, for the purpose of negotiating a basic wage agreement designed to terminate the present sus- pension in the mining industry. I ex- press the sincere hope that the inter- THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. Aug. 1— The reception accorded John W. Hay of Rock Springs, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, In connection with the call for the interstate conference, President Lewis gave out the following statement: “In issuing an Invitation to the coal operators of the central competitive field to assemble in joint conference in Cleveland on August 7, I am actu- ated by the highest consideration of public welfare and the impelling ne- essity for an early adjuciation of the s involved in the bituminous and anthracite coal fields. “This strike, unparalleled in its mag- | nitude, is now in its eighteenth week nd constitutes an industrial convul- on which menaces the financial and social fabric of our nation. Aside from the tremendous personal sacrifices 80 bravely endured by the mine workers | The captain of the winning team in (Continued on Paye Five) |Charles Findholdt, Martin Larson.) agts represented by you will find t]0n his trip through the Big Horn Mike Wear, D. W. Ogilbee, Jack Soott | possible to participate in the joint ne-}basin has been particularly encour- Wiillam: Cobb, W. D. Haselmire, Flar | gctiutions. aging. |ry Mus, C. P. Etummer, and Dr. A, i : u When interviewed at Thermopolis J N L. LEWIS, P Kimnall. J. C. Nelson, exsoutiv ian: SORT ue | Mr. Hay said that pledges of allegiance secretazy, will be in charge of all the} | “President United Mine Workers Of} nag come to him unsolicited from teans. America every corner of thé country and from men from every walk of lite—pledges to aypport his campaign for economy and business efficiency and pledges to support his candidacy of a man who sacrifced personal inclination and pri- vate business in order to do his bit for the welfare of the state of his adoption. “John Hay is no stranger in ang part of Wyoming,” stated a promin; ent rancher from near Thermopolis; who has known the Rock Spring# pioneer since he first came to this state and commenced to earn his daily bread by the sweat of his brow. “His activity In behalf of the farm loan act; which enables farmers to obtain long time loans for a low rate of interest, has caused him to be hailed as a bene- Shinault. least 500 “members of the mob can bad SE be arrested anytime Attorney Gen- At Detroit— KR. H. B.| eral Brundage of Mlinois gives the Philadelphia 000 201 1—x x x} word.” Dotroit -— 014 300 3—x x x — Batteries--Naylor, Hasty, Heimach NEW YORK—Frank W. Frucauff, Ogden and Perkins, Bruggy; Dauss| vice president and director of the snd Manion. Cities Service company and junior ESS partner of Henry L. Doherty and At St. Louis— R. H. E.| company, died suddenly. He was Boston _ 000 0O—x x x| presidert of the Denver Gas and St. Louis 010 O—x x xj Mlectric Light company. Batteries— Collins and Ruel; SAN FRANCISCO—Herbert Ham- ilton Brown, millionaire insurance broker, suffered fatal injuries, and John ‘Black, Oakland, nationally known golfer was seriously injured in an automobile wreck near Irving. ton, Calif. 40 KILLEDIN - FRENCH WRECK PARIS, 1.—{By The Associ- ated Press.}—Forty persons were kill- ed and fifty injured in a ‘collision be- tween two trains of Pilgrims to the Grotto of Lourdes, one of the world's most famous ‘shrines early today. S. The collision occurred near Ville Com tal. CHICAGO CAR LI Traffic on Surface and Elevated Para- lyzed by Walkout Today of 20,000 Motormen, Conductors, Guards Kolp andCollins. | H.W. HUGO INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR CHUGWATER ON HIGHWAY H. W. Hugo, of Casper, enroute from Denver to Osage to start drilling opera- tions on section 31 of the upstate field, met with a serious accident just north of Chugwater when the steering gear of his automobile broke and the ma- chine turned over on the highway. M?. Hugo was bruised severely ani ‘s now under the care of Dr, FE. Corey of Chugwater. CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—(By The Associated Press.) Twenty thousand motormen, conductors and guards on surface and elevated lines went on strike. at 4 o’clock this morning and the greater part of the working portion of Chicago’s nearly 3,000,000 persons was forced to seek improvised transpor- tation. As usual all rolling stock available, including every- va- eration of Peace Program NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—(By The Associated Press.)— Railway executives today rejected the proposal of President Harding that striking shopmen be reinstated without forfeit- ing seniority rights, but accepted conditionally the other two suggestions made by the White House for settlement of the nation-wide eC. This announcement was sade by President Loree of the Delaware and Hudson after the heads; withdrawn by both sides fore settle of 148 roads had met here today, con-| ment by the board. sidered Mr. Harding’s program, draft- ed a reply and adjournea. The reply to President Harding was put on the wire to the White House as soon as it had been drawn up by @ sub-committee headed by Robert 8. Lovett of the Union Pacific and ap. proved unanimously by the general conference. The proposals conditionally accept- ed were that wage decision rendered by the railroad labor board should be accepted by all an that lawsults re- ulting from the strike should be HOOPER MEETS WITH STRIKE LEADERS. z CHICAGO, Aug. 1—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)\—Executives of the six federated shop crafts went into con ference today to consider President Harding's proposals for a settlement of their strike. Chairman Ben Hoop- er of the labor board was present at the meetng. He was met at the train on his return from a conference with the president and escorted to the con- Continued on Page Four. STREET NES IDLE riety of the wheeled, pullable, pushable or motorized vehicles was inadequate and the brunt of the traffic fell on “shank's mare.” Thousands started early afoot and from well before dawn streets and avenues leading to the business and manufacturing districts seethed with pedestrians. Streets in the downtown district automatically became one-way thoroughfares. But even that action, fostered by(the police department was not enough to avoid badly tangled jams of traffic. 3 Hundreds ‘of jitney busses from sur- rounding towns were on the job with the break of day, having been sum moned. days ago by-Charles-C. Fitz morris, chief of police, when 2 strike appeared to be inevitable. The walkout really began at 11 p. m. last night when the surface car| men “ending runs at that hour took the early hours of the morning the number of cars on the streets gradual- ly dwindled to zero. Negotiations have been the surface line owners for several days, wage reduction of approximately 17 (Continued on Page—Fiva WASHINGTON, the big controversial ‘point of senior- ity that “all employes now on strike be returned to work and to their for- mer positions with senlority and other rights unimpaired.” This was revealed in an announce ment from the White House giving the basis of the executive's settlemen plan as follows: “J—Railway managers and work men are to agree to recognize the val idity of all sions of the railroad la- bor board and to faithfully carry out such decisions as contemplated by the law. “2—The cerriers will withdraw all law suits growing out of the strike, and railroad labor board decisions, under way|men employed since the strike,” between the surface line workers and|pany officials here announced. or after posting of an order for a/ which have Been involved in the strike may be taken in the exercise of recognized rights by elther party, to the railroad labor board for. re- hearing. “3—Ajl employes now on strike to be returned to work and to their for- mer positions with seniority and oth- er rights unimpaired. The represen- tatives of the carriers and the repre. sentatives of the organizations espe- | cially agree that there will be no dis- crimination by either party against le employes who did or did not | strike. | DENY RESTORATION. CLEVELAND Aug. 1 | York Central raiiroad — The New today posted their cars to the barns. From then on,| notices in all its yaréa and shops over as runs were finished, the motormen | the entire system that it will and conductors ceased work, and in4 change its position on the senjori not ity question in the strike of shopmen and that “It will stand by the old men who remained at work and the new com: Since the great railway strike in Great Britain the membership has dropped from 457,836 to 386,115. for Strike End Aug. 1.—The text of President Hard- ing’s proposal for ending the railroad strike was made public! tong after at the White House today after the cabinet session and after | burdens will fall heavies upon those the executives in conference in New York and theestriking | 'esst able to be: shopmen leaders in Chicago had begun consideration of it. President Harding’s proposal provides with reference to or a LANDER RANCHMAAN 1S SUIGIDE AT SPRINGS THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Aug. 1.—A K. Mathison, a ranchman who resid ed near Lander, was found dead in his room at a local roominghouse from a dose of strychnine which a coroner's! jury holds was self-administered. In vestigation of his room was made by the proprietor of* the house when groans of agony attracted attention He was dead before anyone entered the room. factor of the small farmer and rancher throughout the state. In the southern the strike is exact! enalties from avery citizen of our and is clog land ng the channels of commerce and| Part of the state where he laid the disturbing the realms of finance anajumble foundations for his present credit throughout the civilized world.| Success, his name fs an axiom for Its effect will continue to be felt] honesty, integrity and square-dealing. ts termination and the|He 1s a poor politician, because his rugged Western personality will not rit permit him to indulge in the subters “In consideration of these facts, and|fuges of the professional vote-getter. notwithstanding the powerful position | His friends, dating from the time when antage now enjoyed by the mine|he first went to work as a laborer in workers, we have resolved to again at-|the southern part of Wyoming, are | tempt to assemble a conference where| Supporting him solidly and his thirty | passion will be allayed and reason pre-|0dd years of citizenship in this state dominate. We are able to fight indefi-| have won for him a reputation second y, but much prefer the peace to|to no other resident his state. He {lls of industrial welt: has Iabored for a meagre wage. He We feel that the American public} has taken advantage of the resources will support our offer to meet at and opportynitiles of <i in the great conference table and will encourage| West, he has gathered a comfortable the corporate interests involved to| fortune bu never ean he be ace: hav representatives present thing except square dealing The making of a basic settlement} Mr. Hay ts spending this week at in the central field will permit of an{Worland, Basin, Gr 1, Cowley, immediate following settlement in_all| Lovell, Cody and Powell, after which of the outlying bituminous coal dis-|he will go to Newcastle and thence ta tricts and should Douglas and Casper He exp: ts to jarrive in Casper Aug. 18, and will be |there throe gays, making no speeches, “Those who block the success of| but meeting the backbone of the Am- such a conference by refusal to par |erican republic—the laboring men of i Continue4 on Page Four.) ‘the community. pave the way for an immediate adjustment in the an thracite coal fields as well.” JOB UN Today or No Cessation of Work Intended by the Mutual Until Military Arrives Late Drillers for the Mutual ‘Oil company on section 20-39-79 of the Teapot dome, adjoining Salt Creek, are under orders to continue work until stopped by a detachment of marines en route to Casper from W. ashington. tion’s capital that Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt had ordered the marines to the field has been marked by no DRILLERS WILL STAY ON TIL STOPPED BY MARINES FROM CAPITAL change {n the company's policy. Work on the well now drilling was started about six weeks ago and the reporst had reached a t 5 feet. Progress of late has been slow as @ result of encoun: Tomorrow Ngring watect initia: trast waliceene sand. The drill is now working ee against a head of water. No high officials of the Mutual com pany will t on hand when the ma Notice from the na-| "ert. The na rian, field supe:tntendent for ths cont (Continued on Page Four)