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

Weather Forecast Partly cloudy and snmewhs: unset- tied tonight and Tues@ay; warmer to day in northeast portion. TWO KILLED | STRIKE RIOTING, NOLIET ISSUES CALL FOR HELP Local Officers Unable to Control Situation in Railroad Yards as Result of Mob Threat CHIOAGO, Aug. 7.—Two hundred en JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 7.—Spe- cial Agent Philip Reitz of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern rail- road, and ar unknown striker are dead and Sheriff James Newkirk is seriously wounded as a result of ricts which broke out here this morning at the railroad yards. ‘ ‘The sheriff's office at nine o'clock called for state troops to control th situation after it was decided that local atithorities were unable to cope with the outbreak. Operators and union leaders had virtually agreed when today’s session hegan, to ask all absent operators, particularly those of Iilincts and In- Giana to Join in the conference here on Wednesday. Operators in other states also probably will be asked to paws of several hundred gath- ered at the railroad yards this morn- ing. The trouble is believed to have started over the shooting of a striker ee cet started the shooting | vend morning could not be learn m- mediately. Sheriff Newkirk has been fearching the strike pickets daly for TK esording to avetlable information the sheriff and deputies on their regular morning round of the dis tridt. found 500 men congregated near the home of Fred Nelson, a shop man, who has been working during the strike. It is believed an attempt to arrest several of the men {n the front rows, who were relucant to leave, precipitated the outbreak. ‘A shot rang out, which pierced Reitz's heart, Killimg him instantly. Severe! more shots were fired which hit the sheriff below the eye and on the hip. He was taken to a hospital where he/ js unconscious and is in @ dangerous ition. | corte only @ minority —of the operators in the central competitive field had reached here today to at- tend the conference, both they and the union officials "geared confident ract! ie participate in the conference by Wednesday. A big majority of the Ohio operators were already here, as were also some representing Penn- eylvania, ‘These four states com- prise the central field. . WIOLATES INJUNCTION, U.P, STRIKER ARRESTED CHEYENNE, Wyo, Aug. 6.—Less than three hours after.an order of the United States court for Wyoming re- straiping striking employes of the Union Pacific Railroad company from interfering with operation of the cor- poration’s property, Joe Cavalera, & striker, was arrested for violation of. the'order and is held for contempt of court. It is alleged that Cavalera and a number of others pursued and in- timidated two strikebreakers and that Cavalera struck one of them. Caval- era was arrestel by-Union Pacific guard: t Optimism Reigns In Coal Conference Meeting Today CLEVELAND, Aug. 7. (By The Associated Press.) — Negotiations for a settlement of the coal strike got under way today. The outcome of the conference is conjectural. T. K. Maher of this city, one of the big Ohio operators, declared that the volume of tonnage represented “will curprise the country.” Both the operators and union of- ficiais said thy were optimistic that @ settlement uf the coal strike would result from thelr conferences. The hope was held out that the concluston Of the conferenge would be reached by the end of the week. Laders of the s-~iking miners be gan parieys with bituminous produ cers of the central competitive field, with approximately one-third of the production of the area represented. The tonnage represented was gener- erally regarded as sufficient to war- rant an agreement between the oper ators and workers, should the con- ference bring forth terms acceptable to both parties. .A settlement=in™ central field, coal men declare, would furnish a foundation for all other dis- tricts, Adjustment of aifferences in the hard coal regions would be a natural consequence of the bituthin- ous settlement, miners’ leaders de ‘The miners are represented in the conferences by all thelr national of- ficers, the general policy committee of the union and the scale commit- tee so that any besis of agreement may be discussed at the meeting. The exact representation of the producers will not be known until negotiations are well under way for it is regarded @s certain that many mine owners are unwilling to make their attitude toward the meeting, called by Presi- dent Lewis of the mine workers un- til the trend of affairs 1s made more definite in the beginning of delibera- tions. ‘The threat of government interven- tion in the dispute bangs over the conference and for that reason, those in close touch with the strike be eve a sincere effort for peace will be made. President John L. Lewis of the min- ors, said he was “optimistic over the possible results,” and held out the hope of en early return to work by \eoft coal miners. Extension of the’ central compet!- tive field to include northern West (Continued.on Page Four) Che _ CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1922. TRAIN DISASTER WHICH CLAIMED 37 LIVES PROBED PRESIDENT CALLS FOR SHOPMENS’ RETURN ] Railroads ‘Asked to Assign Them to Jobs |THE SHRIEVALTY MARATHON — “ontinued and Leave Seniority Dispute to the Railroad Labor Board WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—-President Harding today called upon striking railroad shopmen to return to work, requested the railroads to assign them to work and asked both the workmen and carriers to submit the disputed question of seniority to the railroad labor board. y The president sent telegrams to B. M. Jewell, head of the railroad shopmen’s union and T. Witt Cuyler, chairman of the Asso- ciation of Railway Execxtives,outlin- ing the plan which he hoped would result in speedy termination of the strike. Mr. Harding tn his messages asked thet both parties to the dispute agree to comply with the decision rendered on seniority by the railroad labor board. The further statement was made by the pregident that he was “mind- ful of the pledge of both the execa- tives and the striking workmen to recognize the validity of all decisions by the railroad labor board.” He also pointed out that the question of sen- jority “which the executives rejected” as outlined recently in a settlement plan proposed by him remains in dis- pute and bars a settlement.” The president's telegrams were made public at the White House at 1 o'clock after the ‘executive had held Qnother conference with Mr. Jewell and other strike leaders and with Chairman Cummins of the senate in terstace commerce committee who has been in contact with the railroad exe- cutives. The statement was authoritatively made at the White House in connec- tion with the call issued by the presi- dent that Mr, Harding regarded his proposals as a final preposal from the government for voluntary action by the railroads and employes to end the menace to The country’s interests which the administration sees in the paralysis of transportation, particu- sie—con) fields. ‘The. pnopownis, today were made without consulta- tion with rafiroad executives and the President does not know what will be the attitude of the labor unions, it was added. Settlement through the rafiroad Ia bor board, the president was said to believe, is the only ‘practical course for the governmént to seek The pres- ident, {t was added, considers the sug- gestions just made as representing the judgment of one who has been stand- ing in between the parties to the con- troversy. ‘The president, tt was stated, trusts the new proposal will draw the sup- hport of public opinion and will bring ebout a speedy ending of the strike now in its sixth week. ‘The text of the telegram sent to Mr. Jewell follows: “T had your communication in which you and your associates, speaking for the striking railway shopmen, pledged your agreement to the proposals which I submitted to the raflway. executives and your organizations for the settle: ment of the pending railroad strike. Inasmuch as I was acting as a volun- tary mediator, seeking, the. earliest possible settlement, I confess to you the same disappointment which I have conveyed to the executives that the terms were not unanimously accepted. As you are already aware, the execu- tives of the carriers declared their in- ability to restore senlority rights unim- paired. *It is exceedingly gratifying, how- De-yever, that in responding to the terms which were proposed that both the spokesmen for the carriers and the spokesmen for the employes. have pledged that they ‘will recognize the validity of all decisions by the railroad labor board and to faithfully carry out such decisions as contemplated by the law.’ Moreover, spokesmen fof the carriers and employes have approved the second paragraph of the proposal and in their approval have agreed that ‘railroad labor board decisions which have béen involved in the strike’ may be taken, in the exercise of recognized rights, by either party to the railroad labor board for rehearing,’ Inasmuch as the employes have agreed to all the terms proposed and the executives have agreed to two of the bases of settlement and rejected the third, there remains only the question of senlority covered in paragraph three in dispute to bar a settlement. “Mindful of the pledge of both the executives and the striking shopmen to recognize the validity of all dect- Continued on Page Four.) % 2 % Ge “LIGHT Jor” STEPPED OuT IN FRONT TODAY. — But Fes’ Loon WHo's ‘CLOSE Benino- KEEP 4{OuR BYE On Tene Evatt ce EVER G INTHE LEAD eo Sah eat WHO's GOIN’ To 2 SE AnvEAD Tomorrow: ACCIDENTAL SHOT FATAL TO CASPER RESIDENT ON CHICKEN HUNT, WALTMAN Body of John F. Ryan, Former Service Man, Returned Here Today from Scene of Hunting Tragedy While hunting sage chickens near Waltman yesterday morning, in the company of his brother-in-law, Leo Flynn, with whom he was spending the week-end, John F. Ryan, 29 years of age, refinery employe, was killed when the gun of his partner accidentally discharged its load into his side and back. He was rushed by autontobile to the home of his Waltman relatives, where death came before it;of the George Vroman post of the was possible to obtain medical agsist-| American Legion when his death oc- ance. The fact that he lived for two hours following the accident, his body torn by shot, is considered by mied- ical authorities as nothing short of a miracle. An inquest held this morning un- 4ér the supervision of County Cor- oner Lew Gay resulted in a verdict of accidental death. Flynn was absolv of all blame as all evidence submit- fed indicated that the whole affair was @ deplorable accident. Fourteenth street, and is survived by a widow and one small child. He left Casper Saturday for a week-end in the country with his brother-in-law. Ags he was an ex-service man honor- ably discharged from the A. E. F., he was about to become a member FEDERAL MEN SHOT BY OONSHINERS, REPORT CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 7.—(Special to The Tribune.) — Surrounded by bootleggers at Fossil, in western Wyoming, at 8 o’clock this morning, James Harris and R. E. Lacey, fed- eral prohibition agents working out of Cheyenne, were struck several times by bullets fired by outlaws. to a hospital at Kemmerer the condition of Harris was re- ported critical. He was struck three times, one bullet tearing away part of his face. Lacey's legs were pierosd in the course of the leaden fusillade. The officers had bought moonshine from bootleggers in several towns in that part of the state and planned to use it in the arrest and conviction of law violators. After wounding them the bandits took the whisky from them. CHICAGO CARS RUNNINC ACAIN CHICAGO, August 7—Chicago mal transporation with pay t cars on the pry on the strap in. cepted a wage reduction of ten cents day and former conditions. ers greeted restoration of nor- after sly days’ experience without ‘and elevated lines. .Thousands were happy to hang Car men who went out on strike last Tuesday ac- an hour and retained the eight-hour Upon being rushed Whale Killed By Tarpoon Is Washed Ashore MERCER, Ore., Aug. T.—A harpoon 18 fest long, which an old whaler de- clared was fashioned by Indians or Es- kimoes, was attached to tho carcass of a small whale that has ccme ashore at Cox Point, Oregon. The whale was first sighted by the lighthouse keeper of Hecta Head, who thinking {t an loverturned boat, retorted to the Suis- Naw coast guards The harpoon, of very crude design, had been fashioned from a_ sapling |and tipped with a broad ‘riangular iron point. It iy believed the whale drifted south from the coast of S: or the Bering sea. JapGuests Are | Taken On Tour SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Several Prominent Japanese businessmen, guests of the San Francisco Chamber | of Commerce during a brief stop over! here en route to the Brazilian Cen- tennial at Rio De Janerio, were taken on @ sight-seeing trip through the curred.” Funeral arrangements will be com. pleted some time taday but until then the body is being held at the funeral parlors of Shaffer & Gay. ¢ The George Vroman post of the American Legion, in addition to fur nishing a bodyguard at tne Burling ed | On station this afternoon, when the body of Mr. Ryan, who was a former service man, was shipped to Lennox, the Ryan made his home at 1149 North, American Legion post at that. place Ia, for interment, has wired when the body of their former “bud: die" will arrive and that an escort of honor be at the sta tion to meet the train. TO DEATH BY SADDLEHORSE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 7.—(Spe- cial to The Tribune)—Marvin Bur- rows, nine years of age, died today at the Burns, Wyo., hospital from in- juries received yesterday when the | horse he was riding became frightened, and threw him from the saddle. The lad’s foot caught in a stirrup and ke was dragged for a considerable dis- tance before the animal was stopped. a COAL SITUATION “DESPERATE.” ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 6.—Gov- ernor J, A. O. Preuss, in a telegram to Herbert Hoover, secretary of com- merce, declared the coal asitua- tion in the northwest is “desperate” and that manufacturing plants will be forced to close, 100 newspaper sus- pend publication and many men will San Francisoo bay region yesterday PACIFIC be thrown out of work unless relief {9 given at once. LINER STRIKES ROCKS SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 7.—The passenger steamer H. F. Alexander, crack vessel of the Admiral line and one of the fastest in Pacific waters, was proceeding reports, early today toward Seattle, leaking in her forward port No. 1, after at latest striking Cake Rock, near Cape Fiat tery, at the entrance to Puget Sound, last night. The coast guard cutter Snohomish was standing by Other” vessels reported ap proaching damaged liner and (Continued on Page Seven) were the has requested DEMOCRATS 10 HOLD BIG RALLY TUESDAY NIGHT state Candidates Scheduled to Go Before Voters at Meet- ing Called by Jeffer- sonian Club. The Democrats of Casper will turn! out in full force at 8 o'clock Thurs- day night, if the efforts of thes Jef. fernonian club. in getting a crowd at the court House on that date are suc: cessful. Many prominent members of party will speak at this F. Kindler of Powell, Wyo., and Mr. Roes of Cheyenne are scheduled to ap pear. Both men are out for the Demo- cratic nomination for governor. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Democratic candidate for the nomiration for con- gressman, will also be among the speakers. the! me. George jthe report of the conductor of the re- lor 33. sper Daily Crifiame | sn | NUMBER 255. INVESTIGATION IS DEMANDED INTO TRAGEDY Dead Engineer Blamed for Crash Which Exacted Big Toll in Missouri; Passen- ger Train Is Telescoped DE SOTO, Mo., Aug. 7.—{By The Associated Press.)—Testimony at the coroner's ‘inquest this afternoon into the Sulphur Springs wreck which caused 35 deaths thus far and in which more than 100 were in- ured was to ithe effect (hat neither of the two Missourt Pacific tralns ¢ pertaining to the other. Members ol wee feet a ie ne {the crews of both trains iohn Cannou, assistant general manager of the Mis: said in advance of the inquest thut the had established that the beck sigua!s south of Sulphurs Springs, which should have warned the engines of No. 4, which crashed into No. 32, were workhig propertly A. Long, conductor of No. was the first member of the crews to testify. Ho sald there was no regular place for sidetracking to let No 4 pass, for the reason that 32 was due in St. Louis an hour amd © half ahead of No, 4, No. 32was two hours late Saturday evening Ho said the wreck occurred 35 seconds after No. 32 had come to a at the water tank. .He sald that he did not know that No.4 woe ae mae, At the last telegraph station,Riverside, he sald, he recetved no orders, SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mo., Aug. 7.—Eye-wi v summoned today before a coroner's jury at De ste ne Bene. erate oF Be Tepe sil collision of two Misscuri Pa- cific trains here Saturday when 87 are know: 7 illed and 138 injured. ceo. ere ase Coroner Elders promised a thoro: investigati this part of the country. While Matt Glenn, dead engineer of the fast train which ploughed through four catches of the local train near the station, was blamed for the acc: dent, according to the version of John Cannon, a: tant general manager of| the road, relatives of the dead and! injured joined in demand for a thor-| jough investigation Train No, 32 was. en route from} Pittsburgh Hoxie, Ark., to St. Louls and stopped | Philadelphia at Sulphur Springs to take water,| Batterles—Cooper, |wWhen train Jo. 4; en route from Fort|and Schmandt; Weinert |Worth, Texas to St. Louis crashed in-| Hubbell, and Henline. to the rear end, telescoping the! |coaches.of the first train. Several of | At Rostor |the coaches were pushed into a creek| St. Louis |and some of tho passengers are said|Boston __ to have been drowned, A number of! Batterios—i Boy Scouts were on the Hoxie train.|and Ainsmith, Number 32 was composed of seven | Namara, Ocach coaches and No. 4 of twelve steel! coaches. Calls have been sent out for | | NATIONAL LEAGUE At Philadelphia— . Glazner Singleton, | | jassistance and a Missouri Pacific re- Mef train has been rushed to the scene of the disaster from here. A relief train, manned with union men now on strike, was also sent from Poplar Bluff, the division headquar- }ters of the Missouri Pacific, carrying all available physicians. According to AMERICAN LEAGUE Called Account At Cleveland— rei Boston Cleveland Batteries ferguson, Ful Plerey und Walters; Chie and OMGae lief train sent from here, the scene of the wreck resembled a battle field.” The Boy Scout troop which was-re ported to be on the local passenger traink was returning from the sum. mer camp at Ironton, Mo., about 100 miles south of the scene of the wreck. The engineer of the fast train, it was said, had received an order as his train passed through Riverside, a flag station, several miles south of Sulphur Springs. It was said he was reading the order when his train passed through the block signal a’ d inadver- jtently overlooked th = — At Chicago— Philadelphia Chicago Battories—Romm: am and Perkins, and Yaryan. R. H. E. 001 021 0—x x x 016 O01 Mx x ¥ ell, Sulitvan, Ketch- Brusgy; Leverette At Detroit— New York Detroit __ - Batteries—Jones lette and Bassler. At St. Louis— Washington St. Louis .__—- Batteries — Mogridfe Wright and Colin signal to stop. slat! -000—x and Picinicich; Mr: marrie |is Joseph E. Debner of St. Louis at 14, was a mother at 15, and now a grandmother at the age POWELL POWELL, Wyo., Aug. 7.—J ITS ‘HAY DAY’ Republican nomination for governor on a tour of the Big Horn 87 KNIGHTS OF KU KLUX KLAN CO ON TRIAL —The trial of thirty-seven knights of the Ku Klux Klan, on charges growing out of the rald last April on the home and bonded winery of Fidel and Math- ENJOYS ohn W. Hay, candidate for the Maca made his first visit of the campaign to Powell Satur- ay. had spent Friday. Saturday evening Mr. Hay to have been the largest political gath ering eper held in Powell, ‘The Lyric theater building was so crowded that Mr. Hay was required to speak to an overflow gathering in the streets. Prominent Republicans of Powell sat upon the stage from which the vis {tor spoke. He seemed to have the! crowd with him when he deciaved for a doing away with much of the over- head in the management of the state machinery. He plqnded with his audi- ence to take more of an interest in the policies which contro! our state inetitu-| tions, declaring that the government | of Wyoming was the state's biggest | corporation, and one in which each | and every voter is a stockholder. He declared that if he is chosen the state's executive he would assure every stock: | holder in’ this corporation that the} overhead expenses would be greatly reduced. Mr. Hay was given an ova tion at the conclusion of his speech Mr. Hay was accompanied on visit Powell by Mrs. Hay and daughter, Miss Beulah. The party his iS t thi here early Sunday morning for Grey-! Associated Press)—Three Catholic sis-| He came down from Cody in the forenoon where he addressed what he declared bull Before leaving Powell Mr. Hay ex pressed much appreciation of the in- terest taken in his candidacy by Powell people, but declared {t to be but typl- cal of the greetings he had been re- celving elsewhere, and seemed to feel much encouraged as to the successful outcome of his candidacy. fas Elduayen at Inglewood, a suburb, was the leading itm on today's docke: before Judge Frederick W. Houser of the Los Angeles superior court. The defendants, free under bonds: aggre gating $45,000, include Wil¥am S, @o. burn, formerly grand goblin of ‘the klan's Pacific domain; G. W. Price, king Kleagle of California and Nathan A. Baker, kleagle, who is said to hayes confessed leadership of the raid. One - alleged raider, Constable M.. B. Mosher, of Inglewood, was killed) in the raid. . TYPHOON DEATH TOLL IS 10,000 HONG KONG, Aug. 1.—(By The Associated Press.)—Casualties in the typhoon and tidal wave, which last Wednesdsy swept the port of Swatow, 250 miles north of here, now are estimated ‘at 10,000. Another British steamer, in addition to the two previously reported ashore, was bound from Hong Kong to Shanghai when she met the tury of the typhoon and wrecked, but her pas’ HONG KONG, Aug. 7. — (By The sengers were saved. | ters in charge of the Ursuline convent at Swatow. from the tidal wave that (Continued on Page Seven)