Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 20, 1922, Page 10

Weather Forecast Unsettied tonight and Tuesday, probably snow south and central por. tions. Colder in northwest portion to night and in south portion Tuesday. VOLUME VII. BRIT Senator Newberry ISH SHIP SAVED FR Gives Up Seat In U.'S. Senate PESIGNATION OF SOLOK AROUND WHOM BITTER FIGHT HAS RAGED WILL BE READ INTO RECORDS Defeat of Republican Colleague, Senator'| Townsend, Leads to Decision; Mrs. Felton Fights for Senate Seat Vice President Coolidge was unabls at today's brief session to present Ben- ator Newberry’s letter of resignation and tho Michigan senxutor’s nanve /re- mained@temporarily on the rolls, ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The res- {gnation of. Senator Truman H. New- berry of pfichigan, the central figure of a long anf bitter senate cofftro- versy, will become effective tomorrow, WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Vice President Coolidge was expected to read into the senate record today after convening of the special session of congress the resignation of Truman H. Newberry as United States senator from Michigan. For- warded to Governor Groesbeck of that state under date of November 18, Mr. Newberry’s letter of resignation, request- ing that it become effective tmmedi- ately, was made public here last night Vice President Coolidge with the re- quest that nm be read into the senate record as soon as possible. Labor Chief Contender In Orposition as British Parliament Opens Although declaring in a review of the long and bitter controversy over his right to a place in the senat» since his election over Henry Ford, his Democratic opponent four years ago, that this right had been “fully con: firmed,” Mr, Newberry; sn his letter said he had been impelled to retire because of the defeat of his Republilc- LONDON, Nov. 20.—(By The Asso- einted Preas.}—A parliament in which Irelend, with the exception of part Ulster, is not represented, and which the labor party appears as the chief contender ofr recognition as the opposition, opened this afternoon. Fer a moment the clerk assed charge of the proceedings but instead an colleague, Senator Townsend, fh the November 7 election. At the same of speaking he merely pointed a fin- ger at T. P. O'Connor, “father of the in Moonshine Fire Kills Three lived on the second floo”. time, in discussing the controversy tn Its relation to the campaign fust joned, during which it was an issue f many states, Mr. Newberry ex- pressed the conviction that a “fair analysis of the vote in Michigan and other stater. where friends and politi- cal enemies alike have suffered de- feat, will @»monstrate that a general feeling of unrest was mainly respon- sible.” = The present situation, however, he said, rendered “future” his further service in the senate sinco tt meant he,would “continue to be hampered by partisan political persecution.” Should future opportunity present itself, Mr. Newberry added, he would not hes!- house,” who promptly proposed John /|tate to offer himself to his state and Henry Whitley for re-election as speaker. When this chSice had been confirmed the house adjourned to re- ceive the king’s formal assent t- its choice of speaker. ‘The formalities of swearing in the new members are expected to occupy tomorrow and Wednesday. ‘The rush of members to the house of. commons to obtain their seats ‘for the opening session of parliament was the biggest since the war and long before: 8 o'clock when the doors opened a small crowd had gathered/here is without any <further word fo “peg claims”. for favored places.| from the three American missionaries ‘When the doors opened the membersiijanaped by Honar bandits at differ- rughed in, snatched cards from tho at-lent times within the last two weeks. tendants and raced up the steps for/The three captives, Anton Lundeen, country, MISSIONARIES’ FATE UNKNOWH PEKING, Nov. 19.—(By The Ass0- ciated Preas.}—The American lexation the desired positions. |Binar Borg-Breen and George Olat Among those obtaining the coveted! Holm, all are connected with the gorner seats from which governments/Tutheran mission. The bandits also have been enfiladed in the past, were/are holding the five-year-old son of Laéy Astor and Lloyd Georse. The| Mr. Borg-Breen, besides a number of Tatter’s card was-placed ‘on a seat bY/ missionaries of other nationalities acdeputy but Lady Astor persdnally| the bandits’ prisoners. have been seized the corner seat on the govern permitted to communicate with their Charles Bratt, prevented further loss PEACE ment side. The place next to her was families and when last heard from taken. by Colonel Gretton, champion| were unharmed. thé foreign office today asked the abinet to send an expedition into | Honan province to treat with the ban- Hts for the release of their captiv VK. Wellington Koo, foreign min- ster, declared he was confident the ‘idnaped foreigners would be freed Galli-Curci’s Receipts Are | »# s werk Held for Tax| Burch Trial Is | Resumed Today of the liquor interest: OTTAWA, Ont. Noy. 20.—Fed- eral inland revenue officers have attached Madame Gall!-Curci’s share of the receipts of a concert given here last week in an effort to ob- tain payment of income taxes of $2,000 alleged to be due for concerts in different parts of Canada in the last two years. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.—After a recess of several days, because of the jiiness of the: proaczuitor, ‘the third trial of Arthur C, Bureh for the mur- der of J. Beltoh Kennedy was expect- ed to be resumed today. CHICAGO, Nov. 20,—Hutdreds of | thousands of America’s theater going public. rich sud poor alike, | actora and actresses to¢ mourned | the death of Frank Bacon, “Light- nin’ Bill" who won wide fame in the play of “Lightnin’" as prepara- tions were being made for the memorial and funeral services scheduled for Wednesday. ‘The famous actor died ‘Sunday morning, @ little over one week after retiring from the role in j which he had appeared almost two thousand times—a record run for any one ‘play. Wednesday morning the body will Me in-state at the Blackstone theater—where he appeared—as “Lightnin®. BI" for -more, than a year, A short eulogy will be de- livered by Judge Kenesaw Moun- tain Landis, high commissioner of baseball, and foreign funeral serv- icea will be observed in the Chris- tian Science church, of which Mr.* Bacon was a member, The body, his family announced, will rest in a vault in a church TO ORGANIZE IN ALL WeoTate FIGHT DRY LAW STATES TO Modification of Volstead Act Will Be Ob-| ject of Nation-Wide Campaign to | ' Promote Liquor Interests ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 20.—(By The Associated Press.) —} Steps to organize the wet forces in every state to obtain mod fication of the Volstead act were discussed at a two-day meeting of the National Association Opposed to the Prohibi- tion Amendment, which began here today. Predictions were made by delegates that the liquor ques- Hon probably would be the principal as a result of claims being made the Angus of the 1924 presidential election wets won a sweeping victory in the Che Casper Daily Cribune CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1922. Explosion of a hidden still in this Chicago building caused a firk that took the Injured nine. The first floor is believed to have bi of life. ENVOYS: ASSEMBLING MOURN PASSING SUNDAY OF FRANK BACON, ACTOR cemetery until next sfimmer when it will be retmdved to Mountain Cal.;~ Mr. Bacon's boyhood home. Messages of condolence front pub- lic men and actors and actresses, hundreds in-number, have been re- ceived) by ‘Mother’ Bacon and members of ‘hissfamily. MOURNING KEE: AT BOYHOOD HOME. SAN ‘FRANCISCO;*Noy. 20.—In Sutter county, his birthplace, in the theatrical district of San Francisco, and in the Santa’ -Clara valley, Frank Bacon; creator of “‘Light- nin’ and the printipal character in the cast, is being mourned today. For in his death at Chicago yester- day vanished: a most . pretentious theatrical wish—the anticipation of “Frank's” returti to his old haunts in the role which made him famous. As a barefoot boy sheep herder: in the great,-Sacramento valley be- tween the Sierras and the coast range, as an advertsing solicitor in (Continued on Page Four.) € recent general election. Denia that a third major political party favoring amendment of the Volstead law was planned, was made by delegates: who said that wet candi- ates of elther the republican or | democratic parties would be support- ed, tmd that where candidates of both major parties were found not jsultable, an independent nominee |wonld be supported by the association, | William L. Fish, who assisted if [the election of Governor Ea New Jersey to the United a light wine and beer 7 phasized that the prohib’ would: be the principal jnext general election. States on issue In clamoring for a chance themselves on the’ prohibition ques: tion,’ platforms are cohstructed this ques-| tion. wi come; up™and neglect of it will that an offending party is ‘dry.’ form, em-|Ifke a third par tion question |Ueve that the two great parties will the | see thelr way clear to. settie the ‘wet’! and ‘dry’ question.” “People all over the country are to express he said. “When the national be construed as ap Indication “The November elections / proved that the large law ‘abiding majority of our population. wants a modifica-| tion of the Volstead act, which will permit beverages of light alcoholic rds‘ of | content, "We have no sire to get anything movement, but be- ( een Ad Moonshine joint disguised as. Only extreme heroism on the part of Batallion Chief Bradbw.d and his chauffeu of three persons an aremucy, Four familie Preliminary Session . host for a gathering of diplom: time—the problem of Turkey Since the armistice convention end- ing hostilities between the Greeks and Turks was signed ‘at Mudan'a more than ® month ago the near east peace conference the preliminary’ session is set for today, has len eagerly nw. ed, as mang complex, questio among them the negolating of a firal treaty of peace between Turkey «nd Greece, the freedom of the strats, and fixing of the future status of Turkey are to be discussed over the, confer- ence table. 2 Much satisfaction was ev'dencod on all sides when it became known tha the United States Hrd designated its wmbassador to Italy, its m r to | Switzerland and Reer Admiral Bristol to watch: the procceCings;.even gre tr beca’-e the interest in the confe: ence w'tn a few hors pefore the session was to open it was intiniated that the United States representatives would raise tl.etn \cices atethe meat- ing whenever it was in the interest of the United Stateg-apd Americans to €0 80. Premier Poincaire will attend for France, while Great Britain's leading [delegate will be Marquis Curzon, the foreign secretary, Profexsor Mussol- ini, Italf’s new Fascist! premier, may also be present. The French, British and Italian atesmen, after a lengthy discussion, under unusdal conditions, were re- 'pogted to be in agreement. on thelr | attitude toward the main probiems to come before the conferecs. Upon’ jthelr aprival at. Lausanne by special ‘train Iast night, Mr. Poincare and Marquis Curzon requested Professor Mussolini, who was at Territet, a fow miles from Lausanne, to meet them, but he declined and they journeyed to fie suburb so that they might talk j with the Itnalfan representative and gain his opinion on the near east problenis. Mussolini agreed to come to’ Laus- eit THOUSANDS OF EXILES SUFFER ence A eld Today at Lausanne; U.S. Representatives Look On | LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 20.—(By The Associated | Press.) Switzerland, at whose capital and larger cities |many international conferencés have been staged again is the most important problems before the world at the present! “Seaton tom EP ae REFUGEES’ PLIGHT 1S PITIABLE SEOUL, Korea Noy. 20,—(By The Associated Press.) — With bitter cold approaching in northern Korea, the ’condi- tion of the 7,000 Russian refugees at Gensan is pitiable, ac- cording to arrivals from there. Those ashore sleep on the bare ground or under clapboard sheds while the crowding aboard the ships in the harbor is reminiscent of the floating hells of| the old galley slave days and the, Australian convict hulke. | ETAIL PRICES Aboard the ET Dorado, an ol4 1,200 ton Vespel, more than 1,000 men are herded, some on the dacks, others below: Thé latter steep seven men to the berth, taking two hour turns at lying dow. 2 among the Jladivostok exiles are segres: 4, but then convalescent | te and ailing are crowded with the rest. The sanitary arrangements are so of Near East Confer- ats who come to discuss one of | and the Near East, nne before the opening of the con- ference to continue tion. their conversa-} | The municipal casino, which over- locks Lake Leman, withgsnow crown-| {ed mountains on the opposite shore, | | has deen selected for the opening ses- | sion of conference. Out of deference to} the request of the entente countries |that a member of the Swiss fedsral | fcouncil preside at the session. of the! | Plenary council Herbert Haab, prest- [dent of the Swiss confederation has | — <—wini |beon negott designated officially to|_,N@W YORK--Willie Hoppe, former lopensthe conderanses t |champion, meets Erich Hagenlacher, | jot Germany in the matinee bill in the | © The, daity businesg sessions wif be| international’ 18.2 balk Jine billiard | the historic Hotel Da Chateau| tournament here today. Jake Shaefer, on the Lake side at Ouchy. The hotel| present champion will meet , Walker WASHINGTON, Nov, 20.—An tnal- inadequate that an epidemle seems : © family practically are exhausted. | tait cost of food to the gover Sienbiigd cecteciag ies “wake eos at eee. United sthtee aorta... the pound of black bread and a cup of |™Onth ending October 15 wes report- “aic.| tistics of the department. of labor, Pir © seed bs oH ppl dic | based on the prices of 43 articles in refugees passage through Manchuria.|° ities. By cities, San Francisco departure, Meanwhile the destitute | While Boston, Los Angeles and Phil- able to fix a time for the retugees |2ceiDhia showed 4 per cent and But- ps a, pelliag thelr paltry 1% Cleveland and New York were No city reported a decrease but the i Gtficers-commitiea suicide. increase. io 's number, including Chi- ca I apolls and Milwaukee, Cabi et Fight was leas than 4% of,1 per cent. um Increase, which was indicated to be largely seasonal, such as 21 per cént for fresh eggs and 10 per cent for but- Still Proble jthe price on 10 remained unchanged, m ee BERLIN, Nov. 20.—(By the Associ passed since the cabinet of Chancellor Wirth resigned, and tho, ministrial crisis is consldered still ‘far from the task of constituting a new cab inet of work, as he described it, it wag hoped he would have all the port: 7p filled by today, but much difficulties] MARION, Ill, Nov, 20.—(By the have developed that it ts believed like | \#s0c:ated Press.}—Fifty more ven- ly he may evan abandon the effort son county cfreult court reconveped today to resume selection of a jury to try five men charged with murder disorders last June, in which 23 per- sons met death. Four jurors have been accepted by the state has accepted tentatively jthree more ont of more thin 100 | venremon examined last week. An | heen ordered to report Wednesday GADSKI—FRONT box head INDEN SEATTL Wash; Nov. 20.— to sing in Los Angeles, December 11, 11 been cancelled on the ground that she wag pro-German. during with tears and angry words by Madame Johanna Gadsk!. “Jealousy is at the bottom of had taken some [ttle time to con- trol her emotions. “I was Ameri cn’s guest during the war, and con- ing that trying period.” Madame Gadski, though a Ger- man subject, remaining in this the war. She retired from the stage as soon as America entered the war. A story that Madame Gadski had of the Lusitania was declared. by her to be as “ridiculoug-as gthers,”? po Stat carvan certain.” ‘The provisions of the ships |“*#*t increase of 2 per cont in the re- tea, but no work ia available. mt Rage NO ethene pe pa pene Tet i horitie te Cecamnchuris.|iead with an increase of 6 per cent, Cttecte to obtain toed. One cr the {included in thone reporting 3 per cent. Of the food articles, 14 showed an In Ge I n ermany {8 ter, while. 19 showed a decrease and ated Press. Neqriy a week hay settled.- When Herr Cuno acceptec INCOMPLETE lotion, or at least the most of them, Siren remen were on hand when Willlam- altogether. in connection with the Herrin mine both the defense and prosecution and j additional batch of 50 veniremen has. | News that an engagement for her the world war was recived here this,” said Mme. Gadski, after she Gucted myself the best I could dur- country,. Was not. interned during toasted the kaiser after the sinking HOPPE MEETS HAGENLACHER. crated for the occasion. evening contest. SENTENCE IS D LOS ANGELES, Novy. 20.—Pass- , Mrs. Alberta Meadows, was con- ing of sentence upon Mrs. Clara | Umved today until Thursday. Her attorney moved a new trial and asked time to prepare his argu- ment, Phillips, convicted of murder in the second degree for the slaying of LOS ANGELES Nov. 20.—Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted j of second degree murder last Thutsday for beating Mrs. Al- berta Tremaine Meadows, 20-year-old widow, to death with ja hammer. was to appear for sentence today. | Mrs. Phillips’ counsel planned to file a motion for a new trial. ‘ Bertram Herrington, her chief counsel, declared he {was "sure of getting another trip.” ‘A fatal migtake was made in the tion of any newspaper in Wyoming The Casper Tribune Two editions dally; largest elfcui, | NUMBER 37. OM PIRATES IN BATTLE BUCCANEERS OF PACIFIC DRIVEN OFF STEAMER IN BLOODY FIGHT Two Killed, Many Hurt’ In “Pitched Battle on Steamer Seized by Chi nese Bandits, Report HONG KONG, Nov. 20.— (By The Associated Press.)— Sixty-five Chihese’ buccaneers who might have stepped from some ancient log of the Span- ish main, traveled as jpassen- gers aboard the British steazer Sui. An when she left"Macao fer Hong Kong yesterday afternoon. Seizing the ship « few miles out, the pirates held her for 13 hours and the crew and passengers made Hong Kong to day, with thetr captors driven away in sampans. only atter gefierce battle in which two Were killed and sever! wounded, including the captain of the Sul-An, a French priest end another European passenger. The British steamer was carrying a ‘arge number of European and Ch'- nese passengers, ‘The pirates, heavily armed, were disguised ay first or sec- ond class passengers. When the Europeans showed ve- sistance, the pirates. threatened beach and burn the’ vessel. . In. fighting that followed two Indian watchmen were kilted atid two others of the crew were wounded, ‘The cap- tain’s wound is serious. The invaders then got the upper hand and locked “up passengers and crew. The pirates passed Hong Kong, out at bea, amd began to steam in the d'rection of Swatow. Finally, 13 hours lateg-an European shot and wounded the (pirate chief, The chief's wife then directed that the excursionsbe abantoned,- Midway between Hong Kong and Swatow ¢ outlaws escaped in sampans. The Sui-An reached Hong Ikong at noon today. The Sult-An is listed as a ship of 1265 torts, owned -by the Hong Kong, Canton 2nd Macso Steamboat com- pany, Ltd. Macao is across the mouth of the Canton river from Hong Kong and about 50 m'les distant.” CHIEF NISBET LAUDS GREAT MOTION PIG “I have seen many a motion plo- ture but none has ever touched my heart like ‘In the Name of the Law. when T saw 4: yesterday. _ ‘That was the glowing tribute paid by Chief af Police Nisbet of this city when he saw thle picture last night at the Rialto theater, He added: “Every policeman in the [hatiom. every: ‘eltizen: who advocates «he uphdlding of taw and order, every man an¢é woman and child should give praise to. the producers of ‘In the Name of the Law’ and to Mr. Todd who is showing it here. “For years the policeman has been misunderstood. ‘This: has been larse- ly due ‘to allered. comic films that petned, to Ilampvon the police—to poke fun at them. This hae served to put the police in a bad light in many communities. “But. now comes a motion picture | that shatters” this. false idea of the |policeman. ‘In the. Name of the Law’ shines like a mighty beacon of truly Tt tel's all. It shows the police: as he Yeally is. It shows his family. It shows his sons, shows the fine | snd noble 1 ‘nstinets that guide the |avernge guardian of the law in the | Performance of his daily duties. It |showe the struggles and the, hard \shipg and the @angers he undergoes |to win happiness for bjs ttle fa It shows the diligence wi i ily. which he saves so that some day he has been specially renovated and dec-; Cochran of the United States in thelmay own his dwn home and safe guard his own folks. NEW TRIAL SOUCHT FOR HAMMER MURDERESS AS EFERRED records,” he declared, ‘that ¥il) ample legal grounds for a new Clara Phiips wil never go to the ? itentiary. With ‘another trial, 1 c*? acquit her." : “I did not get a square deal,” ™ Phillips said, according to newspar*r men who talked with her. “Stil! * might have been worse. Attachés of the -sunty jail where Mrs. Phillips is a prisoner, deci she seemed “happier? since: the dict than at aiy ether previous t since her arrest. (V6 > ~ A second dégree muffler verdict ‘olves a penalty of from 10 years '° life imprisonment. ver: