Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 28, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast and Tuesday. change in temperature. VOLUME VII. SAYS SHE WILL TELL TRUTH IN MEADOWS CASE ‘Hammer Slayer’ Turned Over to U. S. Despite Court Protest. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras May 27—(By The Associated Press)——-A message declaring her innocence has been re- ceived by The Associated Press correspondent here from Clara Phillips, convicted of mur- der in California, now on her way back to the United States in charge of American officers, The message, sent from Purto Cor tes just before the steamer Copan sailed for New Orleans, said. “Please say I intend to give the world the truth about the Alberta Meadows case—that I am innocent of that awful crime of which I was un- ustly convicted and that the opportu- nity will soon come for me to prove it. Gigned- “CLARA PHILLIPS.” The Copan is expected to arrive at New Orleans Tuesday. NEW ORLEANS, La. May 23.— Showers probable tonight Not much BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Boston—{Ist game) R. HH. E. Philadelphia 120 000 030—6 9 0 300 010 000—4 11 3 Batteries—Ring and Henline; Mc- Namara, Oescheger and O'Neill. At Boston—(2nd game) RB. HE. 001 602 10e—* * ¢ 002 000 00*—* * * inert and Wilson; Fil- lingim, Genewich and Gowdy. At New York— R.H. E. 101 200 400—8 10 2 -000 230 002—7 11 1 Batteries—Grimes and Taylor; Bentley, Blume, J. Barnes and Snyder. At Chicago— Pittsburgh -100 000 02+. Chicago -. -000 010 10%. Batteries— Hamilton and Gooch; Cheeves and O'Farrell. R. H.E. At St. Louis— St. Louis . Batteries — Couch Pfeffer and Ainsmith. and Hargrave; eee teenies AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Boston 000 004 040—8 11 1 Philadelphia -000 000 600—6 11 1 Batteries — Quinn, Ferguson anid Picinich; Harris, O'Neill, Rommell and Perkins. No other games scheduled. oo Clara Phillips, convicted hammer murderess and her escort of deputy sheriffs are expected to reach here to morrow morning from Honduras on the Cuyamel fruit company steamer. Copan. The ship left Purto Cortez Saturday and will reach quarantine, atthe mouth of the Mississipp! river, late tonight. The woman is en route to Los Angeles, having been extra dited from the Latin-American coun- try to which she fled, Rae Pee | | | | | EX-GOVERNOR FOLK IS DEAD WASHINGTON, May 28.—Joseph| ‘W. Foik, former governor of Mis- sourl and once a leading figure in Democratic party politics, died today in New York. Information of his death was re- ceived at the law office he has m taimed here for the past years, He passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. James A. Web). after having been in ill health for some months. COSTS BIG TO SAY GOODBYE | TO GERMANY & NEW YORK, May 28.—Living in| Germany is cheap, but leaving 1s ex- pensive, said Charles South, Portland, Ore., musician, who returned in the steerage of the steamship Ohio today, having been taxed out of the money he had reserved for his class passage home. South, who has been studying music in Berlin for two years, said, that when he prepared to leave he} was classed as a “resident” long enough to have extracted from him} a heavy tax on all his expenditures| in Germany—including a tax on| taxes he had paid as a non-resident. | ‘When he tried to get back the assess: ments he had paid os a non-resident, he said, he was met with shrugs and the advice that it could not be done./ ants are H. H. Schwarz, Charles “Tt is the law,” they told him, and he had to jet it go at that. —_————. FOR TOMORROW NOON The, Casper Chamber of Commerco meeting at the Henning hotel Tues- day noon will be an open forum. lany subjects of interest to the mem | bership will be brought up for dis-, cussion. RAILROAD INVEN | LATE SPORTS PARIS, May 28.—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)}—Suzanne Lenglen, the French tennis star, who col- lapsed yesterday at St. Cloud dur- ing the finals of the hard court championships, was examined o- day .by heart and lung specialists. They found the collapse was due to over exertion and excitement and told her that she must avoid over- strenuous play at tennis in the future. It is thought that she will com- pete at Wimbledon, but in the singles only. Hler over exertion yesterday came through participation in three finals, She characterized her playing three finals in one day as a stunt” and added “never again. AMES, Towa, May 28—Charges of disloyalty and lack of executive ability were made against Athletic Director Charles A. Mayser of Towa State pllege, by resident R. A. Pearson at this afternoon's confer- ence between Ames officials and students called for the purpose of quieting discontent on the part of the student body over the athletic couneil’s request for Mayser’s resig- nation. ‘The conference was ad- journed for an hour at 3 o'clock after five hours’ deliberation. May- ser appeared before the meeting and denied the charges. poem ec ayonceanl in ily {LAHOMA ASSISTANT one ATTORNEY GENERAL DIES OKLAHOMA. CITY—Clinton A. Galbraith, assistant attorney gener al of Oklahoma and former associ ate justice of the supreme court of Hawall, died. ities appear to be centered in all passersby, ostensibly for firearms, but many complained that their money and yaluables had been taken. Numerous fights grew out of the searching and a large number of per- sons were hurt. CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, MAY 28, 1923. Disorders Now Centered in Dortmund as} Communists Seek Control; Millions Reported Idle in All Districts ESSEN, May 28.—(By The. Associated Press.) —Disor- ders in the Ruhr because of the strikes and communist activ- Dortmund, where the inhabi- tants passed a night of terror and the communistic elements today were still striving for the upper hand. guards there took up positions in the streets and searched Workers’ The terroristic methods at Dort- mund were preceded by bitter fight- ing between the communists blue police at a nearby mine where communist emissaries tried to induce the pump men to leave so that the OIL PROMOTERS GO ON TRIAL AT FORT WORTH FO using the mails to defrau velopment interests. operating heads of the concern, while OPEN: FORUM SCHEDULED head, allowing the use of his name for eckly sala. /. The chief defense move is expected to reveal about a motion to quash the indictments which was overruled by Judge Benjamin Bledsoe several days ago. ‘The Ku Klux Klan may bob up in the trial, it was indicated, the de fense challenging the jury on account of their alleged association with the klan. TOR IS SHOT FATALLY BY FINANCIAL PARTNER CHICAGO, May 28.—Emerson Dun lay, said to be the inventor of an operated railroad was shot and prot wounded early today by Georg switching fatally Fish er, ha financial supporter, and part- ner in the invention, Fisher said Dun lap attacked him with a knife when he refused to advance further funds and that he shot in self-defense, T WORTH, Texas, May 28.—The first trial of the 87 oil promoters c 5 dis scheduled today in United States district court. Sherwin and sGanacels Robert A. Lee, all of whom were i by the federal grand jury in connection with the operation of the General Lee Des an eee Sherwin and Schwarz are alleged in the indictment to have been the | “General” Lee is cited ag having been only a figure- | harged with} The defend- EMBEZZLER EXTRADITED PHOENIX, Ariz, May 28.—Gover- nor Hunt, following a hearing today, granted the extradition of Andrew L. wanted in Butler Pa., on of embezzlement and con spiracy. Sheriff Harvey Hockberry of Butler county arrived here Saturday with requisition papers from Gover: nor Pinchot of Pennsylvania. SANTA FE BANK CLOSED --. SANTA FE, N. M., May 28.—The Capital City closed this morn'r 1 the door stating that it was in th hands of the state bank examiner. C. G, Mardof is president of the bank. T-2 IS OFF ON NEXT LEG | KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28.— Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley G. Kelly hopped off for Scott] field at Belleville, Il, in their mono-| plane, the T-2, and| | | lice were killed and 11 wounded, at 10:25 this morning. c GASPER DENTIST DEFENDANT IN BIG DAMAGE SUIT Piece of Needle Left in Jaw, Patient Claims; $20,760 Is Asked. Dr. Frank Carll, local dentist. has been sued by Ollie Lewis for $20,760 on the ground that in extracting a tooth tooth the dentist broke off a hypo dermic in the plaintiff's jaw and fa! remove the piece of steel, ording to the suit caused the plaintiff's health to suffer to such an extent that she was unable to continue her work and support her two children. It is also so asserted that the plaintiff's other teeth ha become diseased and that the sight of her left eye has been permanently affected. The sult states that the plaintift to Dr. Carll for dental advice December 1922 and that the quar ter inch of needle was removed by an other dentist January 23, 1923. The suit asks for $20,000 for gen- eral damages, $700 for loss of earning power and $60 for expense incurred through supplementary dental treat. ment. Henry B. Perkins for the plaintif?, : ee “LABOR CZAR” VIOLATOR OF PRISON RULE OSSINING, N. Y., May 28.—Robert P. Brindele, former head of the New York building. trades. council, and went 1s the attorney known for years as the city’s “labor czar” faced trial in Sing Sing prison today and the possible loss of his good behavior and other credits as a result of his violation of prison rules when he was surprised in a conference with his wife, daughter and son outside the institution walls. RUHR REDS’ SPREAD TERROR mine would be flooded. Police at- tacked the communist forces and drove them away, after two of the po fatally. Communists left two des the field and carried many wounded away with them. ‘They were armed with band grenades which they used effect vely, the police reported. The strike is spreading into the Rhineland. At Duisburg the metal workers went out today. The situation at Hamborn serious that the authorities have pro- hibited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Other industrial centers are consider- ing similar action. At Duesseldorf, the security police had a clash today with striking street car and gas worker employes, in which one workman was killed and) several were wounded. TWO MILLION MINERS BERLI 28.—(By The Asso elated I Two million miners and tens of thousands of metal work ers are on strike in the Ruhr, accord. ing to spec dispatch to the Vossische Ze! Although thes figures are probably grossly over-esti- mated, it is believed that undoubted ly every mine center In the Ruhr | idle as a result of the tactics of the communists who are visiting the pits and forcibly ejecting the workers. A yote taken in the Bochum dis trict showed that a majority of the miners favored resumption of work, but communist pickets are statione: at some of the pits with fixed bayonets to prevent the miners from descending. No further disorders since yester: day are reported and the casualties | for the week-end stand at seven per. The be felt cially at killed and 93 wounded. food shortage is beginning t in the disturbed area, e Gelsenkirchen. sons BERLIN, ated May (By The A General Degoutte. NATRONA HIGH TO GRADUATE 73, Bie GLASS WILL TAKE PLACE A graduating class of 73 will go forth from the Natrona County High school June 8 if there are no failures, according to an this morning. There annotincement will be 260 freshmen en 1 nex Sep thi fror at least is the estimate placed by a committee from the Casper Rotary club. This comittee went around to the different eighth grades of Casper and attempted to find out how mar students intended to continue schoc a 1 c t who € is 50 | French commander in the Ruhr has | issued a new order to the German | men to resume work under ench within 48 hours. All rail | way men under 60 years of age who fail to return will be expelled from | the occupied territory while those |uore than 60 may consider them- selves dismissed. BRUSSELS, May 28.—One fourth of all the Belgian passenger trains have been taken off and freight traf. fic is almost at a standstill because of the strike of transport workers, Forty-seven thousand freight cars are idle, 15,009 of this number being along the German frontier. The closing of ten glass works has thrown 100,000 persons out of work. - —— AUSTION KISHING RIGHTS TOKIO, May 28.—Japanese fishing companies have agreed to pay the Soviet authorities 1,500,000 yen for the |right to op $ fishing stations on the cifle coast during the pres on. These stations were obtained by Japanese at the auc tions held at Vladivostok early in April. Che Casper Daily Trifune FINAL | EDITION NUMBER 198. RUSSIAN CREW OK U.S. TRANSPORT IN MUTINY Glara Phillips Promis@Sensation NEWS BRIEFS | BERLIN.—Herr Schoene, a Land- rat of the Essen district, was re- Ported sentenced at Werden to five years imprisonment and fined ten million marks for writing an in- sulting letter to General Degoutte. NEW YORK—The Rev. Mason Clarke, the Rev. Mercell and the Rev. Presbyterian ministers of the Met ropolitan district, assafled the ac. tion of the Presbyterian church tn declaring five articles of faith tn- cluding the virgin birth of Christ, essential to the conceptions of the church's faith. Dr. 1. Willlam P, John Kelman YOUNGSTOW Oht!o.—Miss Francis Mercer and Harry Wagner claimed a continuous dancing rec ord on completing 182 hours and eight minutes on the floor. EAST ORANC N. Y..—Attack ing the alleged anti-klan measure signed by Governor Smith, the state king kleagle 1 the Ku Klux Klan will never reveal the names of its membe WASHINGTON.—Indlans at the Fort Berthold agency, in North Da- kota have decided to get along on two dogs each, thus solving a prob- lem which has worried the Indian bu u for years. ATLANTA.—The annual conven- tion of the international Kiwanis clubs opened with nearly 2,000 dele- gates present. ——____. SUMMARY OF RIGHT NEWS TEGUCIGALPA—Ciara wanted In Callfornia to servea term for murder, was turned over to the American authorities and embarked for New Orleans in spite of an edict of the supreme court of Honduras that she be released. Phillips, BOCHUM—Communist disorders broke out here again and rioting at Wanna and Wetten, in which two persons were killed and 13 wounded, was reported. WASHINGTON — President and Mrs. Harding attended Memorial services at First Presbyterian chureh, one of Washington's oldest places of worship. NEW YORK—It was reported Prime Minister Sikorski of Poland and his cabinet resigned Saturday night after an adverse vote of con fidence in the diet. BERLIN—Sugar wan added to the ration Mst along with break and milk, two pounds a month per per MEXICO CITY—The police arrest- ed Medaro Lopez, charging him with being the author of a recent bomb explosion housing the Ameri can consulate in Mexico City. ESSEN—The French authorities seized ninety billion marks from the local reichsbank. Gas Plant at Bradford Burns} BRADFORD, Pa., May 28,—Fire at the Mars Gasoline company plant at} Lewis Run, near here, was still burn ing th the possibility that ono storage tank would be burn The pump house and a earby building were destroyed. C. J er, an engineer, was the only victim of the fire, which started when an electric spark ignited th solin w crash identified, Oakland cou ing circumstances surroundin. avenue road, about 10 miles r an automobile and a south-bou Besides the seven who met a dozen or more passengers of the Interurban were cut by broken glass or injured when jumped from the car after it crashed 10bi deal are Joseph Kapinsky, 18; were they Unemploymer is in Berlin at an alarms ing rate, is the subject of excited discussions in the city council. F mates ef the number of unemployed from being he end of April v Demand aried made by 90,000 to| SEVEN DEAD IN | DETROIT CRASH DETROIT, Mich., May 28.—With the seven victims of the nty authorities are investi g the collision on Woodw north of Detroit, last night, of nd interurban car. | death, all of whom were De- Beatrica Cholpeil, 18; Jeuls, 17, and. Mara F Anna Frash, 18, siste a Aloyal Balcar’Jr, 21, and his brother, Joser 18, son bein gthe maximum allowance. }. VESUEL SENT TO RELIEF OF AUS REFUGEES HELD UP ON PAGIFIC U.S.S. Harrison Rushed To Emergency Aid With Filipino Crew as Result of Strike at Sea. MANILA, May 28.—(By The Associated Press.)—It S reported here today that Russian crew on the American army __ transport Merritt, en route from Manila to San Francisco with 640 Russian refugees, had gone on strike, holdiniz up the ship, 600 miles from Olo: The U. r immediately from with an emergency crew of Fi The Russian refugees, made exiles by the Soviet of Vladivostok, ar emigrating to the United States un der permission of the governmer The transport Merritt, assigned fo: their voyage, left Manila f |War Secretary | On Return to U.S. Capital BAN FRANCISCO, May 28.—Secre. tary af War John W. Weoks and Mr. | Weeks departed for Washington today | ofter a visit of four days inspecting military depots a works. Secretary Weeks wi t by au tomobile to Benecla, north of here, where a government arsenal {s locat- ed. He boarded the overland train near that point, meeting Mrs. Weeks | on the train, Tomorrow the secretary will stop at Ogden and will motor from there to Salt Lake City where he will speal e morrow night. He will arrive at Leavenworth, Kan., June 1, and in | spect the government prison. Secretary Weeks will reach Omaha June 2 and will inspect a government hospital there, He will leave the same day for Chicago, ar: ing there June From Chicago he wi! go to Wash JPANESE WA VET (3 DENIED CITIZENSHIP Papers Issued Member of Coast Guard Crew Are Cancelled. e act of con- gress naturalization rights to 4 n of forelgn birth who served in th navy dur ing the world war Japanese, Federal J today. He ordered zensh!p papers gr this act to Heldemulsu Loyota, a member of the crew « ‘oast guard cutter Acushnet a served on the Acushnet throu: t The court sald that tled pol Unit aT "UNITED STATES | UNDER PROHI WASHINC United S ‘DRYING UP’ BITION, IS CLAIM er Haynes. He Ey wit ere. ~wevew o i?