Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1923, Page 1

VOLUME 33. NEGRO SLAIN IN GIMBLING A ‘AT BONNEVILE Character Notorious in Underworld Here Is Shot to Death. SHOSHONI, Wyo., Aug. 25.— (Special to The Tribune.)—Curtis Hady, colored, and notorious in Cas- per under the name of “Shirt-Sleeve Slim,” was shot seven times follow- ing @ card game altercation at five o'clock this morning at Bonneville, Wyo. Death was instantaneous. An all-day inquest into the killing brought to Hght three negro sus- pects. \ The three men, who had evidently been in the same game with Hady. were arrested within a half hour atter the shooting by Deputy Sheriff Jim Thompson of this place. The. suspects were still lingering Nwyrouna the scene of the death quarrel when captured and had ap- parently made no effort to escape. Some whiskey and several cases of beer were found along with ten decks of cards. Whether or not conviction of mruder can be ob- tained against any of the three negroes now awaiting further trial, the charge of illegal possession of Mquor will be made against them. Curtis Hady will be remembered as the man who about a year ago burglarized a Casper loan shop of several side-arms and who came here to Bonneville with two or three other negroes, getting into a brawl with a number of Mexican section hands employed by the Burlington which resulted in one of the Mext- cans being killed. -Hady was not found to be directly guilty of the murder. For the past year he had been working here as a section hand. A great deal of trouble was exper!- enged with him during that time. Hg ‘had been in the tolls of the law pore than once following violent _ “disagreements with other of his race here Colored people in this vicinity ex- pregsed themselves as much relieved over the happening of this morning since they have never considered life nor limb safe since he had lived PRICE WAR ON FRUIT OPENS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Aug, 25.—United Press .—Hundreds of women storm- ed the municipal pier here today when the city’s fair price committee placed two boat loads of fruit on sale at 50 cents lower than market price in an effort to “break profiteering.’ A boat loa of fruit will be sold daily, and the sales may be extend- ed to other products. The commit- ‘\tee especially scored retailers that are selling Texas watermelons for $1 and $1.26 each. BRITISH MOVE FROM TURKEY CONS'rANTINOPLE, Aug. 25.— The British evacuation of Turkish territory, in accordance with. the terms of the treaty, of Lausanne, was under way tonight. The second Sussen regiment de- parted for Malta today. SNOW FALLS IN COLORADO LEADVILLE, Colo, Aug. 25.— Snow fell in the Echo lake region, & short distance from Leadville Thursday and Friday, according to reports brought in by officers of the forestry department today. Fitful gusts of white flakes fell over Leadville, where a temperature of 30 degrees was recorded both Thursday and Friday morning. This was the first snow of the season, and the lowest temperature at the high mountain city In August since 1916, when the same mark was reached, Casper Sunday FIRST NEWS SECTION BLOOD RU Uncertainty Grips Reparations Crisis OALT CREEK PRODUCTION TESTS TOBE REPEATED IN NOVEMBER Conservation: Committee Agrees on Program at Poincare Leaves for Meuse as British Premier Passes Through Paris ( BY WEBB MILLER,) (United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Aug. 25.—Prim Minister Baldwin of Great Britain arrived here tonight and was greeted by a repre- sentative of Premier Poin- care, who expressed the pre- mier’s unofficial greetings. Baldwin, who was traveling in- cognito, stayed only a short time in Paris, continuing his journey to Aix Les Bains for a rest. The foreign office took no notice of Baldwin's visit, since the British prime minister was traveling in a purely unofficial capacity. Premier Poincare left tonight for the Meuse to deliver his usual Sun- day sermons tomorrow in the de- vastated zone. Paris still was without positive confirmation of reports that Ba'd- win would confer with Poincare on his return from the watering place and it was believed decision regard- ing the conversations might not take place until after Baldwin has seen Marquis Curzon, the British foreign minister, who also is resting here in France. In event the foreign minister and the chief of the British government consider the atmosphere here favor- able, it was believed Baldwin might carry out the previously reported plan for a new international confer- ence to discuss the whole problem of reparations and Franco-British di- vergencies. Meanwhile there was no indication of any weakening in the French “standpat" attitude. Poincare, in his speech at Gondre court tomorrow during the ceremony commemorating the arrival of Amer- fein troops, was expected to reaf- firm France's determination not to sacrifice “one céntime of repara- tions” and to remain in the Ruhr until! Germany has paid her obliga- tions in full. It was genérally believed Poin- care's address would take the form o fa reply to the speech of Chan- cellor Stresemann before the ban- quet of the German industrialists in Berlin yesterday and that the French premier would reject Strese- mann’'s renewal of the reparations offer of the Cuno government just as forcibly as he repected it at the time it orginially was made. Poincare spent part of today studying the text of the Belgian re- ply to the British note and instruct- ed the French ambassador in Brus- sels to report his {mpression of the document immediately, If France approves the note, it was expected it will be delivered in London Mon- day. High Rank Is Conferred on Dead Premier HONOLULU, Aug. 25.—Highest ranks within imperial power have been posthumously granted to Bar- on Tomasaburo Kato, late premier of Japan, according to a Tokio dis- patch to the Jiji, Japanese language newspaper here. As the body of the man who built Japan's modern navy lay in state the title of viscount, the rank of generalissimo, and the order of the Chrysanthemum were confered upon him. With the premier’s death, the eyes of the empire are turning, ac- cording to the dispatch, to his suc- cessor, Minister of Foreign Affairs Baron Uchida is premier pro tem, but a strong faction is backing Ad- miral Saito, present governor of Korea, as successor to Kato. Picketing Be Appealed, Said "=" CASPER TRIB Suit for an even quarter of a mil- Yon dollars has been filed against the Casper Daily Tribune by George W. K. Posvar, the hardy perennial of local politics. The basis of the suit is “certain malicious, treach- erously perpetrated and libelous items” which the Tribune is alleged to have printed concerning the plain- tiff. Mr. Posvar's suit against the Trib- une, is on four individual and dis- tinct counts. The first allegation is that the Tribune, on March 6, 1919, printed, “falsely, wantonly and maliciously the following libelous article con- cerning the plaintiff: “Driving a motorcycle at a terrif- fic rate of speed, George W. K. Pos- var, former well known resident of Casper, came to his death yesterday afternoon by crashing into a pas- senger train at a crossing north of Ranger, Texas, where he had been visiting for the past two months. At one time he had indu'ged his politi- cal aspirations here by running as an independent candidate for vari- ous political offices. “Posvar left Casper nearly two months ago to visit the Texas fields and engage in business. From re- ports recently obtained from Ranger he had begn very successful in deal- ing in stocks in the southern city and at the time of his death he had checks, stocks, letters of credit and money in his pockets totalling sev- eral hundred dollars, Woman Holds Off Posse of Four Officers TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug, 25—(United Press)—A crowd of 400 persons today watched Mrs. Katherine Bryk repulse the advances of four prohibition agents. Fighting with a heavy revolver butt, a large stick and sharp fin- ger nails, she held the officers at bay until Patrolman O'Leary and Mierks arrived with a patrol wagon. She was charged with possessing Uquor nd assault and battery. The officers had called at her Lake street home with a search war- rant. GULF REFINING CHARGED WITH PRICE FIXING AUSTIN, Texas, August 25.—Suit charging restraint of trade and re- questing an injunction to prevent further alleged price fixing, was filed against the Gulf Refining com- pany of Houston in district court here today. Petition, filed by Attorney General W. A. Keeling, charged the Gulf company entered into agreements with filling stations to use only their products. It seeks forfeits and pen- alties for the alleged price fixing combinations. Case To Refusal by Judge Robert R, Rose of the eighth judicial district to grant to E. E. White, proprietor of Delmonico Cafe an Durhin street, a permanent injunction against the peaceful picketing of his place of business by culinary workers of Local No. 842 an being unfair to or- ganized tabor will probably restlt in the appeal of the case to the state supreme court. No other similar case has ever come before the supreme court of Wyoming. Should this one be car- ried to the state's highest judiciary as a test a definite precedent will be established that will govern to a large extent further rulings on this same question of picketing. The basis upon which Judge Rose made his decision Saturday is that as long as n6 violence, force or in- decency is resorted to by the pick- eters in order to Cissuade peo ple from patroniing the Delmon- ico cafe there can be no grounds for awarding an injunction enjoining (Continued from Page Three.) FOR QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS CASPER, WYO., Muorni 4nd WXOMING WEEKLY REVIEW SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1923. UNE SUED BY POSVAR “Little detail of the accident has reached Casper with the exception that he was racing with the passen- ger engine in an endeavor to make a crossing ahead of the locomotive. When the crossing was reached he crashed into the locomotive. | Mr. Posvar asserts in his suit that this premature notice of his demise was “printed, published and several thousand copies circulated through- out the state of Wyoming and the/| United States of America by the de-! |fendant, thereby intentionally and | maliciously causing great damage to | the plaintigr.” The Tribune story was based on @ message received by County Cor- Denver Conference; 65 Per Cent of DENVER, Colo., Au —The Salt Creek oil fi duction tests in November, 1 was decided here today at a Constrvation committee which recommended that pur- chasers accept 65 per cent of tion as determined bv a test recently made of all wells in the ficld. |oner Lew M. Gay stating that Pos. | var had met with a fatal accident, | (Continued from Page Two.) RECOVERY OF TRAIN BANDIT OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 25 —(United Press)—Recovery of the | loot obtained by bandits who hela up jthe “Katy” passenger train near ;Okesa Monday night was believed near tonight following arrest of Stan- ley Snyder. Federal officers who took Snyder into custody near here said he made unsuccessful attempts to dispose of 1 The Midwest Refining company announced that its pipelines would} accept 65 per cent of the output of _ LOOT SEEN; SUSPECTS SEIZED Uberty bonds, which, it fs belleved were part of those stolen from the train. Twenty suspects, including ‘Goldie’ Bates, ‘rambling sweetheart’ of Al Spencer, notorious Oklahoma outlaw will be arraigned Monday at Paw: huska for preliminary hearing. They ig. 25.— (Special to The Tribune). eld will undergo new general pro- Midwest Accepting Well Capacity. 923, and in March, 1924, it meeting of the Salt Creek potential developed produc- well connected with its lines and it is understood that this ruling be. came effective today. The new field tests authorized to- day will be a close check on the one recently completed which showed a total production in the field of some 173,000 barrels a day, In carrying out the November runs the field will be divided into six zones, each of which will have @ three-day run on dates to be set later to assure accurate pro-ration and fairness to all. The committee will also keep a monthly record of runs from each lease in the field. Zone No, 1 will include all of the| fleld south of the east and west section lines between sections 1 and 12-39-79. Zone No. 2 will embrace the next mile stripe on the north, zone No. were rounded up by United States Marchal Alva McDonald near Okesa. (United Press Staff Correspondent). ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 25.—Anthracite mine workers are going into the| peace conference with Governor Pinchot in Harrisburg, Monday, determined to stand firmly on their demands from the operators. = Assurances that the union would insist that their previous defiands be met were given on the highest authority here tonight. the position of attempting to belittle the conference before it starts, they want it thor- oughly understood they will not ‘weaken. There {s little hope among the leaders that the new canference can avert the strike. All preparations are going forward undiminished for the walkout of the 155,000 men a week from tofiay. Both sides promplty accepted the invitation of the Pennsylvania gov- ernor from the Harrisburg meeting. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, announced when he received the invitation that his followers would accept as a mark of courtesy to the governor and appreciate his public interest involved. Hoe did not speak enthustastically of prospects. The operators issued a_ short statement from headquarters at tho Traymor hotel that they will be rept the invitation. Sam- ue arriner, chairman of the operators policy committee, author. ized the statement after he had been informed by newspapermen on the long distance phone. Warriner 1* staying at his summer home near Philadelphia. Neither the miners nor operators have any inkling of tho supposed “plan’’ Governor Pinchot is understood to be preparing to set before them, It is thought the scheme may be founded on a prop- osition for the miners to continue temporarily at work after Septem- ber 1, until the new contract could be drawn up. Lewis may not be able to attend the meeting, due to illness. He said he would consult his physicians be- fore deciding whether or not to go. gation at the conference will be in charge of Phillip Murray, first vice | president of the union. In announc- | Ing bis acceptance, Lewis was par- | ticularly careful to stress the fact that the miners did not by implica, | tion abandon any of their, @emands “The acceptance does not mean, any suspension of present prepara- tion for the strike,” he told the United Press, ‘Neither will it imply | any change in the attitude of the workers for thelr demands against the operators. “We aro however willing to give consideration to anything the gover- may suggest. | August 31, was sent out this after- BY PAUL R. MALLON, Lewis simultaneously delivered an attack on the United States coa! commission and the operators, He sald both had refused to answer the miners’ proposal for continuing work, made in the recent tri-partite conference in New York. At that time Lewis suggested that the oper: ators drop their check-off system, the miners drop their demand for a union check-off and get together to settle the remaining matters of the dispute. 7 “Both the operators and coal com- mission have ignored this sugges: tion and have not even granted us the courtesy of a reply,” he said. Lewis added: “The mine workers for this rea son, disclaim any responsibility for failure of the mines to operate after September 1.” The strike order, which calls the miners out at 12 o'clock midnight. noon from miners’ headquarters here. ‘The order includes maintenance men. The officials pointed out that un- less an agreement or conditions of employment are fixed before next ° Casp 8. the next strip and so on until the entire field is embraced. Preparations Go Forward forWalkout of 155,000 Men as Governor Pinchot Arranges for Peace Conference; Little Hope of Agreement Felt by Leaders |snakes have While the leaders do not wish to be in Saturday, the maintenance men will dosert the mines too. This may re. sult in great damage, caused from floods and deterioration. In all other strikes maintenance men have re- mained at work. Mine officials expressed apprehen- | sion today regarding the probabil- | ty of “vacation strikes” tn the bi- | tuminous fields. Lewis was asked about it, he said: | “The union mine ‘workers of America will carry out all obliga tions, We have no intention of vio- lating gur contracts.” It was pointed out, however, that the men could walk out of their accord, regardless of their con tractsy | Regarding the action to call ont the maintenance men in the strike, Lewis said: “There is no honor agreement be tween the operators and miners to keep this branch of labor in the pits during the strike. Unless the dperators seek a conference on this question the men will not be left at work.” Lewis sent a telegram to the Syra- cuse, N. Y., chamber of commerce (Continued from Page Three.) ng Crilim FIRST NEWS SECTION DEER SEEN NEAR CITY SATURDAY Confident of its safety and a con- suming curiosity to behold at lose range the doings of suppos edly civilized man permitted John Arnold, veteran prospector, to see young doe daintily making its yesterday morning along the lower extremities of Casper moun tain, or practically in the outskirts of Casper. That there are other deer con- cealed in the scrub pines along the upper reaches of Casper Mountain is very probable. Mr, Arnold sug- gests that if the people of Casper continue to protect these animals and do not molest them in any way they will soon be seen in a herd immediately around the city. Farm Products Witness Sharp Price Advance CHICAGO, Aug. 25,—(United Press).—Prices of farm products end- ed a week of sharp advance today after they had slumped to record lows. Hogs closed at $9.75, the highest in ten months. Cattle were up 25 cents from a week ago. Wheat and corn were also higher, September wheat closing at $1.03% and Sep- tember corn at 834 . Weather Forecast Wyoming — Scattered thunder- showers Sunday, cooler in south por- Rattlesnake Found in Tree At Cheyenne Wyo., Aug. 25— The ‘Tribtine)—Rattle- never been noted for tree climing proclivities and besides this is the prohibition era, but just the same J. BE. Sage of Louisville, Ky., this afternoon saw his first rat (Special to tler up a tree on the lawn of a Cheyenne residence and killed it after it had attempted to strike him. The snake was a full fledged rattler, three feet long and with eight rattles. It was discovered by Miss Edna Oliver of Louisville. She is the neice of Mrs. C. C. Isaacs at whose home she is visiting. The reptile was hanging from the branches about five feet from the ground and apparently was charm ing a large flock of birds which had collected in the top of the tree. The girl called her father, EB Sa, the who knocked the snake from tree. It attempted to strike him but he killed it with a long club af. ter severing ing its head from its body. Cpe ee Rt Chinese Resent Railroad Plans HONOLULU, Aug —The Chi nese government resents the British proposal that international com mission be appointed to administer the affairs of the Chinese railway according to a Tokio report to the Jipi, Chinese language newspaper | here It is believed that Japan will pro: pose amendments to the British plan, the dispatch stated. School Enrollment to Seven thousand high school stu- dents and grade school pupils will be enrolled and 200 teachers will: be employed in Casper before the end of the schodl year scheduled to open September 4, according to predio- tions made in connection with the assignment of approximately 190 in- structors to positions in district No. comprising Casper and Salt Creek, Based on the fncrease in postoffice business and other ba- rometers of the city’s growth as well as the increasg maintained in term ‘To take care of this increase the school authorities are rushing ‘work on new bulldings and additions throughout the district, including plans for immediate erection of a new high school building. While conditions in all probability will be lump ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° school population in the last two) congested with the opening of the years, it is estimated that the en-|fall term, there is no truth to the rollment this year will approximate| report that the high school will hold again of 33 1-3 per cent over last| half day sessions. The sessions will] year, which showed a total enroll-| be lengthened instead, the students ment of 5,200 at the close of the| reporting at 8:30 in the morning. A new four-room school building is to at Salt C Kk in addition to extensive building plans previous- ly announced A. A. ade, superintendent of schools, !s authority for the state ment that the ol system is (Continued from P Three.) be erected sch NUMBER 5. ONE. KLNSMAN KILLED, SCORES MOB INJURED AT PITTSBURGH Staging of Parade Pro- hibited by Burgess Brings on Attack in Steel City Suburb. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 26 .— (United Press). — F. Leveler, Steubenville, Ohio, was. killed and eleven knights of the Ku Klux Klan, were seriously injured heré late last night in rioting in Carne gie, following an unsuccessful ‘at- tempt of the klan to stage a parade, An immediate investigation into the affair was started early today by District Attorney Samuel H, Gard- ner, who summoned Sam M. Rich, king kleagle of Pennsylvania and Chiet Burgess Conley of Carnegie to his office for questioning. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. 26— (United Press)—Hundreds of polfee reserves and deputy sheriffs were rushed to Carnegie following @ riot between citizens and members of the Ku Klux Klan which up to mifd- night resulted in the death of one klansman and injuries to scores of others, Ten of the klansmen were #0 se verely injured in the fighting that they may dle. They were rushed to Pittsburgh hospitals, algng avith four who were stabbed and three others who received fractured skulle when hit on the head with clubs and bricks. The dead man ts believed to be F. Leveler of Steubenville, Ohio. Clad in the full regalia of the klan, Lav- eler v shot in the head and died in a physician's office. Hundreds of the rioters were arrested. The Carnegie jail was filled and patrol wagons were sent from Pittsburgh to bring the prisoners to the county jail here. When reserves arrived they found four city blocks filled with a howling, fighting mob. Little firing was don but police used clubs freely and many skulls were cracked, The fighting area presented a dis- orderly scene with tattered klan robes scattered about on the streets. The citizen rioters numbering about 1,000 against the klan strength of close to 15,000 hurled bricks and swung sticks made from broom and axe handles. The klansmen retaliated with thele fists and with whatever weapons they could lay hands upon. Many of the hooded klansmen were unmasked tonight and for the first time stood revealed to the citizenry of Carnegie who broke up their parade. One by one, however, the rioters, their clothing torn and bleeding from their wounds, staggered from the 1e and passed away into the dar! 8, leaving the policemen to take re of the more belligerent. Finally the mob was dispersed and the klansmen departed in thefr ma- chines, leaving scores lying wounded in hospitals and several score more in jails and minus a number of aq- tomobiles which were wrecked. The rioting started when citizens of Car- ne objected to a klan parade which had been prohibited by the burgess The shooting came as a climax to a series of clashes and disturbances with police and eltizens of Carnegie which lasted all evening. Approximately 15,000 klansmen pe- companied by hundreds of members of thelr women's auxiliary, the Kam- ella, gathered on the Forsythe farm ly tonight ostensibly to initiate-m s of candidates. After the demonstration several members of the kian sought to direct traffic on the streets of Carnegte, Police remonstrated and eight klans- men were arrested. Later the chief officers of the klan Jecided a parade, The burgess of Carne ©. Conley, refused them permit, but members of the kien who said they were attorneys, sald the burgess had no legal right to prevent a parade and the line was formed | Press)—F d partictp n Wagner on in the flogging of Tulsa recently, mist face trial here on charges of rioting: Evidence uncovered by Investiga- tors at Tulsa led today to filing riot charges by Wagoner county author- ities against the alleged night riders, ‘The t howed the flogging (Continued from Page Three.)