Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1923, Page 1

(0) i] | Strike Hinges. 31.— (By Press).—Anthracite opera- tors and miners union offe- ls today returned answer to Governor Pinchot’s peace proposals for averting mine suspen- sion, the miners accepting them as ®@ baals for continuing negotlations, and the operators, while objecting to the fiat ten per cent wage increase, it on condition that an agreement putting it into effect over a long term of years be affected. Both answers were given out just er Governor Pinchot took the ders on both sides into executive meeting behind secepting leonference. The /behind doors guarded by state was still in progress while union again asked the } and the operators demanded the union abandon this and all other 4s in consideration of the HARRISBURG, Pa., nsatisfactory, Semand for “check off” collection union dues, No the governor’ Operators, (Continued on Page Five.) pro! CHEYENNE, Wyo., | \ ments for and agair t Who resides at make an appeal Doon, Towa for clemenc per son, fortified by the opinion of Weather ‘Porecast GOV, PINGHOT | @ouble set of answers to the peace Proposal was being made public. On all points except the 10 per cent flat fucrease, Governor Pinchot suggest- ed, the joint answers from both @roups in the industry indicated a degree of satisfaction, though the ‘check off” negoti- between the parties, without mentioning the suspension orders which have been Issued by tts offi- clals to become effective tonight. Aug. 81.— By The Associated Press.)—Miners’ amion representatives handed Gov- erpor Pinchot today an answer to his proposals for settling the an- ‘hracite labor controversy without a maspension which declared them- aelves willing to negotiate further m the basis of his suggestions, but Ussatisfied with several particulars of his) offer es made, Operators who entered the conference with the @overnor temporarily withheld their response urance was given that the anion would withdraw the suspen- gion order which takes effect at] midnight tonigi®, but the union was declared to be ready to go again into \ joint conference with the operators posal, while declaring them- Aug. execution of Mann will be ).card. | At this hearing it 4s anticipated the mother of the condemned man, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. 81.—On a muddy track and under heavy clouds following} showers during the night and early morning, Robert Lee Shepherd who will ride the eralded pony express race from St. Joseph to San Francisco, got | away promptly at 10 o’clock today to tlge shot of a cannon. le, including persons from all parts of the country, were assemb- e historic pony express had its start in 1860, to see the start of Shepherd galloped through the streets, cheered by the throngs, to the bank of the Missouri where he rode on a _ boat which had been built especially for the purpose of ferrying him to the Kansas shore, as in the early days. Before the ferry boat had fairly sanded, Shepherd, was dashing opposite St. Joseph, and making good time toward Troy, Kans., the first relay station, 17 miles from St, Joseph. Before the telegraphic signal to go ‘as given by President Coolidge in first lap in the widely Many thousand led at the spot whe: the revival. river, through | crowd, General Jeff Thompson, the time, who started the first pony express ide fom here, April 3, 1860. Following the start of thé pony rid- er, Mayor McIninich and officers of the race, started in motor cars to follow the same route to San Fran- cisco. Mayor McIninch said: “In the early days the transporta- tion to the far west was by the slow moving ox team. There were three great trails to the west. Fe trail, the Southern Route, Salt Lake trail, the Central, and the Ore- gon trail, the Northern route. was on these trails that the ‘49’ers traveled, over in their mad rush, for “It is over the Salt Lake trall, the route of the pony express, that the biggest horse race ever run since the pony we are now - staging express days. “This great race will be a relay from St. Joseph to San Francisco, a distance of 2,150 miles, using about 500 horses and many riders. The prize is $5,000. “We are assembled here to start again after sixty-three ponies on the first lap of the great race, delivering president Coolidge’ letter to the mayor of San Francisco, in the short time of ten days. “During the pony express days, the riders carried the mail about 25 miles at a speed of ten miles an making eighty miles, changing horses each Pony express riders Charlies Breker, West Fall, Oregon; Charles Ctiff, St. Joseph; William Pridham, Alameda, California; Tom Ranahan, Los An- geles; John Seebeck, Alamed: ; W, H, Streeper, Farmington, hour, each rider 12 to 15 miles. now living are: forni Utah. and with pouch fourteen pounds, nine ounces. All mall fs sealed and destined to San Francisco and other coast polnts, or across the RACE IS STARTED PRESIDENT. ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.— Step- EXECUTION STAY IN MANN CASE GRANTED TODAY Governor Ross Gives Slayer of Fremont Woman Lease On Life; Sets Date for Hearing Claims are expected to opp the prisonment, Kans., The Santa the about Call- “Now, after many years, I, your mayor, haye the honor to address you and to again start the pony ex- 81.—(Special une).—-Clifford Mann will not be hanged at the Wyo- (ming penitentiary next Tuesday for the murder of Mrs. (George Schwerdtfeger in Fremont county. | Governor Ross, following a conference with the other members of the state board of pardons, this morning granted Mann @ stay of execution, several physicians that Mann ts an until October 12. On October 3 the] epileptic and not responsible for his board will hold a hearing at wkich|acts, while Prosecuting Attorney th | F. A. Michels of Fremont county, 4 who conducted the case against Mann, and George Schwerdtfeger, husband of the woman Mann slew, commutation death sentence to life ping from his office in the White House to the telegraph room in the executive offices, President Coolidge at 11 a. m. today pressed a gold key and a signal was flashed to St. Joseph, Mo., starting off the first horseman westward toward San Francisco in a revival of the old pony express. ‘The key used by the president was the same as that used by President Taft in 1909 in opening the Washa- Yukon exposition. Mr. Coolidge, in pressing the key, discharged a promise made by President Harding last spring to those who arranged for the revival of the pony express. HORSES WAITING AT ALL STATIONS. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. 31.— Sixty odd years ago a horseman wait for the president of the United wheezy train to arrive from Hanni- CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. bal with mail from the east so he could cross the Missour! and begin his dash across unfriendly and al- most desert territory for the Pactfle. Today, another horseman will wait for the president o fthe United States, a thousand miles away to the eastward, to send the signal that will start him by the old-fashioned means of transportation across plains and mountains entirely friendly and filled with prosperous cities, villages and farms, with mes- sages for governors of a half a dozen states, And this, too, almost before the whirr has ceased from the planes that had spanned a continent in the time the pony express took to cross| half a ‘state. Today, St. Joseph fved the) pony express of 1860. Late yester- day horses were taken to thelr sta- tions, every ten or twelve miles, (Continued on Page Nine.) It blow returns of the Johnny Wilson- Harry Greb fight at the Polo Grounds tonight for the world’s middleweight championship, will be megaphoned from the Tribune of- fice. WILSON-GREB TITLE FIGHT BY | ROUNDS AT TRIBUNE TONIGHT Complete.round_ by round, blow by. open at The Tribune's leased wire will be|returns hot off the wire. York, standard time, the opening! hour of the big bout. | The fight is scheduled for 15 rounds to a referee's decision. Be on hand in front of the Tribune of-| SSIBLE Pony Express Rider Speeds BALL SCORES ACOURAGED BY West Over Pioneer Trail REPLIES, oA Wage Increase May Be Issue on Which Big ‘ ea ie ry y ee DUBLIN, Aug. 81 —Giy ‘The “As. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh— St. Lous Pittsburgh ...100 000 010—2 Batteries—Doak and Cooper and Schmidt, Mattox. and Gowdy; Reuther and Deberry. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Boston -_..... 000 000 210—3 10 0 Philadelphia __000 000 000—0 4 1 Batteries—Cooney, Murray and 0’- Cincinnatf 8 2} Batteries—Aldridge and O'Farrell; Rixey, Harris and Hargrave. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Boston— R. H. E. Philadelphia __110 100 000—3 9 0 Boston -..000 000 010-1. 8 1 Batteries—Hasty, Harris = and Bruggy; Fullerton and Picinich, At New York— R.H. E. Washington ..000 011 000-2 11 3 New York ~.-.011 100 10x—4 8 1 Batterles—Zahniser and uel, Jones and Hoffman. Free Staters | StillLeadin | Erin Election No others sociated Press.}—Up to noon today the returns from the Dail Eireann election, with 49 places undecided, gave the government 43 seats in the Dail Hireann, the Republicans 30, fice at 7 o'clock and receive the fight On Your Hike Next Sunday Bring your kodaks with you on Spark Plug’s Tribune hike Sunday, September 2. You will be given more than one golden opportunity to register upon the film, the won- ders of Mother Nature. Garden Creek falls, the destination of the hikers is one of the scenic spots of this section of Wyoming. Those who have gazed upon its restful beauty, will be glad of a chance to visit the spot again. Those who have never been fortunate enough to view the falls and canyon, are given that opportunity this Sunday. Each day the club is swelling in numbers. Men, women and children have signified their wish to attend, and have left their names with’ Spark Plug at the Tribune offices. However, it is not necessary to register for the hike before hand. Just be at the corner of Eighth and ter streets Sunday morning at 8:30, and you will be made a full fledged member of the club with due ceremony. ‘Things to remember:-— Lunch, Kodak, Old hiking clothes able). The right spirit. You will need no money. OIL HOLDINGS CHANGE HANDS SHREVEPORT, La, Aug. 81— ‘The Sure Oil Corporation yesterday took over the holdings of the Marr Oil Corporation in the Eldorado, Ark., territory, it was announce here today, closing one of the larg est, if not the largest sale made ‘n that territory since the discovery of ofl in January, 1921. The amount involved was not stated but the ap-! praisal of the property in May when it waa organized, was estimated at (be comfort- page. six million dollars. OF WOOL MART Wyoming and Natrona county flockmasters and wool interests will be pleased to learn that The Trib- une, beginning today, will publish every Friday the week's review and quotations of the Boston wool mar- ket. ‘This review is compiled by the Commercial Bulletin of Boston for its Saturday issue and the quota tion carried by The Tribune on Fri day are also the same as those given by the Bulletin the following day. The Commercial Bulletin ts a rec- ognized authority on the wool mar ket situation, probably the leading one fn the country, The review and quotations will b< found on The Tribune's market ———___ BROKERAGE SUSPENDED. NEW YORK, Aug, 81—The sus- pension of Manuel Richter of Rich- ter and company, Philadelphia, was announced from the rostrum of the Consolidated Stock Exchange at the opening of business today. R. ELE. | with -000 010 020—S 10 0 through successive administrations 6 lof giving disinterested help to a Ainsmith; friendly country so long as the |rights of Americans are properly THE CIRCULATION OF THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE YESTERDAY WAS: 10.445 he Casper Daily Tritnme FINAL EDITION 3. RECOGNITION YEARS OF TURMOIL IN REPUBLIC BELOW BORDER ARE ENDED PADKEN OFF IN WASHINGTON, Aug. of the government of Obregon is regarded here as in line the American policy, stated safeguarded. The announced aim of _At Brooklyn— R. H.E-\the Washington government has New York -000 000 O0I—1 8 1 been directed consistently to such a Brooklyn 100 O11 00..—5 10 &\ course, although often with diftt- Batteries—Bentley, Scott, Jonnard| culty because of outrages upon the persons and properties of American nationals in Mexico, and of discour- aging international complications incident to a condition of revolution! Madero and civil war running over more! ; than a decade, The questions arising under this! Policy have been among the most delicate with which the States has had to deal, and have| 31.— (By; ference was adopted by The Associated Press.)—Recognition| Taft, who soon mobiliz United} presidenc: President units of President the regular army on the border to guarantees neutrality protect American intere fter extra troops were stat t ir Greater or less for which time the general s eased c@nsiderably. sporadic revolution movements which arose almost immediately upon Madero’s entrance into Mexico City and election to the presidency, a definition of American policy tn the tter of recognition did not develop until the early part of Py Wilson's first term, “By this had resigned, been im soned and assassinated, and hief military officer, General Iuerta, who had gone over to the revolutionists, had assumed the 9 by nation had Because of time his President Wilson demanded as a involved military patrols along the; condition of recognition, a real elec- border, naval and military. expedi-| tion tions into Mexico, embargoes upon the exportation of munitions, and a succession of international confer- ences touching indirectly on broad question of relations with Latin-America in general, | Recently the principal question at call of Henry Lane Wilson, who had issue has had to do with the inter- pretation of article 27 in the Mext- can constitution of 1917, now satis- factorily adjusted through a defi nite understanding of its retroactive features reached in the recent Mexico City conversations. This question was regarded as of primary importance by the adminis tration of President Wilson and later the Harding administration suggested to Mexico City a treaty of amity and commerce as a means to a definite understanding. The treaty plan, however, proved satisfactory to President Obregon, and in t the adjustment was reached throvgh conversations, the American government making clear that it was interested in the sub- Stance cather than the form of accommodation. Tho present ¢ycle of American- Mexican relations has its real be. ginning in the outbreak in 1910 of the lea by Francisco I. Madero egainst the military revolution Independents 14, farmers 8, laborites 9. long established regime of President Porfiro Diaz. A policy of non-inter- un-} under due constitutional au thority, with the elimination of Huerta as a candidate. This was refused, and President Wilson an- the! nounced his historic policy of “watchful waiting.” Disagreement with this policy resulted in the re- been appointed ambassador to Mexico by President ‘Taft, and Pres! dent Wilson resorted to the use of personal agents in seeking a solu- tion of the difficulties, but these missions resulted in few tangible developments. It was during the Huerta regime that American marines in 1914 were seized at Tampico by a Mexican army officer, and although released with an apology, a salute to the flag was demanded by Rear Admiral ayo. It was refused, and Presi dent Wilson ordered the American naval forces to seize Vera Cruz, in order to prevent tho landing of a cargo of arms py the German steamer Ypiranga. The order had been carried out and war seemed imminent when the services of Ar. goritina,.Braail_and Chile were, ac @epted”as mediators. A conference Wwasheld at Niagara Falls, New York, but was without practical ef. because of the rapidly chang ing situation in Mexico. Huerta’s power was rapidly dls- (Continued on Page Eleven.) fect CORFU OCCUPIED BY ITALIANS: NEW ULTIMATUM IS DELIVERED Dinko Kadalis LATEST NEWS Seizure of Greek Island On Athens Refusal to ‘Accede to Hu- miliation Said to Be “Peaceful” by Rome; Five Hours’ Grace Allowed In New Demand LONDON, Aug. 31.— Greece says an Exchange Corfu is a Greek island in the Cenian sea, with the town of Corfu as its capital. island has a strategic importance in being near the entrance to the Adr was a base for allied naval forces during the war. Albania, as it lies only a few miles off the Albanian coast. palace is one of the features Corfu. LONDON, Aug. 81—{By The As sociated Press.) — The Italian em- bassy here emphatically denied that Italy had declared war, when in- formed this afternoon that alarmist reports circulated in the United States had referred to war measures taken by Italy. The legation’s note says that the occupation of Corfu 1s a peaceful one and only temporary. At 5 o'clock, however, when the Italian legation handed the note to the Greek minister, the occupation of Corfu already had been announo- of) ed and great indignation was pro- voked, FIVE HOURS OF GRACE ALLOWED. LONDON, Ang. 31.—(By the As sociated Press.)—The Athens corre. spondent of the Exchange Telegraph says the Italian minister visited the Greek foreign minister at noon to- Cay and 1s reported to have handed him a new note from the Rome gov ernment, ‘The legation further notified tho Greek government that at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon an ultimatum giv- ing only five hours grace to Greeos would be handed to the Greek for- eign minister, THE CASPER SUNDAY. TRIBUNE; Will hold a treat for all the family—comics for the little tots and real news, special articles and features for the elders. The Fall Fashion Supplement ‘Will be liberally patronized by Casper’s advertisers, with an- nouncements of interest to eve mation on the late modes. Glimpses of th The first of a series of roman ry buyer and a wealth of infor. e Pony Express tie, gripping stories by Howard W. Driggs will appear in this issue in commemoration of the revival of the days of 1860. Clean, Live, Construc Will always receive first consic paper safe for your children t tive News WW Jeration of The ‘Tribune; a news o read. 'y The Associated Press) .—Italis elegraph dispatch from Athens tonight. ns have occupied Corfu in The tic and as such Corfu also gives ready access to The former kaiser’s summer The Greek reply promises a for mal apology for the incident but in a modified form from that laid down in the Italian ultimatum and also agrees to the celebration of a re (Continued on Page Two.) NUMBER 278, FULL RELATIONS RESUMED BY RESOLUTION Embassies to Be Re- opened as Conclusion To Negotiations in Mexico City. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. —The United States and Mexico have agreed to re- sume full diplomatic rela- tions. Formal announcement of the agreement was made today by the state department. The restora- tion of relations carries with {t full recognition by the United States of the government of President Obre- gon. It resulted from the negotla- tions recently concluded in Mexico City by Charles B. Warren and John Barton Payne. The American embassy at Mexico City and the Mexican embassy here are to be restored at once to official standing for the first time since the collapse of the Carranza regime in 1920, and all pending claims will be submitted to sp y appointed commissioners for settlement. The signing of two claims consen- tions provided for in the report of the American commissioners will be one of the first acts after the re sumption of relattons These con- sentions have been approved by the two governments and the affixing of signatures is expected to take place within two or three weeks. Acting Secretary Phillips an- nounced the resolution “to renew diplomatic relations’ in a formal statement issued at noon. It fol- lows: “The government of the nited States and the government of Mexi- co, in view of the reports and re commendations that their respective commissioners submitted as a re. sult of the American-Mexican con- rences held in the city of Mexico May 14, 1923 to August 1 3, have resolyéd to reney diplomatic rela- tions ween them and therefore pending appointment of ambas- sadors re taking the neces- sary steps to accredit, formally, r respective charges d’Affaire lesienation of charges d’af- by the two governments ts ex- pected to be made withoutidelay. At the Mextean embassy Was said that no vatructions tha point had been received as trom Mext- t bean formally designating an charge d'affairs at Mexico go forward in the course of day or EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 81 Whistles were blown and a deloga. tion of 100 prominent citizens went Juarez to exchange felicttations xican citizens as soon as of recognition was recelv- A jubilee celebration will be held in Liberty Hall tonight. NEGRO CRAZED BY ‘MOON’ KILLS TWO OFFICERS ROME, Aug. 31—(By ‘The rd Three Others Probably Fatally Wound- Italian go ment today had before it Greece's reply to Premier Mussolini's ultt-| matum embodying seven demands for reparation and indemnity for the massacre of tne Italian o' se ne on the Greco-Albanian boundary commission. tcers| ed In Bombardment of Autos by Pennsylvania Desperado Tho reply declares that the Greek JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Aug. 81.—Alone in a shanty, government considers as unjust the) Robert Young, a negro, is alleged to have opened fire on attribution to it by Italy of responsi. three automobiles loaded with police last night, killing two ee is ie it Meeeaeady te voneet detectives and probably fatally wounding three police of- the fourth, fifth and sixth demands, | Off 8 before he was shot and killed. considering them violations of honor} The shooting occurred in the Kosedale section of Johns- and sovereignty of the Greek state.| town where the coke ovens of the) shot through the abdomen and in- These demands were that heb esas Caliserbiacn ase ‘ Greek authorities institute a she thh orks 6: Seat Sita neal r ae the fire the police ough inquiry into the massac " sore’ ahiachanians ps the scene of tho slayings, a on a riot call and were climbing out] gy Reinforcement by the Italian military att of their automobiles when they were] 1 Sec thar elie annals Athens; that all the guilt -|ereeted with a 0 of bullets) I 1 up. cuted, and that an indemr f 60 vt b 2 disclosed, police 000,000 Italian ire (appre 1 tn had been $2,160,000) be within. five ‘ ne” liquor and of the pr 1 of the note ia | abate at the otteenen