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

Che Casper VOLUME 33. MAIN NEWS SECTION. THREE CANDIDATES NO CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1923. Sia Ané WYOMING WEEELY REVIEW MAIN NEWS SECTION. ULTIMATUM HURLED BY STRESEMANN THOUSANDS THRILLED 8Y BLING DRIVE THnQUGH BUSY STREETS Hayward Thompson Makes Good His Promise to Guide Machine Through Traffic; Shock BAVARIA AND SAXONY FACE WAR WITH BERLIN OVER REBEL RULE ‘Authority of Reich Asserted by Chancellor of| Germany in Steps to Crush Rebellion; | France to Stand Pat on Claims. While waiting for further ‘American move to keep the reparations burden from crush- ing Germany to death, the He told Bavaria to restore to the federal comamnder the units of the Relchswehr who on orders from the Bavarian government had taken an oath of loyalty to the state and re- pudiated the reich. He to'd President Zelgner of faxony to dismiss his communist ministers by Monday and rebuild his cabinet without them, or the federal government would take over the state administration. The prospect of a favorable out- come of the proposed international expert inquiry into Germany's capa- city to pay was thought to have been darkened by instructions Premier Poincare gave the French epresentative on the reparations é¢ommission not to consent to any feduction in the total reparations debt owed by Germany. FIFTEEN KILLED IN SAXONY WARFARE By CARL D. GROAT. (nited Press Staff Correspondent.) BERLIN, Oct. 27.—Fifteen per- fons were killed and many wounded today in a clash between soldiers and civillans at Freiburg, Saxony, A dispatch from there said. Early reports appeared to indi- it was the most serious dis- between troops rie he trial o opulace yet reported tn tl Preasts between. the scars and ‘on state governments. Seats qwere reported still going on in Freiburg in latest dispatches. ‘The clash occurred almost simul with the new firmness » the Stresemann cabinet today when it dispatched ultimatums to both the Saxon and, Bavarian tate governments. StTha. to President Zeigner of the cate turbance ® taneously shown TI Baxon cabinet, ordered him to re- construct his cabinet by Monday and climinate the communist minis- ters. Fallure to comply would mean the central government would take over the state administration, the ultt atum said. mithe one to Bavaria ordered the state government to re-establish constitutional command of the army at once. This was to bring the reichswebr in Bavaria back under federal control. ‘The troops Who clashed with ctvi} jans at Frefburg today and fired a Volley killing 12 outright and wound- ing between 20 and 30 were answer- ing an emergency call to suppress n food riot, later dispatches re- ported. They marched into the street of the town where excitement was al- ready tense with food riots in the little market places. € Js of unemployed workmen with women and children confronted the military and refused to dis- perse. The order was given to clear the streets. Over the heads of the crowd came RS er of stones on the troops. The pistol shots rang out from the crowd and from behind corners. The soldiers -fired straight into the crowd. That cleared the streets of all but the dead and wounded. But the crowds returned. Women Joinea In throwing stones. Sprinkled among the mobs that pressed closer and closer to the sol- diers were men believed to he com- munists, armed with revolvers, As thetr attack on the building becupled by the military grew more and more serious, the soldiers re- ceived orders to fire again to clear the street. Another three lives were lost as the disciplined troops repulsed the 414 crowds. The presence of federal troops in the towns, brought there to ald General Mueller fn preserving the authority of the central govern ment, caused unrest in many parts of Saxony and more serious trouble was feared. FRANCE TO INSIST ON TREATY TERMS. BY JOHN DEGANT. (nited Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, Oct. 27. — Premier Poin care today instructed M. Barthau, French representative on the repar- ations commission, to insist on the Ktrictest application of the Verrail- les treaty In dealing with Germany. He said France would not object (Continued on Page Nine) By United Press. Chancellor Stresemann put his foot down today against the insubordination of Bavaria and Saxony. the authority of the reich over the state governments. | developments in the Anglo- chancellor sharply asserted WOMAN HELD FOR KILLING OREGON MAN PENDLETON, Ore., Oct. 27. (United Press.}—The confessed slay- er of Gordon Mettie, a prominent. neighborhood rancher, Miss Nora) Elis, 31, was held in the county jail here tonight. According to officers who took the woman into custody, she shot Mettie as he sat in his automobile near her house today, using a rifle, evidently fired from behind the ma-! chine. “Iam ready to take the conse-| ayences of my act,” Miss Ellis is) reported to have. said. giving no ex- planation of the crime. Mettle was married five months ago. Previously he and Miss Ellis had been sweethearts, neighbors sald. ‘ZONING’ TO BE TOPIC OF NEXT FORUM “Zoning” will be the subject dis-| cussed at the forum meeting of the Casper Chamber of Commerce, Tue: lay. Robert Whitten, zoning expert from Cleveland, Ohio, will be the principal ‘speaker. All members are urged to be present since Mr. Whit- ten will give his report regarding Casper’s situation in regards to Maiay | matter of zoning at this time. | | KEITH VAUDEVILLE IS SUED FOR MILLIONS BY SHUBERT NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—(United Press.}—The Shubert vaudeville interests brought suit for ten mil- lion dollars damages against the B. F. Keith Vaudeville exchange today. A bill of complaint filed in the United States istrict court, charges restraint of trade and conspiracy. The action, according to the Shuberts, is brought under federal laws which have reference to un- lawful combinations in restraint of trade. Treble damages were asked: $2,000,000 damages by reason of the conspiracy; $1,000,000 by rea- son of loss of rental; $100,000 owing to the unlawful acts with respect to performers who were taken away by the defendants, and $250,000 by reason of adver- tisements inserted in) a trade paper. 4 ‘The complaint alleges the Keith and Orpheum cireults blacklisted performers who appeared in thea- ters other than theirs, and that they wielded such influence they were able to prevent other thea- ters from obtaining many acts. Many performers actually re- fused to work in Shubert theaters because of their fear of the Keith and Orpheum circuits blacklists, it is charged. Real Economy ts the. first “Self-preservation law of nature.” The desire to lay aside rome thing “for rainy day” is inherent in every well-ordered mind. But real economy {s not manag- ing to get along without what you Ought to have. True economy is spending money to the best advantage with full information about the best thing to buy and what it ought to cost. Most people are faced daily with the problem of balancing the fam- fly budget with the needs of the household, Get the habit of reading the ad- vertising columns. They are pub- lsled as a service to you. It re- quires‘ thought to the economical and at the same time to fil! your needs. Shop in the Tribune shopping the shops. before | IN NEW YORK , The complaint cites three cases | in which actors are alleged to | have disregarded their contracts | with Shuberts or the Winter | Garden and gone over to a Keith or Orpheum theater. It also accuses the Keith and Orpheum companies of ‘inserting advertisements in a theatrical pub- lication, holding Shuberts up to ridicule and representing the busi- hess as being unsound. It declares that tne Kertn and Orpheum companies caused Shu- berts to close theaters and lose patronage and trade. DISCOUNTED BY OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. forces of orderly government and |the agencies of the “invisible em- pire" guided from Atlanta, Ga.”") Walton declared in a statement is- ed tonight. “My personal future is of no of % sequence if the state is deliverse ‘from an administration working un-) {der cover and afraid of the ight of day.” ‘The governor reiterated his charge |that. membership of the legislature jwas overwhelmingly klansmen and |his impeachment was a ‘frameup’ jengineered by N. C. Jewett grand dragon of the Oklahoma klan. Referring to the attack on Repre- |sentative J. P. Callahan on the floor of the house when Callahan charged the klan was dictating the proceed: | lings of the legislature Walton raid: “If no conspiracy exists between |the house of representatives and the klan why did they refuse to consid- ‘er a resolution offered to disclose their tdentity?” | ‘The senate adjourned today until | the start of the trial while the house was scheduled to meet Tuesday. An | |investigation of the klan activities | by house committees wil! follow |Walton’s trial, accarding to Speak- | er McBee. DECISION AGAINST RAILROAD HELD UP Interior Department Holds Ruling in Abeyance Prohibiting Crossing of Salt Creek Oil Field by North and South Railroad; Detour Threatened ‘ Following an announcement from the department of the interior that the Wyo- ming North and South railroad would not be permitted to cross the Salt Creek oil field, a telegram was received this morning from Edward C. Finney, first assistant secre- tary of the interior, to the effect that the matter is now being held in abeyance. The railroad company which has already entered the oil field with its trackage and which now has trains running between Salt Creek and Ico, has not ceased its work because of the apparent upset in its p!ans coming at this late date from the governmental department. Officials of the railroad are optimis- tie regarding the final outcome of the discussion and they feel that as soon as the department of the in- terior is put into possession of all the facts In the case and are shown the sentiment of the majority of Wyoming people regarding the pro- ject the department will not hesitate to grant the application” of the com- pany. The Wyoming North and South railroad made application for the permit several months ago and filed a map with the department. The Policeman Is Shot o Death on Raid CHICAGO, Oct. 27.—(United Press.)—One policeman was shot and killed and another probably fatally injured here late today while they were making a “booze” raid. ‘The dead: John Hartnett, police sergeant. Seriously wounded: Stephen Barry, police sergeant. A man named Joe Montana was arrested. Police charge that Montana shot into the group of officers as they entered his room. Police questioned two generations of Joe Montana’s, the father and grandfather, while they searched for “Patsy” Joe Montana, ITI, ao- cused by Barry, of the fatal shoot- ing. “Patsy” Joe Montana, ITI, reach- ed for a gun and opened fire, killing Harnett when Barry told the Mon- tana family they were under arrest, police said. When Barry started toward "Patsy" the boy shot him in the abdomen seriously injuring him. “Patsy managed to escape In the confusion that followed, Japproval of the operators of that part of the field which would be crossed by the railroad was also ob- tained, First news that the department had passed unfavorably on the ap- plication was received in a tele- gram from Mr. Fimney. It follows: "Department has refused to approve map of definite location of your railroad crossing Salt Creek oi! field. Land involved is reserved from sale, hence building a road is prohibited by Section 6 of act of March 3, 1875. Moreover railroad would interfere seriously with development of oil fied. Operators without authority to consent to right-of-way." The raflroad company feels that it has gone so far now with its con- struction work that to have its op- erations. stopped would meet with general disfavor from the people of northern and central Wyoming as well na resulting in a los of a large sum of money by the company Practically 45 per cent of the grade between Salt Creek and Sheridan has been completed and $2,000,000 has been spent it is said, If the railroad were forced to build outside of the land sald to be reserved by the government it would be required not only to make n de tour of many miles at greater ex- pense but would also lose a large velume of business which it ¥ Lotherwise get from Balt Crvok, From Danger Causes Slight Change. Hayward Thompson has done it again. sands of persons gathered on the streets of Casper yes- terday noon to watch the man of two minds execute his famous blindfold drive through heavy traffic, the much heralded mental marvel seated in his Jewett brougham and with his eyes shut out from the light by 10 thicknesses IMPEACHMENT SIGNIFICANCE IS WALTON, WILL START PAPER TO BATTLE KLAN , Oct. 7.—(United Press) .— Suspended from office pending trial by the state senate on \twenty-two impeachment charges, Governor J. C. Walton | tor Thompson's drive. tonight declared the question of his impeachment was of] een no order issued for cars to secondary importance to the future of the state. “The death struggle is on in Oklahoma between the Walton announced tonight that on October 30 he will begin publication of “Jack Walton's Daily’ ‘in Okla- homa City to fight the K. K. K. published every morning according te the announcement. page paper devoted ohiefly to ar- raingnment of klan activities. The mechanical work will be done in job printing offices and the edi- torial department will be handled by the governor and his advisers, ac cording to present plans. The daily will be in folder form of reduced sizes and will be distrib- uted free. Ring Melted by Electricity but Man Is Unhurt MOUNT CARMEL, Pa., Oct. 27.— For five minutes this afternoon, 300 volts of electricity passed through the body of Richard Heb sacker, an electrical expert of Wilkesbarre, without seriously harming him The current was so strong, how- ever, that it completely melted a gold ring from his right hand. ‘The accident happened at the house of the Susquehanna Power and Light company a dabeca = a AIR LINE SCORES ON LONG TRIP LAKEHURST, N..J., Oct. 27 (United Press)—Fifteen hours and 42 minutes, after she left her han- gar for a 900-mile trip, the navy dirigible Shenandoah arrived back here tonight at 10:67 o'clock. The flight was made over Penn- sy!vania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia in observance of navy day. The dirigible attained a speed of 72 miles an hour Captain F. R. McCrary, commander of the ship, sald. power | ‘The ‘proposed Cully will be a four Show ] | ot black sill drove fect Had it not been for that black silk through which no rays could pene- no could distinguish even the side of a building the machine would seem to have been driven by one in full p session of all his physical facultie: There was nothing to be criticised in the way the man handled hia car, Traffic laws had rot been suspended trate and beyond which clear the streets. son did not ask it. privileges his responsibilities, Sver for it. In the face of this fact he aia not outfit, fell “aéross resitaton starting out nor did he betray the! the slightest Before thou- with every appearance of per- There had Hayward Thomp- No privileges were exacted by him other than the of the ordinary nutoit. He had his rights but he also had and if an accl- dent had occurred, a person injured, Walton's anti-klan organ will be|T»ompson would have had to an- FOUR DEAD ARE TAKEN FROM MINE STAUNTON, Ind., Oct. 27.— (United Press.)—Rescue parties broke through the last bit of wreck: age in the Hunter “Wagon coal mine” near here tcnight and found three entombed miners and a boy dead. The men were trapped in the mine by an explosion curred early today. The deat: John Landis, 44; Peter Butterman, 45; Joe Hardy, 65 and his son, George, 7. Rescuo parties worked all day to reach the buried men. Officia’s be. eve that gases suffocated the en tombed workers hours before the rescures dug them out. George Hardy had gone to the mine to apend the day with his that oc father. Dutch Cabinet Has Resigned pressed tightly over them grasped the steering wheel and LONDON, Oct. 27.--The Dutch cabinet tendered its resignation to Queen Wilhelmina today, a Central News dispatch from the Hague sald, The cabinet made the recent naval bill calling for increased appropria tions a question of confidence and was defeated. ‘The bill was beaten by opponents who objected to the increased expenditure. ELECTRIC WIRE CLAIMS TOLL CHICAGO, Oct. 27—(United Press) —An unidentified man was killed and two others seriously injured here inte today when a wire they | were using to construct a radio a high voltage ' eyes ine) electric wire. . The injured are not expected to least excitement after he had start-| live, ed. coolness the Tribune. Coolness characterized him, | that came from confidence in his ability to fuifil the promise he made to the readers of perfect | wire over the ‘The men were trying to pass their high voltage line when the aecident occurred. os A crowd gathered in front of tn SEWERS RUN Tribune building previous drive. early self. swered all complete blindfold. to Many persons assemb'ed as as 11:30 a, m. although stort was not scheduled until noon. fust before the clock struck, Mayor John M. Whisenhunt tied the black blindfold over the eyes of Thompson. ‘The cloth had already been tnspect- ed by 10 representative Casper cit- izens {n addition to the mayor him-| They had put it to every con- celvable test and found that It an- the qualifications of a There was not a chance for an error in thelr con- clusions that so long as that blind- fold covered the face of Hayward Thompson his eyes would be as use- (Continued on Page Nine) the | BEER FLOOD AT READING READING, Pa., Oct. 27.—Reading tonight was recovering from a beer flood. Federal officers today poured 2,800 barrels of 4 per cent beer valued at $50,000 into the sewers. All went well untfl the “gas” from the high powered beverage began to expand. Then sewer tops blew off. The beer rushed upward to the street, flooding several blocks, the UNION SUIT IS LOST Coronado Coai Company Refused Dam- ages for Over $2,000,000 Asked as Result of 1914 “War” y Cribune NUMBER 14. ‘RACE FOR MAYOR OF. 3. K. LOY THIRD 10 HHLE; O'DONNELL 10 ENTER, (6 CLAIM List of Candidates on Increase for Municipal Election to Be Held Next Saturday. Three candidates for may- or of Casper, a fourth decla- ration pending, and numer- ous candidates for city coun- cilman to represent the three wards of the city made up the list on file last evening at the county clerk's office, where the out- standing development of the day was the entrance tmnto the mayor alty race of Dr. 8. hk. Loy, head of the chemical laboratories here of the Standard On company of In- diana, Contesting the election to this office as represented by declara- tions previously filed are Harry R Durham, prominent Casper attorney and district governor of Kiwants, and John S. Pettingill, businessman and present member of the city council whose term expires this year. Dr. J. F. O'Donnel, tt was under- stood last night, will enter the mayoralty race and it ts possible that the lst will be tncreased by still another before election day dawns. The campaign will be one of the briefest tn the city’s history, efforts to date having been confined to’ personal’ solicitetion by “cand dates. The name of Dr. Loy, who is « former member of the faculty of the University of Wyoming, fs not con- nected with any party. Included in late filings are three candidates for councilmen represent. ing a party as yet unnamed. They are Bert S. Yohe, secretary of the local carpenters’ union, candidate In the first ward; Jos, M. Lowndes, secretary of the Casper Mutual Building & Lean association, second ward, and Chas. E. Hoffhine, maa- ager of the Mills Stationery com- pany, third ward. Harry B. Durham, who has al- ready recelved wide endorsement for mayor, heads the Casper party ticket, on which other representa- tive citizens have been placed. Cc. L. King, candidate for council man in the first ward, is Wyoming general agent for the Missouri State Life Insurance company; William H. Tothurst, second ward candidate, is master mechanic at the Standard Oll company refineries here, and J. B. Ketth, third ward candidate. is one of the proprietors of the | Kelth Lumber company. The Citizens party is headed by John 8. ‘ettingill for mayor, L. J. Baerthe! as candidate for counefl man tn the fl ward, Fred W. Huf. smith of th Casper Provision com pany in the ‘ond ward and G. R Waldschmidt of the Schank Heat ing & Plumbing company, third ward candidate. FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 27.—A jury here tonight re- | |fused to award damages to the Coronado Coal company in | its suit against the United Mine Workers of America for| | $2,222,000 which it claimed as a result of the Hartford | | valley mine war of 1914. The verdict ended two weeks session during which the |Piaintiffs sought to show that de- truction of their property was the |result of a conspiracy between the and juntons of mine workers to restrain non-union International, district interstate cammerce in looal, In his instructions to the jury Judge John C, Pollock said that the evidence had failed to establish a direct purpose to interfere with tn- terstate commerce, local Birth Control Clinic Now Proposed by Judge Lindsey DENVER, Colo., Oot, 27.— (Unit- ed Press)— Judge Ben B, Lindsey has threatened to start a birth con. trol elinio in Denver, "In view of lawlessness of the ality of Denver that is causing more {legal operationa than any of the {legal operators themselves, I wish to announce now that If ft continues Tam going to estabiish a birth con trol elinlo in conngotion with the domestio relations department of the juvenile court after the first of the year the preper instrue: tion ef marrjed wemen jn contra- coptives, or what ie known as birth centre}, “All married women who do or whe cannot care for them if they come, may in con- fidence eome to this alinio want children, struction, ‘It anyone talka to me abeut yvie- lating an ancient and eutworn stat- ute for doing this service for popularly | alleged performance of illegal opera: tions at a coat of approximately §3,- not | 000, nough,” the judge remark ed, “to care for a dogen live babies —and the physicians were found not gutlty,”" “There are a number of laws of the state for protection of the born and unborn child that have either been ignored altogether or only half for in- wo men and children J will smile in| way respected the olty itself,” thelr faces and pay as little atten-| Lindsey sald, “There ts no money tich to them as they deserve,"' for the maternity law, and never Lindsey charges that two physi-|sufficient to do ju to children (Continued on Page Nine) clang wore recently prosecuted for The Independent party ts repre rented by two candidates for alder- manic office, W. Tucker of the Wyatt hotel in the first ward and John G. Jones of the Harry Free | Ity company, present counei! man, in the second ward. Enos remain, a refinery ma chinist, has filed for councilman in the second ward with no_ party affiliation. —_ | Magnus Good As Lightning Change Artist i Minn., Oct. 2 (Unitea P Senator Magnus Johnson, in his dual capacity as a dirt farmer and a member of the upper house of congress, t# achiev ng fame as a lightning ohange artist e8.) ling tn line at the South ul stockyarda early today, muddy overalls and an old hat that had seen much rain and more country road dust, was Magnus. He had hauled a truckload ef from his farm in Kimball to well on the open market, They were choice animals, well- bred and well fed, and they brought approximately within ten cents of today's peak, $6.85 9 hundredweight, After welling his ho known Minnesota farmer hurried y, donned his senatorial out and formally met the Bwedish bishop, he 1 a vinit, It a long to change to ® ponater,”* Bt in slouch the well fit vesn't from « farm Wis