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NON-UNION COAL MINERS
SEVERAL HURT
IN PENNSYLVANIA RIOTS

resting Mrs. Louis Goldman n Mrs.
Caroline Crebo.
Superintendent Harry C-lengensmith
was struck with a poker and had pep
per thrown in his eyes. The COM
pany's miners. numbering SO were de-
clared by the management to have
succeeded in entering the mine.
The other row was ut tho cofliery
mine Of the F'rick company, where a
large body Of women gathered and
urged tho mon not to return to work.
Tho uniformed guards at tho plant
rounded up the women and running
out a line Of fire hose prepared to
drench them. Water. however, was
unavailable, but the sight of the hose
reports to the county authorities said.
threw the women into a panic. some OF
them becoming hysterica1. They were
allo@ed TO go home after promising 10
ngage in no more demonstrations.
Eighty men were said to be working
in the mihs-
, 1922-04-24
R. t. KEMP DIES
AT HOSPITAL IN
DENVER, BURIAL
SET WEDNESDAY
Casper Business World
Saddened for Second
lime In Sudden Loss
Prominent Associate

The Casper business world
was plunged into sorrow yes
terday for the second time
within a brief period when
death entered the Mercy hos
pItal. Denver. and claimed the
hro OF one OF its most proFninen, 90
rcspected citizcns-Robert II K.,r
W years OF age, who succumbed 10 =,
attAck or inf1ucnza.pneumonta forIov.
ing an operation performed nine d,v.
earlier. The hour Of his passInr -.
80 O'Clock md ut his hcdSIda -.
MIS- Kemp. his wife. and Cant. @ p
RUNNER. a close friend who had heen
called to Denver last Friday when bI~
niness took a serious turn. f. = cas-
'eH, who was also called 70 Denver
on Friday. had returned to Casper.
Inc body win b returned to c,-.-
ihursday morning and viii lfo in .ta,.
AZ 81. Marks church. Ncnb.r. -,
inc Vestry OF tho church and other o--
ganiauons win watch over ,ba
mains pending funeral servioea wh,.h
probSo'y VIII 30 held on wedne-s,-
no definite arrangements having ~,
made. Members of the MANY o-.1n-
i2hons OF which Mr.. Kemp vac
mernber will probably receive cain. 10
attend in a body.
First intimafion Thar Nrr -
eonoiuon was serious came from Dsr.
Ner several days after an Apparently
suooesstui operation for ppoudir
nad Deer performed on April IA Nrs
hemp went TO him on Aprfl IL. thrs.
uays after h operation was 49,
formed His rally from the opc-t5o,
was promising but what WIS d-i,rro-.S
as ether-pnoumonia later ievelonr,5 ara
When this was found to be fnf1p.n~,
hope Tor his recovery was an b,,
abandoned. Sunday tho SAD REV..
reached here that he had succumhsd
Mr. Kemp was born In Cantor
Mhss. and spent his boyhood dav. In
me south He was ,aad,1afed fr,,,
snaslssippi state college and wasI,jnr.
ton n Lee university of yirginia.
SIN september, 1917. he camo 10 ca.
per n established himself in th. a..
surance business. being presidcnt a,
tne X T.. Kemp company, rated as on.
OF the largest insurance agencies a.,
the mountain region. Marked sncc.-.
his business efforts ana hi.
WORK won the respect and admIrntion
oiah associates and acquaintances.
IN recent years few had been mors
euv In Casper in promoting civic
ana welfare work and in these cnde,v.
J ors ne was assisted by membership IN
representative organizations. Ha ~.
a member OF the Masonic ana EIr,
lodges the Rotary club. chamber OF
commerce. the Boy Scout council and
church.
Surviving him are HIS widow ana
three children, Robert. Susan Eiizabetb
ana Ridsley Dupont. his father. Major
o. r. Kemp Belle Forte. Miss; tyyp
sisters, Mrs. c. a Peterson. RoII.
forte. Miss. and Mrs. Roy McIn,is
New Orleans. and n brother Barrinr,
ton Kemp of Arizona.
Mrs DUPONT. tho mother OF Mrs.
Kemp. is at the home hero. $50 South
Park street.
announcement was made TODAY tina.
the easket of the deceased win be
closed prior to the services we6ne-.
day and VIII not be reopened.
, 1922-04-24

While members of the staffs of the
district attorney. h sheriff and the
coroner, combining forces for the in
vestigation. declared they were con
WINGED the raid upon the residence OF
Matthias and Eidal Elduayen. was "the
work of a well organized band" w. S.
.Coburn, Los Angeles attorney. and
grand goblin of the Pacific domain.
the knights OF the HI Rlux K1an. told
newspaper men, in answer to direct
questions that IL any members OF that
organization participated, they had
done so without official sanction.
The dead and injured men. all peace
officers. were declared by Eugene Bis
cailuz, under-sheriff. to ave been
members Of the masked and armed
band, estimated at from 200 to $50.
which raided the Elduaycn home be-
cause of the reported belief that the
Elduayen brothers were bootleggers-
Tho band subjected the household to
fear and brutality. two young girls
to indignities, and the men to kidnap-
ing and threats of death.
Frank woerner. night marshall at
Inglewood, responded to calls from
neighbors of the Elduayens. was halted
by masked men. An exchange OF
shots followed. NJ B. Mosher. con
stable of ~Inglewood, was mortally
wounded, dying six hours later in a
hospital. His son. walter. also his
deputy. vas shot In the arm Leonard
Ruigg, a special deputy sheriff. was
in the abdomen n may die.
, 1922-04-24

tract. IL being deluged with views and
expression on the subject
b. B. Brooks. president of the Rocky
Mountain on and Gas Producers Asso-
citation. which is .waging continuous
war on h policy. says that he has
been Informed that the contract which
hunded the Teapot dome to the Nam
moth OIL company WAS consummated
two months ago. The authority for
this statement was obtained by Mr.
Brooks in a seaS-secret WY and he de-
clined to make known the author unit
he had made a further Investigation.
In the latest interchange of com.
municatons between Senator John b
kendrick and Mr.. Brooks. the senator
says in part:
AS far as I have been able to ascer-
tain there is nothing in the fuei ait
uation in the navy which makes 4, a
necessity or ever ~expedient to open
this immense reservoir, which navy
officers had come to regard as a sup
ply which would be held inviolate for
he future generations. In fact
think the true attitude of the naval
officers. that g the mer who ar,
spending their lives in the interest of
an efficient navy will be found almos,
to man opposed to the proposed
plan"
A far as our own state Is con.
cerned. n grave injustice VIII be done
as your telegram sugges:s, to the state
of wyoming blythe transportation o.
this oil out Of the state under the plar
contemplated. Several of the large
eastern papers r severely condemn.
ing the proposal as a deliberate
scheme to turn over this great re.
serve supply of oil to tho big inter
ests of tho country and one of the
newspaper correspondents in discuss.
ing the situation with me very aptly
appraised the effect that the carrying
out of this plan would have upon your
city by stating that It would make a
COW town out of Casper again.
while the newspaper accounts and
he activities on the New York stock
exchange seem to indicate that an
agreement has actually been consum.
mated. nevertheless, 1 shall continue
my efforts to prevent the exploita.
ton of this reserve as long as there is
the slightest hope Of being successful
, 1922-04-24
Escape Artist Will
Appear on Street

A public demonstration OF an escape
act of unusual interest will be al item
for the shoppers tomorrow to watch
for. At 2 o'clock and at 6 O'Clock
"Silvo,' the man OF many mysteries,
will present the escape act on the
streets of the city.
The performer defies n man to tie
him with 80 feet Of rope n any man.
ner so that he cannot free himself. In
a death-defying torture Jacket, and
with his head in a mask, shackled and
bound, without unlocking a lock, he
frees himself, to the amazemeut or the
throng.
The man in a prison suit will show
the place of the act and the demonstra'
ton is open for all.
, 1922-04-24
LEASING PLAN IN
MAKING FOR YEAR.

Leasing of the naval oil reserves
had beer under consideration of the
interior n navy departments for the
past year. according to a statement is.
sued by the department OF the interior
explaining the governments position
on the question, and a subsequent let.
ter states hat the contract was signed
April Z by Secretaries Fal and DENLY.
The interior department statement is
self-explanatory and follows in full:
For more thar a year the Secretary
of the interior and secretary of the
navy have had under consideration the
handling of the two nava reserves in
California n the naval reserve in
Wyoming, the latter known as the
Teapot dome. with tho idea Of working
out a policy which would secure the
greatest conservation n use for the
navy of the oils in such reserves, pre-
e n Drainage by wells of private own
ers on adjoining lands, and secure to
the navy an available storage Of fuel
oil at convenient points readily access
ible wherever and whenever needed
1t was found hat oil was being drained
from all of these reserves in very
large quantities, amounting to millions
of dollars loss up to the present time.
by wells or adjoining lands, and that
in all probability within a few years
tho government reserves would DO de-
pleted 1t was also ascertained that
the storage of fuel oil in suitable tanks
resulted in practically no loss-cer-
tainiy not exceed one-tenth Of n
per cent per annum The naval re-
servo in California Ear DO reached
through existing pipelines. and a large
portion of the lands have been leased
under preference rights granted by
Continued on Page Eight
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GENOA. April et-Ry The Asso-
ciated Pros)-oneo morn today the
gyrating Genoa conference. which
has been alternating between fears
and hopes. and punctuatcd by politi-
cal crises. which threatened to do
stroy II altogether. set itself grimly
to the task of r~eadtusting the eco
nomie life Of Europe.
The announcement by me German
delegates late last night thnt they
would not reply to the allies second
nc'H. because they did not wish to
endanger tho SUCCESS OF the confer
ence. was received everywhere with
frankly uttered words OF relief for
almost everybody was beginning 10
despair secretly that the conference
would end In economic achievement
In all quarters today were heard
words. OF praise for the patient efforts
OF the italian leaders q rc-cstablish
harmony so that tho conference
might concertrate constructive prob
lens for which It was organized
Six sub-commissions were scheduled
to mo today. and tho committee Of
experts on the Russian question made
plans to take up seriatim tho re
port on the reconstruction OF Russia
prepared by the allied experts who
met In London This report concerns
not only tso question OF the handling
OF Russian debts but also matters vi
tai Il foreigners IN their relations
with Russia, bearing on tho legal pro.
lection they arc TO have in their deal
inss in Russia
Tho Soviet delegation has over
thrown for the moment its noted
memorandum issued al an answer &c
tho experts, because II is In contra,
diction with the later Russian note nc
cepting the allies terms as a basis
over discussion. Russian spokesmer
explained that the memorandum
which tho powers found unpaiatable
merely voiced the opinions of the Sow
let deleFates at the first stage of tn
negotiations whereas now they hay'
decided to modify their carlior opin
Ions
They were careful, however. e
make the reservation this nodifica
ton was contingent ION the success
full outcome OF tho present hour par
legs" but the conference has produc
ed SO man. shocks and sensation.
that mere phrases no longer are caus
ing the panic which they did at the
outset of tho deliberations.
Everybody appears to desire som'
| concrete results and then to return
| home feeling that at least n hope5u
beginning has been made toward re
building the deranged economic ma
chinery OF Europe. Such seems th'
spirit at the opening OF the third weel
of the conference
, 1922-04-24
ERIN CUT OFF
FROM. BRITAIN
BY Big STRIKE

LONDON, April 24.-By The Associ'
ated Press).-The Irish Free State was
cut off from the outside world and
even from Ulster today as n result OF
the great 24-hour general strike Of
labor against militarism in Ireland
Telegraphic and telephone commun'
ication had ceased. and all means OF
transportation apparently were halted
One wireless set was working be
tween military headquarters in Ulster
and the Dublin headquarters and since
this was reported to be carrying only
routine messages. it was assumed In
Ulster tina nothing untoward was
happening among her neighbors to the
south.
Between London and Dublin there
were no means of communication
whatever,
, 1922-04-24
800 ARRESTED
In NICARAGUA

MEXICO CITY, April 24.-tBy the
Associated Press.GThe arres of moro
than 800 members Of the Nicaraguan
Liberal party, because OF revolutionary
activities, has been odrered by Pers-
ident Chamorro, according to private
advices received here.
Tho Liberals are reported to have
been unusually aggressive during the
alst week and a coup against tho gov
eminent was feared.
A Managuan dispatch on April 6
said martial law had been proclaimed
in Nicaragua for 80 days. following
discovery of a plot against the govern
ment, and that 81 Liberals had been
arrested, charged with conspiracy to
assassinate the president and other Of.
ficials.
, 1922-04-24
Oil Conference
in Mexico Is
Opened Today

MEXICO CITY. April 24.-Secretary
of the Treasury De La Huerta, follow
ing a conference with President obre
gon this morning was to receive to
day the five American oil men who
arrived from New York yesterday.
Those in tho party are President
Walter C. Teagie OF the Standard OH
company OF New jersey; j.. w. Van
Dyke, Atlantic Refining company; Ed
ward L. Doheny, Mexican Petroleum
company; E. C. Lufkin, Texas com
pany and H. r. Sinclair, Sinclair Con.
soiidated Oil company.
, 1922-04-24
COURT TO Name ADMINISTRATOR
If HILL HEIRS ARE 0BDURATE

hearing in probate court here. with
n contending group OF seven
heirs OF tho late empire builder
headed by James N. Hill of New
York. the eldest son, and with Louis
w. Hill. chairman of tho Great
Northern. Joined with ono sister In
tho opposing factions
Mrs. Hi died in November. 1921.
The seven heir group first filed APP
plication for appointment OF tie
Northwestern Trust company as ad-
ministrator. and just before tho Ia
gal time limit for such action OK
pired. L. W. Hill petitioned for his
own appointment.
, 1922-04-24

ST. PAUL. April H-Pettions
OF contending heirs OF Mrs. J. ].
Hin for appointment Of either tho
Northwestern Trust company or
Louis W, Hill as administrator OF
her So .oco. 900 estate wero denied by
Probate Judge Howard Wheeler IN a
decision filed today.
Judge Wheeler held that the con-
troversy among the nino children
had disqualified both applicants. and
held that unless they agreed on an
administrator or administrator ~
May 5 the court would make its
own selection
The controversy resulted IN a lone
, 1922-04-24
CHEYENNE MAN OUT FOR
SECRETARY OF State

CHEYENNE. wyo.. April ,i.-spc1
cial to The TribuneSCurtis L. Hinkle
OF Cheyenne has announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for secretary OF state. The
ment was made in a letter to Chairman
Up. c. Spencer OF the Republican State
committee.
, 1922-04-24
DECEPTION In
TRADE HIT BY
COURT RULING

WASHINGTON, April 24.-rrade
names and labels used by manufac'
turers must not convey to b pur'
chasing public an inaccurate descrip-
ton of the materials, or ingredients OF
the manufactured products, the su'
preme court decided today in a case
brought by the trade commission
against the winsted Hosiery company.
, 1922-04-24
GOVERNOR ON
TRIAL TODAY

The governor was indicted on July
20, last year.
c. Fred Mortimer, states attor-
ney of Sangamon county in whose
Jurisdiction the Indictment was
found. filed a list of more than $50
witnesses with the court.
, 1922-04-24

CHICAGO. April "a. Though
Mary Garden announced nothing
definite concerning her future. fol-
lowing her resignation last night as
general director OF the Chicago Opera
association, It was expected that
, 1922-04-24

commander and crew OF SEVEN, the
announcement stated
Custom officials claimed to have re-
csfved from the crew a story TO the
effect that pirates held up the chaser
yesterday afternoon. 20 miles off Mon
tauk Point, Long Island. boarded the
craft with drawn revolvers, oouno
che commander to the mast n
eszsd mo cbaser's cargo of liquor.
, 1922-04-24

CHEYENNE. wyo.. April ga
North Cheyenne Belgian hare breeder
Friday went put Of business by the
simple expedient of opening his
hutches and %Iiberating several scores
hares. The riot that ensued invasion
by the hares of nearby gardens neces-
stated intervention by the police.
, 1922-04-24

Coal company. four miles from Cnion-
town where a crowd of strike sym
'pathizers. in which there were a mum
Der. Of women armed with pokers and
, 1922-04-24

wAUKEGAN, H.. April 24.-By
The Associated Press).-Governor
Len Small, went on trial in the Lake
county court ere charged with con-
spiracy to embezzle state funds
while in the office of state rreasur-
err.
, 1922-04-24
II THREATEN TO WITHDRAW FROM GENOA MEET
Powers Must Continue on Agreement as
Outlined for Conference or French Will
Withdraw, Premier Declares in Ad-
dress; Teuton StatementR. wing

BAR-DELUC. April 2+-(By The Associa. 'ress)-
Premier Poincare announced in a speech here t. : that if
the French delegation at Genoa could not go ahea&. h its
work under the agreed conditions France would ret%. lily
have to cease participation in the conference. -
, 1922-04-24
DEAD In ATTACK
ON HOME BY BIG MOB
Ku KIux Khan Disclain1s Responsibility
for Sunday Disturbance in Los
angeles Suburb; THO Wounded

LOS ANGELES, April 24-The fullest investigation
which county officials promised would be made of the raid
at Inglewood, a suburb, early yesterday morning, when one
man was killed and two wounded, one possibly fatal, was
expected to center about an inquest over the body of the
dead man either today or tomorrow.
, 1922-04-24

GENOA. April 34-By TheN
GATED ProsaSThe French deiesH-on
announced today thai IL was willing
IN subscribe to tho proposed pact
under which the various nations
would agree TO abstain from asEres-
SION. provided Il was backed by prop
err guarantees, considered especially
necessary in favor OF the Ruzo-Ger-
mar treaty.
, 1922-04-24
I'D CHASER IS
J, FOUND BEARING
LIQUOR CARGO
Former War Vessel Held Up by Pirates
Prior to Arrest of Commander IND
Crev by U. S. Customs Officers

NEW YORK April pa bootlegging scheme whereby
liquor was struggled into tins country from bermuoa ano
Cnha on former submarine chasers commanded by of1cers
wearing the uniform of the United States navy has been , un-
earthed. IT was announced today at the customs house. The
former chaser 1n1. renamed Fidus, has been seized with her
, 1922-04-24
EAPOT CONTRACT NEGOTIATED BY
GOVERNMENT IN FEBRUARY, CLAIM
So Says Ex-Governor Brooks on Adpices
From Washington; Government Side of
Controversy Is Set Forth

With all members of the Wyoming delegation at Wash
lngton aroused TO the necessity of doing something to pre-
vent if possible the government carrying out its contract with
the Mammoth Oil company for exclusive development of the
Teapot oil dome naval reserve No. 81, Casper, the head
quarters of the fight which is being waged against the con-
, 1922-04-24
THO Women Among Those Arrested Fol-
LOWING Serious Demonstration in the
Fayette County Coal District

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 24.-Demonstrations against
non-union miners on their way to work marked the progress
of the coal strike in the Fayette county region today. Several
men were hurt none seriously, and two women were ar
rested and taken to the county jail in Uniontown.
The first demonstration occurred at the mine of Amend
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way to work. There was something o.
a scrimmage before the state police
arrived and dispersed the crowd. ar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-19
TRIED TO EAT HIM.
isaiah Johnson Accuses Andrew Cor.
don of Adopting New bIet

lie triedto eat me up" Isaiah John
son, Negro, declared and showed The
marks OF teeth over his eyes which
he claimed had been inflicted by An
drew Gordon, colored. who was being
given a hearing in the city Court to-
day on charge OF assault and hat
terry. He bit my neck also" johnson
said
Judge Hastings. who knew Gordon.
said Gordon you used TO be good
man; what's the trouble?"
I'm trying to he a good man now.
Your Honor" Gordon replied and re-
lated his story. Johnson and he are
rivals for the hand OF the same wo-
man. When he came 10 his sweet
hearts house last evening he found
the back room locked and was in
formed that the boarder was sick. ."
When he burst open the door ne
found that the sick man" was John
son. who was sitting on chair Words
followed and the two men began to
fight
Gordon said Johnson had him down
on a bed and TO protect himself. he
bit him in the face. johnson denied
having tried 10 strike Gordon with q
chair. Gordon was dismissed,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-19
MINERS HFPAIH MONIES;
yNPErT TO co BACK SOON

Hszl.ton. Pa. April l2.-Anthra-
cite coal companies are having many
o, their properties repaired without
much cost during the mine suspen-
sion. tour Of tho mining villages
showed. In the localities where the
uaine workers occupy n rses owned by
the operators extensive improvements
are being made BY the men while the
ooliierles are idle. Tho lumber 10 do
mated by the c0mpsnies' employees hav-
ing the privilege OF taking what they
need. In normal times such work ia
done by the company carpenter forcos.
Arc you ready 20 go hack to work.
A number OF them were asked as they
were cutting boards for new fences.
Unanimously they replied no. give US
a chance to get through with this"
pointing to the Job at hand and de-
claring this was the first opportunity
they had in years to give attention to
their dwellings.
Most OF the men believe a satisfact-
ory wage agreement would be reached
between the committees Of operators
and miners and that they will be back
in the mines In a few weeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-19
DEPARTING PASTOR
GIVEN RECEPTION |
Congregation Bids Farewell to
Rev. T. c. Jones of the M.
P. Church of Dover.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Dover. April 19.--Rev. Thomas G.
Jones. who has served Dover NJ. T..
Church for the past year, but was
this year appointed by the president
of the Annual Maryland Conference
to another flcld OF labor. near BRlti-
more, Md, was rendered reception.
last evening, Mt the church at which
moro than two hundred persons were
in attendance. A program was given.
including solos. duets and recitations.
and shopt addresses by Rev. c. Ash
worth Burslam OF Dover Presbyterian
Church. Professor w. u. Thornburg.
supervising principal OF Dover public
schools. II. c. Taylor of Peoples
Christian Church, and Mr.. Shahan
and C. w. Bell OF tho NJ. =. Church.
Mr.. Jones replied appropriately and
asked for his successor. Rev. Avery
Donovan, the same loyal support tina,
had been given him during his pas.
torate here.
During the years pastorate. Mr.
Jones received into membership IN
the church % persons and also was
instrumental In raising suf,icion,
funds TO clear tho church OF it's entir,
indebtedness. During tho evening. &c,
cream and cake were served In abun.
dance.
Rev. Mr.. Jones expects 20 move {,
his now charge tomorrow and Rev
! Avery Donovan the new pastor of th.
NJ. L. Church is expected here on Sat
urdny