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, 1922-09-02
40 AND 8 CLUB
ORGANIZES FOR
WORK IN CITY
Seven to Be Initiated Into
Legion Shrine" as Addi-
ton to Is Charter
Members.

With the wrecking crew fully or.
ganized M plans for the first formal
initiation in the capable hands Of D.
w. oglibee. the 90 and s club. So
called shrine of the American Legion,
met Last night to decide on various
clauses in the constitution.
Membership in the club is obtain.
able only by m%eritorious service in
the American Legion and no one can
belong until he has been a member IN
good standing OF the legion for more
than three months. One OF the cues
lions debated last night was whether
new members should be by
application or invitation. Dues,
which consist OF al initiation fee and
annual dues were discussed and
the sum decided upon. The- meetings
of the 40 and s club will be following
the second monthly meeting OF the
American Legion.
Seven neophytes. whioh include a
number of prominent Casper former
soldiers will be invited into the mys
teries OF the order at a meeting with.
in the next two weeks. There are
10 charter members of the order here
in Casper. Other posts in the stat
are located at Basin and Cheyenne
While much OF the purpose OF tho or
KaniEation abounds In frivolity. there
is n deeper more serious function
which will make the society. or vol
ture, az each post IS called, Al i'm
.portant adjunct TO the community.
, 1922-09-02
ROYALTIES FR0H
u. S. OIL LAND1
EXCESS a
FIRST ESTIMATE
State to Receive One anC
One-Half Million Dol
lars Within Few Day.
From the Government

/! CHEYENNE, wyo.. Sept
2. = Wyoming, within n.
next few days, will be tbs
richer by 1906, 6O9.4O n
oil royalties sum eouiva'
lent to nearly $40 for ever
man., woman and child in the STAT.
The Significance of this is masnio.,
when II Is recalled that a division !,
the worlds wealth. according 10 e-,
mates. would net the individual H.,
than $50.
The sum cited in. the foregoing "a,
resents oil royalties due the STAT ~.
the fiscal year ended June 90. la,
n is 100000 in excess Of estimate.
reesntiy published. The compu..,
amount. to be certified shortly 20 n
treasury for payment. is onix%l
per cent OF royalties paid Uncle San
by ieasers OF government lands with,
the state, the remaining 7sK per can
soing into the revolving fund of m,
| reclamation. service.
~ few other western states shar
n h royalties collected by the f.s
eral government. but Wyoming Is IN,
principal beneficiary. her. share IA
and away exceeding that OF an,
other. and the fact that any state M,
ticipates is due in great part to IN
: tireless energy Of Representativ
Frank w. Mondell. now floor leader q
the house.
The sum-. under the leasing law. 4
distributed as follows:
Two per cen to the county In whieI
the oil originates:
Thirtyeisht per cent to roads:
Ten per cent to the state UNIVERSITY
and
Fifty per cent to schools.
That last item alone is of suprem.
importanee-more than s750.0oo To-
the education this year Of the chi
oren OF tho state. Without It. take,
would have been higher or the As,,
ure Of grade school education N.
rally less.
, 1922-09-02
STRIKE LEADER
BREAKS UNDER
STRAIN,R REPORT

CHICAGO. Sept. a.-By The Assoc.
ciated Press)-E. r. Cradle. president
Of the International brotherhood OF
Maintenance or Way men, is critically
Ill in n hotel here suffering from a
nervous collapse. his wife told q repre-.
sentative Of the Associated Press to.
day.
Mrs. Cradle was called from her
home in Detroit Wednesday night,
and arriving Thursday found her hus.
band in a critical condition. He has
been in a semi-stupor practically ever
since. she said. and suffering with a
high fever.
Chairman Hooper of the railroad
labor board called on Cradle today
but no visitors were permitted to see
him.
Two nurses are In constant attend
ance, and his physicians forbade any
attempt by anyone to talk about the
hearing OF the maintenance of way
union before tho labor board which
has Just closed. Absolute rest wa.
ordered by his physicians.
The strain OF keeping 4o0, 900 main
tenance OF way employees out of this
railroad strike while preparing to pre-
sent a petition for wage increases &c
the labor board. wore him out, Mrs
CRADLE said. and worry over the out
come of the labor board hearing is
she believes. partly responsible for his
critical condition now.
, 1922-09-02
OLD EWES BRING
5 CENTS POUND

The top price OF the season for old
.-es was secured yesterday by NJ.
I. Bishop. Natrona county wool
grower, when he disposed of three
carloads Of his old ewes to Nebraska
for 5 cents a pound. for de-
livery on October 6.
At the same time last year Odd ewes
were a drug on the market and were
selling for as low AZ 1 cent a pound
or approximately 81 tc $50 a head.
Many of the local stockmen VINO
shipped received as low as sS cents
a head for the old animals.
"on account OF the scarcity OF
feeder lambs. there is no question but
what We will all get 8 cents for all OF
our old syes IL We Just stand pat"
said Mr. Bishop. who is president Of
the Natrona woolgrowers' associa-
ton.
According to Mr.. Bishop, tho sheep
are coming off the summe range in
much better shape han last year. and
a minimum loss is looked for this
winter. All lambs are small, but are
fat and IN good condition.
, 1922-09-02

geratest robber tariff ever attempted
and attacked the Esch-C ummins rail-
road law and the proposed fourpovsi
treaty. He also demanded a soldier
bonus with an Excess profits tax 70
provide the fund.
Opposed to Senator LaFo1iette hf
the Republican nomination is W. \
Garfield representing the se-caSs
citizens Republican wing. GanneN
has pronounced himself opposed d
"bossism. run mad" in politics. refer
ring to Senator LaFollette and his
campaign has been confined prinei
pally to an attack on the senators
policies. pronoundang them radical
He also commeri.sd on the -E1o.-
ment Of LaFoIlette by the Socialist
party at a time when the party put
no candidate IN the field.
, 1922-09-02
NOTICE Is
SERVED ON D In
Raj ROAD SHOP STRIKE

to be received at the federal building
today. More than $50 individuals. OF.
hcers and aids of leaders of the six
shipments unions whose 800. 900 mem
bers went on strike July /. the railway
employees department n 40 system
declarations throughout tho country
were named in the Injunction. Come
$500 deputy United States marshals
throughout the country are ready to
receive the subpoenas and serve them
on local federation officers ana other
Individual union leaders named in the
Injunction suit.
Fifty additional deputy marshaIs
were sworn in at Chicago to aid in
serving the injunction notices upon
the union leaders.
Union headquarters were working 81
the usual hour today and with oprar,
ent activity. B NJ. Jewell, it was SAID
at his office. was out this morning
One report. that he had gone 70 Cleve
land and was expected 10 meet trair
service brotherhood leaders coulG moi
I CrDo1tImR1 49,
, 1922-09-02


These appeals have come to me
from all yer the country. from
those who imagine hat l nave power.
or that the federation has power to
call a general st-ike. Mr.. Gompers
said. They have been in the form
OF resolutions passed by trade union
councils. or by local unions. or eel.
torials in labor periodicals, The exec.
utve council Will be asked to consider
them. although It cannot take action
to call. a strike"
me resolutions and demands. Mr..
Gompers declared. indicated a state
OF mind in labor circles more inflamed
than ever before. and he considered
thin important to that extent. It was
said that most ot them came TO fed.
Grafton headquarters before the fSt.
eral court restraining order was Is.
sued yesterday in Chicago.
, 1922-09-02
LATEST EDITION
OF DICTIONARY IS
GIVEN SCORING
British Hand Seen in Re
vision Of Definition for
Constitution

BOSTON, Sept. 2.-Alleg-
ing that it contains matter "as
British as London bridge
Councilman James A. derry
Watson of Boston. has asked
the trustees of the Boston
public library to remove from the
shelves OF 'hst institution tho latest
-'i.,on OF webster's dictionary.
The attack o. the dictionary IS
based on it, o4finition OF the word
Constitution which follows.
THE principal or fundamental laws
which govern q state or other organ
iyei bodies of men. and are emt"Giej
a -ritten t~:ncune;its or are implied
in the institutions and customs u the
.crnty or society"
In previous editions. specific refer
ezcs had been made to the coustl;u-
ton OF the United States.
rhe work. according to Coureilman
Watson, "is part and parcel 7f the
AnElo-sa1on. m~onArchIal propaganda
which is insidSously undermining the
sturdy Americanism Of this country,
and weaving tho people away from
the standards set by the revolutionary
fathers"
"It is Just n more straw which
shows how the Anglo-Saxon i'd is
blowing" he said. TT is one moro at
tempt 10 undermine the old ideals
upon wh.ch this union was founded
and TO set UP an Anglo-saxon mon
archy under the name Of the United
states of America"
, 1922-09-02

S4.UuO prize ust. Ine pIoBIAin coH-
tinues through tomorrow and Labor
day.
Anyone that is skeptical Of the speed
OF the rodeo need only look at the
broncho busting entries. n classiest
riders in the world will be "up and at
en-" this afternoon. Howard Tesland.
the worlds champion rough rider
makes the first ride on GLORY" Next
comes Hugh Strickland. who ran sec.
'ond to Tegland at Frontier days. Hugh
will try his luck on wind River
None other than Yakima Canutt will
hop aboard Buttons" Mike Hastings
ia due to ride Sand Springs and Red
sublette. the cowboy clown of the
world, will dig his spurs into Poison
Spider"
The rest OF the entrants in the
broncho busting Include Jay Clayton
on Coyote" Hobbins o STARK
Knocker" Little Jay Miller on ELLIS, .
Warren Sears on Rat" Earl Sutton
on "Humpy." Red Smith on Dinner
Bell" Cad O'Brien on Kelly" Cy Cur
ley on "Biuch,' Ka Miller on Greasy
John Henry on Powder River" Chick
Harmon on Bacon Boy" Don Brown.
ell on 1.-TWO Spot. Ralph Smith OF
Carson" Harold. lie Recmer on
"~Squealer'' and Clark on "whitefoot.'
2 The bulldogging. roping. bareback
riding. steer riding and fiat races lists
are Just as Ions and contain the lanes
of men TINT are experts in their par
ticuiar line. The fiat raoe promise to
, 1922-09-02

uncork speed that has not been seen
on the fair grounds track in recent
years.
There are IA events on tcday's pro
gram and every one of them will keep
the spectators on their toes from start
to finish.
Jimmie Shannon. the silver voiced
singing u who has made
every every rodeo since st. Patrick
drove the snakes out OF Ireland, will
he on the job. Jimmie" came in
with the bunch this morning and &c
show that he doesn't depend zoleiy on
his vocal cords for his living he ha.
entered the bareback and wild steer
riding vents. Shannon still carrie,
the scar on his nose which he received
a few years ago in n Jail break in o3C
Mexico. He had been caught by tt,
rebels and he ind to XIII a guard tC
make his getaway.
Red Sublette. whose clown antic.
have kept many rodeo crowds In good
humor, is also Oh deck. A Laramie
Peak steer stepped on Reds face
at the last Frontier days and knocked
out Jour teeth but Sublette has has
them replaced.
The promoters and the Labor Trades
Assembly of Casper are highly elated
at the class OF entrants which are
dlwn for the various events In the
opinion OF many the list is a better
one than competed at Cheyenne.
The admission for adults is 81 and
Continued on Page Four.l
, 1922-09-02
CROOKED BIRDSEYE PASS, like THE cORkScREW.
WILL BE DISCARDED; Wind RIVER Dirt FLIES

THERMoPoLIs. wyo., Sept. a.
1t pays to go straight-obscrve the
corkscrew; out of a job.
Birdseye Pass isn't the hardest
road in Wyoming. not by a long
shot. But it's crooked. Pretty soon
it viii be out of a Job.
Wind River Canyon road. on the
Yellowstone highway, will be COM
pleted in plenty OF time for use
early next Then crooked
old Birdseye pass will be only a
memory, Nothing hurts like a bad
xsputatien~ -BtEdsexA -paz& tsn1-as
, 1922-09-02
sTRICKEN.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Miss Effie
Ellaler. veteran actress, was seriously
i'll today after a collapse last night
while she was speaking h lines of
her part in THE Pat" She was
stricken during the second act and
had to be carried from the stage.
Miss Ellsler's father Wac once a part
ner OF Joseph jefferson. She is "a
years old and has been on the stage
since she waB IA.
, 1922-09-02
Fair Weather
All Next Week

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-weather
outlook for tho week beginning Mon
day:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-.
souri, valleys; Rock Mountain and pla.
teau regions; generally fair and nor.
NAL temperature.
Pacific states: Generally fair and
normal temperature but with a posi-.
biiity of occasional showers on the
gsrth- eeasL
, 1922-09-02

bad as its reputation,
The tourists who travel over
Birdseye pass, as a rule, are good
natured. The fourteen miles of
Wind River Canyon road will give
the traveller one OF the most scenic
routes to Yellowstone park to be
found In Wyoming, and On a water
grade.
As a fitting memorial to the pass
ing OF Birdseye pass the epitaph
maker is already on the job. A
mound has been thrown up at the
brow and Stonsg shsYe been Ea.hsre
, 1922-09-02
INJUNCTION BREEDS
ANARCHY-UNI0NIsT

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.--The injunc-
ton proceedings brought by the gov
INNER IN tho rail strike were termed
the best anarchist breeder that can
be found In a letter of instructions
issued to striking shopmen today by
David Williams. secretary of the com.
mittee directing the strike fl this dis
trict.
, 1922-09-02
MINE DEATH
TOLL is n

CUMBERLAND. B. c., Sept. a.
The death list in an explosion In a
mine of the Canadian Galleries Duns,
muir. Ltd. here Wednesday. rose to
II yesterday w..a tho finding of the
body OF a Chinese in the debris. Three
of tho dead were white and Ia Orient.
ais. A coroner's jury has begun an
inquiry into thh disaster. Eleven
men who were injured by the blast
are recovering.
, 1922-09-02
Quake Rocks
Jap Region

TOXIC. Sept. 7.-CBy The dssocia,,
ed Pre5s1A severe eartbotak,
rocked Taihoku, northern Formosa.
early this morning, according TO at.
vices received here. Co~ns,denbi.
amage is reported and loss of life !,
reared. No particulars have beer
received.
, 1922-09-02
IOWA CHURCH To
PRAY FOR END.

ELDoN. Iowa. Sept. 2.-Beginning
tomorrow. the Congregational church
bell will be runs each day at 10 n. m.
at which time all Christian people
within hearing nav been asked to
pause n Join in prayer for a speedy
and Just" settlement of the railroad
, 1922-09-02
DIVORCE %REouEsTEp.

Suit has been filed by Jessie I.
wilson for divorce from Verne j.
Wilson on the grounds Of non-sup-
port. Mrs. Wilson asks for tho Gus
tody OF the nine year old son Howard
n. and the payment OF alimony.
Marriage of the couple took place at
Kansas, Iowa, on Oct. 20, 1912.
, 1922-09-02

or the holdings, those in the state
are valued at s315, ali. 500. 81.
The statement is OF Juno so, 1922,
and the oompany's surplus Is shown
as $7se. 1856 ,2s6.4O.
The Ford interests also made re
turns on the Dearborn Publishing
, 1922-09-02
l.
HEARING SET.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-The railroad la
Dor board today set September IS for
hearing the application Of the Interzi-
tional Brotherhood of Railway Signal
Men for increased wages. The wages
increase would affect about Ii, 900 sig.
nal men on all lines in the country.
, 1922-09-02
WISCONSIN, WILL
VOTE MONDAY AT
PRIMARY POLLS
LaFoLette Contest Holds Center of Inter
est With Opponent Calling Him
"RadicaE" in Policies

Wis, Sept. ply The Associated Press
n; Monday n neared its close today with major interest centered
IN the race OF United States Senator Robert M. LaFolIette for
denomination on a Progressive Republican platform
Senator LaFollette in his campaign defended his record,
, 1922-09-02
RIDERS AND PUBLIC "RARIN TO
GO" AS RODEO FESTIVAL OPENS
HOLIDAY FOR TRIBUNE STAFF

In accordance with our custom of giving our employees
a full holiday on Labor Day, there will be no editions of
The Tribune issued Monday, September a, which by proc
lamation has been declared q legal holiday.
We extend greeting to the hosts of labor on the day
which has been dedicated in honor of the nations workers,
, 1922-09-02

hen=ins September IL in federal dis
trict court hors. were served last night
on Ioin seot., OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
tie rs:irns6 employees department of
she American Fede-stion of Labor.
g. " Jo~en, head ~ the railway
-nr;oyes department sr tgvl-
zeaEaS ssA3E-nfsahA s,I.Ae Gid not
, 1922-09-02
Shipments STRIKE
IN LAST

EAST ST. LOUIS, Sept. z.--By The
Associated Pressl-The railroad shop
mems strike is in its last stages on
most railroads. C. II. Markham, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Central railroad de-
clared today.
, 1922-09-02
NON-UNION SHOP
WORKER KILLED.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. 7.-Charles
Lanier, a n%on-union railroad shop
worker. was shot and killed todny
WHEN his automobile was fired on. lie
was on his wa 10 work N the shops
, 1922-09-02
ASSETS OF FORD MOTORS REACH
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION mark

LANSING, Mich, Sept. 2-Total assets of the Ford Mo-
tor company are $40e. $50, 1892, according to the annual
financial statement filed today with the secretary of state in
connection with the corporation tax returns of the concern
that paid the maximum fee of $4,000.
, 1922-09-02
Champions Fresh from Colorado Wild
West. Arrive Today to Contest in
Thrilling Events on Track

OFF this mornings train climbed 32 cowpunchers who
have Just finished in the northern rodeo at Loveland, Colo,
and who are 'rarin' to CO. in Casper's first rodeo at the fair
grounds this afternoon. The program starts at 2 80 and the
succeeding three hours will be filled with thrills and excite
ment as the kings of the rope and saddle start after the
, 1922-09-02
LABOR LOCALS CLAM0RING FOR GENERAL str
Federation Has No Authority,
GomperS Declares, but Executives Are
Summoned to Repiew appeals from
Hundreds of Unions Throughout u. S.

Sept. 2-(By The Associated Press.)-
Though the American Federation of Labor has no power to
call strikes. according tc its president, Samuel Gompers, its
executive council next Saturday will be asked to review ap-
peals and demands from hundreds of local unions" for the
institution of a general strike to support the fight of railroad
, 1922-09-02

COMPANY and h Lincoln Motors com.
pany.
The assets of the former ara listed
at s124,ss1.55. while a single item OF
s2So,o0o cash is shown as rhe total
tsse. OF Lincoln Motors.
, 1922-09-02

An eight and one half pound boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. james No
dehnal of Alcova. at Dr.. Lathrop'
womel's and children's hospital On
Saturday morning.
, 1922-09-02

be found by deputy United States
marshais and tho belief prevailed to,
day IN the federal building hat Mr..
Jewen was seeking to evade service,
temporarily at least.
Five hundred subpoenas or notices
. the temporary order and hearing
, 1922-09-02
Country Deluged With Subpoenas F6ilow-
ing Action by Attorney General in
Securing Protective Measure

CHICAGO, Sept. 2-tBy The Associated Press.)-The
government acted swiftly upon the heels of the injunction
action Yesterday in which Omitted States Attorney General
Daugherty obtained a temporary injunction which prohibits
the strikers from interfering in any way with the operation
of the railroads.
Notice of the tenporary enioining order and the pending
, 1922-09-02
Weather Forecast

Generally fair tonight and
Sunday; not much change h
Temperature.
, 1922-09-02

strike. acco
nouncement here today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
WOULD GOVERN FLOW
OF LAKE MICH. WATER
BY ACT OF CONGRESS

Washington. Sept, II, Withdrawal
of water from Lake Michigan by the
sanitary district at Chicago would be
controlled by the secretary of war I'M
der bill introduced by Representa-.
tive shaw, republican, Illinois, provid'
ing for the Improvement OF the Hi
nois an mississippi rivers between
the mouth of the Illinois and st.
Louis.
The resolution would direct the re-
moyal of locks and dams from the
Illinois river. provide for the improve,
ment of the river according to plans
already recommended by the chief OF
engineers. and authorize construction
OF such controlling works in that river
as may be necessary to regular its
tlow aud prevent floods.
For this purpose $l0,000p00 would
be appropriated with annual expen.
ditures limited to S2000,000 None
of the money would he available for
levee work until local interests which
would be protected contributed an
amount to be demanded by the chief
of engineers but not less than one
half the government funds to be eX
pended, and only after the right OF
way for the levees had been donated
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
EASY MONEY ATT THAT

Danville, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-Seven West
Frankfort, ILL.,, citizens were arraien-
I'd in the United States District Court
late yesterday on charges Of imper-
s0nating government officers. All
pleaded not guilty and were released
on $4,000 bond and their cases set
for trial Sept. 50.
The men were Oscar Moonahan, a
constable; William Beam. chief of 20.
lice of West Frankfort; James Myers
and Barney Rotramel. constables;
Robert Grey and George Schoclcraft,
justices of the peace, and Lum School
craft, a constable.
1t is alleged the men represented
themselves as federal prohibition
agents and by means Of fake search
warrants entered homes, arrestina
citizens for having liquor and then
releasing them on payment of sums
ranging from S. to $500
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
SPLIT u. S. FINES WITH
KIDNAPPED VICTIMS

Peoria, H., Sept. 15.-Fines aggre-
eating $1,000 and varied prison sem
fences were ordered by Judge Louis
Fitzhenry in Galesburg rail strike
cases heard yesterday Roy Adams,
charged with aiding in assaulting, in
timidating and attempted kidnapping
of two employees of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy was filed 1880
and costs and sentenced to six
months imprisonment in the Mclean
county Jail. One-third Of the fine is
to be paid Emil G Sachoy and one.
third to Eric A. Johnson, the com
plaiuants, the Judge announced.
Emil Lundgren. who pleaded guilty
to similar offenso, was fined $1,000
and sentenced to four months impris-
onment. ]. L. Bloomuuist. the kid.
Mapped man. was awarded $500 of the
money which Lundquist was fined.
Oscar Danielson, also alleged to have
been involved in the Galesburg
trouble, was fined 1000 and sen
fenced to six months in tho Mclean
county Jail Verdicts of guilty were
returned late Thursday evening.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
COUNTY REAL TORS
GATHER IN OTTAWA
PLAN DECATUR TRIP
PLANS ARE MADE FOR SENDING
DELEGATES TO STATE CON.
VENTIoN-DlScuSS VIOLATIONS
OF STATE LICENSE LAW.

Preparations for the state conyen'
ton NJ Decatur H., on Oct. 10, % and
II We're discussed hy the members OF
the Ia Sale County Real Estate
Board at a meeting held yesterday
at their headquarters ut BOG Armory
block. President h. T. Heating Of
Streator spoke en- the meeting, urging
every member OF the board to attend,
At this convention \, F. Schoch,
president a. the Merchants and Farm,
erS Trust and Savings Bank. will
make u five inmate talk on Ottawa IN
the contest for the silver Gun in the
home town event. Toby Doolan is
slated as one Of the entertainers and
promises to give the audience twenty
minutes Of fun f, NJ Higgins, for.
mer secretary Of the In Sale county
board has also been placed on the
program.
In addition To the three men on the
program. the state treasurer has Sc
lectcd b. T. Heating and William
JamiSOr. the secretary Of the local
board. as deleSates.
At yeserday's meeting the followine
delegates were selected; L. II. Grit
fin. Lcstaut: w :. Mason, La Sale
W. II. FCwlie. Utica The alternates
chosen were, ~ +. CONFESS, Strea
tor: FL G.. zilm, Streator; T. n
Thomp, on Strcator; 5. j. Merriner
Streatcr, end Fred \. Hathaway, OF
tawa.
After the meeting was called &c
order hy President Heating, William
Jamison. the secretary. introduced tho
former secretary, f. NJ. Higgins, who
acted as the presiding officer
The meeting adjourned after a dis
cussion of the realtors license anc
violations OF the state permit law
In the afternoon all the members
of the board attended the county fair