Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1920, Page 1

, OHE¥ENNE, Wyo., Jan. 12.—Governor Robert D.'Caref this afternoon issued a proclamation calling on the Fifteenth Wyoming legislature to con- vene in special session Monday, January 26, at 10 o'clock a.m. The session was called primarily to ratify the woman suffrage amendment agreement to an announcement: made by the governor in Denver last week. ‘STATE LEGISLATURE WILL MEET ‘JANUARY 26 TO RATIFY SUFFRAGE The question of whether the members will pay their own expenses syill be decided by the vote of the legislature, altho the governor is said to have received many favorable feplies to this proposal in answers received to in- quiries made last month, Che Casper Daily WEATHER FORECAST Partly clondy tonight and Tuesday, warmer in south portion tonight, some- what colder in east portion Tuesday. REDS ARE DEFEATED BY LETTS IN NORTH General Retirement Likely; Foch May Be Offered Job of Leading Offensive (By United Press.) LONDON, Jan. 12.—A Lettish offensive against the Bolshevik northern sector has broken the Bol- Seri pe Se the sasien of Frat: eee Fike ne ae norte trent g Manchuria to. ‘the| pot ae ‘today said it was officially Announced there that American troops shad been ordered to evacuate Siberia by March 1.~ Helsingfors reports say that Marshal Foch may be offered the command of all -anti-Bolshevik - forces provided Farnce to send a division to ald. Spneetvasvecesumsian (tact Russian factions. GERMANS URGE SURRENDER OF FORMER KAISER 4 Associated Prean.) BERLIN, Jan. .12.—The Germans srecureed to turn over former Em- peror William for trial by the allies in a resolution passed at a public meeting here of the New Fatherland BOLSHEVIK IN MEXICO RECEIVE spine Prean. 10, Jan. 12 informa. ‘tion seminal bs federal agents as evidence that President Carranza is countenancing a plan to establish 2 Bolshevik regime in Mexico and that the radical program is being sup- ported largely by evaders of the Amer- ican army draft will be given to the senate sub-committee investigating ' Mexican affairs when it begins its league, hearings this week. SEVERAL DEAD | MANYeILL FROM ca aie ‘MILD CHOLERA «By United Press. SKIATOOK, Okla. Ban. 12.—A strange malady resembling mild chol- era has broken out here. Five hun o ure seriously fll and several: deaths have occurred. ITALIAN VILLAGE IS BURIED UNDER BIG AVALANCHE (By Ansociated Press.) BERNE, Jan. 12.—Porrachia, a vil- lage in the Italian Alps, has been buried by an avalanche and many persons are reported killed. Heavy snowstorms in the Alps have blocked the railroads and highways and many villages are isolated. 600 CRIMINAL SUBJECTS IN CHICAGO NET Holdups and Robberies Fall Off Following Roundup of Gunmen and Thugs in Biggest Drive of Kind in History (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Chicago ’s crime wave had ebbed to zero early today with Sunday free frome holdups and robberies as a result of the city-wide roundup of criminals in which-more than 600 suspects were taken . Unlike other days when long lists of crimes were re-i ported to the police, yesterday was passed without activities of gun- men or Deputy Chiet of Police Alcock, who Is directing the raids on criminals, an- nounced as the reason that'‘‘all are in jail, or most of ‘them.” Two criminal suspects were killed and two wounded since the raids began Saturday. © ANNIVERSARY OF ROOSEVELT FOR FORES TRY DAY *NEW YORK, Jan. .12/—A resolution. utging that January 6, the anniv; of the death of Theodore Roosevelt, be observed nationally for emphasizing the need‘ of forest ‘conservation will be in- troduced at the annua} meeting tomot- row of the American Forestry associa- tion. a ‘yom ora Friday. > The Russian people believe it un- lucky. to start on a journey on either perience of the fai The quake opened a great chasm risk of dislodging rocks which might prisoned, i Reports from San ‘Miguel indicate and 200 injured by the earthquake. CARRANZA’S AID engulfed. For more than week members of the family have been living at the bottom’ of this abyss, at least 140 feet below the surface of the earth, Surviving neighbors’ are lowering food and water to them at the imminent Belief is expressed that rain or new shocks mean the death of those im- NUMBER 77 COUNTY Y WILL SPEND $75,000.00 ON ROADS DURING YEAR 1920 ment in Natrona county during the session since last Tuesday. MINERS NOT_TO FIGHT DECISION (Ry Asanciated WASHINGTON, Jan. ie ithe bitu- minous miners will accept unreserved- ly any decision made by the presi- dent’s coal commission in settlement of the coal strike, John L. Lewis, act- ing president of (the“United Mine Workers of America, declared today at the opening of the first public hear- ings of the commission. Lewis added that the miners representatives would assist the commission's inquiry. The assurance of Lewis was given in an- swer ta a question by Chairman Rob- inson. Operators submitted a list of res- ervations that they asked be passed upon before they’ would agree to ac- cept the commission’s award. The, miners agreed to accept the award’ unreservedly. PERSHING BOOM IS LAUNCHED IN EARNEST, NEBR. (By United Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Lincoln bus- inessmen are opening Pershing cam- paign headquarters here. They mit that Pershing is not now a can- didate but are confident he will ac- cept if the public wants him. 20 DEMOCRATS TO COMPROMISE ON PEACE PACT (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Republi- can mild reservationists today claim- ed that over 20 Democrats will sup- port reasonable reservations that do not “scuttle” the treaty. This would mean enough to ratify the treaty, when a final decision would be up to President Wilson. Democrats are trying to obtain a compromise on a basis of “interpre- tative reservations,” which Wilson would accept. FAMILY LIVING IN ABYSS WHICH ENGULFED HOME INEARTHQUAKE yy Aspociated. Press Press.) ‘MEXICO CITY, “gin ie Aamo in the annals of earthquakes is the ex- of Professor ‘Francisco ‘Riverds of Barranca Nueva. in the earth in which their home was fall and crush those beneath, that the eruption from the new crstee / is decreasing in violence, Investigators report that in Jalapa 50 were killed COAL TRIBUNAL : a steam shovel, which the board recent- ‘Surfacing of Alcova Highway with Exten- sion of Carbon and Fremont County Lines Big Feature of Program Approximately $75,000.00 wil be’ spent on™ the road improve- coming season, according to a com- plete road program outlined by the board of county commissioners at its January meeting, which adjourned this afternoon, after being in The road program is one of the most comprehensive ever outlined] Natrona county, and is designed to ats © every foot of highway in the | county \in first-class condition. The biggest siigle project will be the surfacing of the Aleova road with grav- el and shale, an@ the grading and com- pletion of the egntinuation of this road thru the Sweetwater country to Carbon county fine and the. Fremont unty line maaltpeucrosie Xs soon as the weather will perimit, ly purchased, and 16 spreader bottom dump wagons and trucks will be set to work shauling gravel and shale on this road. Work will begin at the end of the asphalt paving on CY avenue at the city limits, and continue thru the so-called CY lane, which has been an exceptionally bad piece of road dur- ing the spring and summer. All bad places’ will be surfaced first, so that the trucks operating between Casper ana the Lost Soldier and Ferris fields will lose as little time as possible. The improvements on this road also include a 180-foot bridge across’ the Sweet- water river at Independence Rdck, and Ja span across Horse Creek below the Sanford ranch, as well as a few smaller bridges and culverts. Railings and wings at the bridges, painted white, so that they will be easily distinguish- ed by aytoists at night, will also be a decided improvement outlined by, the board, which has already been partial- ly put into effect. The matier of connecting the Sweet fa water road with the proposed Caspe Ferris field road is also under advis ment and is being worked out with tt state highway department. The Na- trona county commissioners have agreed to construct a road leading south from the Sweetwater road below the Sanford ranch, and crossing the Sweetwater riv- er some distanc jbove Pathfinder dam, run to the Carbon county line, if the ofl companies and the highway depart-| ment will co: ruet the road from the Ferris field, meeting the proposed road at the Natrona county line. This would make a direct route from Casper thru the Ferris field to Rawlins and would shorten the distance about 45 miles be- tween the two cities, Besides this, it would be the connecting link between the north and south road, reaching from Rawlins to Sheridan. At a meeting of. the heads of vil companies held in Casper some time ago, the Natrona county commissioners were selected as a committee to iake up this matter with the highway de tment, and they hope to report a successful termination of their labors in a few weeks. The program, as outlined, includes the grading of the 33-mile road from its intersection with the Yellowstone highway, about nine miles west of Cas- per to Powder River, and the construc- tion gf an Arizona crossing over this stream. This crossing has been unus- ually bad in the past, and some mod- erm improvement has been badly need- ed for many years. The 33-mile road | is an important highway, but seeming-} \" has been neglected in the past. The Muddy road, branching off the} a yietece highway to the south at the Stroud ranch, east of Casper, will also come in for its share of work, and many bridges and culverts will,be put in on this road, as well as a continuation to Deer Creek park. As a separate project, financed.by prl- vate subsoription by public-spirited citi- zens, but under the supervision of the’ | commissioners, the road to the top of Casper mountain will also be finished. this season, but it is not probable that work will start before June, when the snow shail have left the mountains. The poliey of the board of commis- sioners to maintain all established roads, and construct permanent roads as the finances of the county permit. Carry- Jing out this policy) a system of drag- ging thé roads has been carefully out- lined and will be put into effect. Two small tractors, each hauling a combina- (Continued on paze Hight) i the |CITYPLACEDON fog, WATER RATION; | in this city today were placed on a water ration of five gallons a day in order to conserve the dwindling supply, due to lack of rain. Sprinkling carts, railway tank cars and water boats are being pressed into service to distribute. water from wells and nearby towns, Reduced pressure of city mains was ordere@® and extra precautions were taken against fire. Unless rain comes within a few days, it is said, the situation will be- come critical. |PLOT BARED TO SCUTTLE SHIPS GIVEN ALLIES (By United Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 12.—The newspaper Freiheit today reports a plot to sink the ships the allies demand as com- pensation for the Scapa Flow sink- ing. INDUSTRIAL AND (COAL TRIBUNALS (By United Press.) WASHINGT ident’s industrial vened here today to consider proposed changes in its national arbitration board plan. It is expected that the commission will hold public hearings at which prominent manufacturers and businessmen will testify. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 The pres- ident’s coal commission opened its in- quiry here today. Meetings will con- tinue sever: weeks, during which time the commission will probe op- erators’ profits and miners’ wages. SOCIALISTS OF FRANCE VOTED DOWN AT POLLS | (Ry United Press.) | PARIS, dan. I2-—Premier Clemen- ceau’s election to the presidency of France, is practically assured as a SUPPLY SHORT NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 12.—Families | REAL PEACE REALIZED IS NUi DESPITE EXCHANGE, IS CLAIM London Takes Pessimistic View of Peace Effects as Presiden Issue Call for First LONDON, Jan. 12.—Regret pressed by newspapers here. note. ment,” says the Telegraph, shope that glowed with promise for hu ymanity a year ago. It is true that the League of Nations exists by terms of the treaty but the world knows that un til the United States adheres to the | league nol a tithe of the usefulness and moral authority it should possess will belong to it The Telegraph also cites the absence of Russia from Saturday follows: “Until the sky in that direction grows clearer there can be no world peace nor any hope of it." Doubts of the reality of peace behind the formal act of ratification are ex- pressed by the Daily News. “There is no nation which cannot, if it wishes, manufacture new grievances out of the settlement to trouble, the peace of the world,” it says. “Occa- sions, of offense are so numerous that they obscure the very face of peace." | ‘The News notes that America, “which laid so much to make peace,” had no part in the final act. The Chronicle, discussing the League | Nations, said it is “much weakened | by the action of the American senate.” It expresses the hope, nevertheless, that the allied governments will go ahead with league, but questions! whether Great Britain and France and} Italy, without the support of America, can ume a position to act as dicta-j} tors to the rest of Europe, adding that} “America’s concurrence would have | made a great moral difference.” ‘3 ceremony 28 | of (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. —President Wilson will today issue 2 formal call for next Friday's first meeting in Paris of result of Sunday’s senate elections. The chamber of deputies and the sen- ate elect a president on January 17. Early returns indicated a general car ertg for Socialist’ senate candi- PAVING TO.CONN Be Trebled During made with D. S~McCalman, This makes a total of $97,000 donate by the Midwest to date for constructior on this road and much greater sumr are promised for the coming year with the extension of the Salt Creek paving Announcement also is made by the state highway department that Casper will secure one of seven high power 20 ton Holt caterpillar tractors that have been allotted to Wyoming by the depart- ment of agriculture for highway work. Rock Springs, Wamsutter, Cheyenne, Moorecroft and Lander are other towns which will sHare in this distribition. This material is a portion of the sur- plus war supplies which have been turned over to the hureau of public roads by the war department. This material has been secured by the state without cost except the payment of freight from its shipping point, and the highway department is considered extremely fortunate in securing this number of tractots as there has been a large demand for them from the vari- ous states. —<—_____ It is a strange fact that the eggs of sea fowls are almost conical ia form, so that they will only roll in a cirele. As many of them are laid in the hare | edges of high rocks this provision of nature prevents them from roll'ng oft. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12- public dissatisfaction. “A national budget system with a come face to face with both houses of congress,” he sald, “would put congress where it should be—in control of the financial situation—and enable both con- gress and the country to fix upon the president complete responsibility, for any error or delinquency in the administpation.” |the League of Nations’ council. . The ' president is acting as an individuml offi- |cer and a former member of the peace conference, not as the American chief executive. 8 (Continued on Pa; MOWEST GIVES $37,000 TOWARD ECT NEW BRIDGE WITH GITY LIMITS ON THE WEST ‘Total Contributed by ‘Company for Salt Creek Road ““” Near $100,000 Mark and Amount Probably Will the Coming Season The Midwest Refining company, foremost in aid extended! road construction plans of Natrona county and the state, will) pay the state $37,000 to apply on the construction of pavement on the Salt Creek road between the Casper city limits and the| new bridge across the Platte river by the terms of an agreement state highway superintendent t Wilson Prepares to League Council; Will Meet in Paris Next Friday (By_Associated Press.) that the U‘ted States did not participate in the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles is ex- Some .editorials strike a doleful “Omission of America’s signature to ratifying the docu- “stands for disappointment of the MISSIONARY IN CHINA IS HELD BY BANDITS FOR RANSOM, CLAIM Brigands to Treat Him as Guest Un- less Military Is Brot Into Play &; Annociated Press.) PEKING, Jan. 12.—Dr. A. L. Shel: ton, Christian missionary, was cap- tured by bandits at Laoyakuan on January 3 and is being held for ran- som, according to reports received here. His wife and two daughters say_the kidnapers acted under orders of Yang Tien Fu, notorious outlaw, who is operat with 5,000 follow- ers in the Kochin mountains. The brigands stated they would treat the prisoner as a guest unless the military was employed to effect | his release. Officials of the American legation and Chinese authorities are investigating the case. ~ NEWBERRY AND FRIENDS LOSE. FIRST SKIRMISH ‘(By United Prens.) GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. 12.—Federal Judge Sessions today denied a demur- rer to the indictments charging Sena- tor Newberry and 134 others with elec’ tion frauds. The trial will start Jan- FIRST BRITISH DIPLOMAT GOES BACK TO BERLIN (By Associated Press. LONDON, Jan, 12.—Lord. » Kilmar- nock left London today to act as a British diplomatic representative in Berlin. LAST HOPE OF WETS BLASTED BY U. S. COURT New Jersey Appeal for Permit to Start Pro- ceedings to Test Validity of Dry Amend- ment Denied by Supreme Court (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Hope of delaying the inaugural of con- stitutional prohibition vanished today when the supreme court denied the New Jersey Retail Liquor Dealers’ association’s application to in- stitute proceedings to test the validity of the 18th amendment and the Volstead law. The court refused to issue an injunction and sustained provision requiring cabinet officers to |the government’s contention that the court was without jurisdiction BUDGET SYSTEM OF U.S. SHOULD © MAKE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE (By Associated Press.) ‘Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, today told the senate committee considering a national budget system that lax administration was responsible for much of the present day to hear the original | wether of the case. This means that such a suit must be instituted in the lower courts, and ‘then appealed to the supreme court. —— HOOVER URGES LOANS TO STAY. FAMINE ABROAD (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, . Jan. 12.—Herbert | Hoover urged before: the. house ways ;and means committee today the grant- ‘ing to Austria, Poland, Armenia loans jot 150 mflilions to prevent starvation.