Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1920, Page 1

TO 0.P. CLAIMS STILL POSSIBLE Organization Takes Form to Promote Nomination (By Waited Press.) NEW. YORK, Mar. 10.—In reply to a ‘question from a group of intimate western » Herbert Hoover today “ with “any org ed po cal party as presently consi iar ie acterizing himself as an “independent progressive." Hoover said that before the war he was a Progressive ‘Republi- can but during the ‘war was_non-parti- san. ; His. friends, declaring that ‘once a Republican, always a Republican,’ "" inti- mated that they would immediately launch @ campaign to‘ draft him for the Republican presidential nomination. NEW. HAMPSHIRE VOTES FOR WOOD AND HOOVER. (By Associated Press.) ( MANCHESTER, N. H., Mar, 10.— (Continued on Page 6) y refused to align cae WEATHER FORECAST Probably rain turning to snow tonight and Thursday; colder-with fresh shifting winds. CASPER, wro, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920 "NUMBER 127 VOTES IN C. C. ELECTION BE “MUST IN BY Count of Ballots Will Follow and Successful Candidates i. in Final Vote Will Be Notified in Morning Votes in the Chamber of Commerce election must be in by 8 o'clock to- night either ig the ballot boxes at the Henning Hotel and In the Oil Exchange lobby. Counting will be begun at.7:30 at the parish house and ballots may be brot there In person. The dues of those voting must have been paid if the , ballot is to be counted. Successful candidates in the election for Chamber of Com- | merce directors will be notified of their election tomorrow morn- ing, and a meeting of the new board will probably be held at noon tomorrow. A president, one or more vice-presidents and a treasurer will be elected. The board will be asked to take over the house recently purchased as headquarters and to. as- sume active control of the affairs of the Chamber. Leon C, Goodrich and Mr. Sweeney, representing the two architectural firms of the city, yesterday went over the building and are today preparing & statement for presentation to the board as to the cost of the repairs which will be- made at the headquarters. Work will be begun next Monday, and the lower floor will be ready for use by the latter part. of next week, it is believed. Judge C. D. Murane will act as chalr- man for the forum meeting at the courthouse tomorrow night and R. 8. Ellison will lead the discussion of the housing problem, There is every indl- cation that a large crowd will be prés- NO MORE LOANS ALLIES, ; (By Asso¢iated Press.) WASHINGTON Mar. 10—Tho Al- Ved governments will recelye no fur- ther loans. from American sov- ernment, Secretary announe- ed today. a HINES APPEALS FOR'AGREEMENT ON WAGE SCALE (By. United Press), 1 AREENGONe a 10,—Rail Di- x es, in open: e joint wage conference’ of railroad iessiitvee and union leaders, told them President wil: son “sincerely hoped every practicable effort would be made so that a final settlement might be reached as speed- ily as possible.” Hines urged both sides to agree on a pettlement of wage de- mands #@ an appeal to te proposed labor barge 2 would be unnecessary. atint vars >it stor dasarny Lo, Tetfaries is here frony Cheyenne on business, REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN CHINA; BATTLES RAGE (By Associated Press.) SHANGHAI, Mar. 10.—Warfare has broken out in Honan proyince be- cause of an effort of the Peking gov- ernment to appoint Wu Kwang Hsin governor of the province to supplant Chao Yi, whose forces are opposing those of Wu Kwang Hsin. (This and the outbreak of hostilities in Kwang:.\ tung province, where fighting is pro- ceéding between the southern fac- tions, had brot to light a league of eight gibi nol DB SOO RAILROADS AND UNIONS MEET TO ORGANIZE BOARD (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 10.—Wage ne-; TONIGHT EUGENE DEBS TO BE SOCIALISTS’ CHOICE IN“1920, (By United Press.) . WASHINGTON, March 10. —The So- clalist national committee in meeting here stoday decided to call a mass | meetirig here for April 13 and march toe the White House to demand that | President Wilson release “political | prisoners.” | The committee considered only Eu- | gene V. Debs for presidential candi- date, The party convention on May 8 in New York expects to nominate Debs. SPUDS STORED BY GROWERS IS CAUSE OF JUMP (By Associated Press) RAMENTO, Calif., March 10.— eee SAC! ' High prices of potatoes im California | ff are due to the storage of large quan- ities in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Colorado, and held ‘by the farm- ers for still greater prices, W. G. Mc- Millian, state purchasing agent, said today. Potatoes have been deleted from the menu of most state institu- tions in California on account of the high prices, McMillian said. Ad Reis 3 Saar a \MAIL PILOT IS KILLED BY GAS TANK EXPLOSION —_——— ~~ (By United Press) ELKHART, Ind., March 10.—Lien- tenant Stoner, mail pilot, enroute from Chicago to Cleveland, was burn- ed to death when his airplane fell near here today. The gas fank ex- ploded. STOP FIGHTING TO UNLOAD AMERICAN RELIEF SUPPLIES—Montenegrin revolutionists on the Dalmatian coast l were asked to stop their war on fhe arrival of a shipload of American Red Cross supplies. So everybody stopped fight- ‘ing and-pitched in to help unload the ship. Md NEW TOLD HIS _ SISTER FREDA SHOT HERSELF » (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, March 10—The affidavit in which Miss Edna Clancy, half-sister of Harry New, now in San Quentin serving sentence for the murder of Freda Lesser, told the al- leged statement made to her by New, in which, for the first time, he told ‘the “truth” about the death of the girl, was made public today. The af- fidavit declares Miss Lesser killed herself because, New told her he was not “going to ve anything more to-do with her” after she had told him she had been unfaithful to him as her affianced husband. | Se gotiations between the railroads and Bertram Beal is leaving today for the their organized employes were formal- ly reopened when committees from the|Muskrat oil fields to arrange for the gov- unions and the Association of Railway | ernment leases in the interests of the Executives met today to begin the for-|Muskrat'syndicate, composed of Patrick m of a joint board to handle all)Sullivan, G. R. Hagens, J. G, Stanley, controversies. A. J. Cunningham and others. = FEDERAL TRADE IS PUT TO TEST COAL ASSOCIATION STARTS SUIT (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 10.—A suit to test the federal trade commission’s powers was instituted today in the supreme courd of the District of Columbia by the Maynard Coal company of Columbus, Ohio. I¢ is the first of several legal actions plansied by the National Coal association to determine how far the commission may go in requiring private corporations to furnish 2 niece THE LATEST THRILLER IN AIR PLANE STUNTS—Frank Ross, a well known aviator, jumping from an alr plane flying close overhead with both oume and aute traveling at 70 miles on hour at San Diego, Calif. Inserted at of the airplane, and at the bottom change. the top is Lieut. J. C. Johnston, pilot | Frank Rose, who made the auto-to-nero | ALLIED COUNCIL ASKS REDUCTION OF ALL ARMIES Advice Is Given on' Measures to Help World Welfare (By United Press.) LONDON, March 10. — The council of premiers, in a formal statement today on economic con- ditions, declared that demopbiliza- tion of Russia’s armies of over a million and a half men was a pri- mary condition for European peace. It suggested that armies everywhere be reduced, nations establishing | friendly cooperation, resume yindlstry, increase production, allow Germany to borrow. abroad and condemned extravagance. JAPANESE IGNORE © SOVIET PROPOSAL: (By United Press.) TOKIO, March 16.—Phe Japanese dip- lomatic advisory eouncil ‘has decided to ignore soviet Russia's peace offer re- cently made to the leading powers. yt tl ae lag TREATY HANGS ‘:: i (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 10.—Here is Article X, on which the peace trea- ty is again suspended—just two com- pact sentences set midst an 80,000 word document: “Members of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against externa] aggression the territorial in- tegrity and existing political indepen- dence of all members of the league. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the council shall advise upon means by which this obligation shall be Bale ae if (By As Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 10.—With compromise efforts in chaos the sen- ate this afternoon began the debate on the reservation to Article X. “Bit- ter enders” are making strenuous ef- forts to prevent a compromise being | reached. HUGE RESERVOIR COULD BE BUILT IN GRAND CANON (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, March 10.—Discus- sing a plan upon which he is work- ing for impounding the waters of the Colorado river and irrigating a mil- lion and a half acres of southwestern land, former Secretary of Interior Lane, in an address today, said: “Can you offer any good reason why we cannot break down the walls of the Grand Canyon, 100 miles this side of Eltovar and creating a gigantic wa- ter reservoir? Suck a project would create the greatest dam of its kind in the ‘world.” RICH SHIPMENT OF ORES FROM | MEXICO ARRIVES (By Associated Press.) EAGLE PASS, Mar. 10.—Ten carloads of zinc ore, copper, silver and gold bul- Non valued at $369,278 arrived here from Procrastination of | Department Cost ' Allies Billions and} Many L —_ (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 10.— Failure of the navy department to| fully cooperate in the war during| the first six months after America’s entry cost a half million lives, fif- teen billion dollars, two and a half| million tons of shipping and prevented a victory over Germany by July, 1918, Rear Admiral Sims today told the sen ate investigating committee in present ing documentary evidence to support charges of delay against the depakt:| ment. The officer read the committee rec-| ommendations he made to the depart-| ment upon his arrival in London in} 1917. A cablegram he sent late in April, 1917, said the critical area where the war would be won or lost was in| the eastern Atlantic at the focus of| all lines of océan communication . to} England and France. Sims said that} altho he repeatedly urged that every de- stroyer and small craft that could be} sent to sea be dispatched immediately | to this area. His recommendation was not complied with till six months later. Failure of the navy department to throw the full force of the navy into the ‘struggle, he said, resulted in the, “unnecessary loss of a million and a} half tons of shipping by submarine at- tack in 1917 and “millions of tons in} 1918." | ,| TONNAGE SAVING WOULD HAVE SPEEDED TROOPS | “If the tonnage lost in 1917 had been saved by prompt cooperation of the} navy,” he said, “America could have had} @ million men in France at the begin- ning of 1918 instead of 300,000.” Admiral Sims said the German offen- sive of 1918 was due to the failure of the German submarine campaign, that in all probability never would have been undertaken and the morale of the Ger- man people would have broken if Amer- ican troops had been more promptly He, estimated on tched to France. pt what happened when American fo! that victory could have ‘tipen achieved by July, 1918, if the did~nrri tonnage had beengpreserved. gana outs Lote MRS. VAN CAMP GETS DIVORCE AND $60,000 (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10.—Mrs, Eu- phrasia Van Camp, wife of a wewthy food packer, was given a divorce and $60,000 on the grounds of extreme cru- elty. The court held that she did not prove her husband guilty of miscon- duct with’ his stenographer, FATHER FINDS FAMILY AFTER ANXIOUS HUNT | H. C. Fuson, who came here from Denver Monday in search’ of his wife and child, hag located them at Omaha} 5 HEAPS BLAME OW WAY SECRETARY RED DEMOBILIZATION FIRST NEED OF PEACE YANK REPORTED KIDNAPED WHEN S.0.S. CALL FOR FUNDS’IS WIRED Mine Manager Safe in Nogales, Not in Hands of Bandits, Consul Reports (By Associated Press) WASHING M. Art! been kidnaped xican bandits, but is safe near Nogales, Mexico, the American consul there reported today to the state department. Mrs. Arthur, who is in Nogales, telegraphed her fa- ther, F Avery at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, that her husbavd eeded $2,000. This was said to have led to reports that he had been kid- naped. AMERICAN TAKEN IN RAIL WRECK IS FREED (By Associated Press.) EL PASO, Mar. 10.—Joseph Will- iams, El Paso employe of the Ameri- can Smelting and Refining company, who was captured and held for ran- som by Villa when the bandit wrecked the train of the Mexican Cen! on Thursday, has been freed, according to a telegram received today by his employers. The message said Will- fams arrived at Torreon last night in good, health, SHIPPING BOARD STEAMER AGAIN ADRIFT, REPORT (By Associated Press) HALIFAX, March 10,—The U. 8S. Shipping board sted#mer Ellithorpe, is adrift near Sable island, the tow rope from the Furness line steamer Maple- more parting for the second time aft- er the ships had gone 24 miles, ac- cordi to word received here today. The message said other assistance would be required as the Maplemore now lacked te tor owing ae gear. [EGYPTIAN HOUSE PROCLAIMS ITS INDEPENDENCE (By Associated Press.) LONDON, . 10.—Fifty-two mem- j bers of the yptian legislative assem: bly recently met at the house of Said | Zagloul Pasha who headed the Egyp- tian mission to the peace conferenca, by 11.0’clock Tuesday. TELLS DENVER, March 10.—“Na' with the assistance of the Linn Secref }{nd adopted a resolution proclaimite Service agency of Casper, Mrs. Fuson| Suaan, according to a Cairo dispatch is slightly deranged mentally, and had|toqay.” . j lett home with her child. The case was Ss Re a reported at 4 o’clock Monday after-| Ed. Campbell of ‘Battle Creek, Towa, noon and the parties had been located | is here attending to important business matters. LEAGUE IS BIG ISSUE, HARDING DENVER Prohibition Not to Enter Campaign and High Cost of Living Is Negligible, Republican Candidate Declares (By United Press) tionalism versus internationalism” will be the main issue of the 1920 campaign in the belief of Senator Harding of Ohio, Republican candidate for the presidential nomina- tion, who arrived here today for political conferences with support- a The League of Nations will play the leading part in the cam- Mexico toda; STEAMER SAFE WAS CAUGHT IN to be going well. "thon of thelr business. 4 * Le ————————— es snemusntamcnesecahaanesnummmannnt emis inti eat ne irre temeere ceneemmmarrs ae LONDON, Mar. 10.—The Atlantic Transport line steamer Maine, which was in distress in a heavy gale Sundzy 300 miles off the Irish coast, is In tow of the steamer Carrigan Head, according to a wireless received here today. It is expected that she will arrive at Belfast late Wednesday. he stated. Harding said he was willing to ac- ‘cept the league with vations to “He does not think prohibition wil! be ie issue. The cost of living isynot a political issue according to Harding, as no par can change conditions. The first lstep should be decreased government jexpenditures, he said. 1y Associated Press Tey FETE. B: : ie bri ) | ADDS TO OFFICE EQUIPMENT Dr. W. A. Myers has just installed a new extra high power X machine and also a high frequency coil in his All ls reported [omce, ‘The doctor expects to add other electrical equipment soon. ae os eo