Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 14, 1920, Page 1

HARDING-COOLIDCECAMPAIGNTO -BE;LAUNCHED)BY FLOODING U. S. WTB. FIVE MILLION PICTURES “BIG EVENT Democrats McAdoo for President Now Vice Talking | WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Tuesday ex- cept probably unsettled in south Porticn, not much change in tem- perature. CHICAGO, June 14.—Repub-| lican leaders are preparing to get! the Harding-Coolidge campaign’ under way without delay. The first step will be to flood the coun-| try with pairs of pictures. Five million have been ordered. Harding's formal notification will be made ‘a big affair. An executive committee to have! charge of the campaign is to be named after a conference between Harding and a special committee named to ar-| range with him for campaign details. Republican leaders are planning their campaign on the assumption that Wm.} J. McAdoo will be the Democratic nom-,; inee. Governor Cox of Ohio, McAdoo's} most formidable rival for the prési- dential nomination, is being considered} as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Various headquarters here swarmed with janitors and scrubwomen today. In Harding's rooms gilded chairs were ,piled up. In Johnson's headquarters the “You Can Win With Johnson” sign was found in wastebaskets. ‘Vote for Harding and Coolidge’ was the sign in Powden héadquarters. A big hole had been kicked in the Poindexter sign at Poindexter headquarters, !) Carpenters are wrecking the temporary partitions in Wood headquarters behind which , the general jand his liguteniants, confer- red last Week. * LONDON NEWSPAPERS WITHHOLD COMMENT. (By Associated Press) i LONDON, June 14.—Senator Warren G. Harding’s personality and record be ing virtually unknown here, newspa- per camment | expresses neither satis- faction nor Hisappointment lover his nomination, | Beveral refer to) him as a “dark horse.’® >. ‘The *Lohdon 'Pimes cand the: Daily News declare the Democrats should force the nomination of Hoover as he could be elected. The Telegraph calls the League of Nations plank “ambiguously worked.” The Post, an opponent of the peace league, predicts its defeat. HARDING BACK AT DESK IN CAPITAL. (By Associated Press) ! WASHINGTON, June 14.—Senator Warren G. Harding returned ‘to his! work here today.» He told the Asso-| elated Press that he will remain a) week. Formal notification of his nomination is to be made at his home at Marion, Ohio. HARDING SWAMPED WITH CONGRATULATIONS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 14,—Senator ‘Warren G. Harding, Republican nomi- nee for president, put in a busy day receiving congratuyations of friends, He found time to play a round of golf. He has no statement to issue for the present. X Among the telegrams he received to- @ay one was from, his father, Dr. George Harding and his sister, Abagail, sending congratulations and love, and from, former President Taft, Charles E. Hughes, Senator Johnson, Governor Coolidge, Senator Knox and others. From John Philip Sousa he received the following: ‘Bless your musical soul. May the gods of harmonies be with you forever.” No engagement was made for Hard- ing, who desired to rest as much as possible. The senator said he prob- ably would leave Washington the last part of the week. He plans to confer Monday with Chairman Will Hays of the Republican national committee and other Republican leaders and then will take a rest before going to his home at Marion, Ohio, about July 1. When Harding reached his office he found.a large American flag and a vase) of flowers, the gifts of his office Torge./ On his arrival at the capital, the sen- ator yisited the barber shop to see El- der Sims,-one of the negro barbers. “He's the barber who prays for me," “It did me good to see ‘ | Harding said, him.” Harding declared that being a presi-) dential candidate was “more strenuous than anything I have ever known.” ‘ COOLIDGE BACK TO “FINISH THE JOB” (By Associated Press) BOSTON, June 14.—Governor Cool-| idge returned to his desk at the state house here today to “finish the job.” VOLUME IV The Casper Daily Crihbune WYOMING DELEGATES START BALL ROLLING FOR G. O. P. NOMINEE Saturday’s Circulation 4,692 NUMBER 210 DAY, JUNE 14, 1920, FOR MILLION |: FILED INN. Y. __.(By_ Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 14.—Suit for 2 million dollars damages was filed in federal court today by attorneys for Gaston W. Means against Dis- trict Attorney Edward Swann and Assistant District Attorney John T. Dooling. The complaint charges defendants with conspiring with officials of the Northern Trust company of Chicago to bribe and corrupt witnesses to testify falsely against the plaintiff in his trial for ithe murder of Mrs. Maud W. Rob- inson King and to defeat the pro- bate of alleged last will of James 8. King of Chicago, her husband. Tuesday afternoon, June 15. Bitter Quarrel and Attempted Murder Leads Ray Brenning to Kill Man Who Married His 16-Year-Old Girl DOUGLAS, Wyo., June 14.—James Clark, a leading rancher of Douglas, was shot and nearly instantly killed shortly after noon to- Jay by Ray Brenning, an automobile repair man of this city, in a quarrel over the marriage of Clark to Brenning’s daughter, which took place about six weeks ago. Clark, who is about 48 years old, married the’ Brenning girl, who is said to be only 16 years of age. In the scrape, Clark attacked first, according to one version, drawing a .45-caliber army automatic and shoving it into Brenning’s | breast Clark pulled the trigger twice, both shells failing to explode. Then Brenning, in what appeared to be self-defense, grabbed a’.25- aor automatic and fired six shots at Clark. Death followed almost instantly. REDS POUR INTO KIEV REGION AS POLES GIVE WAY League of Nations Also Confers Over Ope- rations in Caspian Region Where In- terned Warships Were Seized WARSAW, June 14.—(By The Associated Press)—Polish forces are carrying out.orders to retreat to a new line of defense in Ukraine and hiave commenced the evacuation of Kiev, having previously de- stroyed the bridges over the Dnieper, according to an officidl state- ment today, which says the real alignment is proceeding in perfect order. . WOMAN NAMED The Bolsheviki are pouring into the Kiev region, backed by the greatest number of divisions the Poles have ever faced, according to reports received here tonight. The Poles are withdraw- | CASPER TO HONOR HERO WW BURIAL TAI SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS IS AE PROCLAMATION! The body of Private Fred L. Barnum, which has Just been returned from France, will be buried under the auspices of the American Legion Private Barnum together with many other boys from Casper willingly gave their lives for the honor of their country and in appreciation of their sacrifice, I urgently request that all business in Casper be suspended from until 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, June 15. B. H. PELTON, JR., Mayor. DOUGLAS RANCHER IS SHOT BY GARAGE MAN UTE ° QUESTED BY Wh To Be Laid at Rest on Tuesday Afternoon oe Fullest honors, both military} and civil, will’'be paid by Casper) soldier to be returned to Casper from overseas for burial in his na- tive land, when funeral services} fre held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at the Methodist church. At the special request of Mayor Ben H. Pel-| ton, business will suspend between the] hours of 2 and 3 o'clock while the ser vices ‘are in progress. Private Barnum, the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. P, Barnum, old settlers in Wy- oming but now residents of Lyma: Colo., was born in this state Ma 1897) The family home was at Bi num, near Kaycee, and the young man spent much of his time in and about Casper and has.a number of friends here, He enlisted at Colwell, Colo., on June 5, 1918 and was a private in the dist | Medicat Replicement unit. He re- ceived tmaining at Camp Tegan and Hort McArthur’ and safled for France in September 1918, His death from pneumonia occurred on Octaber\16 of! that year. The body, which was escorted from New York by /Alfred E. Dean, Company D 41st infantry, arrived here Sunday and was met at the Northwestern sta tion hy Fred Dralle adjutant of George Vroman Post No. 2, American Legion, Dan ‘McCarty. Bert Anderson and Dor- sey FE. Strastiff, committee men, and by W. W. Beymer representing the Spanish American War Veterans, The American Red Cross was represented by Miss E. Gilgon and the state de partment of the American Legion. by the department adjutant. The Misses Mina and Elsle Barnum, sisters of the young man were also there. The body was taken to the Bowman chapel where it rests, pending burial, “The funeral arrangements as com- ‘ge Vroman Post today _——————————_ IBUNEEXTRA ‘SWEEPS CLEAN ON FIRST NEWS As the Tribune ‘has no contemporary | in the evening newspaper field, the’ fact! that the Tribune gave Casper the. first hews of Senator Warren’ G. Harding's nomination for president on the Repub- lican ticket cannot exactly be termed as a “scoop”, yet is was, for the Trib-| une's Saturday evening extra was on| the streets before the morning news- paper had even posted its bulletin on the nomination. However,’ the fact that the Tribune was first, created no great sensation in) pleted by Geo Casper, for it is generally accepted “by! are as folfows: the public that the Tribune is first in|. ‘The services will/be held from’ the ‘most everything around a newspaper! Methodist church at 2 o'clock tomor ‘office and it is expected. |row afternoon and will be in ct of “Give credit where credit is due,"") Rey, Philip K. Edwards and Rev. Wal and tho the Tribune is a member of) ter L. Frengh, both the Associated Press and the} |Members of the Casner Conger United Press news services, to the) Band, the American Legion, and the United Press must be given credit for spanish American War Veterans wil! giving the first news of Sen. Harding's|®scort the body to the cemetery and nomination. This news: was» flashed | as m of the “exservice men as pos fully a half hour before other reports!%jble are ‘asked to wear ‘uniforms in re wera received. spect to. their comrade. The Tribune's nomination extra ater Inthe absence of Peter Q. Nyce, like wildfire on’ the streets despite the) Commander “of George Vroman Post fact that the news broke during the!c. A, Porter will have charee of the sale of the regular evening edition. j|arrangements. As a part of the ser Cpa we vice C, P. Plummer, captain of the to Private Fred L. Barnum, first] w Six-HOUr Day Plan Endorsed By Labor FIRST TO THROW | ENTIRE BALLOT TOSEN. HARDING ; Steady Employmeni Small Delegation Is' May Demand Cut in Given Big Credit Hours; Federation For Landslide | to Back Movemeni (By J. E. HANWAY.) | CHICAGO, June 14.—Wyo-| (By Ualked Frees) ming started the ball rolling], MONTREAL, June 14.—Organ for Senator Warren G. Hard-|ized labor is preparing a nation ing, Republican candidate for Wide fight for a six-hour day. Al president, who was nominated unions opening the fight are as Jorit of delecates ee eveeené 7° sured of the full support of thi American Federation of Labor, i which closed he y night after making Governor Calvin J. Coolidge of| was decided by the labor conventio Massachusetts as the party's candidate, here. or vice president. Wyoming was the! Secretary Hays of the Typographics cast the vote of its en-| Union, stated it may be necessary’ t ation for Senator Harding for! establish a six-hour day to insure stead | employment. Wyoming delegation split _ its} for Wood, Lowden and Harding on the early ballots and voted that way} MONTREAL, June 14.—Central labo until the psychological moment, as hodies which aided the unauthorize they thought, which proved to be at the] strike of unions during the recent rat end of the eighth ballot, At that stage) road walkout are condemned in res of the balloting Wyoming threw her! lutions presented to the convention 0 full strength of six votes to Harding the Ame! ‘ederation of Labor tc and started the ball rolling, so that on| day. Spec is made to th the ninth ballot Harding’s vote was in-| San Fr: The resolution dt creased to nearly 400. Before the tenth clares them “outlaw” bodies of rival o} vas taken it was a practical certainty| ganizations. that it would be the nominating bal-| — lot. |LEAGUE REJECTION The Wyoming delegation deserves] “PITIABLE”—GOMPERS great credit for manipulating their nu-) (By Associated Press) merically limited strength so as to give) MONTREAL, June 14.—“It is pit their state this distinction. Jable” that the United States has nc The shifting of the support of Wyo-|ratified the League of Nations, Samu ming's entire delegation to Harding,| Gompers, president of the America coupled with the acquisition of scatter-| Federation of Labor, declared “in a ing votes from other delegations, fur- address today before the federation nished the reason for the recess sought convention. and secured by the Johnson forces with| ‘If the geague covenant w sul the approval of Wood and Lowden lieut-) mitted without any other entanglin enants. At that time the two latter| questions, it would be overwhelming: were still running neck-and-neck. accepted,” he said, The landslide for Hardfng startea} The labor draft of the leaguo bh when the convention reassembled for|@dded “would help in reuniting t the ninth ballot and Lowden's dele-! Working world and would help worker gates were released to Harding. The|!n the most backward countries.” 4 movemnt swept the convention and made a strong appeal to the conver when Governor Sproul in person cast! ton to support the foe veiled 2p) ennsylvania for Hard. Ne aL nating mark, bedlam cut SAN STAND ; 4 Se Associated Press) pace ee wes de setts Ain) WASHIN > 14.—Despit COOLIDGE IS NAMED jrerection ce bor’s! demant oe a " by the Republican party, the Amerien ONPFIRSTSBABLOT | Federation of Labor will not abando Governor Calvin J. (By Associated Press) Ss Coolidge of Mas n ag any American Governor tion ‘empowered teo to fill any caused by d jits non-partisan program, Sampel Gon sachusetts received the nomination for z Ree ~ For 156; Johnson, 30 4-5; Coolidge, 55) Hoover, Knox, 1; Len- “I am. as proud ny Americal! from the country the fact that he must be to receive this distinetion tle san’ temporary chairmant Ol abe the hands of the Republican party,”|puplican convention by the nation: ‘The convention ended its five-day gestion of Lenroot. session by sine die adjournment at 7:30) ‘There is little doubt that Lenroc o'clock Saturday evening, | would have made a profound impréssic the national commit-|but he emphatically and unequivocal vacancies ‘in the ticket| declined, which was known to mo | del gates, and his me was presente pers announced tod vice president on the first ballot, de- root, said Senator Harding, following Seinlttes i Bearish ist Bike Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was and possibly been nominated had } & | without his knowledge and consent Scotts ie was rv. Mr. Midwest F. M. Brown returnel frop bluff, Neb.,, last night she called by the illness of his sis Brown is connected with the commissary. 116th Ammunition. Train, Casper's old : | | Co. L of the State Militia, will give an address. (By Associated Press) : MEXICO CITY, June 14.—The trial of Franciseo Murguia by a mili tary court on charges of having. abused! his authority and having avthorized pillaging has been ordered by» the pro- visional government): of | President Adolfo de la Huerta, according to the) Excelsior. NORMAN DAVIS | CANDI ating Lenroot of Wisconsin, Allen a Johnson of California, Ander- son of Virginia, Gronna and Pritchard. The count on the nominating ballots for president and vice president were: WAY TO LODGE For vice president—Coolidegs, 674%; Lenroot, Allen, 68%; Johnson, | Ree Yi Anderson, 28; Gronna, 24; Priteh:| yao, June 14.—Senator Frvir Saran se. |L. Lenroot’s extreme modesty has key nouncement of the'vote. “Lam not un-!iGart he declined in favor of Senate mindful of the responsibilities and ob-|Frenry Cabot Lodge, who was strong! Ugations that come with it." \desirous of the position and who “I congratulate ‘Senator Hafding on! held in high regard by the Wisconsi his nomination,” sald General Wood. | senator, Lodge was chosen at the su; made chairman of the committee to no- acted as temporary chairman and tht tify Serlator Harding of his nomina-| delivered the keynote speech. tion and William’ Allen White was! The vice presidency was offered 1 chairman of a committee to no-| him by the forces that nominated Se Coolidge. The conven-/ator Warren G. Harding for presider Sta Boyer, accompanied by The rank and file of party leader Johnson, has returned from Boulder,/ however, consider Harding and Colo., where both of the young menjfage an ideal selection and they have been attending the state untver-/have the united support of all I ns. THIRD PARTY TO PUT DATE IN FIELD mentioned others only to re willingness to face them hone “Committee of Forty-eight,” In a stat FOR RECEIVER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 14.—Mrs. Gen- evieve D. -Reid of California, was ap- pointed by President Wilson as receiv- This word came in reply to a ques- (Continue¢ on page Eight) er of public moneys in San Francisco today. ONE DEAD, SEVEN HURT IN WRECK (By Unit ed Press.) CHICAGO, June 14.—One trainman was killed and seven passengers In- jured when a Pere Marquette passenger train freight train in South Chicago today escapo of many passengers was miraculous. ran head-on into a standing ‘The: first coach, was telescoped. The ing their main forces. (By United Press) LONDON, June 14.—The League of Nations council met téday on the re- quest of Persia that the council con- sider the situation in the Caspain re- gion. Bolsheviki forces bombarded the Persian city of Enqueli and seized war- ships interned there which were for- merly under General Denikine's com- mand, CHILEAN SAVED — FROM ASSASSIN SUCCEEDS POLK SECRETARY SHIP| (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June = 14.—Nor- man H. Daviscof Tennessee was ap- pointed under-secretary of state, as- suming his duties tomorrow to suc- ceed Frank L. Polk, resigned. ASSASSIN KILLS Senator La Follette Expected to°Run for Amos Pinchot and ot (By Associ CHICAGO, June 14.—The dec new party presidential candidate in ert LaFolletté¢ would i | announcement that the campaign (By Associated Press) SANTIAGO, Chile, June 14.—An The wreckage caught fire. An open. switch caused the wreck, it is said. REE NE | jured. | at- tempt was made today to assassinate of the Albaniam del th in Pari fe ae Arturo Alessandri, presidential candi- “6 legation in Paris‘an@)en out of represen’ daté of the Liberal Alliance. Alessandr! bania, was- assassinated here. was saved by his son. Neither was in-| shots’ were fired: at him by-an Atbafi| Roosevelt, Johnson and LaFolle | (By. Associated Press) PARIS, June ‘14+~-Essad Pasha, head of “Al ‘Three \tormer » provisional president jan student, two of which took effect. 4 Harding would be started prompt |lowing the Republican national conven- |tion, In a statement today Pinchot de- clared the ‘Republican party has driv- in its coun followed tte and these fon |¢ils millions of yoters who | the new party will represent President on Platform to Be Adopted by “Committee of 48” on July 10 of the “Committee of Forty-eight,” that there positively would be a head the ticket’as presidential candidate, and an ly are outstanding dev ment signed by er members, said today that ‘whatey: uncertainty existed to whether the | would be new party candidate fi president has been removed.” The statement said the organizatic would adopt a platform and nomina a candidate at a convention here ¢ July 10. jated Press) laration of Amos Pinchot, member LA! ALLOWED (B: , a Associated Press) ROCH R, Minn, June 14 sicfins refused to allow Senat aFollétte to'make a stateme rding rumors that he w definite and construct) j ticket as the presidential ca didate of a new party, announce 1 Amos Pinehot, members of the ‘Cor mitte Forty-eight ator L Follette we operated on K a the removal of a gall sac and w remain the hospital here until recovers. At the hospital it was sa ‘that he was improving rapidly. the field, rumors that Senator Rob- half of Senator Warren G.|§ in. bel R elopments fol-| :oiay voters’ present, a ive platform.” SSUES IGNORED, Se PINCHOT DECLARES. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 14.—Asserting that the Republican national convention ig *nored most serious problems and av for in the