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

es ae FOCH MOBILIZES ALLIED FORCES FOR EMERGENCY Armistice Appeal Is First Forwarded to Red Capital (By United Press) SPA, July 12.—If the Poles consent to retire within the natu- ral boundaries of Poland, the al- lies will give them all possible as- sistance in the event of their be- ing attacked by the Bolsheviks, it wag a by “the allied (By United Press) SPA, July 12.—Polish Premier Grab- ski has telegraphed General Pilsndski at Warsaw to open negotiations im- mediately for an armistice with the Bolsheviki. Marshal Foch has been in- structed to mobilize available allied forces for possible intervention between the Poles and the Bolsheviki in the event Moscow refuses to grant an ar- mistice. Should the reds continue to advance into Poland the allies will give every aid to Poles behind the armis- tice line, which is Poland's natural boundaries, Grabski admitted that Polish resist- ance had broken down and that it was A question of only a short time be- fore the soviet armies might take War saw. The allied arthistice proposal y the result of Grabski’s appeal for aid. a DESPERATE FIGHTI MARKS POLISH RETREAT. (By United Press) LONDON, July 12.—The Warsaw Po- lish official communique today said the Poles were fighting desperately and had retired from the Beresina line. They repulsed the Bolsheviki at Jena but surrendered Smolewicz to the reds Fighting continues around Minsk. The reds occupied Sarny. The Poles coun- ter-attacked at Rovno, and momentar- ily re-entered the city and removed all ‘Polish war material. The Polish retreat is orderly and the! morale of the men is excellent. A. Moscow wireless today said the Poles were retreating on a wide front from Polesia to the Dneister river. alinises ress BILLIS FRAMED | TO PUT MEXICO | ONWATER TANK (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, July 12.—Legisla- aking all Mexico “dry,” is be- ing prepared for presentation to the next congress at the office of Pro- ional President Rodolfo de la Huerta, says El versal. CROKER STILL "ABLE TO LOOK | AFTER AFFAIRS| (By United Press.) | WEST PALM BEACH, Fia., July 12.) ‘Richard Croker, former Tammany chief, is not mentally incompentent to handle his own financial affairs, Cir- cuit Judge E. B. Donnell ruled today in dissolving a temporary injunction la yacht for England. > PROMISED AID ITHIN BOUNDARIES Che Casper Daily. WEATHER FORECAST temperature. VOLUME IV GERMA AGE OF 921 died here this morning, was ill only their patient. The empress, conscious of death ap- proaching, said she was glad to die in Spain, her native countr The ex-Empress Eugenie was almost impatient for the end of her long lease of life. It ran 92 years. Forty-four were sparkling in the successive roles of the Spanish countess, Eugenie Ma- rie de Montijo, travelling through Eu- rope, a visitor to the French court, wife of-Napoleon IIT, and. an oecasional regent of the French empire. Then in a day the whole structure of imperial eminence collapsed. ‘The other half of her life was mournful, so much so that Eugenie had’ said: “I wish I had passed when the shadowy fabric of my dream of disaster was the 4th day of September, 1870, when she and all 2aris had heard of the defeat and cap- ture of Napoleon at Sedan. The em press was popularly accused of bring- ing on that disastrous war with Rus sia, Hfstorians have since declared that there is little to support. such charges, but the riotous mobs of Paris, shouting for the new republic while the deputies proclaimed, stormed the pal- ace of the Tuileries and howled, im- precations upon Eugenie’s head until the empress became convinced that her life was in peril. Flight was decided upon, but one plan after another failed until an exit was found by way of the Louvre. The empress in. disguise, ac- companied only by one of her ladies in waiting, was whirled away in a cab to the residence of the American dentist, Dr. Thomas J. Evans. Lost to all Paris the ladies spent the night in the pro- tection of this chivalrous American and | the next day they were driven off in his carriage for flight acroee France to the channel and the secret boarding of But exile was not enough. Misfor tune"came in threes. The fall of the empire was followed by the death of the grvmted March 30 to the Croker chil- dren, | —_—__—~>- —--- Ww. J. Jaynes of Denver, Colo., is at- tending to business matters while spending several days here. NS Unsettled weather tonight /_ *, i * and Tuesday, with probably showers, not much change in N LAND OF BIRTH (By Associated Press) ly come to light n children | “sometimes; on seeing cer tearing the wings off butte tormenting poor things that cannot} show signs of suffering I have made the comparison that people sometimes pluck out the heart and hurt it without knowing the evil that they do with an eternal smile on their lip: written the day before died. & $ ; The empress, in the two score years that followed, found intimate friends, in England and interest in travel, in- cluding visits to her former haunts in ’aris. Dressed in black skp passed al- most brilliant courts of the nineteenth century. In her occasional interviews she revealed the strain of mournfulness in her life. her husband she This was) JULY 12, 1920. Saturday’s Circulation | 4,175 | NUMBER 233 PROPOSE 30- PERIOD TO PAY INDEMNITY EMPRESS EUGENIA, ONCE QUEEN OF BRILLIANT COURT, DIES AT Lump Sum Payment Favored by Allies in Settlement amage from War S (By United Press) SPA, July 12.—German dele- gates today made al reparations, MADRID, July 12.—Former Empress Eugenie of France, who proposal asking that the war in- a few hours before her death. She| demnity .payment be spread over! was exceptionally well Saturday. At midday she lunched heartily, eat-|, 30-year period. The | ing chicken and some ham. A short time later she became ill, experi-/ claimed that Germany has already encing a severe abdominal pain. Specialists were unable to relieve| paid more than the 20 billion | Germans gold apenas required by May, 1921. The allies now favor the payment of ring date of 1873—!,yeparations in a lump sum without in-| terest. The German proposal will re- flies and| quire considerable time for study by allied experts. | COAL QUESTION IS | STU MBLING BLOCK. (By Associated Press) SPA, Belgium, July 12.—The German- temporary=halt-todayby- tlre~ coal” ques: tion. “The @lied ministers, it appears, are not favorably impressed by the German reparations plan. It seems pos- sible that trouble over the coal ques- tion may result in prolongation of the | conference. Prolongation of the conference fo day or two longer seemed probable. “I am not returning to Paris for the na “I am the past, the horizon,” said. to wai She p fsome yea There is nothing for me but} m winter is nearly ove sd her last resting place) © by ordering an addi- tion to the mausoleum in the Benedict-! ine abbey which she built at ms: worth and where she buried the exiled Emperor and the Prince Imperial. | One i nce of\ Eugenie’s former) brilliancy recalls the opening of the Suez canal. She was the center of the festivities at Cairo, upon which the Khedive is said to have spent all of the $11,000,000 in his treasury. The gown she wore at the Khedival ball cost $25,000, and later it served to pay | a debt when she fled from Paris, It} has since been reported as brought to| America for sale, | It has been estimated that the for-| tune of the ex-empress amounts to $30, 000,000. A report was published in Paris several years ago that she had been induced to leave her entire estate} to the church, but this has not been confirmed. tional fete, July 14,” said Premier Mil- lerand after a morning meeting held by the allied premiers without the pres-| ence of German delegates.” I am going to stay and fight this -thing out.” ‘The allied premiers following this meeting countermanded the — special trains ordered. >. THREE DROWN IN SINKING CAUSED BY SEA CRASH (By United Press) NEW YORK, July 12.—Three sail- were drowned when the vessel sank in a collision with the Southern Pa- cifle liner Comus off Atlantic City to- exiled Emperor Napoleon III in Eng: | land three years later, d the killing of his only son, the Prince Imperial, | while in battle with the English against | the} jempress in a letter which has recent: | ——<—<—$<—< — — ————————____——_— the Zulus. “Sometimes,” wrote COLORADO RANGE SWEPT BY SNOW NEDERLAND REPORTS SIX INCHES (BY Associated-Press.) \ BOULDER, Colo., July 12.—Nearly 6 inches of snow was reported today by tourists camping in the hills at N The storm started Sunday and quickly assumed the proportions of a mid winter blizzard. ederland and in the Tungsten regions. BRITISHERIS KILLED GOING OVER NIAGARA (By United Press) NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., July 12.—The body of Charles Ste- phens, the Englishman who went over Horse Shoe falls in a barrel yesterday, has not been recovered. The barrel was smashed to pieces. HARDING IS PROGRESSIVE, SENATOR CUMM (By United Press) MARION, Ohio, July 12.—On do- mestic problems Senator Warren G. Harding is as progressive as any man in the country, Senator Cummins of Towa, himself a Progressive Repub- lican, declared today after a confer- ence with Harding. They discussed railroad problems, and Cummins sald Harding has a comprehensive grasp of the problems ad. (By Associated Press) tation and the high cost of living problems were discussed at confer ences today between Senator W RION, Ohio, July 12.—Transpor- | ren @. Harding and Senator Cum- mins of Towa, chairman of the sen- ate interstate commerce committee, and J. L. Tabor of Barnesville, Ohio, head of the Ohio state Grange. Both came here at Harding's re- quest. Senator Cummins later to newspaper correspondents empha- sized the gravity ef the railroad sit- uation. “Inability of the railroads to do the business of the country is costing the country every day more than the German war cost the people in any one day,” Cummins said. He added that the people do not favor govern- ment ownership. INS SAYS DELAYEDCELEBRATIONOF 4TH CLAIMS LIVES OF THREE BOYS day. The Comus rescued 34 of the survivors. The Comus carried a large passen- ger list. \THREE BLOCKS WIPED OUT IN FIRE ON COAST (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Calif, July 12.— Three blocks of business buildings in Willow, Glenn county, were destroy- ed by fire last night. ‘DIRT’ FARMER | COX’S CHOICE FOR CABINET (By Associated Press) | DAYTON, Ohio, July 12.—A “dirt” \farmer will be the next secretary of agriculture if the Democratic party is successful, according to a statement |made today by Governor James M. Cox, Democratic presidential nominee. (By Associated Press.) TRINIDAD, Colo., July 12.—Three boys, Antonio Gross, 13; Epifanio Lovato, 12, and Rumaldo Rodriguez, 15, who filled their pockets with blasting powder and matches for a belated Independence Day celebration, are dead. One died yesterday and the others in i the night, f burns. After getting the matches th boys set fire to the powder. of | Allied conference Wwas-brought™ to a’ ors of the steamer Lake Frampton | YEAR . YOUNG SONOF | REFINERY MAN RIVER VICTIM | GREYBULL, Wyo. July 12. George Warren, son of B. L, War- ren, superintendent of the Midwest refinery, was drowned about 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while swimming in the Big Horn river. Young Warren had gone down to the river with some boy friends to swim. In some manner he walked into some quicksand and disappeared from sight. Up until a late hour last night his body had not been recovered. The Warren boy was 10 or 12 years old. He was known to most of the | Greybull baseball players because he had “tended” bats for the team. j | | Word pf the death of Superintend- ent Warren’s son was received by Supt. L. A. Reed) while watching the Laramie and Casper baseball teams pfay. @esterday, Manager. Arbogast vyelunteeted immediately to call the game and all of the Casper players were sincerely sorry to hear of young Warren's death. Manager “Arbogast ! sent a message, of condolence to Su- perintendent Warren Jast night in the name of the Casper team. Superin- tendent Reed also wired a similar message in behalf of the company of- ficials here. NATRONAWOOL TOBE SHIPPED ~ FAST TO STORE Expenses to Be Reduced Thru Ac- tion Decided Upon at Meet- ing of Woolgrowers’ Association. Natrona county woolgrowers will [ship their wool clip to eastern ware- houses in order to cut expenses dur- Ing what is considered the worst criske In. the history of the wool growing in Natrona county. This was the course |decided upon, at the meeting of the Na- jtrona County Woolgrowers association held late Saturday afternoon. It is said that expensive storage and high| insurance already has added to the! \burden of sheepmen in this county. | Financial institutions of Casper came jin for high praise by the assembled woolmen Saturday. Bankers here have come to the afd of wool growers when ithey would have been threatened with ja huge loss if they had been forced to | Plans were laid Saturday for bettur jactivity in the Natrona County Wovi- | growers’ association. Tom Hall, Q. K. Deaver, and G. M. Penley, county ag- ricultural agent, were appointed to Istart the organization work. Q. K. Deaver, Carl Shumaker, and Leigh B. Townsend will compose the resolutions and permanent organization commit-| | tees. The committee to have charge of) |trails work is composed of Thomua Cooper, Bert Pierce, Peter Tobin, Pas mus Lee, and Tom Hall. Efforts w:il be made to keep trails open between win: iter and summer ranges and the co operation of county officials in thk COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12.—“Dem- ocracy’s record will be vindicated at the polls in November,” Governor James M. Cox predicted today in re- plying to the welcome given him by Columbus citizens on his arrival from Dayton. “A hot fight is just what the Democrats are looking for. We have got the cause to fight with. A political platform is a promissary note and must be paid, and that ir ‘new party is no longer a question of} CHICAGO FACTIONS _ MERGE INTERES1S FORTY- EIGHTERS » 2CEPT 0o”.CON “United” Party REPORT FEREES Favored as Monicker of Organization When Convention Meets; La Follette and Pinchot Leading : {By Unitea \| Press.) CHICAGO, July 12.—The Committee of Forty-eight con- vention today’ unanimously adopted a report to amalgamate in one convention with the Labor party, the Nonpartisan League, American Constitutional party and the Single Taxers to form a new third party. A committee was appointed to locate a con- vention hall big enough to hold all. is favored by many and probaltay will become the moniker of the new politi-| cal organization. | Advocates of Irish freedom spoke for) such a plank today before the Commit- tee of Forty-eight platform framers. La Follette for president and Amos} Pinchot for vice president is being! boomed as the most likely ticket to be nominated. | CONFEREES STRIKE | HARMONIOUS CORD. | (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, July 12.—Formation of a “whether” or “how Arthur Hayes, chairman of the conference committee representing conferring elements told) the Committee of Forty-eight conven-| tion today. He made this statement in | presenting the fi-st report of the confer- ence committee to the convention. Dis- cussion was continuing, he said, be. tween representatives of the Commit- tee of Forty-eight, the National Labor | party, Nonpartisan League, South Da- | kota World War Veterans, American | Constitutional Committee, Rank and| File Veterans and the Single Tax party. | Assurances were giyen in the report| that all groups would join in one big | vonvention, Senator Robert M. LaFollette re-| mained: today the most talked of ell didate for the présidential nomination. Wrank'P:) Walsh of Kansas City, Charies| HH. Ingersoll, watch manufacturr and} Henry Ford are mentioned. Walsh also} is discussed for vice president. | At the opening session of the Labor | party convention yesterday, delegates/ from sixty trade union groups and other| organizations were represented. zee Forty-eighters and single taxers, whose convention ‘opened Saturday, had re- cessed for the’ day and practically their | entire membership attended the Labor) convention. Many participating as ac-/ tive delegates, Prominent among whose assuming ual delegate role was James Duncan, one of the leaders of the general strike in Seattle last year. Duncan, on Satur- ington delegation to the convention of | day, was elected chairman of the Wash- | Forty-eighters and yesterday. was chosen | vice chairman of the Labor convyntion. Byery reference to Russia and to Ire- land, too, was. applauded with a will and when John Fitzpatrick, Labor keynoter, praised the Russian revolution, three cheers for Soviet Russia were called for and given. There was a strong undercurrent of | opinion in both conventions against in-| serting any platform planks dealing with foreign relations. | CHICAGO, July 12.—The convention | of the Labor party of the United States| marked ‘time today while the platform| committee labored over a mass of pro-| posed planks and the conference com- mittee continued negotiations with the| “Committee of Forty-elght. Miss Maude McCreary, delegate from | Milwaukee, advised that Labor members cease buying and supporting| the “capitalistic press.’ She charged that the Associated Press ‘garbled its} stories or sent out plain lies about what we are trying to do.” She told delegates that if they nomi- nated LaFollette for president the “capitalistic press’ would “sabotage him. charging Lieut. the murder of his wiie and a stranger whom he used as a dupe, were report ed voted today bt were working on a theo! establish that Wanderer shot Party |his wife and then ‘hi because of his interest in a girl. his cell, momentarily, jany influence on his desive to be fre she had gone to an amusemenc ” the , ; N ay ; with Wanderer, but did not know unload on the present sunken market./news by not printing anything about \o. married. The name “United Party” SLAYER HEARS DELIBERATION | ON OWN FATE (Special to The Tribune.) CHE ‘NE, Wyo. July 12.— Pete A. Cordillo was not in suspens when he was taken into the court room here late Friday night to hear the verdict of murder in the second degree which had been reached by before whom he was tried slaying of Frank Jennings amie. For near an hour he had known the verdict, and before the jury was brought in had com municated his information to others. This remarkable circumstance was the result of the fact that Friday night was sultry and the windows of the room in which the jurymen were deliberating and balloting were open. A dozen feet from th 2 windo' re windows of the county jail, and just inside the latter windows, which were also open, was the cell of Cordillo. The jurymen, supposing themselves thoroughly isolated, discussed the c without subduing their voices and duting the entire five hours spent in the jury reaching a verdict virtually ever word that they said could be oy heard by the man whose fate they were deciding. of led from “Nervous, Pe ficer when the p jail to go to the c inquired an ner W urt room. “Why?” Cordillo counte it is stated. About the verdict?” No. I know what the verdict is— murder in the second degree.” Later the prisoner how he had obtaliied his knowledge of de velopments supposedly conducted in secrecy. WANDERER IS CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER CHICAGO, July 12 Carl bills with —Two true Wanderer the 4 announc and jury. d that they y which may 1d kalled robber” The police “d th When confronted with the ¢ Wanderer lost his composure but denied the girl had The girl, Julia Schmitt, told the police park he TWO STRUCK DEAD AT CHURCH BY LIGHTNING BOLT, OTHERS HURT. (By Associated Press.) TAMPA, Fla., July 12.—J. B. Norman and daughter were killed twelve ‘others rendered unconscious by Enville as the people were assembling what wo intend to do..” Franklin D, Roosevelt and Cox met | here this afternoon, exchanged con- | gratulations, and then drove to the | executive mansion for their first po- | litical conference. | (By Apaociated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12.—Gov- ernor James M, Cox, Democratic presidential nominee, today arrived lightning striking a school b for religious services. ‘COX WILLING TO LEAVE VERDICT TO THE PEOPLE from his home in Dayton, prepared to resume the duties of the xect ] office. He will confer with lin D. Roosevelt, his ru this afternoon. accompanied by berry of Ohio, who yesterday from San Francis: Enrout mbus the governor rode in coach and a number of passe recognized and congratulated him. to Col dd: id > > > > . > > > > > - ,