Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1920, Page 1

a! CLOUD ae SHADOW _ WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Fri- day, not much change in temper- ature. ‘ SHERIDAN VETERAN ELECTED STATE. LEGION COMMANDER rs CASPER POST SECURES ADOPTION OF IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS BY CONVENTION OF LEGIONNAIRES| (Special to The Tribune) SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 4.—The first of the resolutions were pre- sented to the state convention of the American Legion Wednesday afternoon by D. W. Ogilbee, chairman of the committee on resolutions, Nine were adopted and only two slight changes were made. Due to the excellent work of the Casper delegation, which has a series of resolutions on important issues to come before the convention, rapid , Progress was made by this committee. | 7 Included “in resolutions adopted by! that “Wyeming. be trged (0. aet anide BELIEF SPREADS that Wyoming be urged to set aside larger appropriations for the schools of the state that Americanism might be taught the youth of the state by better; trdined instructors; urging the estab-, lishment in the state of Wyoming ‘of an adequate public health service; urging, various posts of the American Legion to foster athletics; urging the eataby, lishment ‘of night schools for t struction—of adult: inthe . lish” language; urging designation, “(By United Press.) ; Armistice (May ‘as a legal holiday: 'ex-} RL PASO, Aug. 3=—The belief is rpressing disapproval: of the secret so- “Franeinco Vina ciety plan, and. urging all service men to’ get into active politics, no matter what their party. The convention also went on. record as favoring the erection of a United States Public Service hospital’ at Ther- spending * ‘that tricked ‘the. Mexican, government,fol- lowing -a dispatch ‘published in the Carreo del Norte newspaper of Chi- huahua City stating that Villa had not heen heard from for three or four | | mopolis.° This was done because the Gaye: AS ree is. Patel bai if $150,000 as its} @ for San Lu < e state has agreed to-give $150, ‘Torreon. It 1s also reported that’ a half for a hospital at Thermopolis if the federal government carries out its intention of erecting hospitals in cer- tain parts of America. The Legion ¢ontended in its resolutions that one the Mexican 4 Railway. should be located in Wyoming. band of Villistas cane’ a bridge on of Wyoming of an Adequate Pub- lic Health Service “Whereas, it has come to our atten- tion that the state of Wyoming, health of its citizens; and WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—The _rail- “Whereas, the state of Wyoming is roads are to offer approximately $409.- hackward in the creation and mainten- °999,000 worth of securities bearing itt ance of instrumentalities for the im- jeast geven per cent interest for sale} He education: spend between six and seven millions “Therefore Be It Resolved hy thel fo. mew equipment before January. Wyoming Department of the Amerleat! pirector Parmalee of the Bureau of Legion, in ‘convention assembled, that! parroad Economics declared. However, ho. texts in full of a number of (RAILROADS PLAN Jutions adopted by the convention TO FINANCE BIG through its legislative —body; makes more liberal) provision for the preser- provement of public health; and within the next few months, it was} “Whereas, in a modern state the jearned today. The proceeds. will Le We urge, and further by every means) that most of the money would be speat in our power, the adoption of legisi-| ror repairs during the remainder of tne low: IMPROVEMENTS vation of the health of domestic ani- preservation of public health is an-0b-, used to buy new equipment. tion which will give to this state @| year, Urging the Establishment in the State mals than for the preservation of the (By United Press) ject of no less importance than is pub-| y¢ 4s pelieved that! the roads will! (Continued on Page 3) $357,286 WORTH OF PAVING BONDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY Ordinance for District No. 9 Is nacted Wednesday Night; Numerous Matters pea of at Adjourned M eet rtant action taken by the city coupeil at an ad- ins last evening was the passage of an’ordinance au- saben issuing of bonds to the sum of $357,286.22 for paving district No. 9, which includes Wolcott and Durbin streets. pe BRISPA The bonds will be for $500 and wines Eales a nt, They w n esagllp tnsialg me the final Eka wil!| This brought.out the fact that the mature September 1, 1930. The time} city has no definite append eaves. for cash payments jn this district ex-| ing garbage disposal and that, Adda ties Pires August 29. rapid growth, this problem dias ner The only.-other ordinance passed by) or later be met. The dfafting ef an nf the council at the. session wag an| sanitary ordinance covering the ie Amendment to the sanitary ordinance)ter of garbage disposal) was : aig ae which prohibits the maintainance of| The council passed @ Rg On ae outside toilets in districts Spent Pry b pbk se vain aly pnd A Wes ary vel e been installed distric » 2A, a 5 etd posite eihieries also prohibits} No objections having been raised git | tee is headed by Tim McCoy, state CASPER, ‘WYO., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1920 Report of. Nominat- ing Committee Is, Awaited in State, Meet at Sheridan (BULLETIN) SHERIDAN, Wyo, Aug. 5.—Dr. . A. Newell, of Sheridan, was named ‘state commander of the American Legion of Wyoming against Peter Q. Nyce, of Casper, this. morn- ing by a majority of 48. votes. Doug- las, Lusk and Cody voted against Nyce while Lander, Cowley, Ther- mopolis and Basin split their vote. The Salt Creek post remained loyal to Casper throughout the convention. Nyce was named vice state comman- der Sy. an: Dralle of Casper was defcat- can't in. the race for, state adjutant und Valentine DeColonna, an Ualinn who was wounded in France, now i tist of Cody, was elected by 1 the same vote which uamed Now Harold Graves of Buffalo was elect- | ed state treasurer over Bert Wad- | {. det of, Moorcroft. ‘Thermopelis. was named by accla- mation as the next meeting place of the foxtog conxelition; after ‘Torsng- had & Bae 0.8 ged Sees “Dorrington matica Theemonatia be given the conga tian by unanimous vote. (Ry M. P. WEAR.) SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 5.— Nominations will be made either this morning or late this afternoon for state officers in the American Legion. The nominating commit- adjutant of -Wyoming from Cheyenne, R. L. Esmay of Salt Creek and Dr. G. H, Anderson of Casper being Natrona ;County’s representatives on the com- mittee. Propaganda is being spread hy a few Politically inclined for their own bene- fit in the hopes of killing Peter Q.} Nyce's candidacy for state command-| er, Sheridan, which is tiost to the vis- iting: delegates, asks “only” three déle- gates to the national convention, two members of the state executive com- mittee and the state commander, but probably will be lucky to get the: vice commander, one delegate and one member of the state committee The ninth resolution approved by the; convention urged that the deplorable condition existing in some Wyoming | communities where ex-service persons| were refused jobs, be remedied in a fair and just manner, ‘ Maj. Alfred Beach of: Newcastle is urging the adoption today of a resolu- tion favoring .compulsory military! training in. the schools. The question was settled by the last national conven- (Continued on Page 4.) grading districts 1, 2 and 3, these dis- tricts. were confirmed by the councit. ‘SpeciffPations for grading distdict No. 7, which includes a part of the Sand Bar were approved with the pro-) vision that not more than 12,000 yards of dirt shall be used for filling. The clerk was instructed to ask for bids| on this proposition. : A petition for a street light at the corner of Fifth ard Wolcott streets brought out the fact that out of 60 lights ordered instulled last fall but 26) has been placed. The lighting committee was instruct- ed to meet with representatives of the Natrona Power company and figure out the mecessary circuits so that resi-) dents in the southwest part of the city, and those on South Lincoln, McKinley and Jackson may have street lights. Ai spec! committee consisting of Councilmen Fred Van Gordon, W.’ W. Keqfe, and Chester Bryan was fap- pointed to investigate a complaint that a rock crusher recently installed by Fred Pattee at his asbestds chimney plant on his property on South Oak (Continued on Page 3) the burying of garbage in any part of' Monday night to the assessment roll for CG. N "3a" Weatbouna 735 am. 755 o. a m. a.m, 30 a. Ne. a West! eatbound No: ous Westbound__ 20 p.m, 3:40 p.m. | will & Q. Leaves aa an p.m. bine p.m. | p.m. Stops 32 Eastbound --Starts 245 p.m. Arrives Leaves 35 p.m. 2:55 p.m. NUMBER 254 ‘ {FERRIS BEATS GORE IN RACE FOR SENATOR OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 5.—Al- though late returns from Tuesday's primary cut down the lead piled up by Representative Scott Ferris for the Democratic nomination for United States senator, he still had a Jead of 24,680 votes over Senator T. P. Gore on a tabulation by the Daily Oklahoman, with 593 precincts miss Ing. (By United Press.) ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.—Breckenridge Long is leading the senatorial race on the Democratic ticket and Sen- ator Selden P, Spencer is leading in the Republican returns. John Atkin- son and Arthur M. Hyde won the Democratic bec: Stepublicen nomina- TOOKEH ian FOR SIGNBOARDS: Council Backs up Pe up Pelton in n Deter-| mination Not to Issue Permits for Defacing Public Prop- erty Here “T am absolutely and unalterably op- pesed to signboards, Mayor Pelton Meclared at Wednesday night’s council for Possession of Warsaw; Army Within 30 Miles” (By Associated Press) } WARSAW, Aug. 5 (10:10 a. m,).—Russian Soviet armies driv- ing against the Polish lines de- fending Warsaw are maintaining an average progress of six miles a day in the direction of the city. They are being held on the south however, und In some places are ‘being pushed back from districts east of Lemberg, which is one Sof the object- ives of the present Red campaign. To- day’s official statement issued at gen-j eral staff headquarters, declares that. the Poles have taken the town of Brody} near the Qalician frontier, and forced the Bolsheyiki back into Russia in the region of Radzilov. American aviators fighting. with the) Kosciusoko squadron are battling! against Gen. Bude:ny’s cavalry and in- fantry along the Sereth River, where} the Soviet forces haye not made any headway. Parts of this squadron were engaged all day yesterday near Mik- Heze, where they met Cossacks .and Bolshevik infantry. Losses were heavy, Sixteen hundred Bolsheviki were killed and many wounded. Poland strained every ounce of her reserve power yesterday to checkmate the Bolsheviki in the game on the re- sult of which depends the fate of the new republic. The men in whose hands rests the destiny of Poland, assembled for various conferences and taking the leading role in all decisions were the British, French and, Italian missions, ‘“Munitiohs,recently unloaded at Dan+ zig. by the British wete arriving and tanks, rifles and artillery from France were rushed to the front in preparation for Warsaw's final stand against the invaders. WARSAW FUGITIVES ILL WITH DYSENTERY. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 5.—Two thousand fu- gitives from Warsaw arrived today at Solauda, an East Prussian town on the Polish frontier 13 miles southwest of Beidenburg, a semi-official dispatch! said, Beckuse dysentery is raging among the wefugees it is intended to close the frontier near Biedenburg. (By Associated Press) WARSAW, Aug. 5.—Russian Bolshev- iki forces have reached Ostrov, 53 miles jortheast of Warsaw. meetings, when it was reported that some company was asking for 2 “sign board” franchise. “They do not serve any gol pur-, pose, they provide a loafing place for] cigarette smoking small boys, de- facé the landscape, and are a general, nuisance. “While the city cannot prevent a man from leasing his land to people who wish to erect signboards, ‘t will never grant any such privilege or coun-| tenance the erection of sign or pal] boards with my consent.” The sentiment was endorsed ny oi councilmen who declared that so long} as the city did not give the privilegs| to any concern, it would nu: be handi-| capped if it decided to declare the) boards a nuisance and order them out.! “If we don't begin having them, we not haye the trouble that Den- ver and other places have had in gy°-! ting rid of them,” W. W. Keefe de- clared, Farmer-Labor. Leader Gives Lie To Re pee | (Ry Associated Press.) . NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—Parley P. Christensen, presidential nominee of the Farmer-Labor party, today denied that coe party was bot tapas by the} I. W. NOBALLGAME HERE FRIDY There will be no ball game here tomorrow, the game between the Mid- west and Sterling having been can-; celled by a message from Sterliv.s to-} day stating that the Sterling mss would not be here. An effort’ is being mals today to se- cure the Greybull tear for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and RUTH GETS 39TH HOMER IN GAME WITH DETROIT, (By Assoc! iated Press.) DETOIT, Aug. 5.—Rabe Ruih hit | his thiriy-ninth home run in the sec- on inning of the New York-Detroit game today. KIDNAPPER IS IDENTIFIED AS CROOK, REPORT (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.—August | Pascol, charged with kidnapping the Coughlin baby, today was identified as Augusto Pasquale, a notorious crook. TEN 1. W. W. ARE _ UNDER ARREST ‘By Associzted Press. SPOKANE, Aug. ‘Ten men, said to be delegates ‘of I. W. W. locals in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, were} arrested today by officers “who dis-| persed a gathering near this city. 1 noble! east Hares Hun Communist’ * Is Arrested By Chicago Police day. \ Frank Burleigh has returned from a business trip to Dougias, eb Di aestiades arr Mrs. Ann Hudson of Lander is, visit-! ing friends in this city for a few days. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—John Alexander, alias John La Granch, alleged interru- hist and said to be momber rmin Communist Labor was ‘arrested teday at the York authorities. party, quest of New D FRENCH MAY GO TO: ‘Big Battle Pending| ps Polish re | SITUATION AS GRAVE AS IN 1914, ISCLAIM (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 5.—Among Brit. ish officials and diplomats of other. nations here undisguised anxiety is felt over the Russo-Polish situa, tion, One official said: “The sit FORCES British Parliament Meets Today to Take Up French Proposal for Declaration of War; Troops on Rhine Ready to Move On Reds Thru Bavaria and Vienna, Report LONDON, Aug. 5.—The Russian-Polish situation will be presented to parliament this afternoon.to determine government action. It ‘is reported that the Germans and Russians negotiated a secret treaty he- fore the Soviet offensive began, whereby Russia will be allowed com- plete control of Poland without interference from Germany and that after the Soviets have thoroughly subdued Poland, they ‘should evac- uate and let Germany take pouses*on. Premier Mijierand has urged Premiér 10 STREET GARS Lloyd George to take military action against the Bolsheviki. (By United Press.) France. DENVER, Aug. 6.—Ten street cars| “There is no intention on the part of were running here this morning and a} the allies.” the newspaper adds, “to de- few passengers were carried. There) part in the slightest degree from their have been ‘no disorders so far, Union| position regarding Poland,”’ labor expects to make a demonstration! The paper declares that the British at the city Nall this afternoon. Twen-} government may have to call for vol- ty-six strikers and sympathizers have] unteers within the next few days ‘to been arrest¢d so far. One bystanderlaid in the preservation of the Ver- was injured In a clash, Sailles treaty. It would be possible for LEADING PLANE _ \vitin ive mere ‘tow ots and two ab TAKES AIR FOR RENO AT LAK (By Associated Press.) taken to mobilize the navy but the cab- inet has not yet definitely decided.” SALT LAK CIry, Aug, ~5.—THe}“TONDON, Aug: 5.—In-a statement be- leading plane in the all-metal squadron] fre thé house of comimons regarding flying ‘from ‘New York to San Francis.|@#t evening's conference with, Soviet eo, left here at 7:10 a, m, today for] delegates, Premier Lloyd George said Reno. The second plane left Cheyenne|%® 2nd Bonar Law had made it clear this morning for Salt Lake City, to Krassin apd Kameneff that imme- > diate conclusion of an armistice on fair terms was the only course which would FLOUR PRICES remove suspicion that the soviet goy- ernment was insincere in its professed desire to make peace and its declara- tion that it intended to respect the in- dependence of Poland. The premier added that he made it clear, in view of the fact that ethnographical Poland had— (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Ang. 5.—Big upturns in the value of all grain resulted from Euro- pean war talk today, Wheat particu- peetay was in demand, December jumped jup 15 cents. VOLUNTEERS MAY BE ASKED IN BRITA (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 5.—The Evening News learns that the government has considered the Polish situation and large quantities of war materials are to be sent immediately in concert with ALLIES TO STAND PAT ON POLISH DEMANDS. been invaded, that “we would take ef: fective steps to remove obstacles in the Way of transmission to Poland from Danzig of military supplies which could= be obtained from that quarter.” FRENCH TROOPS ON RHINE READY TO MOVE (By United Press) BERLIN, Aug. 6.—French troops are being massed along the Rhine ready to proceed through Bavaria to the assistance of Poland, according to reports from Bavarian cities. The French are “censoring messages from occupled territory along the Rhine but it is understood that some troops are on the move. : It is believed that the allies (By Assoclated Press.) MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5.—Flour ad- | vancea 85 to 85 cents a barrel at the | principal mills here today, quotations |for family patents being $12.75 to $13.30. | overcome Austria's neutrality so tha POLAND SEEKS HELP OF U_ §, | move trough vienna.” P84 7 (By United Press) | BLOCKADE WOULD BE ° WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Threaten-| MAIN ALLIED WEAPON ed- with overwhelming defeat Poland (By Associated Press) oday renewed her efforts to obtain} LONDON, Aug. 5.—Statements support of the United States against|printed by extremist newspapers here the Bolsheviki, Prince Lubermiski,| that Great Britain has threatened to minister conferred with state| declare war against soviet Russia if department officials this morning. (Continued on Page 4.) 30 AMERICANS PRISONERS IN ‘RED’ CAPITAL Anxiety Felt for Safety But U. S. Gives No Indication of Probable Action; Y. W. Workers to Leave Warsaw (By United Press) «WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Thirty Americans are being held pris- oners by the Bolshevik at Moscow, according to the Pars: Bo of riod other / who recently came out of Soviet Russia, the, state department was advised today by its representative at Viborg, Fin: land. The refugees are in Finland. Officials of the state department are worried but no indication of United States’ action in the case was given, The state department was advised to-| Polith-American Y. W. C. A. workers }day that the Bolsheviki would’ refuse|in Poland are planning to ..ave that | Poland an armistice if they can cap-|country in the near future unless an |ture Warsaw, armistice is signed suspending hostili- ties between Poland and Soviet Russia; Cc. A, WORKERS y. W according to a cablegram today from TO VE WARSAW. | Miss Martha Chickering, in general | NEW YORK, Aug. 6..—Thirty BN pease of workers in Warsaw * ts