Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1920, Page 1

MINERS ARE OUT IN PENN. ‘Anthracite Fields Hit by Most Complete _ Tieup in 20 Years; “Vacation” Brot on by Insurgent Leaders, Report I (By United Press.) WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 2 «Seventy thousand anthracite coal miners are out on strike in this district today tion with the wage award. The strike was Wis & head cent force is at work i It is the are closed down. febce was stated. FIFTY COLLIERIES _ WABSHNGTON, Sept. 2.—A complete tie-up of fifty-two colleries in the ninth district of thé Pennsylvania anthracite fields “was reported to the department of labor today in the first official ad- vices received concerning the ‘vaca- tion” welkout. . Twenty-eight . colliries of the same @istrict are reported to be y because of dissatisfac- called by insurgent leaders. in the largest fields. - Many most ‘aes 8 in twenty POLISH REPLY (By United Press.) et WASHANGTON, - Sept. 2.—Presi- “dent Wilson ts considerin; reply to the Polish note. recehiad Maal night in answer to the “American note de. manding that Poland's ies should not be allowed. to patti eastern boundary. The Polish note é¢onfends that it, will be strategically. impos: | sible to halt at. this line. military experts agree on e tention. 4 BERLIN, Sept. 2.—In refusing Proposals of both-Russia-and- the en- ecg ito join in war’ against. the er, it is pointed out would be plunged ae we rman fare should sides be taken with’ France. and co-operation. with Rus: sin would make Germany. a. battle SIN N. FEINERS ground. A policy of neutrality will be. followed. é e €OX MAKES BID FOR VOTES OF ‘DIRT’ FARMERS (By Associated 'Press) COLUMBUS, Ohfo, Sept. . 2-—Gover- nor Cox declared today that if elected he would appoint. “dirt? farmers” to responsible ‘government positions, 4n- cluding secretary of.agriculture’ and members of the fedéral reserve and 1¢- gional reserve ‘ds, tariff. commis- sions and the Interstate Commerce Commission. He outlined his policies in an address to 100 representatives ‘of the national board of farm organiz#- tions Polini a: eenvention be @ convention here. CONVICT KILLS WIFE, CAUGHT IN OKLAHOMA (By Associated Press BIG HEART, Okla., ft 2.—Ben Hickman, escaped. convict from, , the Utah’ penitentiary, was jailed at huska today after he had- shot anit) killed his wife on: the street. RING FANS ON MOVE TOWARD BENTON HARBOR BENTON. HAHBOR, Mich. —Jack Dempsey-and: proh-: pom ae. Pepa eo Mail... MILLIONS ADDED TOU. S. DEBT BY RAIL GUARANTEE! (By. Assotviated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Federal guarantee of railroad earnings re- sulted’ in an increase in the public debt of $101,750,000. during Avzust, according to treasury figures an- nounced today showing the nation’s gross debt to be $24,324,672,000. So ‘PRAIRIE DOGS ARE EMBALMED BY UNDERTAKER SHERIDAN, Wypo., Sept. 2.—Em- balmed prairie dogs are to be used at the coming: Sheridan County fair in demonstrating the metfod for * poisoning rodents which is being ad- votated by the county agricultural agents: The? prairie dogs are being embalmed by a local undertaker. " oo LEFRINGHOUSE INFANT DIES Earl Rodney Lefringnouse, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, George L. Lef- ringhouse, @jed last night at thei home, 238 South Washington street, of stomach trouble. The child was 3 weeks old. Private funeral services will be held at the Bowman chee to- morrow morning at 10:30. CUBS ADDRESSED IN BALL SLAN (By Associated Press.) MARION, Ohio, Sept. 2.—Putting his ‘political creed intd the vernacular. of baseball, Senutor Warren G. Harding today -delivered a front porch speech to the players of the Chicago National teague club appealing for better teamwork by the American nation “on the home grounds and under the rules.” Many issues, including the League of Nations, one-man govern- ment, preparedness and, progressivism were touched on by Harding in declaring his love for the great American game. ‘The Cub players had come to Marion to play a special exhibition game as a personal compliment to the Republican candidate, Sor aleisy gecasioar, th ah a BRITAIN STANDS PAT ON ATTITUDE TOWARD MAYOR, (By Aszociated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 2.—Appeals in he« half of Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, who lies in_a critical eorftition in Brixton jail as the result of a hun- ger strike, will not be recognized by the British goyerriment, Sir Harmar Greenwood, chiefs secretary for Ireland, told the London times today. SNIPERS PILE UP (By Associated Press.) BELFAST, Sept. 2.—Snipers fired into a dense crowd last night near Crumlin réad jail and panic reigned in that section. One civilian was fatally in- jured by a sniper's bullet. During a riot ‘in Dover street one man was seri- ously wounded: Many dwellings and stores were looted. FARMER-LABOR CHIEF APPEALS FOR M’SWINEY. (By Associated Press.) cHicadd, Sept. 2.—A cablegram to Premier Lloyd George of England re- questing him to order the release of Lord Mayor MacSwiney, was sent to~ day by Parley P, Christensen, Farmer- Labor. party candidate for president. He said in part: “I urge you in thd name of countiess American. freemen to remove the mask of pretended legality and spare the life of this proven pa- triot. The slayers of Joan of Are had’ excuses such as yours and ‘so too did the executioners of Robert Emmett und the hangmen) ot Nathan Hale. If the Lloyd George government is’ net a ty- rant, prove “it by freeing Terence Swiney and witadrawing your murder: ous army from the soll of ‘hs Irish Republic." PROSECUTION IS ENDED BY TOSS OF COIN, CLAIM SHERIDAN, Wyo., Sept. 2.—After L. A. Thompson, a Glearmont barber, had been fined $10 and costs in justice court here on a charge of stealing a suit case full of clothing claimed joint- ly by him and C. lL. Smith, he and Smith matched pennies on the judge's bench to decide who should take the clothes.’ Thompson wor. aint promptly gave the clothes to, Smith as security for.a loan of $7.15—the amount he need- ed to enable him to pay his fine, ata re NE Painting on spiders’ webs is done in Norway, and the pictures are framed like any other drawing. The webs ¢m- ployed—which are of a remarkably dense weave—occur only in a few lo- calities diffieult of access, and the sup: ply of them is very limited. IS CONSIDERED | BELFAST CASUALTIES Women’s Votes May Be Void; Hope Lies sin Connecticut ae \ (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, "Sept. 2.— yr t impet the possibility of a suffrage are by government Possibility of the elec- intd the courts and Of representatives arises out bars provision that a must have a majority in the pre > College. Tt courts declare the Tennessee iMexal after ‘election, f cast under the - nin: nent would be thrown out andt he president would be elected by. ot fepresentatives. _,.Repub- xD cted to’ aid suffrage rati- ‘Cohnecticut when the legis- search is being made for Miss. Dor- othy Skeels, 16, who disappeared Tuesday after she left the home of her ‘parents, v. and Mrs. W. Skeels, to: go’ to school. The poties fear kidnapers, The mother ‘is. pros- trated, : (By Batted Press.) lice are searching fora man between 45 and 60 years old in connection with the disappearance of Dorothy Sweels. Witnesses said they saw a seen since. | Whits slavers.an Whits slavers are feared. RECORD SET IN OIL FIELDS OF U.S. IN AUGUST oll wells finished n : § was established August, when the total reached 3.513, according to the monthly re- view of pre ° City Derrick, made public here production in August amount- to 290,518 barrels, a gain of 51 - 280 pode Seen “th previous month, the reyiew showed. RANGHER MANGLED WHEN CAUGHT UNDER MOWING MAGHANE 1N RUNAWAY a, JACKSON, Wyo., Sept. 2—Joseph Infanger, a rang¢hman, is in critical paisishan) from jagged wounds in his » legs and boy inflicted by the tooth" of a mowing machine in which he’ was caught when hig team, bolted. He was found unconscious beneath the machine, from’ which the team had broken loose, by. his #on. The fact that the cutting blade” of the machine was out of gear at the time of the ac- cident, and that, therefore, the teeth merely gouged him instead of slicing, is believed to hkVe been responsible for his escape with. his life. pe MOTORBIKE Is RECOVERED IN CASPER The B and B. Cyclé company picked up a 1920 ceetHe Henderson motorcy- cle, the: property ‘of Floyd Clymer, fa- mous speed demon of the motorcy- clists. The supposed owner of the ma- chine was placed “under. arrest. He Bave the name of Marshall.. He will be held here by ‘the police department until arrival of officers from Denver, where Clymer now has his home. THOUSANDS OF FRY RECEIVED FOR STREAMS Fourteen cans of young trout ship- ped from the state fish hatchery at Laramie, arriyed here last night and will be distributed today to the fol- lowing Sore 3 in the vicinity of Cas. per: East Elkhorn, West Elkhorn, Hat Six, Garden creek, Beayer creek and the By ion reservoir, The applicagion to the state hatch. ery was made by G. M. Penley and Jack Scott Gayest: the county com- missioners. is the first applica- tion which Qgsper has ever’ made to the state hatchery. Action is gtill_ pending on an ap- plication made by the Chamber of Commerce tu the federal department of fisheries at Washington. So SCHOOL JANITOR HIRED J. C. Blakesley was engaged by the School board yesterday to act as jani- tor of the West Casper school. “Piirchiased by Pro: the volunteer workers who have sold DENVER, Colo, Sept, 2.—The po- | hundreds of the season cardboards, the; will be given’ to the champion steer season tickets are also on sale at the} rider by the Webel Commercial. Com- Kimball Drug Store. Rapidly are the merchants of thé city falling in line and getting their American Legion Stampede window Aisplays ready. Not-only that but the loyal merchants have willingly accept- ed the American Legion’ plan to deco- rate their store fronts with red, white and blue bunting, with the American flag, and other patriotic designs. The publicity committee of the Stampede is asking, through the press, that every merehant in the city decorate his store front in honor of the three days of the Stampede. A list of all stores hav- ing special Stampede window. displays will be published tomorrow. The entire array of bad horses from the “88” outfit has arrived and is now housed at the Natrona County fair grounds. The outfit ix owned by M. M. Henry of the Cheyenne River Breaks, which is a district of the bad lands north of Dy Jas. Bill and Frank Rob- bins also ha¥e reached the city with a string of wild horses captured\.on the Laramie plains. All of these anti- mals have heen inspected by Dick Hornbuckle and reported to be in a satisfactory condition. The night lighting scheme will be perfected by the publicity committee and volunteer workers from the city fire department, Nearly $8,000 is being given in prize Imoney by the managemnt of the Stam- jpede, but this does not include the many special prizes being offered by many évents scheduled. The list of prizes. offered by merchants to date follows: ‘Thé Golden Rule, through Mr. Lind- say, offers a $90 leather coat to the a three-day average. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—The senato committee investigating campaign ex- penditures adjourned today without having heard E. H. Moore of Ohio, Governor Cox's representative. Chair- man Kenyon announced that the committee would meet in Chicago on September 7 to hear Moore and other witnesses. Kenyon said a recess was, neces- sary so members could keep engage- ments for Labor Day. Moore said he was prepared to prove that Repub- lican leaders announced last January that they expected to raise a $15,- temperature; probably frost in AT LE Peace Chances BERLIN, Sept. 2.—Dr. Walter GREAT CROWD MADE SURE BY TICKET SALES Over 1,000 Sedson. Cardboards Already |\COX STARTS ON Casper merchants to. winners in the; champion bateback bronco buster on| Friday, not. much change in mountain region. ing the reichstag foreign affairs committee, been ‘urged to collaborate with the western powers as a means of breaking” treaty of Versailles, but after mature reflection had rejected this WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and 4 RED DIVISION IS WIPED OUT MBERG Crushing Defeat Administered by Poles in Advance to Lithuanian Border; Are Improving (By Associated Press.) Simons, foreign minister, address- declared today that he had Russian Bolsheviki against the the bonds imposed by the (By. ted: Press.) WARSAW, Sept. 2.—The Bolshevik army, commanded by Gen... Budenny, noted cavalry leader, was -annihilated during operations in the Lemberg sec- tor, August 29 to September 1, says the Polish official statement today. EFEAT TURNED INTO ICTORY BY POLES Isolated detachments. of ,Budenny’s forces succeeded in escaping and are in disorderly retreat, General Budenny’s mounted men had pr cenvered to break through the Polish lines and march upon ‘Lublin. They had ective Attendants at Stampede; Co-operation Praised Tickets for the American Legion Stampede, which ‘starts ‘Bunday and continues Labor Day and September 7, are selling rapidly, E. Cc. Calhoun, ‘who has charge of the ticket, sale, stated. this morning. More than 1,000 season tickets admitting to all three days of the big: Wild West program have been sold and indications are that by Friday. night few of the season tickets will be léft of the 2,000 printed. Besides One pair of $25 Stacy-Adams shoes oany. Richards & Cunningham will give a $25 cowboy Stetson hat to te$ winner of the bucking contest. The champion steer roper can call ut Elgin’s and get a $35 Stetson hat, Campbell! & Johnson will give a leather vest for the rider of tho cham- pion relay string during the Stampede, Frank Canner offers the best hat in his store to the champion bulidogger. Vv. C. Wray offers $50 in cash to anyone riding Bald Pete, the handsome Brahman steer, under contest rules, CONDITIONS IN MEXICO BETTER THAN IN YEARS (By United Press.) i MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2.—President de la Huerta in a speech to the Mexi- can congress last night said conditions | in Mexico were better than. for, years | and foreign relations on a stronger basis. He promised the settlement of all indemnities and guarantees safety to foreigners. WESTERN TOUR (By United Press.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept, 2.—Gover. nor Cox begins his stump tour: tonight. nearly completed an encircling move ment against Zamosz, midway between Lublin and Lemberg, but were. out- flanker by the Poles and attacked from thé east, the communique states. The engagement rewulted iin the. defont “st povidt Larcen niong the front “and, the Russians were com- pelled to retreat in disorder with the Poles in close pursuit. The Bolsheviki lost heavily In kille@ and wounded, adds)the statement, thé Poles capturing thousands of prisoners, sixteen guns and enormous quantities of material, Fighting cente’ in the Zamosz region, the battle fiking the form of numerous cavalry clasties with infantry filling in the gaps and attacking ant along the liné simultaneously. Besides announcing the victory of the Poles over Budenny. in the Zamosz bat- tle, the communique reports successes along the entire center and southertr fronts, where the Russians were bested in the fighting. DEMOBILIZATION IS = ORDERED BY REDS, (By United Press.) LONDON, Sept. 2.—It is reported that the Bolsheviki have ordered th’ demobilization of all Russians between the’ages of 18 and 50 years. It is’ be- lieved that’ the Poles will be more libeF> ally inclined to the Red peace proposals by this move. Dispatches today stated that the Polés had administered a severe de- feat to the Ruésians and have reached the Lithunian frontier, oT LOCAL PEOPLE WILL ATTEND GRAND LODGE Between 20 and 30 members of the Eastern Star and the Masonic orders of Casper expect to go to Buffalo next week to attend the Grand lodge which will be in session there front Monday to Thursday. The East Star meetings will be held ‘on Morfflay and Tuesday and. the A. F, and A, M. meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Elab- orate preparations for the reception of the visitors are being made by the Masons of Buffalo. A, number of those going from here expect to mike the trip in their own cars. oJ AE OS He will Twenty states will be invaded on his western tour, 000,000 fund. The morning session today was de- voted to the testimony of Miles Poin- dexter, chairman of the Republican senatorial committee, and Herman Henke, treasurer of the National Young Men's Republican League. Poindexter said his committee plan- ned to raise $200,000 for the senator- ial campaigns. They expected to make a fight in 20 states. Henke said his organization had raised $1,900 in §25 contributions from honorary vice presidents. The league hoped to have about $100,000 | to spend in 20 states, he said. make four speeches dally.) ~Cuban barbers use no brush, but lather their patrons with their hands, from a bow! made to fit under the chin EXPENDITURES PROBE IS SUSPENDED TILL SEPT. 9 Poindexter and Reed agreed there had been some moral improvement in politics in the last eight years, the former assigning the reason that. the “courts have taken action in. some. Es “Would you regard the existence of a campaign fund of $15,000,000 as a menace?” asked Reed. “I would,” said the, witness and added that a fund of $5,000,000 would be “an abuse.” “How about a fund of $4,800,000," asked Reed. “That is too large in my personal | opinion,” replied Poindexter, * entine ceriter-or ~~