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, 1921-11-29
CASPER ROTARY
CLUB INSPIRED
by LATE GUEST
District Governor Of Organi-
cation, Harvey Parker, En-
tertained at Monday
Luncheon.

Harvey Parker. governor of the 2fst
district OF the International Rotary
clubs. brought an inspiring message
to the local body at the regular weekly
luncheon Monday. The visit of Mr..
Parker here was one OF a number OF
calls he is making on clubs IN this dis
trict-
His address had an Inspiring influ.
ence on members OF Casper Rotary for
Mr.s Parker emphasized the work OF
this organization in serving humanity.
He spoke Of the good influence Rotary
nhould have in tho homo and in the
town where tho principies ARE prac-
ticed as they should. OF the good to
be accomplished through teaching
higher ideals to the youth OF the ma
ton, for, as he remarked. It Is for
the future that this generation should
all work.
Mr.. Parker paid George Nelson, sec
rotary of Casper Rotary. a splendid
compliment in saying that he records
OF the local club were always handled
with promptness and that the effici-
ency OF the secretary's office here had
gained favorable recognition from the
Chicago Headquarters He said that
the 21st district stood second high
In attendance percentage of all the
districts throughout the United States
and that 1t should not DO tho aim TO
reach the top. Changes have recently
been made in re~-districting this dis
trict, New Mexico. with the exception
OF one town. and Western Wyoming
bein annexed to other districts but
Casper still remains an integral part
Of the 21st-
DR.. ]. C. Ramp announced that the
next weekly meeting would be a
health meeting. He also stated that
Postmaster Bean will hire six high
school boys during the Christmas va
cation for extra work during the holt
days.
, 1921-11-29

Keith. after getting out of the
theater unframed. returned and as
sisted a number of women out of the
place. returning again to search for
others. On his last trip inside, which
he prolonged in order to grope about
In the smoke. he was burned severly.
Yale students assisted IN rescues. 1t
developed today.
George Heffelfinger, "a years OF
age. OF Wayzata. MINI. nephew Of
Fudge" Heffelfinger, famous foot
ball player, stood inside and divided
the crowd so that It used two doors.
He lowered over tho people he was
ordering to obey his commands.
, 1921-11-29
MINE FORCES
NEAR NORMAL

TRINIDAD. Colo, Nov. 2e.-LattIa
short Of normal force is reported by
he Colorado Fuel and Iron company
at work in the five company mines
OF tho Trinidad district today whore
a strike In protest over a 80 per ccnt
reduction In wages has been In effect
since November II. Company reports
today show 1910 men at work. n gain
OF 81 over yesterday. In tho walsen-
burg district company reports give
s57 men at work today. a gain OF Il
over yesterday. According to COM
pany reports tho total number of coai
miners at work in tho two districts
is 1.1ba. Coal production reported 1 n
Las An.mas county yesterday was
ATS tons and for Huerfano county
1895 tons
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100000.
Colonel Proctor was away on q
hunting trip and the bandits forced
Mrs Proctor. her sister. Miss John
son. and the aged cook. to stand with
their faces to the wall chen. with
revoivern drawn. they entered the
house.
Mrs. Proctor was compelled at the
point OF pistols 10 go upstairs with
two Of the robbers and open the safe
which was IN a closet From this
the bandits took tho Jexeiry.
Before escaping tho robbers made
tho three ONE so into the cellar
with them. where they prepared to
bind them with ropes. Mrs. Proctor
pleaded with them not to do so and
asked them to remember their moth
ers- The bandits needed her plea. but
they bundled the women into a iaun-
dry room in the basement. Tho wom-
en- finally escaped by crawling
through a cellar window.
, 1921-11-29
Mayor Denies
Allegation in
Libel Action

CHICAGO. Nov. as-Mayor rnomp-
son did not classify Chicago as the
sixth German city In the worIdn his
attorney. David H. jackson de-
ciared before Circuit Judge Brothers
In argument on a demurrer in the
$6ts,ooo libel suit against the
chicago Tribune. The iass,fication
quoted had been attributed to the
mayor In newspaper interviews con-
corning the mayors deciination to in
vite Marshal Joffre of France, TO this
city. a courtesy which the mayor ex-
blamed he had left to the city u
ell to extend.
DID he ask the council to invite
him7' Judge Brothers asked.
The answer was a negative.
, 1921-11-29

Between Is and 20
Workers Believed
Dead as Roof al
Walls Care In

NEW YORK., Nov. 70
Fifteen or twenty workmen
were believed to have been
killed today when a new the
atre in the course of c~onstruc-
ton at Bedford and Park ave-
nues. Brooklyn. collapsed. according
to early police reports.
At tho Vernon avenue police station
the number Of dead was estimated at
as
Fifty worsEmen were engaged on the
new structure. tho American theater.
A hurried roll call Indicated that about
half Of them had been buried.
Shortly before , o'clock four had
been taken from the ruins and rushed
to hospitals
Sylvester Rosenthal and Samuel
Moakowitz. the contractors. who were
detained on n technical charge Of hon.
icide. told the police hat about IS
men were working in tho orchestra
pit when the roof and north wall fell
IN They estimated thai about 10 had
escaped being buried.
, 1921-11-29

company. financial agent OF the new
independent organization.
The new refinery site comprises 220
acres in section 6-33-7s and leo acres
in section 1879 approximately three
miles e.lst of Casper along tho Platte
river and bordering on the Northwest
ern and Burlington railroad rights Of
way.
Tho consideration I'm tho transfer
was not made public. 1t is understood
however hat It was a lash deal. the
LAND selling at a new high figure for
unimproved property in this vicinity.
Efforts to get In touch with Mr..
Blackmore were unavailing.
The site which is said to have been
purchased lies just west OF the site
recently purchased by the Producers
and Refiners corporation for its on
templated refinery here.
Under the arrangement there is no
possibility of a town being built be-
tween the proposed refinery and the
city of Casper and tho construction
Of the plant should be beneficial in ex-
tending Casper along the eastern
border.
, 1921-11-29

MEXICO CITY. Nov. ,s-By Tho
Associated Press) William +.
Buckley. president OF the American
Association OF Mexico for whose ar
rest and expulsion the Mexican Eov-
ernment Issued an order several
weeks ago. left Mexico City Sunday
night, proceeding to Laredo under q
safe conduct furnished by For
eign Secretary PAM. Although
technically no has not been cx-
PEELED under article g OF the Mcxi-
can constitution. It Is understood
It viii require Authorization from
tho Mexican ~president' before he
can return. which has the effect Of
arbitrary expulsion. without actual
enforcement by officials hero. His
journey to Laredo. however. WA
with the full consent and knowledge
Of the officials in Mexico City. fol-
lowing his five days stay In tn
, 1921-11-29

mate friends a no IDEA he was max
ing an ocean voyage.
Members Of his family and business
associates were ~incredulous at first
and then recalled incidents as tndica-
tons that his spirit was shaken by
rscurrsnt memories Of his brothers In
arms who had died before his eyes In
France.
The last blow. they said. more try;
ing han the rest, was In Washington
a fortnight ago when he took part In
the funeral services for Americas UNI
known soldier. He returned from the
capital. moro depressed than before.
the haunting visions clearer than ever,
bearing him down. There lie had met
hundreds OF former friends. and had
marked anew the gaps in the ranks OF
the men he loved.
His mind stopped" was the ex.
PLANTATION of Robert Forsyth Little. of
the law firm Of White & Case. with
which Col. Whittiesey had been as
ISOLATED for about a year. ut had ail
1t could bear. remarkable mind though
It was. / don't think there was a mar
In the country who has had the try,
Ing experiences Colonel Whittlescy
has had IN the past two years.
"He wa8sth~ h--o VINO wan rlxayr
accessible to those who houent he
could help them. The disabled, tho
1obiess. the friendless, the widows OF
the war-all OF them-wero on his
mind constantly. For the last two
years there has scarcely been an hour
when h grief n horror OF the war
was not brought WILDLY and specifi-
cally before HIM"
when he left his office Friday
afternoon It was with some CHEEKY re.
mark regarding the Army-Navy loot
ball game which he intended to see.
At his boarding house on East 44th
street. no told friends he was going
away ito be by himseif-to rest" when
he left Saturday morning with a trav.
cling bag.
Colonel whfttiessy's uncle. G. w.
whittIesey Of New York. agreed with
his nephew's- legal associates that he
had como back from Arlington with
the ~recol,ections induced by tho mem
orial services weighing heavily on his
mind.
Colonel whitf1esey's name ieaped
into world wide prominence overnight
through his retort to tho German Off
Ger who called OF him to surrender
after he vas surrounded in the Ar.
gonne.
For four days and nights his com
mand. the first battalion. 3osth in
|fantry. 77th division, had lain under
fire. cut Off from aid. without food OF
fresh water. All but 81 men had been
killed or wounded.
Blindfoided and under the protection
of a white flag. a German soldier
stumbled into the American strong
point.
Surrender" he cried I'm the name
OF humanity and he told how. from
the German trenches the agonies and
cries OF the American wounded could
be heard. You so TO hell" was
Whittlesey's reply.
A few hours later American re-
, 1921-11-29
Moratorium, for
German Debt to
Allies Opposed

PARIS. Nov. as.@sy The Associ-
ated Press).-The French government.
It was made plain today. is strongly
opposed to the proposed moratorium
for Germany's debts to the allies, tho
movement for which is understood
hero to be gaining great strength in
British official circles. Tho French
view is that Germany is potentially
quite able of meeting her PREPARATION
payments and will do so unless given
encouragement from allied sources to
resist payment
, 1921-11-29

Mysterious circumstances, advanced
the money. Miss Clarke said. to re-
place funds stolen by Miitimore in
1918, after he had drugged her broth
or. Paul.
Miltimore was killed In a room at a
local hotel which had previously been
reserved in Miss Clarke's name. Tes-
trying today, she declared that. after
she had slipped a drug into a glass of
water which Miltimore ordered. she
became dizzy and remembered nothing
more OF what occurred in the room.
Beyond declaring hat Elwen had
advanced her the money necessary to
balance the accounts because of his
friendship for her brother. tho former
postmistress did not go into details
concerning this transaction. She had
referred to Elwell in previous state
ments TO the police who express doubt
Of the story based. they said, on an In
vestigation which disclosed that she
had not 9 north of Atlanta, Ga,
since she was a young girl.
Miss Clarke's testimony was given
while she apparently was under the
spell OF crystal During her entire
stay in the witness chair she had the
crystal steadily before her In order
that she could concentrate. It was ex-
planned. The state allowed Miss
Clarke full rein and only once inter
, 1921-11-29
Murder Told by
Man Accused of
Part in Crime

GREAT BEND. Kans.. Nov. b.
Cross examination by the defense Of
E. L. tCurley) Wallace. former res
taurant proprietor. charged Jointly
with DR.. w. A. Nixon and Roy Hayes
with the murder of Attorney Arthur
Bantn. was resumed today In Nixon's
trial. Wallace is a state witness, who
declared Nixon told him Hayes shot
and killed Banta who was in debt to
the physician. /.
Hayes pulled q bonehead and I
showed where to place the final shots
so as to make eure that Banta was
killed." Wallace testified Nixon told
him.
Wallace said he first met DR.. Nixon
ION a booze deal" In 1918.
, 1921-11-29
REVENUE MAN
is EMBEZZLER

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-Frcderick
]. Kelly. formerly n deputy collector
OF internal revenue. pleaded guilty
yesterday to a charge OF embezzling
$4,000 in treasury certificates re-
ceived in payment OF income taxes.
and was sentenced by Federal Judge
Augustus Hand to serve a year and
a day In the Atlanta p~enitentiary. )
Kelly was arrested several months
ago while attempting 10 cash $4,000
worth OF the certificates in a brokers'
office.
, 1921-11-29
Strike Troops
Are Recalled

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Nov. "a
Governor Kendall announced today
that he had ordered national guard
troops withdrawn from strike duty at
the John Morrell packing plant at
Ottumwa, Iowa, where a strike has
been in progress. The guardsmen
were expected to reach Des Moines
tonight. No disorder has occurred
since the troops were sem to Ottum-
wa where street fighting previously
had occurred.
, 1921-11-29
SLAYER Makes
A CONFESSION

KANSAS CITY. Nov. zs.-Frank
Pierce. who. according to I. b. Wal
stone. chief OF detectives here, has
made n sworn statement declaring
that he killed Frank Fogg. an Omaha
druggist July so last. left today for
Lincoln. Neb.. in the custody of @. A.
Hyers. Nebraska sheriff. representing
the attorney general OF Nebraska
, 1921-11-29

birth Of Guy.
On February Is. It was said. the
register disclosed that Fred Beauyais.
apart Indian guide. who Mr. stllman
alleges Is Guys father was assigned
to a room at the st. Regis. and a no
tation made to charge it TO Mr.. strn.
mans account.
MI. and Mrs. StiIlman. Beauvts. two
Of the Sullman children and a nurse
remained at tho hotel two weeks. It
ia understood 10 have been testified
by Charles Nascond and Theodore
Roth. employees OF the st. Regis.
Just before the hearing began Mrs.
Stillman arrived by train and walked
to the chambers Of Referee Daniel \.
Gleason. Mr.. stiilman. as usual, was
not in attendance.
, 1921-11-29

rupted her Sensational story which
covered a period OF nearly 10 years.
Arriving finally at the point where
h described finding Miitimore sit
ting In a chat in her hotel room, after
h had poured poison In his glass.
Miss Clarke veered abruptly from the
material into tho spiritualistio going
into an apparent trance. Willis In this
condition she gave a weird description
of m progress from tho days Of
creation.
Witnesses for the state have already
testified that no traces Of poison were
found when an autopsy was performed
on tho body Of Miltimore.
, 1921-11-29

the Creator" said President Ryan
in a letter to the foresters In which
he mentioned the disarmament con-
Terence at Washington and declared
the German cannon would be In
a fastc and 'menacing remind
err" Of warfare.
, 1921-11-29
TEUTON CANNON
ARE REJECTED

CHICAGO. Nov. 2s.-DanieI Ry.
an, president Of the county board,
has rejected captured German can
non as not fitting ornaments for
Cook county forest preserves.
THE forest In the handiwork OF
, 1921-11-29

AUSTIN. Terms. Nov. 1a-wn-
liam F. Buckley. president Of the
American Association of Mszico cx-
polied from that country. crossed
the border at Laredo this morning.
according TO information received
relatives and friends here.
, 1921-11-29
TOLL in FIRE
IS INCREASED TO SIX

destroyed theR iato theater Sunday night died today, making the actual death list six the
coronerh avinge hminaedt the name of timothy anlon. who wasa victim of hemt dI@%a
who died today were Everett Case IND Victor Corhne both of this civ
The deaths last mighty were thoseo Of Allen Keith. a Yale ophomore whose home vas
n Southport Conn., and Miss Mabel Moran, a telephone operator OF Derbv Conn
, 1921-11-29
CHILD DEAD
FROM CAVE IN

OMAHA. Nov. ss.-Ruth Tlomp-
kins. 8. was crushed to death while
playing IN q cave dug by children
when h sides caved In, burytne her
under two tons of earth at Scots.
bluff. Neb.
, 1921-11-29
JUDGE JAILED ON
LIQUOR CHARGE

is a federal prisoner in jail following his arrest at Tay-
louisville. He was arrested in connection with the dis
appearance from the courthouse Of ESQ cases of whiskey
which the Judge had a short time before caused to be
seized from alleged rumrunners. The judges brother
and seven other men also are under arrest
, 1921-11-29
COMMANDER OF LOST
BATTALION SUICIDES
iryng experiences in World ar Prove Too Much for Colonel
Charles ". WhitHesey, One of Greatest Heroes, and He
Takes Own Life Whiie on Tr;pto Havana

S Hrh h n f "a Isw wc mn NJ EMERGE emerged one Americas greatest Individual heroes was acr @ Is
~ s anu relatives OIL Lieut. COL Charles w Whfh1emv as tbo ana 80 -. $500
ne sunday while on the ray to Havana. Cause VI MS taking
- leaving several letters, presumably explaining his act the cmu~da~ 80 AZ. r :.
De"Hon oSaPpeaeo rom the eamshipT oha. q houH out from New YL III -
, 1921-11-29
POLICE BATTLE
RIVER WORKERS

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29-Two hundred and 6ftv
policemen battled for an hour with union sy1mpathizers
OF striking riverfront workers. The battle extended over
a space of five blocks. Numerous arrests were made
ana a number of injured were sent to hospitals.
, 1921-11-29

serves tttackcd all along the line. the
Germans were pushed back and the
little band OF survivors saved.
On hts return to the United stnfcs
ne was voted h congressional medal
OF honor. tho most coveted American
decoration for heroism.
, 1921-11-29
POSTMISTRESS HELD FOR
MURDER ADMITS BIG THEFT
$38, 900 of Postal Funds to Re
turn Loan Made by Joseph ElveH,
Sportsman Who Was Found Slain

ORLANDO Fla, Nov; 2s-Miss Lena W. Clarke, former
postmistress of West Palm Beach, charged with murder in
connection with the death of Fred r. Mitimore, testified yes
terday she had appropriated $4,000 of postal funds to repay
a loan made to her by the late Joseph Elwell, New York
sportsman. Elwell. who was later killed in New York under
, 1921-11-29
REGISTER OF
HOTEL FILED

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Nov. 29.-As a defense of the
paternity of Baby Guy Stillman, the register of the st. Regis
hotel in New York, was introduced today in the divorce suit
of James A. Stillman against Mrs. Anne U. Stillman to show
that Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman had a suite of rooms there for two
weeks beginning February IL, 1918, nine months before the
, 1921-11-29
COLLEGE HALL DESTROYED.

CHARLOTTE. N CT Now "a
Historic Chambers Hall. at Davidson
college. in which former President
Wilson lived while a student at David.
son. was destroyed yesterday by fire.
The building was erected n 1871.
, 1921-11-29
NEW REFINERY SITE PURCHASED
EAST Or CITY, REPORT

w. A. Biackmore, president of the Wyoming Refining
company, this morning completed a deal for the purchase of
32O-acre tract of land from B. B. Brooks, the land to serve
as the site of the new independent refinery which will be
constructed by the Wyoming Refining company, according
to the statements of Harry A. RYAN of Harry A. RYAN and
, 1921-11-29
BANDITS LOOT RESIDENCE OF
100000 WORTH OF JEWELRY
IN BOLD H0LDUP, CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, Nov. ga countrywide search is being
for the four bandits, two white and two colored.
who last night invaded the home of Col. w. Cooper Proctor.
president Of Proctor & Gamble company, at Glendale, a sub
ub of this city, and stole jewelry valued at from $40, 600 to
, 1921-11-29

WASHINGTON. Nov. :s.-Presi-
dent Harding issued q proclamation
today setting apart he week or De-
cember 4 to 10 as American Education
week. during which citizens of the
United States are urged to assist gem
eral efforts TO reduce iiliteracy and
gave thought to remcdying defects in
the nations educational system.
, 1921-11-29
MEX MINISTER ARRIVES.

BERLIN. Nov. 2s.-By Tho Associ-
ated Press).-Dr. Alfredo Caturegli,
newly appointed Mexican minister to
Germany, has arrived here.
, 1921-11-29
CLUBS TO
AID SUCCESS OF
Campaign to Be Promoted
From Pulpits, Civic Meet
ings, Forums and Social
Meetings.

Tho week from December 4 to 10
a been nationally sot aside for the
American Education week which Is
being sponsored by all civic organ
izauons- The idea Of a furthering Of
VIII be presented from tho
puipis. civic meetings, forum lunch
cons n social meetings.
IN tho last American Legion publ.
cation special mention was made of
the Education week n articles of
mote arc beng written concerning the
subject in many wide circulating
, 1921-11-29
Weather Forecast

Cloudy tonight. probably snow or
rain IN north portion; warmer in east
portion. Wednesday fair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-18
BROWNE, FORMERLY
OF WINCHESTER, HELD;
WILL FACE CHARGES

WINCHESTER, Ind. May 1S.-B. ].
Browne, Of Fort Wayne has been ar
rested on grand jury indictment
charging embezzlement and grand
larceny. He appeared before Judge
A. L. Bales, Saturday and was re-
leased on bond in the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Browne was formerly a we'll known
attorney of this city, and was at one
time secretary of the local chamber OF
Commerce. He was instrumental in
the location of the Marine Tire and
Rubber company in Winchester, and
the indictment filed against him is in
connection with this company.
Sell School Bonds
The bonds for the improvement OF
the school building at Carlos City
have been sold as follows: West
River township bonds, $1S,253.52, to J
F. Wild and company of Indianapolis,
and Washington township bonds, ST.
746.4S to the Meyer-Kizer Bank, Indi'
annapolis.
School Hearing May rs
The meeting for the hearing OF OBJ
jections to the construction of an ad-
dition to the Mckinley building has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-18
News Of the Counties

HANNA'S CREEK, Ind.-The an,
nual June meeting OF Hanna's Greek
church will be held Sunday, June 2
Services will be conducted by Rev.
Max Shaffer at 1890 o'clock in the
morning, and at 2:30 in the afternoon
A dinner will be served in the base.
ment of the church.
GRATIS, O.-High school seniors OF
this place will present the play. Lost
a Chaperon Fat the community hall
here, May 10. Saturday. May Fl. com
mencement exercises will be held al
the same place. Admission charges
will be made for both occasions.
WHITEWATER, Ind. - Decoration
Day ceremonies will be held in the
NJ. e. church here Monday, May 80
Rev Wright will deliver the prihcipa
address. The services will be hello
in the afternoon.
SPARTANBURG, 1nd.-The Walnut
Level Encampment team will confer
the second and third degrees before
the Spartanburg I. o. o. F. lodge Sat
urday. May 81.
HANNA'S CREEK, Ind.-In honol
of the. eighth birthday of their little
daughter, Inez, recently. Mr.. and Mrs
, Lester Parks entertained a number O.
her little friends. Those present were
Marian and Allen Creek, Elizabeth ant
Chester Roster, Marie Robinson, Orsis
and Mildred Adams, Hester Hart
Maxine, Mary and Marion Stanley
Thelma Parks and Inez Parks.
WHITEWATER, Ind-The Rolan,
| musicians of Richmond, will give
concert in Laurel hall here, Saturda.
| evening, May %.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-18
NO REGRETS FROM
TAKING DRECO

Declares the great root and herb medi-
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Iieved headaches. constipation and
gastritis.
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il went straight to the spot which is
something no other medicine ever did
for me- declared Mr.. Andrew Fred
erick, well known and highly es
teemed employc of Bedelrs Wood
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Now is the time to take a good re-
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for young or old alike.
All good druggists now sell Dreco
and it is being especially introduced in
Richmond by Glenn Thistlethwaite's
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