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Show Temperatures. Weather Forecast. - Northern Utah Possibly' rain tonight and Friday; cooler' Southeastern Idaho Probably rain tonight and Friday; cooler Maximum yesterday Minimum yesterday Minimum today am. 5 Poof i4 PAGES SALT CITY LAKE UTAH THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 4 56 6 today today SEVENTY-THIR- 1922 13 ,...1 ....67 Sam. Noon today tonight Of , . SO JJ J4 YEAR D PACIFIC SHIP BURNING; LIFE BOATS LOWERED Negro Bandit Stages Daring Robbery on Chicago Bound Train HOLDUP ROBS 68 OF " JEWELS AND MONEY -NEAR KANSAS CITY Very Bad Fire Raging Is Report ot Wireless Seeks Office From HonoluluVessel Tears Women Subjected to Indignities as Desperado Gems from Clothing Robber Appropriates Apparel of Passengers Members of Crews Assist Posses in Search f . r Colored Crook. Armour is One of Principal Witnesses Before Federal Trade Commission Con- (By the Associated Press.) Chicago-boun- d passengers CHICAGO, Oct. 12. Sixty-eigin sleeping' cars were robbed of their jewels and money by .a negro bandit, who boarded the Santa Fe California Limited train out of Kansas City, Mo., late last night, according to official railroad reports received here early today. The train is due in Chicago at 10 a. m. today. at Fort report from the operator Iowa, where the train was 4 a.m.: at due No. 4 held up California Limited within Kansas City. Notify ch.ef special agent in Chicago. Will give further details from Marcellne. Clothing Taken. The California limited, crack train of the Santa Fe left Ban Franc.sco Monday night at S oclock. Several women were subjected to indignities as the holdup man tore off their necklaces and snatched their purses, reports said. The men. it was said, had no opportunity to offer resistance. Clothing of passengers who had to their berths was appropriated by the bandit. The robbery occqpied only a few minutes. tjanantry or the ynn todaywhen wga revealed ?"?' reached Chicago. Mrs. 8. B. Sweet of Detroit, told how sue men had gone to her aid when the negro entered. Men Protected Her. The robbery occurred within the of Kansas City and shortlimits city ly after the train had pulled out of the station. Hs evidently climbed Into the vestibule as the train waa leaving the station, according to the train conductor, and robbed only the passengers In the third car from the rear. He escaped with only about $200. Mrs Sweet told how tha men had protected her. "I was walking toward the observation platform while the porter was she said. I my berth. heard a cry, Trop your big!" I didn't ho see anyone' and gave significance to the words. But as I approached the door they were repeated and a negro with a revolver appeared In th doorThat revolver looked like It way. was a mile long I dropped the beg. The elx men in th car jumped up as the negro yelled Hands up!' The men surrounded me and threw out me their pocket hooka. They pushed behack toward the wall and stood wra a all tween me and the negro. It over In a few minutes Th robber did not go Into the other care, but jumped off th train." Police Comb Kansas City For Negro Train Bandit News Service.) i By International KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 12 While and railroad officer are scour- posses a ing the Missouri countryside for nereo bandit who last night robbed several Pullman care of the Santa Ee California Limited as it was pulling out of Kansas City, terrorizing passengers. police here were combing this city in the belief that the bandit is still within the eity limit. After completing hia robberies, the negro jumped from the train at the Fifteenth street rroselng. according to train employees Officials at the trains office stated today that do not put on full speed until they pass Sheffield and that the condition of the track between Sheffield and Fifteenth street viaduct la such that a man may Jump from a moving train with safety. Approximately fivq hundred dollara was th amount taken from pasto sengers by the bandit, according the official report of th conductor of her road of tha made to official ' train thia morning. yard-naste- t (By The Associated Press) Oct. 12 J. Ogden Armour. packer and George E. Marry, president of tho Armour Grain coma pany. principal witnesses yesterday before the federal trade commission in its Inquiry of trading in grain future were In conference with attorney today to determine tq what extent they will reveal detalla of their s grain when they appear before the commission again tomorrow Declining yesterday to disclose the intimate details of their speculations. Mr. Armour and Mr. Marry agreed to tell the commlnesion tomorrow whether they would furnish all the dates and figure of their trades requested by the federal Inquiry board Oaaual Trader. Mr. Armour characterized himself -as a casual trader," in the grain market. He denied that Armour and company, tha packing house, was Interested In any grain deals in which ha participated, sweet-tin- g that tha d BOt trd 1,1 n In hla preliminary Mr. Artestimony mour said some of hla tranaac-tlon- s were bandied bygrain the 'Armour and ,ome b- other hroJ.rCO'Tlny whose namee he declined to reveal. He declared that he followed the grain market only casually and did not recelta daily report from the Armour Grain company, with whose business he said he was not sufficiently acquainted to answer some of the questions put to him. Both Mr- Armour and Mr. defended the hoard of trade Merer aa a necessary medium through which the farmer Gnds a sure and constant market for his grain. Defends Boards of Trade. 'The farmer has a place to sell hit grain every day In the year. Mr. Ar mour said. "He may not at times get the price he is entitled to. but I think it h,s stabilised Conditions Generally speaking he la better off 1 would say, than without a speculative future market, because no man in the grain business would be buying wheat until he sold it and you know that sometimes you have to carry wheat a long time before you can sell it. Prewed for answers to questions relative to his operations on the board of trade since the war time ban on trading in wheat futures waa lifted July 15. 1920. Mr. Armour said he could not see that hla answers would he of Importance to the inquiry. At any rate, he said, he would have To meke estimate of hia grain traneae-tooi- a If he replied to requests for CHICAGO. HARDING FAVORS HOLDING WORLD trans-actlon- ECONOMIC MEET But President Will Not Call Such Conference Until Conditions Appear Favorable for Success. BT GEORGE R. HOLM US. N 8 Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct.' 12 President Harding is willing to call an international economic conference any time that world conditions appear to be favorable to the success of such a gathering jjut absolutely no steps toward I "," tuturlrm b y this government until the dent and his advisers are convinced that conditions are such that the world's economic problems will yield to peaceful settlement around the con- ference table as did the world's naval problems at the armament conference last winter This was the explanation put forward In official quarters today for renewed reports In foreign capitals that the Inited States would shortly inaugurate a second Washington conference to deal this time with the vexing economic problems that hae brought Europe to the verge of another war. Bo circumstantial were the reports that from Toklo came press dispatches reporting the Japanese government as anticipating such an invitation and willing to accept it. While entirely wiQing to undertake swcX project in the same spirit that actuary th calling of the armament conference it Is nevertheless the unanimous opinion of the president and his closest advisers that world condition are boi now favorable to the succesa of any international conference. whether by inaugurated America or some other nation. And until conditions abroad become more settled, it was said today, the United State will pursue Its present rehabilitapolicy of aiding Europe tion whereer possible and In such ways as to bring no invlvment In European bickering and politics Severe pressure has been brought to bear on the administration to dip in abroad. It haa come not only from abroad, but also from American bankers who believe that without American participation in European counsels Europe is doomed. j Murder Confession In Jersey Murder blood-staine- d dispatch received here today said. The steamer Enterprise, the nearest of three vessels to the Honolulu, had not reached the burning craft when the final message was sent. s Mongrel Dog to Have j Day of Its .Own in Chicago II . The message indicated, according to the Federal Telegraph company which received it, that all of the passenger and crew had taken, to the The radio operator said lifeboats, that he and the three officer wre the last to remain aboard and that they were leaving Tha last message received from DIVIDEND MINER ARRESTED FOR SHOOTINGFRAY r Dispute Over Money Result in Running Battle in Streets of Utah Mining Camp. 14 Hours (Special te Tha News) DIVIDEND. Oct. 13 A running, battle between Foatmaatar Elton andj C. Romero local minor, waa staged in the atreet of thia mining camp Tuesday afternoon. Although at leaat 26 shots were exchanged none took effect. Romero waa arrested near the Zuma mine after he had fainted from wounds received eaHler In tha day In a fight with John Manson. proprietor of the Tintic Standard store. Romero signed over bis check to Manson and when he came to get the balance due him ha claimed he should have had $10 more than what Manson gave him. Ha attacked the storekeeper who in defense took & revolver from beneath the counter and struck Romero a number of times Inflicting scalp wounds which bled freely Romero left and went to his shack where he secured a revolver and started back to the store. He saw Postmaster Elton, an employee of Man-eocoming from his residence end Elton dashed ltno his opened fire home, secured a rifle and returned the fire Romero, seeing he was not equipped to battle with Etons longer range weapon, started for the hills with the postmaster in pursuit. When near the Zuma mine Romero fainted from loss Hherlff of blood and was captured. Dsn Martin, of Juab county, and Citv Marshal Miner Peterson, of Eureka, were summoned and took Romero to Eureka Sheriff J. D. Boyd this morning brought him to Provo where he is held In the county jail Pheriff Boyd also brought from Dividend Manuel Zeloquea charged with threatening the life of John Manson. in Open SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12. The anil crew of the liner IMsaengvc Lit y of Honolulu, burnt mf at sea, abandoned at 10: la- - wolm-- k this moraine, are faring 14 hours In open boats before the firm ship dashing to their rescue can reach thorn. Tito army transport Thomas la expected to beat the Matson Navigation company's vessel In the race to tlio castaways. The Thomas, according to wlrelcs advices from her commander, should reach the erene of tho diaamer at 1 o'clock tomorrow morning. THE TRUTH ABOUT UTAH Tin-,?i- MURRAY A ! COMINGMANUFACTURING CENTER n ar ' II1 1 the conclusion of the arm'stire Mudanla wa received quietly here. a large part of the population alof ready regarded into eastern Thrace a Inevitable. Talk of resistance la mainly confined to the army Withdrawal of funds from the Otero Warren is banka and liquidation of assets have Mrs Adelina for Congress from New been In progress for several days and running eill undoubtedly be accelerated by tlve Neater Montoya In the primarl the knowledge that Turkish civil auShe has the reputation of being a tire-le- thorities will be In charge forty-fiv- e fighter. after the armistice takes effect days dela of who Mr. Warren, id ore than a thousand families have Spanish scent. has held many public offices In left Adrianople for Greece, within the New Mexico. last week, and the city is filled with refugees from the villages, bound westward Already the people are conleaving aa rapidly as poaalbie, lack of transportation fathe sidering cilities, caused by the fact that many horses and wagons have been requisitioned by the army. Despite the presence of the allied mission sent here from Constantinople the Christian populations seem unwilling to believe that the altlee can carry out their guarantee of protection and' a repetition of the Smyrna massacres te feared by many. ar The majority of the civilian (By The Associated PreM) armed, but it la hoped th allied declashes serious can prevent tachments The monCHICAGO, Orl until after the Turkish gendarmte is grel dog In to hare hla day In stationed. next accord fully tog Saturday, Chicago Th Greek army officer still mainto Mayor Thompson, who haa la tain their attitude of resistance and micd a proclamation giving pub-d- o their position haa been somewhat rerocognhkm to the an pedigreed inforced by the civilian move from an cnnlnos conautonomous Thraoa but th The proclamation waa lamed In tinued exodus westward Indicates that connection with the Chicago Herthia movement haa no overwhelming ald and Examiner Onr Ihig" at iow under the aoapicea of the popular support. Boy Brotherhood Republic. The Rwc nil round dog. will Greek Government Makes n nihw cup Saturday. Headway in Relief Work The dog k man beat friend," the mayor Mid In iamint hi (By Th Associated Press) proclamation. The pedigreed dog haa always held the spotlight. ATHBN8. Oct. 1 2 -- The Greek govThe on pedigreed dog has newer ernment supported by private organla achievbeen publicly recognised. It Is ization, including America, only right that be should hate hi ing extraordinary result In solving the day." problem presented by th presence of Th mayor hlmeeU baa a yelthousands of refugees from Asia low dog " The bomrleaa pup waa Minor. The arrival here of Dr. Fridtjof adopted by Mayor Thompson , at Nansen will add to th strergth of the SprtngfMd. daring the RepubliNacan state eonrentino two years support given hy the League of ago when tk. mayor at the liesd tion. jbut foreign assistance will be of his delegation sought to hare required If thousands of women and hia platform adopted. The dog children ar to be saved Clothing waa glren the name "Platform. especially undergarment. Is badly needed. RHOAia CONTRACT RENEWED. Forty Americans representing the Oct. 12. WASHINGTON. Renewal American Legation and conaulaie-th- e for another year of the lease under T. M. G A and T. W C. A . have which the Alabama Power company organized the future work which will with operatea the government' electrical be carried out In Headquargenerating steam ffant at Muscle th other organizations Shoals waa announced today by Secre- ter have been established in an unused palace. tary Weeks. the ehip, eent by the Radio Corporation of America, wireless operator Just before he abandoned his key, aild. Captain and gang leaving ship Goodbye to you all. Th three radio operators aboard the City of Honolulu were W H. Beil, P. B. Hancock ajid M. C. Kumler. Passengers on the burning passenger steamer were leaving the ship at 9 o'clock today, according to a wireless meseagereceived here by the Federal Telegraph company today. A message received by the Enterprise and relayed to the Matson offices here, gave the position of the imperilled vessel as 1.406. miles east of Honolulu. Thirteen minutes before the passenger began -- to leave the burning vessel, the boats were lowered, a wireless message to the Federal Telegraph stated. The Federal companv compinj did not expect to receive further mesn radio operators reunless sages mained on th vesse1. Call Is Answered. The message as received here was addressed to the steamer Entetprbe. which was In latitude 32 17 north and longtitude 136 13 west. The message N Manson v shot and furiously said the Honolulu was lowering wounded on the nieht of March 9, boats now and asked the Enterprise if she was coming. 1921. hy a ganx of bandits who mcr Twelve minutes before the Honoholding up the Tintic Ptandard store At that time two men were killed, John lulu wirelessed she was lowering t c boats, she put out an S O. S. call anWetierdahl, superintendent of th S'andard mine, and L. F. Peterson, other lime. This was at S.Ju oclock proprietor of the poof hall In connec- This message repeated the previous tion with the store .managed by Man position of the burning steamer as Divldend-jlatitud31.07 north and longitude Ison Jesus Hernandez, 131 40 west. Everybody wrarks but father In Murray and even Dad. who has money enough to retire, freqnrnt- miner, was also wounded In addition to the F Q. 8. call the as shot while he wss in Manson hitch In his belt and step s out to help the boy. Jaw now Dad la watching the news carefully, A Ian adjoining room opening the com Honolulu-sai- d Verybad fir1 was wondering what he can do to arcam the location of some of the new steel plant at Murray. He realize on the vessel and immedLiie of one bandit the safe for raging gang pany that he haa everything to offer In the way of Meal manufacturing sit re and that Murray I the logical was asked. .There waa little light in the room and assistance after Manson stooped and staged to -- The Matson Navigation place aa one of Ttah ' leading manufacturing centers. companv, , owner of the steamer first urn combination at the the Enterprise, These reflections are bora of a reo-.- it visit to Murray and a talk with some of the leading business Man-eomnteh is bound from Hawaii to the see to the unable cllek, bandit, nvrn thTn- - Murray Is beck to pre-wHer normalcy and stepping strong along the rnad to prosperity. thought he aa cocking a pistol mainland, said that their vessel wa bnlt cteerlnga are running around $12, 000,000 and her smelter payroll amounts to approximately $100,000 'and opened fire mhtch started the gen- rushing to the assistance of the burning liner and should reach her beeral which a is monthly, firing in which the others were tween mighty recovery from the shutdown. i noon and one oclock this afterkilled and wounded Among the larger Industrie a t Murray the American Smelting and Refining company Is employing noon. 700 men. having just blown in nn additional furnace. They will blow la two more at an early date. The Ttah Fine company la employing 5 0 men and gradually getting back to rapacity. The Twin Peaks Distressed Vessel Was g company Is employing 125 men and women. They have turned out large quantities of prae and beans On Return of First Trip thia srason and are now working on tomatoes and apples rained ta the v trinity of Murray. The Ttah SamI mill I pling running nearly to capacity with from 50 to 70 men on the payroll. The Eureka Metallurgical LOS ANGELES. Calif . Oct 1! works is conducting experimental With torn thr with a small force. The I tail F ire Clay company is making fire htindrad p.nr-r- . brick with a force of 50 men. They are shipping fire brick as far a a South America. aboard the Lo Ana) The Murray 6tamhlp now company' City of Honolaundry, one of the best equipped plants in the writ, employs a hundre d persons and doe a large business lulu wa rpporic.d by ulrelcaa today n have own their $ke. They artesian water. The Intermountai n Broom Factory turn out a hunaftr two day' offnhor from thi por' dred and twenty-fiv- e on th return trip of It firnt von dozen broom a week of the finest grade made In the Tnlled States. This Institution between Lo Anyele. and Honolulu a is promoting the growing of broom corn wtik-hhbeen retard to perfection at Cottonwood near Mur-mAssociated Frees ) The City of Honolulu ia a ' The Benniou Floor mill turn out an excellent grade of flour. Three and numerous smaller Indus. 12 NEW Federal hoard vee) of 17,500 tons andahtpplnq YORK. Oct was al: a Hand tries are foriered by a population of 5.000 persona ; Learned Friday to th local company for a'x located Judge granted : order prohibit-months' for temporary trial bids restraining service fair to between be known aa th.s Petaluma of the Murray rtah. la the Immediate vicinity there are half a ing H, C. Stuart, acting collector of! city and the Hawaiian Islands. It left mil Host bens cackling over new-lai- d egga. last qtrlng Murray imported more than half a million chicks. A. profsdefal Day, !ih port, Ralph Sept. 2$ with mors than 300 paa-eThey have shipped friera to eastern markets and will alao dhlp mgs. 1 here la no limit to the praslbilittes hibition director for New "York, and gers. mostly tourists, and It Is believed of the. poultry industry hi that arc Lion. ,John A. Appleby, chief zone prohibi- a rg number of these were returntion officer, from putting into effect ing on the vesaeL On the benches to the earn of the city large quantities of small and 'large friths are harvested. To the federal order to seize ships and The position of the City of Honolulu the west are hundreds of acres of sugar beets, grain and hay. All amend Murray they are becoming famt 6 6$ o'clock-th- t liquor under tho Daugherty prohibl-.ticmorning was giten ous for their track gardens. Dining cars are replenished at Murray with mount hi trout produced from at latitude 21.07 north and longitude order on was The order 13140 weet. applicagranted to the last j according private flsb hatchrrira. This year they win go 1a strong for stock feeding. tion of the International Mercantile radio advices known here to haIn common with all dike of rtah, Murray has a splendid public school system. Her flrr depart, for the been received from the Marine corporation, which acting meat nw ntain high efficiency and her municipal gntrrnnnwt is lotelll gently administered. She 1ms two Amertcaw tinea, included in- - that cor- wer picked up by the Federal y the affects beach It water s' stoma from canyon sad artralan sourccsand aha at San Uomcw specifically Francisco. poration jtatlon city Of eomfnw.hta pmyo,, Three veaeeli are known to be near steamers Finland and St. Paul. mile Mumr and tier people mn eontenC The order will be in force, Judge the City ot Honolulu, Hand said, until the hearing sched- Thomas, the steamers Clip Urns each Uj. Tha ooUwUoa will ba vaiaabA tafomtUoa stmV pun owi uled for OeC 17 U held. the City of hot Angel. - j Case Repudiated: (By Associated Press) SOMERVILLE. Jf. J.. Oct. Raymond Schneider thia afternoon re-- j pud late d the alleged confession in which he accused Clifford Hayes,-1- , of the murder of the Rer. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rein-- j hardt Milla waa made to release No more Schneider who has been held aa a maProsecutor Beckman terial witness. indicated he would be held for further questioning. He waa released a few momenta later ip custody .of hla counsel, the murder charge against him haring been dismissed by Justice of the Peace Sutphen. The state police began a separate investigation independent of that of the county end municipal authorities. It U aatd to Involve four persons, all related to the victims, three men and a woman. It reported that Governor Edwards would be asked to pend Attorney General McCran to New Brunswick to take absolute charge of the investigation. New evidence has come to light lr the finding hr a potato knife and the remains of a burned automobile. Re-ent- ry cerning Market Dealings. ht The bandit, ht face covered by handkerchief mask, boarded one of the sleeping cat as the train pulled out of the Kansas City station, the recars, port said. He went through twoberths ordered passengers out of their and seate, robbing ail of them. King and necklaces were torn from women. The negro swung off the train ten blocks from the station and disaprailroad peared in the darkness of the crew yards before any of the train were porters except two frightened aware of the hold-uBandit Cautious. The bandit waa careful to select crew gars in which no members of the at except porters would be expected robbed the of the time. The screams passengers were not loosed until the negro had made his escape. The train was not stopped until U reached its first regular stop at Lexsaid ington Junction. Mo., the report C. F. Sargent, the conductor, had made a hasty inventory of the losses and reported them from the Junction. The train arrived at Marcellne, Mo., minute late. Here two member of the crew were dropped off on order of the chtef special agent of the Santa Fe to aid posse. The chief dispatcher of the West- era Indiana railroad in Chicago whoj handles the Santa iffd Three Hundred Passengers Leaving Distressed Steamer Appeals for Immediate Assistance from Boat, of Turks Into East1,406 Miles East sf Honolulu Being Answered as ern Thrace Regarded By Matson Liner Vessel Was from L. A. Fear Allies Inevitable (By the Associated Press.) Cannot Protect. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12. The fire on the steamer City of Honolulu was beyond control' at 10:10 a: m. today and the (By The Associated Pr.a ) ship was abandoned by the captain, chief engineer, first offiADR1ANOPLK. Oct 12 -- News of cer and radio nperatorj-th- e last four aboard the vessel, a radio at Ship Owners Given Can-ntn- ; Temporary Respite From Liquor Order tamr y. 1 , n. - I Isa val com-pan- |