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Show THE PRESS-BULLETI- BINGHAM, UTAH. f The End of a Perfect Day fu - ".. . TRAVELERS SUBDUE GOLORADO BANDIT PLANS OF TRAIN ROBBER, FRUS-TRATED BY. ACTION OF HIS VICTIMS. After Collecting Passenger's Valuables Bandit Is Trapped in Vestibule of Train and Turned Over to the Authorities. Denver. Passengers on a Santa Fe train were robbed early Thursday morning by a masked bandit between L;rs Animas and La Junta, Colo. The passengers then captured the robber iind delivered him to the police at La Junta, nfter recovering nearly all their valuables. It was reported that the robber boarded the train at Las Animas. He proceeded through the train, collect-ing the passengers' valuables. C. A. O'Brien, the conductor, .dropped a message out of a window at some little station describing the rob-- ' ber. The telegraph operator saw it and sent u warning to La Junta. As the train n eared that place the conductor led I he passengers in a rush upon the bandit as lie entered a vestibule. He was overpowered and bold until the train readied the La Junta station, where local officers took him in charge. The man is said to have obtained about of which all except' $70 was recovered. He told the wonui passengers that they need not be ularmed. He gave the name of John Morgan. TROPIGAL STORM STRIKESJ-OUISIAN-A SOUTHERNERS GIVEN SCARE WHEN WIND SWEEPS OVER COUNTRY AT RAPID RATE. Considerable Damage Reported as Re-sult of High Winds and Tide, Trees Being Uprooted and Buildings and Crops Damaged. New Orleans. A tropical hurricane struck the Louisiana coast Tuesday night, passing inland near Morgan City, doing considerable damage. Morgan City is close to one of the greatest g sections of Louisiana. To the north sugar planta-tions of the Teche country were in the direct path of the storm. Only the customary damage which follows heavy winds was reported from the villages, although railroad bridges were thrown out of plumb and traf-fic delayed on the Louisville & Nash-ville railroad. Trees were uprooted, windows were broken and signs were blown down by the wind here. One unidentified mint was killed by a falling power wire. Considerable damage from high winds and tides was reported from const points east of here, the wind at Bay St. Louis and Chef Menteur having been estimated at sixty miles an hour during the night. In some localities wires were down or out of commis-sion. Stores which took all goods from their ground floors are moving back. Industry generally has resumed op-eration, while work on the water front proceeded as usual. Shipping circles considered the gulf safe for vessels. Eight ships depart-ed and three arrived Wednesday. LEAGUE OF NATIONS , HAS PRACTICAL TASK WILL ADJUST THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN SWEDEN AND FIN-LAND OVER ALAND ISLANDS. Action of Two Nations Places In the-Hand-of League an International Dispute That Might Ha,ve Led to War. raris. Finland and Sweden have agreed to accept the intervention of the league of nations for the settle-ment of the dispute between them as to the possession of the Aland islands, lying at the mouth of the Gulf of Both-nia, between the two countries. A commission will be appointed by the executive council of the league to in-vestigate the question and reach an early decision. . The acceptance of the council (is ar-bitrator is regarded by the members of the council as a long step toward the . recognition of the league by the na-tions of the worhj. us " medium for the prevention of future wars. The decision of Finland and Sweden to accept the intervention of the league was taken at Saturday's meet-ing of the council, which was attended by , Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish premier, and M. Enckell, the Finnish foreign minister. The council adopted' the report of the committee of interna-tional jurists, which had been appoint-ed to determine if the league hud juris-diction In the case. The action of the two nations places in the hands of the league an Interna-tional dispute which at one time was thought might lead to war, and the members of the council do not dis-guise their satisfaction over the de-cision, which is pointed to as one of the strongest expressions of support and confidence the league has yet re-ceived. A commission of three has been se-lected to furnish the league In the shortest possible time a report which will enable it to frame either a final or a provisional settlement. LIVING COST BEGINS TO SHIJECLINE LABOR BUREAU REPORTS SLIGHT DECREASE IN STANDARD COMMODITIES. Indications That the Decline in Food Price Levels Is General Is Seen In Statistics From Leading Cities of Nation. Washington. Twenty-seve- n of the 43 standard articles going into the Amer-ican family market basket decreased in price between July 10 and August 15, it was announced Sunday by the department of labor's bureau of labor statistics, which made public figures showing that during the thirty-da- y pe-riod ended with the middle of August the retail price of potatoes fell 44 pet cent and the price of cabbage went down 41 per cent. The drop In sugar price was placed at 14 per cent. Most kinds of meat decreased in price. Eggs went up 11 per cent during the period. With this exception and pork chops, which increased 5 per cent, the increases in other foodstuffs were '2 per cent or less. Indications that the decline in food price levels was general is seen in showing that each of the fifty-on-cities covered by the bureau's sur-vey reported decreases. Minneapolis led with a decrease of 11 per cent, with St. .Paul second, with a 10 pel cent decline. Ten out of fourteen representative industries showed a decrease in em-ployees in August, as compared with July, the department of labor's bureau of labor statistics reported. The number of employees in the au-tomobile manufacturing industry de-creased 10 per cent in August, as com-pared with July. Other decreases were 6 per cent in the woolen, Industry and 5 per cent in the leather, hosiery and underwear industries. Increases oi 3.5 per cent and 1.5 per cent were shown in car building and repairing and in paper making. As compared with July, the payrolls in August showed decreases in nine industries and increases In five. LITHUANIA AGREES TO POLAND'S PLAN HOSTILITIES TO BE SUSPENDED , PENDING SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSY. Peace Council Plan Is Basis of Settle, ment, Both Countries Agreeing to Accept Decision of Council of League of Nations. London. Poland and Lithuania have agreed to suspend all hostilities, pending an inquiry and decision of the Issues at stake by the council of the league of nations, it was announced here September 20. The Polish-Lithuania- n accord came after the council had adopted a reso-lution calling on the countries to cease hostilities immediately. The resolution asked Lithuania to adopt the provisional line of the frontier flced by the supreme council in De-cember, and withdraw her troops from the territory to the west of the line, while Poland was asked, during its war with soviet Russia, to respect the neutrality of the territory occupied by Lithuania east of tlie line of demar-cation fixed by the supreme council. Acceptance of the league's arbitra-tion came in a most drastic manner at the public meeting of the council re-cently. Ignace Jan Paderewskl, Polish tim te'iguf of, nations, arose and made a stirring speech, in which lie said Poland desired to be in complete peace with Lithuania, and lmd full confidence that Lithuania also desired peace. The Lithuanian delegates, headed by Foreign Minister Woldemar, walked over to the Polish delegates and warm-ly shook hands with them, amid cheer-ing of the delegates, marking the first Instance in which the league's media-tion has been accepted by countries virtually in a state of war. M. Wolde-niii- r said he had full confidence In the spirit of fairness of the council of the league, and would abide by its decision. Finland also Ironed out her difficul-ties with the council by accepting, with certain reservations, the report of the council on the Aland islands ques-tion, which calls for an Investigation by three commissioners. SOCIALISTS BARRED FROM LEGISLATURE DRAMATIIC CLIMAX COMES TO FIGHT IN THE NEW YORK ASSEMBLY. Five Men Recently by Their Constituents Are Deprived of Their Seats, Three Being Expelled and Two Tendering Resignations. Albany, N. Y. The assembly of the New York state legislature on Septem-ber 21, by a vote of 90 to 45 in each case, expelled three of the five Social-ist members Louis Waldman and Au-gust Claessens of New York and Charles Solomon of Kings county and voted 87 to 48 to permit Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr, Socialist mem-bers from the Bronx, to retain their seats. The two last named, however, after a vote to reinstate Waldman had been lost, 81 to 52, took the floor in turn and verbally tendered their res-ignations. The proceedings were not unlike those that occupied virtually all of March 31 and Into the early morning of April 1 at the last session, when all five were barred from their seats, except that the dramatic situations and excitement that attended the first ouster were lacking. The resolution Calling for the expul-sion of the five Socialists was Intro; duced by Colonel It. II. Cfillett, lsftifJl)-lican- , Columbia county, and the ju-diciary committee, to which it was re-ferred, reported the resolution back to the house for consideration without recommendations'. Following an all-da- y discussion, the vote was taken on the expulsion of Waldmnn, Solomon and Claessens, the vote being 90 to 45. Assemblyman Dewitt, after the vot-ing, gained the floor and said that, while he had the privilege to sit in judgment of his three comrades, he re-fused to sit in a body so that would pass such judgment. "I re-sign," concluded Dewitt. Assemblyman Orr said he had given notice that he would accept no com-promise. "Tliis move," he continued, "is purely a question of politics, and I can not stay in a body with those who have proved themselves until the house purges Itself of the who made those decisions." MILLERAND AN EASY WINNER. French Premier Given Presidency by a Huge Majority. Versailles. Alexandre Millerand was invested with the executive pow-ers of the eleventh president of the third republic on September '23, before the assembled Versailles congress, ten minutes aftr Leon Bourgeois, president of the senate, had pro-claimed him elected, without the usual formalities of receiving the power from the hands of the retiring presi-dent. The illness of M. Peschanel made Impossible the customary ceremopy at Paris, but M. Millerand received the greatest ovation nt Versailles ever given a president. The tenth congress gave vent to all the pent-ti- p enthusiasm of the past five j days and cheered for several minutes. M. Millerand, surrounded by depu-ties and senators, was greatly moved. He replied to the congratulations of M. liourgeois with the ussurunce that he would discharge the duties of his post In accordance with the constitu-tion, AGED VETERANS IN PARADE. Fifteen Thousand Grand Army Men March at Annual Reunion. Indianapolis. Weary from marching but delighted with their enthusiastic reception, the 15,000 civil war veter-ans who paraded Wednesday at the fifty-fourt- h annual encampment of the G. A. R., rested at night. On benches in parks and around the soldiers' and sailors' monument the veterans talked of their march and of the days when their hikes were longer. The parade covered a route less than a mile in length, but it taxed the strength of many. A temperature of 85 degrees made marching uncom-fortable and before the parade was finished many were carried to first aid stations to recover from mild heat prostrations. FRENCH PRESIDENT RESIGNS. State of Health Given as Reason for Laying Down Burden. Paris. The resignation of Paul Des-cban-as president of France, which lie handed to Premier Millerand at Uamboulllet last week, was read sim-ultaneously in the senate and chamber of deputies when those bodies recon-vened Tuesday. ".My state of health," wrote M. Des-chan- el in his letter, "no longer permits me to assume the high functions with which your confidence Invested me upon the occasion of the session of the national assembly on January 17 last." LIVESTOCK MEN ASK RELIEF. Possible Destruction of Industry Through Curtailment of Loans. Washington. Relief from what was described as possible "destruction of the livestock industry," through cur-tailment of banking loans, lwas sought from the federal reserve board by a committee of livestock producers. They asked the board to encourage banks of the reserve system to aid them financially In raising and market-ing their product. The committee, which came as the representatives of a Chicago confer-ence of producers, packers and bank-ers, predicted dire consequences to the livestock industry throughout the west unless bankers and cattle loan com-panies discontinue "calling" loans. They said millions of dollars in loans were maturing tills fall, and they be-lieved a reassurance from the board that It approved of such credit ex-tension by the banks would matehilly lessen the difficulties with which the livestock men have to deal. Navy to Make Samoan Probe. Washington. Investigation of the naval government of the Pacific island of Samoa has been ordered by the navy department. It will be conduct-ed by a court of inquiry, at the head of which will be Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes. Alcohol's Foes in Session. Washington. Prohibition in the L'nited States has attracted the at-tention of the world, Sir Auckland Ged-ne- s, British ambassador, declared in addressing the opening session Tues-day of the fifteenth international con-gress ngainst alcoholism. Virtually all of tne European nations and a num-ber of the South American republics were represented at the opening ses-sion. i Quick Work of Bandits. Detroit. It took four armed men just three minutes on Wednesday to enter the First State bank here, hold up three employees and a customer and escape with .$30,000. TERRORISM GROWS IN IRELAND Forty Meet Death in Last Ten Days of Fighting. London. Irish clouds are growing blacker. Reports of further ambushes of government police and troops by Sinn Felners and reprisals by "black mid tans," indicated approach of stormy times. Developments included another am-bush at Milltown Mulhy, County Clare. A police automobile was reported held I up there and two officers killed and four wounded. In County Carlow was found the body of mi unknown man labeled "Spies beware."' The death -- t of the last ten days of terror in Ireland was announced of-ficially Thursday as twenty-tw- o sol-diers and police and eighteen Sinn Felners and civilians. .Many were wounded. LORD FORSTER yf-VV- i Lord Forster, the new Qovermor gen-eral of Australia. He is a man of wide experience In public affairs in England. , JOHN M. HUBBARD , mill John M. Hubbard, assistant post-master of Chicago, who was forced to retire by the civil service rules, after many years of valuable service. To the poorer children of Chicago he was known as "Santa Claus," for he al-ways saw that no letter addressed by them to the patron saint of Christ, mas went unanswered. Wilson to Participate in Campaign. Washington. President Wilson will nctlvely participate in the Democratic presidential campaign when "the propec-- time conies," it was stnted Thursday at the White House. He probably will not make nny speeches, officials said, but will confine himself to statements on campaign issues, par-ticularly the league of nations. t JAPS PLAN TO CONTINUE FIGHT Feel That There Is No Hope of Solv-ing California Problem at Present. Tokio. Representative Japanese ex-press the opinion that there is no hope of a permanent solution of the California problem until nfter the pres-idential election In the United Stntes. Through the medium of the press, how-ever, they continue to put forward strong opposition to the proposed ref; erendum In California, designed to ex-tend the present law excluding Japan-?s- e from land ownership in California so as to forbid Japanese from holding lands by lease and also to prevent Jap-ines- e holding and through ownership 9f alleged "dummy" corporations. Resume Campaign Probe. Woshington. The senate Investigat-ing committee again plunged into the sea, of Republican and Democratic campaign financing on (Wednesday, but the record lmd little affirmative Information on party funds at the close of the session to add to what had previously been disclosed. FRUIT ROTTING ON THE GROUND Michigan Growers Suffer Heavy Loss for Lack of Market Facilities. Chicago. A half ' million dollars' worth of the greatest fruit crop Ber-rien county, Mich., has grown in five years lies rotting on the ground, four hours from Chicago by boat or rail. This estimate was made by expert growers to an Investigator for the Chicago Daily News, which published the story. Men interviewed declared the crop of peaches, pears, apples, plums and cantaloupes to be worth !fS,(XH),000 to $10,000,000. Thousands of bushels of fine peaches are being fed to the hogs or dumped on the ground to rot. CRIME MYSTERY PUZZLES POLICE Body of Capitalist Found In Cellar of His Home. Los Angeles. A pistol with which the police belh've Jacob Charles Den-to- r, Los Angeles capitalist, was shot to death, the room where be Is be-lieved to have been slain, and letters drawing attention to three women for whom the police are searching were found Thursday within a few hours of the time Denton's body was discovered buried in a secret room in the cellar of a house he owned here. The date of Denton's disappearance was fixed definitely us August 13 last. Communists in Mexico. . Mexico City. Confusion reigned at Monday night's meeting of the "Com-munist congress of the Mexican pro-letariat," when, during a sharp debate, someone fired a pistol Into the air. There were no casualties, liut the ' meeting adjourned soon after the in-cident. Minister Charged With Swindling. Denver. Arrested at, a hotel where :ie was spending his honeymoon with nls young Nebraska bride, whom ' he married on September 8, though It is declared that he already was engaged ro a pretty Denver society girl, R.-'- Jenklnson, a newly ordained Presby-:eria- n minister, is being held for Omaha authorities, who charge him with an oil stock swindle involving more than $20,000. Wrangle ls Advancing. Sebostopol. General Wrangol, commander, is advancing rapidly in the Alexandrovsk and Tag-anrog regions of southern Russia. The bolsbevlkl ure demoralized, often sur-rendering without fighting. May Recognize Obregon Regime. ' Washington. Although silent on the subject, the president and the state department are believed here to he seriously considering all aspects of the Mexican situation with n view to determining the advisability of extend-ing recognition to the Obregon govern-ment of Mexico. Propagandists Are Busy. Vienna. A sensational secret report, vouched for as authentic. Is published by the Arbelter Zcitung, showing that the Hungarian delegation is expending large sums for propaganda for the downfall of the Soclalli-- t government, with the object of the fusion of Aus-tria and Hungary. Gradual Recession In Prices. Washington. While expecting a gradual recession In prices, Secretary f the Treasury Houston does not look for the arrivul'of u period of sta-ble costs for a number of years. More Outrages Expected. Washington. Bomb outrages may be exacted soon in Washington, De-troit, Cleveland and Pittsburg, accord-ing to a mysterious warning received by the Washington Times. Lutsk Taken by Poles. Warsaw. Lutsk, an important for-tified city forty miles east of Yladlmlr-Volhyns-has been captured by the Poles, who have won successes along 1 front of approximately 240 miles, ac-cording to an official statement. ' Cheyenne Loses 258 People. Washington. CJieyenne is bigger to-day than It was ten years ago by 2509, but it is still 258 behind Its population of 1000. The census bu-reau announces the present population of Cheyenne at J3,82Pn Official Count Is Delayed. Chicago. Official returns in the Il-linois primary probably will not be made known for u week or ten days, Jame F, Sullivan, chief clerk of the Cook county board of election com-- inlssloners said Sunday. Murder Mystery in Texas. Houston, Tex. The body of u young Woman, 24 or 25 years old, was found on a road twelve miles from Houston Thursday morning. She had been shot through the heuii. Near the body was an automobile, overturned. Perished in Death Valley. Los Angeles. Patrick II. Porsney died of thirst in Death valley lust week, though water was only half a mile from the spot where his body was found, according to word brought here by a mine superintendent. Fail to Solve Bomb Mystery. New York. Department of Justice and police officials have admitted that one-hal- f day's Investigation has failed to solve the mystery of the ex-plosion In Wall street on September 10 which cost thirty-fiv- e lives. Red Circulars Discovered. Worcester, Mass. Hundreds of cop-'e- s of a "red" circulur, calling on the workmen of this city to refuse to make, handle or ship munitions that might be used against the soviet gov-ernment in Russia were round here. Johnson to Talk at Convention. San Francisco. Senator Hiram W. Johnson will make his first-publi- ap-pearance in behalf of the Harding-Coolldge-Sho- rt ridge ticket In Califor-nia, at the Republican convention at Sacramento. Bandits Reap Rich Harvest. South P.end, Ind. Two bandits held up a screened United States mall truck here Thursday and escaped In an auto- - mobile with mail valued by J. N. Hunter, postmaster, at from $5000 to $20,000. Sees Explosion as Result of Plot. Chicago. The Wall street explosion that destroyed many Innocent lives Is simply part of a widespread anarchist plot, Is the belief of Baron de Man-do- t Grancy, French industrial and bunking diplomat. Coal Miners' Strike Postponed. Seattle. The strike of 3000 miners employed by the day In the coal mines of Washington, called for September, 23, has been postponed until a refer-endum yite can be taken by local u:f Wholesale Auto Thefts Charged. Detroit. Charged with shipping more than $200,000 worth of automo-biles, stolen In Detroit, through east-ern ports to Scandinavian countries, six Detroit persons, one of them a woman, have been arrested here. |