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I 1 OKLAHOMA WZATXI3Z1 Tonight, rain, colder in northwest portion; Sundajr cloudy, rain in east portion," colder. KANSAS WEATUnn Rain tonight and Sunday, except snow in north wet portion; colder tonight. 6r ARKANSAS KANSAS, J5AXURDAY? NOVEMBER 6, 1920 EIGHT PAGES EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXXVL NUMBER 187 THE PRESIDENT ELECT SPEEDS IIGEtlGES DESPERATE WAR I i TiiP BHITISHIfiESS smiisiiisi llil-1 nt UK IU mm. NO. BRUCE ABANDONED No Producer, Saya Oil Company 31any Activities in Butler Field ElDorado, Nov.

6 The Prairie Oil Co. is reported on the sand at 2,721 feet with its No. 1 Cannon, in the southeast cor ner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 28-26-7, Young pool. The bit encountered a good show of o'l when the sand was scratched and the six inch casing was set at 2,690 feet. The company has been prevented from drilirig.in, however, by trouble with its liner.

It i3 expected the well will be completed by the last of the The Kansas Gulf Co. is reported to have abandoned its Cannon No. 1. in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 21-26 7. This well was on top "of the sand at 2,774 feet with.

"a good show. Several weeks of effort by the com pany in trying to clear the hole of an obstruction caused by the part ing of a defective five inch casing have been futile. The Kansas Gulfwill skid the rig. one location to the. west and "drill a new hole.

Columbus Oil Security Co. is reported-to be shut down and waiting for the eight inch casing with its 3 Young in the northeast quarter of section 27-26-7. Thi3 well had a good showing of oil in the 2,100 foot sand. Taylor, on the McFarland. the important test now drilling the, the routheast quarter of section 20-25-4.

north -of Towanda, is reported down to 2,100 feet. Davis Oeff. have decided to nbandon their test on the No. 1 Claen in section 8-20-5. northeast of Florence.

It was first reported showine for a producer. Prairie, on the No. 1 Bruce, in he northeast quarter of section 32-21-5. Florence oil field, is still a "mystery well." One report says that the hole is down to 2,290 feet with no show, and another gives a lesser depth. All agree, however, that there has been no oil.

The company still declines to make anv statement regardine this test, wnicn lies on the south of the main Florence field. ANTHRACITE COAL MINERS Fate of Wage Demands Rests tirely With Operators Ei). Philadelphia, Nov. 6 The fate of the demands of the anthracite mine workers for wage increases equal to those recently granted the bituminous miners rested with the operators today, when represen-f hard coal diggers and ta.v-u me niiu uwiicis n-ijumi-u Terences this morning. Before -going into 'session, th? operators declined to discuss thejr plans and would not indicate" their probable attitude toward the miners demands for a 13 per cent increase for contract miners, a $6 minimum liihnr rate and a universal eight hour day throughout the anthracite repion Thomas Kennedy, of Hafcletou, nt th miners' com- I it nuau caid that tne miners i had completed their argument and it was now up io in Refusal of the Beaver 'Valley coal Company with operators at Scotts Valley, to abide by the award of the states anthracite commission has brought intervention by the fed- eral department of labor, chairman THREE HELD FOR- SHOOTING G.

Pollock, $5, Traveler is Thought a Fwtally Wounded "Kansas City. Nov. 16 Three men were held by the police today in connection with the shooting here last night of B. G. Pollock, 6 5 years old.

a traveling salesman of OshkoshrWis: Follock's recovery, physicians said. was uncertain. A probe was being made for the bullet which struck Pollock in the chest. The three men held' were James L. Peacock.

Chaucer, Stanley D. Mor-iarty and Lester E. Penn, driver of the taxleab in which Pollock was riding to the Unfon station when the shooting occured. Acording to Pollock's story told to the Police today, he engaged Fenn to drive him to the Union station. A motor car, in which there were three, men, forced the curb on an an-, frequented street, Pollock said.

Two oi men dragged Pollock from Penn's car and in the scuffle, Pol lock was shot. Immediately after the shooting tnree men, rorced the cab to the, curb on an un-wearing a large diamnnd ring but slipped it from his finger when he was attacked, he told the Peacock was chauffer for- J. E. Harrington of Mexico," who was mysteriously shot here two weeks neo outside a cafe. FRANCO-BRITISH COOLNESS Over German Settlements is Dissipated by British Paris, Nov.

6 Coolness between the British and French governments over their divergent views relative to German reparations was dissipated by a note from the Brittish government delivered at the French foreign office personally by Earl of Derby, British ambassador, last night. Premier Ley-gues and the Ambassador will meef tonight to complete the agremeent. It is said at the French foreign office that France now approves, not only of a Brussels conference includ ing German experts but also an ad visory meeting at Geneva of allied representatives, which she formerly opposed. Theie is a possibility that Garmans will participate in the Geneva meeting whether attended by allied premiers or not, may draw up a basis for final action by the reparations commission. ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS State Department Refuses to Discuss "France and Nov.

6 State department and white house officials refused today to discuss reports from Paris published in this country inai Myron t. Herrick, formerly American amassador to France, had chosen as IctermMIary negotiations with President-elect Harding regarding Mr. Harding'3 proposal ror an association of nations. Officials at the state department would not say whether the French government, formally had communicated to the present administration its desires to discuss this or other matters with the new adminisration in advance of its actual inauguration, nor would they say whether there was precedent for such a request. They also refused to say wheth er they had information that Mr.

Hardincr wa to be askeri hv th Fr-nch Geneva daleeation bptiH personal representative to the forthcoming meeting of the asesmbly of the league of nations. It was stated some time ago that the United Stateswould not be represented at this meeting even unofficially, but Sec. Colby refused today to say whether an unofficial observer for the American government would attend the session. "GOOD ROADS" CARRIES By Rig Vote, Otlif Two Amentments Very Much in Doubt Topeka, Nov. 6 The good roads amendment to the state constitution voted on in Tuesday's election has carried by very large majority, while the farm tenantry and tax amendments are very much in aouot, according to incomplete returns from 40 counties tabulated 1 tlf today by W.

C. Markham. secretary of the state highway commission. Won't Surrender Ralston Topeka, Nov 6. On the ground that the criminal action was apparently an attempt to Influence aivil suit now pending in the 'federal court at Wichita, Governor H.

J. Allen today refused to grant an extradition for the return of R. B. Ralston to Bartlesville, to face a chargp of obtaining money under false preteni from the Empire Gas Fuel It was charged that Ralston as agent for the Empire Company bought oil and gas leases for approximately $5,000 and in 'turning them over to the company collected about $1,000 more. Protest Fleet Cruises Washington, Nov.

6 Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, made public today an open letter to Secretary Daniels protesting against fhe announced cruise of the Atlantic and Paxlflc -fleets next summer. The Atlantic fleet is to go to South and Africa and the Pacific to Australia and New Mr. Blanton said congress had not authorized uchcrulses and that naval statistics showed that "it would require at least 70 per cent more coal and oil than ordinary to run these two fleets on such a cruise." Weather Prediction Washingtrn, Nov. 6 Weather predictions for week beginning Monday are: Lower Missouri valley: Generally; fair and cold first part of week and; fair and moderating temperalare thereafter. of i BIG MAJORITY OF REPUBL SE Returns From Only Three Districts are Missing G.

OP. MAY WIN THEM Now Has 296 Members To 138 Democrats 4 Others REPUBLICANS LEAD Of 152 Members Greatest Ever Held by any Political Party in Histoiy of the House New York. Nov. 6-r-Rfcsult of last Teusday's election in three of the nation's 435 congressional districts remained undetermined today as the fifth day of tabulating the republican party's tremendous sweep wa3 begun. The missing districts were 23rd New York, 8th Minnesota and 5th Missouri, in all of which the vote for representatives apparently will be close.

The republicans, with 290 members in the house of representatives already assured, the 138 democrat is, one socialist, one independent, one independent prohibitionist and one independent republican were claiming success In all three of the undetermined' districts. They also were predicting upsets in the fourth and eighth district in Tennessee which had been placed earlier in the democratic column. Victories in all five of these districts would give the republicans a total of 295 seats and would cut the democratic total of 136, which the best possible results for the demo crats would give them a total of only. 141 to 290 for the republicans. KANSAS SUPREME COURT List of Decisions Landed, Down today One from Cowley Topeka, Nov.

Decisions by the Kansas Supieme court handed down today in the following cases are to be used in connection with summar ies. No. 76, Wyandotte vs Merrill, Dickinson county, affirmed. No77, State; vs Metz, Lyon coun ty, reversed. No.

78, Golstein vs Salisbury, Labette affirmed. No. 79, State vs Bell Cowley county, affirmed. No. 80, Blackbourn vs Coffey-ville Vitrified Brick Tile Montgomery county, affirmed.

No. 81, Bradshaw vs Farmers Bankers Life Insurance Harper County, reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for defendant. No. 82, State vs Nossaman, Harper county, affirmed. No.

82, Weston vs Hines, Montgomery coiinty, affirmed. BELL TELEPHONE CO. Would Take Over Peoples-Home Own all the Stock Topeka, Nov. 6. The Southwestern.

Bell Telephone company today made application to the Kansas Industrial court of Relations for permission to take possession of the property of the Peoples-Home Telephone Company of Leavenworth, the entire capital stock of which it owns. The Postal Telegraph Company, through its Kansas City officers, asked permission of the Industrial court to close its office at Strong City because of "continued operating losses" SOLITARY SERVICE! Smircme Not Confined to Fighting; begins at Enlistment" Topeka Nov. 6 Tho Kansas Supreme court in a decision hand ed down today upheld the contention of a life insurance company that it cannot be held liable for the full Amount of a policy bearing a military waiver, in case the Insured died -while engaged in such service. The court ruled that "military service" could not be restricted to actual fighting, but that such service begins with enlistment. In reaching this decision the supreme court reversed the decision of the Harper county district court in the case of O.

C. Bradshaw vs. the Farmers tc Bankers Life Insurance Company of Wichita, the lower court having granted the plaintiff a judgment for $2,500, representing the mnnni nf th fcolirv heldbv Em met E. Bradshaw latter having died irom innuenza ai uuup icn- ry Taylor, while serving in the army as a blacksmith. The military i clause -on the policy restricted the liability in such a case, to amount ot premiums paid.

O. C. Gradshaw, the plaintiff, is administrator. of the estate of the deceased. Chester I Long, Commissioner 6.

Chester I Long of Wichita, former United States senator, today, was appointed by the supreme court, as commissioner to take testimony in the ouster suit pending against State Bank Commis- W-m OT OT sioner waiter wuson. witnesses will he subpoenaed and a hearing held soon, it was announced. ICII LOW RHQU that their diplomatic mission had gotten into such position as to make possible its capture, The only offieial American mission in Russia'' Is that at Sebastopol. Various Americanelief commissions are operating on the frontier. So far.

as known the. only American mission now in the. Crimea, is an American Red Cross unit of about a dozen members, commanded by Ma jor George H. Ryden of Kansas City. Mo.

There also is an American na val and diplomatic mission under Rear Admiral Newton A. McCuliy. representing" the state 'department, but the activities of this mission have been confined largely to the Black sea It is possible, how ever, that one or more or its representatives have been attached to Gen. Wrangel's -army observers. The Red Cross mission has been operating- in southern Russia for more than a year, and has supplied amblances, surgical dressings and other needed articles to the Russian volunteer army On the invitation of Gen." Wrangel several members of mission have accompanied the' army In its operations In the Crimea'.

The headquarters fthe mission is at Se bastopol. THE OPENING HOUSE WARMING Arkansas City Country Clubr Cele brates Completion of New Home Most Enjoyable function Ciiven jh Community Program Afforded Plenty of Amusement and "Entertainment The opening house warming of the Arkansas City Country club in its beautiful new home occurred last evening and was really one of the most enjoyable events occurring in in the community. There were over two hundred club members ana guests present and a splendid course dinner was served; also punch the entire evening. The, program of entertainment was made up of dancing, music and conversation. Everyone attending was delighted with the nouse wariuiu Illtll mey noUnced very different from' the house warming which they pro- usual function of that kind.

It reflected credit on, the Country club." The Arkansas City Country club was organized several years ago and "on the high plateau of the eastern banks of the -Wialnut river, the club bought "a large quarter section of land which claim is especial ly suited for golfs playing. At the time of the purchase of the-ground there was a cottage on the high bluff overhanging the river, but as the organization grew rapidly, it -was discovered that the building in use was much7 too srivall for the accommodation Jcljib members and their gnests A little over- a year ago they de cided to build a new. club house. Ralph Sowden was made chairman of the, building committee and th committee immediately got busy. W.

L. McAtee was authorized to make plans and specifications, -which he did. Some time after, the contract was let to H. A. Foster of this city, who proceeded to get busy on the work of constructing the new club house.

The new club home is 40x80 feet, surrounded by broad porches. The building is constructed of hollow tile and brick and finished with stnrcn The IrnmA contains a laree reception room, dining room. -ladies dressing room, smoking room for men, buffet lunch room for men: Up stairs there are two large "rooms fitted up in homelike style for the keeper and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hancock, formerly of Jersey City, New Jersey.

They are English people and Mr. Hancock is a golf professional instructor. Last evening, iMr. and Mrs Hancock prepared the dinner, which was exceptionally fine, and it was served by them assisted by several young ladies. Dancing was indulged in last evening -in the large reception room and the music was furnished by an extra fine electric player piano and the Strickler orchestra.

T'Vi in. aha AnnFutinno rf Va Tl 1 1 CO are most modern, very appropriate ttio hncomont of thol club home contains hot and cold baths, and other conveniences- that are necessary to the comfort of olub house. The new club home is of the bungalow, aeroplane type and is not only a beautiful but an elegant country home which will be enjoyed greatly by the members. The cost of the new club home building is estimated at about $35,000. The Arkansas City Country club was organized for the mutual benefit and social entertainment of its? members and to have a place where they could go and enjoy playing goK, tennis and other games.

The house warming last evening indicated that the results desired have been accomplished. Anti-Cigarette Law Topeka, Nov. 6 In a sweep ing decision, the Supreme court to day, upheld again the state anu-cigaret law, in approving conviction of Earl A. Nossman in the Harper county districr court. Nossman, an Anthony druggist was 1 charged with 1 counts $nd found -guilty on all but three, of selling cigarets and of having cigarets and cigaret papers in his possession' "for barter, sale and.

free distribution." Preacher Held For Homicide Nov. 6 Rev. O. L.1: Spracklin, pastor of the Sandwich Methodist church, and, a special liquor license inspector, is detained in? the Sandwich jail following the shooting death early today- of Beverly- Trumble, proprietor of. an inn known as Chappell The shooting occurred during a raid upon the inn.

a a uiiSFn nFFFAT UIIUULL ULI L.I I I Bitterly Criticise the Pries-. ident for His Course CAUSED BIG REVOLT Express Confidence in Senator Harding and America WILL NOT BE ISOLATED Great Sentiment in the States for Association of Nations' To Prc-. serve 'Peace Condon, fcov. 6The Weekly Review, commenting on tho election, of Warren O. Harding to the presidency, of the United States, attributed it as being primarily due to "a revolt aKaJnsl VMsonlRm." Occasion is taken by several Journal to criticize President Wilson's policy An instance, the New Statesman says ''President Wllfon'j name will- surely go down to poster Ity as one of the trealost falluiei of history." All the reviews dtscuss the fate of "the Ig stick" for "refractory In-being that the force of events will drive the United States away froia its policy of Isolation.

"All accounts agree," savs tfo Spectator, "that there Is a strong feeling-throughout America In favor of the principle of a30ciating he great nations In tho common work of preventing war. That is enough for, us." The Economist also thinks that complete Isolation by tho United States is "We may bo confident," says this newspaper, "that the -Amelrean people wil not "v- iuuiiu aauvuib II I fit I CJIW- Is In the future re-maklng of a dls-tracted old world." The Nation, taVlrig the line that a spread of bolahevism and fear oT being engulfed In "the mora of European political and economic troubles," led the American! to vote for republicanism and what It terras virtual isolation. rerrjrks lhat the election' of Senator li.rd-Ing means tariffs and subsidies and "the big stick" for "remractory bor unions and radicalism." KDXA KLLIS AfUIlDKll Saint IuU Police Seeking Negro Keen Near by Tnll Sit. Louis, 6 Following several clues, police today contlniud the Investigation Into the mysterious killing of Miss Edna Ellis, pretty 18 year old utenojtrapher, whosp mutilated body was found on a vacant lot yesterday. Belief that tho girl's aiwallant was a moron was expressed by police who directed attention to tho fact that a horse owned by Sam Feldman, a grocer in the neighborhood where the crime was committed, has b-en slashed Thursday night, several hours before the time Miss Ellis Is believed to have been Tnurdered.

The harso later was shot by police. Police announced they would question a former suiter of Miss Ellis who, Mrs. wane Kins, the girl's motner, asserted had threatened Edna. A tall negro Is being sought, police announced as a number of small boys reported they saw a negro of extraordinary height prowling around the lot Thursday night. A negro, arrested late yesterday, was released after establishing an alibi.

THE BUILDING TRUST Millionaire Indicted Ramifications are Extensive New York, Nov. .6 The Investigation of 'charges of graft and extortion In the alleged "building trust' here has assumed sufh far-reaching proportions that Samuel Untremyer. counsel for the Lockwood Joint legis lative committee announced today that a larger organization would have to be employed to run down the. ramification of the trust. There was no session or the committee today, adjournment having been taken1 until next Thursday to allow lawyers and accountants' time to examine the floo4 evidence flowing Into the committee.

George Backer, mflllonalrf, alleged "go-between" among contractors and laborers who was reported' Indicted yesterday by the additional grand jury, ordered to appear for arraignment In court today and furnish ball of The Jury rv turned three indictments but tho names of all-those Indicted were not madepubUc. Bench warrents for their arrest have been issued by Judge Mulqueen of the General Sessions court. Georgq Backer Arraigned New York, Nov. 6 George Backer, millionaire contractor alleged to have been a "go-between" In "building trust activities under investigation by the state formerly arraigned on an indictment charging perjury. While it Is reported that Bicker was one of three defendants ninod In indictments returned yesterday by the additional grand Jury, dflnt; announcement was lacking both as to names of those Indicted and charges preferred.

Special Train Leaves His Home Town at 7:30 a.m. FOR THE GULF COAST Through St. Louis to San Antonio and Pt Isabel IN SOUTHWEST CORNER Of the United States and Only Six Miles From Mexican Border Route Not Given On Board President-elect Harding's Train, INov. 6 Starting for a month's vacation trip to southern Texas and Panama, president-elect Harding today laid aside the la3t cares of the presidential campaign for; an interim of real rest- and recreation before he takes up. seriously the responsibilities of his coming administration.

Although his mind is at work upon the preliminary details his first administration policy, a 'plan for new association of i nations Mr. Harding does not propose to let the task interfere with his. outing. He has asked several leading statesmen to their views subject for him but his first conference to receive advice will not take place until after he returns to -Marion about Dec. 6.

The president-elect has made it known that a compilation of opin ions on the association of nations proposal 'will be" his" first concern, in preparing for his responsibilities it -aWshington taking precedence even over his choice of a 'cabinet. Cabinet appointments, he has an nounced, will not be given any Thought at all during Ki3 vacafiUm. The special train carrying Senator Harding and Mrs. Harding and their party left Marion at 7:30 this morning bound for Point Isabel, near the southern tip" of the Mexican coast where the president-elect will spend twelve days hunting and fishing. After that' he is to make an ocean voyage, othe jcansl ionp and then back to a.

port on middle Atlantic coast. will speak in Bedford, on Dec. 5 and will eo immediately from there to Marion. flaking the trip "south by way of St, Louis and San Antonio the senator's train 'will reach Brownsville, Texas, Monday morning, and the party will motor from there to Point Isabel, twenty six miles dis- lant from the Mexican boundary and from the southern most tip of continental United States; 1 Guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Harding on the trip were Harry M. Dough- erty, manager of the Harding pre- convention campaign; Senators Frel- inghauysen of New Jersey; Hale of Maine and Elkins of West Virginia, and Edward B. McLean, the Wash ington publisher. His secretary, George B. Christian, and his family physician.

Dr. C. E. Sawyer and a group of secret service men and newspaper men also were on the special train. The secret service detail assigned to Mr.

Harding as scn as he was elected to the presidency, was in charge of Miles McCahlll, formerly of the white house staff at Washington. James Sloan, a former secret service man who has acted as the senator's unoflial! bodyguard during the campaign, will be retained in that capacity in co-operation with the guard detailed officially Dy erS ii' Note: the traveler lear. earns that from St. Louis the Harding special a 1 l1 V. -4 hi.

will probably be routed over the Missouri Pacific to TexarKana; thence to LongView Junction and San Antonio. Ed. Won't Pardon Debs Washington, No. 6 President Wilson is understood to have no intention of pardoning Eugene V. Debs, who is serving a ten year sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta for violation of the Espionage Act.

The position taken by the president according to those who profess to Khow his views is that executive clemency in such a case would set a bad precedent and would encourage others to oppose the "government in the event of another war. Debs was convicted at Cleveland, on Sept. 12, 1918 on three counts, jury finding him guilty of attempting to incite insubordination and. dis loyalty in the military and naval forc es, attempting to obstruct recruiting and uttering language tending to incite, provoke and encourage resis-tarise to the United States and to promote the cause of the enemy. -A pardon for Debs and others con victed of violating the espionage act has been urged by a number of organ izations including the American fed eration of labor, which at its last an nual convention at Montreal, named committee to confer with General Palmer on the matter.

A Blue Ribbon Bull "hreveport, Nov. -Fashionable Fern. Ladr'j owned by Longview arm. Lee's Summit, was awarded grand championship of Bulls ia the first national. Jersey, cattle show held in- connnection with the Louisiana state fair here today; His Army is Facing a Defeat it" is Reported IS IN SORE STRAITS British and French are Sending Guns and Powder WOULD ADD WAR SHIPS Meanwhile Powerful Bolshe- viki Force is Pounding Hard on His Weakened Lines Sebastopol, Nov.

3. (A. Snow has been A ailing over the Tauridian plains, north of the slen-edr isthmas connecting Crimea to the mainland of Russia, and it has tended to render highways impassable, thus retarding the 'movement of cannon and supply train being brought up from the Dnieper river to force a passage south of Perekop. Soviet cavalry and infantry made rapid advances during the past week against Gen. 'Baron Wrangel's anti-bolshevik army arad drove 'it back to the Crimean peninsula.

General Wrangel who has been engaged in a life and death struggle against the enemy, did not seriously opposed the onrush of the bol-sheviki, but daringly cut around one flank and fell upon their line of communications near Salkovo. In vumuiuuuaiiuua xa.i "i this fight many thousands' of priso-1 ers were taken by the Wrangel forces. Since the passing kf the first panic, during which excited people and specultors paid enormous prices for accommodations' outboard" -of Black sea ships, this city has quieted down. Rear Admal Sanblin, former commander in chief of the Russian Black sea fleet and in charge of naval units loyal to General dead at Yalta, following, an operation. He suoceeded Admiral Kredoff as head of the anti-bolr sbevik naval service.

The T5alshevikI Force -i 1 Sebastopol Nov 4 -(A: divisions of infantry and General Budenny's cavalry made up the soviet army the attack of 'which broke the strength of Baron Wrangel's forces in Taurida. These troops advanc- from Nikopol on Oct. 31 attacked both wings of the anti-bolsheviK army. Ten thousand of Gen. Budenny's army swept southward as far as Sol-kovo, where General Wrangel's counter- attack resulted in their surrender Five columns of superior soviet forces, however, continued to advance in all directions along the 200 miles front, and General Wrangel was forced to retreat.

He was success- If in withdrawing his men, horses tgnoi nunareas oi prisoner jewisa dui shevik commissioners, as well as Hungarians, Russians, Chinese and Ger mans. Fallowing the total rout of the bol- sheviki on Nov. 3, Gen. Wrangel slow ly withdrew his line toward the Salkovo railway, where it united with units hich had holding the so- Lviet forces below Melitipol. These units wnicn nave oeen holding the so cannon, a large of machine guns and many prisoners.

In explain ing his retirment, General Wrangel said: "In view of the absolute superiority of the enemy's numbers which al lowed the bolshevik! to replace their losses, it was decided to withdraw to Crimea. Our troops are tired but their spirits are good. The retreat was conducted without pressure from the enemy. Capturo American Mission London, Nov. 6 Anx American mission in South Russia' has fallen into the hands of the Soviets, according to the Moscow newpaper, Pravda, as quoted in a wireless dispatch today, from the soviet capital.

The mission, says the newspaper, was headed by Morel. The Pravda reported the Incident In recording details of the bolshevik attack upon the forces of General Baron The paragraph Concerning the mission reads: iAJt Alexinevka. tatjfjn, wihch was taken without a shot, an Ameri can mission fell into our "hands, at the head of which was General Mor el, who had the task of combatting bandits ill the white army," Washington Disclaims Washington. Nov. 6 State an war department officials said today they had no knowledge of any offi cial American mission bein within the war zone in Southern Russia.

Neither had any report been received by the two departments of a mission falling into the hands of the soviet' forces. The suggestion was made unoffici ally that the "General Morel" reported by the Moscow newspaper Pravda as having been captured oy the-bol- theviki, might be either a French' officer, commanding a detachment in the Wrangel army, or M. DeMartel chief of the French diplomatic mission sent into the Crimea and accredited to Wrangel. The French embassy, how- ever, had received no repor concern- I ing the Incident and expressed doubt 2 Kennedy of the miners supplies into uie urimean penm-announced today. He said that de- suia.

partment had sent a mediater, here General Wrangel's troops after tn attempt to adjust the matter. their withdrawal are said to have Mr Kennedy asserted mure laia ftft iinlnn men naa Deen "locked out" at Scotts Valley ahd that the company had refused pay the men any back pay as provided by the commission's award. Demands for the reinstatement or the men with pay had been made he said, and the operators have promised efforts for an early adjustment. NEW YORKS CONTROLLER Ordered Held for Grand Jury for Irregularities in Office New York, Nov. 6 StatS Comptroller Eugene M.

Travis today was ordered held for the grand jury in a decision handed down by Chief Justice Kernochan of General Sessions, who has presided at the John Doe inquiry conducted into an alleged irregularity in the comptroller's office. Justice Kernochan based his finding on a sale of $2,013,000 worth of New York City bonds to the state at 89 when the market price was 82 and interest sale was made by William S. Fanshaw and Company for Albert L. Judson, dealer, and the state was declared to have overpaid 1140.000 on the purchase. The justice directed the district attorney's office to prepare papers on which ne would issue a warrant for the arrest of the comtroller Judson was ordered held by Justice Kernochan who asked the district attorney to submit a brief on Judson's refusal to sign a waiver of immunity when testifying.

Mrs. Albert Turvey of Los Angeles California, who has been visiting with relatives and friends in this city, also at Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Abilene, left this morning for a visit with Samuel Turvey at Hashell.Okla.. and will then visit at Deming. and Phoenix before returning home. The Bunnell Investment Co.

reports a sale of property at 914 So. 3rd street, Harry Rector owner, pur-cher Hill Investment Co. as an investment. Also the sale of 1007 So street, C. H.

Cooket owner, to Hill investment Co. W. N. Harris drug store open Sunday. All others closed.

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