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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
IS DEATHS TOLL
OF $4,000 LOT
OFPOISON BOOZE
Mixture Proves to Contain Wood Alcohol; -Four
Purveyors Under Arrest; Many Others in Criti-
cal Condition; ~ Have Died in Manhattan.

Hartford, Dec. 26.-Thirty-
five persons are dead in this
city, Chicopee and Holyoke,
Mass. as a result of drinking
liquor sold as whisky, but which
proved to contain wool alcohol.
Many others are near death in
the three cities and Springfield,
Mass. Four purveyors of the
poisonous compound are under
arrest here and three in Chico
pee.
Twelve barrels of mixture presumed
to be palatable, but requiring water to
lessen its strength. were bought of a
New York firm for $4,000. according
to statements made to the police
The police opinion is that .he liquid
has wood alcohol base and coloring was
added to make it look like whisky.
Christmas, last night and today
eighteen men and one woman died in
Chicopee, ten men in Hartford and five
in Holyoke.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
FAIR MILLIONS
WILL bESHARED
BYC0NTESTANTS.
Compromise Settles Lit
igation of Years-Su-
premeJudge in Deal.

San Francisco. Dec Ga CONF
promise agreement in the contest of the
will of the late James q. Fair. former
United States senator from Nevada, has
been filed here in the superior court.
ending years of litigation over the
greatest estates.
Terms of settlement were not made,
public and all the persons connected with
the contest refuse to diyulge the amount
involved
In the agreement. the principal bene,
fidaries of Senator Fair, who are his
daughters, Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt
and Mrs. Herman Oelriehs. and her son.
concede that the plaintiffs, seven in num-
her. are entitled to be restored to their
rights under the Fair will
Lieutenant Wesley E. Crothers. CHIEF
of the plaintiffs. started an action about
year ago. claiming that the portion
Of the estate which should have gone
to his mother. Margaret Fair Crothers.
the supreme court decision which broke
the Fair will
Bribs Tale Enlivens Contest.
taken alleging that former supreme
Court Justice Fred W. Henshaw had
taken a bribe of $1,000 600 for influencing
the supreme courts decision. These
charges were denied categorically and
in toto by Henshaw.
The defendants in the suit who COM
promised besides Mrs Vanderbilt. Mrs.
Oelrichs and Herman Oelrichs. .Ir.
grandson of Senator Fair. were Muriel
and Conseulo Vanderbilt. daughters OF
Mrs. Vanderbilt and granddaughters Of
Fair, William Il. Vanderbilt, son of
Virginia Vanderbilt. James H. Argus, and
Thomas &. Carothers. executors ot
Fairs will and trustees Of the estate,
and Frederick w, Henshaw, former
justice Of the California supreme court.
Nearly s2o,ooo,oO0.
The compromise agreement accepted
was presented by Attorney Martin
Vanderbilts and Oelrichs.
When Senator Fair died in the early
!Ws. his estate was estimated at between
$12,OOOOU and $20,OO0,OOO.
The will established trust, compris-
ing the entire estate and provided that
his three children. Charles Fair. Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs. should re-
during their lives. Upon the death Of
the last of his three children, half
the entire property. it was provided.
should be given outright to his grand
children and the other half divided
equally between all his brothers and
sisters and such children of theirs as
might be alive when the trust terminated.
Charles Fair and his wife were killed
in an automobile accident near Paris
several years ago.
Hlnshaw in For Evidence.
OF the brothers and sisters of SEN
ator Fair, only one, Edward Fair Is
alive now.
Attorneys declared Judge Hinshaw was
not a legatee under the will, but that
it had been desired to obtain testimony
from him and that there was no way
to do this without naming him as Il
defendant As such. he joined in the
compromise.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27

who recently returned from conference
of the international body in Europe, re-
ported that fourteen countries in Europe,
Asia and South America viii enter their
best air men in the various races.
The international balloon races will be
held in this country. The date and place
for the. start and the three pilots to be
selected from an eligible list of $50 will
be announced by the Aero club shortly.
The United States has won four of the
eight races held since 1905
A $1,000 prize is offered by Italy to
the winner of the international seaplane
contest, to be held in that country.
France will be the scene Of the inter
national airplane race.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
NINE BEST u. S. AIRMEN
DESIRED AS ENTRANTS
IN WORLDAERO CONTESTS
Balloon Races Will be Held in This Country Italy
Will Stage Seaplane Tests; France for
Arplane Events

New York, Dec 26-A call for the
nine best airmen in the United States,
to represent this country in the inter-
national aeronautic contests. next year,
has been issued by the Aero club of
America.
National elimination races may be the
method of selecting the best fliers in
the three branches-airplanes, seaplanes
and balloons-although the Aero club.
as the representative of the International
Aeronautic federation in this country, is
empowered to make the selections arbit-
rarily. Organizations affiliated with the
Aero club Of America have been asked
to exprsss their preference on this point
Augu tus Post, secretary of the club,
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
COULDN'T TAKE AWARD.

Philadelphia, Dec. 26.-Captain Ray
mond d. Hasbrouck, commander of the
battleship Minnesota. tonight confirmed
the report that he had declined to accept
the navy cross awarded him by the navy
department lie said he thoroughly con
Cured" in the views of Rear Admiral
Sims. contained in his recent letter to
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, that no
special award should be given to
officers whose ships were successfully
attacked by German submarines, though
no special blame should be attached to
commanding officers for their failure.
"Concurring in the views of Admiral
Sims. said Captain Hasbrouek. Il
could not consistently receive the award.
for the reason that had lost my ship
Captain Hasbrouck commanded the
transport Coyington when she was sunk
on July I. 1913. returning to the United
States after having landed troops in
Europe Six men lost their lives
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
Three Stand Mute
When Accused of
Sedition as |. w. WIS

Tacoma, Dec. o6.--The three alleged
]. w w. members arraigned in federal
court on charges of violating the sedition
laws, refused to enter pleas today. Each
man stood mute. and Judge +. f. Cush-
man entered pleas of not guilty.
A. G. Randall. said to be secretary of
the local /. w. w. organization, declared
he wanted to conduct his own case r.
+. Eddy. said he did not want IN at
torney. but that he was not ready to
plead A. Gross, alleged l. w. w. or
ganizer, said he wanted time to get in
communication with l. w. W. publica
tion which would furnish him ample
money to retain an attorney.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27

At the same time, a London cable
message received by the Jewish Morn
ing Journal. of this city. stated that
peace negotiations with Turkey would
open shortly after the new year and
that the British delegates will be Pre-
mier Lloyd George. Lord Curzon and
Arthur J. Balfour. all three of whom
have publicly declared their sympathy
with the Zionist movement.
In view of this possibility. the great
or actions committee Of the Zionist or
ganization has been summoned to meet
as soon as possible in London. to cope
with what is termed the acute problem
of restraining wholesale emigration to
Palestine.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
RUSH TO PALESTINE is
UNDER WAY, DUE TO HOPE
OF A BRITISH MANDATE

New York, Dec. oG.-A great tide Of
immigration is sweeping to Palestine, in
fluenced by the conviction that Great
Britain will shortly accept a mandate
for the Holy Land and that the dream Of
a national home land for the Jews is
about to be realized, according to cable
advices received by the Zionist organ
ization of America.
The cable message states that the
world conference Of Zionists. which was
scheduled to be held at Basic on .Janu-
AIRY Is, has been postponed. in view of
"the assured possibility of immediate
negotiations for the mandate over Pal
estine.'
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
Milo RESERVAN0N|STS
READY To DESERT LODGE;
WILSON FORCES MUTTER
Criticism of President and Hitchcock CompGcates
Contest for Democratic Senate Leadership;
Lodge and Underwood Hold Compromise Con-
ference; lrreconsilables Alarmed.

Washington, Ecclesiastical with the progress made
toward solution of the treaty ang senators of both
political parties today bring greater their
party leaders compromise insure ratification promptly
the reassembing of congress, early in January
The mild reservation group of republicans notifying their
party leader Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, that in their opn
the time had to part with the reconclable
of the treaty. declared that unless compromise negotiations
support from the republican side they preparing
act independently for agreement with the democrats
30 Democrats Threaten Break.
Among the the well Defined
of President Wilson and Senator Hitch
Nebraska the acting democratic leader reached
ons which, predicted would be given tangible FORM
One prominent democratic senator said to have told the
republicans than 80 of the AZ that side would
ray the treaty at the best terms they
could get.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
Gen. Stanton, Aged Un'
ion Commander P Pass-
es Away at 80.

Baltimore. Dec 26-General Stanton,
aged so years, famous commander of
union forces in the civil war. died here
TODAY. His grandfather. Eli Stanton,
was a colonel in The revolutionary army.
General Stanton was brevetted brigadier
general for gallantry in the battle of
Five Forks, Va He was for many years
u conspicuous figure at all grand army
reunions.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
SIBERIAN BASIS
FOR ACTION LAID
BY JAPS IN j. s.
Toxic Announces Pleas
ure That Divergent
Courses Halt.

Viadivost0k, Dec. 26.-(By The
Associated Press) "A common
ground on which to base joint action
in Siberia has been reached by the
United States and Japan, according
to an announcement here for the
Japanese official publicity bureau.
The announcement said:
Genuine satisfaction is expressed
~ a"uennd' rond quaes hs, 'nas naaos.d tom %,
mon erouno mas s; oeen en- reacned tssa 10y ny
action in Siberia. This is particularly
pleasing to those who have observed
with regret that Siberian policies
Of the two countries at times seem
ed to follow divergent courses"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
PETITION TO RESTRAIN PICKETING
ASKED IN FRISCO SHIPYARD STRIKE

and number of unions were made de-
PENDANTS.
Three thousand men, says the petition,
are employed at the plants here and A.
ploycd before the shipyard strike became
effective several months ago.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
Mans Luck Tragic;
Gets $1,000 Policy
Gift Before Killed

Seattle, Dec. 26.-A few minutes
after he had been presented by his
employer with $1,000 life insurance
policy, William Stokes, laundry en-
gneer, was struck by an automobile,
Christmas eve, and received injuries
from which he died.
Stokes was on his way home with
Christmas presents when he was
struck Miss Marie Guthrie, clerk,
drove the automobile.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
LABOR UNION PUTS BAN
UPON MEMBERS JOINING
THE AMERICAN LEGION

cause Of the fuses to which the legion
has been put BY certain factions
The amended bylaws order all mem
bers of the union who are now affiliated
with the American legion to resign with
in thirty days, it was said.
The recommendation was also made
that those who desire to belong to a
service organization join the private
soldiers and sailors legion.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
Christmas Bomb
Makes Music for
Spanish P Party Chief

Paris. Dec. (Iavas) Tho resi-
dence of the chief of the conservative
party at Las Palmas. Canary islands,
was damaged by the explosion Of a bomb
on Christmas, according to Madrid dis
patch. 1t is stated that state of siege
will be declared soon in the province of
Catalonia, Spain.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27

Detroit, Dec 26- Members Of the
Detroit local. automobile. aircraft and
vehicle workers of America, are for
hidden to hold membership in the Amer
lean legion by an amendment to the by
laws of the vehicle workers organiza-
ton. adopted several days ago. it is
announced.
The action was taken. according to /.
Paul Taylor, secretary of the union, be-
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
27DiE NY. SINCE NOVEMBER

New York. Dec. 26.-Twenty- seven
deaths from drinking wood alcohol and
several cases Of poisoning have occurred
in Manhattan between November 1 and
December 20. according to official fig
ures made public by Chief Medical
Examiner Charles Norris.
DR.. Norris declared that. in his
opinion, these figures did not nearly rep
resent the full toll in death and sickness
due to taking the poison as beverage.
as he believed that many deaths and
illnesses reported rs due to apoplexy.
acute abdominal trouble and other
causes were really caused by drinking
wood alcohol concoctions.
The official figures show that only
five deaths from drinking wood alcohol
We're reprted in Manhattan for the year
1918 and only four in Brooklyn for is
months prior to July 1.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27

San Francisco, Dec 26-A petition
:. seeking restraining order to prevent
picketing a restraining order and Alameda
plants Of the bethlehem Steel and ship
building companies, has been filed in fed
eral district court here by attorneys for
the shipbpilders. Fifty unions official
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
okuMA FOR RENEWAL OF PACT.

Toxic, Dec 26.-Marquis Shigencbu
Okuma, Japan's venerable statesman. in
strongly in favor of renewal of the
Axlo- japanese alliance which expires in
1921.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
FOUR DIE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dee. 26.-Four men are dead
from drinking wood alcohol as sub
according to the police. Two died Christ
mas day and two Friday.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
TU0 More Naval Officers Reject AWurd.
Reuohs Playing Role in Siberian Wa
Does Santa Answer
All Requests? No,
Not for Hack Saws

Seattle, Dec. 26.-Santa Claus fall
ed to answer one Seattle letter asking
for gifts.
The letter read:
Deer Sanity, Please bring me
half dozen hack saws. Your es-
teemed friend, Harry Merlin"
Deputy sheriffs found the note
fastened to bar in a county Jail cell
here where Merlin is held for minor
offense.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27
ITOMSK IS TAKEN
bYb0LSHEv|k|;
PERIL |RKUTSK
With Fall of Important
City Goes String Of
Towns; Road Now Op-
en- for Successes East.
Word From South Rus
sia is Revolt in Dene-
kline Army; Soviets Los
ing in Turkestan.

London, Dec. 26.-The bolshe-
wiki have captured T0msk and
also the towns of Fastoff, Vas
silkov. Krementchug, lzium, Be-
l0vOdsk, Makeeveka and KOk-
pekhta, according to a wireless
dispatch received from Moscow.
The communication adds that,
after the capture of Tomsk, the
reds advanced from Novo Niko-
laevsk to main line of the trans
Siberian railroad and occupied
the station of Taiga, taking an
enormous amount of booty and
a number of prisoners.
"The road to Krasnoyarsk and
1rkutsk is now open, and Ad-
miral KOlchak's army in this re-
gion has ended its existence"
says the communication.
Rebels Cut OFF BIagovestchensk
The rebels in eastern Siberia, says a
Moscow dispatch, have completely sew
cred all communications on the Amur
line. and Blagosestchensk has been com
pletely cut Off
The dispatch adds that Galician
troops. intended for the defense of Kiev,
have revolted against General Denikine,
the anti Bolsbevik leader in the south,
and attacked the volunteer army in the
rear.
Irkutsk. Dec. 25.--(Russan Tele-
graphic Agency. )-1nsurrections by the
social revolutionaries have occurred at
various points in the province of r.
kutsk City. The government has taken
measures to put down the uprisings.
Reds Admit Turkestan Losses.
The uprising in Turkestan against the
Bo!sheviki continues, according to
wireless message sent out by the Soviet
government at Moscow. The anti-Bol-
shevik forces have occupied the cities
of khokan and Skobels. in Ferghana
province and are advancing on Tashkend.
Poles Aid Siherians.
The general staff Of the all Russian
government announces that an attempt
by the Bolsheviki to occupy the Lit
vincvo station on the trans Siberian rail-
way. just west Of Taiga, was REFUSED
BY Siberian and Polish troops. The Boil
shevik have been defeated at many
points, losing machine guns and prs-
oners. The Siberians and Poles are in
possession of the Litevona Taiga re-
gion.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-27

Feel Deadlock's Been too Long.
The feeling among those who are
ready to go ahead without their leaders
seemed to be that the treaty deadlock
already had been prolonged unnecessarily
by too much no-compromise talk, and
that both sides had overpiayed wait
ing game in the hope that a break would
come III the opposition.
After their conference. Sunday, with
Senator Lodge. the mild reservation re-
publieans felt confident that he would
take the initiative. if necessary. in carry
ing the compromise negotiations for
ward.
Johnson to Push Back.
On Monday Lodge saw Senator I'm
dcrwood. of Alabama, a prominent demo-
cratic advocate of compromise. but it
was said that their talk got nowhere.
Meantime it became known that the
irreconcilable group of republicans had
been bringing pressure to bear to in
duce the party leader not to consent to
any compromise proposals which did not
meet their approval. Senator Johnson.
of California, one of the leaders OF this
group, telegraphed that he would change
his plans and return to the capital from
his home state next week.
Both Leaders Talk Compromise.
In the democratic ranks. the treaty
situation is complicated by the contest
between Senator's Hitchcock and I'm
derwood for choice as party leaders
much of the talk for a bipartisan agree
ment coming from the Underwood sup
porters. The party caucus has been
called for January Is. to elect leader,
and, in the meantime. republicans and
democrats apparently are doubtful as to
who can speak with authority on the
democratic side. Senator Hitchcock re-
peatedly has declared his Willingness to
make any compromise which does not Vi
tally harm the treaty, but expects the
next move from the republican side.
Senator Lodge also has said he would
not oppose compromise so long as the
foreign relations committee reservations
are not vitally impaired, though he con-
siders that the next move is up TO the
democrats.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-07
A NEWSPAPER DEAL.

The Marquette Mining Journal has
absorbed the Marquette Chronicle
and hereafter there will be put one
paper published in Marquette. The
deal seems to be highly satisfactory
as the Mining Journal is one OF the
best daily papers in Michigan and
among the very best OF the dailies In
the smaller cities OF the U. s. with
the enlarged opportunities brought
about by the elimination OF the Chron-
icle and the leaving OF the entire field
TO the Journal, the people OF Mar
quette will be the gamers for Il means
better service.
The Journal publishers are progress
sive md viii without any doubt fn
the field better than Il ever has beeh
nlled.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-07
LICENSE MILLION DRIVERS.
Great Interest Being Taken by Auto.
fists In New License Law.

X is estimated that within a
the state department that within q
year from August IA, when the law
requires every person who drives an
automobile 20 secure an operators H.
eense, there will be approximately a
million such licenses issued ApplI.
cation blanks are now in the hands
OF the printer and will be ready for
officials by June 18th.
Application forms may be obtain
ed from the chief OF police in cities,
or from the sheriffs. or county clerk
Many inquiries are being received by
requirements Of this law About the
most common question received at the
state department daily IS. "Do own
ers OF cars have 70 obtain operators
licenses for driving their own auto
mobilesg The prompt reply Is given
that every person, regardless OF own
ership. who drives an automobile
must have q license to do 50 after
August i4th.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-07
CALVIN TO LEAVE.
Able and Popular Superintendent of
AmaSa Schools Goes to VI. A.C.

Prof. II. !, Calvin, superintendent
OF the Hematite township schools. has
notified the board OF education OF
that place that he will not return to
Amasa next year and is making prep
aration to leave Amasa Immediately
upon the close OF school 10 take up a
special course in the Michigan Agri-
cultural college.
Mr. Calvin has been at Amasa for
four years, two OF those years as SUI
perintendent. He came TO Amasa as
instructor in manual training and his
work was so satisfactory and he
showed so much aptitude for superin-
tending that he was placed in charge
of the schools when Supt Dersnah
resigned two years ago
Prof Calvin is a hard worker and
his effort is showing up wonderfully
well in the work that his pupils are
doing in county examinations and
other ways where their training and
knowledge is being put to the test.
At the last county examination four
applicants for certificates having the
highest markings were pupils OF
Prof. Calvin and OF the ten highest
full half dozen were Amasa pupils
This, OF itself, speaks highly for Mr..
Galvin's work in Hematite township.
During his term as superintendent
the junior high school course has
been added and Amasa is now on the
accredited list of all OF the higher ed
ucational institutions of the state and
of several neighboring states. Mr..
Calvin has had "a teachers under his
supervision and his work in that d.
rection has been very satisfactory.
Prof. Calvin is not positive as to
his future plans other than his con-
course at the NJ. A.C. I'll
is quite probable that he will special
lie along some line at the Agricultur-
al college as there is great demand
for trained men in the various lines
that the college equips men for.
Mr.. Galyin's family will accom- pany
him to Lansing where they will make
their home until his future plans are
definitely settled. He and his family
carry with them the esteem OF
All who know them and the best wish
IS for their future success.