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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-06
WILSON GRANTS
PARDON T00NE:
CLEMENCY To 81
Unduly Harsh Sentences
Under Espionage Act
to Be Reduced.

Washington, March 5-Unduly harsh
sentences imposed on a number of per
sons convicted during the war emergency
OF violating the espionage act will be
corrected from time to time thru execu-
tive clcmency by President Wilson. it
was announced. today, simultaneously
with the Communication of sentences in
o2 cases and complete pardon in one.
As fast as the department of justice
can review the $50 eases still awaiting
examination, recommendations for the
shortening of sentences will be sent to
the president.
In many of the cases acted on, TODAY,
department of justice officials said.
prisoners had been victims of wartime
passion or prejudice and had been
given long sentences not commensurate
with their offenses. To eliminate any
possible injustice, the reviews were
undertaken. Officials explained how
ever, they would take care not to re-
commend clemency for the scores Of
persons against whom there was strong
evidence Of disloyalty, whose sentences
were not extreme.
Thousands Plead for Bible Students.
Thousands of letters have. been re-
ceived at the department of justice.
asking clemency for J. f. Rutherford,
head of the International Bible Students
association and seven associates, now
serving sentences in the Atlanta federal
(Continued ON Pasc Twelve,
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the same time, it developed that the War
Finance corporation has about S337 900. :
OtU resources available, and much of this
may go to railroads to supplement the
sums they can borrow until congress
meets again and has opportunity to ap-
propriate funds.
After protracted conferences between
Secretary Glass and other officials of
the treasury and War Finance corpora.
ton. 1t was stated means probably would
be developed 10 keep the railroads off
the money market as much as possible
and minimize interference with the forth
coming Victory Liberty loan.
Regain Optimism.
Altho officials appeared optimistic
they explained that much manipulating
of financial machinery would be neces-
sary, and definite program could not
be developed for some time
Their somewhat cheerful attitude was
Continued on Page Three).
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T0STR|KE
ON COAST WIRES.
MAY AFFECT U.S..
Referendum Voted Stop
in Case Burleson Ig-
nored Pay Plea.

San Francisco, March 5-A strike
Of 5000 telephone operators and
5000 linemen in California, Wash
ington, Oregon and Nevada has
been ordered by the executive COM
mittee of the international Brother
hood of Electrical workers, in the
event that Postmaster General
Burleson does not speedily grant
wage demands Of the brotherhood,
it was announced here today, by r,
C. Robbins, personal representative
of L. C. Grasser, vice president of
the organization.
Robinson today received a teIe-
uram from Charles p. Ford, secre.
tary of the brotherhood, indicating
that a recent referendum of the
workers in the four states men-
toned favored a strike.
Robbins announced receipt Of anothe,
telegram from Grasser, authorizing hin
to acvise electrical workers organiza
tions in coast states to 'pay no attention
to wage increases offered by BurlesoI
thru the Pacific Telephone and Tcle
graph company
The respective unions were cautioned
in the telegram from Ford to take NJ
strike action on their own account. "ol
they would be properly disciplined"
Recognition Refused.
The male workers demand an increas,
of from $4.75 to $6.4O day and thu
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GOVERNMENT PRICE APPROVAL
|AND RECONSTRUCTIVE AID ARE
FAVORED AS GOVERNORS CLASH
Plea for Helpful Offices to Avert Distress for Pub
lie Utilities Causes Flare; Urge Wages
Set to Living Costs.

Washington. March 5.-Bitter con-
troversy ragged in the conference of gov
ernors and mayors today. before the
report of the committee on resolutions
making a great variety of recommends
tions on public questions. finally was
adopted. Even after the viva voce. dele
gates from the West, led by Mayor
Rolph, of San Francisco. attempted to
force a record vote to show that they
dissented from the majority, but were
overruled by Secretary of Labor Wilson,
who presided.
Adjournment was taken after Mayor
Rolph and Governor Cox, of Ohio chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
had risen on questions of personal privi-
lcee concerning their championship of
opposing sides in the debate.
The resolutions, which Governor Cox
announced were submitted unanimously
after elimination Of all partisan subjects.
condemned doctrines which inveigh
against God and government.
They also recommended that the gov
ernment should mot only prepare for the
transportation necessities of prosperity.
but use the railroads as the means of
helping private industry" by carrying
out the program of improvements.
Expressly disclaiming approval of fix
ing Of costs. the resolutions sanctioned
government approval of price schedules
as step toward establishing new
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basis of values. Reduction of freight
rates on all repair material, especially
road material, was suggested.
1t was declared that reduction of
wages should come only as a result Of
reduced living costs.
Recommendation was made that the
federal government continue it's "help-
full Offices" with the view to averting
"sericus consequences" in the financial
affairs of public utilities. Settlement of
government contracts, lifting of govern
mental restrictions on industry and ma
terials as soon as possible and continue
ton of the federal survey Of natural re-
sources started during the war were
asked.
The conference also deplored discon-
tinuance of federal employment agencies
and urged demobilizat ton Of the army by
local draft boards.
The section relating to public utilities
was attacked vigorously by Mayor Hoan.
of Milwaukee, who moved that it be
stricken out. the motion being support
cd by Mayer Meyers, of Minneapolis,
E. NJ. Harber Of Kansas City. and 9TH
ers. Mayor Hoan wanted to know who
sent the "stacks OF kilograms" which
Governor Cox reported to the commit
tee. favoring the declaration. He and
Mayor Meyers declared the clause in
terfered with local sovereignty. and
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LADDERS OF BOLSHEYIKI
BLAME ALLIED INVASION
FOR DARK ERA IN RUSSIA

Washington. March 5.-Conditions in
Russia under the kerenski government
and bolsheviki prior to the inauguration
of the "rcd terror" were described. to-
day. by Miss Bessie Beatty, magazine
writer, to the senate committee investi-
eating lawless propaganda.
Miss Beatty said she lived eight
months in Runssia but left January,
1917, before the reign Of terror was
started. She said this started about the
time of allied intervention and that it.
she understood. was what brought about
the present situation.
Miss Beatty testified that she was not
connected With bolshevik propaganda in
the United States and did not believe
Russian money was being used here for
that purpose.
Regarding atrocities Of the red guard.
Misc Beatty aeid that while there prob
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To
0RGAN zE HOUSE
UPON SENIORITY
Fordney, of Michigan, Is
Made Ways and Means
Chairman.

Washington, March 5.-Republican or
ganizatlon of the next house of rep
resentatives was pushed forward, today,
by party leaders composing the com
| mittee on committees, with virtually a
final decision that seniority of member
ship would continue to determine COM
| mittee rank. This action, taken in
| respect to the eleven principal commit
tees, applied to chairmanships as well
as to other leading places in the roster
of the republican committee member
ship.
Before undertaking to consider the
question of membership rank the re-
publicans decided on the apportionmcnt
Of places on the committees between the
two parties. Because of their margin OF
control of the next house, the committee
decided to increase the majority appoint
ment by one member, with a similar re-
duction of democratic or minority mem
bership.
Plan Probing Committee.
The principal committee would, under
the plan adopted, be divided between
thirteen republicans and eight demo-
Gratis. while practically the same ratio
would obtain with the committee of
smaller membership.
A decision to make possible use OF
the committee on departmental eIpend-
itures for proposed investigation of war
expenditures and other inquiries of de-
partment activities led to the member
ship apportionment Of these committees
being agreed on as five republicans and
two democrats. instead of the four to
three, the ratio that obtained in last
house.
No indication of the rank on less i'm
portant committees was given at today s
meeting, the committee deferring action
on the ground that republicans on these
committees might be transferred to the
principal committees. New membership
of the committees also was not consider
ed. but nominations made of the vacan-
cies on half the committees showed twice
as many men were seeking assignments
as there were places available.
Two GilIett Men Picked.
The decision as to seniority on the
principal committees was reached early
in the meeting, Representative Fordney,
of Michigan, first being chosen to head
the ways and means committee, altho
lacking the support of committee mem
bers who voted for Representative
GiIett, of Massachusetts,, in the recent
speakership contest
No record vote, however, was taken
and after Fordney's election. Repre-
sentative Good, of Iowa. a Gillett sup
porter, was chosen without objection to
head the appropriations committee
Seniority prevailed undisputed in the
remainder of the selections and. later in
the day, it was again indorsed by the
selection of Representative Green, of
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LANE RECONSTRUCTION
MEASURES TO BE PRESSED
In THE NEXT CONGRESS

Washington. March 5.-Secretary Lane
announced, today, his intention of
pressing for action in the next congress
on reconstruction legislation which, in
spite of his efforts, failed in the jam
which marked the adjournment yester-
day. In a statement the secretary said:
Congress adjourned without passing
any of these important national bills
which I have been urging:
1.-THE appropriation of 100000, 600
dollars for providing farms for returned
soldiers upon our unused lands. This
measure was reported into both houses,
but never came to vote. will press it
mt the next session of congress-. Twenty
thousand soldiers and sailors have writ
ten me supporting it.
'.2-The Smith Bankhead American
ization bill, providing a method by which
we can overcome illiteracy and give our
eight million illiterates an opportunity
to read the newspapers and the consti-
tuition Of the United States, SO that
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GOVERNMENT RELIES
ON LOANS TO RETAIN
RAILROAD CONTROL
War Finance Corporation Has 1897, 900, 900 to
Aid; Step Taken to Spare Dislocation
of Industries.

Washington, March 1.-The govern
ment, today, determined to retain con-
troll of the railroads. despite failure of
congress to provide funds for the rail-
road administration. and to have the
roads finance themselves for the next
few months thru private loans on the
open market or thru advances by the
War Finance corporation.
Effort would be made to maintain
operations on normal scale and to car
ry on as much of the improvement pro-
gram AS possible, in order to avoid
throwing employees out of work or other
wise disturbing industrial conditions. No
attempt would be made to solve the prob
lem by raising rates.
$337 ,OOO, 900 in View.
These assurances were given by Di-
rector General Hines in a public state
ment in an address to the conference of
governors and mayors meeting here. At
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they may not be dependent upon what
they are told by those who may be
hostile to the welfare of the country.
This bill will be brot up for passage
when congress next meets.
"a measure providing for the survey
Of the power resources of the East as
well as the West-that our railroads,
industries and cities may conserve fuel
"4-The general leasing bill, under
which withdrawn coal, oil, phosphate and
sodium lands would be open for develop
ment under a leasing system, which has
been before congress for five years and
for which there is strong majority in
both houses as shown by the fact that
a similar bill has passed each house
three times.
"5-The water power bill, which will
permit the use Of water now running
to waste in our rivers and induce i'm
mediate investment in over twenty
states in the construction Of hydro
electric plants"
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ably had been many executions. many
unjust stories about them were sent to
this country.
Frank Keddic, Scotch Quaker. who
did welfare work in Russia. told the
committee he believed withdrawal OF
American troops from Russia would help
solve the problem there. He said the
only place in which fighting is going ON
is where the Russians are surrounded
by the iron ring Of the allies and that
the allied operations in Siberia supported
wealth and privilege.
Where bolshevism has had the oppor-
tunity, as it has the agriculture. to be
worked out, it has been successful. he
said.
Responding tn the questions from the
committee, Mr.. Keddie said he was a So
cinlist, a pacifist and conscientious oh.
jector.
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PRICE G0UC|NC
CURB |SSH|F TED
TOEFF|C|ENCY
BOARD CREATED
Booth Bill Too Clumsy,
Is Opinion; Dropped
as Time Lacks.
By WARREN W. MOSES.

Helena. March 5.-That Senator
Booth bit off bigger chunk than nc
could chew and that his bill for the reg.
ulation and control of various classes oi
business concerns operating within the
state, together with the fixing of prices
lpon various commodities presented SO
m,ny difficult problems as to be un-
workable, was brot out, this morning
when the ways and means committee OF
tie house brot in a report recommending
non-eencurrcnce.
Rasmussen, chairman of the commit
tee sought to defend the idea back OF
the price regulating bill hut insisted that
tie bill in its present form and with
the several scores of amendments pro-
posed and others needed to put 1t IN
proper and reasonable shape. could new
err be acted upon intelligently by the
present assembly.
Bill Not Workable.
The committee report follows:
I'VE, The committee on ways and
means, having had under consideration
senate bill 1S9 by Booth, Lowe and
Healy, being a bill for an act entitled:
An act making the board of railroad
commissioners ex-efficio the trade com
mission of Montana for the regulation
and control Of prices and charges of
commodities, products and articles of
merchandise of all kinds and character
within the state of Montana. prohibiting
unjust ard unreasonable profits; prohib-
ting unreasonable and unjust charges
for commodities. products and articles
of merchandise sold within the state Of
Montana,' beg leave to report back to
the house with the recommendation the
bill be not concurred in.
'Your committee offers this recon-
mendation for the reason that this bill
while drastic and far-reaching, cannot
be made workable and that it's provisions
will not remedy the evils that exist, and
winch this measure seeks to correct
'Your committee is of the opinion that
the profiteering BUSINESS within the
state of Montana has grown to such a
magnitude that it requires special legis-
lation bearing directly on this subject.
"Only two more days of this session
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ENTERS0NF|NAL
LAP WITH HOUSE
WILSON S PROXY
Council Takes Up Mill
tary and Naval Terms
at Session Today.
MONTENEGRO RE0PENs
ADR|AT|C CONTROVERSY

Paris, March 5-(By the Associated
Press)-The arrival of the British prime
minister, David Lloyd George, in Paris,
tonight, is the prelude to the discussion
Of main question Of the peace treaty by
the council of the great powers, which
will begin tomorrow and continue dur
ing President Wilson's stay.
The question to be determined tomor-
row relates to the military and naval
terms Of the enemys disarmament. as
framed by Marshal Foch and the joint
military and naval advisers. Those
were originally framed as terms of the
armistice but are now changed so as
to be part of the permanent peace treaty.
House and Premier Coordinate.
Premier Lloyd George and Colonel
House will have lunch together, tomor-
row. at which the British and American
positions will doubtless be co-ordinated,
as President Wilson's views are under
stood to have been made known by cable
and wireless.
The subjects of reparation for war
damages and the western German from
tier will follow the military and naval
terms. It is understood an agreement
has virtually been reached on the
amount of rcparation to be inserted in
the peace treaty. This is far less than
either the French or British estimates
as originally submitted. bat is still a
vast sum. running as high possibly as
1oO billion dollars.
Frontier Settled.
The western German frontier is also
practically settled, one of the main fea-
lures being a neutralized or "sterilized''
strip along the west bank of the Rhine,
which will insure an adequate difference
between France and any renewed Ger
man aggression.
The council of the great powers, to-
day, heard the case OF King Nicholas, OF
Montenegro. which was presented by
General Gvosdenovich, Montenegrin
minister at Washington. 1t was pro-
test by the venerable monarch against
losing his throne and having his coun-
try absorbed by the new Jugo-Slav state.
Relief of Bohemia.
Incidentally. the protest involves the
issue between Italy and Jugo-Slavla.
King Nicholas is the father of the queen
of Italy. SO that Montenegro's position
has not been clearly defined on the issue
between Italy and the new state, which
seeks to embrace Montenegro.
The council also considered food relief
for Bohemia and other sections of
southeastern Europe, where the warning
factions still make it difficult to for
ward supplies. 1t developed during the
session, today. that the Juso-Slav from
tier, which had been closed against
Italy and threatened to preCpitate a
crisis with that country, has been re-
opened.
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VERMONT DOUBLES
ITS LICENSE TOWNS

Montpelier, VT, March 5.-Revi
sion tonight Of the votes cast in town
and city elections in Vermont yes
terday on the license question, show
ed the number of communities voting
for license was more than double that
Of last year. Twenty-Five cities and
towns sent in returns showing that
they had favored a license policy, as
against eleven last year.
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10000 CaIifornians
Will Be Indicted as
u. S. Draft EYadeKs

San Francisco, March 5.--Approxi-
mately 10000 persons in California
are to be indicted as alleged evaders
of the selective service act, according
to Robert Duncan, assistant to Spe-
cial United States War Attorney John
w. Preston, who returned here to-
night from Sacramento.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-20
LABOR

The department of labor has taken
up the question of advertising as a
national help to the increase the de-
mand for labor and for the encourage
ment OF all kinds of buiness effort.
The following is from a letter written
vice of the department and shows
where the merchant and business man
can spur business by his own efforts.
Read this and find how the idea sug.
gests growth in business and in all
business conditions;
1T is the desire of the Department
of Labor to stimulate business by sug-
costing to present advertisers that
they increase their space and to pros
pective advertisers that they bring
their plans to a head and start adj
vertising Immediately. The surest
and quickest way to bring business to
it's pre-war basis is to overcome the
general apathy to buying which exists
in the minds of many people at pres
ent. Advertising will do this. We
would like to see more retail advertis-
ing and more national advertising and
we believe that the press of the coun-
try and yourselves will appreciate the
fostering of such a movement by the
Department of Labor. May we ask
you to prepare one or more advertise
ments for the Department of Labor
carrying the message outlined. Your
cooperation in this matter is earnest
ly desired. Publishers Of newspapers
and magazines of general circulation
will be asked to run this copy Owe
the signature of the U. S. Department
of Labor, its Secretary w. B. Wilson,
and the director general of informa-
ton and education. Regarding the
size and appeal to be used, this we
believe is a matter which your W
judgment will easily determine. 1t is
imperative that this movement to got
ten under way at once"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-20
TO PUSH LOAN

Carter II. Glass, secretary of the
treasury, like Mr.. McAdoo, believes
thoroughly in the cooperation of men
and women in the Liberty loan cam.
paigns. and he has requested the won.
en- to aid in this Victory Liberty loan,
the fifth great Liberty loan the United
States will have made. Mrs. Inez
Beebe Perisho has been appointed
state chairman, Mrs. J. Buell. of Rapid
City, assistant chairman, and Mrs.
Alice r. Gossage of Rapid City, state
directo rof publicity. Mr.. Bassett
gave the Woman's committee credit
for raising and subscribing over S.
$50, 900 in the campaign last fall: that
one woman out of every six / IN South
Dakota purchased over $1,000 worth
of bonds, which is considerable of a
compliment to the ONE of the coun-
try. In the raising of the Fifth Lib
erty loan the women of the United
States will do their part, and especial.
ly the ONE of South Dakota. Every
American dollar has the opportunity
to perform an essential patriotic duty
and reap a profit. A Liberty bond
bought at par today will give a dollar
its greatest purchasing power. Ten
years after our civil war the United
States 5 per cen bonds had advanced
to the price of 121. If history repeats
itself, a Liberty bond bought now
when the purchasing power Of a dol
lar is low will rise rapidly in value
when the price lists are adjusted. Mrs.
has called Liberty Loan con.
f%erences at three points in the state
for this week, one at Aberdeen for
March 10, one at Yankton for March
q, and one at Sioux Falls for March
%. to be attended by the various
chairmen. Mrs. Severance OF
Minneapolis, Ninth district chairman,
will be at these conferences. 1t is
expected that a conference of the
Black Hills county chairmen will be
held the first week in April, at which
Mrs. Severance will be present. At
these conferences plans for helping
the mems committee will be made and
the director of publicity expects to re-
much good material TO help push
along the patriotic work which must
done within the next few weeks.