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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-29
FOREST FLAMES
AGAIN MENAC|NG
TONNS|N PATHS
F armers Who Lost Crops
Rushing to Scene to
Battle Fires.
R. +. POWER STATIONS
AND CAMPS THREATENED

MissouIa, July 28.-The town of
ST. Regis, twice in imminent danger
from the forest fires of western
Montana. again is in a critical posi-
ti0n, according to word to the for
est service headquarters, here. to-
day.
Famed by a wind. the Gold creek
blaze, near the town, broke its
bounds this afternoon and now is a
quarter mile from the place, the
report said.
The fire fighting camp on Dry
creek, near the town and in the
path of the flames. was destroyed.
but the men escaped.
In addition to endangering the
town, the fire also threatens pow
er station of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railroad and number
of lumber camps.
In other sections of the LoIo
forest, conditions are exceedingly
bad. the H Henderson fire advancing
TO the northeast, while the Niger
Hill blaze has started to threaten
the town of Soudan.
The reports from the MissouIa
forest and from other forests in
western Montana and northern
Idaho are better.
Fire Breaks Thru Lines.
Famed into sweeping mass o.
flames by high winds Sunday afternoon
the Gold creek fire roarcd past all con
troll lines established during the last few
days, destroying fire fighters camps OF
Dry creek. Forest service crews. rail
road men and lumber company employe.
are battling the flames vigorously, al
Z fn no hnn
of stopping them. All the work accom-
plished during the last week was los,
Sunday when crown fires drove hundreds
Of men on the fire line to points Of
safety.
Conditions in other portions of the
Lolo forest were also exceedingly seri
Gus today The Henderson fire is sweep
ing out on the northeast end, while Start
and Houdan We're in danger from tht
Niger gulch blaze.
Dry land farmers from eastern ant
northern Montana. whose crops have
failed, have been recruited in large mum
bers to fight the fires. and the labor
problem has, for the present at least
been solved, it was declared today. Sher-
ifs and commercial organizations of the
state also have responded TO requests
for aid in obtaining fire fighters.
Two Other Towns In Peril.
Farmers coming from Malta. Plenty
wood. Billings. Roundup. Livingston,
lilendivc, Hardin and Sidney. from 10 TO
20 day, will be dispatched from Mis-
soula to fight the fires.
No casualties were reported from the
Gold creek fire, the worst in the district,
when the blaze jumped control lines
Sunday, but equipment, food and tools
we're destroyed when the Deep creek
camp was burned.
The Niger gulch fire is becoming OF
n Continued on Page Two,
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Would Shift Responsibility.

Reservations would be Intellectual un-
less they constitute a part of the in
strument of ratification. Mr. Hughes
said
"If the senate should adopt reserva-
tions by a majority vote" the letter CON
tinucd. Il assume that these will be
made a part of the proposed resolution
of assent to the treaty and the ques-
ton will then be whether the senate will
give its assent with these reservations,
by the requisite two-thirds vote. If the
proposed reservations are reasonable.
the responsibility for the defeat of the
treaty, if it is defeated. will lie with
those who refuse the vote essential to
the assent If the senate gives its as
sent to the treaty with reservations, the
concurrence of the president will still
be necessary, as ratification will not be
complete without his action, and the re-
sponsibility for a refusal to give the
ratification with the reservations as
adopted by the senate as a part of the
instrument Of ratification, would thus
lie with the president
Proposes Reservations.
In case Of ratification with reserva-
tions. the other parties to the treaty
would be notified, he continued. AS a
contract, the treaty would bind only
those who consent to it.
After outlining his opinions on vari-
Gus articles of the covenant, NJ. Hughes
wrote that reservations and interpreta-
tions might be in some such form as the
following:
''The senate of the United States of
America advises and consents to the rati-
fication of said treaty with the following
reservations and understandings as to
I, Continned on Page TwoJ
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-29
SHIPPING STRIKE SETTLED
BY GRANTING ENGINEERS
DEMANDS; VESSELSTOSAIL

New York, July 2S.-The strike which,
for about three weeks. has tied up ship
ping along the Atlantic and caused al
most complete tieup, was finally set
tied. tonight, when an agreement on
wages was reached with the marine en-
gineers William S. Brown, national
president of the engineers union, i'm
mediately sent out orders to move ships
without delay.
The agreement was reached after a
x-hour meeting, here, today. of Off
cials of the United States Shipping board,
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pen He asked for an opinion as TO the
validity of reservations to the league
covenant and as to what those reserya-
/ tinnc shnulI hp
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-29

American Steamship association and en-.
giueers' union. The engineers presented
their demands Saturday night: following
settlement of the strike of seamen;
stewards. oilers and water tenders, and
at that time, issued orders that no YES.
sci be taken out pending settlement OF
their issues.
The only other class of ship workers
whose demand have not been settled are
wireless operators. A conference be-
tween them and the ship owners is
scheduled for this week
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-29
Flying Squadron Shoots Whites.

Flying Squadron Shoots Whites.
The riots, which started yesterday on
the south side beaches, were renewed
when negro laborers began leaving the
big industrial plants and by dusk a score
of separate outbreaks had occurred.
Whites began dragging negroes from
street cars, the negroes retaliated with
stones and knives. Street cars in the
heart of the black belt were tied up
and the windows smashed.
A flying squadron of blacks mounted
touring car and riding at full speed
thru the sections known as NO Mans
Land, sent volley of shots at group
of whites. One white woman was in
jured. but not fatally. The negroes were
overtaken after long chase and placed
under arrest.
Four Negroes Shot Down.
Shortly afterward, a mob of several
hundred blacks formed at 35th street
and Van Burean, charging a policeman.
In the twinkling of an eye. gun fire was
opened and four of the negroes fell. all
mortally wounded.
A white man in the same neighborhood
was dragged from a truck and stabbed
to death.
A negro chauffeur was killed by
whites a few minutes later IN the same
where the rioters were found to be
unarmed, they were released.
Negroes began looting stores OF
whites in one district shortly after tho
firing of revolvers by a squad of police
men in an effort To break up a fight
over q small purchase of groceries.
White Woman Attacked.
The police soon seized their guns The
looting continued until a special squad
of police armed with rifles arrived. They
fired low. telling half a dozen blacks.
4 white woman was pulled from a
street car by Il negro. He was soon lying
unconscious against the curb. The angry
whites had left him for dead. Groups OF
blacks formed in football fashion and
charged against whites with razors and
clubs.
On one corner the scene was likened
to miniature battle-ground. Unconscious
negroes and whites dotted the street.
As they regained consciousness, they
were arrested or permitted to leave
the neighhorhood.
Women Battle With Brooms.
While the main battles were in prog
ress. women. blacks and whites, battled
away in front yards with brooms and
other missiles. In one of these fights
a white woman was knocked unconscious
and taken to hospital
In one battle on 34th street. negroes
knocked two policemen unconscious and
were drawing guns when group of by
ISLANDERS and soldiers came to the rescue
of the white.
Blacks Cut Wires.
In an effort to prevent quick transport
tation of rifle bearing policemen from
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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-29
CONFESSED CHILD SLAYER
INDICTED WITHIN AN HOUR

Chicago. July Within an hour
after corners jury had held Thomas
Fitzgerald, confessed murder of sx-year-
old Janet Wilkinson, TO the grand jury,
the latter returned an indictment before
Judge Windes in the criminal court,
charging Fitzgerald with murder and
asking for a speedy trial.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
SOLDIERS WELCOMED

Although not as largely attended
as it had been hoped it might be, the
welcome home extended the soldier
and sailor boys of this vicinity by the
Epworth League of the M. E. Church,
last Friday evening, was in every
sense social success. Many of the
boys who went to war from this vcin-
ity are employed in distant places
and so it was more difficult to get
them together than had been antici-
pated. But it should be said the
League showed its patriotic gratitude
to them by arranging the banquet and
that it is to be commended for so do
ing. Miss Ruth Chappell made 4 an
appropriate speech of welcome and
there were several pleasing musical
numbers, including a vocal solo by
Lieut.. Lyle Brown. Revs. j. s.
Steininger, of Flint, and A. T. Cam
burn, pastor of the church, made in
teresting and inspiring addresses. A
bountiful banquet was served.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
TO BANQUET SOLDIER BOYS

A Citizens Banquet to returned
soldiers and sailors will be held at
Reeds Garage in Birch Run, on
Wednesday evening, Oct. 8.
The banquet will be rendered to
the boys of that vicinity who offer
ed their lives for the preservation
of their country and for the main
tenance of their country's honor.
The committee asks every citizen
to participate in this event and to
share with every other citizen in
making it thoroughly enjoyable and
uccessful-representative of the
gratitude of the community. A spe-
cial invitation is extended to every
soldier and sailor of the Great World
War, residing in that vicinity, to be
Birch Runs guest on this occasion.
Everyone is asked to provide some
thing for the big potluck dinner be-
ginning at TOO p. m, which will be
free to all.
All citizens of Birch Run and vi
cinity are invited to be present and
assist in making this occasion one
long to be remembered.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
SCHOOL FAIR

The pupils of Clio Public Schools
will hold an agricultural and domes-
tic science exhibition, representing
their own productions, on the school
\ grounds, this Friday, Oct. 3, from
Y 3 100 to 600 and from 1880 to $3.50
p. m. The public is not only invited,
but is urged, to attend this exhibition,
as a matter of interest in the boys
and girls, and to give them encour-
ment in practical work. Prizes for
meritorious exhibits have been con-
tributed by the following business
firms of Clio: Haven and Anderson,
Chas. w. Taylor, E. H. Fox, Reed
Bros, A. Lee Brown, The Clio Mes
senger, R. Jones, A. N. Stuber, M. C.
Doyle, Meeks & Wirth, Mccormick q
Conlee, Ed L. Beeman, E. E. Huyck
L. d. Hayes, Pearl Chown, William
English, Mrs. N. w. Mann, Fred
Sturdivant, Diamond & Co., o. For
bush, The Clio State Bank.
In addition to the fair, there viii
be a game Of football on the school
grounds, Friday afternoon, beginning
at 400 o'clock, between the Dort
school, of Flint, and Clio High
School. Everybody invited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
KILLED BY CARS

George w. Dodge, one of the best
known and most respected residents
of Birch Run, met a tragic death last
Friday morning, at about seven
o'clock, when an automobile which
he was driving was struck by
a north-bound freight engine, attach
ed to a few cars, on the Pere Mar.
quette Railway. Mr.. Dodge was
acting as foreman over the construc-
tion Of some standard highway, near
Birch Run, and was hurrying to his
work when overtaken by the accident
which cost him his life. No one, of
course, can ever know just why he
drove his car onto the track in front
of the speeding engine, but it is be-
lieved that he did not see it until it
was upon him or that he miscalcu-
lated the speed at which it was run
ming and thought he would have time
to get across the tracks ahead of it.
The engine was one of the monsters
that haul the big trains on the p. NJ,
and as it was going at speed esti-
mated at 20 to 80 miles per hour, it
struck the light Ford truck with ter
rifle force, hitting it squarely and
throwing Mr.. Dodge's body distance
Of so to SO feet. The automobile it
self was reduced to a mere shapeless,
twisted mass of scrap iron. Mr..
Dodge lived but few minutes after
the witnesses of the accident had
rushed to render such assistance as
possible. He received very severe in
juries but his features were scarcely
marked.
George w. Dodge was born at Pill
lar Point, Jefferson County, N. Y,
Oct. 8, 1864. He came with his par
ents to Michigan in 1867 and to Birch
Run in 1869. In September, 1882,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Carrie B. Loomis, of Birch Run, of
which union two daughters, Eva and
Marion, were born. In January,
1902, Mrs. Dodge was claimed by
death and within two or three years
the two daughters followed their
mother to the eternal home beyond.
In Feb, 1905, Mr.. Dodge was married
to Mrs. Anna Graham, of Saginaw,
who survives him. He is also sur
vived by two step-children, A. j. Gra-
ham, of Birch Run, and Mrs. Charles
Elliott, of Fowlerville, and by two
brothers, E. M. Dodge. of Flint, and
Carleton Dodge, of Charlevoix. Mr.
Dodge was universally esteemed 'as
a man of integrity and stirling char.
acter and his tragic and sudden death
cast feeling of gloom over the en-
tire community. Mr.. Dodge hat
been for many years valued mem
Der Of Vienna Lodge, No. 205, F. &
A. NJ, and his funeral was held under
the auspices of that body on Sunday
The services, which were very largely
attended, were held at the home, Rev
MacGirr, officiating. The interment
was in the family lot in Forestlawr
cemetery, Saginaw, the burial cere'
monies of the Masonic order being
carried out at the grave.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
FROM OREGON

We believe the following from
George Eaton, of Yankton, Ore, will
be of interest to the many friends of
himself and his estimable wife who
reside in this vicinity:
Dear Editor:
We are renewing our subscription
to The Messenger, which never for
gets to write, and through which we
hear from. home once every week
Relatives seem to have time to write
about once a year. 1t is almost IL
years since we left Michigan, but in
all that time the paper has never
failed us. The State of Oregon has
had bountiful crops and such lots oi
fruit. They are shipping a great
many cars of apples east now. The
rain hurt the prune crop some; il
cracked them open, but there will be
lots of packed prunes on the market
lots of everything, in fact, but prices
keep up. Butter fat is zoe here, but
the farmers are organized, so ge,
what is coming to them. note in
your columns the passing of old
friends and it is sad to read it
Thanking you for all favors, and with
the hope that you may always keer
well, l beg to remain,
Your friend,
George Eaton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
PASTOR WELCOMED

Members and friends of the M. P.
church gathered at the church parlors
in goodly numbers, last Monday even
ing, for the purpose of formally well
coming Rev. Joseph Dibley and his
family to the church and to their new
home in Clio. Rev. Mr.. Dibley, Mrs.
Dibley and the latter's sister, Miss
VanWormer, were in the receiving
line and received the hearty greetings
of the company. A pleasing speech
Of welcome was made by B. s. Jen-
nings which was replied to in happy
way by Rev. Mr.. Dibley. A short
program was given and delicious re-
freshmentS were served.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
M. e. CHURCH NOTES

Class meeting $3.50 a. M, sermon
1000 a. m, Sunday school 11:15 q.
M, Epworth League TOO p. m,
evening service 500 p. m.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing Sunday evening. Topic: "Train-
ing in Citizenship" Leader, Lyle
Brown.
The Primary Dept. of the Sunday
school will have promotion exercises,
Sunday, at the Sunday school hour.
The children will receive diplomas
and will also give short program.
Everyone is invited.
The Missionary society will meet
Friday evening, Oct. 10, at 1880 o.
clock at the home of Mrs. w. H.
Stout, who, with her mother, Mrs. j.
Bacon, will be hostesses. A special
invitation is extended to young lad
les as it will be mothers and daugh-
ter's meeting. 1t is expected that
Mrs. Belle Pierce, Mrs. Willard Varty
and Miss Roraback, field secretary,
will be present.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
CORN SMUT BAD

That corn smut is worse in Michi-
gan this year than ever before is the
opinion of plant disease experts Of
the Michigan Agricultural College,
who have found as high as twenty
five per cent of the plants in fields
of the central part of the State in
fected with the smut.
"There is no seed teatment for
corn smut" Control methods for
corn smut include rotation of crops
in order to avoid planting corn ON
ground infected the year before, and
the cutting out of all smut early
before it natures enough to spread
in the powdery form. Smut which
is cut out should always be burned
or buried. If it is left in or near
the field it will mature and spread
just as well as if it had not been cut
of the plants.
Seed corn can be selected from
smutty fields with perfect safety, ac-
cording to DR.. Coons. The fact that
the smut is not spread through the
seed makes this possible and there is
no reason why farmers should hesi-
tate to use good seed selected from
a field which is infected with smut.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
SCHOOL NOTES


Charles Dibley is new pupil in the
primary room.
Inez Walker and Miss Crane visit
ed the High School, Tuesday fore
noon.
Milton Doyle is absent from the
Seventh Grade room on account of
illness.
Beatrice Woolson spent Thursday
visiting Miss Blackney's and Mrs.
Beckwiths rooms.
School was closed Tuesday in the
4th grade room, the teacher, Miss
Meeker, being i'll.
Beryl Merrill has returned to the
3rd grade after being absent a week
on account of sickness.
A program was given Tuesday
morning by the senior class. In this
program was given the prophecy Of
the Class of 30 and some of the fac
ulty. The program was very inter-
esting and was enjoyed by all.
Those neither tardy nor absent in
the 5th grade for September are as
follows: Harry Allen, Sarah Blaine.
Viola Anderson, Donald Brewer, Jes-
sic Carr, Lloyd Helfrich, Hugh Nc
Cloud, Nellie Reid, Ray Stiltz, Elva
Warner, Mary Carroll, Gordon Chap
pell, Lois Doyle, Kenneth Harris,
Thomas Doyle, John Little, Doris Nc
Comb, Helen Woolson, Howard Scho-
field and Isabelle Waggoner.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
ODD FELLOWS

We want every member present
Saturday night, Oct. a. Please come
early, as meeting is called at z
o'clock sharp. The initiatory degree
will be conferred on seven candi-
dates. After the degree work is
over all members who belong to the
Encampment, together with six can
didates will go to Flint where the
three degrees of the Encampment
will be worked by Detroit, Owosso,
and Flint degree teams. This will
be some night; let everyone come.
Lloyd Hill, Com.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
VILLAGE. TAXES y

Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers Of the Village of Clio, that
Friday, October 10, 1919. is the last
day of grace for the payment of vii
lage taxes for the curtent,fiscal year.
The law requires that all village
taxes must be settled for not later
than that date and that legal steps
be taken to collect. any that remain
unpaid. Please bear this in mind and
do not fail to settle your village tax
account on or before October 10.
Y Respectfully yours,
Belle M Curtis,
-------Xillage -Treasurer----
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
THETFORD CENTER

Glen Long and wife were Sunday
visitors at the home of Albert Ray
mond. .
Mrs. Guy Whitman went to Lapeer,
Tuesday, to visit her mother who is
very ill.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Patch, Of
Detroit, are visiting at the home Of
Ray Chatfield and family for few
days.
Mrs. Bernice Harrison and daugh-
ter and Merle Ridley and family
spent Sunday evening at the home Of
their grandmother.
Mrs. George Geiger and Miss Dor
othy Sanford spent Saturday in Flint.
John Watson and wife called on
Otisville friends, Sunday.
A. F. Ostrander, Bert Ostrander
and family and Miss Hazel Wilber
spent the week end at Saginaw and
attended the fair, Saturday.
Chas. Reynolds, Burma Reynolds
and family, Joe Cummings and wife
and Henry Cummings spent Wednes-
day Of last week at Saginaw fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rheinald Beer, Of
Flint, were Sunday guests at the
home of Mrs. A. M. Wilber. After
dinner fine automobile trip was en-
joyed.
Seth Johnson, Clayton and Miss
Belle Johnson, Walter Johnson and
family, Geo. Geiger and wife and F.
J. WILDER and wife spent Sunday
with Herman Johnson and wife, Of
Clio: The day was very much en-
joyed by all.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
A BAD RECORD

"a bad record" Yes that would
really and truly tell the story of
the performances of some boys or
young men who got into the Waldo
school house, last week Wednesday
night, threw cigarette stubs about,
spit on the nice, clean floor and
left lot of trash written on the
blackboards. Now, as matter of
fact, we could shower all kinds of
reproaches and even abuse on these
parties and be, perhaps, within the
proprieties. We could also tell them
that a specially severe penalty is pro-
vided for those who defile school
houses or churches-and be within
the fact. But we are not going to
waste time with that side Of the mat
ter. 1t would do no good. What
we would like to do would be to say
something that would make these
young men have a different ideal,
something that would inspire them to
clean, helpful citizenship; that would
make them want to do every possible
thing that would add to the proud
record Of the Waldo school, which is
one of the few Standard schools in
the county, rather than do anything
that would detract from it. If our
country is to continue to be good
place to live in, everybody, young
and old, must make it the rule of
their lives to be on the side of every
thing which is uplifting, noble and
true. Sometimes we think there has
never before been time when such
practical conservation as this has
been so yitaf at the present time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Wednesday, Sept. 18th, Law
renee Donald, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Wilson, made the passing Of his
tenth birthday very pleasant by in
viting ten of his little friends to be
his guests on that occasion. Supper
was served, including ice cream and
cake. He also received several nice
presents and all went home feeling
they had been having a jolly, good
slime.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
BUYS FINE HOME

A. ]. Littlefield has bought the
fine residence on Mill Street which
was the home of the late Mrs. s. E.
Sissins. We understand that Mr.. Lit
tlefield and his family expect to oc-
,cupy the property some time during
the coming spring.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
CARROT CONSERVE

At the request of subscriber, we
print the following recipe for making
carrot conserve: / OF. Carrot, 1 Ct
sugar, 2 oranges, ground and seeded
Cook until thick. ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02

Dogs got among the focks ofsheep
belonging to E. L. Powers and I. r.
Field, week k-or-se-a killing eleven
of them. The damages have been
fixed at $115.00, and this sum, in all
probability, does not cover the loss.
There is. no clue to the identity of the
dogs.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
COMING AUCTIONS

On Thursday, October 9, at 1880
o'clock sharp, on the premises, one
half mile west Of Montrose, John
Vredenburg will have a sale of farm
stock and tools. R. S. Harrow, auc-
tioneer.