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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
WHEAT SELLING
At $3.50 IN PORT
No Plans for 1919 Mark
eting Under u. S. Price
Guarantee,

Duluth. Feb. S.-Julius Fl. Barnes
president Of the food administration
grain corporation, here on private bust
ness, addressed members of the Duluth
board of trade from the trading floor,
today.
Regarding the plan to be adopted in
marketing the 1910 wheat crop, Mr..
Barnes asserted no solution of the prob
lem has been found.
'"The seed administration must be
guided in its future marketing policy by
the size Of the crop. The government $
guarantee to the farmer must and will
be absolutely taken care of, and as to
the prices to the miller and consumer,
the administration canont sanction any
method of marketing that might lead to
future trouble or scandal"
He asserted that the 1913 wheat
crop has been fully marketed" and that
mo loss will be sustained by the food
administration.
Wheat is being sold to neutral coun-
tries now at $2GO at the seaboard, he
said; the grain corporation recently sold
I3,OOO,OOO bushels in the southwest at
II cents over the fixed price
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
PAY Of 25O0U.S.
L|NEMEN RAISED
Grants SO to
IS Cents a Day to
Men on Coast.

San Francisco, Feb. 2S-An increase
in the wages of approximately 2,200 line
men in California and Washington was
authorized in advices from Postmaster
General Burleson, received here today
by the Pacific Telefone and Telegraf
company, according to a statement is
sued tonight by J. G. NOVEL;, general
manager of the company. He said the
increase meets the approval of the COM
pany.
AS authorized by Mr.. Burleson, the in
crease is graduated to SOC, Csc and Toe
day. being governed by the particular
branch of work in which the linemen are
engaged.
The increase is scheduled to become
effective tomorrow.
The order, according to telefone com
pany officials, was silent on the recent
wage increase demands submitted by
telcfone operators.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
HOLLANDS ARMY READY
TO RESIST ANNEXATION:
LID ON KAISER'S CALLS

The correspondent visited Harden.
brock and found the castle mentioned to
be almost entirely unfurnished
Ex-Kaiser Busy Writing.
Herr Hohenzollern's attendants also
deny any intention of moving. and this
is strengthened by further precautions
recently taken around the Won Beatinck
castle to shield its guest from the public
gaze.
While the ex-emperor performs his
daily task Of saving wood for three
hours. his wife strolls about the grounds.
mostly alone.
Tie former ruler is still engaged.
afternoons, in replying personally to
thousands of letters of greeting received
on the occasion of his recent birthday.
1t is reported that several efforts have
been made by his supporters to induce
him to return to Germany. but without
success.
The German government, apparently,
former kaiser's servants, altho his staff
is much smaller than hitherto. Court
(hamberlain Won Contard continues his
functions.
General Won Estorff, who has been in
attendance upon his former imperial
master, left today for visit to Ger
rany, accompanied ty the Younger Won
Bentinck. who was formerly in the Ger
man navy.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
STRIKE PA[5|ES
| CENTRAL, PE.RMs
ALL Of GERMANY
X. K. Communication Is
Affected; Leipzig Cut
Off; No Gas.
ONE EXPRESS GETS THRU
BECAUSE It BORE YANk

Berlin, Feb. o7.-(By The Associated
Press. Central Germany now is in the
throes OF a widespread political strike
affecting large parts of Saxony. Thurin-
gla and Anhalt, and thru its effect upon
railroad communications is casting 4
sinister shadow over the entire nation.
NO disorders or excesses, however,
have as yet been reported, and from
unaffected centers like Dresden and
from the edges Of the strike region,
the present authorities are exerting
every effort to bring conditions back
to normal
The workmen of Leipzig voted, last
evening. BY a tremendous majority for
general strike. Today Leipzig is with
out gas or electricity or railroad com
munication with the outside world.
The strike at Halle, which includes
the railway men. continues absolute
and even telefonic and telegrafic COM
munication is being interfered with
A general strike has broken cut at
Erfurt and there is news to the same
effect from many other cities in central
Germany. The government, however, has
gained encouragement thru the more
complete reports received from Masde-
burg, where large part Of the rail.
waymen who first joined the strike have
AS0uAASN WOTA> LUIS USvSlOQOe0k kS&US
to the hope that the spread Of the
railway tieup into western. Germany
may be checked.
Railway communication with southern
Germany 10 possible only BY rcundabaut
routes in local trains. A section OF the
Munich express arrived in Berlin. to-
day, 13 hours late. The fact that it
came thru was due to the presence
among the passengers of an American
military courier, from Munich, and the
Austrian foreign minister. On their
account the strikers provided a loco
motive and two special cars for the
trip to Berlin by way Of Dresden.
An official bulletin in the Zeitung an
Mittas describes the strike situation as
follows:
"A general strike prevails in Thurmga
and Saxony. No disturbances are re-
ported from those sections. Leipzig is
in the throes of a general strike which
is also paralyzing traffic. The situation
in Dresden is normal and the working
men are not striking. The strike move
ment in the Ruhr district is recedins
Military operations carried on by
troops in Thuringia, Saxony and the
Ruhr district are proceeding according
to the governments program.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
Beef and Pork TO Remain Up
Northwest Sfockmen Think;
SunfIower SiIage Praised

sunflcwer silage. does not decrease her
milk flow. The cattle seem TO relish TINS
new feed if it is silagea right Nc. Bar
rett said.
THE yield is much heavier than corn,
he continued "The seed should be plaht-
cd in rows. just the same as corn. and
should not be sown broadcast. 1t should
be cultivated just the same rs any other
crop and it will grow in much dricr land
than corn l believe it should be pro
NOTED and adopted by the breeders and
feeders of stock. If Montana can do IT,
SO can We
"As long as the laboring man IS en-
ployed. the price win stay up assert
cd c. NJ. McAllister, special representa-
tive of the Portland union stnckyards-
..The laboring man., he continued, "m-
less he has meat three times a day has
very little to eat"
The visitors attended an auction sale
Of Herefords this afternoon. and to.
night attended the annual banquet Of
the association.
r. s. Parkhurst. Browning. Mont,
waH on the committee on resolutions.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
AD|EUvERYSOON
/. FROM COLD SNAP
Temperature Rise East
of Rockies Today Is
Predicted.

Chicago. Feb oS.--Short duration was
accorded by the weather bureau to the
cold snap that brot below-zero weather
in western states and near-zero tcmpcra-
lures, tonight, in middle western states.
Rising temperatures in much territory
between the Rockies and the Mississippi
river is predicted for tomorrow, with
generally warmer weather Sunday.
Blizzard conditions in Minnesota. Iowa,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
and South Dakota appeared to be abat-
ing tonight, tho in some sections snow
is looked for tomorrow.
A gale from the southwest, reaching
IS miles an hour, tonight brot rapid
drop of the mercury from As degrees at
noon to IL degrees above zero at 9 p m.
in Chicago, with minimum of s above
zero expected tomorrow morning.
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Spokane, Feb. 2S-There is no hope
ahead for any great reduction in the
prices Of beef and pork, according to
the expression today. of stockmen and
dealers who are attending the North
west Livestock association conference
here. Many Of those present declared
the demand for meat is growing. and that
so long as the demand increases, there
can be no reduction in prices.
James Christensen, government i've
stock supervisor Of the bureau of mar
kets, with headquarters in Portland, was
one Of the principal speakers. He cffer-
ed the services of the bureau of mar
kets in helping the livestock mcn and
the people Of the United States TO get
together.
Sunflower silage. in a number of ex-
periments conducted by the Montana ex-
pertinent station. was discussed by l..
G. Barrett, general manager of Il Spok-
ane seed company. "1s has been proved
by the farmers of that state, aud other
men as well, that the dairy COW. taken
off the feed Of corn silaye and put On
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
STATE MILL BILL
SH|F IS LINEUP
UPON ELEVATOR
Friends of One Measure
Become Foes of Other;
Cascade Split.
By WARREN W. MOSES.

Helena, Feb 2S-.tltho the members
of the Cascade county delegation III the
house have shown themselves. generally.
in favor of the terminal elevator bill,
they today gave Indications of opposi-
tior to the senate bill, providing for a
referendum upon the subject of issuing
bonds for $50OO0o to provide a state
owned flour mill at Great Falls, to be
operated in conjunction with the eleva-
tor.
A discussing Of the matter today, brot
to light a peculiar situation. whereby
one of the active opponents of the sem
ate elevator bill was found fighting for
the flour mill bill. and several Of the
most active supporters of the elevator
bill spoke and voted against the mill
bill.
The matter came in the presentation
of a report by the terminal elevator
committee on senate bill 1863. by Ander
son. providing for referendum vote
upon issuance OF bonds for state-own-
ed flour mill. The report. signed by
Baldwin. Goodell and Brown, recon-
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b|[LREGULAT|NC
E|R|NDUSTRY
Montana Flour Declared
to Be Cheapest and
Best.
By WARREN W. MOSES.

| Helena. Feb cS.-"Mcntana people
| are 1blc to buy a better flour at low.
er price than they can get from any out
of the state miller" declared Eddy
O'Connel in testfying before the fin
aice and claims committee of the SEN
ate this afternoon, when that body had
under consideration house bill No 4l6
by Higgins, 4 substitute for senate
bill No. 10. by Pauline. providing that
ell flour mills in Montana shall be plac-
ed und,r the Montana public utilities
commission.
The principal speakers against the
measure as passed by the house and
sent to the senae were Sam Stephen
son of Great Falls. Il. A. iiarader of
Bozeman. r. NJ. Marlowe Of Helena,
Tom Edwards of Misso,lla. Eddy O'Con-
nell of Helena and B. Deepher of Town
sent
NJ T. Small ef Kalispell spoke in fa-
vor of the measure. saying that he be-
lieved that the mills were discriminating
agsinst the farmer.
Nationally Recognized. v Nj
yidual purchasers of flour in Montana,
declared that Montana flour has receiv
ed national recognition AM that 1t is
not sold ut an exorbitant price. He de-
ciared that he could buy flour delivered
in Helena at 81 barrel cheaper than
he could buy the same grade of flour
milled outside Of the state. He declared
that the mills quoted prices that show
range Of from ST. to So a barrel and
that in his years of dealing with the
Montana milers ne had not found at
any tine trust combination as to
price. He declared he buys from ak of
them. ocing governed by the considera-
ton of price alone. He sand that if the
Montana mills are put out of business.
as he said he thot would be done bv this
ill. all persons who buy bakers goods
will be forced to pay more, especially
for bread. as it will cost more to get the
flour in from out of the state mills, he
declared the Montana millers do not add
the freight rate from Minneapolis to
the prices IF flour as quoted III carload
lots. He said half of the flour used in
Montana, approximately 300 600 barrels
each year. is used by bakers and made
into bakers products. He said only half
of the flour Montana buys is used ia
the homes.
Says Bakers Oppose Bill.
1T seems rather forceful argument
in favor of our millers." O'ConneU de-
clared, that you do not find those that
buy large amounts of flour from the
miller complaining against the miller.
but you do find them opposed to this
very drastic measure you have under
consideration"
Stephenson and Marlowe in opposing
the bill pointed out the difficulties flour
mills have had in Montana in getting
started. Marlowe, who is banker, de-
clared he had watched mills closely and
was sure that they have not paid more
than eight per cent since they started
Both declared that the measure 10 put
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v|CTORYL0AN To
bUCkF|L|bUSTER
IN TARDY SENATE.
Democrats to .Grapple
With Delay to Force
Extra Session.
SUFFRAGE TO CONE UP
AGAIN IN FINAL HOURS

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Differences
between democratic and republican lead
ers over tine legislative situation, echoes
from which have been heard daily since
President Wilson made known his de-
termination not to call an extra session
OF the new congress until his return
from France, may be forced to an issue
tomorrow. in the senate, with the call
ing up Of the Victory loan bill.
Democratic senators have told the
president the republicans would under
take to defeat this measure, which pro-
vidcs the means of financing the gov
ernment during the remainder of this
fiscal year.
This information did not change the
presidents determination, and tonight
the democratic leaders decided to call
up the bill SO they might determine just
what the prospects were for rushing
necessary legislation thru before ad-
Journment Tuesday.
1t was said. tonight. that the republi-
can leaders course would await further
conference early tomorrow, and negoti-
ations with the democrats and the SOUND
ing of republican senator's sentiment.
Progress Made on Bills.
Altho much time was spent today, in
discussion of the league of nations and
other subjects, considerable progress
was made In the senate and house on
the congested legislation. The house
passed and sent to the senate the $26,-
O0O,OOO general deficiency bill and the
senate appropriation committee members
planned tonight, to- report the hill to-
morrow. adding as a rider the house
bill appropriating S75OOO0,00O for the
railroad administration.
Other progress included:
Formal presentation of the Victory
loan" bill to the senate; adoption b. the
house Of the conference report on the
long delayed water power development
bill; conference agreement on hospital
construction appropriations. and negoti-
ations expected TO attain prompt en-
actment of the billion dollar wheat
S.arantee measure.
France Insists on Extra Session.
Many minor bills were passed today.
by the senate.
Chairman Jones. of the senate woman
suffrage committee. also announced that
equal franchise advocates would make a
flna! effort for action on Il compromise
constitutional amendment recently de-
feated. The committee will meet to-
morrow 10 report out the resolution.
Discussion of the legislative situation
and the question of an extra session
cropped out in tonisht's senate debate.
Senator France of Maryland, republican,
urging his resolution for an extra ses-
sion beginning March ) and character
iZ,ng as vicious and un-AmeriCaH" the
practice of rushing bills thru at the
sc ssions's close.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
DUNN IN JAIL
FOR HOURS IN
WAIT FOR BAIL
Freed When Duggan and
Non-P artisan Produce
SuretIeS.


Helena. Feb. 2S--W. T. Dunn, SEN
fenced today by Judge r. Lee Word il
the district court to pay fine of 5000
was confined in the county Jail until
O'Clock in the evening, when Larry Dug
gan, Butte undertaken. and Repre-
sentative r. C.. Arnold. of Opheim, or
ganizer of the Non Partisan league, ap-
peared before Justice Cooper and Of
fered sureties. The new bail was fixed
at $1,000 by Associate Justice G.. II.
Cooper of the supreme court, pending
hearing on a writ of probable cause,
made returnabie a week from Saturday.
Excoriated by Court.
No defendant was ever excoriated
from the bench as Judge Word scored
Dunn.
Your faith" he said, SIS not in the
ballot, but in the bullet have watched
you carefully and l am satisfied that
you are against all legal authority.
Never before have i seen a man with
SO little apparent regard for laws
courts or juries. Your doctrines 60 back
to the cave men, who recognized no
authority. You. an intelligent man,
should know that IN country where
democracy rules the ballot must bring
about all reforms and changes"
When court convened, Attorney Jas.
H. Baldwin. counsel for the defense,
moved for an arrest of judgment The
motion was denied. as also was one for
a writ of probable cause. Notice was
then given that an appeal would be
taken to the supreme court and that
body would also be asked to issue an
order for hearing on writ of prob
able cause and fixing bail. Judge Word
granted until March u for the defense
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MYSTERIOUS CALLS CEASE.

Amerongen, Feb. 2S.-By The Associ-
ated Press. THE Dutch governor of
Utrecht, who has surveillance over the
former German emperor, visited the
castle of Count Won Bentinck, last night
supposedly in connection with ire recent
activities Of William Hohenzollern and
German officials who have visited him.
Since the publication in Holland of
Associated Press dispatches, telling Of
these visits, the officials have ceased to
come here.
The former kaiser has not been
beyond the castle grounds in the past
two weeks and, apparently. has no in
tention of moving to another location,
althO many reports have been current
regarding the leasing of a castle at
Hardenbreek, near Doom.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
MONROE DOCTRINE
AMERICAS CHART
IN SENATOR'S PLAN
SIX CAPTURED
U-BOATS COMING
OVER AS EXHIBIT

Washington, Feb. 2S.--Six of the
German submarines surrendered in
British harbors are to be brot to the
United States soon for exhibition to
the public and for study By American
experts. They will be representative
of the various types of U-boats, from
mine planters to the great deep sea
cruisers.
In announcing today. that the pro-
gram for bringing the submarines
across the Atlantic had been COM
pleted, the navy department said the
SIX craft were not part Of any aloca-
ton of submarines to the United
Mates. The ultimate disposition OF
the German undersea fleet. together
with the other surrendered German
war craft. still is subject to the de-
cision Of the peace conference, it was
stated officially
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
TROOP SHIP SINKS FREICHrER.

New York, Feb 2S.-The Canadian
freighter, Lord Dufferin. sank in 36 feet
of water in Is minutes after she had
troop ship Aquitania, off Liberty ISL
and, rcar quarantine. late today.
One member of the Lord Dufferin'e
crew. George f. Hugh, oftNcw York, an
oiler, was killed.
Twenty-seven of the freighter's crew
of Al were taken off by a police patrol
boat The others elected to remain on
board.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
WHITEWASH|NG
FOR TREASURY
GETS UNDER WAY
Committees Appointed
bv Two Houses at Re-
quest of Staff.
By WARREN ". MOSES.

Helena, Feb. 2S.-With the evident
intention of applying a coat of whitewash
to the republican state treasurer, or
rather the state treasurer's office which
had come into censure under the report
of the joint committee on investigation
of state departments, committee of
three was appointed by the republican
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WILSON 'S|R|5H
REP[Y|SDEN|ED;
STARTSD|SC0RD
Senators Wrangle Over
What He Said Which
Is Mystery.

Washington, Feb. IS. -.Yast what was
said gbou1 ireland at the White House
dinner conference. Wednesday night,
was the subject of interested discussion
at the capitol, today. after Secretary
Tumulty had issued a denial of one
statement attributed to President Will
son. What Mr.. Tumulty specifically
denied and said-on behalf of the presi-
dent-was "a deliberate falsehood." was
the following:
The president told the committee
that the Irish question was a matter
between Ireland and England and that
Ireland would NOT have any voice in
the peace conference at present"
Mr.. Tumulty said he did not know
what papers had published the above,
gram to the White House Many mes
sages of protest are said to have been
received from Irish organizati tons, based
on various reports of the mention Of
Ireland at the conference. Mr.. Tumulty
declined to add anything to his formal
denial. when asked what the president
did tell his guests.
To That Effect, Some Say.
Several members of the congressional
foreign relations committee who attend
ed the conference. informed newspaper
correspondents afterwards, that the
president made statement to the gem
eral effect of the one to which Mr..
Tumulty referred.
In taking an account Of the confer
ence BY the New York Sun correspond
ent on the senate floor, today, Senator
Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee. declared that the
Irish problem was not brot up seriously
and said. 1T first. that the president
had not answered the question asked on
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WAR DEPARTMENT TO SELL
IT'S COPPER At MARKET PRICE

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Reports that
surplus stocks of copper were to be
sold to producers at II or L cents a
pound were denied today, by the war
department. Such stocks, it was cxplain-
ed, will be sold at market prices, allow
ing thu trade only the actual cost Of
handling government surplus property.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01

London, Feb. 28.--It is necessary
to hold the Dutch army ready against
any effort to annext Dutch territory,
tho Dutch minister of war declared
in an address today to the second
chamber, according to Central
News dispatch from The Hague. He
said that disarmament at present
would be dangerous.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-01
Train Failed Him
So He Took Airplane
on Trip to New York

New York, Feb. 2S.-Representa-
tive Victor Heintze, of Cincinnati.
arrived here by airplane today to keep
an engagement which train connec-
tions could not make.
He was piloted from Washington
by Lieutenant L. j.. Harmon, who
brot him here in 100 minutes actual
flying time.
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he AND HITCHCOCK CLASH.

Sharp differences of op,Gion over the
league constitution were voiced by
Chairman Hitchcock, Of the foreign re-
lations committee, and the Massaciu-
setts senator, who will be chairman of
the committee in the next congress, when
the republicans take control.
After Senator Lodge had delivered IA
prepared speech before crowded floor
and galleries. warning ihc American
peaple to weigh the question and insist
upon revision, Mr.. Hitchcock took the
floor and denounced as preposterous the
Massachusetts senator's suggestion that
the league would deprive the United
States of its right Of self defense
Il DESIRE said Mr.. Hitchcock, ITO
repudiate the suggestion that the league
would in the slightest degree limit the
privilege and the duty of any nation. the
United States or any other, to defend
itself when attacked, and to protect its
territory and rights when invaded, eth
er by member of the league or not"
Make It Explicit Says Lodge.
Senator Lodge replied that the com
mittee chairman was entitled to an hon
est difference of opinion. The conflict.
Senator Lodge declared. illustrated and
emphasized necessity for re drafting the
league charter to make dispute of con-
struction impossible.
Lets have it stated in the contract
Just what it means" said Senator
Lodge.
when war starts,~ replied Senator
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