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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
TARDY SENATE
IS AR0USEDBY
RAP Of WILSON
Charge of Delay Chafes
Republicans; Guilt on
Both, Says Thomas.

Washington. Feb. 26-Altho marked
progress in disposing of legislation was
made, today. by congress after announce
ment that President Wilson would not
call an extra session until after his re-
turn from Europe. administration lead
ers tonight still were extremely doubt
full that all the necessary appropriation
bills could be enacted before adjourn
ment next Tuesday.
There was considerable tension over
the Legislative situation at the capitol
after it became known that the president
was insistent that all necessary legisla-
ton be disposed of at this session On
the senate floor and in private conversa-
tons, democrats and republicans charged
each other with responsibility for de-
lay on important measures
Wilson May Drop in Thursday.
President Wilson had planned to 60 to
the capitol, this afternoon to confer with
democratic leaders, in an effort to accel-
crate the work Of congress but pro-
longed meeting of his war cabinet pre-
vented. He probably will carry out this
the head Of the parade in honor of the
District of Columbia troops.
Democratic Leader Martin, today.
urged greater speed upon committee
chairmen.
In the speeding up. today. the sena.e
naval committee reported out the SOIL
100000 naval appropriation bill with its
authorization for new three year build
ing program. but because Of opposition
to some features of the measure lead
ers doubt il can be enacted at this ses-
sion. They also doubt that the pending
army appropriation BILL CARRYING 81
21o.OO0O00 and the $3.50. 900. 900 sundry
civil appropriation measure can be
passed.
Measures finally completed, TODAY.
were the $9SOOO.OOO legislative, execu
tive and judicial bill and the $50 .OOO. 900
rivers and harbors bill.
In the senate. the $1,000 900 diplo-
Inauc and consular measure and the
Sl4.0O,NU Notifications bill were pass-
I'd and sent to conference. while the
house approved the Victory Liberty loan
measure and sent it to the senate, II is
expected the loan bill will be voted on
tomorrow by the senate finance commit
tee and probably reported to the senate
The house took up the sundry civil
measure and worked on it until late in |
Continued on Page Ten)
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EXECUTIVES Of II STATES
AND 30 CITIES WILL ATTEND.

Washington, Feb. 26-Governors OF
10 states, lieutenant governors Of two
others, and mayors of 80 cities thus far
have accepted the invitation of Secretary
OF Labor Wilson to attend the White
House conference. beginning next Mon
day, for discussion of business and labor
problems growing out of the ending Of
the war.
The meetings. which will continue
three days. will be held in the east room
OF the White House and will be open
This will be the first time since Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's administ ration that the
famous room has been used for a public
gathering.
Secretary Wilson will open the con-
ference at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
and President Wilson will address the
gathering half an hour later, according
to tentative program announced to-
night by Roger W. Babson, secretary of
the conference
The following governors have sent
their acceptanees: Alfred f. Smith, New
! ork: Calvin Coolidge. Massachusetts;
Walter +. Edge. New Jersey: James NJ.
Cox, Ohio; William c. Sproul, Pennsyl-
vania: Westmoreland Davis. Virginia:
Horace II. Hoieomb. Connecticut: Carl
F. Milliken. Maine: II. d. Townsend,
Delaware; W. l.. Harding. Iowa: Emer-
son G. Harrington, Maryland: Theodore
6. Billbo, mississippi; Robert A. Cooper
South Carolina; John j. Cornwen. West
Virginia, and Robert d. Carey, Wyo-
ming.
The lieutenant governors of Georgia
and Illinois will attend, representing
those states
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27

announced that, unless normal conditions
are restored and shipyard contracts OBJ
tanned thru competitive bidding against
Great Britain and other foreign nations.
seyenty-five per cent of the ways here
and elsewhere viii be eliminated in
years time.
Oakland boilermakers returned to
work in many of the shops and yards,
today, following prolonged strike.
Seattle, Feb. 26.-Officials of the
strikers conference committee, which
represents the $4,000 striking shipyard
workers in Seattle, tonight denied the
San Francisco report that boilermakers
and engineers participating had been
ordered to return to work.
Forecast by DR.. Marshall of a coast
wide organization of employers and
employees to formulate new wage
agreement was taken to indicate the
strikes in Seattle, Tacoma, Aberdeen
and Anacortes, affecting approximately
10000 workers, would end within 4
week.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
By WARREN W. NOSES.

Helena, Feb. 26.-Containing charges
that. by reason of discriminatory and
unjust prices on gasoline, fuel and
Illuminating oils, the people of Montana
have been mulcted of $62j,OOO a year;
declaring that there exists in the state
what amounts to combinations in re-
straint of trade in the buying of grain
and the selling Of flour and feed pro-
ducts, partial report of the special
joint committee of the house and senate,
appointed to investigate the high cost
Of living, was read to the house of rep
resentatives this afternoon
The report calls upon the attorney
general to make such investigation and
to take such action as will, if found
possible under the law, result in the
abolition Of unjust and discriminatory
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
CUMMINGS TO DIRECT
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS
AIDED BY ]. B. kREMER
Selection of Connecticut Man, With Two Vice
Chairmen From West, Indicates Intent to Go
After This Section in Campaign.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Homer s
Cummings, of Connecticut. was elected
chairman of the National Democratic
committee, today, and the committee
voted Il complete reorganization for an
aggressive campaign in 1920.
The resignation Of Vance Mccormick
as chairman, rendered several months
ago when Mr.. Mccormick went to Paris
as an adviser at the peace conference,
was accepted formally with a resolution
nf thanks to the retiring chairman for
his work A similar resolution was
adopted in accepting the resignation of
Carter Glass, who resigned as secretary
when he became secretary of the treas
urv.
The reorganization contemplates that
the standing officers of the committee
shall include in addition to the chair
man, two vice chairmen; secretary
who shall be a member, an executive
secretary who may or may not be a
member, a treasurer. who shall be a
member. a director Of finance, who may
or may not be member, and a
sergeant alarms.
The selection of vice chairman from
Western states was pointed to as in
Gicatng the purpose cf the committee
to conduct vigorous campaign III that
section.
Practically every member of the com
mittee was present at the meeting, only
a few sending proxies.
Mrs. George Bass, Of Chicago, chair
man OF the Womans Bureau Of the
committee, sat with the com
mittee with a proxy and thus gained
the distinction of being the first woman
to participate in the proceedings Of the
committee.
Mrs. Bass, in behalf Of the voting
women of Illinois. invited the committee
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
ARMEN|ANS ASK
FOR MANDATORY;
US. SUGGESTED

Paris, Feb. 26.--fBy the Associated
Press The Armenian delegation, in
presenting its case before the council of
the great powers, today. asked the pow
ers to recognize Armenian independence
and proposed that the Armenian state
be placed under the care of a league of
nations, which would designate man
datory power to assist Armenia.
The United Stats has been suggested
as the mandatory.
The council assigned the question of
and other enemy
boundaries to various commissions.
1t is understood the difficulties Of To-
eating Germany's western boundary,
contiguous to France, has been consid-
erably simplified within the last few
days by concessions from those advocat-
ing various phases, SO that the present
indications are for an early agreement
.n this western frontier.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
Shipydrd Workers and Owners
TO Try to Get Together on
New Wage Pact and Peace

San Francisco, Feb. o6.-The boiler.
makers and engineers on a strike in
Seattle have been ordered back to work
by their international officers. thru
Joseph Reed and William Mckenzie,
the representatives, respectively, of
these international organizations in that
city, 1t was announced here, today, by
DR.. l.. c. Marshall. member Of the fed
eral shipbuilding labor adjustment board,
who has just completed a survey of
strike conditions on the coast. DR.. Mar
shall will leave tomorrow for Phila
delphia
A countrywide organization Of ship
building employers and employees, to
formulate a new wage agreement to take
the place of the existing government
agreement, which will expire on March
81, may be formed within the next
week, DR.. Marshall said. San Francisco
has been suggested a. the place for the
first meeting Of the proposed organi
xation.
Officials of the shipping board here
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
WILSON ADVISES
LEAGUE PACT AS TT
IS;CHANGES URGED
Clemenceau, Able
to Leave House, Is
Acclaimed by Crowd

Paris, Feb. 26--Premier Clemen-
ceau eft his residence at 1: :55 O'Clock
this afternoon for the first time since
he was shot last Wednesday.
A large crowd had gathered around
the house. in the hope of seein. the
premier, altho the hour had been kept
secret. Cheers and cries of "Vive
Clemenceau." arose as he stepped
from the house and entered an auto
mobile with DIR. Laudry.
The premier's face, which shows
signs Of the fever he had been thru,
bore a pleased smile as he acknowl-
edged the greetings.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
HELD
ASH0STAGEF0R
DEBS0RM00NEY
Bolsheviki Have Him in
kremlin; Offer Trade
to All Demands.

Washington, Feb. U-lHferma-
fion was received today, from Of
ficiai sources, that every effort by
the state department to secure the
release Of an American citizen
named KoIomatiano, condemned to
death by the boisheviki, had been
met with demands that either Eu-
gene v. Dehs or Thomas ]. Mooney
be exchanged for Koiematiano. It
also was said tho bolsheviki had Of
fered to realise American Consul
Townsend, who was arrested some
time ago, il either Debs or Mooney
was pardoned.
The state department, today, made
public this statement, obtained from
a man who was imprisoned with
koiomatiano in Moscow:
"ko4omatiano was condemned to
death BY the boIsbeviki December
3. 1918, and was incarcerated in
the KremIiu at Moscow. under par
ticulariy rigorous conditions. As
late as tho 18TH Of January, no was
kept in cell closely guarded BY u
soldiers Of the Red army, whose
conversation constantly dweit upoa
revolutionary politics and particu-
larry the expediency Of staying Ill
foreigners In Russia.
The representative Of the Nor
wsgian consulate at Moscow obtain
ed. with great difficulty, authoriza-
ton to visit kolomatiano and be-
tween December and January ",
had only succeeded once In seeisa
the condemned men. On several oc-
casions, the hoishevik government
threateaod to execute KoiomatiaRo
should It not receive 4 prompt an
swor from the United States qov-
ernment relative to the proposed
EXCHANGE Of nrisonArs~
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
NEUTRALS TAKE
UP ATTEMP To
FORM A LEAGUE

Berne, Feb. 26.-tBy the Associated
Press)-An international conference for
"A league of nations will open at Berne,
March 5. 1t has been organized by peace
societies of Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Holland and Switzerland.
1t will be attended also by league Of
nations and peace society delegates
from England. France, Italy, Germany
and Austria Hungary.
Norman Angel. Paris representative
Of the American league of free nations
association will present this society's
program.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
Probe of A. M. Palmer
as Alien Property
Custodian Proposed

Washington, Feb. 6-Congressional
investigation of the work of A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian, was
proposed in q resolution introduced. to-
day, by Senator Frclinghuysen. of New
Jersey. republican
Senator Frelinghuysen's action fol-
lows a great deal Of informal discussion
among republican senator's, Of alleged
political appointments in the alien
property custodians office and of the
necessity for an inquiry
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
HIGH HCOST PROBERS
URGELEGAL ACTION
AGAINST GOUGERS
Report to Legislature Says Montana Consumers
Are Mulcted $625, 900 on Gasoline and Oils;
Millers and Grain Men Flaved.

prices, and In the dissolution Of COM
binatons IN restraint of trade.
Enactment Of such legislation as viii
render impossible in the future the con-
ditions shown by the report to have
existed in the past is urged upon the
legislative assembly. 1t is recited that
the committee made, in the short time
at its disposal, as complete and thoro
an investigation as was possible to be
done. subcommittee were sent to sew
eral cities of the state, and numerous
hearings were held, at which the tes-
timony of witnesses and the produce
tions OF books and papers were taken
and required.
In the main, the Witnesses called be-
fore the committee were frank and free
IN giving assistance to the committee,
Continued On Page Two)
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Washington, Feb. 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson told members of the
congressional foreign relations
committees, tonight, that unless
the United States entered the
league of nations, the league
would fall and chaos and turmoil
beyond description would result
in Europe. Views Of republican
members opposing the league
constitution as reported to the
,eace conference apparently were
not changed by the conference.
Discussion of the constitution,
as presented to the peace con-
ference, was said to have been
quite general and the president
Twas questioned closely. especial
Fly by Senator Brandegee, of
Connecticut. Republican Leader
Lodge and Senator Knox, of
Pennsylvania, former secretary
Of state, took very little part.
Conference Follows Attacks.
The conference rentercd about n din
ner given at the White House, tonight.
to the Joint committees by the president.
for the purpose of explaining the various
articles of the covenant to the members.
as way to reach the senate, which
must pass upon the document
The conference came at the end of a
day on which the covenant had been at
lacked and defended in the senate in a
1ebate in which both attack and de-
Ynce had suggested some alteration of
Ehc provisions. particularly on the mat
ter Of preserving the sovereignty Of the
United States from invasion by the pro
bosed league, as the constitution is
Nlrawn.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa. had ex-
Dressed fear that the league as planned
INVADED this sovereignty. and Senator
owen. of Oklahoma. defending the
PhraseOlogy of the document from such
Interpretation. had suggested conces-
Fion on the point by amendment of the |
rticle in question, the fifteenth.
Withdrawal Chief Question.
The president, after making an open
ng explanatory statement. answered all /
uestions freely and specifically empha-
lied that his guests were free to dis
\ uSs the conference and all its informa-
Nion with newspaper men or others.
One question on which much time was
pent was whether nation once in the
sague could withdraw, which question
yas raised by Senator Rrandagee. The
resident was said to have held that any
ountry could withdraw. but Senator
fandagee contended this would be i'm
Ossible under the constitution as now
RATED.
Can Pass on Disarmament.
Chairman Hitchcock of the senate
5mmittee, said the president held tha.
ecisions Of the leagues executive conn
on disarmament would not be binding
atil specifically approved by each sig
at0ry nation, end that. consequently.
he American congress would have the
pportunity to pass on the apportion-
CONTINUED on Page Three),
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Gentleman and Vincent Altman in bar
room fights in 1911, when he was bust
ness agent for the steamfitters' union.
lie was convicted and sentenced to Joliet
pemtentiary for life. Former Governor
Dunn pardoncd Enright in 1913
Enright was accused of last nights
shooting by J. B. Smythe, one of the
leaders OF an insurgent group in the
union who, with Stephen kelliher, a
union organizer, was seriously wounded.
Charles Bubal. union member. was
slightly wounded
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
7our Shot in Union Labor
Factions Quarrel; One Nav Die

| Chicago. Feb. 26.-While the police
Gagged, today, in a search for Maurice
hoss) Enright, labor agent and slayer
two men in a gunmen's war, wanted
connection with the shooting Of three
en last night in a factional quarrel of
e Journeyman Plumbers union, En-
kht lay in q downtown hotel perhaps
kally wounded by a bullet that had
|ssed thru his body, piercing the right
hg. A police guard was stationed at his
bside.
|Enright killed William ("DutchD
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
MYERS W|LLS|T
WITH GOVERNORS
At WHITE HOUSE
Stewart and Mcdowell
Unable to Go to La
Dor Conference. !.

Helena. Feb. 26-Neither Cover
nor Sam Y. Stewart nor Lieutenant
Governor w. ". Mcdowell will be
able to attend the governors confer
ence called for March 3. at Washing
ton, it is announced. United States
Senator Henry l.. Myers. of Montana,
has been asked to represent this
state at the meeting.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
Eastern Montana
in Billiards. Grip
Mercury Is Below

Helena. Feb. 26-Eastern Montana
is in the grip of a blizzard, with tenn
peratures varying from 10 to Is de-
grees below zero, according to the
local weather bureau. Below zero
weather is also reported in central
and northern Montana, with ominous
signs from across the Canadian line.
Little change in temperature during
the next sc hours is probable. The
heavy SHOWS are seriously hampering
train service.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
u. S. Filler Navigates
Arizona Grand Canvon

Kingman. Ariz, Feb. c6-Lieut
Chase V. Rugh of the Gulf-to- the Pa
cific aero squadron, Tuesday performed
the hazardous feat of flying inside the
walls of the Grand Canyon Of Arizona.
The day was calm and no dangerous
air currents were encountered. He did
not observe any emergency landing
places in the canyon. he reported.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
OWENS PLANS GUARANTY
TO MEET CUMM|Ns' FEAR
Iowan Sees Invasion of
Nation $ Sovereignty in
Article IS; Means In
reference, He Says.

According to one of the diners,
Senator Brandcgee said to the presi-
dent;
"mr. President, this league of ma.
tions will not prevent war"
Ut will not said the president.
Nothing will prevent war, but it will
bring about a discussion before the
beginning Of war. If there had been
one weeks discussion before the be-
ginning Of the European war it
would not have occurred
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27
AERIAL DElIVERY,

Paris, Feb. 8.-Aerial mail service
between Paris and other important
!~rench cities will be inaugurated Satur-
&.y by the director of civilian aeronau-
tics. The fliers will carry mail to and
from Paris and Bordeaux, Marseilles,
Toulouse, Brest and st. Nazaire,
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27

TO meet again in Chicago the latter
part of May or early In June. when it
WAS proposed the women's advisory
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-27

for the cooperation of the federal gov
ernment with the states in relieving un-
employment. He urges that public bnild-
ing work be resumed Immediately, that
assistance be given private construction
work and that shipbuilding be resumed
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-16
! Eaton's highland Linen w. W.

cases, 20 or more; and in one case,
that of a colored woman, the
birth of twenty-fifth child was
reported.
The total number Of children
borne by the mothers who gave
birth to these 1,241,7 ,722 infants
in 1917, in whose cases data were
available as to previous births,
was 4,O93,9OS. The reports for
1,194, 621 of the births occurring
in 1917 contained information as
TO the entire number of children
borne by the mothers and still liv-
ing, and gave a total of 3,443, ,s66,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-16

the birth unchanged, and if no
migration were to take place to
or from the area to which they
relate, its population would in
crease at the rate of slightly more
than | per cent per annum, or a
little more than 10 per cent in a
decade. This would be about half
the rate-21 per cent-by which
the entire population of the Uni
ted States increased between 1900
and 1910.
White and cOlOrcd.
OF the total number of births
reported, 1,2S0,2SS, or 24.5 per
1000, were of white infants, and
1854, or 25.S per 1000, were of
cOlOred infants. The death rates
for the two elements of the pOpu-
lations were 1877 and 22.5 per
1000, respectively.
The infant mortality rate
that is, the number of deaths of
infants under 1 year of age per
1000 born alive-thrOughOut the
birth-registration area as a whole
was 93.S in 1917, as against 1O1
in 1915 and 100 in 1915. This is
1 died before reaching the age of
l year, whereas in 1917 the Co
responding ratio was trifie
more than l in II. Among the
20 states these rates ranged from
67.4 for Minnesota to 1879 for
Maryland; and for the white po-
pulatiOn separately the lowest and
the highest rates were 66.3 for Wa
shington and 1895 for New Hamp
shire.
The infant mortality rates vary
greatly. for the two sexes and for
the various natiOnalities.\The ra'
te for male infants in 1917, 1887
per 1000 living births, was nearly
% per cent greater than that fol
female infants, which was only
1888. When the comparison is
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-16

or an average of very nearly 3 liv-
ing children in each family in
which a birth took place in 1917.
States and cities.
The following table shows, for
the birth-registration area, by
states and by cities having more
than 100000 population in 1910,
the number of births in 1917, the
percentage of excess of births over
deaths, and the infant mortality
rate. The figures for those areas
in which colored persons cOnsti-
tuted more than One-tenth of the
total population.