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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
WOMEN DE|VOUNCE
NEW YORK SENATOR;
SET MORALS CODE
League of Voters Demands
Single Standard and Code
to Compel Purity.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-The league Of
women voters condemned Senator
James w. Wadsworth. Jr. of New York.
for "misreprcsenting his state and par
ty' in working against suffrage. Ap
preclatlon was extended to the women
of New York in their determination to
send to the United States senate a
modern minded senator, capable Of
comprehending the great American prn-
ciples of freedom and democracy" to
replace Mr.. Wadsworth. The league
is the successor to the National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage association.
The league took a stand for single
standard of morals when is accepted the
report of its social hygiene committee
Of which DR.. Valeria Parker of Hart
ford is president. Among recommends
tions for commercialized vice were.
Punishment of frequenters of dis
orderly houses.
Abolition Of segregated protected
vice districts
Heavy penalties for pandering
Prevention of solicitation, whether by
man or woman.
Control of veneral diseases. with rec
for proper laws was
urged
Passage of laws to protect minors.
detectives and delinqAents was urged.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
RIVAL AIRCRAFT REPORTS:
$30,O00,O0O WASTE SAYS
ONE; OTHER DEFENDS RYAN
Majority Charges Attempt Use Plans
Lumber Production by Building Raroad Tale
Behind Road Repeated and Denied Again. Use of Soldiers

/ Washington. Feb 16.--Reports oi
the long continued investigation Of the
aircraft production program were pre-.
sented in the house from the special com.
mittee lnqulring into war expenditures
| Monday
|, Representatives Frear and Magee, the
two republicans of the sub committee
which conducted the investigations char
acterzed the aviation program in their
report as "a riot Of waste" and Repre-
sentative Lea the Democratic member
of the sub-committeee. declared in his
report that the Republican members had
sacrificed facts for sensationaism in an
effort to discredit the government
Ryan Unfortunate, Says Majority.
Both reports contain thousands of
words They differ entirely in the record
Of achievement in shipping American
aeroplanes abroad and in the perform
ance of the aircraft production generally
\ prominent part of both reports is
given TO the controversy over the con
nection Of John ID. Ryan, former director
of aircraft production. with the con
structlon of a governments built railroad.
which. it has been charged. redounded to
the benefit of the Chicago Milwaukee &
st. Paul road. Of which Mr.. Ryan is
director
Disclaiming any attempt to determine
motives, the majority report on that
point says.
IF Mr. Ryan's statement Of dis
interestedness is true. be has been most
unfortunate in handling public matter
that. in the Judgment Of your committee,
covered flimsy effort to promote large
private business interests and was ac-
companied by laundering explanations
from beginning to end"
Minority Praises RYAN.
In contrast. the minority report by
Lea. says:
The evidence shows that Mr. Ryan
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
ALLIES GIVE GERMANS CHANCE To TRY CU[ PRIT$
RR BILL DRAFTED AS TO PROVIDE ST
World Affairs Too
Critical to Lift
Lid to Lords Even

London, Feb. i6.-Information on
questions pending before the peace
conference was refused in the house
of lords by Andrew Bonar Law. qoy-
ernment leader.
Mr.. Bonar Laws refusal came
after Lord Robert Cecil had asked
If it was true, as reported, that The
allies had abandoned their demands
for surrender of German war crimi-
mails, if it was true that note had
been received from the United States
expressing dissent from the allies
proposal for settlement of the Adriatic
situation, and complaining that the
United States had not been consulted
before such proposals were made, and
If it was true that the allies had de-
cided to leave the Turks in possession
of ConstantinopIe and much of Ar
menia, including CiIlcia.
In reply, Mr.. Bonar Law said he
must ask the house not to expect an
answer at present to any questions
under consideration by the peace con-
ference from day to day. He declared
premature publication of discussions
of part of the settlement DEALING
with the peace as whole. could have
no ether effect than to make the work
of the peace conference more diff
ficuIt
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
Carranza's Nephew
Booked to Go to Europe
for Arms Purchase

Washington, Feb. 16.-Colonel Gus
tavo Salinas. nephew of President Ca
rama. is expected to leave Mexico City
for the United States soon en- route to
Europe to negotiate the purchase for
Mexico of arms and ammunition. ac-
cording to today's advices from the
Mexican capital.
A previous mission of the same char
acter was interrupted at New York
when British officials refused to wise
Colonel Salinas passport President
Carranza retaliated by refusing to per-
NIT wise Of passports Of British subjects
dcsirous of visiting Mexico.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
Protest Gronna Bill
to Abolish us. Grain
Corporation; Hit Price


Washington Feb 16.- Protest !
against the bill of Senator Gronna
Republican. North Dakota, to abolish
the United States Grain corporation
were made to the senate agriculture
committee. Monday.
Don Livingston. South Dakota market
commissioner. said grain prices broke
soon after the bills introduction, and
although Senator's Gronna and Norris.
Republican. Nebraska. stated that the
federal wheat guarantee would not be
affected. expressed fear that it would
be unfavorabe 70 growers. Similar
objections were MADE by NJ G. Gaulke.
secretary Of the North Dakota Co
operative Elevator association
Arrangements were made by the com
mttee 10 receive further protests from
Minneapolis. Duluth and other western
grain interests.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

practically abandoned his own business
affairs and devoted himself unremitting
Iy to the services of his official duties.
without directly charging it. the report
Of the majority insinuates that Ryan
used his power as head Of aircraft. to
cause selection of the Lake Crescent
route for the benefit of the Milwaukee
railroad. The purpose to construct "A
railroad from Lake Pleasant. connecting
with the Milwaukee at some point on
its line. was determined several weeks
before Mr.. Ryan was connected with the
aircraft service. The Lake Crescent
route was selected over the opposition
of the milwaukee, road. w to the
moment the decision was made the Mil
waukee contended for the surveyed ex-
tension Of its own route which served
ITS interests far better than the present
route. The Lake Crescent was distinct
lvely the best route the government could
have selected to serve its purpose
Newspaper Credited With Service
The majority report. however. charac
terizes the transaction as "a remarkable
chain of circumstances and adds that
under the surface. "the stake being play
cd for IN the abortive attempt - produce
spruce lumber in Washington and
Oregon was for control Of the lumber
in the Northwest after the
war.
The majority report pays tribute
70 the Providence journal and patriotic
loggers and lumber men, who. it says.
rendered great public service, in
bringing the matter to light
Besides Mr.. Ryan, the majority report
attacks his assistant. William G. Potter.
Colonel Edward A. Deeds. who preceded
RYAN in aircraft production. and Secre-
ary Baker. as responsible head Of the
aircraft production program. 1t describes
he program as 'an appalling record Of
,rders and counter orders. ignorance and
iickerings, waste and extravaganza evi- /
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
Seattle Voters
Expected to Cast
100000 Votes Today

Seattle, Feb. i6.-NearIy 100000
votes will be cast in municipal
primary election here tomorrow, ii
was predicted tonight by candidates
and election officials.
Three candidates for mayor, Hugh
M. CALDWELL lanes Duncan. aud
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald, will make the
principal fight tomorrow. The cam
paign Just closed was bitter and was
featured by the charges of radicalIsm
hurled at Duncan. who Is secretary
of the Seattle Labor Council and who
was one of the leaders of the general
strike a year ago.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
WILSON
NOTE WAS
BOMB TO
LONDON
Council Framed Hot Re
ply but Withheld 1t
on Later View.

London. Feb 16. BY The Associated
Press i President Wilson's note to The
peace conference on the Adriatic ques-
tion has furnished London political and
newspaper circles with surprise and in
terest surprising that evoked by the
WilsonL Lansing correspondence. The
Lansing incident was regarded as an
American family affair. toward which
foreigners should be merely disinterested
spectators The presidents reappearance
as n determined party III the peace
negotiations was construed as almost as
threatening as his order for the George
Washington to be prepared to take him
from France.
Not a Cloud Proves Fiction.
The first version of the event gave
it the aspect of an ultimatum, which
meant that the council of the allies must
stand by the terms which President
Wilson accepted in December. or Amer
lea would shake the dust of Europe from
her feet and also that the council had
framed a stiffiy worded reply adhering
to its January offer TO the Jugo Slavs.
Later information appeared to soften
the stiffnecked positions credited to both
parties
This consisted Of messages from Wash
ington that too sweeping construction
had been given to the presidents words.
IOfljflou p1 HfSSdSPS IIbH1 LOWING
street that the council had not finished
its answer. Nevertheless
Premier Aillerand's cheerful observation
that the reporters announced on Friday.
there is not a cloud ahead" is taken as
a purely diplomatic optimism.
Thought IT, S. Could be Ignored.
The afternoon papers displayed stir
ring headlines. in which 'Bombshell" was
the fayorite word, If not 'bombshell'
It was an entirely unexpected ruffling of
the waters about the parliament houses.
where ii appears to have been assumed
that so long as America had not even
Il representative at the conference table.
her voice would not be heard in the
iebates
The general spirit of the conference
shown in the results of its first weeks
London sessions seems to be coneiliatory
and to tend toward compromises The
same spirit may animate its correspond
'nce with Washington.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

uninterrupted to the mainland.
Information from Japanese strike
headquarters is to the effect that the
federation Of Japanese labor is standing
firmly for its original demands
The planters association announces
that it has 1000 strikebreakers to put
to work and that these will be placed
gradually on the plantations tied lii bv
the waikout. In the ranks of the strike
breakers are Hawaiians. Spaniarfs,
Portuguese. Porto Ricans. Chinese ko-
reans and FIipinos
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
SUGAR STRIKEBREAKERS
SENT TO HAWAIIAN FIELDS

Honolulu, r. H., Feb. 16.-(By The
Associated Press.)-The Hawaiian Su-
gar Planters association has abandoned
its watchful waiting" in the sugar plan
tatlon strike. which began January 10,
and took the initiative by sending a
squad Of 200 strikebreakers to the is
land plantations.
j. Nj. Dowsett, chairman Of the labor
bureau Of the association announces that
sugar shipments from the islands of
KAUAI. Maui and Hawaii will continue
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
DOOMED MAN TO HAVE
HIS CHANCE FOR APPEAL

st. Louis. Feb. 16.-The United States
circuit court of appeals in decision
filed today overruled a motion of the
state of Nebraska to dismiss an appeal
from the recent decision of Federal Judge
Munger, at Lincoln. denying writ Of
habeas corpus to Allen V. Grammer, un-
der sentence to die February 20, in con
nection with the alleged murder of his
mother law.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
Allies Note Leipsic offer

6HteS rUto kctpSiC U3IoF-
After stating that the allies have care
fully considered the German note OF
January %, the reply says:
The powers observe. in the first
place, that Germany declares herself I'M
able TO carry out the obligations i'm
posed on her by Articles 22S to go
which she signed. They reserve to them
selves the power to employ in such
measure and form as they may judge
suitable, the rights accorded TO them
Ill this event by the treaty"
The allies note. however. the Ger
man government. declaration that they
are prepared to open before the court
of Lelpslc penal proceedings without
delay, surrounded by the most complete
guarantees and not affected by the ap-
pllcation Of all Judgments procedure
or previous decision Of German civil or
military tribunals before the supreme
court at Leipsic, aaginst all Germans
whose extradition the allied and asso-
ciated powers have the intention to de-
mand
Such Trial Provided by Pact
THE prosecution which the German
government itself proposed TO immed-
ihle with Article 22S of the peace treaty
ct its first paragraph.
Faithful to the letter and spirit Of
the treaty. the allies will abstain from
intervention in any way i'll the proceed
IRE of the prosecution and verdict in or
der to leave TO the German government
and entire responsibility. They
reserve TO themselves the right to de-
eide BY the results as to the good faith
Of Germany, the recognition by her of
the crimes she has committed and her
sincere desire to associate herself with
their punishment.
viii Publish Evidence.
They will see whether the German
government, who have declared them
selves unable to arrest the accused nam
ed on the above list to deliver them for +,
trial TO the allies, are actually determin
I'd to judge them themselves.
"At the same time. the allies in the
pursuance of truth and justice have de- |
.ided to entrust to mixed inter-allied |!
the task OF collecting. pub |
ishing. and communicating to Germany /
ietails of the charges brought against I
Zach of these whose guilt shall have I
,een established by their investigation.
Finaly, the allies would formally en-
,hasize that procedure before juris-
fiction such as is proposed can in no
way annul the provisions of Article 22S
o 80 of the treaty.
Reserve Right to New Demand
THE powers reserve TO themselves
he right to decide whether the propos-
d procedure by Germany, which, ac-
ording to her, would assure the accus
d all guarantees of justice. does not,
a effect. bring about their escape from
he punishment of their crimes, In this
vent the allies would exercise their
ights to their full extent by submitting
he cases to their own tribunal
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
Swedish Cabinet
Will Give Way to
One of Socialists

Stockholm. Feb. 16-The cabinet
probably will resign Tuesday, it is said
in official circles, and will be followed
BY a Socialist ministry with the present
minister Of finance. F. w. Thorsson. as
premier, and Hialmar Brantling, former
finance minister, as minister of the
interior.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
GOMPERS SAYS SPEAKER
OF N. Y. ASSEMBLY is
BREEDER OF SOCIALISTS

New York. Feb. 1G.- Samuel Gompers
told the National Civic federation that
Speaker Sweet. of the New York as
sembly. by his attitude toward the five
suspended Socialist assemblymen. had
made Socialists out of non Socialists
Speaking at a conference Of the
federation on radicalism, Mr. Gompers
said that if the suspended assembly
men were guilty of treason or sedition
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

they should be convicted in the court
and then would be ineligible for the
legislature. In this matter. he said, he
agreed with Charles +. Hughes
Mr.. Gompers accused corporations of
hindering Americanization of aliens by
stlbsidizing foreign language newspapers
to oppose the American Federation Of
Labor and said congress had failed
problems
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
ENTENTE TO ACQU|ESCE
IF LEIPZIG TRIALS ARE
REAL; IF NOT, NEW ED|C7
Last Note to Berlin Accepts Counter Proposal as
Right Conceded by Treaty; Will Not Intervene
but Will Meanwhile Publish Accusing Testi-
mony; Renewed Demand if There's Chicanery.

London, Feb. 16.-The allied reply the note
January % proposing alternative to exadon that
accused by the allies be tried at Lep that Gemanys
proposal for such trial at Leipsc compatible with article
the treaty The allies the abstain from in
erventi0n in the procedure of that court
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

defendants whether he was ready for 4
raid, according to Gardner. CONTINUING,
Gardner testified that Britt Smith re-
piled that he was always ready for
raid Eugene Barnett was wearing a
large black hat. he said. This hat is cou-
sidered by the state as an apparent link
in the evidence
A. B. Puryis grocer. of Centrala. saw
Barnett, one of the defendants ride in
to town the day of the shooting, he
testified He also described Barnett,s
hat
Eward S. Mayes, of Tenino. about 10
miles north of Centralia. was the first
witness wearing service uniform to
take the stand He saw Arthur Nc
Elfresh, one of the victims, stagger onto
lot, lean against the wall, bend over.
attempt to stand up and then bend up
like a jackknife'' "Then he went down
and l knew he was dead man." Mayes
testified. Mayes also testified that he
saw a shot fired from window OF
the Arnold hotel. heard the glass fall
and saw q smoke haze emerge from
the broken window Immediately there
after.
SALVADOR PROPOSES
TO FIX RIGID EXCHANGE
San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
Feb. 16,-The government has issued
a decree. providing for the establishment
Of a commission to fix officially the rate
of exchange.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
SUI TAN To STAY
ON GOLDEN HORN
BUT LOSE STRAIT
League Will lnternation-
alize Waterway; Ana
tolia a Zone.

p! London, Feb. 16-In connection with
another meeting held by the supreme
council of the allies. TO take ND the Turk
lsh question it was reiterated in con-
ference circles that it had been decided
to permit the sultan to remain at Con
stantinople, as the Turkish sovereign.
but that the Dardanneles will be placed
under control.
Regarding boundaries of Turkey. it
was thought probable that in the case
of Anatoia, an economic zone would be
set up.
Premier Eenizelos. of Greece. was call
ed into the meeting to explain the posi-
ton of his nation regarding the settle
ment with Turkey.
The decisions so far reached in re
gard TO the Turkish peace are only pro
v1sional. It was explained. and it has
not been decided when they shall be put
into permanent form.
1t is plainly evident that the publica-
ton of the fact that President Wilson
had sent new request for the Adriatic
question was an unpleasant surprise il,
official quarters here NJ. Trunbitch,
the Jugo-Slav foreign minister, held
long conference with Ambassador Davis
on this subject. The ambassador de-
ellned later TO affirm or deny that q
report had been handed him to be for
warded to Washington
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

JOHN G. POLLARD NAMED
Washington, Feb. 16.-John Garland
Pollard. of Virginia. has been selected BY
President Wilson us a member of the
Federal Trade commission.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
TURKS sHiRK MURDER BLAME.

Constantinople. Feb. 16.-Turkey de-
MES all responsibility for the mainten-
ance of order in the Mintab region where
James Perry and Frank johnson. rer-
resentatives Of the American Y. NJ. C..
A., were recently killed. This stand is
taken on the ground that French and
British troops are jointly occupying
Syria and that Aintab is well within the
armistice lines, it is learned on good
authority
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17
BULGARIAN TREATY RATIFIED

Rome, Feb: 1G. (Havas An official
decree mas been issued, ratifying the
peace treaty with Bulgaria.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-17

dence Of self interest and improper prac-
1T is not the province of this com
mlttee," says the majority report. ito
declare the measure of responsibility of
any oiflclai. but, VIC would be derelct in
our duty If we failed to present what we
believed to be the cause of America s
failure in aviation and the resulting lack
Of confidence in any present war depart
ment aviation plans"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-15
CbtIoren's Corner

, viii not have a chance against those
who went to school regularly and
worked at their lessons, but in the
meantime I'd like to tell you about
some of the finest men, not only the
richest, but the most celebrated in
science as well as in commerce and
other ways, who had to begin with,
not nearly as good chance of an edu-
cation as you two boys are getting,
some of them even had to go to work
Nhen they were no older than you are,
for in their young lays wages were SD
low that everyone had to turn u and
help earn the family living, so that
the only time they hal to study was
at night, but they understood that
they must study if they were to get
along in the world, and so they work
ed and worked to keep up to date, and
if you boys like, | will tell you next
month about one of these men who
achieved such wonderful things that
he is known all the world over"
Now, Osan and Pedro thought Nick
ETY. Nip was cross, but he WASH a bit,
and remembered that little boys liked
funny things, so wagged his long nose
so hard that it knocked two little spid-
ers, who had been listening to what he
had been saying, right into the ditch,
and by the time they were fished out
again it was getting late, so he could
not talk any longer that day, but he
promised them a real story, maybe
about a big explorer, mex time.