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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-23
$4,000 SHR|NERS
ATTEND C0NCLAVE
IN PORTLAND, ORE.
Band Concerts, Three-Mile Pa
rade, Special Events Feature
Convention.

Portland, June 22-Welcoming ad-
dresses by Governor Ben w. Olcott and
Mayor George l.. Baker, of Portland, and
reports marked the Imperial session here
Tuesday of the Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine. At night an electrical parade
through the downtown streets formed
the main attraction.
Imperial Shrinedom officially began
its five-day council sessions here, a
parade of uniformed Shrine bands and
patrols over the principal thoroughfares
of the city preceding the calling to order
of the Imperial council Seventythree
bands. nearly as many patrols and drum
corps and other uniformed organizations,
participated in the procession. The line
of march was more than three miles in
length.
More than $4,000 visitors are in Port
land, according to estimates. Including
entertainment features, PA events are
scheduled for today, among them seventy
separate band concerts, and ship
launching at Vancouver, Wash.
A net gain during the year Of 17,725
members of the order was shown by the
report Of B. NJ. Rowell. imperial re-
corder.
ApplcHLlODS lot CHARTERS creating
new temples will be considered by the
imperial council of the Shrine Wednes-
day.
The last of the special Shrine trains.
81 fully equipped trains-arrived
early Tuesday in time for the mobiles it
bore to participate in the mornings pro-
cession. About 10 per cent of the Pull
man equipment of the country was said
to be parked in Portland. Many of the
visitors are living on their trains
Pageantry was outdone in today's pa
rade of Shrine patrols and bands. 1t
was pronounced the most gorgeous and
colorful display in the history Of the
city. The Shrine colors, green, red and
yellow, predominated in all patrol uni
forms, touch of white and gold break
ing this Kaleidoscope array occasionally.
Lu Lu temple of Philadelphia was
garbed completely in white.
Seventy temples were represented to
have participated in the procession,
nearly all of them having a band or
drum corps leading their patrols or
chanters.
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SERVICE SQUADRON
BASED ON PANAMA
ZONE, ANNOUNCED
Navy Department to Assign
Ships for Emergencies in
Mexican Waters.

Washington. June 22.-A special SER
vice squadron Of cruisers and gunboats
to be based on the canal zone and held
available for duty in Mexican, Central
American and adjacent ports, is to be
organized about October ]. it was an
nounced Tuesday at the navy depart
ment.
"The formation of this squadron, said
the departments announcement, will
allow vessels to be In readiness at all
times for any special service that may
be called for and will relieve the com
manders in chief of the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets of the necessity from time
to time drawing away vessels of their
fleets from legitimate duties and inter
fering with progress of target practice.
maneuvers and other drills. The head
quarters of this special squadron will
be the canal zone and it will be capable
Of operating on either or both coasts as
occasion may require"
The squadron will be commanded by
a flag officer and its probable make up
was announced as follows:
Cruisers Dolphin (flagship,) Cleve
land, Denver, Galveston. Tacoma and
Des Moines; gungoats Asheviile and
Sacramento and the patrol yacht
Niagara
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BURLESON'S DEMAND FOR REPEAL
"DRASTIC AND ABSURD" VOLSTEAD
ACT, QUERIES PRESIDENTS WISH

the issue of ratification Of the league
covenant without material reservation
The former secretary of state stood just
as strongly for acceptance of the Re
publican senate reservations as a basis
for ratification and in order TO keep tho
league covenant out of the campaign.
If Mr. Burleson's statement is ITO he
accepted as representing the presidents
views on prohibition, delegates said, it
was now evident that Bryan and the
administration forces were to clash also
over that plank in the party platform.
Mr. Bryan's views have been known to
be rigidly against any weakening Of the
prohibition laws.
Armenian Mandate Contention.
There is also. il was said, third point
on which the president and his former
secretary might lock horns at the con-
vention. 1t was recalled that when the
president asked congress for authority
to accept mandate over Armenia IN
der the League of Nations, Mr.. Bryan
promptly issued a statement in opposi-
ton 10 such program. 1t has been re-
garded as possible that the president
might seek TO have the convention in
dorse his course as to Armenia. aud IL
so. it was said, the Nebraska leader
could be expected to exert his influence
against such action.
Pending arrival of Senator Glass, Mr..
Burleson and Mr.. Bryan, all of whom
will reach the convention city during
the week. the few party leaders and
delegates already on the ground have
been exchanging only gossipy comment
and expressions of personal opinion on
issues to come up. There have been
no conferences as yet. and there is still
little activity among workers for various
candidates for the presidential nominal
ton to distract attention from the plat
form, nutlpok
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Owners to Obtain Loan
Through Drafts Upon
Financial Institution at
Six Months Maturity.
Arrangement Hold ing
Good Until Markets
Are Re-Est a blished
Says Mr.. Harding.

Washington, June 22-Plans for
financing the wool growers until mar
ket for wool is established, have been
worked out at conferences between the
growers and the federal reserve board,
it was announced Tuesday by F. r.
Marshall of Salt Lake City, secretary of
the National Wool Growers association.
Under the plan as approved by the
board, Mr. Marshall said IA wool grow
er may ship his wool to one of the usual
points of distribution. obtaining from
the railroad a bin of lading for the ship
ment; the grower may then draw a
draft against his bank for such an
amount as may be agreed upon by the
grower and the bank, secured By the
bill Of lading. The federal reserve act
any member bank 10 accept
a draft secured in this manner at the
time of acceptance, provided that the
draft natures in not more than six
months from the time of acceptance.
After acceptance such a draft bearing
the Endorsement of a member bank is
eligible for rediscouDt or purchase by
a federal reserve bank. provided that
IL has maturity of not more than three
months from the date Of rediscount. or
purchase
While the boards statement refers
only to acceptances based on bills of
Iading, Mr. Marshall said. Governor
Harding has called attention to the pro-
vision of the federal reserve act as to
for discount Of paper secured
by warehouse receipts.
1t WAS the unanimous opinion of the
wool growers, Mr. Marshall said. that
the plan suggested was practical and
feasible and that no extraordinary diff
'ulty would be encountered in the neces-
sary financing to carry along the pres
ent seasons wool clip until normal
1uying market reasserts itself. |
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Nothing would pleose me more than
TO have the ratification made effective
to give American women full right in
suffrage for next November This de-
sire sincerely spoken, does not conflict
with my determination that ] could not
properly attempt to force any state ex-
ecutive to hasten action in violation of
his own sense of duty.
There is point a. which full exec
utive authority may approach on tho
rights of states and / should not want
to trespass if l bore the commission of
authority and / realize full we'll that
so far as / am only a party nominee. In
the latter capacity | would not wish my
party to believe me inclined to trespass
or to assume to yield club. If any
state executive should ask my opinnion
about the extraordinary efforts TO con-
sunmate suffrage, / frankly will
commend the thing you desire but I can
not impose a demand. though | person
ally hope to see womans suffrage
women's full participation established
at an early date"
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ANACONDA MAN Is SHOT TO DEATH
In RIFLE DUEL WITH OFFICERS
ATDILLON FOIL LOWING A HOLDUP

Dillon June pa Johnson, negro shot and killed by
Undersherf T. j. K Williamson about o'clock tonight after
unsuccessful attempt hold Agent Seifer of the Oregon
Short Line railroad Johnson death followed running battle
in which about dozen shots exchanged
Johnson carrying rifle appeared at the station agents
window about go o'clock and demanded of money he de-
clared due him. Agent Seert said He told money
due him and responded by firing through window several
working inside Sheriff Mullen and Undersherf Williamson
called Johnson began firing the two officers
they appeared the station platform He fired five shots and
running the track lodging behind buildings Under
sheriff williamson after emptyng his pistol secured rifle and
hundred yards the keeping up
running battle Johnson fell fatally wounded about 800 yards
from the station
said Johnson here from Anaconda, where
Gently jail for disturbing the peace
ieved he was demented.
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There will be a complete ticket de-
termined by this joint convention and,
according 10 the decision of the con-
yention at Tuesdays sitting by a rather
overwhelming vote, it will be determined
into which party the ticket will be pro-
jected by the filing of the candidates.
1t was easily Wheeler convention
all the way through. There was no ser
ious hint of any other candidate having
a look in" Attorney General s. C..
Ford, who had been talked and favored
too, according to some of the inside gos-
sip, by a. c. Townley, the league man
ager and national president. got no
champion on the floor when 1t came to
speaking for candidates from the floor.
The delegates first limited themselves
to five minutes each to present the ad-
vantages of the respective candidates
and then the names were presented by
ballot and throughout the hour and
half that was spent in eulogizing and
criticising candidates, just two got at
tention. They were Wheeler and Sena-
tor J. w. Anderson of Richland county.
The latter lost any chance he might
have had because Of his vote against
the Nonpartisan's view of the primary
and after he was exonerzted from hav-
ing had any ulterior motives or being
under the influence of anything limiting
of bronze as constituent part, he,
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with Ford, was left at the post with
five votes while Wheeler finished the
first ballot with "A and on motion of
something like half of the delegates
speaking in chorus he was made the un-
animous choice.
The vote for the candidate for gov
ernor stood: Wheeler. a; Ford, 5: An
derson, 3; Ii. Gan, >; Arnold, .. Others
whose names were presented were Dr.
f. B. Craighead of Missoula and w. f.
Dunn Of Butte. Dunn withdrew before
the ballot and the name of Craighead
drew blank.
In the race for Lieutenant governor.
which came Immediately after the vote
for candidate for governor. there were
nine candidates entered by the ballot
nomination method and this vote result
ed: Arnold. 80; Rankin, 8; Craighead,
3; Hogan. 3; Anderson, 1. Others nomi-
mated for the honor but for whom no
votes were cast were Joseph NJ. Dixon,
A. d. StilIman, Ole Sanvik and DR..
Swank of Custer
Adjournment followed the vote for
lieutenant governor and the convention
will resume its duties this "wednesday
morning at . and continue until the
complete ticket has been provided and
the decision made as to which party
will be selected for the primary.
Continued on Page Tenl
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Statement Considered Indicative Of Wilson's Posi-
ton, Raises Issue Already Pointing to Bitter
Fight Led by W. J. Bryan.


San Francisco June 22"No will get anywhere by sub
ecng the president to either attack sneering refer
B. H. Moore of the campaign of Governor Cox
of Ohio for the Democratic presidential nomination. said in
statement today replying to the charge made by William f.
McCombs of New York that the president has been auto
cratic in assumption of authority.
MIR McCombs who is my friend, said Moores statement
"has fallen into the of who have the fatal gift of
and who cannot resist the temptation to things
which do reparabe damage to the they represent
The method of having the Democratic platform
make the League Nations the leading issue for it's enemies
to attack the president.
The statement of McCombs termed by Homer Cum
ings national committee chairman lone of those
sporadic criticisms that negligible factors in affairs
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EASTERN WESTERN ROADS
HAVE APRIL DEFICITS:
SOUTHERN SHOW PROFITS
Shortages Are Increased by Payment Interest and
Taxes, According to Statements by Inter-
state Commerce Commission.

Operating revenues in the eastern terA
ritory were s127 7.0S0,772 and operating
expenses S133 j7,076. In the southern
district, operating revenues were $64,-
619, 155 and operating expenses $S4,619,-
155, ard in the western district op-
Grating revenues were $131, 1,I6S,979 and
Payment of taxes and other fixed
charges not included in operating ex-
penses increased the deficits of ths
eastern roads, wiped out the net OPP
Grating income of the western roads and
decreased the net balance of the south
ern roads.
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st. Paul, June 22-Gradually over
coming the early lead established by J.
A. o. Preus in the contest for the Re
publican gubernatorial nomination, Dr.
Henrik Shipstead the Nonpartisan league
candidate. had cut down the margin sep
arating them to over 1900 in returns
available Tuesday night from Monday s
state wide primary election.
While most of the precincts still un-
reported were small in point of total
vote, it was recognized that the lead Per-
us had was not sufficient to insure his
nomination at the present stage of the
vote count. Returns from 2.215 precincts
out of 3,195 in the state gave Perus
115.76 and Shipstead 10O.O49. Frankson,
24;523: Ellsworth: 7,130: Iverson
5.236: Keefe. 1900 One outstanding
victor loomed for the Nonpartisan lea
guers tonight, however, is the possible
defeat of Congressman A. j. Nolstead
of the seventh district. who sought re-
nomination on the Republican ticket. The
Nonpartisan league candidate. O. ]. kvale
of Benson, had lead of nearly 1000
votes when 300 of the districts 375 pre-
cincts had been heard from.
Incomplete and unofficial returns
on the contests for the state ticket NOM
nations in the Republican ranks indi-
Gated the entire list endorsed by the Re
publicans' state wide elimination conven-
ton had been successful.
The Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation was captured by Mayor J.. G.
Hodgson of st. Paul. late available re-
turns indicated.
RETURNS from congressional contests
other than the seventh district indicated
that the present congressman seeking
nomination had been successful. Con-
gressman K. Il. Ellsworth. of the seconnd
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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in character, has shown striking
unanimity of opinion on two points thus
far. The first of these is that the plat
form struggle win be the real fight of
the convention; the second that the pro-
hibition plank will be the chief issue in
that fight. outrivaling the league of ma
tions declaration in interest among the
delegates.
Bryan In Opposition.
In the league, W. J. Bryan already
is standing directly opposed TO Presi-
dent Wilson's views as to the party at
ttude. That dates back to the Jackson
day dinner, when Mr.. Wilson urged that
the Democrats enter the campaign on
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reconstruction, was wrecked and the tip
pie b. which the concrete work on the
new high school building is being per
formed. was torn down.
The telephone service was suspended
and the high tension electric power Inc
was torn down. This resulted in leav
ing the city without lights or power for
a number of hours.
The wind was followed by a tremen-
dous downpour of rain which continued
until about = p. m.
The storm passed to the direction of
Chinook. but it has not been learned here
if it reached that city. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that it did not get as far east as
Harlem.
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FOOD RIoTING IN THREE GERMAN CITIES.

Berlin June 22-Riotous demonstrations against the high
prices of food in which wounded in clashes with
the police reported from Osnaueck of Hanover
Creod in the Rhine and from Frankforonthe
Main.
At Osnabrueck crowd tried to storm the prison. Shops
pundeed persons wounded by shots fired
police.
Demonstrators at Crefed raded the market and stomed
warehouses; throwing goods of the windows Shops
pages The police poweess and order restored only
when Belgian troops intervened.
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nga which is now estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000
Telephone and electric light service
was interrupted and the entire city was
without lights up to II 80 with the ex
pectation that service woul1 De resumed
by midnight.
The storm broke about 5:45 pm. COM
ing from the southwest. and for a few
minutes it seemed that the city would be
completely demolished. Everything that
was not securely fastened down was lift
ed and carried away, automobiles contain
ing people were lifted up and carried some
distance and The breaking of windows
was general over the city.
A portion of the third story of the
Washington school building. now under
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-23

Washington, June 22-Railroads in
the eastern and western classification
territories sustained a deficit in net in
come in April. but the roads in the
southern territory had net balance of
S2,3SS,913 after paying all expenses, ac-
cording to a partial summary of op-
Grating revenues and expenses made
public by the interstate commerce COM
Eastern roads had a deficit of S14,-
$50 after paying all expenses, in
Guiding taxes, while the deficit of the
western roads was S3.2S4,562.
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JOHNSON, LAFOLLETTE, BRYAN FAVORED
BY NEBRASKA'S 3rd PARTY COMMITTEE

well known progressives and fundamen-
tai Democrats as Robert NJ LaFollette,
William j. Bryan and Hiram Johnson,
who ever have taken the peoples side
in the great struggle for liberty and
American politics.
The meeting was called by Mayor
man for the committee. and an indepen-
dent candidate for governor Of Nebras-
ka.
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VOL STEAD DEFEATED FOR denomination
Cane Sugar Takes
Third Drop Within
Weeks in Frisco

San Francisco, June 22.-The
price of refined cane sugar will be
reduced, effective Wednesday, from
$3.50 per hundredweght to S23, it
was announced here by the Cali
fornia and Hawaiian Sugar re-
fInery. This is the third drop In
the price of sugar since three weeks
lgo when ii was selling at $3.50
per hundredweight, at the refinery.
The drop In sugar is due chiefly
to decreased demand, according to
leaiers.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-23

Lincoln, Neb., June Ex-senator Hi
ram w. Johnson, Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette and W. J. Bryan were iDdorsed
as third party candidates at a meeting
Of Nebraska members or the committee
of As, called to name delegates to that
organizations convention In Chicago on
July 10. More than so delegates to the
Chicago meeting were selected.
A resolution on candidates adopted at
the meeting declared in favor of "such
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REWARD OFFERED FOR
LOST BOX HIDDEN IN RUG

New York. June 22--A reward of
81 900 was offered today by Gaetano
Musso, piano manufacturer, for the
return of a tin box containing $1,000.
which his 1f-year- daughter An
tionette lost when she shook an old rug
in which it was hidden out of the win
dow He had hidden the box and carpet
under q bath tub.
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FORCES CONVICT
To LEAVE HIDING PLACE

Cheyenne. Wyo.. June 22-Ninety-
eight hours of confinement in the gar
ret of the prison bakery at Rawlins, with
only small bunch of onions for sub
sistence. drove William Smith, convict,
out yesterday in search of water and
he was caught by guards after his third
attempt TO escape.
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Washington, June 22-Armed with broadened authority
provided the recently enacted alien exclusion act
of justice officials Tuesday announced new drive against rad
casm
Orders issued for strict watch on the activities OF
those preach radical doctrines assist in spreading such
theories while themselves efranng from actual anarchstQ
activities. ~ ~
The ed and the parlor bolshevi to be
especial objects of the campaign it was said.
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DR.. DERBY WINS D. S. M.

Washington, June 22.-Dr. Richard
Derby, .son-in law of the late Theodore
Roosevelt, has been awarded disttn-
guished service medal. the war depart
ment announced Tuesday. for his ser
vices sss lieutenant colonel in the army
medical corps In France
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Wheeler and Arnold
N0,1partisan Choice
Attorney General Ford Showed Under by Former
District Attorney as Choice for Governor-Ar-
mold, of Valley County, for Running Mate.

Burton K Wheeler of Butte for and R. c. Arnold
Valley county, for lieutenant completed the work of
the Nonpasan league and Montana Labor leagues joint
vention this city Monday No ntimaton made in the
convention to which party ticket the filing of the candidates
will be made under in order get them before the voters the
August primary and that will be determined by the sessions
along with the selection of candidates for other posi-
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LEGION OPPOSES BONUS.

Tampa, Fla, June pa resolution
opposing cash bonus legislation in any
form was adopted Tuesday by the Flor
ida department of the American Legion
by a vote Of S4 to 80.
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YELLOW FEVER RACES
VERA CRUZ DISTRICT.

Mexico City. June 22,-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. yellow fever is be-
lieved to have broken out in Vera Crus
where numerous cases OF puoonic
nIosue were reported recently, accord
Ing TO newspaper dispatches received
Tuesday.
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Hurricane Sweeps Havre
Overturning Buildings
and Smashing Windows
Several Structures Unroofed and Plate Glass
Fronts Demolshed-City in Darkness;
Damage $4,000 to 5000.
Special to The Daily Tribune.

Hayre June 22-For several minutes early this evening
avre was in the of terrific wind vergng upon hurr
which overturned small buildings unroofed number of
larger structures demolished hundreds of windows about
smashed plate glass windows in the business portion
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Author Enforcement Act
Is Defeated by Votes
Cast for Nonpartisan
Endorsed Candidate.
Contest for Governor
Uncertain, Preus Lead
Lessening Favorable to
Shipstead.

ST. Paul. June 22.--Congressman
A. J. voIstead, Republican, author
OF the proninitlon enforcement act,
yesterdays primary by the Rev. o.
J. KvaIe, Nonpartisan league can
didate, virtually complete returns
Tuesday night showed.
This congressional upset In the
Seventh district, at the only district
In which an incumbent seeking re-
nomination was unsuccessful
almost overshadowed the unusually
close race for the Republican guber-
material nomination.