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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-13
GREC|A|V PREM|ER'S
MURDER ATTEMPTED
BY L|EUTENANTS
Venizelos Slightly Wounded by
Officers Who Narrowly Es-
cape Death by Crowd.

Paris, Aug. 12-Premier VenizeIos Of
Greece. was shot and slightly wounded
as he was leaving the Lyon railroad sta
ton Thursday night for Nice, by two
men who stepped from crowd and
opened fire with revolvers.
Premier Venizelos was taking leave Of
friends when two swarthy individuals
rushed from the crowd, one firing three
shots and the other five before they
were overpowered The premier was re-
ported wouned in the right side and the
left arm.
His assalants, following their arrest,
were rescued by the police from the
crowds with great difficulty, the mob
shouting lynch them"
The assailants were two former Greek
officers, Georges Thyriakis and Apos-
tolos Iserppis. both heutenants. 1t had
been rumored that an attempt was to oe
made on the life of M. Venizelos and the
police were on the watch. They over
powered the assaiants before they could
empty their revolvers. The miscreants
were badly beaten by the crowd.
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After successive conference between
the Polish minister and Secretary Colby
the state department also took up the
problem of finding means Of re-invigor-
ating the fast ebbing strength of the
Polish state and thereby of fulfilling
the assurance of support to the Poles
contained in the recent American note
to the Italian ambassador
Polish officials explained that, in addi-
Polish officials explained that in addi-
ton to the desire for war materials, they
were most anxious to obtain authorize
ton Of the United States TO permit
recruiting by Poles in America for the
Polish army. 1t was said that not only
mad many offers of enlistment been re-
ceived by the legation from Polish citi-
zens residing in the United States but
many offers had come from former
American veterans of the world war.
The Polish government, it was said
officially at the legation Thursday night.
had not made a formal request for the
extension TO il Of so unusual privilege.
At the same time il was conceded the
privilege was one of which Poland would
gladly avail themselves.
While statute forbids enlistment Of
aTlltu HApeultioHS IN tie 4 uiteu STATES
for employment against friendly power.
some officials explained the president
had authority to suspend operation of
the law under his wartime powers.
Precedent Cited.
The raising of recruits hv Poland
under the leadership Of Paderewski be-
fore the United States entered the war.
it was recalled was agreed TO by the
American government and large num-
hers of Poles enlisted to fight under
the allies were removed from the United
States and trained in Canada aud abroad
In order that the United States gov
ernment may keep in more intimate
touch with developments in Poland. Hugh
Gibson, ambassador TO Poland, who has
been home on leave, will depart Friday
for his post in Warsaw. Mr.. Gibson will
be accompanied by Warren r. Robbins.
acting chief of the division of the near
eastern affairs, who has been temper
arily assigned as chancellor of the
legation.
WrangeI Approval Logical.
The Official communique announcing
the intention of the French government
to recognize as defacto government
that represented by General Wrangel in
southern Russia. was received by official
circles.
Administration officials consider the
French step as logical in view of the
to the authority Of Admiral Kelchak and
the Omsk government, which was
tContfnued OH Page Two,
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ELKS HERO|NC
CLOSE WITHIN
BILLINGS Gates
City Offers Varied At
fractions to Host Of
Montana Visitors.

Billings, Aug p Billings streets are
responding with the tread of the herd
ing EIhs of Montana Practically all of
he 300 members of the state b. r.
. K. due to attend the annual conren-
ton which started Thursday had arrived
by evening and Friday morning will see
the actual program of the big assembly
in fun swing
Thursday was filled with events de-
signed to work up enthusiasm. Every
wearer of the white and purple was
greeted personally, and there was
crowded schedule of purely entertain
ment features, winding up with a dance
end smoker at night
Streets of the downtown section were
filled with surging througs of Elks and
there was a band on nearly every corn
er. The city has been turned over to
the visitors so completely that no auto
mobihsts thinks Of travelling the business
avenues without providing transporta-
tion for from five 10 a dozen Elks.
The majority Of the visitors attended
the Billings Lewistewn baseball game in
the afternoon. A sightseeing tour was
also conducted and there was several
luncheons at noon.
The grand parade of the convention
will be held Friday morning. There
will be q number of spectacular air
plane flights and parachute leaps in the
afternoon and other events on the pro-
gram are a plunge in the municipal pool,
a trap shooting meet. tennis tourna-
ment. baseball. golf matches at the coun-
try club. nncheons. afternoon teas for
the wives Of the Eiks and three dances
in the evening,
The convention will close Saturday
night
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crossing the seas, he SAID.
History will lay a great share Of the
responsibility for the plight of the
splendid people Of Poland upon these
7 little narrow men in the United States
senate, these little, narrow men who today
control the machinery Of the Republican
party" Mr. Roosevelt declared But for
their desire to satisfy a personal spite
the bolsheyists would not be knocking at
the gates of Warsaw.
Hopes For Approval.
eve pray it is not too late. We pray
that the United States may do its full
share in helping to build up again in
the future that independent nation Of
Poland which has always been our
friend and to pay back in some slight
measure the splendid help given us at
} the time of our own war for lndepend-
ence by the Polish patriots and lovers Of
world wide liberty, Kosciuszko and
Pulaski, g,zsta-gyges
the Polish nation Our hands are tied
! Because of the obstructionist methods
of Senator Harding's group Of senator's,
the United States is till technically at
war
Speech Reply TO Criticism.
Mr.. Roosevelt's league Of nations
speech came as an answer 10 crluclsm
that he avoided the issue in his Chicago
speech Wednesday night. IL am NOT
afraid of the League of Nations issue. ,
he told his audience here, and described
the covenant at length as an application
Of the moral law to international re-
lations.
Closing a strenuous day on his trip
through the west the vice presidential
nominee attended two receptions and a
dinner here and topped off the evening
with the main speech at a downtown
theater. The evening address and the
three impromptu speeches that preceded
it brought his days speaking total 70
nine, just six more than his othcalai
itinerary called for. He left at night for
the Twin Cities.
MIR. Rooseyet's Speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke in part as fol-
lows:
II am not afraid OF the League Of
Nations issue | believe it is the old
guard reactionary Republican leaders
who are trying to befuddle this issue. 1t
is natural for them as reactionaries in
home affairs to be reactionary also in
international affairs. In the same way
progressiyes, whether they are Repub-
licans or Democrats, will, if truly pro-
cressiye. wish to see international affairs
continue to reach higher levels instead
of going back to the methods Of old
fashioned diplomacy.
"Tp to three years ago international
Continued on Page Two.)
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COMPANY
WANTS HIGHER RATES
FOR PAY INCREASES
S44,S00,S05 Is Total Amount Re-
quired Under Findings of
Rail Labor Board.

Washington, Aug, 12-Permission to
increase express rates to absorb tn,
wage award of the railroad labor board
at Chicago estimated at $43S0o, 500 was
asked from the interstate commerce
commission Thursday by the American
Railway Express company.
The company also asked 20 per cent
increase in its rates on milk and cream
to meet the increase granted the rail
roads on the same commodities.
The petition stated that the Increase
in operating expenses resulting from the
labor boards decision would make its
estimated yearly deficit S76,375,650.
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Montana Passenger
Rate Raise Denied
by Rail Commission

Helena, Aug 12.-The state railway
commission Thursday declined to grant
raise of passenger fares in this state.
Railway companies some time ago duly
petitioned for an increase to match the
national fares. The present fare is three
cents on intrastate business and the
commission declined to permit it to be
increased. An increase of 70 per cent in
freight rates in intrastate traffic, how
ever. is granted. as prayed for. The
commissions ruling on passenger fares
is based on state law forbiddlng a
charge Of more than three cents.
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HARDING TO MAKE
TWIN CITY SPEECH

Marion. Aug. PA trip by Senator
Harding to the Twin Cities Of Minnesota
early in September to speak on agri-
cultural issues at the state fair, is under
serious consideration by the Republican
nominee and his political advisers.
An invitation to attend the fair has
been on the senator's desk for several
weeks, and after conference with Min
nesota Republican and agricultural lead
ers he said he felt strongly inclined to-
ward acceptance.
He added that should he go there ne
did not intend to speak at any of the
other western and northwestern state
fairs to which he has been invited.
That the candidate also is thinking OF
the tariff issue as prominent feature
of his campaign was revealed by INN II
making public telegram to GalIforna ,
regarding the fruit industry. The teie-
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gram said the Republican party wonia
stand for protective schedules TO prevent
injury of American interests by after
war competition. and Senator Harding
added in discussing the message that he
felt the tariff question was bound 70
come more and mere to the front during
the next few months. IL
The wool situation is even more dis-
tressing than the fruit situation IN oan-
hall more and more feel the need of q
Protective ~ tariff before the year is out
While the senator was at work In his
office on the speech he will deliver
Fridav 60 the Ohio Republican Editorial
association, the Democratic presidential
nominee, Governor Cox passed through
Marion on his way to open his campaign
at Camp Perry, O.. and sent message
81 greetings to his Republican opponent.
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|MPRACT|CABLE
AND INF POSS|bLE:::
OFFICIALS SAY
Scheme Based Upon F or
eign Exchange Causes
Much Speculation.

Boston, Aug. 12.-Some 49,
900 investors entrusted a total
variously estimated at from $15,-
100000 and S20,O00,000 to Char
les Ponzi in money making
schemes which postal officials
have declared to be absolutely
impossible Of fulfillment.
Ponzi surrendered to the federal
authorities Thursday afternoon. explain
ing that he was unable TO meet his
obligations because Of the closing of the
Hanover Trust company where the bulk
Of his funds were deposited He was
arrested, charged with having used the
mails to defraud arraigned and held in
bonds of $4,000 for a hearing August
IS. Morris Rudnick, real estate dealer
Of the Roxbury district, furnished the
securities.
Meanwhile. a warrant charging the
Italian with grand larceny had been OBJ
tanned by the state police in the muni-
cipal court and upon leaving the federal
building Ponzi was re-arrested and held
by the city court in $4,000 bail for
appearance August 23. Rudnick again
went on ponzi's bail and the latter was
released
Owes s7,oo0o0O
Developments followed thick and fast
Thursday AS pouzi was being arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hayes, Edwin T.. Pride, who il examin-
ing the books of the Security Exchange
company for the federal authorities. an
nounced that it already had been shown
that Ponzi owed S7,00O000
State Attorney General Weston Allen,
who is conducting a separate inyestiga-
tion. made known his opinion that
Ponzis liabilities would run into mil
lions.
Banks Capital Wiped Out.
State Bank Examiner Joseph Allen is
sued q statement declaring that the cap
ital of the Hanover Trust company Of
which Ponzi until Wednesday was a Ill
rector. was seriously impaired and prob
ably wiped out State Treasurer Fred
]. Bu-rel. attacked the bank commits
sioner for not having given him opportun-
ity to withdraw state funds before the
Hanover was closed and Governor Cool
idge demanded that Burrel make known
how much of the state money had been
tied up by the closing of the Trust COM
pany. Later, Burrel notified the gov
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ARMY OFFICER is WANTED;
ACCOUNTS SHORT, CHARGED

Chicago, Aug. II Government
agents and police combed the city
Thursday for Lieutenant Alexander
Gait Mccormick, who has been miss
ing from Camp Dodge, Iowa, since Sat
said TO have been discovered in his
books
McCormicks home il in Washington,
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Plant and Season
Salmon Pack Burns
at South Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Wash. Aug. 12.-The plant
and seasons salmon pack, about 5000
cases, Of the Aberdeen Packing com
pany. South Aberdeen, were totally de-
stroyed by fire Of unknown origin early
Thursday. Damage is estimated at
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
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hordes of refugees who followed his re
treat last year.
Berlin. Aug, 12.-Heavy fighting east
of Alawa, the important city on the
Warsaw Danzig railway which has been
reported in holsheviki hands, is told of
in special dispatch to the Norddeutsch
Ailegemine Ieitung. The Poles, it adds.
have retreated to Soldau.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-13

The newspapers correspondent states
that German communists and independ-
ent socialists are freely in evidence along
the frontier.
Six ears of ammunition. which arrived
at Alenstein. East Prussia, consigned TO
the Poles. are alleged to have been ron
bed of their contents while detained at
freight yards where rail workers refused
to switch them.
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P0NzrS 40, 900 CLIENTS ENTRUSTED $4,000, 900
SPECTATOR IN FRANCS, LIRES OWES 81 900, 900
BISHOPS PLAN REUNION
of All Orthodox Churches
VISION TRULY CATHOLIC

churches urged appeal to "Ah Chris
churches who attended the recent
public
o
kh and kin the Methodist Baptist
church the Anglcan communion has much in common
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-13
DENVER STREET CAR MEN
REEuSE 10 END STRlkE

Denver, Aug. 12.-Striking employees
of Denver tramway company voted III
to 36 against calling of the strike and
returning to work under conditions
named BY the company following con
ference with Major General Wood.
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EARTH SHOCKS RECORDED.

Mexico City, Aug. 12.-yiolent earth
quake tremors whcih lasted for 33 min
utes were detected by tie seismograph in
the government observatory Thursday.
Experts declared the center of the dis
turbance was about 2,200 miles dis
tance. The vibrations were repeated
s5 minutes later, presumably after cir
cling the globe, according to scientists.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-13
AMERICAS ENTRY
TO LEAGUE WOULD
BLOCK RUSSIANS
Nominee States Moral Effect of United States
\ Membership Would Have Stopped Russian
Armies Unaided by Yank Soldiers Crossing Seas;
Speech at Milwaukee Ninth in Days Itinerary.

Milwaukee, Aug Reimbursement of the League Of Nations
BY the United saved Poland Franklin D. Roose
for vice president declared here Thurs
day night closing speech of the first day of his western
speaking trip.
of American membership in the league would
without American soldier
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MUNITIONS OF WAR
WITH ENLISTMENT
PRIVILEGES ASKED
Official Washington Wishes to Renew Spirits of
Polish People, and Seeks Means for Doing Same;
President Has Power to Suspend Law Forbid
ding Volunteers for Alien Service.

Washington, Aug. 12-Moved by reiterated pleas from tbs
Polish for ad the department has under serious
consideration of Prince Lubomrsky Polish minister
for purchase materials from the United States
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describing the plan OF union the state
ment says:
The vision embodied here is new, even
revolutionary, The plans of reunion
whereby the Anglican churches might
hope to absorb other communions are
frankly abandoned What is needed is
at once. but large enough to include all.
Look For Catholcity
The bishops summon all the Christians
To look, not for an extended Anglican
church but for a truly Catholic church
Of the future, to which every churcn
should bring its own contribution Of life
and organization. No loose federation of
Independent churches is contemplated but
rather real organic unity based on
fundamentals. in which there should te
ample room for groups with their own
outlook aud for methods such as John
Wesley originally contemplated.
Universal Ministry.
The appeal points out universal min
istry" as the chief need. and claims that
an episCopate is the one means of pro-
viding such ministry"
Divisions among Christian peoples are
deplored in the appeal They are attrib-
uted to self Will, ambition and lack of
charity, the bishops confessing frankly
our own share in the guilty. The
bishop said that one should believe that
visible unity Of the church will be found
to involve acceptance of the Bible and
Of the Nicean and apostles creeds. the
sacraments of baptism and communion,
and "a ministry acknowledged by every
church as possession not only the in
ward call of spirit, but also the com
mission of Christ and the authority Of
the whole body.
Episcopate Best Means.
An episcopate, the statement CON
tinues, is the best instrument for main
tanning the unity and continuity of the
church. II concludes:
We do not ask that anyone com
munion give its consent to be absorbed
in another but We do ask that all should
unite in a new and great endeavor to
recover and to manifest to the world
the unity Of the body of Christ for which
he prayed"
The archbishop of Canterbury ap
proved the message, saying that the idea
of 1t was to make the ministry OF each
church acceptable to all.
Other matters taken up by the Lam
beth conference include the admission
to the ministry nf women and dis
cnssions on marriage laws, the League OF
Nations, and relations between capital
and labor. The results Of these divisions
will be announced later.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-13
AMENDMENT 19
Has MAJORITY
IN TENNESSEE
Poll of Legislators Shows
Both Houses Strong
ly Favoring.

Nashville Aug. 12-The committee on
constitutional conventions and amend
ments of the Tennessee senate after a
hearing on the federal woman suffrage
amendment ratification resolution au-
nounced Thursday night shat it Noull
return favorable report on the reSoll-
ton Friday
similar committee of The house,
which conducted a Joint hearing with
the senate committee, announced that
It would not report until next
day This action' means. legislative
leaders said that the suffrage amend
ment will not be finally disposed of Fri
day as suffrage leaders had planned
The most optimistic poll of the suf-
fFage advocates showed strength of n
votes in the senate where II is ma
Jority and of GO in the house, where
the majority is 80
GOVERNOR cox APPEALS
Camp Perry. Ohio, Aug. 12-Another
appeal to Democrats of the Tennessee
legislature to ratlfy the women suffrage
amendment was sent Thursday by Gov
ernor Cox. 1t reads as follows:
The platform presented to the coun-
try by a political party is not only an
evidence of intent but of good faith as
we'll. 1t carries the specification which
will be rendered if the opportunity pre-
sents. In the modern aud better day of
American politics. it is regarded as a
promissory note. The national Demo
cratic convention declared for the prin-
ciple of women suffrage and pledged the
party TO an earnest effort towards its
adoption. The Democracy of Tennessee
has the chance TO redeem the pledges
given and earnestly hope that it will
not hesitate in the face Of manifest
duty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-23
VOLSTEAD BEATEN
FOR NOMINATION
ASCONGRESSMAN
Author of Dry Enforcement
Act Defeated by Nonpartisan
CandidateI in Minnesota.

St. Paul, June 22.-Congressma,.
A. J. Volstead, republican, author OF
the prohibition enforcement act, was
defeated for denomination in ycSter-
days primary by Rev. 0. ]. Kvalc
of Benson, Nonpartisan league can
didate on virtually complete returns
tonight.
This congressional upset in the
Seventh district, the only district in
which. all encumbent seeking renom-
was unsuccessful, almost
overshadoWed the unusually close
race for the republican gubernatorial
nomination.
~. A.. o. Preuss state auditor, still
had a lead of $4,000 votes in the
gubernatorial race, over DR.. HenSsh
Shipstead, Nonpartisan league can
d:date, when returns had been tabu-
lated from more\ than $500 of the
3,l95 precincts in the state.
Rev. Mr.. Kvale ISL pastor Of the
Norwegian Lutheran. church, ami is
= years old, He has been a clergy
man for 26 years. In connection
with Volstead's authorship of the
prohibition act it was pointed out by
friends of Kvale here tonight that ne
had advocated absolute prohibition
for more than a score of years. He
became a minister in Wisconsin but
moved to Minnesota several years
ago.
Two years ago Congressman Vol
stead was opposed for denomination
by DR.. Shipstead, now seeking
r,1hnrnatorial hnnnrS