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Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09

large part by some form of corporation
profit tax"
Reduction Of the higher groups Of .he
income surtaxes, accompanied by in
creases in the lower income surtax rates.
also is suggested by the secretary. who
asked that congress consider such a
general revision, with a reduction to a
minimum rate lower than that contained
in the present law, provided acceptable
new rates of equal yield, can be found,
Collection Unsuccessful
The secretary said the plain fact was
that the present rates, which are as
high as 70 per cent, could not be sue
cessfully collected, and that the 'effcc-
tive way to tax the rich is to adopt
rates that do not force investment in
tax-eXempt securities"
Mr.. Houston suggests a number Of
sources of revenue which could be tapped
and others which could be revised to
make up. for the loss of revenue occas-
stoned by the changes in the taxes which
he recommended.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
MERCHANT MARINE
HERO MEDALS PLAN
Of BILL IN HOUSE
First Measure Passed i'm Lower
Body of Congress Authorizes
Issue.

Washington, Dec S.-The first legis-
lative action Of the house at this session
was taken Wednesday with the passage
of bill authorizing the president to is,
sue medals of merit for distinguished
service performed during the world war
by officers and men of the United States
merchant marine.
sThe house passed as its second piece
of legislation a bill by Representative
Hughes, of Iowa, chairman of the com
mittee on agriculture, designed princi-
pally to prevent deception of the public
in the purchase of manufactured articles
wrapped or boxed so as to make them
appear of greater size or quantity than
the contents are by actual weight or
volume.
The bill, as passed, would require that
the quantity Of the contents be plainly
marked on the outside of the package
in terms of weight, measure or numer-
ical count.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
FORESTRY MEN SPLIT
ON NATIONAL POLICY
At ANNUAL MEETING
Colonel w. B. Greeley and Gift
ford Pinchot Voice Directly
Opposite Views.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. s.-Directly op-
posite views in regard to control of for
ests were voiced at the first national
conference of foresters by Colonel w,
b. Greely, chief of the United States
forest service and Clifford Pinchot, com
missioner Of forestry Pennsylvania
and former chief of the United States
forestry
Colonel Greely, who advanced the idea
that forest lands are public utilities, held
that the states should be encouraged to
go just as far as they will In reforesta
ton, and that any state inclined to i'm
pose restrictions should have a clear
field. Mr.. Pinchot held there should be
a national forestry policy. He discussed
direct national control or state control
under national persuasion"
Delegates to the conference formed
the association of state foresters each
state to have one representative. Viii
liam T. Cox, Minnesota, was elected
president.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
ENGLAND REFUSES
AMNESTY IN REPLY
To TRUCE MESSAGE
Cabinet Fears Father OFlanna-
gan May Not Represent Sim
Fein Opinion.

London, Dec. S.-The recent message
of Father O'Flannagan of Roscommon
to Premier Lloyd George concerning q
truce in the Irish situation is understood
to have been under consideration by the
cabinet Wednesday morning. The knot
ty problem said to be confronting the
government is whether Father OFlan-
nagan represents the full force of Sinn
Fein moderate opinion. 1t is stated on
high authority that if it is decided that
Father O'Flannagan does represent such
opinion, the government will reply to his
message with statement embodying the
following terms:
"No amnesty, no republic and cessa-
ton from the present campaign of out
rage and murder
The opinion was expressed by some
students of the Irish problem here that
the receipt of Father O'Flannagan's mes
sage by section of the Sim Fein had
its origin in a desire for amnesty for
certain Sim Feiners, who are fugitives
from justice.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
ARME:N|ANS RUSH
MILLIONS HOME
TOSTEM CRISIS
$2,141,26o Appropriate
ed by Near East Relief
to Shelter Orphans.
Americans Safe in Alex
andropol, Says Welfare
Worker Cable.

New York, Dec. S.-The executive
committee of the Near East relief
Wednesday appropriated S2,1412 269 for
relief work and made, it Immediately
available TO meet the emergency caused
by the Turkish invasion OF the Arlne-
nian republic and the distress incident
to the approach of winter.
The committee announced it assumed
responsibility for $1,600000 of this
amount until the money could be raised
as that amount Is in excess Of the pres
ent assets Of the organization.
This appropriation provides only for
the essential food and shelter require
ments of the orphans and others already
under the care of the Near East relief
personnel" Charles Y. Vickrey. gen.
eral secretary, declared.
The Near East relief Wednesday an
nounced that direct word from the
American women and men relief work
ers, who remained at their posts in Ar
menia after the collapse of the Armenian
army and the conquest Of Armenia by
the Turks, had been received in cable
gram from Mrs. Veronica Harris of
Santa Cruz Calf, who has been acting
head of the relief work in the Georgian
republic.
Mrs Harris cabled from Sanain, the
frontier station between Georgia and
Armenia, the couriers had arrived from
Alexandropol with a report that all
Americans are safe.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
FARM FINANCE
BO0STERSPRESS
BILL IN. SENATE!
Measure Will Be Called
Up Friday; Immediate
Passage to Be Asked.
Liberal Cotton, Tobacco
Credits Urged b y
Southern Senators.

Washington, Dec. S.-proponents Of
legislation to revive the War Finance
corporation and thereby afford relief to
farmers confronted by falling prices plan
to call up their measure in the senate
Friday and ask for It's immediate pas
sage. Senator Gronna. Republican Of
North Dakota, in charge of the resoIu-
ton. gave this notice Wednesday in ask
ing that the senate let the matter go
over until the later date.
While farm relief legislation was being
temporarily postponed il the senate, the
flood of bills to extend relief to the
farmers continued in the house. Among
the various measures was a bill By Rep
resentative Strong, Republican, of Kan
sas, to direct the committee on banking
and currency to investigate what lesls-
lation would be necessary to permit the
proper financing of farmers and stock
raisers.
Repres entative Lee, Democrat, oS
Georgia, put In a bill authorizing the
federal reserve board to take action'
necessary TO extend liberal credits to,
cotton farmers, while Representatives.
Baer, Republican. Of North Dakota, res
introduced his measure which would pro-
hibit gambling IN foo6stuffs and spee1la--
ton in stocks and bonds.
The committee resumed its hearings;
with view to framing additional RELIEF
measures, and was told by Virginia and,
North Carolina tobacco growers that
they were in the same plight as the otherI
AGRICULTURAL interests. Other to5accol
men will be heard Thursday and Friday
the wool growers from the west wiN
present their difficulties.
". w. Brauer, another witness who
claimed to represent the German goy-i
ernment, urged the extension Of billion
dollar credit to Germany for the pur-i
chase of foodstuffs and raw materials
from America Members of the CONS
mittee, however, told Mr.. Brauer they
did not believe congress would vote such
extension of credit of Germany, and he
then suggested that it might be arranged
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
PLUNKETT HOPELESS
Of AN IRISH TRUCE;
SAILS FOR AMERICA.
Chairman of Dublin Convention
Coming to Testify Before
Committee i'm Washington.

Liverpool, Dec. S.-Prior to sailing
for New York, Sir Horace Plunkett.
chairman of the Dublin convention, in
an interview, said:
II see no hope of truce in Ireland,
nor any hope in the overtures reported
on the press There cannot be peace
while there is frightfulness on both sides.
In my Judgment, the British government
is hlamable.
IF the people know how many per-,
sons had been killed in Ireland we would
soon have peace"
Sir Horace recently was invited to
testify before the American COMMITTEES of
one hundred on the conditions In IreS
land.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Labor Leaders Fail
! to Effect Truce With
Irish, Is London Rumor

London, Dec. 8.-Arthur Henderson,
the labor leader, did not see Premier
Lloyd George Wednesday and neither
Mr.. Henderson nor William Adamson will
return to Ireland. 1t is expected that
the labor commission, of which they
were members and which has been in
vestigating conditions in that country,
will return to London next Tuesday.
Its intervention in favor Of d truce. it
is understood has been unsuccessful.
A brief dispatch received from Cork
late Wednesday night says there was
general holdup of the public in the
streets Of Cork by the auxiliary police
Wednesday evening. Firing was heard
in various parts of the city.
A man leaving a church was shot
dead. There was much alarm in the
streets which were quickly deserted.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09

The meeting of minds" he promised
during the campaign, will begin early
next week. after he has disposed Of ac-
cumulated correspondence and has put
into more concrete form the questions
he wants to ask those who come here to
confer with him. The League Of Ma
tions will be foremost in his discus
sions. but several other problems will be
kept in mind as he gathers advise ana
prepares himself for executive respon-
sibiGty.
Domestic Affairs First
Throughout the campaign, and since,
Mr. Harding has declared that there
are urgent questions to be decided IN
the nations domestic affairs and to
these he will give attention in some or
his conferences here. For one thing,
he has advocated a reorganization OF
several government departments to in
sure greater business efficiency, and he
is expected before March 4 to discuss
that subject with some of the country's 3
most successful business executives.
Meantime, too, he must choose his cab
met and must frame the taxation pro-
gram he will recommend to the extra
session of congress to be followed soon
after his Inauguration. On most OF
these subjects he made some progress
during his two day visit in Washington
but the real work of his administration
building is yet to be done.
The President Elect and Mrs Hard
ing may move to some southern resort
some time during January. but they ex-
beet to be in Marion continuously until
after the holidays. Within this period
Mr.. Harding hopes to conclude the
League of Nations conferences and TO
gather most important data on domestic
questions.
Consult Pact Extremists
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska, who
led President Wilson's senate fight for
ratification of the Versailles treaty, and
Senator Shields of Tennessee, an oppon-
ent of unreserved ratification, will be
among the first Democrats to be con-
suited by the president elect in his
league conference. He will ask the ad-
vice of several prominent women regard
ing the League. but the list has not
been completed.
Snator Harding had not decided We'd
nesday night whether he would resign
from the senate sooner than he had
planned. on Governor Cox's promise to
appoint Frank B. Willis, Republican
TO succeed him. During the day he
tried to get into telephone communica-
ton with Mr.. Willis, but was unable to
do so because of the serious illness of
the latter's father. The president ele1t's
decision may be based on Mr.. Wilhs's
wishes.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Nitre Cocktails Find
Favor Among Hubs
S'Better Classes

Boston, Dec, 8-Nitre cocktails
as substitute for the once popular
Bronx have come into favor since
the advent of prohibition, accord
ing to information given out We'd
nesday by William S. Briry. direct
or of registration In the state de-
partmeGt OF drug control. He said
the department had noted a tre-
mend0us increase In sales of sweet
spirits of nitre and had found that
the drug was being used as sub
stitute for liquor "among the bet
ter classes" lie called attention to
the danger in the practice as he
said the drug contains alcohol, So
dunn nitrate and sulphurie acid,
which is solvent of metals.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09

legislative prohibition of short selling in
agricultural products; and amendment OF
the transportation act SO as to preserve
state regulation of intrastate commerce
and car movement. The discussion also
declared opposition to any daylight saw
ing law.
Tn the declaration of principles Of the
federation. .he resolutions included re-
quests and demands on several federal
agencies. as we'll as the reference to
strikes and lockouts. Sympathy was
expressed for the laboring man. but
the resolutions said I'VE are unalterably
opposed to organized strikes and sym
pathetic Iockouts, which interfere with
the orderly conduct of business
Delay Packer Divorce
The department Of justice was asked
to delay approval of any plan for dis
posing of the stockyards owned by the
Chicago packers until a federation COM
mittee might consider all proposed plans
The federal trade commission was asked
to stop the practice Of the steel indus
try in basing prices on Pittsburgh quo
tations plus freight rates. The inter-
state commission was asked to give pref
erental freight rates on agricultural
fertilizer.
Protest also was voiced by the resolu-
tions against guaranteeing q fixed re-
turn to public utilities and railroads on
cost plus basis" in which, it was as
serted that the interstate commerce com.
mission fixed the valuation Of the rail-
roads of the country at $1,000, 900 900
more than their commercial value, eaus-
ing IAN unjust imposition on the Ameri-
can people"
Construction of the great lakes to the
sea deep waterways also was favored
by the resolutions.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
PROBE FORCES
DOWN BUILDING
MATERIAL COST
Price Of Bricks Topples
From $32.5 SO NJ to SIS
Since Gotham Expose.
Sand Monopoly Handles
1000, 900 Tons Month
ly, Say Building Firms.

New York. Dec. S.-Officials of two
Of the largest construction corporations
in the United States with combined
business approaching S1o0000,000 n
year. testified in the building trust"
Investigation Wednesday that befsore
the Lockwood Legislative inquiry began
it was impossible to obtain competitive
bids in nearly a dozen lines of materials
Contractors for sand. gravel, marble,
plumbing, limestone brick, cement, lime,
crushed stone and fireproofing work in
variably turned in identical estimates.
while the lumber trade was pretty well
lined up with prices uniform" they said.
Real "Sand Bank"
Only an insignificant part of the sand
business of New York; 900 cubic yards
out of 100000 cubic yards brought
monthly to the metropolis-is handled
by concern outside the board of
trade, which it was testified had fixed
and boosted prices.
Builders and construction directors
testified they were forced to get brick,
sand and gravel from the same con-
tractor or go without, so all-embracing
was the alleged conclusion among deal
ers.
Prices of brick have toppled the tes-
timony showed, from the fictitious level
of $325 down to S15 since the inves-
tigation began bombarding the alleged
combines.
Competition Futile
The Thompson-S -Starrett Co.. which
does an annual business of $50, ,O0o,O
found it futile to seek competitive bids
in New York, Louis Horowitz, its pres
ident, testified. His revelations of iden-
teal estimates were supported by James
A. Mears, vice president of the Fred
T. Ley Co.
The legislative committee seized the
minute books and general correspondence
of the sand and gravel dealers board
of trade when they were produced by
an employe of the board, Mrs. Helen
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09

President Elect Harding also was re-
quested to appoint Il secretary Of agrl-
culture who has a practical understands
ing of all phases of farming Among
the policies enunciated by the resolu-
tions was the federatioD's opposition to
strikes and lockouts.
Score Treasury Policy
Further the resolutions declared the
federation's opposition to what it said
seemed to be the policy of the treasury
department and the federal reserve board
for defIation. and the request was made
that bankers and merchants extend farm
ers's obligations to secure immediate
relief from the present economic crisis"
confronting the farmers.
The adoption Of the resolutions. which
it was announced was by unanimous vote,
preceded the closing session Wednesday
night of the convention, at which Oftl-
GERS were elected. Announcement also
was made of the appointment Of COM
mittee to meet with bankers, merchants
and public officials at Chicago Friday
to consider the organization of a S1Uo,-
100000 export trade corporation under
the Edge act.
The committee includes w. S. Shearer.
Lewiston, Idaho; Clifford Thorne, Chi
cago, and Don Livingston, Pierre, s. d.
New Tariff Law Urged
The legislative program asked Of
congress proposed immediate enactment
of new tariff law, simplifIcation Of tht
income tax law, with provision pre-
venting treasury officials from making
interpretative ruling as to the laws ap
plcation; law assuring farmers of un
restricted right to bargain collectively.
federal control Of all interstate agencies
dealing in grain products and meat;
enactment of the truth-in-fabric bill;
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Steering Spirits
Prove Temptation;
Sailors Drain Compass

Washington, Dec, 8--Many re-
pairs TO navy compasses have been
made necessary during the past
year because the instruments have
been broken open for the alcohol
they contain, says the annual report
OF Rear Admiral j. a. Hooge-
werff, superintendent of the naval
observatory, made public Wednes-
day.
Elm view of the possibilities of
emergency action in the West In
dies or neighhoring countries, two
field astrological sets were made up
and kept in storage at Hampton
Roads," the report says.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Henry Watterson's
Town Quits Trying
After 126 Years

Louisville, KY, Dec. 8.--After q
corporate existence of 1876 years, the
city of Jeffersont0wn, In jefferson
county, Kentucky, has petltioned
the courts to revoke Its charter,
which was obtained In i794, and
asked that its government revert to
county control.
A majority Of the voters signed
the paper, declaring that alleged
high municipal taxes led them to
take the step. About 700 persons,
Including Henry Watterson, famous
journalist, live In the clty.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 8.-Her-
bert Hoover, former federal food
administrator, told an audience here
Wednesday night that should Amer
lea abandon its charity and relief
work in eastern and central Europe
before 3,5O0,000 children have been
t!ded over the wave of famine and
the next harvest gathered ascend
ency of boIshevism In both enemy
and friendly countries would result.
"Take an invisible guest into your
home at Christmas time" was his
appeal. "Re must have $35,000,-
900 for these little waits, under
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Bandits Reject Plot
to Loot Yank Train,
Are Shot by Chiefs

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. S.-Mexican
bandits, ordered to wreck and loot a
special train carrying American visitors
from Mexico City, where they attended
the Inauguration of General Alvaro Obre-
gon as president of Mexico, as the train
passed through the state of Coahuila,
were executed by the chieftains when
they refused to carry out the plot, ac
cording to INFORMATION brought to San
Antonio today by a ranchman of Mexico
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
REPUBLIC OF BARANYA
UNDER SERB PROTECTION

Vienna. Dec s.--The Funfkirchen dis
trict 1O5 miles southwest of Budapest,
which was awarded to Hungary BY the
peace treaty. has been declared the re-
public of Baranya under the protectlon
~ Serbia. which promises military aid
IN fhe event that Hungary attempts to
ocenpy the distrit, according to dis
patches from Agram.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
STRIKE VOTE is TAKEN
ON VIRGINIA RAILROAD

Roanoke, Va, Dec. S.-Members of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
employed on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad have begun strike vote after
conferences with the railroad officials
had reached deadlock
n. d. Maher, president of the railroad
announced that the question of an in
crease of wages was at issue. About
$500 employees are affected.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
HARDING RETURNS H0ME *EETNG OF MINDS TO BEGIN EARLY
IT, S. Aids Mines Industry in SOLVING Intricate Problems
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR WAITS
OF EUROPE is H0OvER'S PLEA
BEFORE MINNEAPOLIS AUDIENCE

nourished, orphaned chi!dren-SI0,-
100000 for medical supplies and the
balance for food and clothing"
Mr.. Hoover said 6,500,000 chill
dren had been served directly after
the armistiee, but as conditions be-
come more normal in the devastated
areas and the nations have chance
to work out their economic prob
lens, the burden on America grows
less.
MIR. Hoover left for Duluth We'd
nesday night. He will return to the
Twin Cities Thursday night and be
guest in st. Paul at a reception.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
PROPOSES TO CENTRALIZE
APPROPRIATIONS IN SENATE.

Washington, Dec. S.-Centralization
of all appropriation measures in the
senate appropriations committee to con-
form to the new house plan is proposed
by Senator Curtis of Kansas. Repub-
lcan whip. His proposal will be taken
up on Monday.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
PROBE HAPsRuRG INTRIGUE.

Berne, Switzerland, Dec. S.--The fed
eral authorities have instituted an in
quiry into the activities of former En-
peror Charles Of Austria in Switzerland
following the exposure Of alleged Haps-
burg intrigues by the Socialist news
naner TagMacht
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
Woman Named Sheriff
by Oregon County in
Dead Husbands Place

Toledo, Oregon, Dec S.-AIrs. Mabel
Simpson, was today appointed by the
county court to be sheriff Of Lincoln
county. succeeding her late husband,
Sheriff William Simpson, who died sud
denly last week Mrs. Simpson is the
first woman to hold office of sheriff
In Oregon.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
EGYPT'S COTTON CROP
REDUCED ONE-THlRD

London, Dec. S.-The sultan of Egypt
a dispatch to the London Times says,
has signed decree restricting by one
third the area to be planted in cotton
in 1921.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
DENTON COUPLE WEEDS

Special to The Daily Tribune.
Lewistown, Dec. S.-A marriage IL
cense has been issued to John f. Schieb
40, asd Mrs. Nellie Grove Mound, Al,
both Of Denton.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
FARMERS LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM INCLUDES
MANY LAW REFORMS
Immediate Relief From Present Economic Crisis,
Which Resolution Declared Was Due to Della
ton Policy of Treasury Department and Federal
Reserve Board Strikes and Lockouts Opposed.

Indianapolis, Ind Dec 8-Enactment Of legislative pro-
including changes in the tariff the income tax the Esch
transportation and the passage of several
asked Of Wednesday by resolutions ado
the annual convention Of the American Farm Bureau fed
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-09
LEAGUE TO Be FOREMOST
IN DISCUSSIONS; INTERNAL
AFFAIRS ALSO INCLUDED
Business Executives Will Be Consulted in Reorgani-
zation of Government Departments to Insure
Greater Efficiency; Meantime President-Elect
VIII Frame Cabinet, Formulate Tax Program.

Marion Ohio 8-After months vacation trip to Tex
President Elect Harding returned Marion We'd
nesday the foundations for his administration and it's pol
ces in consultation with many the nations leading statesmen