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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Indictments on Profiteer-
ing Charges Follow Re-
quest Made by Head Of
Companies.
y. S. Department of JUS
tice Attaches Great I'M
portance to Case AS
serts Its Agent.

New York, May 26-The indictment
of the American Woolen company of
New York, the American Wooden com
pany of Boston and William NJ. Wood
the president of both companies. on
charges of profiteering in wooden cloth,
followed an investigation by the depart
ment of Justice, made at the request of
President Wood, himself. according to
statement by Herbert G. Smyth,
special assistant to the United States
district attorney. Mr.. Smyth said the
investigation showed the American
Woolen company controls p per cent
of the output of wooden cloth in the
country and that its prices are followed
virtually by the entire trade.
although Mr.. Wood is in receipt of
enormous salaries both from the manu-
featuring company. the selling company
of the same name. and the constituent
mill companies. Mr. Smyth added. ''he
received commissions from the manufac-
turing and selling companies which in
1919 amounted to $515.4S2 This is cal
culated as part of the manufacturing
and selling expense"
1t developed also, he explained, that
the company was receiving 50 per cent
profit above cost, although DR.. Wood
claimed the profit proposed by the COM
paIs LOT us 1J-O business WAS l. - per
cent. The amount of profits which the
was realizing, he said, ex-
ceeded ION an average. from 800 to
400 per cent, those Of 1919
President Wood. in a statement made
in Boston April IS, declared:
There is absolutely no just ground
for the suggestion that this company
has charged excessive prices for its
cloth or has gained an unreasonable or
excessive profit
His statement was issued in expla-
nation of the company's annual financial
statement for 1919, which showed a net
profit of S15.513. .415, less reserves for
axes and contingencies.
The American Wooden company Mr.. |
Smyth said, is the largest manufacturer
If wooden cloth in the United States |
and to a large extent dominates the |
rade.
"The department. therefore, feels |
hat it has unearthed one of the most |
important cases of profiteering known |
ince the amendment to the Lever act |
vent into effect" he said.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
FIRE BUGS At WORK
IN IRELAND, CASTLE
||VC0RY DESTROYED
Ancient Landmarks Destruction
Entails Loss of 100000 Pounds
Sterling.

Dublin, Mat 26.-The destruction Of
property in iceland by fire is continu-
ing. Tuesday night Kilbrtain castle
county Cork, ane of Ireland's ancient
landmarks, wa, destroyed. Damage is
estimated at 10000 pounds sterling.
The reports do not state the cause of
the fire.
Damage estimated at 10000 pounds
sterling was cauied by fire on the farm
of Major Pollocklat Gaveen BalIinasloe.
The members of the family escaped with
difficulty. Several valuable horses were
burned. Reports received here allege
that villagers would not render as
s:stence in putting the fire out.
Other reports pf fires received in
clude an attempt I'd burn the court house
at Waterville. county Kerry. The police
saved the building but valuable records
were destroyed. The court house at
Cloyne, county Cork, was burned.
One hundred men attacked the police
barracks at Long Gorge, Galway,
yesterday. but were beaten off
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

doing everything possible to make their
stay pleasant.
Hobbins is Chairman.
James r. Hobbins. chairman of the
entertainment committee of the Com
mercial club. was the master of cere-
monies for the evening program in the
palm room of Hotel Rainbow. After
a couple of selections by the sextette
Chairman Hobbins introduced Scott Lea
witt. secretary of the Commercial club.
to- extend word of welcome to the Wis
itors. Mr.. Leavitt spoke very briefly,
telling the Minneapolis men that one
of the primary reasons for the always
cordial and friendly feeling which has
existed between Great Falls and Min
neapolis is found in the fact that Great
Falls was planned and put on the map
by man who had gotten much of his
inspiration for building a city through
his experience in Minneapolis as a young
man and the determination coming out
of that to make here. at the falls of the
Missouri river, q Minneapolis of the
northwest
He said that Senator Paris Gibson.
Father of Great Falls" because of the
condition of his health and mature
years, was not able to be present but
it was due to his foresight because of
impressions gained in Minneapolis, that
Great Falls was the attractive city they
had found it IN their trip around in the
Colonel Leach Speaks.
Following Mr.. Leavitts address, Col
George Z. Leach was introduced as the
first speaker for the trade tour Colonel
Leach proved to be an interesting
speaker. He served with the Rainbow |
division in France as colonel of the |
151st Field artillery and told many |
amusing things and some thrilling ones |
Of his experience and the impressive |
portion of his talk came from the fact |
that he coupled his stories up with the |
need for good citizenship. He said that |
he had been asked to talk about the |
hardships Of war but he couldn't do that |
as be had found none. adding. "You
see / sold fire insurance in Montana
!Continued on Page Twelpel
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
MORAL STANDARD
AMENDMENT IS
SEEN BY BRYAN
Predicts Penalties for
Immoralities in Near
Future.

Philadelphia, May 26.--Another
amendment to the federal constitution,
providing a single standard for men and
women and inflicting severe penalties
for immortality, was predicted by Will
liam ]. Bryan in an address before the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of America,
here Wednesday.
A plan of union for eighteen protes-
tant churches in the United States was
approved by the general assembly.
Action must now be taken by other
denominations included in the plan and
then final action by representatives of
the combined bodies if the plan is to be
carried out.
The report Of the commission which
has been studying the question Of ad-
mission of women to ordination as rul-
ing elders, recommending that the matter
be referred to a referendum vote of the
entire denomination in the United States
was adopted.
-Four cities are under consideration for
next years general assembly. They are
Atlantic City, Seattle. Winona Lake, Ind.
and Springfield, Mass
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

Belt was passed behind the schedule
but Engineer Jewell made up a consider
able portion of the delay and pulled the
big train around the curve about Broad
water bay at probably the highest speed
an excursion train ever passed the depot
and sent it into the sidetrack west of the
station where the party left the coaches
and formed their parade for marching
through Central avenue.
The welcome of the Great Falls bust
ness men for the visitors had to be very
brief at the station as the line quickly
formed behind the First Minnesota Field
artillery band which is carried on the
tain and the parade moved up the avenue
to Fifth street where it countermarched
to Third and then TO Hotel Rainbow
which was made headquarters for the ex-
and where. also. the reception
was later given by the Commercial club
for the visitors.
$50 Autos in Line.
Following the parade up the avenue
was the largest number of automobiles
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
General Gales at Quer-
etaro Detains All Who
Were With President
When He Was Killed.
Revolutionary Agents at
Washington Are Wor-
ried Over Villa S Activ-
tiles in Field.

Queretaro, Mexico, May 90
General Rodolfo Herrero We'd
nesday surrendered to General
Lazaro Cardenas at Coyulta,
Puebla, and is being taken to-
Mexico City to tell all he knows
about the death of Carranza, ac-
cording to a message received
by General P. Elias Gales. Gen.
eral Gales has ordered that all
persons accompanying Carranza
at the time of his death be de-
tanned and questioned regarding
the circumstances.
Washington. May 26- Investigation
was ordered by the state department
Wednesday of the circumstance attend
ing the kidnapping of two Americans in
Mexico, Homer c. Carr and a man
named Macdonald.
The American consul at chihuahua
was instructed to conduct the inquiry and
there were Indications no representa-
tions would be made to the new Mexican
government unless the investigation de-
velops that the men were seized by
others than forces of Francisco Villa.
1t was assumed. however, the Americans
were carried off at Villas orders as
part of his tactics to extort tribute from
the mining companies.
identity is Uncertain.
Carr is a mining engineer employed
BY the American Smelling and Refining
company. who went to Mexico from New
York City. The identity of Macdonald
is uncertain The records of the de-
partment show two men of that name.
both mining engineers, in Mexico, one of
them in the Parral district near .IimineZ.
There also is NJ c. Donald, of Vernon.
Texas. who went to Mexico to work in
the oil fields.
Concern over the safety of the Amer
leans was less than manifested by reyo-
agents here over the resump-
ton of the warfare waged between Villa
and the constituted authorities in Mex
leo for so many years.
To the revolutionary agents, refusal
Of Villa TO accept terms Of cooperation
and the consequent necessity of renew
ing military operations against him have
meant q delay in the recognition of their
government either by the United States
or any of the other great powers.
No efforts have been made by the
new government officials to secure rec
ognition and it is believed here that none
vill be made until some indication is re-
,eived from the United States govern
nent that such action would receive fav-
,rable attention.
Bidiny Their Time.
It has been explained that legally tbs
government now existing in Mexico Is
correct and that de Ia
duerta, the president ad interim, might
'end q representative here as an amhas-
'ador without awaiting recognition, but
is known he and his associates have
,een advised to move slowly in that re-
pect, and be content with any negotia-
ions the United States government may
lave with the Mexican government as
de facto power
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Tells Labor Board That
Some Demands Made
Are Unjust and Should
Not Be Allowed.
Objects to Incorporation
of Agreements Entered
Into Under Federal
Control.

Chicago, May 26.-Fair wage
increases for the 100000 rail
road employees in America are
opposed by the railroads, the
labor board was informed by E.
I. Whittier Wednesday in closing
his reply to the demands of the
men for increases in pay, which
it is said will total S1,000,000,-
900 if granted.
Mr. Whittier. who is chairman of the
committee representing the roads in the
hearing said that in return the rail
ways expected honest and conscientious
work from the men and that each en-
ploye would feel obligated to give eff
ficient and ungrudging service
The roads are opposed. however, to
some of the demands presented to the
labor board by the employees because
they arc unjustified and not upheld by
the facts in the case" he said They
also are opposed to the incorporation of
national agreements entered into by the
federal railway administration into any
awards made by the board, he continued
Not Part of Previous Issue.
''These national agreements were not
q part of the issue when il was before
the president of the United States or
the director general of railroads for con-
sideration, nor when this, committee was
appointed under the transportation act
and met with the organizations repre-
sentativrs to consider this wage matter"
he testified. '"The employers exhibits
presented to the board in Washington
show how numerous and detailed are
the various provisions in these agree
ments and demonstrate the necessity of
careful consideration. If the board
should decide to take UP the question
OF consideration. If the board should
hold separate hearing. giving
both the roads and the employees a
chance to present arguments"
Testimony Is Finished.
Mr.. Whittier at a previous session of
the hearing had declared that he did
not think the board was authorized to
consider these agreements in conrec-
tion with the wage hearings. Most cf
the agreements deal with the right Of
organization and similar matters ard
only in few instances deal with wages.
he said.
The presentation of the railroads
testimony in the hearing was finished
Wednesday and now the rebuttals by the
men will be heard first. w. n. Doak |
their vice president, being in charge OF
the committee presenting their reply.
Not Fighting Wage Increases.
After all the organizations have had
chance for rebuttals, the railroads
will again have right to present
testimony, but this opportunity may not |
be taken advantage of, according to Mr.. |
Whittier.
"We are not fighting the wage in !
creases as whole" he said 1T is only !
In individual cases where the demands /
are unjust and exorbitant that we are |!
opposed to them"
Mr.. Whittier pointed out that the car /
repairmen. most of whom are unskilled |
workers. he said. demanded the same |
pay as received by the skilled employees. |
He declared the pay rolls of the roads
already have been increased by 81 000.- |
100000 since 1914
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
TRADE BOOSTERS
BREEZE THROUGH GREAT FALLS
Keep on Splashing
Is Bandits S Order;
Bather Is Robbed

Seattle, May z6.-Harry W. Smith,
a guest at a downtown hotel, was
taking a bath on the second floor of
the hotel Tuesday night when man
entered the room, pointed revolver
at Smith, telling him to 90 ahead
with his "spiashing," because he, the
intruder, would only tarry few mo-
ments. Then the intruder picked up
Smiths trousers, searched them and
took the silver and currency he found
there, amounting to about S5.
Backing out of the room after sug-
gesting that Smith keep quiet for a
decent length of time, the robber
floor and passed out of the building.
Smith hastily finished his aboiu-
tions and telephoned the police.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

ever turned out to show visitors about
the city. probably $50 machines being
in the line. The machines followed the
marchers TO the hotel and when the pa
rade disbanded the marchers were taken
into machines and shown about the city.
the drivers carrying their passengers as
long as it was light enough for them to
see things of interest.
Most of the machines drove direct to
the Great Falls reduction works of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company where
the visitors were taken through the
wire mill and the copper refinery.
On the return from the trip about the
city about an hour was passed inform
ally about the hotel lobby in which the
visitors were getting acquainted with the
local merchants and business men and
views on the present busi-
ness situation. Jobbers and wholesalers
from Minneapolis were busy looking up
the firms with whom they do business
in Great Falls and the local people were
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
HITCHCOCK OPPOSES
ARMENIAN MANDATE
ASKED BY PRESIDENT
Administration Leader in Treaty
Fight Does Not Approve;
Williams Stands Alone.

Washington. May Ex-senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska. administration leader
in the treaty fight, said today he did
not expect to support President VIII
sons request for authority to accept a
mandate over Armenia.
Il understand other Democratic men,
bers of the foreign relations commit
stee also will not give theic approval" :"
said Senator Hitchcock.
The senate committee plans to dispose
of the presidents request adversely at
once.
Senator Williams of Mississippi was
said to be the only Democratic committee
member favoring assumption of a man
date.
The meeting of the house forx;gn af-
fairs committee called to consider the
presidents request for the mandate was
postponed because of the inability of
Secretary Colby to attend.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
100000 Alimony Suit
Is Not Decided Until
Parties To IT Are Dead

San Francisco, May 26.--An action
which involved a claim for more than
500. 900 in alimony from the estate
of Orion Denny, son of A. A. Denny,
said to be one of the founders of the
city of Seattle, was decided against the
claimant, Mrs. Eva f. Richmond, in the
state district court of appeals here to-
day. Both Orion Denny and Mrs. Rich
mond are dead.
San Francisco in 1884, subsequently re-
marrying. Following the fire which
swept the city in 1906 she started an
action on the ground that $3.50 monthly
alimony had been awarded her and had
never been paid. The alimony order.
she said, had been lost in the fire and
she asked for its restoration.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

The lower court held that as Denny
was making only $75 month as an en-
gineer on one of his fathers steam
ship lines between Seattle and Van
couver, it was not probable that the di
vorce court fixed the alimony so high.
This finding was sustained in the de-
cision The accumulated alimony with
interest would amount to more than
100000. according to an unofficial an
nouncement from the court.
The elder Denny left an estate of
$5OOO00, according to the statements of
attorneys. The son worked out his own
fortunes, they said.
A. A. Denny's name was said to be
carved on monument erected to the
founders of the city of Seattle, at Alki
point, opposite the. city.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Cut Down on Sugar
for Non-E.ssentials
Federal Agents Plea

Seattle. May 26.-Miss Edith c.
Strauss. Washington, d. c., director of
women's activities in reducing the high
cost of living, Wednesday, wired the
Seattle office of the department of Jus
tice pleading that the women of this
state be urged to curtal the use of nom
essentials in the manufacture of which
sugar is used. Her message says 20
per cent of the sugar manufactured goes
into non-essentials, such as candy, soft
drinks and gum, the per capita con-
sumption of which is higher in the
United States than in any other couu-
try. Speedy curtailment is imperative
to provide sugar for canning and pre-
serving purposes.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Edith Gould Elopes;
Is Wed In Maryland

Philadelphia, May ga dispatch
from Elkton. the Maryland Gretnl
Green. says Edith c. Gould. said to be
a daughter of George Could, and Car
roll l.. Wainwright, both of New York.
were married there Wednesday by the
Rev. John McElmoyie at the Towns
Presbyterian church. The couple arrived
in Elkton by automobile and after
obtaining marriage license motored to
the manse. where the clergyman resides
The bride gave her age as is And tho
said he was u.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Mystery Wells Murder
Of FashiOnably Dressed
Woman I'm Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Mimi. May 26--Her skull
crushed. jaw broken and throat cut, the
body of a middle woman was found
by the police "Wednesday in a vacant
house here.
Evidences of blood on the walls indi-
Gated the woman had made terrific
struggle for her life. the police said.
Virtually all her clothes had been torn
from her body and all marks that might
lead TO Identification had been removed.
The woman had been dead about 40
hours.
The house in which the woman's body
was found is at 1883 Bryant sSvenue
south, near the exclusive residence dis
trict of Lynnhurst Behind the mass of
welts and cuts it could be seen that she
was handsome, while the quality of her
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

clothes and the carefully manicured
hands indicated that she was a woman of
refinement and possibly of wealth.
Three possible theories to account for
the staying were advanced by police Of
ficials. These were:
That the woman was killed in an auto
mobile and then left in the house; that
she had been drugged on stunned in a
car and then done to death in the house,
or that she had been inveighed into go
ing to the house with a sum of money to
buy it and had been murdered by a man
posing as the owner.
The slain woman was about 10 years
old. five feet 3 inches tall and weighed
14J to $50 pounds. Her hair was dark,
streaked with gray, her eyes were brown
and she had set of false teeth.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Yellowstone Bears
Are to Be Killed
With Bow and Arrow

San Francisco, May 26.-With the
intention of staying four grizzly bears
with a bow and arrows, DR.. Saxton
Pope, practicing surgeon at the af-
filiated colleges of the University of
California, left here Wednesday for
Yellowstone Park, W. W. Sergeant,
secretary of the California academy
of sciences, announced. Dr.. Pope,
an expert in archery, and his com
panion, Arthur Young, will carry
automatic pistols also, but these are
to be used only in case of emer.
gency.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Sutherland's Lead
Over Wood Grows
as Returns Come

Wheeling. W. Va, May 26-The lead
General Leonard Wood for the Repub-
lican presidential preference in the West
Virginia state wide primary of Tuesday,
continues to increase as additional pre-
cincts are heard from. Returns from
1922 out of 1860 precincts in the state
tabulated by the Intelligencer give:
Sutherland. 24,3S7; Wood, 1885.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
CENSUS

Washington, May 26-Census reports
today:
East st. louis, ILL.,, 66,240; increase
S,193 or II per cent.
Fulton, Mo-, 5,59J: increase 367 or
per cent.
Norfolk. Neb., S,634; increase 1900
or 1873 per cent
Miami, Fla, $3.50; increase 24,O7S
or 440.1 per cent.
Florence. S. c., 10.96S; increase 3,911
or 55.4 per cent
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Low Water i'm Yukon
Postpones Opening Of
Navigation Till June

Seattle, May 26.-Extremely low
water is likely to prevent the opening
of navigation on the Yukon river until
about June II, according to an announce
ment Wednesday by J. T.. Burnside. gen
eral agent of the White Pass and Yukon
railroad. Not in more than - years.
said Mr.. Burnside's advices from the
north has the water been at such a low
stage at this season.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27

Chicago, May 26.-Victor +. Lawson,
publisher of the Chicago Daily News, has
released 100 tons of news print to be
distributed to smaller newspapers which
are in need Of supplies and are reported
to face suspension if immediate assis-
tance is not given them, it was announced
Wednesday.
number of newspapers throughout
the county are without mill connec-
tions, according to j. l.. Fearing, western
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
Chicago News Releases
100 Tons Print Paper
To Save Small DailieS

manager of the International Paper COM
pany, who said that the action of Mr..
releasing part of their tonnage at the
request of the International Paper COM
pany, George III. Mead company. and
other concerns, had saved the lives of
many papers.
Mr.. Fearing, who asked Mr.. Lawson to
release the tonnage, said he found him
anxious to cooperate in the plan for
newspaper relief
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
OPERATORS ARE PROTECTED
AGAINST x-RAY EFFECTS.

Paris, May 26.-Protection of opera
tors against the effects of X-rays has
been secured by neutralizing ultra violet
rays with a simultaneous application of
intra-red rays according to Daniel
Berthelot who announced that his col
league, DR.. Peach. had perfected this
protective system
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-27
500 POUNDS OF WOOL
TO BE SOLD At ENID, OKLA.

Enid, Okla, May 26.-Nearly half
million pounds of wool will be offered for
sale here tomorrow at the public sale
of small flock clips through the agency
of the Oklahoma Agricultural college.
Buyers from Chicago, st. Louis and
Boston are expected to bid in the larger
po6Lion of the wool.