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Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
COAL ADVANCES
25 TO 50 CENTS
Another Boost May Be Expected
May l Is IntimatiOn of
Dealers.

Prices Of coal were advanced Thurs
day. Forecasts are that another ad-
vance will De made OH May ]. The re-
tail coal dealers are acting now because
Of having been served With notice from
the operators and coal brokers several
days ago that an advance in coal prices
would be made ON April /. The advance
was % cents ton on Sand Coulee and
90 cents on Bear Creek.
Prices for Sand Coulee coal in Great
Falls. under the April schedule are:
lump coal. ton lots. $50. by the load.
S7.2j; egg and nu: sizes $72j and s.;
mine run $3.50 and 1910
The prices for coal from other points
are higher because of freight charges.
Bear Greek coal sells for S1Oo5 in ton
lots and $40 in loads.
The retail dealers pointed out that the
Bear Creek operators raised the whole
sale price 55 cents but they only added
1, cents, taking up five cents of the
advance themselves. rather :han pass
it or to the consumer. They say there
is already some hint Of storing coal for
next winter use and they suggest that
the experience Of last winter when the
strike came upon the country would
argue for that to become popular habit
now while the price is lower probably
than it will be again in the next nine
months,
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02

missioners pass the ordinances as the
city council now does, and the city
manager carries them into effect.
Manager Names Directors.
The city manager appoints director
for each Of the five departments pro.
vided for by law, and each director con-
ducts the affairs Of his department in
accordance with the ordinances and the
rules and regulations made by the
manager. and shall be responsible for the
conduct of the officers and employees of
his department, for the performance Of
it's business, and for the custody and
preservation of the books, records,
papers and property under its control:
Subject to the supervision and control
of the manager in all matters, the
director of each department shall
manage the department.
1.-The theory of the proponents of The
commission manager form is that the
ordinary common people ought to take
4 part in the city government. and that
the commission manager form gives
them every opportunity to do so. The
commissioners are elected by them, are
subject to their will, and may be re-
called. 1t is not possible to recall a
mayor OF councilman under the present
form.
Present System Unsatisfactory.
Experience has shown that under
the mayor and council system, the city
gets into a rut, continually runs further
into debt, and the government never
satisfies anybody, not even the mayor
and the councilmen, who, no matter how
able they may be, no matter how honest
they may be, nor how conscientious. are
unable to get results from a SYSTEM
which has been found to be wholly un-
suited to American conditions.
Eve ought to be able to select with
out difficulty three representative
citizens to act as commissioners. We
shall not start out with the presump-
ton that they are dishonest. but that
they are honest. and are desirous Of
acting for the benefit of the city and all
of its citizens. We have reason to expect
that they will select a sensible man, who
understands city government, and who
has had experience in such work. The
new form of government should cut
down the city's expenses 10 per cent
the first year. decrease our taxes,
administer the city affairs without
favoritism, and while giving us business
efficiency run the city along human lines
for the betterment of everybody
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
ARTICLE ON STORM SEWER.

In the current issue Of the American
City magazine. there appears al article
on the building of the storm sewer
in Great Falls. The article was writ
ten by NJ. l.. Morris, who has charge
of the engineering end Of the work.
The highest elevation of Denmark
proper is 600 feet above "a level.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02

out and the rig, but they won the race.
The company IL now drilling two wells
and expects to start a third. soon. It
10 operating jointly with the Midwest
Refining company in the Cat creek
district and has acreage in other places.
among them the Usage country OF
Wyoming where gusher was recently
brought in.
A Montana Company.
The officers of the company are Jack
Decker, Roundup. president and head of
operating and production; F. v. II. Col
lina, Of Billings, ice-president and chief
council; W. ]. Deegan, Roundup, sec.
retary and treasurer; DR.. Bailey. head
Of the land department.; c. $. Sollars,
Lewistown, general manager; Stewart Il
Wright. Great Falls and LewistOwn,
consulting geclogists.
All Of them are experienced in the oil
business, Mr.. Collins being counsel for
the Midwest company in Montana and
others of them having been for several
years in the employ Of the Midwest
company. Decker is the head Of the
Northern Drilling company which drill
led the majority of the wells in the Elk
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
LEGAL ADVERTISING,
NOTICE OF SALE OF CASCADE
COUNTY, MONTANA, PUBLIC HIGH
WAY BONDS.

Notice is hereby given, that in pHr:
suance Of a resolution. adopted by the
cade county. Mont, on March 49, 1920
authorizing the issuance of coupon bonds
hereinafter described, the said board OF
county commissioners will on Thursday
p. m, at the county commits: :oners' room
in the court house in the ci.y Of Great
Falls. Montana. receive sealed BIDS and
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($20O,-
OOO), Cascade county, Montana, public
highway bonds OF the denomination OF
Of five and one-half per cent or six per
cent per annun1 as may be determined
at the time Of sale, payable semi
anmual!y dated the first day OF
numbers first. $4,000 annually on Janu-
ary ! in each Of the years from
January in each OF the years 1899 and
1910, said bonds being redeemable as
follows: On the first day of January or
respective maturities both principal and
interest payable at the American Ex-
change National Bank In the City, Of New
YORK. STATE hs OF v th sao Of
cade for the purpose Of constructing a
system Of necessary public highways
within said county. Bidders are requested
to submit bids on said uond issue bear
ing five and one-half per cent and also
upon said bond issue bearing six per
cent interest. The said bonds will be
printed by the said county and ready
FOR delivery within two weeks of the
time or sale and the said county viii
delive to the purchaser the approving
opinion Of Charles B.: Wood, Esquire.
Chicago, Illinois. All bids must be with
out condition or qualification and all
bids other than by or on behalf of the
state board Of land commissioners Of the
state OF Montana must be accompanied
by an unconditional certified check on
some reliable bank in the amount OF
Ten Thousand Dollars payable to the
order OF the county treasurer OF Cascade
county, Montana. as guarantee of
good faith. which check shall be for
fefted to the county Of Cascade, Montana,
as liquidated damages by any bidder
to whom the said bonds may be awarded
at such sale in the event such successful
bidder shall refuse to accept said bonds
and promptly make payment for such
bonds upon delivery by the county at a
bank designated by said purchaser. The
said bonds will not be sold for less than
their par value and the board OF county
commissioners reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. All bids must be ad-
dressed to the undersigned county clerk
OF Cascade county, at Great Falls, Mon
tana. Dated at Great Falls, Cascade
county, Montana, this 18th day of March.
1920. w. F. KESTER, Chairman
AttesN JOHN e. MORAN. County Clerk,
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
Asbridge Is Sworn in
for His Second Term

Joseph l.. Asbridge. reappointed by
President Wilson on March II, to sue
ceed himself as United States marshal.
took his oath of office Thursday morn
ing, being sworn in by Charles Carlow.
clerk Of the federal court. Mr.. As
bridge closed his term Of office on March
Fl. All witnesses and jurors who had
been called to the city by the United
States court were paid up to date We'd
nesday night before the marshals office
closed Mr.. Asbridsc was awaiting the
attorney generals confirmation of his
reappointment late Thursday afternoon
and until he received this confirmation
no checks can be paid to the jurors or
witnesses His bond was sent to Wash
ington early last week
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
Charge of Perjury
Is to Be Preferred
Against Fergus Cowboy

Milo Buck. one Of the government
witnesses in the case of the United
States against II. II. Steinhauer and
Casper D. Mccullough, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in a homestead matter, was or
dered into the custody of the United
States marshal Thursday morning and a
charge Of perjury will be filed against
him.
Buck in testifying in the federal cout1
Thursday made statements in regard to
the Stcinhauer case exactly opposite to
those previously made to court Of
ficials.
Buck is rider for the Matthews
Horse company northeast of Roy in
Fergus county and was brought to
Great Falls by A. G. Satire, deputy
United States marshal, as one of the
principal witnesses for the govern
nCut.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
Two Tickets in Field
for School Election
to Be Held Saturday

Three school trustees will be elected
on Saturday by the voters of District
No. / which is the city of Great Falls
and portions of the country adjoining,
including Fields, and the Big Falls school
There will be two tickets before the
voters. One is the ticket made up Of
three members of the school board whose
terms are soon to end. consisting of C.
D. Eliot. L. {. Lampen and II. ii. Stan
ley. The other ticket is made up Of
Vincent W. Mulery. Mrs. Laura f. The
lander and Mrs. Elizabeth d. Angland.
Both tickets are composed of citizens
who have been long time residents Of the
city and are we'll and favorably known.
All the great historical diamonds of
the ancients came from IutS<.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
Merchants Consider
Clerks Wage Scale

There was a well-attended meeting
of the Great Falls Merchants association
held in one of the sample rooms Of Hotel
Rainbow Thursday afternoon when that
body was considering the wage agree
mcnt sow being negotiated between the
merchants and the clerks union. The
large attendance indicated that there is
general interest in the features Of the
new agreement. It was stated by an
official Of the association after the
meeting that it was one handling the
preliminaries and that there was no
announcement for publication.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02
Windham People Plan
to Attend Dedication
of Livestock Pavilion

Word received Thursday by the local
committee of the dedication Of the new
stock pavilion indicates that Windham
and vicinity in Fergus county will be
we'll represented at the dedication of the
new stock pavilion on April 10. 1t was
stated in the message received from
there that no fewer than 20 stockmen
and business men will come to the city
for that program. Some of them are
planning then to travel to Billings with
the Stockgrowers' Special.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-02

basin country Of Wyoming, under CEN
tract for the Midwest and the Ohio com
panies.
DIR. Bailey. who has given the oil
structures Of Montana q great deal Of
study and investigation, says he II sure
Falls will be the center Of an oil
excitement, as it il q fact well known 20
seoologists that there are 1nme1o0s
promising structures near here.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
HUGHES TELLS MILLER
STATE AFFAIRS VIEWS
Gouernor-EIect Goes Into Sc
cIusion After Talks To-day.

Former Gov. Charles E. Hughes gave
to Gov.-elect Nathan L. Miller yester-
day the benefit of his counsel and ad-
vice on direct primaries, the reorganiza-
ton of the Public Service Commission
and traction matters in general, and, in
fact, upon many other phases of State
government. Mr.. Hughes spent more
than one hour and a half with Judge
Miller at the st. Regis Hotel.
William N. Dykman of Brooklyn, for
merly counsel for the Coney Island and
Brooklyn Railroad and the Brooklyn
the Governor
With the visit of Judge Hughes the
conferences of the Governor-elect for
he purpose of seeking light on the many
problems that will confront him in AL
bany, and with which he wishes to deal
in his first annual message to the Legts-
lature about ended. He will see only
one or two persons this morning before
taking the train for his home in SYRIA
cuse. Next week he expects to devote
to reaching conclusions upon the various
matters and to preparing his message.
IT am going to seek seclusion," he
said; get away where 1 can crystalline
the many things that are floating about
in my mind"
Among the callers yesterday were
Representative-elect Ogden L. Mills
Lafayette B. Gleason, George A Glynn,
chairman of the State Committee Sam
uel S. Koenig and Senator James w.
Wadsworth, Jr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18

indictments were either dismissed by
the courts or resulted in the trial and
acquittal of the defendants. Mr.. Swami
always harked back to his original state
ment that II was hard TO prove fraud
despite the fact that he was certain It
existed. Old Major Linscott was freed
of the charge of connection with the
fake coal fund patterned after the
famous Senator Peter Justice Fogarty"
proposition OF years gone by. but was
to be called upon to tell what he knew
about II. Kent Holmes. one ofsthe most
affable of the I'VE Boys" crowd who
fiourished back in the days when the
late Mamie Chapelle was the most
popular man on Broadway.
Only a fool would expect the Dis
trict Attorneys office to reveal all Its
secrets and still remain efficient But
it would be interesting TO know what
has become of the $1,000 complaints
that Mr.. SWANS commercial frauds
bureau had when Mr.. Kilroe and Mr..
Dooling began directing its work.
Another article concerning the admin
istration of the office of District Attor-
ney under Mr.. Swami will be published
In The New York Herald Tomorrow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
The Big Fellows sim Free.

Mr. Kilroe prepared a report after sr&
months or so In his new duties. Therein
he said that the bucket shops were leav-
ing horrible wake of ruin behind them
lie cited j. Frank Lilly e Co.. who
failed for s1,500.O00, with assets of less
than 10000; Brauer. Childs q Co. T.
H. Reid & Co. l.. A. Latrobe & Co. and
so on What about them, Mr.. Swami
And what did you do about the Inter
national Marine Salvage Company.
which was seeking to sell $5,0O00 900
worth Of stock in n Secret device" for
the raising OF sunken ships; the Ma
tional Hog Raising Association, the
Rengeburnett OIL Company, Linscott &
Co, he added by II. Kent Holmes; Gross
man. York & Co. presided over by doc"
Crossman, who was convicted OF prac-
Using medicine without having observed
the Formally of obtaining a license and
who, subsequent TO the failure of Gross
man. Fork & Co, began operating under
the firm names Of II. Sherman & Co. and
Grossman, Sherman & Coz All these
concerns are cited by Mr.. Kilroe in his
report.
To be sure there were some arrests
and some. II fewer, indictments OBJ
tained. But the vast majority Of the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
G.. r. LUSK WILL BECOME
STATE SENATE LEADER
Pledges Enough Are Made
for CourtIandt Senator.

Senator Clayton r. Lusk of Cortiandt
will be President pro tenn. of the SEN
ate to succeed Senator j. Henry Wal
tiers. That was determined definitely
last night when it was announced q
majority of the Republicans elected to
the incoming Senate had been pledged
to Lusk.
The important chairmanships will be
distributed as follows: Finance Com
mlttee. Senator Hewitt; Cities, Senat OF
Mullan; Judiciary, senator Burlin same
Codes. Senator Charles w. Walton OF
Kingston.
1t is said Senator Walton Is satisfied
to retain his present assignment, but il
is known he aspired to the nomination
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ana, failing In
that, he wanted to become leader of the
Senate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURES

will be delivered as follows:
Each Lecturer Is a member of the Board
OF Lectureship of the Mother Church. the
First Church OF Christ Scientist, in Boston.
Mass
FIFTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
Aooliar Hall, 81 West 43rd ST., Dec. 23rd
at r. NJ. by Bicknell Young, G. s. B..
Of Chicago. H..
SIXTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
1901 Boston road, Bronx. Dec. goth. at
r. M. by Bicknell Young. c. s. b.. Of
Chicago. Ill.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18

COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS
Fifth Avenue and Forty-eighth Street.
s Malcolm W James Tn%., Macleod. Minister'S
Rev. r. w. Courtney will preach.
II A. M.-"Awake, My Soul"
SIP M.-"When God Winked.'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
Landed n Few Pikers.

Now and then a piker went to jail,
but II was his own fault. He had done
everything but try to sell Mr. Swami
stock in the Merrihaha Development
Syndicate or open branch office OF the
Park Row Foundation. Ltd. in the Dis
trict Attorneys waiting room. These
few pilSers, to repeat. kept heaving bricks
at the door of the Tombs until the place
had to receive them
And so by May, 1919. there were TO-
600 separate cases on the books of the
commercial frauds bureau. Mr.. Swami
was so irritated thereby that he re-
moved Mr.. Brogan from command
thereof and substituted Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Edwin p. Kllroe and
John T. Dooing. Mr.. Swami told the
newspapers that II thus might be seen
that he intended prosecuting the crooks
and keep after them until the bitter end
il II took all summer
Mr.. Swami admitted at that time that
il was quite true that an entirely neg
Iigible percentage of the alleged crooks
had been arrested and that still n
smaller number of them had been in
dicted. He repeated that II was one
thing 10 accuse a man Of selling stocks
i'm a concern that did not exist or was
not as represented and a mighty differ
emit one to prove that he was committing
a crime in so doing. Promoters were a
slick lot: one of the reasons they were
promoters.
Mr.. Swami admitted that he could not
recall the name Of any stock broker or
promoter who had been arrested or In
dicted in his drive against these gentle
men-except. of course. the affable and
elusive George Graham Rice Rice
eventually arrived in Sing Sing last Jan
uary to serve three years. He was ad-
mitted to bail in March and Is now at
liberty awaiting the decision of the
higher courts. So Mr.. Swami can no
longer point with pride to the falling OF
Rice.
Mr.. Swami attributed the alleged in
eptitude Of his pei bureau to the failur.
of Mr.. Brogan TO do everything that Mr..
Swami announced was going to be done.
Mr.. Brogan came back with the state
ment that there was no person under
he same conditions who could deliver.
He added that he would feel worse about
il when he saw Mr.. kilroe and Mr. Doc
ling make bowling success OF the bu-
reau. Mr. Brogan still Is waiting for
rroof that the change in the dictatorship
Of the bureau resulted in an indictment
81 his work.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
NAVAL ORDERS.
Special Despatch 20 TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Dec. II.

These army orders have been made public
INFANTRY-These officers, now attached
70 Fortieth Infantry. are assigned TO tina
regiment: Major Roy w Ashbrook, Cspts.
Russell Baker, Vernon G. DE Votie, John II.
Eden, Paul r. Hogge. George Il. Jacobs.
Samuel C.Paync and Arthur whitner; First
Lleuts r. L. Bacon, Eugene L. Brine, Theo-
dore Bundy, James X. Campbell, Walter r.
Duvendecb, Louis w. ERgers, John G. Nc
Naliy. Earl r. Major. Marvin w. Marsh,
ENGINEERS CORPS-Capt. Leroy w.
Cummings, TO Camp Grant, Capt. Richard
u, Smith, Capt Henry r. Post and Major
81 H. Ropes. TO Camp Travis. Texas.
TERMASTERS-Capt J. J. Hittin-
ger, 10 Vancouver Barracks: Lieut.. Holden
spear. TO Fort Reno; First Lieut.. Howard
A. Farmer. to Fort Robinson
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
CAUGHT FEW PIKERS
$4,000 Cases on the Books,
With Practically No
Convictions.
GRAFT STILL UNCHECKED
Oil and Mine Stock Operators
Take Millions Away From
InnOcents.

Back in 1919 when virtually every
body who wasn't selling an oil well
was buying one from somebody who
had never seen one, District Attorney
Swami came to the conclusion that the
foolishness had gone far enough, and
upon his commercial frauds bureau he
placed the responsibility Of hurting the
crooked purveyor of worthless oil stock
out of New York and into Jail This
to be sure was merely incidental. The
commercial frauds bureau was organ
lied to give battle to all sorts OF
swindles, get rich quick schemes, blue
sky pilots. confidence men and like
gentry. Wartime finance had driven
folks daft and it was easier to sell
something you had just thought OF but
never owned than it was to buy
decent hat.
1t was with flourish Of official
trumpets and a general warning to all
the unregenerate dealers in queer stun
that Mr.. Swami set forth for Wall
street anu It's llllelliSISA AAN~A-
virons. Mr.. Swami had appointed Ed
ward S. Brogan, since retired from
Centre street as head of thee special
bureau, and Mr.. Swami announced
that although the failing of COM
mercial crooks was one Of the most
difficult accomplishments he knew OF
somebody was going to Jail.
There was no appreciable diminutlon
in the number of stock frauds because OF
the District Attorneys warning; rather
the bucket shop continued to flourish
with the vigor of a grove OF bay trees
and the fleeced sheep kept bleating IN
swelling chorus at the doors or the
Criminal Courts Building. OIL stocks
mining stocks, industrials and miracle
schemes promoted overnight and aban-
doned within a week cropped up. Ole
chaps, who long ago had bequeatheo
their prehistoric walnut shells and peas
TO their grandchildren and had retired &c
their country places to husband out theil
declining days, heard the loud call and
dyeing their mustaches and PURCHASING
a hand press and bale of paper, rushed
to New York. There were no blue SIX,
laws in New York: likewise there was M
limit. Everybody had money to throw
away
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
Army Orders
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

These naval orders have been made public /:
Commander Frederick Il. Colby, to duty
with naval detachment In Turkish waters
Lieut.. Com. Justin Nc. G. Miller. 10 course
Instructions Bethlehem Steel Company: Capt.
Frederick A. Traut, TO command u. s. s.
Utah Capt. Duncan NJ Wood to duty
AEiatc station; Lieut.. Frank T.. Beatty. 20
post graduate course In ordnance, Naval
Academy. Lieut.. Francis w. Benson, TO u.
3. S. New York; Lieuts. Ralph w. Christie.
c. +. Hussey, Charles T Jay and Lieut..
Milton o. Carlson, to postgraduate course
In ordnance, Naval Academy; Lieut.. Irving
II. Chambers, TO command u. s. g. re
Lieut.. Lowell Coop II. to II. s. s. Sproston
Lieut. r. X. Joslyh. to course instruction
ravnl medical school, Washington: Lieut..
Robert N. Kennedy, 10 command submarine
division 4; Lieut. Isaih Parker. to command
T.. 8. s. KS; Lieut.. H. l., Phelps. to COM
mand U. 8. g. O-5; Lieut. Lewis A. Yancey.
to ". 8. g. Fulton; Licuts. Willard A. Kits
Sd, Andrew ID. Mayer and Don =. Moon.
TO postgraduate course in ordnance. Naval
Academy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

AND HITS. DIRECTION OF 1
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
ALDRIDGE IMPROVES.

ROCHESTER,, Dec 17.-Physicians at
tending George w. Aldridge, Monroe
county Republican leader. who has been
i'll with pneumonia at his home here
since Monday, said that no retrogression
had been noted in his condition since II
began to improve late on Wednesday,