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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
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HERMAN GILLIS, GUNMAN
ACQUITTED BY JURORS OF
MURDER OF JOHN CARROLL

Herman Gillis, slayer of John Carroll Butte miner,
early in the morning of Sept 1s 1913 declared not
guilty by a Jury in district court this morning The
verdict was returned at 1870 and after receiving the
congratulations of small group of his friends who were
present in the courtroom Gs departed with the shad
ow Of imprisonment the gallows that had hung over
him dispersed for the first time in over two years
The acqutta of Gillis at the conclusion Of his
second trial. previous trial having resulted III dis
agreement Of the jurors, being for verdict Of
guilty of murder the first degree while others held
out to the last for acauttal The trial which resulted
in the acquittal of Gs Of the shortest criminal
proceedings of the kind in Silver Bow county The trial
began Tuesday morning and although in such cases one
or two days usually required for the selection OF
Jury in this that imp rant task was consumnat
ed within a little more than all hour.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
LOUNGE LIZARD in
BOSTON GETS
100000

Boston, Mass, Dec. 1G.---IGd-
ward Davis Rice, 70, u pfomi"
neat cillbman, WAS arrested here
on IN Indictment, warrants
charging him with the larceny
of $3OO,OO from two Boston
banks, 0"..-
Rice is alleged TO have obs
tanned $ilO,OOO from each bank
under false prctenscs. The
charges against iMce, according
to his counsel, are based on al
legged Incorrect statements made
by the cillbnan to the two
banks.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
!. .A||;k Of FOOD MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS
RIOTS
Austrian Government Fears
Rising of the Masses
Due to Long Period OF
Starvation.

Vienna. Dec. 1G.--The food crisis
in Austria has reached such a stage
that the official bodies of the state
and municipality fear riots unless
swift action be taken,
/. III IL resolution presented by tho
mayor OF Vienna TO the city council
it was stated tlat unless the present
bread ration. which contains SO per
cent OF maize flour, was not replaced
by q more nutritive and appetizing
loaf, serious consequences will en-
sue. the entire responsibility for
which will rest upon the government.
III The strike of the Syrian railway
men. who left work. because they
could not subsist upon the bread Ta~i
tions, continues, and branches of
industrial workers IN Vienna threat
en- to leave the factories in SYM
pathy, s.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
GILBERT BY POLICE: JUDGE
4

Charges We're filed by Police Judge
Grimes thissanorning with the police
trial board against Patrol Driver
Rube Gilbert, alleging that Gilbert
had destroyed" .4Or done away with
u large quantity o9 whisky wanted as
evidence, without pfopcr authority.
The charges are the result Of sew
eral verbal passages between the po-
lice judge and Gilbert relative to the
disappearance OF about 20 gallons OF
liquor seized in prohibition law yio-
lation cases. Gilbert admitted to the
cour that he had ''destroyed" the
liquor, but claimed it was given to
him by the federal officers for use in
his automobile, with the understand
ing that Gilbert would add some
poison TO the stuff to render it unfit
for human consumption.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
Republican, Leader in Congress
Advocates Reducing Government
Expenditures to Lolver Taxes

the next two years asserting that the
nation already had paid off a. per
cent OF its war bill, il war loans to
allied countries are not considered.
The victory notes. totaling about four
and half billions, maturing May 20,
1928. cannot be paid without reduc-
ing taxes. They should be refunded
into long-term obligations" Mondell
said, adding "even with taxes re-
duced, it will be possible through
strict economy to substantially re-
duce the floating debt, as represented
by treasury certificates aud war saw
ings stamps"
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
|. ". ". MEMBERS rs
DENIED |VE:N
TRIAL
1ase Will Be Taken to Unit
ed States Supreme Court.
Three Months Stay is
Granted.
(Dy the Federated Press

Chicago, Dec. 16.Appeal for q
rehearing Of the case OF William ID.
Haywood and his 93 co-defendants
was denied by the. circuit court OF
appeals. a three months stay OF sem
tence was granted to give the de-
fedants timo to ask for an action by
The supreme court.
The judges also denied the de-
1endants' motion to nullify count NO.
A of the Indictment. This count
charges conspircy to wilfully cause
INSTRUMENTATION, disloyalty, and re-
fusal OF duty in the military and
naval forces while the country was
at war.
Thirty-four of tho defendants arc
now out on bond, having been re
leased from Leayenworth pending
thas rehearing. Attorney Otto Christ
enson will take the case 10 the su
preme court. Ha
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16

ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES
IGNORED IN settlement
BY EMPL OVERS And MEN

closed-shop agreement has been arrived at and
agreed to by the committee representing the Building
Trades council and committees representing the varl
Gus employers of the building trades unions The only
formal matter yet be tte ded to is the ratification OF
the agreement by the international unions.
In this settlement the Associated Industries had no
part the negotiations being confined exclusively to the
individual employers The bylaws Of the BUILDING
trades unions providing for the closed shop with their
rules areaccepted by the employers with few minor
changes and the employers pledge themselves to have
the imported scabs off the job tonight This settlement
ends controversy extending period Of almost
year and provides for the increased wage Of 81 per day
demanded by the building trades last March after be-
ing locked out.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
Anaconda a Company
Abrogates CoI1tra acts
With Crafts on Hill

AS The Bulletin predicted previous to the late cleo
ton the Anaconda Copper Mining company has entered
upon general policy Of reduction. According to
notices received by the officials Of the metal trades the
company will reduce the wages of all employees receiving
than $575 per shift, 81 per day. Other employees
will be reduced from so to rs cents per Shift and
after Jan 20.
The communication from the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company received by the unions also informs them
that all contracts in existence to be considered
ahrogaed after Jan 16 and that certain working rules
now in force will not be ecognized by the company.
The existing contracts include closed-shop clause.
This is likewise nullified by the company's action
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newspapers BELONG TO
PEOPLE, SAYS PROFESSOR
(By the Federated Press,

Ann ArDor, Mich, Dec. 16.-'A
newspaper should be considered Il
social institution, held in trust by
its owner for the community in
which it is published" Fred n.
Scott, professor OF rhetoric and head
of the school OF Journalism at the
University Of Michigan. told the sec
ond annual convention OF state news
paper editors here.
so long as the editor conducts
the newspaper in a spirit OF service,
it should remain his, at least i'll part.
But it he violates that trust the COM
munjty should exercise the right OF
eminent domain, anad take the paper
away from him, making proper re-
turn to him for the money invested
in it. The community should give the
paper to another editor who would
treat it as a social institution
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16

Tho state concluded the introduce
tion of its testimony yesterday morn-
ing and tho defense rested late yes
tcrday afternoon. instructions TO
the jury were agreed upon and III
II continuous session, broken only
by II recess for dinner last evening,
the arguments of counsel were pre-
senteH. Tt,e case went to the jury
ut D:2O o'clock last night.
Gillis. Il .ulman in The employ
OF the Anaconda company, shot and
killed Carroll on East Granite
street. in the shadow OF the Hen
messy building, on the sixth floor
of which tho offices Oh the Ana
conda company arc located. Gillis'
plea was combined one Of self-des
xense and patriotism, he alleging
That his attention was first nttract-
ted to Carroll and two companions
by their alleged shouts and cheers
for the kaiser. He alleged that aftcl
/ he had accosted tho men and de-
nandcd information as to the con-
tents of IL suitcase Carroll was car.
rying, be engaged in a scufflc Will
Carroll and that during the scuffie
ho drew an automaticNaIld shot Car.
roll,
When fhe verdict was read tlals
,ncrning ellis Displayed no emo
ton. he apparently having antici
pated the decision OF the jurors
Malcolm Gillis, former p0stlnastei
| Of Butte ana onc-tine n,anagin,
editor OF tho Anaconda Standard
father CT the defendant, was Oh
Inland when the jurors brought II
| sl,air verdict. He shook bands witt
each Of tho IL men aud ssalsl,A,
thanked them. J.
| MRS. Herman ellis, who had bsea
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES
LEAD IN MINERS ELECTION
.lBy the Federated Press J

Seattle, Dec. 16.--Robert H. Har-
lin. candidate. for international r"esi-
dent ot the United Mine Workers Of
America, today announced that ut
the coming contention he would urge
the adoption Of a plan providing for
selection by referendum OF all field
workers, excepting those who are re-
quired TO do special work or have
knowledge OF certain foreign Ian
guages, where selection by ballot is
impractical.
Harln declared that the good
name of the organization was being
slnirched by the tactics Of officers
using organizers to aid their elec-
tion whom they should bo engaged IN
legitimate organization work.
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(Contlnued on Page Two,
ORGANIZED LABOR JOINS
PRODUCERS BANK MOVE
(Bv the federated Press, J

Seattle, Dee. l6.---Efforts are be-
ing put forth throughout the state
to make the campaign TO raise $780,
900 to open the Producers National
bank a success, approximately $780,
900 has been subscribed.
Speakers will appear at every
grange and union meeting during
the next few weeks to urge subscrip-
tions. The banking committee of
tho Washington State Grange has
promised that tho farmers will take
half Of the stock. City workers. are
expected to take the other half.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16

The agreement reached between th
various employers and tho commit
tee OF the building trades last nigh
is given below:
The action OF The parties
hereto shall BIC made effective
through the instrEmentality OF
an adjustment board composed
of three members representing
each Of the parties to this agree.
,ncnt, tho meeting OF which
shall he at the request Of either
of the parties hereto.
Each OF the parties to this
agreement shall elect three
lncmbers OF its organization
and these six shall constitute
the adjustment board. the du-
ties OF which shall be to adjust
amy differences or grievances
that NAV arise between the
parties hereto. NJ
Failure OF the adjustment
board TO arrive at an adjust
1nent Of amy grievance brought
before it within IL period OF
three days after the full ssb-
snission of same, then the :naS-
ter shall he adjusted by either
arbitration or such other meth
DDS as may be mutually agreed
to by this COMMITTEES.
1t being understood that there
shall lie no SetcrenGc OF peace
fnl relations between the par
ties hereto until tho matter III
question has been submitted 10
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
APPEAL TO NAT1oNs.

LUHWD1, DEC. / 0 .-+7-- TIC SoIIlH F5HIUUTS
increased their efforts to interest
foreign nations actively in their
cause. Lord Mayor O'Callaghan of
Cork, spread broadcast appeals for
intervention in ireland. He offered
to testify before an English tribunal
regarding the Cork fire, but prefers
to give his evidence before an in
tcrnational organization.
Reports of isolated attacks; on
military continued. The Sim lFein-
ers gained small success in few in
stances, but there was no heavy
fighting.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
TEXAS BANK ER SETS
EXAMPLE FOR
FELLOWS

Dennison, Tex, Dec. to-
james Addison, :35, president OF
the Nocona National bank. was
found dead i'll /, cottoa gin, ut
Nocona with a bullet wound i'll
his head. .
Addison had returned but All
hour previously from Il trip to
Dallas.
The Nocona Natiolla! bank
was closed Monday by directors
due to alleged failure ON the
part of borrowers to pay loans.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16

Washington, Dec. 1G.--.sTazes can
be reduced during 1921 II congress
cuts government expenditures, Res-
publican Leader Mondell told the
house. He advocated the reducing of
appropriations from "a, 500, 100000
asked by government departments to
$3.50 .Goo,00Q. He opposed the
claim, OF. Secretary Houston that gov
frnulen revenues must be kept to
four billions annually for at least
two years.
Mondell also opposed attempts to
reduce the war debt heavily during
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
NAVY BALLOON LOST.

Rockaway, N. r., Dec. 16.--Some-
where among the wind-sWept Adj
rondacks, there is a clumsy naval
balloon with three naval Officers
isolated from civilization. The huge
aircraft swept northWard by howl
ing gales, is lost, officials at the
navy air station here believed. clth'
er among the snow-clad hills OF
northern New York state or along
the Canadian border.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
FIGHT CONTINUES BEHALF
IMPRISONED P0L|T|cALs
(By the Federated Press. }

Philadelphla, Pa, Dec. Ib.-FO OF
lowing the return Of conscientious
objectors to this city from Fort
Douglas, Utah, the Philadelphia
branch of the World War Directors,
has launched campaign for the re-
lease of "all those who are still in
jail for championing the cause of
labor" The presentation of the war
objectors' point OF view on public
questions will be continued, officials
OF the organization announced.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
BANDITS MAKE BIG HAUL.

Chicago, Dec. 1b.--SamueI Rub
ensteir, jeWeler, was bound and
gagged by bandits here, his store
ransacked and about $4,000 worth
Of gems taken. The police believe
that the band which held up Ruben
stein is the same gang which robbed
another store of $4,000 yesterday.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
World War Vets Present Demand
for General Amnesty for All the
Political Prisoners to President
Especial Federated Press Wire.)

Washington, Dec. Emerging
from the White house after he and
other delegates from the World War
Veterans had demanded the release
Of political prisoners, Capt. George
Mallon explained to the reporters
"thore is another argument in ia
yor OF general amnesty, Political
prisoners ought to be turned loose
immediately and their cells put in
order to receive the thousands OF
respectable protileers who robbed
the people all during the war and
are being allowed TO get away with
it," '~-------
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
Pres. Wilson Decides to Deport
Ludwig Martens, Trade Envoy
of Russian Soviet Government
Special Federated Press Wire.

Washington, Dec. I6.The report is confirmed thai Prcs
dent Wilson, acting through the department Of labor has
ercd tho deportation of Ludwig c. A. X Martens, representa-
tive in America Of The Soviet government
Following the announcement OF the decision tomorrow
appeal the federal courts from the executives dcciso will
be made made y Martens attorneys
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16
PASSES
anti STRIKE.
!. MEASURE.
Proposed Law Would Have
Effect Of Making Strikers
Guilty Of the Violation of
Federal Law.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Tho
senate passed the PoindeNtcr
bill, making q strike Interfering
with interstate commerce. IL
crime. ..se
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CONTINUED on Pags Tro.l
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-12-16

Subscribers Will Confer a Fay-
or by Calling 80 When
Paper lis Not Delivered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-09
FIFE is RELIC
OF HOT CAMP
Paul Luedtke Has One Brought From
Germany and One Made In
America Which He Used
In Blaine CleyeIand Fight

Speaking of former presidential
campaigns Paul Luedtke related TO
some friends the other day the story
of how a little fife he had brought
from Germany when small boy two
years previous, had caused a lot OF
i'll feeling between two juvenile march
ing clubs of Alton, H.. in the cam
paign of 1884 between Cleveland and
Blaine
T. Dr. Haskell, n wealthy physician of
Alton, had organized and financed the
Alton Cadets, perhaps the best drilled
and finest uniformed juvenile march
ing club of this section of the country.
This club had a sufficient number Of
drummers but no boy to play the fife.
1t SO happened that some of the club
members one day heard little Paul
play his fife and, oh joy, that which
! they looked for SO eagerly, had been
found, and Paul was finally induced
to join the musical department of the
Alton Cadets, much to the disgust Of
the boys of the opposing party, who
were also planning the formation OF a
marching club and had hoped to Sc,
cure the services Of the little fifer-
boy. Anyway the first turnout came
off and was brilliant success in
every way for the Cadets. much to
the ire of the boys ot the opposing
party, who swore revenge.
! One night after the drill they way
iaysh the little fifer-boy and sue.
ceeded in taking his fife away from
him, thinking that would end the
glory as far as the fife was concerned
because they figured that the little
:. boy would not be able to get another
one like it.
+ DR.. Haskell, however, came TO the
rescue just before the next turnout
When he heard what had happened
the club being ready to march and
the fifer-boy was minus fife, he
rushed with Paul TO the music
store and purchased an American
made fife which was mastered by him
without trouble. although The fife
was somewhat different from the old
ione
! Paul played at every turnout and
was pronounced by DIR. Haskell the
most long-winded boy he ever had
\ met
| After awhile the little German fife
turned up again too, due to some de-
Elective work of some of Pauls chung
and he still has both instruments III
| his possession and prizes them very
! much as relics of days gone by and
! especially of one of the most bitterly
fought political campaigns of Ameri
can history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-09
oze af e sys.aass SSssszmelea

A commission of French 'nirv ex-
perts is Mailing tour OF the dairy
farms o. the United States and Can
Eda to purchase animals to be shipped
overseas for four 1ation herds in the
devastated areas of France.
The commission 70 have announced
That they will buy 1000 animals as
quickly as tl,evscail be selected for
smuleai7te shipment. II the cattle
prove satisfactory. later nrrchases
will be larger. TO per ,ent of the
animals will he bulls.
The dairy industry IN France va.
seriously crippled " the war. The
Iern'an occunation 1T hardly n
dairy cow in the northeastern dis.
tr'cts France is urgently IN nee. a
thousands Of dairv cattle to 70.
war.
4 In addition 10 the comr,;-s;on sent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-09

purpose Securing OF the rights and
consideration by the middle class in.
dividual name," according to Wilmot
l. Morehouse, Brooklyn, N. Y, and
organizer of the union.
THE middle class man doesn't get
the consideration that ordinary labor
GETS" said Morehouse. "This union
will mean fair play for all classes
and viii serve to make class tyranny
impossible"
The unions constitution declares
it IAN institution to organize the
people OF the state of New York into
an effective body to demand and take
all lawful means for the enforcement
of their constitutional rights against
aggression Of whatever nature"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-09
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. g.
Open. High. Low. Clos


CHICAGO. Feb. Wheat-No
hard, 1892.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, s1.32@l.3a:
No yellow, s127@1.3o; No. : gel.
low, s1.23k @1.25. No. yellow, slo0
@1.221s; No 8 white, 1882: No. 4
white, $1.2Sk@132; No 5 white,
s1.23@124; No mixed, s1.29h9
131; No 4 mixed, $1.27@1301s; No.
mixed, s1.23h@125; No. mixed,
s1.20
Oats-No. 3 white. 79h@S1hc;
No. white, 7S1a@80kc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Feb. g. Hog receipts,
$4,000 head; market mostly steady.
Bulk, s1440@15.00; butchers, sl4.10
@1510; packing, s13O0@14OO; light.
s14.10@15.10; pigs, $13.00f714GO;
roughs. s13.00@13.5O
Cattle receipts, $4,000 head: niar.
ket weak, unevenly lower Beeves,
s900@17.00; butchers stock, $500
1875; Gamers and cutters. $3.50
STE: stockers and feeders. S6.750
I11.75; cows, S6.50@1150; calves,
.s165o@1s.OO.
Sheep receipts, $4,000 head; mar
ket mostly 25@50c higher. Lambs,
|s15.O092100; ewes, s1O.75@13.75.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-09
NEWBERRY CASE
is EXCITING
Courtroom Aroused When Witness
Said He Had Been Paid by
Henry Ford as Deputy
Sheriff.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. g.
Intimation by Frenk c. Daley, special
assistant attorney general, that gov
eminent witness was framed by
the defense was made at the New
berry trial here today.
The testimony of Ray E. Winny
Detroit. caused bitter clash be
tween Daley and Martin ". Little,
ton, defense attorney. Lttleton was
finally sustained by the cour-.
Winny testified he was paid $40 q
day for nine days during the cam
paign- IT, e
BY whom" questioned Daley.
The Osborn committee" said
Winny.
The court room was in an upcoar
why didn't you tell that to be
grand Jury" shouted Daley.
II was not asked" stated he wit.
ness.
Have YOU been in touch with any
of the defendants since Saturday.
questioned the prosecutor.
Yes, several are my frienis," said
Winny. =
They have talked TO YOU IN III
hotel and taken you 70 dinner"
Yes"
Have the defense attorneys aeen
you?"
NO"
Here Ltttleton took a hand in Inc
fight ,
~What is your occupation" he
asked
y am deputy sheriff IN Wayne
county attached 10 the Ford b'agi
furnaces" answered Winny.
Who pays your
Henry Ford" declared the wit
ness
Again the oo1-t ~as IN Wild ezcfte
ment
You work for Wayne co,apty and
are paid by Henry Ford"
yea"
Daley objected 70 the testimony
and Judge Sessions sustained N'Ge
ton.
The witness had tnYo.Te6 - rnznJ
issues both sides were g1sf - 3e-
him go.
In a statement 10 the Tinted Prem
today, Senator Eexberry eTDeaee<
his regret in not being ~ T-zsf3spg
ton today when the pace 7rez.y Il
called up.
Il am not paired On the treat,
fight. but Senator Lodge k~gus b>ys
I would vote and will be paired N
my vote will count" he sziS