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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
CROWN SHOWS
MERCY; | SAVED

Dublin. Feb, 2-The death sentence
imposed on Joseph Murphy, convicted
by a court martial Of having led an
attack in Cork, October 8, against the
military, has been commuted to life
imprisonment The date set for the
execution was February g.
At general headquarters it was said
Wednesday that, although there was
convincing evidence Of Murphy's guilt,
It was considered an act Of mercy to
commute the sentence in view of the
anxiety through which the prisoner had
passed by the repeated postponement
of his execution. Altogether four dates
had been set for his execution.
Dublin Castle reports "Wednesday
morning near Dunlavin, county Wick
low, Robert Dixon, magistrate, was
shot dead, and his son, James. serious
" wounded, while resisting armed men
who demanded money from them.
The submarine cables from Burton
Donegal, was cut and telegraph wires
in the Dunfanaghy district were sever
cd six times IN January.
Mails for Dublin Castle are now
daily dropped within the castle grounds
by airplanes.
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THWART BOMB
ATTEMPT ON
LEGION CLUB
Legionaire Finds Srnok-
ing Fuse Attached to
Dynamite in Monte
sano Paper; Aftermath
Of Truce Day Staying.

Aberdeen, Wn, Feb 2.-An attempt
to dynamite the American legion build
ing here shortly after o'clock We'd
nesday night was frustrated by Henry
g. Lancaster, legionaire, who discov-
cred the smoking fuse Of package Of
dynamite planted beneath the corner OF
the building and stamped it out. The
package was found to contain 2S sticks
Of dynamite, each with a percussion
cap attached.
Wrapped in Newspaper.
The dynamite was prapped in copy
had 10 foot length of fuse attached.
Lancaster was passing the legion
building when he saw a man crawling
away from it.
What's the NATTER" asked Lancas-
ter.
Nothing the man replied, and fled.
Lancaster's suspicious were aroused
and his investigation brought to light
the package, which he turned over to
the police after extinguishing the fuse.
SO Legionaires In Club.
There were about so members of the
American legion in the building at the
time. lined up to fill out their appi-
cations for the state soldier bonus.
Members Of the leginn of Aberdeen
and nearby towns are assisting the po-
lice in search for the bomber. 1t is
believed here that the attempt is an
aftermath of the Centralia Armsticc
day murders when four former service
men were shot down The Aberdeen
legion took part in the early days Of
the trial of the murderers in guarding
the county Jail at Montesano. where
the seven convicted men were held
The fact that the dynamite was wrap
ped in Montesano newspaper caused
the police to believe the dynamite plot
originated in that town and that the
dynamite may be part of the 60
cases Of the explosive stolen from the
Northern Pacific yards in Centralia
last Sunday night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
DEMOCRAT CHIEF
CALLS P0WW0W
Executive Committee Is
Appointed to Meet
at Capital.

Washington, Feb, George White
chairman of the Democratic National
committee, Wednesday appointed al
executive committee of the national
committee, and called it to meet in
Washington, February II, for the pur-
pose of obtaining its "advice and coun-
sell in the reorganization of the
party's machinery.
The executive committee is COM
posed of 16 members as follows:
". T. Sanders, Alabama; Homer s.
Cummings, Connecticut: Miles G.
Saunders, Colorado; Miss Julia E.
Landers, Indiana; Mrs. Campbell Can't
rill, Kentucky: Mrs. Julia RI. Brisco,
Maryland; William F. Connolly. Michi-
gan; J. Bruce Kremer, Montana; Nor
man f. Mack. New York; Bernice S.
Pyke, Ohio; Mrs. D. A. McDougaI,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Rose Heflin, Oregon;
Joseph F. Guffey. Pennsylvania; Cor
dell Hull, Tennessee; Senator Carter
Glass, Virginia, and Angus NJ. Nc
Lean, North Carolina.
Mr.. White. as chairman. Wilbur w.
Marsh, of Iowa, as treasurer. and
f. G. Hoffman, Of Indiana, as secre-
tary of the national committee. will
act as ex-officio members of the execu-
tive committee.
Chairman White, in announcing the
appointments and the call for the
meeting gave no details of the mat
ters likely to brought up.
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Army Guard Foils
Attempt to Loot
PayCar of$17,000
Major Stuart Slugged;
Two Suspects Are
Captured.

San Francisco, Feb. 2.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt of three automobile
bandits to rob an army pay car con-
tanning $4,000 here Wednesday was
marked by wild pursuit of the ban
dts machine by the other car, the
slugging with a blackjack of MAJOR
Haste A. Stuart, in charge Of the
money, and the capture of two men
suspected of participation in the
thwarted holdup.
One of the men, giving the name of
Gerald Beatie. who said he was chief
forester at the Preside, was said BY
the police to have confessed to aid
ing in the attempt. The other man.
Arthur Blair, a soldier, denied all
knowledge OF the occurrence.
Major In Hospital
It was necessary for Major Stuart
to 70 the Letterman hospital for
treatment for deep cash under his
eye.
AS the pay car was approaching the
Preside on a residential street, the
three bandits leaped from their ma
chine and jumped on the running board
of the army machine. They were re-
sisted and one of the men put q pistol
into Major Stuart's face and pulled the
trigger, but the cartridges failed to
explode. He struck the major with a
blackjack before the three men were
thrown off the car by the driver and
the armed guard.
Pursued by Soldiers
The bandits then sped away in their
own machine. closely followed by the
army car. After q race of a mile the
armed guard was given an opportunity
to shoot and he perforated tire of
the fleeing machine. The bandits aban-
doned the car and attempted to escape.
Beatie and Blair were apprehended a
few moments later by the police.
Beatie made statement that he
tried to rob the pay car ito get out
of hole" caused BY gambling, the
police said.
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IS
ARGENT|NEP[AN

Buenos Aires, Feb. 2.-As a measure
Of retaliation for the Fordney tariff
bill now before the United States SEN
ate, Deputy Saccone announced We'd
nesday his intentioa to introduce a bill
in the Argentine parliament providing
for a levy of duties of 40 per cent on
all goods imported from countries in
creasing their import duties so as to
affect Argentine exports.
Deputy Saccone severely criticised
the policy of the Republican party In
the United States, which he said was
behind the Fordney bill. He declared
the real purpose of the bill was to
make the United States the creditor of
the South American republics. rase
tariff wall against the imports and then
forcibly decrease South American gold
holdings by requiring the debtor repub-
lies to pay their trade balances in gold.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
Merchant Marine
Crews Negotiate
New Wage Scale

Washington, Feb. determination
within 80 days Of the present agree
ment between the shipping board and
crews of government merchant ships
on the Pacific coast cast: governing s,s,.: WAGES
ed Wednesday night BY Chairman Ben
son.
Termination Of the agreement viii
be preceded, however, Chairman Bon
son said, by conferences to neEotiate
4 new wage and working conditions
agreement. All masterss mates, deck
officers, firemen. seamen and other
employees a government merchant
marine ships ON the west coast win
30 sffDcAdd " tho beaSdas 1Aci13nA
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
POSSIBLE RED
OFFENSIVE IS
ALLIES TOPIC

Paris, Feb. "a possible bolshevist
offensive in the early spring against
Poland and other states bordering on
Russia will be the chief question dis
cussed by the heads Of the Polish and
French governments at their forthcom-
ing series Of conferences, it was learned
Wednesday.
The conferences will begin Thursday.
and President Pilsudski, of Poland. with
large party of high Polish officials
will arrive here. President Millerand
and Premier BRAND. Marshal Foch and
other prominent French officials are to
take part in the meetings.
Renewal of the bolshevist offensive
is regarded as quite probable in French
official circles and the Polish minister
of war, General Solnokowski, and the
officers accompanying him will confer
with Marshal Foch on the best means
Of meeting the situation French mil
itary leaders say it is expected the of
fensive will not cause serious alarm and
can be halted without great difficulty.
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testimony of Aged
Men Foreshadows
Mine Suit at Butte

Butte, Feb. 2.-Testimony of
Charles S. Warren, William Parks
and Charles n. Carver, three of the
few remaining survivors of the
little group of men whose discoveries
opened to the world Butte's vast
mineral resources, will be perpet-
uated in anticipation of possible
Forthcoming litigation to be begun by
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co.,
against the Davis-OaIy, Smoke House
and Davis DAILY Extension compan-
les as result of an order issued
"Wednesday by Judge Carroll of the
district court. The litigation will in
voIve ownership Of certain ore
bodies.
Warren, Parks and Carver, are the
only known living witnesses who
know at first hand the details Of the
location of the properties to be In
volved in the action, all of which
were discovered between 1864 and
1885,. The courts order was issued
because all are now we'll advanced in
age.
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Depression Clears
Says Barnes, Orders
300 Be Given Work

Duluth, Feb. 2.-ln a telegram
ordering local manufacturing firm,
Of which he is president, to resume
operations on larger scale, julius
n. Barnes, former president Of the
United States grain corporation,
"Wednesday expressed confidence that
''the industrial! depression is grad
ually clearing"
"conditions justify some courage
in reinstating normal activities" said
Mr.. Barnes.
In accordance with the order, the
local company, rug manufacturing
concern, will put force of 800 mon
to work on two full eight hour shifts.
Although the order stated there
would be no wage reductions, en-.
ployes, at a conference, voted to ac-
cept q 10 per cent wage reduction.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
UNREST IN INDIA
REPORTED AGAIN

London, Feb. 2-Fresh unrest among
the peasants of the United Provinces Of
Agra and Oudh. British India. accord
ing to dispatch from Allahabad. Ag-
itators are reported to be carrying on
violent campaign against the govern
ment.
A thousand persons lay down upon
the railroad track to halt train ON
which they believed their leader, who
had been arrested, was being trans
ported. When persuasion failed, the
police were ordered to clear the track.
The crowd made an attack with stones,
whereupon the police opened fire with
buckshot
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GR0UNDH0G THEORY ALL BUT EXPLODED BY SKEP7IC
p = =
I'm SORRY, DAD, BUT--I SOLD EN- BOY C0NFESSES

Monmouth, Kan, Feb. 2-John
Willheimer got up early Tuesday and
went down to Lightning creek for
some first hand information on
whether the groundhog knows how
long winter will last.
Willheimer was frankly skeptical
of the ancient belief that If the ami
mai sees his shadow when he comes
out of his hole February 2 he decides
there is still hard winter in sight
and goes back for a six weeks
hnoOze.
Willheimer was prepared for the
experiment. He began getting ready
months.sago. For fear one ground
hos might be sleepy and 80 back into
his hole for q catnap, thus neither
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
Doubt His Pugilism,
He Shows EN-; Takes
Six Cops to Jug Him

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Jcrome Arogine,
a restaurant keeper, as well as a
half dozen patrons are convinced that
Jimmy Sullivan, an old time pugilist,
was the terror Of the ring that he
claimed to be.
Sullivan became indignant when the
restaurant keeper doubted his fight
ing prowess. Without further argu-
ment he started to give demonstra-
ton with his, fists. Arogine was all
but knocked unconscious within 80
seconds, and the patrons who rushed
to his aid suffered black eyes aud
bruised faces.
a policeman finally overpowered
Sullivan, but as they reached the police
station, Sullivan struck him on the
jaw, knocking him down-makine the
eighth victim. 1t required six Off
GERS to lock him up.
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the grounding theory of ancient or
igin and annual discussion ended in
failure.
After Long vioii,-Shock.
After standing in his observation
tower several hours Willheimer re-
ceived visit from his 14-year-old
son. The boy addressed his father,
falteringly:
I'm sorry, dad, I didn't mean to
do anything wrong. But there won't
be any groundhoSs sticking their
noses out of that den. Last fall
some fellows were out here hunting
from town and they said the,
wanted some possums. Sam Willitx
and sacked those groundhogs and
sold them to the follows for two
dollars apiece as possums."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
Hips Out of Style
Bottle on Wrist
Chicago Girls Fad

chicaao, Feb. 2.-Rsports Of the
latest fad of Chicago young women
tho wearing Of little silver bottles
attached to wrist watches and con.
fainlno perfumed alcohol, which they
drink. were made TO women attead.
Inn a W. C. r, U. convention Wed.
nesday.
with ragged minds and ragume reii-
olon," declared Mrs. Ronert McCau:
She assaiied "the famt!iarsties 81
social contact, slang used IN ad-
DRESSING girls, the manner IN which
fhevp dance and the way they dress"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03

The matter was fought out, form
ally and informally, upon the floor Of
the house Wednesday in both commit
tee of the whole and IN the committee on
apportionment and representation with
the meeting open to expressions from
members from each and all of the
counties.
Fearing inability to reach any de-
cision in committee of the whole the
matter was referred back to the stand
ing committee and over an hour was
devoted to its discussion in committee.
The general feeling prevailed that no
attempt be made at districting the
state, the majority of the members
clinging to the idea of allowing each
county at least one member, and the
majority of members were recorded as
being in favor of basis of one rep
resentative for each 5000 of popula-
ton or major fraction Of such number.
Austin In the Chair.
When the appordonment measure
came upon the floor of the house in
committee of the whole under a special
order of business Representative Aus
tin Of Sweet Grass county was called
to the chair.
Representatives Jones of Phillips
county and Rhoads of Teton county
each introduced an amendment chang
ing the basis of apportionment from
one for each 6,OO0 residents. to one for
each 5000 residents. the change being
adopted by a vote of 50 to 43.
Then Representative O'Hara Of Ra-
valli county moved an amendment pro-
viding a similar basis but providing
that in the event of any county not
having a sufficient population to en-
title it to representative that it be
attached to another county. This
amendment was held to be out of or
der.
Gibson Would Re.refer.
Speaker Gibson moved that the
measure be referred back to the COM
mittee on apportionment, basing his
motion upon the belief that there were
too many conflicting opinions upon the
subject. that members from small
counties would insist upon full rep
resentative for their counties and
those from larger counties would fight
against any reduction in their present
representation and in consequence the
committee of the whole would waste
a vast amount of time and get nowhere.
Chairman Brockway, of the commit
tee on apportionment, said the COM
mittee had first reported out the bill
on a basis of 5000. then to please
some member who had not attended
the meeting the bill was taken back
and considered by about the same num-
ber of members but of different views.
and it was changed back to 5000 He
said he believed the measure could be
changed on the floor according to the
desires of the majority.
Skulason Aids Gibson.
Representative Skulason of Sanders
county supported the motion OF Glib
son and Representative Conser set
forth that the committee had already
had two shots at the bill and that
should be sufficient
Representative Sickler Of Rosebud
county moved that the enacting clause
be stricken. but by vote of 81 to 81
the committee failed to support him.
Representative johnson of Silver
Bow county insisted that the reap |
pointment was not being arranged in
accordance with the constitution which
representative districts.
Representative Boorman of Cas-
cade county, n member of the appor-
CONTINUED on Pnxo Two,
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proving nor disproving anything,
Willheimer recruited five last fall.
BIIiets Five Alonu Creek.
"I'm going to settle this thing" he
explained. The groundhogs were
billeted advantageously along the
creek bank while the investigator
was perched in an especially built
observation tower and laid mental
bets with himself on whether the
weather man would keep his word
and let in little sunshine.
When Willheimer started for the
creek bank he waved aside persons
who wished to accompany him. re
promised to issue a statement on MIS-
observations later in the day.
But Wilheimer's experiment with
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
CARDINAL FERRARI DIES

Milan. Feb. 2.-Cardinal Ferrari,
archbishop of Milan. died today. Cardi-
nal Andrea Carlos Ferrari was born in
1850 and created cardinal in 1894. He
had long suffered from cancer. The
cardinal visited Rome and rendered his
will to the pope and then went to
Lourdes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-03
BOOST EXPENSES
REDUCE TAXES, IS
ONE CLAIM MADE
How to Wipe Out TO-
100000 Marks
Deficit in Budget Told
Items Not Justified or
Greatly Multiplied
Disclosed by Probers.

Paris, Feb. (By The AS
sociated Press. Germany is
told exactly how to eliminate
the 10000, 100000 marks def
icit in her 1920 budget in the
report to the allies of the con-
ference of financial experts
held in Brussels, made public
here Wednesday.
Certain German expenses are de-
clared to have been multiplied q times
over those of 1919 and certain German
taxes are shown to be far below those
the allied populations are paying. The
report says:
Deception Is Hintsd
MANY figures in the ordinary bud-
get seem to have been established By
an administration and parliament
equally desirous of showing the world
the precarious financial condition OF
Germany and her difficult situation
If the various Recommendations made
are followed, the budget should be
speedily balanced, says the report.
Thus with continuation of Germany's
economic recovery the experts declare
that Germany ''in q relatively short
period can meet her treaty obligations
through taxation without continuing to
increase her floating debt or initiate her
currency" ess
Credit Partly Disbarss6
The report says the 1919 and 1920
budgets Of Germany carried 1 number
of credits which were only partly dis
bursed such at 1650o, 600 6o0 marks
for the allied armies Of occupation ex-
pense, of which only 4.6O0 O00,00
marks was spent The budget for
1920 carried 1900 100000 marks for
execution of the peace treaty while
only 17.OOO 100000 marks had been
paid out up to December 1, last
Items not justified or greatly multi
said to appear in the 1920 budget.
The ministry Of the interior appro-
priation was raised from 100000
marks to 1.433, 100000 marks, an in
crease of 1900 per cent. The foreign
affairs allowance was increased from
24,OOO,OOO marks to 6,OOO, 900 marks.
The postal and telegraph employees ex-
penses multiplied seven times over
those Of 1919.
Unnecessary SUBSIDIES
Thirty two billion marks were listed
for economic subddieA said to b
largely unnecessary, and Ill or tho
greater part Of these and similar sx-
penses. the report declare1 ohould
disappear from future budgetA The
German answer to q Questionnnaro -
cited. showing there are $4,000 more
government employees than before the
war. \
The report expresses the wf1nnrs
ness of the allies to aid Germany td
improve conditions and says fAU ara
anxious to avoid exercising thelr
treaty rights under Paragraph II, N.
mex two. part s, to take '.all the revens
ues Of Germany, including revenues der
tined to be applied to internal loans.
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PARTIES UNITE
ON CHIEFS; PACT ATTlTUOE.

Berlin, Feb. 2.-The reichstag par.
ties through their leaders Wednesday
seconded the sorernment's attitude On
the Paris agreement. The debate,
lasting three hours, was dispasaionate,
barring interruptions during the com.
munist leaders, speech, the sole dis
senting note in the parliamentary
chorus of approval
DR.. Paul Levy, for tho ultra-redicaln
told the reichstag that the present sit
uation was mirth-provoking, inasmuch
as it recalled the outbreaks Of otficials
and bourgeois after the armistico terms
the Versailles treaty and the Spa agree
ments were published. He added that
the government invariably subsequent
" discovered there was no choice but
to sign.
President lauds Parties.
President Loebe commended the par
ties and their speakers on the unan-
nifty of their sentiments. He hoped
the entente would listen, to the warn
ing voices and spare the German peo-
pie and itself the inevitable consequence
unless the reparation terms were rad
ically revised.
DR.. Schiller, former minister Of jus
tice, and Herr Mueller, former chan
CCtlOT, UVlu 0RpHVVCu SuS VCC10I0(lO0 OK
DIR. Simons and trusted the counter
proposals would lead to an agreement
with the entente. Herr Mueller de-
clared workers of all countries were
endangered by the reparation proposals
which WOULD convert the present econ
omic crisis into European catastro-
phe. He appealed to the workers to
bring about negotiations for q practi-
cal solution. He admitted the disarma.
ment obligations could no longer b
avoided If the German people were 70
be spared fresh and grievous visita-
tions.
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HoTEL FoR cooLIDGEs.

Washington. Feb. 2.-vice Presl-
dent-elect and Mrs Coolidge will make
their Washington home in hotel and
not In any OF the houses that have
been offered them, it was learned def
tnitoly Wednesday
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Plan TO Reduce
Assembly'S Size
Is GiUe11 Setback
Majority in House Seem to Favor Fixing One
Representative for Each 5000 Persons Which
Will Not Appreciably Diminish Number in
That Body at Present; No Districts.
By w. w, MOSES,
Staff CORRESPONDENT.

Helena Feb 2It begins to look though there will be
little any, reduction the membership of the house of
during the ensuing 10 unless by change
Of sentiment the question of dsrctng the state should be
ton.
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Generally fair today and
Friday, moderate tempera-
lures.