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Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21

disruption between the United
States and our allies, particularly
France and Great Britain, by the turn
Ing OF American popular sentiment
against those governments and,
"Methodical creation of powerful
national political machine by the ANAL
gamation of the disloyal elements of
our nation, and it's elevation to
place of power in American politics"
One Of the first national manifesto
tions of this activity will probably take
the form of mass meetings." the bull
letin continued, ''ostensibly in protest
against the occupation of the Rhine by
French negro troops. The alleged
presence of French colonials is to be
used as motive to turn American
sentiment against France. Negro
troops were withdrawn from the
French army Of occupation months ago.
Their conduct was excellent, accord
ng to official reports from the Amer
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
'C0NCRESS|NEN n
ROLLING LOGS
Piled Up Legislation
Brings Feverish
Activity.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Congress has
reached Its near adjournment stage OF
piled up legislation. of steering" lob.
bying. log rolling, trading and threats
OF filibustering.
Only ten working days remain before
adjournment and the capital is seeth
ing with concentrated effort to pass
or defeat the mass of bills. Murmurs
OF fiEbustering are heard both in the
senate against the Winslow bill for
partial payment of government accounts
10 railroads, on the house side in the
effort to force action on the packers
control bill.
The emergency tariff bill also re-
mans high point of controversy.
senate and house conferees are to meet
10 discuss senate amendments.
Other important Bills
Some other important bills also are
IN conference. including the immigra-
ron restriction legislation passed bv
the senate.
The conference reports will have
right Of way in the house this week.
While the senate is pressing to push
bills.
In ADDITION to the legislation. the
house Judiciary committee will take ,ip
Ehe impeachment charges against Fed
,ral Judge Landis.
Another important committee hear
ng is the resolution of inquiry into
ne status Of allied loans.
The soldiers bonus bill ia TO be re-
ported to the senate early this week
y the finance committee. minus The
for raising revenues to pay
ne bonus, q question to be left to |
he next congress.
GronHa Will Resume Fiuht
Ihe senate will resume the contro-
srsy tn oyer the railway partial payment
~. senator Gronna, Republican,
'orth Dakota, is to resume his fight
Dr precedence of the annual agricul-
lraI appropriation bill,
ine last of the appropriation bills
c1ore the senate committee, the huge
emy and navy budgets. a,r nearing
A minority report on disarmament
lestfons will be filed tomorrow hy
enaIor King. Of Utah. Democratic
: smDer or the senate naval committee,
uo expects to contest the recommcn-
.l!ons Tor continued construction of |
lpNai SHIPS as made in the majority /
port TO OF Senator Poindexter. Republi-
-. washington. on Senator Borah's q
sarmament resolution. IL
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
MANDATE SWAP
GIVES BRITISH
RAILS To INDIA
Route From Mediterran-
can East Made Possible
by Syrian Change.
Transfer Made by Mutt
ual Consent Without
Consulting League.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-(By the AS
sociated Press).-The text of the
Franco British convention by which
the Syrian desert is transferred from
French to a British mandate, received
SUNDAY, is expected to engage the close
attention OF state department officials
IN connection with the study of the al
LED mandates in which the American
government has been connected
Ihe two phases of the treaty which
nave engaged attention of the Ameri-
can officials are:
establishment for the first time of
the precedent of transfer Of mandate
territory from one power to another by
mutual agreement without reference to
the League of Nations, and acquisition
ny Great Britain of her long cherished
dream of an all-rail route from the
Mediterranean to India through terri
tory under her exclusive political or
military control
Road Through Desert
In the settlement of the boundaries
OF the mandate territories. the south
ern portion of Syria bordering on Pal
estlne, previously allotted to France
BY the League of Nations, is trans
ferred to Great Britain and provision
is made for the construction Of a
British railway linking Palestine with
The Mesopotamian railway system
through the Syrian desert.
Section three. article s.. provides
mat the French government consents |
% the nomination of special com.
MISSION which after having examined |
he ground, may readjust the from |
.ler line in the valley of the Yarnuk
ls TAR as Nash, so as to render pos
hoIe the construction of a British
aliway and pipe line connecting Pal
stine with the Hedjaz railway and thc
alley of the Euphrates, and running
F.thln areas under the British man
ate"
Planned During War |
Part of the British all-rail route
rom India to the Mediterranean. nc
ordlng to advices. was begun secret
curing the war and was being com
ieted from Quetta in northern India.
central Persia, skirting the Afghan
'tan border. The rail route from Pal
stine would cross the Syrian desert
nd passing through Basra in south
IN Mosopotania. would effect a Juno
on with the Ene completed from
1dia to southern Persia. With the ,
'ansfer Of southern Syria from France ;
Great Britain, according to Off
ais, only the southern Persian link {
ould be left outside political control {
nd wholly under British military s
'ntrol.
May Defer Action !
1t is believed by officials here that .
,cause. Of the uncertainty of the Turk Z
settlement and the possibility of the
Issing of control of Constantinop,e n
ON Great Britain. plans for the link s
z OF the projected Mediterranean to +
dia railway route. with the part of
e Berlin 10 Bagdad system from Con
antinople south will be deferred un-
the near eastern situation becomes II
ss obscure. 4
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
Red Rule in Tiflis
Will Help Business
Says American Agent

Constantinople, Feb. 2O.-The stu
alton at Tiflis. capitol of Georgia, is
reported as being more quiet. Thou
sands of persons are said to have been
fleeing before the advancing bolshe-
wiki. ". e. Griffin, of the American
Foreign Trade corporation, has ar
rived here. He said that Tiflis con-
tains $2O,OOO,OOO worth Of stocks ship
ped there by American or allied firms.
but that the red rule possibly would
improve business.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
FOOT Of SNOW
IN NEW YORK
Storm Belt Extending
From New England
to Tennessee.

New York, Feb. 2O.-Driven by s
gale. blizzard gripped New York
!! SUNDAY and blanketed the city with
1212 inches Of snow. The storm
passed at 10 p. m. N' -
Washington, Feb. 2O-The east
from Tennessee and Virginia to north
ern New York and the southern edge
Of New England, was blanketed with
snow Sunday night All indications
pointed to rapid disappearance Of the
snow through fair and warmer wealth
er Monday and Tuesday, the weather
bureau said
The Atlantic coast from Cape Hat
teras to Eastport. Maine, experienced
high gales. The wind reached a veloc-
ity of IS miles an hour at Nantucket,
Mass.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21

QUESTION FOREMOST INTERNATIONAL MATTER WITH HARDING
Japan Prince Wins
His Princess and
Intrigue Is Ended

Toxic, Feb. 20. (By the Associated
Press.)-A statement issued Sunday
declares that the "intrigue In the
court has ended with an official
confirmation Of the engagement of
Grown Prince Hirohito and the
Princess Nagako." The statement
says that the question merely con-
cerned blood and inheritance. 1t
adds:
"PoIiticians and mischief makers
tried to make 1t appear that the
question involved intrigue CONNECT
ed with Jealousy Of the Cho- Shu
and Satsuma factions to obtain in
fluence. Court and government
circles wish to say that such con.
tention is groundIess.'
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
s lrishmen Killed
in Running Fight
With Crown Force

Cork, Feb. 2o.-(By the Associ.
ated Press.)-Eipht civilians were
Killed and tive soldiers wounded In
desperate running fight near Lis.
goid, between Z detachment Of 4
Hampshire regiment and 4 larue
party OF Republicans. The troons
came up on the Republican forces
preparing an ambuscade and az
tackled them.
4 detachment Of the Hamnshlre
regiment surprised a parry Of civil.
iana In a house in Middteton. TIA
civilian forces split up, some re-
naming In the house, while tho 9th.
ers took up positions In tho oarden.
In brisk fighting one soldier was
slightly wounded and the civilians
were dispersed and pursued. A
search Of the house revealed buried
arms and ammunition.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
Better Business
Conditions Coming
Is Reviews Report

~ !assninxton, Feb. 2O.-Confidence
sns snas business conditions will show a
8 slauual Improvement was expressed In
a.l.Aew ..vlew issued today BY the United
rs,;ev n.r.ss Chan Chamber Of Commerce. The
=. rr.a aesldence that We are on the high
vo.u .o.u g recovery IL found II the uni-
ir,.nNt isN report Of steadily growing sent
4s" sns mat business Win b better -
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
Two Hold-Ups Shot
by Grocer Victim
but They Escape

Council Bluffs. Ia, Feb. 2O.-1n 4
gun battle with three bandits here late
Saturday night George Steinberg. gro-
Ger. shot two of the men, one Of them
probably fatally. He crumpled to the
floor and was carried to a waiting au
tomobile in which all three escaped.
Steinberg was shot twice but not Sc
riously injured.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
LEGION PLANS CHFCKNATE
TO REVIVAL Of C[RNANY'S
PROPAGANDA IN AMERICA
National Headquarters Notifies State Depart
ments That Movement Is Coming in Effort
to Disrupt United States and Its Allies;
Warns Veterans to Guard Against Activities

INDIANAPOLIS Feb 20American Legion posts were asked
sunday night by the Legons national headquarters to watch
tor revival OF German propaganda bulletin all
gs in several Cities including Omaha have been planned as
OF the first national manifestations of the propaganda
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
Heavy Snowstorm
Rages in Oregon

Portland, Feb. 2O.-The heaviest
snowstorm Of the winter was reported
- raging Sunday in the district sur
rounding The Dalles, and Hood River.
Oregon. At The Dalles the snow va
eight inches deep and around Hood
River from II 70 80, according to ald-
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-21
MIkADO'S HOUSEHOLD HAS
INTRIGUE PROOF GUARDIAN

E, TOXIC, Feb. 2O.-Baron n. Maxine
sunday was appointed minister Of the
imperial household.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

would BE- lost.
"Old University traditions appeal to tho
alumni, and there IL a very definite feeling,
whether justified or not, that the University
would sacrifice certain standing were Il
placed directly under the state.
The problem is undoubtedly complex but
nothing viii be gained by methods calculated
to plunge tho alumni and faculty into open
Quarreling. Already more than a year has
been wasted by postponing the formulation
OF definite policy. II is unlikely that
whatever plan is chosen will satisfy every
body. Rut some policy, however dspleasing
TO an inevitable minority. Is better than
none at all
The example of the Board o: Public Edu
cation Is such as % cause true friends Of
the University to shuddcr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19
Member Of the Associated Pres.
WORK THAT CAN'T WAIT

nNOO OFTEN it Is the habit Of rcop,2 ~
J. attempt to mix charity with science
cheerfu!ly TO spend ten doIlo-a IA forts .
keep one dollar on: % the hands OF TIE
undeserynR.
1t is greatly to be hoped that very iitta OF
the money to % appropriated by tbo city Cr-
che relief of unemploycd people IN KrnsinE-
ton will be spent for uEurCnSsGr.- rri tag'
If man is willing to accept such sid as
the city is preparing 20 provide he "sua"-
needs it--and needs II badly. Tba arcso@:
instance Is one IN watch dire: ac.ioa is
desirable.
The people whose energies keep the ur-
town mills and factories going ore a,uo7t
Invariably hnrd- working and turirly. Few
inpostOrs could be found among them Tn"
drew high wage8 They paid nigh prices,
too. But for their hNbitual restraints IN thr
expenditure Of money they you'd not haTe
been ab.r to survive without citside Ee!U
through q long period Of enforced idlones2.
Even now relatively 'nw families a. n
difficulties. This fact Hgorrs again tha IN
justice Of much that was "rittel abnut tie
supposed extrarngGcc. =: wage e9-ro-s ~
this country.
The less there is oi caro- index fo7Tnolisa
In the present case the better T. will be FOR
everybody. 1t would b. better 20 vast" t
little money on people who, II q Technical.
analysis nigh, appear uudcserying, than
20 let one worthy family 70 h"rg". - !c
actual want for O. day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

OF the national vision. In the colleges, In
the pulpts and In The newspapers protest Is
making against the narrowness Of the po-
litical vision. Two million American youths
have been In Europe and have discovered
that there are men also beyond the oceans.
The seed has been planted. 1t may be slow
in terminating, but II Ia bound to spring up
in time and yield a beneiicent harvest. The
nations which have been cruciicd by war
will ultimately rise from the dead and
new gospel of human brotherhood will grad
ually spread until national jcalousies go TO
the limbo along with provincial thinking.
Then when the foreign relations committees
of Congress deliberate It will be upon the
merits Of plans for international peace in
stoad Of upon how this country can shift its
moral Obligations to somebody else.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19
Answers 70 Yesterdays Quiz

I, Ar.st!Ge BRAND Is the new premier o.
France.
.? I.attunGia are 'nrEe estates, especially o,a
char~cterIz!ng country'g social sys-
tenn.
G The battle between tho Monitor and m,
M"rr'rnoc WGs fought ut Hampton
Roads IN 1862
LascRr Is an East Indian sailor
Z Sir Jonu Franklin was 4 celebrated linz.
Uah Arctic explorer. lost in an e&-
pedition which sailed from Greenhlth,
In lS45
g. on, East il East and West is West and
never the twain shah meet" is the
opening line of Rudyard KiyliDg;g
Ballad OF East ana West"
: IN the first second Of It's descent q body
fails sixteen feet
S. There are four Guianhs in South Amer
!ca-French, Dutch British ana Bra.
z!i!an,
=. An apologize Is On apology \ hlch 10 IN th,.
nature Of a defense.
TO- The Gulf coast line of the United States
~ longer than the Pacific coast line
The former 10 .cz9 m!leg long tho
latter 1855.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking PhHadelphians Subjects They
Kno,U Best

cient, constructive moral units Of society.
Legal reserve life insurance offers the
opportunity for every family in the nation
TO establish itself on such basis, as it not
only provides for Il systematic plan of saving.
but it also guarantees the continuation OF
the family capital by conserving the life
value OF. the head Of the family. The real
value OF this process cannot be measured
alone in dollars and cents. Commercially,
however, the growth and leadership Of our
country will depend very largely upon our
aoilty to conserve and properly use the life
r0lucs OF our citizens.
Life insurance is Of special value to mod
"rn business. and adequate use OF it by all
our citizens will go far in helping to advance
the commercial interests Of our nation. In
weighing the conditions now existing-na.
tionH!!y and internationally undoubtedly
tRGTc was never period in the whole his
tory OF the world when a productive life was
more valuable than now
Just hnHl word about those engaged in
the business of life insurance selling. Their"
GTc more than lO0. 900 high class men and
women actively working in behalf OF legal
reserve life insurance service-rOt only on
National Life Insurance Day, but every day
OF the year--thercby carrying the gospel Of
thrllt I" every nook and corner of our great
commonwealth. These workers are helping
to educate men and women of the land in the
righteousness OF preparing in advance TO
meet all OF life's contingencies and obliga-
tionS; and TINT through life insurance
thrift the individual mas an opportunity OF
making himself better citizen and too, OF
making the world a little better for his
having lived and added his mite toward ad-
"nncing the ideals and purposes for which
we were created and for which We exist "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19
TAxIcABS AND TERRORISM


~ have evolved some entirely now theories
Of law enforcement Policemen comfortably
throned on the front seats Of tRxicabs are to
hunt for violent criminals under the bright
lights. Certainly the director should 60 Il
little further. He ought to warn all good
citizens to stay of the unguardcd streets
and SO to bed at dark while his divCrting
experiment continues.
For months q bitter war has been In prog
ress between taxicab companies in this city
and striking chautfeurs. 'Taxis have been
stolen and wrecked. They have been stoned
By the strikers. And more recently, by the
Introduction Of home made bombs into their
interiors, n few Of them have been trans
formed into rolling Internal machines hardly
less dangerous to people in the streets than
they are TO unsuspeCting passengers. 1t is
this conflict Of violence that CulminatPd In
the brutal murder Of two employees aud the
injury Of six in q station Of one Of the com
pgnicg involved in ,the strike where bomb
taken from an incoming car exploded The
inevitable assumption. supported by common
sense and the clear evidence of recent events,
is that the outrage was the work Of strikers
or tho" s!mpath7ers. II is natural to
suppose that by this time the police would
know al about the plans and habits of the
mcn suspected.
"Rndicals!" said Captain Tempest,
meaning, apparently, mysterious people sup
posed to he at war with society. Riot
squads were sent raiding in circles. Sixteen
men were locked UP and the police had no
evidence Oh which to hold any Of them.
PGtrolm"n, Snatchcd again from their posts,
wee sent trundling aimlessly about the city
on tho cabs, though they already hNd more
work than they could do in the jobs for
which they are engaged. Pronouncemcnts
issued at City Hall mad" police h"adquar
tors sound unpleasaNt.y like q kindergarten
in q furry.
IN some Of TIE older countries man
whose house takes fire is regarded as a dan
Gcr0us individual subject t. strict invesG-
cation and punishment until h" can prove
thut NJ did everything possible 60 protect
not orly mis- own property but the lives and
Nro0r7ty Of his nciGhbors. The lawessness
tNG: has characterized the taVicob strike is
i. many ways suggestive of Il fire. 1t has
grown 20 ," dangerous t. the peace ana the
Etr - the community. 50, even if the
police could arrest tie uIurdcrcrs in this
instance and send them to the electric chair,
LErrr 3tiil would remain 4 very serious and
unanswered question. Who is actually re-
aDUnsG,c for q condition Of affairs in which
uNguardcl taXicabs may be much like death
traps 10 people who engage th"mt Can two
opposed groups of men b. permitted to e" ~,
Indefinitely making a battle-ground Of the
city streets IA the tuXicab owners and ttGig
former employees have been doing:
50 fac IS the pubic record Uf the strike
reveals. no effort has ever been mGir TO call
either side - L rational accounting o- even
to Learn what they are Sighting about. The
troIbIc With Q"o1lr who attribute every act
Of outrage and violence 10 "rudicalS' is that
they make 10 further EFFORT 10 find out WHO
Al -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Once on time the spring awakened
thoughts. OF crops; Of little flowers o peep
ing out from shady hooks at lovers blithey
strolling; of buds IL bursting on the bare,
brown limbs OF trees awakening utter win
ter's slumbcr; OF warhling birds, the free
verse poets Of the wildwood; and human
s"ngsters tuned their Tyres with Springs own
tuning fork, the inward urg" to see to gorify
and to love all that is good and sweet and
pure In nature. But Spring (if one may
judge from what one readS) has been for
some time past Il wandcrcr from old familiar
paths; no longer herald Of the summers
oguenrc who blew glad notes upon horn
OF plenty she blows brussy buglc, drat her!
and sounds call to arms. Last year Il
Polish drive; the year before the Reds and
Bella Kun and years before and ycaIs before
the menace Of the Hun. Ay. Spring, the
sweet, tn" beautiful haa been perverted,
diverted from her peaceful ways. and now
N4ays Whenr'er she sweeps the snow away
tx but to dig trench. murrain on the
fckr. jade SO long has she played her
helish tricks we did not need the news Of
Reds upon the borders Of Rumunia 10 fud
in her spring offensive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

When u tenant in Now York court
cause her husband was crippled aud couldn't
work. her landlord started collection Gnj
the court clipped in 81, - all right; o,
course, but it's pretty tough on Landlord
II he has to start collection every time h'
wants 10 raise the rent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Austria. incidentally. affords an ilrS.
trati0n Of what happens to h country When
1t Is ull front and no back. all city ana no
country, all consumers and no prodlCer'
War has provided synthetic rXcmp.ltca.
tion Of what dcradcnt civilization may
bring abONt slowly and more naturally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Everybody will be glad to accept tbs
theory of the police regarding the local bomb
throwcrs when the theory il backed up b.
the fact of an arrest. A clue ism worth
hoot unless il leads somewhere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

eon the British Council Of Imperial defense
looks with disiuvor on the big. ship polirv
II due not to lack Of faith in the biz ws,
vessels, but rather 70 their big cost at n time
when the national purse is light. It NAV he
appreciation Of the fact that naval y"sgcis
~ the future may be nothing but landiny
places for Girplares and storage houses for
bombs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

The busy press agent is inTenstins, Ini
Northwestern University with the uSua
number Of freak professors necessary 70
publicity. One OF them suggests thr Hg, q,
visibility OF wives slugsing their hlsOano' anu
when they "art mean" We tTust, the pro-
frss0rs wife will consider his Gdylr" ao'
CCuAte prOYoCation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Ono thing about the Goyernors msF
sage which legislators might ponder with
profit is the fact that il deals wholly with
necessary legislation and concerns itself not
at all with party politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Aft"r seventeen years experience th'
chairman of Chicago's finance communities
says the best way to keep councilmcn quiet
is to feed 'em with lollypops or all.tayy
suckers, Respectfully referred 70 Mr. HaU
and Mr.. Gaffney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

The Governor shows appreciation 0!
the fact that in the matter OF education, as
in everything else. one must BE- willing to
pay for what one gets, after which one Is ID
a posi- to demand just exactly what ore
uays for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Dogs and cats in Europe have detero
rated as q result of the war. n scientist de-.
clarcs. 1t may we'll he. Nothing gecms e
have thrived on war but the cootie.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

The internal revenue authorities nov
require registration of all stills. This may
mean either a closeup or q fade away fOr
the Home Brew Movie Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Employers might at least realize that I
IS the man who conceives that his cause II
righteous who too frequently sows the wind
and reaps the whirlwnd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

The nebula Dreyer Is said to be traye,
ing at the rate of 1850 miles a second. Is Il
possible Dreyer desires to be wettcr and |,
going after a drink?