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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
JAPAN'S REPLY
 IS FAVORABLE
 TO CONFERENCE
Road Now Opened for Be- ginning Negotiations as to Meeting Date. SESSIONS PROBABLY BE HELD DURING NOVEMBER Little Opposition Over Hold
 ing the Conference
 in Washington.

BULLETIN-LONDON, July 2S.- It is stated in official circles that a meeting preliminary to the Wash ington disarmament and Far East ern conferences is virtually certain to be held within six weeks in a Canadian or American city under than Washington.
 WASHINGTON, July 28.-0fficial- dom is satisfied with the reply from Japan regarding the proposals for the disarmament conference and 1t is believed the way is clear for be- ginning of negotiations between the United States and the other powers as to the date of the meeting, the place, etc.
 Little opposition has developed to holding the meeting in Washington. There has been difference in op- inion as to the date of the confer ence, several British Dominions pre- ferring a date later than November II, this year.
 It is also understood that possibly two conferences will result. One conference will be for the purpose of discussing the disarmament pro- pcsals and the other conference will be regarding Far Eastern questions
 It is known that several Powers, including Japan and China. will suggest that in the case of two con- ferences, the one at which Far East ern problems will be discussed should be held on the Pacific Coast
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
NATIONS CONFERENCE SOON BE HELD
Politics Blamed For Inefficiency in Public Schools
Gave Life to Save Wife |Dr. Stone Died As Hero

BANF'F, Alberta, July 2S.-Re- ports from the mountains, brought here by couriers, indicate that Dr. w. E. Stone, President of the Purdue Universal, gave his life in an effort to save the life of his wife. Dr, Stones body has been found at the bottom of a deep precipice and his wife has been found at the bottom of another precipice She is recover ing, according to reports received here.
 It appears that Mrs. Stone had fallen to a narrow ledge in Face of Destruction Crevice. Dr. Stone in
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Are Eating Bark of Trees
 Famine is Gripping Russia

BERLIN, July 2s.-Twenty million persons are on the verge of starva tion in drought-striaken sections of Russia, subsisting mainly on moss, grass and the bark of trees, accord ing to the Vossische Zeitung.
 Refugees are reported to be pour ing into Moscow and Petrograd by thousands and to be fleeing hope lessly in every direction.
 The parched earth. it is asserted is opening up great crevices and wells and rivers are drying up. Fol iage has withered on the trees and a number of villages are reported to < be on fire
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Finger Tip Sure Health Indicator Says a Doctor

PARIS. July 28.-A French doctor has just reported the re- suit of researches which. while not designed to enrich the pro- fessional, reveal that all per sons have health at their finger tips. He says:
 Just look at your finger nails. If they are fiecked with white spots your health is in a precarious state and affections of the skin, nerves or lungs are probable. If they are like marble it is the sign of ap- preaching anemia. but if pink. 1t is the best sign of normal health"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
MONEY SECRETS ARE NOW BARED
 IN B. B. TRIAL
Club Books of White Sox Are Produced Tn Court
 Plans of Defense.

CHICAGO, July 28. - Financial secrets of the White Sox were barred today when the clubs books were produced in the baseball scandal trial. The books showed net profit of more than 1000 during the past six years including $235,00o in 1920 alone.
 The defense is attempting to show that the alleged throwing of the worlds series games did not injuro the club.
 During the day the defense bom- barded the evidence of the state, several witnesses testifying for Carl Fork contradicting much of the evi- dence against him. ffs
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Masked Bandits Attempt
 Commit Horrible Crime

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 28.-- Four masked bandits, believed to have been intoxicated, early this morning robbed the home of Minnie Proctor, securing $160. After rob ping the home, the bandits bound the woman to her bed, set fire to the house and escaped. Passing mot orists rescued the woman just as fire brands dropping from the cell ing of the bed room were igniting the bed clothes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Against Investigation
 Of the Ku Klux Klan

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28. The House today, by score of 69 to 54 tabled the resolution introduced by Representative Pattman proposing an investigation into the alleged activi- ties of the Ku Klux Klan in this state. Representative Pattman said he believed the Klan had nothing to do with the man tar and feather cases, in fact he knew it, as he was member, and demanded an inves- tigation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Seamen on Cruiser Is
 Dead from Burns; Hero

HONOLULU, July 28.-Harry A. Gaddis, seamen from Sherman, Illi- nois. died today from burns received in a heroic attempt to extinguish a fire last Monday aboard the Cruiser Rainbow. The fire resulted in slight damage to the vessel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28

some manner reached her side and with her in arms had started to scale the steep side of the cliff when he lost his footing and was hurled to the bottom.
 Mrs. Stone slipped back to her former position from which she was found and rescued by searchers sent out from the c. P R. Hotel here.
 A. M White, well known Juneau resident, is a relative of Dr. Stone who met his death in the Canadian his mother.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Woman Freed of Murder; Claimed Crime Accidental

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 28.- Mrs. Edith Lundberg, charged with the murder of Linas F. Worden, was acquitted by the jury this forenoon after trial which lasted one week. Mrs. Lundberg admkted she shot Worden, who had been a frequent caller, but claimed 1t was accidental while she was testing a revolver with suicidal intention.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
PRIME CAUSES
 OF INEFFICIENT
 SCHOOLS BARED
Chambers of Commerce Com mittee Makes Startling
 Report Public. RED TAPE AND POLITICS DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS Exhaustive Survey Is Made Covering Chief Cities of
 the United States.

NEW YORK, July 28.-Two prime causes of the present "depIorabIe" conditions of American public schools are red tape and the handicappins of Boards of Education by poIiti- clans, according to survey of pub lie school boards and their receipts and expenditures, directed by the Ma tonaI Committee for Chamber of Commerce Cooperation With the Public Schools and the American City Bureau, made public here today.
 The survey, which covered condi- tions in BIT cities, showed. it was said, that in 47 per cent of cases where Boards of Education were ''in- dependent or free from political manipulation or control, that the most efficient administrative and educational results are obtained.
 "The best interests of the public schools" says the report, cannot he served in a city where the budget of the Board of Education may be reduced and remodelled by city off cials who have not made a definite study of the needs of the schools"
 Boards which are really sub-di. vision of the municipal government and whose budget may be changed by municipal authorities are classi- fled as, dependent" and undesirab ble from the standpoint of the public good. ,a
 Trouble Over Budget
 It is thus pointed out that in the case of cities in New Jersey, the budget must be passed upon by a special board of school estimate; in Oklahoma cities the school trustees are dependent upon an excise board ; in Ohio cities. school budgets may be reduced by special county com mission; in New England, school budgets must be submitted direct to a town meeting, and in many West ern cities the budget is determined by some county authority.
 The survey shows that the school receipts in the BIT cities for the past fiscal year were $353 3,260 OO0 and that the expenditures of these same. cities during this period were about $2,- 100000 less than income The funds are from five sources and are sup piled in the following proportions From the states 11.6 per cent; the federal government 03 per cent; the county 57 per cent; local taxes 65.4 per cent; non-revenue or miscellane- ous sources, including income from sale of bonds or short-time loans, ITO per cent. The survey shows that of all cities reporting, 70 per cent do not receive a dollar from the federal government. Teachers salaries aggregated 180,000,0 900, or 64 per cent of the total of the current expense of the schools.
 Debt Service
 The total expenditure for debt service, varies from four-tenths of 1 per cent in the Eastern cities, one and one-third per cent in the South ern cities and up to 9s per cent in the Great Lakes group. In one fifth of the Great Lakes cities the
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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Make Another Effort to
 Secure Release of Debs

WASHINGTON, July 28.--A dele gation representing the Socialist Party and political amnesty com mittee today made another plea for the release of Eugene V. Debs and other war time prisoners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
House Republican Leaders
 To Confer with Harding

WASHINGTON, July 28. - An other White House dinner confer ence will be held tonight between
 President Harding and dozen Re publican leaders of the House. The conference is for the purpose of furthering the legislative program agreed upon by the Senators who conferred with the President Tues day night at White House dinner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Steamer Jefferson on the
 Way North; IF Passenger.

SEATTLE, July 28.-Steamer Jef- ferson of the Alaska Steamship Com pany sailed for Southeastern Alaskan ports at 9 o'clock this morning with IT passengers. the following being for Juneau: w. s. Peckovich and wife, Mrs. NJ. V. Latin and child. Miss Latin. Miss C. Tobias. Mrs. F. Roy. Mrs. Dave Housel. J. o. David son, A J. Anderson and Richard Duncan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
OF BOY
 WRECKS TRAIN!
 MURDER CHARGE
Fourteen Year Old Boy Con- fesses He Caused Wreck
 Tn Which Two Killed.

SCRANTON, Pa. July 28-John Are, a 14-year-old son of huckster, has been arrested, charged with hay. ing caused the wreck of a Lacka- wanna Limited near his home last Saturday, resulting in the death Of two persons and the injury to 27 others
 The authorities claim the boy con. fessed he placed a five-eighths of an inch nut on the track to be flat. tened out. He dsclaimed any in tention of injury to anyone.
 Young Are is held without bali on charge of murder.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
American Legion Claims
 Presented to President

WASHINGTON, July 28.--Gilbert Bettman, chairman of the National Legislative Committee of the Amer ican Legion, today personally pre- sented to President Harding notice that the campaign for adjusted com pensation cannot be downed."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Millionaire Suicides;
 No Reasons Are Known

NEW YORK, July 28.-Harry H. Duru, aged 47, millionaire, and di- rector of the American Wood Work ing Machinery Company, took his life late yesterday afternoon by shooting himself while alone in his office No reason is known for the deed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
TRAIN DERAlLED

SOUTH BEND. Ind, July 2S.-A New York Central train from Chi. cago was derailed early this forenoon at New Carlisle when it struck a heavy truck engine. Every coach of the train was derailed. Engineer A. F. Johnson and Fireman D. l.. Flynn are believed to be fatally injured. Many passengers were bruised.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Harding Can Invite All
 aa To Portland Exposition

WASHINGTON, July 2s. The House today passed the Senates resolution authorizing the President to invite foreign nations to par ticipate in the exposition at Port land in 1925.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Colonial Club in San Francisco Is Scene of Robbery

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-- Six masked bandits early this morning held up the Colonial Club and robbed the card play CTS of $2,300 in coin and $3,200 in jewelry. The bandits escaped in an automobile.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
British Shipping Lines Told Where To Head Tn at

LONDON, July 2S-The Unit ed States Shipping Board, through A. D. Lasker, chairman, has given an ultimatum to Brit ish shipping lines that unless it's ships are accorded fair treatment in contracts for carry ing Egyptian cotton, the board will declare an open market and haul anything at any rate"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Operation of Nitrate
 Plant Urged by Farmers

WASHINGTON. July 28.-Repre- sentatives of the Mississippi Valley Association have appealed to Presi- dent Harding for government ac- ceptance of Henry Ford's offer to operate the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant in the Tennessee River.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
Gov. Small Says
 He Will Be Cleared If Given Fair Trial

CHICAGO, July 28.-Gover nor Len Small, indicted last week for alleged embezzlement and conspiracy in operating confidence game, said this fore noon: "I want an immediate trial. have no fear of the outcome if get an honest hearing. 1 know that I cannot get fair hearing in Sangamon County"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
ALL RIGHT-WHAT'S NEXT ?

WASHINGTON, July 2s- Costa Rico has rejected proposals to arbi- trate the dispute with Panama over the boundary. atff
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28
THRESHER EXPLODES.

VANDALIA, Mo, July 28.-Three men were killed and three injured at Middleton this forenoon when a 'threshing machine exploded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-28

All cattle in the stricken district have been slaughtered to provide food. but it is believed to be impos- sible to avert catastrophe unless food Is received from outside sources.
 PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
 RIGA, July 28.-A plague of To. custs is adding to the famine in Rus sia. according to a dispatch received here from Moscow. A swarm of the insects has damaged crops in the Kuban and Black Sea governments, where special staffs have been or ganized and part of the army mobi- lized to destroy the pests.
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Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
WINNIPEG PAPER
PRAISES PAN BILL
The Tribune Says 1t Is One of
Best to Go Over
Circuit.

The Winnipeg Trbune's dramatic
critic. in reviewing the Pantages show
which will be seen in Great Falls at the
Grand theater this (Tuesday) and We'd
nesday evenings. says that Jack Demp-
sey's show. which follows this bill in
Winnipeg. will have to be unusually
bigh class attraction to satisfy the
Winnipeg people that it is better The
Winnipeg paper is authority for the
statement that this weeks PAN pro-
gram is the best that the circuit has
seen in some time.
4 real western roundup frolic with
cowboys, cowgirls. bucking horses. n
funny mule and an old colored nanny
cook will be seen as the feature num-
bpr. when Arizona Joe and company
present In Cheyenne Days" 1t is
hailed rs the most elaborate and ex-
citing wild west performance ever seen
on the vaudeville stage.
Help is the title of farce COM
cdy in which Jack Trainor will ap-
pear, supported by clever cast. Ryal
and Early will offer comedy program
Of selected and exclusive songs rendered
in an eccentric manner. Jack DAILY
and Hazel Berlew will be seen in an
original dance act and the Terminal
-Four will give a surprise program Of
harmony numbers in character.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
BOBCATS PREPARING
To SCALP ANCIENT
RIVALS Of VARSITY
Montana State Gridiron War.
riors Determined to Win
Championship This Year.
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
Bozeman. Oct 81. The Robcat
football team of Montana State college
is working hard for the final games
of the season.
Next week the Montana State plays
Montana Wesleyan on the Wesleyan
field in Helena. In previous years
the game between these schools has al
ways been won by the Bobcats, but
this year things look slightly different.
Montana State still has any advantage
that newspaper reports can give but
Wesleyan defeated the st. Charles
team by as great a margin as did the
Bobcats. However, the st. Charles
game was the first game of the sea-
son for the Montana State team and
first games are eften misleading.
Big Game November ll
Friday of the following week, No
vember II, the real football classic of
the year, in Montana, will take place
in Bozeman when the Montana State
Bobcats meet the State university
Bears for the state championship.
This game between the two big schools
always causes more excitement among
the football followers than any other
game played in Montana. For many
seasons the university team from Mis-
soula has had the best of these bat
ties, and they have held the champion
ship since 1912. This year Coach
Graves warriors are out for the cham
pionship and are going to fight to
Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
LIGHTS MATCH
NEAR POWDER;
FOUR BURNED
Latham Mine Employees Injured
in Explosion at Stockett
Monday.

Four men were burned, two of them
severely. when keg OF powder ex-
ploded Monday afternoon in the Fred
Latham coal mine. near Stockett. Re-
ports received in Great Falls said that
two of the men had sustained severe
burns about the head, hands and body
and the other two were only Slightly
injured BY the blast. Thomas Wright
Of Centerville, the most severely in
jured, was brought to the Weyerhorst
hospital in Great Falls.
The other injured men were Ernest
Jensen Of Tracy, Joe Wilson of Cen
terville and Gus Broquist of Tracy.
Jensen was taken to his home for
treatment The report said the other
two men were able to 60 to their
homes without assistance. The condi-
ton of none of the men is considered
serious Wilson is a brother of one of
the owners of the mine.
According to the account of the ex-
plosion received in Great Falls. the four
men were testing the can of powder to
determine if dampness had destroyed
it's effectiveness. One Of the men
lighted match and the explosion re-
suited.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
I'M THE WORLD OF SPORT
Williston High Wins
Over Minot, LIS to 0
Special to The Tribune.

Special to Ihe Tribune.
Williston. N. D.. Oct 31.-The Will
liston high school eleven defeated Minot
here Saturday 125 to 0, this victory
giving them the championship of the
northwestern district. This makes the
fourth game this season in which they
piled up better than 100 points, hold
ing their opponents to no score. The
Minot boys outweighed the locals con-
siderably but were unable to stop their
smashes, Williston being held for
downs only once, while Minot made
only one first down, this being in the
last> quarter. The visitors attempted
a great many forward passes, complet-
ing one which netted them eight yards.
The locals completed the most of their
passes and made touchdowns off two
of them.
King, at left tackle, broke up many
punts and passes and several times
caught Minot runners back of the line
and threw them for losses. The en-
tire Williston team played with pre-
cision that has marked Coach Cutting s
teams in the past Johns, Minot half
back, was the best ground gamer for
the visitors.
Williston will probably play Mandan
next Saturday for the western district
title
Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
ORDERS GIVEN
TO CUT TAXES
ON SHAW LAND
County Clerk Receives Instruc'
ti0ns From Attorney Cen
eral Rankin.

County Clerk John E. Moran was
Monday instructed by Attorney Gener-
al Wellington D. Rankin to make the
reductions in taxes levied against hold
ings of 1877 residents of the Fort Shaw
irrigation district, as ordered by the
state board Of equalization. The state
board decided that the amount OF
money owing the government on un-
patented lands should be deducted from
the set valuation Of $75 an acre, which
was established by the state board at
ter Assessor Harold Mady had appeal
set by the county board Of equaliza-
ton.
Treasurer to Do Work
Although the states attorney ad-
vised that the changes be made in the
that County Treasurer Fred G. An
dretta should perform the work, owing
to the fact that the force Of deputies
which has been engaged in checking
the books is now in his office. County
Treasurer Andretta said Monday that
it would require 10 days to make the
reductions He said new tax notices
would be mailed to the affected tax
payers as soon as possible.
County Loses $39,382
County Clerk Moran, following the
receipt of instructions. prepared fig
ures showing the amount Cascade
county will lose in taxes as result of
the reductions. According to his tabu-
lation, the county will lose S39,3S2. A
total of 1O.932.4 acres. assessed at
$75 per acre. was cut to 9.755.46
acres by the state board ruling and the
valuation was placed at S1sO.OS9, as
compared with $219,471. set by the
county
S62.5O to Acre Average.
The state board eliminated 1,176.94
acres from taxation because no title
has been secured on this land The
total value of equity in the assessed
property, according to County Clerk
Moran's figures. is S6OO.O99, or $62.54
as the average price per acre for
equity
Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-01
BUTTE OR M|SS0U[A
WILL MEET LOCAL
ELEVEN FOR TITLE
High School Game in Mining
City Saturday to Affect
State Championship.

The Butte Missoula high school foot,
ball game at Butte next Saturday viii
go long way toward deciding the
championship high school eleven Of
Montana These two teams have loomec
up strong in the race for the football
title of the state and the winner of this
game will undoubtedly be pitted against
Coach Crouch's Great Falls players IL
Great Falls in what will be virtually
the championship game of the season
Great Falls has been going strong
and piled up large scores in all then
games except the one against Helena
in which they were held to 27 points
against their opponents II. Coacf
Crouch was dissatisfied with the de
cisions at the game Saturday and statec
upon his return to Great Falls that
the high school team had been entitled
to at least couple Of more touch,
downs One decision which he termed
unjust. was that the Great Falls boys
carried the ball to the Helena one
yard line four times in the first quarter
and each time were penalized and
ultimately lost the ball and their chance
to score.
Should Be Hard Fight.
By comparative scores Great Falls
should have a hard battle with the
Butte eleven. The date for this game
has not been settled but hinges on the
result Of the Missoula Butte game next
Saturday. Butte defeated Helena 80 to
10 in their annual contest.
The next game on the Great Falls
schedule is with Billings at Billings a
week from next Saturday. The Mis-
soula game is slated for Thanksgiving
day and the Butte coach is seeking
a game for November 10. five days be
fore the Great Falls Missoula contest
Coach Crouch is confident of winning
from the Billings high school.
There has been considerable talk o1
the strength Of the Iewstown team this
year and the coach will undoubtedly be
out with claim to the championship
of the state.
Schedule Not So Hard.
But the Lewistown team has not as
hard schedule as Great Falls. Butte
AissouIa or Helena. They have wor
one victory over Billings by score OF
AZ to and defeated IIarlowton twice
q to o and 20 to 0. They are sched
uled to meet Havre next Saturday.
Coach Crouch was satisfied will
victory but stated that the boys die
not show up as good as he expected
Bross did not play nearly the game he
played the week before against Boze
man. White and Anderson alternatee
at Winners place in the backfied
Winner is expected to be out of the
hospital today (Monday) but will no,
be out in uniform for at least a week