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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
CON KELLEY LEADS
M|[L|ONA|RES' TAX
BATTLE IN HELENA
Appeal From Assessments in
Silver Bow Before Equal
izers Up to Midnight.

Helena, Sept. 9.-The first Of four
assessments running into the millions
was taken up Friday night at a special
session of the state board of equah-
zation.
The board considered the appeal Of
c. +. Kelley, president Of the Ana
conda Mining company. Mr.. Kelley
was assessed by the county board OF
Silver Bow county at $1,5O0OOO. He
was present in person with his at
torneys before the state board to
contest the legality of his assessment
Upon motion of Governor Dixon.
sworn testimony was taken from the
three commissioners Of Silver Bow
county. AT midnight 3~- adjournment
was taken until Saturday morning at
10 o'clock, when it is expected that
Mr.. Kelley will be called to the stand.
Others from Silver Bow county
whose appeals will be considered fol
lowing the hearing of Mr.. Kelley's case
are w. A. Cark. Jr.. assessed at So
$4,000; W. ID. Thornton, assessment
raised 100000; John d. Ryan, as
sessed at S3.O0000O.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
WO|MA|V-PREACHERS
ASSOCIATION WILL
GATHER IN CHICAGO
Motherhood and Ministry Will
Be Theme of Final General
Session of Body.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-The international
WomanPreachers Association will
meet here September 13 for a four
day convention. Limited to no demon
ination, it has members in nearly every
state and few from other countries.
motherhood and the Ministry
will be the theme of the final general
session. Three generations of mother
preachers are represented by one of
the associations members. Mrs. Vic
toria Booth Clibborn Demarest of
Chicago. She is a granddaughter of
General William Booth, founder Of the
Salvation Army.
Her preaching lineage is thus
traced by Miss NJ. Madeline Southard,
of Winfield. Kan. president of the
women preachers organization:
Catherine Booth, wife of General
Booth, Mother of the Salvation Army"
bore eight children and preached all
her life. Catherine Booth Clibborn
with her sister Evangeline founded the
Salvation Army in France, preached
all her life and is the mother of ten.
Her daughter. Victoria Booth Clibborn
Demarest. has little daughter and
is preaching
Womans' place in industry, the pro-
fessions, civic life and in world civili-
zation through mission work will be
discussed at another session.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
LEAGUE HAS HOPE
Of ESTABLISHING
COURT Of JUSTICE
Matters Is Foremost in Minds
of Men Attending Council
Meet at Geneva.

Geneva. Sept, 9.-(By The Associ-
ated Pressl.-The international court
OF justice, on which the hope of the
league of nations seems now largely
to be centered. was foremost in the
minds of delegates of the league as
semble Friday. and likely will remain
so until the judges of the court are
elected next week The assembly COM
mittee meanwhile will establish basis
for the work of the session on dis
armament. amendments and blockades.
The time limit for nomination of
judges closes Monday with 50 candi-
dates put forward by 35 different
states.
No direct word has yet been re-
ceived from Elihu Root and the league
council still considers him candidate.
The American group of judges at
the Hague court allowed the time
limit to expire without sending in a
nominee. The delegates generally agree
that an American must be elected to
the court. and that he will be Mr.. Root,
If he does not officially decline, in
which case probably John Basset
Moore will be chosen.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
RAILROADS SHOW
GAIN IN OPERATING :
INCOME IN JULY
Earnings Amount to AZ Per
Cent on Tentative Valuation
Fixed by the Commission.

! Washington, Sept. 9-Railroads of
the country had a net operating in
come in July of S69.485,O0O. the larg-
est since last October, and $17,0OOOOO
more than in June, the Association Of
Railway Executives announced Friday
night, on the basis of reports filed with
the interstate commerce commission.
The earnings, statement by the as
sociation said, were at the annual rate
of ~ per cent on the tentative valu-
alton filed by the commission for rate
making purposes. The compilations
were based on reports from 2O2 class
one railroads having a total mileage
of 235,641
Fifty-seven roads failed to earn
their operating expenses and taxes
during the month, as compared with u
in June. Operating expenses Of western
roads decreased 11.S per cent and their
expenses 26.7 per cent in July. Their
net operating income was S33, ,7S1 900
as compared with $9,104,OO0 in July,
1920.
The total operating revenues for
July" the statement said, Amounted
to $462, ,953O 900, decrease of $685.
100000, or II per cent, although the
rates are now on higher basis. Oper-
ating expenses were $780,, ,776,OOO, re-
duction of S151, 100000, or 294 per
cent The net operating income com
pares with deficit of $11 ,S7S, 600 for
July, 1920"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
GYPSUM INDUSTRY
IS CHARGED WITH
UNFAIR COMPETITION
Complaint Based Upon Alleg-
ed Activities of Members to
Eliminate Mail Order Firms,

Washington, Sept 3.-The Gypsum
industries association of Chicago. seven
of its executive officers and standing
committees and "A members scattered
in as many states. including Iowa. Colo
rado, Utah. South Dakota, Wyoming
and Washington. have been cited in
complaint of unfair competition by the
federal trade commission, it was an
nounced Friday. The organization is
described as "a voluntary unincorpor-
ated association composed of persons.
partnerships and corporations engaged
in manufacturing and selling gypsum
products
The basis of the complaint is the
alleged concerted activities of the as
sociation members to eliminate mail
order competition by restricting sales
to dealers, maintaining retail establish
ments and by division of territory
among members so as to limit each
members sales to the territory reached
by delivery trucks of retailers to whom
he sells. Dealers who sell by mail
orders or otherwise effect delivery at
points other than those at which such
dealers maintain retail establishments
are excluded, the complaint further
alleges.
Among members of the association
cited is the Pacific Coast Gypsum com
pany, Tacoma, Wash.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
DIVORCED HUSBAND
SHOOTS WIFE, THEN
TURNS GUN ON SELF
Woman and Son Were Eating
Birthday Dinner When
Routt Comes to House.

Long Beach, Calf, Sept. 9.-E.
Routt, IS, disguised in a Santa Claus
beard, Friday night shot and seriously
wounded his divorced wife, Mrs. Carrie
Routt, while she was celebrating the
18th birthday of her son. according to
the police, and then ended his own life
with a bullet through his brain.
The police say Mrs. Routt, who,
though shot three times. is expected
to recover, told them that her husband
some time ago threatened to kill her
if she obtained divorce.
Friday night while she and her son
were eating the birthday dinner there
was knock at the door, and when Mrs.
Routt opened it her husband stepped in,
She was momentarily deceived by the
long white beard that he wore, she is
said to have stated, and then. recog-
nizing him, started to run. He fired
three times at her, shot once again into
the floor as though to test the revol-
yer. and then took his own life, the
police say.
She said she married Routt at the
age of 49,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Chicago Unions Vote
to Reject Lands Plan;
Men Urged to Stick

Chicago. Sept. 9.-The Chicago
building trades council Friday night
by unanimous vote termed the Lands
award in the building trades contro-
versy 'unjustifiable" and voted to
request Judge Landis, arbiter, to grant
re-hearing.
Thomas Kearney. president Of the
council, in announcing the result of
the meeting, said:
Eve are urging the men to remain
on the job until decision is reached
regarding rehearing. That is all we
can do and it is going to be tough
job"
e. NJ. Craig. secretary of the build
ers construction employers association
asserted that the decision virtually
meant a rejection Of the I.andis award
reducing wages from 10, to 36 per cent
and said at is not to be believed that
a re-hearing will be granted"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
.ONE BODY FOUND
IN RIVER; YOUTH
HELDF0R CRIME |
!
Police Believe Victims
Slain in Church Home;
Suspect Has Record.
Murder Most Unusual
in Annals of Chicago
Criminal Records.

Chicago, Sept 9.--One automobile
man was found slain Friday, the body
of another was being sought in the
Desplaines river, and 2O-year old
youth to whom they tried to sell ear
was under arrest Friday night in one Of
the most mysterious murders in Chi
cago police annals.
The body of Bernard j. Dougherty,
former Harvard student and for many
years a star salesman of the Packard
Automobile company, was found in the
Desplaines river. A pair of handsuffs
were attached to one wrist, a small
rope had been twisted about his throat
and the head had been almost severed.
His home was in St Paul, Mimi, and
he was widely known as an amateur
distance runner. His sister, Miss Han
nah Dougherty, is supervisor of the st.
Paul schools.
Machines Separated.
Dougherty Thursday undertook to
deliver an automobile to Fl. w. Church,
who said that he was buying it for his
father. He asked to be driven to a
bank so that he could obtain certified
check. Dougherty, accompanied by
another car which was to return them
to the salesroom after the transaction
had been completed, started out with
Church.
The two machines became separated
and the second drove alone to the bank
and waited. The driver finally became
impatient and entered the bank to look
for Dougherty. When he returned he
found note tied to the steering wheel
fal1inO hin, fn Yo bn ob nd
signed with Doughertys name. Ac-
cording to officials of the company,
this note was not in Dougherty's hand
writing.
Neighbors See Church.
Neighbors told of seeing Church
drive up to his home shortly after
wards in the car, accompanied by two
men presumed to have been Dougherty
and Ausmus. The three were said to
have entered the house, the lower
floor of which is occupied by Church
and his mother. No one could re-
member seeing the two automobile
men leave, but several hours after
Church took the car to drive his
mother and another woman to Indian
Harbor. 1t was late in the evening
when they returned. Friday morning
Church and his mother again took the
car, telling neighbors they were going |
to Adams, Wis, where Church's |
father had just bought farm. Young |
Church was arrested as he entered the |
town in the car Friday night, but de-
MED all knowledge of Dougherty's |
death.
Following the finding of Doughertys
body in the river on the outskirts of |
the city in the morning, the police
searched the Church home, finding a
blood stained hat with the initials
&C. A. A. Ausmus' initials
brown hat later identified as having
been worn by Dougherty. blood soak
ed quilt and an axe and baseball bat
stained with blood.
The police believe thatthe two au-
tomobile men were trapped in the base
ment and slain. and both thrown into
the river.
Church was declared to have police
record. He claimed to be employed as
a jewelry salesman and also worked
for time in an automobile repair
shop. According to the police his
description answers that of a man
sought in connection with recent
store holdup.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
CONVICTED SLAYER
HANGED At FLORENCE;
LOST LEGAL BATTLE
Martin Pays Penalty for KILL
ing Companion While on
Auto Tour of State.

Phoenix. Sept, 9.-Nichan Martin.
an Armenian, was hanged in the state
penitenitary at Florence Friday The
execution ended long legal battle in
efforts to save his life.
Martin was convicted of having
murdered Arthur De Steunder, a form
er Canadian soldier, with whom he was
touring across the country in an auto
mobile, August 4, 1919.
Martins petition for a writ of certi-
orari was accepted by justice of the
United States supreme court, but there
were not enough members of that court
IN Washington to issue writ STAYING
the execution after the case was passed
upon.
Efforts to have the state supreme
court stay the execution also failed be-
cause only one justice of that court
was in Phoenix and two were requir-
ed to act
Martin was "A years old. He form
erly lived in Chelsea, Mass. where he
engaged in the leather goods business.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
FLOOD SWEEPS SAN ANTONIO:
FIVE ARE REPORTED MISSING

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. g.
Five persons are missing and prop
erty damage estimated at thous-
ands of dollars has been caused
in the downtown business and resi-
Dental district by an overflow of
the San Antonio river and Alazan
creek here early Saturday morn
ing which Is described as being the
most serious flood here since 1918.
The waters rose suddenly fol-
lowing rains of two days, with a
precipitation exceeding seven
inches.
The missing are: ..........
Mrs. Alma Elan and two child.
rem. A neighbor reported having
seen their house washed away.
Charles Grant and wife. Grant
was seen to hand his baby to a
neighbor and enter his house In
search of his wife. Neither has
been seen since.
The river in the downtown dis
trict broke over tho emba lkments
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
GREEK OFFENSIVE
SAID BY EXPERTS To
HAVE BEEN FAILURE
Transportation Difficulties and
Bad Artillery Given as
Causes for Defeat.

Constantinople. Sept. o. tBy the As.
sociated Press).-Military experts here
express the opinion that the Greek
offensive toward Angora, the Turkish
nationalist capital, has resulted in
complete failure. The reverse has
been due to transportation difficulties
and bad artillery.
The Turks put up a stubborn resis-
.ance. driving back the attacking Greek
forces and inflicting heavy losses. The
hospitals in Asiatic Turkey are filled
with wounded.
1t is reported that an entire Greek
division was wiped out during an at
tack at Chaldagh.
The success of the Turks, however,
is q negative one, according to the
experts as their forces have suffered
losses and are allowing the Greeks to
withdraw without pressure. The
Greeks 4re expected to retire az fan,
a. Sivris sHissar, east Of Es6- 6-Shshr
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Paris Paper Prints
Alleged Russ Note
on Relief Situation

Paris. Sept. 9-CBy the Associated
Press. THE newspaper. L'Humanit,
Friday prints what purports TO be the
text of the Russian notes to allow the
Russian commission to send an inyesti-
eating committee into Russia, prepara-
tory to famine relief work.
The newspapers text of the note of
NJ. Chitcherin. soviet foreign minister,
is a direct refusal to receive the in
vestigating committee
The communication says the Russian
famine is an excuse for learning what
forces and what means are at the dis
posai of the soviet government. I'm
stead of supplying bread. it seeks sta
tistics.' it saws of the committee.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10

protecting St. Mary's street short
ly before 1890 o'clock Saturday
morning and sweeping down ST.
Mary's street into Houston and
thence north through Navarro
street, inundating the streets In
the heart of the city over an area
about six blocks long and four
blocks wide.
Since before midnight merchants
had been busy removing their
stocks and goods to places of safe
ty. At the San Antonio express
building the water had risen to the
level of the first floor by l2:45
o'clock.
Exports as to the course of the
FLOOD varied. Fire Chief A. S.
Goetz reported at 1890 O'Clock
that the river was rising at the
rate of foot every ten minutes.
while on the other hand other re-
ports from the northern end of the
city said a slight fall was noticed
after midnight.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Gas in Well Fatal
to Three Workers

Buffalo, Sept. 0.-Three men were
killed by carbon monoxide gas in we'll
on farm in Spr:ngbrook, near here,
Friday. They were Fred Arndt, his
brother, Harvey, and Fred Hawker.
Harvey and Hawker met death In ef-
forts to rescue Fred Arndt; the first
fell victim to the poisonous fumes.
After the three had been overcome,
Rev, Roman j. Nuwer, pastor o4 Sc.
Vincent's church at Spr1nghrook de-
scended into the wen wearing IN Gmt
mask. This proved q no av41 anA
Father Nuwsr quickly collapsed Hos
Vas draszsd ous and sa 6s ss
e0lSh
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Chicago Movie Cens0rs
Bar Useless Brutality;
Distributors Poor Judges
Picture Men Spoil Many Pictures by Cutting of
Parts We Want in, Says Head
of City's Board

Chicago, Sept. 9.-When movie
men take to censoring their films,
they sometimes have some strange
ideas, it is related at the Chicaao
censor board.
Distributors getting a picture
they think will not pass the board
now and then take a hand at fix
ing it up. They have cut out funny
parts that the censors think ureat.
left In parts that the censors hold
thumbs down on, and otherwise
perpIexed their judges.
I'VE have sometimes sent back
and asked them to give US the
whole picture, as we did not find
anything wrong in it, remarked
Miss Bonita McGinnis, Chicaqo's
acting chief censor. "At other
times we have rejected a whole
film after their hopeless attempts
to doctor it up"
The Chicago censors sit as
sort of humane society on the city's
films. They are keenIy averse to
useless brutality. Their "Cut-out
Book" contains frequent inIunc-
tions to eliminate scenes in terse
terms as these:
"Cut kicking and striking man on
floor"
"Cut sIugging man.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Ban Examinations
and Home Study, Put
Dancing in School

Chicago. Sept. Determinations and
home study have been abolished in
the South Evanston suburban schools.
Superintendent w n. Nichols, has
announced. Also children may so home
at any hour their parents desire. Ex-
aminations, he said, were merely an
effort to cram children's heads full Of
facts and then see how many they
remembered. Home study he charac-
terized as ''the bug bear Of school
children" and examinations as anti
quated tyranny"
Dancing, gymnastic and home econo-
mics will be taught in night classes
which will continue as late as 10 p. m.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
FALL RAIN, TURNING INTO SNOW, SOAKS so
CHICAGO POLICE SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS MURDERED
Taken Ill at Party
Movie Actress Dies
Later in Hospital

San Francisco, Sept. 9.-Strick-
EN- while attending a party given by
motion picture people and others
at a San Francisco hotel early this
week, Miss Virginia Rappe, Los
Angeles motion picture actress died
at local sanitarium late Friday.
A post-mortem examination per-
formed was said to have indicated
that she succumbed to peritonitis.
An autopsy on the body of Miss
Rappe will be held Immediately,
according to DR.. r. B. Leland,
coroner of San Francisco county.
The inquest into Miss Rappe's death
will not be held until after the
autopsy has been performed, Dr..
Leland said.
Police authorities have started an
independent investigation of the
party which Miss Rappe attended,
it was learned Friday night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10

"Cut two close views of choking
The number of violent movie
deaths in Chicago has been reduced
by millions annually since the CEN
sor board took a hand in reducing
the film murders. They cut them
out with strong hand.
Another aspect of the censor's
work is indicated by this line from
the Cut-0ut Book:
"Cut all scenes of white children
chasing negro boy and throwing
stones at him."
An incident like that was credit
ed with starting race trouble.
Disregard of the law is another
suggestion that the censors try to
offset. Gforification of iawiess-
ness on the plains Is one of the
most frequent forms in which this
comes up.
"A censor should be able to put
back something as vital as he takes
out, only less offensive" is a prin-
ciple at the censor board.
'We are doing constructive work
in censoring today that we did not
know could be done seven years
ago." Miss McGinniss said.
Zone reason for this betterment
Is that the moving picture people
realize that censorship has come
to stay"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10

ed. "It is best that you station 30 SOL
'diers at each ranch to prevent murder
at this moment
Jess Fisher, foreman of the Slaugh-
ter ranch. was murdered by Mexicans
on the night of May 4, last. Jose Pc
rez and Manuel Garcia. two Mexican
employees on the ranch, were last week
convicted of the murder and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
The other ranches mentioned adioin
the Slaughter ranch. According to
Sheriff Hood, his office was told dur
ing the trial of Perez and Garcia that.
should the defendants be convicted
some of their friends would retaliate
with attacks on American ranchers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Plane Hits Air Pocket.
Drops Into Potomac;
One browns in Crash

Washington, Sept, 8. = J. L. Nc
Nichle Of this city, civilian employe
of the naval aeronautical testing
laboratory, was drowned Friday when
navy seaplane fell into the Potomac
river. The body was recovered.
The plane it was reported, ran into
an air pocket when making turn
and plunged into the water
Lieut.. Hugh Roughley, reserve
flyer who escaped without injury, was
the pilot.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
Rain Dampens Ardor
Of Miners Who Were
Gathering for Attack

E'izabethtown, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Ad-
jutant General Frank S. Dickson,
George Arnold, state director of
labor and Robert MediiI, director
OF mines and minerals arrived Fri
day to investigte reports of dis
orders in the FIurospar mining dis
trict as personal representative of
Governor Len Small.
Arriving overland from Harris.
burg, Equality, .Kedron and Kar-
hers ridge in the coal fields to the
north, the Investigating committee
found no trace of armed strike SYM
pathizers, who Wednesday were
marching on thi stown and Rosi-
clare.
Adjutant General Dickson was
told by storekeepers and farmers
along the route that all the miners
we're believed to have returned to
their homes. A heavy rain storm
Thursday caused many to start for
their homes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-10
SEED BENEFITS
BY STORM THAT
NANT[ES HILLS
Drop in Temperature
Congeals Precipita-
ton Over Montana.
Mountain Points Under
Four~Inch Blanket Of
White; Much Melting.

A light layer of snow fell over
all of northern Montana Friday night,
and falls are reported from the Gala
tin valley and from Anaconda. Rain,
which was half snow. melting as soon
as it struck the ground fell from early
morning until the temperature began to
drop toward evening, when it turned
to snow. Mountain regions reported
snowfall as heavy as three inches and
Anaconda heard of four at GEORGETOWN
lake.
Precipitation in Great Falls totaled
slightly more than half an inch at $50
O'Clock and the light fall continued
throughout the evening. The temper
mum of 80 degrees above zero Friday
morning.
In Havre. rain started early in
the morning. in which snow was not
distingushable until mid afternoon
when few flakes began to make their
appearance. The heavy precipitation
was reported north of Havre to the
Canadian line and west along the Great
Northern into the mountains, which re-
ceiyed mantle of white.
Shelby had a mixture of rain and
snow all day, which did not whiten the
ground until evening. when the weather
turned colder. Similar moisture ex-
tended along the Great Northern high
line most of the distance to the Dakota
border.
At Fort Benton mixture of snow
and sleet fell all day, turning to water
after it hit the ground. A fall of ac-
tual snow was reported on the bench
land above Fort Benton.
Chouteau reported a fall of rain and
wet snow all day, which turned to snow
in the late afternoon.