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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
GOVERNOR AUCNFNTS board
named BY NELSON STORY, )R.
TO CHECK PRISON INQUIRY
Dixon Adds George w. Farr, George M. Lewis,
John T. Taylor and w. S. Mccormack to Body
Composed of David Hger, O. F. Goddard
and A. w. Miles; Broader Representation.

Helena, Dec. 19.-Governor Joseph
NJ Dixon Monday announced the ad-
dition of four members to the pris-
on investigating committee of three ap-
pointed by Acting Governor Nelson
Story, Jr., to inquire into the truth or
falsity of charges that former Warden
Frank Conley had misappropriated
state property to the amount of ap-
proximately 100000.
The new members Of the committee
named by the governor are:
George W. Farr, an attorney OF
Miles City; George M. Lewis, farmer
and stockman of Manhattan; John T.
Taylor Of Helena. secretary of the
Montana Federation of Labor and W.
s. Mccormack of Somers. president
of the Flathead country farm bureau
and of that county's taxpayers league.
The committee appointed by Mr..
Story consisted of Chairman O. f.
Goddard of Billinges, David Hilger of
Lewistown, and A. w. Miles of Liv-
ington.
Following the appointment of the
Story committee the state prison com
mission adopted resolutions ratifying
the personnel and making the COM
mitttee as it believed, legal. While
Governor Dixon refused to comm ent
on this phrase of the inquiry. il is
known that he does not believe the
commission had the legal authority to
ratify the Story committee.
Dixon Accepts Action
The action of Mr.. Story grew out of
the submission to the prison commits
sion of the report Of 7. II. Macdonald
the investigator appointed by Governor
Dixon in inquire into the affairs of the
penitentiary during the regime of for
mer Warden Conley. The Story COM
mittee was appointed while Governor
Dixon was absent in the east.
In his formal statement issued Gov
ernor Dixon says in part:
while l realize that this matter
should have been finally settled by reg
ular court proceedings. still, in order
to avoid any possible allegation of
unfairness of the part of the state,
have concluded to accept the action
taken by the acting governor during my
absence from the state at the recent
governors conference.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Helena Fire Chief
Reduced to Ranks
by Supreme Court

Helena. Dec 19-Thomas j. Daly.
chief of the Helena fire department.
according to decision today Of the
supreme court which reversed the rnl-
ing of the lower court reinstating DAILY
as chief after his discharge by the city
council.
The higher court held that Daiv
could not be reinstated as chief of the
department, but that he had not been
discharged as member of the fire
fighting forces of the city and still con-
tinued on the payroll as such. The
cause was remaaded.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Anti-Aien Land Law
of California Held
Valid by u. S. Courts

San Francisco, Dec. 1o.-The con-
stitutionality of the California anti
allen land law forbidding aliens in
eligible to citizenship from owning or
leasing agricultural land, was upheld
late Monday by court Of three fed
eral judges.
Several other states have enacted
laws patterned on the California act.
The decision was given. in case
involving the leasing feature Of the
act. It said:
'Such 1easehold is an interest in
agricultural land and nothing in the
treaty with Japan secures to Japanese
subjects residing in this country the
right to possess, acquire or enjoy
agricultural land or interest therein
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Prisoners Spirited
From Jail, Officers
Foil Mob of 1900

Tulsa, Okla, Dec ia mob of
about 800 persons gathered about
the county court house here Monday
night and threatened to lynch Bill Dal-
ton, Alyis Fears and Tom W. Cook,
arrested as the bandits who Sunday
night fatally wounded Harry Aurandt,
secretary to the police commissioner,
and wounded Ikle Wilkerson, city de-
teetive, in a holdup. dispersed after
two hours, when five representatives
of the crowd searched the Jail and
satisfied themselves the prisoners had
been taken from the city by Sheriff
Mccullough today.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20

Most people in Montana are not in
terested in either persons OR factions,
but the do want to know the truth re-
garding the administration of their
state prison, which during the last BIZ
ennlal cost them more than 5000 600
and Sl3S,OOO in excess of the regular
legislative appropriations.
Wants Bigger Committee
Realizing the state wide interest in
yolved in the matter and believing that
the average citizen will be better sat
isfied with the findings of fact made by
large committee whose membership
covers a wider professional and in
dustrial scope than can be done with
a membership limited to three, / have
determined to give the committee a
broader basis Of representation"
In commenting on his former ap-
pointment of Investigator Macdonald,
the governor in his statement says:
In order to avoid the heavy ex-
pense involved in the creation of a
larger commission, l had previously
suggested the addition to the commits
sion of one of the assistant attorney
generals. The state accountant was
also instructed to proceed to Deer
Lodge anu WORK III CoHdDoEdtiou Will
Mr.. Macdonald. Late in Noyembmer,
both Mr.. Macdonald and State Ac-
countant Stewart filed their separate
reports in my office, each showing that
a most extra-agant expenditure Of the
public moneys had taken place in the
administration of the state prison.
Rankin Declines to Comment
Attorney General Rankin, who is a
member of the prison commission, re-
fused to comment on the action OF
Governor Dixon in augmenting the new
committee. He declined to give his
opinion as to whether or not the ac-
ton was legal in view of the resolu-
ton adopted by the prison board
authorizing the Story committee.
The committee appointed by the act
ing executive is scheduled to begin its
hearings at the capitol January 9.
Governor Dixon said he had not yet
received the acceptance of the new
members. kilograms notifying them of
their appointment having just been
sent out.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Commission Orders
Reduction of Rates
on Farm Products

Helena, Dec. !9.-The state
railroad commission announced to-
day that the 10 per cent reduc-
ton In freight rates on products
of the farm, orchard and range,
outside of grain, hay and grain
products, would 90 into effect
January 1. The grain rate reduc-
tIon, amounting to is i-2 per cent
for Montana, has been ordered by
tho Interstate commerce commits
sion for December ~.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Woman Is Husband
of Another, Jailed
Because of Marriage

Boston. Dec. 19.-Ethel NJ. kimball.
arrested last week in male attire, was
released Monday on charge Of at
tempted larceny and immediately re-
arrested in connection with her mar
riage to Margaret Louise Aechtler. of
Someryille. 1t is alleged the Kimball
woman had lived with Miss Aechtler
as husband under the name of James
w, Hathaway since November %. The
warrant on which she was taken by
Somerville officials charged false
stntements4 NJ her application for aI
GcenSe
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
BATTLE RACES
OVER FORDNEY
SUGAR TARIFF
Present Duty of 10 on
Cuban Product Is
Attacked, Defended.
Duty Proposed Means
$4,000, 900 Tax on
u. S. People, Claimed.

Washington. Dec. 19.--Extended
arguments for and against retention
of the present temporary duty of IL
cents a pound on Cuban raw sugar
were presented Monday to senate tariff
trainers.
Spokesman for American sugar COM
panies operating in Cuba declared the
habilitation Of the industry in the
of the beet sugar industry in this
country asserted that q return TO the
Underwood law rate of one cent a
pound would prevent the development
Of that industry, if it did not de-
stroy it.
The senators were told by those
representing American companies II,
Cuba that more than mere tariff
question was involved. that the re-
Mobilization of Cuba depended on the
sugar industry, and that the United
States was morally bound to aid that
country. They also argued that there
was $1,000, 0,O0O, 900 Of American capital
invested in the Cuban industry as
this country.
Tax of sI62,0o.0oo
1t also was argued that the duty
the Fordney bill was the highest i'm
posed in 80 years and that It repre-
sented a direct tax of S16o.000,00
annually on the American people,
$S1, 100000 of which would go to
American sugar producers. Attention
was also called by witnesses that Cuba
imported last year $515, 100000 worth
of American products and that since
the economic life of the island de-
pended upon it's sugar crop, much of
this trade would be lost unless the
United States helped to rehabilitate
the Cuban sugar industry.
1t was argued the clause in the
Fordney bill permitting American re
fineries to import at three fourths of
the normal duty, two pounds of sugar
for each pound of domestic sugar re-
fined from beets or cane was viola
of the reciprocity treaty with Cuba
giving q preferential rate of 20 per
cent below the full rate on imports
from that country.
Industry Near Death
Francis X Carey, of Baltimore, who
has beet sugar plant at Sugar City,
Colo, opened the case for those favor
ing the Fordney rates. He declared the
ueSt SudsI ihluslis IL NV SAattiS III
the valley of the shadow of death, is
fast approaching that shadow.
Replying to the charge that child
labor was employed extensively in the
beet fields. MFR. Carey said the beet
sugar companies had carried on Il
wonderful work in aiding children.
Senator McCumber. Republican, of
North Dakota, remarked that the
trouble with this generation was the
idea prevailing that children must do
no work
Work is what they need and what
they ought to have to make them self
citizens" the senator said.
THE idea is growing that Il child
should not work until he is 16 years
old. If he never works until then he
never will learn to work.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
State Las May Not Prohibit Courts From Eyoinn1g Pkpg
in Labor Disputes Ruling From Highest judicial Body in L. S
PRICE FIXING DEALS
RULED BEYOND PALE
Club Lockers Next
on Police Program
Drying Up Chicago

Chicago, Dec. i9.-WhiIe hun
dreds of persons charged with
violation of the prohibition law
jammed Chicago municipal court
branches Monday, the police opened
up a flank attack on liquor law
VioIators when it was announced
that private lockers in clubs and
other semi-puhIic places would be
investigated next
While the courts were grinding
away in an effort to dispose of
the cases of 500 persons tagged
in the weekend sorties for liquor.
Charles r. Clyne, United States
district attorney, announced that
the government was prepared to
prosecute cases where it was felt
that the state did not secure SEN
tence severe enough.
Meanwhile the police, under or
ders to make Chicago so dry ''it
squeaks" had gone back for more,
and during the day dozens of raids
were conducted, with the result that
the names of scores of other per-
sons we're added to the long list
of those being rounded up.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
SAYS CHANG is MOVING
TO BECOME PRESIDENT

New York, Dec. 19.-Efforts of
Chang Tsao- Lin. high commissioner of
Manehuria. brought about the fall of
the Peking cabinet, according to a
statement By Robert Harris, of the
China News bureau. the publicity or
ganization in America of Sun Vat
Sens Canton government.
General Chang, he said, went to
Peking last week during the progress
Of popular demonstrations against
Chinas direct negotiations with Japan
at the Washington conference. It was
announced that his visit was to obtain
money for the support of troops. This
was significant, Mr.. Harris said, be-
cause one of the reasons given for the
resignation of the cabinet was its in
ability to deal with the financial stu
alton.
General Chang. he declared. is said
TO be planning to succeed Hsu Chin
Chang as president of China and. ac-
cording to Mr.. Harris, this ia his first
move toward that end.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
CONSIDER BILL TO PUT
FARMER ON RESERVE BOARD

Washington, Dec. 19.-The senate
began consideration Monday of the bill
TO amend the federal reserve act so
that a farmer would be. appointed to
fill the next vacancy in the federal re-
serve board. While leaders said the
measure probably would be passed, ac-
a half dozen amendments around which
discussion was centered when adjourn
ment was taken.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
Need More Hotels
and Roads in Parks
Says Stephen Mathel

Salt Lake City, Dec. 1S.-Stcphen
r. Mather. director of national parks,
in an address before park officials,
railroad agents and others here Mon
day emphasized the need of more
hotels and better roads to the national
parks. Governor Charles r. Mabey,
welcomed the delegates to the meet
ing which was called by Mr.. Mather
with view to discussing plans for
the accommodation of visitors at the
national parks next year.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
TWO LOST OVERHEARD
FROM JAPANESE STEAMER

Portland. Dec. 10-The Japanese
steamer Texas Maru from Portland
wireless Monday that she was leaking
badly and had lost two men overheard
as result Of a storm encountered 9OC
miles off the mouth of the Columbia
river. She has a crew Of 4S men and
a mixed cargo valued at $33S.OOO.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE
WHEN PRESIDENT is FIRED

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 19.-One
hundred and fifty students in the Rosen
Heights public school went on strike
today because the trustees had dis
charged principal The attendance
normallf,is $50.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20

paper.
would virtually permit control of the
railroads to remain in Japanese hands.
Willing to Redeem Road.
Several Chinese organizations joined
in statement Monday which was Civ
en- out by the official delegation pur-
porting to speak for the Chinese peo-
pie.
The Chinese people, the statement
said, were able and willing to redeem
the railroad by cash payment within
nine months and insisted on having
complete and unqualified ownership.
control and management" They would
oppose any arrangement other than
this.
In the opinion of the American dele
gates, one Of the most difficult of the
remaining far eastern questions is that
of the proposed return to China of
various territories taken from her un-
der one presext or another by other
nations
The French took the lead by offer
ing to relinquish the territory of
kwang Chow Wan. adjacent to the
French possessions in Tonquin, China.
conditioned upon the abandonment by
other nations of all of the land occu-
pied By them in China. They have been
AShGd bs SECRETARY 1IHSHtS IL tHey
will insist on that condition. in view
of the Japanese declaration that while
willing to abandon japanese barracks
in other parts of China they could not
surrender their lease of the railroad
on the Liao-Tung peninsula or give
up some measure of control of the
Chinese Eastern railway.
Regarded as Defenses
These holdings the japanese regard
as outlying defenses against attacks
by way of Manchuria from Russia d-
rected against Korea. Moreover. the
japanese hold that their tenure in that
quarter. dependent as it was upon
leases acquired from Russia and rep
resenting the sacrifice of 100000 jap
anese lives in warfare was entirely
different from the claims held by Euro
pean nations to lands in China.
As the American delegates believe
the French were we'll aware of the
Japanese attitude before NJ. Viviani
made this offer to surrender Kwang
Chow Wan. they are at loss to faith
ON the purpose of the move and now
are awaiting with interest any further
communications on that point.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
TWO MASKED MEN RAID JAIL
WHIP, FREE, TWO PRISONERS

Duncan, Okla. Dec. 19.-Two mask
ed men early today forced their way
into the city jail here, seized two pris-
oners and took them to the outskirts
OF town in an automobile and admin
lstered a severe whipping The men
were warned to leave town and not
return.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
HOLDING To SHANTUNG
PRIVILEGES INSTEAD Of
SPEEDING WORK, CLAIM
Delegation at Washington Claims to Represent
Chinese People ''in Truth, Despite Resigna-
ton of Peking Cabinet; Assert Cancellation
of Mikado's Fl Demands Necessary, Else
Conference Principles but "Scrap of Paper"

Washington Dec 19.-(By The Associated Press):-De-
clarng they still represent China in truth despite the
resignation of the Pekng cabinet the Chinese delegation
statement Monday asserted that unless the 21 demands
enforced by Japan China in 1915 are cancelled the
principles adopted by the Washington conference amount
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-20
22 BELOW AT LEWlsAoWN,

EeWistOWn, Dec. lH.-Ihe lowest
temperature reached here tonight was
% below zero and it was about the
same early this morning. There is no
indication Of any break. in the extreme
cold weather.. q, - :. -.-..-.s -
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-09
COTTON TARIFF
RATES OPPOSED
Senators Told Serious Injury
Would, Result From Enact
ment of Fordney Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. = Serious
injury to the cotton textile industry
in New England would result from
enactment of the cotton goods sched-
ules in the Fordney tariff bill form
er Senator H. F. Lippi,t of Providence
r. l., declared today before the SEN
ate finance Committee. He describ-
ed the schedules as approved by the
mousse as the. most revolutionary
put forward under protective poll
cy since the signing of the first tariff
Dill in 1861
Both Lippitt, who spoke for the
New England manufacturers, and A.
Il. Lowe of Fitchburg, Mass, who
spoke for associations of cotton man
Ifacturers, declared that the sched-
ules failed to take care of the fine,
fancy, figure women goods turned out
in the New England mills at a mucn
higher cost than the ordinary cotton
goods. f
Appitt brought for inspection of
the committeeman numerous samples
OF fancy goous. Urging 40 per cent
protection for these goods as against
the present average of %, he said:
Poker chips get 40 per cent pro-
lection. think the cotton industry
is equally entitled to that much pro-
lection"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-09
Settlement of Irish
Question May Have
Influence in India

WASHINGTON, Dec. S. - (By the
Associated Press) - Settlement Of
the Irish question will have a pow
erful influence on the situation in
India, a spokesman for the latter
country who is here in connection
with the arms conference, said to-
day. This influence might be for
good in the long run. he said, but
for the present it might be felt {
England was according to Ireland
what it denied India.
The Nationalist movement in In
dia doubtless will receive consider
able impulse from the settlement of
the Irish question, he said.
Regarding the Anglo-Japanese al
lance, he declared, midas principal
concern was in the removal or Tie
provision that England might call on
Japan for aid in case of trouble in
India.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-09
MAN WANTED IN
DOUBLE Staying
CAUGHT IN EAST
Fred katonka, Said to Have
Accused Wife Of Crime,
Found Near Pittsburg

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Dec. S.
Steve Fred Katonka, wanted in con-
nection with the disappearance of
William Kelly ard Samuel Grey, Gal
lup, N. NJ, taxi drivers, last August,
was arrested today at Greensburg,
Pa, according to word received here
by A. r. Gere, special agent of the
department of justice. Mrs. Katonka
was arrested yesterday at Pittsburg,
Pa, in connection with the same
case.
Grey and Kelly were last seen on
August l, 1921, when they started to
take a party of tourists from Gallup
to Pennington, n. NJ, in an automo-
bile.
The first intimation that the men
had met with foul play was contain
ed in a letter, signed F. Katonl-a, re-
ceived by the sheriff of Mckinley
county about 80 days ago. The W.T.
er told how double murder was al
legged to have been committed on the
Gallup-Farmington highway, near
the Shiprock Navajo Indian agency,
on August 1. The letter, as given out
by the sheriff at the time it was re-
ceived, with the name of the woman
deleted, follows:
'This3 is to inform you that on
August 1, 1921, a double murder was
committed in your county on the Gal
lup-Farmington road below the Ship
rock Navajo Indian agency by Mrs.
-, who before that lived near the
Coal Basin mines, near Gallup.
She shot and killed Billy Kelly,
with % pistol, and 1 was to have
done the same to Sam Grey, but got
a chill at the last minute. She took
hold Of my hand and pulled the triS-
ser of a gun, a As Colt.
She then fired another shot at
Kelly, after which she threw a can
teen OF water at me and forced me
under pain of death to throw their
bodies under the arroyo bridge, di-
rectly opposite the bridge at Ship
rock
This is my first opportunity fer
making the INFORMATION as she has
watched me too close and threatened
to kill me if l sQuealeG. But now
have left her and am n -..c:ng. MY
life is in danger until she is caught.
l will give myself up when
| learn of her arrest"
Investigation at the point where
the bodies were reported TO have Dee1
buried revealed no trace OF them
Officials said if they had been buriet
in the river bed, they had prCba ely
been washed miles down the stream
by this time.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-09
TIA JUANA AGAIN
SWEPT BY FIRE
One Third of Business District
Destroyed; Woman Saloon
Employe Perishes

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Dec. s. At
least one life was lost and virtually
one-third of the business section OF
Tia Juana, Mexico, was destroyed to-
day in the second fire of the week at
the border town.
Although the body has not been
identified, the police believed the
dead person to be a woman who had
been employed in a saloon.
Without means to fight the blaze,
residents watched the fire sweep
through the frame structures I'LL
the whole block on the eastern side
of the main street had been wiped
out. The buildings burned included
several saloons, dance halls, cafes,
stage office and photograph gallery.
Estimates of the loss ran in-o sever
al hundred thousand dollars, mostly
in liquor.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-09

foreigners"
Mexican production, he predicted,
viii be great in 10 years as now.
Mexico last year produced ~
per cent of the worlds total produc-
ton OF petroleum." he added.
Ii this country Is TO ma.ntain It's
oil production, S94S,000,000 will have
TO be expended IN 1922 on productive
oil acreage and new well operations,
J c. Donnell, president OF the ohio
OIL company, declared
Outlook Fairly Bright
The outlook for next year is fairly
bright, he said.
Sir John Cadman, former head of
the petroleum department of the Brit
ash government, declared tonight in
an address at the annual ganquet
OF the institute that he was opposed
to government control in BUSINESS
and took pains to clarity impressions
OF British activities in the Gil indus
try.
lie denied British government in
terests in the Royal Dutch Shell
group and asserted that the control
and management of these Rrope ties
was held by Dutch interests. q =.
Regarding Mesopotamia, he assert
ed the ownership of old eposits will
lie assured to the Arab state as d
Paft OF the administrative arrange
ments under the peace treaty and the
mandate. He asserted, however, that
due consideration viii have to pc
given to rights secured before the
war