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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
MONEY ASSURED
FOR CONF PLET|0N
Of SCHOOL PLAN
Agreement Made With
Minneapolis Firm for
Sale of Issue.
Work on Structures
to Be Started at Once
by Examiners Board.
,pecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Helena, Aug 10.-Under an option
agreement entered into "Wednesday
evening by the state board of examiners
and III. j. Reesburg, representing the
Gold Stabeck Co. Of Minneapolis, that
concern becomes the purchaser of the
$2,S00,OOO block of educational instltu-
ton bonds. which have gone begging
on the market for more than month.
Negotiations have been carried on
for several days with local bankers
but these were dropped Wednesday
afternoon, when Mr.. Reesburg present
ed his offer. Under the contract,
signed Wednesday evening, the Gold
Stabeck Co. will take the entire issue
at par and accrued interest. 1t is to
deposit with the state at once $780,
600 in cash, receive that amount In
bonds and has four months option
upon the balance. At the end of four
months it must take at least $500, 900
more of the bonds and will then have
an additional 90 days in which to take
up the remaining $2,2O0.OO0. These
bonds bear interest at the rate of 3 IL
per cent and are redeemable in 10
years and payable in 20 years.
BY this arrangement the state is
assured sufficient money to go ahead
with its plans for the awarding of con-
tracts and the construction of founda-
tions and basement walls Of several
structures before snow flies and' will
be thus enabled to complete the build
ings by the fall of 1922. Architects
plans have progressed to the extent
that bids are to be advertised for upon
some Of the buildings within the next
week or 10 DAYS.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Road Millions Behind
Is Plea of Milwaukee;
Wants Tax Reduction
Credit Gone, No Dividends Since 1917, Earnings
in 1920 Four Millions Less Than Taxes,
Agent Tells State Board.

Taking the Wisconsin tax commits
sion's method of fixing the stock ane
bond value of the system, made about
the middle of 1920, at $3S4,310, 0,95S
Mr.. Dudley said that there had been q
decline since that time and after de-
Quoting property assessed by local as
SCISSORS, he figured the present value
of the operating property to be $780,
100000.
Montana's proportion of this he fig
ured at 1237 per cent, or SAB 3,295, ,OoO
whereas this had been assessed last
year at s5O,346,OOO.
Reads Letter From Allen.
A letter was read to the board from
W. r. Allen, complaining against any
assessment against the property of the
Montana Southern railway, which was
built to serve the b. & NJ. mine at
Elkhorn. He set forth that this rail
way was built to serve the mining
property only, had been used only to
carry supplies to the mine. that its
mill has not vet been completed and
that the company had expended $4 900,
600 in southwestern Montana i'll the
last few years without taking out q
cent. The matter was set for hearing
for Thursday at . D. m.
The dispute between the assessor of
Ravalli county and the A. G. NJ. Co
over the assessment of standing tim
ber in that county. which was fought
out last year before the board, was
again brought up in connection with
this years assessment and it was set
for hearing for Aug. 1S.
Friday afternoon, August Il, will be
devoted to hearing of the mine tax
question
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
SMALL THREATENS TO EXPOSE HIS ENEMIES
Science Will Aid Great
Dirigible in Its Flight
Across Atlantic Ocean

New York, Aug. 1O-(By The Asso-
ciated Press).-Science will be called
upon to do it's utmost to protect the
dirigible ZR2, the latest addition to
Americas navy, on her flight this
month from England to the United
States While no string of destroyers
will be strung across the Atlantic ready
for possible rescue work, as was done
when the three American naval sea-
planes hoped off for the old world in
1919, four battleships, cruiser and a
special weather bureau vessel will be
pressed into service to compile me
neurological data and furnish forecasts
which will guide the giant gas bag in
lodging storms.
For storms at sea, which mean moth
ing to modern battleship and are
bravely weathered by a destroyer, may
mean death to the crew of balloon
flying the Atlantic. Even should the
air craft escape destruction. it might
be blown hundreds of miles off it's
course.
Therefore, a far flung system for
scanning the skies will be put into
operation when the ZR-2 puts out
from Howden, England. on her $500
mile nonstop flight to Lake Hurst, n.
J.
Along her proposed path from point
800 miles off the Irish coast to an
other 100 miles from the Jersey sands
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
MORE DRASTIC
CUTS MADE: IN
TAX SCHEDULE
Revised Plan Calls For
Repeal of Entire Levy
on transportation.
Increase Of 5000 Made
in Exemptions for
Heads of Families.

Washington, Aug. 1O-Even more
extensive changes in tax levies thar
were agreed upon at the White House
| conference between President Harding
and Republican leaders of the house OF
representatives were voted tentatively
Wednesday by the majority members
of the ways and means committee. As
summarized in formal statements, the
committee action included:
Repeal of the excess profits tax, eff
fective January l, 1921.
An increase of the income tax on
corporations from 10 per cent to IL
per cent, with the $1,000 exemption re-
tanned, effective January 1. 1921.
Repeal Transportation Tax.
Repeal of all taxes on the transporta-
ton of freight and passengers and on
seats and berths, effective January /,
1922. =
An increase in the exemptions to
heads Of families on account of depend
ents to $500 for each dependent, in
stead of 5000. as at present, effective
January 1, 1921.
Repeal of the so-called luxury taxes
on clothing apparel effective January /.
1922.
Exemption from income tax of the
first $500 of income from stockholding
and loans.
Revision of existing taxes included: ::
Repeal of the tax on fountain drinks
and ice cream and the substitution of
flat tax of 10 cents gallon on all
fountain syrups to be paid direct by
the manufacturer or maker.
Repeal of the stamp taxes on per
fumes, tooth paste. and other toilet
preparations. and the propriety medi-
clnes and substitution of a manufac-
turers' tax of per cent on the whole
sale price.
Removal Of the Is per cent manufac-
turers tax on cereal beverages and the
levylng of manufacturers tax Of II
cents per gallon.
Substitution Offered.
Substitution of a manufacturers tax
of two cents a gallon for the present
ten per cent on the sale price of un
fremented juices, beverages and car
donated waters or beverages or other
soft drinks sold in containers
The levying of a manufacturers tax
of 3 cents gallon ON certain classes
of grape juice and two cents a gallon
on other classes, in lieu of the present
tax Of 10 per cent on the sales price.
1t also was agreed to levy five cents
a pound on carbonic acid gas sold to
of carbonated gases.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Nations Railways
Show Net Gain in
Earnings in June

Washington, Aug. 1O.-Railroads of
the country earned S51, ,77S,OOO net in
June, which was gain of $14 1897. TAG
over net earnings for May, according
to reports filed with the interstate
commerce commission III the carriers
and made public Wednesday by the
American Railway association.
The earnings for June, the associa-
ton said. represented 81 per cent
annual return on railroad investment.
as compared with "a per cent return
for May, based upon the tentative
values of railroads fixed by the inter
state commerce commission. Earnings
for June, however, were S47, ,295. 900.
or Az per cent below the amount con,
templated by the transportation act
The June earnings were the largest
since November, when they amounted
to S54 ,344. 793.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
0-DAY RECESS
WILL BE TAKEN
BY BOTH HOUSES
Harding Insists That
Pending Bills Must Be
Passed First.
Work of Finance Body
Will Be Expedited by
Planned Vacation.


Washington, Aug. 1O.-Speedinx up
orders were given in congress late
Wednesday under an agreement be-
tween President Harding and Repub-
lican leaders for 3O-day adjournment
of both house and senate about August
~, providing that in the meantime the
agricultural credits measure is enacted
and the house passes the tax revision
bill.
Under the tentative plan, the railroad
debt funding. the allied debt refundinx
and other bills will 60 over until Sep
tember.
Will Help Finance Body.
Representations by Senators Lodge,
and Curtis, Republican leaders, that
tariff, tax and railroad funding legisla-
ton would actually be expedited by the
proposed recess were said to have fig
ured largely in the presidents assent
to the 3O-day vacation. The senator's
said that the senate finance committee
by working uninterruptedly during the
recess period, could make much greater
speed on the tariff and tax bills
The speeding up process, it was
pointed out, rests with the house where
the tax and agricultural credits bills
are pending. The senate has before it
only minor bills and plans a week end
recess beginning Thursday.
Before the recess leaders expected
to complete enactment of the Capper-
Tincher grain anti gambling bill, the
shipping boards deficiency arpropria-
tion bill and the Willis Campbell anti
beer measure. The new Republican
bill to extend the Fordney emergency
tariff law until the permanent bill b
enacted, it was indicated, probably vim
go over until after the recess.
House to Work Fast.
In the effort to secure their vaca-
ton, the house Thursday is to take
up the shipping board deficiency, bill
and on Friday the agricultural credits
measure. passed recently by the ssn-
ate. Both are scheduled for passage
before the week end.
Next week is to be devoted primarily
by the house to the tax bill 1t is to
be introduced Monday and taken up for
debate by Wednesday. Representative
Mondell, Republican leader, expressed
hopes for its passage possibly BY
Thursday or not later than Saturday
of next week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11

will be stationed the six weather ves-
sells, with special staff of forecast
ers.
Each hour the. radio will bring re-
ports of wind, barometer and temper
ature from as far south as San Juan,
Porto Rico, to as far north as New
foundland Out of Nebraska. too, a
government weather station will be col
lecting similar data by means of cap
tive balloons and kites and transmit
ting it eastward by land wire From
the seaboard it will be wirelessed to
maritime observers.
These weather men themselves will
be making observations. testing wind
currents at sea level and at an alti-
tude of several thousand feet. Mer-
chant vessels will be asked by radio
for supplemental data
To selected vessel. finally will come
all reports and aboard her will be char
ted map showing disturbances ad
vancing and receding. The warnings
will be flashed to the dirigible. so that
she may shift her course if necessary
to dodge the storm clouds.
The airship in this event could be
warned in time to change her course
and 60 around the storm. This would
be in line with the procedure of sur
fact ships, which frequently shift
their helm 40 avoid running into the
heart of storm.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Special 10 The Tribune.


Helena. Aug. 1O-"I am here to ask
/ for decided reduction in assessments
for the Milwaukee," said A. S. Dudley.
tax commissioner for the c. NJ. & st.
T. railway, when addressing the state
board of equalization Wednesday after
noon.
Railroad properties have been
shrinking for years; the Milwaukee has
no credit: nobody will loan US any
money; our stock has paid no divi-
dends since 1917, and our earnings in
1920 we're four million dollars short
of paying our taxes, without taking
care of our interest charges. When,
the first of last January, we had a
bond issue of $25,O0O.0O0 fall due we
were unable to obtain any money and
we had to borrow it from the govern
ment on an Is months loan. When this
falls due / do not know what I'VE are
going to do
Very Gloomy.
The statement of Mr. Dudley was the
most gloomy which has been put be-
fore the board Of equalization by any
of the representatives of railroads this
week and, in fact. Mr.. Dudley insisted
that the situation of the Milwaukee
was the most critical of any of the
railroads of the country.
He showed that the market quota
tions on common stock in January,
1916, ranged from 94a to S1.021a.
while in January. 1921, it had dropped
to a range of 27A to 81. The mort
gage and bond Indebtedness of the
company he showed to be S4O9, 762.-
600 which he estimated was worth
about 20 cents on the dollar.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Rockefeller Leaves
for China to Help
Dedicate COLLEGE

New York, Aug 1O.-John d. Rock.
efeller. Jr., with his wife and daugh
ter, will leave New York Thursday
for China, for the dedication of new
buildings of the Peking Union Medical
colleges erected by the China medical
board of the Rockefeller foundation.
DIR. George E. Vincent, president o,
the foundation, and DIR. William Fl
Welsh of Johns Hopkins university
will accompany them. They will be
joined at Vancouver by party of dis
tinguished medical men and educators
from all parts of the world and trus-
tees of the foundation, sailing August
Is on the Empress of Asia.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
State Department
Sends Out Official
Invitations for Parley

Washington. Aug. 1O.-Diplomatic
exchanges preliminary to the disarma-
ment conference reached formal stage
for the first time Wednesday when the
state department drafted notes of in
vitation to the five powers that are
to be asked to participate.
Although officials decline to divulge
details Of the move. it is understood
that the communications were brief
and set forth in general terms the pur-
poses for which the powers are re-
quested to send delegates to meet in
Washington on November IL.
The text may be made public later.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
FOREIGN BUSINESS sLuMPS.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-Exports and
imports continued their steady decline
during July but the country's trade for
the month resulted in a favorable
balance of $144,O00,O0O. according to
a statement issued Wednesday night
by the commerce department.
Exports for the month aggregated
1922 100000 as compared with 1885,
100000 last month and 1861 ,OOO, 600
in July, 1920. Imports for July totalled
SITS, ,OOO, 600 against $1S5,OOO,00O last
month and $537, 100000 in July, a year
QgO
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
STEAMER ON REEF.

San Francisco, Aug. 1O-The steaa-
er Golden Gate, Manchester, England
to San Francisco. via the Panama
canal is ashore on shoal, 35 miles
from Cristobal, according to a wire
less message received by the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce.
The captain and IA of the crew re-
mained with the ship, while 10 of the
crew made Cristobal for assistance. A
wrecking tug has been sent out, the
message said. =
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
PERSH||VC
|NSPECTS MILITARY
CAMP IN MINNESOTA
Chief of Staff Urges Prepar-
edness, Both Physical and
Mental, in st. Paul Talk.

Minneapolis. Aug. 1O.-General John
J. Pershing, after 4 days inspection Of
Fort Smelling and military institutions
in the Twin Cities, left Wednesday
night for Fort Crook. Neb. The zen
eral spoke briefly three times and
made two rather long addresses, one
at the st. Paul Athletic club and the
other following q review of the cit
izens' training camp at Fort Snelling.
In all the speeches he stressed pre-
paredness, both physical and mental.
for the battle of life
General Pershing visited the annual
encampment of the state department
of Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Of which
organization he is past honorary com
mander. In st. Paul he commended
the work done by women during the
world war.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Alaska Death List
Shows 38 Persons
Perished in Waters

San Francisco. Aug 10 Thirty
eight persons, at least, lost their lives
in the sinking of the San Francisco
and Portland Steamship Co.'S steamer,
Alaska, on Blunts reef. near Eureka,
Calf. last Saturday night it appeared
certain here Wednesday after the lists
of missing and known dead had been
carefully checked and corrected.
The list of dead totals 20, Is of
whom have been identified. The list
of missing contains the names of is
persons, all Of whom are presumed to
have been drowned.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
SPEEDING UP ORDERS ISSUED TO C0NCRES
100000 Block of States Educational Institution Bonds Are S0h
Dog Steals Blanket
From Sleeping Man
as Black Bear Alarm

Helena. Aug. lO.-W. A. Lowery
was sleeping in a tent in his yard
within the city limits, when his dog
came and pulled the blanket off Of
him, having failed to awaken him
by barking. Pursuing the dog and
blanket, Lowery came on huge
black bear, busy in his potato patch.
L0Wery said that when he went
to the door he was rather drowsy,
having just heen aroused from his
siumbers, and unthinkingly scared
bruin away by growing out "Get
out of here" whereupon the animal
made a hurried exit.
Lowery then went into the house,
having collected his thoughts
little, seized his rifle and returned,
but failed to again sight the bear.
He says the bear was from seven
to nine feet in length. He has
reason to believe that the animal
has been prowIing around the
neighborhood for about week, he
says, as he has heard strange noises
enanating from his chicken coop at
all hours during the night, and that
also his dog has uttered queer
growIs occasionally during the night
for the past week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
Governor Is Offered
Change of Venue by
Attorney Mortimer
Seething Capital Awaits Next Move of Execu-
tive in Case Which Has Attracted Attention
of Entire State; Spends First Day Since Arrest
Working at Desk and Confers With Advisors

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1O.-Offers b,
States Attorney Mortimer of a change
of venue for Governor Small, a vicious
assault by the governor upon his DO
litical enemies in Sangamon county
and announcement that State Treasurer
Edward e. Miller had turned in 1856
71.21 interest money to the treasury
for the first six months of his term
were the principal developments of
Wednesday in the seething capitol of
ulionis
The governors first day since his
arrest by Sheriff Henry Mester on a
charge of defrauding and conspiracy
was spent at his desk. He conferred
with attorneys and political allies until
would leave Springfield Thursday.
county foes. declared that he had been
falsely arrested and maintained his
innocence, the governor announced no
plans for continuing his fight. except
to threaten his enemies with exposure.
Miller Makes Report.
State Treasurer Miller's semi-annual
reports on interest earning were an in
teresting feature on the eve of the
governors arrest for defrauding the
treasury while he was at its head.
Mr.. Miller's statement of earnings
date back to January s, four days after
he Was sworn in as successor to Fred
E Sterling, who on January 5, became
lieutenant governor of Illinois.
Monthly earnings on state money
put out at interest by Miller as detail
ed in the statement, follows:
January, $3O,O99.O6; February. $40,
514.68; March, $66, 1876; April, s51,-
774.3S; May, $5S,636.O4; June, $780,
1923; July, $50, ,55S.12.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
PRISONERS MuI,hY.

Vienna, Aug. 1O-Fonr men were
killed and many more wounded in dis
orders at the great Austrian peniten-
tiary at Stein, Monday night. The in
mates OF the penitentiary mutinied af-
ter sending an ultimatum to the gov
ernment, demanding that their SEN
tsneee be redp1ed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
IOWA BANK ROBBED.

Weston, Ia. Aug. 10.-The Weston
State bank was held up and robbed
Wednesday by two men who escaped in
m automobile. It is not known how
much money they secured. Weston is
a small town on the Rock Island rail-
way 4 short distance from Council
Bluffs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
PACKERS ELECT WILSON

Chicago, Aug 1O.-Thomas e. VIII
son was reelected president Of the
Institute of American Meat Packers at
the conclusion of the institutes annual
meeting Wednesday.
John T. Agar was reelected treas
urer and w. w. Woods, director Of the
institutes bureau Of public roIstions
was also selected secretary.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
WORKMEN FIND BODY
OF HUMAN GIANT

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. 1O.-Workmen
Of the keene Strauck Coal company at
Hellenwood. Scott county, have found
buried in the earth and petrified.
giant six feet four inches tall. About
it's neck was a beautiful chain: The
nails. The hands are folded across the
breast On either side of its head ard
two horns each about four inches IN
length Its weight is about $50 pounds
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
STEAMER REPORTED MISSING.

London, Aug. 1O.-The British
steamer, Canastota. from New York,
via Sydney, N. S. W., for Wellington,
n. H., was Wednesday posted at
Loyd's as missing.
The Canastota sailed from New
York May 4, with a general cargo, and
was last reported as leaving Sydney,
June 13, for wellington. She was built
at Glasgow in 1907, is 1904 tons gross
registry and carries a crew of ii men.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
HELEN MORTON MARRIED.

Chicago. Aug. 1O.-Helen Morton.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morton, OF
Lake Forest. was married Wednesday
to William Swift. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis F. Swift at the home of the
brides parents. The service was per-
formed in the presence Of a few
friends The brides attendant was
her sister, Jane, and attending bride
groetl was his brother, v4o,as +.
Swift, Jr.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
ELkS TO BUILD IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. 1O.-A Chicago Gte
will be selected soon for $1,W0OO0
Elks headquarters, according to an an
nouncement Wednesday By Fred G.
Robinson Of Dubuque, n, grand go
retary Of the order, who has arrived IN
Chicago to open secretarial headQnax~
ters pending the erection e ~ -
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
MANY UNTITLED ORDERS.

New York, Aug. 1O.-The monthly
tonnage report of the United States
dase' day. showed iop4ss $3.50, ,s24 tons Of until
ed orders on hand July 81. This is q
decrease from untitled orders Of June
90 which were 5,117,S6S tons.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
OIL WELLS ON FIRE.

London, Aug. 1O.-Fires are raging
in Is oil wells in the suburbs of Batum,
the great oil center in Asiatic Russia,
according to advices received from
Reval, Esthonia, by the Central News
agency here. There appears to be no
means of extinguishing the conflagra-
ton, the message added.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
GERMAN RESERVIST
SENT BACK TO AND.

New York, Aug. 1O.-Werner Horn,
German reservist who was adjudged in
sane while serving sentence in federal
prison for attempting to dynamite the
railway bridge near McAdam Junction,
was sent back to Germany on the
steamship Poland.
Horn spent nearly two years in
prison in Canada.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
FORBES HEADS BUREAU

Washington, Aug. 1O.-Charles r.
Forbes, of Washington state, now di-
rector Of the bureau of war risk in
surancc, was nominated by President
Harding Tuesday to be director of the
veterans bureau, created by the Sweet
bill
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-11
GIVE SHIP TO OREGON

washington, Aug. 1O.-Instead Of
scrapping the old battleship Oregon,
the navy may present her to the state
OF Oregon as historic relic, Assist
INT Secretary Roosevelt said Wednes-
Hay.