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The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
LAND
HALTED FUND
BECOMES SHORT
Inability to Extend Work
Causes Depression,
Says Bureau.


The government's inability 20 ex-
tend reclamation work tn the West
Is holding back prosperity. accord-
ing TO Hugh A. Brown editor OF the
Reclamation Record, Of the DEPART
ment OF Agriculture. There were
1000 applicants for eighty farms
opened up last year in the NORTH
Platte area. Nebraska. and fully 500
for the fifty farms in the Shoshont
district, Wyoming. he declared.
Twenty thousand soldiers have
been inquiring about farms. 3.00e
Of this number actually going out
into the West and scores OF them
depositing their first payments. The
government last spring took in more
than 81 100000 in this way. II would
be impossible TO supply the demand
IL the government had funds SUM-
cient to carry on the work already
laid out"
Mr.. Brown explained that while
Congress authorized the Reclama-
tion Service to spend S20.OOO.OOo.
this money cannot be spent unless
il comes in.
The reclamation work is sup
ported by a revolving fund, provid-
ed chiefly from the oil leases. which
have fallen far below expectations.
said Mr.. Brown. The hope that
the revenues from the oil leases viii
greatly increase is held out, but
there is hardly any way to'overcome
the lack Of funds at this time. which
is preventing headway with the va
rious new or uncOmpleted projects,
and Of course with this work prac-
tically at standstih awaiting
financial reinforcements the tens of
thousands who would like TO begin
farming along the fertile canals
will have TO hold their hands OF
turn TO something else.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
SOUTH AMERICANS
URGE GOVERNMENT
BUY OUT PACKERS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
would sit government delegate.
Another directorate would be
formed by delegates from the South
American governments entering the
scheme.
To Direct Exporting.
The firs; directorate would under
take the placing of the products in
Europe and North America and
would handle everything connected
with expectation and payments.
The second directorate would have
its seat in one of the South Amer
ican capitals.
1t is argued that such an eGter-
prise would produce immediate
profits, "siI@e the packing Compa-
nies have established extremely low
prices for South American cattle at
the expense of the cattle raisers. and
at the same time are obtaining ex-
cessivc profits which, in Uruguay.
amount to 100 per cent on the price
paid for cattle
Copyright, 1871
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Hughes Distinguished
Graduate of BrOIcn

Charles Evans Hughes acceptance
of the Secretary OF State portfolio
tas placed his aliaS mater. Brown
University. in the nInning. with
Harvard and Princeton. in one re-
spect at least. lie is the fourth Sec
retary of State 10 be chosen from
Brown graduates. the score being:
Brown. four: Princeton. four: Har-
ward. four; Vale. three; Williams
and Mary, three; sixteen other COL
lcges. one each.
Eight SeCret.ries Of STATE never
received college training Among
them were John Marshall. Henry
Clay and Martin Van Buren
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Widow Benefits.

Mrs. Catherine V. johnson. widow
of Henry Clay Johnson who died
recently.> Is named sole beneficiary
under the will of her husband filed
for probate yesterday. vassar John
son. a son, Is remembered with a
cash bequest of 500. to be paid to
him at the discretion of his mother.
No inventory was filed with the
will
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Negroes Meet Today.

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
hold a mass meeting at 9 o'clock this
afternoon in the Howard Theater
with John Welden Johnson, the prin-
cipal speaker, talking on matters
pertaining. TO the drive for rs. 900
members which the organization has
been conducting. The Amphion eTlee
Club will furnish the entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Frat Men Dine.

National officers OF the Delta
Sigma Pr fraternity spoke at the
third annual banquet of the organi-
zation at which the five local and
several out-of-town chapters were
represented at the Hadleigh Hotel,
Sixteenth and V streets northwest,
last night. Jazz music enlivened the
occasion.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Arrested on Sisters story.
Masterpieces Restored.

Four paintings. including a Corot
OF great value, have been found in
the storeroom of q small shop at
th-Saint-Leger. near vaIen-
ciennes. II is believed they were
hidden and left there by the Ger
mans in 1918.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Horizon Blue Doomed

Horizon blue uniforms, which, re-
placed the red trousers and dark
blue coats of the French army in
1915 are to be discarded for a more
protective color. Experts are
searching for a gun gray" a shade
between Italian greenish gray and
German field gray.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
War Names Banned.

According to the Hamburg Echo.
the Bremen trade unions executive
states that the shipbuilding hands
ut Negesack suburb, have refused to
build ships for Herr Hugo SHINES
with provocative names like Hin
denburg and Ludendorf."
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
'Bluebeard" May Escape.

Landru, the French ''Bluebeard," :"
may never come to trial for the
alleged murder OF his eleven fan-
Gees. A higher court has overturn-
edf the indictment of the court Of
Paris. citing numerous irresulari-
ties in the proceedings.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
HARDING NOTE
UPHOLDS ALLIES
ON BOCHE DEBT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


French ardently desire the United
States to become a member OF some
sort of international association 10
preserve the peace of the worio'
They would prefer that the struc-
ture of the present league be pre-
served. partly because the league
covenant is so interviewer with the
provisions OF the treaty OF Ner-
saiIles, but they would be willlnG
70 eliminate from that structure all
that is unacceptable to the Ameri-
can people.
Indications are not lacking that
the French would be willing to d.
vorce the covenant from the treaty
II by so doing the ratification OF
the peace terms proper by the
United States could be procured.
What France desires above all
things Is the association of the
United States with the European
allies in enforcing the terms Of
peace.
Treaty Proper Objectionable.
To divorce the covenant from the
peace terms proper would require
revision of the treaty and the re-
submission of the revised version to
Germany and up to date there have
been no indications that the allies
are disposed to take such action.
NJ Viviani has learned. however,
that the mere separation of the
league covenant from the treaty
would not satisfy; that the treaty
proper is Objectionable to the ad-
ministration, which is opposed
either to accepting 1t in its pres
ent form or becoming responsible in
any degree for it's enforcement.
If France and the allies were
disposed to revise the treaty terms
TO the satisfaction of the United
States, the way would be opened
to American ratification of a gen.
eral peace, but whether France or
the other allies would be willing
to go that far has not been dis
closed so far as is known. Lloyd
George said a few nights ago that
revision of the treaty is imperative
bat the suggestion did not appear
tp be echoed in France at the time.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Movies Bar Children,

In Belgium .children. under Is are
now not admitted TO cinemas other
than those controlled by a special
commission, which exhibit only films
approved for family consumption.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
THINK GIRL KEPT
SUICIDE PACT WITH
! MAN WHO QUAILED
Prosecutor Credits New
Theory in Death of
Lucy Whittum.

DURAND. Mich. April IA new
theory is advanced as possible
solution OF the death. Of Lucy Whit
tum, whose bocy was found on the
Grand Trunk right Of way three
miles east Of here yesterday. 1t is
that she came to her death In rul-
nlling a suicide pact with the man
who betrayed her. and after ascer-
taining that she had swallowed the
caybolic acid the man lost heart and
ned.
Although he is holding Forrest
Higgins, the e2-year-old sweetheart
Of the girl. in tho -Corunna Jail on
a murder charge. Prosecutor II. ID.
Mathews admitted the suicide com
pact theory Is possible.
Footprints of a man and woman
leading to the spot where the girls
hody was found could be plainly
traced for sixty yards In the soft
clay and Sheriff Sproule has some
excellent photographs in addition to
the usual measurements. Leading
in another direction from the spot
where the victim was found were
ing hastily.
Planned to Wed.
Higgins, who is a yidower with
one child. told the officers that the
whittum girl and himself had plan
ned to marry. but that her parents
objected to him and that their meet
ings had been kept from her father.
An autopsy revealed that death
was due TO acid. Also that the girl
soon was to have become a mother.
She lived with her father Edgar
wittum, on a farm a mile from the
Higgins home.
Arrested on Sisters story.
Higgins. who is 90. was arrested
at ST. Johns. when Emma Wittum.
l4-year-old sister of Lucy. told the
authorities she heard Higgins make
an appointment with Lucy Tuesda y
to meet him Wednesday night in the
woods on the Higgins farm.
She added that she saw Higgins
give her sister 81 and told her TO
buy acid. She said Lucy left. home
Wednesday evening to keep the ap-
pointment.
Higgins admitted seeing the girl
Tuesday. but denied making an ap-
pointment for Wednesday or that he
gave her a dollar or said anything
about acid. He also denied knowl-
edge of her condition.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

Miss Margaret Wade. selected as
social secretary to Mrs. Harding, Is
a well-known newspaper woman.
now being employed on a Washing
ton newspaper as society editor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

1t Is claimed that cigarette smok-
ing In the United States among
women has increased from so to IS
per cent during the past year.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
TWO SUSPECTS HELD
|NC0|V|VECT|0vW WITH
BIG BANK ROBBERY
Men Said to Fit Description
of Bandits Who Held Up
Loyalton Institution.

Sacramento. CAL, Oct. 1.-Two
men arrested here late Friday night
by the police and held in the city
Jail on suspicion of being the two men
who last week held up and robbed the
Sierra Valley bank at Loyalton. Sierra
county. Of more than $4,000. The
men who gave their names as James
Flynn and Arthur s. Thomas were
said to fit the meagre descriptions Of
the bandits which had been furnished
the local authorities.
According to the police Thomas adj
mits that he has been in northern
California. He claimed, the officers
said, to have been in Redding recently
where he was joined by Flynn, who
came from Montana.
The men will be held, it was stated,
pending further efforts to identity
them.
Rewards aggregating $4,000 have
been offered for the apprehension Of
the bandits.
Word received here from Loyalton
quoted Fred Robertson, sprivate de-
tective. as stating that &61e Of the
emn who held up the Loyalton bank
and who has been referred to as
Mahoney, is in reality Red" Malon
who has served two prison terms, one
each in Wyoming and Montana. Rob-
ertson declared the post office has
records Of MalOn.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
JAPAN'S POLICY
At ARMS MEET
BEING PREPARED
Island Kingdom Wants
1t Known Nation Is
Supporting Conference
Armaments of Other
Countries Taken as
Basis for Reduction.

| Toxic, Oct. 15-(By The Associat-
ed Press. )-Japan's disarmament pol
icy, formulated during repeated con-
ferences of the cabinet council and
submitted for approval to the advisory
| council, will serve as instructions for
the Japanese delegates to the Wash
ington conference according to news
paper Asahi Shimbun. The main
points of this policy. says that news
paper, are substantially as follows:
'The maintenance of world peace
is the ardent desire of the japanese
nation; so much so that the imperial
government approved ahead of the other
powers the idea of holding the Wash
ington conference. The delegation
shall strive to make clear that the prin
ciple of the empire is to maintain the
minimum strength necessary for as
suring the defense of the country.
The japanese policy has not been
framed with the armament of other
countries as an objective, but only
with the idea of necessary defense
taking the geographical position of
Japan into consideration. The yearly
increase in armament expenditure has
been due to the fact that internation-
al relationship has not allowed the
powers to slacken their respective
armament preparations. IL possible,
the sources of international difficulties
shall be rooted out and perfect assur-
ance of national defense established.
Japan will willingly agree to a limi
tation of armament with the other
powers.
The delegation shall endeavor to
make clear that the government is
sincere in its desire to lessen the bur-
den of national armament expendi-
flrp
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
Wilson and Taft
Are Invited For
Services TO Honor
"Unkn0Wn Yank''

Washington, Oct. t5.-The names
Of Woodrow Wilson and William
Howard Taft, as x-presidents of
the United States have been placed
next to that of President Hardings
on the list Of invited guests to the
ceremonies at Arlington, Novem-
BIER II, when the American "Un-
known Soldier" will be honored by
the nation.
Other distinguished guests an
nounced by Secretary Weeks in
cIude Vice President Coolidge, the
justices Of the supreme court,
members of congressional leaders,
members Of the diplomatic corps,
dsleaates to tho limitation Of arma-
menf conferences, foreign military
officers Of high rank. the govern
ors OF the states, the heads of
veterans organizations and repre-
sentatjves Of American Fed Cross
and other public societies.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16

ters. each chairman is to open his
packet to identify the word.
Orders Outlined
No reservations are made in strike
authorization. Skeleton service out
lined in the bylaws of the unions. is
to be maintained, but otherwise every
man is expected to walk out. The
instructions declare the men have
ldentically the same right to refuse
to perform service on mail train AS
you have to perform service on
freight train.'
Arriving at their respective head
quarters. general chairmen of the
brotherhoods and switchmen viii inn
mediately issue. systerd orders over
the general chairmen's signatures,
carving the hour and date Of strike.
These orders will go to local chair
men who will pass them to the rank
and file
Although complete plans for the
walkout of the other eleven of tho
sixteen standard railroad orraniza-
tons were incomplete Saturday nirht.
it was said the general procedure
would be much like that Of the
brotherhoods.
Warren II. Stone. grand chief of
the engineers, declined to comment on
the conferences of this week.
Mr.. Lee refused to comment on the
strike orders, although he admitted
that he had already sent out one
authorization to strike to trainmen on
the International and Great Nor
thern. Trainmen on this road. which
operates between San Antonio and
Palestine. Texas. asked to strike at
Noon, October %, independently of
the other groups. Mr.. Lee gave his
several days ago, and it
still stands. The road. however. is
included in the first group scheduled
to walk out, and the trai1men may
defer action until October 80.
l.: E. Sheppard, president of the
conductors, said he could say nothing
reiterating his announcement Of sew
eral days ago that no official state
ment would be given out here.
T. c. Cassen, head of the switch
men. and w. s. Carter, president of
the firemen. declined to comment.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
EXECUTIVES Claim
ROADS WILL RUN
DESPITE WALK OUT
President of c. NJ. & st. P
Hints Unions Called Strike
Merely for Effect

Chicago. Oct 15.-fBy The Associ-
Iated Press). The railroads will be
able to continue operation despite the
nation wide strike called by sixteen
railroad labor organizations, in the
opinion of Samuel l.. FELTON,. president
of the Chicago Great Western. one of
the principal roads included in the first
group on which the rail employees will
walk out on October 30.
Asked Saturday what preparations
the railroads of the country had made
to combat strike, Mr.. FELTON, declared
he was confident there would be no
complete tieup of transportation.
What will the roads do when the
strike goes into effect?" he was asked.
I'VE will cross that bridge when
we come to it, he replied.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
WOMAN CLAIMS
DIR. bRUMF|EL
ACTED QUEER
Accused Dentist May
Be Put on Stand in
His Own Defense.
Brother Says Doctor
Was Nervous and Suf-
.fered rom Headaches.

Roseburg Ore. Oct. 15.-Dr. r. NJ
Brumfield will probably 20 on the wit
ness stand late Saturday in his trial
Tor the alleged murder of Dennis Rus
/ sell, according to information from re-
| liable sources.
Mrs. June Brown of Oakland, Ore
gon, friend of the Brumfield family
lof several years. witness by whom
the defense sought to show that the
, accused was not mentally reliable dur
ing the days just prior to the disc0v-
cry OF the body beneath the burning
automobile on the Melrose road. de-
ciared on cross examination. that be-
ginning in April DIR, Brumfields ma
ture seemed to undergo a change that
was marked by fits Of excessive an
ger.
Had Staggering Spell
Early. in July, she went on he had a
staggering spell in his office and the
next day surprised her tMrs. Brown
is an elderly woman with white hair
by calling her little girl"
He handed me lamp chimney"
she said. describing another occasion.
"and said it was unbreakabIe and asked
me to fall down stairs with it and
see if it would break"
'ene told Oh other occasions and said
he acted peculiar on July 10" but
did not answer direct questions to
whether she thought him insane.
DIR. John A. Brumfield Of Fort
Branch. Ind. brother of the accused
testified that twice during his youth,
Richard NJ. Brumfield was struck on
the head and knocked unconscious. He
was nervous, easily put into a fervor
that would make him delirious and suf-
fered from increasingly intense head
aches the witness said. He walked in
his sleep, the doctor said. and on one
occasion their mother prevented him
from jumping. while asleep, from an
upstairs window
Crowds Come Early.
Crowds flocked early to the Doug
las county courthouse to gain seats to
hear witnesses for the defense. The
courtroom was filled at s o'clock.
Three defense witnesses were called
Friday after the state rested, and
there was rumor about the court
house that DR.. Brumfield might take
the stand but attorneys would not give
any information Of this.
DIR. Brumfield was very nervous !,
his cell at the Jail before going to
court Saturday morning according to
Tiny Bill Keeper, his jailer and
guard.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
LONDON ARRANCES
FOR j. S. CEREMONY;
SEEKS FRIENDSHIP
Discussion of Relations Between
America and England Given
Much Newspaper Space.

London, Oct. 15.-Discussion of the
relations existing between the United
States and Great Britain filled much
space in Saturdays papers. Aside from
references to the probable visit of
Prime Minister Lloyd George to Wash
ington and arrangements for Monday s
ceremony in Westminster Abbey, there
was printed long appeal from proni-
nent persons interested in the Sui
grave institution, asking the public i'm
mediately to raise $4,000 pounds This
institution has been working to bring
about closer relations between America
and Great Britain and sponsored the
work of restoring the ancestral home
of George Washington, which was re-
Gently rededicated.
The sum asked for by the institution
is described as "a prelude to American
Armistice day and as practical evil
dence Of their interest in a movement
toward better understanding.
The Morning Post warmly recon-
mends the appeal, saying: 1--WE lay
the institutions request before all who
are concerned in averting the possibil-
ity of estrangement. which in these
days of vague drifting may SO easily
arise"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
Attorney Defines
Legal Status of xxx.

Austin, Texas. Oct. 15.-Attorney
General c. NJ Cureton last Saturday
in an opinion to Governor Pat NJ.
Teff. defining the legal status of the
Ku Klux Klan, held:
"Any order. organization, or body
of individuals who agree and confed-
crate among themselves to do any act
which would be in violation Of the
laws of the country would be illegal,
and every act of every individual COM
posing the conspiracy in furtherance
Of the conspiracy, would be illegal
"This would apply to the masked
parades where such parade is a part
Of, and in furtherance of purpose
to do some act which would be in
violation Of the law
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
Employees on Road
Controlled by Ford
Will Stay at Work

Chicago, Oct. I5.-(By the As.
ISOLATED Press. )-T. c. Case,
president of the Swtichmen's or.
ganization, tonight said that the
Detroit, Toledo l. Ironton railroad,
owned by Henry Ford, would be
the only road not affected by the
strike. He said that Mr.. F0rd's
treatment had made 1t unnecessary
10 organize the men on that road
and that they consequently were
not affected by the strike order.
Mr.. Cassen said that general
headquarters for the strike would
be In Cleveland. Headquarters of
the Switchmen's Union of North
America will be moved there from
Buffalo and the Order of Railway
Conductors will transfer its head
quarters from Cedar Rapids, la,
to Cleveland. he added.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
500 Line Asks
Lands TO HeID
Settle Dispute

Chicago, Oct. i5.-A telegram
to Federal Judge Keneshaw N.
Lands from the 500 Line asking
him to act as arbitrator in the
wage and working condition dif-
ferences between tho road and its
employees was received at the
Judges office Saturday.
Federal Judge keneshaw NJ.
Lands, who is In New York, said
that he had sent telegram to the
500 Line officials asking them tho
nature of the wage and working
difficulties the railroad has with
its employees. His message was in
response to one from the 500 Line
asking him to act as arbiter In the
dispute.
Judge Lands said he was not
familiar with the dispute and that
he would not consent to act as
arbiter until he learned the condi.
tions. He declared also that he
might have fixed opinions on some
of the questions involved and in
that event he would be disqualified
to act.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
Vera Cruz EMBARGO
on Oil Is Lifted
by Court Decision

Mexico City, Oct. 15-Officials of
the state of Vera Cruz have lifted the
embargo they placed on the properties
Of the Agusla Oil company last Satur-
day following legal proceedings brought
by the firm, British corporation. The
embargo was ordered as security for
back taxes totalling 100000 pesos,
which it is alleged, had not been paid.
Further relief against adverse action
by the state authorities of Vera Cruz
apparently was obtained by the Aguila
company Friday, when it secured a re-
versal by the supreme court Of deci-
sion by lower tribunal relative to the
validity of certain. DEGREES issued by
Vera Cruz officials. Some of these
DEGREES dated as far back as 1913.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-16
Severe Fire Reported
in Texas Village

Dallas, Tex. Oct. 15.-After raging
six hours Friday night, fire starting
in the business section of Paris and
spreading to the residential district was
brought under control at o'clock Sat
urday morning. according to telephone
advices received here from Hony Grove,
20 miles west Of Paris.
Besides the loss in the business dis
trict. 10 residences were destroyed and
the total loss will be around $1,000
coo. the nessage said.