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LABOR BOARDS DECISION
BRINGS LITTLE. lItpRlSE

ltE lHllth news
WASHINGTON, May lSl-Announcc-
mont that the Eoalrond Labor Board.
in Chicago, had determined upon a
general reduction in wages for un-
skilled workers, brought little sur
prise TO officials Of the government
or officials OF labor unions.
Labor leaders said they expected
n reduction. and rcpc.ted contentious
that IL was unIuStiMcu. They declined
to make detailed comment until they
mad seen the decision OF the board
and until the amount OF the reduction
had been determined.
The reduction in wage is unjus-
titled" declared Frank Morrison. vice.
OF Labor.
Government, officials. who have
been studying the transportation
crisis, regarded the action Of the
board as brliS.:ig uci.rcr the rate ad
lu*tmcnt w-icG.it is hoped can be ;tc-
comp!!shcd Various projects adj.
vanccd for solving Ihr problem have
been held in allegiance. ronhing set
Element Of The wage disputes before
the labor board.
Railroad executives appearing be-.
fore the Interstate Commerce com.
m!ttce OF Tho Senate. which is con
dncting railroad investigation. de .
ciincd 20 comment on the announce
inent.
Daniel willard. president Of the
baltimore ana ONO. discussing wages
paid railroad officials. said the mat.
ter has been ''mucn in the public
mind and much misrcproscntcd." lie
said agitation. and proposed lccisla-
tive limitations, were making ~ dif!i-
cult for tho roads TO obtain good OK
ecutiNes. and argued that salaries ar.
not excessive.
a. II. Smitn, prcs.dcu, Of the New
York Central. told The committee
That IN hl> opinion ia. railroads of
inc United States furnished IN. most
econom!ea! transportation TO be- found
enyWhcrc
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4. <. MAINTAINS
IItNDS-OEE policy

GEy United Ncws.I
WAS'ilNGToE, May is,-Thc L. s.
government IN an official note 10
poland has further cmuhasizcd ito
decision to maintain q hands of rol-
icy on questions ~ strictly Eurupcan
concern.
George Harvey. Z & ambassador To
Great Rritain. "h.'" ne may sit i'm as
an observer" az ~" allied supreme
council meeting. 10 discuss the ST,
lcs!an situation. viii In no way par
iicirht" IN ii% decisions /, may hc
Srid THIS attitude. forecast ~ .nc
uitra News. viii undergo change
only IN event ,na, Tho Siicslan tnr-
states
.ho American position was drawn
iHto Official "Np.anat!cn bv a re.
Guest OF poland COR United states
.uhport 81 ~ contentious I'm Sll"sia
G"'iro."5y OF STATE Hughes. in reply
o'rI"r"H 'ha' tho settlement Of gnch
n"hn6ar" disDutcs as arise in Tho
matter uT'i'cr confederation - q mat
'"' ~ European concern which.
,,.nHi.r 81. "trahitonol policy "f tho
.','! states TINS government can
net hccou. involved
Tho Hughes note further tends 10
confirm tho h"iiet Of dipln-nu,s and
officials. reported ~ these HieDaichcs
mat Hughes and I.]ovd George arc in
r"ricct understanding and accord in
! I,'t"'Nr' ne :" squclch mIlitaris'iI>
dlpiuil"'i IN continental Throne A.
/ 80" Inn" Lloyd George uttered his
| hlnihmatic challenge 10 France on tho
| N'"sidn question II was pointed out
," 3thc.hl ana dinl"natic quarters
! n're mat tho Rrits' Prcnler's sn"cch
! fCllow"d immcdiatclv upon tho heals
! "i d'cltrai IONS nv American spnkcs
| men that the United states would not
/ 'NNNiNr .ns'lf IN tHe Snos!an matter
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v. R. & P. FRANCHISE
BEFORE Committee
(Continued From First pngcl

tIontinued From First Pagc.)
Director Trafrord. of the Department.
OF Utilities. and Comptroller Cofer.
acting In the capacity Of an advisory
board. All phases of the situation
were gone into. The question OF en-
gaglng the services OF an expert TO
survey the compnny's property with
the object of supplying the commit
tee with data upon which to place n
possible valuation. was fully dis
cusscd. and. while no decision was
reached. indications are that. unless
stronger reasons are forthcoming or
great pressure is brought to bear
upon tho committee. there will be no
expenditure of money for uch an cx-
pert.
-Four Arc Opposed.
-Four members oil the committee
expressed themselves as opposed to
the employment q foutSide help, Al
dermcn Gunst. Epps ana Woody and
Councilman Moore felt that the de-
tails incidental to fair valuation
might be well-takcn care of by the
directors themselves. Cha irman Pull
Ter aud Councilman English favored
expert services. believing that tho
city directors were not sufficiently
familiar with such work TO be ablo
to produce good results.
After hearing tho Assistant city
Attorney at considcra Bile length the
committee adjourned at II o'clock to
meet Tuesday night at s o'clock To
further consider the proposition.
Members present were Chairman ord
way Fuller. Aldermen Gunst. Epps,
Woody. Councilmcn Moore. English.
In tho outset nj discussion MIR.
Gunst Expressed himself az perfect
~ convinced that Directors Tranord
over the valuation given by the cX-
merits employed by the company and
deciding upon happy medium as &c
fair valuation upon which 10 base
rates. and thus save tho city a large
sum of money.
Mr.. Epps expressed similar views
and declared however. that before any
definite action is taken full Nom
bership should be present lie want.
ed the petition for 7-cent fare takcr
UP and disposed of before action IL
taken on tho main question. but this
matter was left open To be taken ur
At the next meeting and n date liked
Tor meetings AZ which the general
public may be present
Directors Fully Capable.
Mr.. Moore felt that the matter 1.
o. such Importance that all members
IF the committee should 10 present
20 take part In the debate before nc,
ton is taken. He was satisfied. how.
ever. that the directors were fully
capa bile OF handling the proposition.
MT. woody said that tho directors
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Single Ship Brings 5,212
Soldiers Bodies Home
ICY United :News.l

NEW YORK. May lS.-Fivc
thousand two hundred and
twelve American heroes came
home" today in collins drapci
by the stars and stripes. Among
them were eleven nurses.
This, the largest number OF
bodies to be returned on a single
snip were on the United States
transport Wheaton. which made
the sad journey in II days. The
dead represent every overseas
division OF every state in tho
union. and every cemetery in
France, except Romagne. Funeral
services viii be held aboard snip
Sunda :. owing TO the difficult
work OF checking idcntiiica,ions.
no bodies Will be permitted TO hc
removed until after these services.
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Colonel Anderson said il would prob
ably be admitted that 7-ccnt far
win I-ccnt charge for transfer
might bridge the company over ii
present embarrassment. This in
Vtncys. would. roughly estimated
bring an added revenue to tho coml
pany OF S54O.OOO II yonr lie PROPOSE
IL thirty-ycar franchise to oInt rae
SIX hve-ycar periods. The fare fol
that period Is to be cents. AL
me eNp!ration OF the period, the com
pany and the city are TO confer as /.
the next step in fares. IL the rel
ccipts are. such as to warrant IL. tn
fare may be reduced. or II may be In |
creased. according TO circumstance
IT the parties disagree. the matte
may BIO left to the corporation comI
mission for adjustment. This mcthoI
Is to be pursued ut the end of ever
five years.
There was some discussion as
the part the corporation commissi 10
Is to take In the proceedings. mem
hers of the committee declaring them
selves against going TO the corpora
ton commission for anything
At this point the committee AL
tourncd to next Tuesday night. who
the discussion will be resumed.
Prior TO the meeting T.. Rnndolp
Williams, general counsel for iii
Dany. appeared before the commi,tc
and requested that tho question oil
cent faro be taken up at AL
carly date.
The meeting last night was incxccu|
tive session, AMI the meeting neaI
Tuesday will also he held behind
closed doors.
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ball match in Bandon. County Cork,
yesterday. armed civilians began FIR
ing with u machine gun. Several
spectators were wounded. y military
patrol engaged the attacking force
and covered the retreat OF the foot
ball players To the barracks, where
fight that lasted half an hour en-
sued. II resulted in one soldier be-
ing killed and three Of the attacking
party being wounded.
Patrick Bunny, former soldier. was
taken from his home In the Dundrum
district. Dublin County. and driven
20 "A field. where he was killed. Dur
Ing an attack on military lorrIeS
passing civilian was shot dead
An official announcement issued
today says that Il party OF thirteen
rebels near Eilmacthomas. County
Waterford, was surprised by the
military and surrendered without a
SIGHT Tho men handed over their
arms and five bicycles.
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Was rn.,ronc rnnncll Mrr,inr.


LONDON. May lS-n i. POSSIBLE
that the meeting OF the supreme
council 10 consider the question of
Upper SiicS.a may be postponed a
few days beyond tho week end
chiefly due 10 the shortncss OF the
!ntcrNh! between tn" assembly tomOr.
row Of the French Parliament. before
which Premier BRAND Viii make an
important speech. and the tentative
date for the council conference.
If the SummoniuG OF tho council is
delayed Il meeting between Pr"rnicrs
Lloyd George and Eriand FOR informal
conversation. is not unlikely Mr.
Lloyd George plans to :pcnd tho
Weekend AT the scacoast. In the event
IN" council does not meet and ,hi.
mas given rise 20 tn" report that Ia
VIII invite NJ BRAND Ia confer with
MN at iympnc on SATURDAY or sun
day.
Ambassador Harvey has not vet am.
h"nnccd whether he Viii participate
a. r"pr"S"utatiN. OF the United states
III the council meeting.
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RlCKENBACKER TO ATTEMPT
2-DAY FLIGHT ACROSS u. S.
!,By Ass.o.e!iatct rr*ssl

SAN FRANCISCO. May lS-Captain
Eddie Rickcnhackcr. premier ace %
American aviators during the world
war. announced here today lac VIII
attempt two-day transcoutinen;al
flight from Oakland California TO
Washington. p. c.. taking OFF May .;
Rickenbackcr hopes TO reach Chey.
enne. Wyo., By noon and omaha %ch.
by nightfali tho first day
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.''' ~" VbN 70. N'1 N htttt ~ Adu
business
Unions VIII Protest.
The protests II the railroad unions
against the wage cuts are not eX-
ptcted 10 extend beyond the Formally
of making such protests Throughout;
the hearings on this subject 1t has
been common knowledge OF leaders
on both sides THAI President Harding
requested the board 20 hurry It's de-
lieeraiions to the utmost In order 10
announce pending reductions To get
business back on a sound BASIS.
The working rules decision. also to
be announced around July !. xii! be
the chief consolation for the en-
ployes.
The craft unions will b. awarded.
II Is known. "a definite code OF unlver-
sal rules. based on sixteen principles
INCLUDING the eight-hour day. hours
OF labor, overtime, protection OF
health and other fundamentals Tn.
big brotherhouhs VIII. in all. likcli-
hood be restored to their valued Diff
fercntials in pay. Now engineers are
paid almost the same as carmen, and
this Is resented.
With the announcement Of the com
..-jny wage decision, the Chicago and
Alton Wednesday rc-crnploycd 1000
maintenance OF way and shop men
and announced 1000 moro men would
be taken on ly June |. Other railroads
are contemplating the same action
curing the coming week
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STUDENTS FORM BODY
TO KILL ALL MINISTER'S

BELGRADE. May ls.--An organiza-
ton called the "Omiadina" made mn
mostly Of students formed for the
purpose Of assassinating all minis.
ters aiding in the PRONUNCIATION or
legislation in Croatia. which they op-
pose. is said to have been discovered
Ply tbefR2lice in Agram,
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blast Destroys Powder Plant.

WILMINGTON. DEL. MAY Is-kn
"Nnioslon shortly after midnirb,
party wrecked the plant OF In.
United states FlaahlcsE Powder Com
pany, at Carrcron. near here. Fro
Followed and All four buildings of tho
plant arc endangered.
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suspcnd Narcotic Agent.

suspend Narcotic Agent.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK, May lS.-No
'icc OF tho suspension OF forty-ny
days of ". T. TruSton, narcotI
agent iif charge OF tho New Orlcan
Federal narcotic force. waH receive
~ the district headquarters of tn
prohibition enforcement divisioj
here. to-day.
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LOWER PASSENGER
AND FREIGHT RATES
ARE EXPECTED NEXT
Unions VIII Protest.

-. Continued From First PagcD
arc now out OF work because Of bad
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7 DIE, MANY HURT IN
IRISH OUTBREAKS

(Continued From Flrst Page.l
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
BILLIONS NEED
Of RUINS AREA

Paris. May 11.-(By the Associat.
ed Press)-M. Loucheur, minister fo,
the devasted regions. announced that
something like 100000 100000 francs
were to be spent in these regions, in
addition to the 7OOO,O0OOOO already
employed for this purpose.
France he said, will be obliged to
furnish from 25,OOOOO 600 to 10000
100000 francs for reconstruction alone
over and above her share Of the re-
parations due from Germany, accord
ing to the reparations commissions
figures.
just before the London conference
Doctor Simons. the foreign minister.
offered in behalf of Germany to fur
nish $4,000 houses. declared Mr.. Lou
cher and he added:
Now we are going to ask Germany
to deliver them"
NJ. Loucheur referred with much ap-
parent satisfaction to the remark of
Roland w. Boyden, the American rep
resentative on the reparations COM
Tuesday that during his alb
sence from the commission it had
completed reparation plan which
had t he approval of the entire world.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
HARD|NC''5 NEW
WELFARE DEPT.
IN ROUGH SEA-
General Sawyer Sub
jected to Extensive
Questioning by Solons.
Educational Forces of
Country Are Strongest
Opponents of Move.

Washington, May 11-Indications
that the proposal to create a depart
ment of public welfare will not have
smooth sailing through congress were
furnished Wednesday at initial hearings
by senate and house education commit
tees on the pending Kenyon bill which
embodies the principles Of such de-
partment as endorsed by President
Harding and as worked out at his direc-
ton by Brigadier General c. E Sawyer.
his personal physician
General Sawyer. who appeared to
outline the proposal. was subjected to
extensive questioning by members of
the two committees who wanted to
know if the consolidation of the educa-
tional social and humanitarian bureaus
of the government would not add to the
number Of government employees aud to
governmental expenditures.
The presidents physician in reply
eontended that through elimination OF
duplication both the number of EN-
ployes and the expenditures would be
reduced and promised figures to sub
stantiate his assertion.
The most pronounced opposition,
however. came from supporters of the
proposal to establish department of
education. they arguing that the educa-
tional forces of the country would not
be satisfied with division of education
in department of public welfare. Cen
eral Sawyer declared that many leading
educators had endorsed the proposed
public welfare bureau.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
Serious Crisis Faced
by Organized Labor,
Says Engir Chief

Cleveland, Ohio. May 11.--Organ-
lied labor is facing the worst crisis
in its history, Warren $. Stone. grand
chief engineer Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, declared We'd
nesday in his report submitted at the
opening Of the organizations triennial
convention.
Twenty thousand members--almost
one fourth Of the total--are without
jobs, he said
Mr.. Stone refrained from comment
and the wage reduction case now before
the United States railroad labor board.
WILSON i Lasdsd.
Mr.. Stone reviewed the. brother
hoods wage movement in the past
three years. and declared that had not
Woodrow Wilson been stricken in his
western trip, Conditions would have
been different. He said the former
had promised that upon his
return he would place ssthe entire pow
er Of ~ koy fnment behind the move
ment a 4ur1 Tho eoniieantl1 increas-;
I'M cost 9f living. and psoti otiEesri.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
HARVEY
NEE is CURzON
King George Will Re-
ceive Ambassador
Thursday A. M.

London May 11.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press Colonel Harvey, the
new United States ambassador to
Great Britain. presented his creden-
tials to Earl Curzon, the foreign min
lister at the foreign office this after
noon. He will be received in au;!i-
ence by King George at buckingham
palace at Z o'clock Thursday morning
and will make his first public appear
ance at the dinner to be given by the
Pilgrims society May 10.
Meanwhile Ambassador Harvey has
announced that he will refrain from
granting interviews and from any dis
cussion of international affairs.
Commended to Britishers.
Few Of the afternoons newspapers
comment on Mr.. Harvey, but the Pail
Mall Gazette says the new American
ambassador announced himself by his
words of greeting. Which could not
be exceeded in cordialty or couched
in terms more agreeable to the people
of this country"
The newspaper said Colonel Har-
vey is commended personally to Eng
hshmen by his record as staunch
upholder Of the allied cause in the hour
Of strain and anxiety.
President Harding. the newspaper
says, has intimated a friendly dispo-
sition toward this country with a
frankness for which it would be diff
cult to find a precedent.
The United States, in the opinion
of the Pail Mall Gazette, has found a
president who realizes that an atti-
tude of aloofness does not consort with
the material and moral facts of the
present world.
'The spirit which the American
people share by kinship with our
selves, the newspaper says in conclu-
sion. "forbids them to renounce the
leadership which lies open to them in
what he may call the salvage of war
stricken humanity. We rejoice to think
that her choice will be as the inaugural
speech of her ambassador indicates,
that the Samaritan and not the priest
or Levite will be taken for her model
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
JAMES MURRAY,
PIONEER MINER
Of BUTTE, DIES

Monterey. Calf, May 11.-James 4.
Murray. wealthy mining man, died
here Wednesday after a long illness,
He was born in Canada and was over
so years old He is survived by n
widow and stepson.
He had extensive mine holdings in
Butte. Mont. Arizona. and Mexico
and owned much real estate in Port
land and Seattle. according to friends,
Butte. May Thames A. Murray
was born in county Clair. Ireland, So
years ago. He came to America when
Young, living first in Canada. He then
lived in the south and later in Cali
fornia. coming to Montana about 80
years ago. For many years he has
been recognized as one of Montana's .
distinctive characters. choosing to con-
ceal many worthy beneyolences with a
rather rough mannerism typical of the
west
At one time he owned more mining
claims in the Butte district than any
other man. but he had disposed of
these and during late years was inter-
ested principally in banks. hot springs,
hotels and residential property in sew
eral states. His largest banking inter-
ests were said to be in Portland and
Seattle. but he was very secret;ve as
to his business affairs. He closed his
Butte bank four years ago and for a
number of years had refused to ac-
rept deposits saying that he had so
much trouble trying to take care of his
own money that he did not feel dis
oosed to bother with that of others.
Mr. Murray was many times million
aire. friends believe.
Relatives here know little Of his
family connections. stating that two
,ephews in Butte and a niece in
Seattle are the only close, kinsmen.
lie was a heavy contributor to schools, |
,rphan asylums and institutions of /!
,enefit to children but would never per-
nit his name to be published in con-
,ection with any benevolencc.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
SURE SHOT OIL
WELL [TAPSSANO;
400 bBL. FLOW

Lewistown, May IL
President G. A. Jeffery, Of
the Sure Shot Oil Co., a
Red Lodge concern, an
nounces that well in Sec
tion Ia, 1929, came in
Wednesday afternoon. He
estimates the production
at more than 200 barrels,
the general estimate being
close to 400 barrels. The
Sure Shot is the farthest
south of any producer in.
Cat Greek by half 4 mile.
and drilling to the south Of
it will be started at5 once.
The well was drilled with
a large rotary machine, of
the type used in Texas and
it worked well, averaging
close to 200 feet a day in .
actual drilling time, COM
pletely shattering all drill
ing records for Cat Creek.
President Jeffrey will
Immediately select the To-
cation for the Sure Shots
No. 2 well, which will be
spudded in as soon as pos
sible.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-05-12
TEUT0NS 5HuN
GOVERNMENTS IS
PRESS OPINION
So-called Parliament
PLAYED Frances Game
Comments One Organ.
Conservatives Did Duty
in Opposing Accept
ance Says Westarp.

Berlin, May 11.--(By the Associated
Press. THE newspapers of the ma
tionalists and industrialists Wednesday
receive the new cabinet and its action
in accepting the allied ultimatum with
expressions of scorn and contempt.
The GeGrman people. insofar as it
has yet been able to think and feel. will
not have anything in common with the
government says the Pan-German
Deutsehe Zeitung. For US this docu-
ment is but a scrap of paper
Conservatives Duty.
Count Frederick Won Westarp con-
servative member of the reichstag,
writing in the kreuzzeitung. declares
the conservatives did their duty in OPP
posing acceptance of the ultimntum. He
expressed the hope that their action
will resolve itseM into a seed from
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