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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
VEN|RE IS ISSUED
To TRY MRS, KABER;
MIDWIFE INVOLVED

Cleveland June 11.-A venire of &C
names to form jury to try Mrs. Eva
Catherine kaber and her daughter
Marian McArdle. for the murder OF
MIS- kaber's husband, Daniel f.
haber. two years ago. was issued late
saturday after the prisoners had plead
ed not guilty to first degree murder
charges They were refused bond and
taken to JAIL Hearing is set for June
Since her arrival here from New
YORK Friday night both she and her
daughter have eaten but few SPOON
fuls OF bread and milk and that under
protest
MRS. kaber's refusal to eat is look
ed upon with concern by Sheriff Stan
nard because of her weakened condi-
ton caused by loss of blood in her
attempted suicide in the New York
Jail.
New Arrest Is Made.
"A new arrest was made Saturday. A
man said to have introduced Mrs. Kab-
er 60 the woman, a midwife of San
dusky, Ohio. several days ago, alleged
to have furnished poison said to have
been administered to kaber in his food
was arrested here and severely grilled
Two more indictments, both against
women. are expected soon. one being
against the midwife and the other
against the friend Of Mrs. Kaber, whom
the latter accuses of making the plans
for the murder of Kaber.
Identify Midwife.
Mrs. kaber and her daughter both
identified the midwife in the examina-
ton Saturday morning as having made
a poison potion for Mrs. Kaber. to be
given to kaber and charged she also
aided in procuring the assassins who
him. Police declared the
midwife struck back at Mrs. Kaber al
most before the Identification was com
p]eted, charging her accuser with
wanting your husband. Dan Kaber,
put out of the way"
Prosecutor Stanton said that as a
result of the midwife's admissions.
coupled with her Identification by Mrs
kaber and her daughter as the poison
purveyor and assassin procurer" she
IS undoubtedly connected with the mur-
Ter plot
Seven persons. five women and two
men. are now in custody for completely
n the murder
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Minneapolis Dedicates
Victory Memorial. Drive
in Honor of War Heroes

Minneapolis, June 11.-"Victory
Memorial drive" new Minneapolis
thoroughfare, was dedicated Saturday
afternoon to Minneapolis and Henne-
pin county's $50 men who died in the
world war. Representatives of allied
nations, the state, the city and $4,000
citizens joined in n parade and cere-
monies, which included decoration Of
500 elm trees along the drive, planted
in memory to the dead. Nine airplanes
flew overhead, dropping flowers.
Colonel +. w. Galbraith, late ma
tional commander of the American leg
ion who was killed at Indianapolis
Thursday, was to have been the prin-
cipal speaker. A vacant chair on
which a wreath had been placed marked
his place on the speakers stand.
NotabIes Among Speakers. !.
The speakers, all Of whom paid tri-
butte to the world war dead, and Col-
onel Galbraith, included: Judge Ell
Torrance Of Minneapolis. who deliv-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
FARMERS FINANCE
CORR. :, S100,000,000
CAPITAL, ORGANIZED

Chicago. June 11.-Final steps il
the organization of the $1OO,OOO,O ,OOO
Farmers Finance corporation were
taken here Saturday when the execu-
tive committee of the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, received word
that the articles of incorporation and
bylaws had been filed at Wilmington,
Del.
G. HI. Gustafson, Lincoln, Nebr.. was
elected president; Frank H. Myers,
Fort Dodge, Ia., secretary, and Will
liam G. Eckhardt, DeKalb, Ill, treas
urer. These officers hold similar posi-
tions>ip the United States Grain Grow
ers, Inc, Of which the Farmers FL
name corporation is subsidiary.
The officers will serve until the next
meeting Of the full board Of directors
when permanent organization will be
effected.
The finance corporation was design
ed to enable the farmers grain market
ing machinery to finance the move
ment OF crops raised by it's members.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Huge Profits in Shoe
Business Halted by
the Strike Of Buyers

Washington. June 11.-High prices
of footwear which obtained during 1918
and were increased In 1919 resulted
from abnormal conditions Of supply
and demand. both economical and psy-
Geological resulted from the war the
federal trade commission Saturday re-
ported to the house Of representatives.
The report was submitted in response
to a resolution.
"Incident to these conditions the re-
port said were large margins of pro-
fit taken BY tanners. shoe manufac-
turers, wholesale jobbers and retail
ers" whose large earnings were de-
clared to be ''out Of al proportion to
the increase in their cost per unit.
The advance in the price Of shoes
finally was terminated by the "so-called
Buyers strike In the spring OF 1920"
according to the report.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
u. S. Gold and Fur
Traders Defy Red
Leader; Seeks Help

Rlga, June 11.--According to the
krasnaya Gazette of PetroRrad the
bolshevik commissar at Kamchatka has
asked the central government in Mos
COW for armed ships to protect him
against American merchants who pre-
vent MN from taking possession of the
gold and furs in Kamchntka."
"A formal protest has been handed
Japan by the government of the Sibcr-
ian 1ar eastern republic at Chita
against Japanese interference in the
internal affairs of the republic, it was
announced a in message received
through the semi official soviet wireless
service from Moscow today.
The communication demands a cat
egorlcal promise by Japanese not to
assist the counter revolutionists at
viadivostok.' who recently took pos
session of that city.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Wife-Slayer Pleads
Jealousy as Motive
for Numbering Wife

Webster. s. D., June 11.-Danie
Wampler, living near Hecla, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment Saturda,
night by Judge Frank Anderson in
circuit court. He pleaded guilty to
numbering his wife OH their farm near
Hecla, May II. According to Wamp-
Iers confession made to Brown county
authorities, he struck his wife over the
head with two-by-four, threw the
body in wagon, hauled it to field
and threw it into hole where he had
been digging wolves ont of their den.
Jealousy because his wife would not
get divorce and let him marry his
step daughter led to the killing.
Wampler will be taken to the state
penitentiary Sunday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Woman Identified.
,O6 KNOWN VICTIMS .....
OF COLORADO FLOOD

Denver, June 11.-One hundred and
six persons we're known to be dead in
floods which swept through Colorado
last week, according to compilations
made by the Associated Press here
Saturday night. The list of casualties
shown at the different points within
the state follows:
Pueblo. so; Avondale, 3: Boone,
q; Nepesa, 2; Manzanola, 3, Fowl
sr, ]; Rocky Ford, 6; olney
10; LasAnimas, 4; Sterling, 4;
Union, 1; Denver, 1.
The Denver Post Saturday night re-
ceived a telegram from it's cores
pondent at Durango. Colorado, saying
a report there was to the effect that
the Dolores river was on a rampage
and had entered the main street of
Dolores tonight.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Denmark Connived
With Germans During
War, Is Allegation

Copenhagen, June 11.-Through the
alleged indiscretion of members of the
Danish military commission, the lead
ing Copenhagen newspapers Saturday
published what purported to be a re.
port OF the commissions last secret
meeting.
According to this version of the re-
port, Erik Scavenius, foreign minister
Of Denmark. throughout the war, con-
nived at the existence of a German
espionage center in Denmark, without
giving the entente similar facilities, or
even informing them of ARRANGEMENTS
to permit German spies to operate
openly in Denmark.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
BANKERS Of EAST
WILL JOIN WEST N
AIDING. CATTLE|ME|V

Washington. June 11.-Eastern fin
anciers would join with western banks
in providing loans to cattle raisers un-
der the plan being worked out by the
treasury for furnishing needed credit
relief without governmental participa-
ton in the situation.
Details of the plan, which is expected
to be IN the nature of a banking pool
to raise the necessary money through
private channels. are to be considered
at conference Of bankers in the live
stock growing sections called tn meet
Wednesday in Chicago By Secretary
Mellon.
Invitations Issued.
Invitations to the meeting were is
sued by Mr.. Mellon after the con-
ferences here with ]. P. Morgan; gov
errors of the federal reserve banks Of
New York and Kansas City; Eugene
Myer. Jr.. managing director of the war
finance corporation and a number Of
senators from the cattle states.
Meanwhile an investigation Of the
feasibility of the proposal is being
conducted in the west by Governor
Harding of the federal reserve board,
who is touring the cattle growing Sec
tons. and Mr.. Myer. who is in New
oTk. treasury OFFICIALS SAID SATURDAY
night.
Effective Co-0peratioa.
Credit extension to the live stock
through private channels, it
was asserted. could not only be made
available more quickly than under leg
islation to permit the War Finance
to handle $5O. 100000 in
cattle loans. but would enable the more
effective cooperation Of the Federal
Reserve board.
Under the former proposal. officials
said. the possible three year cattle
paper would be ineligible for retiis7
count for reserve banks but loans from
the private banks with maturities up to
six months could be handed by the re-
serve system which would strengthen
The situation immeasurably.
Grant New Leans.
As far as the matter has been con-
sidered. officials declared. it is pro-
posed to supply the money for new
oans rather than to attempt to thaw
tut frozen cattle credits, as it is be-
ieved conditions will be riEhted in the
lext few months If the stock men can
,e carried over the readjustment per-
cd.
Efforts to meet the cattle credit
problem through private channels is
aid to be in line with President Hard
ng's policy of government aid to bus
ness rather than federal participation
n the actual conduct of industrial ac-
iyities,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12

" Passage Of the resolution is certain
any lingering doubts in the minds OF
the Democratic leaders having been re-
moved through adoption Saturday. 2Os
to 1O5. of rule giving the Porter
proposal right of way in place of the
Knox resolution already passed by the
senate. Two Republicans voted with
the Democrats opposing its considera-
ton while three Democrats stood with
Republicans in the fight to put it
through.
Democrats for Bill.
Reports were current Saturday night
that more than p score of Democrats
would vote for the resolution on the
final roll call Monday afternoon.
Democratic members, in beginning
their attack on the measure, first crit
icized what they characterized as the
"throttling Of the house. by forcing ac-
ceptance of resolution which they said
had been framed in secret by Repubi-
can members of the foreign affairs
committee. and would not permit of
amendment. Then turning sharply on
the resolution itself, the Democrats
declared it would meet hearty approval
of every German. every Stacker and
every American traitor
Abandoning Allies, Charge.
Chairman Porter of the foreign af-
fairs committee in charge of the meas
ure. asserted the house was not ready
to go SO far as the senate and repeal
the war declaration. for that he said.
might be regarded as an actual repud-
alton of the war in which thousands
of American lives had been sacrificed.
Statements OF opponents of the res
olution that by officially declaring the
state of war at an end. America was
abandoning its allies or it's fighting as
sistants were denied by Chairman Por-
ter gross misstatement of facts. All
nations that signed the treaty of Yer
sailles,' MIR. Porter said. did so with
full knowledge that it was not effect
i've so far as the United States was
until ratified by the senate.
Mr. Porter insisted that since the
allies had made peace in 1919. if there
had been any abandonment 1T had
been of the United States by the
allies
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12

had been lost. After n. ,,,,..
had searched for two % Hsv! po',So "So
chlld's mother received : ,a+tsr .s1
demanding $4,000 for the a,fs '.e' 20
. turn Of her son. The lettar thraaV-
ned tho child and the other nam.
nefs OF the family with death II
tho money was NOT paid.
"a. a woman detective posing a. 4
cousin es.nI . Of Mrs. varotta a few DAYS
q .s'er ..appeo i've men who came
mother offering $500 for ~" % ."o r"'
turn Of her child. The noiico he
Iieved that the arrest Of thesa fIwa
men would frighten the othsrs
into returning Gulseppj. ~
They continued search, aIdsd Nv
private detectives but no traoe y
the mtts'ng boy could be found
Ths t'vs mea ars now In prison.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
400 Barrel Well in
on Soap Creek Tract
Report at Billings

Billings. June ii.-No. 2 we'll
of the Western States OIL and
Land company. q subsidiary of the
Midwest In the Soap Creek field,
south Of Billings. was brought in
Saturday with flush production OF
400 barrels per day natural, ac-
cordine to officers Of the com.
pany.
This we'll offsets the discovery
well and is on Grow Indian terri
tory lease ground.
A third we'll of the same COM
pany is now down to a depth
within 500 feet of the producing
horizon,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Body of kidnapped Boy
Found dFloatingin Hudson
River After Long Search

New York, June 1.-THE body
Of a seven year old boy found
floating In the Hudson river Sat-
urday off Piermont, N. ~ was
Identified tonight as that Of Guis-
eppe varotta, kidnapped May 20,
and held for ransom.
Tho boys body had been In the
water for so long that immediate
burial was necessary. The cloth
ing was identified by the father.
As he recognized the soaked and
faded khaki blouse, tho small red
garters and the blue cuffs that the
child wore, the collapsed, crying
out:
THAT'S my boy, my boy, my
GuIsepp!."
Tho boy disappeared while at
play and his parents believed 10
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Building Materials
Trust Prosecution
by u. S. Planned

New York, June 11.-Plans for the
prosecution of approximately twenty
nationwide building materials COM
bines, representing a total capital of
about $1,000 100000 were discussed
Saturday at a conference between Sam
mel Untermeyer, counsel for the Lock
wood legislative committee and Col.
William Hayward, recently appointed
ern district of New York.
After the conference Colonel Hay
ward said prosecution would be under
taken as soon as possible but that the
cases involved were of highly COM
plex nature requiring much study and
nrenaration by a large staff.
Mr. Untermyer, he said, already
had placed much material in his hands.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
V|C|[ANTES DRIVE
COAL MINERS OUT
Of INDIANA FIELD

Indianapolis. June ti.-Close
watch was maintained Saturday
night by state officials on devei-
opments in the Gibson county coal
fields. Friday nights vigiiante's
movement had caused $50 foreign
ers to flee from their homes near
Princeton.
Governor McCrayton, reminded
Sheriff D. ]. Flowers that he was
expected to deputize citizens if
necessary to protect life and prop
erty.
A grand Jury investigation of the
vig'Iante's movement will be start
ed Monday, according to Judqe
Robert c. BaItzeil of Princeton.
Earlier In the day, officials of
the Ayershire Coal company, some
OF whose employees had fled, In.
formed the governors office that
no disorder had marked the exodus
OF foreigners because the latter
mad offered no resistance.
Officials said they believed the
movement was due to general dis
satisfaction, engineered by outside
T. W. w. agitators.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
II Aliens Held
at Boston Escape;
Tourists Landed

Boston, June 11.-Seventy-o one
immigrants. detained here pending
Interpretation of the new restric-
ton law, were found to have es-
capped Saturday. They were part
Of 100 passengers on the White
Star liner Canopic who had been
held aboard the ship since Monday.
Orders were received Saturday
for the release of the LOO immi-
grants, most of them Italians.
They will be permitted to land az
tourists under nominal bond pend
ing congressional action.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Building Crafts
Wage Cut Fixed
at 81 Day July1
Decision Reached by
Associated Industries {;
Impetus to Construc-
ton Expected by Move

A wage reduction generally amount
ing to 81 day, declared to be the only
stimulus needed to start $4,000
worth Of new construction 10 the city
before January l, will go into effect
in Great Falls July l with is building
crafts. The new scale was agreed
upon last Friday by the Associated In
dustries and was announced when it
was approved Saturday afternoon by
the board of governors. The scalc will
apply July l to affected crafts except
where contracts remain operative for
a longer period.
Bricklayers Not to Be Cut.
The only crafts unaffected are the
bricklayers and stonecutters, whose
wage did not proportionately increase
during the war period Bricklayers
have received SO day for the last
several years and this figure will con.
tinue in force. Stone cutters will con-
tinue at S. and 50. The largest cut is
made in the wage of hoisting engineers
and some classes Of painters. the new
scale in these instances specifying 81
as against 50 now paid
The scale for painters now varies
from So to 50, and the new scale fixes
81 as the only wage for this craft Ce-
ment finishers are reduced $1.6O and
cement workers IS cents. Announce
ment of the new scale includes the
statement that the wage of teamsters
and day laborers have already been
reduced to $5 and $3.50, cut of 75
cents for teamsters and 81 for labor
ers. A large proportion of the team
sters and laborers employed by the
city and firms have quit work since the
were made.
New Scale Fixed.
The new scale for % crafts is as
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
w. Q. w. Insurgents
to Enjoin SOVEREIGN
Commander at Carn,,

Omaha, June 11.-Insureents of tho
Woodmen of the World. headed hv
Claude Wilkerson, an attorney If S.,
dalia, Mo-, filed petition in federal
district court here Saturday asking m
injunction enjoin w. A. Fraser ri
Omaha, sovereign commander Of the
order, from presiding at the national
convention Of the sovereign camp in
New York, July 5.
The petitioners, who are residents
Of various southern states. asked the
court to appoint master in chancery
to preside over the New York meeting
and that the sovereign camp be re-.
strained from holding the convention
until the fourt decides if it can ap-
point aspresiding officer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
'Wife's Place in Home
Says 'Schoolbear', Who
Fires Married 'Marns'

Chicago. June 11.--A wife's
place is in the home and not in
the school room. Superintendent
Forest Schoolbear decided Satur-
day and proceeded to discharge
three teachers who were married
during the last week and the two
who will be June brides.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
81 Marine 'Slugers'
Given Jail Sentences

New Orleans, June 11.-Sentence
was passed in the federal court Sat
urday on 81 defendants in the marine
strikers trial for contempt.
The men were arrested after tho
kidnapping and slugging of the tanker
Hadnot's crew. All were found guilty
by the jury. Five men characterized
as first heutenants" received three
months imprisonment, % were sent
to Jail for 60 days, 2S for 80 days and
five were released
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
sLAYER's MOTHER FREED:
TWO OTHER SONS HELL

Warsaw. Ind, June 11.-Mrs. Lydia
Decker was released from Jail here
Saturday where she has been held
under indictment for murder In con-
nection with the death Of Leroy
Lovett. 20 year old lad of Elkhart,
Ind. Mrs. Decker's son Virgil. 10,
was convicted Of mudering Lovttt by
a jury which returned its verdict late
yesterday. Two other sons, Fred and
Calvin Decker, are under indictment
for murder.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
''Stay Away From
Pueblo" Warning
to Sightseers

Pueblo, June 11.-(By The Associ-
ated Press.}-Warning that Pueblo has
not food, shelter or work for outside
labor was sounded here late Saturday
by Colonel Patrick ]. Hamrock, adju-
tant general Of the Colorado national
guards.
II wish the Associated Press would
tell the whole world to stay away from
Pueblo" Colonel Hamrock said. ''The
food supply, while ample to meet pres
ent needs for those now here would
not suffice for any large number of
newcomers"
Woman Identified.
The body of a young woman listed
at the morgue Miss Friary, Chicago,
passenger on Denver & Rio Grande
train No. TO-" was found here late Sat-
urday. Red CroO workers said Satur-
day night that the woman was Miss
Ethel Friary, Chicago.
The names of Miss Friary and a
Mr.. Boxwell, conductor on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway whose body was
also posted at the centralization sta
tion late Saturday, brought the total
of bodies of flood victims SO far re-
covered to so.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Butte Newsies to Loan
Money for Educaions

Butte. June 11.-A plan has been
formulated by the auxiliary of the Butte
Newsboys' club for making loans to
newsboys desiring to secure a college
education. A fund has been created
for this purpose. It now amounts to
more than $1,000.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
BOY GUILTY OF SLAYlNG:
SENT TO REFORMArORY

st. Louis, June 11.-Isaac Shivers.
Is, charged with the killing of T. NJ
Parr. a storekeeper at Raleigh. sub
urb, was found guilty late Saturday Of
manslaughter and his punishment fixed
at 10 years in a reformatory
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Is Sign Agreement. .


Announcing the action taken by the
Associated Industries. George Calvert,
contractor and member of the city
council, stated that all members Of the
organization employing affected crafts
who had been seen had signed to OBJ
serve the new scale. Several members
had not been seen Saturday evening.
but Mr.. Calvert understood that all
were reported to favor the reductions.
About % members siad the agree
ment. as did all members of the board
of governors.
No authoritative information was OBJ
tanned as to the disposition of the
crafts towards the reductions, but DIFF
ferent employers quoted certain of
their men as saying that cuts had been
expected. Men employed on the Lib
erty theater and Steele buildings, now
under construction, are said to be
under contract at the present scale
until the work is finished. Both build
ings will be ready for occupancy about
July 1.
Council Session Refused.
Teamsters and laborers who quit
municipal work when their wages were
cut have attempted all week to secure
a call for a special session Of the city
council and Saturday afternoon Alder
man r. r. Johnson. acting mayor, was
told by the men that six of the 10
aldermen had consented to ask for a
special session Saturday evening. Mr..
johnson declined to call the meeting
and a delegation of labor men repeated
the request to Mayor Ray Armour
when he alighted from a train later in
Continued on Page rwo)
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NOTED EVANGELIST DIES.

lineage, June 11.-Professor Edwin
-. Excel. 10, Methodist evangelist
cnolr leadH Vpd publisher Of religious
song DOCKS, died here Saturday.
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IlMnER ERE sWEPT

Halifax, N. s., June u.-Wlde
stretches o. fine timber land IN NOvasj
Hcotia md l3> ~ Rrunswick Saturday
were bedMg swept by fire.