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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
HARVEY to-
IN At S|[ES|A
BOUNDARY TALK

London, May 19.-(By the Associ-
ated Press).-The American ambas-
sador. Col. George Harvey. in his
speech at the Pilgrims dinner Thurs
day night announced that he had Just
received instructions designating him
to represent the president on the su-
preme council with regard to Silesia.
The instructions forwarded to Am
bassador Harvey at London for his
participation in the sessions of the su-
preme council as the personal repre-
sentative of President Harding. it was
said Thursday night, are that be shall
act only as an observer SO far as the
Slles1an question is concerned.
Administration officials reiterated
that the position of the American gov
ernmenf was the same as outlined in
the formal answer to Poland. declining
her request, for support before the
council in the settlement of the dispo-
sition Of Upper Silesia following the
recent plebiscite. That question is es-
sentially European. it was stated, and
therefore does not concern the United
States.
In discussing the question. however.
officials indicated that although the
S1iesian question was essentially Eu-
ropean because it was problem Of ad-
jnsting boundaries, it or smaller cues
tions might conceiyably develop to
broader proportions involving interests
in the Cnited States Of an economic
character.
In such an event, it is nnderstoed
that Instructions will be forwarded to
Ambassador Harvey to act in a manner
to safeguard American interests on the
that the United States is vitaIly
in all economic readjust-
ments growing out of the war.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Brands Failure
to Occupy Ruhr;
Played by Solon

Paris, May 10.-(By The Associ-
ated Press) The government Of
Premier BRAND was interpellated in
the chamber Of deputies Thursday on
its stand with regard to Germany.
Three deputies spoke and all others
are down for speeches, which will
carry the discussion over until Sat
urday, when Premier BRAND will re-
ply and ask a vote of confluence from
the chamber. ..
The three speakers attacked Mr..
BRAND for his failure to occupy the
Ruhr region of Germany and to take
stern measures for obtaining suaran-
toes from Germany. They charged N.
BRAND with foresaking the French
prime minister.
The Temps says Thursday that con-
yersations have been held in Lon'ion
and Paris regarding the Qneseion put
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Another "Slacker"
Served Honorablv
in War, Announced

Washington, May 19.-1he name Of
William Claude Conger, who register
ed for the draft in the fifth district
OF ~. nm.enver, Colo. was officially remov-
ed Thursday from the war department 4
list Of alleged draft evaders. Conger
served honorably in the army during
the war and was discharged as a first
lieutenant in 1919. the war depart
ments announcement said
Seattle, Wn., May 1a.-1n 4 tele-
gram to State Commander Thomas N.
Swale, Of the American legion Thurs
day, +. w. Galbraith, Jr.. national
urged that Stacker lists
be given widest publicity as the surest
means OF clearing those whose names
ars en-. IN the lists through error"
state Commander Swale announced
that the legion will secure the Iiats
as soon as possible for checking and
release them for publication.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Ford Demands
Senate Probe
Of Newbeny's
Right to Seal
| Honor Of Senate In
volved; Il Personally
Care Little or Nothing
for Post" He Declares.

Washington, May ia de-
mand for thorough investigation
Of charges that Senator Newberry
of Michigan, was elected through
fraudulent expenditures of vast
sums of money was made by
Henry Ford, his defeated oppon-
ent, in the 1913 election, in tele-
grams Thursday to Chairman Dill
lngham and other members of the
senate committee on elections
which will meet Friday to deter
mine what action if any should be
taken in the case.
Referring Ito the recent decision
OF the supreme court setting- the
conviction of Senator Newberry
in the federal court at Grand Ra-
pids, as contrary to law, Mr.. Ford
said that the court at the same
time declared that proper place
to investigate these charges is
the United States senate"
Il respectfully petition as / have
for two years past" he said, that
the evidence be taken and my con-
test heard in the usual and order
ly manner which every citizen is
supposed to be entitled to as a
matter Of right.
The honor Of the United States
senate is involved. I know that
honor is in your keeping and not
in mine, but am an American
citizen and with the profoundest
respect for your honorable body.
permit me to say that / person
ally care little or nothing for the
seat myself but press my rights
and insist upon the investigation
in order to have forever establish
ed that seat in the United States
senate may not be purchased and
that seats are not for sale to the
highest bidder.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Annulment of Marriage
to Russian Princess Is
Asked by Navy Engineer

Green Bay, Wis, May 19.-Proceed-
ings for the annullment of his marriage
brought by Captain Wallace Schulz,
Milwaukee engineer, against his wife.
Princess Troubetskoy, whose present
whereabouts are not known here. were
begun in circuit court Thursday.
Captain Schultz, testified that he wa.
married to Princess Troubetskoy in
Washington, d. c., April %. 1890
After the marriage, he testified. his
wife told him she had husband. VIC
tor. A. Turin, Russian army officer.
whom che. had married in Boston and
whom she believed was killed in firht-
ing overseas before her marriage to
Schultz
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20

py the British government as to
wnether France would occupy the
Isuhr region in case a German army
entered Upper Silesia. The British
government is endcavoring to secure
=. meeting OF the allied supreme council
20 decide the Silesian problem, the
newspaper states, but France, be-
cause OF the parliamentary debate
Deeun Thursday, cannot make de-
c's,on before Monday next.
~ meanwhile, the Temps ndds, the
nrencn cannot be certain chat some
event will not arise which will oblige
lt to occupy the Ruhr, although it is
not anticipated here that snch an
event VIII occur. II it is desired to re-
Establish peace In Upper Silesia, the
newspaper says. measures mast be
taken to advise Germany Of the risks
incurred Il Ne Germans do MT put
an END to. the war preparations beng
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
SOLICITOR GENERAL NAMED

San Francisco, May 19-Mrs. Wallace
Strait Schultz, formerly Princes Trou-
betskoy Of Russia, annulment of whose
marriage to Captain Schultz Of the
United States navy, is sought in an
action on file in Green Bay, Wis, told
newspapermen here Thursday she
would seek divorce.
She has been here for some time.
but had not made her identity known,
until Thursday. She said she came to
the United States to avoid being re-
minded of the havoc of the war and to
find freedom from countries torn BY
resolutions. She said she met Cap
tain Schultz in the navy hospital at
Washington, d. G., and they were mar
ried soon after. II
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Engineer Killed
When l.. & N. Train
Derailed in South

Knoxville, Tenn, May 19.-Engineer
Glenn Hurt was killed, Fireman J. G.
Burt seriously injured and a number
of passengers severely shaken up in
the derailment of Louisville & Nash
vile train No. %, the jacksonville
Cincinnati Limited, near Solway Thurs
day afternoon. The engine. express
and baggage cars and two passenger
coaches left the rails.
1t was the opinion of officials Of
the Louisville & Nashville that the
wreck was caused by the buckling of
rails.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
GIRL TRAMPERS
REACH MONTANA

Miles City, May 19-Misses Agnes
and Ann Bannock. and Florence Bob
man. who have made the round trip
from Miles City to Old Mexico. through
the southwest and the Pacific coast.
covering several thousand miles ''cia
foot" have arrived in the city fresh as
daisies. and still in male attire.
These are the young woman whose
arrest for riding in box car by zeal
Gus woman official at Spokane was re-
Gently reported. Miss Bohman is head
ed for her old home at Little Falls,
Mimi, and the Bannock sisters for
Westfa1l, Wis.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20

checking up income tax returns ser
iouosly affects $1,000 Chinese FINER
chants, Mr.. Sydp said, and would ne
cessitate employment Of bookkeepers
and interpreters for office communica-
tion. Statistics carried BY Mr.. SyGp
show that 80 per cent Of the retail bus
ness Of the Islands is done through
Chinese merchants and that Is per
cent Of American merchandise il han
died by them.
The CMnese merchants are really
the best salesmen of Amarican goods
We have there said Mr.. Sycip. "11
they are prey1ated from doing businAaa
i leave Il to- pour imagin1tt0n what
merchants will handle TIE seoods, md
valat ee1n1 VII auprH thel ~ \.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
SOVIET TORTURE
DRIVES YANKEE
INSANE, REPORT.
Capt. Emmet fitzpatrick,
Red Cross Worker, I'm
prisoned in Moscow.
Every Effort Made to
Get Food Packages
Through to Victim.

Warsaw, May 19.-(By The
Associated Press) s).-Capt. En-
met Fitzpatrick, of Uniontown,
Ala, has become insane in the
Moscow prison in which he is
incarcerated, from experiences
of brutality and terror, accord
ing to reports received here by
the Red Cross.
Captain Fitzpatrick, who was
a Red Cross worker, was cap
tured by the bolsheviki in the
Crimea and for many months
has been imprisoned near Mos
cow.
The Red Cross is making
every effort to get food pack
ages through to Fitzpatrick. 7
On receipts of news that
Fitzpatrick had gone insane, the
American Legion, department
Of Poland, held q meeting at
which it was resolved to send
a cable to President Harding
and to the legion's national
commander in the United
States, F. w. Galbraith, Jr.,
urging the United States gov
ernment to take immediate
steps to obtain the release OF
Americans now imprisoned in
Russia.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Peace Resolution
Adoption Urged by
President HARDING

Washington, May i9.-Chairman
Porter Of the house foreign affairs
committee, said after 4 conference
Thursday with President Hardlna
that the chief executive hoped for
adoption OF q peace resolution by
the house without unnecessary de-
lay.
The committee chairman said
the president was emphatic In as
serting that he wanted to brinp no
undue influence to bear regarding
congressional action on the reso-
luton and that In no circums stances
would he act as arbiter of any
difference of opinion on the sub
ject between house and public.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Windstorm Sweeps
Nebraska; Crops
Damaged, Report

Valentine. Nebr., May 19.-Another
severe windstorm reaching the pro-
portions of tornado, Thursday after
noon followed the disastrous storm of
Wednesday night in the ranch district
about eight miles northwest Of Valen-
tine. Reports Thursday night are htat
several farm and ranch houses were
destroyed in Thursdays storm. The
wind was followed by a heavy hail,
damaging crops.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Hire a Hero Week
Movement Begins
in East May q

Chicago. May ia movement
toward hire hero week" be-
ginning May %, was started Thurs
day by the Buck Privates society,
A. e. +. The purpose Of the move-
ment is Ito get all ex-service men
out Of the gutter, away from the
bread line. into the bread wagon in
order that the unemployed ex.
service men may celebrate memorial
day in q fitting manner"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Shoemakers Indorse
Light Wines, Beer

st. Louis. May ia resolution de-
manding modification of the prohibition
amendment to permit light wine and
beer. was adopted Friday by the Boot
& Shoe Workers union, in convention
here.
The union opposed reduction Of
wages by adopting report declaring
that there is no justice at present in
lower wages for shoe workers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
S0LD|ERREL|EF R
INVESTIGATION
PLANNED SOON
Health Service Nomi-
nations Held Up Pend
ing Quiz, Says Penrose
Montana to Have Five
War Risk Insurance
Offices, Says Director.

Washington. May DEMONSTRATION
of public health service and admins
tration of soldier relief by the senate
finance committee will start immediate
ly upon conclusion of present tax re-
vision hearings, Chairman Penrose an
nounced Thursday. Nominations for
health service have been held up pend
ing the inquiry
The service will be subjected to a
most thorough investigation said SEN
ator Penrose. There has been wide
spread and. it is claimed. justified crit
icism of the way the service had been
conducted and of its personnel and the
manner in which those holding jobs in
it were appointed and promoted dur
ing the bureaucratic Wilson admin
istratiOn"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Draws Short Prison
Term on Guilty Plea
Killing Son-in-Law

Miles ee City. May 19.-B. p. Barber.
s'Is: aEsa " arraiened on the charge Of
k kn',ng Ms son-in-law, William Murphy,
gsr ~ snYoE4e MN with a shotgun, Tues,
m aay piea guilty before Judge Felt Il
"a : w.: - snd !, xas ss. sentenced to from q
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
FOUR MONTANA OFFICES.

Minneapolis, May 19-Reorganiza-
ton of the United States public health
service, the federal board of vocation
al rehabilitation and the bureau of
war risk insurance, and the merger Of
these three government departments in
the Minneapolis area under supervis-
ion Of the bureau of war risk insur-
ance, was announced here Thursday.
DIR. l.. A. Walker, former director of
public health service in the tenth fed
eral district. has been reappointed sup
ervisor of the bureau of war risk in
surance in the district, which includes
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. and Montana.
DR.. Walker announced tentative
list of 15 local offices throughout tIe
four states, which includes:
Montana-Helena. Billings, Missoula,
and probably one other
The offices will be opened in each
state as quickly as he can establish
them. he said
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
SLEW SPOUSE, ESCAPES TRIAL

Chicago, May 19.-NLs. Lillian Row
land will not be brought to trial for
the Staying of her husband, DIR
Thomas j. Rowland, dentist, whom
she shot several weeks ago, States
Attorney Grove announced Thursday.
Mrs. Rowland at the inquest said her
husband had been Interested in
young woman he employed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
TesfifeS Draft Evader
Enticed Spouse to Flee
With Him TO GERMANY
Complains Bitterly of Treatment Accorded Her
by Prisoners Mother; Refused to Spy
Against Employers Family.

Washington May 19-Mrs Freda Stecher wife Of Eugene
who did not stop say goodbye when he fled from
tery of her treatment while testng Thursday before the
house committee investigating the sacker's escape
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
Maiden Speech Before Pilgrim
Society Attracts Keen Interest
Among Politicians of EnqIand
Coming at Time When Probable Attitude Toward
Tense Political Situation in Oold World
Is Arousing Speculation.

London, May 19-(By The Associated Press).-The Amer
lean ambassador George Harvey in his first speech
sentng his credentials declared Thursday night that American
armed forces came to Europe the world solely
the United States and European states
Germany, some had contended.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-05-20
BEACH STEAMER
AbLAzE IN n, !,

New York, May 19.-The American
passenger and freight steamship PAN
handle State was beached on the flats
near Ellis Island Thursday night after
city firemen had unsuccessfully fought
fire below her decks. Seacocks in
the fire room and after holds were
opened in an attempt to flood the burn
ing compartments and save the vessel
from complete loss.
A skeleton crew of % was on board
and all escaped. The Panhandle State,
valued at S5.OOO,O0O, is owned by the
United States shipping board and
operated by the United States Mail
Steamship Co.
SOLICITOR GENERAL NAMED.
Washington, May 19.--Appointment
Of James NJ. Beck of New York as So
licitor general was announced Thursday
by Attorney General Daugherty.
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L. G.. |. QUICK RISE
4 LOCAL. FEATURE
Persistent Rumor Of a Forced
Settlement Of the Gas
Lease Problem

United Gas Improvement stock as
Sumcd the role Of the leading attraction
Of today's local market with a spirited
advance Of over points to 36iS.
The trading was fairly broad and &C.
tive with suggestion Of active acciimu-
lation. The motive for the outburst of
speculative activity was apparently
founded on the strength Of the intma-
tion heard for several days of plans
having been agreed upon to speed up
the settlement of the long standing. un-
solved local gas problem.
There is always n limitation to
patience. which in the case Of the gas
lease question has been sorcly tried
According to intimations made BY in
huentiai financial interests closely
allied with the L. G. /. management,
a way has been found wherein if the
City Council and the Administration
cannot reach an agreement the whole
matter will be put before the Public
Service Commission.
While doing little. the general list
retained n tone Of strength and where
price changes were made gains were
registered The wide fluctuations oc-
CURED in the inactive and obscure issues
once more emphasizing the thin market
prevailing. On single transaction
Brill was up IA points ~ 30. American
Railways was a dollar abov" the pre-
yious sale. American Gas at 80 showed
q gain Of y.
The urgent demand for I.chigh Navi-
CATION SO conspicuous in the two pre-
ceding sessions did not appear again.
although the stock was firm at the top
price nt 10
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PRICE MOVEMENT
WAS CONFLICTING.
Constant Shifting on Part OF
Professionals Kept Market
Highly Churned

New York. Nov. I 1.--ConhiCting cur
rents produced by the constant shifting
! operations of the professional traders
Eopt today's stock market ~ a Churncd
condition. resulting in u highly irrcgu
lar price movement. II was again q
clcnrcut case where conditions within
the market itself rather than outside
news and developments we're the dOmi-
mating influences.
In some respects the market once
more did the unexpected. Nine out Of
ten came down to the street this morn
ing feeling pretty confident yesterday s
reaction would likely go considerably
further and there was little chance for
n resumption of the constructive move :
mcnt until another short interest was
created. The general list was bit
wobbly at thC outset, due to the acCu-
mulated overnight selling orders. When
these were out Of the way IL was found
the declines were not followed up by
an extension Of the selling movement.
70 the contrary, the market disclosed
remarkable absOrptivC capacity, and in
the vCrnaCular Of the street gave Symp-
toms of reaching an OverSold condition.
There was Just enough CirCumStan-
taI evidence to confirm this to make
the newly created short interest bit
tlmid. ln consequence, before the end
uf the first hour. there was hnSty shift
ing of position all along the line. Not
only were initial concessions speedily
retrieved. but before meridian most of
the active issues were substantially
above last nights closing level Then
some profit taking appeared emphasiz-
ing the growing narrowncss of the spec
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. Nov. 1.-The opening in
the foreign exchange market this morn
ing was dull and nominal. Changes we're
slight from the previous close, and in
the principal exchanges were to lower
figures. Francs We're off I y points and
Ire wero | point lower. Sterling was
unchanged. Marks showed a loss of l
point.
The lack Of business, due to the OBJ.
servance of All Saints Day at foreign
capitals, the recent covering Of shorts.
usual nt the end of the month and also
in advance of the holidays, were re-
tlCcted in a weak market Sterling
cables were 3.02ls. demand 3917s !;
franc cables 1.35. chcrks T.%4: Belgian
cables 10. checks III; lire roNcs
%, checks 4.O4ig; guildNr cables
34OS, checks 34.O3; marks %.
The premium on New York fund, in
Montreal today fell to Si2 per cent.
The discount on Canadian funds in
New York was : 1916 per cent.
The Central European exchanges
were Austrian. .Oi6S Hungarian.
.l2a. Bulgarian. 70; Rumanan,
.G43+ Serbian, 1,33; C2echo- Slovak.
ian. .H2I q; ,IugO. Slavinn. .33i4 Po-
Iish. OGT5; Finnish, l.G3.
YESTERDAYS FINAL QUOTATIONS.
Hs"..E Hs&.'' $Ss3a i.sTT. tt,S: tS:,, st.Ss E. %
woDAY's OpE>I%G QUOTATIONS.
SterurS Francs Lire GuIdrrs
3:as.' 5:oe. 5S5'' 5.s5 77s' 77ss tIIa'' tIa 5tS5 5tS5
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incentive TO TRADE.
IS LACKING ON CURB.
Market Disappointing Because
of Slack Demand for Oil Is
sues-IndustriaIs Narrow

New York, Nov. 1.-The New York
Curb Market today was without special
incentive. some disappointment being
shown because of lack Of demand in
the petroleum stocks which were OK
pccted to have been accumulated as a
result of statements in regard to the
depletion Of the oil supply in the most
important Mexican fields.
There was little interest shown In
these issues, although some OF them held
steady at fractional advances. The
heaviest trading in the medium priced
shares was in Smms Petroleum, which
ranged from S& to S2i. Cities Service
common, which for some time has been
strong, was under pressure early and
yielded to 10, but buying orders came
in carrying the prices up to 1S4 before
midday.
Maraceibo was again active. ranging
from 2GI to 81. 4 small amount OF
business was transacted in Skelly OIL
at GA and 03s. Elk Basin was firm at
6A. Standard OIL of Indiana, on ac-
tive trading, declined from so to T01a.
Merritt Oil sold at II and 10M and
Omar Oil rose TO 11s.
Industrial issues showed better
tone than the petroleum stocks, but the
fluctuations in the industrial group were
narrow and advances we're chiefly the
result OF inside accumulation. Durant
Motors sold at 251a and 255s and Glen
Alden Coal ranged from 427s to 431s.
East Illinois common was sold ut 14A
and 141s. British American Tobacco
sold at IFS. Philip Morris was quiet
with small amount Of business Mt AZ.
Peerless Motors sold at 40.
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Commodity Markets
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago. Nov. l-Whcnt started i4c
to 1c lower for December and sc to
4c off for May. Trade was moderate,
with overnight longs unloading bcrauS"
Of the change in the visible supply
ngurrs. There was also some hedging
by the Northwest Receipts inspected
Yesterday were thirty one cars; last
ear was a holiday. The cash market
wns Arm, with a scarcity Of choice
miIiing Mill g W wheat. Demand was fair, but
largely ccntrrcd in the better grades.
Country offerings to arrive were light
Weather reports show clearing. condl :
tions, with rains largely confined to
Ohio Valley regions. -,
Corn started unchanged to sc hig6Hr
for December and unchanged t" ~
lower for May, with a light mixed
trade ,o-
Oats started unchanged 10 1sc lower
with selling OF December by o leading
elevator interest Trade was light