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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Unwise Management,
Overcapitaization Are
N. Y.C. Trouble, Claim

Chicago, April o3.-Financial
difficulties of the New York Cen
tral railroad, advanced as one
reason for asking for wage reduc-~
tions before the railroad labor
board were declare dto be due to
unwise management in an exhibit
filed with the board Saturday BY
the railway unions.
The exhibit. which was presen-
ted by w. J. Lauck. economist for
the employees. detailed the finan-
cial history of the road. and Mr..
Lauck, in supplemental state
ment. declared that in the face of
an S12S,540, ,677.75 over capitali
zation. the New York Central
should not seek to blame its finan-
eial difficulties on labor wages.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Rain Fails to Halt
Harding's Golf Game

washington, April 23.-Presi-
gent Harding refused to permit
ms regular game OF golf to be
called off Saturday BY reason OF
ram and a soggy field. Imme-
olateiy after returning from at
tendance at Baptist memorial cx-
ercises ne replaced his hat with
the regulation golf cap and walled
from the White House to the nenr-
BY municipal golf links to find re-
Mxasion after a week Of work.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Harding Turns First
Spadeful of Earth
at Baptist Memorial

Washington, April 23.-President
Harding Saturday turned the first
spadeful of earth for the National
Baptist Memorial to be erected
here In honor Of Roger Williams
and his fight for religious liberty.
The structure Is to cost $500,000
and to be paid for by Baptists
throughout the country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Dali Eireann Warns
Irish Against Crown
Courts in Decree

London. April 23.-The Dali Eireann,
or Irish Republican parliament, has is
sued proclamation warning that all
who resort to English courts of JUS
tice will be regarded as waging war on
the life of the Irish community and
will be treated accordingly, says dis
patch from Ireland Saturday.
According to a Sim Fein bulletin
the Dali Eireann held a session during
the second week of April at which it
of the Belfate boycott, to instruct the
republican minister of home affairs"
to prepare plans for submission at the
next session for a general boycott of all
English goods.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
] Hickory Nut Breaks
Butte Hurdle Record:
Time Made 2.O9 rs

San Diego, Calf, April 23.-
Hickory Nut, an aged mare by
hessian Lychee Nut, carrying the
coIors of G. r. Hurn, Saturday at
the Tia Juana race track, lowered
the worlds record for a hurdle
race at | 3-l6 miles.
The former mark has stood for
t8 years. 1t was made at Butte,
Mont, race track August %, 1902,
by Coiey, who carried l43 pounds
the time heIng 2:I03. The time
made by Hickory Nut Saturday
was 2:09 2-5. The mares impost
was i4O pounds.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Buenos Aires Trouble
Will Soon Be Cleared

Washington, April 23.-Difficulties
at Buenos Aires over the unloading of
the American steamer Martha Wash
ington, are expected by officials here
to be cleared away soon through steps
initiated by the Argentine government.
It was learned authoritatively Satur-
day that no international complication
is expected to grow out of the DELAY
to the vessel and that no difference
of opinion between the two govern
ments is involved.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
$1,394,O 900 Disbursed
to Drouth Stricken

Fargo, N. D., April 23.-The federal
seed loan office, established here for
the distribution of the 100000 gov
ernment loan to drouth stricken farm
ers Of the northwest had disbursed ST.
394, 600 Saturday evening, G. W. War
burton, in charge of the office SO an
nounced. l
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
US. Grain GrOlUers, Inc,
Seeking Merger With
Northwest Organization

Chicago, April 23.-The first
steps toward a consolidation with
the Northwest Wheat Growers or
ganization were taken Saturday by
tne board Of directors OF the Unlt-
60 States Grain Growers, Inc, as
consideration Of the existing Diff
Ierences between the two organi-
zatsons were discussed and q COM
m'ttee Of six appointed to consider
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
STRIKING DOCkMEN PREVENT
UNLOADING IMPORTED COAL

Washington, April 23.-Great Brit
ain is seeking American coal, but
dockmen at British ports are putting
obstacles in the way of unloading i'm
ported COAL The dockmen were re-
ported to be sustaining the striking
miners also by refusing to coal slips
so al. to prevent vessel proceeding
to coEinental ports for supplies.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Will Make Canvass
of Belknap Reserve
for Aid of Indiana
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Washington, April 23.-A house
to house investigation of reports
that many of the Indians on the
Fort Belknap reservation are close
to starvation will be made under
direction of the Indian service.
The chief medical supervisor Of
the office of Indian affairs togeth-
er with a special supervisor will be
sent to Montana for the work. The
decision was announced Saturday
BY Indian Commissioner Burke to
whom Representative Mccormick
had made an emphatic protest.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
REPEAL OF GUARANTEE
SECTION OF RAIL ACT
AMONG LAWS SOUGHT
Strong Opposition Expressed to Sales Tax, Re-
peal of Excess Profits Levy and to Any
Tariff on Lumber and Fertilizer.

Washington April 23-Repea of the guaranty section of
the act reduction in rates equal for
agriculture announced Saturday executive program
which the American Farm Bureau federation will recommend
congress aid to farmers The program formulated
by the executive committee of the federation after weeks
conference here.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
MAN IN SCRANTONJ JAIL IDENTIFIED
AS PERSON SEEN TALKING WITH
DRIVER OFWALLST. T.DEATHWAGON
Suspect Picked From
Line Of Six Prisoners; !;
Two Others Say He Is
Not Culprit Wanted.

Scranton, Pa, April 23.-Tito Ligi,
arrested here last Tuesday on suspic-
ion Of completely in the Wall Street
explosion. was positively identified by
a. business man as the person he saw
standing beside the horse and driver
OF the death wagon at the scene of the
explosion just five minutes before it
occurred
The driver was conversing with Ligi
when seen by the business man, de-
partment Of justice agents say he told
them. Ligi was picked from a line of
SIX prisoners rs the man he had seen.
Two other men brought from New York
in an effort to identify Ligi, said he
was not the man they saw driving the
wagon filled with explosives One of
these was Raymond Clark, foreman of
an excavating crew which was working
plosion when lit occurred The other
is clerk in a Wall street office, but
MS name was not made public here.
Admits Seeing Photographs.
Ihe Wall street business man, offic-
ials said Saturday night, admitted that
he said he had seen photographs of
Ligi in the New York newspapers. but
declared his Identification was positive.
Ligi, when identified, was lined up
with five other prisoners and brought
into the room the business man was
in. The latter scanned all their faces
closely. then stopped within two feet
of Ligi, looked at him closely and ex-
claimed, That is the man" Ligi
stood calmly, with no display Of emo
ton. The Identification was made af-
ter both the others had said he was
not the man who drove the death wag-
on
Others to View Suspect.
Department of justice agents Satur-
day night expressed satisfaction with
the days developments. They said
other persons would be brought from
New York Monday. in an effort to
confirm Ligi's supposed connection
with the disaster.
It was pointed out that several per-
sons interviewed by investigators fol-
lowing the blast, mentioned seeing
talking to the driver of the
wagon shortly before the explosion
Some Of these, it is considered prob
able. will be brought here.
sLEUTHs PROBE SUICIDE.
New York, April 23.-Captain Ar
thur A. Carey, directing police inves-
tigation of the Wall street bomb plot, |
sent picked detectives to Brooklyn at
ter report had been made to him
that John L. Aasar' who committed
suicide in furnished room there Sat
lrday had left note confessing that |
he had furnished the money with |
which to construct the bomb.
While indicating the man might have |
,een crank who confessed to some
hing of which he was not guilty, Cap
sin Carey ordered photograph taken
If the suicide with finger prints. SO
hat it could be determined whether he
lad criminal record.
The police in Brooklyn. who re-
moved chemicals and anarchist litera-
ure from Lasar's room, threw a veil
# secrecy over the investigation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
LIFT BOOZE BAN
ON DRUGGISTS

Washington, April 23.-Modifi-
cations Of the ban against with
drawaIs of liquor from Ware
houses to permit wholesale drug
gists to Withdraw liquor from bond
and from wholesale free ware.
houses, effective May is, was an
nounced tonight by Prohibition
Commissioner Kramer. The modi-
fication does not include whole
sale liquor dealers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
DOCTOR STRICKEN WHILE n
WATCHING STEEPLEJCAK

Chippewafalls, Wis, April 23-Dr.
Henry Il. Connor, rs, died suddenly of
heart disease here late Saturday while
watchinr 1 steeplejack scale the walls
of building. before coming here DR..
Conner had practiced medicine for 20
years at Superior. He was born at
Kilbourn, Wis -.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
SON OF FORMER SECRETARY
MARRlES IN MINNESOTA.

Lake City. Mimi, April 23.- Several
hundred persons from various sections
of the United States attended the
wedding here late Saturday of Miss
Catherine McCahill. daughter of Mrs,
James McCahill Of Lake City. to
Franklin X. Lane Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane of Washing
ton, u. C.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
DESPITE DEMOCRAT PROTEST
Col. EDWARDS RECOMMENDED
FOR BR|CAD|fR PROMOTION
Senators Myers Of Montana and Robinson Of Ar
kansas Join G. O. P. Senate Committee
in Supporting Him.

Washington April 23-Despite Democratic objection
Brgadier General Clarence r. Edwards the senate military
committee Saturday voted to recommend confirmation Of the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
LEGISLATIVE FIGHT ON

Olympia. governors
involves department the includes
skeleton Of the recommendations the Industrial Code Commission
apply industrial departments Additional legislation has been
duced by the Industrial Code Commission full their
recommendations there the
machine and the being brought
into play to majority vote
labor the abolition
all industrial administering industrial legislation the
elimination of labor from participation administration industrial
legislation establishes control The control
addition this the Industrial Code Commission recommends
instruct the director and industrial councils
Rockefeller which
effect in of the lumber mills OF the state 1t seems to be the purpose
legislation
nion-busting activities of the ant-labor employers!
addition this the bill authorizes the of suoenas for
which, them the
business affairs labor organization they
provides that
subpoena, that the Superior of
the penalty
attempt
The BILL providing industrial
which
by Representative Miller chairman of the labor
of title bill and
precedence for the calendar 1t listed as House Bill No. H. while
fight will be waged both houses the entire plan and
highly that the voice of the people at home be heard before
plan through together with the other vicious
their that death of industrial egl alton
the interests of labor least concerned
The plan recommended by the governor supposed TO follow e
Illinois, but both of those states
directly responsible to the yet under
retained the boards with the
industrial legislation The statement made
Olympia that there peculiar conditions existing
Washington that ntated change from the general plan ERECT
in but bold enough to brazen the
and peculiar condition existing Washington
the of those control to literally cut the throat OF
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
Hart Would GObble
The School System

Olympia, Jan. 17.-Charging that
the proposed new educational code
contemplates the erection of a sys-
tenn of educational autocracy in the
state of Washington, Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston, superintendent of
public instruction, delivered an ad-
dress Sunday evening at the United
Churches setting forth her argu-
mGnts against the proposed changes.
The proposed reorganization involves
three important changes, she said,
in our school system. First, the
abolition of local school districts
with elected directors; second, MAX
ing the state school superintendent
appointive by a board of education,
which is in turn appointed by the
Of the county unit system.
"The proposal to abolish the COM
munity school district with it's cleo
tive directors is an attack upon the
most fundamental of our democratic
institutions" Mrs. Preston said, "and
is the first step in the effort to set
up system of educational auto
cracy in our state. Some persons
say that the district system is
primitive, but it is the one upon
which our sturdy pioneers built the
foundation of our country"
There are two schools of educa-
itonal thought, Mrs. Preston ex-
olained at the outset, one favors the
placing of administration of our
schools under the control of Sc
.ective group of experts, and the
other favors direct control by the
Jeople, the democratic method, which
s now in force in this state. The
'eport of the code commission rep
resents control by experts.
"Stone Face" writing for the
Union Record from Olympia, says:
This also explains why Governor
Hart has taken his attitude on the
labor question. Hart appears to be
he winner in his fight against labor
legislation. He is pregnant with
success, and those who saw him in
he grand march at the inaugural
ball said that, despite his being
flushed with victory, he appeared to
De in a delicate condition.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
Lumber BarOns GOuge

Washington, Jan. 15.-The federal
trade commission has forwarded to
Congress report on combinations
of lumber manufacturers who have
eliminated competition and are hold
ing prices to their present level. 1t
is shown that the manufacturers
have divided the country into 10 re
gions, each region having an asso-
citation of manufacturers bound to-
gether in th' National Lumber Man
ufacturers' Association, with head
quarters in Chicago.
The report contains a description
of an association of retail lumber
dealers in Chicago which parcels
out to each concern a certain share
of the entire lumber business in
that city. The organization is call
ed the Chicago Retail Lumber Deal
ers' Association. When one concern
sells more than its share t is oblig-
ed to pay into a general fund GER
tain proportion of its profits and
that excess is divided among con-
Germs that sold less than their
shares.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
Phenomenal Growth of
Bank of North Dakota

The press has stopped its gleeful
barking about the failure of banks
in North Dakota. Perhaps they
have found out that the banks which
failed in that state were private
concerns, which carried mortgages
on unused land and formerly col
lected high rates of interest on their
loans.
The Bank of North Dakota seems
to be a pretty solid institution. F..
w. Cathro, director general of the
Bank of North Dakota, has made the
official statement here that the
profits of the bank for the year,
1920, amount to $122,693.S6. Besides
this 100000 has been paid into The
state treasury as interest on the
s2,OO0,O00 bonds issued by the state
as capital of the bank.
Loans made to various public in
stitutions in the state total $S75,-
OOO But for the Bank of North
Dakota these loans would have had
to be made from private banks at
very much higher interests than the
state bank charges.
The steady growth of the Rank
of North Dakota is. indicated in the
report which shows that while the
resources of the bank now total Sl7,-
463, ,15572, the public deposits of all
kinds only total $12,767 ,788.02.
Why doesn't the press of the coun-
try have anything to say about this
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
MILLMEN ISSUE
AN ULTIMATUM
TO THE PUBLIC

The Everett millmen, in their des-
perate efforts to maintain the high
prices of lumber and reduce wages
to the lowest possible point have
issued the following ultimatum to
the public:
"The mills of Everett are closed
down. They will have to remain
so, or run intermittently, until the
world makes up it's mind to buy
lumber and commerce going ahead
with home building and other new
enterprises"
The state of New York and the
United States are engaged in in
vestigation of the housing problem.
They have found that lack of build
ing is caused by high cost of ma
terials chiefly and that conspiracy
exists to maintain those high prices
that lumber, steel and other ma
terials were held at profiteering
rates.
The millmen say their mills will
be shut down Indefinitely until
"there is a return to the normal
purchasing power of money" If the
mills remain idle until then and the
owners maintain their present rates
for their product the mills will re-
main idle until "hell freezes over. y
The statement further says: with
the Everett mills it is not so much
question of our willingness to op-
crate without a profit, or with a loss
1t is a question of our being able
to run at all without room to pile
product we are unable to SELL
Is that SO?
The millmen will have a hard
time convincing intending builders
that there is not room enough out
of doors to pile all the lumber they
can make if they will sell at rea-
sonable rate considering building
conditions.
These same millmen have been
trying to cajole and bluff the bust
ness men into reducing their prices
ito save the lumber industry"
There is more bluff than anything
else about this "ultimatum."
The statement is addressed to the
public, and is signed by the Canyon
Lumber company, Ferry Baker Lum-
ber company, Robinson Manufactur-
ing company, Eclipse Mill company
C. B. Lumber & Shingle company
Clark-Nickerson Lumber company
Clough-Hartley company, Jamison
Lumber & Single company, Walton
Lumber company and Weyerhaeuser
Timber company.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
" "American Plan"
A Dissertation to
Name of America

David f. Wallbom, former, mem
Der of the A. E. F., declared in a
speech given at the annual meeting
of the Swedish Sick and Benevolent
Society in Seattle Tuesday, JAN
uary a, that the so7called "Amer-
lean" plan of employment is a desc
Grafton to the name of America.
He attributed the cause of the
worlds unrest to "that old, decad-
ent, and barbarous system known as
the survival of the fittest.'
at is a system which we have
inherited from our pre-ancestors, u
he said. at is a system based on
selfishness, greed, and autocracy. 1t
is often referred to as the competi-
tive system, open shop, and recent
ly it has been described as the
American plan.
81 consider it a shame" he de-
clared with deep fervor, "that the
name of America, the name which
thousands of American youth died
on the fields of Flanders to protect
should be linked with a system
which seeks to exploit the many in
order to enrich a few"
AS a solution of existing evils he
recommended the adoption of the
principle of cooperation, which
would put an end to the profit sys-
tenn, the cause of wars, starvation
and unemployment.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
3. c. Loggers Will
Quit the 30. B. w.

Vancouver, Jan. 17.-British Co.
lumbia Loggers' union, in conven-
tion here Saturday, took action to
withdraw from the One Big Union
and carry on their work of organ
izing the industry Independently.
Labor men feel that this is the
deathblow to the dual movement west
of Winnipeg.
The decision of the British Co.
lumbia Coast Loggers is taken to be
an almost sure indication that at the
general convention next week the
entire affiliated workers, camp, mill
and agricultural, of the loggers'
union will sever connections with
the o. B. U. and carry on inde-
pendently.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21

unions from the inside is one of the
elements in the general plan of cam
paign of the "open shop" and Amer
icar plan" enthusiasts. Considerable
sums have been spent on the at
tempt to carry it through to sue
cess.
"At their present rate of prog
ress," said Dawson, "the employers
who put money into this plan will
not draw dividend from it in 1921.
On the contrary, they are driving all
elements of the labor movement,
within and outside the A. F. of L.,
into a feeling of solidarity and an
intensity of determination they have
not had in years"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21

The Workers College committee
reported the largest attendance on
Thursday, TIE 18th, since the col
lege was instituted. The college had
a session last night and will meet
every Thursday night.
The Truth About Russia"
The mass meeting committee re-
ported that the Princess theater had
been secured for a lecture on Thurs
day, February 3, at 8 p. m., by the
Rev. St. John Tucker, representing
the Russian Red Star Medical Re
lief Society. The lecture will be
under the auspices of the Central
Labor Council, which will have
charge of the sale of tickets and
advertising The Rev. fuckers sub
ject will be "The Truth About Rus
sia." Tickets, 35 cents.
The unemployment mass meeting
committee reported it had abandoned
the meeting proposed. The commit
tee was continued.
Reports by Unions.
The Butchers received a request
from the members of the Building
Trades Council to "let up" on Snider
the meat man. After talking the
matter over with them they were in
clined to believe the Butchers were
in the right.
The Cooks and Walters initiated
three applicants and nominated of
ficers.
The Cigarmakers reported that the
town was being flooded with non
union cigars and requested all smok-
ers to look out for the label.
The Lathers are revising their
constitution and bylaws.
The Longshoremen reported the
best meeting ever They transacted
all their business in 20 minutes and
adjourned. The delegate making the
report was corrected by another, who
said the meeting lasted only 18
minutes.
The Laundry Workers had a good
meeting. Mrs. Alice Ferrell was
elected to honorary membership.
Brother Mckay resigned the presi-
dency.
The Painters reported fair meet
ing. They will place fine Of $40
upon any member caught buying
meat from Snider's market, corner
Hewitt and Broadway.
The Ushers and Ticket Sellers had
one initiation and one application.
They reported very successful
dance last Tuesday night.
The Machinists are enjoying a re-
vival. They have been handicapped
by the open shop methods of the
Sumner Iron Works. They will place
a fine of $40 on any member patron
izing other than a union laundry.