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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
WIFE IS ACQUITTED
IN PARTY SHOOTING
Mrs. Hirsh Did Not Intend TO
Wound Him. Husband
Testifies.

Mineola, n y. Dec 21.-Mrs. Hazel
Hirsh. charged with shooting her hus-
band after a party last summer at the
home of aliss Refine Davies, motion
picture actress. Thursday night was
acquitted BY jury, which accepted her
defense that Hirsh was shot acciden-
tally when she tried to prevent him
from committing suicide.
The jury was out only one hour and
IS minutes.
Hirsh testified Thursday that "a
professional bartender served in the
Davies home and that he and his wife
drank considerable liquor. He went out
on the lawn, he said, and sat undar a
tree, where he Was overcome with
melancholia.'
Drawing his revolver. he SAT with it
in his hand wondering whether he
should shoot himself.
My wife came toward me-" he testi-
fled. Il told her | was going to kill
myself. She seized the gun and wres-
tied with ME for possession of it. The
gun was discharged
Mr.. Hirsh said he could not remem-
ber accusing his wife immediately aft
erwards of trying to get him." lie
denied that there had been n reconcile
alton at the hospital when his wife
visited him there, saying there never
was any quarrel
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Schooner, Beca|med and Then
Ruddeness and Dismasted in
Atlantic, Saved by a Liner
Larder Emptied All too Soon in Tough Luck
Voyage; Crew Makes for Restaurant
on Being Towed Into Port

New York. Dec. 21.-(By The AS
sociated Press. THE schooner Rosa
Ferlita. battered by wind and wave
for Sc days, was towed into New York
harbor Thursday night and her crew
of nine, shipped on the African Gold
coast. leaped ashore to race for the
nearest restaurant.
II was tough voyage, this trip from
AKIN. headed for Boston with a load
of mahogany. but the toughest part
came not in uncharted seas, but in the
very center of transatlantic lanes. when
help might have been expected at any
moment.
For 10 days the schooner bobbed
about in those lanes, her larder about
empty. :,
4 torn jigger sail was rigged crazily
from her forepeak. Her mizzenmast
was nothing but Il ragged stump. Her
third pole was bare. Gone was her
rudder and she had no sea anchor.
AT night one feeble light was all she
could display. Altogether she was the
most helpless craft Captain Look of
the liner President Garfield ever had
seen and even he was shocked when
he bore down upon her Wednesday
The schooner. a craft of 800 tons,
owes her rescue to Captain Look and
the keen eyes of ..Wally" Bates, look
out on the President Garfield.
The Ferlita encountered hard luck
first day out, hitting calm after
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
PLACES
PIERCE BUTLER
ON HIGH COURT
Harding $ Choice Of St.
Paul Democrat at Last
Confirmed, 81 to s.
Senator Walsh Supports
President in Speech;
Stiff Fight Is Ended.

Washington. Dec. 21-The nomina-
ton of Pierce Butler, st. Paul attorney,
to be an associate justice of the United
States supreme court, finally was con-
firmed late Thursday by the senate.
The vote was said to have been 81 to S.
Opposition to Mr.. Butler was evenly
divided. four republicans, Senators La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Norris Of Ne
braska, Brookhart of Iowa and Norbeck
of South Dakota being joined by four
democrats. George of Georgia, Tram
nell of Florida, Sheppard of Texas and
Heflin of Alabama, in voting against
confirmation
The senate voted to remove the ban
of secrecy from the roll calls, and it
was announced that a motion to re-
commit the nomination to the judiciary
committee was defeated SO to Z, with
virtually the same lineup that gave the
nominee confirmation.
Justice Butler, democrat. who was
named for the vacancy caused by the
resignation of former Justice Day. will
not take his seat until January =. the
supreme court now being in recess
A prior nomination during the recent
special session was blocked by the
opposition.
More than three hours of discussion
preceded the senates vote. Senators
La Toilette and Norris. it was said.
made the principal speeches against
with Chairman Nelson and
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
making the main addresses for the
judiciary committee in favor of con
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
CONSENT Of FRANCE
AWAITED IN PLAN To
REVISE REPARAT TONS
Preliminary Exchange of Views
Between Berlin and Paris
Is Lacking.

Washington. Dec. 21-tBy The AS
sociated Press. Herman overtureS
through informal channels for American
intervention to obtain 4 revision of
German reparations schedules, reported
i'm London dispatches to The Associat-
ed Press, throw the first definite light
on the method by which American influ-
ence is being drawn into new attem ~
at final adjustment of the vexing repar-
atoms problem.
The next step to be looked for OBJ
viously is an indication of the French
attitude of the German proposal that
an American economic commission re-
view Germany's present situation and
estimate her capacity TO pay as Il basis
for new reparations treaty.
There is reason to believe that pre-
vious government reports from Berlin
are of character to justify hope that
if the French should prove agreeable
to the proposed plan for reparations
revision. no insurmountable obstacles
would remain in the way of an agree
ment as to the specific amount Ger
many could and would pay.
A basis for a stumbling block for
such an agreement mp to this time
officials here and in Berlin are under
stood to have felt. has been the lack
of a channel for a preliminary ex-
change of views between Berlin and
Paris British agencies hardly could
offer their services, as Great Britain
is TOO fully committed on reparations
views in opposition to the French posi-
ton to be effective in negotiations to
the Paris government
As the proposal approved by the
Cuno government is seen here. it rep
resents employment of American com
mercial and governmental agencies to
bring German and French views into
harmony.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
FIRE TAKES CHICAGO
PASSENGER STATION;
PANIC AMONG GIRLS
Fair Clerks Trample Each
Other in Escape; Holiday
Mail Snatched From Flames.

Chicago, Dec 21-Fire Thursday
, afternoon destroyed the Dearborn
street railroad station, formerly known
as the Polk street depot, and left eight
railroads homeless in Chicago
The building was valued at S300,0 900
but its replacement would cost more
than S1,000,000.
Within a little more than a hour
after traffic policeman saw smoke
issuing from the roof. the flames
swept through the 3S-year- old brick
and wood structure, once the pride Of
railroad men, and left only a smoke
bl.. ckened brick shell behind.
Hundreds of passengers anI 200
men and women clerks fled to safety.
Mrs. Hazel Locker, 26. woman clerk,
tainted and was trampled on by the
wild rush of girl clerks from the up
per floors. A policeman found her ~nn-
conscious on the stairs and carried her
out.
Postal clerks with motor trucks res
cued $50 tons of holiday mail and
railroad employees saved all passenger
cars in the train sheds. The Los An
geles Limited of the Santa Fe. and the
Dixie Flyer, crack Chicago
vile train of the Chicago & Eastern
hii'itois' were DelHs iHdde up III tHe
sheds when the fire broke out. They
were dispatched from the yards while
flremen were still vainly trying to cope
with the blaze. The station was
owned by the Chicago & Western In
diana railroad, and was used by trains
Of that line. and the Santa Fe. Monon,
Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, Wabash, and the Ca
madam Grand Trunk.
The interior of the old building,
erected in 1884, was a perfect exam
pie of midvictorian scroll saw work.
The fircmen were hampered by poor
water pressure and the crowds of
Christmas shoppers
The eight railroads began reorgan-
izing their service while the fire was
still at its height, establishing offices
IN the station annex, one story
building across the alley
Plans have been considered for sew
eral years for tearing down the build
ing and either erecting a new one on
its site or moving the terminals to
other stations.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Kentucky Standard
Oil Firm Declares
a Stock Dividend

Louisville, Ky. Dec. 21.-Declara-
tion of q stock dividends of 66 o-3 per
cent by the board of directors of the
Standard Oil company of Kentucky
was announced here Thursday night
by G. {. Steidle. secretary. Declara-
ton of the dividend, payable Decem-
Der 80 to stockholders of record De-
cember Is. followed approval of an
increase of the capitalization of the
company from Sl2.000,oo0 to SIT
100000 by the stockholders ut Il
meeting Thursday.
A 66 2-3 per cent stock dividend
on S5O0,O00 of capital stock held in
the treasury for sale to company em-
ployes also was declared. The in
crease in capitalization raised the
number of shares of the company
from 10000 to 100000. Par value is
S25.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Astoria Gets $31,756
as Fire Relief Fund

Astoria, Ore, Dec. 21.-A report
submitted at the meeting of the general
relief executive committee Thursday
afternoon showed that to date the sum
of S31. 1850 had been received in
cash for the relief fund. A telegram
was received from Senator Stanfield
saying he will endeavor to have the
navy bill include an appropriation of
$550.00O for continuing work on the
Tongue point naval base, after the
existing appropriation is exhausted
Work was commenced Thursday on
excavation of a. fireproof hotel building
to be erected by local and Seattle cap
ital
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
SEARCH FOR BODIES
IN LAKES IS YULE
TASK Of GUARDSNEN
Machine Guns Guard Khaki
clad Workers From Attack by
Resentful Citizens.

Mer Rouge. La. Dec 2l.-Bivou-
Parish lakes. a company OF Louisiana
national guard. bent upon mission
probably unparalleled in the history
Of this nation. faced the prospect of
spending the Christmas holidays drag
ging the waters and affording protection
TO professional divers in an effort to
recover the bodies of two prominent
citizens of Mer Rouge who were be-
lieyed to have been murdered by masked
and whiterobed men of three states.
Two days of search by the military
and some 7J men and boys of the parish
have been fruitless If the effort to
recover the bodies in the Lakes Cooper
and La Fourche is unsuccessful. the
search will be extended TO other lakes
in the vicinity.
I'VE will drag every lake in the
parish until we find them Captain
w W. Cooper. commanding officer of
the camp, declared Thursday.
Machine guns were placed at stratc
gle points on the lake shore Thursday
as precaution against the possibilities
of sniping by those aligned with the
mob that swooped down upon five Mer
Rouge citizens last August. carried
them off and severely handled them.
Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards
have been missing since that night
That the slaying of the two men
was not premedtated is conceded by all
Young Daniels resented the
flogging administered his 20 year old
father and tore the mask off one of
the men. and recognizing him. called
ont his name. which was heard by
richards. and both men were slain in
the fight that ensued according to
story credited to members of their
families The bodies then were be-
liexed to have hcen weighted down with
wagon wheels and thrown into one of
the lakes close by.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
ENDS LIFE At GRAVE
OF GIRL He KILLED
BY M|SHAP WITH GUN
Grandfather, Unable to Bear
Loss of Little Relative,
Follows in Death.

New York. Dec 21--Two ,aen l,,r-
ried along the quiet paths in Greep
Lawn cemetery Thursday and bent
over the grave of ii little girl. One
was a detective. the other a relativ,
of the little girl
They turned IN the path and saw
the grave. On it was sprawIed the
body of an old man. a bullet through
the temple. A pistol, one cartridge
gone, lay beside him.
Neither of the men spoke. but as the
detective. unconsciousy professional
picked up the pistol. his companion
stared at the body quietly, not seeing.
Instead. picture OF his home, one
night months ago. came to him.
year-old Emma Fuchs had
dressed as gypsy TO give Grandpa
some fun when he came home" Grand
pa knocked at the door and Emma.
Romany regalia and all. scurried be
meath the table. Grandpa came in and,
smiling, counterfeited fear at the little
stranger who popped from beneath the
table. To add TO the acting, he play
fully pointed pistol he had picked
from q dresser Mt the little gypsy.
There was shot. The little girl
fell When the police came. grandpa
was holding Emma, the little gypsy"
in his arms. She was dead.
The man standing by the grave saw
the drama again. and he saw grandpa
no longer grandpa but just Ernest
Fuchs. as he had been since that day,
brooding thoughtfully. A day or two
ago. Fuchs had glanced in the windows
of the toy shops, more than ordinarily
rich with Christmas gifts
The man by the grave saw Fuchs
leaving the house Wednesday for a
visit to Greenlawn cemetery" And
Charles Fuchs. with the detective be-
side him, stopped staring at the grave
leaned over and softly touched his
fathers cold hand. The detective pre-
pared to report "a suicide in Green
lawn cemetery
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
|W0R[D ECONOMICS Farley
AND ARMS LIMIT MEETING
IS PLANNED IN j. s, SENATE
Borah Introduces Amendment to Naval Appro-
priation Bill Which Would Call on President
Harding to Call International Conference to
Help Business Conditions and Disarmament

Washington. Dec. 21.- Extensive
discussion of international affairs is
expected to develop in the senate as
result of proposal Thursday by Sem
ator Borah, republican, Idaho, for an
international conference to consider
economic, financial and business prob
lens. including German reparations.
as well as reduction of land, sea and
aerial armaments.
Senator Borah offered his plan as
an amendment to the $3.50, 900. 900
naval appropriation bill. which was
reported to the senate Thursday for
preliminary consideration Friday He
proposed that the president be asked
to call an international economic and
disarmament conference instead of
senate conference merely to deal with
limitations of naval vessels under
10000 tons and military and naval
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22

clearing the headlands off AKIN har-
Dor. For days she was beealmed
within sight of her starting point
Twelve days out she hit head wind
and was driven off her course.
Later she ran into Il storm and for
almost three weeks fought wind rain
snow and waves until her rudder
snapped.
That was 10 days ago. The ship.
hanging close to the wind and shipping
floods with every lurch, iunged heavily
and swung around. When she steadsed.
her mizzen mast, as well as her rudder.
was gone.
Then Captain Sanchez began his real
battle for life. After four days, liner
passed but the high waves hid the
Ferlitas signals.
Night after night, with lockout
lashed to a tottering perch in the fore
mast and the captain tied securely to
wheel that did not answer, the
schooner tulnbled about in the seas.
Twice her crew saw the lights of pass
ing ships, but could not attract atten-
tion.
Then the Garfield sighted them.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Civil War Veterans
May Get More Pension
Money as Yule Gifts

Washington, Dec. 21.--A generous
increase in Uncle Sans pension allow
ances to civil and Mexican war sur
viVors promises to be government
Christmas present to the veterans and
their widows. Legislative action was
completed Thursday by congress on
the Bursum bill 10 increase their pen
sions-the veterans from $50 to $40
a month-and Senator Bursum, re-
publican New Mexico, Friday pro-
poses to rush the bill to the White
House SO that it may be signed by
President Harding and become law
by Christmas day.
The conference report on the bill,
after adoption by the house, was hur-
ried through the senate late Thurs
day during an executive session.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Days Happenings
in Washington
Briefly Reported

Chief Justice Taft was reported TO
have virtually recovered from Il minor
operation performed Sunday.
The nomination of Pierce Butler. st
Paul attorney, to be an associate JUS
tice Of the United States supreme
court was confirmed by the senate.
Hearings on the Keller impeachment
charges against Attorney General
Daugherty were concluded by the
house judiciary committee.
The war finance corporation. i'm its
annual report. declared the American
farmer, if properly financed. could
weather the worst economic storms.
Announcement was made that the
surplus received by Ctemenceau for
lectures and newspaper articles while
in America, which will be turned over
to the American field service fund fell
lowshlps, amounted to $4,000.
Senator Borah. republican, Idaho.
offered an amendm ent to the naval
appropriation bill proposing that the
president call an international confer
ence for discussion of economic anes
tons as well as reduction of arma
ments.
Plans for the creation of an Ameri-
can commission to aid in the adjust
ment of the European reparations
problem were said to have received the
unofficial approval of the United
States, Germany and Great Britain
and to be under consideration BY
France
Court action, it was announced. will
be instituted shortly by the DEPART
ment Of justice against the United
States Harness company. Ransom, w.
Va.. Thomas Roberts and company.
Philadelphia, and possibly the Bridge
port. Conn.,, Brass company, in connec-
lion With contracts covering the sale
If surplus war supplies.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
RuMoRs STIR LONDON

London. Dec. ai,--The request made
by German trade commission that a
committee OF American business men
headed by Herbert Hoover, visit Ger
many to undertake thorough survey
of economic conditions. that would be
used as the basis of n new reparations
treaty, Were seen here Thursday as
perhaps the starting point of a flock
of runors as to American intervention
in the reparations problem,
+ Great Britain. il is semi officially
learned. has informed the American
state department of its consent to such
a plan 4 British governments mes
sage sent in response to an inquiry
(Continded on Page Twelyel
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
WoMEN's CLUBS OBJECT

Minneapolis, Dec. 21-Mrs. r. G.
Winter, national head of the Fedora
ton of Nomen's Clubs, Thursday night
said that the action of VIII Hays in
the Arbuckle case would be taken up
at the quarterly meeting of the execu-
tive board in Washington on January 3.
Mrs. Winter said that the board un-
doubtedly would re-state it's position
on the Arbuckle pictures, namely, that
it would be unfortunate to "perpetuate
the memory of the Arbuckle affair" by
permitting his pictures to be shown.
If Mr. Hays wants to do something
for Christmas, / believe it would have
been better for him to keep the world
little cleaner. rather than permit the
production of Arbuckle pictures,' she
added
Mrs. Winter said that she would
have conference with Mr.. Hays just
prior to the meeting of the executive
board in Washington.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
|FLOODOF PROTESTS
IN MANY CITIES ON
FILMS

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-Official
San Francisco maintained a passive
attitude Thursday on the return Of
film featuring Roscoe c. Crafty
Arbuckle, while in other circles there
appeared to be little interest in his
future activities.
The women's vigilant committee,
which assigned members to attend the
two Arbuckle trials, and who publicly
commended woman juror who held
out for conviction in the first trial,
had made no public announcement up
to Thursday night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
SH|FFER ACQUITTED
Of D0Z|ER MURDER:
JURY ACTS QUICKLY
Slayer of Man Who Stole Wife
Goes Free at Helena; Goes
East for Christmas.
Trikune's Helena Bureau}

Helena. Dec. 2i.-Cari Shiffer.
on trial in the district court since
last Friday for the murder of
John n. Dozier, near Gilman, Oc-
tober 81. was a free man Thurs
day night, having been acquitted
after the case had been in the
hands of the jury but few min
utes.
The case went to the Jury about
5 p. m. and a verdict of acguittaI
was the result OF the second ball
lot, the first ballot having stood
II to /. Shiffer expects to leave
Helena Friday for his old home in
Pennsylvania, where he will spend
Christmas. Mrs. Shiffer, whose
affair with Dozier lead up to the
killing. is understood to be at
Pendieton, Oregon. She did not
appear in Helena during the trial.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22

theater owners here indicated Thurs
day.
But whether he will be able to re-
gain his place in the world Of stars
they said, was Arbuckle's own affair,
to be threshed out by the motion pic
ture patrons themselves--and there
was wide divergence of opinion as to
the probable result
Officials of the Motion Picture Thea
ter Owners of America said that that
body had been flooded with letters and
kilograms, most of which opposed Ar
buckles return.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22

Denver, Dec. 21.-Photographs of
the fingerprints found on the bloody
shotgun dropped by the masked ban
dts Monday in making their escape
following the shooting and killing of
Charles T. Linton, federal reserve
guard and the theft of 100000, were
forwarded Thursday to Chief of Po-
lice Anderson of Vancouver, B. c., fol-
lowing receipts of request for the
photographs believing the Denver ban
dts to be the ones who perpetrated a
$4,000 robbery there. At the same
time Photographic copies of the prints
found ON an abandoned automobile be-
lieved to have been left at vantage
point by the bandits were sent to Chief
Anderson. Similar copies were sent
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
NEW YORK TO SHOW FILMS

New York. Dec 21-Roscoe G. Ar
buckles Christmas pardon granted
by VIII FL. Hays. head of the motion
picture industry, who had ousted the
film comedian because of his connec-
tion with the party which preceded
the death of Virginia Rappe, will get
his chance to come back on the
screens of Manhattan motion picture
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
VETERAN FIREMAN DIES

Livingston, Dec. 21-tBy The As
sociated Press) Patrick McCarville.
aged 63, for more than ~ years fire
man on the Northern Pacific railway.
died here Thursday He was said TO
have been the Oldest fireman in point
of service i'll Montana
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
NORBECK HAS NEW BILL

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Nor
beck, republican, South Dakota, late
Thursday introduced revised farm
credits bill. 1t expands his former
measure and would make the farm
loan system the vehicle for extension
of agricultural credits.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
Chicago to Limit
Blowing Of Whistles
on New Years Eve

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Steam whistles
may not be blown in Chicago for longer
than 15 seconds to welcome the New
Year, according to rule announced
Thursday by Health Commissioner Blu
dleson, on recommendation Of the anti
noise commission.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
N. E. A. PROTESTS RETURN

Washington. Dec. "a telegram
protesting against granting of pefmis
sion to Roscoe c. Arbuckle to resume
work in motion pictures were sent by
the headquarters. staff of the National
Education association Thursday to
Will III. Hays. of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of Amer
,aa
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
ITALIAN OFFICIAL DIES

Rome. Dec. 21.--tBy The Associ-
ated Press Professor Vincenzo Tan
gorra, who resigned Wednesday as min
lister of the treasury because of poor
health, died Thursday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22
BLOODY GUN IN CLUE

informed Of the appearance of the sus
poets car at the Downer home,