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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
Counter Proposals.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.--(A. PO--
Railroad executives convened today to
consider the proposals for settlement
of the shopmen's strike submitted LAST
week by brotherhood leaders as medi-
ators, adjourned at noon until ,2:S0
after two hours discussion. Howard
Elliott of the Northern Pacific, said
on leaving the meeting "the situation
looks mighty serious" Counter pre-
posals it is believed, have been dis
cussed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
government TO KEEP
.' TRANSPORTATION GOING

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-(U. P3
On an extreme emergency the gov
ernment must take over the railroads,
Secretary Weeks declared today, com
menting on the report that settlement
of the rail strike was not probable
from the New York negotiations of
the rail executives and union leaders.
Weeks emphasizezd the govern
ment's determination to prevent a
transportation breakdown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23

Judge c. H. Finn, prominent Uni
on county attorney is Pendleton
visitor today.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
CONDEMNS SHERIFF
AS INEFFICIENT IN
HANDLING SITUATION
Says Good Officer Could Get
Along; Lonsdon Is
Belittled.

Slater. Mo-, July 6.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Adjutan General Will
liam Raupp of Missouri spent two
hours here Thursday night and then
left for jefferson City. There he will
report to Governor Hyde and make
recommendations as to the handling OF
the local situation. where striking shop
men have closed down the Chicago Il
Alton shops and have been in virtual
control of the town for the last SO
hours.
Adjutant Raupp declined to announce
what his recommendations would in
clude but said that he had talked TO
Sheriff John Logsdon in Marshall and
that Sheriff Logsdon had stated that
he. the sheriff. was unable TO control
the local situation and was not in
cline TO appoint special deputies. Ad-
jntant Raupp told Sheriff Logsdon to
put it in writing and the sheriff said he
would write the governor Thursday
night
The adjutant general told CORE.
spondent of the Associated Press that
he believed the situation here was one
which an energetic peace officer should
be able to handle He added that he
was corvipced Sheriff I.ogsdon had
made no effort to handle it, and would
not do SO.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
MONTANA AND UTAH
IN NEED Of RAIN,
IS WEATHER REPORT
With Unirrigated Parts OF
Washington and Oregon,
Suffer From Drought.

Washington, July 6-Rain which
proved the farmers friend in some
parts of the country was his foe in
other sections during the week ending
Tuesday. the weather bureau reported
Thursday in its weekly weather and
crop review.
Harvesting and threshing of grain
was retarded by rains in the north
eastern states and among uncut grain
there was considerable lodging due to
rain and wind Harvesting of winter
wheat generally went along satisfac-
tOrily in central and northern portions
of the belt, except in eastern Kansas,
and the threshing made good progress
in the southern portion and was start
ed in the central section. The quality
and yield of such wheat was reported
as having been hurt by premature RI
pening in Missouri and the lower Ohio
valley.
Additional moisture combined with
cold weather, however, aided the spring
wheat crop in the Dakotas. More rain
is needed in western states, the review
asserted, adding that the crop was
suffering greatly from drought in
Washington and Oregon, where not
irrigated, and in Utah and Montana.
Dry weather was reported as doing
great damage to the oats crop, prac-
tically throughout the whole region
where that crop is grown.
The rains proved of great benefit to
the corn crop, except in eastern Iowa
and Missouri. porthern Illinois and
parts Of the southeast, according to re-
ports to the bureau.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
MINERS RESENT
H00VER'S HAND
ON COAL RATES
New England States and
Northwest Run Short of
Fuel, Government Says
Anthracite Session Does
Nothing Thursday but
Decide to Meet Today.

Washington. July Ga prolonged
session between anthracite coal mine
operators and union representatives
called to Washington by President
Harding to consider methods of getting
work resumed. broke up Thursday
night without definite results being ac-
complished, but with an agre ement by
participants to meet again at 9 p. m.
Friday. No statements were given IN
behalf of either operators or union Of
ficals.
Only the notification that sessions
would be continued Friday was given
to indicate the trend of opinion among
anthracite negotiators. Secretary Falls
participated in the meeting, but left
before its conclusion.
AT all prior gatherings. employers
have stood firmly for reaction in
wage scales, rendering arbitration
through President Harding to deter
mine the amount, while the union re-
representatives., offering to negotiate on
the basis of wage scales existing
March 81, have refused to consent to
reductions and have made demands for
modification of prior contracts.
Northwest Needs Coal
While all the considerations affect
ing the bituminous strike situation
have been deferred until Monday. after
President Harding's return. govern
ment views of the matter were made
available in part through semi official
discussions. In the matter of the pub
lies coal supply. to "pinches" have
developed, it was said. one in northwest,
to which a large amount of coal US
ually is transported by the Great
Lakes in the summer and the other in
northern New England. whence an
thracite is borne by coastwise shipping
1t was also authoritatively intimat-
ed that the government had suggested
to bituminous miners and operators in
the conferences now adjourned a
scheme of avoiding the impasse raised
by the employers insistence upon dis
trict wage scale negotiations. and the
miners demand for national wage
scale. The plan involves the settling
up of eight regions. each consisting of
several of the existing coal district
organizations of operators and union
miners, with separate negotiations in
each.
Little Support for Plan
Little support has been evidenced
in the industry, it was declared, for
the proposition as made.
The miners spokesmen, it was indi-
Gated, were inclined to be resentful in
the meeting concerning the present
semi governmental plan controlled by
Secretary Hoover. holding maximum
prices for the non-union bitumnous
coal now being mined at $3.50 in most
districts.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
MUST Be RESTORED
To TALK UNITY. IS
VIEWPOINT Of SUN
With Present Status Refuses
to Consider Proposal
Made by Chen.

Canton, China, July 8.-(By The
Associated Press. Sun Vat Sen, de-
posed president of South China
Thursday refused General Chen Chung
Ming's proposal that he seud dele
CATION from the southern provinces to
negotiate with the Peking government
for the reunion of China unless he
first is restored to the southern presi-
dency, from which Chen drove him.
General Chen's proposal to Sun.
which followed recent efforts to bring
the two southern leaders together
again, was ip the form of telegram
from Chen's headquarters at Waichow
80 miles from Canton.
The message was addressed to w.
X. Chung, vice president of the Can
ton Christian college. 1t suggested
that Sun proceed to Shanghai and
there call conference of eight south
ern and central provinces of China
for the purpose of selecting delegate
to carry on negotiations with Peking.
In the telegram Chen asked that Sun
be assured that the conference would
select the former southern president
as its representative to open the nego-
tiations and that he would have the
undivided backing of the eight pro-
vinces.
Sun Vat Sens reply was a flat re-
fusal to undertake the outlined pro-
gram until he is re-established as pre-
sident of the Cantonese government
Sun has not yet replied to the in
vitation of President Ii Yuan Hung
that he go to Peking for Il confer
ence.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07

he did not wish to say he believed the
former officials would not be truthful.
but that the reason he did not go to
them was he did not believe they would
give him 'all the facts
Both Judge Horsky and Attorney
j. +. OCOnnor, the latter chief coun-
sed for the defense. questioned Mac
Donald vigorously regarding the Vail
ton ranch transaction. in which the
state alleges the former warden tried
to sell the property to the prison at a
profit of $4,000 and the defendant
claims he purchased the ranch for the
state and was willing to turn it over
for what money he had put into it.
Admits Poor Memory
f. G. Brockway, former member of
the legislature from Yellowstone coun-
ty, admitted an exceedingly poor
memory. although he remembered that
Conley had urged the subcommittee
of the appropriations committee of the
house to purchase from the prison
800 acres at a price between 100000
and $4,000. The Walton ranch con-
tains 800 acres and the state has con-
tended the former warden bought the
property for S26 an acre and sought
to sell it to the prison for $50 all acre
E. A. Mclean. ranch foreman, tes-
titled TO 80 tons of hay being raised
on the Aylsworth ranch in 1921, and
J. G. Lyndes, deputy state examiner.
read from the prison board minute book
of 1912 an order chat all counties u.s.
ing convicts for road work must fur
nish horses and other materials.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
May Consider Man
for "U" Chancellor
at Session TODAY
(Tribune's Helena Bureau. J

Helena, July 6.-Aithough it is not
expected that definite selection of
chancellor for the Greater University
of Montana to succeed Chancellor f.
c. Elliott will be made at this time the
ese will G' Be Srous n the to regular sia'
of education. which will convene at the
capitol Friday at p. m. The matter
of finding man to take over the work
heretofore handled by DR.. Elliott has
been under consideration for several
weeks but it cannot be learned that
negotiatsons have been carried on to
the degree which will permit of a
selection at this meeting.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07

officials during the course OF MS IN
uuiry was because he was aware they
were close friends" of the defendant.
Judge Horsky himself questioned
Macdonald at length regarding his at
titude in the prison investigation.
after listening to the testimony of
these former state officials, asked
the court. ''do you still feel that your
investigation was fair and impartial: =
"Yes, your honor, | do replied the
witness. II know that l have tried
to be fair throughout and their testi-
mony has not changed my mind at all. =
Rankin Demands Reasons
Attorney General w. D. Rankin in
sisted that Macdonald who is also
associate counsel for the state, tell
specifically why he had not questioned
the former state officials before writ
ing his prison report.
"Well. in the case of former Attor-
ney General Dan Kelly" said Mac
Donald. 81 knew he was attorney for
the Anaconda Copper company. /
governor and that there was decided
political issue involved. ] knew that
Associate Justice A. J. Galen. former
attorney general, was indebted to Con-
ley for a great deal of business;
thought former Governor Stewart was
one of the Conley attorneys"
Were Reasons Sufficient?
did you think these men would
fabricate to you because they were
friends of Conley?" questioned Judge
Horsky
Macdonald was emphatic in stating
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07

free to make answer 10 some of the
statements therein contained.
Il wish to state that there are a
good many hoppers in various parts
of the county. There are always a
great many, for that matter. but they
seldom do any appreciable damage to
growing crops. SO far as there being
serious menace remains to be seen
The ranchers here are taking the nee
essary steps TO combat them, ard | do
not anticipate serious damage Where
poison has been used it has been eff
fective. Up to the present time little
or no damage has been done.
Says Article Misleading
The article above referred to is
grossly misleading 1t is untrue in
about every respect. | am surprised
that so conservative a paper as The
Great Falls Tribune would print it..
The statement that an inspection on
my ranch revealed Is hoppers on every
stalk of grain is just plain lie. I
of the fields would show ! per cent Of
that number.
II feel that in view OF the fact that
this article has been widely circulated.
and false impression has been there
by conveyed. it is no more than just
and right that you should through the
columns of your paper. do your ut
most to set this right.
Says Winter Wheat Made
''In closing. | wish simply to say
that the people. and especially the
ranchers. of Montana, have gone
through enough during the past three
or four years, and do not need to be
fed up on scare headlines The pros
poets for a wonderful crop, both spring
and winter, have never been as good
as they are at this time, and it is my
belief that winter wheat is made. grass
hoppers or no grasshoppers.
yours very truly,
"JNO. A. WILSON"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
Billings People Vote
for Fourth Time on
81 Mill Tax Levy

Billings, July 6.-(By The Associated
Press) For the fourth time in the
last year Billings property owners
July II will vote on a five and one half
mill tax levy for support of the public
school system here Following defeat
Of a proposed levy in an election held
last month. the school board announced
that half day sessions would be neces-
sary next winter to keep the board S
budget within the limits of it's income.
A petition for new election was
launched at mass meeting of Billings
citizens last Sunday Members of the
school board Thursday declared their
belief that since the crisis had been
placed squarely before the voters the
levy will carry, thus assuring full time
schools
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
Weather Insurance
Men Are Big Losers

New York. July 6.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-Rain insurance COM
panies that guarantee fair weather for
baseball, clubs. resort hotels. hot dog
vendors. golf players, and vacationists.
got an awful wallop throughout June
and an even worse blow during the pro-
longed weekend which many stretched
to celebrate the Fourth of July.
The four big companies engaged in
this business paid out more than $500
600 to policy holders protected against
bad weather over the Independence day
period. brokers admitted Thursday. Yet
they all feel that the June rains were
good advertising, stimulating interest in
their field
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
AVERT STRIKE EXTENSION
100000 MORE, RAILWAYS
HOPEFUL FOR settlement
Women Doing Picket Duty at Various Places;
Jewell Says What Men Did Not Go Out First
Day Have Quit Jobs, Submits No Figures; Will
Consider Offers From Any Authoritative Body

Chicago, July 6-(By The Associated IA threat
ened extension of the strike of railway shopmen include
United States Railroad Labor board when D. W. He head of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Sgnaen which has been taking
strike VOTE promised to maintain the quo pending
further conferences.
1t the second time that intervention the board
bers has avered extension of the wakout threatened
strike of Maintenance of Way having prevented Tues
day through the efforts of Chairman Ben Hooper and
labor member of the board
Meanwhile railway circles expressed strong hopes quick
settlement of the shopmen strike which began July B. NJ
Jewell head of the railway employees department of the Ame
can Federation of Labor directing the shopmen strike
reiterated that the shopmen were willing to consider set
tlemen proposition submitted by authoritative body
Mr. Jewell said asserting he had received reports from several
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
ANOTHER WAR
|SPRED|CTEO
INVOLVING j. s.
Polish Situation Said to
Be Growing Menace to
Peace of America.
MacNider Says Legion
Men Are Prepared to
Defend Nation Again.

Chicago. July 6.-Major General
George Bell. Jr.. commanding the sixth
corps area. L. S. A. declared in
speech Thursday before several hun
dred advertising men that the present
Polish situation is the growing menace
of another war that will draw in the
United States. Hanford MacNider, ma
tiopal commander of the American
Legion, another speaker, pledged every
member of the 1900 posts OF the
American Legion to take up arms again
whenever called upon.
There never was a time in the his
tory Of this country when we needed
the services of red blooded Americans
more than we do today" General Bell
declared. An officer high in the army
of Germany now is inspecting the Rus
sian troops and it was announced
Thursday an army of 100000 is being
mobilized on the border of Poland and
Rumania.
Says Defenses Scrapped
1--WE have scrapped our defenses.
Our present enormous public debt 1s
due to unpreparedness, as were many
OIL Tue uedtuS Ill tut Ndf. ~ 10 hhC
scrapping our police force and imagin-
ing we will be safe on the streets.
II have a telegram from Washington
saying that the national guard repre-
sentatives cannot attend our national
target practice because of lack OF
funds. OF 10000 reserve officers, only
500 will be in the Is day school. Our
organized reserve is virtually de-
stroyed"
Commander MacNider called atten
ton to the coming conference of the
inter-aliied war veterans at New
Orleans.
Men From All Nations
1--WE will have men from every allied
country" he announced, ''all of them
coming together with the thought that
what we fought for once we must main
tain. We feel that it is going to prove
as strong, if not stronger in fact, than
any previous international convention or
agreement toward the prevention Of
future wars"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
PARTY UNITY
IS THEME Of
HARDING TALK
Thinks All Should Play
in One Big Show and
Not Try Solo Parts.

Columbus, O., July 6.-President
Harding in an address here Thursday
night made a vigorous appeal for har-
mony in the ranks of the republican
party. Too many who profess to be
republicans. he declared are attempt
ing to attract attention to them
selves instead of working for the
good of their party and country.
The president said he did not care
to be ''soloist' but added that some
one had to act as director, otherwise
there would be no harmony He spoke
at an open air banquet which celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of the Column
bus Republican Glee club. of which he
Thursday night was made a life mem
Der.
Prefacing his remarks with the OBJ
seryatlon that glee club would never
sing In harmony if the tenors insisted
on receiving special attention because
they were tenors and the bases like
wise. Mr.. Harding declared it would
be impossible to preserve party har-
mony if individuals and groups in the
party took the same slant on things"
Several hundred men and women.
most of them actively identified with
the republican party, heard the presi-
dents address.
Wants All to Be in Line
He reminded them that the party
is sponsor for the government today.
and added that I'VE would be better off
if all wearing the badge were repub-
licans at heart
You seldom stop to think Of the
inheritance of the present additional
duties" said the executive. adding that
he meant 10 take no fling at what
went before"
The president was loudly applauded
when he referred to the accomplish
ments of the recent armament confer
ence. He declared he could say With
satisfaction that the United States mad
played a splendid part in bringing the
world back to order.
Brotherhood Established
This nation,' he added, has helped
TO establish a brotherhood of nations.
and we ought to bring the spirit Of
that brotherhood q little more to the
front in the United States"
During his speech the president re-
iterated his declaration. made on July 4
at Marion. that this nation cannot
tolerate group or class domination,
through force. There can be no DOM
nation, he said, but the will of the
people as expressed in the laws of this
country.
IF law cannot be maintained" the
president continued, the republic it.
self is a menace"
The president praised the Columbus
Glee club. which during the last half
century has sung at many national con-
ventions and participated in every
declaring that by your sing
ing you have done more for your party
than any of us have done by solo work
on the stump
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
CRASSH0PPERS NOT MENACE
AT STANFORD, SAYS RANCHER
Ayers Nothing to Report of IS Hoppers Being on
Every Stock of Grain; Serious Damage
Not Anticipated.

Prospects for an excellent crop in
Judith Basin county of both spring
and winter wheat were never better
than now. according to a letter from
John A. Wilson of Stanford. He says
the grasshopper menace is not alarm
ing. as was indicated in recent ar
ticle under a Stanford date line. He
writes:
Mr. w. NJ. Bole,
Editor Great Falls Tribune,
Great Falls. Mont.
Dear Sir:
IAN article appeared in The Great
Falls Tribune. June %. relative to the
grasshopper situation in the Stanford
section of Judith Basin county. In
view of the fact that my own fields
were mentioned in that article, l feel
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
FORBID INTERFERENCE

East st. Louis, H., July 6-Tem-
porary restraining order forbiddng
striking shopmen from interfering with
the operation of Illinois Central trains.
hindering employees of the road and
from establishing unlawful picket
lines, was issued by Federal Judge
English here Thursday afternoon.
The order, returnable July Is. was
issued after counsel for the Illinois
Central presented cffidavits that there
had been no violence.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
FREE STATE GETS
GOOD RESULTS IN
CAMPAIGN FOR MEN
Irishmen in Large Numbers
Respond to Call for VOlun-
teer Troops.

| Dublin, June 6.--(By The Associ-
ated Press. There was great re-
sponse Thursday 10 the provisional!
government call TO arms and at the
| Wellington, Portobello and Begglr' S
Bush barracks, as we'll as ut the city
hall, long lines stood waiting To Join.
The men are being segregated into
their own areas.
besides members of the volunteers
offering themseive.s. there we're large
numbers of ordinary citizens for re-
Icrlutment in the vo,ilnteer forces as
preliminary to transfer u the actual
service list.
Great crowds Thursday visited the
scenes of the fighting. but Gordon
buildings, only the shells of which are
standing and which are in danger Of
falling at any moment. From the
ruins from time to time an explosion
lis heard-this caused by ammunition
abandoned by the insurgents.
The banks re-opened Thursday and
the stock exchange will open again
Monday. Livestock steamers for Eng
land were to leave Thursday night
with almost normal cargoeS
There is still no definite news of
Eamonn de Valera. The Evening Tele-
graph says it was freely rumored in a
suburb Wednesday night that De
Valera had been wounded; credence
was given by the fact that Father
Dominic. chaplain of the republican
guard, passed through the military
lines there Tuesday night in a motor
car flying the Red Cross flag
Father Dominic is reported to have
visited De Valera's house.
The same paper says reports from
the provinces show that over the
greater part of the 20 county area.
complete calm prevails
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-07
Woman Near Death
as Accident Result

Billings, July 6.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. Mrs. S. Morck of Thief
River Falls, Mimi, was near death in
a hospital here Thursday night as a
result of fractured skull received
late Thursday near BalIatine, Mont,
when the steering gear of the automo
bile in which she. her husband, and
two daughters were travelling to Ia
coma. Wash, failed, causing the car
to hit a concrete bridge abuttment.
The woman and girls were thrown
from the machine and Mrs. Morck' s
head struck the cement obstacle. The
daughters were slightly hurt, while Mr..
Morck escaped injury.