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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
STORM KILLS Z
DOES. MILLIONS
DAMAGE IN n. ".
10000 Miles Of Phone
Wires Put Out ofCom-
mission by Snowfall.

Chicago, Feb 24.-The middle west
was beginning to recover somewhat
Friday from the storm which caused
sudden drop in temperatures to be-
low freezing and brought snow and
sleet which fell over, large area
from Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota
and Wisconsin down into the northern
part of Texas, Arkansas and Okla
homa.
The northwest, where the storm was
greatest, according to dispatches re-
ceived here, reported death toll OF
~ and more than $1,O0O,0OO damage
to property. Five persons met death
in a train wreck near Minneapolis
when passenger train crashed into
a snow plow. Four men were frozen
to death in Minneapolis and st. Paul,
n woman was frozen to death near
I.angord, S. d., woman was electro
cutedc near Rochester, Mimi, and a
man was frozen at Dilworth, Mimi.
Montana Offers Best Storm Tale
Montana came near in the best storm
stories, with the Deep creek, Millegan
section, full of wolves in droves, drlv-
en- by the heavy snow to populated
districts. attacking domestic animals
and killing 10 head of cattle.
Wisconsin is battling with an en-
veloping mantle Of snow to restore
normal conditions. Railroad service
has been paralyzed by the blizzard,
which wrought damage estimated at
several millions of dollars. The ar
rival of the cold weather, however.
brought relief from the flood peril
which in many localities had been the
most dangerous aftermath of the
storm No funerals were held in Green
Bay for two days because of the deep
snow drifts.
Michigan Rain Was Blizzard
From North Dakota, only meager
reports from scattered precincts where
scheduled Nonpartisan caucuses were
held, were received because of the
storm. 1t was estimated that less than
half the caucuses were held.
Northern Michigan. which expert
enced heavy rainfall during the last
two days, was in the grip of the biz
zard Friday, and the wind reached q
maximum velocity of 55 miles-an- hour
in the vicinity Of Detroit.
Nebraska felt a 3O-mile wind accom-
panied by sleet, which put 10000 miles
of telephone lines out of commission
while South Dakota dispatches sale
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
YAKIMA INDIANS
WANT TO REMAIN
|. GOVERNMENT WARDS
Chiefs Protest at Private Own
ership of Lands and
Citizenship.

Washington, Feb. 24.--Halting Of the
march of civilization so far as the
Yakima Indians of Washington state
are concerned, was asked of the gov
eminent Friday by Chief Meninock,
who appeared with delegation from
his tribe before officials of the bureau
of Indian affairs.
The Indian representatives declared
they wished to remain under the con-
troll of the United States as long as
They did not want, they said, to as
sumo private ownership Of their lands.
take over responsibility for conduct
Of their own business, or accept Amer
lean citizenship, and they cited the
original treaties made between their
forefathers and the government guar
anteeing them these rights.
Assistant Commissioner Merritt told
them that President Harding had just
signed an order which extends for 10
years the period of government guard
ianship over those members of the tribe
who are declared to be incompetent
to handle their own affairs. Chief
Meninock demanded the original copy
of the presidents. proclamation and,
after examining it, said the Indians
would take it but that they wanted
the government control continued for
ever.
Commissioner Merritt assured him
that. though 10 years was the longest
period for which an extension could be
made, it could be extended again in
1882.
The delegation, satisfied, arranged
to return home after discussing the
matter with the house and senate com
mittees on Indian affairs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
COMPENSATION BILL
Continued From Page One)

CONTINUED From Page One)
the department before the measure
finally is approved.
The soldier bonus would tend "still
further to destroy the financial equilib-
rum of the nation" even if the sales
tax be used to provide necessary
funds, Senator Moses, republican, New
Hampshire, declared in an address IN
the senate.
Helfin Taunts Moses Chrage
II have hitherto advocated such a
tax said Senator Moses, 'sas an in
tegral feature of our fiscal system.
But I do not wish such a tax to be
assessed as an additional burden upon
already too heavy load which our PEG
pie are carrying"
Senator Moses said there had been
an "engulfing wave of protest against
new taxes proposed to pay the bonus
and expressed hope that bhere SOM
might be a further revision of taxes
and balancing of the budget which
might enable the country to meet the
bonus and other proposals.
Replying to Senator Moses, Senator
Helfin. democrat, Alabama. asserted
that the New Hampshire senator fay
ored a bonus when ne was canuiuale
for re- election but now that ne has
five years more in office he IS against
it."
Would Tax Profiteers
Senator Ashurt, democrat, Arizona
and Senator Caraway, democrat. Ar
kansas, also criticized Senator Moses
England is now using part of the
money America loaned her TO pay he1
former soldiers bonus of Sal year
Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia
asserted and from the same source
he said, France is paying her veterans
5000 years
BY using the interest on the tor
eign debt and imposing a tax on prof
iteers, Senator Helm said, all the
money required for an adjusted com.
Densation for former soldiers could be
provided without "a dollar Of taxa
ton
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Mothers Bring Home
Wrong Babies; Dad.
Won't Stand For Il

Newark, N. j., Feb. 24.-Two fathers
snapped babies in the maternity ward
at City hospital Friday and the dove
of peace fluttered into two homes
where the stork had been recent
visitor.
Mrs. Bessie Verify and Mrs. Sarah
Lapore were patients at the hospital
at the same time. When Mrs. Verify
was discharged she was given baby
boy. She protested that hers had
been a girl. Mrs. Lapore, discharged
at the same time, took home with her
newly born baby girl.
How come this?" querried the
father. '"They told me it was boy
So he bundled up the babe, took it
back to the hospital and there found
Papa Verify with his bundle. After
re-check Of her records. the matron,
admitted that she had made mistake,
re distributed the babies to the proud
fathers-and collapsed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Some Of Keenest
Brains in Heads Of
Dixie llliterates

CHICAGO. Feb. 24.-It is an out
raoe for anybody to think OF the
iIIiterates as ignorant, Or. a. 4.
Wjnship of Boston told delegates
attending the Iiiteracy conference
Of middle west and northern states.
every illiterate from the noun
tains Of Kentucky and Tennessee
and the CaroiInas was infinitely pet
ter skilled to shoot and dodge shots
in the world war than United States
senators and university presidents"
he said,
ain the mountains on the east OF
Kentucky and Tennessee and on the
West of the CaroIinas there have
been as good native brains as IN
Wall street, Harvard, Yale and
Princeton. The mountains nave
been fun Of men of brains. Phl'a:
deIphia and Chicago, New YORK ana
San Francisco. have been as litter
ate to the brain messages OF noun
taineers as they are to the. Sunday
school lessons of William Jennings
Bryan. 49,.
1.-THE mountaineers can teach
Grade students much"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Dismiss Charges
of Changing Brands
Against James Muir

Lethbridge, Alta, Feb. 24.-James
Muir the hired man Of James Leach,
the Montana rancher who was SEN
fenced by the supreme court to eight
years for cattle stealing by Justice
Tweedie had the charge of changing
brands preferred against him at the
preliminary trial held recently at Ches-
ter, Montana. dismissed Muir was
arrested in the states at the time Of
the Leach arrest and handed over to
the police here. He was held in Gus
tody for time with the charge against
him being later withdrawn. 1t is
understood that fresh information
will be laid against him.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
REFUSES TO SEND WITNESSES

Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 24.-Governor
Morrison, Of North Carolina, IN Wig
orous message sent Friday to acting
Secretary of State Fletcher at Wash
ington, declared the state of North
Carolina would not under any circnm
stances produce witnesses to testify
before Judge Snyder at Hamilton, Ont,
as to the charge Of attempted murder
pending against Morris Bullock, negro,
whose extradition has been asked By
the American government.
The North Carolina governor in.
formed the acting secretary that II
Canada would not honor the extradi
ton "in the regular way and if the
state department could not convince
the Canadian authorities that they
should do so. then ! hope you will not
hereafter request North Carolina OF
any other self respecting state of the
union in any way to honor a request
from Canada"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
YOUTH OF LOST IDENTITY
FOUND TO BE MONTANAN;
PICTUREI PAPER CLUE

Dayton, O., Feb. 24.-The youth known Harold
Payton the national military home here, who has not
known his real initials since being released from the
Brooklyn navy yard hospital in November 1917 iden-
titled Friday as Healing, of W. H. Healing,
miner and ranchman of Heath, Montana.
Healing has been suffering from aphasia as result
of being hit over the head with piece of steel while
aboard the IT, S. S. Susquehanna in the Bay of Biscay
In his wandering nameess he recalled that he
served for year as chauffeur to Ruth Roland, motion
picture actress, in California.
Identification was brought about when the father
saw picture of his in Montana newspaper as
"Harod Payton" the without name.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
USE SLOAN'S I'D
EASE LAME BACKS

you can't do your best when your
back and every muscle aches with
= fatigue. Apply Sloan's Liniment
freely s.5thont rubbing, as II pe,tesrates
and quick glow of warmth and conf
fort will put the ''pep" back into you.
Good for rheumatism, neuralgia,
lumbago, sciatica, sprains and strains,
aches and pains, bruises, stiff joints,
bad weather after-efects.
For 40 years Sloan's has been the
standard liniment in thousands of
homes all over the world.
You'll find it clean too-leaving no
skin stains, ,nuss or clogged pores.
Its very odor-healthy and stimulat-
lng-suggests the good it will do.
, Keep bottle handy for you never
know when you will need it.
At all drugQists-35c, 20, 81. 40.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Candidate Has Plan
to Save Expense of
Primary Election

Special to The Tribune.
Havre. Feb. 24--City Attorney c.
B. Elwell, when interviewed in con-
nection with the proposal made by
George B. Bourne. candidate for may
or, that candidates file independently
and save the expense of primary cleo
ton, the city attorney. gave, as his OPP
inion, that this could be done, and that
if no petitions for nomination by can
didates seeking nomination from poll
teal parties were filed, there would
be no necessity for primary election.
The city attorney stated that such a
condition had never arisen to his knowl-
edge, and that search did not disclose
that such question had ever been pre-
scented to the courts Of any other state,
and that the opinion given was. simply
his own Interpretation of the law.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25

against him it created a sensation .,san ne
had a wife and several children.
The Mathews girl only Is years old,
testified to her condition for which, =,
she said, Crosslin was responsible. 1 sne
had given birth to a child, which nee,
essitated an operation. She declared
her health was destroyed. She is a
little girl, weighing not more than w
pounds and was as calm as any man
while shooting and remained SO.
Girl Tenants Daughter
The girl is the daughter Of W. u.
Mathews, who resided here when the
alleged attack was committed, hvlns
in one Of Crosslin's houses. The fam
ily now resides at Rosebud, Texas. The
father was in the city but was not in
the court room when the shooting &C.
Cured
Complaint has been filed, charging
the girl with murder. The county at,
torney announced that he had agreed
to bond Of $4,000 for Miss Mathews;
Friends of the girl said the bail would
be Forthcoming.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Largest Twin Screw
Steamer Completes
Maiden Voyage Slow

New York. Feb. 24.-Completing her
maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the
White Satr liner Homer, largest twin
screw steamer in the world and the
sixth biggest vessel afloat, steamed to
her pier Friday while sirens of harbor
craft whistled a welcome.
The luxurious 177-foot liner crossed
the ocean with her 200 passengers IN
seven days, % hours and - minutes;
two DAYS slower than her expected
schedule, her speed having been slack
ened by strong winds and rough seas.
The average time was 1876 knots an
hour
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Fire Does Damage
to $4,000 Worth
of Phone Equip1nen,

Billings, Feb. 24.-Fifty thousand
dollars worth Of automatic telephone
equipment was so badly damaged that
little will be salvaged in fire late
Thursday afternoon which Quilted the
local warehouse of the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph company.
Fire Chief Steele and two firemen We're
trapped for time in the attic of the
burning building when blinded by smoke
and flames they lost their sense OF
direction. Attempts to follow their
hose line to point of entry was made
futile by a curve in the line and just
when suffocaticn seemed imminent,
one of the men found door and the
trio was rescued. The fire originated
from an overheated stove, or defective
flue, it was said. More than a car
load of automatic telephone instru-
inents were stored in the warehouse.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
SENTENCED
TO ELECTRIC CHAIR

New York, Feb. 24-Hailo Taizo,
%, the only japanese ever convicted
Of murder in New York Ci.y, Friday
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison, the week
OF April 3. Taizo strangled Mitario
Yasia Hara, q countryman, with a
October and robbed him of $500.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25

Vegetable Compound had done her
and beggedme to try it, so did. All
my pains and weakness are gone, my
stomach is alright and l do my work
at home and also work for Swift's
Packing Company. Irecommendyour
Vegetable Compound to my friends
and you may publish my letter as q
testimonial. p Mrs. Lulu Lucas,
719A Vandeventer ST., st. Louis, Mo.
Again and again one woman tells
another Of the merit of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
You who work must keep yourself
strong and well. You can't work il
you are suffering from such troubles.
Mrs. Lucas couldn't. She tried our
Vegetable Compound and her letter
tells you what it did for her. Give
it fair trial now.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Paid Labor Brides
To Permit Contracts
to Go On, He Says

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Three payments
$500, were made at diff
ferent times to union labor leaders to
end strikes or other troubles that bad
stopped work on a theater and a hotel.
according to the testimony of Felix
Rrowarsky, a real estate dealer. at the
conspiracy trial of Simon O'Donnell;
Michael Artery, William schardt and
Albert Green.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
FIVE MEN PLEAD GUILTY
TO LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
,o;oI - Tho Tribune

Special to The Tribune.
Billings, Feb. 24.--Five men Tues.
day in district court entered pleas OF
guilty to liquor charges, and fines or
sentences or both were imposed. Will
liam Scothern was fined 500. J. l..
Mitchell, A. McKinnon and James Her.
ron were sentenced to pay fines OF
500 each and serve 80 days in jail.
II l.. Nixon was fined 500 for moon
shining and sentenced. to 90 days in
jail.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
TO RAISE Sl,O0O,000 ,.,,
CARijSO MEMORIAL FUND

New York, Feb. 24.-WaIter DAM
rosch. musical conductor; Antonio
scotti, singer: Otto II. Kahn, finaneier
and George W Wickersham, former
United States attorney general, com
nose the 20 men and women named as
incorporators of the Caruso AMERICAN
memorial foundation. A fund OF 81,
100000 would be raised to encourage
the musical education OF students ana
artists for the purpose Of developing
the highest musical talent
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Montana Cot $249,OOO
in Federal Advances

Washington, Feb. 2o.-Approval of
1866 advances for agricultural and I'VE I'VE
stock purposes, aggregating So,4b2'uV'
distributed between % states, announc
ed by the war finance corporation, N
clude: Idaho. $15O,0o0; Montana s-7''-
600: Washington, $4,000.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
POSTPONE PROJECT

Special to The Tribune.
Billings. Feb. 24.-The community
project of cutting road through the
solid rimrocks north of Billings mas
been postponed until fall because OF
inability to secure large contributions
and because approaching spring offers
relief in the unemployment situation
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Canadian Judge Asks
Testimony to Support
Extradidon Request

Hamilton. Ont, Feb. 24.-Unless
North Carolina witnesses appear be
fore next Friday to testify against
Mathew Bullock. negro, who is wanted
in Norlina, n c., on a charge Of at
tempted murder. he will be uncondi-
tionally. released, Judge Snyder de-
clared in granting what he said would
be his last remand in the case.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Shoots From Stand First

Shoots From Stand First
Miss Mathews walked to the witness
chair, then turned with pistol in her
hand and fired straight at Crosslin,
who sat in chair beside his attor-
neys, 10 feet away. She took two or
three steps forward and fired again.
Advancing to within three feet of the
man, who had collapsed in his chair,
she shot third time, the bullet pene-
trating Crosslin's side
w. FL. Forest, counsel for Crosslin,
seized the girl just after the third
shot was fired, and almost at the same
time court officers reached her side.
Forrest took the weapon from her
and locked her in room in the sher-
ifs Offices
Slain Man Has Children
Confusion rejgned in the court room.
Judge Munroe dismissed the jury in
definitely.
Crosslin was in the real estate bust
ness and when the charge was filed
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Parents Pray Slayer
Will Die Before Day
Set For His Hanging

Chicago, Feb. "a. Harvey Church,
condemned slayer of two automobile
statesmen, continued to show no signs
of emotion when reference is made to
his hanging. now set for March 8, but
his aged parents said I'VE pray every
night and morning that Harvey will die
before them
A bulletin issued By the jail physician
says Church's condition is good, the
forcible feeding Of the prisoner being
continued.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
WEATHER
Reported for The Tribune by the United
States Weather Bureau at Helena.
Observations taken at 6 u. M, Feb. "a,
<nr fha Preaching "a Hours:
Weather Conditions Pacific Slope,
NnYthMest and Canadian NOrthWest:

Weather Conditions - Pacltic sIope'
Northwest and Canadian Northwest:
High pressure has overspread all the
states east Of the Rockies and the ad-
jacent provinces. There has been a re
development of high pressure area over
night and temperatures below zero pre-
vail from the divide eastward to North
Dakota. A change to warmer weather
has taken place throughout the prov
inces, being most marked over Alberta
where temperatures were from 16 to IS
degrees above zero at p. m. 1t is
also warmer from northern Wyon1ing
southwark over the middle Rockies.
The low area on the middle Pacific
coast is causing rain from southern
Oregon to the Mexican border and snow
over the middle plateau region. Clear
weather prevails over the northern
Rockies and upper plains region.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
SIX PRISONERS SAW
WAY OUT OF JAIL

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 24.--Sawing
their way through five steel barriers in
the Woodbury. county Jail, six prison
ers, three of whom had been convicted
of felonies, escaped early Friday. A
drill, piece Of saw blade and 90
foot length. Of rope were left behind
by the prisoners.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
GIRL DRAMATICALLY KILLS
MAN IN court FOR HER RUIN
Head Of Family Trying to Reverse Prison Con
sequence. of Child's Charges Shot in
Chair by His Accuser.

Waco Tex Feb 24-kdiss Marcine Mathews y years o!d,
shot and killed. s. Crossn aged during proceedings IN the as
here charged with cmina'y attacking the sF
years -. u.... IN The
reversed on an error
testimony remanded for trial So ..... -. ho.n
completed MISS Hdu
called when the shooting followed hoo,
ruined health and deprived me so'vo'
prveas she stated killing "But he will never ruin au-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
UNKNOWN GIVEN

Three sharp volleys cracked and, as the
echoes died, bugler's notes mounted
the breeze with the soldiers last fare
well
During the funeral services, which
were attended by representatives of
every military, commercial and civic or
ganization and Of the state and city
governments. every business house in
Newport News remained closed Flags
were at half staff and church bells
t0llaI
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25

that heavy damage had been caused in
that state by wind and sleet.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
northern Texas are recovering. with
d promise Of warmer weather. Illinois
points reported that the storm had
apparently reached its maximum at
noon Thursday
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
WORKING GIRLS
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St.Louis, MOI had troubles that
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IN my pack, weak,
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feelings and q
weak stomach. I
had been this way
about a year and
was unable to
work or stand on
my feet for any
length Of time.
My husbands
aunt told me how
much good Lydia
IN D@IL~t~
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Headache from SIiaht Colds

Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets
relieve the Headache by curing the
Cold. A tonic laxative and germ de-
stroyer. The genuine bears the sig
nature of f. W. Grove. (Be sure YOU
get BROMOD 30e.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
Relieve Headache

A little Musterole, rubbed on fore
head and temples, will usually drive
away headache A clean, white oint-
ment, made with oil of mustard,
Mustcrole is a natural remedy with
none of the evil after-effects SO often
caused by internal medicine
Get Musterole at your drug store.
80 and Soc, Jars and tubes; hospital
size &c.
Rettor Than = Mustard Plaster
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
FLOODS DAMAGE TOWNS.

Edgewood, Ia, Feb. 24.-The townA
Of Little Port, Export, CARRIER and
northeast of here, were severely dam
aged by floods.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25

Montana Forecast
Fair Saturday and pEsbablX Sunday;
not much change in temperature.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25
26 RELOw AT LEWISTOWN.

Lewistown, Feb. 24-The lew tenn
perature record for this winter was
equalled Friday morning in 26 below
zero. However, it warmed up after
sunrise and % above zero was record
ed and the weather is moderate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-25

Artichokes were introduced into
England in the 18th century.