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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11
THE JAPS AND SHANTUNG.

/ IL kkA O~AG 11AND o1AGHASA
~ ERMANY seized the province
~ of Shantung from the Chin
csc as compensation for the death
of two German missionaries who
were murdered by a mob in inter
Tor China. No one protested at
the time. Germany was strong and
ratified a big saber. The United
States made no protest. Great
Britain made no protest. No ma
ton in Europe made any protest
and China herself made very feeble
protest about this high handed
seizure of Chinese territory by
Germany. Then came the great
= and Germany invaded France.
Japan as the ally of Great Britain
declared war against Germany.
The allies invited Japan to raise
an army and take Shantung from
the strong hand of Germany. The
Germans had fortified their sea-
port in Shantung until it was con-
sidered a second Gibralter. The
allies promised Japan that she
should have the place if she took
it from the Germans. China in
vited her to come and take it from
the Germans and in a special treaty
agreed that Japan should inherit
all the rights and privileges Of the
Germans in the province if she
only rescued it from their firm
grasp. Japan sent an army and
her navy to drive the Germans
out. They battered the Germans
from the land side and the sea side
and after a long seige they forced
them to surrender. The kaiser
| growled at Berlin and promised to
fix the Japs plenty as soon as he
| got through with the French and
British and taught Americans a
needed lesson. The war did not
come out according to the kaiser's
plans. At the peace meeting at
Versailles the treaty gave Shan
tung to Japan just as it gave AL
| sace-Lorraine to France and por-
tons of Germany to Belgium. But
at that meeting the Japanese an
nounced that it vas not their pur-
pose to keep Shantung permanent
ly. They were willing to give it
back to China under certain CON-
siderations. They wanted to trade
it back to China. Then arose a
great howl in the United States,
! and even in Great Britain which
had swallowed a good bit of Ger
man territory herself, about the
greed Of the Japanese. Uncle Sam
took up the cause of China and
persuaded Japan to get out OF
Shantung and give it back to China.
She did so getting a rather dubious
promissory note from China for
her expenses while there. The last
of the Japanese troops left Shan
tung a few weeks ago. Now the
cables tell us that China has lost
Shantung once more. This time
the bandits have taken it from the
Chinese government. They are
footing the province and have cap
tured the American and British
consuls and are holding them for
ransom. Perhaps we had better
invite the Japanese once more to
capture the city and release our
consuls. But out of shame we
think it would be better for the
allies this time to raise an army
and capture it themselves instead
of asking the Japs to do it. And
then we guess they will have to
leave a permanent garrison there
because the Chinese government
does not seem to be able to hold il
after it gets it back again. It must
make the Japanese laugh in their
sleeves though they are too polite
to laugh in our face.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11
FALLS MAN TO BILLINGS

Special to The Tribune.
Billings, Dec. 10.-Glen Smithson
of Great Falls is coming here to sue
coed an alderman, but not in office.
He will be district representative of
the Advance Rumley company here.
A. j Donovan, who has been the agent
here is also alderman from the second
ward, and his removal to Aberdeen,
>. D., will create Il vacancy in coun-
Gil.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11

A western minister broadcasted a
talk upon the value of the right at
mosphere in home life. The home life,
like radio, often has static in its at
m%osphere.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11
/. O. O. F. ELECTS OFFICERS

SpeClHI 10 THO ITIUVHV'
Williston. N. D., Dec. 10.-Fort Blu
ford lodge, I. o. o. f., of this city has
the following officers for the
ensuing year: r. H.. Smith, N. g.:
Axel Strom. V. G.; w. s. Glissman,
secretary; Henry Wigen, treasurer; w.
T. Germany, trustee.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11

Fill your head wisely and the fill
ing Of your wallet will taket care of
itseif.-Forbes Magazine.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11

To bigh-ups: Create or yacate.-
Forbes Magazine.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
COAL MINERS
WAGE PARLEY
IS CANCELLED
Operators r e f u s c to
Confer Says Ohio
President.

Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 27.-!ohn l..
Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers Of America. Monday, notified
President Zee Hall, of the Ohio Mine
Workers. that the joint wage confer
ence scheduled for March : at Lleve-
land had been called off.
The proposed conference. for which
invitations were issued to operators of
the central competitive field by the
United Mine Workers. was called off
because operators refused to partici-
pate, Hall declared.
It is unlikely that another attempt
will be made by union officials to con-
fer with operators regarding new
wage scale. Hall declared. He said
the unions had twice sought confer
ences with the mine owners and IN each
instance met rebuff.
Unless the operators meet in con-
ference to instigate mutual settlement
prior to April / or abandon their pro-
posed slash in wages, universal strike
of the mine workers in Ohio is newt
able" said Hall.
w. d. Mckinney secretary OF the
Southern Ohio Coal exchange, one of
the operators associations which re-
fused to send representatives to the
Cleveland conference. expressed hope
that cessation of work might be avert
ed by individual conference between
and operators of the ONO
fields. No negotiations for such con-
ference have been made, however. he
said
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
FOUR KILLED
IN MEXICO CITY
STRIKE RIOTS
Police and Chauffeurs
Stage Battle at
City Hall.

Mexico City. Feb. 27.-(By The AS
sociated Press. -Four persons were
killed and many wounded Monday
afternoon when the police fired on a
crowd of striking chauffeurs who were
holding a demonstration in front of the
city hall. Two of the killed were
chauffeurs and two were policemen.
The chauffeurs called strike Mon
day morning owing to disagreement
over the issuance of licenses, and held
numerous parades. They assembled
in front of the national palace shortly
after noon, at the moment when
Miguel Alessio Robes was being
sworn in as secretary Of commerce
and industries.
The police at first fired over the
heads of the ehauffeurs, but when the
latter charged, they fired point blank
at the advancing men. two of whom
were killed outright while score of
others were wounded. The chauffeurs
then retreated behind statues in the
plaza, maintaining their fire, which re-
suited in the death of two policemen
During their rush on the police, the
chauffeurs captured several swords.
took them to the national palace and
delivered them to the presidential
guard with great ceremony
Desultory firing continued for more
than an hour. 1t eventually was ST.
fenced when President Obregon at the
national palace sent out officers or
dering Il cessation of the sniping.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
House Leaders Meet
Harding to Discuss
New ariff Measure

Washington. Feb. a7.-The tariff
bill was discussed Monday at a White
House conference between President
Harding and Representative Monden.
of Wyoming, the republican house
leader md Chairman Fordney of the
house ways and means committee. Ii
was indicated afterward that the exc
cutive desired speeding up of work
on the measure, which now is being re-
written by republican members of the
senate finance committee.
Specific rates in the bill occupied the
attention of the senate committee.
some of whom said decision in the
controversy with house leaders over
American valuation probably would be
deferred until work on the rates had
been completed. The nd valorem dut-
les, it was said, still are being rewrit-
ten on the basis of the foreign valua-
ton of the imported articles, but it
was disclosed that at the same time
experts attached to the committee are
translating these rates into figures
based on the American wholesale sell
ing price of the imports so that If that
basis finally is agreed upon, the sub
stitution of figures can be accomplish
ed without delay.
Chairman Fordney reiterated that
he would insist on bill with Amerl-
can valuation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Five Brokers Fail
in New York Monday;
IS Since November

New York, Feb. 27.-Financial
troubles overlook five more brokerage
houses in Wall Street Monday. In
voluntary bankruptcy petitions were
filed against four, while fifth, G. X.
starbuck & Co, made voluntary as
signment for the. benefit of creditors.
Mondays failufes brought the total
since last November to 35.
The firm of Mosher & Wallace was
the first to 60 down Monday, an
nouncement of it's suspension from the
Consolidated Stock exchange being fol-
lowed quickly by the filing of bank
ruptcy petition in the federal court.
Liabilities were estimated at $4,000,
while assets were not stated.
The same fate overlook Thomas Ell.
Cowley & Co. and Showry 4 Falkland,
liabilities and assets of the former be-
ing listed respectively as 100000 and
$4,000, while in the case Of Showry
& Falkland, liabilities alone were esti-
mated at 100000.
Neither liabilities nor assets were
estimated in the petition against
Gamble & Yates. This firm, like G.
W. Starbuck & Co., is an outside"
house, with NO exchange connections.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Harris Is Condemned
to Death by Hanging
for Murder at Butte

Butte. Feb, 27.-William Harris was
found guilty Monday Of first degree
death by hanging by the jury which
heard his trial as the first Of five de-
PENDANTS charged with the killing of
Cyril Schilling during the robbery OF
The jury was out only 20 minutes.
the Harrison hotel, November 26. 1921
Earl Mccoy. the second to be tried
will face the jury Tuesday. Counsel
for Mccoy has caused the county at
torney and officials Of Butte news
paper to be cited for contempt for the
publication of an alleged confession of
Jack Graham. one Of the five defend
ants, which had not been introduced
in evidence.
Harris sentence in Deer Lodge peni-
tentiary for robbery was commuted by
Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon a week
prior to the Staying of Schilling Three
others of the defendants were released
tern- had expired by executive elem
,om the .penitentiary before their full
~'lcy.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Man Who Mulcted
Women Of Million
Is Landed i'm Jail

New York, Feb. 27.-Alfred D:
Lindsay, former stock broker, wanted
here for mulcting society women of
more than million dollars, was ar
rested Monday night in Overbrook, Pa,
according to an announcement from
police headquarters.
An indictment charging the fugitive
with grand larceny was voted by a
grand jury following a dramatic hear
ing in the course of which Mrs. Do
rothy Atwood, New York society wo-
man, became hysterical and tempora-
rily halted the proceedings.
Mrs. Lillian Duke. divorced wife of
the tobacco king" testified that Lind
say had obtained her entire fortune,
more than s375,OO0. through his pro-
misses to make a vast fortune for her
through stock market transactions.
Witnesses declared that Lindsay won
their confidence by convincing them of
his close business connection with lead
ers of finance, with whom he claimed
to have nightly meetings at which
stock exchange operations were fixed
up" between games of dominoes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
SAYS COMMERCE DOES NOT
REGARD STATE BOUNDARIES

Washington, Feb. 27.-Declaring that
Commerce is a unit and does not re-
gard state lines,' the supreme court
Monday through Chief Justice Taft and
without dissent, handed down deci-
sion upholding the authority of the
interstate commerce commission under
the transportation act of 1920, to fix
state railroad passenger fares when
necessary to remove undue. unreason-
able and unjust discrimination against
interstate commerce"
Two cases were presented to the
court. One was brought by the rail
road commission of Wisconsin and
others against the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad, seeking an injunc-
ton to prevent the roads of the state
from putting into effect on state pas
senger traffic the rate of 3.6 cents
per mile allowed by the government on
interstate travel.
The other was brought by the state
Of New York against the federal gov
ernment, the interstate commerce COM
mission and certain railroads of that
state. on the ground that the three
cent fare fixed by the public utility
commission has produced reasonable
returns to the railroads upon their
rates had been advanced to the inter
state level without objection from the
states.
Making System Adequate
Congress in its control of its inter
state commerce commission is seeking
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Pullman Car Held
by Dry Law Squad
Ordered Released

Washington. Feb. 27.-Attorney
General Daugherty has instructed fed
eral authorities at Boise. Idaho. to re-
lease the Pullman car seized there by
prohibition enforcement officers, it was
said Monday at the department of JUS
tice.
The case. which is the first involv
ing the seizure of railway car for
violation Of the prohibition enforcement
act, officials said, resulted from diseov-
cry by prohibition authorities Of a
quantity Of liquor in possession OF the
porter.
1t was held, however. officials SAID,
raat the possession Of liquor by an m
dividual on railway car was not suf-
ficient cause to warrant seizure Of the
vehicle, as such procedure carried to
any considerable extent might result
in seriously impeding transportation
facilities through out the country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Believe Missing Man
Holds Only Clue to
Taylor Murder Case

Los Angeles, Feb. 27.-Practically
all other leads to a solution of the
murder of William Desmond Taylor,
film director here. have failed, the
police declared Monday. as they pre-
pared to concentrate further efforts
upon a search for Edward F. Sands,
Taylor's missing former butler secre
tary.
1t was planned to assemble new data
on Sands and to compile special bull
letin for distribution to practically
every peace officer in the United
States. The police frankly state they
believe Sands can supply a clew to
Taylors murder.
Police Sergeant Jack Stelzreide was
said to have gone to San Francisco to
search for a woman to whom tele-
grams bearing on the Taylor case were
reported to have been sent from here
the night of the murder and the next
day
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28

in the transportation act to make the
system adequate to the needs of the
country by securing for it reasonable
compensatory return for all the work
it does the chief justice stated, in
the opinion. ''The states are seeking
to use that same system for inter
state traffic That entails large duties
and expenditures on the interstate COM
merce system. which may burden it I'M
less compensation is received for the
intrastate business reasonably pro-
portionate to that for the interstate
business Congress. as the dominant
controller of interstate commerce, may
therefore restrain undue limitation OF
the earning power of the interstate
commerce system, in doing state work.
..s
1T can impose any reasonable con-
dition on states use of interstate
carriers for interstate commerce it
deems necessary or desirable. This is
because of the supremacy of the ma
tional power in this field.
Gives Unified Control
Referring to the question that the
conclusion of the court would give the
interstate commerce commission uni
fled control Of interstate and intrastate
such control was unified only to the
extent Of maintaining efficient regula-
ton of interstate commerce under the
paramount power of congress" The
decision of the court does not involve
general regulation of instrastate com
merce." it added.
1t suggested that "the action of the
interstate commerce commission in this
regard should be directed to sGbstan-
tial disparity which operates as real
against, and obstruction
to, interstate commerce, and must
leave appropriate direction to the state
to deal with interstate
rates as between themselves on the
general level which the interstate com
merce commission has found to be fair
to interstate commerce.
The court declared there was mo
room for discussion" on the question
portation act, stating that it ''had no
doubt" in the cases
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
SUGGESTS HAL 7
To LOOK ABOUT
FOR REVENUES
House Leaders Discuss
Matter With Harding;
Withhold His Views.
Longworth Says Hard
ing Still Is in Favor Of
Imposing Sales Tax.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Postpone.
mept of house action on the soldie.
bonus bill for while longer was sng-
gcsted Monday by Representative Mon
dell. Wyoming, the republican leader
after he and Chairman FOrdney, OF
the ways and means committee, hao
conferred with President Harding al
the White House.
Emphasizing that the suggestion
was his own, Mr.. Mondell said it was
well known that the house intended
to pass bonus measure at this
serve ito clea rthe skies" He ex-
session and that little delay might
planned that within short time there
probably would be more definite in
formation as to expected savings in
expenditures for the next fiscal year:
returns from the foreign debt, and
whether business conditions could be
expected to improve to the extent OF
insuring additional federal revenues.
Still for Sales Tax
Mr. Mondell and Mr. Fordney were
understood to have appraised the presi-
dent formally Of the action of the
special house subcommittee in re
jecting the executives proposal, that
the bonus be financed by a sales tax
and approving instead a bill without
any definite means of raising the rev.
enue. They would not indicate what
view the executive had expressed, but
the bonus question, said after visit
to the White House that Mr.. Harding
still was of the opinion that the legis-
lation should be finnaced by a sales
tax as proposed.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Longworth
had expressed the opinion that the
majority members of the ways and
means committee at their meeting to
consider the report Of the special sub
committee. would approve bonus bill
without any revenue provision.
Might Expect Veto
He added that it was his belief that
if congress passed such a measure, the
president would veto it.
Hanford MacNider. national COM
mander of the American Legion, and
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman OF
the legion's legislative committee, call
ed at the White House. but as they
had made no appointment and the
presidents list Of callers was filled for
the day, they were unable to see the
president. They were given an engage
ment for Tuesday, and indicated that
be no further delay in enactment of the
legislation.
The bonus bill got into house dis
cussion late in the day. Representative
Hill republican, Maryland opening the
debate by reading a letter he had writ
ten to Mr.. Fordney suggesting elimi-
nation of all of the ''five ways" plans
except the cash feature.
Majority Wants Cash
He told the house that he had fairly
accurate information that % per cent
Of the service men in Baltimore, Md.
would take the cash feature and that
he believed a very high percentage Of
the men elsewhere would do likewise.
Questioned as to how he would raise
the S1.5OO.OOO,O0O necessary to pay all
of the men cash. Mr. Hill said the
money could be obtained by tax no
light wines and beer.
That's no basis for estimate, that's
imagination" said Representative
Mann, Illinois. amid laughter.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
Rankin's Candidacy
for Senate Depends
on State of Mind

Livingston, Feb. 27.-WeIlington
D. Rankin, attorney general OF
Montana, announced here Monday
night that he would be candidate
for the republican nomination for
the United States senate In all prob
ability. Primaries for the election
will be held in August. Mr.. Rankin
Is brother of Miss Jeanette Ran
kin, Of Missoula, who was the first
woman to hold seat in congress.
When asked whether or not he
would be a candidate for the SEN
ate, Mr.. Rankin made this, state
ment to reporters:
'If my state of mind is the same
80 days from today as it is today,
! shall certainly be q candidate.
However, am too busy with the
affairs OF my office to think much
about it now"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
ON YAP
PACT THURSDAY
IS AGREEMENT
Johnson and Reed Lead
in Tactics Branded
Filibuster by C. O. P.
Mandated Islands First
Subject of Attack in
Hours Of Wrangling.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The first con-
certed attack on the arms conference
treaties characterized by tactics which
administration leaders openly charged
suggested a filibuster, was launched
in the senate Monday, just as the for
eign relations committee completed its
consideration of the covenants and or
dered all of them favorably reported
After several hours of wrangling, a
unanimous agreement was reached to
vote not later than 2 p. m. Thursday
on ratification of the treaty with Japan
relating to Yap and other mandated
islands in the Pacific. Immediately
afterward. debate is to begin on the
other treaties resulting from the con-
ference negotiations.
Session Prolonged
Using the Yap treaty as the immedi-
ate vehicle of their discussion, but in
terspersing remarks on many other sub
jects and frequent quorum calls, op-
ponents of the conference program
carried on such determined all-day
assault that the senate managers pro-
longed the session into the evening in
the hope of wearing down their assail-
ants
ouC luCtUeLt III Lut SeIlSS OF pointed
exchanges running through the debate,
was complete disclaimer from the
democratic side. that political oppo-
sition" had been organized against the
treaties or had been counseied by for
mer President Wilson.
The attack on the Yap treaty. during
which many stray shots were taken at
others of the arms conference agree
ments. was lee by Senators johnson,
republican. California, and Reed, dem
ocrat, Missouri.
Brands Yap Pact Failure
The former characterized the Yap
pact as "a dismal prologue to the Goa
ference series of covenants. and fne
latter openly charged republican lead
ers with an effort to force the treaties
through the senate before the country
discovered what they contained.
When it became known that the for
eign relations committee had given its
approval to the general Far Eastern
and the Chinese tariff treaties-the last
two of the conference series remaining
before 1.-THE expected flood Of pro-
posed reservations began to make it's
appearance on the senate floor. Three
related to the four-power treaty, two
offered by Senator Robinson, democrat.
and one by Senator Pom
creme, democrat, Ohio.
King Has Reservation
Senator King, democrat, Utah, also
irew up reservation to the zap treaty.
providing that the control given over
the inundated Pacific islands should be
regarded only as a draft and in no
sense as carrying sovereignty with it.
The Yap treaty was defended by Sen
ator Underwood of Alabama. demo-
cratic leader and member of the arms
conference delegation, although he de-
clared he was not entirely in agree
ment with premises on which the pact
was drawn. He argued that the United
States never had an undivided one
fifth of sovereignty over Pacific islands
and hence was not giving it up under
the treaty