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New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Arrived Yesterday

A~4r-a iucleneeoh. Seattle May -.
Yrrf Gamble Nay - NancopNer - =,
..n. d. San Francisco jun = sa1 's,GI.s
f.-. .. 90 fhf Iuckenbach % WIN
Phiseeiphia June q; 20 IN.
~. ,.rra4w : s. Line with mdsr' fifr T.
p .',n.re J.-tsonviiie June - Chari'sion
JONI. n. fo ne Ciyde Co with pass
AMI r.ass. fier "a Y ,,.
r..ra 1879 Barbados June J. - L1cih'
- ....lr anG Dominica June - 'OsHe
'.r.. .rl 80 Ei'fs june IS. s. croiK sni
&. ra. ..r June 81 10 furness. Wiihy
GO ~fta - pass. malls and mdse fler o.
s.t..ls ca-fasena Jun, :. Puerto Co
trUrb.a June a.. santa Marta June IL, Crs-
tolsI June 70. kinsston June 10 70 ~
tnfsl Fruit ~. WIN - pass mails ana
Eo,,r,. ,bani' Cie,,uesos June .. san.
tirra 1.ne IS. ~ fhs = Y 4 cuba Mall
Go v'fh sugar 50 an 81 Fklyn -, -
Storm King Rotterdam june il 70
I.acA Diamond : s 90 with mdse PIER O.
Afn. I.se Bklyn
Gothic ,Svcd) Cardenas June 30. car
rrr June 80. Matsnzas June II 20 tne
.I4nson Line with sugar, Pier 10
Hnt.fan Nrl Manchester May a. Nor-
foI. fu1. e0 60 the white star Line with
fa4s.. rl.r o. Y.
A.b.rfoite 0Erl. Tsiara June . Cfi.'o-
hal Iun. ~ i0 Robert l. Hague with crude
os pier q. constable Hook. J.
Trafalgar tNorl. Csmpbellton. y B, JUNE
30 10 atlantic Fruit 20 with lumber iier
Essaf,a fimon Jun, Is. to United Fruit
Co with fruit. Pier Is. T. r
Niels r Flnseu DAM. santiago June Z.
CGsufaramo juno 3. ManzaniliJ June lti
fa n d. tuha Mail : s co with sugar
EIGtly IfsN. Venice May 20 Trieste
'.y g. Palermo juno 3. 20 Phelps Bfos
f4'n mder fier =. Rush Docks, Bklyn.
fIuurFf0n Roo. Rotterdam June 10. 20
ROBOT o. Hague IN ballast. anchored off
T0ml kns,ilr $ J.
ft.rflo June it. San Juan June II. 20 the
IuI lnsplar Line with sugar Rein
1oaancl Norfolk June IS. N the Pooa.
hnnfss Fuel Go with ndse. anchored of
Liberty
~,hr Giendsrnel Norfolk: - e y NAL
l0.t with ndse Hackensack River. J
l1IefIr nbrl Alriers. 20 HouldeT. Weir
q BOYD. with mdse anchored on Guar
frfIns
sag larhor Brun.vick Juns 20 70
Msfhtns & Joyce. with mdse. Pier c. Erie
l %. Wechawken. S
rorforian. returned from >trisi trip. 20
N-nonn-I Trufa. with mf-e z3d 81
Nnnee. Norfolk Jun. q. 10 Oh Do
~.n..a Tranfpor'ation Go. With pass and
fI... Per go y r
iiroffrne county. DunNrk. 20 Cosrno-
l-fan sfinp.nr Co. with mdse. Pier :.
Peninsula State. Southampton June -.
- United States S Lines with pass,
N.iIs and mdse anchored N Quarantine
'il dock AZ % Per !. iioboksn. y J.
NufIffmhsfF fGef1 Han burg June 2.
90 fiar hurr American Line. with pass
|Hiie and mdff anchored m Quarantine
~i,i deos An AZ Per 80 y r. 49,.
Steel Noynrcr Boston June II; 20 the
Isfhmlan Line with mdso. Pier y. Jersey
CIff
j 8 Do,tr1ck. Galveston ~ Robert r.
ffaca. with MISE Pier 4 Constable Hook
sae Harhor Jacksonville June %. %
.r-re Watkins Co with mdse
cHlIfa. hr. Hui june :, -
tmrl in ballast. Pier 8. Bayonrc.
ia T0ufsinc lfrl. HAVE June u. -
're Comparnic Generate Trsnsatlentique ue
vHn g. cabin pass and mdfe; Pier -.
torfh River
~crr Horato Foss 81 John. y n June
't fo rroVcl 4 ThurloV Nth lumher
anchored or Esd Hook Flsts. 3klyn
'rlerrla tSWcdl. Baltimore June Il
n Warl Line. Pier H. Bklyn.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
A. III. Bull Co. Purchases
Four Ship Board Vessels
Completes Negotiations for
Freight Steamers; Fleet Now
Numbers Tweniy-ihrcc

The A. II. Bull Steamship Company
has completed negotiations with the
Shipping Board for the purchase OF
four freighters OF the 2.1l2-ton class.
The price paid has not been stated.
The vessels acquired are the Bethnor.
the Macomet. the Mason City and the
Msddcquet. The Bethnor and the Mad
deQuet are to be drydockcd by their
new owners, who will place them IN
the coastwise service to Porto Rico.
The addition Of these ships 20 the
Bull feet brings II up 20 twenty-three
boats owned by the company. in addi-
tion il operates seventeen for The ship
ping Board. The total tonnage Of the
concerns own vessels now amounts 20
about 100000
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Sailed Yesterday

'rrfrrsfro fD-7l Maiqnzas. Michael
I.rf. rrrnaw bucO. Tegnan. baltimore, J
g Hnffrff fr Texas civ kumeric (Brl
SapIs4 Tuscan Norfolk Fordonian.
Nohnvk. Jacksonville and Charles
ton. Consort Nvonmoufh Scythta 1Brl,
? liverpool Mount Clinton Hamburg
q .ftu Arrow Beaumont. Winneconne.
T.lf.nofo. arisonsn. san Pedro. Antonio
D .1ez tSpt. cadiz MORO Castle. Havana:
Tacoma. America 0tal. Naplcr
floIffad tNorl. Port Alfred Paul y H0r-
tOnn Tampir0. Wheeling Mold. Hull
J. f.sde iqhla. Baltimore Oien. Rotterdam :.
f.ofsfakkcn tNfrl. baltimore
Hur fS0rl Norfolk. Havre Naru (Jsp1.
N.i..hama va Norfolh. ohiosn. San Fran
cIeco. Trins Frcderik Hendrix (Dvtch).
c. 90 Haiti Via Newport News. George G
J ury Tampico Fullerton tBr), queens
toxn (fa- oflefsl
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
War Oh South
American Ship
Rates Feared
U. s. Boards Suggestion of
Drastic Cut to River
Plate Is Threatening to
Disrupt the Conference
Crucial Meeting To-day
Proposed Reduction Said
To Be for Stimulation of
Southwark Traffic Only

Grave disagreements over River
Plate freight rates apparently are mem
sclng the conference Of steamship lines
running 20 the east coast OF South
America.
II is reported that AZ the Wednesday
meeting a heated discussion took place
over the question OF adjusting rates
on south bound cargoes only. The
shipping Board, it is said. offered a
proposal for a rate cut which most OF
.he ten other lines participating de-
clared exorbitsnt and unjustihed.
and in which they refused 20 take
part. The proposal for reduction IN
charges was based on the idea that 1t
would stimulate south-bound business
but rs opponents are understood 10
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23

have taken the position that the cut
suggested was so drastic that even an
increased flow Of freight would not
make il economically feasible.
As a result the conference broke up
without being able 10 agree. which nor
nally would mean return 20 strictly
competitive basis. After the meeting.
however, strenuous efforts were made
by the Shipping Board 10 hold further
discussion Of the subject and TO hold
the conference together.
The question will be threshed out at
a meeting to-day. RumoTo were cur
rent yesterday afternoon that the con
ference already had broken up, but
these were denied by members. The
Brazil section Of the conference de-
clsred open rates some time ago.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Marine Disasters

SAX FRANCISCO. Jun, Mo,or,hlp
siam fDani hence May for CopeSaas'n y.
80, vsssai damaged. cargo damaged by
pob.rf Dollar stated steamer Alies Dol
la employed in Upper langsi" WF'r,
rhir, has becn held a. Sha1ghh rh
.,,t- rn account alleged Violation
chimes customs r. rulations.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Change of Masters

O. 90 she-. succeeds George Hallway
command barge Joseph oponnell
Nicholas Dfago uffNNdh 'fnIbN '1', ,
mater command steam screw James +
NcGuirf
III. Vancour' 7rr-eod- ! Hardy com
frand s'.rm screw r!fy ~ Brocion
7. Narkins flccocde John n Lamhl"T
-,--t.rrd sfsa.1 screw R n 40 .
oliver " nOrinr succeeds 7 " Miller
rol..-.,srf ~foam sren Manhattan.
Arthur r. Miller succeeds Harry T Hor-
vru command steam fere" Warrington
G0lgff
James - Smith succssfs VI Hhmlin
command steam screw Mohawk
Edward = pnnernn succeeds Edward +
MofEs command iawi yachi Latfa
q ~ cusla succseds Earl " Lyth COM
i~anl barge a. --i
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23

t-,,,rt.~o, Sew oriean-. Robin cray
NON uai,inorei. san Pedro. santa lst'
bel from san Francisco. ihiiaaelphl,a.
qAN FnANCIsIo. June NtIi,-s
,-io,n,.s Iuelanhach Mobile sailed
sirf piu. triangle. Nsv YORK Cafdiga.n,
shirs (nrl. Rotterdam Miehiean 'ttt'
pof,iard ore. Muneif.s NanconNef' 4-''
West No,us Portland. ore. q.
,Tsftvauf HAVEN Nffr. June
..,...T - ..li.d sehr Anna Mcdonald ~
M HsilfaS for Grsenwich. conn Va.
mi uiri Halifax for 10y lsisnh ls. a.,
rived s,hI "'''''i" ''
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
NIarinc nisaslcrs

pAfTIMORE. tune - -Fiye men. coz. r,.
.,if,tt,r rrew Il rurliinry Hehoonef ~"
v.dlsonville. La. brought h"f~
,o.fev hy Dorg~s'ad which took thcm OF on
sl,r,nr craf' N Mexican Coast De eolo
,rrsrr leak during heavy storm ana N'h,
down fusi after her crew were '"""
.t..rT nDrnsaflH
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23

dock forenoon at rier ss. < n Cwe''
Maur.,ania tBf). SOUTHAMPTON June ~.
70 cunard s Co with mails. is expected io
dock forenoon at Pier -. r 'Wesi
Waer,terburr fGr). Hamburg juno ]:
to United American Llncs with mails. y
expected 70 dock forenoon at Pier 81. il
Rou.siiion fFD. Hsvrc June is. 20
French Line with mails. IL eNpecioi 10
dock late afternoon az Pier -.
polonia (Dan). Copenhagen June 10. 20
Baific-American Line with mails. is ex-
pcc,ed % dock forenoon az Pier 8, Bush
Docks. y kiyn
Due Tomorrow
yrare. tFr). Havro juno T.. 10 French
Lire nth mails e expected 20 dock fore
mon a. Pier ~. r fWcsf 18Th sN.
Vsne1usla Coion June II. 20 vs. Grace
4 60 with malls. r. expected 20 dock
forenoon az Pier -. . A.yn tAtiantlc
E,psrar1s. Havana juno %, 20 y 2
Cuba Mail s s Co with mails. .s expected
10 dock forenoon a. Pier a.. BAiyn lMon-
taguo stl
C-,'- (B-). Liverpool June o.; 70 White
star Line with mails. is expected 20 DOCK
afternoon az Pier f0 y r fWes' lfth SD
President Arthur. Bremen June j. 20
L & Lines with mails. b. expected 90 docs
about noon Al P'"r ). ii0oofoh
saxtnia Cv). Hamburg juno -. to Cu-
nard co wifh mails. is expected 20
docX forenoon a. Pier 30. y tNcu 18Th
st1
Cunard -Anchor Iln- vim mails. j. ~
pected n dock forenoon a. Pier o. y
fNest 15d 50
TiuA 1BrJ costa Rlca Juno ls. % United
Frui. Go with mails, is expected 90 dock
afternoon Al pier - T. r lMaidcn Lane).
Cafacas. san Juan June q. fo Iiiss
Dallctt CO with mails. is efrc'f"l 20
dock afternoon Al Pier ~. Bkyn (Non-
Due Monday
v..s.l Port. Agency.
Fini.nd. Southampton. June u
Noun; Clay. Hamburg, June 10
United American Lines
Colon. Cristobai. June ie... Panama r r. Co
Porto Rlco. San Juan. Iure q.
NY & Porto Rico S s Co
rort 81 George. Bermuda. June .
Furncss. Witty & Co
Due Tuesday
elSousy Havana. June a.
SY & Cuba Mall g Co
Santa Marta Santiago, juno l5.
United Fruit Co.
Due "Wednesday
Acropoiie. Constantinopio. juno 9.
American Black Line
Pres Gsrheid Cherboure. June ~. L S Lines.
/ Homeric. Southampton. June q.
Due Thursday
I Rochambeau. Havre. Jun, e0 F,s1ch Line
! NanchvT,a. He3a buzz. June y Amer Line
: Nessu. Rio dc Janeiro. June -
Lamyort & Holt Line.
Cafrilla. Kingston. June -. United Fruit Co
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Marine Reports


Winds NJ Ses To-day
rr.t.erss % Key Wes'-Gentle - med
s.r.r .ay'h ana southwest winds. weather
generally fair ,
Osrr go. and vrs' Guif-Gertle. rafia-
he WINS and weather fair
caribbean Sea and "ino~ara fs'sa
.as.r.v oFtf north and central Toriions'
rr.a -.-fher generally faif -,
Atlantic coast. north of sandy hoos
,.....rtr southwest and wes; WINDS
weather fnIr 5000
e..lr I0nt 10 HattGgas-Gentle 70 moo
.-.t. ..e.. fa aaffh winds. weather iair.
Haffrras fo Florida siatis s-ceH'H' ~ :"
,r,.s-1fa south and southwest Wlnls.
ve.ftrr generally falr.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23

wucrftembu-r Hamburg J.. M.ss-s'' ~
of''I H. ''l'''''s"' 18th 81, Hoboksn
Sail Friday. June 30
s,avanrerfjord. bergen II N ,,...,.,
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Passenger Ships Due

Peninsuia state London June it: 20 U 6
Liner with mails; IL expected 20 dock fore-
noon al Pier J. Hoboken.
Tcsolute. Hamburg June "a; 20 United
Am4Ticap Lines With MALE. is expected 70
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Outgoing Steamships

SOTE Mail information wiii De- found
on Travel Page. Eighth Column.
The sailing hours below age daylight
saving time.
Sail To-day
vessel Port. SaiL Pier.
,f 4 Ia NlLr.-ltn Il
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Departures

MANCHESTER. June .4-Afeh'ms'''
Cnrl. Sew York
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
'FOALBANY
WITH
DIRECT RAIL CONNECTIONS FOR AL
POINTS NORTH. EAST AND WEST.
DAYLIGHT sANING 1IME.

Daily. including sunday. for TNenhurgh
fPourhkccpsle. kingston Point. Cntskll.
Hudson and ilban,. Steamer caves
Dcsbrossc4 So. 200 4. NJ West ga s..
s.:0 \ - West i1efh s.. $50 4 =.
Y0nk'rs. in.f5 a. - Direct rail connec-
Hons Al fa.i tickets Nfw iora 10 Albany
and Albany 20 New York accepted.
Daily. including sunday. for tfsear Noun
tain, FWest Point triCept sunday. New.
burgh aud SPOuglillrcp leaves Nts' ga
St. 1000 4. 81. West i-sth -. 20 %
4. NJ. Yonkcrs. 1850 a. 81.
saturdays only-For *Bea Mountain.
tWcst Point and *Sewbnrgh, Str. Abany
l~Avcs Dsrbr0ssea 81. i;fo J. 81 West ga
81 so T.. ". Yves, i-9fh St. e.i0 J. u
Nonkcfs e.f0 7. NJ returning 20 f.d 50.
sundays only-For fIiestT Mountain, ,fNew-
burgh and fPoughkeepsic. sir. Robert
Fulton leaves poshTofses -. 30 4 81
steamers Robert Fulton aud DE witt
Clinton will make special trips 20 the Inter
collegiate Boat Races At roughkeepsle
june &c.
fRcfufn steamer fame d1v from points
marked . Daylight Saving Time.
Ideal One.nay Outinge
New-York tribune., 1922-06-23
Reports by Wireless

Bv United States Naval Service
fnistance f. given IN miles Reports are
dated af noon unless otherwise specimen
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-23
DISEASE REDUCED
BY COLLECTION OF
GARBAGE BY CITY
Havre Health Officer Says
New System Has Had
Marked Effect.
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to Inc Tribune
Hayre, Feb. 22.-That the city sys-
tenn Of garbage collection has had a
marked effect in the prevention of
contagious disease is the opinion of
City Health Officer w. F. Hamilton.
City collection of garbage has been IN
effect for over a half year here and
during that time the number of flies,
the greatest means of transmission of
contagious disease, was reduced by
one-half, DR.. Hamilton says. It is
the belief of the health department
that the number of flies will be reduc-
ed by one-half again during the COM
'.Sanitary conditions of a town are
often judged by the number of ty-
phoid cases" DIR. Hamilton stated, "and
during the past year there have been
no typhoid cases reported within the
city" A marked decrease of sum
mer complaint among children was al
so noted This is another disease
which flourishes in conditions of filth.
The cleanliness of back yards and al
leys, accomplished since the city sys-
tenn of garbage collection, has de-
stroyed the breeding place for flies
which carry this disease
The two city ordinances passed last
year. one which compels all property
owners to utilize the city sewer sys-
TEN and the other which provides for
garbage collection in the city, are the
most important advance the city health
department has made in many years,
DR. Hamilton believes
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-23
.S152, ,494 IS PAID
FOR HAIL LOSSES
BY STATE IN 1921
I,2Oi Farmers Take Advantage
Of Hail Insurance Law for
Crop Protection.

Helena, Feb. 22.-AIthough state
hail insurance showed drop of near
1y fifty per cent for 1921, the Men
tara board in its annual report Just
issued. announces that losses totalling
SiI2, 494 4S we're paid during the year.
The report shows deficiency for
the year of S25,6704, although it is
stated that the 1921 deficiency is less
than the 1920 overrun. There were
1, ,20i farmers insured under the state
law, and the total insurance for the
season was 81 ,4S5, 572. The losses filed
during the year totalled $50. The total
operating expenses of the state hail in
surance board for the year were Sf2,
0S420, the report states.
THE expense of adjusting losses the
past season was the highest per loss of
any year." states the report, which is
signed by r. X Bowman, chairman of
the board. The main reason for the
increased relative cost for 1921 was be-
cause of the unusually scattered loca-
ton of the losses and damage from
other causes than hail, mainly grass
hoppers We had an unusually large
number Of isolated claims at great
distances from railways and from the
nearest adjusters. There was also a
tendency in too many cases for the
claimants to demand compensation for
damage that was done by grasshop-
pcrs.'
The following are the premiums and
losses for 1921 by counties:
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-23
IRRIGATION BONDS
ISSUED BY TWELVE
STATE DISTRICTS
Cost Per Acre of Projects List.
ed Ranges From $1.30
to $78.4O.

| Helena, Feb. 22.-Late figures on
irrigation projects in the state are be-
ing compiled by the Montana Irrigation
commission as the result of question
| naires sent to all the county clerks dur
ing the latter part of 1921. The fol-
lowing list, taken from the replies,
| shows the districts which have issued
bonds and the amounts. According to
the commission 1--WE have shown the
costs per acre by dividing the acreage
into the amount of bonds, which fig
| ures may not be correct in some in
stances:
Big Hole district in Beaverhead
county, $500 acres, $4,000 bonds,
| S14.7O cost per acre;
Buffalo rapids district of Custer
county, 300 acres. 100000 bonds,
S24.30 cost per acre;
Ashley lake district Of Flathead
county, 1910 acres, $1s,5GO bonds,
$11.3O cost per acre;
Glen lake district in Lincoln county.
1900 acres, $4,000 bonds, $26.7O
cost per acre;
Clinton district in Missoula county,
900 acres, $4,000 bonds, $24.5O cost
per acre;
Blodgett creek district in Ravalli
county, 1910 acres, $4,000 bonds,
S1.3O cost per acre;
Mill creek district in Ravalli county,
1924 acres, $4,000 bonds, SIS cost
per acre;
Sunset district in Rayalli county,
3,025 acres, $4,000 bonds, $3.50 cost
per acre;
Cartersville district in Rosebud
county, 12,4SO acres, S360,00O bonds,
$3.50 cost per acre;
Yellowstone district in Rosebud
county, 10000 acres, $450,00 bonds,
$45 cost per acre;
Columbus district in Saltwater coun-
ty. 1888 acres S1O1 600 bonds, $7S.4O
cost per acre;
Box Elder district in Treasure coun-
ty, 1884 acres, $4,000 bonds, $3.50
| cost per acre.
The commission states: Bonds for
most of the other 35 districts are still
pending and have not been authorized.
Some of these have been authorized
but not offered for sale. Our records
show that three districts offered their
bonds for sale without selling same"
AS to the value of irrigation in Mon
tana, so far rs returns are concerned,
the commission cites the following:
THE Salt river project in Arizona cost
little less than s1l 100000 and the
gross crops returns in 1920 were APP
proximately s23, 100000. On the
gross returns in 1919, averaging all the
Yakima project in Washington, the
crops raised on the project, amounted
to S16707 per acre. Such results are
| not comparable in Montana on account
of the differences in the kinds Of crops
raised
II is stated that the United States
reclamation service now has under con
struction seven projects within the
state. They are the Sun river, Black
feet, Huntley, Flathead, Milk river
Lower Yellowstone and Fort Peck. Six
projects are being constructed under
The Carey act: Waller, Billings. Flat
Willow, Big Timber, Teton and Little
| Missouri.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-23
These questions will be answered IL
tomorroW's Great falls Tribune, whe'
a new set will be asked.
Yesterdays Questions Answered.

when gols seekers came to Ban
mack and Virginia City in the summer
Of 1868 they were sadly disappointed
| il they expected to find law and order
prevailing in the mining camps. While
majority Of the citizens were OF the
sterling stock, which has ever fur
nished the true American pioneers,
there were great numbers of the most
desperate class of roughs and road
agents, who had been rowing through
the mountains, exiles from their for
mer haunts in the mining settlements,
from which they had fled to avoid the
penalties incurred by the commission
Of many fearful crime. These men
no sooner heard Of the rich mines OF
Bannack, than they at once made for
the new settlement, where among
strangers ignorant Of their crimes,
they would be secure from punishment,
at least until their true character
should become known. Desperate deeds
such as robberies followed by murder
of the victims became so FREQUENT that
brave men were afraid of their own
lives. The criminals operated as a sec.
ret organization and no one could tel
who the guilty ones were. 10 openly
plan to curb this lawlessness was con-
sidered unwise because 1t was belleVed
the desperadoes would not hesitate to
murder any person they believed would
attempt to bring them to justice. In
the fall of 1868, William H. Bell died OF
mountain fever. He requested that ne
should have a Masonic burial. HIS
friends feared that there were. not
, enough Masons in the camp to perform
the ceremony. but when the men gath
cred at the appointed place, there were
so many that it was necessary to move
to larger room. This meeting was so
satisfactory that lodge was formed
and at secret session was planned the
formation of vigilante committee
which was to clear the territory of the
noted band of robbers and murderers.
| Western Montana at this particular
time was part of idaho territory,
| Montana territory not being created
until May, 1854. The sheriff for Ban
mack and Virginia City was Henry
Plummer. He was thought to be good
| man. but in reality he was an oily,
seheming. cold blooded desperate who
| had committed at least 10 murders III
| California before coming to what is
now Montana When he became sher-
| iff he put his band of robbers into of
i flee as his deputies thereby cloaklne
their crimes with legal functions and
he ruled the mining camps with rod
OF iron. As a result of the organiza-
ton of the Masonic lodge where q
''vigilante committee" was planned
the "yigilantes' of Virginia City were
organized in December. 1853. Ten mer
participated in the organization of the
| Vigilantes. standing in a circle with
uplifted hands in total darkness. tax
! ing this oath: We. uniting ourselves
together for the laudble purpose of ar
resting thieves and murderers and re-
F., covering stoleE property. do pledge
| ourselves on our sacred honors, each
to all others, and solemnly swear that
we will reveal no secrets, violate no
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-23
THE INSURANCE RATES
HAYOR ARMOUR has been gi'

MAYOR ARMOUR has been Civ
AVA Ing some detailed attention to
fire insurance rates that are now
being paid in Great Falls. He has
called upon the Commercial club to
take up the whole question and
lind out where we are at. The
mayor takes the position that this
is a commercial problem affecting
the whole community and should
therefore be handled by the general
civic body of the city. This seems
to be a sensible conclusion.
If the Commercial club is to
handle the controversy we hope
that its action will be prompt, and
be carried forward in most thor
ough manner to definite conclu-
sions.. Many business men have
been kicking about Great Falls IN
surance rates for a long time. We
hear it stated. that this city over a
ten year period is paying premiums
nearly three times as great as the
losses sustained. It is claimed that
our rates are much higher than
those prevailing in like cities in
surrounding states. We have heard
the assertion made that insurance
can be placed upon Great Falls
property, written by outside agen-
cies. at a less rate than it can be
purchased from a local agency in
the same companies. 1t this be
true it seems strange and almost
incomprehensible. Such a situation
would not be fair either to the local
agencies or to our property owners.
We would like to believe that such
a statement is not true.
If the Commercial club is going
to take up the subject at all it
should surely go to the bottom OF
the whole matter. We need to know
how Great Falls and Montana IS
being treated all along the line. IT
Montana rates are upon a different
level than those of North Dakota
or South Dakota or Minnesota or
Washington or Oregon then there
should be an adjustment whether it
be up or down.
This city should get an even
break. We should try hard to get
equitable rates. Our agencies are
entitled to use prices so that they
can do business on the level. If
the companies can put aside these
complaints let them do it. In any
event the atmosphere needs to be
cleared. .....
We think that the Commercial
club can find out the truth.