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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-19
JOINT RESOLUTIO
No. SO of 1921

To amend section 4 of article VI of
the constitution, relating to county
officers.
WHEREAS, At the biennial ses-
sion of the legislature for the year
1919, an amendment to the constitu-
ton was proposed and agreed to by
a majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses, which pro-
posed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That section 4 of
article vi of the constitution be
amended to read: (Article VII Sec
ton 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registers
of deeds, district attorneys, and all
other county officers except judicial
officers, shall be chosen by the cleo
tors of the respective counties once
in every two years. Sheriffs shall
hold no other Office and may
succeed themselves; they may be re-
quired by law to renew their secur-
ity from time to time and in default
of giving such new security their Of
fee shall be deemed vacant; but the
county shall never be made RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of the sheriff. The
governor may remove any officer in
this section mentioned. giving to
such copy of the charges against
him and an opportunity of being
heard in his defense. All vacancies
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
SHERIFF ARRESTED
ON CANADIAN RUM
SMUGGLING CHARGE
Federal Officers Uncover AL.
legged Plot at Repub-
lie, Wash.

Republic. Wash. Aug. S.-Thomas
Barker. sheriff of Ferry county. anf
three other Republic men were arrest.
ed Tuesday by force from the United
States marshal's office, the customs
collectors office in Seattle, and the
federal prohibition directors office, or
charge of aiding rum runners to
smuggle liquor from British Columbia
into Spokane.
Cline Ledgerwood, said to have been
the collector in Ferry county for the
sheriff's office, escaped A warrant is
out for his arrest
The arrests followed confessions said
by officials to have been given the
United States district attorneys office
by Joseph Frankel. age SO. and Henry
Dapper, both of Spokane. who have
sworn to affidavits in which they say
Ledgerwood and his companions beat
and robbed them in Republic the middle
OF June of 20 cases of whisky and $500
in cash after they had paid for pro-
lection.
Roy Powers of Danville. Dick Cook
of Republic and Guy DUNCAN. clerk in
Republic bank, were arrested in com
pany with Sheriff Barker. Some of
the men arrested are said to have con-
fessed.
According 10 the story told the dis
trict attorneys office by FrankeI and
Dapper. the Ferry county sheriff and
his associates entered into an agree
ment with them TO provide protection
from Grand Forks. British Columbia,
to Republic. where the whisky being
into Washington was to be
put onto Great Northern train for
Spokane. They made one trip across
the line and returned for second
cargo. On their second trip they claim
TO have been beaten with clubs by
and his associates.
Leroy c. Lyle, federal prohibition
director for Washington: George J..
Ide, chief of customs intelligence with
headquarters in Seattle and deputy
United States marshals participated in
4 raid A dozen deputies from the
several departments worked with them
Cline Ledgerwood was former dep
ity sheriff under Sheriff Barker He
8 believed by the authorities to be
be head of the organization which is
alleged to have worked for months in
he territory south of Republic.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
YANKS TAKELEAD
in BALLOON AND
GLIDER CONTESTS
Allen Stays 81 Minutes. 19
Seconds in Air in Four
Flights.

Clermont, France, Aug S.-(By The
Associated Press America took tho
lead in the flight time in motorless
gliders the third day of the contests
when Edmund Allen. representing the
American Aeronautical Engineering So
ciety, totaled 81 minutes and 10 Sec
onds in four flights, maintaining COM
plete control and maneuvering in the
wind
The next best effort was that Of
Switzerland. whose representative stay
ed in the air for a total period Of
minute and A seconds.
The scientific results obtained bv
Aliens flights are extremely note
worthy in the field of motorless air
craft, in the opinion of Professor Ed
ward Z. Warner Of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology 1t is his opin-
ION that the American glider, if equipped
with fivehorse power motor. could
take the air at any time.
Francis Chardon. the Swiss, in his
primitive glider. made a record for
duration in single flight for this
meet. During his stay of / minute aud
IA seconds in the air he Travelled about
kilometer, but with loss in ati-
tude Of 800 feet.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
Club DIRECTORS ASK DIXON
TO PLAN COAL PRODUCTION
Governor Advised That Cold Weather Will Bring
Suffering if No Action Taken; State
Must Care for Itself.

! Offering their assistance in any plar
Governor J. NJ Dixon may have fo,
, guarding against fuel shortage il
| Montana at the beginning of winter. the
directors of the Great Falls CONNER
cial club Tuesday afternoon addressed
a letter to the governor in which it
was urged that adequate action be tax
en-.
The governor was told in the letter
that coal mining must be resumed in
Montana within the next few weeks if
suffering is to be averted when cold
weather comes. If the governor has
no plan for the producing of coal he
was asked to give the matter attention
and initiate action of some kind The
letter follows:
Dealers Have No Coal
"The directors of the Great Falls
Commercial club are giving earnest con
sideration to the fuel supply of north
ern Montana. There is no coal in the
hands of dealers now. There are only
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09

few cars coming from outside tn,
state and none of this is available fol
general consumption. Moreover, We
observe that Montana is not included a,
all in the arrangements that have been
perfected for federal distribution.
1T would appear therefore. that
this state must care for itself if the
present strike of miners continues
Coal must be mined in this state, be-
ginning at some date during the next
few weeks. or there will be terrible
suffering in many places when cold
weather comes. There is not a NOM
ent to lose.
Want to Cooperate
Have you plan? If so. we wish tc
cooperate and assist the state admin
istration. If you have not given this
matter attention, we urge that you do
so and that there be immediate ac-
ton of some kind. Otherwise. the
homes of many of our people and the
lives of some of them will soon be at
stake.
will you be so kind as to let US
have a reply to this letter at the earl
lest possible date.T'
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
PEACE HOPE VAN|SHES
As COAL OPERATORS Of
2 STATES HOLD BACK
Conference at Cleveland Can Be Successful Only
in Small Measure, With Illinois and Indiana
Fuel Chiefs Out Of Meeting; Negotiations May
Result in Opening Of Scattered Mines in East.

Cleveland, Aug. S.-(By the Associ-
ated Press .-Expectatio of settle
ment of the soft coal strike on a ma
tional scale vanished Tuesday night
among the union officials and operators
here for joint conference on peace
plans with the receipt of reports of
the failure of Indiana and Illinois op-
orators associations to agree to join
the conference. The hope. however.
was held out that settlement affecting
scattering mines in Illinois, Indiana and
Pennsylvania and possibly West Vir-
ginia might result from the confer
ence, which reconvenes here Wednes-
day afternoon.
President John L. Lewis of the
miners announced that the joint confer
ence would reassemble to open negotia-
tions. The question, however, of wheth-
er the miners would be willing to make
a wage agreement with the operators
now here was undecided. and indica-
tiOns were that decision would be
withheld until the afternoon meeting
Wednesday with the operators. most of
whom own mines in Iowa, arrive. A
few operators are here from Pennsyl
vania, Indiana and Illinois. While the
number of operators here for the con-
ference was increased Tuesday, no Off
cial poll had been taken Of the coal out
put controlled by them and, in its alb
sence, the union had deferred decision
on whether to proceed with a partial
peace program.
Confidence, however, was expressed
by some operators and union leaders
that the number Of operators willing
to make settlement was sufficient to
insure break in the strike. Some
West Virginia operators were expected
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
BREAK in ENTENTE
HINTED BY BRITISH
MINISTER, REPORT
Lloyd George Reported to Have
Said POincare Plan
Responsible.

Paris. Aug. S.-(By The Associated
Press. Prime Minister Lloyd George
Tuesday night expressed the opinion
that rupture in the entente was prob
able. if not inevitable. according to
some Of the French newspaper cor
respondents attending the allied con-
ference in London. one of whom is
"Petrinax," political editor of the Echo
de Paris
The British premier added that this
was regrettable, both from the English
and French viewpoints. but that Pre-
mier POincare's attitude left no option.
The correspondents say that Sir Ed
ward Nj. Grigg. Mr.. Lloyd Georges
private secretary. summoned the Brit
ish newspaper men to the prime min
ister's official residence in Downing
street and made statement to this
effect.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
THREE NEW FIRES
SWEEP FORESTS in
WESTERN MONTANA
Rangers Fight Blaze in Bitter
Root Mountains and
Flathead Area.

Missoula. Aug. S.-(By The Asso
ciated Press. )-Three new forest fire!
broke out Tuesday in district number
one of the forest service. according tt
reports received at headquarters here
One of these is on Mccormick creek
uear Nine Mile. about 30 miles west
of Missoula, in the Bitter Root noun
tains. Two others are on the Flatheat
forest. one on White Tail creek anc
the other on Piper creek, in the lower
Swan River valley. The fire on Nc
Cormick creek has burned over %
acres of good timber. The White Tai
creek fire is burning on 2S acres and
the Piper creek fire has burned %
acres.
Conditions generally throughout the
district were favorable but high
winds, high temperatures and a heavy
smoke screen. especially over Idaho
forests. have caused some alarm to
forestry officials.
The fire on the Blackfeet forest and
in Glacier park is still going. Fifty
more men have been put on this blaze
in the park. The remainder of the
fire is under control
No report was received Tuesday
from the Twin creek fire, burning op
the Clearwater forest, where scores
of men are battling flames ard others
are building trail so supplies can be
taken into the seat of action.
Still other men and pack trains are
walking toward this fire. distances of
45 to 80 miles.
Famed by high winds the Star
Creek fire rushed into the timber and
burned over considerable area as the
flames were lashed on by the gale
Sixty me mare putting up a determined
battle against it. This is located in
inaccessible country where it is diff
cult to bring men and supplies.
Seven hundred extra fire fighters
are now aiding the regular guard and
patrol forces on six forests where the
situation is most serious. the Black
feet, kaniksu, kootenai. st. Joe, Pend
d'Oreile and Clearwater.
With crew of "a men. the Canyon
creek blaze has been brought under
control This fire started by careless
campers, destroyed one of the finest
stands of timber covering one of the
noted tourist camp sites along one of
the most scenic views in the north
west. turning the beautiful picture into
a smolderlng mass of ashes.
Much trouble was experienced in |
building three miles of trail into the |
kalispell No, > fire onto the Kaniksu |
which has covered 300 acres. The men
were forced to cut their way through n |
cO-year-old reproduction stand of |
timber. with much dead fallen wood
Both at the Priest river blaze and
the Humbird camp, II fires are on q
patrol basis, the latter fire having
been controlled after the forest service
fighters took it over from the owners
who gave up hopes
Having covered 900 acres. the Myrtle
creek blaze on the Pend d'OreiIle has
been stopped by company of so men.
The Rutledge blaze on the St Joe is
under control. Brisk showers fell
Monday on the Marble creek country,
burned over for three weeks.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09

with a total production of i.425,-
100000 pounds.
Another 100000 900 busheI crop
OF apples, the eleventh in 80 years.
IS indicated with this years pro-
duction more than double that of
last year.
Peaches are a plentiful crop
with a total production this year
second only to the record year of
1915.
July Weather's influence on the
growing crops was said to have
been extremely beneficial, as In.
dlcated by the increases in FORE
cast of production this month, as
compared with those of a month
ago. Spring wheat showed an in.
crease In its production, forecasts
amounting to 100000 bushels;
corn, i57.000,00O bushels; oats,
64,000.000 bushels; barley, 10000
bushels. white potatoes, ii 900, 900
bushels; tobacco, 100000
pounds; apples, 100000 bushels,
and peaches, 100000 bushels.
The great corn crop made vast
Improvement during July in the
leading producing states.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
McRAE IN LEAD

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. SIN.
official returns compiled by the Ar
kansas Gazette late Tuesday nigh,
from go precincts in Arkansas gave
Governor T, c. McRae lead of near
ly ten thousand votes over Judge f.
Z. Toney in the contest for the demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination. voted
on in today's state wide primary. The
count for the 259 precincts, which
accounted for about one fifth of the
counties in the state. gave McRae
1921 and Toney 6,519
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
CONGRESS PREPARES TO TAKE HAND IN STRIkI
Bumper Crops in All Principal Products
Forecast BY Department of Agriculture

Washington, Aug. 8.-(By The
Associated Press) s).-Bumper crops
in general this year. resulting
from highly favorable growing
conditions during July, was indi-
Gated by the governments August
crop report, issued Tuesday.
A three billion bushei corn crop,
for the fourth time in the history
Of farming In the United States,
was forecast.
A record crop of hay estimated
at SO, 100000 tons is being har-
vested, surprising the record made
in 1919, by 300, 900 tons.
The second largest crop of
white potatoes ever grown was re-
ported in prospect, the total pro-
ductlon being forecast at 100000
600 bushels or 100000 bushels
less than the record crop of 1917.
Sweet potatoes production this
year probably will make another
record, according to the August
forecast. which equals the record
crop of 1920.
The fourth largest crop of
tobacco ever grown is forecast,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
PoiNcARE PLAN DlsFAvoRED

London, Aug. S--(By The Associ-
ated Press. The proposal made by
Premier Poincare of France. for con-
troll of Germanys finances, in return
for moratorium for Germany. seems
not to have found favor with the Brit
ish and Italian financial experts, main
ly because they foresee that the plan
would involve the allies in embarra ss-
ing political entanglements which would
not be justified by what might be
gained financially. This developed
Tuesday during the discussion of the
Poincare plan by the financial experts.
There was no meeting Tuesday of the
conferences. tie time having been en-
tlrely devoted to consideration of the
French proposal by the committee of
experts
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09

and Anti-Saloon league candidate. was
Leading by wide margin for the re-
publican gubernatorial nomination. in
early returns from Tuesday state
primary election III Ohio c. Homer
Durand. the beer and light wine candi-
date, was running second, while Con-
gressman Charles l.. Knight. the
strongest of the two progressive can
didates, was third. Their votes from
305 precincts out of approximately
5000 in the state was: THOMPSON
5,451; Durand 1851; Knight 1890.
Unofficial early returns also showed
former State Auditor A. V. Dohaney
of New Philadelphia. holding sub
stantial lead over his two opponents
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernOr.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
LANDSLIDE FOR BRANDON

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. SIN.
official and meager returns from fifty
of Alabama's 76 counties in Tuesday,
democratic primary indicated that w
w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa had swept
the state in his race for governor
against Bibb Graves of Montgomery
Plain Bill" as Brandon is known
by his intimates, carried every county
heard from and practically every pre-
cinct. Newspapers termed it land
slide"
In the five congressional district
contests early returns indicate that
prpesent representatives will retain
their seats, with the exception of Rep
resentative Rainey in the seventh dis
trict who is not a candidate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
HARDING and PROHIBITION
INDORSEO AS "0LD GUARD"
CANDIDATE WINS IN OHIO
Thompson, Administration Standard Bearer
Rides to Victory in Gubernatorial
Race on the G. o. P. Elephant.

Chicago, Aug. S.-tBy The Assocf-
! ated Press. with Carmi A. Thomp-
son leading by wide margin at mid
night for the republican gubernatorial
/ nomination in Ohio, political observers
| hailed his apparent success as vic
! tory for President Harding's policies
and for strict enforcement of the pro
hibition laws
The tide of political unrest seen in
recent elections in Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania, Iowa and North Dakota, seemed
to have been checked in the presidents s
home commonwealth Thompson scor-
Ing IN the early returns a more than
= to l vote over his nearest opponent,
I. Homer Durand, the beer and light
VINE candidate, while Congressman G..
L.. Knight, the strongest of the two
progressive candidates. was third.
In the Ohio democratic senatorial
contest, Senator Atlee Pomerene was
leading by more than = to / over his
opponent, John J. Lentz, while Con
gresham s. ID. Fess was holding a
substantial lead over three opponents
in the republican senatorial race,
Charles Dick running second: John III.
Arnold third, and David w. Wood.
fourth. Both Lentz and Dick had the
support of organized labor.
In other commonwealths where state
wide primaries were held. the returns
came slowly and victories seemed in
doubt at a late hour First returns
from Arkansas showed Governor T. c.
McRae. who sought Endorsement of his
administration and strict law enforce
ment, including Sunday blue laws. lead
ing +. z. Toney. who had attacked the
governors position, particularly in CON
nection with pardon and parole policies.
for the democratic gubernatorial nom
nation. The Ku Klux Klan issue also
was brought prominently to the front
during the closing days of the cam
paign.
In Alabama, where Henry Ford's
Muscle Shoals offer figured in the cam
paign, W. W. Brandon issued an early
statement forecasting his nomination !
for governor "by a trem endous ma |
jOrity."
THOMPSON FAR AHEAD
Columbus, o.. Aug. S.-Carmi A.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
Airplane Arrives
for New York-Rio
de Janeiro Flight

New York. Aug. S-The Sampaio
Correio, the hydroplane which is to
attempt a flight from New York to
Rio de Janeiro, arrived here at $50
O'Clock tonight from Essington, Pa.
The big seaplane. piloted by Lieuten-
ant Walter Hinton. trans Atlantic
flier, alighted in the Hudson river op-
pOsite S2nd street.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
ID Sentenced to Die
for Treason Against
Soviet Government

Moscow. Aug. 9.-(By The As
ISOLATED Press. )-Fourteen of the
thirty-f0ur social rev0Iutionists
accused of high treason against
the soviet government have been
sentenced to death by the revoiu-
tionary tribunal. Among the con-
demned are several of those who
turned inf0rmers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
INDIANA DECLINES


Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. S.-The In
diana Bituminous Coal Operators as
sociation will not attend the Cleveland
conference called by John l.. Lewis
president of the United Mine Workers
it was said following meeting Of the
scale committee here Tuesday.
A. NJ. Ogle, president of the Ma
tiOnal association, who also is an In
diana operator, said he would not GO
to Cleveland and in statement said
that hope of settlement at Cleve-
land had been diminished if not killed
by undue publicity"
The scale operators, however, took
new action on the proposed plan for
settlement of the strike as outlined at
Cleveland and it was indicated that
this plan was to be entirely abandoned
as possible basis for negotiation.
IF there was hope of a settlement
of the coal strike through the Crews
Glasgow proposal" said Mr.. Ogle. 1T
has been diminished if not killed by
undue publicity and the attempt to
force operators into the Cleveland
conference"
Phl ii. Penna, secretary of the In
diana operators, declared the operators
from this state would not go to Cleve-
land and reiterated the offer to meet
the miners in state wage conference.
The whole membership of the associ-
alton has been called to meet here Fri
day, Mr.. Penna said, but he declared
the meeting had been arranged before
the Crew Glasgow plan of settling the
strike had been brought forward.
The Crews Glasgow plan, which
operators say is the one on which Mr..
Lewis based his assertions that the
coal strike soon would be settled was
discussed at the scale committee meet
ing here Tuesday but no final action
was taken. This plan, Mr.. Ogle ex-
planned. was devised by Ralph Crews,
an attorney who has been identified
with the operators. and W. A. Glas-
cow. Jr.. of Philadelphia. who has rep
resented the miners in several i'm
portant cases.
Sentiment among the Indiana ope-
rators is still strong against four
state wage conference with the miners.
according to Mr.. Penna.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
VERY HOT AT TOXIC

Toxic. Aug. Shy The Associated
Press. THE Japanese capital is in the
grip of wave of extreme heat Pros
trations are averaging II daily. The
thermometer at noon Monday regis
tered 9t<degrees.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
COMMUNISTS ARE DEFEATED

Valdivostok. Aug S.-IRy The As
sociated Press. Communists received
a setback in the elections for the ma
tional assembly of the Far Eastern
republic. as many non-communists be-
ing elected as communists.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
AMERICAN PILOT LEADS

Geneva. Aug S.-Major Oscar West
over. the American pilot. covered the
greatest distance in the James Gordon
Bennett cup balloon race. according to
unofficial estimates made here Tuesday
night. Major Westover landed at
Csoerbetnek, 80 miles from Budapest,
having travelled $40 kilometers.