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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
STARK TAKESLEAD
IN RACE FOR SEAT
IN SUPREME COURT
Latest Returns Keep Wheeler's
Lead at $4,000 Mark;
Leavitt Steady.

Helena, Nov. 10.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. lead of Bhrton K.
Wheeler, democrat, for United States
senator, remained close to the 1900
mark Friday night, with Ito precincts
reported out of 1,525 in the state. The
figures were:
Wheeler, 1912; Riddick, 62,747.
OF the 246 precincts of which re-
suits have not been reported. more
than half are in Fergus, Roosevelt,
Toole. Musselsheli, Missoula, McCone
and Cascade counties.
Estimate of the complexion Of the
next legislature by the Helena 1nde
pendent conceded 10 victories in sena-.
torial contests to the republicans and
claimed 13 by democrats, giving, with
the holdoyers, the republicans 36 votes
in the next senate to 1S democratic
In the lower house, the Independent
figures indicate there will be 55 re-
publican votes and 40 democratic.
Compilation of results of elections
for the state senate and house by the
Montana RecordHerald claimed that
the next senate will stand republican
by vote of 81 to II, claiming repub-
lican victories in 16 county contests
and - democratic.
For the lower house, the Record
Herald figures claimed 30 republicans
elected to 45 democrats, in agreement
with the Independent.
The latest available figures on the
legislative measures indicate that all
four have been given majorities for
their adoption.
For the pari-mutuel initiative meas
ure, available figures stand: 24,147
for; 20.953 against.
For the soldiers bonus referendum,
available figures stand: 26,622 for;
20,052 against.
Constitutional amendment for board
Of equalization (tax commission meas
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
UNWR|TTEN LAW IS
ATTACKED bYSTATE
IN HAMMER MURDER
Closing Argument Made by At
torneys in Trial of Mrs.
Phillips.

Los Angeles, Nov 10,-The ''un-
written law is 'un-Christiau and the
figment of diseased Imagination" w
Maxwell Burke. deputy district attor-
ney. told the jury Friday, in his open
ing argument at the trial of Mrs. Clara
Phillips. former chorus girl, for the
murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows,
young widow.
There was no denial in the testimony
that Mrs Phillips beat Mrs. Meadows
20 death with hammer, the prosecu-
tor said, except the inference from the
defendants testimony that she saw
Mrs. Peggy Caffee, the states star
witness, strike the dead woman with
the hammer Burke called attention to
ether parts of the defendants testi-
mony as to the position of the three
women during the struggle, and testi-
mony showing the injuries inflicted On
Mrs Meadows, and argued that Mrs.
Phillips story was physically impos-
sible'
Burke argued that the insanity de-
fense based on psychic epilepsy was
faxed" and declared that the defend
ant confessed her guilt in attempting
to hide the crime by washing the blood
from herself and her clothing aud in
seeking to get away
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
TAX REVISION
|SP[ANNEDbY
NEW CONGRESS
New Revenue Measures
May Draw Upon | Huge
Incomes and Stocks.
Democrats and Progress
sive Republicans to
Unite in Coalition.

Washington, Nov. 10.-lBy The AS
sociated Press. The pressing of sew
eral important tax revision proposals in
the 6Sth congress was forecast by some
leaders of the progressive republi-
cans. and the democrats on the basis
of the sharp changes in the sizes of
maiorities and minorities in the house
and senate as a result of Tuesdays s
elections. They said the revision prop
osition would come from both the ma
jority and minority sides.
Chief among the tax plans of the
republican ''progressives" is tax i'm
position on the undistributed surpluses
of corporations, affecting also stock
the democrats, in the view of Repre-
sentative Oldfield of Arkansas. the
minority whip"
Mr.. Oldfield also expressed the opin-
ion that the democrats would favor
reenactment of the excess profits tax,
but in a modified form; increased in
heritance taxes on graduated scale
and the imposition of gift tax in an
effort to reach those of wealth SEEM
ing to avoid the payment of high sur.
taxes through gifts of money to rela-
tives.
These taxes have been opposed here
t0fore by administration officers, VINO
have made it plain that they have not in
mind any general revision of the exist
ing revenue law, which was enacted
last year and became generally effect
i've last January 1.
Proponents of the proposed changes
expressed confidence Friday, however,
that with the change in the house mem
bership in the new congress, they would
have more than an even chance Of sue
cess. Progressive republican leaders
in their estimates of strength count
on almost solid democratic support for
their proposals and likewise the demo-
Gratis look to the left wing of the ma
jority party for. support for their pro-
gram.
There seems to, be more doubt in
the minds of these leaders about the
situation in the senate, but they ex-
pressed hope that with an increased
democratic and republican ''progres-
sive" vote. revision plan could be
put through. They pointed out that it
was the senate as now constituted that
upset the original proposal to reduce
the maximum income surtax to 80
per cent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
Hundreds VieW First
Annual Corn Exhibit:
5000 Ears on Racks
Northern Montana Show Opens With Nam
moth Display; Quality of Products Proves
Adaptation of State Soil to Crop.

rooming facilities to capacity. Indica-
tions point to even larger crowds fer
final day Saturday.
Corn Acreage Doubled
Corn, livestock and diversified farm
ing are the features Of the meeting,
and as the educational motion picture
program and as the main topic of
conversation among the hundreds of
visitors from every side is reflected
the feeling that corn. as n basis of n
diversified farming system is going to
be of vast Importance in the future de-
velopment of northern Montana agri-
culture. The corn acreage in north
ern Montana was more than doubled
this year over any preceding year and
farmers, county agents and bankers
agree in the prediction of an even
greater increase next season.
Farmers who are exhibiting at the
show or who have come to look over
the great display, speak of corn as a
dependable and sure crop for north
sern Montana. The skepticism that
would have greeted the mention of
Continued on Page Thrcel
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
STATE VOTE CALLED
TRIBUTE To WHEELER
Erickson Gratified With Re-
suit; Thanks Press and
Public.

Helena. Nov. 1O-(By The Associ-
ated PressD Voters of Montana have
indorsrd progressive policies and have
paid Senator Elect B. K Wheeler q
splendid tribute by their action on
Tuesday. was the declaration of Judge
J. +. Erickson, chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee. upon
his return TO the capital Friday from
his home at kaEspell. where he went
to cast his vote. Judge Erickson is
here to finish the work of the state
central committee.
''The election of Mr.. Wheeler is not
only splendid tribute to his popular
ity," said Judge Erickson, but it is
also a distinctive triumph of progress
sive national administration and upon
this subject the voters of Montana
have spoken in ne uncertain terms.
with the information at hand it
appears that the democrats will con
is very gratifying, az it will give the
operation the program outlined in the
democratic state platform.
BY their votes the people have de-
manded retrenchment and economy in
state government, the abolition of use
less bureaus, boards, commissions and
that appropriations and expenditures
be kept withilA the limits of the states
income.
''The state central committee is es-
pecially pleased and is grateful to the
press for it's fairness and it's liberality
in publicity for us during the cam
paign.
''The committee also feels very
grateful to the splendid corps of speakLs
ers who devoted their time and their
talents ina behalf of our cause and to
all who contributed in any way to our
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
WHOLESALE POISON
PLOT ON HUSBANDS
BARED;; WOMEN HELD
Mrs. kIimek Suspected i'm
Deaths of Four of Her
Former ConsOrts.

Chicago, Nov. 10-The bodies of
two men and woman, declared by, the
authorities to have been victims of
poison, were exhumed for examination
Friday by Coroner,-Peter Hoffman on
criminal court order after chemists
declared sufficient poison to kill sew
eral persons had been found in two
other bodies already exhumed.
Three of the five bodies that have
been exhumed are those of former
husbands of Mrs. Tillie klimek, whose
fourth husband, Joseph klimek, is in
a hospital recovering from poison
which he says was administered by his
wife. One body was that of former
husband of Mrs. Miller Sturner kulik,
said to be neighbor and relative of
Mrs. Klimek, while the body of the
woman is that Of Mrs. Rose Chudzin
ski. cousin of Mrs. Klimek:
Charges of murder were placed
against Mrs. Klimek and Mrs. Kulik
Friday by the police, and Mrs. Klimek
was booked for attempted murder and
Mrs. Kulik as an accessory in connec-
ton with the poisoning of Klimek.
Mrs. Klimek said she had put Il
"white powder" in Klimek's food and
had obtained it from Mrs. Kulik. She
told the police, Mrs. Kulik said, She
wanted the powder to kill rats.
Acting after the receipt of an anony-
nous telephone message and letters
stating that former husbands of the
women had been poisoned, the authori-
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
Silence of 2 Minutes
Planned by Nations
for Armistice Day

New York. Nov. 10.-Armistice day
will be observed on worldwide scale
by two minutes of silence beginning at
III o'clock. Percy s. Bullen. chairman
Of the international committee of the
League of Remembrance. announced
Friddy.
In compliance with arrangements
suggested by the league, Mr.. Bullen
said, many nations have agreed to OBJ
serve the two minutes of silence as
the symbolization ''of the sacrifice of
the dead and the duty of the living"
In America, Mr.. Bullen said. various
large business houses have agreed to
suspend work for the two-minute pc
riod. Several state governors have
indersed the idea while scores of
churches will also carry out the OBJ
Seryance
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11

Washington, Nov 10.-Simplieity
viii characterize the official observ-
ance Saturday of the anniversary OF
Armistice day-the day which Presi-
dent Harding, in a message to the
American people Friday night declared
marked 'the victorious elimination of
our nations most impressive partici-
patton in the affairs of the world.
In contrast with the ceremonies of
year ago, in which the representa-
tives of the rules and potentates of
the worlds most powerful nations
joined, doing homage to America S
dead, typified in the Unknown Sol
dier, a little group will leave the White
House early Saturday to lay wreath
symbolizing the nations Armistice day
tribute on the tomb in Arlington ma
tional cemetery of that unknown hero.
The group will include the president
and the secretaries of war and navy
and the pilgrimage these three will
make is expected to establish a prece-
dent to be followed through the years,
Also simple but more informal will
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
EAT MEAT AND
AID LIVESTOCK
TRADE Of U.s..
Public Urged to Ignore
Propaganda Against
Animal Food Usages.
Steaks and Chops Not
Injurious Says Agri-
cultural Department.

Washington, Nov. 10.-(By The AS
|sociated Press. THE government has
decided to come to the aid of the
livestock industry and do what it can
to stimulate the use of meat. A de-
crease of more than 25 pounds per
person in the amount of meat eaten
"a year in the United States is shown
by latest statistics.
During the war, increase of live
stock production and conservation in
meat consumption were urged with a
most effective artillery of Propaganda, y
the department of agriculture said
Friday We are now producing
heavily with continued inhibition Of
consumption, particularly by reason of
high prices. The price situation varies
with respect to the different kinds of
meat and with respect to the differ
eat cuts of the same kinds OF animals.
Consumers can help the livestock in
dustry-and also their own pocket
books-by using a-wider variety of
kinds and cuts of meat.
Meat Not Harmful
Many persons still hold to the be-
lief, which was largely the outgrowth
of unfair and misguided propaganda,
that meat is not healthy. Medical
science has proven over and over that
a large number of ills once charged
against meat eating are due to infec-
tion of teeth. tonsils and other
organs.
The huge decrease in the amount of
meat eaten and its detrimental effect
on the livestock industry caused Sec
raf IN
Gently of the officers of the depart
ment having to do with livestock and
meat production, distribution and utih-
zation. All phases of the meat prob
lem were discussed, including the rrin-
ciples that must govern the depart
ment in widening the market and
promoting the consumption of meat.
On that phase of the question,
Charles T. Brand. consulting specialist
in marketing, stated:
The department cannot pr0mlscu-
ously urge people to eat more meat.
though it can with full propriety urge
cure well balanced meals. 1t can also
point out the wholesomeness of meat,
its protein furnishing and tissuebuild
ing value, its ready availability and its
high place in the nutrition of mankind.
Meat Board Formed
Price, quality and efficiency oil
are important factors in
the consumption of every foodstuff.
There is strong conviction in many
minds that widespread inefficiency
exists in the retail distribution of
meats. There is some evidence to this
effect. although the meat trade of the
United States is making an earnest.
If not concerted effort to cure the
situation"
AS result of Secretary Wallaces
conference, committee was appointed
to cooperate on the meat situation
The national livestock and meat board,
of II producers, two com
mission men. two packers and two re-
.ailers, is one of the organizations
With which the governments commit
lee will cooperate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
TENSE SITUATION
IN NEAR EAST AS
CONFERENCE NEARS
Communication C Still Delayed
From ConstantinopIe; Derby
Kept Busy.

London. Nov. 1o.-tBs The Asso-
9ciated Press. photographic communi-
cation between London and Constant
nople continues interrupted. The only
news that is coming in is reaching
London slowly and through devious
routes.
Dispatches dated Wednesday. re-
ceiyed by the foreign and war offices
Friday by naval wireless. indicated that
the allied commissioners were at that
time continuing to await definite
reply from the Angora government to
their demand that the Turks recede
from their attitude which the allies
regard as out of accord with the Mud
ros and AIudania conventions. The dis
patches showed that the allied repre-
sentatiYes also had lodged a strong
protest with Rafel Pasha, the national.
ist governor, against the execution OF
Ali Kemal Bey, editor of Sabah, an
anti-nationalist organ
That the situation continues strained
is shown by the fact that the Earl OF
Derby, secretary for war, was COM
PEELED to cancel political engagement
he had Friday night He explained his
presence at the war office was abso-
lutely imperative.
Pour parlers are continuing between
the allies regarding the date for the
Lausanne conference on Near Eastern
affairs Although no date has yet
been set for the gathering, which was
originally fixed for next week, it is
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
Body Of Sheepnla1l
Found Frozen; Dog
Kept Death Watch

! Billings, Nov. 1O.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press with his faithful dog
keeping magpies away, the body of
James Dawson, veteran sheep herder
fof this section, was found Thursday
Harry Snyder Sheep company, for
which he had worked for many years.
Davidson was last seen alive Satur-
Iday. The body was frozen and from
the gaunt condition of the dog, it was
Judged that it's master had been dead
lseveral days and that it had not re-
Iaxed its vigil long enough to procure
food. The body was brought to Bill
Iings Friday and efforts are being made
Iby Coroner Francis Smith to locate
Ia brother living in the east. Death
lis believed to have resulted from
natural causes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11

Special 10 The Tribune.
Malta, Nov. 10.-With 5000 ears of
corn on exhibition and the Phillips
county courthouse literally jammed
with interested visitors from early
morning until night the first annual
Northern Montana Corn show, which
opened here Thursday. has been sue
cessful beyond expectations of its most
enthusiastic supporters. Twelve conn
ties are represented in the mammoth
exhibit and the competition is keen in
practically all classes. Judging is be-
ing done by NJ. l.. Wilson and A. j..
Ogaard of the State College Extension
force and final awards in the sweep
stakes and collective classes will be
made Saturday morning. -.
While corn is n big feature of the
exhibition. excellent shows of purest
seeds and spuds are also attracting
much attention, business men and
farmers from dozen northern Mon
tana counties as well as from several
Canadian provinces have come to Malta
for the corn show and the town is
filled with visitors who are taxing
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11

conditions in various sections of the
United States.
Basic Point Cited
The letter declared the following
points were basic.
''1-That every man has right to
work without either interference or
compulsion when, for whom and upon
such terms as he may see fit.
'2-That while the right of workers
to organize for legitimate purposes
cannot be denied, such organizations
have no right to impede or restrain
those who do not care to join or deal
with them.
''33-That the right of private prop
erty is and must remain inyiolable.
"4-That in the last resolve, the law
of supply and demand always has and
always will determine prices; that no
legislation can long interfere with this
inexorable rule; that any interference
can only be justified, if at all, in time
of war, and that at any other time it
will inevitable produce greater evils
than those which it seeks to suppress"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
California Votes
Dry After Years
of Wet Tendencies

San Francisco. Nov. 1O.-tBy The
Associated Press.) - California. the
leading wine-grape growing state in
the union, and which once had hopes of
competing with the champagnes of
France and the Rhine wines OF Ger
many, has at last gone dry after 10
years of voting down prohibition meas
ures.
A majority of 29,621 in favor of
making the 18th amendment to the
constitution of the United States and
Volstead act statute law of California
stood Friday night, with only scatter
ing precincts to be heard from, so that
there appeared no possibility of the
final total being against the enforce
ment of prohibition.
The vote was: For enforcement.
407 ,952; against, 37S,331.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
Bravest American
Given $4,000; To
Burn Home Mortgage

New York, Nov. 10-The $4,000
mortgage on the Kentucky home of
Sergeant Samuel B. Woodfill, named by
General pershing as the outstanding
hero of the war, will be burned on the
stage of vaudeville theater on Broad
way Saturday night as part OF Armi-
stice day ceremonies.
Vaudeville audiences last week con-
tributed to fund for Sergeant Wood
fill which totaled $4,000. The mort
gage on the war hero's home was paid
with part of that sum this week: a
paid-up life Insurance policy which cost
1000 ana q cash gift of $3.500 viii
be made to Rergeant Woodfill Satur-
day night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
4AUT0CRACY' OF UNIONS
BLAMED DF0R TROUBLE IN
COAL MINING INDUSTRY
Bituminous Operators Cite Seven Causes of Bad
Conditions, Naming Inadequate Transporta-
ton and Comparative Prices in Letter to U. S.
Commissions; Supply and Demand Must Rule.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Freedom
from "artificially provoked labor trou-
bles" and inadequate transportation,
according to q letter from an author
lied committee of bituminous operators,
filed Friday by request of the United
States coal commission, are the two
requirements most needed by the coal
industry.
A denial that acknowledged de-
nloralization' could be said to exist in
the industry because of recent diff
eultles and suggestion that extension
OF the "autocratic control of the
United Mine Workers of America would
add to the difficulties also were in
made through the National Coal asso-
citation.
The commission asked for the en-
ployers' views of the direction which
should be given to its effort in the en-
deayor to comply with the law requir-
ing it to ascertain all of the facts CON
cerning coal production, and the opera
tors letter set out seven points which
they considered should be corrected
as follows:
M-The effect on production
and on the price of coal to the
consumer of the monopolistic and
absentee control of mine labor in
the United States.
"2-The opposition of organized
labor to the introduction of labor
saving machinery.
"3-The non-observance by or
ganized labor of contracts made on
its behalf.
"4-The existing prices of mate
riaIs and supplies and a compari-
SON between them and the prices
existing prior to the war.
"5-The existing freight rates
and a comparison between them
and the rates existing prior to
the war.
"6-The effect of inadequate
transportation facilities on pro-
duction and cost of coal.
"7-The character and quality
of the different Goals, the uses to
which. they are put, and the demand
therefor"
To specific questions from the COM
mission concerning the cause of strikes,
the operators returned answers critical
of the miners union.
STRIKES occur from time to time at
individual mines by reason of local
causes" the letter said. "They are
always an economic loss. >. They
usually Il VI CoutIdCt ph Lie
part of the miners.
There can be no doubt that the
fundamental cause of such local strikes
as well as strikes of a nationwide
character, like those of 1909 and 1922,
is the despotic control of approximately
90 per cent of the mine labor of the
United States and Canada by q single
organization, with power to stop at
will the production and movement in
interstate commerce of approximately
60 per cent of the normal coal output
of the country. In the opinion
of this committee, the continuation to
say nothing of any further extension
of the autocratic power of the United
Mine Workers of America, would be
calamitous to the general welfare of
the country"
Wage payments cannot be standard
lied, the operators cOntended, in an
swering another specific question, be-
cause of variance in living costs and
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
Delay and Haste
Urged by Factions
i'm Colorado Project


Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. 1O.-Haste
in carrying out projects for the de-
velopment of the Colorado river was
urged by California and delay advo-
Gated by the National Reclamation as
sociation before the Colorado River
commission at its preliminary meeting
here Friday, which preceded adjourn
ment until Monday, pending the arrival
of the other members of the commits
sion
Our anxiety is for action regarding
the development of the river" declared
w. B. Mathews, special agent for the
city of Los Angeles. at is only in
southern California that the situation
imperatively demands action" As far
as California is concerned, we are
ready to consider any plan suggested,
in an open and broadminded way
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
TWENTY FiREMEN OVERCOME

Minneapolis, Nov. 10.-Twenty fire
men were overcome by illuminating
gas while fighting q fire Friday in the
downtown section. Six firemen were
taken to hospitals. one in serious
condition. Five firms suffered dam
age by smoke and water. No estimate
Of the loss was obtainable.