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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Balance of Power"
Plan Adopted by
Nebraska MP League

Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 25.-(By
The Associated Press).-With 'he CO.
operation and approval Of the labor
group, the non-pa partisan league OF
Nebraska, in convention here Friday
adopted the balance of power" plan
and indorsed complete ticket for the
November elections.
r. B. Howell, republican, was given
the leagues endorsement for election
as United States senator, and Charles
7. Bryan, democrat, was favored as
the leagues choice for governor.
The league endorsed three republi-
cans, seven democrats, three progress
sives and one non-political candidate.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton expressed 100 per cent sympathy
for the striking railway employees and
favored government ownership and
operation of railroads and mines Ito
put an end forever to the present
chaotic conditions of industry"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
TEAPOT LEASE
AIDS TRUSTS,
SAYSkENDR|Ck
Wyoming S e n a t o r
Scores Falls roject
as "Wasteful."

Washington, Aug. 25.-Declaring
that the recent leasing of the Teapot
dome naval oil reserve in Wyoming
strengthened monopolistic control OF
the oil industry, Senator Kendrick,
democrat, Wyoming, told the senate In
"a speech late Friday that the contract
which turned over the field to the Sin
clair oil interests was vicious and
criminally wasteful' and that it would
plague and even damn the
administration.
The terms Of the lease, said the SEN
ator, were not only improvident, but
would cause shameful and unneces-
sary destruction" of the final naval oil
reserve He added that it would not
promote competition, as claimed, but In
a time of huge over production would
aid in turning to private interests the
millions of dollars which the govern
ment would realize were the property
to have been properly handled"
The senator said the claim that Il
was necessary to drill wells in the Tea
pot reserve was not worthy of serious
consideration, inasmuch as any portion
of such drainage for an area of greater
than 10 acres never had been substanti-
ated by scientists. He added that, "Of
all the myths and fables constructed by
the secretary of the interior" in defense
of the lease, none had less real sub
stance than that concerning drainage.
Public attention again had been attract
ed to the Teapot incident by the recent
sending of a detachment of marines
there to eject a drilling crew, he said.
This action, he added, was done with
the approval of the president. but added
it was "inexcusable" and was done over
the protests of the state authorities.
The federal government, he said, had
no trouble since the reserve was first
set aside In keeping drillers out. and
declared it would have had no trouble
in the future, despite arguments to the
contrary by federal officials here.
In an analysis of the contract given
to the Mammoth Oil company, organ
fzed by the Sinclair interests" and
which, Senator Kendrick said. main
tanned "brotherly relationship" with
the STANDARD interests" the Wyoming
senator declared that it gave to the
lessee a lower royalty rate than is pro-
vided in other federal leases. This
phase alone, he added, meant that the
eventually would suffer the
loss of huge sums, in addition TO pos
sible shortage of oil for the navy, the
object of the establishment of the re-
serve.
Criticizing the lease further, Senator
Kendrick said it provided a graduated
royalty scale that appeared well, but
meant nothing. He claimed that the
contract rates were so stated as to
permit of manipulation and that, there
fore. the government never would know
exactly what it should receive.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
INDIANA PUBLISHER
DEAD; WAS CRITIC Of
ROOSEVELT ON CANAL
Delavan Smith, of Indianapolis
News, Victim of
Anaemia.

Lake Forest, H., Aug. 25.-Delavan
Smith, publisher of the Indianapolis
News, who has been critically i'll at his
summer home here, died at $50 Friday
night. After apparently gaining during
the day he suffered a sudden relapse
and died a few minutes afterward.
Those at Mr.. Smiths bedside said
that he was conscious and cheerful un-
til few minutes before the end. Mr.
Smith had not been in the best of
health since 1917, but his condition be-
came critical within the past week, he
having suffered from severe anaemia
Several blood TRANSMISSION operations
were performed in an effort to save
his life.
Mr.. Smith was the son of William
Henry Smith, veteran newspaper man
of Cincinnati and Chicago. He was a
cousin of the late Charles Warren
Fairbanks, vice president of the United
States under the Roosevelt administra
ton.
He was born December IS, 1861, in
Cincinnati, where his father was q
newspaper reporter in Civil war times
The elder Smith was at one time gem
eral manager of the Western Associat-
ed Press, now The Associated Press.
Mr.. Smith had been publisher of the
Indianapolis News for a number of
years, and at one time was assistant
general manager of The Associated
Press. His connection with the News
really began in 1892. when his father
bought an interest in that paper in
which Charles r. Williams, a son-in-
law of the elder Smith, also was in
terested, as was Mr., Fairbanks, BY
the death of his father in 1895, Del
avan became one of the principal own
ers of the News, and after dissolution
of partnership with his brother-in-law
Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Smith became the
active publisher of the paper, in 1899
Besides his newspaper interests. Mr.,
Smiths holdings in several enterprises
included the Oliver Typewriter COM
pany, of which he was vice president
and director.
In the controversy over the Panama
canal route during the Roosevelt adj
ministration, Mr.. Smith for a time be-
came a center of national interest, ow
ing to the News criticism of the
methods by which the Panama canal
territory was acquired and resulting
in indictments for libel against MIR.
Smith in the District of Columbia.
While Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Roosevelt
were personal friends. the News dis
used the canal question freely, although
Mr.. Smith himself did not personally
write the comment Mr.. Smith con-
tended that he had the right of trial in
the state in which the paper was pub
lished and was successful in resisting
removal to the District of Columbia
The case never came to trial. although
President Roosevelt enrolled Mr..
Smith in his fictitious Ananias club.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Landing of Cable
i'm u. S. Permitted
by Harding Act

Washington, Aug. 25.-President
Harding Friday signed license auth
orizing the Western Union Telegraph
company to land and operate at Miami
Beach, Florida, cable extending from
there to Barbados. where it connects
with the line of tthe Western Tele-
graph Company, Ltd, a British con-
Germ, to Brazil. Announcement to this
effect was made after official notifica-
ton had been received that the Argen-
tine government had accepted the re-
nunciation by the Western Union Tele-
groph company of its monopoly rights
in the country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Three Hurt as Train
Hits an Open Switch

Mobile. Ala, Aug 25.-Three mem
bers of the crew of train No. 3, fast
mail train on the Mobile & Ohio, were
injured Friday night and scores or pas
sengers escaped injury when the tram
hit an open switch on the Day spur,
naar Whitlock. a few miles from here.
Tha engine and seven coaches left the
track. The injured are:
Engineer Charles Conner, Meridian.
Miss.
Fireman Lee Oliver, Meridian, Miss.
Baggagemastef L. Craft Mobile. i
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Embezzlement Counts
Returned in Honolulu
Against John Guild

Honolulu. T. H., Aug. 25.-(By The
Associated Press. 1.-Two indictments
charging embezzlement were returned
by the grand jury against John Guild
Saturday afternoon. One true bill
charged the former secretary of Alex
ander & Baldwin with embezzlement of
S37,5OO in cash from that firm. A
second charge charged Guild with en-
bezzIement of $4,000 in bonds from
The Protestant Episcopal church cor
poration of Hawaii, of which he was
treasurer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Doughboy Found Dead
at Coblenz; Girls
Held During Probe

Coblenz, Aug. 25.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. Private Lester Irons Of
Tom River. N. j., member of pro-
visional military police company. was
found Friday in a pool of blood with
part of his head shot away, outside the
garage OF Major General Henry t.
Allen. in command of the American
forces on the Rhine. Private Irons
had been on duty at this post last night,
Two German girls are being held for
Investigation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Dixon ON Another
Speechmaking Trip
fTribuue's Helena Bureau.

Helena, Aug 25.-Governor Joseph
M. Dixon left Helena Friday evening
for Billings and Huntley for the pur-
pose of appearing before the farm
bureau at picnic on Saturday, when
he will deliver an address In support
of his taxation program and his legis-
lative ticket in Yellowstone county.
He expects to return to Helena on
Sunday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
Kaiser Is Engaged
to German Widow,
Says London Cable

London, Aug. 25.-Former En-
ueror William is betrothed to the
widow of a German arlstocrat, ac-
cordjnq to report received by the
Times. The woman Is said to be
almost of royal rank and the
mother of three children. She and
the children recently visited the
former emperor at Doorn, Holland.
1t Is said the marriage will take
place during the coming winter.
The report adds that this Is not
the woman to whom the one-time
emperor was reported some time
ago to be hetrothed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
BIG FIRE IN TAMPiCO

Tampico, Mexico, Aug. 25.-(By the
Associated Press) The business dis
trict here WAS swept by fire FRIDAY
morning. Three persons are known to
be dead and l. persons were seriously
injued Property damage estimated at
more than 5.000000 pesos was caused.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
MONTANA PIONEER DIES.

Miles City, Aug. 25.-(By The As
sociated Press).-Mrs. Cassie NJ.
Schwartz, SO, pioneer and resident IN
southeastern Montana for the past
thirty-nine years, died here in a local
hospital She is survived by her hus-
band and one son, Levi, residing In
Seattle.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
FOOT VISITS SHELBY
The Tribune

Special to The Tribune.
Shelby, Aug. 25.-Assistant Attorney
General L. A. Foot of Helena is in the
county seat, this week on legal bust
ness.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26

Washington, Aug. 25.-(By the
Associated Press).-F ederaI oper-
alton of anthracite coal mines and
some of the railroads was consid-
cred at White House conference
Friday night between President
Harding and Chairman Cummins
of the senate Interstate commerce
committee and Attorney General
Daugherty.
Senator Cummins said after the
conference that the anthracite op-
orators and miners would be given
one more opportunity to settle
their differences.
"lf there isn't a settlement In
few days." he said, ~ will intro
duce a bill authorizing the govern
ment to operate the mines"
Likewise, he said, the railroads woult
be given a reasonable time in which
to demonstrate their ability to furnish
adequate service" and that those un
abe to do so would be taken over.
Senator Cummins expressed conf
denee that legislation for both pur
poses could be rushed through congress
without delay. 1t was indicated tha
of these steps would no
operate to interfere with proposed leg
lslation now pending and designed t
curb profiteering in coal
The White House conference fol
lowed survey of the whole situation
at the regular cabinet meeting and tn
without result, of the con
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-26
K-D-Y-S
RADIO PROGRAM
From the Great Falls Tribuns's
Broadcasting Station. All programs
sent on $50 meter wavo.
PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY

4 O'Clock r. Nj.
Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Edward
Laird Mills of Portland, Ore,
editor of The Portland Christian
Advocate.
Three solos (selected) by Madam
Henrikke Olson-Solem
8 O'Clock l.. NJ.
Edison, Victor and Columbia re-
cord releases.
Bed time story by the Man In the
Clouds.
Both programs will be sent
on ago meter wave length.
Evening star., 1922-06-20

fertilizers and sell them cheaply or
what means he would employ. The
bold claim Is made, and Congress and
the country must take the statement
as absolute truth or De forever con-
demned by this crowd of wicked
propagandists."
Propagandists also have attracted
ing. that they do not only try to
thus hribe the sympathy Of the farm
er, but try thus to elicit the atten-
tion of the unemployed by painting
a rosy picture of the great activity
that is to be started overnight at
Muscle Shoals, where they promise
q million men will be given employ
ment."
After explaining their attitude in
opposition to the Ford offer, the COM
mitteemen declare they are not be
levers in fables"> nor have faith to
believe in the pranks of fairies" nor
do they think that Mr. Ford is the
reincarnation of Aladdin plus his
lamp"
The properties for which Mr.. Ford
offers the government $5.000.O0o. the
report says, already have cost the
government $85.487,900. 1t declares
the amount offered seems wholly in
adequate when it is remembered that
Mr. Ford could Immediately dispose
of the Gorgas plant to the Alabama
Power Company for $2500.000," and
thereby obtain the Waco quarry.
all their innumerable railroad en-
gines and steam freight cars. steam
shovels, concrete mixers and other
surplus property that could readily
be sold for several additional mil
lions"
Evening star., 1922-06-20
FORD 0FFERH
IN HOUSE REPORT
Country Must Know Facts
Behind Project, Say Mill
tary Committee Members.

Henry Ford's offer to purchase and
lease the governments power and
nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals,
Ala.' was attacked today in a report
TO the House prepared by Representa-
tive kearns. republican, Ohio, and
signed by Representatives NORM,
Pennsyivania; Parker, New Jersey;
crowther. New York: rockingham,
Massachusetts,. and Ransley, Penn
syivania. all republican members of
the House military committee. The
report declared dissatisfaction with
opinions already presented to the
Rouse BY other members of the COM
mlttee, and announced that the
signers were determined to tell "the
people" the real facts about Muscle
Shoa1s and the so-called Ford offer"
Little Understood.
Declaring the belief that "the coun-
Try little understands what it is that
Mr.. Ford is Offering to do, or what.
~ anything. he Is offering for this
great plant" the signatories first de-
nounce what they describe as "one
Of the most insidious propagandas $
that the nation has witnessed for
many a day."
Many of the Ford advocates, the re-
port says. are honest and conscien-
tlous, but have been misled as to
facts OF the offer made. In this con-
hsctlon. IT points to the provision by
~hlch fertilizers would be manufac-
tured and says that. despite persist
ent reports that he will compel the
FERTILIZER manufacturers of the coun-
Try 10 sell their product at one-half
OF what they are now selling it," Mr..
Evening star., 1922-06-20
ADJUSTMENTS
KEITH'S-Van and Corbett.

Billy B. Van put over a new Ford
Joke last night at Keith's with SO
much success that he rounded out his
act with a Knockout punch which en-
phasized the fact that he is one of
the most popular comedians in the
country. He is assisted by the eX-
champion prize fighter, Jim Corbett,
but the boxer is only clever foil
for CARLOAD of Billy's new jokes.
and the pigmy spice box deserves all
the credit that goes with the act. Be-
Ing toplfners of a good program kept
Van and Corbett back until the sec
ond half of the show, but waiting
only added to the enjoyment of what
the pair had to serve and a tremen-
dous hit was scored.
Another good act Is the sketch en-
titled when Love Is Young" a COM
edy of youth that was interpreted by
company of young people with unu-
sual histrionic ability. Herbert Hodg-
kins as the kid" brother and Tom
Douglas, the bashful lover. carried
the greater part of the burden on
their shoulders, and won unstinted
praise and applause.
The Chinese Princess. Jue Quon Tai,
has an unusual act that is richly Co.'S
TUNED and set. She has q good con-
tralto voice and captured the audience
in her limitations Of the mannerisms
of American song and dance artists.
al Ine
duces, with great success, younger
sister, Just over from China. The lat
ter's voice is a clear soprano which
blends well with that of her sister.
Lucas and 1neZ present novel ath-
letic act wherein the muscular devel-
opment of both is shown with force
and beauty. Their two-year-old baby
boy demonstrated the value Of ath-
letic training. A well performed
dancing turn is presented by Cartmell
and Harris. Pressler and klaiss were
well received. especially the former
in funny makeup at the piano Cleo
Gascolgne. in grand opera and popu-
lar selections demonstrated the wide
range of her voice and was rewarded
with several curtain calls. The klown
Review, brother and sister act from
abroad. opened the bill. proving a
novelty in acrobatic stunts. and the
Pathe pictures, Current Topics and
Aesop Fables in animated cartoons
completed the program.
Evening star., 1922-06-20
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IN
REPORT BEING DRAWN
Board of Charities Considering
Details at Meeting at District
Building.

A report is being drawn up by the
board of charities today at a meet
ing in the District building on tho
question Of the maintenance Of thu
Industrial Home School, on Wisconsin
avenue
The board is taking into consid-
GRAFTON the report of an investigating
committee. headed by Mrs. Whitman
Cross. which visited private homes
to which children had been removed
from the home school by the board
Of children's guardians, and is re-
vising the report which has been in
preliminary drafted shape for more
than a week.
A meeting of the Congress Of
Mothers and Parent-Teachtr As
sociations is being held this afternoon
at the Ebbitt Hotel, at which four
petitions are Scheduled to be present
ed for approval The petitions as!,
for the retention of the Industrial
Home School as a receiving home for
wards of the District government and
the board of chillren's guardians
Evening star., 1922-06-20
BOARD DRAFTS REPLY.

BY the Associated Fress.
CHICAGO, June 20.-A formal reply
to the communication of leaders of
ten railway unions. who informed
'he United States Railroad Labor
,roard that a railroad strike would
be authorized if the present refer
endum favored SUSPENSION of work,
is being prepared by the board. it
was learned today. The reply to the
union chiefs will not be forwarded
Meanwhile. union headquarters were
speeding up the strike vote in an ef-
fort to have it completed and tabu-
lated by next Saturday. when the
general committee of ninety repre-
senting the rail unions meets here to
canvass the returns. .r.-- So
Fifty thousand ballots cast by shop
crafts employees have been almost
solidly for a strike,"' according to
John Scott. secretary of the Railway
Employees Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Just where the railway employees ex-
pect to go with their grievance
against wage reductions due July /
is a puzzle, according to H. e. Byran,
president Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway.
THE only appeal is to the public
and we felt in turning the case ofzre-
adjusted compensation over to the
Labor Board we were submitting it to
the public" he said.
In all previous controversies-that
is, In The past before the Labor Board
Evening star., 1922-06-20
CONCERTED STRIKE
ACTION PLANNED
Mine and Rail Shop Union Of
ficiaIs to Confer in Gin ,
cinnati Tonight.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, June 20.-1nterest
here today in the nationwide rail
strike situation centered in the COM
ference tonight between officials
of the miners and railroad shop
craftsmen, when union plans for con-
certed strike action between these
organizations will be heard.
B. NJ. Jewell, head of the railway
employees department, and John L
Lewis; president of the United Mine
Workers. at a conference yesterday
discussed the agenda of tonights
meeting and mapped out plan of
action to propose to the officials Of
these two unions.
None of the "Big Four" or trans
portation brotnernoods was expected
to attend the meeting. it was stated.
Members of these organizations are
not affected by recent decisions of
the Railroad Labor Boards wage
cutting decision and altering work.
ing conditions. However. they are
members of the rail-miners' alliance.
having signed the agreement at Chi
cago last February.
Power With Government.
In a statement William H. john
ston, president of the machinists, de-
clared the only possible move that
could prevent a walkout of approxi-'
inately 100000 rail workers July 1
was for the government to order
the Labor Board to suspend its order
reducing wages and for the board to
enforce against all lines its order
against the farming out of shop work
by railroads. :.
I'VE. are determined to strike if
the men authorize one" declared Mr..
Johnston. 'Of the vote so far cast
and received at headquarters only a
small per cent is against a strike. !
have never seen such a determined
sentiment among the men for a
strikes"
The. ,first move toward a walkout
of the clerks was the authorization
Of a strike vote being taken on the
New York Central system. Approx
mately, $4,000 men will be affected,
it was3 learned at the clerks head
quarters here.
stationary firemen and oilers, said
the strike vote of his organization is
returnabie July s. at Omaha.
D. H. Helt. president or the signal
men, announced no action had been
taken by the general committees of
his union. as the official decision Of
the Labor Board was not received
the signalmen rests with the general
committees on the various roads, he
said, and 1t will take several days
to determine the sentiment Of the
men regarding walkout ~ |
are thinking" he said. Edward II.
Fitzgerald, presidents Of the clerks.
issued a statement last night declar-
ing that IL his men favor a strike
Of the union will give their
sanction.
Evening star., 1922-06-20

Ford does not agree to make fer
tilizers at all unless he can make
them with a profit to himself" The
committeeman declared this is
hollow promise made to enlist the
support Of the farmer and not founded
on any fact either contained in the
contract or existing outside the con-
tract" and charge propagandists fail
to tell the people that the principal
business of Mr.. Ford, should he get
this gigantic plant, would be the
manufacturing of other articles,
which he would be allowed to sell at
any prices that he might see fit
Scout Fertilizer Claim.
The only thing that is kept be-
fore the public the report continues
"is that he is to mako fertilizer and
sell it cheaply to the farmer, only
charging for himself a profit OF per
cent on the production. No one has
ever suggested how he could make
Evening star., 1922-06-20

was created-the disputes were be-
ployes, and when they could not agree
there was always some further action
or other place Of appeal--to outside
arbitrators-but now the Labor Board
is the end and there is no place to go
with an appeal. as the board was Gre
ated by Congress to represent the
public. and no appeal to any body is
provided for in that law.
The boards findings are based upon
present conditions. and. therefore, are
not subject to immediate revision.
which would be necessary in order to
meet the demands of the organization
leaders,;