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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

DR.. Mead who is confined to hos
pital here, convalescing from an opera
ton, replied that he would be unable
to undertake the chairmanship of the
new board if that body plans to start
functioning within six months, as he
must remain in California for that
period.
DR.. Mead is the father Of the state
land settlement plan in America and is
now in charge of two successful colo
MES in California, where old land
grants have been cut up for small
homeseekers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

to all counts of the indictment against
him but he called attention TO the fact
that Neptune now was a ruler in the
kingdom of peace instead of in the
kingdom of war.
General Robert Lee Bullard was
compelled to go through the manual
of arms in a similar charge laid against
him. Representative Stephen ]. Por-
ter, chairman of the house COMMITTEES
on foreign relations, was convicted OF
perjury for having pretended that he
Supreme Justice Edward Finch was
accused of subordination Of perjury
and was sentenced to write poem.
This he did, paying tribute to Presi-
dent Harding and President Pessoa Of
Brax'L
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
A, r. OF L. RENEWS PLEDGE

Washington. Sept. "A renewed
pledge of sympathy and support to the
fullest extent within our, power" was
given to the striking railway shopmen
Saturday night by President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor.
Without making direct mention of
the Chicago Injunction proceedings. or
discussing in detail its possible conse-
auences. the labor leader telegraphed
to Il. NJ. Jewell. head of the fedora
Confined on Page TwoI
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
Pope Plus Resumes
Private Audiences

Rome. Sept, 2.-(By the Associated
Press Pope Plus Saturday resumed
the holding of private audiences,
which bad been suspended for some
time while the floors of the consis-
torial hall and the papal ante chamber
were under repair. Pope Plus, taking
advantage of fall in the temperature
after storm today, walked in the
Vatican garden, instead of using his
new automobile.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
Belgium Takes 2
Germans Following
Killing of Soldiers

Brussels. Sept. 2.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. THE mayor and chief of
police of the town of Ober-Cassen. in
Belgian occupied territory were ar
rested Friday night by Belgian military
authorities in pursuance of the ultima
tum giving the German authorities six
hours TO surrender the persons who
shot and killed two Belgian soldiers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

advanced by Senator's Pepper and
Reed"
Under the laws of the United Mine
Workers of America, the agreement is
subject to ratification by the miners
scale committee. 1t viii meet in Phil
adelphia Sunday and the convention
will be held at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on
Wednesday.
The announcement came after an
all-day session Of the operators and a
joint conference of operators and
miners in Senator Peppers offices
Saturday night.
The announcement was made at
midnight, when it was simultaneously
communicated to the White House and
the newspapers.
The fixing of August 81, 1923. for
the period of the new contract was a
compromise. The operators wanted
the agreement to expire March 81,
1923, while the miners desired it ex-
tended to March 81, 1924.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
THREE DIE IN EXPLOSION

Charlotte, ". c., Sept. 2-Tbree
negro workmen were killed Saturday
when powder magazine exploded in
the construction camp Of contractors
engaged in building q hydro electric
power dam at Mountain island in the
Cattawaba river. The explosion was
felt for miles around
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
HEAT KILLS ONE

Chicago, Sept 2.-One dead and
score overcome was the toll from heat
prostration Saturday as the mercury
scared to 81 degrees. a record for the
summer. At the same time street
thermometers were registering wei
over 100 degrees in the shade.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
TO Hear sIGNALMEN SEPT. Is

Chicago, Sept. THE railroad labor
board set Sept 25 for hearing apphca-
tion of the International Brotherhood
of Railway Signalmen for increased
wages. The wage increase would af-
feet about $4,000 signalmen on all lines
in the country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
CONDEMNEO BY Berlin

Berlin. Sept. IA semi- -official
statement Saturday says the shooting of
two Belgian soldiers at Oober-Cassel.
Rhenish Prussia Friday will be most
severely condemned and that immediate
clearing up of the affair is desirable in
the interests of Belgium as we'll as of
Germany.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
RICKENBAcKER TO MARRY.

San Francisco, Sept. Z.-EdWard Y.
Rickenbacker former automobile racer
and overseas American aviator an
nounced here today that he would be
married in New York September II
to Mrs. Adelaide Durant. divorced wife
of r. c. ("Cliff'O Durant, automobile
manufacturer and once Il racing driver.
They expect to sail for Europe Sep
tcmber i8 on the Majestic on their
honeymoon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
TuRNTARLE is BURNED

Lakeland. Fla, Sept 2.-The turn
table at the shops here of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad was set afire Sat
urday night and destroyed. No one
was injured.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

Berlin, Sept. al by The Associ.
ated Press) Tho decision OF tho repa
rations commission relieving Germany
of further cash payments this year
upon the issuance Of treasury notes to
Belgium is hailed with qualification BY
the entire Berlin press with the sx.
ception Of the extreme right organs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
BUYS so LOCOMOTIVES.

St. Louis, Sept. 2-(By The Assc-
ciated Press. Fifty new locomotives,
involving an outlay of 100000 has
been ordered by the Missouri Pacific
railway it was announced here Satur-
day.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

RADIO PROGRAM
From the Great Falls Tribuns's
Broadcastins Station. All programs
sent on $50 meter wave.

Entertainment program, $50 meter wave

Entertainment program, $50 meter wave
Government agricultural program,
ASS meter wave.
Regular musical program Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
Phonograph record broadcasting Mon
day. Thursday and Friday even
ings at 8 o'clock.
Sermon and music Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. Bed time story and
music at s o'clock.
Government agricultural and weather
forecasts at noon each day
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03

sunday Evening. at q O'Clock
Phonograph concert and Bed Time Story
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-03
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN

Special Cable to The Great Falls Tribune
Co,yTlgnt. 1877. By The Great Falls Tribune.
Europe no longer Is the center
of the world and her economic SUI
premacy has passed to America,
says Mr.. Harden, who believes that
after oil-producing nations adjust
their relations and the reparation
has been arbitrated so that ex-
change can be stabilized, a measure
of prosperity will return to all Eu-
rope, Germany included. Harden
hopes that Hoover will act as arbl-
traitor of reparati0n.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13
Railroad Lines
Clearing Today

Although the wire communlca.
tion on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was far from being right
II nevertheless was greatly i'm.
proved today over yesterday. AT
2 o'clock today things were IN right
fair shape. During last night o wire
was strung through between Fair.
mont and Grafton and from Fair.
mont to Clarksburg. The wires
between Fairmon, and tEnneIis-
vile and Fairmont and Vile ting,
which were all right yesterday, 70:
mained In good shape: There are a
number Of wires, however, TO these
points which will have TO be erect.
ed later. Tho wire between Fair.
font and Grafton was In condition
by z o'clock last night. At $3.50
O'clock this morning another wsra
train passed through Fairmont for
the West with fifteen repairmen
aboard and in charge OF. a. Z. Wi.
liams, Grafton, Assistant train,
master.
a wire train was attwork on the
Parkersburg branch this morning
although one wire was all right
this morning. m
B. & o. trains wsre running on.
time today despite the snow. Tho
Pittsburgh train possibly was tbs
only exception and that was only
ten minutes late this. afternoon.
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Treaty Will Be
READYiTOMORROW
Full Naval Committee to
Have Draft of Latest
Agreement

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - Al
though the arms Delegates had Civ.
en- up hopa of putting the naval
treaty in final shape in time for
announcement ut a plenary session
this week, 1t appeared probable
when the "big five" resumed their
discussion today that virtually
completed treaty woulS 10 ready
for action by tho fill naval com.
mittee tomorrow or Monday. Hav-
ing completed their first revision
OF the pact yesterday and returned
1t to the legal experts for q re.
draft OF amendments 1t remained
for the delegation heads today to
reach n final agri ement on the sec
ton relative to the disposition OF
scrapped ships and also that fixing
a Status quo" for Pacific forttfl-
ctions upon which the Japanese
delegates are now waiting instruc.
tlous from Toxic.
The Toxic reply is expected to
mako possible an early settlement
by bringing the Bonin Is!nds held
by the Japanese to DO a part OF
the Japanese "homeland" within
the scope of the Qualifications ar.
ticle without classifying them us
outside that territory.
While in French quarters the
disposition to minimize the posi-.
BILE effsct on the conference ne.
goiatlons OF the resignation OF
Premier BRAND, OF france, con.
tinued today, among American con.
ference officials there WINS some
apprehension that the naval iimi.
tauon program in particular, 1t
might have far reaching effect. No
change in the personnel Of the
French delegation was exp6Gtsd to
result.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13

The case was set for the Elkins
tenn.
Ralph Beper, of Parkersyurg,
charged with theft of money from
the mails, plead;d not guilty. The
trial OF the case was set for next
Thursday.
Ralph Carter. H.. clarksburg, in.
dicted with Allen Wolfe, Clarks.
burg, charged with breaking into
a Harrison county postofflce, plead.
ed not guilty an dwas admit d to
bail in the amount Of $500 with his
father as surety. The case was set
for the Elkins term.
Sam and Joe Brunetti, of Clarks.
burg, father and son, pleaded guilty
to charges Of purchasing liquor, the
son II years Old was charged witt.
the possession OF stills, mash and
liquor, a felony charge also being
filed against him In sentencing
the boy Judge Baker said he be.
lteved that the father had been
making a cats paw Of his son. He
imposed fine of $500. The eide:
Brunetd was also given fine OF
$500 and costs. ~.
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MOONEY, kEENEV
tcenrtnuea tom page on.l
the same request would be made in
The circuit court here.



CHARLESTON. Jan. 13.-Treas-
on charges will be preferred
against men IN the central com
petitive fields as. well as in West
Virginia minor officials. A. N.
Belcher. an attorney associated in
the prosecution OF the Logan
county cases said today, after in
dictment OF G.. Frank Keeney,
president and other officers OF
district II. United Mine Workers
lot America, had been announced
here. Mr.. Belcher. who was
counsel for 40 coal companies In
connection with cases against
mine union officials In the central
competitive field and was retained
TO assist in prosecution Of the pres
emit cases, said:
"This is Just the beginning. Lat
or on, all those outside West Vir-
ginia, In the central competivc,
field who have aided and abetteI
in these reasonable acts also will
be indicted"
Opera Bouffe, Harold Houston.
attorney for officials OF the United
Nine Workers. called activities OF
Logan county authorities in bring
ing charges OF treason on which.
Keeney and the other union Off
GERS were indicted.
"Those Indictments are only.
Jokes. There was nothing that
could be called treason he added
latter tntlmatiug that defense at.
torneys had expected the new In
dictments. Reports that the Lo-
gan county grand Jury had voted
on treason charges had been cur
rent hero for two days, but had
lacked any official confirmation.
Other attorneys for the 80 or
more men who were already under
in Logan and, Kanawha
counties In connection with the
march and fighting In Boone and
Logan COUNTIES were more reti.
cent. Before making any state
ment. they said,. they wanted to
see the indictments and none was
able to say what effect the latest
DEVELOPMENT would have on mo-
lions for a change OF venue for
all tho cases to Grennbrier county.
Such a motion had been granted
in the criminal court here and It
had been understood that the pros
tecuting attorney In Logan would
not oppose similar action.
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lTHEi Dixie
As Seen Thursdayl,

o. y
"Blts Of LIFE Is US, unique In it's
way as was the picture shown re.
Gently at this h;ater which was "a
movie within a movie. There are
four distinct themes under one title,
not one OF which has any relation
to the other. For adults; this first
three at least give glimpses of life
that are:not pleasant to see but it
Is we'll for us to know, sometimes
how tho other half OF. the world
lives In order that we may hot be
unprecedented our blessings and
privileges and become so aelf.ab.
tsorbed that We forget toyshars with
those less fortunate. VI i.'
The first OF the group Of stories
was 1.-THE Bad Spmari tan,p and had
to do with a boy who had been
started wrong IN life andsiater b.
came a crook. known as 1.-THE
Leopard" One, day he heard a
street precher tell athe story of IN,
good Samaritan, and he decided he
would try. to help some one. d
The first person he ran across
who seemed to need his air was a
man who had been injured, but
proved later, TO be q party to- the
q .tective agency, who, while he was
trying to do, as he thought, a good
deed i arrested him. II W
"Tho Man Who Could Not Hear"
concerns "a man who was totally
deaf and one day bought an ifisttu.
ment that enabled him TO lhfar dis.
tinctly and he. was very happy. un.
til he found that with the fgift OF
hearing came not only the Joy of
Tearing the beautiful music and the
SWEET songs Of the birds, but dis.
illusionment Of the things and per.
sons he had tdealt5ed, including
his wife, and he lost all desire 70
hear. ta,d "A 'aiE tts9. nv
Hop the. third story, IS a worry
strong argument in favor of mis-.
sions, both home and foreign, for
those who say they do not believe
In them.
The story opens In China and
deals with the customs and tradl.
tions OF the people.
Chin Cow had sem &fonr baby
sisters put TO death because they
were girls, so when. later he mar
ries a sweet little Chinese girl in
San Francisco, where he has slocat,
ed, he puts 70 death their first
born, because she Is a girl and, she
can only bs a curse, according to
their belief. 4stl.s
The last story was written by
Marshall Eeillam, who directed tbs
entire productio and IS the "a:
venture OF q man while under the
influence OF gas, who Ii sud denly
brought to realize that what he had
seen was only q phantom Of, the
mind. = II ss.Sil
An episode OF Hurricane Hutch
completes the program. 3
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WOUNDS FATAL

Alexander Romanicis, aged
90 q flns sim miner died X
9'airmhnt hospital last night
shortly after being admitted
Rutfering from gun shot
wounds. m
According TO the story told
to the hospital authorities BY
persons WHO accompanied Rom.
anick toi the hospital the sheriff
had deputized q man to arrest
Romanick on a charge OF SELL
ing booze In his boarding house
there. Romanick Is said to,
have asked the deputy II he de-
sired his coat and placed his
hands on the depnty's shoulder
when the latter drew a gun and
shot him. He was admitted to
the hospital at 1910 o'clock
and died at S:45 O'Clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13
WoMANs CLUB
Gems RsF lIP
sPrincess


AS seen this morning
Z Alice Lake in (, THE infamous
Miss Reyell,s s4seen In dual tyIes,
playing sthe. part of Jdilsn and
Paula ReYefls 4 q KS .' <
In order, to support her stnalle-
sisters aud brot heTs julien nGrseS
an old man, who, at his death
leaves her his fortune, but his
relatives feel that II is their right.
full Inheritance, and proceed to
make a fight for Il.
In the meantime Julien dies, hut
Paula allows everyone 10 Leueye
that 1t was She who had died, 80
that the fortune would not revert
to. the heirs, 10 whom It was to Ego
in event Of Jullen's death.
Her motive was purely unsslfsh
as she WIS thinking only Of she
future Of the children ttx whose
care she was responsible. Bit
she meets the young man who, is
one Of the heirs and a rcuianre
is the result, and then sl:c con-
fesses that she Is Paula.
II is q clean story, ,wisa un-
selflshnoss and sacrifice as the big
themes. s!.t
The added attractions are Pathe
News and a short comedy.
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rhaLNel,eon.
& Seen Thuratiay Nor

As Seen Thursday Morning.
In 1.-THE Kentuckians," Monte
Blue appears as q mountatneer who
ts ambitious TO do, something to
bring about better condition
amcng the people In the mountain
districts Of Kentucky, who have
known nothing but strige aud
hatred for those who they feel have
oppressed them. n
He goes to legislature aud there
meets the daughter OF The. COVER.
nor, and through her a new world Is
opened to him, but he remains tho
true loyal friend OF his people. z
Il Is a strong story, dealings with
two classes, the aristocracy OF the
South and the simple minded. Hitter.
ate folk many OF whom have mover
seen beyond the mountains. and
whose opportunities and vision
have been very limited. =
I Fox News which Is always fine
and with Mutt and Jeff to furnish
the comedy make OF the entire pro,
gram one Of unusual interest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13
Lower Freight
Rates Demanded

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-untyer-
sal demand for. reductions In freight
rates presents situation which
railroads must view with apprehen-
sion, President H: 3. Byrani, OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad, testified today at the In,
terstate Commerce commission In.
vestigation into. the existing level
OF transportation charges. All ef.
forts 10 reduce expenses and In.
crease efficiency have been made
quate to maintain railroad earnings
during the past year, he said, and
the railroad plants cannot be main.
tanned intact unless earnings and
traffic alike increase.
The only suggestion which ap:
peared to offer measurable oppor.
tunities to, inrease the earnings OF
railroads lay in further wage reduc:
tions. "a
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WOMAN DYING
.HyS.B|'.A.|NI! | !.
Man Alleged to q. ave We
Made Wife Swallow
Poison Tablets

lBy Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. 1s.-Mrs. Audrey
Creighton Reynan better known
as Mrs. Audry Creighton, Califor.
MIA vtolinist' and prize winner, at
the American conservatory Of
music In Fontainebleau, Is re-
ported dying in the American hos
pital at Nueilley as the result Of
swallowing three poison tablets
Her husband, Thomas Stewart
Reynan, who is attached to the
Paris staff OF the Chicago Tribune
was arrested on a charge Of ad-
ministering the tablets, under the
threat to- kill her with a knife I'M
less she swallowed them. Later
he is said TO have stabbed himself
but not seriously.
According to the story told to
the police by the young woman's
mother, Reynan returned to Paris
Unexpectedly on Wednesday and
visited her and his wife. He told
his wife that he was willing to
facilitate divorce, but wished
her to go with him for q farewell
dinner.
Mrs. Reynan accompanied her
husband to his hotel after the
dinner whenl according to a state
mont by the young woman to the
authorities, her husband accused
her OF infidelity and forced her at
the point of q knife to swallow
the poison.
Reynan accompanied his wife
to the Cochin hospital, from
which she was later removed to
Neulley. He had been wounded
iii tho neck, the cut requiring sew
eral stitches to close, but the doc
tors reported It was not serious.
Reynan told his fiends that his
wife's statements to the authors
ties were untrue and surrendered
to the police when he found they
were searching for him, Mrs.
Reynan was reported as having in
tended to marry an American
named MacCoy after securing a
divorce from Reynan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13
Hurry Now and
Sweep the Snow

With so many people idle this
winter Mother Goose decided that
the demand for feather pillows
would be heavy, SO she has been
very busy, the past few days,
picking her geese. Owing to the
large number picked, and the rap
idity with which tho work is done
many OF the feathers fell to the
earth, covering 1t with a white
blanket.
While practically all Of the
sidewalks have been cleaned. yet
much snow remains In the streets,
and there arc no indications of an
Immediate thaw.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-13
Pathological
Questions.

Questions,
/. What happened to the man
who was found gathering sticks on
the Sabbath2 ts-
: I" who was Ezekiel?
8. How many Philistines wont TO
the top OF the rock Etan, to bind
Samson2 i
4. 10. whom is the Book Of Pro.
yesbs addressed? =
+. BY whom was David tempted7
8. From whom had Eli descend.
cd? AZ
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
I /. Bochim was called "Weepers"
because the 1sraelites wept there.
q When the other kings OF Ca.
.naan found that the Gibeonites had
made peace with Israel they Joined
In war against Giheon.
8. Israel HlE commanded To-
hr..lg the silver and gold into the
treasury OF the. Lord at the destruc.
ton Of Jericho. = &
4. The Book of Deuteronomy. was
written a little before Moses death.
8. After the numbering Of tho
IsSaeiites. 1t was found that only
Caleb and Joshua were left Of the
ones who had come out OF Egypt
With Moses.
9. BALKAN proved himself had by
Fhls infamous advice r TO Balal. to
tempt the Srsraelttes. J. 80 3
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The HIppIedror,s.
As sn ,Thursday.

+ .
The opening number on the pro
gram was a motion picture which
was quite exciting, having to do
with western life, but showing o
fine spirit in the man who assumed
the leading role.
The vaudeville numbers consist
ed OF songs and impersonations by
a young woman that were excep.
tionally good, and a very clever per.
formance by two nidgets, who were
very versatile. as they did several
things and did them wei.
The offering Of the musical com.
edy company. was not to be CON.
pared with the one presented the
first half Of the week, and so we
cannot. speak as highly Of every
part of II. The talent and appear.
ance of The company Ia above the
average small company, but their
second production was a very weak
vehicle in which to show Just what
they IRE capable of doing,