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The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
TRAINS CRAsH-Two KILLED.
misunderstanding of Orders Causes
"PiIe Up Near Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 27.-Jacob
Atkinson, 35, and Eli S. Thompson. 20,
both of Turtle Creek. this county
were killed and John O'Hara, a con-
ductor. was badly sca1ded and bruised
early today in a collision between two
trains of the Union railroad near Hall
station. three miles from Turtle Creek
A misunderstanding of orders is said
10 have been responsible for the crash
In the impact, the steam pipes in one
engine burst and the crew was scalded
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
Has ThOrnless Blackberry

Santa Rosa, Cal. Jan. III
Luther Burbank, plant wizard, has
succeeded in making berry picking
a JOY He announced perfection
today of a ''tnornleSs blackberry
which. in yield and size. surpasses
the old thorny variety.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
His Store Robbed Too Often.

Des Moines. Jan 27.-After his
store had been robbed twenty-five
times in the last two years, + j.
Dunkie of Berwick decided to sleep
there last night. Early today he shot
and killed a robber.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27

Altho the sky was cloudy and foggy
this morning, there is no rain or snow
on the weather docket, says Meteor
ologist Flora. There is a small pos
sibility of sunshine this afternoon and
tomorrow, says the weather man. The
cold weather has practically disap-
peared. No zero temperatures have
been reported in the United States for
two consecutive days. The sky was
clear this morning from central Kan
sas west thru Colorado and Nevada,
and north thru Nebraska and Wyo-
ming.
The temperature averaged 4 degrees
above normal during the last twenty
four hours.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
40 degrees at $40 o'clock in the after
noon and the lowest was 81 at 5:45
o'clock this morning. The highest
fContfnued Ou
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
British CabInet Approres Big Loan.

met was reported today to have ap-
proved a loan of 100000 pounds
sterling (normally s9,72O ,00O) to Aus
tria, secured by a lien on state prop
erty
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
NO RAIN OR SNOW IN SIGHT
Cold Weather Has Practically Disap-
pcarcd From Kansas.


Protect all thirtysiX hour shipments
north and west against a temperature
of % degrees. East and south 30.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-27
Kansas Idea Futile.

The Kansas industrial court idea.
involving compulsory arbitration. he
said. had been proved futile. The
Contiued on Page FiTe.J
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
FEARED MURDER
BY VII { LET TER
Of VICTIM SAYS
Woman Accused as Out
of Grave in Killing of
Jersey Circus Man.
Sister From Illinois
Turns Correspondence
on Will Over to Law.

Riverside, N. j., March a.
John Theodore Brunen, circus
proprietor, slain last Friday night
while reading at a window in his
home, lived in fear of his life
and in letter to his sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jaesche, of Cary, ILL.,,
expressed the belief that he was
being "framed in his own house,
hold" The letter, dated Feb. %,
was turned over to the authori-
ties by Mrs. Jaesche, who came
east to attend her brothers
funeral. 1t was made public by
Prosecutor Kelsey, who said that
It would form one of the. most
valuable bits of evidence so far
gathered.
After requesting his sister to
"come and take full charge Of
everything" should anything hap
pen to him, Brunen wrote:
~ think Doty MRS. Brunen)
is figuring to do away with me.
and thinks she can get free. for
she talks about it all the time"
said the letter. as given out by
Prosecutor Kelsey. "They never
aive a woman the Just penalty,
and besides she fears ! will leave
everything to you. She wants to
get money. for all she cares TOR
is a good time.
B!ames Her Family
~ am willing to die in har-
ness and will make out will
as soon as possible, dear sister.
and send 1t to you. Take care OF
Hazel Gan t8-year.old daughter)
but Doty, my wife, only 81. No
one around the show owns any
thing but me-"
"Should anything happen to me
get an attorney and show him this
letter."
After stating that he rad sold
his home and was planning to sci!
his circus, the letter continued:
"Doty was all right until she
came with her family. They sim
ply have poisoned her mind, also
Hazel's. We all could have been
happy and contented.
"i was always good to Doty's
people, for | felt sorry for them.
They mad me 0eileve tue latHeT
was bad. but know different.
They drove him away from home
after he failed in business and now
they claim he Is dead. but know
he is not. They want his insur-
ance."
Prosecutor Kelsey said that an
arrest in the case was only mat
ter of a few hours. Hes'said that
Brunen left an estate valued al
approximately 100000, exclusive
Of life insurance. the amount of
which he had not ascertained.
Hundreds Of persons, Including
circus folk and members of fra
ternal organizations. attended the
funeral of Brunen Tuesday. Rep
rasentatives of all the leading cir
cusses and of many of the smaller
wagon shows and carnival COM
panies were among the throngs
that paid their last respects to
"Honest john" as Brunen was
known among the show people.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15

I'VE have flush production Of
1000 barrels of high grade oil when
we drill into the sand little deeper"
Mr. Campbell said.
It's the biggest well in Montana. and
its force, with the two gas sands
above the oil production. assure us of
having mighty good thing
kilograms were sent from kevln to
the nearest supply points for a control
head to conserve the flow of oil until
storage can be provided. Then the
drill will be sent deep into the pro-
ducing sands. the casing viii be set to
the sands and production will be
gagged.
The oil which seeped from the
sandy shales above the pro-
ducing sands was of a paraffin base
and of high gravity, it is stated. This
oil will command a price not only for
its high gasoline content but also. it
is asserted, for its paraffin, which is
the source of lubricants.
Viii Start Second Well
The Gordon Campbell-kevin syndicate
already has d second rig on the ground
for it's No. well, and time will not be
lost in getting that started also.
The kevin structure. lying in Toole
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
Political Ears Turned
in Riddick;S Direction
for Senate Decision

rather than to exchange il for the un-
certainty of nomination or election to
the senate.
Several letters have been received in
Helena, as well as in other parts of
the state. within the last 10 days, which
indicate that Riddiek will come out for
the nomination for congress. although
they do not contain the definite state
ment of his intentions. Some of these
letters are from Mr.. Riddick while
others are from Montanans who are
deeply interested in the political situa-
ton in the state.
1t is known that several of the prom
inent republicans of the eastern dis
trict are only waiting Mr.. Riddick's S
announcement of his candidacy for the
senate before they definitely announce
that they will seek the congressional
nomination, in which event Riddick' $
decision to seek reelection to the house
of representatives will probably head
off several who are willing to succeed
him in congress-
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
BONUS WRITER'S
REJECT SALES
TAX PROPOSAL.
Bill Ordered Favorably
Reported to House by
Committee, 1876.
Speaker Gillett' S Return
Awaited to Learn How
Harding Stands.

| Washington. March IA favor
able report on the long controyerted
| soldiers bonus bill was ordered Tues
day by the house ways and means COM
| mittee by vote of 10 to 5.
| Chairman Fordney plans to submit
! his formal report Wednesday or Thurs
| day. but said the time of calling the
measure up in the house would not be
fixed definitely until after the return
| here of Speaker Gillett. who is in Flor
| ida with President Harding.
Representative Fordney said he did
not expect Speaker Gillett to bring any
message on the bonus bill from the
executive and that the subject of his
conference with the speaker would be
the question of calling up the bill next
Monday under Suspension of the
rules. Some members of the house,
however, expressed the belief that Mr..
| Gillett would be prepared to give the
presidents views on the compromise
bill.
Mellon viii Not Fight Loans
The vote on the measure Tuesday
was taken 10 minutes after Secretary
Mellon, Comptroller of the Currency
Crissinger and Governor Harding. of
the federal board. had been questioned
for two hours in open session as to
their ideas Of the bank loan adjusted
certificate plan. The five members vot-
ing against favorable report were
Garner of Texas: Kitchin. of North
Carolina, and Collier of Mississippi,
democrats. and Treadway, of Massa
chusetts. and TiIson, of Connecticut,
republicans. All members of the COM
mittee were present with the eScep-
tion of Mr.. kitchin and Representative
Chandler. republican. Oklahoma, whose
votes were cast by proxy.
Before the final vote. the committee
rejected 10 to an amendment offered
by Representative Bacharach. repub-
lican, New Jersey. to impose for a
period of three years l per cent tax
on wholesale sales. designed to raise
$500 600. 900 with which to finance the
bonus. Those supporting this amend
ment were all republcans--Longworth,
of Ohio Bacharach, Mott, of New
York. Nelson aud Watson, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Rediscounting Adopted
Under an amendment suggested BY
Governor Harding and adopted by unan- |
imous vote. banks making original loans |,
on the adjusted service certificates
could have those certificates redis- |
counted by other banks authorized to |
make original loans on the certificates.
Governor Harding objected to having |
the certificates rediscountable by feder- |,
al reserve banks. saying the general
economic effect would be unfavorable. |
Continued on Page Eisast>
4
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15

Helena, March 14.-Politicians in
Helena are anxiously awaiting a direct
statement from Congressman Carl Rid
dick to the effect that he will not be
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for United States senator. For
several months. and until within recent
days, Mr.. Riddick has been looked upon
as an almost certain entrant in the race
for this nomination but. according to
information reaching the state from
Washington during the past 10 days, it
appears that Mr.. Riddick is wavering
in this determination, with strong
probability that he will enter the com
ing campaign merely as candidate to
succeed himself in the lower house of
congress.
Of course, the senatorial bug is
still buzzing about Mr.. Riddick's head.
but he seems to be not looking at it
with favor he once bestowed upon it
and that he has decided to remain in
the class in which he has been training
for the past three or more years,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
FIRE SWEEP|N
CHICAGO BLOCK
Burlington Building in
Ruins, Big Wholesale
Houses Burning.

Chicago, March l5.-Fire start
Ing in the Austin building at South
Canal street and West Jackson
boulevard shortly after midnight
spread rapidly and at l:30 a. m.
the entire block bounded by Canal,
Vanburen and Clinton streets and
jackson Boulevard was reported
burning.
The flames were famed by a
high wind. An hour after the fire
started calls for special apparatus
still were being rung in. The dis
trict is largely made up of whole
sale houses and loft buildings.
The Burlington building. in
which are some of the offices OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, caught firp, and many
night employees were driven out.
The Metropolitan West Side Ele-
waited structure was burning the
length of a block.
The intense heat drove firemen
back and a number of small manu-
featuring concerns were burned
before there could be an organ
ized effort to check the confiag-
ration. ....s
The heat broke the windows In
the Mercantile Trust and Savings
banks and special guard Of
policemen protected the lnstitu-
tion.
A series Of gas explosions and
others of undetermined nature
scattered burning material over
the firemen. One of the firemen
was injured when a wall of the
Burlington building fell.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
GET F0RDSbURG
BY BONBARD|NG
STRIKE REBELS
Good Progress Made in
SURPRISING African
Revolt in Spots.

Cape Town. March I4.-(By
The Associated Press).-The Cape
Argus has received dispatch
from Fordsburg, saying the town
surrendered after rs minutes of
bomhardment.
johannesburg, March l4.-F 0rds-
burg, few miles from Johannes
burg, at noon was being lombard
ed by artillery and tanks and ma
chine guns.
Pretoria, South Africa, March
l4.-(By The Associated Press.)
Good progress has been made In
suppressing the revolt, according
to a long official communication
issued Tuesday. Many new points
where loyal forces were besieged
have been released and great num-
bers Of prisoners have been taken.
Only certain portions of the CEN
trail johannesburg district. how
ever, says the communication. now
require clearing.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
Elk Basin Brings in
Another Gas Gusher
to Supply Billings

Billings, March l4.-The Ohio Oil
company. which supplies Billings and
surrounding towns with natural gas
through its 72-miIe pipe line from
the Elk Basin field, Tuesday an
nounced completion of giant
gasser at Elk Basin, flow of which
is estimated at upwards of 100000
900 cubic feet per day. The we'll
blew itself in, but not before the
drilling crew had withdrawn the
tools and closed the gate valve on
the control head.
The new Ohio we'll is a quarter
of mile southwest of the big Mid
west we'll, listed as one of the
worlds largest, now feeding the Elk
basin Billings pipe line. More than
three months were consumed con-
trolling flow of the Midwest well
when it was completed little more
than a year ago and during this
period, the we'll blew more than
lOO,0OO,O0O cubic feet of gas into
the air every "a hours, without
any appreciable diminution of pres
sure.
Mondays completion gives to the
Ohio Oil company supply in excess
of 2OO,O0O,000 cubic feet per day
and brings large area into the
proved high pressure gas producing
zone. M."... ..
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
FRENCH ANXIOUS
To LEAP ACROSS
j. 5. DRY WALL
Wine Week Opens With
Plans to Teach Amer
leans How to Drink.

Paris. March 14-By The Asso-
ciated Press }-'American day of
Frances national wine week was
marked by some interesting discussion
over the eighteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States and
the application of the law governing
prohibition.
The day, which opened rather in
auspiciously, owing to the report OF
the presiding officer, Baron d'Anthou-
ard, expressing the opinion that proh1-
bition in America had come to stay and
that France must look to other mar
kets. frightened up with the statement
of NJ. Dastous, president of the Cana
dian section of the British chamber OF
commerce in Paris. that Canadas mar
ket might open up.
All OF the official reports upon the
wine situation in the United States
and wine experts from France to that
country. were careful to say that there
must be no interfering with the in
ternal laws of the United States. Dele
gates representing the wine growers,
however. in open discussion after the
reports had been read. were emphatic
in their declaration that some way must
be found to circumvent. pierce or jump
over 'the wall of prohibition surround
ing the United States"
Various means of propaganda were
suggested, ranging from moving ipc-
lures showing grape picking scenes, to
intensification of the export to Amer
lea of grape juice, which is permitted
to enter. One speaker gave it as his
opinion that the Americans might
product some very fair wine from
French grape juice.
sidered at some length. but the most
important move, in the concensus of
opinion would be to teach Americans
how to drink-then they would find
some method Of importing French
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
COAL NA[kOUT
IS INEVITABLE,
LEADERS AGREE
Lewis and Sec. Davis
Give Up Hope Farley
Will Materialize.
Anthracite Men and Op-
orators to Open Con-
ference in N. Y. Today.

Washington. March 14.-Secretary
of Labor Davis and John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers,
exchanged views Tuesday on the threat
ening situation in the bituminous coal
industry and after the conference both
were said to be of the opinion that a
national strike in the union fields was
inevitable. Mr.. Lewis assured Mr.. Davis
again of the willingness of the miners
union to open negotiations for new
national wage contract proposition
which mine operators are refusing to
entertain.
Later Mr. Lewis declared the ces-
sation of work in the union mines after
April l was coming about automatical-
ly,'' and asserted that "a bold COM
mercial policy of the operators for
which the public must pay" was in
part responsible.
Says Operators Want Strike
"If there is no conference between
the miners union and the operators"
he added, referring to the bituminous
situation, there can be no wage con-
tract drawn up. If there is no wage
contract there won't be any coal dug
after April l in union mines
Mr.. Lewis accused mine operators
association which have sought local
conferences with the union-looking to
the construction of district contracts
of playing for position and shoot
ing propaganda" Operators in certain
districts, he insisted, would like to get
an exclusive right to the coal market
after April /, when all other mines
are shut up but could not make wage
contracts until the basis for national
scale had been laid by wage contract
in the central competitive field which
will determine the wages and costs their
competitors have to meet and fix the
relationships in the coal market"
Fine Chance to Profiteer
Meanwhile, he declared, coal com
panes can make a lot of money" by
refusing to enter conferences, getting
out strike scares and frightening con-
sumers into paying high prices for
coal" He also insisted that district
organizations of the miners union. ex-
cept in Illinois. were supporting their
national officials in demanding the ma
tional settlement.
Mr. Lewis came here Tuesday from
Illinois and after his conference with
Secretary Davis left with several rep
of the national union for
New York, where the general scale
committees of the union and the
operators are in session to
consider terms of new wage con-
tract.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
Dauqherty Would Paw Claims

! Daugherty Would Pay Claims
! ut might interest those who are
debating the question of soldier
| bonus" Mr.. Daugherty said. "to know
| that in round numbers claims involving
! s., ,25O 100000 now are on file, under
the roof of the department of justice
OF this amount $3.50, ,OO0, 900 arises out
of alleged infringement of patents
alone. Then there are $70,OO0,00O which
come out of the shipping board. The
boards claims. however, do not in
clude those now being dealt with by
the claims commission, set up by the
board itself
1T is no part Of the department
of justice to deal with the bonus issue
direct. Nor do l mean to express any
views upon that question at the mo-
ment, but it is proper for the depart
ment of justice to call attention to
the financing in connection with these
claims as contribution to the general
discussion that now is going on. This
financing for the most part will have
to be provided for within another
year.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
MAY NEGOTIATE ON EVEN
If MINES ARE CLOSED

New York. March 14.-Anthracite
miners and operators will meet in joint
conference Wednesday with little pro
spects of reaching an agreement on a
wage scale before the expiration of
the present contract on March 81,
which will mean suspension of min
ing in the Pennsylvania hard coal fields
until satisfactory arrangement has
been attained.
This was the opinion of operators
and miners here Tuesday night for
the conference. a suspension would
not mean break in negotiations, be-
cause twice before in the history of
wage conferences in this industry ope-
rators and miners continued the dis
cussion of wage contracts to a salts
factory conclusion while the collieries
remained idle.
Continued on Page Eighty
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
NO. 1 WELL 2,000-BARREL
GUSHER; FLOW UP 1,700 FT.
Drill to Be Sent Deeper Into Sands and No. 2
Spudded in as Soon as Possible; Drillers Wait
ing All Winter Got Their Opportunity

pecal The Tribune.
Campbell struck oil again.
Tuesday morning. the Gordon Campbell
of oil
mud which than 100 feet deep few
production when cleaned lowered to the big sand and
Campbell said the long distance te
phone the home office OF the syndicate in Lewistown
received afternoon bearing
the earlier but that much bigger than at
anticipated proving Of the strike in this test
well of the Rocky Ridge dome.
Actual drilling at the well last Thursday
long awaited thaw which provided water for drilling after
drilling had held readiness
throughout the winter, is stated at Campbels office
feet drilling
drill approached sand indications Of the richness Of
according to Mr. Camp
drill continued interest
the leadership Van
than usual speed
LOOKS LIKE A GUSHER
Campbell enthusiastic the result and ioag
to Tuesday declared I'VE have big WE'LL
surprised which the pentup
inches
encountered the casing
from the bottom of the hole
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
LONE BANDIT HOLDS
UP GIRL FOR $500

New York, March 14.-Operating on
street so crowded as to interfere
with the actions of detective less
than 80 feet distant lone bandit in
daylight held up Miss Rae Abel, girl
cashier, on Third avenue near 123rd
street. and escaped in taxicab with
$1,000 Payroll.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
Span of r. r. Bridge
Over Missouri Taken
Out by an Ice Gorge

Pierre, S. o., March i4.-One
span of the second bridge west Of
Philip on the Northwestern rail-
road, where that road crosses the
Bad River, was carried out by an
ice gorge late Tuesday.
The ice in the Missouri river
here has not begun to move though
water is sWirling over the surface.
There has been rise Of more than
than two feet in the last "a hours.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
C|LLFTT TO DESERT
. HARDING OUTING TO
CHECK WAR BOUNTY
Head Of House Says He Will Rule Against Suspen-
sion Of Rules to Act on Measure Monday;
Daugherty, Another Companion Of President
on Links, Also Mutters Against Legislation.

Palm Beach, Fla March 14-(By The Associated Press)-
Speaker G of the national house of representatives nd
Gated while here Tuesday with President Harding that he might
rule against motion to call the soldiers bonus bill in the
house next Monday under suspension of the rules
Chairman Forney the house and committee
and other republican leaders have discussed at Washington the
advsabty of calling the bill under such suspension to
expedite its under limited debate but the speaker init
mated that he favored opportunity extensive debate
Mr. Gett said he intended to be in Washington Monday in
time to preside the house.
Officials with President Hardngs vacation party reiterated
Tuesday that the president had communications
from Washington and sent the question of the bonus
since he has been in Florida
Attorney General Daughery however discussed the bonus
situation saying that claims against the amount
ing to 900 before the department of justice
should be taken into consideration connection with any dis
cussion of the bonus question The government he added
would be ucky if it settled these claims for little so
cents on the dOIar.'
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15

county, is traversed by the Great
Northern branch from Shelby to the
Canadian border. and is on a direct
rail line with refineries at Lewistown,
Regina. Sask., and Casper, Wyo. 1t is
also only Ga miles south Of the Bow
Island natural gas lines to Lethbridge,
Alberta, Canada.
Gordon Campbell. who brought in
the first well in Montana. the Van
Dusen in the Devils basin on Novem-
Der 6, 1919, first discovered the
Rocky Ridge dome in 1914, when he
ran out structure in Canada.
He then went to the Devils basin
and, after bringing in the Van Dusen
well, turned in 1920 to the Sweet
Grass arch. on which he made re-
connaissance taking year. In this
work he was assisted by u. Il. Lincoln.
geologist. and James A. MacGowan,
engineer.
Means Much to State
With oil in the Rocky Ridge struc-
ture in commercial quantities, Montana
has fourth oil field to its credit and
one which. according to the discoverer,
will produce more and for longer
period than any other because OF its
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