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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
Abandon Effort to End Strike

Providence, X. I.-For the second
time since the Rhode Island textile
strike began more than six weeks ago.
the state board of mediation and con-
cillation today abandoned attempts at
settlement Of the strike differences
and adjourned indefinitely. A state
ment issued this afternoon by Labor
Commissioner George H. Webb. fol-
lowing long session Of the board. an.
hounced that the body considers II
useless to make further attempts to
persuade either side to submit to ar
bitratton."
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MANY NEAR eRIFFlTH'S
Plea FOR FREE STATE
Perfect Order 10 Maintained az Drive
for Angto-Irlsh Treaty
Opens In Dublin.

Dublin.-The crowds which gath.
cred today for the opening of the
campaign in favor of acceptance Of
the Anglo-Irish treaty were notable
not only because Of their vast proper.
tons. but also because Of the high de.
gree of enthusiasm evinced.
The orators. in addition to Michael
Collins and Arthur Griffith. included
Joseph McGrath. minister of labor,
William Cosgrove. minister for home
affairs. and other leaders in the pro-
viSional government. Two platforms
weer constantly employed by the
speakers.
With the exception of q minor nag
incident, when girls and women tore
down a Free State tri-color, perfect
order was maintained by the Republi.
can police.
Mr.. Collins. in long speech, de-
Tended the treaty. He asserted that
once the free state was established. the
union Of northeast Ulster with the re-
mainder of Ireland was certain. He
expressed determination to proceed to
the establishment of a police force, de.
spite the warnings of canon Devalera.
It would not he political force to pro.
tect any special election, but would be
for the protection Of every citizen in
ireland.
Mr.. Griffith's address was brief.
Both he and Mr.. Collins pointed to the
British troops leaving Ireland as being
proof that Ireland has not been be.
trayed.
The position in the northeast. Mr..
Collins said, was not ideal, but there
were only two alternative issues
coercion or Cancellation. Whichever
alternative was adopted must be
adopted whole-heartedly. All were
agreed against coercion. but the treaty
contained forces for persuasion which
would bring the northeast into bank.
ruptcy II 1t stayed out Of the free
state.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
Eleven Condemned to Death

Manila.-Eleven sergeants and cor
porals Of the constabulary were sen
fenced to death by the supreme cour
today for participation in riot De
cember Is. 1920, in which four polio,
Officers and four other persons wer.
Killed and a number wounded. Tn.
defendants had appealed from the de
cision OF the court OF first instance
which sentenced them only to life i'm
prisOnment
Sixty-six other defendants. enlisted
constabularies. who received sentence.
OF III years for participation in the
murders, were sentenced by the su
preme court today to life imprison.
ment.
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BANK PRESIDENT GETS 10
YEARS FOR EMbEzzL
Says offense Was zone Of the Head.
Not One Of the Heart"
100000 Missing.

Omaha.-W. V. Mathews, formerl,
president Of the now defunct Pionee,
State bank of Omaha. was sentenced
to serve from one to 10 years in state
prison today by District Judge Leslie
before whom he recently pleaded gull.
ty to a charge Of elnbezzling 100000
of the banks funds.
Mathews was indicted on three
counts, charging embezzlement of $500.
zoo. by a special grand jury that in.
veStigated stock and other financial
transactions. When arraigned Febru.
airy 20. he pleaded guilty to one count
alleging he embezzled $oOO.OOO and the
state dropped the other charges. He
expressed desire to be taken to the
state penitentiary Mt Lincoln at l
o'clock this afternoon. The alleged
offense which Mr.. Mathews was con.
victed of was lone of the head and
not one Of the heart" he said.
Mr.. Mathews maintains that land
Of the timber concern in West vir
ginia. which secures the bonds, is val.
liable and that in time may prove Of
sufficient value to redeem bonds held
by the securities company now defunct
and proved a means Of clearing up the
loss occasioned by the failure Of the
hank.
The timber concern is Incorporated
In Delaware.
The bank was closed in 1921 and, &C.
cording to statement made by Mr..
counsel recently. the bond.
would have been marketable had times
been good.
hut times got bad" he added. land
the hank failed"
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CONGRESS- STARTS IN
BREAK !AM. Of BILLS
oenus, Tariff, Subsidy, rreatlos and
Scores Of Others Force Length.
enine Of Session.

Washington.--Th second year a
the Harding administration flnds con
Eress graphing with arms conferenc,
treaties. the soldiers bonus, tariff. shir
subsidy. appropriation bills and scores
Of other measures. with the Novem
Der elections waiting to act 40 prob
able scale to determine the political
success Of the results achieved.
In the fact of the almost daily length.
ening program. Republican leaders vir.
tually have forgotten their previous
June adjournment goal and now are
talking Of July as the windup date.
The treaties are to he paramount in
the senate and the bonus bill in the
house. broadly speaking. during the
next few weeks. Republican leaders
hope to dispose Of all of the treaties
before taking up the tariff or bonus
bills in the senate. Appropriation bills,
administration spokesman declare, are
advanced more than usual at this date
due to the operation of the new budget
system, but much delay on the army
'se'N navy oPllVVl utlON mC0SuF0S II
expected.
The first administration broadside
In behalf Of the four power Pacific
treaties Is to come tomorrow In the
senate from Senator New Of Indiana.
Republican member Of the foreign re.
lations committee and confidant Of
President Harding. During the week
opponents also expect to get into &C.
ton. hut the real fight. over reserva.
tiOns. now is "under the surface with
prospects of 1t not reaching the open
aoor for several weeks.
The compromise soldiers bonus mea.
sure drafted by Republican members
IT the house ways and means commit.
zee is to be laid before the full com.
nittee this week and possibly brought
before party conferences. That ma.
erial changes vet may face the bonus
egislation before it is finally evolved
$ being predicted widely.
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$4,000 GOVT EMPLOYEES
BARRED FROM PENSIONS
Oavohsrty's Opinion Holds Only Men
Who Stood Competitive Tests
Are Eligible

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20 per
cent Of the government employees in
the classified civil service are barred
from pension benefits Of the retirement
act under an opinion by Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty. transmitted to Secre-
tary Of the Interior Fall, who admins.
tiers the act. Secretary Fall estimated
today that $1,000 employees were effect
ed and that out of 5000 who had re-
tired under the act, four.fifths, or
600 employees. have been drawing
their pension illegally under the opin.
ion.
The attorney general ruled, accord.
ing to review Of the opinion submit
ted to Secretary Fall by the solicitor
Of the interior department. that only
those employees who held their posi-
lions as the result Of competitive ex-
aminations were entitled to the bene.
fits of the retirement act. Thus, Sec
rotary Fall said. all those employees
who entered the classified service as
the result Of presidential order with
out such examination, to the number
OF $4,000, were excluded.
The attorney general held further.
that while the president by executive
order. might include within the CLASH
fled service particular positions and
classes such an order would not EN-.
brace persons who hold particular po-
sitions except on competitive examine
lions.
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oAvG.A.lOeG LEAGUE GaTlaAIGe
so,ooo LIVES WE'RE TAKEN
puRINo 1sa.
Bis REDUCTION IS PREDICTED
90 Children, - aaillisna,rss, e
prsaehsre, - Bankers Ar In.
cIudsd In List Tor 1871; Ger.
many Leads World.

New York.-Reaction following the
war was blamed tonight BY the Save
Allie league for the large num-
Der Of suicides in 1921. 10000 Of which
were estimated to have taken place in
this country. The number Of cases
brought to the leagues attention vas
12,144. Of which S,41O were males and
3,7S4 females.
This waste of life, the result Of
recent disturbed economic conditions,
and the aftermath Of war;" said re-
port by Harry N. Warren, president
Of the league, has caused commercial
failures, loss Of employment and much
real suffering. The growing complex
ity Of our modern life. the feverish nm
rest, crimes, divorces. questionable
dress, unhappy home relations, the de-
cline OF religious sentiment, and other
things have caused deranged nerves,
depression and less self control. With
improved business which is sure to
come, the suicide rate will be reduced
and prosperity and happiness will re-
turn"
One Of the striking features Of the
report IL the increase in the number Of
suicides Of children which was At in
1919; 7O7 in 1920 and S58 in 1921.
There also were 500 war veterans
among the suicides last year.
All classes Of society were included
in the list of those who took their own
lives. There were 10 editors. 10 stu
dents. 81 school teachers, Fl clergy
men. 20 brokers. 81 judges and lawyers.
IS physicians, Z mayors. IS heads Of
large corporations, 70 millionaires, 30
wealthy women and 93 bankers, in
GLIDING 81 bank presidents. The old
est suicide was 100 years old and the
youngest five years.
Ireland has fewer suicides than any
other country on earth, Mr.. Warren
declared in his comment on world con-
Germany leads the world, e.
pecially In child suicide.
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Mennonites Cross Mexican ina

Ell Paso, 1exas.-Headed for the
promised land. near Bustilios. Chihua.
hua. the first contingent of Mennonite
pilgrims from Manitoba, Canada. left
here today over the Mexican Central
railway. There were 115 men, women
and children on the train. A second
train is due here tomorrow. 1t carries
" adults and Is children. While here
the colonists spent several thousand
dollars for supplies. including feed
seed. machinery. tents and foodstufhs
all OF which the Mexican authorf{lee
permitted to cross the line duty free
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AGREEMENT ON BONUS
PLAN IS UNANIMOUS
Measure Has Long Road to Travel
Before Being Submitted; Will
BE Expedited

Observation-Disclosures agreement
on a compromise soldiers bonus bill
along the general lines outlined Of
ficially yesterday, was reached toda,
by house ways and means committee
Republicans. who believe they have
found solution Of the problem
which has been giving administration
and congressional leaders concern for
several weeks. The revised measure.
however, still had long road to travel
before it reaches the statute books.
As now drawn. the bill provides for
cash payments only to those men whose
adjusted service pay would not exceed
$50. and these four optional features:
Adjusted service certificates with
an added loan provision which would
enable the men to obtain Immediately
from banks sum equal to so per cent
OF the adjusted service pay: vocational
training. home and farm aid, and land
settlement.
In working out details of the certifi.
cate loan provision. which was sug-
gusted originally by Representative
Bowers. Republican. Of West Virginia.
the majority committeeman reduced
the face value of the certificate, which
would be the amount Of the adjusted
service pay plus % per cent. plus in
terest at ~ per cent. compounded an
nually. instead of the service pay.
plus 40 per cent. plus the interest as
originally proposed. It was thought
this would result in saving to the
government up to a possible maxi
mum of $4,000, 900.
Banks in making loans on the GER
tiffcates could not charge an interest
rate In excess Of . per cent above the
rate charged by the regional
federal reserve bank on 9O-day paper
In the district where the loan was
made. and they could not make the
loans for a period in excess Of three
years from the date of the certificate,
which would not be re-discounted by
Federal hanks.
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TO Charged with Trade Restraint

Washington.-A formal complaint
has been filed by Secretary Wallace
acting under the power given him In
the packers and stOckyards' act.
against every livestock commission
firm holding membership in the St
Louis livestock exchange, and against
the principle "0rder buyers" dealers
and traders at the st. Louis National
stockyards, charging them with main.
tanning . boycott against commission
houses not members u the exchange,
The defendants. numbering about Ito
have been cited to appear March 20.
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Au0AGS TElls ITALY AMERICA
. LoATHE TO TAKE HAND IN
EUROPEAN POLITICS
mfETlnc Of POLITICAL NATURE
Refusal to Enter Meeting Contained
In Note From Hughes to Ambassa.
dor Rieei Of italy, Who Had Pre-.
sented Invitation to y. s.

WashingtOn.--1he American govern.
ment today declined the invitation to
participate in the International econ.
Omic and financial conference to be
held at Genoa next month. on the
ground that the conference is not pri-
marily an economic one but is rather
a conference Of political character
in which. the government Of the United
States could not helpfully participate .
The refusal to enter the conference
was contained i'm a note from Secretary
Hughes to Ambassador Kicci Of Italy,
who had presented the invitation on
behalf If his government which In turn
was acting for the allied ambassadors.
Ambassador Ricci Immediately com.
inunicated the text Of the note to his
government.
The note stated that while the Amer
lean people were DESTROYS Of suitably
assisting in the recovery of the eco
nOmic life Of Europe. the United States
government could not be unmindful OF
the clear conviction" Of the people
that they should not unnecessarily be-
come involved in European political
questions"
The conviction also was expressed
that all considerations of economic re-
vival would be futile without the es-
tablishment in Russia of the essential
bases If production outlined in the pub
lie declaration of the American govern
ment on March 25. 1927. and urged that
adequate action to that end be taken
on the part of ''those chiefly RESPONSE
hle for Russia's present economic dis
orders
In that connection, ii also was
pointed out in the note that the Ameri-
can government believes nothing
should be done looking to the obtaining
Of economic advantages in Russia
which would impair the just oppor-
tunities Of Others" and warning was
issued that fair and equal economic
opportunity" in Russia was expected
by the United States in the interest Of
Russia itself as well as that of all the
powers.
In conclusion the note expressed
hope that progress would he made in
preparing the way for 1.-The eventual
discussion and settlement Of the fun.
damental economic and financial ques.
tion relating to European recuperation
which press for solution
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Crop Reports BY Wireless

Chicago.-The farmer following his
furrow need be no more than 30 min.
utes behind his city brother in receiv.
ing news Of the factors which deter.
mine the price Of agricultural prod.
ucts. Robert McDougal, president Of
the Chicago hoard OF trade said in
outlining the boards plans to broad.
cast crop market reports by radio
telephone. The radio system which
covers territory within radius of
500 miles Of Chicago was character
ICED by President McDougal as the
greatest step In 1900 years in bring
Ing the farmer in contact with the fac
tors that make the price of his prod
uct. The sending out Of crop reports
began on March 6.
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German states Plan Union

Dresden.-The German states Of
Saxony. Brunswick and Thuringia con.
template establishment Of a union to
further their common interests with.
out imparing their separate independ.
ence. These three states now have
socialist governments. A meeting OF
officials has been held recently and II
was decided to establish an office.
Jointly supported, to promote the com.
mon welfare. The office will have to
do essentially with labor problems. but
inquiry will he made of other German.
governed states for opinions as to the
practicability Of u league of socialist
states"
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GENOA FARLEY WILL
CONVENE APRIL 10
italy, Who Had Been Expected . Re.
quest Delay, Gives Approval
% Date Get

Paris.-April 10 has been definitely
settled upon as the date for the open.
Ing Of the Genoa economic conference.
Italy. from whom a request for delay
has been expected owing to the ex-
tended cabinet crisis last month, In
formed the foreign office today that
she would be ready on that date.
The French government will have
representatives at the opening Of the
conference, one Of whom IL quite like
" to be Premier Poincare himself, but
for few days only.
Premier Poincare will not be able
to remain for more than q few DAYS
owing to the fact that President Miller.
and win be absent on q visit to the
French North African possessions and
protectorates. During the six weeks
e n. Aillerand's absence, Premier
Poincare's presence In Paris win be
necessary but the regular delegates,
whoever they may be. will remain in
Genoa throughout. They have not yet
0oea chosen.
With respect to the meeting Of for.
eagn ministers Of the allied govern
nents in Paris on March 20. France h
anxious tor early discussion Of Near
East questions, a. 1t 10 feared in Of
ficial quarters that with the return Of
spring and the disappearance Of the
snow, the Turks will resume HOSTILE
ties. which will make the work Of the
foreign ministers more difficult,
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Hona kona Under Martial Law

vJVuO N0UU OU03t W0tSl0t Law.
Ianilla.-Martial law has been de
clared In Hong Kong and the port has
been closed as result Of the strike
OF Chinese seamen. according to un.
official advices received here today by
British Consul General Harrington.
A dispatch received from Hong K0ns
BY the United States shipping board
ohice here said one man was killed
and eight were wounded In q fight BE-
tween strikers and the police there
yesterday. The dispatch did not say
whether the casualties were strikers
- police.
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Macon, Ga.-After the heaviest rain
in Macon since the weather bureau
was established % years ago. the Ok
mulgee river was out of it's bounds to-
day and the government weather oh
server was preparing to issue .lood
warnings for both the Okmulgee and
Oconee rivers. The rainfall from 3 :25
p. m. yesterday until this morning
was 6:37 inches. The nearest approach
to this record downpour was 4.S1 in
February, 1919.
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NJ. vssuvius In Eruption Again

Naples.-Mount vesuvius AGAIN 10
in eruption. The phenomenon began
with two mild shocks Of earthquake
which were followed by the collapse Of
the eruptive cone. 200 feet high, which
stood inside the crater.
The fall Of the cone was accompa.
MED BY rumblings and explosions and
the throwing out of ashes and incan.
descent stones. Liquid lava poured
out from the crater In streams and In
the ~ hours since the disturbance be.
gan, lava has covered an area Of
100000 square feet.
The temperature of this molten mass
Il 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Professor
Mall Adair. director Of the observa.
tory on Vesuvius, descended into the
crater at the beginning of the erup-
ton. The heat scorched his face.
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TORNADO hits SOUTH
CluSINe MUCH DAmleE
Two Towns Are Wiped Out in South
Carolina; Unprecedented Rains
Bring Serious Floods

Augusta, Ga.-Langley and Warren.
vile, two towns 10 aud u miles, re-
spectively, from Augusta. in South
Carolina, were wiped out by storm,
today.
Several persons are said to have
been killed at Langley. Telephone and
Geographic communication with the
towns is cut off.
Warrenville. several miles from Au-
gusta, up the Georgia railroad. also is
reported to have suffered.
A message received by the local tele-
phone company said nine people were
known to have been killed and Il mum.
Der injured. The message came from
a lineman who climbed to the top of
telephone pole and cut in on the
broken wires to send 1t.
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Miss Jean G. Kennedy Of Omaha,
Neb.. student at Mount Holyoke col.
lege, South Hadley, Mass. class Of
q. has been elected one of the four
student delegates from the United
States to the World Student Chris
tian federation conference in Peking,
China. which will be opened next April.
Miss Kennedy was elected by the Ma.
tional \. w. G. A. to represent Fl
colleges. including all the large col.
leges for women In the East.
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10 Awarded o. Henry pr,.,

Iedford, Ore.-Edson Marshall az
this city today received official notice
that he had been awarded the O. Henry
memorial prise for 1921 for '.the best
short story written during the year"
The notification invited Narshall To
attend the annual dinner Of the society
which win be held March 20 and r..
eeave tho award In person. He win &C.
eepe, 30 said. The prize 10 $500.
he prise-winning story, ssThe Heart
9 Little Shikara," Vas publtahed IN
ya9uary. 1ee1. lts plot WAS laid -
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Dutch Steamer Eseapes Reel<e

Norfolk. Va.-The Dutch steamer
Baani. outbound from Baltimore. which
went ashore today In q dense fog at
the eastern entrance Of Middlegrounds
five miles northeast Of Cape Henry,
floated herself this afternoon without
sustaining damage.
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New Envoy Takes Position

Mexico City.-Claude I. Dawson ia
day assumed his duties as United
States consul general in Mexico. He
succeeds Cornelius Ferris, Jr.. who has
been acting consul general for nearly
two years.
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Threaten 70 Tar Governor

Austin. 1'exas.-Governor Neff has
received letter threatening him with
coat of tar and feathers II he visits
Mexia again. The letter was dated
at Fort Worth and signed 1.-THE Gun
Club" The governor said he paid no
attention to the letter and that he
would 60 anywhere his duties carried
him.
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Htettne Nesuused In Belfast
Belfast-Rioting In Hanover street
this afternoon resulted in firing into
crowd BY the military, killing two
boys and wounding another. The lord
mayor announced the imposition Of
martial law was imminent.