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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
JUHRAY SPARED
MOOSE FOR LIFE
TERM BY DIXON
Pleas Of 3,000Save Bar.
Der Who Killed Man
of Coveted Woman
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Helena, Feb. 14-Assad Juhray.
under sentence to be executed in Butte,
February II, for the murder of Hugh
Gibson, has been given another lease on
life and will not be hanged on the day
originally set. Preparatory to the
recommending of communication of his
sentence to life Imprisonment, Gov
ernor Dixon, Tuesday afternoon, grant
ed Juhray a respite of 30 days, during
which time the proceedings in connec-
tion with Communication will be carried
out.
The governor, Tuesday, stated that
it was Iris intention to commute
Juhray's sentence, but that the time
was to short between now and the date
fixed for the execution to issue the
papers, advertise as required by law
and to have hearing before the board
of pardons. Accordingly the respite
Juhray, an Assyrian barber of Butte,
was found guilty Of murder in the first
degree for the killing of Hugh Gibson,
whom Juhray shot to death with Glib
sons own revolver
The killing Of Gibson was a result
Of the eternal triangle Juhray, a
Butte barber, had paid attention to
Mrs. Gibson. He testified he did not
first know she was married. A fight
took place between Gibson and Juhray
one evening when the barber went to
the Gibson home. Gibson was shot
dead by Juhray and Mrs Gibson
wounded The slayer fled, but was
captured several hours later. The su-
preme court recently affirmed the
death sentence.
Recently petitions signed by 5000
Butte people, many prominent, were
filed with the governor. In addition to
presenting the petitions, the petitioners
made personal representations In sup
port Of the move for Communication Of
the sentence. The governor conducted
an informal hearing ut which the peti-
TONERS were given an opportunity to
state their case before the members of
the board Of pardons and it is in view
of these petitions that the governor is
now acting.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
OFFER LETTERS
AS HATEME TER
|NMURDER CASE
MRS. Obenchain's S Love
for Slain Man Shown
as He Declined.
Ardent Billetdoux Are
Read to Jury Trying
Accused Woman.

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-The prosecu-
tion Tuesday began reading into the
court record the love story OF
| Madalynne Obenchain and J. Beltor
Kennedy, the man she is charged with
having murdered.
The state offered the first surprise
of the trial when it produced Kennedy s
letters to the woman. Defense coun-
sci had expected her letters, but were
,, not prepared for his.
Dated back to March 4, 1917, the let
ters exchanged by the two provided
according to the prosecution, a COM
plete record of the development and
decline of the romance.
Meant to Eat Together
In letters written to Mrs. Obenchain
while she was in the east, Kennedy told
her Il think of you every day, dear.
and when | have the glooms l wonder if
you have them too" I'VE will soon
be eating our s. W. b. (shredded wheat
biscuit) together. Do mot relinquish
your sentiments" and II hope you have
good time and think of me often.
Much love-"
Repeatedly in her. letters, Mrs, Oben-
chain wrote Kennedy that his friends
ship means more to me than anything
else in the world"
Didn't Like the Doctor
From Rochester, Minnesota, in 1917.
she wrote:
Bolton dear: ] went motoring to-
night with my uncle's Doctor I didn't t
like him because / was thinking all the
time how much happier I would have
been alone In my room writing to you.
Now that / am back my hands are so
cold / can hardly write. You feel so
near to me that | can hear the things
you say and feel your hand reach out
and touch me ever so gently. 1t is
hard to say good night though we're
thousands of miles apart.
Warm Love In Cold Ink
From Fessenden, n. D., she wrote:
"Belton-My heart feels SO good
when | talk to you even in cold pen
and ink"
As the date of the letters advanced,
the state claimed it would show by
them that when Madalynne realized
kennedy's regard had failed and that
he did not intend to marry her, she
grew to hate him.
kilograms exchanged between Mrs.
Obenchain and Arthur Burch, her CO.
defendant, while she was in Los Am
geles and he was in Chicago, were of
fered for Identification during the early
session of the trial. through testimony
Of William Laughlin, commercial agent
here for a telegraph company. These
messages were not read into the record
nor admitted in evidence
According to the prosecution, these
messages were used as evidence at the
recent trial of Burch. which terminated
in a disagreement of the jury, and in
cluding among others q telegram Mrs.
Obenchain, urging Burch to hurry to
Los Angeles.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Drunken Man Kills
Priest Trying to
End Reign of Terror

Lima, O., Feb 14-Father Richard
Schwiderman, Catholic priest, of Minis
ter, was shot and fatally wounded
Tuesday night by Charles Priening, a
horse trader, at Priening's home in
Minister.
Father Schwiderman went to Prien-
ing's home to intercede after the latter,
intoxicated, had terrorized the neigh
borhood. Priening fired charge from
a shotgun into the priests chest as
he entered the house with Priening' 8
brother. Father Schwiderman died two
hours later. Previously Priening had
fired a revolver at his brother, the
bullet being DETECTED when it struck
his watch.
After crowd which had gathered
had made threats Of violence Priening
was removed to the county Jail.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Greek Catholic Hand
Stretched Out to Rome
After Thousand Years

Rome, Feb. l4.-(By The AS
ISOLATED Press. s.)-For the first
time In exactly 1000 years, repre-
sentatives of the Greek Orthodox
church In ConstantinopIe have
acknowledged representative of
the Roman Catholic church. This
information has been sent to Pope
Plus by Monsignor DoIci, apostolic
delegate In Turkey.
The pontiff Is said to have been
much gratified to learn that dele
cation of the Greek EcumenicaI
patriarch, headed by the great
arch deacon Monsignor Neofitos,
called officially on the apostolic
delegation and expressed condoI-
ence over the death of Pope Bene-
dict and good wishes for the ad-
vent of Plus XII.
The reconciliation Is considered
an important step toward the re-
union of the Orthodox Greek
church with the Catholic church.
1t Is believed to be due to
efforts In this direction first made
by Pope Leo XIII, which were
continued by Plus X and Benedict
XIV,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
HARDING FEARS
SPECIAL BONUS
TAXES HARMF Ill
I resident breads Finan-
cial Recovery Will Be.
Menaced by Plan.
Opposes Return to Lev
les Repealed; ;WillMes-
sage Committees on 1t.

Washington, Feb. 14.-President
Harding is unalterably opposed to the
enactment of the special taxes sug-
gested to finance the soldier bonus or
to the return to taxes which have been
repealed, it was stated officially Tues
day at the White House.
It also was indicated that the execu-
tive was very much in doubt if it would
be possible to raise the required sum
to finance the cash feature of the bonus
under an issue of bonds without appre-
ciably advancing interest rates and de-
stroying the financial tranquility which
is sought.
The president, it was said. was dis
posed to be favorable to the bonus, but
his attitude had to be that of finding
sane and sensible conditions for the
fulfillment of promises made on one
hand and not disturbing the desired
return to financial stability.
Six Billions Coming Due
In this connection, attention was
again called to the fact that in the
next 10 months the government must
refund some $6,50O,0OO. 900 of pledges
in the shape of Victory notes and
certificates Of indebtedness. Secretary
Mellon and other fiscal officers of the
that these refunding operations would
be handicapped by any additional issue
of bonds or short time notes in con-
nection with the soldier bonus.
It was said at the White House that
the presidents views as to the bonus
would be transmitted in writing to the
chairman of the senate and house COM
mittees dealing with the legislation.
The majority members of these COM
mittees met Tuesday afternoon with
the expectation that the executives
letters might be ready for them. but
after session of an hour, members
said the communication was expected
Wednesday. ....u
Bonus Now Back to Start
The presidents position, as outlined
at the White House, was given in
formally to the committee members,
who withheld comment pending receipt
Of the official Letter. Some of them did
say, however, that on the basis of the
informal information they had, the
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Kenyon Will Stick
Till His Labor Bill
Is Safe, Say Feb. "a

Washington, Feb. 14.-Senator Ken
yon, of Iowa, who recently was ap-
pointed a circuit judge by President
Harding, announces that he will retire
from the senate and assume his po-
sition on the bench not later than
February "a. He added that he will
write Governor Kendall, of Iowa, to
that effect Wednesday.
If his unemployment bill, which
would provide for stimulating work on
public improvements in slack times,
is disposed Of before February "a,
Senator Kenyon said, he will retire
frcm the senate that much sooner. He
explained that he was remaining in the
senate primarily to obtain action on
this BILL Tuesday it was made the
special order Of business for the senate
Wednesday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
LODGE PRAISES
PARTY'S RECORD
UNDER HARDING
Arms Farley Big Feath-
er; Also Refers to
Revenue Acts.

Boston, Feb. 14-What the repub-
lican party has accomplished in con-
gress since it came into power and
what it has done In international af-
fairs through the armament confer
ence. formed the subject of an address
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to the
republican members of the Massa-
chusetts legislature at a dinner here
Tuesday night.
The three great objects of the
United States in the armament con-
limitation of armament, the termina-
ton of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and the attainment of "all we could
for the benefit of China, in which the
main feature was the return of the
province of Shantung."
"In all three of these objects" he
continued, I'VE were successful. / do
not underrate in the least the earnest
good will and cooperation that we
received from all our colleagues rep
resenting the other nations, but the
lead in the conference belonged to the
United States. because we issued the
invitations, and that lead we had
throughout. Almost every PROPOSE
ton, certainly all of any Importance,
was brought forward by the American
delegation"
The republican party since 1t last
came into power. has made a record
in international and domestic accom-
plishments by which it may ask the
country to stand without fear Or mis-
giving" said Senator Lodge.
Most Important Congress
Urging republicans to pay no heed
to the outcries of political opponents
who call the present congress a "do-
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
MINING STRIKE
URGED # WAGE
GUT IS FORCED
Scale Committee Asks
Coal Convention to
Plan Idle Protest.

Indianapolis, Feb. 14-Threat Of a
nationwide coal strike on April 1 of
both bituminous and anthracite union
miners was proposed Tuesday to the
special convention of the United Mine
Workers of America by the union scale
committee as the weapon to preserve
present basic wages for soft coal min
ers. and in increases for the anthracite
workers.
AS soon as the report was presented,
the convention adjourned by an almost
unanimous vote until Wednesday, with
out any action or debate on the scale
proposal. Likewise. the threatened
fight in behalf Of Alexander Howat,
the Kansas leader who was expelled
from the union, failed to come before
the 1900 delegates, but 1t was said it
might develop later.
The delegates held informal confer
ences throughout the day, debating the
various proposals. Apparently the
majority view coincided with that Of
the union officials, who are said
authoritatively to have sought by the
report to win public opinion to the
miners and also force the coal opera
tors into joint wage conference with
the union.
The committee making the demand
for retention of the present basic
wages, said reduction would lower
the standard of living among all miners
and cause poverty and suffering
throughout the coal fields.
1t was recommended that any wage
scale agreement must be submitted to
a referendum vote of the district af-
fected.
Another recommendation was that
the committee ratify the demands of
the anthracite agreement for a 20
per cent increase in tonnage rates and
81 day increase for day men. The
committee declared for adjustment of
the unequal differentials'' which
would result in small increases in
various fields.
Other recommendations were that
all new agreements be based upon an
eight-hour day underground, with time
and one-half for overtime, and double
time for Sundays and holidays; that
weekly pay should be instituted; that
the practice of fining miners for GER
tain breaches Of contracts be ellmi- |,
mated and that the soft coal wage
agreement be maintained for two years
extending from April l, next.
AS preface TO the demaHos, Ing
report declared any wage cuts would
reduce miners pay so as to bring
poverty. suffering and degradation in
many mining localities and added:
I'VE do not believe the public asks
that its fuel needs be supplied It the
expense of degraded citizenship
Attending the convention rs "ob-
servers are Harry B. Dynes, of this
city, and W. Fl. Rogers, former presi
dent of the Iowa miners, who now are
employed as labor conciliators by the
federal department of labor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Preacher Accused
of Hand in Murder:
Convicts Divided

Mount Ida, Ark, Feb. 14.-Convicts
of the state penitentiary testified for
and against the Rev Harding Hughes,
on trial here on a charge of being an
accomplice to the Staying Of Mrs. Anna
McKennon last May. Raymond Cole,
who was sentenced for life, having been
found guilty as the slayer of the wo-
man, testified he had been offered $3.50
by the minister to take the woman's
life.
Other convicts testified Cole had told
them while in prison that the minister
had no connection with the killing.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15

Washington, Feb. 14.-Nine men
were ordered held for the grand jury
by the coroner's jury which brought
in verdict Tuesday night in connec-
ton with the collapse of the roof of
the Knickerbocker motion picture
theater January IS, resulting in the
death Of 90 persons.
The nine men, all of Washington,
were r. G. Gear, architect of the
building: J. H. Ford, the engineer who
designed the roof. structure; Morris
Hacker, building inspector when the
theater was constructed; Frank L.
Wagner, the builder; Donald Wallace,
general superintendent of construc-
ton; r. G. Fletcher, superintendent of
the Hammett Fire Proofing company
which built the walls; John L. Me
Donald, the contractor who erected the
steel; Thomas r. Costigan. engineer
and computer for the District of Co
lumbia building department. who
passed on the plans: and Julian r.
bowman, the assistant building in
spector when the building was con-
structed.
Would Close All Till Sure Safe
The inquest was begun last Tuesday
and scores of witnesses were heard
before the jury began it's deliberations
behind closed doors. It was out seven
hours before it returned it's findings
The coroner's jury, in it's verdict,
declared that the collapse of the roof
was due to faulty designing and con-
struction and inadequate supervision
and inspection"
1t also submitted number of rec
concentrations, one being that "all
theaters and places where the public
ASSEMBLIES be closed and kept closed
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15

HEIDI WASIzZNGTONT TER CRASH
Dad-in-Law's Glad
Hand Held Pistols
for Duel In Divorce

Chicago, Feb. i4.-The story Of
how Benjamin Plza, Costa Rican
planter and father of Miss Elida e.
Piza, former wife of Herbert p.
Crane, st. Charles, Ill.,, millionaire,
challenged Crane to duel when the
latter went to Costa Rica last De-
cember to call on his former father
in-IaW was made known here by
Miss PIza- Crane refused to accept
the challenge, she said.
When Crane arrived at Piza's Of
flee, she said, Piza was in an ad-
Joining town. Crane, after a long
wait, boarded train to return to
the port of Limon, but Piza, who
had been informed of Cranes pres
ence, hurried back to his home town.
He obtained two pistols, she said,
and hurried to the station where
Crane was seated In car.
Here the challenge was given and
refused, Miss Piza said, and then
PIza slapped Crane in the face.
The latter rose and passed into an
other car where some friends Of his
were seated. Piza followed him,
Miss Piza, said, and again chalIeng-
ed him to come out and fight, but
Crane refused and the situation was
relieved for him when tho train
started and Piza departed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
CORONER,S VERDICT
LAYS DEATH OF 90
TO FAULTS OF ROOF
Building Code of District of Columbia Lax, l.
Finding, and No Special Qualification Re-
quired for Those Who Inspect.

until such time as their safety is as
sured.'
District Attorney Peyton Gordon
to the grand jury "as soon as pos
sible."
That body is in session now and the
opinion was expressed informally that
it would be in q position to take up
the knickerbocker findings by the last
Of this week. Those who were recon-
mended held for the grand jury were
not taken into custody Tuesday night.
1t was said they would be given an op-
portunity to appear at the district at
torney's office in the morning. Their
bonds, Mr. Gordon said, would be
$1,000 each.
The coroner's jury in it's findings
recommended that there be a thorough
revision Of the building code in the
District of Columbia, with heavy
penalties provided for violation of any
Of its clauses.
Inspection Has Been Bluff
It noted that no special qualifica-
tions are essential in filling the po-
sition in the office of building inspec-
tor; that the testimony Of witnesses
from the office of the building inspec-
tor with one exception shows lack Of
knowledge of conditions and proper
supervision of buildings erected in the
district; that the reports made by field
inspectors were unintelligent and that
little or no attention was paid to them,
they apparently being made only as
a matter of form and not with any
idea Of following up, or checking any
defects. showing the lamentable lack Of
appreciation of responsibility"
1t is also noted, the jury added, that
many Of the witnesses testifying in the
case have done SO with much evident
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
TWO |M|TAT0RS SWE[[ED
FRENz|EO F|NANC|ER'S
$4,5O0,0O0 ALIEN CLEANUP
Head Of Realty Company Gave Picnic to 10000;
Policeman Shot Up Meeting and $4,000 Dis
appeared, Just Amount Of Cops Investment;
Police Seek Trio Of Fugitives on Swindle Ac-
cusations; Young Bischoff Denies Evil Intent.

Chicago Feb Naturalization of the provisions of Ray
mond Bchoff 2yearod promoter Tuesday revealed that
than 100000 had been borrowed from poor
mostly of foreign extraction during the past two by
three who held out the lure of rich returns The amount
Of the borrowings ranged from few dollars up to
loan of $4,000. The approximately 5000.
Of the s7oooooo total Bchoff declared to have OBJ
tanned approximately $4500000 while Leslie Harrington and
West whom Bischof accused of initiating his methods
of business, said to have obtained the remainder
Investigation of the dealings of the Western Land Operat
ors association declared to have swndled foregbon ct
zens of more than under here Tuesday by
government agents, following raid it's offices.
Warrants charging Bschoff and two Of his aids with
tanning under false preses issued Monday and
the police searching for Harrington who declared
to have left the city West taken raid the offices
of the Western Land Operators company, Tuesday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Eight Taken in Fight
to Capture Blackmail
Gang; One Shot, Flees

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-Eight
men alleged to have conspired to
extort large sums of money from
wealthy Los Angeles business men,
were arrested here Tuesday night
after a revolver battle with federal
officers, deputy sheriffs and pri-
vate Investigators.
A ninth man, believed to have
been seriously wounded by bullet
fired in the dark, escaped.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Clubwornen Refuse
to Put Ban on Mary
and Mabel's s Movies

Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE City
Federation Of Won1en's clubs in quar-
terly convention defeated resolution
directed at banning motion pictures In
which Mary Miles N1inter and Mabel
Normand were featured.
In the discussion on the moving pic
ture question, delegates sdeclared that
actresses were not so much to blame
for all thSt had come out as their man
agera, and directors.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-15
Flier Cadet Fatally
Injured, Mate Is Not
Expected to Recover

Lawton. Okla, Feb. 14-Harvey J.
Wright, Fl years old, St. Louis. cadet
pilot at Post field. Fort Sill, was
%. cadet in the observation school,
Is not expected to live, as a result of
injuries received when they attempted
a landing4 in their airplane near the
lpost.