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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
AMENDMENT TOU. s.
CONSTITUTION, AIM
Of AMERICAN LABOR
Clause to Curb ''DespOtic Pow
ers" of Officials Wanted
by A. F. of l..

Atlantic City. Sept Asserting
that President Harding. instead of using
the big stick on the railroad executives
through his attorney general, has
swung il in the form OF an Injunction
against the shop crafts" Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Thursday night is-
sued statement wherein he said:
'Oh. for one hour of normal thinking
by our government officials
An amendment to the constitution of
the United States. aimed TO curb the
despotic powers which labor leaders
see welded in Attorney General Daugh-
ertys injunction against the striking
shop crafts, will be submitted for the
approval of the executive council.
American Federation of Labor, which
convenes Saturday members of the
council disclosed Thursday.
AS tentatively drawn, the amend
ment would prohibit the enactment Of
any law or the making of any Judicial
determination which would deny the
right of the workers of this country
ITO organize for the betterment of
their conditions; to deal collectively
with their employers: or to collectively
withhold their labor and patronage and
induce others TO do SO.
Matthew Woll. vice president OF the
American Federation of Labor, de-
clared nation movement was al
ready in progress among the rank and
file of organized labor TO launch de-
monstrative politics against the Daugh-
erty injunction and to pave the way for
anti-strike injunction legislation.
Such demonstration. he asserted.
would be conducted peacefully and
without violence.
Mr.. Gompers announced that the ex-
ecutive council of 10 here for prelimi-
nary conference prior to its annual seS-
sion scheduled to begin Saturday bad
definitely decided to remain here IN
stead of going TO Washington. as had
been contemplated.
Suites in two hotels were taken over
for the conference. the number of inter
national union leaders arriving here for
the preliminaries so far exceeding esti-
mates as TO overflow the federation
heasiauar.e-s at the Ambassador.
THURSDAY was holiday with the
nnion chiefs. Mr.. Gompers called off
ali engagements and reserved section
of boardwalk chairs so that his staff
might participate in Atlantic City's
annual beauty pageant.
Mr.. Gompers declined to comment on
anything pertaining to the labor situa-
tion.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
Husband Is Accused
as Wife's Murderer
in Coroner's Verdict

Boise. Idaho. Sept. IA. Z.
Caviness was Wednesday formally
charged with the murder of his wife.
Maud Ethel Caviness. who died Mon
day afternoon as result of injuries
received when she was beaten over the
head as she lay asleep in her bed
early last Friday morning.
A coroner's jury, after hearing evi-
dence for several hours, returned a
verdict that the woman came to her
death from blows lin our opinion in
flicted by her husband
Mrs. Caviness had filed suit for
divorce charging cruelty. and the
couple were to have separated within
a few days. The husband contends
that he was awakened from his sleep
by his wife's scream and that he saw
a shadow disappear through the front
door. He declares that he found his
wife sitting in her bed with blood
gushing from her head. but maintains
that he is unable TO throw any light
on the crime.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
PRAYER FOR CHIEF
EXECUTIVE MAY De
CHANGED BY CHURCH
Episcopal House of Deputies
Wants Vote Given Suf-
fragan Bishops.

Portland, Ore, Sept. Adoption
by the house of deputies Of the Prot
estant Episcopal triennial convention
of a new prayer for the president of
the United States to supplant the one
in the prayer book, which was de-
clared to have been an adaptation of
the prayer for the king of England,
and rejection by the house of bishops
of a constitutional amendment which
would have given suffragan bishops the
right to vote in the house of bishops.
were the outstanding developments of
the afternoon session of the conven-
tion Thursday.
Action in each case followed sharp
debate.
The house of deputies Thursday aft
ernoon laid on the table an amendment
10 article seven of the constitution
which would have made it read "Dio-
ceses and missionary divisions shall
be united lnro provinces IN such man
ner, under such conditions and with
such powers as shall be provided by
canons of the general convention
The deputies took up and after de
bate rejected series of amendments
to the book of common prayer. adopt
ing certain changes in wording and
rubrics.
The house of deputies then rejected
the proposed change in these versicles
and responses.
The house concurred in a resolution
of the house of bishops discharging
the committee on holding of conven-
tiOn in only one city.
The deputies concurred in the bish
ops reason for Red Cross roll call
beginning on Armistice day.
The deputies agreed to a reason for
bishops naming of joint committee to
consider the proposal for the church
Joining the federal council of churches.
The house of deputies adopted
resolution urging all people TO pray in
the interest of world peace.
Ira w Stratton of Reading. Pa.
who introduced the resolution, recon-
mended it as in line with suggestions
made by Canadian bishops who had
addressed both houses of the conven-
ton in joint session.
Ratification of portions of the book
of common prayer. which were acted
upon three years ago. was before the
house Of deputies Thursday afternoon
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
80 INDICTMENTS
FOR MURDER IN
HERR|N PROBE
Special Grand Jury in
Massacre Investigation
Makes a Report.
Five Men Held in Con-
nection With Killing
Now in Custody.

Marion. ILL.,, Sept. 7.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. LINED up in a semi
circle in the circuit court room of the
Williamson county court house late
Thursday, the special grand jury inves-
tigating the Herrin massacre returned
3S more indictments, all for murder.
Five of the men indicted in connec-
ton with the Herrin massacre slept in
the county jail Thursday night. Otis
Clark, the first man to be indicted,
was Joined by four more Thursday
evening. Leva Mann, miner. of Herrin
Charles Rogers, miner, of Herrin; Phil
In Fontanetta, miner. of Marion. and
James Brown, negro deputy sheriff OF
Colp, were arrested Thursday night.
The indictments cover large terri
tory in Williamson and Franklin coun-
ties and included in the list are at least
Zeigler. in Franklin county, and Con-
stable James Brown of Colp, negro, and
who is also deputy sheriff and chief
of police in that negro mining camp.
Slain In Cemetery
The Indictment accuses six men of
Staying of Howard Hoffman of Hunt
ington, Ind, in the Herrin cemetery.
He was one of six captives who escaped
the massacre at the barbed wire fence
in the timber. They were recaptured
and led back to the cemetery. There
they were shot down. One of them
lived and the other five died.
The second indictment names nine
men in connection with the hanging of
Robert j. Aderson. Sparta, Mich. at
the Southern Illinois strip mine. His
body was riddled with bullets after he
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there are two counts. one charging the
and the other the hanging.
The third indictment concerns the
slyaing of John Shoemaker. son of
Mayor Shoemaker of Charleston. III.
He and 13 others of the non union mine
employees who had surrendered under
4 flag of truce were killed at the barbed
wire fence in the timber near the power
house. In this indictment 81 men are
made co-defendants. Five of them also
are named in other true bills
The fourth indictment is for the slay-
mig of John Shoemaker and charges
Hubert Walker with committing the
Staying. He is the only one named in
that indictment
First Accused Man Held
Otis Clark, the first one to be in
dicted and the first one to be ar
rested. now held in tho county jail.
also is charged with ~ murder of
Shoemaker in the indictments returned
Hoffman's body was shipped to In
diana and was not buried in the pot
ter's field at Herrin. Anderson was
alleged by the miners at the time of
the massacre to have fired a machine
gun and he was hanged for that.
Shoemaker was the father of three
young children and was a brother-in in
aw of W. J. Lester. owner of the strip
mine. He was acting as assistant
nine superintendent at the time of the
massacre.
According TO the testimony of one
If the massacre victims who escaped.
lis body was mistreated and one final
shot was fired into his body TO make
ure that he was dead
Many of those indicted are miners.
,ut few are engaged in other occu
1ations.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
Col. Robert E. Lee,
Grandson of Famed
Confederate, Dies

Roanoke. Va. Sept. Funeral ser
vices of Colonel Robert E. Lee. grand
son of General Robert E. Lee. who died
Thursday. al Virginia college will be
held Saturday morning at the Episco-
pal church at Lexington and interment
will follow in the Lee Mansoleum at
Washington and Lee university.
Colonel Lee who was 53 years old
at the time of his death. became i'll last
March and went to Hot Springs. Ark,
in an attempt to regain his health.
After his condition had showed improv-
ment he went 10 Virginia college. At
one time his recovery seemed probable
but due to the condition of his heart
little hope was entertained during the
past month. Heart disease was given
as the cause of his death.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
ABANDON ALL HOPE
FOR MEN E|VTOMbED
IN ARG0NAUT MINE
Vice President of Firm and
Consulting Chemist Say
Chances Are Slim.

Jackson. Cal, Sept. 7.-(By The
Associated Press. .)-E. A. Stent, vice
president of the Argonaut Mining com
pany, believes that the AZ miners en-
tombed in the Argonaut mine here have
perished. he declared Thursday night
in the first official statement he has
issued since the men were trapped by
fire week ago Sunday night.
Il sadly fear that all we can do is
to bring out the AZ bodies" Mr.. Stent
told The Associated Press. II do not
hold out any hope for the rescue of
many if any of the men. l do not place
any credence in the alleged reports of
signals from the entombed miners.
Finds Poisonous Gas
Five thousand feet Of intensely poi
sonous gas" is pouring out of the Null
doom shaft of the Argonaut mine every
minute and the flames are burning un-
checked, according to an official state
ment issued here Thursday by DIR. L. H.
Duschak, consulting chemical engineer
of the industrial accident commission.
DR.. Duschak said anyone exposed to
these poison gases consisting of carbon
dioxide and carbon monoxide could not
live longer than a few minutes. The
gas analysis, he stated, showed that the
rate of the burning of the fire has re-
mained approximately constant since
the bulkhead was closed in the Argo-
naut shaft after the explosion which
L. al,
is being attempted.
His report, which covered period
of from August 80 to noon Thursday,
said in part:
AT the Muldoon end of the o,400-
stream of slightly smoky gas coming up
from the raise and entering a drift
leading TO the Muldoon shaft. AnemO-
meter readings indicate that the volume
of this gas is about 5000 cubic feet
per minute.
Says Fire Still Burns
This gas is intensely poisonous and
extinguishes the flame of
a candle or carbide lamp. A man ex-
posed to it would probably become un-
conscious within one minute and die
within O few minutes if not removed
to the fresh air at once.
These gas analyses give good
index of the conditions in the fire zone.
They show that a smothered fire is
burning slowly underground: that the
rate of burning has remained approx
mately constant since the bulkhead
was closed in the Argonaut shaft
These gas tests are the only means
which We have of judging conditions in
the fire zone"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08

Monday there will be a meeting of
the policy committee of 90. The
object of the sessions was not stat
ed In the call for the sessions VIII ch
was sent out Thursday night over
the signature of Mr.. Jewell.
AT union headquarters veil of Sc
crecy was thrown over the develop
ments. although it was said that the
meeting of the executive council would
be secret and that no announcements
of any kind would be made regarding
any possible action it might take. Mr..
Jewell, who dropped from sight fol
lowing the granting of a temporary in
junction against the strikers last Fri
day. was still absent from headquar
ters Thursday and it was said at his
home that he would return from New
York Friday morning. He was re-
ported to have gone to New York after
visiting Baltimore late last week.
In the absence of Mr.. Jewell and
other members of the executive coun-
Gil. several of whom were said to have
been in the east with him, union of
ficials refused to comment on widely
printed rumors that Mr.. Jewell was
planning to submit a proposal for a
settlement with individual roads to the
full council. 1t was pointed out that
the meeting Monday would take place
simultaneously with the hearing before
Federal Judge Wilkerson of the action
by the government seeking to make the
temporary injunction granted last Fri
day against the strikers permanent.
]. p. Noonan. chief of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers. one of the
seven unions on strike, said in Wash
ington Thursday that at this stage
there are no settlement discussions
proceeding with any of the railroads.
although, of course. there might be
some in the future" He added that
Mondays meeting in Chicago was called
to consider what should be done in
view of the Injunction application
Western railway executives were al
most a unit in declaring that they knew
of no negotiations looking toward sep
arate settlements with individual roads.
Strike settlement with the Amer-
can Federation of Labor is now an inn
possibility" said A. G.. Wells. vice
president of the Santa Fe at Topeka.
Kan. He added that reports of the
Willingness of the shop crafts heads to
make settlements on individual roads
as stated in press reports indicates
that there is a realization among the
leaders that the strike of the shop
men is lost
At the same time Carl Gray. presi-
dent of the Union Pacific. declared
the strike irrevocably lost in a state
Ileut issued at Omaha He added that
the Union Pacific had 81 per ceI> of
a normal force now ut work and that
here was 10 disgrace in defeat for
he shopmen.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
UNION ASKS COURT
TO BLOCK WRIT IN
RAIL STRIKE CASE
Electrical Workers Appeal to U. S. Tribunal to
Counteract Injunction Issued at Chicago; May
Open Way for Other Labor Organizations
Cummins Tells Daugherty Action too Drastic

to the latter's request that he begin
impeachment proceedings against At
torney General Daugherty and Judge
Wilkerson. Senator Borah said he
would reply more fully after the in
junction hearing next Monday and ex-
pressed sympathy with efforts to
maintain constitutional provisions"
His message concluded: after all,
we find the old constitution fine
charter in time of trouble, do we not?
Let us stand up for it regardless of
who would undertake to disregard or
violate it, Will communicate with you
fully after the hearing"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
New York Hotel Raided
by u. 5. Agents; Drugs
and Liquor Are Seized

Lake City. Utah. for the purpose of
getting evidence.
These agents, he said all had been
registered at the hotel and had gath
cred the evidence which made the raid
one of the greatest we've made in
many day.
These out town agents, the federal
attorneys said, learned that the usual
method of securing drugs was TO "get
next" to the bellboys.
A "ten dollar deposit" they said
usually helped along the transaction. +"
After making this deposit, the bell
boy limited that the guests on the way
out shouldn't forget the house rule re-
quiring that keys must be left at the
desk. When the patron returned, the
agents said, he received with his key
small envelope which, 1t is alleged,
contained the drug.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08

New York. Sept IA raidng party
of IS internal revenue agents, II police
detectives and two assistant federal
attorneys swept down on the Hotel
I.ongacre in the theatrical district
Thursday night, arrested 10 persons
and seized quantities of narcotics and
liquor.
Assistant United States District At
torney Connolly said that the raid was
made as step in a campaign to put
check TO the widespread traffic in
drugs in the white light district.
Mr.. Connolly said that plans for the
raid, which lasted an hour, had been
under way for more than a month. He
said that a woman agent was brought
here from Seattle, Wash, man from
Denver, Colo, and another from Salt
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
Two Gunrnen Killed
After They Fired
on Toledo Officer

Toledo. Sept. 1.-Two of the three
punmen who shot and killed De-
tective William Martin and wound
ed Patrolman George Bach when the
officers attempted to arrest the
trio Wednesday as they were driving
a bullctrriddIed automobile from
garage here shortly before noon, were
shot and killed and the third mem
her caDtured
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
MRS. HARDING ILL

Washington. Sept. T.-tBy The As
of the president, is i'll and under the
care of DR.. Sawyer. the family physi-
clan. She has been confined to the
White House for several days. Her i'll
ness is described as an ailment neither
alarming nor serious and she is ex-
ppcted to be up and about soon.
Mrs. Harding's illness is said to be
one to which she has been subjected
and is not regarded as giving any cause
for alarm.
No official statement has been issued
and until Thursday the illness of the
presidents wife was known only TO
very few close friends.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
WON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

New York. Sept. 7.-Lieutenant
Belvin w. Maynard, the flying par
SON who crashed to his death in an
airplane at Rutland. Vt. Thursday,
became internationally known in 1919,
when he won the round-trip trans
continental race between New York
and San Francisco. He always kept
up his work as parson, no matter
how insistent the call of the air. Last
April Lieutenant MAYNARD performed
the marriage ceremony for couple
who wanted to be wed above the
ground.
Two weeks ago he scared up over
the Hudson with l.. Wilson Bertaud.
another noted flier, and Miss Helen
Virginia Lent. and while in the air
made them man and wife.
When the United States went into
war with Germany, Maynard was a
student in the Wakeforest Theological
seminary, Baptist institution at
Raleigh, y. {. At commencement
time in June he went into the army,
enlsting as a private, and soon was
sent overseas.
advanced and was commissioned q
lieutenant. He showed such aptitude
for the air that he was designated
reserve military aviator, coveted
designation. and shortly afterwards
was appointed chief test pilot at the
big air base of the A. f. f. at
Romorantin. France. There he flew
hundreds of machines of every type.
He gained public note by setting
worlds loop the loop record. turning
over 31S times without losing altitude
Coming home after II months in
France, Maynard was made chief test
Continued on Page Tnree)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
K-D-Y-S
RADIO SERVICE
BY THE GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.

Entertainment program, $50 meter wave
Government agricultural report. 4s5
meter wave.
Regular musical program Wednesday
evening at s o'clock.
Phonograph record broadcasting Mon
day, Thursday and Friday even
ings at s o'clock.
Sermon and music Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. Bed time story and
mnsfc at s.
Government agricultural and weather
forecasts at noon each day.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
At 4 p. m.-Fffteen minute sermon by
the Rev. A. G.. Bennett, pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Music by Henry Dotseth,
violinist, accompanied by Miss
Elsie Nordquist. pianist.
At 8 n. m.-Bed Time Story by "The
Man in the Clouds" Phonograph
concert Of Edison. Columbia and
Victcr records.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
SNOW FALLS IN HELENA

Helena. Sept. 7.--(By The Associat-
ed Press. The first snow of the sea
son has fallen in the Helena locality
Thursday. Capital city residents who
locked over at the Elkhorn mountains.
southeast Of here, realized that sum
lner is blerding with winter.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
STRIKE CHIEFS PREPARE
FOR MYSTERY MEETING;
ENIELLHASPEIACEPLAN
Conference of Policy Committee of Shopmen to
Take Place simultaneously With Hearing on
Injunction Against Strikers; Western Roads
Not Informed of Separate Settlement Project.

Chicago, Sept. 10y The As
ISOLATED Press. Rail strike lead
ers from every section of the coun-
try we're hurrying to Chicago
Thursday night in response to the
summons of B. M. Jewell, president
of the railway employees Depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor.
Friday there will be a meeting
of the executive council, consist
ing of the six executives of the
shop crafts and Mr.. Jewell, and on
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
4 PLUNGE To DEATH
IN AERIAL M|SHAPS;
MAYNARD IS VICTIM
Flying Parson Killed in Trag-
edy at Vermont Fair
Celebration.

Rutland. Vt, Sept For a crowd
of 10000 people assembled at the
Rutland fair grounds Thursday after
noon a flying circus" staged with air
planes and balloons was turned into a
tragedy, four participants meeting
death. An airplane crashed from a
height of 1000 feet, carrying to their
deaths the pilot, mechanic and a pas
senger. A few hours later. an aeronaut
leaping from q balloon 1000 feet i'll
the air was killed when his parachute
failed to open.
The dead: Lieutenant Belvin w.
Maynard known throughout the coun-
try as the flying parson," pilot # the
airplane: Lieut.. l.. r. Wood. of Ticon-
deroga, &N. Y. passenger with May
nard; Mechanic Charles Mionette. of
Plattsburg. y. Y, and Henry \. tDare
DeviD Smith of Boston, aeronaut
Lieutenant Maynard and hia com
panions, who had been making daily
flights at the fair grounds. crashed
about ! o'clock in a field near the
grounds. Hardly had the crowd recov-
cred from the shock and thrill of this
tragedy when the second accident
came. Smith, n professional aeronaut,
had already made two successful para
chute leaps at various attitudes during
the afternoon. On the third attempt the
parachute was seen to open slightly.
then close up tightly.
Then the aeronaut dropped like n
plummet, falling just outside the fair
grounds.
Expert Parachute Man
Smith. who was 43 years of age.
had been giving parachute exhibitions
at fairs throughout the east for the
past ten years and was regarded as
one of the best in his line Two years
ago. while attempting parachute crop
from an airplane at Lynn. Mass. he
fell 800 feet and was severely in
jured.
Lieutenant Maynard, and his two
crashed to almost Instant
death when their plane went ;nto a
nose dive at an altitude of two thousand
feet and fell to earth.
Lieutenant Wood and Charles Mio-
nette who with Lieutenant Maynard
the personnel of a flying
circus" that had entertained large
crowds daily for a week with stunt
flying, went up Thursday rs pas
sengers. Both were instantly killed.
Lieutenant Maynard who piloted the
rushed to the wreck but died on the
way to the hospital.
The three aviators. using May1ard's
machine, took off the field about 100
o'clock for an exhibition flight. They
had performed several of the stunts
on their program when at an altitude
of 1000 feet, Lieut.. Maynard tried
tail spin. apparently believing nat he
was at greater altitude. rhe plane
refused to respond and fell into nose
dive, landing in a corn field at the edge
Of the fair grounds. mass of wreck-
age.
The body of Lieutenant Maynard
was sent Thursday night to his home.
Maynard, y. {. The local post of the
American Legion took charge of the
remains and escorted the casket to the
train.