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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26
By NORMAN II. MATsON

Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
London, June 25.-The minister OF
health is conducting an inquiry into
actual deaths by starvation. Frank
Hodges, leader of the coal miners, has
declared.
$50 low are the wages and so bad
the situation that in my judgment it
can be said that the British famine
has begun"
These are sensational statements
too sensational if they call up a picture
of a gaunt %populace in rags. London
is as bright and seems as prosperous
as her press agents claim to those OF
us who live and work in the west end
But in east London, in the industrial
towns of the north. and particularly
in the coal mining areas of Lancashire
and Wales. there is a vast army OF
misery Consider the authenticated
figures:
There are at present no less than
1,623,OO0 people receiving aid from
the state. One year ago there were
2,177. 800 registered unemployed. That
figure is now down to 1,514,OOO, accord
ing to most recent accounts, but this
does not represent the actual total
An unknown number of unemployed are
temporarily off the register because
they have exhausted their claims tc
benefit; and the figure does not in.
clude persons unemployed due to
strikes and lockouts, so that the mil
lion idle men of the machine trades
to mention the largest group, are not
accounted for.
Below 50 a Week
Back of Mr.. Hodges announcement
of famine" there are tragic facts
Average employment in the coal fields
is now 35s days a week. At the exist.
ing wage rates, graduated from a min
imum Of $1.5O a day to $3.50 Figuring
the pound at n parity with the dollar
the weekly wage of the miners is
from 1926 to SS.75 with the great
majority receiving a wage nearer the
first figure than the second. The
rate Of pay is 81 cents above the rate
of 1914; the cost of living is still 81
per cent higher than in 1914. Out OF
his earnings the coal miner must pay
his health insurance and unemployment
contributions.
The most recent official statistics on
actual deaths by starvation show
that during II months there were four
in London and % in the provinces, q
tiny total in days that ave accustom-
ed us to reports of millions starving.
but it is feared that a few poor. proud
men and women are starving because
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26

in Chicago, April %, 1860. An as
sassin slew his father October %,
1893, during the worlds fair.
The son was first chosen mayor in
April, 1897, and he was elected at each
biennial election thereafter until he
had served four terms. Retiring from
politics in 1905, he maintained no ac-
tive connections until 1907, when he
sought the democratic nomination at
the primaries and lost. He was the
democratic candidate in 1911 and was
elected for a four-year term.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26

not a president be tempted to guage
his cabinet material by the ability OF
the men under him to handle themselves
we'll in debate and would this not ma
~terially change the type of cabinet of
ficers? Would not the lawyer type
come into full possession of the execu-
tive branch. as he always has had of
the legislative?
There is no question but that the
privileges of the floor would be helpful
to cabinet officers in many instances.
Secretary Hughes would have deemed
it the highest privilege to have been
permitted to explain in the senate the
various treaties adopted at the Wash
ington arms conference, and he would
have been delighted to answer every
question fired at him. Secretary
Hughes would have made a great I'M
preston upon the senate n he I'M
q~uestionably could have shortened the
debate and expedited action on the va
rious pacts.
Cabinet Is Favorable
Other cabinet officers who have de-
voted their lives to business and have
no gifts of oratory or debate might not
fare 20 we'll on questions affecting
their particular departments. All de-
department heads however, without
exception, are said to favor the plan
of boarding congress in its den.
The new arrangement would be a
step in the direction of a responsible
ministry such as exists in England. but
probably would never go so far as that.
There is a feeling all around, however,
that popular government will take a
step ahead when members of the cabi-
net can be interpellated in the floor of
congress.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26
KILLED BY FALLING POLE

Lewiston, Ida. Jn1e &c. f.
Whitcomb. aged 60, local contractor,
was almost instantly killed here Satur-
day, when a gin pole fell upon him,
crushing his skull. He ran in the d.
rection of the poles fall expecting to
escape injury.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26
PLAGUE BREAKS.

Shanghai, June 3.-An outbreak of
pneumonia plague in Foochow is rep
resented by the Reverend DIR. G.. NJ.
Lacey, arriving here from that city.
The plague was not yet reported cpl
demic proportions, he said, but has
taken the lives of two medical mission
aries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
CITY DADS VOTE
To ISSUE BONDS
RECENTLY VOTED
To Buy site and Construct Building
For Fire station In Southwestern
Section OF the City. con.
man Says.

| An ordinance providing Tor the H.
sunnce OF bonds In th, amount OF
$4,000 for the purchasing OF sites
aud erecting buildings for a fire
station In the southwestern section
OF the city was passed last night at
the regular semImonthly meeting
Of the city council Proposal to 10.
sue these bonds was approved at
the special election held In connec.
tlon With the eounellmnnic election
here two months ugo.
The site for the fire station will
be purchased as soon Az the money
for same Is available. Mayor Coff
man announced Immediately there.
after. construction Of the building
will he started. The proposition
providing for the purchasing OF
equipment and for this fire station
wac not approved In the election
Mayor Coffman believes that equip.
mont for The station can be pur.
chased later. The people voted to
purchase silo aud erect the building
end I'm going 10 do IT," he said.
Change Bridge Plans.
Plans for the rc-enforced concrete
bridge over Line Greek were sub.
mi.iod TO The council by the city
engineer last night These plans
were for the structure 30 feet wide
and estimated the cost of construc.
ton at y23.OO0. This amount being
iust $1,000 less than was voted for
me construction of two bridges over
fhe etteom, enc on Fourth street
ihe council requested the city Ell
glneer to change the plaza and
nnke same for the construction o,
q bridge 20 feet IN width.
a petition asking that the sani.
tary sewer be extended two blocks
south of Idaho avenue between Elf
iccnth and Sixteenth streets was
received and filed last night.
The report of the city engineers
report of the inspection of the sani.
larry sewer in district No. 81 was
received The job was approved By
he engineer.
Extra help was granted the city
engineer in supervising the construc.
ion of the storm sewer extensions
IN Seventeenth street. This work is
low under way.
Water Plant improvements.
Plans for the construction of baf.
ling walls in the settling basin at
he city water plant were approved
~ the council. The mayor and city
lerk were directed to advertise for
lids for the construction of these
walls which was recommended by
he state sanitary engineer
Bids for the unloading and dis.
of the water pipe to be
Ised in making the extensions to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

chief Rain-in-theFace. Of Custer
massacre fame. once ran 500 miles
In Y hours TO escape his white cap.
tors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
CHlCKAsHA BOYS
ON PICNIC TODAY

At 1880 this afternoon. long car.
avan of cars. the services OF which
were donated by the owners. left
Chickasha for the picnic grounds
selected by the Rotarians for their
first annual picnic to the boys of
Chickasha. The location was eleven
miles southeast of the city near the
Washita.
While an actual count was not pos
sible today. II was estimated that
nearly 1000 boys were on the job.
over 100 cars and trucks were re.
quired TO take care of the transpor-
tation problem. Each car bore on
the windshield strip with the words
Helping Rotary Help the Boys" A
field and track meet and a big picnic
supper were to be the feature events
at the picnic grounds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

wealthy uncle. is sent to q private
school In the east. The pranks that
he performs among his small rural
friends, he also performs among his
wealthy circle. hut to tell you the
story In full would be spelling your
entertainment The east IN excel.
lent. and the picture IL screen
classic. Don't fail to see this won,
dcrful comedy!
The Rialto will be open all day
Saturday from 1880 noon to II p. M.
The Saturday morning matinee
will he Betty compson and Thomas
Meighan In THE Miracle Man" Ad
mission i0c TO all.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

There Isn't a living. breathing soul
who VIII not thrill to the pranks, the
diaappolntments and the Joys OF
Wesley Barry. In his latest screen
play. Gus Edwards school Days"
which VIII be shown II the Rialto
Theatre. today and tomorrow.
In fact, every man aud woman who
remembers the kid days OF yester.
year. will gloat over the inimitable
Characterization OF the freckle.faced
screen star. Never has he been seen
In photoplay that gives him the
widest scope to display his ability as
n luminary.
The story deals with n small town
boy who. through the good graces of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

Canada has placed $1,000 ex-
soldiers on farm by granting them
loans up to $500 each, totaling $S4,
100000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

Il + Thweatt, local druggist and
oil man, is transatlng business in
Duncan today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

Bas Reliefs seem 10 have been In.
vented by the Egyptians.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
RESOLUTION FOR
PROBE ADOPTED

Washington, May 12.-The resolu'
tion OF Senator LaFollette. Wiscon'
sin, republican, asking that the at.
torney general and the federal trade
commission be requested to lnveati.
gate the proposed merger Of seven
of the largest iron and steel corpolt
ations in the country. was adopted by
the senate today with a roll call.
Tho resolution also calls upon At
torney General Daugherty to inform
the senate whether he thinks 1t ad-
visable to proceed in prosecution of
the alleged merger through the Sher.
man anv.trust act and tho Clayton
law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
I MO ARE NAbpED
on BOND CHARGE

Oklahoma CITY. May L. w g
jenkins aud Charles Ripley. con.
nootcd with the Gtcon Construction
company. were arrested hero lodag
IN connection with The sala of
$4,000 Of porshnr. Okla. water
bonds 20 officials of Adair county
Warrant hts also haon lssncd for
Tom L. Green. president Of the
company Officials have been nm
able TO locate him
Information has aia0 boon fiioi
against ". W. Wright treasurer OF
Adair county. according to Under
sheriff W. p Lindsay Of this city
who arrested Jonkins aud Ripley.
The men are charged with eil
bezzlng public funds. securities and
assets. according TO the information
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
PEGGY PICTURES
WILL Be BARRED
ON j. s. SCREENS
Producers Pass Resolution That
Joyce Love Affalro VIII Not Be
Shown. Give American
Public That Pledge.

Washington. May l2-Pcegy Joyc,
will not be permitted TO exploit her
Sensational love affairs in the NOV
los it the doiion Picture Theatre
Owners of Amtrlca can prevent It.
The convention Of exhibitors here
l'te Yesterday adopted a resolution
hairts Peggy in this country. They
pledged themselves not to show her
pictures.
~ has been correctly reported
in the newspapers and otherwise
that motion pictures are TO be pro.
duced featuring Peggy Joyce. and
the motion picture theatre owners Of
America, having always been OPP
posed to the exploitation on our
screens OF all such Objectionable
lines of conduct. resolve that we
protest against the exhibition OF all
such pictures in the interest of
clean and wholesome entertainment.
and that we hereby declare to the
American public that we will not
permit tho presentation of such pic
lures In our theatres
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
BILL PROVIDES AMNESTY.

Washington. May l2.--Amnesty for
the il3 political prisoners is pro.
vided for In three bills introduced In
congress today--two in the house
and one In the senate.
Complete pardon for all who vio.
lated the espionage act. with resiora.
tion Of all rights Of citizenship Is
provided
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12
Attempt To Start
Baseball Scandal
Again Made Today

Milwaukee, May l2--Legal action
seeking to uncover alleged baseball
scandals rivaling that created by sale
of the 1919 world series by a group
of Chicago White Sox players, was
undertaken here today.
Attorneys acting for Hap" Felsch,
one of the men accused of having
participated in throwing" of the
1919 series, but later acquitted by a
jury, sought to obtain from Charles
Comiskey, owner of the White sox
information regarding other games
alleged to have been thrown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-12

the city water mains were received
last night. The bids OF ]. w.
Rhodes and II. V. Vernon we're nc.
eepted. The amount called FOR In
these bids is si.00 per ton.
The claim Of John ". Prigmore
for services In auditing the clty's
records was approved. Reports of
Officers were received and an ordi.
nance appropriaiing money for the
payment OF April accounts was
passed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
BISHOP BRISSMAN COMPANY I
MAKES ERROR IN AUDIT

ss. ss The Bishop Brissman Company
whom the I. " AZ. administration
have hired to make their most thoro'
audit of the State Industries, and
who has just reported another Gloss
of several thousand dollars in these
industries have by their own reports
acknowledged errors Of hundreds pf
thousands Of dollars. In their report,
the audit company, adding the state
ment Of the three projects, at Grand
Forks, Fargo and Drake, in their
Mill and Elevator report, find the to-
tai Of moneys received TO be $1,343, :
747.99. But checking all receipts and
expenditures of the three Offices with
the books Of the Bank OF I'M d. the
auditing company announces that the
correct amount is 1868, ,584.95, they
also find that the amounts have been
wrongly distributed to the three pro-
jects. When it is remembe bered that the
same comuany has been auditing the
books Of the state almost continuous
;ly since the notorious House Inves-
.tigating Committee" authorized II to
begin operations last winter, it is to
be expected that no errors should oc-
cur ia the companies findings. Such
does not appear % be the case how
ever, unless it ii that the company il
sd anxious to please the II ". A. that
they just happen to miss little details
now and then.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
LAND OFFICES IN N. b.
#5. TO BE CONSOLIDATED

All United States Land offices in
North Dakota will be consolidated IN
the Bismarck office. Official notice of
the change was received IN q notice
from Land Commissioner, William
Spry. ~
Il The Dickinson, Minot and Williston
offices viii he discontinued and all
records viii be shipped 10 the Bis
marck office. The consolidation plan
was first inaugurated sby the gov
ernment by combining the offices OF
receiver and register into one office
in the various land offices. Because
of the decrease Of business in North
Dakota due to settlement Of lands i
has been The policy Of the govern
ment to reduce the expense Of Admin
istration accordingly The same plan
is being used in Montana and other
Northwestern states. The drastic cuts
made by the present congress in It's
economy program probably has had
much 10 do with the move.
Letters have been sent BY the Land
Commissioner to Williston, Dickinson
and Minof to furnish : statement o.
the records that can be shipped here.
The Bismarck office Is ordered TO re-
port upon the space available ii the
Federal Building.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
THE DEs CENT or NAN

point with pride that that old
monkey who sired the human race,
by hunky. IA faulty race both then
and now, vet even pessirnists allow
he started something anyhow. When
man first Slid down from the trees,
sloughed off his tail, unkinked his
knees, forsook his safe old forest seat
and stood straight up Oh his hind feet,
he was homely husky dub who
3scorned the weakly cleansing tub and
ruled his soul-mate with a club. And
when she talked of rights, 4 ween, he
did not fuss nor make 4 scene but
bounced big boulders off her bean.
That female Of the species bluff he
called it; quick and called it rough. He
let his hair and whiskers sprout, save
when some rival yanked them ont.
He ate raw meat both hair and hide
then crunched the bones for fat in
side. We view this caveman with dis
gust when his rude manners are dis
cussed. In age, in middle life \ and
youth, his roughneck ways were most
uncouth. Yet what we think of that
old cuss our sons will doubtless think
Of us. Give me the man whose tools
had stoneheads instead Of. certain
modern boneheads. Sleek citizens who
fail to vote, by bootleg booze or rock
HE boat. BOB ADAMS. 4 *> 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
u. M. w. OF "A. PREPARE
FOR LONG LOCK OIIT

8 indianapolis, March 23. Without
any hope of any Developments for
stalling the coal strike Of April Int,
officials of the United Mine Workers
1of America, here tonight declared
that the miners were ready for d gem
eral suspension of many weeks dura-
ton Meme however would predict how
long the wallsout would continue, as-
serting that their fight would contin-
sue indefinitely While no official felt
tnat any wage conf ference with opera
tors was doubtful until the Bio coal
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
LEAGUE ENDORSES
COMP TICKET

United States Senator
Lynn Frazier, Hoople.
CongressInen:
T. IA. Moeller, Eenderlin, lat. Dist
John Sherman, Steele, End Dist.
James r.. Sinclair, Kenmare, 3rd,
District.
& Governor: ssSss5
B. n Baker, Glenburn
Lieutenant Governor:
d. bowman, Kuhn. s
Secretary of State:
IA. H Aaker, Grand Forks.
State Auditor
p. g. Poindexter jamestown
State Treasurer:
Obert Olson, Bow man
Insurance Commissioner:
s. A. Olsness, Bismarck.
Co1nmissioner Agriculture and Labor
0 w. j. Church, York.
4 Attorney General: ys,5s
Peter Garberg Hettinger.
Supt. Public Instruction: ss.5 s2s
Miss Fannie Amidon, Valley City
Railroad g Commissioners: d
Il Frank NfilhoIlan, Rismarck
q. wv. Mel Donald, Bismarck
Fay Harding, Brasldock
Jnstices Of Supreme Court:
Il. ii. Grace, Bismarck
M. ]. EnsIert, Nalley City
Geo. 3. Wallace, Wahpeton.
5GSs%
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
ROBINsON's LAWS ABSURD ]. Il
&. SAYS STATE TREASURER

Declaring that the proposed tax
abatement. laws of Judge Robinson
would benefit only q few people at
the expense Of the remainder of the
people Of the state, State Treasurer,
John Steen, showed that less than 4
percent of. 1919 taxes are unpaid, and
but 13 per cent Of the 1920 taxes are
unpaid. Judge Robinson's proposal is
to cancel all penalties and one half
the taxes for. the years 1919, 1920 and
1921, permit the other half to be paid
before November 1922, and cancel all
state sales to the state. for the, years
1919 and 1920, said Mr.. Steen. No
com pilations is as yet available for
the year 1921, as few abstracts have
been reported. Taxpayers are paying
their taxes much the same as in the
past, according to the Treasurer. His
figures show that about $120, 100000 of
state levy would be affected by the
proposed law. The total percentage
Of taxes reported paid, it is said, may
be less than the correct amount as
each settlement Of county treasurer
brings in taxes for the years 1919
and 1920. ss, IL q 3s,s;s sss;,. ..s~ 4
Opponents Of Judge Robinsonss fan
tastic legislation have shown that his
measure would benefit a few corpor-
ations and large taxpayers and very
few others, this is apparent when it
is remembered that the taxes which
are not paid are always composed
largely of corporation taxes in litiga-
ton. These would be entirely cancelled
if Robinson's law were to go thru. The
truth Of this observation is shown by
the fact that Robinson's chief booster
for his laws is e. A. Hughes of Bis
marck, owner Of the Hughes Electric
Company, and Beulah Coal Company,
and against whom the state of North
Dakota holds a bill for SAT 900. back
taxes. 1t is not thought likely that
Robinson will get his- measures to a
vote by June 80 l.. q t#f t+ztssA& = 1.-,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

John r. O'Sullivan to Magnus r.
Magnuson w. D. 500 Lot Block !
Kramer, 81. ID.
Richard Williams and wife To ia
nette Williams, w D. $1.00 NWH
36 l62 76. Wa SW111 NWl1z and Lot
4 of Section 4 161 766.
Alfred Ironson and wife I'd j. s.
Ritzman NJ D. $s50.00 Lot 4 Block
q q eWburg, N, D,
William Greenlee to Saa s.
Thompson " D. S1.Do Lots 4 3. \. 5 3
81 ;;ssk l4 III I'iho4ass I c;rd Addition
to Willow City, 4. q.
p. "A. Mc(1 (1overn % Alfred Tronson
and !. s. Ritznan w. d. $500 Lot
Block Newburg, n. q. Il.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30

ferences to settle these at which time
net US hope Kussia, China, Central Eu-
ropean countries and our South Amer
ican Republics may have a respon ssble8
part in the conferences Of peace that.
shall make a warless world.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30

stocks now on hand had been de-
pleted Operators here said the stocks
On hand would meet the demands for
two months and that meanwhile non
union fields could supply almost half
the normal demand. .3