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utterly disrcga riding the desire of the
public to see Barthelmess at his best.
Ill confess your letter has me
puzzled. IL it's intended for irony, it's
Il masterpiece. II you seriously mem
il. then | venture the opinion that the
futur" Of tar movies is utterly hopeless
as art il Non ar" typical Of movie
audiences. Tell the truth: is your
letter serious or not? And. for the
sake Of my respect for you say it is
not
Walter {. writes: "You certainly
struck the nail on the head when you
published Gentle Ju las letter saying
that the stronger 90 sex do not admire
R"dy's great love making. We don't :.
N the many letters you publish in
which the writer's rave over Rody,
pretty nearly every one is written by
girl. Very seldom a man praises
him.
Speaking OF Raymond lIntton (who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-20

settings. acting. were all. there. but Il
certainly dragged--seemed to lack
point. There seemed to be no life.
pep. to the picture. I heard many q
bored sish when I saw It. But out OF
II all was Norma herself! A girl on
the top rung Of the movie ladder today !!
Sorry you didn't agree with me
about Valentino. ~.
in closing I want to say that I en-.
Joy your column just as much II not
more than ever
$50 do I. We can agree on that. at
! east--and about Norma.)
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utterly disrcgarding the desire of the
public to see Barthelmess at his best"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
DRY ENFORCEMENT
BUDGET IS GUARDED
Friends of Prohibition Prevent
Cutting of Fund for Rum
Sieuths.

Washington. Dec. S.-Friends of
prohibition. in complete control in the
house. made Il clean sweep Friday in
knocking out amendments to the pro-
hibition section of the treasury supply
bill, which they claimed was designed
to weaken enforcement of the Vol
stead law.
Standing alone at times. Representa-
tive Hill, Maryland. sought to limit the
money spending activities of the pro-
hibition unit. but his proposals We're
thrown out bodily after 30 minutes of
bitter debate in which the manner of
the laws enforcement was commended
and condemned,
The bill stood like stone wall
against attacks by Mr. Hills group.
1t had not reached the point of passage
Friday night because of an agreement
to defer until Saturday action ON a
provision for substituting fast power
presses for hand presses on which the
governments money has long been
printed at the bureau of engraving
The biggest vote against the prohibit
ton group WAS seven. that number of
members supporting an amendment by
Representative Tinkham. republican.
Massachusetts, providing that men EN-
ployed in enforcement work should be
appointed from the civil service, against
S6 in opposition
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
NEGRO IS BURNED
At STAKE BY MOB
Of FLORIDA MEN
Charlie Wright Taken From
Sheriff; Accused of Muir
dering Girl.

Perry. Fla. Dec. S.-Charlie Wright.
negro, accused of the murder OF Miss
Ruby Hendry, young school teacher,
was taken from the sheriff and burned
at the stake at the scene of the CRIME
early Friday night by mob estimated
at several thousand men.
The negro along with Albert Young,
negro, was taken from the sheriff and
his party as they returned TO Perry to
lodge the two negroes in jail. Wright
had been arrested at Madison, Fla.
early in the day and Young was taken
at Kinderlou, Ga. Capture of the two
negroes came after six day search
in which hundreds of men from Florida
and Georgia counties had participated
at one time or another.
Both negroes were taken to small
stream, a few hundred yards outside
the town, where last Saturday after
noon the young Woman's body was
found by passing train crew. Wright
is said TO have exonerated Young as
the second negro who waylaid the
Young woman He committed the
murder. he is said to have confessed.
rhile another negro robbed her. He
did not name the other negro but said
it was not Young.
Following Wright's talk. the mob
proceeded to strap him to a stake
Pine wood and grass were placed at
his feet and then set afire. His body
was burned to a crisp.
Young was turned back to the
authorities and is in the county jail,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
FAIR PLAINTIFF IS
CALLED WILD WOMAN
Characer of Miss, Suing Gov
ernor of Mississippi, Is
Assailed.

Oxford. Miss. Dec S.-Alleged incl
dents in the life of Miss Frances Birk-
head. plaintiff. during early girlhood
in the village of Dover, Yazoo county,
Miss. later in Pearsall, Texas, and
during recent years in Mississippi and
Louisiana were told to a jury in the
United States district court here Fri
day by witnesses called by the defense
in the trial of the damage suit filed by
Miss Birkhead against Lee NJ. Rus
SELL governor of Mississippi.
The testimony dealt largely with al
legged improprieties ON the part of Miss
Birkhead at a dance near Dover and
during her brief residence in Pear
sail; threats the witnesses declared she
made in Jackson in 1920 that she was
going to Vicksburg TO kill man who
had ruined her reputation and coming
back TO kill the governor andS of
visit to a roadhouse in New Orleans.
The morning session was devoted
principally to conclusion of the cross
examination of Governor Russell His
testimony was chiefly a repetition of.
denials he made previously in detail
TO nil of the allegations made by Miss
Rirkhead, which included a charge of
seduction and an alleged promise that
he would obtain divorce and marry
her.
Il never thought of such thing as
divorce" Governor Russell said Il
would not give my wife up for all the
women in the world"
Testimony as to the alleged conduct
of Miss Rirkhead at various times
ranged from an incident when she is
alleged to have ridden astride q horse
TO serious misconduct
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
$12,O00,000 Fire
Destroys Astoria;
1000 Lose Homes
Oldest City in Oregon Reduced to Ashes in Ten
Hour Conflagration; National Guards and
Other Aid Given; Other Cities Rush Supplies
to Replace Burned Food Stocks; Men Dead.

Fire Chief Z. r. Foster. the fire got
out of control because it burned be-
meath the buildings under Diling upon
which the business section of the city
was built. He attributed the disaster
to failure to fill in the space beneath
the piling. Dynamiting was resorted
to in an effort to stay the flames.
Norris Staples, automobile man and
president of the Bank Of Commerce.
dropped dead of heart failure while
the fire was at its height.
The body of C. ]. Smith, a transient,
was found hanging under the sidewalk
on the water front at Eighth and Astor
streets, but whether he had ended his
life because of the fire or for other
reasons the police were unable TO de-
termine He had spent the night in
q cheap lodging house on the water
front.
Thirty Blocks Razsd-
Thirty blocks were wiped out by
the flames. Many homes in the older
residence district were destroyed and
about so families living in an apart
ment house were made homeless by
the destruction of that building. In
addition to these. many persons accu
pying rooms in the destroyed area lost
everything they had except the cloth
ing on their backs.
A committee of citizens met at the
call of Mayor james Bremmer and
planned immediate relief measures.
They were assured of help from Port
land and Seaside Every restaurant
and hotel in the city had been de
stroyed and stocks of food in the stores
had been wiped out.
Portland bakeries sent loads of bread
and Seaside sent word that the hotel
there was open to receive those with
out shelter and large number of
summer cottages at the beach resorts
also were to be offered to the home
less. Homes in the residence district
also were thrown open TO give aid and
food to the needy.
The y NJ c. A. building. which was
outside the fire zone, was opened as
the headquarters OF all welfare
agencies.
The Budget, an afternoon paper,
which attempted to get out an edition
Friday on the press of the paper at
Seaside. found this impracticabie and
instead issued mimeographed sheets
]. S. Dellinger, publisher ek the
Astorian, the morning paper. announc
ed that he probably would get ont Sat
CONTINUED on Page Thres)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
CANADIANS SWEEP
PRIZES FOR GRAIN
Dominion Exhibitors Finish
High in international
Show at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. S-Two girls from
the little Iowa village of Eddyville Fri
day won the national canning contest
held in connection with the Interna-
tional Livestock exposition. They are
Buehlah Rodger and Katherine Dola-
baugh, and will receive three months
tour of Europe as reward
The Colorado entrants, Elaine Hen
bricks and Bertha Boyer, won second
place. while the Connecticut team mem
bers were named as alternates.
The contestants represented prac-
tically every state. The contest was
!. held under the auspices of the Amerl-
can Committee for Devastated France.
Championship awards in the various
classes of cattle, horses, sheep and
swine continued TO occupy the atten-
tion of the judges at the twenty third
annual livestock exposition.
Haidas Optimist, entered by II. G.
Croft, of Anthony, Kans., was ad-
Judged the grand champion bull Of the
breeding Galloways.
The University of Wisconsin exhib-
tied the champion wether among grades
and breeds of the sheep division
and the Shepherds. prize for the best
fitted and trimmed flock of three
American ewes was won by Joe Mum
ford, Of Cooperstown, n. Y.
The grand champion female of the
breeding Aberdeen-A Angus division is
Pride Protest, owned by Fischer and
. Ryan, of Erwin, Iowa The grand
champion boar of the breeding spotted
Poland China family, was displayed by
r. *. Beam and son, Ansonia, Ohio,
while the grand champion SOW is the
property Of Adam Ault, Rockford, Ohio.
Canada seemed to have triumphed
= in the bay and grain exposition.
In this department, the dominion
took not only the majority of first
prizes in the classes in which it en-
tered. but carried off the sweepstakes
in wheat and oats, the two classes
having the largest entries.
of Luseland Sask,, on sample of
hard red spring wheat and the second
sby J. W. Biglands of Lacombe. Alta.
Besides this, first place was won in
. two classes which have no sweep
stakes but in which the blue ribbon
amounts to practically the same thing.
rye and barley. John w. Lucas, of
Cayley, Alta. took the rye laurels.
while Jack Taitiner of Claresholm, won
in barley.
Never before in the history of the
exposition, according to stockmen, has
the uniform quality and finish Of ami
mails been so well matured as in 1922
and never before have there been so
many carloads of extra quality cattle
shown.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
TIGER FINDS HOPE
Of SAVING EUROPE
IN HARDING SPEECH
Addresses Audience of Dipl0-
mats and High Govern
ment Officials.

Washington. Dec. S.-(By The AS
sociated Press Georges Clemenceau.
closing his visit to Washington Friday
afternoon with formal address, ex-
pressed the hope that diplomacy would
find the way to bring America back
into European affairs through what ne
interpreted as an overture" by Presl-
dent Harding in the annual message
which the executive had read TO con-
gress few hours earlier.
1T was greatly comforting, said
the varet time premier of France, when
| read in the message of your president
the following lines. They are not very
long but they are very suggestive;
't'The four powers pact. which abol-
ishes every possibility of war on the
Pacific, has brought new confidence
in maintained peace, and ! can well
believe it might be made 1t model for
like assurance wherever in the world
any common interests are concerned
Proposes Conferences
$50 you see,' continued the Tiger
that those who are supposed TO dis
agree, really agree Mt the very bottom
of the feeling and reasoning power
That is what | ask and | hope this is
Something like an overture, that some
light will be coming, and | Will be very
glad if it comes from America. and I
hope that diplomacy win have some
thing to say about it, and talks may be
engaged in. which, am sure, can bring
nothing but good for us all!
When Clemenceau's reference to the
presidents message was called to the
attention of the White House. il was
said that there was no comment to be
made and that there was no intention
II celebrating on the presidents state
ment To congress.
Clemeneeau's address. delivered be
fore an audience which included many
diplomats. government officials and
members of both houses of congress.
was. in it's essence. the peace mes
sage" he first delivered in Chicago,
Continued on Page Three,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09

London. Dee. S.-(By The Assoelat
ed Press. THE premiers OF France
Italy and Belgium. with staffs OF fnan-
cinI exnerts. arrived in London FRIDAY
for what is generally described as the
most critical conference of the tour
years. succession of conferences which
have struggled to fix definite and flnai
reparations terms for Germany. sat
urday the premiers will meet with
Prime Minister Bonar Law to pegin
the discussions set to last through the
week end, if not into the early part
Of the coming week. =.
Bonar Law will enter his flrst con
ference as prime minister. 1ne ffehen
had come to regard Lloyd George rs
too friendly toward Germany ana,
though there has been nothing tnhs
far in Ronar Laws utterances or poilcy
to give direct encouragement. theS
hope to find him more sTinpathetic TO-
ward France than his predecessor
Premier NIussolini of Italy is II man
of mystery No one knows what he
has ia mind so far rs the reparations
subject is concerned. but there are
many who hold strong belief that II the
chance offers he will demand for Italy
full share of any German payments
decided upon He came to London on
late train and was welcomed yoeif-
erousIy by gathering Of his com
patriots.
Great Britain's attitude in the con
ference viii be receptive one. So
far as known. the government has
framed no program. but Premier Poin-
eare will bring full plans for settle
ment with Germany, whose unfolding
is awaited with deepest interest and
ANXIETY. while it is expected that Ger
many who long has been accused OF
failure to make constructive proposals,
will send from its new chancellor,
Herr Cuno, an outline of what he pro-
fesses to think Germany can do.
America is wholly outside the meet
ing but the words United States cannot
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
RAIL D|vORCEMENT
DEMANDED BY i. P.
Contemporary Line Urges /. c.
c. to Uphold Court
Order.

Washington, Dec S.-Officials Of the
Union Pacific system made direct argu-
ments Friday before the interstate
commerce commission, urging the sep
aration of the Central Pacific railroad
from the present Southern Pacific sys-
TEN, as ordered by the supreme court
Judge r. 5. Lovett, chairman Of the
board of the Union Pacific, and III. M.
Adams, it's vice president, opposed the
petition of the Southern Pacific. urging
that the commission use powers con-
ferred on it by the transportation act
to bring about general railroad cGnsoli-
dation to keep the Central Pacific
under its present control, and +. M.
Finch. general superintendent of the
Oregon Washington Railroad & Navi-
CATION company. testified on the prac-
ticability of joint use Of tracks and
facilities by the two roads contemplat
ed in the supreme courts separation
decree.
The Union Pacific, Judge Lovett
said, was willing to buy the Central
SYSTEM but was not seeking to do so.
He declared large expenditures made
through s'many agencies" by his com
pany to influence public sentiment to
support the separation decree We're
justified by a sort of war" between
the Union and the Southern Pacific
systems over the Central property. As
n financial officer Of railroad organiza-
tions, he expressed the opinion that
separation of the two roads would en-
tail no monetary results and that the
Central company was capable of earn
ing its own way.
Mr. Adams attacked the Southern
Pacific at length, declaring that because
it possessed its own transcontinentai
line via Ell Paso. it always would seek
to divert transcontinental shipments
from the Central Pacific to. avoid divid
ing earnings on the northern route with
the Union Pacific or other roads.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
j. s. MAKES QUICK
MOVE TOFORESTALL
A NEW COAL STRIKE
Commission Calls Meeting of
Miners and Operators at
Capital.

Washington, Dec Stalking cogni-
zance of conditions which indicate the
possibility OF another national coal
strike. in the bituminous mines after
April /. the United States coal COM
mission Friday announced that mine
operators and miners union officials
would be invited to meet with it in
Washington next week.
The session would mark the begin
ming Of an endeavor to procure mutual
concessions in the interest of the com
mon good" the announcement said, and
was necessary because of grave dan
ger that another paralysis of the busi-
ness of the country is Impending.
Action by the commission followed the
adjournment this week of Joint COM
mittee of mine operators and union
officials, which met at Chicago, but
failed to achieve satisfactory prelimi-
nary arrangements for wage negotia-
tions which would assure the continu-
ance OF operations after April
Representatives Of the United Mine
Workers of America in Washington
later were informed that John l.. Lewis,
its president, would not be able to re-
spond to the commissions invitation
before Thursday. 1t is expected that
conferences on the subject will be taken
up then and that the commission will
proceed to executive consideration of
the situation
Wage agreements which now fix pay
scales and working conditions in the
unionized coal fields were made at
Cleveland last summer and run only
to April /. but contain paragraph
providing for joint committee meetings
Of the bituminous employers and the
union to consider terms of a wage CON
tract. which might run after that date
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
HOSTILE AIRS
Of REDS ADE
At LAUSANNE
Tchitcherin Abandons
His Straits Demands
for Turk Proposals.
Harmony Features Dis
cussion Of w aters in
Ottoman Country.

Lausanne. Dec. Shy The Associ-
ated Press. .)-Georges Tchltcherin, the
bolsheyik foreign minister, abandoned
his previously extremely hostile atti-
tude regarding the Dardanelles ques-
ton at Friday afternoons peaceful ses-
sion of the Near Eastern conference
and expressed approval of the Turk
ish proposals for regulation Of the
Straits, with the reservation that he
must see the actual words Of the sec
tions covering the various points at is
sue before he could give them full
approval.
Japan Friday spoke, for the first
time, on the Straits problem. Baron
Hayashi, the japanese representative,
said that Japan, as a power having
great shipping interests IN the Meai-
terranean, hoped for trade in the Black
sea and was vitally interested IN the
regulation of Near Eastern waters. lie
was entirely in accord with the words
of Richard Washburn Child, the Amer
lean ambassador. concerning the
Straits and liberty of commerce in the
Black sea and said he had listened with
great delight to the statements of Is
met Pasha. on behalf of Turkey. who
had approached the difficult problems
in a sympathetic and conciliatory man
ner. Baron Hayashi added that the ad-
dresses of Lord CurZon. the British
foreign minister, had assured him that
a solution OF the Straits question was
nearing.
Curzon Outlining Differences
Lord Curzon opened the session with
long detailed review of the points
on which the Turks differed from the
entente plan and replied to questions
on which Ismet Pasha had asked fur
ther information at the morning ses-
sion His address indicated that most
Of the questions on which the entente
and the Turks differed were proper
subjects for discussion il an informal
way BY military and naval experts and
expressed the opinion that such dis
cussion would bring forward the neees-
sary technical information. which I'M
doubtedly would form the basis for
agre ement.
The only harsh note of the session
came when NJ Tchitcherin and NJ. Ra-
koysky. also of the Russian delega-
ton, demanded that Russia be admit
ted to all informal discussions which
may take place between the military
and naval experts Of the Turks and
the entente on the Straits question.
Lord Curzon held this would be i'm
possible, as these discussions would
be informal and wholly unofficial. He
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
Idaho Prosecutor
Is Disqualified by
False Statements

Boise, Ida. Dec s.-Publication OF
a state supreme court order here Fri
day brought to light that III. J. Il.
Ahrens. Idaho attorney and prosecutor
elect Cor Lincoln county. was disearred
November 81 on confession that state
ments he made to the court TO secure
admission to the Idaho bar were false.
Ahrsns was admitted to the bar NO
vember ~. 1920, and made his eonfes-
sion when it became known that he
had been elected county attorney for
Lincoln county.
His disbarment. however. prevents
him from qualifying for the office.
In the court orders. it is stated that
Ahrens told the court that he had
practiced law in Kansas three years
and had been admitted to the Kansas
bar. In his recent statements to the
court he said that his previous state
ments were untrue in that he had
never been admitted to the practice OF
law in that state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
COMP ROM|SE
|SREACHED IN
SUBSIDY BILL
Senate Committee Puts
Congress Regulation
Clause in Ship Law.
Measure Ready for SEN
ate Action; Lasker Ex-
plains Its Needs.

Washington, Dec. S.-The Willis
Lenroot amendment to the administra-
ton shipping bill was accepted by
Chairman Lasker. of the shipping
board and approved late Friday by the
senate commerce committee, thus paw
ing the way for a favorable report on
the measure Saturday to the senate.
Chairman Jones of the commerce
committee announced that only a few
provisions of minor Importance remain
ed to be acted upon and said he was
confident that the measure could be
laid before the senate so its considera-
day. The measure will be approved
finally by the committee and presented
by Chairman Jones to the senate Sat
urday and on Monday the senate fight
will begin.
Compromise Ends Deadlock
The rejection Of the Madden amend
ment attached by the house and the
approval of the Willis-Lenroot com
promise ended n deadlock which has
existed in the committee since it be-
gan consideration of the measure
Wednesday.
The committee acted after Chairman
Lasker of the shipping board, had APP
peared before it and had accepted the
compromise on being told that unless
either the Madden amendment or the
compromise were retained the bill
could not be reported. Mr.. Lasker.
previous to his appearance before the
committee, had declared the proposed
substitute unsatisfactory.
The compromise, which was sug-
gested by Senator Willis, republican.
Ohio. and drafted by Senator Lenroot.
republican. Wisconsin. provides that
the approval of congress shall be re-
duired for an increase III the amount
of government aid to ship operating
companies over the amount fixed in the
initial contract The Madden amend
ment. which President Harding a few
days ago informed the senate commit
tee would jeopardize the whole gov
ernment aid program. provided for gov
ernment aid through annual appropria-
tons by congress.
The other changes made by the SEN
ate committee in the bill included:
Insertion of provision limiting the
total annual aid to be given by the
government to ship operating com
panies to thirty million dollars,
Elimination of sections giving veS-
sci owners income tax exemptions on
profits invested in the building of new
ships and on receipts from the sale of
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