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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
PLEA FOR INCREASED
WAGES FINISHED BY
MAINTENANCE CHIEFS
Minimum of From 40 to 4S
Cents an Hour Asked by
Unions.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The leaders of
10000 maintenance of way men COM
pleted their arguments before the rail
road labor board Thursday for an in
crease in wages from the present rate
to that of a minimum of from 40 to AZ
cents an hour.
Jacob Aaronson, attorney for the
New York Central railroad, will pre-
sent the argument of the carriers Fri
day morning. Mr.. Aaronson is acting
for John g. Walber, executive secre.
tarv of the bureau of information of
the eastern roads, who has been re-
called to New Yorw because of illness
in his family.
The last spokesman for the en-
ployes to be heard Thursday was p. J
Coyle, president of the brotherhood of
Railway Station Employees. Coyle de-
clared that men he represented were
receiving cents an hour less than
they were at the termination of gov
ernment control and that practically
all other employees were on higher
scales.
w. ]. Lauck, union statistician.
summed up briefly the case of the en-
ployes. He declared that the men
were entitled to a decent living wage.
not only on humanitarian grounds, but
as a definite legal right, and restated
his position that this wage was at
least 40 cents an hour instead of the
81 cents now in force.
He said that President Harding had
described the living wage as saving
wage" but that the union had not
ventured to ask as much"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
JOHNSON HAS LEAD
Of 10000 VOTES IN .
CALIFORNIA FIGHT
California Senator to Have
Three Opponents in Fall
Election.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-Belated
returns from remote precincts and
several revisions operated late Tues
day to reduce the margin of Friend
w. Richardson over Governor William
d. Stephens for the republican nomi-
nation for governor in Tuesdays pri-
mary, but left it, like those of other
candidates previously leading, comfort
ably large.
The figures:
For senator, republican, nomination.
6,049 precincts-Hiram W. Johnson,
POI ,629: Chas. c. Moore. 221 ,314
precincts Friend w. Richardson,
25S, ,254; William ID. Stephens. 246, ,370.
Governor, democratic, 4,7S4 pre-
Lee Woolwine, 81 PA:
Mattison 3. Jones, 29,724.
Johnson's opponents in November
will be w. J. Pearson of Los An
geles. democratic; Upton Sinclair of
Pasadena, socialist; and H. Clay Need
ham, of New Hall, prohibitionist.
They had no opposition at the pri-
maries
Moore and Stephens have issued
statements conceding their defeat.
james III. MacLafferty of Oakland,
owner of an automobile insurance
business and former proprietor of
wholesale paper houses in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Seattle, ap-
parently is the successful candidate for
the republican nomination for congress
for the sixth district as the result of
Tuesdays primary.
He win be opposed in November by
Hugh W. Brunk of Berkeley, demo
crat, and Mrs. Elvina s. Beals of
Berkeley, socialist, who were unop-
posed at the primary. This district
has no congressman at present as a
result of the death of j. Arthur
ElstOn.
The five incumbent congressman
who had contests in their districts
have won both republican and demo-
cratic nominations, Thursdays returns
indicated. while the five other incum-
bents had no opponents.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
BRITAIN NULLS
j. 8. CONSUL s
CREDEN T|ALS
Consulate at New Castle
Closed; Discrimina-
ton Charged.

London, Aug. 31.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. THE British govern
ment Thursday cancelled the exc
quatur of the American consulate in
New Castle and the American govern
ment has closed the consulate.
1t is asserted that the Washington
government has been furnished with
proof that consular officials in New
Castle abused their positions to the
disadvantage of British interests,
among other things, having refused
to wise British passports to the
United States on trivial pretexts un-
less the holders of the passports
agreed TO travel on American vessels.
The Daily Chronicle says that Fred
C.. Slater. the American consul at
New Castle, in an interview Wednes-
day night in regard to withdrawal of
his exequatur, said:
''The only reason / know for the
drastic step taken by the British gov
ernment is that / was suspected of
favoring. the American lines. This
deny"
The action of the British govern.
ment in Withdrawing the exequatur OF
the American consul at Newcastle was
taken, it is officially stated, after the
American government was duly noti-
fled of such intention, partly under the
terms of the Anglo American CONNER.
cial treaty of 1916 and partly under
the recognized principle of interna
tional law that government can with
draw exequatur of foreign consuls
when in it's judgment it has reasonable
cause.
In 1856 the American government
similarly revoked the exequaturs oi
the British consuls in New York, Phil
adelphia and Cincinnati because they
were alleged to have helped recruit foi
the British army in America.
The Daily Express this morning
gives the following account of the sit
uation from an authoritative Amer
ican source:
Request was made by the British
government a month ago that the two
American consuls in New Castle be
changed for the alleged reason that
they were using their influence to
cause holders of British passports to
the United States to travel by Amer
lean steamship lines.
1T is alleged they told passport
nOideFS tney Woulu nave al easier
time going through the customs and
immigration examina ton when they
landed in New York or American ports
An investigation was made by Consu
Leslie f. Reed of the consul generals
office in London, and, after hearing
witnesses, he reported that the
charges were incorrect and the two
consuls not guilty of such practices.
Nothing, therefore, was done by
the American government to remove
the consuls. and the British govern
ment, at the end of q month from the
time it made the charges, cancelled the
authority given by it to the two con
suls. The action, therefore, closed the
consulate at New Castle, and it's duties
are being carried out by the consul al
Hull"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
Bishops Arrive
in Portland for
Episcopal Meet

Portland, Ore, Aug. 31.-Episcopal
bishops arriving today for the forty
seventh convention of the church,
which opens next week, went immedi-
ately into the informal conferences of
bishops already here to consider mat
ters of church policy which will be be-
fore the convention.
Topics under discussion Thursday
included details of proposed changes
in the book Of common prayer relat-
ing to marriage, baptism and burials.
The bishops are meeting in a hall
at the municipal auditorium, where the
main sessions of the convention are to
be held Besides the large halls in
which the house Of bishops and house
of delegates will meet, there have been
prepared numerous private offices for
conferences and for business of the
convention, restrooms and reception
rooms. A telephone system has been
established, and telegraphic con-
veniences provided as well as a special
postoffice branch. A press room also
has been fitted up.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
Explosion Probe
Under Way; Is Lost
in Canadian Blast

Cumberland, B. c., Aug. 31.--7James
McGregor. inspector of mines for the
province of British Columbia, arrived
here Thursday to investigate the ex-
plosion in No. 4 mine of the Canadian
ColIieries. Dunsmuir, Ltd, Wednesday,
which killed Is men and injured IL
others. He is to be assisted by George
Wilkinson. mining engineer. Officials
of the company declared that they
could advance no theory for the dis
aster.
The first party of rescuers found
that the center of the disturbance was
two miles from the surface and had
caused q local caye-in. The injured
and dead men were found under debris.
Forty-four men, IT white and the re-
mainder orientals, we're on duty in this
part of the mine when the explosion
occurred. One Japanese who after
wards died was conscious. He stoic-
ally looked on while the rocks from
under which his head was protruding
were removed from his body.
First reports of the explosion
brought the terrified residents Of the
town around the mine. The ensuing
Genes were both pitiful and heroic.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
Architects Arrive
for State Sessions
Here and at Glacier

Great Falls architects had made
final arrangements Thursday for the
entertainment of the members of the
state association, who began to gather
for the opening of the state convention
in the city this afternoon.
President w. r. Plew and other
officers arrived in the city Thursday
night. Many other members of the
state association will arrive this morn
ing by automobile, delegations from
Helena and Billings being expected to
take this form of transportation in
coming.
The sessions will open this afternoon
at $3.50 in the Palm room of Hotel
Rainbow and program OF entertain
ment has been arranged that viii fill
the two day session. From Great
Falls the visitors go to- Glacier park,
where they VIII spend two days.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
RANKIN To OPPOSE
CUTS IN RAILROAD
PROPERTY VALUES
Oregon Short Line Protests
Valuation Fixed by
Tax Board.
Tribune's Helena Bureau

Helena, Aug. 31.-Definite notice
that he would oppose any reduction IN
assessment of railroad properties was
given by Attorney General W. ID. Ran
kin in meeting of the state board
of equalization at q time when h. M.
Sawyer, of Salt Lake, tax agent for
the Oregon Short Line, was appear
ing before the board and asking that
the railroads be placed upon the same
basis of assessment as other property.
The assessment of the Oregon Short
Line had been figured rather high be-
cause of a stretch of "a miles of
track belonging to the Northern Pa
cific had been enormously included
in its totals 1t was explained by Nils
p. Haugen that this had been deducted
and that it resulted in the Oregon
Short Line assessment being reduced
about per cent below that of 1871,
which was Ssh 900. :,
Mr.. Sawyer said no protest would
be made, but he informed the board
that the assessment in this state last
year had been made about S6OO,OOO
higher than what the company figured
the property was worth.
Mr.. Rankin served notice that he
would oppose any proposed reductlon
in railroad valuations. He said the
state neeued the money, tnaC ne uu
not think the railroads had ever been
over assessed and he felt they should
carry the burden if it had to be car
ried by anyone. He expressed the be-
lief that lands. and especially grazing
lands, had been over assessed.
Without taking action upon any
matters before it the board then went
into executive session to consider
principally the matter of assessment
of farming lands and the feasibility of
general increase Of assessment
throughout the several counties.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
RIDD|Ck and LEAv|TT APPEAR ELECTION VICTOR
ACCUSED MAN DENIES HE KILLED
MINE OFFICIAL In MASSACRE AT
HERRIN;; TAKEN In INDICTMENT

justice; but I am not guilty" Clark
said.
Clark appeared to be wen educated
For some time he has been president
of the local miners organization at
Weaver, H., and check weighman at
the old Ben Coal company's mine No.
20. He spends the off mining season
farming at Goreville. He is the ia
ther of five children and is about 35
years old.
The sale of a moving machine and
some farm implements at low prices
was what caused county officials to
become suspicious that Clark contem-
plated leaving this vicinity and as a
result the indictment against him was
hastened.
Late Thursday, Judge Hartwell an
nounced that A. W. Kerr, chief coun-
sci for the Illinois Mine Workers, had
filed petition for the release Of Clark
on bail. The date for hearing will be
agreed on between Attorney General
Brundage of Illinois, States Attorney
Duty and A. W. Kerr, Judge Hartwell
explained.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
WAGE INCREASE
HAS NO CHANGE
IN PENN MINES
Only Public Mandate"
Would Force Hike in
Pay, Say Operators.
Conference Of Anthra-
cite Producers a n d
Miners Is Continued.

Philadelphia, Aug. 31-Only pub
lie mandate" would impel the anthra-
cite operators to pay the miners the
old wage scale beyond next April, said
a statement issued Thursday night by
the general policies committee of the
mine owners, after an all-day confer
ence here.
They will conform their action to
such mandate, said the statement, but
no other reason would impel them to
enter into an agreement which would
continue no longer than the present
emergency coal prices to which en-
phatic objection has already been
made"
The operators met to consider the
suggestions made to miners and oper-
ators by United States Senators Pepper
and Reed of Pennsylvania in Washing
ton last Tuesday. The suggestions
have not been made public by either
side.
The miners also met here Thursday
and it was reported from trustworthy
sources that they would favorably con-
slider notifications in their last demand
If the operators also made concessions.
When the miners adjourned their con-
ference it was said they would await
the action of the employers.
The operators announced that they
would hold another meeting on Satur-
day and that in the meantime they
would canvass the situation to obtain,
if possible, the views of others as TO
conditions which would be fair to all
parties concerned
No official statement came from the
miners as a result of the operators
announcement, but leaders informally
said that they were inclined to see in
the statement a ray of hope for an
early ending of the hard coal mining
suspension which now has run five
months
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01

Marion. H., Aug. 31.-(By the As
sociated Press).-In the same narrow
cell in which Settimi Desantis, who
precipitated the riots at West Frank
fort several years ago, spent the wan
ing days Of his life before ascending
the gallows, sat Thursday night Otis
Clark, the first man indicted by the
grand jury investigating the Herrin
riots, which took % lives. Clark was
taken in custody Thursday afternoon.
The cell is an ordinary Jail compart-
ment usually occupied by women pris-
oners.
With an open magazine On his knees
the prisoner sat, pre-occupled, his
thoughts wandering off to Goreville,
not far from here, where he had to
leave behind his family, a wife and
five little children.
The prisoner is charged with having
slain G. X. Mcdowell, crippled super
intendent of the Lester strip mine,
near which the massacre occurred.
'Desantis was hanged because he
killed two innocent boys; at least, that
was the verdict of the executioners of
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
LEADS ARE MAINTAINED
By BOTH IN RETURNS Of
STATE; C00NEY HANGS ON
Has Margin of 1922 Votes Over
Rankin in Contest for Senatorial Nomination;
Great Falls Candidate Maintains First Place In
Fight for Nomination for Lower House.

Helena, Aug. 3I.-(By The As
sociated ess.)-Returns from
LIZ precincts out of $50 in the
state give Carl w. Riddick of Lew
istown, present member of the
lower house of congress, lead of
l,222 over Attorney General Wei
lington Rankin for the republican
nomination for the United States
senate. The total stands. Rid
dick, l7,459; Rankin, l6,237.
The returns from 1882 pre-
cincts In the two congressional
districts shows that Scott Leayitt
of Great Falls has a lead over
]. M. BurIingame of the same city
for the republican nomination in
the second district, while John M.
Evans of Missoula appears the
probable democratic nominee In
the First district. His lead over
Byron Cooney of Butte remains
about the same as Wednesday
night.
Official returns from the "a countie,
will be gone over by the state board
of canvassers September IL to 13.
COONEY STILL OPTIMISTIC
Butte, Aug. 31-Byron E. Cooney
candidate for the democratic congress
sional nomination in the first district
Thursday night issued a statement IL
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
CHOUTEAU COUNTY

Special TO 10e lTlUuEe.
Fort Benton, Aug. 31.-Complete un-
Democratic candidates give: United
States senator-OConnor Ill, Stout
191, Wells "a, Wheeler 204; congress-
man-Moss sol; chief justice of the
supreme court-Jackson 143, Donnely
100, Stanton 1874; associate justice su-
preme court-Matthews 300, Waite
253; railroad commissioner-Allen $50,
Drake 229 johnson 130: clerk of su-
preme court-Carroll 513.
The same returns on the republican
vote give: United States senate-An-
derson 105. Pray 4S7, Rankin 1S5,
Riddick 5S1; congressman-Burling
376. Collins lit, Fleming S8, Flint SO.
Gabriel 81. Kirk SO. Leavitt 405, Locke
11S, Mcconnell IA; chief justice su-
preme court-Callaway TAI, Farr 3S3.
Utter 1877; associate justice supreme
court-Cavanaugh 57S, Stark TAI, Stew
$50. Sands SIT: clerk of supreme court
1.063.
In the county senatorial race for
the republican nomination, Senator
V. e. Lewis is renominated over Frank
A. Flanagan by margin of AZ votes.
Lewis's total was 723 and Flannigan's
6S1. s. 81. Porter, unopposed for the
democratic nomination for state SEN
ator, received 572 votes.
Republican nominations for etste rep
resentative were won by FL. ID. Myrick,
with q vote of 641, and Calvin Plum
baker. with a vote of 5S7. r. A. Cul-
bertson and W. J. Graham, the DEM
ocratic choices for state representa-
tive, received totals of 32S and 325,
When the official canvass is made
it is expected that Kiddick will have
a lead of from 125 to 100, while Leavitt
will margin Burlingame by between 70
and 100 votes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
To WRECK
TRAINS, BLAST
BRIDGES Barred
Violence Planned in
Middle w est, Probe by
Detectives Shows.
Three Men Questioned
in Chicago in Connec-
ton With Move.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The disclosure of
a new train wrecking plot, an attempt
to blow up train, burning and dyna-
miting of bridges and other railway
property, greasing of tracks, slugglng
of workers and other acts of violence
marked the strike of the railway shop
men throughout the country Thursday.
A pile of debris heaped in the path
of an expected Chicago train near
Spring Lake, Ia, was reported to have
resulted in the death of one man and
the injury of three others when a
motor handcar on which they were
riding in advance of train struck the
obstruction.
An attempt to blow up Chicago u
Alton train near Alton. ILL.,, the bomb
ing of a bridge in Wilmington, Del.
and the burning of seven bridges on
Cotton Belt" line also were reported
simultaneously with the arrest of
three men in Chicago charged with a
plot to dynamite and wreck the New
York Chicago Western Express" OF
the New York Central linesA
Four Men Held
The latest arrests followed the hold
ing of four other men accused of
wrecking the Million Dollar" express
on the Michigan Central near Gary,
Ind, little more than week ago
by removing n spikes from the rails,
causing the death of two enginemen.
Efforts were being made by federal
and state officers to determine wheth-
er there was any connection between
the two groups
Railroad detectives, posing as strik-
ers, obtained the first information con-
eerning the alleged plot. According to
the Investigators, the wreck was first
supposed to have taken place Tuesday,
but the arrest of the four men in con-
nection with the Gary outrage frus-
trated the plot. The men were being
questioned Thursday in an attempt to
learn if others were connected with
the conspiracy and also to find the
location of the dynamite which was to
have been used. Wholesale arrests of
terrorists were promised by the Chi
cago police, and federal agents con-
tinued their activity in all parts of the
central west.
Few Injuries Reported
Despite the wide extent of the days
outbreaks and the heavy property loss,
rev injuries were reported. AT SeGa-
liza, Mo-, four railroad guards were
beaten by thugs. The Wilmington
bombing disabled Pennsylvania rail
road bridge and shattered windows for
blocks around but did not irreparably
damage the bridge. Another attempt
to blow up bridge near Cincinnati, O.,
was reported to have done little dam
age.
After an all-day grilling. two of the
three men questioned by the police in
connection with the alleged plot to
wreck a New York Central train were
released Thursday night, when they
convinced the police that they knew
nothing about the alleged plot.
One was held for further questioning.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
$1OO, 900 Fire Loss
in Montana Town

MissouIa, Aug. 3i.--(By The
Associated Press.) - Thursday
nlaht the town of Huson. Is miles
west of here on the Northern Pa
cific and Milwaukee railways, Is a
mass of smoldering ruins. The
loss Is placed at 100000. The
origin OF the fire Is undetermined
but pistol shots, as the fire broke
out. about | O'Clock Thursday
morning, led to the belief that bur-
glars started the fire In trying to
blow the safe In the store of the
Huson Mercantile company. The
safe door has not been found,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
BLAINE COUNTY.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune. q
cincts in Blaine county give for z<u-
ator-Anderson, A; Pray, 10S: W1n-
kin, So; Riddick, 425; Siegfriedt.
Congress -Burlingame, 90; Coltns,
20; Fleming. 50; Flint, 8; Gabriel. s5s
Kirk. IS; Leavitt, 40; Locke, 81: Mc-
Connell, 33. Chief justice-Callaway,
254: Farr, 106; Utter. ITO. Associates
justice-Cavanaugh, 165; Stark, 1885,
Stevens, 15S Railroad commissioners
Boyle, 141: Sands, A. Senator
OConnor, so: Stout, 154; Wells, So:
Wheeler. 207. Congress-Moss, 34i.
Chief justice-Donnelly. 1893: Jackson,
SO: Stanton, 9S. Associate Justice
Matthews, 257; Waite, 80. Railroad
ommissioner-Allen, 115: Drake, LAG;
johnson, 6S.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
PHILLIPS COUNTY.

Special to The Tribune.
Malta, Aug. 31.-Republican re-
turns from all precincts in Phillips
county with the exception of two
minor ones give: United States SEN
ate-Anderson, 253; Pray, 202; Ran
kin. $40; Riddick, 1904: Seigfreidt. 10.
Observation-Disclosures, 100; Col
Inns. 1876; Fleming. 10; Flint, 20;
Gabriel, SIS; Kirk, So: Leavitt, 1T;
Locke. As; Mcconnell, 105. Chief JUS
tice of the supreme court-Callaway,
645; Farr, $50; Utter, $40. Asse-
eiate justice supreme court-Stark,
479; Stevens, 5S4; Cavanaugh, 46f.
Railroad ommissioner-Boyle, 6SS:
court-Easton. 1856. -
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
HILL COUNTY
yELLowsToNE COUNTY.

Billings. Aug. S1.--(By The Asso-
ciated Press. s.)-Forty-fi precincts
out of a in Yellowstone county give
for United States senator: Anderson,
o1E. PRAY. 4f4; Rankin, Its; Rid
3ick 764: Seigfreidt. AS; O'Connor,
asss: Stout, $3.50; Wells, 1s2: Wheeler.
1,016.
Rnrhngame. 2a1; Collins, 2s6;
Flenling. %; Flint, III; Gabriel l11i
tContinusd. ON RAgA- -xOssea
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-01
WISCONSIN TOWN BURNING.

Eau Claire, Wis, Aug. 3I.-Reports
received here tonight by Fire Chief
Welch say that city bloch in Memo
minee, Wis, has been WIPED out by
fire. The report asked for Assistance.
No details were available