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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
MAY
LEAD STRIKERS
TOAREJECT|ON
Don't Want Settlement
in Hands of Rail La
Dor Board, Report.
All Unions Continue
Conference; Expect to
Finish Today.

Washington, Aug. 11.-(By The AS
sOciated Press. AFTER several hours
conference behind closed doors. CHIEF
officials of all the railroad labor or.
ganizations adjourned late Friday
night until 8 a. m. Saturday, declar
ing themselves still unready to make
response to President Harding's final
strike settlement offer, and still un-
ready to make public the policy which
unions not now on strike intend to
follow in the circumstances.
Warren s. Stone. grand chief of the
engineers brotherhood and chairman
of the meeting, announced at its close.
however, that both these expressions
would be forthcoming Saturday. Of
ficials of the seven unions on strike
will reply to the president for them
selves, Mr.. Stone said. while the re-
mainder of the organizations intended
to join in declaration of their posi-
ton to the public.
Mr.. Stone, in commenting on the
walkouts of trainmen in various
places, now progressing, said that he
had reports from 80 terminals where
our men are facing conditions just like
these" and added that there might
be walkouts' at such terminals, com
At the White House the admins
tration's views of these walkouts, at
tributed by the union leaders to the
presence of armed guards, was said
to be that no strike anywhere of any
character. which had as law and order
to protect life and property would
have countenanced the effect.
President Harding, it is said, does
into nd 70 hn
a threatening posture in the industrial
situation.
Though b. NJ. Jewell. chairman of
the group of strike leaders, as well
as Mr. Stone insisted that only gen
eral discussions" had marked the pro-
longed union session, subordinate Of
ficials, particularly of the train serv-
ice brotherhoods, were continuously in
and out of the gathering.
Mr. Stone said he was constantly
in receipt Friday of reports from
strike centers and that the instruc-
tions to train service men were that
they should not continue work at
points where their lives were endan-
gered
"One half of the locomotives run
ming today are doing so in violation of
the safety provisions of law, anyway"
he declared. las the interstate COM
merce commissions bureau of safety
reports should show. This shopmen's
strike has not been broken anywhere"
While the formal announcement of
their conclusion was withheld, the of
ficers of the striking shop crafts or
sanizations We're unvarying in holding
out the impression that the presi
tents offer-the heart of which is the
proposal to leave the seniority status
If returning strikers to the decision
If the railroad labor board-would
meet rejection The purpose of the
gathering was merely to consider
what the policy of the other unions
would be. they said.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
TRAINMEN REFUSE
TO WORK AT OGDEN
BECAUSE OF GUARD
Four Passenger Trains Wait as
Union Men Fail to
Report.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. H.
Members of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific at
Ogden failed to report for work Fri
day. thus tieing up traffic in the
Ogden yards aud stalling four pas
senger trains and between six and
nine freight trains.
In Salt Lake City, yard employees
Of the Denver & Rio Grande failed to
report for work and at Pocatello the
yardmen of the Oregon Short Line
quit their jobs.
The situation in Salt Lake and at
Pocatello is little effected by the
walkout, but at Ogden train move
ments are held up. Friday two
Southern Pacific, one Oregon Short
Line and one Union Pacific passenger
trains failed TO move and brotherhood
officials there state that as soon as
other trains come TO Ogden they. too,
will be tied up, as there will be no
firemen to take them out again.
Friday afternoon at 3:35 clock 50
firemen failed TO come on duty at the
Southern Pacific Ogden yards and ii
is claimed that traffic from Ogden
west to Carlin. New, will be affected.
The Ogden workers failed to report,
union officials said. because the rail-
roads declined to accede to their de-
mands TO disarm guards and put the,
rolling stock in better shape. Tho,
Salt lake and Pocatello walkouts af-i
feet fire builders, fire knockers, cin.I
der nit men, engine watchmen, wateN
tenders. coal passers, coal chute men.
stationary firemen and coal hoist ea-
ginemea and &ais helpeSsA
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
DAVIS HEADS BAR
ASSOCIATION FOR
1923; PARLEY ENDS
Lawyers Oppose Move to AL
low Resurrection of
Dead" Laws.

San Francisco. Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Bar association convention closed
Friday night with dinner at which
John W. Davis of West Virginia for
mer ambassador to Great Britain. who
was elected president of the associa-
tion Friday was welcomed to his new
office. The speakers included Chief
Justice Taft. Lord Thomas Shaw. NJ.
Henri Aubepin and J. B. NJ. Baxter.
representing the British. French and
Canadian bars. and Cornelius Cole,
centenarian. who once represented
California in the United States senate.
Mr.. Davis was chosen president with
out opposition, Thomas Kemp of Bal
timore and Frederick +. Wadhams of
Albany \. u. We're unanimously elect
ed secretary and treasurer. The CON
vention declared itself opposed to the
pending measure in congress giving that
body power to put back on the statute
books laws which the supreme court
had declared unconstitutional. on the
ground that this would destroy the con
stitutional safeguards of the people.
A last minute attempt to put the
convention on record in favor Of state
prohibition enforcement acts through
ont the union rs an aid in npholding
the eighteenth amendmnt failed.
Need for educating the people of the
country to greater respect for the law
and the esarts as the defenders of their
rights was emphasized often earlier in
the convention but today, the raising of
standards for lawyers came
to the fore.
The association decided the time was
not ripe for publishing n comprehen-
sive digest and history of law but
agreed upon committee report favor
ing efforts to make legal aid available
to everyone everywhere SO that no one
need be without it for lack Of money
to pay counsel fees.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
CORK KCAPTURED
BY NATIONALS:
C|T|zENSCHEER
Retreating Irregulars
Burn Bridges; Fire
Postoffice.

Dublin. Aug. 11.-(By The Associ
ated Press. 1T is officially announced
that national troops entered Corl
Thursday and were given an enthusi
astic reception. Seven national troops
were killed, many were wounded and
some of the troops are missing. Ii is
reported that 13 men were murdered
by irregulars.
The retreating irregulars burned six
barracks and three bridges.
The irregular casualties. according
to the official announcement, were six
dead and wounded
The national forces are in full pos
session Of the postoffice and the Gus
toms house
The national forces from Passage
West have consolidated their positions
and pushed outposts to the outskirts
of the city. They do not appear, how
ever. TO have entered the city as vet
The bulk of the Irregular troops are
believed to have evacuated the city.
although leaving behind numerous
snipers, who are concealed in the ruins
OF buildings and terrorizing citizens.
Confiagrations ragged in Cork
throughout Thursday night The fire.
men were poweress to put out all the
fires. The business part of the city
is in ruins. The damage is estimated
at two million pounds sterling
Twenty irregulars entered the post
office in Amiens street FRIDAY night
says an official statement, disarmed
the sentry at the entrance and over
powered the inner guard of seven sol
dlers. one of whom was shot and Sc
riously wounded They rushed into
the instrument room and after scatter
ing gasoline, set it on fire.
Considerable damage was done TO
the floor and furniture. The fire bri-
gade arrived promptly and put out the
fire.
Thus. adds the statement. the main
object of the rerguars-destructi of
the lnstruments-was not accomp-
lished. 1t is expected normal service
will be resumed Saturday. One mem
Der Of the raiding party was arrested
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
WOULD RE-H|RE
! MEN ENOUGH tn ,
FILL VACANCIES
Rail Chiefs Willing to
Allow Labor Board to
Determine Seniority.
Committee of Execu-
tives to Wait on Presi-
dent With Answer.

New York, Aug. 11.-(By
Associated Press. 1.-The exec
utive heads of 148 American
railways Friday night condi-
tionally accepted President
Harding's second proposal for
settlement of the nationwide
railroad strike.
This unofficial announce
ment was made shortly after
= o'clock, following a pro-
longed conference at the
Grand Central terminal, sur
rounded by the greatest Sec
recy.
Officially it was merely
stated that a committee rep
resenting virtually all the rail-
ways in the country would
wait on President Harding at
the White House Saturday
afternoon with a reply to his
program, drafted by a commit
tee appointed by the Associa-
tion of Railway Executives
and approved by the body as
a whole.
The conditions which went into the
acceptance. according to unofficial
sources, were:
Conditions Of Acceptance
Frst-That the presidents request
that the strikers be taken back should
be interpreted that as many strikers
should be re-hired as should be needed
by the roads to bring their shop forces
to normal.
Second-That such strikers should
be taken back Internationally and
that the railroad labor board later
should determine whether they were
to regain their seniority privileges.
President Harding had suggested
that all strikers be given back their
old Jobs and that the question Of
board to be threshed out later.
A statement issued by T. Dewitt
Cuyler. chairman of the Association Of
Railway Executives, simply stated
that a committee headed by him would
wait on President Harding at 4:3O
p. m. Saturday. when the conclusion
reached Friday would be presented to
him.
Cuyier's Statement
Mr.. Cuyler's statement said:
AT the meeting today the railway
executives gave to the proposal OF
the president. dated August Z. 1922,
the thorough and conscientious con-
sideration to which it was entitled.
They took into their consideration
ali the elements in the situation which
affected the public welfare and ar
lived at a conclusion which they will
present TO the president of the United
States.
For the purpose of making this
a committee has been ap-
pointed. The committee will call upon
he president tomorrow at 4:30 p. m.
The action of railway executives
'aunot be made public until it has been
submitted to the president"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
DEADLOCK OVER
REPARAT|0NS|S
NOT YET BROKEN
Slight Hope for Agree.
ment Held Out at
London.

London, Aug. 11.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. The conference of pre-
miers which has been in session in
London for a discussion of German
reparations, Friday night still was in a
state of suspended animation.
The spokesmen for David Lloyd
George, the British prime minister,
and Raymond Poincare. the French
premier, said they could not faithfully
declare that an agreement was yet
assured. NJ Poincare will remain in
London until Monday.
The meeting of official session Fri
day did not take place and no time
has yet been fixed for a meeting. Dis
cussions began over the breakfast
table between Mr.. Lloyd George, NJ.
Poincare and NJ. Theunis. the Belgian
premier. This evening Signor Schan-
ger, the Italian foreign minister,
called at Downing street to see Mr..
Lloyd George.
These informal discussions covered
a wide range of subjects concerned
with Germany's financi3l situation.
1t is understood that notifications
to the British proposals center on the
conditions for a possible moratorium
and do not imply any deviation in
principle from the tenor of the British
The experts committee
began at o'clock Friday evening to
examine the modificats. and if they
their work Friday, they will
present their report to the three pre-
miers Saturday morning.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
TWO DEAD in GUN
FIGHT; PASTOR IS
ONE OF VICTIMS
Killing Follows Failure of Pair
to Break Up Church
Meeting.

Somerset, Ky, Aug. 1.-Two men
were dead and another was believed
to be dying in hospital here Friday
night as the result of gun fight Thurs
day night at the close of religious
service at Mount Victory, % miles east
of here. The dead are Abe Nolan,
lay pastor of the Mount Victory
church. and Ester Dykes. farmer. Ell
lis Richardson, a farmer. was wounded
Officers were told that Dykes and
Richardson. with several other young
men. went to church service which was
being conducted by Nolan with the
avowed intention of breaking up the
meeting. They were unsuccessful how
ever. and departed One member of
the congregation. fearing trouble, OBJ
tanned shotgun and gave it to the
pastor. On his way home, Nolen. il
is reported, met the two men, who are
alleged TO have fired on him. Nolen
returned the fire The pastor. who
recently came here, has been active
against moonshiners.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
Spectators Wounded
inn Y. Gun Fight

New York, Aug. 11.-Umberto
Valenti was fatally wounded and a
slightly hurt by shots from pistols
welded by five gunmen in Second ave
nue. at Twelfth street Friday after
noon
The quintet walked to the corner.
drew pistols and deliberately fired n
volley at Valenti Frightened pedes
trians in the vicinity fought with each
other to gain points of safety in door
ways and halls.
The fray, according to police. was
skirmish in a bootleggers' feud
which started several months ago with
shooting on Mulberry whisky
curb"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
STILL TRYING
To END STRIKE
. IN COAL MINES
Operators and Unions
Working on Proposal
at Cleveland Meet.
Any Agreement Will
Be Operative Only to
April |, Is Report.

Cleveland, Aug. 11-(By The AS
sociated Press ANY wage contract
that may grow out Of the conference
here of soft coal operators and miners
probably will continue in force only
until next April 1, it was indicated
Friday by discussion of the operators
Miners joint subs scale committee on
the general terms of an agreement.
No final decision on any question was
reached but the date for expiration of
the contract was brought forward in
considerating what the board or com
mission might be created to arrange for
future negotiations. Past contracts
have run for two years, expiring on
March 81.
Operators on the committee declined
to make public their proposal for flu
ture settlements. but it was understood
to have suggested arbitration and in
this respect met with the flat refusal
OF the miners. The union leaders, how
factfinding committee Of purely ad
visory powers.
Although opposition to negotiating
an interstate agreement which might
fix mining rate of wage for Illinois
was raised by Frank harrington, the
Illinois miners president, the adjourn
ment of the committee was marked by
Michael Gallagher, heading the oper-
ators, declaring, I'VE have Iabored hard
all day and feel we are making prog
ress." while President John L. Lewis,
heading the miners. added he was opti-
mistic over the prospects Of reaching
an agreement.
Mr.. harrington, sponsor of single
state agreements for ending the strike,
was understood to have notified the
committee that he would not be bound
to settle with Illinois operators on the
basis of any agreement that may be
made here, while Mr.. Lewis answered
that the question arising from the Hi
nois leaders stand was one for the
decision of the unions policy commits
sion.
The stand taken by Mr. Harrington
in the committee and notice from
Illinois operators that they would not
attend the conference were not regard
ed by Mr.. Lewis as an obstacle to a
settlement He said, "No impedim ent
Of the conference" had developed and
added that he was hopeful of it's sue
cess
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
King Renorninated
at Utah Convention

Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug. Ii
United States Senator William II.
King of Utah was .renominated as the
party candidate for the November
election at the democratic state con-
vention here Friday. Senator King
won on the first ballot and the choice
was unanimous.
In November. Senator King will
have as his opponent Ernest Bam-
berger. Salt Lake mining engineer,
nominated by the republicans for the
senate
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
Prominent Gotham
Men Caught in Fire
on Yacht; Escape

Lake George, N. ", Aug. H.
The steam yacht Crusader, with
Governor Miller, AdoIph S. Ochs,
publisher of the New York Times,
Charles J. Peabody of the firm of
Kidder, Peabody and company, and
others aboard. caught fire on the
lake Friday night, four miles north
of Lake George village. The boat
was hurriedIy docked and all the
passengers landed. They had
strapped on life preservers.
Clouds of smoke enveIoped the
boat when it was docked near the
summer residence of Maurice
Hopes of GIensvaie. Although the
crew had the fire under control at
the time. and extinguished it soon
after, 1t was thought best to take
the passengers to their destina-
tions by automobile.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
CONGRESS NOT NEEDED

Washington, Aug 11.-Despite the
contrary opinion expressed by some
minority leaders in congress it was as
serted at the White House Friday that
the administration did not think it nee
essary to ask for specific congressional
approval of the claims agreement con-
cluded yesterday with Germany.
Officials close to President Harding
declared that approval of the settle
ment would not be sought from the
legislative branch except insofar as
appropriations were necessary to carry
on the work of the claims commission
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
MURDER OF RICH
OIL MAN MYSTERY:
BODY Is IDENTIFIED
Corpse Found Near Washing.
ton; Police in Search of
Slayer.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE body OF
man found Thursday just across the
Maryland line with a rope around the
neck and a score of knife wounds, was
identified Friday as Bernard A. Nc
Bride. formerly of Muskogee, Okla.
A woman at whose home Mcbride
had roomed identified the body. saying
Mcbride came here in June to attend
commencement exercises at school at
which his ward, Ellen Derr of Okla
homa. was a student.
Thus far nothing has developed to
indicate the cause for the murder. al
though the police theory is that the
man was killed in Washington and the
body taken to Maryland and dumped
in a lonely patch Of woods.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
WEALTHY OIL MAN

Muskogee. Okla. Aug 11.-McBride,
wealthy retired oil operator whose
body was found near Washington, rose
to wealth and ease from little chicken
farm few miles from here when oil
was discovered on his land about ten
years ago.
Acquiring a few thousand dollars
through the sale of the lease on his
own land and also that oe his step
daughter and ward, Ellen Derr. Greek
Indian girl. Mcbride moved to Mus
kogee and entered the oil business on
Il large scale.
After brief but successful careef in
the oil business Mcbride sent his ward
to an eastern school and retired from
active work He spent much Of time
travelling through the country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
INDIANA HOLDS OUT

Terre Haute, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE In
diana bituminous coal operators as
sociation Friday night reaffirmed its
previous stand not TO take part in any
four state settlement Of the coal strike
or to enter any temporary agreement
with the miners which did not provide
for arbitration by a government ap-
pointed commission which would inves-
tlgate the coal industry and then set
Just wage scale. 1t was announced
tnat !" per cent OF the states ton
mage was represented at the meetn;p
At the same time Phil Penna. secre-
tary OF the association, made public a
compilation which stated that Indiana
tonnage now represented at the Cleve-
land four-state conference is only 7g6-
600 tons annually and not 900, 900, as
announced there.
The action of the meeting was s;mn,v
in approval of similar action by the
state scale committee Monday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
LEAGUE MAY FIGURE.

PARIS, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Havas agency from London says it has
been learned in authoritative circles
that David Lloyd George has proposed
to Nj. Poincare that they submit their
divergent views as to the conditions
for a moratorium for Germany to arbi-
tration of the league of nations.
The dispatch adds that the finance
ministers and the financial experts at
the London conference have unani-
mously approved seven points in the
British note. and that the other three
points. control of mines and forests,
and international loan and a 26 per
cent tax on exports, will be discussed
Saturday morning.
French circles deny that the league
of nations will be asked to arbitrate
Emergencies regarding a moratorium.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
ROADS C0ND|T|0NALLY ACCEPT STRIKE PEACE P[I
Explosion Kills
Five Aboard Boat
at Miami Beach

Miami, Fla, Aug. ii.-Flve per-
sons lost their lives and two others
are believed to have been drowned
when an explosion and fire de-
stroyed the converted yacht Shirin,
three miles off Miami beach late
Friday, an hour after 1t put out
from here for Nassau.
Survivors could not explain what
caused the explosion. The boat
was driven by gasoline engines and
1000 gallons of gasoline was In
flames a moment after the blast.
A mad scramble ensued and when
rescue boats arrived the survivors
we're swimming In the water.
The wreck sank In less than an
hour after the explosion.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
PREDICTS A CLIMAX

Washington. Aug. 11.-Prediction
that the situation in the anthracite
coal region would come to a climax
in less than week from Friday" was
made Friday at the White House by a
spokesman for the administration. No
comment. however, was Forthcoming as
to what developments were expected.
The administration spokesmen fur
ther declared that President Harding
believed that anthracite operators had
not. and would not. obstruct a settle
ment in their territory
How soon negotiations TO aid the
suspension work in the anthracite field
might be expected was not revealed
by officials, but the opinion was ex
pressed at the White House that a
settlement had been delayed because
Of negotiations pending in Cleveland
for a termination of the bituminous
strike. Both parties to the contro-
versy in the anthracite field were said.
in the presidents opinion, to be justi-
fled in postponing their effort to bring
about an adjustment because Of the
activities in the bituminous situation.
Secretary Davis declared Friday that
the country faced shortage of an
thracite coal which could not possibly
be made up within the next year.
There was shortage of at least 30.
100000 tons, according to the latest
reports conveyed to him by officials
keeping in touch with coal production.
he added. Sufficient bituminous coal
to establish the normal surplus guam
tlty usually on hand could not be pro-
duced before next April, at the earliest.
Mr. Davis said
The central coal committee will not
hesitate TO refuse priority orders for
fuel to mines which do not conform
with the Hoover fair prices, Fuel Dis
tributor Spencer said Friday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
SUN THANKS BRITISH

Hong Kong, Aug. 11.-(By The AS
Isociated Press. Sun Vat Sen. deposed
president of the southern republic at
Canton. who arrived here Thursday
from Canton aboard the British gun
boat before leaving for Shanghai. tele-
graphed the British consul general at
Canton. thanking him for his helpful
service in arranging Suns passage from
Canton to Hong Kong. Sun boarded
the steamship Empress of Russia for
Shanghai late- in the day