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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
GENOA CONFERENCE
NOT HIGHLY VALUED
BY LONDON TIMES
Declares Time Too SbJrt, Pre-.
miers Too Busy to Do
Subject Jus tice.

London. Jan. 31.-Tha London Times
in an editorial under the caption. The
Mystery of Genoa" questions the pros
pect of the conferences success and
emphasizes the vagueness OF the hopes
of its promoters.
with the United States holding
critically aloof. with France reluctantly
consenting and the other European
governments doubtfully or anxiously
acceding," says the paper, 1T would be
a surprise if the conference came near
to realizing the hopes of its promoters.
What these hopes are 1t is extremely
difficult to understand. There appears
to be a strange combination of lime
light and secrecy.
"rhe nations are to gather together
to discuss the economic reconstruction
of central and eastern Europe. Aus
tria is in deep distress, the state. of
Russia beyond imagination is appalling.
Can anything be done to relieve the
situation by a hasty conference of
busy premiers?
"It is assumed that the meetings
will last fortnight What can be done
in fortnight except to bring to the
surface all the bitter controversies of
Europe?"
The editorial declares that the
British government apparently desires
to supply the chief motive power Of
the discussion and that the co-opera-
ton of Great Britain and France is
essential, yet the relations of the two
countries ut present are in debate.
The writer notes the greatest alacrity
has been shown by Germany and Rus
sia, "those who were their subtle, stub
born enemies during the war;"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
NO INCREASES
ON ALEUT|ON0 DR.
kUR|LE ISLES
Last Naval Problem
Before Arms Farley
Is inally Settled.
Two Plenary Sessions
of Conference Are to
Be Held Wednesday.

Washington. Jan. 30.-(By The AS
sociated Press. Two plenary sessions
of the Washington conference will be
held Wednesday, it was said Monday
after meeting of the naval committee
of Is. at which final agreement was
said to have been reached on the forti-
fication question, the only naval issue
remaining unsolyed when the committee
went into session.
The first plenary session will be
held in the morning and the other N
the afternoon. One, it is understood
will be held to proclaim to the world
the text Of the naval treaty, and the
other probably will deal with far east
ern questions. 1t was indicated, how
ever, that this might not mean the final
ending of the Washington cDnference
as other details might have to be con-
sidered later.
Receive Last Reports
The armament committee of the con-
ference will meet at $3.50 Tuesday to
receive the reports of its naval com
mittee of Is and the far eastern com
mittee of the conference will meet a
half hour later to receive what may be
final reports from it's subcommittees.
Under the agreement said to have
been reached by the naval committee of
Is in taking up the question of forti-
fications there will be no increase in
the present Notifications of the Aleu-
tian islands, owned by the United
States, and the kurile islands, owned
by Japan.
Basis of Reservations
It was on the question of these
islands. it is understood. the japanese
made reservations when they accepted
other phases of the Notifications set
tlement.
With an agreement reached on the
Notifications question, 1t was SAID, that
all questions at issue before the naval
committee had been satisfactorily ad-
justed.
As accepted, the provisions pledges
the powers to maintain in their pres
ent status the Notifications of the
Philippines, Guam, the Aleutian islands
and various smaller Pacific posses
sions of the United States, Formosa
and other japanese islands stretching
to the north and south from the prin-
cipal Japanese group, and the British
port of Hong Kong. together with II
humber of British islands lying to the
southeast. The japanese mainland,
japanese Sakhalien, British Singapore
and the Hawaiians do not fall under
the prohibition.
AS finally agreed to. the text of the
Notifications article contains authoriza-
ton for such repair and replacement
as may be necessary to keep establish
ments now existing within the status
quo" area up to their present eff
cheney This stipulation will permit
the small marine base in operation on
Guam to remain, along with the forti
fications installed by Japan on For
mosa. 1t is declared by conference
spokesmen that the language of the
provision is broad enough to permit
bona fide commercial development of
the "status quo" area, even though
the commercial establishments installed
might be capable of conversion for war
uses in case of hostilities.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
|JAPAN AND AMERICA ARE AGREED
ION FORTIFICATIONS IN PACIFIC
GOMPERS HURLSDEF7
AT CONPUISORYPLAN
TO END LABOR ROWS
President of American Federation Declares
Unions Will Never Submit and Brands
Proposal as "Barbaric.'

"The railroads" he said, ''are not
conducted simply for public service and
have established a monopoly created
by the government"
The labor leader made strong de-
fense of the right of railroad workers
to strike, saying:
Talk about abolition of strikes. Why,
we might as we'll endeavor to strife
the yearnings and aspirations for a
better life, for better conditions in
any walk of life. You cannot enforce
compulsory labor on one part of the
people of the United States and let
the other free
The American labor movement, he
continued. was fighting radcalism,
adding that "a propaganda has been
carried ON to destroy the American
republic and the American Federation
of Labor, as condition precedent to
it. Not only is it directed from Russa
but from throughout the world"
Plumb Attacks Board
Alleging that there were five mil
lion unemployed in the United States
he declared it to be blot on the
escutcheon of our country that nothing
of tangible character has been done
to obliviate that awful situation"
The railroad labor beardaalso was
attacked by Glenn Plumb, speaking as
the representative of President B. NJ.
Jewell. of the railway employees depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, who declared for the boards
abolition
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
OBRECON PLEASED
At NEGOTIATIONS
WITH n. !. BANKS
Every Day Brings Settlement
Nearer, Declares Mexican
President.

Mexico City. Jan. 3O-By the As
sociated Press. Negotiations between
the Mexican government and New York
bankers are proceeding with satisfac-
tion to all concerned, and every day
brings settlement nearer said Pres
ident Obregon Monday. He declined
to comment on the report made to
Adolfo de la Huerta, secretary of the
treasury, by General Eduardo Iturbide,
who recently returned from Now York,
where he acted as special agent Of
the treasury department.
Referring to the agreement with the
American oil men, the president assert
ed an amicable adjustment had been
reached. but that for convenience sake
the export taxes to be collected under
the decree of June are merely deferred
indefinitely, awaiting a final agreement
with the bankeres.
mo difficulties exist between the
Mexican and the Guatemalan govern
ments, and, although our administra-
tion has not recognized the new Guat-
emalan regime, the relations between
the two peoples are as cordial as ever"
President Obregon told newspaper men.
He laughingly dismissed r1lmors of war
between Mexico and Guatemala as alb
surd.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
British Exchange
Rates at Highest
Level Since 1919

New York, Jan. 3O-Another buoy
ant advance in British exchange rates
to highest levels since August. 1919.
was Mondays feature in the financial
markets.
Demand bills on London rose to
$428, gain over last week Of 3A
cents, but reacted from the maximum
quotation before the close of the mar
kets.
All allied exchanges, especially
French and italian bills, registered CON
current gals of 10 to II points. while
rates rose 10 to % points.
Brokers associated the strength of
the pound sterling with the marked
improvement shown by Great Britain's
foreign trade balance, together with
purchases Of British bills to meet Feb
ruary payments.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
P|TTSbURGH PLUS
PLAN PUTS WESTERN
PLANTS OUT, CLAIM.
Steel Corporation System of
Sales Attacked as Monopoly
Before Trade Board.

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan 30.-The COM
petition OF eastern crop forge factories
with western plants. if the Pittsburgh
plus practice of the United States Steel
corporation is continued would "even-
tually put his company out of busi-
ness" II. ". Ladish, president of the
Ladish Drop Forge company of
Cudahy. Wis, declared before the fed
eral state commission Monday. His
testimony was part of a hearing on q
complaint originally filed by western
steel consumers which came up before
Examiner John ". Bennett.
Practically all of the Ladish steel is
purchased from the Illinois Steel COM
pany, Mr.. Ladish testified, on a con-
tract dated May 3, 1920. which named
the price of steel delivered to Cudahy
as the Pittsburgh price, plus the
freight rate from Pittsburgh. Most of
the steel, he said, comes from Gary.
Ind.
Under clause of the contract. the
price varies according to increases or
decreases in freight rates. The rate
quoted by the contract was 291a cents
hundred pounds, but the rate has
increased to Al cents since the con-
tract was made and the company now
pays the difference in an increased
contract price, Mr.. Landish asserted.
Due to the fact that the freight
rates on manufactured products and
on raw steel are the same, the Ladish
company is compelled to pay trans
portation charges on material wasted
in manufacture, which eastern com
panies save. In addition, the western
factory must pay return freight on it's
products when shipped back to any
eastern customers, Mr.. Ladish ex-
planned.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31

New York, Jan. 30-Samuel Com
pers, veteran president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, told dele
gates at Mondays SESSION Of the Ma
tional Civic federation that organized
labor would never submit to the
creation of a tribunal for the COM
pulsory adjudication Of railroad labor
controversies. He characterized the
proposal for such a tribunal as a ire
suscitation Of barbaric condition
under conditions of unfreedom.'
His ultimatum was given in answer
to a proposal for such a tribunal
voiced by Ben w. Hooper, vice chair
man and public member of the railroad
labor board. In q speech earlier Mr..
Hooper declared for q competent trib-
unal to settle railway disputes, whose
decisions shall be enforced by suitable
penalties The labor leader made an
issue of Mr.. Hooper's suggestion.
He also demanded to know to whom
Mr.. Hooper was referring when he
spoke of radical and conservative
labor leaders, asking in which class
Ire was listed. Mr.. Hooper replied that
he did not wish to cast reflections on
Mr.. Gompers or the labor movement
as a whole, but insisted there were
many radicals in the movement
He Charges Monopoly
Mr.. Gompers closed his address with
the. charge that railway officials gave
the railroad board railroad wage fig
ures 81 ,25O, 100000 in excess of the
total actually paid.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Guards Keep Order
in Nebraska CITY:
Strikers Are Quiet

Nebraska City, Neb.. Jan. 3O.-{By;
The Associated Press.)-Under the
control of 500 national guard troops.
Nebraska City and Four Mile pre-
cinct remained quiet Monday. Only
minor disturbances have happened since.
the arrival of the guardsmen Satur-i
day. following q proclamation of mar
tial law by Governor McKelvie as a.
result of strike directors here Wednes-
day night. Citizens have complied
readily with the regulations imposed
by the military authorities and business
is going on as usual except in the case
of pool halls and other lettering places
which we're ordered closed. There has
been no indications as to when the
troops will be recalled from duty here
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
HOUSE PASSES BILL
FOR S377,474,522
To VETS BUREAU
Provision Limiting Establish
ment of Training Schools to
Camp Sheridan, Is Killed.

Washington. Jan. 3O-The independ
ent offices bill carrying $494 ,304, ,23S
most of which is for use by the veter-
ans bureau, was passed Monday by
the house and sent to the senate.
For the bureau the bill appropri-
ated 377,474,6 ,622 and the only change
in this feature was the elimination Of
a provision which would have limited
the number of camps at which training
schools might be established to Camp
Sherman, Ohio.
Some Of the items making UP the
800, 100000 appropriation for the
shipping board came in for sharp at
tack, the house defeating, III to 1T,
a democratic motion to recommit the
bill for restricting the boards advertis-
ing expenditures to $500, 900. In ad-
dition to 100000 carried for adver-
tising. the board has available $780,
600, thus giving it $1,7O0,0O0 for ad
yertising,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
JURY
Of z PROPOSED
To JUDGE FILMS
William A. Brady Attacks Vol
untary Censorship Plan and
Managers Association.

New York, Jan. 30-A new plan to
eliminate or correct questionable photo
plays was announced Monday. The idea.
promulgated by men of prominence in
the theatrical industry, is to select a
jury of u reputable citizens to Judge
a play under criticism and decide by
a three-fourths vote whether the play
shall be exonerated, condemned or re-
vised.
The vote Of this jury will have the
backing of powerful interests in the
theatrical profession and pressure will
be brought to bear upon the manager
of the play concerned to follow the
jury's vedict
William A. Brady, producer and
theater owner, expressed himself un-
alterably opposed to the voluntary GEN.
sorship plan, holding that the trouble
lies with the producing managers them
selves. He said he did not believe that
Governor Miller would sanction the
plan. basing his opinion on the gov
ernor's previous action in the motion
picture situation.
THE Producing Managers associa-
ton is yellow" Mr.. Brady said. 1T
should change its name to the Duck
The Issue corporation, as it never
does anything except duck. Now it's
ducking the dirt issue. There isn't
producing manager in New York who
does not know the difference between
dirt and decency.
'rThe situation in New York theaters
is bad. Worse-it is dangerous. Some
of the producing managers are doing
wrong and they know il. and the public
knows it. How can they enter into
voluntary censorship when their own
hands are dirty?'
John Emerson. head of the Actors
Eouity association. defended the plan.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Would Standardize
Entrance Credits
of State Schools

Portland, Ore, Jan. 30.-Standard-
ization of college entrance credits, in
terchange of enrollments and other
scholastic statistics and concerted
move toward maintaining all possible
economies in the administration of
state educational institutions were
agreed upon Monday at the close of
the annual informal conference of
northwest college presidents.
They agreed on platform of admin
istrative economies, to reduce the cost
of education as much as possible.
Among those attending was A. III.
Upham, president of the University of
Idaho.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
SENATORS REFUSE
T0PUT HOBBIES ON
ALLIED DEBT BOARD
Declines to Limit Commissions
Authority in Setting Time
for Interest Payments.

Washington, Jan. 30--By fairly de-
cisive votes, the senate Monday re-
fused either to require congressional
approval of the agreements to be en-
tered into with debtor nations by the
proposed allied debt refnnding commits
sion. or to limit authority of the COM
mission in deferring the time when in
terest payments on the eleven billion
dollar foreign debt shall begin.
Despite an agreement sharply lin
iting debate, final vote was not
reached. Late in the day reference
to the agricultural bloc by one SEN
ator brought tart reply by another
that led to further discussion and
finally it was decided to recess until
Tuesday.
The first amendment rejected was
that proposing approval by congress
Of the bond conversion agreements. 1t
was proposed by Senator Johnson, re-
publican, of California, and was voted
down, A to SO.
Next the senate rejected, 40 to 80,
an amendment proposing that interest
on the converted bonds be paid semi
annually or annually.
Senator Reed, democrat, of Missouri
then proposed that the commission
be prohibited from deferring interest
payments by any country for longer
than two years, but this also was voted
down, A to "a.
Senator Simmons offered an amend
ment limiting the time for deferring
interest payments to three years. This
was pending when the senate finally
went into a brief executive session
preliminary to taking recess.
In the debate there were charges of
"sinister influences behind the bill"
Senator Borah, republican, Of Idaho.
declared powerful financial interests
both in the United States and abroad
did not intend that the allied debt
would be paid
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Liquor in Bonded Warehouses Cannot Be Removed
for Personal Use, Ruling of Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Mine
Resumes in Butte
With Force Of 400

Butte, Jan. 30.-Work was
resumed Monday at the
Pennsylvania mine of the
Anaconda Copper Mining
company with a shift Of
400 men. Approximately six
thousand men are now EN-
ployed in the. Butte mines
which is about half a normal
figure. The Pennsylvania is
the tenth mine in the dis
trict to resume work since a
nine months close down
necessitated by the low price
Of copper which prevailed in
1921.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Montreal Brokers
Declared Insolvent
From Exchange Floor

Montreal, Jan. 30.-Fairbanks, Cos
selin g. CO., members of the Montreal
Stock exchange, were declared insoly.
ent from the floor of the exchange
Monday. George ". Fairbanks and
Jules Gosselin, who held the firm, re-
fused to make statement. Gordon
w. Scott and George Gardiner are now
in charge.
The firm was heavily interested in
Ames- Holden and Canada foundries
and forgings stocks, whose deprecia-
ton was alleged as the cause Of the
failure.
It was stated on good authority that
the firms liabilities will be nj the
neighborhood of $750,O00, with asets
conservatipely estimated at 100000.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
PEI<lNG GOVERNMENT SENDS
APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL

Peking, Jan. 3O.The government
is understood to hold that the final
Shantung proposal at the Washington
conference as framed by the British
and American delegates should be ac
cepted.
While it was felt to be important
that the problem OF the port Of Kiao
Chow should also be adjusted, it was
realized that this could not be done
without settlement Of the Shantung
railway question and that therefore it
was unwise 70 refuse the proffered
adjustment.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Discoyerer of Oil
in California Dies

San Antonio, Jan. 30.-William t.
Leary, said to be the discoverer of
oil in the southern California field,
died at his home in San Antonio Mon
day at the age Of 65 years. In 1903
he brought in an oil well near Los
Angeles. Three years later he moved
to southwest Texas where he became
active in drilling artesian wells on the
famous King ranch on which he com
x3eted aixty wells.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Bill Introduced
to Rout Reforners

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 3O-Assembly-
man f. L. Hackenburg, democrat, Of
New York, Monday night introduced in
the legislature bill, the object Of
which he said, is ''to rid us of the paid
professional reformers"
The measure is intended to add
new section to- the penal law to define
hypocrisy" Under the definition, it
would be misdemeanor for persons to
support any legislation Calculated to
infringe upon and restrain the free ex-
ercise of personal liberty" for pay or
gifts or in anticipation Of any reward.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Shot and Hanged
But Is in Hospital
Instead Of Morgue

Tacoma, Jan. 30.-Albert
Hicks is in an Olympia hos
pital suffering from a gun
shot wound in the arm, a
hanging by the neck and a
blow on the head with a
club. He was found hanging
in his cabin at a logging
camp with his toes touching
the floor. He told the hos
pital physicians he had been
attacked Saturday by two
neighbors who had forced
him to sign a statement that
he had killed horses and
cows and had burned a barn.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
Denver Aldermen
Kill Resolution
for Light Wines

Denver, Cole. Jan. 3O.-The Den
yer city council Monday night voted
to table resolution in favor Of modi-
flying state and national prohibition
laws to permit the manufacture and
sale of light wines and beer. The vote
was to 3. A second motion that the
council reconsider its action was de-
feated. This prevents the resolution
from again being brought before the
according to members.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
TOWNLEY FINISHES JAIL
TERM IN MINNESOTA

Jackson, Minn.. Jan. PA. O.
Townley. president of the National
Nonpartisan league, was released from
the Jackson county jail here Monday
after serving 90 day sentence for vi
olation Of tho, state espionage act.
Townley immediatel yleft for st. Paul
to visit his wife, who is i'll Il
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
OIL AND GAS INCOME TAX
HELD UNCONSTlTUTlONA

Washington, Jan. 30.-A tax i'm
posed by Oklahoma upon incomes de-
rived from the sale of oil and gas
produced under leases upon restricted
Indian lands was held unconstitutional
Nonday hy the supreme coNxk.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
COODELL RECOMMENDED
FOR REVENUE COLLECTOR

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Rex B. Good
ell Of San Bernardino, Cal, was rec
commended to President Harding Mon
day for appointment as collector Of iE.
ternal revenue at Los Angele1 by Sen
Ssors Sh0rtridge and Johnsoa
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
NEW YORK OFFICIALS ARE
INSPECTING THEATERS THERE

New York, Jan. 3U.--Public Off
Gals Monday urged immediate inspec-
ton of all New York theaters to cor
rect any defects which might result in
another disastrous collapse such as
fccurred in Washington Saturday night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
SWEDEN ACCEPTS ITS BID
TO GENOA CONFERENCE

Stockholm, Sweden, Jan 3O-The
Swedish government has accepted the
invitation received a few days ago
from the ns...ca goverppent to send
representatives to the dsno cs1feE-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31
+HARD|NCS PLAN IS BASIS:
China TO PAY FOR RAILWAY.
retain JAPANESE EXPERTS
Details of Phraseology in Proposed Treaty Re-
main to Be Worked Out, but Complete Agree
ment Is Expected After Another Session;
15-Year Loan Governs Payment Clause.

Washington, Jan. 3o-(By The Associated Press).-An
agreement all the principles involved the plan
of Shanung to China reached Monday night by
the Japanese and Chinese delegations After the
had been conference for nearly hours wrestling
with the final problem of restoring the Tnan-Fu
railroad to Chinese control word from the committee
that only details of the phraseoogy of the proposed
treaty remained in the way of complete agreement
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-31

A refusal, it was realized. might
ALLEVIATE the English speaking nations
to the detriment of their future re-
lations with her.
The decision, it is pointed out. may
throw damper on the efforts of the
commercial and other organizations to
raise funds for the cash redemption of
the Shantung railway but the funds
subscribed it is argued, can be used in
redemption of the treasury issue at
the first available opportunity and thus
efface the last trace of the dispute.