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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18

gered by the fires. forestry men ex-
pressed belief that there was unneces-
sary alarm, declaring that the dense
smoke from the peat beds and burn
ing vegetation made the fires appear
worse than they actually were.
E. V. Filiatrauit of Duluth, who
reached home Thursday night after a
thrilling trip by automobile through
the fire-swept Cotton area, reported
all Of the houses in Cotton had not been
burned.
The Grant Smith road construction
camp at Cotton was one of the first
to burn when the fire reached that
town. Mr.. Filiatrauit said it was not
known whether all of the fifty en-
ployes were able to escape before a
four hundred gallon gasoline tank ex-
ploded. The foreman said he had no
check on the workers, Mr.. Filiatrauit
reported.
Settlers and townspeople carrying
bundles of clothing and valuables are
enroute to Duluth by wagon. horse
back, automobile and foot, according TO
Filiatrauit
Trucks Take Refugees
Trucks have been despatched from
Duluth to pick up those travelling other
than by automobiles. Guardsmen
have been stationed on the Vermillion
Continued on Page Three.)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
QUICK ACTION
At MINES WILL
SAVE TROUBLE
No Shortage of Fuel if
Work Starts Now,
Says Hoover.

Washington, Aug. 17.-(By the AS
sociated Press).-Early resumption OF
coal production in the union fields COW
cred by the Cleveland agreement was
looked to Thursday by administration
officials to avert fuel troubles next
winter.
If the miners in those fields return
to work within few days, Secretary
Hoover declared, there would be no
serious shortage of coal next winter,
although there may be some minor in
conveniences. Production of approx
mately 100000 tons of coal weekly
made up of about four-fifths bitumi-
nous and one-fifth anthracite. will be
needed, according to Federal Fuel Dis
tributor Spencer.
Even with adequate fuel production.
Mr.. Hoover asserted. action by con-
gress will be necessary to enable fed
eral price control temporarily and to
facilitate distribution of anthracite and
to supply needs of the northwest.
With the resumption of mining he
said, the price situation will be
quickly over. While there will be
some control of distribution and prices
necessary temporarily, the matter will
quickly adjust itself
Nevertheless, Mr.. Hoover declared.
the results of the fair price agreements
thus far have constituted a remark
able showing with 10 per cent of the
coal now moving being handled under
the established maximums of from
S2.2O TO $2.75 ton. Difficulties in
the price situation. he asserted, arose
from the other 80 per cent, which gave
rise to the charges of profiteering,
while operators observing the agree
ments were passing up from SS TO $40
on every ton sold.
Emergency price control legislation
which. it is understood, President
Harding will suggest i'll his message to
congress tomorrow, would apply only
to coal moving in interstate commerce
in the opinion of the secretary.
State authorities, he believed. would
have the power to regulate coal prices
during the emergency, especially If the
federal government. acting nationally
gave the states the framework TO
build on.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
DENIES SHE WAS
PARENT;LEAvES
CASH To STATE
Woman's s Will Says She
Was Not Mother of
Legatees'

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE bulk
of the estate of Mrs. Teresa Bell. val
ued at approximately S1000.OOO. will
60 to the state and will not be contest
ed by three men and two women whom
she repudiated and cut off with So
each. although they believed her to be
their mother, according to the San
Francisco Can Thursday The Call
gives as its authority Reginald Bell
a Tulare county banker and one of
the five 81 legatees.
Mrs. Bell stipulated in her will that
the estate must go to the state or pos
sible relatives who could prove a bet
ter claim to it after certain bequests
were taken from it. She repudiated
her parentage of the five, who believe
her to be their mother and. as far as
is known there are no other relatives
eligible to start a contest according to
the Call
The decision not. to contest was
reached because the five feel that
the estate WAS not the property of
Mrs. Bell. The question of parentage
did not enter into the decision. the
five feeling that their kinship to Mrs
Bell as children is established by
church and other records. despite her
denial of it. The Call article did not
say to whom the five believed the es-
tate belonged.
The shadow of Nanny" Pleasant
colored. one time major domo in the
household of Mrs. Bel, crept onto the
stage today to assume a conspicuous
role in the mystery of the Bell fam
lily, mystery which came to light
Tuesday with the reading of the last
will and testament of Mrs. Bell. docu-
ment in which she denied she was the
mother of five children who hadf been
reared IN her home and n document
which hinted at, and at the same time
denied rumored relationships Of Thorn
as Bell
Mrs. Bell died at her home here
Monday. In her will she bequeathed
five dollars TO each of the five chill
dren--all of whom have attained ma
jority. A third Of the Bell estate she
left TO charities: few bequests were
made to friends and servants, while
Mrs. Bell willed the residue of her
fortune to her cousins IF I had any,"
and If not, ito the state of California" !
Cryptic paragraphs in the unusual |
testament intimated that in years gone. !
Nanny" Pleasant had told Mrs. Bell |
Of the asserted presence of another |
in the life of Mr.. Bell and that |,
Mrs. Bell had investigated the rumor |
and discarded it as fabrication
There was no such woman and no /
such relation with Mr. Bell" the will /
read. After learning the true char |
acter of Nanny Pleasant invcsti- |
gated as far as possible her state /
nent as to their (the childrens) par
rntage, and found it to be a mass of |
les
While the will states that Mrs Bell |
= not the mother of the five children
t does not divulge their parentage or
throw any additional light on the mys-
-ery.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
MONTANA BANKERS
At M|SS0U[A FOR
STATE CONVENTION
Meeting Opens With Golf
Tournament for
Visitors.

Misscula. Aug. 17.-tBy The AS.
sociatcd Press) Bankers from al
parts of Montana gathered here Thurs
day TO attend the 10Th annual conven-
ton Of State Bankers association. The
sessions will continue until Saturday
Thursday was devoted to bankers
golf tournament in which f. &. Null
roney of Missoula won the cup offered
by cx Senator W. A. Clark. His is the
first name to be engraved on the cup.
The banker winning it three times gets
permanent possession.
Friday the business sessions will
open with Sam Stephenson ~ Great
Falls presiding. There will be tea
for ali Missoula ladies and visiting
bankers ladies' in the afternoon.
Thursday night the bankers were
entertained at smoker at the Mis-
soula country club.
There are more than 200 regis
tered.
Banks and bonding houses in New
York and San Francisco are repre-
sented here.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
C0NV|CTSSE
WARDEN; KNIFE
WAY TOL|bERTY
South Dakota Peniten-
tiary Head Kidnapped
by Four Prisoners.
Posses Search Country,
as Desperadoes Hold
Officer as Hostage.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Aug. 17.-CBy
The Associated Press) After severe
ly knitting Deputy Warden Arthur
Muchow, four prisoners escaped from
the South Dakota penitentiary here
late Thursday, taking Warden George
w. Jameson with them. The prisoners
fled in motor car parked by tourist
just outside the prison walls.
Several posses of state, county and
city officers. aided by members Of the
local post of the American Legion, i'm
mediately started in pursuit.
Warden Jameson was left in a
church near Crook. s. D., his hands
and feet bound. He was able to ex-
tricate himself after a short time and
reported that he was safe. He had
not been injured.
The four prisoners, Henry Coffee,
Joe Foreman, Joe Teel and J. B. King.
were serving sentences for grand
larceny. Coffee is negro.
1t appeared to officials that the
escape had been planned in advance
The four men started a commotion
in the tailor shop at the prison Thurs
day afternoon and Deputy Warden
Muchow hurried to ascertain what was
the trouble When he reached the shop.
the convicts attacked him with knives
which they had obtained from some
unknown source. Muchow resisted and
was badly cut. being stabbed twice in
the abdomen and once in the breast.
RS well as sustaining several minor
slashes. 4 report from the hospital
Thursday night was that his wounds
would not prove fatal.
Warden Jameson was in his office
at the prison at the time of the attack
and. also hearing the noise in the
shop. FASTENED down. The men over
him and at the point of their
knives forced him to lead the way
through the prison gates to the outside
after th"v had thrown MuchOw and
guard into q cell.
Just outside tho prison they leaped
into the automobile and sped north
4 guard on the wall noticing them
fired shot. but feared 10 aim directly
at the occupants because Of the war
denis presence in the ear. Authorities
here believe that the escaped convicts
will keen the warden with them until
they have traversed n safe distance
from Sioux Falls so that. in case Of
being closed in on. they could use him
as a means of protection from gun
fire. The only weanons the prisoners
had when they left here were the
knives.
Much excitement followed the near
riot at the penitentiary. Other prison
nrs s"urried back and forth and many
eft their usual positions but apparent
" none. other than the four. attempted
70 escape.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
POLICY 0E j. 8.
IN STRIKES To
SHARE MESSAGE
President Expected to
Insist on Protection
for Train Operation.
Part Played by u. S. in
Strike Negotiations
Will Be Reviewed.

Washington, Aug. 17.-(By The As
sociated Press.)-President Harding
was said by administration advisers
late Thursday virtually to have de-
cided to go before congress in joint
session Friday with his statement
Of the industrial situation. Indications
were that the chief executive would
deliver his message by noon. He was
known to have concluded the writing
of the message, which was to have been
sent to the printer Thursday night.
The decision to address congress Fri
day was reached after earlier reports
had indicated that the president might
defer his statement on the strike situ-
alton until after the railroad confer
ence in New York had reached some
definite conclusion.
Administration advisers said, how
ever. that the president felt he should
delay no longer in presenting the ad-
ministration case to congress and the
country.
The presidents message, it is said,
will suggest need of legislation to
strengthen the governments coal dis
trlbution system. and to prevent prof
iteering from the shortage brought
about by the coal and rail strikes. In
addition, 1t is understood he will sketch
a history of his attempts to settle
the industrial tieups by negotiations and
1t is believed will assure congress that
the federal government intends to give
Its aid and protection to maintenance
of rail operations.
1t is doubtful whether there will be
any suggestion for legislation affect
ing the rail situation.
:, Administration leaders. including
nda a,I
Mondell. republicans. Thursday con-
ferred with the president. and Secre-
tary Weeks was closeted with him
late Thursday for study of the mes
sage.
r, Before going to the White House
Secretary Weeks received from the le-
gal departmeet of the army an opinion
that the strike situation did rot con-
stitute an emergency which would au-
fhorize the recruiting of the army 10
war strength. or to allow the drafting
of men in time of peace. While no
such action was contemplated. Mr.. |
Weeks said. the opinion was asked
from the judge advocate general to
settle any doubt in the minds of Of /,
'iclals and the public as 10 the power /
)f the government
Both the senate and house were in I
session Thursday. ready to hear the T,
president. but the house adjourned
when 1t became known that he intended
o delay his presentation another dav.
representative Ward. democrat. North
arolina. introduced bill to give the
Interstate commerce commission wage
liking authority in railroad employment
ma providing system of making pub
ic wage rates similar to that now on
sratiSe for new freight schedules.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
RANKIN CHALLENGES
R|DD|CK TODEBATE
POLITICAL ISSUES
Resents Congressman's Alleged
Boast of Being 'Pure
Republican,.
(Tribune's Helena BureauO

Helena, Aug. 17.-Challenging Con-
grcSSman Carl Riddick to an onen de-
bate upon the issues of the campaign.
Attorney General Wellington d. Ran
kln on Thursday addressed letter to
hr. Rlddick. in which is expressed re-
sentiment at the claims said to have
been made by Congressman Rdliick in
support of his candidacy for the repub-
hean nomination for United States
senator. to the effect that he is the
sole Simon-pure epublican who is
seeking that nomination.
Mr.. Rankin who is likewise can
didate for the republican nomination
for the same office. maintains that he
is lust as staunch republican AS Rid
dick dares claim to be and he wants
to meet the latter in the open before
the voters of the state and permit them
to Judge for themselves
On Thursday he addressed a Letter
to Mr.. Riddck and at the same time
gave the cpistle to the press. 1t fol
lows:
a letter written by YOU has come
into my possession today wherein YOU
infer that you are the only real re-
pnbilran running on the republican
ticket for the nomination for the United
States senate. l have been told that
YOU are sending this letter broadcast
throughout the state
I'm your letter you say that the race
is between YOU and me. and you allege
that | am inexperienced as to legis-
lative matters.
II hereby invite you to debate and
discuss with me from the same plat
form the principles of the republican
party and the issues confronting the
people of the state and nation. and
thereby give to the people of the state
a better opportunity to know your
views and mine. and to ascertain whom
they desire to represent them in the
Unitad States senaka."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
Trolleys Wrecked
at Buffalo; None
Hurt in Smashup

Buffalo. n. Y, Aug. 17.-Three troll
ley cars bound for Niagara Falls on
the high speed trolley lines were
wrecked just after midnight about
mile outside the Buffalo city line.
The cars were filled with excursion
lists who had arrived in Buffalo about
IL O'Clock Thursday night The first
car ran into hole in the track that
had been blasted out The second and
third cars piled into the first and both
tracks were blocked. The hole in the
line could not have been blasted out
long before The scene is in the open
fields with few houses near by.
No deaths were reported. Although
many were reported injured slightly,
Few were sent to hospitals Most Of
the passengers were returned to Buff
falo or sent on to Niagara Falls by
trolley cars summoned to the scene,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
HARDING DECIDES TO ACT; Rail PEACE DIN
Four of Continent
Through Air Started
by Army Lieutenant

Washington, Aug. 17.-Lieutenant
Paul c. Wilkins left Thursday on a
flight across the continent and return,
planning to 20 by way of North Platte,
Neb.; Cheyenne, Wyo.: Salt Lake City
Elko and Reno, New, and San Fran
cisco. He was authorized by Major
General Patrick of the army air serv-
ice to make the flight in the view of
work he did for the air service in in
vestigation and laying out landing field
facilities.
On his return, the aviator will take
the northern route, travelling along the
aerial mail lines to Salt Lake City, and
then proceed to Casper and Sheridan.
Wyo.; Miles City, Mont; Bismarck,
N. D., and back to Washington.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
EMBARGO RATE
ON DYES VOTED
IN TARIFF BILL
Party Lines Dissolve
as Senate Disposes of
Tar Products.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Tariff du
ties on dyes and other coal tar prod
ucts which were declared by opponents
TO be equivalent to an embargo were
approved Thursday night by the
senate. IS to %. Republicans and
democrats split on the issue, seven
republicans opposing the increased
rtaes and five democrats supporting it,
Few changes in the tariff bill were
made Thursday by the senate in the
final drive to clean up individual
amendments. When the senate re-
cessed. work in the committee of the
whole had been completed and Friday
the bill will he started on the last
stages to its final passage late Sat
urlay.
The biggest fights Thursday CEN
Senator Lenroot. republican. Wiscon-
sin. proposing to reduce duties on
table. kitchen. carving and similar
knives: scissors and pocket knives.
All three of his proposals were re
jected. First he proposed 60 per
cent limitation on table knives. but
this amendment lost. 36 to 2S. Next
he proposed II maximum of 100 per
cent on scissors. This amendment
also was disagreed to. SO to 26. Sen
ator Lenroot argued that American
people should not be asked To pay such
perfectly outrageous taxes even to
keep alive American industries.
For America First"
Senators Gooding. Idaho. and Stan
field. Oregon. leaders of republican
agricultural bloc, said that if
necessary to protect an American in
dustry they would support duties as
high as 1000 per cent. Senator
expressed the view that peo-
pie would stand for" any duty that
might he necessary To protect Ameri-
can industries and labor from the
cheap labor of Europe.
Senator Lenroot disagreed with this
theory and declared he was not elected
to support such duties as were pro-
posed in the cutlery schedule.
The senate eliminated retaliatory
pToNistouS IciaiHS W Woou pup ana
news print paper, which are on the
free list. Under the provisions. the
president would have been authorized
20 impose /, duty of 10 per cent on
.hese materials imported from coun-
.ries. dependencies and provinces
which imposed any export tax or
'ther restrictions on their expectation.
IN addition the president would have
added the amount of the export tax
20 imposed.
Eliminate Paper Tax
Senator Oddie. republican. Nevada.
sought to have the 10 per cent duty |
provision stricken out. but Senator |
Walsh, democrat, Montana, suggested |
hat all the provisions be eliminated
md this was agreed to. The pro-
(Ceatinued ON Pags Thrsss |
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
NEW YORK STYLES

New York, Aug. I1.-New YORK
hattled the closing hours of the hottest
August II it has experienced in nine
The city which has been in the clutch
of heat wave for two days. expert
enced some relief during the forenoon.
in marked drop of the humidity,
which continued to fail throughout the
day. The low humidity was held re
sponsible for the small number of heat
nrostrations recorded. although one
mans death Thursday was attributed
TO the heat.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
. DEAD, MANY
PR0STRATEDBY
INTENSE HEAT
Middle West Swelters;
Cooler Weather
Promised.

Chicago. Aug. Il. - With four
deaths and scores of prostrations at
tributed to the heat reported in less
than four hours. Chicago sweltered
Thursday night from the heat wave.
At l p. III. the mecrury passed 30.
but fell several degrees during the
afternoon. although the humidity
registered around 10.
1T will be hotter tomorrow de-
clared the weather bureau adding
that there was no end of the heat
wave in sight.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
Montana May Get
Representation in
Coal Supply Meet

Pierre. s. D., Aug. III. J. Muir
ply, state fuel administrator. Thurs
day night received a summons to go to
Washington and will leave Friday
morning for conference with Secre-
tary Hoover and Federal Fuel Distrib-
utor Spencer. State fuel administrat-
ors from North Dakota. Minnesota,
Iowa. Wisconsin and possibly Montana
also will be present at the meeting,
which will take up the problem of sup
plying coal to the northwest states.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
ZIG Are Indicted
for West Virginia
Mining Battles

Wellsburg. w. Va. Aug. 1.-Two
hundred sixteen men were indicted
Thursday by the Brooke county grand
jury for alleged participation in the
battle at the Clifton mine. Cliftonville,
on the morning of July II. Seventy
eight are charged with first degree
murder and the rest with conspiracy
All but about so of the indicted men
are in custody
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
FIRST FLIGHT COMPLETED,

Manteo, N. c., Aug. 1.-THE giant
seapIane samapio a ,Gorreia, in which
Bay, New Fork. Thursday for Rio.
Brazil, completed the first leg of it's
long flight Thursday afternoon and
landed here for the night
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
BLAST HURTS WORKMAN.

Dallas. Tex. Aug. IA workman
in the roundhouse of the Texas and
Pacific railroad was slightly injured
Thursday night when bomb: thrown
hy unknown persons. exploded on the
roof of the building. The injured
workman with fifteen others was sleep
ing in the roundhouse. Guards on
duty at the rcundhouse reported they
had seen no one near the place at the
time Of the explosion. The name of
the workman was withheld.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA

Bakersfield. Cal, Aug. IA slight
earthquake shock was felt in Bakers
earthquake was felt 20 miles distant
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-18
Eliminate Paper Tax

Senator Oddie. republican. Nevada.
sought to have the 10 per cent duty
provision stricken out. but Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, suggested
that all the provisions be eliminated
and this was agreed to. The pro-
(Centinued ON Page ThsseD
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-06-01
EVERY DOLLAR NOW COUNTS FOR TEN.

AS the campaign for South
western College at Memphis
nears the close on May 81 sub
scriptions representing real
sadrifice are being received by
Campaign Treasurer L. G.
Humes, according to a statement
given out by Campaign Director,
M. E. Melvin.
1t is said this is the greatest
project of it's kind ever under
taken by the Southern Pres
byterian Church and will mean a
great deal to cause of Christian
education not only in the whole
lower Mississippi Valley but
throughout the entire South.
AS will be remembered the
campaign is for funds looking to
removing what is now South
western Presbyterian University
at GAINESVILLE to be established
as College in Memphis. A
magnificent 100 acre site has
been purchased on North Park
way that city, and ground is to
be broken this summer or fall
and the College is to be open for
work September 1923.
Of the 100000 being raised
ed 81, 600, 600 is for Southw stern
College. All but $500. 600 has
been subscribed on condition
that the whole amount is pleged.
Quite a number of $500 90 vOlun-
tary pledges have been sent in
response to the appeal of the
campaign committee for one
thousand individuals who will
each give or get subscriptions of
500. 90. DR.. M. e. Melvin.
with headquarters at Memphis.
is directing the campaign IN
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee.