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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29
CHAIRMAN AIRCRAFT PROBE
ADDED TO DAUCHERTY STAFF
Ex-senator Thomas of Colorado, Democrat,
Called In to Assist War Fraud Investigation;
Board of Review Created

Washington, May %. - Attorney
| General Daugherty announced Sunday
the appointment of former Senator
Charles S. Thomas of Colorado, a
democrat, as one of the special as
sistants to the attorney general to aid
in the prosecution of war frauds, to-
gether with that of George p. Hoover,
of this city.
At the same time, Mr. Daugherty an
nounced the creation of "a special tri-
bunal within the department of jus
tice. which will constitute a board of
review to determine whether to pro-
ceed with or abandon suits, according
to the probability of success.
Mr. Thomas. the attorney general
said, will sit with him on this tribunal,
together with such other special coun-
sci as have been or may be employed
in the different cases, as they come up
for consideration. so that there will be
at all times complete and thorough
Capitalization of deDartmeIbal knowl-
edge with respect TO every step that is
taken or is contemplated in the prep
aratiOn of these war contract cases"
The former senator will begin his
duties June |.
Mr.. Hoover will be associated with
nited States District Attorney Pey-
ton Gordon, of the District Of CO.
lumba.
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Gordon, the an
nouncement said will work on the
fraud cases with equal authority.
Mr.. Thomas will bring to the depart
ment of justice. Mr.. Daugherty said.
IAN unusual and exact experience in
precisely those matters which will now
come before him in his new capacity.
some of the most important phases of
his work while in the senate having
dealt with these matters in some of
their aspects.
Appear Before Grand Jury
District Attorney Gordon and Mr.. /
Hoover will coordinate their activities
in laying before the special war frauds /!
grand jury cases which fall within the |
venue of the District of Columbia,
Mr.. Daugherty said.
There are criminal cases growing |
out of some of these war contracts, !
while others have only the civil
phase. Mr.. Daugherty's statement |
said. In connection with cases hav- !
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29
FOREST FIRES RAGING

Everett. Wash, May 2S.-Forest
fires raging in the Cascade mountains
this afternoon swept over 1000 acres
in three hours. according to reports
reaching here Sunday night. The fire
started in the holdings of the Wallace
Falls Lumber company near Gold Bar
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29
ELEVEN MEN RESCUED

Jacksonville, Fla, May 28.-A
radio message received here Sun
day night from the shipping board
steamer Sundance said that / men
from four distressed launches had
been rescued about eight miles off
St. Augustine.
The launches had been abandon
ed. the message said. They were
the Arethusa; Trinity, Water City,
and Wolverine. The message,
signed by Captain Robert Stanton,
said that at 9 o'clock a strong
easterIy gale was blowing. The
Sundance is enroute from Tampa
to Jacksonville and is due here at
noon Monday.
The four launches. it is believed
here were Of the fishing type.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29
50 PASSENGERS
ABOARD LAUNCH
LOST ON OCEAN
Caught in Storm, When
Last Seen Was Having
rouble With Engine.

Pensacola, Fla, May 29.-At I
o'clock Monday morning, after
searching since dark Sunday night,
launches from this city and sub
chasers from the navy yard had
been unable to find any trace of
the launch Swan. which left Santa
Rosa Island Sunday. with about
so passengers for this city.
The Swan encountered heavy
wind and rainstorm shortly after
leaving the wharf at Camp Sau-
fIey, and when last sighted by
launch, seemed to be having en-
gine trouble and was drifting to.
ward the mouth of the bay. The
crew of the launch made an at
tempt to aid the Swan, but we're
unable to render assistance be-
cause of the high seas.
Vessels searching from here for
the missing craft have been hind
cred by heavy rain and darkness.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29
Oisappoints Headquarters

Detroit. Mich. May oS.-Decision
of the United States railway labor
board TO reduce wages of maintenance
of way and railway shopmen was re-
eeived with disappointment by national
headquarters of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way Employees
and Railway Shop Laborers here.
J. F. Cradle. grand president of the
organization. refused to comment on
the decision.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-29

laborers of the class affected in De
cember. 1917, and at present, to be
unfair and misleading"
Predicts Rejection by Men
B. NJ. Jewell. head of the railway
employees department of the American
Federation of Labor. Sunday night
predicted that the maintenance of way
men would reject the decision of the
board. which he characterized as indie
fensible. The American public. Mr.
Jewell said. rs vested with the right of
transportation adding that this would
mean that men in the transportation
service are vested with the right of
would deprive them of a living wage
and would compel them to live on less
than convicts in prison
LOCOMOTIVE MEN MAY SPEAK
Houston. Texas, May 2S.-President
William s. Carter, of the International
and Engiusmen, had little TO say Sun
day night when informed of the acticn
of the railroad labor board
Action on the part of the board was
not unexpected. he said. but he was
surprised to learn that the board had
acted on the wages of the maintenance
of way men first He said that other
classes of employees had been heard
previously and that action on these
classes was expected before decision on
of way wages.
He indicated that the convention of
the brotherhood might voice it's opn-
ion some time this week regarding the
board s opinion
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Jury WILL PROBE
RIOT ON THURSDAY
Arrested Men to Get Hear
ing in Police Court Wednes-
day-CaII Witnesses.

Investigation of the riot on the
steamer Charles Manchester Wednes-
day night, during which Louis B.
Mccormack of this city was fatally
stabbed and number of others
wounded, will be started by a special
grand jury at Alexandria Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The jury was ordered Saturday
night by Judge Robinson Moncure,
and the men selected were summoned
this morning. They are T. E. Tim
herman, Harry Hammond, John H.
Trimyer. A. s. Doniphan. Clinton S.
Ballenger. David n. Hulfsh and
Thomas c. Hoy.
All Alexandria witnesses have been
ordered summoned, and the police of
Washington requested to bring Wash
nigton witnesses before the jury.
Alexandria police were still busy on
the case today, but said there were no
new developments.
coroner's jury summoned by DR..
T. n. Jones will meet tomorrow even
ing at police headquarters there to
hear several additional witnesses.
w. Aldred Waters. who is held in
custody, and Earl Figart out on $1,000
bail, who were arrested Saturday
morning in connection with the riot,
will be given preliminary hearing
Wednesday morning in the police
court before Civil and Police Justice
F. u. Duval.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
OPPOSES PROPOSAL
IN MILITARY BILL.
Secretary Weeks Protests
Including Emergency Officers
in Regular Retired List.

Secretary Weeks today opposed be-
fore the House military committee
the bill which would place on the
regular retired list of the Army off,
GERS of the emergency army who were
incapacitated in service during the
world war,
Much as I regret it. I protest
against any officer not connected with
the retired list" the Secretary said
IF 1t was merely bill for COM
pensatfng the officers of the emer-
gency army 1 would approve 1t. When
these officers received their disability
the they were in the emergency army. II
tired list for them and provide for
their compensation by a special ap-
preparation for their disabilities in
CURED In the service ] would not OBJ
ject."
Reasons for Opposition.
The effect OF the bill. the Secretary
stated, would be to SO load the entire
are now estimated to be 1000 former
emergency officers who would by the
terms of the pending bill be placed
upon the retired list, the number
would largely increase, the Secretary
asserted. adding that the retired list
the active list The Secretary said it
was only the preservation of the re-
tired list which enabled the Army to
keep In the serviQo many highly ef-
fcient officers who were constantly
receiving favorable offers from pri-
vate concerns.
Cites an Omissicn.
He further objected to the pending
bill because 1t made no provision to
wars on the same footing as those Of
the world war.
Secretary Weeks also told the COM
mittee he was opposed to the pending
bill, which would require the Secre-
taries of War and Navy to give Boy
no commercial value, on the ground
that tho principle involved was harm
full. although the direct object was
good.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
BUSINESS RELATIONS
WITH U. S., SOVIET AIM
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. June 1s.-Leonid Krassin.
addressing a conference of the Rus
sian foreign trade department. OF
which he is the head, voiced the
belief that resumption of official re-
lations between Russia and the
United States was not far off.
Coincidentally. the newspaper
Pravda advocates dealing with
America to build up the Russian oil
SERIOUS business relationships for
US arc possible now only with
America" says the Pravda- I'VE can
give her oil, Of which she has great
need, and receive from her technical
tura This must be- done, avoiding
the commissioners of the bankrupt
European borugeoisie."
Declaring that Russian wells now
produce only 56o.0o0,000 poods (about
100000 tons) annually the news
paper declares that within three or
four years with the assistance of
American oil experts. the output
could be increased to three billion
poods (about 54,000,000 tons), two
thirds Of which would be available
for export to America
1t adds: Commissioners like Lloyd
George and Barthou are trying to
get our oil supply to resell 1t TO
America, but we want to deal direct"
NJ. Krassin in his address reiterated
that tho government would not sur
render its monopoly on foreign trade.
Tho conference was called, however,
70 simplify trading through the gov
ornment
Suggestions in Moscow that re-
sumption at an early date Of official
relations Of any character between
the United States and Russia is a
possibility found no support in Wash
ington.
The last word Of the Washington
administration on that subject was
said very plainly when Secretary
Hughes wrote his note declining an
Invitation extended by the Genoa
conference to participate in the pres
ent economic discussion Of Russian
conditions at The Hague. Nothing
has transpired since that time to
change the situation so far as the
American government is concerned in
any way.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
DOVER HAD NEVER
SEEN BLACK LIST
Treasury Official Returns
From New York-Genuine
Petition Given President.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Dover had never seen the black list
of alleged democrats in the Treas
ury Department circulated last week
among republican members of Con-
gress. it was learned today.
Mr.. Dover, who has returned from
an official trip to New York. said he
had nothing. TO say concerning the
situation. But It was learned from
reliable sources that Mr.. Dover had
no previous knowledge OF the list. as
circulated anonymously by some per-
covered reason, refused to disclose
his identity. Some of Mr.. Dover's per-
sonal friends, republicans, were list
ed, it was said.
Although the black list was never
presented officially to President Hard
ing, the genuine petition which was
signed by 164 republicans and pre-
sented by Representative Begg of
Ohio today was on the Presidents
desk. indersing the policies of Mr..
Dover.
BegE Takes Fling at Gilbert.
Representative Begg answered a
letter from Undersecretary Gilbert of
can, who was listed as a democrat,
by denying that he had had anything
to do with the black list petition.
"Your own statement" Mr.. Begg
wrote, however. "about being assist
ant secretary Of the Treasury under
Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Wilson CLASHES
you in my estimation and increases
my confidence in the list"
Undersecretary Gilbert was under
stood today to have dismissed the
matter and said he would have nothing
more to do or say about t.
Over Eighty Under Civil Service.
The National Civil Service Reform
League yesterday issued a statement
in which 1t claimed that out of the
1876 employees whose dismissal was
asked in the anonymous and unsign-
ed petition eighty came under the
civil service law and could not be
removed except through the usual
channels of charges. In certain
quarters at the Treasury today 1t
was estimated that the number under
civil service on the list was probably
larger than eighty.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
SUN WATCHES BoMBARDING
On Board Warship Which Shelled
Canton-Looting Reported.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 19-Sun Yat Sen,
former head of the Chinese govern
ment, who fed from Canton upon the
occupation of the city by the forces
of Chen Chiung-Ming. was on one of
the warships which shelled Canton
Saturday, says a Hongkong dispatch
TO the Times.
The warships continued their bonn
bardment for half an hour at mid
day. using six-pound and three-pound
shot, and firing was renewed at 4
O'Clock. The gunners were appar-
emily reckless Of the lives Of civilians.
After the firing ceased, Chen's
troops robbed the people on the
streets on the pretext of searching
for arms and ammunition. The
streets became practically deserted,
whereupon the soldiers looted the
A great exodus from Canton was
taking place when the dispatch was
filed Train service between Kow-
loon and Canton has been suspended,
but river boats ply their routes.
Sun Vat Sens naval forces consist,
in addition to a few provincial gun
boats, of six fairly modern ships,
representing the north squadron,
which he seized about six weeks ago.
The Fukienese crews have been re-
placed by Cantonese. Chen Chung
Ming has no ships, but apparently
holds the principal forts.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
NEW CLUE FOUND
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
Negro Sought in Assault
Case Reported to Have
Hinted at Murder.
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 1s.-Miss
Alma Hullings Jones, twenty-six
years old. daughter of Mrs. Lillian F.
Jones Of 500 North Payne street. this
city. whose body was found floating
In the Potomac. February 8. may have
Deen murdered by a colored man who
Saturday night attacked the wife Of
Silas Jackson, colored. who lives near
Springfield. Fairfax county. nine
miles south Of here.
According to reports received by the
local authorities, the man is alleged
to have told his victim that If she
reported the assault he would do
with her like he had with Miss Jones'
Miss Jones' body was found floating
In the river last February.
The husband OF the woman reported
to the police that the negro after
attacking his wife tied a handker-
chief over her mouth and tied her to
a tree. Soon the woman succeeded
In freeing herself and reported the
AFFAIR to neighbors. As a result a
posse OF about twenty citizens scour-
cd the nearby woods in search of
the man without success, although It
was reported that ne was seen emerg-
ing from a nearby barn and was
fred on, and subsequently he jumped
from q freight car. and 1t was stated
he appeared to limp. The Fairfax
people believe that he probably was
shot in the leg.
The authorities have redoubled their
efforts to capture the man because of
the fact that he told the woman he
did away with Miss Jones. 1t was at
hrst decided to place bloodhounds on
his track from Lorton, but the rain
Saturday evening prevented this. it
was stated. The man is described
as being of medium build. The police
hero are of the opinion that the man
IL employed on road construction
work in vicinity Of Springfield.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
SOV|ET-BULGAR|AN
UNION IS OPPOSED
JugosIays May Join Ruma-
MIA and Greece in
Hating Plan.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY C1Dle 10 The star ana ChtcaG0 p3lly NSWt.
Copyright. 1922.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 1s.-Re-
ports from the capitals Of Rumania.
Jugoslavia and Greece show that the
governments of those countries are
discussing measures to be taken
should Bulgaria attempt to join So
Wet Russia.
In spite Of Official denials. the situ-
alton in Bulgaria continues critical.
especially because Premier Stamboul-
isky seems to be uneasy over the
growing popularity Of the king with
tho peasantA The conservative ele-
ments. aware OF the kings increasing
popularity. contemplated overthrow
Baron wrangers 1900 armed troops
stationed in Bulgaria. confident that.
should the peasants have to choose
between the king and Stamboulisky.
they would side with the former.
Progress, however. was slow. the old
politicians showing more activity in
talking than in acting.
The plot was discovered and the
Bulgarian government deported a
large number of Gen. Wrangels ofi-
GERS who were accused of aiding the
conspiracy and the rest Of the troops
were disarmsd. In the meantime
agrarian congress in Sofia. told the
king plainly that he had nothing to
say in ruling the country, that he
must remain a figurehead, and that
should he attempt to become more he
would meet his fathers fate
Moreover. with = view to making
the Stamboulisky dictatorship more
complete and to secure control over
the cabinet. the congress decided to
appoint two commissions, one to con-
troll tho proceedings OF the minis
ters and the other to supervise the
cabinets policy. Meanwhile Stam-
the communists and denounced them
as dangerous enemies of the country.
has been seeking their friendship
since his return from Genoa This
is attributed by observers of Bulga-
rian politics to the friendly CONVEX
NJ Rakovsky, chairman of the coun-
Gil Of peoples commissars in Ukrai-
mia.
premature to think that Bulgaria
has decided definitely to throw ita
fully realizes that any hasty action
will provo fatal to Bulgaria on ac-
count Of it's neiEhbors. who watch
tho developments in that country
eagerly and would be delighted at
any opportunity to intervene in Bull
garia's affairs
Bulgaria is at present . reliable
reserve of tho bolshevist general
staff," said an allied military attache
who recently returned from Soma. If
Russia does not possess suffioisnt
force to risk q war adventure against
Poland and Rumania. the status OF
Bulgaria will remain unchanged.
Should Russia decide to attack its
western neighbors. doubtless Bull
garia would Join either IN attacking
| the Greeks In Thrace or the Ru-
manians in tho Dobrogea- The dan
ger Of a Serbian Intervention seems
also to have bean discussed between
Rakovsky and the Bulgarian premier
and the former 10 reported to have
assured Stamboulisky that the danger
Of Serbian attack was minfmised BY
the fact that the JuEoslavs would
not 1oin in such aggression and would
look with friendly eyes on Bulgaria
joining the Russian sovists.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
FRENCH MAKE GAIN
IN LANGUAGE RACE
$4,000 German Children in
Saar Basin Register for
Optional instruction.
BY WILLIAM Il. NASH.

By Gable to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1922.
PARIS, June 19.-Fourteen thousand
German children were registered for
optional instruction In French in
the first half Of 1922, according to q
report just published in Saarbruecken
by the league Of nations commission
entrusted with the government of the
Sarre (Saar) basin. A world of sig
nif1cance for international politics
lies hidden within that statement
Under the treaty Of Versailles at
the end of fifteen years a plebiscite
there will be taken to determine
whether the inhabitants Of the Sarre
basin wish to belong to France or
Germany. Until that time they are
to live peaceably under the control of
the international committee which is
presided over by a Frenchman.
Already a fierce struggle has been
started to influence the vote fifteen
years hence. Germany has on her
side the ties of language. blood and
sympathy. France has the controlling
voice in the government and a stran-
gle hold on the coal mines. Frances
tion the superiorities Of French civil
ization through the medium Of the
French language. To have 1900
children registered for French in six
months shows that the French au-
thorities have made considerable
progress in their propaganda.
'aThe league of nations commission
wishes to Introduce q system of CO.
operation between the governing
body and the elected representatives
of the Inhabitants of the Sarre re-
aions," adds the report referred to.
"It has already planned an advisory
commission of inquiry to aid in its
functions. The members of these two
bodies are to be elected before July
/ this year"
Evening star., 1922-06-19
BITTER PARTY FEUD
RAGING IN BERLIN
Clash of Monarchists and
Workingmen Feared on
June 20.
ny GEORGE wITTE.
BY Gable to The Star and the ChicaKo D
News. Copyright, 1922

BY 0ahie to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News Copyright. 1922.
BERLIN, June 19.-Another bitter
feud between the monarchists and
workingmen has broken out in Ber-
lin. The sooialistic parties are warn
ing tho government and tho public
that the royalists are planning an
other coup d'etat for June %, the
third anniversary Of Germany's ac-
ceptance Of the treaty Of Versailles.
Tho League Of Nationalist Officers
and the Association Of Nationalist
Soldiers both have called mass meet
ings for that day, but they declare
that 1t IL merely to protest against
paragraph 231 of tho treaty Of YER
sailles, which compelled Germany to
admit that she alone was guilty OF
starting the war.
The socialists, however. are staunch
In their assertion that the demonstra-
tions are really q roll call for the
purpose Of ascertaining how many in
dividuals can be relied upon for the
ne next "putseh" ns The Freihsit, n; Rothe ii,
ferent statements at the Same time.
the Freiheit heading its warning
with "Worktngmen in for a worse
st. Bartholomew night than at the
time OF tne Spartacan uprising In
1919"
It is agreed by the newspapers that
Field Marshal Hipdenburg's East
Prussian trip was closely connected
with the now revolutionary plans
Of the reactionaries. At the govern
ment headquarters it Is admitted, ac-
cording to the National Zeitung, that
a good deal Of agitation Is going on
in monarchist circles in connection
with the reRimental reunioDs hut
sidered as really serious. The army
authorities, also. says this newspaper
admit that tho majority Of the army
officers and noncoms are monarchists
themselves are loyal TO the govern
The socialists are calling 70.
counter demonstrations and the po-
through efforts to break up the rival
meetings.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Clarence Harris Accused in First
Degres-other Indictments.

Clarence Harris. colored, was in
dicted today by the grand Jury on .
charge Of murder in the hrst degree.
It IL alleged he shot to death clar-
ence Thompson, also coiored. follow
ing q quarrel at 9Th street and Rhode
island avenue northwest.
Others indicted, and the charges
against them are: Raymond Bell. Joy
Harreli, attempted robbery; William
Harris, assault with intent to commit
rohbery: John Thomas Hawkins. as
ssuit With intent to kill; John Thomas
Hswkins, robbery; Joseph +. Weston,
houaabreaeing and larceny; Howard
McChssnsy, Joy riding; Archibald
ouantriiiS, non-support Of minor
children; julius Joseph Lehman, non-
support Of wife.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
DEFENSE is CONTINUED.

Minister Seeks to Prove Self-De-
Tense in Staying Of Logan Deputy.
BY the Associated Press
CHARLES TOWN. w. Va. June 10.
Attorneys for tho defense in the
trial of the Rev. ]. e. Wilburn, Blair
minister, charged with killing a
Logan county deputy sheriff last
August during the miners' march,
continued today their attempt to
prove that the minister acted in self
defense. 1t was their contention that
fear on the part of the residens of
Blair that Logan county deputy shertffs
would invade the town caused Will
burn and a party of miners to take
TO the hills to protect the camps on
the Logan-Boone border, and that
when tha- met a party of deputies
they fought in self-defense. Three
OF the deputies were killed. including
John Gore, with whose death Wilburn
is charged. A negro on the miners
side was killed, but testimony adduc-
ed by the state showed that he had
been shot In the back.