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The Washington times., 1922-05-01
FLOOD DANGER AvERTED
AS MISSISSIPPI EBBS

NEW ORLEANS. La, May il
Additional flood danger along the
Mississippi is averted, according 10
Gen. I. NJ. Cline, OF the New Orleans
weather bureau.
He says favorable winds and the
breaking in three places of leveCs
In the lower reaches of the river
have caused the water to drop. The
river at New Orleans is now 1.3 feet
below it's highest point.
Another gradual rise, however, is
expected. Its seriousness will depend
on winds.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
WILL DISCUSS WATERWAY
PROJECT At CITY CLUE

Congressman w. w. Chalmers
author Of the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee canal bill, will be the prime
pal speaker and guest tomorrow be
fore the City Club forum luncheon
at the City Club at 1890 o'clock.
Completion Of the Great Lekes
st. Lawrence deep waterway, which
win connect the Great Lakes with
the Atlantic ocean, would mean a
saving of millions Of dollars each
year TO American shippers, the
author Of the bill declares.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
To Hold Rent Hearings.

Rent hearings, involving twenty
fivce apartments in the Oakland
apartment house, zoos Columbia
road, will be opened by the Dis
trict Rent Commission on May Is,
IL was announced today. Rents for
two of these apartments have been
previously determined.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

but those who know her best say II
was merely an act of graciousness.
She had responded to the invitation
Of women who greatly desired to pay
personal honor to her husband and
herself.
Mrs. Wilson Devoted.
The woman whose wonderful devo-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
ASSESSMENT Of FULL
CASH VALUES TALKED
BY STATE TAX BOARD
Western Union Valuation Is
Fixed at 81, 1,255,000 by
l. Haugen.
fTribune's Helena Bureau.)

Helena. Aug. 24-AdvisabiIity of
issuing Instructions to the assessors of
the several counties to bring their
property assessments up to full cash
value was briefly discussed at a meet
ing Of the state board of equalization
Thursday afternoon and it was decided.
under an agreement entered into a
month ago, TO defer the matter until
the close of the primary campaign.
Accordingly this. as well as all other
matters before the board, will be held
over until after the primary election.
the board adjourning to meet at
p. m. Wednesday, August 80.
During the meeting of Thursday aft
ernoon one member suggested that it
might be necessary to take action re-
quiring the assessors TO raise the valu-
ations from those already returned by
them and which showed a general and
extensive decrease from the assess
ments of 1921.
Secretary of State C. T. Stewart
said it had been agreed not to act upon
this until Attorney General Rankin
had finished his work and suggested an
adjournment until next Wednesdays
when the board could go into executive
session to dispose of the question.
1t was stated that the county clerk
are waiting action by the state board
before they can make the extensions
of the tax books and Mr.. Stewart said ::
IF We are going to bring these coun-
ties up to full cash value we've got
to get busy"
Governor Dixon sought to be in
formed as to how the board is going
to know what is the full value Of the
property in these counties, to which
Mr.. Stewart replied:
well, we've paid man several
Thousand dollars TO get this informa-
tion for us and | have seen nothing
OF him Why not get him here be-
fore us?"
He then referred to the tabulations
made by the boards assistants. show
ing comparisons in the returns of the
several counties with total dron in
from those of last YEAR
of S1SS,577.S54.
Governor Dixon claimed this was
due in part to the fact that farm
values had gone down and he held that
farm property was still oyerassessed
Secretary Stewart said he noticed
that. while land assessments were fast
declining, railroad assessments were
being constantly boosted, to which Mr.
Haugen replied that probably the rail
roads. five years ago, were under. as.
sessed.
The board has met at this time TO
take up the valuation of the Western
Union Telegraph company, tentatively
fixed by Mr.. Haugen at 81 .255. 900. a
raise of $222,O 900 over that of 1921
This tentative figure. explained Mr..
would probably be modified
with the effect of reducing it some
what.
No one appeared for the Western
Union but letters and kilograms were
read as coming from f. NJ. Whitney of
New York, attorney for the telegraph
company.
The board took up the appeal of the
Western Onion from the assessment of
&. Continued on Page Tnree)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
HOUSE H0OTS down M0VE|
TO UNSEAT V0[STEAD AS
LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN
Resolution introduced by Massachusetts Con-
gresham Is Laughed Out of Existence; Rec
ords Expunged of Procedure; Action Taken
Because Drys Contributed to His Campaign.

Mr.. Volstead issued the following
statement:
Il am much gratified at the recep-
ton the house gave the resolution OF
Mr.. Tinkham, in which he sought to
have me removed from the judiciary
committee because the Anti-Saloon
forces supported me in the last cleo
ton. The house did not only kill the
resolution but promptly, without de-
bate, expunged it from the record.
Il doubt very much that Boston will
be proud of this performance of its
representative. No doubt enemies of
prohibition now so active throughout
the country inspired this resolution in
the hope that it could be used as CAM
paign material against my reelection;
but the emphatic way in which the
house reacted against such bar-room
methods will give them small comfort.
Il have never shirked a fight, but
have always tried to treat my oppon-
ents fairly, and. as rule, / have in
turn received fair treatm although
the fight over prohibition has at times
been very bitter. The member from
Massachusetts, who poses as one of
the prominent leaders of the vets, is
the only one in the house who has
broken the rules of civilized warfare =
Mr.. Wheeler declared in a state
ment that the house vote on the reso-
luton was evidence of what the house
thinks" of Mr.. Tinkham's charges.
which, he added. were false, flimsy
and foolish"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
Growth of Methodist
Church in Montana
Told at Conference
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre, Aug. 24.-Bishop Charles L.
Mead of Denver gave the devotional
address at the morning session of the
Methodist Episcopal conference Thurs
day. At the opening of the business
session, Richard Sanderville, Black
foot Indian, pleaded for the employ
ment of an Indian preacher among his
tribe on the reservation at Browning
Reports of pastors showed general In
creases in benevolent centenary giving
of the churches this year.
Rev. Philo Haynes reported results
of his II years work as field agent of
Sunday schools in northern Montana,
stating that 145 schools had been er-
ganized. out of which had grown 10
churches, 75 preaching places which
now employ IL pastors, the building OF
eight p9rsonages, q total property
value Of s65,OOO; 500 church members
and 1850 Sunday school pupils. Miss
Augusta Ariss, superintendent of the
Great Falls Deaconess hospital, and
Mrs. Margaret Clendenin, chaplain
there, spoke ON hospital work in that
city.
G. L. Jones of Des Moines, Iowa,
field agent of the denominational board
of hospitals and homes, and originator
of the White Cross movement, report
ed 265, 900 patients cared for in Meth
odist hospitals last year and $1,000
charity patients. DIR. A. G. Bennett,
pastor of the Great Falls church, spoke
on scholarship of graduates of Great
Falls school of nurses. Mrs. {. Ill.
Cole presided at the afternoon session.
Bishop Mead and Rev. w. Ii. Hertzog
of Salem spoke on rural church and
religious education.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25

Washington, Aug. 24.--The house
swiftly struck from its record Thurs
day resolution presented by Repre-
sentative Tinkham, republican, of Mas
sachusetts, calling upon Chairman
Volstead of the judiciary committee to
resign his committee seat because OF
aid said to have been given in his last
campaign in the seventh Minnesota
district by the Anti-Saloon League Of
America.
AS read by clerk during a hubbub
of laughter, the resolution provided
that unless Mr.. Volstead retired with
in ii days from its adoption, his seat
on the committee which framed the
prohibition enforcement act be declared
vacant.
On his feet the moment the reading
had been concluded, Representative
Mann, republican, of Illinois, moved
that the proposal be laid on the table,
which would kill it, and the house laid
it there with a shout of approval.
Then Representative Dyer of Missouri,
republican member of Mr.. Nolstead s
committee, offered motion to expunge
the resolution from the Congressional
Record, and it went out by vote OF
141 to 3. Two New York democrats,
Cullen and Carew. and Mr.. Tinkham,
made up the opposing trio.
Mr. Tinkham sat silent, taking no
part in the brief debate. After the
furry he gave out a statement con-
tanning what he had expected to say
to the house and in which he asserted
that since the report filed with the
clerk of the house by Wayne B. Wheel
er for the Anti saloon league showed
expenditures of league funds in Mr..
Volstead's district two years ago, Mr..
Eolstead ought not to sit as chairman
of a committee before which the or
ganizations counsel appeared for or
against legislation. After ADJOURNMENT
of the house he issued this statement: !:
"The house of representatives, dom
mated by the Anti Saloon league with
an almost unanimous vote, today stified
debate on the merits of the resolution
calling for peremptory removal of the
chairman of the judiciary committee,
Andrew J. Volstead, for improper lcgis-
lative conduct. but cannot suppress be
fore the American people the vital
issue raised by the resolution as to
whether the chairman of committee
of congress properly. honestly and IN
decency can hold his position when
private organization, corporation or
individual seeking legislation from his
committee either contributes money to
him or pays his bills or expense money
for him for political purposes.
Upon a decision of the American
people in the immediate future depends
whether or not a private organization
participating actively in elections with
legislation in view shall be allowed to
spend money to subsidize members Of
congress in advance of their action
upon such legislation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
MORE ROADS join IN SEPARATE PEACE MOVE
Sun Looks to u. S.
for Financial Aid
in China Reunion

Shanghai, Aug. 25.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Sun Vat Sen, former
president of China and later of south
China, who has been leading confer
ences here on plans to reunify the
country, Friday outlined a plan to re-
habilitate Chinas finances by having
America take over China's debts to
European countries on a refunding ba-
sis as part payment of European debts
to the United States.
In making known his suggestion Sun
flatly declared that he could not see
his way clear to go to Peking and as
sist in recognizing the government un-
less some satisfactory financial pro-
gram was mapped out. He frankly ad-
mitted that he looked to the United
States as a strong factor in aiding
China in her struggle back to solvency
a. a nation.
Political reunification of the country
is impossible until China's chaotic fin
ances are reduced to a semblance of
order, the southern leader said.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
SLAYER
TURNS
7 D FREE STATE
Hales Accepts Respon-
sibility for Ambush Of
National Leader.
Policies of Griffith and
Army Chief to Be Re-
tanned in Erin.

Cork, Aug. 24.-(By The Associated
Press After having accepted re-
sponsibility for the ambush in which
Michael Collins was killed, Tom Hales,
former fierce opponent of the treaty,
Thursday threw down his arms and
offered to join the national forces.
1t is not known whether his offer
will be accepted
Hales is a brother of Zan Hales,
pro- treaty member of the Dali Eireann.
Tom and his sister on last st. Patrick s
day set fire to the platform at Ban
don, where a demonstration in favor
of the treaty was being held under
the auspices of his brother, Zan. and
Canon Cohalen, parish priest of Ban
don.
tis present change of front is re-
garded as significant and as giving
point TO the prevailing belief that the
death of Michael Collins may not have
been in vain, as his action may animate
his comrades to do likewise.
Zan Collins, proceeding from Clon-
akilly Wednesday to attend his
brothers funeral had a trying exper-
fence. He was arrested on the Banden-
MacroOn road by irregulars who taunt-
ed him with lacking the courage ito
stand UP and be plugged and spoke
jubilantly of having plugged Mick in
the trailer" referring TO his brother
Michael Zan Collins remained in Gus
tody over night but was released
Thursday morning. reaching here
Thursday evening He left by special
steamer for Dublin with General
Ennes and Zan HaIes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
UP TO SHOPMEN

New York, Aug. 24.-(B the Asso-
ciated Press Its now up TO the
shopmen,' said spokesman for the
Big Five brotherhood chiefs Thurs
day afternoon. after they had conferred
with committee representing group
of about 20 roads on a proposition for
effecting separate settlements between
individual roads and striking shopmen.
This was taken in some quarters as
indicating that representatives of the
running trades and representatives of
the roads totalling about % per cent
of the mileage of the United States
had reached some sort of definite pro-
posal for settlement which has been
reported to the shop crafts at a meet
ing with the brotherhood chiefs which
failed in the session with executives.
\ member of the shipments eastern
strike committee made this comment TO
newspaper men:
I'm tell you that there's going to be
no settlement with any 10 railroads.
You can put that in your pipe and
smoke it.
While an official statement was
lacking from the shopcraft leaders. this
comment was regarded as significant in
connection with the statement attrib-
uted to heads of the stationary trades
Wednesday night that the brotherhood
men had not been authorized to sug-
gest any separate settlement plan
which would involve abandonment of
the policy of the "all for one and one
for all policy
Nothing official could be learned
early Thursday afternoon concerning
the latest settlement proposal. if oaa
had been framed. One official report
which could not be confirmed. was that
the 10 roads still refusing to reinstate
strikers with full seniority had agreed
TO take them all back and let them.
through merit and efficiency. work
themselves back gradually into their
old rank
Representing the score of roads in
terested in Thursdays negotiations
was a committee on which. in addition
TO Mr.. Willard, there served A. III.
Smith of the New York Central, n. ID.
Maher of the Norfolk & Western and
Hale Holden of the Chicago, Buring-
ton & Quincy.
The conference between brotherhood
mep and shop crafts heads was still
in progress at a:30 p. m.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
Transcript of Three
County Cases Filed
With Supreme Court
(IrIbuns's Helena Bureau)

Helena, Aug. 24.---sIhe transcript
and record on appeal in the CONSOLE
dated actions of the state. ex rel Cas-
cade and Fergus counties, against X.
G.. Poland, b. p. McNair and V. f.
Baroch, as the board of commission
ers to adjust indebtedness, property
rights and obligations between those
counties and the new county of judith
Basin. in which the latter county ap-
peared as interyenor, has been filed in
the supreme court.
This is an action arising over a dis
pute as to the adjustment between
those counties of Judith Basin county's
share of the highway and bridge bonds
of the two parent counties.
The matter which has been in litiga-
tion for some time was decided in fa-
vor of Judith Basin county In an order
signed August /, 1922, by Judge j. b
Leslie of Great Falls, dismissing the
action of the parent counties. Appeal
to the supreme court was taken by the
REALTORS, Cascade and Fergus counties
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25

Honolulu, r. H, Aug. o4.-(By The
Associated Press).--A sunny coral isle
in the south seas. far from the pro-
heller churned paths of the ocean
liners. where lazy palms fringe the
coral strolls and the women. young
and beautiful, outnumber the men
more than IA TO 1; where 30 cents
lasts month: this is the story told of
Tapaway. an islet of the Ellice group.
bv Captain J. A. 4. Olsen. of the
American schooner Henriette, wrecked
July l6 in those attitudes.
CAPTAIN Olsen and the members of
his crew are in Honolulu Thursday
with the British steamer Huaraki,
which picked them up at Tagaway and
is taking them to San Francisco.
The captain's tale runs as follows:
"Tagaway is the only habitable island
of the Ellice group. It's population con
sists of 100 persons, of whom only
II are men.
Our schooner, the Henriette, was
swung off ber course and on to Nuku-
alili reef by heavy seas which made it
highly dangerous 10 attempt landing
in life boat without piiot.
I'VE struck at night and at dawn
we tried for the shore. Before we hit
the coral we saw native men, clad
onlv in loin cloths, pushing an out
rigger canoe into the water and with
their assistance we made the shore in
safety. If il had not been for the
natives. we probably would have lost
our lives in the heavy surf.
Our coming was hailed with joy by
the natives, who pass their existence
in state of isolation. The women out
number the men four to one or more
and some of them are beautiful. Their
ages range from II to lS years and
there are only few older.
sThe chief Of the tribe, a husky
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
Found: Island of Beautiful
Women, Free Meals, Faithful
Servants, Sunny Sky, Hula
Near Utopia Discovered by Crew of Wrecked
American Schooner in South Sea Isles;
Girls Coaxed 'Em to Stay.

Samoan, turned over his grass hut
tpalace) to the mate and myself TO
be used as our private quarters during
our stay on the island. He also tender.
ed me one of his daughters, beautiful
dark eyed girl with a lovely figure,
as q servant Other pretty girls were
assigned to the mate and to the mem
bers of the crew to wait on them.
we certainly did not lack for enter
tainment. | had great time and would
not have missed the experience for
any amount of money.
II had only 80 cents in my pocket
when | landed. but money was no
object. Many dinners were given in our
honor and native maidens in grass
skirts performed hula dances for our
amusement.
"AH the inhabitants of the island
are Christians and all lead upright
lives
I'VE had a hard time getting away.
The women wanted husbands and they
pleaded with us and coaxed US to stay.
Owing to the isolation of Tagaway
most of the men of marriageable age
have left it. some have gone to sea as
sailors and others are scattered
throughout the southern ocean and as
far away as Australia.
''On our sixth day on the island
Mate y. z. Benson sighted the masts
of the steamer Hauraki. We put out
in our boat and signallcd repeatedly,
finally catching the attention of those
aboard her and they picked us up.
I'VE were not worrying If the
Hauraki had not sighted us, we would
have been taken off the island by the
London Missionary society boat, which
calls at Tagaway twice each year"
Captain Olsen and seven others of
the crew of the schooner viii leave
for the mainland Friday on the trans
port Henderson.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
BONUS IS DROPPED
DURING DISCUSSION
Of STRIKE PROBLEM
Passage of Compensation Bill
Not Likely for Another
Week.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The soldier
bonus bill received but little attention
Thursday in the senate. 1t was sub
merged by discussions of the coal and
rail strikes and the Newberry case,
with result that leaders now do not
anticipate its passage before next
week.
In the brief debate, Senator Under
wood of Alabama, the democratic lead
er, voiced his opposition to the meas
ure. with Senator Heflin, democrat,
of the same state. vigorously urging its
passage. '@
Senator Underwood declared the
measure vas not an adjusted compen-
sation bill; that it had been properly
named by the public-a bonus bill.
You cannot measure service to the
country in dollars declared the mi
nority leader. If you are to measure
service in that way. then this is an
absurd proposition. The payment of a
dollar day will not adjust that great
debt a generous people must always
owe to the gallant men who carried the
flag in time of war;
The senator said there was an obli-
CATION on the government to take care
of the sick. disabled and needy in old
age, but that there was no obligation
to give pittance to the others. many
of whom. he said. did not need it.
Asserting that hundreds of thousands
of former service men now were with
out job. Senator Heflin declared that
there could be no talk about cheaper
ing" q mans patriotism when hunger
demanded that "he get something to
eat and place to sleep"
II voted TO call these men to the
colors.' continued the senator. land
so help me God. as long as | have
breath to speak, l shall demand justice
for them"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
Woman Is Killed
in Missoula Smash

Missoula. Aug. 24.-(By The Associ-
,ated Press Mrs. John G. Meaders
was killed and her husband, who was
driving the car, together with Mrs.
Martha Meaders, were seriously in
jured late Thursday, when the car in
which they. were riding turned over.
Mrs. Meaders was killed instantly and
was still in her seat in the car when
1t landed on its wheels after rolling
over. Loss Of control by the driver
and a broken wheel are given as the
cause for the accident Mr. Meaders
is Northern Pacific railway con-
ductor
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-25
DROP IN CRUDE OIL
PRODUCTION; PRICE
QUOTATIONS. STEADY
Decrease of 11,700 Barrels
Noted by Petroleum
Institute.

New York, Aug. 24-The daily av-
erage gross crude oil production of the
United States decreased 11,700 barrels
for the week ending August 10, totaling
]. .492, 400 barrels, as compared with
1904. $50 barrels for the preceding
week, according to the weekly summary
of the American Petroleum institute
Thursday.
Oklahoma Kansas shows daily av-
erage gross production of 4S7 300 bar
rels, a decrease of $50 barrels: North
Texas shows decrease of $50 bar
rels; central Texas a decrease of 1,750
barrels: north Louisiana an increase of
$50 barrels. and Arkansas a decrease of
1850 barrels.
In Oklahoma production of the Usage
nation is shown as 112,150 barrels,
against ILL., $50 barrels and output of
the Lyons-Quinn pool was 5000 bar
res. against 1880 barrels.
The Mexia pool, central Texas, is
reported at $1,000 barrels against 64.-
600 barrels; Hainiesville. North Louisi-
ana. 55, ,450 barrels, against 81. 200 bar
rels and Eldorado. Ark, 29,650 bar
reIs, against $4,000 barrels. In the
gulf coast field, west Columbia is re-
ported at 32, $50 barrels. against $4,000
barrels, and Orange county 1871 bar
rels. against 1890 barrels.
No changes were reported in crude
oil prices for the major districts Mid
Continental crude is quoted at S1.2o
a barrel; Pennsylvania at $3 barrel,
and Gulf Coast at $1.25.
According 10 figures compiled by
the institute the imports of petroleum
(crude and refined oiD from the prin--
cipal united ports for the week ended
August 10. totaled 2,2S7 ,9SS barrels
daily average of 326,S5 barrels. COM
pared with 2.25S.S12 barrels. a daily
average of 322.6S7 barrels for the week
ended August II.