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Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
DIRE PICTURE
OF FEUROPE BY
LLOYDGEORGE
Premier Sadly Pleads for Succor of America:
Points to Dark Cloud of Hungry Russia, Angry
Germany Combined to Fight Oppression

Genoa. April 26-(By The ess)-Pemer LLOYD
George alarut Of Wednesday
the British and American
that the object Genoa clear political
full of
He compared Europe sehng
seeking peril
He emphasized hungry Russia
which would be equipped by Germany
VAST STRETCH WITHOUT FRONTIERS
The world the
combined twothird of the people
would be heard
of it,"
As of
from the Baltic the Black including the Ruanian Gaan
Polish and Lithuanian frontiers. which
Il explained Some
the United States for selfish This
America because she authority
aoofness gives her the right to speak.
AMERICA HAS ALL PEACE PRESTIGE
America could country
and She could
which independent
voice of
But America is here;
problems her way"
ENTIRE WORLD MENAcED
I'VE triumph
victory develops follow
vengeance
we be and equitable
that Europe good and that arising which
with We had that
end of force Europ problems solved there
that force has given right"
PRESS TO PREACH PATIENCE
The British solenly urged insH
Concluded, guide
worlds add
but influence help the solution of difficulties
which full of menace"
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
81 LIVES TOLL!
IN TEXASFL00D
AS RIVERS RISE
Fort Worth Emerging
From Waters; Million
Damage Estimate.

| Fort Worth, April 26.-Continued
reports Of dead and missing in the
flood that has held Fort Worth in its
grip for the past two days, had brought
the list to 81. A check Of the list is
not yet possible. and verification of
the unofficial reports are held up while
the flooded areas are secured by rescu-
ers. Only one body has been recovered
The list of injured remained at %.
according to reports from the hos
pitals.
The levee board plans to investigate
the reported dynamiting of the en-
bankment in several places late Mon
day night as soon as the flood waters
recede, according to NJ. l.. Mccain,
board chairman.
Water west of the Van Zandt via
duct has receded sufficiently to permit
motor trucks carrying food supplies to
and the Van Zandt addition which have
been isolated since early Tuesday.
Gradually emerging from the flood
waters of the Trinity river, which for
two days have prostrated the city of
Fort Worth. Wednesday took up the
task of reestablishing community life.
The city was surrounded on three
sides by a sheet Of water extending
over an area estimated at o5 to 20
square miles. The property damage
will be about 81 100000, according to
estimates
Red Cross relief headquarters have
been established in various parts of
the three flooded districts.
$4,000 Relief Asked
Armed sentries were almost the only
persons on the streets early Wednes-
day. They were members of the Amer
lean Legion, who are cooperating with
the police department in protecting |
the city
!. Response is awaited to the appeal
Cor $4,000 with which to care for the |
flood sufferers, 5000 being raised |
Request for grand jury investi- |
cation Of the alleged dynamiting Of !
levees by unknown persons is expect |
ed
On the north side 25 square miles of |
land is said to be under water and that
portion of the city virtually is isolated. |
In other sections the situation is near
" as serious.
Refugees Seen to Drop Into Flood
Families within the danger line of
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Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27

activities Of the ku Klux KIan in Los
Angeles county. When the investi-
gators reached Mr.. Coburn's office, he
ers insisted on going ahead without
delay
After an argument between Coburn
and raiding officers, safe in Coburn' S
office was opened and it's contents
taken for inspection. The safe was
said to have contained membership
lists.
Warrants for Wounded Deputies
A complaint sworn to by w. c..
Doran, deputy district attorney.
charged Mosher and Ruegg with assault
with intent to commit murder. Both
men. Doran charged, fired upon Frank
Woerner. deputy marshal of Ingle
wood. when the later attempted to dis
perse the raiders. Woerner fired upon
the party, killing Constable NJ b.
Mosher father of Walter, and wound
ing Ruegg and the younger Mosher.
Ruegg and Walter Mosher in state
ments admitted having taken part in
the raid and firing upon Woerner.
Ruegg is special deputy sheriff Of
Los Angeles county and the younger
Mosher was deputy under his father.
Sheriff Fires Members
Sheriff William l. Trager announced
that he would not retain any deputies
who were members of the ku Klux
klan. Two deputies. whose names
we're withheld. Immediately resigned
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Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
S5,000,000 LOAN TO
LIBERIA AS FOLLY
Time to Cease Being LADY
Bountiful" to World,
Minority Says.

Washington. April 26.-Democratic
members of the ways and means COM
mittee in minority report opposing
the Fordney resolution for granting
the $5,OOO,00O loan to Liberia as auth
orized in 1918, declared Wednesday
that it was to the best interest of the
United States ito notify all nations
of the world that we have ceased to
be Lady Bountiful' and that from
henceforth no foreign nation can OBJ
tain loan from the United States
treasury"
Opposing the measure as wrong in
principle" the minority held it was
"indefensible to further tax the people
of our country for such a purpose"
when thousands of Americans are out
of work.
The United States. the report says,
was not legally or morally bound to
make the loan and neither the last
nor present administration was auth
orized legally under the Liberty Loan
or any other act to extend the credit.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
WE'D WEALTHY
WIDOW; RUSSIAN
CLAIMING HIM
Philadelphia s Locomo-
tive Shop Romance
Has Startling Sequel

New York. April 26-"Untrue," was
the reply which counsel for Mr.. and
Mrs. Anastase Andreivitch Vonsiat-
skoy- Vonsiansky made to the claim of
woman living in Paris that the Rus
sian employe of the Baldwin locomotive
works was married to her at the time
that he wed Mrs. Marion B. Ream-
Stephens. Chicago heress, in the Rus
sian cathedral here last February.
The statement was issued after the
23-year-od Russian and 45-year-old
bride had come here from suburb of
Philadelphia to confer with their
lawyer Clarence Blair Mitchell. The
bridal pair denied themselves to report
ers. but issued a statement through
their attorney
Denies Shes His Wife
Vonsiatskoy Vonsiansky wishes to
emphatically deny that he has any wife
other than the lady who was Mrs.
Stephens and whom he married in New
York recently read the statement.
me woman Calling herself Mrs.
Vonsiatskoy Vonsiansky has been reg
lstered and living in Paris for some
years past as an unmarried woman
under the name of Mile. Mouromsky.
She is Russian and has lived in
oAAA' AASI llSut AdIuc IS 'OuT-
witch.
Mr.. Vonsiatskoy- vonsiatsky met !
her in the CrimRa and they have never
lived together as husband and wife, nor
until now has she claimed to be mar
rled. She knew of the intended mar
rage Of Mr.. Vonsiatskoy- Vonsiatsky /
% Mrs. Stephens before it took place.
Anyhow, 1t Wasn't Legal
Grossly exaggerated and misleading
1ress reports as to Mrs. Vonsiatskoy-
vonsiatsky's wealth are responsible
or the recent notoriety to which she
ind Mr.. VonsiatskoyVo Vonsiatsky have
'een subjected. The civil and ecclesi-
'stical courts are open to the Gour-
itch woman if she had been wronged.
No further statement will be made
behalf Of them or the Ream family"
Press dispatches quoted the Partisan
as stating that she had been
married. to Mr.. Vonsiatskoy- Vonsiatsky
n the Crimea in 1910 and that this
'ond never had been broken, although
had been claimed that the ceremony
vas Illegal as the bride had rot been
aptized. J.,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
BELGIUM ADDS
TROOPS; SCARY
LOOK FOR WAR
Public Restive Over De-
velopments at Genoa
and on Rhine.

Brussels. April 26.-(By The As
sociated Press)- "A number OF Belgian
soldiers on furlough have been recalled
to the colors with the object of
strengthening the occupation troops in
Germany. which. in view of recent in
cidents, are considered to be of insult
ficient strength. New arrangements
are to be made in concert with the
French.
There was another attack on a Bel
gian soldier at AixLa Chapelle Tues
day, and Belgian public opinion is
growing restive over what are con
sidered intolerable daily outrages and
in demanding more protection of the
occupational troops
Rports of mobilization have been
current for some time These reports.
taken in conjunction with the incidents
at Genoa and the speech of NJ. Poin-
care, the French premier. have been
interpreted in certain quarters as fore
runners of Franco German war at an
early date. Only a few of the more
credulous of the people, however.
have taken the rumors seriously.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
Cuba Must Economic
or Let u. S. intervene
in Financial Affairs

Havana, April 26.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press l.-Voluntary economic re-
adjustment or financial Intervention by
the United States is, according to La
Prensa, the basis Of a report which has
bee nsubmitted to the Cuban govern
ment by Carlos Manuel de Sespedes,
Cuban minister to the United States.
The statement is contained in q xsawD
article published in La Prensa. which
declares that President Zayas is fully
alive to the economic and international
situation in Cuba and that it is this
knowledge that has prompted his nu-
merous attempts during the first year
Of his administration to secure con-
gressional action toward reduction Of i
expenses to give Cuba 81
surplus for paying off her overdue OBJ !,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
tTribune Helena Bureau)

Helena, April 26.-Although two
witnesses, both convicts and both still
inmates of the state prison. testified
wednesday in the hearing Of the case
Of the state against former Warden
Frank Conley that they had observed
or assisted in the moving of large
quantity Of supplies from the prison
store to buildings owned by Conley on
the three days prior to the transfer of
the prison to the present warden, NJ
w. Potter neither was able to testify
as to the ownership Of the property
thus moved-whether it belonged to
the state or to Conley.
Their testimony had a great deal to
90 with the hurried removal Of the
goods between the hours of 7:3O to
1880 of the evening Of Thursday,
April Il, 1921, in which task number
OF convicts were engaged, according to
the testimony, as well as to the NOV
ing Of goods on the two succeeding
days.
Possible Criminal Features Waived
Before calling to the stand Charles
Curd Of Circle, McCone county, a con
vlct at the state prison who assisted in
the removal of goods from the state
prison at the time of the change in
wardens, Attorney General Rankin
stated that he was about to proceed to
the fifth cause of action, under which
the defendant is charged with the pur-
chase of goods from the state under
open account to the value of $4,000.
He stated the theory under which he
was about to proceed was that Mr..
Conley had taken certain property from
the prison stores and had removed
them to the ieer park and other places
and that the state is suing under an
implied contract or assumpsit, waving
The tort, or criminal features.
!. w. Choate, of counsel for the de-
.ense, thereupon moved to amend de-
.endant's answer as to the fifth cause !
# action by interlineation of plea of
immunity under the statute of limita-
ions.
Began Moving With Grips
The witness, Curd. was then ques-
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
MERMAID KNOT
TYING RECO|LS
UPON MINISTER
Presbyterian Dominic
Must Stand Trial for
Bath Pool Wedding.
Couple Didn't H a ' E
Much on and He Had
Been Hamon's S Friend.

I.awton. Okla, April 26.-The Rev.
Thomas j Irwin, founder and for ~
years the pastor of the First Pres
byterian church here. who recently
performed marriage ceremony at a
swimming pool, in which the principals
wore bathing suits, must stand trial
before a church commission on charges
Of conduct unbecoming minister.
Trial Of the minister was decided on
at session here of the Ell Reno pres
bytery. A commission of seven will
hear the charges May 8. The pastor
is ordered to show cause why he should
not be relieved.
Storm Center of Church In Past
The Rev. Mr.. Irwin has been the
storm center Of opposing factions of
the church for months. He was a sup
porter of the late Jake L. Hamon, re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahoma. and preached the funeral
sermon following the death of Hamon
in November, 1920. at Ardmore. where
Hamon was shot by Clara Smith Ha-
mon The Ell Reno presbytery voted
at recent meeting to reinstate mem
bers of the church who, it was brought
VII. lelt VIC pSSAusC Va
the pastors support of Hamon.
The charges upon which the minis
ter must stand trial are:
''That the Rev. Thomas ]. Irwin has
outlived his usefulness as a pastor. as
evidenced by the disorder and deplor
able conditions existing in his church.
Pastor Gets Injunction
THAT he was responsible for the
distribution of pamphlets containing
substance 'unbecoming minister of
the Presbyterian church.
''That members of the Lawton
church have been suspended without
due cause and trial.
THAT said minister has
brought disrepute on the church for
performing a marriage ceremony in /
which the principals were clad in bath !
ing suits in a public swimming pool"
An Injunction obtained by the pastor |!
missioner recently appointed by the
presbytery from interfering with the |
church. did not operate against the !
presbytery Wednesday.
Says It's Politics
'I'H stick until the bitter end" Mr.. !
Irwin says. "The whole situation has /
been caused by intense bitter political
feeling and by enemies of the church
The FL Reno presbytery by its ac-
tion exceeded its authority. he assert
ed. declaring he would carry the mat
ter before the Oklahoma synod, which
meets in October.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
C0nley M0ued Many
Supplies Into Olu,1
Stores, TRUSTEES Say
Convicts Testify Former Warden Said He'd Move
While Moving Was Good and Took Pictures,
Trophies and Merchandise to Home.

said he had lived in the vicinity of
Circle for % or 26 years and was en-
gagged in the stock business, that he
! had been sent to prison October 8, 1920
for term of four to eight wears for
larceny of a horse, that he was made
trusty by Mr.. Conley ii days later.
first hauling logs to the Walton ranch.
then helping in the digging Of cellar
on the state ranch. then worked as a
carpenter at the Walton ranch and
later worked outside as blacksmith.
He testified that ON the night of
April II, 1871. at the time of the
change in wardens at the prison, he
was in the prison office with several
others. when Mr.. Conley came in with
a grip in each hand, and said he
guessed be would move while the
moving was good and went into the
vault and private office and put some
things into the grips. Later Mr.. Con-
ley told them to tear the pictures off
the walls. as though they belonged to
him. Then the witness went to the
prison store.
Six Moved Big Box
The first thing l did there was to
help move out box six feet long. Six
OF us moved this box to storeroom
over Conley's private laundry. / don't
know what was in it,
Witness then told of assisting in
carrying IA boxes of ammunition and
of carrying box containing a dozen
or dozen and half blankets from
the store to the private laundry. He
SAD he was assisted by John Usher,
Walter Scott, Louis Cass, James
Mlckey, Dutch' Wolfe. two Italians,
Frank and Joe Santa Rosa, and sew
eral others whose names he did not re-
Then Truck Joined In Movlna
He testified that later in the even
ing truck was backed up at the store /
and quantity of Asecond- hand collars, |
brides. saddles and harness, some bar /
rels. fork handles and eight or ten pals
Of paint were loaded in and hauled I
across the river to Mr. Conley's ware
house. He said he had also carried |
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Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
THREAT OF FRANCE TO INVADE
GERMANY TO BE HEADED OFF:
RUSSIA IS GIVEN ULTImATum
Allies Not. Disposed to
Let Poincare Run Rep
arations Collection.
Ultimatum Going to
Soviets; Genoa Col
lapse Fear in London.

Genoa. April 26.-(By The As
sociated Press)-The signatories
Of the treaty Of Versailles will
hold a meeting, probably within
a fortnight, to elicit further in
formation of the French attitude
indicated in Premier Poincare's
Barbecue speech and to decide
upon allied action in the event Of
Germany failing to meet her rep
aration obligations on May 81.
Poles Deny Opposing Russia
Poland replied to Russia's pro.
test charging the Poles with vio-
latIng treaties with Russia and
seeking to undermine Russian SOW
erelgnty. The Polish reply as
sorted that the Poles were endeav-
oring to assist In the reconstruct
tion Of Russia and had no thought
of violating their treaty agree
ments with Russia.
While the leading statemen as
sembled in Genoa were consulting eacl
other on what kind of a reply the,
should make to the bolshevik counter
proposals and what would be the prob
lble scope of the non aggression pac1
which it is proposed to submit to the
the experts here from
many lands were hurrying on with theil
.echn1cal work connected with eco
lomics, finance and transport.
Urge Better Transport at Once
The transport committee held spe-
'ial session and recommended the urg-
'ncy OF the powers adopting all possible
measures in concert to improve the
transport system of Europe. The
league of Nations was asked to invite
he nations, whether members or non
MEMBERS of the league, to work to-
ether on technical matters furthering
he cause of transport.
The experts insist that important
hings already have been done at Ge-
oa in the way of improving conditions:
hese have largely taken form of ar
angling for future conventions but it
J pointed out that the present eonven-
ion. including "a states. has brought
bout knowledge of actual conditions in
.nrope. which is certain to prove bene-
lciai for future alhelioration. Much is
xpected from the currency and gen.
raj financial meetings which will be
eld Mt London and Paris
Want Genuine War Curber
The exact form of Mr. Lloyd
eorge's proposed pact has been the
lbject of discussion among the lead
RS, as they wish to introduce a meas
re strong enough to be genuinely
ffective in reducing to minimum the
nances of war. The Washington four
over pact is frequently referred to
) an example on which the project
ay be based.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
Missing Man Back
Ill; Big Estate Is
Involved in Case

Denver. April 26.-Alva Swain. we'll
known Colorado newspaper man and
former republican national committee
man. who disappeared several weeks
ago on the day when he was removed
MS administrator of the estate Of the
late T. n. Stevens. of Philadelphia. re-
turned to Denver Wednesday night, ac-
rorhing to a statement issued by his
attorneys.
3. +. Reed and Horace y. Haw-
kins. Swain's attorneys, declared that
he had been i'll and was not vet en-
tirely recovered, but ''is very much
better"
Swain disappeared March 16.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
LIES Plan TO MUzzLE GENOA WAR DOG!
Irish Crime Laid
to Insurgents by
Griffith In Dali

Dublin, April 26-The Dali
EIrean was mainly occupied We'd
nesday in the reading Of the min
lstrles reports, debate on which
was postponed until Thursday.
The feature of Arthur Griffith's
presidential address was the direct
ness Of its attack on the opponents
OF the provisional government and
the throwing of responsibility on
these men for the seriously dis
turbed condition of the country.
Mr.. Griffith also announced that
the dali cabinet had adopted con-
stituti0n which would be submitted
to the electors in June.
Minister of Defense MuIcahy Sc
verely indicted those who split the
army on political grounds. He read
detailed statistics of robberies,
raids and confiscations and was par
tIculariy sarcastic in noting that
prevalence of such acts was due to
the irregular forces.
The session of the dali was singu-
larIy quiet. Eamonn de Valera
and his lieutenants listened to the
challenges thrown at them without
any sign of resentment. They will
reply Thursday.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
Hardings Off on Trip
for Grant Centennial

Washington. April 26-President
Harding. accompanied by Mrs Hard
ing and numbIr of friends, left
Washington Wednesday For Point
Pleasant, Ohio. where he will deliver
the address Thursday at exercises
commemorating the centennial of the
birth of General Grant
The presidential train is due in
Cincinnati Thursday morning, from
where the party will proceed to Point
Pleasant by boat. The president in
tends to return to Cicinnati immedi-
ately after delivering his address and
is expected back in Washington
Friday.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
So LIVES LOST,
100 INJURED IN
SPANISH FIRE
Customs House Burns
at Malaga; Occupants
Trapped Upstairs.

Malaga, Spain, April 26.-(By
The Associated Press. )-Sixty per-
sons met death Wednesday in a
fire which destroyed the customs
house here. About 100 persons
were injured.
Several occupants Of the build
ings, who were trapped in tho up
per stories, jumped from windows,
80 feet above the ground, and were
killed. The occupants of the up
per stories were minor officials
Of the civil government, the min
istry of finance, the provincial
diet and the education board.
The destroyed building dated
from the seventeenth century. 1t
was constructed of stone and
hrick
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
Khan Warning Is
Sent Prosecutor:
He Grabs Papers
Day Of Rapid-Fire Moves in Los Angeles Fatal
Mobbing Of Winery by Masked Band; Coun-
Gil Enacts Ban on Hoods; Blame on Dead

Los Angeles April 26-The first arrest in connection
with the raid at nglewood last Saturday night attributed to
members Of the Ku Klux Kan occurred late Wednesday
night when Walter E. Mosher deputy constable and
Der of the raidng party taken into custody There
warrant for Leonard Ruegg, another raider.
Following the issuance of warrants for Mosher and
Ruegg District Attorney WO0wne secured the issuance
search warrant directed against the officers of the
ku Kux Klan and dispatched automobile load of deputy
sherffs and investigators to the office of William S. Co.
burn grand goblin with instructions bring all papers
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
Wealthy Man Guilty
Of Murder Says Jury;
Mercy Recommended

Decorah, Iowa, April 20. -B. F.
Kneeskern, wealthy northern Iowa
cattleman. was found guilty here a. the
murder of Mrs. Charles Vanbrocklin,
Frankville, Ia, on December II, 1921.
The jury recommended lepiency. It
was out six hours. ID. %. Murphy, at
torney forsthe defense, announced that
he would fle motion forsa new trial.