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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
SUN RIVER -S|NNS ROAD
CONTRACT LET AT PRICE
MUCH BELOW 1920 Rates
Excavation to Be Done by Melchart of Lewistown
for "a Cents Cubic Yard, Cost so Cents in 1919
on Great Falls Sun River Work; County to Pay
AZ Per Cent of Cost and Government Rest.

of 21a inches, which that to be used
on the contract awarded Friday is to
be type A, crushed gravel, which will
pass through circular openings IA
inches in diameter in revolving
screen.
Paid 63 Cents in 1920
Upon that portion of the Choteau-
Sun River road in Cascade county
which was built in 1920, the contract
was awarded on a bid of 63 cents for
common excavation and $3.50 for
gravel surfacing Of type B, likewise pit
run gravel of a maximum size OF IN
inches.
Contract for the construction of the
three steel and concrete bridges on the
Sun River Simms road was let to the
Security Bridge company OF Billings,
on a bid of $9.762.7O.
Other bids on the bridges were:
Fred Coolidge, S12,5S2.5O; White,
Brown and Leahy, S1O,454: Whitlock
Construction company, $13,949: B. p.
Merchert, $1O.S445O: w. r. Gray.
Great Falls, $1O,86O.
Finish Bridges by September
The specifications provide for the
completion of the bridges by Septem-
Der Is, 1922, and the completion of the
highway contract by November 30,
1922.
The bids were opened by Highway
Commissioners George w. Lanstrum
and Henry Good and Chief Engineer
John n Edy, and the awarding of the
contracts was afterwards approved by
Ben G. Johnston and Gilbert T. Boyd.
county commissioners of Cascade
county, and R. G. Day, county sur
veyor, who were present at the meet
ing.
OF the cost of these Improvements.
Al per cent will be borne by Cascade
county and So per cent by the federal
government.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
OIL MAN ORDERED
To RETURN MONEY
RECEIVED As PRIZE
Allege He Misrepresented Fuel
and Weight in Air
:. ,. plane Test.

New York. June 30.-C. i. Wrights-
man, wealthy Tulsa, Okla. oil man,
Friday was directed to return to the
Aero club of Omaha, Neb., $1,000 in
prize money which it is alleged was
wrongfully awarded him following an
airplane contest at Omaha last No
vember. The order was issued by the
contest committee of The Aero Club
of America.
The committees action followed pro-
tests filed by John NJ. Larsen Of New
York, donor of the prize, who charged
that the money was awarded Wrights-
man on a victory which he claims to
have been gained through false repre-
sentations of fuel and weight carried
by the oil Esn's planes in the con-
test, which was q general efficiency
test. Larsen had several planes en-
tered in the competition, which was
held in connection with the Omaha
Pulitzer trophy meet
Fridays order directs Wrightsnan
TO return the prize money within 10
days or be disqualified. Further hear
ings. to determine the winner, will be
Md following the return Of the money,
it was announced.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
COOK Of NEW YORK
NEW CHIEF Of VETS
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Hanbury of Nebraska Named
Senior Vice Head of Dis
abled Men.

San Francisco. June 3O.-C. Hamil.
ton Cook of Buffalo. y. Y, was unan
imously elected national commander oi
the Disabled American Veterans of the
World War at the annual convention
of the organization here Friday. Previ-
ously Cook had nominated Judge Rob
ert S. Marx Of Cincinnati, the outgo-
ing commander, for the post. but Judge
Marx refused to run again
Minneapolis was unanimously chosen
as the next convention city.
Commander elect Cook went over
seas with the 18th Division, as a cap
tain in the 30Sth infantry. He was
wounded at Fesle river but after a
term in the hospital returned to his
unit against the advice of army physi-
clans and was gassed in the Argoune.
He now is in the moving picture pro-
ducing business in Buffalo.
]. W. Hanbury of Omaha, Nebr., was
elected senior vice commander by n
three to one vote over Myles Sweeney
of New York. Hanbury was wounded
at Chateau Thierry. He was given up
for lost and official funerial services
for him were held in his home city
Of Omaha.
James A. Mcfarland Of Dalton. Ca.
was unanimously elected first junior
vice commander.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Three Montana Rail
Lines Tied Up by
Storm at Billings

Billings, June 3O.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. )-Trains Of three rail-
roads were stalled in Billings and vicin-
ity Friday morning as the result Of
q cloudburst north of here Friday
evening, which caused washouts on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
lines.
The Great Northern crossing over
Alkali creek between Broadview and
Billings washed out and held train No,
a., southbound, at Broadview, Bur
lington trains from the south waited
here until the track was repaired. The
Northern Pacific track at Yegen. a
few miles west of Billings, was washed
out by Canyon creek, swelled by the
same storm and eastbOund trains Nos.
and AZ were stalled at Yegen. Train
No. /. held up by a washout at Waco,
east of here, reached Billings, but
could not proceed west until repairs
were made at Yegen. Local and branch
road trains waited here on account Of
connections with the through trains
as well as on account of the washouts.
The swollen creeks caused good
deal of damage to farm property along
their courses, and took out a number
of county bridges. The Midland En-
pire fair grounds at Billings was
flooded but the damage to property
there was slight.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
PRODUCTION AND PRICE CLIMB
IN MISUNDERSTANDING, REPORT

ton was noted in highly finished lines
of manufacture, as well as basic indus.
tries. advances being especilly marked
in iron and steel and the industries
consuming those products, such as au-
tomobiles, foundries and machine shops
Building activity has continued practi-
cally unabated. the board reported. The
retail trade, it stated. is in excess of
that of a year ago, for the first time
in many months.
Although the production Of anthra-
cite coal has been reduced practically
TO nothing" the board said, "the pro-
duction of bituminous coal at nom
union mines has increased somewhat,
at the same time the petroleum output
for the month has shown an advance
as compared with April"
General employment conditions have
taken a very decided turn for the bet
ter, the board asserted. while in some
lines a scarcity of labor is reported, as
for instance, in the steel and building
trades. and demand for agricultural la
Dor continued upward.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
CONLEY ON STAND :
AS LAST WITNESS
IN HIS OWN CASE
Court Adjourns Saturday Noon
Until Wednesday; Hope to
Conclude Next Week,

Helena, June 3O.-(By The Associ-
ated Press. Former Warden Frank
Conley Of the Montana penitentiary
defendant in the states suit for ac-
counting on trial before Judge A. ].
Horsky, Friday afternoon resumed the
witness stand to testify regarding
counter claims of the defense aggre-
eating more than $4,000.
1t was said that Conley's testimony
in his own behalf would conclude the
case Of the defense. although it was
not known whether he would finish by
Saturday noon. at which time court will
be adjourned until next Wednesday
morning. Judge Horsky said he did
not think it worth while to convene
Monday, owing to the fact that the
Fourth Of July falls on Tuesday.
The testimony df Conley on the
counter claims is practically a repeti-
ton of much that has gone before
just how long the direct examination
would require was not known, accord
counsel for the defense. Neither
would Attorney General Wellington d
Rankin venture an estimate as to the
time that would be necessary for cross
examination.
Both sides recently announced that
the case would end by July /. Fri
day the attorneys said they hoped"
the trial would be concluded by the end
of next week.
Former State Accountant r. J.
Lemert, finished his testimony in be-
half of Conley. admitting that the ac-
counting systems at the prison were
mot all they should be-" but insisted
they were the best that could be pro-
vided because of lack of funds.
James MacCalman, former prison
prison architect. testified regarding
wormy prison flour in the Conley and
McTague warehouse and declared that
"if there had been any justice" the
suit against Conley would never have
been started. He admitted he was a
friend and partisan of the former
warden,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
HOUSE LEAVES
WORK To TAKE
Up PA|CNS
Wild Rush by Members
for Trains as Vote to
Adjourn Carries.
Democrats Would Talk
About Muscle Shoals
During Tariff Wait.

Washington, June 3O.-The house OF
representatives adjourned Friday night
at 9:49 o'clock until August Is. thus
giving members opportunity to return
home to look after their campaigns
while the senate still is at work on
the tariff.
Democrats. opposing adjournment
almost soidly. forced roll call. The
vote to quit was III to 43, with two
voting present"
The democrats having voted with
their fingers crossed, I now move that
the house be adjourned" said Repre-
sentative Mondell, the republican
leader. There was a shout and a wild
race to taxicabs waiting outside to
rush members to outgoing trains.
In opposing adjournment, democrats
insisted the house ought to stay in
session and act on Henry Ford's offer
for lease of Muscle Shoals.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Spotted Fever Kills
Worker in Public
Health in Hamilton

Hamilton, June 3O.-(By The As
sociated ress).-William Edwin Git
finger. %, research assistant in the
United States Public health laboratory
here, died early Friday of spotted
fever. He was experimenting with
wood ticks, said to carry the virulence,
when the infection was gained, it was
said, but the exact manner was not
learned. He has been i'll less than a
week.
Young Gittinger had been a student
of medical science at the Iowa state
college at Ames. Ia, and later at the
Montana State college at Bozeman.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
1,614,663 Acres of
Vacant Land in
Miles City Area

Miles City, June 30-(By The As
sociated Press) There are a total of
l 1915, ,663.25 acres of vacant agricul-
tural and grazing land in the Miles
City land district, according to a
table compiled by the local United
States land office, which shows 1,205,
1925 acres of surveyed land and
31S,S50 acres Of unsurveyed land in
the district.
On July l, 1921, there were total
OF 1,164,522 acres of vacant agricul-
the homestead entry in the Miles CITY
district and the fact that this amount
has been increased considerably during
the past year is accounted for the land
office having cancelled many Of the
entrieA
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
EDITORIAL DRAWS
TAR AND FEATHERS,
FOLLOW FL0CG|NC
Unable to Recognize Men Who
Took Him to Country,
Wore No Masks.

Orlando Fla. June 30.-J. II. wend-
Ter, publisher of the Florida Post at
Winter Park, few miles from here.
was taken from his home at that place
Friday night by band of unmasked
men, flogged. tarred and feathered and
advised to leave town within week
Wendler told newspaper men who
called at his home shortly after he had
returned that he did not recognize his
abductors. He expressed the belief.
however, that the attack was occasion
ed by an editorial in a recent issue of
his newspaper attacking Eugene G..
Duckworth, candidate for reelection
as mayor of Orlando.
After he was placed in an automo-
bile by the men Wendler said he was
taken somewhere in the country. how
far he did not know. He said he was
then flogged, and afterwards stripped
to the waist and the tar and feathers
applied.
Wendler has resided in the state
several years. About six months ago
he began publication of his newspaper,
which he announced was the organ Of
the republican party in this state
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
hop FORCES OUT TODAY; maintenance Men S7ICF
Lightning Strikes
Woman; Damaging
Storm in Alberta
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lethbridge, June 3O.-Mrs. Mary
Summers of Magrath, living %
miles south of here, was struck
by lightning during the terrific
She was badly burned from her
hips to her feet, and is lying in a
hospital making a desperate fight
for life. Little hope of her recov-
cry is held out. A dog standing in
the Summers home at the time Of
the flash was killed instantly, and
the door of the house splintered
into shreds.
During the storm. the heaviest
this season, some hail damage was
done. Fifteen sheep were killed
by hailstones on a ranch near the
boundary. The crops in the Milk
river and Magrath districts were
also damaged by hail. At New
Dayton the precipitation was two
and one-half inches, while at Ma
grath .S4 inches of rain fell in 10
minutes. All over southern AL
berta the rainfall was heavy. and
will do inestimable good to the
crops, practically assuring them,
with normal rainfall from now on.
In the city the rain was tor
rental, and theater crowds were
drenched. The lightning was bad,
the son of Jack Henderson being
knocked out of the bed, but un-
injured. Mr.. Henderson was read
ing at the time Of the bolt, the
paper being ripped to ribbons. No
one in the house was hurt.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
lord BYNC To VISIT
LETHbR|DGE;
RECEPTION PLANNED
Governor General of Canada to
Review Veterans of
World War.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lethbridge. June 30.-Lord Byng of
Vimy, governor general of Canada. and
Lady Byng, will be guests of the city
Of Lethbrdge Monday. The vice-regal
party will arrive in Lethbridge at 10
a. m. and will remain in the city for
three hours.
Lord Byng will meet and review the
veterans Of the world war-many Of
them his comrades in France, and later
will be shown about the city.
There will be public reception, at
which Mayor w. ID. L. Hardie will
present the governor general to the
people of Lethbridge. Inasmuch as
Saturday is Dominion day, Canada's 9
natal day. the decorations for that
occasion will be left in place and aug
mented for the visit of Lord and Lady
Byng. They are travelling in an all
steel Canadian National train.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
(Tribune's Helena Bureau.)

Helena, June 3O.-At figures greatly
under those paid for similar projects in
the immediate vicinity constructed in
1919 and 1920. the Montana highway
commission Friday awarded contracts
for the grading and graveling of 1917
miles of highway between Sun River
and Simms in Cascade county. known
as federal aid project No. 176, and
for the construction of three steel and
concrete bridges on the same stretch
of road.
The contract for the grading and
gravel surfacing Of the road was let
to b. F. Melchert of Lewistown upon
his bid of $S4,94S.24, which will be
subject to an addition of about 10 per
cent for engineering and contingencies
The engineers estimates upon this
piece of work was $95, 5,8S0.53, not in
cluding the item Of engineering
Five other bids were received for
this work as follows:
Fred Coolidge. Laramie. Wyo., S91,-
1912; White. Brown and Leahy, Great
Falls, $685.. .35; Fred and Monroe
Walters, Denton, bid irregular; Whit
lock Construction company, Huron, s.
D., $11O,962.41: Fred Elliott, Great
Falls, $1O3. .399S3.
Excavate for "a Cents
The principal items of cost under
this contract are those of common
excavation. for which Merchert bid "a
cents cubic yard. and crushed gravel
surfacing, upon which he bid S1.65 a
cubic yard. These figures are very
low in comparison with the prices paid
upon the construction of that part Of
the same highway between Great Falls
and Sun River in 1919. On this work
80 cents was paid for common excava-
ton and $1.6712 for gravel surfacing.
However. on the Great Falls-Sun River
stretch, the gravel was Of type C. a
pit-run gravel with a maximum size
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Montana Baptists
Deplore Disregard
for Dry Amendment
(By The Associated Press.)

Helena, June 3O.-The Montana Bap-
tist convention. In session here, for
mally adopted resolutions Friday, in
cluding one which views with alarm
xthe prevailing disregard of the sanctity
and authority of the constitution Of the
United States of America in its eigh-
teenth amendment, and further rec
ommends that the churches through the
pulpits "crystalize the Christian senti-
ment looking toward a higher regard
for existing laws and a more thorough
cooperation with the officers of the
law in demanding their enforcement"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Woman Shoots
Another in Tilt
Over Husband

Butte, June 30.-(By The As
sociated Press Mrs. D. J.
Kelly, 40. was wounded In the
shoulder Friday night by bul.
let which Mrs. May Franklin, 80,
fired as a result of a quarrel in
a confectionery store here FRI
day night. Four shots were
fired, only one striking Mrs.
Kelly. Mrs. Frankly surrendered
to the policemen when they ar
rived. and declared she fired
when Mrs. Kelly threatened vio-
lence because Of alleged atten-
tions paid to her husband. The
bullet struck the right shoulder
below the collar bone, and 70.
covery is probable.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Will Contest Case
to Get Rehearing

Helena. June 30.-(By The Associ-
pted Press. The supreme court Fri
day reversed the lower court and re-
manded for new trial the will contest
of Mrs. Catherine Mathewson against
the estate of w. J. Redfern of Lanrin,
Mont.
The high court also reversed judg-
ment obtained by Leonel Bourdeau in
the district court at Missoula, against
the United States Fidelity and Guar
anty company.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
10 Per Cent Cut
Of Freight Rates
Effective in u. S.

Washington, June 30.-Freieht
rates throughout the United states
on practically all commodities wilt
be reduced Saturday by 10 per cont
when the carriers Of the country
put Into effect the decision rem
derad last month by the interstate
commerce Commission In the gen.
eral rate case. New schedules In
cooperating the reduction have been
completed since the decision was
handed down, according to the COM
missions records, though a series
Of orders abrogatlng rules mad regu-
lations concerning publication of
new rates and like details were
necessary to prevent delays in some
Instances.
Agricultural commodities will be
the only important traffic which
the 10 per cent cut will not affect,
rates on these commodities having
been reduced last January. One or
two other ciassificatioRs Of freight
have also been given lower rates
by commission orders In recent
months and these also are excluded
from the new cuts. Railroad sta.
tistlcians have worked out the esti.
mate that the general rate dicision
will cause decrease Of $3.50, ,O0O..
900 annually In the nations freight
bill.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
At a O'ClOck
MONDAY, JULY 8
At 3 O'Clock
An Edison Recreation Concert

An Edison Recreation Concert
April Showers, by DeVingt's Or
chestra.
When Buddha Smiles, by De-
Vingt's Orchestra.
Wabash Blues, by Broadway Or
chestra.
SalO-May, by Broadway Or
chestra.
The Village Gossips, by Cal Stew
art.
Fourth of July at Punkin' Center.
by Cal Stewart.
America. by New York Military
band.
Hail Columbia. by New York
Military band.
Blue Danube Waltz, by Charles
Chapman tpiano solo).
Gunga Din. by Humphrey Or
chestra.
Marche Lorraine. by Marimba
band.
Humoreska, by Vasa Prihoda
(violin solo).
And requested re-crsationS.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Report Man Wounded
in Coal Field Clash

Wheeling, w. Va. July IA tele
phone message from the Beech Bot
tom powder plant states that a mar
was wounded in clash said to have
taken place between union and non.
union miners at one of the Beech Bot.
tom mines Mt 1:45 O'Clock Saturday
morning. The message added that
there had apparently been a sharp
clash and that searchlights were play
ing over the hillsides.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
Vet Reads Notice
Of His Own Death;
Says It's Wrong

Missoula. June 3O.--(By The Associ-
ated Press. Mrs. B. A. Schak Friday
received official notice from the Vet
erans' bureau at Washington that her
son, Alfred, is dead
She handed the letter to him and he
made prompt denial.
Schak was seriously wounded in ac
ton in the Toul sector in France and
was reported killed. but he recovered
in the hospital He is a vocational
student in the University of Montana
here.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01

in Chicago July 5. Mr.. Cradle said.
and at that time. thorough recon
lsideration of the situation will be made.
Touching on the wage cut, Mr. Gra-
bic declared that the cost of living,
as shown by government statistics.
actually had risen in the face of the
impending wage cut Chairman Hoop
er immediately agreed that, whenever
facts warranted, the board would read
lily reconsider wages in the liGht OF
changing conditions. Mainly upon thie
assurance Of renewed consideration r
his mems wages, Mr.. Cradle s&kx1
that no strike call would be
Friday night and that his own
would be directed toward avertinz
Then followed interrogations s0f
H. Fitzgerald head of the Broxfhr
hood of Railway Clerks; d. Wseek,
president of the Brotherhood afEHail-
way Signal Men. and finally of Tfree1A3
Heals. who appeared in answer t0 ~
subpoena issued by the board.
All three explained the strike votes
being taken by their memberships. 40 h
assuring the board that no immediate
strike would be called. althou.u ~
Fitzgerald predicted that freight han
dlers. members of his organization.
might leave their work on some roads
simultaneously with the shopmen SAT-
urday. They would leave. however,
WITHOUT the unions authority. as strike
ballots are being cast on but 60 roads,
where the power to authorize walk
cut lies in the hands of the system
general committee
Receives Few Votes
Mr.. Helt said that only 4 few haI.
lots had been received on the signal
mems vote and these would be insult
flclent TO authorize any strike a. pres
ent. The stationary firemen's ynte is
not returnahle until July 10. Mr.. Healv
told the board, removing the likelihood
of a waikout of his men at least until
that date.
In announcing the cancellation of
contracts by the New York Central.
Jacob Aronsen, general counsel for the
ROAD, read statement asserting that
while the road considered it entirely
legal to continue the contracts. in the
interest of harmony" it would cancel
its contracts If such action can avoid
a strike"
W. g. Bierd. president of the Chi
cago and Alton. made a similar an
nouncement. as did II. E. Byram of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul and
representatives of other roads includ-
ing the Chicago-Great Western, the
Missouri. Kansas aud Texas: the
Wheeling and Lake Erie: Ann Arhor.
San Francisco and st. Louis; Colorado
and Southern; Pere Marquette; the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, and
Chicago and Northwestern, did like
wise.
Say Trains Will Huo
The trains will continue to run.
strike or no strike" railway execu-
tives united in declaring Friday night,
after the efforts of the United States
railroad labor board to halt strike
of 100000 shopmen set for Saturday
had met with apparent failure. y
Neither the maintenance of way en-
ployes, who also have been taking
strike vote but who have decided not
to walk out Saturday. nor the shop
crafts mechanics. who are scheduled
to throw down their tools at 10 o'clock
Saturday. have anything to do with
the actual operation of the trains, the
railway managers explained.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-01
ACCEPT EXCHANGE CASE

Washington, June 30-Formal COM
plant testing the right of American
railroads to collect fares in American
money for transportation in Canadq at
times when Canadian exchange depre-
citation gives the carriers an advantage,
was accepted Friday for hearing by
the interstate commerce commission.