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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
ScanIan Elected Republican
Central Committee Chief as
Convention Ignores Riddick
Senatorial Candidates Choice for Chairman Gets
Nowhere; Platform Adopted and Decks Clear
ed for Action in Fall Campaign; Dixon Says
State Tax System Must Be Radically Changed.

of the Volstead act Endorsement Of
the constitutional amendment for
tax commission; recomm mendation for
a change in the taxation system
whereby mining properties shall bear
q greater share of the costs of ad-
ministration, while, veiled under
peculiarly prepared plank recommend
ing q central source of collection and
distribution of school monies is what
appears possibly TO have been intended
an Endorsement of a state income tax.
When the convention reconvened in
the evening the report of the commit
tee on, permanent order of business
was adopted, whereby c. G. Conser,
of Fallon county, took the chair as
permanent chairman and r. y. Jones,
of Wheatland became permanent sec
retary. The report of this committee
also provided for an executive commit
tee to be composed of II members, one
each from II districts into which the
state is to be divided
Report on Resolutions
Then came the report of the reso-
lutions committee, composed of Judge
Z. X. Cheadle of Lewistown, chairman
l.. .. Skelton of Boulder, DIR. o. NJ
Lanstrum of Helena, H. s Buell. of
Bozeman, J. S. Wedum of Havre, Rob
ert Pauline of Kalispell. o. III. Junod
of Sheridan, Governor Dixon, Attorney
General Rankin. Oscar j. Collins of
Plentywood, F. B. Connolly of Billings,
r. G. Monohsn of Butte, e. f. Meyer
hoff of Forsyth, II. j. Miller of Park
county, r. N. Jones of Harlowton, +.
A. Hazelbaker of Dillon and c. G. Con-
ser of Plevna.
The resolutions as prepared by the
committee point to the records of party
leadership of Fremont, Lincoln, Nc
Kinley, Roosevelt and Harding, pledge
to President Harding the loyal support
of nominees for senate and house of
indorse the action of
Congressman Riddick and Mccormick
in their loyal support of the national
and pledge them loyal
support in the ensuing election.
The resolutions rejoice in the
achievement of the Washington dis
armament conference; pledge to Gov
ernor Dixon and other republican state |
loyal support for the rehabili-
tation of the states finances; call at |
tention to the depleted condition of the
state treasury when the present ad- |
came into power, to the |
great increase of the tax levy under !
the present system of taxation, to the |
double system of taxation prevailing in |
the state under which mining property |
is principally assessed on net proceeds |
only, and assert that under the present |
system it is no longer possible TO con-
tinue the operation of some of the
state institutions unless there be n
radical revision of the system of state
revenues.
The resolutions take the view that q
plan of equalizing the tax burdens can
not be successfully worked out other
than through permanent body of
trained men, and accordingly indorse
Continued on Page TwoJ
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
FORD IS HOPEFUL
Of AVERTING HALT
IN AUTO FACTORIES
Manufacturer Blames Wall
Street for Coal and
Rail Strikes.

Detroit, Sept. 9-By The Associ
, ated Press. Whether the Ford Motor
company will close its plants here and
in other cities throughout the country
on September 16, had not been de-
finitely decided Saturday night, accord
ing to Henry Ford, whose representa-
tives were reported to have contracted
for 100000 tons of coal with a
Cincinnati concern. Mr.. Ford said he
knew nothing about the Cincinnati
negotiations and could not say whether
an adequate fuel supply would be OBJ
tanned.
The manufacturer recently announc-
ed his industries would cease operations
September 49, owing to his inability
to obtain sufficient fuel at what he
deemed a fair price. Advancing steel
prices also had a bearing on the deci
sion. he said
Mr.. Ford said he was hopeful that
the next few days would bring develop
ments that would warrant a continu-
ance of operations and avert a period
of idleness for the thousands of men
employed.
Engineered by Wall Street.
said the manufacturer This whole
situation, coal and railroad. has been
carefully engineered by about twenty
sharpers down in Wall street"
Mr.. Ford renewed his charge that
financial interests were bent on fore
ing government ownership of the roaus
and that the same interests handle
the union leaders" He continued:
Now that no more profiteering rake
offs can be made out of the railroads
because of stringent federal and state
regulations. these Wall street gangsters
are fencing to bring about situation
where the government will take over
all the railroads and at a price that
they will name
The price the government is induc-
ed to pay for the purchase of rail and
other equipment, most of it obso-
lete junk, will be the last and greatest
rake7off this gang of bankers will reap
from the manipulation and plunder of
transportation systems of the United
State.
Sorry for Union Men
1T is for that reason that these
Wall street sharpers have engineered
the present coal ard railroad tieup.
1T makes me sorry when | read of
the loyalty of these striking workmen
to their unions. They are sincere
and these days sincerity in any form
should respected, because it is so rare.
But they are deluded That's the
great tragedy of American labor today.
These simple, honest men believe they
have been organized for their own good
by their own kind of men, but l tell
you they have been organized by the
agents of Wall street and nobody else.
Wall street cannot handle hundreds of
thousands of separate, different think
ing individuals, so it went out and had
them organized into unions
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
Senate Passes Bills
at Rate of One Per
Minute for 3 Hours

Washington, Sept, 9.-Record-
breaking business was recorded In
the senate Saturday, when l65 bills
and resolutions were passed In about
three hours or almost at the rate
of one a minute. The measures were
disposed of as fast as presiding
officers and clerks could read
the bills and 90 through the
necessary routine. The record,
said to be at high water mark for
either senate or house during the
present and several recent sessions,
was made possible under unanim-
Gus consent agreement for consid-
GRAFTON only of unobiected bills. Alb
sence of a large part of the senate
only about a dozen senator's being
present-aiso contributed to speedy
action. Most of the bills were pri-
vate claim measures, including a
number dating back to the civil war.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
$4,000 Miners Return
to Work Monday; Union
Ratifies Pay Contract

Wikesbarre 9The anthracite
the miners back work at after than five months Of denes
was ratified by the trdstr the
Saturday night
Under the agreement
rae RAJ OF wages they received when they suspended mining
year when new arrangemen is to be negotiated n the hht Of
by congress to investigate the anthracite Industry
The pact ratified by vote Immediately after
ratification lifting
at
Immediately
Sides
When
May expected production
be obtained
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
Germany Unable
to Please Belgian
Financial ENJOYS

London, Sept. 9.-(By The Associ-
ated Press.)-The German steamer
Hammondia has sunk about so miles off
Vigo, Spain, according to Lloyds
message received here. 1t is believed
that the passengers have been saved.
The Hammondia, owned by the Ham
burg American Steamship company.
and registered 7,197 tons, left Ply
mouth September 4, bound for Mexican
ports, with 100 passengers aboard.
One message from the steamer said
she was sinking in latitude Al degrees,
50 minutes north, longitude 10 degrees,
30 minutes west.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
Strike of Shopnen
in Canada Held Up

Chicago. Sept. 9.-The proposed
strike of Canadian railway shopmen
Saturday was temporarily postponed
until at least after Monday, at the re-
quest of Il. nj. Jewell. president Of the
railway employees department of the
ing a conference with r. l., Fallon,
president of division No. of the Cana
dain union. Mr.. Jewell urged the post
ponement of the strike action until
after the hearing on the federal in
junction here Monday.
The Canadian union is affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
cuYlER ISSUES STATEMENT

Philadelphia. Sept. 9-Thomas de
Witt Cuyler, chairman of the Associa-
ton of Railway Executives, in state
ment Saturday said that "the reports
emanating from Chicago calculated TO
create the impression in the public
mind that there is division in the
ranks of the executives. are absolutely
incorrect" He said the executives
stood absolutely on the platform adopt
ed by them at their meeting on Au-
gust %"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
UNION GETS INJUNCTION

Washington, Sept. ga temporary
injunction restraining United States
Marshal Snyder from interfering with
the meeting of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers. one of
the striking rail shop crafts and from
doing anything TO prevent strike activi-
ties ''in excess of the Chicago re-
straining order. was issued Saturday by
Justice Bailey in the supreme court Of
the District of Columbia.
The government, through it's local
legal representative Saturday moved
the dismissal of the petition for an
injunction brought by the international
brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
seeking to prevent enforcement of the
restraining order issued by Judge VIII
kerson of Chicago. The supreme court
of the District of Columbia has no au-
thority to review or modify the Chicago
order, it was contended, and the plain
tiff here will have every opportunity
to seek relief before the Chicago tri-
huual
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
MINERS SEND MESSAGE

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. "a mess
age wishing her speedy recovery was
sent to Mrs: Harding Saturday by the
Anthracite Miners in convention here
to ratify the strike settlement reached
with the coal operators. The telegram
was sent on the motion of a delegate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
K-D-Y-S
RADIO SERVICE
BY THE GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.

Entertainment program, $50 meter wave
Government agricultural report, 4S5
meter wave.
Regular musical program Wednesday
evening at s o'clock.
Pbonograph record broadcasting Mon
day, Thursday and Friday even
ings at 8 o'clock.
Sermon and music Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. Bed time story and
mnsic at s.
Government agricultural and weather
forecasts at noon each day.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
At 4 p. m.-F1fteen minute sermon by
the Rev. A. G.. Bennett, pastor Of
the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Music by Henry Dotseth,
violinist, accompanied by Miss
Elsie Nordquist. pianist.
At 8 D. m.-Bed Time Story by 1.-THE
Man in the Clouds" Photograph
concert of Edison, Columbia and
Victor records.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
Sen. Walsh Arrives
in Capital City for
Democratic Conclave

Helena, Sept. 9-(By The Associ-
ated Press) United States Senator
7. J. Walsh returned Saturday from
Washington. He will attend the demo-
cratic state convention here next
week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
MuRIEL FAILS TO SAIL

New York, Sept. 9.---Miss Muriel
Mccormick did not sail for Liverpool
Saturday on the Homeric, as she was
scheduled to do. 1t has been reported
new opera company abroad under the
stage name Of ''Nawana McCOrmick." J"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
TO SUPPORT INJUNCTION; SABOTAGE
PLOTS REPORTED Barred IN PROBE
Information Gathered From 10000 individuals
to Be Offered by Daugherty in Asking Per-
manent Writ Against Striking Shopmen; Rail
Heads Hold Clandestine Meet in Roadhouse.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press) Aside from a
motion asking that the bill for an
injunction filed by the government
against the striking railway shop
men of the country be dismissed
on the ground that II Is Illegal
and based on misrepresentation
and suppression of facts" which
was filed in federal court on be-
half of the unions, both strike
leaders and railway chiefs marked
time Saturday while waiting the
developments of next week.
At the same time the battle
against the Injunction was begun,
a carload of evidence, guarded by
IS agents of the department of
Justice, arrived from Washington
TO be used by the government when
the heading to have the temporary
Injunction made permanent comes
up before Federal Judge James
Wilkerson Monday morning.
Blackburn EasterIine, assistant
solicitor general of the United
States, and A. A. mclaughlin
and Oliver Pagan of the depart
ment of Justice also arrived In the
city Saturday and James E. Beck,
solicitor general of the United
States, was expected Sunday.
Following the departure from the
ity of Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, there was
% formal meeting of the railway execu-
ives. and it was said that none was
q prospect After the meeting at the
jhicago club Friday afternoon an in
ormal session was said to have beer
eld last night at an outlying road
ouse, in an effort to elude newspaper
eporters. No announcements were
made by the executives regarding
ither meeting, but Saturday Fl. E
syram, president of the Chicago, Mil.
Eaukee & St Paul, authorized the fol
owing statement:
There will be no more meetings
f the railroad executives. President
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
MRS, HARDING
IN LESS Pain,
BUT VERY ILL
Condition Still Critical,
Says Statement Issued
by Family Physician.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodrow
Wilson Visit White
House; Leave Cards.

Washington, Sept. I0.-The Of
ficiai silence remained unbrOken at
the White House at 3:45 O'Clock
Sunday morning no one of those
close to the sick room of Mrs.
Harding indicating that there had
been any change In the situation
as it had existed for several hours.
Not even an Informal statement of
her condition had been made since
midnight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

that much. He knew that voice. It
belonged to Billy Wingo.
Il hear you arrested Miss Walton"
TEL had to-" explained the
district attorney.
mo evidence a-tall. You we're too
previous, Arthur. I've got a sneak
ing idea, old settler, that you are
cluttering UP the face of the earth.
Be reasonable now, don't you think
SO y~ourself?"
No reply.
You're thinking because Tn
talking to you 80 bright and merry
that / don't mean what / say. Lis.
ten" the whisper lost its airiness
and b came a ruthless. snarlins
growl-'1isten to me. Because OF
what you've done to her, it's all
can do to keep from strangling the
breath out of you here and now
Billy paused. About Miss Walton
he continued in his former tone. "Tr
give you your choice. II she isn't ou'
of Jail and the warrant against hei
withdrawn by noon tomorrow / give
you my word that I'll down you OF
or before midnight Sunday. And
have q habit of keeping my prom.
ises."
"All right capituIated the dis.
' trict attorney.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23
* RgDER
BAR w
WILLIAM PATTERSON WHITE
epra BY ~&13DyT ~
Lins bR.n and Qmpny ~

T. w.
You can't tell me-" said the dis
trict attorney. belligerently, that
this butcher knife didn't come from
the Walton ranch"
Sam Larder stated his belief at
once 'She couldn't have done it,
Arthur. Why Rates. carved up like
an issue steer. She"
"She's a woman" interrupted the
district attorney. And q woman
will do anything when her dander Is
up. And we know what this partic-
ular woman will do when she's mad.
Didn't she try to split open Nate
Samson's head when he was hardly
more than joking with her? I tell
you this Hazel Walton 10 a murder
ess, and I'm going to see her hung"
CHAPTER XIV
Behind the corral OF Guerilla
Melody. at the tip end of Golden
Bar, Main street, a small spring bub-
bled to life amid rocks.
On the night Of the first of April,
Guerilla reached the spring at eleven
o'clock.
II thought you were never COM
Ing" announced a peevish voice.
1--WE been waiting here since nine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

at Hazel'a"
That's the funny part Of it. The
trail led in the opposite direction
toward Jacksboro. The posse fol-
lowed it clear to the West Fork of
the Wagonjack, where they lost It
on the rocky ground on the other
side"
do you know somethin'. Gueril-
la? 1t wouldn't surprise me a whole
lot to find out the district attorney
his W self made that trail to the
Wagonjack. / guess I'd better 50
see the district attorney"
Guerilla Melody chuckled as one
does at a pleasantly.
II mean it." pronounced Billy.
He needs a III straight talk. and
he's going to get it prompt and soon.
Luckily he leaves his window partly
open at night"
The district attorney. lying on the
broad Of his back in bed, suddenly
snored his way into q nightmare.
He dreamed that he was in the
woods, and that a ininety-foot pine
had fallen upon his chest.
The something on his chest spoke
in a carefully restrained whisper.
Keep very quiet"
The district attorney would have
shivered had he been able to move
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23
CHAPTER XVI

A month had passed and Billy
Wingo, now far south of Golden
Bar, knew that his quest was nearly
ended. In the past four weeks Billy
had grown a p~resentable beard, had
met up with Johnny Dawson. a
friend of his youth, and had three
times crossed the trail of Dan Slike.
His latest information was that
Slike and Jack Murray were insep-
arabic.
Finally the morning came when
Billy and Dawson believed they had
Slike in their grasp. They could
hear his rifle as they gazed down
from the hill on a seen that had
many counterparts in the west.
A quarter-mile out from the base
of the hill was a tiny fire. beyond
which lay a hog-tied calf. Beyond
the calf a man sprawled behind the
body of a pony. He was aiming Il
rife at another man ensconced be-
low a cutbank bordering a small
creek. This second nan was moi
clearly visible.
Between this man and the mar
behind the pony were three hundred
yards Of ground as fiat as a floor
Billy swept the background of the
.utbank man with his glasse
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

There are two horses tied behind
a windfall alongside those rocks.
Where's the other mani" ~
There's the other man." said
Dawson, pointing fifty yards down
stream from the cutbank. Whats
he doing-drinking?"
Billy turned his glasses. He ain'f
drinking" he said soberly. His
heads under water"
I'm sure hoping he amt Oar
Slike," Dawson said lnatter-of-factly
ME too. What"
For the man behind the cutbanh
was climbing up and walking out
into plain sight of the man behind
the pony. The la behind the pony
did not fire."
Hes cashed all right" Billy re-
marked suddenly. He looked sc
natural he fooled me-"
They ran down the reverse aope
| of the f~at-topped hill, cut across the
creek and approached the horses
tied behind the windfall.
Tell you," said awson. "1oosen
the cinches: then no matter which
horse he tops he'll jerk himself
down"
Both saddles were carefully doc.
| tored.
Continued in our next issuel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

had lying on her kitchen table. show
ing he'd been there. She admitted
that, too, but said he'd attacked her,
and she'd managed to get hold of his
gun after the clock fell on him. and
drive him out"
|. rs that all?" asked Billy.
"Lemme get my BREATH" Guerilla
begged Indignantly. mo, 1t amt
all, The district attorney says those
supplies were bought for you and
they were taken by you. Hazers
ridin' horse. the n used to be her
uncle's. that's gone too-with you
'If Rale thinks I was at Hazeps,
it's reasonable to assume I might
have had a hand in KILN Rafe my
own self. That goes double for Dan
Slike, seeing he had the knife last.
Its reasonable all right enough,
but then you and Dan Slike amt
nov ays available, and Hazel is right
handy"
But how did Slike get hold of the
, butcher knife, that's what want tC
know? He didn't have it on him
when / arrested him last January"
That's the damndest part Of the
whole deal, Bill. Hazel says Oar
| Slike came to her place before Rafe
| did, and it was him took the sup
| plies and her horse and her hat and
that very same butcher knife which
gave Rafe his come-uppance. Sike
beat her almost senseless too. She
| said"
Billy wingo looked up at the stars
| His lips moved. But no sound Is
| sued. After a moment he said. ir
an oddly dead tone of voice, How
| did Slike escape?"
Far as anybody can tell, he made
| him a key somehow and unlocked
| the Jail door and walked out. Any
way, Riley Tyler found the door
| open yesterday afternoon and Dams
cell empty. And the district attor-
| new lost a horse and saddle"
IF there was any kind of q trail
] It's queer they didn't run up on Slikt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

O'CLOCK. =.
"You talk much louder. Bill" said
Guerilla calmly, land you'll wait
here a while longer-say about
twenty years longer or fifteen. II the
Judge feels good-natured. Man alive,
amt you got any sense?"
II was lonesome" Billy excused
himself. 1--WE got to talk to some
body. And anyway. a Teller hardly
ever gets more'n ten years for q
hold-up where nobody's killed.
But where somebody is killed the
penalty is worth considerin'." point
ed out Guerilla Melody. And TIP
O'Gorman was found yesterday
morning lying on the floor of his
front room dead as Julius Caesar,
with YOU quirt beside him. and your
snake skin hatband inside the door,
Tip killed! Tip!"
Eyes, Tip, and or account OF the
quirt and the hatband there's a war.
rant issued for you for the murder
and two posses are out looking fol
YOU"
And Tip amt the only nj cash
ed. RATE Tuckleton passed out last
night"
How"
Throat cut, head cut, and three
| knife cuts through his heart. Haze
Walton Is in jail charged with the
job" Y
Billy Wingo stiffened where hi
| sat. Hazel Walton in jail! For ar
| instant he couldn't realize 1t.
what evidence Is there against
Hazel?" Billy tut III sharply.
'Tn the first place there's tbs
knife that killed Rafe," said Gueril'
Ia, seating himself beside his friend
In the shadow of the rock. "Butche:
knife with T. w. on the handle thai
Hazel admitted was Sers when they
showed 1t to her. But she said Dar
Slike had taken the knife-stuck II
in his boot when he left. Then there
was Rates. " gun which Haze,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23

Continued from our last issue)
There lie lay on his back, his legs
and arms spread-eagled abroad. his
body displaying the fattened appear
ance a corpse assumes for the first
few hours after death. Rates. throat
had been slit from ear to ear. HIS
head was cut open and lay in q pool
of blood. His face was scored with
scratches. There was blood on his
coat and vest and shirt, they found
on examination. The district attor-
ney ripped open the shirt ana
found four distinct stab wounds in
the region Of Rates. heart. From
n of these wounds protruded the
broken end Of a broad-bladed knife
Pull it out" urged Sam Larder,
with a slight shudder. his fat face SD
white that it showed green in the
moonlight.
Been dead about two hours"
proffered the marshal.
about that" agreed Felix. what
you lookin' at. Arthur"
"This." replied the district attor-
ney. holding up the handle of the
butcher knife.
With his fingers he traced two in
itials on the wood. The initials were