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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16

Washington, Dec. 15.-In parting
shot at his republican foes, just be-
fore they ousted him late Friday from
the house Of representatives on the
ground of election Irregularities, Rep
resentative Thomas w. Harrison, dem
ocrat, of the Seventh Virginia district,
charged that the life of the republican
party in his state was based on pat
ronage, and then proceeded to read
letters which he declared proved in
controvertibly" that patronage had
been sold there.
Amid the utmost confusion in the
chamber, Mr.. Harrison declared that
Representative c. Bascom Slemp of
the Ninth Virginia district, republican
national committeeman, was the dis
aIoft a handful of letters and cancelled
checks. Mr.. Harrison exclaimed:
''The people of the country do not
altogether understand Virginia repub
Iican politics. 1t is a pure matter of
patronage, and question of how they
can feed at the public trough. Why,
have been hearing all over the district
about the sale of patronage. have
been hearing that Offices were sold for
what money there was in it. and I
have right here the incontrovertihle
proof that it is the condition we have
been facing in Virginia"
Names Brother Scion
Mr.. Harrison asserted that "the
head Of this whole business is the dis
tinguished member from the Ninth
Virginia district
He is the disburser of all patron
age" he added. He is the man who
has to give his endorsement to any
body that applies, not only in my own
state, but also as understand, in
other states.
II picked up few checks-checks,
gentlemen, by the bushel. They are
endorsed, some of them, by Mr. Slemp
and some of them by Mr.. Howard, as
his secretary"
Mr. Slemp, interrupting, demanded
the date, and Mr.. Harrison replied
that they seemed to run over a year,
from December, 1920, to January,
1922 The checks were not read into
the record Mr.. Harrison said most
of them were drawn to Mr.. Slemp and
Mr.. Howard and signed by B. r. Pow
ell, whom he later described in answer
to questions from the floor, as q pat
ronage referee. Most of the amounts
were under $100, he said, and several
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
II. S. Court Asks
Ireland to Tell
Place of Prisoner

New York. Dec. t5.-{Bs The As
seeiated Press. 1.-The Irish Free
State was ordered by Justice George
". Mullan. in supreme court Friday,
ta show cause next Tuesday why the
paace of imprisonment of Stephen NJ
.O'Mara. Irish republican leader.
should not be revealed to attorneys
for 0'Mara and Eamonn de Valera.
The order was granted on petition
OF John 4. Finerty. of Washington.
n. c.. through Martin Conboy, his
New York representative, who seeks
to have commission take o.Mara's
testimony in the S2,5o0,00 Irish re-
public bond suit. which has been in
the New Work courts for more than
year.
The papers alleged that o'Mara was
unlawfully detained in Ireland and iti
was feared he would be killed or
otherwise prevented from giving. ties
timony beforef the case could be-
brought tprtrial.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
KELLER bALk5
AGAIN; PROBE
IS SUSPENDED
Prosecutor Fails to Ap-
pear at Command Of
Committee in House.
Minnesota Congress
man May Be In Con
tempt; Ignores Writ.

Washington. Dec 15.-Anothe sur
Prise was furnished before the house
Judiciary committee Friday with the
failure Of Representative Keller. re-
publican, Minnesota, TO appear IN
response to a formal summons to give
under oath the information on which
he based his impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugherty.
Mr. Keller gave no explanation other
than that contained in a letter from
his counsel, Jackson Fl. Ralston, which
stated that Mr.. Ralston was unable to
appear Friday because of imperative
business engagem
Without submitting at this time TO
the jurisdiction of the committee with
regard TO he subpoena. the letter said.
Il am expecting at your next meeting
tomorrow or later. to take such posi-
ton before the committee with regard
to the subject as then may seem ap
propriate
Arguing that this letter contained no
excuse" for the failure Of Mr.. Keller
to respond to the summons. some com
mitteemen favored an immediate report
TO the no Use. recommending that he be
HAtPu before tHe biiF tuSFs HI toDirinpl
proceedings. Finally, however, the cem
mittee decided to hear his counsel Sat
urday before charting its course.
Mr. Keller. who was present in the
house during practically the entire ses-
sion Friday, conferred late in the day
with his counsel az to his future posi-
ton, but no announcement was made
concerning the conference. Earlier in
the day, some of his friends stated that
he would not submit himself 60 the
jurisdiction of the committee.
Members said the committee was
without authority to compel his at
tendance; that its only course III case
of final refusal TO respond to a
summons would be TO report back to
the house. That body. they said. had
all the authority of court in holding
a member in contempt and could en-
force ITS rulings.
Irrespective of the action with re
gard to Mr.. Keller individually, mem
bers were insistent that the hearing
of the impeachment charges should
continue. There were those who wanted
to go on. but majority were of the
opinion that the further taking tf
testimony should be delayed until the
question Of whether Mr.. Keller was to
appear 10 furnish the information in
his possession had been determined.
Chairman Volstead stated during the
day that Representative Woodruff of
Michigan, and Johnson. of South Da-
kota. who have attacked Mr.. Daugherty
in the house on charges of failure to
prosecute war fraud eases. might be
summoned.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
I BILLION IS
hI aa%
VALUE OF 1922
CROP IN /. s.
Worth Nearly 2 Billion
More Than Last Year,
Says Government.
Corn Is Most Valuable
Yield; Wheat Makes a
Big Gain in Season.

Washington. Dec 15.-(By The As
sociated Press The nations crops
this year are worth S7,572. 500, 600.
based on their farm value as of De
cember 1, the department of agricul-
ture announced Friday in it's final crop
report of the year.
Their value is 81 ,S42. .97S, 900 more
than last years crops, reflecting i'm
provement in prices for farm products
and increased production in some crops.
This years farm production is worth
about the same as that of 1916 but is
lower than 1920 by about 81 500. .000,-
900 and lower than any year since
1915, except last year. 1t is ouiy a
little more than half as much as the
record value year of 1919.
Record production was made this
year in rye, white potatoes, sweet
potatoes and hay. Other bumper crops
this year were :. rice. with the third
largest production in history. Tobacco,
with the fourth largest in history,
wheat with the fifth largest production,
and corn with it's seventh largest crop.
Cotton this year is the fourth most
valuable crop of that staple ever grown,
although a small crop in point of pro
duction.
Corn, as usual, is the country's most
valuable crop, being worth this year
500, 900, 900 more than last year. with
Il total value of 81, 800. .2S7 900. Cotton
stands second with 81 ,36S,517 900, the
lint being valued at S1.190, 761 900 and
the cotton seed slit, 756,000. Hay is
the third most valuable crop with
total of 81 ,331 $4,000. No other crop
reached billion dollars in value this
year. Wheat was valued at 1864. .139.
coo. standing as fourth most valuable
crop of the country.
Fridays final estimates showed re
duction III the corn crop of about
100000 bushels. Increases were
shown for other crops, including:
Winter wheat, 45,0O0,000 bushels;
spring wheat. 100000 bushels; oats.
14.27S,O0O bushels: rye, 1874 600
bushels; buckwheat. l, ,407 900 bushels;
rice. 2.S06,000 bushels; potatoes. II
2sO.000 bushels, and hay, 4,0550Oo
tons.
Revision of the 1921 production
statistics placed the crops of that year
as follows:
Corn. 3.06s, ,569.0 900 bushels; winter
wheat. 6O0,316o0O; spring wheat.
o14, $4,000: oats, 1,O7s,341 900; pota-
toes, 361 $50 900; hay tall 97,77O,OO0
tons. and tobacco l.069, ,693. 600 pounds.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
AMERICA MAY LEND
MONEY TO GERMANY
TOSAlV lVAGE EUROPE {
u. S. Influence MAY Prevent
Trouble Between Britain
and France.

Washington, Dec 15.-fBs The As
sociated Press Administration off
Gals believe that American influence
can be employed to help towards a
solution of the German reparations
problem That feeling was voiced au-
thoritatively Friday at the White
House.
1t was added, however. that no an
nouncement now WAS possible or even
imminent. Things that may be occur
ring behind the scenes, it was said,
cannot be exhibited on the stage" at
this time without prejudice here or
abroad TO the very cause the Washing
ton government hopes to serve.
Such was the brief glimpse of Off
cial purpose made available Mt the
close of day filled with speculation
as to what move the Washington gov
ernment might be contemplating toward
averting the threatened Anglo French
break over Gernany's capacity TO pay
reparations.
The White House statement was
made after Il series of developments of
obvious significance. beginning with the
official admission that Ambassador
official admission that Ambassador
for consultation here. This was fol-
lowed by conference of considerable
length between DR.. Otto f. Wiedfeldt.
the German ambassador, and Secretary
Hughes at which ii became known the
economic plight Of Germany. already
described in American official adyices
as on the verge of collapse. was dis
cussed. with its application to the
reparations tangle
i Later Dr. Wiedfeldt left for New
York without announcing the object
of his Journey.
In diplomatic and other circles. how
ever. il was recalled that j. 7. Morgan,
. New York financier, had conferred here
! recently with Mr.. Hughes and there
was an inclination to associate these
two conferences and to link them with
the project fer loan to Germany by
American bankers.
1t was Indicated authoritatively at
the state department late in the day
that the loan question had not come up
! there in any official and formal way.
Comment with respect to the project
was refused beyond that intimation.
The state department was equally reti-
cent regarding the suNMoning home of
/ Ambassador Harvey, although it was
admitted later at the White House that
! his first hand knowledge of the de-
yelopments during the meeting in Lon
don of the council of preniers was
expected TO be helpful. The admission
was coupled with suggestion that too
great significance should not be given
Mr.. IIarveys trip.
1t was said officially at the state
department that the American attitude
as to cancellation of war debts had
undergone no change.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
Wife No. I Sees
Ex-Husband We'd
to New Divorce

Butte, Dec. 15.-( (Ey The Associated
Press. DIR. T. G. Nitherspoon, one
of the most prominent surgeons in
Montana, and commander of the Amer
lean Legion in Butte, was married in
Anaconda Friday to Rita de Courtney,
who had secured a divorce decree in
the Silver Bow county courts Friday
morning. DR.. Witherspoon's divorced
wife, who obtained in q. a decree in Noyem-
wedding, and their daughter was the
brides attendant The wedding party
returned to Butte, where the divorced
wife served wedding dinner. at. the
apartment occupied by the family be-
fore their separation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
ONE DEAD, S250,0O0
LOST AS FIRE RACES
IN BOzENAN STORES
Ernest Robertson, Assistant Fire Chief, Dies Af
ter Being Removed From Burning Building;
Two Others Suffocated; Blaze Has One Hour
Start on Fighters; Guardsmen Called Out.

furnishings, $4,000, insurance,
$500.
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce,
loss $4,000. insurance. 81, 900.
Walter Aitkan, attorney law
library and furnishings, $1,000.
insurance. S 900.
GalIatin Land & Investment
company, loss $4,000, Insured for
$4,000.
Or. Neyman. dentist. loss 81 900.
no insurance.
Story Work Sheep company.
Jerome .. Rice Seed company, G.
r. Powers, grain dealer Lieutenant
Governor Story's private offices.
losses to furnishings $4,000.
With sack Can, another fireman,
Robertson and Alexander were
trapped in the furnace room in the
basement of the Club cafe, where the
fire started about = O'Clock Friday
morning. The three men entered the
basement without smoke helmets and
could not find their way out. When
rescuers reached them Robertson was
almost dead and the other two uncon-
scious.
Two buildings. the Story block at
Main and Black streets. and the
structure next door. containing the
Club cafe. are virtually q total loss
Dynamiting vas resorted to shortly
before noon to prevent the flames
spreading to the &. c. Mcclure Hard
ware company west of the cafe build
ing and the Wilson Mercantile COM
pany en- the corner TO the east
ward OF the Story building. The fire
was virtually under control, at =
o'clock. The national guard company
here was called out to protect neigh
boring property vacated during the
day.
The Story building had frontage
of 12S feet on Main street extending
To Black The upper floor was oecu-
pied by the Chamber of Commerce and
by half dozen doctors and dentists
and by the offices Of a number of
professional men and the staffs of
the various Story enterprises, includ-
ing the Story Road company and the
Story Sheep company. The furnish
ings and records Of al these were lost
in the flames.
Though the fire began about ,
O'Clock. judging by the progress 1T
had made before the fire department
arrived, no alarm was sounded until
3, when smoke rising from the base
ment in dense clouds woke men asleep
in apartments above the Club cafe.
The three casualties among the fire
CONTINUED on Page Twelve
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16

DIVORCE MILL SPEEDS.

Reno. New. Dec. 15.-Within IL
hours after her complaint was filed in
the district court here Friday. Mrs
norothea Owen Hawkins, daughter OF
Robert l.. Owen. United States SEN
ator from Oklahoma, was granted 4
decree of divorce from John Cameron
Hawkins. The decree was granted on
grounds of non-support. Mr.. Hawk
ius was awarded the custody of q
four year-old son. The couple were
married in Washington. d. C.. Oc-
tober II, 1917.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
OFFICERS ELECTED
At CONVENTION Of
IRRIGATION BODY
Recommendations of Commits
sioner of Agriculture
Arouses Debate.
fTrihune,s HeIeua Bureau,

Helena, Dec. 15.-The Montana r.
rigation and Drainage Institute elected
officers for the coming year as fol-
lows: President. Francis s. Powell,
Stevensville; first vice president, Capt.
J. Winter Smith, Helena; second vice
president, c. r. Hedke, Billings; third
vice president, G.. H. Heidle. Helena;
fourth vice president, T. Black. White
hall: secretary treasurer, II. Murdock,
C. r. Atwood. Waller; Fred Buck, Hell
ena; G. O. Sanford, Great Falls: w.
T. Cowan, Box Elder; J. d. O'Don-
mel. Billings, and the president, first
vice president, secretary treasurer ex-
officio. were reelected The resolu-
tions committee which was to have
reported Friday will make its report
Saturday.
The feature of the meeting Friday
was the address of Chester c. Davis,
commissioner Of agriculture of Mon
tana. Special recommendations of
what the institute should stand for
by Mr. Davis developed heated dis
cussion at the morning session, which
was taken up in the afternoon follow
ing a number of lectures which were
on the program.
u see no good reason for confining
this statement OF mine to generaii-
ties said Mr.. Davis. He then pro-
ceeded to tell his audience that he had
received scores of petitions and letters
from land owners in the Toole irriga
ton district which revealed a depIor-
able condition that demands correc-
ton. To correct conditions such as
are in existence in the Toole project,
Commissioner Davis advocated COM
plete supervisory control by the state
of the establishment of all irrigation
districts. Mr.. Davis said in part on
this subject:
Davis Outlines Plans
therefore in line with my subject
as to the states duty, ] wish respect
fully to suggest that this body at this
time take action toward two things.
First. the amendment of the irri
cation district law TO provide that the
state must pass upon the feasibility
and cost of all districts hereafter Gre
ated.
Second, asking for investigation the
state attorney general and the state
engineer of the present status, avail
ability of water, probable costs and
the charges of fraud in the Toole coun-
ty irrigation district Such an inves-
tigation could not fail to have good
results. If the course of the district
il approved it will put at rest the
charges and the breath of scandal ar
Continued on Page Twelve)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
American Ship
Races to Port,
Fire in Hold

Charleston, $. c., Dec. 1.-THE
shipping board steamer Tulsa is fight
ing. fire in her cargo of cotton waste
and bagging. according to radio mes
sages received here Friday night. The
flames are believed to be under control,
the latest message said, adding that the
vessel was proceeding to Savannah,
where it is expected she will arrive
Saturday
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16

Bozeman. Dec. i.,.--F BY The Asso-
ciated Press. - One fireman. Ernest
was killed by suffication
Chief Alexander Of the fire department
WIS overcome by smoke and seriously
but not fatally harmed, and property
losses estimated at s250,0O0 sustained
in fire which threatened for time
the entire destruction of the business
district of Bozeman. 1t was 4:30
o'clock Friday afternoon before the fire
vas put out.
TIE losses and insurance estimates
are as follows:
Story block, owned by Mrs. Ho-
gan, daughter of Nelson Story, Sr.,
100000. no insurance.
Fechter block, owned by John
Feehter. $4,000. insured for slo,-
900.
A. A. Braten Cloak & Suit COM
pany, stock and fixtures, 100000,
insured for $4,000.
Conaty & Hines Speciality Boot
company, $4,000. insured for
$500.
Hub Clothing store. Howard
Brothers, loss on stock from water
and smoke, $4,000. fully insured.
Gaiiatin Drug company, loss on
stock. $4,000, fully insured.
Club cafe, loss on stock and
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
Lodged in Bastile
on Gambling Charge

Joe Robinson, colored, charged with
gambling, was arrested Friday night
by Captain of Police Fred Locher and
Officer Dan Dawson. Bail, which
was fixed at S100, had not been raised
at an early hour this morning.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
OIL IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Aberdeen, s. d., Dec. 15.--Private
adyices received here by local resi-
dents report that oil was strucl in the
Davis well. four miles northeast of
Lennon Friday. Oil began flowing ut
the ,450 foot level.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16

BANDITS START FIRE

Mexieah. Lower California, Dec. Is.
Fire which destroyed the Mexico
theater and swept half block of ad-
joining structures in the business dis
trict here Friday, causing property
loss estimated Mt 100000, was kindled
by bandits after they had murdered
Juaa Gonzales, watchman at the
theater
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
Montana Weather

Snow and colder Saturday,.
Sunday cloudy, colder In
southeast portion.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

1t appears that Oregon's system
is somewhat top heavy. 1t is run
ming too stl ong for higher educa-
ton and not providing for teachers
for the common schools. While
other states with sufficient Normal
capacity to train teachers can re-
quire Normal diplomas as require
ment for teaching in the state Ore
gon can not.
While DR.. Zook does not say SO
it is evident that Oregon might do
well to consider diverting some of
the funds used for o. A. G. and
the University to the establishment
of at least one more Normal school.
This would broaden the educational
system at the base, and it is there
that it needs Strengthening.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

fallible man, follow the law of ma
ture, and go up again to the normal
level of social relations and toler-
ance toward those who do not hap
pen to view the mystery of the uni
verse as we view it, and who in the
exercise of their inallienable right
worship their God, and ours, ac-
cording to the dictates of their con-
science.
Viewing the matter in this light,
therefore, though regretting the
present trend of events as manifest
ed in the past campaign, we believe
there is no need for serious alarm
concerning the ultimate action OF
the people of Oregon. Tolerance and
fair dealing between man and man
will assert itself as the prevailing
sentiment Of the people and the
passing clouds of bigotry and intol-
erance will fade like mist before the
MONDAY sun.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
STORY -FOUR THOUSAND
YEARS OLD

From the days of the Pyramids
to the present is a long period of
time, yet in those days as at pres
ent, paints were used for beautify-
ing and preserving the objects
which they covered. In the old days
paint was used as a decorative ma
terial for the mummy cases. Today
it is used to conserve the natural
and converted resources of the
country.
Painting ones building is not an
expense. 1t is an investment. 1t
absolutely insures against depreci-
alton and rotting. 1t is the only
form of insurance that can be guar
anteed to perform its duty 1009o
Paints have been high during the
last few years, but are now down to
normal basis. 1t would seem to be
economy to paint now. The Dutch
have an old proverb which says
Good paint costs nothing, for ii
saves more than its costs"
There are many brands of paint
on the market and to the consumer
all paints look alike. 1t is only
whenthe paint has been applied to
a building for four or five years
that the equality is demonstrated. 1t
is too late to regret ones action of a
poor choice of paint. 1t is well to
buy the advertised lines. While
we are not mentioning any brand in
particular, a perusual of our adver-
tisements will indicate the leaning
of the editorial chair.