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GREAT FALLS
THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING; APRIL 14,1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
0. B. U. BACKING STINKE SAYS PALMER
LOWDE N BEATS WOOD 68,348 IN ILLINOIS
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Governor Swamps Gen
eral Outside Cook
County in Republican
Primary.
Mayor Thompson Re
tains Grip on Machine;
Many Votes for John
son, Too.
Chicago, April 13. — Governor
Fraak 0. Lowden, carried his home
aaitato today on the face of lacom
pltle unofficial returns in the Re
publican preferenoe primary, with
Malor General Leonard Wood sec
ond and Senator Hiram Johnson
third, the tatter's name being writ
ten In as he had not filed for the
ballot.
Complete returns from the 33
counties and incomplete figures from
69 give Governor Lowden a major
ity ever General Wood of 68,348
The figures complete from 4,415
preelNcts out of 5,690 aad including
1,680 precincts in Cook county, are:
Lowden: men, 176,456; women, 29,
»15; total, 205,471.
Wood: men, 117,886; women, 19.237;
total 137,123.
General Wood carried Chicago and
Cook county, but Governor Lowden's
vote in the state outsinde of Chicago,
gave him a lead which progressed steadi
ly with the counting of returns.
Johnson Got Votes In Chicago
Senltor Johnson 's strength wan iu
There was no contest in the Democrat
ic primary, but^the names of mora thin
dozen Democrats were writte«.
Chicago, where most of his votes ap
' *)€Sf6d
III/CU
in the ballots in scattering turns. Her- !
bert Hoover's name appeared on some j
Governor Lowden and General Wood j
.^ r aU h g e ca°ÄSs didate8 ^ I
Tulytbevot£ cast by men in the
primary are official. Women were ac- ;
corded the privilege of voting unofficial- j
ly after it became evident that the 19th j
amendment would not be ratified in time
to give them full suffrage. The women's
SalTots are to be counted separately
Merely to record their preference.
Fa'D INSERT
Voting Marked by Thuggery.
In Chicago, where the presidential
preference primary was combined with
an ele«*4on of ward committeemen, tho
kidnaping, of election judges and work
ers, snoofog and slugging and other acts
of violence marked the balloting.
"In one pnecinct, 200 feet from the
polling place an unidentified election
worker was s»ot after a quarrel.
Adolph Mum, an election judge, and
Charles Neimaik, an election worker.
were kidnaped by several unidentifed
men in a motor car. All the ballots were
tafèn and the polling place was not open
ed until 8 a. m., vhen more were ob
tained.
Mayor Thompson Republican national
committeeman for the state, gained full
control of the Republican county or
ganization for the n«xt four years
through the election of vard committee
men having his backing.
One Johnson Man Elected
Edgar J. Cook who declared for John
eon after he hnd filed as a candidate
for delegate without preference, was
elected in the tenth district.
Lowden Gets 27 Districts
Nearly complete unofficial returns in
dicated the following selection of dis
nicnieu m« ivuvwiii* nrlc , u«.. ./l
trict delegates to the nationaL convention:
For Lowden- 27' no preference 17.
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Kaiserin at Doom
While Reports Say She
May Die Any Moment
Amerongen, April 13.—(By The As
sociated Press). — Former Empress
Auguste Victoria went to Doom Monday
and inspected the new residence being
built for herself and the former kaiser.
Although she has been troubled with a
heart ailment, it is stated her condition
is not considered as serious as Berlin
reports make it— that her death may be
expected at any moment.
Latest Schedules
in Teachers'Pay
Adopted at Frisco
San Francisco, April 13.—A new
salary aehodulo for San Francisco
Softool teachers was made public by
tho hoard of education. First, sev
enth aad eighth grade teachers are
to ho paid a minimum of $1500 and
a maximum of $2000 to he reached
la the eighth year of service, com
pared with the old scale of $1200 to
$1536. Other changes were:
Fifth aad sixth grade teachers,
$1450 to $1950, against $1200 to
$1512 at present; kindergarten, sec
ond, third and fourth grades $1400
to $1900, compared with $960 and
"iflgh seliool teachers will he paid
$1750 to $2250, tho preeeat rate be
ing $1380 to $2040.
IRISH GENERAL STRIKE
LAUNCHED; 20,000 CHEER
AR OUND HUNGER PRISON
Crowd Also Prays for Political Prisoners, While
Mayors and Other Officials Beseech U. S. Am
bassador to Plead for Dying Men.
London, April 13.—A general strike
began in Ireland Tuesday, in protest
against the treatment of the political
prisoners in Mount Joy jail at Dublin,
who are on a hunger strike.
Early reports to the Irish office here
said that the strike had gone into ef
fect, but the officials gave no details re
garding the scope of the movement. The
strike call eliminated employes of news
papers, those in the telegraph service,
the bankers and the necessary workers
caring for cattle and horses.
The latest official reports given out
here were to the effect that the hunger
strikers all were weak and some were
nearing the danger mark.
The launching of the general strike
caused tumultous shouting in the vicinity
of Mount Joy prison. A crowd com
prising 20,000 persons, among whom
threatening demonstrations
gathered.
Three tanks and several armored cars,
with a large force of police and military
were stationed about the prison.
It was announced that the strike,
originally intended as a one-day cele
bration, would continue until the pris
oners were released.
The strike is not in effect in Belfast
and the north of Ireland. In Dublin and
throughout the west and south of Ire
land, however, business is at a stand
still.
Crowds Pray For Starving
The vast crowd outside the prison
Tuesday afternoon was offering prayers
for the hunger strikers. The lord mayor
occurred,
was officially informed at the prison
that all the prisoners were very weak |
and that anything might happen within
12 hours,
f® r Ireland in London, asking to
inranran* -in éna n# /*• mm J
The lord mavor and the hieh sheriff I
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® ^ ^ efficacy of their prayers
*«»<* t T e d up more effectively by
the present strike than, in the »emoraWe
thf^t office ^"JTthe^
ception of the telegraph department , s
at a standstill. As the workers left the
College street post office early Tues
in«.».», in - - . j
hnm«iltT interests of peace and
UUUiaUllj, ^ j
iîî? î im ? Went bv an<1 the .P? io fiMf<T j
c ^PX^Wn tVi» prnwd of
J.Çvfrtfi'Tn the crowd of
DIVIDING ISLAM
Sultan Calls Down Ire j
of Heaven and Hell on
Nationalists, Who Re-!
taliate in Kind.
Constantinople, April 13.—(By The |
Associated Press)—The question of j
religious authority in Islam is raised by
move and counter-move on the part of
p
the ministry of religion in the Sultan's
government in Constantinople and that
of the nationalist government at Angora.
j The Sheik-ul-Islam at Constantinople
has appealed to all Moslems, urging them
t0 a " 0, y war u P° n ,h<> nationalists. He
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plying to this, the rationalist Sheik-ul
Islam has issued a religious decree de
nouncing the sultan and discrediting the
Constantinople appeal.
Sultan Mehmed VI, has thrown all his
political and religious power into the
balance as a final measure iu combatting
the nationalist movement in Asia Minor.
"Wrath of heaven and eternal tor
ments of hell" are called clown on the
heads of all Moslems who do not support
the sultan by Durrizede Bella Effendi,
the new Sheik-ul-Islam. He excoriates
the nationalists and declares "all Mus
sulmen who kill nationalists will be bles
sed by Allah and all who die fighting the
rebels earn eternal glory hereafter."
Mobilization at the sultan's adherents
has begun in the islands in the Sea of
Marmora and along the shores of the
i Black sea.
There is little disposition on the part
of the Turks in this city to join the
sultan's forces. They say their fathers
and brothers are fighting in Mustapha
Kemal's army, and they will not engage
in a civil war.
300 Persons Killed
in Munition Dump
Explosion in Prussia
Paris. April 13— (Havas).—Three
hundred persons were killed In the
explosion of a munitions dump at
Rotensteln, East Prussia, Sunday,
according to a dispatch from French
headquarters at Mayeace.
POINDEXTER FILES IN OREGON.
Portland, April 13.— United States
Senator Miles Poindexter has filed as a
primary candidate for indorsement for
president of the United States, his name
to go on the Oregon primary Republi
can ballot.
day, armed detectives rushed in and
took possession of the building.
APPEAL TO U. S. AMBASSADOR
Dublin, April 13.—Acting Lord Mayor
O'Neill, of Dublin, and High Sheriff
McWalter appealed ineffectually to John
W. Davis, American ambassador, after
they had failed to persuade the American
consul at Dublin to intervene for the
Irish hunger strikers.
A message signed by O'Neill and Mc
Walter and received by Ambassador
Davis, says :
"W e_ had an interview with your con
sul this morning concerning ameliora
tion of the condition of the political
prisoners at present on hunger strike.
He stated he had no diplomatic power
and referred us to you; therefore we
ask for your personal appeal to the
Right Hon. Andrew Bonar Law to re
lease, as we have already requested bim,
such of the prisoners who are seriously
ill.'
Ambassador Davis in reply telegraphed:
'The consul was quite correct in his
statement of his powers, and my own
do not extend to any representatives
except in behalf of citizens of the United
States."
FREE TWO PRISONERS.
Dublin. April 13.—Two of the prison
ers in Mount Jo.v prison have been re
leased because the military authorities
decided not to prosecute them. One of
them was a hunger striker.
The strike which began Tuesday in
Ireland, except in Ulster, in sympathy
with the political prisoners here
w ; ,ln . cne P 0111 '«» 1 Prisoners here and
| „ TT. 6 r \ was 11 general ,one- It could
- ■ - e more complete^All kinds
of business was suspended. The banks
^ the 8t0pk excban S* here, which
close. Even the ofïieer* of the govern
ment departments found it impossible to
,iniU'l n «y u i/ vwiuv » -
Dublin for the Punchestown races wer,«
marooned in hotels, they wer**
compelled to cook their own food uu'l
make their own beds.
During the day pianos sailed over tho
crowds, dt times almost touching the
housetops.
The Irish bishops meeting at May
mooth issued a statement condemning
the government's conduct.
j Revolted Mexican State
Takes Steps to Repel
Invasion; Neighboring
States Do Not Secede.
| N'ogale*, So ^"j nir A f n ril m 2» ~ S ? 1 °° r T a
j officials are preparing to meet an unex
pected invasion of federal troops which
reached Juraez tonight on their way to
the new republic.
General Carlos Plank, second in com
mand to General P. Elias P. Calles, left
for Agua Prieta, where Carianza troops
...
are expected to strike their first blow.
General Plank is taking steps to forti
fy Pnlpito Pass, gateway from Chihua
hua to Sonora, which a few hundred men
can hold against a large army.
General Dieguez^ northern military
commander for Carranza, has issued an
ultimatum to Governor de la Huerta,
nnd General Calles of the "Republic of
Sonora," that military measures will
be taken unless the state quickly returns
to the national government.
800 FEDERALS TO ATTACK.
El Paso, Tex., April 13.—Eight hun
dred federal troops arrived at Juarez,
opposite here, tonight on their way to
Sonora where an independent repub
lic haa been set up by Governor de la
Huerta and state officials.
The troops, all infantry, under com
mand of Colonel Cox, it was announced,
will leave Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock over the Mexican Northwestern
railroad for Casas Graudes, 144 miles
southwest of here. From Casas Gran
des they will march overland to Sonora,
their objective being Agua Prieta. op
posite Douglas, Arizona.
The Mexican consulate here has been
advised officially that President Car
ranza of Mexico received telegrams from
the governors of the Mexican states of
Tamalipas, Sinaloa, Jalisco and Guan
jato, stating they nre in full accord with
the central gover nment.
Firemen Discard $72
Uniforms for Khaki
Spokane. April 13.—-Eight city fire
men at the central statiou here report
ed for work dressed in khaki suits. Fire
Chief A. L. Weeks said he would do
likewise, and that hereafter regulation
blue uniform» will be required only on
formal , occasions. Regular uniforms
cost $74, he said and khaki one-eighth.
Montana Winter Wheat Outlook
So Fine, Damage in Patches Seems
Trivial, Say Milling Co. Experts
Bozeman, April 13.—Following published reports of damage to crops In
Gallatin county and other farming sections of Montana, an exhaustive search
has been made by the officers of the Montana Flour Mills company, owning
mills at Great Falls, Lewistown, Harlowtoa and Bozeman, and with grain ele
vators at 60 different points in the state. The result off careful inquiry leads
the officers of the big milling company to the following conclusion:
Here and there, in small patches, the formation of ioe has damaged win
ter wheat, but the increased yield that is looked for on account of the unus
ually favorable conditions make tho possible losses appear trivial.
From the southern border of the state to tho northern border, moisture
conditions never were better, and the gound is in excellent condition. Con
ditions all over the state are found to be far better than the average of the
very best years.
In some places the late spring has retarded the starting of growth, and
the absence of green has led to tho hasty conclusion that tho seed had been
killed, whereas In the Judgment of those competent to speak, it is simply a
case of arrested development, as will be shown later.
DIVISION OF GERMANY,
FRENCH WAR ON PRUSSIA,
SECRET JUNKER SCHEME
Geneva, April 13.—The Munich
Post, a Socialist organ, has creat
ed a sensation in Bavaria by publish
ing the report of a recent secret
meeting of the Bavarian junker
party, attended by most of the mili
tary officers. The meeting was
presided over by Herr von Schoch,
president of the Patriotio league.
The principal questions discussed
related to the division of Germany
into two parts and the proposed
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS BARRED
refused to allow Attorney General J. »».
Allen to intervene in the suit of the
trustees of the Christian Science Publish
ing society, the directors of the mother
church. , ^ .. , „
Judge Pierce sent the case to the full
bench, which meets in October, and an
nounced there would be no arguments
on exceptions taken by counsel during
the hearings before the waster, former
MOVE TO OUST SlERffF WHO LET
HOWAT BRAND GOV. ALLEN SKUNK
Topeka. Kan.. April 13. Ouster
proceedings against G. < lint " «
sheriff of Crawford county, has been
filed in the supreme court by J. K.
Rankin, assistant ettocney general or
^'sheriff Webb is charged with wilful
misconduct in office and wilful neglect
of duty in connection with the speech
made bv Alexander Howat. president of
NEW ALCOHOL ADDED TO KEROSENE
FINE SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE
St. Louis, April 13.—Discovery of a
new alcohol made from wood and usable
as grain alcohol and in a mixture for a
gasoline substitute, was described 'at
the convention of the American Chemical
society in session here. . _ , . •
Professor R. K. McKee, of ( olumbia
University explained the new liquid and
the belief it would reduce the cost of
operating automobiles. The alcohol, he
A.F.L
CONDEMNS STRIKE; BACKS WILSON
Kansas City. April 13.—By resolu
tion adopted late tonight, the biennial
convention of the railway department
of the American Federation of Labor
condemmed the insurgent switchmen s
strike and urged all members of its af
filiated organizations to refuse iu any
way to support the walkout.
FREE COMMUNE OF MONTMARTRE
FO RMED ; ONE PROHIBITION VOTE
Paris, April 13.— Montmartre, the light
hearted, is rejoicing in the possession of
a separate government, having repudiat
ed all allegiance to all other administra
tions in France.
The "Free commune of Montmartre,
as it calls itself, will continue, however,
to pay taxes to France, being willing to
meet even the higher rates to be voted
soon by parliament.
overtures to be made to France to
join in an attack on Prussia.
Captain Berthold, says the Mun
ich Post, objected to the proposals,
saying that the Bavarians would suf
fer the fate of Admiral Kolchak
and General Oenikin, Russian anti
bolshevik leaders.
He added that another war with
France was inevitable in the near fu
ture and that therefore Germany
should remain solid. Several offi
cers and politicians supported this
view.
law
missible for tfie Hutiw., „
sought to intervene under
makes him the defender of public charit
able funds, to bring an independent
suit.
The cmirt dismissed a motion by
Edwin A. Krauthoff, of Washington, to
compel the Christian Science Monitor
to print a full account of all court
proceedings in the case.
Ll l !i a
i stop any of them, but
! entire proceeding.
the Miners union, and other union of
ficial to a crowd before the Crawford
county jail Monday.
The charges set forth that Howat re
ferred to Governor Allen as "that
skunk" and made an attack upon the
industrial court law in the presence <>f
the sheriff, who "made no attempt to
approved the
explained, is obtained from the sugar in
the waste from the manufacture of
pulp and mixed with kerosene and ben
zol forms a substitute for gasoline.
This mixture, he said docs not form
carbon in the cylinders, and affords
more mileage to a gallon than gasoline.
Professor McKee said it had been used
successfully in Norway and Sweden and
that he believed it could be manufactur
ed in this country cheaper than gasoline.
The convention, which represents
700,000 members in eight railroad crafts,
also indorsed President Wilson's appoint
ments to the labor board on behalf of
labor and declared their belief that
labor could confidently expect justice
through the law creating the board and
safely leave their grievances to it.
Invoking the principle of "self deter
mination of free peoples," Montmartre
held an election on Sunday. Jules de
l'aquit, a cartoonist, was elected mayor.
He received a overwhelming majority of
the votes cast by the painters, sculptors,
and poets who form the predominant part
of the population. His platform was
termed "highly idealistic," being simply
"free beer."
There .was only one prohibition vote
cast In tlie election.
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VIEW CABINET WIL L HEAR
Tips From Canada Lead to Discovery I. W. W. Is
Deep in Agitation; Source of Funds Still Mystery;
Propoganda Reveals Arguments of Reds to Stir
Discontent Against A. F. L., Roads and Nation.
ARREST LEADERS IN NEW ORLEANS RAID
_ New Orleans, April 13.—Forest C. Pendleton, department
of justice agent here, at the head of a squad of department
operators, raided a hall in which a meeting of 200 members
of the local yardmen's association was being held tonight and
arrested six of the leaders on federal warrants, charging them
with interfering with the United States mails.
Washington, April 13.—Evidence of the activity of the I. W.
W. toward inciting and maintaining the unauthorized railroad
strike committee to accumulate at the department of justice and
officials admit that they see signs of an attempt to expend the
railroad strike into "one phase of a world revolution."
Reports from field agents of the department are not com
plete enough to permit determination of the government's course
in dealing with the situation, which will be taken up at Wednes
day's cabinet meeting. In some quarters it is thought an an
nouncement as to the government's course will follow the cabinet
meeting.
When Attorney General Palmer goes to the cabinet council
he will have available a very large number of reports from his
agents at strike centers which are known to deal specifically with
the situation of the I. W. W. to the strike movement. He will be
able to show the president and cabinet that, through the agencv
of lWft. W. W., relationship has been established betweïn tTie
strikers' newly-formed organization—the Railway Workers' un
ion—and the "one big union," as the Canadian I. W. W. is known.
officiai repMV»«j»TH«iiTY PROMISEOf—
of the Chicago lardmen s asfi.vu.iiW,
the members of which were the first in:
the country to quit their posts, has been (
supplanted bv an active member of the
I. W. W.
Propaganda of I. W. W. origin, call- j
ing upon all railway workers to join in,
asserting their power and tempting them j
with the statement that "the golden op- j
portunity for which you have been look- J
ing has arrived." has been found by fed- j
eral agents. Officials said they believed
this unseen power had been pushing
the strikers forward and now threaten
ed to expand tho walkout, "months and
months of I. W. W. campaigning"
that end having been disclosed.
Make Inroads on Shopmen
Reports told of inroads into the ranks |
of shopmen in many centers and of
un rest in all. They also uncovered the
nature of I. Vf. W. propaganda in pro-1
cess of distribution, some being described
as dangerous as the communist litera
ture. All of it advocated the "one big
union" idea and urged the strikers and
"faint-hearted" to secede from affilia
tion with the four great railway brother
hoods.
The American Federation of Labor
was characterized in these documents
as having "57 varieties of unionism and
none of them any good." One argument
made against the four brotherhoods was
that they "do not stand together and,
thereby brand themselves as 'scabs' by
«.Jin, oo ,b. job „ta, their MI.w.
The department moved further Tues
day in the direction of prosecution of
strike leaders by requesting the execu
tives of the Pennsylvania and New York
Central roads to furnish it with the
names of all men on strike and to desig
nate those who apparently were direct
ing it.
In discussing this action. Mr. Falmer
explained that conditions were not the
same on all roads and added that "the
influences behind the strike must be
ascertained."' He would not say what use
would be made of these names, but
other officials said they would furnish
valuable comparisons in department
records of known radicals, I. W. W. and
revolutionaries.
Help Coming From Canada.
Assistant Attorney General Garvau
said the department had evidence of
help for the ««trikers being sent from
Canada, but did not know the extent of
this movement. The I. W, W. tip, he
said, had been traced from Canadian
boundary cities to various trouble
centers here. Their principal efforts
seemed to be to break the ranks of loyal
shop workers, reports at the department
said.
The question of the source of the
funds with which the strike is being car
ried on has presented the most difficult
problem before the department. Thus
far agents have succeeded in determin
ing only that sufficient money is avail
able to finauce the movement and to
continue the spread of "one big union"
doctrines. It is believed, hojrever, that
some of this money wss furnished by
groups formerly connected with the
communist labor parties, against which
the government conducted nation-wide
raids last winter.,
N. P. MEN REFUSE TO 60 OUT.
Spokane, April 18.—Ninety-six switch
men employed by the Northern Pacific
railroad in this vicinity, at a meeting
here, refused to go on strike or to af
filiate with the "outlaw" switchmen or
ganization.
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French Military Leader
Said to Have Held
Council to Determine
Border Republic Lines.
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Berlin. April 13.—A semi-official
i statement published here quotes from
j what purports to be a report of a eon
; ference of French officers of high rank,
! recently at Mayence, at which it was
1 9a *d to have been agreed that the line
j of the Rhine" was necessary for the
protection of the French against the
; "revenge of German military circles,
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the rep ort. th;at a buffer state mu _
created which ishouid include!that part
'. * he right, bnnk of the Rhine com
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o, G,™,*,.
the report says, had to be exploited to
; the best advantage.
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Frankfort. April 12.— (By The Asso
ciated Press)—After nearly a week's oc
cupation. the French, in the opinion of
observant Germans, appear to be set
tling down for a protracted stay. They
have taken over numerous offices and
are ftiting them up with requisitioned
furniture and have also taken over a
handsome villa. French officers are
complaining of the hotel accommodations
and are inspecting private houses
The state and city officials of Darm
stadt and Frankfort have drawn up for
mal protests against the occupation.
COMPLETE COUNT IN S. DAKOTA
Pierre, S. D., April 13.—The complete
official count of the vote cast in the
general primary election of South Da
kota. March 23, as announced by the
secretary of state gives the following
figures for Republican presidential en
dorsement: Poindexter, 1.144; John
son, 26^01; Lowden, 26,961; Wood,
31,265.
Army Food on Sale
to Relieve Strike
Supply Situation
WMMMto«. Apri» IS-—Surplus
supplies tf frozsa hoof, casaed roast
hoof aad bacon which tho war ds
partmtat has In storage In a score
of railroad centers were made avail
able Taasday for me la rallevlaf any
sortons food shertafe reesltlag froin
tho railroad strtka. Tba department
advised state aad mnnldpal aathori
tioe that tho sappliea will bo made
available at tba warohoaaea ap
plleptloa.