The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • 1

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58. NO. 49. FIVE CENTS House Republicans Doom Sales as Revenue Source for Vets Bonus Idaho Seethes With Indignation at Alleged Plot for Big Land Swindle LAND BILL We All Know How to Sympathize With Him Now THIRTY I Mi LEU ACTRESS IS IS 1R0ERESSTHE STATE HEB DOGS President Harding to be Asked to Veto he Measure LAND EXCHANGE 1 1 Said a Few Men May be in Control of Best Area by it By Associated Froeo. Boiaa, Idaho, Fab.

25, Straag reselotioos, argiag that Praoidsat Hardiag vta haaaa hill N. 77, a taad axchoag a bill, wara adaptad at mooting af Idaha stochmoa bora today- la a spiritad debate ohargon. i iaaatarhai aa wara aacbaagad aad at aaa point Cavoraar W. D. Davis af Idaha aatarad tba dakata with a assggoetiom far a apodal aaa-sioa af tha Idaho legislator.

Allegations were made by th speakers that if the bill became law hundreds of thousands of acres of Idaho laud would pass into control of a few meo. BUI CaHaA Camauflagn The biB was characterized as a camouflage measure, whose real Continued on Paga I. Column T. Mrs. Atwood Left in Poverty, She Says, by Lindsay smootiTtalker a Victim of Crook Has Given Details of Methods York, Feb.

25. Mrs. Dorothy Atwood, listed by the district attorneys office as one of the lesser victims of Alfred E. Lindsay's alleged "domino club stock pool, declared today she had run Mrs, Lillian N. Duke, divorced wife -of James B.

Duke, tobacco king," a close race for honors of chief goat in the broker's operations. Instead-of 'the $97,000 she was reported to have contributed to the pool, with which Lindsay is alleged to have said lie and George F. Baker. Thomas W. Lamont, Janies A- Stillmag and a few other giants of Wall street were going in the street, she put in $225,000 in cash, Fields Says She Gave Signal for Death of Taylor HE TALKS AGAIN Hophead is Offering to Bare All Details of Crime By Associated Press.

Lai AaU, Feb. XL The tea-ditioa of Mahal Norasaad, files actress, wha haa heea ill with a alight wttack af lafhsoaas, la las-preved, har physlelaa said taaight. i. Da trait, Mich, Fab. 25.

Assart tag ha had previously givaa fie tltiaoa ssaai la Ideatifylef tha parsoas ha claiaaad waaa luspHrstod la tha amrdar af WilUaaa Desmond Taylor, Las Aa galas Mas diractar, Harry M. FWd, bald Kara await-lag saataaca for fargary, told aa thoritias today ha would fwruioh Information tk wauld tW tha trias, if praadsad partial ia as unity by tba Callformla official. I expect to do prison stretch for my putt in this mess, but I (Continued on Pago 5, Column () 1 Foreign Bonds Ought to be Used for Pjurpose PLENTY OF COIN House Men Say Bond Interest Will be Sufficient Ey Asaoclated Press. Washington, Fab. 25Tbirtjr rn publican mambera of tba houaa of representatives, prominent in tha group Opposing tba aalaa tax, una ul formally today in favor of using tha refunded foraign bond to finance tha soldiers' bonus.

In a joint open letter to Chairman Fordney, of the ways and means committee, they( said the use of these bonds would remove a grossly unjust proposal, prevent the political overturning of congress and will be just to the ex-soldiers who saved for us these foreign debtf. Without The should jrtfrfeJ'VO ft fN out any obnoxious tax and should (Continued on Page 3, Column S) (Continued on Page Column 3) CWIX BESSES DESHIBEFMI lOID STYLE FUR TD BE STAGED HEBE if coini THE MODERN GULUVERWD TffE tASLEATING- LILLI PlTAm! Courtesy The Denver Post HOW THEY EXPECT TO WRING MORE MOISEY. OUT OF TIIE PEOPLE TO. LOAD MORE-TAXES THE PEOPLE OF MONTANA I THE PLEDGE ON time, until there are but four or less remaining; also on the mb mer thus left. But were a veteran of that deliberate, dignified game 1 of on the other band, the even more deliberate game of 1 stud, to sit in at a session of tan-tan.

in less than on hour theyd have to take his raving, crazy self out in a straight-jacket. It would mean a padded1 cell for mainder of bis natural life, Strike a Slow Yesterdays proceeding were at a slow It was impossible for Judge W. H. Poorman, presiding, and counsel to speed things up, for the reason- that the wit- nesses, were Chinese and all the testimony was by an interpreter The witnesses were Charlie father of the dead man, who was -recalled by the state for less than. 10 minutes; Wong 'Cong Gone (Continued on Page 8, Column Every play Chinese fan-tan? No? Well, you havent tnitsed much.

After seeing the game demon' strated in several different languages, well stick to craps. In examination of veniremen for-a -jury in -the district court to try Chung Hay, charged with the murder of Toy Lai, a fan-tan counter, on New Years day at the close of a game in a shack at Cutler and West Main, counsel characterized the wierd pistime as a mathematical game. It would not be fair to the attorneys to say that they misled the veniretrien. To say the least, however, they gave it a quite high-brow appellation. Mathematics Ara True, there are mathematics in fan-tan.

That part of it is very mple. Bets are paid, or loat, on odds and evens after the beans ave ben pulled down, four at a Mr. Davis department had ascertained the judgment xnd desires of the larger exhibitors, county agriculture agents and county, ad-vistory board members and, after making a study of weather conditions in the past. No Interest. Commissioner Davis called the advisory committees attention to the cost of amusements last-year, citing that the atlto polo race $6,100 with the auto races, airplane squadron $4,000, vaudeville $7-350, and the balloon ascensions $50tt It was the commissioners opinion that interest of fair visitors is lacking in this nature of amusement.

Mr. Davis further informed the board that the state spent $20,000 bn permanent improvements at the grounds and that little work will be needed this year to put -the buildings in shape, for the show. The revenues- last year dropped off $10,000 and the fair was now facg a deficit of between $14,000 (Continued on Page Column 3) Horse races, relay races and series of fast and exciting petitive events of the old fashioned thrilling, attendance attracting kind will be staged at the. Montana State fair this year instead of six days of vaudeville, auto polo and other forms of alleged amusement which has been the order at the big show, for the past few years. This decision was reached yesterday when the state fair advisory board approved the plan -of Chester C.

Davis, commissioner of agriculture who is 'now in charge of the fair. The state fair will be held the last week in September this year instead of earlier, as has been the rule. The exact da(s are from September' 25 to 30, The mefnbers of the advisory committee, all of whom attended the meeting are: James Griffin of Chinook, John G. Howe of Stev- ensville, C. N.

Arnett' of Bozeman, Augustus Vaux of Sidney and John M. Power of 1 Helena. -The' matter of fixing' the 'dates for the sate fair was decided aftr (From the Constitution of th State Tax Association.) 1. Constitutional convention. 2.

Graduated income tax law. 3. Graduated inherUance tax law. Reorganization of the present tax system. 5.

Concentration of authority and personal responsibility among off teals. (Largely in hands of governor.) 6. Investigation of acts of public officers and pitiless publicity to these acts. 7. Regulation of distribution of expenditures for highways.

7 8. Laws to assure scientific and non-political administration of the taxation system. (From The Montana Record-Herald Fcb. 20, 1922.) The Montana Record-Herald, long having enter tamed the same ideals and aims, wholly sympathizes with the purposes of the State Tax Association, congratulates its leaders upon the initiatory steps they have taken toward high achievements bespeaks and predicts certain success to the organization if it sticks to its ideals taut goes through with the policies that animated it at Us creation, and pledges the fullest support of the paper to those ideals and to the asso- dation while it remains true to them. PI IK TO VOTE RES.

HARDING THINKS THAT 80,000 IS SIZE FOR Gompers Says Labor Will Place Candidates in Field Sen. Lee Mantle of Butte Will Wed a Girl of 25 IT; ICTUS IS IIKELV T. KUEHN DIES AFTER Jl LONG ILLNESS, LONG RESIDENT HEBE occasion no surprise if there are in many districts candidates placed in the field by labor as a direct result of antagonistic attitudes on the part of the candidates both republican and democratic parties. In the opinion of labor, the present political and economic situation (Continued on Page Column RESULT OF A PLOT ing man. Its purely a love affair.

Mr. Mantle was speaker of the last territorial house of Montana territory, speaker of the state legislature, United States senator from 1895 to 1899 and chairman of the republican -state central committee. He founded the Daily Inter-Moun-tatin, a newspaper now known as tba Bntta Post, amUwsqJtt Jiead from 1881 tf 1891. Mr.Mantle said that by coming to Chicago he hoped to escape notice and their plans were to have a quiet wedding in an inconspicuous manner. By Associated Press.

Washington, Feb. 25. Pursuing the policy.instituted in 1950, the Atn-ericam Federation of Labor, through its nonpartisan political campaign committee, enter the congressional primaries and elections this fall in an effort to nominate and elect candidates favorable to organized labor. This was announced tonight by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, at the conclusion of the quarterly meeting of the federations-executive council. "Libor will place such candidates in.

the wherever necessary," the announcement said. It need Washington Feb. .25. (President Harding inaugurated an effort today to reconcile wide differences of opinion between the navy department and congress as to the size and cost of the navy for the next fiscal At a White House conference with republican members of the house naval committee and Uepresenta-fiveMonHeH of Wyoming, the republican leader, the president, seeking to compromise what some members have prescribed as theextreme views, is to hav4 declared that with the size of the navy fixed by the arms conference the total -enlisted personnel ought not to be less than 80,000. By Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 25. Leo Mantle, 70, former senator from Montana, admitted today that he and Miss Etta Daly, 25, a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska, will be married within the next few days. The marriage license waa taken but here today. None of Mr.

Mantles friends in Butte Mont his home have been Informed of the approaching wedding, he said. Miss Daly formerly had lived In Butte, where Mr. Mantle said he had known her and her family since she was a small child. She had been in Baltimore until a few days ago he said, when he went there from Butte gnd the trip to Chicago was arranged. Purely Love.

Its going to be a shock to some of my old cronies, he said. I have a reputation as a non-marry- An- Disposition is to Chop Off Debate on Pacts By Aac4ted Preaa. 7' Washington, Feb. Finally tas crpting compromise reservation, program, the foreign relations com- mitte cleared the way today- for -transfer of the arms conference tresty debate to the open -Senate. -The four-power Pacific treaty, which, ha proved the most trouble- -some of the arm conference agree- -meats, in committee discussion, was -ordered favorsbhr reported with blanket reservation drawn by committee members after consol tatis with Preident Harding.

5 At, the same thae the acted favorably on the L- itation and subm' tret ties, sitting virtually with del a vwth the understanding (CeaUauod 'Lincoln, Feb. 25 (Continuer.on.Page.SColumn 41 After a lingering illness of several months, Mrs. William T. Kuehn passed away peacefully at 6:45 last evening at the residence, 303 North1. Ewing street.

Kuehn was the" wifi of W. T. Kuehn, pro prietor' of the JEJliston Lime company, and had been a resident of Helena for about 20 years, coining here from Elliston where she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Lightall. Kuehn, whose maiden name was Susanna E. Lightall, was bom on a farm in Prescott county, province of Canada, arriving in Elliston, Mont, with her parents at the age of 15. She was educated in the Helena schools, and attended the High school of this cjty.

Later she taught school in the Avon school district. At the age of 20 she was married to W. T. Kuehn at Elliston, the family later moving to Helena. Surviving Relatives.

-Mrs. Kuehn was 49 years and five (Continued on Page Column 3) SELLS SHIP FOR SONG. To Ask Goal Miners to Accept Pay Guts By Associated Press. Pittsburg," Feb. 25.

The anthracite coal operators announced here today that they have agreed to meet representatives of the United Mine Workers in joint conference in New York, March 15, to negotiate a new wage agreement. S. D. Warriner, chairman of the policies committee, said it was the unanimous feeling of the operators that there must be a deflation in coal prices and that the mine workers, for the sake of their own prosperity and the general good arf around, must share in this deflation ROADS TO MERGE. -2- iBMk JF 'I1' 'I'- tuw.

Several Employes of Plant Had Been Discharged Chicago, Feb. 25. The explosion of 30 tons of dynamite Friday night at McCook, whictrocked the entire northern section of Illinois, was the result of a plot, R. M. Perb'ohnar, assistant fire marshal, announced today, after an investigation of the blast, which occurred at the Consumers companys stone crushing plant.

Officials, of the plant, who were questioned, told of, recent labor troubles resulting from the discharge of several employes. The explosion was remarkable because of the fact that while it was felt 100 miles away, no one was killed- One man was injured. WEATHER FOR WEEK. Facta Has Formed Cabinet inTtaly Rome, Feb. 25.

(By The Associated Press.) Deputy Facta has formed a new cabinet, a task assigned to him Thursday after King Emmanuel had been unsuccessful in search, for a leader willing to undertake the difficult assignment, i By The Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 25. The obsolete mbnitor Monterey, station ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for several years, has been sold to the Berco-vich company, Oakland, for the navy, department announced today. Dallas Texas, Feb.

25. (By Associated Press.) The Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pa- cific railroads are to be consoli- dated, it'wss annohneed today by' Jobn Lancaster, president and receiver of the Texas and Pacific. Northern Rocky mountain and plateau rregions tem- peratures. below normal; considerable cloudiness, snows west of the divide. eeeeeeeee.