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1—Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, who will be married on April 29 to John F. A. Cecil, first secretary of the Brit ish embassy. 2—Pope Pius XI conferring the red hat on Cardinals Mundelein and Hayes. 3—James L. L Juppe, elected secretary to committee on arrangements for Itepubiican national convention. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Report of Dawes Committee on German Problem— Johnson Won’t Quit. By EDWARD W. PICKARD HE plan submitted is fair nnd A reasonable in its nature, and, If accepted, is likely to lend to ulti mate and lasting pence. The rejection of these proposals by the German gov ernment means the deliberate choice of a continuance of economic demor alization, eventually involving her people in hopeless misery.\ Saying which, at the close of his covering letter, General Dawes sub mitted to the reparations commission the long-nwnited report of tiie com mittee of experts which he headed. At the same time the report of the second committee, on German con cealed moneys, was presented. Both documents must be considered by the reparations commission before the gov ernments concerned act on them. The Dawes report is a triumph of business sense, skillful adjustment nnd diplomatic wording. As the chair man said: ‘‘It must be considered not as inflicting penalties hut as suggest ing means for assisting the economic recovery of all Europenn peoples and the entry upon a new period of hnppi- ness nnd prosperity unmenaced by war. ‘‘It declares Germany’s produc tion will enable her to meet her own requirements nnd to mnke payments on the reparations account from taxes, the railways nnd industrial debentures, of 1,000,000.000 gold marks the first year, 1,220,000,000 the second year 1,450.000,000 the third year, 2,000,- 000,000 the fourth year nnd 2,500,000.- 000 the fifth year nnd thereafter. This last sum may be increased progressive ly in accordance with Germany’s pros perity. German taxation must he at least ns heavy as thnt of any of the al lied powers; her rnilwny system should be converted into a joint stock com pany and mortgaged for 11,000,000,000 gold marks; her industries are expect ed to provide 5,000.000,000 gold marks, represented by first mortgage bonds. A gold bank of emission with head quarters in Berlin and under control of the allies, with a capital of 400.000,- 000 gold marks will redeem the rent- on mark in ten years. The allies are asked to restore to Germany free eco nomic activity within her territory, which means the surrender hv France of economic control of the ltuhr, though not necessarily the abandon ment of military occupation. The ex perts say Germany will need help from abroad to the extent of sun.doo.oon gold marks, partly to capitalize the new gold bank nnd partly to meet ex penditures while the budget is being balanced. A general hoard of control, includ ing an American, with allied, neutral and German members, is the experts’ solution of the difficult problem of guarantees that Germany will execute the terms of eventual settlement un der their plan. According to the report of the sec ond committee, the Germans have fi.750,000,000 gold marks abroad, and means are suggested for attracting this capital back to Germany. A DVICES from Berlin say the Dawes rpport in some of its as pects is a hitter disappointment to the Germans; that the Industrialists urge that it he rejected as utterly un acceptable. and that the Nationalists look upon it as “a shameful attack on German sovereignty.\ Foreign Min- jsrer .'r'esemann is in an uncomfort able po«f*:on because the figures pro poser] by the experts are far bejnnd the .surr.-i wh.rh he has Insisted Ger many is ar.’e ro pay. Whether or not Ge rrc.any t - 1 accept the report de pends In arge measure on the result of the forthcoming elections. Though France may Insist on some changes providing for continued con trol of the Ruhr, her acceptance of the report as a whole is forecast by the attitude of the inspired press of Paris, The Matin, for instance, says that to the Questions \Can Germany pay?” and “How much can she pay each year?” the experts “have respond ed positively nnd clearly. They have said Germany can pay and how much she can pay annually. Not only did they answer the question but they have constructed a machine for pay ments which is a remarkable piece of clockwork. Tomorrow’, if desired, the machine can be put Into movement. If it is desired! That means Germany. What is Germany going to do? The only question for the reparations com mission to put up to Germany is de mand a yes or no answer. And the only thing France has to say to her allies, ‘Do you underwrite the work of your experts? If you underwrite it, will you help to make it work? Will your pressure go to the extent of us ing force’ ?” The Temps thinks the Dawes plan oilers the best basis of settlement of the reparations problem which lias yet been proposed, nnd says the French army is ready to back it if necessary. Great Britain is pleased with the Dawes report, generally speaking, but doubt is felt in London thnt France will agree to the abandonment of the Ruhr control and the four years’ par tial moratorium for Germany. H UGO STINNES, the richest man In Germany, if not in the world, died Thursday after several opera tions in a Berlin hospital. He was only fifty-four years old, but through relentless methods and extraordinary business genius he had built up an enormous fortune that made him the most hated and most feared man In Europe. He took every possible ad vantage of the misfortunes of his country nnd his countrymen, and so far as is known never did anything tp relievo the distress which soft-hearted Americans have given nnd are giving millions to alleviate. The passing of Stinnes may have some effect on the reception nnd success of the Dawes committee plan. It was believed in Germany that his pecullnr talents qualified him especially to take a lead ing part In the economic readjust ment of the country. Stinnes has been a prominent mem ber of the National party, which last week scored big victories over the So cialists nnd Communists in the Ba varian elections. S ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON of California sustained a severe blow in his fight for the Republican presi dential nomination last Tuesday, when Illinois in its primary election gave President Coolidge n plurality of something like 130,000. Michigan nnd Nebraska Republicans also declared their preference for Coolidge emphat ically, the throe states adding at least IK» delegates to his column. Mr. Cool idge was thus placed within 22 votes of obtaining the nomination on the first ballot In the Cleveland conven tion, according to the estimates of his managers. There were rumors thnt Senator Johnson was about ready to abandon his campaign to the extent of stop ping his speechmaking, hut tills he de nied in a formal statement, asserting he was “neither discouraged nor de spairing.\ Johnson hnd hanked heav ily on the three Middle West states that have so heartlessly turned him down. To date he has the 13 dele gates from South Dakota, nnd LaFol- lette has Wisconsin’s 28 votes. But the delegates already chosen instruct ed for Coolidge or favorable to bim are 553 in number, nnd only 555 votes are necessary to choice. Twenty-one states still have to elect their dele gates to the convention. Michigan Democrats expressed a preference for Henry Ford over Sena tor W. N. Ferris. In Nebraska they chose an uninstructed delegation, and in Illinois their “regular” organiza tion succeeded in preventing the elec tion of any McAdoo delegates. M UCI-I publicity having been given recently to the huge contributions made by Doheny, Sinclair nnd others to help pay the campaign expenses of both parties in the last presidential campaign, Senator Borah and some progressive Republicans and Demo crats of both houses are preparing a law to put an end to excessive election expenditures and to secret and large contributions to party funds. They plan to have it passed at this session of congress so it will apply to this year’s national election. It will pro vide for: 1. Limitation of the total campaign expenditures by any political party. 2. Limitation of the amount that may be contributed by any individuni. 3. Publicity of contributions to liqui date deficits in party hands after an election, as is required of contribu tions before the election. 4. Penal punishment for violation of any provisions of the law. S ENATOR LAFOLLETTE has made public the radical platform which his Wisconsin delegates will submit for adoption at the Republican na tional convention. It includes all the senator’s well-known ideas and is designed to appeal to almost ail pro gressives or radicals. Its rejection by the convention is certain, and it is supposed the Wisconsin bunch will then withdraw nnd join with other ele ments in nominating LaFollette on a third ticket. C HAIRMAN SMOOT of the senate finance committee Introduced in the senate the tax reduction bill as approved by the committee. The measure carries the Mellon Income tax rate schedule, the provision for a 25 per cent reduction in the income taxes of 1923 payable this year, a 25 per cent reduction on earned incomes up to $10,000, and repeal or reduction of many of the excise taxes. The senate committee toward the end of the week took up consideration of the soldiers’ bonus bill and the in dications were that it would be re ported substantially as it was passed by the house. S ENATOR BURTON K. WHEELER, the Implacable prosecutor in the senate Investigation of the acts of Harry Daugherty, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Great Falls, Mont., on a charge of unlawfully receiving money as retainer fees to influence the issuance of oil and gas prospecting permits by the secretary of the interior and the com- issioner of tiie general land office. With him were indicted Gordon Campbell nnd L. C. Stevenson, oil men. It was alleged the offense was committed after Wheeler was elected senator but be fore he qualified for the office. Wheeler rose to defend himself in the senate Wednesday, giving a brief outline of ills career and his version of tiie transaction upon which the charges are based. He said lie tried and won n case in Great Falls for the Gordon Campbell syndicate before he went to Washington nnd was paid $4,000 of his $10,000 fee, but that he had refused to appear for Campbell before any department of government In Washington. He declared the In dictment was “part of one of the most dntnnnhle conspiracies ever started in the United States\ and that the fore man of the grand jury which indicted him is one of the most bitter imiitical enemies he lias in Montana. At Sena tor Wheeler’s request, tiie president pro tern, of the senate, Albert B. Cum mins, was Instructed by resolution to appoint a committee of five to investi gate the circumstances surrounding the indictment of Wheeler. C ONSIDERABLE testimony was heard by both the Daugherty and the Teapot Dome committees last week, much of It suggestive but none of It at all conclusive. The oil lease Investigators were hurrying to con clude their work. Howard D. Man- nington. who was wanted by the Daugherty committee to toil about the “little green house” a-d tiie alleged deals concocted there, arrived from France and was at once subpoenaed. D is p a t c h e s from Riga say that Turkestan and surrounding dis tricts have revolted against Bolshevik rule and that the rebels, mostly fanat- Icnl Mohammednns led by ezarist offi cers, are threatening Khiva. The soviet government is hurrying large bodies of troops to the scene. P REMIER MUSSOLINI and the Fas- clsti won an overwhelming victory in the Italian elections, but this was a foregone conclusion, for the election law had been so arranged that U could not be otherwise. News of Montana Brief Notes Concerning the Treasure State Summer Term at University.— The summer session of the University of Montana wjll open June 16 and con tinue to August 15. The courses have been so arranged that the student may take either six or nine weeks work and the credits will be adjusted ac cordingly. The members of the summer quarter staff hold advanced degrees from 20 leading educational institutions of the country and from several foreign uni versities. Men of prominence, authors and teachers will he on the staff or will give a series of lectures to the students. The regular plant of the university will he used which compris es the six new buildings that were put into operation this year. “Combined with tiie summer session will be week-end trips to the Mission, Bitter Root and Swan mountains which are a little-known wonderland between the two national parks,” stated Pro fessor Freeman Daughters, head of tiie extension department of the universi ty. Trips to either Yellowstone or Glacier nnt'onnl parks may lie made nt little additional expense after the close of the summer session and the railways will have special summer rates. Survey of Dairy Industry. —For the purpose of gathering accurate infor mation as to the probable development of tiie dairy industry in Yellowstone county, and the actual demand that exists among the farmers for milk cows, the county agent's office is con ducting a survey in the form of a letter to every farmer in the county asking that those interested in dairy expansion make known certain facts that can be put to use in the develop ment of a dairy program that is in keeping with popular demand. Among other questions, each farmer is asked if he is definitely interested in secur ing milk cows, the number desired, the breed,,and whether or not he wish es registered or grade stock. The sur vey also proposes to decide just which farmers, among those interested, will need finaneinl assistance in order to secure the stock disired. Sells Carload of Horses. —M. W. Ser geant, superintendent of the Home Ranch company, Flntwillow, returned from Wisconsin where he sold a car load of horses. Sergeant states thnt he encountered a fair market, losing money on but one horse and making a fair profit on the balance. However, he states that it is unsafe for anyone to take a carload of horses to an east ern market without having eastern connections to make all arrangements necessary before the horses arrive. With such preparations made in ad vance there is opportunity for a nice profit on a carload of horses. There is a surplus of horses in eastern Fergus that can be turned Into cash if the owners will go about seeking a mnrket in a business like nnd systematic man ner. Stockmen Meet at Dillon. —Post ponement of the Montana livestock show at Dillon because of the hoof nnd mouth disease in California has in no way affected the annual meet ings of the Montana Stockgrowers’ and Woolgrowers’ associations, which con vene here April 24 nnd 25, and which will be the most important gathering of stockmen held in the northwest this yenr. Problems vital to the industry will be discussed by men of keen busi ness ability and national reputation and a liberal program of entertainment has been arranged. All railroads are offering fare and a half rates for the round trip. Accomodations in Dillon are abundant and first class. Over the Great Divide Pioneers et forty veers ago, or more who hnvo coma to tho eid of tho trail DYLL—Death has called Mrs. Leo Dyll, a resident of Helena for some forty years. She was born In io<3. COWELL—A. ,T. Cowell, one of the old setlleis of Teton county, and prom inent sheep and cattle man, died at Clioteau. ITe was 61 years of age. LISA— Savin Lisa, prominent mer chant of Butte, died at the age of 65. He came to this country from Italy at the age of 15 years, and has lived in Butte since 1SS0. QUOTATIONS OF INTEREST TO MONTANANS Mineanolis Grain Prices Station Basis at Points in Montana Taking a 39y2c Freight Rate Wheat No. 1 dark northern, 02e; No. 1 northern, SSc; dark hard winter, S2c; hard winter, SOc; corn. No. 2 yellow, 74%c: flax, No. 1, $2.0S. Chicago Livestock Cattle, top, $11.75; average, $10.50; hogs, top, $7.55; sheep, choice fat ewes gt $12.00. New York Metals Bar silver ounce. 64^0; copper, per pound. 13^ c : lead, 8%e; zlneOc. Stockholders Declared Liable.—A long period of litigation was ended April 16 when District Judge Robert C. Stong signed orders holding stockhold ers of tho closed Ballantine State nnd Huntley State banks liable for 100 per cent of the amount of their stock to satisfy claims of creditors. Each bank was capitalized nt $25,000. The Hunt- ley bank is declared to have hnd lia bilities of $61,000 and the Ballantine bank of $34,000 when they closed last summer. The order empowers the re ceivers to proceed to asses the stock holders. Li FOLLETTE HIS NAME OFF TICKET Secretary of State Directed to With draw Senator's Name From Presidential Primary Senator Robert M. La Follette has directed the Montana 'secretary of state to withdraw his name from the presidential primary, to be held May 27. Senator La Foliette’s name had been filed on the Farmer-Labor ticket Despite the withdrawal by Senator La Follette the Farmer-Labor dele gates will remain on the ballot, and the name of the Wisconsin senator will be written in, J. A. McGlynn, organizer of the Farmer-Labor party in this state, declared. Delegates have filed declaring for Senator Hiram Johnson, but as yet, the California senator's name has not been filed by petition. Likewise dele gates have filed declaring for Henry Ford, Senator B. Tv. Wheeler, Senator T. J. Walsh, and others, but the only presidential candidates filed are Pres! dent Coolidge on the Republican tick et, W. G. McAdoo on the Democratic ticket, and George H. Gobel on the Socialist ticket. APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR STATE REFORM SCHOOL At a quarterly meeting of the stale board of education which convened at Helena April 16, A. C. Dorr, superin tendent of the state industrial school for boys at Miles City, presented a request for an appropriation of $94,000 to make physical improvements at the state institution. Superintendent Dorr declared that the keenest need existed for the con struction of a new kithehen to cost $27,300. Other needs, lie said, were for a hospital to accomodate seven beds nnd an operating room, the cost of which fully equipped would be $10,- 000. A new Industrial building to per mit the grouping of all shops now maintained would cost $45,000, and $12,000 is needed, he said, to Install a new water system. The water system would include a tank of 100.000 gallons capacity and an 80-foot tower. Tiie water, as at present, would be obtain ed from artesian wells. Quake Reported in Kalispell A short snappy earthquake, accom panied by a rumbling was felt in Ival- ispeil and the surrounding region at 8:50 p. m. April 15. In the city the movement was plainly perceptible. In the risidence sections bricks were dis lodged from chimneys, crockery rattled on shelves and in a few instances windows were broken, but no serious damage was reported. The tremor was most severe east of the city, where a slight quake, not felt in Kalispell, was recorded the previous afternoon. According to the weather bureau, this is the second quake recorded in Kalispell, the first occurring in Au gust, 1904. Ask Bids to Plow Fire Guards Bids will be received by the Mil waulcee railroad at the superintend ent’s ofice in Miles City until May 15 for the plowing of fire guards along the Muselshell division from Marmoth to I-Iarlowton, according to information eceived by Agent W. E. Davies, at Roundup. The distance is 340.5 miles and tiie guards will consist of five continuous furrows on each side of the track nt a distance of 150 feet from its center. Free transportation will be granted men and equipment and the contractor must comply with tiie workmen’s compensation act. Antelope Herd Feeds Near Molt A band of ten antelope have been feeding in the fields southeast of Molt for a number of days. This is the first bunch to remain for any length of time for several years and recalls to the early settlers and old timers when they were quite plentiful. Different people have seen the band nnd report that they are quite gentle; that when appoached they move quiet ly away, but return to their feeding place when left alone. Road to Old Independence The forest service plans the con struction of a road from the forest boundary on Boulder river south to the old mining town of Independence, a distance of 23 miles. There is at present an old road leading up this iver which is in very bad repair. In places the old road will be recon structed in order to give a better grade and location. It is estimated that the construction work will cost $36,000. Flathead Indians Paid The Flathead Indians. » residing around the north end of the reserva tion received their money paid them by the Indian department from the sale of tribal timber and lands nt Poi son. There are GOO Indians living in this territory and ns each received $50 a total of $30,000 was paid them here City Administration Beaten Whitehall’s municipal election mark ed the end of one of the most hotly contested city elections ever held and resulted in tho defeat of the present administration, J. P. McLean beine elected mayor over Roy Van Slyke who has held the office for the last two terms. There were contesta in every ward. J. W. Humphries defeat ed R. J. Weller in the first; Lonnie Dennis won over F. C. Bangeman in the second, and Fred Kaiding won over I. B. Willoughby in the third. C M 1 SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LEGALITY OF PRINTING LAWS T HE supreme court in an opinion? handed down April 11 affirmed; the Liberty county district court in its- judgment ordering the county commis sioners to give a printing contract to- Henry O. Woare. Legality and constitutionality of the printing law requiring and regulating the giving of county printing to news papers were atacked in the suit filed in Liberty! couhty. In the trial court the judge issued a peremptory writ ordering the defendant to accept a bid of Won re as provided for in section 4482 of the political code and to enter into a contract with him as publisher under the terms of his bid. Instead of attmepting to comply with tiie mandate of the statute and the court, the appellants began to- search for a roving printer and secur ed one, procuring him to issue two- editions of his paper, giving them a headline showing them to be issued in Liberty county when, as a matter of fact, the printing plant at all times was located outside of the county, as the respondents offered -to prove at the trial. Thereupon the appellants returned into court and made their answer raising the constitutional ob jections to the printing law as set forth in the answer and in the speci fications of error. COUNTY OFFICIAL FILES IN PRIMARY RACE APTAIN Charles Haftle- of Baker has entered the race in the presi dential primaries to be held in May this year as a candidate for delegate- to the Republican national convention to be held in Cleveland, O., in June. He will be one of the candidates run ning in the -Second congressional dis trict of Montana. Charles Haftle needs no introduction- to Fallon county or nearby residents. For the past three years he has served ns county treasurer. LIQUOR OBTAINED W ITHOUT WARRANT TEMPORARY writ of prohibition to prevent the Cascade county attorney from using 12 bottles o f whisky seized without a search war rant, as evidence in the trial of C. C. Sadler In the district court at Great Falls, has been issued by the supreme; court. According to the facts, as set fortli by his attorney, the defendant was forcibly deprived of the liquor which was contained in a suit case in hJs own home. BIRDS CROSS CONTINENT IN GOOD CONDITION EMBERS of the Western Montana Fish and Game commission have planted the shipment of 100 Hungarian partridges which arrived in Missoula from New York. The birds made the trip across the continent to Missoula in four days, and all were in first class condition. Not a bird was lost or injured. They were distributed under the the supervision, of Ruel Cosner, president of the asso ciation. FARMER LABORITES SEND IN PETITIONS EVEN names are added to the list of aspiring delegates to the Farm er-Labor national convention in pe titions filed with Sec. of State Stewart. They are Jasper Haaland, Jr., Joplin; A. L. Halsig, Miles City; Ole Snnvik, Harlem; S. B. Davidson, Great Falls; Clair Stoner, Plentywood; P. J. Wal lace, Great Falls and Charles E. Tay lor, Plentywood. Charles Gildea of Butte and J. W. Anderson of Sidney filed previously. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR WORK ON HIGHWAY W ORK on the first four miles of the Arlee-Ravalil highway will be started immediately, Sid J. Coffee, chairman of the Missoula chamber o f commerce highway committee, an nounced. According to Mr. Coffee, the money for the work has been received from the state highway commission, and the contract is all ready to be signed. Lak& county had previously put up its share of the construction cost. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TAKEN ILL IN BUTTE L IEUTENANT Governor Nelson Sto ry, Jr., of Bozeman, is a patient at tiie Murray hospital at Butte where an operation was performed. Mr. Story arrived in Butte April 9 and was taken ill as he stepped from the- train. He had been spending several weeks in California and was on his way to his home in Bozeman when he became the victim of a sudden stomach- ailment. ANACONDA DEMOCRAT SELECTED BY DIXON T HE reappointment of Joseph L. Kelly, Anaconda Democrat, to the state fish and game hoard has been announced by Governor Joseph M. Dixon. Tue appointment is for four years. Mr. Kelly is a well-known Anaconda business man and an interested sports man. He has served on the board for several years. TWO SOCIALISTS FILE FOR ELECTORAL JOB T WO candidates have filed petitions. with Secretary of State Stewart as presidential electors on ,the Social ist ticket. They are Lucy Wilburn of Missoula and H. R. Schneider o f Whitefish. They are the first Social ists to file from Montana.
