Show HAD NO PROOF TO o OFFER Complainant in Action to Close Down Smelter at Anaconda Now De Dc Desires Desires sires Arbitration Butte Mont font April 19 Counsel for Fred J Bliss BUss complainant in the action brought to close down d the Anaconda smelter largest larest inthe In the world for al alleged alleged damages because of o poisonous emanations from its stack today sub submitted submitted an offer to ti settle a question ot of damages by arbitration to dispose e ot of ottile the tile lanes lands of the Deer Daer Lodge valley to the tile company through condemnation proceedings Judge Jud e Hunt had d set today todar as the time I for Bliss to show cause if he lie could why w the smelter should mould be ordered to t adopt other means meaD for further reducing the solids in the smoke but he had no evidence to affet The IPie offer frer to arbi arbitrate arbitrate comes alter after the court had decided d eld d there was no cause for an sn injunction and arid was opposed by counsel l for lor the smelter At a previous hearing bearing proof had been beel offered by the smelter to show that every very practicable process known to science ScIence sd ence was in fn use u at the smelter and that the company was prepared to adopt any others that might solve the smoke sooke question There being no proof offered from Riles Bites on the matter set for hearing Judge Jud e Hunt took the offer of arbitration under UDder consideration ani an anit it is expected e perte that his derision decision Will be final In the J smoke case an action in n which the costs C have aggregated hair a million dollars |