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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
7
A Denver reader William Cameron praises Sulpherb Tablets for chronic constipation and kidney troubles. He claims the tablets clear blood and help headaches pimples and rheumatism, describing them as an herbal tonic with sulphur and cream of tartar sold for 60 cents per tube by druggists.
Helena April 12. Superintendents and boards of education meet to adopt a uniform salary scale for teachers across first class districts. Minimum elementary pay set at 1200 with 1500 for three plus years experience and maximum 1800. High school scales start at 1600 for new graduates, rising to 2200 with tenure. Committee appointments planned for tax policy.
The Montana association opened its session this morning and, amid reports of offers and road matters, discussed proposed bond issues including 15 million for roads and 5 million for schools. No decisions were reported.
RETURN TO WORK Syracuse April 12 All striking switchmen of the New York Central and Delaware Lackawanna and Western agreed to return to work at 7 oclock tomorrow morning pending the outcome of a conference with brotherhood heads in Washington Four delegates from the employees of both roads were appointed to attend the conference.
Striking Eastern yard workers refuse parley with General Managers association while disputing which contracts apply to their union. Brotherhood leaders deny fabrication of charges as the strike spreads with Columbus signaling partial returns and others set to go back tomorrow.
Washington April 12 The government delays final action on the railway labor dispute while Justice officials gather more information Attorney General Palmer reports a decision may come tomorrow He adds the government will not shirk its responsibility White House says President Wilson will submit nine names to the Senate for the Railway Labor Board created by the Transportation Act Nomination had been delayed until now.
Officials briefed on federal plans discuss appointing a labor board, leveraging the transportation act, and possible use of criminal statutes. The department orders inspectors to report mail delays and investigates I W W ties while considering fed eral measures to prevent profiteering and feed beleaguered communities. The army transport service pledges readiness to move to aid any imperiled city.
Cleveland labor unrest spreads from switchmen to car repairers as five local lodges of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen meet Samuel Gompers and NG Lee. They urge workers to stay at work, honor contracts, and seek wage relief through orderly means. Passenger trains run near normal. meat and vegetables rise in local markets amid the dispute.
The Chicago Express eastbound on the Erie railroad, with 250 aboard, was abandoned by its crew near Port Jervis New York. The crew walked to a town hall meeting while passengers waited, then decided to push milk and mail cars to New York while leaving passenger cars stranded. Officials noted a dispute among station workers over the action.
A boy named David sits on a rig by the water as a perch rises and chats with him. The fish explain that learning to swim takes time and practice, while the boy wonders why he struggles. The scene ends with encouragement that he will learn eventually.
Mr Perch shows Dav how to swim using fins as paddles and balance helps. He explains tail acts as rudder and propeller while Dav learns to push with feet and pull with hands to stay upright in water.
A narrator describes how fish and water breathe, detailing gills that sift oxygen from water and a swim bladder for buoyancy. A scene with Mamma Perch and a boy named Davi depicts the underwater world and a moment of staying afloat.
Creden of Butte was elected president of the Montana Hoover for President club in Great Falls on April 1. Sherwood, milling camp manager, was named vice president and Orri I Desehon appointed publicity agent for the campaign.
Dublin April 12 The Irish trades union congress and the labor party issued a call for a general strike across Ireland tomorrow in protest against the treatment of political prisoners.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania April 12 railroad officials announce an absolute embargo on all freight shipments originating on the Pennsylvania lines and connecting lines, effective immediately.
A new depilatory approach claims to remove surface and deeper hair more effectively than prior solutions. Sources describe rapid, near painless performance with long lasting results that outpace traditional creams and devices.
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