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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1919
Page
1
Public, operating management and employes to constitute the directorate in charge of transportation lines. Labor demands capital be retired from railways. Concerted move for a new system of control ends the food bills effort.
Organized labor issued a formal demand to Congress urging private capital retirement from railroads. A tri partite system of public, management and labor would govern, with public bonds for private owners, and equal representation of labor and management in oversight. The plan, called labor's bill, seeks to curb costs and improve service under a government backed framework.
Tacoma Washington August 4 Twenty young men from the Pacific Northwest are sought for enlistment in the United States field artillery and to secure a college course at the Oregon Agricultural College. Colonel Joseph K Partello instructor of military science says 100 horses have just been received and the men will form a nucleus of the 1000 student soldiers expected. Applications should be mailed to Corvallis Oregon.
States Senator Henry L. Myers of Mon states the national administration will leave no stone unturned to uncover the root cause of profiteering and apply a remedy that will bring relief to the people.
United States Senator Henry L. Myers says Congress and President Wilson will probe high living costs and price surges. He expects an investigation to benefit the public and supports ratification of the League of Nations Covenant. Hughes disputes claims about Article XI and asserts no reservation is needed.
Eugene Aug. 4 autopsy on Road Supervisor Charles Taylor found in Cascades timber shows the fatal wound was not self inflicted. The shooter stood behind a tree about 30 feet away as Taylor carried a deer through the brush.
Mexican political leaders who supported the allied cause during the war urged world powers to apply to Mexico the same rights for small nations they fought for in world war times. They spoke at a banquet in Mexico City as foreign intervention fears grew and the pro ally faction pressed for principled international action.
Aug 4 New Jersey Paterson silk mills faced a large walkout with estimates of 15 000 to 17 000 workers joining. The strike involves all Paterson mills as owners push a 44 hour week while strikers are reinforced by thousands locked out earlier. The total silk workforce is about 25 000 to 28 000.
Aug 4 six hundred soldiers and civilians battled to save a government arsenal magazine after four explosions in a car and ammunition magazines. High explosives and a 16 by mine of TNT caused the blasts. Two civilian employees at the arsenal were only slightly injured.
Washington August 4 Col Mason M Patrick former chief of air service abroad testified before a house war investigating committee denying any American aircraft were wantonly destroyed He insisted that no planes were burned unnecessarily or wastefully and that such claims are incorrect
Nearly 100 farmers from Northern Montana arrived in Spokane as drought left many destitute. Sixty seven were sent to nearby locations to fight forest fires while others were offered orchard and farm work.
The president addresses the national crisis labeled HCS and reiterates commitment to an abatement in effort to find a solution. The statement emphasizes continued focus on resolving the problem facing the United States and its people.
Washington reports outline a second Palmer cabinet meeting to craft recommendations for President Wilson to lower living costs. Talks involve Hines Leffingwell Colver and a possible probe into packing firms. President Wilson privately met with FTC head Colver, while District Attorney Clyne faces probe decisions amid wage and price concerns.
James F. O'Brien, president of the Metal Trades Council, says a strike will be aired at a date set by the executive boards after a meeting with F. Kelley of Anaconda Copper Mining Co. yielded agreement on wages and other issues but not seniority.
Stocks plunged on August 4 in New York as rail unions and government takeover talk spooked markets. Two million shares traded as declines hit rails steels oils and utilities, starting with transportation stocks and spreading to active issues.
Washington Aug 4 Japan plans a formal declaration on Shantung to outline intentions for the province under Versailles provisions. The move, seen as aligning with statements that Shantung will eventually be returned to China, may reveal dates or hidden understandings. President Wilson said full disclosure could shed new light on the treaty, as Lansing prepares to discuss treaty features before Wednesday.
Opponents declare they will offer no amendments to proposed measures calling them vicious in principle and insist on a strict rejection as battle lines form in Helena. They frame the proposals as fundamentally flawed and refuse modification.
A Montana house sub committee heard merchants oppose restrictive food control legislation. Roy Hitchcock led the bid for hearings as W D Symmes warned the bill would drive business and capital from the state. Symmes cited rising Chicago prices and argued a trade panel cannot stabilize the market.
Mayor Stodden announces efforts to reduce living costs in Butte by pursuing government orders for food. The city may issue warrants or create a special fund if the war department rejects warrants. Initial orders call for two carloads of canned tomatoes and two carloads of other staples with more to follow.
Aug 4 Liverpool authorities report riotous crowds in the streets were forced back by troops charging with fixed bayonets. The cruiser Valiant and two destroyers moved into the Mersey to guard the docks as bus and tramway employers did not report for work though no strike notice was given.
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