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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
3
County Treasurer T Puckett returns from Yellowstone park as a would be graft attempt surfaces. An unnamed proposer offered $2000 to the Montana officials to appoint him treasurer, citing political code on vacancies. The commission moved to reject the scheme and warned the public official.
After a week of delays the city learns Montana municipalities must apply to the deputy zone officer in Seattle for army rations. A telegram directs orders to Seattle for a car of bacon and a half car each of tomatoes corn beans and peas. City officials hope for speedy action despite disappointment.
An official announcement reports eight and 15 privates killed and six officers plus 85 privates wounded during last week’s riots in Chemnitz Saxony. Crowds gathered before flower shops displaying wreaths for the dead and demanded removal while threatening to disrupt burial ceremonies.
Washington reports a 100 bed memorial award presented to the Warsaw university Cline at Child Jesus hospital in Poland. The gift is a permanent contribution by the American people to education and health welfare in free Poland, announced at Red Cross headquarters.
Butte Butchers announce their annual picnic at the ball park at 2 PM with three thousand carnival tickets for children and souvenirs for youngsters. A grand evening ball closes the events. Committee members include Carl Arthur and Wilfred Russell.
War savings stamp effort to reissue red postal cards for ordering stamps through the post office. James R. Spencer says the cards will ease purchases for individuals and schools, with a sample sent to Ninth district postmasters and districts showing active stamp sales.
Fresh meat to be sold at the municipal market this morning at Grelock Mayor Stodden announced yesterday. J M Boyle of the Independent market said last Saturday boiled beet and pot roasts were offered at 7 and 3 cents per pound respectively. The morning sale is expected to match those prices while the market stays open for other supplies.
Paris reports Prince Feisal son of Hussein bin Ali plans to arrive in Paris from Beirut to resume leadership of the Arab delegation. He expresses dissatisfaction with Syrian and Persian settlement questions awaiting ratification of the Persian treaty. Turkey dismemberment hinges on the conference and US mandate decisions on Armenia.
Lincoln voters are asked to approve or reject the state legislature ratifying the federal prohibition amendment. A district court says until a vote occurs the legislature cannot be deemed to have ratified the amendment. Additional items note the senate taking up the prohibition enforcement bill and wheat price news from Ottawa. A new transformer advances bell ringing by screwing into a lamp socket.
Matthew Woll of Chicago has been chosen eighth vice president of the American Federation of Labor. He has served as acting editor of the American Federationist during Samuel Gompers' absence in Europe over the past year.
Chicago August 18 initial steps toward a national labor party were taken at a conference of labor groups. A temporary executive committee was named to call a convention in Chicago in November with 2500 to 3000 delegates. The party aims to represent six million union members with one vote per central labor body.
A 16 year old Tacoma girl was struck over the head with a window weight and hurled down a steep embankment. Her brother accompanying her was also struck by the unidentified assailant as the pair walked.
Gov Louie P. Lonney calls an extraordinary session in Tacoma for this winter to decide on the suffrage amendment to the Constitution.
Police believe skilled burglars long active are aided by a child who climbs through transoms to open windows or doors. Authorities investigate possible accomplice role and locations targeted in the series of break ins.
Frank P. Walsh, head of the American commission on Irish independence, described the world as a vast jail with the king of England as keeper. He protested state passport discrimination against citizens traveling to Great Britain and urged a League of Nations unit to aid all nations. He warned imperial aims linger under Westminster, calling for democracy to crack global jail doors.
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