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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1911
Page
12
Entered at the Post Office in Anaconda as Second-Class Main Matter. Rates list for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly prepaid pricing. Multiple office and telecommunication contacts given for the Standard Publishing Co. Anaconda Mont.
Commendable enterprise shows no delay in replacing buildings destroyed yesterday at Deer Lodge County Fair grounds. Temporary structures will be used this year with permanent improvements planned for next year. Racing lease interruptions will be avoided and the program will proceed as scheduled. Directors pledge no objectionable elements during races and urge public support to improve the fair annually.
Sir William McKenzie, head of a major Canadian railway, says Conservative ghost stories about annexation to the United States threaten reciprocity. He warns voters that such fear tactics may backfire, even as Lincoln’s spirit might echo that candidates are easily fooled.
In the house, Speaker Clark delivered concise lines before the wool veto vote, aiming to guide his followers in tariff revision. He said neither he nor Mr. Underwood supported the tariff board as constituted and noted his effort to push changes in the tariff structure.
The text notes how Republicans established tariff initiative in the House, with Ways and Means experts, and underwood scrutiny, while Taft warned wool rates were too high. Despite this, the Democratic majority unified to keep the veto, and early extra-session Democrats anticipated revisiting the schedule in next winter’s regular session.
The article surveys Mr. Bryan’s implied threats to block or support a Democratic presidential nominee, naming Harmon Wilson Marshall Clark Folk and others as potential targets. It notes Bryan’s expected role after the convention, his divided power, and the party’s struggle between unity and his leverage in nominating a loyal candidate. It also critiques the extra session’s reception and its major reciprocity legislation amid Republican leadership tensions.
The remarks suggest that with Canadian consent, Republicans may dislike the outcome, framing the current session as a prefatory stage for next year. The talk of investigative committees hints at possible, but uncertain, results from inquiries.
San Francisco Aug 20 Miss Hazel Langenour of the University of California swam the Golden Gate in 1 hour 28 minutes becoming the first woman to do it. Today Nellie Schmidt another UC student swam the same course in 42 minutes. Sisters Liba Sheffield and Mitch Schofield from Los Angeles swam the channel from Fort Point to Lime Point in 45 and 47 minutes. The shores were crowded with spectators.
The session shows a strong push by the Ways and Means Committee on an iron and steel revision while the senate delays. House leadership supports the cotton bill schedule, and congress contemplates measures from Canadian reciprocity to statehood for New Mexico and Arizona amid a broad reform drive and a larger house size. President Taft veto blocks the Arizona recall feature, but a substitute resolution proceeds.
Bozeman Aug 20 Belgrade company limited store was robbed last night via a rear basement window. Losses totaled around 190 in merchandise including watches knives guns and revolvers. manager Grogan notes 100 loss in furniture and hardware. jeweler Jacobson 29. Three men suspected. Belgrade police chief Decker and sheriff's office en route. A second burglary at Ellis Bradley hardware in Belgrade yielded about 125 in pocket knives razors and five dollars in change. back door entry with crowbar. investigators suspect youths.
Dillon, Aug. 20. The Beaverhead county tax levy for the year rises by 1 mill over last year. Outside Dillon city limits the levy is 18? mills. Of 41 county school districts, 17 have special levies from 0.5 to 5 mills, with one district at 0.5 and one at 5 mills.
One man was killed and several passengers injured when the Rocky Mountain limited bound for Colorado Springs failed to stop at an open switch near Flagler Colorado. The train was traveling about 45 miles per hour and included a man attempting to steal a ride.
Juarez Mexico Aug 20 voters statewide chose the state ticket. Abraham Gonzales the present provisional governor appears elected with his entire slate.
Idaho representative French pushes road bills to fund western highways. One plan uses direct federal and state matching funds, the other donates 1,000,000 acres per public land state to fund road construction. Each state would gain at least ten million dollars, enabling extensive highway work across the West.
San Francisco August 20 A high official of the Southern Pacific Railroad said a considerable number of employees will be dropped temporarily from the payroll before September 1 The action will affect all departments with the reason given as rising operating costs and insufficient income Notification of the cutbacks will be sent to affected workers tomorrow
Special Dispatch reports Great Falls Aug 20 the season’s final sealed bid wool sale occurred Saturday in Northern Montana. Mc owners were absent so disposals announced tonight listing James A. Hughes Shelby 33000 pounds Bateman at 14 cents Charles Wilson Coward 20000 pounds Bateman at 13 1 2 cents M Hasquet Shelby 6000 pounds Bateman at 13 cents. This closes out all wool known in this state part. Wool buyers estimate the season’s clip nearly equals 1910. Eastern buyers depart as they finish up affairs here.
From the London Sphere report Parisian observers note a possible return to Louis Philippe era style for men. The movement, led by French tailors, would favor ample, practical garments inspired by English and French preferences, with suggestions ranging from golfer lines to Persian caps.
A Washington Star exchange quotes a statesman declaring that some primitive instincts linger in the highest civilization. An ethnologist responds that many communities equate a man who acquires a high silk hat with leadership, reflecting on social perception and hierarchy.
Hudson Fourteen closets and a per gola. The exchange shows a witty marital repartee from a Harper's Bazar item likely captioned as a humorous couple's chat.
More than 150 delegates gather in Missoula for the Montana State Federation of Labor annual convention. Opening session to start at 10 o clock with welcomes from Mayor Evans and local trade councils. Anansi (Anaconda, Bozeman, Kalispell) vie for next meeting place. program outlines routine business and committee appointments.
Dillon Aug 20 The Beaverhead county high school faculty for the upcoming year includes Leon R Foote principal and math, Catherine Paxton assistant principal German and art, B A Tower Latin and history, Anne Johnson English, Edith McDowell domestic science, Jay Kerr agriculture, Lyman Ripley science and athletics, and M M Mackinder commercial. Tower Harvard graduate Kerr Kansas Agricultural College Ripley formerly Idaho Springs Colo science and athletics instructor Grove City College graduate.
Washington reports no major temperature shifts expected next week. A disturbance over the Northwest is likely to move eastward with showers. It will be followed by a high pressure area from the Pacific coast bringing cooler air to the Northwest by Monday into Monday night.
SAYLOR BOARDING SCHOOL GR BOYS formerly Lyon School offers primary through first two high school years with strong emphasis on health morals and manners. Charming home atmosphere. send for catalog. Address J. T. Saylor, Principal Honolulu Spokane Washington.
A brief notice promotes a Montana health resort in Paradise highlighting fishing and boating season. It targets Missoula travelers taking the Coeur d'Alene train with connections at St. Regis, arriving daily at 2.40 p.m. Proprietor M. E. Quinn provides the P. O. address.
Marion, W recounts how she built a career via daily newspaper wanted ads. A stenographer with $6 weekly start saves, buys a second-hand typewriter, and uses ads to land an office post. After a year she buys her employer out and now hires through the same columns, praising the wanted ads as vital to women entering business.
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