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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
4
About 20,000 government employees to be dismissed as part of a broad economy drive. The army and navy bills will face a rigorous review, with numerous bureaus slated for consolidation. These measures aim to save $100,000,000.
B F White of Dillon, Montana, one of the state's oldest and most admired citizens, died aged and honored. A former territorial governor candidate, he served in the state house and senate, shaping legislation and promoting Beaverhead's prosperity. A banker of high ability, he was prudent, public-spirited, and respected by Republicans and all who knew him.
Senator McCormick concedes his government reorganization bill is tentative, not intended to pass in its present form but to anchor investigations. It envisions the interior department dissolved with duties spread to new or existing offices, notably a proposed department of public works and a department of public welfare.
A Brooklyn officer recounts his tough lot amid hostile public sentiment and mountains of complaints. Ninety percent come from wives, ten from landlords, often lacking concrete evidence for raids. Wives seek restraint on husbands while landlords push for nuisance actions against tenants.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler defends Columbia University amid calls to change higher education. He warns against self interest eroding civilization and labels the revolt against intellectualism as ignorance seeking power. He discusses liberal defined by scholarship and warns against tolerating extremists or social danger.
Montanans recalling last year’s zero temps and heavy snow note southern California warmth isn’t better than Montana fall. Locals unable to afford southern trips stay home, while Helena Independent and Rocky Mountain Husbandman discuss convention opposition and election cues amid statewide irrigation and political tensions.
A quirky farmyard sign in Kansas teases hunters with rustic dinner rules and jokes about quails and varmints. A string of overheard quips follows about strawberries, a wet dog, and marriage tensions among curious onlookers and friends.
A collage of quotes and notes from various papers reflects mixed tones from humor to social critique. It references Niagara Falls drying, prohibition, near beer, and evolving attitudes toward law, labor, and consumer habits, with scattered mentions of Greek monarchs, pedestians, and a New Zealand sphenodon as a curios and a symbol of modern representation.
A Kansas City Star note describes the famed Silent City mirage near Glacier Bay Alaska. The vision shows distant architecture and churches suspended above ice, with speculation about Bristol England or other locales. Mirages in polar regions arise from heated air layers refracting distant shores and cities.
The Publishers Weekly list of unwritten works calls for a cookery manual, an illustrated nonograph on cameos, a history of Moslem art, a current American iron and steel metallurgy book, Armenian and Oregon histories, a stone cobblestone fireplaces guide with plans, peasant costumes, and a Browning Concordance. It questions authors writing what they want versus what is needed.
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