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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
Plan adopted at a meeting of the Big Three replaces Setsu Delaware and North Dakota and two British ships with later type craft. France seeks 315 000 tons. Japan expresses satisfaction with a naval ratio announced, easing cabinet tensions and signaling possible completion of talks.
A mall thorn extracted from the knee of Arthur Burch was admitted in evidence in his trial for the murder of J Belton Kennedy. The prosecution promised further testimony about the thorn and earlier notes linked thorn bushes near the Beverly Glen cottage where Kennedy was shot. Other testimony tied Burch to his codefendant Madalynne Obenchain.
Large volumes of water from melting snow swept into the Skagit and Puget Sound valleys, flooding thousands of acres in Western Washington. The Duwamish River rose, and streets in Renton and Black River Junction were waterlogged. Overall flood conditions showed improvement in most areas except floodplains near the Cascades.
The Associated Press reports that on December 14 in Washington the United States Britain and Japan reached full accord on naval limitation principles. The plan by Hughes Balfour and Kato aligns with the American proposal except for allowing Japan to keep the battleship Mutsu and the US to retain Colorado and Washington. Britain would build a capital ship equivalent and replace old vessels to match the ratio, with final details to be decided in subsequent meetings.
Washington noted that the Senate approved the conference report on the first deficiency bill, sending the measure to the president after the House earlier adopted the report. The bill totals about 108 million dollars, with 23 million for the department and funds for tax refunds. Controversy arose over unemployment relief funding cutbacks and comments by Senator France and Senator Dial on government policy and duties.
In Chicago the stockyards strike sees women prominent in protests against wage cuts under the shop representation plan. Officials say about 19,000 men and nearly as many women in the packing house district join clashes with police and strike breakers. Rioting is reported as violent as the 1919 race riots, with injuries and arrests among leaders.
Joshers present a complete Pantages bill on December 20 featuring dancing acts a con M band and new films. Tickets go on sale at hotels cigar stands and Broadway theater with one performance only. The club opens a West Broadway headquarters to organize Christmas toy candy and fruit gifts through the Butte Relief association.
A damaged transit note records Marshal Foch preparing to depart from Paris aboard a Montana vessel. The ship, tied to a sale or transfer, is described as carrying a bobcat presented to the marshal and intended for delivery to a Paris menagerie.
General Wellington D. Ran and Kin G. A. Cole, appointed by the county commissioners, sued sheriff for neglect. The charges allege he received money from gambling venues, exempted owners from arrest and prosecution, and allowed lenient custody releases and lax law enforcement during the unexpired term.
Washington December 14 The railroads ask for a six month suspension of recent interstate commerce commission rate cuts. Hearings before the FCC featured Alfred P Thom of the Railway Executives Association proposing a 10 percent cut on farm and orchard products in transit. Western state commissions and growers argued the cuts harm farmers and that prices generally have fallen except for transport costs. Clifford Thorne for western groups contended prices have dropped while rail rates rose. J M Benton for state commissions said rate reductions are justified and higher rates would be illegal.
Kansas officials order national guard into the Pittsburg coal field as miners face threats from marchers and labor unrest. Units from the 137th Infantry and 114th Cavalry join sheriff and local leaders to restore order amid potential deportation of aliens involved in the trouble.
A suburban train collision near Thirty first street station in Chicago killed W K Fifield and injured 25 to 30 others, with one believed fatally hurt. The incident disrupted service on a line carrying about 2 000 passengers monthly.
Debate on the London treaty divided Dail Eireann members at a public session and two secret meetings. Eamonn de Valera and Arthur Griffith argued the Dublin cabinet should have approved the deal before signing. Griffith and Collins defended the delegation, saying they could sign but not conclude, with calls to refer the treaty to their legislatures for ratification. A secret session followed, focusing on whether the plenipotentiaries acted within their instructions.
Two sisters became mothers in the same room and at the same hour in the home of their father Henry Baker in Pana Illinois on December 14. Mrs John Fitzk of Chicago and Mrs William Welch of Chicago were called home by their father’s illness and were accompanied by the stork making an unusual family moment in this vicinity.
In London on December, Lloyd George spoke for an hour and three quarters to a crowded Commons, detailing the government's role in the Irish settlement. The scene contrasted with the royal pomp in the Lords, as power and influence were on display during the speech.
W D Roberts of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers announced appeals for a strike from about 90,000 workers in the New York district. He said the first protests came from Pennsylvania railroad workers, followed by others on the Erie Delaware Lackawanna and Western Lehigh Valley and 12 lines within a 75 mile radius of New York.
Chicago reports that guards, including David Strauss, testified in court that a gun was smuggled into the county jail two days before the escape of Tommy Connor and two other prisoners. Strauss said assistant jailer Frank Cordello knew of the hidden weapon. the writ for Strauss's release was denied.
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