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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
1
Gov. Small faces a clash as party leaders move to test the tender of office amid warnings from Senate chiefs. The decision sets the stage for a political fight with potential constitutional implications and party realignments.
A jury found a conspiracy count proven after about a day of deliberations in a case involving a $100,000 loan from an elderly oilman to a former Secretary of the Interior. The verdict declares the loan legal under the charges presented.
Chicago reports Frank I Smith arrives to confer amid undecided status after Gov. Len Small named him to fill the remainder of William B McKinney's term. Senate debate centers on oath delay tied to campaign funds inquiry and today’s adverse developments.
Reports from Lisbon and London describe a new military rising in Portugal tied to dissident moves in the south. President Carmonia's government says military measures are ready to prevent disturbances and protect order, with railway workers' strikes cited as a potential flashpoint.
Il Duce outlines Franco Italian accord as a core step in Europe’s evolution. Muscolini frames the policy outline as essential for the continent, noting strategic cooperation and political alignment between Rome and Paris through a formal agreement.
In a six hour interview Mussolini told an Associated Press correspondent that a Franco Italian accord is vital for European evolution. He described his aim to restore balance and equilibrium of forces with a living, growing world order, arguing peace depends on dynamic balance.
Managua reports President Adolfo Diaz in his congressional message accuses Mexico of meddling in Nicaragua’s internal affairs by backing a liberal government at Puerto Cabezas under former VP Sacasa. The Spanish American Union voted to urge recognition of Dr. Juan Sacasa as head of Nicaragua’s legal government, a stance Mexico supports while the US recognizes Diaz’s Managua government.
Washington December 16 The Senate approved a record early passage of a Treasury and Post Office supply bill within 19 days of the session start totaling 894 623 278. The chamber added 3 169 130 to the House version drawing criticism from Senator King who called Coolidge economy a myth while noting the bill still trails the budget bureau recommendation by 2 200 090 and exceeds last year’s appropriation by 5 363 000. The measure includes 12 000 000 for prohibition enforcement with no comment after the defeat of a 500 000 undercover police plan and 15 009 000 for coast guard anti smuggling efforts. An additional 1 632 960 for foreign mails transport faced debate but an agreement barred use on prior postmaster contracts. The package includes 290 000 for customs and 1 875 000 for postal employee pay and now goes to conference.
A. H. Crombie, a militant Presbyterian, was unfrocked by the Black Hills presbytery for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a minister. He announced plans to appeal to the general assembly and to pursue civil action, claiming persecution by modernism. The verdict was announced after a lengthy session, with notification delayed to allow his appeal.
Kenneth G Ormiston plans to turn himself in at 11:00 a.m. in Chief of Police Morgan A Collins's office. A fugitive warrant from California charges conspiracy to obstruct justice and subornation of perjury. He was located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, then returned to Chicago with a city detective and newspaper men after a week on the run.
Silver Bow County taxpayers will have paid $261,682.20 in the year ending December for the support of about 1,000 indigent residents. Each month roughly $20,000 is spent to feed clothe and care for the poor crippled and sick. The 6 mill levy is insufficient to meet expenses and the county has faced large warrants dating back to 1922 as relief needs grow during cold weather. The ongoing burden forces the county commissioners to address the steady stream of applications for aid.
Edward W. Browning faced Mary Louise Spas suit alleging attempted assault, imprisonment and death threats during Mary Louise’s 1925 adoption period. She seeks $500,000. Browning, 61, denies the charges and says the case may not go to trial. He is also being sued by his child-wife, Peaches Heenan Browning, for separation and alimony.
General Smedley D. Butler testified in San Francisco as a character witness for Col. Ned M. Green, former federal prohibition chief, on trial for allegedly embezzling government liquor stores. Butler vouched for Green’s integrity and personal character since 1918, saying his reputation was excellent at all times.
Attorney General Foot holds that leases in Sunburst made before oil strikes are void. Action centers on Kevin Field as the key party with potential litigation following the ruling. The decision impacts pre strike oil leases and raises questions for involved companies and local authorities.
Helena Dec 16 The Attorney General L A Foot holds no lease renewal preference for lessees and says state officials must lease lands at true market value. Pre oil leases on future oil land in Sunburst Kevin field may be void. the ruling involves Julian Petroleum group, Rice Oil and other firms with wells in sections 80 645 north and 25 T 34 northwest.
Federal Judge Wilkerson hears the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway sale and Hahn Leeb Co reorganization today in Chicago. W W K Sparrow questioned on earnings as bondholders led by Jameson contest both sale and plan, with a 270 million assessment proposed and a name change to Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific. Proceedings expected to complete tomorrow with the judge taking the matter under advisement.
A District of Columbia jury found former Interior Secretary Albert Fall and Edward Doheny not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government in the 1922 Elk Hills oil lease negotiations. The verdict hinged on Doheny's $100,000 loan to Wall. No appeal allowed. The four week trial climaxed with a tense morning verdict as spectators waited in the box.
The Associated Press reports a warming trend in the corn belt after four days of subzero readings. While the cold persists in the Northwest, fatalities from the storm rise to 24 with one more death in Chicago and others in Sheridan, Wyo and Saginaw, Mich. Vienna Mine, Idaho records the nation’s heaviest snow at 66 inches, followed by Humboldt, Mich with 44 and other sites with notable totals.
Senator Heflin of Alabama delivered a bitter denunciation in the Senate criticizing the judge and jury in the Fall-Doheny conspiracy acquittal. He alleged pretrial arrangements for acquittal or mistrial and questioned the trial’s conduct under Harding appointees. He accused Daugherty of fatal motives and paid respect to Harding and Coolidge. Only brief replies followed, with calls to postpone further remarks.
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