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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
1
Dublin session ends with 123 members ready to speak as Milroy accuses De Valera of unfair disclosure of document No 2. Milroy asserts the treaty pits against the document, urging rejection to avoid Irish casualties and expose political manipulation. De Valera denies the leak and defends secrecy.
Exservice man Georgi H. Taylor testified before a senate committee that he saw twelve soldiers hanged between April and June 1919 near Issur Tile, possibly by military court martial, with confusion over the exact number and questions about the proceedings.
M F Sullivan clerk and recorder of Silver Bow county lay in Helena hospital after a paralysis attack at Alhambra Springs Monday. Dr McCabe reported he may survive though the situation was critical. He was on a two week leave of absence granted Friday by county commissioners due to poor health. collapse occurred in the Springs while in the room with Morris Lowney of Butte.
Delegates from China and Japan adjourned talks on the Tsing Tao to Tsinan Fu railway with no agreement. Tokyo told to issue instructions as joint discussions stall over appointing Japanese traffic manager and use of Japanese experts. Dr Koo of China noted no further progress after a three and a half hour session.
After three days of zero weather a large pine was moved to the Butte site for the community Christmas display. A special committee led by Supervisor Fay, with Supervisor Clark and rangers, felled lodge pole pine and cut a trail to the highway to bring in the tree despite brittle trees from the cold.
Helena Dec. 20 The state board of education suspended plans for continuing university building programs beyond the 3,404,000 from recent bond sales. It proposed dropping department names, cutting 150,000 from the university budget, and continuing two summer trims while advertising for bids to proceed with existing work. The chancellor said 2,804,000 had been sold with 200,000 spent on building foundations, and suspension would not save state funds.
The article notes a 23 percent drop in the average family's food expenditure in Butte over the last year, based on United States Bureau of Labor Statistics data. It mentions prices on November 1 being slightly higher than those previously, reflecting the overall decline in the cost of living in the area.
Washington reports Attorney General Daugherty will prepare recommendations to President Harding on freeing or keeping war law offenders. He said a digest of cases will be used to select those warranting submission for executive action. Some offenders may be freed if their countries of origin agree to reform.
Washington dispatch reports France accepts the 175000 ton capital ship figure with reservations, pushing the arms conference toward the submarine issue. Italy’s acceptance hinges on French assent, while Britain pushes for a plenary session to argue for banning submarines.
Associated Press report from Monton Alberta describes a 1920s era murder saga in the Keys region near Wager's Bay. A trader Otto Binder is said to have pursued an Eskimo wife leading to a bride dispute. The husband and father allegedly attacked Binder and his kin retaliated, ending in multiple killings including the woman.
A school board meeting revealed the district could fall $100,000 short by year end, with the general fund overdrawn by $5,087.57. Trustee Baldwin urged closing schools once finances exhaust, while Trustee Lindsay warned the board of dire financial prospects under current leadership. Teachers may lose pay for illness if substitutes fill in, and a plan to curb expenditures was discussed.
Montana bootleggers may be deported as prohibition officials in Helena plan to require violators to report to the office, potentially revoke citizenship for second offenses, and pursue removal actions against moonshiners in the state.
Washington December 20 The Associated Press reports a difference in view between President Harding and the American arms delegates over the application of the new four power Pacific treaty. Harding stated he would not permit this to embarrass the Washington conference and his personal view excludes the principal Japanese islands from insular territories covered by the pact. The American delegation had earlier agreed these principal Japanese groups would be included under the agreement alongside other Pacific islands under US Britain France and Japan. Harding said he had no objection to the government’s interpretation but insisted the spirit of the conference respected territory to promote peace. The president’s public stance caused a stir among delegates. Continued on Page 4 Column 6.
The U S Senate approved a bill totaling 20 million dollars to aid famine and distressed in Russia with two amendments. One provides 500000 for hospitalization of former service men in Arizona, the other 100000 for government unemployment relief. Senator Borah urged recognizing the de facto Russian government, criticizing allied policy and calling for a stronger American stance. Senator Wadsworth supported actions to open channels with Russia and ease grain controls.
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