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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
1
Chancellor Elliott outlines plans to elevate the university with new buildings and equipment. A five million dollar bond issue is proposed to fund university progress. State officials and university leadership discuss financing and expansion as part of the Greater University program.
Judge Bourquin excoriates the Starr case ruling after Starr refused to kiss the American flag during the war. The court denies habeas corpus and dismisses the challenged sentence amid public controversy.
Union seeks wage gains and strict working rules in Butte building trades. Employers plan to announce 1920 wage scale Tuesday and halt $2.5 million in planned construction unless an agreement is reached. A courthouse meeting with business interests follows the conference deadlock.
After an all day conference in Butte, ex executive officers announced a state bond issue of 5 million dollars to fund buildings and equipment for Montana's educational institutions. The plan also calls for an annual state tax of 144 mills for the next 10 years, per Chancellor Elliott, with a central campaign agency to be established.
Hart ford Conn Jan 31 Forty thousand Poles have applied for passports to return to their native country, sent to steamship agencies by the Polish consulate in New York. No more passport applications will be accepted until action is taken on those already received. The applicants cited inability to obtain liquor as the reason for their desire to leave.
United States District Judge George M. Bourquin upheld a 10 to 20 year sentence and a $500 fine for E. V. Starr of Rosebud County for sedition after refusing to kiss the flag at a crowd's demand. Starr's habeas corpus appeals to the state supreme court were denied, with Barquin similarly rejecting the action. He had disparaged the flag saying it was merely cotton with paint and marks. The ruling notes the act and course of conduct as constituting sedition.
Lincoln Neb Jan 31 Petition circulation began to place Gen John J Pershing on Nebraska ballot as Republican presidential candidate. Petition blanks sent from Lincoln to all counties and precincts. Pershing petitions to be filed with secretary of state within 7 to 10 days for the state wide primary on April 20.
Washington Jan 31 The house ways and means committee narrowly backed a proposed 50 million dollar loan package for European food relief amid party discord. Republicans on the steering committee opposed the grants, while six Democrats joined the majority but signaled they may seek boosts when the bill reaches the floor. The panelapproved the recommendation 19 to 5 with further debate anticipated next week.
Two Steward mine shift bosses Dan I Reardon and George Payne received $750 checks from Anaconda Copper Mining Company after rescuing two powder magazine boxes from a fire on the 2,100 level. They crawled into a cross-cut, subdued the blaze with chemicals, preventing a potentially dangerous spread. President C F Kelley sent the acknowledgment letter and the checks, delivered in Daly’s office with officials present.
Chicago Jan 31 Lieutenant J H Knight piloting the aerial mail between Cleveland and Chicago covered 335 miles at an average 155 miles per hour. The flight, over more than 500 miles, is claimed to break all records in the country. Knight left Cleveland at 11 a m and arrived in Chicago two hours ten minutes later.
Former Crown Prince Frederick William hopes to settle at Oels near the Polish frontier with his wife and family when allowed. He is writing memoirs but will not publish now. He speaks Dutch, wears wooden shoes on morning walks on Wieringen Island, and boxes with an Amsterdam instructor.
Minneapolis January 21 Judge K K Landis of Chicago branded the socialist J W W and the I W W and the nonpartisan league as traitors to the country in an address before the American Protective league. He urged a new definition of treason and sweeping action against red organizations and profiteers.
British authorities arrest a large Sinn Fein leadership group in Dublin in a military roundup. Seven newly elected Dublin municipal council members are among those seized. Joseph McGrath MP is among detainees. Over 26 prisoners sent to Mount Joy prison, sparking citywide political tension.
Spokane January 31 reports the Arm stead snowmotor built at Union Iron Works dragged seven tons of concentrates from the mine to the flume station 14 miles away. A. Klockmann Idaho Continental mine manager notes six inches of snow at the station and four feet at the mine, with grades up to 8 percent on two pitches. The machine climbs and descends with ease, leaving furrows that help sleigh teams. Page 2 continues.
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