Senate shifts public utilities inquiry to federal trade commission
By a 46 to 31 vote the Senate referred the financing of public utilities power corporations to the Federal Trade Commission. An amendment by Senator George of Georgia put the Senate's inquiry under a five member special committee elected by the body, with hearings open and monthly reports to the Senate as the investigation proceeds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
George
Georgia
Walsh
Montana
Finishing Touch Nears On Butte Auto Show Opening
Lighting, decorations, and car installations are underway as Columbia Gardens prepares for Butte’s 1928 auto show. Officials say the event will surpass prior exhibitions and run until midnight February 22, with 12 exhibits completed and the rest nearing completion.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte
Young defendants face murder trial in California
At the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles two youths Welby Hunt aged not yet 17 and William Hickman 20 face a jury in the murder of druggist C Ivy Thoms during a Christmas Eve 1926 holdup. Judge Elliott Craig reads the indictment as 3 men and 9 women jurors are tentatively chosen amid rapid eliminations.
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Associated Press
Hall OF Justice
Los Angeles
Welby Hunt
William Hickman
Elliott Craig
C. Ivy Thoms
Rose Hill
Memorial Statue at Three Forks Senate Proposal
Washington February 15. Senator Wheeler proposes a government statue to honor Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea. The bill would place a memorial on a site to be provided by Three Forks Montana and include a $50 000 appropriation for the project.
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Associated Press
Washington
Three Forks
Mont
Wheeler
Democrat
Montana
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Sacajawea
International First Aid Contest Comes to Butte
The International First Aid meeting, bringing teams from coal and metal mining states and Canada, will be held in Butte on August 20 21 and 22. Scott Turner says the event is approved by the secretary of commerce and the U S Bureau of Mines and will showcase the Anselmo team of Butte as defending champions.
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Canada
Butte
John L. Boardman
Safety Bureau
Anaconda Company
Scott Turner
Turner
Secretary of Commerce
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Anselmo
Pittsburg
Montana
Montana fox and fur breeders form new association
The Montana Fox and Fur Breeders Association, affiliated with the American National Fox Breeders, formed at a New Finlen Hotel meeting with 38 members. Paul Haines elected president, Sydney Read first vice president, D W Columbus second vice president, and Charles Peck secretary treasurer. Directors include Haines Read Columbus Creary Lundgren Wright. National registrar J J Riley aided. aims include industry growth and cooperative marketing. About 35 attended, over 80 members expected by year end. Montana deemed ideal for fur farming due to climate.
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Butte
Montana Fox and Fur Growers’ Association
D. W. Columbus
Red Lodge
C. J. Vallener
Twedot
Andy Lundgren
Bozeman
A. L. Wright
Essex
Henry Nollar
Kalispell
J. F. Beckett
J. L. O’reilly
Minneapolis
Back Row
Frank Liess
Forsyth
Alex Backs
Deer Lodge
John Arness
Martinsdale
Samuel Lave
J. ¥. Beckett
C. KB. Axtell
Gallatin Gateway
Sidney Reed
Paul Haines
Twodot
al Wright
Montana Fox
New Finlen Hotel
Montana Fox and Fur Breeders” Association
American National Fox Breeders’ Association
National Association
Fur Farmers
Paul HK. Haines
Lwoqul
Michie
Montgomery-Haines
Sydney Read
Charles Peck
Mr. Haines
Read
Columbus
George H. Creary
Ismay
Great Advances Made by Aviation Outlined by Lindbergh
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh spoke at a St Louis chamber luncheon praising rapid aviation progress. He noted improvements in all weather flight, vanishing fog and sleet obstacles, and predicted air transportation would become a major industry, with Europe ahead in passenger service.
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Lindberg
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Chamber of Commerce
Lindbergh
Europe
United States
City Council Eyes Butte Airport and Viaduct Plan
The council formed a committee led by Mayor Beadle to meet county officials on joint action for a municipal airport. Aldermen Wilkinson Coughlin Blank O Leary Heslet sit on the group. A viaduct over the Great Northern track near Park Street to Meaderville road is budgeted at 29000 with federal funding covering half. The railroad offered 5800 in exchange for city maintenance relief at Talbot crossing.
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Wilkinson
Beadle
Coughlin, Blank
O’leary
Heslet
Great Northern Railway
Park Street
Talbot
Meaderville Road
James H. Rowe
State Highway Commission
Great Northern
Rowe
Talbot Avenue
Screen Star Costello Sues Regan for Divorce
Helene Costello, a screen star and Maurice Costello’s daughter, filed for divorce from her husband John W. Regan in a Los Angeles superior court. The action marks a high profile split within Hollywood’s acting circle.
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Regan
The
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Helene Costello
Screen Star
John W. Regan
Maurice Costello
Argentine Envoy Ready Ten Resign
In Havana on February 15 reports spread that Honorio Pueyrredon, a hardline Argentine leader, had resigned to Buenos Aires. The Pan American conference pressed on, approving the last article of the Pan American union convention amid Argentine absences and rumors surrounding Pueyrredon’s stance.
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Associated Press
Havana
Honorio Pueyrredon
Buenos Aires
Dr. Pueyrredon
Committee of Pan- American Union Affairs
Pueyrredon
Streator Jurors Ordered to Continue Deliberations
In Ottawa Illinois on February 15 the jury weighing the case of Harry Hill for matricide reported a deadlock after 25 hours of deliberation. The court ordered them to keep deliberating, despite a request to report a disagreement, and they were housed at a hotel for the night with plans to resume in the morning.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ill
Harry Hill
Eliza Hill
Joe Davis
McCray testifies in Indiana bribery case against Governor Jackson
Former Indiana governor Warren T. McCray, paroled from prison, testifies in Indianapolis that Samuel Jackson offered $10,000 to secure a prosecuting attorney for Marion County. McCray, 63, says he refused the bribe and recalls the secretary of state pressing the offer after a prior rejection through Fred B. Robinson.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Warren Tl
McCray
Indiana
Ed Jackson
Jackson
Marion County
Fred B. Robinson
Robinson
Mr. Coffin
George W. Coffin
Republican
Middle West
Mrs. Coolidge Improves Says White House Doctors
White House physicians report Mrs. Coolidge has a markedly improved condition after a week of illness from a severe cold. She slept well through the night and her head pain has lessened, attributed to irritation from the cold. No deeper health concerns are noted, only discomfort from her illness.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Senate Agriculture Panel Backs Revised Farm Relief Bill
The Senate agriculture committee quickly approves a revised McNary-Haugen bill after two hours of debate. It retains the equalization tax opposed by President Coolidge but pleases coauthor Senator McNary. House committee hearings on a similar measure continue unresolved as leaders weigh timing.
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Associated Vrese Washington
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Coolidge
McNary
Republican
Oregon
House Agricultural Committee
House Committee
McNary-Haugen
Senate Committee
Opposed groups attack navy expansion plans in Congress
Spokesmen from the World Alliance for International Friendship and the Church Peace Union and the Presbyterian board of foreign missions testified against the administrations plan to build 71 new warships before the House Naval Committee. William S. Hull and Rev. Arthur J. Brown presented contrasting but firm objections.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Naval Committee
William S. Hull
World Alliance For International Friendship
Church Peace Union
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Hull
House Hammers Through Largest Appropriation Bill
Congress passed the $2.29 billion treasury and post office appropriation bill to the Senate with a mixed vote on a prohibition rider. The Senate sent the $6.6 million army housing measure to the President for signature and discussed coal strike and unemployment probes.
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Treasury and Post Office
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Linthicum of Maryland
Wagner
New York
Labor Department
House Naval Comms
Treasury Offictale
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