Butte Officials Face Court Stop On Bond Issue Action
William Barth filed in district court to restrain Mayor W T Stodden City Clerk Shelby Irvine and Treasurer Herman Strasburger from disposing of a 600000 bond issue claiming a 54000 loss. Judge Jackson issued an order to show cause returnable Wednesday. The suit seeks to halt sale and protect the city from incurring further discounts and brokerage costs amid prior legal challenges to a 750000 issue.
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W. T. Stodden
Shelby Irvine
Herman Strasburger
Butte
William Barth
Jackson
Mn Company
Ount
Barth
E. F. Slayton
Slayton Company
Slayton
District Court
Supreme Court
Warren's Bill Defeated as House Splits Over Picketing
The lower branch rejects the measure amid broad union support for picketing and limited backing for the bill.
Eloquent Plea Fails as Montana Picketing Bill Dies
Helena Feb 21 The proposed law to ban picketing in Montana was defeated by a decisive house majority after General Warren spoke for the bill. Only Skulason and O Harra joined Warren. opponents included Silver Cavanaugh Brown Sharminkow Smith Snell and Hathaway as sections 2 3 and 4 were removed or emasculated and the motion to strike the enacting clause failed.
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Warren
Montana
Skulason
O’harra
Silver
Cavanaugh
Brown
Sharnikow
Smith
Snell
Hathaway
Bonus bill passes Montana House after long fight
The Montana House approved a $10 monthly veterans payment with a $200 cap, sending a $4.5 million bond issue to voters. Silver Bow representatives mostly supported the bill led by Silver of Silver Bow, while Cascade’s Stevens fought it to the end but failed to table it. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Warren
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Cascade
Stevens
Senate considers salary cuts for a few deputies in Helena
In Helena on Feb 21 the senate approved amendments to reduce deputies and clerks salaries to levels two years ago while preserving several key posts at current pay. The secretary to the governor remains at 3000, land office 3600, chief deputies at 2400, and bank examiner clerk at 1500. health board chief salary cut from 5000 to 4000.
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Helena
Lowe
State Land Office
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State Board of Health
Siegfriedt
Clark
Senate
Board of Health
Donlan
Church
Jazz and booze ad an incentive for ships trial
At a Washington board meeting with Pacific coast port reps the idea of liquor and jazz on American passenger ships was floated to boost competitiveness with foreign liners. E F Blaine of Seattle urged lively saloons while R D Piinee of Astoria promoted permissible jazz to attract travelers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Orient
E. F. Blaine
Seattle
R. D. Piinee
Astoria
Ore
Blaine
League of Nations council opens with debate on publicity
The Paris session began with the League of Nations council considering how to handle publicity. No decision was reached on the issue as other matters of great importance awaited discussion.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
Council
Butte Taxicab Driver Arrested in Helena with Cognac Car
Special Dispatch reports in Helena that two Helena constables arrested Roy Earl, a Butte taxi driver, and seized a car returning from Canada filled with cognac. A passenger was released. Earl is held in Helena.
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Earl
MacSwiney’s Brother To Be Court-Martialed
John MacSwiney brother of Cork’s late lord mayor Terrence MacSwiney will face court-martial Tuesday on charges of conspiring to levy war against His Majesty’s forces and possessing arms and ammunition. The arrest occurred in Cork on February 8 during a general roundup.
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Associated Press
London
John MacSwiney
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Woman’s club celebrates twenty fifth anniversary at Silver Bow
Afternoon events include boxing bouts under the American Legion and a Broadway theater showing at 8 30. A basketball game between School of Mines and Mount St Charles Oyinne is set for the high school gym at 215. A father and son banquet will be held at the Y M C A at 6 30 followed by the Eagles drill team dance at Twentieth Century hall in the evening.
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Father and Son
Dance of the Eagles
Twentieth Century Hall
Washington
Butte
Broadway
Mount St. Charles College
Fathers and Sons
Silver Bow
Eagies
Butte Schools Move to Courthouse Quarters
About 270 pupils from Lincoln and McKinley schools begin classes in the courthouse in Butte. Miss Ethel Wood praises the bright rooms and convenient setup. Sunday fumigation cleaned rooms once used by county offices. Carpenters sweep up as shelves and cases are prepared for supplies.
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Lincoln
McKinley
Ethel Wood
County Superintendent of Schools
Surveyor and County Health Board
McKinley School
Linccoln School
Pilot leaves San Diego to race Atlantic coast in 24 hours
Lieut. William D. Coney of the Ninety first aero squadron lifted off from North Island in a rebuilt De Havilland airplane at 7 p m aiming to fly 2 070 miles to the Atlantic coast with a single scheduled stop at Dallas Texas.
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San Diego
Cal
William D. Coney
Ninety-first Aero Squadron
North Island Aviation Station
de Haviland
Atlantic
Dallas
Texas
Washington's Birthday Observances Dotted Across Butte
Butte marks Washington's birthday with closures for stores banks and offices. Boxing event at Broadway theater draws a large crowd while a Mines versus Mount St. Charles basketball game starts at 7 15 pm. Y M C A banquet, Woman's Club Silver birthday and Eagles drill team hosts also feature tonight.
Committees Named for Relief in Ireland in Montana
Helena February 21 Attorney William Seallon announced the state executive committee for the American committee for relief in Ireland with Cornelius F Kelley named Montana national director. T A Marlow is state treasurer R R Kilroy chairs publicity and the Montana committee lists Seallon Tracy Gallwey Murphy McCarthy. The organization formed in Butte with county chapters expanding.
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Associated Press
Helena
William Scallon
American Committee For Relief In
Ireland
Cornelius F. Kelley
Butte
Montana
Scallon
Seallon
T. A. Marlow
R. R. Kilroy
Harding names Daugherty attorney general and vows a republic cabinet
President-elect Harding announces Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio as attorney general and outlines cabinet principles. He says the new cabinet will be Republican and capable of efficient public service with broad popular support and alignment with political considerations.
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United States
Associated Press
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio
Daugherty
British Empire Must Be Dismembered Says Judge Cohalan
Judge Daniel F. Cohalan told a Washington day dinner that England is a menace to the United States and must be dismembered. He urged U S insistence on freeing Canada and the West Indies as leverage in settling Britain’s war debt and warned that England’s war plans threaten American peace.
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Associated Press
Chicago
England
United States
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York
Washington
Committee of One Hundred
Cohalan
Canada
West Indies
Hopper Grinds at Full Speed on Long Shift
Rushing through the slate to clear up by midnight the final hour for transmission of ordinary matters.
Legislature Passes Night Sessions Amid Broad Bills
Helena February weathered a busy day as the house and senate advanced numerous measures. The anti picketing bill failed in the house while the Heron measure to make the state game warden ex officio head peace officers died in the senate. Other actions included renewals on state oil leases, gas pipelines as common carriers, and creation of a public service commission and a small claims department, with several tax and ferry-related bills defeated.
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House
Church
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Anderson
Richland
Page
Heron
Hazelbaker
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Small Claims Department
Justice Courts
Twenty-first Judicial District
Musselshell
Golden Valley
Five Million Grant For Montana Mines School Funds
Helena Feb 21 A university appropriation bill items a construction fund of 200000, a maintenance fund of 17500 until June and 45060 for the next fiscal year for the school of mines at Butte. The bill also allocates salaries, expenses and construction across Montana university agricultural college and other state facilities with a three period schedule March to June 1920 1921 1922 and specifies amounts for traveling salaries and various sub stations and institutes.
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School of Mines
Butte
Missoula
Bozeman
Montana University
Agricultural College
State Normal
Fergus County Experiment Station
Horticultural
Huntley
Northern
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