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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1925
Page
2
Judge Erickson addresses voters with a pledge of fiscal balance and debt reduction. He urges legislative cooperation to curb extravagance, support efficient administration, and fund essential reforms. The 1925 assembly faces tax relief, highway finance changes, and broader budget controls amid calls for nonpartisan fiscal discipline.
Contained in a Paris dispatch is renewed discussion of war debt matters between France and the United States. The Temps suggests France seeks to pay what truly owed only through reparations revision with Germany. Premier Herriot aims to settle all debts, but faces political and financial hurdles.
A damaged excerpt recounts Mrs. Scott detailing gambling ties of her husband Scott with Congressman Allen Moore and other lawmakers. She describes stock market memoranda, $4,000 wagers, and a Panama trip with wives where liquor was involved. The testimony touches on threats, fear, and plans to discard contraband if port access was blocked.
Dennis receives formal tribute for official service with the Mo Jiroad commission. He will be succeeded by C. Young of Hobson, a lawman, as Panama language duties and staff roles adjust amid fines for half the staff not keeping books in that language.
A Montana reception at the state capitol opens with Gov. Erickson and Mrs. Erickson hosting elected officials and spouses. Speakers will explain paintings as guests view the building decor. In Senate race, James H. Lyle and Ralph Tower contest the Lake County senatorial seat after the legislature convenes. Lyle claims four-year term rights from Lake County creation amid court actions and attorney opinions.
Josie Norick, a waitress shot by Mike Ladum early Sunday, is expected to recover from the bullet wound and plans to testify against Ladum at his upcoming trial. Ladum remains jailed without definite charges as authorities pursue the case. Rawerd Verner, the narcotic officer who killed John Stepan during the incident, was released on bonds of $5,000 to appear for trial.
By the Associated Press in Montreal nine people died early today as fires tore through three dwellings in two city sections. Eight of the victims were young children, trapped in their beds or overcome as the flames spread rapidly through the buildings. Investigators describe rapid, deadly fires and residents rushing to aid others amid the smoke and confusion.
Montana voters face a split legislature as Gov elect John Erickson inherits a Republican Senate 37 to 18 Democrats and one independent with 17 new Republicans and eight new Democrats. House composition includes several districts with GOP and Democratic gains and multiple holdovers as parties prepare for the new term.
Unclear OCR lists multiple district names and candidates with party marks. Voters include Park M D Stewes Phillips Brandt Ben Nelson Vondera Charles Akofer Waite Powell Keeley Prairie Flandender Ravalli G B Strange Mark D Fitegerald Richland Arthur White Schoening Rider Rosebud Clark Sanders Larson Silver How Kerr Beadle Caplis Doran Fitzgerald Kelly Kinville Mulholland McGrath Hardcastle Fox Berryman Throssel.
A large Silver Bow county delegation prepares to attend the state session in Helena. Notable figures M Kerr Beadie Earnest Hardcastle and others depart. Senator TJ Walsh planned to leave but may stay. plans include a Governor Erickson banquet and several automobile parties depending on road conditions and weather.
Vienna reports the Hungarian return fuels a crisis as Austrian Christian socialist and monarchist factions form a parliamentary committee to examine the legality of confiscating Russian property belonging to the Hapsburg dynasty. Social democrats counter with a separate stance. Toys from Stuttgart district rise in popularity, valued at $5,000 more than the prior year.
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