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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
13
Charles Arrazzns Clavis delivers a strong condemnation in Sham's report on controversy. The piece frames the clash between official voices and public sentiment, highlighting key arguments and the political stakes involved.
Washington January 6 1909 Attorney General Wickersham reports Glavis former chief of the field division of the general land office suffered megalomania and lacked patriotic duty in accusing Secretary Ballinger and others over the Cunningham Alaska coal land claims The report rejects insinuations of improper action by Ballinger Pierce Dennett or Schwartz and upholds Ballingers cautious conduct regarding the Alaska claims The Cunningham locations and related patent issues are reviewed with statutory interpretations cited The documents were sent to Congress per Senator Flint's resolution
Lorena Sutherland testified about her abduction ordeal and Stuckey's courtship through notes and love letters. She recalled jail time in Waukegan Illinois and a note promising marriage after a divorce, portraying Chicago as a dazzling but dangerous place and citing parental opposition at home.
Portland Oregon January 6 Let the people decide who is right I think they are better qualified to act as a jury in my case than anyone else Glavis former chief of field division says he will testify before a congressional investigation committee He denies suffering from megalomania and praises Pinchot while denying assistance from Shaw Pierce or others in preparing his recent article
Reports from Yellowstone National Park indicate hundreds of elk deer and antelope are starving due to record snow depths and pulled-down forage. Buffalo are sheltered by government fed provisions and sheds, while outside the park efforts seek hay in upper valleys near Electric and Gardiner to feed displaced wildlife.
Police find a tunnel from a Ludlow Street tenement cellar toward the Fourteenth Street bank vaults and a jewelry shop as they search for Isaac Finkelstein reported missing by relatives. The dig continues with no sign of the man. Isadore Garbus is held as a witness.
Cripple Creek Colorado reports a severe cold spell with temperatures slipping well below zero. The thermometers show 1 degree below zero, while nearby areas record stronger drops such as Gillem 42 below and Divide 37 below. Altman 31 below and Goldfield 28 below, with Vie tor at 2 below.
Washington January 6 The Ballinger Pinchot controversy intensified as the Senate read a letter from Mr Pinchot to Senator Dolliver warmly approving L R Glavis and Messrs Price and Shaw of the forestry bureau. Pinchot rebuked the chief forester for ignoring a presidential order and suggested the president erred in Gravis’s removal. He also noted their actions aimed to influence public opinion and shield confidential matters. The day featured Senate actions on investigations and resolutions involving Ballinger’s conservation report, with House discussions deferred. Continued on Page Four.
Willis L. Moore, president of the National Geographic Society, told the House Agriculture Committee that rapid progress could make impossible feats possible. He foresees aluminum passenger aircars with electric heating and lighting ferrying travelers around the North Pole in 24 to 36 hours and back to New York, though no formal estimate exists for such missions.
Washington reports a bitter senate clash after Gif ford Pinchot backed subordinates in Grav is reports attacking Ballinger. President Taft summoned cabinet members Knox MacVeagh Wickersham and Wilson. Pinchot's letter defense of Glavis and claims about Cunningham coal lands anger Taft who feels Pinchot is defying the lightnin g. Possible action against Pinchot signals high political tension.
Helena January 6 An illustration of harsh federal sentencing was shown today as William Deschamps pleaded guilty to taking whiskey on the Flathead reservation last July and received the minimum sentence of 60 days in jail and a $100 fine. Deschamps, a consumptive in late TB, told the court his physician prescribed the whiskey for his use, and Judge Hunt feared jail would worsen his condition but could only impose the minimum. The judge suggested isolation at the county jail and ordered government physicians to examine him, with potential for a pardon if his health warranted release. District Attorney Freeman pledged to sign a pardon if appropriate.
A unidentified man, found frozen by the Yellow Stone River across from the wagon bridge two miles south of Billings, died after being found shortly after 5 am. He was penniless, had no identification, and a foreign language receipt dated 1999 Aurora, Illinois was found. The body was taken to Smith undertaking rooms and will be held for potential identification.
A blocked road disrupted rail service as trains on the Northern Pacific line were held for two days. Officials reported heavy ties and delays across the network, affecting passengers and freight schedules.
A ferocious blizzard blocks the Northern Pacific in Livingston area. Seven eastbound passenger trains are stalled, westbound traffic waits at Laurél, and a rotary plow from the Yellowstone division fails to clear the Greycliff cuts. Two engines and a snow plow derailed, with 200 men and several engines and plows deployed to reopen the line.
Snowbound at Greycliff 70 miles from Billings as derailment of a special engine and a wrecking train halts traffic. By 9 pm 14 transcontinental Northern Pacific and Burlington trains idle on sidetracks in Billings and Livingston. High winds and a major blizzard hamper digging out derailed equipment and continuing efforts to clear the line.
Billings January 6 Rural mail carriers report severe delivery problems noted across routes due to winter conditions hindering performance. Officials caution patrons about possible delays while crews seek routes and safety measures to restore normal service.
Mexico City reports Jose Zelaya warned by authorities that two Salvadorans and an American are plotting to kill him. He has been advised to arm himself and travel with two service members. Zelaya’s enemies, fueled by his 16 years in power, monitor every move as he remains a target for untoward action.
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