Emergency tax payment bill passes after spirited vote
Substitute for Senate Bill carries after a spirited debate 90 to 12. Sale on delinquency postponed.
12 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
1
Substitute for Senate Bill carries after a spirited debate 90 to 12. Sale on delinquency postponed.
Helena January 11 final passage of the house substitute for senate bill 95 extends tax payment time and remits penalties for delinquent 1920 taxes while a Dodds measure funds warrants cashed for legislators. The state board of examiners may invest inactive funds in general fund warrants affecting about 400 900 dollars.
On January 11 in Torio a Vladi Vostok report says the chief engineer of an American cruiser was shot by a Japanese soldier as he returned to his vessel at about 4 AM and died from his wounds. The incident occurred during mounting tension in the area and authorities began investigations.
A photo sequence shows three United States Navy balloonists surviving a perilous journey back to civilization. The trio, including Lieut Walter C Hinton, are depicted near Moose Factory Ontario after landing 20 miles away. The images capture a snowbound trek through Northern Canada toward safety following a transatlantic balloon flight.
A historic measure moves 200000 in bond proceeds to the veterans welfare fund to aid ex soldiers and provide burials for honorably discharged personnel. The act extends the appropriation to two years and adds 50000 for signs and related costs as the welfare commission markets bonds and executes burial provisions.
Milwaukee district attorney ordered the Palm Beach show cut from the National Shoe Retaters convention due to alleged shocking exposure and a breezy atmosphere. Investigators noted waitresses wore bathing suits, some two-piece outfits, with bare legs and arms and no corsets, prompting objections from shoe men and officials.
The board recommends cutting substitute teachers and reducing repair staff to trim expenses. Supervisors would provide street car tickets and supplies, while teachers take on more duties to avoid substitutes. The plan targets a major budget reduction as the district faces ongoing financial strain.
Helena January 11 members of the house rushed a Dodds bill to fund warrants, claimed unconstitutional by the house itself. The measure was sped forward amid haste and uncertainty. Attorney General Hankin suggested recall through proper channels may occur tomorrow causing payday to slip.
Jay Brought fled the Montana state prison a week ago and reached San Francisco where he enlisted in the navy. He was arrested by city authorities and returned to the penitentiary to complete a life sentence for murder.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports a British atrocity record in Ireland since 1916 detailing over 53 000 outrages including murders arson creamery destruction and press suppression. The American Commission led by Frank P Walsh investigates Irish independence conditions in Dublin.
Lincoln Neb Jan 11 Mrs H H Wheeler an elected member of the electoral college to carry official returns from the state may go to Washington by air Mrs Wheeler announced she had engaged a pilot to fly her and Mrs Smith to the national capital They are now seeking a plane.
The Dun & Co records show a year with few commercial failures in Montana. In Sdveree circumstances scattered events led to isolated insolvencies, while overall business sentiment remained cautious with several hundred firms failing to meet obligations. The report cites 11,600 merchants and notes from RK Dun & Co.
Partial returns from 16 of 24 precincts in Judith Basin show J. J. Mears of Geyser, Republican, winning the state senate seat in yesterday’s special election to fill the vacancy caused by A. D. Strout’s resignation. Homer Wright trails as the opposing candidate. results reflect incomplete vote totals. The inaugural committee and joint congression work appear to be noted in the report.
A Methodist leader questions if the Lord can be defeated in the current crucial period. He asks whether divine plans can fail again amid present trials and challenges.
Bishop Bugns of the Methodist Episcopal church urged in Butte that God’s plans fail without unity and action. The sermon warned the church must evangelize, conserve, and act as a neighborhood force, marching beyond four walls and tackling juvenile delinquency industrial justice and other age problems to maintain primacy.
Trio of naval adventurers return from the Far North after a harrowing balloon journey. They recount hardships at sea and aloft as civilization welcomes the explorers and documents their airborne ordeal.
In Ontario two American naval helicopter crewmen, Lieutenants Farrell and Hinton, battled over alleged letters to a wife during a 16 day trek from Moose Factory. Farrell, recounting events to reporters, read a letter claimed to be forged by Hinton, who denied the charge. A shove then sparked a fight, knocking Hinton to the jaw before others intervened, as the party prepared to depart Moose Factory landing for Cocina.
A wireless message from Berlin to the Jewish News Bureau reports Nimolai Ae, premier of the Soviet government, in a critical condition. The message states three German specialists are en route to Moscow for consultation.
A proposed act by Representative Sam Treloar from Bow calls for fire escapes on buildings of three or more stories and requires more escape provisions per square foot for high structures. The bill outlines door and stairway standards, enforcement by state fire officials, penalties ranging from 50 to 200, and notes that each day of noncompliance counts separately.
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