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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1920
Page
5
One thousand tickets valued at 62.50 each vanished from the Butte Electric Railway and are being used to gain free travel on city lines. Ticket counters identified several missing series in collections, suggesting only one or two individuals are involved. Officials believe the loss can be stopped or the culprits located.
Silver Bow Republicans will select a nine member delegation Thursday evening for the First congressional district meeting in Butte. David J. Charles, chairman, issued the call for the county central committee to meet in the chamber of commerce rooms. Headquarters for the district will open at the Finlen hotel next Tuesday for the assembling delegates and campaign organization.
Frank Shea and Ed Ross faced vagrancy charges in Butte police court. Magistrate Grimes ordered Shea held for the county and recommended commitment to Warm Springs for drug treatment. Shea sought return of a drug outfit found with him. Ross denied drug involvement or addiction.
Astrological reading notes Uranus Saturn and the sun in benefic aspect with Mercury adverse, predicting optimism and stimulation but warns against lease or contract signing. It foresees changes in mining conditions, possible healing within labor groups, and a foretold death of a prominent workers leader. Education trends toward practical training and a push for outspoken diction and notoriety for many women. Examples include travel for birthdate subjects and cautious business ties.
A Chefoo China cable reports the death of Dr. Hunter Corbett aged 84. He served as moderator of the Presbyterian Church in 1906 and spent 57 years as a missionary to China. Born December 8 1835 in Leatherwood Pennsylvania.
Washington January 12 The 8000 American troops in Siberia will begin their homeward movement soon after the middle of February leaving Japan the protection of the Siberian railroad and the loyal Russians in Eastern Siberia.
Ansonia presents William Russell in The Lincoln Highwayman at Butte. Rialto features Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth. American showcases Wallace Reid in Hawthorne of the U S A. Empress screens Daddy Long Legs. Broadway offers Pantages vaudeville. Orpheum presents Marguerite Clark in Widow by Proxy. Liberty fields Hale Hamilton in Full of Pep.
A new laugh play by Mark Swan titled She Walked in Her Sleep opens at Broadway Theater with Miss Norton Paul Nicholson leading the cast. Set in a fashionable New York apartment hotel its plot follows two newlywed husbands, jealous wives, a high explosive, a wandering doctor, and a thief who snatches items while asleep. The farce promises heavy advance sales and perfect stage settings.
William Russell's longtime companion is his French briar pipe. The pipe travels with him daily, even into studio scenes, and was famously found under a pile of furniture when misplaced. The star smokes it in The Lincoln Highwayman now playing at the Ansonin theater.
At the Rialto the film Eyes of Youth presents a young girl’s life threshold story with Clara Kimball Young in a standout production. Her five suitors Milton Sills Ralph Lewis Edmund Lowe William Courtleigh and Vincent Serrano support the star as the Rialto orchestra adds to the visual allure.
Marguerite Clark stars in Widow By Proxy at the Orpheum. Nigel Barrie co stars as the leading man in this Paramount Art craft picture shown for the last times today. Clark plays a vivacious bachelor girl who becomes a widow to secure a legacy, facing clever twists and surprising ending.
Wallace Reid headlines Hawthorne of the USA a lively comedy with romance and action. Lila Lee stars with a strong supporting cast including Theodore Roberts Harrison Ford Tully Marshall Charles Ogle and Mawin Stevens as the princess and leading woman in a tale of intrigue during a revolution.
Seattle January 12 Mayor B. Fitzgerald is the complainant in a criminal libel information filed against Joe Smith a Seattle politician and secretary of a local printing company Smith allegedly circulated a card implying the mayor caused the city to pay for a campaign circular issued on his behalf Fitzgerald appears as the witness in the case filed here today.
Bob Albright, one of the three Pantages headliners at the Broadway theater this week, urges patrons to support the show with their investment and applause. He notes audiences contribute at least 250 percent to a performance's success, while the current bill also features Still's Comedy Circus, Olga Bainin trio, Eddie and Ramsden, Denny and Dunnigan, and the Three Bullowa Girls.
Petitions circulated at the Republican banquet in Thornton hotel protest township boundary changes. Protest cites political motives and notes the county commissioners asked the county attorney about legality. No action will occur until the protest petition is filed and considered.
Copenhagen reports a German naval plan to scuttle its own warships is being considered. Officers of the German navy and leaders of the majority socialist party have received information via a Berlin message quoting Die Freiheit that a senior German officer informed party leaders of the proposal.
A brief exchange shows a speaker expressing frustration with Brown’s habit of bringing up dull topics. The other person asks what he discussed, revealing an informal transcript snippet.
A general order from Washington prohibits postal employees from aiding non postal enterprises promoted by private interests. The memo notes past abuses where postmasters assisted promoters without department authority, creating a perception of bias. Local officials are instructed to refuse such requests and refer any doubts to the department.
SEATTLE Wash Jan 12 Eight robbers active around Seattle last night earned roughly 100 dollars each for the evening. Three men cracked a Buckley bakery safe and fled with 200 dollars. Five others in a car held up two men near Puyallup, taking 500 dollars.
An official Moscow statement reports Bolshevik forces captured 25,400 prisoners between December 21 and January 9 on the southern front. The release outlines operational results during that period and emphasizes the gains against opposing troops.
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