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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
1
Court denies writ of mandamus to compel state officials to act on a proposed compensation act. The ruling halts the radical rule push and preserves the status quo as officials evaluate next steps.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena July 26 The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the proposed compensation measure by radicals and I W O W will not appear on the November ballot. The decision was oral and based on suits by Stephen Ely president of the Montana Federation of Labor seeking a writ of mandamus to force submission of initiative measure No 17. The action covered two cases and targeted the secretary of state.
A report from Eagle Pass says Villa forces have captured Carl Haegelin, president of the Sabinas brewery, an American, and are holding him for ransom amid rebel activity near Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 26.
Report from Eagle Pass says Villa arrived at Sabinas with 360 to 600 followers and engaged a government force of about 25 troops who are believed killed. Refugees flee to Piedras Negras as Villa seeks surrender terms via telegraph to De la Huerta government. Villa in command at Sabinas and warns the government to avoid further trouble.
Regulated leads in yacht face declared QF on board steam yacht Victoria. July 26 Sir Thomas Lipton announced he would challenge again for the America's Cup should he fail to lift it with his present entry. The 25 mile Sandy Hook gale drove Resolute and Shamrock LV back to shelter causing the fifth race to be called off after four and a half hours. Tomorrow a new attempt will be made with the same course. Resolute led by about two miles at the stoppage, roughly an hour's progress toward the stake in previous wind conditions.
Washington July 26 The nation's greatest tax bill 5 410 284 874 was collected for the fiscal year ending June 30 official figures show that revenue exceeded estimates by about 300 million and was nearly 75 percent higher than 1918 or 1919 totals Income and excess profits taxes yielded 3 844 555 737 for the year with miscellaneous taxes at 1 465 729 136 New York led with 1 416 939 276 in taxes, followed by Pennsylvania 555 725 086 Separate district totals are listed for several states and groupings including Colorado Wyoming Michigan Minnesota and others.
Butte Helena and Dillon residents pay 10 cents a pound extra for beet sugar due to Utah Idaho refiners. Merchants claim Missoula and Ovando offer lower prices, with Billings providing supply for western towns. Officials debate legality and regional pricing, noting cane sugar differs in price. The 1919 allotment placed these cities in the Utah Idaho territory, shaping the differential.
Adrianople fell to Greek forces this evening in Thrace. King Alexander plans to enter Adrianople Monday. Rodosto troops dispersed the enemy and occupied Lule Bergas and Cherepolis, with heavy losses and many prisoners reported.
Lieutenant T R Denny, home in Butte and son of Judge I G Denny, sailed for Antwerp today as the sole Montana member of the American army wrestling team bound for the Olympic games. He serves in the infantry.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 Kansas coal miners were idle protesting operator fines for five day work weeks. United Mine Workers district President Alexander Howatt announced the action and predicted up to 6,000 idle by midweek, urging state officials to use the industrial court law to secure a return to work.
The United States signals it will not hurry to accept an invitation to join a conference if one is extended. Officials emphasize measured foreign policy and seek deliberation before any commitment.
Washington officials view Russia’s offer for a London conference with the allies as a potential step toward quasi recognition of the Soviet regime. The State Department has no official knowledge of the proposal, and U S policy makers prefer addressing the Poland ceasefire first with the principal powers.
In Chicago on the west side, two payroll robberies carried out within 20 minutes left two paymasters dead or dying and $25,000 stolen. Five bandits in an auto then hit Hart Schaffner & Marx payrolls, wounding two paymasters and stealing $10,000 while gunfire echoed through the street. A third robbery at Peterson machine works yielded $15,000.
Five men robbed the Francis bank in Central Falls today, fleeing in an automobile with about 11 five thousand dollars. Police search for suspects.
Sir Hammar Greenwood told the House of Commons that troops and police showed the sternest impartiality in Ireland and that their presence and warships prevented a massacre and a civil war in Belfast and North Ireland.
Federal agents seized three carloads of whiskey valued at $800000 in Toledo Ohio. The liquor was shipped from the William Gaines distilleries at Glenn Creek Kentucky and consigned to Boevin and Wilson of Montreal Canada.
Examination of Arthur H. Mueller and Kathryn Mueller estate accounts revealed missing liquor valued in the thousands amid a planned inventory. James I. Higgins testified about three and a half barrels of whiskey aged ten years and wines missing since June 1919, with claims of theft and weather damage. Higgins settled with insurers for 1209 dollars and asserted he tracked all funds, though inconsistencies arose over deposits after May 31. The session focused on the wine cellar and the handling of estate assets at 05 West Park Street.
Effective August 1 the Daly Bank and Trust will become Metals Bank and Trust with capital stock rising to 300000 and surplus at 200000. Directors increase from five to nine including Cornelius F. Kelley and Thomas A. Marlow plus other Montana business leaders. John D. Ryan continues as chair with a new slate of officers and a shift in ownership to strengthen deposits and community service.
Lewistown July 26. A county conference of Democrats exposed a non partisan plan to take over Fergus County Democratic Organization by filing a complete ticket masquerading as Democrats. Real Democrats faced multiple candidates. effort aimed to consolidate votes behind a single Democratic candidate per office. Indorsed candidates included L. S. Butler for Commissioner and Guy Tullock for Sheriff among others.
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