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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
1
In Lewistown citizens react as two figures named Robinson and McCumber threaten public calm amid fierce advertised宣 disruption by a secretive group. Officials intervene and local fear rises as the Klan is denounced.
Bitter interchange between senators sharpens as opposing views collide in a tense session. The debate peaks in a last minute turn that leaves the chamber unsettled and headlines the day.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports the Ku Klux Klan has established a branch in Lewistown Montana. Agents organized a local meeting, pledged participants to secrecy, and issued a public four column advertisement declaring the Klan here to stay with threats to those who incur their wrath. Details indicate external organizers spent months in the city to seed support. The note continues on Page 2.
Missooula Montana June 1 Ed ward S Rowan 48 of Buncingham Quebec was killed when his speeding car crashed into a telegraph pole three other passengers were severely injured Victor Anderson and Gus Sederquist were cut about the head Gust Erickson suffered a broken arm a broken whiskey bottle was found under the car and witnesses said liquor was thrown from the impact and stolen by nearby young Indians
In Belfast a fierce clash between British troops and Sinn Fein gunmen erupts in the Grosvenor road to Falls road area. Ambulan ces respond as fires spread and civilians, including women, are reported dead or injured amid bayonet charges and mounting gunfire. The fight continues with rebels returning fire from the Grosvenor road area.
In Washington on June 1 the war graft inquiry exploded in the House after the Rules Committee withdrew priority from a Republican resolution seeking a probe into perceived government prosecutions of war grafters. Chairman Campbell accused Democrats of siding with war crooks, prompting boos from Republicans and a single hiss from a Democrat.
General Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz and former Mexican president, will return to Mexico to assume personal leadership of a revolution. The Times-Picayune reports the statement was given tonight by Guillermo Rosas, Diaz’s confidential secretary, for publication tomorrow.
The McHatton building at West Broadway and North Dakota street will be built for $30,050 to A Broadland. Painting and decorating go to Thomas P Hanson for $1,100. Plumbing and heating awarded to Charles McAboy for $6,666. The two story plus basement structure will feature Great Walls pressed brick and copper trim. It will have three Broadway stores and three on North Dakota, with six apartments on the upper floor and central entrance on North Dakota street. Construction starts promptly as materials and crews are assembled.
Former Montana penitentiary warden Frank Conley, defendant in a state accounting suit over more than 300000 dollars, testified that Governor Dixon and Helena publisher Dr. O M Lanstrum started the case to ruin him. He denied profiting from prison connections and detailed his wealth, work for the state, and long hours.
William Pickens, a Ku Klux Klan member, was convicted by a Bakersfield superior court jury of assault and robbery of Clyde Richey, a taxicab driver. He was the first of five men indicted in connection with night rider activities.
A permanent group organized in Washington to advocate absolute abolition of child labor in the United States. Representatives from national associations formed the body after a conference called by Samuel Gompers of the AFL. The move follows a Supreme Court decision invalidating excise taxes on products of minor labor.
Mrs Lyda M Southard will receive 3000 from Idaho State Life Insurance in settlement of a 10000 policy on Edward F Meyer her fourth husband and inmate in the state penitentiary for his murder Probate Judge O P Duvall will issue estate probate order W J Trueblood is estate administrator The suit against the insurer is dismissed under the stipulation reached Thursday by attorneys for the parties involved.
A plan to unite Midvale Steel and Ordnance, Republic Iron and Steel, and Inland Steel under Midvale ownership was announced by attorney Thomas L. Chadbourne. The proposed North American Steel would assume all assets and liabilities, convert existing stocks, and issue 75 percent new common to Midvale stockholders with 25 percent in new preferred stock redeemable at 115 dollars. The Nicetown plant would be moved to a separate company with 500000 shares new stock par value.
Beuthen reports the inter allied commission has imposed martial law across Kattowitz Gleiwitz Hin denberg and Rybnik districts. Silesian newspapers face censorship amid reports of German Polish clashes in Beuthen and Kattowitz with one German death and little detail available.
Foreign customs and eye filling colors mark the marriage of movie stars at the home of Mexicali mayor as fashion displays and salon style scenes unfold. The event centers on noted designers and actors with flowing robes and vivid color schemes framing the ceremony.
The actor Rodolph Valentino awaited a jury decision as his preliminary hearing was continued to tomorrow or possibly Saturday. The case centers on a Mexican marriage to Winifred De Wolf while Valentino was still legally married to Jean Acker, raising questions of bigamy and legal status.
London June 1 Four of the crew of the British steamer Wiltshire ashore on the New Zealand coast have been landed by the life line. The rescue of the remaining nearly 100 men is expected.
Washington reports a 45 minute extension beyond quitting time as the senate clashed over dye schedule provisions in a heated tariff debate. A near physical confrontation between Senators McCumber and Robinson occurred, with King intervening. The chamber recessed to tomorrow after Robinson withdrew his adjournment motion.
Two dwellings on Silver Bow Avenue near Howard Street in Silver Bow Park addition were destroyed by fire just before 11 PM. The first house, occupied by a Finnish family, burned quickly, leaving nothing salvageable. Next door, the Bishop residence burned to the foundation despite neighbors saving some belongings. With no hydrants outside city limits, garden hoses were used. Both families were cared for by neighbors.
Secretary Hoover announced a maximum price of 3.50 per ton for coal at the mines in 80 percent of producing fields during the strike. He said Virginia West Virginia Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky operators would accept 3.50, Alabama at 25 cents below Garfield, while Western Kentucky demanded 4.25. He urged consumers to check freight rates and retail allowances and noted forthcoming talks with Pennsylvania operators.
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