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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
1
Military authorities take control of Haiti’s civil courts amid fears of uprising fueled by propaganda. Marines prepared to try by court martial individuals accused of instigating disorder and bloodshed or rebellion.
Washington June 15 Secretary Denby ordered transfer of Haitian civil court jurisdiction over political offenses to military authorities. Fear of uprising and revolutionary propaganda cited as reason. Haitian orators and writers described as bold and prone to frenzy. Suspects to be arrested by marines and tried by provost court martial.
Mrs Mar Hammond Murray widow of the late James A Murray of Montana, a millionaire, was granted $5000 a month as a temporary allowance from the estate by Superior Judge J A Burdin. The hearing heard testimony from executor W Brown and noted Mrs Murray's California property worth about $7,000,000. She testified to private income of $2000 monthly but said the additional sum was needed for establishment and stock assessments.
Kelso Washington June 13 The daring convict Ro Gardner who escaped from custody last Saturday and eluded San Francisco federal officers on a train bound for McNdy’s Land was again sighted but patrols around the reported area found no trace. The latest reports failed to reveal his whereabouts.
Erminia Colavito is indicted alongside the widow, the mother in law, and the daughter of a slain man. Authorities accuse them of poisoning and stabbing the victim in a complex family murder case across multiple incidents.
Cleveland, June 3. Mrs Erminia Colavito, a midwife, is charged with first degree murder in the fourth indictment over Daniel F Kaber’s death two years ago. Co-defendants include Eva Catherine Kaber, Mary Brickel and Marian McArdle. Prosecution cites a poison claim and stabbing, with new details suggesting a murder knife in use. A fortune teller and relatives plan to testify. two men who allegedly stabbed Kaber told Kaber’s brother of a witness who could reveal more.
Four persons Mrs. Eileen Wilber her son W. Long 24 and her daughter Grace C and Miss E Wilkie of San Francisco were drowned in Fallen Seat Beach Eldorado county late yesterday. They attempted to change to another boat in a choppy sea.
On June 13, Lasker approved a wage reduction of 15 percent and overtime elimination to remain until 1922. Rear Sethe board chair Serene Atamiral Benson and marine engineers representatives signed as per W. Brown of the engineers association. Some workers who refused to accept the terms may face individual adjustments. Local leaders warned the resignation of Brown could be demanded if he signed the settlement.
Montana wool this year is exceptionally clean and fine. The Sheep Shearers Union has agreed to a 30 percent pay cut, with 70 shearers hired in Montana and northern Wyoming. Weather delayed starts, but flock masters largely accept the terms. no convention planned, sessions mid June.
Sayre Oklahoma reports six persons drowned and four boys missing after sudden floods from Timber and Short creeks rose several feet. The creeks feed the North Fork of the Red River near Sayre. Local authorities search for victims as weather worsens.
Secretary Fall opposes Senator Walsh's Democrat bill to authorize Montana to build a dam across the Yellowstone River at Lake Yellowstone. He argues enactment would conflict with national parks policy protecting beauty and natural conditions. He says Congress should not pursue friction or power sites within park limits.
Helena June 13 R J Lemert state accountant today was deposed and Elmer E Stewart of Kalispell was elected in his place The Attorney General Rankin voted to retain Lemert but Stewart was supported by the Governor and Secretary of State Stewart The change becomes effective July 1
Mrs. T. J. Collins died yesterday at the Canty ranch in Brown's Gulch. She was 75 years old and had lived in Butte for over 20 years. Survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. J. Dugan, Mrs. Canty, and Mrs. H. J. Collins of Los Angeles. No funeral arrangements announced.
County commissioners resumed scrutiny into 400 cases investigated by Chamber of Commerce Manager P L Wills noting 18 had been dropped from widows' pension and 26 remain under review. The probe seeks to identify $65,900 yearly potential waste while hearings continue with legal counsel present.
The Senate voted to suspend mining claim assessment work for six months ending July. The bill by Senator Bursum, Republican of New Mexico, moves the assessment year start to July 1 instead of January 1. It now goes to the House.
Pueblo flood relief receives a united push from the American Federation of Labor at the Denver convention. Samuel Gompers and leaders urge solidarity against industrial captains and call for global disarmament while unions pledge aid to Pueblo victims and announce donations from the plate printers and railway clerks unions. The convention also protests the Scott bill affecting Great Lakes seamen.
In a five to one roll call the House passed Porter’s resolution to end the war with the Central Powers. Bourke Cockran, Democrat New York, closed the debate amid party clashes over disarmament and a Senate substitute repeal. The vote upheld sending the measure to conference after opposition cited American rights and terms.
The National Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic announced in Washington on June 13 that in response to actions in London by Admiral Sima Zouta a list of five Irish American men who fought on the French battlefields will be made public on his return. The flames will be authenticated at the War Department.
The treasury announced a $50 million loan pool to aid livestock raisers, with $25 million from J P Morgan and eastern financiers and $28 million from western bankers. Administered from Chicago, the fund will advance at prevailing rates for up to six months, then renewal and rediscount by federal banks. Authorities expect benefits for sheep and cattle producers through private channels rather than federal funds.
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