Federal Aid Removed From Highway Bill
The highway measure eliminates federal aid and directs gasoline tax revenue two cents under present law to the General Fund and to counties.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
1
The highway measure eliminates federal aid and directs gasoline tax revenue two cents under present law to the General Fund and to counties.
In Helena on March 2 a senate debate amended house bill 330 lowering the gasoline tax to 2 cents per gallon and reallocating 60 percent of highway funds to counties, 40 percent to the general fund. The change passed 31 to 13 on a standing vote amid applause, with supporters arguing counties under the new 2 cent tax have benefited for two years.
Associated Press reports in Washington on March 2 that the long running aircraft investigation returns to controversy as General Weeks testifies and Secretary Weeks denies disobeying orders regarding publication of articles without war approval. The testimony highlights contradictions and shifting narratives in the inquiry.
Federal prohibition agents may stop and search automobiles for contraband liquor without a warrant, in a Michigan case led by George Carroll and John Kiro. The decision, plus a Georgia case, holds states may outlaw possession of liquor legally obtained before federal prohibition. Chief Justice Taft notes highway users have right to free passage unless officials have probable cause. Continued on Page 14, Column 3.
Amid reports from wartime fronts, German authorities intensify measures for troop readiness and camouflage techniques as young men are drawn into security duties. The text notes continued German preparations and concealment practices in the face of allied pressure.
A House committee report urges a comprehensive audit of public debt. It says duplication of government bonds occurred, some fraudulent, with extent undetermined. Treasury records are labeled incomplete and evasive, and testimony hints at falsified records. Minority views challenge the findings as incomplete and accusatory.
News of Senator W Clark death at 7 30 last evening shocked Butte residents. The once ailing Montana elder, famed for a storied political career and relentless spirit, faced a sudden, tragic end that stunned the public and triggered deep sorrow across the community.
Reading reflects on Ben Slop Clarke a Montana pioneer miner and business magnate. The piece notes his long work days in Bannack and Blackfoot, his ventures from placer mining to mercantile trade, and his prominence as a leader among Montanas early settler community.
Fragmented text references a quake and disturbed communication lines. Mentions uncertain names and phrases. Content is garbled and read as an OCR artifact with no clear event or outcome.
New York March 2 William Andrews Clark former Montana senator died at his home from pneumonia at age 86. He leaves wife Anna E Clark one son Charles W Clark three daughters Mary Katherine Huguette Clark and two granddaughters. A son William A Clark Jr and grandson William A Clark III were en route from the West. The funeral plans were to be simple and private.
County authorities describe remains found miles southwest of Butte as a skeletal discovery linked to a prisoner named Jones. A silver Elgin watch and tie pin were noted, suggesting a male, with officers believing the victim froze to death in the hills while search efforts expanded through Jefferson and Deer Lodge counties.
Senator Walker urged concurrence with a one year college course proposal at the State Bureau of Mines in Butte. He asked for maximum appropriations of 412,000 for year one and 9,000 for year two. He warned many youths could not afford to attend the university and tied the plan to broader educational access for Silver Bow, Dest Lodge, and Powell counties.
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