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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1920
Page
1
Butte fish sale begins Tuesday with 40,000 pounds of halibut. A carload shipment arrives Tuesday and will be distributed at 15 cents per pound, below the usual 35 cents in local markets. Fish sold only in half or whole fish lots, weighing 5 to 10 pounds, direct from Puget Sound waters. Sale starts Tuesday morning.
LondonTimes comments that US Senate action rallies opposition to Wilson and risks shaping the 1920 presidential campaign. L Eclair notes French disappointment and German relief at the treaty’s fate. The Herald and Daily News decry America’s dissociation, warning of disorder and missed chances for a robust league of peace.
Arrangements completed for distribution of 40 000 pounds of fresh halibut from Puget Sound to Butte and Anaconda shoppers. A. Henry of Pacific Sea Products in Seattle plans sale through Lutey stores and the public market at 15 cents a pound, half the usual price, through the first carload. Mayor W T Stodden arranged the special deal to broaden distribution, with slicing constraints requiring half or whole fish purchases.
Berne dispatches describe a reign of terror in Leipsic with pillaging and violence by radicals. Similar actions are reported in Ruhr district industrial centers where communists are said to hold power. Peaceable citizens are said to have been robbed and shot in Leipsic streets.
Amerongen March 21 The former Emperor William grows tired of the constant pacing by the guard behind him in the Bentinck castle garden and has ordered the sentinel to stop following so closely and to stay out of sight.
In Saskatchewan, George Eystead pulled up gold nuggets from a shallow well 160 miles east of here. Calgary analysis reportedly confirmed good quality, and a claim was filed at the Dominion land office. The well sits on W. Andre’s farm near a creek, described as an ideal placer mining site and sparking excitement.
In Christiana Norway on March 21 American representatives attempt to repurchase dry goods and wearing apparel bought from the United States between 1918 and 1920 for rere export to the United States. Prices in Norway are about 50 percent lower than current U S market levels. After the war Norway received large imports of American goods and Norwegian firms placed big orders in America for further deliveries.
In New York on March 21, Big Bill Haywood denounced U S injustice toward communists socialists and Russian workers. Representative Isaac Siegel announced 400 more Reds will be deported within four weeks. Haywood praised Russia as the brightest spot while calling America the darkest, urging steps like Germany's progress.
The Trentino district, heavily ruined by war, sent a commission to Rome seeking government aid. It reports 25,000 houses destroyed with all furniture, widespread livestock losses, and ruined forests and pastures covering 590000 acres. Damage totals several billion lire.
Residents of the Daly Addition in Butte form an improvement club after a mass meeting at James Leach’s grocery. They urge the county to build culverts and drains within 10 days and threaten action if ignored. A petition with many signatures will be filed with the county board.
Chicago March 21 Federal Judge Kene saw M Landis told post office clerks and federal employes the federal wage scale is the lowest in the country and the removal of the 240 a year bonus is rank injustice He urged public sympathy to restore pay and bonus and justice in government employment.
New York March 21 Charles Dana Gibson the artist has bought a controlling interest in Life, the weekly humorous publication, and will assume control on April 1. The purchase price was not disclosed. Gibson first sold a Life drawing thirty four years ago for four dollars.
Ralph P. Merritt, manager of the Hoover for president effort in California, announced today that 106 Hoover clubs have been organized in the state since last Wednesday when the Hoover republican club began the work.
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders in the Senate and House will begin conferences tomorrow to determine the exact form of a congressional peace declaration, though active steps are not expected until late this week.
March 20 report from Constantinople notes the sultan clings to office as British occupation spreads. Nationalists accuse him of treachery and lack of courage while his cabinet debates resignation. many ministers are in hiding or flight as a new cabinet prepares a vote of confidence.
A new $750000 manufacturing firm, the Nevin-Frank company, announced in Butte, takes over the Centennial Brewing plant and the Western Beverage plant and business. Officers Lou Frank, Charles P. Nevin, J. E. Thompson, and J. F. Silverman will guide plans to establish state wide agencies and continue beverage production.
Italian immigrant woman tries to remove a china doll from her trunk and customs men find 300 quarts of brandy hidden in the White Star liner Cretic from Mediterranean ports. They discover liquor concealed under the doll dresses and in ventilators behind life preservers aboard the ship.
In Denver Colorado the international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America will decide by March 21 whether Colorado miners strike April 1 due to operators refusing to negotiate a new contract.
Six hundred Chicago patrolmen warn they will resign from the police force on April 1 unless their demand for a 300 per year raise is granted. Michael O Connor, president of the patrolmen's club, said the group faces rent difficulties for about 1,700 officers by May 1. Police pay currently ranges from 3.94 to 4.98 dollars daily. Separately, clerks and stenographers at City Hall threaten a strike next Thursday unless a 25 dollar monthly wage increase is approved.
Washington reports British manufacturers move quickly to renew trade with Germany. Trade Commissioner Diesel in Berlin says Berlin's better-class merchants display a variety of British goods notably woolens and leather.
Berlin resumes normal services after Ebert government returns to power. Government moves to restore order while Spartacist agitation spreads across Rhine Ruhr and western cities with communist forces reported in several towns. Three thousand killed at Leipzig as troops seize the city.
Berlin and the Brandenburg province lifted the state of siege on Saturday after noon. The capital shows a peaceful scene as shops stay closed for Sunday while trains run and tram service lags. Trade unions urge resuming work and cite Versailles as the root cause of the upheaval.
Coblenz March 21 The Spartacans gained control of the Ruhr district today. The red army took Duisburg Ganbern Mullheim and Mettmann west of Elberfeld. A noon report says Wehr troops from Duisburg cut to Dinslaken south of Weisel, where a Reichswehr concentration appears to be forming.
Arthur Woods chairman of the national Americanism commission warned that radicals are seeking enrollment in the American Legion from national headquarters in Indianapolis. He said they aim to learn what action the former service men organization is taking against their policies.
The plan calls for a west side outdoor stadium at the School of Mines to seat crowds for athletic events and community activities. If the $5,000,000 bond issue passes, construction could start soon and the stadium may be ready for football in October 1921. The facility would also host summer baseball, twilight leagues, song fests, pageants, and outdoor plays, resembling a Tacoma style arena.
In Portland Oregon on March 21 Joseph Taundy an admitted member of the T W W s will be placed on trial in circuit court tomorrow under the state criminal syndicalism act.
The HUD RIS Film Company of Los Angeles and New York will start filming A Romance of Butte in Butte under The Standard's direction. Local youths and children are invited to apply at 119 North Main Street for cast consideration with a briefing on Sunday March 28 at 1 pm. The Rialto theater will show the completed film from April 1 to 17.
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