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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
1
The Allied Reparations Committee warned that failure to pay would incur penalties and that the total sum of 20,000,000,000 gold marks must be delivered by May 1.
Paris dispatch reports the reparations commission informing Germany it is not obliged to hear conditions for deliveries toward 20 billion marks. It warns of penalties if payment by May 1 is not made and outlines cash or securities preferred to substitutes. The note also states the commission may discuss further proposals before April 1 and rejects paying with bonds.
The head of the Catholic Church in America, Cardinal Gibbons, has died after a long and notable career. A papal blessing was imparted earlier in a message from the Pope, signaling the end of an era in American Catholic leadership.
Baltimore presses report the death of James Cardinal Gibbons archbishop of Baltimore at 11 33 am after a quiet passing. His body will lie in the crypt under the cathedral altar during Holy Week with a Latin inscription on a northern wall slab marking his resting place. The cardinal’s hat and throne will remain in the sanctuary as his funeral mass and burial proceed.
Vienna reports Allied officials outraged by the hoisting of the old imperial German flag over the Silesian plebiscite result celebration at the chamber of commerce. Officials were told few Austrians would recognize the flag, near the reparations commission quarters.
National Civic Federation and the American Defense Society oppose resuming trade with Russia. Alton Parker leads a 250 name letter to Secretary Hughes urging resistance to recognition of the Soviet regime. A telegram to Secretary Hoover praises Harding's stance and urges the cabinet to review the issue.
A 50 pound sack of giant powder and two black sateen masks were found by Jim Kean Northern Pacific police chief Murphy Captain O Donnell and Officer Fairchild near the B A P Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Northern Pacific tracks east of Gregson A man who discovered the cache first alerted authorities and a hand drawn map led detectives to its location described as south of the tracks near Finlen. The discovery is believed to avert a potential train robbery and the powder was brought to Butte with the masks kept by Mr Keon for examination.
Immediate action on building the stadium at the School of Mines is urged by a unanimous Rotary club resolution in Butte. Business leaders press the state board of examiners to expedite the project, following Montana voters approving the educational bond issue.
Hamburg reports a violent riot with at least 30 killed and many wounded as communists clash with police. Authorities suspend papers, guard shipyards, and keep public order while a stadium project linked to the School of Mines is debated as a community meeting venue and athletic field.
New York, March 24. Holders of large stock blocks in American Smelting and Refining formed an investigation committee to examine the corporation’s affairs. The committee said the inquiry would be impartial and seek more information than the 1920 report.
Maj. Hugh B. Keen infantry relieved from recruiting in Denver and ordered to Helena as inspector instructor of the Montana National Guard. This move announced in Washington on March 24.
Heads of all American diplomatic missions have been told by the state department to remove all non American attaches by July 1. The measure ties salary expenditures from the contingent fund to American employees only, under the latest diplomatic appropriation.
The Right Rev. John P. Carroll honors Cardinal Gibbons noting his kindness and charity toward all people. He cites Gibbons support for labor, religious liberty, and scientific inquiry, praising his defense of doctrine while respecting others beliefs. The piece lauds his loyalty to America, his patriotism, and his efforts to unite faith and civic duty.
The Montana state board of examiners decided to sell $1,000,000 of the $3,000,000 in state certificates as quickly as the machinery allows. Proceeds will redeem general fund warrants and move the state toward a cash basis.
After a three hour conference with the attorney general, the official leaves alone for federal prison in Atlanta Georgia. The visit concludes as authorities secure transport to the federal facility.
Unattended and without public knowledge, Eugene V. Debs traveled to Washington from Atlanta penitentiary and met for three hours with Attorney General Daugherty. President Harding approved the review with Debs, who defended himself at trial, to answer questions in person. Debs then returned to Atlanta. no publication comments were offered by Daugherty.
Milwaukee rail official Macy Nicholson reports a hopeful turn for the lumber and building trades. He notes builders are ready to proceed despite still high material and labor costs, while labor prices hinder full recovery. Conference between Chicago Seattle rail leaders in Butte aims to standardize equipment and materials over two days with attendees from Chicago Seattle and Butte.
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