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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1920
Page
1
A recent caucus of Republicans from the West adjourned without action on the soldier bonus bill. Objections focus on the tax provisions linked to the proposed compensation. The stalemate leaves the measure stalled as lawmakers weigh potential revisions.
Esteemed leader in politics statecraft journalism and industry for decades, JM Kennedy known as a pioneer standard writer in Helena passed away after a long career shaping public life.
Western Republicans at a Washington caucus express concern as the soldier bonus bill faces heavy tax provisions, including a sales tax criticized by many. The Ways and Means Committee bill is attacked for tax features. Senate waits for House action while Democrats push relief measures and tax ideas.
Jacob M Kennedy longtime Montana Democrat and publicist died in his Helena apartment at 7 16 am from uraemic poisoning. An active figure in relief drives and publicity for Near East aid he had chaired Montana campaigns and spoke at Democratic meetings recently. Born Aug 21 1864 near Hamilton Ontario Kennedy built a career in Canadian and Montana newspapers before moving to Butte in 1889 as first business manager of the Anaconda Standard.
Washington May 1 political circles buzzed as Senator Penrose declared support for Senator Philander C Knox for the Republican presidential nomination. The move is seen as pacifying the Johnson Borah faction and strengthening the conservative wing against Harding. Knox’s stance against the peace treaty aligns with Johnson and Borah.
James R. Nourse reports on primary contests showing strong anti league sentiment nationwide. Results cite Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Washington New Jersey Massachusetts Ohio Idaho Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota with Johnson Wood Lodge and Harding figures prompting broad opposition to the treaty and to President Wilson’s league plan.
May 11. Radical leaders planned nationwide May Day demonstrations with strikes and attacks on federal and state officials, but efforts by federal and state authorities to block the call succeeded. The department noted that planned disturbances were largely thwarted by advance precautions and local walkouts were tied to May Day wage-contract expirations. Officials said guards would remain over threatened individuals for some time.
The death of Russian scientist Kk. A. Timiriaseff, age 40, is announced in Moscow on April 29. The brief notice notes his age and status as a Russian scientist.
On May 1 in Paris 7000 May Day demonstrators clashed with republican guards and police on the St Martin boulevards. Shots fired left several wounded. Students driving buses replaced striking drivers, sparking the disturbance. Two socialist deputies M Vallant Couture and A J Blanc were injured near Place de la Republique.
Eight million workers reportedly took May Day off or joined parades and speeches, with no disruption to essential services aided by typical Saturday half-holiday. London rail work to the rules failed as a policy flopped. Thousands marched through the west end to Hyde Park led by ex servicemen, with 72 speakers praising Soviet Russia and decrying capitalist governments' atrocities.
Chicago police were summoned to a West Side school on May 1 after residents spotted a red flax raised above the building during the night. John Dixon, an ex-soldier, involved in the incident is mentioned in reports.
Union votes 53 to 32 to accept proposal of employers and members ready to return to cafes at once.
The Butte Chamber of Commerce membership drive surpassed 1,600 yesterday as volunteers at Putte hotel stepped up canvassing. Officials expect final drive day to add about 400 more members, aiming for 2,400 within 10 days, with production led by Frank Walker Art Perham and A T Morgan.
In Washington on May 1, due to high flower prices, observers are urged to replace the traditional white carnation with an American flag on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 9.
Cooks and waiters unions in Butte voted to terminate their strike begun April 3. A refer endum approved the compromise, restaurants to reopen quickly. Employers had offered wage concessions, with waiters and women’s protective union receiving 94 percent of their demand. Some high earners and cafes to resume normal schedules by Tuesday or Wednesday at latest.
In Falem Oregon May 1 United States Senator Miles Poindexter of Was tam will withdraw his name from the Republican presidential primary ballot. J C Herbaman of Portland states the Poindexter campaign will telegraph to the deputy secretary of state to file the withdrawal affidavits.
The Anti-Saloon League of America endorses Governor Louis Lowden of Illinois as the only presidential candidate deemed suitable by prohibitionists. The league’s statement reviews Harding and Johnson, noting Harding’s mixed record on the eighteenth amendment and Volstead Act, and cites California liquor interests backing Johnson.
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