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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
6
The North Dakota proposal Senate Bill No 44 shifts tax burden from improvements to land raising taxes and lowering land values. Farmers face higher levies as farm improvements become exempted while land bears the burden.
The law outlines exemptions for land used exclusively for cemeteries whether private or association owned, property owned by lodges and clubs, and structures on agricultural land. It also lists personal exemptions including residence up to 1000, household goods up to 300, clothing up to 399, and working tools up to 300 plus farm equipment up to 1000.
Senator Mees of Morton county denounced the Townley tax proposal as risking confiscation of farms and public utilities through high levies on land and utilities. The measure was pared back with exemptions for cemeteries lodge property and small residences, shifting the tax burden to farm improvements while personal property loopholes let farmers avoid taxes on much of their land.
Dr. Charles T. Baylis told about 900 at Butte high school that only strong loyalty can guard America against revolution. He urged jail for natives labeled red, deportation of aliens, tighter immigration, and Americanization in schools, arguing 2 percent could spark upheaval. He urged revival of faith and the Ten Commandments.
Helena Oct 19 John W. O'Neill a survivor of the Custer campaign died last night in Helena at age 72 He was born in Palmyra New York in 1848 and came to Montana in 1868 Freighting between Fort Logan and Salt Lake City he was among the first to reach the battlefield after the massacre Survived by eight daughters and twenty one grandchildren.
Constables James M. Adamson and Charles Hageman report men posing as government officers in the north end of the county stop motorists and search cars for booze. The two officers returned to Helena with details of the practice spreading among locals.
A group of prominent Flathead county Democrats organized an independent democratic club in Kalispell on October 19. The meeting passed resolutions endorsing United States Senator Henry M. Myers and his effort to preserve the integrity and identity of Montana's Democratic Party.
In Chicago a wife alleges cruelty in a divorce case and cites her husband Henry I Hertz, former state treasurer and Cook county coroner, who she says cursed their unborn child wishing it would be born without legs or arms. The child was born unharmed.
The Venetian pack differed from modern cards, containing 78 cards with 22 emblem cards and 66 numeral cards. The 66 numerals were divided into four suits, each containing 14 cards.
The West Side McKinley district opens a new kindergarten to third grade school named the McKinley bungalow on West Silver street with full equipment. Four new teachers join the corps with salaries from 1,400 to 1,800 dollars. The D A R supports continuing Americanization classes with a possible future handover by the society. Heating plans involve a private system for the high school. administration building not tied to city heat. Auditorium use approved for several dates. Kinville considered for grounds position. Miss Kirk seeks raise. weekly claims total 4 864.51 and labor payroll 531.80.
Cincinnati detectives arrest a paralyzed man posing as a helpless vagrant. After a simple touch he allegedly regains full mobility and leaps, but the officers still detain him until Police Judge Bell fines him for costs and releases him on promise to seek work.
In devastated French regions the population doubles from 2,000,000 to over 4,000,600, reaching about three quarters of the prewar total as recovery progresses.
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