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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
1
An adjournment delay stalls the legislative session as wrangling over the emergency revenue bill continues. Lawmakers struggle with fiscal details, pushing decisions into the next meeting. Key officials urge progress to avoid further gridlock.
Washington dispatch reports a Senate filibuster against the corrupt practices act and a broad push to adjourn after conferees defer the emergency revenue bill. Leaders foresee long debate on the revenue measure, with adjournment likely Saturday pending report and potential tweaks to tax provisions and British interference amendments. A separate Athena, Oregon, post office safe was robbed overnight, with about cents missing.
Washington reports Governor Goethals told the war department plans to reopen the canal tomorrow with a clear channel for all vessels. The canal had been obstructed for several days by a giant boulder, and authorities expect normal traffic to resume. TASOLINE gasoline price cut announced by Standard Oil reducer to 22 cents a gallon at wholesale.
A brief page entry notes copper shall not be taxed while New York Rapid Transit strike looms. Senators clash publicly over policy. adjournment of Congress delayed amid war developments and a romantic elopement story appears among state and police court notices.
Topeka Sept 6 R P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railway declares the eight hour law is an unsupported public wage increase and says the company will not comply until court order. Stewart Makes Special Dispatch Helena Sept 6 vote county results show Stewart leading governor race with 2100 to 299 for Miles Stomney. CAR SHORTAGE Eugene Ore Sept 6 car shortage on Southern Pacific north of Ashland hits 1200 as mills warn of shutdown without more cars.
In Washington Sept 6 the Owen corrupt practices bill sparks hours of acrimonious debate as Democrats and Republicans trade epithet filled exchanges. The measure would curb campaign expenditures for senate house and presidency, with support and opposition voices clashing over enforcement and the use of congressional franks.
Allied and German forces clash across multiple fronts with French and British advances north of the Somme. French troops push toward Chaulnes, Barleux, and Peronne while capturing pockets near Vermandovillers and Chaulnes Ro Expanse, and Russians claim gains against Austro-German lines in Galicia. Berlin notes heavy losses for Russians near Braczany and failed efforts near Zhorow and Volhynia. Dobrudja fronts see Romanian and Bulgarian actions with Danube bombardment and Islac Kalafat activity. In the Balkans and Carpathians, fighting continues with limited gains and ongoing bombardments.
St. Paul reports telegraphers for the Northern Pacific railroad secured wage increases, shorter hours, and other gains after a settlement averting a strike. In Atlantic City resolutions urged by the American Pharmaceutical Association call for salary advances for Public Health Service Army pharmacists, noting 14 years with no pay rise.
In New Haven on September 6 United States Senator George P. McLean was nominated by acclamation to seek another term. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb was renominated for governor at the state Republican convention held today.
New York on September 6 declared a strike by subway and surface transit workers. Motormen and conductors may join, threatening paralyzation by morning. Interboro Rapid Transit and New York Railways workers aid the subway walkout. Police prepared as thousands of patrolmen stationed, and strike cars mobilized to cover essential routes. Officials warn of a historic disruption if demands for wage increases falter. Meanwhile a separate note reports 40 of 100 monkeys sent from the Orient died in San Francisco lab stock, with many others dying en route to experiments on infantile paralysis.
In Wisconsin, Senator Robert M La Follette and Governor Emmanuel Philip were renominated by conservatives amid incomplete returns from yesterday's primary. A very high vote was polled. Also, reports from London say the German submarine Bremen may reach an American port within days, possibly New London Conv I.
Washington September 6 The copper interests won final victory as conference committee agreed to remove stamp taxes from the emergency revenue bill in exchange for changes favoring refiners of copper and a higher net profit tax on war munitions manufacturers. The panel adjourned after midnight with a plan to reconvene and continue final details including proposed corporate license tax and tariff provisions.
A $1,000,000 suit accuses Three Forks Portland Cement and allied firms across the Northwest of conspiring to wreck the Oregon Portland Cement Company. The complaint cites Sherman Antitrust Act violations and accuses foreign labor import, conspiracy, bribery, and negligent practices. Named entities include San Francisco based Henry Cowell Cement Co, Portland Cement Co of Seattle, Denver’s Colorado Portland Cement, Allentown’s Portland Cement, Union Portland Cement of Ogden, and Vancouver Cement Co, with officials such as Charles Boettcher, L. C. Newlands, and Clark M. McDonald referenced.
New London Conn Sept The formal opening of the section of relations between Mexico and the United States by commissioners brought an exchange of emotentials and general talk. A recess until Friday to permit attendance by Ambassador Carreeras head of the Mexican party. Secretary Lane hosted the party aboard the Stayflower yacht. Naval honors were paid on arrival and a review of today’s meeting was prepared on directions of Secretary Lane. Helena Sept 6 A year ago Mrs Reinold Kleinschmidt lost a $1,000 pearl from an earring in Missoula. They moved to the Big Blackfoot country and found the pearl in a rooster’s gizzard after slaughtering the last of their 50 of 51 chickens.
Washington reports the Senate rejected the nomination of Dixon C. Williams to be postmaster at Chicago. The vote ends Williams's bid and clears the way for another appointment in the Chicago postal office.
George Henn a Garrison and Myrtle Mogg faced a last minute halt as Salmon City sheriff sought to block a rushed marriage. The couple fled Armstead for a license, eluding officers, and secured the license at the clerk’s office before being confronted. A hotel room was arranged for the bride awaiting word, while the groom faced recognizance. A southbound train looming over the couple added urgency as the attempt neared train time.
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