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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
4
The Pioneer plans to trim its subscriptions due to subscribers facing crop and business hardships. Some readers pay late or consider the paper a gift, while others can pay but fail to do so.
Governor Dixon and Attorney General Rankin clash over a Great Falls interview suggesting Dixon will seek reelection. Rankin hints at a Senate seat past or present while Dixon remains noncommittal, saying he will announce his plans himself if he runs. Observers expect strategic signaling from both men.
Washington political commentary suggests Coolidge or Illinois former Governor Lowden could secure the Republican nomination. Lowden, a businessman, advocates pruning wartime and other boards to reduce government payroll costs. The Montana audience heard concerns over board creation and salaries as the party moves toward the convention.
The Sentinels of the Republic led by Louis A. Coolidge of Boston warn of some seventy proposed constitutional amendments in Congress. They fear rapid reform threatens liberty, while the editorial notes expected rejection of most proposals and cites debates over child labor legislation as likely to fail.
The article discusses proposals to amend or add to the constitution, urging caution against transforming fundamental law into a statue conglomerate. It supports organized resistance and questions amending processes guided by new legislatures and popular confirmation, stressing full deliberation and clear mandates.
A Bozeman dispatch notes Judge B. B. Law fixed January 11 for the execution of Seth Orrin Danner, but Danner was absent from the courtroom. Sheriff Sniffh is to carry out the court's order. observers hope he appears for the proceeding.
Jacob Urdahl visited the city to attend nine matters. Under Sheriff Kirkwood left for Deer Lodge with Bert Rose, sentenced to ten years for first degree assault. Borie lodge elected officers S A Perrine W M F E Hagerty S W R L Guthrie J W Hale secretary J W Geiger treasurer. James Graham, longtime settler, attended district court. he entered Yellow Stone valley in 1874. Hon H J Miller of Livingston aided the prosecution in the Rose case as special counsel.
On December 17 in Colorado, convicts Paul Rand and Albert J. Green seized the governor’s official car during a penitentiary briefing. A wild chase ended near the prison where guards wounded Green in the leg and Rand in the arm after a deputy-fired hail. The pair surrendered following a hillside pursuit by Sheriff Sam Jones and a posse.
An earthquake near the Colombia Ecuador border destroyed two towns in the Ipiales region. At least 85 bodies were recovered in Cumbal and Chile with many more injured or homeless. Roads are blocked by landslides and a government inspection team is en route.
Helena December 17. Governor Dixon rejects Rankin's claim that he will run for re election. He says he is not a candidate now and that any future decision will be announced by himself. He emphasizes rehabilitating Montana over politics.
In Pierre on December 17, the state Supreme Court barred listing Johnson in the minority column, prompting Johnson to run as an independent Republican. Coolidge stays on the first column with the official Republican ticket as March primaries approach.
William Gibbs McAdoo, wartime director general of American railroads, announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in a telegram to South Dakota party chair W. W. Howes. He accepts the convention platform and pledges to fight for progressive principles and relief from burdens under Republican policy.
Detection of one fraudulent check drawn on a small mining company payroll led to discovery of a wider forgery. By day’s end twenty five similar checks had been reported from multiple banks. Almost all were for 34.70 dollars, matching a miner’s weekly wage, and printed with a suspect ink and style.
Market listing shows live spring chickens and light hens priced per dozen. Leghorn Springer and other lines reference W. R. Stokes as dealer.
Members of M W of A plan a mask ball on Monday in December with details at the lodge and social gathering to follow.
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