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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
4
Governor Erickson lauds a nonpartisan start to the legislative session with Republicans and Democrats working to cut expenses. In three weeks only per diem bills have passed the House and one bill passed the Senate, with many measures stalled or killed, yet optimism remains for harmony and effectiveness.
Obituary recalls John M. Rapelje former vice president of the Northern Pacific Railway Co. and conductor in the Grey Cliff holdup of 1898. The account notes his rise from brakeman to VP, a gold watch loss, the pursuit by Sheriff Conrow, and the fatal clash with bandits during the manhunt led by Charley Jones.
Federal Judge Bourquin criticizes jurors for acquitting John O Leary after he shot up a Bulle court room injuring officers and spectators. He laments crime in America and holds jurors responsible for the lax crime climate while excusing them from further attendance.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh delivers an address before the U S Senate on January 8 supporting the child labor amendment. He covers historical labor references from Dickens to Lathrop and defends the proposed age limit amid opposition claims that it bans all work under 18.
The passage argues the amendment sets only a federal limit for child labor and waits for Congress to act. It questions why the minimum would be 18 and suggests reformers see the amendment as a path to new child labor regulation.
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota named by President Coolidge as ambassador to the court of St. James and successor to Secretary Hughes. Kellogg, a former Taft appointee, U.S. senator, and noted attorney, is described as busy and trusted despite being a lame duck.
Cloyd Colin Moore a University of Pittsburgh sophomore died after attempting to rescue Luke McConnelle from electrocution at a West Pennsylvania Power substation in Hittanning Pennsylvania. McConnelle, 18, was dead on arrival. Moore died three hours later in hospital. McConnelle worked as an apprentice in a tower 20 feet above the floor when he toppled into a high voltage wire. Moore, in training for electrical engineering, rushed to aid and also fell onto the charged equipment.
In Denver on January 19 a car careened through traffic with a dead man at the wheel. Klass Kroonenberg, a local businessman, died of heart disease shortly after leaving his store. The vehicle continued for several hundred yards before crashing into a telephone pole, endangering nearby drivers and pedestrians.
Mrs H W Keyes, wife of New Hampshire senator, backed former attorney general Wickersham in a Washington address urging action on the world court. She claimed the senate represents diverse views and noted her husband had received no letters urging world court support.
In Havre France police seize a jewel case worth 300000 francs from two men aboard the liner Paris. Detectives burst in as the pair prepared to sail, Beromen and Quarante surrendering after a pistol warning. A windup involved hurling the case through a porthole.
USYES NE Wyo Jan 19 The first woman governor in the United States faced Senate rejection as Wyoming postponed indefinitely a resolution to ratify the federal child labor amendment.
The Senate elections sub-committee recommended seating Democrat Mayfield of Texas after hearings on George F. E. B. Peddy’s contest of the 1922 election. The panel found no disqualifying fraud and the full committee action was expected Friday.
Montana Senator Wheeler faces federal charges for accepting money to influence a government department after his election. A proposed transfer of the case to the District of Columbia could place proceedings in Washington, aligning the alleged acts with the capital setting. Justice officials declined to discuss grand jury actions.
Washington dateline reports strong opposition in Congress to appointing Mrs. Mable B. Walker Willebrandt as the first woman federal judge for the northern district of California. President Coolidge and Attorney General Stone had nearly decided to nominate her a week earlier, but objections from Senator Shortridge and other California lawmakers prompted a revision of plans.
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