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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
1
The board orders pay reductions across rail labor, from 5 to 13 cents an hour for many, with driver, shop craft, and clerical reclassifications. Engineers and conductors face decreases, while office boys gain smaller cuts. Unions must decide on response as July 1 implementation nears.
O H P Shelley national committeeman for Hi leaves this morning for Chicago and Washington to attend the national committee meeting. Friends say little attention will be paid to Senator Junod's claim to Shelley's seat as Montana's committeeman. Junod plans to attend and contest the seat, claiming selection by the state central committee.
In Aberdeen Maryland an explosion during bombing experiments by army ordnance units caused two deaths and thirteen injuries. Privates A A Shere E H Grinnel and others were hurt including L R Reese and J Titlow with multiple severe wounds. Investigators face difficulty determining full responsibility and will continue inquiries.
Tulsa faces martial law after 24 hours of grave violence. Nine white deaths and over 70 Black casualties reported as the Negro quarter lies burned. National guardsmen arrive from Oklahoma City to restore order following the arrest and alleged assault of Dick Rowland.
Washington June 1 Republicans in the house adjourned after heated talks with no agreement on how to proceed with the Longworth resolution. The measure would trigger action on the tariff rates included in the general tariff bill under consideration.
Jerome G. Locke of Livingston former surveyor general of Montana longtime Bull Moose figure and friend of Governor Dixon will succeed J. J. Ryan as clerk to the consolidated boards on July first. The appointment to be formally announced upon the governor's return from Galen. The post pays 3000 a year and Locke has been widely discussed for state posts. Ryan has served long as clerk and is well known across Montana having formerly lived in Butte.
The Montana Trust and Savings Bank and Ferris and Hardgrove of Spokane bid jointly for 850000 of Montana state certificates. They pay a New York bank commission of 81200 and a premium of 170, with other bidders including National Bank of Montana and various firms from Minneapolis Chicago and Denver.
President Harding led memorial ceremonies at Arlington cemetery marking memorial day as an international occasion. British Ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes placed a wreath on the U S flag in solidarity. The event honored war dead from three wars with thousands attending and a naval academy class of 1881 reunion paying respects to fallen classmates.
At a Homeland Circle meeting Mrs J E Roecher and Mrs W C Ryan were honored as they prepare to move to the west coast with their families. The program included vocal solos by Mesdames Harold Veblen and E G Struckman, a talk on Appreciation by Rev C S Marsell, a guessing contest with four ladies, a luncheon, and leather bound Address Books presented to the guests.
Mrs S M Souders of Red Lodge was elected president at the 17th annual Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs convention. Bozeman will host the 1922 convention. Other officers include Mrs I A Grigg Butte as vice president and Mrs D W Agnew Red Lodge as corresponding secretary.
Big Timber will host the state’s largest fish hatchery after a meeting led by Superintendent Bronson and a deal with G. H. Gallup for five acres at the McLeod street hill foot. The Big Timber Rod and Gun Club pays $1,000, with land to the state and construction to start immediately.
Mrs Lyda Trueblood Southard charged with murdering her fourth husband Edward F. Meyer departs Honolulu aboard the Matsonia bound for Twin Falls Idaho. She is escorted by deputy W H Ormsby and his wife as she boards the steamer.
W S K Brown executor of James A Murray's estate and Rufus Thayer arrived in Butte to contest Marcus Murray's petition. A conference with heirs James E Murray and Marcus M Murray and the San Francisco attorney is planned, with a likely will hearing tomorrow.
President Harding entered the Interstate Commerce Commission unannounced to press for relief on freight rates especially for fruits. He learned the commission plans broad revisions via voluntary railroad action and urged faster relief for western fruit growers facing high charges.
The public health service announced Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena will open with 100 patients in July. Expansion plans hinge on the pending deficiency bill, which would repurpose $12.5 million for repairs rather than five new soldier hospitals. Senator Walsh is pushing the Fort Harrison upgrade while Treasury officials review the best use of funds.
The Supreme Court held that pre 18th amendment internal revenue laws covering illicit distilling were superseded by the Volstead act. It quashed an Oregon indictment against Bose and Cousin Yuginovich for not charging an offense under the Volstead act. The decision may halt prosecutions and remit fines in similar cases, while dry advocates see it as support. The court noted Congress taxed liquor illegally as well as legally produced.
May wheat surged as bear speculators drove the May delivery up by 17% cents a bushel on the final day of May contracts. July delivery gained only a fraction of a cent as large arrivals failed to cause a price drop and shorts bid the May price higher. An estimated 800000 bushels were delivered today on May contracts with 196000 bushels defaulted, to be settled by arbitration.
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