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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
Officials from Musselshell County and state highway representatives visit Harlowton and Roundup to review paving on rounds including the Billings road. They fear no federal aid if graveling is not preferred and await a practical plan.
Representatives from New York and Chicago exchanges will testify to the house ways and means committee against raised taxes in the soldier relief bill. Democrats expect panel action midweek. Rainey warns burdens could force closures as taxes on bread grains stocks and bonds jump up to 1000 percent.
A confrontational incident ended with one man accused of brandishing a weapon during a dispute involving a stepson and an older man. The incident, tied to a family quarrel, is under investigation with one party facing serious claims.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a court case with references to a verdict and an accused person, mentioning a suspect named Davis and a horse, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or dates.
Representative Pou accuses Republican leaders in Congress of conspiring to discredit President Wilson. He cites resolutions restricting the president’s travel and declaring vacancy due to absence, plus an investigation of tokens of appreciation abroad as proof of the plot.
Washington May 17 The 3104 100000 legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill passed the House unanimously after redrafting to meet objections that led to President Wilsons veto last week The president said the bill interfered with executive functions via a rider giving the joint congressional printing committee supervision of government publications The bill goes to the Senate
President Venustiano Carranza with a small party was said to be in the village of Chignahiapan in the northern Puebla region on May 18 according to a military headquarters bulletin issued here.
In Matewan West Virginia on May 19 twelve men were killed and three injured in a clash involving police civilians and Baldwin Felts detectives. The dead include Mayor Cabell Testerman and several detectives. wounded include Samuel Artie Baldwin and James Chambers. The standoff followed ejectment of miners’ families and a fatal exchange with Albert Felts.
The Northern Pacific plans to restore trains Nos. 3 and 6 and adjust times for trains 1 2 4 219 220 with effect May 30. Train 6 will carry baggage and mail only. train 3 will carry the Billings Helena sleeper. Trains 2 and 4 will swap times. trains 41 42 unchanged. Park branch times shift to 9 35 am and 3 20 pm. Continued on Page Eight.
Washington May 18 A deadlock on the army reorganization bill was reported by senate and house conferees. Senate provisions to reorganize the force caused the breach and will be brought to the house for a vote. The division centered on voluntary training of youths 18 to 21 and the plan to make the national guard part of the United States army as federal troops rather than militia.
Helena May 17 The Theodore Roosevelt Trail association at Duluth replies to Montana officials urging road bonds for Roosevelt Trail work. It recommends postponing highway construction for a year due to unfavorable market conditions and high costs.
Chicago dispatch reports a nationwide wave of 20 percent price cuts on ready to wear clothing from the Mississippi valley to the Pacific coast. department stores and retailers cite tight money and weak transport as causes while aiming to curb what they call hysterical demand and inventory buildup.
Court sessions Monday cleared most matters by noon and adjourned to noon stairs. J F McIntyre vs Wilma Wilson involved a prior water right on Bill Wright creek. Commercial Bank & Trust Co. vs Sweet Grass Land & Live stock Co. and others centered on a July 5 1917 promissory note for 7000 and an attachment dispute with defendants contending illegality of the note securing property. Additional hearings deferred to the 26th with more evidence expected. Cases also included E R Patterson vs Dan Kk Shipton with a plaintiff verdict and estate of Leonard W Schelling with an account settlement. Jury term not pursued due to rancher’s workload.
Washington May 18 The navy department refused to approve Rear Admiral Sims as an honorary member of the British admiralty calling it un American though offered by King George. Secretary Daniels testified before a senate committee on the naval row linking the incident to Sims attacks on the department. He said Sims dearest ambition was crushed by the rejection and noted similarities to Senator Penrose remarks from August 1918.
Associate Justice Holmes, in a supreme court opinion on a personal injury case, said the founders of the constitution were not opposed to strong drink. He added he could not believe that special constitutional principles exist against strong drink apart from the 18th amendment. He spoke while addressing Congress delegating powers to the states.
The peace resolution adopted by the senate was presented to the house and laid on the table. It was not sent to conference but informally studied by the foreign affairs committee as Chairman Porter was asked to confer with senate leaders on a plan for house acceptance without a conference. Some members favored the resolution.
Washington reports the House rejected a Comips S pact allowing state National Guards to be federalized, with 208 voting for and 308 against. Frank Beller, sheriff of Park County, was mentioned in connection with local details, while summer plans for the area were noted.
The Butte workingmen's union approved Montana Power's wage offer after nearly two weeks on strike. The compromise sets a monthly 165 wage for seven day workers with retroactive pay from May 1, and 10 days paid vacation annually. Provisions adjust for less-than-seven day workers and six months' service. Street railway service remains unaffected and renewal of car lines is not yet indicated.
May 18. Miss Alice Weideman, a Goodman Siding teacher, was blown from a moving train at about 28 miles an hour and thrown to the ground. She was rescued and taken to a local hospital with only minor injuries, the incident reported as not resulting in serious harm or service disruptions.
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