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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
7
A warrant drawn July 16 1883 in favor of Judge J J Tattan for 5 remained uncashed and is now kept as a historic relic in Fort Benton. It bears signatures of W G Conrad first mayor and Horace R Buck city clerk and is displayed among relics.
Helena. Ben Kahn a Carbon county traveling salesman is the only man to receive executive clemency from Lieutenant Governor W. W. McDowell during his terms. McDowell now acting governor recommends reducing Kahn's sentence from not less than seven and one half to twenty years to not less than five to twenty years. Kahn was convicted of sedition and has served five and a half years and could be paroled if the pardons board acts favorably. He allegedly remarked Hooverism is a joke and this is a rich man's war during a San Francisco trip for a firm.
The Montana American Legion to sue the United States in federal court under the War Risk Act over low benefits. Louis Benzula, drafted and now in Warm Springs state asylum, claims government inaction. A five-member delegation travels to Washington to press for adequate compensation.
Royal Baking Powder company has notified MH M Shea that it will comply with his ruling after him directing a case against miss branding on the label. The action, originating in Montana and Arkansas, is pending in the United States circuit court of appeals. Shea heads the state health board food and drug division and helped start the case in Helena.
Wages at the East Helena smelter were reduced by 50 cents per day effective immediately for all workers. Officials cited the drop in Tend prices and overall fuel costs as reasons, noting some living costs have eased while lead prices remained a factor in sustaining higher wage scales.
Great Falls Commercial Club leads northwest effort to secure Interior Department action on reclamation work. Spokane Chamber of Commerce backs the push and urges clubs from western states to press Congress members for swift job creation.
C Harland of Turner is converting an old Ford into an airplane. He plans to work on the project in spare time this winter and hopes to be flying around the locality in spring.
Helena reports the state railroad commission approved Northern Pacific Railroad Company requests to lower ore haulage rates to Montana smelters. Some ore grades see up to 20 percent cuts. The board also allows a new lumber rate in western Montana.
Charles HU Young and Willard Centilivre, two lepers from elsewhere, have been confined in quarantine in Washington DC. They cannot be ejected and live at the nation’s expense while authorities manage the public health risk.
A courier for the Indian delegation drew attention with his colorful attire at the first Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva. The striking dress provided the sole vivid note at the gathering.
In a Boston Transcript humor piece two men debate the river’s fish. One notes government trout stocking, the other doubts the fish bite hooks. The elf man jokes that fish would need a civil service exam to be employed.
A mother questions her child's insistence on the rook being present during prayers. The young Violet explains she wants Annie nearby because last night she prayed for ice cream and received bread pudding instead.
The USDA bureaus of animal industry and state relations service urge farmers to kill cure and can pork for home use and sale. Home curing scrapple sausage head cheese and lard reduce costs and keep pork flavors, while a revised bulletin on killing hogs and curing pork will be issued. New methods make canning faster simpler and more economical year round.
US Department of Agriculture specialists urge silage as the best cheap succulent feed for livestock. Corn makes the best silage where grown, requiring proper cutting, even distribution, thorough packing, and moisture. When properly prepared and fed daily, spoilage losses are minimal across dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, and even horses in limited amounts.
A year ago farmers believed draft horses were obsolete but rising prices force new thinking. Producers are urged to breed each good draft mare to the best stallion available, even if distant, to capture upcoming market gains.
Government veterinarians in Ames Indiana report tests on sucking pigs show possible permanent immunity against hog cholera through treatment at this age. Serum costs may drop sixty to seventy percent, but further tests are required before broad recommendation.
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