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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1928
Page
8
The Supreme Court holds that Dr. Frederick A. Coook, known Arctic explorer, must complete a 14 year sentence for using the mails to defraud. The decision reinforces mail fraud charges and sets a firm end to the case.
Havana reports an official schedule for President Coolidge in Havana for the Pan American congress opening. The plan includes arrival Sunday January 15, a Monday morning opening by President Machado, an official dinner at the National Palace, a tour of Havana suburbs, and a Tuesday departure around 8 p.m. The guest list features Secretary Kellogg and other U.S. and Cuban officials.
American investments in China reach about 150 million dollars with 17 naval vessels and 8,527 men guarding coastlines and key cities. A House subcommittee released State Department figures on appropriations and hearings showing fragile conditions but exports to China totalled 82.5 million in the first nine months of 1927, down from 1926, while Chinese exports to the U S rose by 22.5 million.
Los Angeles mining engineer Ly man Jay Garber is held by bandit chieftain General Men doza in the mountains about 200 miles southeast of Mexico City. Mendoza has previously collected $500 and $2,500, now demanding $10,000 more.
Work ceases at Teapot Dome in Casper Wyoming as oil wells are shut in production suspended and the site returns to its former role as a naval petroleum reserve.
Marvin Hughitt former chairman of the Chicago and North Western railroad died at his Lake Forest home after a stroke. He was in his ninety first year.
Seven Iowa banks in three cities consolidate into three institutions at the start of the new year. They combine to form entities with nearly 5 million dollars in capital.
W L Stockton of Clarkston was reelected president of the Montana Farm Bureau for the fourth time at Bozeman. Tom Herrin of Helena was named first vice president and A H Small of Creston second vice president. Resolutions urged abolishing the state board of pardons and supported federal surplus control, tax study, and extension service bills. Weather and prices boosted farm prosperity, with 1927 noted as erratic but favorable outcomes. J G Bryson of Hamilton won the statewide hog feeding contest with a $100 prize.
Rural district notes show 92 quartz mining claims filed in Lewis and Clark county in 1927 and an encouraging 1928 employment outlook. Livestock farming remains strong as hay supplies hold, stockmen feed ranges despite heavy snows, and hay prices stay reasonable. Montana State Fair costs and receipts are reported. a large 14 cent protein premium was earned on a shipment of No 1 dark northern wheat. A Richland county trapper reports three big bobcats caught in one day, with market value noted. Other items include a $75 per acre wheat land sale near Great Falls, a dramatic dog rescue after 19 days buried in snow, a potato pit sow recovery, and a costly loss of 75 purebred bulls from freezing.
Reports show over 85 000 gallons of liquor seized and 547 arrests in Montana in six months ending December 31 1927. Bank consolidations move into Merchants National and Citizens State banks. Fire damage at Chateau grade school repairs underway. school may reopen soon. Montana health rules apply to Crow reservation as state enforces health laws. State University suspension case upheld by Supreme Court. Deaconess hospital expansion planned in Butte. executive secretary named. 1927 game department income tops 198 116 from licenses and sales. A rural Harlowton pupil receives a 1 bill Christmas gift from E L Mansure of Chicago. teacher gets 2.
Montana gains four million dollars in federal aid for highway construction for 1929 with 43 percent matching by state and local funds. A. C. Clark notes deadlines through June 30 1931 and staggered match schedules culminating July 1 1929. Officials expect spring contracts as weather allows.
Washington reports France rejected Kellogg’s proposal for a universal pledge renouncing war as national policy. Briand’s separate Franco American pact was also spurned, while Tokyo shows cautious support for multilateral moves. Britain questions efficacy as officials weigh senate approval and arbitration limits.
Viftu representatives of about 400,000 farm and labor union voters in Indiana formed a state alliance at a dinner. Resolutions opposed repealing the federal estate tax, supported farm relief legislation like the MacNary-Yaugen bill, and urged limits on equity courts issuing injunctions in industrial disputes.
Pasadena report notes the death of Dr. Flavell seventy eight father and president emeritus of Trinity College Hartford Conn caused by angina pectoris in Pasadena California.
W G Dendy, father of five children killed in a house fire near Little Rock, has been arrested on an investigation charge and denied bond. Authorities say the blaze destroyed his home and killed the children.
Mrs Ry E Dulany has given fifty thousand dollars to endow the proposed Eau Clairé diocese’s church in Eau Claire Wisconsin. The gift supports the establishment and maintenance of the new Episcopal church as plans proceed.
Reports from Managua describe U S Marines and Nicaraguan National Guard rebuffing a bandit ambush led by Augusto Sandino near Quilali. Wounded officers stayed amid the fire, pack trains were saved, and reinforcements under Major General Lejeune sail from Charleston to reinforce 2,400 troops.
Secretary Work of the Interior backing the Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam bill via Chairman Smith of the House irrigation committee. Supreme Court bars entry by noncitizen passport holders unless natives of their country. Senator Dill proposes broadcasting microphones at desks for Senate. Senate approves 65 to 6 bill restricting lame duck voting by defeated legislators. Proposal to shift civic calendar: Congress to meet January 2 and the President to be inaugurated January 15 after elections instead of March 4.
Fifty women waiting for a department store sale in Marshfield Oregon were thrown into the basement when the sidewalk collapsed suddenly. Emergency crews assisted the injured as shoppers crowded the scene seeking help and assurances of safety.
William Ward Hickman pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of Marion Parker. A fill trial is scheduled for January 25 in Los Angeles California.
Montana state and federal estimates show 1927 sheep industry returns fall short of 1926 due to smaller marketings and lower wool value. Wool clip returns total 6.67 million versus 8.86 million in 1926. sheep and lambs marketed yield 12.73 million versus 14.59 million in 1926. total 19.49 million versus 23.46 million. Lamb crop and head totals for 1927 drop from 1926 levels due to unfavorable weather, with prices largely stable or slightly down from 1926.
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