Senate Finance Bill Reported for Debate in Early Action
Edward W. Pickard notes Senator Smoot's finance committee tax bill moving to a Senate floor vote with gains and losses in revenue across dozens of provisions. Estimates show $25.5 million higher revenue loss than the House bill, affecting estate, cigar and stamp taxes, with potential estate tax repeal opposed by the House. Simmons proposes a sinking fund plan to wipe out the public debt in 26 years. Congressional debate to shape tariff views, a federal crop board, and naval appropriations also outlined. Mitchell court-martial conviction approved by War Department board. final sentence awaits President Coolidge.
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Edward W. Pickard
Enator Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury Department
Treasury
Finance Committee
Senate Committee
House
Simmons
North Carolina
William Mitchell
War Department Board of Review
Coolidge
Mitchell
World Court Debate Sparks Senate Filibuster Showdown
Last week in the Senate a World Court resolution triggered a filibuster led by Senator Blease with long talks. Hiram Johnson and Jim Reed criticized the measure while discussions on cloture and a vote date intensified. Vice President Dawes spoke on radio urging swift action, as lawmakers weighed timing for passing the tax bill and domestic legislation.
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Senate
Blease
South Carolina
Hiram Johnson
California
Jim Reed
Missouri
Dawes
Reed
Copeland
Lenroot
Curtis
Export relief proposals debated in house committee
The House committee on agriculture seriously considered two farmer relief bills. One is the export bounty plan by C Reinold Noyes of St Paul, the other the export corporation plan by Carl Vrooman of Illinois. The latter would create a farmers export financing corporation with $200 million initial capital and power to issue $800 million in debentures. government advances would be reimbursed over time.
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House Committee On Agriculture
C. Reinold Noyes
St. Paul
Export Corporation
Carl Vrooman
Illinois
Farmers’ Export Financing Corporation
France Eyes Prompt Debt Settlement With U S
M. Berenger, new French ambassador, meets President Coolidge and vows to settle debts for defense promptly. Coolidge expresses hope for a full and honorable adjustment soon. The House has already ratified debt settlements with Italy, Belgium, Latvia, Estonia, and Czechoslovakia.
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Italy
Belgium
Latvia
Esthonia
Czechoslovakia
German envoy to lead delegation at disarmament talks
The house approves a $50,000 appropriation to cover expenses for American delegates to the preliminary disarmament conference. Germany says Count von Bernstorff will represent the country, a former German ambassador to Washington when the war began.
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House
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Mexico and United States Clash Over Land and Oil Laws
Foreign Minister Saenz defended new Mexican land and oil laws as non retroactive and non confiscatory while Kellogg countered that the measures are retroactive and violate prior American held rights. Officials stressed respect for Mexico's sovereignty and shared concerns in direct talks.
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Moos
United States
Saenz
Kellogg
Senor Saenz
Mexico
Prohibition agents seize liquor on eleven foreign liners
In New York Harbor agents raided eleven foreign owned ocean liners including the Adriatic and the Franconia and seized over ten thousand bottles of liquor valued at 50 000 to 100 000 dollars. Writs for destruction of the liquor were prepared immediately.
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New York
Franconia
Luther forms new German cabinet to back Locarno pact
Chancellor Luther forms a new ministry with Stresemann as foreign minister to implement the Locarno pact. Nationalists and Socialists are absent from the cabinet. Luther will seek support from either the right or left to gain a majority. Finance minister Peter Reinhold wins business support as stocks rise.
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Octor Luther
Germany
von Hindenburg
Stresemann
Luther
Peter Reinhold
Pew
Stucks
Bethlen Plans Cabinet Reform Amid Forgery Crisis
Dremier Bethlen of Hungary seeks to steer a middle path amid the 30 billion franc forgery dispute. A 25-member parliamentary commission to probe the plot is to be named as Fascists try to block inquiry. Bethlen called the counterfeiters patriotic, but the government must oppose such patriotism.
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Dremier
Bethlen
Hungary
Damascus devastated as French bombardment worsens famine
Report states Damascus has suffered renewed bombardment by French forces. Shagour quarter largely destroyed by shells amid claims inhabitants aided rebels. Population reportedly pushed toward near famine.
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Damascus
Sweden Denmark sign unlimited arbitration treaty
CWEDEN and Denmark sign an unlimited arbitration treaty abolishing war between them. It covers all questions including national honor and vital interests. A similar Norway Sweden pact is already in effect.
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Cweden
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Railway crisis looms after Chinese troops seize trains
Russian officials accused China of blocking troop transport on the Chinese Eastern Railway. The Russian embassy in Tokio warned of sending an army into Manchuria if trains and railway officials detained were not released. Russia held China responsible for losses and demanded compensation. Foreign consuls at Harbin protested to Manchurian authorities over train seizures obstructing commerce.
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Ussian
Chinese Eastern Railway
Tokio
China
Russia
Manchuria
Harbin
Pritchett to Study Soviet Cooperation in Egypt and Near East
Dr Henry B Pritchett has been sent to Egypt and the Near East by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to investigate alleged Soviet cooperation with Mohammedan readers and to study regional educational social and political movements. He will advise trustees on policies to improve conditions.
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Soviet Russia
Henry 8. Pritchett
Egypt
Near East
Carnegie Endowment
Pritchett
Nicaragua replaces SOLARZANO with Chamorro government
SOLARZANO has resigned the presidency of Nicaragua and Gen Emiliano Chamorro has assumed office. The United States does not recognize the Chamorro government, citing unconstitutional means for its establishment.
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Solarzano
Nicaragua
Emiliano Chamorro
United States
Increase in All Deposits Across Three Banks
A Montana state and two private banks show a total deposits gain of 5,608,780.17 in the period from September 28 to December 31, 1925. Reserves exceed the required legal amount by 12,424,208.92. Time, demand, and savings deposits all rose, with total investments at 26,210,502.59 and bonds and warrants rising 2,287,582.51. Other investments declined, yielding a net investment increase of 2,281,? with changes across assets.
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Montana
J.G. Larson
Federal
Reserve Bank
Government agrees to fund spotted fever vaccine in state
Dr. W F F Cogswell secretary of the state board of health reports government will cover the large expense of manufacturing spotted fever vaccine in the state. Dr R R Parker of the public health laboratory at Hamilton confirms funds are available for production. Parker helped develop the Spencer Parker vaccine and has spent eight years at the Bitter Root valley lab pursuing a practical cure.
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W. FF. Cogswell
State Board of Health
R. R. Parker
Public Health Laboratory
Hamilton
Parker
Bitter Root
Hamilton Laboratory
Montana Mines Output Worth 1925 Totals and Dividends
Montana mine production in 1925 reached 860 802 000 with copper up in both quantity and value while gold declined about 10 percent. Zinc and silver fell, and lead held steady. Anaconda Copper Mining Co and Butte & Superior Mining Co paid dividends totaling 9 689 802 in 1925.
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Montana
Cl O N. Gerry
Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte & Superior Mining Company
Our Money Should Stay With Local Residents
A civic appeal argues that only local residents fund city services and public programs. It stresses that taxes, institutions, campaigns, and drives are sustained by those who live in the community.
Ban on Free Phones by Mountain States Telelphone
The Montana state public service commission directed Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph to discontinue free service provided to certain individuals in Great Falls and likely other areas. The commission notes the practice violates state law and its regulations and applies whether or not the service is under a franchise.
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Great Falls
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
State Public Service Commssion
Commission
Milwaukee to Begin 15 Mile Blackfoot Line Extension
Railroad crews start tearing up tracks between Douglas and Blackfoot junction on the Blackfoot line. The work marks the start of a 15 mile extension up the valley on the river's opposite side using the old rails for the new line.
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Douglas
Blackfoot Junction
Blackfoot
Milwaukee Railroad
New Postmasters Named in Montana Districts
Montana nominates new postmasters for Antelope Felix C Servick Broadus Homer F Blenkner Glendive Carroll E Griffin Ingomar John B Stewart Jordan Pearl E Winfield Lambert Charles A Worthing Laurel George W Fenton Lavina Ralph E Rora beck Malta Richard L Aldrich Op heim Alfred S Opheim Stockett Charlotte M Wells Thompson Falls Elbert L Stackhouse Troy Edgar P Mizell Wilsall Jesse D Working.
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Montana
Antelope
Felix C. Servick
Broadus
Homer F. Blenkner
Glendive
Carroll E. Griffin
Ingomar
John B. Stewart
Jordan
Pearl E. Winfield
Lambert
Charles A. Worthing
Laurel
George W. Fenton
Lavina
Ralph E. Rorabeck
Malta
Richard L. Aldrich
Opheim
Alfred
S. Opheim
Stockett
Charlotte
M. Wells
Thompson
Montana Supreme Court hears on university tax mill proposal
State counsel from SHS discusses constitutionality of a 1920 measure that created a mill and a half levy for the University of Montana. Angstm an assistant attorney general argues the amendment must originate in the legislature and questions exist around directing all proceeds to four teaching units. Dean Whitlock contends extension and experiment stations deserve separate funding.
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Genral
Supreme Court
University of Montana
State Board of Examiners
A. H. Angstman
Montana
Dean Whitlock
Law School
The
Indian made stone hammer found in Roundup coal
Fergus County High School Museum displays a carved stone hammer unearthed from a large lump of Roundup coal by a Lewistown family. The artifact predates coal formation, yet was embedded deep underground with coal adhering to it. A theory suggests the hammer was buried within the coal and later encased as the coal formed.
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Fergus County High School Museum
Lewistown
Iit
Montana State Normal College Registers Record Winter Enroll
Registration at Montana State Normal College opens the second week of winter quarter with 616 students, the highest in the college’s history. Other notes report Montana League of Women Voters elects Mrs. 7. I. Patton as president, a Libby accident at a timber mill, and narcotics seizures routed to Washington.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Great Walls
Patton
Geat Falls
Montana League of Women Voters
E. J. Buteuz
Missoula
Run
Lolo
Libby
Julians Ned's
David W. Hennessey
Campbell
Hennessey
Helena
Union Electric Company
Mission Range Power Company
Polson
Flathead Valley Electric Company
Ronan
Pablo
Tolson
Montana Railroad Commission
Butte
Montana
Washington, DC
Dewey Lumber Buys Hope Sawmill for Polson Operation
The Dewey Lumber company has purchased the machinery and equipment of the Hope Lumber company's sawmill at Hope Idaho and will start operation in Polson by April 1. The sale was from Anaconda Copper Mining, which shut the Hope mill after its 10 year timber cut burned last year.
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The
Dewey Lumber Company
Hope Lumber Company
Hope
Idaho
Polson
W. G. Dewey
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Protein testing at Montana State College grain lab grows
Montana State College grain laboratory has conducted over 1800 protein tests since August 25. The lab, led by W C Whitcomb, processes 25 to 30 tests daily and expects grain protein content to increasingly influence prices. Results show high consistency with other states, with small variations, and moisture levels affect protein readings. Farmers are urged to provide representative grain samples due to field variation in protein content.
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Montana. Grain Laboratory
Montana State College
W. C. Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Montana
Maid leads Montana cow testing with record milk fat mix
Andrew Senty's Holstein cow Maid tops Montana cow testing summary with 1550.3 pounds of milk and 118.8 pounds of butter fat and a 7.3 percent fat content for the month. Roy Walker's Lake County herd leads in overall average milk, while Senty's small herd class Holsteins rank first with 862.3 pounds milk and 34 pounds fat.
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Andrew Senty
Maid
Cow Testing Association
Montana
Roy Walker
Lake County Association
Mr. Senty
Blaine County to Ship 20000 More Turkeys East
Andrew Christiansen of the Blaine County Marketing Association announced a last month shipment of twenty thousand pounds of turkey meat to eastern markets. He noted Chinook’s prior shipment netted $4.84 per bird and urged orderly marketing to secure favorable prices for Montana turkeys.
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Andrew Christiansen
Blaine County Marketing Association
Christiansen
Blaine County
Montana
Pea Seed Production Boost Predicted in Montana
Bernard Garrison of Madison County reports raising over 2000 bushels of pea seed under contract with D M Ferry Co of Detroit. The seed, lauded by nursery concerns nationwide, saw some shipments from Dillon to foreign destinations, signaling rising Montana output.
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Montana
Bernard Garrison
Madison County
Garrison
Dd. M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
United States
Dillon
County Agents Appointment At Montana Extension Service
During the latest session the Judith Bastin county commissioners hired M. E. Mountjoy through the state college extension service as county agent. Mountjoy, a Smith-Hughes man, is highly recommended by the department and has substantial Montana contact experience. He was chosen from many applicants on the recommendation of J. C. Taylor, state county agent leader.
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Judith Bastin Copnty
Extension Service
The
State College
M. E. Mountjoy
Smilth-Hughes
Montana
J. C. Taylor
Bitter Root Butter Wins Top Score At Creamery Meet
Bitter Root Gold brand butter produced by Geo Robertson of the Ravalli creamery in Hamilton earned the highest score at the recent Great Falls convention of creamery men scoring 9144. A gold butter tester prize was also awarded by a St Paul company.
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Geo. Robertson
Ravalli Creamery
Hamilton
Great Falls
St. Paul
Seed Potato Shipments From Blaine County 1925 Totals
Blaine county seed potato prowies shipped 12 carloads out of state during the past season. The 1925 seed potato production reached 16 200 bushels valued at 825 000 dollars. The final December shipment consisted of two carloads billed to the Baton Rouge Farm Bureau of Louisiana at four dollars per bushel.
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Blaine County
Baton Rouge Farm Bureau of
Louisiana
Four carloads hogs top Seattle market on December 21
Four carloads of hogs shipped by the Til County Marketing Association topped the Seattle market on December 21, bringing $12.40 per hundred. The Hill county hogs boosted the price 15 cents for the day.
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Til County Marketing Association
Seattle
Hill County
Ewes Move to Jenkins Ranch For Winter Range
A band of about 1 700 fine young ewes belonging to Jap Stewart passed White Sulphur Springs recently en route to the Jenkins ranch on Sheep Creek. They will be fed and pastured for the rest of the winter and the flock is reported in excellent condition.
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Jap Stewart
White Sulphur Springs
Jenkins Ranch
Seed samples from Daniels county headed to Montana lab
Samples of all pure seed produced in Daniels county during the past season have been sent to the Montana Grain Laboratory at Bozeman for germination and purity tests.
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Daniels County
Montana Grain Laboratory
Botewan
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