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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1924
Page
6
President Coolidge faces pressure over Attorney General Daugherty as Senate probes the Department of Justice. Daugherty resists resignation. investigation continues amid disclosures of stock dealings and tangled Palm Beach communications involving McLean palmer and McAdoo.
The Republican National Committee issued a statement defending the policy of leasing Navy oil reserves and shift blame to Democrats. It asserts the leasing act was fathered by Walsh and that Daniels drafted the section enabling Denby to sign leases to Doheny and Sinclair. The claim links Daniels Payne and Payne to initial oil land leasing. Daniels and others deny the charges.
Senator Jim Reed of Missouri opened his bid for the Democratic nomination with a biting speech in St Louis. He attacked William G McAdoo accusing him of ties to oil interests and a large local fee from Doheny and Morse interests. Reed claimed McAdoo resigned after it was disclosed he was employed by Doheny and cited a poker rule on cheating to justify quitting. The Vindicator notes McAdoo admitted a tax fee from Republic Steel was about 150000 with Reed receiving a share.
Democrats and insurgent Republicans in the lower house push the Mellon tax bill higher. Estate and inheritance taxes rise from 25 to 40 percent with allowances for state taxes. An Iowa Green amendment imposes gift taxes from 1 percent on 50 thousand dollar gifts to 40 percent on ten million plus, with 850 thousand exempt. Cigarette tax up to four dollars per thousand. theater tax relief kept. Auto tires and parts taxed halved. Final vote targeted this week amid talk of no major rate reductions.
President Coolidge fears congressional distraction from the offense scandal will allow large new appropriations to slip through. An authorized spokesman notes many bills seek expenditures larger than prewar government outlays, pushing for extra compensation pensions and soldiers bonuses. He urges resistance to prevent tax hikes and a potential economic decline before production recovers.
Fate suspended business Wednesday as the Senate and House joined in a memorial service for the late President Harding. Mrs. Harding sat with friends in a gallery while Secretary of State Hughes delivered the sole address, praising Harding's career and public and private life.
Premier Theunis and his cabinet resigned after the chamber rejected a Franco-Belgian imports export pact. The move could influence German reparations as Poincare risks isolation and Dawes plan concessions. News from Brussels drove the franc to a new low as the reparations commission mulls three year budget balance and extended Allied control.
Delegates from many nations met in Rome for two weeks to devise ways to reduce naval armaments but clashed over policies. Russia pressed demands on the Black and Baltic seas that unsettled the talks, and the conference adjourned without concrete results. Another session may be convened later by the league.
Former field marshal Lu Dendorff Adolf Hitler and others faced trial in Munich for the Bavarian putsch of last November. Court officials prosecutors and spectators were unusually cordial toward the accused and observers predicted the proceedings would become a farce.
State Auditor George P. Porter says a general fund saving of over 60 thousand dollars is possible in the current fiscal year through economy in appropriations approved by the regular and extraordinary sessions. He cites specific cuts ranging from 1 percent for the supreme court to 42 percent for the school of mines maintenance, with substantial reductions proposed for the agricultural college, experiment station, farmers extension work, university maintenance, insane asylum, northern university, county attorneys salaries, and other funds.
Montana cattle shipments to markets outside the state grew from 160 005 head in 1900 to 842 687 in 1928, with averages around 225 000 under modern conditions. By 1930s drought and wartime demand boosted totals, while intrastate brands numbered 3 429 in 1928 with many new transfers.
Jardine Mining Company at Livingston released its annual report showing crude arsenic output from 14 tons of crude arsenic producing 54730 in value. Milling improvements will raise capacity from 710 tons to about 260 tons daily. The report notes extensive mine development and tunnel work in the Tron Dirken area with costs and plans for expanded leasing and staffing.
The State Checker Association held a Helena tournament on February 22 to 24 with finals postponed. Winners include Henry Lepper of Glasgow on 29 points and Albert Goldberry of Springdale on 41 points. George Cook elected president and Dr R.R. Frazier named secretary and treasurer.
County commissioners select Albert J Fonsek to dismantle and remove the old county jail at Great Falls. He will complete the work and take possession of the property, except for iron and steel, for a payment of 50 dollars. The bid drew many bidders hoping to be paid by the county.
After a four day drive by 14 members, the Butte chamber of commerce reports 1027 members. The drive added 189 new members and will continue toward a goal of 1260 members.
Banner youth Edmund Wagner, 17, was wounded when his .22 rifle exploded while he handled ice. He walked about five miles to Bonner before his sister found him and helped him to a physician. He is said to be recovering.
The 676 men and 49 officers of the United States Army regiment based in Montana plus a Missoula battalion will participate in the encampment. Coto WW Williams of Bozeman leads. Units from Sidney to Baker list officers and men, including medical and staff detachments, with headquarters in Whitehall and Helena.
Attorneys for railroad interests in Montana challenge the constitutional validity of the $100 per sleeping car tax. The state had sued Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee, and Burlington to recover taxes for 1920 and 1921, with specific claims totaling $41,200, $16,700, $16,700, and $15,000 respectively. State mining tax receipts fall to $1,195,626 on 210,502 acres of mining claims and 1,193.24 acres of mineral land reservations for 1923, down from 1922 values.
A short reflective note contrasts each generation’s efforts for the next with admonitions about their conduct. It emphasizes responsibility and continues to urge better behavior across eras.
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