Munitions Probers Urge Teeth in Neutrality Policy
Militant southern patriots pressed to force China’s hand against Japan with calls for an independent declaration of war. Kuomintang Southwest committee and Southwestern political council leaders moved an anti Japanese salvation army northward to resist Japan as troops from Kwangtung and Kwangsi converged on Hunan cities. Reports cite 100000 plus fighters and four Hunan towns reportedly occupied with little opposition as the Nanking government grapples with the crisis.
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China
Hongkong
Japan
Canton
Kuomintang Southwest Executive Committee
Southwestern Political Council
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Hunan
Shanghai
Nanking
President Kelley plea for community cooperation noted
Reports from Paris indicate potential upheaval in Central Europe after Hitler era. Three possible moves foreseen include Hungary denouncing the Trianon military clauses, Otto von Habsburg returning to Austria, and Mussolini offering protection as restoration proceeds, with possible mobilization near Yugoslavia and Austria. Chancellor Schuschnigg traveled from Florence amid these tensions.
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United Press
Paris
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Hungary
Otto von Hapsburg
Austria
Florence
Italy
Anaconda Chief Exudes Confidence In Butte's Future
C. F. Kelley president of Anaconda Copper Mining told a large crowd at a Masonic temple banquet in Butte that the company is confident about the future and ready for new achievements. He pledged strong community interest and best paid workers, urging unity against persistent malcontents and stressing Butte's pivotal mining role. James H. Rowe, chair, praised Kelley's ties to Butte as his hometown and leader in mining. Continued on Page Six.
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Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
C. F. Kelley
Masonic Temple
Kelley
Anaconda Company
Ana Cheereu
James H. Rowe
Mr. Kelley
Congress adopts two houses recess for Republican convention
The Senate agreed to a Congress recess from June 8 to June 15 after the House also passed a similar resolution. Senator Robinson said the Senate would meet briefly to approve minor conference reports and then recess. Observers think Roosevelt forces may gain leverage for higher taxes on undistributed corporate profits as adjournment approaches.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Robinson
House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Two American Seamen Seized by Japanese Patrol
In Tientsin two U S Navy sailors were seized while photographing a Chinese train carrying Japanese trench mortars into Northern China. They were part of a shore party from the U S S Black Hawk, a destroyer tender, and the American embassy planned a protest.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Black Hawk
Tientsin
United States Navy
China
Davis Named to Reserve Board by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Chester C. Davis AAA administrator to the Federal Reserve Board for the unexpired eight year term from February 1 1936. Tolley will replace him at the AAA. Davis previously served as Montana commissioner of agriculture and labor from 1921 to 1925 and later directed grain marketing for the Illinois Agricultural Association.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Davis
Howard R. Tolley
Agriculture and Labor
Montana
Illinois Agricultural Association
National Comnstock Processes, Inc
Maizewood Products Corporation
Silver Bow Delinquent Taxes See Notable Rise
Silver Bow county notes a rise in delinquent tax collections for the year by about 65 000 to 66 000 over last year, per treasurer Melvin Dempsey. He cites 30 892.04 collected since May 1, including 16 051.01 on 1935 first installment delinquencies.
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Silver Bow
Melvin Dempsey
Butte
Dempsey
Montana Weather Fair Tonight Unsettled Saturday Cooler East
General outlook by A. P. calls for fair skies tonight with unsettled and cooler conditions expected Saturday east of the divide.
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Divide
Mines President Hosts Luncheon for Graduates and Guests
The eighth annual president's luncheon for Montana School of Mines graduates was hosted by Dr. F A Thomson at the Silver Bow club. Guests included Cornelius F Kelley of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and J R Hobbins, newly named executive vice president of the same company, with offices in New York. Several faculty members and degree recipients were also present and honored at the event.
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Montana School of Mines
Silver Bow Club
F. A. Thomson
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mines Gymnasium
J. R. Hobbins
New York
Rockefeller Home Guards Expanded at Lakewood Estate
Four guards now patrol the John D. Rockefeller, Sr. summer estate and golf house in Lakewood New Jersey, two days after his return from Florida. A floodlight system was installed and no reason given for the extra precautions. Rockefeller, who turns 97 on July 8, has changed his diet for the first time in memory. Two cases of acidophorus milk were delivered to the estate.
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Lakewood
N. J
U.P
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Golf House
Florida
Rockefeller
Zioncheck and wife charged with assault in Washington
Warrants issued today charging Rep. Marion A. Zioncheck and his wife Rubye with assault. The request came from Mrs. Benjamin Scott Young, the author who lent the congressman the apartment in question.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
D-Wash
Rubye
Benjamin Scott Young
15 Point Neutrality Program Outlined by Senate Report
The munitions investigating committee presented a 15 point neutrality program to Congress led by Senator Clark. It cites treaty violations and reviews current neutrality laws. The report defends Woodrow Wilson and notes no evidence harming his wartime devotion. It calls for banning belligerent vessel travel by Americans and loans to belligerents, with the current law expiring May 1, 1937.
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Washington
Senate
Munitions Investigating Committee
Clark
D-Mo
Woodrow Wilson
Munitions Committee
Nye
R-N
Wilson
Senate Democrats
Free Outings for Tots at Gardens Open Saturday
The first children’s day at Columbia Gardens is announced by E. J. Nash of the Butte Electric Railway. Free rides for kids under 14 start 9:30 a.m. from Park and Main to the gardens, then return from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Concessions and play equipment are ready with attendants directing the children.
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Columbia Gardens
E. J. Nash
Butte Electric Railway Company
Park and
Main Streets
Betsy the infant moose at Anaconda Hatchery grows thirsty for milk
Betsy the two week old adopted moose at Washoe park's state fish hatchery drinks three to four quarts of milk daily, fed every three hours by Mrs. A G Stubblefield. Hatchery staff note a three to four pound weight gain since Monday, as Betsy nears 45 pounds.
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Anaconda
Montana
Betsy
Washoe Park
Wise River
A. G. Stubblefield
President Burns Honored in Capitol Services
Washington witnesses a state tribute as Joseph W. Burns lies in state at the rostrum he guided through historic years. President Roosevelt and officials honor the late speaker while many in Congress and foreign powers bow their heads. Bankhead delivers a somber tribute noting Burns died suddenly from a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage.
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Burns
Congress Services
Washington
House of Representatives
Joseph Wellington Burns
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
William B
Landon Loyalists Elect Brigade Leaders In Kansas
Kansas shock troops in Alf Landon’s 1936 campaign meet to unanimously elect brigade commanders and chorus hopes of a Landon nomination next week at the Republican national convention. Delegates arrive with Landon sunflowers and sing Oh Susannah as the first Kansas caucus wraps in under an hour amid platform questions. Opposing candidates deny first ballot nomination reports.
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Cleveland
Landon
Col
Frank Knox
William E. Borah
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Susannah
David A. Reid
Pennsylvania
Harris
Queen Mary Begins First Eastbound Atlantic Crossing
The British liner Queen Mary sailed from New York on her first eastward crossing, carrying 1,855 passengers. Commander Sir Edgar T. Britten said she would not aim for a speed record on the west to east voyage.
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New York
Atlantic
Edgar T. Britten
Farms Periled in Canada as Dyke Breaks Near Agassiz
Floods driven by melting snows threaten Fraser valley farms after the Agassiz dyke breaches with 8000 sandbags diverting waters. Residents near Agassiz may evacuate while towns from Mayo to Tulsequah face rising flood risks and Alaska and Yukon communities brace for spillover.
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Vancouver
B. C
Agassiz
Fraser River
Fraser Valley
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Tulsequah
Juneau
Mayo
Dawson
Y. T
Whitehorse
Wives to Spend Bonus Says Auxiliary Leader
Mrs. Winnifred D. Toussaint national president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary visited Butte and said wives of former service men will control the bonus spending. She noted women will decide on homes and necessities with some for pleasure, in line with weekly pay checks, and emphasized the active role of wives in determining the use of the bonus.
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Winnifred D. Toussaint
Jersey City
N. J
Butte
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Nicaragua Chief to Flee Country
President Juan B. Sacasa, confined in his Tiscapa Hill residence after a national guard revolt, is expected to resign on Saturday and flee by airplane. Vice President Rodolfo Espinosa, who had sheltered at the palace since the outbreak, sought refuge at the Mexican legation this afternoon.
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Managua
la Nueva Prensa
Juan B. Sacasa
Tiscapa Hill
National Guard
Rodolfo Espinosa
Nicaragua
Legation
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Samuel D. Ingram
Robert B. Taney
Reserve Board
Montana Weather
A. P
Rockefeller Home Augments Guard
Zioncheck
Reed
Knox
Queen Mary
Canada
British Columbia
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