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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
4
The Baumes laws, in effect since July 1 1926, have dramatically reduced crime in New York. A Chicago Tribune reviewer notes many criminals have fled or been captured, with prisons at capacity and murder and other crimes down, while courts must impose strict punishment.
Claude G. Bowers, chosen to deliver the keynote at the Houston convention, lashes out at the Republican party as corrupt and privileged. He contrasts Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian views, praises Wilson era policy for business, and urges Democrats to mobilize for liberty and equality. He appeals to farmers for parity with other industries and predicts a victorious fight for the cause.
Caleb H. Baumes of Newburgh New York as chairman of the New York state senate judiciary committee led sweeping criminal code revisions aimed at swifter and surer punishment. His name is a byword for retributive justice even if pronunciation puzzles persist.
The Associated Press notes four men were killed and a fifth shocked when sheltering under a large tree at Indiana University waterworks in Bloomington during a thunderstorm. A Philadelphia girl also died sheltering in Pennypacker Park. her escort was shocked. About 1,000 Americans die yearly from lightning and animals are often harmed by fences in storms.
The piece laments delayed summer but celebrates its return with heat and light, noting Houston’s dry grounds and mocking political debates around Al Smith and the eighteenth amendment. It images the convention’s leaders and rivals as a playful circus of figures like the elephant and mule.
Features on the air list shows 6:00 Philco hour with Madcap Duchess across WEAF WJZ KVOO WHO WOC WCCO WTMJ KOA. At 6:30 Goodrich hour with orchestra across WEAF KSD weeco WOC WHO WOW WDAF. 7:30 National Grand Opera The Masked Ball across WEAF KSD WOC WHO WOW. 8:30 Dance music across WEAF WHO WOW.
Broadcasting guide lists programs by station and city, including Kansas City Milwaukee Denver Los Angeles Oakland Portland and Seattle. Items feature time slots such as Goodrich hour orchestras NBC programs and nite club acts for diverse audiences.
A brief religious note presents Psalm x verses about the wicked and pride, noting God is not in their thoughts and they deny adversity as they boast of safety. The text emphasizes divine judgments being beyond their sight and their enemies being mocked.
A reminiscence of Herbert Hoover at Stanford describes his tall lean frame, mouse hair, hazel contemplative eyes, shy demeanor, and leadership during football and campus crises. The author recalls Hoover’s calm judgment, quick humor, and steady organization in games, finances, and student life amidst a era of debt and spectacle.
Good and evil planetary influences contend today with benefit aspects dominant as the day progresses under planetary government. Early morning is likely to bring dissatisfaction and quarrels while men may be irritable at breakfast. Midday brings poise and a more favorable outlook for new ventures a week hence.
Ongoing Arctic search finds few survivors as 10 Italia crew members remain missing. Nobiles group separated after the gondola parted in fog and ice. Rescuers fear only six may be alive while Amundsen party remains unlocated. Sentries scan remote waters and fjords near Foyn Island then shift focus beyond King’s Bay.
ROUNDUP Mont June 26 In a report to delegates Steven Ely president of the Montana State Federation of Labor said enforcement of state compensation laws and revival of industry are the high points. He added the industry revival has boosted employment and aided organizing and worker conditions while noting the compensation law is not perfect but there are no complaints about its administration.
Berlin reports Anna May Wong the Chinese movie star has left Hollywood for Berlin to appear in German films marking a notable shift in her career and signaling cross continental film appeal.
The article describes a leader hit by gangsters amid a $100,000 Death Street railroad robbery. Murphy, convicted as an accomplice, returns to activity in minor union matters and an effort to form a dealers' association in real estate focused dealings.
Miss Kitty H arranging permits for J Connell 1215 West Grar moves a bid from rear to front lot with $300 project. Fellows 1816 South Ariz street to build a garage for $150. T H McKinnon gets permit to cut arch in door of garage by Leggat hotel and to build a room in basement of Bouc store costing $400.
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