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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
4
A discussion argues capital punishment deters crime by removing the incentive to escape and reoffend. It contrasts life sentences with electrocution and notes police fear when life terms allow freedom to reoffend, urging cautious policy amid evolving state practices.
The Dodgers air on WEAF and NBC Pacific Coast stations feature Spana Troubadours and a National Grand Opera broadcast in a lively night club atmosphere. NBC Pacific Coast plans a 10 to 11:30 program with Silvertown Orchestra and Goodrich Tire ads across KHQ Spokane KOMO Seattle KGW Portland KGO Oakland KPO San Francisco KFI Los Angeles.
Six thousand Butte children and others in Montana join the Just Kids Safety Club promoted by the Standard. The program urges kids to look both ways before crossing and aims to reduce traffic deaths, citing 21 716 automobile fatalities last year.
Massachusetts Rhode Island and major urban centers in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Connecticut will observe daylight saving time starting this week until last Sunday in September. Rural areas retain old-time systems, causing busier daytime schedules and clashes with banks and offices. Some cities oppose the change and letters protest daylight saving while railroads adjust schedules to the new time even as main clocks stay on eastern standard time.
An eastern detective argues abolition of capital punishment would boost murder frequency. He contends a life term for first degree killers would prompt ongoing escape efforts and impulsive killings, including murder of guards who attempt to stop escapes.
The article notes May 1 has faded as moving day as urban dwellers stay put and leases end on other dates. It cites apartment owners and realtors in cities like Chicago steering leases away from May 1, and adds political satire about Al Smith and a caricature of Hoover.
Reports describe heavy enemy casualties as Allied forces counter the Huns with firm resistance. Mrs J Fred Dunday and daughter Ruth plan a summer in Atlanta Georgia. Alfred Atkinson Montana federal food administrator travelled from Helena to attend a four minute speakers meeting in Butte. Robert Wise departed Butte for Akron Ohio due to his mother's serious illness.
An assortment of short items notes legal notices and personnel moves across Anaconda Butte Helena and other Montana areas. Highlights include attorney John H. Tolan traveling to Helena for a federal court appearance and Dewey’s victory over Spain at Manila Bay reported from London on May 1 1898.
May 2 1928 astrology foresees friendly star influences for Earth inhabitants. Urban commuters may move back to city soil and slums be reclaimed while agriculture grows in a wholesale, efficient manner. Women may focus on beauty, births promise prosperity, and children be intelligent and reliable.
NBC Pacific Coast Network presents the NBC Nite Club tonight at 9:30 in a gala half hour showcasing staff artists and entertainers. The limited membership club will hold its first meeting with officer elections and charter member enrollments.
The Trocaderans will broadcast dance music for a half hour tonight from 11 30 to 12 o clock through NBC Pacific Coast Network stations KGW Portland and KFI Los Angeles.
German philosopher Count Hermann Keyserling, founder of the School of Wisdom in Darmstadt, lectures across major U.S. cities. He argues life and death define daily existence and that tragedy and happiness together form the true human symphony, with personal conquest outweighing worldly victory.
Reed Howes presents The Royal American showing at the Ansonia theater featuring Martin Turner as a colored cook aboard The Hawk. The ship’s feared skipper Bruiser Burke faces a whirlwind of events after Jack Beaton is shanghaied resulting in a violent free-for-all aboard the ship with Turner in pivotal action.
A short verse excerpt cites Job chapters thirty two and seven eight about days and years teaching wisdom and a reminder that great men and the aged do not always understand judgment. The text highlights spiritual inspiration guiding human understanding.
The page lists five quiz answers: Atlee Pomerene the Ohio senator linked to the Teapot Dome oil leases probe Mustapha Kemal Pasha Connecticut Russia and a Bible reference St Matthew XII 34. The fragment reflects a midtwentieth century educational feature with named individuals and places.
The piece argues against welfare policies citing loss of independence and weak citizenship. It contrasts Russia's plan to provide unemployment, sickness, old age, and child bonuses with the belief that government burdens erode character and ambition. It notes Hungarian schoolgirls face navy middy uniforms as part of a Vienna-led campaign to curb youth moral decline.
The piece argues that temperament should not restrict career choice. A capable, industrious youth can succeed in various trades with effort and self belief. It urges prioritizing perseverance and salesmanship over belief in a single destined line.
The Ben Hur film, shot in Italy France and America with a four million dollar budget, debuts to a raucous crowd. The reviewer praises the spectacle and photography while noting Ramon Navarro’s portrayal as Judah and highlighting the sea battle and chariot race as standout moments.
At the Rialto today Gloria Swanson appears in Sadie Thompson with Lionel Barrymore as reformer Alfred Atkinson. Cast includes Charles Lane Florence Midgley James Marcus Will Stanton Sophia Artega. The film follows a tolerant drama of human souls in conflict amid an intolerant critic.
Aldermen Lindquist and O Leary attended the sewer committee meeting with Commissioner Walsh to inspect a 506 block South Warren sewer petition. No action was taken due to lack of numbers.
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