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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
4
Coming from Norway to Big Timber at eighteen with fifteen cents and no English he built a life as a laborer, landowner and stockman. He earned trust and honors through hard work, ability and honesty. Sweet Grass county honors him after more than forty years there.
The Montana State Taxpayers Association backs a bill requiring counties to publish commissioners proceedings. It shifts from may to shall, aiming to inform taxpayers without courthouse visits. Sweet Grass counts already publishes regularly. Yellowstone Park Gallatin would be affected if enacted.
Chief Justice Floyd E. Thompson of the Illinois Supreme Court, addressing the Illinois Bankers Association, argues that society must treat criminals as enemies and apply punishment to deter crime, urging judges to dedicate full time to court duties and defend reforms to punishment including abolishing fixed prison terms in murder cases.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes the Senate approved raises for legislators cabinet members but stalled on federal judge pay to 15000. It argues higher federal salaries would attract capable judges and reduce political influence in selections, citing comparisons with New York and Illinois courts. It includes quotes from Silas Strawn on the issue and notes opposition in judiciary committees.
A historical proposal argues banning concealed weapons for non officers. It requires court orders to carry, affidavits from two householders, newspaper notice, and a $5,000 bond. Dealers must not display or sell to unpermitted individuals and must report sales within 24 hours. First offenses face local detention, later offenses penitentiary.
A blast at a Philadelphia oil barge exploded 150000 gallons of crude oil at the municipal disposal plant killing two and injuring six. A Baltimore and Ohio train on a nearby bridge raced to safety as windows shattered and oil swept the Schuylkill River though its passengers escaped unharmed.
Senator Wheeler of Montana appeared before the District of Columbia grand jury probing government land transactions tied to Campbell and associates. Counsel said the inquiry into leases of government lands was near completion and Wheeler vowed to answer questions fully after waiving immunity if requested.
President Coolidge urged gradual retirement of federal inheritance tax arguing it amounts to fiscal confiscation when combined with state levies. Representative Green defended the tax saying its removal would undermine state and local taxation, while noting credits offset state taxes and suggesting potential income tax reductions next session.
Misoula reports a proposed Washington-to-Washington highway as a new name for the Yellowstone Trail. Seattle and other Washington interests back the plan linking Washington to Pittsburg Chicago Twin Cities Fargo Bismarck Glendive Butte Missoula Wallace Spokane and the coast. R T Spaulding cites how the change would alter traffic patterns away from South Dakota.
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