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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
4
President Coolidge sticks to his order closing seven land offices in Montana. Towns pressed to exempt their communities, led by Helena and Missoula with Miles City following, but the record stands and the April deadline will reduce Montana to seven fewer offices.
The article argues Governor Erickson must pay Montana’s $3.5 million debt by any means, highlighting inheritance taxes from Senator Clark’s estate and other revenue sources. It questions whether Erickson knew the costs and defends paying the debt honestly, comparing citizens to merchants who accept payment.
Dave Lamb returns on No 3 from Scotland. Big Timber marks tenth anniversary with a large Angel cake in its pharmacy window. Mrs Hanson returns from California and stays with relatives before Melville homeward. Shrine club plans another car gift at rodeo. tickets sold at July 4 dance. District 26 Big Timber Canyon students Samuel Langhus Inga Langhus Olga Vik Chris Vik Christine Vik show perfect or strong attendance. Miss Ursal Wesland teaches.
In a Philadelphia Record summary the Washington move to ban tobacco is contrasted with early New England Puritan crackdowns. The Evening World cites 17th century acts from 1629 to 1647 that attempted medicinal planting limits and bans on smoking in barns and streets, all largely ignored as people smoked and debated in public.
A old statute on smoking in dining rooms remains on the books though rarely enforced. Hotels briefly tried to enforce it by banning thick cigarettes but arrests never followed. Pipe smoking in hotels could still trigger action if objected to, though the broader tobacco crackdown has failed to gain traction in Washington.
The Yellowstone River and select western Montana streams are banned from trout fishing year round and whitefish and ling may be caught, per a new bill. The rule may stay as is or be altered by the Fish and Game Commission at its annual meeting.
The Montana board of equalization considers a large inheritance tax on the Clark estate. Attorney W L Murphy cites an estimate of three to five million dollars, with settlement details likely delaying any payment for about a year. The Clark will references a state trust fund possibly for the historical library.
The commission announces a formal inquiry into U S railroad freight rates with focus on agricultural impact and regional discriminations. It will proceed gradually to develop facts, minimize delays and costs, and may issue decisions as the investigation progresses to ensure transportation of agricultural products at low lawful rates.
The Federal Council of Churches reports 30 states free from lynchings in 1924 with 10 states still unclean, while four lynchings occurred so far in 1925. The pamphlet cites historic highs and lows, noting 38 states free from lynching in 1924 and 39 in 1923.
Washington reports a favorable outlook for a 300 million dollar tax cut in fiscal 1926. Chairman Green of the Ways and Means Committee says the maximum surtax could drop to 25 percent and all other income rates may fall. He aims to have the new tax law in place for taxes due next year, marking a third consecutive year of reduced taxation. A 373 million dollar surplus is projected for 1926, with exact figures to be finalized by October 15 as drafting begins.
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