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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
8
Turbulent Chicago faction fights link gangs and politics in a clash among rival candidates. Civil disputes extend to national issues with flood control plans, naval appropriations, Teapot Dome testimony, and Mexican oil regulation shaping Senate inquiries and policy directions.
Delegates and campaigns shift as Longden gains in Missouri and Minnesota votes while Hoover faces resistance in Ohio Indiana and New Jersey. Senate approves flood control bill for the lower Mississippi at $825 million, easing local contribution requirements amid Coolidge reservations.
The House Committee on Agriculture approved a revised McNary Tangen farm relief bill by a 15 to 6 vote. It mirrors the McNary plan by enabling marketing agreements with co operatives for surplus crops and uses an equalization fee to cover losses only if price stabilization fails after government loans. The measure loosens farm board appointment restrictions and addresses objections from the Coolidge veto of the prior plan.
German pilots Captain Koehl Baron von Huenefeld and Arthur Spindler left Berlin secretly and reached Baldonnes near Dublin in safety. They await favorable weather for the transatlantic leg in the Junkers Bremen. They may head to New York if ice forms on wings. Colonel Lindbergh leaves Washington for Lexington Kentucky. He plans a possible around the world trip under State Department auspices and a larger Spirit of St Louis type plane is being built in San Diego.
Secretary of Labor Davis told the Senate that January employment by wages or salaries was 1,874,050 fewer than 1925. He cited floods in the Mississippi valley and New England, the Florida tornado, and ongoing coal-field unrest as causes, prompting Democrats to challenge the figures and claim unemployment nearer four to five million.
Mia 388 reports that dictator Pilsudski confronted hard-boiled Communists when the new parliament opened. Police were called and the sitting suspended. Opposition elected Dashinski as speaker by 206 to 140, sparking fears of another coup in Warsaw.
Pore PIOUS denounces Fascist youth indoctrination and attacks Catholic Centralists. Mussolini’s ministers announce a decree to ban Catholic Scouts and to establish Ballilla as the sole authorized youth group in Italy, signaling state control of youth education.
Agnes Polish Reichle is visiting relatives in Butte. The trip highlights family ties and local travel.
Christ Reiber begins a new residence on Rock Creek with Willis Wright directing the carpenter work. Julius Hartwig Sr and Joe Wample spent last week repairing the upper road nearby.
O. B. Stearns and sons completed a contract for grading a section of the new federal highway on Tuesday. Pioneer Construction company will spend about a month more graveling and finishing the road. The following people shipped car loads of potatoes to Butte last week Christ Reiber J C Ferguson and Rudolph Polish.
Mrs Maggie Bryan and her children and Miss Miriam Rouse spent Saturday and Sunday in Dillon. J Lambson has taken charge of the Woods Livestock Company's ranch on Rock Creek.
Polly the 70 year old African parrot once belonging to Benjamin Harrison when he was in the White House now lives with John A. Metcalf of Omaha. The bird, said to be at least 80 in that period, recalls the presidential master’s sayings including "The President" and "where is that boy Rob" and responds to "that Russian" when visitors arrive.
Mrs Charley Depew traveled from Manhattan on Saturday to visit her husband employed by the Pioneer Construction Company. Nick Adders has installed a filling station to serve customers with gas.
Miss Catherine Tadovich returned home Monday after spending several weeks visiting in Butte. Ernest Waters moved to the Henry Lehman ranch which he had purchased several weeks ago.
A large crowd gathered at the Verbance home on Saturday to felicitate the newlyweds Mack Poole and Caroline Verbance formerly Miss Caroline Verbance. After cheering the couple and enjoying refreshments, dancing continued into a late hour as friends wished the couple a happy married life.
Lincoln Nebraska report tells of Joan Getz who has been sightless from birth due to optic nerve injury. While listening to the radio a sudden flash of light produced by the music allowed her to see for the first time in eighteen years.
At assembly Miss Lucy H. Carson announced the Moroni Olson players will stage Can dica at the college auditorium on April 9 and 10. Next Tuesday’s assembly will feature the music department. Spokane hosts the Inland Empire Education association where Normal college staff share leadership with Miss Vivian Robe as music section chair, joined by Dr. S. E. Davis and others visiting Kalispell Somers and Columbia Falls for school engagement.
From the training school those at tending the Inland Empire Education association are Mary Egan and Helen Mae Smith.
An old advertisement touts Foley Pills as a diuretic to improve urinal flow and cleanse wastes. It claims renewed energy and appetite, urging men and women to try the remedy sold by George M. Gosman, successor to Potts the druggist.
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