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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
7
Washington focuses on prohibition as the Wickersham commission urges enforcement reforms and Hoover seeks court, justice, and enforcement reorganizations. The Anti-Saloon League marks the tenth prohibition anniversary with plans for a $50 million war chest to defeat repeal efforts.
The House moves to push administration prohibition plans quickly while constitutional lawyers in both houses prepare to challenge a proposal allowing U S commissioners to handle petty cases. J Charles Linthicum emerges as House anti prohibition leader amid La Guardia’s bid to declare the Eighteenth Amendment inoperative.
On Thursday the Senate, by ten votes, rejected the Republicans' push for a higher sugar tariff. Senator Harrison of Mississippi secured a 1.76 cents per pound retention on Cuban sugar, adopted 48 to 38, while the finance committee proposed 2.20 cents and the House bill set 2.40. Western Independents allied with Democrats to defeat broad increases, and Borah of Idaho and Norris of Nebraska opposed the higher rate.
Governor Green acts on Arthur Wood's recommendation to commute five life terms to 7 to 15 years each, under the amended statute. A sixth sentenced inmate died in his cell. Also, Oscar Olander says state police will get fast cars with machine guns and tear bombs with bullet proof vests to curb Detroit Chicago rum running. A Rhode Island grand jury reports no indictment in the Black Duck coast guard slaying case.
Stimson and American delegates arrived in Plymouth and met with Prime Minister MacDonald before talks with French Premier Tardieu and Italian foreign minister Dino Grandi. MacDonald backs phased cuts rather than total abolition, aiming to trim battleships and submarines, while France and Italy favor global tonnage parity debates continue among all five delegations.
Delegates from the allies and Germany finalize sanctions questions at The Hague and draft two declarations. Germany agrees that a creditor nation may seek relief from the court of international justice if it wilfully defaults, allowing armed intervention or occupation as needed. The talks also set the Young plan timetable, reparation funding, and a moratorium with immediate payment on suspension end and a special committee to assess economic risk.
Chairman Caraway of the lobby investigating committee denounces tariff lobbyists especially in sugar interests as grafters fattening on credulous businessmen. He estimates sugar lobbyists have raised over 400000 to influence Congress, while the report finds no impropriety by the President.
Flooding rose through the Mississippi and Ohio valleys with farm land inundated and towns isolated. Southern Indiana suffered amid extreme cold and severe winter storms. Strong gales caused shipwrecks. about fifty deaths and many injuries were reported in England and northern Europe.
5 Bones Clark reports during a six week inspection trip in the Wei river district for the China International Famine Relief. He states thousands are dying daily from tannneal exposure and that two million may perish in months due to transportation difficulties and bandit fears.
The encyclical criticizes co-education and asserts church and family precedence in child education. It states the state may oversee military education for the common good but must avoid excess physical and military instruction. Issued amid tensions with Mussolini, it was translated worldwide and met with silence from Italian press, drawing a Vatican rebuke.
A report by Dr J S Abbott secretary of the Institute of Margarine Manufacturers shows U S margarine use last year reached 333 121 451 pounds, up from 294 699 289 pounds in 1928. Factors include lower prices, better public understanding, mass production and improved quality.
New York report shows Autostrop Safety Razor Co. tripled expected sales in its first month on the market as its three ad campaigns struck precision. Advertising manager Charles M. Pritzker said press prestige, eight years of research, and distinctive butterfly color packaging drove rapid dealer acceptance and strong performance of the conservative campaign.
The foundation publicizes an economical Sunday dinner for five at about $4.96. Main dish uses goose at 35 cents per pound, with a total of $2.60. Other items include consomme, celery, beets, rice stuffing, prune salad, rolls and margarine, coffee and cream, and pumpkin pie with costs listed. Nutritive value noted as adequate versus a cost of twenty dollars.
A playful census favors orange as a top choice among fruits. The article provides several orange centered recipes: Orange Puffs, Steamed Orange Pudding, and Orange Cake Filling with steps, ingredients, and serving suggestions.
The article reports that wild animals sense fear in humans beyond ordinary perception. It cites L G Holcrot claiming human brain gland excretions rise with fear, giving predators an advantage from this chemical signal.
The expression ship of state appears in Machiavelli's The Prince and later in Longfellow's Building of the Ship, illustrating how the metaphor travelled from political treatises to poetry.
Dayton factory data cited by Dillon Furniture shows Frigidaire now accounts for 1.8 million units, surpassing all other electric refrigerator brands combined. KE G Biechler announces 1929 sales up 25 percent from 1928 with optimistic 1930 projections and higher quotas.
A testimonial from Mrs. M. Gunn claims Adlerika cured years of gas from a baby food diet, letting her eat anything and sleep better. The ad promotes Adlerika as acting on both upper and lower bowels to remove unseen poisons and improve digestion, with Geo. M. Gosman draggist as distributor.
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