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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1925
Page
6
The piece criticizes Congress for failing to exempt pages from a 14 year compulsory schooling rule in Washington while debating an 18 year limit elsewhere. It portrays pages as unfairly treated, notes the district law's impact, and jokes about Congress and staff facing scrutiny amid other political lobbying and society intrigue.
Idaho Senator Borah, chair of the foreign relations committee, says Russia may offer to settle its prewar debt to the United States if Washington grants recognition and access to credit. He cites a New York dispatch noting J Barrett spoke at the opening session of a meeting in Buenos Aires.
The Pan American commercial congress denounces Bolshevik propaganda in South America aimed at turning opinion against the United States. Senator Borah backs the Soviet claims that debts will be paid, while emissaries in the region push anti U.S. sentiment. Texas papers resist Ma Ferguson’s stance and predict a historic election outcome.
The article notes Mennonites who fled Canada after World War I to settle in Mexico for land and religious freedom are returning due to crop failures and dwindling wealth. Many thousands sold holdings and migrated to the Rio Grande valley but now stream back, while those who stayed face potential prosecution in the Mitchell case.
Cities push for reapportionment of House seats under the 1920 census with administrations backing. current 433 seats based on 1910 census six years overdue. Montana likely unchanged. some states would gain or lose while total seats stay about the same. Urban population share exceeds representation. agitation in Washington for action this session.
Best Editorial of the Day from Sioux City Tribune argues the President’s push to government ownership of the Cape Cod canal clashes with Muscle Shoals policy. It notes Cape Cod as a private failure now pressed on taxpayers, while Muscle Shoals should be sold to private interests. Nebraska Senator Howell calls the Cape Cod plan scandalous.
Washington dispatch describes Alaska and the Aleutians as a vast geographic arc bridging north America to Asia. It notes the Bering Sea weight, Arctic routes for fur and blubber ships, and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes near Katmai. It details numerous volcanoes, bears, and a long volcanic chain tracing from Kamchatka to Sumatra and beyond.
The article discusses Katmai's eruption as a violent event in history and notes its unique, Asiatic connections within the Aleutian volcanology context. It describes the broader Alaska volcanic activity, the reactions of the geological survey teams, and recent findings near the Aniakehak crater as part of ongoing exploration of America’s powder magazine.
Prohibition debate advances in the senate while the treasury reports debt payments from seven nations. Mitchell court martial accelerates as it nears conclusion. Meyer Lissner resigns from the shipping board, received at the White House. House approves personal exemptions and income tax publicity repeal in the tax bill. Senator LaFollette joins the Republican fold yet vows an independent course. English chorus girls arrive with notes on butter, eggs, pork, and sausage.
Washington December 13 Senator Edge Republican of New Jersey argues the Volstead act is a failure and must be amended to improve general law violation conditions He proposes 275 per cent beer and easing physician liquor prescriptions plus amending the 18th amendment to allow regulated distribution under government supervision He warns of years needed for broad change but urges immediate steps to curb intolerable violations and make the act honest while not solving all issues The senator claims strong beverages are not truly intoxicating and contends enforcement failures undermine public peace and morals He cites surveys showing rising intoxication and widespread law violation demanding legal modification of the Volstead act.
In Yanceyville North Carolina a tiny overgrown rural cemetery hides the grave of Starling Gunn the first man to fire a cannon at the Battle of Yorktown and an eyewitness to Cornwallis surrender. The headstone is large but barely legible and the plot rarely visited. The grave’s historic note was once cited when the Daughters of the American Revolution requested soil from Yorktown to plant with Arlington soil.
Former secretary of war John W. Weeks appears tired and worried as he arrives in Buenos Aires for a health-related visit. The trip follows public concern over his wellbeing and roles in wartime leadership.
A Helena Independent information service offers inquiry replies for two cents in stamps. The text includes multiple Q and A items covering topics from paper money costs to natural gas production in 1924, musical keys, Coco Salo, naval air stations, gun designations, the Keeper of the Air Conservator, chestnut cold storage, and watch compasses.
The Navajo, a nomadic people of the Painted Desert, seek to improve wool for famed clan weaving. Crosses between Karakul and native sheep yield wool in tan to reddish brown shades. Traders sort off colors at trading posts while Navajo women weave world renowned blankets from natural hues. Artificial dyeing fails to match the natural wool's value and resistance.
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