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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1925
Page
4
The piece argues state legislatures and Congress churn out laws yearly, often driven by lobbyists and politicians seeking to leave a personal mark. It notes 18 018 new laws among 40 986 bills in 1925, a 32 percent passage rate, and critiques boilerplate lawmaking and posturing amid disarray and misfires.
A editorial voice questions Representative Sol Bloom of New York proposing to relax immigration limits for foreign women cooks arguing cooks deserve protection like other industries. It notes Bloom’s push to legalize entry for cooks, contrasts with tariff protections, and raises views on resident status and policing headship, ending with a note on Florida basditry and cooks feeling outclassed.
Representative Hull of Tennessee urged congressional inquiry into the British colonial government allegedly manipulating the rubber market. He derided Britain as acting in bad faith and mockingly claimed it openly intends to collect four billion.
A column critiques a proposed congressional rubber probe tied to war debts and tariffs. It mocks Hazarding claims about England’s market actions, Trumpeting protectionism under Fordney MacCumber while noting Hoover’s influence. It warns against inflationary rhetoric and calls for disciplined policy over protest.
A Northern Montana weather note dismisses early signs of spring such as rattlesnakes, blooming pansies, and frogs as unreliable. It attributes winter arrival to actual cold, cites climate responsiveness of species, and mentions a California county fining drivers who race trains, with a remittance. Senator Cole Blease is noted for urging a vote while drinking.
The piece argues that federal judges once upheld high integrity and constitutional rights, but now face statutory constraints and heavy dockets. It claims courts resemble police stations, drawing riffraff and imposing skimped attention on important cases, while stressing that only strong judges endure.
Washington reports on Swiss engineer Jules Jaeger proposing a two jetty across the English Channel linking Calais to Deal with high cantilever bridges, a sheltered waterway canal, and rail roads. The project, costing up to 400 million, aims to bypass Dover currents and connect London to continental rail and water routes. England and France weigh tunnel versus bridge, with Britain wary of postwar control and foreign ownership. Felix Jules Meline, former French premier, dies in Paris at 47.
A humorous reader might enjoy Queer Judson by Joseph C. Lincoln while those seeking success pick The Life of Judge Garz by Ida ME Taebell. Wholesome fun comes from The Rim of the Fra by Fess Streeter Aldrich and travel intrigue from Temple Bells and Silver Sails by Elizabeth Crump Enders.
President Coolidge sent a Christmas greeting to Boy Scouts Lone Scouts and 4-H clubs praising unselfishness obedience and self-control. He recalls farm life and urges boys and girls to help others work hard at home and school, balance play and work, and develop respect patriotism and reverence to God for future leadership.
Melena high school glee club of 50 performed at the Placer hotel luncheon led by Miss Pauline Keene with Mrs Carrie Keil on piano. Students staged a playlet Sour Milk Turns Sweet and recitals by Oher Collinson and Raymond Johnson. Alice Heywood and Violet Mayberry acted in the Christmas star skit while Dr. Arthur Jordan attended as a guest.
Readers submit questions to The Independent Information Bureau in Washington seeking plain explanations. Topics include medical history, electric wires and birds, helium in dirigibles, Romani arrival in America, music at Oberammergau, and river sediment transport in the Mississippi system.
A fragmented, period-voiced summary notes Europe’s caricature of Americans, then shifts to U.S. film exports, a Mollywood made $8,500,000 picture, and $75,000,000 earned abroad. It mentions Colonel Williams Mitchell tests, Senate debates on prohibition, the marketing bill, Nickel Plate merger, a British rubber monopoly probe, southern representation on the ICC, and Pearl Harbor improvements urged by a Special House committee.
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