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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1925
Page
6
A long critique blends tales of a milk dog named Shep with calls to broaden the Industrial Accident board. It proposes dog compensation, inspectors, and levies on owners, automakers, and carriers, plus a constitutional amendment and government bid reforms to lower public construction costs.
Secretary of Interior Work calls for bidding on federal construction to boost efficiency and curb wasteful cost overruns. He argues that the current force account method raises final costs and reduces economy, benefiting taxpayers by reducing excessive initial estimates and mismanagement. The suggestion would change how government projects are awarded nationwide.
Federal court in Helena issued twenty decrees favoring government abatement in liquor violation cases after a year of steady action by Prohibition Director Lusk, U S District Attorney, and federal agents. Montana led four-state division with ninefold more decrees than Washington, Oregon, or Idaho, reflecting aggressive enforcement. Officers close nuisance locations by sealing plants for a year rather than jail terms, signaling strong effort to curb illicit liquor traffic.
A New York World editorial mockingly critiques Senator Hiram Johnson and other Republicans for pressuring the State Department to release the Dawes Plan reparation text. It lampoons hijack symbolism to question loyalty and unity, urging decisive foreign policy support and critiquing party leaders who undermine the President.
Washington observes the abrupt resignation of Charles Evans Hughes after a turbulent tenure as Secretary of State. The era saw record turnover among ambassadors and ministers, widespread use of special missions, and a shift toward business leaders as diplomats in Washington, reshaping international relations and paving the way for new arrangements at reparations talks.
The W C T U plans to introduce a bill in the Montana legislature to repeal the druggists prescription act. Bootleggers respond with loud cries of hear hear as the move is discussed in Missoula.
A Sofia-One communist was killed at a New York meeting as three policemen were wounded during a raid on a communist printing operation. The event occurred amid high international tension over the French fleet. No regular diplomat was involved, and a secret journal raid was noted.
The article notes a shift in Washington from genteel diplomacy to diplomats with strong business and financial credentials. Montagu Norman meets with New York Fed officials as British and other ambassadors like Count Caetani and Otto Wiedfeldt illustrate a trend begun by Britain in wartime. They seek active roles beyond ceremonial duties.
The senate debated the French war debt and recommended seating Senator Mayfield of Texas. Hoover pledged aid for rebuilding the Louvain library campaign. Opposition grew to Attorney General Stone's Supreme Court confirmation. Naval oil indictments motion heard in D C court. The interstate commerce commission favored lowering railroad loan interest. Indian affairs chief Burke asked to drop maladmin charges. U S and Netherlands agreed to arbitrate Palmas island sovereignty. Warren nomination to attorney general delayed by a Montana senator.
The Butte Post reports bills at the Montana statehouse proposing that state bank presidents be Montana residents. Senators from counties with known banking woes sponsor the measure, though it does not target principal institutions in Butte. The paper notes potential local interest if provisions require ward residency for bank cashiers and limit ownership of cars by janitors, as part of broader reform against non resident management.
Paris officials emphasize welcoming foreign tourists with no hindrance while tightening controls on refugees. Interior Minister Camille Chautemps proposes a temporary hotel document to replace identity cards for visitors and warns that noncompliant refugees risk losing residency identity papers if income and other taxes are not proven.
In Lexington South Carolina on January 21 14 year old Asbury Wessinger was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his aunt Mrs Lina Wessinger committed last September He confessed striking his aunt with an axe and said he did so in anger over the loss of a pen knife He also struck three other children with an axe handle but they survived Judge J Henry Johnson offered options of county chain gang or state penitentiary The boy’s mother collapsed in court
A condensed reader quiz column lists questions and succinct answers on topics from Wembley exposition visitor counts to the largest earth dam in Vermont. It covers Royal beacons in Britain, Dickens family details, colonial transport ships like the Mayflower era vessels, and the reasoning behind right hand traffic in America.
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