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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
1
London June 5 AP The Epsom Derby produced a turning point for many who never saw a horse race. Trigo won the derby stakes earning $126,000 in prize money as Walter Gay placed and Brienz also showed.
Naples reports the lava flow on Mount Vesuvius eased in volume but quickened in speed, threatening Barre and Pagani near Terzigno. More than 200 homes destroyed, thousands displaced, and several students injured while fleeing near the crater and finding safety at the Veauvian observatory.
Washington June 5 The farm relief conference committee accepted a bill agreeable to President Hoover by removing the export debenture plan. Senate and House action likely next week with hopes to send to the White House before Saturday. The House expected to approve without delay, while the Senate debated debentures before voting. Norris and Smith dissented, seeking a House vote on debentures. McNary and Haugen expressed confidence the measure would pass swiftly and be effective. The act would create a federal farm board of nine members and set salaries for eight appointees at 12 000 a year.
Chief Spurzem and Officer James King arrested Jos Thompson and C A Badalot for burglary at the Tomcheck soft drink shop in Winston. Ed Benny, the fourth suspect, held at city jail, to be taken to Townsend. Loot included two slot machines, 5000 cigarettes and candy valued over 200 dollars. Reine Levanes linked to the crime. later captured. Sheriff Aherwood to transport suspects to Townsend. Thompson and Saddler jailed.
Fatalities from Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Wyoming reach five with two deaths in Lander and one in the Shoshone district. James Dorsey, 55, died after a tick bite near Hailey, and Alfonso Espisone, Mexican formerly of New Mexico, died from the same cause. A Shoshone district death was not named. Two serious tick cases are being treated at Lander hospital. Jack Crandall, 70, was noted in a separate line about fortunes and favorites.
Eddie Cassler a 16 year old Chicago boy withstood five hours of questioning about Miss C ameola Souter’s murder. He maintained he knew nothing. authorities say he lied at times and helped his mother hide the body. The coroner notes possible involvement by Mrs. Cassler. Continued on Page Two.
Cheyenne Wyoming faces rising flood danger after a small creek swelled, killing a woman and causing property damage. A second flood risk came from a cloudburst 15 miles northwest, with fire sirens and locomotives sounding to evacuate residents. Evacuation orders and warnings spread as water neared the city, with over 200 hoses damaged and many homes potentially swept away.
London June 5 AP Ramsay MacDonald the labor prime minister of England accepted from King George at Windsor Castle the mission to form a new government and submitted cabinet names. He may take foreign affairs, a key post, as rumor swirls in political circles about the second MacDonald ministry. The interview was brief and simple. ministers will surrender seals Friday and new ministers attend Saturday to receive seals. MacDonald plans rest at Lossiemouth after forming the government.
In Kansas City on June 5 a weary cat imprisoned in a padlocked saloon stirs a legal standoff. Federal agents closed the place May 24 under a temporary restraining order, leaving the cat inside while authorities seek ownership and custody details from the building owner.
Los Angeles dispatch says narcotic pellets were found in Mrs Virginia Patty’s apartment as detectives pursue William Tallman aboard the Admiral Benson for her murder. Police report a brown suit and clothing in a suitcase tied to the crime with jealousy named as the motive.
Fremont Nebraska AP report identifies Roy Whitcomb of Gallaway as the pilot killed when a Bessmer monoplane crashed two miles west of Fremont during a stunt. A farmer said the motor failed and the plane went down from a low altitude.
Atlanta announces Clark C. Griffith will acquire the Atlanta Southern Association baseball club from R. J. Spiller in a deal effective June 14. The transfer includes Spiller Park, central Atlanta real estate, the pool and bath houses, concessions, and all related park property valued by Spiller at about $750,000 pending title investigations.
In Springfield, the Illinois Senate voted 28 to 21 to reject a bill that would repeal the state daylight enforcement law, subject to reference. The measure had previously passed the House.
Pope Pius XI in an open letter to Cardinal Gasparri says he is displeased by Mussolini's May 1 and May 25 speeches urging ratification of the Lateran accords. He calls the remarks worse than heretical and notes a rift between fascist Italy and the Holy See. He defends church education authority and its role as Italy’s state religion while stressing mutual respect for sovereignty.
Two high school girls Marvel Smith and Mary Martell face custody amid a case accusing John Mantz alias Johnnie Lindale of criminal assault. Martell, 18, is held under juvenile delinquency rules. Smith, 17, is in state custody. Mantz and an accomplice were arrested days ago after the victim, an orphan, testified to authorities. The district court information filed by Assistant County Attorney Arthur P. Heywood charges Mantz with criminal assault, carrying a potential long state prison term.
Frank Jordan, a Minneapolis native and Villanova graduate, was elected athletic director of Great Falls High School by the school board. He previously served as an assistant to Harry Stuhldreher at Villanova during the season 60 190R and succeeds Myron J. Carr as coach. details of the appointment were announced tonight.
Walter Morrison a 55 year old Butte police officer faces first degree murder charges after a bar room shooting that killed William Doughlass Jr 23 of Philadelphia. Witnesses say Morrison shot Doughlass without warning and appeared intoxicated. Doughlass who had lived in Butte three years is survived by his father mother and a brother. Morrison a 22 year veteran married with three daughters.
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