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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1926

Page

4

Dictator Needed in France Said by Dr Wiley

Dr. B F Wiley and Mrs Wiley returned from four and a half months abroad where they heard thoughtful French men call for a dictator to stabilize conditions in France. They cited factional politics and slow improvement, contrasting with Mussolini in Italy and noting Britain’s handling of the London strike. They toured the Mediterranean and various lands, and he recovered from the flu after the voyage.

Mussolini Italy France B. F. Wiley Mrs. Wiley London Bend Mediterranean Constantinople

Readings by Mis Strobach Draw Large Presbyterian Audience

Miss Nettina Strobach of Inter Mountain Union College gave a series of readings from The Servant of the House in the Presbyterian church last night. A large and appreciative audience attended. The college literary societies will hold their last meetings of the present year.

Nettina. Strobach Intermountain Union College Presbyterian Church

Paulson Visits Old State Official in Montana

Paulson former assistant secretary of state fair visits in Montana with his wife for a few days. They camped in the mountains northeast of Helena, panned gold, photographed Kedake pictures, and plan to return to Milwaukee to continue advertising work. Paulson notes Montana fair’s paying basis and legalization of horse racing.

B. J. Paulson Ensign Milwaukee Mr. Paulson Kian- van Peterson-Dunlap-Younggreen, Inc Paulson Helena Faulson Montana

Wool Rate Dispute on Through Routes and Rates

Washington June LAP The Interstate Commerce Commission revisits a five year old wool rate case. The examiner tentatively finds no public need for through routes or joint rail water rates for wool and Mohair moving from interior western points via Pacific ports to Boston and Atlantic ports. The report notes existing West of 100th meridian or within 1200 miles via coast ports and canal rates are not unreasonable. It also cites lack of joint rail and water rates on any commodity via Pacific ports and Panama Canal and that not all lines handling wool shipments are parties to the proceeding.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Pacific Coast Panama Canal Boston North Atlantic 100Th Meridian Pacific Canal

Source of Life Lies in Action of Oxygen

Philadelphia June 11 Heat in the human body is produced by the action of oxygen on phosphorus according to Dr C E De M Sajous professor of endocrinology at the University of Pennsylvania He said at the American Therapeutic Society convention that oxygen acting on phosphorus releases heat and maintains the body temperature Lecithin in cells contains phosphorus and sparks heat when oxygen acts on it

Philadelphia C E. de M. Sajous University of Pennsylvania American Therapeutic Society

Leprosy case on ship that brought Swedish prince

A crew member on the Swedish American liner Xripholm, which brought the Crown Prince of Sweden to New York, was found to have nodular leprosy and was deported yesterday on the Drot tingholm. The detection followed an intimate physical examination protested by the crew of the Paris. The man is a Sweden resident who had lived in Brooklyn.

New York Sweden Paris Brooklyn

Pine Creek dance hall closed after stabbing incident

John Short hill owner of Pine Creek dance hall announced it will be closed to dancing until further notice following a knife attack that left Hailey Allen wounded after a fistfight with Leslie Purdue. Short hill aims to keep the venue orderly and may request a deputy on future dance nights to enforce sobriety and entry rules.

Shorthill

Local notes from Watson area June detailing visits and travel

Earl Johnson departed for Townsend after prospected ten days in the area. Forest Ranger Charles Thompson will spend days at Dry Range boundaries for the forest service. Roads remain rough. requests for repairs to Broadwater and Meagher county commissioners. Social events include Mrs Watson hosting guests and C C Diehl moving to Beaver. Frank Bingham returned from Helena on business. Latetia Watson stayed at Leslie Watson's.

Schol RB. Robinson J Giles T. W. Edwards Ion Broadwater Meagher Frank Bingham Helena Latetia Watson Leslie Watson Tester P Rack Creek Beaver Flats

High Wind Fuels Major Montana Forest Fire

A strong afternoon wind drove flames south of Avery on the St Joe forest into dry timber, destroying half a mile of trenches as the largest blaze in the district this year continued to spread. About 600 acres burned near Quinn on the Lola forest, a Humbatt Lumber camp perished as the Grouse creek fire spread yesterday.

Missoula Avery St. Joe Forest Russell Quinn Lola Forest Humbatt Lumber Company Grouse Creek

Northern Pacific seeks to abandon Boulder Elkhorn branch

In Washington on June 11 the Northern Pacific railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon a 22 mile branch from Hyndman to Queen Siding in Jefferson county Montana. The line known as the Boulder Elkhorn branch served a mining area whose mines are said to be exhausted. The Philippines supply one third of the world Copra.

Washington Hyndman Queen Siding Jefferson County Montana Interstate Commerce Commission Northern Pacific Railway Boulder-Elkhorn

Hope to Cause Rain Through Use of Plane

In Hartford on June 11 a DeHaviland aircraft flown by Jamies Lt. Dennison and Sgt. S. D. Davis released a negative electrical charge at 3,000 feet over ten square miles. The treated air became cloud free and nearby clouds dispersed, with rain expected to fall from the dispersal area on a forthcoming cloudy day.

Hartford Conn Wethersfield Jamies Dennison S. D. Davis DeHaviland

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