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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1930
Page
7
The text argues that most Americans favor evolution to revolution, trusting natural improvement through steady governance and political innovation. It claims production can speed up, except in governments, and defines a big executive as one who sells the office each afternoon before four o'clock.
A controversial comparison notes that the Flathead river power contract with a Montana company pays Indians far more than the Cheat river license terms in West Virginia. The editor cites figures showing 35 times higher royalties for Flathead, suggesting West Virginians gain less from local river rights. The piece warns against foreign or out-of-state interests securing cheap access and calls for careful scrutiny of public energy agreements.
A jumble of antiquated wedding customs notes veiling and rings as relics from ancient times. The piece cites Roman beliefs about the evil eye and ownership marks, then shifts to a Virginia teaching reform by Dr. Minor W. Thomas. It outlines a pay-for-learning scheme with tests, bonuses, and salaries tied to college education, claiming improved outcomes though data are anecdotal. It also briefly covers canned rabbit meat, a physician warning about bricklaying causing high blood pressure, liquor transport cautions, and fashionably fat acceptance trends.
The immigration system in operation in the United States aims to admit natives of other lands best fitted for American citizenship. It is not the government's intention to provide refuge for Europe s criminal and radical outcasts. The law seeks rapid assimilation without disrupting social political or economic order. Citizens may advocate lawful changes, but no one has the right to advocate war or violence.
The article outlines Italy’s push for a formal naval building truce with France as Mussolini speaks bellicosely on imperialism while France pursues peace diplomacy. It notes border tensions, Africa colony grievances, and privately negotiated gestures that could ease Europe’s naval deadlock amid hopes for a five power compact.
A quirky editorial warns parents to accept varied talents in their children while noting that poor pronunciation or geography knowledge does not doom future success. It mocks overemphasis on classical form, and argues real ability manifests in practical, everyday skills and later life achievements.
A compilation of pithy maxims attributed to religious figures warning about power without responsibility education without labor love for work and conscience betrayal. It cautions against judging from one side of a dispute and sympathizing with self pity while urging accountability and consistency in faith and action.
The piece discusses rising unemployment pressure while employment shifts from agriculture to manufacturing and other sectors. It cites Dr Dana Durand and a Scripps Foundation study, noting that agriculture now employs about 22 percent versus 72 percent in 1820, with mechanization altering work rhythms and prompting broader changes in how Americans earn a living.
The article outlines a shift from farming to factory work and trade, noting 1929 figures with 28.61 percent in manufacturing versus 12.16 in 1920, and 28.9 percent employed in trade and transportation totaling 13.65 million. It contrasts rural self-sufficiency with modern retail, transportation, and services, and cites growth in professionals and personal service workers, highlighting changing employment patterns and the rise of nonproductive trades.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports 1929 diphtheria rates lower than 1924 in 15 large New England cities and improvements across the country. New Haven Cambridge Hartford and Bridgeport posted gains while Newark and Nashville showed declines, with San Francisco Los Angeles and Seattle maintaining relatively low rates amid regional trends.
This column presents a set of Q and A items from The Helens Independent Internation Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin. It covers topics from song authorship and immigration statistics to Amy Johnson biography, place names, rock types, Civil War counts, railroad earnings, Statue of Liberty history, and finger waving chemistry.
Amid government program turmoil, the president reduces personal salary in a bid to set example. Officials note cost-cutting measure reflects broader fiscal strain and austerity drive affecting national budgets and public services.
In Los Angeles on June 12 Judge Aggeler dismissed charges against 23 Brianess men in the Julian Petro m corporation case for conspiracy to commit anmy due to insufficient evidence. The district attorney motion was granted, ending most prosecutions tied to the Julien company wrecking with $190,000,000 in back values from May 1927.
Los Angeles June 12 Mrs Walburge Oestetraleh and her alleged lover Otto Sankuber face separate trials for the murdered husband of a Milwaukee manufacturer. The widow sought to sever the cases citing insanity pleas and risks of prejudice. Odsterreich and Sankhyker appeared in court. bond set at 50,000 with renewal.
Chisago June 13. Population today was reported at 3,573,754, up 672,040 from 1920. The decade rise to 1980 saw 616,422 gain as the city edges toward a third million amid global political and social turmoil.
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