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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1925
Page
1
In Chicago a dramatic gun battle left three men dead or dying and two police officers seriously wounded. Policeman Willm Sweeney captured two surviving gangsters singlehanded after a 60 mile an hour chase led to a wrecked car. Police launched a broad drive to arrest gangland associates as 6,000 officers hunted in the wake of the deadly encounter.
Dr John Galen Locke grand dragon of Colorado Ku Klux Klan sits in Denver county jail for contempt of court over failure to produce financial records for federal tax inquiry. Judge Symes ordered imprisonment after missing ledgers and vanished records. Governor Morley visited Locke at the jail. A marshal had guarded Locke since Tuesday while a cordon surrounded Judge Symes' home.
By Associated Press. Washington June 13. Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday. Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions expect considerable cloudiness and probably occasional showers, cooler Monday or Tuesday, with warmer conditions toward the end of the week.
In Daston Tennessee on June 13 Associated Press reports Judge J L God ney defense counsel filed a motion in circuit court to quatch the indictment against Professor John T Scopes Rhea county high school teacher charged with violation of the Tennessee anti evolution law The motion argues the act violates state and federal constitutions and contends there is no legislative warrant for delegating such power to courts and juries The jury for the Scopes case will be selected July 6 at the Rhea county court meeting.
Dessert Hubbard of Michigan, last to compete for the university, smashed the world record in the running broad jump at Stagg Field Chicago. His leap measured 25 feet 10.78 inches, hailed by experts as a mark that may stand for all time amid a standout national collegiate track and field performance.
Washington reports the forest service will seek approval from Secretary Jardine for a broad plan to enlarge recreational uses across national forests. The proposal envisions 150 forests covering 157 million acres equipped to protect visitors and property while coordinating recreation with timber, water flow, and forage goals. County and private camps, schools, and simple public camp grounds would be continued and expanded.
Four men attempted a raid on Central Savings bank branch and were captured after a gunfight that killed Patrolman Casimir Naltszewski and wounded a 12 year old boy named Anthony Antonesolowski. The group recovered about $27 000. Suspects were Arthur Machus 22 Chicago Stanley Wykowski 24 Chicago Stanley Polulski and John Podulski Detroit.
By Associated Press Butte June 13 Gertrude Merzlak three years old fatally burned in the kitchen of her home. Her mother returned from a neighbor's house to find the child's clothing ablaze. The girl, reaching for matches, pulled a chair to the wall near the stove and took them from a small box.
Chicago June 13 AP report on the murder trial of William D. Shepherd where nine witnesses testified over two hours. Defense objections were overruled and chief counsel William Scott Stewart challenged the judge while pleading for a document exhibit.
After learning of the board of examiners action, Governor Erickson called an immediate meeting upon his return from St Paul. He moved to rescind the prior decision and secured approval from the governor and secretary of state, while the attorney general voted against the motion. The controversy centers on the postmaster appointment and who should be recommended.
Sidney Nova Scotia June 13 Associated Press reports looting of stores run by the British Empire Steel corp resumed after a day of quiet as strike action spread to Cape Breton coal mines. Company police said they could not intervene while the military remained idle.
A reader asks staff to call 491 or 492 and have the Independent circulation forward the paper during a vacation. The note highlights Jim Williams' humorous cartoon Out Our Way as essential reading for a complete trip.
Montrose Colorado June 13 An AP report says Otto Pye 40 is charged by warrant with slaying his sister Lithan Fye 31 found dead in the burned Fye cabin near Log Hill Mesa The coroner's inquest ruled death by a blow prior to cremation and an unknown assailant. Pye remained at large as ranchers and others prepare to hunt for him in the heavily timbered district near Ouray and Molne awaiting funeral arrangements for Lithan Fye while efforts to locate Otto continue.
New York reports Lady Darwin, daughter-in-law of Charles Darwin, on the Scopes trial. She says she believes men may be smoking themselves as evolution remains contested. Darwin's party sails today aboard the Cunard Caronia for England.
The district attorney said Dr. Thomas W. Young admitted killing his wife Grace Young, a wealthy society matron missing since February, and disclosed the body’s secret location. Officers rushed to his Kingsley Drive home as the rich widow’s estate and guardianship fight loom in court.
Justice Russell Benedict refused to approve the incorporates for a society named Werchnedneprowsker saying the title was un American and improper as a foreign place name with no indication the organizers are natives of that place. The decision blocks the Progressive society name and certification.
A Shanghai dispatch reports rioting wrecked the British and Japanese consulates at Kiu-Kiang and burned the Japanese shipping firm Nisshin Kaisha and firms But terheld and Swire. The Brush consulate was saved as looters plundered other foreign properties while Chinese troops restored order after Japanese naval aid arrived. Thao-Riang lies on the Yangtze about 142 miles from Hankow with 60 000 residents.
Mexico City June 13. Foreign Minister Aaron Saenz said that when Kelloggs statement on United States relations is received in Mexico it will be answered by President Calles rather than the foreign office. The exchange follows Washington's remarks on bilateral ties.
Two tornadoes touched down in Central Dodge County Iowa this afternoon causing substantial property damage. Initial reports indicate no fatalities, but several people sustained minor injuries and emergency crews respond to the scene.
Washington officials witnessed a private test of C Francis Jenkins's radio eye, an apparatus that projects distant objects onto a screen. A cross appeared in a light beam at a naval station, with revolving mirrors and flash sequences forming still images for a photo electric cell.
New York’s theater district was spared by four defense planes and five attacking aircraft in the first aero sham battle over the city. Times Square crowds watched as 14 planes looped above diners and hotels while radio messages and photographers reported the mock combat. The event, staged by the twenty seventh division air service of the New York National Guard, advertised an air meet opening next Saturday with spirited maneuvers and simulated bombardment to create a vivid illusion for spectators.
June 13 report from Sofia states a military tribunal announced death sentences for six Bulgars connected to the Sveti Kralca cathedral bombing in April and the related communist disorders. Four have already been hanged for the cathedral outrage in which 160 people were killed.
Los Angeles reports Charles Chaplin plans a business trip to New York and London at month end. He will be absent about eight weeks and his wife Mrs Chaplin, formerly Lita Grey, will not accompany him.
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