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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
1
Washington says James Thomas Heflin Jr, son of Alabama senator, was arrested for operating a vehicle under narcotic influence after colliding with a truck on Pennsylvania Avenue. He posted $1,000 bond and is due in court tomorrow. he was examined at a hospital before charges were filed.
The senate clash between wets and drys spotlights the Valehead act enforcement issue. Senator Glass accuses administration of submerging prohibition in the inquiry, while Senator Brookhart urges action and defends agents amid killings. Copeland condemns enforcement zeal. Jones defends Hoover’s stance delivered in New York.
London June 19 AP discussion of Ambassador Charles Dawes speech at the Pilgrims dinner and his views on disarmament drew no adverse criticism. The praise for Premier MacDonald’s diplomacy and hopes for improved Anglo American relations gave the new government an enthusiastic send off, while some papers warned of theatricality in his leadership. Washington remained reticent as international approval appeared strong.
A farmers sighting of a following car and bloodstains in an abandoned vehicle raise belief the Ronan bank robbers had a second vehicle and may still be in the Mission mountains. Sheriff Needham and forest rangers urged vigilance as locals speculated on an accomplice and wounded robber.
AP reports hundreds killed across Cameroons and West Equatorial Africa after unprecedented rains. Ninety percent of cattle killed and half the houses washed away. The town is under water except for the cantonment where 15 000 have taken refuge.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports two Army men died when a reserve officer and a regular officer were killed as their plane spiraled from 1000 feet and crashed at Rodgers field. Victims named Captain Willan J Snyder and Captain Harry J Lairenty.
In Chicago June 19 AP coroner Dr. Herman Bundesen and toxicologist Dr. Ralph W. Webster weighed food poisoning as likely cause for the Markowski children deaths. They noted no traces of known poisons in two older kids and suggested a possible intestinal infection. Surviving children Richard aged 6 and Doris 17 months face poor prospects, while Lorraine, 3, died last night.
In Bogota on June 9 an AP report notes a cave-in in a tunnel under construction that killed fifteen people and injured fifteen more. Names hint at victims include Abes swore Tajur Stoday and Flow and Luis Candioni. Two Polish railway workers were decapitated in the incident.
Berlin dispatch reports President Von Hindenburg recovering from illness while on holiday in East Prussia. The Wolff News Agency relays a statement from direct inquiries asserting he is enjoying the best health, easing fears of a lingering ailment.
Congress recessed for vacation after a tense final session. Majorities remained to maintain quorum as administration bills stalled. A French debt bill sped through both houses, while Hoover’s proposed transfer of prohibition agencies to Justice was shelved amid wit and chatter.
A Sixth and Ninth Avenue elevated train collision between West 112th and 113th streets in New York killed one guard and injured many, two seriously. Debris dropped onto the street as fire units worked to rescue the injured. The North avenue five car train halted near Death Curve above 110th Street prior to entering York Street station. power was shut off and the line tied up.
Tiltzs Diltz, the more talkative of two youths, tells how they stole two cars from Billing, took companions Katherine Ridgeway and Loona Swartz into custody in Ryegate, and planned trips amid arson and evasion. police continued inquiry into the teenagers and their movements from Harlowton to Hobson.
Actress May McAvoy applied for a license to wed Maurice G Cleary 31 a Los Angeles investment broker. The ceremony was set for next Wednesday at a Beverly Hills church as reported in Los Angeles on June 19 AP.
At Le Bourget June 19 AP dispatch says French aviators De Marinier and Maureau suffered engine trouble while attempting a nonstop distance record. After 41 hours and 17 minutes in the air they landed, having covered about 4,032 miles, short of the 4,791 miles by Ferrarin and Del Prete from Rome to Natal, Brazil, set last year.
Brussels June 9 Twelve persons including four girls were killed in a railway disaster near Grammant Maing express carrying factory workers and miners collided with a local train. One passenger car was smashed both engines toppled and the mail car cut in. Five died outright and three more, including a girl to be married Saturday, died later of injuries.
River Forest Illinois June 19 Officials of the 34th triennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Missouri synod criticized efforts to abolish the fourth penalty and oppose coddling criminals. Dr J Protenhauer urged vigorous, true Biblical teaching and firm stance amid predicted student sectarian unrest between fundamentalists and modernists.
Fmmet White, a border customs agent, waived preliminary examination on a second degree murder charge and was bound over to district court in Minnesota to await grand jury action for the killing of Henry Virkkula on June 8. County Attorney Murdhart said no special grand jury was planned, with the next regular session in October. transfer to federal court not yet decided. He noted federal methods have been too severe and stressed local enforcement against illegal firearm use at the border.
At a Pemere near EL Paco Texas on Tuesday two men were killed or died later, while about 15 others were overcome by fumes. Cattle sheep and chickens perished along the path of the gas. Origin unclear. one report cited a broken gas main. Naval gas from Lew county fields had been turned into the main line shortly before. About 20 people were affected. some recovered quickly and avoided hospitalization.
John D. Ryan chairman of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company said in New York that the remainder of the year looks very good and that no further output increases appear necessary. He spoke on his return from Europe and noted the copper industry remains strong with favorable prospects.
Relief from northeasterly winds brings little relief to the mid-Atlantic and New England as the seventh day of a heat wave ends. Cities from Boston to Philadelphia report only gradual cooling while schools close in Springfield and Lawrence Massachusetts as forecasters warn of possible thunderstorms.
The Lindberghs attended the first tests of a $150000 safety competition funded by the Guggenheim fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. Val Lindbergh made the initial entry with Larry Guggenheim as passenger, after which Myer and his wife observed from the hangar as officials discussed safer, more marketable aircraft.
Lewiston Tribune reports a congressional committee will visit July 2 for talks on completing the Lewes and Clark highway from hero to Missoula. Members include L J Dickinson Tow E H Wasson John W Summers I J Buchanan and John N Sandlin with Maj Roy Stanet noted. The 35 mile western link could cost about 1 400 000 and shorten travel from Montana to Portland and Puget Sound ports.
In San Francisco on June 1, postal inspectors arrested the Polish priest Revd Stanislaus Prayhysy after finding a cancelled postage stamp on a letter. He was released on $1,000 bail and is to be arraigned before US Commissioner Ernest Williams tomorrow.
Alliance Nebraska reports a bizarre incident as Act Shipley, a retired rancher, was seated for a smoke when an explosion occurred and a bullet pierced his hat and lodged in the ceiling. Authorities note misfired .22 cartridges mixed with tobacco in his jacket caused the danger.
President Hoover plans a short vacation after Congress recesses. He hopes to leave Washington Friday for two or three days at his fishing retreat in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, with no definite vacation plans yet.
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