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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
6
An insurance man argues radio could speed recovery of valuable jewelry by alerting the public, but police oppose broadcasting lost items. He notes sentimental value could justify broadcasts, yet law enforcement questions procedures and potential intrusions. The piece ends with a reflection on social disparities in access to information.
The Legislature’s repeal of the metropolitan police law would return police appointments in Helena Billings and Missoula to mayoral control, risking politicized shifts every two years. It’s denounced as a backward move endangering experienced officers, with Helena cited as efficient under current civil service rules and warnings about gun packing constables and political influence. The piece urges keeping politics out and predicts dangers if mayoral control resumes.
A congressional committee clears Indian Commissioner Charles H. Burke of mal administration charges in Oklahoma. The Barnett oil discovery and marriage to a white woman sparked controversy, but the panel found no corruption by Burke or any Indian bureau staff. The Barnetts later resided in California, content, with no admission of motives for marriage.
The German government cautions against expecting any revaluation of old bonds while France shows resolve in propping the franc. Don’t sell francs on a fall or buy on a rise, and avoid gambling on confidence. Germany’s wartime finance ended with a large internal debt wipeout, costly to its middle class but clearing the way for future financing.
The San Francisco Bulletin comments on differing domestic laws in the United States. It mocks Nebraska’s proposed anti love piracy measure and notes potential loopholes and unintended social fixes, arguing that statutory salvation of family life is precarious and would require extreme consequences to enforce.
In Washington on March 2 Anna Maro Upjohn, famed as the children’s liaison for the world, completed a fifteen month world tour gathering sketches for the Junior Red Cross News. She aimed to connect children across nations, sharing costumes, cultures, and a jar of hard candy as a friendly lure.
A daily prayerful meditation for the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches. The piece centers on Jesus declaring the Sabbath for humanity’s good, healing, rest, worship, and private devotion. It calls believers to spiritual focus and public worship on the Lord’s Day.
Miss Upjohn surveys Jugo-Slavs, Bulgaria, and Poland noting land reforms in Latvia, agricultural fairs in Macedonia, rapid adoption of modern farming tools, and renewed education. She highlights refugees returning with Western ideas, English language spread, and American aid through Red Cross clinics and schools in Bulgaria, with generally cordial international reception.
A split Senate moves to consider the world court question during the special session. Senators Swanson and Willis reintroduce and reoffer proposals with reservations. Pepper weighs action after consulting leaders. Warren and New nominations move. Kellogg and Jardine take oaths as cabinet picks. Senate reorganization underway with party leaders selecting officers and committee assignments amid GOP resistance.
Oakland March 5 juvenile court officials work to dispose of a case involving Earl Nine, 13, who reportedly confessed to breaking into his teacher's home and shredding clothing valued at 750 dollars after she reprimanded him in class.
Answers to readers questions from a 1910s bureau feature cover topics from violins and sapphires to the Panama Canal and rural mail boxes. It lists concise expert-style replies by named correspondents on crafts, geography, and history.
The senate confirmed the renomination of Postmaster General New and swore in Frank B. Kellogg as secretary of state with William N. Jardine named secretary of agriculture. Swanson of Virginia proposed a world court session. Moses of New Hampshire was named president pro tempore candidate. Tilson of Connecticut was made chairman of the house committees. The senate ruled two sessions ago actions by Vice-President Dawes legal, and Coolidge returned Warren as attorney general while dropping Woodlock from the interstate commerce commission nomination.
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