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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
6
A column contrasts California calm with eastern quake news, noting Californians treat tremors as routine while eastern quakes spark front page alarm. It criticizes media for sensationalism and describes seismology as confidential knowledge until an eastern quake occurs.
The text notes the April 15 closure of land offices across Montana with only Great Falls and Billings spared. It questions where Senators and Congressmen were during the move, lists Wheeler facing indictments, Walsh reviewing GOP AG hopeful records, Leavitt set to provide ice cream to the Rocky Bar Indians, and John Morgan Evans linked with Richard Henry Little in Montana social circles.
Article discusses Charlie Chaplin seeking relief from U.S. immigration law to keep his mentally ill mother from being returned to England. It notes her improvement, her care by Chaplin, and the rule barring entry of insane aliens unless relatives guarantee support, with potential presidential intervention.
When merchants stop advertising, post office records show a rise in mail order catalog receipts as more customers switch to distant orders.
An analysis in The Springfield Republican explains President Coolidge’s signing of a Congressional pay raise despite opposition. It argues he delays decisions until circumstances force commitment, aiming to minimize mistakes and avoid direct veto blame, a pattern seen in other leaders.
A Chicago judge notes the case may not be a hanging one, but many believe Shepherd and Farman deserve execution for the murder of a trustful boy. A confessed plot involved a million dollar will to Shepherd, with the victim allegedly inoculated with typhoid germs and poisoned slowly, as described by a co defendant. If true, the crime is brutal and demands severe punishment.
The piece contrasts a noisy woolly watchdog with a calm large dog to argue that zeal without restraint harms causes. It likens men to dogs, noting that loud rants win few adherents while steady, reasoned speech like the Sermon on the Mount or Gettysburg Address elevates discourse.
Washington observers ask if President Coolidge will confront a small group of wilful senators as Woodrow Wilson once did. The piece recalls Roosevelt’s battles with party rebels and Hanna’s telegrams, then notes Coolidge's likely cautious, nonconfrontational approach while Republican leaders discipline the La Follette faction.
Meditation on indirect values and daily virtue. The text urges choosing worthy goals, doing good today and tomorrow, and ending each day with the sense of truly living. It emphasizes self denial obedience and companionship with Christ as pathways to life’s blessings.
The senate refused to confirm Charles B. Warren as attorney general, marking the first presidential cabinet rejection in over fifty years. Vice President Dawes was absent during the pivotal vote, and Senator Overman changed his position to defeat Warren amid broader questions of senate power and precedent.
The Missoulian reports a human skull half an inch thick was unearthed in Arizona. The note raises whether Representative Wold has relatives in the locality, presenting a question of possible connections without asserting facts.
Secretary Jardine’s push for cooperative marketing marks a shift in agriculture policy. The piece traces cooperative roots from 1863 to 1921, notes growth to over 12 000 farmer organizations with 2 million members, and highlights local federations and state wide associations shaping standardization, advertising, and transport. Gloria Swanson travels with her husband from Paris to Havre then New York before heading to the Pacific coast.
The Helena Independent information column answers reader questions on denatured alcohol in hair tonics, bread baking stats, Walter Reed Hospital funding, William Penn land grants, Vatican representatives, Dead Sea navigation, Schuyler mansion ownership, and equatorial snowfall. It cites U.S. labeling standards, census notes, and historical figures, giving concise factual responses.
In a harsh assessment, Montana lawmakers fault Yellow Stone County's Chairman Wold for failing to itemize state appropriations and for resisting governor requests to trim state operation costs. The Laurel representative faced censure for partisan behavior while Park County and Senate members supported budget discipline, signaling a shift away from partisanship toward the voters’ call for fiscal restraint. Wold exits the session with damaged prestige, contrasted with Livingston Enterprise’s own criticisms.
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