Y M C A Building Needs Repairs and Consolidation Plan
The Independent urges funding to repair the Helena YMCA building and proposes consolidating Boy Scout activities with YMCA leadership. It argues the current separate offices waste funds and that pooling resources would better attract boys, support reading rooms and athletics, and create a true boys home. It invites public views on funding duplication and overhead costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
M.C. A
Burgeau
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
Secrb
Boy Scout
Commercial Club
Young Men's Christian Association
Scouts Movement
Helena
The Cause of Legislative Dysfunction Wide and Deep
The author argues the problem lies not in individuals but in systemic incapacity within legislatures. Personal inferiority is only an external symptom. if the underlying cause is found and remedied, improvements in personnel will follow. Better men exist across bodies, and it would be possible to attract more if conditions rewarded public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
President's iron horse sales spark quirky Towngate chatter
Townsfolk joke about selling the President's trusty steed and his towels as a humorous take on White House gear. The tongue in cheek note pokes fun at presidential fixtures and daily life, echoing lighthearted local sentiment without policy detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iter Tne
White House
Legislative leaders defend lawmakers against inferiority claims
Speaker Gillett in a valedictory notes the current House may lack the brilliance of 30 years ago but remains soberer and more diligent. The California Governor and Lieutenant Governor, despite broad disagreement, unite in praising the Nirvana pre HAPHIVE despite other clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillett
House of Representatives
California
Nature thwarts reformers in Illinois cyclone
The English Review questions why nature opposes social reformers and notes that only an Illinois cyclone could deter them, highlighting the persistent push for reform despite setbacks.
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English Review
New Lobby Lizards In Los Angeles Hotels
A 1930s-voiced sketch describes winter visitors in Los Angeles hotels as lobby lizards and squatters. It notes newspaper readers who linger for papers, chair sitters in cafeterias, and hotel detectives clearing lobbies of “cheap elements.” The piece questions the truth of the tale and cites boosters blaming open faced tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Spearers
Nickle-Nursers
California
Not Snobbish But Dangerous Cars and College Towns
A middle western university alumni magazine warns that college town streets are unsafe due to many cars with loose brakes and steering wheels. The piece notes democracy of cars brings new menace and jokes about a federal judgeship in the Philippines, ending with light farewell sentiment to Mabel Willebrand and a China quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Western University
College Town
Editorial on congressional junkets and their costs
The Baltimore Sun critiques paid income taxes funding lawmakers summer cruises to Honolulu aboard the Henderson and recalls the 1921 Panama trip tale. It notes past sensational claims of liquor imports and party lore, urging caution while hoping travelers enjoy themselves, even if funded by public money.
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House
Honolulu
Henderson
Navy Department
Panama
Scott
Michigan
Washington
Pacific
Panam
The Haskin Letter on Taxation and History in March
In a March Haskin Letter from Washington, the piece discusses rising interest in taxation since colonial days. It surveys public sentiment for lower and fairer taxes, cites historical examples like window and wheel taxes, notes current income tax changes under Mellon and Coolidge, and weighs views on high rates for large incomes and inheritances. It contrasts perceived fairness with real burdens, highlighting policy debates and the social impact of taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
England
Wallso
Fellowship of Prayer Read Sk 33 7 8
Meditation asks why evil doers prosper and urges self examination. Repentance is a desire and will to turn from sin with faith, promising forgiveness. God watches all, helping those who truly repent as believers seek His laws as a shield against temptation. Amen
Tax Reform Debate Splits Officials Over Wealth Taxes
Officials foresee a sharp Congress clash as two camps argue on taxing wealth. Critics warn high income and estate taxes curb production and wealth creation, while proponents urge scientific reform and broader bases. Suggestions include sales taxes and luxury levies, with talk of odd proposals like a bachelor tax. The public is seen as better informed on taxation issues.
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Ling
Mr. Mellon
Melton
Iit
Congress
Connecticut
London Seeks Fog Exterminator From Inventors
London officials urge inventors to build a fog exterminator after a test with suction fans failed. A condenser box reduced soot but required 750 condensers and implementation across streets roofs and poles would cost about 25 million dollars. The London county council plans to finance testing and previously offered a prize that attracted German and Austrian ideas, none of which succeeded against the winter fogs.
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London
Associated Press
Sciifice
London County Council
Germany
Austria
Thames Valley
Thugs Pursuing New York Woman
Mrs. Wm. K. Vanderbilt conducted a five story Fifth Avenue search with police after reports of an intruder seen in a dining room mirror. A revolver was reportedly carried. three recent intruder alerts prompted the visit. earlier threats included a $50,000 blackmail scheme. Bern Sirro, 20, pleaded guilty to blackmail and extortion and was paroled to a California ranch after sentencing.
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Associated Press
New York
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty Third Street
Vanderbilt
Mas
Bern Sirro
Day In National Capital In Review
The Shipping Board held hearings on bids for five large ships in the Pacific trade. President Coolidge appointed a commission to study Muscle Shoals disposal. Former Governor Morrow named American member of Tacna Arica boundary commission. Wilbur orders court martial for officers after liquor raid on the Beaufort. Senator Couzens denied waivers by former Ford minority stockholders on tax assessment reconsideration.
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The
Shipping Board
Coolidge
Morrow
Panama Canal’ Zone
Tacna- Arica
Wilbur
Beaufort
Couzens
Michigan
Ford Motor Company
Freedom Turned Over For Joys Of Life In Jail
Rome reports Silvio Visconti, once a notorious bandit linked to Cipriano La Gala, was freed from Portici prison after 43 years but refused to leave and returned to Naples. He walked 300 miles back to the gate and howled until wardens relented, placing him back in custody under parole.
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Rome
Associated Press
Silvio Visconti
Cipriano la Gala
Law and Order
Portici
Naples
Fey
English teachers to visit America this summer
London dispatch says scholarships announced by the education committee of the English Speaking Union finance British and American teachers to visit each other nations. One is the Traveling Scholarship honoring the American ambassador to Great Britain, inviting a female holder to spend a summer in the United States as guest of the Union. Other awards cover six weeks in the United States with privileges of the New York state summer chal1tanga to be held in July and August.
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London
Associated = Press
English Speaking Union
Great Britain
United States
New York State
Aviation in Austria Reports Good Year
Vienna reports a strong year for aviation with a 30 percent rise in flights on the Vienna Munich Vienna Prague and Vienna Budapest routes, a 60 percent increase in mileage, and doubling of goods transport. Passenger carriage grew in step as companies totaled an airdistance 14 times around the world. new routes Vienna Berlin Czarow? and Vienna Trieste are being contemplated.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Austria
Nnhen
Munich
Prague
Budapest
Answers to Questions by Hereta Independent Information Bureau
Reader queries cover Helen Keller, aviation, Tacna Arica dispute, Sousa, Three O clock in the Morning, Revolutionary War powder, home ownership by city, augmented prime, Lincoln cabinet, Democratic two birds rule, and henna powder. The bureau notes nonadvisory scope and requests plain questions with return postage.
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Hereta Independent Information Bureau
Frederick J. Waskin
Washington, D
The
Inquirer
Helen Keiler
W. H
Miss Keller
Elc. A
Bureau of Standards
Marine Band
KZ. J. A
Sousa
United States
United States Marine Band
Buenos Aires
W. F
Georgia
Delaware
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Des Moines
Lincoln
WFLVA
William H. Seward
Treasury
Ssimon P. Chase
William P. Fessenden
Hugh McCilloch
Simon Cameron
Edwin M. Stanton
Interior
Caleb 2. Smith
John P Usher
Navy
Gideon Welles
William Dennison
Edw. Bates
Titian J. Coffey
Joseph Speed
Martin van Buren
Africa
Persia
East Indies
Exclusive clubs fail to bar federal sleuths
A March 27 Associated Press report notes federal padlock actions fail to bar sleuths from New York clubs after Volstead era cabarets. Emray R Buckner funded early efforts to crack liquor sales in restaurants, though his exact methods to pass club doors remain undisclosed as Club Moritz and Club Borgo were padlocked yesterday.
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Associated Press
New York
Emray R. Buckner
Club
Moritz
Borgo
Argentine pampas ranchers go by private airplanes
On the vast Argentinian pampas ranchers now use private airplanes to inspect herds and travel to Buenos Aires. One owner keeps three planes for himself and two sons, with level pampas land easing landings. About a dozen private planes are in use on the pampas, per Argentine Aero Club president Richard Aldao.
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Buenos
Aires
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Pampas
Richard Aldao
Argentine Aero Club
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Philippines
Mabel
China
Baltimore Sun
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I Presidentians Training Quarters
Eaecr
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Roy L. Smith
D. D. Preator Simpson
Minneapolis
Haskin
Mellon
Fellowship of Prayer
Mrs. Vanderbilt
EWG
Natonal Capital
America
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