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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1925

Page

6

Shifting Climates Across Americas Linked to Ocean Currents

A U S Department of Commerce agent reports Peru has moved from temperate toward tropical climate, with torrential rains causing damage. He cites the warm Japanese current shifting closer to Peru’s coast, possibly from a submarine eruption, altering rainfall patterns. California experiences colder, icier winters and drought-era hydroelectric strain, hinting the currents’ shift may affect both nations.

United States Department of Commerce Peru North Pacific Atlantic California Los Angeles Japan

Special coast guard to enforce ram runner blockade

The plan calls for a strengthened blockade to restrict liquor purchases to only members of the Special Coast Guard, effectively limiting access to drinks to authorized personnel. The measure targets illicit ram running activities and aims to curb contraband alcohol flow.

Special Coast Guard

Why We Dont Vote German Voting Clarity Compared

A dated critique contrasts German voting with American habits. It argues Germans vote with knowledge under a short ballot while many American voters cast ballots with little understanding of candidates. It cites Hindenburg and the Reichstag system to illustrate perceived civic differences.

Reichstag

Auto title law passes after senate push in Montana

During the Nineteenth Assembly session Senator Schnitzler of Roosevelt county led calls for registration and title issuance by the registrar and for transfer registration when cars are sold. The measure, backed by north and eastern Montana senators, passed to take effect next year. He and colleagues cited theft and tracing difficulties in northeastern Montana, noting cars stolen from Roosevelt Sheridan and Daniels counties and possibly smuggled to Canada or states with no title rules. Last week Schnitzler was in Plentywood seeking to recover a light coupe stolen from him last fall.

Assembly Senate Schnitzler Roosevelt County Montana Taylor McCormick Roosevelt Sheridan Daniels Canada Plentywood

Senator Schnitzler Car Theft Case Advances

A car claimed by Senator Schnitzler as lost shows engine numbers altered and the body number erased. He has the car examined under warrant with a heat test hoped to reveal original numbers. Schnitzler vows to make an example of the thief if the court holds the car is his. Meanwhile a provocative Paris plot shifts focus to tobacco and explosives.

Schnitzler

Out of Frying Pan The Orientals and Mexican Labor Shift

An editorial discusses migration of Japanese workers from farming to urban jobs and the resulting social issues. It notes white landowners avoiding farm labor, Mexican workers filling the gap, and concerns over health, relief, and race. It questions whether the Mexican labor force will pose the same or greater social challenges as the Japanese have.

Nation Sound But Moralists Still Call America Decent

In a Washington style editorial voice the piece argues against moral panic over American culture despite flappers and jazz. It notes $1000 Carnegie hero awards funded by heroism notices to an apprentice nurse and a colored man leading to college plans and home ownership, suggesting the heart of America remains sound and decent.

America Johns Hopi Hospital Carnegie Fund Roaf

May Humor and Immigrant Money Barbs in Editorial

A May note joking about keeping spirits light while condemning immigration funding and arguing that immigrants earn too much money. The piece also warns against stunts in college education, framing debate with sharp, satirical remarks.

Night hunting and the instinct of man in shadowed caves

The piece contrasts night stalking with daylight safety, showing how hunting at night alters behavior. It explores a man and his partner in a cave, the tensions of nocturnal life, and the deep evolutionary drive that makes the night irresistible despite danger. The essay argues the night awakens primal urges in modern humans.

The Big Difference Between Belief and Power in Viewpoints

A compact reflection contrasts success with effort, believers with heretics, radicals with conservatives, investors with speculators, and audiences with musicians. It argues that open-mindedness, respect for perfection, and the price of talent separate extremes in taste and achievement.

Pistol Curse of America Urges Prohibition and Strict Controls

Judge William McAdoo led a renewed push at an international police gathering against pistol toting. Richard E Enright hailed McAdoo as a keen analyst of firearms crimes while McAdoo warned that firearms worsen crime and that life is sacred, urging a true prohibition with heavy penalties on manufacturing and distributing revolvers and silencers and strict licensing in England as a model.

New York City William McAdoo Richard E Enright Police Department of New York McAdoo Norman America Trousseau

Worldwide firearm control trends compare strict penalties

The text surveys international approaches to gun control, noting that penalties for shooting at police vary from two to ten years of penal servitude, and that severe measures have reduced firearm murders in England. It cites Denmark banning general firearm bearing, Japan's near ban on private arms, and debates in Argentina. Central and South American nations see more knife violence.

England Denmark Far East Japan Argentina

Oppose Soviet Recognition Warns of Bolshevik Mission

In Bozeman Chronicle opinion form, fears that Soviet Russia seeks to replace governments worldwide via propaganda and emissaries. Britain halted steps toward recognition after Soviet intrusion. France fights Bolshevik plots. U.S. domestic focus remains. Alfred Stanley, 90, died during church services in Hastings, England.

Russia Great Britain France United States Bozeman Chronicle Hastings, Eng Alfred Stanley

Mrs Calvin Coolidge Walks Briskly and Keeps Her Mind

Washington May 11 By the Associated Press Society leaders in the capital are surprised by Mrs Coolidges chosen diversion Four to six miles of walking daily is her program in all weathers She treats the White House as a home keeps to simple habits and minimizes social functions Two daily walks are preferred with shopping in the morning and a park stroll in the afternoon She is usually accompanied only by secret service man Jim Haley She answers questions from pedestrians and clerks occasionally The walks are never fully curtailed by severe weather Even in deep winter she walked to Union Station with her son John and back She rarely uses her private limousine and the household handles most kitchen duties Calvin Jr died last summer

Washington Associated Press Capital Executive Mansion Massachusetts Straets White House Mrs. Coolidge Secret Service Jim Haley Mra Coolidge

Answers to Questions from the Federal Bureau

A compilation of brief Q and A items from the Federal Bureau with expert answers on topics including recognition of Soviet Russia, cooking oils and boiling points, removing red clay from stucco, the distribution of toads in the states, cheese holes, underground trolley costs, gasoline consumption comparisons, wartime French payments, Mardi Gras origins in New Orleans, ancient money rings, early typewriters, and barberry bushes in wheat areas. Notable names include Germany Es tonia Lithuania Latvia Finland Persia Afghanistan Turkey Poland Great Britain Italy Norway Austria Greece Sweden China Denmark Mexico France Japan Czechoslovakia Sir Robert Horne W. A. Burt Remington Sholes M. B. A H. M. G.

Germany Esthenia Lithuania Latvia Finland Persia Afghanistan Turkey Poland Great Britain Italy Norway Austria Greece Sweden China Denmark Mexico France Japan Czechoslovakia House of Commons Robert Horne Col. L. Ward R. Hornt New Orleans Paris Rex England W. A. Burt Charles Latham Sholes Remington Bureau of Plant Industry

Little Editorials Reflect on Work and Thought

Clarence Dillon limits his work to about three hours daily and takes frequent vacations to keep his mind free for better thinking. The piece advises young men to balance thinking with play, arguing that an unrelaxed mind benefits from mental exercise rather than constant rest.

Clarence Dillon Dodge

Can You Blame Them In Nebraska Drink Law Punishes Home Use

The Missoulian notes Nebraska may punish a person for drinking liquor in their own home or elsewhere with 60 to 90 days in jail and a $100 fine. A second offense could bring two years in jail and a $3,000 fine. The item suggests Old Home Week in Nebraska may face a chill this year.

Nebraska

Sweden to collect radio licenses from fans

Stockholm April 23 Associated Press reports Sweden now has twelve percent of its population licensed as radio fans. Officials say illicit listening prompts a surge in demand for permits. The telephones and telegraph department sets a $5.25 license per receiving set as the nation plans five main broadcasting stations at Stockholm Malmo Gothenburg Sundsvall and Boden to serve the country by wire relay. The Tate murder case in Marion Illinois was postponed to June 15.

Stockholm Associated Press Sweden Department of Telephones and Telegraph Stockhholm Malmoe Gothenburg Sundsiall Boden

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von Hindenburg Fatherland Hindenburg Jon The Baltimore Sun Reason Hunka Tin Fou Roy L. Smith Simpson MW. KE Minnespolia Haskin Letter Movement For International Disarmament San Francisco Chicago Metropolitan London William Horwood MS. Calvin Coolidge Brigkly Fendéy Rick J. Magia Bureau of Dairying H. RB. Mc. A JW. Cra Marion, Illa Robert Tate Ruby Heriste Tate Mrs. Tate Jodie? Herrington
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