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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
3
Girls from seventh and eighth grades and the high school in Helena will present a fashion show this afternoon from 2 30 to 4 at City auditorium. The event is under the auspices of the home economics department directed by Mrs Lucy Bartlich and the public is invited.
A May 28 gas explosion in a Chinese restaurant on State and Van Buren streets in Chicago killed two Black employees and injured a third, sending diners into panic before authorities ruled the blast accidental. The blast originated from a water heater on the building’s fourth floor, with the Hung Fung Lo restaurant occupying three upper floors. Crown Princess Nagao ka of Japan was announced as expecting a child next fall.
National capital news reports renewed signs of Democratic Party reorganization fueling speculation among politicians. President Coolidge hosted press at the Mayflower for White House coverage while prohibition officials discussed pre organization of enforcement forces in New York and New Jersey. Details of the Nickel Plate merger were presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission by O P Van Sweringen. Army officers examined further cuts in military appropriations urged by the White House. The Washington loan scrutiny amid the war debt situation was reviewed.
A report continues on a complex inquiry linked to a bribery case involving Callan. It notes the murder via typhoid poisoning of 21 year old foster son William Nelson McClintock and details the estate of Wm D. Shepherd as principal heir, valued at about 1,002,454 with 200,000 in real estate. John J. Kelly, a material witness in Robert White’s disappearance, remains held as White is sought in New York.
The Helena Country Club hosts its formal opening with a 7 pm dinner and dance in the main dining hall. Visitors from across the state are expected as reservations filled early. Committee members include Henry Koppang, John M. Power, Earl Murphy, Mrs. T. B. Weir, and Miss Helen Kessler.
A Washington convention update outlines that ratification by Belgium Great Britain France Italy Czecho Slovakia Japan and the United States plus seven other states including at least one Latin American will activate arms control. The naval zones clause limits visits searches or arrests by signatories, despite British pressure. In Michigan City Walter Bates of Kansas City was chosen to referee the Lewis versus Munn heavyweight match May 30 after presiding at their Kansas City meeting where Munn won two falls.
The ministry of defense is asked to place a naval transport at the association for a longer period and to send two naval airplanes to Spitzbergen for patrols. Donald B. MacMillan to watch Cape Columbia as Amundsen's Arctic voyage faces trouble, while rescue planes are contemplated if Alaska rescue becomes necessary.
A dense historical clues list for a crossword puzzle titled Vertical with numerous definitions and word hints. The set includes items like Edge Eagle's nest Prairies Measured terms and many more, concluding with Pareles and Pey.
Washington May 28 The army staff was ordered to study the impact of further budget cuts on military needs under the economy program A potential reduction of 25 to 50 million dollars could reshape wartime spending and threaten the organized reserve and national guard support Officials warn that such a cut might undermine national defense despite secrecy surrounding the plan
A string of visitors and locals travel through Helena on business and leisure. Walter Arnold and Tom Butte are noted visitors, with many others from Butte, Havre, Anaconda, Red Lodge, Livingston, and Bozeman stopping at the Placer hotel or leaving for cities like Great Falls Cincinnati Chicago Portland Los Angeles and Klamath Falls.
Associated Press reports the justice department ordered United States attorneys in Minnesota Montana North and South Dakota Wisconsin and Wyoming to stop committing white male prisoners to Fort Leavenworth. The plan aims to transfer at least 75 inmates to the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls South Dakota.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine notes spring conditions are the best since 1920 with lower crop surpluses and improved purchasing power, while stressing labor unity and rail competition. His western tour includes Medford to Ames, and he plans to discuss grain marketing reorganization with farm groups in Chicago and Washington.
The speaker stressed that without farmer confidence no marketing company can operate. He highlighted grain marketing as a key issue in American agriculture and urged the board of trade to clean up price fluctuations to maintain credibility, while opposing grain gambling and warning it could jeopardize the board’s future.
Flower enthusiasts from around the world gather in Heemstede to view Dutch bulb fields and attend the International Agricultural Federation Congress with an American delegation of four. A giant flower show is held in honor of the occasion, a spectacle unmatched in the country.
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