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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
1
Montanas livestock leader A. Hibbard says a major cattle liquidation this fall and winter will free many cattlemen from debt for the first time in years and stabilize business and banking conditions. Sheepmen will also reduce debt substantially leading into next year.
Rome reports a circular from the central Holy Year committee to pilgrimage directors announcing that women in churches not wearing modest attire will be ejected. The guidance, issued with Papal backing, requires head coverings, opaque and long clothing, closed necklines, and sleeves below the elbow.
A Helena Independent excerpt notes an apartment rental ad drawing rapid replies from dozens of seekers. The column suggests calling 491 or 492 for rental problems and highlights swift leasing after publication.
Lakehurst, Sept 30. Captain Atton Heinen, former German Zeppelin pilot, testified at the naval court of inquiry that Shenandoah wreck was caused by officers ignoring danger signals. Heinen placed blame on Commander Lansdowne and said the ship ran into the center of the storm, warnings shrieking, despite available power to avoid disaster.
Thor Kindlund was named manager of the Helena branch of the National Biscuit Company, succeeding Leslie Duncan who had acted as manager for years. Flor McPherson, district sales manager, announced the promotion and has been in Helena with Kindlund. Randlund comes from Boston and McPherson led Helena as former manager of the local branch.
A severe rainstorm drenched Japan causing widespread flooding in Tokyo districts Honjo and nearby low lying areas. Several deaths and injuries are reported from landslides following the summer heat.
Dispatch from Montivides Uruguay dated Sept 30 says a 300 man armed revolutionary force has entered Rio Grande do Sul coming from the mountains near Rivera after days of cannibalization activity.
Chicago leader Fred W. Sargent warned the Chicago and Northwestern and 50 western district railways have not earned 75 percent since the war and need 500 million dollars yearly in new investment. He urged bond financing, argued for moderate rate increases, removal of restrictive measures, and relief via Panama Canal tolls to aid railway capital.
Laramie Wyoming September 30 President Contidge Governor Nelle T Rove of Wyoming and Senator Franes E Warren Isenmi senator from Wenning and the lone Grand Army man in the senate were invited by the local American Legion post to ride in a stage coach for the parade at the national convention. The coach owned by the university will be drawn by six horses with twenty Legionnaires from Albany County garbed as cowboys providing escort.
Foreclosure proceedings against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line proceed with testimony to be taken October 6 before Special Examiner Morris Hadley in Chicago. Organizers oversee the process amid ongoing plans under the general rail reorganization and mortgage terms.
Delegates at the Montana I state WC.TU convention discuss a blue law Sunday proposal as part of a moral observance push. The plan links Americanization, cigarette suppression, and early Sunday morning dance bans, with Nora Frisbie of Forsyth presenting the case.
Ellliard B. Cook former drag line owner and gas plant proprietor in Wavarly Iowa and Sioux City salesman indicted by the Venton county grand jury on perjury charges. The action stems from testimony in the inquiry into the death of his wife Mike Cook county Wot TU leader and active political worker who was shot and killed at her home on Sept. Ze
Admiral hands report from the submarine S-5 salvage shows divers probing wreckage amid unchanged conditions. Mines and failed compartments hinder access as rescue operations proceed off the Atlantic coast under calm seas and a bright moon.
Four Turkish recruit classes aged 22 to 25 are called to service. First and second reserve officers to undergo medical exams. Dispute with Great Britain over Mosul in Mesopotamia fuels mobilization fears. The issue was referred to the Hague for arbitration, delaying settlement by months.
In Columbus Ohio, Sept, the executive committee of the Anti Saloon League of America denied any proposed compromise program on prostitution. The meeting discussed the brewer's offer but rejected the deal as not acceptable to the league's aims.
In Philadelphia police intervened as about 30 Republicans sympathetic to Ireland’s Gerry Mulcahy tried to attack General Richard Mulcahy as he left Independence Hall with a delegation to the Unter-Parliamentary Union. Delegates had been hosted at Breed Street station after arrival at Independence Street.
A lone bandit robbed two-day coach passengers of a Missouri Pacific train No. 10% near Omaha Nebraska. He escaped with about $100 after exchanging shots with railroad detectives as the bandit vanished into the night.
The New York Evening Post reports a landmark hotel building planned at Morris in Hem on the corner of Fifth Avenue and tree street. The transient and apartment hotel will cost about $25,000,000 and stand on the former Cornelis Vas derhilt Chatel site.
Athens reports the government dissolves the constituent assembly and calls for fresh elections. General Tangalos, prime minister and war minister, says the assembly lost the confidence of the nation and hindered reconciliation and normalization of the political scene.
Early reports indicate Northwestern carriers have improved shipments through August. The Chicago North Western Great Northern and Northern Pacific show gains in operating results, with August output not far above last year and marking the best performance since 1918.
Washington Sept 4 President Coolidge must decide the fate of the French debt commission. The French offer what they call their final proposal and the American commissioners, unable to agree, will lay the problem before the president tomorrow. Finance Minister Caltaux awaits a decision promised for tomorrow at ten o clock.
Des Moines police and county officers investigate the death of Karl Stewart a former Kansas City attorney and athlete who was killed in a farmyard brawl over 17 year old Mildred Beckett of Oskaloosa Iowa. Grimes native William Friar and Miss Beckett were questioned as suspects after deputies found Stewart’s body with a broken neck following a drunken party dispute.
Colonel William Mitchell accuses Navy of bungling three major aeronautical projects. He cites Shenandoah disaster, MacMillan Arctic expedition, and Hawaiian flight as poor naval decisions. Lt Col Paegerlow testifies a thunderstorm and squall doomed the Shenandoah. Major Brant says the board is preparing an answer and has reviewed aircraft issues in maneuvers.
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