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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
6
The statement notes that government expenses depend on direct and indirect levies, ensuring that even those with small incomes cannot avoid contributing to costs. It emphasizes universal fiscal impact and the inevitability of taxation.
The piece mocks a crime commission suggestion to pay criminals $20,000 a year to stop illegal activity, noting costs to Chicago exceed $600 million yearly. It jokes about pension incentives across crime types and critiques public figures, editors, and traffic issues in a satirical wrap of urban politics.
The Helena business houses and craftsmen face demand and employment concerns. A joint campaign by the State Federation of Labor, Helena Trades and Labor Assembly, and local business leaders will publish twenty four full page features in The Independent to foster closer ties and fuller employment through home labor and local production. The effort cites Livingston and Great Falls as precedents and aims to enhance purchasing power and community partnership in Helena.
In a critique of Secretary Mellon’s stance on tax fairness a columnist argues that citizenship rights should not depend on income level. The piece contends that political participation reflects equal stakes for all, regardless of earnings, and warns against linking rights to tax payments.
A sharp critique of the Anti-Saloon League outlines its structure from Westerville Ohio to state branches and salaries funded by voluntary contributions. It notes shifts from temperance prophecy to law enforcement, the impact of government spending, and the upcoming Crisis Convention aimed at maintaining support among farmers who profit from cider production.
The Minnesota sermon titled Is the poorest investment we ever make of time lists ambition as illegitimate, calls sloth a spiritual bandit stealing peace, labels worry a bootlegger of trouble, and describes imagination as essential to efficiency, warning that time lost to worry harms Edenlike peace.
The Myers removal case challenges whether the president may dismiss postmasters without senate approval under the 1876 act. The Supreme Court heard arguments from James M. Beck and George Pepper, testing the scope of executive power vs legislative control and the reach of the 1921 budget and comptroller provisions.
The article discusses constitutional theory on the president’s removal power and Congress authority. Senators argue removal is an executive act, while conditions for removal constitute legislative power. Pepper contends Congress may set removal terms while keeping the act itself within executive function. The debate highlights the balance between independence of the presidency and legislative checks.
In Craig Colorado the Texas Production’s Wale ter Wick No 1 in the Moffat field came in today hitting the Dakota sand and gushing about 1000 barrels daily extending the Molat field beyond its brown productive area. In Las Vegas New Mexico oil of high gravity was struck at Patterson and Stump well three and a half miles north at 670 feet depth. casing filled slowly and manager W H Graham forecast about 50 barrels daily after being shot.
The Sterling expedition trio, who departed Rock Springs Wyoming at 10 this morning bound for New Guinea via Chicago, arrived in Salt Lake City at 2 this afternoon after a stop at Fisher City Utah to obtain directions. In Washington the Rev Ryan addresses Congregationalists urging public ownership and operation of anthracite mines. In New York a thirty cent American stamp of 1861 is noted as sold.
National Capital News notes debates between science and religion as President Coolidge unveils the San Martin statue. A Denver-based academic discusses Spanish architecture in the Southwest, contrasting Spanish warmth with Anglo American colonial ideals, and reflecting on the legacy of mission influences in California.
A Meinees man discusses undergraduates and future earnings, arguing many never work hard and will face low wages. He cites average undergrads earning about 7 dollars a unit, rising to 5 000 after years, with 20 year gains to 10 000. A Wall Street Journal quote questions these claims as bunk.
Captain Paul Grening commanded a rescue of 27 sailors from the sinking Italia freighter Egnacio Florio in a heavy sea. The operation occurred about 1,650 miles off Ambrose Light, New York, with the crew saved by the rescue vessel.
A compiled Q and A section from The Helena Independent Information Bureau offers answers on butter creaminess, U S railcar counts, navy personnel comparisons, and biographical queries. Includes Beatrice Cenci, Mrs Partington, and Thomas Meighan birthplace with historical snippets and lore.
Washington dispatch reports an agreement to fund Estonia’s US debt totaling 13 810 000 dollars. Minister Pho and Secretary Mellon signed terms identical to Poland, liquidating over 62 years with 3 percent annual interest to December 15 1982 and 34 percent thereafter. The debt stems from purchases of surplus war supplies and relief materials by the American Relief Administration.
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