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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
5
Commissioners at the Detroit conference urged uniform regulations on marriage and divorce education child labor and crime with federal authority looming if states fail. They also pressed uniform traffic rules including headlights speed limits and road turns while allowing local tweaks to fit conditions.
Report claims American Wobblies direct actions behind the British seamen strike. Proponents say they have infiltrated LW missteps and plan to drive protesters off the island.
Baseball star Babe Ruth is suspended and fined by the Yankees after repeated rule violations and public taunting of the manager. He admits staying out late and clashing with team leadership while facing possible trade to another league.
The piece reports baseball star Ruth under fire for poor condition and overeating since a flu illness, starting the season late and delivering disappointing results. It notes his beach stay as a potential turning point and mentions Chicago’s view that some residents are innocent bystanders.
With two counties uncounted, Democrat Daniel Steck trails or leads close to Republican Smith Brookhart as 8,000 challenged ballots loom. Reported turmoil suggests a Senate recount aims to pressure Brookhart, while Steck could win and Democrats foresee a second Iowa seat. A second note says Russel Scott, convicted killer, remains in jail awaiting further action.
A viewpoint argues that women must be superior to men to gain equality, noting education through schools and colleges, shifts away from common labor, and threats to home cooking from delivery services. It claims women must pursue higher work or face stagnation, risking limited opportunities for those with less imagination.
The New York World criticizes Robert La Follette Jr for offering a static version of his father’s 1910s reforms. It argues true progressivism needs fresh leadership, rejects World Court attacks, Railroad Labor Board changes, and urges younger progressives to adopt new principles for changing times. It notes Norris and others shaping policy in the era’s debates.
A survey of U S city experiences shows mixed results for a summer five day work week. Employers weigh productivity and costs while the public faces Saturday shopping needs. reports from Pittsburgh Los Angeles Seattle and other cities reveal varying acceptance and impact on sales and labor happiness.
Miners advocate a six day basic week to reduce intermittent employment and boost hours up to five days. Employers warn shorter hours raise costs and harm consumers as living costs peak. Historical note recalls 958 King Edgar Saturday half holiday and Ca nute calendar practices.
Automobile fatalities fell in the four weeks ending August 15. Thomas F. Cooper of Kentucky sworn in as chief of the bureau of economics. Rear Admiral Julius A Bestwick named chief of staff of the U S fleet. Bert E Haney of Oregon faced a resignation request from President Coolidge and refused. U M W officials assured Secretary Davis protections during the anthracite strike.
The department of commerce reports a drop in automobile deaths in American cities for the four weeks ending August 15 to 4, down from 41 in the prior period. January 1 to August 15 saw 2,978 deaths, versus 2,885 for January 1 to August 31, 1923, with 1924 total deaths estimated near 1,992.
Fall River Massachusetts August 31 The Associated Press Jacob Kafel held in 2200 dollar bond for assault with intent to murder his wife and for assault and battery on a mid wife after discovering a girl rather than a boy was born police say Kafel admitted planning to asphyxiate his family and then drove all occupants into the street when the attempt failed
In New York the life of Mrs. Walter J. Fitzpatrick echoes a tragic Enoch Arden plot. A Belgian marriage to Colonel Jack Leacroft, desertion, a later union with Fitzpatrick, and the return of the first husband led to marital strife. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was found dead from gas in her Kew Gardens apartment. her husband later died by suicide in Deland, Florida, after learning of the story.
A Commerce Department study shows U.S. capital in Latin America totals about 4 billion dollars. Argentina accounts for 292.8 million in government securities and 100 million in private enterprise, with Britain's 4.618 billion leading in regional finance.
Washington August 11 Rear Admiral Lucius A Bostwick chief of staff of the battle fleet was appointed chief of staff of the United States fleet effective after the fleet returns from New Zealand.
A reader question column from The Helena Independent Information Bureau provides brief replies on topics from Jackie Coogan’s brother to weather thunderstorm latitude, hotel article usage, scrapple prep, pignut uses, New England fish species, snowball formation, and reindeer antlers. Contained are concise expert summaries and factual tidbits across diverse subjects.
Lorain Ohio August 31 Associated Press reports Edward E Blakson a negro laborer says a patent has been granted for a process to harden copper to tool steel strength. His Washington attorney Victor J Evans advised him Harrison says a 3 000 000 offer from eastern capitalists was refused. Harrison financed by local business men claims a simple liquid compound and vacuum smelting raise copper hardness. Harrison began experiments four years ago in Des Moines Iowa.
Eight Mare Island navy prison inmates were hospitalized with food poisoning amid an outbreak that sickened 50 of 250 inmates last Friday. Naval officials and doctors attribute the illness to tainted fresh food and a board of inquiry will investigate.
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