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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1925
Page
5
The Chicago News denounces lawyer legislators for failing to reform antiquated criminal codes and grotesquely inadequate bail statutes. It argues that many lawyers and lobbyists resist change to avoid losing legal business, while noting that most Chicago criminal lawyers lack ties to crime practice.
Colonel Marsters known as the Man from Idaho says he is waiting for confirmation of his appointments before making them public. The note hints he may not have submitted them to the Anti-Saloon League.
An editorial argues police should avoid intervening with couples parked on highways for petting. It condemns speeding drivers more, urging patience, warning that distracting romance endangers all travelers. The piece frames safety first and tolerance for roadside affection.
The piece mocks Admiral General Andrews and the Prohibition Enforcement Organization, noting his past drinking and claiming the role is harder than policing major cities. It argues he may dry up liquor traffic, while contrasts blacksmith business decline with workers switching to auto mechanics.
A mix of ex‑crew and noncrew experts propose fixes from reducing helium valve counts to improve trim, and criticizing ballast handling after a midwest cyclone wrecked the Shenandoah. Survivors insist the ship, though inspected and technically sound, could not have withstood the violent line squall and structural failure.
Editorial praises Irish representatives to the Inter-Parliamentary Congress in the United States for portraying modern Ireland as practical and capable. It contrasts recent touring critics with a delegation led by Hayes and McGilligan, highlighting improved perception and less romantic sentiment toward Cathleen ni Houlihan.
Washington reports a movement to restore Yorktown battlefield as an international shrine of liberty led by the Yorktown Historical Society the Yorktown World Forum and the Yorktown Country Club. Notables including President Coolidge Vice President Dawes and Duke of York back the effort with plans for a world assembly a temple on the surrender ground and a funded international center while preserving the battlefield and offering visitor facilities.
The account notes Yorktown's military role with Allied American and French forces led by Washington and Rochambeau facing Cornwallis. It cites British and Hessian losses of about 7,247 prisoners at Yorktown in 1781 and contrasts with the Civil War siege where McClellan led Union forces of 122,392 against about 50,000 Confederates, who evacuated Yorktown.
The excerpt quotes a Wichita Eagle opinion on the Dorothy Ellingston case noting a ten year sentence with parole possible after two years. It also mentions other items: Wilbur F. Johnson of Prudential Life Insurance dies at 69 in East Orange New Jersey, Janet Beecher files a separation counter suit against Dr Richard Hoffman in New York, and Finance Minister Caillaux promises an irreproachable balance in the 1926 budget.
James L. Wallace a Knoxville dairy chemist and Mrs Ethel E Sherman of Denver were found dead in a south Denver automobile. Police say Wallace shot Sherman then killed himself in a murder suicide likely after midnight. The former couple were connected to a divorce suit filed by Sherman's husband William Sherman.
In the capital, Secretary Work announced awards in the Red River oil dispute. Prohibition field force saw further changes and Detroit customs forces were ordered augmented to curb smuggling from Canada. The Weather Bureau stated the Shenandoah storm was purely local and unpredictable.
Rome reports Count Volpi, Italy’s finance minister, says next month’s war debt proposals to Washington will hinge entirely on Italy’s industrial and financial capacity. He aims for a just settlement grounded in the real economy, noting Belgium’s wealth is greater and stressing the need for realistic terms.
Helena reports a Republican national committeeman from Montana rushing to meet Vice President Dawes in Butte while coverage recalls an editor from the Montana Record-Herald in February 1921 who criticized Dawes sharply, calling his wartime profits for business claims questionable. The Missoulian notes the scene.
A public information bureau in Washington offers free facts for two cents postage. Questions range from ex presidents salaries to second moons, 1830s dress, moth ball fumes, chinchilla rabbit origins, the Star Spangled Banner flag, and coal drill impressions.
A three year old girl from Produhomme Sask was reportedly cured after prayers linked to the canonization of a saint in Lisleur France. The attending physician said the miracle occurred on the ninth day upon return from the shrine. The LePage family gave thanks to Saint Therese of Lisieux as updates followed. Also reported Mexico resumes diplomatic relations with Canada and T G Henderson, a noted Sioux City journalist, died after leaping from a building.
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