May Kick Him Upstairs In Oregon Senate Contest
President Coolidge may replace Bert Haney on the U S Shipping Board with a Republican rival while Haney builds a strong Oregon campaign for the Democratic nomination. Haney backs smaller ports including Portland and is backed by the Portland chamber of commerce. His allies include Former Senator Chamberlain, with Stanfield likely opposing in the Republican primary to be joined by George Joseph.
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Coolidge
Bert Haney
Oregon
U. S. Shipping Board
Haney
Portland
Palmer
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York
Chamberlain
Stanfield
Public Lands Probing Committee
Helena
George Joseph
Joseph
Janey
They Figure Chances In Crime Deterrence And Intelligence
A criminologist notes that three convicts who escaped a penitentiary and killed two guards show intelligence comparable to outsiders. He argues punishment certainty deters crime, cites Iowa bank robbery statistics, and challenges views of innate insanity as a driver of criminality.
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Sermital
Iowa
National Surety Company
Society and Law Bring Restraint to Criminal Vocation
Society holds individuals accountable for deliberate criminal choice and can be restrained by strict laws. The number of lawbreakers tends to shrink where enforcement is firm. As for the returning youths this week to Selina, remember that the first and last weeks are the hardest.
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Selina
Congress Too Big and the Case Against Expansion
The piece argues against enlarging the House from 435 to 485, calling for redistribution within the current size. It contrasts U S practice with Britain and other European legislatures, criticizes the idea as shifting blame to future Congresses, and contends a smaller body could work better while preserving Congress’s authority. It urges not to increase numbers and emphasizes focus on welfare of Congress itself.
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House of Representatives
Europe
House
Congress
Barbers' Union Strike Sparks Portland Price War
In Portland Oregon a fight over a union order to raise barber prices has erupted. A haircut rises from 50 to 65 cents and a shave from 26 to 35 cents, about 100 percent above 1913 rates. Shops resist, patrons turn to home cuts, hardware stores sell safety razors and clippers, while barbers report higher wages but lower tips amid the dispute.
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Portland
Oregon
Helena
Union
Montana
Memorial to Nye Honored in Fletcher North Carolina
An editorial notes a memorial window and tablet dedicated near Fletcher NC on the anniversary of Edgar Wilson Nye the country editor and humorist. It discusses Nye’s wit, his nemesis Ring Lardner, and compares his style to contemporaries including Mark Twain. The piece reflects on Nye’s influence and public memory in a historical context.
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Bill
M. Chad
Nye
Torlay
Ring Fardner
Nee
Thermin
Deon Bell
Inside the Smithsonian Workshops Revealing Hidden Labs
The Haskin Letter tours the Smithsonian Institution revealing the private workshops where cases, lighting, metal work, tin fabrication, fossil preparation, and taxidermy occur. It notes the South Shed repair shop and Langley’s aerial studies room filled with historical models and tools.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Warkman
Twen
Smithsonian workshop life and an underground passage
Shell-shocked veterans adapt at the museum workshop where tools and odd materials serve model building and repairs. An underground corridor links the main and new buildings, mainly for electric, pipes, or quick access, with a low ceiling requiring stooping for tall visitors. The inquiry division handles many letters, and the work proves more varied than a tourist sees.
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Smithsonian Institution
Burlesque of Law and Government Sparks Mockery
Leonard Cline, writing in the Nation, mocks prohibition enforcement by recalling sheriffs and officials offering drinks in jail and official buildings. He calls such scenes a monstrous burlesque and questions the purpose of government beyond public entertainment.
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Leonard Cline
Virginia
Washington
United States
Observer
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Freedom of the Philippines and self government
The Missoulian argues for Philippine independence not as a path to conflict with Japan but to honor a promised self government. It recalls McKinley era promises, Cuba’s example, and warns of a future Filipino sentiment turning dangerous if kept under rule.
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Philippines
Congressman Vans
Great Falla
United States
Japan
McKinley
Cuba
Patrick Henry
Ga Vilipino
Sam
Missoutian
Drama on Stillwaters draws mixed reviews in Washington
Augustus Thomas new play Stillwaters drew praise from G C Hinckley national secretary of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment after critical remarks from Wayne H Wheeler general counsel of the Anti Saloon League Wheeler called it propaganda while Hinckley praised its treatment of corruption tied to prohibition Wheeler predicted early failure for its stance but Hinckley said it fairly presents the case against prohibition and marks a first in stage debate on the issue
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Washington
Associated Press
Augustus Thomas
Stillwaters
G. C. Hinkley
National Secretry
Association Against the Prohibition
Teacn
Wayne H. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Hinckley
Mr. Hinckley
Wheeter
Veterans Bureau cuts expenses in major savings drive
The Veterans Bureau reported savings of 92,701,000 from its 481,957,898 appropriation for the year ending June 30. Despite higher disability and death benefit payments rising to 129,597,457, overall costs were trimmed through broad reductions and tighter administration, with further cuts anticipated in 1939-40 and more efficiency expected in salaries and costs across the agency.
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Washington
Scent
Associated Press
Veterans’ Bureau
Treasury
Lord
France T. Hines
Hines
American methods aid Armenian orphans in training
At Leninakan in Russian Armenia an American orphanage uses individual timetables and workshop training rather than class work. Children pursue suited trades among twenty nine offered, with 235 occupations filled by graduates after three years. Each adolescent leaves at sixteen, prepared to earn a living in a chosen trade.
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Tleninakan
Armenia
Associated Press
Russian Painter Riepin Exhibition Opens in Leningrad
Leningrad marks the 80th birthday of painter Riepin with an exhibition featuring portraits and lesser known sculptures including busts of Tolstai and other Russian writers. The defiant artist, living in Finland, remains an ardent foe of Bolshevism and did not return after leaving Russia.
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Leningrad
Associated Press
Riepin
Finland
Teo Tolstai
Russia
Brains Don't Pay In Boston Road Work Shakeup
Boston September 9. A road constriction project triggers pay disputes as the boss faces labor unrest. Francisco Arkine, a chief engineer, resigns to become a common laborer earning a GA rate, claiming the $1,800 annual salary is less than the hourly wage offered.
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Boston
Associated
Francisco Arkineson
Aceive
Qvork
Cntmon
Answers to Questions From Washington Bureau
A Helena Independent Information Bureau feature offers Q&A on varied topics. It explains the value of universal access to information, lists example questions about baseball timing in 1919, city planning origins, heel taps, minarets, England workhouses, pampas grass height, pi calculations, marshmallow making, Franklin biography manuscript owner, and elocution schools.
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Universal School of Information
Washington
Helena
New York
Philadelphia
America
G. L
Abraham Sharp
J. Machin
W. A
J. If
J. A
Henry Huntington
Los Angeles
National School of Elocuion and Oratory
School of Oratory
United States
Valentino to face justice court for speeding charge
Los Angeles fans a week ahead as star Rudolph Valentino must appear in justice court next Friday to answer a speeding charge despite his plea to move proceedings to the studio. Judge Marchetti refuses the request, granting a noon appearance with Valentino allowed to be in costume during the session.
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Tos Angeles
Associated Press
Burolph Valentino
Justice Court
Joseph Marchetti
Valentino
Justice Marchetti
Valens Sting
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