Everybody's Business Air Cooled Buildings
An editorial commentary discusses the value of human life in relation to construction and operation of air cooled buildings. It questions priorities and highlights social impact.
05 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1929
Page
1
An editorial commentary discusses the value of human life in relation to construction and operation of air cooled buildings. It questions priorities and highlights social impact.
The big Canadian wheat pool, a western farmer cooperative, moves to unite private grain firms for efficiency. Thirty Winnipeg Exchange firms have merged under one management to cut handling costs, with more firms expected to join. The pool owns about 1,500 of 5,000 country elevators and is expanding at 300 to 400 new elevators yearly. Private traders and pool rivals are also building elevators and expanding terminal storage at Winnipeg Fort William Montreal and Vancouver to control grain flow.
Washington, Aug 4. Republican tariff makers in the senate await the result of conferences between President Hoover and Chairman Smoot. The Smoot sliding scale for sugar duties faces criticism as a price fixing scheme. The finance committee plans a hearing Wednesday and a decision in executive session soon after.
United States business in 1928 reached new heights with manufacturing output 3 percent above 1926 peak and 5 percent above 1927. The cost of living eased mildly while wholesale prices rose, and automobile traffic cut into train passenger use though rail ton mileage exceeded 1927.
A local service offers phone support to craft effective ads. Caller 626 connects with an ad taker described as highly competent to ensure buyers notice the message and respond quickly. The note frames this as a timely, practical aid for producing strong advertisements.
The Montana Standard advertises its classified section as reliable in service and varied in opportunity, inviting readers to explore listings that change with each edition while maintaining consistent value.
Six large picnics near Butte plus several small gatherings marked a holiday of outdoor fun. The Christo foro Colombo society drew over 3000 to Gregson for games dancing and music led by the Montana State band under Martin Cesare. Mrs James Cummins sang, Pietro Bonino led the arrangements, and St Jean Baptiste members defeated Anaconda in tug of war at Columbia Gardens.
Washington reports the census bureau says a 100000 strong corps will start April 1 1930 for the fifteenth decennial enumeration. It covers population unemployment farms and trade distribution under 573 supervisors with the aim of unprecedented national statistics.
In Catania Sicily on August 4 mounting Mt Etna continued to erupt with strong fumes and sparse lava activity. Two observers were killed while watching the eruption and ash and fumes covered Nicolosi. Electric discharges marked the smoky pillar as a November-like eruption loomed with potential lava flow from the crater.
Forces aligned against the President in Congress are gathering support as each day passes. Recruits join the effort to obstruct or constrain the ship program amid mounting political pressure.
Congress ready to clash with President Hoover over suspension of naval construction. Key senators and lawmakers on both naval committees oppose Hoover, risking party unity as hearings loom. In Bozeman a car crash killed Amy Danaher and left others injured during a trip from Bozeman to West Yellowstone.
More than 500 men kept vigil over forest fires in northeastern Wisconsin on Sunday. New blazes were reported near Silver Lake and along the Peshtigo River, but none proved serious. Fires in Forest and Oconto counties were reported under control.
New York report shows 23,147 vanishings in 1928 with 22,425 found. The Missing Persons Bureau notes over 12,000 cases filed in 1929 so far, illustrating ongoing search efforts and large unresolved totals despite high recovery rates.
The 46 foot ketch Carlsark sailed secretly from New York last June and crossed the Atlantic in 12 days. Skipper Carl L. Weagant of Douglaston New York, Cornell football manager last year, led four Cornell men in the voyage to Horta Azores. The crew found the crossing long and surprising as they neared their harbor stop in Horta.
Col. Miguel Garcia Granados and Lieut. Carlos Merlen, Guatemalan pilots, completed a four stop flight to Washington and planned to start the return trip tomorrow. They will stop at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, the US Army air field, en route.
About 40 Butte members of the Walther League will attend the Montana district convention in Helena on August 10 and 11. Twelve delegates from Butte were selected, led by Rev. M. D. Hudtloff. The First Lutheran church of Helena arranged planning committees for the program with speakers from eastern and western cities and services on Sunday. Delegates from 10 Montana cities will attend. others interested should contact Rev. Hudtloff.
Bishop James Cannon Jr. released a 15,000 word answer condemning what he calls continuous slander against him. He renews attacks on former Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic National Committee Chairman John J. Raskob, Senator Carter Glass, and various papers, warning that Raskahism must be discarded or Southern Democrats leave the party.
A three man party from Butte, including Ted Koskela, 23, is involved in a late night auto ride that ends with Koskela dying early Sunday. Hendrickson and John Weden are detained as investigators probe possible intoxication and a wheel change leading to a fatal fall or being struck. Local coroner inquest pending.
Extra police squads rushed to Chicago's Chinatown after a second shooting in 12 hours. Kar Long Leon aged 49 was wounded near his home in the Leong district. Yee Sun, 58, was killed near On Leong headquarters as Lae Loy of the Hip Sing tong claimed the body.
An oil barge explosion on the Ohio river at Kosmosdale claimed five lives and left two men missing. Officials blamed the disaster on gas formation over a two inch oil layer in the barge bottom and cited an acetylene tool as a factor.
Dr. Hugo Eckener announced on arrival that if fuel and oil can be loaded in time he will depart Wednesday night from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen. The return flight marks the first leg of a four leg world cruise aboard the Graf Zeppelin.
The Graf Zeppelin landed at Lakehurst on August 4 completing its third Atlantic crossing within a year. The German airship earlier did a round trip from Friedrichshafen to the U S base at this naval station.
Delegations from Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Japan plus a U S observer gather in The Hague for the conference opening Tuesday to decide replacing the Dawes plan with the Young plan and to resolve Rhineland evacuation. Disagreements among reparations experts are anticipated as discussions begin. The British seek fair treatment in Spa ratio readjustments. France demands a strong Rhineland evacuation if reparations are settled.
Butte civic groups will gather at a noon Wednesday luncheon at the Finlen hotel dining room to hear John D. Ryan and C. F. Kelley speak. Samuel Barker Jr. will preside and KGIR will broadcast the talks with 250 seats reserved by Dr. H. D. Kistler for interested listeners.
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