Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-03-13

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BY Arthur Brisbane
IS. O. of N. J. Cuts Down
The Kings Maxim
A Keeper Killed
If War Did Come
The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey sets an example to other oil
concerns, voluntarily reducing Its re-
l1nery operations by one-saventh.
Refining Is continuous process and
must continue seven days a week. but
only six days actual work will be
done, to prevent overproducton.
And most important part OF the good
example, men will not be discharged
or have their wages cut.
An English clergyman reveals King
Georges six maKims, all hung up on
the walls OF his library.
The first is: Teach ME to be
obedient to the rules Of the game"
Excellent for constitutional mon
arch, obeying the will Of his people.
Rulers OF different kind, Alex
ander, Caesar, Napoleon. had differ.
ent maxim: See that you obey the
rules of the game a. make them"
We do not understand management
OF prisons. or our criminals are diff
ferent from other criminals.
Weeks ago, Warden Hoffman, OF Au-
burn prison. New York, told re-
porter. 1--WE are sittlng9 on a powder
key"
Recently. convict stabbed the head
keeper OF the prison to, DEATH He
knew that the electric chair. nearby,
would inevitably avenge that murder.
Nevertheless. he committed It,
Swift trial and punishment should
WUlcIl tile UtHEF KEEPERS.
Careful investigation should find
what treatment and conditions drove
convict to SO desperate an act
General Ely, commanding the second
corps area. has a plan to defend New
York city In war.
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services
IL modern war came the civilian
services would mobilize themselves.
And with them the six million popula-
tion OF New York, as many as sur
yived the first gas and bomb attack,
would mobilize themselves by scatter
Ing through the country. abandoning
the city as rats leave ship when 1t
is sinking.
In case Of an attack by airplane,
which would be the first sort of attack
In new war, 1t would not be neces-
snrv for General Ely to worry about
his suggestion for guarding The water
supply
After the first half hour, there
wouldn't be anybody left In New York
TO drink water The dead couldn't
drink it and all the living would have
left the city.
Our good neighbor, Cuba, is to be
congratulated upon the opening Of
first class school OF civil aviation,
President Machndo attending.
Students volunteering already ex-
coed the schools capacity, which will
be increased.
Young Cubans have Imagination and
courage. qualities essential to good
flying.
IAN end of secrecy" In regard to our
London naval limitations conference.
Washington also would like an end
to secrecy. SO far, other countries
haven't told us any secrets.
They take our delegates to see where
Samuel Johnson made greasy mark
on wall in the old Cheshire Cheese,
and show them Interesting graves In
and out Of Westminster abbey.
But not France. Japan. nor Britain,
has let any American delegate know
anything that Is really planned
An encouraging statement comes
from Mr. Edsei b. Ford, now In Flor
ida. He Is one who talks rarely. and
thinks first President OF tile Ford
company, knowing the sales from day
to day, possessing sound information
about business conditions, he predicts
steady Improvement In business, par
ticularly In industrial lines.
Won Tlrpitz, head Of the German
navy in the great war, Is dead, and
Germany will not forget him. 1t was
his decision to wage unrestricted sub
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