Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-03-20

What the wheat situation will b.
next July, nobody can guess. Wise
gamblers will refrain from selling
shoft- Uncle Sans pocketbook II back
Of wheat prices In the United States,
I new kind OF "cornE."
Flour has reached it, low price
since the World war. 1910 I barrel.
compared with $50 4 year ago, and
e18 I barrel. thu peak price In war
time. Good news Tor housewives. Bad
news for farmers.
Senator Couzens introduces 4 bill to
regulate production. transmission aud
distribution of oil classes of power
In interstate commerce.
He would let government supervise
rates, and securities issued by holding
companies.
Some say the people should have no
control OF power aud Its distribution.
although power la national life comes
next to food. water aud air.
The people at least might supervise
sales Of securities. One company Is
sued more than G0.0OO.OO0 shares OF
stock based on odds and ends OF power
companies. Foolish investors bought
the pieces OF paper. at price exceed
ring fifteen hundred million dollars for
the whole collection.
William Howard Taft, chief justice
Of the Supreme court. President Of
the United States. secretary OF war.
rode to his grave In Arlington ceme-
terry on gun carriage. the flrst Unit
ed States President to be buried there.
A military funeral was. perhaps. not
what he would have suggested. but he
was entitled to 1t ~ former secretary
OF war and commander In chief OF the
army and navy.
Before burial the body Of the late
chief justice lay In state for three
hours In the Capitol, on catafnlQue
upon which had lain the cAflns OF
Presidents Lincoia. Garfield. McKin-
ley and Harding,
Now Lincoln stands out La that, or
any list. How soon men become I'M
important and are forgotten
Lincoln never.
0mnous and threatening for India
Is the beginning of Mahatmn Gandhi's
campaign Of mo violence, but refusal
to obey against tile British.
Gandhi and his followers march In
protest to make suit taxfree, and
smallpox marches with them.
Three are dead. ~ FRUSTRATED by
disease. The British have made I
desperate fight against the various
plaques In india smallpox included.
with the natives lighting against them.
1t has never been possible to prevent
natives bathing In the filthy Ganges,
occasionally swallowing water upon
which corpses are set adrlft.
Under British rule tho population
of India has increased by 100000, 600.
II would soon diminish under native
rule, with the aid of smallpox and
other plaques.
THERE'S plenty OF money Ia this
country the difficulty IL to get II.
Secretary Mellon needs $46O. 100000
for Uncle Sam.
The public offers to buy twelve hun
dred and ninety one million dollars
worth OF treasury certificates. There
ID plenty Of water In the oceans, lakes
and rivers. The trouble Ii to get 1t
on dry soil that needs 1t.
All doctors and parents will be In
terested In news of meningitis car
risr," nineteen yearold youth, VIII
liam Fehiker. In the rsformatory for
boys at Boonville, Mo.
Five gup0rlntendents ana inmates
with whom he cana In contact died
of meningitis. showing how easily the
deadly disease may be contracted.
From Devils Lake. N. d., comes
the sad story Of Sioux Indians that
drank anti-frseze mixture for the sake
OF its alcohol.
1t was the wrong kind.
This small Item OK news Interests
managers and stockholders OF railroad
and steamship lines.
An airpiAns driven by Diesel "a
CINE dew from Detroit to Miami In III
hours fftssn minutes without stop
ping, With Chief Engineer Woolson o