Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-05-07
This Week
b. ARTHUR BRI,BANR
A Real Airship
Gambling Promoted
Laws Hampering Business
NIr. Rockefeller's Plan

Nr. Rockefeller Plan
Gen William Mitchell, head OF our
fixing forces in the war, teiis YOU
thar The United States shows signs OF
striking out on It's OWN account III
aviation. He writes. after VISIT To
Akron.
II hive looked oyer the airsfip De
Ing built for ttle~sElyy department ut
Akron. This ship is the greatest ut
tempt of nun To conquer the air II
will he able TO cross the Atlantic Tour
fines without refueing. At reduced
sneed II will he able to circle the
globe. Mt the latitude of New York.
I'm its front part there Is haheaf
which will accommodate from four 10
seven airphnes. which can Take OF OF
land ON the ship III will, and all OF its
works are inside II.
.comnare Il ship Of this size, cost
In. five and q half million dollhrs,
Will, surface airphne carrier thht
costs from fifty to eighty mlillohs-
The airship. alone or with It's ar
nlnnes. can destroy whole heet or
sen vessels. and group Of them can
defend themselves very well aGaii's.
mir attack. with the assistance OF their
own airplanes their power OF conceal
ment and their mananverahility.
The French government to promote
its pari-mutuel system or race Track
betting arranges to take bets not only
at the race course. but anywhere III
France Refs can he sent by telegraph
or mail You deposit money IN al
vance NOT less than 1,VN francs
fSaON). and the smallest bet by wire
or mai Is 30 francs tS2).
All profit goes to the government
except purses actually won ny lhe
owners OF racing horses.
In this country we bet on the races
nj least $40 for every one bet III
France. md all the profit goes TO
hooImakers race track touts, etc
business men plan fight to change.
| in n cumman-sense way. some OF the
/ laws tint hamper business and Il II
none too soon.
Under tile obsolete sherman act
| made in the dnys Of hansom cabs.
nearly half II century ago, any group
| Of men that should now 'conspire" TO
/ stop criminal waste in the OIL Industry,
or 70 regulate any industrial produe-
tIon to prevent sImps or depression,
could be put in iail.
John ~ Rockefeller Ifr serves MS
/ city ny rebuilding aud transforming
/ m unaeveIaretI section in the heart
!, of New York ut m expense OF about
seao.Op0.no0
This undertaking guarantees, over n
lenu period Il very Targe and per
mnnent income fer Columbia college,
III shows what ean he done. with
imagination, energy and money, TO I'M
prove great city in short time
Most important. Mr.. Rockefelera
enterprise viii give employment to
/ thousands Of men now out Of work In
the highly paid building trades
srarv rfckforsI. in New York on
her way 10 London. SAYS her VIII
viii compel the burning Of I'LL films
OF moving pictures in which she. has
appeared
Mary rickfnrd Is still very
young her, Will. probably. VIII NOT
No read for 80 or ~ years at the
earliest. and everybody hopes Il will
he much nearer 100 years. Perhaps,
i'm that interval. she will realize that
70 destroy pictures. which are most
important part Of q great American
Industry. and illustrate Il forward step
In civilization. would he crime: She
made her pictures. she says. TO give
happiness in her lifetime. She should
leave them to give inspiration and IN
formation.
G. J. Starkey. lawyer Of Hollywood
and accustomed TO hfg figures, says
Queen Isabella got poor return whet
she Invested S6,OsD werth OF jewelri
In Columbus trip to America.
liz she then had invested S6OW
ut 5 per cent compounded twice
year ii would amount now to 81,
500, DuO,OOO,00O. and thar, says Mr.
Starkey, Is eleven and 0ne-half Time
the value OF the United States ant
all It's possessions The figures ar
impressive. but anyone who would sci
the United States now for fou
and one-hah trillinns would make
bad margin.
Cyrus H. X Curtis thinks, and say
in an editorial. IA man who ran 10
office In America today with straigh
anti-crime record and c0nvincin
threat against It would come neare
to getting votes than many anothe
candidate
That il sound, but to fight Grim
you would have to fight the bootlet
cling that finances 1t. and to fight boo
logging you would have to oppose pr
hihition, and that might cost NOR
votes then 1T would bring.