Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-16
This Week
By ARTHUR bMssANE
The Late Speaker
Bad News, and Good
A Useful Don't"
Honor to Michigan

Honor to Michigan
The death of Speaker I.ongworth
will he deeply regretted In Washing
ton and throughout the country. He
was able. witty, good-natured and tact
full. His colleagues liked him, the ma
ton respected him for his ability and
character
The country feels deep sympathy for
his widow. daughter of President
Theodore Roosevelt.
The bad news from Europe deals
with probable revolution In Portugal.
Cheerful news tells Of better feel
Ing between Italy and France. Presl-
dent Doumergue calls Italy "a noble
and friendly nation and recalls Italy
fighting glorlously and vigorously at
the side of France
France. said President Donmergue.
had suffered enough from war to ap-
preciate the value Of peace, hut she
has also acquired too much experience
through her own history to Ignore the
fact that there IL no durable peace
without security of frontiers. .
Dean LOOMS OF New York univer-
sity offers among .dont's" TO parents
this excellent one.
Don't urge your children to 60 to
college because you went, or because
YOU didn't, or because the Youngsters
chums are going or because 1t Is the
avenue to sorority, or fraternity, or
to athletic success"
College life hurts MS often As It
helps. and oftener. Better for young
man to spend four years at work renl-
fzing his shortcomings than more or
less at study acquiring an exaggerated
idea OF his own Importance.
Citizens OF Michigan honor their
state by refns@lg. In overwhelming UNA
jority, To restore the death penalty In
their state.
That penalty, abolished in Michigan
81 years ago. is mn imitation by the
state Of the murderer's tactics. The
installation Of I'LL electric chair in the
state prison Mt Jackson would nave
been blot upon the state, back
ward step for IA great commonwealth
TINT Inns not known raptal punish
ment for 1ON years.
Mr.. Kenneth Collins, who knows
about buying and selling, and how to
promote both. says. Buying power IL
on tie upgrade An important fact.
according to Mr. collins, Is thut people
are Iiquidatin- ihe'r instuEIment debts
The depression 1870 found them
owing about S6,0D.tD1Wn. They have
naid off half
A great German military authority.
Gen. Berthotl Won peimliug, declares
that Germany mo longer needs great
army. because flying machines ex-
plosiyes and poison gas will alone be
important In the next war In the
next war, says he. the fighters will at
tack entire populations with poison
gus: against attack from the air
| there can he no real defense aud no
| protection--at least for the fIsasses Of
/ the population"
4 1t IL Important for parents to know
| that the dreaded poIiomyletis, or in
| fantile paralysis. attacks children
mainly through the nose. The germ
| infects water. and can be taken
/ through the nose passages by children
swimming In uncean wafer. SO says
Doctor Viewer Of the Willard Parker
laboratories.
The germ is probably introduced in
4 10 the nose most often hy the fingers.
Children should be taught from In
fancy to keep their hands away from
mouths and noses.
Ouakers have amended their rule OF
discipline" for the first time in thirty
eight years. Quaker girls and women
may add 'sfrills" and lace to the plain
i. Quaker garh.
Ii Is decided that mutton-leg sleeves
for girls. suits Of plain black with no
collars or cuffs for men, are not neces-
sary to good morals here or happiness
hereafter.
If the Quaker girls wanted to attract
attention, which presumably they dc
NOT, the old-fashioned plain gray dress
! would be the best dress.
| Many eligible Americans are tired
: OF "frils" cut off above the knee OF
below the waist in the back.
In tile cathedral Of Palermo, Sicily
!, Prince Henri, son of the duke Of Gulse
pretender to the French throne, mar
: ried Princess Isabelle Of Orleans ant
Bragance.
] Both are descendants OF the las
: king of France. Much royalty attend
: ed the wedding, the ceremony per
. formed by Cardinal Lavitrano.
: AS far as royalty goes that wed
: ding was like marrying Confederate
five dollar bill to one of the $l,0O
Kerensky bonds.