Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-16

to develop more uses for the by-products develop from
the manufacture of lumber Find profitable for
every inch of every tree the order given the men
working the laboratory 1t is said number of remarkable
processes have been developed and will be patented
by the Weyerhausers-
number Of years ago it said that the large pack
ing plants Chicago saved all of the hog except the squea
Evidently the Weyerhausers intend to all of the tree
except the squeak It to be hoped they will be success
full Anything that tends lessen and make
profit for the lumber industry will eventually the
advantage of the entire Northwest where numbering plays
SO important part. -
According of the foremost political writers of
the day. the world has been standing the brink of
other major catastrophe during the past few days 1t has
been faced with the complete collapse of Germany, nanc
ciay and politically. Gemanys collapse allowed
happen the statesmen of the world fear that revou
tion riot and communism might follow with what dire
suits tell Even though the collapse should
not end in political revolution, yet it is feared that if
Germanys financial structure crumbes most destructive
effect will be felt throughout the world thus continuing
indefinitely the world depression and suffering
1t is said that reason President Hoover acted
promptly in proposing debt moratorium because he
had forehanded knowledge of the dire condition in which
Germany finds herself and moved quickly to help off
the feared collapse and the possible revolution and disaster
that might follow.
The world is paying costly price for the jamboree it
took during the great War It's stung effects have been
constantly felt during the past dozen years and
yet through with the troubles engendered by Germanys
present condition is of direct result of the War
Such caaclysm of destruction the World War must
inevitably be paid for We paying the piper
little information concerning the destruction in
human lives the War demanded There 1O873,577
known be dead the result of the Great War according
figures given by J. w Wheeler Bennett his THE Re
ducton Of Armaments" British Empire 1O989l9 France
1427oOo u S. A. 1O72s4, Italy, 5O l6O Russia 27s2 O64
Belgium 267OOO Serbia 7343; Roumana lit Greece
$4,000 Germany 2O50466 Austria Hungary 100000
Turkey, 100000 Bulgaria 1O1 ga; total 1O873,577
To this must be added 100000 wounded; 100000
orphans 100000 widows 100000 refugees These
figures do include the indirect losses from revolution
famine and pesence the increased deahrae and the total
losses due to the According to the Swedish Society
for the Study Of Social Consequences Of the War the total
loss must be put down at 100000 lives
The Libby city council is preparing new traffic
dinance 1t said that it will provide drastic regula
but will simplify and emphasize few necessary rules
All of have careless observing those few rules
demanded by safety in driving about city Fortunately
there have been few accidents, of them serious But
little giving signals and proper turning at
would not be amss The ordinance will prob
ably look after these shortcomings of the average
and attempt correct them
The eminent American sculptor George Barnard pro-
present Of his statues Of Lincoln to the Russian
Soviet government 1t is not known whether the gift will
be accepted To there would be something
gruous in statue Of the Great Emancpator and apostle
OF liberty gift to government that drives its people
around like cattle and that persecutes and holds
in what is practical slavery its educated classes
Mondays United Press dispatches had an Illuminating
story regarding conditions at Reno. Here are few quo
tations:
The biggest little city in the world as Reno advertises
itself really isn't the dream place you imagined
1T isn't happy, glitering romantic playground
There is an undercurren of feeling in Reno that the
legislature made mistake when it decided to legaize
gambling in Nevada
The new law brought in Of tinhorn gamblers
and operators.
The women who go into these gambling and drinking
places all seem engaged in rather futile attempt to have
good time The laughter is shrll and forced"
One can not build happiness on debauchery Nevada
and Reno-in throwing down the bars ndecency and nv
ing IN the worst Of men and simply preparing
Tor later harvest of broken hearts, suicides and blasted
and ruined lives Strange isn't it, that men can be SO short
sighted
l. M Brandjord commissioner Of lands and invest
ment has Just issued report that shows that during the
last Is years the state has received s324 from rentals
ana royalties on coal leases rentals oil and gas leases
and from oil and gas royalties
Mr. brandjord reports that much OF this income has
gone to the support Of the public school system Of the state
Most reports Of public officials are inclined to he drv
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