Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-05-28
This Week
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
Gas Pistols and Guns
Germany Has Brains
4 New Train Idea
We Talk Fast, Go Slowly

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We Talk Fast, Go Slowly
Nrw York, Chicago and other cell
telS Of gangster activity might send
explorers to Milwaukee To investigate
report.
General Mitchell. in charge of all
our Flyers abroad in the biz VAR. SAYS
Milwaukee is not troubled by gang
strrs for the simple reason that II
panssler appears in Milwaukee the
Milwaukee police shool him. And Mit-
Maukee police Ito nnl make deals Win
the gangsters or divide their profits.
The mayor appoints police chiefs.
SAYS General Mitchell and that ends
II. The mayor has no power OF re-
nnya. Milwaukee has only had two
chiefs Of police in III years.
New York will provide gas pistols
for its police force. small enough Tor
tht pocket. firing gas cartridges that
incapacitate the person ut whom they
are fired Police also will have gas
guns to shoot gus through windows
and suhdue criminals inside.
Weapons OF the same kind probably
will be acquired by criminals. when
will help 10 make the lives of ordi-
nary citizens more exciting.
The Germans, with 60,OAN looking on.
launched their first so-called pocket
cruiser fighting ship with which Ger
mans demonstrate their superior engi-
nepring and military intelligence.
II Ii small vessel. much smaller
than some that France and the United
States are building. but far superior
In every way. A great number OF
small compartments enable the new
cruiser. named Deutschland, 10 resist
the discharge nf several tofpedaes or
mines. Six ll-ineh guns. mounted In
armpred triple tllrreis. have range
Of II miles. This German ship could
destroy every existing l0Wn-ton cruis-
or. including United States and French
cruisers, with no danger TO herself.
With Diesel engines. the new Ger
| man lighting unit, more brilliantly de-
| signed than any other in the world
| has cruising range Of 10000 miles
We have the money, and France won
| the victory. but Germany seems to have
the brains, in this case. most imnor'
tant Of all
The important news this week. thai
/ will he important l.nM years hence. Il
!, the news OF a really fast railroad train
designed by Professor Wiesinger, II
Switzerland.
It's coaches, made OF light aluminium
| will weigh only three tons each. AMI
will he driven ny airplanp propellers
will travel 3o3 miles m hour.
/ Such train would take passenger
| from New York to Sun Francisco Il
"A hours You will ret such trains II
the United States eventually.
AL williams, one OF our finest y0nn
American flyers. recently OF the Amer
lean navy. said. ''Ihe United State
talks fast and flies slowly Englan
flies fast and talks slowly
Britain holds all The speed record
that have any real meaning, the al
. pnne record. 35T miles per hour, IN
: automobile record 246 miles; the M
!; torboat record of over lM miles, an
: motorcycle record OF over loo mile
And they have achieved these RECORD
! In ''hard times The British manas
:. TO do what they have to DO
Governor Roosevelt of New ior
! travelling abroad discovers that Frent
Q agriculture and industry balance eat
:, other and minimize any slump.
The French mechanic unable to til
!. work ut his trade. goes 10 work on q
4 farm Of All uncle Ar other relative.
More than six million F'renchm'
own the land for which they recent
fought so well.
: The government will abandon fifl
s three army posts, largely obsolete.
: save money.
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