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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

THE MOST frequent comment we hear
l about the kidnapping Of the Llndburgl
baby is that changing is too good for the
Iperpetrators of this heartless, brutal crime.
We are inclined to agree not only Ill
this instance but III general, that our pres
ent methods of punishment for crime are
atoo GOOD for the criminals. We have
tried being tender-hearted with criminals
for good many years, III most parts OF the
country. The net result is an enormous IN
crease III crime, overcrowded prisons con-
Quoted at heavy cost to the taxpayers, and
the belief of every smart crook that he
can "beat the rap if he only gets a lawyer
smart enough and crooked enough to find
the loopholes i'll the law. We have carried
to the limit of absurdity the principle that
it is better for a thousand guilty men to
escape punishment than for one innocent
man to be convicted.
Certain facts seem to us incontrovert-
ibIe. One is that the death penalty is no de-
terrent of murder where it is not promptly
and certainly enforced. Another is that i'm
prisonment does not reform criminals nor
the fear of it brighten them. Other methods
of punishment, other means OF preventing
crime, must be discovered and applied.
Let sociologists deal with the causes OF
crime, the influences that make criminals
out Of boys. But let us all take a practical
common-sense view of the punishment fol
crime. At all costs let us back UP our law
enforcement agencies, let us clear the statue
books of the laws which protect the crimi
nal, let us speed up our criminal trials anc
place men on the bench who will show nc
mercy to those who deserve none and thel
let us consider whether the old-fashionec
whipping-post, the stocks and the plllorv
which held the convicted criminal up t
public disgrace and shame may not be a.
effective deterrents of crime as the galloWs
j the electric chair or the penltentlary
The outstanding characteristic Of TIL
modern criminal gangster is his vanity. De
stroy that and you have destroyed his che
incentive to crime "TWo-Gun' Crowley
went to the electric chair hero III his owl
eyes and in those Of his child-minded admir-
ers Gerald Chapman, murderer, is figure
Of greatness among youthful crooks becaus
he smiled when the trap was sprung. Woult
crime seem heroic. criminals heroes !
Crowley had been flogged in public ant
Chapman exposed to public contempt III tn
: stocks? We think not We think that pun
ishments to be effective should be SO shame
Z full that dread Of their disgrace will dete
even the most hardened.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

if the Eighteenth amendment is to be
repealed. If thirteen states stand out
against repeal, prohibition remains the
law Of the land And that more thar
thirteen states will never vote wet ii
the belief of the men of both parties
who have given this subject the most
thought.
The proposed referendum, therefore
it is pointed out, would be nothing but
vote catching gesture, but no chance
that it would accomplish its pretended
purpose.
Mr.. Hoover's wet friends--and there
are plenty of vets on the Republican
side of the political fence-are urging
him more strenuously than ever tc
come out for some sort of modification
or repeal of prohibition. 1t is being
urged upon him that the las member.
OF Congress who signed petition fol
referendum include 10 Republican,
as against only 66 Democrats Tit
Presidents attitude is understood t.
! be that he must be shown a much
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24
HINDENBURG

Fourteen years ago the American
and Allied armies were making des-
perate efforts to check the advance
OF the "Hindenburg line" on the West
ern Front. Germany came nearer to
victory in the Spring Of 1918 than at
any other moment of the whole war
Today America and the Allies are
rejoicing that General Won Hindenburg
after seven years as President OF the
German Republic, has been reelected
for another seven years.
Nothing could demonstrate better the
fact that we were not making war or
the German people but on the Kaiser
and his system. Hindenburg has Wor
the respect Of the whole world. If he
lives out his new term he will be y
before it is finished A grand, tough ole
mani
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

money, though it is printed on ply
wood. -
A local bank failed, with frozen
assets" To relieve the distress caused
by SO much Of the community money
being tied up in the bank the Chamber
Of Commerce issued script certiti-
Gates. based upon the expected Is per-
cent dividend out of the banks as
sets. And because Tenino is in the
lumber country, its people cleverly got
lot Of publicity by printing this script
on wood.
umismatists-which means COIN
collectors-are interested and have
bought specimens of this wooden money
for more than its face value. Its only
drawback is that it isn't accepted as
money outside of the territory served
by the Tenino business houses.
TRAVEL
To make it easier for Americans K
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

travel, some of the big Atlantic steam
ship lines are offering a plan whereby
anybody can pay for his European trip
on installrnents. Pay quarter OF the
cost Of the tour in cash, and then ono
OF the big finance companies will put
up the rest OF the money and the tour
list can pay it off in ten monthly in
stalments.
OF course, the finance company wants
to know all about the people it does
business with on that basis, and of
course the tourist pays interest on the
deferred payments; but 1t looks like
good scheme.
Any kind Of travel that takes one
into strange lands where people have
different ideas about life and differ
ent customs and manners is good for
anybody. The only really intelligent
people are the ones who realize that
Continued on page ~
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WASHINGTON
av nAncnon AAnnl ~
BY RADFoRD MoeleY

Especial to the Western News)
Washington, D. c., March 22.-As the
time fore the Presidential nominating
conventions draws nearer, the ques-
ton of what the ty,S great parties will
do in their platforms on the subject of
prohibition becomes a livelier topic Of
discussion.
All Of the signs point to declaration
by the Democrats in favor of a ma
tional referendum on the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. But what that
would amount to is another question.
1t would help get votes for the Demo-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

greater demand from within his own
party and from the nation at large be-
fore he will agree that prohibition re-
peal has the overwhelming public sup
port which any radical change in the
Constitution ought to have to be really
effective
The talk that prohibition is a fail
ure.n that the prohibition laws cam
not be enforced, is regarded by the
President, IT is reported, as premature.
His intimate friends point out that one
of his first acts on taking office was to
ask Congress to give him greater power
!, to enforce, or attempt to enforce, the
Volstead law. He had been in office
a year and a half before enforcement
was finally turned over to the Depart
ment of Justice which is organized for
law enforcement from the Treasury,
where its control had previously been.
In the eighteen months since then, it
took at least six months to weed out
the deadwood and crooked sticks from
the old prohibition enforcement unit
and to build up a new personnel. So
that the first serious, intelligent ma
tionA attempt at enforcing prohibition
has only had year or SO OF expert
ence, and that, Mr.. Hoover is sad to
believe, is too short time for fair
test as to whether it can be done or
not
i It is regarded as highly probable,
therefore that the Republican plat
i form. about which the candidate will
have, naturally, great deal to say,
will stress precisely that point-that
the administration has begun an hon.
est effort to enforce prohibition, that
more time is needed to see whether
it can really be done. And this is prob
able, that the platform will promise It.
: after reasonable test of the reor-
J ganized prohibition it becomes clearly
apparent to everybody that the presen,
, provisions Of the Constitution and laws
are unavoidable, then the Republicans
if elected will submit the question ol
] repeal to the states in the regular man.
ner for Constitutional amendments.
The new revenue act, as reported
to the House, takes notice of the fac
) that a lot Of people make their owl
!, 1home- brew by including tax of 81
cents a gallon on malt syrups, OF a
percent on grape concentrates and or
wort a source Of alcohol, Of five
cents a gallon
| The most far-reaching angle of thu
/ new tax bill, however, will be the sale
, tax, tentatively set at 2M percent
which will cover every kind Of manu-
featured goods except certain classe
Of foodstuffs, religious and educationa
G articles and books, newspapers ant
1 magazines, farm and garden products
q seeds and fertilizers Every manufac
, turer doing as much as $4,000 Of bust
ness year will be required to pay tn
@ sales tax, which is estimated to rails
: five hundred million dollars a yea
in revenue. There will be a restora
ton of the tax on amusements, In
creases in the income tax, taxes o.
telegraph, telephone and cable mes
sages, an increase in the stock trans
fer tax and a tax on lubricating Of
among other things, if the bill goe
through as drafted
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VOTERS

The United States has population of
about lbs million Germany has pop
ulation Of less than So million-about
half as many as we have.
The largest vote ever polled IN the
United States was 1924 million, in the
Presidential election of 1928. About
half of Americans eligible to vote did
not trouble to go to the polls!
AT the Presidential election in Ger
MANY on March Is there were more
thar 37Ib million votes cast! Half OF
our population, but more voters out
than any election has ever brought out
in America.
Now somebody ought to find an issue
that will bring all of our az million
qualified American voters to the polls
next November.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

TT IS a common thing these days to hear
| this and that one kicking voclferously on
the amount of taxes they are paying. 1t
seems to be practice that IS becoming al
most-if not unanimous.
Undoubtedly there are some grounds
for this attitude In many instances the
cost of government has grown more or less
h1,rdensome. Perhaps we have allowed
lot of frills and non-essentials to be tackled
onto the job of governing ourselves that
have no business there; they cost money,
hefp to boost the tax rate, and no common
surate benefit is derived Someone has said
we need to debate government as well as
industry. Perhaps that person spoke wise
". On the other hand, some of the loudest
obiecting is done by those who pay the least
and who scarcely pay anthing at all. Thls
was well Illustrated during the past week
when a man spoke loud, long and energetic
ally regarding how the taxpayers were be-
ing robbed. Later it was found that that
man pays total of 80 cents year IN taxes,
for the support of his government. He sure
~ was not suffering from excessive taxa
ton. We do not cite this incident as CON
tention that no one is burdened by taxation'
Undoubtedly there are many who feel the
tax burden, especially in these times OF de-
preston. And it is right and natural tc
study the matter III quiet and sane man
ner and see if the cost Of government car
be reduced.
A Libby man recently advanced .
thought in this connection that was new tt
us. He said, II do not consider my taxes
excessive, at all When | consider that i.
all | pay for the running expenses of Thu
government that gives me shelter and pro
lection, am perfectly satisfied with the
amount Of my taxes. It buys me protec
ton for my home and business; it protects
me from criminals and maintains law an(
order; it pays the expenses Of running oul
city government; it is the support OF on
school system; part of it goes to the count,
and state governments; some OF 1t is used OF
our highways and bridges; in short, the fey
dollars that | personally pay III taxes IS
mighty good investment And we judg
he Is one Of the largest taxpayers in Lincol
tOuiltY bu0ItIC VI lIE IUI lJOldiiuI'. -
feels what he pays in taxes is a small charg
for the protection and benefits he derives.
People in this county should also bea
inmind that three or four large corporation
pay IS per cent of the total taxes collected
In other words, out of every dollar collected
in taxes the average citizen pays only /
cents The corporations pay the balance
This is d fact and can be verified by IN
quiry at the court house.
Not for one moment does this news
paper excuse extravaganza or inefficien
government. The taxpayers are entitled t
proper service for every dollar expended
But an honest and intelligent examination
Of the records will, we are confident, prov
that Lincoln county and its various govern
ing units are, with few exceptions, receiy
inc value received for the money.
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W. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES,MD.
DANGER OF WORRY

influences to be abroad in these strenuous
~ nnk OF nnne qu so
to human we'll being as WORRY
Both worry happiness mind but the latter the thing
menv
that elusive paradoSa Tor to worry
himself insane n his quest of bliss
really, the
will help him. frequently
off ducks back Some indeed
of qualification things
notw worth crying about
The man dsagreeabe
hperacd stomach and aggravahng
the have traced of acidos
plain old worry. certainly undermine the constitution
if persisted in
Having Herewith CONTENT" What prescrp
Unfing results conened life happy life
for the day quite
But tearing
all lsoy simple
cartload Pardon
things that be understood
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-24

MONEY
Money, the economists tell us, is
anvthinp which people freely accept in
navment for services and commodities.
Accordingly the wooden money"
which the Chamber of Commerce of
Tenino, Wash, has issued, is really
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-06
NEWS of what's being sold :. ].

You right for the Daily Alaska Empire two kinds of news every day. Pertinent of world of ntern tional significance of national importance and news of local community interest The world informs yor mind of daily happenings keeps you in conversations keeps D interested in e The local you that the that appears in the advertisements of te chants of this city. They bring you the vital facts of lo costs of new high value of bargains and oppdrtunes cohe yourself to feed yourself and furnish the home m which you live They give you the opportunity of eonans competitive prices they give you the right of deciding best buy and where you will get the mostfo
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-06

K% 0 k5N an pfhandsh air, "Oh, read the H40&f0papers.n This is their reply your statement
 concerning or sae Nevertheless they are eager to about it. They ask you when hap pened where you bought it. and they want all the details You feel immediately that they fearuly uninormed and you have of pity for them. They live in world and know nohng about it. and if you talk them further will
 learn that they vepad articles of clothing haven't seen the best shows pay much and probably drive an auto mobile that ought be in the Smithsonian Institution You also conclusion they very dull You feel that they need tonic build up their minds and broaden their viewpoint Youfeel that they need the Daily Alaska Empire
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The Washington times., 1932-01-09

day, almost half was recorded in
the final so minutes, when most
stocks were hitting on all fours.
It is also pertinent to note that
dealings were heaviest just when
the December 19 highs were
reached. Chartists hold that if
these levels are penetrated a sig
nificant indication of changed
trend will be provided.
The industrial averages by the
Dow-Jones index, are now within
a point of this level. A moderate
advance today may point to the
makingS of a genuinely important
recovery to discount hoped-for sea-
sonal improvement, such as has
characterized the Januaries in
the past two years.
Rails to Lead Advance
The turn in the rails is another
factor of utmost Importance.
Close students of the railroad
situation believe that the outlook
Is for a series of major construc-
tive developments during 1882, in
contrast with the succession Of ad-
versitieS during the past year.
This should mean that the ma
jority of rail securities have seen
their bottom levels, and if prece-
dent counts for anything, con-
tinued improvement in these is
sues must augur we'll for the in.
duStrialS and utilities.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
CURB UTILITIES
HOLD GAIN

NEW YORK, Jan.s9 GN.S0.
The Curb Market continued to
give a highly satisfactory account
of itself at the weekend today,
with an initial wave of profit
taking absorbed at but minor re-
cessions, and subsequently followed
by sufficient buying to keep prices
established around the best levels
of the recovery.
In the utility division, Northern
States Power A was the headline
performer with a gain Of 1B
points to 777s. The run of active
favorites in this group such as
Electric Bond and Share, Ameri-
can Gas and Electric, American
Superpower, and the like were
hard put to hold to their previous
closingS.
Parker Rustproof came back
into the limelight among the spe-
cialty shares with a run-up of 34
points to 38A. Aluminium. which
had been a stellar performer in
recent days, fell off to S. for a
decline of 214 points.
Heavy activity among the in
vestment trust issues was again
centered in Atlas Utilities.
Curb bonds continued their i'm
proVement.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
One Man Show

Washington has one of the
most versatile of radio characters.
He is George B. Reid. Three
times a week, beginning Tuesday,
Reid will put on his famous one
man minstrel show over WRC.
The act will be sponsored by a
big sausage-and-scrapple firm.
Reid plays all parts in min
strel show except that of pianist.
He has repertoire of ten voices.
Back in "a, George made his
debut over WRC, telling dialect
stories. He has been in the radio
racket ever since.
Alex Gray, the baritone that
satisfies, says he has held two of
the worlds hottest jobs. Once
he was singing love ballads to
Hollywood beauties when his vest
buttons began to melt, his eyes
burned and his hair smoked under
the heat of the Kleig lights. On
another occasion he stocked coal
on the high seas at a dollar a
day.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
BY STANLEY BIGELOw

Skippy, Sooky and the rest of
the gang will make their appear
ance on N.B.C. Monday in a
mystery program. A number of
prominent kid actors will take the.
leading roles. Blaine Cornwell..
who did a real good job Of an
nouncing at WRC, has been hired
by WFBR. Baltimore. Good luck
to him! =. Columbia wants to pay
more attention to it's programs. ).
Two crime stories, one after the
other, are too indigestible even to
the most rabid mystery story
addict. Paul Whiteman is really
looking for new talent for his
radiocastings. Maybe there's a
chance for some of us, at that!
Kate Smiths intimate friends
usually ca! her by her right
name, Catherine. .H'yah, Kitty!
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
CARRIER BONDS
ARE HIGHER

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 G.N.SD.
American Railroad Bonds in the
weekend market carried forward
their advance to the best price
levels on the move, while home
and foreign government bonds
were unsettled by liberal selling
orders.
German government 51as fell
off more than 2 points to 36 and
the Republic rs were down 2 at
So in the reaction from the sharp
advance of the early part of the
week. French government 512s
held steady.
United States Treasury 4As
dropped under 100 for the first
time since away back in 1882.
completing a 15-point decline
from the high price of. 1881.
The three Liberty Loan issues
declined fractionally and the new
Treasury IS lost about half a
point, at 84.14.
Weekend profit-taking in rail
road bonds blocked the road to
further sharp advances in this
section Of the list, but numerous
modest gains were recorded.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
Aetna Agent Here
Leads u. S. in Sales

P. D. Sleeper, general agent Of
the Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
Observation-Disclosures district, has
received telegram from the home
office in Hartford, Conn.,, that
one Of his men led all Aetna rep
resentativeS in the United States
in volume sold in 1881.
His co-worker-iS is Chan C. Mason
who has led the Aetna field men
practically every month in the
year. He is member of the
Million Dollar Round Table for
1882.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
RALLY IS LISTED
AS TECHNICAL
BY HANEY
BY LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University Bureau
of Business Research.

of Business Research.
On Wednesday came the tech
nical rally which was suggested
as a probability in this column on
Tuesday. 1t was extraordinarily
broad, but lacked volume. The
NUMBER of shares traded vas only
a little above that OF the previous
day.
The thing looks like a quick
mark up, timed so that 1T could
be done without taking much
stock.
It should be noted that the
opening prices Tuesday were
mostly above the highs Of Mon
day. Some stocks opened up sew
eral points.
May Mark Turn Up
A gap" like that sometimes
marks a turn in the market, but
the recent similarities came on
June 20 and october 20 last year.
Following the former of these
dates there was rise of Z or 8
points, but then came a long de-
cline to new low levels.
In the other case, little gain
was made tefore the November
decline came. My only conclusion
is the negative one, that that
sharp jump at the opening was
not evidence of a real turn.
The market situation has been
as follows:
Evidence developed tn at a
good many stocks had become
overSold. A large short interest
was built up in Allied Chemical,
Auburn, Western Union, Steel,
Telephone and other issues.
Stiff premiums were becom-
ing common, and (while I sus-
pect that these premiums are
partially strong-arm work. these
to some extent indicated an
over-crowGc short position.
Big Bears Get Out
OF course, the big bears pulled
out. The selling pressure light
ened. Little if any good news"
was then required to produce a
covering move.
Such news, however, was pro-
vided by the Finance Corpora
ton, by the rumors of an eXten-
sion of the moratorium to Ger
many, and by the Westinghouse
dividend.
So I think it best to consider
this as a mere technical rally.
It might hold a while and the
average rise three or four points;
or there may soon be a little
reaction. Who knows?
The point is that the rally is
not conclusive. The investor
should wait to see what the
professionals are going to do
with the market next. Perhaps
the best thing would be to let
the market down a little.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
Peace Plea

A mass meeting under the
auspices of the Women's Inter
national League for Peace and
Freedom, to be held in Washing
ton tomorrow, will be broadcast
over nationwide N.B.C. hookup.
The Mystery Chef, Columbia
actor, is a Scot. The other day
he pranced into the studio wear.
ing kits. According to the yarn
going the rounds of the studios,
an owl perched on the window
sill.
"Ow'll you ave your break
fast?" the Mystery Chef asked
the feathered visitor.
Whereupon the owl took one
look at the kits. shouted "Hoot,
mon!" and fled for the South.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
and His
Pals to Star
On Radio
Don't Miss These

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ment'-SenatOr Arthur Cap
per, of Kansas, chairman Of
the Senate District Commit
tee tWMALl.
i45-Reds AndersOn'S Or.
chestra CWOL).
$500 - Colonel Stoopnagle
and Budd (WMAL).
9:OO-Arthur Pryor and
his band (WRC).
lO:OO-RusS COlumbO and
orchestra (WBAL).
u:OO-SOjOurners Banquet
Address by Senator Reed,
OF Pennsylvania (WRC).