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democratic representative could be
counted upon to support wet amend
ment at this time, it would still take
the votes of ~ republicans, in addi-
ton, to put it through.
In the senate neither party has a
majority; there are AZ republicans, AZ
democrats, one farmer labor senator,
and one vacancy. 1t would take all the
AZ democrats and IL of the republican
senators to give two-thirds vote Of
approval to such an amendment.
Nevertheless, it is possible that some
thing of the sort might be done during
this month of July if a determined ef-
fort were made to get rid of the SUBJ
ject now, and SO remove it from tht
presidential campaign permanently. Il
view Of the apparent popular interes
in this subject, to the exclusion of al
other campaign issues, those VIII
would like to see the election resul
turn upon questions of economics an
deep-seated political principles woul
| be glad to have the prohibition topi
wiped off the boards Immediately
To achieve that result it is believe
that great many drys and middle-o of
the-roaders would be willing to max
concessions and modify their persons
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tons called in the different states solely
for the purpose of considering change and
so giving every voter a chance to vote for
either wet or dry delegates as he prefers.
Our hope is that, if and when these con-
ventons shall have acted upon the proposed
change in the constitution, everybody con-
cerned will be content to prove his Ameri-
canism by abiding by the result.
In discussing the prohibition question
the republican platform says, the Ameri-
can nation never i'll its history has gone
backward. and III this case the progress
which has been thus far made must be pre-
served, while the evils must be eliminated;'
and again, retaining III the federal govern
ment power to preserve the gains already
made i'll dealing with the evils inherent in
the liquor traffic.
Whatever action is finally taken III set
ting this perplexing problem. the Ameri-
can people should bear III mind the truth
enunciated III the quotations above, i. e..
that great progress has been made and no
backward step should be taken.
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WASHINGTON
~ RADFoRD MobLEY

Washington. D. c., July 1.-THE
most exciting question among political
gossips is: viii congress try at this
session to adopt constitutional
amendment on prohibition for submis-
sion to the states next fall?
Both parties in their national con-
ventipns have pledged themselves 10
the submission Of such an amendment
Why can't it be done right away?
The difficulty will be in framing ar
amendment which can obtain two
thirds vote in both houses, which i.
the majority required by the constitu-
ton for the submission of a constitu.
tional amendment.
The democratic platform calls for al
amendment explicitly repeating tn,
Eighteenth or prohibition amendment
although coupled with this is the de
mand that "the federal government eff
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fectively exercise its power to enable
the states to protect themselves against
Of Intoxicating liquors in
violation of their laws
The republican platform, however,
specifically says: 1--WE do not favor a
submission limited to the issue Of re-
tention or repeal and declares that
the proposed amendment should con-
tain provisions retaining in the fed
eral government power to preserve the
gains already made in dealing with
the liquor traffic, while allowing states
to deal with their problem as their
citizens may determine, subject to the
power of the federal government tc
protect states where prohibition may
exist.
The Necessary Vote 4
To submit a constitutional amend
ment would require the affirmative.
votes of 200 members of the house .
representatives and Of "a senator's, two
thirds of the membership of eacl
house. Neither party has enough vote
in the present congress to put Bucl
a proposal through as party meas
ure.
The democrats haye 2l0 representa-
tives and the republicans pa. If ever
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MAY PURCHASE
MONTANA GAS DEBENTURES

y EPORTS are current to the effect that
IN the federal reconstruction finance cor
poration will purchase the 1882 allotment
of the Montana gas debenture bonds which
the state has not been able to dispose OF to
date.
We know Of no more reasonable use OF the
money that could be made by the federal
government than purchase Of these bonds.
The Hoover administration has insisted
that federal funds be invested only III such
enterprises as will eventually pay out and
return to the government the money that
has been advanced Purchase of the Mon
tana bonds is a fine example of such III
vestment. They are secured BY receipts
from the gas tax Of the state, the money
advanced would be used III highway con-
struction IN Montana, at time when suffl-
cient funds cannot be obtained otherwise.
It Is to be hoped the finance corporation
will take up the Montana gas debentures.
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TIE ROAD IS LONG. COMING BACK

T He only thing that keeps most of Us
from realizing our own possibilities and
of getting the highest satisfaction out of
life is fear There are very few human be-
ings in the world who are not afraid of
something and as long as one is afraid of
anything he cannot achieve perfect happi-
ness.
Primitive man must have lived III a
state Of almost constant terrI. He was
afraid Of wild beasts, afraid OF enemies of
other tribes afraid of the thunder and
lightning. afraid Of evil spirits that lurked
Ill the darkness Of the forest-of real dang
ers and Of unreal dangers which he mag
med. Very few people in these days have
the perfectly natural physical fears that
surrounded the lives Of our ancestors. But
who of-us has hot some mental fear. fear of
something that has not happened but which
We think may happen to ourselves or our
loved oncs2
In the past two or three years the peo-
pie Of the United States have been the prey
Of new kind Of fear They have been
afraid that, i'll the popular phrase, the bot
ton had dropped out of everything They
have feared that never again would they
have job, that the factories that have shut
down would never start up, that they
would never be able to sell the products Of
their farms-those and a thousand other
fears which have no relation to common
sense or reality seemed to take possession
of perhaps the majority Of Americans.
And that is one Of the reasons we have
been 50 slow III coming back from the eco
monte crisis We have been afraid to use
our intelligence and common sense and 90
ahead when everybody else was afraid to do
anything but accept conditions as they are
and paint them. mentally, much worse than
they are.
We see signs that this widespread fear
is beginning to disappear. We do not be-
llieve it ever had any real foundation, and
we believe people are waking up to thai
fact. If we are right. and hope and courage
are beginning to replace fear, then we have
made a good start toward the return of goof
ti1nac
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CHANGING THE CONSTITUTION.

T He conventions are over and the presl-
1 Dental campaign Of 1892 is under way.
By the time the spell-binders Of both parties
have begun to get into action it may be that
people will get all excited over the really
important issues of tax reduction and gov
eminent economy, and lot of the other
things which both parties endorse III diff
ferent language III their platforms But 50
far az we can see the situation from this
point IL time and space, about the only ac-
ton OF the conventions that the general run
OF the people are interested III at the mo-
ment, outside of the personalities of the can
didates. is whether the democrats or the
republicans have the better plan for letting
the people vote on prohibition.
As long as there is 50 much talk and
excitement IN various parts Of the country
about this question, it is probably just az
well to take steps to find out whether the
people Of the United States or any consid-
cradle majority Of them, want to change the
dry laws or not We don't see how any
body can take exception to that PROPOSE
ton. No matter how ardently dry an in
dividnal may be, if the overwhelming ma
Jority Of them are against prohibition, it
seems to us that it is Of the very essence Of
Americanism to accept a verdict Of the ma
jority. And the same goes for the citizen
Of wet inclinations. As long as there is ;
widespread belief that the prohibition law
does not reflect the dominant national pub
lie sentiment of today, there will always BIZ
bitter feelings until the facts are brought
out G=.~
The only way to bring them out is BY
the means that both parties propose, tina
Of submitting an amendment to cnnyen
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The daily coal consumption OF the
ocean liner Aqultania was probably
as much as 900 tons, though this va
rled. OF course. with the speed OF the
vessel. The Majestic used as much
"a 1000 tons OF coal on a voyage
across the Atlantic. Several other
large Atlantic liners consumed as
much as 1000 tons OF coal per ny,
while smaller ones required 300 to
500 tons daily.
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G, j S P% %!!!!5 u! !,
~OHN JOSEPH GAINES,MO!
HEAT STROKE

In all be worth
mounds securely is before the
stolen.
thing strength and
liver kidneys and other vital
the patient and the overhead
the bayfield, at the bench in the shop
the anywhere that
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symptoms bodily The pupils the
pulse rapid breath
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and feeble become contracted with mental be
sweat and the severity of hte
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Bulls. Bears and "Mists"

"Many great fortune has been
made by buying from pessimIsts.
Also by selling to optimists,-Ashland
(Ky.) Daily Independent
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Hes Elected

A scientist states that a red fiag viii
not madden bull. He will cheerfully
be permitted to perform his own er-
Observation-Disclosures Post-G azette
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views, il any hope were held out that
BY so doing a constitutional amend
ment which would put the whole ques-
ton UP to the people of the states
could be drafted and adopted at this
session. That is regarded as much more
feasible, strange as it may seem, than
the amendment of the Volstead act at
this session, even though it would re-
ouire only majority of each house
to change that.
The Democratic Proposal
The democratic party platform pro-
posal advocates the immediate modi-
fication Of the Volstead act to legal
ize the manufacture and sale of beer
and other beverages aof such alcoholic
content as is permissible under the
constitution" The Volstead act declares
that any beverage containing more
than one-half Of one per cent of alco-
hol is intoxicating and is, therefore,
illegal.
The contention of the vets is that
an alcoholic content OF six or seven
percent, which was the average strength
Of lager beer in the old prohibition
days, or even of ten or twelve percent,
which is also about the proportion Of
alcohol in the so-called light wines,
is not in fact Intoxicating, as such
beverages are ordinarily used. The
democratic party's proposal is to amend
the law and legalize beverages with ar
alcoholic content higher than the pres
ent one-half of one per cent near
beer.
Some observers predict that there
will be more bitter fight over tina
proposal than there viii be over thu
constitutional amendment. There arr
MANY members Of congress in boti
houses and Of both parties who arr
uncompromisingly dry They will ac
cent and vote for a constitutions
amendment putting the question up 7
the states, because they believe that
will be impossible to obtain the rati
fication OF such an amendment b
three fourths of the 48 states. Their
are more than twelve states, they be
lieve. which will never ratify pro
hibition repeal, either through the leg
islatures or by conventions elected b
the people; and it takes three-fourth
of the states to ratify any change IN tn
constitution.
So while vets and drys find them
selves in harmony on the question
resubmission the drys think they al
strong enough to block any atteml
: to make the statutory restrictions
4 liquor any wetter than they are nov
i Liners Used Much Coal
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Read the Western News for Lincoln
County News.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
L|NDBERCH BABY SAID . BEING HELD DETROIT; .
 PROJECTORS D|SAGREE

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 18. (Pj- Police authorities are investigating mysterious telephone call to the Toledo Times Sunday night where a man giving the name of Patter- son and whose home was in New York, said that Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh's baby was ill Detroit. He also said the holders of the baby did not want the Lind bergh's to pay any more ransom money before the child was re- turned and he explained that the kidnappers had come to dis agreement.
 Patterson, speaking over the tel ephone, said that a message would be sent to the probate judge at Toledo within two days telling au- thoritieS where they could find the baby.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
RUSSIA SAID BE MAKING
 EXTENSIVE MILITARY
 PREPARATIONS, BORDER

TOKYO, April IS. (H9 The ex- tensive military preparations which are being made by Russian author ities in the region just next to the North Manchuria border are taken as a clear indication that Russia expects an armed clash with Japan.
 A spokesman for the foreign of flee of Japan said that Soviet forces estimated to humber 10000 men have been assembled.
 The Japanese Consulate at Har- bin said that it was indicated by the wreck of Japanese troop train there last week which resulted in the killing Of IA Japanese soldiers was the work of Russian conmun- ists."
 A report from Farbin Saturday said the Japanese refugees were reported to be fleeing into Russian territory at and near Vladivostok as the result of renewed activities Of Chinese guerillas near the Man churian city of Pografitchnaya.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
YOUNG RUSSIANS YARN WAS FAIRLY GOOD BUT
 NOT QUITE GOOD ENUF

SEATTLE, April 18-William G. Honloff, aged p and a recent ar rival from Russia, had a sad story to tell the judge when he appeared before him Saturday.
 The young man "hoiSted" cou- pie, and then stepped out and loot ed box car
 'You see, it was like this judge. I am not accustomed to liquor but was feeling so downcast Saturday, being out of work, hungry, every thing, that when a friend invited me to take a drink with him. did.
 we only downed couple, judge, but those two, with the accom- panying jazz must c from my friend's-ah hem! yes, a lady photograph seemed to drive me crazy"
 Not good enough" the judge solemnly declared, -four months in the hoosegow and a suspended sen- tence of from two to IS years. Take hlm way. Next!"
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
TONCASs HIGHWAY
 ID GET MARKERS

The Tongass Highway will be the first Alaska highway to be marked with iron pipe and brass caps for study of the center lining by the United States Bureau of Public Roads.
 In time, every other permanent highway maintained by the bureau in Alaska will be similarly marked.
 Ike P. Taylor, bureau attache, is now in the States purchasing new equipment to include 1112 yard ca pacity dump trucks; 212 ton freight trucks, two light delivery pickup cars, three large motor graders, three one-yard rotary scrapers, one three-yard power shovel and also power mowers for clearing away brush and weeds from the shoul- ders of the roads.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
MILLIONS JENNINGS
 MIGRATE AND DROWN
 IN THE bER|NC SEA

TrapperS on Umnak island, in the Aleutian group, report the re- cent migration of millions of lem mingS from the island. It is said the Jennings travelled in immense multitudes, in straight line to the seashore, apparently in obedience to some blind mechanical impulse of nature.
 During the migra tion they moved onward in parallel columns. One trapper could not induce them to deviate from the straight line. The remarkable migration termin- ated in the Boring Sea and ended in the drowning of all that sur- vived the rough journey down from the higher regions of Umnak Is- land.
 The lemming is not only remark able for migrating at certain per- iods but the little rodent consti- tutes the main source of food for fox and other island fur-bearers.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
WHOOP|NC COUCH IN
 NENANA AREA TOOK
 T0[L 0F F LIVES

Early in April an epidemic of whooping cough swept through the Nenana district of Interior Alaska and claimed a toll of 12 lives among the Indian natives, according to Arthur H. Miller, superintendent of the central district of the Office of Indian Affairs.
 MT. Miller, in company with Dr. Frank Fellows of the Federal Medical service, completed a thor ough survey of the situation among the sufferers, negotiating the jour- ney by rail and plane.
 A visit to every home in the stricken area revealed that the epi- demic was confined mainly to tn demic was confined mainly to the native children with few severe cases among the adults.
 The two government relief work CTS administered medical aid and help to the beneficiaries with fav- orable results. MT. Miller reports the health conditions in the dis trict are now much improved.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
SLAYER 0F 8-YEAR-OLD CIRL |S LYNCHED BY
 ANGRY KANSAS MOB
ST. FRANCIS. Kas., April Is. (Pl

ST. FRANCIS, Kas., April IS. (A) An angry and furious mob lynch ed Richard Read, B years of age, bachelor farmer, who confessed that he abducted, attacked and slew eight-year- old Dorothy Hunter of Selden, Kansas.
 Read was protected from being taken into the hands of the mob twice Saturday by the quick think ing of the sheriff who had the farmer in custody.
 Two hundred heavily armed men found Read Sunday night in the Cheyenne County jail and removed him to the outskirts of the town where the hung him from tree.
 At the time of the lynching, Governor Read of Kansas was on a political campaign at Atwood, only few miles away.
 Read confessed to turing little Dorothy from going to her home as she was leaving school, by giving her a string of beads and taking her in his automobile.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
ADDITIONAL ARRESTS EXHIBITED CONNECTION
 KREUCER INTERESTS

STOCKHOLM, April Is. With the finding of further discrepancies in the books of the company Of Tvar Kreuger, late international financier who committed suicide in Paris recently, Swedish author ities have strengthened themselves by recruiting their full strength of lawyers and other officials.
 Three officials of the Kreuger company were arrested the other day on the charge that they fal- sified the books and changed the balance sheet to the advantage of the company. This was all the re- suit of a probe made by officials into the company's affairs.
 Since then, the officials have found further discrepancies. It was found that alleged loans made by this company to foreign countries for match monopolies were fake. This was particularly in the case of an alleged loan to Italy.
 Further Scrutinization of these so-called foreign loans will be made and it is expected that fur ther arrests will be made.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
PROSECUTOR TRIES ID SHAKE MASS|E'S STORY
 BUT ID NO AVAIL

HONOLULU, April 18.-FolloWlng the testimony of Lieut. Thomas Massie about the attack on hlS wife by an alleged group of Ha- waiians headed by the dead Jos eph Kahahawai, his wife's later fear of this Hawaiian, and the cir cumstances which followed when Massie again took the chair, De- fense Attorney Darrow announced that it was MaSsie's hand that held the gun with which KahahaWai was shot
 It was said that the shooting fol- lowed threats made against the Hawaiian after he had been kid mapped and unless he admitted his guilt in the attack on Mrs. MaSsie that he would be cut to ribbons The Hawaiian was said to have finally broke down and confessed. MaSsie wishing to entirely clear the name of his wife, then said the Hawaiian was killed. MasSie also stated that from the time the Ha- Waiian admitted his guilt to the time they were confronted with pa trolmen at Koko Head, his mind was a blank. Prosecutor Kelley tried to shake Lieutenant Massie'S story but without any apparent success.
 Mrs. Fortescue broke down dur ing this phase of the trial Satur- day.
 Prosecutor Kelley does not be- lieve the Massie opinion of the killing and in cross-questioning to- day was to attempt to find out what part Mrs. Fortescue and the two Seamen played in the killing.
 Kelley's theory is that one of the seamen fired the shot but under the circumstances Massie is the only person who could possibly shoulder the killing under the guise of insanity and he is thus protect ing the others.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
LARGE SUM TURNED
 OVER BY L|ADbERCH; ADDITIONAL RANSOM

NEW YORK, April 18.-Colonel Henry Breckenbridge, right hand man of Colonel Lindbergh, who is in New York on a mission connect ed with the Lindbergh baby kid-- mapping case, Saturday said the only contact made with the kid nappers since Colonel Lindbergh allegedly paid them the $5O,000 ransom money was made by Dr. Condon, the Jafsie in the negotia- tionS.
 Breckenbridge still has great hope that the negotiations will soon bear fruit and he has great faith in Condon's activities.
 Salvatore Spitale, alleged New York gangster, who was early iden- tified as an intermediary, said he was sure that Dr. Condon had made contact with the kidnappers.
 Sundays reports said Colonel Lindbergh had turned over large sum of money, in currency, gold and silver, said to be about $1OG,- 900, to Colonel Henry Brecken- bridge and the apparent purpose of this is to accede to a new ran- som demand made by the kid nappers.
 The Norfolk intermediates con- tinued silent
 Colonel Lindbergh was away from his home all day Sunday but in response to his plea he be un- questioned regarding his move ments, nothing was learned as to what he had accomplished or what contacts had been made.
 Dr. Condon, retired educator, spent Sunday at a baseball game, and despite the many develop, ments since the night the child was kidnapped, the case is now just as much a mystery as ever.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN
 kUK[AND PROHIBITED

AUKLAND, N. Z., April 18.-All public meetings have been prohib- ited by authorities who are taking these measures with a view to pre- venting further riots such as oc- cured here last week.
 falkland was virtually a wrecked city following the demonstrations of the jobless who broke plate glass windows, footed stores and caused much other property damage. Even the citizenry showed signs of fa- tigue as a result of the fear which they were subjected to. Strong forces of police are on duty thru out the city.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-04-18
MORE AUTOMOBILES
 F0R R|CHARDs0N.TRA|L

Oscar Freedman, head of the Richardson Highway Transporta- tion Company, with headquarters at Fairbanks, returned from the States recently, bringing consider able motor equipment for expan- sion of the company,s highway op- erations during the current season.
 The company now has two new buses, a sedan and three trucks, and it is understood that the or ganization will operate out of Val deg as we'll as Chitina this year, hauling freight as we'll as passen- gers in competition with the AL aSka Railroad.