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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28
HAVE WE MORE "MALEFACTORS OF
GREAT WEALTH2'
DISCLOSURES that are being made re-

DISCLOSURES that are beng made re-
l. gardine the conduct of financial af-
fairs BY the bic interests of the nation are
not very encouraging to the American citi-
zen who has the real welfare of his country
at heart The New York stock exchange
is being investigated by a committee from
the L. $. senate and what they are learning
is plenty.
Cnsavory. to say the least, was the ae-
ton Of the bic bankers Of the nation
which came to light few months ago-ln
which they sold hundreds OF millions OF dol
lars worth of foreign government bonds to
American investors at Il great profit to the
bankers. bonds which later were defaulted
bv their governments, III many instances.
Thus the American investor was left to hold
the sack while the banking interests made
their unholy profits. Some of those de-
faulted bonds are held right here i'll Libby.
Now it appears, following the investi-
CATION of the stock exchange, that there Is
Il suspicion. voiced by one senator, that
American international bankers have been
scheming to depress the stock market and
other credit sources thus continuing the
business depression, hoping IHeFeDv 10 tire
the American people and get them to the
stage where they would favor the canceling
Of war debts by this government. It and
when that is done, there would thus be a
much better chance for the bankers to col
lect the millions they have loaned to foreign
governments following the war.
That is a sordid condition of affairs.
We hope it IS not true. But if It Is true
what this country needs is another Teddy
Roosevelt with his big stick going after the
s.maefactors of great wealth.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28
THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER
THE Sun.

WYE THINK we live in a complicated age,
w but more than three hundred years
ago everything was just as topsy-turvy as
it is today Robert Burton, who was born
Ill 1916. published famous book called
THE Anatomy Of Melancholy in 1921. And
three hundred and eleven years ago he
wrote III that book number Of paragraphs
which have a very familiar sound in this
year of grace, 1882 Here are some of them:
New news every day Those ordinary
rlmors Of war, plaques, fires, foundations,
thefts, murders, massacres, meteors, comets,
spectrums, prodigies, apparitions, ship
wrecks. a vast confusion OF VOWS, wishes,
actions >tdicts, petitions, lawsuits, pleas,
laws, pGoclamations, complaints, grievances
Then come tidings Of weddings, entertain
ments, embassies, trophies, sports, plays,
treasons, robberics, enormous yillianies Of
all kinds funerals, death of princes new
discoveries and expeditions.
"Orr sunmtm bon,m is commodity,
and the goddess we adore. Dea Moneta.
Queen Money.
80 many professed Christians, yet 50
few initators Of Christ; SO such talk Of re-
ligon. 50 much science vet 50 little
conscience.
"To see 50 many lawyers, yet SO little
justice; so many laws yet never more dis
orders Lawyers get more to hold their
peace than we to say our very best
"New books every day, pamphlets
stories, whole catalogues Of volumes of al
sorts. new paradoxes, schisms, heresles
controversies III philosophy, religion Dc Z
Only the very young or the very mex
pelienced think that there is any materla
j change in human nature and its manifesto
tons from century to century.-Ex.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28
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~ JOHN JOSEPH GAINE6>MO.
ABOUT, SCHOOL CHILDREN

rightly about their youngsters school, lest
child life, measles
dpheia
i
The perfectly healthy child has strong active immunity from ngo
healthy urcin had
My hnpox and measles both
i'll
Seldom do attack unless the victim debtated from
life
the outdoo arefo indeed.
child
The dentist and the family doctor
Keep fahonaby children
young the mother who sacrifices the little girls
just to make her look like fairy
Watch perfect
eeben and inactivity should
healthy
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28
-
az RADFoRD MoeLEY

Washington, D. c., April 26.-There
is increasing encouragement for the
belief that before this session of con-
gress adjourns there will be an actual
material reduction in the expenses OF
the Federal government. Whether i
will be precisely along the lines pro-
posed by the President or whether hi;
political opponents in congress vii
succeed in putting over some Other
method Of economy for which they can
claim party credit is still uncertain
1t will make very little difference to
the average taxpayer who gets the poll
teal credit for reducing expenses. The
one sure thing is that every member
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

work You'll find them in the natural
linen shade, in color or white
Following the new blouse fashions
they are made quite trim at the waist
line and extend just few inches be-
low the waistline SO that you may wear
them over the skirt or tucked IN.
Sleeves as a usual thing are shorter
than elbow length and are made with
a slight puff at the top with a ribbed
band to hold them close few inches
above the, elbow
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

IRON present indications there Will be Il
large crop of candidates seeking cleo
ton to county office this year Not many
have vet made their filings but It Is under
stood number are contemplating the act
That seems to be the American citizens
privilege-to run for office, if he 50 wishes
and It is admitted that during hard times
the number who are thus urged to serve
their country is always greater.
In making a choice from the various
candidates, the average citizen will be mn
PEELED by only one consideration, and that IS
to elect to office men who will give the
county efficient and economical county
government. Aside from this consldera-
ton, little else should enter into the matter.
Good and able government at the least pos
sible cost is what the average citizen Is
looking for.
In every campaign there are certain
men. bound together by common interests,
who give slight thought to the patriotic
duty Of eecting to office men and women
who are capable of and who will give good
government They are bound together
either by personal ambition or BY the desire
for personal gain and the only thought they
have is to fool and mislead the public and
either Get into office themselves or elect t.
office those whom they can control for their
own personal profit In almost every cam
paign that class of men must be commended
with and overcome, if honest, decent and
economical government is to be maintained
That is why it is highly important that
every citizen should take a keen interest
in all elections, make a study OF the diff
ferent candidates and policies and then DC
sure to vote as his best judgment dictates
This newspaper has little fear OF the
outcome. OF course. the public is some
times misletad and now and then Officials
oct into public office whose only reason fol
being in office is to feather their own nests
and the nests of those who helped elect
Them The result Of such a serious ms
take is always the same-mountlng taxes
\ greater debt burden and inefficient ant
wasteful government, with sometimes
downright dishonesty and grating. fof
turately, Lincoln county has been freed Q
that kind of government for number Q
wears. That happy condition has exlste,
for some time now. not only in county at
fairs but also in the management OF CT.
government insofar as the three ncorpor
ated cities Of the county are concerned.
Because Of this favorable condition 9
affairs, we are confident the voters OF tn
county will consider long and carefully I'll
qualifications and connections OF those ask
inc election to office. 1t would surely ,
disastrous to place i'll office again men VIII
would undo the good work Of recent years
There will be number OF able me
seeking office, and then perhaps some nc
SO able It will become the duty OF tn
voter to separate the good from the bad, IL
efficient from the inefficient, and cast II
vote accordingly.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

not for the real interests of the nation
This year there is going to be less Ut
that, although some of it will be mani
tested when the proposal to pay Off
veterans war service certificates inn
mediately in cash comes up. Probably
much more than majority Of senator's
and representatives will vote for this
because they think it viii please tn /
veterans; but they will vote for It with
the certainty that it will be vetoed by
the President, and that it cannot muster
the necessary two-thirds majority In
both Houses to be repassed over the
Presidential veto. That is the way pol
itics is played on Capitol Hill
The political sensation of the week
is the widespread interest in Al Smiths
open break with Frank Roosevelt 1t
pIeases the republicans as another evil
dence Of a breach in the ranks of the
democratic leadership and it pleases
the anti Roosevelt democrats as an in
dication that there is a good chance
Of nominating somebody else, though
| nobody as yet expresses much conf
dence in the idea that Smith himself
| will again be the party nominee.
Ex-Governor Smith took the view
in his jefferson Day speech, that thi.
is no time to talk cheap demagogic poll
| tics. He made it clear that there is nt
way to put the wage worker back or
his job if those who pay the wages arr
| going to be put out of business by ex-
| cessive or ill-advised taxation. In othel
| words, Mr. Smith exhibited his belle
| in the fundamental democratic prin-
ciple of equality, which, in theory
/ makes no distinction between rich am
poor and does not legislate agains
one class for the benefit of another
Perhaps the most far-reaching ettec
of Mr.. Smiths Jefferson Day speech
however, is his very frank statemen
that we might just as well give u
the idea that we are going to collec
any more on account of war debt
from Europe. Hundreds Of politics
leaders reached that conclusion lon
ago, but none in a position to be hear
so widely has dared to voice it. NOV
that Mr.. Smith has said it right out i
meeting it is surprising how muc
agreement is being expressed with ths
belief. It would be hard to find any
body in Washington today who seri
ously thinks we shall ever get an
more money from the other side
payment of what the nations of Euror
borrowed from Nv for war purposes
) AS to Mr. Smiths suggestion that W
give foreign nations credit on the
war debts for a percentage OF the
annual purchases of our commoditie
! there is less agreement, but there is
growing sentiment in favor Of the ide
not original with him, Of large ne
issue Of government bonds to be use
S for public works in order to put MOI
$ money speedily into circulation ar
4 provide more work for the iobless.
Washington Is using new word
express this idea of increasing Gu
i rency. We have been going through
$ process Of currency deflation, but M
: body likes the word initiation"
i some bright mind coined the word n
e flation" and it is on the cards tn
n something will be done to insure
y larger volume of currency, by oil
d means or another.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

Sweaters bremain in fashion, year af
ter year. The newest type is sure to
score big success. We have in mind
of course the new croeheted linen
sweaters They are either made by hand
or made by machine to initiate hand
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

Congress has not as yet acted finally
upon any of the appropriation bills
and until the last vote is counted it is
too early to predict with accuracy what
is going to happen, but there is appar-
emily very decided sentiment in
favor of giving the President authority
to consolidate bureaus and to cut off
the free services which are now being
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

rendered to individuals at public ex-
pense.
In the department of commerce, for
example, thousands of specific inquir-
les are received every day from bust
ness men wanting information abou
business conditions, costs and sources
Of raw materials, commodity prices in
different parts of the world, etc, etc
Also, thousands of industrial concerns
every year send specimens of material
to the bureau of standards for testing
and call upon its technical experts fo1
a wide variety of free services. The
proposal is to charge for such services
according to their cost, which appeals
to business men generally, but which
some politicians think might lose then
a few votes.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

President Hoover said, soon after
taking office, that one Of the troubles
with the country was too much gov
eminent by emotion 1t is as true OF
one party as of the other that large
proportion Of the legislation enacted on
Capitol Hill in the past has been solely
for the purpose of catching votes and
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28

Under the Presidents program, inv
stead of horizontal cut in government
salaries and wages, he would keep all
the present employees ON the payroll,
but those on annual salaries would be
required TO take a month off in the
year without pay, and those on daily
wages would be given five days work
a week instead Of six. That is in line
with the White House policy, an
nounced at the beginning of the de-
preston, that there should be no re-
duction in wages.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
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q 1854. nsNsssAs sysAssssA. -
SEEK EX-CONVICT
AS ASSAILANT OF
BANK MANAGER

MARICOPA, Calf, Sept. II.
U.P) An ex-convict, Ernest l..
Wright, was sought throughout
Central and Southern California
today on charges he knocked down
bank official and cold-bloodedly
shot the PROSTATE man in an at
tempted holdup here.
Photographs of Wright were
identified by the bank official, A. r..
Wiley, as those of the man who
struck and shot him.
Wright, Wiley said. entered the
Maricopa branch of Bank of Amer
lea yesterday afternoon, when he
was alone in the bank, and ordered
him to stick 'em up."
Wiley attempted to struggle with
the bandit, he said, and was
knocked down with a blow from
the mans heavy calibre revolver
Then, the bank manager said,
Wright leaned over him, deliber-
ately fired a shot into his leg, and
escaped in an automobile he COM
mandeered from a bystander.
Wright, police said, served a
term in San Quentin prison and
has police records in Los Angeles,
San Diego and Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
MELLON IMPORTS
RUSSIAN OIL TO
CANADIAN FIRM

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. II. W.P)-
Little assurance was given Canad-
ian oil refiners today by govern
ment officials that they could pre-
vent entry of Russian crude oil
traded by Soviet Russia for S1,000,-
900 in products of the Andrew Mel
lon-controlled aluminium company
of Canada.
A representative of the Canadian
refinery interests came to Ottawa
as result of arrival Of the first con-
signment of the bartered oil to
Montreal. 1t was reported received
there by the Lasalla Oil company,
acting as agent for the aluminium
company.
There are no legal restrictions at
present on Russian oil imports.
MONTREAL, Que, Sept. II. W.P)
The Russian oil tanker Aase
Maersk with 5000 tons of crude
oil from Batoum Russia was held
in port today pending receipt of
authorization from the department
of national revenue at Ottawa to
unload.
The shipment arrived Wednesday.
1t was consigned to the Lasalle Pc
troleum Refinery. Ltd.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
OKLAHOMA GIRL
HAS DIFFICULTY
GETTING HUSBAND

NEW YORK, Sept. IT. U.P)-
Olive Bell Hamon, pretty dancing
daughter of the slain Jake Hamon
of Oklahoma, has gone to the mar
riage license bureau twice in the
last two days without going near
the altar.
The 22-year-old girl, known on
the stage as Iona Worth, first OBJ
tained license to marry Clifford
Cross.
Then she changed her mind and
went to the license bureau with
Pedro Llanuza, sports cartoonist.
That trip failed, however, as Liam
uza's divorce papers issued in Chi
cago were incomplete.
After those two trips to the IL
cense bureau Olive apparently was
piqued. She returned to her home
and refused to see reporters, but
they heard a voice through the
transom of her mothers apartment
saying:
Il won't marry anybody ever"
Two years ago Miss Hamon was
reported as obtaining a marriage Ii
cense in Kansas City. The mar
riage was called off mysteriously.
Roy Gatewood of st. Joseph was
said to have been that prospective
bridegroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
CLARK HELD AT
COUNTY JAIL IN
FEDERAL AFFAIR
Local Man Under Suspi-
cion Of Being Impli-
Gated In Smuggling.

Claude Clark, 80. we'll known El
Centro mechanic, today is held at
the county Jail for investigation on
g charge of smuggling aliens, while
United States immigration officers
continue an inquiry which began
when an automobile registered to
Clark almost ran down two in
spectors at Calexico.
M. L. Chaffin, immigration chief
here, said today that the investi-
cation has made satisfactory prog
ress, and that Clark probably will
be held.
The prisoner has refused TO ad-
NIT to officers any completely in a
plot to smuggle Chinese across the
international border. Chaffin said.
Clark was placed under arrest at
the Firestone service store at
Fourth and Main streets here when
he called for a wheel and tire which
he had left for repairs, and which,
according to immigration officers,
was struck by bullet fired by an
inspector as Clark's car failed to
stop at Calexico when tagged by
the officers.
A woman who was with Clark
when he called for the wheel and
tire, subsequently was questioned
by the border officers, but was re-
leased. She said she knew moth
ing.
Inspectors Samuel Ruskin and
John B. Bartos were the officers
who first noticed Clark's automo-
bile, last Monday night. They were
at Second and Blair streets, CAL
exico, when they saw car COM
ing, carrying four aliens and two
other men. The officers stepped
in front of the car and attempted
to flag it down.
Checked By License
Instead of stopping, the driver
speeded up, almost running down
the officers. One of them fired
at the rear of the retreating car,
his bullet taking effect in tire.
The automobile vanished, however.
Through the license number, and
the damaged tire and wheel which
they had discovered at the Fire
stone service store here, the Off
GERS were led to Clark. At the
service store they notified attend
ants to hold the tire and wheel.
1t was wednesday when Clark,
with the woman called for the
wheel and tire Attendants at the
store refused to give 1t to him.
According to Chaffin, he told them
he was in a jam, and needed the
tire so that he could get rid of it.
When he found that he could
not get the tire. immigration Off
GERS said, Clark attempted to take
it by force. He tore shirt from
one attendant, but was bested
when others joined the first. Clark's
arrest, and the subsequent investi-
cation, followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
CLOSED
PENDING DISPUTE
WITH OPERATORS

Patrons of Fox Imperial airdome
who planned to see last nights
show were surprised upon arrival
at the airdome to find 1t locked on
orders of the management follow
ing a dispute with projectionists
over wages.
The trouble arose yesterday and
it was hoped to have the difficulty
settled before time for the evening
show but this was impossible, ac-
cording. to John De Paoli, super
vising manager for Fox theatres
in Imperial Valley and the order
to close the local airdome and the
theatre in Calexico, which is also
concerned in the dispute, followed.
A statement issued today by
Manager De Paoli said:
Wages during the past season
for projectionists have been $40 per
week for six hours a day, with two
men in the projection room. On
September l the operators presented
the theatre with a contract de-
manding a 80 per cent increase in
wages, in all projection rooms.
Later this demand was reduced and
a compromise was made on Sep
tember 9, whereby an increase was
given in certain theatres. Yester-
day I was informed that the agree
ment made with a representative of
the union was not agreeable to the
union.
THE theatre business in I'M
perial Valley, as well as other lines
of business, has suffered heavy
losses in recent months and we
could have saved money had we
closed the theatres all summer.
We simply cannot meet the de-
mands of the operators and the
theatres will remain dark until the
question is settled on a basis fair
to both sides.
"ProjectionistS and operators
throughout the United States have
accepted wage reductions of from
l5 to 25 per cent, and in spite of
these reductions many theatres
have had to close.
I'm Ell Centro we granted the
projectionists an increase in salary
despite the fact that business is
worse now than it has ever been,
but it is impossible to meet their
entire demands and still render the
public service, without increasing
admission prices.
I'VE hope the public will under
stand our situation and realize our
position is made necessary by con-
ditions which had made the show
business losing industry in. I'm
-perial Valley"
The trouble at Fox theatre will
not interfere with the opening of
the new United Artists theatre,
DePaoli said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
CURTIS DEFENDS
G. 0. P. WORK
ON FARM RELIEF
Vice President Answers
Criticism Directed By
Gov. Roosevelt.

FOGELSVILLE, Pa, Sept. IT.
U.H - Vice-President Curtis, in his
first eastern speech CT the cam
paign, today acclaimed President
Hoover's leadership as turning the
business tide, and defended the Re-
publican farm relief record against
the attack of Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Tariff equality Of agriculture with
industry, as urged by the Demo
cratic presidential nominee in his
Topeka, Kan. speech, has been ap-
preached under Republican spon-
sorship, Curtis said. He contrasted
the duties on agricultural products
under the Underwood Simmons
tariff act of the Wilson admins
tration, and the Fordney- McCum-
ber and Smoot- -Hawley tariffs of
the past u years of Republican
rule.
On the basis of party records,
Curtis said the Republican party
''is most likely to solve the farm
problem fairly and justly"
81 have not commented upon
Governor Roosevelt's farm relief
plan," continued the Vice-Presi-
dent, because he has submitted
none-he refers to several plans
that have been discussed for years
and then leaves them for discus
sion."
Discussing the depression at the
close of his speech he said that but
for administration leadership "a
financial panic might easily have
resulted" from the effects of gold
Withdrawals from the country last
spring.
Curtis said he was still of the
opinion that nationally organized
farm co-operatives would help
solve the farm problem"
II still believe such a system
properly organized and conducted
would enable the farmer to get a
better price for his products and
at the same time do no injury
to those who deal honestly in the
buying and selling of farm prod
ucts," he said in defending the
basic purpose of the cooperative
financing policy of the federal
farm board.
Governor Roosevelt's statement
that "the Fordney- y-McCumber tar
iff barrier shut off the normal tide
of trade" Curtis said did not agree
with the facts.
The last year of the Underwood
bill our exports amounted in round
numbers to $3,50O,000, 900. Our ex-
ports for the year ending June 30,
1929 under the 1922 act amounted
to $5,00O,0 100000" said the Vice.
President. Imports, he said in
creased proportionately, while rev.
enues produced increases from
1856, 100000 in 1922 to $500, 100000
in 1929.
80 you see," said the Vice
President, "the governor is mis-
taken about the effect of the Nc
Cumber act on our foreign trade" ="
Farm leaders generally, he de-
clared, approved the Fordney-
McCumber rates on agricultural
products.