Evening star., 1933-11-05
FOOD FOR MONTANA
NEEDY PROMISED
Gov. Cooney Makes DecIara.
ton in Calling Extra Ses-
sion of Assembly.
BY L. M. THAYER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HELENA, Mont, November 4.-"As
long as there is food in the country no
person in Montana will be hungry"
Gov Frank H. Cooney declared in an
nouncing his call for the special session
Of the Legislature, this month, to con-
slider emergency legislation
Taxation and amendment Of the State
act for control Of liquor appear 10 be
Admitting that additional taxes must
be raised, 10 permit the state 70 meet
Federal relief. the Governor said he he
new revenues to the state Assembly
Among important routine that is to
confront the houses will be creation OF
a State water conservation board, which
will be empowered to issue bonds Sc
cured by water conservation and flood
control projects. AS to taxation, there
is considerable talk OF sales tax. but
while the Governor is believed to favor
the principle, it is not known that he
will specifically recommend 1t.
Amendment of the liquor act will be
discussed II a powerful element can find
a way to bring it before the houses.
Petitions are circulating for such
changes in the act as virtually would
restore the old saloon.
Governor Opposes Saloon.
The Governor Is known to be op-
posed, but on the other hand, 1t Is be-
lieved the appropriation made by the
last Assembly, for liquor control, will be
found short and 1t Is possible that In
making fresh appropriation the saloon
advocates will put over their amend
mentS.
Receiving recently a petition OF the
saloon advocates, the Governor said:
Gentlemen, this petition means the
return of the saloon. I am opposed to
it. This may be strange utterance for
a Governor" he continued, but II the
Legislature is called upon to make a few
necessary changes in the .(liquor con-
revert the liquor business back to the
saloon, shall veto it,
Whether such an act could be passed
over the Governors veto Is prob
lematical.
A phase Of relief work which will
mean much to Montana>lies in apples,
leading crop in this State. The sur
plus, if present plans go through, will
be purchased for distribution to the
needy. 1t amounts to about 100000
boxes and Gov. Cooney has hope that
relief agencies will take this for the
poor
Montana Can Spare Land.
So vast is the project that it is only
slowly that Montana begins to realize
what the lake to be created by the Fort
Peck project will mean. It will put a
neat portion OF the State under water,
but the tract affected is largely bad
lands and can easily be spared. In ad-
dition, the lake will be the third largest
on the continent. being larger than
three of the five Great Lakes. As this
is the section over which ducks pass en-
route South in the Fall, hunting will
be immeasurably enhanced when the
great body of water is created. As
well, the lake is bound to have an effect
en- the climate and-this is only slowly
percolating the popular mind-the lake
will create a playground unexcelled on
the continent.
Perhaps it IS. just q coincidence, but
at time when taxpayers are limiting
the cost Of education Is too great teach.
ers are preparing to sell It to the peo-
pie. At the recent convention Of the
Western Taxpayers Association In Los
Angeles, 1t was made plain that q more
selective system of education" was de-
sirable, with decreased expense, the
general idea being that. only those who
show especial merit should attend the
higher institutions Of learning.