The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-11
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
What You Read You Are
She Is Lonely
} Yes, Money Does Count
III II. N

nary news of national and international
affairs, cannot do without the Lind
bergh kidnap news.
The East reads about the Bobby"
Edwards case, that of young man ac-
cused OF killing GIRL Freda MeKech-
nie-knocklng her on the head and
drowning her when he tired of her.
Others are much interested In the
case OF woman with we'll known
name and quarrel about control and
possession of child. heiress to several
millions. Foreign princes, plain Amer
lean drunkenness. many unpleasant de-
tails, are dragged Into the story. A
considerable crowd finds that interest
Ing. That judges decision will be In
teresting.
Future historians WILL know what we
were by. reading the news stories"
that interested us.
Mrs Eva Coo, whom reporters choose
to call Little Eva" Coo, now In the
women's wing of the death house of
Sing Sing prison. convicted OF murder
Ing man whose life she had insured,
and waiting to be elecrrocuted, makes
a statement.
1t has nothing to do with the here
after, deaths uncertainty or Its mean
Ing, the horror of the electric chair.
The statement says:
I like company. l am so lonesome
don't know what to do
Only few weeks to live, the cleo
trio chair and all that is on the other
side OF that chair just ahead OF her,
and Mrs. Coos strongest impression Is
that she likes company.
We are gregarious race, and abb
sence OF imagination is great help IL
you must be electrocuted.
Does money make difference In
the United States? 1t made some diff
ference when, In Foley Square, oppo-
site New York's Supreme court build
Ing, six rather old men were arrested
charged with 'vagrancy." One OF them,
sixty-four years old, who gave name
not his own, was found with bank
books showing that he owned $4,000,
safe In the bank
The magistrate suspended sentence"
on the $4,000 vagrant. He was not
even fined. Five others that had no
money were fined $40 each and sent
to jail for ten days when they did not
pay.
There Is a text for some budding
! Communist orator.
Some call President Rooseyelrs
broadcast crumbs OF comfort" thrown
to 1.-THE right" where dwell big indus
trlalsts, disgruntled tinanciers and
other sad conservatives.
1t Is taken as hitherto shalt thou
80 and no farther. and here shall thy
proud waves be stayed" addressed to
on-rushing 'radicalism."
The Presidents broadcast proves that
gentlemen were mistaken who said the
President intends to do away with
profits" making private enterprise an
obedient unit In the new system OF
society. The address means to OPP
timistic conservatives that the New
Deal desires only to be helpful" to
private enterprise, not choke It. But
private enterprise must be good, and,
with the New Deal, keep It's eye on
the ultimate happiness OF the many.
II you buy whisky 1t Is wise to buy
a brand that You know. In New York.
this year, government agents seized
100000 cases OF queer" whisky. In.
Guiding 1900 cases OF Scotch" wills
ky made In America, with one-eighth
Scotch to make 1t taste smoky" the
rest being sherry, glucose, and home
made alcohol.
The old game for children was but
ton. button. who's got the button?"
The new game for grownups Is. dol
lar, dollar. who's got the dollar, and
how shall we tax it?'
New York city, seeking S17,OOO,0O0
a month now. more later, for welfare
relief, has already put tax on income
taxes.
To ''tax tax" Is new Idea. Ii only
deficits could be taxed the problem
would be easy.