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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-01-27

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-01-27
RESUME IN SPRING

LIBBY-Golden West Mine will
resume operations early in the
spring, and at the same time
work win start on the construc-
ton OF mill concentrator.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-01-27
GASOLINE TAX sLUsfPs

Montana's scent gasoline tax
produced ss.414.25s last year.
8 drop Of $I7,oss from 1898,
The collection was s3.s01.ss7.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-01-27
BELL NINE REsuaEEs

DEER LODGE The Bell mine,
owned by r. Tomich Of Butte.
is preparing TO resume. employ
ing 10 men.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Westland

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hunmel and
Mrs. Blanche Daugherty attended
the funeral of Mrs. Frances Beard
at Mountville, Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vaughn of Col
umbus, Mrs. Anna Marxen of Car
Elizabeth, Pa, who attended the fu-
neral, spent the week end at Hum
mel's. Miss Eola Hummel of Ohio
University, spent Saturday with
home folks.
Miss Evelyn Wells, student nurse
at Good Samaritan hospital, is
spending the week with home folks.
She has been having quinsy.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Spurrier were
called to their home at Cuyahoga
Falls, Sunday, on account of their
| daughter Gertrude having scarlet
| fever.
Miss Faye Rouanzoin is working
for Emerson Strodes.
Clyde Best and family were fish
| ing at the Muskingum river, Satur-
| day.
Mrs. Blanche Fonner spent part
of last week at Clark Fonner's.
Mrs. Bert Rouanzoin, son Frank
and daughters Louise and Wava
Jean spent Monday and Monday
night at Carmi Knights, at Ava.
Donald Davis went to Akron,
Sunday, where he expects to find
work.
Raymond James and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis James were Sum
day visitors at Russell James.
Sunday visitors were: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Harris and daughter
Hazel at John McInturf's; Mrs.
Leonard Benjamin and son Cecil
Ray at Bernard Benjamir's; Mrs.
Ida Boyd at Will Reeds, at Penns-
vile; Clark Fonner and family at
John Fonner's: Mrs. Frank Hooper
at Ray Black's; Mrs Frank Wells
and daughter Esther, Mrs. Paul
Wells and children at Lee Glass at
JOY. L. o. Snearly and sister, Mrs.
Mary Merrill, at Frank Daugherty's !;
Edwin Hammond and Mrs. Frank
Hammond at Lewis James; Frank
BURNETT and family at Elmer
Rouanzoin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dawson
| spent over Sunday in West Virginia
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd De-
| Wees
Mrs. Frank Miller has been suf-
fering with pleurisy.
Charles Longfellow is visiting
his sister Mrs. Lewis Hoge and fam
| lily of Crooksville route.
Carlos Harris and family called
on Mrs. Will Davis Sunday morn
ing, and Mrs. Vernice Mendenhall
Sunday afternoon. They found
| them better. Harold Harris and
family were also callers on Mrs.
Davis Sunday afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Portersville

Mr. and Mrs. o. T. Masterson of
McConnelsville visited Sunday at
the G. M. Bankes home.
Mrs. Chas Nelson was called
Monday to the bedside OF her son
Clyde Nelson of Baltimore. o., who
is seriously i'll.
Julia Jadwin has employment
near Pennsville.
Wilfred Tharp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Tharp, underwent q
serious operation Monday evening
at Bethesda hospital for append
citis.
County Superintendent o. p.
Hearing and family of New Lexing-
ton, visited Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hearing.
VIM. (Button) Taylor who suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis about two
weeks ago, is some better. His
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Lay of Blue
Ash, and Mrs. Rose Anderson of
Delaware, are caring for him.
Mrs. Joe 10th and daughter Err
ma returned home Tuesday, after
visit with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs Cease of New Lexington.
Clerville Taylor spent Saturday
in Columbus, where he was award
ed a state certificate of honor, IN
the district state scholarship contest
in plane geometry. Other guests at
the meeting were Riley Bankes,
Glen Taylor and family, Ruth PEN
rod and Bessie Bankes.
Ruth and Esther Seese of New
Lexington are spending the week
with their sister Mrs. Joe 10th.
Rev. Jenkins and family OF
Thornville ate Sunday dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Scott.
Willard Patterson and family or
GAINESVILLE were guests at the J. E.
Miller home Sunday.
Mrs. b. Fl. Pettet and daughter
Normal were in GAINESVILLE, We'd
nesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Spurrier Ridge

Mrs Clark Van Horn of White
Cottage spent Wednesday with he1
uncle Harvey Hallowell and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles woodward
were Wednesday callers in Marietta
Mrs. Hannah Woolman and son
Harrison and family spent Satur-
day at the river fishing.
Harry Webster of Bartlett is
visiting with Harvey Hallowell's.
Isaac Shook and daughter Edith
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs
VIM. Bowman and family.
Tribute To Late S. N. Smith
Samuel N. Smith who passed
away Wednesday at his home in up
per Malta, was for many years, a
resident of this ridge. During all
those years, not one dishonorable
act was ever committed by him. He
was a perfect gentleman, belonging
to the old school where honor, truth
and honesty were the main char
acteristics of the gentleman. He
set an example worthy to be follow
ed by all mankind. The people of
this ridge feel it was a privilege and
honor to have had Mr.. Smith a
resident of their community for SO
many years.
Ray Starting and family were
Sunday visitors of Mrs. L. A. Stador
of New Lexington.
Kenneth and Kinsey McPeak
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Rural Dale

, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White O
| Fredericktown were the guests o
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
O.. M. Bird, Sunday.
Mrs. Linnie Moore of Rowland
and her daughter Mrs. Harold Trout
and three children of Phi1o, called
on friends here, Saturday.
Ward Tillotson of Macksburg il
visiting his sister, Mrs. Joyce
Frame
Juite number from this place
attended the baccalaureate service
at Philo, Sunday evening.
Bobbie and Marjorie Moore, neal
Frazeysburg, are spending two
weeks with their aunt, Miss Hazel
Roberts.
Will Preach At Baptist Church
Herman Frame who was recently
granted preachers license will
preach at the Baptist church, Sun
day afternoon, May 27, at 2:30
o'clock, following the Sunday school
at 1870. All interested friends are
cordially invited to attend this SER
vice.
George Roberts attended the flu
neral of his friend, r. B. Caldwell,
which was held at his home at Rem
rock, Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
George Drake and family spent
Sunday with his parents near Muse
Vile.
Corn planting is about all done in
this community, and now all we
need is a good, soaking rain.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Will speak at the Commencement of NJ. & M.
High School, McConnelsville, O., on Monday
evening, May %, at Twin City Opera House.

Luther Jadwin and family were
at Crooksville Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Torbert, the
Misses Mildred, Lois and Margaret
Torbert and Mr.. Dillie were dinner
guests at the Lawrence Torbert
home Sunday.
Triadelphia Grange
Triadelphia grange will meet
June 6, with the following memoir
ial program: Roll call, name a
soldier of the Civil war; song,
Tramp, Tramp" led by Miss Edith
Porter; reading, "The Blue and
Grey" by Ella Maier; name the de-
ceased veterans of the grange or
neighborhood, c. r. Massey and w.
A. Torbert; accordion solo, John
Richardson; reading, "The Dying
Soldier Boy" Bessie Richardson;
reading, "Our Heroes" Minta Por-
ter; song, Battle Hymn of the
Republic" led by Herman Richard
son; contest.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Todds

Mrs. Hettie Grantham, Mrs. Allie
! Johnson and Melvin Mccain spent
! Wednesday with Andy and Hannah
| Lynn, near Tabor.
| Frank Jenkins, William, Emma,
Lillian Beard of Somerset, spent
Saturday at Ed Henery's.
Howard, Martha and Dorothy
Calendine of Chesterhill spent Sun
day at D. w. Ca1endine's.
Mrs. Linley Pierpoint spent the
week end with her home folks, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Ogg of Sharpsburg.
Todds grange met last Friday
night. The next meeting will be
Friday evening, June 1, with re-
freshments of ice cream and cake,
to be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Brown of
Amesville and Ernest Henery Of
Somerset spent the week end at Ed
Henery's.
Charles Henery of Sonora of the
CCC camp, spent Sunday afternoon
with EG Henery's.
Rxy Pterpoint has closed his
school TT Utica, and is spending
sdme time with his parents, before
resuming his studies in a college in
North Carolina.
Many were sorry to hear of the
death Of Mrs. w. Doughty of South
GAINESVILLE.
We are glad to learn of the i'm
provement in health of Helen Starl-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mergertory
and son Jackie, of GAINESVILLE and
Lincoln Taylor and Alice Cheadle
of McConnelsville spent Sunday with
Mrs. Lucille Cheadle and family.
Mrs. Ida Greathouse is i'll with
sore throat.
Todds Grange
Program for Todds grange, Fri
day evening, June /: Song. "Rock
of Ages" Scripture reading, the
23rd Psalm by the chaplain, follow
ed by all repeating the Lords pray
er; reading, Crossing the Bar" by
sister Johnson; song by male
quartet; reading, Mary Calendine;
memorial address, r. B. Pierpoint;
reading, Leslie Ellis; song, male
quartet.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Morganville

Mrs. Effie Massey is very i'll at
her home here.
j. E. Day, Beryl Buckley and
family and several others from here
were in the twin cities, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Buckley of
Crooksville visited here with the
formers parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buckley, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Parsons
and two children and Mrs. Lydia
Parsons and Mrs. Maxine McElfresh
of Pennsville visited Sunday at j.
e. Days.
Mrs. Barbara Derwacter and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Huffman and chill
dfen, Hazel and Eugene, of Wesley
Chapel vicinity and Jean and Doro-
thy Starrett of Locust Grove, visit
ed Sunday afternoon ar Charles
Buckley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roberts and
children and Alva Starrett and
Frank Kirkbride went to GAINESVILLE
Sunday afternoon, to visit Miss Lena
Roberts at Bethesda hospital. Miss
Lena is getting along as we'll as
could be expected, after her recent
operation.
Helen Carter, Alma and Char
lotte Jordan attended church at
Wolf Creek, Sunday.
Prepared For All Corners
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley and
daughter Gertrude called on DR..
Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Buckley, at Portersville Sunday
evening. Dan Trussell of that place
has erected a four and six inch gas
pipe fence in front of his house and
| the pipes are set in concrete and
also filled with concrete, and it will
be just too bad for the next motor.
ist who undertakes to drive through
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
East Windsor

Lonnis and Eustis Phillips of
Cleveland spent the week end with
their parents Earl Phillips and fam
lily. Other callers Sunday were c.
H. Phillips, wife and daughter
Wava, Ethel Sells and son Duane,
Edythe Reed, w T. Hollett. Frank
Scott and Inez Montgomery.
James Hanson spent the week
end with Willie Young and family.
Alonzo Antill, son Darl and
daughter Hilma spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Joe Antill
and family.
Henry James, wife and two small
children of GAINESVILLE spent We'd
nesday of last week with Cora Phil
lis
Bernard Hanson, wife and son
Stanley called on Ray Doak's Sun
day evening.
Ray Doak and family and Arth-
ur Rast spent Sunday with Lloyd
Stacy and family of Lowell.
Howard Thomas and family spent
w 6UUpSUdY WlIu 1ndS ASH duu
family, Helen Ash accompanied
them home for visit.
James Hanson is visiting his son
Eliza Hanson and family.
Clara Hanson and two children
spent last Wednesday and Thursday
with Bernard Hanson and family.
Chester Hanson is visiting his
parents Lewis Hanson and family.
VIM. Montgomery is visiting his
father Frank Montgomery.
Martha Ash and children are
spending the week in Marietta with
her parents Phillip Patterson and
wife, and other relatives
Brooks Shaw and father Of
Portsmouth, spent over Sunday al
4 their home The former returned
i Sunday. His wife and children
Orville, Ray and Betty will spend
/ the week with him at Portsmouth
The father and Harold spent the
week at home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24

family of Maryville, came last
week for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wells and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Walker
Sheriff T.. B. Adrean was a busi-
ness visitor here, Tuesday
Stegner brothers had their sheep
shorn last week, with a power ma
chine.
T. G. Wilson returned home Fri
day from weeks visit with his
mother at Coal Run. Mrs. Frank
Smith and children staid with Mrs.
Wilson, during his absence
At a meeting of the All Sun
shine sewing club, held at the home
of Miss Bernice Barnes. recently,
officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: Geraldine Lindi-
more, president: Freda Foster,
sec'y-treas.; Beulah Foster, report
er; Ruth Stegner, recreation leader.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Hickory Ridge

Dave Waite and family have rent
ed the Cash Barkhurst farm and
moved there few days ago.
VIM. James and family and Ber-
nard Benjamin made a trip to near
! Newark, Monday.
| Evelyn Rouanzoin is working at
/ Earl Daniels helping care for Mrs.
Amanda Davis who is quite poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Clark and Mr..
and Mrs. Dallas Kane spent Sunday
evening at Jack James,
VIM. James and family visited
Sunday evening at Henry Best's.
Darl Finley spent over the week
end with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Evens of
Athens came Sunday and are at the
home of Mrs. Ollie McKitrick this
week.
Bernice Best and RusseH Van
Horn spent Sunday eeaing az
Robert McKitrick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McKftrick,
accompanied by their son John and
wife, spent Sunday in Guernsey
county.
Mrs. Linnie Van Horn and two
children of White Cottage returned
home this week after spending
few days with her mother Mrs. Jack
Gray.
Mrs. Eura Phillips and Edward
Perry of Columbus visited with Geo.
Perry's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denver Gooding and
Lura Gooding of Athens spent Sun
day at A. P. Gooding's.
Harold Best and family spent
Sunday at George Miller's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Morgan County Democrat a. 1884
ChaS. NeWtOn.

Chas. Newton
Geo. Webster's OF Bartlett visit
ed with Geo. Newton's Sunday.
Dwight Smith is visiting his
brother Ray and family of Water.
ford.
Miss Ruth Hale spent Sunday al
Mac Strode's of Amesville.
George Newton's spent Sunday
evening with Wesley Newton's and
Monday with Harvey Hallowell's.
Carl woodward and children were
Sunday evening callers of Charles
Woodyard's.
Mrs. Merle Crooks and Mrs. Bess
Duffy of Columbus spent Sunday
with their mother Mrs. J. E. Car.
penter. Mrs. Carpenters birthday
being the 21st, her daughters help.
ed to celebrate the event on Sunday,
the Goth.
Samuel Porter and wife, Thomas
Grubb and George and Della Mosier
were Sunday guests of VIM. Grubt
of Bishopville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Grubb spent
Sunday with Ray Mosier's.
Mrs. Clyde Huffman spent from
Friday until Sunday with relatives
in Columbus.
Mrs. John Kuntz and daughter
Elinor, Mrs. Jennie Houstine and
daughter Anna of Springfield, were
Sunday guests Of their mother Mrs
Melissa Wagner.
Mrs. Nellie Grigsby and daughter
Lucille were Sunday afternoon call
ers of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Grigs-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Triadelphia

Mrs. P. E. Carpenter spent Thurs
day with her daughter MIS-. Herman
Elliott and family of Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellisen OF
Malta called on relatives here We'd
nesday.
Rauph Raney of Wolf Creek spent
last week at the home of his aunt
Mrs. Vernon Appleman.
John Mcintosh and wife spent
last week at their farm near here.
Harley Maxwell is working at
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Edgell were
GAINESVILLE visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Clawson returned to
McConnelsville Saturday, after a
two weeks visit at the home of her
son c.. r. Clawson.
Mrs. Neal Smiley of GAINESVILLE
recently spent a few days with Mr.,
and Mrs. L. c. Edgell.
Ed Raney and family spent Sun.
day at Vernon Appleman's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Page Five

two sons spent Sunday with Hobart
Fischer and family OF East Fulton
ham.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of New
Lexington and Ida Wilson of Blue
Rock, spent the week end at the Fl.
B. Snyder home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Revenaugh
and son Edzel visited Sunday at the
Snyder home.
Annie Nutter, Stella Eye, Robert
Nutter and wife left Friday for a
visit with relatives in Toledo.
Pauline Fouts and Glenn Walker
visited at the formers home, Satur-
day evening.
Most farmers are done planting
corn, and sheep shearing.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
UniOnville

Mr.. and Mrs. Wildey Combs of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday at the Fred
Singree home, and also called at
the I'll. w. Lindimore home.
Sunday visitors at the /. r.
Barnes home We're: Mrs. w. G..
Springer, Mrs. Stella White and
daughter, e. E. Burr Harold Fair
all and Joy Barnes, all of Zanes-
Vile; Henry and Clarence Becker.
Kenyon Barnes and daughter of OF
sego, and Frank Forney of Bird s
Run; Mr.. and Mrs R. V. Trott and
Edgar Smiley of Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Brown and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
Sharp Ridge

Miss Nellie Souders is suffering
with sinus trouble.
Sherman Twyman is spending \
few days at the Christ Bailey home
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bailey and
daughter of GAINESVILLE spent Sun
day at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evert Fischer and
daughter and Mrs. Clara Tidball
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Maier and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24

by.
Mr.. "Pete" Duncan remains SER
iously i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Hannah Woolman spent Sat-
urday evening with Mrs. Ida Al
lard.
Jas. McElfresh and wife spent
Sunday afternoon with Harrison
Woolman's.
Dolores Hallowell and Mary Nc
Elfresh called on Louisa Woolman,
Sunday afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
the front room of this residence.
Bible School And Church Services


We had a splendid turn out for
the services at our church Sunday
morning. Everyone enjoyed the
message given by Rev. A. N. Grove
of McConnelsville. After the SER
vices, officers were elected for Bible
school and next Sunday morning
classes will be organized and teach
ers appointed. We were very much
pleased with the number present
and hope to double that number this
coming Sunday. Bible school be-
gins at 10:30 a. M, except when
we have preaching. On preaching
days Bible school begins at 10 a. m.
and preaching services at II a. m.
Rev. Grove will be with us again
on June 8. Everyone will be made
welcome at all services. Come and
bring your friends.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24

Mr.. Vernon Crawford and family
wish to express their appreciation
of the kindness and assistance
shown them since their home and
it's contents were destroyed by fire.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24
LO G A Il N e W 8

When it's paint you are needing.
anything from the old car to the
inside or outside of the house, con-
suit Morris Hardware.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-05-24

Atty Bernhard Mercer delivered
the Center township eighth grade
commencement address Tuesday ev-
ening, at Hackney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
Power For Good

The troubles that afflict the great city
of New York are New York's own con-
Germ. Now and then, however, the rest Of
the country can get an instructive lesson
by looking at them. Just at this moment
New York has new city administration
which actually seems set to inject little
honesty and determination into the pro-
cesses of law enforcement. 1t has taken
b number of steps toward this goal, the
most spectacular being the raid on the
Welfare Island prison, where the most
appalling conditions of graft, neglect, and
incompetence ever disclosed in any Amer
lean prison were revealed.
And the interesting thing about it all
is the fact that the authorities seem to
have very little real trouble in their task
of showing the underworld who is boss.
They are cracking down on the crooks,
the gamblers, the gunner, and the hard
guys with the same police and inspection
agencies that let these gentry flourish like
the green bay tree under the former ad-
ministration. Changes have been made at
the top, of course, but the rank and file
remains the same.
A thoughtful citizen who looks about
him and sees how firmly the underworld
can get entrenched in city's life often
is moved to despair. Gangs, rackets and
corruption exist with the tolerance of the
police. How, asks the citizen, are you
ever going to smash them without first
getting an entirely new police force? And
how, considering all the difficulties, is
such thing practically possible. 1t isn't
possible-but it isn't necessary, either.
It's the attitude at the top that counts.
The ordinary policeman, the man who
pounds the pavement and gets the evil
dence and makes the pinch, will give just
exactly what is required of him in the way
of service. If little is asked, that's what
he'll give; if much is asked, he'll give
that = cheerfully and effectively.
What we are getting in New York is
Hmply large-scale demonstration of this
fact. The same enforcement agencies
that winked at crookedness year ago are
Jumping on it with both feet now. Smash
ing gangs really is one of the simplest OF
Jobs A city administration that really
wants to do it can do it. All it needs to
do is tell the cops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
French Suspicious of Us

An American who observes recent
events in France is likely to come to the
conclusion that the French are most eX-
citable and effervescent race. A political
swindle which cost the French some $780,
100000 francs is uncovered-and what
happens? The government falls, proml-
nent statesmen devoutly refuse to accept
the premiership, royalists smash cafe
windows and throw chairs at policemen,
and Paris INDUCES in a long weekend OF
the most hectic kind of rioting.
In this country, where, financial thin-
ble-rigging conducted at the public's ex-
pense is a more common phenomenon, 1t
is a little bit hard to see just why the
French are so excited. What have they
got to kick about, anyway? asks the aver
age American. They lost 250,OOOOOO
francs in a swindle? Well, that comes to
about $12,500,000 at par.
Suppose they had had an insult to build
I'D utilities investment companies for
them; or suppose that some foreign ma
ton had borrowed matter OF $4,000
100000 from them and refused to pay.
What would they do then-tear down
Paris and throw the Arc de Triomphe
into the Seine?
All of which is apt to lead the average
American to suspect that the French
don't know when they are we'll off. The
answer, of course, is that the Stavisky
swindle is more than just bit of finan-
cial piracy. It seems to the French to be
q symptom of some deeply rooted and
fundamental fault in their organization
of society.
It isn't, as the old saying goes, so much
the money as the principle of the thing
that is bothering them. That is to say
that the ordinary Frenchman suspects
that there is something radically wrong
with his form of government. He doesn't
know Just what it is, and he doesn't know
Just what ought to be done about it, but
he has an uneasy bunch that things aren't
lust right-and an affair like this swindle
simply confirms that bunch.
So he boots out his government, and
starts rioting, and chuckles gleefully
while the royalists assault the gendarmes
And IL makes an interesting and instruc-
tive contrast with the situation in Ameri-
%.
Financial losses suffered by American
investors make the Stavisky loss look UNI
important; yet they have caused no riots,
no cabinet designations, no throwing OF
restaurant chairs at innocent cops. Why?
Because we have confidence In our form
Of government, our organization of So
ciety, which the French lack. Financial
", we have lost far more than the
French; actually, we have lost far less.
We still have M mistaken faith In our.
selves.