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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
Bad News for Farmers

Shortly after the adjournment OF
congress Secretary OF Agriculture Wal
lace Is expecting to hand some very
disillusloning news to the wheat farm
ers of this country. He would have
made the announcement at some stage
anyhow, but the drought In the West
makes the situation ripe for culmIna
ton at this time.
His plan, In brief, Is to announce
that the government does not intend to
90 on supporting the price OF wheat
above that OF the world market. Mr..
Wallace believes that the present price
Ia out OF all reason In view OF the
world situation, and that the country
cannot go on indefinitely supporting
price so far out of line.
II the price could be maintained way
above the world level, but did not en-
courage too much production, that
would be something else again, In MIR.
Wallace's opinion. But the plain fact
Is, as he views the case, that the high
pliAc utterly ueltHlS the long range
plan to make the farmers of the coun
try prosperous, because 1t involves too
much expense to the federal govern
ment too much burden on the con.
sumner, and too much cheating BY the
farmers. He Is not going to say this
last publicly In all probability, but the
reports which have been pouring In on
the government In the last few months
leave little doubt as to the facts on
this one phase.
Ii the price were allowed to drop to
somewhere near world prices, he be-
lieves. then the government restrictive
measures would still amount to Income
insurance for the wheat farmers. but
not In amount such as they have grad.
ually grown to believe was their due.
Wallace has no Idea OF abandoning
payments for crop curtailment or any
thing OF that sort. He is not singing
ont wheat because he thinks the Agri-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
Overruled by President

President Roosevelt has overruIed
Federal Trade Commissioner Lands on
a point OF modification OF the securI-
ties act 30 important that Lands de-
clared heatedly to the President that
II this amendment were adopted the
whole legislation might as well be re-
pealed.
The amendment reduced the period
OF responsibility on the part OF bank
ers or others bringing out q security
Issue from ten years to five. Those
fighting for the amendment tried to
reduce the period to one year, but final
ly compromised ON five.
In nutshell the amendment means
this: II Smith and Co. sell 4 lot OF
bonds on prospectus which turns out
to be very misleading. or wrong, under
the present law tpassed In 1883 and
written by Lands and Ben Cohen, both
fair-haired brain trusters OF the Felix
Frankfurter school), the person buy
Ing that security and losing money Ii
entitled to recover his loss from tho
seller. The time limitation on this
right OF recovery Is now ten years.
The amendment would merely reduce
1t to FIVE years
The point made by advocates of tho
amendment Is that sales OF security
may be made on the basis OF the pros
pectus for the first year. but after that
the security is sold purely on the basis
OF how the company is doing, what its
earnings have been. what It's prospects
are for the future and consequently
what It's dividends may be expected
to be.
No one, they contended, ever both
ers to look up prospectus after 1
company has been operating long
enough to give fair Idea of what the
actual situation Is. Therefore, they
contend. II the price OF the security
declines within fair period OF time,
the buyer. II he feels that he was mis-
led into buying 1t by false prospec-
tus, advertisement, sales talk, or other
indncement. has the right to sell the
security. take his loss, and then look |
to the Issuing company, or the bankers,
for reimbursement.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
Question of Time

The whole point Of the amendment
Ia that the buyer should be compelled
to analyze the situation within 4 req
sonable period. and then. II he thinks
he was swindied, force the company or
Its bankers to pay him back. But this
period. they Insist, should not be 10
long as ten years. Certainly FIVE years
would be long enough. Some OF the
manufacturers and other business men
fighting for the amendment thought
one year would be long enough. Some
of the Legislators thought two years
would be about right But even the
President agreed that five years would
be long enough.
The most important point In the
minds Of those advocating the amend
ment Is that the ten-year provision let
only leaves an ak hanging for too long
period over business enterprises
which have sold securities, and the
bankers that marketed them, but that
II would actually prevent the settle
ment Of estates.
II the amendment is accepted Ia
congress, as 1t probably will be now
that the President has approved. all
buyers OF securities would do we'll to
look into the situation during the nth
year OF that security's life. II they
suspect that the price is being held
up artiicially they had better sell. II
they find the price Is below what they
paid. they can then examine the pros
pectus and advertisements to see IL thev
think they have suit. In uav. II q
statute OF Limitation.
CopyrixhI--wHu SERVICE
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
The WEDDING MARCH MURDER

Il gather that you have come to the
conclusion that jealousy was the mo-
tive for the crime2"
Eyes. Either jealousy or revenge
In his relationship with this woman.
Franklin betrayed a trusted friend and
that friend committed the murder, II
my theory works out And 1t must
work out, Mr.. Dunbar" continued
Peter with conviction. Its the only
theory that fits all the facts"
I'm interested" Dunbar took a
chair beside the bed. I'D like to hear
the whole story. Can't you take me
Into your confidence7 Remember.
Franklin was my partner"
when Kilday comes back" promised
the novelist. "He won't be long"
MAY | see those keys?" The at
torney extended his palm. I'm curl
Gus to know what they had to do
with 1t. Why did you ask me to bring
the key to Franklin's compartment of
the safe? What does young Carmody
have to do with that key?"
1.-THE keys" Cardigan stared about
him blankly. '1They were here a mo-
ment ago. must have dropped them"
YES" declared Dunbar evenly.
you must have dropped them--into
Kilday's hand. You're lying to me.
Cardigan. Why did you give those
keys to Kilday7 Why did you write
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
CHAPTER XIII-Continued

THAT" declared Peter, with slow
emphasis, ''ls the most significant
point OF all Fletcher claims Franklin
never kept a gun at the apartment.
The man Is telling the exact truth, or
else he Is protecting the murderer
And yet, we can find no motive that
would cause Fletcher to pursue such
course. / think the fellow might pro-
tect the identity of a woman who had
been indiscreet. l don't think he
would protect the murderer. We have
proof OF 1t. In fact. Had he been In
league with Franklin's slayer, 1t would
not have been necessary to search the
apartment, as was done. Fletcher
could have accomplished such a search
without any difficulty and without our
knowledge.
THAT means that Franklin kept the
weapon elsewhere Where? At the
apartment he kept for Choo Choo
Train7 In another possible apartment
kept for the woman In blue? At his
officer
Sergeant" Cardigan spoke with
evident conviction, this evidence led
me, ultimately, to two clues to which
| did not at first attach sufficient I'M
portance. And those two clues, be-
lieve, will prove not only the identity.
but the guilt, OF the murderer. They
are the revolver and the key-rlng we
found in the murdered mans pocket"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
SEENsnd HEARD
around the
National Capital
by CARTER FIELD

MISUNDERSTANDING Of the foreign
trade or free port zone bill by the sen.
ate has opened vistas for vastly In.
creased activity at or near every Inn
portant port In the country. And even
outside the country. For example,
| Senator Coolidge of Massachusetts, one
OF the hackers OF the bill, proposes
not only foreign trade zone In Bos-
ton. which was the chief object In his
working for the bill. but free zone
and free port at St Thomas. Virgin
islands.
Such zone at st. Thomas Is a per-
feet illustration of the advantages of
a free port, but not such good Illus
tration of the foreign commerce zone
idea. AS free port. St Thomas could
import from any nation In the world
anything 1t desired. It would there
upon become very cheap spot In
which to make purchases, for no tariff
duties would be involved. CONNER
cially, In big way, this would not
be Important For anything bought In
such zone. Just as is the case In
Hamburg. Germany, would be subject
to any tariff duties OF any country to
which the goods might be taken. Ham
burg has been free port for many
years.
But to st. Thomas this would be
tremendous advantage. For 1t would
make that spot the chief shopping
point OF tourists on West Indian
cruises 1t might easily prove the one
thing necessary to restore the prosper.
ity the Virgin Islands enjoyed while
they were under the Danish flag, and
lost when they came under the Stars
and Stripes.
Every returning tourist would have
to declare anything bought there. but
with the 500 exemption such plan
would mean that great deal OF buy
Ing would be done by the winter cruise
vacationlsts, and. as the islands are
very small, this little bit of business
would be very helpful.
AS matter of fact, Port au Prince,
Haiti, has enjoyed the big advantage of
this sort Of thing for many years. 1t
Is not free port, but Haiti happens
t. have lie lowest tariff duties, espe-
cially on French products, of any coun-
try In the western world.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
Would Help St. Thomas

II Senator Coolidge has his way
about St Thomas, this unfortunate
American possession, hit first by the
death OF Its coaling trade and then by
American prohibition, would have a
wave OF prosperity, and Port au Prince
might rue the departure OF American
marines.
The foreign trade zone Is much more
important. 1t would enable Boston, or
Savannah, or any other port, to estab-
lish such zone. into which any for
eign products could be brought with
out payment OF duty. These could
then be fabricated there, and, Ii the
final product were exported, no tariff
would ever be paid. II the final prod
net were sold In the United States,
OF course, the original tariff duties
would have to be paid.
OF course there has always been
re-erport provision In the tariff laws.
Goods could be brought In In bond.
But this had many disadvantages,
which would be obvIated by the foreign
trade zone Idea Under the present
system the goods are under constant
customs control and supervision from
time OF entry to time OF e-shIpment:
while In warehouse they must be
placed and arranged In accordance
with regulations. subject to check at
any time by customs agents. Except
during usual business hours, the ware
house Is closed by government lock and
to enter 1t at any other time requires
special permission and payment for
overtime presence OF customs agents.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24

him that nore7 What did you have to
say that you didn't want me to hear?"
Peter smiled Into the angry mans
eyes. his hand sliding stealthily, al-
most imperceptibly toward the bell
cord on the table beside his bed. III
believe mentioned RyIie Carmody,r
he was sparrlng for time.
"Only to throw me off the track.
retorted Dunbar. "Kilday didn't know
what you were talking about when you
mentioned him.
Then. for the first time noticing
Cardigan's cautious reach for the bell
he forestalled 1t with a deft Jerk
OF his elbow that sent the small table
careening and knocked the bell cord
to the floor.
Then was right" he said shortly.
sYou win-agaln," declared the nov
elist. his alert glance intently study
Ing the attorneys expression. MY
luck was just as bad he5other night
at your Office
Before replying. Dunbar locked the
door.
I suspected you had guessed when
you wrote that note to Kilday," the
lawyer admitted calmly. "How did
you do 1t? His eyes, slightly blood
shot, returned the novellst's steady
gaze.
you left very plain TRAIL" de-
Glazed the latter. "Once 1t was dis
covered, we couldn't miss. The only
difficulty was that there were SO many
trails. partly due to your efforts. that
yours was obscured. We knew Frank
lin was killed by some one he knew
intimately, otherwise he would have
warned Royce, who was only few
feet away the murderer carried Frank
Inns own revolver the murderer called
Choo Choo Train and initiated Fetch
er's voice In telling her to go to the
church; the murderer could not have
been In the church. proper, at the
time the crime was committed, but he
had to be on the ground.
1.-THE woman In blue must have been
the motive, because the guilty person
took such active steps to remove all
clues to her identity, and. In oconclu-
sion, Frankin's apartment was
searched, not once, but twice. and I
was attacked In your Office. Only one
person answers all these descriptions,
Mr.. Dunbar. That Is you
Royce looked for you at the church
but couldn't find you out In front, for
the very simple reason that you weren't
there. Franklin kept that revolver at
his office. After searching elsewhere.
there was no other conclusion we could
reach. You were the only person who
had access to 1t there. You we're In
great haste to search your partners
apartment, Immediately after his death.
You told Fletcher you were looking
for WILL But you and know you
were there to destroy any evidence
which might Identify the woman In
blue as your wife, before the police
arrived. You didn't find 1t then. and
were anxious for another opportunity
to conduct the search when Fletcher
wasn't present. At the first oppor-
tunity that's exactly what you did,
and that's when | picked up your
trail. although even then I didn't real
lie who my quarry was. You used q
key you found In your wlfe's posses
sion to enter that apartment. Remem-
Der. too, that my assailant must have
had key to enter your office. The
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24

But the belief of 4 number. Of ex-
perts In the department LIS that the
whole farm program depends really on
one point That is that all the major
crops OF the United States, with the
exception of cotton, should be con-
sumed inside the United States. In
short this country, In the present
world situation on grain, should not at
tempt to raise wheat for export
But II the price of wheat to the
farmer is held way above the world
price, no amount of payments to pillow
land under. etc., can possibly hold
the wheat crop down where there
would not be an exportable surplus.
Ihis year apparently nature has
taken the problem In hand, and the
expectancy now Is there will be no ex-
portable surplus. But on the law of
averages next years crop might be 4
bumper one, and anyway Mr.. Wallace
is looking at the problem over 4 period
OF years. He does not want the incen-
tive OF higher than world prices held
out to every farmer, encouraging him
to grow more wheat than can be sold
at a fair price. and tending to wreck
the whole agricultural program.
The only reason this determination
has not been announced already Is pol
itics. The experts down at the depart
ment did not want to make an an
nouncement, which would drive all the
wheat state senators into open revolt
revolt which might easily endanger
various parts of the governments pre-
gram. The President has been having
enough trouble with silver senators,
opponents of the various administra.
tion measures, advocates OF paying OF
the closed bank depositors, etc, with
out throwing this additional bombshell
at Capitol Hill.
Actually, however, Mr.. Wallace has
given the tip great many times that
this country cannot expect to keep ex-
porting wheat He has never changed
his mind about 1t. SO that this wiz
be merely logical development.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
kidnapping Discouraged
We Arc Highwaymen Now
Poor Baby Orang

w 1AAo h6uV uCu isoW
Poor Baby Orang
Strengthening the Macon |
William r. Gettle, recently kidnapped.
Is back With bis family. Three OF
those that managed his kidnapping arc
In jail. have confessed, and are gives
life terms.
The little girl, June Robes, heaven
be praised. Is back with her family.
She was found I'm shallow hole COW
cred BY cactus, chained by her ankles,
her clothes filthy and her body enact
ated.' She was too weak to walk or
answer questions and could only say
Il want my mamma" to those that
found her. nine miles from her homo
In Tucson, Ariz.
Her kidnapers have not been caught
as this Is written There is, however.
no speculation whatever as to what
Will happen to them II they are caught.
The nea OF Arizona like kidnapping
as little IS do the men of California
And Ii they come within reach of those
kidnapers, the latter will be taken
care Of SO thoroughly that they Will
never need any care at any later time
on this earth.
1t Is your duty to hope, pIously. that
there will be no violence. But you are
not advised to bet on II.
BY the Presidents decision France
and England. not having paid their
debts, are officially declared In do
fault, and will not be allowed to bor-
row In this country even from private
sources. This will not be pleasing to
England or France or to international
American bankers, but 1t will suit the
American people
Europe may not hold American dol
lars at 30 low price. now that she
Is No longer able to borrow them by
the carload, or import our United
States gold by the neat little barrelful.
After the President announced the
default and this country's refusal to
accept any pretty little token. the Lon
don Evening Star, In big type, called
the Presidents announcement 4 high
wayman act by the United States
Considering that the British govern
ment La bullying Germany over = mis-
cradle little debt Of $l10. 100000, the
British welshers should not object -
the President telling them that they
are In default when they are In default
and owe five thousand millions.
Human mothers, the young, nervous
kind. should be warned by the fate OF
Betty, Chicago's two-pound baby orang-
utan- and Betty's mother.
Surroundings In the ZOO made the
loving orang utan mother intensely
nervous and she worried about her
baby 50 much that her supply OF milk
gave out The mind affects the man.
mary glands. She would allow no.
body near her baby to feed 1t artif-
cially and keepers feared that shs
would kill the baby Ii they tried to
take II from her. 1t was pitiful to sea
her try to feed her baby with milk
from her mouth which she took from
! can In the cage.
The first rule Is relax, try not to
,c made nervouA Easy to advise,
hard to do.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24

cultural Adjustment program has fall
en- down particularly badly on wheat.
On the contrary, he has frequently said
that the wheat experiment has proved
out better than most.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24

A lot OF heavier-than-air planes were
sent somewhere, In imitation warfare,
and the big Macon was sent along.
This column pointed out the foolish
ness OF that proceeding. sending such
ship deliberately against a swarm Of
enemy planes The intelligent high
command" In this enterprise displayed
All the intelligence OF Il ground mole.
AS well send COW among rabid bull
terriers.
Naturally the high command now re-
ports that the Macon was PUT out Of
commission The same thing would
happen to the COW.
II the intellectual high command
will read about the battle OF Jutland
and the service rendered there BY 4
German Zeppelin, he will know more
about the proper use of lighter-than-
air Craft.
The question is: Could some navy
gentlemen, for obscure reasons pos
sibly be interested In discredIting the
value Of the lighter-than-aIr shIpf
President Roosevelt may want TO
know about that.
Germany's preparations for war In
the air. especially the alleged cfficien-
cy OF her German4nvented 'airplnne
predlctor." should interest us Tho
Germans are developing the worlds
greatest fighting air feet, In compeu-
ton with France. buying engines in
the United States England, wherever
they can get them. keeping prepare
tons secret.
In Brooklyn. boy twins have been
fighting pneumonia with oxygen to
help them. Little Roy, who weighed
only two and 4 half pounds AT birth.
died. His brother. Ross. weight IT
birth SIX and one-half pounds, lives
Where did that twin 90 when he lost
his tight2
Did he return whence be came. 10
start back here again rs 4 humble lit
tie servant OF Omnipotence, to help
improve this earth7 Did he 70 to
heaven. as all hope he did, to Nv
around In perpetual blIss7 Or. a
some think, coldly, did his little drop
of consciousness 90 bach. TO the source
OF life, whence 1t came. as the falling
raindrop eventually returns to tho
ocean,
q KiAx FEATURE Syndicate Iss.
WNU esrvtcs
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-30
BY GEORGE II. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, July %. = The
tremendous popularity Marie Dress
Ter won in her career on the stage
and screen was brought home for
chilly to her after she was stricken
with the disease which she could
not conquer.
Short of beloved rulers, few have
received such homage.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent
her a message cheering her on when
they learned she was fighting for
her life in Santa Barbara. At her
bedside, working to help the mis-
tress she served for 20 years, Mamie
Cox, Negro maid, prayed constant
ly for the ugly duckling's" recov-
cry.
And so it was the world over
Personages known everywhere
mourned the word that Miss Dress
Ter was slowly dying. So did the
most humble.
Everyone loved the homely, good
hearted, laughter-giving comedi-
enne. She made no enemies as she
Travelled her erratic course up the
ladder of fame, then down and then
up again.
Sad though it was at her appar-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-30
MIDDLE WEST
GETS RELIEF

KANSAS CITY, M, July 80. U.D
Water was worth its weight in
gold" throughout the southwest to-
day as the great drought continued
to levy its terrific toll OF live
stock and crops.
A heat wave that swept over two
thirds of the nation and claimed
upward of 900 lives had been brok-
en- with the majority of sections
again reporting cooling breezes
and light showers.
But the heavy rains needed TO
restore the soil to normal con-
dition and thoroughly quenchs
the thirst of inumerable thous-
ands of head of cattle was not
forthcoming.
Weather forecasters. however. ex-
pected the heavy rains TO appear
soon because nature appeared to
be following her usual course In
breaking droughts.
Although the sun had ceased 70
beat down with such great inten-
sity, crops still lacked sufficient
moisture. Farmers stlll were trans
porting water. Livestock stiIi suf-
fered piteously from thirst.