Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-30

distrusts the peac
talk Of the German
government. He ais
doubts the reports 0
the dissolution of tn,
e...S- Austrian Nazi Legion
In Germany, and be
lieyes the reich is still f~inanrfnc m,
Nazi IN Austria. The princes state
nienfs are borne u by the fact tina
Austria has SEM a note Co Grea'
britain. France and Italy, asking per
mission to enlarge its army because II
tears another Nazi putsch Is imminent
~Starhemberg asserts that an over.
Whelming majority of the Austrian
people are In favor OF the Hapsbure
restoration. that the Vatican Is for 1t,
and that Italy and England are neu-
trail; but that France and the little en-
tente would oppose it.
TWENTY years ago, August 1e,
: 1914. the Panama canal was
opened TO traffic, and the figures given
out on the anniversary are interesting.
During the canals existence 8O.122
commercial vessels have passed
through 1t. Tolls collected totaled
S369,asT.01S A total Of 366. 6G9.957
tons Of cargo were carried, and the net
tonnage OF the ships using the canal
was 36s. a4o.519.
- -.
United States shipping totaled 35.-
III vessels, which paid S161, 66e,419 In
tolls and carried TT, 9O8.3f4 tons OF
cargo. It had 43.S per cent OF the
vessels, 4T.6 per CEN OF the tonnage,
the same percentage OF tolls, and ass
per cent OF the cargo carried.
British shipping was second, with
21.s74 ships, so6,022,GS2 In tolls, and
~a6,29f,912 tons Of cargo. The Norwe-
gians We're third, with 4.672 vessels.
sl6,316,TS9 tolls, and 90, 143, H9 tons
Of cargo. German ships numbered
3,317. Japanese, 1858: Dutch, 1876.
and then came the French. Danish,
and Swedish.
(ENAToR HUEY LONG was march
- Ing rapidly toward victory over his
foe, Mayor 7. Semmes Walmsley
OF New Orleans, and there dldn'r seem
TO be anything the latter could do to
stop the Kinglsh. The state legisla-
1ure, safely In the control OF Long and
his henchman, Governor Allen. was
swiftly pushing through a series OF
designed to put every parish
city OF Louisiana In the grip OF
hose two gentlemen before the state
primary on September Ii. The legisla-
ors also passed d bill for an investi-
into the affairs of New Orleans.
a BOUT 600 grizzled members OF the
: Grand Army OF the Republic were
bic to attend the sixty-eIghth encamp-
at Rochester, N. Y, and many OF
hem even insisted In marching In the
arade, scorning the automobiles that
arried their feeb1er brothers. Com
,ander-in-Chief Russell @. Martin pre-
lied over the sessions and the chief
peaker was Secretary OF War Dern.
Lr. bern told the veterans that the
'orld was seethlng with unrest and
weak nations might become In
olved In chaos and war. America. he
sserted, Is In the grip Of another kind
War-one against economic adyer-
ty intensified by the terrific drouth-
IT he expressed confidence American
.laracter, American grit will win
1t. He added:
1--WE will surmount the obstacles
read OF us. And because OF this De-
cd OF trial, ours will be a stronger
ltlon, more ready to meet the other
ises which lie In the future. We must
strong"
DMINISTRATOR JAMES A. MOE
: FETT inaugurated the housInr :
mlnistration's billion-dollar home re- !.
II program, the first loan being !,
ade by a Washington bank to !.
IS Alma McGrum, q home owner. .
the presence Of many bankers and .
vernment officials. Mr.. Moffett said :
edit facilities were available In cities :
d towns with populations aggregat- ..
39,980,56S. =
A booklet issued by the housing nd
explains that any prop {
owner may apply for a housing q
to any bank, building and loan Q
ISOLATION, or other finance company &
proved by the administration for A r
Of 500 to $1,000 for improve !
nts on the property. Notes are :
de to run up to three years and !.
only security Is a good credit !
nding In the community and a reg :,
r income. :,
The finance companies may not :
lrge more than IS per 500 10 fees, Z
crest, OF discounts, and the notes :
to be repaid In equal monthly In :
llInents. Applications may be made
family residences, apartment build m
stores. Office buildings, factoriess ~
-ehouses. farm buildings, garages, NJ
any other kind OF housing or bust 1u
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