The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-13
Highway Safety Month
Universal Draft Wanted
: Nazis Warned Against Jews
Strikes and the Lord

DeldllS NlTeu ny mf. ". L. A'c"'oa
of Hartford, Conn, show that this
year thus far deaths from automobile
accidents are running 20 per cent
ahead of last year, meaning probably
thirty-sIx thousand deaths for 1884.
Secretary of Commerce Roper, chair
man OF the national conference Oh
street and highway safety, urges CON
certed action through the nation. and
there Is certainly need OF 1t.
The increase In deaths. unfortu-
nately, indicates increasing reckless
ness among Americans, and, more I'M
fortunately. increased recklessness In
drinking.
The New York State American Lee
gIon demands a new law that would
give government the power to draft
everybody In case OF war. with power
to control all manufactures, rail-
roads. etc. The national government
assumed all those rights and powers
last time, and would do so again with
out any special law.
Many would advocate law forbid
ding any wholesale CONSUMPTION OF
American youth or cash without pre-
IIminary vote. allowing the people 10
express their opinion. The nation may
not be always as foolish as 1t was last
time.
Rudolf Hess, chosen to succeed Hit
Ter II the Lord should take the chan
cellor, warns members Of the Nail
party not to employ Jewish lawyers
recommend any Jew for official or
other positions. and Nazi party mem
bers must not associate publicly with
Jews. That should suit self-respecting
Jews, IL some of the things that Chan
cellor Hitler said concerning the moral
character Of Nails recently executed
by his order are true.
Northern strikers OF the .hardbolled,
herman type" may cry Crisis" read
Ing OF a strike meeting In North
Carolina that turned into a religious
camp meeting with prayers and loud
cries of aAmen." Mr.. Lawrence. elo-
uuent strike lender. telling his follow
ers, aTrust In God for he Is with US.
| as he la with all those whose cause is
just"
Scoffers may remember that Crom-
well also prayed and took the Lord
| for his partner ON all occasions, and
what he did to privilege and power
was a good deal. He Is one man that
never lost battle; he cut on the
kings head, and his enemies feared
him long after he was dead.
The eloquent Mr.. Lawrence told his
strikers, 1.-THE first strike on record
was the strike In which Moses led the
children of Israel out OF slavery, from
Egypt" The first strike, some would
say, Is described by Milton, telling OF
Lucifer and his attempt to rule In
heaven. Others would say that Eve
was the first striker. bored, with nc
one but Adam to talk to, delighted tc
meet the serpent. although she was
sorry later and wished she had moi
struck against the rule concerning tht
forbidden tree.
Another courageous flier, Douglas
Davis, was killed while striving Il
win the Thompson trophy race a
Cleveland just after he had broker
another record. Col. Roscoe Turner
who recently again broke the Pacifi
to Atlantic record, won the Thompson
trophy.
Davis, a modest young Georgian
lust before his death had beaten th
land speed record, going above 30
miles an hour. He will be content t
have that record engraved on hi
tombstone. Wedell, who set the pre-
vlous record, was killed recently tryin
to do better. This country has man
brave fiiers.
improbable things do happen. A
Jonesboro, Ark, Leon Brown and Ht
mer Stewart, rival candidates 70
. deputy clerk, each got 754 votes. TIL
, learned Dr. Newton II. Brown of Al
kansas State college says, with on
election a year, such thing, accordin
, 10 mathematical probability, would ne
happen again before the year 1860, lg
or 1.687,282 years from now.
, A scientist of South Africa al
, nonnces that the pun adder's veno
Ia the basis of new drug producir
: amazingly good results In treatmel
. Of epilepsy. 20 per cent OF patien
cured IA per cent greatly improve
according to an interesting article
i, GobInd Behari Lal. In this country
! 10 understood that the puff adde
: swelling out his cheeks. cobra-fashio
I on,v pretends to be poisonous Pc
! Mans Africa has a worse puff adder
!, Janan knows how to do thin
II ou,ckly. Our handit-huntlng fore
= might take lessons
a Two Americans seren Japanes
q wore kidnapped by Chinese handl
' after wrecking train. japan SO
. alers. killed Is bandits, rescued I
prisoners.