The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-24
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
No Core, No War
Sloan Sees Light
The Holy City Falls
e.. E, Shaw Writes

| ". Is. ShaW Writes
A small boy. asked for the core of
his apple, said: There alnt going
to be no core"
Laval. French premier, tired OF dam
gerous goingson In the Mediterranean,
gerous golngs on In the Mediterranean,
nounces bluntly: There amt going
to no war;" requesting England to re-
move her battleships from the Medi-
terranean.
The wise British have known all
along that there was to be no war,
but thought 1t well to indulge In
virtuous demonstrations.
Britons rarely make diplomatic mis-
takes: diplomats of other countries
are children to them, although France
is an exception to that rule.
Washington believes the war will
end In 60 days. and has probably been
told SO by somebody In Europe.
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr, president of Gen.
eral Motors. announces 'all signals set
for Increased automobile sales next
year. and no doubt about 1t.
He approves an automobile show In
November. Instead of January. as Civ
Ing the people more time to realize
that the important car Is the winter
car, when the automobile wears the
rubbers" for the whole family.
Capturing Aksum will impress Ethlo-
plans. The holy city, surrendered by
the Philippians without shot, contains
the tombs of all Ethiopian rulers since
the time OF sheba. The Coptic Chris
tian bishop OF Aksum voluntarily gave
the keys of the city to the italian Gen.
Emilio de Bono, at Aduwa. He ac-
cepted the keys. proclaimed Italy's
annexation OF Aksum, sent a force to
surround the city and prevent looting
the monasterles and the ancient cathe-
dral Of St Mary Zion.
In that cathedral the original Ark OF
the Covenant Is believed to be pre-
served. Ethiopian history relates that
when Solomon sent the son of his high
priest, with other sons OF great dig
nltaries, to accompany Sheba's son
after his visit to his father, the son
OF the high priest took the original
Ark OF the Covenant with him. sub
shutting an imitation ark, much to the
Indignation of Solomon and that high
priest. In justice to the high priests
son, 1t must be stated that an angel
appeared and gave him Instructions
about stealing the ark
George Bernard Shaw discovers that
Ethiopia, so-called, Is an aggregation
of tribes. one ruled fairly we'll by
Halle Selassle, who Is called EN-
peror," the others doing about as they
please.
In some OF these tribes, what pleases
the natives would seem strange to us.
For instance, among the Danakils
lady will not marry a gentleman until
he proves that he has killed at least
four men, And he must prove 1t by
bringing back the easily identified
fragments OF four mutllated bodies.
Married life with such lady should
never be dull.
Wars come, wars 20, Standard Oil
goes on forever. working.
Walter Teagle, head of Standard OIL
OF New Jersey. with oil wells scattered
rel OF oil that Russia exports, many
million barrels year. To avoid Ill
feeling. Mr.. Teagle would let British
Royal Dutch-Shell and Anglo-IranIan
have part of Russia's surplus.
Your Uncle Sam Is very rich now,
never had so much gold In his life.
The total pile. ian all time high
amounts to more than fifteen billions
OF dollars.
1t wouldn't be such big pile of
gold If the government had not in
genionsly raised the price of the gold
ounce.
Gold has been coming rapidly from
Europe lately, including some gold that
frightened Americans sent abroad for
Its health.
The United States Is becoming more
and more a gambling nation, and, In
consequence. less and less a thinking.
working nation. Gambling makes real
work seem not worth while. Why
work II you can play the horses? Can
you imagine Washington, Lincoln or
Edison studying past performances"
Mr.. Damon Runyon writes:
"A few years ago, the Broadway
betting men would have sneered at
the Idea OF wagering on college foot
ball games Now 1t Is the biggest bet
ting medium OF any sport, with bet
ting brokers Issuing regular printed
quotations on the various games every
week"
At the Methodist Protestant church
conference a committee or the Lords
1ay recommends that churches be