The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-22

proiuslon elsewhere in this wonderful
building. No definite impression can be
gwen OF its beauty II must be seen
TO be understood and appreciated.
The library contains over .4ymillion
printed books and pamphlets. Ii has the
worlds largest collection of music and
the worlds largest collection of scien-
tlfic reports and transactions. 1t has
over half million prints and photo
graphssand quarter of a million maps
and charts
This building houses the original
copies OF the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, enclosed in bronze cases.
They can be viewed but not handled
by interested spectators. A guard in
uniform stands constantly by these pre-
cious documents, every minute OF the
day and night. AS have written before,
the guard said to me while / was talk
ing to him, There is not enough money
in the world TO buy those two docu-
ments
New Supreme Court Temple.
We were walking down a street near
the Capitol and were impressed by the
beauty of a wonderful, pure white
marble building, immense in size and
apparently nearing completion. Walking
up TO the massive entrance we saw
that the building was not yet open,
but there we faced two large and
beautiful bronze doors that we later
were told cost $4,000. Struck by the
glorious beauty of this building, we
started stroHing around it when ! no
ticed small open door on one side.
Remarking that, "They can't any more
than throw US out stepped through
the doorway and accosted an attendant
also said guide would start over the
building with party in about five
minutes. We went in that party and
beheld one of the most beautiful build
ings in the world.
Il was the new Supreme Court build
ing and will cost Sl0,000,00O when COM
pleied. The guide said it is the most
beautiful all-marble building on this
continent, if not in the world The
entire building is Of glistening white
marble, with many of the interior
rooms, such as the library and private
quarters for the justices, finished in
oak stained very soft brown. The
ceilings of those rooms are extrava-
gently carved in figures of various de-
signs and many Of them painted in
pretty and harmonious colors.
The building will almost be city
in itself II will have a cafeteria FOR
those attending court and who have
business in the building 1t will have
rest rooms and various other rooms for
the use Of the public. But the portion
Of the building set apart as quarters
for the justices is where beauty and
luxury are found in greatest degree.
Each justice of the supreme court will,
Of course. have his private quarters
including his own office and offices FOR
his clerks also private bath and din
ing facilities; all these finished in that
same lovely brown oak. In fact, each
justice could live with every comfort
in this building with the exception Of
sleeping facilities
OF course, one of the most marvellous
rooms in this marvellous building is the
court room, where the actual cases will
be argued before the court 1t is large,
luxurious and beautiful as a
dream, circular in shape with large
marble columns supporting the ceiling
on the outer circle of the room.
One of the particular features Of this
building is spiral stairway. We looked
down it. down we'll of pure whiteness,
with the only color the markings of the
marble and shining bronze rail on the
stairway. This stairawy is peculiar in
in that it has no support
except itself. We were told the slabs
OF marble composing the stairs extend
three feet into the wall, thus lending
strength to the structure.
Tunnels OF White.
Within this building one looks down
long corridors, channels Of glistening
white marble-white as tunnels cut
through drifted snow. And about half
way down each of such corridors there
are bronze gates. We were told that
after the building is occupied-some
time IN October Of this year-those
gates will be closed They separate the
quarters of the justices from the rest
OF the building and after they are once
closed no one except the justices and
their clerks will ever be permitted to
pass those gates, SO the guide said. If
you ever go to Washington, by all
means visit this building that is being
built as temple for our highest court
Ot course we visited the White House
and were shown over the home of the
presidents. We entered the East Room
which is also known as the Gold Room
Here state receptions are held and here
also one finds the gold piano presented
as wedding gift to Mrs Alice Long
worth and given by her to the nation
We also visited the Blue Room, the
Green Room, the Red Room, the state
dining room and the private dining
room, also the library. We were told
that only on rare occasions is so much
OF the White House open to visitors
and that we were especially lucky for
that reason. OF course, the home Of the
presidents is wonderfully beautiful,
furnished in elegance and luxury befit-
ting the home of the presidents of
great nation. The visit there was one
OF the high spots of our Washington
tour. We entered the White House in
carefully counted groups and were
counted again as we left-possibly as
measure OF safety to prevent any ia