The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-25

not protect them. And while one ma
ton can secretly build and suddenly
launch airships with poison gas and ex.
plosive bombs. no city can consider IT.
self safe.
France and England, after elaborate !
experiments, announce that there is no |
possible way of protecting q modern |
city against air attacks, even though |
the city knew In advance when to ex-
pect them.
The only safeguard is fear OF re-
taliation.
Deeply grieved by the killing OF
many school children at public cross
Ing, the President plans extensive
elimination Of railroad grade crossings
Complete elimination of such crossings
would involve spending hundreds OF
millions or billions. The work would
be undertaken with careful concentra-
ton on the fact that rallroading itself
is bound to change or disappear so far
as transportation Of passengers IS con-
cerned.
Railroads In the future must carry
passengers more thnn one hundred
miles an hour, on light railroad equip
ment, able to climb steep grades as
easily as automobiles do now. Ellml-
nation OF grade crossings will take that
Into consideration and include elimlna-
ton OF existing sharp curves at cross
Ings, that the work may not be, done
twice.
Dun & Bradstreet, we'll Informed
usually, say that big business rise
Is coming. Their weekly survey In
forms you that before the end OF this
quarter business progress will have de-
yeloped to a degree beyond the most
sangulne estimates offered at the be-
ginning OF the year
How rich will the Russians become,
with their energetic development OF ma
tional resources, all over Russia and
far into Arctic regions?
And what Will be the efTeetAon Com
munism bolshevism and the proletariat
when Russia becomes, as she may do,
the richest nation on earth, and those
that rule her become the worlds rich.
est men, perhaps the first multiple bill
lonalres In hIstorys
Expeditions sent Into the Arctic have
discovered coal. nickel, zinc, tin cop
per, gold and oil, all inside the Arctic
circle.
A regular line Of freight ships has
| been established through the north
west passage, gigantic icebreakers go
| ing ahead Of the freIghters. Already
| Russia produces three times as much
| gold as the United States. What will
be the psychological effect on Commu-
| nism when Russia produces more gold
| than any other nation on earth?
/ Gambling In silver, made inevitable
BY this country pushing up the price
goes on all over the world, poor old
/ China Ia buying back at double prices
| silver sold too cheap, and Britain
i must wish she had been In less OF
| hurry 10 unload below 30 cents ar
ounce the hundreds OF millions 81
ounces taken from India, when India
In a foolish moment, was put on the
gold basis, only to fall off again.
An old true saying tells you: There
Is some good In all evil" and this ap
plies even TO the deadly venom Of thu
cobra. or hooded snake Of India.
A full discharge of the cobra.
poison INFO the human body means
death. while the scientific use Of tina
poison supplies superior substitute
for morphine In diminishing pain.
If you love your British cousins, re
,olce. Neville Chamberlain, chancel
Tor OF the exchequer, says British IN
come taxes will be cut because Britls
finances show d substantial surplus
That surplus appears In spite OF III
fact that Britain Is adding more tina
$4,000 900 to the cost Of armaments.
Your satisfaction In this good new
may be increased by your knowledg
that tile United States had the pleas
ure, Of financing the surplus ana IN
additional ornaments TO the tune :
S5,OOO,O0O,000 in war debts not paid.
Senator Wheeler OF Montana has Il
J troduced bill ordering the nations
government to take over own and Of
crate the railroads Of the nation D
ginning January ], 1896. There Is
doubt that railroad stock and Dor
holders would say, "Amen," IL tht
could be sure of getting fair nrl'
. for their property. Railroad manag
ment, naturally, would grieyp.
. give up power Is always unpleasant.
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