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The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Tighten Tax Burden
By James T. Williams, Jr.

In explanation of the OBJ
jectives of this proposal its
Michigan author says:
my resolution has been In.
troduced at this time in the
hope that the President will see
fit to act on this vital matter
while there is time for the
various State governors to pre-
sent comprehensive and effec-
tive programs to their LegiSla-
lures before they adjourn.
"The more than $4,000 units
Of government which exist in
our country today are needlessly
Sapping the vitality of our ma
tiOnal life. Two thousand mil
lion dollars is the price paid by
American taxpayers every year
as the result of failure to prune
dead wood from the local
branches of the tree of govern.
ment.
Every dollar spent by the
Government is ultimately paid
by the taxpayer. .. We are now
paying almost 10 billion dollars
a year in taxes, of which amount
it is estimated that fully one
fourth is completely and utterly
wasted"
LEADERSHIP NEEDED
The greatest waste in govern
mental expenditures today is by
governmental units within the
several States. The obsolete
system of county and local gov
ernment which the people are
taxed to support is a hand-me'
down from the day when the
oxcart was practically the only
means of transportation.
A White House conference Of
the governors of the 48 States,
with the President of the United
States presiding, could do more
in three days to organize and
make effective a national move
ment for the overthrow of OK
cart government than the peo-
pie, without the aid of the Presi-
dents leadership, could do in
80 years.
Any citizen, whatever his or
her politics, who will write a
letter to the White House ap-
pealing to the President to call
such conference, will have the
satisfaction of knowing that
such a letter will be read by the
President or brought to his at.
tention and will help to make
history.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

popular move" A"oP' N' -
ment the encouragement that
the leadership of his exalted Of
flee would supply.
How this can be done and why
it ought to be done are clearly
set forth in a joint resolution
recently introduced in the House
of Representatives by Congress
man Mcleod of Michigan.
The fact that the author Of
this resolution is a Republican
calling upon the Congress to
request a Democratic President
to assume the leadership in
this vital matter emphasizes
the nonpartisan and patriotic
purpose of the proposal.
NATIONWIDE PROGRAM
BY the terms of the Mcleod
resolution the Congress would
request the President to invite
the governors of the several
States to a conference at the
White House to formulate and
adopt "a nationwide program
to reduce excessive costs of
State governments and their
local subsidiaries by reorgan-
ization of local governmental
systems and elimination of all
obsolete and unnecessary Of
fices and functions"
The resolution reciteS "the
urgent need for adequate re-
lief from the burden of taxa
tion," the paramount impOr-
tance of this relief to the
weIl-being of every citizen and
the economic welfare of the
Nofinn
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Martha Has the Last Word

Miss Martha Iams of the University of California refused to
permit Madame Perkins the United States Department of
Labor speak Charter Day exercises because she was
politician Horrors Are all politicians to be barred from
speaking except themselves? What silence would descend
a speech-ridden country!
But Martha perturbed by protests against her at
tude She still thinks Madame Perkins mere politician, "
and the wife of the President of the United States headline
descriptive but too polite adectve accom-
panying this Characterization.
We may question Marhas good taste applaud her atti-
tude as we please We may dnounce her dore her She
wins in either event. She has the last word While Martha
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Worth More Than Wealth

"ver Dollar Tabors widow died in poverty rather than
part with the $500 satin gown in which she married in
ceremony attended by President the United States
Nor would she part with her husbands shaving mug
his engraved gold sword the famys solid silver table
Foolish? Not at ALL Intensely and understandable human
If men boast of being willing to die with their boots
on women boast Of dying with their most precious
romantic mementoes safe in their possession
Love and the memory Of love valuable as life itself
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

your natural weaknesses have
increased to the point where
you don't like being put on the
spot, you naturally welcome any
excuse which may help you es-
cape such a danger. Old Age
provides that excuse.
Old Age provides the average
human with a certain amount
of power and position which en-
able him to Sit Soft if he so de-
sires. If Papa dislikes argument
he can always cut off Juniors
allowance.
If Mama breads criticism, she
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

quenceS to your own vanity,
laziness or cowardice.
And there are bound to be
conquences - unpleasant ones.
Enthusiastic people get into
messes. Lose money. Are i'm
posed on. Have their privacy
invaded. Inquisitive people who
like new experiences and novel
ideas are apt to be laughed at or
distrusted-particularly by the
smugger and more conventional
members of society.
Yes, an Open Mind certainly
puts you on the spot. And il
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
The Human Side of the News
Bu Edwin C.. Hill

the atomic battalions of mod
ern metallurgy, all industrial
chemistry, colloidal and cata.
lytic, which transformed the
world overnight and started
flesh and blood soldiers march
ing, too.
Germany was scientifically
far ahead of the rest of the
world in 1914. The secrets of
her great dye industry, which
Herr Duisberg had done so
much to build, were as care.
fully guarded as any military
secret. Mitchell Palmer, our
Alien Property Custodian,
seized them during the war
and later sold them to the
American Chemical Foundation.
The Government sued the
foundation in rather perfume
tory fashion, lost the case,
and Germany lost a technical
monopoly which doubtless would
weigh heavily against the rich.
est colony torn from her at
Versailles.
Out of the same material they
can make dye for a bright
Easter gown for pretty girl, or
they can make an explosive
which could blow her to bits on
her way to church perhaps, and
probably will, unless there is
found some new chemistry OF
human relationships.
More interesting perhaps is
the story of color finally being
let loose-imprisoned for CEN
turies by authority or taboos.
Around the Mediterranean,
whole fishing fleets were kept
busy catching the purpura. a
fish which was the only known
source of the color in that day;
hence, the name. The Greeks
also made it the color of high
dignity, and this mandate for
hundreds of years sustained a
unique fishing industry and
gave employment to many gen.
erations of men.
Cochineal was made from the
dried bodies of a certain female
insect. This the cardinals took
for their color of state. In
Mexico and other countries
there were huge plantations Of
plants hospitable to this insect.
From remote ages, yellow has
been the color of the Chinese
mandarins. Chang Kai-shek,
China's just emerging dictator.
builds an army of blue shirts.
MIDAS TOUCH
Herr Duisberg'S world success,
when he began to make cheap,
varied fast colors, as no one in
the world ever had made before,
was a. revelation of every mans
yen for bright colors. His red
dye, benZopupurin, was a gold
mine for his company His azure
blue, benZoaZurin, Sulforazurln
and a dozen other chromatic
jaW-breakers built one of the
greatest industries of the age.
The Midas touch of the great
dye chemist stirred eager and
diligent chemical reSeorch, not
only in Germany but in other
nations, and there was here that
first great juncture. of science
and economics which is answer
able for the world today, for
good or i'll.
Catalysis, co-partner in Herr
DuiSberg's synthesis. literally let
the genii out of the vast un-
known, and man h. s new ener-
gies and new wizardry with
which he may either free or
destroy himself.
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, InO)
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
OLD FAVORITES

A Lfe-LessOn BY James WhitcOn1b Riley
There! little girl don't cry
They have broken your doll know;
And your tea-set blue,
And your play house, too,
Are things of the long ago;
But childish troubles will pass by
There little girl, don't cry!
There! little girl don't cry
They have broken your slate, know;
And the glad, wild ways
Of your schoolgirl days
Are things of the long ago;
But life and love will by
There! little girl, don't cry!
There! little girl, don't cry!
They have broken your heart, I know
And the rainbow CLEANS
Of your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago.
But Heaven holds all for which you sigh
There! little girl, don't cry!
IReuders nvited to send to the editor their Sugges
tons of old fcvorites among the poems for reprnting IN
this Sp0ce)
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

old people get
that way?"
Usually the
letter is from
some young
ster who has
b e e n trying
to tell Nom
or Dad How
T h i n G S Are
Nowad a y s.
q n d getting
exactly no
where,
"W h a t
m a k e S e m
like that?"
SOUS he in.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

homicide" or
m a n S laugh
ter.
P rettyman
said it all de-
p e n d e d on
whether the
d riv er got
drunk delib-
erately and
W a n t o n | y
killed his fel-
low man.
S e n a t or
Pat McCar-
ran, of Neva-
da, W a n t ed
To knnm If q
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

ov ernment
from W h h
S t a t e after
State in the
Union today
is n e a r l y
b a nkrupting
the people to
finance.
AS President
of the United
S t a t eS, Mr..
r 90 S e v e | t
faces an un-
p re ce dented
opportunity to
g i v e thi S
popular move
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Cherry Blossom Time
eff eyes Uere made for seeing,
Then Beauty is its oWn excuse for being"

Then Beauty is its excuse for being"
It is the season of cherry blossoms We can forget that
the flowers have little fragrance We even overlook the
odor of gasoline crowd for closer look at one OF
the country's most notable flower shows.
What the festival is to Portland Pasadena, the
cherry blossom festival to Washington It has become
rite
And this is as it should be- There is much Of uginess
in the world that we may well seize beauty we can It
will vanish all too
Welcome cherry blossom! Welcome strangers come to
see you! Linger as long you We like you both.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

man ever got drunk in any
other way except deliberately.
Prettyman responded:
eyes, / think he might.
Sometimes they just Slip"
Senator William H. King,
chairman, said:
ooh, 1 see. 1t is a matter
Of physiological idiOSyncrasies:"
Copyright. 1895. The Washington Times)
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Wise Words

He that climbs highest has the
greatest fall.-Tourneur.
Folks never understand the
folks they hate.-Lowell.
The best things carried to ex-
cess are wrong.-Churchill.
A true man hates no one
Napoleon. -,
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

anu w a ia
cites.
In a bills
tering attack
in the Sen
ate, Senator
G. e o r 6 e
charged that
Secretary of
A G ri culture
Henry A. Wal
lace, jr., was
unfit to serve
in the PreSi-
dents Cahl-
net, and Sen
ator E | m e r
Thomas lD.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

AS governor of the State Of
New York, Mr.. Roosevelt was in
the forefront of the fight of the
people to modernize the obso-
lete system of county and local
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
How Do Old People Get
That Way?

Every day there are a score
of letters on my desk with the
same old theme Song-"How do
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

Senator Walter F. George,
able Democrat from Georgia,
joins the gathering thrOng of
Evening star., 1935-11-24

to Clee by making him chairman Of
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Clee has replied with ringing gen.
erality for economy" and that its
Hoffman's Job to economic. II
The point Is that somewhere along,
this route the money Is going TO run
out and then New Jersey will go run
ming to Washington, reminding RooSe-
welt he said no one would starve and
demanding more money. by next
Wednesday or somebody will"
(Copyright, 1895, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1935-11-24

holders, the county government un-
ion." participates In the disbursement
Of some $so,ooo.ooO annually in road
funds and does not want to lose them.
The Grange and the League Of Munic-
ipahties, townships and boroughs take
the same position. Material statesmen,
cement manufacturers, star babies, /"
machinery companies and contractors
all organized minorities-fght econ
omies and diversion. They are for
more and better roads.
Gov. Hoffman TO. date has supported
Evening star., 1935-11-24

the anti-diversion group. He says the
State would lose funds allotted by the
Federal Bureau Of Roads If 1t failed to
match" them.
Money will last until about January
!, In the absence of legislative action
either to transfer money, install other
economies or levy new tax Of some
sort. The Legislature is not in ses-
sion. When the crisis arrives, it
doubtless will be called into session.
Gov. Hoffman and DR.. Clee viii clash.
Hoffman has tried to hand the ball
Evening star., 1935-11-24

signs In the recent election, In which
the State sales tax was repealed, bore
the slogan mo Sales Tax-No Income
Tax-Adequate Relief" Spend more
and collect less. Whoopsl
Now that's a perfectly swell idea
(and certainly not q unique one, po-
litically) as far as 1t goes. But 1t
does not go far enough. Or, rather, the
money does not go far enough. Money,
competent observers estimate, is avail
able to carry New Jerseys relief load
Evening star., 1935-11-24

until January, and then-the deluge.
Gov. Hoffman, who was father Of
the 2 per cent sales tax, but since has
disowned 1t, Is the center Of the
fracas. The Governor is the rising
young Republican (or was at that
time), who decided to end forever the
Jersey habit Of issuing road bonds for
relief. Whenever the State needed
relief money, 1t induced the people to
vote diversion Of a chunk Of $780,
100000 road bond issue authorized
some years before. Gov. Hoffman
Evening star., 1935-11-24

ended that, temporarily, and came
out for a 'pay-as-you-go" plan,
financed by the sales tax.
The plan did not 60 very far. Mer-
chants began to complain that their
customers were buying in New York
and Philadelphia. A terrific hubbub
ensued, which resulted In the sales
tax repeal.
Then stepped forward the Clean
Government League, headed by an
energtic young clergyman. DR.. Les
ter H.. Clee, also q Republican, got
Evening star., 1935-11-24

himself elected to the State Senate
on q platform Of no taxes, adequate
relief and do-it-by-economy. DR.. Clee
favors transferring money from the
road funds and putting the pressure
on Washington" to do more for New
Jersey.
But New Jersey, like most other
States, has a very large and stubborn
group of downstate legislators who are
death on transferring money from
road funds.
The organized boards Of chosen free
Evening star., 1935-11-24

QTLtcteS QH1LySJHg TIE eCOHOUIIC uHu
political effects. the probable deuel.
opn,ents and early snags of Prest-
dent Roosevelt's $4,000, ,000. 900 job
program.
NEWARK, N. j., November % IN.
A.N.A).-Roars of protest incident to
cutting OF Federal direct relief already
are laundering into the ears Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Administrator Hopkins
and Congress.
That most delicate barometer Of
sentiment in American city govern
ments, the United States Conference
Of Mayors, has formally opened the
campaign for new congressional ap-
preparation. The mayors are kicking
at the plan to end dole December /.
They are hollering that in some cities
w. P. A. will not have done its job by
that date-that not only will local
funds have to take care of 'unemploy-
ables," but w. P. Abound employ
ables as well. And, they say, there
isn't the money to do it.
Mr.. Roosevelt's reply is that no one
will ,starve, but that the dole will be
cut of December /. With perhaps
some exceptions, it will.
The President gives assurance that
relief in some form will continue after
July /. He does not, of course, say
how.
Load Passed to States.
What is all this about? Why does
the President in one breath announce
the end of something December / and
in the next breath imply clearly that,
If necessary, it will be continued
seven months later?
One answer, at least, Is that the
administration is determined to force
States to shoulder every cent of the
relief burden that they justly can
Some States already are doing this
But in some--and this applies to States
more frequently than to cities-politics
has tied the local relief picture in
knots. Not relief politics, but local.
partisan, factional and selfish
interest" politics. Only by putting
on the screws" can the Federal Gov
eminent force State governments to
stop pickering.
Everybody in New Jersey Is paying
adequate relief Cdeas Of adequacy
differ), but everybody in politics, at
least, seems to be against raising any
taxes for it.
Campaign banners and window
Evening star., 1935-11-24
AID WITHOUT TAX
BECOMING ISSUE
New Jersey Gives Example
of Fight for Both Econ
omy and Relief.

This is the ttoeltth OF a series OF
articles dnGlyzing the economic and
political effects. the probable deuel.
opments and early sndgs of Prest-
dent Roosevelt's $4,000, ,000. 900 job
program.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-17
The officials of the game were Man
Schagel and Lewis Fetterly.
EPISCOPAL GUILD MEETS.

The Guild of St. Michael and All
Angels church held its first meeting
Of the year at the home of Mrs, p II
Jones on Friday, Jan. H.
Plans were completed at this meet
ing to have the first meeting Of each
month business meeting and the
second meeting of the month a COM
bined study and social meeting. 1t was
also decided to have both honorary
and active members. 1t is hoped tina,
in this way all women interested in
the church, directly or indirectly, will
avail themselves Of this opportunity
to join the organization and help by
giving their moral or material support
or both
The next Guild meeting will be held
at the home Of Mrs. j. r. Rice on
January Is. This will be a study-social
meeting and will be called promptly
at 2:30. Mrs. Geo. McGlenn will have
charge of the. study, the subject being
the beginning of THE Long Life of Our
Church" Mrs. P. "A. Jones will have
charge of the social hour. All friends of
the church are most cordially invited
to attend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-17
WHEELER & WOOLSEY,
GOOFY GALLANTS, IN
"COCKEYED CAVALIERS

"Cockeyed Cavaliers the new
comedy hit coming to the Kootenai
Theatre, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
brings Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool
sey, the screen cuckoos, in some more
of their nonsensical and hilarious
goofingandering
This time Wheeler and Woolsey ap-
pear as gallants of the medieval age,
aided and abetted by Thelma Todd,
Dorothy Lee and bevy of beautiful
femininity. The comics are riding the
rods of royal stagecoach when they
encounter Mary Ann eluding the Duke
of Weskit, to whom she has been
promised in marriage They unwittingly
wander with Mary Ann into the Duke S
palace.
Making the most of a situation, Bert
and Mary Ann fall in love- while Bob
pursues the alluring Genevieve, the
Dukes niece. The rollicking romance
reaches high pitch when the Duke.
Genevieve's husband. and a wild boar
hunt brings affairs to an issue.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-17
Fortinc News Notes

Rev Idso of Whitefish preached at
the Community church Sunday after
noon. He will be here again the first
and second Sunday of February.
Warren Cole has purchased from
P. " Klinke the tract of land in the
Deep creek neighborhood known as the
John Atkinson place.
Some of the children of the Floyd
Pomeroy familo have been having the
German measles.
Mrs. Walter Ritter of Trego is TAX
ing the agricultural census in this part
of the county Her district includes the
school districts of Trego Fortine, Their
riault, Eureka and Glen Lake.
Winton Weydemeyer left for Mis-
soula on Friday where he was sched-
uled to speak before the Audubon club
Of that place on Saturday evening. He
will remain for few days visit at the
home of his sister, Mrs Orlo johnson.
The weather made new low record
for the winter on Monday morning.
Jan IA, the thermometer standing at
"a below zero.
An auto salesman from Spokane
driving an Essex sedan and accom-
panied by r. ]. Zeller and Homer Nash
slipped off the road on the Klinke
high drive" last Friday. The car rolled
over three times before striking the
bottom Of the bank at the edge of
the lake. The driver suffered several
cuts but the other occupants were I'M
injured
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not present and the meeting was post
poned until some date in February
which will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs Ferris Blanchard spent
the week end at the Evins home Mrs.
Blanchard. who was formerly Miss
Doris Evins, was given a shower by
her many friends at the Evins home
Saturday afternoon MIR. and Mrs.
Blanchard returned to Libby Sunday
accompanied by Miss Ruth Armstrong
Miss Helen Smithson returned to
Eureka Friday from Minot, NJ D., where
she has been visiting relatives since
last summer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Calais of Van
couver. Wash, arrived in Eureka Sat
urday to spend several weeks visiting
at the Chef Pluid home.
Georgetta Bolen, Ray Patrick and
Doris Clapper have enrolled at L.C.HS.
Augustine Gael dropped her. work at
LC.H.S.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-17

national medians are sent out TO each
school participating. This feature is one
which renders the tests valuable since
it allows each school to see where they
rank in relation to the other schools
throughout tie country. These tests are
rated highly as standard tests.
The following students in the Troy
High School secured the highest rank
ing in the respective tests taken since
each student mentioned secured either
first or second ifonors in his class.
English Patricia Daugharty, LIST;
Ruth Alberson and Enid McCracken
tied for End
English Harriet Haaland, 1st:
Vernon Davis End
English III-Panl Sather, LIST; Gene
Bracy. End.
English IV-Le Roy Coffman, 1st;
Sylvia Carr, End.
9 Geometry-Raymond Lindsey. 1st;
Harriet Haaland, End
World acknowledgement Lindsey,
lst; Harriet Haaland, End
American History-Paul Sather. LIST.
Gene Bracy. End.
Physics-paul Sather. 1st; Gene
Braey, End.
Algebra-James Savage, LIST; Patricia
Daugharty, End.
1t is interesting to note that Paul
Sather scored top in each class in which
he took the test thus giving him three
firsts. He also scored the highest mark
in the whole high school in English.
Raymond Lindsey scored two firsts
which was the second best showing
made.
Next week the results of the grade
tests will be published in the same
manner by giving the names of those
students who placed first and second
in each class. Later on the medians
will be given as compared with those
of the nation
The high school and grades are TAX
ing their semester tests this week end
as the semester closes this weSk. The
new semester opens next Monday jan
uary 21st.