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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15
Last RED Man
to Make Peace
Century of Defiance Ended by
Seminoles.

The last of the Indian wars Is com
ing to an end.
The flame of battle that was light
ed In 1895. when the Seminoles I'm.
der 0sceola struck the war post in
answer TO the white mans dictum
that they must move ont of their an
cestral hunting grounds, ragged fierce
~ for few years. Then. with 0sce-
ola dead and their allies defeated,
the remnant of the once mighty Sem.
mole nation retreated uneonquered
to the cypress swamps of the Ever
glades.
There they have maintained THAR
freedom and independence for hum
dred years. never acknowledging de.
feat and never asking a peace treaty.
Those who submitted were driven
across the Mississippi to the arid
plains of Indian Territory, and, by
some inscrutable irony Of fate. fell
heir to the richest oil lands In the
world.
The story of that sad march to the
West is one of the blacklist marks
among all our unhallowed dealings
with the Indians. Thousands were
said to have persisted Of hardship Oh
the cruel trek to he Mississippi, and
those who survived were met with
the hostile incursions of the plains
tribes.
How their tribal gods must laugh
to see the once beaten and harrled
Seminoes and Cherokees buying their
high-priced automobiles by the half
dozen. or pitching their teepees on
The lawns of their many-roomed man
sions.
But the Everglades have been good
to the unreconcilahles who remained
behind to nurse their pride and live
their own lives under their own
chiefs. And their pride Is justified. .
they are the only natives who sue
cessfully withstood the assaults of the
white man.
= After war which came to a
stalemate In 1913, and which cost
the United States S10000,0o0 and
thousands OF lives, they still main
tain a culture which was old before
Ponce de Leon came looking for the
tabled Fountain Of Youth.
During all these years the Sem
mole brave has been able to supply
his cooking pot from the game that
abounds In the marshes. and to buy
his simple needs from the proceeds
Of the alligator hunt.
They are the last OF the Indian
tribes to "hunt their own meat"
Once a great agricultural and pas
toral people, none of the land over
which they now range IS fit for plant
ing or grazing. AT the height OF
their power they had 10000 head OF
cattle feeding on their lands and were
the owners of 500 slaves.
Now, with the failure of the mar
ket for pelts and gator hides they
tender the peace pipe to Uncle Sam,
and with 1t the suggestion that they
be added to the relief rolls.
The forces Of the depression have
combined to bring about what 100
years Of technical warfare and q life
of primitive hardship In the swampy
plains of Florida were unable to do.
Detroit Free Press.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15

Up the Ship" the dying words OF Capt. James
Lawrence for whom the flagship was named,
1ere shot down, but Perry's sailors raised them
again on spars for nagstaffs. Finally Perry saw
that his cause was hopeless II he remained on
the Lawrence. With the aid of few men who
were not yet disabled he loaded the remaining
gun, dragged 1t forward and fred a last shot at
the British. Then, telling those left Oh board
to keep the Stars and Stripes floating to the last,
he gave orders for boat to be lowered to carry
him to the Niagara In which he proposed to
carry on the fight
Descending into this boat and carrying with
him the blue flag, he rowed amid storm Of
bullets and grapeshot to the approaching Mag
ara where he raised his banner and bore down
swiftly upon the enemy. In the meantime the
flag ON the Lawrence had been shot away for
the last time and, seeing 1t fall the British raised
cheer. But just then the Niagara, supported
by the other vessels closed In on the British
ships and their guns raked the Detroit the Queen
Charlotte, the Lady Provost and the Little Belt.
tleir colors. The battle was over and defeat had
been changed to victory.
On the decks Of the Lawrence the survivors
OF the crew raised the Stars and Stripes again
and In the cabin of the Niagara Commander
Perry sat down to write letter to General Har-
rson And this was the message which Mid
shipman Hugh Nelson Page Of the Ariel who
had been selected to bear It, carried to The com
mander of the American military forces.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15
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Relief for a Burn

If you or one of the youngsters
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efficient remedy at hand, try this.
Scrape raw potato and make a
poultice Of 1t. This usually gives
immediate relief. If not, continue
applying the potato poultices. AS
soon as one gets hot and dry, re-
place 1t with a fresh one.
THE HOUSEWIFE.
Copyright By Public Ledger, Inc.
WNu Service
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15
Poles FIGHT II'iteracy

Official statistics show that over
6.W0.O00 citizens of Poland are still
unable to read and write, and a cam
paign has now been started to do
away with this extraordinary litter
acy. Every one who can read and
write Is being asked to teach some
body who cannot.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15

NIwnYI

Back In the little town of sandnsky the In
habtants listened to tile roar Of battle that came
across the waters with anxious fear and wonder.
III Perry won, 1t meant peace and security for
them II the British won 1t meant q British
invasion and the onslaught Of their savage allies
led by Tecumseh against the towns Of Ohio. So
there was rejoicing when the arrival of Mid
shipman Page brought them the news Of n glorl-
Gus victory. One by one the British ports on
Lake Erie fell into the hands Of the Americans
and hostile arms no longer vexed Fries broad
expanse and forest-fringed borders"
The news of Perry's victory thrilled a nation
which had begun TO resign itself to news of
nothing but disaster and, defeat In the West.
Congress gave him Il vote of thanks and awarded
him gold medal in commemoration Of his vic
tory. He promoted from commander TO
captain and at the close Of the war he was
placed In command Of the Java iirst-class
frigate. In 1919 he was made commodore and
given charge OF a squadron sent to the West
Inl.c1 10 suppress piracy. But he soon fell Ill
of yellow fever and died in Port SPAIN Trinidad
He was buried there but in 1896 the American
government sent soop Of war to bring his body
back to his native state
He was buried at Newport with all the honors
due him and tall granite shaft erected over
his last resting place Out on the shores of
Put-ln-Bay an even taller monument lin fact, the
second tallest In the WORLD points to the sky.
Dedicated In 1881, 1t Is not only memorial to
Perrys victory on Lake Erie but 1t is also
monument TO the peace which has prevailed be-
tween the United States and Great Britain for
more than century. In recent years also the
brig Niagara, his flagship when his victory was
Won, fas-been restored by patriotic citizens OF
pennsylvania and Ohio and has been maintained
as floating museum, and In Wakefield r. l..
the rerry homestead was recently thrown open
70 visitors as patriotic shrine. So there IS no
iack OF memorials 10 Keep vivid in the memory
OF MS IeiloW-Americans the name of Oliver
hazard perry even should they ever forget his
deafness message. We have met the enemy aud
they are ours
G Western NEWMARKET Union
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

:: ): :: :: !:
- - L WAS BORN just $50 years ago
N of his bIrth-on August %. 1919.
-aHL. III 1t is not given to many men TO
~ win deathess fame before they
, 1935-06-24
The Valley AT Dallas

Slowly but surely the Valley organization for the
preparation OF an exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton atDallas Is being perfected. At a recent meet
ing " Mercedes directors we're selected from the
communities Of McAllen, Port Isabel, Donna, weslaco.
Benito. Mission. Edinburg. Since that meeting
n La Feria and Harlingen have chosen directors
represent those cities on the Valley wide board OF
ectors.
~ Is assumed that other Valley cities and commune
Ties wiz take reasonably immediate steps to choose
sheir Representatives on the Valley Centennial board,
and that when the board Of directors is completed.
discussion OF ways and means of financing the ex-
hibit win be carried through to a definite plan.
The entire Valley seems agreed that such an ex-
hibit must be in place when the Texas Centennial
opens. Hundreds Of thousands Of people win throng
Dallas, San Antonio. Houston and other cities where
the main Centennial exhibits and celebrations will
be held.
IL stands to reason that these folks, in Texas for
q good time. will have the means and the time to
travel throughout the state. It also stands to reason
that they viii go where they have been invited, pro-
vided their interest is aroused to a sufficient extent.
The Valley stands to profit more by arousing that
interest than does any section Of Texas. For we
viii not only profit by having these folks visit US
once, we can certainly hope for repeat visits, once
they have seen our section and realized the attrac-
tions we have to offer to the tourist, not only dur
ing a Centennial celebration, but every day in every
year.
Keen interest displayed to date In the Valley ex-
hibit and the manner in which the preliminary steps
are being handled by the Valley committee, give as
surance that the Valley intends to grasp this op-
portunity.
, 1935-06-24
Closer To Millennium

II seems that every time the doctors OF the country
|mest they produce so much encouragement in the
battle against disease that surely the millennium. at
least in health, should arrive sooner than one might
expect.
At the very beginning Of their session in Atlantic
city, for example. the doctors announced such mar
as a brain wash" that has cured paralysis and
Other human deformities, and an a~ntiseptic solution
no times as strong as the strongest in use today.
OF course. it may take some time before either Of
these innovations can be included in the regular
routine. Such an important matter as
technique must be worked out first.
But 1t does give one a feeling Of considerable sat
~isfaction that the promise Of relief, at least. for y
of our most tragic diseases and deformities may soon
be fulfilled.
, 1935-06-24

ships and an occasional freighter. as It's port has been
closed undcr naval administration
So the 10Y OF the islanders now knows no bounds
as they realize that they are to be q part OF the
great world. Planes flying from California to Asia
will make regular stops and strangers from outside"
win find new delights in this garden spot Of the Pa
cific.
No more hospitable people live anywhere than the
Chamorros Of Guam. as the few travellers who have
visited them can attest.
When the first air cruiser swoops out Of the blue,
every resident Of Guam viii be at the landing place
to celebrate the greatest day In the islands history.
, 1935-06-24

Italy growing restless. England
thinks It's time to agree again.
Heavy-Hungry representatives Of
the heavy industries believe Mr.
Roosevelt may yet throw them q
few crumbs. He has dropped hints
that the steel, cement and brick in
dustries will have their innings be-
fore the 81. 100000 work-relief
money Is spent.
The presidents spending program
is surprisingly tentative. He plans
to pursue a 'tightwad" policy at the
start. He has sliced the allotments
for such pet projects as rural re-
settlement. rural identification and
Embarrassing elimination. He has
temporarily turned the bulk Of the
money over TO such light spending
projects as road paving. culvert
building. etc.
But that program IL elastic. II
will permit him TO hold back a lot
OF money until next winter. Then, IL
II has not produced results and has
produced criticism, he will be In a
position to reverse his field. There
viii be millions left to hand over to
the heavyweights.
NOtes-Many republicans voted for
the new AAA amendments, thus
queering themselves with the Grass
Rooters. The new NRA is to
gather material to whoop up senti-
ment for another and bigger NRA to
stop chiselers. 49,. With the average
cost Of grade crossing elimination
reaching $2.729 per man employed
it's goodbye to grade crossing pro-
iects under work-relief..
, 1935-06-24
News
Behind the
News

- @~ - - - ~ -
Capital and world gossip svents
and personalities in and out o.
the Eows. written By a group OF
fearless and informed newspaper
men Of Washington and New yoEk
ThiE column u published by The
Herald a. q news feature. Opinions
expressed are those Of the writer's as
individuals and should not be In
terpreted as rejecting the editorial
policy OF this Newspaper.
, 1935-06-24
Bdrbs

A new antiseptie $50 times as
strong as carbolic acid may be
swallowed by man without III ef-
fects. Before prohibition, II would
probably have been fatal
Borneo head-hunters are report
ed TO be dying off. In these days.
its hard TO get q head.
The geographical center OF Mon
tAna lies I'm the kitchen sink OF a
Lewiston doctor. says q news item.
Oh, those dust stormsl
II auto tolls become much
heavier, the Civilian Conservation
Corps viii have to drop itS other
work and Live I'D to is mama.
, 1935-06-24
An Island 'Rediscovered'

OF all the romantic features that attend the COM
ing Of the new transpacific air service, none is more
fascinating than the "redlscovery' Of forgotten
Four decades Of isolation under the Stars and
stripes and several centuries Of neglect under Span
fish rule had left the islanders resigned to their
fate. To this smiling tropic island came only war
, 1935-06-24

pick their own men In their states.
Antl-administration : senators-not-
ably Huey Long-havc been frozen
out. Old-line machines hostile to
the White House have been concil-
lated by giving them the right TO
name the directors and rake their
own leaves.
A practical politician was named
to handle the federal funds in a err
tain mid-western state. When a
high-minded New Dealer from that
state protested, she was told:
Listen. you have a Job at Washing
ton You're not helping the party
back home. Somebody has to carry
Missouri for US"
Agree-British diplomats at WASH
ington are talking themselves hoarse
trying to justify their recent naval
pact with Hitler. To official and
unofficial observers II looks as IL
John Bull had kicked over the $50
applicant by according Germany q
navy one-third as large as Britain'S
The agreement irritates France
and Italy as 1t may place Germany
on q par with them In capital ships.
But the British suavely point out
that Paris and Rome still maintain
submarine supremacy. Moreover,
London says: Germany planned 70
build anyway. Why not a formal
understanding that may freeze her
into the fold?"
Privately the British hope this
pact viii ~necessitate a new world
conference on navies. With Mr..
Roosevelt building up TO treaty
strength, with Japan denouncing
the old accord, with Germany
laughing at It. with France and
, 1935-06-24

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
KATHARINE sIRYkHURsT.
10 and bemmtifnl. aiiown her emo-
Hons Co rule whem N mmKFtem
MICHAEL HEATHEROEs young
riding instructor who comes tmt@
n tItie and fortune. kathnFine's
father e. rich and her steRmosheE
a Enobbiah.
The nIgRf following ais mar
Rage Michael In injured I'm q trmf-
&c accident and whem he FeEmins
consciousness ht9 memory tm Ina
paired. He forwrfs the marriage.
hnthmrine. he~mrt-broken. believes
80 las deserted her. she gees 90
New Mexico with q fFtend. start
log secret annulment proceedings
SALLY MOON. who has SHARED
Michael into IN m0rf wf Ems
memt, 90 his marriage 90
Katharine. makes pIaEs Tor "
wedding. DurinE n rehearsal 81
returna. tie explains 90 sally ana
her father what has happened.
metu on Immediately for New
MEXICO. FinrIly me- arrives ma the
Hnn where Katharine In staying
NEW CO on WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER XII
II ATHARINE hadn't wanted.
n really, 70 20 on the motor trip
with the Millard's- Dirk Millard
and his handsome. rescurceful.
managing Hilda had been very In
sistens, however. IL was 10 be q
two-day picnic in the mountains.
Oh. but they often did IL! And
they were going east soon-Dirk
was having n show on Fifth av-
enue. and this would be their last
chance. Miss Strykhurst really
must come. Evelyn Vincent. too.
Frank Willard. Dirk's big. hand
some brother, n football player at
Berkeley. was going along. Frank
had fallen for" Katharine. Hilda
said enthusiastically. The party
would simply be spoiled II Katha-
rine did not come.
More TO please Evelyn than for
any other reason. the girl had con
sented. Frank Millard's attentions
were not unpleasant: indeed. she
found herself liking the big fellow
with the rich. scalloped. golden
hair and the beautiful profile
She went
They had tents and bedding
rolls; they had a de luxe equipment
Of cups and plates and spoons and
forks. all neatly fitted into a great
leather case strapped on the side
OF the big touring IT. There was
space in the trunk at the back for
their few bags. II vas all very gay
and casual and Bohemian.
They had their sketching things
and the days were fun. what with
trout fishing and chatter and bath.
ing in crystai-cool rivers and play.
ing Dirk's pet gramophone which
went with him wherever he went.
~He took IL with him 10 Russia
last year." Hilda said. Imagine,
my dear. Russiai"
She talked necessarily, spreading
her hands. punctuHting all her sen
fences with gestures and lifted eye.
brows and smiles. Almost, I'm this
amusing company. Katharine for.
got what the summer and the early
days OF autumn had been like. She
enjoyed Il and thought she wished
Il could 60 on forever.
Frank MiIlard worshiped her
with hts eyes and his i~narticuIate
words. The others smiled on them
b~enignly. as though they saw TO
nance poisoning and were glad
OF t.
THE two days passed %serenelJ
enough. There had never beer
such dawns and sunseta The fooC
was marvellous You slept eigh'
long hours. wrapped In an army
blanket. and woke TO dash you
face with cool mountain water anC
fall wolishly on toast and coffee
eggs and bacon
But the Millards admitted re
luctantly thar they had TO turf
, 1935-06-24

their faces toward the ranch and
Roanna Dirk had work to do DO
fore he left for the east So the
big chr was packed again; the
women. I'm riding breeches and jer-
seys with handkerchiefs knotted at
their threats. helped.
Katharine wore q lemon-yeIlow
sweater. and her old Iodhphur
breeches were shabby and stained.
She sat on a rock. both russell boots
stretched out before her. drinking
coffee from an enameled cup Her
fair hair was ruffled: there was q
deep apricot tinge on her rounded
cheeks
'Funl IT'S been marvelous.- she
said simply to the blond giant NJ
her feet Il never in my life had
such q glorious time
Honestly do you NEAR itf''
Frank Willard wanted to know. 4
mean it's swell II you do. because
we do this all the time and you're
staying forever. aren't your"
"Oh. I don't know about thati"
She was laughing. but some inner
terror for an instant darkened her
eyes and chilled her smile
II was sweet 70 be admired. 20
be the center Of this agreeable
group. Why couldn't this be enough
for herr Why should her thoughts
20 barking back 20 "a man. out
OF all the world. who had fiouted
her?
Frank drove on the homeward
drive and the three insisted that
she sIt beside him I'm the front
seat HiIda was heavily tactful
about this: Katharine didn't mind
They rel nice people and they
liked her and showed t. She
glowed in the atmosphere OF ad-
miration and easy laughter. Frank
didn't talk much-he wasn't given
10 idle c~hatter-but every now and
then he gave her an eloquent look.
He had TO give most OF his atten-
tion 10 the driving. however. There
were t~raitorous dips I'm this canon
road. Sometimes a sheer drop aD-
peared on their left without an In
stant's warning. But Frank had q
sure hand on the wheel. Katharine
wasn't afraid. They took the jour.
ney In leisurely fashion IL vas
the way. Hilda explained. they
liked TO travel. That night they
camped on the edge Of the desert
under the stars. Frank had his
guitar with him-he'd been In q
college orchestra-and he played
"Parlez moi d'amour" with n good
deal Of feeling. The stars and the
music and the campfire all made
an unforgettable scene.
II IFE would be 30 simple. Kath-
arine argued with herself. II
one could follow the line OF least
resistance. She might. for ex.
ample. marry Frank Willard and
bear him fine children and love
him quite uncritically and make a
sort OF picnic OF existence. But
she had muddled up her life before
she met him. She liked him a lot
he was az likable ms a big New
foundland or n friendly child But
lover Well. she had known that
once; IL hadn't been exactly pleas
ant II had been all dizzy heights
and awful depths. She would try
to steer clear OF II IN the future
J All OF this she thought as Frank
strummed the plaintive music and
the smoke OF Dirk's and Hilda's
cigarets curled toward the red glow
OF the campfire. Evelyn Vincent
was asleep. propped rather uncom'
fortably against the seat cushions
OF the II. Presently they an IN.
tied their bedding rolls and said
yawning good nightA The women
had the tent Dirk and Frank ar
ranged their beds by tina ira
, 1935-06-24

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