The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-14
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Idle Acres, Idle Men
The Townsend Plan
Mrs. Roosevelt's Enterprise
Another Slave of Man


the United States Ten million idle
acres and more ON either side OF this |
railroad running along the Atlantic |
coast from southern Florida to New |
York. Two OF the acres. intensively |
cultivated. would feed family. Tex
as alone, under Intensive cultivation.
could feed the entire population of the
earth as 1t exists now. and oil under
meath Texas would run all the automo-
biles. There is an empire for you, In
one single state.
And. we talk about "over-popula-
ton" with 80 much land not used, and
none of 1t used with full intelligence.
The Townsend plan, $500 month
to everybody sixty years OF age. Is sol
EMMY discussed by congress, which
ought TO be passing a sound, reason
able old age pension now. The Town
send plan Is an interesting plan In
many ways. BY taxation on every
transaction, on producer. iobber, whole
saler, retallerS manufacturer, buyer, 1t
would practically absorb all available
money to turn 1t over to deserving, or
otherwise. persons, aged sixty. 1t
would soon become necessary for some
ether Townsend to organize S2Oo-a-
month plan for all paupers. There
would soon be twice rs many paupers
as there are people sixty years old
Mrs. Franklin p. Roosevelt Is mean
iy criticized. because, having interest
ed herself In providing better homes
for poor people. 1t appears that the
undertaking may involve some slight
financial loss, trifling In United States
finance.
Mrs. Roosevelt caused families to
be moved from miserable novels into
comfortable homes.
A woman with children living last
year In two rooms without windows.
with nothing but raw carrots for her
Christmas dinner. told Mrs. Roosevelt
that she did not dare tell her children
1t was Christmas day.
On this Christmas day. when Mrs.
Roosevelt went to see her, the mother,
with new born baby. and her chill
dren, all happy. were living In de-
cent homestead. with modern improve
, ments, including cellar full of
, canned goods.
II that did cost little money, 1t
was money we'll spent.
> have spent money for the United
! States government have not done SO
= we'll.
= A steel gate IL feet thick, weigh
+" Ing 3.OOO,OOO pounds, was closed one
d day recently and the Colorado river
z its water and power. definitely har'
e messed. made slaves Of man.
e The stream that had wandered as
:. II pleased for millions OF years
9 through the magnificent mile-deep
II canyon OF the Colorado. through Boul-
= der Canyon and Black Canyon. was
: now tied fast In Black Canyon. The
3 Boulder Dam" Ia a reality. Hereafter
the Colorado will flow az man shall or
der. lighting cities, irrlgating deserts
!" supplying power far away.
=. Man eventually will control tht
II earth completely He has made goot
y stnrt-at Niagara, Panama, Muscle
Y Shoals. Boulder Dam.
- Chicago reports the latest "Americal
= typer murder. Thomas e. Maloyt VET
{ eran head Of Chicago's Motion pictur
- Operators union. was killed In the us
! mi way. MS he sat at the wheel OF al
!, automobile.
= The government says Mr.. Maloy'
career as ''lninn labor leader WI
profitable. lie had been indicted an
= released on ball on charge Of failnr
10 report three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars income before the assas
. SINS 'slngsr Cancelled that and othe
! accusations.
:, II the leader Of motion pictur
"a union got that Income you wonder 1Q'
=. and from whom he got 1t. also WITH
m other motion picture operators VINO Sc
~ no such sum think about It.
10 1t wns time for somebody to 50
sh what Mr. Rlchherg says now, that =
| does not propose to put the lnferes
ed OF the unions above loyalty to his go
NY eminent"
be
RI Is A friendly act to remind unlo
W, labor again that II II wants TO kno
ur what happens when separate organ
he cations claim the right to run the con-
TO- try they should study conditions
IN. Italy. There are no Italian union len
on ers collecting millions year in due
Former leaders are working with pis
on and shnvel, or tractor. or lathe. accor
MS ing to their mechanical ability.
rsl
fl Kenneth Neu, killer Of two me
al hanged In New Orleans, entertain.
and singer by profession. sanR gal
= the day before his hanging. sang
ieii the morning before going TO the NJ
I'M lows. sad he would sing all the VI
m thp srnffold Lave In Hlo0m, Nj