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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-01
Tough Hurdle


The tough hurdle to get over is
the forcing of people who did not
want to sell their property to sell at
a price thus determined. To which
answer is made by those advocating
the plan that they would not have
to sell; they could come and live on
the farms themselves if they chose,
in which case there would be no
move to force them to dispose Of
their property.
The other plan being studied in
wolves less constitutional difficulty,
but still contains quite little.
This would be to have two sepa-
rate rates of state and local tax
alton on farms. One would be for
| farm owners who lived on their
/ farms. The other would be for land
lords. Naturally in this system the
proposal is that the man who lives
on his own farm would be made a
4 much lower rate Of taxation than
\ the man who owns the farm but
rents it TO tenant or share
cropper-
@ Bell Syndicate. ---WNu Service
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FARM LANDS

Real productive FARMS growing wheat, CORN
grass. vegetables. Corn and Tomato Gamer
les. Milk plant. Write quickly, money maxi
ers. J. Brumfeld, Realtor, Rising Sun. Md
WNU-X 40-36
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TRADE SCHOOL

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Employment the year round. Earn part
OF living while learning to barber COR
rectly at low Special rates. Free Catalog.
MOLERs. t03 w. Trent. Spokane, Wash
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EATING HEAVY FOODS

brings on highly acid stomach condition
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original milk Of magnesia in wafer form,
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equals tcaspoonfuls milk Of magnesia.
Crunchy, delicious favor. Zoe, Sc x 60c
at druggists.
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Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company In another part Of this pa
per They Will send d full weeks sup
ply Of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
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Greatest Pleasure

No pleasure is comparable to
standing upon the underground
Of ruth.--Lord Francis Bacon.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
The Constitution.

The Republican platform proposes
to meet many pressing national
problems solely by action Of the
separate States. We know that
drought, dust storms, floods, min
imum wages, maximum hours, child
labor and working conditions in
industry, monopolistic and unfair
business practices cannot be ad-
equately handled exclusively by 4S
separate States Legislatures, 4S
separate State administrations and
48 separate State courts. Trans
actions and activities which newt
ably overflow State boundaries call
for both State and Federal treat.
ment.
We have sought and will con.
tinue to seek to meet these prob
lens through legislation within
the Constitution.
If those problems cannot be
effectively solved by legislation
within the Constitution, we shall
seek such clarifying amendment
as will assure to the legislatures
Of the several States and to the
Congress Of the United States, each
within its proper jurisdiction, the
power to enact those laws which
the State and Federal Legislatures,
within their respective spheres,
shall find necessary, In order ad.
equstely to regulate commerce,
protect public health and safety,
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Civil Liberties.

We shall continue to guard the
freedom of speech, press, radio.
religion and assembly which our
Constitution guarantees; with equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none.
The administration has stopped
def1ation, restored values and en-
abled business to go ahead with
confidence.
When national income shrinks,
Government income is imperilled.
In reviving national income, we
have fortified Government finance.
We have raised the public credit
to a position Of unsurpassed Sc
curity. The interest rate on Gov
ernment bonds has been reduced
to the lowest point in 28 years.
The same Government bonds which
in 1892 sold under SO are now sell.
ing over l04.
We approve the objective of a
permanently sound currency so
stabilized as to prevent the former
wide fluctuations in value which
injured in turn producers, debtors
and property owners on one hand,
and wage earners and creditors
on the other, currency which will
permit full utilization of the
country's resources. We assert that
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Comparison of Planks
Democrats Favor Federal and State Labor Lepisla.
ton, But G. 0. P. Want Such Action
Limited to the Latter.

crop surpluses, aid in debt financing
and every constitutional measure that
will aid the farmers TO receive for their
basic farm commodities prices in ex-
cess of COST"
Monopoly.
Democratic, 1936-Enforcement of
criminal and civil provisions of anti
trust laws, with amendments where
necessary to stamp out monopolistic
practices.
Republican-Essentia the same.
Democrats, 1932-Essentially the
same.
Tariff.
Democratic, 1936-Continuation of
reciprocal trade agreements to elm
mate tariff, quota and embargo barriers
against American exports: but protec-
ton against cheap labor or subsidized
foreign production.
Republican. 1936-Pledged repeal of
the reciprocal trad1 act. restoration Of
the flexible tariff, use of tariff to bal
ance agriculture against other indus
tries.
Democratic, 1882 "A competitive
tariff for revenue and reciprocal tariff
agreements with other nations.
Foreign Affairs.
Democratic, 1936-Opposition to war
as IAN instrument of national policy"
to preserve true neutrality, to prepare
10 resist aggression.
Republican, l936-Pledged promo
ton of peace "by all honorable means, -
but expressed opposition to foreign
alliances; against World Court or
League adherence. To promote inter-
national arbitration.
Democratic, 1932-Advocated "set-
Uement OF international disputes by ar
bitration;" adherence to the World
Court and to outlawry-of-war pact.
Government Finance.
Democratic, 1936-Claimed defiation
stopped and next step is to reduce ex-
penses Of government, being aided
therein by the recession in unenploy-
ment." Promised retrenchment. with
tax and recovery program directed to-
ward "a balanced budget and the re-
duction of the national debt at the
earliest possible moment"
Republican, 1936-Promised to stop
the folly of uncontrolled spending" to
balance the budget by cutting expendi-
lures, to revise the Federal tax system
"for raising revenue and not for puni-
tive or political purposes"
Democratic, 1932-Pledged abolition
of Offices and other economies to re-
duce government costs mot less than"
Is per cent; balanced budget, with
revenues from taxation levied on the
principle of ability to pay"
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Foreign Policy.

In our relationship with other
nations, this Government will con-
tinue to extend the policy of good
neighbor, We reaffirm our opposi-
ton to war as an instrument Of
national policy and declare that
disputes between nations should be
settled by peaceful means. We
shall continue to observe a true
neutrality in the disputes Of 9TH
ers; to be prepared resolutely to
resist aggression against ourselves;
to work for peace and to take the
profits out of war; to guard against
being drawn. by political commit
ments, international banking or
private trading. into any war
which may develop anywhere.
We shall continue to foster the
increase Of four foreign trade which
has been achieved by this admin
istration; to seek by mutual agree
ment the lowering of those tariff
barriers, quotas and embargoes
which have been raised against our
exports of agricultural and indus
trial products; but continue, as in
the past, to give adequate protec-
tion to our farmers and manufac-
turers against unfair competition
or the dumping on our shores of
commodities and goods produced
abroad by cheap labor or subsi-
died by foreign governments.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Monopoly.

Monopolies and the concentra.
ton of economic power. the crea-
ton of Republican rule and privi-
lege, continue to be the master of
the producer, the exploiter of the
consumer, and the enemy of the
independent operator. This is q
problem challenging the unceas-
ing effort of untrammeled public
officials In every branch of the
Government. We pledge vigorously
and fearlessly to enforce the crimi-
nal and civil provisions of the ex-
isting antitrust laws and to the
extent that their effectiveness has
been weakened by new corporate
devices or judicial construction. we
propose by law to restore their
efficacy in stamping out monopolis-
tic practices and the concentration
Of economic power.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Unemployment.

We believe that unemployment is
a national problem. and that it
is an inescapable obligation of our
Government to meet 1t in a ma
tional way. Due to our stimulation
of private business, more than five
million people have been re-em-
ployed; and we shall continue to
maintain that the first objective
of a program of economic security
is maximum employment in priv
ate industry at adequate wages.
Where business fails to supply such
employment, we believe that work
at prevailing wages should be pro-
vided in cooperation with State
and local governments on useful
public projects, to the end that
the national wealth may be in
creased, the skill and energy of the
worker may be utilized, his morale
maintained, and the unemployed
assured the opportunity to earn the
necessities of life.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Labor.

We have given the army Of
Americas industrial workers some
thing more substantial than the
Republicans dinner pail full of
promises. We have increased the
workers pay and shortened his
hours; we have undertaken to put
an end to the sweated labor of his
wide and children; we have written
into the law of the land his right
to collective bargaining and self
organization free from the inter-
ference Of employers: We have pro-
vided Federal machinery for the
peaceful settlement of labor dis
putes.
We will continue to protect the
worker and We will guard his rights.
both as wage Garner and con-
sumer, in the production and con-
sumption of all commodities, in
cluding coal and water power and
other natural-resource products.
The worker has been returned to
the road to freedom and prosperity.
We will keep him on that road.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-Here
Is q comparison of some major fea-
lures Of the Democratic and Repub-
lican platforms of 1886 and the Demo-
cratic platform of 1882:
Labor and the Constitution.
Democratic, 1s36-Called for Fed
eral and State authority to deal with
problems of monopoly, maximum
hours, minimum wages, child labor
and working conditions in industry.
Promised to seek these ends within
the Constitution, or, If necessary,
through constitutional amendment.
Republican, 1936-Promised to abol-
ish sweatshops, child labor, protect
women and children with respect
to maximum hours, minimum wages
and working conditions, expressing
belief this could be done within the
Constitution as it now stands" Gov.
Landon said: Constitutional amend
ment. If necessary, to give States
such power)
Democratic, 1932-No constitutional
labor issue.
Money.
Democratic, l936-Pledged sound,
unf1uctuating currency. asserting we
have the soundest currency in the
world"
Republican. 1936-Pledged sound
currency, restoration sto Congress of
authority to regulate its value. Nan-
don said sound currency to him
meant ultimate restoration of gold
standard)
Unemployment.
Democratic, l936-Pledged national
handling Of unemployment problem,
public works at prevailing wages, with
State and local cooperation.
Republican, 1936-Pledged to re-
move restrictions on production"
blamed for hindering absorption of
unemployed in private industry.
Pledged grants to the States while
the need exists"
Democratic. 1932-Pledged Federal
aid for public works program and
advocated shorter hours to spread
employment.
Agriculture.
Democratic. 1936-To continue soil
conservation, benefit payments and
domestic allotment production con-
troll, Government aid in debt refinanc-
ing, crop adjustment, commodity loans.
Republican. l936-Removal Of mar
ginal lands from production, credit
assistance. an export bounty on crops
with production beyond domestic con-
sumption. soil conservation with ben
eft payments to family type" farms.
Democratic. 1932-Pledged contr1 OF
Evening star., 1936-06-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CONVENTION HALL, Philadelphia
June 25.-The text Of the Democrati
platform follows:
We hold this truth to be self
evident-that the test Of q repre-
sentative Government is It's ability
to promote the safety and happi-
ness Of the people.
We hold this truth to be self
evident-that IL years OF Repub-
lican leadership left our Nation
sorely stricken in body, mind and
spirit and that three years of DEM
ocratic leadership have put 1t back
on the road to restored health and
prosperity.
We hold this truth to be self-eW-
dent-that IL years of Republican
surrender to the dictatorship of
privileged few have been supplant-
ed by q Democratic leadership
which has returned the people
themselves to the places of author
ity and has revived in them new
faith and restored the hope which
they had almost lost.
Government Humanized
In Factors, Affecting Well Being.
We hold this truth to be self-evi-
dent-that this three-year recovery
in all the basic values Of life and
the establishment Of the Ameri-
can way of living has been brought
about by humanizing the policies of
the Federal Government as they
affect the personal. financial, in
dustrial and agricultural well-being
Of the American people.
We hold this truth to be self-evi-
dent-that Government in a mod
ern civilization has certain ines
capable obligations to its citizens,
among which are:
/. Protection of the family and
the home
2. Establishment of a democracy
of opportunity for all the people.
3. Aid to those overtaken by dis
aster.
These obligations. neglected
through IL years of the old leader
ship. have once more been recog-
nized by American Government.
Under the new leadership they will
never be neglected.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Housing.

6. We maintain that our people
are entitled to decent. adequate
housing at a price which they can
afford. In the last three years the
Federal Government, having saved
more than 100000 homes from
foreclosure, has taken the first
steps In our history to provide de-
cent housing for people of meagre
incomes. We believe every encour-
agement should be given to the
building of new homes by private
enterprise, and that the Govern
ment should steadily extend its
housing program toward the goal
Of adequate housing for those
forced through economic necessi-
ties to live in unhealthy and slum
conditions.
Evening star., 1936-06-26

the erosin Of his soil. We are
bringing electricity and good roads
to his home.
We will continue to improve the
soil conservation and domestic al
lotment program with payments to
farmers.
We will continue q fair minded
administration of agricultural
laws. quick to recognize and meet
new problems and conditions. We
recognize the gravity Of the evils
of farm tenancy, and we pledge the
full cooperation of the Govern
ment in the refnancing Of farm
indebtedness at the lowest pos
sible rates Of interest and over a
long term of years.
We favor the production of all
the market will absorb, both at
home and abroad, plus q reserve
supply sufficient to insure fair
prices to consumers; we favor
judcious commodity loans of
seasonal surpluses; and we favor
assistance within Federal authority
to enable farmers to adjust and
balance production with demand,
at fair profit to the farmers.
We favor encouragement of
sound, practical farm co-opera-
tives.
BY the purchase and retirement
of 100000 acres of submarginal
land and assistance to those at
tempting to exc out an existence
upon it, we have made a good
beginning toward proper land use
and rural rehabilitation.
The farmer has been returned
to the road to freedom and pros
perity. We will keep him on that
road.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Agriculture.

We have taken the farmers OF
the road to ruin.
We have kept our pledge to
agriculture to use all available
means to raise farm income toward
its pre-war purchasing power. The
farmer is no longer suffering from
15-cent corn, Scent hogs, az cent
beef at the farm, scent wool,
30-cent wheat, scent cotton and
Scent sugar.
BY Federal legislation we have
reduced the farmers indebtedness
and doubled his net income. In
cooperation with the States and
through the farmers own com.
mittees, We are restoring the
fertility Of his Land and checking
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Sponge Grab Ban
Urged to Protect
Fishing in Future
Maryland and Virginia
Conference Also Asks
Crustacea1 Study.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 26.-Gov. Harry
w. Nice formally made public yester-
day report made to him by Mary
lands delegates to the recent crab
conservation conference at Old Point
Comfort, Va.
The report made two specific rec
concentrations. One was that both
States should ban the taking of
sponge crabs, and that MARYLAND
should forbid grabbing during No.
vember. The other was that each
State appoint q permanent committee
to restore and preserve the supply of
crabs.
The report also advised that DR.. r.
v. Truitt of the Maryland Biological
Laboratory be consulted on the habits
and biology Of crabs. The report
commended assistance given the crab
study by Robert F. Duer, chairman
Of the Maryland Conservation Com
mission.
Maryland delegates included Duer,
DR.. Frank w. McComas and DR.. ].
Hubert Wade Of the Conservation
Commission, George T. Harrison Of
Tlghman, Albert w. Woodfield Of
Galesville, Wallace Quinn Of Crisfield.
j. w. Chew Of Baltimore and Sterling
G. Harris Of Centerville.
Virginia delegates were Richard
Armstrong, George p. Dehardit,
George w. Layman and DR.. viii r.
Kellam of the Virginia Commission Of
Fisheries, Senator Saxon w. Holt Of
Newport News, Senator z. e. Holland
Of Suffolk. Senator v. L. Page OF
Norfolk, Richard Messer Of the State
Health Department, Maj. Charles Cali
row of the State Planning Board,
Floyd Moore and John A. Lesner.
Evening star., 1936-06-26

upon to choose between q Repub-
lcan administration that has and
would again regiment them in the
service Of privileged groups-and a
Democratic administration dedi-
Gated to the establishment of equal
economic opportunity for all our
people.
We have faith in the destiny OF
our Nation. We are sufficiently en-
dowed with natural resources and
with productive capacity to pro-
vide for all a quality Of life that
meets the standards of real Ameri-
canism.
Dedicated to a government of
liberal American principles. we are
determined to oppose equally the
despotism of Communism and the
the menace Of concealed Fascism.
We hold this final truth to be
self-evident-that the interests, the
security and the happiness of the
people Of the United States of
America can be perpetuated only
under democratic government as
conceived by the founders Of our
Nation.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Merit System.

For the protection of Govern.
ment itself and promotion of its
efficiency. we pledge the immediate
extension Of the merit system
through the classified civil serv-
ice-which was first established
and fostered under Democratic
auspices1to all non-policy max
ing positions in the Federal
service.
We shall subject to the civil
service law all continuing positions
which, because Of the emergency,
have been exempt from its
operation.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Family and Home.

l. We have begun and shall con-
tinue the successful drive to rid our
land Of kidnapers and bandits. We
shall continue to use the powers of
Government to end the activities of
the malefactors of great wealth
who defraud and exploit the people.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Youth.

We have aided youth to stay in
school; given them constructive oc-
cupation; opened the door to oppor-
tunity which IL years Of Republican
neglect had closed.
Our youth, have been returned to
the road to freedom and prosperity.
We wfll keep them on that road.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Rural Electrification.

5. This administration has fos-
tered power rate yardsticks in the
Tennessee Valley and in several
other parts Of the Nation. AS a
result electricity has been made
available to the people at lower
rate. We will continue to promote
plans for rural electrification and
for cheap power by means of the
yardstick method.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Business.

We have taken the American
bushes man out Of the red. We
have saved his bank and given it q
sounder foundation; we have ex-
tended credit; we have lowered in
terest rates; we have undertaken to
free him from the ravages Of cut
throat competition.
The American bushes man has
been returned to the road to free
dom and prosperity. We will keep
him on that road.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
$25, 900 Fraud Revealed.

Edward Cavendish, alias OReilly, a
native of Melbourne, Australia. was at
Nice. France. sentenced to four years
imprisonment for defrauding Thomas
Belcher. aged go. of $4,000. Caven-
dish was also fined 1000 francs and
expelled for 10 years after the COM
pletion of his sentence. An accom-
plice, stated to be william Bradley,
was sentenced in his absence to five
years imprisonment. Police have re-
covered $12,500, which was returned to
Belcher.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Savings, Investment.

2. We have safeguarded the
thrift of our citizens by restraining
those who would gamble with other
peoples savings. by requiring truth
in the sale Of securities, by putting
the brakes upon the use of credit
for speculation. by outlawing the
manipulation of prices in stock
and commodity markets, by curb
ing the overweening power and
unholy practices Of utility holding
companies, by insuring so million
bank accounts.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Social Security.

3. We have built foundations for
the security of those who are faced
with the hazards Of unemployment
and old age, for the orphaned, the
crippled and the blind. On the
foundation of the social security
act We are determined to erect a
structure Of economic security for
all our people. making sure that
this benefit shall keep step with
the ever-increasing capacity of
America to provide high standard
Of living for all its citizens.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
today we have the soundest cur
rency in the world.

today we have the soundest cur
rency in the world.
We are determined to reduce
the expenses of Government. We
are being aided therein by the
recession Of unemployment. AS the
requirements Of relief decline and
national income advances, an in
creasing percentage Of Federal ex-
penditures can and will be met
from current revenues, secured
from taxes levied in accordance
with ability to pay. Our retrench-
ment, tax and recovery programs
thus reflect our firm determination
to achieve balanced budget and
the reduction of the national debt
at the earliest possible moment.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Consumer.

4. We will act to secure to the
consumer fair value. honest sales
and decreased spread between
the price he pays and the price the
producer receives.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Aid in Disaster.

We have aided and will continue to
to aid those who have been visited
by widespread drought and floods
and have adopted a Nationwide
flood control policy.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Veterans.

2. We shall continue just treat
ment to our war veterans and their
dependents.
For the establishment of a democ-
racy of opportunity.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
CHARGE 1T
80 days, or scatter payments

We repeat you'll have to hurry for this sale is
packing them in hundreds Of men have attended
and have purchased not only one, but two and three
of these suits. At glance you'll see the wisdom of
doing likewise. Suits here for every summer occasion
cool, lightcoored ones, we'll dark shades for
evening and early Fall wear. And what is real nice
about this group is the fact that fit you. sizes
sc to 48 regular 36 to AZ Short 81 to "A long; 38 to
46 short Some coat and trousers; others with coat
vest and two pairs of trousers It's grand opportunity
to save money Come now-and choose from
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Text of Platform Adopted by Democratic Convention

and safeguard economic security.
Thus we propose to maintain the
letter and spirit Of the Constitution.