The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-11-05

A million years ago, when our
ancestors went out seeking some
thing to eat, preferably some fee
BILE human being easily killed, ev-
erybody walked. Now nearly every
body rides. Across George Wash
ington bridge over the Hudson river,
opened five years ago, about 100,-
100000 human beings have crossed
in 81 100000 automobiles, while
fewer than 1000, 900 have crossed on
foot. Buses alone carried II ,638, 900
over the bridge.
How rapidly progress moves once
it starts! Seventy-five years ago,
both sides of our country were con-
nected by telegraph for the first
time. Now men talk around the
world by radio Seventy-five years
ago they only talked across the con-
tinent, now they fly the continent
and on beyond, across the Pacific
ocean.
Those hostile to new ideas might
remember that little more than
seventy-five years ago men were
beaten for reelection to congress
because, as the voters put it, they
were foolish enough to vote money
to experiment talking over wires. Z
They were defeated for willing
ness to have the government try
out Morse's electric telegraph idea
Berlin reports that German book
sellers must sell, and Germans must
read. only books that the govern
ment thinks they ought to sell and
read. The public will be compelled
with loving force" to read what is
good for them.
That takes Germany back to the
Seventeenth century, when the Eng
lish government decided that Eng
lishmen must read only what the
government thought was good for
them.
All books must be submitted and
wait for approval before printing.
Along came a man named John
Milton with his book the Areo-
pagetica, printed by him without
anybody's permission, denouncing
an infamous law that would control
mems minds and freedom of
thought. That settled it, the law
died.
Somebody will kill it in Germany,
in time.
In the Spanish civil war, hostages
have been seized, on both sides,
including many women, and ar e
held with this threat: IF you kill
hostages taken from my side, I'll
kill yours.
England and other countries al
most tearfully are begging both
sides in Spain to exchange hostages
instead Of numbering them; tn e
British government officially ex-
presses the fear that women ARE
in danger of wholesale massacre.
Nice civilization, is it not?"
DR.. Bakst, young teacher Of math-
ematics at Columbia university,
thinks he has a sure formula for
winning on horse races, ''he tried
it and won, 1000 times. not with
money, just mentally
Anybody can win mentally, they
do it constantly at Monte Carlo and
elsewhere, but nobody can win
money, except accidentally never
in the long run.
A brave truck driver, name I'M
known, saw a lady with a difficult
name, Mrs. Anastasia Adiuszkie-
WIGS. hanging from the ledge Of a
second story in Jersey City. Rush
ing to help, he caught her in his
arms as she fell, then left, wanting
no praise.
He makes up for many that do
not give their seats to ladies in
street cars.
An eighteen-year-old girl, alone
and in agony, gave birth to child
and, according to police, immediate
~ killed it, dropping it from a roof.
A jury convicted her Of man
slaughter, and the Judge let her go
on probation, she must report once
a month to prove that she is be-
having Four jurors that helped
convict her told the judge they re-
GREETED their verdict.
Every mother knows that the I'M
fortunate girl, after her horrible ex-
perience and solitary agony. was
at least as nearly7sinsane as any
shell-shocked soldier.
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