The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-07-09

ed upon him at
the last moment,
Sss the king strug-
- - zsassIs gled pathetically
. to sign his name
to a state paper,
succeeded, then, turning to his ad-
visers, spoke those last words. fol-
lowed by q smile and nod with
which he was accustomed to end
an audience.
This was published in the Star
OF johannesburg, South Africa, in
q Reuter- dispatch. Mr.. Gunia sends
the clipping from Gibsonia, Pa.
Much obliged.
The Italian soldier Badoglio. In
the striking uniform of an Italian
marshal, returned to Rome and
embraced Mussolini. who wore the
uniform OF q corporal Of fascist
militia. Napoleon also liked to be
called the little corporal.
Marshal Badoglio is an Italian
soldier who obeys orders. When
Mussolinis forces were marching
on Rome, Badoglio, according to
the story, said to the king: What
shall I do-wipe them out?' The
king ordered: mo; no violence"
Now, Mussolini rules, and on his
orders Badoglio wipes out Halle
Selassie and the government OF
Ethiopia.
Anything could happen in Europe,
and one OF the things considered
| quite possible, extremely disturb
ing to respectable old England and
others, is an agreement between
Mussolini and Hitler to make "a
deal on Austria profitable for both.
ok-{or Austria.
There is always, however, the
memory OF 1914, when Austria,
Italy and the Kaiser had the triple
alliance that did not "stand up"
Such alliances usually 60 along
racial lines, If they are to last.
France and Italy are natural al
lies, both Latin; England and the
United States would probably be
found not far apart If a really big
World war should ever come, with
one or two other IFS.
Science proudly demonstrates
for the Westinghouse company q
new lamp that rivals the beams
at the SUM-" The demonstration
explained that the temperature at
the suns surface is about 1l,732
degrees Fahrenheit, while the new
lamp reaches 1922 degrees Fab
renheit. That, however, as scientists
know, is long way from the sun s
best temperature.
According to Sir James Jeans,
there prevails in the depths OF the
sun temperature Of forty million
degrees centigrade,' which Is con-
siderably higher than any man
made temperature.
II you came within 1000 miles
of 5 cent piece with tempera-
ture OF 100000 degrees cent?
grade, you would be burned to a
cinder; hard to believe, but true.
England protested against raising
the elevation OF guns ON American
warships because that would make
our guns shoot too far. TN case Of
war we might hit British ship
lined up against us.
Are animals capable Of any
|, thought7
.. A dog on Prince Edward island
whining and bowling with its muz-
zle against pile OF clothing on the
edge OF pool, attracted men who
took from the water the bodies o.
: two brothers, fifteen and seventeen
J years old. Could the dog have
:. Thought out" connection between
the clothing and the disappearance
: OF its young owners?
d AT Ur, ancient city OF the chal
deans, they show a gigantic bricl
= temple, recently uncovered, wher'
: it has lain in the ground covered
through the ages. 1t was construct
., ed originally, like the tower Q
Babel, to enable the builders to &c
e up into heaven and reach the gods
g First they invented those pagan
n gods, and then they actually be
y lieved in them.
s. The United States navy has OF
dered 1911 bomber" airplanes
o. cheerful small news.
a 1t is to be hoped that the 60,
* eminent is trying to build bonnie
ID planes able to fly any ocean,
" II war came, our bombing opel
=. j. atoms could be carried ON in cour
tries across the Atlantic or the Pa
cific. We should not want to
any bombing in America. Ate
:, the flrst experiment, no countr
- would send any ships within cas-
. bombing or submarine range (
= these shores.
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