The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-12

Doctor Dafoe, modest man from
Canada. who understands qulntuplets,
dropped In to say the Ave little girls
are doing well, fighting frequently,
sign Of 4 normal condition. They like
sleeping outdoors with the weather 30
below zero. but In daytime only. It
would delight you to see their red
cheeks.
Three hundred and seventy-five thou
sand visitors, nearly all from the Unit
ed States, came to look through fence
at the quintuplets last year; 10000
are expected this year. The baby girls
arc a wonderful advertisement for
Canada. Many that 60 to sec them
will buy farms and stay.
A democratic young person Is Edward
the Eighth. new king Of England and
emperor OF India. Broadcasting to
10000, 900 that live under the British
flag and occupy one-quarter OF the
earth's surface, he does not refer to
them as my subjects" or my peo-
pie" as his predecessors did, but calls
them fellow men,"
And Edward VIII does not refer to
himself az we" which Is customary
with other rulers. Els father spoke
Of my empire" and my dear people"
and called himself I'VE"
Dpocoun1f r1rhpnltc ~ n.
gress a plan to increase heavily In
come taxes of corporations suspected
OF holding many billions OF profits not
distributed. The taxes might run to
over 33 per cent.
You never can tell what Wall Street
| will think. President Roosevelt's tax
alton program sends stocks up. Per-
haps Wall Street has no 'undlstributed
reserves" Great Industries will not
| be forbidden reasonable cash sur
pluses, presumably. Such a rule would
make expansion and increased employ
ment impossible.
A Joint resolution In the house and
senate suggests congressional medal
of honor for the late Gen. William
Mitchell, head OF the American air
forces In the big war. Few congress-
men would vote against a tribute to
a man who fought 30 we'll for his coun-
try, and the medal would please his
widow and children.
II congress wants to honor the mem
ory OF General Mitchell as he would
wish, 1t Will build more airplanes and
lead the world in aviation instead CT
trailing.
Uncle Sam paying rent to Panama
for the canal, offering the usual $780,
600 rent installment, was told: mo,
we do not take 59-cent dollars"
Washington admits that while It may
try interesting experiments with Its
own money. and tell Its own citizens
.Gold Is too good for you," 1t has no
right to make the outside world suffer.
Panama will get an amount OF money
equal to 100000 of our dollars before
we slid of the gold basis and into the
Imitation bond" era.
Sometimes government ownership
gets things done. Germany's postal
ministry opens the first long-distance
telephone In the world. be-
tween Berlin and LeIpzlg-the charge
for three minutes only $140. When
you call up. strong, blush light"
Eliminates your face, which Is seen by
the person at the other end Of the line.
That would have been improbable
| when telephones were installed In the
big Paris exposition. not 80 long ago.
Four years ago the Lindbergh child
was kidnapped. Bruno Hauptmann.
convicted Of the kidnapping and muir
der, caught spending the marked gold
certificates that Lindbergh paid in =
vain effort to get back his child, Ii
still alive.
1t Ia said that he will have another
reprieve. Our system OF justice il mol
hasty.
The post Office shows. that efficiency
In government Ii not impossible. NJ
private concern would send 4 lettel
from Florida to Alaska for three cents
collecting and delivering the letter.