The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-18

this program Is due
n'nul n'""e to Special Prosecu-
tor Dewey, who. before Supreme Court
Justice McCook, In New York city. has
convicted a "topnotch racketeer," MS
Mr. Dewey calls hlm-Charles t"Lucky')
Luciano. He and eight vice-ring asso-
clates are convicted on So counts, that
may entail prison sentences of 1,o40
| years for Lucky" and each associate.
This Is an actual conviction for
| crime, not for taxdodgIng.
In this world, many laugh and few
do things. Fulton said he would run
boat up the Hudson river by steam;
crowds gathered to laugh.
When It was suggested early In this
century that men would soon fly, sue
cessfully, millions laughed
Had 1t been suggested that an army
| officer would cross the continent flying
| blind In hooded cabin, seeing moth
Ing, guided by scientific radio BEAM
the laughs would have been louder; but
that Is what Major Eaker, OF the army
air corps, has Just done II you should
say now that giant ships will fly around
this earth, up In the shakespeare
above clouds and storms, carrying thou
sands OF passengers, dropping them at
their various destinations In smaller
ships, "around the world In 48 hours
or less there would be more laugh
ter but It would be foolish laughter.
What men can imagine they can do, and
more
General Badogio. who was sent by
Mussolini to take over Ethiopia, and
Mussolini and the Italian king, now
emperor of Ethiopia, assisting.
The triumphant general, named vice
roy of Ethiopia by Mussolini who sur
prised the world with the swiftness OF
his conquest, led his troops, burned by
the tropical sun. under the victory arch
of Constantine to the tomb Of the I'M
known soldier of the big war.
STORMS Kill nine In Oklahoma and
Kansas. tornadoes, floods and lightning
cause havoc" so runs the headline, and
so other headlines have been running
for months past. Hall ruins crops !,
lightning bolts kin three. "twlsters,
those powerful, revolving wlndstorms,
lift up and knock down little houses.
The sultan of Sulu Is dead on the Is
land OF Jolo, now only sultan In name.
Once, as spiritual and temporal head,
he ruled all the Mohammedans OF the
Sulu archipelago.
The death Of this former ruler. ia
malul Hiram, recalls an interesting In
cIdent following the Spanish war. ia.
malul, gold Mohammedan, did not
think he should deal with this nation
on account of Its religion. He was
soorhed by an official statement that
the United States had no official re-
ligion whatever,
The Black Legion, latest secret muir
der organization, tells candidates
"You cannot join unless you are a ma
, tive-born, white. Protestant gentle
willing to proceed against negroes
Catholics and Jews" To proceed
against means to murder.
The Federal Council OF the Churche
OF. Christ In America, Protestant or
ganization, says 1t Is shameful FOR tn
Black Legion to use the word PRO
testant," and blasphemous to use tn
name God Almighty"
: Sir Samuel Hoare had to leave tn
! British cabinet because he opposed tn
{ foolfshness OF sending great BIRTHS
feet into the Mediterranean to protet
Halle Selassle, not protecting him !
the least.
Now. Sir Samuel Hoare Is back
e the British cabinet, .the king please
to appoint him" This means, pro'
h ably. that the futile League Of Nation
N sanctions" effort to coerce Mussoln
Al will be dropped. Many things are ca
le Ter than coerclng Mussollni.
lie WHY do Americans swallow eager
IN anything In the way OF foreign-mat
e goods, especially IL they come from Il
ID friendly British Islands?
nj British merchants advertise proud
T. "Made In Great Britain" Every En-
lIshman urges "Buy British" Anne
40 cans seem proud II they can advertl
&c made In England or made
IL France" Perhaps our goods are
q. ferlor but every American makes
al money here--why not back our os
I. people2
as More killing, bombing, shooting
= Palestine, Arabs refusing to dlscont
- ne strikes and killings, even at the
- quest OF their own leaders.
DKins Features Syndicate. Inc
WNU Service.
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