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The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Thomas Jefferson once Sald
The justices of the supreme 30
urt are just as honest as other
men. and not more so
The Liberty Lea9uers and men
of that ilk oddly enuf including
some who dub themselves JET
fersonian Democrats take q
decided stand in opposition to JET
ferson's view. They insist that
the judges not only are more honr
est than other men, but more
able as well. lhey resnt as STA
rk political hIasphemy even the
mildest criticism. either OF the
iudgs personally or of their dcclS-
ions They appear TO believe the
court infaliib!e. impeCCabl9, on-
nicient; and Chat all should rem
der to it devout and humble rev.
erence.
How did they get that way? AS
we have seen. such an attitude
was assuredly not derived from the
teaching of the founder of the
Democratic party, Thomas Jeffrr-
son, so we will turn to the other
party and see what we find. Ii Is
one of the ironies of history that
most of these Court wor~hippers
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Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court

are republicans, because there IS
ecant support for their position
in the words and acts of the fouil'
der of the Republican party, Abra-
ham Lincoln of blessed memory.
The great emancipation was OUT
spoken and unSparing in his crlti
ciSm of the bred Scott Decision,
calling il mOnstrOSitV. an elgth
wonder of the world, as a deciSon
which went directly contrary to
all prcCedentS. He did not hesIt-
ate either 70 impugn the motives
of the court, brOad!y intlmldatlng
that while this decision Ostenslbl}
was intended me rely TO prevent
Congress from fol bidding slavery
in The terri urieS. its real m
was TO push II for ward so that II
should become alike lawful In Il J.
the states, north we'll as south
Sen. Douglas je ring asked him
what do YOU int nj 10 40 about
the decision: do you expect TO ap-
1t tOa republican caucus TO have
1t tGeverSed?' Lincoln Sturdliy re
piled; we cannot reverse The de-
tislOn. bur We can reverse the
court.
r, y Young, Wheeler
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Ten years ago Gen. A. c. Crltch-
ley of Calgary introduced dog-rac-
ing into England Now 22,00O,00o
90 to these races every year. The
derby at White City stadium, Lon
don. has value of 1000 guineas-
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15
SUMMER BREEZES

Reward should be in proportion
to usefulness.
In 1900 North Carolina had $50
log school houses.
Try being unselfsh, but let dis
erection guide you.
No age has yet been able to fore
see the age to come.
"Reform, like Satan, finds work
for its idle hands to do.
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15
All That Was Left

Manager-You sold nothing ON
your business trip
Traveler-Ycs, my watch-to pay
my fare home -Tit-B Bits Magazine.
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Valet Ito master)-Sir, your cal
is at the door.
Master-Yes, | hear 1t knocKIiiB.
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15
Of Course, of Course

INV wife likes tea for breakfast
while | like coffee "
you'll soon get used to tea.
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Sergeant lat police statlon)-'
What You back again?
Prisoner-Yes. sir. Any letters?
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Natural, of Course

Teacher-My goodness, WINE
How did you get such dirty hands?
Willie Washin' my face.
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Everything here is run
by electricity.
New Hand-Yes, even the wages
give you a shock.
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15
LAUGHS FUR ALL


Follow-Up
"He barked his shin on a char.
"Then what"
"Then he hoWled."
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Expert Radio repair service
and parts at the Johnson Radio
Sales, next to Polly Pie Gale
Wheeler,
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For Rent

3 Groom, well furnished apart
uents. reasonable.
Apartment E, 223 North Second
St. Wheeler. Montana
37-3tp
Groom Apt. furnished III
3rd st. so Wheeler. So 3tp
Cheap. House in Wneeler. See
J. c. Vornholt, Fl. Peck 26-3tc
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15
IN the Barnyard

look at those cows, Miss Jones
Aren't they lalnbs?"
Yes, perfect ducks! s!"-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Zenith Wind-char9er "A snap
bargain at $3.50 Inquire at F.
P. P, office 36-ltc
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

For Sale 3 all-electric radios
in Al condition. One as low as
S6 Must sell at once Some
dandy bargains. Maytag Electric
Store. Wheeler.
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For Sale

2 story house: l2'xt4'. Cellar with
well in it. Furnished. Earl Ritter
11O 3rd St. No. Wheeler 3S-ltp
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

Glow is Dub getting on with his
gclf?"
Pretty good He hit a bail in
one today"
The Fort Peck press., 1937-04-15

"What's the hurry-training for
a race?"
"No. racing for train!'-Pear-
son 5 Weekly.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

subject of commerce, the Ambassador
pointed out that Japan is growing
nation and there is but one means by
which the people can subsist upon the
confined limits of their island empire
this is by induStrializatlon." Then, after
citing the Japanese-American cotton
textile agreement as an excellent prece-
dent" Ambassador Saito asserted that
I'VE can rest assured that our trade re-
lations will always be mutually bene-
fetal and profitable"
x
One of the interesting features of the
visit to Washington of Capt. Henri
Latham and the officers of the French
training ship Jeanne dare. now in har-
Dor at Baltimore. was their meeting at
the reception given in their honor by
the Ambassador of France and Nine.
Bonnet with Rear Admiral Witthoeft-
Emden, German naval attache here
who was one of the officers of that
ubiquitous terror of the seas, the En-
den, which wrought so much havoc on
allied shipping during the World War.
Officers who served on the vessel we're
permitted to affiX the name to their
own. The officers of the Jeanne dare
on their annual cruise with the young
'middies' from the French naval acad-
emy at Brest, manifested interest in this
chance meeting here with a German
naval officer for whom they were look
ing eagerly during the war.
President Roosevelt. who on March
81, 1888. signed the bill under which
the Civilian Conservation Corps camps
were established, the work being actually
inaugurated few days later on April 5,
has sent a message of greeting and
congratulation which will be read at all
of the 2002 camps throughout the coun-
try at the open house" celebrations
they will hold within the next few days.
Col. Robert Fechner, director of the
organization which has seen nearly D.
100000 young men pass under its care
during the past four years, has sent
them similar message. On Saturday,
Sunday or Monday next the men at the
various camps will welcome their friends
and visitors and show them the work
they are carrying on, while programs
of different kinds also will be given.
If any one wants to know what an
American Consul or Consul General at
some distant post does on his day off,
listen to this plea from that representa-
tive of this Government at Hong Kong.
He has telegraphed to the Department
of State that he has been receiving such
a volume of correspondence from stamp
collectors in the United States who
want f1rst-f1ight covers of the Pan
American Airways mail from Macao and
Hong Kong-many of which requests,
incidentally, are accompanied by in
sufficient postage"-that it would re-
quire the full time of one officer for
many days. This is impossible, it is
pointed out, in view of the under-staffed
conditions of the Office and the heavy
pressure of routine work. In addition,
it is stated mail offered for the first
flight from Hong Kong will probably
greatly exceed the capacity of the plane
(Copyrght, 1879
Evening star., 1937-03-31

philosophy Of yeform Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia and other opponents
of the plan, however, deny the validity
of the claim. The issue between the two
groups cannot be decided by either. In
the end the chosen representatives of
the voters, "in Congress assembled" must
bring in the verdict.
But the members of the national legis-
lature are not free agents Rather, they
are merely the delegates of their con-
stituents. Some, realizing the transcend
ent Importance of the pending question,
have asked the folks back home" to
indicate their views. All, without excep-
ton, are making careful study of the
mail pouring into their Offices. In effect,
a poll is in progress. 1t is natural and
proper that it should be SO.
And it may be hoped that no American
worthy of the name will wish to abstain
from registering his opinion. A penny
post card is small expense, yet it may
serve efficiently enough as ballot. Every
citizen can afford the money and the
time required. Without reference to
party lines or other barriers, fifty million
men and women-including even the dis
enfranchised residents of the Nations
Capital-should be heard from. Those
who endorse the administration, of
course, are privileged to register their
approval those who take the contrary
position likewise are entitled to record
their objection. The crisis is "everybody's
business
Evening star., 1937-03-31
Terrorism.
Terrorism is terrible weapon.

ltlIUllSul is Il UeIIlUlp weapon.
That it has been employed in the pres
ent wave of "sit-doWn strikes is charged
by both sides Men are terrorized, say
employers, into joining the vertical
unions. They are terrorized, say leaders
of the workers, so that they are afraid to
join the unions.
The very nature of terrorism is such
that there can be no objective sitting of
these charges and counter charges. To
be effective it must operate in the dark,
SO that responsibility cannot be fixed
on anybody. 1t is outside the law The
constituted authorities are helpless to
cope with it.
Terrorism is weapon forged by the
gangster. 1t is largely responsible for
the malodorous success of the "rackets"
which furnish the gangs their livelihood.
They perfected the system. Resourceful,
vicious, INSCRIPTIONS, they found a way,
aided by crooked politics, by which the
individual could be deprived of protec-
ton in his rights as an American citizen.
The terrorism of the racketeers in Amer
lean cities, especially during the depres-
sion and prohibition, became a scandal
throughout the world.
The rackets are being eliminated 1t
is slow, hard dangerous work, but
eventually, it may be hoped, the gangster
will be driven out of his dark holes into
the daylight, where he must fight fair
with the forces of organized society. 1t
will be harder to eliminate the weapon
he perfected. There has, of course, al
ways been terrorism of sort and in
most walks of life. But it has been a
spasmodic, disorganized terrorism. Only
within the past few years. in the United
States, has it been reduced almost to a
science
Perhaps it is inevitable that terrorism
will be answered with terrorism From
the short-sighted point of view, that may
seem the only way to answer it.
But whoever employs it, union leader
or industrialist, must realize that a ter
rible responsibility is upon him. He is
building up a force in the world with
which the institutions of law and order,
to which he owes in large part the
society in which he lives are almost
helpless to contend.
These charges constitute, perhaps, the
most ominous feature of the present tur-
moil The specific isshes will be settled
Labor and capital will get back on a
basis of mutual understanding But
will men so easily unlearn the habits
of terrorizing their fellows which, so it is
charged, they now are learning?
Evening star., 1937-03-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

It is trouble" OF many plants, In all
gardens, and the use of fertilizer,
whether natural or manufactured, does
not always solve the problem, by any
means.
Improper planting is said to have
something to do with the fact that lilac
bushes often fail to develop flowers.
Sexes of adjacent bushes may not be
right some persons say.
Whatever may be the cause, it is per-
fectly plain that lilacs are among the
most difficult Of shrubs to bloom-if
they are.
II the particular bushes happen to
find conditions just right for them, they
are among the easiest of plants to get
in flower
So that 1t is impossible to Judge one
bush by another one.
The fickleness, as we call it, Of this
glorious old shrub no doubt is one of
the things which endears it to us.
If we were sure of it, we would hold it
of no more value than our hardy bar
berry hedge or faithful forsythia. "a
great many people, by the way, seem to
have terrible time pronouncing the
name of the latter. Maybe it would help
them to know that it was named after
Maj. Forsythe, an Englishman)
This Spring a great white lilac in
the corner of the yard has flower buds
on it for the first time in six years.
How does this happen?
Maybe the reader can answer. We
cannot. The only certain thing is that,
from present appearances, many bushes
which usually do not bloom at all. or
only shyly, seem about to deliver a full
quota Of their lovely pannicles.
Surely there is no flower head more
beautiful than this, and none with a
sweeter smell.
The true lilac odor, present in all spe-
cies, though in different intensity, is
one of manklndS most beloved odors
Attempts to put it into f1acons cannot
be said to have failed yet at their best
they lack something of the true outdoor
ness which is the inestimable boon of
this plant.
Sweet is the odor of orange bios
soms,' sings the chorus in Mascagni's
best opera, but they would have been
nearer the truth had they said lilacs
The lilac fragrance is one of Natures
masterpieces.
1t is impossible for the mind of man
to conceive of better smell" in the
outdoors, and one which does not lose
its attractiveness indoors. although per-
sonally we prefer to leave all blossoms
on the shrubs.
An exception, of course, must be made
for city dWellers in apartments and the
like who either have their lilac bios
SONS in vases or not at all.
Those who are fortunate enough to
have few shrubs in their yard should
try to leave as many blossoms on them
as possible, and not to be hasty in re-
moving them after they have bloomed.
Withered blossoms have certain charm
all their own.
In the cleaning is the best time. per-
hapS, to appreciate lilacs in bloom Then
their beauty and fragrance are at
peak: the eyes and nostrils of the be-
holder given their greatest reward.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

This already gives signs Of being an
exceptionally good lilac year.
Few Towering shrubs hold the affec-
ton of people like the lilac, which came
to England from Persia several CEN
turies ago, and hence to America.
Now we have the so-called common
lilac, in purple and white, direct de-
scendant; the so-called French hybrids,
and several species lilacs not so well
known.
Leaf and flower buds. already on COM
mon and French lilacs. indicate good
blooming not SO many weeks from now.
This is good news to thousands Of
home gardeners, who tend to regard the
lilac as one OF the most capricious as
we'll as most beautiful OF blooming
shrubs.
Just why some lilac bushes will bloom,
and others will not, is question for the
experts, and even they are greatly at
variance in their opinions.
Some growers think age has some
thing to do with it, especially among the
common kinds, which are notoriously
poor boomers in many yards.
1t is a queer shrub, at best, being
loaded down with pannicles, in neglect,
and absolutely bare of them under high
ordinary cultivation.
Some years, however. are good" for
lilacs. Our opinion is that this is one
of them, and that we all may look for
ward to our bushes doing their best
for us.
Fortunately, flare-b in the weather
mean nothing to the lilac family. They
endured the cold Winters of New Eng
land successfully. On old deserted farms
they "bloomed their heads off" for gen.
erations, becoming veritable small trees.
A scale insect, which appears as white,
almost cottony groWths along the
branches, is much more likely to harm
lilacs than the weather, however cold
it may be in Spring.
1t is too late to spray for these, how
ever, since the leaf buds have begun to
swell. This pest ordinarily does not do
much damage, however, unless the shrub
is covered with it. A dormant spray of
what is called niscible oil toil which
does mix with water) is the best treat
ment, If put on in February
There Is also a borer which attacks
the lilac. One treatment is to close the
hole it makes with mud or other plaster
IKE compound. IhlS is supposed TO
shorten the life of the borer. A good
way to handle this pest is to examine
the shrub closely, determine where the
borer is, to the best of your ability, and
then prune off the attacked branches,
cutting back to good sound wood.
There is another disease which is
said to attack the French hybrids, par
ticularly If they are planted too close to
rhododendrons. We know a dozen of
these lilacs which were planted six years
ago within few feet of good growth
of the rhodes without suffering from
the juxtaposition, SO the attacks are not
inevitable, evidently.
Shy blooming, however. is the one in
escapable disease if we may call it
such, of the lilac family.
Lack of fertilization has been said to
have much to do with it. Well, maybe.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

the necessities vital to the sustenance Of
their growing populations and tho
maintenance of their industrial life.
Germany's demand for restoration OF her
former colonies, Italys annexation Of
Ethiopia and Japan's policy of aggres-
sive penetration in China are all ex-
pressions of kindred determination on
the part of the "have nots" not to
tolerate indefinitely the monopoly of the
good things of the earth now enjoyed
by the more fortunate have" peoples.
The Germans and the Italians are
not participating in the Geneva meet
ing, though Japan, despite her with
drawal from the League, is taking part.
The United States is represented in the
person of DR.. Henry F. Grady, former
chief of the Trade Agreements Division
of the State Department. He is stress
ing the American view that "discrimina-
ton in all economic, as well as COM
mercial, matters" is the chief evil to be
overcome. Mr.. Grady is appropriately
pointing out that worldwide return to
equitable conditions is the underlying
purpose of Secretary Hulls reciprocal
trade program.
1t cannot be doubted that American
support would be assured for any inter-
national arrangement, devoid OF en-
tangling political commitments that
contained promise of fair adjustment
OF the raw materials question. The
existing situation bristles with inde-
fensible and trouble breeding 1nequali-
ties. Craftsmanship should not prove
incapable of ironing them out. Mean
time the "have nots" will not improve
matters by pursuing policy OF trucu-
lence or submitting demands" accom-
panied by browbeating threats OF force II
they are not gratitled by other means.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
''Haves'' and SsHave NOts."

No question in the entire category OF
vital world issues outstrips in importance
and urgency the problem under discus
sion by the International Committee on
Raw Materials, sponsored by the League
of Nations and now in session at Geneva.
The deliberations of the committee are
purely exploratory in character and con-
template no immediate political action.
But they go to the root of matters very
directly associated with preservation of
peace. On the information and views
developed and the resultant recommen-
dations may depend in very definite
degree whether the conflict between the
"have" and the have not" nations is to
be amicably composed, or whether an
other great war must be fought to effect
a more equitable distribution of those
essential things on which modern eco
nomic civilization depends.
The League recently issued a tabula-
ton disclosing that the British Empire,
the United States, France and the
Netherlands among them control some
sixty per cent of the worlds principal
supplies of raw materials and food
stuffs. The list includes coal, petroleum,
rubber, cotton, iron, copper, lead, zinc,
tin, aluminium, NICKEL, sulphur, wool, tea,
cocoa, cereals and other commodities.
The quartet of nations in question thus
constitutes the main group of so-called
have" states. The have not countries
are headed by Germany, Italy and
Japan, all three of which justify their
more or less openly avowed territorial
expansion programs on the ground that
they cannot continuously accept the role
of dependence on foreign supplies for
Evening star., 1937-03-31
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Favorable Bias.

Favorable Bias.
Like mountains looming to the sky,
Like seas with storm o'erspread,
Like specters that affront the eye
With shapes of awful dread,
Like tempests dashing fierce and bold
While fields and cities quake,
Appear the errors, I am told.
That other people make.
Like ripples on the flood of years,
Like raindrops on the deep,
Like zephyrs sighing through the tears
That March and April weep,
Slight agitations billowing DER
The tide on which we float
Are those small blunders - nothing
more
Which in ourselves we note.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
''Everybody's Business" ="

It sometimes is said with certain justi-
ncation that what is everybody's business
trine contradicts the essential theory of
democracy. 1t is, in sober fact, a citizens
duty to be concerned with the policies
and practices of government. In the
United States, if not elsewhere in the
world, they are his affair-and he is
false to his trust if he neglects his
obligation.
The present moment offers case in
point. President Roosevelt and his
friends are insisting that they have
mandate from the people to 'reorganize"
the Federal judiciary in behalf OF their
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Charges of purposes to pack the Su-
preme Court have gained enough mo-
mentum to cause inquiry as to list of
eligibles to new appointments. The
result of present agitation may be to
transform what was contemplated as
preferred list into a black list
Evening star., 1937-03-31

The Virgin Islands have made rum a
source Of prosperity. When Herbert
Hoover mentioned them in disparage-
ment, he did not know that rum would
be restored to the market In manner
to establish the occasional cocktail party
as a stimulus to trade.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Rudimentary politics may be provided
with material for interesting study by a
State Legislature. The Maryland law
makers at Annapolis are plainly puzzled
by the fact that there are not enough
political jobs to satisfy everybody.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
Spring Song.

Cruel winds of Winter dying,
Songsters up from Southland flying;
Thru the ground fresh green things
shooting;
Music of the sweet bird fluting;
Woodlands palpitant with winging;
All of Nature stirring, singing,
Earth and air with new hope teemlng-
Halcyon days Of springtide dreaming.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Youthful modesty is expected of
man in the position of Rush Holt, who.
when voice in patronage was suggested
to him, blushed and exclaimed in hesi-
tant accents, This is so sudden!"
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Children can be relied on to play
nicely at White House Easter Monday
celebration. Only the grown-up with
moron tendencies forgets that eggs were
intended to be rolled not thrown.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
Economic Embarrassment.

From the Macon (Ga) telegraph.
But if the scientists go through with
their proposal to grow farm crops with
out soil, thus doing away with farms,
where can an already troubled Govern
ment turn to give away all that money?
Evening star., 1937-03-31
Find an Expert.

Prom the Saginaw News.
Philadelphia is financing promotion
trip to "sell" the Port of Philadelphia
Why not turn the task over to good
Brooklyn Bridge salesman?
Evening star., 1937-03-31

European politics is naturally embar-
resentative may seem to be concerned
less with a peace policy than with a
quit claim.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Your long speech did not make very
interesting reading" said the cruelty
candid friend.
"It wasn't meant to-" replied Senator
Sorghum. II try to make my speeches
long enough to appear important. but
not sufficiently interesting to invite crit
icism.'
Evening star., 1937-03-31

College professors are giving examples
of oratorical persuasion and recall the
eloquence of Marc Antony with the i'm
piled query, What did Marc Antony
have that I haven't got?"
Evening star., 1937-03-31

A futter in public affairs has been
created by list of decisions handed
down by the U. S. Supreme Court which
give the Nations politicians something
to think about as we'll as talk about.