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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-26
Opens Gamble Store Here.

Harry Bauer, recently of Chinook,
opened new Gamble Store in the
Petrusha building here last week
Mr.. Bauer was clerk and recorder
of Blaine county for IA years before
taking up his present business. Mrs.
Bauer is here with her husband.
They have two daughters, one of
which works in Kalispell and the
other in Great Falls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-26
Register Now; Do Not Delay.

It is extremely important that
every person eligible to vote regis
ter before o'clock on Friday,
June 8. If you do not register you
cannot vote. 1t is important that
every person take an interest in
the election because in the end if
the wrong man is elected it is the
voter who suffers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-26

Mrs. Arthur Sleizer of Great Falls
spent the weekend here visiting
Mr.. Sleizer's parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Lee Sleizer. She was on the way
to the home of her parents at Daven-
port, Wash, for a family reunion.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-26

Nora Handley, Judith Johnston,
Marie Kujawa, Ann Stuhlreiter,
Dick Hennessy and Ray Kujawa
spent Sunday skiing at the reser-
voir near the Snowshoe mine. They
report there is great deal Of
snow in that section and conditions
are ideal for the winter sport.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-26

w. c. Barnard Of Kalispell was
in town Tuesday on business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Second Choice Voting.

Maryland's experience with second
choice voting IN the Democratic guber-
material primary is causing agitation for
revision of the law when the State
Legislature meets next January.
Already Baltimore City Delegate has
announced his intention of seeking
amendments. He is hazy about details,
but to the average voter the clear need
is for a law giving the nomination to
the candidate who gets plurality Of
popular or convention votes.
The present law has too many Ifs"
for popular comprehension or sympathy.
If there are three or more candidates
for certain offices, second choice votes are
cast. If none gets majority, the low
man is dropped and his second choice
votes distributed among the remaining
candidates. If none then has majority
the next lowest Is dropped and 50 on
until a nominee is chosen. If, as In the
case of Prince Georges County's delega-
ton this year, the second choice votes
go to a candidate who is due to be
eliminated, the delegation becomes free
to vote as it chooses.
While the average voter may not un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Disaster Prevention.

AS the Moro Castle disaster brought
about Improvements in the safety factors
of American ocean liners, the sinking of
the excursion boat Mandalay in New
York Harbor last summer has resulted
in the adoption of new Federal regula-
lions which give promise of saving
thousands of lives in the years to come.
Under a new order of the Department
OF Commerce, all excursion steamers
must have their holds divided into
water-tight compartments, which will
keep the vessels atloat even though the
hulls be pierced by collision. The plan
was worked out by Government officials
with the cooperation Of the owners and
operators OF the boats Work already
has started on one such craft operating
out Of Washington and the others are
expected to be finished by the time the
excursion season opens in the spring.
Fortunately, Washington has escaped
serious accidents to its fleet of steamers
and their thousands of patrons. There
mas never been real disaster in the
Potomac since the sinking of the Wa
wassett in 1873. But the readers of
newspapers for many years to come will
carry vivid pictures in their memory of
accidents in other cities which took
horrible tolls. The capsizing of the East
land at Chicago and the burning of the
General Slocum at New York are only
two of the many.
Commendable progress has been made
by the agencies of the Federal Govern
ment in promoting safety af1oat. The
new orders applying to excursion steam
ers and the concurrence of the vessels
owners in the program deserve the
highest praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
National Dog Week.

There may be no particular reason why
one-f1fty-second part of year should
be set aside as National Dog Week.
Neither may there be any special need
for editorial reference to the fact that
such designation has been effected and
currently is being observed Yet it is
pleasant to direct public attention to
the canine division of creation at a
moment when practically everything
else In the psy-turvy universe presents
An aspect sorrowful to contemplate.
Dogs, 1t seems, are better behaved than
their lords and masters. They do not
indulge in war, they do not set up dicta-
tors, they do not go on strike for the
privilege of being organized against their
neighbors. Instead, they generally fight
only when flagrantly provoked, they are
Economically inclined and they have
sense enough to know that class strife
Is a variety Of suicide. History records
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Propaganda in
Broadcasts Protested.
r. tba Editar ~ rha 0ksr.

Broadcasts Protested.
To the Editor OF The Star:
THE Columbia Broadcasting Co. has
just concluded 0ast night its broad
cast on the present European crisis, and
It occurred to me that the broadcast was
fairly well tinged with propaganda.
A spokesman in London, as we'll as one
in New York, spoke in warning manner
Of the future Of Anglo-American rela-
lions simply because the United States
has thus far maintained an aloof attitude
as regards the Professionalism Hitler
dispute. A great many in England, the
speakers detained, feel that America,
as the greatest democracy, should aid in
the protection Of the integrity of the tiny
European republic which, after all, Amer
lea created. They said that millions in
Britain feel the United States was re-
sponsible for the creation Of the postwar
republic, and we ought not to let her
down.
This smacks Of the start of propaganda
such as the country had to swallow dur
ing the early days Of the World War.
However, 1t should be recalled that the
so-called Little Entente" was creation
Of France. True, in the Senate Of the
United States Senator william H. King
Of Utah and the late Judge William Ken
yon, then Senator Of Iowa, championed
the cause Of the Czechs and swayed the
Senate by their vigorous pleas in behalf
Of the yet-to-be created little country.
But that is a far cry from actually being
the creators and sponsors Of the republic.
It Ill bespeaks Of either Britain q
France to place the fate Of their ADAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Hopes President VIII Not
Address Europe.

To the Editor Of The Star:
TT WON'T make any difference, but
would like to state my appreciation of
your editorial, 1.-THE Bill of Wrongs" in
The Star Of September 20. And today it
Is Britain and France, instead Of Hitler,
who issue ultimatums to the Czechs.
Would 1t not be best for US to give up
our German cities before Hitler comes
over here? 1t is hoped that our President
will not feel the urge to address Europe
and invite insults from Mussoliri and
Hitler.
It was stated in your columns a few
issues back that the great financiers were
unable to figure out where all the mofey
was coming from to meet Germanys
heavy disbursements. That's easy. They
are printing marks and easing them on
their market through their immense pay
rolls-army, labor forces, ETC., etc. These
marks are not reported in the usual
treasury and state bank statements.
What the general public doesn't know
doesn't worry them. Tourists are sold
marks at rs per cent discount. The gov
eminent would not be losing anything If
it gave 80 or 90 per cent discount for its
foreign valuta.
And might as we'll get this of my
chest. What became Of the Refugee
Commission They have 10 far made the
Na1s more bitter against the ants and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
For Such as These.

Two small boys, aged eight and
twelve approximately, were brought into
a local police station the other day.
They appeared unkempt and a glance at
their thin little bodies left scant doubt
that they were hungry. They were being
charged unofficially with stealing bits of
food from houses and stores in the neigh
borhood, and also they were known to
have spent several previous nights Sleep
ing on the banks of the old Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal.
Who or what is to blame for the sad
plight of these two little boys is not
known, but they themselves certainly are
not responsible. Furthermore, it may be
said that only the kindness and sympa-
thetic understanding of the officer in
charge prevented the names of two in
nocent little tykes from being entered
for the first time on police record book
a blemish that is hard to erase.
OF course, many of these tragic Incl
dents go unnoticed and will continue to
do so, but 1t is also known fact that
the number Of similar cases has ma
terially decreased in the past few years
and that one OF the agencies chiefly re-
sponsible for the decrease is the Police
Boys Club of Washington.
On Monday evening, October 3, there
will be presented in Griffith Stadium
boxing card for the benefit of the Police
Boys Club and it is hoped that, in view
of the worthiness Of the cause, the show
will receive strong support and that those
who attend will enjoy that sense of salts
faction that comes from knowledge of
dollar we'll spent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Early Birds.

The pintail ducks have arrived in
Washington from their summer in the
northern lakes of Canada month ahead
OF schedule. Many of them will be at
home" at the wild fowl sanctuary on the
Mount Vernon highway until next spring.
Their coming, which conceded with a
period OF storms, rains and chilly morn
1ngs, has brought dire predictions from
the nature weather forecasters, and only
answering shorts from the scientists who
do the job day after day for the Gov
eminent. Bag limits may be imposed
on hunters in the matter of ducks, geese
and squirrels, but there is no closed sea-
son on their use for the representations
OF amateur weather prophets. Condi-
lions for months and even years ahead
are forecast on their migrations, flight
formations, attitudes, or. the condition
of their plumage.
The fact that migrations are regulated
by the thousands of accidents to which
wild life is subjected can safely be ignored
IN forecasting the weather. The prob
ability that the pintails came to WASH
lngton sooner than usual because of
limited food supplies. due to blight, pests.
or disease. is Of minor consequence.
Whether one watches sparrows, listens
to an old riverman-or, more modernly.
to favorite taxi driver-there is one
safe principle for amateur forecastinp.
Cover as great period of time with as
vague prediction as possible and the
result Will always be, I've never missed
yet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23

derstand such completely, he does realize
the system can enable candidate with
q few votes to control the destinies of
those with many. It is said that under
the system 1t is mathematically possible
for candidate who finishes second or
third to beat the high man. Small won
der the public looks upon such a law
as typical Of the devious ways Of pro-
fessional politicians.
The purpose of this twenty year-old
Maryland statute, used in deciding an
election for the first time this year, is
to eliminate run-on primaries. Laws of
that sort are needed, perhaps, in South
ern States where the primary, rather
than the general election, is of first i'm
portance. In Maryland, however, general
elections often are as decisive as the
primaries. And in Maryland, too, there
is Justification for the convention unit
system, for on the basis Of popular votes,
Baltimore City candidates in all likeli-
hood would dominate elections. The
second choice voting feature, however,
has, IN the minds of many, been tried
and found wanting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Chamberlain Scored for
Back Hand Deal.

To the EDITOR OF The Star:
THE much acclaimed visit Of Prime
Minister Chamberlain to Hitler Is
now seen to have been a complete and
abject surrender. and especially the sur
render of the interests of another coun-
try. And the worst feature of it is the
fact that he made his deal with Hitler
without even advising the country which
was most interested regarding his plans
until the deal was all fixed up. Unless
he was hostile to Czechoslovakia and de-
termined to destroy her, one would think
that the more manly thing to do would
have been to 60 quietly to Benes and
Hodza and tell them England cannot
fight for you. You must make the best
arrangement you can" Instead Of that,
without giving an inkling of his plans,
he went to the sworn enemy of Czecho-
slovakia, made his deal to sacrifice her,
and then virtually laid down an ulti-
matum to her to submit Immediately or
suffer the consequences. If he could do
no better he should at least have kept
his hands off the matter entirely.
This is unquestionably one of the most
cold-blooded and contemplate "sellouts"
in modern history. And it comes from the
country which holds the greater part Of
Germany's former colonies!
EDW. WOLESENSKY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23

doned child on the doorstep Of this Gov
eminent. Had it not been for United
States soldiers, funds, munitions, raw
materials and commodities, the 1919
peace treaty would unquestionably have
been an entirely different one.
Instead OF pointing a finger at Uncle
Sam in an unwarranted though never
theless accusing manner, both France
and Britain ought to be willing this time
to step in and prevent the civil abortion
Of Czechoslovakian rights. They should
realize that Hitler, II he triumphs with.
out difficulty in his latest wild escapade.
will soon create IAN incident" In one Of
the former German colonies
Americans in every city and hamlet
have condemned shyster politicians who
made bully gangsters like Dutch Schultz,
Dillinger, Al Capone, ETC., nothing more
than killing proflteers, believing IN the
pay up-or else" policy. Equally, Britain
and France are permitting another steal.
What they'll get out of 1t is, Of course,
not known-yet!
However, the United States should not
worry about threats Of strained Anglo
American relations II we don't jump
headlong into the trenches along with
the Czechs. Such propaganda should be
guarded against, and 1t certainly does not
bent two English commentators to start
1t here. especially in the light Of the fact
that Britain nor France. along with oth-
ers, never have paid but small portion
OF the debts they owe Uncle Sam for tho
last war. CHARLES A. CRETE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES 3. TRAcENELL.

all types Of brushes, brooms, pokers,,
torgs, hre lighters, Dutch ovens, ham
mcred iron, brass. baskets OF many types,
Of many materials: fancy and plain logs,
colored fires, cooking and eating uten-
sils-
The list Is q long one; every season
sees some new gadget put out to catch
the fancy Of the fireplace addict.
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What is the biggest single essential Of
. good fireplace?
The draft, undoubtedly.
No matter how ornamental the stones
or bricks how classical the mantel, II
one is used, how we'll seasoned the wood,
how complete the assortment OF sur
rounding tools, there will be no fireplace
or fire worthy Of the name If the hue is
faulty.
Only those who may have struggled
with an improperly designed and con-
structed nue will know how true this is.
A good draft in a good chimney, the
result Of knowing how, and honest con-
struction, is the big asset Of a good fire.
place.
With this winning combination. fire.
place is worth having. Without 1t, no
matter how many gadgets are around,
1t is Just nuisance.
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Whether wood pops or doesn't pop,
really makes little difference, but whether
the flue draws properly makes all the
difference in the world.
A good fire screen, which comes close
to the hearth, is an asset. 1t should al
ways be kept in place, for sparks will fly.
The popcorn hopper type, which fits up
close and all over, should be used when
the fire is left burning when the folks
60 to bed.
There is point In regard to which
few persons with fireplaces give consid-
Grafton. This may be in some other part
of the house. 1t is the open window or
door,
Sometimes the slightest opening. with
a sensitive flue. is enough to cause a
downdraft, which pulls backward, caus-
ing woodworking odor in the room,
whether 1t draws In smoke or not. The
fault lies not in the chimney but in the
open window. The remedy is easy.
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The cat, famous adornment Of hearths
may or may not like the fireplace and
its heat.
1t all depends upon the cat.
Some cats are rather snooty about
fireplaces. They will not even look at the
fire. Others will be interested in the
sparks for few minutes, but soon retire
to the sofa.
One cat in ten, perhaps, pays any par
ticular attention to the fire, or seems to
enjoy its warmth. This may be because
the house already is warm enough to
suit it. Or, should we whisper, the artists,
in depicting cats on hearts, rather exag-
gerate?
The cat on the hearth is sort Of
symbol. Let 1t remain, II it will Git prob
ably WON'T as tribute to domesticity
and the virtues of the well-run home
centering today, as always. around the
fireplace,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Workmen's Compensation.

The decision of the United States
Court Of Appeals that compensation may
be awarded under the Workmen's Com
pensation Act to the survivors of a man
killed in fight with another employe
does not mean that an employee is en-
titled to compensation for injuries re-
sulting from his own willful wrongdoing.
In the case at issue there was but one
witness to the death-the fellow employe
who caused It. He pleaded self defense
and was acquitted of charge of murder.
That finding in a criminal trial, how
ever, where guilt must be proved beyond
a reasonable doubt, was not binding on
the deputy commissioner who heard the
case under the compensation act He
was at liberty, on the basis OF alleged
discrepancies in the survivors story and
other factors, to disbelieve his version
Of the homicide, and to find that the
death was not the result CT the willful
intention Of the deceased to iniure or
kill the other man, but that 1t grew out
Of quarrel between the men over their
work.
Having made such fincing, it was
proper to award compensation, since the
courts have held in the past that, if a
quarrel over work leads one employe to
strike another. the resulting injury
arises out of the employment
Presumably, the case would be differ
ent If 1t could be shown that one en-
ploye willfully attacked another and then
was injured when his opponent struck
back. There is nothing in the present
decision to indicate that compensation
would be awarded under such circum-
stances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
Damp fall days make freplaces come

Damp fall days make fireplaces come
into their own.
Then the CHEEKY crsckle Of an open fire
seems just the thing in thousands Of
households, whether or not what the
English call central heating has been
started.
The modern fireplace is rightly the
center of the modern living room. usurp-
ing the place held for many years by the
piano.
Despite the comeback Of the latter,
in the last few years, the fireplace has
held tenaciously to its central position,
not only through the prestige Of the CEN
turtles but also as note In interior dec
grafton.
The fireplace ties in directly with Co.
lonial days.
1t is exactly the same.
Whatever modern notes 1t may possess,
fundamentally and often In appearance
1t is precisely the same heating unit as
OF old.
1t u.s. perhaps, the only note In the mod.
ern home which George Washington
would instantly like.
With the exception, that Is Of the stair.
case, doors and windows.
He would find the lighting much
changed, and be utterly puzzled by the
electric radios and monographs. He
would be at home with much Of the fur
niture, perhaps, but find some of it odd,
to his way Of thinking.
There would be no doubt, however,
about his greeting Of the fireplace.
That he would find exactly the same,
the roaring logs. the andirons, the flreset,
so-called. the screen, maybe the blower
and the little broom.
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Modern invention has let this feature
of the home strangely alone. in its out
ward appearance, at least. There are on
the market various types Of drafts. de-
signed to throw out more heat than is
usual with the simple types, but old or
new types look the same to all outward
appearance.
This leaves the fireplace as primitive
as the logs 1t uses.
1t brings with it some Of the very breath
Of the woods. since practically all the fire
laid nowadays are wood.
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Once upon a time. many American
homes used coal CRATES, but that day
seems long past.
Today the woodworking fireplace is
fashionable. as well as useful, so that set
ties the matter.
One may doubt II there are q dozen
open coal CRATES in Washington.
The danger of monoxide gas has re-
ceived such wide publicity that the coal
fireplace became dangerous in the public
mind.
This partly explains the practically
complete victory Of the old-fashioned.
new-fashioned wood fireplace. A second
reason is the decorative value. A third
is the possibility of the use Of gadgets.
This must not be underestimate.
The number of pure gadgets the house
holder may collect around fireplace is
nothing less than amazing. He may have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
The Hines Case.
From the New York Times

From the New York Times.
One of the most important trials in
this city's history has come to thor
oughly unsatisfactory end. On a point
which must seem to an overwhelming
majority of laymen to be essentially
technical Justice Pecora has declared a
mistrial. True, technicalities exist in
the law in order to protect the rights
OF the accused. They are an important
part of the machinery Of justice. But in
the present case, there was an alterna-
tive course which Justice Pecora could
reasonably and properly have followed.
The ground for the courts ruling was
that the district attorney had asked a
question fatally prejudicial" to the de-
PENDANT. Whether the question ac-
tually was improper is at least debatable,
since the court itself required many
hours Of elaboration to decide it. But,
proper or improper, it is to be noted that
no answer to the question was given
and no evidence in the matter given to
the jury-since the proceedings were in
terrupted at this point by objection
raised on the part of the defendants
counsel. Whether to declare a mistrial
merely because of the asking of the
question itself was a matter. which lay
entirely within the discretion of Justice
Pecora. Instead of declaring a mistrial,
he could have instructed the jury to
ignore the line of questioning which he
deemed to be improper on the part of
the district attorney-as he had already
instructed 1t to ignore certain other
testimony-and he could then have per-
mitted the higher courts to pass upon
the question of whether this course did
not adequately protect the rights of the
defendant. The higher courts are there
for the very purpose Of considering
such points of law, and the fact that
Justice Pecora had sufficient doubts in
his own mind to require long delibera-
ton provided an added reason for re-
ferring to these courts the point Of law
here involved.
BY failing to pursue this course, and by
choosing instead to take upon himself
the grave responsibility of declaring
mistrial, Justice Pecora has made useless
for all present purposes a great mass Of
evidence which was carefully and pains
takingly adduced. He has imposed on
the community the expense of new
trial. He has made it necessary for the
people to begin their case anew, search
ing in the first instance for Jury which
will not be preiudiced, now that so much
evidence and so detailed an account Of
all the court disputes have been spread
upon the record, freely published and
widely read. Justice Pecora has made
profound mistake of judgment.