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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-31

WASHINGTON. There are some
people so cynical that they sus-
pect President Roosevelt would be
pleased if business did slump lit
tie, or at least fail to continue the
pickup which has been in progress,
so as to justify his sharp comments
on the failure of congress to pass the
spend-lend BILL
Perhaps the worst feature of the
situation is that there are plenty Of
business men and investors who
agree heartily with the President as
to the effects on the country'S buy
ing power OF this eleventh hour re-
trenchment drive by congress.
Plenty OF argument is being made
on the other side, those holding this
view citing two important factors.
The first is that actually the ap-
preparations of the session of con-
gress just closed were not small.
Actually they were more than bill
lion dollars in excess of those of the
previous session. The second factor
is some recent reports, one from the
New York employment agency, in
dicating that despite this feeling on
the part of the President, and the
gloomy agreement with his views ON
the part of many business men, en-
ployment by private capital IS on
the increase, whether it is sufficient
to take up the slack or not.
This last factor was rather Curl
ously demonstrated by Harry Hop
kins department of commerce re-
port showing business improvement.
The timing of this report caused
considerable amusement in Wash
ington, as it was published on the
front pages of many newspapers in
juxta position with the gloomy state
ments of the President.
Should Stop Feeding Out
Pessimistic Propaganda
But assuming that Mr.. Roosevelt
does want business recovery to con-
tinue, and that he would be dis
tressed to have his gloomy fore
bodings sustained, there is one thing
he certainly ought to do. This is to
give peremptory orders to the fed
eral reserve board to stop feeding
out pessimistic propaganda by the
back door
Various lieutenants Of Mariner
S. Eccles have caused much more
pessimism in New York and Wash
ington by their confidential com.
ments to their personal friends
among stock brokers and market
operators than did the President
own statement The trouble here is
that these reserve board attaches
convince the very people who are
generally disposed to copper any
thing the President says.
AS a result great many persons
who might be making investments
or buying securities have been hold
ing off. There is no doubt abou
the accuracy of this. A canvass
either in New York or any other
city Boosting financial center viii
disclose fears of the business situa
ton which can be traced directly tc
pessimistic views expressed private
" to this or that banker or broker
by some official of the federal re
serve board
Wheeler Possibility as
Nominee for President
If candidates for the Democratic
nomination for President were going
to run like horses in the derby, i
would not be bad idea to put i;
little money on.--ssrs--ss burton K
Wheeler of Montana, for .shoW-n
For the Democratic Sweepstakes
next June the odds-on favorite i
still Franklin ID. .xsq,stx.z.,.,s.s,,sv,,
Roosevelt the sec
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-31

CHURCHES
First Lutheran Church
Harold Olson, Student Pastor
st. Johns Lutheran
Fl. L. Pfotenhauer, Pastor
Methodist Episcopal
II. E. Baber, Pastor
st. Luke's Episcopal
Arthur B. Ward, Pastor
Christian Science
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Albert M. Hart, Pastor
Calvary Pentecostal
f. A. Dalton, Pastor
st. Joseph's Catholic
Edmond Taylor, Priest
Church of God
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-31
Wafch for Anotller Fireside
Chat or Big Set Speech

So when the President gets round
to another fireside chat, or has to
make big set speech on some oc-
casion this fall, it will probably be
the most interesting of anything he
has ever made, and this is no re-
Election whatever on the Importance
of many of his former speeches and
fireside chats. In the very nature
Of things the President, being dis
tinctly on the defensive at the mo-
ment, is almost sure to follow old
military strategy and take the Of
fensive. But he must take it SO
spectacularly that he will get the
country talking about what's new,
rather than what happened a little
while back.
There is another difficulty in his
problem, which would be plenty
hard without it. The additional hur-
die is that Roosevelt is very stub
born man, a man who hates to adj
NIT defeat, as evidenced by his re-
cent reference to the Supreme court
packing Datlle.
So Roosevelt will find himelf anx-
ious to inject into his new theme,
whatever form it may take, some
tying in with the old battles. He
wants vindication on his advocacy
of the spendIend bill that congress
rejected. He wants vindication on
the neutrality program that he de-
manded and that congress turned
down.
Regarding this last, everything
depends upon what happens in Eu-
rope. II may easily be that events
In Europe will convince the country,
long before congress meets again,
that the President was right.
lBeli syndicate--WNu seryicrI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

for a great many purposes, and now
they are used as method of treat
ment.
From the alert and modern Men
ninger clinic in Topeka, Kansas,
comes particular report of such an
experiment.
Plot of Play
The play selected is named "Man
Submerged" The plot concerns a
man who thinks women have an
easier part to play in the days
routine. So by arrangement he stays
at home one day and does the house
work while his wife goes shopping.
All day long he is interrupted BY
statesmen, gossipy neighbors,, bor-
rowing neighbors and his son, all of
whom interrupt his work. Thus he
learns from experience that the
women's role is not as easy as it
looks. The incidents are kept on a
humorous level. % l@>
The part Of the wife was played
by a woman with masculine per-
sonality; she wore masculine clothes
and emphasized masculine manners
in gait and bearing. She had been
twice married, Her masculine atti-
tude had constantly got her into diff
ficulties, and it was thought the
play, by allowing her to take out her
aggressions in more socially ac-
ceptable manner, would help. The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
Anti-Syphilis
Drive Speeded
Daily Dlspatcn Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv HENRY AVERIIL

Raleigh. April 18.-North Caro-
mas campaign against syphilis and
ntber venereal diseases will reach a
,rlr peak of intensity during the
mevt year, beginning July l, DR.. Carl
" Revnolds, State health officer, is
(rmly convinced.
He assigns two main reasons for
hir belief: CD There will be avail
"hla for the campaign during the
,ear approximately 100000, a sum
|5mething like $l24,000 in excess Of
unds available for the year which
Vii close with this June; and (2)
hettcr laws, with more teeth in them
~ enforce rules and regulations of
the health department and to CO.
onerate in eradication of social dis
6eses.
The first reason for optimism was
provided by the Federal govern
meut and by the Reynolds Founda-
ticn. North Cardinals legislature
recently adjourned did nothing what
ever to make the financial side of
the fight easier or more effective
There will be available from Feder-
Al funds, however, approximately
ga 600 more than there has been for
use in the current year, while the
REYNOLDS Foundation has made avail
able sums about 100000 in excess
of those for 1938-39
For the second of Dr. Reynolds
hope-inspiring counts, the Tar Heel
legislators were, of course, wholly
responsible. They put on the stat
ute books the two laws which the
State health officer regards as al
most ideal-the statute requiring
physical examination before mar
riage and the act making mandatory
blood tests for pregnant women.
These laws, DR.. Reynolds thinks.
are so Worded as to be almost i'm
possible of notification except by
the IaXest sort Of enforcement. They
supplement the previously-eXisting
lew regarding voluntary examina-
ton of domestic servants, and laws
requiring all afflicted with syphilis
to take proper treatment.
DR.. Reynolds said the department
plans no radical departure from the
principles on which the anti-syphil-
is campaign has been Waged.
Statistics show the tremendous
turn for the better taken when we
changed from agitation to activity
in the matter of controlling syphilis"
he said in indicating that the De-
partment will go forward along lines
already mapped out.
There are now, he recalled, rs
counties in which there are anti
syphilis Set-ups in cooperation with
either the Federal government or
the Reynolds Foundation. In 18,
full advantages has been taken of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
Style Show
On Thursday
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April 18.-Girls from
nine North Crolina colleges-115 Of
them representing 81 Tar Heel COM
munities and SO of them residents of
the State-will come to. Raleigh
Thursday to model clothes of their
own design and make at the twelfth
annual Style Show presented at the
State College textile school.
Outstanding among guests who
will see the show will be native
North Carolinian, DR.. Claudius T.
Marchison, who is now president Of
the Cotton Textile Institute. He will
speak at State College Wednesday
night at 7:30 o'clock on GA Program
in Defense of Cotton.
For weeks the girls who will COM
pete in the show have been working
on their garments as a part of their
regular claSsWOrk in home econo-
mics. There will be an almost un-
limited variety of design and style,
but all modelled clothes will be en-
tirely made by the model displaying
them.
Participating colleges, with the
teachers of home economics who will
accompany the girls are: Peace, Miss
Bertie Lee Whitesides; High Point,
Miss Lola Barry; Queens-Chicora,
Charlotte, Mrs. Guy Eason; Meres
dith, Miss Jennie NJ Hanyen; st.
Mary's, Miss Elizabeth Bason; Elor,
Miss Lida Muse; Flora Mcdonald,
Red Springs, Miss Thelma Nj. Hall;
Louisburg, Mrs. 1. D. Moon; and
Greensboro College, Miss Bernice J.
White
The style show was originated. by
Dean Thomas Nelson of the textile
school to demonstrate the value, of
cotton in production of stylish, wear
able clothes. More than 1900 girls
have participated in the annual
revues, modelling garments made of
fabrics designed and woven in the
textile school by Dean Nelson's STU
dents.
Each year the show has attracted
increased interest. Expert stylists
have been amazed at the attractive
ness and fine workmanship. Last
year the deans of all the textile
schools in the nation gathered at
State College for the Style Show.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
Brees Will Give
Recitals at Duke

Durham, April 18.-The mellow
tones Of Duke university's 5O-bell
carlton will sound the beginning Of
the centennial celebration program
at o'clock Friday afternoon with
Anton Brees, noted corillonneur, at
the keyboard.
Mr.. Brees is coming from Lake
Wales, Fla, for the program. Caril-
lon music will accompany the open
ing professional Friday when the
three-day program opens.
In 1892 Mr.. Brees dedicated the
Duke chapel carlton and has been
carillonneur each summer season
since that time, playing to many
thousands of listeners. He will be
again at Duke during the coming
summer.
On next Saturday and Sunday aft
ernOons Mr.. Brees will be heard in
formal recitals.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Former State Senator Bascom B.
Blackwelder, Of Hickory, was in
of an exclusive class mon
day when he took the oath as mem
Der of the new banking commission.
He was one former legislator who
was not appointed to post created by
the assembly of which he was a MEM
Der.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
Amateur Acting
As q Treatment
Or. Clendenine Says Interesting Experiment Show.
ResovrcefvIness Of Psychiotrist

result was that not only the acting
In the play helped her to realize her
own difficulties and provided an es-
cape, but also gave the doctors in the
audience an insight into her case.
Feminine Nature
The part of the husband was
played by young man of neurotic
tendencies who, the exact opposite
OF the wife, had feminine and pas
slve nature. He had fought against
this but found in the play an oppor-
tunity to crafty his tendencies, to
gain understanding of them and, by
making a humorous predicament Of
them within the safe limits of the
play, to learn how to manage them
in real life.
The gossipy neighbor was played
by a woman who had had several
spells of depression. Every time she
returned home from various institu-
tlons she again became depressed.
She took the part after some urging,
put once IN, memorized the lines
easily and became extremely inter-
ested. She made her own costume.
indicating her idea of what a Cos
sipy person would look like, and on
the night of the play she spoke her
lines IN an exact yet humorous
manner.
Upon seeing her doctor after the
play she said, II felt as if were
home" He was able from this open
ing to suggest that she was obeying
a deeply-repressed wish to carry on
the same type of aggressions por-
trayed on the stage.
The experiment as described is
most interesting. Certainly it gives
us, who are not daily familiar with
them, some idea Of the mental capac-
ity of such patients and of the re-
sourcefulness in treatment of the
psychiatrist.
EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets by
Dr. Clendenlng can now be obtained by
sending 10 cents in coin, for each, and a
self-addressed envelope stamped with a
three-cent stamp, to DR.. Logan Clenden.
ing, in care of this paper. The pamphlets
are: Three Weeks Reducing Diet, ''In-
digestion and Constipation, Reducing
and Gaining, Infant Feeding, 'In-
structions for the Treatment of Diabetes".
feminine Hygiene" and 1.-THE Care of the
Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

the Reynolds money, Federal and all
other funds, with the result that in
these the set-up is termed "ade-
quate' by DR.. Reynolds.
They are not new and, therefore,
not news in a technical sense, but
DR.. Reynolds called attention to the
figures on syphilis control and eradi-
cation since January, 1886, pointing
particularly to the amazing increase
in leases reported" "blood tests Civ
en-" and leases treated in public
clinics" since funds were first made
available in any sizeable amount
and when the drive really got un-
Ger way.
These statistics, oy six months
periods. follow:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Speaker Libby Ward was in town
Monday with the palm of his right
hand partially covered with a strip
of adhesive tape. -
He -categorically denied having
hurt in shaking hands in pursuance
of any deep, dark political designs,
and averred he injured it "doing
house work"
Libby said he hasn't done much
politicl1ing since the assembly ad
journed:
"I'm just working hard and trying
to make living" he said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Our co-laborer of the recent leg
islature, Lynn Nisbet, dropped by the
office Monday morning.
"What do you think fo the war out
look?" asked your correspondent.
Fright now I'm not interested in
a mere slkirmish like World War"
cracked Lynn; "I'm going out to see
about a real Armageddon-today's
municipal election"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Captain George Stell, official guide
to the Capitol and other State build
ings and grounds, showed the way
around to no less than 1,742 students
from 26 schools last week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April 18.-After watching
numerous "sWearings-in" at the gov
ernor's office, your correspondent
has been impressed by difference in
technique among the Supreme Court
justices who administer the oaths of
office.
They are divided primarily into
two classes, the single-oath and the
triple-oath school Of thought Chief
Justice Walter p Stacy and Justice
w. A. Devin are principal exponents
of the last named group; the other
justices run more to the single-oath
idea.
The triple-oathers insist on admin
istering three separate and distinct
oaths to the about-to-be office-hold-
ers-one to support and defend the
constitution of the United States,
another to perform the same sacred
services for the Constitution of North
Carolina and still another to perform
faithfully and diligently the func-
tions of the office to which they are
taking title. The single-swearers
lump all three together and require
but one "I do" and 'lxiss the book"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18
BY LOGAN CLENDENING. Md.

" AV]A1N OAH1VOEN1IVI, WI. ID.
EVERYONE knows the effect on
an impressionable member Of the
family engaging for the first time in
amateur theatricals. The family
finds they have an entirely new and
different person on their hands.
It is not surprising, then, that the
modern psychiatrist, striving to
bring every influence to bear on
changing the mental viewpoint of
his patients, should have hit upon
this medium Of expression as a
means to that end. Amateur theatri-
Gals have been pressed into service
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Mussolini eyes Greece as Italy's
next objective, says a news story.
What's this? We thought that Ro-.
man-Greek business was settled
more than 1000 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

Poor King Zog-his first baby and
worst international crisis arrived the
same day. Imagine handing out
cigars and guns at the same time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

The Egyptian government flood
lights the Sphinx each night for
benefit of tourists but so far they
haven't wired the pyramids for
sound.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

State College students were just as
election-eXcite6 Monday as were
Raleigh's citizens. While the latter
were choosing their three commission
ers, the State boys were nominating
a head Of the student body, and editor
of the Technician, Y. M. C. A. presi-'
dent, and an editor for Agromeck.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-18

GLOW do you spell your name
earn
estly queried DR.. Carl V. Reynolds,
State health officer, in serious tele-
waited to get details of a story from
phone conversation while reporters
him. 4. t.sasM
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-20
Holland Thumbnail Country
Gets Less Rainfall Than
Comes to State of
Kansas

Holland and Belgium could fit
their combined area of 24,450 square
miles comfortably within the Dor
ders of Illinois 56,O43 square miles
larger of the two (12593
miles) is the Netherlands, whose
name means "low lands" name
Holland" comes from county
that was political nucleus of the
kingdom.
Wooden shoes are worn in Hol-
land only when tourists are around
electric power is putting
windmill pumps out of business
only fishermen still wear
bobbed hair, baggy trousers.
First bikes in Holland were built
by FriSians in Roman empire days
Z. rains 200 days a year, but
only % inches fall, less than that
of dry Kansas 1t has 5000
miles of navigable rivers and canal
tallest building in the country
is 14th century Gothic cathedral
at Utrecht.
Amsterdam is diamond cutting
and marketing center in world. :.
1t started when fugitive Portuguese
Jews went there during Inquisition
in 1888. Dutchmen call Amster-
dam the capital, The Hague just the
seat of government country has
officially banned the adjective
Dutch" because of German conno-
tation Deutsch.
For every square mile of territory
at home Holland has 81 of colonies
. produces 95 per cent of worlds
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-20
DINNER GUEST
show that seems to rate winner
Is The Man Who Came To Dinner"
Cato Nine Tails

Cato Nine Tails. Gone forever is the CATO
tails, formerly implement OF punishment IN the
armed services into the little red baize bag where once
it stored 1t belonged to the of wooden ships ana
iron men. The cat" usually short wooden stick with
tails of stout knoed cord about two feet long, was ap-
piled back of the cuprt while the entire crew
of the ship was paraded to witness the grim affair Often
the offenSe merely mild breach of discipline Rough
and ready marines of bygone era accepted the nne-
thonged whip dreaded but necessary evil Its use was
believed to have convinced the refractory soldier sailor
or marine of the of his ways while the scars on his
back remained reminder of exceedingly painful
experience Although it welded freely during the
Revolution and years thereafter the cat became
obsolete when ideas and improved standards OF edu
cation and conduct began to prevail Orders modifying
the infection of corporal punishment by stripes or aShes
issued in 1872 but late 1880 three dozen ashes
and discharge given the hapless deserter from
ship Henry Hasson, American Marine of 1776 who re-
ceVed seventyone laShes wel laid on for deSeron and
quitting his guard the first soldier known to have
received such punishment The early years of the nine
tenth century record many similar while sentence
to hard labor with ball and chain not uncommon An
eyewitness to the last days of oggng stated my firm
conviction that the bad man very little BETTER the
good very much worse" His conviction borne out
by the fact that the morale and discipline of the Marine
Corps and other branches of the service today on
higher plane than ever while all forms of corporal pun
shment have long since been abolished.-Log OF the
u. s. Marines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-20
DEMOCRACY Is
ULTIMATE COAL
DR.. Walker Says It Is Not
Present Reality But Ideal
to Be Realized

Democracy is not primarily q par
ticular form of political government
and it Is not present reality, but d
far of dream and ideal, like the
kingdom Of God," stated Rev. DR.
John @. Walker, pastor of the Sec
ond Congregational Church yester-
day morning in his sermon, -Four
score and Seven Years Ago"
DR.. Walker said in part.
at is the goal Of human develop
ment, the climax, the end. Democ-
racy Is q faith, hard to come by, diff
f1cult to hold, exacting in It's de-
mands, a faith that all men are Of
equal value In the sight Of God, that
nation exists not merely to safeguard
he citizen in his present rights and
privileges but to give him every in
centive and protection as he seeks
to serve the common good. Every
lack Of common opportunity, every
example of special privilege, all wan
ton injustice, are as blots upon
democracy and upon Christianity. AS
someone has wisely said, True de-
mocracy recognizes that all men have
an equal right to sunshine, santa
ton, healthy homes, good educasi lion,
and all the culture Of which they
are capable" Nearly all good citi-
zens would admit the truth Of that
saying but how many, I wonder,
would be willing to labor long and
hard to overcome the practical diff
flculties that emerge as soon as you
try to do something really construc-
tive and practical to even up the In
equalities of the present social and
economic situation? Ay, there's the
rubl
Gall men are created equal said
Abraham Lincoln. All men are equal
ly dear God taught the Master
The Parable OF the Pounds teaches
that each man has his pound his
equality before God. Each man will
bear the same essential responsible
ity at the day Of judgment. What
has he done with his pounds? II the
man Of superior talent Is not q serv-
ant Of the public good he is q para
site. If common uneducated nan
does his honest best he Is worthy
Of the best democratic traditions
and faithful In the sight Of God. God
Is no respecter Of persons.
1.-THE spirit of Lincoln broods upon
this nation Of ours. The Christian
faith we professedly espouse lays ltd
claims upon us. What have we dond
with our pound2 Has a man retired
Well only from active business. Sure
~ he Is still busy about the Lord 4
work; surely man can never retire
from his Christian responsibility. ID.
this gentleman Of leisurep His
services are paid for In advance. Hd
owes far more Of his time and inter-
est to the common good than men
who have to keep the wolf from thu
door. This lady is q housewife. Doc!
she then keep house or does she ere
ate a Christian home? This ma
teaches. But what? Not simply bi
ology, trust. I hope he has some
thing Of faith and courage and
character to give his students. ThiA
man is carpenter. Well, Jesus mad
more than tables and yokes. 70
made man. unto everyone tina
hath shall be given: and from hin
that hath not, even that he haiti
shall be taken away" Every mei
shall answer for his pound"