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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15
What Is the American Way?

Everybody inclined consider that his
dces about customs and institutions principles practices
the American Way The term used justify the
ideas Nevertheless there practices
dinctvely American and that believed
especially fundamental
heritage
We have built civilization pattern
basis of individual freedom includes
speech and and assembly of residence
occupation of
and to into voluntary association and
the right to participate through
arbitrary is restricted by basic statutory are
periodically accountable the people These
the whole of American freedom but
that these We
limits by custom and by public authority But
pattern and whenever temporarily dsegarded
conviction persists that this individual
limited only order the the
freest possible of individual energy the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15
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(From the file Of the Western News)
Libby at last is connected by long
distance telephone. BY connecting
the Bull Lake telephone line, re-
Gently completed by the Kootenai
division of the National Forestry
service with the Bell system, Dis
trict Supervisor Glen Smith has
done work which will be monu-
ment to his executive ability and of
lasting benefit to the people of Lib
by and Troy.
A total of % fires is all the for
est officials in this district have had
to deal with this year. Last year
at this time the service dealt with
about $50 fires. District Supervisor
Smith estimates that 80 per cent of
these fires were started from loco
motive sparks; one was started by
lightning and the rest were the re-
suit of carelessness.
The board of county commission
ers at this weeks meeting made
levy Of % mills on a county valua-
ton IN excess of $4,000, 100000 which
Will net the county about S132,000.00
for the operation of the local di-
vision OF government during the en-
SUNG year In addition to the above
the state levy will be in the neigh
borhood of five mills, and the school
districts are assessed at from one to
10 mills each.
Officers Of company L, of Libby,
Montana national guard, are await
ing orders notifying them as to the
date OF the state rifle shoot to be
held the latter part of this month
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15
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POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION.

An American Colonel and a Brit
ish Major were surveying scenes
of starvation and desolation in an
isolated Russian village. 1t was in
the winter of 1928. Peasants had
been dying by the thousands, and
the Britisher had reached the point
where his nerves were about to
snap. His pent-upfeelings found ex-
preston, Good God in Heaven
what can we do to aid these poor
forgotten devils?" The American
placed his hand on the others
shoulder and replied, GO out, Ma
jor. and tell the truth"
There are times when the cold
facts ought to be told, and when
public opinion is aroused from a
knowledge of the truth, 1t general
ly gets results Uncle Toms Cabin,
as nothing else, crystallized public
opinion on the slavery issue An
other book, THE Jungle caused a
sensation and led to the regulation
of the packing industry
Likewise, because of public opin-
ion, the sale Of narcotics has been
restricted, federal authorities have
interviewed in the crime racket, in
dustrial plants installed safety ap-
pliances, and child labor is almost
thing of the past.
The fearful toll of life due to auto
accidents, and the necessity for
planning in order to conserve the
natural resources of the nation, are
beginning to receive needed pub
licity The menace of racial degen-
eracy, with its rising tide of feeble
mindedness, insanity and delin-
quency must be made known, and a
solution of the problem worked
out.
Whatever the problem or the
urgent need, whether social or eco
nomic, when the facts become fully
known, the way out can always be
found. But it is essential that those
who Go know the facts, GO out and
tell the truth"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15
FEWER CANADIANS HERE.

Tourist travel from Canada has
dropped to practically nothing be-
cause of war conditions, State High
way Engineer Don A. McKinnon
has announced Travel from other
states, however, he said, has held up
well with last years figures. Cana
dian travel dropped in the middle
of July when Canadians were re-
quired to have passports to enter
the United States, and when the
Canadian government restricted out
of Canada travel to business or 9TH
er necessary trips.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15

He says the roads in Lincoln county
are the biggest asset we have and
the best money ever spent by our
people was the money spent in the
construction of the great auto road
east and west through this section
of the state.
r. D. Jenkins, representing the
University of Montana, was in Lib
by during the week looking after
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15

the interests of that institution from
the viewpoint of getting students
for the coming term.
F. E. Williams, John p Bowen, A.
G.. Beager, w. H. Kemp, A. L.
Thompson and H. M. Gompf jour
neyed to Kalispell in autos last Sat
urday evening, and were initiated
into the mysteries of the Canton
lodge of that city
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15

t3) They're all on the way down
and when they hit this bowler will
have scored 4: (a) frame, lb)
touchdown, &c,
spare, Id strike.
t4) If the U. S. abrogates treaty
with some other nation, it: (a)
signs it, (b) annuls it, (c)
violates it, ID misplaces it.
80 II your girl friend is naive
she is: (a) homely (b) cookbook
ing, (c) unfaithful,
I'D unsophisticated.
t6) To incarcerate is to: (a) ere
mate, (b) imprison, (c) get
lost, I'D lose your money.
CD A gyration is: (a) law of fall
ing bodies, (bl Texas wild-hower,
(c) mineral spring,
(d) act of whirling.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-15
Silver Dollar

A silver dollar contains 37l $50
fine grains of silver and 4l.250 grains
alloy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

they attended a hearing of a brolk- craze case, held in a deserted street late in the night, Ferber happened to look out . window and noticd that in every doorway a figure lIrked He thought fast He phoned his paper to rush down every photographer on the staff-- to take photos of every person on that street When the flash lights popped the ,lurkers fled :. {. The carneramen did g swell job many photos matched several rouges gallery Renbrandts.
 HcyWOod Broun, taking about the cracks cOlyumists made about his baggy clothes. said: T go to better tailOrs than any of them, the only difference is that they don't work in theirs"
 DOuglas Mackenzie, an Australian scribe, who distinguished himself in London until he connected with a New York paper, was being shown the midtown places by confrere Gene McI1ugh, 20 years with the same sheet Gene is man of few superlatives, but when Mack enzie asked him what sort of a fellow a rival was, Genes orchid was what any reporter would well come on. his tombstone: Hes a newspaperman. Periodl"
 
 This legend concerns Ted Thack- cry, the Posts managing editor. Ted has the distinction of becoming the m. e. of a paper he once peddled in the midwest Then he came to New York, and,. because his boss paid him off in bigger compliments than wages, he developed a. cynical attitude As result, The was denoted to job on one of the pub- fishers other rags =. He surprised the higher-ups by accepting 1t, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
General MacArtl1ur
 Sounds Warning In
 Message To Friends
Public Meeting Tonight At Hotel Elton Former Mayor Patterson of Hartford to Give Chief Address;
 Workers to Explain Aims of Committee

dred Harmon will distribute the lit- erature, while Miss Elizabeth White will explain the work of the peti- sions' committee. The public is cor dially invited to attend.
 F. M. Huntingt ton- Wilson, former undersecretary of state for the United, States, will preside Sat this evenings meeting. As an illustra- tion of the organizations apprecia- ton of the big task facing it and of the vital necessity of Americans realizing their responsibility ot pre- serve Christian democracy, an- nounces the receipt of a telegram from General Douglas McArthur, former chief of staff of the United States. Immediate action is urged before "too late" warning becomes a reality. The telegram reads as follows:
 You have asked my military opinion as to whether the time has come for America to give con- tinued and further aid to Eng land in the fight for civilization. : The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words, too late. Too late in com- pretending the deadly purpose of potential enemy. Too late in realizing the mortal dngaer. Too late in preparedness. To late in uniting all possible forces for re- SiStance. Too ltae in standing with ones friends.
 Superior Force
 Victory in war results from no mysterious alchemy or wizardry, but entirely upon the concentra- tion of superior force at the criti- cal points of combat. To face an adversary in detail has been the prayer of every conqueror in his- tory. It is the secret of the past successes of hte' Axis powers. In this war it is their main hope for continued and ultimate victory.
 'SThe greatest strategical mis- take in all history will be made if America fails to recognize the vital moment, if she permits again the writing of that fatal epitaph, |, too late.' Such coordinated help as may be regarded as proper by our leaders should be synchron- ized with the British effort 90 that the English speaking peoples of the world will not be broken in de- tail. The vulnerability of single ness will disappear before unity of effort-not too late, not to- morrow, but today"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
Walter WincheII On BYO0d1,0y ].
nm mn RaeIssssd. c1pgIgAt lllo. pally nII1l

'
 THE INTELLIGENTLEnEEN or
 THE PRESS
 When HI Eoderwell was covering the Rome beat for a Chicago gazette he exposed some Fascist barbarisms. This so incensed one of them, he slapped His face during a dance. :. Not wishing to cause any excite ment, because his companion (the wife of frienO expected an heir, Moderwen ignored the insult ., The next day a Rumanian crisis forced him to fly to Bucharest. At once Rome was sprayed with talk that the American was a coward. That he had been slapped and then left Italy by plane, etc.
 When HI returned to Rome his best pals told him the only way to disinfect the ugly situation would be to fight duel. The challenge became the topic of every European correspondent, but H had other ideas He entered the explosive Fascistss lair, told him Americans do rot fight with swords and then flat- tened him with a sock on the jaw <. Then Hi challenged him to g duel with swords, pistols or any thing else The next day the duel was embellishments Moder- well was not gentleman
 Mary H. vorse's literary lace "The art of successful writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair"
 During the exciting POS Vic wat son, then city ed of the N. Y. Arneri- can, assigned reporter Nat Ferber to expose crooked brokerage houses. These bucket-shops were clean ing up, trimming the chumps, and to do this they had powerful un- derworld contacts, of course That's just what Watson and Fer Der suspected One day while
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

Former Mayor Walter E. Batter son of Hartford will be the princi- pal speaker this evening at a pub lie meeting arranged by the Wa terbury chapter of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Rev. E. Dent Lackey, chair man of the Hartford chapter, will present Mir. Patterson. The meeting will be held at Hotel Elton. Ar arrangements have been made by Miss Elizabeth Curtis, Hce-chairman of the local committee, to have litefa- ture distributed to all attending. so that the public will become more familiar with the aims and achieve ments of the local chapter as well as the national organization.
 Literature
 Mrs. Joseph Hetzel and Miss Mil-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
sTARLET STARTS TRIO

Betty Brewer, who is introduced to the screen by Director Sam Wood in Paramount's Rangers of For tune", with Fred MacMurray, Pa tricia Morrison, Gilbert Roland ana Albert Dekker, has started a blues trio with her sister, Ilene, and bro- ther, Sonny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
Immediate Aid Urged Here for Englanc
SHORT CALENDAR
 TOOPEN AT1lA.M M.
Common Pleas Docket Starts Hour Later Due to
 Funeral of Judges Wife

: Tomorrow's short calendar session of the Court flo Common Pleas will not be held until Il a. m, instead of at 10 a.. m, the usual hour for the opening of the court.
 This is due to the fact that the wife of Judge John F. McDonough is being buried tomorrow from her home in Ns,ugatuck.
 Judge Miles F. McNiff 10 the Common Pleas Court and other members of the local judiciary as well as most of the employees of the Common Pleas Court and many other court employees will attend the funeral.
 There will also be a large delega- ton of local lawyers in attendance at the funeral.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

Motion picture audiences in Gua- temala now prefer sentimental rO- mances and say they do not under stand many of the romances of the Hollywood films.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

When Italy declared war Argen- tina lost agreements for supplying Italy 5000 tons of meat and 350,- tons of corn for whclh no pay ments had been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
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 better dresses at thrifty prices

neckline drama is an important fall fashion. Here are blazing brilliants flashing on 'Celanese rayon crepe, lovely and simple Musler- Lebeskind first!
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
CAFE NEWS

Continued from Page One
and also the candy which they
offer for sale In the cafe.
The decrease Is due 20 the
fact that CLIO Union men and
women appreciate Union made
products. Even though the Lear
g. Oliver strike is an ALL organ.
izatiOn matter, our CLIO Union
people still dislike scab food.
Why doesn't Lear & Oliver deal
and negotiate with their striking
workers and help establish In.
'dustrial peace?
Near 100 Per Cent
Well. folks. the boys in the
Cafe will shortly be 100 per cent
Union members of Local 1874 as
soon as Orbas Jones tBossy's yes
mani begins to see the light, and
we hope that is soon.
We are glad to see so many
union members wearing their
F.D.R. buttons. Willkie buttons
and stickers are as scarce as hens
teeth in the production depart
mentS.
Demand II
Don't forget to insist on Union
service in the Cafe. On cat-eye
shift they are 100 per cent union.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24
WORK FOR
ROOSEVELT

Continued from Page One
will not even bother to vote. No
victory is sure until II is won.
We must proceed as though We
had to exert all our energies: as
though we had to get out every
last vote in order to win.
The New Deal--social security.
help for the unemployed. help for
youth. the Wagner Act. the Wages
and Hours. and all the progressive
legislation Of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration-is at stake In this
election.
Our right TO organize Is at stake.
For eight years we have fought
for these social gains. In 1896 we
saved them by the greatest popu-
lar vote and the greatest electoral
vote in the history OF the United
States.
The hour has come for us to do
that again--not only to save Our
progressive legislation. but to save
1t in order to improve it.
On Tuesday. November 5th.
election day. all American citizens
are equal. YOUR vote is Just as
powerful as Morgan's. or Girdler's
or Weir's. You are their equal.
Each one OF the reactionaries
has only one vote. Each worker
has one vote. They are few-the
workers are many.
The government OF the United
States belongs to the many. But
II you fail to exercise your obliga-
ton to vote. the basic right in any
democracy. the few will take con-
troll Of the government away from
you.
Let no one rest until he has
done all in his power to assure the
reelection of President Roosevelt
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

h. There should BE y SecOnd
Injury Fund.
A fund should be created 70
pay for excess compensation IN
second injury cas.s Where an
cmploye is disabled rs consc-
QucnCe %. IN injury which "ligh's
UP prior INJURY OK condition
he should receive compensation
for the combined rcsui; Of the
second injury and tic pre- exist
ing injury or condition. The rca
sons have beea discus q umd
the pree.Glue sub ii.c. The EN-
ployer should be liable only for
the results Of the second injury.
The excess should come from the
Second injury Fund. The money
for this fund should be obtained
as follows: Carriers and self
insurers should pay into it a mini
mum of Slj0O IN death cases
where there are no dependents
who are entitled 10 the compen
sation. This recommendation
was made by the sixth National
Conference on Labor LEGISLATION
and believe that 1t is a sound
one which our sga'e Should
adopt.
waiver or COMPENSATION By
Fmplovcs Sbould Not BE Per.
mittcd
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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

men. under union conditions.
union shops. by union crafts.
men. under union conditions. I
just know they're good-they'vc
got to be-"
My" said Joe Worker. I'm a
union man myself. but always
leave the shopping to the wife"
Mrs. Bargain Hunter said moth
ing. She looked very thoughtful!
Just before they went TO sleep
that night. Mrs. Bargain Hunter
said to her husband:
You know Joe. I'm thinking
that maybe there's not mucil
sense to this chasing around town
for bargains. especially If can &c;
union mades for the same money
right in the neighborhood."
Sounds all right to me- said
Joe. and look. dear. how about a
pot roast for tomorrow night?"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

under a previous title, THE Com
mission Should Seek Impartial
Medical Advice" the claimant
should be saved the expense OF
costly medical experts in order
to preserve his rights under the
Act from attack by the insurance
and company doctors. II an in
jurcd worker must pay fees to
medical specialists in addition to
counsel fees. It is obvious that
the award he receives will be
only n shadow Of what 1t should
be. Nevertheless, such is the
case today. and in many awards
the claimant realizes only so per
cent and sometimes less Of what
at best is an inadequate sum for
his injury. / again press the
recommendations made under
the previous title just referred
to.
The present law (Section 80
allows maximum OF $4,000 for
medical care and attention. Usu-
ally this is enough to satisfy the
medical needs in the average
case. However. there have been
cases where an employe has suf-
fercd a grievous injury which
required medical care over a
long period Of time and where
the medical bill exceeded this
maximum. In such cases the
injured worker had to pay the
doctors out OF his own weekly
compensation checks. This, OBJ
viously. worked undue hardship
on the injured man and his fam
lily and defeated the real purpose
OF the Act. Such cases. Of course.
are the exception rather than the
rule and insurance coverage for
such contingencies would not
mean any appreciate increase
in cost to the employer.
therefore recommend that
the law tSectiOn 81 be amend
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

Needed In Death Cases.
Under the present law. depend
cntS in death cases are entitled
to maximum OF IS 900 and pay
ments continue for the remain
der Of the period between the
date OF death and 4l6 weeks
after the date Of injury" Sec.
50. subsec. A.. Miss Harrison.
Director OF Claim Division OF the
state Industrial Accident Com
mission. has pointed out in her
letter OF March L.. 1910. to tho
Survey Committee what inequali-
ties and injustices this section
OF the law imposes. The effect
Of this law is to penalize the
widow and children in the low
wage groups.
Where u worker dies as re.
suit of an industrial accident.
II does not satisfy the need of
his widow and children To be
left to do the best they can after
the compensation payments are
exhausted. This is u brutal
treatment of the problem. The
true spirit and intent OF the
law should br respected in such
4 difficult situation. there
fore make the same recon-
mcndations as made by the
Sixth Conference on Labor
Legislation namely. that the
widow should be paid benefits
until death or rcmarriagc. with
a minimum of years cOmpen-
SatiOn. in Il lump sum. on re-
marriage and that where there
are dependent children benefit
pas mcnts should continue until
Is years of age and thereafter
II the dependents are physically
incapacitated or mentally re-
tarded.
.. Concerning Lawyers Fees
and Medical Expenses.
The investigation clearly shows
that the bulk OF the legal repre-
sentation is concentrated in the
hands OF about seven attorneys.
There IS evidence to indicate
that at least one Of these seven
did obtain some OF his clients By
chasing" cases through the me
dunn OF runner. There is
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-24

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