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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

Describing
(a) Trumpeters heraldlng the
approach of the circus.
(b) Minstrel band with noisy
blare of brass.
(c) Wheezy old caliope little
out of tune.
I'D Clown band full of sour
notes.
(e) The circus band itself.
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice
Rhythmic Arr by Paul
Yoder Thy Saint Saens).
Chief of Staff-March -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Popular
Bond Concert

Another of those popular open air
concerts by the City Band will be
given Friday night, June IL, at Dex-
ter Park, at 8 p. m, with Wayne
Kemper director These concerts
always call out a large, appreciative
audience and the one Friday even
ing will be no exception. Mr.. KEN
per announces the following pro-
gram.
Program
International Favorites-March..
....................-............ L. King
Dreamy Dawn--Waltz. X. L. King
The Desert Patrol--March ........
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l.. King
Spiritual-Fantasia. C. E. Holmes
Bits of Old Time Hits-Medley
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Geo. A. Reg
Circus Parade-Novelty ...........
Paul Yoder
Evening star., 1940-10-23

this record, which might we'll be con-
sidered the most momentous advance
in the history of the humanrrace, has
been due to fundamental biological
discoveries, but another part, it can
not be denied, is due to the improve
ment of care such as is provided by
the modern hospital.
From them come the physicians
and surgeons to wage the increasing
ly complicated battle against the
hosts of diseases which at all times
are the worst enemies of the human
race. The hospitals serve a double
function-aS fortresses against dis
ease itself and as training camps for
the disease fighters.
That SO many of these inStitu-
tionS meet the high standards es-
tablished by the College of Surgeons
is particularly significant in a time
of military mobilization, when the
danger of epidemics is more threat
ening than the danger of imminent
invasion. Our hospital defenSeS are
immeasurably stronger than they
were when the last war threatened
and struck.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
American Hospitals

Nineteen local hospitals are in
cluded in list of 2,806 in the United
States and Canada which have met
the critical approval of the American
College of Surgeons.
This approval is a certificate OF
merit. 1t means that an institution
has met high minimum standard,
that it is dedicated to the service OF
the public, that it can provide its
clients with equipment and care in
keeping with the miraculous ad-
vanceS in medical science during the
past two decades.
The hospital is acquiring each year
greater and greater significance in
the life of the American people. Last
year, according to the figures re-
leased by the College of Surgeons,
100000 persons were cared for in
hospitals. Three million required
major surgery. A million babies
were born within hospital walls.
During the past forty years the
general death rate of the American
people has been lowered by thirty
nine per cent. A little more than
half as many persons die each year
as at the turn Of the century. Part Of
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Air Defense

When the second World War at
last is over, careful study should
be made of the part which military
aviation has played in the struggle.
Much, of course, already is known,
yet there are many questions con-
corning air defense which thus far
remain unanswered. Among laymen,
If not among qualified professional
observers, there is disagreement as
to the efficiency of air attack and
as to the most successful technique
of resistance against such aerial
bombardment when it has been
initiated.
The problem, certainly, is not new.
AS early as May, 1925, Lieutenant
Colonel w. Lockwood Marsh, former
secretary of the Royal Aeronautical
Society, wrote for the English Review
an article entitled THE Air Raid
Danger" in which he declared: There
is no effective defense against we'll
organized air attack properly pushed
home by determined raiders"
Balloon aprons" aircraft
barrages and focks of fighter planes
to meet the enemy in the air are
discussed by the same authority in
skeptical vein. ut must be re-
membered,' he said, that no line of
defense which does not include
prospect of inf1icting loss on the
enemy is of any real value. Even
if the raiders are prevented from
reaching their primary objective,
unless they are destroyed they may
turn their attention to other less
desirable though still important
points, and in any case are free to
come back another day"
There is, however, a practical
strategy which the Royal Air Force
now, at the climax of the present
Battle of England, is using with
gratifying results. By courageous
counter ATTACK the British flyers of
1910 are carrying destruction as far
east as Berlin. They also are hinder
ing German invasion plans by show
ering with missiles the occupied ports
of the Netherlands, Belgium and
France. When Nazi aircraft are re-
ported approaching London, a civil
ian recently returned to America has
explained, every British plane
within the zone takes to the air,
thereby avoiding the risk of ground
destruction. Fuel abundance makes
this possible. Important objectives,
such as water works, telephone ex-
changes, railroad stations, etc., are
blanketed by layers of planes flying
at varying attitudes when the enemy
is near. The R. A. F. is vastly
superior to the Luftwaffe in quality
of planes and men,"
This report suggests an important
contribution America can make to
help Britain continue the fight.
More machines, more equipment,
more munitions, fuel to replace stores
which may have been burned-these
are the "sinews of victory" which
the United States, to its own advan-
tage, could spare to England in the
fateful weeks which lie Immediately
ahead.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

(author unknown)-this is the manner
in which one nation after another has
been trampled upon. This is the manner
IN which We are being attacked at this
very hour in which We may eventually
go down, unless we awake and act now.
We must match the total war of the
dictators with the total defense of the
deniocracies. This means the immedi-
ate expulsion of foreign officials and
agents whom We consider harmful, re-
gardless of the consequences and coun-
teractions involved therein; breaking off
trade relations with Japan, which may
lead to a war in the Pacific over the
Dutch East Indies; complete mobiliza-
ton of American industry, men, minds
and machines. 1t means the temporary
sacrifice of some of our cherished rights
and liberties 1t means that our chosen
representatives in Congress, the White
House and elsewhere shall act firmly
and decisively. SOL KELLERMAN.
october 20.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Wisdom in Welfare

Included in the annual report of
the Board of Public Welfare is a
recommendation for relocation on a
single large rural site of four of the
Districts institutions, the Home for
Aged and Infirm, the white and COL
ored Industrial Home Schools and
the National Training School for
Girls. 1t is a proposal which deserves
not only serious, but immediate con-
sideration.
In the case of each of these insti-
tutionS extensive improvements in
the near future are needed 1t has
been only few months since the
community was informed of unde-
sirable conditions under which wards
of the city are obliged to live. This
condition, however, had been familiar
to welfare and civic. leaders who for
years had sought improvements in
vain. Now it is realized action must
be taken soon. With regard to the
three schools, new sites are most i'm
portant, since their proximity to the
city creates problems OF supervision
and control which cannot be cor
rected merely by better buildings. At
least two occupy sites which could
be disposed of at profit, due to their
location.
Relocating all four institutions on
a single large country site, where they
could be operated as separate plants,
but with centralized services provid-
ing such necessities as medical care,
would, in the long run, effect an
economy of money as well as a
greater efficiency in carrying out the
purposes for which citizens of the
Capital are spending thousands of
dollars yearly.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Newcomer Complains of
Traffic Regulations.

To the Editor of The Star:
would like to register a complaint
against the extreme inconvenience of
new resident of the District of Columbia
in obeying the law in regards to registra-
ton of an automobile and the obtaining
of an operators permit.
There have been recent newspaper
comments on the lack of personnel at
the registration office in which I heartily
concur. No wonder they can't keep up
with their funds.
This complaint is not meant to reflect
on any individual, as the various en-
ployes are as considerate and courteous
as could be expected under the trying
conditions under which they work.
The system used is inconvenient in
efficient, and lacking in common sense.
The organization is in an inSanitary
building in which you are crowded and
pushed around in an ill-smelling atmos-
phere which in my case required nine
hours, spread over period of three days
and the lining up in front of various
windows fifteen times.
Also, due to my employment and the
necessity of living in whatever commu-
nifty to which 1 am ordered, l have paiG
taxes on my car in one State, household
and personal taxes in another State, and
still had to pay taxes on my car here.
From the uncomplimentary remarks 1
overheard, my complaint certainly is
concurred with by numerous other
people who came here to reside.
October 16. j. T. STALEY.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

on Foreign Affairs Monday night by
William c. Bullitt, American Ambas-
sador to France. Mr. Bullitt OBJ
viouSly was presenting the admins
tration point of view, saying what
President Roosevelt and Secretary
of State Hull feel should be said to
keep the Nation fully informed, but
saying it in much palmer language
than they could afford to use in Off
cial discussion of other governments
actions and intentions.
There can be no argument with
his description of the recently an
nOunced alliance between Germany,
Italy and Japan as "delayed-action
declaration of enmity' against US,
and his conclusion that the agree
ment gave this country 'clear warm
ing" that the three aggressor ma
tions contemplate future attack on
us. He emphasized that the only
alternative to getting ready to resist
that assault is appeasement, which
the experience of European nations
has taught is useless" Certainly
Americans as a whole agree with him
that I'VE do not intend to try" to
"appease the unappeasable."
Once this is understood, the abso-
lutte necessity of stepping up defense
preparations to war speed and at
the same time rushing more aid to
Great Britain and China to increase
their power to hold the aggressors in
Europe and Asia and thus give us
more time to prepare, becomes OBJ
viouS. AS Mr.. Bullitt said, the vital
problem of our security has been
reduced to simple terms Our task
is to prepare with such speed and to
give supplies with such amplitude to
those nations which are resisting the
aggresSorS that the aggressors will
not be able to destroy them and at
tack us before we ourselves are pre-
pared to repel aggression"
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Breaking All Rules

Robert H. Jackson, in addition to
being an ardent supporter of a third
term for President Roosevelt, is also
Attorney General of the United
States. Despite the fact of his Off
cial status, he is privileged, of
course, to make political speeches,
but because he is the ranking legal
officer of the United States, if for no
other reason, he ought to subject
himself to some reasonable restraints
in campaign debate. Unfortunately,
it does not appear that he is doing so.
Mr.. Jackson, in a speech at James,
town, N. Y. last night, undertook to
answer accusations made against
him at an earlier date by Bruce Bar
ton, New York'S Republican candi-
date for the Senate. In his address,
the Attorney General, according to
a text released for publication by the
Democratic National Committee,
said: Il have, in humble way, done
all that I could to stop the increas-
ing concentration in this country of
great aggregationS of other peoples
money in the hands of lawless, ire
sponsible and ruthless men like
Wendell Willkie, who exploit in
vestors and consumers and throw
prosperity from one community to
another"
The effect of that language, of
course, as Mr.. Jackson we'll under
stood, is to say that the Republican
candidate is a laWlesS, irresponsible
and ruthless man. Such false and
reckless charge, coming from the
sheerest demagogue, would have
been wholly inexcuSable. When
made by the Attorney General of
the United States, it is an incredible
affront to all of the people whom he
is supposed to represent.
At another point in his speech, the
Attorney General, to put it mildly
was something less than entirely
candid with his audience. He was
discussing the efforts that have been
made to lift the immunity from tax
exempt bonds, a reform which has
been quite properly urged by the
President on at least two occasions.
Mr.. Jackson plainly implied that the
great financial interests" the men
who are backing the Bartons and
the WILKES were opposed to the
removal of this immunity. That
may be correct, and as an expression
of opinion there can be no quarrel
with it. But what he significantly
neglected to mention was the fact
that it has been Congress-a Demo-
cratic Congress-which has blocked
Mr.. Roosevelt's efforts in this matter,
and not the great financial inter-
ests."
In any political campaign-and
this one is certainly no exceptional
certain amount of exaggeration,
Misrepresentation and excessive ora
torical heat is to be expected. But
in his Jamestown speech, Mr.. Jack
son, whether he was speaking as
politician or Attorney General. vio-
lated all of the rules of the game.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

What is the most lonesome sound in
the world?
To some, it will be the wall of loco
motive in the night.
To others, the caw of crows at am.
Several Of these big fellows have been
coming to our neighborhood recently
with alarm-clock regularity.
Cav, cav, cav, cav, cav, cav, cav,
cav!
Surely there is no other sound the
least like it.
Perhaps it will be new to some readers
that crows are classed as song birds.
But there will be many persons who
will be willing to swear that there is
no more melodous sound, or one more
fitting the great spaces in which they
sail
The crow is large bird, nearly 20
inches long.
1t is found in all parts of temperate
eastern North America, except that for
some reason it does not go to the penin-
sula of Florida.
by farmers, he is probably the best
known of all our birds.
Magpies and jays belong to his family,
which speaks volumes for his cleverness.
We always have wondered how much
good scarecrows did in really keeping
him away Probably he waits until the
farmer is out of sight, then comes down
as he wills
Legends have grown up about the
crows. One of the most curious, and
probably without any foundation, is
that the birds hold courts of justice,
render decisions, and then execute judg-
ment, one of the harshest of these being
to peck out the eyes Of the unfortunate
bird found guilty.
"The crow" said Portia, doth sing as
sweetly as the lark, when neither is
attended"
Ornithologists and just plain folks who
love the birds and observe them closely
will be willing to swear that crows
really can sing, especially when there
is no one around, at least that the birds
can see
At such times the crows have a sort
of warble, which is utterly unlike their
caWing noise. 1t is said that if they
are discovered in this, like timid musi-
clans, they set up a great outcry, in
their normal manner, as if to say, Who
was singing? Who was singing?"
Scientifically, the crow is song bird
because it has the necessary set of
throat muscles, the syrinx, to allow it
to come within the classification
That it is not a canary doesn't make
any difference. in science.
No less careful observer than James
Russell Lowell who remembers him
nowadays, when Hitler seems to fill all
the air-said Of the crows ordinary noise,
yet there are few things more melo-
dious than his cav of clear winter
morning as it drops down to you filtered
through 500 fathoms of crisp blue all" "
The sea-going people of New England
were more used then to speak of faith
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Asks If People Want
SeIf-Drafted Man.

To the Editor Of The Star:
"Only the people can draft a Presi-
dent said the third-term candidate
after the Chicago convention last sum-
mer. If the people insisted by their
votes that he serve a third term, he
would consent but he preferred that
they not insist Since he was not asking
for the office. there would be no sense
in his making speeches to persuade
people to vote for him. And besides,
he was too busy with the duties of his
Office and too dignided to assist in the
work of drafting.
That was the situation last summer.
Now all is changed. The people no
longer can be trusted to do the drafting
lob unassisted. The third-term candi-
date, no longer too busy or too digni-
fed, is to roll up his sleeves and wade
in to urge voters to draft him. Which
means that the whole grand drafting
policy of three months ago has exploded,
and that the third-term candidate is to
enter the arena fighting with his back
to the wall to hold the job which short
time ago he pretended not to desire.
Do the people wish that type of man as
President?
Assisting him in that fight are numer-
GUS high-salaried yes-men whom he has
appointed. No doubt they also wish to
be drafted" for a third term into the
high Offices which they now hold
Incidentally, what right have cabinet
officers and others who receive annual
salaries of $4,000 out of taxpayers
money, to spend their Office hours
travelling about the country trying to
win votes to re-elect the man who will
reappoint them? After all, we are pay
ing them Their high salaries come
from the bent backs, calloused hands,
and sweaty brows of the millions who
must labor every hour for which they
are paid. So why not insist that they
work for us instead of for the third
term candidate?
GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER.
October 20.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Urges Total Defense
OF DemOcracieS.
To the Edit

To the Editor OF The Star:
Awake, Americans! It is high time we
faced world conditions as they are, how
ever unpleasant, and made definite de-
cisions as to what course to follow.
1t is lamentable that we compare the
current struggle with that of the World
War. The present conflict far surpasses
anything this world has ever known.
When the sides are finally chosen and
the line is clearly drawn, tug war
will ensue which will rock the very
foundations of the earth.
The stated aims of Hitler, the clearly
defined japanese policy of ultimate con-
troll of the entire Pacific, the sworn VOWS
of three or four modern Machiavellis to
rule and enSlave the remainder of the
universe-surely we Americans cannot
be so foolish as to believe that We will be
starred drama.
challenge any realistic-minded
American to refute the statement that
we are, here and now, waging de facto
war with the axis powers. For who can
close his eyes to the vast amount of sub
versive activity carried on in the Amer
icas by axis consular officials, men who
operate under the immunity of our anti
quated laws? Who can deny the cum
ming and treachery employed by Hitler's
American army in endeavoring to offset
our efforts toward preparedness?
We are told with wry smile that these
United States will not be attacked. But
to study the events of the past few years
and to know and thoroughly understand
the mind of Adolf Hitler is to visualize
q picture of the struggle to come.
ITO confuse by propaganda, to divide
by corruption. to paralyze by intimida-
ton, then to destroy by bitzkrieg'
Evening star., 1940-10-23
River Tow

(Cdrmdrthenshire, Wdles.)
1t binds with silver all the country round
Castle and village twenty miles from sea;
Flows through a breathless cave, falls
radiantly
On mellowed stone, leaping with roaring
sound
To azure cliffs, foaming through mossy
ground
Then fingers in the wood to frame tree
-Four centuries old. In late maturity
1t waits in lucent pool where trout
abound.
River Towy, you are the voice of Wales
Singing of peace while free men meet
their foe,
Living music Welshmen always hear
Even when far from home on distant
trails;
Merlin and ancient chieftains long ago
Lifted their hearts to you and knew no
fear.
EVELYN NORCROSS SHERRILL.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. Trace1UelL.

oms than of miles, or was that just a
poetic expression?
At any rate, Lowell was right.
And it doesn't require a winter morn
ing to make crow sound good.
Any moderately cool fall morning will
do quite as well. While the birds come
to the city, they are more often heard
in the suburbs.
He is an unwise bird observer who
resents these cries, and it speaks very
well for most persons that they do not,
but rather welcome them, despite the
lonesome quality inherent in them.
Just what makes the cry have aspects
of lonesomeness we do not know unless
it has something to do with the fact that
the sound seems so fitting there, and
calls the listeners attention to the open
spaces In which the bird flies 1t may
be that this forcible reminder of the
vast oceans of space in which we float
makes us think, if only for a second,
of our puny insignificance in the total
universe. Everything is total today.
1t is total attack, and total defenSe, and
SO on. But there has been total
all along, and a universe in which man,
despite the pretension of his wars, is
but passing shadow. Maybe the crows
know it, and that is why they seem to
be laughing at us.
Most country people will tell you that
the crows set up guards, which watch a
field closely until all signs of mankind
are cut of the way.
Then there is a call, and before long
the body of the crows, the total crow
gang, descends upon the field to seize
the farmers newly sown seed corn.
This is not the only bird which puts
out scouts.
The startling does It, too, and perhaps
the blue jay. What bird is more canny
and crafty than the jay, and he, too,
belongs to the family.
Neither crows, starlings nor jays will
make any bother at feeding stations put
out for the smaller song birds.
Crows can be attracted, if you want
them closer by handful of whole corn
placed on the ground.
1t is a good plan to be sure to put
this corn at considerable distance from
the smaller birds feeding quietly at their
usual station.
The crows will not bother them, in
this event, and will fly away as soon
as they have eaten the corn.
Many persons have sneaking ad-
miration for crows; they might as well
indulge it.
Starlings offer no problem at a bird
feeding station, and seldom will come
If breadstuffs are not used.
Blue jays do not often remain more
than Is to 20 minutes, usually flying in
at about o'clock in the morning. They
never harm other birds.
Peanuts are their favorite food, q
liking they share with the squirrels II
you want jays, put out some peanuts
preferably in the shell. They love tc
carry them away and hide them ir
crevices in trees. where they are mostly
found by squirrels.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Plain Language

If any lingering doubts remain
In any Americans mind about the
seriousness of the menace to Our Sc
curity presented by the combining
Of Germany, Italy and Japan against
us, they should be dispelled by care
full consideration of the address de-
livered before the Chicago Council
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Possession of brains, industry and
thrift enables most American fam
lilies to get ahead in the world. An
other way is to be blessed with a son
equipped with arms like those of Joe
Louis or Bobby Feller.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
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