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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

SPLINTERS
BY Ted Aronson
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SPORTS.

1t is told of Alexander the Great
that while he was attending the
public games, he became jealous OF
the players and said, IF princes
only were my competitors, | would
enter the arena and run myself, for
| have noticed that all of the prizes
and cheering are given to those who
enter the arena and rum"
Now days, princes do not re-
frain from entering various kinds
of sports. Sportdom is democratic
All must contend on equal terms
and ability is the only test that
counts. Neither race, color nor po-
sition is a handicap. Jim Thorpe
the Indian, won world acclaim as
an all-round athlete. Many Negro
athletes are tops" A sickly boy
becomes the champion Bobby Jones
Any sandlot player may be Babe
Ruth of tomorrow.
More and more people are enter
ing the arena. To the great Amer
lean game has been added the soft
ball variety. Golfing, skiing and
swimming are becoming more popu-
lar, and so is bowling. This in
creasing participation is commend
able A people that gets out and
plays does not need to be amused
No real benefits comes from amuse-
ments. In the latter days of Rome
the populace wanted amusement
Actors, acrobats, clowns and gladia-
tors received princely salaries, but
the people lost their stamina and
virility.
One need not be a champion to
derive pleasure and better health
from sports. The golfer who stands
too close to the ball after swinging
at it, may be having lots of fun. The
rewards of the fisherman may come
from the big ones that got away.
In all games the mediocre, even the
poorest players, receive more than
full value for their efforts The
great outdoors calls to young and
old alike.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

various officials concerned with the
defense setup are getting ready for a
showdown with the President as to
whether he will call Arnold off or not.
The present row is over sulphuric
acid, vital tbethe manufacture OF ex-
plosives, but also to steel and fer
tilizer. The army, navy, OPM and
manufacturers had worked out a
pooling arrangement which was
highly satisfactory to all concerned
until Arnold heard about it.
He insisted that this arrangement
was in conflict with the antitrust
laws, and threatened to prosecute
the companies concerned if they at
tempted to operate under it. He
was told by OPM, the army and the
navy that this pooling agreement
would hurt nobody, that it was vital
to the defense program and would
speed up production tremendously.
Arnold could not see why it was
necessary, in order to get produc-
ton Of sufficient sulphuric acid
quickly, that there should be any
pooling agreement. He wanted open
competition in its manufacture.
He insisted that he had gone very
carefully into the pooling agreement
as proposed. and that he calculat-
ed this pooling agreement would
cost the farmers of the United
States 100000 a year.
This is vigorously denied by the
army, navy and OPM experts, but
some officials are saying that even
if it were true it is a very trivial
matter.
They insist that $4,000 900 is moth
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

to congress at some stage OF this
war, may cost all of you, collec-
lively, around a billion dollars a
year
The point is that under the presen,
agricultural policy, about that
amount is paid each year to the
farmers who grow-or have stopped
growing-those "basic" commodi-
ties. Actually the word basic, =
sound as it may seem to the average
citizen, is bit humorous il one
considers money values.
For example, total receipts from
cash sales OF tobacco were $24l 900 ]
600; cotton, $677 900, 900; all grains,
including wheat, corn, rice, soy
beans, rye, barley and oats. only
$995 900 900.
But meat animals, not basic"
agricultural commodity within the
meaning of the law, reached nearly
81, 500, 000, 000--more than all the
"basic" commodities put together.
OF course, it will occur to any
critic that much of this huge sum
realized from meat animals was
corn and oats and other grains con-
sumed by those animals, and NOT
included in the cash sales of the
grains. Even with this in mind,
however. the figures are rather star
ting.
Dairy Products Important.
Then there's the fact that dairy
products brought in cash sales OF
more than 81 500, OOO, OO0-more than
SO per cent in excess OF all grains.
Here again, obviously, the cows ate
a lot Of grain, part Of which did not
figure in the cash sales.
The fact that cash sale figures are
being talked around Washington, in
an effort to show that the 'basic"
agricultural products are a joke, is
all the more interesting because
OF this curious lack OF consideration
given to the value OF grain fed to
animals to produce meat or dairy
products.
All Of which has a bearing on the
present tax situation, because soon
er or later there is going to be a
terrific outcry from the country for
non-defense spending to be cut.
Secretary OF the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau Jr. has already made
some suggestions to congress with
respect to the wisdom OF cutting
some farm payments. Nobody has
taken it seriously, SO far, but the
germ is there, and agitation Is at
work for q bic cut.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
Much Truth in a Few Words

Here that especially applicable at this time
disturbed conditions confused thinking They clipped
publication Liberty They everyones
full consideration
You bring about by discouragng thrift
strengthen the weak by weakening the
help small tearing big
lift the by pulling the
You debt by spending than income
brotherhood by melting hatred
security
build by taking
itiatve and independence.
help permanently by doing they
should themselves
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
Don t Let Him Spend 1t!

ways economy" which the nation
being operated wonderful behodat least the
being managed" of that management
managers debt eight Of
and now they find the nation confronted BY one Of the
dangerous entire existence To safeguard the nation
against by foreign billions dollars added
already huge debt because Of the necessity build an adequate
other fighting the spread
these billions has thrown the
into sudden boom after years OF and slow
ditons
And now the managers find themselves Of confusing
problems Booms boost general commodities beyond
initiation And the
justly initiation that MAY get out Of hand into
proportions and eventually end disaster So what
the managers planning to do?
many moons planners working put
give them paychecks To accomplish this
pasewohy result strikes least
wked time when hour badly needed for defense
the find that the boom putting thousands of
back work. checks growing in the amounts paid the
worker and again the find themselves in pickle
if the workngman finds himself with
will naturally buy automobiles cleo
egeo radios better furniture for his home and Of
standard living But that be
would highly The explanation that the
plants the nation needed to- make tanks
esps Thus will be unable manufacture the
many woingmen demanding wokingman
has That demand for goods with the supply seriously
curtaed will result higher the planners People with
will bid higher for the things their hearts have long
desired And they can't be blamed for that This would start
sprang initiation would eventually to be followed by
inevitable So what the head off this
danger?
managers concluded let the wongman
money spend like this
him feeling good by giving him big paychek but he mustn't be
allowed much Of it In other words he must be managed
Washington considering possible
To keep workngman spending thereby
contributing dangerous they take the
him. In other words he mustn't be
spend will be
him tax him big with the idea of enjoying
good things from him before
he has a chance spend it. Some panning
plan workngmans spending little
mans earnings would be
by government present
would then be paid back him when
would be This spending would thus help cushion the
n employment plan might have
money held
collected and would
back workingman would
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

WASHINGTON. - Thurman Ar
mold, the assistant attorney general
with such zeal for trust busting,
is battling with OPM and the war
department again on a question in
volving national defense, and per
sonal feeling is running very high.
This is not the first time Arnold
has injected himself into situation
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

and of the would be done under this other plan
Anyway it's merry round this managed economy we're
aorng with high but take it out OF
his We might be able to stand
money affairs without too much objection but
into their heads tell
shall be taught That would be
management leete bit too far to suit this American
those planners In Washington
play the lives thrtythree million peope
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
.Whot Is the Motter
With Americans?

Under the above caption, c. S.
Longscre has stirring article IN
Liberty magazine. He says, in part:
One of the gravest dangers which
America faces today is the attitude
of utter indifference on the part
of the have-nots toward the pres
ervation of the American democrat
ic system of government and the
ideals and fundamental principles
upon which it is founded. This group
of everlasting leaners on others for
support are perfectly willing to sur
render all initiative and right of
or we'll provisioned basket of ma
terial comforts for the immediate
present needs, without giving any
thought as to the evil consequences
that may follow such a surrender
of the heritage of liberty. They
speak disparagingly of the slow and
deliberate movements of republics,
forgetting that their welfare and
safety for the future depend upon
mature consideration rather than
immature and hasty action on the
part of dictator. In the long run,
all things come to those who wait
patiently for truth and right and
justice to prevail by fair and equit-
able means, rather. than hastily vio-
lating every principle of moral
rectitude and common decency.
The trouble with most paupers is
that they never practiced frugality
and economy when they earned a
good livelihood. They lived riot
ously and wasted their means,
while others who earned no more
than they saved little out of each
days earnings for rainy day. Now
the have-nots want to penalize
those who have been thrifty and
frugal, and forcibly rob them of
their possessions.
Does the World Owe Anybody a
Living?
The doctrine that the world owes
one living, and that one ought to
get something for nothing, is the
root cause of the plight in which
this world is today. 1t violates ev-
cry fundamental principle of justice
and human rights. It leads human
beings to disregard the most sacred
relationships between man and man
and between conscience and God
It tramples the precious heritage of
liberty underfoot for the sake of
self-aggrandizement 1t leads men to
sheer at the guarantees of the Bill
of Human Rights vouchsafed to
each individual under our match
less Constitution. 1t serves to in
spire the mob, and emboldens the
hand of the racketeer. 1t enables
the demagogue or the craven poll
tician to capitalize on human mis-
cry. and purchase his way to power
and retain it as long as he can feed
and satisfy the proletariat with
government patronage. The pages
Of history have recorded the wrecks
of governments upon this rock.
No government can spend itself
rich any more than an individual
can No monarch ever succeeded
for long to lift himself into power
by pulling others down. The law
of justice has decreed that one shall
not enjoy for long something he
gets which has cost nothing. Ty-
rants seldom sleep two nights in
the same bed. Uneasy lies the head
that has stolen booty under his
pillow. Only he who would prefer
to have liberty with want rather
than wealth with serfdom deserves
to have freedom as his heritage All
others would sell their inheritance
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

| n vo v in &
a r m y a n d
navy pl an S
since w / l.
liannS knud-
sen and Sid
ney Hillrnan
were put at
the head of
O. P M, but
it may easily
be the straw
that breaks
the camel s
b q K for
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
Farm Payments
May Be Reduced

It's too soon to begin worrying,
ii you are farmer growing wheat,
cotton, corn, tobacco or rice, but
there is a school OF thought which,
should it happen to APPEAL strongly
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
NOTICE

All persons requesting school
transportation for the year 1912
must submit their request to the
Clerk OF District No 4 before July
l, l941, to be considered in this
years budget.
M D. ROWLAND,
5l-52 Clerk School Dist, Mott.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

Arnold, battling with
O. P. NJ, declares sui
phuric acid pool violates
antitrust IalUs Con-
gress considers adUisa-
bility Of lowering in
come tar exemptions.
tBeiI syndirate-WNU Service
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

ing on So, uoU .UuU ,Uo0 national
defense program, which will be
slowed down if this carping about
the pooling agreement being a vio-
lation of the antitrust law continues.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-22

Under the above caption, c. S.
Longacre has stirring article in
Liberty magazine. He says, in part:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

leave those matters To his de-
partment heads"
Asked why he didn't remove
Pickert if you found he was lax,
Reading replied:
II thought he wa. trying to
close the gambling places"
Ibid you ever tell Pickert spe-
officially to close the handbooks
and numbers houses
mot specifically" Reading re-
piled.
Then switching to Readings IN
dictments in Federal Court
O'fiara said
You're also under q federal
Indictment for income tax eva
sion"
"Yes." Reading replied. but all
defense eeunsels objected and
the court ordered the question
and answer stricken from the
record.
1t was previously testified bS
Reading that in July, 1858, he
purchased upwards of $4,000 If
stock and paid for II, he said, out
of savings in a safety deposit boz
IN Canada
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

thing had happened tn make him
change his opinion. Campbell
said no.
Sttnson was asked the same
questions and replied he read the
newspapers but didn't believe
everything ] read in them"
They were followed by character
witnesses fer two police defend
ants. Earl Moore and Alfred
Perry. The witnesses were Eddie
Tolan. Olympic track star and now
county employe. and Julian
Rodger. assistant corporation coun-
sci. Both testified TO the good
characters of Moore and Perry.
Winding up his cross-eXamina-
ton of Reading, Prosecutor OHara
asked Reading if he ever ordered
Heinrich A. Pickert. then police
commissioner. to close handbooks
in Detroit
"I never thought II WAS nee
esssry to tell Pic<ert IN close
the landlords and keen them
closed because he was head Of
the police department and I
told him to maintain Law and
order. In making campaign
speeches for me, Mr.. O'Hars,
YOU yourself said II I wa. elected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Auditors Grant
Ferguson Funds
.ForJuyProbe

Continued from Page one)
tionships of the county with
various municipal governments.
Charges contained in Dowling's
petition range from com m n
drunkenness of county employees to
accepting gifts. money or prop
erty'' to influence official acts.
The misfeasance and malfeasance
was charged against "one John
Doe and one Richard Roe" those
battle-scarred veterans of count
less other grand juries and war
rants.
The grand jury was petitioned
by Bowling after he found thai
witnesses in his own investigation
were evasive and contradictory
He explained that his own ques-
tioning of witnesses will continue
in addition to grand jury hear
ings. in order to bring misman-
agement more readily to the pub
lie. Grand jury testimony. by
law. is secret.
Soon after Judge Ferguson was
designated 10 conduct the grand
jury he went into a lengthy. secret
conference with Bowling to review
testimony already given. 1t was
reported that most of those who
have already testified will be re.
called before Judge Ferguson.
Judge Ferguson announced that
in addition to Bowling. his as
sistants will include John w. Gil.
more and Glenn c, Hague. both
assistant prosecutors.
Gilmore aided Judge Ferguson
in the housing probe. and Hague
IN the county and city graft inves'
tigation which knocked the bras:
hats off scores of city and county
officials.
HEADED BY HOFFMAN
John A. Hoffman, chief inves.
tigator for the prosecutor office
will head body of investigators
all the rest of whom will be un-
identified.
Judge Ferguson explained that ht
would need headquarters outside
of the County Building for lob.
vious reasons"-because witnesses
going in and out of his County
Building offices would make the
investigation an open book to
those being investigated.
Judge Ferguson issued state
ment asking cooperation OF
county residents, asking that any
one with information report II &c
the grand jury. He and Bowling
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

mayor law and order would be
maintained"
Did you do that" OHara
asked
az believe SO"
How do YOU account for the
handbooks and numbers operat-
ipg?" O'Hara asked.
81 told Pickert tn do some
thing about those blsnLety
blank handbeolxs when I gave
him the list of places given me
nv bill Wilson
tWilson was formerly secretary
Of the DPW and a friend and &C
tive campaign worker for Reading
II has been testified he gave Read
ing a list of alleged handbooks)
PICTURES IN PAPERS
Reading added that he saw pic.
lures IN the newspapers of police
smashing handbooks and 4 was
encouraged by that,
why didn't you keep the
places closed?" O'Hara asked
II didn't run around IN see
whether newsboys had licenses"
Reading replied. Detroit Is
three billion dollar corporation
and the chief executive has to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

guaranteed full protection Of any
witnesses.
Selection of Judge Ferguson
was announced by Presiding Judge
Joseph A. Moynihan OF the cir
cult bench.
!. He said that no other name
had been mentioned, sitting
rumors that other judges had
sought the grand jury after
watching Judge Ferguson blossom
politically by the first two he
conducted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

10th SIDES then rested. flr7l
arguments are expected 10 start
Immediately and the case will
probably 60 10 the Jury next Mon
day or Tuesday.
After a day and half of cross
examination by O'Hars, Reading
left the stand yesterday after de-
Tending his city administration
To support his contention that
Il was a good one, he even cited
the fact that O'Hara himself had
made campaign speeches for Read
ing when he WIS running for
mayor m 1857 and stated that
'1aw and order would prevail If
Reading were elected.
After Reading finished testify
ing. several character witnesses
took the stand for him.
Among the witnesses were Har-
vey Campbell. executive vice
president Of the Detroit Board OF
Commerce; Ernest o. Knight
former president of the Detroit
real estate board. and Tunis T.
Stinson. president of a lumber
obmpany. All said they had known
Reading for years and believed
him honest and trustworthy.
O'Hara asked Campbell II M
had been IN Detroit the last
ccuple of years When Campbell
said yes, O'Rara asked him If any
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Jury Testimony
Refutes Reading
On Election Fund

(Ccnttrned from Page Ihree)
told the Jury Tin the present
trail shout the s7.cee :" THE
amount Reading said he had
withdrawn for campaign ex-
penses
Yea" Reading replied.
3 "Didn't the <2a.eeo leave an
impression on your mind
O'Hzra asked.
Tho SIS, 600 means more To
ne tsdsy fhsB ~ did then" the
former mayor replied.
FROM ELECTION FUND
The money you put hack. the
So, eco, WINS money that csrue Nv
{. Nm contributions after the pri-
mary when yea were running
for mayor" OHara said.
81 don't recall when n csue
IN. hut it was campaign ccntri-
buttons" Reading replied.
Z. On redirect examination IF has
own counsel, Frank c.. Scheman-
axe, Reading again repeated that
he had been promised the testI'
mouy would not be used IN this
trial
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
BUSY WEEK AHEAD FOR
 PRESBYTERIAN FOLK

A busy week is ahead for members of the Presbyterian Church. accord ing to schedule announced by Rev. N. Harry Champlin. pastor. Sunday worship is timed as usual with Sun day School at 10 o'clock, morning worship at II with the sermon sub jeet -Four Roads to Religion The Senior young people meet at 8 D. m. and the Junior young people at 4 D. m. The evening services at 7:3O promises to be highly interesting with the subject a book review of "Mien Kampf'. the book written by Adolf Hitler which is said to be replacing the bible in Germany.
 Monday a workers conference of all the officers and teachers of the Sunday School and church is set for 7.30 D, m. in the Manse. Tuesday there will be a bible class at the Institute; Wednesday, bible study and prayer hour at 7:30 in the eve ming and Friday evening at 73O choir rehearsal is scheduled in the Manse.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
NEXT CIVIC CLUB
 MEETING AT INSTITUTE

At a business meeting held last night at the home of the yice-presi- dent Mrs. H. K. Coulter. plans were made for the December meeting of the Civic CuD which Will be held at the Institute Saturday, December 6. Institute members Of the club will be the hostesses and will serve a luncheon. Attendance is limited to club members of Wrangell and yis- iting members from other clubs in the Alaska Federation.
 Transportation will be provided and those who can attend are re- quested to so notify the committee, Mrs H. B. Thornquist or Mrs. N H. ChampIin, at the earliest possible date before the meeting. Club mem bers will meet outside the Coliseum promptly at one o'clock, and each one is asked to bring a wrapped Christmas gift. value not to exceed 2 5 cents.
 To cooperate in the National De fense work planned by the General Federation of Womens Clubs, Mrs. M. o. Johnson was appointed local chairman of that department of the WrangeI club and materials from headquarters in Washington will be sent for A drive for new members, associate as well as active. will be made shortly, in order to increase the activities of the organization, the membership having been some what reduced by change in residence of several former members The De- cember meeting will be of a social nature and a fitting program is be- ing arranged.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
GRADUATE NURSES, PLAN
 FINISHING OF NURSERY

The Graduate Nurses Association held it's regular meeting on Monday the 24th, at the Bishop Rowe Gen. eral Hospital Among items of bus mess discussed were plans for con- pleting the furnishing of the Nur- sery. The Association has recently received forms for application for registration in the Territory. It is now illegal for any nurse to practice as a Registered Nurse unless she is registered in the Territory Those nurses who were not at the meeting and would like to register, may ob- tain the forms from the secretary Catherine Bastress. Mrs. M. Rain and Mrs. c. McCreary Were hostes- ses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
HIYA, DAVE!

It could have been old home week down to the Mccormack Dock this week when the Alaska pulled in Out of the Pursers' office smiled a familiar face-DaYe Doran's. This north and south trip of the Alaska is one of the few times veteran Purser Doran has made Wrangell during the summer and fall months; been running to the Westward with those push" loads for national de- fense. "Hiya, Dave was an oft heard greeting for the dean of AL aska Line pursers.