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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
SPLIN
BY Ted Aronson
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LINCOLN'S FAILURES

1t is natural, perhaps, for people
to be inclined to keep their defeats
in the background, And yet, there is
something inspiring in the. early
failures, mistakes and disappointa
ments of the worlds great men, We
fhave been thinking about Abraham
Lincoln these last few days, and he
was one who was never put down
by adversely and set-backs. He
forged ahead in spite of defeats
which it may profit all of us to con-
slider.
Lincoln rode to the Black Hawk
war as captain, and trudged back
on foot as private. His store was
a failure. His surveyors compass
and chain with which he earned a
meagre living, were sold to pay
debts. He was defeated in his first
race for the Illinois legislature, de-
feated in his first attempt to be
nominated for Congress; rejected
on his application to be appointed
Commissioner of the General Land
officer; defeated for the u. S. Senate
in 1854, and four years later again
uCICdiCd Ill iilC illCIiiOi uDiS IOlIlCSl
for the Senate, with Stephen A.
Douglass as his opponent.
But these rebuffs, and there were
others, did not defect Lincoln from
his course, which was one of slow
success Every ladder of temporary
expectation which crumbled beneath
his feet, merely added to the founda-
ton which raised him to greater
usefulness. They increased his men
tai stature and broadened his vision.
Such buffets would have downed
a weaker character, but in his case
they became part of the discipline
which qualified him for those try
ing, last four years of his life. If
ever there was splendid failure"
in American history, Abe Lincoln
was the man.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13
DIR. Keller Injured;
Thrown Out of Auto

KALISPELL., Feb. 7.--(Special)--
DR.. F. H. Keller is confined to his
home after suffering from shock
and painful cuts and bruises about
the read, which he received in an
unusual car accident yesterday near
Bigarm. He was on his way to
Helena with Carl Hummer OF Kali
ispell in the latter's car when the
car skidded on an icy stretch, the
door flew open and DR.. Keller was
thrown out down a l6-foot en-
bankment.
The car turned completely around
and crashed into guard post. Hum
mer was uninjured and went on by
bus to Helena. DR.. Keller was given
emergency treatment at Poison and
brought to his home here.-Great
Falls Tribune.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13
Wants Weddings;
Offers Bouquet

FLEETWOOD, Mont, Feb.
I1.-WD-District Court Clerk
Carl B. Peterson was just about
ready to pay someone to take
out marriage license and
break what appeared to be a
link" on the place.
In times past, Peterson's Of
flee has done 4 thriving business
in wedding permits to out-of-
state and local couples. But
three weeks went by recently
without a single license sale.
As an inducement, Clerk Peter
son offered a bouquet Of bios
SONS from large 0leander
plant in the courthouse to the
first woman whose name Ap-
peared on a wedding license.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

and progress of the city during the
present year. Another step for
ward planned by the same company
is the construction of an additional
generating unit next summer. to
supply a reserve of electricity max
ing capacity which would prevent
any possible decrease in the quality
of service furnished by the plant.
The interior decorations of the
Kootenai Mercantile company build
ing have practically been completed
by the force of carpenters and fin
ishers who have been working I'M
der Contractor Hollis direction for
the last month, and Walker Wells,
who will manage the store, believes
the moving and installation of stock
will be completed in about two
weeks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13
Education Measure
Appears In Senote

Seeking the establishment of an
eastern Montana college of edu-
cation, a senate bill has been in
troduced designed to help Montana
education. The bill would rename
the eastern Montana normal school
to the eastern Montana college of
education and broaden its educa-
tional scope SO that four year teach
ing courses would be offered. In
this way, Il was explained. degrees
permitting graduates to teach in
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

high schools would be awarded. The
measure would place the school on
the same basis as any of the present
units of the Greater University of
Montana and thus establish the first
major higher educational unit in
eastern Montana.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

The girl was mad and called
him Mr..
Because in fun he merely kr
And just for spite
That very night a,, !.
The naughty Mr.. kr. sr. ssf
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

Industry spent S2l5, 100000 last
year to improve existing products
and try to discover new ones. This
year, because of defense needs, the
figure will probably be much
higher.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

New Type, Modern Designs, Lat
est Ideas. Let The Western News
do your job printing. II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13
Time To End WPA

of evidently
e-worthy of In that endeavor killed
provided for future WPA
projects provided would Is
member notice
would possible completion all
WPA projects under
of
depression small
people find Under those
conditions probably procedure But by its
alarming national debt
generally nation period of
perity believed
all blebodied This would
dictate the time has arrived for the ending of
poymen that created merely for the of providing work
that has the nation millions
may argued many localities will this prosperity
still will those localities
The labor to be found
syard without work should seek employment where
preceding
locality
This should
Government conducting what for all practical
employment Those offices will know what
labor needed and wanted Thus should
much the relying
better
greatly ending unsatisfactory
should ambitious individual
asked what will happen this spending
defense completed? APP
areny there need for regarding possible lack of work
Word Washington that the Administration already laying
heavy spending similar
WPA soften the etdown when that time arrives
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-02-13

SOME STRANGE and silly proposed in
legislative House Bill No 1872 would make illegal the
dmssing employment between the of As
IS refuse employment of because of his
would black
mailer As older who
cned And would result preventing employment to
employer would be willing
employ As knowing the couldn't fire him. As
OF mar S a half baked proposal
Evening star., 1941-06-22
By Robert E. Runser,
Readers Adviser in Military Science,
Pnhlic 1 ihrarx


With the relationship between the
citizen and the soldier closer than
ever before in our peacetime his
tory, there is an increase of public
interest in our military establish
ments, especially the new Army now
being formed. The Public Library,
Eighth and K streets NV, in its
collection of books, periodicals and
pamphlets. offers prospective soldiers
as we'll as those not specifically con-
cerned with active military service
an opportunity to read and to under
stand the organization, services and
duties of the United States Army.
An outstanding new book written
for the layman, is Harvey S. Ford S
What the Chaplain Should Know
About the Army" Interestingly and
we'll written, it presents an author
itative and comprehensive picture of
our Army; its organization, admin
iStration, the arms and services, and
its officers and men. For shorter
study, one may turn to The Army
of the United States" an official
publication of the War Department.
or to Service With the Colors," a
recruiting pamphlet issued by the
Adjutant Generals Department.
Several volumes have been pub
lished with the specific intent OF
Evening star., 1941-06-22
NV Dear Bella
Bu Arthur Kober. NetD York:
Random House.

By Arthur KOber. Net0 YORK:
Random House.
This volume of little skits about
the Jewish community in New York
is written by an expert on the SUBJ
iect-one who grew up in it and alb
sorbed its humors and tragedies
Here the accent is on its humors
and the author brings them out well
The efforts of Bella's old folks, par
ticularly her mother, to get hel
married form the main theme. The
young woman, we'll Americanizeo
and knowing what she wants, goes
her own sweet way, which is not
the way of the older generation-noi
is her speech. quaint though 1t be
This tale is folklore. much as are
the Uncle Remus" stories, and, as
in the case of Mr.. Cables creation
it depicts the characteristics OF q
type which is passing. Under pres
ent conditions, not many more like
Bella's father and mother will come
in from any "old country" whatever
it may be; and the melting pot OF
America is changing the youngsters
from the ways Of their parents.
BASIL GORDON.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Library Suggests Books
On United States Army

making the way Of the new soldier
easier and his burdens lighter. Frank
x. Cruikshank's Military Basic
Course" the Military Publishing
Co.'S New Infantry Drill Regula-
tions," the Infantry Journals Sol
dier's Handbook" and the War De-
partment Soldiers Handbook" give
a preview of the training and drill
required for the transformation of
citizen to soldier.
For some sound advice and for
some hints and pointers on Army
life, Your Year in the Army" by
John D. Kenderline and THE Army
Way" by Philip Wylie and William
w. Muir provide a fund of useful
information which will allow the
civilian to approach his new life
more easily and more intelligently
William H. Banners How to Be an
Army Officer" should point out some
interesting possibilities for those
who begin to look to the Army as
career.
Current magazines furnish an
abundance of material on our new
Army, and many of these, easily To-
Gated through the use Of the peri
odical indexes, are available for cir
culation at the library. One may
also obtain copies of official publica-
tions, the Army field and technical
manuals, on the varied and special
lied aspects of military training.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
EnqIond Is Ny Village
BIZ John Lle1uelyn RhyS. N

By John LleUelyn RhyS. NeD
York. Reynal & Hitchcock.
The author of this book was a
young R. A. F. pilot who met his
death in combat in August, 1910.
Before the war he had published
two novels. The Flying Shadow"
and The World Owes Me Living" 3"
both of which dealt with life con-
ditioned by aviation, with mental
tiles shaped by the peculiar demands
of flying. The present book, a COL
lection OF stories and prose frag-
ments, treats of the same stuff, but
chiefly of flight in time OF war.
Under the circumstances-that the
author was member of fighting
organization which all of civillza-
ton regards with awe, that he was
young, that he was killed in defense
of his homeland-it is very hard to
view his book effectively. One keeps
seeing the man behind the fiction.
When one reads of the terror which
all flyers know, when one goes
through passages descriptive of the
emotions of combat, of how the pilot
watched the sky increasingly for
enemy fighters, turning little and
holding up his thumb against the
sun, squirting around the edge OF
the glove, wondering if any air
craft were lurking in its glare, wait
ing for the anti-aircraft to cease
before diving to the attack" one
is inclined to say to oneself, as II
in answer to a great question, so
that is how it is" For, surely, no
one has been able to read regularly
in his daily paper of the youth OF q
great nation finging itself volun-
tarily into the jaws of death with
out having wondered-how Is it?
How does boy of % tyour son, who
finished college last year; your
nephew, the neighbor's snub-nosed
kid playing ball down the street,
perform, without heroics, without
Mysteries or hypnotism, the act
which, as he knows, will bring his
being to annihilstion? How is it, in
deed? AS well as such a thing can
be told, Mr.. Rhys tells it. If ever
there was a book about death
written at first hand, it is this one.
1t is this communication to the
many" from those few" who have
saved them that the value of the
volume lies. The stories themselves,
the plots, are beside the point. How
could any fiction be otherwise, beside
the text, "Morituri te salutamus?"
NC. r.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Marian Anderson
By KoSti Vehanen. NetD York
WhittleSeu House.

oy hOoLG PCItuHcH. NcW 1 YIN.
WhittleSey House.
Mr.. Vehanen, accompanist to the
great Negro soprano for the past 10
years, labels his abbreviated remi-
niscences a portrait. More appro-
priately, the material of his book
may be considered a chronological
summary of Miss Anderson's sue
cessful European, Middle Eastern
and South American tours over that
period. He offers little otherwise
that is of a revealing nature.
This placid account opens with
Miss Anderson's Scandinavian So
journ and closes with the terrible
insult" of the Constitution Hall af-
fair of 1889 and her triumph, shortly
thereafter, before a huge Easter
Sunday throng at Lincoln Memorial
In Mr.. Vehanen's opinion, this event
stands to date as the climax of the
singers musical life. With even
greater honors logically in store for
her artistic future, one can only nope
for fuller, more painstaking ex-
position of Miss Anderson'S brilliant
career. j. w. STEPP.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Best Sellers

The following list OF best
sellers is compiled weekly from
information obtained in WASH
ington by The Star and in
New York, Boston, Chicago
and San Francisco by the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
FICTION.
Captain Paul." by Comdr.
Edward Ellsberg Dodd. Mead {.
This Above ALL" by Eric
knight (Harper).
Random Harvest" by James
Hilton little, Brown.
Tn This Our Life" by Ellen
Glasgow (Harcourt, Brace.
THE Transposed Heads" by
Thomas Mann CKncpD.
NON-FICTION.
Blood, Sweat and Tears" by
Winston Churchill CPutnam).
"Out of the Night" by Jan
Valtin (Alliance).
THE White Cliffs" by Alice
Duer Miller (Coward-McCann) &.
"The Time Is Now" by Pierre
van PaaSsen CHarper).
Men and Politics." by Louis
Fisher (Duell, Sloan & Pearce).
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Brief Reviews
MYSTERIES.

MYSTERIES.
Witch's Moon, by Giles Jackson
DiaD-Another weekend murder,
but lively and well done.
The Garden Club Murders, by
Della Van Deusen Bobbs MerrilD
Murder in peaceful small-town
setting. $3.50.
The Black Night Murders, by
Carolyn Wells GippincotD-Murder
Of an unwanted bride. Fast moving.
The Turning Sword, by Spencer
Bayne CHarper)-Murder with an
anti-Semitic motif. Well done.
Tickets for Death, by Brett Halli-
day CHolD-Crime and gambling
at Florida dog-racing track. $3.50.
The Sharkskin Book, by Harry
Stephen Keeler Dutton)-Story of
a man framed by police. Parrish.
The Owl Sang Three Times, by
Vera Kelsey doubleday, Doran)-
Murder in Rio de Janeiro's foreign
colony. Exotic background stuff.
Who Killed the Husband? by
Hubert" Footner (HarpeD-New
York murder, involving rich banker
and newspaper photographer. Pretty
good.
N or NJ? by Agatha Christie
Dodd, Mead)-Secret service thrill
er. Lively.
The Case of the Constant Suicide,
by John Dickson Carr. Harper
Mystery in an ancient Scottish
castle to tune of modern romance.
Pretty good.
The Perennial Boarder, by Phoebe
Atwood Taylor Observation-Disclosures
of Miss Taylor's quaint New Eng
land crimes. solved by the epigram-
matical Asey Mayo. AS usual.
The Sleeper Wakes, by George
Gibbs (Appleton-Century)- Thriller
of the present war, with an Ameri-
can newspaper woman as heroine.
Mr.. Gibbs usual manner.
Jason Burr's First Case, by David
Kent Observation-Disclosures news
paperman solves a crime involving
archeologists and museums. Intri-
cate plotting.
Military Intelligence-8, by Van
Wyck Mason (Stokes)-Three previ-
ously published Captain North
stories in one volume-"The Wash
ington Legation Murders" The
Hongkong AirbaSe Murders" The
Singapore Exile Murders"
PICTURES.
This Realm. This England, edited
by Samuel Chamberlain, introduc-
ton by Donald Moffat (Hastings)-
A book of pictures of England, some
photographs, some reproductions of
paintings, etchings and woodcuts.
1 Have Loved England, by Alice
Duer Miller ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of England's historic and beautiful
spots, and typical shots of her peo-
Pile Worth having.
Newfoundland, by A. c. Shelton
Dutton)-Mainly photographs of
Newfoundland's scenery and people,
with short descriptive text.
Charming.
SOCIOLOGY.
New Social Horizons, by Sebo Ed
ridge (Appleton-C -Century)-Analysis
of the present trends of society, by
the professor of sociology at Kansas
University.
Social Psychology of Modern Life,
by Steuart Henderson Britt Farrar
& ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS study
of social behavior, covering a broad
field Thorough.
The Child Speaks, by Justice
Jacob Panken CHoltl-Justice of
New York City Children's Court
writes of prevention of delinquency.
MONEY MILL.
Uncle Sans Treasury, by Robert
Disraeli Little, Brown)-Descrip-
ton of the whole process of making
money-coin and paper.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
The Literary WordRevews of Current Publications Various Fields
Study of Freedom Makes
Excellent First Novel
Author Analyses America of
Twentieth Century Up to
Time of 1929 Crash
Something of q Hero

ByL J. Kapstein. New York: Alfred A. Knopf
written the biography
Of
Colonial
1929.
OF
necessities Of life the relation OF this
struggle the the theme OF the
book. 1t of patriotism
Like John Dos Passos monumental composite U A. somethns
Of Hero the of all OF LIE
through the period covers introducing them all on Fourth OF July
others American
freedom different thing
pedestal worship something bringing with recoecons of sturdy
something the the for the
Union Indie Whippe freedom make
prejudice
Bnder the Jew freedom think of himself American
Palestine Martus
schaefe the German merchant freedom preach his socialist
beliefs which he defending
triast freedom
CaScione italian bootleg
prohibition
freedom promise himself better things by crook
From George Santayana Mr. Kapen his title IF noble and
civilized subs th citizen
must be something a saint and something of hero"
To the novel has social significance would be to damn 1t with
understanding freedom
this land the free after have it, Powerful realistic readable
this should best-seler
JOHN w THOMPSON Jr
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Hoosier: A Composite Portrait
BobbS-M Merrill Co.
Bu Heath BoUn1dn. indiana

By HedH boUHdH' IHdldHdpoIS: 6oooS-MeTTW co.
The early label
rdu the indeble
Of
mans investigation is different.
The author Hooer himself has pychoanalyzed his Hooer
present He has their history
the published something
divided into countless short-shor stories.
The aura of early American spread well through the chap
fatboatmen who took their
fact, that the
whc
noted Hooer characters surprisingly
times touching,
passes in reVew-Jam Whicomb Riley,
owen William Henry Harrison Oliver
Haynes inventor of the first automobile
Banks Wabash
tanned the original family
of the last
Nicholson
Mr. Bowman length native State
studying
jecty acquired
eranng job well done suffering
goes with Its closing chapters This etdown
hundred years of Hoosierdom painted by
ERWIN
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Rod of Iron
Bv Milton Wazdman. Boston: Houghton Mi67in Co


The cases seemingly in
relationships
moment Ordinarily we think OF England as
constitutional government the apple OF It's eye
this has not always
British dictators It,
They Elizabeth and Cromwell In treating
all dictators
his suoecs
out OF OF govern
before his
defeat AS as ne
was successful dctaoal tendencies caused particular pangs
subjects at home
Henry of
and leave the drdgey ruling TO MS MN
1t intensely personal
matter asserted himself yant Soured
duoned the faith OF his V ne te
in used budgeon but
him tyrants place
once Coparas changing the shape historical
happenings , .e. .. 80 a;ototor thro,o,
times was mixture
charm which was esto 10 te
imagination She delighted her subjects and could when she
adoraon She USED her power
solutey impersonaly, for Engands good w.
Waldman the dctator IN Spe ol
had completely practical mind
Parliament inefficient and eacherou So
Cromwell different kind legislative body might have pro-
Cromwell intensely religious was also
conscious of that OF Gods ordering as ne saw
it, he thought instrument of Providence and wasor
ambition personal than carry
out he divine commands. r.
reading They not to be intended Tor
serious purpose.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
The Long Week End


os Aooefb S'"CeS
This popular
world compiled the period
perhaps, Malcolm Muggridges
reader who history, Mr. Hodge sppv
serviceable and entertaining volume
They divide
standards ds simply
avoiding the editorial
how to choose the significant illustration
great material Styles advertising
r me rise OF the dart game the abdcaton crisis the
on Ness monsterby public
they keep their lively
no special pleading decided deakg
abdlcation
that the politicians Sometimes
perceplble United
the authors merely the feeling
ents the debt But in general the of the
method
painless all
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Democrocy's Bottle
Ne1r York: Viking Press.


battle which the former editor of the Daily Herald
fought soldiers battlefield
democratic civilization
mbue its philosophy with
thinks this
their of offering active however small in society
democracy must be eliminated that oyale forms Of
they conflict with the democraeedom equality
that forms control industry should
retained after the
Speaking of British democracy by inference of democracy else
Williams
by no legerdemn of it yet be called either truly civilized
wealth a
and millions undernourished and poorly
magnificent
the pelous adventures
through all the uncharted
FPT
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Catherine of Aroqon
By Garrett Mating

By Garrett Mattingly. Boston, Little, Bropn & Co.
likelihood little
first wife of the marrying Henry VIII
between the
bits knowledge
excellent history life
the all her life public figure
the complicated and problems of
tonal politics centered.
person
she
qualities would directed
childhood betrotha older
Arthur until her death simply link international
feelings
queen position violation the
politics changed between private
public the theme which the
the Of the
Without causing their mody medieval quality still
10th
and figures
but whole assembly of lesser petty ngue the hadoW 60
minor and the the and the
And for this immense biographical task great
authors interpretation of stepby
quality life which author
of his craft
a of writing
would somewhat
demonra
statecra than record Its
civilized essentially schemng
suspicion treach Its burden is
obsesson the maintenance
considerations which
customarily disturb ruling partys mind. NC. R.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Generals and Generofship
Cen Sir ArchihaLd KapeH. Mem YORK: Macmillan Co:

This small volume presents three lectures which
Gen Wave delivered University 1889 The subject the
obviously
at reveals the author wise scholar and
his ptantese the points which the lectures
sensible the
from history witty and pat Whatever the
safely be commenced TO lovers
of intelligent
Evening star., 1941-06-22
William Walter

Bents Pdgemann. NeU York: GreySone Press
reasonable facsimile the with the uncomo
actually
reade is the only person who nev of
Plagmann literally from puported criticisms of his work.
Author Walters books the device that he
profundty
Walters would been
titles through his book.
His picture of Walter that of naive yet ageess soul who through
all with
Allan Dalford fights losing battle against his peculiar
attraction No completely understands him. He actually gives
all Of himself
Bardsvie peaceful village
a navey admires commits
suicide he disguised with the of the town and away
the big for him returns to Bardse
only to again this time to Chicago where ne works in bookstore
unhappy divorces
they marry happiness overshadowd by his
ecstasy His
he tuberculosis
biographer pictures his hero legend in the Shelley tradition
his that ordinary
genius the he's through be inclined to
that the at least had the temperament OF genius he talents are
something else again. MIRIAM OTTENBERG