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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
REXFORD BRIDGE FINISHED
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Rexford, Mont, Dec. 31.-The
Coast Bridge company today has
completed a $50, 900 steel and con-
crete bridge across the Kootenai
river at this point. This is the
last of three bridges to be built
across the Kootenai which will be
used in connection with the auto
mobile road planned from Spokane
to Glacier National Park. Only a
few short pieces of road will now
have to be made to make the trip
possible. and this work will be
rushed in the spring
This route will no doubt be the
most popular, as the road will fol-
low along the Kootenai for about
100 miles, then across the Tobacco
plains to Whitefsh and Kalispell,
then on direct road to the park.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
NEWS ITEMS FROM lJRAL

Rolla O. Williams has returned
to Wlllmar MINI. after spending
the Christmas holidays at home.
Miss Hazel Branham visited
friends in Ural Christmas week
from Warland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Branham and
little daughter Elsie spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Dawson at Jennings.
Walter Branham and Rolla Will
liams made business call to Eu-
reka last Monday.
Hale Steenerson was in War.
land last week.
Miss Mary Husek was up from
Warland to spend Christmas with
her parents.
The dance given by Mr.. Gaines
was thoroughly enjoyed by all at
tending.
Fred Stansel was in Eureka last
Monday.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
ONLY One WAY FOR TIE DEM
0CRATS TO STAY IN COMMAND

All the talk about the demo-
Gratis wanting to injure business is
absolutely preposterous.
"What we want to do is to give
every man an equal opportunity in
the race of life, and not pamper
few at the expense of many. That
plan would foster every legitimate
industry in the land and injure
none. That is one way in which
congress can aid in reducing the
exceedingly high cost of living,
which is really the most pressing,
v-xatious, and important problem
with which we have to deal. What
the people demand is cheaper food,
cheaper clothing, cheaper neces-
sarles of life generally. and any
cuts in tariff rates which do not
accomplish that are not worth the
trouble and labor of making.
The revision ought to be made
carefully, scientifically and in har-
mony with democratic pro mises.'
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03

At the present time there is too
much snow in the mountains for
the beginning of construction work
but camps will no doubt be built
and other preparatory work COM
menced at once.
M. A. Maher Company, who
have an office in this city and are
engaged on numerous contracts in
this vicinity, were bidders on the
Libby cutoff job. Their local re-
preventative has been notified of
the failure of his company to land
the contract and of the fact that
the contract has been let to Guthrie
& Company.
To say that the above article is
glad news to the people of Flat
head county seems almost mock
cry. For years citizens of Kalis~
pell and the entire county have ex-
pected that the contract would be
let, number of times it has been
let (by the newspapers) but at last
the long expected has actually oc-
Cured. .-Kalispell Bee.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
0DD-FELLOWS SURPRISED

Wednesday night while the Odd.
fellows were holding a session Of
mysterious performances a knock
was heard at the door which made
the doorkeeper get to his post on
the jump and the N. G. straghten
in his chair with jerk. Signals
were out of order and the counter
sign wrong. The doorkeeper
opened the peep hole and took a
look. What be saw there caused
his mouth to water and his eyes to
bulge, for here was the whole Re-
bekah lodge each member carryi, e
basket containing good things to
eat. Needless to say they were
admitted and the members I'll ioyed
a great feast. Games were played
and the crowd had a rousing good
time til midnight.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
JOLLY SLEIGH RIDE PARTY

A crowd of SO Rebekahs and
Oddfellows filling four sleighs went
out to the Fleetwood ranch Satur-
day night. Dancing and games
were indulged in till late in the
morning when the crowd made the
return journey to town all tired
and sleepy but having enjoyed
glorious time. This raid was
somewhat of a surprise to Mr., and
Mrs. Fleetwood but they enter
tanned the crowd admirably and
were ably assisted by Mrs. Rachael
Doak.
Among those to make the trip
were: Mrs. d. P. Boyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Marshall, Miss Ethel
Good, Miss Viola Switzer, 7. J.
Hibbard, r. H. Yates, m. Dotv,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. P. Bowen, Vim.
Lounsbury, Mrs. Ella Morehouse,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Simpson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Kemp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Timothy Miller, Leila McCrory,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Bowen, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilford Polette, O. c
Parsell, Ivan Rogers, Miss Nina
Schanck, Mrs. Hans Peterson Mrs
Nels Wood and Paul Marshall.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
NEWSPAPER LAW NOTES

Few readers of newspapers full,
and clearly understand the law:
goyer ming subscriptions.
The following are decisions o.
the United States supreme court or
the subject:
No. /. Subscribers who do not
give express notice to the con.
trary are considered as wishing
to renew subscriptions.
No. ?. If subscribers order a
discontinuance of their periodical
by the the publisher, and fail to
pay what is due that constitutes a
fraud.
No. ;. If the subscriber re-
fuses to take the paper from the
post office to which they are di-
rected, they are held responsible
until they have settled their bills
and ordered them discontinued.
No. 4. If subscribers move to
other places without informing the
publisher, and the papers are sent
to former address, they are res
ponsible.
No. S. The courts have decided
that refusing to take periodicals
from the post Office or removing
and leaving them uncalled for is
prima facia evidence of Intentional
fraud.
No. E. If subscribers paw in
advance they are bound to give
notice at the end of the time if
they do not want to take it, other
wise the publisher is authorized to
send it and the subscriber will be
held responsible until an express
notice with payment OF ar.
rearage is sent to the publisher,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
HELLO! NUMBER PLEASE

The Libby telephone system is
now reality. On Monday of this
week the service was started. Miss
Lula Gray is presiding at the
switchboard. Manager Pier has
most of the phones installed in the
business section and is now busy
putting in the residence phones.
1t will not be long now until any
part of the city can be reached bv
telephone.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
Conner Contest Called OFF

When the time came for the
hearing of the testimony in the
contest of G. H. Conner's seat in
the Legislature last Saturday the
whole works was called off by at
torneys for the plaintiff. Mr..
Conner can now take his seat in
the Legislative hall without further
trouble and will enjoy the distinc-
ton OF being the only Socialist
law maker in Montana.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
CONTRACT WAS LET FOR CUTOFF
WORK WILL BE STARTED SOON

Word was received in this city
yesterday that the contract for the
construction of the Libby cut off
was let about week ago in Sc.
attic to the well.known railroad
contracting firm of Guthrie Broth
ers & Company. The opening of
the bids and the signing of the
contract followed quickly after the
report of Engineer Higgins, who
recently made trip over the pro-
posed route.
The steel for the new line has
been ordered and it is given out
automatically that the actual work
should commence within eight
weeks. The successful firm have
just completed their contract for
the Sun River branch and the last
of last week loaded up their men
and implements. 1t is believed
that they will transfer them to the
LeWistown job, for which they
also have the contract, and that
their next move will then be into
the Flathead.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
Western News Gets Contract

The board of county commission
ers held a meeting last Saturday
tor the purpose Of awarding the
contract for the county printing
for the next two years. Bids were
submitted by the papers of the
county and the Western News was
awarded the contract. This is
juicy plum to the newspaper busi-
ness and Brother Southwick is to
be congratulated upon landing it.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
Kalispell VS.. Libby Tonight

Kalispell basket ball enthusiasts
are coming to Libby today to try
and take a fall out of the Libby
team. They will play tonight and
tomorrow night. The games will
be played in the opera house. The
local city team is composed of good
players and they are in fine form
and should wipe up the earth with
the Kalispell boys,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
School Starts Monday

School will open again next
Monday and most of the scholars
Will be glad to be back to work
again after a two weeks holiday.
Prot. Neff has returned from Mis-
soula and the teachers will all be
on hand Mondav morning to take
up the work where they left off.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
To Hold Gospel Meetings

The Presbyterian and Methodist
churches will hold joint gospel
meetings commencing on the Sth
and continuing to the 10Th of this
month. Rev. Alexander Pringle
of Kalispell will preach at these
meetings.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Compiled and furnished by the Lin
coin County Abstract Co., Libby, Mont

coin County Abstract Co., Libby, Mont
December II
U. S. to Joseph Cechllovsky Jr.,
pat to lot 7 sec 4 lots IL sec 8 lots
2-3 4 sec 9-3o3 so.
q. S. to John Hendry pat sw4
ne4 nw4 seq ne4 sw4-se nw4 sec
2o 322o.
December 70
Fred Van Skiver to Fred B.
Bogardus w.d ne4 sea sec Fl We
sw4-se4 sw4 sec 22-352 26 for S..
+. +. Williams to A. N. Rich
ards w.d. to lots 1911 B II Libby
for $1,000.
December 20
U. S. to William d. Savage pat
to sw4 ne4 lots SO sec 2S 1888,
December %
Hans P. Larson to Matte l..
Turnell w.d. n2 se4-sw4 ne4 sea
nW4 sec l5-342o for $500.
Margaret Ferguson to J. o. Fer
guson wd lots rs block 10 S Libby
for 81.
December 27
Mary Hogan to John Sloan w.d.
lot blk II w Troy NJ ns4-6-29.
35 for 81.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03

The new addition to the county
Jail of a residence for the sheriff
has been completed and Sheriff
Baney will move down from f =
reka soon.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
(By Clyde H. Tavenner)


the democrats to remain in power
by giving the people after election
what they promised before elec
tion. The people don't want ex
cuses; they want deeds.'
This is Speaker Champ Clark s
idea of what the democratic party
must do to make good and to be
retained in power.
IF there is anything 1 believe
in strongly" said Mr.. Clark, "it
is that promises made to win an
election should be religiously car
ried out after the election is won"
"Men should say what they
mean and mean what they say; and
they should speak the Nain Ian
guage of the plain peopk SO that
all may understand. The voters
OF the land have a right to be
treated honestly, candidly, fairly
and courageously. They are en-
titled to that square deal of which
we hear so much and see so little.
Robert J. Walkers report on
the tariff remains to this day the
greatest paper on that subject.
In it he laid down this general
principle: 1.-The highest rates
should be on luxuries; the lowest
or none at all on the necessities of
life" That should be the basis
of our revision of the tariff to
which we are solemnly committed.
1.-The rates should be arranged
so as to produce the maximum of
revenue, while taking from the ul-
innate consumers the minimum of
money in the shape of tariff taxes.
That statement may appear par
adoxlcal, but what it proposes is
perfectly feasible. There is
maximum revenue-producing tariff
rate on each particular item which
can be ascertained, and which
should be ascertained. The mo-
ment the rate on any article goes
above the maximum revenue-pro-
duclng rate the revenue begins to
fall off, and the more the rate is
increased the more the revenue
dwindles until it disappears entire
ly, and the rate becomes prohibit
i've.
"Such is the case with blankets
nine feet long, worth not over
forty cents per pound, an article of
prime necessity on which the COM
pound specific and ad valorem
amounts to a tariff tax of between
165 and 1S2H per cent.
"Without going into wearisome
details, it is safe to say that three
fourths of all the tariff rates of the
Payne Aldrich-Smo tariff bill are
above the maximum revenue pro.
ducing rates and should be reduced
at least to competitive point.
"The truth is that the words "a
competitive tariff are more easily
understood than the words "a tariff
tor revenue only. "A competitive
tariff is one which would give
Americans the American market so
long as they sell at fair prices, but
would let in foreign products if
Americans undertook to gouge
Americans. "A competitive tariff
would in practice be "a tariff for
revenue. The revenue can be in
creased more frequently by reduc-
ing rates than by increasing them.
"The present tariff, if thorough
ly overhauled, could be made pro-
duce a great deal more revenue
aud at the same time not cost the
taxpayers one-tourth of what thev
now, pay, for under the present
system where one dollar goes into
the federal treasury four or five
dollars go into the pockets of the
tariff barons.
The rates in new bill or new
bills should be fully as low as the
rates i'll the bills which we passed
during this congress, aud in some
cases lower.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-01-03
Where The West BEGINS

Out where the handcaspss little stronger,
Out where smile dvels little longer---
That's where the West begins
: Out where the suns little brighter;
Where the that falls is a rAe whiter;
Where the bonds of home are wee bit tigher---
that's where the West begins.
Out where the skies are triAe bluer;
Out where Friendships little truer-
That's where the West begins
Out where fresher breeze is blowing;
Where there's laughter in every streamlet flowing;
Where there's of reaping and less of sowing
That's where the west begins.
Out where the world is in the making;
Where fewer hearts with despair are aching
that's where the West begins.
Where there is more of singing and less of signing;
Where there is more of giving and less of buying;
And makes friends without half irving
That's where the West begins
luu
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
Up. MORGAN Is CHIEF HEIR
Widow Gets Income From 100000
and Use of Homes-Employes
and Valet $4,000 Each.

New York;. p. Morgan Is
made his fathers chief heir, sue.
ceeding as residuary legatee to- the
bulk of the fortune of the financier
under his will.
To Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan, the
widow, is left the income of S3.000,000
for life, the principal on her death to
revert to the estate. In addition, Mrs
Morgan also gets the use for life of
the Morgan residence at 219 Madison
avenue as well as the country place
at Highland Falls, n. Y.
To Miss Anne Morgan, a similar
monetary bequest Of 100000 is
made. Should she marry and leave
children, 1t is provided that the prin-
cipal. on her death, shall revert to
the children. But should she die I'M
married or childless the full amount
Of the principal, it is provided, shall
revert to the residuary estate. I'm
der no conditions would it be posi-
BILE under the will for Miss Morgan's
husband to inherit the money.
Two employees of Morgan, Miss
Belle Da Costa Greene and Mrs. Ada
Thurston, received $4,000 each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
NEWSg MISSOURI
LAWYERS PREY ON coNvicTs.
Relatives OF Prisoners Vletims Of Par
don Brokerage System.

Jefferson City.-That there are
many lawyers and others IN Missouri
who make the big end of their living
by preying upon convicts in the state
penitentiary and upon their wives and
relatives, was the assertion Of Jack
Blanton, member OF the bOpId OF par
dons and paroles.
He says these men go TO the con-
victs themselves or to their families
and hold out the claim that they can
Immediately procure their release IL
enough money can be raised with
which to prepare the application and
1efray the expenses.
There are now on file over 1000 APP
plications for paroles or pardons and
more are pouring in every day. This
is nearly half of the total number
of inmates of the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
MRS. STORY HEADS D. A. R.
THREE TIME CANDIDATE ELECT
ED AS PRESIDENT.
Deadlock is Broken When Mrs. Bryan
Of Tennessee Announced Her
Withdrawal From Race.

Washington, ID. C.-Mrs. VIII
liam Cumming Story of New York
City, thrice a candidate for the presi-
dency general of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, was elected to
that office. Mrs. Story's majority was
151. She received exactly 600 votes
to 449 for Mrs. Horton.
All day the battle Of the ballots
proceeded. In the auditorium of Con-
tinental hall the literary and musical
program which was supposed to keep
the minds OF the partlsans off worri-
ments OF the election, was neglected.
The excitement centered in the lobby,
where the leaders of the two factions
met the incoming voters and told
them what TO do and how 10 do II.
At the opening OF the days session,
and before the polls we're opened.
Mrs. Charles Bailey Bryan OF Ten
nessee announced that she had with
drawn from further consideration for
leadership. She did not state that she
withdrew in favor OF either Of the
other. candidates. but 1t was an open
secret that a majority OF her sup
porters favored the New York City
candidate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
WILSON MEETS REPUBLICANS
Discusses Patronage Matters With
Eight senators-objectlon by
Opposition to Be Heard.

Washington, d. C.-Eight sena-
tors called on the president to discuss
patronage matters. They were: Sen
ators James and Bradley Of Kentucky,
Warren and Clark of Wyoming. Pen
rose and Oliver of Pennsylvania, and
Cummins and Kenyon of Iowa.
All were sent for by the president,
who has decided that the senators of
each state shall be consulted before
he makes appointments. Whether
members of his own or The opposition
party the president believes it only
courteous that the senators should
have the opportunity to say whether
they know of any good reason why
a prospective appointee should not be
selected.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
Fruit Crop to Be Large.

Fulton.-The. state department OF
agriculture announces that the favor
able weather has been the means OF
saving the fruit crop from injury. Vir.
tually no damage has been done to
the fruit buds. No section of tho
state hac reported any dams sc to the
peach buds, and these are the least
hardy of any fruit that grows in this
section.-W. II. Chandler, assistant
professor of horticulture AZ the Uni
versity of Missouri. says 60 per cent
of the buds ordinarily are killed by
this time, but this year only 2 per
cent have been destroyed. Even zero
weather following the present
warm weather, would not kill enough
of the buds to make full crop i'm
possible, he says.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
FLIGHT OVER OCEAN HALTED
Gas Escapes and 5rucker Sends to
Germany for More-Engineer Pro-
tests Against the Voyage.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Joseph Brucker, formerly of Mil
waukee, failed TO start as scheduled
on his proposed transatlantic fight
to the West Indies in the dirigible
balloon, Suchard II.
Just as all preparations had been
completed for the light at daybreak,
the gas escaped through the chief
valve and envelope suddenly became
debated Urgent kilograms were
sent to Germany To- a further supply
of gas.
Engineer Kruger, who has been on
gagged TO navigate the dirigible, at
the last moment protested about un.
dertaking the hazardous voyage and
the promoters Of the flight took out
$4,000 insurance ia his behalf
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
7 KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE
HERO Persisted AFTER SAVING
SEVERAL GUESTS.
A Number Of Bodies Taken From
Ruins, Several identified-Fire
Followed an Explosion.

Malone, n Y.-Seven persons
are known to have persisted, sew
eral are missing and five were injured
seriously in a fire which destroyed
the Hotel de Wilson here.
Albert Robedeau was the hero of
the fire. He rushed through the halls
OF the hotel, rousing the sleeping
guests, and then was caught in the
flames and persisted.
A body supposed to be that OF John
Moss of Albany was taken from the
ruins. The body was burned beyond
recognition. The body Of George
Timmons OF Piercefeld. who was
numbered among the raising earlier
in the day. was also recovered. 1t
was evident that Timmons and Moss
had been trapped in their rooms cy
the flames and were carried to their
death when the floors collapsed. A
careful search is being made of the
ruins, as several of the so guests in
the hotel have not yet been account
ed for
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
SUIT INVOLVES WILDE TRIALS
Case Of Lord Douglas Against Writer
Threatens to Rehearse Horrors
of Trial 10 Years Ago.

London, England.-The libel action
brought by Lord Alfred Douglas,
brother Of the Marquis of Queens
berry, against Arthur Ransome, writer
and Times Book Club publisher, which
began in the law courts here, threat
ems London with rehearsal of the
horrors of the Oscar Wilde trials of
is years ago.
The present case, in which all the
literary stars will be called, is ex-
pected to last a fortnight, unless the
jury stops II.
Lord Alfred's charge is that Mr..
Ransome in his book, oscar Wilde,
a Critical Study" accused him as
the man 10 whom Wilde felt that he
owed some of the circumstances of
the disgrace and who had left Wilde
as soon as the latter had no money,
and whose treatment of Wilde was
the most bitter experience IN bitter
life
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
KING ALFONSO ESCAPES
DIGS SPURS INTO HORSE AS AN.
ARcHlsT SHOOTS.
First Bullet Strikes Equine's Neck,
Powder eIackening Kings Glove
-Assailat is Captured.

Madrid. Spain.-For the third
time in his reign King Alfonso mar
rowly escaped death, being the Tictim
of an anarchists attempt against his
life. Three shots were fred at the
king by a native of Barcelona, Ra.
fael Sanchez Allegro. who was i'm
mediately overpowered.
King Alfonso owes his escape to
his own courage. quickness and
skilled craftsmanship. Accompanied
by his staff, he was riding along the
Gale de Alcala, Teturning from the
ceremony of swearing in recruits,
when a man sprang from the sidewalk
and seized the' bride of the kings
horse with one hand drawing a re-
volver with the other
The king with lightning rapidity
dug his spurs into his horse, which
reared violently His Quickness saved
his life. The first bullet, instead of
burying itself in the kings breast,
struck the horse on the neck, but so
close was it that the kings icfthand
glove was blackened by the powder
discharge.
Before the assailant was able to
pull the trigger again a secret SER
vice man sprang upon hfm. The two
men fell 10 the GROUND struggling.
| The assassin managed to free his re-
volver arm and fred two more shots,
but the officer knocked his arm aside
and the bullets flew harmlessly into
rir
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-24
State Spelling Bee May IL.

Jefferson City.-The annual state
spellig match in which one represen-
tative from Zach of the counties, sew
en- from st. Louis, three from Kansas
City and one each from Springfield.
joplin and st, Joseph may participate,
will be held in Jefferson City on May
IL. This is during the annual con-
vention Of county superintendent. No
pupils above the eighth grade may
compete: The first annual spelling
bee was held last year. More than
three-fourths of the counties had rep.
resentatives in the contest.