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The Washington times., 1929-10-18
CIVIL SERVICE
HAS 5 JOBS

Open competitive examinations
for positions in five departments
OF the Government are announced
by the Civil Service Commission.
Examination will be held for
Junior auditor, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, Income Tax Unit of the
Treasury Department. Another Is
for Junior engineer and deck Off
Ger for the Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Another examination will be
for appointment as associate naval
architect of the Bureau OF Con.
struction and Repair, Navy Depart.
ment. A position is open for
warden at the Federal Industrial
Institution for Women at Alder.
son. W. Va.
The fifth position is that of senior
translator in the office OF the Sur.
geon General of the War Depart
ment. For. this position, which is
open to all citizens OF the United
States who meet requirements, a
reading knowledge of Swedish.
Czech, Slavonian and Magyar is
desirable but not essential. Full in.
formation may be obtained from the
office of the Civil Service Commits
sion.
The Washington times., 1929-10-18
N'Babies
FRET

There are times when a baby 10
too fretful or feverish to be sung
to sleep. There are some pains q
mother cannot pat away. But
there's no time when any baby
can't have the quick comfort of
Castoria! A few drops, and your
little one is soon at ease-back
to sleep almost before you can
slip away.
Remember this harmless, pure
vegetable preparation when chill
dren are ailing. Don't stop its use
when Baby has been brought
safely through the age of collie,
The Washington times., 1929-10-18

diarrhea, and other infantile ills.
Give good old Castoria until your
children are in their teens !
Whenever coated tongues tell OF
constipation; whenever there's
any sign of sluggishness that
needs no stronger medicines to
relieve. Castoria is pleasant-tast-
ing; children love to take it. Buy
the genuine-with Chas. Fl.
Fletcher's signature on wrapper.
The Washington times., 1929-10-18
NEGRO LIFE STUDIES

DR.. J. Hayden Johnson, of the
Board of Education, was placed in
charge of general arrangements for
the convention of the Associa ton
for Study of Negro Life and History
to be held in this city from Octo
Der 2S to 81. The convention head
quarters will be at 1888 Ninth
st. N. w
The Washington times., 1929-10-18

Asst week Mr.. Earl, president of the
AC.A. Earl Radio Corporation, offered
to give every family in Washington the
finest evenings radio concert they ever
heard, at his own expense.
the splendid praise we have received
from everyone who took advantage of
his most generous offer.
YOU can enjoy radio as you have never
enjoyed it before by allowing us to in
stall a c.. A. EARL radio set in your
home. All we want is to have model in
your home and let your family listen in
for one evening to prove this statement
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Objected to News Item.

Exception was taken by some to
the tone Of the news item in, last
weeks Western News relative to two
fires in South Libby, one caused by
fireworks and the other by. a camp
fire that was left unextinguished. The
item was written and handed in to
the Western News and we We're not
wholly acquainted with the circum-
stances. Probably fairness would die
tate that the report be somewhat
modified. 1t is contended by those tax
ing exception to the item that there
was no earelessness in the discharge
of the fireworks, that they thought
they were taking every precaution
and that their only intention was to
provide a happy hour or two for the
children Of the neighborhood, It II
unfortunate that the performing OF
kindly act ended in the starting OF q
threatening grass fire.
However, it should be borne IN
mind that one can not take too much
precaution with fire at this time OF
the year, when everything out-of-
doors isso dry, It is an especially dry
wear, which makes more necessary
the exercise Of great care.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
We had completed our visit at the
old home in Minnesota and we're on
the return trip to Libby. One eve
ming as we drove into small town
in eastern Montana We were surprised
to see two DOLBY (adobe) houses stand
ing at the outskirts of this little town.
The sight of these two houses struck
us with force There before our eyes
was more visual evidence Of the grad
ual invasion of the United States by
the cheap, lows grade labor from Mex
leo, the greaser type OF citizen, these
houses, made of mud, being the COM
mon habitation of the greaser in Mex
leo and the southwest United States.
This incident stressed in our mind
a fact that, in our last weeks article,
we said we would discuss further, the
invasion CT the middle west by alfal-
fla and the sugar beet. We had gone
back to the old home districts in Min
nesota and Iowa to see what changes
had taken place during an absence of
% years, and two Of the most notice
able changes had to do with the agri-
culture Of the country.
When we left Minnesota to try
our fortune In the romantic west, al
falfa and sugar beets were unknown
in Minnesota. We had read about al
falfa as one Of the great forage crops
Of the west and when we arrived in
the west we were interested in seeing
this crop. Now, upon our return to
the old home we found it the staple
forage cecp Of Minnesota and the
northern part of Iowa, where we visit
ed. A young farmer whom we visited
in southern Minnesota was cutting
his first crop of alfalfa, and he said
he would get two more cuttings dur
ing the summer 1t has been grown
there now for number of years and
Is considered the most valuable forage
crop they can produce. Apparently
it does not grow quite so high as it
does in the west. Everywhere one sees
alfalfa fields with here and there a
field Of sweet-smelling red clover.
However, we were more impressed
by the growing Of sugar beets
throughout LnaL Sectlon, anotner crop
that was unknown in that part OF
the middle west when we emigrated to
the west I'd years ago. Now field af-
ter field is given over to its produc-
ton. One expects to find sugar beets
in Montana and we were not sur
prised when we began to notice the
sugar beet fields as we drove east
ward from Missoula, in the irrigated
sections. This crop extended entirely
| across the state and even into North
Dakota, although through a large
part of North Dakota it is not found
1t makes its appearance again as one
gets nearer the eastern North Dakota
line and then becomes common II
Minnesota. 1t is said to be a profit.
able crop, which accounts for the
large acreage that is being grown.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
District One
Receipts
|. Show Increase

Receipts for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1929, from the "a national
forests of District One, situated in
Montana and northern Idaho, with
small acreages in northeastern Wash
ington and South Dakota, amounted
to $659,207 This is slightly more than
the average for the past five years,
but is an increase of S33, ,415.40 over
the returns for the preceding fiscal
year.
The seven national forest of north
ern Idaho, including small area in
northeastern Washington, were the
principal revenue producers, account
ing for s391, 1872, leaving return
from Montana forests, including a
small sum from South Dakota of
$267, ,44908.
The Occur d'Alene national forest
in Idaho again takes the lead as a
revenue producer, contributing $780,
572.97, or 35 per cent Of the total for
the entire district and only $36,876.11
less than the receipts from all the
forests of Montana combined The
Coeur d'Alene receipts were almost
entirely earned from the sale of tim
ber.
The Kaniksu forest, partly in Ida
ho and partly in Washington, ranks
second, having produced revenue OF
$10c,863.36, mostly from timber sales
The Madison forest was third in re-
ceipts with a total Of $47,332.29; and
the Kootenai forest fourth with SAL
146.46; both these forests being situ-
ated in Montana. The Custer forest
leads all the others in receipts on ac-
count Of grazing permits.
OF the total receipts, timber sales
produced $464,367.23; grazing per-
mits for cattle and horses, S87, 7,357.36
and for sheep and goats, S72,756.93;
special uses for summer homes, pas
lures, and other occupancies of forest
lands yielded S1s,s23.47; and water
power permits, sl2,861.9d. The re-
mainder, tctaling s3,04007, was paid
in for timber settlement and tres
pass of all kinds.
Under the law, 25 per cent Of the
gross receipts are returned to the
state in lieu of taxes, to be appor-
toned to the counties in which the
forests are situated, for roads and
schools. In Montana this will amount
this year from District One receipts
to approximately $4,000, and In
northern Idaho to more than 100000
smaller amounts going to South Da-
kota and Washington.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Budget Law
Will Prevent
Planned Work

1t will probably not be possible to
widen this fall the narrow, rocky
stretch of road between Libby and
Jennings as reported in last weeks
Western News, states County Commits
sioner Brink, and for which work it
was said arrangements had been made
to use the big gas-electric shovel of
the j. Neils Lumber company. 1t had
been thought it might be possible to
make this much needed improvement,
but Mr.. Brink now states the cost
would reach such a figure that it
would not be possible to do it since
the new budget law is in operation,
which law makes compulsory the
keeping of each funds expenditures
within that funds income, except in
cases of emergency. Under this pro-
vision the road fund could not stand
the expense of that heavy work.
It shotld be said, however, that
this stretch of road has been much
improved over its former condition.
1t has been considerably widened IN
places and several turn-outs have been
built that are great convenience in
passing cars or trucks.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Fighting Pirates
Grab Two More

In one of the most crucial games
of the series, last Thursdays tilt be-
tween the Pirates and the Mill, the
former scrambled to the top of the
heap for the first time, when they
let the Lumberjacks down 81 in a
game that was anybody's until the
last man was thrown out.
The Pirates started the fireworks
in the first, when Boyle went to first
on poorly fielded bunt, and finally
scored after two more errors in the
Mills infield. In the second, Pival
went to first ON Thompson's error,
went to, second on an overthrow and
scored on Davidson's sacrifice.
In the Mills half of the fourth,
Thompson whitfield, Burpee hit for a
double, went to third on L. Shaurettes
single. and scored on wild pitch
Again in the fifth, the Mill threatened
when Sleizer hit and Baker got on
after being hit. The Pirates then
frightened to retire Thompson and
Lewis on two pop flies to Boyle. Bur-
pee whitfield seven and Mcknight six.
The Mill hit safely three times while
the Pirates nicked Burpee for two.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Rambling Impressions Of a Motor Trip
BY THE EDITOR.

This introduction of sugar beets
into the middle west undoubtedly
would be a good thing were it not
for one consideration. 1t seems the
successful growing of the crop re-
quires class Of labor that the native
American does not take to. 1t is hard
labor, much of the wedding and cul-
tivating is done down on ones hands
ard knees, in the hot sun. As con-
sequence, the big beet sugar compan-
les have been instrumental, we sup
pose, in introducing into the middle
west the low grade, cheap greaser
labor from old Mexico and the south
west. They can be found scattered
throughout all that territory, and one
finds entire families, father and
mother and a large family of chill
dren, all at work in the fields.
We regretted to see this. Unless
it is stopped it means the gradual
invasion of the nation by mongrel
type Of people. The greaser is a cross
between low-class Spaniard and the
Mexican Indian. They are low in in
telligence, in health, sanitation and
moral standards. They are far from
the type of material Of which we
wish to make American citizens. Their
employment may provide cheap labor
for tho present but the after effects
will be an increase of crime and SIM
liar trogble. A generation or two
ago the big steel industry Of the east
brought in ship loads Of low-type la
Dor from southeastern Europe Today
we see part of the effects Of that
mistaken policv in a crime wave that
is sweeping the country. Read the
names Of those arrested in the big
police raids in the cities. One will
find preponderance of names in
dicating that they came from those
less-desired nationalities Of southern
Europe.
It, was reported in Minnesota that
fruit growing association of Cali
fornia would ship 1000 Mexicans to
southern Minnesota upon condition
that they would be returned to Cali
fornia by September /. That did not
suit the Minnesota beet grower as he
would need the Mexican after that
date for the beet harvest.
We discussed this question Of Mex
lean labor with retired Minnesota
farmer but he was not impressed, ap-
parently, with its dangers. Since re-
turning home I have seen reports Of
a discussion in congress touching on
this very question. Senator Short
ridge of California is quoted as hav-
ing said:
II do not speak loosely when | say
that California is flooded with this
cheap Mexican labor. 1t is driving
out our better class Of labor and ii
is flocking to our cities and giving
us another race problem to deal with
Another social worker said
II have occasion to travel consider.
ably and know that most Of the beet
Continued on last pageit
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Thinks Work
/ viii Be Done
This Winter
Believes switchAack Work
Will Be Handled as
Winter Job.
G. N. AND STATE
WILL COOPERATE

Naturally there has been consider.
able discussion and wonder as to just
when the promised work on the
switchback between Libby and Troy
would be begun by the state highway
commission. Recent reports have beer
that the commission was negotiatins
with the Great Northern Railway
company regarding cooperative work
suggesting that a grade be built al
that point wide enough to accommo-
date double-track railway and the
highway.
Reports backed by high authority
are to the effect that this co-opera-
tive work will be done but probably
not before next fall or winter. The
Great Northern, it is said is adverse
to starting any work that might re-
suit in temporary blocking Of traf-
fic, especially not until after the fruit
shipping season is past. The work, il
is said, is of such nature that it can
be done in the winter.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
HAPPY'S INN NEWS.

Joe Fennessy, Jr., who has been
visiting Brooks Robinson at Happy's
Inn for the past week, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Garrett, Miss Fennessy and
MIR. j. Fennessy were Saturday eve
ming dinner guests at the Inn.
Joe Boyer and Fred Birmingham
were Sunday evening dinner guests
at the Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. DeLano and
daughter Phyllis and Miss Marjorie
were at Happ1's Inn over the week
end.
The usual Sunday crowd at Happy $
Inn was from Missoula, Poison and
Kalispell, Kalispell being in the ma
jority
Mn. and Mrs. w. II. Hewett are
camped in Kookoo cabin for a week
at Crystal lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Braman have engaged
a cabin at the Inn for several days.
f. ]. Townsend, Miss Beatrice Lar
son and Mrs. Townsend were busi-
ness callers in Kalispell from the
Inn on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Townsend Of
Happys Inn were transacting busi-
ness in Libby Tuesday.
While in Kalispell Monday Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend called at the Sister
of Mercys Hospital to see Mrs. Carl
Gilbertson of McGinnis Meadows who
is seriously i'll, having been overcome
bv smoke and heat while fighting a
fire. set by firecrakers in neigh
boring yard to her sisters whom
she was visiting at the time. She is
too i'll to receive visitors and hes a
special nurse All friends and reigh-
bors sincerely regret to hear ff Mrs.
Gilbertson's serious condition and
hope for speedy recovery.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
MANY NATIONS CONTRIBUTED
TO PLAYING CARD ORIGINS

When you and your friends gather
around the card table for a game OF
bridge or five hundred or pitch, dc
you ever realize how many hundreds
of years of tradition are represented
in the little pasteboards which you
hold in your hand? Would you be sur
prised if some one told you that in
playing cards you were performing q
semi-religious rite, not unlike the
diyination ceremonies of the primitive
peoples?
And do you know what has been
the contribution of the Chinese, the
Arabs, the French and the English
to the development of playing cards
In this weeks issue appears an illus
trated feature article by Elmo Scott
Watson, which will answer those
questions. Read "Thus Through the
Ages Has Man Played at Cards" and
learn what were the contributions OF
the various nations to playing caro-
history.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Public Will
Appreciate
Health Work
Program, When Understood,
Will Receive Support
Of All, Is Belief.
PASTEURIZED MILK
NOW BEING SOLD

A visit to our local creamery gives
us new faith in the value of the new
regulations of dairy products and
strengthens our belief that the pro-
gram is going over big As the peo-
pie of Libby become better acquainted
with the value of pasteurization and
the extra inspection and care incident
thereto, they are rapidly accepting tho
milk IN preference to the raw milk and
this attitude will continue to grow.
DR.. c. E. A. Winslow, School Of
Medicine, Yale University, writes the
following over his signature. "I think
the action Of the Newport board Of
health in requiring that all uncertified
milk should be pasteurized is an en-
tireiy sound one. All competent sani-
tarlans, so far as | am aware, have
been convinced by the experience of
recent years that it is impossible to
secure adequate protection of milk
supplies without the enforcement OF
regulation requiring pasteurization."
Milk is one Of the best foods in our
entire list. Especially Is this true in
speaking of food for children. But
because of this very fact, it is also
good culture for all form of minute
life, germs, bacteria, etc. Because Of
this it can very easily become the
carrier of disease and it is to coun-
teract this that pasteurization is prac-
ticed. Pasteurization, when properly
performed as it is with the new in
stallation at our local creamery where
agitation of milk, recording of tenn
perature and time, sanitary filling and
Gaping and rapid cooling and proper
storage after the process is complete.
is performed with latest machinery
and with precision.
The deputy health officer will soon
be at work making a survey of the
city. The council and health officer,
DR. Martin, ask that all give the in
formation requested. 1t is for your
own good. Our state health board also
makes the same request and are CO.
operating with us in this move of pro-
viding cleaner, healthier city in
which to live.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Libby Delegates
Put Over Program

Vernon Crotteau and Ivan Rogers
report a profitable convention at the
recent state convention of the Ameri-
can Legion, held in Havre. Crotteau
was elected sergeant-at-a and that
placed Rogers, his alternate, on the
floor as delegate. In the do and 8
session, Mr.. Crotteau was further
honored by being elected grand chef
de train.
The Libby men were able to put
over the adoption of constitutional
amendment they feel will result in larg-
er delegations to national conventions.
They proposed the matter as a res
olution but the convention decided it's
Importance was such that it ought
to become a part of the Legion con-
stitution, and it was SO voted
The local post had recently assessed
each member rs cents to defray the
expenses Of delegate to the nation
al convention. The plan worked so
we'll the Libby post decided to put
|. before the state meeting as means
of raising the expenses of state dele
gates to national conventions. Under
this arrangement each of the. II dis
tricts of the state will elect it's own
national delegate and will tax its own
membership to meet the expenses.
Another matter decided was rel
ative to allowing Legion posts to lend
their support to carnival shows for
a money conversation. Much trouble
has Aresulted from such practice. Ar
rangements were made to have all
carnival companies showing in the
state investigated by Legion officers
and If their @. X. is refused the va
rious Legion posts will have nothing
to do with such carnivals.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
kALISPELL ALSO DEMANDING
BETTER SANITARY CONDITIONS

In line with the campaign now un-
der way in Libby to promotes better
health conditions it is interesting to
note that Kalispell is concerned with
similar work. A recent notice in a
kalispell paper calls attention of the
puhlic that garbage must either be
burned or placed in fly tight recep-
tacle until removed by the garbage
man. Every lot having city water and
sewer connection must connect toilet
with sewer in our neighboring city.
Where sewer connections are not
available toilets must be kept in a
sanitary condition and fly proof. Pen
atty for violation is a fine of not less
than $40 nor more than S100.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-18
Says Prospects Bad
For Forest Fires

Portland, Ore, July 9.-Pacific
coast forest fire conditions were unus-
ually favorable until July, with losses
negligible, but this month is starting
with alarmingly sharp increase of
hazard everywhere, according to the
first of the simultaneous monthly re-
ports made throughout each fire sea-
son by all federal, state and private
protection agencies from California
to Montana. About 1000 fires have
been handled so far, with the season
now really commencing.
Dry, windy weather in May and
June, usually resulting in bad slash
ing and reforestation fires, with loss
also of logs and logging equipment,
did not occur this season, consequent
~ the protective agencies were able
to build up their defences by trail,
telephone and lookout building. There
was small damage to reforesting
lands.
July's first week has started with
accumulated danger. California is al
ready suffering severe range and
brush fires at lower attitudes, with
heavy loss Of homes and property in
the Mill Valley region north of San
Francisco bay. Two lives were lost in
fighting a small slashing fire near
Wenatchee. Washington. From now on
every cooperation must be given by
forest-visiting public, loggers, and
others to help the protective agencies
hold the situation down. Camp-fires.
cigarettes and slashing nre potentia
sources of destruction Of property and
life.
Up to July /, Montana reports few
fires confined to cutover and range
lands.
Idaho has had rs fires on state and
private land, with negligible damage.
and only 81 fires, also small, on fed
eral lands.
Washington reports, up to July l,
80 fires on private and state lands
and 80 on federal lands, totalling al
most no merchahtable timber or logs
damaged, about 5000 acres Of refor-
estation lands burned but with small
loss, and not over $1400 damage to
settlers and logging equipment.
Oregon has had Sd fires on federal
land and a proportionatelv small num-
Der on other lands, with little damage
anywhere.
California. with its longer dry sea-
son. is being hit hardest SO far. Up
to July | there were ITO fires on gov
ernment lands mostly low altitude
brush lands, with only watershed
damage hard to estimate and s94
fires on other lands, nearly all range
and grass lands, with some $4,000
acres of the latter injured, with loss
Of S35, Geo or more, but nearly no
true forest. loss. In the last week. how
ever. there have been many more of
these brush fires, doing great prop
ertv damage as yet unestimated.
In short, the 1929 fire season, after
lull breeding false security, is sud
denly heating up with hot weather
and low humidity to danger stage
hardly realized, which demands every
public cooperation. 1t looks like a
bad season from now on. The woods
are getting very dry.