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The Washington times., 1929-07-30

half million Washingtonfans. The
rotunda of the jail is very nice and
cool and is a welcome relief, even to
visitors. after the hot streets or the
still hotter flower gardens where the
labor gangs work.
Two Await Death
There are two men in the death
cells, located on the west side Of
the south wing. The heat doesn't
penetrate to them because their
cells are back from the wall and
are on the first floor. The stones
seem to hold the night chill
throughout the day. causing no dis
comfort to the men who sit, day
after day, counting the hours until
they ride the thunderbolt, as
prisoners refer to going to death in
the electric chair.
A third man, under sentence of
death, George Herbert Thompson,
colored, who is scheduled to "go"
on August IL, is occupying a cell
on the third floor. He is under
constant guard. although he is
probably the mildest, most inoffen-
sive man in the jail. He has the
sympathy of all the guards VINO do
everything in their power to make
his last few weeks less terrible.
Hear Radio
Ordinary prisoners, living In the
tiers, in the north and south wings
aren't suffering from the heat and
the evenings are spent in listening
to radio. concerts broadcast through.
out the jail by means of loudspeak-
ers located in the rotunda.
office men," in which class Sim
clair and Day belong, spend their
evenings writing and listening to
the radio in the front office. Breezes,
when there are any, sift through
the jail.
No changes have been in the Jail
diet because of the heat. Business
goes son as usual. The only ones
around the institution who seem to
feel the heat are the guards, who
travel to and from their homes
each day.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

This fine, cool resort, which, incl
dentally, is never closed, Is the
District Jail. '200 Nineteenth st.
S. r. and some of our very best
people are summering there, to say
nothing BIZ several hundred per-
sons whose names grace no social
registers.
Sinclair II Guest
Among the guests this summer
are Harry v. Sinclair, multi-million-
aire Gilman, and his very wealthy
enpIoye, III. Mason Day. They are
standing the heat with little or no
discomfort, according to. reliable
adyices reaching the outside"
Sinclair, who is doing time" for
being In contempt of the United
States Senate and also for being in
contempt Of the District Supreme
Court for alleged jury shadowing,
II the Jail pharmacist and hired
hand in the Jail infirmary. His
duties are such that he is on his
feet much of the. time and the
time he has to sit down during the
day il given over largely to writing
the official reports OF his depart
ment. which Is under the active di.
rection Of doctor.
Day Also Works
H. Mason Day, however, is doing
duty In other sections OF the bastile.
He is the assistant commissary
clerk, being under the direction of a
paid civilian employe. When he
isn't busy writing. down inventories
on incoming and outgoing footstuffs,
blankets and such like. he is busy
wrestling with incoming and outgo.
ing foodstuffs. blankets and such
like.
Both Day and Sinclair dress ac-
cording to their work and the wealth.
er, Day wears q pair of old blue
denim trousers and an 20. D." shirt.
Sinclair goes about his duties dressed
in neat blue trousers and clean white
shirt, surn1ounted by a tie that fits
into the color scheme.
Because the walls OF the Jail are
40 thick and so strong, although not
built for that purpose. they. keep
out much Of the heat that is at the
present time worrying more than
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
DIR. BassIer to Gather
Fossils for Museum

DIR. r. s. Bassler, OF the geology
department OF Smithsonian Institu-
tion, has left Washington for two
months field and museum work in
France, Germany and Czechoslo-
vakia, especially to secure fossils
for the Springer collection, it was an
nounced today.
Through the courtesy of the di.
rector OF the Barrandeum Museum
at Prague, DIR. Bassler will spend at
least two weeks preparing casts of
various types OF crinoids and cys.
toids not represented in any Ameri-
can museum.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
R j NJ ARRESTS
SHOW SHARP
DECLINE

A decrease in the number
OF liquor arrests of more than
so per cent, and a sharp de-
cline in quantities seized when
arrests are made, is exciting
9 O. m ment among officials
charged with dry enforcement
in the District.
While a decrease In arrests was
noted after enactment Of the Jones
law, In March, this does not fully
explain the situation, 1t is said.
The decline in the number of ar
rests after passage Of the more
stringent law proved to be only
temporary. Within q few weeks
after its enactment liquor puryeyors,
who took to cover for q short time
only. were doing business again.
Reformer Replaced
The abolition OF the police In.
former system, the evils OF which
finally caused even government
prosecutors charged with responsI.
bility for enforcement, to turn
against 1t, has greatly lessened the
number Of liquor arrests.
To the abolition OF informers the
substantial decline Is really at
tributed.
Despite the fact that arrests have
fallen off, prosecutors who handle
LIQUOR cases in Police Court and the
District Supreme Court are still Of
the opinion that the informer sys.
tenn was pregnant with evil and
that juries will refuse to convict on
the uncorroborated evidence OF such
agents.
Under plans now being perfected,
policemen detailed to liquor work
and special agents" are replacing
the informers in making buys.
Few Big Raids
The fact that smaller quantities of
liquor are being seized in many cases
is laid to the fact that police now
adays often seize liquor when raid.
ing a house on disordeTIy or other
warrants, the difficulty of making
buys precluding elaborate prelimi.
nary Investigations and issuance of
liquor search warrants for places
where large quantities are stored.
Only few quarts are generally
seized in such raids, and prosecutors
say the cases are hard to make" in
court.
1t is rumored that a vigorous re-
newal Of the war. on speakeasies is
in near prospect when organization
OF the new system of making buys
is completed.
Arrests for transporting and pos
sessing liquor, where no buys are
involved. have continued all along
at about the same figure, although
they dropped temporarily just after
passage of the Jones law.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

Only about 1000 are now licensed
at So per dog. That means that
some 10000 dogs are free in the
District without licenses.
1T makes no difference" said
Poundmaster Smith today, that a
dog lives in an apartment and sci.
dom goes out. 1t has to have a
tag. The tag costs 81. which is
some different from fine in Police
Court.
Anyway, Thursday win see me
get after all dogs requiring tags.
Woe be it to those who think I'm
fooling"
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
BABY PICKED Up
ON BEACH

Peggy = brunette Of about three
weeks. is. winning the hearts of
nurses and doctors at the Prince
Frederick county, Nd, hospital TO-
day, while county authorities are
attempting to discover who she is.
The child was discovered by a
colored youth at Chesapeake Beach
shortly after, the 1915 o'clock train
for washington had pulled out. The
infant was wrapped in blue
blanket. carefully dressed In white,
and then enclosed In a flour sack.
w. ;. Lanahan. q former Wash
ingtoal policeman, stepped in as q
self-appointed godfather to the In
fant ana superintended collection OF
a fund to provide the necessaries Of
life.
No clue was found to the baby's
identity, although 1t is thought her
parents came from Washington.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
District Jail Coolest
Summer Resort

The ideal Washington has been found and
the ideal of At all is that the equally welcome
with the rich.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

The law requires everybody OWN
ing or harboring dog to obtain a
license for 1t by July l." explains
the poundmaster. 81 have given
citizens of the District an extra
months leeway, but on August
|, shall start out to gather in nn-
licensed dogs.
''Furthermore. those harboring
dogs that are unlicensed may be
taken to Police Court and fined
anywhere from SIS to 500. They
may not know that. but that Is
their lookout"
There are said to be about $4,000
dogs in the District Of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
TRACTION FIRM LOSES FARE RUSE
zihlman Abondons Bill to Tax Gasoline n District
Musician Borrows Car
And Band Waits
His Arrival

on his way to keep an engage
ment to play in band. William
Hall, colored. 1000 block Of Q st.
N. W.. sped out Rhode Island
Avenue Northeast, bound for near
by Maryland.
The musician had borrowed q
car to keep his engagement, last
night.
Members Of the band waited
and waited, for Hall ran afoul OF
Policeman ", v. Vaughn, who
charged him with speeding. Judge
Gus Al. Schuidt in Traffic Court
today fined him SIS.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

ERRnl INA nth and y; CarOlina
"THE BATTLE or THE SEXES"
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
Police Arrest Suspect
After Stabbing Affray

Stabbed in the left shoulder in
a fight at Smiths Row N. W., yes
-terday, Ormstead Ward, colored.
20, OF l11O Hall st. CT. N. W., was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
slight hurts. Police arrested James
Breek, eolored. 80. Of 210 N st. n.
W.. on q charge Of assault
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

said that his recollection Of what
transpired at the meeting was that
q business understanding was reached
whereby all of the old record could
be used in this case, but that he
had no recollection Of the agreement
Bride talked OF.
You weren't there when that
agreement was reached, Mr.. Ham,"
Bride said. You left early to go
out and play golf
Ham sat down.
Attorneys for the car company
produced letters signed by John w.
Childress, chairman Of the old Com.
mission, declaring that the Commits
sion would allow the Capital Trac-
tion Company to use as much OF
the old record as 1t wanted.
Bride Not Consulted
Bride leaped to his feet and
shouted that that iettef was not
written until five days after the
agreement was reached in Brands
office and that he Bride) was not
even consulted before 1t was
written.
william NICK. Clayton said he
had entered an appearance as at.
torney for the Federation OF Citi.
zens Associations in the old fare
case. but that he had not been
notified OF the meeting in Brand s
office.
Amy agreement reached at that
meeting was in violation of the
rights of the people," he said, point
ing out that neither Peoples Coun-
sci Fleharty nor any other repre-
sentative of the people was present.
When Patrick announced that The
car company had lost its fight to
include the old record in the present
hearing, Dunlop said:
THAT is a plain violation of q
and the company, and the company 3
rights have been prejudiced. I note
an exception"
Calls Questions Difficult
Then Dunlop explained that the
questions being asked by Hartman
are very difficult to answer and the
Capital Traction Company would
appreciate it very much ii the
commission would give 1t copies OF
the questions in advance. Patrick
replied that the questions would be
asked the witnesses while they
were on the stand. Ii any of the
queries are too complicated, the
witness can answer them at a
future date.
The traction company then scored
its big victory of the day. Dunlop
moved that the entire record Of the
Capital Traction Company's vallla-
tion case before the District
Supreme Court and the District
Court of Appeals be included in
the record of the present case. He
had to do this. he explained, to
protect his rights because the COM
mission apparently does not propose
to give legal weight to the decision
which they deserve"
Members of the commission con-
suited with Bride and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Robert Lynch.
General Patrick then decided to
allow hte records of the court cases
to be entered.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
TEST SHOWS ZONOLITE
GIVES PERFECT ACOUSTICS


The Zonolite company a short time
ago received letter from the Domin-
ion Stucco Ltd, which has contract
for the use of Zonolite in Canada,
which bubbles over with enthusiasm
about the marked success of the
acoustic properties of the Zonolite
plaster they are manufacturing. Some
time ago the Gerrick theater at Win
nipeg was plastered with Zonolite,
and few weeks ago the Radio Cor
poration Ltd, of Canada, gave the
theater careful test as to it's acous-
tics. 1t not only withstood the ex-
haustive test but the Radio Corpora
tion reported that the acoustics were
almost perfect since the Zonolite plas-
ter was put on.
AS a result, the Dominion Stuccc
company official says that they al
ready have orders for the plastering
of seven other theaters in one city and
six more in as many other Canadian
towns. The acoustic perfection of the
Zonolite plaster will undoubtedly
bring about its use in practically every
theater auditorium and church in Can
ada. The perfect success scored at
Winnipeg will also force this plaster
into use in all similar buildings in the
United States, which means an added
and unlimited use for this new Mon
tana mineral product--Flathead Mon
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
S35O,OOO Is
Available For
Forest Roads
That Sum Appropriated fog|
Highway Construction IN
Montana Woods in 1890.
CONGRESS MAY
VOTE LARGER SUI

A sum of $4,000 has been apper-
TONED for forest highway work Il
Montana during the coming fiscal
year, Fred Theme, engineer Of II
forest service states, in an interviS11
given out at Missoula. This money
expended without the requirements q
any state or local cooperation.
OF this amount 100000 is to b
used in construction Of a new stretch
of highway on the Yellowstone trsiI
west OF Superior, where there is muc
need of improvement.
So far 10000 has been allotted q
the Clark's Fork highway betwee1
Noxon and Clark's Fork, but indicar
tions are that this will be increased
to provide for the improvement At
that section Of the northern route.
The sum of $4,000 is allotted for
the Columbia FallslGlacier park route.
In the Madison canyon $4,000 will
be spent in improving the new route
into the Yellowstone park. The west
Gallatin route into the park is to b
improved at cost of sos, 444 of forest
highway funds.
Bills now pending In congress, Il
passed, would provide an additional
SIS, 200, 900 for forest highway work.
This would more than double the
present Montana allotment for such
purposes. The entire appropriation
for forest highways of the nation nov
amounts to $4,500,000.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
PUBLISHES ATTRACTIVE
CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE

During the week preceding Christ
mas the Rev. John Pate mailed to q
large list very attractive booklet in
the nature Of Christmas publication,
carrying with it best wishes from the
First Presbyterian church The pub
lication was replete with fine arti-
cles appropriate to Christmas, inter
spersed with others of a more secular
nature. There were Ia pages and COW
er, providing some most excellent
reading. Aside from few pages Of
syndicate matter, printing Of the pub
lication was the work of this office.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
Christmas Program Pleases.

The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Presbyterian Sunday school
took place Monday night, when tha
church and lecture hall were crowded
to capacity by an interested audience
of parents and friends.
The program, which consisted AZ
recitation, songs, dialogues and violin
selections. was creditably rendered by
the various participants. A short
sketch Santa Claus Book Store" was
a pleasing item, the parts being tax
en- by Winnie Boothman and Dorothy
Becker. The closing item, "A High
land Picture" disclosed Betty Mae
Warrington clad in beautiful High
land costume, stepping the Highland
Fling to music supplied by George
Mcknight. The item was received
with great applause. Gifts of candies
and oranges handed out by Santa
Claus brought to close most inter-
esting gathering.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
J. Neils Co. Buys
Government Timber

According to news dispatch from
Missoula, completion of sale of gov
ernment timber on Pipe creek, north
of Libby, to the j. Neils Lumber conn.,
pany, is announced by Assistant Disaa
trict Forester Elers Koch. The stands
disposed of to the Neils company are
in the Kooteai forest.
The Neils company, in its wide
spread operations in northwestern
Montana, has reached the area which
has been sold with its logging rail-
roads, 50 it is expected that cutting
there will get under way
as quickly as the company can get
its camps and equipment into the
woods, '.''s1
Two million feet of yellow pine
AerGinclnded in the deal, the sales
price being s2.75 a thousand, the best.
bid submitted. The sale also ,includ-
ed 100000 feet of larch and Douglas
fir at so cents a thonsand feet.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
Community Calendars Very Popular

The demand for the Libby Commu-
nifty Calendars has exceeded expecta-
tions and was far in excess Of the
supply. Nearly every mail brings re-
quests to this office for copies Of
the calendar, such requests having
come from as far as Oklahoma and
southwestern Oregon, while any num-
Der of them are wanted by residents
of Lincoln county outside Of Libby.
In addition to these mail requests,
scores Of Libby people have asked
for them to send TO distant friends.
The supply was long ago exhausted
and these latter requests have had to
be regretfully denied
In view of the great demand for
the calendars and their high publicity
value, the Libby commercial club is
considering having an additional num-
Der printed, although as yet there is
nothing certain in this respect. Two
thousand calendars were printed and
distributed. Another thousand could
undoubtedly be used to good advan-
tage.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
Town Team
Opens Season
With2Games
Libby Quintet Meets Idaho
University Team Friday
and Saturday.
TROY II. S. VS..
L. n. S. SATURDAY

The much reputed basketball
team from North Central high
school of Spokane played the Lib
by high school team Thursday
evening at the Libby gym. Libby
got the small end OF z7-5 score.
The visitors far outclassed the
locals in height, weight and ap-
pArently in experience and should
have run up 4 much larger score.
The smaller local team did well
to hold the score rs low rs they
did
Libby basketball fans are to be
treated to feast in the way Of ex-
hibitions of their favorite game the
latter part of this week. Thursday
Friday and Saturday nights at least
one game will be played each night
with a double-header Saturday night.
Thursday the Libby high school
team meets North Central team of
Spokane. Friday and Saturday eve
nings the Libby town team will meet
the University of Idaho team in a
series of two games. Saturday eve
ming there will also be battle be-
tween the high school teams of Libby
and Troy.
The Friday evening game opens the
season for the town team. The team
recently organized with the selection
of R. E. Russell and E. w. Oylear
as joint managers They announce
that they have strong lineup and
expect to win goodly number of
games. The squad that has been turn
ing out for practice consists Of Lar
son, Vogt and Hughes of the high
school faculty, Burpee, Bockman,
Christie. Shaurette, Kenneth Gregg
and Fred Ratchye. Ratchye is a Kali
ispell man located here with the state
highway survey crew. All of these are
experienced players and know every
trick of the game.
Oylear says that the lineup for
the Friday night game will probably
be Bockman at center, Larson and
Burpee forwards and Hughes and
Gregg guards.
A game has been scheduled at Lib
by on January with the American
Legion team of Boomers Ferry, states
Oylear. The Spokane Comets are ne
gotiating for a game and correspon-
dence is being had with teams at
Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Sand
point.
Ten of the business firms of the
city were solicited recently by Man
ayers Russell and Oylear and fund
secured for the purchase of new
suits. The firms contributing are the
Mountain States Power company,
Richard & Miller, the Public Dug,
the Pastime, J. Neils Lumber Conn
pany, First State Bank, The Zono-
lite Company, J. & G. Garage, ]. c.
Penney Company, and Libby Motor
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
Power Company Is !,
Host to Employees

One of the most enjoyable parties
of the holiday season was the dinner
given Saturday evening by the Noun
tain States Power company to its
employees and their wives The af-
fair was instigated by R. E. Russell
local manager, and was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Driear
covers for 16 being laid. In addition
to the employees, Mr.. and Mrs
A. NJ Hoffman were also guests.
The table was beautifully decorated
with a lovely center piece Of cut roses
and other decorations in keeping with
the Christmas spirit. Place cards bore
numbers which correspondent with
numbers on gifts that were later
found hanging on Christmas tree
which was unusually pretty II
spangles, glittering baubles and col
ored lights Following the serving Of
the four course dinner the finding anC
distribution of the gifts on the tres
provided lot of merriment.
The Driear home was Hastily
decorated in keeping with the season
with cheerful cluster of coloreC
lights at the entrance to the porch.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-26
L. 4. 5. Wins One,
Loses One at Local Gym

Friday night the Libby High School
and the Bonners Ferry high school
basketball teams battled it out on the
Libby floor. The game was fast and
rough. The first half was close but
in the last quarter the Libby boys
found the basket and the game ended
with Libby ahead and the score 1911.
Bonners had fast, smooth team
but found difficulty in locating the
basket. Libby was ragged and did a
lot Of fumbling but nevertheless it
was good game.
Saturday night Libby seemed to
have lost their luck when they met
the Plains team. They also lost a
game which was featured by the loose
playing Of the team Their offense re
fused tdA~&Aanction and their defense
seemed to be totally lacking. Plains
had fast passing and smart team
and easily won by a 31=9 score
On the first and third of January
Libby gets another chance with botE
of these teams and expects to give 9
far better account of themselves thar
they have SO far.