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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28
TOO DRASTIC7

Newspaper readers were somewhat
startled but recent while back, to
note that woman, residing in Lam
sing, Mich, had been sentenced to
lie Imprisonment in the Detroit
House of Correction for repeated vio-
lation of the prohibition law.
Many newspapers published only
part of the story-paragraphs COM
menting bitterly on the fact that, for
selling a pint of liquor (more liquor
was found on her premises) this
woman would have to end her days
IN jail. Sentimentalists were aroused
especially when it was learned that
the offender was the mother of ten
children.
There were some who blamed the
Eighteenth Amendment for her
plight. Others were no doubt, amazed
at the drastic action of the jury
composed of eight men and four
women), which deliberated but thir-
teen minutes on the afternoon of De-
cember 81 and found the defendant
guilty of being a "habitual criminal"
Thus, under the new criminal code
of the state of Michigan, life SEN
tence was found mandatory and
Judge Charles c. Collingwood i'm
mediately pronounced it,
Let US look further into this case.
Mrs. Eta Mae Miller, who had
brought ten children into the world,
but four of whom are living, was
charged with breaking the prohibition
law on three occasions previous to
her final conviction. Her husband
is serving two-year term in prison
at the present writing. According to
her record, Mrs. Miller served time
in 1928, 1925 and 1927. For her pre-
vious offenses she was accorded
leAient judicial treatment,-and this
fact might have prompted her to con-
tinue career of lawlessness. It
seems that she did not profit by her
former illegal experience nor was she
apparently cognizant- of her moral
duty either to her children as a
mother or to the state as a citizen.
1t was, therefore, the sense Of the
court that this woman should be con-
fined for the rest Of her natural life
as she was considered a menace to
society.
Drastic measures are oftentimes
necessary to convey to the people of
this country the fact that the laws
appearing on government and state
statute books must be obeyed. These
laws were framed and enacted after
carful elaboration, and are held to
be for the common good Of our coun-
trymen Too often have magistrates
imposed insignificant fines upon
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sources at her own doorstep, so to
speak.
And then there is another matter.
A year or two ago there was more
or less talk about veneer and box
factory being located here. What has
become of that? Has that project
been allowed to die just because of
lack of push and initiative Or what
has become of it?
Now, | may be all wet" in regard
ito this matter, but it seems to me
somebody is asleep at the switch.
What can be done about it?
Yours for bigger Libby,
A LIBBY CITIZEN.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28

tend church service. Come yourself
and firing the boy with you-it's
cheap and safe insurance. You can
bring him when you can't send him.
Services, Sunday, March Bird.
Church school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m.- Spe-
cial music. Sermon: Introducing our
friends to Christ"
Junior church at p. M.
Epworth League at $40 p. m.
Evening service at 7:45 p. m. Per-
sonal experiences; stimulating mes
sages; orchestra; special singing.
Either solo, by Mr.. Pike.
You are welcome to our church and
services.
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Liby, Mont, Feb. rs, 1929
Editor Western News:

Liby, Mont, Feb. 25, 1929
Editor Western News:
In the Western News Of last week
you requested people to WI tie letters
discussing anything of general public
interest l think that is a good plan,
q it will bring lot of important
matters to the attention OF the public
That is providing people respond to
your request and write the letters.
Now, l am going to take you at
your word and write letter. 1t may
not be what you want. If it isn't,
throw it IN the wastepaper basket.
I have noticed in the daily papers,
during the past week or two, news
articles to the effect that towns on
the Milwaukee, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways were COM
peting in their efforts to obtain the
location of a large paper mill, which
is to be established somewhere in the
Inland Empire by big Eastern CAPT
tai. By accident | ran onto a paper
from Boomers Ferry-it was the Bon
ners Ferry Herald of last week
and / read in it about how num-
Der of their citizens had visited rep
resentatives Of this Eastern capital
while they were in Spokane and had
put forward arguments why the big
paper mill ought to be located at our
neighboring town of Bonners Ferry.
That shows very good enterprise on
the part of Boomers Ferry hustlers.
The mill, it is said, would employ
from 500 to 600 men. It was also
reported that Bonners Ferry stood
= good chance of getting the new
industry.
While reading these news items the
question came to me, "Why is it that
Libby men never go after any of these
enterprises I" We have nearly every
thing to offer that Bonners Ferry has.
We have water power and lot of
good water. We surely have plenty
of good sites, and we have the tim
Der. As far as the timber is con-
cerned, I noticed that the Bonners
Ferry paper, in recitmg its adyan-
tages, included timber resources Of
the Yak district and also on the
Fisher river watershed. Surely that
Ii taking in a lot of territory and is
getting into Libby's backyard. If
Boomers Ferry is figuring on timber
In our backyard, why shouldn't Lib
by go after the industry and if sue
cessful get the benefit Of the re-
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hardened law violatorsEin some in
stances the court proves so lenient
that the offenders are encouraged to
repeat their nefarious practices.
The state of Michigan is apparent
ly determined to place a few thorns
in the path of the habitual lawbreak-
er and it's new criminal code, which
is similar to the Baumes Act of New
York, l. e., imprisonment for life at
ter the fourth conviction behind pris-
on bars for good the confirmed GRIM
inal who gives no indication of aban-
doning his lawless constellation
News.
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The blister beetle will not eat the
usual insecticides which might be
used on the soy beans that 1t infests,
and 80 the scheme OF tickling the
bottom of Its feet to Kill It has been
devised. This tickling Is done by
busting the plants with sodium duo
slllcate, which irritates the feet, md
az result It rakes Its feet through
Its mouth, thus getting the poison into
Its system.
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Gathering the 's.Spoils. "

BY the spells system was meant
the practice whereby an incoming ad-
ministrntion distributed the patronage
and Offices OF the government to those
who had supported the party coming
into power. Office holders OF the out
going administration usually were de
posed from Office or their resignation
asked for and their places filled With
patrons OF the incoming government,
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The Churches
St. Johns Lutheran Church.
Montana Ave- and 10th Sts.
II. L. Pfotenhauer, Pastor.


Sunday, March 3rd
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Divine service, English language,
Ii a. m. Subject, of sermon: Thou
shalt have no other gods before me-
Wednesday evening, March G, 7:45
p. m. Lenten service, English Ian
guage. Subject of sermon: "Jesus be-
fore PLATE and Herod." Luke %,
ill.,
There will be a solo by Mrs. Wal
ter Neils.
Everyone cordially invited to all
of our services!
On Thursday afternoon March 7th,
the Ladies' Aid will meet at the home
Of Mrs. August Sleizer. On Thursday
evening the Young Peoples So
ciety will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Lee Sleizer.
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Church of God.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. every
Sunday.
Preaching at 7:30 p. m. second
Sunday Of each month.
Preaching fourth Sunday, MORN
ings at IL; evenings at 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting every first and
third Sunday at 1880 p. m.
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GEETING UP NIGHTS.
For Bladder Relief is Natures Dang
er Signal. Columbus Minister'S
Wife Relates Exnrience.

Rev. w. Fl. Mitchell, 824 No. Park
St., Columbus, Ohio says: my wife
was troubled seriously with bladder
irritation until we used Initiated
Buchu (Keller Formula.) She would
have to get up to times each night.
Will gladly answer any letter"
Lithiated Buchu acts on the bladder
as epson salts on the bowels. Drives
out foreign matter and decreases ex-
cessive acidity, thereby relieving ir-
ritation. The tablets cost &c each at
all drug stores. Keller Laboratory.
Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Locally at
Welch's Drug Store.
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The First Lutheran Church.

Utah Ave and Larch st.
Morning worship in the English
language at l1:00 a. m. Sunday,
March 3rd, with singing by the Jun
ior choir. Sunday school at ten
o'clock.
Confirmation class meets on Sat-
nrday at $3.50 p. m.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the
church Friday evening, March LIST.
Those interested in forming mixed
choir will please attend.
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Christian Science Church.

Christian Science Services are held
Sunday at II a. m. and Wednesday
at 8 p. m.
The subject for the Lesson-Sermon
Surtlay, March 8, will be Christ
Jesus
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
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A Definition.

Americanism : Wanting somebody
else to run the government because
you haven't time; kicking because Il
Is run by men who have time to spare.
Los Angeles Times.
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An Outrage.

Having to stay at home enrages I
man, but not like coming homo and
finding his wife isn't there.-Los
Angeles Times
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The Forum

1.-THE Western News solicits letters
for this department and is glad to
receive them. However, it should be
borne in mind that this is a depart
ment for discussion of various ques-
lions by the public and the articles
printed here do not necessarily reflect
the views of this paper-The Editor
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28

Wood will give the installation ad-
dress.
Tuesday Miss Owens domestic sci
ence class gave a banquet for the
basketball and debate teams with
their coaches. Here's the menu.
Cocktail
Soup
Roast Beef-POtatOes
Gravy and Salad
Frozen Observation-Disclosures
The decorations were in purple and
white. The cups won by the school
were used as table decorations.
Toasts were given after the dinner
and the entertainment between
courses was original parodies by
some of the girls.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28
THE MAN WITHOUT A HEAD

THE MAN WITHOUT A HEAD
BY the Juniors
AS Miss Clinton says, the play be-
gins in rather misty, gloomy, mys-
FERROUS appearance. First, only the
servant can be seen. The scene is in
an Old chateau, and the servant is
pouring wine into glass to serve
the mater, of the dead master Of the
house. Two American travellers have
a car wreck outside of the chateau
and come to the house for nights
lodging and something to eat. There
is only one blanket in the house and
only the little wine, which is for the
mater.
Henry Doyle keeps at the servant
until the servant tells him Of the
master. The master had his head cut
by some enemies during the war, but
whenever the moon was full he would
return to the chateau at 8 o'clock and
call for his sweetheart. This night
was the night the moon was full.
Henry thinks he will play trick upon
his shell shocked friend, by pretend
ing he is the man without the head.
He puts powder on his face and en-
tiers the room as the headless man.
Wally thinks it is really the ghost,
and believing in ghosts the shock
kills him. Henry, seeing or finding
that Wally is dead, becomes fright
ened and at the same time dread
full noises are heard outside of the
chateau. Henry becomes frightened
and leaps from the window Of the
chateau to the rocks many hundreds
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of feet below. The play starts rather
gloomy and ends in a gloomy ap-
pearance.
The cast:
Henry Doyle, an American, Elmer
Switzer; Wally Dean, his companion,
Lester Johanson; Jacques, the French
servant, Bob Fraser. Directed by
Miss EVELYN Clinton.
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Pastor, Rev. John Pate.
Director of Music, Miss Frances He'd
rick.
Services on Sunday, March 8.
Church school at 10 O'clock Classes
for all ages.
Morning worship at II. Subject,
''The sword under the Shadow Of the
Cross"
Evening at 7s30. Fifth of the series
of sermons on unfamiliar texts. The
man who had "No Sons, But Daugh
ters." The Law Of Compensation.
At the evening service short peri
cd will be devoted To the answering
Of questions.
A Ncordial@and hearty invitation ex-
tended to all.
--~---r--r---~------s-
Methodist Church.
SON INSURANCE.. Statistics
show that few young men R1 wrong
who have been brought nH--to at.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28
THE WEDDING GIFT.
Sophomore Glass.

\
Sophomore Class.
The scene is in the living room of
a newly welded couple. The wife and
husband are trying to think where
they lost the list of the articles which
they received for wedding gifts. As
it is, neither knows who sent this or
that. A young man friend of the
groom is to come and visit them in
the evening and they are trying to
decide what he sent them. The hus-
band says the fireless cooker, the
wife the picture
They finally decide to let the friend
show them what he sent them. The
first thing he took a fancy to would
be the things he sent them.
When the friend arrives, Bob, the
husband, is showing him around and
shows him the fireless cooker, Jim,
the friend, doesn't know what he sent
because he gave the money to his
sister to buy present with so is III
as much mire as the wife and hus-
band. Bob and Jim finally decide that
it was the fiteless cooker that jim
sent. While Bob goes to answer the
door Carrie, the wife, comes in and
of course shows Jim the picture and
the two decide that it must have
been the picture he sent. The wife
and husband come together and when
Bob says he was right, and that it
was the fireless cooker, of course
Carrie comes back with her picture.
Finally Jim phones his sister to find
~ L1& kn Nd dc
that it was cut dish with three tools
in and which Bob had stated before
was worthless.
What blunder each one made! It
was worth seeingr
Cast:
Carrie Gordon ................ Viola Bessey
Bob, the husband byron Lamey
jim, the friend ........P Paul Pival
Directed by Miss Nina Fulton.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Stage Manager Pete Ramlo
Electrician ............... Hans Boyer
Business Manager Clarence Baker
Treasurer ...................Scott Daniel
ORCHESTRA
Billy West, Clare Spencer, Gather
inc Ostroot, Muriel Rose, Clarence
Brown, Miss Hostetter, Mr.. Wick,
Lester Dyer, Winogene Wood Miss
Francis Hedrick, Director.
Posters for the Country Track
Meet May and a are being made by
the commercial club and will soon be
put in circulation.
Flathead won the debate from Pol
son. AS. far as we have been able to
get was it is probable Flathead will
debate here on March 7th but nothing
is certain about it so far.
This Thursday the Senior High
Honor Society is going to install the
Junior High Honor Society. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
Marie Gompf would like to have
her name in the Tamarack so here it
is
If you find any mistakes please do
not blame it upon the editors but on
the Girls Glee Club. They are prac-
ticing singing for the coming operet-
ia.
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Cocktail
Soup
Roast Beef-POtat0es
JUNIOR HIGH

JOASiOR Ai1h
!. Miss Reik is back in her place
again, which is teaching the first
graders.
Miss Day, after two weeks i'll
ness, is also again among those pres
ent.
Frank Karnes has been collecting
the back editions of the Tamarack
and has arranged them in book
form for the school library. This work
will be continued. We have prints
from 1915.
Posters for the Lincoln county
meet, which comes off in May, were
recently put out.
Mr.. Scovil was deeply disappointed
because his name failed to appear m
the Tamarack last week, so after this
If you see his name standing alone
you'll know that he has not done any
thing but we couldn't disappoint him.
THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS
The Freshmen gave the first play,
"The Dear Departed" The play was
really of spontaneous humor. You
never dared to laugh until the last
turn of the play. The two daughters
Mrs. Slater and Mrs. Jordan, and their
husbands were in mourning at the
loss Of their father, Abel Merri-
weather, who they thought dead in
his bed upstairs. They found that he
had not paid his life insurance policy
which was due and were discussing
other matters when in walked Abel
himself, in his bathrobe, wanting
something to eat. Of course he says
that his will will go to the one that
he is living with when he dies. Of
course both daughters claim him and
the two husbands give their five cents
worth and are almost ready to clean
house when Abel states that the
third thing he is going to do is to
get married. Of course this upsets
the plans Of the two daughters, and
the two husbands have to look for
ward for new job to provide for
the family.
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The TamaraCk

CONTINUED from page j
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Pastor, Rev. John Pate.
Director of Music, Miss Frances He'd
rsnlr
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ORCHESTRA
Billy West, Clare Spencer, Gather
inc Ostroot, Muriel Rose, Clarence
Brown, Miss Hostetter, Mr.. Wick,
Lester Dyer, Winogene Wood. Miss
Francis Hedrick, Director.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-27
Does Not Suffer
From Asthma Now
Every Sign of Trouble Gone, Works
All the Time Now.

People who suffer from asthma
or chronic bronchial coughs will be
interested in a letter written by
VIM. F. Mckinley, $40 Arbor Ave-,
Indianapolis. He says:
II had suffered from asthma for 10
years. Was unable to work for or o
months in year, had to sit in chair
for weeks, unable 10 lie down. | tried
different medicines, but they did ME
very little good. | commenced taking
Nacor in September, 1923, and l hadn t
taken half bottle until ] could lie
down and rest at night. ! have no
signs OF asthma now and my health is
good again"
If you suffer from asthma, bron-
chitis or chronic cough, you should
read the valuable booklet which will be
sent free by Nacor Medicine Co. 40s
state Life Bldg. Indianapolis. Ind.
They will also send letters from peo-
pie whose trouble disappeared years
ago. and never returned. No matter
how serious your case seems. call or
write for this free information. 1t
may put You on the road to good
health NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-27
SPRING SEASON
OF TORNAD0ES;
CENTER IN U. S.
Disastrous Storms Occur
Mostly in April, May
and June.

BIZ NEA Service
WASHINGTON, March 27.-This
is the tornado season, for there are
seasons for storms just as there are
for roses and sweet corn. The dust
storm that came down out of the
Cobb desert 1900 miles away and
smothered Shanghai few days ago
is but an example of what wind can
do, says the American Nature Asso-
citation. Sand storms from the
Sahara have travelled far over the
Atlantic ocean.
There are always reports of high
winds around springtime. The ia
nous blizzard of 1888 was from
March IL to IA. This swept the
northern half of the United States.
The Samoa hurricane Of March Is
1889, wrecked American and Ger
man WarSflipS in the harbor Of Apia
with heavy loss of life.
The st. Louis tornado of May 27
1896, was the most destructive OF
the three tornadoes that have oc-
CURED in large American cities, the
others being the Louisville tornado
of 1890 and the Omaha tornado OF
1913.
Record show that devastating
storms { DIR in spring and fall.
A tornado is cloud-an upright
revolving, roaring, devastating cloud
But it is not a typhoon, a monsoon
or hurricane. Above all it is not q
Cyclone"
Typhoons and monsoons are
The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-27

storms covering large areas, hum
dreds of miles in diameter, and they
give rise to straight winds only. The
winds OF a tornado have a violent
rotary motion. The word cyclone"
refers, correctly, to the great storm
areas which pass, week by week,
across the United States.
If the barometer falls cyclone
is approaching. A tornado may ac-
company it, provided the cyclone
is of tornado character: provided
the locality is tornado territory;
above all, provided it is tornado sea-
son.
Tornadoes come in season, and
that season is limited TO March,
April and May. April is the month
of bumper tornado crops. A later
variety fourishes in May and, rare
ly, few spring up in late August
The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-27
DANISH CATARRH
Breathe Hyomei for Two Minutes and
Relieve Stuffed Up Head.

If you want to get relief from
catarrh, cold in the head or from an
irritating cough in the shortest time
breathe Hyomei.
1t should clean out your head and
open up your nose in two minutes and
allow you to breathe freely.
Hyomei often ends cold in one day.
and brings quick relief from snuffles,
coughing and catarrhal mucus.
Hyomei is made chiefly from a sooth.
ing, healing antiseptic OIL that comes
from the eucalyptus forests of inland
Australia where Catarrh Asthma.
Bronchitis, Tonsilitis and Pneumonia
were never known to exist
Hyomei is pleasant and easy to
breathe. Just pour a few drops into
the hard rubber inhaler, use as directed
and relief is almost certain.
A complete Hyomei outfit, including
inhaler and one bottle of Hyomei, costs
but little-at Hook Drug Company. and
druggists everywhere. If you already
own an inhaler. you can get an extra
bottle OF Hyomei at druggists
tisement.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-27
INMAN DIVORCE
PACT IS AIRED
BEFORE COURT
Lawyer Tells Details of
Separation Agreement
at Trial.

By United Press
RENO, New. March 27-An in
tig at if evidence presented
by Y14lger P. Inman. New York
millionaire, was more definite he
could have obtained a divorce in
New York instead of travelling across
the continent to Reno was on record
today in the divorce Suit Of Inman
against his wife, Mrs. Helene Patton
Inman.
Emanuel B. Cohen, New York at
torney, was the witness. He was 70
resume the stand today and enlarge
Upon testimony about a separation
agreement signed by the Inmans in
New York in 1927.
On Nov. 12, 1927, Mrs. Inman
went to the attorney and told him
her apartment had been raided, pre-
sumably in the hope that raiders
would secure evidence to support
inman's contemplated divorce ac-
ton, he said.
Il am going right after that lad
and get this thing Strengthened up"
the attorney testified he exclaimed
Hdl6l MIS-. 1nLIldn IOlQ MIN OF Cle
raid.
Questioned as to the purpose of
the raid Cohen said presumably it
was for the purpose of securing evi-
dence which would permit Inman
to obtain an absolute divorce under
New York laws.
It was pointed out that evidence
presented by Inman, intinating un-
faithfulness would, if sustained,
have been grounds for divorce in
New York state.
According to Cohen, the separa-
tion agreement would have given
Mrs. Inman $4,000 outright and
from $4,000 to $4,000 yearly unless
she remarked.