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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
BANKING SYSTEM OUTWORN
BY CHARLES W COLLINS New York Bank Lawyer

* HE OF this generation have inherited Anticipated and
Wv worn system banking Our attempt in this modern age Of
W mass production to give banking service business and the
public through than $4,000 separate and independent
corporations Of which small and and situated the rural
communities much anaconm would be the attempt
restore the horse and buggy the aea highways of the United
States
In the old days when local communities isolated the business
OF every small town autonomous and the local bank could diversity
Its business The bank nega associated with local enterprises
1t represented section Of the business of the community Now
however, isolation has been wiped by the automobile and
radio The local utility enterprises and other have become
absorbed BY larger companies backed great aggregns capital
and their banking business goes to the large city bank.
confident that congress will in the
banking laws prevent the repetition Of the nearly 5000 bank failures
we have witnessed during the eight years believe headed
toward system worldwide branch banking which will give strong
banks with branches wherever banking services
This would give the most complete dvefcaon making bank
failure nearly impossible human ingenuity devise opn-
on system of branch banking such exists other
country OF the world is the only form adapted modern conditions
the only form which will give the public safety service
which it Is entitled
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
Desire for Beauty Met
in Decoration Of Wood

From remotest ages man has ex-
pressed In wood carving his yearnlng
for beauty. writes Tom Gill In Ameri-
can Forests.
Man numbers among his earliest In
stincts an lmpelling desire for beauty
"a cropping toward the creation and
possession OF beautiful things, Mr.
Gill says. Two materials man found
ready al his hand in which to fashion
and perpetuate his instlnct-clay and
wood-the woods Of tile world with
their varying textures and colors.
But clay, even with Its abundance
and ease of holding, came to serve
little more than utilitarian ends
among the early peoples" Mr. Gin
writes 1T did not lend itself to the
creation of beauty. 1t was not dur
able. So 1t II in wood thar we find
here and there the first scattered rem
nants Of mans artistic beginnings.
From the remotest ages the dec
Grafton OF wood has been a foremost
art. For the tendency Of the human
race Is to ornament every article OF
use, the American Indian his pipe. the
Polynesian his paddle. A primitive
art then thus became imposed upon
medium that lay abundantly at hand
"A material that has always been 1
friendly and quite familiar thing"
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
Jed" Smith Stands High
in Ranks Of Pioneer.

When the roll Is called up yunder
Jededlah S. Smith. pioneer explorer OF
the Oregon country. will be on hand,
writes Fred Lockley In the Portland
tOre.) Journal With his inseparable
COMPREHENSIVE rifle and his Bible
he travelled for years over the West
With five companions he went In the
fall Of 1924 TO Ross headquarters on
Salmon river In what Is now Custer
county. Idaho. AS Ii was late Ia the
season he decided to 90 with Ross to
the Hudson Bay companys post IN
what Is now Sanders county, Montana.
They crossed the Bitter Root noun
tains on November |. passing through
Ross Hole and reached flalhead post
toward the end of Noyeu or.
Smith was the first American to
cross the Continental divide north aud
west of the three forks Of the Missouri
since the days OF Lewis and Clark lie
was the first American to explore the
Columbia river drainage In the upper
Salmon river district since Andrew
Henry had been here In 1910.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
$3.50 MEANS GOING
AHEAD IN MONTANA
Education, Charity, Correction and All
State Work Assured at Small
Cost by Measures

Would you give s160 to make 1t
possible for your boy or girl to go to
college? Would you. for the sake OF
saving $3.50. risk depsiying thousands
of Montana boys and girls from higher
educational opportunities"
These questions asked in the course
OF addresses by one Of Montana's lead
ing citizens. has brought the serious
ness OF Montana's problems involved
i'll Referendum Measures SO and "a
before thousands OF people OF the
state. Regardless OF where these
questions have been asked the answer
invariably has been no
Back OF the questions are the facts
that revenue which has supported the
higher educational institutions in the
state will be cut off at the end OF this
year because the levy voted in 1920
expires Referendum "a will continue
state support for these institutions
and assure continued revenue for all
work OF the state The average added
cost per capita will be about $1.24.
Referendum 33 for bond issue to pro-
vide buildings and equipment at seri
ously overcrowded state institutions,
charitable, corrective, as well as edu-
cational, will cost about 36 cents
These facts which are brought out
not only by the speaker quoted but by
Governor j. t. Erickson, Lieutenant
Governor Frank A. Hazelbaker. other
state officials, members OF the 'egisla.
ture. leaders OF organizations and
others intimately acquainted with ar
fairs of the state are swinging the
sentiment of the people OF Montana
overwhelmingly in favor of the Refer
endum Measures. The people realize
that Montana faces very serious sit
uation, the committee OK citizens In
charge of the International effort for
the measures points out. and that only
through the passage OF these measures
can crisis. in the states affairs be
ayerted
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

have been told in firm language to
.lay off" and have lain or. The stock
exchange wants no quarrel with the
Department of Justice, no investlga-
lion of sacred Wall Street accounts.
The old statement that bears and
short selling are necessary TO make
business good and active seems borne
out By the dizziness of the market and
the falling prices.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

There are four commercial proc
esses Of making paper pulp from wood.
They are known as the groundwork.
the sulphite, the suphate, and the
soda processes. Each Is especially
adapted to the manufacture Of certain
grades OF paper or to the pulplng Of
certain woods. News. cheap magazine
and cheap catalogue papers are made
mostly OF groundwood--that Is, OF un-
cooked wood mechanically ground Into
a pulp. The groundwork process is
the cheapest OF all the pulplng pro-
cesses, and the pulp yield Is by far
the greatest The quality OF the pulp.
however. Is so low that even In cheap
papers 1t Is not strong enough to use
alone. and considerable quantities OF
longer and stronger iibered pulp must
be added.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

The weather bureau says that with
In two hours after the morning obser-
vatlons have been taken, forecasts are
telegraphed from the forecast centers
to about 1900 principal distributing
towns, whence they are further dis
seminated by telegraph, telephone,
radlograph. radlophone and mall. The
forecasts are delivered early In the
day, generally none later thnn 9 p. M.
OH the day OF Issue, and are available
to moro Than 100000 telephone sub
scrlbers within an hour Of issue. This
system Of forecast distribution Is
wholly under the supervision and
mainly at the expense OF the govern
ment The weather map is mailed
Immediately after the morning fore.
cast Is telegraphed-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

There Is Chinese hairy chestnut
and Japanese chestnut, but no Japa-
nese hairy chestnut. The Chinese hairy
chestnuts are being brought to this
country In the hope that they will re-
place our chestnut trees which were
destroyed by blight While the trees
grow slowly and do not bear good
crop for about ten years, they are be-
lieved to be sturdier than the Japa-
nese chestnuts, which bear in two or
three years.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
Tyler's Old Well Sweep

An old well sweep which lonce be
onged to the family Of President "
Ter OF Virginia is now In the posses
sion of the National Woman's C0un.
try club.
The sweep Is in perfect running
order, though 1t has seen about two
hundred years OF service. Its donor
Is anonymous. The club also pos
sesses clock OF unusual type which
stood In the living quarters OF the
White House during the Tyler re-
Cline.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
Original "Pancake"7

Historians tell us that the first
baked bread" was made when some
mush, probably consisting OF ground
wild barley and water. was acciden-
tally spilled on hot stone, which was
protecting the fire in front Of cave.
When the food was scraped from the
stone 1t consisted OF pancake with
a brown crust. Its improved taste and
health-giving qualities over raw food
undoubtedly led to experimentation
with fire.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

Read the Western News for News.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

The king Of England has three
crowns: King Edward the Confessor's
crown, the imperial state crown and
the imperial crown Of India. The first
crown was made for the coronation
Of Charles II in 1862. The imperial
state crown OF India owes It's origin
to the law which forblds the crown OF
England being taken out Of England.
When George V was crowned In Delhi
q new crown had ia be made.
THERE lis NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23
Prixed Volumes in Museum

Two rare volumes, one a perfectly
preserved copy of Josenhus' de An
tiquItate Judaica ct de Bullo Ju-
dalca," printed by 10 Schussler at
Augsburg In 1470, about IA years after
the printing of the Gutenberg Bible,
are In the st. Louis Art museum The
other volume is copy Of the "Hypero-
tomachia Poliphili," written by Col
umna and printed by Aldus Manutlus
at Venice In 1890.
IL
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

Let US hope that the Manchester
Guardian Is too gloomy. Our
gangsters shoot each other. Chinese
bandits don't do that.
/ Chinese bandits kidnap women, cut
off finger. or an ear and send 1t
back with d request for cash. Our
gangstcrs have not adopted that
method.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

Bears THAT destroy public conf
dence" BY selling short In Wall Street
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

The extremely able Manchester
Guardian. Great Britains most
solemn and substantial newspaper.
worries about us. The editor thinks
our gangsters are Of the same breed
as Chinese bandits. and "our ciyillzh-
tion is falling"
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-23

Dinosaur eggs found originally 10
Thibet have been discovered In Amer
lea. The Nhen" dnosaur that laid
them was about eighty feet long.
Standing up she could look over tall
trees.
These strange animals of all sizes
once covered and apparently DOM
mated the earth Some carniyorous.
lived on the others, peaceful yese-
tarians.
ia 1890 BIZ King Features Syndicate. lnc.p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Fletcher Love

Teachers of Yakima, Klickitat
Kittitas and Benton counties will
hold institute this year at Yakima
October 81 and %, in the Franklin
Junior High School Building.
The Yakima meeting is one OF
eight sectional meetings of the
Washington Educational Associa-
ton. Formerly only one conven-
ton was held and teachers in dis
tant counties held separate county
Institutes. The new plan is being
tried this year to give more teach
ers the benefit of the better speak
ers who can he secured for larger
meetings.
Among the speakers for the two
days of institute are Doctors
Showalter, Hosic, Bishop, Koos.
and Grossmuch.
i The citizens of Yakima are pre-
pairing lodgings for the teachers
and many businessmen are contrib
uting the use of their automobiles
for transportation as the Frank
lin high school is two miles from
the bushes center.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09
SMITH-HUGHES STUDENTS
MEET AT STATE COLLEGE
Lynn Brown

The annual meeting of the
Smith Hughes students of Eastern
Washington was held Saturday,
October A at Pullman. These
classes are conducted by the De-
partment of Animal husbandry at
the State College. Their object is
to afford the boys an opportunity
to see and Judge high-grade live
stock. The meetings are always
held prior to the Pacific nIterna-
tional Fair, at Portland.
The procedure of the judging
practice consists first of Judging
by the different representatives.
Following this, and expert judges
the stock, telling why so judged.
He also shows the boys the defects
In their Judging and gives them
valuable pointers in the work. The
primary idea of these is to teach
each boy definite lesson In this
line. In addition to attending the
classes at the State College, the
local boys also viewed the Univer-
sity of Idaho livestock at Moscow.
Mr.. Barbee, the local instructor,
took about twenty students to the
classes. They travelled in local
school bus and left after school on
Friday. They returned Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09
THE KENNEWICK HIGH
SCHOOL IN 1920
Freida Strive

If you could have visited the K.
H., S. in the spring of 1920, you
probably would have seen the fol-
lowing things happen:
Floyd Hutchins pounding indus
triously on a typewriter.
Nellie Shaughnessy O'Leary
running away from the bad and
bold senior boys.
Ward johnson turning out fol-
football.
Margaret Sands Van Patten
talking about these short dresses
Ross Willsey talking French 20
the poor dumb freshies.
Ila Campbell taking shorthand
like nobody's business.
Russell Day asking questions and
chewing gum all the time.
Clarence Schuster (Speck) sing.
ing bass in the glee club.
Mona Terri (Halliday) taking
minutes of the senior class meet.
ings. als
And last but not least, we Sc,
Russell Elliott looking forward tt
graduation as if it were a big ques
ton mark.
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NEW TEACHERS
Kathleen FleSher

There are three new teachers IN
the Kennewick schools this year,
Misses Savage, iKncaid and Good
rich. Miss Savage, whose home is
at Fort Benton, Bontana, attended
the State College of Washington,
where she majored in Secretarlal
Science and minored in sociology.
This is her first year of teaching.
She is the commercial instructor.
Miss Kincaid is a local girl and
attended Cheney normal and Wash
ington State College, where she
nlaiored in Education and minored
in History. She has had two years
experience at the Triple Springs
school, Horse Heaven. She is
teaching one of the fifth grades.
Miss Goodrich, whose home is in
Spokane, also attends w. S. G.
She majored in music, nninored in
education and taught for four years
at Odessa, Washington. She has
charge of the music in the grade
school and of the high school orch
estra and glee clubs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09

U. Gundy took his first air.,.
ride Sunday and is very detss. .Sne
ed to add his name to the ~. 2.
future pilots. o.
o. ]. Sullivan came down !,
day from Yakima to loot ,u0n,
the harvesting of his apples.
Up to Thursday mornino q.
Hembree warehouse had sb;rn =,
9 cars Of apples since start;na ~ !.
the Winesaps. Avery Turm,r I.
pack of around 10000 boxes -.
completed Thursday with onlv u
percent 5 tier and Is percent gov "
grade.
u. C. Ross, who has been a cn...
Of his brother, Jack Ross. lef. !.
Sunday for his home in SpOksD y
Mrs. c. G. DavenhOur left Wa
nesday for Kansas City to be VIA
her mother, Mrs. Drake, who su Nd
fered a fall. Mrs. Drake sns.,
last winter with her daugbtar -
the Highlands and made man =
friends, who will be sorry 20 hss,
of her accident.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09
Glalsow, Audry Bergen and Johal
ma Christensen.

Glalsow, Audry Bergen and Johan-
ma Christensen.
About thirty people from Ken
newick attended, making the trip
in Art Glasow's school bus.
Mrs. l. Smith and son, A. L
Smith and daughters, Mrs. Fred
Mills, and Mrs. John II. Smith
went ito Spokane Saturday morn
ing, returning Sunday.
Dorothy Mills and Margaret
Smith spent Saturday at the Ole
Brue home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Beach and son,
Bob, from Sunnyside were dinner
guests at the Elmer Olson home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Clements and
their two daughters, Mrs. Sam
Mcmahon and Mrs. Elsie Kepel,
both of Pasco, made trip to Wal
la Walla Wednesday to visit a
friend, Mrs. Martin at the hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Gus Pearson left Wednes-
day for Spokane to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ray Johnson and family.
Harry Pearson spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Pearson.
Master Richard Smith, SON OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Smith, spent
Saturday with his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauritz Smith.
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last Wednesday with relatives in
Pasco.
The aid of the Christian church
met with Mrs. Dale Smith We'd
nesday for an all-day meeting.
They spent the day quilting and of
course did ample justice to the
dinner served by Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Thelma Meyer of Pasco
went to Yakima and brought her
sister, Miss Virginia Parks, home
from the St. Elizabeth hospital on
Sunday, where she has been since
their accident some time ago. Miss
Parks stood the trip very well and
is gradually improving.
The prayer circle met at the D.
F. Parks home on Tuesday night.
Lloyd Morgan and Clyde Town
send were members of the party
that accompanied F. L. Barbee to
Pullman to take part in the live
stock Judging contest. They aso
visited Moscow, Ida.
Merwin Bowdish from Mime
apolis, Minnesota arrived on We'd
nesday to visit his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. S. Bowdish. Another son
Will, of Wapato has been here for
the past two weeks. with the moth
| er, who is quite ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe, who have
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-10-09

been employed on the Samphere
place during the fruit season, re-
ceived word of the death Of their
daughter in California. Leslie Mylk
drove Mr.. Coe and son down to
Oakland to attend the funeral.
Mr.. E. T. Grubbs, who spent his
vacation picking apples with his
son, E. T., Jr., returned to his
home in Pendleton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Bone Of
Grandview visited at the j. A. Nc
Lean home Sunday. a...
Cesil Harris returned from We
natchee and is staying at the H.
C. Cummings home. .
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Billings of Wal
lula visited at the w. c. Curtis
home on Thursday and Friday,
leaving Saturday for Salem, Ore
gon.
Mrs. F. E. Dahn left Thursday
morning after visit at the p, A.
Combelic home. -. q
A. McKeeman of Cut Bank,
Montana arrived this week to be
a guest of his brother, c. r. Nc
Keenan,.
Mrs. ]. E. Townsend left Mon
day for a business trip to Port
land.
Virgil, the 4-year-old son Of F.
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Thursday, October 2, 1880

b 1
Bruce Williams is recuperating
from an injured neck received in
the Touchet game.
Mrs. Van Patten is acting as a
substitute for the 9Th grade teach
er, Miss Clara Smith, who IS Ill
with the flu.
Apple harvest and "fuP are IN
full swing Judging from the alb
sentee list which includes the SEN
iors: Art Schuster, Max Mcclure,
Percy Erickson, Tamzel O'Keefe,
and Ward Meyer.
Found That short hobs are the
rage of the season if the Misses
Rushton, Richards Struve, and
Terri are opponents of the 1at-
est"
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COMING TO
PascO 3
United Doctors

The Doctor, Who Has Charge of
the State of Washington is
-,,,. A. SPECIALIST
in Clinical Diseases and
Clinical Medicine
will be at-
PASCO HOTEL, Tuesday, Oct 81
MARCUS WHITMAN HOTEL,
Wa1fa Walla, Wednesday & Thurs
day, October % and %.
Office Hours: 9 am. to 8 pm.
s.4 No Charge for. Consultation
The Doctor IL Is a graduate in med
icine and surgery. licensed In the
State of Washington. He visits
professionally the important towns
and cities, and offers free consul
tation to all, except the expense Of
treatment when desired.
He treats Chronic Diseases Of
long standing and has to his credit
many wonderful results in catar-
rah, ulsers Of the stomach, dis
eases of gall bladder, bowels, blood
and skin, nervous disorders, and
diseases of heart, kidney and the
bladder, bed wetting, rheumatism,
sciatica, leg ulcers, varicose veins,
rectal ailments, and chronic con-
stipation.
If you have been i'll for any
length Of time and do not get bet
ter call on the doctor, as improper
measures rather than disease are
often the cause of your long stand
ing illness.
Remember above date and that
the doctor specializes in Chronic
Diseases.
laboratory: 335-336-337 Boston
Block, Minneapolis, MINI. 10:9-16
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HANFoRD
w. A. Halves Buried
At White Bluffs

Wellington Arthur Halves was
born in Kentucky seventy-five
years ago, and died at the Pasco
hospital Wednesday morning, Oct.
1. He had been i'll for over six
months and very little hope was
held for his recovery as he had
heart and kidney trouble. His bro
Their Masons gave him the best of
care and his last days were made
as happy as possible. Funeral ser
vices were in charge of the Han
ford Masonis lodge, the Rev. 81. A.
Moves preaching the funeral SER
mon. Interment was held at White
Bluffs cemetery. A number of the
Masonic brothers of Kennewick at
tended the funeral. The members
of the Order of Eastern Star OF
which he was also member at
tended In a body. Mr.. and Mrs
Halves were one of the early set
tiers of Hanford. They took up 9
homestead in the early days. Mrs
Halves died about seven years ago
Mr.. Hawes leaves a daughter II
California and host of friends
and neighbors who will miss him
49, 81
Joe Grell is driving the school
bus again. He is unable to benG
his leg but is able to get around
by means of crutches., He came
near being burned the second time
while at the hospital, The end of a
burning cigarette fell into his
clothing and with both hands and
limbs tightly bandaged, he had
quite a time extinguishing the fire
and explaining the cause of the
fresh burns.
Sunday afternoon as r. S. Mans
field and family were returning
home from the Garsi tract a car
driven by Harry Beus of Yakima
crashed into the rear of the Mans.
field car demolishing new tire
and injuring the fender and tail
light. Mr.. Beus sounded his horn
but he was going at such a high
speed and the brakes did not work
so he could not avoid the crash.
The latter viii pay for the damage
done to the Mansfield car.
Fire Prevention Week will be
observed in the Hanford schools
this week.
Hazel Lindsey has entered the
fifth grade. The Lindsey family
and the Anderson family live OF
the Koontz place.
Mrs. Grace Dewey has not beer
well lately and last Wednesday DR.
Spaulding of Kennewick was cad
ed to see her. He pronounced he
ailment bronchitis. Mrs. Dewey il
eighty years young and although
her cough is better, she is yer.
weak.
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SEWING CLUB
Vina Terri

A Sewing cub has just been or
newickschoos. Theymetforthe S
gained by the teachers of the O.
ca schools. They met for the first
time October 2, at Miss Harriet
HudnalPs home.
When the news first came out
there wasn't any doubt but that
they sewed at this club, but on sec
ond thought-aNow / wonder just
what they do do"