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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-20

Chas. Jewell, timbers ... 1600
j. Neils Lumber Co, material :. 31275
T. S. McAllister, material 52N
Joe Webb, material ............ 4542.
Chas. Hurd q Sons, material 1915
E. A. Rice, labor. .......s... 1600
LIBRARY FUND.
nez Rateldn, salary etc. .. 1850
Beatrice Larson, salary ............ 5000
COM PA WV
Mrs. c. B. Hammond salary -. 750
Mrs. E. ]. Howe, salary ...... $3.50
Mrs Len Reinwand, salary .......... 7.5O
Interstate Ut. Co., phone ... ans
lob. River Power Co., light 600
Mt. States Power, light -. 116q
Library Petty Cash, stamps etc. 23.9l
Shaw & Borden Co, supplies. 494
Arthur H. Clark Co., books, 1880
Macmillan Co., books ............. 6.33
Libby Hotel rent ................. 1000
j. w. Barrett, prem ................ GOO
Jessie J. Thomas, salary ............ $3.50
Commissioner H. E. Brink reports
that he spent IL days, Oct 4, 8, 10, IL.
l6, Is, q, %, %, "a, % and 30 inspect
ing work on roads and one day Oct.
lst inspecting bridges in his district
Commissioner Geo. j Monio reports
that he spent IL days, Oct S, 8. 10, II.
Is, 16, II, 20, 81, %, Is and 18th in
speeding and directing work on roads
and one day Oct. 23rd inspecting and
directing work on bridges in@his dis
trict sa7
Commissioner ]. W. Millegan reports
that he spent four days Oct. 4, 16, q
and 18th inspecting and directing work
on roads in his district
The above reports are hereby rati-
fled by the Board
The Commissioners are hereby auth
orized to attend to all emergency mat
tiers that may arise in their respective
districts and to charge and collect
legal fee therefor
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved this 9Th day of
November, 1890.
Board adjourned.
H. E. BRINK.
Cairman, Board of County Commits
sioners
Attest: WALTER L. WOLF,
Clerk.
Libby, Montana, November 10th 1890.
The Board of County Commissioners
OF Lincoln County met as an. Election
canvassing Board in the Court House
at Libby November 10th, 1880 at 1900
noon pursuant to Section 100 Revised
Codes of Montana 1921. All members
present
Upon investigation, the Board found
that the official returns of all the vot-
ing precincts in Lincoln County had
been received by the County Clerk.
The whole number Of votes cast in
the county was 1880 The persons re-
ceiving the highest vote for each Of
flee were declared elected and the
Clerk was directed to issue certificates
OF election pursuant to Section 1877
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved this 10th day of
November 1880.
Board adjourned.
Fl E. BRINK.
Chairman, Board of County Commits
sioners.
Attest: WALTER L. WOLF.
Clerk
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-20
County Commissioners
Proceedings

| IiooSs HUilldild november D. 1851.
The Lincoln County Commissioners
met in regular Session Monday Nov
3rd, 1880. All members present.
| G. G. Norris of Warland, Montana APP
peared before the Board in regard to
matters pertaining to the S12 NWA
SEA Sec. Is Twp 80 r. 49, After due
consideration the Board agreed to take
final action on November 7th at 500
P M. when all interested parties could
be present.
The applications of Jerome S. Rice
of Stryker and c. w. Daggett of War
land for Old Age Pensions were pre-
sented to the Board and given to Com
missioner J. W. Millegan for investi-
CATION.
Board adjourned TO 800 A. M. Nov.
5th, 1880.
The Board met and adjourned to at
tend the funeral OF Mrs. ]. w. Mile
gan.
Ivan G. Rogers was appointed Coun-
ty Assessor to fill the unexpired term
caused by the death of ]. D. Weir and
until his successor is elected and quail
fled
The Board adjourned to attend the
funeral of County Assessor John d
Weir.
A warranty deed covering one half
acre of land to be used as gravel bit
given by w f. Parcel near Rexford
was accepted by the Board for the con-
sideration of $4,000.
The sale of the SD NW14 SEA Sec.
Is Twp. 32 r. 20 was held and had ac-
cording to previous notice given ITO all
interested parties and sold to Serenus
Amend for the sum of S125o0, his
being the highest and best bid.
A communication was received from
the u. S. Department of Agriculture
asking permission to burn the old half
way buildings on the Yak and Dodge
creek roads for the reason that during
the summer months these buildings are
occupied by fishermen and tourists and
constitute serious fire hazard Per-
mission was given to burn the build
ines and clean up the site.
The bid of l.. " Eberhart of Leonia.
Idaho in the sum of $500 for the
Great Northern Mining claim situated
in Township 81 Range 33 containing
10 acres was presented and given TO
Commissioner Geo. j. Monio for
further investigation.
The bids of E. P. Woodwork in the
amount of $4,000 for lots is, II. IS and
10 Block Lukens Addition and Harry
Collinson in the sum of $500 for lots
! and 2 Block 81 of Libby Original
were given to Commissioner H. E.
Brink for investigation and to report
his findings at the next regular meet
ing of the Board.
A warranty deed given by Horace
Harmon to Lincoln County covering a
right of way in Sec. Is and 26 TWP.
30 R. 81 was accepted by the Board
The Old Age Pensions of Chas. Pen
ney and Hector Mckenzie were re-
newed for period of one year
CLAIMS.
The following claims were allowed
by the Board
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
WAR AGAIN SEEN
BY PARAGUAY

War clouds hovered again over
Bolivia and Paraguay today over
the 50-year-old dispute between
the two republics concerning
ownership of the Great Cllaco
territory that lies along their
borders, according to Pablo M.
Ynsfran, Paraguayan charge DAT.
faires here. Little more than a
year ago armed clashes occurred
at Fort Van Guardia and only
the intervention of the United
States and other nations of the
Pan-American Union halted hos
tilitieS.
In additional protests since
Monday. when he told Of a Bo-
livian attack resulting in the
death Of a Paraguyan soldier
late last week, YnSfran told AS
Sistant Secretary Of State Fran.
els White, in charge of Lation-
American affairs, that the Boil
Wan General Kuntz, commander
OF the Bolivian army, had ordered
a general attack on the Para-
guyan frontier.
Thus far the Bolivians have
made no counter charges to the
State Department.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
l. {. COMMIT TEE
MARKS TINE

For the second time during
this session the House District of
Columbia Committee held a meet
ing today but transacted no bust
ness Of Importance.
Acting Chairman Mcleod said
that the various subcommittee
had been appointed only a week
or 10 days ago and were not
ready yet to make reports on
some forty-odd bills on the COM
mittee calendar. Another meet
ing Of the full committee will be
held week hence.
The only action taken at the
session today was to report to
the subcommittee bill proposing
that automobiles shall be assessed
as Of December / each year in
order to expedite the issuance of
automobile tags at the beginning
Of a new year.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
lCE REVIEWS DEMAND ON PARLEY FOR STRONG NAVY
81 ASH IN AUKI[IARIES
NOT TOBE ACCEPTED

This latter sentiment in
America Is expressing itself In
numerous "crack-pot" cables Of
memorials and resolutions by
Pacifist societies back home now
reaching the American delegates.
Here, the American delegation
has been embarrassed by con.
tinued stories from Washington
appearing in the British press to
the effect that President Hoover
is agreeable to aboliShing battle
ships entirely.
It can be stated in strongest
terms that battleships viii not be
abolished here, although eventual
abolition will be discussed aca-
demically and Realistically the
same as eventual utter disarma.
ment has been and win be dis
cuSSed.
Fleet Not To- Be Impaired
One delegate informed Interna
tional News Service somewhat ir.
ritably when discussing the bat
tleship question:
"You can state positively that
the American delegation will do
nothing here to impair the rel
ative efficiency Of the American
fleet"
This same authority said that
the United States is willing to
consider reduction in the size of
battleshipS to 28,500 tons, but no
lower, and IL is understood that
the naval experts opposed this
step.
The Americans consider that
much Of the agitation the Brit
ish are kicking up over battle.
ships is, for political consumption,
as the Admiralty "Greybears'' are
as much welded to hattleships as
the American general board.
When it Is remembered that
France and Japan are demand
ing almost parity In auxiliaries,
it is readily seen that the Amer
lean and British battleEhipS may
represent the practicable margin
Of their naval superiority.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Trade Board Voices
Faith in Police Force

"A letter has been sent by the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation to Major Henry G..
Pratt, superintendent Of police,
expressing the qualification of
the association at the exoneration
of Inspector william S. Shelby
and Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly by an
extraordinary trial board on
charges Of bungling the investiga-
ton Of the death Of Mrs. Virginia
Hurley Mcpherson.
The letter, which follows the
action of the board of governors
of the association at a recent
meeting commencing the two Of
ficers, expresses confidence in the
rank and file" Of the police de.
partment.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
CHEST CAINPA|
|NDORSED

$ The Community Chest cam
paign for funds, which began
two days ago. was today endorsed
in letter to Frederic A. Delano,
president Of the Community
Chest, from the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
The letter, which expresses
qualification at the successful
outcome of the 1929 campaign
and extends best wishes for the
present drive, reads in part:
"The Community Chest has
been powerful influence in pro-
noting better understanding, tot
erance' and cooperation among
the citizens Of Washington and
in the groups to which they be-
long, and has. as the result Of its
activities, Brought about marked
Improvement in civic spirit and
united civic endeavor."
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
London Press Hail Conference
] As Iona Step IOIuGrd Peace

"The conference Is an event
which. under Providence, will
leave its mark on history, the
Morning Telegraph declares.
The liberal Daily News goes
further to say that the opening
of the conference was the
launching Of the most practical
and most hopeful attempt yet
made TO reduce world ornaments,
whose results are now dependent
largely upon the degree Of pres
sure exercised by public opinion. I"
'The conference is a noble
inspiration" declares the Daily
Chronicle. another liberal organ,
"and there Is nothing whatever
to prevent a successful issue ex-
cept the delegates themselves or
the. governments behind them"
The Washington times., 1930-01-22

Throughout her husbands long
political career, Mrs. Bryan was
known to friends as "Bryan's in
spiration." She acted as his
closest adviser throughout his
long career and in order to be
closer to the Great Commoner"
in his chosen work, she gained
admittance to the bar after their
marriage at Perry, Ill, on Octo-
ber /, 1884.
An outstanding achievement Of
Mrs. Bryan's life was the COM
pletion Of her husbands memoirs
following his death. In this
biography was Woven the funda-
mental creed Of her married life,
in which she said:
IT hold the theory that If a
wife does not show an interest
in her husbands work and does
not 30 with him when he asks
her, the time will come when he
will cease to ask her."
In addition to her three chill
dren, Mrs Bryan leaves II grand
1ren and two great-grandchil.
dren.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
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the visit Of Secretary Of State
Stimson to 10 Downing Street
this afternoon was in response to
an urgent request from Prime
Minister Macdonald who wished
to discuss with the American
chief delegate the issues brought
up at the Anglo-French meeting.
These issues were considered OF
such Importance, 1t was indicated,
that they were officially circu-
lated among all the other dele
cations to the conference,
International News Service un.
derstands that at tomorrow's Ses-
sion, Secretary Of State StimSol1,
chief Of the American delegation,
win propose in the name Of the
United States poStponemenS Of
all battleship requirements until
1885, thus giving the conference
something tangible to chew on.
This proposal being accepted
In principle by the British and
japanese, which are the only
powers concerned, it is estimated
this naval-building holiday" will
save the trio Of naval powers ap-
proximately two billion dollars
during the next six years.
To Be Chief Achievement
In the opinion Of many quail.
fled observers, this holiday" com.
promises the chief ultimate &C.
complishment Of the conference,
for France has already made it
emphatically clear that she does
not intend to accept drastic limi-
tation Of her naval auxiliaries.
Premier Tardieu's position is re-
garded as, exceedingly strong as
he is supported by almost unani-
nous public opinion at home,
which favorS definite improve
ment Of the French naval posi-
tion.
There is no pacifist, utter dis
armament sentiment in France
comparable to what both Secre-
tary Stimson and Premier Mac
Donald have,
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
HOOver Adopts Silence Policy
While Conference Is in PrOqrgss

A policy of deep and pro-
longed silence is going to be in
order on this side of the Atlantic
during the period Secretary of
State Stimson and the American
delegation are negotiating in Lon
don for reduction Of world
naval ornaments.
President Hoover personally has
decided on this rule, it was
learned today, and word has gone
down the line both in the State
and Navy Departments that
henceforth silence is golden"
The President has taken the
position that the American dele.
gates are eminently capable men,
selected after a careful survey Of
The Washington times., 1930-01-22

The British press continued to
day to greet the activities Of the
conference thus far with almost
unStinted praise. The only dis
cordant note was raised by the
ultra-conservative Morning Post,
last stronghold Of the Tory die
hardS, which alone brave cfiti-
cisrn by staunch1y opposing cuts
Ia Britain'S naval strength.
But the Post, together with the
few ''big navy" men who share
its views, is, in a hopeless minor
ity, and almost every other Brit
ish journal greets with utmost
satisfaction the opening speeches
Of the various delegates, praisirg
their caution while at the same
time extolling their obviously sim
cere desires to ensure peace by
means Of disarmament.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
7. P.U.C.TOCHANGE
TAXI RUL|NG
staff Photo.

The Public Utilities Commits
sion does not know cab drivers
psychology, judging from one Sec
ton Of its recently promulgated
regulation, according to Assistant
Traffic Director M. o. Eldridge.
The section states every pub
Lie vehicle must have a motor
capable Of propelling it over q
paved highway at IS miles an
hour"
Eldridge told the utilities COM
miSSionerS at conference yester-
day that the taxicab drivers would
take this to mean they should
make 35 miles an hour at all
times, when nothing is in front
Of them. He favored a more
specific phrasing Of this require
ment.
The Commissioners agreed and
the section is to be changed.
Another amendement was
drafted today, changing the mini
mum age for cab drivers from Is
to 81.
Major Henry G. Pratt and In.
spector e. w. Brown, of the Po-
lice Department. pointed out that
a regulation already in force
makes 81 the minimum age, and
that previous experiments at low
ering the age limit proved imprac-
ticable.
Other sections Of the act were
agreeable to the police officials,
and they promised the >Utilities
Commission full cooperation in
enforcing all provisions. The act
takes effect February /.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Mrs. William j. Bryan,
Dead in California

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 QN.SJ.
Her thousands of friends today
mourred the death Of Mrs. Baird
Bryan. SO, widow and "inspira-
ton" of the late william Jen-
ningS Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan's death last night
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Grace Bryan Hargreaves,
ended life devoted entirely to
the political career Of her hus-
band, who was the Democratic
candidate for President in three
campaigns.
Mrs. Bryan had been In Door
health from arthritis for IL years.
Two weeks ago she became stead
lily worse until death. Her daugt-
ter, Mrs. Hargreaves, and her
son, William Jennings Bryan, jr..
an attorney were with her when
death came. Representative Ruth
Owen, now in Washington, was
Informed Immediately of her
hother'S death. Mrs. Owen is
Expected to come here for the
funeral, final arrangements for
which have not yet been made.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
PANTHER GOES
UNCAPTURED

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first believed the dog had been
slain by the marauder, but
Preble gave it as his opinion
that the dog might have been
shot with an expanding, or
mushroom" bullet. He was ur-
able to give a definite opinion.
Hunt Is Made Difficult
After failing to find tracks In
the vicinity Of the spot where
the dog was found no further
effort was made to find foot
prints of the beast around the
piggery Of Bernard Chapman,
colored. the 500 block Fiftietn st.
N. E., where q 1oO-pound porker
was slain two nights before.
The hunt for the animal is
made more difficult by the fact
that as soon as a trace Of it Is
discovered a large crowd collects,
effectively effacing all tracks and
hampering the movements Of
those who are hunting.
The management Of the Strand
Theater, the 500 block Grant
Rd. N. E., reports that attend
ance at performances has fallen
off perceptibly since the roam
ings of the beast began.
The Staying of two dogs and a
pig and the frequent glimpses
which people Of the section claim
to have had Of the animal, have
given rise to numerous wild
rumors. It is impossible to OBJ
tain any accurate description of
the beast, reports placing its size
anywhere from that Of a collie
dog to that Of a calf.
At an early hour today no
further depredations by the
mysterious beast had been re-
ported.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Fishing
Asked In Virginia
For Hoover

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. "a
A bill to allow fishing or trout
during the entire year in the
Rapidan River and its tribu-
taries in Madison county, Va,
designed for the especial bene-
fit Of President Hoover, has
been presented in the Virginia
senate by Senator Nat. B. Early,
Of RucEersville.
The measure requires that
the streams affected be kept
restocked and authorizes the
State game and inland fish
cries commission to shorten the
season, if thought necessary.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22

the whole wide field and are
fully to be trusted to safeguard
Americas interests and negotiate
the best possible agreement. Any
statements and comments from
this side, he is represented to
feel, far from being helpful, ac-
tually might prove embarrassing
to them.
And in this connection Hoover
Is taking the initiative. He has
had three press conferences since
Stimson and his colleagues sailed,
one Of them yesterday after the
London conference had opened
but he carefully ignored all queS-
tionS on naval policy and the
impending negotiations.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Mt. Rainier Planning
To Beautify Entrance

MT. RAINIER, Jan. 22.-The
entrance to Mt. Rainier will be
beautified, If the town council
adopts the recommendation of
Councilman Floyd Matthias intro
duced at the semi-monthly meet,
ing OF. the council last night.
Councilman Matthias laid before
the meeting a proposal to beauty
the strip Of land adjoining the
Prince Georges Bank. He pointed
out that this plot formed the en-.
trance to the town, and expressed
his belief that the Identification
OF it could be effected at no cost
to the town. Action on the plan
was referred to the roads Lom.
mittee.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
F|NGERTH0UGHT
TO POINT OUT
BOMB MAKER

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Schalter, arrested Herman Brady,
22-year-old husband Of he dead
woman, and his brother, Lawrence
Leroy Brady, 26.year-old Wash
,ington automobile mechanic. and
questioned them frequently while
holding them in the Marlboro jail
for eight days.
They reported that they were
ready for trial with a "circumstan-
tial case" No one but the detec-
tives, however, seemed satisfied
with the evidence" presented at
the preliminary haring before Jus
tice Of the Peace Harry w. Gore
or believed that they could ever
convict their quarry without more
reasonable deductions than were
presented.
Leroy was held as a matter Of
course for the Grand Jury but
Herman was released on $1,000
bond as q States witness.
Ryon and Kennedy were then
called into the case. Ryon is a
former States attorney and a
washington lawyer Of wide expert
ence. It is said that he insisted
in calling into the case an expert
and man who knew his
bombs" as the best way to trace
the maker and sender, if two
persons were involved, Of the
death-dealing missile.
Naomi Hall Brady, an expec-
tant mother, was killed New Year
day in one Of the most atrociouS
crimes ever perpetrated in this
part Of the country. A box
wrapped in Christmas paper had
been placed on the porch Of a
neighbor three days prior-appar-
emily by mistake.
On New Year morning about
1O:30 it was delivered to her.
The entire Hall family, who were
home, gathered around her in the
little kitchen to see what was in
the box and who had sent it.
AS Naomi lifted the lid of the
pasteboard box, after removing
the wrappings, it exploded with
a deafening roar, horribly mutt
lating the entire Hall family and
blowing out the windows and
doors Of the kitchen. Naomi,
her 19-year-old brother, Samuel,
and her 4-year-old sister, died
shortly after in Washington hos
pitalS.
Mother Near Death
Mrs. Nora Hall, her mother.
has fingered between life and
death ever since in Providence
Hospital, with an eye gouged out
and her abdomen badly mutt.
lated. Two other brothers had
fingers blown off and were badly
cut up by the shingle nails
which constituted the 'shrapnel"
of the bomb.
In the past three weeks the
authorities have done everything
in their power to run down the
perpetrator, but have been handi-
capped by the lack of experienced
investigators of a crime Of this
kind, which is one of the most
unusual in the history Of crimi-
nal annals.
The Baltimore detectives suS-
pected Herman and his brother
because Herman had married
Naomi November IA last, after
first trying to obtain at Fairfax.
Va, a marriage license dated
June IA. The autopsy showed
that she would have become q
mother about March l next.
Herman frankly told them that
he had told his brother of his
predicament and also that his
brother showed an interest in
where his new sister -in-law re-
sided. The news Of the marriage
was not broken to the Hall family
till Christmas. Herman'S mother
had not been told Of 1t up to
the time Of the tragedy.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Historic Old Mansion
Damaged by Flames

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2I., -
Fire swept through the old Rey-
noldS mansion, on ASH Street
near Richmond, Bridesburg, and
t reatened to destroy the i'm
n1enSe colonial house.
The former home of Reynolds
family, prominent in early Penn
Eylvania affairs, antedates the
Revolution. It had been the scene
Of many famous social gatherings.
The Washington times., 1930-01-22
Tale Of BULLET
RACING TOLD

NEW YORK, Jan. % (IN.S.).
How clever criminal investigators
discovered that the shots that
killed the seven Moran gang
sters In the Chicago st. Valen-
tines Day massacre and the bull
lets that ended the life Of frankie
Uale, Brooklyn gangster, came
from the same guns, was expected
to be revealed today or tomor-
row.
Police Commissioner Grover A.
Whalen announced today he had
forwarded complete reports Of the
New York police department to
Lieut.. Col. c. "A. Goddard, head
of the scientific detection labora-
tory of Northwestern University,
Chicago, and that Goddard would
make public the contents. God
lard and New York and Chicago
'ce co-operated in the 'investi-
>oort, it was understood
>antend that the bull
he Chicago massa-
'~le killing were
Vned by Fred
= and killer,
~ard has