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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-08-14
Merritt Towne was down Wednesday

Merritt Towne was down Wednesday
from his ranch south of Libby looking
after business matters in the city.
Miss Opal Halter left Monday for
her home at Havre after visiting here
with her friend, Miss Muriel johnson.
Wanted Washing, sewing and work
by the hour, Csc per hour.-Mrs.
Martha Anderson, 406 Louisiana Ave.
+. =. 1896
Glen Davis of Helen, former speaker
of the house of the state legislature
was in Libby Wednesday on business
matters
Patrick Cook, forest worker at
Warland, is in the Libby hospital with
a bad axe cut in leg, made worse by
injection
Miss Ethel Carlson of Pine City, Mimi,
arrived in Libby last Thursday and
will visit here for some time with her
pTOueT, Quart carlson
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M johnson of Havre
passed through Libby Monday on their
way to Troy, calling on their daughter
here, Miss Muriel Johnson
Mrs. Elmer Switzer and Mrs. Thomas
Switzer, accompanied by Elmer Swift
ger, Jr, Clarence Karnes and William
Baeth drove to Spokane Saturday for
a short visit.
Perry layers, police officer of Kali
ispell, was in Libby Wednesday. He
said service station was entered there
this week and about $l8 taken from
the cash register.
The first Lutheran Church congre-
CATION will hold English services at
Pioneer Park Sunday at p. m. At
S o'clock the Ladies Aid will have a
basket party. Everyone welcome.
Word has been received from Hugh
Hennessy, who left Libby about week
ago with Mr.. Frank Shipman, from
Portland. He went from Spokane to
Portland by air and plans to fly to
Everett and to visit there before re-
turning home
Mr. and Mrs NJ l. Dean visited with
old friends in Libby Tuesday. Mr. Dean
was formerly state horticulturist CT
Montana He now holds similar posi-
ton in Idaho The Deans were pioneers
in this county and while in Libby
Tuesday visited at the homes of MIR.
and Mrs. A. c. Herbst and the Misses
Grandjean. They left Wednesday to
drive over to Flathead where they
plan to visit other old friends.
Anyone having Class F Western
Building Loan stock can be traded in
for good used car. See Sherman Noel
6-tf
Brick Wollaston and AL Lovick were
in the city Wednesday from Leonia.
William Perry of Troy was in the
city the first Of the week. He states
that his son Jim, II years of age, has
recently signed to join the u S. navy
for three year term and plans to
take training as machinist. An older
son finishes four year term in Oc-
tober and comes out a fully trained
machinist at good wages.
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Montana Farming
News
(By the United Press.)

HELENA. CUP. )-Governor ]. f.
Erickson prepared to leave for Wash
ington early this week to attend the
conference of governors called by
President Hoover to organize farm re-
lei
Immediately after receiving the spe-
cial message asking for his attendance,
Governor Erickson called a conference
of agriculturists and industrial leaders
to ascertain the extent of agricultural
and livestock losses in Montana.
The Washington conference will also
be attended by Alexander Legge,
chairman of the federal farm board,
who planned to take an airplane to
Washington after holding conference
with agricultural leaders at Bozeman
on Tuesday.
At the conference, held Saturday, ex-
perts of the agricultural department
outlined the principal losses which
Montana farmers would stand this
year, and presented figures on produc-
ton and prices.
1t was brought out that alfalfa in
the Milk river basin was bringing $40
per ton while this years hay crop was
estimated at 1000, 900 tons and expected
to bring $12.
Approximately 80 counties out of the
states Sc, with approximately 60 per
cent of the state livestock population,
have feed crops estimated at less than
half Of the normal, according to the last
report of the state federal crop re-
porting service.
Owing to the short feed crop pro-
duction in 1929, when only 915 percent
OF the hay crop was carried over, a
disasterous liquidation Of the livestock
industry threatened unless aid is pro-
vided to assist in winter feeding, the
governor was told.
HELENA. --(U.P.)- Higher grain
yields than had been anticipated were
encountered last week as the harvest
season settled down to steady endeav-
or, although they still were below nor
NAL
Ranging from as low as three BUSH
els in Hill, to as high at IS bushels in
Cascade, the federal crop reporting
agency pointed out that fair yields
were being made where the fields
were summer fallowed
The following shows conditions by
counties generally:
Teton county, maximum of 80
bushels; Blaine, TO IL bushels on
winter wheat with spring wheat as
high as Is; in Chouteau county, spring
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Tropical Fish

The difference between sailfish
and d flying fish Is that the flying fish
flies, after a fashion, and the sailfish
does not Flying fishes, of which
there are a number OF species, are
small and light but have long wing
like pectoral fins. The fish works up
speed in the water. throws itself into
the air, and the wings" are able to
carry 1t for some distance.
The sailfish Is very large deep sea
fish, related to the swordhsh, but hav-
Ing teeth, and characterized by the
large, high dorsal fin, which is sug-
gestive OF a sail.
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Christian Science Church.

Christian Science Services are held
Sunday at II a. m and Wednesday at
s p. m.
The subject for the Lesson Sermon
Sunday, August II, will be Soul"
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
First Presbyterian Church.
August 18th.
1000-Church School
l00-Morning worship. Rev. H. B.
Pitcher Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, will
preach. Subject: Il will lift mine eyes
unto the mountains"
8:00-Union service with Methodists,
in this church. Mr.. Pitcher will preach.
Sermon God is still at work"
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wheat was thrashing an average of 5
bushels while winter wheat ranged
from Is to 20 bushels; Daniels, 10 to
IL; Judith Basin, 10 to Il; Lewis and
Clark, 10 to IS; Phillips IL to Is on
summer fallow; Valley 4 to Is, and
Richland, a general average of bush
els.
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Woman's View

An average husband Is one who can
make q dresser drawer look like q
house that was in the path OF tor
made when be is locking through 1t
for something that was In plain sight
when he pulled 1t open.-Cincinnatf
Enquirer.
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Methodist Church.

Sunday school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service at IL a. m.
E. E. Corbett will preach. Come and
worship with us.
Epworth League GAS p. m.
Union services at Presbyterian
church at p. m. Come and Join us in
these union worship services.
E. E. CORBETT.
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Not in His Line

II never seek to punish or upbraid
an enemy" said Eli Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown; "why should I do him the
inestimable favor of trying to reform
him ?"-Washingto Star.
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Midget Golf Course Opens Sunday

Announcement is made by Harold
Gompf that his new midget golf course
will be open to the public for the first
time Sunday afternoon. A number OF
men and boys have been busy the
past week getting the ground in shape
and Mr.. Gompf promises that every
thing will be in fine order Sunday for
the first patrons. Later in the season
winter quarters will be established in
the old postoffice building, says MIR
Gompf.
Subscribe for the Western News
only $500 a year, less than cents .
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Some people are bern failures , 9TH
ers have misfortune thrust upon them,
and still others believe they can beat
Wall Street.-Atlanta Constitution.
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NOTICE.

The w. c. T. U. will meet August Il
at the home of Mrs. Charles Steele.
MRS. B. M. STOUT, Secretary.
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NOTICE.

Dr. F. H. Keller, Optical Specialist
Of Kalispell, may be consulted Fri
day, August 18th at Libby Hotel. Make
appointments at hotel One day only
SO
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
CHAPTER "

The speed and thoroughness
with which the police worked
was amply demonstrated that
morning Of the nineteenth. Be-
fore noon they had already ap-
pretended the escaped para
noia inmate, Floyd ESper. He
was found in Trenton, N. j.,
after the receipt by the brother
of Anton KaSper, the first vic
tim of the mysterious 81, Of
threatening letters.
They were quickly traced to
a rooming house near the rail-
road station where the arrest
of Floyd Esper ensued. The
man was brought to New York
Immediately for Identification
by the two women in the case.
Mae RyerSon, following Belle
Walsh's testimony, was released
on bail as a material witness,
alb other charges against her
having been withdrawn. Then
both girls were to remain in
the seclusion of their homes
unless called upon by the po.
lice.
Dale was present when they
were brought face to face with
Floyd Esper at police head
quarters. Hope that he was
the mysterious 81 was quickly
dispelled when neither girl
identified him. In fact, they
both admitted that he was not
the murderer.
Late that afternoon, after
Esper had been returned to
Kings Asylum, Robin Dale
visited the institution to inter
view the man with the hope
that something might develop
from it. However, when he
had finished Dale was fairly
we'll satisfied that Esper knew
nothing of the atrocious peter
crimes.
Dale stopped in to chat with
Ostermann a few moments to
learn If anything new had
come up In that quarter. Os-
termann was willing enough to
speak of the case! and Dale
felt sure he would be over
joyed if it developed that one
of the inmates turned up to be
the guilty man.
Tomorrow morning Captain
Blake comes with the two girls.
1 have the men all ready. You
come, too? Good, ! have an
idea"
Lets have it, Ostermann-
there're few enough ideas so
we certainly can do with one"
Listen, then while the men
are all lined up for, the girls
to see, you 60 with me through
the rooms and maybe wen find
something"
'.Well, that's not bad. oster.
mann"
Good! You don't know
sometimes what a relief it Is
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

different moods In frocks and changes her character
to fit them. She is an athletic nymph in shorts In
the morning, an elegant young woman in the after
noon, and demre darling in floating, lowered
nists to her silver heels at night AND the silver
heels is ali you see Of the fabled queens legs" IN
the evening.
She is all frankness and Staying .,layclothes at
early day. all manner and elegant detail after lunch
and all mystery and charm under the moon.
This goes for the girl who works along side the
man. She swims with him in once infants
suit" She works beside him in a smart, subdued
"ohn-sohm." And she meets him for show in the
most feminine Of outfits that what the most old
fashioned man could ask her. Versatile Lady?
NELL BRINKLEY
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
The Mysterious 81 : By Arthur Hoer

the idea. But not for that
alone. It serves to throw dust
in the eyes Of his pursuers-
drags q red herring across the
trail, one might say. It COM
plicates the whole affair and
it adds a trace of the spectacu-
lar which almost every Grim
inal Graves"
by the way, Dale, have you
heard that the police at the
Highway station received a
letter from 81 today? He po-
litely sent them the two empty
sheels. The letter was written
on the stationery of the county
clerks office"
More clues, captain. But
where do they point? The
poSt-office station from which
all the letters were mailed is
close by the county clerks Of
flee, isn't it?"
mot more than two blocks
away. We've had a watch on
it, but no one has been picked
up"
What did your investigation
Of Anton Kasper and Philip
Armour uncover?"
Nothing much on Armour.
Clean young fellow, never in
any trouble and half a dozen
people ready to vouch for him.
Kasper is a bit different. Mar
ried, but known to be a good
husband and father, with his
wife sticking by his memory
despite his obvious philander-
ing. We found he has $4,000
in an account kept in New
York, which seems strange, as
his small shop wouldn't earn
that much in years. Also,
about a year ago he took a
trip to Europe, about which no
one seems to be very familiar.
That's about all, so far"
"One of the 81 letters spoke
about that mysterious account.
Well, captain, there's nothing
very strange about it. 81 got
the dope from the papers he
took out of Kasper's pockets.
probably had the bank book
with him. I don't think there's
any question but that Mr.. 81
got the names and all other
data on the murdered men from
those papers before he wrote
his letters to the Daily Journal.
THAT trip to Europe-I'm in
clined to believe KaSper was
agent for one of those racing
pools, which accounts for the
money and also for the ticket
found in Armour's car. 81
dropped it there, probably
by accident, having already
grabbed onto the symbol on the
card for his own mysterious
signature"
Ito Be COntinued.l
Copyright, 1889, by King Features
ayhdieSta lneA
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

Blake-camouflagel It's too
primitive. Suppose for a mo-
ment 1t was true. do you mag
inc that out of IA hypothetical
victims one of them would not
have courage enough to come
and spill everything to the po-
lice? If you overlook that pos
sibility you overlook the strong
est law of human nature-Self-
preservation!
go little further: There
are supposed to be three docu-
mentS. Now. only three people
can have them, which leaves
eleven with no assurance that
the three holders Of the papers
are going to give them back.
So eleven figure it's an even
chance that they'll be killed.
So, they're not going to faie
any worse by tipping off the
police than by by keeping quiet.
Zone thing more. How would
Mr.. 81 know which Of the four
teen informed the police? He
certainly couldn't go around kill
ing all fourteen in one night
and by that time, If these peo-
pie know his identity, he would
be caught. So their chances Of
safety by informing are greater
than in keeping quiet"
''If that secret society hoax
wasn't exploded before, tits now.
Dale" said Blake, with a faint
smile.
"Your man is fairly well edu-
Gated. He reads, mainly the
cheaper magazines where in
Vulnerable of dem mysterious
papers ideas will be found. Il
appealed to his sense of the
grotesque and he merely used
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
The Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen Rowland

Concerning Him and Her
The smaller woman's heart,
the bigger the alimony and the
larger the damages she asks in a
breach-of-promise suit.
There are moments when a
wife feels almost like apologizing
to her husbands other women
friends for taking up so much
Of his time.
When the poet said Man
wants but little here below" he
forgot to figure that the man
might some day marry a woman
who would want a little of
EVERYTHING.
1t is easy to obey the com.
mand, Know thyseIf." Merely
get engaged and hear all the best
about yourself-and then get
married and learn all the worst.
Civilization Is merely the re-
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

to get some little excitement.
It's terrible staying always with
these crazy men,"
"I guess you'd get a great
kick If one of them happened
to be Mister 81"
Wouldn't it be only human?
We all like to know famous peo-
ple-and amt this Mister 3-z
famous now? With thousands
of police looking for him. And
maybe I'd get a reward, too
yeS?"
Robin Dale went directly home
from the asylum. He was sur.
priSed to find Captain Blake
waiting for him at his apart
ment. Blake lit a cigar and Dale
smoked his own cigarettes. After
light diner they made them
selves comfortable in Dale's IL
brary.
The reporter knew that Cap
tain Blake had come to discuss
the 3-z case, but he waited until
bAdke AlIIlSelI opened the SUD-
ject. Finally it came.
What do you make of the
whole affair, Dale?"
well, there seems to be one
reason why nobody's getting
anywhere with it. Why -"
why -" why? That's what
I keep asking myself. Why
those murders? There doesn't
seem to be any real reason un-
covered yet. No motive, cap
tain-Why even insane people
have a motive of some sort for
killingp
Then you don't believe in
that mysterious document bosh,
Dale2''<
"Just camouflage, Captain
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

suit of mans eternal effort to
satisfy woman's fastidious tastes.
Hence, safety razors, ash trays,
hair tonics, dinner coats and fin
ger bowls.
The difference between a
mans, idea OF happiness and a
wornan's is apparent at the age
of 1l-when a little girl puts a
piece of wedding cake under her
pillow, hoping for a beautiful
dream, and a little boy insists on
eating his, preferring the flesh
pots Of reality.
All of us may have been orig
inally mated in heaven, but
most of us seem to have gotten
our "tally-cards" mixed.
Some mems love-making, like
some music, is too practiced and
technically perfect to be very
thrilling.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

Versatile Lady, the girl and woman we have with
us today, ladies and gentleman Fair lady Of a hun
dred selves.
"All things to all men" You've heard that phrase
of course-much pondered upon in secret by women,
both plain and glorified. "Td like to be that"
breathes Sally Jane looking fearfully about for the
big of her Father and Mother. TO be that
storied woman" thinks plain Martha with lap-full
of socks and stockings to- mend and the clock all
black and white, holding its hands at IL p. m, and
the man to whom she started out at ecstatic Ii to
be these "all things" fast asleep. She thinks it deep
down. hidden under all the other thoughts that the
world may know about if it likes.
"All things to the world! This famed creature
has never been real-off the pages Of fiction and
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

mythology History seems 10 rather teem with her:
we have grown used to believing Cleopatra the ravsh
ing enchanting example OF q woman who was all
women Of all types in Yet she lacked the mother
side for she killed herself and left little son to the
talked of siren Of the world wise. beautiful subtle,
intelligent was not "all things"
Now to leave off dead sobernesS, and to be half
serious and half in fun What want to say is that
the lady who is array Of ladies all rolled into one
comes very nearly this fall OF NineteenThirty, ma
terialzing before your popping eyes! For when
can you remember to have seen so many different
styles Of girls and women, all in a summer day and
eye? She's all YOUR girl-but she wears her skirts
at half dozen different lengths, half dozen
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
YOUR RULING
STAR
by William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
September 26

0CPVCAADCk SV
If September 26 is your birth
day, during the coming year
your business affairs should
prosper. You may gain through
writings, journeys and sound in
veStments. Home affairs will
engage your attention. Guard
against extravaganza.
Important Dates: Avoid eX-
cesses of all kinds. take no risks
and maintain routine from Sep
tember ~ to 80. october 6 to IL,
December IS to %, January 8 to
8, March 25 to %, April 3 to 9,
June 26 to 20, July 4 to II, Aug
ust 2 to 6. Good for general af-
fairs, make efforts to advance
your interests from November 8
to II, March 6 to 10. June Is to
18, July Z to IL, July 27 to Aug
ust s. Contradictory dates show
two opposing influences.
A child born September 26
will be affable, courteous, deter
mined, ambitious and a lover of
freedom. He will gain through
travel, shipping and legacies. He
should curb any tendency to-
ward extravaganza, irritability
or a changeable disposition.
Tendencies for September 27.
A favorable influence from the
Moon of Uranus is fortunate for
all original or inventive work,
for those engaged in electrical,
scientific or astrological re-
search Investigations.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

Ito Be COntinued.l
Copyright, 1889. by King Features
9yhdieSta. lnet
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
When Manners Are Correct
BY Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

or dance, what is the proper
thing to do? Should the girl
go over to the men friends
and say "Hello!"?
2. Would it be proper to
send a graduation card to a
young man after not seeing
him for about two years, be-
cause Of the above reason?
M. A. s.
1. No, it would be highly un-
dignified for the girl to go over
to where the man is and greet
him. She may, if she wishes,
bow graciously to him, but she
would show extremely poor
taste If she goes toward where
he is standing. Under these
circumstances, the man would
come over to greet, the girl, if
she had already bowed to him.
2. Yes. if the girl wishes to.
and especially since apparently
the misunderstanding, was not
the fault Of either of them.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Dignified Greeting
leur Mrs pnnckpoon

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. After not seeing some
men friends for a long time on
Becount Of misunderstanding
between the fathers, if you hap.
pen to meet them at a party
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WHAT DO YOU
KNOW
ANSWERS T TOday's Test
Questions ON Editorial Page

/. Mrs. farley 2, Lohengrin.
8. 969 years. 4. A hypocrite.
5. Dutch East Indies. 6. Indif.
ference z. Miserly 8. Aver
sion. 2 Praise. 10 Perma.
nent, IL Mellon IL. Naza.
reth. 10. Lincoln IA. Thames.
-. Weather.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-06-20

places will be cut in a few weeks
Corn has been damaged by heavy
rains, which have washed out or
covered seed in some sections and
the crop is a week or o late,
but would improve rapidly with
warm weather.
"In North Dakota corn had
made good growth and is prac-
tically all up with a good stand
and color, though damaged con-
siderably by blowing in some sec
tions. Flax seeding is completed
and the early seeded is up with a
healthy start. In northern sec
tions of the state rye has been
damaged by frosts, but forecasts
are for a yield Of 11,550.000 bush
els compared with S,415,O00 in
1929. Alfalfa and sweet clover
have been damaged by low tenn
peratures, while weeds and high
winds have hurt sugar beets, cor
and flax in scattered sections.
Some summer following of land
has been started.
1.-The northern tier of counties
in South Dakota and southern
North Dakota probably present
the most favorable situation as re-
CARDS crops in the Northwest.
Corn, wheat and flax prospects
are bright in this area.
For Montana, the livestock sit
is reported to be the best
in ten years. Pasture and range
conditions are almost ideal. AS
crops, rains have improv-
ed the situation and growing con-
ditions are better although ev-
eral sections have experienced
winds and resultant damage by
and soil blowing, the Mon
ana crop division of the depart
of agriculture reports.
wheat condition is better
han that of winter wheat"