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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Death Comes
Without Warning
To Libby Ranlher
Robert l.. Hodgkinson Passes Away
After "a Hours Illness-Funeral
y Services at Kalispell.

Robert Lawrence Hodgkinson, age
81, passed away at his home east of
Libby on the A. NJ Hoffman ranch
about 7 o'clock Tuesday morning af-
ter an illness of one day. Mr.. Hodgkin-
son got up Monday morning to build
the fire and complained of dizziness and
a ringing noise in his head He was
soon obliged to go to bed and passed
into coma from which he never re-
covered
The deceased is survived by his wife
and one son, Milo; also by four sisters
Mrs. William Beauchamp of Kalispell.
Mrs. Ella Orchard of Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont, Mrs. Lydia Percival of Los An
geles, Calf; and Mrs. Earl Simcok OF
Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgkinson had lived
here about two years, having resided
prior thereto at Kila where they owr
a ranch The remains will be shipped
to Kalispell for funeral services ano
burial
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
DIAMOND RINGS DO NOT MEAN
MUCH TO YOUNG SONS.

There is a young Libby mother VINO
has been in the depths of despair. The
reason for the anxiety and the tears
is found in this simple little CLASSIFIED
ad. that appeared in this paper:
"Lost-White gold diamond ring.
Reward. Leave at this office.
Diamond rings do not mean much 70
young sons. In this instance the much
priced ring had been placed in what
was supposed to be safe place, up IN
a cupboard while the mother was busy
with her ho1sework. The little son
climbed up, got the ring, slipped It or
his finger and-as was learned later
was showing it to his little friends
Eventually, of course, he lost it anc
forgot all about it.
In time the mother missed the ring
Questions brought out the story from
the small son. Frantic searching
brouaht no results except failure Y
find The priced ring,
The mother was broken hearted !
was her engagement ring and sh
priced 1t highly. In trying to sooth
her the kindly husband said, Wei
don't grieve too much about II. n
lives have been lost"
This incident recalls similar hap
pening a few years ago in q nearb
town Another young son becAm
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Little Stories Of the Town

enamored with his mothers engage
ment ring and appropriated it one day
when the opportunity presented IT.
self. But you know diamond engage
ment rings are not SO particularly pref
ty in the eyes of small boys. So while
showing it to a chum of his own age
he decided to trade it for much pref
tier ring the chum had. The chums
ring had been secured as premium
with a penny stick of candy. Oh, it
was much prettier than the plain dia-
mond ring. 1t had brilliant red
stone in it. Its gold was shiny and
bright It was engraved beautifully. 80
the small boy with his mothers dia-
mond ring traded it for the pretty ring
that had come around stick Of candy.
The chum who unwittingly had
made such good trade slipped the
new ring into his overall pocket and
forgot all about it. Following hours
brought another frantic mother look
ing for a lost diamond ring that coulc
not be found. The chum's mother
neighbor-helped in the search bu
without avail. A few days later shs
prepared to wash her young hopeful
overalls and was cleaning out hi
pockets. There she found diamond
ring and eventually it was restored 7
its rightful owner. All of which is proc
OF the caption over this little article
Diamond rings do not mean mucl
to young sons.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Unusual Act Of
WarmF Friendship BY
Mere Acquaintance
Goes to Trouble and Expense to Pro-
vide Decent Burial for One
Who Commits Suicide.

A ragged shirt, a bent back, a
swarthy skim
These may cover warm and kindly
heart even as may the rich apparel, a
white skin and culture and refine
ment
Sometimes one is inclined to think
that warm and kindly hearts are more
often found among the lowly than
among the high and mighty
That may be trite saying. Here IS
q little story of unselfish human inn
pulses that substantiates the above as
sertion.
Last week this paper chronicled q
suicide An Armenian became tired
Of the burden of life. Death appeared
to him surcease from his troubles. So
he slashed his throat and in spite OF
! surgical skill he got his desire. he
passed into that land from which no
/ traveller returns.
The rash man who was tired OF life
and its sorrows had no friends, no
known relatives, very little money lie
was loWly worker ON the Great
Northern extra gang. Evidently
pauper's funeral was to be his lot. But
no. An unknown friend steps forward
at this iuncture. Another Armenian, q
fellow worker just casual acqualnt-
l ance The two men had not been in
] innate. Just passing acquaintance.
The latter ones heart rebelled al
seeing fellow Armenian with whom
1 he had worked denied decent burial
i What was to be done2 He had no funds
but that didn't keep him from attempt
ING to raise sufficient money to pro-
vide fitting funeral for the one who
/ had sought death. He tried to raise ths
funds but failed. Still undauntcd HI
was determined that his fellow WORKER
should have something of Christian
burial. So he carried his story to ;
minister of the gospel and there n
met with instant sympathy and success
in his efforts. The man of God con
sented to say the last words over tn
mortal remains of the suicide and tn
one who was tired of life was given a
much of Christian burial as it wa
possible to give under the circum
stances.
/ Just little earnest effort in order 7
perform last kindness to fello'
worker! How many of us would max
the same effort in behalf of passin
acquaintance?
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
CATCHES BLUEBIRD
WITH NOTE ON LEG

Mrs. Zawadkc caught bluebird
in her yard in Libby Monday after
noon and found small note secure
ly fastened to a Lex Of the bird. On
the paper was scrubbed this note;
Jim Murray, Don Rogers. Arlcy
Stevens, Owen Jensen caught the
bird May n, 1881, Whitcfish, Mon
tAna. Caught the bird 311 miles east
OF Rexford, Mont
II Is OF course well known that
these pretty little birds are great
travellers in the migrating season
but this experience would indicate
that they also travel to consider :
able extent even In the midst Of
summer.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Sunday, June Fl, Is Fathers Day
State Officer Visits Rebekah Lodge.

The Medora Rebekah lodge Of Libby
by enjoyed visit last week from Mrs.
Mahala Wheeler, state vice grand OF
the organization While here she in
spected the ritualistic work of the
lodge and complimented very highly the
degree team supervised by Miss Letha
Williamson. There was large attend
ance at the lodge session, after which
a banquet was served by the subor-
dinate lodge. Mrs Wheeler was also
entertained at dinner while here by
the lodge officers at the home Of Mrs.
Fred Gooselaw
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
On Motor Trip to Middle West.

A party Of Libby people left Tues
day on motor trip to Minneapolis and
other points in the Middle West. In
the party was Art Christie and mother,
Mrs. Anna Christie; Mrs. Rozella Burke
and daughter Geraldine, and Lud Lud-
wilson. Enroute they will visit in Great
Falls. Lud expects to visit with friends
in South Dakota, later joining the rest
of the party in Minneapolis. They will
return home by way Of Butte. ex-
pecting to be gone about month
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Young People Will Attend Conference.


A number of Libby young people
will leave next Tuesday morning about
7 o'clock to attend the young peoples
conference, of the Presbyterian church,
to be held on Flathead lake for a
week, 20 miles from Kalispell. This is
an annual event and is an important
affair where the study Of religious
matters and an outing are combined IN
joyful gathering.
Those going from Libby are Miss
Beatrice Larson, Ills Youngs, Lee
Harmon, Charles Woodwork, Mary
Jane Dwinelle. Ruth Shanahan, jean
cite Olson, Jean Barkee, Catherine Orr
They will be taken to the conference
in cars furnished by John Wood
worth, Ed Olson and tn Rev. X. w
Orr.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
MILLIONS OF WORMS
TAKING FOLIAGE ON TREES
Gateway and Canadian Districts Hosts
to Countless Crawling Pests.

GATEWAY, June 16.--The cotton
wood trees and willows and all soft
shrubbery on the islands near here are
infested with millions of worms which
have stripped the trees of their leaves.
The worms may be seen in large
patches with the naked eye at some
little distance The same condition ex-
lists in Canada for several miles.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Another Surprise Party.

Birthday surprise parties are becom-
ing popular affairs in Libby and one
of the latest-and one of the pleasant
est-was a surprise on Mrs. Bernard
Schlumm last Saturday evening. A
number of friends gathered and spent
the evening at the 800" tables, with
high score prizes awarded to Mrs.
Bertha Crotteau and Charles Hubacher.
Refreshments were served
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Building Public Tennis Court.

The Libby park board is having a
tennis court built on the city play
ground, in west Libby. Two courts are
being built and their use will be open
to the without charge. Tennis
is becoming a very popular sport in
Libby and present accommodations
have not been sufficient to take care
Of those who wish to play. The park
board has kindly come to the rescue.
The work on the new courts is being
done by e. r. Rusher.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
ONLY A DAD
Dedicated TO Dad. !

DculcAIcu 10 Dhu
Only dad with a tired face,
Coming home from the daily race
Bringing the little of gold or fame
To show how well he has played the game
But glad in his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice
Only dad with brood Of four
One of ten million men or more.
Flooding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips andAscorns OF lite
With never a whimper of pain or hate
For the sake fthose who at home await
Only dad, neither rich nor proud
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way,
Silent whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for the love of them.
Only dad but he gave his all
To smooth the way for his children small
Doing, with courage stern and grim,
The deed that his father did for him,
This is the line that for him | pen.
Only dad, but the best of men.
Los Angeles Citizen,
SUNDAY. June Fl, Is Fathers Day.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Workman Suffers Broken Leg.

John Burns, workman on the state
highway west of town, was struck by
a passing car last Thursday and his
leg broken. A Whitefish man drove
the car that did the damage. The in
jured man was brought to the Libby
hospital for care.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-18
Picks Up Two Deserters.

Sheriff Baney left Wednesday for
Fort Wright with two deserters that
had been apprehended here, Carl
Stacey and John Cook. Cook came in
and gave himself up but the sheriff got
Stacey at Ural. Both young men are
residents of the Pinkham creek district
and had been listed as deserters for
some time by the officials at Fort
Wright
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
Salt Spring, Cal.

I want to say few words on the
PC & E. Pacific Gas and Electric
Coz road work in this state. This
rich company exploits labor to the
utmost, especially thru contract
labor.
PIG. a. E. road camps are two
kinds. One is run by the company
itself and the other by the contrac-
tors. Company labor on day work
pays S4 for hours work and SIPS
for camp board is taken out.
Mitchell contracting Co. pays 40c.
an hour, 9 hours work. or total of
$3.50 per day and we pay $15O for
camp board. These two different
scales are on the same work. So
naturally company contracts work to
private concerns and has no bother
about labor How much a contractor
exploits the company does not care.
knowing that this will lower the
standard of workers on their own
jobs also.
This Mitchell contractor gets his
laborers from the Western Employ
ment Bureau at End and Kay SITS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
Many May Day Demonstrations;
Space Prevents Giving Details

EDITORS NOTE-We just can't
do it. Fellow Workers! We have re-
ceived news by wire and by mail
from literally dozens of May Day
demonstrations, many of them in
places that never had demonstra-
ton before, and many of them with
unique features. Many Of them have
interesting sides that all workers
would like to see. But we have only
four pages, and we have the Scots
boro case, the big news from the
coal fields, new strikes by workers
who have to fight the wage cuts or
starve, new mass movements of the
unemployed, and all the campaigns
of the Communist Party to give
space to. We can't print any more
of the May Day reports. Some have
been printed already. We list be-
low some of those which were well
reported but of which details must
simply be left out of the paper for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
Rich Pacific Gas Co. And Contractor Pockets
All; Workers Receive Acc An Hour

Sacramento, which is run by his own
brother, thus profit running in the
same family.
One has to have at least Sc to put
out before securing a job. This is
for fee and fare to the camp. The
stages bringing workers to and from
CAMPS are also run by Mitchell Co.
Fare charged $2-5 and workers going
back and forth every week make 9
little fortune on these stages. So all
the pay goes back into the same
pocket.
The grub is something one can't
describe. 1t is unfit for hard labor
men to eat. The Cook Jimmy Ke!-
log is stakeholder himself and So,
what saving is made is for the bene-
fit of the stockholders and so Jimmy
sees to that.
Men are fired at least provocation
as new men will bring more prof,
to Mitchell family in paying fee to
the brother.
Are we going to stand such con-
ditions much longer. Let's organize
committees to fight for better con-
ditions.
"A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
Workers Are Warned That Only the Interna-
tional Labor Defense Is Authorized to Handle
Defense by the Boys and Their Parents

these victories to the mass pressure
organized by the LID.
N.A.A.C.P. Leaders Helping Southern
Bosses
The southern bosses who would like
to have the LID. eliminated from
the defense and the struggle to save
these boys narrowed down to a pure
ly court room trial, and the NAA
CP. top leadership which is sup
porting the southern boss lynchers
on this point, have frantically tried
to trick the boys into statements
which would turn over the defense to
the N.A.A.C.P. leadership and repu-
date the united front mass move
ment TO save the boys. In all of
these attempts they have failed. A
statement which the boys we're trick
ed into signing was next day repu-
dated by the boys when their fran
tic parents rushed to the Jail to stop
the betrayal of their sons.
Mrs. Patterson DenounCes Walter
White
Mrs. jamie Patterson has openly
accused Walter White, national sec
Rotary Of the N.AACP. of sabotag-
ing the defense of her son, Haywood,
and the eight other boys. The par
ents of the other boys have sup
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12

creating roar with their engines, kept
all moving. Thus succeeding tc
break up the meeting.
Did Not Break Spirit
Breaking up the meeting did not
break the determination of militant
workers to carry through the next
time their struggle more successfully
Struggle for the right of the streets
will become ever so much stronger.
At p. m. a street meeting was held
at 10th and Broadway where about
q, thousand listened. Here the gov
eminent agents in civilian clothes
tried to terrorize the crowd again, by
dragging into their machine one
young worker who came over bring
ing slogans for the meeting. They
released him at City Hall by telling
him to leave town before he was
pulled in on vag charges.
The evening meeting was held at
Castle Hall at 18th and Franklin SITS,
where some new applicants signed up
for the Party.
Workers of Oakland, organize and
fight against the bosses attack on our
rights. A. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12

| The increased militancy of the mas
ses forced General Berenguer's re
arrest.
To queu the revolutionary spirit Of
the masses, the government has now
declared martial law and on several
occasions fired into large crowds.
The capitalist newspapers in the
United States reporting the events
state that Communists are prominent
in the leadership The New York
Times correspondent states that the
Communists called the taxi-strike. An
Associated Press story says that many
of the demonstrators are wearing red
arm bands.
At the time the Daily Worker goes
to press reports of rioting, shooting
and burning of Catholic centers still
come in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
MARTIAL LAW RULES IN SPAIN AS
PEOPLE BURN CATHOLIC CENTERS OF
CONGRATULATIONS STRIKES ON
Fiemen Refuse to QUell Flames In jesuit
Headquarters AS Masses Cheer; Police 8,
Use Machine Guns to Attack

Martial law has been declared in
Madrid, Spain by the provisional gov
eminent, headed by republicans and
socialists. Police with machine guns,
are shooting down workers, according
to the latest dispatch by the Asso-
ciated press.
There is a general strike in all lines
of transportation, street cars, taxi, etc.
Huge crowds are attacking Catholic
institutions and burning them down
The Jesuit headquarters, one of the
leading monarchist institutions left
intact by the republican and social
lists was burned to the ground by a
large crowd OF people.
Workers rushed the doors OF the
Jesuit headquarters, poured oil all
over and set fire to the place. Fire
men who we're called to the scene re-
fused to fight the flames and we're
Cheered by the crowd, The Jesuits
own huge tracts of land which the
provisional government has been pro-
tecting against seizure. Other Cath
clio centers we're stormed.
Many workers are massing in the
streets, refusing to go to work since
the rioting started by a group of mon
archists, A group of monarchists
boarded a taxicab and killed the dri-
yer because he was against the mon
arChists. Among them we're Marques
Luca de Tena, editor of a leading
monarchist newspaper, Abe. He was
found armed. The crowd killed one
of the monarchists in the seuffle.
A strike was then called on all the
lines Of transportation. Everywhere
the masses stormed former centers of
the monarchistS The monarChists
have been emboldened by the concil-
iatory attitude of the republicans and
socialists. The provisional govern
ment went so far as to give General
Berenguer the fascist premier under
King Alfonso, his complete liberty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
RUMANIAN LAND
REVOLTS FLARE
UP FREQUENTLY
Peasants Fight Ruin
and Oppression

BUCHAREST, Run1ania.-L o C a
peasant revolts in Rumania are be-
coming increasingly frequent as re-
suit of the intolerable BURDEN Of
taxation and the ruthless measures
adopted by the government to Sc
cure the payment of taxes.
In the village of Talpash the po-
lice raided the houses of the pea
SAINTS, allegedly in search of con-
traband alcohol, but actually In or
der to exert pressure on the pea
SAINTS and remind them that the gov
eminent could force them to pay
their taxes if they refused. The
trickery of the police caused a re-
volt. The peasants elected the po-
lice and drove them out of the vii
lage. Police reinforcements occupied
the village and arrested a number Of
peasants.
In the village OF Bosantchi, In the
BukoVina, the peasants confiscateo
the land of the Greek Orthodox
Church and divided it up amongst
themselves. A punitive expedition
has been sent against them. In the
Bukovina q great part of the land
belongs to the church, which merci-
lessly exploits the peasants and
claims medieval services from them
Peasant revolts are becoming in
creasingly frequent.
In the village Of Stancesti, neal
Jassy, 400 peasants armed with
scythes and pitchforks, drove the
bailiffs out of the village. A large
force Of armed police was drafted
into the neighborhood and a num-
Der Of peasants, alleged to be the
"ringleaders," have been arrested
In the village of Voicesti the embit-
tered peasants attacked the Town
Hall and destroyed the municipal
archives. Here also large force
of police restored order" and ar
rested many peasants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
80 New Industrial
Undertakings Start
Up in Soviet Union

MOSCOW.-Of the sis new indus
trial works intended to take up &C
tivities in 1881, SO undertakings and
departments of undertakings in vari-
GUS branches Of industry already
commenced work in January to
March The total value of the plants
concerned amounts to 1872 million
roubles, that of their annual output
to sos million roubles. One OF the
new undertakings is an artificial silk
factory in the Moscow district, with
an annual production of IS million
roubles. In the North district 7 new
saw-mills have been opened, annual
output valued at Is million roubles.
Fight lynching. Fight deporta-
ton of foreign born. Elect dele
gates to your city conference FOX
protection of foreign born.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12
7.,ESPITE FASCISM
WORKERS STRIKE

PARASITIC Milano correspondent
the "Humanite' sends from Italy
-.er news on the general strike in
rano Ca place near Milano). The
enent started in the textile in
Try Of Legnano, textile center
Italy. The bosses who already in
2,nber had reduced wages by 8
=! cent, decided on further reduc-
Ten. The workers answered the
r0cses offensive with a general strike
Loon the workers of the great metal
works Franco Tosi" declared a SYM
pathetic strike. The whole prole-
tartan population of Legnano parti-
cipated in the movement which was
also supported by the peasants of the
villages in the neighborhood. State
police and fascist militia were called
in, During demonstration of the
workers clashes occurred with the po-
lice during which 7 demonstrating
workers we're killed and over 600 ar
rested. The movement is continuing
under leadership Of the Communist
Party Of Italy.
The labor movement in the whole
of Italy is taking an upturn In the
course of the last few weeks there
was big strike in Naples, mass dem
constructions of the AGRICULTURAL 1ahot
ers and poor peasants in southern
Italy; the textile workers demon
strated in Pordenone, the unem-
ployed in Reggie Emilia, in San Min
iato, in Carrara, Livorno, etc. There
we're glass workers strikes in Empoli
and Prato, port workers strike in
Livorno. In the war ports Spezia
Udine. Livorno, etc, mass demonstra-
tons against the fascist trade unions
took place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-12

True TO his word, a Gordon Of police,
marched, through the city and was
stationed around the Chabot Park
where the ass-meeting was to be
held and all corners were kept clear
by move on" command. They even
went around telling the workers that
the meeting was called off" and so
they better go home. But neverthe-
less hundreds stood around and milled
up and down and around the park in
spite of 'move on" shouts and the
welding of the night clubs.
Attack Workers.
At $50 a meeting was started in
the center of the park. Captain Lynch
seeing the determination of the work
ers to fight for the street rights, i'm
mediately pounced upon him and Or
dered him to stop. Then a melee
was started All police pulled out
their night sticks ordering all out
of the park Sergeant Oneal was the
most vicious figure among them. Let
ting himself loose he swung his riot
club right and left Unfortunately
upon the demonstrators as we'll as
the innocent loungers in the park.
Motorcycle police running to and fro