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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hayes and
daughter Ruth of Hamilton visited iii
Libby over the weekend with their
son, George Hayes and family.
Walter Srnoot, prominent rancher of
the Yak district, was in Libby Tues
day after a load of lumber. He plans
to build new house on his ranch this
fall,
AL Baumgart is adding to his equip
ment at the Model Cafe by installing
new steam table this week, which will
be of much assistance in the proper
preparation and serving of food
E. T. Hauge has arrived in Libby
from Wolf Point and has opened
barbershop in South Libby, opposite
the South Libby Store, He reports that
the drought has made conditions rather
desperate at Wolf Point
James Flynn left Monday for Hot
Springs where he expects to remain
about six weeks taking treatment for
rheumatism. Later he plans to 60 TO
Fall River, Mass, returning to Libby
just before the holidays.
According to information reaching
this office, Oscar F. Wolf, formerly
published Of the Eureka Journal but
now publishing the News at Metaline
Falls, Wash, has recently purchased
the lone, Wash, Gazette and will pub
fish it from the office Of the News. The
plant of the Gazette will be stored.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22
LIBBY BURGLARS
ARE CAUGHT

Continued from page H.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22
SAYS Spokane Homo.

Anderson claimed to live in Spo-
kane. The boy, who weighs IS pounds
and is in the seventh grade, said he
wasn't afraid, even when upstairs in
the home where the family was down
stairs.
1t is believed that Bon Anderson
will face grand larceny or robbery
charges. On account Of his youth it
has not been decided what action to
take against his young brother
We needed the money" was the
reason the two gave for the robberies.
No gun was found on the two, al
though box Of shells was in the car
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

told Of the hopes of the Libby club
Superintendent A. A. Wood was intro
duced and opened his remarks witt
one of his inimitable stories Mr.. WOOD
has a reputation as lorceful ans
thoughtful speaker and now is earnin,
for himself the added reputation O
being capital story teller. Durin,
| much of his address he had his listen.
ers convulsed with laughter Mr.. WOOD
said he questioned the need of an.
other club in Libby at the time tht
Lions were organized but remarked
that he could now see where the club
might find some very good work to do
He paid high compliment to the worth
OF the other civic organizations, such
as the Commercial Club, the Woman's
Club, the Volunteer Fire Department
the Legion and the Auxiliary, and
others.
MIR. Wood was followed by DR.. Ly-
man, the deputy governor. DR. Lyman
spoke briefly, remarking that he wished
to speak of the real purpose behind
the organization. He stressed the fact
that the real aim Of Lions Interna-
tlonal is service to ones community
and cited many examples OF work done
to uphold the contention that the Lions
are living up to that aim He said
the Lions International has the largest
number of clubs of any similar service
organization in the world. He empha-
sized that service is the only excuse
the organization has for its existence.
District Governor Presents Charter.
The keynote Of the address by Dis
trict Governor Don E. Arson was like
wise that of service to ones commu-
nifty. He quoted statement formerly
made by someone to the effect that
service to the community lis the rent
we pay for the space we occupy" Lion
Arson has pleasing and forceful per-
sonality and had no difficulty in inter-
esting his audience. While on his theme
OF service he cited the instance Of
club in small town in northeastern
Montana that is badly hit by the
drought but that is full of enthusiasm
and that is going ahead raising funds
for the benefit of the community. Both
DR.. Lyman and Lion Arson laid much
emphasis on the statement that Lion
ism never completes with other serv-
ice organizations in a community but
that the Lions always do their utmost
to cooperate in any good work and to
develop and maintain harmony. That
is one of the high purposes Of the or
ganization. AT the close of Lion Ansons
address, he presented the official char
ter to the Libby club, which was ac-
cepted by President e.. S. Christensen
IN few eloquent words in which he
pledged the club to labor always for
The welfare of Libby.
At this time the assembly retired TO
.he main hall of the building, and lis
.ened to radio broadcast conducted
by Lion F. E Russell and in which q |
arge number of those present includ-
ng some of the guests, were the sub
ects of witty jokes This feature like
wise ELECTED much laughter.
Music throughout the evening was
furnished by Harold Gompf and his
The evening closed with an
hour or two of dancing.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Those subscribers of this newspaper
whose subscriptions are in arrears are
asked to remit promptly. The date of
the expiration of your subscription is
shown opposite your name, on the up
per left hand corner of the paper. IF
that date indicates that your subscrip-
ton is past due, remittance will be
appreciated
THE WESTERN NEWS.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

There Is gold In sea water, but the
average concentration Of the precious
metal. in several thousand samples
analyztd has heen found 10 be only
three ole nlllenthS Of nm ounee to
The ION
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that hereaf-
ter my barbershop will be open, until
further notice as follows: Regularly,
from 8 a. m. to p. M; on pay nights,
to p. m, and on Saturday nights, to
y p. m. GUS DELZER.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22
Webb Carey of Eureka was in Libby

Webb Carey of Eureka was in Libby
Sunday visiting with friends
Chas Kuhlbach has returned to Lib
by and is employed at the Montana
Cafe.
Merritt Town, well known resident
of the Fisher river district was in Lib
by Friday.
William Morrelis, who has been
clerking at the Public Drug, left Fri
day for a visit with relatives at Mis-
soula.1
Remember the Art Exhibit" at the
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday
evening. A good evenings entertain
ment for 10 and IS cents.
Alex Sims of Standpoint, district
manager of the Interstate Telephone
company, was in Libby Friday calling
on various patrons of the company
East of Borneo" is one of the most
remarkable motion pictures ever shown
in Libby This drama SHOWS at the
Kootenai theatre Tuesday and Wednes-
day-Family Nights The story is laid
in the wild jungle country Of the Malay
Peninsula and many of its scenes were
actually made there by an expedition
which travelled half way around the
world from the studios in Hollywood.
Thus the authenticity OF the scenes is
unquesioned, and the picture as q |
whole constitutes valuable record of /
life and customs in that far-off land. |
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

Good bond writing paper, 15c a lb.
at the Western News office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Dry Bill Repealed

Last year the voters of Illinois voted two to one to repeal the state enforcement act. Almost three months ago the Legislature of Illinois voted the same way. In the House the vote was o1 to 56 to repeal the State enforcement act: in the Senate the vote was 36 to A.. Governor Louis F. Emmerson just thirtysix hours before the bill would have automatical- ly gone into effect vetoed 1t on the ground that it nullifes the 18th amendment. He maintains that destructive principles which do not protect the lives and homes of all our citizens will not afford solution of the liquor problem. - Looking at 1t from another angle does Governor Emmerson believe that liquor laws. such as we now enjoy. protect our homes and our lives?
 The governor IS of the opinion that a majority of the thinking people of this state are dissatisfied with the conditions in this country which have followed the Eighteenth Amendment, but I do not think We should attempt the correction of these evils by wip- ing out all regulatory liquor legislation. .. We cannot cure individual disregard for law by state disregard for the Federal Constitution. :" Noble sentiments and well spoken. but the people of Illinois by the governors own admission have protested against present conditions. Something must be done. Ev- dently it is up to the states to protest indi- vidualy.
 Had Illinois joined the list of those who do not believe that a state enforcement act should exist on the statute books she would have been one more link in the chain of evidence that is growing down at Washington where Congress convenes. Some day Congress will have to heed the cry of these states which do not desire to enforce liquor laws. But she will never heed this demand as long as public officials refuse to allow their states to protest as they so earnestly are trying to do. The Illinois Legislature in advocating repeal of the state law merely did what it thought the majority of voters wanted it to do.
 Massachusetts has revoked its state law. yet no startling scenes are being enacted up there. We confess that we are unable to agree with Governor Emmerson that the federal govern ment must act first. It will never do that until it sees its states slowly revolting against the yoke. If liquor control is to be returned to the individual states under some system of government regulation then the action must originate with the states. Governor Emmer- son to our way of thinking has obstrueted this course. We hope that other executives won't adopt similar attitude if faced with the same situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Trees For Sale

Bristol has gone into the tree business with an eye to aiding the unemployed of the city. Evergreen trees. ranging in age up to ten years. are being removed from the watersheds of the Bristol reservoir and are being sold to property owners at cost price. The Cham Der of Commerce is taking orders for the trees. the water department furnishes them. and the digging up and transportation IS be- ing done by Alexander Cummings Jr, of the Bristol Nurseries. Unemployed men are given the preference in digging up the trees and in transporting them, of course under MT Cummings expert supervision.
 The sale of the trees will not harm the watersheds as they need an occasional thn- ming like any other tree plantation. And the people of Bristol and vicinity are probably afforded an excellent opportunity to secure some beautiful specimens of evergreens at a much lower figure than they would have to pay at florists or tree nurseries We are not suggesting that every city or town should go into the tree business and compete with established merchants in this line. That would be unfair as the municipality could naturally undersell its competitors consider ably. But cities are missing many oppor- tunities to make use of their watersheds as tree plantations or town forests.
 The town forest idea has never been sold to Americans. It is century old custom in Europe for every town or village to have its own forest. There are few cities in the United States that have adopted the idea. but the number is too few to mention Town forests provide an excellent chance for re- forestation programs to be disseminated. In times like the present they are always source of revenue for men who are willing to indulge in little manual labor The wood from trees that must be chopped down can be used for fuel for families unable to provide them selves with any. And there is always the chance to maintain an outdoor green house b which trees can be raised for city parks and Tor Identifying city streets.
 We have often recommended that Water bury establish town forest up at the Nor -is wsfer works. At one time fir trees were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Using Daylight

The United States Weather Bureau once nuisance. The Manchester Guardian. of Eng land. retorted that it was the only really sensible innovation introduced during this century" The English people generally seem to agree with the verdict. Systematic carly rising and early-going -to-work is popular in England. Only five other European coun- tries-Franee, Belgium Portugal Spain and Holland-have adopted the plan They will all be on their summer schedule by April l9. The rest of Europe will not bother with it.
 Americans mostly agree with the English. although there is considerable grumbling about elock-ehanging and confusion of time. In most of the states it is probably worth the trouble. Automatic and uniform turning back of the clock for an hour or more dur ing the sunny months helps indoor workers to get more sunshine. if they take advantage of the opportunity. This is. however. mere ly trick people play on themselves to make it easier. The important thing about sum- get through the days work earlier and sun oneself in the late afternoon. There is more sunshine in the early morning. and it IS usually of better quality. If the community isn't interested, an individual with enough backbone can do the finest kind of daylight saving by simply getting up an hour earlier in the morning and getting outdoors before he goes to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

Editor Democrat:
 About twenty-five years ago the writer of the following article read terbury Medical Association on the Sale of Toxic Drugs. The impulse which suggested the article was the sudden death of a mother and child. The cause of the deaths was arsenic acid. Following is a quotation from the paper as read at the meeting, and which was later published tn the Democrat:
 .'The recent death In our city of a woman from the effects of toxic dose of arsenic acid, and which in- directly caused the death and birth of an immature child, again pre- sents an evil which has existed too long in the state of Connecticut. The discriminate sale of toxic drugs, even though they be under the seal of the well known poison label. does not alter the states culpability, but does, however, free the dispenser Of responsibility.
 "Under the existing conditions, any person may purchase poisonous drugs, the dispenser first affixins the word poison" on the label or
 wrapper, and tabulating the pur- chaser's name, and the date of pur-
 chase, in a book kept for. the purpose. This book, when filled, is
 supposed to be forwarded to the town clerks office, maybe to furnish technical evidence some day in court; who knows? A list of the
 most toxic drugs has been set apart
 by the state pharmacy commission and when sold as above the law is
 kept. The following is the law
 relating to the sale of poisonous drugs in this state. passed in 1887, and amended in 1897;
 "'Section 3131. Every person who shall sell any of the articles named in the section marked Section A. ex- ing physician, or sold at wholesale to practicing pharmacists, or for use in manufactures, or the arts, shall label the bottle, box, or wrapper, containing any such article with label upon which shall be plainly written or printed the word poison, and any person violating the provision of this act shall be fined one dollar"
 The following is the list oi drugs in Schedule A:
 CarDOllc aclu, dmHOHihtcu aAO. cury, aconite, digitalis. arsenic chloral, Rough on Rats, Rat Dynamite" Paris green, morphine strychnine. etc.
 "There are numerous other drugs mentioned in the above schedule but those specified are sufficient foi l the purpose of this paper. The
 most commonly abused drugs in the act of self destruction and murdel
 are carbolic acid. morphine ant some form of arsenic. Our recenl
 sad event was caused by arsenic acid itself. As will be seen from | the above law, the druggist is no l to blame for the existing conditions and will dispose of his drugs wheI l called for. always endeavoring ts keep within the statutes by labeiini | the deadly seal on the wrapper. l During the past year in this stat. more than 20 lives have gone out due to administration of toxic drugs i and nearly all these deaths woui' never have occurred were the law I of the state what they should be. ":rhe laws in New York are mos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

There was quite ceremony at the Capi- tol this week when Governor Cross signed the dirt roads bill appropriating S3.000. 900. Louis C. Tolles, head of the state rural roads assoeiatoin. was presented with the quill pen with which the governor signed the bill. Secretary of State Higgins was also present at the signing and We think he shouldn have been slighted. Mir Tolles didn't get his organization to take up the fight for bet ter dirt roads until he got stuck in mudhole over near Southington. Long years ago when Dr Higgins was in the Legislature he was battling for better dirt roads. Probably his profession carried him too frequently over the baekwoods roads around South Coven- try,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
In To-day's Mail State Should Act Prevent Sale of ChlOra Hydrate Except
 on Physicians Prescription

pronounced in this matter. and in New York city physicians pre- scription is necessary to procure 6 poisonous drug. In this state one may purchase morphine, carbolic acid, chloral, or any of the more potent drugs. without the usual physicians prescription. In New can purchase a Is gr tablet Of morphine or "Fowler's' solutions of arsenic, the latter a largely used preparation by physicians.
 Here is most urgent question for the assembly at Hartford to con- slider. A radical departure is need ed from the present condition. A
 physicians prescription should be necessary for the purchase of those deadly drugs. No reputable practi- tioner would prescribe an ounce Of arsenic to a patient. even though the destruction of rats was the plea. The above amount is sufficient to poison 500 individuals and more. Suspicion would be awakened at
 such a suggestion coming from q
 presumable patient. Again, the old story of taking the poison bottle in mistake for the medicine bottle
 would often be averted.
 "While the sale of carbolic acid, Rough on Rats and Paris green probably cannot be prevented, yet think, and feel and see no reason why the sale of morphine, chloral, arsenic acid, etc, should not be controlled by law rigidly enforced. The laws of New York state in this matter, I feel should be the laws of Connecticut. Let no poison lye l dispensed except by order of the physician's preseriptiOn.n
 Since the above article was writ | ten morphine and cocaine have been 1 banned for free sale to people In general. It Is only on prescrip- ton from a physician can they be
 purchased lawfully. The physician
 also must take the name of the pa | tient and his address. Of course. drugs are to be used only in disease,
 not for the means of committing crime.
 Chloral hydrate, however, stll. can be sold over or under" the
 counter like, we will say, boric acid.
 salt or oatmeal. that is, In bulk l form. It does not seem to be nec-
 essary to moralize with the buyers.
 The law does not compel 1t. No in- | deed: murder, living death, deep est despair of the victims of 'Knock | OuL' crlmluatS OILen turn tuCht away to a life where they disappear
 and are lost forever.
 To my mind Knock Out" drops. | the criminal expression for chloral hydrate solution, have greater pro-
 pensities to immediate wreck and
 despair of the victims than do CO., caine and morphine. The latter
 drugs are not so acute in their ac- ton. What druggist or physician
 would promiscuously mix chioral and water. guessing It's proportions! No druggist or physician would dare do 1t. And yet this state of Con-
 necticut allows this lethal, furtive drug, to be sold to anyone who has the price. and as has often been proven. to the criminal world who may rob, murder or lead others Into
 vicious life or living death.
 I commend the foregoing article
 to the two senators and two repre- sentatives who were elected to he!p pass state laws at the Capitol n
 ID. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

planted on Pine Hill for experimental pur- poses. If they fhrived the entire hill was to be set out with fbem We never did hear how the experiment worked. But the city owns much property that could be utilized for growing different varieties of trees. The new municipal golf course offers splendid opportunity for that. A golf course without trees is desolate spot. And just as the park department maintains an ex- cellent greenhouse at Fulton Park where it grows flowers and plants for all the parks of the city so should we maintain tree planta- ton or forest. Its dividends would be re- turned thousandfold twenty years hence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

industrial projects along the river are draw ing SO heavily upon it that its flow is decreas- ing every day. In few more years it is believed that the falls will have completely disappeared and merely trickle of water will flow where torrents formerly plunged in three jumps some sixty feet over the rocky shallows. The cataract and rapids are about one hundred feet in length and the mist from the falls often forms beautiful rainbows. es- pecially when the early morning sun strikes the spot. The falls are located just on the boundary line between the Black Forest and Switzerland A vigorous campaign is now on to preserve the falls for all time.