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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-02

Mrs. Adele B. Rogers and her daugh
tiers will be hostesses to Circle "A {
the Ladies Aid Society at the church
on Friday afternoon, the 10th.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-02
New Train Schedule.

Great Northern trains through Lib
by are running on new time SEIZED
ule as follows, effective since last Sun
daM.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

had tried to be unselfish in giving
her to the world, but that his heart
was sick within him with what he
had done.
Amy in turn, with her cheek against
his shoulder. sobbed out her nostalgia ;
begged him to release her from the
vast project of taking this tour alone ;
chung to him; needed him. The next
morning. Amy and Tom went off to a
town twenty miles away and were
married.
The newspaper, the town and the
state gave large grunt of disgust
and turned to the second runner-up,
contestant in large city who had
fallen short of eight thousand votes Of
Amys acclaim, to take the role Of
Miss U. S. A. Excitement fell away
from the threshold of Amy Stricken
Powell overnight. She became any
little bride in any little town. mar
ried to any little struggling fellow.
They set up housekeeping in three
rooms Of two-family cottage on q
scrubby street at the end Of the town.
The community was irreparably dis
appointed in Amy and manifested it.
self by leaving her severely alone.
For the first few months Of the mar
rage, the towns resentment fingered,
and then the case of Miss U. S. A. was
forgotten. The Tom Powells became
comfortably part of local life. Amy
took up her household duties and Tom
pursued his work. There were the
usual struggles, the usual happiness,
the usual ambitions, desires and hopes.
The first five years of their marriage
Tom was promoted twice, Amy gained
fifteen pounds, and three babies, all
Of them healthy and vigorous, were
born. If the perfection of Amy's
bloom faded, the little bland, blue
quality of her eyes burned on. She
was beautiful because she was happy.
And then catastrophe came. The
eldest boy almost succumbed to menin-
gifts. Amy fell off a ladder while
painting her kitchen cupboard and had
bad time with sprained ankle.
Then Tom, out of a clear sky, took
to his bed for a period of eighteen
months with hip disease that had
gradually to correct itself. Toms
disability pinched the little household
down to state Of actual deprivation.
Amy resumed her position at the
library. During those long, dreary
months she kept the little household
going, maintained Tom In his wheel
chair in dainty and immaculate fash
ion, took two of the children to school
on the way to the library, did her mar
keting on the way home, prepared
meals, accomplished much OF her
scrubbing and window washing after
dark, waxed floors On her knees, did
some of her card cataloguing for the
library at home, exercised Tom on his
bad leg and tided over the finances
without having to resort to borrowing.
''There goes Miss q. S. A." was the
way the townspeople usually pointed
her out to strangers. That came lit
orally to be true.
Tom, when he kissed her and fon-
died her, as If he could never leave
off expressing his gratitude, always
thought of her in his heart as typical
Of Miss o.. S. A.
(0. 1881. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.l
(WNU Service.)
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Pertinent Question

An Irishman strolling through Lon
don saw some pictures in a pho
tographer's window. One was Of q
young man taken after he had attend
ed a fancy dress ball in Mephistophe-
lean costume.
After looking at it for some time he
went into the shop and said he wanted
a picture taken of his brother and him.
self on one card.
The photographer made the usual
preparations and then asked for his
brother.
"Oh, he's in Bristol" was the reply.
sand how" said the photographer,
"can you expect me to take the picture
of man who is in Bristol?"
"Well," said the Irishman, I'D like
to know how you took Satan's picture
Did you meet him here?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
When First Presidents Wife Gave Receptions

According to an early chronicler,
Mrs. Washington's levees were "open
only to persons of privileged rank and
degree, and they could not enter un-
less attired in full dress. The recep-
tons merely reproduced, on a
smaller plan, the customs and cere-
monies of foreign courts. +.
'At these receptions Mrs Washing
ton sat. Guests were grouped in a
circle round which the President
passed, speaking politely to each one,
but never shaking hands. At the first
levee in New York, Mrs. Washington
announced: General Washington re-
tires at ten o'clock and 1 usually pre-
cede him. Good night"
Today we find in the unofficial guide
known as authoritative on etiquette
in our Capital: 1T is correct for all
political, official and resident Wash
ingtOn society to call once a year at
the White House. This con-
sists of driving or walking up to the
main entrance and placing the cards
on tray which footman brings to
the front door or to your car. These
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
ri on a RICH
SUPER EQUALITY
70 ODD 9
Generals Good Reason
for Leading His Men

The retirement of General MacAr-
thur brought the famous World war
commander once more into the spot
light. Floyd Gibbons recOunts this
characteristic anecdote concerning
him.
with Frazier Hunt and the late
Lincoln Eyre, | had gone TO visit
Macarthur. then brigadier general.
but he was out. We waited awhile
and presently he came in. not in
SNOWY uniform but in a black sweat
er. He had personally led his troops
over the top against a line of ma
chine guns. The sweater was creased
with bullets.
Say, General" demonstrated Eyre.
"we can't afford to risk a good brig
adler general out there doing the
work of a second lieutenant You're
much tca important" To which
Macarthur replied.
"'There are times in this war
when the life of a UrigadieT general
is not important. / want my men 70
know that l will never ask them 70
do anything | am not willing and
glad to do myself"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

calls being merely tokens of respect,
no one asks to see the Presidents
wife; the whole ceremony occupying
about half minute from the gate of
entrance to the exit on the other side.
''In recent years it has become Gus
tomary for women, after they have
left their cards as described, to ask
for the honor of being received by the
Presidents wife. This done by writ
ing a note to her social secretary,
which may be about as follows:
My dear Miss -: VIII you ask
Mrs. y" if l may have the honor of
calling upon her, and let me know
on what day it will be agreeable for
her to receive me? Sincerely yours,
and so on."-Maude Parker in the
Saturday Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

The honor of receiving the first off,
cial message of sympathy from John
j. Pershing, commander in chief of
the American forces In the World war.
went to the surviving relatives of
Sergt. Theodore Peterson Of the med
zeal corps, A. e. +.
Sergeant Peterson was MORALLY
wounded March 5, 1913, while serving
with a regiment of field artillery
which had gone into action. He con-
tinued to direct the care of wounded,
despite his own hopeless condition,
and died the same night.
The sergeant's brave conduct won
him the posthumous award of Dis
tinguished Service cross. In addition.
General Pershing dispatched this ca
BILE. the first of its kind, to Wash
ington:
Request you express m. personal
sympathy to nearest living relatives
of Sergeant Peterson. After being
MORALLY wounded, Sergeant Peterson
gave detailed instructions to the
wounded, and gave first gas test, In
order to save the lives of the men
about him. He was gallant soldier
and / have awarded him a d. s. c."
&c. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.D
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
North Pole Shifting

Now we can truthfully say that
the North pole is coming our way.
For the North pole is actually NOV
ing south toward the Arctic coast OF
North America. A bulletin issued By
the National Research council says
this theoretical top of the world IS
coming our way at the rate Of seven
inches a year. While the cause Of
the shifting is unknown. ". d. Lam
bert of the coast and geOdetic sur
vey thinks it might be accounted for
on the basis of some slight change
In the shape of the earth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
How the Correspondents Got to
the Front

When the First division of the A.
e. F. was ready to go into the front
lines, there were half-dozen or so
war correspondents who expected to
go with it. This was In French sec
tor, and the French corps commander
soon let it be known that they were
expecting too much. They were to
stay right there and he would see to
it that report on the work of the
Americans would be sent back to them.
"And there is nothing that says moth
ing so completely as a French official
communique," remarked one CORE
spondent in an acid aside to another.
So the respondnts-Robert Small.
Lincoln Eyre, Ray Carroll, Edwin
James, Floyd Gibbons, Cal. G. Lyon,
Haywood Broun and George Pattulo-
appealed to General Pershing. "The
accredited correspondents have right
to be with a division when it goes in,"
said the American commander in chief.
The French corps commander sput-
tered. Such a thing wasn't done in
France. Journalists didn't belong at
the front. The French liason officer
at Chaumont also sputtered.
"When the First division goes In,
the American correspondents will ac-
company it," said General Pershing
And the way his Jaw set meant that
he meant that the American CORE
spondents would accompany the First
division. Followed much telephoning.
French general headquarters was
amazed at such suggestion. Ameri-
can headquarters wasn't. 1t was firm.
This was an American division, wasn't
It? Yes, it was. Then the American
command should decide as to it's equip
ment, including war correspondents.
Well, perhaps. Marshal Foch would
have to be consulted.
Marshal FOch had better be consult
ed pretty quick. 1t was almost time
for the First division to move for
ward, but there would be no move un-
til this issue was settled. Less than
half an hour before the time set for
the move, Marshal Foch was talking
on the telephone to General Pershing.
"Of course, mon general, vous avez
raisOn." So the correspondents went
to the front.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
WORLD
WAR
YARNS
Not A. w. O. L. but A. w. l.
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogan

MOT "A. w. ~. l.. Dut "A. w. L.
"Bath House. John Cummings was
q newspaper man in Scranton, Pa,
before the war. In 1918, "the Bath
was a lieutenant of infantry with the
Third division of Marine and Mouse
fame. He was wounded In October,
1918. His outfit was in Germany when
he recovered but hospital orders car
ried him to the central records Of
fee at Bourges where the service pa
pers of the A. e. f. were kept
"The Bath" stuck 1t out until a
major who considered himself vastly
important was placed in charge OF
the camp. For some minor offense,
this man conceived an excessive dis
taste for Cummings and two others
The major arose at all hours OF
the night to inspect the guard and
check against the activities of Cum
mings and the other two officers. He
haunted parade ground at retreat,
seeking mistakes in the handling or
the troops. Cummings and his two
companions wrote direct to Chaumont
and received travel orders to rejoin
their regiments.
"Not a word about this" urged "the
Bath" gloating over his orders. Lets
do this right" He hired cab and the
afternoon they were to leave halted it
near the parade ound. The three
were inside First call for guard mount.
Minutes passed. The calls were
sounded on schedule. But no officer of
the day appeared. The fussy major
grew panicky.
One of the men in the cab turned
to bath House." Il happen to be the
old officer of the day." he said. II be-
lieve the major is looking for me-"
"Yes," replied bath House" hap
PLY as he signaled his driver to move
into action. "And l happen to be the
new officer of the day. l know the
major is looking for mel"
When a French RATHER pulled out
of Bourges for Paris ter minutes later
the three lOoeys were riding snugly
aboard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Not Guilty

A well-known barrister had sue
cessfully defended man charged with
picking pockets. After the accused
had been acquitted he expressed his
gratitude to the barrister and offered
to take him to London in his car. an
offer the other was not anxious to
accept.
''No, thank you," he said politely,
''Pm afraid l haven't the time"
But" persisted the man, eff we
start now it won't take long. What
time is it now?"
81 don't know. haven't watch
Haven't watch? You wait q
minute and I'll slip out and get you
one."-London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Where He Spent the Day

Mrs. Maggs had invited her neigh
Dor to see the new decorations. The
house had been repainted, and after
examining the living rooms they went
into the bedroom.
"My" said Mrs. Diggs, admiringly.
isn't it pretty? But what are the
lovely pictures painted on the ceiling
for?'
"For my 'usband," explained Mrs.
Maggs. "'E likes to ave something to
look at on Sundays" Tit
Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Obvious

Grover Whalen. former police com
missioner of New York, told many
amusing stories during his visit 10
Los Angeles. Among them was the
visit Of Rastus and Liza to the Cen
trail Park zoo. Everything went well
until they came to the zebras.
"What kind of an animal is datF'
demanded Liza and for a moment
Rastus was stopped dead. for be had
never seen one either. But he re-
membered his army days and an
swered after a moments hesitation !:
"Why, Liza. dat am a sports mod
ell mule. Los Angeles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Ambidextrous Indians

A SCIENTIST who studied the work.
manship in stone blades made by pre-
historic Indians concluded that the
Indians were left-handed or ambi-
dextrous to greater degree than civ.
iiized men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Uncle Eben

Some Of dem kings dat had to give
up thrones" said Uncle Eben, "gits to
be so much like ordinary folks dey
think dey's lucky if dey gifts a seat in
street car. "-Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
States' Boundaries

A boundary between two states of
the United States may be changed
by agreement of the states legisla-
lures, but the agreement must be ap-
proved by congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Heavy Clew

Librarian-What is the title of the
book you are looking for?
Flapper-Tm not quite sure, but I
know it begins with "The."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

the verb to purchase Willie
Don't know, ma'am." Teacher
"Wen, now, if Your papa gave your
mamma $50 to buy new hat and
dress, what would she do?" Willie
"Send me after the doctor, ma'am."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Not for 1t

swami recipe COR parsnip saladf"
@Nope. That sounds as if il had
parsnips in it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Absent-Mindedness

ITS bad to let your wife find let
ter you were supposed to post"
''And a lot worse to let her find
letter you were supposed to burn"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

You may be so constituted that you
like crowds only on election nights.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Poor Cook

Cook-Why, you're the man l gave
some food to yesterday.
Tramp-Sorry, l didn't expect to
find the same COX here today.
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cts are facts and finch not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

Season Records.
High individual game--GaFbleman, l46.
High individual set--Charity, l.b52.
High individual spares-Geter. 10.
High individual strikes--Garbleman, ~.
High individual set-Simons, 1858.
High individual aYerage-Simons, l0I.
High team game-Charity, Sal; Band, SAL.
Foot ball d popular in Crba, but the
players Won9 train because Of the heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Rso and Be1enbach Old War Horses Return the WhuI of
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

theory it will disprove all the elaborate
ly explained principles of the throw OF
the club head from the top of the
swing, which has been drilled into
buffers for so many years. Personally,
we are inclined to go with Hunter on
the theory that the initial movement of
the down swing is a slight body turn
toward the ball, with the shoulders drag
ging the arms around and not the
wrists and arms forcing the shoulders.
Critics who have attempted to study
the swing Of Bobby Jones for years,
without the benefit Of slow-motion NC
lures, have declared his swing to be
hawlesS. But late developments In the
art OF picture taking, involving slowing
down OF the swing to the point where
all its details can be observed, has con-
v1nced students Of the golf swing that
the Jones swing is not theoretically per-
feet. Bobby has a distinct loop at the
top Of the stroke. His footwork Is mag
nificent and his body action Is gem
orally good, but his swing itself is not
per1ectlon. And II the Jones swing is
feet?
1t may be that the slow-motion pic
lures of Jones and Miss Wethered,
which are to be shown in Baltimore
tonight, will be in Washington tomor-
row. Just where they will be shown, If
they are shown, will not be known until
late today. But they are not to be
shown to the general public, for the
Professional Golfers Association of
America specifies that they are made
for the pros alone.
THE local golf courses are about two
l. weeks behind in the course of their
development as compared with
previous years. While here and there
fairway grass is coming back in patches,
the courses generally are a fortnight
behind their normal appearance at the
end OF March. Just what this condi-
ton can be ascribed to is hazy, but
probably 1t Is because there have been
no snowfalls Of any consequence dur
ing the past Winter. Furthermore.
even though we have had a good deal
Of rain in late weeks, there has been
little real warm sunshine of grass-grow-
ing warmth. Given a couple of days
in a row with the temperature around
10 and the grass will spring forth on
fairways and putting green's and bring
the courses back rapidly from the brown
of Winter to the green of Spring. But
there Is no doubt that they are behind
IN their development this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
A. A. U. BOXERS FIGHT
FOR EIGHT CROWNS
Jewish Community Center Has
Five Representatives in D. C.
Finals Tonight.

Sixteen aspirants for local amateur
boxing crowns tonight will wind up the
1891 District A. A. U. tournaments at
Rockville High School.
OF the array seeking the eight titles,
five are Jewish Community Center bat
tiers and three Of Jim McNamaraS pro-
teges, Jocko Miller, Mike Tardugno and
Leroy Bordeau, are favored to retain
their championships in the las, 126 and
light divisions, respectively.
Spike Webb, veteran Naval Academy
coach, will referee the bouts. Winners
tonight will be awarded gold and silver
medals for first and second places in
each division. The champions, ID years
and under, will be sent to Boston April
6 and for the National A. A. u. junior
championships, while the winners Of
tonights bouts over Is go to Madison
Square Garden the end of next month
for the A. A. u. senior bouts.
The card:
1l2-pound class-Lewis Gevinson boys
ii8-poand ciass@Bli s BendeT VAme MEXICAN
Legion) VS.. Leon Shub q. c.. CO..
126-pound class-Mike Tardugno 81. G. CO.
VS.. Johnny Ryan american Legion.
145-pound class-Walter. Anderson (2oth
MaTinesl VS.. Jocko Miller q. c. c..
16o-pound class-Mickey O'Connor vs..
Frank Nobel washington Canoe Club.
Legion) VS.. Leroy Bordeau q. G. C].
Unlimited-Russell Wolfgram (American
Legion) vs.. Ralph Carpenter II. c. c..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
JONES is BEATEN,
BUT PLAYS WELL
Has IL as He and DiegeI
Lose to Dutra and Won
EIm-Gate, 1000.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN.

A qua CALIENTE, Mexico. March
~ 30 (P9. - For those who have
n been a bit dubious, Bobby
Jones is still up on his golf
game, despite busy session Of picture
making in Hollywood, to which he re-
turned today.
Teamed with Leo Diegel, local pro
and twice professional golf champion OF
the United States, Jones went to defeat
at the hands OF George Won Elm and
Mortie Dutra yesterday. down, over
the tricky Aqua Caliente SOS. 900 cham
pionship course, TO assist charity in
Mexico and the United States by APP
proximately $1,000.
Some $500 persons, by far the largest
crowd ever attracted to a golf match
here, witnessed the contest, which saw
the tall. dark California Spaniard,
Dutra, Long Beach. Calf, professional,
walk of with individual honors.
Dutra Betters Par.
Dutra set sub-par pace for the is
holes, getting a IS on the hazard
strewn home nine for a 10, one under.
Jones had a 81 on the last nine for a
70 total, while Won Elm came home in
So for rs. Diegel took q 80, giving
him n for the IL holes.
Many Of Hollywood's movie stars
came out to see their newly initiated
actor, Bobby, in his first public appear
amateur golf. The gallery included
Harold Lloyd, who was referee OF the
match; George Bancroft and Jack Null
hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
WATT AGAIN UMP
OF SCHOOL SERIES
Popular Little Arbiter Has
Handled Event in Fine
Style for Decade.

~ NOE more w. w. (Willie) Watt
will umpire the public high
school base ball championship
series, which opens April IL,
when Central and Tech, those oldest of
rivals, clash.
This popular little arbiter has been
handling the public high games SO long,
he has umpired EN- continuously since
1921 or 1922, he can't remember which,
that it is almost impossible to think of
the annual competition without think
ing Of him.
Watts long service is tribute to his
efficiency. He couldn't have held the
job SO long had he not delivered the
goods.
It is a tough assignment, too, as
Watts handles it alone, and to umpire
ball game is usually quite . job for
two men.
Western Highs base ball squad was
listed for an energetic practice session
today and will have another snappy
drill tomorrow in preparation for its
game Wednesday afternoon against
Alexandra High in the Virginia city.
The contest will mark the opening Of
scholastic diamond competition here
about.
Western has a more experienced
bunch this season and figures to make
a better showing in the public high
series than last year when after
downing Tech in the opener of the
set, 1t took it on the button from
Business, Central and Eastern.
Central and Business, other public
high mines listed for action this week.
also have considerable in the way OF
experienced material and have lively
hopes of getting somewhere in the
series Central. which mixes with En-
erson in a practice brush Thursday on
the Monument Grounds, won only one
game in the 1880 title series, while
Business, which is to face Episcopal
Saturday at Alexandria, won two con-
tests and lost two.
OF the coaches tutoring the public
high mines, the oldest in point Of con-
tinuous service is Charles M. (ChieD
Guyon, mentor of the Eastern nine, de-
Tending champion The genial chief
has been instructing the diamonders
over at the east end school now for
many year. He's a good coach, too,
having been associated so long with
the game as player, umpire and tutor,
that he knows it thoroughly and knows
how to teach 1t.