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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

NIT which will connect the Logan pass
highway with the east side of the park
at ST. Mary's lake, has turned over
the east half Of the project to A. r.
Douglas, well known highway con-
tractor Of this city, who is now pre-
pairing to establish camp mile or more
above the head of St. Mary's lake. The
Colonial Building company has estab-
hsned camp :. the summit at the end
of the Logan Pass highway and will
work east and connect with the Doug
las portion of the project
Although the distance Of the entire
projemt is less than five miles the
government gives the contractor three
years to complete it and the contract
price for the job is 1858, 900. 1t will not
require that time however, since il
has been divided up. A. r. Douglas
built the Logan Pass highway and Is
familiar with mountain road building
and he will be an important factor In
completing the highway at much
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Rexford News.

Mrs. Ethel Newman of Libby was a
caller at the Wenzler home Sunday.
Mrs. John McGraw of California, the
former Mrs. Archie Koehler, was here
the last of the week for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beneditti and chill
dren OF Sunnyside, Wash, were in town
Monday visiting friends.
S. Madden and son Claude of Black
Lake were in town several days last
week hauling wood for the school.
Ted Graham of Libby was a call
er here the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Madden, daugh-
ter and son were callers in Kalispell
the last of the week.
Happy Wright was caller at Gate
way Monday few hours.
Miss Agnes Wenzler spent several
DAYS the last of the week at Gateway
visiting at the Sumo home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Martin of To-
bacco Siding were visitors here
Wednesday.
John Saxon of Gateway was call
CT IN town Wednesday.
Mrs. Shanahan and daughter were
callers in Whitefish the middle OF the
week
Mrs. Frank Hammonds and daugh-
ter Mary Beth were in Kalispeu Tues
day.
Mrs. r. La Dyer was a caller In
Fernie the first of the week.
Miss Ross Dewar Of Whitefish is here
Visiting Esther Ann Madden few
days.
Mrs. G. Truax left Friday for Bell
insham, Wash, after spending several
weeks with her husband here.
c. H. Anderson of Essex IS here
few days.
Mr.. Van Schayck of FL Paso, Texas,
WAC . caller here Wednesday.
W. r. Schaltz of Essex was here
working few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris, Jr., OF
Libby were callers here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorm of Wagner, Mont,
were here few days visiting relatives
Robert Farris OF Libby was here
Monday, accompanied by Miss Louise
Gay.
Miss Madge Melvin left Monday for
SPOKANE "a VlSlk 1lCA oASk<Ao-
Mr.. Truax left the middle. OF the
week for Glacier Park to work.
Mrs. Nellie Fielding went to Spo-
kane Sunday for few days.
Charley Meyers was home visiting
his family a few days from Whitefish
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Sweet went to
Spokane Sunday, making the trip BY
car.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Griffiths are or
a two weeks vacation visiting friends
on the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marks were call
ers in the Yak Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Schuck Of Eureka
were in town a few hours Sunday.
A. H. Hay Of Blackfoot is here
few days on business.
Mrs. Guy Farr went to Kalispell the
first Of the week where her husband
is under the doctors care.
Miss Elsie Bloomburg was a caller
in Eureka Sunday evening.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Ural Happenings

Roberta Graham ana Josephine
Gaines were guests OF Bernell-a and
Jane Livengood Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Fritsch were
Libby visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Promo Paolini and son Danny
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Beneditti and
children drove to Warland Wednesday
Joe Husek is visiting his mother
here at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Christian and
sons Tony, Albert, Frank and Louis
and daughter Eva of Whitefish were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. August Morey
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Beneditti and
family and Miss Lillian Friend, who
were visiting at Paolini's last week,
drove to Libby Thursday evening The
Beneditti family left early Friday
morning for their home at Sunnyside,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedge Hammons and
little sons and Mr.. Hammons, Sr. mot
cred to the Yak Sunday.
Clarence Kimber and Frank Cada
were Eureka visitors Sunday.
MT. ana N1IS. Jerry Eii'oSII dila NAAS ?
Fritsch, Sr. motored to Elk Canyon
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hoyt and
children were visitors at the ferry
house Sunday.
Joe, Charles and Frank Husek drove
to Eureka Sunday
Mrs. Roy Livengood visited Mrs.
Hoyt and Mrs Ben Graham Friday.
Mrs. Josephine Fritsch was the sup
per guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hoyt Saturday.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
How One Woman Lost
20 Pounds Of Fat
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Double Chin Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor-
A Shapely Figure.

If you're fat-first remove the cause!
Take one half teasoonful of KRU-
SCHEN SALTS in glass Of hot water
every morning-in 3 weeks get on the
scales and note how many pounds OF
fat have vanished
Notice also that you have gained in
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younger in body-KRUSCHEN will
give any fat person joyous surprise
Get an 85c bottle of KRUSCHEN
SALTS from any leading druggist any
where in America Qasts 4 weeks). II
this first bottle doesn't convince you
this is the easiest, safest and surest
way to lose fat-your money gladly
returned
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Is Years Agom Libby

(Taken from the file of the Western
News of July IS, 1867
John H. Montgomery, one of the
owners Of the Libby brick yard, says
they will have kiln of $1,000 bricks
ready to burn by the 18th of this
moath. They have been at work for
some time and are stacking them up
at the rate Of 5000 per day. OF this
amount of brick $4,000 will be used by
the Dawson Lumber company for their
engine room and the balance will be
for the local trade.
Jack Mccarthy left Friday afternoon
for Spokane where he. will drive
transfer wagon.
Mrs Chas. Linderman was up from
Cedar creek on Tuesday visiting and
doing soma shopping f
Misses Lennie Fox and Bernice Barr
left on Tuesday for Jennings to visit
the Good family.
H J. Caldwell returned to Libby on
Friday from trip to Seattle where he
went on important business.
]. S. Kennedy returned Friday from
Kalispell where he went to look af-
ter business matters.
P. E. Bergstrom is making a decided
Improvement in the appearance of his
residence by giving it a coat of paint.
Mrs. VIM. Bristow and her son,
Chas. Hayes, were down from the
Bristow ranch near Warland on Satur-
day doing some trading
Richard Leyman was down from the
pose of fixing the telephone line to
| the mine
r. r. Prout. one of the we'll known
Swamp creek farmers, was in Libby
Friday and Saturday buying supplies
| for the harvest season.
John Branagan returned on Tuesday
from Greenleaf, Wis, where he went
with the remains of his partner,
Michael ]. Brick
A. G. Beager returned Monday from
the West Fisher country where he
went for the purpose of taking in
| Messrs. Wallace and McGillis.
| Mrs. James Odds. who has been in
Libby for some time on a visit with
| her brother Urn Kemn left m Mon
day evening for her home in Merrill,
Wis. She will probably return to Lib
by again this fall
Miss Katie Fox returned from Jen-
nings yesterday, where she had been
on visit with friends.
Gus Brink was down from Cherry
creek yesterday for the purpose of
| getting another team for the Cherry
| Creek Placer Mining company.
VIM Peoples will leave this after
noon for visit to his old home in
England. He is making the trip for
the benefit of his health and will be
! gone for about six months.
Mrs. P. B. Crowell has rented the
Hoffman building on Second street and
has started restaurant
| Hon. Fred Whiteside of Kalispell
was in Libby last week. having come
for the purpose of looking after some
mining interests in this part of the
| county
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

The fate OF yamblsrs oe gamestsrs
II m old theme. Tho redoubtable and
productive John limbs, In his ca
tury Of AnScdote." tells OF one great
gambler who reformed and ever afn1e
detested cards. This rsformattoa
took place Immediately aftsr hs ha4
won In ono evening = large fortune =
cards. on which hs lived virtually tn
he died: his name was Col. Thomas
PAnton. and he lived In the days q
the Restora tion.-Lon Mail.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

up the mountain pass through which
the road will run. All other supplies
will be brought in the same way, Mr.
Douglas said, while in the city yester-
day getting his plans under operation.
The work will not be so complicated
after the supplies are in, he said This
is probably one of the least accessible
highway projects within the state, or
perhaps the west
When the work is organized and
operations ara going in full force there
will be about LIS men employed in both
camps.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

A farthingale bench II 4 broad-se4t-
ed chair without arms. made In the
time of James l and Elizabeth to &C.
commodate the large-hooped dresses or
farthingales worn BY the women Of
that period.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

The moose IL a more Intelligent an
ipal thar the elk or the dser, judging
By its success In adapting to changing
climates, enemy animals, and otAnr
dificult conditions.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
CONTRACTORS STARTING
ON PARK HIGHWAY
A. r Douglas Takes Over Half Of Col
onial Building Contract-Take in
Supplies by Way Of St. Mary's Lake

Flathead Monitor: The Colonial
Building company of Spokane, holders
Of the original contract with the gov
ernment for the project from the sum-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
McGfnniS Meadows

H ]. Fowler spent last week at the
Meadows helping Hubert Beebe put up
hay.
Edward Orr is working for Ed Palm
on Thompson river.
Evening star., 1931-06-22
''BANDANNA" BANDIT IS FREED.
DREAMS FALL IN BANK CRASH
Mother Of BillLa Trasse, 1910 Train Rob-
Der, Saved Money From Tolls to
Buy Son Shoe Shop.

convicted was an amazing crime. A
Missouri Pacific passenger train was
halted at Edgewater Junction, near
here, at a pumping station, by a rob-
ber with blue bandanna mask and
two .45-caliber revolvers The bandit
first robbed the engineer and fireman,
then the brakeman and every passenger
on TIE train. Two Negro porters iden-
titled Bill La TraSSe as the bandit.
Last night, La Trasss still denied 1t.
Owed State Nothing.
"Of course, no one will believe me,
and it makes no difference. but that is
why I tried to get away" he says. IT
owed the State nothing on that job"
After his conviction La Trasse, with
two others, escaped from the Wyandotte
County Jail.
Two years later he was in the South
ern Illinois Penitentiary for burglary.
He was taken back to the Kansas Peni-
tentiary. Two years after that he left
the penitentiary buried in a carload Of
prison mined coal. He went to Europe,
he says, and Joined the French Foreign
Legion, served three years, was wounded,
and then returned to Kansas.
He was recognized and sent back to
prison. While he was serving his term
for the train robbery he was given a
short parole to visit his mother. He
broke parole, but was recaptured year
later.
Then he became the "best prisoner
In the Kansas institution"
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paper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1931-06-22
specIal pispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch TO Ine star.
KANSAS CITY, June % (N.AN.A9.
"A weary, toil-worn woman. the mother
of Bill La Trasse, the Kansas City BAN
dit of 20 years ago, whose nationally
notorious activities popularized the blue
bandanna face mask, wrings her hands
In desperation as she sits before the
front door of her cottage on>South ST.
Paul street. Kansas City, Kans.. and
tells the story of dream that has been
shattered.
Bill La Trasse was released recently
from the Kansas State Prison at Lam
sing after he had served 13 years and
two months for the robbery of Mis-
souri, Pacific train on Christmas night
in 1910. When he walked out free, a
man gone gray and lame from his long
confinement. he got on an interurban
car that carried him to the vine-covered
cottage.
Outlined Future.
His mother, Mrs. Della La Trasse. had
a chicken dinner prepared, and as they
ate she outlined the future. For four
years she had been doing ianitor work
in buildings, washing at night, quilting
in the daytime. making every minute
count to build up the dream future for
her son and herself. BY saving every
penny not needed for her actual support
the mother. now 78 years old. had ac-
cumulated $1,000.
That money was to buy a shoe
repairing shop for Bill La TraSse. For
10 years or more he had been an expert
on the making Of shoes at the prison.
He had made the finest shoes for officers
and had kept the footwear of the other
prisoners repaired. Mother and son
studied plans for a shoe shop and visited
sites.
The following day word of calamity
went through the Armourdale section
The Armourdale State Bank had failed
and in it was the $1,000. When news
reached them Mrs. La TraSse sobbed In
the arms of her son.
Cant Work in Fields"
MY strength is gone," she said to-
day. willie is restless. He has walked
the streets for days trying to get work
and he now talks of going to the har-
vest fields. He cannot work in the sur
after spending all those years inside.
don't know what we will do. People
won't give him work when they find out
who he is"
An hour later La Trasse, now Al
years old, returned. He showed a visi-
tor the flower garden, 20 feet square
in the rear yard of the home where
Mrs. La Trasse had probably 20 varie-
ties of flowers. Inside the house his
bedding was all new, and the rest oi
the home was dustless and neat.
Its a fine break I get," La Trasse
said. when I heard of the banks
failure and saw the chance had
longed for disappear, was sick. but
did not break. I wasn't even tempted
to 60 back in the racket that takes
them all inside prisons.
Its a tough break, but can make
it. / know I can"
The robbery for which La Trasse was
Evening star., 1931-06-22
H|TLER|TES DECRY
HOOVER PROPOSAL
Germany Is Victim of New
American Bluff" Says Ma
tionaIiSt Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, June 22.-In a gigantic
two-line streamer in Der Angrif, the
National Socialist organ. DR.. Joseph
Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's right-hand man
and head of the Berlin Nationalist So
cialist movement, today told his fol-
lowers that Germany is the victim of
a new American bluff"
DR.. Goebbels said that the National
Socialists would continue their fight.
Completely Ineffective"
I'VE consider the Hoover plan with
the goal OF one-year postponement
OF all international war burdens to be
completely ineffective attempt to solve
the urgent problem of tributes" he said.
1t Is not solution at all, but merely
a postponement of the decision for a
year. Even if the Young payments
should be omitted for a yeor, it will
not be possible to set German finances
IN order and to restore Germany's de-
spring economy.
There will be those who think by
this means they can retard the mighty
forward marching national oppositfonal
movement IN its effectiveness with the
broad masses. 1t will be the duty and
task Of nationally conscious Germany
to work against these transparent ten
denotes and to see to it that the tribute
question will not be postponed, but
finally solved"
Takes Credit for Move.
DR.. Goebbels asserted that il the
United States was now ready to do any,
thing at all in the situation it was due
to national Socialist propaganda which
had awakened the German people to
'the clank of their shackles.'
''Hoover'S plan is no gain whatever
for Germany" he said. "On the con-
trary, Germany a year from now could
find itself in a much worse position
facing the united front of her oppo-
nents. Germany was the victim of the
Dawes plan and the Young plan. 1t
will not be lulled a third time through
the phrases Of a Hoover plan,' no mat
ter how compelling it seems at first
blush"
The attitude taken by the Hitlerites,
1t was said in official circles, did not
cause any surprise, the statement being
made that it was quite understandable
that Hitler and Goebbels should not be
pleased at the turn which events have
taken.
Evening star., 1931-06-22
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Mr.
Hoover is stealing my act. He wants
to postpone international debts for
Evening star., 1931-06-22
CAB DRIVER ROBBED
AND HIT BY BANDITS
Taxi Operator Reports Injury to
Head When Two Fares Stage
$12 Hold.up.

Struck over the head with the butt
of a revolver or some blunt instrument,
Benjamin Brigham, e33 H street, a
taxicab driver, was robbed Of $12 by
two fares" last night. he reported to
police While one Of the men hit him,
the other kept him covered with pis-
tol. Brigham said.
The men hailed him at Fifth and E
streets and asked to be driven to
Berwyn, Brigham told police. When
he reached point near Beltsville, he
added, one of the pair struck him
After taking his money, Brigham de-
clared, the bandits forced him to bring
them back to Washington, leaving the
cab at Second and c streets northeast
Six ducks, two chickens and the con-
tents Of a cigarette-vending machine
were stolen Saturday night by thieves
who broke into the restaurant of the
dining room of the Tilden Gardens, 5000
Tilden street. Several other minor
robberies also were reported.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

general In character. Unuer the pres
ent proposal, according to the view
taken here today, all reparation pay
ments would cease for the period OF a
year.
May Fear Precedent.
In some quarters 1t was suggested
that possibly France might be unwill-
ing to forego the reparations payments
fearing lest 1t might create precedent
and that possibly claims OF further
emergency in the future might be used
indefinitely to postpone reparations pay
ments.
On the other hand the view was ex-
pressed that If all the other nations
ioined in accepting the plan now ad-
yanced by President Hoover, France
would injure herself far more by with
holding her consent than she could gain
by insisting upon the continuation OF
reparations payments during the COM
ing year.
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, who gave his approval TO President
Hoover's plan before the President an
nounced it, has been OF the opinion
that reparations must be readJusted
and European armaments must be
drastically reduced in any event. The
proposed moratorium would simply
postpone "the day of disaster" accord
ing to Senator Borah.
Praised by Young.
80 President Hoover spent yesterday at
his Rapidan camp, where he went for
the week end after announcing his plan
for suspension of intergovernmental
debts.
owen D. Young, for whom the Presi-
dents war debt plan was named, had
said of the Presidents plan: The pro-
posaI TO postpone all debt payments,
even for a year. Is not only the act Of
wise President, but the helpful word Of
a great democracy. Coming at time
when we all were beginning to doubt
whether a democracy could act prompt
ly, wisely and helpfully, 1t is most en-
couraging."
Senator Smoot of Utah. chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee, who was
called to Washington by the President
to discuss the world debt moratorium
proposal. gave it his hearty Endorsement.
Mr.. Smoot said today also that he will
confer soon with the President on steps
to relieve the depressed silver market.
He has abandoned hope of an official
international conference on silver as a
result Of the refusal of France and Great
Britain to enter such a policy.
Criticism is Heard.
Here end there critical comment IN
the Presidents proposal has been ad-
vanced. Representative L'aGuardia OF
New York, Progressive Republican, de-
clared the President had usurped legis-
lative functions of the Congress and
that he should have called Congress to
special session before making an off,
cial offer to nations Of the world. Mr..
LaGuardia said, however, that Congress
would ratify the offer made by the
President with the passage Of necessary
legislation.
Senator Black, Democrat, of Ala
bama, described as both amusing and
tragic the activities of President Hoo
yer to divert the minds of the people
of the United States\ from their troubles
to Europe's troubles"
Senator McKellar of Tennessee, also
a Democrat. called attention to the
fact that the United States Treasury
was facing a deficit of nearly billion
dollars and asked If, in view of this
deficit, 1--WE would be justified in add
ing another quarter Of million to this
debt"
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Shipping traff1c at the port of Havre,
France, has nearly doubled in the last
10 years.
Evening star., 1931-06-22
Phoenix (Ariz.) Republican.

There is no disposition on the part
of the President further to scale the
debts down or to cancel politically at
this time what would be suicidal. | AS
the final payment of the debts will not
be made for 35 years, cancellation
would not be necessary or helpful.
Some form Of relief for Germany is
essential in combating world depres-
sion. No nation can be highly pros
porous when other members of the
family Of nations are in economic and
financial distress.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

me. They Immediately agreed and
cancelled. It's not governments
debts that's worrying us. Ramsey
Macdonald, Hindenburg and Andy
Mellon are the only ones worried
about government debts (and we
pay them to worry. It's individual
debts that's got the 119 million by
the nape of the neck. We can al
ways manage to dig up our taxes.
It's old man interest that hurts.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

q yCdAs L WI
weeks ago I
had the same
scheme, only I
took in more
t erritory, I
wanted to can
eel everybody'S,
and every ma
tion's debt, and
the only persons
that fell for my
plan was two
guys that owed
Evening star., 1931-06-22
HOOVER RETURNS TO CITY

President Hoover returned to the
White House early today from his Sum-
mer camp on the Rapidan. He went
directly to his Office.
Mrs. Hoover and their son Allan will
return later in the day.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Editorial comment from leading
daily newspapers OF the Nation on
President HooDer's proposal for a
years. poStponement on internd-
tiondI debts folloUS.
Evening star., 1931-06-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CHAS. M. STIEFF, INC,
BY GALLO s. STROUP, Mgr.

EETHE SALE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
piano has been postponed until SATURDAY,
JUNE TWENTY-SEVENTH, 1881 AT 1000
AM. CHAS. M. STIEFF, INC,
n. 80.
Evening star., 1931-06-22
"SPAIN" is TALK TOPIC

Samuel II. Reeder to Address
Mount Pleasant Masons.
Mount Pleasant Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, has announced an illustrated
lecture on Spain Of Today" by Samuel
H. Reeder who was recently In charge
Of the exhibits at the Seville Exposition,
following a brief business session of the
chapter Friday evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

In one month 17,500,0O0 eggs were
marketed In Great Britain, an increase
of SO per cent over the same period Of
1870