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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Schools Open
With First Day
Enrolment Of 625
High School Has differentiation
Allows Full Days Work on
Tuesday.

Tuesday was full day in the Libby
schools Each grade except the first
primary completed its enrollments and
worked until the whistle blew" at
$3.50. Fifty beginners saw their first
day in the classroom. Gathered in the
gym, the group of parents and first
graders gave another demonstration of
the great American experiment in de-
mocracy. Pupils coming from homes
where they knew only their parents
and few playmates are placed in con-
tact with hundreds where they have
to make adjustments and learn to live
with their fellows. A new world IS
opened up to the beginner He learns
that while he is an individual with
many opportunities, at the same time
his privileges 90 just as far as they
do not conflict with the rights of some
one else. The school is a great melt
ing pot of personalities. The ideal prod
uct after twelve years of training is a
person who is not only ready to be-
gin his course as useful citizen but
who has already learned to control
himself.
Warden Lewis of Sing Sing in re-
cent magazine article says that as
means of removing illiteracy the public
school has performed practically a
complete job but he holds the school
responsible also for giving young
people moral stamina and enough Of
the means of making a living SO that
they will be law abiding and have no
occasion to be placed under his care.
Whether we agree with the warden or
not we will grant the responsibility Of
the school in the matter of child train
ing in other fields as we'll as letters. That
student is fortunate who completes his
school life in community where the
pupils, the patrons and the faculty are
all really interested in his welfare. Lib
by is duty bound to give her young
folks every opportunity possible.
The enrolment for the first day is
given below:
High School-Freshman IS, Sophie
more SO, Junior As, Senior 81, Post
Graduate 10. Total I'll.
Junior High-Eghth SO, Seventh 60,
Sixth g.
Central-Sixth, MIR Drsonia, Is;
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
m
PROMINENT MINING MAN
FROM CHICAGO VISITS LIRBy

W. Il. Mann, president Of the Libb,
Creek Gold Mining company, returne-
Saturday from Chicago where he hae
spent several weeks on business mat
tiers. He was accompanied to Libby b,
John Alien, who visited the placer
developments under way by the COM
pany on Libby creek and, 1t is said
was much pleased with what he saw
there.
Mr.. Alien was, for a number Of years,
general u. S. land agent in Colorado
and adjoining states and has had a
wide experience in mining. He has OPP
Grated gold and silver properties and
also smelters. After spending the week
here Mr.. Mann and MIR. Alien plan 10
leave next Saturday on the return to
Chicago,
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL HOLD
FIRST MEETING NEXT TUESDAY

The Libby Woman's Club will holo
Its first meeting next Tuesday after
noon, September 18th, at the Club
house at the usual time, 2,30, Mrs
W N. Curtis, the new president, pre-
siding.
The meeting will be Reassembly Dav
for old and new members. A most in
terestlng afternoon is planned with
presentation Of highlights from Seat
tie and Missoula. Special music for the
occasion will be in charge Of Mrs.
Walter Neils. There will also be dec
oratlons and light refreshments will be
served by the officers, executive board
and program committee.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Woman's Junior
Club Starts LabOrS
For Current Year
Will Hold First Meeting Next Tuesday
Interesting Monthly Programs
Planned.

The Junior Woman's Club was or
ganized this past year with mem
bership Of thirty. The officers for the
coming year are Miss Marjorie Stew
ems, president; Miss Beatrice Larson
vice president; Miss Isabel Kienitz
secretary and Miss Catherine Rouse
treasurer
Mrs. Ned Joughin, who is deeply in
terested in the successful development
of the Junior Club, will be advisor for
the coming year.
The Junior Woman's Club will be
a real young Womans club with special
activities in which young women are
most interested In short, the club will
be up-to-date, cultural, social and will
play its own and very real part in
the life Of Libby. Young women out
OF high school, married or single, have
a real place and part to perform in
their own home town. BY joining the
Junior Woman's Club they can con-
tribute to their own and others adj
vancement
The program committee for the year
is Miss Inez Ratekin, Mrs. Marguerite
Davidson and Miss Margaret Sleizer.
Next Tuesday night, September 18th,
at o'clock, at the club house, the
Junior Club will open the year with
an informal musical reception for its
members and guests There will be
refreshments and special decorations.
The program committee presents the
following program for the year.
September Musical Reception. Lu-
cile West.
October-Young Woman of Charm.
Mrs. Marguerite Davidson.
November--Book Reviews Mrs. Ned
Joughin.
Observation-Disclosures Music. Mar
garet Sleizer.
January-The Wide Wide World.
Dorothy Davidson.
February-Living Valentines. Bea-
trice Larson.
March--Art of Conversation. Leah
Cormier
April-Joint Civic Meeting.
May-Great Out-of Doors. Jennie
Bowen. -
June-June Luncheon.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Libby People
Are TTe1eSS
Book Readers
Over 10000 Volumes Read
by Libbyites During
Past Year.
PATRONAGE OF
LIBRARY GROWS

1t is said that adversely has its COM
pensations and not few people now
and then have been pointing out how
the present lamentable economic de-
preston will carry in its wake GER
tain beneficial results. The depression
has reduced the working hours OF
hundreds of men and women and has
given them more leisure time 1t has
also resulted in changing the manner
in which leisure time is being spent.
People are spending more hours in
their homes and undoubtedly many
of them are reading more. AT least that
is the result in Libby.
Miss Inez Ratekin, county librarian,
has recently compiled some figures in
her annual report that make rather
interesting reading The outstanding
information to be deducted from these
figures is the most unbelievable state
ment that 40,136 books have been read
by Libby people and those living in
this immediate vicinity during the
past fiscal year-that is the year end
ing June 80, 1882 The report covers
the fiscal year and the figures are also
for that period of time. During the
preceding fiscal year Libby people
drew from the library 30,955 books.
Hence there has been an increase of
9,181 books read during the past year
of lessened work and more leisure
time.
A perusal of the monthly reports
brings out further interesting informa-
ton 1t emphasizes the well known
fact that people read much more dur
ing the winter months. In July, 1881,
there were 1941 books taken out in
August 2290, September 1852, October
1888, November 3345, December 1862,
January 1858, February 1850, March
4515, April 3708, May 1850 and June
BIT. That gives an average of 1914
books month read by Libby people.
Later other reports will be published
telling the patronage accorded the sew
eral branch Libraries of the county.
There are approximately $4,000 books
in the Lincoln county library, states
Miss Ratekin.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08

Holds Up Assistant Cashier Tone.
The First State Bank of Libby was
the scene of a daring bank robbery
last Friday afternoon about 12:15
o'clock, when a lone bandit entered
the bank, held up Assistant Cashier
O. r. Tone, who was alone in the bank,
and made away with 1880 in cur
rency. The bandit succeeded in making
clean getaway.
The bandit, who later was identi-
fled as Joseph Lander, an escaped con-
Wet from Walla Walla, Wash, peni-
tertiary, approached the teller's win
dow and asked change for $40 bill.
As Mr.. Tone complied with the re-
quest, the bandit pulled gun with
the remark, Don't move or I'll shoot
you Keeping Tone covered he then
walked behind the bank counter, or
dered Tone to lie down on the floor
and proceeded to clean out all the
currency in the drawer in the counter.
He then ordered Tone into the vault.
forced him to open a safe there, and
again forced him to lie down on the
vault floor. After which he helped
himself to all the currency in the safe.
He then ordered Tone to get up and
accompany him out Of the bank stat
ing that they would 60 put the front
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Game Law VioIators Fined.

In Justice Frosts court at Eureka on
September 2, Jim Roberts and Roscoe
Coombs OF Pinkham Greek entered a
plea Of guilty to Killing deer. They
were fined the minimum, $500, each.
In the same court and same day John
Collins of Eureka entered plea Of
guilty to killing deer. Unable to pay
the tine, he was remanded to the county
jail for 10 days VIM. ]. Darlington
complaining witness.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Enjoy Boat Trim.

Mr.. and Mrs Lionel Shaurette mot
ored to Boomers Ferry and spent the
weekend visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Larson. Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Larson, Mr.. and Mrs Shaurette and
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larson, who were
also visiting there, motored to Kuska-
nook, B. c. from which place they
took boat trip to Nelson on the river
and lake They report the boat trip was
a most delightful one.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
BELIEVED TO BE ESCAPED CONVICT FROM
PENITENTIARY-PASSE THROUGH NEWPORT

BANK RoBBER BUYS AUTO THEN NEAR NEWPORT
According to from Newport Wash received bv
ne sners office here the Libby
through Newport Monday phoned that the xped
man appeared there bought
Newport citizen to drive him
home the sheriff showed him
stated that the fellow Spokane Ne further stated III
man mad large amount of
once notified Sheriff Baney
apprehended in Spokane las nigh - -
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Work Progressing at Comet Mine.

9. W. Patterson, general superintend-
ent in charge Of the work Of develop
ing the Comet placer property, states
that the telephone line from the mine
to Libby is now completed and in OPP
Grafton. All the lumber for the cabins
has been hauled to the property and a
road has been graded from the county
road to the camp site
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
EUREKA WILL PLAY LIBBY
TOWN TEAM NEXT SUNDAY

What is said will be a battle for the
county baseball championship will be
fought out Sunday on the Libby dia-
mond between the Eureka and Libby
town teams. Both teams have been
playing good ball and lively contest
is expected Came win be called at 2
o'clock
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08

Fifth, Miss Stevenson, 81; Fifth, Miss
Liebe, 20; Fourth, Miss Haubrick, So;
Fourth, Miss Staudacher, Is; Third,
Miss McGrade, 26; Third, Miss Hostel
ter, Is; Second, Miss COPYRIGHT, %;
Second, Miss Madden, 20; First, Miss
Shave, rs; First, Miss Fuller, rs.
Erhard School 4; McGinnis Meadows,
Mrs Bergen, 10. A. A. w.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
Move Back to Rexford.

Arthur Logsdon, accompanied by his
mother, moved back to Rexford the
last OF the week after having resided
in Libby for a number of months. He
is employed by the Great Northern.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
HIGHWAY PROJECT FOR
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY

Wednesdays dailies had news item
stating that on Sept 20 the state high
way commission will let contracts for
20 projects over the state One of these
was for surfacing with crushed gravel
and construction of guard rail on 9.122
miles of the Stryker-Ro osville road in
Lincoln county.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Jewel went to
Spokane last Thursday to visit their
daughter, Miss Edith, who is employed
in the city.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
libby BANK ROBBED IN
DARING NOON HOLD.UP

Bandit Carries Away $1125OOO in Currency but Drops
Sl36OOO in Flight, Which Is Found-Forces Assistant
Cashier Tone to Accompany Him to Distant Building
Where Tone Is Securely Bound
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08
B.P.R. Hopeful
Falls Project Can
Be Started Soon
Letter to County Attorney Blackford
Says That Work Is of Great
Importance.

A letter bringing significant infor-
nation has been received by County
Attorney Blackboard from the bureau
Of public roads, at Missoula. An ex-
cerpt from the letter follows.
Reference is made to your letter of
August % regarding right Of way on
various sections of the LIBBY State
Line Forest Highway Project
Due to the vast amount Of work
being done by this office on account Of
the Emergency Federal Aid and For
est Highway legislation, we will be UNI
able to prepare design and estimate
on the section west of Troy at this
time. We still believe we will be able
to conclude satisfactory negotiations
with the Railway Company in regard
to easements on the Kootenai Falls
section. Moreover, we believe this to
be the section most urgently In need
of construction and will do everything
possible to undertake construction at
an early date as possible IF we are
unsuccessful in our dealings with the
Railway Company for an easement
with reasonable stipulations, we will
proceed with the design of the section
west Of Troy and furnish you with
plats for right of way purposes at our
earliest convenience"
Right of Way Trouble Smoothed Out.
r. r. Veldman is also in receipt Of
a letter from A. c. Clark, associate
highway engineer of the bureau Of
public roads, at Missoula. Clark writes
that his office understands the Great
Northern has worked out plans re-
garding the Kootenai Falls right Of
way difficulty that, for the greater part
it is believed, will be acceptable, and
that conference between B. p. r. and /
Great Northern officials has been set
for this week.
County Commissioner Brink is in re-
ceipt OF communication from the Kali
ispell Chamber of Commerce, signed |
by its road committee, Geo. w. Lam
strum, S. M. Logan, John Sherman,
and W. B. Macdonald. 1t is a resolu-
ton directed to the state highway com
the bureau of public roads and
the forest service. The communication
follows:
AT recent meeting of the Road
Committee Of the Kalispell Chamber
OF Commerce, it was decided to ask
you to devote every possible dollar of
road money to the completion Of High
way No. 2 between Kalispell and Libby
We therefore earnestly urge you to
lake under consideration the construc-
ton OF Highway No. 2 between Libby
and kalispell. We feel this is only just
% the people of western Lincoln coun-
". 1t Is true that Kalispell has num-
Der OF outlets to the west but Lincoln
county has only one, and through
travel is held back by reason Of the
condition OF the road between Libby
and Troy and between McGregor Lake
and Happy's Inn. These are the worst
sections Of the road. but it is not our
purpose to suggest to you which sec
ion you shall improve first.
We also urge that regular highway
money be expended between Libby
md Kalispell and that forest money
oe expended between Libby and the
IDAHO line
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08

The Western News printing plant =
one of the best equipped in this part
OF the state. Every order receives
careful attention.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
BALM
PAYMENT AIRED

The veil of secrecy that for 81
years hid the out-of-court settle,
ment of the alienation of affec.
tons suit of DR.. Smith Hollins
McKim, prominent Baltimore
physician who recently died,
against the wealthy Emerson
family of that city, was torn
aside by the doctors widow in a
statement yesterday. DR.. McKim,
according to the statement, re-
ceived an annuity of $4,000 per
year.
The suit, which was settled in
1911, alleged that Capt. Isaac E.
Emerson, Mrs. Frederick G.. Nc
Cormick and Alfred G. Vanderbilt
alienated the affections of Marg-
aret Emerson McKim from the
doctor. After divorcing DR.. Nc
Kim, she married Vanderbilt.
Mrs. McKim, the widow, said
rumors that ran rampant after
the suit was settled caused the
doctor to lose a $4,000 legacy
from a cousin.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
SHANNON FINDS
THAT us. SELLS
EVERYTHING"
Representative Finds Wide |
Variety of Articles at
Federal CommiSsaries

The English are stressing a
buy British" campaign. Rep
resentative Joseph B. Shannon
O) of Missouri, exhibited
today a pair of tan shoes with
made in England" on their
soles, encased in a box labeled
1.-THE Pride of England's Shoe
Craft" which he said he re-
Gently purchased at the Boiling
Field post exchange without
any questions being asked as
to his identity or his connec-
ton, if any, with the Army.
In addition, Representative
Shannon, chairman of a House
special committee now investigat-
ing the competition of the Fed
eral Government with private
business, spread wide an exhibit
disclosing his purchases at Army
and Navy post exchanges, hospi-
tails and commiSSarieS, of articles
ranging from perfumes and non
alcoholic concentrates of gin, rye,
rum and Scotch flavors to pink
pajamaS and suits of clothes.
Bought as Evidence
These articles, he averred. were
bought for presentation before
the investigating committee, which
halted its hearings here last
week, to be resumed in Novem-
Der.
All of these purchases, said Mr..
Shannon, were made late in May
of this year after the House had
authorized the Government COM
petition" inquiry. Representative
Shannon, incognito, extended his
field from Washington to the
Army post at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
The pink bahamas were bought
at the Leavenworth exchange
May IT. Soap was bought at the
United States Naval Hospital
here; socks from the War Col
lege post, carriers at Fort Myer,
golf balls at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai post, the nonalcoholic concen-
trates at Headquarters Company
storerooms, 1900 C st. N. W.;
soft collars at Walter Reed,
canned goods at 1900 C ST., vel
low tie and beads at Fort Leav-
enworth, tooth paste at the Ma
val Hospital ship store, and a
suit of clothes at Walter Reed.
Chairman Shannon said in
every instance the Government
prices appeared from 10 to 40
per cent lower than those pre-
vailing in private stores off the
Government reservations.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
FOE Of TYD|NGS
LAUDS HOOVER

BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-Pre.
facing his extended criticism of
Senator Tydings' record, Wallace
Williams, Republican candidate
for the United States Senate seat,
eulogized President Hoover last
night as standard bearer of his
party.
William said that while the
President may lack the colorful
enthuSiasm-raising qualities of a
Theodore Roosevelt, "he has
proved that he possesses qualities
OF greatness particularly essential
in a time like this"
William claimed Tydings intro
duced a bill calling for the ex-
penditure of $1,000, 900, 900 on pub
lie buildings and other Govern
ment projects Of non-liquidat-
ing character; had supported the
Farm Board bill authorizing the
board to go into the market and
hold agricultural products for fu-
ture sale: had voted high tariff
schedules, although a low-tariff
party man, and had opposed
measures advocated by the Presi-
dent to balance the budget.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
ACTION HELD UP
ON RATE GU 7
FOR PHONES
HyattSViIIe Commerce Group
Awaits Service Commission;
Laundry Pay Is Probed

The Hyattsville Chamber of
Commerce will take no action
on the proposed telephone rate
reduction in nearby Maryland
until the State Public Service
Commission has completed it's
investigation of the problem,
it was decided at a meeting
last night.
B. T. May, chairman of the
public utilities committee, had
written to the Public Service
Commission asking a 10 per cent
cut in the telephone rates follow
ing the reduction recently or
dered in Washington.
Laundry Pay PrObed
Telephone company officials
maintain that no reduction is
possible under present conditions.
An investigation of a report
that woman workers in a laundry
in the county were being paid
only SO for a seventy-hour week
was launched last night by the
chamber. A special committee
will be appointed to go into the
matter, it was decided.
The chamber went on record
on several questions presented
by the national chamber in
poll now being taken on mass
transportation problems.
Other Matters Up
The members voted against a
proposal that necessary street
railway extensions be financed
by assessments against bene-
fitted property owners when the
railway is unable to finance the
extensions.
They voted in favor of pre-
venting unfair competition, lower
rates during slack periods, regu-
lation of taxicab rates and the
use of meters and relief for
transportation utilities from Spe-
cial taxes.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
R,F.C. To HEAR
BRIDGE PLEA

BALTIMORE, Sept. PA loan
of $3,OOO,O0O to construct one
and three quarter mile bridge
across the Potomac, linking Mary
land and Virginia, is to be sought
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation at washington, &C.
cording to plans made by officials
and leading citizens of the two
States last night.
The proposed bridge is to be a
steel and concrete structure of
the cantilever type, extending
from a point near Pope's Greek,
Charles county, Md, to Dahlgren,
on the Virginia shore. It's con-
Struction would require about a
year and would give employment
to several thousand men, it is
claimed.
The bridge would have a clear
ance Of rs feet at high tide at
all points. and the central section
would have a clearance of 100
feet.
Plans for the bridge include
revenue estimates based on a toll
of 81 per vehicle. The span, it
is said, would eliminate a one
hour ferry ride between Baltimore
and Richmond.
The meeting, held at the home
OF DR.. Hugh H. Young, who has
been a leader in the movement to
secure the link between the two
States for many years, was at
tended by Governor Ritchie, Sen
ator Tydings and officials of
Maryland and Virginia. Governor
Pollard of Virginia. who was un-
able to attend, is said to favor
the project.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
DAHL|A SOCIETY
To HOLD SHOW

The National Capital Dahlia
and Iris Society will open it's
annual dahlia show at the Carl.
ton Hotel today and tomorrow.
One of the features will be the
lecture tonight at $50 o'clock
by Warren w. Maytrott, of
Vineland, N. j., breeder and
grower of dahlias for the past
Is years and recognized as one
of the worlds best authorities
on their production.
Among the attractions are the
different trophies offered. Two
Washington newspapers are also
giving awards. The Washington
Times Herald is offering silver
trophy which must be won three
times by an organization before
it becomes a permanent owner.
The Bancroft Garden Club is
now holding it.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
RARE LACE LEAF
GROWN HERE

REPEATED experiments to produce
in this country the rare MAZDA.
gascar lace or lattice leaf plant
(aponogeton fenstralis), were
finally proved successful today
when Henry O'Malley, Commits
sioner of Fisheries, exhibited the
first specimen evr shown in the
United States.
O'Malley was presented with a
rootlet collected by the Ever.
glades Nursery Company, of
Tampa. Fla. who brought the
rare plants from the interior of
Madagascar. He placed the speci.
men in a tropical aquarium under
artificial light and the plant de.
veloped rapidly.
The laves of the plant devlop
regularly but as they grow deli.
cate tracery becomes more ap.
parent until it's graceful lace-like
development is completed.
The Washington times., 1932-09-27
Allied Enjoys Asked
To Dedication of
Virginia Shrine
LATTICE LEAF PLANT

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 81
Gov. John Garland Pollard has
invited the ambassadors and
ministers of every country asso-
ciated with the United States
in the World War to attend
the exercises here October IS
in connection with the dedica-
ton of the carlton, Virginia's
notable World War memorial.
The governors invitation in
Guided the wives of the diplo-
matte representatives and two
military or naval aides in each
instance.