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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-28
EXCLAMATION CONTEST FRIDAY

To meet the demand for an opportu-
nitv for those interested in defamation
to appear in public the Lincoln County
Declamatory Cotest was organized
this year to replace that activity on
the county track meet where 1t has
been discontinued, temporarily. The
three high schools and the elementary
schools at Troy, Eureka and Libby I
were invited to participate.
The Eureka schools, on account OF
the time devoted to their Bicentennial
program. did not enter but Troy and
Libby will enter three contestants each
from the high school and the grades.
Medals will be given for first, second
and third places. Winners will have
the privilege of contesting IN the state
meet.
Libby hieh school pupils entering
are Viola Bessey, Pauline Hough, and
La Mar Rowland From the grades
are Marie Kuiawa, Harold Martin and
Helen Martin
The contest will be held in the jun
Tor High auditorium at 500 Friday, the
Goth
Defamation prelimnaries were held
in the Junior High auditorium Monday
night. The students participating and
their readings are.
Paulie Houghn Mice at PLAY
"a Mar Rowland The Lost Word
Melvin Knutson On the Other Tram
Anna Stuhlreiter Teachers Pet
Henry Nelson ..--.-...s..e swan Dong
Gertrude Pival .-............ A Mistake
Viola Bessev ............. ......... Congo
Dorothy Racicot. The Fall otvpgkql
Dorothy Racicot ....4. ~.......-.---.-.-
The Fall Of George Bassett
Alice Peterson The Perfect Tribute
Among these the judges chose three
students to represent Libby against
TROY on Friday. These three were,
La Mar Rowland, Pauline Hough ano
Viola Bessey.
The Judges were Mrs. James Black
fkord, Jr., Miss Lietha Williamson ano
Rev. Orr
The contestants were under the su-
erpvision of Miss Witt.
A spelling contest has just beer
started in Miss Shave's room. So fal
: six children have perfect grades.
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SILVER

I have talked SO much about silver
in this column that perhaps | am sus
pected of owning a silver mine.
haven't a cents worth of interest in
buying or selling silver, but the more
! study the subject the more convinced
| am that anything which would re-
suit in restoring silver to its old cur
rency position, especially in the Orient,
would Immediately stimulate trade and
raise commodity prices, and SO bene-
fit everybody in the world.
/ have just been reading reports Of
/ the hearings held in Washington by a
subcommittee of the house committee
on coinage, weights and measures, Of
which Hon Andrew H. Somers is
chairman. Nobody can study those
statements without being convinced
that silver is much more important
factor in the worlds trade than mosi
of us realize | advise anybody who
wants to know more about the sub
ject to write to Representative Somers
at Washington, for the documents IS
: sued by his committee.
! COMFORT
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LEARNING

NY wife and | called on some new
neighbors. a young German couple who
had taken a farm near mine. AS we
approached the house we heard the
sound of what seemed to us very fine
music, which stopped when | knocked
on the door
Il thought I heard radio said
my wife, after we had exchanged
neighborly greetings But they had nc
radio. The young farmer had been
playing on a violin which he had
brought from Germany | compli-
mented him on the quality of his mu-
sic
I'll never be able to play well
enough to appear in public he said
because | did not start to study the
violin until was sixteen. To learn
anything we'll you must start younger
than that
have thought Of that young farm
er's sound observation many times
since. think our present system O.
coddling boys and girls until they ar
sixteen and then expecting them t.
learn how to get along in the world !
all wrong. 1t is unfair to the young
sters and unfair to society, because !
gives them the impression that tn,
world owes them living, and it put
on the rest of us the burden of tax
ing care of and protecting ourselve
against an army of misfits and incom
petents
Most people would be better off an
happier if they had had less school
ing and more hard work when the.
were very young.
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REPORTS ON MILK DISTRIBUTED

Miss McGrade completed her report
this week on the amount of milk dis
tributed to school children this year.
From various sources Miss McGrade
collected S35.27 which has been spent
for milk and given to underweight
pupils Improvement has been no
ticed in practically every case and
many pupils in Miss McGrade's opin-
ion would not have been able to keep
up in their studies without the pint of
milk a day. She expresses herself as
sold on the benefits of the health
course and plans to continue it next
year
The San Souci Club. the board Of
trustees MIR. Riley and others con-
tributed toward the milk fund.
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was made that they had much for
which to thank Mr.. Riley the owner,
who willingly gave his time and eff
fort to guide the class throughout the
creamery.
He told the class the use of pasteur-
ization. explained the process of test
ing milk. how much milk was sold IN
Libby, how it was bottled, how much
money he paid to the farmers and ex-
planned the sanitary conditions OF
creamery.
To top off the whole thing Mr.. Riley
pleasantly surprised the class with q
gallon of ice-cream.
Just a small group was present. Mex
time the whole school is going. Dc
you blame them2
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BIDS WANTED

Sealed bids will be received not
later than May 7th to furnish seventy
five (75) rieks of wood to be cut IN
thirty (3O) inch lengths for the Rex
ford school and twenty-five (25) ricxs
to be cut in sixteen (l6) inch lengths
for the Black Lake school. Wood to be
half fir and half tamarack from live
green timber cut not later than July
list. Delivered and ricked at school
houses by September 30, 1892. Board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bid. !"
ELLA A, MARVEL,
Clerk of S. D. No. B.
46-47 ReMord, Montana.
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INSANITY

The old idea that insanity of any
kind is mental condition originating
in and confined to the brain has been
proved to be just as absurd as the old
idea that lunatics and idiots were the
victims of a direct act of God, accord
ing to Henry A. Cotton, head of the
New Jersey state hospital for the in
sane.
Acting on the belief that every man
Hesitation Of insanity had physical
cause, DR. Cotton and his staff for
twenty years have been trying to dis
cover those physical causes and cure
them, with the result that more thar
two thousand patients have been cured
of their insanity. More than half Of al
mental disorders, DR. Cotton says, arr
] the result of chronic infections, espec-
tally in the teeth, tonsils, sinuses ane
digestive tract.
In short DR.. Cotton seems to hav,
demonstrated that the ancients Wer,
right when they spoke Of "a souns
mind in sound body
PROHIBITION
Ten years ago every woman in tn
country practically, was enthusiast
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THE
| anlaraCk
LIBBY SCHOOL NEWS TOLD IN
AN INTERESTING MANNER
Edited by the
JOURNALISM CLASS
EAttnrtal
WHY DO WE ATTEND SCHOOL?

Many students wonder why they at
tend school The faculty does not force
them to go and yet they go. Perhaps
the students go to take advantage OF
the opportunities that are offered.
There are those who are satisfied to
saw. II come TO school to study Ger
tain subjects, and to get my grades
and for no other, reason Then, too,
there are those who will say that they
will use the knowledge gained here,
in high school, after leaving These
are the boys and girls who will bene-
fit by coming to school and they can
truthfully say they know why they
attend school.
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to the nearest forest supervisor Tor
copy If one is warited)
Doing this will add to your safety
to that of your friends and neighpors'
and to the good repute of your commu-
nifty.
TRY it and see.
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LIBBY WINS JUNIOR
HIGH TRACK MEET

Libby Junior High won the track
meet Wednesday afternoon over the
Troy Junior High with a score Of
155 % to rs 1-3 Troy brought up
some fine entries and made an inter-
esting meet for the spectators.
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NEW ENRoLLMENTs.

Wayne Struble, grade l; Carol Sta
ley, grade |, Margaret Kemp, grade |
Ernest Staley, grade S; Marion Racicot
grade 6, Dorothy Racieot Junior, are
new students.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

Teachers examinations will be con-
Quoted at the Court House in Libby
MAY S, s, and I. 1t is necessary for all
applicants to have 48 credits beyond
high school if they be permitted to
write
CARRIE La MUNYAN.
County Superintendent of Schools.
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Ct ASSIFIED
FOR SALE.

For SaIe-7 room house on corner
Main and 9th streets. See Mrs. Minnie
Bockman. IL
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BIOLOGY.

MIR. Hayes biology class visited the
city creamery and reported an inter-
estinp study was made. The remark
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COMFORT

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The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Funeral Rites Held
For CaptQin TlLnis

BALTIMORE, Sept. IT,
Funeral services for Capt. Theo-
philus Tunis, 9O-year-old COM
mandant of the Maryland Line
Confederates Association who
died at the Confederates Home at
Pikesville yesterday afternoon, are
to be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Burial will be at Claiborne, Md,
at 3 p. m.
Captain Tunis, senior veteran
and superintendent of the home,
died there an hour after he had
been taken from the University
Hospital in accordance with his
wishes.
His death leaves only two
survivors of the 127 who once
lived at the institution. They are
Howard AiSquith, 81, and Harry
Atzrodt, Sc.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
3 D. {. |N|DD|ES
WIN HONORS

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept. II.
Three Washington youths have
been made officers in the regi-
ment of midshipmen at the Naval
Academy, according to notice
posted today.
Richard D. White, of the Dis
trict, has been made commander
of the fourth battalion; E. l..
Jahncke, son of Assistant Secre-
tary of Navy Jahncke. commander
of the fourth company, and James
S. Dietz, commander of the third
company. j. H. Bourland, of
Clarendon, Tex, is regimental
commander.
Annapolis came in for its share
of honors when Raymond w.
Thompson, noted swimmer of this
city, was named commander of
the second battalion, and A. McI.
Chambliss, national color bearer,
and T. H. Morton, regimental sig
nal officer.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
SUIT FOR LEAVE
Up MONDAY

The suit of Alfred M. Gregory,
Navy Yard worker, to recover
leave he claims was taken from
him by the Economy Act, will
come to a head here Monday
when the Secretary of the Navy
and officials of the Navy Yard
will appear before the District
Supreme Court.
They are asked to show cause
why the accumulated" leave
should not be granted, not only
to Gregory but to "all others
similarly situated"
Gregory's petition for a manda-
mus charges that ending his leave
privileges violated his contractual
rights, and took his property
without due process of law. His
case is similar to a suit previously
filed by a woman employe at the
Navy Yard, but dropped because
the petitioner was found to be
approaching termination Of the
leave year.
The opinion of Comptroller
General j. R. McCarl on the mat
ter of accumulated leave, often
stated by him, is that leave IS
not a contractual right at all
but a gratuity or privilege granted
by the Government voluntarily.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
COXEY SOUNDS
OUT RIG.

Just to see chow things get
started and then operate" Gen,
erar' Jacob S. CoXey, the mayor
of Massillon, Ohio; candidate for
the presidency on the Farmer
Labor ticket; candidate for Con-
gress in the Sixteenth Ohio dis,
trict: and leader of an "unem
ployed army" that marched upon
Washington in 1894, today con-
ferred with members of the Re,
construction Finance Corporation
about a prospective loan to fl
nance the waterworks in Mas
Sillon.
General Coxey" talked with
former Senator Atlee Pomerene,
now the head of the R. F. c.,
William Bogue, general counse!
of the organization which has
many millions to lend, and others
to whom he was referred by Mr..
Pomerene. Later General" CoXey
said:
"Out in MassilIOn, Ohio, we
have privately-Owned water
works, gas and electric facili-
ties. The Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation Act says
that the Government will lend,
at 3 per cent interest, money
for self-liquidating projects.
The waterwOrkS in my city is
that sort of an investment and
will pay back both principal
and interest.
'I think that a million dol
lars would do it and if we
get that sum we will take over
the waterwOrks and repair and
rebuild the entire system. I
had no final answer today from
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
pOratiOn-and I did not expect
One-I merely came back to
Washington to see how this
r. F. C. system operates and
whether it is to be a real help
in this period of business
decline"
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
HOWELL WARNS
ON DEBT GUT

A warning to the Administra-
ton, European debtors and in
ternational bankers that Con-
gress will reject any moves for
drastic reduction or cancellation
of war debts was sounded here
today by Senator Howell (R) of
Nebraska.
Back in Washington from a
nationwide tour, Howell said he
found public sentiment through
out the country still opposed to
revision of the war debts. He
added:
"In my opinion the Amer
lean people will not consent
to anything but payment of
the debts. The only alterna-
tive is reputation by the for
eign debtors.
Congress took definite
stand at the last session in
opposition to cancellation of
war debts. 1 do not believe it
will change it's views at the
next session."
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
z THUGS BEAT
D. {. MAN

Attacked by two young white
men as he was alighting from an
automobile in the rear of his
home in the 100 block Minnesota
Avenue Northeast, early today,
William R. Pruitt was badly
beaten in the face.
The two bandits attempted to
60 through Pruitt's pockets, but
were frightened off before they
took his money.
Police of the Eleventh precinct
later arrested Jabe Shart, 19, and
Edward H. Kyser, II, both Of
Charleston, S. c., who were iden-
titled by Pruitt as his assailants.
They are booked at the Eleventh
precinct for investigation,
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
.BORAH 'CH|DES'
SEN. HASTINGS
Times Staff Photo

Senator William E. Borah (RO
Idaho, who with the new Chief
Justice Charles Evans Hughes did
most effective work for the
Hoover Curtis ticket in 1923, is
still off the G.. o. P. reservation
in this campaign year of 1882.
On leaving the White House.
late yesterday afternoon, after q
conference with the President,
Senator Daniel o. Hastings (R0
Delaware, told neWSpapermen
that I'VE are glad to see Senator
Borah back in the campaign"
But from the far West today
came this cryptic comment from
Senator Borah:
81 knew that Senator Hast
ingS had many accomplish.
mentS, but 1 did not know that
he was a humOriSt."
Senator Borah doesn't like sew.
eral things in the Republican
platform adopted at the recent
Chicago convention; particularly
the prohibition plank.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
UND|SCHARGED
GUN FOUND
NEAR BODY
Frank Lewis Killed as Two
Officers Probe an Earlier
Shooting Affair

c. B. Runyon, constable of
Fairfax county, Va, is being
given a preliminary hearing
today in the Fairfax, Va,
court on murder charge
growing out of the death of
Frank Lewis, colored of
Bailey's Crossroads, last We'd
nesday.
The murder charge is veiled
In secrecy by county police.
Went 20 Investigate
Lewis and another colored man
had been in a fight early Wed
nesday and Lewis had been
slightly wounded. He went to the
Alexandria Hospital, but left
shortly afterward vowing ven
geance.
The constable and another Of
ficer, John B. Dowden, hearing of
the affair, went to investigate.
They were separated near the
Lewis home.
A short while afterWard the
colored man was found dead from
a gunShot wound in his abdomen.
His undiScharged gun was three
feet from his right hand. Runyon
says he did not shoot the man.
In Previous Affair
Coroner c. A. Ransom, of Fair
fax, ordered the officer held on
o homicide charge after an in
VeStigation of the case.
Runyon some time ago played a
leading part in the investigation
of the shooting of Melvin Stevens,
%, well-digger, of Dunn Loring,
Va. who was mysteriouSly shot
while searching for some one who
had been shooting in the neighbor-
hood.
Stevens, the officer, and several
others were searching a roadway
when a fusilade of shots came
from a thicket and moved the
young man down. His murderer
has never been caught.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Bus Raced by Blaze
As 28 Passengers
Escape Harm

Sparks from the motor of
the Washington-bound Grey
hound Lines bus yesterday
about 20 miles north of Balti-
more caused a fire which made
such rapid headway that the
bus was completely destroyed
by the time Baltimore fire en-
gines arrived. Luggage Of the
% passengers was lost in the
flames.
Damage to the bus was esti-
mated at $4,000 No one was
hurt although the % passengers
had to hurry to safety.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
ALE XANDR|ANS
PLAN LOAN

The Alexandria city council
will hold a series of public meet
ingS to consider asking funds
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for the installation
of mains for a municipally-owned
water system.
Arthur MacCannochie, of the
governors advisory engineers
committee told the council yes
terday that such a project would
be within the scope of the R. F..
c., but the project must be self
liquidating.
The present water supply in
Alexandria has been under fire
for more than 10 years.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Committed to Jail
For Drunken Driving

William T. Martinek, Of the
first block of L st. N. E, was
fined $1O1 and costs on charges
of drunken driving yesterday in
Police Court at Upper Marlboro.
He was committed to the Marl,
boro Jail in default of the fine.
Martinek was arrested by State
Policeman R. F.. Lewis after his
automobile had collided with a
machine belonging to John Wilde
near Piscataway Greek.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17

'Tt is positively the most
beautiful, the most handsome
aquarium 1 have seen in the 30
years of my experience"
This is the comment of Fred
G. Orsinger, director of the
aquarium of the United States
Bureau of Fisheries, on the
aquarium donated by William
Randolph Hearst to the new
Phoebe Apperson Hearst School.
Located in a specially designed
kindergarten room in the school
named in honor of Mr.. HearSt'S
mother, the aquarium stands as a
tribute to the late Mrs. Hearst
who spent the greater part of her
life in the interest of education
and philanthropy.
Home for Goldfish
Standing four feet high and
measuring six and two feet six,
the aquarium has a green geor-
gian marble base and a slender
frieze of bronze fountain gracing
the center.
Through the effort of Henry
O'Malley, commissioner of fish
cries. a large collection of rare
goldfish was placed in the
aquarium today. The fish include
Japanese fantails, comets, cali
Goes, telescope moors, scaleless and
ShubunkieS.
New Collection Due
Mr.. Orsinger has said that he
will seek another collection of
fish, more attractive in their col
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
RAIDERS CRASH
FALSE WALL,
CRAB KEGS
Get 255 Gallons and Arrest
CarmOdy Hills (Md.) Man
as PoSseSSor of Whisky

Chopping through a false
wall on the second story of a
house in Carmody Hills, Nd,
with axes, raiding party of
Prince Georges county police
last night dug out 255 gallons
of alleged whisky and arrested
Ralph Spark ON charges of
possession of liquor.
Police said the whisky, which
was in kegs. appeared to have
been hidden behind the false wall
several years ago for aging.
Wall Papered Over
They said there was no visible
means of access to the liquor and
that the wall was papered over
and bore every resemblance to a
real one.
Spark, who is said to have put
up vigorous fight before he was
subdued, was released under
$1,000 bond for a hearing in
Hyattsville police court Wednes'
day.
Woman Accused
The raiders, Policemen Ralph
w. Brown, William E. Clifton
and Claude A. Reese and Consta-
bles Jack Wilson and Earl Black
well, then visited a house in
Brentwood and arrested Alice
Richardson, colored, on a posses
sion charge.
They said they found two gal
Ions of whisky and a quantity of
beer in the place. The colored
woman was released under $500
bond for a hearing in Hyattsvllle
nolice court Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Reclamation Heads
On InSDectiOn Tours

Among officials of the Bureau
of Reclamation, General Land Of
flee, who have left their Wash"
ington desks recently for extended
official inspection visits in the
West were P. w. Dent, assistant
commissioner and chief counsel,
and L. H. Mitchell, assistant di-
Director of reclamation economics.
Commissioner Elwood Mead is
planning an inspection trip west
in October.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Fisheries Director Lauds
Hearst Aquariun1 Gift
Times Staff Photo

oring and size to the young chill,
dren.
The aquarium fountain is filled
with water hyacinths. Comment
ing further, Mr.. Orsinger said:
'Tt is impossible to exagger-
ate the beauty of this aquarium.
1t has the most beautiful treat
ment ever given an aquarium
and it's style is the most attrac-
tive 1 have ever Seen."
Unique Room
The kindergarten room, the
only room in the large eight-room
building equipped with a hard
wood floor, is the pride and joy
of the school principal, Miss
Sarah B. Holland. It is in reality
"a school unto ITSELF" equipped
so that the children may carry
on all their activities within the
one room.
Located on terrace at Thirty,
seventh and Tilden Streets North
west. the school, which will be
occupied for the first time Mon
day, is built to accommodate $50
children from the kindergarten
through the sixth grade.
Complete Playground
On one side of the school is a
huge playground, 225 feet by 95,
equipped with the latest in play
ground apparatus.
BY a unanimous vote of the
Board of education, the new
school was named for Mrs. Hearst
in recognition of the work she &C
complished in Washington as a
pioneer in kindergarten institution.
She established the first kinder
garten in Washington.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Dry Leader Writes
Prohibition Leaflets

A series of 20 25O-word essays
favoring prohibition have been
completed by DR.. C. S. Longacre,
of the American Temperance
Society, for distribution through
out the country before the No
vember election. The ines
sageS" will be circulated in
churches and schools.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Asks Divorce and
Custody of Children

Charging deSertion, Grafton
w. Montague, of Capitol Heights,
Md, yesterday filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Elsie B.
Thorn Montague in Circuit Court
at Upper Marlboro. They have
two children, Doris, IL, and FL
vim, II, whose custody Mr.. Mon
tague seeks.
The Washington times., 1932-09-17
Arlington Women
Voters Will Lunch

The Arlington County Organ
lied Women Voters will hold a
luncheon meeting September %
in the Jefferson District Com
munity Hall at Virginia High
lands, Va. The luncheon will be
served by the jefferson District
Fire Department and Auxiliary.