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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-06

ventor OF the Ice machine and mechanical re-
frigeratlon; Gen. e. Kirby Smith, Mexican war
soldier, Confederate leader and In civil life a
famous educator.
GEORGIA-Dr. Crawford Williamson Long,
physician and dIscoverer OF ether anesthesia;
Alexander Hamilton Stephens. vice president Of
the Confederacy.
IDAHO-George L. Shoup. pioneer and patriot
both territory and state. and United States SEN
ator.
ILLINOIS-James Shields, Union officer In
Mexican and Civil wars and United States SEN
ator; Frances IT, Willard reformer. president
and founder Of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union.
INDIANA-Oliyer P. Morton, Civil war gov
ernor and senator; Lew Wallace, Union general
and author OF ben Hur."
IOWA-James Harlan. senator and secretary
OF interior; Samuel Jordan Kirkwood minister
to Denmark, senator and secretary of interior.
KANsAs-John ]. Ingalls, lawyer, scholar and
statesman, three terms senator, George Wash
ington Click, governor and Union veteran
KENTUCKY-Henry Clay, speaker OF the
house, senator and secretary OF state, Ephralm
Mcdowell, physician and surgeon
MAINE--William King, first governor, sue
cessful banker and business man; Hannibal
Hamlin. vice President under Lincoln.
MARYLAND-Charles Carroll, member Of the
Continental congress and last surviving signer
Of the Declaration Of Independence; John Han
son, patriot of the Revolution and president OF
the Continental congress.
MICHIGAN-Lewis Cass, senator. cabinet Of
fcer and statesman; zachariah Chandler, senA-
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refused to laugh. At the time | was
nearly heartbroken, ! felt that | was
a flop and was about ready to quit pic
lures. Gosh, 1t was aWfull
/ wasn't writing much in those days.
although since then the papers seem to
like my stuff and pay me for making
wise cracks, which doesn't make me
bit sore.
For recreation / used to keep some
horses and goats on the lot back OF
the studio, and spent most of my
time enjoying the companionship OF
dumb but honest animals. They
couldn't laugh at me. Which was en-
couraglng
From Goldwyn's / went to work for
Hal Roach and made series OF 2-reel
comedies there. It's serious business
this making people laugh
I remember when was In the Fol
lies. All / did was my rope act, and
/ didn't say nothing. But one evening
the manager asked me to make an an
nouncement, and foolishly | did, and
everybody laughed at me or with me.
and / was a success, and they've kept
me talking or writing ever since.
That's what comes of talking too much
and trying to help some one out. Now
/ can't stop.
But wise cracks and picture work
pay better than the rope-throwin' act,
and that saves my feelings a lot.
Sam Rork. who produced "A Texas
Steer In which / got the big comedy
part Of congressman who was a Tex
as cowman, says he picked me out OF
all the Hollywood actors because all
the rest of them have morality clauses
In their contracts and are afraid to act
like congressman
But figured 1t out that It's because
was In the Follles. I'm an ex-Follies
| graduate, and If Barrymore had my
| legs he could still be on the stage.
But I'd been In the movies before
| I signed up for "A Texas Steer" I've
been In more punkin' seed movies, and
| most Of the Job was handling the rope.
| But that was smart movie, comedy
special they called it, with real actors
helping me out, and all had to do
was act the big comedy part OF being
congressman. That's cinch. Any
| day In the week any congressman I've
known can give me big laugh acting
natural.
My advice to aspiring movie-struck
folk is to buy good 12-foot rope, prac-
/ tice with 1t, and then II you don't sue
1 coed, why. you can always stretch 1t
over a nearby tree with one end
around your neck.
| WNU Service
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tor, secretary OF interior and chairman OF the
Republican national committee
MASSACHUSETTS, Adams, governor,
and patriot of the Revolution; John Winthrop.
Colonial governor.
MINNESOTA-Henry Mower Rice, pioneer
and one of the first senators from the state.
MISSISSIpPI--Jefferson Davis. president of
the Confederacy; James q George Confederate
soldier and United States senator.
MISSOURI-Francis P. Blair, soldier editor
and political leader; Thomas FL. Benton, senator
and strong Union man.
NEW HAMPSHIRE-John Stark, soldier In
the French. Indian and Revolutionary wars; ,
Daniel Webster senator and famous foe Of Sc
cession.
NEW JERSEY-Riehard Stockton, eminent
Colonial leader; Philip Kearny famous soldier
and explorer.
NEW YORK-Robert r. Livingston, Colonial
governor and signer Of the Declaration Of indie
pendence; George Clinton. governor Of the state
and Vice President of the United States.
NORTH CAROIINA-Zebulon Baird Vance,
Confederate veteran,. governor senator;
Charles Brantly Aycock.
OHIO-James A. Garfield Civil war general
and President; William Allen, senator and gov
ernor
KLAHOMA-Sequoyah, Cherokee Indian and
inventor Of the Cherokee alphabet
PENNSYLVANIA. r. g. Muhlenberg, min
lister of the gospel, soldier and member Of the
house; Robert Fulton, the adapter of steam
power to the propelling Of ships.
RHODE ISLAND--Nathaniel Greene, famous
comrade In arms of. Washington; Roger VIII
liams founder OF Providence and Rhode Island
plantations.
SOUTH CAROLINA-John G. Calhoun, sena-
tor and secession protagonist: Wade Hampton,
Confederate general governor and senator.
TENNESSEE-Andrew Jackson. soldier and
President; John Sevler, soldier In the Revolu-
ton, first governor of the state and member OF
congress.
TEXAS-Stephen T. Austin, Texas revolution
list; Samuel Houston. liberator and President OF
the Republic OF Texas later governor and mem
Der OF the house.
vERMONT-Ethan Allen hero OF Ticonder
oga: Jacob Collamer congressman, senator and
postmaster general
vTRGINIA-George Washington. Father Of
Ills Country; Robert d. Lee. Confederate gen
eral.
WEST vIRGINTA-John Z. Kenna, Confeder
ate veteran. member OF the house and senate
Francis e. Pierpont, Union war governor.
WISCONSIN-James Marquette. French Je
suit priest and explorer; Robert M. La Toilette
senator. governor and progressive leader
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Senator Robert M. EaFollet+e,
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
Wisconsin

lie recent announcement from NASH
ingt0n, that some of the statues
In Statuary hall on the smain line
between the house and senate cham
hers In the United States Capitol
are to be removed because engi-
neers believe that the weight OF
the GS bronze and stone figures
which now crowd the hall Is en-
dangering the foundations of the
chamber, has brought again into
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-06

Dramatic Heritage

Arthur Rankin is nephew of the
famous Barrymore family and de-
scendent of the Drews and Davenports.
immortal names In the American the
ater.
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the limelight an institution which Is regarded
as our national hall OF fame"
Plans are under way to place many OF the
statues In the long corridor on the ground floor
that runs the entire length of the Capitol build
Ing Instead of being crowded together In
single chamber. these statues henceforth will
be widely distributed.
This action has also revived talk OF providing
4 national pantheon a building where there
would be ample room for the proper display of
every statue, such as was provided for By a bill
which was introduced into congress In recent
years by Representative George Fl. Tinkham OF
Massachusetts,, but which was referred to COM
mlttee and seems to have become lost In the
legislative shuttle.
Statuary hall Is the original chamber of the
national house OF representatives In 1864 Rep
resentatve Merrill of Vermont introduced a
resolution to have the old house chamber set
aside for this purpose. Each state was author
lied to place there two statues of men and wom-
en- who had been Industrious for their historic
renownn and had rendered distinguished civil or
military service to the country.
Recent additions include statues of John NJ
Clayton and Caesar Rodney from Delaware, Ham
nbal HamlIn from Maine, Alexander II. Ste
phens from Georgia, John G. Greenway from
Arizona, Robert M. La Toilette from Wisconsin
and Sequoyah from Oklahoma.
The list of states and the men who have hon.
ored their notabes follow:
ALABAMA. L. Nj. Curry, member OF
congress, Confederate veteran minister to Spain,
and author; General Joseph Wheeler, graduate
Of the Confederacy and brigader general United
States army, In Spanish war. also member OF
congress
ARIZONA-John Campbell Greenway, Yale
athlete. Rough Rider, World war veteran and
mining engineer.
ARKANSAS-Ur Nj. Rose, lawyer chancel-
lor Of state, president of the American Bar asso-
citation, appointed by President Theodore Roose-
welt of delegates to the Peace congress at
The Hague with rank of ambassador; James P.
Clarke, governor Of Arkansas and United States
senator.
CALIFORNIA-Junlpero Sierra, missionary of
the Franciscan order, the estabsher OF nine
missions; Thomas Starr King. minister of the
First Unitarian church In California and "the
man whose matchess oratory saved California
TO the Unon"-in the words of the Inscription
on his portrait at the capitol In Sacramento.
CONNECTICUT-Roger Sherman. sgner Of
the Declaration of Independence, member of the
Continental congress, Of the Constitutional con-
yenton Of the house Of representatives and the
senate; Jonathan Trumbul chief justice and
Governor Of Connecticut the only Colonial gov
ernor who espoused the cause of independence.
DEIAWARE-John NJ Clayton who. as score
tary OF state under President Zachary Taylor.
conducted the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with Great
Britain; Caesar Rodney, member of the Con-
t,nental congress and signer of the Declaration
OF independence.
FLDnDA-Dr John Gorrie. physician and In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
EDDIE COLLINS
 IS BUILDING UP BOSTON RED SOX
Now on West Coast Scout ing and Has Turned in Several More Good Prospects

Bostcn, July 8 - (UP) - Gen. eral Manager Eddie Collins, who Is on the west coast doing some personal scouting for the already strengthened Boston Red sox, has made two additional purchases, Club Secretary HI Mason announce cd today.
 Fred Muller, second bascman of tho Seattle club of the Pacific Coast league, will report to tho Red sox immediately, the m. 1iiouncemont said, while Mel Al. 5nada, outhelder of the same club, will report to Boston September
 Yesterday tho Sex announced Collins had bought Third Baseman William (Bucky) Walters from tho San Traneisco Missions, and that Walters would report in tho near future. ', Fi.
 Muller has battsd .s24 in s2 games this season, and Armada has battod .330 in VI games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
TEN FISHERMEN
 TRAPPED BY THE
 STORMS ON LAKE
Coast Guards Have Been
 Trying to Reach Them,
 But So Far Have Been ' Licked s slss x

Cedar Point, O., July s--(Up)-- Lake Erie today piled ib-fcot waves against . jctty of Cedar Point where ten mon were trap ped by a storm.
 The victims walked to tho end of the jetty Sunday to fish. A driving wind arose, piled up deep swells which broke over lowor reaches of the stone wall and cut off any return to shore. Tho men were virtually without shelter dur. Ing the night, surrounded by tho cf Coast guardsmen, who were drenched by breaking seas and clung preeariously to heaving decks. made futile efforts to reach '"c captain [. E ]. Morton, Of Marble. head station, shot . line to the confortless men at laybreak It contained Q key to the jetty light house in which the fishermen, worn out by the slapping wavos, obtained shelter. M1tR The captain steered near enough ofce to shout instructions but iiig words were carried away by tho wind. Flo returned to deeper wa. tor, saying the mo nwere too hys- torical to know what to do, but he would "resuce them today # every boat we have is smashed doing It."
 An airpiane dipped over tho jetty and dropped sandwiches,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
POPE PLUS WAS
 GIVEN PLAN TO
 HELP FARMERS
Archbishop McNichoIas of Cincinnati Presen { c d the l2 Proposals to P0ntiff for Study

Vatican City. July 3--(UF)-A far.reaehing plan for improving the condition of tho American farmer. presented by Archbishop John T. McNichoias of Cincinnati. was studied to-day by Pope Plus Xf. ti
 The plan. comprising i2 points. favors tho small individual farmer and opposes industrializatIon of agriculture or corporate farming. A summary of It's proposals fol- lows:
 1. A reasonable system of pro- duction must be devised to furnish tho farmer an occupation under conditions compatible with tho dignity of the human personality. Tho farmer must 1.-Two in q manner befitting his worth as c man and his dignity as Q child of God.
 2. The area or production for home use or for neighborhood lo- cal exchange should be fostercd
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
THIS COUNTRY 10 CARRY OUT .
 ITS OWN PLAN
President Roosevelt Star. tied London Conference With His Rejection of Currency Program,
nv HARRY FLoRY

London, July 3--(UP)--Presi. dent Roosevelt, soizing confident personal leadership of tho world economic conferences told in q telegram published today by soere- tary of state Cordcll Hull what ho is trying to do for America and tho world.
 Explaining forcefuily and frank ly why tho United States would not endangor It's price raising of- forts in order to join Europe In stabiiizlns currencies, tho presi- dent said:
 "The old fetlshes of so.calied international bankers arc boing TO. placed by efforts to plan national curroncies with tho objective of giving those currencles continuing purchasing power which does not greatly vary in terms of commo- iiization. N.L.. 3l
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
Wife Of President Tries To Discover Way To Travel
 Incognito On Vacation

hotel dining room was closed they had to eat in an all night lunch stand. When they returned to their room, Mrs Roosevelt found two largo bouquets of flowers from tho oldest women in town, Mrs Julian swifts who is the towns florist at the age of 05. The next morning all the children in town were out to greet her. Ntt4a
 She plans to, leave on her next trip late this week. She hopes to reach her cottage at Campobello the middle of the month to pre- pare it for hor daughter.in Jaw. Mrs Elliott Roosevelt, who will spend the summer there. Mrs Roosevelt to-day went shopping with her son, Franklin Jr, and will go with him to New York tcmor- row night to sec him of on trip to Europe. 1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
RECLUSE FOUND
 SHOT TO DEATH
 NEAR HIS SHACK
Robbed of From $5,000 to $l0,O00-Victim Was Musician and Estranged From His Wife

wcstboro, Mass. July 3-(UP)- Robbery of the estimated $5.000 to $i0,000 he was said to have had hidden on his proptrty was held by police today as tho undoubted mo. tive for the staying of Winthrop (Winn) Ward. b7, recluse chicken farmer.
 Two men who called at Wards farm yesterday to buy eggs found him lying across the entrance to his shack, dead from four bullet wounds. A pet collie. tied to It's kennel. parked furiously. Q roll of moro than $1,000 before a neighbor recently. The victim leaves an estrangcd wife. said to operate q beauty shop at Fairfield, Me. and two sons. He was Q musi- clan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
BANKER LET OFF
 BECAUSE OF THE
 CIRCUMSTANCES
Providence Man Tried to Kill Another Because He Said Slanderous Things About Bank

Providence. R. l., July 3-(UP) --Domenieo Dl Lugui, 6S, who roso from bootblack to the presl. dcney of tho Dante State Bank of Providence, was lot off with de- ferred sentence in superior court here to-day when he pleaded nolo contendore to an indictment charg. Ing assault with intent 10 murder.
 Victim of the alleged assault, which took place october 5. 1031. was Frank Gaiiano. a discharged employc of Di Luguio's bank. The government charged Di Luguio tried to shoot Galiano and. when his gun damned, beat Galiano on tho head with Il gun butt.
 Defense claimed that Galiano had spread false rumors concern. ing the condition of the bank. It was pointed out that subsequently, DI Lugio's bank was liquidated without loss of q penny to any dc. positor. and that Di Luguio had sacrificed his entire personal for- tune to protect depositors' inter- eEtA,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03

Washington, July 3-(UP)-- Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt Is try ing to find . way to travel incog- nito on her next vacation, Q two week motor trip through the East. shc revealed to-day that she failed fin her effort to keep from being recognized when driving to Campo beiio, N. B., to prepare the Roosc. vclt summer home for the presl- dent.
 She told of driving 347 miles one day from Massetia, N. Yy to Farinington, Mo. and having her friend, Marion DIckerman register at the hotel while she put her roadster in the garage. She sug- gcstcd tis.t Miss ,Dickerman leave of the final syIlablcs of their names. making Mrs Roosvelts name Mrs 4. E. Roos. As the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
Polling Places Of Two Counties Were
 Made Into Shanbles
Eight Died Amidst Scenes of Terror as Women and Children Fled in HOr-
 ror-Three People Were Wounded
GUNS DRAWN WHEN TIME OF
 CLOSING POLLS WAS DISPUTED

Prestonburg, Ky. July 3-(UP)-A Kentucky school trustee election in which polling places of two counties be- came murder scenes eight vcs was learned today as reports received from outlying sections Three other persons were wounded Women and children fled n terror from voting booths in Floyd county and adjoining Morgan county when violent quareng over candidates and the time at which polls to close led to wholesale shooting. .,
 The Morgan county dead John Lovely, Booth Cox and Luther Cox slain the Goad Ridge schoolhousc voting booth
 Those killed in Floyd county were Wilburn Conn., 3S; Wayne Click, 40 his uncle; Mmms Conn, 45 Willard Conn., 21, his son., and Green Conn., 62, his father.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03

The Floyd County shooting oc- cured at Prathcr Creek. Tho men were supporters of Sol sam- mons and Arnold Robinettes trustee candidates who were rum ming q close race. One group contended tho polls were closed. while a .second held voting could continue.
 In Morgan County, Lovely brought woman to vote and was told the polls wero closed. Guns were drawn when he insisted on the right of the woman to vote.
 shouts of fleeing spectators merged with the crack of pistols.
 Three of those wounded Ut Prather Creek remained alive tor day. Lawrence Conn, go, n son of Green Conn, was In q critical cons dltion. Ike Conn and Hayden Howell were less seriously wound- cd. <
 The shootings occurred late Sat. urday, but were not reported until todny nI NNr aat4af
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
B0ARDMAN IS DEAD FROM THE
 PLANE CRASH
Great Flyer Suffered Skull Fracture, Broken Back and Neck When He Crashed Saturday

Indianapolis, Ind. July 3,-(UP) Russell Boardman, holder of the American long distance flying rec- ord, injured hore Saturday when tho plane he was piioting in the Bendix air race crashed, died to- day.
 Boardmans wife, who rushed to his bedside by plane following the accident early Saturday morning. and his brother were with him when death came.
 Boardman suffered q Skull frac. ture and q broken back and neck when his tiny Goo Bee plane plung- ed to earth at Municipal airport from q height of b0 feet. Board.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
CONSERVATION IS N EVIDENCE AMONG
 NATIONS DE WORLD
JUST AN OTHER ONE OF N ANY
 P PRIN cESSES

. villefrancfe,. France, July 8..-(Up) - Barbara Hutton, i've and ten cont store hciress, did not take anybody's title when she married Prince Alexis Mdlvani, but just be. canic another of the Mdivani princess, it developed today.
 Loulsc Astor vannlcn, of Newport, Mdivani's first wife, arrived on the liner Rex today ae Princcse Mdlvani. She insist. cd that she contemplated no new marriage, and she refused to hlvulge her plans. Alexis brothers Serge and David, who claim t0 bc princes of the So. ylct Russian republic. of GeOrgla, have made prlnccsscs of movie and opera stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
LOCAL BANK TO
 PAY ANOTHER DIVIDEND SOON
Merchants Trust Co to
 Settle Ten Per Cent
 With Depos itors- < Monthly Report Made

Cash In the amount of $4s.7376s was lIquidated fvom the assets of the Merchants Trust Go. during the month of June by the receiver, the Cltizens & Manufacturers National Bank, according to the monthly report filed today in superior court.
 Added to the cash on hand, the receiver new has available the sum of $309,733. the report shows. When tho receiver disposes of $120," worth of securities of the closed banks assets, depositors of the savings and commercial dc. partments of the bank will be paid Q second 10 per cent dividend. The dividend payments are expected to Dc made within q week.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
JOHN J. CALLAHAN SOCIETY POSER TO
 GET OFF LIGHTLY
Son of New Haven Plum. Der Invaded High Cir. cles as Son of Million. aire and Almost Became Engaged to Wealthy Young Woman

New Haven, Conn, July 3.-(UP) "A light flne and suspended jail sentence appeared In prospect to. day for John J. Callahan, son of local plumber whose masquerad- ing under the namo of H. Mont. gomery van Der Poel admitted him to select Pennsylvania and New York society.
 Callahan, whose romance with Miss Elsie M. Clark, wealthy Ger mantown. Pa. society girl was end ed abruptly when it was discovered he was not tho son of Texas oil magnate, was arraigned in city
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Final News Flashes
vATICAN-GERMANY CONCoRDAT

Vatican City, July 3.-(UP) The draft of concordat between the Vatican and Germany, regulating the status of Catholic organizations in for approval. A Vatican spokesman said it's signature was expected tomorrow. Vice-Chan- cellor Franz von Papen, who is in Rome will sign for Germany and Cardinal Pacelli, papal secre- tary of state, for the Holy See.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
WEST HARTFOR
 SEEKING VOTE

West Hartford, Conn, July S. fuP)--Friends of prohibition in this town, which last month voted for repeal by q four to one margin, are planning to seek q special town meeting soon, whom tho question of local option can Dc voted upon, Under the amended liqu0r control act, any town holdings it's election bisnnsiIy M as .as.'s doss wsst ss.,a. martford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
Attorney Reeves Granted $7, 800
 More By Court
Judge Booth Allowed That Sum for His Services as Counsel for the Receiv- CT of Merchants Trust CoThis Was the Sec. Ond Allowance Made
FIRST AMOUNTED TO.
 SUM OF $l4,500

A second allowance of $7,500 Is granted Attorne, Francis T.. Reeves, for services rendered as counsel for the receiver for the Merchants Trust Go in an order passed in superior court today by Judge John Richards Booth.
 The sum is an allowance on ac- count, the same as the first allow ance of Si4,5o0 granted last No- vember. e tM services rendered the Citizens and
 The sum awarded today is for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-03
ROMANCE OF TWO SCREEN STARS
 WEARS FINALE
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford May End Their Troubles in the Divorce Court

United Press Stan Correspondent }
 Hollywood, July 3-CUP) Tho "perfcct romance" of Douglas Fairbanks. sr, and Mary Pickford was heading toward tho marital shoals to-day.
 Unless Fairbanks makes imme- diate overtures from Europe to roc storo peace at "Pickfair," their famous s400,000 homo. divorce 10 likely, it was learned.
 A recent wire from Doug to Mary saying she would have to as- sumo oil expenses of maintaining
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