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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
Two Ladies Are HosteSses.

Mrs. r. w. Smithberger and Mrs. M.
ID. Rowland were hostesses to large
group Of ladies at the home of Mrs.
Smithberger on Monday night The
evening was devoted to bridge, five
tables being in play Mrs. A. A. Clough
was winner Of the high score prize and
also the prize for holding 50 honors the
most times, Miss Anita Harris was
awarded the low score prize, while to
Mrs. A. N. Richard went the prize for
holding nothing higher than a queen
the most times A delicious lunch was
served by the hostesses at the evening
close
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
Calls Special Election On
New City Hall Bond Issue
YAAK RIVER BRIDGE
CONTRACT is LET

Missoula-Contract for constructing
a 210-foot concrete and steel bridge
across the Yak river Is miles west of
Troy, was let by the bureau of public
roads on January IL to the Hansen
Construction company of Opportunity,
Wash.
Hansen bid $25213 Following closely
behind was the Clifton & Applegate
company of Spokane, with a bid of
$25,949 Third low bidder was the CO.
lonial Building company of Spokane,
$27, 133.-Great Falls Tribune.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
CWA Worker Injured.

On last Wednesday c. M Johnson
of Troy was struck in the chest by a
log while employed on CWA emergency
work near Kootenai Falls. The fourth
rib was broken and the fifth rib dis
located. 1t is believed he will be laid
up about five weeks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
Give Surprise Party.

A number Of the friends Of Mrs.
Avery Kemp gathered at her home last
Friday night and treated. her to a
birthday surprise party, spending the
evening very enjoyably at cards. Prize
winners were Miss Naomi Kitley, high
score; Mrs. Walter Kemp, low score,
and Mrs. Russell Little travelling prize.
Mrs. Kemp was presented with lovely
Gift in honor Of the occasion.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
MIR. and Mrs. Woodwork Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Woodwork en-
tertained the pinochle club at their
pleasant home Saturday night, when
five tables Of the popular game were in
play Comparison oil scores at the eve
ning's close disclosed that Mrs. Chas,
D. Rowe and George Neils had captured
high score honors. while Mrs Wood
worth and ]. F. Fennessy won the low
score distinction. Delicious refresh
ments were served, closing very en-
joyable evening. The club will be en-
tertained at its next meeting on jan
uary n by Mr. and Mrs. Fennessy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18

The Montana legislature has finally
settled the auto license fee. This year
car owners vii have to pay a $500 fee
for all cars under 1850 pounds and $40
for all cars over that weight All an
plications for licenses must be made
direct to the county treasurer, states
County Treasurer IBesseY.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

President E. e. Jaqueth of the Libby
Commercial club announces dinner
and meeting Of the club to be held this
evening at $50 at Turner Tavern A
large attendance is desired
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
PROMPT REPLY TO
LIONS CLUB TELEGRAM

On Monday night William Herbert
under instructions from the Lions-slufb,s
wired the Montana delegation in Wash
ington protesting against restricting
facilities of KNX, popular Hollywood
radio station. On Tuesday Mr.. Herbert
received telegram in reply from SEN
ator Wheeler stating he had already
taken the matter up with the radio
commission
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
STARTS NIGHT SCHOOL AT
TROY UNDER CWA PROGRAM

Last week Mrs. L. B. Taylor opened a
night school for adults at Troy, under
the direction of the state board of edu-
cation and as part of the eva pro-
gram Mrs. Taylor has 10 students, most
of whom are foreigners, it is said. Re-
ports are that much interest is being
taken in the school and that it is much
appreciated by those attending.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
WILL REOPEN SILVER
MINE NEAR KALISPELL

A news dispatch from Butte states
the A. c. M Co. will Immediately re-
open its silver property near Kalispell.
1t is said it will require about 80 days
to put the property in production Resi-
dents of Kalispell will be given prefer
ence in employment it is said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
A FEATURE STORY.

Teachers rush about with worried
air consulting erring students about the
makeup work for last Friday. Anxious
students pore over their books cram
ming last minute information. Study
Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18

County Clerk WOLF has posted the
regular notices to the effect that the
annual city elections in Libby, Eureka
and Troy will be held on April 2. Reg
istration books close on February Is.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
MANY APPLES STILL ON HAND
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION

Quite large supply Of apples IS still
held in Libby by the local relief COM
mittee for free distribution. Those who
can use these apples should apply to
Paul Church, secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
Consider
lmpeaChing
TWO0ffiCialS
Governor Cooney and Secre
tary Mitchell Under Fire
BY Legislature.
SEVERELY CRITIZED
AFTER INVESTIGATION

Following an examination of state
offices made last week by investigating
committees of the house and senate
the reports of which censured some
state officials. severely, Governor Frank
H. Cooney and Secretary of State Sam
uel w. Mitchell were both named in a
motion introduced in the house Tues
day asking for the filing of articles Of
impeachment against them Represent
alive Robert Haight of Fergus county
was responsible for the investigation
and also introduced the motion asking
for the impeachment
A spirited discussion followed
Haight's motion and it was finally de-
cided to defer consideration of it until
Wednesday so as to first dispose of
relief legislation. Whether or not the
impeachment motion was sustained by
the house is not known
Following is a synopsis of the cen
surfing report, as reported in the Great
Falls Tribune:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18

~ W tuhI IiSiii oil, llilo yEai.
Throughout the last week this might
have served as a theme song for those
erring pupils who are presumably bad
in school. As you know, to be exempt
in semester tests, one must obtain at
least a B average in department. To
many this seems impossible (your edi-
tor included), but the faculty point out
those few shining examples Who do OBJ
tain this coveted honor, say ii can be
done, and continue the same old policy.
What are we to do about This in
justice2 How can we, the majority, do
away with this policy Should we start
a petition, should we talk to the school
board, should we ask our parents 10
intercede for us2 These are remedies
but will they work. OF course notl
What good would petition do, no one
would read it; the school board would
only say that the faculty knows best;
and the faculty could easily persuade
our parents to see only their side of the
argument. What then is there to dds
there nothing?
Yes, dear pupils, there is something.
Something we can do that will demand
immediate attention Can't you guess?
Then will tell you. The one and only
remedy is to BE GOOD.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
Enltnriul

Tests are coming, tests are coming,
And | have to take them all,
| wouldn't have had to take one,
IF I'd only been good this iall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18

| swore I'd never take a test,
Throughout my Senior year,
But my teachers have decided that,
I'm to take them all, this year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
SCOTLAND YARD
FOR j. S.,PLAN
Of COPELAND

Creation of an American Scot
land Yard" will be recommended
to Congress by Senator Royal S.
Copeland CD of New York,
chairman of the Senate Com.
mittee on Crime.
Composed of police repreSen-
tativeS from each State assigned
to work with agents of the De-
partment of Justice, the proposed
organization has the approval Of
governors of 33 States.
Following the suggestion of the
national crime conference for a
coordination of the activities of
federal and local police, Senator
Copeland, who has conducted a
nationwide survey of crime for
the Senate, will propose the plan
for a "super" detective bureau,
having State as we'll as federal
authority.
Plan Explained
Under his plan, the governor
of each State would nominate
to the attorney general repre-
sentatives from his State, the
number depending on the size
of the State, for appointment to
the Department of Justice.
These men would be trained
by the Government and then as
signed to work in the State from
which they were appointed. Their
jobs there would be to develop
cooperative relations with the
police of their localities and to
serve as liaison men between the
State and Federal officers.
They would be empowered by
the governor as State officers and
by the Attorney General as Fed
eral officers, and would be avail
able for interstate police work.
Senator Copeland submitted his
plan to the governors of all the
States and 33 have expressed
their approval of such an organi-
Zation as meeting the need for
an interstate police agency.
The proposal was indorsed by
the governors of Alabama, Arkan.
Sas, Illinois, California, Colorado
Connecticut. Delaware, Id no,
Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana,
Maine, Missouri, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah, Washington,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
FAVORED
ASSCHOOLA|D

Organization of a community
club, such as a Parent Teacher
Association, and the affiliation of
community clubs into a county
wide federation. to bring about an
active interest in the progress Of
each Maryland public school is
recommended by the State Depart
ment of Education, according to
regulations being forwarded to
each teacher in Prince Georges
county.
Nicholas Orem, superintendent
of schools, said:
"Such organizations and affil-
iatiOns can be Of great benefit
to the schools of Prince Georges.
May we not depend upon you to
form an association, if you have
not already one, and to use
your influence to have 1t affili.
ated with the county fedora
tion?"
Frequent fire drills are also
emphasized in the regulations.
Under no circumstances are teach
ers to allow pupils to aid in fight
ing fires, but they are to be
marched from the building to
safety. 1t is recommended that
the company heads in each dis
trict supervise the drills.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
TwoChriStmaSeS
In 1888, He Gets
None in 1884

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 20
GN.SO.-Capt. H. C. Dyer,
master Of the States liner,
General Sherman, celebrated
two Christmas days in 1888.
He will have none in 1884.
But such is the life Of a
sailor who repeatedly crosses
the mythical international date
line extending north and south
along the 1870 meridian line far
out in the Pacific Ocean.
Captain Dyer was eastbound
last year when his ship reached
the date line on December Is.
The next day, east of the line,
was Christmas also and was ap-
propriately observed a second
time. This year the General
Sherman, westbound, will nose
over the ETHEREAL line Christmas
Eve and when the passengers
awake the next morning they
will find it is December 26.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
More Prisoners
Held at LOrtOn

Increase in the number of
prisoners at Lorton Reformatory
was shown today by the November
report of Capt. M. M. Barnard,
superintendent of penal institu-
tions.
The average daily population
was 1,219 in November, 1,142 in
October and 1,131 in November
of last year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
ELKS SEEK CONVENTION

Two District lodges of the I'm.
proved Benevolent, Protective
Order Of Elks of the World today
sought to halt the transfer from
Washington of the 1885 conven.
ton of the organization by filing
a petition in District Supreme
Court.
The petition seeks to enjoin
]. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler Of the grand lodge, from
carrying out his purported threat
to stage the convention in some
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
T. B. Hospital Here
Has OvercrOWding

Winter has again brought over
crowded conditions to the District
tuberculosis Hospital, a survey
revealed today.
Last month the hospital, with
210 capacity, had a daily average
Of 218.7 patients, an average of
4 per cent over capacity. In
october the average was 2 per
cent over.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
Treasury Tightens
Rule on Lawyers

The Treasury Department to-
day announced that more rigid
regulations governing legal prac-
tice before it have been drawn
up, as a result Of recent dis
closures in income tax evasion
cases.
Action by the department was
directed primarily against law
yers operating on a purely con-
tingent basis.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
BABY'S ESCAPE

SYDNEY, N. S. w. dN.S0.
The 18-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervyn Ross swal-
lowed 80 tablets containing
strychnine and survived. The
baby was rushed to hospital, and
q stomach pump used,
The Washington times., 1934-12-20

other city. The two lodges claim
that would violate previous
agreement giving Washington the
convention.
The Washington times., 1934-12-20
CUTICURA
Works Wonders IN the
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Before shampooing, anoint the scalp
with Cuticur9 Ointment, then
massage. Wash with a warm suds of
Cuticura Soap. Rinse and wash
again, then rinse thoroughly. This
will keep your scalp in a healthy con-
dition which is essential to good hair.
Ointment 2Se and 50c. Soap Re.
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Evening star., 1934-06-25

that might be involved causes the New
YORK Sun to suggest that Mr.. Hull
has opened a door, but it is impossible
to see what is behind it," The Kan
sas City Star recognizes that the note
is official correction of a public mis-
understanding" and adds:
1T has generally been assumed in
this country that the debtor nations
took ten billion dollars in money
abroad during the war and immedi-
ately following it. This is a mistake.
They took ten billion dollars worth
OF supplies. The only way they could
have repaid anything like the amount
borrowed would have been to send us
goods and to provide us various forms
OF services, such as ocean transporta-
tion. But We used tariffs to keep out
foreign goods and we built up a mer-
chant marine to do much of our own
carrying. So we made it difficult to
collect our foreign debts even when
the debtor nations were prosperous
and willing to pay. If we are ready
to change our policy to a degree. as
Secretary Hull's note suggests. we may
be able to save something out Of the
debts
The Long Beach (Calif.) PreSs-Tel-
egram concludes that 'the war debt
situation is driven home to London
with exceptional force and no lack of
logic"
Evening star., 1934-06-25

he had aboard, he says, saw what he
saw-"a solid mile" of cetacea, sport
ing in the water like so many
monkeys. Bulls and cows l20 feet
long, with dozens Of babies Of pro-
portionate dimensions, they dived and
rose and spouted and raised every
conceivable sort of commotion while
the terrified skipper drifted In mo-
mentary expectation of being cap
sized. Only after three hours was
the ordeal terminated by a sudden
retreat Of the monsters. The Stella
came back to port with her crew ex-
hausted.
But few. indeed, are the Jerseyites
who credit the yarn. "A mile of
whales, eh?" the skeptics smile.
That's the biggest fish story We ever
heard" The whole community has
embraced agnosticism. IF you ex-
pect us to believe such a whale of a
yarn" his best friends assure Shaw
dow, "you will have to produce the
whales where we can see them for
ourselves"
And Clifford r. Sigg, who was with
the Stella and presumably could
witness for her captain, has retired
into discreet hiding His wife ex-
plains: He isn't home I think I
did hear him say something about
whales, only I don't remember any
Of it."
Evening star., 1934-06-25

victim the accused has the benefit Of
the plea that the death Of the miss
ing person has not been established.
Miss Tufverson may have gone
aboard the steamer with Poderjay in
December She may have made the
passage to Europe and there dis
appeared. Or she may have been
slain on board the ship and her body
thrown into the sea, but this is diff
cult presumption, because the dis
appearance of passenger from ship
is virtually certain to be noted. Or
the woman may have quilted her ad-
venture with Poderjay and fed, effec-
tually concealing herself. There are
many possibilities.
Short of a confession or the dis
covery of positive evidence of murder
plot, in which case the factor of the
disappearance Of the body would be
overcome, the trial Of Poderjay in this
country, where presumably the crime
was conceived and probably executed,
would be likely to be inconclusive.
There are numerous cases OF murder
charges with the strongest circum-
stantial evidence of crime that have
been futile in court because of the
absence of the specific, positive proof
Of a Staying.
The defense of mo body" is rarely
employed because of the great diff
Guilty with which human remains are
dissipated or concealed. While great
ingenuity has sometimes been shown
in an effort to effect total disappear
ance it is seldom successful, and this
! fact is a fairly dependable safeguard
against planned murder without de-
lection and punishment.
The body of the victim may be, as
in the celebrated Luetgert case In
Chicago many years ago, merely a
fragment. In that case the victim,
Luetgerts wife, was veritably dissolved
in a vat of a powerful solvent liquid
and only q single bone could be
identified as human, one Of the proc
esses of a foot On that evidence,
| about which a furious legal battle
ragged, Luetgert was convicted and
executed. With the complete and
permanent disappearance of the entire
body conviction would have been i'm
possible.
Evening star., 1934-06-25
An Optimistic Observer
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Former Secretary Kellogg, who
raises his voice in contradiction to the
wsr-scare mongers, rates as a credible
witness because his post on the World
Court bench places him constantly
behind the scenes at Geneva. Peace
effort centers at the League capital;
there are to be met at the interna-
tional conferences the forces Of dead
lock and obstruction that have
thwarted agreement thus far. 1t is
the best place in Europe for a COM
petent observer to size up the relative
strength of the forces for and against
peace. In Judge Kellogg's judgment,
the forces making for peace are the
more potent. even though nationalist
fears and jealousies may block for
the time being agreement on concrete
disarmament plans.
There may be some sinister interest
involved in the dissemination of war
scares, but great part of it comes
from honest feelings of insecurity in
various nations and from the efforts
Of amateur prophets to guess as IT,
the future from the record of the
past. The significance of the aver
sion OF the masses to war repeatedly
and increasingly manifested in every
country, the protest of youth and of
the church is overlooked; the eXpan-
sion of the machinery for inmlirv and
conciliation is a real safeguard
against such a needless plunge into
universal war as happened in 1914.
The underlying currents in the world
run strong against war.
Evening star., 1934-06-25
A Whale of a Whale Story.

Whale stories are numerous, and
among them are some of the great
classics of literature. Herman Mel
ville's "Moby Dick" is rated among
the most notable of modern American
books. But even in Bible times the
premier cetacean had an historian
Jonah, it will be recalled, made a
journey as a passenger in a whales
stomach-the incident is recorded in
Matthew, xii4O
And a multitude of fishermen from
prehistoric days up to the present
hour have regaled a multitude of
wives with tales about great fishes"
that incontinently got away"-most
of the lost prizes, to hear the un-
fortunate Izaak Waltons describe
them, must have been either Mysta-
coceti or Odontoceti; their reported
size would seem to indicate as much.
But naturalists, professional and
amateur alike, insist that the true
whale is not a fish at all, but rather
an authentic mammal whose ances-
tors were land dwellers. Warm
blooded, breathing air through proper
lungs, having no scales in their skin.
the species possesses skeleton. brain
and heart of mammalian structure,
''in all these respects differing essen
tally from fishes"
Slight knowledge of science, how
ever, does not deter the general public
in its classification of whale stories
with the most disreputable of pisca-
torial romances. Capt. Stephen
Shawdow, for example, is encounter
ing difficulty just now in an endeavor
to convince his neighbors at Point
Pleasant N. j., that he is not an
unmitigated fictionist.
Out in his boat, the Stella, in pur-
suit of blues, the veteran navigator
ran into veritable congress of
whales of Asbury Park. The friends
Evening star., 1934-06-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

zine. The volume consists of indi-
vidual personal experiences written
by young men who formed the first
far-f1ung ranks of the C. c. C. during
the Summer and Fall of 1898. Their
stories were selected from more than
1000 submitted in response to requests
for letters setting forth in the writer's
| own language what the C. C. c. meant
to them. These Stories" says Mr.
Butler. in predatory note, portray
the desperate struggle with idleness,
poverty. and often homelessness. which
blighted the lives of hundreds of
thousands of boys and young men of
working age during the past three
years. They form a notable record
Of the times and a valuable contribu-
ton to the thought and progress of
rebuilding America"
Uncle Sam continues to have for
eign affairs and relations even when
President and Congress are not on the
Job To keep abreast of worldwide
developments throughout the Summer,
Washington newspaper men and au-
thors who compose the organization
known as Overseas Writers" have ar
ranged to hold weekly luncheons for
discussion of current topics. A we'll
informed guest will be invited on each
occasion to answer international ques-
tions and participate in the powwow.
The chairman of Overseas Writers is
Herbert Corey.
Appearance Of a photograph Of Max
Baer fraternizing with Primo Camera
in a hospital has special interest for
former Federal Trade Commissioner
Huston Thompson, who Is the pos
SCISSOR of another unconventional pic
ture of them, showing Thompson
pinioned between the champion and
the ex-champion. 1t was taken at
Hollywood last year while THE Prize
fighter and the Lady" film was being
made. Thompson having been in
vited to the lot one day. the gladia-
tors playfully grabbed him for an un-
official shot and were photographed
with their respective brawny arms
around the Washington lawyer, who
is himself of heavyweight architecture,
Baer wisecracked: "A rose between
two thorns."
Aboard one of the destroyers con-
voying the cruiser Houston, that will
bear President Roosevelt on the long
Journey to Hawaii, will rest a dapper
3O-foot launch with all the parapher-
malta for game fishing, to which, it is
understood, F. D. r. will devote much
of his time while in the Territory.
Once the President Is on the Kona
coast, "the home of fishermen's SOULS"
George Kailiwia, one-legged expert at
hooking big ones, may convert him to
the mid-Pacif1c theory that japanese
sampan is the best fishing boat In the
world, and the Chief Executive may
60 native to the extent of using one.
On the Kona coast of Hawaii, it is
claimed, the most nearly perfect con-
ditions prevail for the pursuit of
brave and eager game fish that are to
be found anywhere in the world.
Copyright, 1934.)