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The Washington times., 1936-09-07
STAIN ILLNESS
KEPT SECRET

PARIS, Sept. 7 G.N.s).-Dicta'
tor Josef Stain Of Soviet Russia
is critically i'll as the result Of a
heart ailment and his condition Is
surrounded with strict secrecy In
the fear that the Communist op.
position might precipitate a civil
war, the newspaper LIE Peuple said
yesterday.
Stains heart trouble has caused
fear he may die at any time and
is the reason behind the wide
spread purge of opposition ele.
ments throughout the Soviet
Union, lie Peuple stated.
The newspaper said it had re-
ceived its information from a for
mer coworker of Nicolai Lenin,
first dictator Of the u S. S. r.
According to this source, Stains
subalterns have intensified the
purge in the hope of eliminating
as much opposition as possible
speedily so that in the event Of
the dictator's death the anti-Stalin
leaders will be too weak to seize
power.
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BRITAIN CALLS
SPAINC0NFAB

LONDON, Sept. 7 GN.S).
Great Britain today summoned
a meeting Of European powers
participating in the Spanish non
Intervention supervisory commit
tee.
Representatives Of "a nations
are expected to attend the ses-
sion Wednesday morning at the
foreign office. w. s. Morrison,
financial secretary of the Treas
ury and chairman of the British
inter-departamental committee on
non-intervention will preside.
Britain is bringing renewed
pressure on Lisbon to effect Por'
tugal'S attendance, but the meet
ing will be held regardless. One
Of the first topics to be discussed
is concerted action to prevent vol
unteers Of any nationality from
reaching either side in Spain.
Meanwhile, Britain moved to
save Madrid from the horror of a
gas bombing. The British ambaS-
sador to Madrid, now in Hendaye,
was instructed to convoke an i'm
mediate meeting of the diplo-
matte corps to seek cooperation
in extending to the insurgents
warning of the "grave conSe-
quences" which might follow sucn
an attack.
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Girl Tells of Escape
LIN Air Death Crash

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7 (IN.S0
From the twisted, firc-blackened
wreckage Of a tri-motored airliner,
Federal, State and county officials
today sought to determine what
sent the City Of Pittsburgh, a
sightseeing plane, crashing to the
earth on fire, with a "oll Of 10
lives.
One passenger, Linda McDon-
aid, IT, a visitor from Miami, Fla,
escaped, miraculously. IN a hos
pital, suffering from shock, she
tried to erase from her memory
the horror Of standing by help
lessly as her five friends died in
the cracking flames.
The 10 victims were all charred
beyond recognition. Identification
was made by bits Of clothing, den
tai work and in one case by melted
street car tokens found on the
body and in another by elimina.
ton.
Among the dead were Eric Beck.
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LoyaIist Planes
Bomb Hospital

HENDAYE, France, Sept. Z U.N
ST. Spanish Government air
planes, attacking the insurgent
conquerors Of charred Irun and
Fuenterrabia, today scored a di
rect hit on a small hospital near
the international bridge, causing
an unknown number of insurgent
casualties.
Mingling with the aerial blasts
were the explosions of shells from
the insurgent gunboat Espana, fir
ing at San Sebastian, and artillery
from forts surrounding that port
as two insurgent columns moved
toward the city in drive designed
to remove loyalist threats from
Gen. Emilio Mola's rear, liberating
thousands Of insurrectioniStS fol-
another assault on Madrid.
Two government planes, drop
ping more than a dozen bombs
participated in the raid. One sent
seven bombs Screeching around
Fuenterrabia, hitting the hospital
which flew the Red Cross as well
as the insurgent flag, and mar
rowly missing a larger hospital.
Other bombs fell along the
shore within 200 yards of where
French children were playing on
French soil.
Antiaircraft guns drove off the
bombers.
With socialists and anarchists
reported fighting among them
selves in San Sebastian over
whether the resort should be sur
rendered or first destroyed, like
Irun, its capture was regarded as
inevitable, but first the insurgent
armies must fight their way past
two towns and two formidable
forts.
Occupying the heights above the
town Of Passages during the night
the eastern column of General
Mola's troops streamed down to
wards the town today, moving
their way through loyalist lines
with artillery and machine guns
despite heavy fire from Fort Sar
Pedro and Fort Trincherpe, domi
mating the road to San Sebastian
The second insurgent column
moved northward from Andaoin
striking for Lasarte and the sea
coast, to cut off loyalist avenues
Of escape towards Bilbao and prac
tically to surround San Sebastian
on all three land sides.
The Washington times., 1936-09-07
WOMAN SAVED
BY FEAR

JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal,
Q.N.S0.-BecauSe she was petri-
fled with fear at the sight of a
deadly black mamba coming
towards her, Mrs. S. P. Becker.
wife of the administrator Of the
Transvaal, escaped death in the
Kruger National Park recently.
Mrs. Becker, who was on a holi-
day tour of the game reserve, was
visiting the hippo pond and had
wandered to the top of a hillock
to find aabetter view Of the hippoS
in the water.
Suddenly a black mamba came
directly towards her from a tree
branch.
Mrs. Becker clutched the stump
Of a tree and became frozen with
fear. While she stood rigid, the
snake slid over her arm and en-
tered its hole, only few inches
away.
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ley, IS, the pilot; John Alexander
Powers, 10, Of Miami, Miss Nc
Donald's best boy friend; Brad
ley Weller, II. and Marcia DENIM
son, Is, of Pittsburgh: Andrew w
Wibmer, As, and Mrs. Blanche
Wilmer, Al; William Leahy, SO,
and Mrs. Ruth Sitter, %, OF Utica,
N. Y, a siSter-in-law Of the pilot.
Miss Mcdonald said:
John and / were the only
ones to faSten our safety belts.
when the plane landed /
tried to reach John. / crawled
up q piece, but there was fat
man sprawled across him and I
couldn't get to him.
"Then while the plane was
burning, I tried to get out. /
finally found a window but
there was a bar across 1t.
Somehow 1 crawled through
there and reached the ground.
/ can't remember things very
clearly after that"
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Builds Mouse Trap,
And Mice and Men
Flock 10 Take Look

NORTH BERGEN, N. j., Sept.
Z INS)-Frank Marchesani built
a mouse trap and the world
literally beat a pathway to his
door here today.
Which proves the old adage,
but not without qualifications.
Marchesani set the trap yester-
day and caught seven mice, Q
mother and six little micelets.
The Sextuplets' capture was
broadcast through the neighbor-
hood and visitors began arriving
in such volume that Marchesani
finally had to place the trap and
it's prisoners on impromptu ex.
hibition on his doorstep.
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legui, is striking fast at Renteria
and Passages, two towns on the
road just east of San Sebastian.
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WIFE,
DIES IN FALL

BATH TN.S0.-A crazed huS-
band with knife in hand who had
started for the cellar to murder
his wife who was hiding there,
slipped on the cellar stairs and
fell is feet to his death.
Something outside their home
upset her husband and he arrived
home raving mad, Mrs. Warner
testified. He tried to Strangle her,
ran toward her with a knife ana
threatened to murder both her
and the children, she said. So she
hid in the coal cellar.
A neighbor tried to restrain
Warner. But he shook off the
pacifier and dived for the cellar
steps. Missing his footing, Warner
rolled down the steps and frac-
tured his skull. He died a few
hours later.
Verdict: Accidental death.
The Washington times., 1936-09-07
Volcano S Heat Ends
Chilean Winter Cold

SANTIAGO, Chile.-ReportS
from San Carlos and nearby cities
reveal that ashes from the Quizapu
volcano are covering the district
with a gray mantle.
A heat wave has accompanied
the fall Of ashes despite the mid
winter season.
The Washington times., 1936-09-07

land, and I did. BY that time
my plane was put-putting and l
knew my gas was exhausted, so
1 did the only thing / could do.
that was come down."
would you make the trip
AGAIN."
mot if I could help it,"
She had flown blind almost all
the way across the ocean. She
used q hours fuel in "a hours
The weather was simply terrific
nothing but fog. rain and high
wind. The head winds slowed
down her speed, although fol-
stretches she maintained a speed
of 200 miles an hour. The fog
was especially heavy as she
neared Harbor Grace.
She was dazed cut not hurt
badly when she nosed up. She
said her plane was not very Sc
verely damaged.
The Washington times., 1936-09-07

-VOTE AMERICAN-
The Washington times., 1936-09-07
ONE OCEAN HOP
PLENTY, SAYS
AVIATRIX
Reception in America
Gives Big Kick to
Mrs. Markham
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 QN.S).
Mrs. Beryl Markham, 33-year-old
English aviatrix, the first woman
to fly the Atlantic Ocean from
east to west, Is getting a big
"bang" out Of the reception she
has received in the U. S. A. She
said today that she is thrilled"
She had reason to be. New
York, which had grown a bit
blase about filters and their
achievements. turned out in great
style and showed her 1t thought
she was all right. Fully 10000
men and women were congregated
at Floyd Bennett Field in Brook
lyn when she came in on private
plane from Nova Scotia, where
she was forced down Saturday
afternoon when her own ship, the
Messenger, ran low on gasoline.
Never Lost POise
They applauded her wildly.
Radio representatives showed.
mikes" in front of her and asked
her to "say something to Amer
ica." Smilingly she obliged.
Newspaper reporters hurled a bar
rage of questions at her and she
answered them with a grin. She
never for a moment lost her poise.
Then the uniformed police
escorted her through the mob and
whirled her through Brooklyn to
the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New
York. It was her first view Of
Americas greatest city and did
she get a "kick" out Of the trip!
It was terrific"
Today she was resting, her
nerves in pretty good shape and a
patch over her left. eye. She had
been forced to land Saturday
afternoon in the mud of a farm
in the village Of Baleine Cove,
10 miles from Louisburg, N. s.,
after having taken off from
Abingdon, England, at 1850 p. m.
| FRIDAY, new YORK C1kne.
800 Miles Short
Her destination was Floyd Ben
nett Field, Brooklyn, but she fell
short about 800 miles, air line,
from her objective because Of van.
ishing gasoline and difficult
weather. She proceeded to Brook
Ign Sunday by private plane and
when she arrived she was wildly
acclaimed by the assembled multi
tude. She said:
'T'n never forget that recep-
ton. 1t was marvellous. My,
but you Americans do things in
a great big way"
Her plans for the futureP Well,
really, she has none. She hasn't
had time to think. She may fly
back to England, and then she
may not. Maybe she'll go back by
boat. At any rate, she wants to
see New York and she wants to
do a bit of shopping" Very fem.
mime indeed is Beryl Markham.
She was asked:
what was the biggest kick
you got out of your flight across
the Atlantic?"
WORST SENSATION
"That's easy. The worst SenSa-
ton I experienced on my trip
was when / realized was run
ming out Of petrol and that I'd
have to make a forced landing.
was then out at sea, 200 or 800
miles east of HarbOr Grace, and
Figured anything might happen
if 1 had to land in the sea, but
I I kept going, hoping I'd sight
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
Last of Series Party.

The members of the Three Fours
bridge club entertained their husbands
at an end of the series party Saturday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Hargreaves. AT this time it was an
nounced that Miss Helen Dahlberg had
won high score prize and Mrs. George
Hayes low score prize for the series.
At the conclusion Of the games for, the
evening, Mrs. Ralph Tone and Charles
Beardsley had captured high score
prizes and Mrs. W. J. Farris and Paul
Church the consolation prizes. Another
feature that added zest was the divid-
ing Of the score cards between the
democratic and republican parties and
when the scores were added it was
found the democrats had won The
Hargreaves home was given touch
of spring with a profusion of apple
blossoms.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
Fisher River News

Forest ranger Bert Bealey of Raven
ranger station was a business caller at
the Meadows last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Mark Fowler and chill
dren of Libby were Sunday visitors at
the H. j. Fowler home
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis were Lib
by visitors last Thursday.
Mrs. Hubert Beebe and Mrs. Lulu
Lux were shopping in Libby Tuesday
of last week.
Bert Davis is now working in Libby
for the j. Neils company
of doors in nice weather and enjoys
it although he is still unable to walk
and suffers a great deal at times.
The dance at Forest View hall Sat
urday night was enjoyed by large
crowd. Harvey Shelley and daughter
Edith, Ebert Egan and Miss Sophia
Kluk furnished the music.
Mrs. James err received word last
week that her sister. Miss Ruth Porter
of Albany, Oregon, is seriously i'll.
Earl Walker is working at Happy's
Inn. The main building is being re-
modelled and Mrs. Townsend plans or
putting in a store instead of serving
meals.
There were good many fishermen
out Sunday and it is reported thai
those who were at Rainbow lake made
some good catches
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
National Forest Timber For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Libby, Montana, up
to and including June IL, 1886, for all
merchantable dead timber standing or
down, and all the live timber marked
or designated for cutting on an area
embracing 200 acres within Sections Is,
q and 26. T. Is NJ, r. 30 w, Swamp
Creek. Kootenai National Forest.
estimated to be l,2O0 M feet of Pondosa
pine and 500 M feet of Larch and
Douglas fir No bid of less than $500
per NJ feet for Pondosa and Sl.00 per
M feet for Larch and fir will be con-
sidered. The sum of 81 900 must be de-
posted with each bid, to be applied
on the purchase price, refunded, or re-
tanned in part as liqudated damages,
according to conditions of sale. The
right to reject any and all bids re-
served. In addition to the above
stumpage, $50 per M feet B. M for all
specie must be deposited in a CO.
operative fund to cover the cost of
brush disposal Before bids are sub
mitted, full information concerning the
timber. the conditions of sale and the
submission of bids should be obtained
from the Forest Supervisor, Libby,
Montana. my14-28- Ut
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
Honor Bride to Be.

Mrs Edwin Kemp was hostess Mon
day night to group OF ladies honofing
Miss Ethel Hanson whose marriage IS
announced for the near future. Miss
Elna Larson was assisting hostess. The
affair was a miscellaneous shower, with
the gifts presented to Miss Larson by
an unusual method Miss Larson was
told that someone had note for her
at the back door. where she found an
old trunk bedecked with old shoes,
placards and similar impedimenta
Dragging the trunk into the house and
opening it. she found it filled with
many lovely gifts from her many good
friends.
The remainder Of the evening was
devoted to bridge Miss Viola Brown
won high score prize, Miss Esther Crew
second high and Mrs. M. r. Karnes a
prize for holding queen high the most
number of times.
The shower was most eniovaole
one, with the Kemp home lovely IN
decorations Of apple blossoms and spring
flowers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
A Complete Surprise.

The members of the Silver Club
joined in what proved complete sur
prise and farewell party to Mrs. Edwin
Kemp Wednesday night, Mrs, Kemp
planning to leave to join Mr. Kemp in
Wenatchee at the close Of SCHOOL. The
ladies brought with them lovely Gift
for their departing friend and also pro-
vided fine lunch.
Contract was the diversion Of the eve
ming, with rewards an unusual feature.
Each person brought gift. These were
all placed on a table and at the close
OF the games, the holder Of high score.
Mrs Rosetta Burke, had first draw
for the prize. Second hiph then chose
her selection and the others followed
in the order Of their scores. Il
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14

Miss Mary Mahoney plans to return
to Spokane tomorrow after spending
10 DAYS visiting here with her parents.
Mr., and Mrs. Jas. Mahoney. She IS
taking a course in business college IN
the city.
John Mcclellan, Harry Robinson and
Sam Carpenter drove to Boomers Ferry
Sunday in Mr.. McLellan's new Dodge.
Mr.. Mcclellan reports that they met
several of the old-timers over there.
enioyed a visit with them and had a
fine trip.
Hans Walchli, attorney of Kalispell,
came to Libby Sunday to represent the
city in a hearing with officials OF the
Mountain States Power company rela-
tive to light and water rates. He was
Joined here Monday evening by Mrs.
Walchli, who drove over.
The greatest youngsters in the world
bring you the grandest entertainment
you've ever had! The Dionne GUM
tuplets in THE Country Doctor The
first five-star picture! Jean Hersholt,
June Lang. Slim Summerville, Michael
Whalen. Dorothy Peterson. At the
Kootenai next week.
Little Donna Gay Gompf daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Gompf, was hostess
to a group of her little friends Saturday
afternoon, celebrating her third birth
day. There were II guests to help her
celebrate the day and they enjoyed the
time. with games and with the usual
lunch as a highlight. The guest OF
honor received many nice gifts from
her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Dwinelle and
daughter Elizabeth drove from their
home at Missoula to Libby Saturday
and spent the week end visiting rela-
tives and friends here They returned
home Sunday evening. They were ac-
companied here by Mrs. Glenn West
and son Emmett, who came to visit Mr.
West who is in Libby for month from
the Missoula office Of the forest service
II. E. Brink went into Spokane Mon
day evening to spend few days in the
city on business matters
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
In Honor of Miss Thnrsa1a-

Mrs. r W. Smithberger and Mrs o.
Il. Nordstrom joined as hostesses in a
party given Wednesday night of last
week to honor Miss Georgia Thorson,
whose marriage to Mr.. Arthur DeSonia
is announced for this summer. Miss
Thorson is a member of the Libby
school faculty and the guests were all
teachers. The evening was devoted to
bridge, five tables being in play High
score prize was captured by Miss Pa
tritia Sullivan. second high by Miss
Isabel McGrade and travelling prize
by Miss Knoke. The guest Of honor
was presented with a lovely gift.
Dainty refreshments were served amid
a setting of spring flowers
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
Fortiae News Notes

Roscoe Garrison of Troy was in town
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilke of Kalispell
were visitors at the Fred Herrig home
on Friday
Clarence Winkley. was a Kalispell
visitor last Sunday.
William Hellenga and John Vukonich
are repairing the forestry telephone
line.
Mrs. William Corruthers and small
son of Trego visited friends in Fortine
on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. c. F. Nash and son Dell re-
turned from Spokane last Sunday. Mr..
Nash, whose condition is serious, re-
manned in Spokane where he is being
cared for by his daughters.
Miss Beverly Ann Titchbourne of
Kalispell spent the weekend here with
her grandmother, Mrs E. Zeller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Johnson of Mis-
soula drove in Friday night from Mis-
soula and were guests at the Weyde-
meyer home until Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Wolff, who is student at
the university, accompanied them and
visited her parents When they left for
Missoula Sunday afternoon the Wolff,
Weydemeyer and Larsen families ac-
companied them as far as Spring creek
where they enjoyed picnic dinner
H. J. Yoppe received bad cut on the
leg last Sunday afternoon when a ram
knocked him down in such manner
that he fell on the sharp points Of a
pair of sheep-shears He is under the
doctors care and getting along nicely.
/ The members of the Just Neighbor's
club arrived at the home of Mrs. Frank
Day last Thursday afternoon by car, on
horseback and on foot
! The afternoon was spent in sewing
and making paper carnations for
Mothers Day Mrs. Gates presented a
problem story. Mrs. A. G. Curtis and
Mrs H. P Weydemeyer received an
equal number of votes for the best
solution. The hostess served delicious
lunch. The club will meet with Mrs.
G. O. Winkley on May 81.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shoop and chill
dren and Ralph Shoop and son visited
the Maxwell family near Eureka last
Saturday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14
Libby Club Listens To
Another Travel Program

The regular May meeting of the
Libby Woman's Club was held Tues
day afternoon in the club rooms. In
credible Land, California" was the pro-
gram for the day, and the rooms were
tastefully decorated with flowers,
pictures, shells. moss, cones, redwood
specimens and other California re-
minders. Mrs. Alice Farris, hostess
chairman, was in charge of the exhibits
The regular business routine was
quite short with few committee reports
Mrs. Herbst, legislative chairman, read
a most interesting letter from Mrs.
Christensen, former member now liv-
ing in Washington. D. c. Mrs. Chris
Jensen told of visits to congress, the
White House and other places she has
the opportunity to see.
Orr showed Perry catalogue of prints
and remarked on its usefulness in the
home.
Mrs. Walter Neils of the program
committee announced the annual June
covered dish luncheon which will BE-
OH the Len oisoii idWli eis yedl n
treasure hunt will be an exciting part
of the program for the day.
The California program was in charge
of Mrs Claus Detjens who has been
there a number of times. Mrs. Detiens
spoke on the Parks of California and
the Coast Line. The Redwood trees are
very famous throughout the world and
many tourist visit them, especially the
General Grant tree which is SO named
because he general was SO interested
in it. Big Basin, which contains about
10000 acres, is a wonderful scenic at
traction and the campfire burning in
the bowl in the center of the basin is
very famous. The coast line of Cali
fornia is very long, it being tWo-thirds
of the distance between Mexico and
Canada.
Mrs. Detjens had several speakers on
the program, the first being Mr.. j ".
Barrett. who spoke on Death Valley.
Mr.. Barrett told of his recent trip
through Death Valley and said that
HAVING been there once he had no de-
sire to go again The lowest point in
the valley. which is also the lowest in
the United States, is $40 feet below
sea level. High peaks rise up as high
as SIX and seven thousand feet making
the contrast very sharp. There are
several old abandoned mining towns
IN the valley but the big attraction is
Death Valley Scotty and his Spanish
castle Scotty's partners, the Johnsons.
built it and furnished it with old
Spanish decorations and sightseers may
go through by paying fee Of one
dollar
Mrs. J. A Krall spoke on San Diego
and the surrounding country. Situated
on one Of the ten greatest natural har-
bors of the world. San Diego is very
beautiful II has the largest aeronautic
base and finest naval training base in
the world Every kind of water craft
may be seen there The old Spanish
] lighthouse at Point Iona has one of
! the most beautiful views in the world
Coronado, Tia Juana and Aqua Caliente
are very close to San Diego. Balboa
Park. where the exposition was held
this last summer, is especially noted
for its handspring and amazing effects
Mrs Ned Joughin, after telling Of her
California trip, said that Lincoln county
was very beautiful to her. While in
/ California Mrs Joughin saw many