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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Comm ent
WORTHWHILE AND OTHERWISE,
ON MATTERS IMPORTANT AND
UNIMPORTANT.
GOOD NEWS

This part of the state was treated IL
some genuinely good news the first Of
the week in the announcement that
the bureau of public roads would fol-
low out the 1936-37 highway program
as originally planned It is good news
because recent reports had implied that
all B. P. r. activity within the state
was to be indefinitely suspended, pre-
sumably because of lack of funds. The
engineers in the field have now re-
ceived instructions to the effect that
the 1897 program is to be carried out
That is ample cause for rejoicing. 1t
is the bright sunlight breaking through
what had looked very much like clouds
of the thunder storm variety. But
apparently the clouds have cleared
away as far as the B. P R. is concerned
Everything would now be lovely if
the state highway commission could
only be induced to make similar an
nouncement, and back the announce
ment with actual construction A prom
Use isn't worth much unless it is fol-
lowed by performance There has been
lot of promises to the effect that No 2
highway would be rapidly completed
to the Idaho line. Now if the commits
sion would only make those promises
good by the actual building Of the un-
completed sections, there would then
be no further grounds for criticism.
There has been d fair amount of
construction through Lincoln county
during the past year or two, Ert much
of it has been done by the bureau Of
public roads--a federal bureau. We
should like to see at least little more
of the state gas tax money put into
highways in this district. For some
reason it is hard to make people here
believe that they have received just
share of the gas tax in highway
building.
However, that may be, we are still
living in hope. The B. P R. has come
across. Now let's see what the state
highway commission will do
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Says Highway Contracts
Will Be Let Soon

Walter Neils has been carrying on
considerable correspondence recently
with DR.. Harry McGregor, chairman Of
the state highway commission, relative
to further highway work in this dis
trict The letters contain news Of in
terest to this section.
In one of the letters DR.. McGregor
writes that contract for the gravelling
and oiling Of the Lobnitz project will be
let in September. He was very positive
as to that DR.. McGregor also writes
that he is putting aside 100000 for q
project on the Manicke section. He
says the commission will let the con-
tract for that project in September Oh
October.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
GREAT CONCERN FELT IN LABOR
CIRCLES ON GREEN LEWIS BATTLE

HELENA-In union labor circles
throughout Montana, there is much
concern felt over the split in the labor
ranks resulting from the open warfare
between the forces led by Lewis of the
Miners and President Green of the A.
F. of l. Montana's largest labor or
ganization, the Mine, Mill and Smelter-
mems Union, is part of the Lewis or
ganization. Already some clashes over
jurisdiction have taken place in Butte
between the craft unions of the State
Federation and the mine and smelter-
men.
The recent action taken by the latter
at Denver indicates still further pos
sibility of clashes. Labor leaders in
the state are making strenuous efforts
to avoid any open breaks in Montana
during the coming months.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
THINK FOR YOURSELF

The coming weeks are important ones
for the American people. Many issues
of broad political and economical i'm
portance to all Of us will be discussed
from various partisan angles. The
newspapers, the magazines, even the
very air will be filled with political
announcements which will increase in
volume as election day approaches.
For America faces a close race for
the presidency with the result appar-
emily toss up. Because of this situa-
ton it is more important now than al
any time in the past four years for ev-
cry American to understand the issues
Of the campaign and the position Of
the candidates on those issues.
What shall we do?
Let us accept only facts-disregard-
ing any efforts to becloud the issues
with a flood of words. Lei us turn
the full force of public scorn upor
him who INDUCES in mud-slinging. Lee
us beware of political tricks to arouse
class consciousness or appeal to mi
norities.
Simple rules-but important If we
follow them we can cut through pre-
tense to the real issues. Then and only
then can we appraise the candidate!
upon whom we are being asked to vote
Only when there is an informed
electorate-unswayed by sentiment Of
by honeyed words-can we reap thu
fullest benefits from the Democrat,
under which we live. Your vote i
just exactly as important as the vott
of anybody else in this country. Treas
ure that privilege. Do yoty own
thinking.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
INSTALL OFFICERS OF
LIBBY FARM WOMEN'S CLUB

The Libby Farm Woman's club met
at the home of Mrs. Ralph Phillips or
Wednesday, Aug. IS. After a short
business meeting the installation OF
officers for the coming year was held
Mrs. Herbst read the installation
service. The officers installed were:
Mrs. Kappa Rice, president; Mrs. Au-
gusta Manicke, vice president; Mrs
Julia Beebe, secretary and treasurer
Mrs. Phillips was assisted in the enter
tanning by Mrs. Sheehan.
The next meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. Sheehan. Subject: "Beautifica-
ton of Home Grounds"
JULIA A. BEEBE,
Secretary
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Federal Bureau TOSend
Coyote Hunters Here
BY Paul May

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 3D.
Coyotes of Lincoln County, Montana,
had better do some tall skulking, fan
official of the United States bureau of
biological survey said today, for field
representatives of the bureau under the
auspices Of the WPA, will send skilled
hunters and trappers to the county to
help stock men rid their lands of these
pests, and to protect the wild game
from these killers.
Just when the WPA trappers will
reach Lincoln county is not known
here The project in Montana has just
started, and the county is not included
among those which will be trapped
first 1t is pointed out that good heal
thy cries for aid from harrassed ranch
ers will speed the arrival Of WPA
trappers.
Not for many years has the need OF
coyote eradication in Montana been as
necessary as it is now, biological sur
vey officials state. Due to the decrease
in price paid for pelts, and ourtailment
Of federal and state help in coyote
hunting, the animals have increased
tremendously in the past six years
Several years ago, it was said, a fed
eral trapper considered the capture and
killing of a hundred coyotes good
years work. Today federal hunters
trap and kill four or five hundred coy
otes annually.
Coyotes are banding together be-
cause of the drought, in the vicinity
of water where the cattle are also herd
/ ing, and more than usual damage j:
resulting to the herds, it was said
j Thirty men are now working in Mon
tana and As will be employed when tht
proipct is f1lIlv underway
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Libby Takes One More
From Thompson Falls

The Libby ball team went to Thomp-
son Falls Sunday and captured another
game from the fast team of that city
1t was the closest game Of the season,
with 2 to | score. Thompson Falls
scored its lone run in the sixth inning
and Libby came back and scored two
runs in the seventh. Phillips was on
the mound for Libby and struck out 10
men and allowed only four hits. The
story of the game is told in the follow
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
All Fires Under Control

Forest officials report that all forest
fires in this district are under control
The big one on Edna creek and also
one on the Yak are now being pa
trolled, but they have been surrounded
and are no longer dangerous. The fight
against the Edna Greek fire was as
sisted greatly by Mondays showers,
which covered this entire district.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Commercial Club Asks
Farmers To Cooperate

The Libby Commercial club is
planning an outstanding program
for formers night in October. One
of the features will be an exhibit
Of farm produce. To help make
this program a success in every
particular farmers are requested to
save their cucumbers and other
produce. A list of the exhibits will
be in next weeks newspaper.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Farmers Here
OWeUnCleSam
Large Sum
SCOOPS Is Amount That
Has Been Received From
Federal Land Bank
NUMBER OF LOANS
SINCE 1917 rs 10
BY Paul MAY.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., August "a
Lincoln county farmers owed the gov
eminent $172,825 on SO individual Fed
eral Land Bank loans at the outset OF
this year, it was reported today at
headquarters of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration. Some of the loans date
as far back as 1917, the figure given
representing total indebtedness on all
loans granted since the Federal Land
Banks started operation in that year.
In addition to this sum, Lincoln coun-
ty farmers owed $27, 400 on 20 land
bank commissioner loans, all made
since May 1, 1888.
The total number of borrowers in
Lincoln county since 1917 who received
either land bank or land bank commits
sioner loans was given as ITO
In spite of the apparently large per-
centage of these loans still outstanding,
Farm Credit Administration officials
claim the borrowing farmers are max
ing regular payments on most Of their
loans. Furthermore. while the total
OF land bank and commissioner loans in
the county seems large. it does net in
dictate any material increase in farm
debt. as practically all the loans were
made for the purpose Of refinancing
previous farm debts, it was declared.
One of the primary services rem
dered farmers by the Farm Credit Adj
ministration, it was pointed out, is re-
duction of interest rates In Montana.
before these loans were begun, farmers
had to pay an average interest ate
Of rs per cent. The first land bank
loans were at 40 per cent, and land
bank commissioner loans at per cent,
and both classes Of loans are now made
at per cent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
MORE OILED HIGHWAY BE-
TWEEN LIBBY AND KALISPELL

News comes to Libby this week that
the oil is on the ground for the oiling
of the state highway from KiIa to
Marion. The new project from Marion
to McGregor lake, now under con-
struction, is also to be oiled when
finished, and the old stretch along Nc
Gregor lake is also to be oiled at this
time, the report says.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
In Honor OF Visitor

Miss Grace Day was hostess last
Thursday afternoon to few friends
honoring Mrs. Ole Westman, who was
visiting here from Oregon. The after
noon was spent by the ladies very
pleasantly in social way, with dainty
refreshments served by the hostess at
its close.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Commercial
Club ReadyFor
Busy Year
New Officers Outline List
of Important Activities
for 1867.
WILL CONTINUE
MONTHLY MEETINGS

On the call of the president-elect,
Elmer Switzer, the directors of the
Commercial Club met Thursday even
ing in the City Hall and outlined their
plans for the coming year. 1t was
generally agreed that the club had
ample opportunity to serve the COM
munity in many ways and that this
could best be done by vigorous policy
in enlisting the assistance of men in
the town and country who had shown
themselves concerned in the progress
of Libby interests.
The regular meeting night was main
tanned as the third Thursday of each
month, the hour o'clock and the place
the City Hail. President Switzer ex-
pressed his willingness to give of his
time and effort to maintain a live club
and remarked that energetic civic or
CARNATIONS are the best insurance
against a dead town Membership is
open to everyone who believes that the
community can be improved by CO.
operative action. A set of programs,
one for each month, was prepared SO
that the business Of the club would be
done in an orderly manner and so that
the various committees could have time
to arrange for worth while meetings
Membership was renewed in the
Montana. Inc.
The joint project with the kalispell
Chamber of Commerce of the Sidney
M. Logan memorial at Slemmer creek
and other matters of routine nature
were discussed.
The years calendar and the personnel
of the committees is given below, the
first named in each committee being
the chairman.
Highway-Walter Neils, T. s WEIGH
M. D. Rowland, r. M Hoffman, James
Harris, Jr.
Membership-Clay Parker, E M.
Boyes, Elmer Switzer.
Publicity-Chas. D. Rowe, A. A
Wood, r. w. Orr, ]. A. Krall
Mining Harry Bolyard, Joe kujawa,
]. L. REILLY.
Agriculture-Carl Gilbertson, John
Mcclellan, James Blackford. Jr.
Fish and Game-E. NJ Boyes. W. E.
Dexter, M K Kedzie, r. w. Smith
berger.
Merchants-P. Chef, s. N. Plummer,
Elmer Davidson.
INTERCHANGEABLE Bessey, Jack
Swarens, VIM Kemp, f. ~ Driear,
Tom Brindley, Leo Becker,
Civic mprovements-W. f. Dexter,
Harold Miller, Carlton Joughin, f. j
Barkee, VIM. Kienitz.
Schedule If Programs
September-Tn charge of the Mining
Committee.
October-Farmers Night including
exhibit OF farm produce.
November-Road Committee.
December-Forestry and Sportsmen's
meeting.
January-St Stunt night--iust plain en-
tertainIneHt.
February-Old Timers.
March-Lumber, present situation,
new products and demands.
April-Joint meeting with Women's
and Lions Clubs.
May-Inventory of years work.
Civic improvement-City Beautiful.
June-Joint meeting with Troy Com
mercial Club at Savage Lake.
First meeting will be held September
II, 1886, at the mess house at Glacier
Silver Lead Mining company, at ;
O'Clock r. M.
Erccts Welcome Signs
1t is interesting to know that the club
has expended the sum Of $1,000 as the
cost Of erecting three welcome signs
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Libby % 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 %
r. Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL

Left on bases-Libby 6, Thompson
Falls g. Hit by pitcher-Martin, H. Ka-
tarzy 2. First on balls-off Phillips 8,
off Wright none. Struck out-by Phil
lips 10, by Wright IA.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Cooler Weather Comes

There has been decided drop in
temperatures in Libby during the past
week, with fine shower on Monday.
The precipitation was 80 Of an inch.
The maximum and minimum temporal
lures since the last report follow:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
To Spend Vacation Here

Miss Norma Dickin is expected home
this week from the Sacred Heart
School of Nursing Spokane, to spend
her vacation in Libby with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Dickin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Bird Season And
Duck Hunting Rules

Deputy Game Warden VIM. j. Dor
rington wishes to call the attention oil
sportsmen to the ruling of the state
fish and game commission relative to
the season on upland birds. Says Mr.
Darlington:
THE fish and game commission has
declared the entire state closed to the
hunting of all native upland birds with
the exception of Lincoln county, where
an open season was declared on ruffed
and blue grouse September 20 to "a
inclusive, with bag limit of three
birds per day in the aggregate and a
possession limit Of the same
Duck Hunting Regulations
This newspaper is also in receipt of
a circular from the federal game man
agement agent giving synopsis of the
migratory bird season, bag limits and
general regulations for Montana for
1886. The synopsis follows:
The 30-day shooting season on ducks,
geese, iacksnipe, coot, fmudhens) will
open in Montana on October 10 and
close on November 9Th
Migratory birds which are fully pro-
tected and cannot be killed at any time
are as follows. Woodducks, ruddy
ducks, buffled ducks, redhead ducks,
canvasback ducks, swans, Atlantic
brant, Ross's geese.
Daily bag limit on ducks is 10 in the
aggregate of all kinds permitted to be
killed Coot (mudhens) Is Jack
snipe Is.
Daily bag limit on geese and brant
is 4 in the aggregate Of all kinds per-
mitted to be killed.
Possession limit at any one time: 10
ducks in the aggregate of the kinds
permitted to be killed Coot Is, jack
snipe Is, geese and brant in the ag-
gregate of the kinds permitted to be
killed, or in other words, any days
daily bag limit in possession at any one
time
Batting and use Of live decoys pro-
hibited.
Shooting hours are from 7 a. m to 4
p. m. standard time.
Repeating and automatic shotguns
shall be plugged with 1-piece filler,
incapable of removal from the loading
end of the magazine, so as to reduce
the capacity Of said gun to not more
than three shells: Two in the magazine
ane one in the barrel.
Hunters may use shotguns only
(rifles prohibited) not larger than a
1O-gauge fired from the shoulder
All persons sixteen (16) years Of
age or older, shall have federal hunt
ing license stamp in their possession
when hunting waterfowl. This stamp
shall have written across the face in
ink, the name of the person using the
stamp. Stamps can be purchased at
post offices, the cost being sl.OO each.
Hunting or shooting migratory birds
from an airplane, motor vehicle, mo-
torboat, cupboard motorboat, power
boat, sail boat, or the use of any of
these power vehicles for the purpose
of rallying or driving migratory birds,
is prohibited
The migratory bird regulations apply
to Indians living on or off Of reserva-
ton.
Migratory birds may be held for a
period not longer than ten (l0) days
after the close Of the shooting season,
thus in Montana November 18th would
be the last day on which migratory
birds could be possessed Migratory
birds cannot be shipped after the
closing day of the shooting season.
The 100-foot regulation for the To-
cation of blinds has been eliminated
MORE OILED HIGHWAY BE-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
Erccts Welcome Signs

1t is interesting to know that the club
has expended the sum Of $1,000 as the
cost Of erecting three welcome signs
on the highways leading into Libby.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
River Ice Breaks Up.
MenaciIlS Bridge

The District Of Columbia, of
the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, left her
berth at Seventh Street Wharves
at 6 a. m. for a trial run to
Norfolk.
She carried a light cargo of
freight and express, but no pas
Sengers. She was the first N. &
w. vessel to clear Washington
since January 81. Officials Of
the line expect regular sailingS
from both washington and Nor
folk to be resumed at 6 p. m. Fri
day.
High water swept over the Bal
timore and Ohio tracks at Cherry
Run, 1S miles west of Martins
burg, w. Va, early today. "Slow"
orders were issued by the rail
road as a precaution, but sched-
ules were not interrupted. A
wash over only three or four
inches rolled over the right-of'
way, leaving a Shiny deposit along
| the rails,
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
D0UBLEK|LL|NG
CHARGED TO
PRISONER

BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-wills
Williams, IS, colored, today was
formally charged with the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Blachee
in their fur store Tuesday.
Williams, who was arrested near
the scene of the double murder
shortly after the bodies were
found, confessed to shooting and
clubbing them to death, police
said.
Three colored men were arrest
ed, but Williams cleared the other
two, saying he did the killing
alone. An autopsy held yesterday
showed that Blacher had been
shot three times and his wife once.
A blood stained hatchet found in
the store is being held as evidence,
and police believe Williams used
this to beat his victims over the
head.
VILLAINS and the other two col
ored men were taken into custody
for questioning on another charge.
and appeare in police court yes
terday for a hearing on diSorderly
conduct charges.
Magistrate Harry H. Fine said
he was not satisfied with their
stories and sent them back to the
Eastern Precinct for further queS.
tioning. Williams, after lengthy
questioning, broke down and con.
fessed to the double killing, detec.
tives said.
Siemore Burtnick, a glazier who
found the aged couple shortly
after the attack, told police Mrs.
Blacher moaned that a colored
man had attacked them before she
collapsed.
Williams admitted that he was
the man who attempted to rob the
Blacher store on February 1S and
struck Mrs. Blacher with a black
jack when her husband appeared.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
5000 Japan Rebels
Lay Down Arms

Neither of these has the liberal
and constitutional tendencies of
the slain Premier Keisuke Okada
and the other aSsaSsinS' victims,
so their appointment will be an
other concession to the military
rebels.
Until order is restored, however,
members of the late cabinet are
being carefully guarded today in
the Imperial Palace compound,
because it was feared that further
leaders were on the militaristS' list
for assassination.
Goto. minister of the interior
in the cabinet of the slain
Premier Keisuke Okada, was
prevailed upon to become tempo
rary premier again today. He
resigned as premier after only
a few hours in that office yes
terday.
Chuji Machida, minister OF
commerce in the last cabinet, was
formally invested by the emperor
in the extremely delicate post OF
minister of finance. His predeces
sor, Korekiyo Takahashi, one OF
the five high officials slain in
Wednesdays coup, was blamed
for restricting army expenditures
for ASiatic continental expansion
It was finally officially con
firmed, after a denial yesterday
that Takahashi was killed. Ad
miral Makato Saito, lord keeper
Of the privy seal: Gen. Jotayo
Watanabe, military inspector gen,
eral; Admiral Kantaro Suzuki
grand chamberlain, and Premier
Okada were the other known vic
Tins.
80 to 100 Killed
Casualties in the fighting that
accompanied the coup were placed
at from 80 to 100 killed, and an
unknown number wounded.
The Goto cabinet, including
Finance Minister Machida, Navy
Minister Mineo Osumi, and the
ministers OF overseas affairs. com
munication, and education, were
among those in virtual protective
imprisonment" in the quarters Of
the imperial household, within the
Emperor's palace walls. There
they win remain until order has
been definitely restored.
Either Goto or Admiral Osumi
will be asked to take the pre-
miership permanently, it was in
dicated. This in tSelf is said tx
be a sop to the militarists, fol
Goto is alleged to have Fascist
leanings, and Admiral OSumi is
one Of Japan's big-navy advocates