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Maxwell, Leda Clark, Mrs. Martha Clark, Mrs. Edwin M. Segears, Mrs. Claude Link, Sr., Bessie Vaughan, Mrs. Lee Moore, Mrs. A. J. Worth, Mrs. O. Dubois, Mrs. J. Stevens, Addie Corner, Mrs. E. c. Thayer. Fannie J. Thomas, Mrs. Ida B. Frink and Anna Abeling.
 Also, Harriet Goodyear, Mrs. Helen Sperring, Mrs. Claude Miller of South Britain, Mrs. Duncan c. Rose, Mrs. Howard L. Holcomb, Lila Will bur, Mrs. Thomas Morgan, K. A. Rubey, Mrs. Susie M. Stanley, Mrs. Nettie Luff. Mrs. Merritt Anderson and Alice Elliott.
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Father-Son Services
 Planned By Squires
Annual Communion Breakfast to Be Arranged in Ob-
 servance of Third Anniversary of Organization

Carthy, chairman of the breakfast committee, is rounding up several speakers for the breakfast and ex- poets to announce them next week.
 The ritual of the invcstiture will be in charge of the officers of the circle with officers of Sheridan Council acting as aides.
 There will be a dress rehearsal Of the entire minstrel troupe next Tuesday night at Temple Hall, two days prior to the public appearance of the Squire show. Full details will be ready for announcement at Fri- day nights rehearsal.
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PROSECUTORS IN GALLERY

Toledo, UP)-Portraits of 21 former Lucas County CToledo) prosecuting attorneys have been hung in the present prosecutors office. The idea was sponsored by Frazier Reans, retiring prosecutor. The gallery was dedicated in the presence of friends and relatives of the 21 former officials.
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i are also claimed. Attorney James E. Russell appears for the plaintiff, with Attorney Maurice P. Wrenn and Attorney Miles F. Melvin, Jr., for the defendant.
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Brain TwizzIers By Prot. ). D. Flint

Remember the one about the farmer dividing three fourths of a field among four sons? This starts out the same way but it winds up lot differently. This man must have been that farmers brother. Anyway, the owner of the farm which is diagrammed above had sold the part of his property which is shaded and when he died the executors of his will were faced with the problem of dividing the remaining property into parts of equal size and shape for the four sons. After doing lot of fancy figuring they found a way. Can you? Let us warn you that each boy might receive his share in more than ore piece but the allotments must agrSs tn each case in size and shape.
 Answer to Yesterdays TwixzIcr
 It was Sunday. Copyright John P. Dille Co.)
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known all along what iC was; ne was, apparently, involved in the very fiber of 1t. And she had been fool enough to let herself be att tracted to him, to allow him to mislead and delay her.
 She lay there on the rough bur- lap mind in turmoil with thoughts like these, and finally, from sheer nervous exhaustion, she dozed. When she awakaned she was con- scious of a figure standing close. The high windows of the dock were black now. Martha's heart skipped a beat. She tried to cry out, but the tight tape over her lips prevented it.
 The man drew closer. Somehow she knew that it was SpetiGon. Martha cringed, wondering if he might strike her again. Then she heard him say, Feeling better?" His voice was harsh, and there was in it none of the sympathy con- noted by his words.
 Hold still now" he said, kneel- ing beside her. I'm going to yank the tape of your mouth. But if you start to yell I'll give you an- other sock" She felt his damp hand against her cheek, and shud- dered. "This1l hurt less if I give it a quick yank," he said. She felt his rough fingers at the end of the tape. Then there w2s a sud- den, smarting pain and the ad- hesive tape was off. Marthas lips felt sore and bruised, but she cried out instantly, What have you done with Betty Haynes?"
 Speddon laughed in the daik- ness. She's okay."
 But where is she? You didn't bring her out of California"
 How do you figure that?" asked Speddon quickly.
 '"The state patrol told me that you went over the border with out her."
 There was moments silence Then Speddon said coldly, 50 you popped off? You couldn't take the advice you had"
 You mean those telegrams. You wrote them-not Betty?"
 You're smart babe, ajn't you?" Speddon said. Then: "The blond babe is okay. She's got a little cold, that's all, and we're keepin' her nice and quiet. But she's all right"
 Then she's near here?"
 Sure. You can see her If you want" Speddon told Martha.
 T do want to-" Martha an- swered quickly. But what - what are you going to do with us?"
 Just keep you under cover a while, that's all. The Haynes dame is across the sound. If you be good girl and not try to yell all over the place I might take you where she is."
 "I'll go quietly" Martha prom ised. Just take me to her. That's all I ask"
 "Okay. I'll slap this tape back on your kisser while I go and get you something to eat. We, can't get over to see your friend until little late, and in the meantime suppose you could eat, couldn't you?"
 It was not until then that Martha was conscious of her gnawing hunger. "Yes," she told Speddon sullenly. But I want to
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see Betty as soon as can."
 "You will ," He taped her lips again, smoothing it down tight with fingers that smelled of nico- tine. That's all she's been talk ing about-seeing you. You babes must be pretty good buddies. |" Speddon got to his feet. "I'll get you something to eat" She heard his footballs fading into the dark ness. Then, once again, there was only silence.
 She wondered if Speddon's promise was trap - or the truth. Perhaps Betty was dead, as Mar shall in Portland had suggested. Perhaps this was only a trick to bring Martha to the same fate. Yet why should Speddon be so elaborate about 1t? He could have Killed her a dozen times since they met in the parking lot. And his remark that Betty had talked of nothing else but wanting to see Martha indicated that maybe, after all, she was still alive.
 She had been in the dark nses long before Speddon re- turned. Again he ripped off the unpleasant tape, and this time cut the rope which held her hands to- gether. Then he held out to her in the darkness warm cardboard box.
 There's 8 couple of ham, burgers and some potato chips," he said. And I got thermos of hot coffee here."
 Martha was grateful for the food. But despite her hunger there was one thought uppermost in her mind. When will we go to see Betty?"
 Go ahead and feed your face" Speddon said unfeelingly. We'll start in about an hour"
 (TO Be COntinued)
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But so quick was Speddon that no sound issued from Martha's throat. She was conscious of his pale fist, crashing down like lightning flash. There were sudden silver Streaks against her eyelids as the blow strickland then everything went black. But so swift is the mind that she knew, even in that febrile in stant, what was to happen. In less than a quarter of a minute he would knock her unconscious, shove her into the trailer, and drive away.
 This was her final impression; and when she opened her eyes she was startled to see, not the smooth painted ceiling of the trailer, but rough, high rafters. She lay Ii:on several layers of thick, unclean bur- lap, and her hands and feet were securely tied. It was not until a moment later that she was aware of the tight adhesive tape strapped so securely across her mouth.
 T mustn't get panicky," she thought T mustn't lose my head"
 Hhe rolled over on her side, star ing into a bleak, almost empty interior. It seemed to be a poorly stocked warehouse - and tken, suddenly, she heard below her the unmistakable sound of waves against wood piling. She knew taen that she. was imprisoned in 8 dock warehouse.
 AS far as she could tell, she was the only human within the bare confines of that vast place The few window openings were high, and shed little light. Try as she might, She could not see through the darkness more than IS or 20 feet in any direction.
 Her jaw ached from the force of Speddon's cruel, cowardly blow. There was queer feeling in her head and ears, too, as if she might have been under an anaesthetic. Surely, she thought, Speddon's fist couldn't have held her unconscious for so long time. How far was she from the spot where it had happened? It came to her in sud- den fear that she was not in Seat tie at all Perhaps this dock was on the waterfront of some little town north along the Sound. She might be 100 miles from Seattle. There was no way of knowing now. Sometimes she thought she heard the untitled sound of traffic, blocks away, but these sounds mingled with the skipping waves beneath the floor, and she could no be certain. Curiously she re- membered Marshall's words in Portland: eff you do find Sped don it will be the last thing you ever dol" -.....
 And now her tortured thoughts told her that there must be some terrifying connection be- tween Jack Speddon and Arnold Sloss. She was certain now that her first fears, there in San Diego, had been valid. There was some thing wrong about Sloss and Car rington. The Airspeed Trailer was a blind" for something = but what? What was this thing into which she and Betty had stum- bled so blindly?
 She recalled Gerry NeaPs warn ing that she had become involved in something much more serious than she realized. He must have
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TIE STORY SO FAR

When BETTY HAYNES drove OR from the Long Beach auto camp with JACK SPEDDON and failed tO return, MARTHA BRIT- TAIN first turned to police. But they were little help. So when mysterious. handsome GERRY NEAL reappeared on the scene, Martha leaned on him for help. And she fell in love with him.
 Neal helped Martha search i'm San Francisco for Betty but with no results. And finally Martha decided that she must not let her love interfere with her better judgment. so she had Neal ar- rested, charging him with being implicated in Betty's disappear ance.
 Then she sped north, only to find that Speddon had crossed out of California but without woman passenger. Arriving in Portland, Martha received a strange note from Betty, referring to a "Ciz- nix in Seattle" Police said they thought SpeddOn was carrying Betty along flor safety" and then they hinted she might have been murdered. Ciznik, they told her, was an underworld character.
 Martha went on to Seattle where she received a letter from ARNOLD SLOSS of the Airspeed Trailer Company, telling her to turn over her equipment to a designated agent who would meet her at the Yukon parking block. And when she reached the block, Martha was starled to recognize Speddon, in disguise. Terrified, she screamed for assistance.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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\ TITLE Prince WenceslauS, son
 of Emperor Charles w of Ger many. was beginning to toddle and talk when, at the age of 2, he was crowned King of Bohemia. It was 1863. when Germany was torn with feuds and the people were beginning to seek relief from oapal dominance.
 At the age of 9 Wenceslaus was married, and when he was only Is. shortly after his fathers death, le became ruler of Germany. As soon as he began to "feel his oats," however. Wenceslaus quarreled with the nobles. He was made prisoner in 1894. hut was soon re- eased.
 He was deposed in 1400 and when. in his impotence, he quar- 'eled with his half-brother, Sig smund. King of Hungary, he was :ast into jail for 19 months. while Siglsmund ruled Bohemia. But sigismund was recalled to Hum .ary and the luckless Wenceslaus lgain became ruler of Bohemia
 In all this time WenceSlauS had
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LONG-LOsT VIOLIN FOUND

Denver, (UP)-Sixteen years ago, c. J. Scheuerman, then a musician in a downtown theater, reported his violin stolen. Workmen remodeling the theater found the violin beneath the flooring in one of the boxes.
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 ruled the Duchy of Luxemburg, and it was in his honor that a stamp bear ing his portrait was issued late in 1895. He died in 1419, at AN AR E0
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Copyright 1887 NEA Service. Incl
 NEXT. When was the U. S. Military Academy established? 29
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CHAPTER XVIII

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-09
Will Continue to Advertise
MOntana's Attractions

1T is fortunate" said c. r. Nc
Clave, president of the Montana
Flour Mills Co., after meeting
with Montanans. Inc, the state
chamber of commerce, at Billings,
that Montana is continuing its pol
icy of advertising the states scenic
attractions, especially in view of
the recent report that the federal
appropriation for highway construc-
ton may be drastically lowered. II
this appropriation is reduced. Mon
tana will be in the position Of hav-
ing a large highway system to main
tain and only few people to pay
for it. But, if the tourist business
continues to increase, the out-of-
state visitor will, through the gaso-
line tax. aid very materially in
maintaining Montanas good roads.
At the meeting in Billings, Will
liam G. Ferguson, manager of Mon
tanans, Inc, reported more thar
$4,000 inquiries were received from
prospective visitors and answered
this year. A budget of $4,000 tc
be used in advertising Montana ir
the east and middle west was APP
proved by representatives from the
entire state,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-09
FISHER RIVER
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C. E. Gilbertson was a visitor in
Kalispell the first of last week
George P. Koebel and son War
rem drove to Spokane with truck
load of beef cattle last Monday
night.
James Orr was a business caller
in Kalispell on Wednesday. .
Mrs. Kenelty and Miss Grace
Kenelty spent the weekend at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon I. VanAlstine
and children of Kalispell drove out
Friday evening and visited until
Sunday evening at the Morris Davis
home
Jack Wheeler and Wallace Scott
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
w. A. Wallace home.
Homer Davis and Mr.. Smith from
the Viking mine were Sunday even
ing visitors at the nj. |. Davis
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shelley were
in Libby Friday
Gene Scott was in Libby on Tues
day.
Mrs. Earl Walker spent Saturday
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. w
J. Lloyd.
There will be Sunday school anc
preaching services Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at the usual place.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-09
Another Tax Hits
Employers Harder
After January

NA.-Beginning with Janu
airy, 1888, employers of Montana
labor will base their contributions
to the Montana unemployment COM
pensation fund on the rate of two
and seven-tenths per cent, instead
of paying at the rate of one and
eight-tenths per cent as they have
been required to do during 1887, the
first year of operation under the
Unemployment Compensation Act
of Montana
The increase to two and seven
tenths per cent is in conformity with
the Federal Social Security act
which called for employer contribu-
tons of one per cent for 1886. two
per cent for 1887 and three per
cent for 1898 and succeeding years
Under the federal act the indivual
states were permitted to collect so
per cent of the specified unemploy-
ment compensation tax. the remain
ing 10 per cent when due from en-
ployers of eight or more workers to
be collected by the internal reve-
nue. bureau for the benefit of the
Social Security Board
Under the Montana act, passed
and approved last March, all pay
rolls of one or more workers were
subjected to assessments of one and
/ eight-tenths per cent from the first
day of the year, which assessments
were to be increased to two and
seven-tenths per cent for the
year 1888 and succeeding years, or
until altered by act of the legis-
lature.
! Contributions received by the I'm
employed Compensation Commission
of Montana on pay rolls for the
first 10 months of the present year
at the rate of one and eight-tenths
per cent had amounted to approx.
mately S1.600,000 towards the close
lof November,
Every penny Of this sum, together
with accretions of interest earning.
thereon, is being held for the pay
ment of unemployment benefits wher
they become available July |, 1889
as the entire cost of administering
the state act is being paid by allot
ments from the Federal Social Sc
curity fund.
The purpose of building up sucl
a large reserve, which we expec
will reach six million dollars b,
July /, $780, said Barclay Craig
head, chairman of the Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission o
Montana, lis to provide a cash reser
voir Of sufficient volume to meet tn,
demands of unemployed worker
during possible future periods Of in
dustrial let-downs, when benefi
claims may exceed the normal in
come from employer contributions.
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Farmer, telling how to remodel a
mans suit into one for lady. The
Club feels extremely fortunate to
find that one of its members al
ready has such a suit which is in
deed beautiful. Mrs. Leila Nixon
Collier and Beebe helped with the
lesson.
A dress form was used to illus
trate good and poor lines in dresses
Collars. buckles, and other acces-
series also received much attention
Don't forget the Christmas party
on Friday, Dec. II, at the home Of
Mrs. Nan Smith, for club members
Subject for meeting on January 8
at the home of Mrs. Edna Caldwell
fish hatchery is Saving ano
Spending for Things Worth While.
Roll Call: A New Years Resolution
Reported by
JULIA A. BEEBE.
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New York and Los Angeles
Centers for Television

Hollywood, Calf. - New York
and Los Angeles are the two
most logical choices for the begin
nings of commercial television
broadcasting in America, reports
the scientific committee of the re-
search council of the Academy OF
Motion Picture Arts g. Sciences
here.
The great need for talented ac-
tors is a primary reason for this
decision[ On the New York stage
and radio and in Hollywood's mo-
ton picture studios are the best ac-
tors in the country.
Geographically Los Angeles ex-
cells New York in its facility for
television broadcasts on the line
OF sight properties OF the televi-
sion waves, also reports the commit
tee. While New York and its sur
rounding area can be covered from
towering Manhattan skyscrapers the
city OF Los Angeles has its own,
natural high landmarks.
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New Bosis of
Cor Assessment
Decided On

HELENA, Dec. "A system for
uniform assessment of automobiles
in Montana, prepared by the state
board Of equalization, was submit
ted to county assessors of the state
today with recommendations for
adoption.
The plan bases assessments on the
actual delivered price of cars anc
calls for their assessment at their
full and true value.
Approval of the majority of the
assessors has been received, Z. A
Dye, chairman of the board, said.
If the uniform minimum SEIZED
ule is applied throughout the state
it will result in a material increase
in motor vehicle valuations in Mon.
tana, he said.
The change is in line with the
movement to fix a fairer valuation
on all property for taxation pur.
poses and relieve some Of the bur
den on real estate"
Members of the equalization boare
said they adopted the assessment
system after an extentive study o
the new state automobile assessment
law and Of present motor vehicle
assessment methods.
The schedule of assessment value
and percentage depreciation chart
was arrived at, the board said, afte
study of freight rates from prin
cipal manufacturing centers to Mon
tana, study of assessment system
used in the past and after plans o
number of assessors were con
sidered.
The system decided upon wa
worked out to a great extent by w
J. Burton, Cascade county assessor
several years ago.
The system devised in the de
probation schedule covers 8 year
and calls for 100 percent valuation
on the delivered prices of new cars
In succeeding years, cars will b
valued on the following percentage
of their delivery price.
Second year, 81 percent, third, a
percent; fourth, 33 percent; fifth, q
percent; sixth, Is percent; sew
enth, III percent; eighth, percent
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Form Women Club
Studies Methods Of
Making Clothes

The Libby Farm Women's club
met at the home of Mrs. r. r. Bee
be Wednesday, Dec. l, with Mrs.
Maize and Mrs Carroll assisting.
The usual delicious dinner was
served at 1890. Three tables were
set and place cards suggestive OF
the approaching Christmas season
marked each place.
Before the business meeting a
number of songs were sung by the
groups which added much to the en-
loyment of the day. During the
business meeting Mrs. Herbst told
of modern farming methods being
practiced by the young farmers OF
Michigan where she recently visit
ed. Much of this advancement has
been made through the agricultural
high schools FL clubs, Future Farm
ers of America and by the help of
Smith Hughes instructors
Through the efforts Of MIR. II. A.
Joughin and Mrs. Herbst petitions
have been prepared by MIR. Long,
county attorney, to be sent to the
President of the United States ask
ing that the farmers of Lincoln
county be given assistance in the
clearing of their land by the use OF
large machinery. in order that they
might raise forage for which this
valley is especially suited SO that
dairying might become large enough
to furnish the two creameries OF
Lincoln county with cream enough
to make all the butter used III this
county. This would help to make
it possible for the farmers to be
more self supporting throughout the
county. The Libby Farm Women:
club voted to get back Of the pc
titions and help to get it circulated
The lesson for the day was {
continuation of the study Of re
modelling clothes.
Some valuable material loaned t
the Club by Miss Harrer, Flatheat
county home demonstration agent
mounted pictures, sWatches of clotl
showing matching and contrasting
colors that might be used together
articles on colors to wear together
lines, the elements of art to be con
sidered in planning wardrobe, ais
an article on "Suiting Yourself a
Brothers Expense from Capper'
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Editorial Comment
Higher Costs For Newspaper
Publishers

The publisher of newspaper is
being caught in the upward march
of prices, eqally with merchants,
manufacturers, and other lines of
industry. Higher tax rates, social
security and unemployment taxes,
higher prices for the things he buys
are all adding to his cost of doing
business. On January l he faces a
heavy increase in the cost of news
print, an increase of $3.50 ton
The Crown-Zellerbach paper COM
pany, from which concern this news
paper buys much of its paper stock
recently explained why it would
have to boost the cost of neWsprint
It pointed out that because of $50
increase in taxes the past fiscal year
a fourth wage increase since 1881
which became effective June | anc
which will occasion an additional |.
month salary expenditure of S900,0Ol
under the union agreement, they arr
obhged to maintain this highe
price.
This is just another example 0
passing the tax on to the consumer
When there is general increas
of costs, the consumer must pa.
them or the business concern vii
60 bankrupt. The tax may be hid
den in the higher cost of goods blu
nevertheless the common man pay
them. He may not know it but h
pays just the same.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
r. n. A. Elect Officers.

At the regular meeting of the
r. n. A. ON Wednesday evening the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Oracle, Doris Bro
derrick; vice oracle, Sena Johnson,
recorder, Dorothy Richardson; re-
ceiver, Frances Drake; chancellor,
Tillie Porter; marshall, Mabel Leon
ard: sentinel, Jessie knight; outer
sentinel, Ethel johnson; manager,
Bertha Pike; physician, DR.. Laura
Lowell. A sumptuous pick up lunch
was served after the meeting. A
new 48 cup coffee urn was pur-
chased. The next meeting will be
$50 Christmas party with the
Juveniles including tree and ex-
change Of gifts.