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Evening star., 1938-04-30

21OO Eye Street NV.
Apt. of , rooms kitchen and bath.
500 90 Elevator and secre.arial
telephone service. Resident man.
ager. Metropolitan O135.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
1908 CONN. AVE. NV.

2118 p st. NV.
Electric RefrigerAtion.
8 rms. kit. and bath 900
Evening star., 1938-04-30

g5I5 18th st. NV.
Near Clifton St.
Apis. of and g rooms. kitchen and
bath, porches. 1915 S55 90. Resi-
cent manager, Columbia 1886.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
THE LEGATION

64?O Connecticut Avenue,
At Legation Street.
Apis. Of . and rooms. foyer. kitch-
en- land bath. $4,000 $3.50. Eleva-
tor and secretarial telephone service;
garage. Resident manager, CT. 9i06.
1886 EUCLID STREET NV.
Apt. of rooms. kitchen and bath,
S51.bO. JanitOr on nremiSeS.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
THE LANYALE
THE CHALFONTE

1922 N ST. NV.
tJuSt west Of Conn. Ave.)
Elec. refg on house current.
2 rms, kit. and bath -S47.6O
Evening star., 1938-04-30
THE BARCLAY

Apis. of :, and 2 rooms. kitchen and
BATH 81 s 90. $1,000. Resident man.
ager. Adams SS35.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

1913 Harvard Street NV,
At Mt. Pleasant st.
Apt of 3 rooms dinette. kitchen
and bath. $500. Elevator and
switchboard service. Resident man
ager, Columbia 93o0.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
1901 CALVERT STREET

nm. bath and recpt. hall.
>. 4 and 8 rooms. kitchen and
bath. All outside. large spa
cious rooms: large porches; shower
bath: abundance of closet space.
G. E. refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
1n26 18th ST NV

] and = rooms and bath. No kitchen.
2 rooms. kitchen and bath and
rooms, kitchen and bath.
Electric refrigeration Switch
board. Elevator Service. Resi-
dent manager.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
40 INDEPENDENCE AVE. s.W.

Opposite Capitol Grounds.
Apt. of , rooms, kitchen and bath,
$4,000. $4,000. Resident manager,
Metropolitan 1853.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
1907 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
Raf,a nd
NE FAR ASSY

Cathedral Ave.
Ant. containing = rooms, large foyer.
dinette. kitchen and bath. Sc" so.
Resident manager. Adams 6S22.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

s-story elev. bldg, Elec. reig: on
rms, Kit. and $3.50
Evening star., 1938-04-30
1O15 N STREET
BIAS MT. PLEASANT STREET

4 rooms. kitchen and bath $500
) rooms. kitchen and bath $3.50
Electric refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
33l4 nat. PLEASANT STREET

oITS W.. pIEASA\I SlNEEl
4 rms. kitchen. bath and
porch S55, $50 and Sfo so
Refrigeration on house current.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
$500 K STREET NV.
CASTLE MANOR

Apts. of . rooms, kitchen and bath,
S35 90, $3.50. Resident manager,
Metropolitan 1883.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

250l CALVERT ST. NV.
6 rooms. kitchen. 2Ka baths, large
reception hall. porch and fireplace
S125
Electric refrigeration on house cur
rent.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

room, kitchen and bath $4,000
z rooms. kitchen and bath. $500 up
3 rooms. kitchen and bath $500
Electric Refrigeration on House
Current. Resident Manager.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
THE STANTON

1913 c ST. NE.
8 rms, kit. and bath h---S47.! :!
Evening star., 1938-04-30

5922 18th ST. NV.
2 rooms. kitchen. dinette and bath.
S51 so
Res. Manager. Mrs. Seabrook.
Ra. 5515.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

Modern 3-story bldg. Electrolux refrg.
Convenient to transportation.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
IM RpRATD

307O THAYER ST. NE.
sR. /. AVE. BET, 22nd 4 23rd)
Elec. refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
2 rms, kit. and bath $4,000
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

ducing land, most valuable for that
purpose, too many trees should not
be cut from a given area If the
Christmas tree crop is properly cut,
the forest is the better for it. Thin
ming" they call it, just like thin
ming patch of garden vegetables.
Vandalism is frowned upon by
these men of the forest This in
cludes such things as cutting trees
along highways, needed for beauti-
fieation; cutting tops out of trees.
thus resulting in unnecessary waste;
or wastefulness by cutting several
trees to get one perfect specimen.
Criminal stealing of trees from the
land of another is listed as not in
keeping with the sacred spirit of
this holiday Cutting many more
trees than the market will absorb.
is plain wastefulness, and not even
good business.
Have your Christmas trees, by
all means. say the foresters. But
be sure that they truly represent
peace. good will and human vel
fare
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
How the Throne Descends
When a Sovereign Passe.

Within the reigning English fam
lily the throne descends according
to the same principle of primo
geniture that formerly governed in
the inheritance of land. When a
sovereign dies, the eldest son-who
is by birth duke of Cornwall and is
created. prince of Wales and earl
of Chester-inherits; if he is not
living, his eldest surviving son sue
ceeds, or in lieu of a son, the eldest
surviving daughter. If no heir is
available in this branch of the fam
lily, the deceased sovereign's second
son Cor son or daughter thereof
inherits, and SO on, elder sons being
always preferred to younger, and
male heirs to female, notes a writ
er in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AS Queen Victoria was an only
child, the daughter of Edward, duke
of Kent, the fourth son of George
III, the throne would have descend
ed to Ernest, duke of Cumberland
and earl of Armagh, the eighth child
and fifth son of George III, in
the event of Victoria's death be-
fore she became queen.
Victoria assembled the throne upon
the death of William W, the third
son Of George III. William had three
daughters who predeceased him.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Shoe-Throwing at Newly
Married Ancient Custom

The custom of throwing shoes at
newly married couples is very old
and may be a relic of the ancient
practice of giving shoe to another
to symbolic the transfer of pos
session. Sometimes new ownership
was symbolized by throwing the
shoe on the property in question.
Over Edom will I cast out my
shoe, says Psalm 60: 8, meaning
that the country was to be subdued
In Ruth Al, we read:
Now this was the manner in for
mer time in Israel concerning re-
deeming and concerning changing,
for to confirm all things, a man
plucked off his shoe. and gave 1t TO
his neighbor: and this was a testi-
mony in Israel" Accordingly. when
Boaz's kinsman relinquished his
rights to Ruth and her Inheritance,
he drew off his shoe in The pres
ence of witnesses.
Among the Anglo-Saxe it was
customary for the father i've one
of his daughters shoes to ne bride
groom, who touched her on the head
with it, the ceremony signifying the
passage of authority and dominion
over the daughter from parent to
husband Later, it is supposed, the
custom degenerated and the shoe
was thrown after the couple as they
departed for their new house.
Some writer's. however, believe
that throwing shoes at newly mar
rled pairs represents missile-throw-
ing and is savage survival of the
days when the bride was often car
ried away by force from her people
who attempted to drive off her alb
ductor. This theory seems to be
partially confirmed by the practice
in Turkey and other parts of the
Near East. where the bridegroom
alone Is chased by the guests and
pelted with slippers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
"Woodsmon, Use
Thot Tree"

MISSOULA.-"Is it wrong to cut
Christmas trees?" Should the
Christmas tree custom be abolished
in the interests of conservation
What a shame to waste all those
Christmas trees!"
Every year with the coming of
the Christmas holiday season, these
and similar questions again are sub
mitted to the u. S. Forest Service.
They repeat the viewpoint of scien-
tific foresters. Conservation is
wise" they say "A tree is liv-
ing, growing thing. 1t reaches ma
turity, decays and dies The for
est is a crop, and should be har-
vested Whether we use it for
Christmas trees, for lumber for
neWsprint pulp, or for rayon. de-
ponds upon community needs and
desires.
Looking upon the forest as a
crop, foresters hold that the thing
to be considered is the producing
power of the land. This should not
be abused or destroyed Hence,
Christmas trees should be harvested
properly. If growing on forest-pro-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Queer Habits of Fish

The Nile catfish adopts the
strange habit of swimming on its
back and as a consequence its stom-
ach is colored darker than its back,
whereas in most fish the back is
always darker than the underpart.
Another strange swimmer is the
shrimp-fsh, or needle-fish, of the
Indian ocean. These little chaps al
ways live together in small shoals
of five or six and they swim in a
vertical position, snout upwards.
They can, however. swim in the
ordinary horizontal position and
have even been seen swimming
about in vertical position with
their queer-looking tail end up
wards.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Liverpool Has Romantic Touch

Geography has played an unmis-
taxable part in shaping Liverpool
destiny The city is situated only
three miles from the Irish sea on
the north bank Of the tidal Mersey
river, which ranges in width from
a mile to three miles and extends
inland far enough to provide safe
anchorage for ships. King John
founded the town early in the Thir-
teenth- century, but it developed
slowly until America was discov-
cred. Liverpool engaged in the slave
traffic, and its bold seafarers also
played an active part in the roman
tic days of smuggling rum, sugar
and tobacco. But the ports real
prosperity dates from 1910, when
Samuel Cunard inaugurated regular
steamship service between the Old
world and the New.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Great Falls Tribunel

Great Falls Tribune)
Every year someone tries to start
an argument about the proper
method of making and serving
plum pudding on Christmas day.
Whether the pudding should be
served with the alcoholic sauce blaz-
ing in the dish and other technical
points arouse much debate
1t is all so beside the point. If it
be true that we should ruin our
digestions at our holiday feasts, it
it not necessary to turn to imported
and alien customs from over the
seas to make our banquets rich and
heavy Plum pudding has been Gel
ebrated ad nauseam by the writer's
of old England and its virtues ex-
tolled in song and poetry by the
self-centered Britishers But, while
it is as indigestible as any dessert
might be and as full Of dynamite
for tender stomachs, it is a most
overrated delicacy. and we Ameri-
cans need not slavishly gulp it
down, either in alcoholic bath or
without any sinful LIQUOR
The dessert of tradition, born of
free regime in a new land, redo
lent of memories of frontier days
and pioneer homes. is the mince pie.
That for the Christmas feast may
carry as much fiery rum or brandy
as one wishes or be as austerely
purItanic in its abstinence as the
conscience dictates. But in either
case it is made for festivity, and
its savory flavors delight the most
fastidious palate. 1t yields to no
dessert in its indigestibility. 1t can
ride the unfortunate one with a
weak stomach through long hours
of hideous Nightmares to make him
pay for his fun in full measure.
But it is born for banquet and feast,
for celebration and gayety, to top
off with heavy richness the surfeit
of the overabundant holiday
gorging.
Let those who would argue about
the proven manner of preparing the
Christmas festival discuss the I'M
settled and heat-arousing issues of
how the mince pie should be made
and leave the plum pudding to the
tltlliu gbilSIlluGIilS Ol the angular
Mr.. Chamberlain. Mince pie is he
mans dish II is yet a moot ques-
ton in this free land whether it is
a sin or a, triumph to mix it with
cider vinegar or with stout brandy.
There are as many recipes for it as
there are good cooks, and it is a
subject of debate dear to the patri-
OTIS. Let us not worry about effete
European desserts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Home of Birds of Paradise

Robinson Crusoe's island os To-
bago is the ward of Trinidad To-
bago lies on one of the unbeaten
paths which can lay claim to I'M
spoiled beauty. The Bird of Para
disc island is lh miles from To-
bago On the former the birds Of
paradise live in billy and verdant
environment Nowhere else in the
world can these birds be seen in
their wild state except in Dutch
New Guinea whence they came.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
First Generator

The first generator developed for
laboratory work was built by Mich
ael Faraday in 1881. The first motor
was built in 1870 by Zenobe Theo-
phile Gramme and was obviously
for laboratory work. For the Wen
ma fair in 1873 a generator was built
to be driven by steam engine. Due
to an error in the field construction,
the generator ran faster than the
engine and the first commercial"
motor resulted. The first central
station generator was built by Edi-
son in 1882, consisting of a 1000
horsepower dynamo for the Pearl
street station in New York city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Magic Mind Reading

It's supposed to be a ticklish bust
ness to ask lady her age. Here s
a way to do it without danger Ask
her TO put down the number of the
month in which she was born. Null
tiply it by 2, add 5, multiply by
SO, add her age, and subtract 1865.
When she gives you the result, you
must mentally add lis. Now the
last two figures of the total are her
age, and the first figure is the num-
Der of the month she vas born in.
Suppose you get 7l9. Then she is
10 years old, and her birthday is
in the seventh month July. This
simple trick will work for any age
up to 100.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

In this modern conflict between
the smile and the laugh, am all in
favor of laughing. Laughter has
something in it in common with the
ancient winds of faith and inspira-
ton; ii unfreezes pride and unwinds
selves I'm the presence of something
greater than themselves; something
las the common phrase goes about
a joke) that they cannot resist.-G.
x. Ches erton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
GRANTS APPROVED.

Grants totaling S4b4, 5b976 have
been approved by the federal social
security board as Montanas share
of government funds for relief pur-
poses during the first quarter of
1889, the state welfare board has
reported. The funds will be aug
mented by state and county money.
0ld-age assistance was allotted
$400,47315; aid to dependent chill
dren, $63, 1926, and aid to needy
blind, $9l025.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY'S
ORDINANCES?

No person shall drag or haul any
timber or any article along or over
any public highway in such man
ner that portion of the same shall
rest upon or come in contact with
the surface of such public highway;
nor shall any person on any planked,
paved or macadamized public high
way, lock the wheel of any vehicle
by the method commonly known as
trough lock-; nor by any method
whereby anything other than the
tire of such wheel or a smooth shoe
shall come in contact with the sur
face of the public highway. Sec
ton Is
BY the way have you listed
your New Years resolutions yet? {.
And then Ray Pival is sort of
afraid to buy new hat before the
New Year celebration because he
might lose it
Here's hoping that your New Year
is filled with every brightness
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
King Spoke No English

George spoke no English. Be-
cause. of this and the fact that he
took little interest in his kingdom,
the government was virtually in the
hands of his ministers. notably Sir
Robert Walpole ~
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

According to the register at the
Hotel Libby this city was honored
with prominent presence last Sun
day Murray Gay, manager of
the local establishment, reports all
rumors and heresay as true /.
and that the famous parsonage is a
true gentleman and does have "a
little round belly, that shakes when
he laughs. like bowl full of jelly"
your right the name is
Santa Claus and residence is Ice
land 5. and if you don't believe this
story look at the register in the
Libby Hotel
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
SMALL THOUGHTS.

The polite of every country seem
to have but one character. A gen.
tleman of Sweden differs but lit
tie, except in trifles. from one of
any other country. II is among the
vulgar we are to find those dis
tinctions which characterize peo-
nIe.-GoldSmith.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
The Vesper Sparrow

The vesper sparrow, that voices
the spirit of the open spaces, can
be marked by its reddish-brown
shoulder patch and white outer tail
feathers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Influenced Louis W

Nine. Pompadour and Nine. du
Barry, the rnistresses of Louis XIV.
influenced his selection of prime
ministers and other officials.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

CUFF
By Hal
sx.sxsx.xsssssssstssssssss

Christmas is here and gone once
again and we hope that every
one enjoyed the season as much as
we did for the first time in
several years we spent the day with
our parents and ii meant so much
to yours truly that words cannot
express our feelings
| want to thank the boss here and
now for being such a darn good
fellow and letting US take those days
off you won't find many
that would do that and give you a
Christmas present also
See Jerry Neils for hand picked
muskrats
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

The man who aims at the pos
session of diamonds seldom appreci-
ates the sparkle of the morning
sun in drop Of. dew.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Bans National Flag

Argentina has banned the use OF
the national. flag or the coats-of.
arms Of Argentina in trade marks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29

Here's hoping that your New Yea
is filled with every brightness :. +. !.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
50 BLAzES LAID
FIRE maniac
Washington Times Staff Photos

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Q.N.S).
Suspicion Of having set so Brook.
lyn fires in the past two years,
one of which took three lives, at.
tached today to John Wade, 20,
who fire officials say developed q
firebug mania from the death of
his mother, sister, and brother in
a blaze in 1885.
A fire at the home Of Wade's
married sister a week ago after
he had quarreled with his brother.
in.law attracted suspicion to
Wade. Yesterday In the hallway
of a flre.ruined tenement, Wade
demonstrated how he set the blaze
which took three lives on New
Years Day and admitted that he
had touched off the home Of O
girl friend after a quarrel.
His own explanation of his con.
duct was:
Whenever I get drunk or get
licked in a fight, and always
get licked in a fight, start a
fire."
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
Holdup Man
Becomes Habit for Grocer

was $35 In your, pants. This
week there's only $12. You can't
do this to me-"
I'm having enough trouble
supporting my people," said
Enders. do have to support
you too, for the rest of my
life?"
tits not enough" said the
visitor.
Then he turned his attention tt
Enders' sister who missed his frs
visit.
Peel down." he ordered.
who me?" she asked.
Sure" he said, II don't mean
the Brockwurst."
mot mel" she told him
emphatically.
20. K" he agreed, then just
step in the washroom."
She did, and he locked her in.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
SEA OPERATION
IS SUCCESSFUL

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,
Feb. 9 Q.N.S0.-Mrs. Evelyn
Emmens, Worcester, Mass, was
reported progressing nicely here
today following an emergency
appendicitis operation aboard the
French liner, Normandie.
After undergoing the operation
three days ago, Mrs. EmmonS was
unable to continue the cruise and
was taken ashore here, where she
is being attended by a physician
and nurses.
The Normandie'S engines were
stopped for half an hour while
DR.. Lester Samuels, head of the
Van Wyck Hospital. Brooklyn, N.
Y, also passenger aboard the
vessel, performed the operation.
Mrs. EmmonS hopes to rejoin
the Normandie at Martinique for
the return voyage to New York.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
COURT STUDIES
$4,000 DEBT

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 G.N.s).
The question of whether Henry
Huddleston Rogers, jr., must pay
$4,000 to his fathers estate re-
manned unanswered today as
testimony in Supreme Court in an
executors suit was ended and at
torneys for both sides were ordered
to file Briefs.
His former wife, now Mrs. Vir-
ginia Waters, and his former STEP
mother, Mrs. Marguerite Miles,
both testified they did not believe
the elder Rogers ever expected to
be repaid the $4,000 he loaned
his son for a flier in motion pic
ture production.
Mrs. Miles testified that the
elder Rogers "was very enthuSias-
tic" over his sons productions and
apparently was satisfied to let the
debt pass in view Of the use to
which the loan had been put. Mrs.
Waters testified similarly.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
Counsel Dismissal
Hats Pastor Trial

BERLIN, Feb. 10 G.N.S).-Trial
Of the Rev. Martin Niemoeller,
militant Protestant pastor accused
of preaching anti-nazi doctrines,
will be resumed February 10, it
was disclosed today. The trial
was suspended temporarily yeSter-
day after the pastor dismissed his
defenSS counsel, repeatedly to dem
onstrate to the world his convic-
ton that the result of the trial Is
q foregone conclusion.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
Ye Valentine
A Islander

Slander will be delivered by
the sack this year if a survey Of
the current array Of st. Valen-
tine missive of today is calculated
to induce hemorrhages Of the
more violent kind. preceded by a
purpling Of the gills.
For those tender souls who can
not yet surrender themselves to
the cynical trend, however, the
card makers have outdone them
selves in a limited selection of
heart-shaped messengers Of love
and kisses.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
Beauty Mud
Study of 1t Made
By Mass. Students

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 10.
Missouri mud, which makes glass
sparkle, beauties skin, and plugs
cracks in dams, is being studied by
Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology research scientists.
The problem is to learn the Wis
cous properties of the mud, known
as bentonite, because it comes
from the Fort Benton shaleS OF the
upper Missouri valley.
Bentonite's chief virtue in the
eyes of engineers, the scientists
said, is it's ability to swell when
mixed with water, which makes
it useful to plug cracks in dams
when nothing else works.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10
Suicide Attempt
FOiled by Call

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1o.-Mrs.
Maria Gaspari, 81, telephoned o
friend and turned on the gas. The
friend called police. They got there
in time. She was taken to Mercy
Hospital, where she is recovering.
Mrs. Gaspari, a divorcee, was
despondent because Of q quarrel
With q nan.
The Washington times., 1938-02-10

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 O.N.SJ.
Sound Of his shop door opening
brought Fred Enders to attention
among his cheeses and liverwurst.
One look at the man who en-.
tered and Enders YEARLY slipped
suspenders from his shoulders, al
lowed his pants to fall to half
mast.
That's right" the an
nodded approvingly, you know
what to do next-step out of
them"
And Enders stepped out Of his
pants for the second time in less
than two weeks and handed them
to his visitor who expertly plucked
$12 from the pockets.
Look" said the visitor, "last
week when robbed you there