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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
RepubIicans Are
 ThemseIues Held To Be Responsible
Court Liigations Started By Republican Organization Placed Obligations on City-ThOms, Guilfoie,
 Minor Ffurl Back the Charges

Most of the legal costs of the city the total of $2 00 currently under attack as incorrectly paid items by Con-
 troer Sherwood Rowlands charge bounced back today obligations caused the city by Republican organization court litigation in the two longdrawn Superior Court affrays, to wit The famous merit system battle the election recount both by andamus from the office Republican Town Chairman Warren Upson And former
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Mayor William E. Thoms, partner in Carmody and Thoms, told The Democrat today that his recollec- ton is that the bill for $17,O00 was submitted to the city and paid in November. Thus, current charges of the new city controller relating to December items irregularly paid" take on the aspect of a more efful-
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Inter-City Bowling
Tournament I'm Progress

The bowling tournament between
teams Of Libby, Kalispell and Spo-
kane is being run off this week at
The Play. A Kalispeil team was
here last Sunday. Two teams of
the Silver Loaf Bakery, Spokane,
will be here Saturday and Sunday.
These are two of the best in Spo-
kane, one of them going to New
York City tournament last year. To
date Walter Baker holds high score
for all events, 2093. He also holds
high singles record, sos.
Following is the standing of the
contestants at present.
Glass "A
Singles-Walter Baker, 665.
Doubles, w. Baker, H. Sleizer,
1898; P. Baker r. Roberts, 1869.
Team Events - Heidelberg, 5000;
Texaco, 2970.
Glass B
Singles-T. Brindley, 663; Over
by, Kalispell, 624.
Doubles-Overby Reese, Kalispell
1872.
Team Events - Libby Creamery
2940; Cheffs Dry Goods, 1882.
A Correction.
In last weeks issue this newspa-
per stated two Libby teams went to
kalispell to bowl and were defeat
ed. Information given the reporter
was incorrect. The Gilt Top Libby
team won its contest, with Harold
Miller rolling the highest score made
by anyone at the meet, 536.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Large Crowd Expected
At Presidents Ball

Forrest De Rosia, chairman in
charge of arrangements, has been
very busy the past week getting ev-
erything in readiness for the annual
Presidents Ball, to be held Satur-
day night, the 10Th, in Kienitz hall
A mixed program of entertainment
will be provided There will be
floor show starting at 9 o'clock for
those who do not care for dancing,
as we'll as for the enjoyment of
the dancers. The floor show will
be followed by dancing. The music
will be blythe popular Davey Doe
orchestra.
Receipts from the dance will go
to an organization that has recently
been formed for the study of in
fantile paralysis. Money from this
source will no longer 60 to the
hospital at Warm Springs, Va, as
that institution has been amply
financed, it is said
MIR. De Rosia reports that com
mittee meeting was held last Thurs
day night, where final arrangements
were completed. An interesting
reading about infantile paralysis was
given by Miss Nina Larson and Mr..
A. A. Wood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Death Calls Two
Aged Libby Residents

Funeral services for Edward Mon
Afghan were held Tuesday afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock from the Gompf
chapel for Edward Monaghan, who
passed away Saturday after i'll health
due to old age. The Rev. Fl. W.
Woods officiated and burial was in
the Libby cemetery.
Mr.. Monaghan was born in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, on May IL, 1866, and
was III years old. He came to Lib
by in 1924. He was unmarried and
there are no known relatives.
Another one to answer the last
call this week was James Mcpherson,
who had lived in Libby about a
year, coming here from Rexford.
He had resided in and about Rex
ford Since 1915. Death was due to
the infirmities of old age. He was
born in Novia Scotia on August 9,
1855, and was thus 81 years old at
His last birthday. There are no
known surviving relatives. Funeral
services were held from the Gompf
chapel yesterday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock and burial was in the Libby
cemetery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
II. N. A. Holds
Installation of Officers

The r. N. A. held installation of
officers at its regular meeting Mon
day night, in Legion hall. The fol-
lowing were installed:
Oracle, Bessie Withee, vice oracle.
Mathilda thinner, past oracle, Grace
Miller; chancellor, -Linnie Pitcher,
recorder, Agnes w. Larson; receiver,
Ola West; marshall, Mary Kujawa;
assistant marshall, Minnie Saunders;
inner sentinel, Helen Eckert; outer
sentinel, Euniee Stoeffier; manager,
Lena Roseth; faith, Bessie Clowers;
modesty, Minnie Paulson; unselfish-
ness, Bertha Richardson; endurance
Ella Baenen; courage, Emma Ru-
bard; flag bearer, Sadie Kaeding, de
gree captain, Edna Polette, assistant
degree captain, Mabel Solem.
District Deputy Hazel Brawley Of
Whitefish was grand installing Of
ficer, assisted by Neighbor Bernice
Reedy. Mabel Solem was ceremon-
ial marshall
After the installation, the install
ing officers were presented with
gifts and lovely lunch was served
The next regular meeting will be
February IA.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Planning Fight Program
For Libby Sportsmen

Libby fight fans have a treat in
store for them il plans now under
way by the Libby baseball club
work out, and there is no expectation
that the affair will not end sue
cessfully.
The club is planning a boxing
program for the night of Febru-
airy rs, or approximately that date.
Several professional boxers have
been contacted and have agreed to
take part in a Libby program.
Among them are such well known
fighters as Ford Smith of Missoula,
Tommie Lynch, present heavy
weight champion of Montana, and
Joe Lindgren, former heavyweight
champion of the Northwest The
Libby heavyweight, Jesse Baker,
and other local boys will also have
parts on the program. Further an
nouncements will be made as the
program is worked out.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Dean AIbee Writes
Of His Experience
In q Typhoon

EUREKA, JAN 26.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. c. Albee are in receipt of letters
received from their son Dean, who
is stationed in the Philippines as a
mill superintendent at Santa Cruz
on the island of Marinduke. Mr..
Aibee is graduate of Lincoln coun-
@ high school and completed his
education at Pullman, Wash, Nc
Minville, Ore, and at the New Mex
leo School of Mines. He went to
the islands in 1888 as mining en-
gfneer. He writes Of his experience
during the recent typhoons which
have ravaged the islands. Since re-
ceiving these letters there have been
many more severe storms and the
Albees are anxiously awaiting fur
ther word from their son. The fol-
lowing are excerpts. November Ill
This is now the rainy season and
typhoons are common. We are now
having a bad one which flooded the
shaft to the top-63 feet sof water
in it," December IL last wrote
you the day of the typhoon which
at the time | thought had finished.
Sorry, but it hadn't really started.
Toward 5 o'clock in. the aftefnoon
the wind had reached such velocity
that I packed up and laahed down
all my belongings under Me water
proof coverings and put extra
matches, my flashlight and pistol in
my pocket and asked the cook to give
us sandwiches and coffee before
dinner. The food arrived and the
camp around us began to collapse.
First the large bunk house on the
hill appeared to explode; the walls
fell out and the roof dropped. We
took in many of the people and
sent others to the extra staff house
ON the hill. That staff house went
next Sheets of galvanized iron
flew around like SO many papers
Next the compression house walls
blew away and the stable over
turned. By this time the wind was
coming in steady gusts which
swooped downward then rose uI
again. Twelve inch tree trunks were
breaking in front of the staff house
where we were and the whole house
shook like a bowl of jelly There
wasn't leaf on any of the trees BY
dusk and the long five and six fee
lengths of cogon grass sailed arounc
like arrows. Again one knows how
it feels to be helpless and be waiting
for the worst which you know will
come (Mr. Albee is referring to tht
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Return From Long Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rose returned
last week from an auto trip that took
them into Arizona and other parts
of the Southwest. At Phoenix,
Ariz., they visited Mrs. Roses
grandmother, Mrs. c. F. Crane, and
a sister, Mrs. F. w. Monrad. They
were down in old Mexico several
times. They also visited relatives
in Los Angeles, Long Beach and
San Jose, Calf. On the way north
they crossed both the Oakland and
Golden Gate bridges, and report
these two structures as being won
derful sights. They stopped at Long
view, Wash, for visits with Mr.
Roses sisters, Mrs. Charles Golden
and Mrs. William Ballsmider Mrs
Golden and two children returned
to Libby with them and are visiting
Mrs. Golden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
B. B. Withee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose travelled over
5000 miles, had no blowouts or 9TH
err car trouble and say the trip was
most enjoyable one.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Bill Aims To
StopCut In
Road Funds
Says Completion of Highway
System Is of Vital
Importance.
AID DOES NOT
COST ANY MONEY

HELENA.-To block the POSSIBLE
ity of reduction in normal highway
appropriations, bill has been in
troduced into congress designed to
maintain the federal highway aid
fund for 1910 and 1941 at the pres
ent figure, according to information
received by the Montana Automobile
association, motor division of Mon
tanans, Inc.
James III. Rowe, Butte, president
of Montanans, Inc, and past MEM
Der of the Montana highway COM
mission said, This move will aid
materially in keeping the appropria-
ton where it is now. 1t is the be-
lief of Montanans, Inc. that, while
the need for reducing the cost Of
government is appreciated, such de-
creases in the federal highway funds
should come from such recently
adopted federal policies as road
side Identification and grade-cross-
ing elimination, valuable though
they may be, and not from monies
ear-marked for farm : to market
roads and the construction of our
primary highway system. In Mon
tana this is especially important for
there are more than 1,70O miles of
primary roads which need immedi-
ate rebuilding as the cost of main
tenance has become prohibitive'.'
4Montanans, Inc. position was TAX
en- only after considerable study was
made" Mr. Rowe continued, land
it was found that the federal high
way fund was self-liquidating. In
the past 20 years the motorist,
through excise and gasoline taxes,
has paid into the United States
treasury more money than the fed
eral government has spent in con-
structing highways. More than 1000
men were provided employment in
Montana alone in 1897 in highway
building and maintaining. If a
sharp reduction in funds we're made,
many of these men would be forced
into the ranks of unemployed. Be-
cause it has proved itself an eco
nomic asset which has provided
work for many men and yet does
not cost the government any money
from the general fund, highway con-
struction should be maintained"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Only Need Of
Libby Ski~CIub
Is q Little Snow

At an enthusiastic meeting in the
community roo, Tuesday evening
the Libby Ski club discussed several
important items of business. AL
though the weather hasn't been fav-
orable, the members are interested
in ski projects and are eagerly
awaiting the completion of the new
hill.
The matter of building club
house was discussed and plans were
made to do so as soon as possible.
In order to have sufficient funds,
finance committee was appointed
to submit practical money making
ways to the club. Those appointed
were Miss Inez Ratekin, Mrs. John
FINLAND, and Mrs. <. NJ. David
son. An arrangement committee
was appointed consisting of Fred
Cloutier, Lee Harmon and James
Christie.
AS soon as possible it is hoped to
have an official opening and nam
ing of the new hill but the weather
man will decide that.
Mrs. James Christie was appoint
ed custodian of the scrapbook, and
Miss Inez Ratekin reporter
New members welcomed were
Miss Margaret Sleizer, Miss Mary
Stevens, and Dick Hennessy.
Dues were fixed at Sl.00 a yeal
and the club expresses itself as will
ing to take in new members wht
are interested in skiing.
Emil Turner distributed some fin,
pamphlets containing ski Tips
which were given with the compli
ments Of Richard & Miller.
President f. M. Davidson ex
pressed himself as very well pleaset
with the enthusiasm and willing
ness of the members, "All we nee
now is little snow"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Next Year Duck Season
To Be Set by State

HELENA. - Montana's fish and
game commission has the promise
from Ira Gabrielson, chief of the
biological survey, that the duck
hunting season next year will be
determined by its own judgment.
Returning from conference of
Western States game officials with
Gabrielson at Pocatello, State Game
Warden James Weaver and Assist
ant Jack Carney, report the federal
man has agreed to permit the states
to set the time for duck shooting;
also that longer season - per-
haps As days-may be permitted If
the duck hatch" continues to inn
prove. This authority, vested in the
federal bureau, was widely protest
ed by hunters of Montana last fall
who claim the northern flight OF
ducks came after the open season
had ended.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Fugitive
Found HidinQ
In Basement
Man Involved i'm Shooting
Scrape Located i'm Albert
Templin House.
is NOW HELD
UNDER $4,000 BAIL

Albert Tomlin, who was wanted
for the abducting and shooting OF
Pete Samocuk on Wednesday of
last week, was apprehended Friday
noon by Sheriff f. r. Baney, as
sisted by Deputy Sheriff Hoisington
and Chief of Police Harmon.
Tomlin was found in the house
of Albert Templin, his father-in-
law. He was hidden in the cellar
of the house. Entrance to the cell
lar was through trap door, over
which there had been placed a bed.
When the officers located Tomlin
in the cellar, they ordered him to
come up with his hands above his
head. It was thought he might be
armed and might put up fight.
However, Tomlin Offered no resist
ance and came out as ordered, with
his hands well above his head. II
turned out that he had with him in
the cellar a Winchester % rifle.
presumably the same one with which
it is alleged he shot Samocuk. A
bed had been moved into the cellar
for Tomlin's comfort.
Monday afternoon Tomlin was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Haigler, charged with first degree
assault His preliminary hearing
was postponed until 10 days mas
much as Samocuk, the chief witness.
was in such condition at the Libby
hospital that he would not be able
to testify before that time. Tom
lin was placed under $1,000 bond,
which he was unable to furnish. He
is being held in the county jail
Mrs. Tomlin, who was in the car
at the time of the shooting and who
is thus involved in the affair, is
minor and was taken charge of
by M. r. Wood of Kalispell, proba-
ton officer
1t is understood that Templin says
he was not aware that Tomlin had
moved into his cellar until after
he was there, that the fugitive took
up his abode in the cellar while
Tenplin was away at work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Important
Matters Discussed
By Libby Lions

A large number of Libby Lions
turned out for their regular dinner
and meeting at the Model Cafe
Monday night and enjoyed rousing
meeting.
During the business session, Pres
ident Murray presiding, Lion Jough-
in reported on a joint meeting with
a committee OF the Commercial club
relative to local industrial matters
e. J. Barkee, chairman of the
committee that made a drive sew
eral weeks ago for Boy Scout fuads,
reported as to present activities Of
the club. He said that of the $3.50
that had been raised, 5000 had been
turned over to district officials at
Missoula and that $50 was retained
for the use of the local Scouts un-
der the direction of Scout Master
Anderson. He also reported that
much interest was being taken here
in Scout matters, that he under
stood that the school board would
Sponsor the movement locally. He
also reported that a number OF
groups of Cub Scouts were being
OIBdIuLCu.
President Murray appointed James
Christie a committee to keep in
touch with those having charge OF
the next district meeting, to be held
in Great Falls, and to keep the club
posted in regard to plans.
Lion Krall told in an interesting
manner of his recent trip to the
East He said his old home was
only a few miles distant from the
big Hershey manufacturing plant
where, it will be remembered, bat.
tie royal was staged one day between
sit down strikers and enragec
farmers, the farmers driving the
strikers from the plants. While al
the old home, Mr.. Krall was TOLD
some intimate, inside facts in re-
gard to that fight and he recountec
them to his interested audience.
c. B. Sutliff, from the regiona,
office of the forest service at Mis-.
soual was guest of Lion Lillevig
and when called on responded brief
lily. He said he was frequently in
vited to sit in at meetings of various
civic clubs and remarked that tn,
Libby club was one of the livelies
he had ever visited. He said he al
ways enjoyed meeting with thu
Libby Lions.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Will Start Work
On Radio Interference

Clarence Wilson announces that
work will be started next Monday
on cleaning up the radio interior
ence in Libby. James o. Craig, radio
engineer of Spokane, has arrived in
the city and on Monday the two
men will start a house to house
canvass of the city to locate any
machines or appliances that are
causing the trouble.
Mr.. Wilson is in receipt of a let
ter from Marie c. Hubbard, city
clerk of Troy, which says that Troy
citizens had noticed in the Western
News that MIR. Wilson was to have
an expert search out the trouble in
Libby and asking Mr.. Wilson to take
up the same work in Troy. This he
plans to do later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Goodly Number Attend
Farmers Meeting in Libby

Over 30 farmers were present at
the meeting held Wednesday night
of last week in the community hall
at the court house. James E. Craw-
ford of Missoula was present and
explained to the farmers the work
ings of the new soil conservation
plan the government now has under
way Crawford is a member of the
state committee that has charge of
the work in Montana. Glen Oneal,
of the Lincoln county committee, re-
ports that not many benefits can
accrue to local farmers, inasmuch
as anyone who brings under culti-
walton any new land will be pen
allied $500 for every acre so brought
under cultivation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Libby High School
Basketball Schedule

The Libby high school basketball
team is scheduled to play the Kalis-
pell Reserves on the 28th and Col
umbia Falls on the goth. On Febru-
airy they meet with st. Matthews
of Kalispell. On Feb. IL they play
with Eureka.
The Libby team has lost five and
won seven games this season. The
basketball tournament is scheduled
for February "a and rs at White
fish. All of the above games are
to be played on the home floor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Treasurcr's Office Open Moons.

County Treasurer Lud Ludvikson
announces that his office at the court
house will be open during the noon
hour for an indefinite time, to ac-
commodate those wishing to procure
auto licenses or transact other bust
ness. MIR. Ludvikson also would
like to correct an impression some
people have to the effect that the
county offices close Saturday af-
ternoons. He says that is not cor
rect, that county offices remain
open on Saturdays the same hours
as on other days of the week, up
to o'clock p. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
SON MOISTURE rs
REPORTED DEEPER

Montana's thirsty soils are better
stocked with moisture this year than
in recent years, due to heavy rains
and quick-melting SHOWS of last
fall, w. E. Vaughan, meterologist
reports. Fall precipitation west of
the continental divide was 6.43 inch
es or l03 per cent of normal; and
fall precipitation east OF the divide
was 3,9l inches, or normal and far
above the average Of recent years.
Fall moisture, retained by freezing
lis most valuable for crops
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Libby Team Bowl
In National Sweepstakes

High scoring teams among local
bowlers entered in the $4,000 Red
Crown Sweepstakes, rolling their
prize play games at the Play bowl
ing alleys this week stood a good
chance for the big money in the
nationwide contest.
The following 3-game scores were
rolled the past week:
Glass C-Unico team: LIST game, 878;
End game, 879; 3rd game, 958; prize
total, 2615.
Glass D-YB Cigar team: LIST
game, 855; End game. 797; 3rd game,
785; prize total, 2439.
The national Sweepstakes have
232,656 participants.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Plenty of Water
At Forest Service Well

A final test was given during the
week of the well drilled last sum-
mer at the site of the Libby ranger
station, north of the city. A pump
ing test was carried on two days,
eight hours each day, with the pump
throwing 30 gallons a mina tie. II
proved there is an ample supply OF
water for all purposes. The well
is Ito feet deep.
Work on the buildings at the new
station is progressing, says Super
visor Klehm. The dwelling house
is about finished and a garage and
shop are completed. Work is now
being s.. .ted on warehouse.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Organize Gun Club.

At a meeting of men in Moose
hall last Thursday night gun club
was organized with Ia members
signed up for rifle team. A SO
foot rifle range has been set up in
the hall and the club plans to meet
every Thursday night. Anyone in
terested is welcome to join. A small
fee of rs cents per meeting is
charged to defray expenses. B. B.
Withee and Al Brock are in charge
Of the club, with Mr.. Brock range
master
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
S35, 900 STORE TAX

Chain stores and other stores of
the state have paid in $4,000 in Ii
cense fees since January /, E. A.
Dye, chairman of the state. tax board,
announced. Many of the chain store
license fees have been under pro-
test pending a suit testing the legal
ity of the act. The amount received
is about double the store license fees
collected last year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Entertains Bridge Workers.

Mrs. w. G. Seims was hostess to
the Bridge Workers club yesterday
afternoon, contract being played.
Mrs Ray Rice won high score prize
while guest prize went to Mrs.
George Neils.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
STORK is BUSY.

HELENA.-The stork was a busy
bird last year in Montana, MAX
ing 10000 visits and showing a
marked gain on the Grim Reaper
who took away 5000 of the states
citizens, health board statistics re-
veal.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Charged with Non-Supp0rt.

John L. Jurey of Troy was ar
rested this week and brought to
Libby on the charge of non-support
of his family. His preliminary hear
ing before Justice of the Peace Haig-
Ter. is to be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-01-27
Colder Weather.

Libby's mild weather took a slight
change Sunday night, the mercury
dropping to 4 above, Monday
night IL above, Tuesday night 6
above and last night Q above.