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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Asks Aid to Relieve
Horrible Suffering i'm China

Millions, tens of millions of Chi
nese have been evicted from their
homes by the invading Japanese,
and these helpless people, mostly
women and children, are without
shelter, food, or means of iveli-
hood says Theodore Roosevelt,
chairman for the United States of
the United Council for Civilian Re-
lief in China.
There is a great need for medi-
cine and medical care. Nothing that
happened in Belgium or Armenia
is comparable to this situation. Pc
litical sympathies are not in ques-
tion--it is a matter of human need
The Chinese people are victims OF
invasion. American friendliness to
China has always been traditional
Our sympathy toward China is I'M
doubted and its manifestation must
be credit to the American people
We are morally obligated to do what
we can by way of relieving human
suffering and unless we respond
Fundamentally, Americans will
never again be able to boast of their
national trait of humane generosity
ANY assistance you give to this
great charitable movement has oul
grateful appreciation.
Mrs. Lou M. Joughin is chairman
of this worthy work in Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Seek Bird Refugees
Okeh by the Stote

HELENA, June 1.-The question
of whether the biological survey
can construct, establish and control
migratory refugees throughout Mon
tana at cost of 100000, will be
placed before Attorney General H.
j. Freebourn for decision, B. N.
Price, chairman of the state game
and fish commission, announced this
week.
Ira N. Gabrielson, chief of the
survey, has proposed to create 36
refugees in 10 Montana counties. Pro-
tests against federal control of mi
gratory waterfowl have been
launched by Butte sportsmen groups,
and a suit started in federal court
to restrain the government from es-
tablishing the Red Rock lake refuge.
Chairman Price points out that the
only possible regulation of migfa-
tory waterfowl travel across the ma
ton is by federal regulation. The
proposed refugees would consist of
dams impounding lakes of from 100
to 500 acres where the ducks and
geese could rear their young free
from hunters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Rood Construction
Projects Begun

HELENA, June six road con-
struction projects were let BY the
State Highway Commission at the
meeting last week. A restraining or
der issued by Judge George Pad
bury of Helena, prohibited the COM
mission from opening bids on the
first unit of the Rogers Pass high
way from Great Falls to Missoula.
Bids were returned unopened to the
contractors pending decision in
court of the action.
Estimated cost of the six projects
is $234,8 43. The jobs are.
Reinforced concrete span over
Rock creek in Carbon county, to
cost $te,52s, let to Barry @ Lfeary
of Billings,
Steel and concrete overpass near
Shelby, and approaches, to cost $92,-
554, let to w. P. Roscoe Company
of Billings.
Oil surfacing of 1895 miles of the
Nashua-Fort Peck road, to cost $685.
TAG, let to E. O. Howe of Glasgow
Crawling 5.54 miles of the ST.
Ignatius Poison road to cost $780,
750, let to E. & F. Treaming Com
pany. Butte.
Grading and surfacing Al miles
of the Moon Greek road in Custer
county, to cost $41,312, let to Prahl
& SaWtelle Company, of Miles City
Repairing and resurfacing the Kal.
ispell-Polson road and piling 4,50(
yards of fine crushed gravel, te
cost 1864, let to Kirkpatrick
Brothers, Kalispell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Check Catches
Up After Is Years

Charley Powell recently received
a government check which had been
chasing him around the country
for Is years. The check, made out
for sl.06, was first mailed April
Is, 1921.
During the war Powell bought
some Liberty bonds of which the
check is interest. In February, 1921,
he left for Alaska ON a government
Job and as was the custom, soon
after landing, he received monicker
the same as everyone else. His par
ticular nickname was Montana
Kid" No one knew his right name
or cared. His local mail was re-
ceived under the alias.
After Charley had been there for
several months and had received
no mail from the outside he began
to wonder what the trouble was and
asked the postmaster If he could
+ help him trace 1t down. At this
statement the postmaster demanded
to know If Montana Kid" wasn't
his real name, Whereupon Powell
presented his given name. The post
master was very much surprised at
this finding and explained that there
were a couple of letters there at
the present time but all the others
had been returned marked "un-
claimed" The check was among
the letters sent back. Since that
time the check has followed him
around the country, never being
quite able to catch up with man
whose business it is to wander.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Unauthorized insurance compan-
les have been and | am advised are
now soliciting insurance in Lincoln
county.
Such companies and their agents
are operating in violation of law
and the soliciting agents as well as
their principals are guilty of a
felony
Please report to the county attor-
Iney or the sheriff the name of any
such agent, his description and
where he is operating or can be
found and he will be arrested and
prosecuted
State Auditor John j. Holmes ad.
vises me that agents soliciting foi
THE Home Protective Benevolent
Society of Fargo, North Dakota.
are operating in Lincoln county, anc
that such company is not licensed tx
do business in Montana.
The state auditor says that 1.-THE
insurance business is full of rack
eteers, and the people of the state
of Montana are annually losing
thousands of dollars in spurious in
surance" Please report the name!
of all insurance companies whose
agents solicit you and we will ad
wise you whether it is authorized
to do business in Montana.
If you will cooperate with tn,
offices of the county attorney ant
sheriff we will stop such insurance
companies doing business in Lincoln
county.
THOMAS d. LONG,
jn2-23. County Attorney.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Most Famous Medium"
Arrested and Fined

Rev" Kincannon Smith, Most
Famous Medium of the Nation" re-
ceived notice from the county at
torney's office Saturday to cease
practicing her mystic power in this
district
According to Sections 1892 and
1923 of the Statutes of Montana,
fortune telling is taboo and Rev
Smith was guilty of a INSIDE
meanor.
She was taken into custody by
sheriff's officers, paid costs and left
on the first train.
In referring to his action County
Attorney Thomas D. Long said, MY
object was to prevent another loca
disaster such as the Jack Frost af-
fair. | merely stopped her opera
tons in advance and saved the PEG
pie Of Libby and vicinity money.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Railroad Man Dies.

Joseph Peck, So, former Libby
resident, passed away at the White
fish, hospital Sunday, May 20. Peck
was born in Austria and came to
this country in 1905. For the past 81
years he has been employed by the
Great Northern railroad. He leaves
four daughters; Mrs Merrill Will
son, West wellington, Conn, Mrs.
Dick Gibbs, Troy, Mrs. Fred Booth
man, Libby, and Miss Olga Peck, Sc
attic. One son, Charles, of White
fish, survives.
He leaves two brothers, Frank
Peck, Eureka and John Peck, West
Wellington, Conn, and one sister
Mrs. Rose Jurkovsky of Chicago.
The funeral will be held at the
Gompf Funeral Home this evening
Thursday at 7 o'clock. Rev. Fl
w. Woods will officiate.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Four More File.

During the week, F. K. Baker has
filed for state senator on the demo-
cratic ticket Mr. Baker is the pres
ent incumbent and will seek re-elec-
ton. He is a long time resident of
Libby, where he is in the plumbing
business.
M. d. Rowland has filed for state
senator on the republican ticket.
Mr. Rowland served formerly in
that capacity. He is a well known
Libby citizen and has a wide ac-
quaintance here and over the state.
Carl Knudson enters the race for
county coroner, on the democratic
ticket. Knudson is a young man
who has been reared in Libby. He
recently took an undertaker's course
at the University of Southern Cali
fornia.
John j. Leonard of the Leonia dis
triet has filed for county commits
sioner, from the Troy district, or
the democratic ticket. Mr. Leonard
came to Lincoln county from Chi
cago in 1890. He says he is an in
ventor and has been in manufactur
ing most of his life, and still ha
manufacturing interests in the East
He says he practically designed thu
Chevrolet motor. Royalties from
his inventions give him nice com
potency, he says.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Jury Drawn for District Court.

At the term of court last week
Judge J. &. lockwood made ar
rangements for jury session to
start June 20 and announced the
names of persons chosen to serve as
trial jurors. The following persons
were drawn: Roscoe Combs, Orrin
Frost, Hamilton Leib, James T. Per
ny, Alfred G. Pluid, Orville Rob-
ertsg George Shea, c. A. Soldering,
and s. Stacey of Eureka.
Fl. d. Anderson was the only per
son chosen from Rexford
Troy people drawn to duty are
Jesse Ellis, Webster English, VIM
j. S. Fleming, Arthur III. McNeill
Forest Mcdowell, Maurice Nelson
and Ed. Strom.
Libby people summoned are Her.
man Bockman, B. A. Beasley Jer.
ONE Compeau, Cresswell Logan
William 4. Dedic, Norris E. Davis
William ]. Darlington, Deloris A
Davidson, David j. Foster, William
Johnson, Thomas j. Jewell, w. H
Kemp, James Mccarthy, Harold
T. Nelson, c. E. Powell, Lawrenc,
Renfroe, A. NJ Richards, and Jacl
Swarens
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Who is a candidate for the degree
of doctor of dental surgery to be
awarded today at the annual com
mencement exercises of Creighton
University, Omaha, Neb.
Pival is member of Delta Sigma
Delta fraternity and of Alpha Sig
ma MI, national honorary society
He has been member Of the Stud,
ents' Union Board of Governors fol-
two years and was named secre-
tary of the Sodality last year. He
is also member of the Odontologi-
cal Society.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Forest Road
Program Gets
Final Approval
Includes Two Projects On
Pleasant Valley Highway,
One Between Libby, Troy.
NEARLY 20 MILES
TO BE SURFACED

According to news dispatches
from Missoula, approval has been
received by the bureau of public
roads of the forest highway program
for Montana Involved is the ex-
penditure of 100000, all federal
money, - seven projects in west
ern Montana.
Included in the seven projects
will be two contracts in the Pleas
ant Valley section between Libby
and Kalispell, one of which will
be the grading of nearly five miles
at cost of $4,000. This is the
section of highway that will con-
meet with Elk Hill at the south end.
Another project will be the surfac-
ing of 1915 miles at a cost Of $4,000.
Surfacing and flood repairs on
the four miles of B. P. r. highway
between Libby and Troy. will be
done at a cost of $4,000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

FOUR TICK FEVERS.

Four cases of tick fever have been
reported to the state department OF
health so far this year and one Of
the victims died Latest case re-
ported was in, Prairie county, and
the victim is woman. as are the
other two surviving victims of the
disease.
w. s. Spencer Passes.
Libby friends have received word
of the death of w. S. Spencer, who
passed away in Spokane last week.
Death was caused by injuries re-
ceived in an auto accident, which
left him paralyzed. MFR. Spencer
was cashier of the First State Bank
in this city for a number of years.
He is survived by the widow and
by son, Clair, and daughter,
Mrs. Dean Burgett.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Road Crews at Work

There were two places between
Libby and Jennings where the over
flow crossed the highway but not
enough to stop travel. II will soon
have these places built up SO as To
relieve that trouble both for this
year and for all future time" said
County Commissioner Kemp. Il
have crews working in the Silver
Crown district repairing damage
that was done by the freshet of sew
eral weeks ago. AS far as | know,
there has been no material damage
done in Lincoln county by high
water"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Bill Anderson, local Scoutmaster,
recently announced that the annual
district Boy Scout camp will be held
at Schoolhouse lake near Troy
June 4 to IL.
Approximately 40 young men are
expected to be in attendance COM
ing from Libby, Troy and Eureka.
w. w. Waltermier, Scout executive
from Missoula, will visit the camp
and court Of honor will be con-
Quoted on the evening of June IL.
Max Jensen, field executive from
Kalispell, will have charge of the
water front and Anderson is to be
the camp director.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Course I'm Three Years

Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Barkee and
son James will leave over the week
end for Pullman, Wash, to attend
the commencement exercises of
Washington State College, oat which
time Miss Jean will be graduated.
Miss Jean will graduate with high
honors, having finished the four
year course in fine arts in three
years and with standing that
places her third in the list of girl
graduates. Already she has re-
ceived a flattering offer to continue
her studies at another institution
and to teach part time. She is con-
sidering the offer but has reached
no decision.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Montana's winter wheat crop is
lin the bag" according to Jay G,
Diamond, federal statistician. Of
the l ,101 900 acres planted, only II
per cent has been destroyed by win
ter kill, wind, or other causes. Re-
cent rains have assured state
wide winter wheat harvest, Diamond
says. Fruit trees in the Bitter Root
were delayed by the cold and snow,
as were some gardens, but generally
the state is in tip top shape, agri-
culturally.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Libby Wins Easy Game
From Columbia Falls

The Libby ball team was alto
gether too good for the boys from
Columbia Falls and won the game
on Memorial day with 10-4 score.
Helm and Allen were the battery
for Libby and C1apper and Darling
for the Falls. Libby opened the
scoring with three runs in the first
inning and scattered single runs
along up to the sixth when the
home boys scored four men. Eight
errors by Columbia Falls helped to
lose the game for them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
REBUILD GAME FARM.

Damage to the state game farm
at Hot Springs by the recent heavy
snows,rwfife heavy are as ex-
tensive as it was first feared, James
A. Weaver, state game warden re-
ports. The storm hit the pheasants
in the midst of their laying season
and about 500 birds were killed. The
t hens have resumed laying, how
ever, and big crop of young chinks
will be produced for release in
Montana hunting converts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Opens July 3

Plans are being perfected for the
holding of Camp Fire Girls camp
beginning July 3 at Camp Wa-ton
opa, which is on the Methodist Ep-
worth League grounds on the west
shore of Flathead lake, 20 miles
north OF Poison. There will be two
one-week periods.
The one-period fee for registered
Camp Fire Girl is ST., for non.
member So. A registration fee o.
$l.00 per week accompany the ap.
plication. This charge will apply t
camp fee For further information
write Faye Collins, 1851 S. 10th St.
Missoula, Mont.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Establishing Spike Camps.

Two CCC spike camps were re-
Gently established for the purpose
of road construction and blister rust
treatment. Thirty-six men will work
on roads near Sylvanite and will be
stationed at the old camp No. ESQ.
Blister rust operations will be TAX
en- care of by AZ men stationed at
Keller creek.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Will Reconsider Power Rates.

No decision was reached on the
Tobacco River company VS.. the Mon
tana Public Service Commission
hearing last week. The commission
will reconsider the rate schedule
prepared and after this considera-
ton if the Power company is still
not satisfied, the judge will take the
case under advisement.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Horse Killed In Truck Accident.

Reports says that while Pete Davis
was driving one of the Lefty
Brandt trucks in the Pipe creek
district, with two horses in the
truck, tire blew out and the truck
went into the ditch and turned over.
One horse was killed by a broken
neck and the other injured so that
it was thought it might have to be
shot Davis escaped with only
minor injuries.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Corporations Pay
Big Sum In Toxes

Three corporations paid into Lin
coin county this week $9l, 61205 as
the second payment of their 1887
taxes, according to figures released
by County Treasurer Ludvikson.
The A. G. M. Co paid $18,3O9.34,
the Great Northern Ry. Co, $780,
I798.08 and the Northern Pacific
Sc, 504.63.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
STORK OUT-DISTANCES.

More babies were born in April
than there were deaths, L. L. Ben
epe, registrar of vital statistics, re-
ports. There were 1913 births and
499 deaths. Motor accidents took
nine lives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Poppies Bring S5I.

Mrs. r. NJ. Whitefield reports that
the Legion Auxiliary sold peoples
totaling S5l last Saturday, Poppy
Day. This was better than on any
other year, she said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
IIfC TEduIITE5 d Lf1E TTFCT ITEIE 10
the past 10 days follow.

1t is thus seen that the peak was
on the 18th, at 1470 feet.
Following is the temperature read
ings during the time the river was
the highest.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
Summary

Summary
2-base hits, Libby |; Columbia
Falls 3. 3-base hits, Columbia Falls
|; Wild pitches, Clapper 3, Helm /.
lst on balls, off Clapper s, off
Helm 0; Struck out, by Clapper o,
by Helm 7. Hit by pitcher, Darling
by Helm, Umpire, Al Ulrich.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

E. 0. Gunkel, representative of
the California Oil Co. from Mis-
soula, was a business visitor in Lib
by Wednesday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs Norris Adams and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Adams drove
over to Kalispell Saturday for a
visit with relatives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Gene Tunney, who retired unde-
feated as worlds heavyweight
champion, drives one from the
eighth tee during golf tournament
at Pinehurst, N. c., recently spon-
sored by Attorney General Homer
s. Cummings. The will to win that
carried Gene to the top of the heavy
weight heap is apparent in the de-
tcrmined expression on golfer
Genes face as he watches the flight
of the ball.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02
River Reaches
High Point
-
At 14.7 Feet
Has Been Dropping Since
Saturday and Flood
Danger Seems Past.
MUCH LAND FLOODED
AT BONNERS FERRY

Residents of this district are
thanking their stars that natural
topographic features along the Koo-
tenai river here make highly inn
probable disastrous flood at any
time. But while thankful for their
own safety, they are sympathizing
with the neighbors to the west at
Boomers Ferry, where the Kootenai
river has again broken through re-
straining dikes and has flooded
many acres of fertile farm land.
The peak of the danger at Bon
ners Ferry seemed to have passed
yesterday. The river there was
dropping, standing at 81 feet, hav-
ing dropped 3 of foot in "a hours.
A total of o, 131 acres has been over
flown, as compared with $500 acres
in 1888, the last time any large
acreage was damaged. The damage
at that time was figured at $500, 900.
Four reclaimed districts had been
inundated. This, however, is only
a small part of the reclaimed land
between Bonners Ferry and the
Canadian line. Much the greater
part of it is still protected from
the water Dy It's 0IKeS.
Boomers Ferry has been busy
place during the challenge of the
river About 1900 men and scores
of trucks worked day and night to
heighten and strengthen bikes. Yes
terday it was felt the worst had
passed and the hiring of additional
men was stopped. The dixie protect
ing the business district of Bonners
Ferry was raised to IS feet, and
wide enough so that trucks could
drive along the top of it.
No Fear Felt Here
AT no time has there been any
danger in the Libby district. The
highest the river got here was 14.70
feet compared with 31.3 feet at Bon
ners Ferry In some places in this
district the water spread into low
swales. but on the whole the banks
were high enough to hold it with
in confines.
The readings of the river here for
the past 10 days follow:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-02

Mrs. Bess Duncan Wells OF Port
land, Ore, who was elected national
president Of the Gold Star Mothers
at their national convention in Phil
adeiphia. She succeeds Mrs. Hor-
ace b. Blake of Philadelphia. The
war mothers hit "isms" as they
urged In a resolution that aliens
swearing allegiance to foreign
country's dictatorship be deportcd.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05

Soft ball teams are being organiz- ed to rlaT opposing teoms at the AatanIsl1a Vol1oy Fair. Any boy or girl under the oEe Of sixteen in-
 teTestod in joining one Of theso
 teams, please report Sunday ofter- noon about 2 o'clock to Mr. Mcremon at the Civic Center ba1l grounds.
 If there are enough girls interes t- ed, q girls team twill be organized to play visiting teaYls. Some fast snaPpy games arc quite possible in the way of entertainment. Further plans are progress ing to- ward making this, years Matanuska Valley F2fr. an event, both from
 the standpoint of form exhibits and q celebration. Everyone is he lping out and looking forward
 to swelling the amount of exhibits beyond that of any previous yeore This seems quito possible due to the fact. that the land under cul- tiVotion this year far exec eds any pT oyiOU6 year.. Tn other words the productive acres in the Valley IL furnish q greater sele ction of prize produce this year. Also, the Matariuska Val ley Fair board wished to extend to all per- ons in the Territory of Alaska an invitation to bring or send in any.-i t9m listed in the premium. cotorogue for exhibit compe ting for prize.
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05

CT LdS W69As
 Ut. l.55tZ SScaro Card Vigor, as displayed, eye and carriage -. 90 Body measurements, re ok, head, abdomen 2c igmentation, vent, eye rings, beak, shanks go Handling quality, thin skin, flexible abdomen Is Type, American Standard Per- fection 25
 Total---Ir ..gmentotion test may be applied only to ye1loT~ skinned birds.
 Glass lie ghorns
The Valley settler., 1938-08-05

There is plenty of space still aVailahLe f. ? Fair concessions and if anyone is interested in Q booth at thtt time, please sec Mr. Morom0n about ito