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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
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ware. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brock were
in Libby Friday night en- route to
Glacier park where Mr.. Brock has
employment during the summer.
They reside in Seattle during the
winter They will be remembered
as former residents of Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris. Sr.,
left Friday evening for Wenatchee.
Wash called there by the death of
Mrs Maude Hollenbeck, sister of
Mr.. Harris's. They went to attend
the funeral They planned to go
on TO Seattle to visit another sister
before returning home.
The Rev. and Mrs. c. P. Dame
Of Whitefish were in Libby Sunday
afternoon and evening, the Rev Mr..
Dame conducting services at the
Presbyterian church that evening.
Monday morning they drove on 10
Spokane for few days in the city
While here they were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. E. ] Barkee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest De Rosia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Price left
Libby last week end for Washing
ton where they will spend few
days visiting with friends and rel
atives. The De Rosias went to Pes
hastin Wn. where they will visit
with his father who has been i'll
The Prices will visit in Ellensburg
Miss Jean Barkee. accompanied
by Lou Meenack, arrived from Spo.
kane Saturday afternoon to visi'
her parents and friends in Libby
They returned to Spokane, where
Miss Barkee is employed, on Sun
day Miss Marjorie Grippe, who i
also employed in Spokane, VISITED
with her parents in Troy Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20

j. B. Farris of Troy was bust
ness visitor in Libby Monday.
County Treasurer Austin Fraser
left Friday night for Seattle tc visit
with relatives and friends. He went
to drive home a new car.
]. T. Chappell, Waterman at the
plant of the Mountain States Power
Company. recently slipped off a
ladder and broke bone IN his left
ankle.
The baseball benefit dance at Ce-
dar Creek Saturday night proved a
success. A large crowd was in at
tendance and goodly sum was
realized
! The Masonic lodge had men at
work the past week pulling old
stumps on the Temple grounds and
! leveling the lawn It is understood
the lodge plans to paint the build.
ing also.
Shirley Fuller, who is attending
the Eastern Montana State Norma
at Billings, appeared in three
character dramatic presentation
given at the Fox theatre in tina
city on Easter Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Minde lief
here Saturday evening for Sand
point where they visited with MI
and Mrs. William Coleman AM
daughter, Donna. They returned t
Libby Sunday evening.
Estil Skirvin of Latonia Ky, ha
joined Harry P Howard here, t
do some placer mining up at How
ards Smearl creek placers. Skirvi
says he will take a chance on /
with gold at S35 an ounce.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Connie Bennett "Unbends
I'm Role of Girl Air Ace

Two girls and a man stood over
a hospital bed looking down intent
" on a lovely blonde-halred creature
reclining peacefully between the
sheets. Suddenly one of the girls
smoke. Let's break her arm, she
said The man said, No ! don
think that's il Maybe if we broke
her collar bone it would do 1t. The
other girl spoke up. I'm IN favor
of doing this right, she said" Lett
break both her legs and an arm.
The figure in the bed looked up.
Look. she said. cant we just
make il a broken finger? We're all
friends here
They were all friends. The pa
tient was Constance Bennett and
the advisers were Alice Faye. Nancy
Kelly and Director Roy Del Ruth
They were shooting the hospital
scene for Tail Spin. goth Century
Fox's romantic melodrama, coming
Sunday and Monday to the Koote-
mai theatre.
In the picture. which tells the
story of three women who fly, the
glamorous Constance is seen IN q
role completely different from any
thing she has done in her lone
career
Tail Spin" casts her as Gerry
Lester. spoiled daughter of wealth
who goes in for speed racing in ar
effort TO win the respect of the mar
she loves. She is reformed in the
process and. in the big race which
climaxes the film, deliberately
cracks up her own plane in order
to divert the prize money TO cir
who needs it desperately.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
WpA Recreation Leaders to
KalispelI.

Miss Ruth SWitzer and Harold
Lutes went to kalispell this week
to attend a five-day training school
for WPA recreation leaders in Flat
head. Lincoln and Lake counties.
Roy Wood Of Butte, WPA assistant
director from the state office. as
sisted by Robert Nebrig and Gladys
Mayo, will conduct the discussions
The purpose of the course is &c
prepare the leaders for their SUM
mer recreation program. Special at
tention will be given to playground
games, sandbox activities, musica
games, dramatics, story telling anc
amusements.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Entertains Bridge Workers,

Mrs. NJ. X. Kedzie was hostess to
the members of the Bridge Workers
club yesterday afternoon. Contract
was the diversion of the afternoon,
Mrs. Ray Rice winning high score
honors. Mrs. Gordon Cornell was a
member guest and, it being her
birthday, she was honored by the
hostess presenting a birthday cake
in Difference to the occasion, with
other refreshments served.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Moose Lodge Elects Officers.

The Moose lodge held election of
officers Monday night The fol-
lowing were elected. Dictator, Will
liam Vanderwood, vice dictator,
James Ritzman; prelate, II. T. Mel
son. treasurer g. E. Leckrone;
three year trustee, Theodore Kessel;
representative TO supreme lodge, M.
d. Rowland. Installation will be
next Monday night. April "a.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
X. vi. Picnic.

Employees of the Kootenai Mer-
camille and few guests opened the
picnic season with a fine party on
Rainy creek last evening. Those
who were present said this was the
first annual X. M. employees picnic
and they intend to make it yearly
affair They played softball ano
horseshoe and enjoyed excellent
fried steaks
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
WEIGHS Start On Trim.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. WEIGH left.
Libby this morning for an extended
vacation in Sacramento, Calf. They
will visit with Mrs. Welch's sister
in that city Enroute they will visit
the San Francisco fair and other
points of interest.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
To Spokane.

Harold Gompf left this morning
for Spokane where he will attend
meeting and demonstration of the
Embalmers' Association. He was ac-
companied by County Attorney
Thomas d. Long who will attend to
business in that city. Both men
will return to Libby Saturday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Lovely Display of Northern Lights

Many Libby people report having
seen a fine display of northern
lights Sunday night The lights APP
parently shot up from over the
western mountains and extended
across the northern heavens into
the east. Those who saw the lovely
sight say it was a beautiful display
of aurora borealis, with colors
changing in rapid succession.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
A. r. g. A. MI. Meets.

The regular meeting of Libby
Lodge No. IS A. F. & A. M. was
held last Thursday evening at the
temple. Third degrees were given
to Ralph LeDuc and Edwin Kemp
Officers officiating were Otto Nord-
strom, Donald Hargreaves, J. F.
McCully and Leslie Leigh.
Plans were made for the visitation
of Grand Master Oscar Johnson OF
Anaconda who will be here May IS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20

Mrs. Leo Becker was hostess to
the Three Fours Bridge Club at her
home last Thursday night, the even
ing being given over to contract.
High score prize was won by Mrs.
&c. w. Gildea and second high by
Mrs. Jack SWarens. Dainty refresh
ments were served
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Is Hostess at Bridge Dessert.

Mrs. c. T. Young was hostess this
week TO the Les HUT club at 100
bridge dessert, the afternoon being
devoted to contract Mrs. Everett
Dunn was winner of high score prize
and Mrs. Israel Crotteau second
high.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
NOTICE.

The annual cleanup week has
been set by the Mayor and City
Council for April oath to Goth in
elusive Refuse placed in boxes or
bags and deposited in alleys Will be
hauled by the city trucks free of
charge. Refuse in piles will not be
picked up
Your cooperation is solicited
JOHN d. HARMON.
apl3-20. Chief Of Police.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Mrs. III. Hall Is Mother Advisor.

The advisory board Of the Order
Of Rainbow Girls held a special
meeting yesterday at the high
school. The main purpose Of the
meeting was to appoint new Moth
err Advisor for the local chapter.
Mrs. Harold Hall was chosen by I'M
animOus vote
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
NOTICE TO PATRONS.

Sadie's Beauty Shop is now To-
Gated in the home formerly occupied
by L. Ohlerich. We will be pleased
to welcome you there-Mrs. Sadie
McKane. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-20
Tuesday, Wednesday, April rs, 26
LITTLE TOUGH GUYS IN
SOCIETY"

Here's Hilarity per second as the
tough guys reform synical boy
into regular fellal
Evening star., 1939-05-31

screaming OF tenor on his last Tote,
or totally overwhelmed by the blare CT
band or orchestra, unable to distinguish
the parts of the music, are not listen
ing as well as they might. No doubt it
is this inability to Judge tonal values
which permits so many poor performers
to "get by" The sense of smoothness
and restraint go together, in music,
and have absolutely nothing at all to
do with mere electrical measurements
of power, called decibels.
- X
"Silver tongue"
What a splendid name, indeed, for
as fine small bird as graces local
gardens.
One of the best things about the song
sparrow is that it stays with us the year
around, the colony increasing, but never
to any resemblance to the congrega-
tions of English sparrows, for the song
sparrow is not that type bird at all.
Half a dozen or a dozen of him would
scarcely be noticed by any but the real
bird watcher. Far too many persons
for their own good look upon him simply
as sparrow, without distinction or
name of his own; in this they make a
big mistake, for he is as distinctive a
bird, once you get onto him, as the
cardinal or bluejay. despite his lack of
bright colors.
His diet is rs per cent seeds, mostly
weed, and Is per cent insects.
AS told here the other day, the song
sparrow is very fond of ground beef.
The better beef, of course, the better
for the bird.
Evidently at nesting time, at least,
good ground beef is an adequate sub
stitute for insects and small worms in
feeding the young The parent birds
will take turns at flying to the source
of supply, eating bit themselves, and
then darting straight back to the nest
with a bill full
A day or two after the fedglings are
able to f1utter, the older birds lead
them away from the nest, evidently
thinking some other place safer for
them.
Often they select leafy shrub or
vine tangle much closer to the ground
than the nest. We believe they begin
preparations for another nesting even
while feeding the first brood.
Song sparrows are brave birds, often
driving away from the vicinity of the
nest both robins and cardinals, birds
four times their size in bulk.
We have noticed this spring the hos
tility of many birds to the robins. A
robin caught lettering near the nest of
any other species is evidently regarded
as real menace. We wonder if this
big friendly bird is an eggeater? His
liking for fresh worms, an almost pure
protein food, makes him somewhat
suspect.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
RustIers

Cattle rustling, by presidential
veto, is still not a Federal offense.
1t is up to the States to handle it as
best they can, handicapped as they
are with such poor helps as mere
Writs of mandamus to bring the
offenders into court.
If the seismographs ever record a
series OF mild shocks in Wyoming and
points west, it may we'll be caused by
the turning in their graves of Buffalo
Bill, Kit Carson, and others who have
headed for the last roundup. In
their prime, when the States were
Territories, with no law west of the
Pecos, there used to be numerous
rugged individualists who made
themselves little too much at home
on the range. They thoughtlessly
violated the rigid code of the West
and made unethical moonlight calls
on the Lazy T, assembled all the little
dogies not nailed down, changed the
brand to H in a box, and departed for
Dodge City or Omaha. In time this
quaint custom developed into regu-
lar epidemic, until controlled by
hastily organized posses of health
officers who unselfishly put in long
weary hours in the saddles of Hiyo
and Silver. Once the sufferers were
reached, the rest was easy.
Scientists of the territorial era had
discovered, from much clinical prac-
tice, a sure cure for the malady of
rustling. The method of treatment
consisted in taking the afflicted one
to an operating room under the
spreading branches of majestic COT
tonwood tree, tenderly placing a
lariat around his jugular vein, fling
ing the other end over a limb, and
hoist until about two feet of pure
Western air circulated freely between
the patient and the ground. In such
fashion was the dread germ of cattle
rustling isolated and prevented from
ravaging the community. 1t is a re-
markable commentary upon the eff
cheney of the times that in not a
single instance was a relapse ever
known to occur. Patients who had
gone through this particular course
of pioneer therapy sometimes contin-
ued to rustic in the vagrant prairie
breeZeS but never a gain IN tho ropoo
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Portals of the Cupitol

"A definite program for the i'm
provement of major highways in the
western section of Montgomery
County brings the answer to a press
ing problem which has confronted
not only the county, but Washington
as we'll, for several years. With the
great increase in the use of the main
arteries into the Districts Northwest,
numerous bottlenecks and traffic
hazards due to inadequate or uncom-
pleted highways have grown in
creasingly inconvenient in recent
years. The improvements made on
Wisconsin avenue and route 24O sew
eral years ago, followed by the re-
moval OF street car tracks beyond
the District line, only served to call
attention more forceably to the de-
flciency.
NOW, however, the county commits
sloners, in cooperation with the
State Roads Commission, are pushing
general improvement program
which will cure the more outstanding
evils. The most pressing, of course.
as 1t has been for several years, is
the widening and Strengthening of
the Old Georgetown road. A heavily
travelled route, providing a short cut
from Bethesda to Rockville, and
serving one of the most rapidly grow
ing residential areas of the entire
section, this road for years has been
wholly inadequate But the other
features of the program are less
necessary only by comparison. Each
OF them is Of utmost Importance.
These include the paving of the
full width of Connecticut avenue
where street car tracks were removed
five years ago, from Chevy Chase
Circle to Bradley Lane, and the con-
struction of center parking along the
old car line right of way from Bradley
Lane to Chevy Chase Lake. The
elimination of the bottleneck at the
Bank OF Bethesda, only part of which
can be accomplished until sufficient
rights of way are obtained, is espe-
cially vital in consideration of the
Federal development now under way
just north of there on the Rockville
pike. In addition to these units of
the program, studies are being made
looking to the installation of more
traffic control lights on Wisconsin
avenue, and to the widening and i'm
provement of the Seven Locks road
which links, in effect, Wisconsin ave-
nue. with Conduit road and the grow
ing recreational area near the Po-
tomac.
The rapid development, resi-
dentially and commercially, of the
sections Of the county in which these
improvements are to be made. is
reason enough for the undertaking.
1t Is the type of civic progress which
speeds a proper type of expansion
Evening star., 1939-05-31
mo Second Term"

A President of the United States
has dual job.
He is Chief Executive of the Nation.
He is head of his party. It is diff
cult in practice to separate the two
responsibilities. 1t is, in fact, gen.
orally expected that President will
direct the purely political aspects of
his administration toward keeping
his party in power-that is, winning
the next election. Indeed If he is an
honest man who believes that the
principles of the party which elected
him are best for the country it is his
moral duty to do his utmost to insure
that the government will continue
in the hands of men who subscribe to
these same principles.
It can also be assumed that a Pres
Evening star., 1939-05-31
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TraceWeH,

Few birds have more interesting or
descriptive list OF so-called common
names than the song sparrow.
Some Of them are: Silver tongue,
everybody's darling, ground sparrow,
hedge sparrow, bush sparrow, ground
bird, marsh sparrow, red grass-bird,
swamp finch.
From this list it would be permissible
to deduce, without ever seeing the bird,
that 1t has beautiful song, Is beloved
by all observers who know it, is at home
on the ground, probably nesting on the
earth or in hedges or bushes.
All of these facts are true.
To the unobserving eye, the song
sparrow looks very much like an Eng
lish sparrow, but to the even halfway
experienced observer, there is little re-
semblance
The song sparrow Is slightly longer,
being officially 61a inches, as compared
with the common sparrow's 5A inches;
it gives the impression of being very
much longer and much simmer.
gest the fat, bustling English sparrow,
but is rather of a bright, dashing char
acter, flying in long level flights, often
no more than five feet off the ground.
The common name, red grass-bird, is
odd, because there is, after all, very
little of the red tint in upper parts Of
brown and black streaks, and certainly
none in its under parts of white streaked
with black.
The breast is spotted, somewhat re-
sembling very small wood thrush.
This sparrow is said to have at least
five distinct melodies, with a possible
seven, but most people will be ac-
quainted only with one, the song which
resembles that of the house wren.
There is a really remarkable resem-
blance here. Even persons much in
terested in birds often mistake the one
for the other. But the song sparrow
is no way near so vociferous as the tiny
wren. This is what might be expected
from an artist whose middle name is
"melodla." The wren's gurgle has sharp
edges to it-too many frequencies, we
would say, electrically speaking.
The sparrow's song, on the other
hand, has just that proper content of
reserve which distinguishes the real
artist in all branches of music. Whether
orchestra or singer pianist or dance
band, If it strikes the we'll informed ear
as too loud il is not artistic ubereo C
the orchestra or singer with restraint
may be quite as loud, yet impress the
hearer with sense of reserve power
yet unused.
This is one of the keys. let us say
earmarks, of proper listening to music
Those who are impressed with mere
noise, carried off their feet by the
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Victory for Gamblers

The decision of the United States
Court of Appeals that possession of
"old" numbers slips is not prima facie
evidence of the commission of mis-
demeanor under the revised District
gambling law will be welcomed by
the racketeers in the city, however
much of a disappointment it may be
to those who had hoped the amended
law would prove an effective instru-
ment in destroying the numbers
business.
The amendment making possess
sion of numbers slips prima facie
evidence of guilt was enacted by
Congress to strengthen the position
OF the officials charged with the duty
of breaking up this peculiarly vicious
form of gambling, which takes its
toll from those who can least afford
to lose. Until the courts ruling it
had been understood that the intent
OF Congress was to make the statute
applicable to the possession of any
numbers slip, old or new, and the
trial judge had so instructed the Jury.
But as result of the appellate deci-
sion it may be necessary to seek still
another amendment of the statute
by Congress in order effectively to
break up the racket.
The ruling, of course, does not en-
tirely destroy the effectiveness of the
law. But it does make the difficulty
OF proving charges substantially
greater. Gamblers, for instance,
might date back their numbers slips,
and in such circumstances there
would, in effect, arise under the
courts decision a presumption of
Innocence from possession of the
slips themselves instead of a pre-
sumption of guilt.
Apparently, however, the felony
section of the statute is not impaired
by sae ruling, and it is to be hoped
the district attorney will be able to
prosecute successfully with that
weapon. If not, another amendment
will be in order.
Evening star., 1939-05-31

ident will be inclined to use his con-
troll of party machinery to secure an
other nomination and another term
for himself. Strenuous as are the
duties of Chief Executive of the
United States, few could be found
willing to foreswear second term,
plainly indicative of the confidence
OF their countrymen, in the most re-
sponsible and honored position on
earth.
-Four years in the White House con-
stitutes an invaluable asset of expert
ence from which both the President
himself and the country at large
may be expected to benefit during a
second term. This has been generally
recognized and there is a we'll estab-
lished precedent for the reelection
OF men whose administrations have
been successful and harmonious.
Admittedly a Presidents manipu-
lations to retain control of his party
machinery and of the electorate may
not always be to the benefit of the
country. There is always the danger
that he will consider himself pri-
marily as head of the party and only
secondarily as head of the country.
But would the situation be altered
for the better if candidate accepted
nomination-as Senator Vanden-
berg proposes to do if it is offered to
him-With the pledge not to accept
second term. The political picture
would be little changed. The Presi-
dent still would be bound, if he were
sincere man, to endeavor to control
the political pattern so as to insure
That his successor be man guided
by the same principals-that is,
member of the same party. True,
ne might not be so enthusiastic about
1T. But it must be remembered that
any President who functions too OBJ
viously for the benefit of his party
rather than for the benefit of the
nation is not likely to be reelected.
The party itself is headed for ruin.
Thus the possible reward of a sec
ond term is an incentive in itself for
good administration. A bad admins
tration-that is, one looked upon by
the majority of the voters as bad
would not be so rewarded.
Secondly, Presidents realization
that he could not succeed himself
without violating his own pledged
word might conceivably work for
lowered sense of responsibility.
After me the deluge," such Chief
Executive might think, assured that
he himself would be clear of the
flood.
All things considered, there is basis
for the belief that Senator Vanden-
berg's proposed pledge is intended to
appeal to long standing and we'll
grounded popular prejudice against
multiple terms with which, it is pos
sible, the Democratic party will be
burdened in 1910.
But why confuse the issue. A Sec
ond term is not third term. The
same arguments do not apply against