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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
CTYSI PODEZRELf
ZATCENI.

Baltimorsti detektivove Sc
brali v nedeli tTi muze a zenu,
jez bydleli v apartmentu ma N.
Charles ulici jake cleny krade-
re v Terminal Shipping spoiled
nosti a v prepadu White Hall
banky.
V apartmentu nalezeny by
ly diva revolvery, zasoba nabo-
jG, pGl tuct1 taSek S move kou-
penymi obleky a asi Sc $500 az
do $500 ma hotovosti. Jmena
zatcenych nebyla udana.
Ku zatcen1 vladimir detek-
tivy doslo pc obdrzen1 tajnehc
udan1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
CERVENY KRfz ZASLAL O.
BLEKY DO EVROPY.

Baltimorska odbocka Cerve-
neho Kr1ze obdrzela behem
nynejs1 kampan6 zenske a det-
ske obleky pro potrebne v E.
vrope.O bleky upravovany jsou
dobrovolnymi sickami z Balti-
morskych kostelG a zenskych
klubu. Pet set obleku poslano
jiz bylo do New Yorku, do.
skladist Americkeho Cervene-
no KTfze.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
"a pollock ROK.

Marilyn Dare, 40leta, jejiz
z~vlastnim gustem je dati poll
eek policistovi, odsouzena byla
v pondeli ma jeden rok do We
zeni. Dare, jej1z spravne jme-
no jest Catherine Lewis, do
znala, re dala pollock policis-
tow, Charles A. Kretchman ma
rohu Baltimore a Light ulic.
Pollock tento byl jiz ctvrtym,
v udereni policejnich straznf-
XII.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
Byvaly universitni president
odsouzen do zalafe.

V Baton Rouge, La, DIR. JAS.
Monroe Smith, president uni
versity Louisiany, jenz byl "a
lovan pro zproneveren1 fondG
zmineneho 1stavu a pro pade-
lanf, primal sc k vine. Byl Cd
souzen do zalare ma lhGtu cd
5 do Is roku. Pred tim sc pfi-
znal ku zneuzivan1 posty k
podvodnym ucelIm a re sprav-
ne neplatil dan z pfijm1, "a
cez byl odsouzen ma 80 mesic1
do zalare. !.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17

Kachny chutnaly We sire.

Kachny chutnaly We stredu
ma stolech sta MarylandanG.
Den ten byl nejlepsfm v zaha-
jenl sezony v historic statu.
Sta stTelcG, JIM pekne po-
cast pralo, strflelo pc kach-
mach. Ma planinach Eastern
Shore bylo pry jich tis1ce, jak
strelci zahledli. SeZona konci
20. prosince. Mezi 1ternfmi
stfelci byl governor statu, O.
Conor a Babe Ruth. Obema We
strelbe Sc darilo.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
PRO NICKEL.

V hadce o petak 12lety GER
nossky hoch udefil jineho II
roku stareho do hlavy lahv1
cd mleka a lebku mu rozrazil.
Ku hadce doslo ma Ridgely u
lici a Fremont avenue. Tezce
zraneny Rodell Brown obvinil
mladS1ho hocha re zvednuti
jeho petaku a odepren1 tento
jemu vratiti.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17

rada " sobotu, dine Is. listopa-
du novinku, Kabaretnf Tanec
"Noc v Cechach" v Sokolovns,
roh Gay a Preston ulic. v IL.
hodin Dude "Floor Show. Ces-
ka a americka hudba orchestra
Jana Svitaka. Vstupne 35c.
Zacatek " $3.50 hodin vecer.
James C. Ludwig Unit
No. 139 American Legion Au-
Hillary usporada Karetn1 a
Bingovy Vecfrek pod Osadni
skolou, 800 N. Collington ave.
V $3.50 vecer v pondelf, dine 20.
listopadu We prospech Trubac-
sko-Bubenicke Getty osady sv.
Vaclava. Krasne ceny a DIVER
nj cena. Kazdy ctenar "Tele-
grafu" je uctive ivan.
" nedeli, 5. listopadu po-
fadala Odbocka Ceskeho Ma
rodniho Sdruzenf v Baltimore
zakladajfcf schulz "a pfltom-
nosti milych hostG z New Yor-
ku p. Johna BartInka, pTedse-
dy Odbocky G. N. S. z Astoria,
a p. A. Laurina, redaktora z
Cesko7Slovenska. Ac pc cely
den slime prselo a ami vecer
dest neustal, prece navsteva
byla uchazejicf neb nas1 kra-
jane zac1naj1 chapati, re pra-
ce v Ceskem Narodn1m Sdru-
zenf jest .nyn1 velice dGlezita
neb nyn1 Sc jedna o cesko-slo-
vensky narod, o jeho byti aneb
ujarmenf navzdy!
V teto schulz sc pTihlasila
rada muzG, zen i det1 do ma
SIGH rad. Jmena, jichz postup-
ne sc svolenlm ct. red. 'Tele-
grafu" budou uverejnena. Kdo
uznava pravo Cesko-Slovenska
ma svobodny zivot, pTihlas Sc
v nase rady neb jenom v mnoz-
stvi jest sfla, a silou zv1tez1me
= Kan ma Americke Posvi-
cent We ctvrtek, dine %. listo-
padu? Vzh1ru do Sokolovny,
rob Gay a Preston ul., kde ztra
vite prjemne odpoledne a kde
sc znamenite pobavite, nebot
do Sokolovny zavfta "Strecek
z Hane", ktery Vas svymi zdra
wynn, venkovskym humorem
privede do prave posvfcenske
naladicky. Kus fraska o 8 jed
nanfch je obsazen znamymi, O.
blfbenymi herci a rlzen rezise-
rem sok. A. CihlaTem. Zaca-
tex presne We 3:15 odpoledne.
Hudba sok. Jer. Sticky. Vstup-
ne 4Oc, ditky zoe. Pc dvadle
posvlcenska muzika a tanecnl
veselice.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
DRzAN PRO ~PRESTOUPENf
LIKERNfHO ZAKONA.

Dominic Mitchell, 47lety hos
podsky ma w. Cross ulici SOU
zen Dude pro ctyri pfipady
prestoupenf statniho zakona 0
lihovinach.
V patek nalezeno bylo We
skrince hospody nekolik lahvl
S koralkou, ktera nebyla kou-
pena cd licensovaneho proda-
vace a jez silnejs1 byla nez sta
nOvenO.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
BYVALY PRESIDENT JOHNS
HOPKINS ZEMREL.

DR.. Frank J. Goodnow, BY
valy president Johns Hopkins
university a znalec mezinarod-
mich udalosti, zemrel We sire
du. Cd odejitl ma odpocinek
pred 70 roxy byl churav.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
BARLOW REDITELEM
Symphonic.

Howard Barlow zvolen byl
kapeln1kem Baltlmorskeho
Symfonickeho orkestru pro Sc
zonu, iez pocne Z. ledna. R1di-
ii Dude v sezone jedenact kon-
certI.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
SRAZKA VAGONU S UHEL-
MIN TRUCKEM.

Wagon poulicn1 elektricke
drahy, c. ID, srazil Sc S uhel-
MIN truckem ma Fulton avenue
a Saratoga ulic1ch. R1dic true
ku, Iris w. Pyles, ackoliv S
trucku shozen byl, zGstal ne
zranen.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
ZVLASTNf E r DfTKO


D1tko v 1tery narozeno bylo
pet minut pc 1mrt1 matky sve
v Mercy nemocnici. D1tko jest
zdrave. Re zivota matky re-
zem vzato bylo profesorem DIR.
Frankem r. Morris z lekaTske
skoly Marylandske university.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
Y CHYCENI v PREPA
DU
KLUBU.

Republikansky klub 8. war
dy prepaden byl v pond6lf po-
lici1. Joseph Ostazewski, %
lety re S. Eden ulice, byl zadr-
zen pod zarukou $1,000 ma OBJ
zalobu z holdovanf loterii. Tri
JIM propusteni byli z obzalo-
by.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
ZRANENI.

Susan Murray, superinten-
dentka V ST. Joseph nemocnici
spadla sc IL schod1 a zlomila
ST levou nohu.
" Hippodrome divadle
padla ma jevisti 19leta Anne
Reed, zlomila 81 ruku, krcni
kost a zranila Sc ma brade.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
MlStnl ZprdYy.

E. Smith, c. 800 N. LinWood
avenue, jez zemrel Ia. listo-
padu pc dewitt mes1cn1 nemoci
We veku SIS rokG. Byl kresli-
Gem V Crown Cork & Seal spo-
lecnosti. Vedle manzelky ro-
zen6 Kite zanechava 8 d1tek.
Narozen byl We Filadelfii. Po-
hTebni obTady vykonal Rev.
Walter B. Brock.
Pohreb vypravil Charles E.
Schimunek 16. listopadu.
" dtery, dine 7. listopadu
II hodin dopoledne konal Sc
velky pohreb znameho kraja-
ma Frantiska Hausera z move
no modernfho SchimGnkova
PohTebnfho Domova. V mia
dych letech zemrely byl velice
cinnym jake dlouholety sbor-
mistr Sok. Jed. Blesk a vycvi-
Gil mnoho zpevak6 ochotnfk6
Dram. Odboru Sokola. Byl vel
mi pTfjemny muz a re byl obi
ben svedcila obrovska 1cast
pTatel a znamych ma jeho po-
hTbu. Krone truchl1cf manzel-
ky a detf zanechal tn i svoji
staTickou maticku p1. Mari
Prochazkovou, z {. GAL N. Dur
ham ulice.
Cestnou vzpomlnku dobremu
Gloveku venuje A. Cihlaf.
- Skupina 7 zenske Obcan-
ske lfgy jest slozena hlavne z
Geskych zen re 6. wardy. Po-
nevac nas1m 1celem je starati
Sc o lepsf zivotnf stav v teto
ward6 skladaj1c1 Sc z velkeho
poctu CechG, cft1me, re vasi
ctenari mohou zajfmati Sc O
poznanf nasf cinonsti. Budete
tedy tax laskav a ~prelozfte ma
sledujlcf a uvefejn1te v nejbliz
sim elsie Telegraph"
eve schulz Z. skupiny Zen
ske Obcanske lfgy konane V u
terry, Z. listopadu v dome pant
Ernest Ponkow, 800 N. Luzerne
avenue, bylo oznameno, re
skupina 7 obdrzela prvn1 cenu
V kontestu "Znejte Vase Mes
to-. Cena odevzdana byla pri
hostin6 V Longfellow hotelu,
pTi niz kolonel Harry c.. Jones
komisaT mad Marylandskym
zam6stnavanim byl recnfkem.
PAM John Rob je predsedkou
skupiny 7.
Krone clend skupiny 7 prf-
tommy byly: poln1 sekretarka,
pf. E. Pilling, nase fecnice, p1.
Frederick Haas, predsedka
skupiny IL, pf. Christy, Glen
kyne skupiny II a pf. A. N.
Hewing."
"Tato skupina zen 25. r1jna
op6t obnovila svoji zadost ku
mayoru a vyboru ma odhady,
ably ~postarali sc o hT1ste v Sc
verovychodnim Baltimore a
akupine V t6ze schulz bylo O.
znameno, re zalezitost ia byla
odkazana departmental Vefej-
neho Obcerstven1 a vyboru ma
odhady spolecn6 pracujiclm
ma rozpoctovem vyboru."
Vase pine 1cte,
Emily Klimes,
sekretaTka skupiny 7
c. 1923 E. Monument ulice
Telefon: Wolfe 2103.
DsInicky Podporujici Spo-
lex ODD. poTa-
da "POSVfCENSKOU ZABA-
WI" v DsInickem Dome, rob
Madison a Rose ulic We stredu,
dine %. listopadu 1889 8 no.
din vecer. Vstupne 4Oc. Hudba
o. AIoise Novotneho. Kazdeho
uctive I'VE vybor.
N STORE BIN
GO porada Sbor BALTIC. Was.
tenky els. III ]. {. D., We skole
Augustin Herman, Ashland a
Glover ulic, " pondeli, dine 20
listopadu hodin vecer.
Vstupne Csc. Dvefni ceny.
Minulou nedeli zahajil
Dram. Odbor Del. Vzdel. Spoil
"Pokrok" divadelnf sezonu V
Delnick6m Dome a Size hralc
Sc "Rozmysli 81, Mafenko"
neb (Kmotr Smrdocha). Hrs
tato byla samy smfch a take
poucna. Vsichni 1cinkujic1 hle
deli, by svoje dlohy provedli CO
nejlepe a dostalo Sc Jim "a t.
uznanf prftomnymi, nebot tt
dokazali castym potlesken
mezi hrou i pc ukonceni jed
mani. Ac bylo pekne pocasi
navst9va byla velika. Vsen
"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-11-17
z MfSTNf OD-
becky A
CESKYCH KATOLfKU.

uraQOVny mlnulehO tydne, a tn
kazdy zajiste byl mile prekva-
pen. Je tezko vypsati pocit v
tele i dust pc pTecteni "Modlit-
by Ia Vast cd Bohuslava Bal
bina, ktera prilozena S kazdym
clenskym lfstkem. Jisto je, re
kazdy z mas preje 81 ably nase
rodna vlast stala ma 1rovni il
nych zemi, a ten narod cesky
pc boku jinych svobodnych ma
rodu sveta. Otazme sc ale,
tfeba jen v duchu sami sebe,
co Gimme by napomocni jsme
byli, ably Sc tax stale? Jisto
je, re kazdy z mas nem6ze jiti
do boje a to ami "a diplomatic
kym stolen, neb do zakopn,
ale my m1zeme tenn, kteTf jsou
v tom boji zdcastneni, jej u
snadniti tim, kdyz Sc prihlasi-
me "a cleny MAR. Svazu Ces.
Katolikd" a tax svym Glen
stvim pomGzeme diplomat1m
a tim prfspevkem jednoho do
laru ma rok 1889 pomdzeme
tenn bojovnikdm kterf potTebu-
il pomoc nejen dusevnf ale i
hmotnou. At neni ami jedno-
no verneho Cecha a Slovaka,
ktery by nepatril do konce to-
hoto roku k jednomu re til te-
les ktere tvorl Ceskoslovenskou
Narodnf Radu, ktera vede a
ffd1 ten druhy zahranicni Cd
BOZ zde.
Ia cleny Narodniho Svazu
Ceskych Katol1k1 dale Sc pri-
blasili nasleduj1ci:
Josef He'll, Anna Cibulka,
Josef Senkyr, Ant. j. Svejda,
Alzbeta Matouskova, Mary
Miksa, Matej Hradsky, Franti-
SEX Supfk a zaplatili Pc jed
nom dollaru co clensky pr1spe-
vek.
Kdy Sc prihlasite Wy? Bud.
me kazdy 2 mas pomocnikem,
prihlasme sebe a pax hledme
ziskati souseda neb znameho
ably az jedrou dockame Sc to-
no v1tezstv1, tim leps1 pocit
NELL jsme a vetsi radost z toho
re to pranl sc nam splnilo.
Prikladam dopis, ktery z
hlavnf 1radovny Svazu obdr-
Eel tajemnlk mlstn1 odbocky:
National Alliance of Bohemian
Catholics
(Narodn1 Svaz Ceskych
Katolik1)
Chicago, 6. listopadu 1899.
Mr.. Frantisek j. Zfka,
Box 558 Route IL
Raspeburg, Baltimore, Md.
Mily pane Zika:-
S dlky kvitujeme obnos
$4,000 a to $158.0O "a Glen
ske poplatky cd jednotlivych
clen1 a $3.50 z dobrovolne
sb1rky.
Ano, sledujeme dobrou pra-
ci Baltimorskych nas1ch ces-
kych katolikn v "Telegrafu''
neb jej dostavame v ufadovne
ISvazu. Diky ctenemu vydava-
telstvu, "a kooperaci, ktere Sc
dostava cd neho nasim cesko-
katolickym spolkGm a podnl-
kun v6bec.
Vsem jmenovanym clenum
zasilame clensky l1stek primo
z 1radovny ma Vami udane a.
dresy.
Jsme vdecni "a spolupraci,
ktere Sc dostava Narodnlmu
Svazu Ceskych Katolik6 z Bal
timore a vefime re jak pravite
nadale budete pracovati, a
zasflati dalsf poplatky cd Gle
MI, neb jest toho tax velice po-
tTeba.
Ia nedlouho obdrzite pos
tou "Hlidku" Svazu.
S pranim vseho dobra a S
pratelskym pozdravem,
V 1cte oddanl
Jan Voller, pfedseda
Marie Kral, tajemnice.
Proto jeste jednou Vas "a
dam zda-li jste tax dosud neu-
chill, prihlaste Sc "a cleny Ma
rodnfho Svazu Ceskych Katoll-
XII a to bud ma fare aneb u pi-
satele techto TadkG jeste dnes.
Srdecne vsecky ctoucl zdrav.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
Body Recovered OF
Man Who Drowned

TROY-The body of CORTLAND
Runyan, missing since the early part
Of May was found last Friday float
ing in the Kootenai river in large
eddy at Yakt, six miles west of Troy.
1t was discovered by members of a
railroad freight crew on their run
from Spokane to Troy. They inn
mediately notified officers and re
covered the corpse.
An unfortunate accident, caused
by the breaking of the steering gear
of the car in which they were rid
ing caused the death of both Run
yam and George Maxim, both resi-
dents of the Yakt, several weeks
ago. The body of Maxim was re-
covered from the river three days
after the accident. Mrs. Garrison,
the third passeger of the automo-
bile, saved herself by expert swim
ming.
Graveside funeral services were
conducted at the Yakt cemetery last
Tuesday. The rites were read by
Rev Baber of the Methodist church.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03

areas are closed because of the ex-
tremely hazardous condition of the
logging slash and the O'Brien Greek
area is being closed by request OF
the mayor of Troy, supported by the
citizens of that community.
The boundaries of the above de-
scribed mo Smoking" are pasted
on the roads at the entrance of the
areas.
The mo Smoking regulation pro-
hibits smoking any place within the
area except at improved camps and
places of habitation.
Extreme care with matches, burn
ing tobacco, camp fires and all forms
of ignitable materials should be ex-
ercised by forest users. The high
temperatures and lack of rain dur
ing the past 10 days have made
forest fuels very dangerous, espe-
cially so at the lower elevations
X. A. KLEHM,
Forest Supervisor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
Bonds Sell
For Best
Price Ever
Two Issues by Lincoln.
County Go For 2 and
PIE Per Cent.
SAVING MADE BECAUSE
LOW INTEREST RATE

The two bond issues offered by
Lincoln county last Friday brought
the best bids ever heretofore Sc
cured by the county in a sale OF
bonds. Five companies had repre-
sentatlves present. They were
Pierce g. Richardson of Denver,
Ferris & Hardgrove of Spokane, !.
M. Dain & Co. of Minneapolis, the
Montana State Land Board, and r.
W. Smithberger of the First State
Bank of Libby.
After considerable bidding, the
two issues were bid in by Ferris &
Hardgrove and Dain & Co. who di-
vided the purchase between their
principals. The funding bonds of
$32,500.00 went for per cent in
terest and $40 premium, while the
bridge bonds of 100000 went for
212 per cent interest at par.
Those are the best prices ever
obtained by the county in sale
of bonds, in that the rate of interest
that the county will have to pay
on the bonds was so low. According
to County Clerk Schuck's office, n.
w Smithberger saved the county
about S2800.00 by his bidding down
the rate of interest.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
Some Careless
With Compfires

Some users of the camp
grounds at Kootenai Falls have
been careless in leaving fires
burning, according to Highway
Maintainer Riley. Recently he
found big fire burning there
at night, after the people who
had started it had gone. Riley
says bad fire would unques-
tionably have resulted If he had
not put out the campfire. Sim
liar reports regarding other fires
have been received.
The camp grounds have been
developed there for the enjoy
ment and convenience of the
public. If fire should get into
the timber, it would do i'm
measurable damage. Everyone
should use all possible precau-
tons to see that such calamity
does not happen. There Is an
abundance of water close at
hand to the campground. All
fires should be thoroughly
drenched with water before they
are left. Let's all of us be
careful with our campfires and
thereby help to preserve the
natural beauty OF this section.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
Finds Old Directory
OF Entire Northwest

Pete Larson, Jr., of the Tavern
Cafe and Bar. recently ran across an
ancient Gazetteer directory of the
entire northwest in a closet at the
cafe. The book, which is almost
four and three quarters inches
thick, was published by the r. L.
POLK Co. in St. Paul in 1900-1901.
The price, per copy, was $500.
Each state has preface which
explains facts concerning that state
such as topography, river and wa
ter courses. agriculture, climate,
facts about the state government,
etc. One thing of interest is the
fact that Fort Missoula, now one of
the largest forts in the northwest.
was listed as having only non
commissioned officer and a small
guard in charge.
The game laws were listed very
briefly, perhaps because there were
no really stringent laws at that
time. Example. Fishing except
with pole and line and hooks for
hidden"
Although no Lincoln county ex-
listed at that time, Libby was
lhilVln6 lltlG Guy Oh 0Uu pOpula-
ton. At that time two newspapers
were being published here, the
Weekly Montanian and the Libby
News. A new SO room hotel was
being built at time of publication
and there were Presbyterian, Meth
odlst and Catholic churches in the
city
In those days it seems that the
saloon business was the most prof
liable for there were eight of them
located here. Some of the other
firms and individuals which were
established in business nrior to the
publication of the Gazetteer and
listed therein are: Birmingham Bros,
saWmill, A. r. Gibson, barber, Mrs,
{, w. Hutton, notions; Libby Hos
pital, Libby -Sawmills, The Pacific
Northwest Mining Corporation.
proprs. Neff & Plummer, general
merchandise; Charles B. Remp, liv-
cry.
If any person is interested in
looking at the old book Mr.. Larsen
said they would be more than well
come.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
Former Libby Editor
Passes Away in Portland

Funeral services were held Sat
urday, July %, in Portland, Ore,
for Ernest A. Southwick, 63, pro
prietor of the E. A. Southwick
Linotyping company of that city
who died at his home July 26 after
long illness.
Mr.. Southwick was born in Ri
ley, Kan, November "a, 1875. The
early years of his life were spent
in Great Falls, Whitefish and Libby
where he owned and published pa
pers. In Great Falls he was pres
ident of the typographical union
and was one of the first to operate
a linotype machine.
During his stay in Libby Mr..
SouthWick was associated with Leo
Faust on the Western News and
then with Jack Barrett on the Koo-
tenai Times.
After serving on the board of di-
rectors of the First National bank
he became managing vice president.
He was mayor of this city for two
years and was past master of the
Masonic lodge.
Mr. Southwick spent the last %
years in or near Portland where he
published newspapers. In 1915 he
became associated with the old Col
umbia Printing company, which la
ter was reorganized and called the
Southwick press. Thirteen years
later he sold his interest in the firm
and purchased linotype plant
which he operated until he became
i'll in 1888.
Mr.. Southwick was a member of
the Shrine, Multnomah Guard, Red
Cross, Dokkes and Washington
chapter of the Masonic lodge. He
also was a director of the Union
Savings and Loan association.
Survivors include the widow
Mary; son, Ernest A. Jr. of Port
land; a daughter, Mrs. Alice E. Rich
mond of Honolulu; three brothers.
Charles A. of Portland, G.. w. OF
Milwaukee, j. j. of Fresno.
Final rites were under the au-
spices of the Masonic lodge. In
terment was in Lincoln Memorial
Park.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
100 Fires This
Year Coused By Man

a so per cent increase in the num-
Der OF man-caused fires in this
region as compared with 1888. is
causing serious concern among for
est fire protection agencies.
Even with all lookouts and guard
stations fully manned, foresters
claim that the law of averages is
against keeping fires under control
if this rate of increase continued
during the hot, dry days expected.
Forest users are therefore urged to
be particularly careful for the bal
ance of the season.
According to Axel Lindh, Mis-
soula, assistant regional forester in
charge of fire control in this region,
moisture conditions are spotted and
the lower country especially is ra-
pidly becoming finder dry. An IL
lustration of how quickly a con-
flagration can spread is cited on the
Cabinet Forest in western Montana.
Smokechasers reached one fire last
week within 10 minutes after it
started, and yet in that period it
had burned over Is acres.
The July goth regional fire re-
port shows a total of 468 fires on
the 30,000,000 acres under forest
service protection in the northern
region, as compared with STA for
the same period in 1888 But of
this total, 100 were man-caused COM
pared with only 81 last year. The
balance were caused by lightning.
Campers, smokers, railroads and
incendiaries have caused the largest
increase. Incendiaries set six fires,
while 27 are attributed to campers,
40 to smokers, % to railroads, Is to
brush burners, four to numbering op-
erations and six to miscellaneous
causes as yet undetermined.
The total area burned, Oil acres,
has been comparatively small so far,
as more than 70 per cent of the
fires. have been held to less than a
quarter of an acre and only Ia
reached more thanf 10 acres in size
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-03
FIotheod Calls
Kootenoi Fighters

Five men were borrowed last Sat
urday from the Kootenai national
forest to help fight fire ON the Flat.
head forest-on Coal creek, a trib
utary of the North Fork ofithe Flat.
head. The men we're Rangers Cor.
don Cornell, Charley Fem and L. L
Lake and Alternates Clarence Da.
wilson and Harvey Shelley. An air.
plane was sent over from Kalispel
to get the five men from Libby ane
hurried back with them. The fire
was got under control so that the
men could return to Libby Tues
day.
The fire covered about 400 acres
1t was in land covered by the
old 1910 burn and was difficult to
control.
Fire at Bull lake
A hot fire was started last Sat
urday in logging slash of the J.
Neils Lumber Company, on the
lower end of Bull lake. 1t covered
about 100 acres before it was got
under control that same night.
Man caused fires have been about
80 per cent higher than the same
time last year and Supervisor Klehm
urges everyone to use great care
while in the forests. The timber
is in very dry condition and every
precaution should be exerted to see
that valuable timber and possibly
human lives are not destroyed.