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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
If You Are In
Doubt, Inquire Here

It is not often that this news
paper is called on to help establish
birth.records, but that opportunity
came to us this week. Just an
other example of the many ways in
which a newspaper is of service TO
its community.
This week we received letter
from Thomas A. Hamilton, son of
MFR and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, Sr.,
of Kalispell, former Libby residents.
Young Hamilton wrote that in Sc
curing a position with the engineer
ing department at Glacier National
Park headquarters. it was neces-
sary for him to produce records of
birth. It appeared such statistics
had not been filed at Helena, as is
now done. So Mr.. Hamilton asked
us if it would be possible for us
to check back through the files and
see if mention was made regarding
his birth in the newspaper Of GER
tain date. We found the item with
out much difficulty, which was to
the effect that DIR. Morrison reports
the birth of IL pound son to Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton. The
date was October Z, 1916. We made
out affidavit as proof that such an
item appeared in the paper on that
date and forwarded it to young
Hamilton We hope. it will be of as
sistance to him.
Since mailing the requested in
formation, we had a talk with the
young mans father, who was over
from Kalispell He reports that the
son has a very good. position as
craftsman with the engineering
crew in Glacier park.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22

Thomas Hamilton was calling on
friends in Libby Monday He drove
over from Kalspell with friends of
his from Nebraska who were visit
ing him.
Mrs. Myrl Spangler of Lindsay,
Calf, arrived Saturday evening to
spend some time visiting with her
daughter and son-in-laW, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Kemper.
Lloyd Nixon and family left Fri
day on motor trip to Bemidji,
Mimi, for visit with relatives.
They planned to tour Glacier and
Yellowstone parks on the way.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Campbell left
Wednesday for Livingston to at
tend conventions of the American
Legion and the Auxiliary They 60
as delegates from the Libby posts.
DR.. E. L. Bergstrom came into
Libby the first of the week from
Great Falls to do assessment work
on the Fairbault Mining company
property He reports that the ore
| is showing up well.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. DWinelle and
daughter Elizabeth drove into Libby
last week from Livingston for q
visit with Mrs. Dwinelle's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Klenck, and with
their many friends.
Melvin Knudson, who recently
returned from his college studies al
Corvallis, Ore, left last Thursday
night for Fort Lewis where he vii
spend six weeks at the reserve of.
ficers training camp
i Mr.. and Mrs. John FINLAND Lee
Harmon, Dick Hennessy, and Rober
/ Larson motored to Kalispell Sat
urday evening. Sunday they drove
into Glacier park where they wit
messed the state ski tournament. AL
though they did not participate il
the tournament, the group spen
some time skiing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Keystone Ships
Two Bors of Gold

Two bars of gold valued at $4,000
were carried through the streets of
Spokane one day recently and
aroused considerable interest. Car
rying the gold was E. w. Johnson,
public accountant, and with him
were Bill Hatch, Paul Sandberg,
Ray Flaherty and G. A. Lukens, all
interested in the mine at Sylvanite,
from which the gold came. 1t was
from keystone mine, owned by the
Morning Glory Corporation.
According to the Spokesman RE-
view Sandberg said the bricks con-
tanned 1853 ounces of gold and that
the bricks and 40 tons of gold bear
ing concentrate, valued at $40 ton,
had been produced in a run of Is
days of the 50-ton mill.
It was the belief of Sandberg,
head of the Standard Securities, that
the production was the best for its
period made at the mine.
The Morning Glory company is
enlarging the equipment of the Key
stone with view of further in
crease in production This will in
clude an increase in the capacity of
the mill when it is required.
The Morning Glory purchased the
keystone mine the first of the year
from j. H. Thornton, who operated
the property successfully for sew
eral years. The mine has been a
producer over a period dating back
for nearly SO years, with frequent
periods of idleness, however, dur
ing the intervening years. Recent
working has been due to improved
recovery process in the mining
! field
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Libby Loses Ball
Game by One Score

The Libby ball team went to Kim
berly, B. c., last Sunday and lost
the second game of the season by
one score, the count being 10 to in
favor of the Canadians Libby led
the scoring up to the eighth inning
when the Kimberlyites garnered a
bunch of five runs to tie the score
at 8-8. They then nosed Libby out
by scoring two runs in the ninth
to Libby's one.
Brown was on the mound for
Libby, with Moberly on the re-
ceiving end Brown pitched a fine
game, with six strike outs to his
credit. The box score follows.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
0(A[ STUFF

Harry Hough was business call
er in Spokane last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baney and
children were weekend visitors at
Eureka.
Miss Jessie Ice and Jack Half
sted were week end visitors at the
Harry Hough home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Leach drove
to Kalispell Tuesday evening. They
returned the same evening.
The Rev. Albert NJ Hart was
called to Whitefish last Thursday to
attend special meeting of the Kali
ispell presbytery of the Presbyte-
rian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Falkner and
MIR. and Mrs. Bob Falkner of Kali
ispell visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Falkner here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Claypool of
Kalispell were visitors at the Don
Leach home last weekend Mrs.
Leach is their daughter.
Can you afford to pay double for
new roof? If you can don't read
the j. Neils Lumber Companies ad
at the bottom Of page 81 1t
Henry Jacques, former Libby man
but now of Great Falls, arrived in
the city this week to do assessment
work on some mining claims.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Driear left
Tuesday for Billings where Mr.
Driear will attend the district con-
vention of Lions International. They
will be met at Billings by relatives
from Wyoming, for a visit. Jack
Swarens also went as delegate tC
the Lions convention.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Makes Connection at Bonners
Ferry

The Intermountain Bus company
reports that recent change OF
schedule now makes possible a night
trip to Spokane The company's
bus that now leaves Libby at 1915
a. m. makes connections with the
Washington Motor Coach bus al
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Two Entertain.

Mrs. Harold Miller and Mrs. c. w.
Gildea entertained two tables of
bridge at the Miller home last Tues
day at a bridge dessert. Mrs. Ell
mer Switzer, Sr., won the high prize
and Mrs. Joe KujaWa received low.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Summary

2-base hits, Moberly, Martin, Lo-
rass, Sortome; 3-base hits, Livings-
ton, Spencer, Corbett; lst on balls,
off Lorass 0, off Brown, q earned
runs, Libby 7, Kimberly 4; struck
out, by Brown, 6, by Lorass 5.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
Raccoons Wash Their Food

The raccoon washes its food.
Young raccoons in confinement have
been known almost TO starve be-
cause they had no water to wash
their food.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22

The Libby ball club has scheduled
"a game to be played on the local
diamond with Naples next Sunday
The game will start promptly
at $50.
The regular meetings of the Lum.
Der & Sawmill Workers Union No
1881 will be held the second anc
fourth Tuesdays, at 7 o'clock sharp
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22

Boomers Ferry and leaves that city
for Spokane at 3.l5 a. m, arriv-
ing in Spokane early that morning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-22
BALL GAME SUNDAY.

The Naples ball team will be in
Libby next Sunday, the 18th, for a
game with the locals on the Libby
field Game will be called at 230
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Britain Answers
Nazi Denunciation,
Threatens Japan
England Will Deny She
Violated Spirit OF
Naval Agreement

LONDON, May 81. (UP)
= Foreign office experts
have completed the prel!mi-
nary draft of a note to Ger
MANY refuting allegations
on which Adolf Hitler based his
denunciation of the British-Ger-
man naval limitation pact, but
leaving the way open for further
discussion, it was understood to-
day.
At the same time the govern
ment prepared to meet Japanese
threats to British interests in China
by expanding its present Far East
ern policy from one of financial
assistance to China to one of active
resistance to Japan. 1t was under
stood that the government was
prepared if necessary to use eco
nomic measures to combat Japa-
nese encroachment on British in
tereStS.
The note to be sent to Germany
replies to Germany's denunciation
note of April %. This note: /
accused Britain of moving away
from the policy of guaranteeing
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Examine Soil,
Specialist Warns
Farmers at Meet

A thorough examination of soils
and drainage conditions is neces-
sarye for successful farming, J. B.
Brown, extension service specialist
in irrigation, told a group of valley
farmers at a demonstration meeting
at the Bill Jacobs ranch Tuesday.
Slow irrigation and Subsoiling
might be the answer to the prob
lem on hard lands, Brown pointed
out, but in soft soil slow irrigation
would build up a water table. On
land where a water table already
existed slow irrigation or subsoiling
would be disastrous.
Should the investigation prove
that the soil was of the extremely
hard variety, slow irrigation should
be tried, Brown said. The slow
irrigation process is much more
economical than SubSoiling and
often serves the purpose.
In the event slow irrigation does
not obtain deep penetration, as was
the case on the Bill Jacobs ranch,
according to records, then subsoil-
ing must be used for satisfactory
results, Brown concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

Patterson's challenge was issued
at the Imperial county fair grounds
Tuesday night in a fiery speech
climaxing combination New Deal
political rally and CIO organization
meeting which was originally an
nounced by the Laborers' Non-Par-
tisan League as an open forum dis
cuSsion of farm and labor prob
lens.
The meeting was a peaceful anti
climax to days of inspired predic-
tions of rioting and violence which
reverberated in Sacramento and
brought widespread publicity to the
laborerS' league and its speakers. A
score of deputy sheriffs and high
way patrolmen lounged about the
fair grounds with nothing to do
while almost a thousand spectators
listened quietly to the attacks lev
elled at the county fair board, the
Associated Farmers, the Republic
ans, the big business interests, and
all enemies of the New Deal. In
the crowd were many Mexicans and
their wives, a large share of white
field workers, some Hindus and
Filipinos, and a scattering of cur
iosity seekers.
Among others in the crowd was
Dorothy Ray, once arrested hert
with Stanley Hancock for agitatine
strike during harvest season
Both were said to be members ol
the Communist party. Miss Ray
proceeded to the speakers stano
after Tuesday nights meeting and
congratulated the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor on his address.
Patterson's challenge to Hulse
came during an attack when he
likened the Imperial county fail
board to Fascists because of tn,
Continued on Page 8; Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
High School Board
Ballot Here Holds
Center Of Stage
Four Seek Positions On
Central District Board
At Election Friday

School elections will occu-
py the center of attention
Friday with spirited contests
for board positions antici-
pated in but three of Impe-
rial countys 46 districts.
The most spectacular contest is
scheduled for the Central Union
high school district where four men
are running for the only two va
cancies on the board.
Spectacular races for positions are
expected in the Mulberry and Mt
Signal elementary districts. One
candidate filed at Mulberry. He
will be opposed in write-in cam
paign. No candidate filed at Mt
Signal but the contest has arisen
among the write-in candidates.
Routine elections are expected
in all other districts unless last
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

area charged before the Dies COM
mittee that orders originating in
the White House are preventing
the army from fighting the enemy
within our gates.
He declared the president should
discharge every Communist lin the
government OF the United States
and every person giving aid and
comfort to Communists, an d
should authorize use of military
force to protect every individual
in his life and property"
He was examined by the COM
mittee, which is investigating un-
American activities, as to his
knowledge of an alleged anti-Semi-
tic campaign to counter a purport-
ed plot against the government.
Moseley denied any connection
with Nazi or Fascist organizations
He admitted under questioning
however, that six weeks ago he
attended a patriotic" meeting on
Long Island at which he met Fritz
Kuhn, commander of the German
1hiiiCi lCdll oullu.
He testified that he provided the
war department intelligence divi-
sion with information on alleged
movements against the government
which intelligence officers agreed
was disturbing. He accused the
house committee of reluctance tc
ascertain details of the "Commu-
mist emergency which faces the
United States
Acting Chairman Arthur D. Hea.
ley, D., Mass, contradicted him.
"Bull!' shouted Moseley, pound
ing the committee table. You DOM
want to learn about the emergency.
THE first thing 1 would do if
were president would be to issue
an order discharging every Com.
muniSt in the government of thu
United States and every person
giving aid and comfort to the Com.
munistS,' he said.
Then I would release the UniteC
States army from its present posi-
ton. The army can make plans II
fight Germany in South America
but 1t cannot fight the enem,
within our states.
He asserted the army had beer
told not to investigate anything
Where does that order com,
from?" asked Rep. John j. Demp
Sey, D., N Mex
From the White House, I sup
pose,' Moseley said. Right at tn,
top"
Moseley said the problem coulc
be solved if President Roosevelt
would say:
Mr.. Army, I don't want you to
interfere with civil processes a.
ALL But I want the American peo-
Pile to know that if any local gov
eminent fails to protect any indi.
vidual in his life and property,
will use the army under the 1925
law that makes it a duty"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Ry UNITED PRESS

The number of violent deaths
during the Memorial day holiday
increased toward the 500 mark
Wednesday,
AS the four-day period ended,
432 fatalities from automobile ac-
cidents, fires, plane crashes. drown
ings and shootings already had been
reported. Reports from rural sec
tions were adding to the total
hourly.
The heaviest loss of life was on
the highways. Motor vehicle acci-
dents killed 209; ninety-four per-
sons drowned and l29 others died
from miscellaneous causes.
One-fourth OF the deaths occur
red in three states. New York had
38, 18 from motor accidents, Cali
fornia had SO, % from motor acci-
dents; and Illinois had SO, % from
motor accidents.
At a Clinton, Okla, tourist camp
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

night.
J Drivers affiliated with the Bro
therhood of Railway Trainmen had
set 10 am. as a deadline after
which the strike would be called.
The drivers are seeking recognition
of the Brotherhood, winner of an
NLRB consent election. Recently
they voted by a 81 per cent major
ity to strike unless company recog-
milton is granted.
Little fear was expressed in au-
thoritative quarters in Ell Centro
that valley bus service would be
interrupted. Only a few of the
drivers in this territory are affili-
ated with the Brotherhood The
vast majority, it was pointed out,
belong to the AFL Amalgamated
Association of Street, Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach employees,
with which the bus company has
q contract.
| AS a precaution, however, extra
drivers were sent out Wednesday
on two buses, just in case the 10
am. strike materialiZed.
o. A. Rowan, executive board
members of the AFL union, as
quoted in United Press dispatches
from San Francisco, said the strike
threat was selfish attempt of
a minority to impose their will on
the public" and a bluff" by the
Brotherhood drivers.
Rowan said more than 60 per
cent of the drivers of the lines
involved were members of the AFL
union. He charged the 81 per cent
vote did not represent a majority
opinion of all Greyhound bus driv.
Continued on Page 8. Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Ban Favored on
Relief Politics

WASHINGTON, May 81. tUP)-
president John N. Garner pre-
dicted today that the Hatch bill to
prohibit politics in relief which is
bottled up in the house judiciary
committee, will be enacted before
congress aojournS.
Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D., N. M, is
author of the measure which al
ready has been approved by the
senate. He discussed the measure
with President Roosevelt at the
White House early today.
Hatch said his conference with
Mr.. Roosevelt was most satisfac-
tory" and That he had every reason
to believe that the house commit
tee would report the bill to the
house for action.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Gag Rule Voted as
Townsend Proposal
Moves Toward Vote
Amendments Barred AS
Pension Plan Comes Up
To Test in House

WASHINGTON, May 81.
(UP)-The house today by
221 to SO adopted a gag
rule" for consideration of
the Townsend Old Age Pen
sion bill, and proceeded into gen.
eral debate on the measure. A final
vote late today was expected by
administration leaders to kill the
bill for this session.
Under the gag rule, members can
only talk about the bill They can
not amend it in any fashion.
Rep. Joe Hendricks, D., Fla, who
introduced the liberal pension bill
desired by Dr. Francis E. Town.
send, supported the gag rule be-
cause he said he did not want the
bill "butchered" by amendments.
and wanted the house to vote on
the Townsend issue and not a
scrap of paper"
BY a graduated transactions tax
sponsors of the measure propose
to raise enough money to pay every
one over go years of age an amount
variously estimated by them from
$50 to 5000 a month.
Rep. Martin j. Kennedy, D., N. Y,
asked whether 1872 members of the
house over 80 and theoretically
qualified for benefits under the
act were qualified to vote. Speaker
William B. Bankhead ruled that
such members could vote.
Rep. E. E. Cox, D., Ga, said that
the rules committee had hesitated
to give the bill a closed rule be-
cause the measure did not bear
the ways and means committees
recommendation one way or the
other. Chairman Robert L. Dough-
ton, D., N. c., of the ways and
means committee defended the
committees action. He said the
committee had been under unusual
pressure to report the bill and
that he had received more than
25,000 letters about it,
Rep. Carl E. Mapes, R., Mich,
said that the ways and means COM
mittee ran out" by refusing
recommendation
Rep Hamilton Fish. R., N. Y.
denounced the gag rule" as IAN
evil and outrageous procedure"
1T appears to me that the pur-
pose of the rule is to insure the
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
80 Children Hurt
In School Blast

BARBERTON. o., May 81. (UP)
"A gas explosion late today wreck
ed a frame building used as a
school, injuring at least 80 children.
Five of the number may die.
Police said that had fire followed
the blast scores of others would
have been trapped.
Between 80 and 100 children were
in the building at the time, all first
and second graders.
Police and firemen from Akron,
of which Barberton is a suburb, aid
ed in removing the injured from
the debris.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Mate Of Squa|us
Sails for Testing

VALLEJO, Cal, May 81. CUP)-
The new submarine Pompano, sister
ship of the Inflated Squalus, today
left Mare Island navy yard, where
she was built, for surface tests
outside the Golden Gate.
Lieutenant L. S. Parks was in
command The craft carried a crew
of approximately 60 men.
The Pompano will not make any
diving tests this trip. She was
due back in Mare Island Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Valley Packers
Forgotten Union

The Fruit and Vegetable Packers
association was the forgotten union
of the Laborers Non-P Partisan league
rally at the county fair grounds
Tuesday night
The association, an independent
incorporated group with more than
600 members, was unnoticed un-
honored, and unsung at the meet
ing supposededly dedicated to a
discussion of labor and purportedly
sponsored by labor groups All
speakers from Lieut. Gov. Ellis Pat
terson to the announcer failed to
mention It.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Auto Hits Truck, Steers Get Loose,
Car Hits Steer, Motorists Injured

IMPERIAL, May 3l.-Seventeen
steers escaped from wrecked truck
north of town at l am. today and
20 minutes later four persons were
injured when a car crashed into
one of the steers.
Edward E. Brainard, National
City, blamed the unidentified driver
of a black sedan for crowding his
truck into a ditch and liberating the
steers.
Before he could round them up,
j. M. McNeils car crashed head-on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Olson Denies SRA
Head on Way Out

SACRAMENTO, May 81. UP)-
Reports that Relief Administrator
H. Dewey Anderson is to be re-
placed and that Col. Archibald
Young. chairman of the state re-
lief commission, is en- route to
Washington to choose the admins
traitors successor today were de-
MED by Gov. Culbert Olson.
Colonel Young has not been
authorized by me, nor have 1 auth
orized anyone else to select a sue
ceSsor to DR., Anderson" Olson said.
81 consider him thoroughly COM
petent as the head of SRA. l in
tend to retain him."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Building Permits
Up TO S190,354

Ell Centro's building permit total
moved up to $190,354 Wednesday
Four permits granted early this
week totaled $2,l25.
Two $500 permits were granted r.
r. Voyles and N. c. Deaton. They
called for additions at 1863 Olive
street and at SCI Len Rey.
F. L. Riddle was granted $500
permit for work at 486 Hamilton
street and Sam Maggie was grant
ed $25 permit fer construction of
cooling tower base at 5O2 San
dalwood drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

practically every political issue.
Here is a thumbnail platform he
proposed in November 1887.
1.-Stop governmental hymns OF
hate against business.
2.-Balance the budget as soon
as possible.
3.-Substitute incentive taxation
to encourage profit sharing for
punitive taxes and modify or re-
peal corporation surplus and capi-
tai gains taxes.
4.-Amend the Social Security act
Continued on Page y, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

OIny and a protective taflff.
1t was a political certainty now
that the Vandenberg-for- president
movement will be major factor
in the 1910 pre-convention cam
paign. Today his name is bracketed
with Sen. Robert A. Taft, r.. Ohio,
and District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey of New York as leading con-
tenders.
Vandenberg has advocated Re-
publican-Democratic coalitio
against the Roosevelt party"
Unlike Dewey and Taft, Vanden-
berg's years in the senate have
placed him publicly on record on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Four.Day Holiday Toll Reaches 500
With Traffic Claiming 432Lives

Mrs. Ida Watson, "a, fed strych-
nine to her five children and slash
ed her throat One child died. The
other children and the mother are
seriously i'll. Authorities believed
her and the children and went to a
her and hte children and went to a
ball game.
AT Chicago, an 18-year-old girl
was shot and killed by a private
watchman at a fruit stand after
she and some friends had taken a
watermelon as a prank and played
catch with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

into one of the wandering animals
a mile from the scene of the first
accident. Mr. and Mrs. Mcneil,
and Mr.. and Mrs. V. H. Mcneil, all
of Venice, suffered Slight injuries,
highway patrolmen said. The steer
was killed
Brainard rounded up the other
animals