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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17

not seem 10 function IN the house
On the whole, il was more effec.
tive in the house, perhaps because
the Republican organization was
much tighter in the house. Repub-
lican Representatives were much
more docile under the leadership of
Joe Martin, the G.. o. p. house lead
er, than were the minority senators
under Sen. Charles McNary. But
this means very little save that the
house leadership was skillful and the
house Republicans willing to be on
the job when told TO be, for sena-
tors are proverbially more individu-
alistic than members of the house.
In the senate every member is a
power IN his own right. He can
hold up bills, he can force amend
ments if they are not too important.
He can do all sorts of things. But
in the house the only power that can
be exercised by individual members,
save on very close roll calls. is by
combining in groups-hence the ne
cessity for organization if the indi-
viduals are 10 accomplish anything.
Tendency Torcard Coalition
Is Threat at Hhife House
But the interesting factor in this
tendency toward coalition of the Re-
publicans and the conservative
Democrats is that it has been devel-
oping- growing with the passage of
every week to be more and more a
threat to the White House domina-
ton OF congress.
There is no such thing as def
mite group of Democrats in either
house or senate who can be counted
on TO vote against President Roose-
velt with the Republicans.
The real Importance, now. is for
the future-Where this coalition will
be next session-hoW it will develop.
If there should happen to be a spe-
cial election anywhere, the primary,
or the election, or both might have
a profound effect But without such.
guideposts for the politicians who
compose the two houses everything
will continue to depend on whether
Roosevelt runs for third term.
This makes it a bit foggy, for no
is expected on that
until the session which meets in JAM
uary gets we'll under perhaps
not even until the convention starts
balloting in June.
So the prospect would seem to be
that there will be a continuance, at
least in the early days of the session
in January. of the present
loosely knit coalition.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17
Proceedings of County
Commissioners
Libby. Montana. Aug. 7. 1885

Libby Montana, Aug. Z. 1899
The Board of County Commission
ers, Lincoln County, met in regular
session in the Court House in Libby
on August Z to 9. inclusive
Present Commissioners Ray c.
Frost, James Mahoney, Chef o.
Hoisington: and Eldon J. Schuck,
Clerk.
The report of the County Clerk
and Recorder. as required under
Section 4l63.7 r. c. M. 1885 was
submitted to the Board
All County and Township officials
were authorized to leave the state
at any time they may deem neces
sary during the month of August
and up and to the next regular
meeting of the Board.
The following claims were audit
ed, approved and warrants ordered
drawn for same.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17

CHURCHES
First Lutheran Church
Harold Olson. Student Pastor
st. Johns Lutheran
II. L. Pfotenhauer, Pastor
Methodist Episcopal
II. w. Woods, Pastor
st. Luke's Episcopal
Arthur B. Ward, Pastor
Christian Science
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Albert NJ. Hart, Pastor
Calvary Pentecostal
F. A. Dalton, Pastor
st. Joseph's Catholic
Edmond Taylor, Priest
Church of God
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17
Move TO Capture Texas
Dele CATION for Roosevelt

Acting on the advice of friendly
Texans who insist that the delega-
ton from the Lone Star state to the
next Democratic convention can be
captured for Franklin .. Roosevelt
despite the fact that John Nance
Garner will be favorite son, the
White House is moving to CONSOLE
date its political forces down by the
Rio Grande, not to mention I'D in
the Panhandle or back East" in
Texarkana.
The latest move was the tender of
the post OF head OF the rural electric
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17

Montana Light & Power Co. 1850
Interstate Telephone Co. SIS
Russell Little, warehouse
rent .................................... $500
ID. w. Belrley, truck rental 1897
k. ), Crater. gravel ................ 1900
Glenn Campbell, wood ............ SIS
WeStmont Tractor & Equip.
ment Co, payment on
Caterpillar ........................... 1896 SO
Payment on tractor ......... 1911 SO
Ira G Miller road survey 1900
Bridge Fund
Inspection and Mileage;
James Mahoney s................ 1000
Ray {. Frost =..................... 1000
Chef O. Hoisington . 400
Labor:
Eddie Funk .s.........=.. 400
Leroy Dunwoody .......... 400
Robert Holiday ................ 24.00
Ray {. Eberth ....-............. 5000
Harry Lamoureaux .. 1900
Ben Stewart ...................... 1925
j. j. Ross ......................... l35 90
Russell Zook ...................... 600
Fl. P. Scouten ......:.............. 5000
John Mcclure ...................... $3.50
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Don't Take
Ny Word for It
BY FRANK COLBY.

German Secret Police.

This coined name is the abridged
form of Geheime Stats Polizei
(geh-H1GH-muh shtahts poe-leet-
sIGH.
A more formidable mouthful is
the complete name Of the Russian
Gay-Pay-Oo, the secret service or
ganization of the Soviet govern
ment: Gosudarstvennoe Pohtiches-
koe Upravlenie!
In the United States one calls q
cop. InfGermany or Russia, II one
were set upon by an assassin. ones
torso could be drawn and neatly
quartered ere half the syllables OF
Geheime Stats Polizei or Gosu-
darstvennoe Politcheskoe Upravlenie
could be >shrieked out on the mid
night air.
In Gestapo the initial &C" is hard
as in get. The "a" in the second
syllable is broad (ah), and the "o'
in the third syllable Is long as in
toe. Each syllable receives equal
stress.
Correct pronunciation: CESS
TAH-POE.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Send your questions about words,
with stamped (3-cenO, self-ad-
dressed envelope, to Frank Colby,
care The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE,
Don't establish a reputation for
your child unless you Dish him to
liDe up to it.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

A beautiful head was slowly thrust
out and Lightfoot gazed into pair
of soft eyes which he was sure were
the most beautiful eyes in all the
Great World.
He wondered If she would disap-
pear and run away as she had the
last time he saw her. He took a
step or two forward. The beautiful
head was withdrawn. Lightfoot's
heart sank; then he bounded for
ward into that thicket. He more
than half expected to find no one
there, but when he entered that
tlaicket he received the most won
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Pekingese Dogs
Turn 'Possum Hunters
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OU1
BY the Associa iated Prass,

BY the Associated Press.
HENDERSON, Ky-While Otis
Benton and Joe Roberts were riding
along a nearby highway they spied
'possum. Returning to town, they
picked up Benton's two Pekingese
dogs and went back to the spot
where they saw the 'possum Jump
into a clump of bushes.
Ko Ko and Shasta, the Pekes,
routed the 'possum, chased it up
q tree and Roberts shot 1t down.
On examination, the two hunters
found their quarry was larger than
either Of tho dogs.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Mountain all Lightfoot's anger melt
ed away. In its place was a great
longing, a longing to find Miss
Daintyfoot. His great eyes became
once more soft and beautiful. In
them was a look Of wistfulness.
Lightfoot walked down to the edge
of the water and drank, for he was
very, very thirsty. Then he turned,
intending once more to take up his
search for beautiful Miss Daintyfoot.
When he turned he faced the
thicket In which Miss Daintyfoot
was hiding. His keen eyes caught
q little movement Of tho branches.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

gratulations of his neighbors Of the
Green Forest who had seen him win
the great fight with the big stranger
who had come down from the Great
Mountain. To beautiful Miss
Daintyfoot, peeping out from q
thicket where she had hidden to
watch the great fight, Lightfoot was
the most wonderful person in all the
Great World. She adored him,
which means that she loved him
Just as much as it was possible for
her to love.
But Lightfoot didn't know this. In
fact hs didn't know that Niss
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Daintyfoot was there. His one
thought had been to drive out Of
the Green Forest the big stranger
who had come down from the Great
Mountain. He had been jealous of
that big stranger, though he hadn't
known that he was jealous. The
real cause of his anger and desire
to fight had been the fear that the
big stranger would find Miss Dainty
foot and take her away. OF course
this was nothing but jealousy.
Now that the great fight was over
and he knew that the big stranger
was huSyying back to tho Great
Evening star., 1939-12-06
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BY JOSEPH ]. FRISCH.

j. E. McD-The usual hour for
children's parties is 2:30. Such par
ties should last no longer than $50.
Many terminate at S. Arrangements
Evening star., 1939-12-06
By Willard
By Mormon 'Morsh
By Bud Fisher
derful surprise in all his life.

derful surprise In all his life.
There stood Miss Daintyfoot,
timid, bashful, but with look in
her eyes which Lightfoot could not
mistake. In that instant Lightfoot
understood the meaning Of that
longing which had kept him hunting
for her, and of the rage which had
filled him when he had discovered
the presence of the big stranger from
the Great Mountain. It was love.
Lightfoot knew that he loved Miss
Daintyfoot, and looking into her soft.
gentle eyes, he knew that Miss
Daiutyfoot loved him.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
LETTER-OUT
By Bruno
STAR FLASHES

and to spell the word
the letter center column opposite the
have eteredOut correctly It's
usually West
Answe TO Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Ietter-Out.
SUNSET-TUNES (music).
CARBOHYDRATES dt has rough srface).
DROWSE-SOWED (dd it before he reaped).
ARIESS-TASSEIS changing ornaments
CY) DAIRYING-RAIDINC5 (theyre invading
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w.

BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Wonderfully handsome was Light
foot the Deer as he stood In the
little opening by the pond Of Paddy
the Beaver, his head thrown back
proudly when he received the co.,
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Not This

Mother: "Helen's such poor
eater"
Helen: Eyes, grandma. don't
like vegetables and I don't like butter
and mother has to pay me to drink
my milk"
Evening star., 1939-12-06

should be made for very young chill
dren to be returned safely to their
homes after the party.
Send self-addressed, stamped
envelope for the leaflet Restaurant
Manners"
Evening star., 1939-04-23
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
FIRES THAT NEVER BURN
Continued from poge five

ings. This deck was about four feet
square. Over it he nailed the roofing
material to be tested. The tester then
set fire to framework of wood about
fifteen inches square. also built OF
battens. When it was burning merrily
on both sides, it was laid on the root
section being tested. Meanwhile, this
piece of roof had been placed near the
mouth of a tunnel from which wind
was being blown steadily at the rate
of twelve miles an hour. A twelve
mile wind is not gale, but 1t can
blow your hat off. This test, of course,
is designed to simulate what might
happen to your house if your neighbor
had a fire and a burning brand blew
over. In this case, the flames licked
along the roof and carbonlzed the
roofing material. But the brand itself
burned out before the fire reached the
pine sheathlng underneath. 1t got the
Laboratories o. x.
The hottest fires are built in huge
gas-fred furnaces. Here they get
temperatures up to 3.0OO0 F. or more.
and in them they test such things as
wood that has been lireproofed. fire
doors and fire shutters, whole root and
floor sections loaded with heavy
weights of pig iron, fire windows. and
even outside brick walls and inside
partitions.
Safes get still tougher treatment.
To live up to its name, safe must
outwit not only human thieves, but
also that still more vicious thief: fire.
The papers inside must suffer no
damage in a holocaust.
Safes, like fire and vault doors, are
sold to give different grades of service.
Here's the test one type has to take;
and to pass. it must get grade of 100
per cent. Stuffed with papers, the safe
is locked and put in fiery furnace
where a 2,OOO0 F. heat is turned on
from all sides. For ten or fifteen min
utes? No, for full hour!
And that's only the beginning.
While still hot, the safe is taken up on
hoist and dropped down shaft
three stories high, onto q pile of bricks.
1t might take such fall, you know,
in real fire. If it is still intact, they
Evening star., 1939-04-23

inch wood battens. criss-cross and an
inch apart, leaving lot of room for
air land flames) to get through.
The testers laid this structure on
the floor and poured two gallons of
fuel oil over the battens, letting the
oil sink in for five minutes. Then they
propped the whole thing upright.
They showed five-pound roll of
excelsior against the bottom and
tossed a match into it. In fortytive
seconds they showed in another batch
of excelsior and then a third, and
finally a fourth BY the time the last
one had added its fuel to the flames
the structure was ablazc as prettily
as you could wish.
Then a man, trained to handle fire
extinguishers expertly, stepped up
with the extlngulsher he was testing
He sprayed the structure steadily
from bottom to top. Before the cheml-
cal was gone. that hot fire was as cold
as a dead dodo 1t it hadn't been. the
cxtinguisher would not have been
passed.
Roofs are danger spots for houses.
You may be extra careful about fire
yourself, but your next door nelghbor
may be careless. 1t his house should
catch fire. what would happen to
yours? Repeated studies have shown
that if you have fire roof. other
things being equal, you don't have to
worry too much. saw the LabOra-
tories experts testing such roof.
Here's what they did. A carpen-
ter built a framework deck. they call
it, of pine boards resembling the roof
construction of nine out of ten dwell
Evening star., 1939-04-23
DOUBLE TROUBLE

1HE English language is positively
cruel when 1t comes to spelling ITS
plurals. Even words of the same
rhyme are often plurallzed differently
without any clear reason.
- Here is list of Is singular nouns.
If you can spell their plurals correctly
in 10 cases, you're near the head of the
class. Fourteen or more correct
answers is really exceptional. You can
Evening star., 1939-04-23

most nearly tireproof buildings in the
world 1t had better be, considering
the things these experts in arson do.
Take that chap mentioned at the
begnnlng. who tossed match into
drum filled with gasoline. He was
making a routine test of certain type
of fire extingusher. The fire that he
touched off was a 'standard fire. -
one that they can reproduce at any
time, with equal intensity. Even the
grade of gasoline burned is standard
lzcd \ fire extlnguisher, to pass this
particular test, must put out that
terrihcally hot blaze completely after
the fire reaches its maximum in
tenSlty.
Other tests are even more spectacu-
lar In an old building where ! some
times 90 on business, they have fire
cxt,nguisher hanging on the wall, and
| have often wondered whether it's
lust SO much scenery. or whether 1t
would really be OF some use IN case Oh
fire am pretty sure, now. that 1t
would put out any alr-szed fire; and
if all such fires we're put out promptly,
there would be no big ones.
.Here's how | made sure it would
work. The manager of the building
told me man calls every so often and
rencws the chemical in that fire eX-
t,ngushcr; the mans company makes
a business OF dong just that. Further
more, examined the extlngulsher
itself and found that 1t carries the
Laboratories label; and saw how the
experts test that type of cxtlngulsher
before approving 1t.
A carpenter built a framework OF
pine boards ten feet square. On this
he mailed three layers of one-by-one-
Evening star., 1939-04-23

put it back in the 2,OOO0 heat, for one
hour. If it passes the test. second
identical safe, with thermocouples
installed inside, is heated for one.
two. or four hours, depending on the
classification; the temperature inside
must not go above $500 F. although
the furnace temperature may go to
2,OOOo or more. Nothing under $500
will harm the contents of the safe.
(Confinved on next poge)
Evening star., 1939-04-23

check up on your answers on page 10.
!. Genus g. Brigadier general
2.Owl TO- Diagnosis
3. Bison IL. Gallows
4. Madame IL. Reslduum
5. Opus l3. Battle royal
6. Myself IA. Inspector general
:. Larva Is. Testatrix
8. Alibi Is. Sergeant MAJOR
-HAROlD HART
Evening star., 1939-04-16
PIanetarium Group
Plans Essay Contest

The National Capital Planetarium
Committee yesterday announced a
school childrens essay contest on
THE Need of the City of WASH
tngton for Planetarium."
Boys and girls attending public,
parochial and private schools in
the District of Columbia. nearby
Virginia and Maryland. including
Baltimore, are invited to particle
pate.
Sixteen prizes have been desig-
mated, as follows: First prize, s25;
five second prizes. $40 each, and 10
third prizes, IS each.
The age limits are 10 to II years.
manuscripts must not exceed 1000
words in length, the contest will
close on June /, and prizes will be
distributed at commencement exer-
cises.
Essays, it is explained by the COM
mittee, should be sent to Capt. J.,
F. Hellweg, superintendent, Naval
Observatory, Washington, D. C. He
is chairman of the sponsoring or
ganization and an authority on plan
etariums and their operation.
Those invited to judge the es-
says submitted are Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Charles Edison.
Rev. Father Arthur A. OLeary. rec
tory OF Georgetown University: DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools; DR.. James Stokely, direc-
tor of the Buhl Planetarium and
Institute OF Popular Science, Pitts
burgh, and Miss Dorothy A. Ben
nett, associate editor of Sky, Amer
ican Museum of Natural History,
New York.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Judges Appointed
For Essay Contest

Dean Frank L. Martin, Of the
University of Missouri School of
Journalism heads a committee of
three judges to select the winning
contribution in the 1929 American
ism essay contest for high school
students. being conducted by the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, 1t was announced last
night.
Other members of the committee
are Homer Croy, author and play
wright. and Dorothy Garfield Fish
er. author. Judges in each state
now are examining essays In the
contest written by high school stu
dents between IA and 10 years of
age.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Under lowering skies, the merry
go-round went round, the whip
cracked, the roller coaster clattered
down the steep inclines, the music
played-GlenEcho was open for
business.
Only a handful of amusement
seekers were on hand when the
nearby amusement park opened its
gates yesterday. and threatening
weather held the house to about
500 by mid-afternoon. but those on
hand were quick to patronize the
various rides and other fun-dis-
pensing attractions.
According to Leonard B. Schloss,
director of Glen Echo, popularity of
the features offered last season has
resulted in retention of all of them,
and no changes or additions have
been made. The stock attractions,
including the motor boats, midway,
airplane rides, shooting gallery and
penny arcade, were operating yes
terday. The swimming pool, how
ever, will not be open until warm
weather seems here to stay for the
summer.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

A small group of adults, mostly
accompanied by children. came out
for the inaugural. but the bulk of
the relatively small attendance was
accounted for by unescorted young
sters.
Accompanied by several young
blades, Toni Mann, local beauty
contest winner of 1898, strolied
about the park. sampling the nu-
merous advertisements.
Although 1899 has brought no
new rides or amusement gadgets to
Glen Echo, the work OF rake, broom
and paint brush was in evidence
throughout the park. While waiting
for those interested in learning OF
their futures. the fortune-telling
lady busted herself by busting Oh
the porch of her establishment.
In the midway. the compressed
air shot up through holes in the
floor, prompting, as always, shrieks
from the feminine patrons.
They're still wearing coats or
heavy dresses" remarked an at
tendant. "1tu be much better in
july"
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Catholic Leagues Honor
Miss Anne HooIey

Miss Anne Sarachon Hooley, of
Kansas City, chairman of the Ma
tional Committee on Youth of the
National Council of Catholic Women
and past president of the council,
has been made a member of the
Bureau of the International Union
OF Catholic Women's Leagues, meet
ing this week in Rome, the council
was advised yesterday.
Miss Hooley succeeds Miss Mary
G. Hawks of Buffalo.
Miss Hooley yesterday partici-
pated in a broadcast from Vatican
City, where she interviewed Mile.
Christine de Hemptine, president
Of the youth section of the interna-
tional union. The program was
carried by the National Broadcast
ing Co.
Miss Anna Rose Kimpel of
Washington. field secretary of youth
activities for the council. also has
been attending the international
union meetings.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Hygiene Course Sturts

A course in home hygiene and
care Of the sick will begin Tuesday
for government employees under the
direction of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross. These courses
will be held from 7:30 pm. to $50
pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the
Chapter House, 1880 E street NV.
and run for six weeks. Certificates
will be issued to those completing
the course and meeting require
ments.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Third and Thirteenth
Streets 10 Share in
Federal Aid Cash
Former Widening Project
Has $4,000 Eormorked;
Trees to Be Replaced

The Districts share of Federal
aid road funds. provided in an
amendment to the Federal Highway
Act last session. will be employed
soon. for the first time, in a project
for the widening and resurfacing of
Third street from D to H streets
NV, according to plans announced
yesterday by Highway Director H.
c. Whitehurst.
Plans also are being completed
for the widening and resurfacing of
section of Thirteenth street, be-
tween U street and Florida avenue,
for which funds will be available in
the 1910 supply bill, now awaiting
Senate action.
Trees to Be Replaced.
Curb-line shade trees along these
sections of the two thoroughfa-es
now are being taken down but each
one will be replaced with new speci-
mems after the construction work
is completed, Capt. Whitehurst said.
Bids are to be advertised this
week for the Third street project,
for which some $4,000 has been
earmarked. Half the cost will come
from District funds and half out
OF the $500 grant the District is
expected to receive under the Fed
eral aid road program.
Third street was selected for inclu-
sion in this program because it is a
portion of the through route for
trucks. The roadway is to be widened
from 80 to So feet.
Approved by Planners.
Both programs, Capt. Whitehurst
explained. are in accord with the
permanent. main thoroughfare pro-
gram Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. Con-
tracts can be let after Congress
passes the 1910 District Appropria-
ton Act, now awaiting Senate ac-
ton.
The section Of Thirteenth street
also is to be widened to 56 feet. The
street now is of varied widths, al
though widening is planned for all
the narrow sections. Some of the