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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09
Junior High Honor Roll

Joan Brown, Ethel Mae Holm
gren. Betty Johanson. Daisy Hunter
Pauline Kienitz. Elizabeth Rubafd
Carol Staley. Edward Quenemoen
Bobby Rodgers. Elizabeth Beebe
Lillian Johanson, Margaret Maize
SWanee Quenemoen, Robert ia
queth. Lila Davidson, Florence Fen
messy, Gloria Homann, Dorothy lie
dunn. Jeanne Morris. Wanda Mol,-
rar. Germaine Schlumm, Jimmy
Roberts, Herbert Neils, Haraet
Wikum.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

Presidents appointment OF
Amlie to /. c. c. regarded as
pooresf he has erer made s.
Seems certain of defeat
Roosevelt long bitter against
,independenf commissions :.
Talk of barter Nth Germany
brings up difficulties :. Ru-
NOR that Morgenthau icill re-
sign bobs up again.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09
THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

ruff had the ambition and original
ity to start very interesting hobby.
He writes numbers for fifteen min
uteS every night He has now been
working on it for about week
and has 10000 numbers 1t will be
Interesting to watch the hobby
numbers increase as the hobby ma
lures. No sooner does one idea be-
gin to get stale than another pops
up to enliven things
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09
Civic Club and Firemen
To Give Dance

The Firemen will cooperate with
the Civic club to give a public dance
Saturday night in the big gym. Ad-
mission will be SOC a couple
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09

and plaintiffs costs, against the es-
tate of Peter H. Calder, deceased, all
on promissory note given by de-
cedent to plaintiff and to foreclose
mortgage given to secure payment
of said note on October 6, 1897, ON
the following described lands in Lin
coin county, Montana, to-wit: Sig
SEA and Sl2SWA of section %; and
lot in section 30; all in township
90 north: range 26 west, M. P. M.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
said Court this 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1899.
FRED F. CLARK,
Clerk of said Court.
MARSHALL MURRAY,
Libby, Montana,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
mr2-23-4t (SEALt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09

In shopping around IN stuff and
things. d new and interesting hobby
was stumbled upon Edward Wood
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-09
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District Of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
Evening star., 1939-12-12
The War in Europe-Doy by D.
Firms Stout Resistance Rqises Widespread
Doubts Efficacy Of Soviet War Machine

spread and excited queries as to the
efficacy Of the much-advertised Red
Army. Doubts have been created In
many minds.
Few Adverse Comments.
For years Russia's military ma
chine has been a world mystery.
Moscow has carefully built up the
tradition that its fighting force and
equipment are the most powerful
ever created. This claim has been
accepted by some, and those who
didn't believe it couldn't disap-
prove 1t.
One Of the few adverse comments
ever made publicly was that attrib-
uted in October of last year to Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh by Russian
airmen who accused him of having
criticized the Soviet air force at a
dinner at Lady Astor's home in
England. Col. Lindbergh was quoted
as declaring that "the Soviet air
fleet is without leadership and is in
chaotic condition" The Russian
airmen characterized this statement
as a "lie."
Lady Astor repeatedly said that
Col. Lindbergh hadn't offered such
criticism In her home and that she
hadn't even entertained him at din
ner. The colonel remained silent.
However, the point is that the
great new Red Army is now in ac-
ton for the first time in Europe, as
the occupation of Eastern Poland
didn't involve much military opera
ton. Every country of the globe
is watching eagerly to learn what
this mystery force can produce.
Germany wants to know, for Rus
sia is Nazidom's special friend-or
is it? The Anglo-Frencha allies want
to know, for the Soviet Union might
come into the war on the side of
the Reich. The little countries of
Northern Europe and the Balkans
want to know, for they have been
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Navy Soon 10 Get
First Boat in
Mosquito Fleet
II Now Being Built;
First to Be Finished
About January !
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Navy officials said yesterday the
first Of the IL small boats being
built in the Navy's experimental
mosquito fleet" program was ex-
pected to be delivered about Jan
uary. /.
Delivery date was originally set
for about December l but delays
caused postponement for another
month.
The IL boats, four submarine
chasers and eight motor torpedo
boats, are being built from designs
developed by the Navy in a Nation
wide competition. All IL boats will
be delivered as completed at Nor
folk for organization into squad
rons and for tests.
This 12-boat program, now we'll
under way, will not be affected by
the additional order placed Satur-
day with the Electric Boat Co., of
Groton, Conn.,, for construction of
% small boats, including II motor
torpedo boats and IL motor boat
submarine chasers, from designs Of
British origin.
These vessels likewise will un-
dergo their tests at Norfolk, off,
cials said, with the idea of develop
ing, through competitive tests, the
ultimate in mosquito fleet" build
ing technique.
While details of the New British
design small boats were withheld,
it was understood that were some
what smaller than the II vessels
being built under the original pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
German Journalists
Al Geneva Trying
To Force Peace
Whispering Campaign
Bused on Soviet's
Menace in Europe
BY JOHN T. whitaker,


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
GENEVA, Dec. 12.-As the League
Of Nations awaited q reply from
Moscow before condemning Russian
aggression against Finland, Is Nazi
journalists who are covering the
Geneva session began a whispering
campaign today for peace based on
an anti-Communist crusade.
The Nazi journalists are button
holing any and all neutrals who will
listen Neutral League members
must expel Russia, say the Nazis,
persuade France to make peace with
Germany, and then organize solid
phalanx behind Germany to drive
Josef Stain out of the west.
The neutrals know that neither
France nor Great Britain is going
to be persuaded to make peace until
Hitlerism Is smashed, but the Danes,
Swedes and Norwegians listen with
forced smiles because their own
countries are likely to be invaded
next by the Russo German combi-
nation If Adolf Hitler can find no
safe way out Of the war he launched
with the invasion of Poland.
Work to Expel Soviet.
The French, meanwhile, are press
ing for the expulsion of Russia.
Paris feels that Germany is its
enemy No. l, but thinks, neverthe-
less, 1t is understood, that Russia s
aggression makes it necessary for the
League powers to recognize that
there Is no essential difference be-
tween Moscow and Berlin. Paris is
ready, moreover, to rupture diplo-
matte relations with Moscow, it is
understood, If the way can be paved
at Geneva.
The ultimate decision by the other
League members is being delayed
until Moscow can answer the appeal
for conciliation. This final appeal
was made on the request of the
Swedes, who feel themselves men,
aced by Russia and who do not like
to take strong line against Mos
COW unless they can tell the Rus
slams that Moscow itself left them
no alternative.
Concrete Aid Sought.
League secretariat quarters are
hopeful that committee can be
created to coordinate measures for
concrete help to Finland. Some
delegations support this idea for
international collaboration in the
sending of financial support, arms
and perhaps even volunteers.
Should this appear desirable
League quarters could put out feel
ers to Washington through Leland
Harrison, American Minister to
Switzerland, and Harold Pittman,
American Consul General here, who
are conspicuous in the League cor
ridors.
(Copyrisht, 1889, by Chicago Daily News.
lnc.)
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Mexican Legislators Urge
Custer Of Communists
pv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 12.-Legis-
lative circles predicted today that
both branches of the Mexican As
sembly would petition President
Lazaro Cardenas to dissolve the
Communist Party and remove its
members from Office.
Sources close to the president said,
however, he probably would refuse
to act on the grounds that full free
dom of political expression and ac-
ton were permitted In Mexico.
Communists have criticized the
Presidents statement condemning
Soviet Russia's invasion of Finland.
AS a result, campaign against
Stalinism has developed in the past
week, with Senators, Deputies and
labor spokesman defending Cardenas
and urging punitive action against
his critics.
Motions against Communists were
expected to come up in the Cham
Der of Deputies today and in the
Senate Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

fearing a Russian advance. Japan
wants to know, for Nippon may
have to fight a major war with
Russia.
Poor Advertising for Russia.
What happens is that the stout
hearted little Finnish Army stands
off the might of Russia, by a war
ware in which the defenders fight
on skis and battle Indian fashion
from behind trees. 1t Is the red
blood type of thing bound to bring
Finland acclaim, but definitely isn't
good advertising for Russia.
AS master of a great and mysteri-
GUS force, Moscow had a vast ad-
vantage. That advantage Is rapidly
disappearing as the mystery seems
to be uncovered.
Actually, many observers believe
that the circumstances of the Russo
Finnish war are such as not to have
disclosed very much after all.
The Firms have said that the
enemy troops are poorly equipped,
that the Russian tanks are old
fashioned. that the men have been
badly led, and that hundreds Of
air bombs have been duds.
All that may be true and still
not prove that the Red army as
a whole isn't a powerful machine.
However, the Russian operations in
Finland certainly don't prove that
the Red army is a powerful ma
chine, and that Is the rub.
Every day that the Firms are
able to stand off Russia, the sus-
picion will grow among interested
nations that perhaps after all the
Soviet union isn't so much to be
feared. The morale Of Scandinavia
and the Balkans, and many other
countries, will go up.
So, prolongation of this situ-
alton being to the disadvantage OF
the Soviet, one would think that
Moscow would be glad to get 1t
over with.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Finnish Aid
CONTINUED From First Page)

be declared between the Baltic ma
tions, our Neutrality Act automat-
ically would prevent any further
extension of credit to Finland.
BY the combat zone provisions
OF the neutrality law, American
ships are forbidden to enter the
Baltic area for most direct transport
of commodities to Helsinki and the
main part of Finland. For shipment
in American bottoms two alterna-
tives, both beset by obstacles, re-
main: First, shipment to Nor
wegian port, transportation overland
through Sweden directly into Fin
land or across the Gulf of Bothnia;
second, shipment to the Finnish
Arctic port of Petsamo.
With Russian forces making de-
termined efforts to capture Petsamo
In the north and to cut Finland In
two by an overland drive from
Kuolojarvia to the Swedish frontier,
both of these transport lanes are
seriously threatened.
Possessed of little in the way OF
a transatlantic merchant marine,
Finland is dependent mostly on for
eign shipping. For non-American
carriers. however, the obstacles to
reaching Finland are scarcely less
serious than in the case Of ships
flying the United States flag. De-
claring all waters adjacent to Fin
land dangerous to merchant ship
ping. the Soviet government has
imposed a Baltic blockade likely to
be sufficiently effective to close Fin
nish ports in that area to any con-
siderable commerce. For the Arctic
or overland routes, of course, all
transport lines face the same prob
lens as those mentioned in the case
of American shipping.
Finnish need of the agricultural
products listed among our surpluses
is disclosed in commercial statistics
of last year showing that even with
out wartime exigencies the Baltic
nation had bought large guam
titles of a majority of the IS COM
modities. Finnish spokesmen here
point out that transfer Of the ma
tons energies to wartime activities
probably will dislocate its agricul-
tural economy to a point dangerous
TO its ordinary self -sufdciency.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
By DEWITT MACKENZIE,

Associated Press Foreign Affairs Writer.
Both the League of Nations ane
Moscow would be relieved of grea1
embarrassment if the Russo Fin.
nish war could be ended quickly by
negotiation.
Not few members of the League
are fearful of the consequences il
that organization has to carry the
case through to the extreme of ex-
pelling the Soviet Union in the
midst of the European crisis.
From Russia's standpoint it is
losing invaluable military prestige
with each passing day of the in
vasion, which has taken such a
fantastic course to the discomfort
Of the Communists.
Two Important Reactions.
The wholly unexpected success OF
the Firms in standing off the Rus
sian forces Is having in foreign
countries an effect which the Rus
slams most certainly cannot welcome
While actually the war hasn't dem
onstrated much of Importance from
the military standpoint, excepting
that Finland is indeed a country of
heroes, it has had two distinct and
important reactions abroad: Z
/. Many nations have condemned
the Soviet'S action as wholly un-
warranted aggression. The Argen-
tine and some other states are even
anxious to expel Russia from the
League of Nations.
This comes as grave moral chal.
lenge to Russia in its elf-designateo
role as one of the leading exponents
of peace (until the recent upheaval)
ever since Josef Stain became chiel
of state Is years ago. And Moscow
has previously shown itself sensitive
to this type of criticism.
2. Russia's failure to complete ths
Finnish show quickly has had tht
inevitable effect of causing wide
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Turks Ask Britain to Let
a Ships Pass Blockade

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Dec. 12.-Turkey has
asked Britain and France to permit
the passage of four 5,3O0-ton mer-
chant vessels from Germany to Tur-
key, for whom they were built, we'll
informed sources said today.
The ships would be manned by
Turkish crews. Since the vessels al
ready have been paid for, the Tur-
kish government expects the request
will be granted, these sources said.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Ecuador President Quits
To Run for Office
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated freSS.
QUITO, Ecuador. Dec. 12:-Provi-
sional President Carlos Arroyo del
Rio resigned yesterday to campaign
for the presidency in elections
scheduled for January H. The con-
stitution forbids officeholders except
congressman to run for Office.
Before leaving Office he appointed
Andres Cordova, president of the
Chamber of Deputies, provisional
head of the nation.
Arroyo del Rio, now the Liberal
candidate for the presidency, sue
ceeded President Aurelio Mosquera
Narvaez, who died November 16. He
formerly was president Of the Sem
ate.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Nobel Winner in Sweden

STOCKHOLM, Dec. IL @.-
F'rans Eemil Sillanpaa, Finnish win
ner of the 1899 Nobel Prize for Lit
erature, today crossed into Sweden
at Haparanda on his way here to
receive his prize. The 5l-year- r-old
writer was accompanied by his
family.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
RoyuI Family at Funeral

LONDON, Dec. IL P.-King
George, Queen Elizabeth and other
members of the royal family at
tended burial services today for
Princess Louise. Duchess of Argyll,
at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor.
Princess Louise, daughter of Queen
Victoria, died December at the
age Of 81.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
100 Hurt in Riotino

JUBBULPORE, India, Dec. u LP.
One hundred persons were injured
in rioting yesterday in which police
opened fire to disperse a mob after
it had set fire to several shops in
the marketplace,
La gaceta., 1939-02-14
"Scientia"

De acuerdO con las leyes giros
c6picas la attraction gravita-
cional del sol sobre ell abulta.
miento equatorial de la terra
produce la procession. Men
tras este efecto no sea moiifi-
cado la terra seguira con 81
procession indefinidamente sin
ninguna tendencia a inclinar
ell eje de rotaci6n. La luz esta
compuesta de fotones que tie
men masa. En- ell momento del
choque, cada fot6n en- llegan-
do desde ell sol, Sc desvia SUI
bitamente en- angulo recto y
recibe una aceleraci6n de 10
Kms. por segundo, a 10 largo
de la direction del movimien-
to de la terra en- su 6rbita. Ell
efecto de este, es retardar la
procession de la terra, 10 que
a su vez produce una inclina-
ci6n de su eje de rotacion dan
do lugar a los cambios de cl;-
ma que han tenido lugar en- lbs
polos. Todas elias son made.
cuadas.
La gaceta., 1939-02-14

tan contra los moros, los Ca
misas Negras y los tecnicos
nazis, sin contar los Estados
Mayores de Roma y de Berlin,
agrupados bajo la bandera de
Franco.
'Y-termina M. Emile Ro-
che-Francia que ha respeta-
do lealmente los acuerdOs to-
nados en- ell Comite de No In
tervencion, mientras que Mus
solini los violaba abiertamen-
tie, sc debe, debe a su defensa
nacional, ayudar a los repu-
blicanos espanoles, a Negrfn
contra Franco, para que este
1ltimo no obtenga una victo-
ria Que no harfa mas que au-
mentar la arrogancia de que
Roma hace gala contra noso-
tros."
La gaceta., 1939-02-14

ante Ell tribunal que no hay evil
dencias en- Ell case para probar
que Ell partido Comunista aboga
por la violencia para derribar
ell gobierno, y que revolution es
una palabra de muchos signifi-
cados.
Aver lunes habl6 tambien en-
defensa de Strecker, ell letrado
c.. Alpheus Stanfield, de Hot
Springs, que en- los tribunales in
feriores representa- al acusado.
Strecker es dueno de un res
taurant en- Hot Springs, Ark.
La gaceta., 1939-02-14
Paldbrds del PrOcaTddOr
General

Hablando la semana pasada
ante ell tribunal supreme de la
NATION, el procurador general
Jackson declare que el partido
Comunista de America opera ba
10 una norma del "caballo de
Troya", siendo su verdadera fl
nalidad derribar ell gobierno por
la fuerza y la %violencia. Jackson
pidi6 al mas alto tribunal de la
Republica mantenga la deporta-
ci6n de Jose G. Strecker, un aus
traliano, cuyo case es identico, o.
parece serlo, al del lider obrero
Harry Bridges, de la costa del
Pacifico. La deportation de Sire
cker fue ordenada por la secre-
taria Perkins porque ingres6 en-
Ell partido comunista EN- 1882.
Una ley de 1918 dispone la de-
portaci6n de los extranjeros
miembros de organizaciones que
aboguen por la violencia en- con-
ira del Gobierno de los Estados
Unidos.
Strecker mantiene que 81 Sc
retro como miembro del parti-
do Comunista; pero Mr., Jack
son sostuvo que en- NADIA modifi-
caba los cargos.
"El coraz6n del case, dijo, ell
procurados, es ell case de Streck-
err y Ell partido Comunista. Ex-
tranjeros que violan la hospita-
lidad de los Estados Unidos no
pueden reclamar los privilegios
de los derechos ciudadanos'.
Ell abogado Whitney North
Seymour, de York, manifesto
La gaceta., 1939-02-14
EMILE ROCHE CON ESPANA

Ell director del periodico
"RepubliQue', M. Emile Ro-
che, publica un artfculo en- ell
que Sc pronuncia en- favor de
una ayuda activa a la Espana
republican,. Despues de ha-
Der subrayado la necesidad de
opener un mo" energico a las
pretensiones italianas, M. E.
mile Roche anade:
LES este TODD? No. Esta
respuesta negative a Italia es
insuficiente, carece de dina
mismo, y por no ser ofensiva
puede dar lugar a que Roma
utilize en- su favor nuestra re-
sistencia.
"Creo que ha llegado la no.
ra de hacer frente a Italia y a
Alemania con una ayuda acti-
va a la Espana republican,.
Hemos defendido desde agos-
to de 1886 hasta estos Gltimos
meses la no intervention, la
misma que Leon Blum hacia
aprobar a su partido ell 6 de
agosto."
Pero hoy las condolences
son completamente distintas,
segdn ell director de la "Repu-
blique", quien senala que la
Espana franquista cuenta en-
la actualidad ICON mas tropas
italianas y maquinas alema-
mas que nunca", mientras que
ell Gobierno de la RepGblicA
ha prescindido del apoyo ex-
tranjero Y ha instaurado un
liberalismo religioso sin sec
tarismo, "esforzandose en- que
Gnicamente espaholes comba-
La gaceta., 1939-02-14
RADIO
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200 County Seat
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7:3O Dixie Serenaders
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$50 AL Jolson show
900 We the People
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1000 DIR. Christian
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La gaceta., 1939-02-14
DEL oBRERO
Viene de la ga pGg.)

libra. BESIDE 1927 a 1887 ell n1-
nero de obreros disminuy6 en-
la industrial del tabaco, en- los
Estados Unidos, desde $4,000 a
So, 800. Esta disminucion ha 81
do ocasionada por dos factories /:
la mecanizaci6n de la industrial
V ell descenso de consUmo de ci-
garros a causa de las condicio-
mes econ6micas, A medida que
las fabricas sc fueron mccain
zandc, ell trabajador a mano no
fue entrenado para operar la
maquina y mujeres fueron en-
pleadas para reemplazar a los
hombres y manejar la maquina.
No hay cifras o estadisticas Off
ciales sobre ell nGmero de taba-
oueros echados del trabajo en- Ia
Ultima decada, o los 1ltimos Is
amos, pero Ell nGmero, a no du-
darlo, no es menos de $4,000.
En- Tampa tenemos aproxima-
damente 5000 ~torcedores sin
trabajo, expertos EN- la labor a
mano.
Cualquier disminuci6n en- los
presentes derechOs de los ciga-
rros manufacturados en- Cuba,
aumentaria ell desempleo en-
tire los torcedores a mano por-
que los cigarros cubanos Sc ha-
cen a mano, y tambien afectaria
directamente a los fabricantes
de Tampa cuya existencia de-
pende sobre una justa ganancia
en- los cigarros de alta calidad
que con tabaco cubano fabrican.
En- realidad, cualquier rebaja
en- la presente tarifa sera desas-
trosa para la industrial.
Las estadisticas y los datos
Facilitates en- recientes libros y
folletos prueban de manera con-
clusiva que la industrial del ia
baco en- los Estados Unidos Sc
halla en- una deplorable situa-
ci6n, particularmente por los e.
fectos en- cuanto a los trabaja-
dores y tambien por sus efecto'
en- 10 que Sc refiere a los fabri'
cantes, y un estudio de documer
tos y establishes debiera SCI
realizado en- pro de la rehabili
taci6n de la industrial del tabac'
en- los Estados Unidos.