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Evening star., 1939-10-09

ception in carelessness or lack of
information as to the danger of the
thing that caused the particular fire
The fireman cannot be expected
to both fight fire and prevent fires,
and experience has taught us that
there is definite need for periodic
ally directing public attention to
its responsibility in cooperation to
prevent fire loss by exercising care
and attention in removing fire
causes"
One feature of the exhibitions
was the re-enactment of the burn
ing of Mrs. OLeary's barn, gener-
ally credited with causing the great
Chicago fire. 1t was staged by the
Riverdale department.
Opportunity to make realistic use
of their technique was afforded
members of the Branchville Rescue
Squad when woman spectator
tainted near their ambulance. She
was given first aid and taken home.
Riverdale Heights won the tug-of-
war, Norris j. Beard of the Laurel
department won the novelty race in
which firemen raced to a line,
donned their equipment and then
dashed back to the starting point
The ladder relay race was won by
Bladensburg. with Brentwood second.
A pageant depicting Defeat OF
Major Fire Destruction by King
Carefulness" was presented by Boy
Scout Troop POI, Hyattsville, and
women of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the county association staged drill.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Universalist Church
Convention 10 Be
Held in Capital
Outstanding Liberals
Will Participate in
Program Oct. 1920

Universalist churches of the
United States and Canada will meet
for their biennial convention at the
Hotel Mayf1ower and the Univer-
salist Natiopal Memorial Church
here October Is to 20. Outstanding
leaders in the field of religious
liberalism will have part in the pro-
gram.
DR.. Roger F.. Etz of Newark, N. j.,
former general superintendent. will
present for consideration Future
Work in Japan" at a conference
October 18. At the plenary session
of the convention Wednesday, DR..
Robert Cummins will present a pro-
gram for unified church action in
all fields of Universalist endeavor.
the ministers will discuss the pro-
posed retirement plan at their ses-
sions and the plan will come up for
vote at one of the business sessions
of the gatherings.
Special features will be the eve
ming sessions to be held at the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church.
Tuesday evening, october II, the
convention will worship and have
communion. Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings will be given over to
town meeting types of discussions
under well-known liberals. Wednes-
day evening Dr. Frank w. Ballou.
superintendent of schools for the
District of Columbia, will preside at
a discussion of Liberal Religion in
the Present World Situation" He
will have for a panel to discuss the
subject Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of
Washington, Dean Clarence R.
Skinner, Tufts College School of Re-
ligion, and Dr. John Ray Ewers of
Pittsburgh. On Thursday evening
Clement Robinson, former attorney
general of Maine, will preside at a
discussion of Religion and Future
America" He will introduce as
panel members Prof. Harry F. Ward
of Union Theological Seminary; Dr.
Frederick M. Eliot, president of the
American Unitarian Association, and
DR.. Guy Emery Shipler, editor of
the Churchman.
Owen D. Young, we'll known Uni
versalist layman, will preside at the
closing banquet at the Hotel May
flower, October 20. The Rev. Har-
mon Gehr of Columbus, Ohio, will
speak on Our Past" and DR.. Lee S.
McCollester, dean emeritus of Tufts
College School of Religion, will speak
on "Our Future"
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Y. N. G. A. Anniversary
Marked in Churches

Special services were held yester-
day in a number of local churches
in commemoration of the 95th an
niversary of the founding of the
first Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
The Central Y. M. C. A. here will
conclude weeks observance of the
founding by launching member
ship campaign Wednesday night.
Twelve new members will
be sought.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Catholic Students
Pledged 10 Fight
On |rre|igion
1000 Members Of
Crusade Take Part
In c. U. Ceremony

More than 1000 young members
of the Catholic Students Mission
Crusade pledged themselves to
warfare against irreligion yester-
day morning in a soleumn mass at
the Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Catholic University.
Timothy Donahue, S. A., presi-
dent of the clerical conference, led
them in the pledge. He emphasized
that their warfare could never be
destructive, like the one now going
on overseas" and will never have
as its object the expansion of terri
torial limits.
1T is a crusade to combat ig-
norance and irreligion, and the wea-
pons will be the peaceful ones Of
prayer and study" he said.
Msgr. Patrick j. Mccormick, vice
rector of the university, tracing in
his sermon the activities of the cru
SADIE during the year, said its pur-
pose is ito foster a zeal, a devo-
ton, holy enthusiasm in the mis-
sions and all they represent"
Those attending the mass repre-
sented the Clerical Conference, COM
posed of the religious communities
affiliated with Catholic University,
and the following schools: St. Johns S
College, Gonzaga High School, St.
Roses Technical School, Holy Cross
Academy, Holy Trinity High School,
st. Cecilia's Academy. Notre Dame
Academy. Immaculate Seminary,
Immaculate Conception High School.
St. Anthony's High School. Sacred
Heart School and st. Pauls High
School.
The Rev. Fidelis ORourke, o. F.
NJ, was celebrant of the mass. He
was assisted by the Rev. Owen
OLeary. o. F. M, and the Rev.
Giles Webster, o. F. M.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
SuprenneCourt
Set 10 Review
D. e. Bank Case
Depositors Seek Right
To Shore in Funds
u. S. Recovered
BY ]. A. FOX.

The Supreme Court today pre-
pared for early consideration
probably Wednesday or Thursday
of suits involving the rights of de-
positors in the closed Commercial
National and District National
Banks to share in more than $780,
900 of bank assets already obtained
by certain Government agencies
which also were depositors.
The cases are up on appeal by
the Government, which lost in the
lower courts here. A review was
granted at the last term of court
and the first docket of cases to be
argued at this term has been close
enough to the top to be taken up
before the week is out.
The court began to hear argu-
ments today after announcing the
list of cases pending over the sum-
mer recess on which review was
granted or denied.
Labor Suit Review.
One of the cases which the court
agreed to review involves a row
between rival fur workers unions
of the American Federation of La
bor and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations over the right of or
ganizing fur workers employed by
the firm of H. Zirkin & Co., 82l
Fourteenth street NV.
The bank litigation grows out of
the bank holiday in 1888 when the
Commercial National and District
National failed to reopen. They
were serving as repositories for
number of units unGer the Secretary
of War, which held collateral to
guarantee the deposits. After the
banks closed, the Government sold
the collateral and realized 100 per
cent on It's deposits.
The receivers then sued to recover
the difference between the settle
ments with creditors generally and
that obtained by the Government,
which they said wrongfully had got
ten a preferential status.
At Commercial National deposi-
tors have received 10 per cent, so
the suits represent 80 per cent of the
amount realized by the Government,
OF roughly. 100000. In the District
National Bank the dividend has
been IS pei cent. and the amount
to be recovered about $50,000 Orig
inally more than 100000 was in
volved
May Need Appropriation.
Should the Government lose in
the Supreme Court, the money will
&c back for a pro rata distribution
to all creditors. including the Gov
ernment units. An interesting point
has been raised in connection with
the distribution in that if the banks
are able to pay off 100 per cent, only
the interest on the deposits then
would be recoverable by depositors
and presumably it would be neces-
sary for Congress to appropriate
whatever this sum might be.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Volunteer Firemen Praised
AtPrevention Demonstration
Representative Sosscer Pays Tribute
To Heroic Performance of Duty

Representative Lansdale G. Sass
Ger paid tribute to volunteer firemen
for their heroic performance of
duty and urged private citizens to
assist them by preventing fires, at
the field day and fire prevention
demonstration held at College
Park. Md. yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Volunteer Fire
mems Association.
The event, a National Fire Pre-
vention Week feature and one of a
series Of public programs to be held
In suburban Maryland and Virginia
during the observance, attracted
more than 1000 people to Byrd
Stadium to witness Prince Georges
departments illustrate various
phases Of fire fighting and preven-
tion work A Montgomery County
program will be held at Bethesda
tomorrow night.
In Baltimore attention to the an
nual toll of fire losses was called by
State Insurance Commissioner John
B. Centrum, who said that his de-
partment expects to promulgate cer-
tain rules and regulations, which
will have the force of law, govern
ing fire hazards and safety stand
ards.
Maryland heretofore has been re-
garded as backward" State in fire
prevention and education, Mr.. Con-
trum said, and II found when I
took office that there was urgent
need = for rigid inspection Of all
public buildings"
Representative Sasscer, whose
congressional district embraces
Prince Georges County, explained
the purpose of National Fire Pre-
vention Week and said:
THE volunteer fireman. trained
and skilled in the art of fire fighting,
has heroically and manfully per-
formed his duties when called to
burning buildings where lives are
being endangered and property de-
stroyed
He has saved lives, much pain
and suffering, and lot of property
loss. Each year he has become more
skilled until he has now reached
the highest state of efficiency.
when we check, however, the
statistics compiled as to the causes
of fire, we are astounded as the
large percentage that had their in
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Furnsworth Loses
Appeal for Freedom

John S. Farnsworth. former naval
officer sentenced to the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary for conspiring
to sell naval secrets to Japan. lost
another attempt to gain his freedom
today when the Supreme Court de-
MED his motion for leave to file a
petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Farnsworth, one-time lieutenant
commander, is serving from to IL
years. He had previously lost an
appeal to the Supreme Court to re-
view his conviction in District Court
here.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Harmony Health Club
Will Discuss PIans

Plans for the Harmony health ex-
hibition, to be held during the week
beginning october 30 at the Ma
sonic Auditorium, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue NV, will be
discussed at a meeting of the local
Harmony Health Club at 8 pm. TO-
morrow at the home of Mrs. Bertha
Taylor Voorhorst, secretary, 1926
Jefferson place NV.
The affair will include a series OF
talks by DR.. Marie Kathay Yergin,
national president of the organiza-
ton, as we'll as exhibitions of vari-
GUS food and home appliances,
There also will be demonstrations OF
proper exercise and posture.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, AZ.
MOTORISTS injured, /.
Motorists arrested, 1862.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 4.
The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 30,
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 149.
Pedestrians injured. 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations. 2.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Operu Additions Set

Preliminary auditons for the Es-
telle Wentworth Opera Company's
rendition of Flotow's opera Martha"
will be today at 7:30 pm. at 1901
Columbia road NV, apartment /.
The opera will be presented Decem-
ber S, it is planned.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

dition" by q street car inspector.
The motorman said the car was
going at about Is miles per hour.
The driver: A 26-year-old man
with i've year experience and no
previous accident record.
Coroner's jury verdict: Accidental
death.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

The time: About an, Saturday,
September 80, 1899.
Weather conditions: Cloudy.
The street: Dry and straight with
. slight grade.
The vehicle: A one-man stream
lined street car, Of which the brakes
were described In "drst.clA6s con.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Dry Forces Meet TONIGHT

The United Dry Forces OF Wash
ington will meet tonight at pm.
at the Central Young Mems Chris
tian Association, 1896 G street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Fall Meetings to Open

The Kingman Park Civic Associa.
ton will hold its first fall meeting
at pm. tomorrow at the Charles
Young School, Twenty-sixth street
and Bennius road NE.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

master from Whitefish, was din
ner guest at the home =ME2and
W " anthony joy on Friday.
The rummage sale and food sale
held by the Methodist Ladies Aid
Thursday was a great success. They
will have another one to be held
sometime next month.
George Hubbard was a business
visitor to Kalispell Monday
Jack Holmes of Annapolis, Md,
spent the weekend as a guest of
Miss Dorothea Smiley.
Paul Sather left on Wednesday for
Seattle and the University of Wash
ington for rush week. This wills be
Pauls senior year at the university
Mrs. Frank French returned to
her home Saturday from the Libby
hospital with her infant daughter
Judith Ann.
Mrs P. T. Mettler, Miss Phyllis
and Alice Mettler were Libby Wis
itorS Friday of last week
Miss Margaret Clay came home
from Spokane Sunday and Monday
morning played violin solo at the
Women's club convention at Libby
She returned to Spokane Monday
evening -
Those going to Libby to attend the
Women's Club convention at Libby
Monday were Mrs L. R. Davis, Mrs
A. L. Dean, Mrs. Charles Cone, Mrs
Grover Smith, Mrs. Ed Heinrich
Mrs. Ed. Laehn, Mrs. Cliffard Clay
Mrs. Anthony Joy, Mrs. d. T. Wood
Mrs. J. B. Farris. Miss Marie Hub
bard, Mrs. P A. Peterson and Mrs
c. N. Devine, Mrs. Frank Divis ano
Mrs. Leland Mcneil attended the
banquet given in the evening at the
Moose hall
Miss Florence Coffman and John.
ny Erik of Spokane visited at the
j. H. Coffman home over the week.
end.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14
Peace Is Priceless, But, Some Things
Are Worse Than War

example Libby ability
influence the thinking audience This example
power potent speaker
topic Against spoke before
district convention of the Montana Federation of Women Clubs As the
result of that address the who heard her
that shall involved
congressman know of this determination
Rankin member of
years pacif
given the subject much study Therefore her judgment entitled to
While this newspaper agrees with Miss Rankin in most of her agu.
for the entire with her We enjoyed
with
agreement But not entirely
largely policy political
matters She would build up coast defenses SO powerful that no foreign
could possibly would
only would be
line from attack She would do away with the more powerful beshp
high
That is where we differ with Miss Rankin
blind judgment respect
reality We always will impossible
without strong navy enemy high
would be possible for and apne
the fleets of
and murder and children But Miss Rankin such
bombing Maybe not but our
plans ought take
children from the horrors of bursting shells and burning
gases
by enemy would
be vital defeating the and life There
several needs that do produce that import Our
foreign into hundreds of millions annually With that
DESTROYED by superior thousands here would
cut OF work and there would be untold want and industrial turmoil
Without the ability import needed supplies ultimate defeat
II
part policy foreign power
shall obtain fooho this hemisphere How that policy
forced without necessary
and invading from those approaches How could that without
powerful Germany Italy Japan boring
America their of Shall
oothod there? How will be able their
possess navy suitable only for cowise
No do not with Miss Rankin her objections power
erfu
1t would be vitality
long all peoples and should
without fight
tation abuse If the world will not fight
people will be kicked cufed
there will them
always held home shores the Barby
evil would still be exactng tribute
We conditions
involvement
aohips should combine an to
would behoove
There things than
dictaton by bully tyrannca form
government
We have navy plan defense We
content to rely their judgment
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14
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Is YEARS AGO

(From the files of the Western News,
The female baseball team that was
to have met with the local players
Sunday failed to materialize in Lib
by. Consequently there was nc
game.
Hon D. r. Peeler, one of the
prominent bankers of Kalispell, and
a number of passengers made a trip
to Libby over the new auto high
way in a Chalmers six. They re.
port a most enjoyable trip.
A. l.. Thompson when asked for
news yesterday replied that he knew
nothing except that he was looking
for houses to rent Mr. Thompson
states that houses that can be rent
ed are now at premium in Libby.
He is looking for locations for sew
eral families AF'f
l.. H. Faust has become as smil-
ingly cordial and accommodating as
a professional politician since pri-
mary election. He is now the can
didate for the socialist party for
constable, having received one vote,
which was one more than anyone
else was favored with.
Game Warden Bockman made a
trip to Fortine Sunday and returned
with an Indian who is charged with
killing game out of season.
The appearance of snow on the
tops of the mountains should re.
mind the citizens that it is time to
get that winter stock of wood in.
Jim Stonechest was down from
Troy Saturday and told the boys
just how it feels to be defeated
office seeker.
Mrs. Louis De Rosia and son.
Forrest, returned home from Ward
ner, b. c., Monday.
w. H. Kemp made an automobile
trip to Kalispell Sunday, returning
Monday. On the return trip he was
accompanied by Esmond Switzer,
formerly of this place, who will
spend few days here before going
on to San Francisco.
Mesdames James M. Blackboard
and w j. Neils are the hostesses at
cards, this afternoon, at the home
of Mrs. Blackford.
.Warland News
f. c. White has accepted the posi-
ton as janitor of the school build
ing They will move into town
shortly.
Miss Elizabeth Bristow returned
home from Kalispell Sunday. She
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14
TRUTH about ADVERTISING
HERE CONES THE QUEEN l.
BY CHARLES B. ROTH

] happen to know that this policy
has paid handsome dividends to the
store. As ! think it over, however,
only in form and expression is that
policy different from that of every
other organization which advertises
for your trade. All have to treat you
as though you were the queen-or
the king.
Anyone who Has been buying
much in the stores will tell you that
the treatment received from clerks
is vastly different from what it was
years ago. They are more consid-.
crate. They are better informed.
The reason for this change is that
they have the ideal which advertis-
ing has created in their minds, and
to this ideal they must conform.
All over the country, in every
newspaper, advertisers are vying
with one another in telling the story
of their products and in improving
their products to make them more
acceptable.
Their desire is to produce some
thing fit for the queen-or the king
and their advertising sets I'D a
standard to which they must strive.
In the process you get the best
products and service it is possible
to provide.
@ Charles D. Roth.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

had been there nearly all of va
cation time
Our forest ranger, Mr.. E. j. Weld
ner, oontemplates making trip east
to visit his folks.
Mrs. Fred Noble met with a very
painful accident last Saturday, fall
ing off ladder, cutting her face
and spralning one ankle.
Troy News
Leo Welsh now has his barber
shop fitted up in the building OF
Olaf Dahl which formerly was used
as butcher shop. Leo wishes it to
be expressly announced that he does
not want his shop to be compared
or likened to a butcher shop for
that reason and will prove the diff
ference to any one desiring tonsorial
work.
The Troy Mill company started
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14
A Picture of Progress

The manner which great American industry
spite Of hard times and besoW added benefits
dictated recently the industry presented
the head of of the larger
The showed that depression we
have Just passed through the profit
passenger has been gradually reduced
sideaby than onehrd the
the time hourly scales Of
pany making the present from 70 985
had increased materially resulting ability
workers family buy the
OF lie Meanwhile of observer should
the fact that the customer today
better looking far safer get and he gets
1T for one-thiTd less
And these facts about one great American industry
New York Times we'll comments "a shining example
under the American of free enterprise"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

/ followed.
He took me behind the counters.
He pointed out neatly printed white
cards pasted up at close intervals
throughout the store, where the
clerks couldn't help seeing.
! read what they said.
HERE COMES THE QUEENl"
Its our slogan" the executive
explained. Eyes; it's more than
a slogan. It's our watchword, our
business policy, to treat every wom-
an who enters the store as though
she were the queen" y.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

Because there another disastrous
ress in Europe this nation expanding millions dollars
It's and That probably
what tomorrow bring forth these troubled
what desperate conditions this
merely wise precauon to bring
state of preparedness would be crmnay permit
ton again to be caught in unpreparedness
and of constantly
The United States defense
Therefore bhooves all navy
What traditions what
of the from the time of the the present Read
below what George Fielding Elliott former military
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

q woman told me she
always received in
that store.
my friend says
that your salespeo-
p e tr G a t h e r a s
though she were the
queen" | explained.
Come with me"
the executive said,
and left his chair,
and started down
stairs. 81 want to
S h 0 w you S 0 m e :
thing y
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

Sunday driving Lake creek with a
crew Of Is men. They will have
about 100000 feet of logs this time
and expect it will take a week to
drive same on account of water be-
ing at low stage at this time of
year
Invitations were out last week
announcing the marriage of Miss
Hazel d. Van Artsdale and J. G..
Swarder at Spokane September 2.
Miss Halle Savage has accepted
the school in the Wallace district
across the river and Miss Paine the
Lake Greek school.
Miss Dorothy Shepherd left for
Kootenai Falls Monday to get in
readiness for the term of school
she will teach at that place.
Advertising is "the salt of the
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