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Evening star., 1939-12-07
Turkey May Demand
Won Papen S Recall,
Press Indicates
Germany Is Accused Of
Trying to Provoke
Russo-Turk War
Dy tie Associated Press.

y tie Associated Press.
ANKARA, Dec. 7.-Turkish news.
papers today accused Germany Of
trying to provoke a Turkish-Rus-
sian war and said Turkey might de-
mand the recall Of German Ambas-
sador Franz Won Papen.
The incident arose over circu-
lars, bearing the watermark of the
German Embassy press service,
which reprinted an article from
the Moscow newspaper Pravda,
Communist party organ, attacking
the Turkish press.
Turkish newspapers declared the
Pravda article had been mistrans-
lated. The circulars were distrib-
uted especially to newspapers and
press correspondents.
Won Papen, Adolf Hitler's diplo-
matte trouble-shooter, conferred un-
expectedly last night with Foreign
Minister Sukru Saracoglu in a visit
which aroused intense speculation
in diplomatic circles.
Turkish newspapers charged the
German Embassy with attempting
to stir up a bitter debate between
the Turkish and Soviet press which
might have serious consequences.
1--WE realize your intriguing aims,
but will not fall for your game"
the newspaper Aksham declared.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Kennedy in London
For Duration Of War,
He Says on Return
Will Retire to Privute
Life After, Declares
Envoy. Back for YuIe
BY JOSEPH F. DINNEEN.

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, Dec.
7 Observation-Disclosures Joseph
p. Kennedy is In London "for the
duration of the war" He is not a
candidate for anything. He Is
anxious to get out Of public life.
When his tour Of duty is completed,
he Is going back into private life
and watch his family grow up.
The American Ambassador to
Great Britain made these disclos-
ures yesterday upon his arrival from
abroad in the Pan-American flying
boat Dixie Clipper.
Ambassador Kennedy was smiling
and genial. He was home for a
consultation with the President, he
said, concerning matters that could
not very well have been discussed
over transatlantic cables, and he
was going Immediately to Washing
ton to see the President, and he
did not know whether or not the
conference would take place at the
White House. He avoided all ques-
tions concerning Government policy,
but otherwise talked quite freely.
British Understand U. S. Position.
He was asked how the British
government felt about the attitude
in the United States toward the
war and he answered: "The British
government does not have the
slightest belief that the United
States will get into this war. They
understand our position perfectly
The British people, though, are hav-
ing difficulty understanding what
Americans mean when they express
sympathy for the allied cause, but
insist on remaining neutral.
"It's like sticking your tongue out
at fellow" he explained, land yet
not being ready to punch him in
the nose"
A few tactful, probing questions
to discover whether or not Mr.. Ken
nedy's visit had anything to do with
the 1910 campaign, or any part
that he might have in it, brought
the response: This is my last public
job. When 1t is over I'm going to
spend the next five years watching
my family grow up."
will Go to Palm Beach.
How long are you going to stay
at the Court of st. James?"
Il don't know, but it ought to be
for the duration of the war"
What about the Soviet invasion
Of Finland2"
Il left London about the time
that that started" he said. For
the last few days I've been reading
Portuguese papers and listening to
Portuguese broadcasting stations,
and I'm not very good at under
standing either"
The Ambassador plans to visit
Boston Sunday for a three-day stay,
and then will 60 either to New York
or to Palm Beach for the Christmas
holidays with Mrs. Kennedy and
the eight children who are in this
country.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
German Flyer Downs
Briton by Collision

BERLIN, Dec. 7 OP.-An aerial
combat in which q German flyer
finally plunged his plane directly
onto a British plane, causing both to
fall into the sea of the Netherlands
island of Texel, was described to-
day by DNB, Official German news
agency.
DNB said the two German planes
and one British plane engaged
in q bitter fight, with one of
the Nazi ships firing successive VOL
leys on the pursuing British airman.
After the short dog fight one Of
the Nazi ships was flown directly
into q collision with the enemy, the
agency said.
The German crew was reported
rescued by a coastal vessel.
The German communique record
ed artillery action on the western
front and disclosed the collision in
reviewing aerial maneuvers Of yes
terday and last night.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Allied War Aims
Student Council Topic

Representatives Of Great Britain,
France and Poland will discuss the
war aims of the allies tonight at
8:15 pm. before the Student Council
Forum Of George Washington Uni
versity in the university hall OF
government.
Speakers will be Count Anthony
Tarnawski, Polish diplomat; Leon
Dostert of France, a modern Ian
guage instructor at Georgetown, and
DR.. Brinley Thomas, travelling
scholar and lecturer at the Uni
versity Of London.
Irwin Nathanson is forum director
of the council.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Dutch Take Issue
With Germany on
Blockade Resistance
Under No Obligation to
Use Violence Against
British, It Is Said
, the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands,
Dec. IA high ofncial of the Meth
erlands government took issue to-
day with German attacks on neu-
trails for their lack of strong meas
ures to combat Great Britain's sea
blockade.
These nations, the ofncial de-
clared, are under no obligation to
resort to violence" Likewise, he
said, "there is no obligation to an
swer with violence action OF German
U-boats or unreasonably long de-
tention by German authorities OF
numerous Dutch timber ships out
Of the Baltic"
If German wishes were followed
to the letter, this ofncial said, Italy,
Japan, Norway and Holland would
have to reply to British blockade
control with violence and this would
mean war with France and Great
Britain.
whether this would please Ger
many is a question which 1t is not
the place to answer here" he added.
He said it was known In Germany
that no neutral country would bow
to superior power without doing its
utmost to uphold its national pride.
He recalled that in 1870 when neu-
tral Britain was delivering war ma
terials to France, Germany confined
herself to diplomatic protests be-
cause she recognized her inability
successfully to meet British sea
power.
Small neutrals must take the
same attitude, he insisted, saying
there is no reason why they should
lose their neutrality"
Evening star., 1939-12-07

case until after the usual police and
court procedure. In some instances,
indemnity or damages are payable
to foreign nation when a person
of diplomatic status is slain. DR..
Engelberg's exact status was not
made known.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Paris
Continued From First Page.)

track down the German raiders
Deutschland and Scharnhorst.
The Scharnhorst, a $4,000 ton
battleship which mounts nine H.
inch guns, has not been mentioned
before as a part of the German
raider fleet. The Deutschland, TO-
OOO-ton pocket battleship, has six
l1-inch guns.
Admiral osborne said, "Only our
big battleships are capable of stand
ing up to them," because of their
big guns, but he predicted the navy
will send them to the bottom Of the
sea eventually"
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Hotel Greeters Dance

The Washington Chapter of the
Hotel Greeters of America will hold
its annual fall dance tomorrow night
in the Robert E. Lee room of the
Lee House.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

. DistinctiveIy styled,
sturdiH constructed
and unusually we'll
toned for q small Piano.
The Fischer Spinet is
the type Of instrument
that you would expect
craftsmen and q factory
with O background Of
over IS years expert
enee to build. (Fischers
have been built since
1857 Before you buy
any piano see these
distinctive little spinets
and the other styles Of
the Fischer q COM
porison will convince
you Of the value at
their moderate price.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Hull 10 Make Clear
To Britain u. :. Stand
On Blockade Of Reich
Understanding Is He
Will Reserve All Rights
On Order in Council

Secretary of State Hull said today
he expected to communicate to the
British government today or tomor-
row the views of this Government
on the British blockade Of all exports
from Germany.
Mr.. Hull did not reveal the nature
of the contemplated note to London,
but it is understood it will make
clear that the United States is re-
serving all its rights under interna-
tional law in connection with Brit
aims order in council to stop Ger
man exports from being made
through neutral countries.
Lord Lothian, British Ambassador
here, it was understood. was in
formed of the State Department
position in general terms late yes
terday.
Two Points Form Basis.
The reservation Of rights, which
was said to be strictly not In the
nature of an open protest, was based
on two points:
/. A question of principle under
international law. In the World War
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Former Libby Man
Writes From England

W. j. Darlington is in receipt of
a letter from NJ S. Dickinson now
residing in England but formerly
on the Dickson ranch on Fisher
river. Mr.. Dickinson opens with,
Just thought I would drop you
line before Hitler and Goebbels get
me. Say, those tall tamaracks would
sure look good to yours truly right
now. So far we are getting
plenty to eat but the restrictions
on showing light at night are
ID inconvenient, and the man who
drives his car at night if he doesn't
have to is just plain ID fool
We are rationed for petrol and our
allowance for our IL h. D. car is
z gallons per month, which means
about ITS miles for us, but I don't
think we did much more than that
anyway -
We are all getting plumb fed
up with Hitler and all are anxious
to get at him. Russia's stabbing
Poland in the back was just what
one might expect from Stain or
Hitler. Poor devils, I guess they
Will pc pretty we'll annlhllated now
whether they surrender or fight to
the last '
The government has set the price
on everything the farmer sells and
set it darned low They forget to
take into confederation that every
thing we have to buy has gone up is
to 70 per cent. | believe we are
going to be told what to plant and
Just what field to plant it in"
1T seems queer: Everyone has a
gas mask slung over ones shoulder,
even the little children playing in
the roads. We seem to think that
will be Hitler's main hold. Well, |
think Hitler made bad break when
he threw in with the Russians. That
ought to make Italy and some of
those Balkan states do. some heavy
thinking
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Fine Program
For Come Meeting

In an effort to surpass the Fish
and Game meeting of the Com
mercial Club last year Chairman
Ed aoyes is off to flying start
Through the cooperation of the
Canadian National Railways Mr..
Boyes has secured four films which
will be shown the evening of No.
vember Is at the Moose hall. The
lineup on the film is as follows:
Hunter Paradise, camera rec
ord of hunting adventure along
the borders of Jasper National
Park.
Goose Flys Low" an excellent
game-bird picture featuring Can
adian gees, brant, tc., in Tabu-
sintac Bay N. B.
Wild Life Ways" pictures Of
wild life in Canadian forests.
Salmon Angling on the Resti-
gouche," Eastern Canada salmon
sport, treat for any real sports
man.
Each reel requires is minutes to
run which will make one hour OF
solid entertainment for local sports
men who like to see how they do
it in other sections of great North
America.
Chairman Boyes announced that
this meeting will not be for mem
bers of the Commercial Club only
but any person interested in the
problems of fish and game is well
come to attend.
Reservations may be made with
any of the following members. Ed
Boyes, All Richards, Ernie Wood,
Dexter Shaurette, c. J. Lillevig,
Lloyd Burpee and M. K, Kedzie.
The dinner will be served at $50
at the CCC camp and the general
meeting is to take place Immediately
following the. dinner at the Moose
hall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Knudson
To Head Red
Cross Drive
Accepts Craftsmanship at
Meeting of Committee
Held Monday Night.
NEW MEMBERS ADDED
TO EXECUTIVE BOARD

The executive board of the local
chapter of the American Red Cross
met Monday night and laid plans
for this years roll call drive for
membership. Robert White of Hell
ena, Montana representative of the
national organization, was present
and conferred with the local com
mittee.
Mrs. Karl Knudson was induced
to accept the Craftsmanship of the
membership drive. She will ap-
point her helpers and will make an
intensive drive for new members
as Mr. White reports the national
Red Cross is preparing for all pos
sible contingencies and needs great
ly augmented financial assistance.
He says three million new members
are needed. The drive begins on
Armistice Day and ends on Novem-
Der 30.
The executive. committee has been
enlarged by the addition of the fol-
lowing new members; A. A. Wood,
representing the Libby Commercial
Club; DR.. J. P. Campbell, represent
ing the Lions Club; Mrs. Chas. D.
Rowe, the Libby Woman's Club:
Miss Eleanor Williams, the Junior
Woman's Club. All former officers
Of the local chapter will continue to
officiate in their respective capaci-
ties. They are: Harold Lutes, chair
man. Clay Parker, vice chairman.
Mrs. S. N. Plummer, treasurer; r.
N. Whitefield, home service chair
man, Mrs. Jessie Fagerberg, home
and farm accident prevention chair
man, Miss Angela Huchala, Junior
Red Cross chairman.
1 wish you would call the atten-
ton of the public" said Mr.. White,
Ito a matter that needs correction.
Some people are under the errone-
Gus impression that part of the pro-
ceeds from the membership drive
goes to pay salaries to local work.
ers. This is entirely wrong. All
local chapter officers are serving
wholly in voluntary capacity and
receive no remuneration whatever"
Fifty cents of every $1.00 mem
bership is retained by the local
chapter and can be used in many
ways for local charitable purposes
or to relieve the results of any dis
aster that might occur in the com
The other so cents of ev-
cry membership fee is forwarded to
he national organization. If any
one should give cash donation to
he Red Cross, only 30 cents out of
amount is donated is for
Narded to the national Red Cross.
The entire remainder of the dona-
ion is retained locally
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Food Sales Here
Return S47,034
In Hidden Toxes

Families in Lincoln county pay
an estimated SAT ,034 in hidden taxes
annually through their purchase of
food, a National Consumers Tax
Commission survey showed today.
Nearly eight per cent of the total
food bill represents shifted taxes
buried in the price of every pur-
chase, the report stated. These
unseen levies, for example, take IL
per cent of butter costs, 6b per
cent of bread costs, l0i2 per cent
of sliced bacon and l4i2 per cent
of the cost Of coffee"
The report was made public
through Mrs. j. II. Morrow, Of
Moore, national committee member
and leader in the educational cru
SADIE against unnecessary consum-
penalizing taxes. The report
added.
Chief offenders, and those that
fall most heavily on lower income
families, are hidden taxes. These
are levied originally against the
producer, manufacturer, shipper
and distributor Unable to absorb
the load each must pass on share
of its taxes and the consumer ulti
mately pays them, usually without
knowing it,
The commission. in whose non
partisan crusade groups in approx
mately $500 communities have
launched tax study programs. said
the hidden tax figure does not in
cfude the many other hidden and
direct taxes families here have to
pay
The food tax estimate was COM
puted from NCTC averages based
on last available u. S. bureau of the
census figures which placed 1895
food sales in the county at S603,000
Government estimates of total sales
in the country last year approx
mate the total in the 1885 study
the NCTC said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Troy Boy Scouts
Active Organization

TROY.-The Boy Scout program
for the year got off to a good star
this week. The Scout council ha.
been enlarged from four to sever
men. who held their organization
meeting last Thursday evening at the
high school building. The following
were selected for the various duties,
j. 3. Farrls-Chairman Of the
council
E. ]. Weidner and c. A. Cone
Finance, equipment and troop prop
erty.
/. S. Dillon and II. w. Ford
Announcements.
A. L. Decentralization publicity
and promotion of special programs.
Ed Henrichs-Out-of -Woor man.
assisting Scoutmaster in arranging
hikes, promoting attendance at sum
mer camp, and securing transpor-
tation.
The council will meet again next
Monday at o'clock in the after
noon, 1t which time Scouts who ex-
pect to secure advancement at the
forthcoming court of honor will be
examined for merits. The court of
honor will be held in conjunction
with the Libby Scouts, at Libby, on
November 3rd.
A survey is now being taken of
boys in the Troy school between the
ages of 8 and Ia years with the OBJ
Ject In view of organizing a Cub
pack If enough parents and BOYS
desire such an organization, meet
ing will be held November 2, at
which time pack will be formed.
Ralph Childs, field executive of the
Western Montana Conference, will
be here from Kalispell to assist with
perfecting the pack, on that date.
Last Friday, the Boy Scouts gave
benefit show at the Lincoln thea
tire, P. T. Mettler, owner of the
theatre, turned over all the receipts.
less actual expenses for film, to the
Scouts. This money is being used
to pay expenses of the troop. An
advance sale of tickets was put on
by the Scouts, with the result of a
capacity house at both the matinee
and evening show.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Will Let Contract
For 1906 Miles

Announcement was made this
week that the state highway depart
ment would let a contract for the
oiling of l406 miles on highway
No. 2 on November 2. This will be
for that portion of the highway ex-
tending from the top of Elk Hill to
the McGregor Lake oiling. and pass
ing through the Happy's Inn district.
The work will be done next sum-
mer
The letting Of this contract will
take care Of the oiling of all of
No 2 between Kalispell and Troy,
with the exception of the Elk Hill
project, which was graded and
gravelled a number of years ago.
This section is far below present
and it will be neces-
sary to work it over and bring it up
to modern standards. Local men
have the promise that this will be
done SO as to have that improve
ment completed by the time the
large bridge below Troy is finished.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Libby Young Man Tells of Experiences -
In Mining Work In Far Awoy Alaska

Coleman Fitzpatrick, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick of this
city, returned to his home here
from Alaska last Tuesday after
spending the past six months with
a mining company 100 miles north
of Nome. This is the second sum-
mer this young man has been en-
ployed with the Alaska Taylor
Mining company.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick explained that Is
men are employed by this firm in
placer mining. He said the average
pay is S1s00 per hour and the way
in which a stake is made is to work
as many hours per day as possible.
He said there was no limit to the
time man could put in except it
be governed by his personal physi-
cal endurance The companies like
to have their men put in long hours
for there is such a limited season
which the mines may be worked
that they try to get as much done as
possible in the short length of time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
APPEALS FOR LARGER
MEMBERSHIP.

The following letter received by
this newspaper from Red Cross
headquarters is self-explanatory:
In every great emergency in the
past the American Red Cross has re-
ceived the unqualified support of
newspapers throughout the coun-
try. During the more recent Mid
west disaster-the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi flood of 1937-the newspa-
pers played a major part in raising
the SIS, 100000 necessary to aid and
rehabilltate the more than a mil
lion flood victims. Today the Red
Cross asks you as we'll as all other
editors throughout the Midwest to
help again in major emergency
the urgent necessity of asking every
available adult in your county if he
or she will offer to serve the local
Chapter as volunteer, giving some
time to enroll additional members
during the coming Roll Call, from
Armistice Day to November 30.
The time has gone again when
Must Treble Forces
the Red Cross must more than ire
BILE its forces on short notice to
stand ready to meet one Of the pri-
mary obligations upon which it was
founded and for which it exists I'M
der Congressional Charter. AS a
Red Cross society, the American Red
Cross is bound under the Treaty of
Geneva, signed by the United
States in 1882, ito lend aid to other
national Red Cross societies in time
Of war, to stand ready to furnish
volunteer aid to the sick and wound
ed of our army in time of war; and
to act at all times in matters of
voluntary relief in accord with the
military and naval authorities as a
medium of communication between
the people of the United States and
their army and navy"
In the developing international
situation the Red Cross may be
faced at any time with responsible
ties which over night may increase
to unpredictable proportions. The
Red Cross must be ready at a mo-
ment's notice to discharge those re-
sponsibilities. Already it has been
fulfilling its obligations as the in
ternational situation now stands
Early in the hostilities Norman II
Davis. chairman Of the American
Red Cross, queried Red Cross so.
cieties Of all belligerent nations Il
determine what help might bt
necessary in meeting their war.
Continued on page 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Planning Now For
Armistice Day Celebration

Members of the American Legion
met at the Legion hall last Thurs
day to formulate plans for the an.
nual Armistice Day celebration.
The committees, headed by Yer
non Crotteau, met Friday evening
and the following men were APP
pointed as chairmen: Tickets, Lester
Fletcher; music, Ed Holmgren; dec
orations, Al Lovick and Brick VOL
laston, and advertising, Mr.. Croft
teau.
Plans for a parade and the an
nual dance were made and will go
forward rapidly.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Two Baseball Players Drown.

Libby ball fans were interested
in an item in Wednesdays Spokes-
man-Review telling of the drown
ing at Standpoint of Ray and Bert
Hall. \ They wounded a duck, got
into an old boat to retrieve the duck,
the boat filled and sank and the
two men drowned. Mrs. Bert Hall
stood on the shore and witnessed
the drowning, wading out into wa
ter up to her waist in an attempt
to help her husband. The Hall
brothers were we'll known in anna
teur baseball circles, having played
with the Naples team for a number
Of years. They have played in Lib
by at various times.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-10-26
Dam at Mill Pond
Went Out Yesterday

The dam at the saMmill of the
j. Neils Lumber Company went out
yesterday letting out the water The
mill was able to operate during the
day but it was necessary that the
break be, repaired last night in or
der for operations to continue today
County Commissioner Mahoney
obligingly loaned a county bull
dozer and it was put on the job as
soon as it could be brought in from
Flower creek where it had been
last used.