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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Tourists Will
Leove Vast Sum

Montana's 1910 tourist income
should reach at least S27.750,000, it
was recently estimated by Joe II.
Thompson, director of Continental
Oil Company's Conoco Travel Bu-
reau. Approximately two million
out-of-state tourists should enter
Montana this year Thompson as
serted, land their expenditures
should be about ten per cent great
er this year than in 1880
Thompson's estimate for ten per
cent increase is based on improving
economic conditions throughout the
country, with rising employment
and greater payrolls, and on the
restrictions to foreign travel which
will undoubtedly increase travel
over this country both by citizens
of the United States and by visitors
from South America and other for
eign countries. Repetition Of the
New York and San Francisco fairs
is expected to exert about the same
stimulus to travel that was felt
last year.
The Conoco Travel Bureau is the
largest free service tourist organlza-
ton in America and is in constant
touch with travel trends through
out the. entire United States. The
statistics which Thompson has usec
are based on requests for trave
services received at Continental
Oil Company service stations, ane
on reports obtained from $40 or
CARNATIONS such as chambers O.
commerce, state highway depart
ments, and the national parl
| service
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Lions Transact
Grist Of Business

AT the Lions Club meeting Mon
day night, Don Orr, chairman of the
carnival committee, reported on
plans under way. He submitted
list of attractions contemplated and
delegated every club member as
head of one or more of the con-
cessions.
Marshall Murray suggested an adj
vertising scheme. 1t was suggested
that business houses be solicited for
donation of $500 each; this sum to
buy a uniform with the firms name
lettered on it, said uniform to be
worn by the girls handling the con-
cessions at the carnival The uni
forms could be available for fur
Their use at Lion sponsored activities.
When put to a vote, the Club adopt
ed the suggestion.
May 5 was set as the date for the
annual cleanup and picnic at the
Kootenai Falls camp grounds.
The forest service had asked fol
suggestions regarding the remain
ing of Loon Lake. After some dis
cussion j. A. krall moved that tbs
Club request the lake be named
Hoffman Lake in honor Of the late
Archie Hoffman, and the motor
was carried.
DR.. p. j. Campbell reported thu
name of a young girl badly in neet
Of glasses, and suggested the Clul
purchase them inasmuch as he
family were not in position to d.
so. A motion allowing the expendl
ture of $500 was passed.
Marshall Murray briefly outlines
the coming Boy Scout drive an
President Driear appointed Lion
Murray, Seims, Brown, Bessey an
: Rowland as a committee from tn
Club to assist in the drive.
John B. Myers and Graham Gao
) we'll were indicted into the Gu
t as new members. Lion Brindle
} performed the ceremonies very al
f propriately by explaining the pu
: pose of Lionism and finished with
poem which explained ones duti
4 to another. Austin Fraser was
guest Of the Club at this meetin
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Powerful Form Organizations Endorse
Wheeler For Reelection to H. 5. Senate

high officials of outstanding organ
izations.
Copies of the resolution are TO be
widely circulated in Montana ny the
Farmers Union in that state, II was
indicated II. D. Rolph. who IS
president of the Montana Farmers
Union, was one Of the % signers Of
the resolution praising Wheeler, a
copy of the resolution follows
Whereas: Senator Burton *.
Wheeler has given valuable support
and assistance to the farmers Of
America by introducing and sup
porting and whole-heartedly work
ing for the Farmers Union Wheat
Income Certificate Bill, and espe-
cially the Farmers Union Debt
Adjustment Bill,
Now Therefore. We, the under.
signed, representing the National
Farmers Union and its State Di-
vision, the National Federation q
Grain Cooperatives, and additional
Farmers Union regional coopera
tives, totaling an unduplicated mem
bership of some 100000 farm fam
lilies, express our appreciation Il
Senator Wheeler and express to tn
people of Montana the hope tina
they will again make available I
the farmers and common people Q
America the craftsmanship OF Sen
ator Wheeler by re-electing him,
i Adopted at Washington this lit
! day of April, l940.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Detailed Report
On Work Done

The county wide road project
which is sponsored by Lincoln coun-
ty and assisted by the Operations
Division Of the Works Projects Ad-
ministration operated in units at
Rexford and Trego on the north
mail route, on the Libby-Jennlngs
road, and in the towns OF Libby,
Troy and Eureka.
On the county road units, Gull
verts were made and installed; new
road constructed for about 1000
lineal feet and sand and gravel
spread on the roads. On the town
units of this project, fills were made
on city streets and alleys, screened
sand and gravel spread and hauled
and installing catch basins and
clearing and grubbing some ground
opening up a street for two blocks
were completed.
On the county wide bridge prof.
ect, bridge at Trego IL feet long
and 18 feet wide was constructed
and one bridge project, bridge
feet long and IL feet wide was de-
molished at this same location
Round timber was cut, peeled, anc
hauled to various bridge sites. Also
three-tenths of an acre around Pipe
Creek bridge near Libby was cleared
and grubbed and all the prelimi'
nary work is done to construct ;
Bridge near Hurd's ranch on slough
to Lake Creek out of Troy
On the project for improvement
of Libby fish hatchery, 100 stump
were cleared off. two acres, fiv'
spruce trees were planted as wei
as four birch and SIS frs. Grass sect
on the lawn was also soWed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
PUBLISHES BIRD LIST.

A comprehensive List of the Birds
OF Western Montana has recently
been issued by the division OF Wild
life management Of the Forest Serv-
ice, Missoula, Montana 1t was pre-
pared by Winton Weydemeyer OF
Fortine and K. D. Swan and E. f.
Rapraeger of the Forest Service
at Missoula. OF the 255 species in
Guided, 241 were observed by the
authors. Among these 10 are class
ed as permanent residents Of the
territory west of the divide, 10 as
summer residents, Is as winter res
idents or visitors, % as migrants,
and Is as casual or accidental. In
formation as to their comparative
abundance or rarity is also given.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
No Sheep In
Fisher District

Information was received by Ed
Boyes, chairman of the Commercial
Club Fish and Game committee,
that there will be no sheep grazed
in the Fisher river country this
summer
A short time ago Mr.. Boyes, K.
A. Klehm and James Christie made
trip to Helena to meet with the
fish and game commission about
the matter.
This period of one year will give
everyone concerned a chance to
work out the details of the PROPOSE
ton and perhaps find a certain solu-
ton to the problem.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Will Give Celotex
Show in Libby

Tuesday afternoon and evening
the Moose hall will be the scene of
a Celotex show sponsored by the
Northwest Celotex company Of
Spokane.
The public is cordially invited to
attend and there will be no charge.
A new multi-colored board has
recently been completed and is
causing much comment in building
circles. This new material will be
shown and an authority on Celotex
will be present to answer all ques-
TONS
An important feature will be the
explanation of the different methods
/ in which the material may be used.
Designs will be one Of the main
features Of the program also.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Choosing Teaching Staff
For Next Year

The entire teaching staff of the
Libby schools was reelected, with
one expection, at meeting Of the
school board last week.
Miss Isabel McGrade, principal
of the grade school, and active men,
Der of the local teaching staff for
many years, will take advantage Of
the teachers retirement law. It is
the policy of this board of trustees
that all teachers who reach the re-
tirement requirements should be re-
tired. Under this provision Miss
McGrade will automatically retire.
The board expressed their ap-
probation of the long and efficient
record of Miss McGrade in this
school.
No designations have been re-
ceived as yet although it is expect
ed that at least two will take up
different occupations next year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
100000 Yellow Pines Planted.

c. K. Spaulding of the local for
est service office reported Friday
was the last day of the planting
program which has been carried on
for the past three weeks.
The planting has been going on
at SWede Gulch and on the Granite
creek flat, where 100000 yellow
pines were planted. Figures show
that each of the 80 men planted in
the neighborhood of 400 trees per
day Members of the local CCC
camp were on the job.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Lets Rexford Rood
Contract Todoy

Contracts will be awarded
this afternoon by the Highway
Commission at Helena for the
Rexford- Eureka road project
and for a bridge across the
Tobacco river.
This word was sent direct to
this paper this afternoon by
County Commissioner James
Mah0ncy who Is attending the
meeting.
Commissioner Mahoncy stat
ed that State Engineer Mckin-
non has assured him that the
contracts would be awarded to-
day at 8 o'clock and that work
would begin in the very near
future.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Plants Trees in Park.

Friday morning members of the
high school civic club were busy
in Dexter Park planting seven
spruce and two white pine trees
The trees were brought from Sew
enteen Mile by Charlie Powell.
The idea behind the planting is
start toward having all varieties
Of native trees in the park at some
future period
It is the objective of the Civic
club to do something each year Of
public service. They also have an
active hand in keeping the school
property in good repair.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Over Three Thousand
Electors Have Registered

County Clerk and Recorder
Schuck reports that up to Wednes-
day 1928 Lincoln county people
had registered for this years cleo
tons. OF these, there were 1888
men and 1885 women. Mr.. Schuck
saws this number is about 500 less
than the total registration two years
ago. At that time the registration
was 1921.
This is highly important election
this year and people should re-
member they cannot vote if they are
not registered.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25

Mrs. Velma Wagner and son DON
aid of Kalispell spent the weekend
as guests of MIR. and Mrs. Clay Par
ker. Mrs. Wagner is sister Of Mr..
Parker's.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25

Bud Feenan has been mentioning
at Hot Springs for the past several
days.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Contracts Are Let.

Contracts Are Let.
HELENA, 3:04 p. m.-Both
road and bridge contracts are
Iet.-James Mahoney.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Outlaw Closed Shop for EewsMen to
Prevent Dictatorship, Group Urges

WASHINGTON. Feb. 90 CUP)-
IOliver Holden, executive director of
the American Press society, proposed
to the House Labor committee today
that the Wagner labor act be
amended to prohibit contracts pro-
viding a closed shop for news or
editorial employees of newspapers
and magazines.
Holden said the American Press
society inter cts the closed shop
in news rooms as definitely an in
fringement on the freedom of opin-
ion and affiliation of new workers" "
He said his proposed amendment
would prevent coercion in the news
rooms"
Holden. a member of the staff of
the New York Times. said the Am
erican Press society is not union,
but is not anti-union.
The necessity for a amendment
such as he proposed, Holden said,
is precisely the same as the neceS-
sity for Incorporating the bill of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Minimum Wage
Scale Asked

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. ,UP)-
The Public Contracts Board today
recommended to Secretary of La
Dor Frances Perkins minimum wage
rates ranging from 35 to 62'2 cents
per hour for employees of compan-
les supplying flour and prepared
cereals to the government.
The flour wage recommendations
included: 625 cents per hour in
Washington, Oregon. California; ATS
cents per hour in Idaho. Nevada,
Utah. Arizona, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO. Wyoming, Montana.
The prepared cereal rates rec
commended were so cents in Wash
ington, Oregon, California, Idaho,
Nevada, Utah. Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana. Michigan, Illinois, India
ma, Ohio, New York and New Jer-
sey; and 40 cents elsewhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
.Anti.0Ison Bloc
Shifts Strategy
On Relief Measure

Continued from age One
for SRA rolls The last Semi-montn-
ly checks written last Saturday
will go out next Friday for Tulare,
Butte. Santa Cruz, Plumas, Siski-
you. Solano and Tehama counties,
The first counties in which lack
of funds will be felt include Los
Angeles, Alameda Shasta, Kings,
San Francisco, Trinity, Yolo, Las
sen. Modoc, ColuSa, Glenn, Gala
veraS. Tuolumne, El Dorado, San
Diego. Sierra, Mono. Inyo and Riv-
erSIde.
A third bill. designed to carry
SRA expenditures the remainder
Of February, was submitted by five
Democrats to provide Sl,600,0OO tor
unemployment relief and prevent
stoppage of relief.
The SRA was at virtual stand
still today as the legislature tossed
three weeks of relief Wrangling in
the aShcan and made a fresh start
toward an inescapable compromise
The administration proposal pro-
videS a greater sum for February
and March expenditures than the
/ Shelley bill which was defeated Al
to 80. seven votes short of the
required 2-3 majority Paul Peek
administration floorleader, said the
appropriation will be about Sl4,-
OJO0O0. The S70OO0OO for April
and May would be unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG

JOESSlNGEN, Norway Feb 20
tUP)-The Altmark officers version
OF the attack on their ship by tho
British destroyer CoSsack in Nor
wegian waters Friday night Is that
although the German ship carried
more ttan 800 British Scamen as
prisoners. ii was unarmed. offered
no resistance. and that the killing
ry the British of seven of Its sailors
was unJustifiea.
With a party of newspapermen. I
was flown here from Berlin TO hear
the story of Capt. Heinrich Dau.
the Altmark's master. and other
officers OF the prison ship now
aground in Joessing Ford. a gorge
Ike inlet on the Norwegian coast.
The Altmark. a l2600 ton tanker.
had sailed from Port Arthur. Tex.
with a cargo of OIL for Rotterdam
Just before tie war started. the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
FINNS REPORTED
TRAPPED IN FORT

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 20. CUP)-
The newspaper Berlingske Aften-
uyiss reported from Stockholm to-
day that one of Finland's most I'M
portant coastal forts in the Kol-
vlsto area had been cut off by Rus
sian troops from all possibility or
relief.
The fortress. still held by the
Flnns, is on Bjoerkoe island, I'M
mediately south of Koivisto at the
head Of the Gulf of Finland. Ber-
lingske Aftenaviss Helsinki dis
patches by way of Stockholm said
that it now was behind the Rus
sian lines.
The newspaper said that the new
Finnish defense line on the Kar-
elan Isthmus runs through the
Viipuri archipelago near Trang-
sund, leaving Bjoerkoe island cut
off from other Firms.
The Finnish garrison in the fort
was reported resisting and to have
driven off repeated Russian at
tempts to crack its defenSeS by
advancing over the gulf ice.
The Firms, however. were re-
ported to have been cut off from
their ammunition supply, leaving
their situation critical.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Citrus Rate Boost
Proposal Dropped
By Commerce Board

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. CUP)-
The interstate commerce commits
sion today Cancelled proposed in
creases in railroad charges for
citrus fruit shipments from Cali
fornia, Arizona, Texas and Florida.
The commission held that the
higher charges, which would re-
suit from using new method OF
estimating weight. were unreaSon-
able. The new estimate would be
based upon actual weight tests.
The commission said that it did
not object to the change in the
manner of computation. The cam
collation. was based upon the
amount of increase in charges that
would have resulted, it explained.
The citrus fruit industry is in
a depressed condition due to in
creased production and lower
prices" the commission said. THE
testimony was unanimous that the
industry is unable to assume or
bear additional financial burdens
without disastrous results. The in
creaSeS in the transportation
charges, which would result from
respondents proposals, and which
must be assumed by the grower,
would be substantial"
1t was estimated that the pro-
posed increases in charges per
package from Texas would range
from 2.3 to l3 per cent; from Flor
ida, Ill per cent; and from Cali
fornia and Arizona, 33 to 1913 per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Labor Chieffan
Faces |. A. Court

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 20. up
John w. Buzzel'. 60-year-old execu-
tive secretary OF the Central Labor
Council. AFL. today faced two
court appearances in connection
with the traffic death Sunday of
Charles NJ Danerio. 40. of San Fran
cisco.
Buzzell was scheduled to appear
before Superior Judge Ingall Bull
while his attorney argued for a
writ Of habeas corpus. Late in the
afternoon he will appear at a cor
oners inquest into Danerlo'S death.
Police. who arrested BuZzell on
suspicion Of negligent homicide.
charged he drove his automobile
into a group of spectators assem-
bled at the scene of a traffic acci-
dent in which Danerio had been
injured.
The front wheel of Buzzell's Nj
ran over the unconscious Danerio
who died a short time later IT
q receiving hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Alimark Captain Says British Tars
On Prison Ship Just Rescued Men

officers said. and was in the West
Indies when the order came to JOIN
! the pocket battleship Graf Spec
then starting out on a shortlived
raidng career.
Capt Dau. g. wear old white
muStaChcd and goateed mariner
known in American ports as former
commander OF the Hamburg -Ameri-
can liners Orlnoco, Caribia and
Deutschland, said that he spent two
months with the Graf Spec before
that warship vas scuttled off Mon
tevideo Uruguay.
Then" he said. I'VE received
orders to return 10 Germany. After
waiting for TIE best opportunity. We
started by route l cannot divulge
Fourth Officer Joachim Weichert
said they sailed south of Iceland
and entered Norwegian waters the
night of Feb. y near Port Halden. !
We saw several British cruisers
but they did not see u.s." Capt. Dau
said. He admitted there were more
than SEQ British merchant Seamen
aboard. The Graf Spec had sunk
their ships. The captain insisted
however that the British were res
cued mariners rather than prison
ors and that they got exactly the
same food as our crew"
He said he had planned. in ad-
vance tnat in case of attack by
British warship il would be useless
for the Altmark crew 10 fight and
that any reports that the Germans
had fired on the CoSSack Seamen
were sheer lies
The Altmark today was guarded
Ly the Norwegian mine layer Olaa
TaygvaSo. Her crew was not per-
mltted ashore. Although her stern
was bea he'd ana her propellorS dam
aged. the crew believed she would
De rea6y TO resume the dash 10
Germany in a few days
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Admiralty Admits
Biggest War Loss
To Allied Ships

LONDON. Feb, 20. tUP)-The ad-
miralty announced today that five
British ohips and Is neutral ships
totalinG SCOTT tons. had been lost
IN the Weel; ended Sunday-the
largest merchant shipping loss in
any week of the war
BRITISH ships sunk totaled 39.27G
tons and neutral ships 46,8Ol tons
the admiralty said
Probably ac many as l3 out of
the Is Neutral ships were ruthleSsly
sunk by U-boats without warning
TIE admiralty statement said.
Navy men attributed the increase
in shipping losses to unrestricted
submarine warfare.
GermanN had announced Satur-
DAY. in connection with the an
nouncement that all British mer-
chantmcnt would be armed, that
warfare would in the future be un-
restricted
In listing ship losses for last week
the admiralty said that in the
preceding week three British ships
totalinS 1862 tons. and three neutral
ships. totaling $3.50 tons had been
lost in addition to those already
reported.
During April, 1917. when unre-
stricted submarine warfare was at
its height in the World war, weekly
sinkings averaged l05 Allied and
neutral ships, totaling 100000 tons
Last weeks sinkings brought the
total of Allied ARA neutral shipplng
sunk since the war started to 1853
766 tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Chamberlain Gives
Praise to Navy
In AItmark Case

LONDON. Feb 20. up Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain said
in the House Of Commons today that
the rescue of British SCamCn from
the German prison ship Altmark by
the British destroyer COSSaCk last
week was an admirably conducted
operation.
The prime minister's comment
was made amidst continuing Olplo-
matte furore, especially involving
Norway with Britain and Germany,
over the action of the CoSSak in III
yadins Norwegian waters TO rescue
the British prisoners from the Alt
mark.
Il am sure that the House Will
ioin with the government in the sal
lisfaction they feel at the release
of the officers and crews OF vessels
sunk bv the German raider 'the
Admiral Graf Speep." Chamberlain
said.
The members will desire to
congratulate the Royal navy most
heartily upon this notable addition
to its annals
Chamberlain replied to a state
ment made yesterday TO the Nor
wegian parliament by Norwegian
Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht and
said:
This account makes the action
or rather the inaction of the Nor
Wesian government even more dill
ficult to understand than l had
previously supposed"
Koht had told the parliament that
Norway was not called upon to
search the Altmark for prisoners,
He defended Norway'S action IN per-
mitting the Altmark 10 cruise II
Norwee eian waters and said that
Britain had no right TO rescue tn,
prisoners.
1T now appears that the NorWeg-
ian authorities conducted no exam
nation of the Altmark at all,
Chamberlain said.
Koht had said that because the
Altmark was flying the German
state or service flag she was not
liable TO search.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-20
Lawyer, Once Rich.
Adiudqed Insane

SAN RAFAEL. Cal, Feb. 20 CUP)
Edmund K. Stallo, once a veal
thy and outstanding New York
corporation lawyer and the father
of the Princesses Francesca ROs-
pigliosi and Michel Murat, was
committed today to the Napa hos
ptal, broken in health and in
purse.
The commitment order was sign
ed bv Superior Judge Edward But
Ter at request of Stallo's third
wife, now supporting herself as a
dressmaker in San Francisco.
It was the end of the road for
the shabby little old man whom
Marin county neighbors often aid
ed with money to buy food and to
pay his room rent.