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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
Jake, Young ST. Bernard, Saved From Firing Squad
Ray Grummel
And SheriH's
Office Perform


HIT pot fsw DAYS ssu u
SEEMED Jsss ~ss sentenced -
sesth ~ Ma master. Peter nafs
nsr ~ ths wce.ii.ad at~ries.
Isks . . yesF=ala ~ nsrn.fs
dog -hlsh kss h>~s Fsls-d te mi
prUprrsiens w nsaa~s
burner .i-o hsa sr.t snd u
w.s n. se.t .nd nssrr-s thss
esu.~si Burner u "a nat tsss
- put s~sy
Burner ri.yfuily .scssd jsss ~
N. rrst Iss.s rlsyms,s MT
1sss hang his ard rcssa ard
rc~.Fful. SOMEHOW siiisd TIE
nanny
That frishts.~a n.r~ev.
- ~ s~sss .ta. .. no eel
she ahesssrs sffiee ass -
ssss.te~l . ns,ss squad ~ se-
t.il~xs n sIlusisate Jshs Ia -
ss.sh .. No. H.r.es could =.
h.Her ..ks e.r. ~ hls~.
lies dandy Org said eaf.
n,f. hut rather than hoshsr ~ith
him lanrsF I'm pretty cd.
yuu knu~ and rather than
see him not set = seod home /.
well. decided he'd hs bs,tsf of
In puppy heaven
Deputy shsriffs frank No
Lean ara Lawrence nunse ssss
sent 10 Burner. hems.
His Jake. friendly ard gentle.
licked tns officers hands
rhsi saftensd the officials -
they teaA Jake 10 the dog pound
and called Ray ufummsi. the ana
program bfoadesstsr ~ha has
found counties. homs. for dogs
FIFTEEN minutes altar Rsy had
finished an appeal for . homs Toe
Jake. calls came In steadily.
Mig JsLe west % UeosEs
>sErea .f spsas~sy dss-
t,i.i. .~erre ~ weshisg
stesd,i, and premises sst
.ais . fl.s hams f.s Jahe but
10 enter him In the Al Hseed
shos In seattle. Nov. rs
The syEren family has a deep
affection for ~ Bernard aens
In the paksiss some years aso .
member % that canine species
saved = NyErsn nslghbor child
from drowning
George says that dog. Timbo.
was the splittin' image ~ JAKE
Anyway. Jake viii not face tho
firlnE squad Instead, he has an
other Eood home. a loyal master.
That's IS u should 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
Whales Having Sport
In Portland HarboI

PORTLAND Port authorities were not
today whether they should be alarmed or amused
two killer whales measuring between Is and
20 feet in length frisked about Portland harbor
The whales broke the surface OF the water fre-
quenty in plain sight Of curious onlookers They
raced around Swan island In the willamette riycr
and were sighted under the highway bridg.
St Johns and In the river the willamette
Iron 4 Steele Works
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01

The whales smashed fishermen's nets In IN.
vicinity Of skamokwa On their way up tho 10.
lumhia river earlier They evidently were In pur-
suit OF school Of smelt They wer. the first
whales To- get this far upstream since October
1884
bostload of Portland nswspapsrmsu and
photographers set out after them Ia cabin ouiis.
er. hut they were easily outdstane.d by the
whales despite the fact that their boat hit a speed
of more than 20 mile. an hour
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01

again showed the way In all
around defense, yielding an aver
age of 63.2 yards against passing
and rushing N five contests.
Texas A. A NJ took over Penn =
ranking on ground defense giving
up 40 yards In five gama while
Utsh's states pass defense lost
an average Of 22s yards per game.
With = t3.6s-yard average IN six
games, Texas Mines led In punt
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
Hockey Teams Travel

PORT ARTHUR. Canada Both
New YORK City National league
hockey teams leave town To-Day.
the Rangers travelling N Toronto
and IRE Americans - Detroit -
await me opening q the season
Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
BOSTON BFsT ALL AROUND

BOSTON BfsT AI.ieAROUND
The best all-around team show
ing. embracing total offsnse. total
defense and kicking. WIS that OF
Boston college. which psced sixth
In the first two depart nents and
NTH in boOting The unDhten
Bostonlans also were fourth IN
ground yardage
Navy. IN addition ~ dominats
INK defense averages. tas fourth
ia offensive statistics.
Behind the leaders we're the
following averages.
Total offens~-itetrsf, sss.s
yard. per game llas Hsms
nnreportsd) Arizona s's,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01

team. for ths pfss~ssun sstsur.
ard any team 10 sllslbss n psrtsss.
pate !. tho November sshsduls
which all give teams . t~e- ssms-
s.resk s~hsdsds.
Referees ana h~ssstssils wfli -
furnished frss ~ ehasHs
Can Al Hodges. hsla tisT. fas
additional information.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Five Initiatives
Filed With Stote

When the deadline for filing pc
titions for initiative measures ar
rived last week, Secretary of State
Sam w. Mitchell said five had been
filed in his office, but that only one
was certain" to appear on the gen.
eral election ballot for approval or
rejection by the voters. 1t was the
initiative to permit the state college
at Bozeman to issue not more than
S850,000 in bonds for new build
ings. The bonds will be repaid with
the proceeds of one-fourth mill
levy
Other initiative petitions on file
with the secretary of state but which
had not been checked for the pro-
per number of signatures included
one to pay all persons over so years
old $50 monthly; one to create a
civil service system for state en-
ployes; one to create seven-mem-
Der fish and game commission and tc
declare all wildIfe the property OF
I the state; one to repeal the direct
/ primary law and revert back to the
party convention system.
To get on the general election
ballot an initiative measure mus
be signed by at least 8 per cent 0
the votes cast for governor in
majority of the states counties a
the preceding general election.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

Officials of the local forest serv-
ice are congratulating themselves
because of their good fortune over
the Fourth, and also are passing out
high praise to the large number of
citizens VINO were in all parts of the
forest over the holiday weekend.
Although the timber is in an unus-
ually dry condition, and just ripe
for a disastrous fire, not single
blaze was reported during the hol-
iday.
Naturally this is highly pleasing
to forest officials. In casting about
for an explanation for this happy
result, they have concluded that the
general public is becoming more
fire conscious" as one man put it.
Years of educational publicity and
gradual realization of the great
value Of the timber resource are inn
pressing people with the need OF
extreme care with fire while in the
timber. The happy result is that
there are fewer fires. All of which
is cause for thanks and congratu-
lation. The season is only getting
started and there is still plenty OF
time for bad fires, but if the same
care can be continued as was ex-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Spokdne Man
Crushed In
Horrible Death
Tons of Steel Fall on Him
When Power Shovel
Boom Drops.
UNDER MACHINE WHEN
ACCIDENT HAPPENS

Rodney S. Connors, So, OF Spo-
kane was accidentally killed Sum
day while working around = power
shovel at the Davis & White placer
operations on upper Libby creek
Connors was standing beneath the
boom of the shovel when the boom
accidentally fell, crushing Connors
to the ground and breaking nearly
every bone in his body. His head
was badly crushed.
Connors, who was power shovel
operator, had been employed by
the Catlow Transportation Company
of Spokane to supervise moving OF
the power shovel from the Libby
placer to other operations. Although
he had worked with power shovels
for many years, other Workmen at
tho mine said he apparently was not
acquainted with the Diesel shovel
used at the placer. He had little
difficulty in operating it, when
something apparently went wrong
and he stepped out OF the cab and
beneath the boom to investigate
Just as he got in under the boom
lit fell, killing him instantly.
The body was brought to Libby
and prepared for shipment. A son,
Jack Connors, came in from Spo-
kane Monday and accompanied the
body to Spokane Tuesday, where fu-
neral services will be held. The
deceased is survived by wife and
| two sons.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Lower Rate
Makes SaviinQ
In Interest
Large Sum Saved to
Ranchers of Flathead and
Lincoln Counties.
LAND BANK LOANS
NOW AT 31z PER CENT

Approximately $4,000 will be
saved by farmers and stockmen of
Flathead and Lincoln counties dur
ing the next two years as the result
of reduced interest rates on most
types of Federal Land Bank and
Land Bank Commissioner loans, l.
q. Rognlien, Kalispell, secretary
treasurer of National Farm Loan As
sociations serving the counties, an
nounced this week.
Legislation adopted recently by
congress fixes the interest rate on
the next two years installments on
both loans, with some few excep-
tons, at 3la per cent annually. Land
Bank loans made since 1917 have
been written at varying rates of in
terest, but average about per cent
Land Bank Commissioner loans
made since 1888 have been written
at per cent rate.
The 31z per cent rate on land
bank loans, it was explained, is .
continuation of a rate that has beer
in effect since 1893. The new rate
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
June Fl Date For
Annual Pioneers Picnic


At a meeting of the officers Of
the Libby Pioneer Society, held at
the home of Mrs. w. W. Blew, the
and evening of July q
was chosen as the date for the an
nual picnic of the organization.
Further details of lunch and enter
tainment will go to members by card
as usual. It is said the committee
has a great surprise in store along
the line Of entertainment. A fid-
dlers' contest will be one feature.
Contestants please interview Mrs. w,
w. Blew regarding entrance.
AL pioneers please reserve this
date. Pl0neeEy and their childrer
are expected to attend Providing
new members wish to join the or
ganization, they will be given an
opportunity to enroll and pay their
annual dues. Also delinquent mem
bers may pay annual dues at this
time. n
Membership requires Is years
residence in Libby, or persons living
in Flathead or Lincoln counties prior
to 1900 and have 10 years residence
in Libby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Big Increase
IN Park Visitors

Park Headquarters, G. N. p, July
8.-Breaking all records for the flrst
nine months Of the travel year, A.
626 people entered Glacier National
park from October l, 1899, to June
%. sp4S40 6iex RAn9Er Georpe W
Miller announcer tbdAy.
This figure indicates an increase
of 35.l per cent over last years
count for a similar period, COL per
cent over 1888, and 1888 per cent
over 1887.
The Parks record year was 1885,
when 210,072 noses were counted
during the entire travel year. Ii
the present rate of increase were
maintained, a figure approximately
10000 in excess Of the record would
be reached by the time when the
books are closed next September
No doubt the splendid condition
of the Going to-the-Sun Highway
from the West Entrance, adjacent
to Bolton, to ST. Mary, eastern term
mus of the highway, has encour-
aged tourists to visit the park this
season. Another special factor in
the early-season increase is believed
to be the unseasonably fair weather
which has characterized this June.
The increase was particularly
marked at the much-traveled West
and St. Mary entrances, where IT
amounted to 468 and 40.4 per cent
respectively, al the Watcrtcn en-
| trance where 280 per cent rise
was noted, and at Walton, where
l24.8 per cent more people were
counted than last year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Finds Human
!. Skull Lying
In Timber
Troy Man Runs Onto
Gruesome Sight in What
Had Been Dense Forest.
AROUSES SPECULATION
AS TO CAUSE OF DEATH

Sheriff Haney was called to Troy
Wednesday by the report that a
human skull had been found in the
timber about four miles west of
Troy and asking the sheriff to in
vestigate.
Baney found the skull lying close
to what had been large log and
in what at one time was dense TIM
Der but which had been logged and
also burned over. A very hot fire
had passed over it. The sheriff dug
around in search of other bones but
could find nothing but the skull
It had been badly burned by the
fire. There is hole in one side
of the skull which might have been
caused by wound or by the fire.
There was not enough evidence to
determine whether or not there had
been foul play in the persons death.
The skull was found on the Earl
Stanford ranch about four miles
west of Troy and about $50 yards
from the river, between the high
way and river. Several possible
explanations can be thought Of One,
as suggested by the sheriff, is that
a body might have drifted down the
river lodged on the bank and the
head have been carried into the
timber by some wild animal. On the
other hand, the person might have
been murdered and the body Sc
GREETED in the dense timber. From
the condition Of the skull, one would
judge that it had lain in the timber
for a long time
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Standpoint Softball Team
Plays Libby Next Sunday

Something new in baseball is
scheduled for Libby fans next Sun
day-that is, new in softball. At
that time an outside team will be
here from Standpoint Ripke's
Bucks-to take on two of the local
teams. The visitors will take on
the Libby Lions for the first game
and the Helphrey Motor Freight
team for the second battle.
The Ripke Bucks have reputa-
ton that puts them right at the
head Of the class. They have lot
of reserve material, having three
reserve pitchers and catchers. They
not only have a wealth of good
players, but they have taken sew
eral games with Spokane teams and
have a long list OF other victories
to their credit. But both Libby
tea1ns also are 4crApPers a11d ar<
determined to win their games mex
Sunday. Game called at 2:30.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Libby People In Auto Wreck.

Gleason Pitcher ana family or
Libby were in painful auto wreck
last week while driving into Spo-
kane. Pitcher, who was driving,
failed to negotiate curve at the
Seton underpass on the Apple Way
and turned the car into bank.
Mr.. Pitcher suffered head bruises,
Mrs. Pitcher sustained head cuts,
and Mrs. Linnie Pitcher, the mother,
suffered face bruises that were pain
full. None OF the injuries were
serious. The car was telescoped by
the impact and was SO badly dam
aged that it was turned over to
the insurance company and another
car was purchased.
A highway patrolman stated to
Mr.. Pitcher that the curve had been
responsible for numerous accidents
many of them serious. Attempts
have been made to have the curve
reduced but without success.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Golf Committee
Looking For Site

The committee that was recently
appointed to look into the matter OF
golf course for Libby met Tuesday
evening in the community room at
the court house. It was decided
to continue the committee as a COM
mittee for the Commercial Club.
Max Sturm was elected chairman
of the committee and r. w. Smith
berger secretary.
Lloyd M. Burpee, Dexter Shau-
rette, Archie Minde, Manuel Andu-
liza, Walter Kammeyer and Lee Har-
mon are to act on subcommittee
to find a suitable site for the golf
course.
James Christie, Max Sturm and
r. w. Smithberger were named a
subcommittee to look into the
means of financing such an under
taking.
The group decided to meet each
Tuesday evening and discuss avail.
able places and all other matters
pertaining to the committees ac-
tivities.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Clearing Lond
In Libby District

julius brent of Bonners Ferry
arrived in Libby Tuesday with his
land clearing outfit and started
work at once on the Andrew Hetle
place. After working there two or
three days he will be occupied on
various tracts close to town for
some time. brent uses a bull dozer
to push the stumps over and tear
them out of the soil and, it is said,
clears the land at a reasonable fig
ure. Quite an acreage has been
signed up for clearing here.
brent is putting up at the Flower
Creek cabins and anyone wishing
to consult him regarding land
clearing can find him there of an
evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Libby Man Honored
BY Lions Organization

Jack SWarens, vice president of
the Libby Lions club, recently re
ceived letter from Tom Hardness
of Missoula, district governor Of the
Lions, asking the Libby man II he
would accept the deputy district
governorship for Region 2. After
looking into what obligations one
would assume in that office, Mr..
Swarens accepted the appointment.
Region 2 covers the northwestern
part of Montana.
This is distinct honor for the
Libby man, and his brother Lions
and other friends are extending con-
CALCULATIONS. All are agreed that
Lion Swarens will ably perform the
duties incumbent on him, earning
honor not only for himself but fol
his home club as we'll
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Visit Two Parks on Holiday.

The Walter and George Neils
families spent the Fourth and the
weekend on a motor trip that they
will long remember. They first
drove to Yellowstone park and
toured it and, like everyone who WIS.,
its that wonderland, came away
thrilled with the strange and marve-
lousy beautiful works of nature to
be seen there. They also drove
over the Cooke City highway, which
is marvellous experience in itself,
that highway taking them to an al
titude of about 1000 feet. On the
way home they drove around by
LeWistown and Great Falls, and
toured Glacier Park in order to
round out the holiday. They are
more than enthusiastic about the
pleasures of the trip.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Idle Workers Draw
S2,965,507 In Year

The state unemployment compen-
sation commissioner mailed 269,32a
checks totaling $2,965,507 to idle
workers during the fiscal year end
ed July |, according to a report by
the commission. The claims ap-
proved included 30,280 new ones,
8,709 additional and 292,790 contin-
ued from the previous year.
Out Of 1916 persons living in l4l
communities, 261 who put in claims
had been employed at mining, 25C
in wholesale and retail trade, 1874 in
construction, SO in manufacturing,
80 in transportation, communication
and utilities, 81 in service establish.
ments, three in finance, insurance
and real estate, and eight in indus
tries not specifically classified.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Son of Former Libby
Teacher Wins HOnOrS

A clipping sent to Libby friend
from CASTOR, Ore, tells Of Lynn
Meredith being awarded a scholar
ship to Pacific University. The
Young man is a son of the former
Miss Donna Schanck who taught in
the Libby schools a number OF years
ago.
Lynn was salutatorian in a class
of twelve, in the CASTOR high school.
He was further honored by having
his name placed on the school honor
plaque representing loyalty, scholar
ship and achievement.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Hopes For More
Work on Rood

More encouraging news has been
received regarding improvement of
highway No. 81. While County
Commissioner Mahoney was at the
recent county commissioners con-
vention, he discussed with State En-
gineer McKinnon the condition of
this highway. Last week he re-
ceived I utter from Mr.. McKinnon
in which the state engineer said
the highway department had a prof.
ect programmed for the Libby-Jen-
nings section. Mr.. Mahoney is in
hopes that this project can be start
ed this year, and il it is he expects
that the work will be between the
present WPA work and the Jen-
nings hill, distance of So miles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Bumps Tree, Smashes Car.

While Mrs. Martin Swanson was
driving her auto along the highway
near Troy Tuesday, she suddenly
found the car shooting off the high
way down a steep grade and collid-
ing with large, dead cottonwood
tree. But that wasn't all of the ex-
element. The impact broke the
tree in two and part of it fell
across the top Of the car, badly
smashing it in. The windshield and
the rear window We're shattered, and
the front Of the car also damaged
Fortunately Mrs. Swanson escaped
with only a few bruises. Explana-
ton? Mrs. Swanson says she mus
have fallen asleep.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

on Commissioner loans trims an
other one-half of | per cent from
the interest charge, a special rate
of 4 per cent having been in effect
on these loans for some time.
The Kalispell National Farm Loan
Association office services approx
mately $1,127 900 in Land Bank and
Land Bank Commissioner loans
The annual saving in Montana
Idaho, Washington and Oregon
the territory served by the Federal
Land Bank Of Spokane-Will be ir
excess of 100000, Rognlien estit
mated
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Forest Officials Compliment Public For
No Fire Record Over July 4th Holiday

erted over the Fourth, there will be
much less chance for destructive
fire.
Fires that have been raging on
the west coast are good examples
of the terrible destruction that SO
frequently follows carelessness.
Thousands of acres of timber have
already been burned there this sea-
son, and many of those fires were
caused by mans carelessness. In
some districts, logging operations
have been suspended because of the
fires, with the loss of wages that
always follows such disasters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

A large consignment of heavy ma
chinery was unloaded at the Great
Northern station this week and
trucked out to the mine that VIM
r. Wade is developing at the old
Branagan property. The machinery.
is for the new mill that is being
erected at the mine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Complete List OF Candidates Who Will
Appear on PrimoY Election Ballots

pie in the general election in the
fall. Polls in the various precincts
will open at II o'clock noon and
will close at o'clock p. m. Follow
ing is complete list of the candi
dates in the primary election:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Lief johnson and
little daughter spent the Fourth
and the weekend in Kalispell VS.
iting with Mr.. Johnson's parents.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Star Spangled B;

Mr.. Kemper announces that he is
planning a special program for the
evening of August 2. The school
and city bands will be combined
for the concert, which will provide
rs pieces. Detailed announcements
will be made later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Red Cross News
From Eureka District

EUREKA.-Tuesday afternoon a
dozen or SO women met at the LIE
gion hall to sew and knit. Mrs.
Christison has the women sewers
working on layettes. They have
sent for patterns for dresses which
they will soon begin making. Adj
ditional fund contributions are as
foJ1oue.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
WEATHER REPORT.

Temperatures at Libby for the
past week as reported by the forest
service were.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11
Neighbor Sewing Cir

H4U.oO
Total contributions to date $l27.5l.
The chapter receives urgent letters
every day asking that we double
our efforts in raising funds to assist
in caring for more and more people
who are becoming war refugees.
For convenience sake persons max
ing contributions in Rexford may
make them to Mrs. O. A. Knapp; the
Fortine community to Mrs. Harry
Weydemeyer and Eureka to either
Mrs. John Morgan, chairman Of the
Red Cross, or the secretary and
treasurer.
EUREKA RED CROSS.
Helen T. Schagel,
Secretary Treasurer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-11

The primary election will be held
in Montana next Tuesday, July l6.
At that time the candidates of the
democratic and republican parties
will be chosen, to go before the peo-