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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-08

Sunday afternoon and evening q
reception for Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Roberts was held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Crotteau.
Many friends were present to enjoy
the affair and to wish the newly
married couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
erts, much success in their future
life.
81. Out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Gustie Motichka and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jean Riley and daughter of Kali
ispell, Mrs. Bertha Motichka and
Mrs. Catherine Motichka OF Colum-
bia Falls and Mrs. Edward NOTCH
ka, Mrs. ]. d. Wheeler and Adrian
Motichka OF Whitefish, Don Hatton
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| LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

David t. Holz of Spokane visited
friends in Libby last Sunday.
Don't forget Mother on Mothers
Day.-Libby Greenhouse. II
Mrs. Forrest Lintner, Mrs.
Frances WOLF and Mrs. Rosetta
Burke were Spokane visitors Fri
day.
Wink Avery of Kalispell was a
business visitor in this city Monday.
Mr.. Avery is WPA district super
visor.
Miss Alma Yates arrived last
Thursday to take over duties in
the forest service office. She is from
Missoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts re-
turned Wednesday evening from the
east where they were visiting with
Mr.. Roberts parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Leach, daugh-
ter, and Don Claypool were Kalis-
pell visitors Sunday. They spent
the day with relatives.
Songs and scenes of motherhood
at the Methodist church Saturday.
May 10, 7:30. 1t
The regular meetings of Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and 4th
Tuesdays at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. Henri Nichols, Con-
! ME Blackwell and Miss Gwen Brock
motored to Thompson Falls Sunday
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs, Lyle
Austin.
Miss Mary Margaret Gildea and
Bob Greeley spent the week end
with Miss Gildea's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Gildea. The young folks
are from Spokane.
Put your auto and portable radios
in condition for the summer sea-
son. Call Ivan S. Rogers at 58-M
1876
/ Dobey Fuller, Claire Parker and
Don Sleizer arrived in Libby Sun.
day to spend two days visiting their
parents and friends. They are with
j the u. S. army and are stationed
at Fl. Murray.
Don't forget Mother on Mother.
Day.-Libby Greenhouse. Il
Geraldine Hough, Betty Baker
Donald Olson and Oscar Olson re
turned to Spokane Sunday even
ing with David Holtz. Miss Hougf
and Miss Baker will continue thei,
work at Cheney.
/ Word comes to Libby friends from
John Bugle, who recently went tt
Fargo N. D., to try out as pitches
with the Fargo ball club, statinI
that he had succeeded in landing
berth and would play with Fargo
during this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Moring of Kat
ispell were visitors in this city Tues
day. Mr.. Moring first visited thi.
vicinity in 1888 and was related
to Willie Beager who developed the
American Kootenai mine which wa!
one OF the early day mines to real
ly produce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Prentice OF
Bend, Ore, arrived in Libby Mon
day. The Rev. Mr. Prentice is pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church of
Bend and came to be present at the
ordination of his brother, Russell
Prentice, which took place at the
Presbyterian church here Monday
night
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duvendak
and son of Missoula arrived last
week for Mr.. Duvendak to begin
work as assistant supervisor in the
place of c. ]. Lillevig. Mr.. Owen
dak and his family will occupy the
former c. X. Spaulding home. Mr..
and Mrs. Spaulding are occupying
the house in which the Lillevigs
lived while here.
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For Sale-Small tracts near town
with buildings. See ]. c. Friend. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-08
Leaving for Washington

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils ex-
pect to leave Sunday for New York
and Washington, D. c., where Mr..
Neils has been called on business.
In Washington Mr.. Neils will at
tend conferences of the executive
board of National Lumberman' S
Manufacturers Association and also
Of the lumberman's defense COM
mittee. The meetings are sched-
uled for May IA and Is.
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NOTICE

My ranch is posted according to
law. Any person trespassing on
this property will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law. 50-51.
AL HUFFMAN.
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and Mrs. Orville Fredenberg of Kali
ispell.
Delicious refreshments included
magnificent and tasty wedding
cake, made by Kane's Bakery
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-08
WANTED

Wanted-Competent woman or
girl to do homework Mrs. Carl
Larsen, Fortine, Mont. 1880
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-08

For Sale-Household goods. pi-
ano, $40 cash or $45 on terms;
daveno, for balance OF payments,
large chest of drawers, Easy 3-zone
washing machine. Inquire 1920 So.
Montana. Soft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-23
Is the Golden Door Forever Closed?

Back so years ago. colossal statue. gift OF
the Republic of France at New York ocean gateway
The Republic of France is more. having only recently
officially become the French State The statue still stands
Liberty they called her, Liberty Enghenng the World
with brave torch raised against darkness.
For that dedication poem was read Its words had
been inscribed the monument. They were by Emma
Lazarus, and the last lines read:
srns s m. ss s ssS:; n: .ssss so me-
They freely. for many years those and
dsiusioned disheartened with the Old World
homes and better life in the New. They for
decades blood that freshened and nygorated the life
regulated. reduced Then evil times the New
World, and the stream dropped to tricke
War convused Europe. and certain mnortes OF
and politics have become homeless wanderers in Europe
wanted home only fodder for revengefu rifles
wanted and burdensome in temporary haven abroad Their
state becomes progressively desperate country after
country falls before the invaders Many efforts
have been made to bring them the New World Mexico
has taken many especially those closely tied to her speech
and culture The dominican republic Cuba and other west
countries have humaney helped The United States has
not done what its population and traditions
might suggest.
One of the may be that most of the efforts
bring in refugees have been privately backed by political
social racial groups whose interest is presumed by
TO be special rather than general Naturally, the United
States does not want immigrants selected by groups and
sub-groups with special interests IN mind 1t wants mml
grants selected by its government with national in
terests only in mind. But only the special groups
active in the matter people generally remain Indifferent
hostile, thinking of unemployment and their Jobs
The government has just rejected plea from France
that thousands of refugees there from Luxembourg Bel
gum and Germany be received here. The government,
probably quite properly, suggested that France first
lease $500 refugees who already have American vsa but
who in the angle between France and Germany get
exit permits Between indifference and red tape people
perishing.
For another. Liberty may still lift her
lamp beside the golden door, but the door almost closed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-23
We Haven't Got Il All-Yet

The United States has so per cent of all the
tary gold in the world
As long that condition persists, it is idle to expect
that the world possibly get back the old ways of
trade and commerce. The od-fashoned of gold in
international dealings has been something like this Coun
buys SO 100000 worth of goods from Country B.
sells only 100000 worth Country pay the odd
million (unfavorabe balance of rade) in money The only
internationally accepted money has been gold cash
ured in terms of gold.
That game implies that all trading countries must have
gold way to get it, by mining exchange.
With the L. s. in possession of so of it, the
mpossbiy of settling international balances with gold
In the old way becomes clear
The who figure out way to distribute of
this gold getting value received for ii at the time
ought to be given q (gold) medal.
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buying and building. the index
OF economic activity could easily
hit 14O for January-an unprece-
dented figure. II was only 1872
in November. But the experts
doubt whether 1t will cross lao
until May or June, possibly
later. However. they expect IT
to soar far beyond that record
figure by fall. They would not
be surprised IL ii climbed to $50
or higher.
MANY new factories will have
come into operation then. with
shifts of freshly trained men.
The newly employed who now
are exercising understandable
caution after years of depres-
sion. will begin to spend more
generously.
II is then that the danger of
the initiation feared by Federal
Reserve Chairman Mariner s.
Eecles may come. Then there
may ensue. as he warned in pro-
posing monetary safeguards. an
excess OF funds in the hands OF
buyers and scarcity of goods
on the shelves.
ArmY-navy officers now are
getting taste Of the nose
poking bureaucracy sgai inst
which private businessmen have
been protesting for so many
years. A few gruff topnotchers
in both services have carried
their complaints directly TO the
White House.
The statistical fiends have
taken command in almost every
office. In one navy bureau y
fact-finders have moved in, with
the result that there is hardly
room for the men charged with
blueprinting new warships. On
the least pretense. according TO
the victims. the researchers re-
quire them TO furnish detailed
information on every operation
and activity costs. amounts Of
material. movements OF sup
plies. inventories. To provide
this corps of statistics hunters.
the offices of commerce. the
treasury social security. etc.
have been almost denuded AS
one navy captain said They are
requiring US to write history be-
fore we make it
There appears 10 be no escape
from this invasion. however. IN
view OF the billions being spent
and the vast detailed operations
from the placing Of an order TO
its performance. there must be
constant check upon the
twenty-eight-bilhon-d bust
ness of ,rearming the United
States. But the army-nsvy boys
have no use for these stats
teal top sergeants."
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Pc
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2s

This is not lucky day IN
planetary direction. Adverse as
poets dominate. The morning
hours are fortunate for women,
however. and they should push
any business requiring the sign
ing of contract.
Heart and Home: This is an
exceptionally promising contig-
uration for women with ambi-
ton. especially writers. The
stars seem to presage employ
ment for girls In public service
which entails risk. College stu
dents should specialize IN work
that will fit them for severely
practical tasks in a changing
world. Club women are under
direction of the stars which pre-
sages splendid organized aid in
national defense.
Business Affairs: The stock
market fluctuations today may
bring profit. owing 10 an un-
expected demand for certain
commodities. but there will be
headaches for spectators before
the end of the month. Trade
should continue brisk. Synthetic
foods will gain in popularity.
New inventions will be profit
able.
National Issues. Nothwith-
standing vigilance regarding
fifth column activities, IL is fore
cast there will be serious re-
suits from citizens careless
criticism OF policies and aims of
government officials. Women
who utter subsersive opinions at
afternoon teas and evening card
games will be aiding enemy
agencies Just as much as If EN-
ployed by them. A society lead
or will become involved in a plot
that spells treason.
international Affairs: London
astrologers foretold Italian re-
verses. II Mussolini joined Hit
lers' axis powers. There is
sign read as the sudden death
OF the Italian dictator. who may
be assassinated. Revolution in
Italy may bring about ultimate
improvement Of conditions. II is
forecast. but after this winter
OF distress even slight change
will be beneficial. The roll Of
war losses will arouse the peo-
pie who will pay dearly for the
Abyssinian victory.
Persons whose birthdste II
10 have the sugury Of q year Of
great activity. Men will enjoy
business success and women will
have increased income.
Children born on this day win
BE- gifted and ambitious. They
will love freedom and independ-
ence. Success as writers and
travellers Is probable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-23
StOriesi in
Stamps
Food Stamps Are Not
New 10 Philotelists

FOOD stamps. with which the
Y. S. government supplies re-
lief clients for the purchase OF
surplus commodities. are conn.,
paratively new. But philately
has had food stamps for years.
Pitcairn Island S issue picturins
oranges, above, IS recent sddi-
ton TO the stamp album lsrder.
Young collectors Will find almost
200 stamps picturing foods avail
able.
Iceland and Japan supply fish;
Y. S. has ducks on hunting
stamps; Argentina offers beef,
Australia has lamb. Bulgaria has
chickens and eggs on the same
stamp. You'll find strawberries
and grapes in the same Bulgarian
National Products series.
There are numerous stamps pic
turing wheat, and New Zealand
provides butter. Salt comes from
Turkeys issues and pepper from
Liberia. Russia and Cuba offer
sugar.
Five Latin American countries
have pictured coffee on stamps;
Ceylon has remembered tea. The
I. s. parcel post issue called at
ienton 70 milk N an issue non
d. orlng dsiryinS.
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WAR AND COMMUNISM

Editor. The Times: President
Roosevelt in branding talk of a
negotiated peace as nonsense,
and a foreign ism" finds an
ally in the New Masses and
other mouthpieces of Stain,
which also scott at such talk.
II is easy to understand the
Communist position. Last week
Russia and Germany entered
into the greatest trade agree
ment ever made between ma
tons item barely noted by
the press. Russia engaged to
furnish Germany with some hun
dreds of millions Of tons of oil.
wheat, manganese and other
commodities. With Russia thus
feeding into the German war
machine. and the United States
into the English what end is
there 10 the war?
What but a Europe and per-
haps an America with their peo-
pie crushed. demoraliZed. accus-
toned To mass violence as
means of change. and looking
upon their mountains Of dead.
their myriads of wounded. the
Wreckage of the works of their
hands with a sense of intolerable
injustice? Fired with hatred Of
their war-leaders, and united al
ready in a sort of trench COM
munism, a unity Of misery, with
their old institutions crumbllng
around them. how easily they
would be led through another
blood bath into another but diff
ferent sort Of hell the "prole-
tartan Communist party mill
tsry dictatorship,
Does Roosevelt want that
Certainly not. Nor does he de-
sire the death Of millions Of
American and British young
men. which knockout Of Ger
many through invasion would
involve But let him descend
from rhetoric and abandon per
sonalities. such as he applied TO
Senator Wheeler. and tell how
otherwise Germany can be de-
feated. and with what other
probable result.
This and other like matters
are to be discussed. pro and con,
at the meeting called by the
Emergency Peace committee. at
the Y. W. c. A. Monday evening.
Jan. IS. s p. m. Important
things VIII he said. but more
important is the fact Of the
meeting itself In this hall for
two hours. the original spirit 81
America. the spirit of freedom.
Will strengthen itself through
exercise
ROBERT J. PEARSALL,
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Few members have the time
or the aptitude 10 do their own
research in preparing speeches
and statements II is the Gus
tom to dispatch secretary or
even an outside ghost writer to
the departments which have the
material wanted state, treas
ury. commerce. war navy. Their
principal storehouse of informa-
ton is the legislative reference
service of the library of con-
gress. now headed by Archibald
MacLeish.
The complaining congressman
insist that their requests are not
handled with the speed that is
given TO the about aiders. In
several instances, they declare.
they received needed data after
the occasion or opportunity for
its use had passed. They add
also. after quiet checkups and
comparisons. that more favored
men do not Seem to suffer from
these delays The incident is
important chiefly as r reflection
OF the internal dissension and
suspicious that prevail in the
historic drama now being staged
at the capital
A few stupendous but simple
figures disclose the appalling lag
between preparation and pro-
duction for national defense. The
foreheads of the rear ers
wrinkle every time they scan
the balance sheet.
In eight months-or virtually
since the fall of France
gress has appropriated about
nine billion dollars and has
authorized the expenditure of
another four. Actual contract
awards have totaled ten billion
but only about one-fifth OF
this amount has been disbursed.
The British have placed orders
for more than three billion on
top Of these figures. but have
paid out only slightly more than
a billion.
This picture tends TO convince
many experts AZ Washington
that the production demands of
national defense and Of rearm-
ing the "democracies" cannot he
filled without revolutionary
revision Of our peace time econ
omy. The president has not yet
given them the word. He hest
tstes TO take such step lest IT
should reduce the volume az con-
sumers' goods. and thereby re-
strict purchasing powers But
the practical problem OF making
drastic slsshes in certain lines
particularly in luXuries requir-
ing machine tools and mechan-
icsl is under private study.
The flattening out in indus
trial activity forecast here some
time ago already has made its
appearance. This phenomenon
also measures the inability OF
the nations plant TO balloon its
expansion overnight. even under
the threat OF the foreign crisis
and the pressure Of rush orders
from the White House and the
national defense commission.
In view Of the unprecedented
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sioness Of London q Plague
70 Dr.. johnson
Also Cramps The Style OF
Adolf Killers sonbers
Some Reminders Of First
World War Foolishness
We Listen FOR Opera and
Her About Loef OF Bread
Once upon a time the en-
y reHt Dr. Samuel johnson.
English lexieoErapher ard
writer remarked 70 friend
that there were many disad-
vantaees about living in Lon
don. Chief Of these and On
which he blamed all the others.
was the largeness Of it lie
complained that the effort 20
get from one side OF London 70
another was becoming more
and more tiresome As a New
York Times commentator eX-
pressed II. the "largeness' Of
which Dr.. johnson complained
is still characteristic Of London
and must be taken into account
in order TO propeeiy evaluate the
news
About 200 wears after Dr.
johnson complained of the wide
open spaces and the miles that
separated Lond on's borders.
Adolf Hitter l. finding tine
largeness of II" distinct
obstacle to his program Of eN-
termination. London. has about
the same population a. New
York hut two and a half times
the area.
The English metropolis has
many wide open spaces. There
are no congested apartment
house areas with twelve and
twenty story buildings housing
500 to 1000 persons each. The
ma ioritv of the dwellings and
apartments in London. accord
ing to a recent description Of the
city. are of two and three
stories.
Even with their modern equip
ment for destruction the Ger
man bombers waste q great
many shots. adding very greatly
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adffess % ufEfsr prIr Initials
vlu b uubusHsd vhen requested
Nj. Fikit; What sort Of nv
dues - hellgrammiiH turn infos
AIRS. l.. u. SMITH.
2ooi 10 seth IT.
A henerammlte becames a
dohson ny. very fine FOR fish
bait The hellgfanmite larvH
NAV live under wafer for three
years before emerging however.
To enfer the puna stage and
then win" its wings The seien-
tific name Of the insect Is
Corydsus cornuta. almost a. big
as the b4R itself. just call Il
dobson and let il 8 At that.
MIR. Fixit: What could do Ia
horse that coughs very had .
This horses cough acts like the
nhooping cough. We do not
have any veterinary here ON
the peninsula and ! would like
to know what kind of treat
nIent I should give him.
JOHN >TOICAN.
Longbranch, ut. /.
The first thing TO do. II you
can. il 20 find out what causes
the cough. A ough. coming
from = horse. may be a symp-
tom OF dozen ailments He
may have the heaves. or pin
or nail may have gotten mixed
with mis- food and stuck In his
throat, he may have pneumonia.
should say that unless the
horse dies. or you shoot him. 80
long as there's a chance to save
him you should try to arrange
for veterinary to visit your
locality. That suggests that II
might be a good plan II you and
your aeighbors got together and
arranged for occasional visits OF
q veterinary to look over your
farm animals. Sorry can't
give any more definite advice.
To r. l. F.: Several phone
calls nave come in about Rev.
Fullers book. II you want one
TO keep 1t is suggested you
write direct to Rev. Charles
Fuller. Box 123. Los Angeles,
or in care OF Mutual Network,
Los Angeles. and ne will send
a copy TO you. Mrs. Earl Frank
lin, Rt. ?. Box 377, Tacoma.
writes she would be glad to
loan you her copy. but ! think
the best offer ~ from Mrs.
Henry Cleary. 4619 SO. Yakima
ave, right close to your home.
She offers a copy only couple
of blocks from your address.
Call her at Garland 3260-W.
MIR. Fixit: IL there any way a
boy under the age of 10 can oh
tain "A license or permit 81 that
he can legally drive car?
EARL BOILING.
Sorry, Earl, but the state au-
thorities are very strict on that
limit.
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Editor. The Times: With all
the discussion OF democratic
survival that we hear on the air
and in the press. the revival and
awakening Of free people 70
their responsibilities sren :
many OF US ignoring the things
close az home which are in
fringing upon our rights as
Americans Perhaps We are
afflicted with what Hendrlck
Wiliem Van Loon calls fact
blindness
! refer to one instance that
highhghtz an aggravated con-
diton that mas long held Up re-
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coverv to some extent. and
worse. has led many people TO
the point of desperation where
they have committed anti-social
acts. A young man recently
was sent TO the reformatory for
mot more than 10 years" for
committing burglary after he
had been ousted from job after
job in his efforts to reha bilitate
himself and take care Of his
fatherless family. because Of
what II known as a closed
shop" which denied him the
right to work
Inasmuch as work is neces-
sary To mans pursuit Of hap
piness' it would seem that this
sort Of thing is a fragrant vio-
lation Of the bill OF rights. and
thoroughly unAmerican in spite
OF the generally democratic ma
ture Of unions. The sentencing
judge remarked that with this
condition It was a wonder TO
him that more things such as
this do not occur. On the self
seeking heads OF people respon-
sible for this condition lies the
responsibility for the despair and
lives II causes. the blame can
not he shifted elsewhere the
right 70 work - inshensb bic.
Press and radio have RECALLED
US with the doings Of Boss
Hague and others Of his Tx.
This paper mas told the Tacoma
public Of the notice served on
II by an elective Official that ne
Is not sccounts Die for his doines
or policies, or those Of his de-
psrtment 20 the people who
elected him, or their public
press.
L might seem immaterial 70
Tacomans but il sets a prece-
dent that is dangerous II he gets
away with this defiance Of the
people he serves. Those out
side Tacoma are interested for
this reason. II nl-becomes peo-
pie OF Tacoma 10 talk much OF
Americanism and Democracy
and allow a condition % this
sort 70 60 uncorrected- For
those with courage there Is al
ways the weapon OF recall for
such n1alfesSsnts
o. B. GERNOND.