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Evening star., 1942-09-30

bine went all the way to third
Lanier threw out Di Maggie, Cullen
bine holding third. Keller walked.
Lanier attempted to pick Keller off
first and when he dropped the re-
turn throw from Hopp, Cullenbine
scored, Gordon famed for the third
straight time. Dickey grounded out
to Hopp. Two runs. One hit. Two
errcrs One left.
ST. LOUIS-Musial popped to
Dickey, w. Cooper singled off Rolfe' S
glove, Hopp flied to Keller. Sanders
batted for Kurowski and walked.
Marion tripled to right scoring
Cooper and Sanders. ODea batted
for Lanier and singled to center,
scoring Marion. Crespi ran for
ODea. Brown singled to center
sending Crespi to second. Chandler
relieved Ruffing Moore singled to
legt. scoring Crespi and putting
Brown on second. Slaughter's
grounder bounced off Rizzutos chest
for hit, filling the bases. Musial
went out, Hassett to Chandler. who
covered first. Four runs, six hits.
no errors, three left.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Results

b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FIRST .RAcE-Purse, 81 900 claiming;
3year -olds and up 6 furtonHs
Sweeping Lee CKeipeD $50 $40 40
Remolee (TrenU 500
Time. 1925.
Also Ean.BTIgnt Acre chalaa1 Ssa;. PrsstoE
Scene, Cheer Ne. Decisive.
SECOND RACE-Purse. 81 1900: special
weights; maiden 2-year-olds; 5Ia furlongs.
Ariel Post lThornburso $50 s.ddoo 34oo
Briarchal tTrenD $50
Also ran-.NelEe Mowlee, L. Lage. Fairy
Trace, Bell Soma, Miss Conflict: La Gina In.
Daily Double paid s14.1o.
THIRD RACE-Purse: $1,000: claiming
| 4-year-olds and up; ! Lie miles;
ss1p safse sshmtfh star tfhornour 4o so go so so
yankee rims Iaa - soivens' $40
Also ran--Lennane, Tellevane; Richestan
| Residue.
| FOURTH RACE-Purse, 800: claim
ine; 3-year-olds and up; mile and 20
Carriage Trade tHscker> $50 s.so s.so
COMPANY Rest !Giliespie, $50
Also '' ran-Blue Flight. copper.tt.. JIM
! son Belle.
| FIFTH RACE-Purse, $1,000 claiming
! Character Man tzufelt) 24-lo 1880 500
/ Castleman tFallon, 7.9O 4-!0
overlin Crawford $40
Also ' ran-Aiscyon. Rock knight. Pat
o See. Bold Dan, Ballacon, Two Timer.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

their first testing blast The an
nouncer inquired of the hleacherites
what they thought of the Yankees.
They booed for minutes.
Five farm boys from North Cen
tral Kansas were among the first
lucky persons to find bleacher seats.
Right behind them came James l..
Bailey, 46, of Denver, Colo.
Many of the men and women who
stood in line all night waiting for
bleacher tickets said they had never
seen World Series game; some had
never been big-league ball park
Second in line was John Colehaur,
II, of Mount Carroll, ILL.,. saw
mill worker. Then came the Rev.
Sloan Jobe, who identified himself
as a Methodist parson from Fay
etteville. Tenn, who had been wait
ing since Tuesday morning.
Police kept a sharp lookout to
prevent persons waiting in line from
slipping their friends in front of
them. One cop turned his back.
however, when a legless man moved
into the line, The crowd didn I
seem to mind either.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
World Series
Continued From First Page.

stopping at third. Di Maggia
grounded to Kurowski who tagged
Cullenbine on the line, Rolfe scoring
and Di Maggie reaching first base
safely. Brown threw out Keller.
One run, two hits, one left.
ST. -Kurowski famed.
Gordon threw out Marion. Rolfe
threw out M. Cooper. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
SIXTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Gordon famed
Dickey singled off the screen of the
right-field pavilion. HasSett famed.
Ruffing flied to Moore. No runs,
one hit. one left.
ST. LOUIS-Brown popped to
Gordon in short center. Moore flied
to Keller. Slaughter walked Mu-
sial also walked. w. Cooper flied
to Gordon near the right field line
No runs. no hits, two left.
SEVENTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Rizzuto flied to
Musial, who almost lost the ball in
the sun Rolfe flied to Slaughter
Nothing across.
ST, LOUIS-Hopp flied TO Keller.
Kurowski famed for the third
straight time Marion fouled to
HaSset. Nothing across.
EIGHTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie singled
to center for his third hit. Keller
famed. Gordon also famed. Dickey
singled to right, Di Maggie taking
third Hassett singled to right, scor-
ing Di Maggie, and sending Dickey
/ to second. Slaughter dropped Ruff
/ f1ng's line drive for a two-base error
( and Dlckev and Hassett scored. Gum
! bert replaced Morton Cooper on the
mound for st. Louis. Rizzuto bounced
10 Gumbert, who threw him out
! Three runs. Three hits. One error
/ One left.
ST. LOUIS-Walker batted for
/ Gumbert, and famed Brown flied
| to Rizzuto in short left Moore sin
eled to right for the first hit off
Rufiing. Slaughter flied deep to Di
Maggie. No runs. One hit. One left
/ NINTH INNING.
! NEW YORK-Lanier went in the
box for St. Louis, Rolfe singled to
right. Cullenbine sacrificed. and
when Lanier threw the ball into
| right field Rolfe scored and Cullen
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Names Of Flyers Killed
In Guatemala Listed
Earlier Story on Page AS.

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
By tie Associated Press.
The names of the officers and
enlisted men killed in the crash of
an Army heavy bomber near
Guatemala City were reported to-
day by the War Department, but
the home addresses were not avail
able Immediately.
The department said Pvt. Leonard
Blank survived the crash, but the
extent of his injuries was not known
here.
Those killed were First Its. Au-
gust C. Seiserman and Charles F..
Breinin, Second 1t. Jasper Tay-
lor, jr; Staff Sergts. Gordon w
Davis, Horace P Singleton and Ira
D. Byrd; Sergts. Harry E. Knight
Eddie L. Worth and Robert B
Poston, and Pvts. Arthur R. Burke
Francis G. Coughlin and Bedford C.
Dearborn.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Rockingham Park

By the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, $500: claiming: a.
year -olds: furlongs
GlrleTe tDatilloD 700 400 $50
Flying West tTurnbulp 40 400
Rosy Brand tBrennant 400
Time, l:l3.
Also ran-Keene Advice. Accuse Me,
Dinsen. Dark Stream. Caesar B., Shemte,
Scarcity.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
4-year-olds and upward: furlones
Silszlins 81 ,iin Pan Pan iA@tsinsonl @ $50 S2o $50
zcic tRobarD $40
Time. 1913
Also ran-Ever After. Iran. In Dutch.
Fissa' Genfuple Lots of Time;
tDally Double paid S41 .sO)
THIRD RACE-Purse, $500; claiming:
2-year olds; furlongs.
Ms nipulate CTurnbulD 400 $50 22o
Valdina Secret (Atkinson) $50 40
Miss Maria tMaschek) 800
Time, 1:1345
Also ran-Sea Power Intermezzo, Bur-
goo Prince, Gold Javein.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. $500: Claiming
2-year-olds: furlonss.
Uh Huh tFfnnegan) $50 $50 $50
Centredale Bates $50 $50
Collect Call CRobsrtt 800
Also ran-our Victory. ouonset Point,
JockStone
Evening star., 1942-09-30
U. 5. Envoy Queries
Laval on Arrest Of
1,4O0 Americans
information Is Sought;
French Chief Confers
With Nuzi Afterwurd
Ey the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France,
Sept. 30.-S. Pinkney Tuck,
United States Charge d'Affaires,
saw Chief of Government Laval
today and asked informally for
information about the arrest of
some 1,400 Americans in occu-
pied France.
Mr.. Tuck made no official repre-
sentations. That can be done only
by the Bern legation through the
Swiss foreign ministry, which is
handling American interests in the
occupied zone where the Americans
were reported held by German au-
thorities.
A short time after seeing Tuck
Laval conferred with Krug Won Md
da. German representative in Vichy
The United States Embassy said
1t did not yet have a list of the
Americans arrested.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
II Whisky Disti||eries Making
Alcohol for War at Record Rate

The report said the company s
plants are working on a 24-hour-
per-day basis. something never be-
fore known in the beverage distilling
industry, stepping up our production
to an annual rate in excess OF
60,000.000 proof gallons OF it's equiva-
lent of 30,0000O0 gallons Of alcohol.
The Government is looking to the
beverages distilling industry for $40
100000 gallons of alcohol for war
purposes in l943," the report said
This will mean that more than
sl00 900, 900 of plant capacity of the
industry will shortly be in full use
for the accomplishment of this OBJ
jective."
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Envoy Denies Poris Police
Helped Arrest Americons

CASTOR Henry Haye, the Vichy
Ambassador here, denied today that
French policemen have had a hand
in the arrests of Americans in occu-
pied France. His statement said:
The Ambassador of France is in
position to state officially that.
contrary to the false rumors OBJ
viously aiming at aggravating the
Franco american relations. the
French police never participated at
any time or in any manner, in the
recent arrest Of American citizens
residing in the occupied zone.
The Ambassador of France hopes
that this denial will be as widely
spread as was the false news charg-
ing the Partisan police with having
delivered the Americans to the au-
thorities Of occupation"
Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY the Associated Press,

by tHP HSSocIa Iated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.--The en-
tire output of IL whisky distilleries
has been devoted to the production
of smokeless gunpoWder. synthetic
rubber and other military uses,
report to the Board of Directors of
Schenley Distillers' Corp. showed
today.
Chairman Lewis S, Rosenstiel re-
leased the report, which said "All of
our plants are producing either l90-
proof alcohol for military uses or
are making high wines IA concen-
trated distillate) for redistillation
into war alcohol"
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Mc6ehee Proposes Delay
In Payroll Tax RATINGS

Chairman McGehee of the special
House District Subcommittee on So
cial Security Legislation today in
troduced bill to relieve John r.
Marshall, director of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Agency. from
the responsibility for making an
annual listing of experience rating
of employers until 1914.
Mr.. McGehee has been conferring
with Social Security, District and
Board of Trade officials on a bill
which would reduce the employers
payroll tax contribution from 2.7 per
cent to one-half of l per cent The
new bill would delay fixing of en-
ployer payroll tax ratings until the
amount of the tax is decided.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Two FIedaIine Flyers
Die in AIubumo Crosh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept so
Two Maxwell Field heutenants,
Frederick w. Crockett, the Bronx
n, Y. and William j. Woods. Oak
Park, Ill, died in the crash of their
single-englne training plane near
Wetumpka, Ala, late yesterday.
The two officers, who won their
wings only September s, were stu
dents in the Maxwell Field in
structors' school and were on a
routine training flight, Maxwell au-
thorities said the cause had not
been determined.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Selections

Rockingham Park Consensus Fast.
BY the Associated Press.
Queen Like, Aunt Millie. Gold
Bill.
argos. Prahs. Jungle Moon.
3-Last Frontier, Guy Fawkes, IT,
berius
Lord Win. Vilcanette. Theseus.
5-Islams Islam, Lou O'Neill, Air
Spring,
6-Mitza, Rough News. Josies Pal.
DAISY. Ask Me. Bills Rita.
s-Uvalde, French Trap. Junco.
Substitute race-Ticky Otis. Epav,
Hardship.
Best bet-Mitzs.
Belmont Consensus Fast.
BY the Associated Press.
l-Moview, Flange, large.
Ky. Flash, K. Dorko, Reforma-
tory
3-Parker- Kline entry, Du Pont
Weir entry, Silver Birch.
4-Scotland Light. Families, Usoi-
Quitious.
SIS maritan, Cickety Clack,
Wheatley stable entry.
6-Rosetown. Greentree Stable entry,
Doublrab.
/ 7-Marogay, Bright Willie, Wish
bone.
8-Codd entry. Bonnie Golos. Fuego.
Best Deutschland Light.
Laurel Consensus lFast).
| BY the Associated Press.
1-Amapola Pomp, Tangelo, Watch
Flag.
2-Ariel Play. Opera Singer, Drudge
3-Anonymous, Molasses Mibs, Fold
| Under.
| 4-Marksman. Selmalad. Shrimpie.
5-Alohort, Sooriquet, Happy Lark.
6-Ibex. Canroll. Night Glow.
Brother Dear, Wheat. Voucher.
8-George Lamaze, Sir Reg, Dizzy
! Dame.
Best bet-Brother Dear.
Belmont East.
BY the Louisville Times.
Restless, Winter Rules, Ok
Sarge.
2-Ky Flash, Recognize, K, Dorko
3-No selections.
+Scotland Light, Ubiquitous, Ra
| MILES.
5-Adventurous Cape May, samar
itan.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Firm Answers Choroe

The Federal Trade Commission
announced today that the r. J. Rev
nolds Tobacco Co., Winston Salem.
N. G., had filed a lengthy answer
70 charges of false advertising and
misrepresentation of Camel cigar
cites and Prince Albert smoking
TOBACCO and that hearing in the
matter would be held in due course
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Hawthorne

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse. 81 900: special
weights; maiden 2-year-olds; 6i2 furlongs
Ny Reward eScurlockI 21.sO $50 $40
Trust Buster tHauerD $50 $50
Galladen Brooks $50
Time. 1:203s
Also ran-Random Breeze. Chain Break,
Town Victory. Black Fire. Brother Bert,
Dukes Pal, Flo Bratten. Right Carla, Total
SECOND RACEPurse 81 900: claim
ing, 3-year -olds and upward: 6l2 furlongs
Michigan Star MCCOY 1920 40 il so
Darby Dallas tHeleyl 1000 $50
Weisenheimer tHauer) $50
Time, LEO
Also ran-Commentator, Livery's COP
peacherino, String Band. Darby Allen
Sprins Drift, Miss Merit. Heel Plates, Gil
nocchlo.
DAILY Double Paid Sssa.)
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Army Commanders
Mel Otis Plane Seat.
May Miss Series

P' tie Associated Press.
ST, LOUIS, Sept. 30.-Mel
OFT, manager of the New York
Giants, started for the World
Series by plane but press head
quarters was informed today he
had reached only Dayton, Ohio.
where the Army had stepped in
and requisitioned his seat.
When last heard from. OFT
was uncertain whether to try to
make some other connections
for st. Louis. return to New
York for the games there. or 60
TO his home in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Canadians Reuch Britoin

LONDON, Sept. 30 lP-Col. j. l..
Ralston, Canadian Minister of Ma
tional Defense, and C. D. Howe,
Minister of Munitions and Supply
have arrived in Britain, it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy a War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
Of living? Buy bond as your own
expression of willingness to help.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

6-Devil Diver, Doublrab, Rosetown.
Wishbone, Birch Rod, Dogpatch,
S-True Kniehtess. Fuego, Don
Bingo Ii.
Best bet-Devil Diver.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Hawthorne tFastl

Fy the iouisviil. Times
l--Alrose, Donnagina, Witan.
2--Navy Cross, Ann q Vision,
Edith T.
3-Sumatra III, Swing Leader,
Cherriko.
4--Sonny Casey, Say No More.
Latent.
5--After School, Owasse. David q :,
Jr. 4s-
s-Mabe Monday, Charter Member.
Soverton,
Jack Sting. Bright Harvest, Bud
On.
S--Sweet Story. Tusco, Three Bangs.
Best bet-Sweet Story.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Hawthorne Selections.
Ry the CHICAGO Daily Times.
i-Dusky Prince, Axelson, Alrose.
2-Bolo Ella, Edith T. Valordor.
3-Alusio, Cherriko. Maihigh.
4-Sonny Casey, Latent, Chief Bud.
S-Distant Isle, Owasse. Proud
Sister
6-Nightshadow, Country Gent,
Marchon.
7-Mucho Gusto, Miss Nutmeg,
Camaraderi
S-Yank Bomber, Sweet Story, SIM
Koe,
Best bet-Sonny Casey,
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Laurel Fast.
BY the Louisville Times.
Watch Flag. Gala Light, Trans
tran.
2-Wise Advice, Hokum. Drudge.
3-White Hot, Molasses Mihs, Lau-
derkin.
4-Shrimpie, Weatherite, Selma Lad,
5--Sobriquet. Alohart. Chuckle,
6-Canroll. Ringie. Celaeno.
7-Caumsett, Indian Sun, Pharien,
8-George Lama2e, Dizzy Dame,
Lees Jimmie
Best bet-Sobriquet.
Rockingham East.
By the Louisville Times.
mo Dough, Bowling Green, Tai
lyho.
2-Prahs, Ball o Fire, Argos.
3-Bras Kitty. Tiberius, Maeline.
+Theseus. Elkton. Ghost Hunt.
5-Air Spring. Lou O'Neill, Lull II.
6-Roueh News, Hattie Belle, VAL
dina ZeSt.
daisy. Batik, Ask Me.
8-Wicket. Uvalde, Catomar.
9-Lustrous. Hardship, Ticky Otis.
Best bet-Prahs.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
tie Associated Press.

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 800: special
! weights; maiden 2-yearolds: 8 fuTlongs
Son of Peace tWoolf) $50 $50 2.70
Beau of Mine tYoung) 400 $50
Donegal Gindberg) 4l0
Time, 1:12
Transit Rsnroon Douhle fRanner
Cry, Gay Legend. No Wrinkles. Foxbrush
Miracle Kin, fTenebrose, Grey Squire
Kind Sir. The Sultan, Reaping Glory
War Clean. Little Flyer. Cordinat ton.
I Field.
Milky Way Farms entry.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: allow
ances: 3-year-olds and upward; 6 furlones.
Hi-Diddle tClingmanI 1870 1880 500
EulTush Haas $3.50 / so
Penobscot Bay tLbngdenl 310
Time, I:l135.
Also ran-Blenson, q Bixby, Mateson.
Blowing Wind. Recap. Go-Gino, Sun Dial.
aG. H. Bostwick entry.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Belmont Park
Pv tie Associated Press.


FIRST RAcE-Purse. 81, 800: claiming;
3-year-olds and upward: : furlongs.
La Jaconde Loveridge) l4.00 $50 400
Dennis F. HAAS, $50 80
Hada Time Longden) $50
Time, pa 4-5.
Also ran--Brooklandville. a Allmar. Cou-
pom. Who Calls. Down Six. Prien, Bright
Camp, Little Slam. State Witness.
Mrs. A. Greco and P. B. Codd entry.
SECOND RACE-Purse $1,000: claim
ing: 2year- -oIds: mile.
Regimental tRienzD $40 400 $50
Bully Good Haas 40 $50
Sugar Ration tWestrope> $40
Time. ! :3S 25.
Also ran-King's Gambit, Dallas Lady.
Regal Boy, This Freedom. Ma Tor Rae, Blue
shot. Dusty Man, Foe o. Woe. Black
Thrust, a Credentials.
q M. Howard entry.
DAILY Double paid S50.60)
THIRD RACE-Prirse, $4,000 added
Brook Steeplechase Handicap 4-year-olds
| and howard; about ga miles.
Caddie fOwensl 2a10 80 3 go
| Cottesmore tSlatel $50 2.6O
Iron Shot Brown 2.6N
Time. 4:59.
Also ran-Good Chance Invader. Gulli-
yer II.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
New York Bank Stocks
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Sept. 50 P,.-Nationa Al
Association Securities Dealers. Inc a.
fC1osing Quotations)
Evening star., 1942-09-30
n II Todoys Resuts-SeIections and
NOCI0O ~ oWS Entries for Tomorrow

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12

the American Legion, and am sure
that we speak for the citizens OF
Libby and vicinity, we want to con-
graduate you on the fine showing
you have made in the various prof.
ects you have initiated to aid IN
the war effort. You have made a
fine showing in the purchase OF
war stamps. Have done wonder
full work in the scrap drive. keys
for Tokyo and old silk stockings.
Keep up the good work. Put more
and more effort into this sort of
thing In all our war effort re-
member that the person who re-
lakes helps the Axis
The address was SO we'll liked
that this newspaper has been re-
quested to give excerpts from IT.
which will be done in next week
issue
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12
For Beauty and Morale
Use the Chinese Motif

Contemporary interior design
keeps apace with the international
scene. Present trends are toward
the motif of our allies. Popular 1912
predictions are for Chinese and
South American modern motifs.
In 1910 the Chinese Modern trend
was in its infancy. now it has
reached tremendous proportions. Its
lines combine elegance and simplicl-
ty, its colors, the soft tones of old
Chinese paintings with the vivid ones
of lacquer
For a background for Chinese
Chippendale pieces, pagoda-topped
coffee tables in lacquer red. Philip
pine bamboo furniture. Chinese floor
mating. use plain pastel walls OF
insulating panels. A Chinese tenet
is to focus the composition on a
single rare and beautiful object
which supplies the color scheme and
becomes the center of attention.
Thus. choose for your pastel color
kote walls one of the colors from a
Chinese painting. screen. vase or
whatever Is the center of interest
for the room.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12
Helps Human Leaf Eating

BY swallowing certain type of
bacterial flora. human beings may
eat leaves. wood. and grass and
survive without other food. DR.. Gus
tav J. Martin, head of the depart
ment OF biochemistry Of the Warner
Institute for Therapeutic Research,
New York city. said in a research
report. DR.. Martin explained that
his findings are based upon expert
ments with animals and that tests
with human beings are now under
way.
The bacteria when taken in liquid
form taste like. chocolate syrup and
a sufficient amount may be admin
istered to accomplish the desired
result for a lifetime cost of less
than 81 per person, according to
DR. Martin.
Careful experimentation, Dr. Mar.
tin said, may make it possible tc
devise a treatment that would as
sure American parachute troops Of
an adequate diet If they should lane
/ behind enemy lines and find norma
food supplies lacking Other army
units also might benefit from sucf
treatments, he added.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12
TROY PIONEER CLUB MEETS

The Pioneer Club met at the
home of Mrs. D. T. Wood on We'd
nesday. Knitting and visiting were
enjoyed during the afternoon. Mar
ilyn Cone gave two readings, which
were much appreciated by the
group. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. George
Monio were presented with gifts, it
being their birthdays. A lovely din
ner was served at the close of the
afternoon. Those present of the
regular members were Mrs. George
Monio, Mrs. Clifford Clay, Mrs
Jennie Bags, Mrs. Harry Ford
Mrs. Harriet Savage, Mrs. Ed. Scott
Mrs. Charles Curtis, Mrs. Richard
Slice, and Mrs. D. T. Wood Mrs
William Wallace and Mrs. Walter
Wallace were invited guests.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12
Western News Has
Readers 10000
Miles Away

That the Western News has a
wide circulation not only in Lincoln
county but throughout the world is
boast we can easily prove these
days. II is being read Way Down
Under on the opposite side of the
world, by number of Libby
soldier boys. Numerous copies are
going not only to distant Australia
and Hawaii but wherever the armed
forces of Uncle Sam are at work
fighting TO preserve American lib
erty.
This little item was called forth
by an incident of the past week
when Mrs. j. P. Fuller showed us a
letter from her son, Norman, who
is with the army in Australia. Said
the letter, in part:
I'VE receive the Western News
now and then and keep pretty wei
up on who gets into the service, etc
Read big article about Wayne
Wayne Johnson) in the last one
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12
Ex-Teacher Clara Barton
Organized Red Cross

Clara Barton (l82l-l912) was born
in Oxford. Mass. She became a
teacher and went to Bordentown,
N j.. where she had a free school
established in the face of strong To-
cal opposition. Later. when a man
was installed as principal because
some of the townspeople objected to
a woman in a position of such inn
portance she resigned and went to
Washington. There she worked in
the patent office, and when the Civil
war broke out volunteered as a war
worker. In 1864 she was placed in
charge of hospitals at the front. with
the Army of the James. and after
the war she superintendent search
for missing soldiers and identified
more than $4,000 graves.
She went abroad and aided in mil
itary hospital work in the Franco
Prussian war and did relief work in
several European cities. When she
returned home she organized the
American Red Cross, after the Red
Cross in Switzerland, and became
its first president. She directed aid
in the Mississippi and YOUNGSTOWN
floods, and the Russian famine, and
did field work in the War with Spain.
She collapsed in 1900 while working
in the Galveston flood and resigned
the presidency of the American Red
Cross in 1904.