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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06
Let The Bodies
StorVe But Save
The Cots
RY Charles d Rowe

Apparently some people think
more of cats than of human beings.
Now and then one reads of some
old dame leaving a fortune for the
support of her pet cats or dogs.
Such a bit of news appeared in
Sundays daiIies. A Philadelphia
spinster willed $4,000 to trust
fund the proceeds of which are to
support her pet cats and kittens,
which had been "a great comfort
10 me in my loneliness. as she said.
With thousands-and even mil
lions of children and adults
throughout the world hungry and
cold, and with some of them star
wing to death, what a miserable
waste of money is the leaving of a
fortune for the support of cats The
sum of $4,000 could relieve noun
tains of suffering, hunger and
disease, but according to this will.
if must be held intact for 20 years
for the benefit of the cats. How
completely inhuman such nonsense
is.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06
SNOW CONTAINED FOUR
FEET OF WATER CONTENT

Ben Baenen and Thurman Tros-
per Of the Raven Ranger district
liked up to the top of BARGE noun
tain on snow shoes, a round trip of
Is miles, again last Thursday to
take the moisture measurements.
They found nine feet of snow
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

Kenelty; vice-president, Dale Slau-
son: sec'y-treas., Jimmy Challinor;
reporter, Leonard DarsoW; recre-
ational leader, Forest Martell.
II was decided that the next meet
ing is to be at Roy Osborn's.
The meeting was adjourned by
our last years president, Kendall
Ward.-Leonard DaTsoW, reporter.
The Western News Classified
ire business getters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

with four feet of water content. Mr.
Baenen stated that there had been
quite bit of new snow since their
last trip, which showed a measure
ment of 10 feet.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

There are many who are arguing
that there ought to be another meet
ing of Stain and President Truman
to attempt to settle the differences
between Russia and the United
States. Reports are that the Presi-
dent is always ready to meet Stain,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06
ORGANIZE LIBBY All
GARDEN CLUB

The Libby All Garden Club was
organized on May l, 1913, at Mer-
win Wards place We elected the
following officers: president. Jerry
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

A fond mama of IO-year- old
boy in Detroit complained that her
boy had been spanked by school
teacher. But the mother didn't get
much satisfaction. The school super
intendent supported the teacher in
any reasonable disciplinary methods,
which, he said, included spanking.
And the state superintendent of
public instruction concurred with
the statement, 1.-The flat of the hand
applied to the soft, round part OF
the child'S body doesn't do him
much harm and often does much
good
The item in the papers said that
Youngsters heretofore, it was ex-
planted, could get away with lot,
knowing there would be no laying
on of hands where it hurt the most -
II has been our contention for
some time that there would be less
juvenile delinsuency if there was
a revival of the old American custom
of dad and junior having sessions
in the woodshed whenever it be-
came necessary in the maintenance
of discipline This is no advocacy of
cruelty, but a slight spanking now
and then may do a child a world
of good
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

in Washington, but that he will not
60 abroad for anymore such meet
ings 1t is understood he is not
very enthusiastic for another dis
cusSion with the Russians He IS
convinced such discussions are fruit
less as recent experience has defln-
itely proven the Russians viii not
live up to their pledged word when
ever they think it is to their ad-
vantage not to do so. And he IS cor
rect in that assumption The Com
munist philosophy embraces lying
as a legitimate tool in world diplo-
macy or in world conflict Know
ing this. how can there be any faith
in the pledged word of Russian
leaders?
am in receipt Of a letter from
the War Department bringing the
information that army engineers
have under consideration construc-
ton of another multiple-purpose
dam on the Flathead river. The
location would be at what IS known
as the Glacier View site on Flat
head river, on the western bound
airy of Glacier National Park, 70
miles upstream from Flathead lake,
and AZ miles below the international
boundary
The proposed dam would pro-
vide a reservoir of 100000 acre
feet of disable storage, which would
be impounded from the spring flow
and released during the winter low
water period. 1t is claimed such
a project would create a recreation
al lake during the summer, would
help control flood conditions, and
by interconnection with other ele-
hents of the Northwest Power Pool,
It would provide abundant and
power locally, and would
assist in relieving a critical shortage
which, it is said, is now hampering
The economic development of the
entire region
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

The hardest tumble a man can
make is to fall over his own bluff
Ambrose Bierce.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-06

Continued on Page 81
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-28
Three Eye Chief Post

At least three persons have thelr eyes on the job of Kodiak police chief, which, like other city appointive positions, be. comes vacant on March 3l. Henry Coma es, present head of the department has indicated she'll take the job again if he can have a two-months leave dufing the summer to go fishing Also interested are Al Fenner and Elmer Dean, who have made verbal application to Tuck
 Wheeldon, City Council police committee chairman.
 1 Mir Wheeldon revealed st Monday evenings Council meet. ing that the three men had spek- en to hin about the jab
 Other than the second reading
 and passing of the ordinance re-
 q,liring the registration of all
 automotive vehicles using city
 streets, the council acted only on routine business
 :! Taxi permits were renewed for
 Stan Austerman, Kenneth Jen
 sen, Albert Miller, and Vie Ma
 lutin, and a taxi permit transfer
 red from John Sohn to Glen
 Martin The bus franchise for
 Lynn Markham to operate from
 the Club Unique to the Mont martre Inn was renewed
 Building permits were granted to Walt Muller to add ? apa t- ments to his apartment house ; to Stanley Alvine to build pri.
 vate garage at his Mill Bay
 road home; and to Leo Sears to
 move skid shack through town.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-28

Anyone having information concerning the following person IS asked to communicate with the Governors Office in Juneau Leonard Ross. last address be- lieved to have been Petersburg Alaska.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Print of Lincoln
Thumb Believed
Found inWinois
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. H.
The State of Illinois has acquired
what is believed to be a fingerprint
of Abraham Lincoln.
Jay Monaghan, State historian
and Lincoln authority, said the
print is on a short note written
by Lincoln during the Civil Wal
about two months before his as
sassination.
Mr.. Monaghan said he felt certain
the print was Lincolns. But, he
added, he cannot be positive be-
cause there are no known Lincoln
f1ngerprints for comparison.
The note was written in ink, now
turning brown with age, on a piece
of paper about 2 by 4 inches. 1t
reads: Let this man be discharged.
A. Lincoln, Feb. II, 1865" The cir
cumstances under which it was
written are not known.
1T definitely is Lincoln's hand
writing" Mr.. Monaghan said in an
interview. Apparently the pen
stuck on the e in let and made
an ink blot. Lincoln must have put
his thumb into the little spatter of
ink as he was picking UP the note,
and left his impression"
Mr.. Monaghan said the print was
large and Lincoln was known to
have large hands.
The State purchased the paper
recently from New York auto
graph dealer.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 1l.-Former
Supreme Court Justice Owen j
Roberts said today, ut would be q
good thing to prevent the justices
from taking outside duties
Mr.. Roberts was associated with
the investigation of the attack on
Pearl Harbor and with the German
Mixed Claims Commission.
He told a special committee or
Federal courts of the City Bar AS
sociation that he regretted he ever
had accepted the posts.
On the German commission, Mr.
Roberts said, he was accused OF bias
while in the Pearl Harbor investiga-
ton Congressional committee
tried to comb" the work.
The President in the last war,
he said. took Federal judges and
put them in all sorts of administra-
tive jobs, the nature of which would
make enemies and create hard feel.
ing" He added
That put a judges judicial posi-.
ton in the future in all sorts OF
jeopardy. II the Federal judges
Evening star., 1948-12-12
By 6ornett D. Horner

A tit-for-tat custer of diplo-
mats by the United States anc
Romania was disclosed yester-
day.
Romanias Communist govern
ment ordered out of the country
two American and two British off,
cials whose names had been linked
with an alleged espionage plot.
The United States branded the
charges as ridiculous" and coin
cidentally" asked Romania to recall
two members of its Legation staf1
here without stating any reason.
The British government has not
made up its mind yet" whether to
take similar retaliatory action. the
Associated Press reported from
London.
Americans involved were:
Henry P. Leverich, Al, career dip
lomat who became well known in
Washington as assistant chief OF
the State Departments Division OF
Central European Affairs before he
was sent to Bucharest as Counsellor
of Legation last year.
Col. John r. Lowell, ~, Unlteo
States Military attache who held q
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Consumer Income Hit New Hiqh
In October, Commerce Unit Soys

month, topping November OF laSt
year by $4,000.
These showings of a heavy flow
of cash to consumers made the No
vember and early December lag In
department store sales below last
years records seem strange indeed
unless Cd Price resistance by Ameri-
can shoppers has become. the
strongest influence in the sales pic
ture-or (2) shoppers are going back
this year to the prewar habit ot
buying at the last minute"
A pickup in Christmas buying In
the latest reported period-the first
half of this week-pushed sales then
up to about last years level. This
may indicate a weakening in buyer
resistance that will continue In the
II shopping days remaining.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
McGroth MoyHeodD. Group;
Holland Hints at Rejecting Job
Florida Senator Says
He won't Take Post if
ItCuts Other Chances
By Don 5. Warren

Senator McGrath, Democrat,
of Rhode Island, may be the
next chairman of the Senate
District Committee. instead of
Senator Holland, Democrat, of
Florida.
This possibility arose last night
when it was learned the Florida
Senator, while willing to continue
to serve on the District Committee,
has indicated he hopes he will not
be made its chairman, preferring
to devote his major attention to
national committees-those which
directly serve his own State.
Senator McGrath, who is chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, is not making a cam
paign for the District Craftsmanship,
but he has let it be known he
would be willing to assume the re-
sponsibility-if it falls to him.
The question comes as surprise.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
D. {. Store Manager Reports
Losinq $4,000 in HoIdup

The manager OF Northeast
Washington Giant Food Store last
night told police he was forced to
hand over $4,000 by two armed
men who made him return to the
store and open the safe after he
had arrived home.
Albert Lee Murphy, 81, Of 4209
Russell avenue, Mount Rainier, told
1t. E. E. Scott he arrived homo
from the store at 1888 Rhode Island
avenue NE, about 10 pm. and was
approached by the two men as ne
got out Of his car.
One of them drove, the manager
said, while the other held a gun on
him en- route back to the store where
they forced him to open the safe
and give them the money.
The two men then tied~him with
wire and tape and left him in his
car at Eastern avenue and haywood
Gardens. police quoted him. He
worked his way out of the car, he
said, where a passerby united him.
Then he went to his home where
his wife called the police.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
U.S.Ousts Two Rononion Aides
In Retaliation for ExpuIsions
Action Follows Buehorest's Request Thut
Two American, British Diplomats Leave

similar post in Berlin when World
War II started in 1899. A native
of Iowa he is a West Point graduate
The United States agreed to with
draw the two men from Bucharest
at Romanian request "in conform
ity with usual international prac-
tice", but rejected as ridiculous and
entirely contrary to fact the al
legged link between them and what
officials here called a fabricated
plot to overthrow the Romanian
Communist regime.
Romania was asked to recall "as
soon as possible" Grigore Preoteasa,
Minister Counsellor of its Legation
here, and Alexandra Lazareanu,
Counsellor of the Legation. Actual
ly. both men already were out of
the country, but their assignments
to Washington had not been can
celled.
With his tongue in his cheek,
Michael j. McDermott, State De-
partment press officer, said the ac-
tion against the two Romanians was
without any connection and purely
coincidental" with Bucharest's move
against Mr.. Leverich and Col. Lowell.
Mr.. McDermott made public an
tSee ROMANIA, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Roberts Regrets Jobs Outside
Court, Proposes Future Ban

have the time to do that, then there
are too many judges.
Il believe that was desperately
bad thing for the courts"
Mr.. Roberts praised the Bar ASso-
ciation Committees proposal for a
constitutional amendment which
would limit the number of justices
to nine, provide for retirement age
and guarantee the courts appellate
jurisdiction.
He said the Constitution should
give the Supreme Court jurisdiction
in all cases arising under the Con-
stitution as to law and fact because
otherwise Congress could create
special courts to consider special
classes Of questions.
What is to prevent Congress
from taking away, bit by bit, the
appellate jurisdiction of the Su-
preme Court?" he asked. 1.
The former justice also approved
a proposal that Supreme Court jus
tices be made ineligible to become
President or Vice President. When
ever a justice has been bitten by
ambition" it hurts his own career
and that Of the court" Mr.. Roberts
said.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Victor and vanquishet
In Election Satirized
Al Gridiron Dinner
Trumon and Dewey Join
In Fun With Speeches
SuIted With Humor

Victor and vanquished in the
November presidential election
enjoyed laughs at their own ex-
pense in the traditional satirical
dinner of the Gridiron Club at
the Hotel Statler last night.
President Truman and Gov.
Dewey came under the heat of the
Gridiron. Both Joined in the
evenings fun by delivering speeches
salted with friendly humor. Gov.
j. Strom Thurmond of South Caro-
lima, candidate for the "Dixiecrats, -
was another guest and also target
Of the clubs satire.
Some 500 guests. including many
National and international figures,
followed the entertainment which
was pitched to the November elec-
ton, but also parodied Congress,
unlfication of the armed forces and
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities.
Members of the newspaper club
did not spare themselves in the
grilling. They took cognizance of
their own errors in election predic-
tions by appearing in the opening
chorus in white tie, top hats, tails
and-loud shorts.
Truman and Dewey Speak.
Mr.. Truman made the traditional
speech of the Chief Executive at
the close Of the dinner, speaking ex-
temporaneously. He had been pre-
ceded by Gov Dewey. Both ad-
dresses were judged as among the
most striking in "a years Of Grid
iron history.
However, the words of the Presi-
dent and his unsuccessful rival
were both of the record in keeping
with the clubs tradition that re
porters are never present; ladies
are always present"
The dinner was opened with the
speech In the dark" delivered oy
Phelps H. Adams of the New York
Sun. club president.
At the annual meeting of the
organization during the day, Rich.
ard L. Wilson of the Des Moines
Register and Tribune was elected
president for 1949.
Thomas L. Stokes of the Unitee
Features Syndicate was elected vice
president. Walker S. Buel, Cleve.
land Plain Dealer; Paul Leach
Knight newspapers. and Levi.
Wood. the New York Times. wers
reelected treasurer, secretary anc
historian, respectively Charles T
Lucey of the Scripps- Howard News
paper Alliance was unanimously
elected an active member.
In setting the keynote of the din.
ner President Adams said: 1--WE
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Decision on Charter
Delayed, Peri|ing Any
Prediction Appeal
Montgomery Judge Says
Ruling Won't Come Until
Tuesday or Wednesday
By John v. Horner

Montgomery County Circuit
Court has decided to wait until
Tuesday or Wednesday to say
whether a County Council elec-
ton can be held January 6.
The timing of this ruling on con-
stitutionality may prove to be as
important to the future of charter
government as the nature of the
opinion itself.
Judge Stedman Prescott disclosed
last night that he and two asso-
ciate judges would not announce
their findings tomorrow, as had
been expected.
I'VE won't hand down a decision
Monday" he said. My best guess
is that it will be about Wednesday
or possibly Tuesday"
The disclosure brought expressions
of regret from some quarters. Be-
cause the case is still under advise
ment, no one was willing to be
quoted by name. but the reasoning
was about like this: :.
A ruling by tomorrow was almost
80 ~ >
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Markings Defenses
Reported Pierced
By Z Red Columns
Struggle for Approaches
Hinges on Liberation of
Trapped kotionolists
~ the Assoeiofed Press

NANKING, Dec. 11.-This Chi.
nese capitals Hwai river de-
fenses were reported pierced
today by two Communist col
umns-possibly 10000 men-bent
on cutting the vital supply route
II miles by rail northwest OF
Nanking.
Reliable informants who gave this
grave news said government rein
forcements already had arrived at
the threatened station of Mingku-
ang.
The Communist crossing was re-
ported to have been made about
40 miles east of Pengpu and 9(
miles west of Nanking. No Other
details were available. But it ap-
( peared that the line-last Nanklne
defense save the Yangtze River it.
self-had been penetrated rather
than broken.
| Liberation Predicted.
Nanking high command source!
said the immediate result of th'
struggle for Markings close ap'
proaches hinged on ability OF th'
government 9Th Army Group II
liberate remnants Of the trapped
18th Army Group about las mile
northwest of Nanking.
A top-level staff officer predicted
the liberation in about three days
Such a development might max
untenable the position OF the Red
below the Hwai.
/ However, Harold X. Milks, Asso
ciated Press correspondent with tn
9Th, reported it still was Is mile
short of a juncture. He depicte'
it as fighting spiritedly but slowly
village by village across the bleal
plains country.
High command sources acknowl
edged that in more than two week
in the Communist trap the 12tl
Army Group had suffered abou
10000 casualties and was down Il
about 10000 fighting men.
The war thus developed into
curious race. If the Communist
can hit the railway below the Hwa
hard enough, they may slow tn
rescue drive and win time to com
plete destruction Of the trappe'
18th.
/ II the 18th is destroyed, Com
mounist Gen. Liu Po-cheng ca
turn his containing columns soutl
towards Nanking or north agains
another large body of trapped gov
ernment troops-the former SuchoN
garrison.
This second trapped force origi
nally totalled three army groups o
! 1See CHINA. Page A-8.b
Evening star., 1948-12-12
'First-Day Fight
Faces House on
|Ru|esChanges
| Eberhurter to Press
For Action; Martin
Backs Budget Law
BY J. A. OLeor

A lively contest over the rules
to govern the new Congress was
foreshadowed by two develop
ments yesterday.
L. Representative Eberharter,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, began
drive to curb the power of the
Rules Committee which regulates
the flow of legislation to the House
floor after it is approved by the
regular standing committees.
2. Representative Martin of Mas
sachusetts, who will become Repub-
lican floor leader after stepping
down as Speaker on January 3, re-
vealed he favors retention of the
law requiring Congress to Ak an
annual ceiling on the Federal
budget.
| In letter to all prospective MEM
bers of the new House, Mr.. Eber.
harter asserted that existing prac-
tice permits "a few men sitting on
the Rules Committee effectively to
thwart the will of a majority Of the
House"
His letter seeks to find out how
many House members are willing
to serve on an informal committee
to raise the issue on the opening day
of the session. The first thing the
House must do that day is adopt
the rules to govern its daily procsa
dure for the next two years.
That is the moment when the
advocates of any change IN proce-
dure have their best chance of forc-
ing a decision. and if Mr.. Eber-
harter offers his revision OF ths
Rules Committees power he will
precipitate the first battle OF the
session between liberal and con-
servative forces.
The liberal Pennsylvania Demo-
crat would not interfere with the
function of the Rules Committee to
schedule the priority of debate. but
if the Rules Committee fails to act
on a bill after reasonable oppor-
tunity, Mr.. Eberharter wants to
make it possible for the House to
decide by majority vote whether 1t
wants to proceed with the measure.
Mr.. Eberharter conceded that
unless his change in procedure
carries on the opening day, its
chances will be slim. On that day,
he pointed out. it would not have
to be referred to the Rules Commit-
tee before the House voted on 1t.
Representative Monroney, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma. announced 10
days ago he would be for some
such curb on the power of the
Rules Committee. Mr.. Monroney
was one of the authors Of the Con-
gressional Reorganization Act OF
1916, which made a start toward
undermining Congressional ma
chinery.
It is understood the advocates
of this additional change In rules
procedure have sought the cooper
alton of DR.. George B. Galloway.
senior specialist on American Gov
ernment of the Library of Congress
Legislative Reference service
Martin Defers Comment.
Speaker Martin was not ready
yesterday to comment on the Eber-
harter plan to curtail the power Of
the Rules Committee. but said he
thought Congress should retain the
budget ceiling requirement and try
to make it work.
The budget ceiling rule was one
of the main provisions of the La
Follette-Monroney Reorganization
Act. No definite move has been
made yet to get rid of it, but some
members of the Appropriations
Committees of both houses havs
indicated over a period of six months
that they regard it as unavoidable.
Mr.. Martin said yesterday he has
&C.. CONCDECC Dooo .QO