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. WESTEEN NEWSir.lV and LIBBY TIMES lincoln County, Montana, as second class matter. .6 months, $1.25 I year, $ 2 . 00 . Single Copy 6c Published Every Thursday by the Western Montana Publishing Company Incorporated. Member: NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASS'N. National Affairs Written for this Paper by FRANK P. LITSCHERT The pacifists, professional and otherwise tell us that naval arma ment and war are synonymous. They aver apparently in all sincerity that if we have a navy we must expect to have war. But recent events seem to bar out tJie assertion that it is easy to have war without any navy. Take the example of Paraguay and Bolivia for instance^ Which navy started the hostilities that broke out between these two countries a short time ago? As a matter of fact na tions can go to war with sickles and cutlasses if nothing better is avail able. This has happened a great many times in the past, before gunpowder was invented, and war was even cruel er then than it is now. The unreasonableness of the argu ments of the pacifists is well illus trated in the trouble between the twa South American republics mentioned above. The pacifists, or at least the socialist wing of the group, claims tlhat wars are always fomented by private interests which seek some ad vantage through military conflict. But it is quite evident that in the case of Bolivia at least, the heads of the government were driven into hostili ties by the demands of an aroused and enthused populace just as our own nation was forced into t&e Span ish-American war by popular aenti 5 , 000.000 came the first wee k f ✓ V Greater Beauty Larger Bodies Acclaimed Everywhere! S — KM r. ■ 1 K ä I / I I'M /: 3* WITH THE NEW % "-Si «FINGER-TIP CONTROL" WHIPPET 4 COACH GREATER BEAUTY-LARGER BODIES 535 new Superior Whippet seta its own advanced standards. Tbe more spacious interiors are scientifi cally designed for maximum head room, leg room and elbow room. 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The style creation of master S designers, the new Superior * Whippet introduces Iveauty of line and color never before anweialrd with Fours and light Sixes. Longer bodies, higher radiator and hood, sweeping one-piece full crown fenders, all contribute to the trim, smart appearance that ■rouses the admiration of mil lions throughout the country. s is S3M. en I s' com f1» Road ht0 ^*>•3 u««i* ifi ^ost' In roominess and comfort, the WILLYS-OVERLAN D. INC..Toledo. Ohio £ IS SIM v ' A «ingle button at the center of the Steering wheel, which controls all functions of starting the motor, operating the lights and sounding the born. 0 SUPERIOR H T SIXES FOURS jTp J. W. BARRETT, Lincoln County Distributor NEIL BLANCHARD, Libby Agent . : L_ wJ'ri„î h . e v d ^ honorably to avoid the call to arms, and exhausting every means of di plomacy to prevent war. Of course the trouble between Bo livia and Paraguay was not started by navies which do not exist. Neither did it originate in the maintenance of large military" establishments, for neither country boasts of an army of any consequence. Certainly it was not a fifteen cruiser program which started the trouble in Bolivia for that country was not even provided by na ture with a seaport. War, like all crimes of violence, is caused by a state of mind which has not been educated to the point where it fully comprehends the brutality and futility of war. It will end when the spirit which causes physical combat has been exorcised and not before. Now if Bolivia would attack Para guay without sufficient cause, or vice versa, it is evident that some nation without sufficient provocation might attack the United States. And it might be unwilling after taking that course to arbitrate knowing itself to be without a good case. This danger is increased by the wealth and terri torial extent of this republic and would be multiplied a hundred fold by the belief that we had no suffi cient means of defense. The only guarantee we have against such attack is to have tihe world know that we are prepared and dis posed to defend ourselves. The pre tense of the pacifists that such de fense would be provocative rather than preventive is born either of ig norance or hypocrisy. For instance: it is possible for any pacifist in this day of grlnmen and racketeers, to give evidence -of tihe sincerity of his belief without attempting to enforce his philosophy on the national gov ernment and perhaps ruining or de stroying the nation. Let him hang upon his door this sign: "I will not resist any effort to rob my house or kill my family. I bave no weapons and am opposed on principle to call ing upon v the police to use violence against any intruder. I ask intruders to keep out as,a matter of ethics." This would be equivalent to an in Pithy Paragraphs Calles announces that he will never again be President of Mexico, This is according to precedent established by every Mexican president since Diaz—Houston Post-Dispatch, "Hell will freeze over when Texas goes Republican," is an old saying, W. L. Moorehead, of the Hopkins, Mo., Journal says we can now go to bed without saying our prayers— Kansas City Star. so Remember the good old days when the people in the rural districts had so much money they could afford to ■buy a gold brick once in a while? —Rushville (Ind.) Republican. Us Democrats have got to raise $1,600,000. Couldn't we trade Massa chusetts and Rhode Island back and get a discount?—Dallas News. What a world of difference the few weeks between Halloween and Christ mas make in the behavior of little boys.—Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Max Libermann, German artist, says that the way to keep young is never to look back. Well if you never look back while crossing the street it's a cinch you'll never have the chance to grow old. Now thht a German chemist has succeeded In absolutely fireproofing paper, Elinor Glyn migfîit try her hand at another novel.—.Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. our °P> n i° n that when we get war a K a * n > t-he best way to create an irresistible force that the enemy can t even slow up, will to put a regi -1 ment of taxi-drivers in the front line. vitation to any ruffian to enter the house and kill and rob at will. It is doubtful whether even the most ar-1 dent pacifist would want to adopt this policy. But many of them seem per fectly willing to apply it to the na-1 tion as a whole. Surely this cannot be for tibe reason that pacifists de vpte all their love and affection to their private interests and have none left over for their country. of cooking at home will be eliminated by the community kitchen. The can owner has already eliminated a great deal of it. It is said that over ninety million dollars worth of toys were manu factured in the United States this year. And yet there are some people who say they don't believe in Santa Claus. A Harvard professor has invented a machine Capable of exerting 600,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. Just think how valuable this machine will be for the politician who is try ing to get his congressman or sena tor to do something for him. k* Henry Ford is quoted as saying that no successful boy ever saved money. What should he do with it, buy gasoline? Somebody said the other day that Chicago was the best advertised city in the world. And how! Ÿ The Salem News declares that if the communist clement would do a little less parading with banners and a little more working with tiheir ^ an(3s make ■ communist experi ments Practical, they would get more converts. All well and good. But the communist theory doesn't include any working with the hands by the com munists. The first made from cornstalks is on exhibi tion in New York City. Here is a real work on farm relief. printed on paper It is said that they now train detec tivos in New York by sending them out ^ f; nc j a parking place for an automobile. When the applicant finds one he gets a badge. The fellow who makes money on the stock market is tbe one who can see the breakers ahead in time to put on his swimming suit, —;—. ^ change the calendar and we have a suspicion' that the landlords are be bind it in an effort to make rent day come around oftener. There is a move on foot now to . . .... | 55 — J. Neils Lumber Co. Libby, Montana Manufacturers of Lumber Wholesale and Retail A Let us supply your building needs nil T Slang Big Factor, in Growth of Language American slung, rather than being maligned und despised, should be de pended on to assist In vitalizing and enriching the language, says Dr. Fred eric C. Blanchard, professor of Eng lish at the University of California, at Los Angeles. Little of the slang Of yesterday ever remains, but that minimum that does not drop away la a definite and a constant factor In the growth of language to adapt Itself to the changing conditions of a chang ing world, he adds. "Much of the exuberance of slang Is slfnply the Indication of health, animal spirits, vitality, adaptation to new conditions of thought and ac 'Ben tion," said Doctor Blanchard. Jonson, the purist, quarreled with the slang employed by Shakespeare, but much of It has beeu adapted In our speech, us have some of the quaint hut unorthodox expressions of Klp ling. "The multiplicity of new activity which our modern life enjoys requires Its special language, and we have the slang of aviation, sport, and even sci ence, the best of which finds Its way ultimately Info the dictionary." No Chance for Men If a husband Is not so good, the neighbors say so. If he 'Is excep tionally good, they say he Is afraid of his wife It's a tough life.—Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Mark of Greafne«« Maturity Is always a mark of great ness whether the persons possessed of It are old oi young.—Woman's Home Companion Notice of Stockholder's Meeting. The regular meeting of the stock holders of tlhe Kootenai Mercantile Company of Libby, Montana, will be held at thWt» office of the Company in Libby, Montana, on Monday, Janu ary 14, 1929, at 7:30 o'clock p. ra. for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and transacting all other business which may legally be brought before the meeting. S. N. PLUMMER, Secretary. d29-jn3-3t NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Great Falls, Montana, November 13, '1928. Notice is hereby given that on November 6, 1928, Erdman C. M. Herbst filed his Homestead Applica tion No. 074068, for list No. 1-3185, Homestead Entry Survey No. 1242, in Sec. 2, T. 34 N. R. 32 E., P. M. M. as additional to his Homestead Entry No. 069299, formerly Kalispell No. 07393, for List No. 1-3185 H. E. S. No. 1072, in the same section, town ship and range, under the act of April 28, 1904. The purpose of this notice is to alk>w all persons claiming the land dversely or desiring to show it to be mineral in character, an opportu nity to file objection to the applica tion with the Register of the U. S. Land Office at Great Falls, Mon tana, and to establish their interest therein or the mineral character nzSSn 3-6t M. D. NICHOLSON, Register a DR. CHAS. J. MARTIN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON A OSce First National Bank Bid* (Ground Floor) Office Phone No. 120; Rea. 64-W Dentist DR. V. A. HANNIGAN First State Bank Dr. Pepper's Office DR. R. J. PIEDAJ.UE Dentist First National Rank Bldg. Office Hours 9 to 12 a. m.~1 to 6 p. m After You Are Dead After you are dead it doe« not mat ter If you were not successful In a business way. No one has as yet bad tbe courage to memorialize his wealth on his tombstone —Cora Harris. Winter Driving Is Harden Tires Let us vulcanize the worn parts, and thereby give you a lot more mile age. Second Hand Parts for All Autos HALF PRICE South Libby Tire Shop Ship Your Cream To Tha (i wL s « Sandpoint, Idaho Butterfat, Number One, 49c CLEANING A SPECIALTY PRESSING, ALTERATIONS SUITS MADE TO ORDER SMILE CLEANERS Phone 116 LOYAL ORDER OF M008B ■jOfev py No. 1039 Meeting« every 2nd aud 4th Hon day night Woodmen Hall All visiting members welcome WM. VANDERWOOD, Secretary D. P. BOYLE CONFECTIONERY STATIONERY CIGARS AND TOBACCO FISHING TACKLE FRUITS MEN'S FURNISHINGS LIBBY, MONTANA RFAL ESTATE OF ALL KINDS CITY AND FARM PROPERTY HOUSES FOR KENT A. L. THOMPSON Libby, Montana LET US DO YOUR * TRANSFER WORK We will give you prompt and speedy SERVICE Residence Phone 61-R—Oflec 1X4 SLEW'S TRANSFER W. W. Blew, Prop.