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VOLUME xxvm
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, Thursday, April 11,1929
N umber 44
Promises Much
Comedy InPlay,
The First Year
Woman's Club Play is Filled
with Many Humorous
Situations.
TO BE PRESENTED
BY EXCELLENT CAST
Did you know he was in it? His
sweetheart delivers the goods, in a
Hack grip. Actually, she just gives
herself away! Who? Why, your fav
orite bootlegger. Where, aid you say?
In the second act of "The First Year"
—the play everybody's talking about,
you know, Yes, it's just in the second
act they have the gin, though, for
they are afraid Attorney Herbert may
cast his eagle eye upon them, and
trace up the clue by the end of the
third act, if they aren't careful.
Mrs. Joughin as Mrs. Emily Liv
ingston, has indeed had her worries
with her husband. Deserted for
time and compelled to rehearse to
empty chair, she now has two will
ing and charming gentlemen, offer
ing to support her in her role. A
husband too many—which will
out? That will no doubt be the mys
tery and a big surprise of the play.
All young brides have experienced
pangs of doubt in the double ordeaj of
creaking in a new maid and serv
a
an
win
ing the first company dinner—but!
Imagine your husband bringing home
Bn ACTRESS to share tlifet meal! Oh!
consternation.
And it really must give us a
glimpse of her past, to see how na
turally Cecil Rice takes the part of
that disconcerting actress! She's al
ways cutting up, anyway.
No wonder Mother Emily looked
so favorably upon Tommy Tucker as
her son-in-law. Haven't many Libby
mothers of fair daughters felt the
same; can't they all understand her
'hpprovâl ? Tommy Tucker is a model,
except when he tries to set the table
for a formal dinner—but then, the
best material needs a lot of work
ing over before it becomes a first
rate, useful husband!
All the girls in town have been
crazy_about "Sandy" for a long time,
bo is" it any wonder, that,, as Dick
Loring, he presents himself as such
a formidable rival for the hand of
the fair and vivacious Grace?
Dr. Anderson is just the grandest
man. Carelton has transferred his in
terest to the human anatomy for the
duration of the play, and does it very
well.
Your mouth will-water to see the
ambidexterous Hattie serve a piping
hot, enticing and delicious meal to;
the cast during the presenting of
"The First Year". You will wonder
•why your wife doesn't still cook you
such extras as she did during your
honeymoon days, or, if you are that
wife, you will resolve toJix up some
thing special for Edward tornorffiw
for dinner, just to recall old times.
In fact almost every line of the ex
collent and entertaining play, "The
First Year," to be presented Friday
night under the auspices of the Mom
an's Club, .will remind you of some
thing funny, tiagic, annoying or thrill
mg in your own hectic first year. You
•wilPj-eceive more surprises as the
pldtxhickens, and feel more regrets
at the end of the third act, when cur
tam says, ' No more, than you have
from any play you've seen in Libby,
Considered one of the best three act
plays of recent years, presented by a
well trained, enthusiastic cast, and
offered to you in such a spnghtly
<The n First 0 YcS'' Can aff ° rd m ' SS
tne hirst ïcac.
la^ïïSfs "île for rcservil seats^Al
iar seats, im mr reservea seats, ai
p g m ÄÄrdf «The
best home talent play of the'year'"
best home talent play year.
Mrs.E.LJaqnetb
Elected President
At the meeting of the Libby Wom
Club held Tuesday the follow
an s
ing , officers were elected to serve
the club for the next two years:
President, Mrs. E. Ej Jaqueth; vice
president, Mrs. M. K, Kedzie; secre
tary, Mrs. R. W. Smithberger; treas
urer, Mrs. H. Peay; executive board,
Mrs. R. J. Piedalue, Mrs. Chas D.
Rowe, Mrs. H. M. Gompf.
The club voted to co-operate with
the city council in beautifying and
cleaning up Libby.
Following the business meeting
Mrs. R. W. Billings rendered two
piano solos, which were much en
joyed. Refreshments \flere' served by
hostesses consisting of Mrs. L. G.
Sperry, chairman, Mrs. Chas.'D. Rowe,
Mrs. W. C. Zollars, Mrs. R. R. Veld
man, Mrs. N. Joughin, Mrs. E. I.
Racicot ahd Mrs. Irene Barrett.
Elect Delegates to State Camp.
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The Modern Woodmen of Lincoln
county held a county meeting in
Libby last week, at which time Ver
non Crotteau was elected delegate
to the state earn» to he held in Ka!
Rnell in Maî and Merlin Scott
in ma), ana mrriin ocott was
elected alternate delegate. Present.
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County Attorney
Confers with mothers
On Moral Conditions
In response to invitations issued!
by County Attorney Herbert, between
40 and 50 mothers of Libby gathered!
in the court room at the court house;
Wednesday afternoon to consider what
is said to be the deplorable moral'
condition of many young people at the
present time.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
Herbert, who asked the Rev. John,
Pate to preside as chairman. Mr .
Herbert was then asked to state the
purpose of the meeting. In his re -
marks' he mentioned the prevalence
of drinking by young boys and girls!
and the transgression of the moral'
code by many. He said that in the
formance of. .his duty as county at -
torney ancTin living up to the sacred
oath of office that he had taken, ho
had come in contact with these cases.I
Upon investigating them he found
that young girls would come into his
office and tell freely and without the
slightest hesitation and with no ap-j
parent sense of wrong-doing of illicit'
relations. He furthor said he had found)
these transgressions so numerous and
so serio us that her did not know what
to do. remarking that he disliked to
start aSS5 against young boys and
girls that might result in sending the
boys to,the penitentiary for from two|
to 99 years and that would forever
disgrace the girls. He asked for the
advise of those present, especially
that of thc mothers.
Blame Home Conditions.
i n the discussion that followed Rev .
Pate of the Presbyterian church, Rev.
r. p. yick of the Methodist church
R ev . p. c Amundson of Fureka of
v he Church oT God and Itev A J
Stuart, state missionary of the litter
church, all spoke. They blamed thc
bre ? k,n ^. do . wn of borne life, the les
senmg of religious convictions and»thei
!- Xity ° f parents for present ™ndi-j30
tlons _
A number of the ladies'spoke
y ' askin ^ questions in regard to Uq
uor law enf6i . cement and ^
conditions. The concensus was that
many factors contribute to the pres-j
ent bad state of affairs. Foremost
was the failure of parents to main-;
tain discipline and the proper care
ami control of their children. Other
factors were the automobile, the un
chaperoned dance, a certain class otj
suggestive pictures at the movies, and
the pampering of and idleness of,
children. Helpful ways to correct a
least some of the evil were named.
such as more interest m Boy Scout
and Camp F ire Girl work, the chap-)
eronmg of public dances, a stricter
and more careful home life and a
greater value placed upon and interest
late, in religion.
Sheriff F. R. Bancy was present
and spoke. He expressed the utmost
willingness to co-operate in every,
movement to enforce law and im
prove conditions and said his office
always had taken , that Stand. Speak-1
mg of the dances he told how the
young people would pile into autos]
and tear awa'- after the dance-, re
turning home at ajl hours of the night
For officers to maintain any. control
of that situation would require an of
ficer for every automobile, he said.
He blarfied parents largely for pres
pnt
Conditions No Worse Here.
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In a11 - of the d 'SCUSSlon it
tained that conditions In Libby are
no worse than in all other localities,
and tbat d * s better than in many,
bcfioploiable thing is, the Speakers
sai<f '. that Proaent crumbling of
' "'fU a 18 nation-wide and
even world-wide.
At the close of the meeting: a res-1
ä'i 0 ", .***"• thci
j whole-hearted support, of those pfes-j
was mam
An Opinion
Well, it's queer,'
you seldom find
said he, "but
A lover of trees in a prison, cell
Or doing a wrong of any hind;
It's in stuffy rooms the criminals
dwell.
"I've watched the world and the
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A !u tbose wl10 are bronzed by
AndTnnw «ült« n f fj-u
1 siel! ' 0t f " ld "" d
Aren't apt to be near when wrong
is done.
! "For crime is bred in the crowded
streets,
But the man who bothers with
1 plant and tree •
j And is friend to the humblest
1 flower he meets
Is likely a friend to man to be
—Edgar Guest in Montana Wild
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|. he annual meeting of the congre
of tbe , Piesbyterian
phurch was held on the evening of
W ? dnesda y. April 3rd. There was a
! s P^ endld turnout of the members of
^. c ° n ^ e f ati ° n - The chair
, at the beginning by the pas
°P. ened the meeting, alter)
; ; M ¥ r - A - ( - Herbst, elder, pre -1
i rep ° rts ; s ? h '
i mitted. The reports of the Sunday)
school, Ladies' Aid, Boys'., club, the
1 G ' 1 , T - ,. and thc , congregational
t « asurer s ad showed that the con-,
Kregation had maintained its own
durin S th e year, the income from ab
Sources bein ^ $2200,00. The Sunday
sch ° o1 and congregational gifts
: mi f Ions anvounted to $151.00.
j After the discussion of the various
sports, the office bearers for 1929
were elected as follows: President|
of board of trustees, Erford ,E. Ja
These wftw' T^ r ni T ' F! f e ^? ood ;
These with L. J. Olson and Frank
'f aT >uenvo°d, form the executive board
°^. 116 J '£ ar- I he elders of the congre -
' f 8 , 1 !'. 1 ? wbo are i >rd f !n . od a P d ' ns f a j ! ,°<i
T 01 , l, are A * Herbst, H. Redfield,)
■ der i 0 ® d ls °^ "MandloV ami V'a'
! w ' Mandl ^ and A - A
xiplv, , ,
j At fc bhe jjjj* o{ . bus 7 " ass meet
; f th( • R ightful ur l
ran ^*„ 4 ? JJm madi
bration of the thTrtJ thirH M M
| J ° a f "J Mun anî fitt ^ tho'!
1 8arypt Mool nf M M Ä
^ committee eonsisf-imr if A
/ Tm' A committee consisting of A.
Griep° Ug E EMaauethTnd
il Ja q u Ub and W. J.
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; arran Kcments for » church dinner.
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'-'oby Will Have Baseball Team.
H has recently been decided that
Dm Libby Volunteer Fire Department
£il! sponsor a baseball team this year.
• Preliminary steps in organizing a
dub have already been taken, with
Albert Peterson chosen as manager,
Udh Tro-y.mid Eureka will have teams
this yearV^rnî a request for a .gape
bas already been, received from thc
T roy aggregation. Manager Peterson,
«ays he is planning to give Troy a
ff« Vh "*.« 1 Sun<1 ?' A r U 21 '
a though the date is not certain as
ent to the county attorney in any ac
tion he might take to better comii
tions.
Ladies taking part in thc discussion
; were Mrs. J. Q. Hargreaves, Mrs, A.
j C. Herbst, Mrs W, S. Spencer, Mrs.
I w R iCnrm, « t i/ rw;™n«
Mrs. O. G. Gompf Mrs F J Driear
M,,. taiZ'Si'a
M]rs. Moody, Mrs. W.
€. Zollars.
Government Issues
Bulletin on Libby
Mineral Deposit
Tmr'u 6 7 S u ' n U CC Ti Pt a bul
à taln^ ?.ft
posits of Vermiculite and Other Min
* n tbe Creek district near
■>"■! Prepared by J.
* 1 ' arcJee and D. S. Larsen,
work is a highly technical re
por f ? f . the de P°, sits here of the min
being developed and placed on
thle by The Zonolite Company
and Die Vermiculite and Asbestos
Com P a ny. The bulletin treats of the
geology of the district and provides
mUch interesting reading to one
. ,ersed in geological matters. In the
introduction,, the authors say:
"The deposits described hesein have
been visited by the writers at differ
entUmes between 1911 and 1927 Dur-!
ing the earlier part of that period
quartz lodes along Rainy creek were
b.dng developed bv B. - T Thomas
since decreased whom the wr tors''
hold in grateful recollection för a d
and courtesies extended to them
the field. The specimens collected ati
that time included several unusual
and interesting kinds of roelw
mineral^ Analyse of some of thm
: n ,u„ i„u nrntn L ..,
iLoimr Æ A GS
u; ' . , •' ' ° ed ' f among
er'ible vanadium! on 'which° a Toport
was p ub li she d After the death of Mr'
Thoi £ as seV€ra] yearsago^ develop
!nent work ce ased' for a time During
the World War the demand for rtïï
ao-aUL™ n uunano of sun
I 71 S e ai directed the atten
; 1 ■ possible source o^vanadium
While Searchil i a small tunnel for
! rrp „ f m tunnel tor
W. fPikc^ of 7 , he ol3 . se ^® d tbat
| % W**' °Lnf 0 S T ^ '"T
toL. h J n h £ te( T bv the flame° r of° U his
; candie.Theflakv mLeraTorovedto
be vermieulite, and further exami
nation showed it to he »resent in
great quantities. Since then Mr. Alley
i and others incn-wnte,l ns The 7 ™«
! deposit and built a plant at Libby to
j convert the crude vermieulite into the
| product which the" call '"zonolite."
More recently several companies have
been formed to exploit other deposits
; n the same area," ^
While the techical <> f the prod
-luct is vermieulite, The Zonolite Corn
panv has placed its products on the
markßt undcr the trade name of "Zon
' olite -" Speaking of the production And
uses of this Product the bulletin says:
i " As an economic product verrnicu
lite is comparatively new. An un
known but probably small amount has
lb een mined in Colorado. In the Rainy
crce j { Lihhv Mont the
Z °nolite' Co. reports l/öo,0Qß pounds
m j ned and conver t e( i ; n f n . 1.7 heat
and 100
to £ s sold in the crudc form Pri „. s
range from $10 or less a ton for the
crude vermieulite to $20
ton for zonolite. The most striking
features of the vermieulite from
Ràiny creek are its properties of ex
pan ding enormously when heated and
a t the same time assuming golden or
cjiverv lusters Th.> r.vnnnrl^
rial floats on water and is nearly as
light as cork T anm ars to have a
very low heat conductivity and to be
capable of resiting high temperature
These qualS aT'onceVugg^t it to
be ^fTM^^eM^nXinsula
t ion and similar purposes. Uses re
ported by The Zoholite Co. include
fireproof—roofing, plaster, and wall
board, packing for safes and refrig
erators, acoustic and sound-deaden
ing plasters, pipe and boiler cover
ing, electrical insulation,, and wall
paper decoration."
or more a
R. W. Smithberger left Wednesday
afternoon for Morgan Hill, Calif., call-1
ed by a telegram announcing the
serious illness of his father.
NOTICE—CLEAN UP WEEK.
Notice is hereby given that the
J week of April 22 to 27 will be Clean
Up Week in Libby. All premises
I must be thoroughly cleaned up and
! refuse placed in boxes or sacks along
j allteys, where trucks wi)l call for
j it. The premises of property own
j ers disregarding this notice will be
I cleaned by the City and the cost
sessed against the property owner.
I 44-45
as
W. F. KIENITZ, Mayor.
Mrs, Earl McCrory Dies.
The body of Mrs. Earl McCory ar
rived in Libby Wednesday morning
from the Agnew hospital at Agnew,
Calif., where Mrs. McCory had died
April 4. Funeral services were held
this afternoon from the Gompf chapel
at 2 o'clock, the Rev. John Pate of
ficiating. Burial was in the Libby
cemetery by the side of her husband,
who died here last May. The deceased
was 45 years old at her death.
Up to less than a year ago Mrs.
McCrory had been a resident of Libby
for a number of years, where both
she and Mr. McCrory were highly
respected. Shortly after the death
of her husband last May, Mrs. Mc
Crory went to California to live. She
is survived by a mother and two
brothers iryCalifornia.
Two Granted Divorces.
Judge C. W. Pomeroy presided at
a brief session of district court Mon
day and granted two divorces. Arthur
Rumberg of Libby was granted a di
vorce from Helen Rumberg on the
grounds of desertion, B. F. Maiden
was attorney for the plaintiff. Chas.
N. Burrell of Libby was also granted,
a divorce from Elinor Burrell on the
grounds of desertion. Wirl. Herbert
was attorney for plaintiff.
Judge Pomeroy will be in Libby
April 22, at 3:30, again to hold court.
No Contest in School Election.
Nineteen citizens were interested
enough Saturday to go to the polls
and vote in the school election. The
candidates, Mrs. W. F. Kienitz and
W. N. Curtis for the three year terms
and L. G. Sperry for the two year
term, each received the full number
of votes cast, 19. There was no
scratching of the ticket.
| P ns ? in honor her birthday. The
evening was spent at cards, three
tables of bridge being in play with
a few guests present who did not
' Hay- High score prize was won by
; Mrs..Donald Hargreaves and the con
isolation by Mrs. W. E. Luscher. Mrs..
Whiting was P resented with a nice
)«''"• Delicious refreshments,, provided
by the ladies > were served at the
i cl°se.
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Special Service at Episcopal Church,
mu « , . r , „ _ _. ,,
R t <!V -, Jo ' ,n *• Como -> Kalls *
F ' i 3 i°^ m ch . ar f' °. f th< ' aerv '
h ° E P lsc t 0 P a ' church next Sun
Vi ey f n '!? v K ' at , , wh ^ h ti me_ ho wtl
i cekbrate th '? HoI ¥ Communion, and
' °r th « ""bjert. "Loyalty in
; the Christian Religion—To What?"
i Mr - Com <> is «»tor of the Episcopal
; church at Kalispell and is also a
; T"College of Preachers"
of f . Wash mFt°n, D. C. He is an inter
t ZT ms]nr] ? K , 8 P eak f and w j!>
"° doubt bc R te€ted by a large audi
enCe>
Another Birthday Surprise.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Sam
Whiting gathered at her home Mon
day evening and treated her to a sur
Machinery Shipped
For Glacier Mill
V. W. Weller, president, and John
Johanson, secretary, of. thc Glacier
Silver-Lead Mining company, returned
Tuesday from Spokane where they
nad been on business in connection
with thc mine. While there Mr. Wel
ler was interviewed by a Spokesman
Review reporter and Tuesday s paper
had the following in regard to the
activities of this Libby property:
Machinery' to be used in changing
to flotation the mil! of the Glacier
Silver-Lead Mining company at Libby,
Mont., has been completed said V.
W/Weller, president, yesterday, aftejr
an inspection of it at the Union ,J
Works yesterday. A car was to have
been loaded last night and the last
car in a few days, h? stated after
conference with J. M.
manager.
"The first car »ill arrive at Libby
next Thursday or Friday," said Mr.
Weller at the Spokane hotel yester
day. Operation of the mill is
pected on a basis of 150 tons a day
when adjustments > have been edm
pleted.
The equipment will include the in
ventions of A. W. Fahrenwald,
cently appointed professor of metal
lurgy at the Idaho School of Mines,
Moscow, and it is expected that ho
will participate in the installation.
Clarence Thom, a metallurgist of the
Coeur d'Alene region, who has been
assistant to Mr. Fahrenwald in the
bureau of mines station at Moscow
for the last year or longer, has been
appointed metallurgist for the Gla
cier company and will leave Moscow
for the mine in a few days.
"We have sufficient ore with which
to supply the mill," said Mr. Weller.
"It lies in two parallel shoots 420
feet apart. The east shoot has been
opened for 600 feet and the west
shoot for 1500 feet or father. Some
part of each shoot has been opened on
i two levels and one of them on three
levels. A large tonnage of on 1 has
been broken to supply the mill as
ron
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Fitzpatrick,
ex
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soon as it is required.
City To Resume
Battle Against
TyphoidCauses
City Council and Health Of
ficer Will Again Solicit
State Aid.
MAYOR DESIGNATES
CLEAN UP WEEK
Spurred on by the recent
lence of a number of typhoid fever
cases in the city, the city council, in
session Tuesday evening, decided to
push to a final conclusion the investi
gations started by the state board
ol health last year. This action was
decided upon after consultation with
and with the co-operation of the city
health officer, Dr. C. J, Martin. ït
was decided that Dr. Martin should
again ask the state board to send
here in
recur
, men
an endeavor to reach final
and definite action looking to the
eradication of the causes that are
responsible for the recurring typhoid
cases.
It will be remembered that the
state boartl of health sent a bac
teriologist here last 'year, followed
later by doctors, who made careful
investigations of the water supplies
of the community and all public hand
lers of food
re
ports were received from the state
board but nothing of a definite nature
resulted. It is felt that the commu
nity is not much further along in
the removal of the typhoid menace
than it was before the investigation
was made. It is now the intention
again to enlist the aid of the state
board of health and the state sani
tary board in an endeavor to finish
the undertaking. Certain plans are in
mind regarding some food supplies,
details of which are still to be worked
out.
Dog Licenses Due.
Time for payment of dog licenses
h past due and the council instructed
Police Magistrate Haigler to look to
the collection of such taxes. Notice of
Must Clean Up City.
It is pertinent in this connection
to mention the annual clean up week,
Mayor Kienitz has designated the
week of April 22 to 27 as clean up
week and urges everyone to see that
all winter accumulations are removed
from one's premises at that time.
Refuse should be placed in sacks or
boxes, along the alleys, and trucks
will haul them
free of charge, a service that few
cities give its citizens. The Worn
Club and former Boy Scouts
have agreed to help in this work.
_ Mayor Kienitz wishes it empha
sized that premises should not only
be cleaned up this week but should
be kept clean all the year. Typhoid is
a filth disease and one way to les
son the local prevalence of that di
sease is tp keep all premises clean
from a sanitary standpoint. The may
or and the city council have decided
that premises found in an unsatisfac
tory condition after clean up week
will be cleaned up by the city and
the cost charged against the property
owner.
away. This is done
an s
the action to be taken is given else
where. ?
Horse Racing Prohibited.
Attention of the city council has
been called to the practice of some
of thc boys of the city of racing their
ponies ^over the city streets. This is
a dangerous practice and contrary
to city ordinance. The boys should
take notice that the chief of police
has been instructed to see that vio
lators of this ordinance are prose
cuted and fined.
At the Tuesday night meeting
George Neils, who has faithfully
served as alderman for a number of
years and who was recently re
elected, submitted his resignation.
Thc resignation was laid on the table
by the board.
Three Ladies Are Hostesses.
The members of the 3D Club were
delightfully entertained by Mrs. Dun
gan, Miss Ellen Nicholson and Mias
Stephana Lynch on Thursday eve
ning of last week in the parlor of
the Hotel Libby, which had bee®
prettily decorated for the ocasioa.
Bridge was the diversion of the eve
ning, three high and three low prizes
being given. Winners of high score
honors were Mrs. Florence William
son, Miss Margaret Sleizer and Mia»
Ruth Hostetter, of the consolation
Miss Dorothy Morefield, Miss Mabel
Dunbar and Miss Grace Dav. At the
close of the games the guests were -
taken to the Turner Tavern for re
freshments.
Surprise Young Friend.
Ten of the young girl friends of
Rozella Shea treated her to a sur
prise at her home Tuesday of lui
week, the happy event being in honor
of her birthday. The time was speal
by the girls playing cards and in har
ing a general good time. Refresh
ments were served.
Entertains Fortnightly Bridge Clalu
The Fortnightly Bridge Club m
entertained Saturday evening by Mim,
R. R. Veldman. High score non«®
were won by Mrs. L. J. Olson and tba
consolation by Mrs. Anne Chriath
Mrs. Boyes was winner of the guut
prize. Dainty refreshments wem
served.