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Evening star., 1940-01-29

Russia had 10 defend herself against
Finland, which had invaded her
Then when they were taken TO night
into a country which was not Russia
they had asked the POLITICAL COM
nlissar why this was. The political
commissar then said 1t was to punish
Finland, and also because Leningrad
was not safe. for at any time It might
be attacked by the Firms, 1t was so
near to Finland.
We're Christians.
The prisoner who talked the most
said he had argued with the political
commissar, asking how could such a
thing be? Because for % years
Russia had lived in peace with Fin
land, and the Firms in all this time
had never threatened Leningrad, so
why should they do so now?
We asked him what the commits
sar had said to this, but he only told
us more of what he had said to the
commissar.
Are you members of the Com
munist party?" asked the major.
mo" said both men, speaking
almost together, I'VE are Christians.
We did not say anything, and the
two men looked as though they
feared we doubted them, although
we did not, and the major would
not have cared how they answered.
One of the men held out his hands.
Look" he said, you can see am
not member of the party"
Not a Communist.
We looked. and the hands were
roughened with thick calluses and
the nails thick and black and broken
from many years of hard work You
can all see said the man, holding
up his hands, that 1 am truly
Christian as I say am, and not
member of the party"
We said maybe they told us this
because prisoners always tell you
what they think you want to hear,
and then maybe you give them Gig
arettes. But the major thought not,
and pointed to the two Bibles on
the table which the men had when
Evening star., 1940-01-29
Russian Prisoners
ay'We re Christians,
Not Communists
Formers, They Were
Puzzled at Being Made
To Invode FinIond
By WILLIAM L. WHITE.

SOMEWHERE IN FINLAND
The room was small but just well
enough lit. The Finnish major stood
in the center of it. He was tall, and
healthy looking, and about so. His
clothes were neat and his high mill
tary sheepskin officers cap was smart
and he looked you in the eye and
said in friendly way Just what he
meant, as does any man who has
always been free and comes from a
people which has always been free.
The major spoke excellent Russian
because he had been an officer in
the old army before the war when
Gar Nicholas was Grand Duke of
Finland.
The prisoners lay on two cots in
the rooms which looked more like
a hospital cell than a prison, al
though it was both. There were
clean pillow slips on their pillows,
and they had heavy wool blankets,
and the mattresses were also clean,
The prisoners wore the cotton
fleece underwear they had on when
they were captured, and this was
not clean.
Whining Replies.
"Where dc you come from?" asked
the major.
The prisoners told him. They were
farmers from a district between
Moscow and Leningrad They spoke
In a thin whine which was partly
because they were sick and partly
because they were prisoners and I
also think partly because they were
Russians and, therefore, used to
whining up at Cars or commissars
or at any one who stands straight
and looks them in the eye and
talks firmly.
What did they tell you this war
was about?" asked the major. His
voice was only direct, and firm. 1t
was not unkind, but the prisoners
answered in the same dogs whine.
They said the political commissars
In training camp told them that
Evening star., 1940-01-29
OIivier's Wife Granted
Divorce in London
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Laurence
Olivier, British stage and screen
star. who has appeared in several
Hollywood productions, was divorced
today by his actress-wife, Jill Es-
mond, who named Actress Vivien
Leigh as correspondent.
Mrs. Olivier testified their married
life was happy until 1887, when her
husband informed her he was in
love with Miss Leigh. Oliver and
Miss Leigh-the Scarlett OHara of
Gone With the Wind"-have ap-
peared in several motion pictures
together
Mrs. Olivier was granted custody
Evening star., 1940-01-29

Note--A subsequent cable from
Mr.. White explains that Bibles
printed In Russian haze been Of
tered freely to Russian prisoners.
Prisoners OF middle age and be-
yond accepted them eagerly and
almost universally, he was told.
The younger prisoners sho,Ded
much less interest in the Bibles.
hoUeDer.
Evening star., 1940-01-29

OF their child The suit was not
contested.
Herbert Leigh Holman, British
Evening star., 1940-01-29

attorney and husband OF Miss Leigh.
also has filed a petition for divorce.
naming Olivier as correspondent.
Evening star., 1940-01-29

they were captured. He said most
of the Russian prisoners carried
Bibles, except the few that were
party members.
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paid good too, besides the pay for his
car to do it. Then these fellows who
are supposed to be inspectors of the
blue ruin shops. I've never seen any
of those guys do anything harder
than wearing out chairs in the hotel
Hobbies and drawing their pay and
making out the swindle sheet. Now
there's a job I'd really work at, it |
had it. What any of those simple
gimmicks want to hang around hotel
Hobbies for all the time and talk screw
ball politics when they could be really
inspecting assorted kinds of blue ruin
is too deep for me. | just know that
they're not any of them gifted with
too much in the top story | guess
maybe that's the kind that makes good
inspectors" like they are
l was talking to one of the wise
guys in the AABF today, and he'd
heard that if the governor wasn't
nominated next week, he'd probably
buy enough carloads of blue ruin to
last the state for years so he could
sort of gather in the sheaves" of
free sample cases for the future.
wouldn't know if that is right or not,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
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do it and who deliberately do it.
just cannot conceive of mental and
moral makeup which makes it possible
for anyone to be forgetful of the in
terests of these people any part of the
time while serving in any office to
which they have elected him.
please tell the readers of The Peo-
pies Voice for me-" he added, that
Bert Kathan has made not one single
political promise in this campaign ex-
cept the promise | made to them and
to myself that if they elect me Gov
ernor, | will abolish the political COR
ruption that we know exists in the
state. Tell them all that when they
have read or heard the statements
that | have made, they know the pro-
gram that | intend to put through if
am elected And tell them too that
am deeply grateful to them for their
many courtesies to me, for the assist
ance and support they have given to
me. And finally, if they elect me as
their governor, | will give everything
have of ability and honest effort to
serve their interests and the interests
of our home state, Montana"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
FROM AN
AMERICAN
Rocky Boy, Mountain
June 80, 1910

Rocky Boy, Mountain
June 80, 194(
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana.
Gentlemen:
For sometime | have heard of ar
ticles that you have had published In
your VIPER concerning the Highway
Patrol Also | heard of another arti
Gle about some authorities trying to
deport Indians back to Canada.
l am Chippewa Indian and the
son of well-known chief, by the
name of Little Bear. By telling you
this I wanted to acquaint you with
another incident, the same which
believe is being carried out in an ex
tensive way over the state, and that
is picking up Indians by Highway
Patrolmen.
On May IL, 1910, l was departing
from Havre, Montana, with my car.
In the car l had my family and an
other Indian boy, who was | admit,
under the influence of liquor, but as
for myself | had not touched one
drop and am almost a total abb
stainer.
| On the edge of the town of Havre
was picked up by a highway patrol
man who took me away from my car
and took me back into the city and
| filed drunken driving charge against
me. | was placed in the Hayre jail
| for three .days-my car was finally
turned over to my wife, but did not
know anything of it's whereabouts
during these three days.
Mr.. Fredrickson, the highway pa
trolman finally hailed me into court,
and, when in court l proved that |
had had not one drink of intoxicating
liquor. Well of course, was turned
loose on the street. Well being turned
loose on the street did not compen-
safe me for the sixty-eight dollars |
was out during these three days. First
had to pay a lawyer fifty dollars
to handle my case, then | lost four
days work, as | was working steady
up to this time at four dollars anu
eighty-eight cents per day. Besides
the loss of prestige to my reputation.
| had been attending the musical
festival in Havre on this day, trying
to become interested in some of the
white-man's ways and acquaint myself
with some of the more cultured ways
of living While in Havre this day
/ could have counted, at least, 25
white-men who were driving on the
streets of Havre under the influence
of liquor. But these white-men were
not molested while | an Indian, who
did have boy in my car under the
influence of liquor, but trying to get
him home and out of public view was
instantly picked up and put to sixty
eight dollar loss in actual cash. This
does not raise my regard for the man.
agement of the state highway patrol,
nor, does it warm my feelings for the
present set-up of government in the
state. An Indian is instantly picked
up because he is an indiana white
man drive along just as ordinary, be-
cause he is a white-man.
Very sincerely yours,
FOUR SOULS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

states OF MIND mas flgurat1Yely reached
into the ambient air and conjured
forth mythical figures, fitted to the
sublimity of his feelings at the mo-
ment.
Listing the reduction CD in interest
payments by years, in his campaign
folder Ayers only made three enron
eous statements out of the four made,
which this writer who has checked
them with the budget figures, is will
ing to agree is an extraordinary rec
ord for him to establish.
This article in the campaign folder
purports to set out the interest pay
ments and their gradually descending
scale under his administration. We
print below, the Ayers book figures
and the ACTUAL figures taken from
the legislative budget publications:
For the year ending June 80, 1886:
Ayers Books ACTUAL
$506,s18.77 s463,742.73
For the year ending June 80, 1887:
1856, 541.e8 $383,739.12
For the year ending June 30, 1898:
S397, 285.33 S325,e96.77
For the year ending June 30, 1893:
$3.50, 1904 1888, 1904
Thus, looking at the above figures.
we note that Mr.. Ayers must have
secured his from a dream book in all
cases but the last.
In another squirt of happy phantasy
Ayers proclaims in this campaign
folder that in 1889 the state returned
to counties out of tax monies col
lected, the sum of $4,187605. Again
his dream books" are in error ac-
cording to the budget figures, which
state that s1.Ss5, 906.48 is the amount.
This is a slight discrepancy in these
figures amounting to $2,291, e99.52.
But evidently he is not seeking ac-
curacy in his statements; all he is
seeking is votes of gullible people.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
New Tax Bill


Corporate taxes likewise will be in
cerased under the new bill, but much
less steeply. Treasury experts esti-
mate that whereas spirits, stamp and
excise taxes will yield total of $685.
100000 or substantially more than one
third of the total, only $205,000,00O
will be derived from corporate income
taxes. These Treasury experts also
estimate that of the $25,000,000 or so
expected from broadening the income
tax base" $8,00O,O00 will be spent in
the administration of approximately
eight million new returns.
The LaFollette amendment provid-
ing an excess profits on industry was
completely knocked out in conference.
Senator LaFollette charged congress
was willing to dip into the pockets
of the poor but was unwilling to touch
the high profits certain to be realized
from the defense program He de-
nounced the measure as "the most in
equitable tax bill enacted by congress
in the last decade"
The Connally amendment providing
that higher taxes be levied in time
of war on corporate profits and in
comes, was also deleted in confer
ence.
Noel Sargent of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers and other
big industry groups testified that the
new tax bill would tax capital out of
existence, while Lee Pressman of the
CLIO declared his organization was out
of sympathy with the provisions of
bill which would derive half of de-
Tense revenue from low-income groups.
Other Washington opinion was to the
effect that more adequate defense rev
enue could be derived from the taxa
ton of exempt Government securities,
from control of runaway prices on
defense supplies purchased by the
government, and from heavy tax on
war profiteers as well as from the is
suance of notes against the approx
mately $4,000, 100000 gold and silver
on which no money has been minted.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

but it sounds like good, business
like stunt to me, and he could keep
balancing the budgets all over the
place long time on his ranch if he
did it,
I've heard rumors that the dry spell
for the AABF will end some time be-
fore the election next week. So I'll
be busy. But I'll probably be around
next week in time anyhow, unless
some of the patrol guys get me.
Or pink elephants. JAKE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
Budget Figures.

Checking the figures released in of the principal
OF campaign literature issued by the Governor Club
with the figures published for the information of the ega
tors in the Legislative budget published two dis
crepances found which raises the question if Ayers
his state accountant keep set of from the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
Supreme Court

CONTINUED From Page One)
didate, or political party or prin-
ciple, and the provisions of law re-
lating thereto shall apply to any
firm or partnership, or any corpora
tion, and to any club, organization
or association or other combination
or persons whether incorporated or
not, with similar purposes, whether
primary or incidental"
Mr.. Vanek noting that the justice
of the peace showed little evidence
of intending to proceed, filed petit
ton In the Supreme Court for writ
OF mandate directing the justice of the
peace to take action. In support of
his petition, Mr. Vanek's attorney as
stated in the opinion handed down by
the Supreme Court, filled an affidavit
to the effect that on May 14th he,
with the respondent Justice of the
Peace White) conferred with the coun-
ty attorney of Lewis and Clark coun-
ty and again respondent (White)
stated he would have nothing to do
with the matter, and that the CONVEX
sation between respondent and the
county attorney death with the po-
litical effect on them of the issuance
of warrant for the arrest of Glenn
ents"
At the first hearing before the SUI
preme court, White was given time
to make an amended return which he
did on June 6. In his return he stated
that he was investigating the case.
In the majority opinion of the Su-
preme court, written by Associate
Justice Left Erickson and concurred
in by Chief Justice Howard A. john
son and Associate Justice Albert
Angstman with Associate Justice Nor
ris dissenting, it is stated:
"In this case the respondent
(White) has consumed nearly two
months of time to determine whether
or not probable cause exists for the
issuance of the warrant of arrest. To
our minds, the statute does not con-
template any such long drawn out in
vestigation. The justice of the peace
shall be careful not to issue war
rant for arrest where there is no prob
able cause to believe that an offense
has been committed, or that the per-
son accused Is guilty of it, and GER
tainly the statute contemplates that
the Justice of the peace take rea-
sonable time In disposing of the mat
ter But it is not the intention OF
the statute that justice of the peace
should spend months of time and ex-
anime a great number of witnesses
before taking action either by dismiss |
ing the complaint or by issuing the |
warrant. Certainly the examination |
of six witnesses as to the question i
whether it is probable that Clements
violated the provisions of Section
1876, and the consumption of almost
two months time in doing it should,
if the respondent is acting in good
faith, have brought him to determi-
nation of the question sufficient to I
dispose of the complaint either by
the issuance of a warrant or by its
dismissal The conduct OF the re-
spondent seems to bring this case
within the oft repeated statement that
Justice delayed is justice denied"
The writ issued by the Supreme
court will compel action by the JUS
Ice OF the peace in the case. He must
ither dismiss the complaint or issue
warrant for Clements arrest. II he
oes not take action either way, the
,atice Of the peace will be IN con-
.mpt of the supreme court.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
DOES STATE ACCOUNTANT
keep SEPARATE SET OF
ACCOUNTS FOR AYERS?

Statements Used in Ayers Campaign Liter
ature Purporting to Give Actual Figures
and Presumably Taken From Accountant
Records Do Not Harmonic With Published
Budget Figures
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-23
Hold Pre-SchOOI
Clinic On June 6

Buttons annual pre-school clinic
will be held at the Grade school
building Thursday morning June 6
beginning at 8 o'clock, it was an
nounced the first of the week by
officers of the Parent-Teacher asso-
citation which is in charge of ar
rangements.
At this time free health examina-
ton will be given children who will
enter school in the first grade next
fall. Bluffton physicians, dentists
and optometrfsts are cooperating
with county health authorities in the
examination.
Parents with children eligible for
the clinic are urged to bring their
children to this clinic. They will be
notified later as to the hour when
they will be expected.
Further information concerning
the clinic may be obtained from Mrs.
Chas. Hankish or Mrs. David Riser,
officers of the Parent Teacher asso-
citation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-23

Earl Stuart who purchased the
| Dray farm north of town on the
Dixie highway last year is remodel
| ing the barn.
Decoration day, May 80. See the
plants for cemetery planting at the
Grove Street Greenhouses.
Miss Roberta Biery, student in
Oberlin college will arrive Friday to
attend the high school alumni re-
union and spend the week end at
her home here.
Forrest Steinman and E. S. Lape
were in Cincinnati the first of the
week where they represented the
Bluffton Lions organization at the
state convention of Lions clubs.
Condor Bros. vegetable and flower
seeds. Line bred and hybrid seed
corn. Echo Feed store.
Roy Ewing, former Bluffton resi-
dent who has lived in Lima for a
number of years has returned here
and is making his home with the
Duluth Strunk family on North
| Main street.
Neil Baumgartner, student at Mi
ami university, Oxford, will attend
high school graduation exercises of
his sister Miss Jeanne Baumgartner,
Thursday night and the alumni re-
union on Friday.
Mrs. Albert Niswander and Mrs.
j. A. Weed attended May day fes-
tivties at Bowling Green State uni
versity, Friday. Their daughters
Misses Letha Niswander and Anna
bell Weed are members of the senior
class.
Use Agrico fertilizer with the
extra plant food on your field, gard
en- and lawn. Echo Feed store.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herr of Mt.
Gilead are expected here for the
high school alumni banquet Friday
night and will visit over the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Basing-
er and DR.. and Mrs. Francis Basing-
| er of South Lawn avenue.
James Basinger, student at Parks
Air college, East st. Louis, H., will
arrive here Thursday to spend the
week end with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Basinger and attend the
high school graduation exercises OF
his sister, Miss Margaret Basinger
He will be accompanied by two class
mates, David Darlington of Butte
Montana, and John Liddell of Merid-
en-, Conn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-23
FL. s. BdccdIdureate
Attended By Many

Baccalaureate services were held
last Sunday evening for graduating
seniors of Bluffton High school, with
a capacity audience filling school
gymnasium for the occasion.
Rev. John Thiessen, furloughed
missionary to India, delivered the
class sermon on the subject, "Ex-
panding Horizons.
Four other pastors took part in
the ceremonies. Rev. p. A. Kliewer
offered the invocation; Rev. Emil
Burrichter read the scripture lesson;
Rev. j. A. Weed asked the prayer,
and Rev. E. G. Steiner pronounced
the benediction.
Special music was provided by a
high school ensemble. Miss Elizabeth
Higley, public school supervisor of
vocal music, sang a vocal solo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-23
High School CVass
Night Wednesday

Class night exercises of Bluffton
high school seniors will be held at
the gymnasium this Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock.
The following program has been
arranged:
Cornet solo, Ralph Short; presen-
tation of class, Herbert Klassen;
vocal duet, Alice Kohler, Dorothy
Garmatter; Skit, "Swept Clean Off
Her Feet, Harriet Cooney, Mar
garet Basinger, Betty Weinhold,
Homer Gratz, Ebert Kohl, Paul
Greding.
Two piano duet, Louise Dunifon,
Jeanne Baumgartner; clarinet duet,
Josephine Augsburger, Donna Hag-
erman; awards and honors, Principal
Gerhard Buhler; piano fantasia, Ma
rie Zuercher; class song, words by
Phyllis Steiner, music by Jeanne
Baumgartner; Alma Mater.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-23
WANT-ADS


work. Call at News office. a
Wanted-Girl for housework. In
quire News office.
Experienced girl wants housework.
Inquire News office.
For sale-Early and late potatoes.
Carl Kimmel.
For sale-Four slightly used
4.50 by 21 tires. A. d. Gratz, City
hall.
For sale-Nice honey and apple
butter. f. 2. Steiner.
For sale-Used bath tub in good
condition. Forest Mumma, 135
Mound st.
For sale-6 room house on Mound
street. Call, write or see C. L.
Rupright. Beaverdam phone No.
SOP. S
For sale-2 row corn planter; also
pasture for rent. Albert Vermillion.
For sale or trade-Hod Mann
farm of 45 acres in Orange town
ship. See H. w. Althaus.
For sale-Woodburn, Early Aug
ust and Orange Dent seed corn; veg
etable and flower seeds. Also Agrico
fertilizer for field, garden and lawn.
Echo Feed store.
For sale-One bushel 939 hybrid
seed corn. Albert Kohler, Bluffton
phone.
For sale-Manchu soy beans.
Chester Matter, 3 miles southwest
of town.
For sale-Business block, house on
Lawn avenue and two lots on Spring
st. Mrs. Edith L. Mann. If.
For sale-Vegetable plants SC per
dozen. Mrs. R. E. Griffith, Lawn
Ave.
For sale-H. A. Alderfer property
on South Main street. H. w.
Althaus.
For sale-Sweet potato plants, yell
low jersey Nancy Halls and yams;
tomato, cabbage, caulifiower, pimento,
mango and egg plant. Allen Beeshy,
151 Riley st.
For sale-Cabbage, cauliflower and
head lettuce plants. Allen Beeshy,
Isl Riley st.
For sale-Some properties and
building lots. Richard Bixel,
administrator. If
For sale-One and two weeks old
started chicks. Baby chicks every
Monday and Thursday until June g.
Steiner's hatchery, phone 182-W.
For sale-80 acre farm miles
south of Rawson $4,000. H. w,
Althaus.
For sale-Potatoes and lard
Howard Niswander, 31a miles north
of Beaverdam.
For sale-Potatoes: cobblers and
russetts, good cookers 81 per bushel
Millard Herr, Bentley Road.
For sale-Unusual business op-
portunity. Shoe repair equipment,
Champion electric stitcher; Champion
cyclone finisher, numerous items in
excellent condition. Price S195. Will
sell by piece. Write Drawer R,
Lima, Ohio.
For sale-100 White Leghorn
pullets weeks old; good laying
| strain; will sell any number of them
A. F. Albro, edge of Bluffton or
Route 103.
For sale-First quality extracted
honey 25c quart; fb. pail Soc; II
ID. pail 81. Howard Rickly, mile.
south of Bluffton on Bentley road.