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Evening star., 1940-04-24
Morse and Allies
Locked With Nazis
On Three Fronts
GuerriIIus Hurussinq
Invaders; Swedes Order
German Ships Awoy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated eIeSS.
STOCKHOLM, April 24.-Out-
breaks of guerrilla fighting around
Oslo were reported today to be ham
dicapping the German invaders Of
Norway behind the lines while Nazi
shock troops were locked in a death
struggle with British, French and
Norwegian regulars on three major
fronts.
Swedish newspaper correspondents
said the rattle of machine-gun fire
had been heard frequently In Oslo
suburbs in the last few days as Nor
wegian irregulars, defying an edict
providing the death penalty for pos
session Of weapons, harassed the
Germans with hit-and-run tactics.
Battle Outcome Unknown.
The principal topic of conversa-
tion in Sweden. meanwhile, was fur
nished by mounting evidence that a
naval engagement possibly of
major proportions-had been fought
yesterday in the Skagerrak.
The outcome of the action was
clouded by conflicting reports, but
Swedish circles speculated that the
British fleet had made determined
effort to close the sea route by which
Germany has been pouring rein
forcements into Norway.
Determined to avoid involvement
IN the/war raging at her very door
step, Sweden continued to take ac-
tive steps to prevent infringement
on her neutral status. Five German
minesweepers, reported active in
Swedish waters in the Skagerrak
were summarily asked to leave-and
complied Immediately.
Fighting North of Oslo.
While allied land forces were re.
ported continuing their attempts tt
pinch of the German-occupied ports
OF Trohheim and Narvik. on Nor
ways west coast, the bitterest fight
ing appeared today to be raging ir
the vicinity of Lillehammer and
Rena, some 80 miles north of Oslo
The two towns are strategically
important because they are situated
at the southern entrances to the
parallel Gudbrandsdal and Oster-
dial Valleys, gateways for attack on
Oslo from the north.
Lillehammer also is important be-
cause it is on the railway running
northwest to the British debarka-
ton port of Andalsnes. while Rena
80 miles east, is on the line con-
Meeting with Tronheim.
The Norwegians, reinforced by
British troops, we're reported to be
putting up stiff resistance at both
points.
Dispatches to the Swedish news
paper Dagens Nyheter said the Ger
mans were advancing slowly at
(See STOCKHOLM, page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Communists Hold Key
Marine Radio Posts,
Dies Probers Told
Would Set Up Soviet
System in Event of
War, Says Witness
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Fred M. Howe, who said he had
been kicked out of Office" in a
marine radio union, told the Dies
Committee today that high Off
cials" of the American Communi-
cations Association &C. 1. o. were
Communists who planned to help
set up Soviet system in this coun-
try in event of war.
He testified also that he had seen
a man named Stano, whom he iden-
titled as Communist, in the radio
room of the yacht Sea Cloud, owned
by Joseph E. Davies, former United
States Ambassador to Belgium and
Russia.
Mr.. Davies was Ambassador to
Belgium at the time, Howe said,
and "Stano" was in position to
handle and copy radiograms sent
to and from the yacht.
Mr.. Davies, who is now a special
assistant to Secretary Hull here,
said Of Howe's testimony about
Stano:
George Stano has been employed
as chief wireless operator on the
yacht Sea Cloud since 1884. He Is an
excellent operator, quiet, efficient,
reliable and thoroughly trusted by
his captain. I do not know his poll
tics or his religion. If he is Com
munist. it would be a great surprise
not only to me but also to his ship
mates. and do not think he is"
Howe charged that the Interna-
tional Executive Board of the Amer
lean Communications Association
had used a "goon squad" to oust
him forcibly as an official of Local
of the American Radio Telegra-
piers Association, marine division
of the A. C.. A.
Would Tie Up Communications.
OF communism, he declared:
High officials of the American
Communication Association are
members of the Communist party
and have been for years. Their sole
purpose is to get control of COM
munications and, in event of war,
to tie them up and help the party
take over industries of the United
States and establish Soviet sys-
tenn"
He testified that Communists were
radio operators on many of the
finest ships in the American mer-
chant marine and on some smaller
ships were the only operators aboard.
The party had succeeded also, he
said, in placing members in the
Governments airway radio service.
Some in U. S. Service.
Until recently. Howe testified,
Hollis o. Fairchild, whom he identi-
fled as a Communist, had been an
employe at the marine radio station
at Chatham, Mass, which he said
was the best and largest in the
country, able to communicate with
ships throughout the world.
Asked whether he knew any Com
/c.~ nv rr~y~A 4 ~ -~--- -
Evening star., 1940-04-24
B u uIletin

Chairman Gillette, Democrat, Of
Iowa announced today that the
Senate Campaign Investigating
Committee had ordered investi-
gators to inquire into the Ne
braska presidential primaries and
the West Virginia senatorial pri-
mary.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Reynuud Coils Cabinet
ToAdopt NewWor Plans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 24.-Premier Rey-
maud summoned his cabinet today
to put into effect new plans agreed
upon by the allied Supreme War
Council to coordinate French,
British, Polish and Norwegian action
against any new German assault.
The cabinet session was scheduled
for 4:30 pm. at Elysee Palace.
Little activity was noted on the
western front except for the usual
patrol skirmishes and artillery ex-
changes. Aerial operations dwindled
under overcast skies.
The regular morning communique
OF the French high command merely
said: Nothing to report"
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Two Hearings Tomorrow
On District Bills

An effort to complete revision of
proposed legislation to hberalize the
local unemployment compensation
law will be made by the Judiciary
Subcommittee Of the House District
Committee at an executive session
tomorrow at 10 am.
A half hour later the Insurance
and Banking subcommittee of the
District Committee will hold final
hearing on bill designed to regu-
late the fire, marine, casualty and
title insurance business.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Italian Attitude
Growing Sharper
Toward Britain
MussoIini Is Irrituted
By Trade Hindronces
In Allies Blockade
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April 24.-Fascist circles
today reported a sharpening of
Italy's attitude toward the allies,
particularly toward Britain, but
there was no indication that this
would lead to early Italian partici-
patton in the war on the side of
Germany.
Premier Mussolini was reported to
be greatly irritated by the hin
drance to Italian trade caused by
the allied blockade of Germany as
well as by reports that British naval
circles were Indifferent to Italy's
possible entry into the war as an ally
Of the Nazis.
Fascist quarters said Mussolini ex-
pressed his feelings with the warn
ing. Let the English try to come
in front of Fiumicino." (Fiumicino
is at the mouth of the Tiber River.)
Trade Talks at Standstill.
One informant said this reported
remark had been prompted by
London newspapers statement that
Rome was within the range of the
British Navy's big guns.
British efforts to reach a salts
factory trade agreement with Italy
were reported today to be at a
standstill. One Italian source said
that E. w. Playfair, special trade
envoy sent to Rome by Britain for
the negotiations, had made no prog
reSs.
Italians generally criticized the
British contraband control which
has annoyed Italy because of the
stopping, searching and sometimes
the holding of Italian ships, even
those plying between Italian and
Ethiopian ports.
British Buying Is Sore Point.
Informed Italians said this situ-
ton explained the Fascist press in
sistence on Italy's right to more
freedom of the Mediterranean.
Another sore point was said to be
the British buying of raw materials
to keep them out of German hands,
to the hindrance of italian trade,
particularly in the Balkans.
Italian reports from Belgrade said
an Italian -Yugoslav trade commits
sion would meet in Rome the first
week in May and would discuss the
possibility of abandoning the barter
system now in use between the two
countries. Some foreign observers
interpreted this as an Italian move
to combat the British economic Of
fensive in the Balkans.
German Victory Forecast.
The Bologna newspaper Resto del
Carlino today forecast a German
victory in the European war and de-
clared that Italy's future as well as
Germany's is at stake in the out
come.
Discussing the question Should
we fight for Germany" the news
paper said that if italy entered the
war I'VE will not fight for Germany,
but rather beside Germany"
The newspaper continued:
eff we enter the war we will do
it for ourselves and for our interests.
BY this we do not mean that Ber-
Inns cause does not concern us.
Quite the contrary. We believe IN a
victory of German arms. and the
forces of the Reich have all our good
wishes, since we know well that in
this conflict our future and that Of
our sons and grandsons also is at
stake"
Italy's aim, said the newspaper,
would be ito help our own fortunes
and so much the better if this CO.
incides with that Of the German
people"
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Woman, Child Reported
Killed in AuIboro Roid
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
AALBORG, Denmark, April "a
Authorities in German-occupied
Denmark today reported the first
Danish civilian air raid casualties
woman and child who, they said,
were killed by bomb splinters in a
British air raid on the Aalborg air
drome Sunday.
The announcement said three
British planes were shot down In the
raid and the crew of one was taken
prisoner.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Red Cross Sending Three
Workers to Notchez

The American Red Cross an
nounced today it was rushing three
disaster relief workers, DR.. William
De Kleine, medical adviser; Mrs.
Molly Hodges, Mississippi field rep
resentative, and Miss Roberta
Morgan, Red Gross relief worker at
Amite, to Natchez, Miss, to aid the
injured and families of victims OF
the dance hall fire there last night.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Britain Detuins 81 Ships

LONDON, April "a (P.-The Mn
istry of Economic Warfare an
nounced today that 81 ships, includ-
ing nine Danish vessels, had been
taken to contraband control bases
or detained in Britain because of the
situation in Norway and Denmark.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Summary of Todoy's Star
Foreign

Foreign
Italian attitude Is growing sharper
toward Britain. Page AL
British raid S Nazi bases in Germany.
Denmark and Norway. Page Al
Morse and allies locked with Nazis
on three fronts. Page Al
Nazi troops reported embarking from
Baltic ports. Page AL
All South Norway from Stavanger to
Oslo held, say Nazis. Page Az
Chinese claim recapture Of
Kaifeng. Page A-3
National
House group approves foreign securi-
ties legislation. Page Al
Guffey widening lead over Jones in
Senate race. Page Al
Fire takes 212 lives at Natchez
CMiss) Dance Hall. Page Az
Secrecy shrouds Roosevelt talks with
Mackenzie King. Page A
Washington and Vicinity
Two colored youths confess sirlis
killing. Page Az
Evening star., 1940-04-24

(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-3D
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

NEW K-FP)-"Those asking
more wages are assumed to be alien
influenced fifth columnists, but when
Bethlehem, dupont, Packard, Douglas
and other giant corporations making
planes, motors or ships stage a sit
down, the administration comes quick
ly to terms" Labor Research Assn.
charges in the August issue of Eco
monte Notes.
The bulletin contrasts the success
full sitdown strike of plane manufac-
turers, who refused to fill defense
orders until they knew exactly what
their profits would be, with the strike
of shipyard workers at the Federal
Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Kear-
ney, N. j.
Asserting that the plane manufac-
turers had the support of the War and
Navy departments, the national adj
visory defense commission and the
trade and financial press, the bulletin
comments: "a quite different song is
sung when labor asks for living
wage, vacations with pay or some
other luxury"
Economic Notes quotes from Forbes
magazine a warning on the Kearney
shipyard strike: Union leaders would
be well advised not to arouse further
enmity by springing strikes at plants
capable of filling governmental con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
10000 DENoUNCE
CONSUMPTION
AT RALLY

Denunciation of the pending con
lscription bill drew cheers from 10000
persons gathered in the Randall's Is
land stadium in New York on August
for one of the biggest anti-war
rallies in recent months. The meet
ing was called by the Emergency
Peace Mobilization Committee.
Attacking the Burke Wadsworth
conscription bill as the first step to-
ward "a native nazi dictatorship,
Rep. Vito Marcantonio (ALP., N. "
said ut was only because of the ire
mendous response of the American
people that we do not have the con-
scripton law on the books at the pres
ent time
Keep up your messages, keep up
your protests, keep up your meetings:
let congress know you don't want a
militarized America"
In Milwaukee the general executive
Labor placed itself on record against
consumption while in jamestown, n.
d., Mrs. Gladys T. Edwards, national
educational director Of the Farmers
Educational G. Cooperative Union,
termed the CONSUMPTION bill "out-and-
out fascism" In Batavia, o., members
and officers of the Ohio Farm Bureau
in four counties adopted resolution
describing the bill as step toward
military dictatorship
and war"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
Defense INDUSTRIES WINS MILLIONS
I'm PROFITS BY SIT-D0WN STRIKES

tracts In the principal countries al
ready at war governments have cast
all union rights, rules and regulations
into the scrap heap. Labor leaders
had better watch their step"
How the aircraft companies, which
were at no time accused of being I'M
patriotic in their quiet strike, won a
fight against the 80 profit limit in the
new Vinson act is told in the bulle-
tin. The law was enacted after dis
closure that Bethlehem Steel and 9th
er big shipbuilding companies were in
the process of making 800, 100000 in
net profits through the courtesy of
the Navy department. Without com
petitive bidding, the navy gave them
81, 900, 100000 worth of contracts on
the cost-plus JOG basis used during
the last war.
Yielding to the aircraft manufactur-
ers, the administration agreed to elm
mate the 80 profit ceiling and to al
low for accelerated depreciation of
plants and equipment built for de-
Tense.
Regardless of what their New Deal
collaborators may say about equal
sacrifice by all classes, the profiteers
are out to get every cent the traffic
will bear" says Economic Notes. "The
merchants of death are planning the
biggest drag since the 'cost-plus days
of 1914-1918."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
nine W.
PROJECTS Are
APPROVED

BUTTE.-Nine WPA projects car
rying an expenditure of $199,219 were
given presidential approval during
July, State WPA Administrator Jos
eph E. Parker reported today. APP
prevails by county are as follows:
Carbon, construct bathouse al
Bridger, $1,895.
Custer, beautify and improve the
Custer county cemetery at Miles City
s4,302.
Fergus, construct tennis courts al
Lewistown, $1,564.
Flathead, improve streets, walks
ETC., at Kalispell, $53,975.
Lewis and Clark, construct National
Guard armory building and improve
grounds, $99,037.
Ravalli, improve Darby school
grounds and facilities, $1,342.
Ravalli, improve school building and
grounds at Victor, 1854.
Saltwater, develop athletic field at
Columbus, 1881.
Sweet Grass construct gymnasium
at Big Timber, s24,949.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
PM EXPOSES
|mEAT-WATERING
RACKET

NEW YORK.-(FP)-PM, new aft
ernoon daily, launched it's first cru
SADIE on Aug. 7. The sc tabloid op
ened up with front-page picture and
a double-page expose of the meat-wa-
tering racket, which gyps New York
consumers of millions of dollars an
nually.
A copyright story by Ned Arm
strong and Leo Margolin told how the
two reporters bought meat at IS mar
|kets. Laboratory analysis showed
that more than half of the meat was
found to be Illegally adulterated with
water"
The New York sanitary code pro-
hibits the addition of water beyond
1920 of the weight of the meat. But
INSCRIPTIONS dealers, the PM story
said, found gold mine in the process
of pumping excess salt water into
corned beef, tongue and other cuts
Result is that when housewife
buys 16-lb. brisket, SO of the $3.50
purchase price may be for nothing but
water. "Watered meat" the story
says, "is why brisket, the cheapest
cut on the COW carcass, a cut known
as the poor mans cut is neverthe-
less more expensive than turkey"
PM reports that there have been
scores of convictions for violation of
the law against watering. Many of
the city's largest and best known
firms have been fined
But the fines have represented only
a small fraction of the profits from
the racket Nine of the larger provi-
sion dealers, said PM, have been con-
victed 80 times out of 80 prosecutions.
penalty was $500 - the only
one on record, and it was paid after
the 18th conviction of that firm. Other
fines ranged from $50 down to IS.
Further instruments in the expose
will give the names of dealers, show
court records.
The story was closely watched in
rival newspaper offices, which have
seen little crusading since the days
of The New York World. Managing
Editor George H. Lyon of PM is
known to favor policy of hard-hit-
ting exposes. Since the paper sells
no advertising, it is in a position to
tackle jobs left untouched by other
1ailies.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
HOUSE PETITION
FOCAL POINT
ON GEYER BILL

| A resolution calling upon the Rules
committee to grant rule for con.
sideratioI of anti-poll tax bill, H. R.
1884, was introduced last week by
Rep. Lee E. Geyer 3D., CALI.
Prohibiting the requirement of the
payment of poll tax as prerequisite
| for voting at federal elections, the
anti-poll tax bill has not been acted
upon by the House judiciary commit
tee of which Hatton Summers 3D.,
Tex is chairman. Hearings on H. R.
1884, held by subcommittee of the
Judiciary, were completed on May II
of this year.
Congressman Geyer's resolution, if
favorably reported on by the rules
committee and adopted by the house
|of representatives, will bring the anti
poll tax bill to the floor of the house
If no action is taken by the rules
committee within seven legislative
days after July rs, Mr. Geyer plans
to file petition requiring 218 sigma
lures to discharge the rules commit
tee from further consideration of the
bill.
Now, more than ever before, is it
necessary that write-in campaign
be directed at every member of the
house. Get commitments from your
representative in congress that he
will % sign the anti-poll tax petition
when it is placed on the Speakers
desk and ~ vote favorably on the
bill when it comes to the floor of the
house
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

plant was entered by the city attOr-
ney, on the grounds that only the gov
ernor could direct quo warranto pro-
ceedings, and on the further grounds
that the chief of police was not an
official but an employee, working I'M
der the direction of the police COM
missioner.
Hearing on the demurrer had been
set for Tuesday, but on agreement
of attorneys, the hearing was post
poned for two days.
The case is attracting considerable
attention in Helena, and has implica-
lions which are of interest to the en-
tire state, in that the action was in
stituted by the attorney general who
has failed signally in instituting ac-
ton in some cases involving apparent
violations of the corrupt practices act
and complaints of violations of the
gambling laws which have been
brought to his attention. 1t is also
the opinion of many of the citizens
of Helena, that the action was insti-
gated by the gambling fraternity of
the capitol city, this gentry having
had their activities curtailed disagree
ably for them by Colonel Sheridan's
militant enforcement of the laws since
he took over the duties Of chief of
police.
The opinion that the gambling fra
ternity has its fingers in the proceed
ure against Sheridan, is prompted by
the fact that the complaint is reported
to have been drawn by Sherman
Smith, who has been the mouth
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
GREEN FACES
FIGHT ON
endorsements

WASHINGTON.-( Opponents
of the amendments to the national
labor relations act sponsored by Rep
Howard Smith 3D., Va) are either
being opposed for reelection by the
AFL or are being denied the AF'L en-
dorsement, it was learned here.
In at least two instances, persons
nominally regarded as bitter enemies
of organized labor have been endorsed
by the AFL although the local bodies
have refused to obey instructions to
support the candidates
In st. Louis, Mo-, Rep. c. Arthur
Anderson d., MOI was endorsed by
AFL Pres. VIM. Green although bit
terly opposed by the st. Louis central
trades and labor union.
In Utah, Green urged the Utah state
federation of labor to endorse Sen.
VIM. King Cd against Rep. Abe Muir
dock CD in the primaries although
Murdoch has been one of the most
consistent supporters of labor legisla-
ton in the house.
1t is unlikely, according to Murdoch,
that the Utah affiliates of the AFL
will obey instructions and endorse
King.
The st. Louis group made public
their reply to Green in which they
protested against instructions to en-
dorse Anderson.
81 must inform you" Pres. Joseph
p. Clark of the st. Louis central labor
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
COOP WHOLESALE
REPORTS $50 GAIN
IN 1889 BUSINESS

NEW YORK-(FP)-Sal of the
consumer-owned Eastern Cooperative
Wholesale for the first six months of
1910 we're $3.50 ahead of the first six
months of 1899 and $4,000 greater
than for the entire year of 1888, the
Cooperative League of the U. S. A. re-
ported August s.
Eastern Cooperative Wholesale,
owned and operated by $50 co-opera-
tive associations on the eastern sea-
board, enjoyed a business gain of
more than s280,000 in the first six
months of this year as compared with
the first half of 1889. For the period
ending June 80, the total was $757, 636,
which was $4,000 more than for the
full year of 1888.
The wholesale has made an average
gain of 40d year since 1896 and
expects to exceed it's quota of $780,
900 this year.