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Evening star., 1941-12-13
Railroads Ask Ice
To Boost Passenger
And Freight Rates
10 Per Cent Increases
Sought to Meet Cost
Of Wage Adjustment
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Nations railroads petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Comn1is-
sion today for increased freight and
passenger rates which would pro-
duce approximately s356525 900 IN
additional revenue annually.
The increases were asked TO en-
able the carriers to meet higher op-
Grating costs resulting from .he re-
cent wage increases granted their
employees
The proposed increases included:
l. Increase of 10 per cent in all
passenger fares except the / q cents
per mile special rate allowed mem
bers of military or naval forces trav-
cling on furlough. There would be
no increase in the extra fare charged
on some trains.
2. Increase of 10 per cent in all
freight rates except those on an
thracite and bituminous coal, coke
and iron ore.
In the case of anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal, the railroads pro-
posed an increase of cents in rates
stated on net ton basis and cents
where stated on gross ton basis,
except that rates from all origins TO
points west of Chicago and Mil
waukee would be increased as fol-
lows:
Rates of Is cents and less, an in
crease of 3 cents; rates from rs cents
to 81, an increase of 5 cents; rates
over 81, an increase Of 10 cents.
3. An increase of 10 per cent IN all
accessorial charges except in demur-
rage, dockage, tippGng or foliage
charges or in charges for protective
service against heat or cold.
In addition to revenues needed to
meet the wage increase, the rail-
roads said more funds were required
to make readjustments in the wages
of employees not covered by the wage
award and to meet increased oper-
ating costs running into many mil
lions of dollars as a result OF pre-
cautionary measures which they
said they were now taking on rec
concentrations of the War Depart
ment to safeguard their properties
and operations during the war.
Evening star., 1941-12-13

posed by Director Floyd D. Odlum
of the o. p M. contract distribu-
ton division. Under the Odlum
plan. industries employing 20 work.
ers or less would have beer. assured
OF supplies from this pool.
S. p a.. B. yesterday. however,
directed o. p NJ to set up a special
committee to work out, with Mr..
Odlum. a new policy and a pro-
gram of action"
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Lityinoff Says Soviet
Would Welcome Use
OF Territory by Allies
But Envoy Is Silent on
Question Of U. S. Access
To Siberian Buses
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvi-
nof1, asked at a press conference to-
day whether Russia's allies would be
allowed to use her territory against
the common foe, the Axis powers, in
dicated they would be welcome
Why not?" he replied. I'VE need
all the help We can get
But the Ambassador, who has in
dicated since his arrival in Washing
ton Sunday that his country did not
plan. at present, to enter the war
against Japan directly, would not
predict whether America would be
given access to Siberian air bases to
operate against her Pacific foe. He
said it was a military question he
could not answer.
Mr. Litvinoff said he was certain
there would be a complete under
standing among the three great al
lies-the United States. Great Brit
ain and RuSsia-as to the role each
is to play in the common fight
against the Axis powers. which he
called international gangsters."
We're all in the same boat" HI
said of the three countries opposing
the Nazi-Fascist front I'VE mus1
crash or triumph together over the
greatest menace of our times. We
will triumph"
All that is going on now, Mr.
Litvinoff said referring to the
spread of the war to the Pacific, lis
the result of a vast conspiracy by
a gang of international gangsters
calling themselves the Axis powers.
Asked if he anticipated that thu
Soviet Union would 60 to war with
Japan or break of the normal diplo'
matte relations that still exist be-
tween the two nations, the Ambas'
sador said he could not answer.
When reporters wanted to know
whether he expected Japan to oper
new front against Russia ir
Siberia, he indicated he thought
! Japan had its hands full at the mo-
ment. although he conceded thai
undoubtedly it would please Hitler
for Japan to attack Russia on the
Manchurian border.
I'VE are proud and happy to count
ourselves as an ally of your grea,
country" the envoy said.
Why Germans Stalled.
Mr.. Litvinof1 said the stalling OF
the German drive on Moscow ano
the Caucasus was due only IN part
to the rieors Of the Russian winter
! The drive has been halted by q
combination of circumstances, not
the least of which is the terrif1c re-
sistance of the Red Armies, he
asserted.
when I left Moscow a month
ago." he recalled, the enemy was
at the very gates of Moscow. Ac-
cording to Hitler's promises to his
people, his armies should have been
marching through the Red Square
six weeks before and the Red Army
should have been completely washed
| up. You know what has happened
The Ambassador secuted the idea
that Hitler had deliberately with
drawn pressure from Russia for his
own purposes. He was forced to dc
it, Mr. Litvinoff said.
Asked if Russia planned big
spring offensive, the Ambassador
smiled and said: Our offensive al.
ready has begun
! He felt, he said that American
lease-lend aid to Russia would con.
! tinue-on an even bigger scale q.
production increased in this coun.
try-despite the needs of the new
war. He gained this assurance from
his talks with President Roosevelt
Secretary Hull and Harry Hopkins
lease lend administrator.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Lived Between Wars

HENDLEY, Nebr., Dec. 13 tPl.-
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Meyers named
their son Victor because he was
born the day America triumphed in
the first World War-November IL.
1918. Victor was killed in action
last Sunday at Hickam Field in
Hawaii, the day Japan attacked
America in the second World War.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Labor Promotes Films

Exchanges are to be established
for Mexican films in key Latin
American cities. according to a plan
outlined by the National Cinemato-
graphic Workers Union, Local No.
2 of Mexico CITY
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Bandits Get $4,000

SACRAMENTO. Calf. Dec. l3 (AP,.
Two well dressed men held up the
big Hale Bros. department store
shortly after closing time yesterday
and escaped with an estimated SIS
900 in Christmas receipts.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED, STRAY
5000 Wheeler I'd Sc AT. 7142- Present
facilities limited to that class only.
DOG. large police, evidently lost some time.
Call MI 1904 between $50 and II an.
DOG, police and Airedale mixed. very
Young near Sears. Roebuck Call GE.
1884 or S01 H st. NV.
GERMAN sHEPHERD-COLLIE. eray-brown
coat Phone Wisconsin 1852 bet. 10 Q m.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL I
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have denounced the broadcasting COM
panies for prolonging the dispute.
''In the interest of our membership
and of other union men and women
who have been thrown out of work,
we want to bring about settlement
to this dispute" Miller said. 1--WE are
not taking up cudgels in behalf of
ASCAP, nor are we supporting the
broadcasters' fight"
Another development is the POSSIBLE
ity that the Songwriters Protective
Assn. may become affiliated with the
AFL. This was discussed at recent
meeting of the organization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
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With every financial page reporting
increased corporate profits, the stock
market continues to sag, with little
or no public demand for securities.
People who have any spare money
are either putting it in the bank or
boarding it. The total of currency In
circulation is over 100000,
which is half again as much as is
needed to take care of the present
volume of business. Someone some
where is tucking the money away.
American businessmen are plagued
by lack of confidence, anxiety and
fear. They see private economy stag
nant. The huge government spending
program is piling up debt that must
either be repudiated or paid out OF
ruinously high taxes. An abyss of
economic disaster yawns at the end
of the war.
Business economists and business
men alike feel the chill that heralds
approaching doom. While war tears
their profit system in Europe, paraly-
sis grips it in North America. A con-
tinuance of the war means revolution,
An early peace means new and more
terrible depression.
The Natl Assn. of Manufacturers at
its December convention repeated its
usual small talk about free enterprise
and the American Way of Life. Even
the man on the street begins to real
ize that the path which the profiteers
are urging the American people to fol-
low will prove to be not a way of life
but a way of death.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
KILLED BY SENATE

S. B. "a, by Taylor, Kaulbach and
Toman-Relating to date of compen-
sation payments. Adverse committee
report.
S. B. as, by McQuitty and others
Relating to exemptions from execu-
lions in certain cases. Adverse com
mittee report.
S. B. 81, by Manufacturing the
electorate with record of legislative
vote. Committee of the whole.
S. B. 81, by MISUNDERSTANDING the
use of peyote bean in Indian tribal
ceremonies. 26 to %.
S. B. IL, by Kelley and Taylor-Al-
lowing judges to select deputy clerks
of the court in counties of the sixth
and seventh class. Committee of the
whole.
S. B. 23, by Ruffcorn-Empowering
the fish and game commission to enter
into cooperative agreements with the
U. S. department of interior. Adverse
committee report.
S. B. 10, by Woods-Creating com
missioner districts in counties. Ad-
verse committee report.
S. B. 38, by Burke-Establishin the
eastern Montana college of education.
Adverse minority committee report.
S. B. 81, by Ecton-Making it prima
facie evidence of criminal negligence
to shoot a person while hunting. Adj
verse committee report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
line for Introduction of bills.

line for Introduction of bills.
House Bill No. 4S introduced by
Murray and McGreevy, known as the
loan Shark Bill' was killed on com.
mittee report but the house recon.
sidered it's action and it is now before
the house for further consideration.
House Bill No 1873 introduced by
O'Brien making it necessary to estab-
lish thirty-day residence in order to
procure a divorce is now in the judici
airy committee. This was a highly
controversial bill which passed both
houses the last session but was vetoed
by the governor. This bill will prob
ably find its way to the floor for &C
ton before long.
The first major appropriation bill
introduced pertaining to the elective
offices which would effect saving
to the taxpayers of some 100000
passed the house without opposition,
which would tend to prove that the
members are favorable to the idea of
recognizing and stream-lining our
state government In an effort to op-
crate more efficiently and econom-
ically.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

S. ]. R. Authorizing hiring of
additional senate help.
H. B. 12-Allowing county commits
sioners to discontinue streets and al
leys in unincorporated cities and
towns.
H. J. M. Requesting congress to
enact Townsend plan.
H. J. M. Asking congress to en-
act legislation making all government
bonds taxable.
H. ]. R. Providing for joint COM
mittee to study state reorganization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05

Licensing slot machines. Revenue
and taxation.
H. B. 1877, by appropriations COM
mittee = Appropriating $1,946742 for
eight state institutions for coming BIZ
ennium. Appropriations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
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at this or any future time when 1t
appears.
Gambling Bills
With no revenue measures intro
duced which will provide funds suffi-
cient to pay sorely needed increases
in old age pensions and other forms
Of necessary relief, other than the per-
ennial prophet of the sales tax, Rep
resentatiye. Stevens who seems per-
petually bent on giving to the needy
with one hand while taking sub
stantial portion of what he gives away
with the other; this sales tax measure
and the gambling license bill, are the
only two which might conceivable pro-
vide sufficient revenue. 1t is not, Of
course, surprising that there is little
enthusiasm for the Introduction of any
measure to touch the swollen profits
of the corporations, derived from the
and exploitation of the states re-
sources. However, it would seem that
the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
and its associated exploiting interests,
would have hard time developing a
reasonable defense against such in
creased taxation on swollen incomes,
and If the measures are introduced as
they should be, we shall watch the
results with interest as we'll all of the
common people of the state.
IT does not aDDear prObable that the
old people of the state will see the
justification of an increase in benefits
which are Immediately subject to tax
alton or that they will favor benefits
derived from exploiting the weak
nesses of mankind. We rate their
moral principles more highly than
that.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
KILLED BY HOUSE

H. B. 70 Changing Carbon Still.
water county line. Adverse commit
tee report.
H. B. 17-Providing for pension fund
and list for fish and game department
employees. Adverse committee report
H. B. 48-Setting maximum interest
rates on small loans Adverse COM
mittee report.
HB. 123-Exempting district judges
from resignation to run for another
office Committee of the whole.
H. B. 130-Raising salary of deputy
secretary of state. Committee of the
whole.
H. B. 77-Relating to rights of labor
Adverse committee report.
H. B. 118 = Defining professional
status of newspapermen. Adverse
committee report.
H. B. 92-Putting commissioners of
four counties on salary basis Com
mittee of the whole.
H. B. 57-Relating to challenges of
jurors for cause. Adverse committee
report.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
SENATE
Bills Introduced
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Roads and highways.
s. B. rs, by Simmons-Authorizi
selection of a state water commits
sioner. Judiciary.
S. B. rs, by Campbell-Concerning
city budgets. Counties and towns.
PASSED BY SENATE
s. B. 8, by Simmons Providing
estates less than $1,000 to go to widow
or minor children by direct title. 51-0.
S. B. 26, by Mutt and others-Pro-
viding moratorium on delinquent tax
penalties and interest in redemption
of tax deed land before March l, 1912.
SO to 0.
S. j. M. 5, by Peterson and others
Asking congress to raise the tariff on
commercial mustard seed and its prod
ucts. 81 to 0.
S. J. M. 6, by Peterson and others
Asking federal standards be created
to grade commercial mustard seed.
81 to 0.
S. B. 36-Relating to leasing of state
land for test wells. 43 to 2.
S. B. 22-Providing for conspicuous
lettering of license plates on state
owned vehicles. Al to 0.
S. B. 18-Repealing certain statutes
governing farm storage of grain. $50.
S. B. 20, by DEMONSTRATING to
the taking of appeals to the Montana
supreme court SIS to 0.
S. B. Is, by D'Ewart-Providing for
bonds for members of the industrial
accident board 55 to 0.
S. B. 20, by Misunderstanding to
purchases by county commissioners.
81 to 8.
S. B. 6, by Wood-Prohibiting aliens
from public employ 81 to O.
S. J. M. T. by Murray and others
Asking congress to establish special
for Montana landless In
dams. SO to L.
S. ]. M. 8, by Arnold and others
Urging use of domestic chromium de-
posits SO to 0.
H. B. So, by demonstrating to
bonds in the granting Of injunctions.
81 to 2.
H. ]. R. 3, by judiciary committee
Designating the third week in May as
week. 81 to 0.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

leine who had plenty Of worthy opportunities,
some Of them placed in her path by Mrs.
Dahlgren. Asked what was the matter with
them all, Madeleine replied:
Absolutely nothing They are all perfect,
except that 1 don't happen TO love them"
Even if it required some string-picBing to
soothe her nerves Mrs. Dahlgren had to be
bit patient because these were almost the
same words she had used to her own equally
ambitious mother under similar circum-
stances.
In her own case she had ultimately done
the right thing" by marrying Eric Dahlgren,
son of Rear Admiral Dahlgren of the United
States Navy, a man of high financial well
as social Importance In the end no doubt,
Madeleine would also be sweety reasonable
but she wasn't
While watching Madeleine so intently the
mother seems to have overlooked certain
symptoms in the next younger daughter
Ulrica portending her sudden flight from
the social coop by clipping 90 Arizona. wiz one
John Favel Hubbard Exactly what Mrs
Dahlgren thought about this romance could
not be tranStsted into words by an expert on
harp music That is the way she said II for
.months But Town Topics assayed the social
and financial value of the young bridegroom
in the following sentence.
having first appeared on the scene as a semi
professional dancer at Newport
Both Mama and Town Topics seem to have
been playing the right hunch on young Hub
bard At least it is reported that in 1921,
after three children had been born, Ulrica
separated from her husband and there IS no
indication that since then either time or
absence has made their hearts grow fonder.
Anyhow there was no sense in harping
over spilled milk forever so Mrs. Dahgren
kept a stricter watch than ever over Made
leine. To the mothers dismay. the girl APP
peared bent on making the same old mis-
take in fact asked her consent TO be engaged
to the mistake"
The youth was Reginald Townsend Of just
as fine an old family as the Dahlgrens but by
no means their financial peer. The answer
was a flat refusal by the older one, followed
by some close thinking by the young people.
The first World War was going strong
and Its an IN wind blows nobody good
t,. American Weekly Inc Craat Britain Rights Re.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

new for a while, political Importance AS
wife of the Minister 70 Canada she was not
only the richest woman in the world, but wife
of the representative of the richest country
in the world Then something went awry.
Perhaps she didn't enjoy shining in the re-
Elected glory Of mere husband.
At any rate a handsome English adven-
turer named Capt Cunningham-R appeared
on the scene as an escort for Doris and the
rift in the Cromwell Duke marriage became
wide enough for all TO see.
strangely enough, the harp playing which
has been such a harmony-restorer between
Mrs Dahlgren and her children was years
ago a source of considerable discord between
her and her mother the formidable Mrs.
Joseph w Drexel. called The General" be-
cause of the military manner in which she
ran Philadelphia society.
It seems that as young girl, Mrs. Dahl
gren, then Lucy DreXel, so fancied herself as
a musician that she decided to renounce
society in favor OF a professional career as
harpist. Her mother, on the other hand, was
dead set on making her the foremost debu-
tante of the epoch So while Lucy wept and
sulked Mrs DreXel went determinedly ahead
preparing "a super-debut for her daughter
Came the morning of the fateful day and
there was CONSERVATION in the DreXel mansion.
Everything was ready and on hand except The
debutante, who had disappeared. Hasty calls
were made relatives and discreet friends.
For hours nothing was heard of the girl. Late
in the afternoon came word that Miss Lucy
was in New York with an aunt and would not
come back unless her mother gave in about
her musical career.
What happened at the subsequent Interview
between the inexorable General" and her
insubordinate daughter can only bc conjec-
tured from the fact that Lucy arrived In time
to put in an appearance at the close Of her
famous debutante ball and from then on
nothing more was said about a musical career.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

Il might have known il" said suspicious
Mama You needn't think you are going 10
mix patriotism with marriage" Dutful
daughter was ready with the answer:
But he is going right away while I must
stay here for six months training. You needn't
be afraid of our marrying because the Govern
ment won't permit both husband and wife
to go over If people get married over there
the Government will send one of them back
So we wouldn't do anything like that"
The mother found that the marriage regu-
lations were as stated and gave consent But
after the armstice she received a cable from
her daughter stating that their engagement
was TO be announced in the European papers
on a certain date.
This gave the mother plenty of time to
announce il first which she finally and
luctantly did. Also she got out the old harp.
Much of that harp-paying unjustfied
because, strange it may seem. this finan-
cial m1smating proved to be a success.
olga and Eva, youngest of the six Dahlgren
sisters refused both horns OF the matrimonial
dilemma, did the Oldest one, Lucy by
declining 20 marry at all.
In other words six Of the most promising
girls in the country failed TO Keep that
promise.
OF the two boys who arrived at the end Of
the procession Joseph w like his sisters,
Lucy. olga and Eva, defeated all attempts 90
lead him TO the altar. Eric Jr. eighth and
last of the brood married a Russian, the
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen.
Here again was a Dahlgren wedding class
or at least title though no visible cash.
And again a marriage for love only proved
happy but, unfortunately. Eric died abroad
in 1923
Kathcrnc's second husband Oliver Crom-
well was the best man at his brothers we'd
ding 90 Doris Duke
Jimmie was able TO give Doris something
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

ing the ball Of matrimonial disappointments
rolling and the harp twangihg with the first
Of the matrimonial shocks for her mother.
Richard was socially acceptable and
broker. but with so little money that giving
away the bride sounded too literal to please
the maternal ear.
In 1922, just after the birth Of their baby
there was quiet divorce and no harping
because Katherine would surely do better next
time
The Cromwell match also produced one
daughter. Eva named mostly In honor of
Grandma Stotesbury but also slightly after
one OF Katherne's sisters
Lucy. Oldest of the SIX daughters was be-
ing groomed for an exalted marriage when
she knocked out an such hopes forever by
entering a convent largely supported by her
mothers funds at Cornwens, Pa.
In this she was following in the footsteps
Of her maiden aunt Catherine DreXel Cath
crime not only fled from the world, the flesh
and the devil but also "a fortune of $4,000 600,
in her own right,
Mrs Dahlgren did nothing Go stand in her
daughters way and hoped Sister Lucy would
be happy but the harp sounded constantly for
months. Finally she put the musical soace
away to concentrate on Katherine who has
rewarded her efforts with those two disap-
pOlnlfnenlS.
However there were four more attractive
little maidens bossomng 10 maturity Made
leine, Ulrica Olga and Eva 20 say nothing of
couple of boys Joseph w and Eric, Jr.
With their resplendent social and financial
background it seemed impossible that at least
one of them would fail 90 make society his
tory. Yet the impossible was destined to
happen.
After Katherine, next in line was Made