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too. This is the climax, we are sure, Joel has
been seen. Then the camera permits us to see
what the conspirators were looking at "a
little bird, fitting in the eaves Joel is at the
moment hidden behind an angle of the stair
way) Scarcely do we draw relieved breath
before Joels coat is caught in the ratchets
of the great wheel. He struggles out of the
sleeves. But - the wheel is carrying the coat
inexorably to where it will be seen by the
conspirators. JOEL risking fatal fall, re-
trieves the telltale cloth. He manages to gain
the roof - only to find that there is no way
to climb down. He must descend that whole
inward path again. All the way down we see
each peril before Joel does, heightening and
prolOnging our fear. At one point man
throws his head back face upward, when
Joel, unknowing, must instantly appear
thrown his head back merely to don pull
over shirt. The dangerous stair-turn is safely
negotiated in that moment when the shirt
keeps the guard blind! Here s-the-crisis;
no-it-isn't" recurs until we want to scream
Swing Torture
ANOTHER example ofthis irritation" tech
nique is the playing and replaying of swing
record, by which the oonspirators hope to
drive the diplomat mad. The orchestra leader
who conducted that recording threatened to
sue, because of the use to which it was put
The music's repetitious squeak draws terror
thin, like line of fame
Gently! -
More than any other director in motion
pictures, Alfred Hitchcock has staked his
career on suspense, and has made it work
for him in every foot of every reel: The Girl
Was Young, The Man Who Knew Too
Much, The 80 Steps, The Lady Vanishes,
A Woman Alone - each of these British
made thrillers that built up his tremendous
Evening star., 1941-01-05
tOr. 80 ~

oomposn Drives such This Economy Mo.ooods umI
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III
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:: : :: :: : :: :: :: !: !: !:
staging rousing cam NJ '.g as -
paign. 1t had begun as AN "
local taxpayers bat
tie against five-mil- N4NN
lion-dollar issue of sSsa
bonds for paving. But
as it spread and de-
veloped-as as improvement associations, home
Evening star., 1941-01-05

- cred with huge black letters.
KILL" was all l could read from
where stood, and waited to see what new
product was being advertised.
In minute the plane came overhead and
the banner was in full view: KILL NEW
LOANS -.
What in the world is it all about? won
dered.
1t didn't take me long to find out. In the
next block a sound truck was blaring out for
everyone to hear: stop non. defense spend
ing :. Don't stint on national defense .
Cut expenditures of local government -
And during the rest
of my stay in Balti- wmssspss
more | couldn't have -.sszss II <T1r a
got away from that t~kKASHNX
battle cryif had tried. vV3Ssnss .ssA n. \
For Baltimore was -
sfapino a ro,,cno can vaIs8 TIM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Jap Bombs
Shake Us.
Embassy
International Nsw. service Gable

LONDON. June 16.-A Reuters
British dispatch from Chung
king today reported a heavy Japa-
neSe air raid on the Chinese
capital in which the American
embassy narrowly escaped being
hit. and said that huge Japa-
neSe naval force was maSsing off
the Chekiang coast.
Some units of this battle force
already are Steamlng southwark,
said the dispatch. for what may
be a move of major Importance in
the South Pacific.
More than 100 warships. includ-
ing battleshipS. light and heavy
cruisers and airplane carriers, are
included in the battle force con-
centrating off Chekiang, the re-
ports stated
(Cheklang province is about
700 miles northeast OF the
Philippines and about 1000
miles north Of the Dutch East
Indies
Twenty-Seven japanese bombers
rained high explosive bombs on
the river front district of Chung
king during the day. several Of
the missiles falling close 10 the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

> II y ~ VI II - H. june ~
Americas big feet based on Homo
lulu and Manila promises too be
held in the Pacific Ocean indefi-
nitely by the threatened Develop
ments in southeast Asia waters
between Japan and the Neither
lands East Indies.
Tension between Toxic and Ba-
tavia is admittedly approaching a
serious if not grave point.
1t is being aggravated in Wash
ington by campaign 10 prohibit
completely the shipments of oil
and gasoline 10 Japan in the be-
lief this would strongly handicap
Japan in her conflict with China.
With stubborness. obstinacy and
as characteristic OF
the Dutch as the 'bulldoggy'
spirit is Of the British, the Dutch
won't bulge one point from their
stand and won't yield 10 japanese
wishes or pressure.
Toxic sees no alternative but 10
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This was Officially confirmed by
Japans foreign minister, Ybsuke
himself, in a telegram
10 me today.
In view OF the alarming rumors
in the Far East / asked him for
a statement on the situation.
The japanese foreign minister
telegraphed me:
1.-THE Netherlands East Indies
reply il far from satisfactory.
I deplOre the failure ON the part
OF the Netherlands and her ac-
tual needs. Japan desires eco
homie rehabilitation of East Asia
through friendly cooperation
OF It's component regions.
Il am afraid our envoy, Mr..
YoshiZawa, will shortly have 10
withdraw In view OF the unre-
sponSive attitude Of the Neither
lands East Indies authorities"
Commenting on the new 90. OOO, :
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
London TO Washington
Air Route Protected

LONDON. June 16. - INS)
British Overseas Always is com
pleting plans for trans Atlantic
service from London 10 Washing
ton 10 facilitate passage Of British
and American officials between
the American and British capitals.
the London Daily Mail reports.
II was understood in aviation
circles that this service Will con
sist of new link in the existing
route 10 Newfoundland. probably
via Montreal Only passengers
given official priority by the
American government will be
carried
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

American embassy Another eX-
ploded in the Yangtze River within
20 yards OF the American gunboat
rutuila, on patrol duty.
The 370-ton river gunboat was
not damaged by the blast, nor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

were any of her crew injured.
The offices Of Col William
Mayer, military attache Of the ems
basSy. were hit by a bomb and
damaged Colonel Mayer and the
office staff escaped injury.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

Private Terwilliger of the
United States Army's 18th
Regiment at Fort Ord, Cal,
who went into the army as a
shoe clerk and might come
out as movie actor. He was
so impressive in a camp play
that a talent scout found him,
guarantees a screen test when
his years training period is up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16

000-yen trade pact between Japan
and Russia. in answer 10 my ques-
ton as TO IFS Importance and sig
nllicance, MatSuoka telegraphed
me.
1.-THE trade pact with Moscow
was welcomed as "A solution 10 "A
long standing and very impOr-
tant question and as an indica-
ton of further Improvement I'm
Soviet and japanese relations.
lit II likely 10 be followed i'm
the not too distant future by the
settlement of other outstanding
and hitherto veXing questions"
WOULD L. s. FIGHT:
The foreign minister has not
Indicated what JapanS next move
may be towards the Netherlands
East Indies after the recall OF
Yoshizawa But l learn reliably
that MatSuoka has not yet yielded
10 pressure for strong measures.
According 10 Dutch sources, the
Netherlands East Indies are con-
WINGED that America and Britain
are certain 10 come TO their as
slStanCe.
on the other hand Toxic says
IL knows that neither Washington
nor London wants a conflict in the
Pacific al this stage Of things in
the Atlantic and the eastern Med
.iterranean.
China counts much less in ia
pans calculations OF "A possible
conflict IN the Pacific than is gen.
orally believed in America. where
the Chungking governments Of
.fenSlve and military potentialitleS
appear 20 be much overrated.
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dent, whose views on the serious
ness of the war as a direct menace
TO this country, and whose inten-
ton not TO let Britain fall have
been made as clear as anything
can be.
There IL no question but that
the pro-NaZi mass movement in
this country is behind Lindbergh.
NOV LET us compare the way
~ IN which the government
treats the Communist workers who
try 10 sabotage the defense eff
fort. with the way II treats the
largely middle class pro-Nazis who
try 10 sabotage the defense effort.
Brigadier-General Hershey has
telegraphed 10 the local draft
boards, and instructed them TO
reconsider the classification OF all
registrantS for the draft who have
ceased 10 perform the Jobs for
which they were deferred That
means that workers who strike in
sabotage Of the defense effort will
be drafted.
As citizen Of the United States.
! do not in the least like this or
der. The United States Army IS
not or should not be penal in
StItutlon That IS not the point !
am making.
The point am making is that
when Llndbergh. a reserve officer
of the United States Army went
out 10 sabotage the American de
Tense policy, and was rebuked by
the President. he resigned from
the army and the President ac-
cepted ms resignation and de-
ferred hum 10 continue his agi-
tation.
The President called him a
"coppcrhead and said the army
wanted none. and Immediately
numbers Of his followers began
wearing badges with the inscrIp-
lion Il Am a Copperhead
DUT. you sec, there are Copper
- heads on both sides of the
fence The CopperheadS in the big
Industries and IN big politics are
pro-Hitler The Copperheads in
the trade unions are pro-Stalin.
And II would be very bad for
this country If the great majority
Of the people, who are workers,
and who are neither pro-Hitler.
nor pro-StalIn, should get the
idea that If you are pro-Hitler you
are reprimandcd and released from
civic discipline. and If you are
pro-Stahn YOU are apt 10 get shot
or drafted
THIS was precisely the social
Il situation that led France TO
ruin. 4 vital democracy in a crisis
like the present one has 10 take
action against its enemies on all,
fronts quite regardless OF who is
hit
Hitler and Stain are together
and they are going 10 stay to-
gether. They are enemies of the
United States. they are working
inside the United States. and their
IN this country are
the enemies of the United
Released nv The Bell Syndicate. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Dorothy
Thompson
Aneered
- ssails Order to Draft
- Arms Plant Strikers
By DOROTHY THOMPSON

BY DOkOIHf IHOMPSON
THERE are anti-labor forces in
l. the country who are openly re-
ioicing that the army was tough"
with the striking Inglewood work
ers. But that is not the feeling
Of the country as a whole.
That the strike was a wildcat"
strike is clear; that il was Com
munist inspired is certain. but the
spectacle of American workers be-
ing driven al by the American
armed forces is not one TO rejoice
the heart, is not contribution 10
American morale, and Is won
derful contribution 10 Hitler's in
ternational propaganda.
lie certainly will make the most
OF it.
THESE Communist inspire d
l. strikes are political, not eco
nomic. True, some workers fol-
low the c mmunis st leaders
because OF promises 10 obtain for
them economic gains. But the
leaders. and at least part of their
followers. are moved by definite
desire and intention TO sabotage
the defense effort.
For instance. one OF the chief
bones of contention In the CIO.
between the adherents of Philip
Murray and the supporters OF the
Communist-led groups. is the
American Peace Mobilization.
which is Communist directed
group fighting the Presidents
policy
Actually, adherence TO this or
ganlzation is regarded i'm the
unions as a touchstone OF whether
or not a union is affected by the
= communist Party line, and all the
~ wing unions OF the Go have
Endorsed II.
NOW, the Communist line re-
~ garding the American defense
policy is no secret II is that the
President is dragging this coun-
ny into the war" that this is
lust another imperialist war
that "the United States is in no
danger" I, that the state of ma
iional emergency Is just means OF
suppressing Y American freedom.
and that the country needs new
leadership
In other words the workers are
hearing from Communist leaders
exactly the same line OF talk that
they arc hearing from Senator
Wheeler and Lindbergh.
But with this dlnerence-that
il Senator Wheeler and Llndbergh
agltatc along these lines over
nationwide hookups and from lee
ture platforms: II they are backed
up by powerful capitalist groups,
what they do IS embarrassing 10
the administration but stll re-
mains respectable
Whereas If leaders OF the work
crs take the same view. and carry
that view 10 its logical conclusion.
namely 10 strike and by with
holding their collaboration from
The defense effort indicate their
''ttF'Ni hA'il w wv VtNlkil lSlliA o.
they Will get shot at
WIS Is very important matter
Il for American morale. To put
il simply and britally: the work
ers are convinced, as This column
is convinced that Lindbergh is
pro-Nazi. and that he shares the
Nazi philosophy And certainly all
OF has efforts have been directed
10 hamperlng the defense policy.
Nor has he satisfactorily eX-
his recent remark that the
buntry needs a change in leader
Ship. His explanatory kilograms
10 tho Baltimore Sun said that the
reference applied 10 the leadership
Of the interyentlonistS. which the
nation has been following in re-
cent months
But the leading interventioniSt
in the United States is tho Presi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-16
Tension Over Dutch East Indies
Keeps u. 5. Fleet Based in Pacific
BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND


News
q o
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WIRE FROM MATsUoKA

recall her special economic envoy
Kcnkichi YoShiZawa. from Batavia
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31
COOPERATIVE HOUSING"
IN LIMELIGHT IN WASH.
Mutual Housing" Projects Launched by
Federal Works Agency in Three Localities
Develops Interest in Cooperative Housing;
Lanham Bill Reported Favorably.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ous-
ing is getting, suddenly, the spotlight
in official Washington. At this mo-
ment, the cooperative housing advo-
Gates are graciously heard and even
courted, so much so that mean per-
son might become a bit suspicious of
all the attention.
The senate committee on education
and labor reported the Lanham bill
this week This bill authorized the
expenditure of another $300000,000
for defense housing and $150000,O00
for community development. Behind
the committee work on this bill was
bitter battle-ground on which govern
ment housing administrators struggled
for position, where official heads tot
tered and Hobbies resounded with the
of various forces.
There is reason to believe that the
sudden interest in cooperative"
housing has developed because Of the
publicity given to the
mutual housing" projects launched
by Col. Lawrence Westbrook and his
former superior, John Carmody, once
Of the federal works
agency. Westbrook has promoted nine
mutual. housing" projects. Three
are established, one at Camden, New
Jersey, and two at Dallas, Texas.
Westbrook's plan is an adaptation
If the foreign public housing" plans.
The government, through Westbrook's
developed the Camden
project to provide for 500 families, in
cooperation with the families. The
houses and sites were planned through |
conferences of those interested The |
government then organized corpora
ion to take over the project and !
manage it. At present, the govern |
nent's directors dominate the man
lgement group but Westbrook's plan
alls for representatives Of the house
to take over management
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31
Pea LOOKS
FOR INCREASE
IN BUSINESS

More farmers and ranchers are now
borrowing from production credit as
sociations throughout the country,
than at this time last year. Also,
loans are larger and the attendance
at annual meetings is greater than
ever before the Department of Agri-
culture reported today. This increased
activity is attributed largely to the
efforts of farmers and ranchers to
attain oduction-for-victory goals
During the first IL months of 1941,
loans made by the production credit
associations amounted to approximate
ly S374,000,000 compared to s315,000,-
600 for the same period of 1910.
AS an example of increasing inter-
est in the 525 production credit asso-
Citations, which serve all parts of the
country, attendance in the last two
months at annual meeting In the ST.
Paul and St. Louis districts has been
running about 5 percent ahead of last
year. At meetings in the ST. Paul
district - where the membership Is
28,012-7,938 members were present
In addition there were 1000 women,
principally wives of members, and
large number of prospective members,
in attendance.
Many farmers are In need of extra
cash to carry out their 1912 individual
goals" said C. R. Arnold, production
credit commissioner, "and many of
them are turning to the associations
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31

Ruling that socalled pinba machines gambling dew
ices because he player offered the
getting something for nothing District Judge H. H. Ewing
last Saturday dissolved the temporary injunction granted
Teresa Schwnge which had prevented the removal by
ty authorities of In-the Barrel machine compliance
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31
GET HITLER
NOT LEWIS
SAYS MURRAY

Now is no time to breed national
disunity by attacks on labor" said
Senator James e. Murray of Montana,
at the conclusion of the meeting of
the senate committee on education
and labor. Restrictions such as
those proposed in the Smith, Ram.
speck and Bell bills, will weaken, not
strengthen, our war production. The
AFL and the Clio in their recent con-
ventions intellectually supported the
presidents foreign policy. Today they
Fundamentally support the war.
When strong men offer to help you
in fight, you don't requite them with
a slap in the face.
AFTER all, you can't increase war
production by trying to put curbs on
strikes. Strikes are caused, not by
native melevolence, but by bad wages,
hours and working conditions. Price
control, fair wages, hours and work
ing conditions are the ways to get rid
of strikes.
1--WE cannot fight an effective war
II half the big corporations and their
spokesman in congress are more in
terested in getting" John L. Lewis
than getting" the Mikado or Hitler.
The noninterventionists appeasers,
and reactionaries at home have led
the pack that has been baying for the
hide of labor. Labor-baiting is
luxury no country can afford in war
time. If we want to lick the Mikado
and fascism abroad, we can't afford
fascist labor laws at home.
"In fact, instead of trying to chain
workers to serfdom, 1 think we must
do what England has done and In
troduce labor more and more into the
halls of government and seats of
power. / propose, therefore, that we
drop once and for all this whole dirty
business of trying to shackle labor.
Today the first need in a war for ma
ional defense and democracy is an all
out democratic war effort And that
means clasping the hands, not bind
ing the feet, of Americas $4,000, 000l
workers"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31
Weather and
HOLIDAYS CUT
into Marketing
Holiday Dizziness Prevails in
Grain Markets; Fluctuations
Narrow and Irregular Cash
Wheat and Coarse Grains
Average Slower; Flax Firm.

Holiday dullness prevailed In grain
markets with fluctuations very mar
row but the undertone nevertheless
was firm although closing prices both
in cash and futures for the week
ended December 26 were irregular,
according to the Department of Agri-
culture. While speculative influence
was restricted by the virtual ceiling
made by the CCC offer to sell pool
stocks of wheat at prices somewhat
higher than the present market, wheat
futures were strengthened by trade
reports of an impending increase in
the fixed price to be paid to Canadian
farmers and by probable future world
needs and especially by the likelihood
of material decrease in Russian pro-
duction because of the ravages and
requirements of war. Cash wheat
underwent some downward adjust
ment in premiums but the good quail
ity and the high proteins were firmer.
Rye was without special feature but
there was steadily good demand
for cash offerings. Coarse grains,
especially the poorer and the high
moisture lots, averaged slower but
still continued in good feeding de-
mand. Barley continued in good de-
mand but there was downward adj
justment of about lie in intermediate
and lower mailing qualities, with top
qualities scarce and firm. Flax was
firm and slightly higher with a stead
lily good demand for all products and
trade reports Of expectation of an adj
vance in the ceiling prices on fats and
pills.
LOANS: AS of December 10, wheat
oans totaled 336,404,O0O bushels, of
which 105,834,0O0 bushels were on
farms and 23O,570,OOO in warehouses.
A year ago the total was 267,052, 1000
bushels. Barley loans amounted to
Is, 10000 bushels; a year ago 6,867,-
100 bushels. Corn repayments |
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-12-31
WAR THREATENS
OUR SCIENTIFIC
Achievements
Rv SCOTT NEARING

Defense necessity has led the U. S.
government to cease publishing
weather maps and detailed weather
forecasts. Similar action by various
warning countries has led to the vir-
tual suspension of general weather
reporting.
Weather reporting has proved of
great value in many directions. To
the navigator at sea or in the air 1t
is indispensable. Farmers rely on it..
1t is all-important in indicating the
course of hurricanes and other de-
structive storms.
Weather science made notable adj
vances with the advent of radio and
the growing knowledge of the strato-
sphere. Observation stations on land
and ships at sea sent an unending
series of reports on temperature, baro-
metric pressure, wind velocity and the
like. This information compiled and
mapped made it increasingly possible
to predict, with reasonable accuracy,
long-term weather trends
The most important single element
in weather forecasting is information
from widely scattered places. The
q. S. and Canada, for example, have
observation points from
which regular weather reports are
sent to central offices. But many of
the severe storms that cross North
America originate in Siberia. 1t was
not until the Soviet Union established
its far-north chain of weather obser-
walton posts that American weather
forecasters had the data necessary to
chart the approach Of such storms
Since the outbreak of war in 1899
weather reporting has been progress
siyely curtailed until available infor-
nation is practically limited to po-
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