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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21
He Didn't Like It


Our Forum correspondent of this
week didn't like the editorial Of two
weeks ago in which we quoted from
an A. F. of l.. publication, which
said
I'VE are convinced that Mr.. Hit
mans political gamble will not only
prove fearful boomerang for the
G. l. O. but that it will do lasting
harm to the cause of the entire la
Dor movement in America.
Our correspondent didn't like that
and what we said. That's his privi-
lege. We sincerely hope he and a lot
Of other Americans do not do that
which will deprive them Of that
privilege and of expressing it in
public print.
Let's see what he didn't like.
He doesn't like to see large con-
tributions given by big corporations
to influence elections. Neither do
we A lot Of good Americans don't
like it. That's why we have a law
making illegal contributions Of more
than $4,000 to political parties by
any one corporation.
Sidney Hillman first started out
openly to Influence nightly the
present election. He said he would
spend millions to do so, out of G.
|. O. funds A complacent u. S. at
torney general ruled he could legal
ly spend such huge sums in the pri
mary election but possibly not in
the general election--if our memory
is not at fault. (And what farce!
If it's illegal to thus influence a
general election, why isn't it equal
ly illegal to spend millions in 4
primary election?) So with that fac
ing him, Hillman starts out to raise
his huge fund by voluntary contri-
buttons.
Now labor has perfect right to
strive to influence elections. Labor
has been in politics ever since the
days of Samuel Gompers, attempt
ing to elect men friendly to it. The
only thing we don't like is that we
fear some Of its present associates.
Our correspondent evidently does
not fear the connection between
Hillman and Communism Let's see.
Earl BroWder, long time presi-
dental candidate of the Communist
party, was convicted of violating n.
S. laws and sentenced to prison
term. He was granted "presiden-
tial pardon" by Roosevelt.
BroWder and his Communist par
ty withdrew from the field did not
nominate candidate for president,
are throwing their support to Roose-
welt and join Fundamentally in sup
port Of Hillman and his P. A. G..
Very evidently the Communist par
ty of America is highly satisfied
with Hillman and his program.
This Communist party is that
which fought most strenuously orr
every war effort up to the time
Hitler attacked Russia. When their
god father was attacked. the Amer
lean Communists ceased their OPP
position to our preparations for war
and swung over to supporting the
war.
Hillman is a king-pin in the c.
l. O. The above lists some of his
connections. John l.. Lewis, found
er of the G. l. O., finally pulled his
great miners union out of the c.
|. O. and in doing SO said it was
strongly Communistic.
Hillman may not himself be Com
munistic but we don't like his as
sociates. And there are lot of good
Americans who still don't want
Communism in America.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21

Prizes in War Saving stamps were
given as follows.
JeIIies
LIST. Mrs. A. Dunkle; End, Mrs. NJ
Zimmerman; Bird, Mrs. j. B. Farris,
Fruit: LIST. Mrs A. Dunkle, End,
Mrs. c. Hoisington; 3rd, Mrs. c.
Cone.
Pickles: LIST, Mrs. c. Hoisington,
onion pickles; End, Mrs. ]. B. Far
ris, chunk pickles; 3rd, Mrs. G.
Hoisington, dill.
Vegetables. lst, Mrs. c. Hoising-
ton, beans; End, Mrs. Grippe, car
rots; Bird, Mrs. Grippe, beet green's.
Best display of vegetables: 1st
Mrs. c. Hoisington; End, Mrs. Victor
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Sather: 3rd, Mrs. Coffman. and Mrs.
Barker lin wheelbarrow).
Best display of fruit: 1st, Vivian
Cone; End, Mrs Monio; Bird, Mr..
Monio.
Largest vegetables: LIST, Cauli-
flower, Mrs. E. Drury; End, cabbage,
Mrs. Coffman; Bird, beets, Mrs. Coff-
man.
Best squasha1st, Mrs. Barker; End,
Mrs. V. Sather; Bird, Mrs. Barker.
Flowers-Dahlias: lst, Mrs. J.
Lindholm, End, Mrs. Hoisington, 3rd,
Mrs. Cobbledick. Petunias: 1st. Mrs.
" Sather, End, Mrs. Barker, 3rd,
Mrs. Farris. Sweet Peas: lst, Mrs.
Continued on page g.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21

Something that used to be as
certain as death and taxes was a
complicated tax form. That was
until the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue announced its simpli-
fled income tax return, no big
ger than the size Of m old
fashioned dollar bill, which will
leave ungray the hair Of some
30 million wage and salary earn
ers with incomes II less than
5000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21

In the face Of our record of
0utdistancing the world in pro-
ductive efforts, in per capita
wealth, in standards of living
and in personal freedom, it is
now said that our system has
failed. And so the National So
cialists in Washington propose
to import European diseases and
offer them as remedies.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21
Intelligent Voting
Needed


Tomorrow, Sept. %, at o'clock
.. m, the time in which to register
for voting at the general election
this fall will end Therefore there is
not much time left for those who
are still unregistered to get in line
for voting at the important nation
al election, one of the most i'm
portant elections that ever faced
this nation.
It's common thing about this
time before each election for news
papers to urge upon their readers
the Importance of registering and
voting, But there is point involved
in this that is seldom stressed. In
telligent voting is what is needed.
II an elector is going to cast an un
intelligent ballot, it would be much
better if he didn't vote at all. And
we often wonder how some people
can possibly cast an. intelligent vote
Some people have been lifelong
democrats because they were born
that way. They would no more think
of voting any other ticket than
they would attempt to fly to the
moon. They were born democrats
and they will die democrats. They
may carp at and criticize the poll
cies and the acts Of those in au-
thority and yet they are SO mental
ly constructed that they cannot or
will not trace the fault to those in
control of the government. They
blame what they are displeased
with onto other vague persons Or
conditions. The same can be said
of certain type Of republicans.
They see only what they want
to see and that is never to the dis
paragement Of the party to which
they belong
Intelligent voting requires no
small amount of study and reading
Again we often wonder how GER
tain persons can possibly cast an in
telligent ballot when, if facts were
known, they seldom if ever read a
thoughtful article dealing with the
vitality important issues Of the day
Intelligent voting requires much
study and a constant interest in
what is going on in the world
All of which raises the question as
to whether or not the right to vote
ought to be granted freely to every
one. To say that it should not be SO
granted would raise a howl of pro-
test. And probably such a howl
would be justified. There would be
tremendous danger in granting
the suffrage only to selected few
On the other hand, there is also
great danger in granting this great
privilege to the ignorant, to those
who don't care and to the selfish
who are only concerned in protect
ing their own jobs or some special
privilege. This matter Of who
should and should not vote is a
puzzling question.
While we again stress the impor-
lance Of registering and voting, we
would temper that urging with a
further condition. If you are not
prepared to cast an intelligent vote
don't register,
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The FORUM
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[This is a department. Tor the dis
cussion of pertinent topics by anyone
who SO desires. 1t is open to every
one and any suitable subject may be
considered. However, what appears
in this department does not neces
sarily reflect the views of this pa
per-The Editor.l
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A prevailing philosophy Of to-
lay looks to the national gov

day looks to the national gov
eminent to solve our problems,
meet all emergencies, and to
regulate and order the economic
life Of the individual.
An older and traditional phi
l0sOphy calls for the individual
to be strong and self-reliant,
through the exercise Of his own
initiative and the application of
his own courage and resource
fitness.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
GOehel Leads
Ladies Minors

The race is 10 the swift, so
they say, and so it is to Goebel
Beer, champion Of the Ladies
Minor League at Bowl-O-
Drome. The Goebelettes locked
up titular honors last Friday by
marking up another shutout, this
one over Tassie Tavern, as sec
ond place Fuller-Peltier Taxi
dropped three points to Mount
Clemens Skating Arena. Goe-
bel holds an insurmountable
lead of 10 points. One other
shutout was recorded, Barneys
Tailors banking LaCroix e.
Groesbeck. Two matches were
halved, d. N. Cooley Morticians
breaking even with Petch Tool
e. Die and Pomeroy Insurance
splitting with Swan Drugs,
while a sixth resulted in a 81
victory for Denmarsh Hotel
over Macomb Beauty Shop.
Evelyn Strassburg Of Goebel
copied double honors with 1873
game in a 49l series.
The Standings
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Super Cleaners
Have Slim Edge

With one more week Of play
remaining in the Knights Of Col
umbus League at Bowl-O-
Drome, Super Cleaners today
held slim one point edge over
Lee PRINTING! The Printers
boosted their title hopes consid-
erably last Friday by scoring a
shutout over the Flyers as Super
dropped four points to F. j.
Miller Company. A third shut
out saw Schunke Jewelry on the
heavy end against -Hcnk Studio.
The remaining match was 81
victory for Eagles over HillcreSt
Studio.
High individual scores were
Bernie Wilbur's $50 series for
Super and Ralph Meldrum's 220
game for Schunke.
The Standings
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
BY BILLY ROCHE
Famous Referee

Pancho Villa packed as much
personality into his little brown
body as Jack Dempsey. The boy
who popularized the Filipino
fighter was little Manassa Man
Mauler, vicious rip-snorting,
hooker who went Is rounds at
binding speed and finished APP
parently as fresh as when he
started.
A scant inch more than five
feet. weighing 100 pounds at
his best, with swarthy skin and
coal black hair sleeked straight
back after the fashion of Holly
wood sheik, Pancho the Puncho
looked more like a doll than
fighter. But he was built like a
little Sandow, endowed with
amazing strength and stamina.
Villa was the second fighter
in modern history to die at his
zenith while holding a world
championship, the other being
the Inflated middleweight Stan
ley Ketchel. Both enjoyed the
good things of life, lived while
they were on earth.
After winning the world fly
weight crown by knocking out
Jimmy Wilde in the seventh
round at the Polo Grounds, June
10, 1923, Villa took on heavier
opponents, among them Kid Will
liamS, Bud Taylor thrice, Jabez
White and other topnotcherS,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Yde GrOcerS
Retain Lead

Yde Grocery remained in
front of the pack as the cham
pionship scramble continued hot
and merry Monday in the House
League at BoWl-O-Drome. The
Grocers chalked up a slam at
the expense Of Copeland Man
ufacturing Meanwhile Miller
Insurance took over undisputed
possession of second place by
shutting out Detroit News. Two
other sweeps were turned in,
Post Engineers Electric blanking
Mastro Grocery and Altes Lag
err doing the same to Packers
Outlet. The other matches were
2l affairs, /. o. O. F. defeat
ing MonitorLeadcr and Mount
Clemens Manufacturing winning
from Post Engineers Carpentry.
Individual hoors went to Ell
mer DobberoWsky of Packers
who had a 234 game in a 588
series.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11

" , iiioiS SOl -lldlItI
schoolboy pitcher down here
who has trained a regulation
baseball TO travel in such a cur
~ fashion that nobody's been
able TO officially hit il this sea-
son.
In two starts for Holy Cross
High school the slim six-foot
Dick Callahan has come through
with hitlesS, runless jobs. Only
one batsman has been able to
bump the ball out of the infield.
Twenty-six batsmen failed TO
,-whieh-is-te- ayrtfey
whitfield
The 20-year-old Callahan S
success recipe:
Il just try to figure the man
I'm pitchin' to; I've been aW-
fully lucky, too"
At any rate the Callahan luck
is consistent.
Last year he won 10 and lost
none, boosting his Holy Cross
buddies into the city champion
ship, tanning l8 batters in one
contest.
The youngster has a fast ball
that squirts over the plate like
a Jet-driven aspirin tablet and
he mixes this with a sharp slid
in curve. Because Callahan is
singularly hard to hit, it has
gotten TO the point where fans
of opposing teams sheepishly
applaud batsmen who get foul
strikes off him.
Following last season he went
into the Navy, but was invali-
daded home recently when an
old knee injury began acting
up His coach, George Digby,
says, however, that certain big
league scouts are not alarmed
at the condition of the knee and
that they are eager to sign Cal
lahan.
Dicks current interest in 60
ing upstairs to the big show is
on the wan side. He intends tC
finish school, land maybe put
in a hitch at some college"
Digby thinks he's better
prospect than was Howard Pol.
let, another New Orleans young
ster who landed with the st
Louis Cardinals and became &
star.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
PriehS BOlSterS
Grip ON Lead

Priehs Sales bolstered its grip
on first place Friday in the Luth-
eran League at Mount Clemens
Recreation, marking up sweep
at the expense of Farmers Mill
ing. Krause Service took over
the runner-up slot by winning
two games from Alwardts Cafe
as Alwardt's Distributors lost
two to Cooley Morticians. Mount
Clemens Hardware also was
81 winner, defeating Koppitz.
Les Miller walked off with
twin honors with PIP game in
597 series.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Pancho Villa, a Great Champion
IPopularized the Filipino Fighter

lea and on September Ia as
founded fans by knocking out
Johnny Buff in IL rounds for the
flyweight championship OF
America, losing it later to
frankie Genaro, who outpoint-
ed him but couldn't Outright
him.
In seven years Villa fought
100 battles, won 20, % by knock
outs, boxed 81 no-decision bouts,
four draws and lost five times.
IL Pancho Villa had a fault
it was that he was too game for
his own good.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Decorators
Out i'm Front

LaCroix Painters & Decorat-
ors maintained their five-game
lead over runner up Clinton
Bar-B-Q last night in the Ladies
Major League at Bowl-O-Drome.
While Clinton was scoring a 81
victory over Henk Studio, the
Painters captured three points
from Don's Five. j. & j. Music
and Denmarsh Hotel recorded
the only slams. j. & j. winning
from Bath City Garage and
DcnmarSh from Johnnie's Five.
NJ. r. Anderson won three points
from Vcda's Beauty Salon while
a sixth match between Barnetts
Dress Shop and Dads Rustic
Rest was halved.
High marks were Josie SCOTS
523 series and Jean Roberts 209
game.
! The standings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
The Monitor-Leader
TUESDAY APRIL II, 1914 PA0t ~
Recreation
Expands Lead

A sweep over Brown & Oar
nell enabled Mount Clemens
Recreation to extend its margtn
TO nine full games over Hatch 5
Service in the Monitor-Leader
-B-tLeague -Meunt-Clemens
Recreation. Hatch's had to be
content with a 81 win over
Pagett g. Holmes. Grim's Serv-
ice won three by forfeiture from
Mount Clemens Rose Gardens
and Banner Linnen took a par
from Duprey's Service.
Don Albrecht and Ed Kothe
tied for high series, 53l, while
Bill Hatch had 220 for high sim
gle.
The standings:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11

CHICAGO, April II - (P--
Win or lose in the Stanley Cup
hockey finals-and it looks like
defeat - the Chicago Black
hawks Will be piloted again
next season by Paul Thompson.
Thompson, who became man
sger of the Hawks midway in
the 1889 40 season, left with
his squad today for Montreal
for the fourth game of the title
series, trailing by the lepsided
score of 80. A victory Thursday
for Montreal would terminate
the playoffs.
In announcing Thompson's re-
tention for next season, Black
hawk officials said attendance
at this seasons 90 home games
hit an all-time high-426,00
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Referees
IrkeI by
MIC
BY BUCKY O'CONNOR

CHICAGO, April IL Up
He didn't exactly say so, but one
of these days Nick Kearns, vet
eran cage official, may decide
10 picket the National Basket
ball Committee as unfair to or
ganized (and unorganized) ref
erees."
kearns, who has refereed Big
Ten games for more than 20
years, was outspoken today in
denouncing the committee re-
cent rules changes allowing a
player five instead of four per-
sonal fouls game and outlaw
ing. so-called goal tending by
-taf-beSs.-
Kearns fumed that the new
regulations place too heavy a
burden on officials In the last
few years he went on, coaches
already had doctored the rules
so as to put 90 per cent of the
burden of game on officials.
Now they've gone ahead and
raised it TO 999 per cent
Filing bill of particulars,
he added that the five foul rule
w u d change teams with a
plentitude of players to foul with
b n d o n. In anticipation he
warned fellow referees to be pre-
pared for an extremely busy sea-
son of whistle footing, with an
accompanying increase in razz-
berries from fans.
That's bad enough" said
Nick, but infinitely worse is
the prospect of deciding wheth-
er ball has begun its down
ward flight when grabbed by a
defending player near his bas-
ket.
If the ball has begun its
downward arc and apparently is
headed for the net when caught,
it is up to the official to award
field goal to the player max
ing the shot.
You can imagine the hoWls
that will bring from stands in
a close game"
Kearns charged that coaches
advocated the new rule because
they don't know how TO weave
a defense for a man more than
s feet 2, so they decided to pen
alize height.
In what other sport is lad s
God given ability penalized?'
he asked belligerently.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
$3.50 STRIKES IN l943

The Department of Labor has
announced that $3.50 strikes in
1943 involved 100000 persons
and caused loss of 13,500,000
man days of work.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
0'NeiII Says
Spring Grind
Satisfactory
PIoy Exhibition
Ga me in St. Louis
on Wednesday
BY WATSON SPOELSTRA

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April IL
p The Tigers broke camp
today and headed for Detroit
with Manager Steve O'Ncill rea-
sonablv well satisfied with the
condition of his squad.
eve had a pretty good train
ing season" said O'Neill as he
led 21-player squad to Louis
vile where tomorrow Detroit
will meet the American AsSoci-
alton Club in an exhibition
game. Counting the try-out
school we conducted before the
regular training period started.
we were in Evansville "a days.
and we missed only three days
of practise.
Our squad generally is in
good condition except for pos
sbly the pitchers who haven't
had enough work to 60 10 the
full nine innings The pitchers
arms aren't sore though. and it's
just question Of getting work. "
The Tigers squad was round
cd out yesterday when Pinky
Higgins reported belatedly and
participated in batting drill. II
was quite evident that Higgins.
whose 35th birthday is next
month, had been working out
in his native Texas and that he
vas ready 10 take over the third
base job Immediately.
The arrival of Higgins filled
out the Detroit infield of Rudy
York at first base ,onD 4
York at first base. Don Heffner
at second base and Eddie Mayo
at shortstop. Heffner and Mayo
were acquired from the Phila-
delphia Athletics. MAYO held a
2-B draft classification when he
left his winter job 10 return 10
baseball, and the other three are
Ia.
There seems TO be some con-
Germ about our infield, asserted
ONeill but | don't think we
are so bad off as we stand now,
York and Higgins should con-
tinue to play good ball defen-
sively as we'll as lead our bat
ting attack. Heffner doesn't hit
much but he should be Detroit's
best fielding second baseman
since Charley Gehringer.
That brings us TO Mayo, who
was a third baseman last year.
He hasn't looked too good at
times this Spring, but | haven't
given up on him, not by any
means. The infield is slow here
and he didn't cover much
ground, but he should improve
when we get into big league
parks. He's got enough spirit TO
convince me he'll make good.
Mayo batted a slim .2l9 for
Connie Mack last year, but o.
Nell thinks he'll do much bet
ter for Detroit. Mayo has look
ed reasonably good at the plate
in camp with eight hits in 20
tries for a .276 average.
The top two batters in exhibit
ton games are Don Ross with
.458 and Roger Cramer with
.444. York has 1923 mark,
while Chuck Hostetler is bat
ting .357 and Al Unser 300.
Joe Orrell who is slated for
relief duty, Will make his first
1914 appearance tomorrow at
Louisville in a three inning as
Segment. Walter Boom Boom
Beck and 40-year-old Elon
Chief Hogsett Will also work.
Zebelon Eaton an d Emery
Hresko will face the free man
field Army team Thursday at
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
X OF c LEAGUE
Championship
Clash Monday

State Farm Insurance and
Pepsi Cola will clash in a cham
pionship match at Macomb Rec
reation next Monday. To the
winner will go the title Of the
Glass B League. The Colas NOV
ed into tie for the top last
night by scoring a sweep over
Franks Market as State Farm
dropped three points to Mount
Clemens Dairy. Two OF h r
sweeps were recorded, Wolcott S
Mill blanking Batkins Radio and
Beuschlein's Tavern stopping
Bannow Drug.
Bert Thomas Of Pepsi Cola had
high series. 573. while w De-
vantier of Batkins' had 209 for
high game.
The standings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
Coast League
Initiates
Might Games

SAN FRANCISCO, April II
-(P)- The eight-member Pa
cific coast baseball leauge ini-
tiates night games of the 1914
season tonight, the first since
the Western defense command
dimout in 1912.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11

TULSA, Okla, April II Up
The S450,00O Oakhurst Coun-
try Club, its membership re
duced from 500 to less than 100
since the war started, will be
seld Wednesday at a sheriff s
auction at the Sapulpa court
house.
In addition to its 18-hole grass
greens course, Oakhurst has d
$105,000 Club building. a large
swimming pool and spacious
picnic grounds for members. 1t
covers 312 acres.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11

winding up with Jimmy McLar-
min in Oakland, Calf, July 4,
1925.
Villa never should have been
permitted TO go through with
that bout. Just prior to the en-
counter he had a troublesome
wisdom tooth extracted. Compli-
cations developed and Pancho
entered the ring a very sick lad.
For 10 grueling rounds he wad-
cd into the heavier McLarnin.
The decision went TO McLar-
min. Villa left the ring and re-
turned to the dentists chair.
More teeth were extracted and
Pancho was told TO return next
day for further treatment. In
stead he threw wild party
which lasted several days. The
wounded jaw was forgotten,
neglected. Blood poisoning set
in.
Pancho. ordered to a hospital,
refused TO 60. The condition be-
came acute and he was rushed
to the operating table on which
he died, July IS, 1928.
Pancho Villa was born Au-
gust |. 1901, at Iloilo, Philippine
Islands. AT 10 he took the ring
moniker Pancho Villa, waded
through all opposition in his ma
tive land, winning the flyWeight
n d bantamweight champion
ships Of the Orient.
In 1922 Villa came TO Amer
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-11
HOUSE LEAGUE

Of the passenger automobiles
used on farms 30 per cent are
at least 10 years old.