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Montana labor news., 1944-02-03

! With great fanfare and a pat on the
back for its patriotism, the big munitions
firm splashed the news of its gift all
over the city. The return of so many
millions from its profits was made pos
sible by favorable operating condi-
%tions," the company said. It did not
mention that four of its officials were
already on trial for palming off defec-
tive ammunition on the Army by de-
liberate trickery.
It also neglected to point out that if
the Justice department. wins its case
against the company, the government
will collect many more millions in dam
age for the fraud.
In fact, the company saw to it all
along that not much was reported in
st. Louis newspapers about the defective
ammunition it is supposed to have de-
livered to the Army or about the fraud
it is charged with perpetrating on the
government.
One of the most vicious union-haters
in this area, the Western Cartridge com
pany time and again cold-bloodedly pro-
yoked strikes in its plant in East Alton,
ILL.,, in the first year of the war-and
then tried to call down public wrath on
the International Molders Unions (AFL)
70 rhalting production.
Both the NLRB and the National War
Labor Board had to step in to force
management to halt its support of an
outlawed company union. They severely
denounced its open a%nti-labor practices
as a menace to the war effort. Employees
in the st. Louis plant finally organized
last year in the United Electrical Radio
& Machine Workers (CIO).
A Western Cartridge subsidiary, the
Winchester Repeating Arms company Of
New Haven, Conn, was exposed last
spring in another major war production
scandal, deliberately suppressed by the
commercial press. 1t was failing to meet
production schedules of guns and am
munition, but refused to obey a govern
ment order 10 remedy the bad labor
conditions responsible for the production
lag. The company resisted until 10000
New Haven citizens organized a COM
mittee and demanded an Investigation.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
HOFFMAN 1907
UN-AMERICAN

WASHINGTON CFP) -Il-tempered
Rep. Glare Hoffman (R.-Mich.), whose
hatred of unions, Negroes, and big and
little I'd" Democrats is always at the
boiling point, is yanked out from behind
the American flag and exposed as a
fascist in the February issue Of Ammu-
milton, monthly publication of the
United Auto Workers (CIO).
Called 100 Un-American,' the article
gives this sizzling portrait of the loud
mouthed congressman:
Representative Glare Hoffman is
fond of making speeches in Congress
With an eye to publicity he gives these
speeches a title. A title makes a speech
an address. Hoffman generally gives a
very patriotic title to his addresses
such as Don't Haul Down the Stars and
Stripes.
For some reason, the convicted Nazi
agent, George Sylvester Viereck pur-
chased great quantities of Hoffman's
speeches and, with Hoffman's congress
sional frank, mailed them all over the
United States. Perhaps it was an acct
dent that these speeches conceded with
the views of the Nazi government.
MANY people who were fooled by Hoff-
mans patriotism must have had their
eyes awakened by the indictment on
charges of treason Of a number Of Hoff-
mans friends, and by his speech in New
York last summer calling for a negotiat-
ed peace with Hitler.
IF there were any doubt about where
this man stood, the congressman has
now made hts stand clear. He is for a
fascist Dictatorship Walter Winchell
brought this to the attention Of the
Continued on Page Four
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
MAKE INCOME TAX
RETURNS OUT NOW

Harold N. Graves, acting commissioner
of internal revenue, urged all wage
earners today to start filling in their
annual income and victory tax returns
as soon as they receive the wage and
tax receipts now being distributed by
employers.
These receipts, which employers are
required under law to issue by January
81, show the amount Of wages paid and
the amount of income and victory tax
withheld during 1943. Therefore, they
provide the wage Garner with two of the
key figures he needs for filling in his
return.
"As soon as you get your receipt, -
Commissioner Graves commented, you
should be in a position to make out your
return and you will find it to your ad-
vantage to do so at the earliest date"
Any employe who has not received the
above mentioned receipt from his en-
ployer should contact him and insist
upon being furnished at once with a
copy of the receipt On Form W..
"One of the most important reasons
for acting early" Commissioner Graves
continued, sis to determine how much
if any tax you must pay by March Is,
which is the deadline for filing. Some
of you will owe a substantial amount,
many will owe a small figure, others will
get refunds. You owe it to yourself to
find out at once about your own situa-
ton.
THE practical way to find out where
you stand is to fill out your return.
Then after you nave filled it out, you
should file it with the collector Of inter
nal revenue in your district as long be-
fore March Is as convenient
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03

Notice of Meeting of the indie
pendent School Ticket for the
Placing in Nomination Candi-
dates of the Independent Ticket
for Two School Trustees.
A meeting of the Independent
School Ticket will be held at Car
penters' Union hall, 1856 West
Granite street, Butte, Mont, on
Tuesday, February Is, 1914, at the
hour of 8 p. m, to place in nomi-
nation two candidates for School
Trustees at the coming School
Election Of School District No. 1,
Butte, Montana, on the first day
of April, 1914.
Each of the candidates to be
nominated for a term of three
years; the said candidates to ap-
pear on the ballot under the cap
ton or name of Independent
Ticket"
Also to take any further action
as is necessary, and to provide in
case vacancy should arise on the
ticket.
SAM SPIEGEL.
Chairman of the Independent
School Ticket for nomination
of candidates for School
Trustees of School District No.
/, Silver Bow County, Mont.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
Oregon Council Wants
Real Political Action

ROSEBURG, Ore.-FP)-Forceful po-
litical action was demanded unanimously
by the Oregon Industrial Union Council
at its sixth convention here. 1t sent a
request to the national CLIO to set up a
political director for oregon at once to
launch the "all-important political ac-
ton program"
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
FLEMING, KELLY
CLASH ON
POSTWAR JOBS

CHICAGO-FP)-Urgency of postwar
planning to provide jobs when II 5000 0
veterans and 100000 war workers
switch over to peacetime pursuits pro-
vided sparks when Maj. Gen. Philip B.
Fleming, head of the Federal Works
Agency, clashed with Mayor Edward j.
Kelly of Chicago at the national con-
ference of mayors here.
Fleming declared that postwar plan
ming so far is just words and while there
may be 1901 plans, actually neither in
dtstry nor government has taken a
step toward providing jobs,
Kelly retorted that winning the war
is 1901 times more important than any
postwar plan, and derided Fleming's
prediction that Hitler might be crushed
by summer as just the personal opinion
of n man.
Fleming attacked the type Of plan
ming sponsored by Pres. Eric A. John
ston of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce
as doomed to failure. After it has
failed and millions are jobless, Fleming
charged, the Chamber Of Commerce will
dodge responsibility for its present
claims that industry alone can assure
mass employment after the war.
Let none of us stall for time in the
hope that u nations problems will
solve themselves.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
When They Say Register
Thew Mean 1t

LOS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
Local 5O7, International Hold Carriers
Building g. Common Laborers Union
CAFL), will be in for a lot Of explain
ing if they report at union headquarters
after April l without being able to show
a voting registration certificate.
Deciding that political action was a
union duty, the local voted unanimously
to levy an assessment of 81 against
members who fail to register.
only those who have not lived in the
city long enough to qualify will be exempt
from the assessment. To make it easy
for u~nionists to register, a deputy regis
trar will be on duty at the Labor Temple
at all times until the closing dates Of
registration.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
Lewis MAY RE-ENTER
.AFL, BUT NOT WITH
DISTRICT so INTACT

MIAMI, Fla.-(FP)-John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers may be welcomed
back into the AFL fold, but not unless
he drops his District so at the door to
end jurisdictional tangles.
That, in substance, was the ruling Of
the AFL executive council when it con-
sidered the UNIV plea in the second
week of its quarterly meeting here.
The AFL council heard President
William Green term present dealings
with Lewis as progress toward reaffili-
ation," while the body adopted a reso-
luton proposing that the UNIV return
with the jurisdiction they had when they
left the ALL" The negotiating com
mittee was instructed to meet with
Lewis group again.
When the UNIV left the AFL it was
paying a per capita tax on AGO. 900
members. Today the miners claim 60O,-
600, including construction, railroad, gas,
coke and chemical workers.
HELP WIN THE WAR-INVEST IN
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
Carpenters Meet
at Billings

A meeting of the State Council Of
Carpenters will be held at Billings on the
It'll, 9th and 9Th Of this month. Dele
gates are expected from every part Of
the state.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03
CARTRIDGE Corporation REPENTS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD, COMPANY SUDDENLY
DISCOVERS TWENTY MILLION OVERCHARCE

ST. LOUIS.-(FP-Facing trial in federal court ON
charges of defrauding the government through the sale of
defective bullets to the armed forces, the Western Cart
ridge company here suddenly suffered pangs Of conscience
and VOLUNTARILY returned $40 million to the govelnment-
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03

HELP WIN THE WAR-INVEST IN
WAR BONDS EVERY PAYDAY.
Montana labor news., 1944-02-03

Let none of us stall for time in the
hope that our nations problems will
solve themselves.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Brand Back in Capital
To Assume New Post

Robert H. Brand has just re-
turned to Washington after con-
sultations in London to take UP his
new duties as British treasury rep
resentative in the United States. 1t
was announced today.
Mr.. Brand, who succeeds the late
Sir Frederick Phillips, previously
has headed the British Food Mis-
sion and was a member of the
Combined Food Board here for the
past three years.
Mr.. Brand made frequent visits
to the United States before assum-
ing his official duties. In 1917-18.
he was deputy chairman Of the
British mission dealing with NUM-
tions supplies here. He was finan-
cial adviser to Lord Robert Cecil,
chairman of the Supreme Economic
Council at the Paris Peace Confer
ence. Later he was vice president
of the international Financial Con-
ference in Brussels in 1920 and
financial representative of South
Africa at the Genoa Conference in
1922.
MI. Brand married Phyllis Lang
horne of Virginia, sister of Wis
countess Astor, in 1917. Mrs. Brand
died in 1887. Mr.. Brands son is a
lieutenant in the Coldstream
Guards. His daughters, Mrs. John
M. Polk and Mrs. Lyttleton Fox, are
the wives of lieutenants in the
United States NAVY.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
AFL Man Will Assist
Italian Trade Unions
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 3.-Luigi Antonini
of the Italian American Labor Coun-
Gil will go to Italy shortly to help
reorganize free, democratic trade
unions"-one of the first steps to-
ward fulfillment of postwar peace
plans.
Announcement of the selection OF
an American labor representative
was made yesterday by William
Green, AFL president, during a con-
vention of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, in which
Mr.. Antonini holds the post of vice
president.
Mr.. Green said that the labor mis-
sion was being sent to Italy on the
Initiative of the British Trade Union
Congress and that the invitation to
the AFL came through Sir Walter
Citrine, general secretary of TUG.
(Antonini, 81, a native of Vallata,
Italy, has been allied with anti
Fascist forces since Mussolini first
rose to power in 1922. He came to
this country in 1908 and has long
been identified with the trade union
movement
Mr.. Green also told the convention
that wolrd peace could not be as
sured by "Sovietizing" all Europe
after the war.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. June RI.-salable cattle,
300; calves, none; compared Friday last
week: With receipts well below week
ago, ana at big markets under corre-
ssDonoing period a year ago. all classes
dat cattle worked measurably higher;
50 in Instances: fed steers and ddA'Salls yaars
!lnss. 25o15, mostly so higher. although
TOP only 20 up at 1875; top highest since
June; 1943; best yearlings, l725: heifer
yearllngs, 1900. indicating highest aver
age age cost IN recent years; stock cattle steady
hsysTss hs1fers G5,4o hi9heT bulk, l375is 90;
$50 pounds: scant run cows fully 10 IN:
pulls fully 25-4D higher, and vealers strong;
neavy sausage bulls reached 1910 At
eioSe' with bulk 0.50-12 90, and most fat
bulis l2,50-l3.50, with specialties to ia 90
aou nnts oetfer; nn vealers' a 15o0-16.00. with
saiable sheep, 500: total, 1000; COM
pared pared Friday last week: Old crop wooied
lambs. 1920 higher. shorn lambs lost ali
of early advance; shorn ewes steady to 2b
higher; good and choice fed wooled Western
sSanmos Sn l5.0o-l6.25 top, 1925 load good
io;s5; common and medium. Is Oo-1 4. 90;
and No. 2 pelts, I3.75-I4.75; top, 1475
shorn lambs. 275-iS 81; two % loads @ eoml suDo
mon and medium No. / pelts early, i 3 40.
MOI noo enough spring lambs offered to justify
auotatlons; shorn native ewes. 725 down;
3 30 "eh''' o'oo-
Late. Friday: Load good se-pound Colo
Tado fed lambs steady at 1575; shorn
lambs lambs weak to mostly IS lower, pi i 900 q
head mixed grade, mostly medium and
good ID s1-pound clips with No. pelts,
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Stock Buyers Favor
Liquors, Motors and
Selected Rails
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

ASSOClAIeQ fEekS FINANCIAL WEltef.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Specialized
buying, principally in liquors, low
priced motors and selected rails,
helped the stock market keep its
balance fairly well today.
Investment demand, based on the
earnings outlook and invidual sit
uations. continued to serve as the
main bullish trend prop. Profit
cashing on the recent bulge to five
Iyear average highs, however, still
was a brake on the upswing. Com
mitments were lightened here and
there for the week end and many
customers stood aside to await q
possible technical correction.
Prices turned a shade mixed after
4 moderately steady start and the
direction was bit cloudy near the
close although many favorites were
up fractions to better than a
point or so at peaks for 1914 or
longer. Dealings were active at in
tervals and turnover for the two
hours was around 100000 shares.
Distillers revived on expectations
the Government might soon permit
the manufacture of limited
amount of beverages. The auto
motive division had the benefit of
possible conversion of some plants
TO partial production of civilian
cars.
In front were Schenley, Distillers
Corp, Park & Tilford. Packard.
Chrysler, Southern Pacific, N. Y.
Central, Delaware & Hudson, Great
Northern, Owens-Illinois, American
Can and American Telephone.
Laggards included U. s. Steel, Beth
lehem, WHY'S Overland, Douglas
Aircraft, Westinghouse, Montgom-
erv Ward and Anaconda.
Commodities weakened. Bonds
were narrow.
Ut hA hx,
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Protest on Newsprint
Labeled Selfish
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The New York Daily Mirror told
the War Production Board Yesterday
that five other Manhattan papers
were exhibiting "crass selfshness" in
protesting the granting of an addi-
tional 5l2 tons Of newsprint to it.
The five protesting papers, the
Daily News, the New York Times,
the World-Telegram, the New York
Sun and the Herald Tribune,
through spokesmen argued that the
Mirror was not entitled to the extra
newsprint allotment during the sec
ond quarter of 1914.
F. M. Flynn of the Daily News as
serted the appeals board had "by-
passed" the Industry Advisory Com
mittee and executives of WPB's
printing and publishing division in
authorizing the allotment.
Despite the protests, Charles Nc
Cabe of the Mirror said his paper
would continue to seek additional
newsprint grants.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Fatal Stabbing Brings
8 10 Il Year Sentence

Irving Parker, 80, colored. of the
200 block of Morgan street NV,
yesterday was sentenced by Justice
James M. Proctor Of District Court
to serve from 6 to 81 years on a
charge Of second-degree murder for
the fatal stabbing last February of
John N. Harris, so, colored, of the
400 block Of v street NV.
Other sentences in District Court
yesterday included one of from two
to six years given Donald Bossard
%, colored, Of the 1900 block of @
street NV, by Justice David A. Pine
on a charge of manslaughter. Bos-
sard had pleaded guilty to the fatal
shooting of William Franklin, 20,
colored, of the 1900 block of Church
street NV, last August.
Justice Pine also sentenced George
D. Byers, %, colored, of the 14O0
block of Irving street NE, to serve
from three to nine years for the
robbery of a taxicab driver
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Goossens' Appeal on Fine
Studied by Union Board
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO. June 3.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians Exec
utlve Board took under advisement
yesterday an appeal from a union
fine and suspension against Eugene
Goossens, conductor of the Cincin-
natl Symphony Orchestra, and
three veteran violinists in the Or
.chestra.
The board did not indicate when
it would hand down its decision.
The four were charged by the
union with conduct detrimental to
the ATM Cincinnati local and the
national organization, and with in
terfering with the conduct of nego-
tlations for new contract.
MI. Goossens was fined $3.50 and
suspended from the union for three
months; Reuben Lawson, $3.50 fine
and three months; William Nor
gan Knox, s2,500 and six months,
and Hobart Schoch. $3.50 fine.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Jones Tells Industry
Not 10 Fear CHALLENGE
By U.S.-0wned Plants
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Jesse Jones,
Secretary of Commerce, said last
night that Government-owned
plants should present no serious
challenge to private industry in the
postwar period.
Speaking at dinner of the New
York Financial Writers Association,
Mr.. Jones reviewed Government
financed construction for war pro-
duction and declared:
1T has been stated so frequently
that Government has financed more
than $25, 100000 in new con-
struction since 1910, that the figure
is now generally accepted as the
one with which we must deal in
putting our economic house in order
insofar as industry is concerned.
ITO begin with, probably 40 per
cent OF Government construction has
been for camps, airfields, supply
depots, etc. =" We can also de-
duct $2,5Oo, 100000 spent in enlarge
ments and additions to our naval
bases and establishments. We must
also offset, in any consideration of
the normal postwar economy, more
than $4,000, 100000 which the Gov
ernment has invested in manufac-
turing facilities for explosives, am
munition, guns, combat vehicles,
etc.
Some of these facilities =
when we consider the production of
peacetime goods, will not be q pri-
mary factor, except perhaps as to
the buildings, power equipment and
the like -"
Regarding Government-ow steel
plants, Mr.. Jones said they have
been geographically well distributed,
land it should not be difficult to
work out reasonable adjustment
with industry of this excess Ca
pacity."
Wherever possible, Mr.. Jones pro-
posed, local people living in the
section where (Government-owned)
plants are operated should have
every encouragement and opportun-
ity to buy and operate the plants
and equipment when they can furn-
ish capable management and appro-
pirate equity capital"
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, June 3 lP:-Favorable crop
weather and continued liquidation of rye
and oats Influenced the grain market to-
DAY and all futures except barley were of
IN early trading. A private crop estima / 2
that the winter wheat yield would exceed
py more than 81 600. 600 bushels the Gov
depressing factor in the market.
{: Calvin. statistician for James E
Bennet g. Co., Chicago commission house
estimated in his June l report released
toa toaaY' & that winter wheat production would
total 1913 413, 900 bushels compared with
6Inss9; 600 bushels forecast in the com
pany May report. The Government S
would total ss$ .s75, 900 nau bushels production
Near the end of the frst hour wheat
vas Wasl ] to = under yesterdays close, july,
1:!.o"' Oats were ss to a lower, July,
,oss, rye was OF 1ss to pa, JULY,
l.01s4. Barley was unchanged, July, .22
Inc Bureau OF Agricultural Economies
reported that on July / stocks Of corn
osts Soa snd "od barley would total only Between
sn, am,1'm1U,ooo and 2O,000;00o tons, the
lmperS Wape Of large quantities Of feed srans
caused by the drought Of laa6
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Capital Store Sales
4 Per Cent Above
Year Ago in Week

Department store sales In Wash
ington for the week ending last Sat-
urday, May 27, were per cent above
the comparable period a year ago
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond announced today.
The gain in the whole fifth dis
trict was per cent, trade was up 8
per cent in Baltimore and 16 in a
group of other cities. Sales in the
Capital dropped per cent below the
preceding week this year and we're
down slightly in the other leading
cities.
Cumulative sales in the four weeks
ended last Saturday showed an 8
per cent gain in Washington over
the like 1943 period, rose IL per cent
in the whole district, IA in Baltimore
and "a in the other cities, the sur
vey disclosed.
Oriental Elects Director.
E. P. Knollman of the concrete
construction firm bearing his name,
was elected director of the Oriental
Building Association at the annual
meeting this week. He succeeds the
late Carl c. Hanake.
Chaplin B. Bauman was elected
president; Ralph A. Zander, secre-
tary, and John G. Kolb, treasurer
All present members of the directo-
rate were retained in Office. The an
nual report showed current resources
in excess of 100000.
Southern Rail Nets Lower.
Glass I railroads in the Southern
region in the first four months of
1914 had an estimated net income,
after interest and rentals, of $38,-
900, compared with $685. ,165 in
the same period of 1943.
Net railway operating income, be-
fore interest and rentals, was $59,-
834 ,240, compared with $76,670,172 a
year ago.
Operating revenues totaled $446,-
1913 ,463, an increase of 3.6 per cent,
while operating expenses totaled
S271 ,588, an increase of 14.5 per
cent above 1943.
Building, Loan Assets Climb.
A gain of 96 per cent in cash and
Government securities of insured
savings and loan associations took
place during 1943, according to the
Federal Home Loan Bank Review.
Liquid assets held by these asso-
Citations totaled 1884 900 900 at the
close of 1943, as compared with
$450, 100000 the year before and
$250,000,00 at the end of 1941.
The rise in liquidity occurred de-
spite the fact that $114,000, 900 in
cash was used by the associations in
the period to effect reductions in
advances outstanding from their |
regional Federal Home Loan banks
and to retire earlier Government in |
vestments in their shares, the article |
said,
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Revenue Collectors S Aide
Held in Bribery Case
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 3.-Nathan
Lurle, a deputy collector of internal
revenue, was free today under ST, 500
bend to await action of the grand
jury on a charge Of accepting a
prlpe from taxpayer for whom he
had prepared income tax returns.
Lurie, Is, had been employed as
a deputy collector since January
27, l94l, He was accused by the
Government of taking a 5000 bribe.
He was held after hearing before
United States Commissioner James
K Cullen.
Lurie testified he took the money
only as evidence against the tax
payer. Il thought it would look
better for me on my record If I
could get something like that in"
he told MIR. Cullen.