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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31

plished by stock deals and otherwise.
In this account, according to the
findings of the Federal Power Com
missions investigators, there should
be no values shown while the power
company accounts shows in it as capt.
tai assets OF value of $16,500,000;
undoubtedly valuations of acquired
properties inflated through stock
deals, estimates of good will, or by
other questionable means.
The other account number, "1O7"
is an account, which is only stop
over" for items to be eliminated from
the accounts. In this account, the
Federal Power Commission has placed
$50, 100000 of the Montana Power
company's book valuations after in
vestigation. The company has yielded
to the extent of admitting that ST.
100000 belongs there.
In the land and land rights account,
the commission has placed s1,500000
while the company carries over $780,
100000 in the account
Witnesses for the company, de-
scribed with fulsome praise, the me-
ticulously ethical action of John D.
Ryan, as a member of the board of
directors of the Montana Power COM
pany after the sale of the Great Falls
properties of himself and his asso-
ciates to the Montana Power com
pany. They stated that he always
absented himself from the board meet
ings when discussion of the proper
ties he had sold, was brought up. 1t
strikes anyone familiar with the OPP
of John d. Ryan, that If he
did absent himself he must probably
have had sufficient sense of shame
to not want to be present when his
share of that gouge of the public with
its attendant use of watered stock and
inflated valuations were discussed
There was time after the last war,
it will be remembered, when his &C
tivities as an "unselfish, dollar-a-year"
man were laid before a congressional
investigating committee, in connec-
ton with his building a railway with
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N~D%%O
AS an instance of the "illum-
inating" manner in which the
leading corporation paper, the
Montana Standard, brings news
to it's readers may be cited the
headline to its story on the
hearing in its issue for Thurs
day of this week, which reads
Account No. 1905 Is Life
Saver; No. 107 Means Death"
This headline must be as clear
as the proverbial mud to the
average reader.
No effort is made in the stories
printed by the corporation newspapers
to clarity the issues, and the stories
reek with propaganda favorable to
the power company. The same is
true of the stories released by the
Associated Press In fact, the latter
in many instances are almost word for
word the same as the stories of the
company reporters, and can certainly
in no wise be termed unprejudiced
news reports of the hearing
The Issues
Buried under the verbiage of the
news stories of the COM
pany press and the apparently sub
servient news gathering agency pa
tient reader might discover what the
fight is all about. First of all, it must
be understood that certain standard
methods and forms of accounting are
required by the Federal Power Com
and it is mandatory that the
accounts of all public utilities conform
to those methods.
The zoos" account is the one in
which is placed by the utilities the
cost of acquired utilities, the cost rep
resenting not what the acquired plant
cost, but what was paid for
it. This account, under the system
required, places the purchasing utility
in the position of having to make
this receptacle for all inflated valu-
atoms of other utility properties pur
chased; inflated valuations accom-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
IMREDY, HUNGARIAN
MIDDLEMAN

MlDDLEMAN
When the Germans marched into
Hungary and established puppet
government of what they called ma
tionally conscious and reliable" men
they gave the premiership to q com
paratively obscure figure-Lieut. Gen
| (Ret) Doeme Sztojay Hungarian min
lister to Berlin.
| Sztojay had been appointed minister
to Berlin about nine years ago by the
late Hungarian premier, Julius Goem'
boes, himself military man and a
pro- German. In discussing his ap-
pointment as premier, the nazi Trans
kontinent agency called attention to
the fact that Sztojay had been in
Berlin when Hungary Joined the Tri-
partite pact and said he had stimu-
lated German Hungarian friendship
and collaboration"
Nevertheless, Transkontinent pointed
out that the most important port
folios" in the cabinet were held by
followers of Bella Imredy, pro-nazi
head of the National Party of Rejuve-
nation. AS a matter of fact, reports
from Stockholm and Ankara said that
Imredy had been offered the puppet
premiership, but had refused-possi-
bly, as insurance against German
military defeat.
Although Imredy is not officially in
the puppet government, German dis
patches indicated that he was the
most important cog in the puppet set
up. The nazi-controlled Budapest
radio reported, for example, the
Premier" Sztojay had paid visit
to Imredy after taking office.
Imredys National Party of Rejuve-
nation, totalitarian group, has been
steadfastly pro-nazi since its founda-
ton in 1910. There is another Fas-
cist group in Hungary, the green
shirted Arrow Cross party, headed by
Maj. Ferenc Szalasi. The difference
between the two is that of method
rather than purpose, with the Arrow
Cross being more violent. Both
groups, it is estimated, represent less
than 10 per cent of the Hungarian
people at best.
Imredy himself-a thin, ascetic-look-
ing man with high forehead and per-
suasive speaking ability-is a former
Hungarian banking official who at
tanned the premiership of Hungary in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
CAPITOL LETTERS
What is Behind the Saudi Arabian Deal?
Arabian Oil-Poson To Make Future War.
Oil Titans Battle Oil Basin for
By JOHN CARSON

the Iraq fields are not capable of com
Ipeting with the Saudi fields. Thus
Standard of California would have an
advantage over Standard of New Jer-
sey if the Arabian deal went through.
The Arabian deol involves the build
ing of pipe line, some 1000 to 1,500
miles long, from the Persian Gulf to
the Mediterranean Sea. The pipe line
would cost from $1300O0,00O to $175,-
100000 and it would be financed by
the Petroleum Reserves Corporation.
The PRO is another one of those so
or more corporations organized under
the cloak of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation, a sprawling brood
of government corporations which are
a grave threat to democracy in the
United States.
| Every member of cooperative, in
fact every citizen of the United States
should get copy of the Congressional
Record of February 21st, and read
Congressman Jerry Voorhis speech
about the Arabian deal; and about the
l"CanoI' deal in Canada. There is
space here only to say that Voorhis
proved conclusively that there was
little probability the American people
would get any financial return out of
the millions of dollars of public mon
ey which would pay for these deals.
Voorhis named the government Off
cials involved in the deals to show
their associations with the oil COM
panies.
Voorhis may have helped to stop
the Saudi deal. Public opinion has
been aroused because of all the sec
recy which surrounded the proposal
and because of the hypocrisy in which
it was cloaked. Now, the Standard of
New Jersey has denounced the deal
as has also the Petroleum Industry
War Council H. d. Collier, presi-
dent of Standard of California, is
shouting that the deal is an accom-
plished fact and that it cannot be re-
nounced. The Army and Navy have
indicated they will continue to sup
port it, also But the odors which
arise from the proposal cause doubt
that it can be stomached.
Standard of California is the boss
leader in the Arabian deal. Gulf oil
is Joined with Standard and Texas in
the proposed contract. Apparently
Gulf is operating some leases owned
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ON THE MARGIN
By BOB

Speculations about the race for gov
ernor seemed to have been the center
of attraction to the political oracles
during the week. Apparently all other
matters were relegated to second
place.
1t has been interesting to listen to
the various explanations offered by
political seers concerning the impli-
cations of what has been dubbed the
Clements deal' AS a chronicler of
facts when available and rumors and
other questionable material in connec-
ton with this year Of years, I'll tell
you about them and you may take
your choice. I'll stand uncommitted
until there is something tangible to
hang my opinions on.
Here we go into the realm of I'M
substantiated opinion:
1. Wheeler engineered the endorse
ment of Clements by the UNIV execu-
tive board to put Governor Ford on
the spot and compel him to appoint
Clements for term as chairman of
the Industrial Accident Board, or lose
Wheeler's support in the campaign
for reelection; that Clements has no
intention of filing.
2. Clements believes that he will
have substantial support of organized
labor because of Wheeler's support
and because of his work with it i'll
his job as chairman of the Industrial
Accident Board, and with the support
of the Wheeler organization in the
state, will be able to make the grade
for the nomination.
8. Clements, Middleton and several
more aspirants to enter the race for
governor in the democratic primaries,
are being encouraged to do so merely
to defeat Erickson in the general cleo
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31

Mr.. Bottomly, known to his many
friends as Vic, was appointed as as
sistant to Attorney General John w
Bonner, when the latter took office in
January, 1941. When Mr.. Bonner was
called into active military service Mr..
Bottomly was appointed first assist
ant He was appointed Attorney Cen
eral on August 3, 1912.
Mr. Bottomly attended the public
schools of Kansas, graduating from
the State Teachers College at Empor-
la and from the University of Kan
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WASHINGTON, D. C.-Dear Dave:
You asked in your recent lettel
about the story behind the Arabian
oil deal The story is so big that M
one man, and no one group of men
can make a complete report. There
is so much of the story hidden in di
plomatic mail pouches of other days
and of recent days, and there is sc
much of the story hidden in the sec
ret archives of the Army and Navy
and the even more secret alliances
between Big Business and generals
and admirals that only searching
and unrelenting congressional inquiry
could develop all the facts.
If the whole truth could be revealed
it would be realized that the Arabian
oil story and the associated oil stories
are the most important stories of this
day. They are far more important
than any one of the immediate war
stories In the warp and wool of the
Arabian oil story is the story of the
poisons which make future war
The oil titans are at war, and this
time it seems to be real war. The
Arabian oil basin, in Saudi, Arabia, is
probably the last great oil basin avail
able for exploitation. 1t may be, prob
ably is, the most important remaining
natural resource in the struggle of
international economic groups, and
Al. -. ..oI;+;oo1 ,rouornn, antc for world
financial and political power.
The Saudi basin reaches out over
a vast territory, more than 100000
square miles, and covers more terri
tory than would be in a combined
Texas and California. Many years
ago, Standard of California became in
terested in the Saudi basin. The di-
plomatic pouches might show how
our State department helped Standard
and that the Shell company, which
was British dominated, co-operated
Standard combined with Texas oil to
form the "Standard-Texas" or "Caltex'
group. 1t is this group plus Gulf oil
which is operating some British leases
that is now involved in this Arabian
deal.
Standard Oil of New Jersey, the
most powerful oil company in the
world, and one of the most powerful
of all industrial groups, and Socony-
Vacuum STANDARD of New York;
have been operating leases in the
Iraq fields, which adjoin the Saudi
fields. But the reports indicate that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
GERMANY'S "RELIABLE"
PUPPETS

The nazi DNB agency last week
provided newspaper editors in Ger
many with raw material" back
grounds of the members of the nazi-
approved puppet government in Hun
gary. Excerpts from the German raw
material" indicating clearly why the
men were considered reliable" fol-
low:
Denoe RACE, deputy premier-"For-
mer chief of the Hungarian general
staff and army minister. He is
member of the Imredy party and a
trusted friend of Germany"
Andor Jaross, minister of the In
terror: Former leader of the Hun
garian minority in former Czechoslo-
vakia /. and member of the I'm
redy party. Jaross has become known
by his speeches and his articles, in
which he pointed out the ties of des-
tiny between Germany and Hungary"
Lajos Csatay, army minister: HE
is known in Germany from his several
visits and his comradely connections
with the German armed forces"
Lajos Remenyi Schneider, minister
of finance: His name is bound up
with the financial and trade negotia-
lions between Hungary and the reich,
during which he was always ready to
Continued on Page Three)
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B0TT0MLY
ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY

Attorney General r. V. Bottomly
of Chinook and Great Falls announced
today that he will be candidate for
nomination for that office on the dem
ocratic ticket in the coming primary
election
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31

In reports undoubtedly deliberately intended to confuse the
reading public the company papers make pretense of Civ
ing full details of the hearing being conducted jointly by
the Railroad Public Commission the
Federal Commission but only su reading between
the lines will give the nkng of the ques
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
By ALBERT REEFS

DETROIT (CLNS)-"f cooperatves had saved any
dollar should have them because they build
women Professor B. Macdonald told audience of 800
co-operators credit union MEMBERS Catholics work
Northern high school, Detroit March 18th Professor
Macdonald treasurer of Credit Union National Association
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31

(This material is prepared by the
Office of War Information from in
formation contained in foreign broad
casts and foreign newspapers, and
from other data received by Owl
through various overseas channels.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
CO-0PERATIvES BUILD
men and women" SAYS
NOTED COOP LEADER

You Can't Build Democracy With Prop
ertyless People, Warns Professor A. B.
Macdonald of St. Fran State :, M u.1ier University
OfNova Scotia Urges 1861 ss ltssr, ons
To Sponsor Co-ope. 49, %. an,
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MONTANA POWER HEARING
I'm BUTTE SKIRTS BASIC
FACTS; COMP ANY FAVORED

Attorney for Montana r. r. and Public
Service Commission Rates Picture and
Commentator by Inference in Montana
Standard for Favoring Company Over
Objections of Federal Comm. Attorneys
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31

Standard of California is the boss
leader in the Arabian deal. Gulf oil
is Joined with Standard and Texas in
the proposed contract. Apparently
Gulf is operating some leases owned
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-27

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Entered q, lie pos, Olac- 4 Herdrr-
son. y ~. a> >ye.-t class -.a.. matter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-27

OVER II
years old as Carrier Sales
men. Those employed must he
able to post $1,000 Bond.
Good routes with good pay
for the right boys. Apply
Circulation Manager Daily
Dispatch
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-27

LEI ALFORD'S DO YOUR pRlNT.
Iug md supply your needs N Of
flee supplies. furniture and c1up'
mCnt. Also picture framing neatly
done. We appreciate yoGI business
and guarantee satisfaction Aiiorit
P'.. % DsCcc Supply Go. @i-N
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
GuerrilIaS Free
German Rule

LONDON, Jan. 27-(P)-Yu-
goslav partisans, have liberated
C79N per cent of Central Bosnia
from the German invaders.
headquarters of Marshal Josip
Broz (Tito) announced today.
Reporting one of the major
Yugoslav successes of the win
ter campaign, the Yugoslav war
bulletin, broadcast by the Free
Yugoslav radio, said that the last
remnants of German forces have
been cleared from the central
Bosnian area with the occupa-
ton Of the town of Prnjavor, 25
airline miles northest of Banja
Luka.
Southwest of Mrkonjicgrad
Vrba river stronghold recap
tured from the Nazis yesterday,
the partisans have advanced
about 80 miles TO the southwest,
the communique said.
The Berlin radio claimed the
capture of the Island of Hvar
off the northern Dalmation
coast and said that 10 days Of
recent fighting had cost the par
tisans more than $1,000 casual
ties against undisclosed Nazi
losses.
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:. but claimed II was 30 proof
and bottled In bond.
BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND
There may be one or two cute
young ladies at M.C.H.S. who
would like to cheer up one of
their former students who Is
stationed with his military out
fit in the jungles of the South
west Pacific. They can do
so by writing to him. He
was so desperate for a letter
from "the bunch back at Schan-
hers" and the school that
he wrote to this newspaper
about 1t not knowing that
newspapermen seldom write
letters. He asks whether
some Of the girls back at good
old M.C.H.S. will take pity on
a poor G. I. in the jungles and
write to him." How about
IL, gals? His name Is Pvt. Stu
art w. Snyder and we're
mailing his letter and address to
Principal Monte McFarlane's
office where you may per-
use 1t. (We're not allowed
to print his address.)
BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy H. Griffith 1871
Glenwood road on their
44th wedding anniversary Sat-
urday which they plan to
observe with friends at home.
"Griff" Is the major -domo
OF our Memorial Day parades
and other patriotic affairs i.
and commander of Encamp-
ment No. 10, United Spanish
War Veterans, Detroit. ;.
His wife Is the former Louise
Beyne, and they were married
In Baltimore, Md, city of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

which both are extremely proud.
They came here 36 years
ago and have won q host
of friends. +. About this time
of the year we get set for the
inevitable first robin" and
first tulip" of the season 8.
and were not greatly surprised
when excited Roy Murphy tel
ephond to report that three
honey bees were looming
around the good Gulf office
dive bombing Roy and
salesman Lee Slater until they
were forced to execute a stra-
tegic withdrawal outside. :.
Now we're ready for the first
robin. But only one,
please!
BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND
The big burden of work in
the present county campaign to
raise funds for Infantile Paraly-
sis is being shouldered by Mrs.
Joseph M. Croman, Jr. :.
who repeatedly asked us not to
bring her name into publicity
and she meant it, in the
same way Bob Winslow and
Jack Flaacke have issued SINH
lar requests. However, we
just want to say that Mrs. C. Is
working like a trOuper :.
tirelessly and much of the
county drive success Is due to
her. Here are the names Of
some local young ladies who
volunteered to solicit funds at
local theatres and raised a
lot of money that way :.
Mary Lou Nelson, Katherine
Croman, Jennie Buckley, Vir-
ginia Ullrich, Jodie Place, Sonia
Vladeff, Barbara Purton, SUI
zanne Montague, Flossie Ullrich,
Madeline Croman, jeanne Gal
braith, Wanda Wallace, Joyce
Randolph, Isabelle Millar, Vel
ma Peters and Norma Matter.
Thanks for helpin' girls
and we hope the public
responds graciously and gencr-
ously.
BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND
The way the war bond drive
seems to be tagging and
it is both in the city and
county it looks like Buy
ing An Extra War Bond is vi
tally important to success of the
Fourth War Loan Drive and
ultimate victory. The man
or woman who has already
bought a S25, $50 or 500 bond
in the current drive and
who can afford another by dig
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nos been deIu9ed with mail
ever since. One woman
even sent in 4 list of six or
seven soldiers she recommend
I'd for such kits. Well, John
can take It and he can also
dish 'em out the kits we
mean. Hes going to handle
- many cases Is he reasonably
can and II the Board Of Di-
4ectors gets mad he'll re-
fer them to US. =.
John unsheathed for our in
spection q file of "thank you"
letters received from local men
In al parts of the world.
We noticed a pleasant one from
Capt. Mac Moore who is
some miles out from San Fran
cisco but the snappiest one
of all was from Lieut.. Comman-
der Russ Salot, M. D. The
letter thanked John for the
writing kit and went on to
relate that Russ felt 80 elated
on its receipt that he went to
the nearest town Brisbane,
Australia and purchased
bottle dedicated to the PROPOSE
ton of curing snake bites and
other human ills. with
best wishes to you, John" he
wrote. II made good use
Of that bottle and I'm en-
closing the label ~ q souvenir"
The label, which we in
gpected, failed to describe the
contents ~ snake bite remedy
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Council honors
Utica Scouts

UTICA - Scoutmaster Clar-
ence B. Walsh and Chairman DR..
Thomas j. Kerns are justly
proud Of the showings of Troop
80 Of the Utica Boy Scouts. OF
the Is troops which comprise
Clinton Valley Council the Utica
troop stands first with a total
of 90 steamers. Utica Troop 90
Of st. Lawrence church stands
ninth with SO points.
The honors were won In
spite of the fact that many Of the
troops are from much larger
schools and with more and older
Scouts.
Troop 80 also received a Clin-
ton Valley Council Certificate
Of Merit under the troop mea-
sure Of accomplishment. 1t
reads: This is to certify that
Troop 80 of Utica, Scoutmaster
c. B. Walsh, chairman, Thomas
j. Kerns, attained for the year
1943, a grade of c in Admins
tration, c in Activities, A in
Growth and Development"
Signed: Herbert N. Watson. Ex-
ecutive of Clinton Valley Coun-
Gil.
This Is the second Certificate
Of Merit to be, received by this
troop. The one received last
year contained all Cs.
Monday evening the troop
met at the high school gym for
few hours of entertainment
and games.
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Returned Vets
Obtain Jobs
Government Expands
Employment Service
ny The Associated Prsss

War veterans, some of them
wounded and leaning on canes,
made their way into offices in
seven cities across the nation to-
day to take advantage of the fed
eral governments new expand
ed program to find them work.
Some were in uniform, others
back in civilian garb. Many
were accompanied by their
wives or sweethearts.
The number of applicants ran
into scores in some cities as the
program got underway yester-
day. A large number obtained
jobs before the day ended.
One wife said she practically
had TO drag" her husband TO the
office, he was so low in spirit.
He got job. There even was a
sailor looking for work during
his 30-day leave.
The demonstration offices, as
they were described by Federal
Security Administrator Paul v.
McNutt, are located in Denver,
Colo; New Haven, Conn. ST.
Louis, Mo; Houston, Tex; Los
Angeles. Calf; Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Philadelphia Pa.
Directors of the offices said
the new program represented a
considerable expansion over
services hitherto provided.
The new set-up included larg-
er placement staffs, greater CO.
ordination with employer repre-
sentatives and increased en-
phasis on finding suitable jobs
for disabled men.
Burr Pearson, manager of the
u. S. Employment Service in
Houston, said there was no
backlog Of unemployed veterans
in that section because all dis
charged service men had been
placed.