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Evening star., 1944-06-27
D. {. Suffrage Plank
Is Rejected by COP.
Platform Makers
Copper and Councillor
Declare Committee
Mode Serious eri Mistake
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,
Star staff CORRESPONDENT.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The Re-
publican party Platform Com
mittee formally rejected today
the proposal for a plank calling
for the party's support in an
effort to give the right of suf-
frage to the people of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The rejection Immediately brought
statements expressing chagrin and
disappointment from Senator Capper
OF Kansas, ranking Republican
member of the Senate District Com
mittee, and James A. Councillor, Dis
trict convention delegate and MEM
ber OF the Resolutions Committee.
"The party Platform Committee
has made very serious mistake and
done a grave injustice" Senator
Capper said. IF ever there was a
just cause in politics, the people of
the District have it. I have worked
closely with them for many years
and know them as the highest type,
entitled to full citizenship.
They are selected people from all
the States-intelligent and patriotic
They have given generously to the
party treasury and asked only few
words Of encouragement in the party
platform. They have sent their fine
youths, boys and girls, to the armed
forces. They are well qualified to
perform all duties of citizenship
1 am deeply hurt that my party has
refused them just share in the
National Government.
On One-Way Street.
After a caucus of the District dele
cation, Mr.. Councillor said: Its
impossible to say how much longer
the people of the District will take
such ignoring of their just plea
lying down. 1t would seem we are
on a one-Way street of lease-lend,
giving everything and getting moth
ing 1t is very difficult to see how
such a one-sided partnership can
successfully operate-one party do
ing all the work, the other taking
the fruits and being unwilling to
cooperate. 1t just isn't human
nature to give all the time and
get nothing.
we did our best to cooperate
with the party leaders and Plat
form Committee, as good fellows
and willing workers. The Resolu-
tions Committee turned cold
shoulder to our very modest plea.
We asked only about Is words in
(See D. C. SUFFRAGE. page Ar
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Temperature Above 90
Due for Several DAYS

Nothing but the prospect of hotter
and more humid weather could be
held out for the Washington area
today and tomorrow.
The temperature, the Weather
Bureau said, probably would 60 up
to 90 sometime this afternoon. But
that isn't the whole story. It also
will be uncomfortably sticky-worse
than it was yesterday.
Tomorrow, the forecaster says, will
be no improvement. In fact, it will
be sultry for several days and will
not drop below 10 even at night.
At pm, the mercury had already
climbed to SO degrees.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

advancing that total to $1,000 900,
or 32.4 per cent of the 1900 900
Series "E" quota.
National Sales Lag.
Nationally, bond sales totaled
$4,59l 100000 or 20 per cent of the
$4,000 100000 overall goal. OF this,
total sales to individuals through
Saturday stand at $1,716,000, 900, or
20 per cent of the $4,000, 900 900 in
dividual quota, while the first report
on corporation purchases show sales
to date of $2,875 900 900, or 28.75
per cent of that $40 900 900 900 quota
Declaring that the campaign was
still tagging in spite Of the fact that
we have picked up some speed"
John A. Reilly, chairman of the Dis
trict War Finance Committee, said,
Too many little fellows'-the buy
(See WAR LOAN, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-06-27
British Step Up Drive for Coen;
Yonks Begin Cherbourg Repairs;
Maj Soviet Wall Near Collapse
Entire Salient of
More Than 100 Miles
In Immediate Danger
MAP on Page Az
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 27.-Under
one OF the most terrific air as
saults of the war, Germany's
White Russian forward wall,
formed by the Orsha, Mogilev
and Bobruisk bulge, appeared to
be collapsing today, with the en-
tire salient of more than 100
miles in immediate danger.
Red air fleets from four fronts
were ceaselessly attacking enemy
reserves, tank formations and for
ward positions and hitting at bridges
and communications behind the en-
emy's tottering lines.
On the ground, four powerful Red
Armies advancing along a 250-mile
front began converging on the
Minsk gateway to Warsaw and Hit
ler's Reich.
The Germans were fighting saw
agely to hold the great bulge, but it
appeared hopeless task.
Close IN on Three Cities.
Despite this stubborn resistance,
the Red Army was closing in rapidly
on the three bulge cities. Units al
ready were in the outskirts and out
lying sectors of both Orsha and
Mogilev, battering at a deep system
of trenches and concrete fortif1ca-
tions.
GA CHS broadcast from Mos
COW said Orsha, next most i'm
portant city south of fallen
Vitebsk, already was surrounded,
with all means of escape cut of
to the GermansD
The great air role is being d.
rected by Col. Gen. Vershinin, whose
planes figured prominently In the
capture Of Sevastopol; Col. Gen.
Timofey Kruikin, 33-year-old COM
mander; Col. Gen. Sergei I. Ru-
denko and 1t. Gen. N. p. Papivin.
Stormovik planes were blasting
the enemy's armored divisions in
cessantly, shooting up trenches and
blockhouses in continuous sweeps
over Orsha and Mogilev.
Constituting the northern arm OF
the great converging ground forces
was Gen. Ivan Bagramian's 1st Bal
tic front, which, with 36-year-old
Gen. Ivan Cherniakhovsky's 3rd
White Russian front, after taking
Vitebsk, pushed rapidly at the heels
OF the beaten Germans through the
lakes, swamps and forests Of
sparsely populated Northern White
Russia. Gen. Cherniakhoysky was
promoted from colonel general to
general, becoming the youngest
general In the Soviet Union.
The speed achieved by the rus
slams IN their new offensive which
already has taken Vitebsk and
zhlobin, the northern and southern
anchors Of the Nazis' vaunted
'Fatherland Line" was demonstrat-
ed by q Moscow announcement that
the Red Army had captured more
than LOO populated places.
Heavy Naxi Casualties,
A broadcast communique from
Moscow said 5000 Germans were
killed and 1000 captured in Vitebsk
and declared Soviet troops were
tlghtenlng the ring around two
other pockets west of the city, DOS
slbly the remnants of the garrison.
Another 1000 were declared wiped
out in battle for captured Beshen-
kovishi, district center southwest of
Vltebsk; about 1900 in the fighting
at zhlobin and 900 west of Roga-
chev to the north. The total killed
IN "a hours was approximately
10, 1000, Moscow said.
Swedish dispatches from Berlin
indicated the Germans were con-
sldering withdrawal from White
Evening star., 1944-06-27
TwoNuziLeuders
GNeUp With 300
At AtCherbourg
Surrender Is Believed
Made to Gen. Collins
OF Washington
Pictures on Page Az
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG, June 26 de-
layed) LIT. Gen. Carl Wilhelm
Won Schlieben, German COM
mander of Cherbourg, and Rear
Admiral Hennecke, naval COM
mander of Normandy, came out
!of an underground fortress to-
day and surrendered themselves
and 800 men to the American
major general who directed the
brilliant drive seizing the port.
tMaj. Gen. Joseph Lawton
Collins of Washington COM
manded the American 7th Corps,
which carried out the operations
on Cherbourg Peninsula)
The Nazi commanders surrendered
after American guns had pounded
the fortress in which they were
directing the defense of the city.
First lieutenant emerged from
tunnel 80 feet underground, goose
stepping and carrying a white nag.
He carried message that his COM
manding officer wished to give him
self up.
A few minutes later Won SchiIeben
and Hennecke came out of the
tunnel, with some 300 men and
Officers following them.
Asked why he did not tell Cher
bourg's defenders to surrender be-
cause they could not halt the Amer
lean advance and their fight was
hopeless, Won Schlieben said he had
learned In Russia the value of
resistance by small groups. He de-
clared he would not ask his men to
surrender.
After Won Schheben and Hennecke
gave up the Americans broadcast
the news to the German defenders
still holding out in Cherbourg, tell
ing them it was useless to resist
longer.
The 49-year-old Won Schlieben
was one of the German heroes
in the Orel fighting in 1s43 on
the Russian front where he COM
manded field division.
The Berlin radio told the German
people last night that Adolf Hitler
had awarded the knights Cross of
the Iron Cross TO Admiral Hen
necke for ..preparinx the dAsarvc-
ton OF Cherbourg." The broadcast
boasted the feat" was "unprece-
dented in the annals of coastal de-
fense."
Evening star., 1944-06-27
German Channel Guns
Open Up With SoIvoes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FOLKSTONE, England, June q.
The German big guns across the
Channel in France opened up to-
DAY, firing six shells shortly after 9
am. and following with another
salvo shortly thereafter.
1t was clear at the time and the
French coast was visible from this
side.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

(See RUSSIA, Page AL
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Nozis Reported Mining
Puris for Withdrawal
Iy the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-The Brit
lsh radio, quoting French-Spanish
frontier reports, said the Germans
are completing plans for evacuatine
the German garrison from Paris
and the city is being heavily mined
Evening star., 1944-06-27

(See D. C. SUFFRAGE, Page /
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

IT eueIdl over SOIllIllSSlOu.
Some confirmation of these
rumors are apparent in reports
to The Voice from Washington
that these two emissaries had a
hearing with the full member
ship of the commission on Mon
day, April "a, at which "the
detectives that are sought and
the effect of these changes
upon the stockholders were
discussed at length.
While a member of the commission
stated that he had been informed
from Montana that an unofficial offer
had been made by the power company
officials to representatives of the COM
mission in Butte, seeking to establish
a write-off of some $45,O00,000, the
member would not state whether the
offer had been officially presented to
the commission nor whether COM
promise like that would be acceptable
to it,
This member also stated that ap-
parently the newspapers of Montana
have convinced the preferred stock
holders of the Montana Power Com
pany that the action of the Federal
Power Commission would injure their
holdings. He pointed out to the in
terviewer, that just the reverse would
be true, stating that If excessive valu-
alton is removed from the capital
structure, the earnings will improve
and the dividends more readily avail
able for payment to the preferred
stockholders, it should also follow that
there would be a considerable in
crease in the money available for
payment of dividends.
AS an example of this, this member
of the commission cited the case of
the Idaho Public Utility Company
which came in to the Federal Power
Commission voluntarily, and requested
the correction of it's accounting sys-
tenn and consented to writing off the
excess values that were found in it's
structure by the accountants of the
commission. AS a result, this COM
pany was able to refund its outstand-
ing bonds for the very low interest
rate of 80 per cent.
The Montana Power Company has
S50,000,000 of outstanding bonds and
debentures on some of which it pays
~ per cent and on others on which
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
LEWIS and CLARK
COUNTY FOR
ROOSEVELT

Delegates selected by the Lewis and
Clark county democrats for the state
convention at a meeting held this
week were instructed to take a stand
for the denomination and election oil
President Roosevelt A resolution
adopted by the gathering will be pre-
scented at the state meeting.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected by unanimous vote
Delegates: William J. Manning and
John W. Mahan, Helena; d. j. Kane
and Mrs. Eleanor Smole, East Helena
Alternates: Floyd Small and Mrs. A.
J. White, Helena; Joseph Bauer, Craig
and Mrs. Rose Hooper, Lincoln.
The resolution adopted, follows:
Whereas, During turbulent times
which prevail throughout a war torn
world the people of our peace loving
country are gravely concerned in the
leadership of the government of these
United States and
Whereas, We are deeply grateful for
our good fortune in having Franklin
d. Roosevelt as our President during
these times.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Democratic County Central Committee
of Lewis and Clark county in conven-
ton assembled that we urge the re-
and reelection of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency of
these United States and Be 1t Further
that the delegates and alter
mates selected at this convention to
participate in the state convention
May 16, 1914 are hereby directed and
instructed to vote in favor of instruct
ing our national delegates or alter
mates to support, favor and vote for
the denomination of Franklin d.
as democratic candidate for
President of the United States and
the delegates or alternates chosen by
this county convention are further in
structed to favor and vote for dele
gates of the national convention who
favor and will support the renomina-
ton of Franklin d. Roosevelt for
President of these United States of
America.
Unanimously adopted.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
YELLOWSTONE
co. COUNCIL
FORMED

GS.-Approximately 500 peo
pie from all sections of Yellowstone
county crowded the American Fedora
ton of Labor Temple hall to capacity
on Friday evening, at meeting called
for the purpose of forming a county
council for progressive political action
in the 1914 elections The local unit
will be affiliated with the Montana
Council for Progressive Political Ac-
ton which was organized in Great
Falls on March 18th. Charles Band
erob of Huntley, executive board mem
Der of the state Farmers Union pre-
sided as temporary chairman, with
Bert Price of Billings, member of Oil
Workers international union, CLIO, as
temporary secretary.
All of the people present came from
various labor and farm organizations
in the county, and their ladies' auxil-
iaries The organizations represented
were the American Federation of La
Dor, Congress of Industrial Organiza-
lions, Farmers Unoin, Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen, Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, and the ladies auxil-
iaries. There were also several prom
inent professional and small business
people in attendance.
The purpose of the local organiza-
ton is to unite all the progressive
forces of the county in a concerted
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

promise to any group, organization, or
individual, except to continue to do
his best for all the people all the time.
Our first job he said, is to win the
war as soon as possible and to build
a foundation for secure and lasting
peace.
Mr. Mansfield further stated that,
as one of the youngest veterans of the
first World War, he is vitality inter-
ested in the welfare of our service
men and women now and when they
return. ut is our obligation to them
to see that they receive every con-
sideration. Furthermore, we who re-
main at home must continue to main
tain the America they knew for them
to return to-" he declared.
ITO me-" Congressman Mansfield
continued, the preservation of our
country and our democracy are of
paramount Importance and to secure
this end all of us must work shoulder
to shoulder. Unity is the key to vic
tory In this period of emergency we
should put aside all our differences
and work for victory, peace, and the
welfare of our nation"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

years. Prior to- that time he was a
deputy county attorney of Silver Bow
county, and served as chairman of the
board of trustees of School District
No. 1, Silver Bow county.
Mr.. Hanley was born in Lead City,
South Dakota in the historic Black
Hills, to which country his father, the
late w. F. Hanley, went as a pioneer
by OK train from st. Paul, Minnesota,
shortly after the Custer Massacre.
Mr. Hanley received his elementary
and high school education in the
schools of South Dakota, and for three
years taught schools in Lawrence
county The family moved to Mon
tana in 1918, and Mr.. Hanley entered
the law school of the university at
Missoula. He completed the law
course and in 1916 received his degree
in law and was admitted to practice.
Shortly after his admission to the
bar, he became associated in the prac-
tice of law with Alfred t. Vollum at
Plentywood, establishing the law firm
Oh VOllum q f1duley, WIFI Offices DIT
Plentywood and Scobey. His practice
was interrupted however when he en-
tered the army in the World war.
After his discharge from service, he
again entered the practice of law
locating at Butte, where he was &C
lively engaged in the practice until
coming to Helena in 1887, as assistant
attorney general.
Mr.. Hanley was married to Miss
Helen Williams of Minneapolis, Mimi
esota, teacher in the high school of
Mrs. Hanley passed
away in 1941. He has two children,
a daughter, Barbara now sophomore
at the state college, Bozeman, and a
son, Fred, seaman first class, now
stationed at the Navy Air Training
Station at Seattle, Washington.
During his long residence in Mon
tana, Mr. Hanley has been active in
political and civic affairs and is well
known throughout the state
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
MONTANA FLYER
FINDS JAP
DEFENSE WEAK

GREEN ISLAND.-Delaye )-The
scarcity of Jap zeros in the vicinity
of Rabaul and Kavieng, Jap air bases
in the Bismarck Archipelago, is Illus
trated by the story of two Marine tor
pedo bomber pilots.
The filters concerned are 1st 1t. Jo-
seph Candeias formerly of 1886 18th
St. MERGED, Cal and 1st Lit. jerome
Anderson of 500 Hotter ST., Helena,
Montana.
Separated from a flight of bombers
bound for Kavieng, the Marine pilots,
flying Grammar Avengers, made
two-plane bombing attack on the Jap
airfield of Namatanai, midway OF New
Ireland.
Approaching from inland, they dove
on the field, scoring direct hits on
the dirt runway with high explosives.
Only small caliber anti-aircraft fire
greeted their diving runs.
Both returned to base without
bullet hole in their planes, and with
out spotting Jap plane on the ground
or in the air
While returning homeward along
the coastline of New Ireland, they
flew directly over gun positions, but
were not fired upon
Lieutenant Anderson is a veteran
of II combat missions. Lieutenant
Candeias, son of Mrs. Mary E. Miller
of Route 1, Manteca, Cal, has COM
.1o+o5 civ attach noicciOpg
Candeias attended MERGED high
school and Fresno State college and
Anderson attended Montana State uni
versity at Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
SUPPRESSED BOOK
CHOSEN AS BOOK
CLUB SELECTION

STRANGE FRUIT by Lillian Smith
the novel that was recently withdrawn
from public sale by Boston booksell.
ers, has been announced as the Book
Find Club selection for May.
Lillian Smiths compassionate story
of negro and white in the deep south
was banned in puritanical Boston APP
parently on the vague grounds that it
might prove Objectionable if officially
examined because it twice printed
what has been termed IAN obscene
word"
Liberal and democratic forces claim
that this arbitrary ruling is a direct
infringement on the civil liberties of
the people, particularly dangerous be-
cause 1t permits sentiment in favor
of book banning to arise anywhere.
Prominent figures representing all
branches of the literary world are
rallying around to fight for the re-
lease of the ban. A test case involv-
ing Bernard De Voto well-known writ
er and editor is currently being ar
ranged in Massachusetts to "test the
statute"
Meanwhile the sales on STRANGE
FRUIT are rocketing upward and the
book is rapidly pushing into top place
on the best sellers list. The pub
fishers. Reynel and Hitchcock, state
that they have already gone into five
big printings totalling 10000 copies.
According to Marsha Braziller, the
director of Book Find Club, 4S0 Lex
ington Ave, STRANGE FRUIT will
be assured an additional circulation of
many more thousands by her organi-
cation. "This book was chosen as a
club selection" Mrs. Braziller says
because we feel that it is not only a
fine and distinguished piece of work
but a definite contribution to inter-
racial understanding"
Although previous selections, UN-
DER COVER, MY NATIVE LAND
and BATTLE HYMN OF CHINA, met
with an enthusiastic response, the
staff of Book Find Club expects a
record increase in membership on
FRUIT.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
COINCIDENCE

The Tokyo radio, broadcasting an
Imperial headquarters communique,
May 81, 1913:
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, com
mander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet
while directing general strategy on
the front line in April of this year
engaged in combat with the enemy
and met gallant death on a warplane.
AS successor, Admiral Mineichi Koga
has been appointed and is already
taking command as commander of the
Combined Fleet"
The Tokyo radio, broadcasting an
Imperial headquarters communique,
May 5, 1914:
Admiral Mineichi Koga, comman-
der-in-chief of the Combined Fleet,
died at his post in March of this year
while directing general operations
from an airplane at the front. Adj
miral Soemu Toyoda was appointed
his successor and is already in com
mand of the Combined Fleet"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
WORKERS
EDUCATION
PLANNED

Following an official request made
by the Montana State Federation of
Labor executive board and the review
of proposed three day program pre-
scented by committee of labor repre-
sentatives, officials of Montana State
university have agreed to cooperate
in putting on the first workers edu-
cation institute ever to be held in
Montana. Dates for the institute have
been set for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Angst 8, and 5, at the
State University in Missoula.
On Sunday, April 80 joint meet
ing of education committees from the
soula Central Labor Council and the
University Teachers Union was held
in Missoula with Mr.. Walter Ander-
son. dean of the University School
of Education who is in charge of the
/ full summer school sessions. The
proposed workers education institute
program was thoroughly discussed and
Sam IRWIN, vice president of the Mis-
soula Central Labor Council was
elected by the group to head COM
mittee to work out details of the pro-
gram. Mr. IRWIN appointed the fol-
lowing members of the Teachers I'm
ions on his committee, Mary McNelis,
Butte; June Burke, Anaconda; Violet
Eastman, Helena; Lucille Speer, M. G.
Wren and Roy Dubisch all Of Missoula
n af CHI
verne Hamilton of Missoula and Perry
Melton of Kalispell were other COM
mittee members appointed. A meet
ing of this committee will probably be
called in the immediate future, follow
ing which the unions of Montana will
be notified of the program and urged
to select students to attend the in
stitute.
Workers education institutes such
as is planned for Montana are grow
ing in popularity at number OF
universities in various parts of the
United States where they have been
held with considerable success for
several years The Montana institute
is in line with the policy of the state
university administration to make the
facilities of Montana's higher center
of learning available to all groups of
citizens in so far as it is possible to
do So Volunteer speakers, instruc-
tors and panel leaders will be from
among university faculty members and
labor leaders, it planned and the uni
Il
the use of buildings and incidental
equipment for the institute. Two or
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