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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
JET Plane Develops
Modest 400 MPH
Al Airport Preview

Washington Army, Navy and Gov
eminent officials got their first view
OF jet-propelled plane yesterday as
it "whooshed" past the Air Trans
port Command hangar at National
Airport, trailing tail Of kerosene
scented gray smoke.
The pilot, Capt. H.. T. Marley Of
Chicago, afterward apologized for
its modest 400-plus- miles-an-hour
speed, explaining his P-59 Airacomet
was lust training plane" that had
never been, and never would be, in
combat.
IF you want to see something that
will really travel" he advised, try
and get a glimpse of the P-80 Shoot
ing STAR
The Aracomet was one of the ex-
hibits of the "Warplane Progress"
show at the airport. which will be
open to the public from noon to 7
pm. today and tomorrow. The dis
play yesterday was preview for
officials Of the Army, Navy and sew
eral Government agencies dealing
with war materials.
Suggested by former Senator Guy
M. Gillette, chairman of the Surplus
War Property Board, to show the
public why the Nation, in less than
four years, has accumulated more
than $500, 100000 worth of obsolete
warplanes, the exhibition traced a
picture of the progress made in sup
plying the fighting fronts with the
most formidable air feet ever as
sembled.
The difference in bomb capacity
between the old Bib, in use by the
Army before the war, and the latest
type of B-29 now bombing Tokyo
and even the improvement between
the 1910 and 1945 versions of the
smaller Bit Flying Fortresses, were
apparent to the layman's eye. Pilots
and air crews from Army and Navy
combat theaters were on hand to
explain the less obvious improve
ments, such as self-sealing fuel
tanks and refnements hidden with
in the sleek fuselages of the expert
mental types featuring the exhibit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
Mine Field Arrests
Seen Unless Contract
Is Reached by Monday
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

A new crisis was building up in
the hard coal fields today with indi-
cations that unless a wage agree
ment is reached, John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers will defy the
Governments order to end their
strike and return to work on Mon
day.
Federal seizure two days ago of
the 1853 anthracite companies, all
in Pennsylvania, meant that GRIM
inal provisions of the Smith Con-
nally Act are in operation. The
penalties would be invoked for
encouraging men to stay away from
work, but would not be applied on
a worker simply because he was
absent.
Refusal of the miners to work for
the Government undoubtedly would
bring about investigation and prob
ably arrests.
Negotiations between anthracite
operators and miners headed by Mr.
Lewis in New York have been dead
locked for month. The main issue
is $3.50 per day underground travel
time pay on which the miners are
insisting. A negotiating session yes
terday was fruitless and the parties
scheduled another meeting for this
afternoon.
| To Blow Whistles.
Secretary of Interior Ickes an
nounced that work whistles at the
mines will blow Monday morning
Late yesterday he appealed to the
wage conference for early agree
ment on a new contract. The ap.
peal was answered by Felix Toma.
shefSky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, acting
president of UNIV local, who said
The members Of our union are
determined not to return to worl
until a new agreement has beer
signed. No contract, no work j.
the way they feel about it,"
In New York city today Mr.. Levi.
refused comment when asked if hi
would direct his miners to return
to work Monday in compliance with
the Government order.
John Girlock, president of thu
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. local, sale
that if wage agreement is reached
or orders are issued by Mr.. Lewis
unions would have difficulty callins
miners to weekend meetings.
More Mines Seized.
/ Anthracite mines have been com.
pletely shut down since Monday
when the old contract expired. Mr.
Lewis has not called upon the u, 00l
miners to return to work and ha!
failed to heed a War Labor Boart
order to extend the old contract
although operators indicated will
ingness to obey it.
Secretary Ickes seized an add
tional 80 strike bound soft Goa
mines yesterday, bringing to 272 tn
i. number Of bituminous properties il
Government possession. Two day
ago he took over three. while %
were seized April 10 when wor
t stoppages developed on expiration
of the soft coal agreement.
No answer was reported from Nj
Ickes' request to operators an
, miners for advice from you as 500
as possible concerning the terms fo
5 resumption of operations beginnin
Monday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
Southern Boptists Plan
Centennial Tomorrow
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May S.
Thousands of churches tomorrow
will celebrate the centennial ami
versary of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
The convention was organized in
Augusta, Ca, May 8, 1845, after
Southern Baptists left the triennial
convention of American Baptists
because of the slavery issue.
The centennial convention was to
have been held in Atlanta May 8-14
but 1t fell under the Government
travel ban.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05

in Tunisia and in Italy. ."
"One by one, the Germans signed
They didn't say a word or betray
single emotion, 1t was strictly
Prussian ceremony for the Ger
mans.
Then the field marshal took up
the wooden pen with the steel tip
"'And now he said, 7 will sign
in behalf of the supreme Allied
commander, Gen. Eisenhower
The whole ceremony took about
five minutes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
Denmark
Continued From First Page

out curtains were torn down. Bon
fires lighted the streets. The Dam
ish flag was waved at the head of
columns of marchers and peace
and freedom" leaflets appeared as
If by magic
Danish newspapers prepared to
issue their first free editions since
April 9, 1910 and booksellers dis
played Allied literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
Vichy Police Officials
Executed for 7 orture

Ey the Assoclated Press.
PARIS, May 5-Lucian Henri
Rottee, former Vichy detective chief,
and Fernand David. who was chief
of a special police brigade, were ex-
ecuted today
They were convicted last month of
torturing and killing members Of
the French resistance movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-05
Okinuwu
Continued From First Page

strip, causing some damage, and
joined Kamikaze (suicide) pilots, in
raiding the fleet Some bombers
loosed Baka bombs - glidertype
bombs, guided by suicide pilots. Fiji
ty-four attacking planes and one
Baka bomb were shot down by ships
guns and combat air patrol. Inter-
cepting carrier aircraft brought
down 96 planes, and four others
were wiped out in isolated actions
Five Light Units Sunk.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an
bounced the combined air and sui
eide boat assault sank five light units
and damaged others-he didn't say
how many. That makes "a United
States surface craft sunk since the
Ryukyu Islands campaign began
March ID.
Radio Tokyo, with it's fondness
for large numbers, claimed more
than SO" American ships were sunk
or damaged in the past two days. It
listed two battleships, two cruisers
and one destroyer" as sunk anc
many aircraft carriers heavily
damaged"
Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge. com.
mander of the 9th Army Corps
said ground action left front line:
virtually unchanged, but the en-.
emy's attacks furnished the mos
fruitful day of the campaign fol
American riflemen and machine
gunners.
Gen. Hodge expressed satisfac.
ton over indications that japanese
were coming out of their holes.
The faster they come out, tn,
faster we will be able to kill then
off, he said.
First Tank Offensive.
Associated Press War Correspond
ent James Lindsey reported thi!
was the first time the japanese hae
used tanks extensively on Okinawa
Heretofore they employed tank.
only as pillboxes.
The Marine Sd Amphibious Corp!
said two japanese bombs hit the
surgical ward of an evacuation hos.
pital, killing IL and injuring al
unannounced number.
. Japanese planes came over a
daylight today, Mr.. Lindsey said
One ran into a heavy concentra
ton of antiaircraft fire and fel
into the sea.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Frank Nash Craig Applies
for Commissioner Post

The many friends of Frank (Nash)
Craig were pleased to learn that he had
submitted his application for the uneX-
pired term Of county commissioner,
caused by the death Of Dan D. sullivan.
The vacancy is expected to be filled in
the near future by District Judges Dow
ney and Lynch The list Of applicants
is reported to be growing daily.
Craigs friends feel that he is well
qualified for and entitled to the appoint
ment as a result OF his many years Of
residence in the county and his close
contact with county affairs in the past.
He has always been a friend Of labor
and actively maintains his membership
in the Butte Machinists' Union. They
also point out that he is 2 property
owner of many years standing and lives
with his family at 1886 Elm street
In support Of his application his
friends point to the record available at
the courthouse showing the result Of the
votes cast at the last election held for
this office. At that election, held in
July of 1912, there were total Of 1874
official votes cast in fouT-way race
Dan D. sullivan nosed out Craig by 66l
votes.
The filling Of this vacancy naturally
greatest must interest in the county. The
supporters of Craig feel that he is well
qualified in all these respects.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Unions Must Get OK
for Conventions

WASHINGTON. - (FP) ~ The recent
order Of the office Of Defense Transpor-
tation curtailing train service and con-
serving hotel space has a definite effect
on regional and national labor groups,
among others.
In an announcement January u, col.
J. Monroe johnson, chairman Of the
war committee on conventions, said labor
organizations would be required to obtain
permits in order to hold conventions or
conferences OF over so persons after
February /.
Applications must show how the war
effort would suffer If the meetings were
not held, list the time and place, attend
ance expected and why group Of so or
less with delegated powers cannot trans
act the necessary business.
Formal application blanks are avail
able at ODT regional offices, most hotels
and the national ODT office in Wash
ington.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
FEPC and Anti Poll Tax
Bill Threatened by
Reactionary Coalition

WASHINGTON.-(F (FP) Legislation 70
set up a permanent FEPC and to abolish
the poll tax are threatened by the re-
vitallzed coalition Of tory Republicans
and southern Democrats" who pushed
through the permanent Dies committee,
the National Council of Negro Women
warned January II.
The council also warned that II the
newly created committee on un-Anleri-
can activities is stacked with the same
ilk as the coalition-"those who alse op-
pose ti-discrimination obiectives Of an
FEPC"-the reshuffled Dies committee
will be a danger to minority groups.
ANYONE challenging an employers dis
elimination might find himself chal-
lenged in turn by the erstwhile Dies com
mittee," the council pointed out.
Pending legislation for repeal Of the
poll tax is likewise jeopardized by such
coalition, the council said and it urged
vigorous expression Of opinion" by vot-
ers to keep congressman reminded OF
their obligations to the people.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Richard Donovan
Files for Mayor

Richard (Dick) Donovan who filed
for mayor on the Democratic ticket is
a native of Butte and is married and
the father Of three children and resides
with his family at 612 west Silver street.
He is a carpenter and an active member
of organized labor holding the offices
of State President of Montana State
Council Of Carpenters, Secretary Of the
Butte Building Trades Council, Secretary
of Butte Carpenters Local Union, mem
Der Of the school board, State Committee
man of the Democratic party Mr.. Dono-
van pledges on his nominating petition
support Of postwar programs.
He also states he will continue to pro-
mote youth welfare with the cooperation
of organized labor and civic organiza-
,iors. It was with the cooperation OF
the above named organizations that the
youth of Butte are enjoying the Butte
youth Center He served as court CLERK
70 rthree years in Department no. 2
Silver Bow county, which experience
should aid him in working with the city
council.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
The Ups and Downs
Of the Teachers
Retirement Act

Continued from Page One)
government showing up in our legisla-
tive halls.
The schools of Montana are operated
through local self government, and
school boards fix the tax levy to main
tain the schools, provided. however, that
before the tax levy can exceed ten mills.
the tax paying voters Of the district must
approve any increase Of taxes over the
ten mills levy at a regularly held cleo
ton, and further the school district must
maintain a free school for nine months
in the year, or the district will not re-
ceive any money from the state school
fund
If the legislature has the power TO
force school boards to levy a special tax
without submitting the same to vote
of the taxpayers in the district, then
local self government Of our school sys-
TEN will be curtailed.
If the legislature can assume the
power to levy special tax on school
districts, then it can assume the power
to levy special taxes on the county and
city governments.
Local self government is a bulwark to
a democratic form Of government. If
local self government is destroyed, then
government Of the people by the people
is on its way out
The legislature of Montana by law
contracted with the school teachers TO
pay a certain retirement salary and
levied a tax of five per cent on the
teachers salary TO help meet the retire
ment obligation and further provided in
the contract that appropriations should
/ be made from the general fund to guar
antee payment.
The state Of Montana levies no ta2
on property to meet the expenses Of
state government, yet there is a surplus
Of over five million dollars in the STATE
treasury. Therefore, the state Of Mon
tana it quite able to meet its obligations
and to guarantee the annual retirement
pay to our aged teachers without levyinl
any tax on school districts
The proposal of the majority Of th'
members of the Teachers Retiremen
Board to have law enacted to levy
special tax on the people in school dis
trict is uncaIed for, unsound, and rep
resents poor craftsmanship. The state O
Montana is perfectly able TO meet 1T
obligations to the school teachers. there
fore, it is unnecessary to pass the bucl
to the school districts.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Negligee Prices
Are Set by OPA

WASHINGTON-An action to hold
prices in line with 1912 prices Of wom-
ems and children's underwear and night
wear made Of woven fabrics, and bath
robes, negligee and lounging apparel
made Of all kinds OF materials, is an
nounced by Price Administrator Chester
Bowles.
This is the third move in the series
planned by OPA to hold clothing prices
closely in line" Bowles said. Recently
we announced the forthcoming retail
dollar and cents pricing program on in
expensive infants and children's cloth
ing for which the WPB has allocated
material for the production Of some 30
100000 garments according to specified
sizes and qualities At that same time,
We moved to reduce over finishing or
'aaneying-up' of fabrics which often
added to the coast Of both cotton and
rayon clothing"
The present action, which is at the
manufacturing level, requires producers
Of woven underwear and nightwear, and
bathrobes and lounging apparel made Of
all types Of materials, to make thest
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
MONTANA THEATRE
TO PRESENT FINE
STAGE PRODUCTIONS

The largest theatre stage in the Pa
c!fic Northwest is going to return to
action. The Montana Theatre, formerly
the Broadway which for years brought
to the Mining city all the big stage pres
entations which played other large cities,
will again bring to Butte theatre goers
outstanding stage shows when it presents
Naughty Marietta" featuring New
York cast of forty-five people. other
big legitimate attractions are scheduled
to follow according to an announcement
made by the local management.
Inauglrating of the road show stage
policy will not interfere with the present
policy of big first-run pictures at the
Montana theatre stated Mr.. E. E. Harris,
president df the Park Butte Theatre Co.
Bookings of stage shows and pictures can
be arranged so as not to interfere wits
each other. Features deserving longer
playing time will still have that privi-
lege, he continued.
Patrons of the Montana during the
past week no doubt have noticed the
big grand drapes in front of the stage
are down and that the stage is now
under reconstruction, however, the screen
and sound system can be moved in such
a manner that the picture is in its usual
place when the audience enters the
theatre at night The large crew OF
men now handling the project will prob
ably have the job completed by the enc
of this week, Mr. Harris said
The big windows from back stage have
been covered so that no light can CONT
through and there are no other defects
that might hurt the showing of TX
Have Or Have Not" which demands com
plete darkness, the picture now curren
at the Montana.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
TIM KEARNEY AFTER
COMMISSIONER JOB

Tim Kearney, who has submitted his
application to the district judges for the
office of County Commissioner is a
member Of the Bus Drivers Union. Mr..
Kearney was formerly secretary of this
organization. He has also served as
county commissioner and is familiar
with the duties OF that office. Members
OF the Bus Drivers Union know MI.
Rearney and admire his honesty and
integrity
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
DRAMATIC CALENDAR
WHERE TO GO

RlALIO
Nr,yv pr.kYuSG-In technicolor, Here come
the waves" starring Bng Ofospy, !,
ton and sonny Tufts Also ''IhoIougnpl,eess, M ,esss,
a-ith Ton, Neal and Adele Mara plus the latest
Fox Movietone News.
STARTS SUNDAY-Irene Dunno ana C~las. ~
aover In .'Together Again on the sam
program, THE Big Bonanza, WI iotest Fo4
Arlen and Jane frazee' Aiso sAS
MovietOne News. .,
erApq.s wHDNHSDAY-"Su storm,
.,ith George Sanders and Linda DaIneH. as
lone Body Too Many Win SaeA 10 tetsi,
lean Parker and Bella Lugosi flus 'iie ie'es'
New. - rro,,,o -
COMING Thirty seeonas 9asv OEei and 50P{ Pbyl-
nth Spencer Tracy, Van johnson anu f44s'
lis ThaxteT.
ooAuNc-on the stage, January 81 We'd
nesday kiss and Tel.
AMERICAN
NOW pq.AYINo-"Kismet," in teehnieoiof
uith Ronald Colman and Marlene 5.s tIoI,
Also "pirates Of the Prairie WIN I'm ~ !,
and the eighth chapter OF "Ihe beseit 40"
srpDAY-TUEsDAY-" Seed ssSl- ar
ring Katherine Hepburn ana ,drich duIisI pisys Gu
I'D y with Jimmy Lydon and Charhe 9li4sN'
Also the latest Paramount News
CLOSED WEDNESDAY.
erApTs THURsDAY-"Youth Runs WIG.
With bonita Granville and Kent snitn' zefb en-
~ Accuse Nv Parents" with mary De'H
Hughes and Robert Lowell
MONTANA
NOW pIAyIRG-"Can't Help Singing, VIZ Wiss
7,eanna Durbin and Robert Paige Seles'sN
shorts and news. -,
STARTING FRIDAY-"To Have ane .ta-,s aSss
Not with Humphrey BogaFt. seieS'eu s4''- -
and news. ,,--io+
ooAuNo-On the stage, Naughty Malaess ~ ~,
"a y With a cost of As people, February ~ anu
~ with a matinee February II.
PARK
NOW PLAYING THRU sATURDAY-'PrsslIi
c;nnsmoke" with Bill Elliott anu - t,.i',S d
on The same program, Pardon My ias ny ys"Ss &c.
with Gloria Jean and Patrlc Kho"les' ..-i7S,,
lacted shorts and news. ChapteF ~ Va '
Great Alaskan Mystery
srrAynAY . TUESDAY - uncertain SIiol3
with Enrol Flynn and Paul Lucas
program Of shorts and news.
CLOSED WEDNESDAY.
-rt4rrRsDAY-SATURDAY "Swingtlme Jolin
~ with the Andrews Sisters ana haIIle h.,
ti{iliard Also death Valley Rangers, wiz wiz
I5oot Gibson and Ken Maynard. Seleess' ~.
shorts and news. and chapter II VI
Great Alaskan Mystery
CoMING-"Thank Your Lucky stars VIII
an ail-star cast including Eddie Cantor
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25

items in price lines no higher than they
made them in 1912 Costs for labor and
materials have increased since 1912 and
manufacturers are required to absorb
certain of these cost increases. To main
tain quality, manufacturers are required
to put at least the same amount Of cost
into each garment as they put into a
similar garment in 1912, OPA said.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25

WASHINGTON.--(F -(FP)-Edward Falck,
director of war facilities OF the WPB'
said January le that addition OF an
other hour OF daylight time" to save
power and coal was under consideration.
England now uses double daylight
time"
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25

The Christian American Association,
says the Guild Reporter, is like a guinea
pig.
It's neither from Guinea nor a pig.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Good and welfare
News Of The Cascade
Trades & Labor Council

Credentials
From the Machinists for Herb NJ Brow,
A. J. Duley, Carl H. Henian and Quen-
tin Cooper.
From the Teamsters for Henry Lefebre,
Austin Thompson, George Hail. VIM.
vending and Leslie Culliton.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25

pendent School Ticket came up and is
scheduled for discussion the first meet
ing In February.
Montana labor news., 1945-01-25
Communications

communications
From Ralph Parker, that public
hearing on M. V. A. will be held at the
Placer hotel on Wednesday, January "a,
at 800 P. M. Referred to Committee on
Reports
From Leo Graybill, that he plans to
speak against resolution introduced by
Bricker and others on AVA. Filed.
From the East Helena Mill and Smell
termen Union, a resolution asking that
labor cease patronizing local stores Of
Montgomery Ward & Co. on motion re-
ferred to Clerks Union.
From the Yakima Central Labor Coun-
Gil asking that boycott against the prod
ucts of the Morning Milk Company be
lifted. Placed on file.
From the University Teachers Union,
asking that we concur in endorsement Of
the Montana Library Commissions re-
quest for additional funds for extension
work. On motion request was concurred
in.
From Ralph Bricker acknowledging our
letter reaffirming our desire tnaJ a Mis-
souri, Valley Authority be created. PLACED
on file
Telegram from James D. Graham, ad-
vising that Senate Bill Ten and HOUSE
Bill 10 provides for Constitutions
amendment for Department of Labor ane
recommends that our senator's and repre-
sentatives be written urging support. On
motion concurred in.