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Evening star., 1945-08-02
Will America Turn Left?
By Ray,n ond ofey

Although this commentator claims no
Delphian gifts, he begs to differ from
many of his fellow know-it-alls who pre-
dict that the Labor victory in England
will be followed by Leftist trend in
America. I may be wrong in this, as
confess have been on some past occa-
sions. But there are several important
circumstances which point to no great
change in American trends. despite the
landslide against the British Conserva-
tives.
History says that British and Amer
lean political trends run in opposite
directions. When, on January 8, 1924,
the Labor party first took charge of the
House of Commons. the United States
was enjoying the first stages of the
Coolidge era The great boom was
starting and even the Democrats, three
months later, nominated the conServa-
tive John w. Davis. The Labor crowd
tumbled from power later that year,
largely because of entanglements with
Communist Russia. While we were
electing Republicans everywhere and
the great boom grew to fantastic pro-
portions, the British Conservatives were
struggling with serious labor troubles.
In mid-1929, the Labor party again
took over Hoover was enjoying his
honeymoon era.
Our turn to the Left began with
Democratic Congress, in 1890. and the
rise of the candidacy of Franklin D.
Roosevelt irf 1881 and 1882. In 1881 the
Conservatives came back in big way
under the Nationalist banner, with Ram
say Macdonald as f1gurehead. In 1885,
the Roosevelt administration had moved
from the mild to the wild period Of
reform. The summer Of that year saw
the President riding herd on Congress,
lambasting business and generally COM
peting with Huey Long for extreme
Leftist support. Meanwhile, Britain
went to the polls late in the year and
gave itself Conservative majority
which lasted 10 years.
y 4
History is not always an infallible
guide, but that is what 1t says.
The present mood of the United
States portends anything but a swing
to the Left. The Government Is strug-
Cling with the need of getting out Of
war socialism, rather than increasing
its burden. Reconversion is our major
domestic problem. We are still at war.
Vast international questions are In the
spotlight. Everybody is working, and
money is more plentiful than goods.
This is not good ground for the seeds
Evening star., 1945-08-02
SultN Duys

August is an interesting month In
Natures calendar. 1t is a month Of
contradictions and uncertainties.
There are days when a hot, humid
sultry air blankets the countryside
and the red sun blazes from a pale
blue sky. One can almost see the
heat lying on the second-growth
alfalfa and clover. There are days
when the air Is crisp and dry and
great shaggy masses of cumulus
clouds meander along the sky lanes.
On a bright afternoon, huge black
thunderheads may roll up with sud-
den fury from the horizon and the
heavens artillery blaze and crackle.
Over the land there is q brooding
spirit of fulfillment. That first spirit
Of urgent growth in answer to
springs demands is done. Now
comes the period when the cycle is
nearing its fruition stage. The corn
has been laid by and there is a
breather for the farmer as he waits
for harvest. Out in the meadows
the bobolinks and red-winged black
birds fly leisurely about; the wood
chucks doze at their den openings;
and the cattle browse at midday
beneath the clump of elms above
the pasture spring.
August evenings have a charm of
their own. Days are growing shorter
and the period OF twilight is notice.
ably less. But the chimney swifts
put on their regular evening aerial
circus as they dive and climb and
circle. Night hawks shoot ever the
fields and as they swoop low their
eerie, lonesome sounding hollow
boom" comes from the wind rush.
ing between stiff wing quills. Fire
flies light their lamps and make
dots OF moving red after darkness
has descended. Then one evening,
as the farmer comes in from his
chores he stops a moment. Yes
there Is chill in the air. 1t is the
forerunner of fall. August is sultry
but toward the end of the month
north Of the Mason-Dixon line, the
King OF Winter sends his first scouts
to warn the world that all too soon
ne will send his occupying forces
1or the months Of ice and cold.
Evening star., 1945-08-02

Of reform. Neither are the key men
selected by President Truman the sewers
of wild grass.
The Leftists over here will talk in
tall terms about the British omen.
But they are so short on omens these
days that any light in their skies is
welcome.
Finally, we shall see troubled Labor
party at work. There simply isn't the
money in England to fulfill Labor's
promises. None of the controlling Labor
party leaders is an innovator of the
Roosevelt type. Labors left wing, of
which Laski is the articulate voice,
will not be happy. We may be hearing
more of their troubles than of their
triumphs.
No. This is no signal for new Amer
lean New Deal.
(Releas sed nv the Associated Newspsners Inc
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Thoughts About Coal SHORTAGE

To the Editor of The Star:
was glad to hear that Admiral Hart
strongly opposed Secretary Ickes' state
ment that this country must send $780,
600 tons of coal to Europe this fall. This
would mean that our people must get
along with so per cent of their usual
winter supply.
But we did not start this war and are
not wholly responsible for conditions In
Europe resulting from it. There is a
vast coal supply in the Ruhr, and If
that district has been flooded from war
necessity, why not start now to pump it
out? Old people and children especially
will suffer because of coal shortage.
Here again is another case of the in
nocent suffering for the guilty! If the
really guilty have to suffer hardship as
result of the war which they themselves
brought about, it may cause them to
hesitate before they start another world
upheaval, to bring suffering upon them
selves as well as many others.
H. B. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Only More of the Same?

To the Editor Of The Star:
The letter in The Star headed "Sug-
gests Mikado Appoint Brother Premier as
Peace Move" represents such a radical
departure from the true concept of the
Mikados position that it should not re-
main unanswered. Stanley Washburn
falls into the same error thousands OF
citizens are falling into, including Sem
ators, judges, Representatives and radio
commentators-they are asking for a
definition Of unconditional surrender"
And yet Mr.. Washburn regrets that
the war may last a year or two longer
and our casualties run anywhere from
one to two million" OF course they will
as long as these people keep holding out
hope that We may weaken on the un-
conditional surrender idea. That is one
of the reasons why Japan is not folding
up yet. In effect they are telling these
people Of theirs: Hang on a little
longer; fight hard; the Americans are
going soft. Already they are trying to
define unconditional surrender and find
an easy way out for us. Keep on punch
ing; the United States will weaken yet,
and then we can get ready to give them
real war next time"
AS for picking Prince Chichibu, who is
supported out of the Hirohito family
funds land he is one of the wealthiest
men in the world) that is again playing
into our enemys hands. Throughout
all Japanese history, whenever political
pressure was applied, the Mikado was
advised to retire" or he was assas-
sinated or made religious monk and
the brother or nearest of male kin made
Emperor. Washburn is merely calling
for the very thing the Japanese are per-
fectly willing to do-take the next of
kin. (MISS) CHIU CHUN-MUI.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Liqht in the Darkness
From the Topeka Capital.

From the Topeka CapltaI.
On one Stassen plank all of us can
agree. That Is the utmost necessity of
freedom of information between nations
If peace is to be maintained Unless all
other nations are allowed full knowledge
of what is. going on in Germany and
Japan, and in Britain and Russia, there
is no assurance that preparations for
war will not be made in secret and once
again an aggressor nation start down
the path to world war.
Evening star., 1945-08-02

a much greater loss Of life when
the time for invasion comes.
II the Japanese refuse to sur
render and insist upon being blasted
into defeat, we can expect anything
from them. They hold their own
lives cheaply, and 1t is not to be
supposed that they will put higher
value on the lives of others.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
HurebeIIs

From, the cliffs edge
They lean aboUe the abyss.
The sky curpes oper them.
In splintered rock, their threadlike stem
holds fast.
Can sky and the dust OF granite
Breathe out these delicate foUers?
They yield to the ptnd's touch only.
Bend to the rain.
The hours OF day shine round them,
As they fill the mountain silence
With the music OF faint bells.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1945-08-02

reasonably well rested. They need
to be. The job facing them is tre-
mendously complex and difficult,
requiring all the vigor OF mind, body
and spirit that men can give'to it.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07
THE NOME NUGGET

paign to impose a Federal leasing system upon Alaska under his de- partment, s. 1461 is the worst bill I have ever seen. Its approach is obviously a deceit and a snare. It starts out by expressing the pur- pose of promoting development of Alaska. It then goes on to say that:
 "The Secretary of the Interi- or may lease or grant reVocable
 permits to use, for agricultural,
 industrial, commercial, or any
 other purposes. any of the pub
 lie lands of the United States in
 the Territory of Alaska in tracts
 not to exceed one hundred and
 sixty acres, any part of which is
 now or hereafter included with
 in short space reservation un-
 der Sec. 1 or Sec. 10 of the Act
 of May IA, 1898, as amended"
 Said Act as amended is compiled in 4e use. Sec. 37l and extends the homestead laws to Alaska with the proviso that entries may not be more than 160 rods in ex- tent along the shore of any navi- gable water and that a shore space of at least 80 rods shall be reserved from entry between al such claims. Since 1920, however the Secretary has had the power to restore such 80 rod shore re serves to the open public domain
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07

tary of the Interior. The excuse then recited was an allgeed neces- sity to keep land available for fu- ture public use as the need might arise. The answer was that the power of eminent domain could always be invoked for public pur- poses without hamstringing Alas ka, so the bill got nowhere. In the interim other measures have been proposed, such as bill to create public purpose corporations under the Department of Interior, for exclusive use and control of large areas in Alaska. Needless to say that bill did not become law. However, the process never ceases as evidenced by unjustifiably large reservations established by the Secretary of the Interior un- der the Wheeler Howard Act, and other encroachments too numer- ous to mention.
 Now for S. 1461. It provides, in brief, that the Secretary of the Interior may lease any of the public lands in Alaska except those already reserved, limits the terms of such leases, grants power to make rules and regulations, provides an ambiguous savings clause and defines Public Lands as hereinafter mentioned. Aside from being consistent with the Secretary's long-standing cam
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07
kAtty. Gen. Rivers &ives His View
 On New Hatch Bill
Office of Attornov CN''o"9,
 Juneau. hla-''9

Office of Attornov CN'o~7l
 Juneau. hla~''a
 Octobe~ g, 1o45 Hon. F.. l.. Bartlett
 Delegate from Alaska House Office Building Washington, D. C.
 Subject: Opposing s l4"1 ra. al- lowing Secretary of Interio" to Lease public land in Alas'~a. Dear Bob
 z Thank you for sending me copy of Senate Bill 1461 introduce by Senator Hatch (by request to au- thorize the Secretary of the Inte- rior to lease public land in Alas ka. I note that you made no corn- ments by way of transmittal. Al ethough I know you have sent cop- ies to other persons and agencies in Alaska, my reaction should be among the first as I am familiar with the subject matter.
 This occasion is reminiscent of a bill introduced about six years ago designed to withdraw all lands from entry within 80 roIS of any navigable or other waters ex- cept under leases from the Secre-
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07
PAGE SEVEN

the premises, and would have to hold available for leaseholds of a similar nature, areas adjacent to that of his first lessee in each sec tion to protect the poor fellow from a change of character of the neighborhood. It might be argued that the Secretary could only seg- regate land from the public do- main in chunks of l60 acres at a time in dealing with ascertained lessees, but the bill does not state that limitation clearly enough to prevent the exercise of such inn piled powers as would be reason ably necessary to make effective the salient program expressly au- thorized So be assured that whole localities would be segregated for leasing in aggregates far in excess of 160 acres, and that by recruit ing a few dislocated persons from the States as initial lesSees, every desirable area in Alaska would soon be segregated for leasing for one purpose or another. There after title-minded enterprisers would refuse to invest and title minded settlers could vail with out avail as the sympathy of an oversized bureaucracy would then resemble the tenderness of an oc- topus administering a fond em- brace.
 As to developing Alaska: The authors of the bill may have over looked the fact that Alaska has al- ready enacted a land registration law designed to put back in circu- latIun patented tracts which have been abandoned. (Ch. 49 SL.A. l945) Such law should do away with the idea that it is better to lease than grant patents.
 If the Department wants to de- velop Alaska, it should make the picture attractive by expediting issuance of patents and selling to prospective industry and settlers the opportunity for eventual titles instead of leases.
 If the Department believes in Statehood, as it says, it should not cOmplicate transfer of the public domain to the new state by spon- soring any such law as s. 1461.
 If the Department should sanc- tion an enlarged Organic Act au- thOrizing the principal functions of Statehood as preparatory to such ultimate status, it should not reduce Alaska's taxation powers by cluttering up the country with federally leased tracts.
 could enlarge upon the sub- iect at greater length, but the point is well recognized by your self and all other Alaskans. I have extended my remarks thus far to support you in the opposition to S.l46l, which I, as attorney for the people of Alaska, would recommend and urge.
 Sincerely yours,
 RALPH T RIVERS
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07


 Alaska for agricultural, industri- al, commercial or any other pur- poses "any part of which is now or hereafter included within a shore space reservation" is the type of ambiguous phraseology obviously intended to miSlead the casual reader at the outset into thinking that only such shoreline reserves are meant to be put un- der the leasing system. But the bill does not say so. In reality it would allow the Secretary to lease "any of the public lands of the United States in the Territory of Alaska" including "any part of which is now or hereafter con tained' within a shore space reser- vation." Such meaning is forti- fled by the last section of the bill which provides that
 "As used in this Act, the term public lands shall mean any
 lands owned or controlled by
 the United States, except lands
 embraced within national for
 ests, national parks or noun
 ments, Indian reservations, or
 other Federal reservations.
 Additional equivocation is found in that part of the bill which says
 This Act shall not affect any
 valid existing right, nor shall it
 apply to any land below ordin-
 ary high-Water mark. This Act
 shall not be deemed to modify
 or repeal any statute providing
 for appropriation, leasing, or
 other disposition of the public
 lands or their resources in
 Alaska"
 The language that such Ac would not affect any valid, exist. ing right would protect entries al ready made. How about future en. tries on land over which the Sec. retary may have exercised hi: long sought leasing power? Why say that this Act shall not modify or repeal any statutes providing for the appropriation" of lands in Alaska? The Homestead Law speaks of ''entry" or settlement not appropriation" The minine laws speak of 'locations" not "ap- preparations" Let us say, how ever, for the sake of argument that the homestead and mining location laws would not be legally modified or repealed. Then what do you have? You start out with a large area of open public do- main. Upon that public domain the Secretary of the Interior "may lease or grant revocable permits" " He IS not required to start leas- ing public land. Let us assume for the fun of it that he is unaggres- sive and does not invoke such power. Under such a state of sus- pended animation the public do- main would remain open for en- try and location. If that concep- tion is too fantastic, let is assume that, as a matter of policy and to minimize opposition, the Secre- tary will assert his leasing power only over small areas at a time. In that manner the existing Land
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07
CHUCKLES

He-What lovely eyes you have! She-1'm glad you like them. They were birthday present.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07

Did your wife have anything to say when you got home last night?"
 "No, but she talked two hours"
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07

Teacher - Tommy, name five things that contain milk.
 Tommy-Butter 'n' cheese m ice cream-'n' two COWS.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-07

"I guess I've lost another pu- pil," said the professor as his glass eye rolled down the sink.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-18
LADIES' BOWLING LEAGUE
WEEKLY MON SCORES

Team. three games: first. Friedl's.
2G0l second, international, 2393.
Team, one game: first. I~nternatiOn-
al. 905: second. FriedIs. S9J.
Individual, three games: first. Kaluza
44G; second. Olson. 40.
Individual. one game: first. Kaluga.
Johnston, 16S; second, Grain. Benson,
1866.
SEASONS HIGH SCORES
Team, three games: first, FricdlS.
26O1 second. Dunn's. 2J76.
Team, one game: first. %Internation-
al. 905; second. Friedl'S. sos.
Individual. three games: first, Bak.
or. 1913: second, Olson. 1872.
Individual, one game: first, Olson.
1S1; second, Baker, 49,.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-18
BOWLING
ITY LEAGUE

SEASONS HIGH SCORES
Team 3. Amer. Legion. 1854 and 2937
2nd, team, 3 games, Gamble Stores
Team. one game. Amer. Legion. 1885
2nd team, 1 game. Markle Transfer.
1864.
Individual. 3 games, Holland, $50
2nd Ind, 3 games. Bardcll. G27.
Ind, l game. Bardell. 2SS: 2nd, Ind,
l game. McLain, 257: 3rd Ind. / game,
Baker. 236.
WEEKLY HIGH SCORE
Team. 3 games. Glasgow Cleaners,
2S23 2nd team, 3 games, Great North
ern. 27j6.
Team. 1 game. Nashua Strikes. 1859 :
End team, ! game. Great Northern,
1902.
Ind. 3 games. Holland, $50: End
Ind. 3 games. McLain. 561.
Ind. l game. McLain. '257; end Ind.
1 game. Holland. 213.
CITY LEAGUE BOWLING
SCHEDULE - 9TH WEEK
Monday. Oct. 22nd
Glasgow Cleaners VS.. Gamble Stores,
alleys l and ..
Nashua Strikes VS.. Hollands, Alleys
3 and T..
City Market VS.. Markle Transfer,
Alleys > and 6.
Tuesday. Oct. 23rd
Buttrey's Fort Peck VS.. Erb's Cafe.
Nashua, Alleys l and 9.
Great Northern VS.. Amer. Legion.
Alleys 3 and 4.
Valley Motor Supply vs.. Magrudcr
Motor. Alleys , and q.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-18

ornia where her mother will join
her to make her home. Mr.. FadnesS
died Sept. % in Long Beach.
S. L. Click, district service officer
I of the state veterans welfare COM
mission returned Friday from
Helena where he attended a state
wide three-day meeting for such
officers. On his way to Helena, Mr.
Click was in the train wreck near
Great Falls but was not injured.
Arnold Breikjern left Monday by
car for Seattle to spend two weeks
visiting friends. Since his recent
honorable discharge from the army
at Camp MaXey, Texas, after more
than four years service, he has been
here visiting his mother, Mrs. Jose
phine Bierkjern, and his sisters,
Evelyn and Mrs. Clinton Combs.
Baby Needs-Ben Franklin
Store. Ito
Mrs. Maggie Randall visited at the
home of her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Randall,
Sunday and Monday. She returned
to Saco Sunday evening, where she
is living with her brother, Ross
Hight. accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Randall and children, who re-
turned the same evening.
Mrs. A. P. Miller of Glentana was
a guest at the Martin Miller home
from Friday until Sunday. Mrs.
Miller has left for Dutton to join
her husband to make their home
there. She was accompanied by her
sister. Mrs. Marie Drabbs, who Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Anderson while in Glasgow.
Private Joe Fey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. =. Fey, arrived Sunday
morning on furlough from Fort Lewis.
Wash, where he has completed basic
training. He has been assigned to
. medical training section Camp
Calf. and ultimately ex-
poets to have duty on a hospital
ship Dr. overseas. He will report back
at Fort Lewis, Oct. 81.
l.. H. Brundage, carpenters mate
first class in the Seabees, arrived in
country on Oct. 4. according to
word received by his wife. the former
Laura Hurd. Brundage had been en-
Guam since June. He was admitted
10 a receiving hospital in San Fran
cisco and then transferred TO one in
Seattle. Carpenters mate Brundage
was with the engineers at Fort Peck
'or six years.
Stationery - Ben Franklin
Store. 1tc
Lieut.. and Mrs. Paul L. Elfers and
ION of Portland are guests at the
home of Mrs. Elfers' parents, Judge
md Mrs. John Hurry. while visiting
Glasgow and Fort Peck. Lieuten-
mt Elfers spent more than a year in
he Pacific on the battleship Massa-
.husetts and is now on terminal
cave before his discharge. He was
ormerly employed as an engineer at
Fort Peck. 9
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-10-18
Board Urges
Community
Library Use

Library service is now available
10 other towns of the county from
the Glasgow public library.
The Valley county library board
TINS week asked that communities
IN the county take action to organ
lze distribution centers for books to
De sent out from the Glasgow CEN
trail library.
AS the project is new, few regula-
lions have been made, but if ar
rangements can be made for at least
a months trial distribution in any
community of the county. the Glas-
gov library is ready to send out ma
ter1al at any time, board members
said.
Letters have been sent to the
postmaSters of each community at
the direction of the county board.
asking that some organization be
interested in promoting the circu-
lation of books in the town. Re-
sponsibility for the books and local
distribution will have to be worked
out on a community basis.
Members of the board are Mrs.
G. R. Austin, Mrs. Thomas Dignan
Sr.. Mrs. c. A. Dunnell, o. r. Nc
Cleery and H. j. Peters. Mrs.
Georgia Dignan is librarian.
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on
Recreation

First of a series OF hearings to be
conducted by army engineers to re-
ceive recommendations from COM
munities for recreation facilities on
Fort Peck lake will be held at the
civic center in Glasgow Saturday
night, Nov. 10, at 8, according to
announcement made by Capt. E. H.
Kloss Jr. of the engineer office at
Fort Peck.
Interested Glasgow men met in
the Chamber of Commerce We'd
nesday night and decided that a
preliminary meeting will be held
here October 80, at which all COM
munity groups will be invited to
have representatives. From senti-
ments expressed at the meeting, a
committee will prepare a statement
to be presented at the hearing.
Gov. Sam c. Ford of Montana is
expected for the Nov. 10 meeting
and a local committee also is plan
ming a dinner for him earlier that
evening.
The engineer office announcement
fixes other hearings at Malta, Nov.
10: Havre, Nov. IA; Lewiston, Nov.
is. Miles City, Nov. 16, and Circle,
Nov. IT.