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STRIKE CUTS OFF
LONG PHONE CALLS
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of idle workers in almost 15O labor
disputes to more than 100000.
Approximately l,7o0 workers left
their Jobs in five small Chicago
foundry and machine plants over
wage disputes or contract expira
tons.
Both inbound and outbound ship
ping at the port of Philadelphia
was tied up for the second time in
two months by a strike of 700 tug
boat workers. The deckhands,
cooks and other unlicensed crew
men are members of the United
Harbor Workers, an affiliate Of the
United Mine Workers, district No.
so. They asked the National Labor
Relations Board four days ago t.
supervise a strike vote.
Representatives Of the tugboat
operators said they knew INC
cause" for the strike.
Seattle's three daily newspapers
the Times, Star and Post-Intelli
gencer, suspended publication
after employees refused to eros:
picket lines of the ALL Typogra
phical Union which is demanding
a wage increase of $2.95 a day.
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Complete mystery still surrounds
thefindinge of Mr.. and Mrs. W. u.
Small and their grandson, Henry
Byrd III, in bed at their home yes
terday morning in an unconscious
conditions as police and medical
attendants have failed to find any
direct cause of the condition Of tie
trio. The theory of gas in any
form was discounted by the find
ing of a bird in a cage in seeming
ly good health, police reports
stated.
By noon yesterday all three If
the victims had regained con.
scious at James Walker Memorial
hospital where they are patients.
Although unable to talk coherent.
ly, Small stated that he worked
Sunday, got off at 3:o5 p. M, went
home and ate about one mouthfui
of potatoes for supper. His wife
did not eat any supper while the
grandson had supper with his aun.,
and they later attended a church
service.
Upon further investigation the
police learned that Mrs. Small
made a statement to one Of the
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KEPT IN HAWAII
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dent Roosevelt the firm convic-
ton that neither the Navy nor the
country was prepared for war with
Japan"
He left Washington then, Rich
ardson wrote Stark, with the i'm
preston that the fleet was being
kept in Hawaii "solely to support
diplomatic representations and as
a deterrent to Japanese aggressive
action" that 'there was no lnten-
tention of embarking on actual
hostilities against Japan" and that
the immediate mission of the fleet
was to accelerate training.
Democrats and Republicans
clashed today over the refusal OF
Rep. Gearhart (R-Calif) to dis
close a source of information.
Gearhart was asked by Rep.
Murphy D-Pa) to furnish the
name of a naval officer the Cali.
fornian said told him the Cruiser
Boise sighted japanese warships
before the attack on the naval bas-
ton.
Gearhart retorted angrily that
he was not on the stand as wit
ness and was not subject to cross
examination, adding:
X want to say that anybody who
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tain that I won't disclose his iden-
gives me information can be GER
tity."
Senator Lucas (D-IW said he
thought anybody who knows any
thing about the Pearl Harbor at
tack ought to be called as a wit
ness.
1--WE should be able to get to the
bottom of these rumors that are
being spread around by individ-
uals," Lucas declared, adding that
if anybody had important informa.
ton and refused to come before
the committee, his evidence ought
not to be given much credence.
I'll we are going to be prevented
from having anyone come to us
and give us information in conf
dence," Gearhart replied, that
means that the door of investiga-
ton has been closed in our faces. "
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TEXT or STATEMENT
BY ADM. RICHARDSON
ON ROOSEVELT TALK
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If 1 can be convinced Of the
desira bility of returning the
battleships to the west coast
If l car be given good state
ment which will convince the
American people and the ia
panese government that in
bringing the battleships to the
west coast we are not stepping
backward"
Later I asked the President II
we were going to enter the
war. He replied that if the ia
panese attacked Thailand, or
the KRA peninsula, or the
Dutch East Indies we would
not er.er the war, and if they
even attacked the Philippines
he doubted whether we would
enter the war; but that they
could not always avoid making
mistakes and that as the war
continued and the area of OPP
erations expanded sooner or
later they would make a mis-
take and we would enter the
war.
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with the Anglo-Soviet agreement
assuring Iranian independence and
sovereignty and pledging with
drawal of all foreign troops by
March 2, 1916. Advices from North
ern Iran on Oct. % said new con-
tingents of Russian troops-includ-
ing cavalry and infantry as well
as tanks and air units-had arriv-
ed at Tabriz.)
The newly nominated governor
of Azerbaijan was scheduled to
leave by plane today for Tabriz,
main city Of the province.
The Iranian Council of Ministers
instructed War Minister Gen. Riazi
and Chief of Staff Gen. Ibraham
Aria to ask the Russian military
attache for an explanation of the
situation.
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WHITEVILLE PLANS
FOR DEVELOPING
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large for private capital"
mo commitment Or any unus-
ually large investment will De
made until it is voted on by the
majority of the stockholders" he
continued.
Braxton said that proposed cor
poration's nine directors would be
elected from professional men, re-
tail merchants, wholesale mer-
chants, bankers, and tobacco men
All directors would serve without
salaries.
SIT is proposed that a stock COM
mittee be elected to sell to White
Vile people $l,ooo,ooo divided in
shares of $40 each. We plan to
have the corporation capitalized at
$3.50, o00," Braxton concluded.
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Commissioners Approve
Funds For Needy Adult.

At the regular session yesterday
of the Board of County Commits
sioners it authorized the appropria-
ton of additional funds for old-age
assistance, agreed to purchase a
$500 tuberculosis bond, and ordered
the usual Christmas donations to
several institutions.
The commissioners also voted to
accept specifications prepared oy
Leslie Boney, architect, for bids
for a boiler SYSTEM for the court
house annex and health center.
The county clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids to be submit
ted not later than 10 a. M, Dec. 3.
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C0VERNMENTF0RCE|
REGISTERS CAINS|
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turing the town of Funing.
The Nationlists still were only
on the southern fringe of the vast
disputed territory, however, and
were $40 miles from Changchun
The Communist spokesman,
threatening dire opposition, pre-.
dicted that 1.-The first big battle
would occur around Chinshien, 100
miles northeast Of Shanhaikwan
of the railroad to Mukden and
Changchun.
He said Communist "sympath.
izers" were prepared to grab con.
troll of Changchun the moment the
Russian occupation forces should
leave, an event he predicted for
Dec. /.
Nationalist officials, including
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek' $
elder son, who had gone to Chang.
chun to take over, have returned
to Chungking for fear the Rus.
sian withdrawal would place them
at the mercy Of the Communists
Chiang's son made a report to
the Generalissimo today, and the
Communist spokesman said that
the Nationalist were continuing
conversations on Manchuria with
Russia and some other power
which he did not name.
The China Times said it had
learned important diplomatic
negotiations on Manchuria would
start soon, probably in Chungking.
+ Other local press reports said
that Chinese-Russian negotiations
in Changchun between Gen.
Hsiung Shih-Hui and Marshall Ro-
dion Y. Malinovsky had gone
smoothly until Oct. Is. when the
Russian attitude suddenly chang
ed.
Since that date, these unconfirm-
ed reports said, Chinese Com
munists have been landing from
junks on the Manchurian coast
without obstruction by the Rus
SLAMS and have come into. posses.
sion of additional war materials
seized by the Russians from the
Japanese.
The Nationalist Central News
Agency also said that 10000 Com
munists had entered the besieged
city of PaotoW in the inner Mon
golian province Of Suiyuan.
The Communist news agency
meanwhile continued to illuminate
against the recent statement of u.
S. Ambassador Patrick ]. Hurley
that the Communists wanted Japa-
nese arms to set up a separate
state or destroy the present gov
eminent. The Communist agency
called this "a groundless SANDER"
and commended that Americans had
perfect grounds for demanding
his dismissal"
Also on the conversational front,
the Chinese Democratic League, a
third party opposing both the Com
and nationalist, held a
mass meeting in Cnrngking at
which it demanded that both sides
Immediately cease civil strife.
One speaker, the widely-knoWn
author Kuo Mo-Jo, advocated
Of the United States
from China. He said the Americans
were backing the Nationalist in
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Mrs. Buzhard Resigns
AS TB Board Secretary
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er carry on the duties of the office.
Following a brief discussion. the
board voted unanimously to accept
Mrs. Buzhard's resignation, but
with regret, President Emmett
Bellamy taking occasion to pay a
glowing tribute to her work which
has been of an outstanding nature.
Mr.. Bellamy pointed out that dur
inc her tenure as executive secre'
tary. the Association had made
good progress, and that her res
ignation was being accepted with
whole.hearted regret by members
of the board and Association as a
whole.
The committee named by Presi-
dent Bellamy and headed by DR..
Vessel, will select successor to
Mrs. Buzhard as soon as convent
emily possible.
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School Closing Set
For December 19
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the possibility of purchasing
grounds adjacent to the Forest
Hills, Wrightsboro and William
Hooper schools.
Employment of the following
teachers was approved by the
board:
At Forest Hills school, Mrs. Nor
ma Cummins.
Chestnut street, Norman Chad
wick.
Bradley's Creek. Mrs. Helen B.
Jones.
Tileston, Mrs. Anna K. Sutton.
Cornelius Harnett, Mrs. T. G.
Killian, o. G.. Foard and L. ]. Nc
Koy.
At Wrightsboro, Mrs. Frank A.
Shepard.
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IRANIAN TROOPS
RUSH NORTHWARD
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Ala, said the AzerpalJan uprising
was engineered by "disreputable
and disloyal Russian caucasus.
The Russian troops, Ala said, were
continuing their occupation OF
Iranian territory without any
justification.")
Iranians in Tehran said they
understood that the weapons used
by the insurgents were part OF
10000 rifles and machineguns
handed over to the Russians when
Red Army troops entered Iran IN
1871.
All communication with Azerbal-
jan, northwesternmost province OF
Iran, has been severed and there
has been no news of the uprising
since last nights statement by a
government spokesman that mem
bers of the Separatist movement
had occupied Mianeh and were
marching toward Tehran.
The spokesman Sald tne oead
included one Iranian Gendarme
Captain, four soldiers and two
railway station employees. Three
towns with Iranian garrisons were
reported to have been isolated in
two days of fighting, which was
said to be threatening Zenjan and
Kazvin, respectively 165 and 80
miles northwest of Tehran.
The situation was described as
desperate" by high ranking
Iranian officer.
The spokesman said the occupa-
ton of Mianeh was first reported
to Tehran by the governor of Zen
jan, a Khamseh province town 10
miles southeast of the Iranian di-
vision at Tabriz had asked Russian
permission to send an officer to
Tehran to report to the govern
ment, but the Russians refused
his request.
Gn London a British foreign Of
flee spokesman said the British
considered this action inconsistent
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER % :.
Virginian Takes Glos,
Case Before High Conu

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loted for filing papers by both
sides.
Glass figured prominently in the
1887 battle over the Supreme
Court. He bitterly opposed Presi.
dent Roosevelt's plan to add one
new member to the court for each
justice past 10 who failed to re-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-20
CONGRESS HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1917
Speaker Rayburn said after a
White House visit today that Con.
gress may not be able to start its
Christmas recess before Dec. %.
Leaving conference with Presi-
dent Truman, Rayburn told re-
porters that the administr alton
leadership would try to get through
by Dec. 20 or 81 but it may be
as late as Dec. %.
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GROUP TESTS JALOPIES

Ell CENTRIC, Cal.-U.H-Stirred
to action by the death Of a high
school boy driving a ''hot rod"
jalopy, a group Of parents and DO.
lice here formed a unique organi.
cation to test speed Of cars against
time clocks and make driving OF
hot rods" safe in city streets
through traffic education.
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a misguided notion" that they
thus could halt strife, but that ito
believe this is to believe that a
rooster can lay eggs"
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tire.
Although Mr.. Roos.,,,,
was defeated, in cour,s eselts su
appointed seven mem nj u Tine i,
present Court and .1. Of a,
eighth, Harlan F. ston .'s a. h
Justice. N'0'ie u Chi.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-05-31
PASTOR ASSUMES
NEW POST HERE

The Rev. G. K. Widmayer and
his family arrived in Hardin
Wednesday afternoon to assume
the pastorate of the German
Congregational church here.
Before coming to Hardin,
Rev. Widmayer was pastor of
the Germa an Congregational
church in Bazine, Kan, for six
years. His special emphasis in
the church program has been
the promotion of the missionary
interest of the church.
Rev. Widmayer will preach
his first sermon in his new pas
torate this coming Sunday, June
3.
Accompanying Mr.. Widmayer
to Hardin were his wife, a
daughter, Esther, who leaves
soon to begin her training in
nursing in St. Louis, Mo-, and
a son, Ruben, who recently
graduated from high school.
The local German Congrega-
tional church has had no pas
tor since last September, when
the Rev. Abraham Brenning left
to become pastor of the church
at SCOTS Bluff, Neb.
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RATION GUIDE

MEATS, FATS-Red Stamps
Us, rs and Az through DE- ex-
pire June 2,
Red Stamps E2 through u
expire June 80.
Red Stamps K2 through Pr
expire July 81.
Red stamps O. through W
expire August 81.
Red Stamps w through W
expire September 80.
PROGRESSED FOODS-B ! u e
stamps HI through M2 expire
June 2.
Blue stamps NJ through So
Blue stamps II through x2
expire July 81.
Blue stamps w, 70, AL, 81
CT expire August 81.
Blue Stamps D1 through HI
expire September 80.
SUGAR-Stamp IS expires on
June 2.
Stamp SO expires August 81
SHOES-Airplane stamps Nos
l, 2, 3, in book three continue
valid indefinitely.
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LEGION PLANS
BASEBALL HERE

Budding baseball stars and
future baseball teams will get
their first workout in the Am
erican Legion sponsored pro-
gram of baseball next week
when Hardin boys with baseball
ambitions will hold their first
meeting with Coach Hugh Cot
tam, coach of the Hardin high
school, who will direct the boys.
Baseball, which will be Of
fered to interested boys in con-
junction with the community
recreation program for the
summer. Boys planning to take
part in the activity are asked
to report at the athletic field
behind the Junior high school
next Monday at 9 am.
Jack Helmann, local baseball
enthusiast, has purchased some
new equipment, including a
catcher'S mitt and new balls
said Gotham.
To add interest to the pro-
gram and experience to the
boys playing, it is hoped that
several games with teams play
ing in the Junior American Le-
gion program in Billings can
be engaged to play games with
the Hardin team, said Gotham.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-05-31
WILLIAM TORSKE
NOW LIBERATED

Ending months of silence and
conflicting reports, a letter from
First 1t. William L. Torske, held
as a prisoner of war by the
German army since last Decem-
Der, was received Tuesday
morning by his wife, Betsy Ross
Torske, of Hardin, telling of his
safe arrival in northern France
The letter, which was in real
ity a cablegram sent by all
mail because of congested cable
conditions, stated that he was
well and was awaiting trans
portation home.
No definite date of Torske';
liberation has been released, but
because his camp was in ter.
ritory not threatened by eithel
Russians, English or Canadians
it is assumed that it occuret
during the closing days of thu
war in Europe.
1t. TorskeL entered the All
corps in Feb. 1913. and. receivec
his Second Lieutenant's com.
mission at Deming, N. M, ir
December, 1913. In May 1914 hi
went overseas and was based ir
Italy. Soon after arriving ir
Italy he was promoted to FRS
Lieutenant.
In July, 1914, he was reported
as wounded during a mission
over Nazi territory. After a Ions
convelescence he returned tt
duty in the fall of last year.
On Dec. 8, 1914 Torske was re.
ported missing during a rait
over German territory, and il
January of this year word wa.
received that he was a prisone.
of war.
On the 9Th of April his fam
lily received word that he hat
died while a prisoner, but tn,
next day the report was provet
to be an error on the part O
the Public Relations office O
the Great Falls air base.
1t. TorSke is the son of M,
and Mrs. A. L. Torske of Har
din, and has a brother, Alvir
also in the armed services.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-05-31
CLERGY SELECTS
NEW

The Rev. Albert Muskett of
the Hardin Methodist church,
was elected president of the
Ministerial association of Big
Horn county at its closing
meeting of the year recently.
The meeting was held in the
Hardin Congregational church
with DR.. w. A. Petzoldt, pred-
dent of the group in charge.
Other officers elected at the
same time were: vice PRECEDENT,
Rev. F. L. Lewno, pastor of the
white Baptist church in Lodge
Grass; Secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
c. A. Bentley of Crow Agency.
The Revs. c. A. Bentley and
F. L.. Lewno presented reports
on their recent experiences at
the Rural Pastors conference
held during April at Green
Lake, Wisconsin.
At the close of the meeting
the group presented the Rev.
and Mrs. Gordon Winsor, who
leave Hardin next week for
Sank Centre, Mimi, with a fare
well gift.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-05-31
ELECTORS URGED
TO CAST VOTES
preventative
Highway Bonds
Before Voters

In the first election since the
Inauguration of President Tru-
man, voters of Montana will go
to the polls to settle two mat
tiers of major Importance next
Tuesday, June S.
OF primary Importance to
voters in the Second (Eastern)
Montana. district will be the
race between Wesley D'Ewart,
Republican, and Leo c.. Graybill,
Democrat, for the post of Con-
gresham in the United States
House of Representatives.
Both candidates have been
junketing about the state adj
dressing rallies of loyal party
followers and addressing the
public from the various radio
stations of the state. On Tues
day the voters will return the
man of their choice to the posi-
ton left vacant by the death
of the late James F. O'Connor.
The Importance of the High
way Debenture bonds cannot be
uLOeTGSLlIpaCeQ, SAID Governor
Sam G. Ford this week, in COM
menttng on the issue.
The governor recommended
approval of the bonds by the
voters of the state as a major
step in the states postwar pub
lie works program. Passage of
the bonds will provide $46 900
900 for highways in the state
and will be spent in the first
three years after the war. The
development of a system OF
market roads is a part of the
program now planned.
The bonds will bring no in
crease in taxes now existing nor
any new levy, authorities
stated.
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LARRY SMITH TO SPEAK AT WAR BOND
RALLY HERE next TUESDAY, June 5
Afternoon Event
To Be Held On
Center Avenue

Larry Smith, outstanding Pa
cific coast radio commentator
of world events, will be the
speaker at a huge war bond
rally to be held on Center Ave.
next Tuesday afternoon, June S,
at one o'clock.
Arriving in Hardin at 1918,
Smith will be the guest of hon.
Or at a luncheon for members
of the 18th War Bond campaign
committee at the ChuckWagon
cafe.
Smiths special interest is in
the news from the Pacific war,
due to his long service as a
newspaper man in California,
China and Japan. On the staff
of the San Francisco Examiner,
he was sent to China in 1886
on special assignment, and in
1887 was made chief of the In
ternational News Bureau in
Japan.
In this capacity Smith un-
covered many "off the record"
maneuvers of the Japanese
military and diplomatic corps.
His cable stories of these events
made him unpopular with Jap
anese authorities. In 1910 he
Struggled out stories of Japan's
plan for starting a revolution
among the Annamese in Indo-
China, the bombing of the EN-
press of India and about agi-
tatorS sent into Siam and the
Netherlands East Indies.
Because of this he was ar
rested and advised" to return
to the United States. Soon af-
ter returning he began his IS
minute commentary over the
NBC network, a program which
fbristles with predictions based
on information from confiden-
tial sources, and scores many
bulls-eyes.
The public rally will be held
on Center avenue, between
Third and Fourth streets, which
area will be roped off. During
the program the Hardin high
school band will play several
selections, under the leader
sup OF Carl -. Garter, conduct
or of the band.
A truck decorated appropriat-
ely for the occasion will furnish
the speakers stand, and a pub
lie address system will assure
everyone's hearing everything
that takes place. A special in
vitation has gone out from the
campaign committee to all men
In the service, who happen to
be in the county next Tuesday to
attend the rally.
Dan Maddox, drive chairman
for the county, will preside and
introduce the speaker it was
said.
i. All merchants and business
houses are asked by the bond
committee to close their places
OF business between the hours
OF l and 2:30 o'clock next Tues
day, in order that everyone
might hear the guest speaker.
In case of inclement weather
the rally will be held in the
Harriet theater, it was said.