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Evening star., 1945-08-11
Jap Protest Charges
Atom Bomb Is Worse
Than Gas Warfare
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
The news agency Domei, announc-
ing in Tokyo broadcast last night
that Japan had protested officially
against use Of the atomic bomb,
said that greater part" of Hiro-
shima was destroyed when Ameri-
can flyers first used the weapon
August 6.
Declaring the new type bomb was
"even worse than poison gas in
inhuman destructive power" the
Japanese protest charged the
United States with violating inter-
national law"
The protest was filed through
the Swiss government, the an
nouncement said, and the Swiss
Minister in Japan was requested to
convey its nature to the Interna-
tional Red Cross at Geneva.
Extensive damage" also was
caused at Nagasaki, second japanese
city to suffer the destructive power
of the new weapon, the Tokyo
radio asserted, quoting a dispatch
to the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri
Hochi.
Nagasaki Raid Described.
A small number of Super Forts
attacked Nagasaki with parachute
attached, new-type bombs" Thurs
day morning, the broadcast said
adding the missile was believed tc
be the same as used on Hiroshima
The newspapers dispatch, dated
from Fukuoka City, said the new
type bomb attack on Nagasaki
caused extensive damage, including
destruction Of many houses as well
as large number of casualties
among citizens" The broadcast
however, also said the the Seibu
army district command at Fukuoka
in a communique Thursday, said
details of the Nagasaki bombing
"as yet are unavailable pending in
vestigation. However, present indi-
cations are that the damage caused
was comparatively slight"
In reporting the protest over use
of the atomic bomb, the broadcast
said:
Dropping of the new type bomb
on the city area of Hiroshima Au-
gust by United States aircraft ir
an instant caused large casualties
among the city's residents and de.
stroyed greater part of the city
use of such a bomb ignores
international law and the funda-
mental principle of humanity.
Truman Quoted.
'In his statement in connection
with the bombing of Hiroshima with
the new-type bomb, President Tru-
man has stated we must destroy
docks, factories and communications
systems However, the new-type
bomb used on Hiroshima is dropped
by means of parachute and ex-
plodes in the air with destructive
power over an extremely wide area
Accordingly. it is clear to confine
such attacking power to special OBJ
jectives is absolutely impossible
scientifically.
"The United States, too, already
is aware of the capacity of such
Evening star., 1945-08-11

Stephen West Benjamin Oden early land holders within
the Miles Square set aside for the Federal City, The build
1924 brick warehouse
years by the Dodge family who conducted
shipping In 1859 the property
was sold to William His daughter Margaret Edes left
with other properties for the establishment of the Edes Home
to be located Georgetown maintained free home for
aged and INDECENT old warehouse used
a brick buildings at the right of the sketch by
Helen Catch Durston residences originally
areo as
Evening star., 1945-08-11
DR.. Robert Goddard,
Rocket Weapons
Developer, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
BALTIMORE, Aug. II. - DR..
Robert H. Goddard. 50, noted Amer
lean physicist who helped blaze the
trail that led to the development
of jet-propelled planes. rocket bombs
and other rocket-principle weapons.
died yesterday in University Hos
pital, where he had been a patient,
since June 49, :
A native of Worcester, Mass, and
a graduate of Clark University, DR..
Goddard began his experiments with,
rocket propulsion in 1910.
Designed Combustion Chamber. :
He designed scientifically-shaped
combustion chamber which squeezed
the escaping gases of an explosive
charge and extracted from them
greatly increased pushing power.
In 1929, Daniel Guggenheim began
backing his experiments, and at a
desert laboratory in New Mexico,
he had developed by 1887 rocket
that had reached speed of TOO
miles an hour.
Captured German W. rocket
bombs were found to contain all
of the elements of DR. Goddard's
rocket-many features which he had
patented between 1914 and 1882.
/ Developed Bazooka.
His widow, Mrs. Esther C. Cod
dard, said last night at her home
in Annapolis, Md, that he had
;, spent his time since the beginning
of the war in the development of
the bazooka and other rocket-pro-
PEELED weapons. He was chief OF
Navy research in jet-propelled
planes at the time of his death.
In 1881, he patented an airplane
engine embracing a rocket, tur-
bine and propeller designed for
stratoSphere travel.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon from a Wor-
cester funeral home
Evening star., 1945-08-11
Macarthur Hopes War
Is Over, but Flyers
Continue Missions
Ey the Associated Press.


MANILA, Aug. 11.-Gen. MacAr-
thur, assigned the role of leading
the United States Army against
Japan, told cheering servicemen and
women today he hoped This is the
end of the war"-but his headquar-
ters promptly announced the war
goes on and the Far East Air Forces
keep right on flying.
Headquarters soberly emphasized
scheduled missions are being car
ried out, which recently began
pounding Southern Japan from
bases on Okinawa.
81 hope from the bottom of my
heart that this is the end of the
war;" the general said from the
balcony of his Office to soldiers and
WACS who had been celebrating in
the streets the news Japan has Of
fered to surrender.
IF it is, it Is due largely to your
own splendid efforts. Very shortly,
hope, we will all be going home"
Then he returned to his office
from which he had emerged to make
his brief remarks shortly after ar
irving this morning.
In the Sierra Madre Mountains
Of North Luzon with United States
38th Division troops engaged in
mopping up, Associated Press Cor
respondent James Hutcheson said
at least one unit commander cau-
toned leaders of patrols not to be
o0nrncciun T1tn 1noIAr i,1f ~
loss Of American lives might result
at time when peace may be near.
Today's communique, covering air
actions only through Thursday, re-
ported raids by more than go Lib
orators, 100 Thunderbolts and $50
Mustangs, A-20 and A-26 attack
bombers on airdromes, factories and
trains Of Kyushu, Southern Japan,
The raiders struck from Okinawa
Far East Air Forces planes in
strikes south along the Asiatic
mainland sank or damaged 80 Jap
anese vessels Wednesday and Thurs
day. These included 50 small land
ing craft, loaded with 900 to TOO
troops, moving north off Southern
Lndo-China. At least 100 troops
perished, headquarters said
The only communique reference
to land actions said:
Australian ground forces report
an additional 953 enemy killed and
"a captured in operations on New
Guinea, Bougainville and New Brit
ain, bringing the total for these
areas since the first Of this year 70
1888 counted dead and 324 pris-
oners."
Long since by-passed, the Jap
anese there have refused to quit.
Evening star., 1945-08-11

Fenwick with an unofficial total of
5I,157 votes to 81 ,902 for the nom
inee. State Senator Leonard G.
Muse of Roanoke poled 32,237 votes.
Mr.. Collins in statement thank
ing the voters and his workers said,
when it becomes appropriate to do
so I shall accord the proper ameni-
ties to my two worthy opponents"
Evening star., 1945-08-11

GEORGETOWN WAREHCUSES-This old brick warehouse
northwest Wisconsin and street NV
street. reminiscent the when George
town busng port 1t stood close to the river the heart
the fourishng shipping and commercial section OF Old
Georgetown which the late years of the 18th Century
and the early 10th Century important shipping
export of tobacco wheat extensive
coaswise trade The lower Wisconsin
Water street and later High street This portion
street first called THE Keys" and then
Among the the property
Evening star., 1945-08-11
MRS. William D. Rowe,
Bethesda Resident, Dies

Mrs. William D. Rowe, 40, died at
her home, 26 Woodhaven boulevard,
Bethesda, Tuesday after long ILL
ness.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two sons, Pfc. William D.
Rowe, jr., overseas, and Allen STAN
ley, both of Bethesda; three sisters
and four brothers. She was a native
of Michigan and had lived in this
area for 10 years.
Funeral arrangements will not be
completed until it is known whether
the son in the Army is to fly home.
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
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Continued From Page TWO
those folks. Their money will not buy
two-thirds Of food and clothing that it
did in 1929.
When Ford was elected, he signed a
bill putting compensation of silicosis VIC
tins on independent taxpayers, not on
the industry Is it part Of the plan to
make the independent taxpayers also pay
for death and injury to the miners?
The plans of the Twin are not limited
by Silver Bow County. Several years
ago there was a plan to make every
farmer from Townsend to North Dakota
pay tribute to the Montana Power Com
pany for any water taken for irrigation
from the Missouri river. The United
State Circuit Court OF Appeals has tenn
porarily stopped that plan but if the
Twins can retain control of the Cover
nor, and the legislature, and throw
enough dirt at the State Supreme Court,
the same old plan will be revived AND
PUT OVER. You silly farmers on the
Missouri. You are not out of the woods
yet. Your only permanent salvation is
the Missouri Valley Authority
It is to laugh at the press of the
Twins-Now trying to prejudice the
farmers against the NdVA by saying it
would interfere with irrigation. If the
U. S. government does not take control
of the Missouri, the Montana Power will
take it. ann the Yellowstone also.
The acreage in Montana irrivated by
the United States far exceeds all other
irrigated acreage her. When a man hy-
ing on the Huntley project ~ O. pub
licises his hostility to the NIVA, Won
der whether he is being paid for doing
so in money. Or like the lady, fair but
frail, in theater tickets and buggy rides
If the United States does not improve
the Missouri navigable stream award
ed the national government by the Con-
stitution, the Montana Power will take it
and collert tribute from every irrigation
proiert contiguous to it,
While Butte, due to planning of the
Anaconda, has, for thirty years had dry
rot Billings, Missoula, Great Falls,
Bozeman. and Helena have become ac-
tive. beauteous cities. We in Butte do
not recommend that those cities hire,
to fake their future plans, any expert
planner from the corps Of either Of the
Twins
LOWNDES AIAURY.
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31

the past have been sold at very attrac-
tive interest rates, much less than 4s5.
No doubt most Of these bonds will be
bought with the various funds OF other
departments Of our state. There are
stin outstanding a million and a half
dollars of highway debenture bonds is
sued in the past. These bonds bear a
rate OF interest Of l 1870, and we are
Of the opinion that the new bonds will
be sold at near the rate of 1es.
There is no doubt in the minds Of the
members of our association who has
been the prime factor in the promotion
Of this good roads legislation, that there
is no expenditure which could be of any
greater economic value to our state. and
nothing could be fairer than the method
being used to finance this development.
as only those who derive the direct bene-
fit from it, and only in the ratio in
which they use it, pay for the entire
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31

but an immediate necessity so that
workers may be able to buy enough and
so that employers will be able to esi-
mate both labor costs and consumer de-
mand."
Murray said the policy should be di-
rected to maintaining full production
and full employment" He said expan-
sion, not contraction Of purchasing power
must be the objective and that take
home pay must be maintained as high
as at present to keep up the national
income.
These policies. ne said, would not re
qulre any general upward price adjust
ments nor, with proper price controls,
initiate any inflationary SPIRAL He
showed that 1914 price levels yielded s25
billion in profits before taxes.
'Iabor's earlier argument that wage
rates must be increased to keep pace
with the cost of living still holds good,
and would necessitate an upward adjust
ment of at least 1919. But such an ad-
jusment would make no allowance for
the increase in labor productivity, which
in over four years may be estimated
conservatively as 1870 or more. Thus a
20Go increase in basic wage rates is
necessary simply to restore prewar rela-
tionships between wages rates, prices
and productivity per man-hour"
Murray specifically recommended abol-
ishment of the wage bracket system;
raising the sub-standard ceiling from
55c to Csc an hour; and granting appro-
pirate adjustments to white collar, gov
eminent and professional workers. He
also asked the wage cuts be prohibited.
In conclusion Murray said the WLB
must be given greater authority in the
establishment OF specific wage policies
and in the making of specific decisions" 3"
He said it should be given this freedom
to operate without being subject to
veto by the director of economic stabi-
lidahon"
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
NO TELEPHONES
FOR some TIME

Many people who are waiting for
telephone service have asked whether
we will be able to serve thin soon, now
that the European war is finished, Mr.
N L. Richmond, district manager Of The
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph Company said today
IN the first place there are more
than $4,000 people in our seven states
and 600 in Butte alone waiting for serv-
ice" said Mr. Richmond. we have
been installing service when facilities
became available, in the order of their
application.
The end Of the war in Europe means
that the day is nearer, of course, when
it will be possible to manufacture all
kinds Of telephone equipment. But now
all of our country's energies must be
turned Immediately to the swiftest pos
sible defeat of Japan.
When manpOwer and materials be-
come available for the unlimited manu-
facture of telephone instruments. until
the wires between the subscribers
premises and the telephone office, and
the central office equipment itself are
available. obviously the telephone in
strument can be OF no use.
After final victory reconversion OF our
manufacturing plants will be possible
and it will be a different story. But
not a short one
First the telephone factories will have
to be reconverted to civilian production
and then they must turn out huge
quantities of telephone equipment. After
that, all the needed telephones, central
office equipment and outside plant
equipment must be installed for the
people waiting for service. 1t will be the
biggest peacetime job hat the telephone
company has ever faced.
1T will take many months but wen
do it as fast as humanity possible, for
we don't like to keep people waiting for
service"
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
May 81, 1915

investment, and I am sure that it is the
universal feeling among automobile own
ers that their investment, through the
gasoline tax, pays handsome dividends
in the savings from their car operations.
The article which appeared in your
paper recently by Mr.. Maury was the
only Objectionable statement made TO
date in any publication within our state.
Certainly, if this measure is TO be at
tackled, it should be done by one who is
informed as to the facts, and I sincerely
hope that if the above is not accepted
as such, that your publication will be so
kind as to make fair investigation for
yourself, and publish them as you find
them.
Very truly yours,
H. o. BELL
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
News of The Silver Bow
Trades & Labor Council

Secretary VaWter was instructed to
send a communication to the Helena
Trades and Labor Council and the Hell
ena Building Trades Council pledging
the support of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council to their efforts in
opposing the refusal Of the school board
of Lewis and Cark county to reappoint
Violet Eastman as a teacher in the Hell
ena school. 1t may be remembered that
Miss Eastman was candidate for state
superintendent of public instruction on
the Democratic ticket, and apparently
incurred the wrath of the powers that
be. A writ of mandamus has been is
sued restraining the board from dis
pensing with the services of Miss East
man and the unions are awaiting the
outcome
The Butte Teachers Union thanked
the Trades and Labor Council for its
assistance in securing them bonus.
The subject of new bills which have
been introduced in Congress extending
the coverage of the Social Security Act
and providing SIS week for unemployed
persons during the reconversion program
was discussed. Secretary Vawter was in
structed to write to NIontana's congress
sional delegate asking them to support
these measures.
A little dispute concerning the engi-
neer at Columbia Gardens was settled
when the delegates from the Engineers
Union requested that the matter be
dropped
Members of organized labor are invit-
ed to attend a motion picture in Miners
Union hall the evening of Tuesday June
5. The invitation was sent in by the
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association
and the picture will display wild life
and other interesting scenes Of Montana.
A letter was received from Congress-
man Mike Mansfield relative to the OPA
situation in Butte in which he stated he
was in touch with Chester Bowles, ad-
ministrator, and as soon as further in
formation is available he will relay it
to the Council Immediately.
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31

designated as farm TO market roads, or
feeder roads The state funds which
have been spent in the building of this
highway system are derived entirely
from the SC gasoline tax The S12,0O0,-
600 bond issue to be voted on June 5th
does not at fal necessarily mean that
s12.OOO,OOO in bonds will be sold, as they
are only to be sold when necessary to
supplement funds made available by the
sc gasoline tax, which may be necessary
to use in order that our state will not
lose any Of the federal funds being made
available under the Federal Aid Highway
Act Of 1874. This act makes available
to Montana s7,s66, 600 OF federal funds
each year for a three-year period, com
mencing when the President declares
the war emergency is over. These funds
are made available to our state on the
basis Of 57gc federal funds against 439o,
or to be matched on the basis Of 439o
on approval of any project submitted by
our state highway commission to the
Bureau of Public Roads, and with their
approval. $4,555O,OOO Of this amount
only can be spent on the primary or 10
system; SS,1O7O 600 must be spent on the
secondary or farm to market system,
S3O9,OOO in urban areas.
Under the federal law, any federal
funds that are not matched within the
year after being made available will re-
vert back to the federal highway fund
for distribution to other states. The
s12,OOO,OOO is being voted on to be made
available to the state highway commits
sion merely for the purpose of taking
advantage of any federal funds which
may be lost, should there not be suffi-
cient funds available from the gasoline
tax Any part Of these bonds being sold
are not in any sense AN obligation OF
the state whereby the taxpayers would
have to pay any part of them They
are merely a debenture bond issued
against the anticipated gasoline tax rev.
enue. The law provides a sinking fund
must be set up from the gasoline tax
revenue for the purpose of paing a per-
centage of the principal plus the interest
each year. While the law permits a
maximum of 40 interest on these bonds,
it provides also that they must be sold
to the lowest bidder. These bonds in
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
Automobile Association
Director Takes Issue
With Lowndes Maury

Editor
Montana Labor News,
Butte, Montana.
Dear Sir:
An article by Lowndes NIaury, appear
ing in your publication recently, has
been called to the attention of the
writer AS this article so misrepresents
the facts in connection with the $l2,OOO,-
600 highway debenture bond issue to be
submitted TO the voters on June 5th,
feel, as chairman Of the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Montana Automobile Asso-
citation, that it is my duty to correct
these Interpretations.
First of ALL this legislation was pro
NOTED by the Association which is the
State representative of the American
Automobile Association, whose member
ship is composed Of tens Of thousands
of automobile owners throughput Ameri-
ca. Their activities are and always have
been in the interest of automobile own
ers, the principal one OF which has been
for years the promOtional work in the
building of the highway system Of the
United States; and doubt if any money
ever spent by our government or any
state in the building Of better roads has
paid greater dividends to automobile
owners b the saving in tires, wear and
tear on their cars, increased miles per
gallon Of gasoline consumed, as well as
eliminating the agony and discomfort
in driving under the terrible dust condi-
tions and bump roads of the past, to say
nothing about the joy OF riding on the
roads of today.
While the roads of our state are vast
improvement over anything we have had
in the past, the traffic to come on the
highways will demand much higher
standard of highway than we have to-
day. One only needs to drive over most
of our highway system to see the diff
ference between our old standard and
tn new standard of which there are
already some substantial sections Of
mileage already completed.
Not one dime Of taxpayers money has
yet been spent on Montana's highway
system that which is known as the 79o
system or the federal aid system, as well
as a considerable mileage on what are
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31

CIO CHIEF SETS OUT
WAGE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON.-FP)-Unle Ameri-
can labor receives a larger share Of what
it produces than in 1910, when 10 mil
lion workers were jobless even more
will be unemployed in the near future,
CLIO President Philip Murray warns.
In a formal statement to War Mobi-
lizer Fred M. Vinson and his advisory
board, Murray said that "cutbacks are
under way, workers have been laid OFF,
and reconversion has begun. A formu-
lation of wage policy to meet this con-
dition is not a problem Of the future,
Montana labor news., 1945-05-31
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