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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

Neither intimidation nor a poll
tax interferes with colored peo-
pies voting in Maryland. The
qualifications for them are the same
as they are for white people. Col
ored people constitute 1866 per cent
of Maryland's population. Hence,
Radcliffe ought to be a lame duck
after the Maryland elections. If
colored voters don't get him in the
primary, they ought not miss him
in the elections.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

Why doesn't the COP have a Mark Hanna day? Hanna
reality Of the Republican Certainly
his spirit the spirit Lincoln which they
ardenty pay lip service to.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

Eleven Senators who voted
against cloture on the FEPC bill
will not come up for reelection I'M
til 1850. They are Fulbright Of
Arkansas, George of Georgia, Cur
ney of South Dakota, Hayden Of
Arizona, Hill of Alabama, HOey Of
North Carolina, Johnston Of South
Carolina, McCarran Of Nevada,
Millikin Of Colorado, 0verton Of
Louisiana, and Tydings Of Mary
land-nine Democrats and two Re-
publicans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

Sixteen Senators who voted
against limiting debate on FEPC
come up for reelection in 1913.
They are, Bailey of North Caro-
lima. Bankhead Of Alabama, Bridges
of New Hampshire, Bushfeld Of
South Dakota, Eastland of Missis-
sippi, Ellender Of Louisiana, Hatch
Of New Mexico, Hawkes. Of New
Jersey, Mcclellan of Arkansas,
Maybank Of South Carolina, Moore
Of Oklahoma, "Pappy" o'Daniel of
Texas, Robertson Of Wyoming, Rus
sell Of Georgia, Stewart Of Ten
nessee and White Of Maine-ten
Democrats and six Republicans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

White is the Minority Floor Lead
err. He occupies the same position
in relation to Republican Senators
that Majority Leader Alben W.
Barkley of Kentucky occupies to
Democratic Senators. The Repub-
lican party by its party platform
pledged itself to support FEPC
legislation. An overwhelming ma
jority Of Republican Senators voted
in caucus to support cloture. White
tried to divest himself of his Min
ority leadership by declaring that
he was speaking only for himself.
But he could do that only by re-
signing the office. He was still the
Minority Leader when he an
nouneed he would vote against clo-
ture and denounced the bill.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

By l94S colored voters ought to
be better intrenched in the deep
south. II they are, they should
remember the despicableness of
Bankhead, Eastland, Ellender, May
bank, 0'Daniel and Russell. Bailey,
Moore and Stewart come from
states where the colOred vote al
ready is siZeable. The perfdy of
Hawkes. and White, especially
White, is not to be forgotten.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

William Howard Anderson
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22

The faxed unity" between the army
engineers and the bureau of reclama-
ton on plans for the Missouri valley
has been blasted by the revelation
that the bureau is already asking con-
gress to disapprove army plans for the
great Garrison dam, on which agree
ment had been claimed
A few months ago, nationwide pub
licity was given an alleged agreement
of the army and the bureau to raise
the height of the proposed Garrison
dam by 20 feet 1t was cited as proof
that the Pick-Sloan plan, administered
by the interagency committee, could
do everything an MVA might do, and
more. 1t was cited as proof of unity
within the committee.
Late in January, Congressman
William Lemke of North Dakota re-
vealed that three members of the
bureau staff had requested closed
meeting of the appropriations sub
committee to cut the Garrison dam
height back to its original level.
The trio were Assistant Commits
sioner Warne, former Commissioner
Bashore, and w. G. Sloan, the au-
thor of the bureaus share of the
so-called "Pick-SIoan Plan.
If the bureau of reclamation had ac-
tually made any agreements in the
interagency committee, it is now APP
parent that they stand only long
enough for the bureau to hot-foot it
behind the closed doors of a congress
sional committee and there try to up
set them.
AS the Pick-Sloan procedure is
working out it becomes apparent that
major engineering decisions on the
Missouri river, under it, will be made
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
Working 1t Out
CONTINUED from Page one)

ed out the diversification of industry
and agriculture and the variety oil
skills. He mentioned the fact that
Belgium is accustomed to being occu
pied and therefore did not suffer the
psychological shock which came to
Holland and France. And then he
added, Another thing and most i'm
portant-it is always the habit and
attitude in Belgium that everyone
must do what he can where he is"
talked also to a former large in
dustrialist who is now conducting his
industry temporarily in a small shed
and in a small way but every month
showing expansion, repairs to the war
damaged plant, and more employment.
asked, him why, and he said again,
I'm Belgium it is necessary that every
one should do his part and promptly"
A university president whose bril-
liant record during the resistance is
universally admired said the same. A
little grocer in a side street confirmed
it. An elderly great lady of aristo-
cratic name and position, explaining
her resistance activities which had
been courageous and explaining the
fire in honor of American visitors in
the little air-tight stove in her draw
ing room (fire and heat in any room
is most unusual in Belgium) described
how, to have il, she had cut small
trees and shrubbery in her own garden
at the back of the house, and then
added, "In Belgium, everyone must do
what he can in his own way"
And in the last day of my visit in
Belgium, l was talking with a group
OF workmen who, with picks and shov.
els and pixies and crowbars, were pain
fully destroying the West Wall of
German Notifications and rebuilding
the destroyed docks and fish market
without cranes and bulldozers and
mixing machines-do it painfully by
oldfashioned hand methods because
the Germans had carted off their mod
ern machinery. l spoke briefly to one
of the groups and congratulated them
upon their work and their determined
assault upon the problem of recovery
in Ostend. They smiled politely as
though it were nothing to make a
fuss about Then one of them said
to me, at is all right. In Belgium,
everyone must do what he can"
l came to the conclusion that this
is the Belgian motto, and the key to
their mentality which makes it pos
sible for them to move so rapidly and
effectively without waiting for an
overall plan, directive, or even a
promise of reward.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
Farce Exposed As Reclamation Bureau Asks
Congress To Halt Army Engineers Garrison Dam Plans

by political pressure through congress
and not by engineers.
| The st. Louis Post-Dispatch has
commented:
1.-THE price both sides are paying to
maintain the false front of the inter
agency committee is steep. By max
ing agreements that are intended for
showing and not for keeping, they are
by default putting decisions on engi-
neering questions into the hands of
politicians.
PoIitico-Engineerin
ITO get an idea of what happens
when politicians essay the role of en-
gineers, the people of the Missouri
valley need look no further back than
the period between 1902 and 1910,
when the improvement of the river
was first turned over to the army en-
gineers from the Missouri river COM
mission, which then went out of exist
ence. For an evaluation of the polit-
ico-engineering that went on during
those eight years, a good reference is
army engineers themselves, George C..
Hayden, then principal engineer at
the Kansas City district office. He
wrote:
"'At the inception of the work on
the river the appropriation acts
usually specified the localities. The
work thus designated was widely
separated; hence could contribute
little or nothing to navigation needs,
and the amounts were inadequate
even to attempt, to provide suitable
safeguards for it's protection. The
destruction of such isolated work
was inevitable and no one knew this
better than the engineer who did the
work. Because of this untoward in
reference, many dereicts of river
work can be found, mute evidence
OF the waste of funds and a source
of chagrn to the engineers who
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22

must outwardIy bear the brunt of
criticism
"Yet 'untoward interference by con-
gress is actually being invited by the
engineers of the reclamation bureau,
who are being egged on into this des-
perate resource by the domineering
tactics of the army engineers. Both
the army and the bureau are playing
with fire, but it is the people of the
valley who are likely to get burned.
Are these two quarreling agencies
of government to be allowed to pull
and haul at the Missouri valley until
they have made such a mess of it
that the development project is be-
yond redemption? 1t should be borne
in mind also that the only reason they
are even putting up this pretense of
unity is that they are scared for their
very lives of MVA.
Gwen so unreserved an apologist
for the army engineers as the Omaha
World-Herald admits as much: The
threat of the MVA drove the army
engineers and the bureau of reclama-
ton together What if the threat of
MVA were removed? The Missouri
valley would be at the mercy of two
hostile agencies fighting without fur
Their necessity for any holds to be
barred.
'Is that the way to develop the
natural resources of the Missouri val
ley to the utmost, or is it the way to
waste them in civil war between
rival federal agencies?
"Under professional engineers, thru
IVA, the Tennessee valley has been
made source of pride Shall the
Missouri valley be engineered by po-
liticians and become a source of
chagrin?' The decision is up to the
representatives and people of the Mis-
souri, valley, and they may not have
a great deal longer to determine their
destiny for themselves"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
SMALL BUSINESS
LOAN SERVICE
CONTINUED BY RFC

Transfer of the Smaller War Plants
corporations lending activities to the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
will aid in expanding RIGS small bus
mess loan service to applicants in the
state of Montana, Leon e. Choquette,
manager of the RFC loan agency at
Helena, announced today.
SWPC loan offices are being con-
tlnued under RFC direction and will
actively cooperate in helping small
business obtain funds needed for
launching or expanding business en-
terprises, and for other business pur-
poses.
SWPC loan personnel have been
transferred to RFC.
Mr.. Choquette said that instructions
have been received from Charles B.
Henderson, chairman of RIGS hoard,
urging the Helena RFC loan agency
to push forward vigorously the gov
ernment's program of helping small
business enterprises in this area root
themselves in strong competitive posi-
tions for postwar industrial growth
Every practicable aid will be given
to veterans and other civilians who
desire to found new business enter
prises or strengthen existing concerns.
Mr.. Henderson, he added, forecast
sharp increase in small business loans
by banks during 1916.
RFC, in addition to handling its own
small business loans has also serYiced
all SWPC loans, Mr.. Henderson point
ed out The 81 RFC regional loan
agencies, from February 81, 1912,
through December 81, last, period of
three years and 10 and one-third
months, authorized a total of 6,661
loans aggregating 1920, 900 to small
businesses, or an average of about
$4,000 per loan. Thus, the transfer
of SWPC's loan business to RFC will
not introduce a new type of activity
to the RFC operations.
1t is a guiding principle of RFC in
keeping with the mandates of con-
gress to cooperate closely with banks.
An applicant for a business loan is
referred by RFC to his local bank
first. If the bank desires, RFC will
participate in the loan If the bank
is not able or does not want to adj
vance the funds applied for RFC will
gladly consider the application. RFC
has authority under the RFC act, as
to make direct loans to bust
ness enterprises.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
Democrats Meet
Continued from Page One)


Democratic unity and should have re-
ceived great applause but instead as
one visitors said, it was followed by
the loudest silence he had ever heard.
BY contrast, Murray's wire which was
a party message and not of the type
to raise enthusiasm was met with
thunderous and prolonged applause as
was Mansfields'
The principal topic of conversation
throughout was the senatorial race
for Wheeler would be announced but
instead there was little but confusion
on this score. Mansfield's recent ac-
tivities had created the impression
he would be present and indicate that
he would run. His failure to appear
was taken to mean he would not run
and the consensus of opinion was that
he had given up the idea. Colonel
John Bonner, though not present sent
word he wanted to be considered for
the post. His declaration added some
what to the general confusion.
While nothing had been decided at
the close of the meeting those in at
tendance left with the definite impress
sion that Erickson would be in the
race. Erickson himself was very much
in evidence He stated to a number
that he would run if it was felt that
be was the proper man to make the
race. He was outspoken ia his con-
demnation of Wheeler and insisted
that whoever ran should do SO on the
issues in a vigorous fight against
Wheelerism. With this view most
everyone agreed. There was a feel
ing too, in view of the obvious bles-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
BETHL NETS
S22 MILLION
GETS REFUND

WASHINGTON.-Using as an ex
Of being able to collect a tax refund
from the government while making
huge profits, columnist Drew Pearson
contends that the big steel firms
"aren't greatly worried" about strikes
During the third quarter of 1915
Bethlehem earned profit before taxes
of $22,676, OOO," Pearson explains.
However, Bethlehem will pay no
taxes on this sum because it will
show paper loss for the period which
is legal and will build the three
months actual profits to a cool, tax
free $57,656,OO0.
How It's Done
Ordinary business is permitted to
depreciate property over the life of
property. But back in 1910 when some
businessmen were stalling on start
ing war production, congress handed
business a lush incentive which per-
mitted it to amortize its defense plants
over five-year period or less if the
war ended sooner
However, lush as it was, this wasn't
juicy enough so big business tax lob
byists managed to wrangle even more
generous treatment in the tax adjust
ment act of 1915. This law, passed
last July made it possible for bust
nesses to be paid tentative refunds
arising from decomposition of amor
tization of national defense facilities
within 80 days.
Then on September 30, 1915, Presi-
dent Truman issued an order ending
the war emergency period for amor
tization of defense facilities without
proclaiming the emergency over for
other things This, of course, was
big tax help to war contractors.
Show Paper Loss
Thus Bethlehem Steel was able to
charge the balance of its unamortized
holdings totaling $44,100,O00 as an
expense during the third period of
1915. This meant paper loss of S27,-
21S,O00, and brought Bethlehem into
the theoretical red" Therefore, it
has to pay no taxes for 1916, even for
the period in which it earned $22,676,-
900.
However, this isn't all. Good cor
poration lawyers make every penny
they can for their clients. Bethlehem
lawyers figured out that their clients
had operated during the third period
at paper loss of $27,218,000
Nick Uncle Sam
"This set the stage for another lush
nick at Uncle Sans bankroll Beth
lehem's lawyers and tax experts in
formed the treasury that, since the
had lost money during
1915, it was entitled to a rebate on
paid taxes under the carry
back provisions.
so the treasury actually is kicking
pack $34,9OO,OOO rebate to the cor
'oration This amount also is tax
rec.
Added to the previously mentioned |
'22,676,000 profit for the third quar-
err, Bethlehem actually came out $751;
$4,000 ahead for the third quarter of |
asst year, without any obligation to
)ay dime of taxes while still show
ng a paper loss on operations.
"It sounds complicated, but it's very
simple if you have a tax lawyer, a |
piece of paper and a pencil And
thanks to Chairman George of Geor-
sia and his colleagues on the senate
finance committee, it saves your cor
)oration a whale of lot of dough-"
Pearson concludes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
Legal Advertising
In the District Court of the First
Judicial District, State of Montana,
in and for the County of
Lewis and Clark
No. 20024
SUMMONS

SUMMONS
JOSEPHINE S. JOHNSON, Plaintiff,
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER and MARY
RUSSELL BUTLER, his wife, Will
LIAM ALLEN BUTLER, JR;, and MRS
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER, JR., his
wife, GEORGE PRENTISS BUTLER
and MRS GEORGE PRENTISS BUT
LER, his wife, ARTHUR WILLMAN
BUTLER and MRS. ARTHUR WILL
NAN BUTLER, his wife, HOWARD
RUSSELL BUTLER and MRS. HOW
ARD RUSSELL BUTLER, his wife, and
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER, JR., HOW
PRENTISS BUTLER, ARTHUR WILL
MAN BUTLER, MARY RUSSELL BUT
LER, as Executors, and Trustees and
Exeeutrix under the Last viii and
LER, deceased, WILLIAM d. WHEEL
Err and CARRIE H. WHEELER, his
wife, THE HEIRS OF DEFENDANTS,
IF DECEASED, and all other persons
unknown, claiming or who might claim
any right, title, estate or interest in
or lien or encumbrance upon, the real
property described in the complaint, or
any thereof, adverse to plaintiffs own
ership, or any cloud upon plaintiffs
title thereto, whether such claim or
possible claim be present or contingent,
including any claim or possible claim
of DOVER inchoate or accrued,
THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE
ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS AND
TO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN,
GREETING:
You Are Hereby Summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
Court. a copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and to file your an
SWer and serve copy thereof upon the
Plaintiffs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this Summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service; and in |
case of your failure to appear or an
swer, Judgment will be taken against |
you by default for the relief demanded |
in the Complaint.
This action is brought for the pur-
pose of quieting the title to the East |
foot of Lot 2 and all of Lots 3, 4,
and in Block 35 of the Lenox. Addi-
tion to the City of Helena, County of |
Lewis and Clark, State of Montana.
Witness my hand and seal of said I
Court, this 26th day of January, 1916.
WILL WHALEN, Clerk.
(SEAL)
PAUL W. SMITH, DAVID r. SMITH
AND j. MILLER SMITH, Attorneys
or Plaintiff, Helena, Montana.
Publ Feb 8, Is, %, and March 1, 1916.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22

that Adair would run if Erickson did
not
Some attention was also given to
the congressional race in the Second
District. Author Joseph Kinsey How
ard, Judge Vernon Hoven, Tom Stout,
l. NJ. Wass and Randall Swanberg
were prominently mentioned-( Con-
tributed.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22

Suspicious amongst thoughts are
like the bats amongst birds, they ever
fly by twilight; certainty they are to
be repressed, or at least well guarded,
for they cloud the mind, lose friends,
check business, dispose kings to ty-
ranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise
men to irresolution and melancholy:
they are defeats, not in the heart, but
in the brain.-Bacon.
Evening star., 1946-09-11

vile, also . former quartermaster
sergeant. and william T. Ramberg,
So, of 3915 Kennedy street, Riverdale,
former sergeant major. Mr.. Wilson is
now in the ofiice Of the commandant
and Mr.. Ramberg is with the Cas-
ualty Division of the Personnel De-
partment.
Mr.. Lawrenson served 20 years in
the Marine Corps. from 1917 to 1887,
and entered civil life shortly after
his release.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Woman and Daughter
Injured in Traffic

Mrs. Catherine Scandolos, a, and
her daughter Helen, 20, were in
jured last night when struck by an
automobile while crossing the street
in the $500 block Of Sixteenth street
INV. Miss Scandolos is in undeter-
mined condition at Emergency Hos
pital with possible fractured skull
and back injuries, police said. Her
mother was treated and released.
The driver of the car, listed as
Willie White, IS, of 300 Burlington
avenue, Silver Spring, Md, was
charged with failing to give full
time and attention to his driving
and released in 500 bond.
A 34-year-old veteran was Suf-
fering from loss of memory at the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, today after he was injured
last night when his truck ran over
a traffic island and crashed into
two parked cars in the $500 block
of Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
Montgomery County police said
the man was identified by his en-
ployer, Leo J. Weingarden, operator
of the B. g. C. Armature Co., 219 H
street NE, as Boris Nickoloff, Cos
Sixth street NV.
They said Nickoloff, a veteran OF
the Bougainville campaign, was un-
able to remember his name and
asked physicians If the war was
over. X-rays were to be taken to-
day to determine the extent of his
injuries.
According to police, the accident
occurred when Nickoloff apparently
lost control of his vehicle.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
) Marine Corps Civilians
Will Get Highest Award

Three former Marines, one from
Washington and the others from
nearby Maryland, now civilian en-
ployes of the Marine Corps, will re-
ceive the Distinguished Service
Award from Gen. A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps commandant, at 10: 80
am. Friday in the commandant's
Office, Marine Corps Headquarters
Arlington.
This marks the first time any civil
ian Marine Corps employe has been
awarded the highest decoration of
the Navy Department for civilian
service. The men are:
Raymond M. Lawrenson, 81, 72l
Roxboro place NV, former quarter
master sergeant now in the Supply
Department; Noble j. Wilson, 54, of
S719 Forty-third avenue, Hyatts-
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Rejected Suitor Given
z to 5 Years in SHOOTING
Dy the Associated prsss

CHICAGO. Sept. IL Robert
Graf, 80, who shot the father OF
his former sweetheart after she
told him she was going to marry
another man, was sentenced to two
to five years in prison by Chief
Justice Harold G. Ward in Criminal
Court yesterday.
His former sweetheart, Mrs. Flea
nor Flemming Hartman, 20, told
the court how Graf attempted to
shoot her August when she in
formed him she was going to marry
James Hartman. Her father, Max
Flemming, 48, stepped in front of
her to shield her and was shot
three times. He recovered from the
wounds.
Graf was convicted of assault
with deadly weapon.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

livery ho high UP lores think that he has done all
HIMSELF and The wite ses and lets 60 hat " j. NJ Barrie