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Evening star., 1946-11-25
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The folloaping tert of q stafe-
nlent read By Attorney Welly X.
Hopkins IN District Court today
,Das released by the United Nine
Workers
May 1t please the court, the de-
PENDANTS in this cause, the United
Mine Workers of America, John i.
Lewis individually and as president
OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, now appear before your
honor in response to the rule to show
cause heretofore issued.
involved in this cause Is the notice
OF November is, 1916, given by these
defendants to the Secretary Of the
Interior, Of the termination OF the
so-called Krug-LeWis agreement,
prior to the filing OF this case. It
was by the defendants given In good
faith. It was given by them upon
advice Of counsel. It was intended
solely TO protect the interests Of the
United Mine Workers Of America
and its members. The complaint for
declaratory Judgment and injunc-
tive relief, the temporary restrain
ing order and the rule to show cause
issued by your honor, stem from a
controversy involving said notice
and Its issuance.
The United Mine Workers Of
America and Mr.. Lewis, individually
and in his official capacity, have no
desire or intent to refuse or with
hold due and proper recognition OF
this b onorable courts authority. On
the { ontrary, 1t Is their desire now
and at all times to accord full and
conplete difference and respect to
tbs court and all the courts OF our
country. Such Is their attitude now
In the instant proceeding. The de-
PENDANTS and each Of them, however,
believe that their action in giving
said notice and all their actions SUBJ
sequent thereto have been both legal
and proper.
They now make the following re-
turn to your honor's rule to show
cause. issued on November 81. 1916.
as follows, to wit:
The defendants and each ct them
respectfully state to the court that
they and each Of them since the
giving Of said notice on November
IS, 1946, and since the issuance Of
your honor's temporary restraining
order of November 10 have done no
act nor spoken any word pertaining
to said notice or In reference to per-
mitting It to continue In effect.
The status Of the notice and the
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Richardson Sheds No Light
On Pearl Harbor Surprise
BY The Assoeieisd Press

TOKYO, Nov. IS. Japan sue
ceeded In achieving complete Sc
crecy and complete SURPRISE in its
194l attack on Pearl Harbor through
careful planning retired Admiral
James o. Richardson testified today
before the war crimes tribunal try
ing ~ Japanese.
Admiral Richardson, who conn
manded the United States Fleet for
one year prior to 1941, shed no new
light on why the American Army
and Navy we're surprised by the at
tack. His two and one-haH hours
Of testimony, he said, was culled en-
tirely from documents on file in ths
Navy Department, and was gener.
ally . repetition Of his testimony
during the Pearl Harbor inquiry In
Washington.
Earlier the admiral blamed on<
Of the defendants, Admiral Osam.
Nagano, and Admiral Isoroku va.
mamoto, who was shot down ir
the Solomons during the war, as be-
ing chiefly responsible for Japan.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Two Issues Are Posed
m Government Brief

The Governments brief declared
two issues were before the court tr
todayS hearing: 1-Whether . con.
tempt was alleged; and 2-h 50
whether 1t had been sufficiently
fpurged.
There Is clearly alleged contempt
of the judicial power OF this court,
the brief declared, adding that this
did not involve the question whether
the Norris-La Guardia Anti-injunc-
tion Act forbids the use OF restrain.
ing orders In the coal dispute.
II the defendants question the
courts jurisdiction because they er.
roneously contend that that act Il
applicable, such an objection would
at best be only an arguable con-
tention which would pose an issue
for decision by the court.
Power Of Enforcement.
Pending decision Of that very
issue, the court was and is clearly
Empowered to protect its jurisdiction
to pass on the question"
In other words, the Government
argument ran, no matter what final
disposition is made Of the case, JUS
tice Goldsborough was clearly with
in his jurisdiction in issuing the or
der against Mr.. Lewis and has the
power and jurisdiction to compel its
enforcement and punish anyone
"wto wiIlfully falls and refuses to
comply"
The Government Is informed that
Mr.. Lewis and his union chiefs
have not purged themselves" the
brief added. Simply failing to act or
merely remaining at rest" provides
no defense for @the disobedience OF
an order Of the court which requires
defendants TO act" the brief de-
clared.
Trial Requested.
Equity courts generally have
power to issue mandatory injunc-
tions. The power Of this court to Is
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Congress
Continued From First Page.o

knew of no legislative solution to
the present dispute between John
L. Lewis and the Government, he in
sisted that some action must be
taken to remove the threat of strikes
in industries affecting the economy
of the country.
q Nattsiiss Lie aa ssxks u u
1--WE cannot let one man or one
group Of men stop the whole eco
nomic machinery Of the country by
the power they exercise In any one
basic industry" he declared. u
have no quarrel with the workers
right to strike in industries where
a stoppage has only . local AFFECT
or which merely .aconveniences the
public. But the very life Of the
Nation Is at stake here"
In passing q no-strike law, Sena-
tor Fulhright said it is his belief
that Congress should define the in
Evening star., 1946-11-25
C,ouI
Continued From First Page.)

son wants to see anything happen
to labor unions which would inter-
fere with their effectiveness In rails
ing the standard of diving of work
ers. Capitalism Is great on produc-
tion--even Karl Marx admits that
but it is weak on consumption
Labor unions are helpful on the
consumption end.
'This court hopes that unions
won't take position which will
cause Congress to do something that
will set them back for years"
One exchange between Judge
Goldsborough and counsel for the
Government was followed closely
by Mr.. Lewis.
Judge Goldsborough said: IT un-
derstand the defendants to Say that
since Noyember Is, the day that
notice Of contract termination was
given, they have taken no action of
any kind whatsoever. That Is equiv
alent to saying that they did not
obey the restraining order. But they
also say they did not have to obey
it because 1t wasn't legal"
Sonnet Interrupted.
At that point, Mr.. Sonnet inter-
rupted to inquire whether the de-
PENDANTS were prepared to admit
that they are in contempt OF court
If the order is legal.
Justice Goldsborough cut him
short with the observation: Il don't
think 1t is necessary to make that
argument to this court"
At another point, during the dis
cussion OF the defense request for a
delay of the Wednesday hearing
Justice Goldsborough said that II
the court had any real assurance OF
avoiding this issue" it would con-
slider the request. If this were an
invitation for the defendants to
indicate that they might call off the
coal strike, it was not acted on and
the request for the delay was de-
MED.
Justice Goldsboro made repeated
references to the tremendous i'm
portance" of the proceeding which
he,said was without precedent be-
fore any court or before society"
tremendously Serious Matter"
In suggesting that the principal
argument of Mr.. Lewis and the
Government be postponed to the
trial date Wednesday. the justice
said:
This is q tremendously serious
matter - the more thought and
consideration given it the better
will be the results obtained. I don't
want to be extra judicial. But ]
don't think situation such as this
has ever confronted court or
society before"
In event of conviction for con-
tempt, Mr.. Lewis could be jailed or
fined. A stiff fine against Mr.. Lewis
and larger one against his union
would be more In accord with the
wishes of Government officials who
fear a Jail sentence would make q
martyr of the union boss and pro-
long the strike.
Elederal officials say the Govern
nnent's real aim in court is not SC
much to punish Mr.. Lewis but to
show clearly to the public and min
ers that the strike is illegal. In that
wey 1t is hoped to persuade the min
ers to return to work.
However, whatever happens IN
court is altogether up to Justice
Goldsborough. 1t now Is more o.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Din1out
CONTINUED From First Page,

power and dwindling coal stocks In
the city.
Week end observance OF the order
was described as good" by police
and ofIicials OF the steering COM
mittee named to supervise the dim
out.
In nearby Virginia, Arlington and
Alexandra police reported an efiec-
tive dimout last night and said
they had cited no one for violating
the Virginia dirnout order.
Meanwhile. 20 coal burning trains
In and out of Washington were not
operating today as the Nations car
riers placed into operation Gov
ernment order to cut down passen-
ger train service Is per cent on
trains powered by coal-burning
locomotives.
A spokesman for Washington
Terminal said the curtailment
brought no change in the flow OF
passenger traffic through Union
Station.
Express, Mail Trains on.
About SO per cent OF the trains
taken OF today was said to be trains
carrying express shipments and
United States mail. This material
now is being picked up and carried
by other trains. Similarly, COM
muters were being transported by
trains unaffected by the order.
Cuts Made by Railways.
The following carriers were listed
by the station as cutting down on
service.
Baltimore g. Ohio, nine trains,
including four locals between WASH
ington and Baltimore: three express
shipment trains between here and
Jersey City and two commuter
locals between here and Brunswick,
Chesapeake d Ohio, two express
shipment trains from Cincinnati.
Pennsylvania, seven trains, In
cluding five express routes from the
North and two special trains to
the Bowie Md race track.
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Po-
tomac, two express shipment trains.
Southern Railway. two passenger
trains on the neutrality-suspicious.
run.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Ickes CondemnsMoye
Against Lewis, Urges
Returning Of Mines
BY The A.soeiai.d Pres.


Harold L. Ickes said yesterday th
Justice Department should 'asl
that the order enjoining the Goa
strike be dismissed"
THE injunction is of doubtful
legal merit, anyhow" the forme
Secretary Of the Interior and solit
fuels administrator said in Ma
tion-wide broadcast over CHS.
Mr.. Ickes. making proposals fo
ending the bituminous miners walk
out, said Secretary Of the Interiol
Krug should turn the mines bacl
to their lawful owners" and urgee
that President Truman force tn,
resignation Of Reconversion Direc.
tor John r. Steelman as majol
steps.
"It viii be dificult to persuade
the country that President Truman
Is really determined that no further
concessions should be made to Johr
L. Lewis, with Steelnan, John L
Lewis good friend. constantly at hi.
elbow" Mr.. Ickes said.
Labor Reported Solidified.
Mr.. Ickes said the Government's
move to enjoin the walkout and te
have the AFL United Mine Workers
chief held in contempt of court "has
already had the effect of solidifyine
labor behind John L. Lewis some
thing that he hasn't been able to
do himself"
Lewis q. Hines, lawyer and legis-
lative representative of the American
Federation of Labor, declared the
Government Should not 60 to court
as an employer to restrain its en-
ployes. certainly not IN violation of
the Norris-La Guardia Act"
Mr.. Hines said Mr.. Krug should
not seek "a showdown in get tough
and fight 1t out policy" but should
seek to enter negotiations with the
UNIV for new contract.
Mr.. Ickes said the soft coal mines
never should have been taken from
the owners by the Government.
Congress Session Urged.
He proposed that the President
call a special session of Congress at
once and ask for legislation that
will not be punitive or vindictive,
but which would curb the impudence
of dictator, such as John L. Lewis,
so that it will be beyond his power
to strangle our economy and cause
widespread suffering-not only here,
but in European countries that are
struggling back to Self-sufflc cheney.
Tyre Taylor, general counsel for
the Southern States Industrial
Council, said, "It has been amply
demonstrated in the past that you
can't appease Lewis. We've had five
strikes in eight years. Now he's
striking twice year"
Saying che Government Should
60 further than it has" Mr.. Taylor
declared I'VE don't think a kid glove
policy will survive in the present
extremely grave situation. I
don't think you can appease John
L. Lewis"
Restraining Orders Asked.
Mr.. Taylor also proposed that re-
straining orders be issued against
district and local leaders of the
UNIV, saying they're also in de-
1iance of the Government"
He added that "it would seem
that the Government might very
properly impound the unions funds
as contract breaking damages"
Mr.. Taylor opposed a proposal
by Mr.. Ickes that the Big and Little
Inch pipelines be used for trans
porting gas, saying it would elm
mate many thousand coal mine jobs,
probably bankrupt number of rail-
roads and deplete the gas reserves
of Estates like Louisiana"
Evening star., 1946-11-25

sue temporary restraining order
such e that In this case, is clear
under well-settled authority"
Plainly, until now" the brief con-
cluded, defendants have failed I'd
purge themselves Of the alleged con-
tempt since they have failed and
refused to take the action required
by the temporary restraining order
issued by this court.
In view Of the foregoing, 1t Is
requested that the court order q
trial on the alleged contempt to be
held at 10 am. on November n,
1916, as directed - ="
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Won Popen Threatened

NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov.
25 (R.-Police Chief Leo Stahl said
last night that Franz Won Papen,
former German diplomat acquitted
by the international military. tri-
bunal, would go to a Nuremberg hos
pital for treatment instead of to a
Lauf sanitarium because residents
of the latter city had threatened to
hang him.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Brewboker Gets Doiry Post
sp.eioI pJ,poteh 10 The s,or

SPee1ut DIsPufe1' 10 sHs S'0s
s MANASSAS, Va, Nov. 25.-The
Prince William County Dairy Herd
Improvement Association today an
nounced the appointment of Harry
j. Brewbaker of Buchanan, Va, as
testing supervisor to succeed John
N. Neese who recently resigned to
accept position with the County
Agricultural Adjustment Agency.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

Dewey Ready 70 Return.
Acting Gov. Joe r. Hanley Of
New York had issued an emergency
proclamation, under which coal
Conservation measures were being
placed In effect all over the State.
Cities, towns and villages viii be
|dimmed out after pm. tonight.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, vacation
ing at Sea Island. Ca, was reported
ready to return to Albany II neces-
|sary.
AT Gillespie. Ill, some 1900
Progressive Mine Workers, who quit
their jobs last week at five Illinois
mines, voted to return to work to-
day.
The Progressives revolted against
Mr.. Lewis and the United Mine
Workers in 1882. They mine about
|a fifth OF the States coal every year
under contract with the Coal Pro-
ducers' Association of Illinois.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

naval expansion after withdraw
from naval limitations treaties !
1885. Nagano was chief Of the gen
eral naval star, and Yamamoto wa
commander In chief Of the imperit
combined fleet.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Gen. Fronke Will Head
81st Division Veterans
By the Assoeicted Presl

SANFORD, N. c., Nov. 25.-Ma,
Gen. Gustaye H. FRANKIE Of Myrtl
Beach, s. c., was elected com
mander Of the veterans Of Bis
(Wildcat) Division.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Dewey Ready 70 Return.

storage Of 100000 tons Of anthra.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Trial Requcstel

Equity courts generally have
power to issue mandatory injunc-
tions. The power Of this court to Is
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-16

Members of the local Camp Fire
groups will participate in Coun-
Gil Fire which will be held Sunday
evening, May 10 at 6:15. The cere-
mony will take place in the city
Park rather than at Sacajawea as
was originally announced. The
Council Ring will be conducted
around the theme of symbolism, "
and the public is invited to at
tend.
Prior to the ceremony a picnic
dinner will be enjoyed by the girls
and their parents with members
of the local Camp Fire Girls Coun-
Gil being honored guests.
The Mukkinneunk Camp Fire
Girls were to have q picnic in city
Park May 6, but due to rain they
met in basement of the Guardians
home. However, the meeting was
still q picnic with plenty to eat.
Also a songfest was enjoyed.
On May IA the Mukkinneunk
Camp Fire Girls met at their
Guardians home for the purpose
of planning their council Fire.
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Marriage of Mary Soper
Announced by Parents

MIR. and Mrs. Hubert Soper an
nounces the marriage Of their
daughter, Mary, to William T.
Robinson, AMIN &c, on May 3 at
Seattle, Washington in the Pres
byterian Church.
It was a single ring ceremony.
The bride wore a navy blue after
noon dress, trimmed in white with
white accessories. She wore a
large corsage Of gardenias and
rose buds.
Vern Soper, brother Of the
bride, and his wife, Betty, served
as best man and bridesmaid. Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Soper held the
wedding reception at their home
following the ceremony.
Wedding guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert r. Soper, brother and
sister-in-law of the bride; and a
navy boy and his wife, friends OF
long standing Of the groom.
The groom has served for three
and a half years on the Saratoga.
The bride is Junior at the kenn-
ewick High School.
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10. 1902:

IS, 1902:
THE craze for land was again
illustrated yesterday on the Fort
Hall reservation when 100000
acres were opened for entry at
noon. It is said that the mad race
by 1000 men for choice selections
was a repetition, on a smaller
scale, of the famous Oklahoma
rush a few years ago."
The editor of the paper in the
same issue voices his fear Of large
land holdings, thus:
"The fever for large holdings
will be one of the serious draw
backs to Kennewick. If a few
people are allowed to get control
of the largest and best tracts, Ken
newick will be a good headquar-
tiers for some of the land-holding
class, but a poor home for poor
people. This ditch will water land
enough to afford comfortable
homes and profitable business for
several thousand people. This is
the most natural use to make of
such land. II il is to be owned
by few and farmed by laborers
who live in q roll of blankets it
will be black eye to the whole
proposition"
Continued next weelo.
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the operations of Robert Strahorn.
Dubbed ''the Sphinx" Mr.. Stra-
horn appeared in the field with
plenty of capital and began ac-
quiring properties and pushing
construction of bridges and road
bed for what he called the North
Coast road. His work included
some remarkable bridges-the one
crossing Spokane falls above the
Monroe street bridge In down.
town Spokane, another over 1000
feet long and 275 feet high across
the Snake river, and a third across
the Columbia. All Of this he paid
for by writing personal checks.
Not until he had finished in 1910
was the secret divulged that that
these roads belonged to the Union
Pacific, which now had direct con-
nections both with Spokane and
with Yakima.
Another contest occurred be-
tween Hill and Hartman lines
when in 1911 they extended paral-
lei railroads, one on each side Of
the Deschutes river, southwark
through Central Oregon. They
fought each other in the courts and
out and wasted money uSelesSly
until they reached Metolius, after
which they made an agreement
whereby the Grand Trunk was
completed to Bend and the Great
Northern to Klamath Falls.
Irrigation Follows Railroads
! The railroads had a definite
stake in irrigation, first because
they needed water for the benefit
Of those portions Of their land
grants which lay in the arid belts,
and secondly because land settle
ment meant greater tonnage for
their carriers. And settlers need
ed to be near the railroads in or
der to market the perishable crops
which they produced on irrigated
lands.
In Montana, the Huntley project
and others of the Yellowstone val
ley brought about sugar beet pro-
duction on a large scale. Beet
growing, incidentally, as well as
the production of wheat, has at
tracted colonies of Russian-G Ger
mans to eastern Montana-the
same cultural stock as those who
settled Odessa, Washington. This
accounts for the theme of Mildred
Walkers novel, Winter Wheat.
Along the Columbia below its
crossing by the Milwaukee in
Washington were developed two
splendid orchard tracts of about
II, 900 acres each by Seattle cap
italists under the initiative Of
Judge Cornelius Hanfrord. One
of these had Hanford as its COM
munity center, the other White
Bluffs. Power generated at Priest
Rapids was used to pump water
from the river for irrigation and
to supply electricity for domestic
use. A branch Of the Milwaukee
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they said, would be only q "side
switch" Nevertheless, the Hill in
terestS in 1905 began construction
Of this "side switch" as the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle line and
finished it three years later.
The Milwaukee then had little
choice but to 60 direct to Puget
Sound and in crossing the Cas-
cades it chose Snoqualmie. the
pass chosen by Isaac I. Stevens.
The Seattle interests, after pro-
noting this route for half a cen
fury, brought the new railroad in
to that city by favorable en-
trance through a 99-year lease Of
the Columbia and Puget Sound
railroad.
A distinguishing feature Of the
Milwaukee has been its electrical
locomotives. Two long sections Of
the road were electrified a few
years after its completion-fro,n
Harlowtown. Montana, to Avery,
Idaho, distance of 40 miles, and
from Othello. Washington, to Pu-
get Sound, distance OF 900 miles.
Three railroad systems now
were in cut throat competition
with each other - the Milwaukee,
the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific or Hill Lines" and the
Union Pacific or ''H arrim a n
Lines" Too often this meant
building parallel competing roads
into territory which had barely
enough !, slness for one. The most
glaring 'rsiance ct this Is the To-
cation e: the Milwaukee and Nor
thern Pacific side by side for most
of The way across Montana and
Idaho.
Determined to get a share of the
commerce of the Inland Empire
and Yakima Valley-already SER
we'd by the Hill lines and the Mil
waukee-the Union Pacific now
extended its lines northward to
Spokane and up the Yaliva valley
to the town Of Yakima. This was
accomplished secretly through
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) dealers join us In making this frank report ID
THE FARMERS OF AMERICA

1sss1aisAnoNAL Harvesterisget
i ting back into production with
q possible speed. Extra shifts
0bshs employed wherever con-
dinspermit, to try to overcome
- production losses of tho no
e0e strike. Everything i being
d0sto get parts and machines to
~.
Vhiswe and our dealers would
A6 teIlyou that this means an
ansdiats end to the shortage Of
ssviO parts and machines, It Il
~ accurate to say that Il
naans The beginning Of the end Of
4 q Illness or bad weather de-
~ you seriously In tho Spring,
~ know how much It throws
~ u your schedule. The strike
Asthrown our schedules Of bal
aase, too. There are many
Aosss" No must do before new
aaehines reach you.
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Historical Backgrounds
By Margaret Thompson

attic were using their influence for
the routes they respectively favor
ed.
James J. Hill had tried to buy
the Milwaukee to operate in con-
junction with his Great Northern
and Northern Pacific and not hav-
ing succeeded he set out to block
its extension down the Columbia
by acquiring rights Of way along
the north bank Of the river. Port
land men were not enthusiastic
about this, for his road to Portland