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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

in northeastern Montana would be
complete. He said expenditures
during the current fiscal year would
total about $5,000,000, including
81, 1000, 600 on the power plant which
ultimately will generate l05,00O
kilowatt hours.
Atty Gen. R. v. Bottomly has
held that persons defeated in the
primary election can run on the
November ballot as independent
candidates by securing the sigma
lures of five per cent of the votes
cast for the victor of their state
or county race.
The opinion was written for Pow
der River County Attorney Chester
E. Onstad, but conceded with rum
ors that Sen Burton K Wheeler.
who lost the democratic nomination
for United States senator to Left
Erickson, former state supreme
court justice, in the primary, would
reenter the race as an Independent
this fall
However close friends of the
senator who leaves office the first
Monday in January believed he
would enter private law practice
in Washington. D. c.
Bottomly said a petition signed
by five per cent of the votes cast
for the successful primary candi-
date must be filed with the proper
state or county officer by August
s IN order to qualify for the Novem-
Der ballot
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Prichard and
Mrs. R. S. Fields left Wednesday for
Spokane and Pasco, Wn., for few
days visit
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01
FISH SUCCEEDS KELLY AS
PRESIDENT OF EAGLES

DISQUALIFICATION Fisher, Mis-
soula, was elected president of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles succeed
ing S. j. Kelly, Bozeman at the
organizations annual convention
here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

Mrs. Betty Barry of Whitefish
has been visiting in Libby the past
week with her sisiter-in-law, Mrs.
Herb Lee Taylor. Mrs. Barry was
on her way to Spokane to attend
the graduation of her son who had
school there.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

Mr.. and Frs. Fred Peeso and son
Harvey visited Sunday in Kalispeu
with Mr. and Mrs. Peeso's daugh-
ter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

A baby born this spring came
into the world with a debt of ST.
987 as his share of the national
debt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-01

Last Friday the writer made his
third trip through the }. NellS Lum-
Der Company's mill in Libby Each
time he goes through the big es-
adjustment he is thrilled anew
with the many interesting sights
pointed out and explained by that
most interesting conductor and
guide. R. R. Veldman From the
moment the logs are dumped into
the mill pond until they finally are
loaded as fine lumber or Presto
logs in box cars the various opera
tions are most thrilling to the OBJ
server
Bv official decree of the totalitar-
ian government, prices recently
were cut 400 in Moscow. So what?
Soap there now is only $3.50 a
cake, while cotton stockings hace
dropped to a mere $240 and $3.50
a pair. Mems suits sell for the dicta-
or-decreed bargain price of S248
each. with overcoats officially peg
ged at $3.50
And the above-average income IN
Russia is about 10000 to $4,000 rub
les a year $4,000 to $4,000
Speaking of taxes, we learn that
70 of the nations largest manufac
turing companies last year paid for
federal. state and local taxes eX-
elusive of excise or sales taxes.
S2.O15. 100000. This was more than
twice the dividends paid to their
shareholders!
The little businessman, supposed
" at least, is not hit so heavily,
but we find that even a little news
paper operating out here in the West
is forced to pay so much in taxes,
there is little left for the owner
by the time the final income tax
is paid.
Ever notice that the big, going
business concerns always insist
that their sales force show every
courtesy possible to customers?
Thoughtful courtesy always pays, |
whether in the home, in business,
or just out with the crowd
Every stranger who comes to
town. is charmed with the appear
ance- of Libby Sure, there is room
for many improvements; but that
is as II should be When life. either
plant or animal stops growing and
improving Il begins to decay and
die Let each of US d) our share
IN caring for our town welfare and
igip ii Improve.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Eight Will Go on Trial
For Matteotti Staying
BY the Associoisd Press

ROME, Oct. 22.-Eight graying
men will go on trial December II for
the assassination % years ago of
Giacoma Matteotti, bitter foe of
Mussolini.
The crime in the early days of
Fascism shocked the world. The ap-
preaching trial has caused but a
ripple of interest and received only
la paragraph on the back pages OF
Roman newspapers. The Black Shirt
leaders whom Prosecutor Giovanni
Spagnuolo wanted to try are now
only dark memories. -
I'VE wanted to try Mussolini for
the murder" he said. Its obvious
the order came from him. Giovanni
|Marinelli, who actually gave the or
der, wouldn't have moved without a
sign from Mussolini."
Marinelli, then secretary Of the
Fascist Party, and Marshal Emilio
de Bono, who was chief of police at
the time, both died before Fascist
firing squads in 1943 for their part
in overthrowing Mussolini. Both
had been wanted for trial. Musso-
Ilini and his mistress were lynched
just before peace.
Matteotti had attacked Mussolini
in Parliament. He was seized on
June 10, 1924, and his mutilated body
was found near Rome weeks later.
The defendants are small fry
Francesca Guinta once was under
secretary of the interior. Amerigo
Dumini and Amleto Poveromo were
tried once before for the crime, con-
victed, sentenced to five years and
pardoned after few months. The
Italian Supreme Court annulled that
trial. The others are Cesare Rossi
Filippo Filipelli, Giuseppe Viola, Au-
gusto Malacria and Filippo Pozzeri
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Hostess Group PIuns Dunce

The Junior Hostess Club of Sill
yer Spring will give a dance at the
Woodside Methodist Church begin
ming at 9 pm. Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Nehru' S MosIem Aide
Injured in Stoning
Nv the Associoted Press

PESHAWAR, India, Oct. o.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Moslem
supporter of Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru, was hospitalized today with
injuries suffered when hostile Mos
lens stoned Nehru's automobile
near Malakand yesterday.
The frontier Gandhi," who exer-
cises leadership over nonviolent
red shirt followers from thatched
hut in Sardaryab, was taken to the
hospital for skull X-rays. He was
hit on the head by stone during
the attack on Nehru's convoy, tour
ing the northwest frontier.
Nehru, ex-president of the party
and leading minister in India's in
terim government, and Abdul Chat
far Khan's brother, DR.. Khan Sahib,
Congress Party minister in the
northwest province. also suffered
minor cuts.
British Correspondent Norman
Cliff, bruised on the head, said. a
Moslem League bus barred the way
on a narrow mountain road and a
crowd collected and stoned Nehru's
car. The car was stoned again, he
said, at Dargai.
The caravan proceeded to Pesh-
awar and then to Sardaryab, where
Nehru and Abdul Ghaffar Khan
spoke to thousands of Congress
Party members, many of them, by
frontier custom, carrying rifles or
shotguns slung from their shoulders.
Commenting on the stonings, Neh-
I'll referred to the hostile Pathan
tribesmen as simple folk who have
been duped by propagandists."
Evening star., 1946-10-22
INine-Tenfhs Of Beer
In D. {. Strike-Bound; !;
No Relief Is in Sight

There was beer aplenty in WASH
ington today, but nine-tenths OF 1t
was strikebound in warehouses.
at won't be too long before the
supply in taverns and stores will
run out entirely" w. Cameron Bur-
ton, representative OF the beer dis
tributing companies, predicted.
Thomas Cation. business agent for
striking Local 81, Beer and Soda
Water Truck Drivers tAFL), ap-
peared to think somewhat the op-
posite. THE beer shortage has moi
been felt" Mr.. Cation declared. THE
strike is too young"
The fact remained that four out
of six downtown establishments
have put up mo beer" signs, with
no prospects Of the 12-day-old strike
ending.
Mr.. Burton charged that the in
dividual drivers had tipped off,
their tavern-keeping customers two
days before the strike began to load
up on beer. He said this accounted
for the fact some places still are
selling beer when. under ordinary
circumstances, they would have run
out long ago.
IF the strike were to end today
Mr.. Burton said, there is enough
beer in warehouses here to supply
every dealer in town with more than
enough to meet his demands.
Meanwhile union agents for the
city's strike-idle beer drivers and
company representatives met for
seven hours yesterday in an attempt
to end the strike, but neither side
gave an inch.
Another meeting between dis
tributor's representatives and union
spokesmen is scheduled for / pm
Thursday in the Offices of Labor
Conciliator James A. Holden. Mr.
Cation said the union, however, does
not propose to yield an inch on Its
demand for increased beer case ano
kep commissions for the drivers.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
$1,000 in Stuttgart
Quit Work Briefly in
Protest on Bombings
BY the Associated Press

STUTTGART, Germany, Oct.
22-Nearly 77,000 German work
ers staged 15-minute work
stoppage today in protest against
three bombings in the Stuttgart
area, staged Saturday by anti,
denazification extremists for
whom American troops and Ger
man police searched in four
armed swoops during the night.
The demonstration, led by left
wing trade unions, affected all of
Stuttgarta with its population of
about 100000. Workers left their
benches in factories from II am.
to Ills and hundreds were left
waiting at street corners as street.
cars stopped during the protest.
Fifty-eight Germans were ar
rested in two of last nights raids.
The labor representatives assert
ed that the strike had the support
of the four major political parties
in American-occupied Germany.
The strike took place after
oliiUSo oUdVCo NOA1otcAbuAd1yy
man police and American counter
intelligence agents raided four
areas in central Stuttgart in a
house o-house search for the men
who planned the bombs in an ap-
parent protest against the strict
German denazif1cation boards.
The combined law enforcement
agencies detained several score of
suspects for questioning. The raids,
lasting through the night, were in
at least one case supported by
American tanks and hundreds of
heavily armed American soldiers.
The protest strike-said to ex-
press the Resentment" of German
workers over the first use of force
IN the American zone since the
wars end-was the biggest organ
lied demonstration since American
forces took over their occupation
duties.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Reds and Nationalists
Spar for Position in
New China Peace Talk
BY The Assoeioisd Press

NANKING, Oct. 22.-Chinese gov
ernment and Communist negotiators
today turned their peace meeting
into q sparring match for position
as the government pressed prepara-
tions to administer areas seized from
the Reds.
Gen. George c. Marshall and
American Ambassador John Leigh
TON Stuart, resuming active roles,
conferred with minority party
leaders whose proposals succeeded
in returning the Communist nego-
ytiator, Chou En-lai, to Marking.
The Reds chung stubbornly to their
demands for restoration of territory
the government has seized since the
quickly broken January truce and
for acceptance of political pacts
which never were put into effect.
Communist Spokesman. Wang
Ping-nan. who yesterday saw mo
reason for optimism" said his
party's maximum concessions are
dCCcpIdIlCC VI UIlOoC dSl lCCAACAAtS
which are far from terms the
government delegates are willing to
accept"
Red Currency OutIawed.
The Supreme National Defense
Council, outlining the governments
policies for areas captured from the
Communists, outlawed Communist
currency as illegally issued bank
notes." 1t ordered proclamations to
that effect posted in each area seized
from the Reds.
Another measure restores lands
seized by the Communists to their
original owners.
In Shanghai, the government be-
gan mobilizing resources OF China s
two civil air transport lines to carry
delegates to Marking for the Ma
tional Assembly, scheduled to open
there November II. The Com
munists and China's minority
parties have announced they will
not send delegates to the Assembly
unless peace Is restored.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
EisIer Denies Using AIios;
Says Berger Was Pen Name
By the Assoeioted Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Gerhard
Eisler, named by former editor of
the Daily Worker, Communist pub
lication, as the mysterious Hans
Berger" who directed all Commu-
mist activity in America, says there
is no such person as Hans Berger ."
That name is the pen name in
vented by the foreign editor of the
Daily Worker, Mr.. Joseph Starobin,
for use in publishing articles for
which, though written and spon-
sored by himself, were largely based
on material or notes supplied by
myself" Mr.. Eisler said in a pre-
pared statement last night.
Mr.. Eisler, who has denied using
any name other than Gerhard Eisler
since coming to this country as a
German refugee in 1941, said his
explanation was delayed because
Mr.. Starobin had been undergoing
delicate ear operation. At Staro-
bins Long Island City home, his
wife said he had authorized Mr.
Eisler to issue the statement.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
500, 900, 900 Sought
For Displaced Persons
By the AsxecIafed Press

MUNICH, Oct. 22-Assistant Sec
retary of War Howard c. Peterson
told a press conference today that
Congress would be asked in January
for q $100, 100000 appropriation for
the care of displaced persons in the
American zone of Germany for the
current fiscal year.
Displaced persons represent the
major problem OF the United States
Army in it's occupation of Ger
many" Mr. Peterson said. "The care
of DPS is great burden, a costly
load, but in my personal opinion the
money has been we'll spent. This
is probably the greatest experiment
in humanitarianism the world has
ever known"
Evening star., 1946-10-22
FOUND.

FOX HOUND. young male. in Arlington.
Glebe 4162. ---
LAPEL WATCH, lady's. about weeks ago.
StSoo 4040. %"
RING, topaz, vicinity of Macarthur blvd.
bus from Georgetown. EX. Zoo. Ext 349.
SPITZ, very young female, tan color, in
Arlington. CHI. 5SI4.
VETERAN FOREIGN WAR lapel pin, down
town. Call SH. 9473.
WEDDING BAND found with initials and
date: person who Identifies may have.
UN. 3712. -
WRIST WATCH. mans. Bulova. found Sat-
urday night. RA. $3.50 after 6 pm.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Titled Women Victim
In Hotel Gem Theft
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Lady
Scarsdale of London and Mrs. Allan
S. Lehman, a niece by marriage OF
former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of
New York. were victims of a $45,-
900 jewel theft last Thursday night,
police said today.
Thieves ransacked the hotel
apartment the two are sharing while
the women were out, Detective DAN
iel Scannell said, but left no clues.
The door to the eleventh-floor
suite was locked and entrance via
a fire escape was not possible, Mr..
Scannell said.
Lady Scarsdale, who has been a
guest of Mrs. Lehman since March.
lost $4,000 sapphire and pearl
necklace. Mrs. Lehman's losses in
cluded a pearl and emerald necklace
valued at $4,000 and 13 other pieces
of jewelry.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Vondegrift Is Reserved
On Marines in China

PEIPING, Oct. ~ @.-Gen. A.
A. Vandegrift, commandant of the
United States Marine Corps, today
refused to answer, why are the
Marines still in North China?" ar
any questions pertaining to corps
policy.
He told a press conference their
duties are training and guarding
their own installations and some
surplus property the United States
has not yet turned over to the
Chinese government.
The general, making his first In
spection tour Of North China since
peace. termed isolated Communist
attacks on Marines "regrettable," :"
but refused to elaborate.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Swiss Company Is Upheld
In Protest on Seizure
BY the Associated Press

The right of a Swiss company to
bring protest in Federal Court
against seizure of its property by
the Alien Property Custodian was
upheld yesterday by the United
States Court of Appeals here.
The opinion reversed decision OF
District Court and denied con-
tention of the Alien Property Custo-
dian that suit should have been
brought against the United States
in the Court of Claims.
The property involved consists OF
stock certificates in various Ameri-
can companies owned by the Ueber-
see Finanz-Korporation, a corporate
national of Switzerland, the court
said.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Rankin Group Orders
Subpoena for Eis|er,
Named as Red Boss

Plans for an all-out investigation
next month of Communist activities
in this country are being mapped by
the House Un-American Activities
Committee.
The first step was taken last night
when the committee ordered a
subpoena for Gerhard Eisler of New
York, who was named recently as
director of Communist activity in
the United States by Louis F..
Budenz. Mr.. Eisler has denied he
played such a role.
Mr.. Budenz formerly was editor
of the Daily Worker, Communist
newspaper, but renounced commu-
nism to rejoin the Catholic Church
and is now an instructor in eco
nomics at Fordham University. AL
though the committee will meet in
closed session again today, no hear
ings are likely to be held until after
the elections.
big People Involved"
No date has been set for Mr.
Eisler's appearance, according to
Chairman Wood. The committee is
slated to hear Mr.. Budenz about
November 19 and Representative
Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippi
said Mr.. Eisler probably would be
heard at the same time.
"We are going to the very bottom
of this" Mr.. Rankin told reporters.
This is a big thing and there are
big people involved.
Mr.. Budenz told reporters in New
York last week that he took orders
from Mr.. Eisler while editing the
Daily Worker.
Mr.. Eisler was to have left the
United States earlier this month for
Leipzig but his exit permit was
Cancelled just before his scheduled
departure.
Chairman Wood was in executive
session for more than an hour today
with 1t. Make Mills of the Chicago
police department, but neither
would divulge the matters discussed.
1t. Mills said he handles records on
un-American activities for the Chi
cago department.
Unitarians Questioned.
Announcement of the decision to
subpoena Mr.. Eisler followed a day
in which the committee questioned
officials of the Unitarian Service
Committee. Boston, and inquired
into the Pittsburgh power strike.
William Emerson of Boston,
chairman of the Unitarian Service
Committee. told reporters after the
closed session that the committee
inquired into his organizations
overseas relief operations.
The service committee, he said,
has assisted refugees from the
Spanish revolution in France, using
funds supplies by the Joint Anti
fascist Refugee Committee.
Denies Sabotage by Union.
Louis M. Foster, chief deputy
sheriff of Allegheny County pitts
murgh), said he told the congress
sional group he chad no information
indicating the Pittsburgh strike was
augmented by outside sources"
The committee is seeking to de-
termine whether the strike had the
backing of un-American groups.
George Mueller, president of the
Independent Association of En-
ployes of the Duquesne Light Co.,
the striking union, said he explained
the reasons for the strike and told
the committee that reported acts of
sabotage were not union acts. He
suggested, he added, that sabotage
might have been arranged by the
power company "in an effort to dis
credit the union"
Evening star., 1946-10-22
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Evening star., 1946-10-22

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13


liver the main address.
FE-CIO stepped ahead of the
field in farmer-labor work some
months ago when Pres. Grant W.
Cakes named Homer Ayres, So.
Dakota rancher and prominent
Flu member, to the post of farm
relations director, working out
of Rock Island.
AYRES work has been out
standingly successful to date, and
his regular column, Factories
and Farms" is being widely used
throughout the country by labor,
farm and progressive papers.
The FEE farmer-labor program
sprung from the recent strike
period, during which FEE strikers
in Init Harvester, Oliver, Deere,
Caterpillar, LaPlant- Coate and
other firms were materially aid
ed by Patton and other NF'J
leaders.
National political big-wigs of
both major parties are said to
have their eye on the coming FE
convention for an indication of
farm-labor trends come Novem-
Der.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13

THE ACIO-FE union, with
headquarters in Chicago, de-
cided to introduce something
new in the American labor
movement. In a stroke of
genius, the union set up a
Farm Relations Bureau, OBJ
tanned cOlOrfuI Homer Ayres
to head it up, asked him to
write a column in their lively
union paper-FE News-and
gave him free reign.
His wind-burnt face under
his wide brimmed Stetson has
become a familiar sight in
many counties Of the corn belt
and mid western farm regions.
Joint farm labor consumer
cooperative rallies are taking
place that are fast setting a
new pattern in farm-labor re-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13

forward in its
farmer labor
pro G ra m by
tend e r n & d
b a n q u e t to
President Jas.
G. Patton of
t h e National
Farmers I'm
ion during the
cOnVen I l o II,
at which a
S p e a k r of
C a b i n e t or
congressional !
rank will dP-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13

THE long history of dis
unity, bitterness, and friction
i'm the Chicago CLIO Council
has been dangerous and dana
aging to CLOS performance in
this community witness
the weak showing in the pri-
mary elections this year, not
to mention such organizing
drives as the enc at Montgom-
cry Ward.
The rapidly approaching Mo-
vemher elections, the sadly
weakened PAC in Cock Cean-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13
WOES OF DISUNITY

MUCH to the dismay of all wewishers of united labor
movement situation the Chicago Industrial Union Council
(CIO) has continued deterorate ss -
The defeat suffered by Albert Towers president of the
Gil his Local SIS of the United Steel Workers of America
the of of disastrous developments
the leadership of the powerful CIO Council
Towers candidate reelection the president of
the giant South Chicago Carnegie steel works local took
barassg beating at the hands of Ed BrZeZnsk who led the
opposition tcet BrZeZnsks slate most of the
the executive board featured prominently opposition
machine methods of Towers The Brzezin
out haootedy against redbang and other divisive
tactics.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13

latiOns.
Ayres comes from Congress
man Cases Congressional dis
trict and has been sticking his
sharp-prOnged pitchfork into
Congressman Case where it
hurts most. He was recently
featured on a national ABC
hoOk-up.
HOmer's simple, welI-writ-
ten, home-Spun column has
caught on like prairie fire.
1t is now syndicated by the
Federated News and appear
ed-of all places-in the July
9Th edition of the Chicago Fed
Grafton News (AFL). Some of
the FE people have aptIy nick
named him as "1abOr's own
Will Rogers"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-13

ty, the vicious onslaught on
lab0r in the halls Of Congress,
the dynamited price ceilings,
the new impending wage bat
ties, the drive to organize the
unorganized are some of
the challenges facing all wings
Of organized laher.
The CLIO in Chicago cannot
long continue divided and still
be able to cope with the mn
rl1ereus and difficult problems
faced by their membership,