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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
PRINCESS N0RAH TO
 SAIL NORTH TONIGHT

Canadian Pacific steamer Prin- cess Norah is scheduled to leave Vancouver tonight at o'clock on her last scheduled voyage to South east Alaska this season. The Norah is scheduled to arrive here Friday afternoon or evening, Skagway bound, and returns southbound next Sunday morning.
 The Princess Louise comes on the Southeast Alaska route leaving Vancouver, Saturday, April 20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
0pA ROGERS HAS RATA ASSEMBLED
 IN RATE HEARING

Feeling the people of the Terri tory would be interested, the Alas ka OPA has just announced com pletion of the extensive exhibits they have prepared to present in opposition to the proposal of in- creased shipping rates to Alaska. At present it is not known when hearings on this issue will be re- sumed, as they have been set and postponed several times since ad- journment of the opening session in Seattle last November The Alaska OPA expects to be right in there representing Alaskan consumers and merchants when they are re- opened, according to this announc- ment from the Juneau headquart- CTS
 George Rogers, Territorial Price Executive, explained that data his office requested and received with in the last few months from Alas kan merchants and Chamber of Commerce groups has been analyz- ed and included in the final exhi- bits, proving of invaluable assist ence in presenting Alaska's case against the threat of increase.
 Also expected to carry much weight in the final decision are the findings of OPA accountants who have conducted thorough examina- ton of the steamship companies books in the interests of Alaskans who have so much at stake in this matter of shipping rate, MT. Ro- gers said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
ROBERT LAJoIE RETURNS

After an absence of three years in the states, Robert Lajoie has re- turned to Juneau by plane and will resume his services at the green house of the Juneau Florists. Laioie was accompanied north by his wife and son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
RARoUs:aas HAS BAKERY

Word was received here recently that George Baroumes, former Douglas man and owner of the Baroumes Apartments, has entered the bakery field and bought a bakery shop in Seattle. According to friends who have visited him there, he has nice business and has his two daughters and their husbands on the bakery staff. Mrs. Baroumes is taking care of their home and caring for the grane- children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
FLEEK, WIFE HERE

Clayton Fleek has arrived with his Petersburg bride, whom he married last fall, while stationed there. Clayton is now discharged from the Coast Guard Service, af- ter more than 31s years of service. He is connected with the Fleek's s Machine Shop and Transfer Busi- ness, which is operated by his brothers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
BACK TO INTERIOR

Speaker Jesse Lander left Sum- day via PIMA plane for his home in Fairbanks and Representative Wal lace Porter was aboard the same plane bound for Nome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
SENATOR coFFEY LEAVES

Senator Edward F. Coffey. Pres ident Of the Senate, has left for his Anchorage home via PIMA plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
woMAN's CLUB MEETING

The Douglas Island Woman's Club will hold it's regular weekly meeting this week tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. Cecelia Mo- Ilhardy. Mrs. Floyd Horton will assist as hostess for the evening.
 Part of the entertaining program will be a talk by MT. Ed Keithahn on "Misconception concerning AL aska."
 All members are asked to attend the meeting and visitors will be welcomed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09

matters will be discussed and it is hoped that all members will be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
.1EEl'ING

Eleven O'Clock Club following re- gular Elks Lodge session Wednes- day April 10th. L. J. HOLMQUIST
 Secretary. (240-t2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09
SCOUTS BUSY

Douglas Boy Scouts are busy to- day canvassing the town for work to do so they can earn money for their camping trip this summer at Eagle River.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-09

Most wild mammals are far sighted.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

ton in the past % MONTHS" General
Manager M. w. Thatcher said. an
addition, another 100000 has been
paid out by the Grain Terminal Asso-
citation for grain producers of the
northwest" he declared
Action by the board in authorizing
further cash payments is continuation
of the revolving fund policy of retir-
ing the oldest outstanding stock first.
Board action took place after hear
ing review of business operations
for the first nine months of the 1916
46 fiscal year. Thatcher said that the
Grain Terminals grain marketing OPP
erations had continued TO be highly
successful, as had the operations of the
three affiliated cooperative associa-
ply Company; Farmers Union GTA
Mills, Inc; and Farmers Lumber and
Supply Company.
Members of the board of directors
are: Ole L. Olson, president, Buxton
Nd; E. L. Smith, Montevideo, Mimi,
vice president; A. E. Kathan, Brady,
Mont, secretary-treasurer; Alex Lind
of Williston, ND; Filing Knudson of
Edmore, Nd; Obed Wynn of Rut-
land, ND; Walter R. Blume of Minot,
Nd; Bonnie M. Brandt of Roseau,
Mimi; Ole s. Gunderson of Power,
Mont; Emil Loriks of Arlington, Sd;
and Andrew Dahl of Dagmar, Mont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
BONNEVILLE RATE
Sufficient TO
LI0UIDATE COSTS

The basic rate structure of $3.50
per kilowatt year for wholesale power
from Bonneville and Grand Coulee
dams fully protects the federal invest
ment in the two Pacific Northwest
projects and in the Bonneville power
administration transmission system,
two reports transmitted by Secretary
of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to
Rep. Walter M. Koran of Washington,
disclosed today.
81 feel certain that these reports
will give all the needed information
for a detailed examination of the
$3.50 per kilowatt year rate upon the
basis of which Columbia river power
is sold in the Northwest, Secretary
Ickes wrote Mr.. Koran.
The reports, which had previously
been requested by Representative Ho-
public accounting firm, Arthur Ander-
son & Co., and a comprehensive study
of the Pay-Out structure of the prof
ect base on current government whole
sale power rates, made in conjunction
with present discussions of the ade-
quacy of the Bonneville rate is paying
off the federal investment in the three
projects, DR.. Paul Raver, administra-
tor of the Bonneville Power admins
tration said.
"The audit demonstrates that the
fiscal position of the projects is sound
and has become increasingly so as
operations have progressed, DR.. Raver
declared. mot only have aggregate
revenues been sufficient to meet all
financial requirements from the incep-
ton of construction of the Bonneville
and Grand Coulee dams, and of the
extensive transmission system in Ore
gon and Washington, but at the end
of the last fiscal year had accumu-
lated net revenues of 81, 572, 052 above
all costs of power operations, includ-
ing interest and depreciation on the
federal investment.
"Of the s11,572,O00 accumulated net
revenues more than 100000 has
been applied, in addition to the 10
million dollar provision for deprecia-
ton, as advanced repayment on the
governments investment, leaving a
net surplus of more than $500 900
over and above all costs and SEIZED
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
HACKERS OF eva PROJECT FROM
FOUR STATES HOLD SESSION

With the backing of representative
farm, labor, business and other groups
of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, the league is giving full sup
port to the eva bill introduced in con-
gress by Sen. Hugh Mitchell. One of
its aims is to make certain that eva
will be administered by directors To-
Washington, d. c. Local committees
will be formed throughout the region,
discussion groups will be set up, and
the foundation of what is termed a
grass roots campaign" will be laid,
it was announced.
1--WE are seeking balanced econ
omy," said Herbert M. Peet of Seat
tie, executive secretary of the
league, land that includes more in
dustriaI employment, more farm
families for this region. We don't
believe the present system of piece
meal development is the way to go
about it. We want control of power,
agricultural and industrial develop
ment centralized here rather than
in Washington, D. c.
Fred c. Ashley of Spokane, presi-
dent of the league and a Republican
member of the Washington house of
representatives, decried what he called
attempts to discredit the movement
by charges of Socialism"
What we are trying to do" he ex-
planned, "is to make this a better re-
gion in which to live" He pointed out
that through the efforts of iva, the
standard of living in the Tennessee
valley region has been raised remark
ably.
Besides Ashley and Peet, those who
attended today's session included Clay
ton Davidson, Boise, vice president for
Idaho; Jerome G. Locke, Helena,
Mont, vice president for Montana; Ed
M. Weston, Seattle, vice president for
Washington; Mandel Nieder, Seattle,
treasurer; Harold E. Ridenour, Kalis-
pell, Mont; Morton Tompkins, Port
land, master of the Oregon State
Grange; Roy w. Atkinson, Seattle,
regional director, CLIO. Several Idaho
delegates who planned to attend were
prevented by a session of the Idaho
legislature which began today.-(The
Seattle Starr
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

Mr.. Billings graduated from the
Montana School of Journalism in 1888.
From 1888 to 1912 he managed and
edited the Camas Hot Springs Elk
change. For the past years he has
edited "The Builder. the official pub
LEGATION on the west coast of the Tech
nical Engineers, Architects and Drafts
mems Union.
He is a member of the Typograph-
ical union and the Technical Engi-
neers, Architects and Draftsmen's
Union, and has been active in both
organizations. In recent months, Mr..
Billings has been employed on the
staff of the Tacoma Labor Advocate,
working in both the mechanical and
editorial departments of that publica-
ton.
Mr. Billings is married and has
three children. The family has pur-
chased a home in Helena.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

"copper" Mining company's man.
ager, Dan M. Kelly.
According to the report of
the examiner, the shortages
totaling the $5,686.07 were
made up by S1,622.95 in cleo
ton fees drawn on the Butte
school district general fund;
1,081.96 in election fees drawn
on the school district high
school fund and $2,981.16 in
election fees drawn on the city
of Butte general fund. A Gym
ical conclusion reached by many is
that this amount if paid, as reported,
by the ACM company, will be trans
ferred to the deficit accounts of the
company controlled daily papers in the
state.
1t is interesting to note that the
shortages occurred in connection with
elections according to the examiners
report which was highly critical not
only of the conduct of the office of
the county clerk but also of the county
treasurer's office. However, accord
ing to last reports, County Clerk Nc
Grath is still in office, and will prob
ably have the support of the ACM
company for reelection when his term
expires.
Examiner Johnson's report stated:
hox ,of hn
of the county clerks Of
flee had not reconciled the tax rolls
for any year as required by law and
as prescribed by our department
irregular accounting practices In keep
ing the tax receivable accounts is per-
haps the answer to incomplete tax roll
reconcilements.
"a great many of the leading bust
ness establishments and prominent
citizens were delinquent and had been
so for several years. Under an opin-
ion Of the attorney general, the stat
ute does not contemplate the delin-
quency of any personal tax and the
county treasurer is held personally
liable for the collection of same.
"The taxpayers are entitled to the
best efforts in the collection of all
taxes and this means that all legal
methods should be employed, includ-
ing the seizure and sale of personal
that has not been paid, is
a method that has not been
but which should be from
now on punctiliously observed"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
MONTANA POWER
COMPANY EATS
LOTS OF CROW

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington this week carried the
news that the federal circuit court
had on January 20, granted petition
filed by the Montana Power company
and its next in line holding company,
the American Light and Power, to dis
miss the action for review of the
order of the Federal Power Commits
sion that it reduce its plant book val
uations by s51,97S,025. The company
asserts that it has made journal en-
tries in its accounts which meets with
the requirements of the Federal Power
Commission.
The court action for a review of
the evidence which was presented by
the Federal Power Commission in the
hearings held in Butte in 1914 was filed
shortly after the federal agency re-
fused the request of the Power COM
pany for a rehearing. When the re-
quest for a rehearing and reconsidera-
ton by the Federal Power Commits
sion of its order to the Montana Power
company, was made the company pre-
scented the findings of the Montana
Railroad and Public Service commits
sion which called for a reduction in
plant valuation of less than 20 millions
instead of the more than so millions
demanded by the federal agency. This
is considered by informed people in
the state as indicating the control or
influence exercised by the power mo-
nopoly over the public agency which
is supposed to protect the public
against exploitation by public utility
concerns.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

| A number of years ago an organi-
cation called the National Conference
of Christians and Jews sponsored a
program known as Brotherhood Week.
They selected the week of George
Washingtons birthday, so commonly
celebrated as landmark in the his
tory and development of the United
States as a democratic system under
the ideals of justice, cooperation, and
mercy. The National Conference of
Christians and Jews has a spiritual
aim in all of it's work Its statement
OF purpose is this: Believing in a
spiritual Interpretation of the universe
and deriving it's inspiration therefrom
the national conference exists to pro-
mote justice, amity, understanding,
and cooperation among Professionals,
Catholics and Jews in the United
States to analyze, moderate, and final
ly eliminate intergroup prejudices
which disfigure and distort religious,
business, social, and political rela-
lions, with a view to the establishment
of a social order in which the relig-
ious ideal of brotherhood and justice
shall become the standards of human
relations"
Brotherhood Week is step in that
program and it's celebration in 1916,
the first year of peace after a long
and hard war, gives us opportunity to
examine the spiritual unity, or lack
of it., which exists between us in this
beloved country.
The war was won by cooperation
between allied nations whose cultural,
religious, and political backgrounds
were very different. They found them
selves united not only by common
enemy, but by common ideals and a
common determination to maintain
liberty for themselves and to promote
and extend peace and justice and
freedom for all people. The foundation
of general recognition of the rights
and dignity of each individual, what
ever his race, his creed, or national
background, is practical as well as
spiritual IDEAL
This annual celebration of Brother
hood Week and the continuing activ-
ity of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews has done much
to give to the people of America a
sense of their membership in one fam
lily under God. President Roosevelt
once pointed out that "this religious
principle is rooted in the faith which
our fathers knew and which we have
lived by" The meetings between re-
as between their lay people have
brought to light and into everyone's
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
FARMERS U. GRAIN TERM.
ASSN. RETIRES STOCK
Retirement Represents Redemption in Cash
OF Stock Issued as Patronage Dividends in
l04O-4l, Third Years Savings

ST. PAUL.-Retiremen of an addi-
tional $780, 900 of GTA cooperative
stock, covering 194041 patronage saw
ings of northwest grain producers, was
authorized this week by the board of
directors of Farmers Union Grain
Terminal Association, at their regular
quarterly meeting at 1923 University
Avenue, St. Paul.
"This action on February 10 by the
board of directors marks the retire
ment of the third years savings and
represents more than S650,000 in cash
payments to members of the associa-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01
A REPORT ON
RUSSIAN
AGRICULTURE

We present extracts from a report
on an interview with DR.. Charles e
Kellogg, chief of the Division of Soil
Survey OF the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1t was original
ly published in Consumers Guide,
a monthly publication of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
DR.. Kellogg, an equally keen observ-
er of soils and people, was one of
several American scientists who were
recently invited to be guests of the
Academy of Sciences of the USSR at
two hundred anu twentieth anniyer-
sary of its founding. DR.. Kellogg at
tended as a scientist and private
citizen. He carried a spade with
which he dug into the Russian land
wherever hi splane, train, or motorcaT
paused. And he kept sharp eye out
for all that went on above the land.
An introduction to the interview
says: "If the allies who co-operated in
the war are to achieve the most from
cooperation in peace, we must all
learn more about each other Friend
ships may be started by expedient
meetings of people but they are built
upon mutual knowledge, appreciation,
and trust of each other.
49,. I'VE must know about the prob
lens OF the daily lives of our neigh
bors in this closely knit modern world.
The doings of the Russian farmers on
the steppes of the Volga affect direct
ly the income and well-being of the
farmers in the Mississippi valley"
The following is that portion of the
Kellogg interview more particularly
pertaining to agriculture in the USSR:
Russian agriculture was severely
by the ravages of war. Thou
sands of square miles of land which
was fought over between the borders
of Stalingrad and Moscow were COM
pletely devastated. Buildings and
livestock were destroyed and farmers
killed. And on all lands there were
shortages of machinery and labor.
Although women have always work
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

In Montana as in every state of the
nation the people are returning home.
BY June, according to a recent esti-
mate by Mr.. Barclay Craighead of
the Montana Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission, the population
Montana lost during the war should
be restored. There is some addition
al evidence that the states population
should exceed somewhat the pre-war
figures
I like to think of it as the return
of the natives. True, many of these
Montanans were not born here. In
fact, only about fifty percent of all
Montanans were actually born in the
state. But these returning Montanans
without doubt think Of Montana as
home. as their native state. I think
the Fords and Dohertys of Montana
abuse the conception native Montanan.
A native" Montanan is very likely
to be person whose name is not
strictly Anglo-Saxon; he may have
been born elsewhere, perhaps in Eur
ope or Asia; he may disagree with
you in matters of politics or econom-
les; but with his love or admiration
for the state he has fundamental
claim to the title native.
This new migration" to the state
if one may be permitted liberties
with the term-resembles in one way
the migration of the 190O's and the
1905. 1t is taking place at time
Of almost unparalleled prosperity for
the state. 1t has been long time
since Montana could boast the SPLEEN
did economic record and condition
which it now enjoys.
1t is impossible here to recount all
the statistical evidence; large part
of it is to be found in Professor Roy
Ely's MONTANA PRODUCTION. One,
item, very revealing of the entire
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

situation, is an AP story released a
month ago. "The average estimate in
come per Montana farm" according
banks monthly review, twas about
$4,000 in 1945-about five times great
er than in 1889 and the state farm
debt was lowered from about $73,000,-
900 in 1889 to $3O,0OO,0OO last year"
Moreover, this healthy farm condition
areas of economic life in the state.
This is indeed wonderful news for
Montana Yet it is news which
should cause serious, sober thought.
For it should not be forgotten that
this tremendous economic advance
came from and through the war-not
to dwell on the marvellous weather
of the last five years. 1t is an eco
nomic advance which is likely to con-
tinue for some time; at least the slow
reconversion process and disorganized
world economic relationships would
suggest that prospect And even if
the country should fall on evil days."
as the scriptures say, the Montana
economy, especially Montana agricul-
ture, is in better position than it
has ever been to meet such adversely.
There are, however, some disquiet-
ing aspects of this picture. Last Aug
ust some rs persons received state I'M
employment compensations; in Janu-
airy some $4,000 drew these benefits.
A temporary situation, to be sure. In
addition, there are those rumors cir
culating throughout the state about
Butte. Is Butte to be another Mon
tana ghost town?
The depression of the 'thirties was
blamed "on the war;. So was the
depression of the early 'twenties. If
this analysis holds true, then Mon
tana along with the nation is headed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-01

uled amortization of investment. This
net surplus, together with S5,S00,OOO
of estimated net surplus from the cur.
rent years operations will enable the
administration to continue to meet its
full obligations through the reconver-
sion period despite the loss of tenn
porary war loads" the administrator
said.
The administration takes consider
able pride in presenting these reports
to the people of the United States"
Administrator Raver stated. 1--WE have
sought to have this audit made for
several years. Arthur Anderson & Co.
is regarded by financial and business
leaders of the country as one of the
outstanding Independent firms in the
field of accounting. For many years it
has audited the books of companies
owning large proportion of the pri-
vate electric utility plants In the
United States"
The administrator said that the au-
dit and pay-out reports show that OPP
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