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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-12-04
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Service Officer, Robert Smith
will be at Libby in VFW Club on
December 10th, 1947 all day and
will render service to Veterans on
Pensions, Insurance, Employment,
etc. Please bring your discharge
papers with you.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-12-04

County Clerk George c. Earle
received long distance telephone
call Tuesday from Ashville, South
Carolina, announcing the birth of
a daughter that day to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Earle. Gilbert is a son of
G. C.'s. The daughter has been
named Josephine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-12-04

For the sake Of comparison, Supt
Anderson furnished the totals for
1916 which are for Lincoln County:
boys 6 to 81, ITO; girls to 81,
997: total, 2107; boys under 6, 431;
girls under 6, 1856; total, 816
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Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vinal left
Wednesday to attend the Montana
Music Educators Association meet
in Billings on December 5th and
9th. Theg wiA return Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-12-04

Frank Montgomery Of warland
visited In Libby Thursday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-12-04

Mrs. P. v. Kitley is spending this
week in Spokane.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13

CHICAGO members of the Congress of American
Women went to Washington this week to deliver thou
sands Of demands for price control. Mrs. Marie john
SON tcenfer) as4s NJ Paulina. asks Mrs. L. A. Kemp
to sign. AT left is Ronnie Kemp.
Leonard Hart photo
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13
TT has happened here!

l. A court in Chicago last
week decided that the liberal Jewish 8
weekly, the Sentinel, damaged the repu-
tation of men who are pro-fascists and
profaceiono1 aDti Caro
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13

ties to the tune of
$24, 100.
You know tn e S e
men and what they
stand for: Lawrence
Dennis, one-time head
of the American Fas-
cist Party; Joe Nc
VILLA m S, for mer
leader of the American
Evening star., 1947-07-17
kongo|ians Reported
In Fresh Invasion
By the Associoted Press

NANKING. July ia new border
crossing by Outer Mongolian troops
into China, this time into the Inner
Mengolian Province of Suiyuan, was
reported today by the newspaper
Hsi Min Pao.
The area of the reported new
crossing is approximately 1000 miles
least of the first reported border
crossings on the boundary between
Outer Mongolia and Sinkiang, most
nSrthwesterly of the Chinese
provinces.
A dispatch to the newspaper from
Peiping quoted travellers as saying
Outer Mongolian troops had crossed
into Suiyuan to a depth of about 65
miles from the Tukehlikeh border
region, northwest of Peiping.
The dispatch said Outer Mon
golian forces were establishing bor-
der defense headquarters at Wulan-
jenlohai. well within Chinese terri
tory.
FEIPING. China, July II Rl.-
Gen. Chen Yu. chief of staff of
Peiping garrison forces, says Chi
nese Communists have concentrated
Inv Shantung Province nearly 10 per
cent Of all the Red forces in North
China, and that the battle for that
coastal province will prove more i'm
portant than the recent Manchurian
campaign.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Europe's Claim on U. S. for Aid
Right and Proper Bevin Says

that more coal would help him "put
this dollar business right and make
us independent of the dollar grip.
Mr.. Bevin urged patience In efforts
to solve international differences.
Nobody In this world wants war
Neither us nor France nor Russia
nor America" the Foreign Secretary
said. I'VE have seen too much OF
that. 7 will not allow myself to
have fears either of atomic bombs
or anything else
The Foreign Secretary said the
people of the world needed to learn
the desirability of surrendering ma
tional sovereignties in favor OF "a
greater sovereignty"
Authoritative informants in Lon
don said yesterday that hard
pressed Britain will ask the Amer
ican taxpayer to shoulder an addi-
tional burden of $3.50 900, 600 to
$500, ,o0o, 600 in the occupation costs
of the economically fused British
American zones of Germany,
Evening star., 1947-07-17
President Will Send
Short Tax Cut Veto
Message Tomorrow
Royburn Says Democrats
Welcome Republican Bill
As Campaign Issue
BY The Associated Press

President Truman's message
vetoing the new Republican
sponsored income tax reduction
bill will be short. .
Presidential Secretary Charles G.
Ross confirmed today that Mr.. Tru-
mans second veto of tax-cutting
legislation this year will go to Con-
grsss tomorrow. The House will
consider the presidential rejection
first.
Mr.. Ross did not estimate the
wordage of the message, but told
reporters it will not be very long
not as long" as Mr.. Truman's
statement in June rejecting SINH
lar legislation to slash taxes by
S4 900 100000.
Meanwhile. House Minority Leader
Rayburn said the Democratic Party
welcomes a Republican challenge to
make the GOP-sponsored tax-cut-
ting bill an issue in the 1948 presi-
dental election.
Cut Promised at Proper Time.
THE Democratic party is for the
proper kind of tax reduction at the
proper time" the Texan told re-
porters. But if the Republicans
want to throw this kind of tax bill
into the campaign, we'll welcome the
issue
This bill gives a great many people
too much and a great many more too
little"
The measure is identical with the
one President Truman vetoed June
16, except that the effective Gate OF
the tax reduction is changed from
July /, 1947 to January !. 1948.
The bill trims taxes from 80 per
cent on the lowest. taxable income tc
10.5 per cent on income over $3O2 900
Most Republicans concede they
cannot muster a twc-thirds majority
in the Senate to override the secono
veto, although the House is expected
to do so.
Mr.. Rayburn's comments came
after Chairman Knutson of the
=, a VT5c- -. a.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Ford Fires 81 Foremen
For Acts Of Violence
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, July 1.-THE Foro
Motor Co.. said today that it hao
fired 80 foremen because of "acts
of violence and terrorism" during
the recent 47-day strike by the
Independent Foremen's Association
of America.
The association called q special
meeting of it's $500 members in De-
troit Ford plants for Sunday and
there were hints of new walkout
The Ford announcement regard
| ing the discharged foremen said:
"They were dismissed following a
hearing and after careful investiga-
ton of verified reports by members
of company supervision who were
attacked when they refused to leave
their jobs.
John S. Bugas, vice president and
director of industrial relations, said
no further disciplinary action was
contemplated.
Pat Mullin, president of the inde-
pendent unions Ford chapter, saio
most Of the 80 discharged foremen
were not involved in any form OF
violence and added that some
weren't even on the picket line
Evening star., 1947-07-17
by the Assoeioted Press

HASTINGS, England, July IT,
Foreign Secretary Bevin declared
today 1t was right and proper" fol
Europe to make a claim on Amer
ican productive genius to aid in
reconstruction of the continents s
economy.
Americans made a great contri-
button to the war. but it is right and
proper that we have a claim upon
them to assist now with their great
production policy" the Foreign Sec
retary told Britain's Transport and
General Workers Union.
Mr.. Bevin said Secretary of State
Marshall, in offering aid to Europe,
had said in effect: "See what you
can do for yourselves and We will
what you do"
Il think it Is right they should
it." he added. ..
On the domestic front, Mr.. Bevin
urged greater production in Britairl's S
nationalized coal mines, declaring
Evening star., 1947-07-17
By Miriom Ottenberq

Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett to-
day said he had told his inspectors
to halt Immediately the new prac-
tice of sending robbery reports over
the teletype without investigation.
Maj. Barrett said the police pre-
cincts are sending cases in without
investigation, causing sharp rise
in the number of false reports
which are becoming a part OF the
Districts crime statistics.
He said his verbal oroer had been
Immediately transmitted by the in
spectors to precinct captains
throughout the city.
In some precincts, Maj. Barrett
said, robbery complaints are being
sent over the teletype before robbery
squad detectives reach the scene.
Maj. Barrett told the inspectors
at an early morning conference that
he had issued an order covering the
reporting OF crimes and he expected
it to be obeyed.
In that order, issued July 2, h
Evening star., 1947-07-17
.Eis|er's Sister Asked
About Her 'Enmity'
For Her Brother
Quizzed on Her Feelings
After Identifying Him
As Communist Agent
By Newboid Moves, Jr.

Ruth Fischer, having testified
that her brother, Gerhart Eisler,
came to the United States in
1888 as IAN agent of the Com
munist International" today
faced sharp cross examination
in District Court as to her per-
sonal feelings toward him.
Eisler. reputed chief Kremlin
agent in this country, is charged
with falsely denying in an applica-
ton for an exit permit to Germany
in 1945, that he was affiliated with
the Communist Party, that he had
used aliases, and that he had been
In the United States before.
Abraham j. Isserman, chief de-
fense counsel, pointedly asked Miss
Fischer whether it was not true that
a deep political enmity developed
between herself and her brother in
1928.
NO." said the stocky, black-haired
former Communist. MY antagon-
ism is against Stain, in whose serv-
ice Mr.. Eisler stands, and not against
Mr.. Eisler."
Quizzed on Testimony.
Miss Fischer asserted 1T is a very
painful experience to testify against
ones own brother" She admitted
however, having referred to Eisler
in published articles as her former
brother"
"Was it painful to testify before
the House Committee on -Ameri-
can Activities that since you learned
Eisler was in the United States you
have been exposing him?"
81 did so testify" Miss Fischer
answered, "and it is very painful
and tragic experience to be driven
to these extremes because of ones
beliefs"
Mr.. Isserman wanted to know
whether Miss Fischer found it pain
full to receive money for writing
articles for the Hearst papers about
her brother.
IT didn't write about my brother
as Gerhart Eisler," Miss Fischer
retorted, II wrote about him as a
member of the OGPU-the Russian
secret police-the greatest enemy Of
mankind"
Dangerous Terrorist"
Before. the House committee and
elsewhere, Miss Fischer has con-
sistently denounced Eisler as "a
most dangerous terrorist" and "the
perfect terrorist type" He is ac-
customed to refer to her publicly
as a rat"
Miss, Fischer, who said her real
name is Elfriede Eisler, told the jury
late yesterday that she and her
brother Gerhart once travelled to
Moscow to talk with Joseph Stain
and Leon Trotsky about the prob
lens of international communism.
This trip, she said, was made In
May. 1923. Miss Fischer named
Nicolai Bukharin, Gregory zinoviev
and Karl Radek as other Communist
leaders with whom she and Eisler
talked.
1--WE were called in for consulta-
ton and decision on German Com
munist Party affairs by the Execu-
tive Committee of the Communist
Interna tional," she testified.
She said she was a charter mem
Evening star., 1947-07-17
New False Statistics Practice
Ordered Stopped by Barrett

specified that crime complaints naJ
be withheld from the teletype up tc
80 days, with permission OF an inves-
tigating officer. where there Is rea-
sonable doubt on the part OF the in
vestigating officer that a crime, lr
fact. occurred"
Since an investigation OF crime
reporting was instituted within the
department and the Senate District
Committee requested Senate in
quiry. police have been accepting
robbery complaints at their face
value.
AS a result, Maj, Barrett said, the
Districts crime statistics are show
ing an increasing number OF roo
berries which never happened, as wei
as prompt solution of these cases
when investigation disclosed they
were false.
These are not true crime statistics
and I want the practice stopped
Mai. Barrett said.
Previously, it was department pol
(See BARRETT, Page A-40
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Foreign Aid Fund Gu
Is Reported Averted
By Marshall Plea
House Group to Vote
Most of Money Asked
After Personal Appeal
BY The Associated Press

A laSt-ninute plea by Sec
retary of State Marshall was re-
ported today to have rescued
almost the entire 81 5000, 900
foreign-aid program from the
economy knife poised over it by
the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
Committee members told a re-
porter that as the result of a per-
sonsl appeal by Gen. Marshall to
Speaker Martin and other Repub-
lican leaders. the group has agreed
tentatively to:
/. Approve the full 100000, 900
asked by President Truman to carry
out the Greek Turkish aid pro-
gram.
2. Grant Substantially all" the
$3.50 100000 requested for relief In
liberated nations.
3. Provide the Army with most of
the $725 100000 it has sought for
relief and administrative work in
occupied countries. One commit
tee member said the committee will
recommend 'in the neighborhood
of $500,0o0,0O0" with the under
standing that the Army can re-
turn early next year for more If
needed. The entire $725,000, 900 was
for use until next June 80.
Ruhr Coal Output Emphasized.
Problems connected with the re-
covery of Europe we're discussed by
Gen. Marshall at a press confer
ence yesterday afternoon when he
paid particular attention to the n
crease of Ruhr coal production
which he termed a necessity.
Gen. Marshall said Ruhr coal is
of interest to many nations over
Europe but that at present there
are no plans to bring France, Russia
or any of the other countries into
British American coal production
talks which will begin here the
latter part of next week.
Gen. Marshall indicated that he
is pleased with the manner in which
European governments nave taken
the initiative in trying to work out
a Joint European recovery plan. as
a basis for expected further Amer
rican help.
He was asked whether the United
States will send officials to the
Paris meetings, which have now be-
come working committee sessions,
to cooperate on fitting Germany
into the European program.
Gen. Marshall said the United
States Is not participating in the
Paris talks now and does not even
have an observer there. The Amer
lean Ambassador at Paris observes
only informally.
The initiative. he said, is the ini-
tiative of the Europeans and that
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Late Bulletins
Blast Hurts a Firemen

Four firemen were injured
this afternoon when a boiler
exploded in Engine Company
No. 1S, at Eighth and d streets
Sc, Fire Department officials
said. The injured, all in Cas-
ualty Hospital, are: Clyde
Fletcher, 4S, of 3413 Rhode Is
land avenue, Mount Rainier;
James X. White, rs, of 453 Mel
Ion street Sc; Calvin B.
Green, %, of 1901 'Twenty-sec-
ond street Sc, and Harry E.
Jones, 81, of 1705 Capitol ave-
nue. NE. Their injuries were
not Immediately determined.
Loyalty Probe Gusts 81
A total of S11 Government
employees were ousted from
their jobs on loyalty grounds
during the nine-month per cd
ending April l, the Civil Serv-
ice Commission reported this
afternoon to Congress. APP
proximately 760 of the work.
ers were employed in the War
Department.
Senate Votes Rent Curb
The Senate today passed, in
amended form, the House bill
to continue District residential
rent control for three months
beyond the present terminal
date of December 81, 1947.
Earlier Story on Page BID
Arms Bill Approved
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee today approved
legislation calling for arms
Standardization and military
cooperation between the
countries Of the Western
Hem sphere.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
400 at Shannon Airport
Threaten Strike July 26
BY the Associoted Press

SHANNON, Fire. July 17.-Foul
hundred employees of Shannon Air
port, key link in four airline net
works, served notice today that they
would strike July 26 unless their
demands for higher wages and i'm
proved working conditions were met
One airline official said Shannon
may we'll be bypassed or flown
over altogether" if the strike occurs
Companies using Shannon are
Pan American. Trans World. Amer
ican Overseas and the Irish airline
Aer Lingus. The employees are
members of the Irish Transport ane
General Workers Union.
Evening star., 1947-07-17

By Harold B. Rogers
District Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler today recommended
that a city manager be named
as executive officer for the Dis
trict government. The city man.
ager would work under the su-
pervision of the three Commits
sioners.
Testifying before a subordinate
committee of the House District
Subcommittee on Home Rule and
Reorganization, Mr.. Fowler pro-
posed that the city manager have
complete responsibility for all
housekeeping functions"
This ofiicer, he told the commit.
tee, would be responsible for polio.
ing and enforcing all policy controls
of the Board of Commissioners and
should eliminate present divided re-
sponsibilities and overlapping func-
tions."
This suggestion for city manager
was opposed by another witness
Arthur R. Pilkerton, District audi
tor. He contended that there should
be no intermediary officer between
the three District Commissioners
and the department heads of the
city government.
Independent Agency Urged.
The powers of his Office, for in
stance, he pointed out, should be
increased to that of auditor and
controller. The auditor should re-
port directly to the Commissioners
and should be kind of independent
agency in the city similar to the
General Accounting Office.
The title of auditor, he explained
should be established by law to out
line clearly his functions as con-
troller for the District. This was
suggested, in effect, he said. by the
recent reclassification of the Dis
trict auditor by the Civil Service
Commission.
| Other witnesses from the city gov.
ernment before the home rule group
presided over by Chairman Auchin.
Gloss, included Collector of Take!
Guy Pearson, Assessor Edward A
Dent and Purchasing Officer Rolane
Brennan.
Might Handle Own Budget.
! The question of the city's contro
of it's own fiscal affairs was pre-
sented to most of the witnesses b,
the committee and a variety of an
swers was forthcoming.
Mr.. Fowler suggested that if Con
/ (See HOME RULE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-07-17
More Peasant Leaders
Arrested in Romunio
By the Associoted Press

BUCHAREST, Romania, July II.
AT Least 100 members of the Ma
tional Peasant Party were reported
unoficially today to have been seized
in security police arrests interpreted
as signifying that Premier Petru
Grozas leftist government might be
working up to death blow to that
leading opposition group.
The, arrests began Monday night
with the seizure of some Peasant
Party leaders as they were board"
ing a plane here.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Trumun Still Has No Plan
For Summer, Fall Trips
By the Associated Press

The White House reiterated today
that President Truman has made
no out -of-town travel plans for the
summer or fall.
Asked whether Mr.. Truman might
gooto Brazil during the Inter-Amer-
lean Defense Conference mex
month, Press Secretary Charles G
Ross told reporters the question
would have to remain open.
Secretary of State Marshall sale
yesterday that he expected to at.
tend the conference in Rio de
Janeiro, but cannot be certain yet
Evening star., 1947-07-17

Two separate investigations
of the high cost Of living and
the housing shortage were rec
commended today by the Sem
ate Banking Committee. If
approved by both houses, the
inquiries will be carried on
during the congressional re-
ceSS.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Six Killed, II Hurt
In Syrian Air Crash
by the Associated Press

LONDON. July 1.-THE British
Overseas Airlines said today one OF
it's planes crash land6 last night
in the Syrian Desert near Basra
Iraq, killing all six of the crew and
injuring the II passengers.
The announcement said the air.
liner circled the Basra and Shai-
bah Airports in extremely bad visi-
bility and later met with an acct
dent while preparing to land"
Jag Jigwan Ram, Indian Min
lister of Labor, was among the in
jured.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
| Rome Restaurants Closed

ROME, JULY II P).-Police last
night closed II of Rome's top-fight
luxury restaurants for five to eight
days because they we're serving white
bread, meats and sweets in violation
of the governments recent aus
terity" DEGREES.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Budget Officer Urge,
City Manager Under
D. T.. Commissioners
Auditor Opposes Plan
For Intermediary Office
At Home Rule Hearing
By Harold B. Rogers

COURT OFFICIALS defend District
judicial setup. Page B-l
Evening star., 1947-07-17

(See EISLER, Page sA-6D
Evening star., 1947-07-17

See FOREIGN AID, Page Al,
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Living Cost Inquiry Asked

-(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-17

lSee U. M, Pare Az
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
FELTON,

Miss Sara AnSstadt returned ON
Monday from Wilmington where
she spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Grant had
as weekend guests their grand
children, Merritt and Lynn Grant Of
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Warren are
being congratulated on the birth of
Il daughter. Patricia Ann. in the
Milford Hospital last Wednesday
February 26.
Mrs. Moses Friedman of Dayton,
Ohio. mother of Mrs. Albert Warren
is making a visit with the Warrens
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Harrington OF
Trenton, New Jersey spent Satur-
day here.
Ms. Cooper Gruwell is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dill. Mr.. Cru
we'll, who is in the Milford Hospi-
tai is improving somewhat.
AT the sale of the Nathan Jones
j property last Saturday. Franklin
Bisgs bought the residence i'll town
which was the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Jones.
! The Fourth Quarterly Conference
is to be held this Thursday evening
with Dr.. MulliSan presiding.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07

The WOman's Society meeting
was held on Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. William A. Harga-
dine.
The Ladies Aid of the Mt. Olive
Church gave their president. Mrs.
Harry Gruwell surprise party
last Wednesday in honor of her
birthday at her home in town.
The Girl Scout Troop held their
meeting last Friday afternoon at
the home of their Director, Mrs. w
w. Wood. Their topic for study has
been International Friendship. Mrs
John PizZadiliS cooked them an
Italian dinner and Mary Pizzadili
read an article on Italy. After the
supper they all went to the Basket
ball game at the school.
FELTON,. Manship and Viola
Methodist Churches
Rev. John II. DiehI. Minister
Sunday, March 8