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Evening star., 1948-12-09
; Former Prisoners
AT BuchenwaId Testify
In I|se Koch Hearing
By the Associoied Press

Three former prisoners in the
Nazi horror camp at Buchenwald
told Senators behind closed doors
yesterday about the conduct Of red
haired Ilse Koch, widow Of the
former camp commandant.
Frau Koch has been accused Of
ordering prisoners killed so she
could use their skin for lampshades;
she has denied guilt.
AL testimony was kept secret, but
Brig. Gen. Emil Kiel told newsmen
outside the hearing room he believes
Frau Koch should serve full life
sentence for her part in Buchen-
Wald atrocities.
Gen. Kiel, now stationed at Camp
Scott, ILL.,, presided at Frau Koch's
original trial by a board of eight
American Army officers.
A Senate investigating subcom-
mittee is seeking facts regarding
the reduction of the woman's life
sentence to four years. The re-
duction was approved by Gen. Lu-
ciuS Clay, American military gov
ernor in Germany. !.
To Resume Hearings.
Chairman Ferguson said the COM
mittee will resume its closed hear
ings today and after all evidence is
assembled may decide to have open
hearings later"
Two Army officers responsible for
reducing the Koch sentence also
testified, Senator Ferguson said.
They are 1t. Col. Clio Straight, now
stationed in the Pentagon. who first
recommended the clemency, and
Col. j. L. Harbaugh, jr.. who ap-
proved the reduction for Gen. Clay.
Col. Harbaugh was brought back
here from Germany for the Senate
inquiry. The sentence reduction has
caused a storm of protest both in
this country and in Germany. Presi-
dent Truman in October asked
Army Secretary Royal for all the
facts. Mr.. Royal has previously
met with the Senate group in a
closed session.
Former Prisoners Listed.
The former Buchenwald prisoners,
all former Czechs, now living in this
country are:
DR.. Peter Zenkl, former Deputy
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia,
who fled when Communist seized
control of his country's government.
He now is living in Washington.
DR.. Kirt Site, physicist, now a
professor at Syracuse University,
New York.
DR.. Paul Heller, physician, who
was naturalized here this week and
Is practicing doctor in Washington.
All three spent about six years in
the concentration center as political
prisoners.
DR.. Zenkl and DR.. Site both testi-
fled at the original military trials in
Germany.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Man Exonerated Of Murder
Protests Tombstone Blame
by the Assoeiotsd Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. s-Hamp
Kendall says he is being "slandered"
by an inscription on the tombstone
over Lawrence Nelson's grave.
Mr.. Kendall at the turn of the
century was accused falsely of Nell
sons murder. but the error was not
rectif1ed until after he had served
nine years in State prison. He was
exonerated and given 5000 CON-
pensation. =
Yesterday, Mr.. Kendall informed
Gov. R. Gregg Cherry he wanted
something done about the tomb
stone in Lenoir Cemetery. He said
he was particularly concerned with
the ."slanderous" part, which he said
reads: Robbed and murdered by
Hamp Kendall"
Evening star., 1948-12-09
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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-22

FOR SALE-Large child's crib bed
$500. Phone 1924. 2101 Enoch Ave.
963-9-22-29/1 O-6
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-22
LAKEVIEW P. T. A.
Continued from Page l

CONTINUED from Page I;
theme for the year will be Lay
ing Firm Foundations. The
program for the year was out
lined by Mrs. O. G.. Tanner,
program chairman.
1t was announced that the
Lake County Council will meet
in Zion, Oct. 4.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-22
ZEE-BEES SCORE 29-O
VICTORY OVER HARLEM

CONTINUED from Page y
Homecoming Day. This will be
their first 1913 North Subur-
ban conference game. Their
opponents will be the Crystal
Lake Tigers. ''It will be the
ninth annual Homecoming
game for the Zion-Benton
eleven and will signalize the
opening Of the gala three-day
celebration in Zion"
Evening star., 1948-03-19

An like this most unusual during these days OF rising
Here at Raegh you'll select group OF hundreds
Of the latest the arest spring suits and know Raeghs
reputation for fine quality Here Raleigh you'll rch lux
urious Fannes sturdy wearing Worseds SOFT handsome
cheviots and sports Tweeds Truly it's an event that's
startling character with reductions taken from our regular
stocks of distinctive cohes Just the fabric DESIRE
your color and style preference and you're to be pleased
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15

There is no mystery about why workers
want wage increases. 1t is pointed out by
Harry T. Montgomery. business editor lor
the conservative Associated Press.
In an article sent to all daily newspapers,
he says. Because Of the rising prices. the
Americans dollar in December. 1917. went
only half as far as il did in 1876. further-
more. he observes that in the past 10 years.
sthe price index las never been very far on
either side 81 the 1926 index OF 100.
That means that the initiation which cut
the dollar ii two has largely taken place since
We entered the war.
Something like that occurred after World
War |. Older railroad workers will remem-
Ter that. in 1920. high prices forced them TO
fight and win a grim battle for more pay.
Now. the Ap business editor says, prices are
lust a shade under the all-time record hlgh OF
1920
Will prices drop as they did after May,
1922 And what will be the economic con-
sequencesa-LABOR
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15

own Wagner-Taft housing bill a law ana IN
This way speed up home building and provide
low cost housing for working people. IL
could strengthen the wage and hour law and
lift the floor under wages to % cents an hour.
II could repeal the T~aft-Hartley act.
The Taft Congress could give wholeheart-
cd support to the Marshall Plan to aid Euro
mean recovery and strengthen the forces Tor
world peace.
All these actions are within the power
and authority congress has under our consul
tution All of them together would earn for
the Taft Congress and Mr.. Tafts party, the re-
spect. admiration and support Of the great
majority of Americans. In an election year,
that ought TO be a legitimate and proper ann
Of either political party.
They Shouldn't They Won't.
Yet those who know Taft best predict that
the Taft Congress will do none OF these--Wlth
the possible exception Of the Marshall Plan,
and even that may be watered down.
These are mostly the things Mr.. Truman
is for. Therefore. Mr.. Taft reasons, ne must
be against them. Truman is for a health Dill
to benefit every American. Taft is against
it. He will support instead a health bill that
will benefit paupers only. Truman wants TO
reduce taxes on low income groups; la1t
would cut high taxes on high income groups.
Truman is supporting the Marshall Plan;
Taft is lukewarm.
About all we can do today is watch Mr..
Taft and his party-Watch the record they
are making in congress. They have a chance
TO make a fine record. If they don't pass
this exam, we are going to cast our vote to
funk them out of congress altogether, come
next November 1.-THE MACHINlST, IAN
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15

The threat that rent control may. be allow
ed to expire on February 20 is too real to be
ignored.
AS we have repeatedly pointed out, the
present law leaves much to be desired. 1t was
enacted hastily by the Republican-dominated
Congress last June when scrapping controls
was the order Of the day. Many congressman
then believed that rent ceilings could be for
gotten in 1913.
Since then there has been a notable
change in sentiment, largely as a result OF de-
mand from the people that rent control be
continued. Still, there are maryland they
are backed by the big real estate lobby-who
would like to make the sky the limit.
IAN members should heed the warning
issued this week by international President
Harvey w. Brown and let their representa-
tives and senators in congress know that they
favor both a stronger law than we now have,
and an extension Of controls for another year
at least.
Our voices must be heard now. In a few
weeks it may be too late.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15
Trust

In our old-fashioned way, we have sug-
gested 20 or 80 times that the only effective
way to stop prices from going up is to in
crease competition.
Those in congress who shout loudest about
their beliefs in private ownership and free
enterprise come forward with a new plan to
check initiation They propose that the anti
trust laws be suspended to permit business
to divide up available scarce material.
What would happen to Henry kaiser's
rapidly-expanding auto production under this
proposal is %anyone's guess. But it is fair to
assume that the old line auto producers
wouldn't lose the opportunity to put a crimp
in the expanding production of Kaiser-Frazer
cars. The same thing would happen to the
competitive-minded firms in other industries.
There is no law against price cutting.
The antitrust laws don't forbid anyone from
marking-down prices.
The greatest trust buster Of them all, old
Teddy Roosevelt, must be turning over in his
grave at the antics Of present-day COP
leaders.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15

The Taft Congress is back in Washington
starting the last legislative lap before the gem
eral elections next fall. Its Job is to enact
whatever laws are necessary or possible 10
insure the safety Of the JSA and to make 1t
4 better place to live.
Should Enact Murray Bill -.
For example. the Taft Congress could en-
act the Wagner Murrav-Dingell bill to insure
ADEQUATE medical care to every American.
1t could not only extend rent controls. but put
4 halt to Illegal e~victions that are taking place
III every community.
The Taft Congress could help bring prices
down III empowering the President to allo-
cate scarce materials. Tightening up on the
anti trust laws and taxing excessive profits.
1t could give the President authority to raise
income tax exemptions for families III the
lower income groups.
Could Speed Housing
TIN IfaF4 & atttrpsS coUI1 mako My T1ft's
Montana labor news., 1948-01-15

You can't beat reaetionary. labor-baltlng
politicians bv belly-aching-or bcllycrawl-
ing, You have to vote-against them and
60, vo1r friends And in order to vote YOU
must be registered.
Don't wait until the last minute. Go to
the CONT house in your county and register
to vote. Do it now. There are no waiting
lines and il takes but a minute. It's your
privilege-it : also vour duty.
Register now. Vote Later!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Letters From Voice Readers 4.

does denounce atheistic 1ns1ncerity
where ever it may be found. You
have placed the shoe on Russia's foot
but it could easily be applied to any
of several nations, judging from the
policies of the ruling group in each
respective nation. Our atheistic CAPT
talists are the ones who have put into
practice the deceit and trickery the
Pope so heartily deplores. Atheistic
leaders of the masses naturally follow
their example. Anyone who really
wants to understand the Pope's posi-
ton may readily do so by reading the
but it is the evident lack
of ethics in international diplomacy
that the Pope now is trying to bring
to the attention of Chfistian-living
people the world over. He does not
single out any one nation: he says,
"Our POSITION between the two OPP
posing camps is exempt from any pref
erence for this or that people, for this
or that bloc of nations, as it (our posi-
tom is foreign to any sort of TEN
PORAL CONSIDERATION. To be
with Christ or against Christ: That is
the whole question" Capitals and
brackets are mine). He also con-
-inues, "If, however, the frank words
we utter in today's celebration know
40 boundaries, they refer only to
doctrines denying faith in God and
Christ, and certainly not to the ma
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Approves Voice Endorsement
Of Henry Wallace
Deer Lodge, Mont, Jan. 10, 1874

Deer Lodge, Mont, Jan. IL, l94S
The Peoples Voice,
Dear Sirs: --Permit me to congratu-
late you for having the courage to
come out with your paper endorsing
Wallace for President. / have long
felt that he was the only man in pub
lie life today who could begin to fill
f. d. RS shoes.
| am so pleased with your editorial
comments on our proposed foreign
policies as outlined by both old par
ties, in your late issue of January 9th,
that I enclose 81 for which please
send me 20 copies of same, if you can
spare them.
1t certainly is irksome to be con-
tinually classed as communistic if you
disagree with the controlled press and
radio, but now is the time to stand
up and be counted if you have the
courage to stand by your convictions.
| notice the railroad paper is lean
ing toward Truman but opposes uni
versal military training. How can
they reconcile those views?
Am wondering if Wallace will have
any trouble in getting his name on
the ballot in Montana.
Wishing you all success in your
endeayors to promote Democracy
(Mrs.) GLADYS r. JONES,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Clarifies Christmas Statement
OF Pope Plus
January Z, 194e

The Peoples Voice,
Dear Sir: - Enclosed please flnd
check for my subscription for l94S.
notice that | am late, and | don't
want to miss "The Peoples Voice.
1t gives us news of Montana that we
would never hear about otherwise.
However, a portion of the editorial
in the January 2 issue is misleading
and unfair. Under the caption "A
Fateful Year Ahead, the comment on
the Pope's Christmas message gives
the reader a false impression OF the
Pope's intentions. From your state
ment that the Pope apparently could
not refrain from following the pattern
of hate indoctrination by more or less
subtle announcement of one nation
and one people easily identified as
the Soviet Union and its people" you
make yourself answerable for the
very thing the Pope speaks about.
No where in his Christmas message
can person find reference to the
PEOPLE of the Soviet Union with a
feeling of hate. However, the Pope
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

Flynn charges has been amply proven (Cong.
Record pgs 11879-81) (, and the author expos
ed as propaganda for the Edison Electric
Institute (power lobby)-it remained for
TIME magazine to deliver the knockout blow
to this particular piece of Readers Digest
distortion.
Under the heading "Still Going Strong,
here is what Time had to say about IVA in
its January ~, 1913 issue:
THE Tennessee Valley Authority fourished in 1947
never before Last week in TWAS 14th annual
report to congress- Chairman Clapp listed the
facts of progress
From its &c dams with two under construc-
tom, IVA supplied Is billion kilowatt
tricity item times the 1888 rate).
"To everything from sweet potato curers
washing machines, rural consumers using cleo
tricity 500 above the national buying
it at 1870 under the national average rate.*
BY holding back flood waters in storage reservoirs
in flood damage last winter
In the 630mile deep-water channel of the Tennes-
See river traffic up 25oa over record 1915.
ION 4075 demonstration farms, local farmers, using
IVA methods IVA fertilizers increased yields
of oats by 1850, of and wheat by 1000.
in the once-swampy river bottoms the malaral rate
had fallen from 1870 in 1898 to less than 10
History might yet consider IVA the most sue
cessfu of alLNew Deal projects But for any congress-
who still had their doubts IVA had another bit of
1t could also cook it financial success
sounder than many private business BY July 1e47
IVA had repaid the US. Treasury $236 Million of
power earnings alone, had pIowed 1892 million more
back into Improvements and expansion of the power
plant Last years take: s218 million, substantial
~ % return Twas net investment"
Note Apparently the 1879 noted above is typo
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
John L. Would Love "CJs" Brevity {.

C. j. Doherty editor of Missoula Times has high
opinion of the Mssoua city council which purportedly is
attempting saddle Garden City" people with a bond
issue at ~ % interest Here is his comment relative
to the councils accomplishments during 1947:
"A LIGHT SENTENCE -.
A historical reporter the daily (Missoulian)
wrote two columns a of the city admins
trations activities for 1947 1t could be summed up
in sentence as follows:
a lot of words lot of noise and So % interest"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

In you've been taken in by Navy department
propaganda that the attaching to the Mediter
ranan fleet of detachment of was simply to
bring the complement of the ships up full strength
the following disclosed by Associated may be of
interest
The Marine detachment from the End Marine
division This divisions personnel sailors in
any of the word. To the contrary this World
War II division received it's training almost entirely
AMPHIBIOUS- OPERATIONS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

under it's present leadership, hoping that
their more or less silent influence will bring
about reversal of the present trend. The
Marshall plan as contemplated is loaded with
political implications and as such is not an
instrument for peace but most decisively one
for war. And the time is too short for ex-
perimenting with remote possibilities to build
more liberalism in the old parties.
1t is time that the progressives in both old
parties stop being a "Gideon's army" within
them and to step boldly out and fight for
principles.
The issues are clarified And the final,
all-important issue is whether we shall have
peace or war Let the weakened liberals
and progressives decide now whether they
are ready to take a decided stand for peace.
H. S. BRUCE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Stassen's SoIution-Cut Wages :.

In reply to the question: "How can stop rising
prices? COP Presidential aspiran Harold Stassen ac-
cordng to Successful Farming News Bureau forthwith
replied: First have to level off wages.
Yep-slash the hardpressed workers. income further
but like all other Republican ACCOMPLISHMENTS never
whisper word about trimming few billion of excess
profits from Americas giant corporations which in 1947
cleaned up net of SIT blions-more than
double the net take of the boom year 1929
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

admitting CnaC a mas done
a world of good in helping the
people of the Tennessee val
ley improve their living stand
ards, subtlely attempts to con-
vey the misconception that
IVA is heavy financial bur-
den upon American taxpayers
generally.
While the falsity of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Water, Water Everywhere

Completion Of Canyon Ferry day may well
the city of Townsend to adopt sthe swamp song"
made to order musical theme. When completed
the dam will raise the water table in the city limits
to within five feet of ground level Reports that
the present water table is high that the city dads
have had to resort to pumping sub surface water from
the ground in order to keep the sewage system in
working order.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
News Note .

News Note -.
Undoubtedly you've read quite a little about ma
tional board members of the Progressive Citizens of
America leaving the Pea in droves following Henry A
Wallace announcing for President.
Just to keep the record straight-out of total of
40 national board members, ONLY FOUR resigned in
protest Certainly few other organizations can boast
of such unanimity of purpose.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
STILL GOING STRONG"
By "BILL"

graphical since, according to the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch, the percentage is approximately 1870 lower
than national According to the Post Dispatch
as reprinted in last weeks VOICE. the average kowatt
price in the Tennessee Valley in 1916 and
tenths (o17) cents compared with national
and one-tenth (031) cents per kilowatt hour
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

Legislative representative to Ladies
Society of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Enginemen and Firemen, Mon
tana's First No. los, Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16
Wallace Speech !.

Because of wide spread demand for additional copies
OF the December 81 speech in which Henry A. Wallace
announced his candidacy for president THE VOICE
will have reprints available. Minimum order, Is for
25c, quantity prices larger orders Please us know
your needs possible
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-01-16

In the December issue of Readers Digest
appeared an article 'The Hidden Red Ink In
TWAS Books by John t. Flynn, a pre-war
leader of the America Firsters. Flynn, while
Hungry Horse news., 1948-09-17

fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh B. Campbell,
Portland, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Buchanan,
Polebridge ranger station.
On October all of the North
Forkers are invited to attend a
party given in their honor by AL
bert Lewis, our square dance call
er, at Sunrift civic center Colum-
bia Falls. Music will be by the
Hunts, so let's turn out and really
have ourselves time. Man man.
can't wait.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-09-17

Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barnum spent
the weekend at Rat Haven their
cabin at Polebridge.
Mrs. Ross Wilson and sons
Larry and Joe, have returned to
hailspell where the boys will at
tend school.
Ed Olmstead, Johnny Townslev
and Buck King, who were at the
Foleoridge ranger station this
summer, have been transferred TO
o. Marys. You must really rate,
Grace, to have some of our hest
dancers sent over there. taint
Hungry Horse news., 1948-09-17

weekend at their cabin on tbe
North Fork.
Mrs. Ben Rover has been il,
the past week.
Anson Barnes, who spent the
summer at Kintla ranch, has re-
turned to Kalispell where he will
attend school this fall.
Buck Stevenson, Who spent the
summer with his parents at tha
canadian customs office, has re-
turned to British Columbia
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Salt and Judv
vancouver, B. c., We're recont
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ricbard
Hungry Horse news., 1948-09-17
Birth Fork Locals
-, Mrs Phil Stevens

September meeting of the
- Fork Improvement associa-
M was held the fourth at the
- tor circle NC ranch. A good
crowd was there in spite of the
that we had to be TAXED from
- hridge at Polebridge and back
ns ~ After the meeting came the
dig and lunch, with old-time
.a.ces predominating. 1t was re-
~, cav time and we proceeded
= mock ourselves out, as usual.
=. 80 of the most amousing things
VIZ watching seven year old
y. V henderson, a chip off the
w .,sSblock. doing his first Virginia
81 dead pan. Music was by the
n Columbia Falls, and the
NssJes were called by Albert
LIs.
ring the intermission we were
.SSrtained by our songsters, Mrs.
uFsjt Hammer, and Floyd Hender-
One of the high spots Of the
- ing was an operatic arrange
roent by Mrs. Hammer and DR.. j.
q Mcfarland. Didn't know you
had it in you, Doc.) Hugh Camp
ben. Portland, then gave out with
! Scotch ditty dedicated to his
cousin, Hugh Buchanan. The inter
mission ended with community
singing.
Dr. Mcfarland is reported to be
int shadow of his former self
aner spending the first part of
the evening driving to the bridge
to Dick up passengers and the rest
OF the night taking then, back.
During a broom dance where the
rules are catch as catch can, and
no holds barred, three Of the youn,r
est male dancers (rang ing in age
from Z to 10 )made a dive for
the broom. One of them picked if
up and another was heard to saw
'Let's look around, there must l.e
an empty woman some place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hensen and
children, Juanita, Gene, and lola
have returned to their winter home :
in Fontana, Calf. See you next
year, folks.
Nr. and Mrs. Ralph Day spent
he weekend in Kalispell. I
Friends of Mrs. Tom Peterson !
rrail Creek, helped her celebrate !
1er birthday at a fish fry Satur- I
lay evening. I
Ar' and Mrs. Vic Tacnney and I
dary Lou, Whitefish, spent the (