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i wt Mantam I VOL LXXXIII No. 356 ESTABLISHED 1876 BUTTE, MONTANA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1946 HOME EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS CTT3 ic i i 1 1 -v if ir i i Moslem Mobs University Grizzlies Overwhelm Bobcats 20 to 7 State Collep Committee Charges General Received 'Special Treatment5 WAA in Effect Made Free Gift of Thunderbird Airfield to Institute Headed by Ex-Army Man U.S. Economy Plan Is Out for Time Fourteen Agencies Will Shore in Fund WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. (ff) The administration Sat WASHINGTON, Oct.

19. (UJ?) A special House committee charged Saturday night that the War Assets administration gave "special treatment" to a former Army general and his associates who were seeking to acquire a surplus airfield for use as a private school. The committee said in a statement that the WAA in effect made free gift of Thunderbird arifield, Glendale, to the American Institute for Foreign Trade. The institute is headed by Lt. Gen.

Barton K. Yount, former boss of the FANS TENSE AS GRIZZLIES MOVE Expected thrills at Naranche stadium here Saturday afternoon are reflected above. Every eye was on the ball as Radakovich started a Grizzly drive for a first touchdown. urday night junked President Truman's $90,000,000 limit on federal public works projects with an order allowing 14 agencies to spend an extra $600,000,000 on construction in the year ending June 30. This will let these agencies alone spend a total of $1,200,000,000.

And more increases are on the way for additional The order was issued by Reconversion Director John R. Steelman. It does not list specific projects that is up to the agencies. It means the $2,100,000,000 economy program mapped out last August by President Truman Is at least partially out the window. That program called, among other things; for holding down federal public works expenditures to in the current fiscal year, compared with $1,600,000,000 approved by Congress.

It imposed a 60-day moratorium on government projects and ordered a weeding out of the less important ones. Congressmen bellowed when some of their pet projects were hit. And there already had been some whittling away at the restrictions. The lid on flood control expenditures was tilted upward on Thursday from $95,000,000 to $130,000,000. Steelman said in a statement tonight the budget bureau is reviewing limits on the Interior department's reclamation bureau, the Commerce department, and the civil works of the Army engineers, which include rivers and harbors as veil as flood control improvements.

"It is expected," he said, "that final action on this program can be taken next week." The agencies fciven the $600,000,000 clearance Saturday night are the (Continued on Page 10, CoL Chinese Reds Ready io Talk Council of War Is Held by Opponents By SPENCER MOOSA SHANGHAI, Oct. 19. Wi The chief Chinese Communist peace negotiator agreed Saturday night to resume peace discussion with the government, but a top-level eoundl-of-war among government military leaders in Peiping indicated he might be too late. Many Shanghai Chinese main tained optimism, although government armies already were chiving southward from Peiping- toward Communist-besieged Poating in a air forces' training command. i The field was sold to the Institute for $407,000, less a 100 per cent dis count.

But the transfer was later revoked pending an investigation by the House committee, which Is headed by Rep. Roger C. Slaughter, According to testimony before the committee, the institute was formed to train young American businessmen In foreign trade practices. Young became head of the school upon his retirement from the air force. The statement said the field was under Young's jurisdiction during the war.

But it added there was no evidence he had taken any part in declaring it surplus other than to give his formal approval. The WAA acted so rapidly, the statement said, that lt awarded the field to the school even before the bids were actually opened. The committee also contended thatan appraisal of the airfield ordered by the agency was "obviously slanted" to favor the institute. "The committee is left with the distinct impression that the speed with which this transaction was handled at every point by the war assets administration staff was exceptional and reflects a clear desire to give special treatment to those desiring to acquire this field," the statement said The committee criticized conduct of the WAA Los Angeles office in its handling of sealed bids. It asserted that the bids were handled in such a way that they were opened to the Inspection of any employe who "might be interested for reasons of curiosity or some more sinister motive." Admits Slayings SPOKANE, Oct.

19 Prosecutor Leslie M. Carroll said Saturday that Charles A. Brans-combe, 52, had admitted in a signed statement that he shot and fatally wounded his wife, Ruth, and 13-year-old stepson, Paul Baker, at the family home Thursday night. Record Crowd of 10,000 Witness Game Traditional Rivals Resume Games After War Recess By JEAN JORDAN University of Montana Grizzlies rule the Treasure state's football ranks, after passing and running to a brilliant 20-to-7 victory over the Bobcats, ancient rivals from Montana State college; before a record crowd of more than 10,000 fans at Naranche Memorial stadium here. In the last game between these teams, 1941, Eso Na- i.ranche of Butte had led the Grizzlies to victory.

He And many other players in that game were killed in' battles raging from Africa to the south Pacific within the year. -Those fallen heroes were the inspiration behind much of Saturday's great play here, as this historic feud was renewed under a brilliant sun." Picking up the victory trail where they had left off Just five years ago, the Grizzlies struck fast to go out in front, and stay, there. They took a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes of play and stretched it to 13-0 midway through the second quarteT. Then the Bobcats roared back with two long passes to do their scorinsr. Grizzlies scored a third -time in the final period and just missed on a couple of serious threats In the closing minutes of the thrill-packed battle.

Grizzlies wore crimson jerseys bearing silver 'numerals and tan pants. Bobcats were in bright blue, helmets, jerseys and pants, with numerals and pant stripes of gold. Grizzlies won the toss and elected to receive, defending the east goaL Score on Eight Plays Mark Hampton kicked off for the Bobcats, Helding returning the ball 23 yards to the Grizzly 35-yard line, and eight plays later the Bruins had pushed 65 yards for their first touch- dram. On KPcnnrl nlav Rfl.rin.kn- vich sprinted through center for a gain of 12 yards and a moment later Wardien went through the same hole for 31 yards and a first down on the 10 line. Reagan picked up 4 yards over right guard, a pass attempt failed and then Radakovich raced around his left end, barely staying inside the south sideline to score standing up.

Wardien place-kicked the added point for a 7-0 lead. Bobcats almost tied it on their first running play as Miles took a lateral from Nelson, skirted his left end and raced 79 yards for what looked like a touchdown but he had stepped on the north sideline at his 37-yard line and so was held to a 16-yard gain. Brooks hit center (Continued on Page 26, Col. 1) Hereford Group to Outline Show and Sale Record Crowd Is Expected for Nov. 1-2 Program Officers and directors of the Western Montana Hereford Breeders association will meet here during the next week with members of the Butte Chamber of Commerce livestock committee to complete arrangements for the third anniversary fall show and sale of the organization.

The meeting is scheduled for either Monday or Tuesday, El-lery Owen, association secretary said. The show and sale, outstanding events for 1946 on the state livestock program, will be held at the spacious Montana Livestock Auction company pavilion on Nov. 1 and 2. The show will be held Friday and the sale Saturday. The blue-ribbon classic of the livestock world in Montana will attract consignors from all parts of Central and Western Montana and buyers from several states.

Requests for catalogues indicate that buyers will be present from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Canadian provinces, In addition to Montana. To date 26 leading Montana Hereford breeders have entered animals in the show and sale. Eighty-two bulls have been catalogued and 28 females. Both bull and female (Continued on Page 13, Col. 4) RADAKOVICH GAINS FOR GRIZZLIES Danny Radakovich, former star of Glasgow high and a new collegiate phenom who was top gainer for the Grizzlies from Montana U.

here Saturday, is pictured above as he started through a gaping hole at his left end for the first touchdown of the game, won by those University Grizzlies, 20 to' 7. Bobcats racing into the play, too late, are: Brooks 36, Miles' 26 and Heine 32. Devastate 400 Villages Road Blocks Are Placed to Halt Interference CALCUTTA, India, Oct. 19. (U.R) Moslem mobs sweeping through three east Bengal districts in a religious fury of killing and raping have set up road blocks to prevent the escape of their Hindu victims and interference by troops and police, press reports said Sat urday.

The British-owned newspa per Statesman said that riot ing has devastated 400 villages in Chandpur andxTIpperan districts and has displaced 150,000 terrified refugees who are clogging roads and jungle trails in search of sanctuary. Press reports for the first time charged openly that the nine-day-old outbreaks, which reportedly have cost 5,000 lives, sprang from Moslem efforts to convert or kill off the Hindu minority in the. east Bengal Some areas are 80 Der cent Moslem. The Indian News Agency asserted that Hindus in Chandpur who resisted conversion to the Moslem faith were being slaughtered and their women carried off. The conservative Statesman said the motive behind the riots ap peared to be an attempt to convert the Hindu minority to the Moslem faith "and the more sordid one of hoodlums seeking women." The Hindu press said the "flame of Islam" was sweeping the three districts.

These accounts said mobs surrounded Hindu villages, cried "embrace Islam or be burnt," and then put the torch to the towns if the villages resisted. The Moslem press played down the; disturbances1, and charged that tne Hindu, press was exaggerating tne situation. Hopes of Ending Strike Brighten Arbitration to Be Put to a Vote PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19. fa Hopes of ending the 26-day crippling power shutdown in this strike-bound steel capital brightened Saturday as George L.

Mueller, president of the Independent Duquesne Light Company union, said it "appears the members will vote for arbitration." The union's 3,200 membership meets Sunday for the first time In three weeks and the question of arbitration again will be put up to them. Mueller previously had been against arbitration as a means of settling the deadlocked wage dispute. Twice before, the union membership, by better than 2-to-l votes, decided not to arbitrate. The balding union leader was In Washington Saturday for a confer ence with Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach to get "certain aspects" clarified.

Mueller told capital newsmen, "If arbitration were accepted there would be no need for the strike." But he added, perhaps "one or two months" might be required before a decision is reached. (Br Associated Press) Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson and United States Conciliator Frederick Livingston announced Saturday night that "very -substantial progress" has been made in adjusting differences between striking Maritime unions and shipowner representatives at a conference at the offices of the American Merchant Marine Institute in New York. The announcement was made as negotiators for opposing factions in the 19-day strike recessed briefly talks begun at 10 a. m.

Friday. The conference was scheduled to resume later In the night. the secretary of state immediately afterward to express warm commendation. 3. The President, Byrnes, Undersecretary of' State Dean Acheson and Senator Austin American delegate-designate to United Nations, conferred for more than two hours on "United Nations matters." The White House said nothing about the content of Mr.

Truman's United Nation speech. It announced only that the President will fly to New York Wednesday; deliver the address about 2:30 p. m. (M.S.T.), and return to Washington by train after attending an Assembly, reception. High government officials observed, however, that a speech of 25 minutes duration certainly would contain more than words of welcome.

They pointed to the close Truman-Byrnes liaison on the latter's Frida Suggestion That U. S. Has Adopted Softer Policy Toward Japan Government Will Not Return Controls on Meat Anderson Voices Policy to Be Followed KANSAS CITY, Oct. 19. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson stated flatly Saturday that the government had no Intention of restoring price ceilings to livestock and meat at any time in the future.

As far as the livestock industry is concerned, we have reached the end of the control period, and controls are off permanently," Anderson told a press conferences. Anderson did not refer to statements made recently by Republican campaign speakers suggesting that controls might be relmposed after the November elections, but stated "this is no on and off proposition. The chief purpose In removing live stock and meat ceilings was to pro mote the earliest practicable bal ance between supply and demand." At the same time, the secretary, Who is in Kansas City to attend the American Royal Livestock show, ap pealed to livestock men to follow an orderly procedure In marketing their animals. Pointing out that there had been so many hogs snipped to stock yards that some markets had been unable to handle them, Anderson said this added to marketing costs to the producer. "It most assuredly will be to the producers' interest if they will check with their market agencies to make sure hogs can be handled at the marketing center before they are sent to market.

Immediately as "expressions of cordiality and confidence toward the present Japanese which "I should not wish to Identify myself." The Russian delegate said he was surprised. On Friday a United States State department press officer in Washington said Atcheson's remarks did not constitute a change in American policy and that Atcheson had denied any such interpretation. Weather Forecast BUTTE Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night with occasional showers or snow flurries. Cooler. Expected maximum temperatures next 24 hours, 43.

Temperatures last 24 hours, at the School of Mines: Maximum, 52; minimum, 27. At the airport: Maximum, 51; minimum, 22. MONTANA West of divide Increasing cloudiness with scattered light showers; snow in mountains Sunday. High Sunday, 45-50. East of divide Partly cloudy and mild Sunday, with mow flurries western mountains.

Southwesterly winds 10-20 miles per hour locally and 34-40 miles per hour west portion Sunday; high 50-60. WEATHER CHART (Br Associated Press) Max. Mia. Pep. 33 22 26 29 48 26 15 28 38 35 28 ji 37 30 23 27 S3 Billings Belgrade Broadus Custer Cut Bank Dillon Drummond Glasgow Great Falls Havre 59 58 61 60 52 52 52 62 56 61 58 51 51 53 61 55 Helena Kallspell Lewis town Livingston Miles City Missoula West YeUowsVne 40 Whitehall 54 Is XompleteTallacy -MacArthur large-scale campaign designed to free that city and reopen the vital north-south Peiping-Hankow railway.

Tests Awaited in Color Marks Traditional Grid Classic The postwar renewal Saturday of the traditional football rivalry between the Grizzlies and Bobcats lacked none of the colorful pageantry that annually marks Montana's collegiate blue-ribbon gridiron classic. This pageantry was evident from an early morning hour until the final play of the hard-fought pigskin battle. Thousands of visitors poured into the Mining city Saturday morning and the downtown district was jammed as the rival rooting contingents stormed the Treasure state metropolis. The Bobcat special train, bearing hundreds ofstudents and townsfolk from Bozeman, led by the State college band, arrived at the Northern Pacific depot at 10 o'clock. An hour later, another special train, bringing an equally large Grizzly contingent from Missoula and the Montana State university band, pulled into the city.

The invasion of student bodies of the rival schools, alumni of the two institutions and the hundreds of others making up the 7,000 or more visitors, was greeted with friendly enthusiasm by Mining city residents who thronged the streets to watch pre-game demonstrations. The Bobcat and Grizzly bands led in the pre-game pep-producing programs, with hundreds of students snake-dancing behind their respective musical organizations. Perfect weather prevailed, and a brilliant sunlit day provided a perfect setting for the collegiate gridiron championship battle. The enthusiasm fostered in the proceed to the Finlen hotel, where (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Venezuelans to Cast Ballots CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct.

19. Almost a million Venezuelans are expected to vote for a national constituent assembly Oct. 27 in an election hailed as the first flowering of democracy in this country. The balloting marks two historic milestones in Venezuela. It will be the first national election by direct vote, and women will vote for the first time.

The constituent assembly will be charged with drafting a new con Veteran of Two Wars to Be Navy Day Guest Adm. George Fort Will Preside at Memorial Rites A nation's appreciation of men's sacrifices in wartime and its pride in the accomplishments of the world's largest and most powerful fleets will be expressed this week with the observance of Navy day next Sunday. In Butte the event will be marked the night before, when Rear Adm. George H. Fort, commandant of the 13th Naval district with headquarters at Seattle, takes the leading role in a memorial ceremony to be held at Naranche stadium a few minutes before the start of the Butte Central-Butte high football game.

Civic leaders, representatives of various social and patriotic or ganizations and many ex-servicemen will participate in the tribute. Navy day, Oct. 27, is observed each year on the birthday anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt, whose tenure as President was featured by a then- new policy of strengthening the fleets. Adm. Port, a veteran of the occu pation of Vera Cruz in 1914 and of both World wars, will arrive from Seattle next Thursday evening and he will speak at a Navy dinner at 7 Largey MacDonald, who served (Continued on Page 10.

CoL 5) A i a Si ri- a ADM. GEORGE H. FORT TOKYO, Oct. General MacArthur's headquarters described Saturday night as a "complete fallacy" any suggestion that the United States has adopted a new, softer policy toward Japan. The statement, issued by a spokesman for MacArthur, was prompted by the repercussions of an American-British-Russian clash In the Allied control council on Wednesday.

At that meeting the Russian member requested information on what the Japanese government had done about election law violations. Ambassador George C. Atcheson, MacArthur's political adviser and chairman of the council, re- piled that the elections last April were auand honest, that the Japanese government should be complimented upon them, and added: "The time has come when Japanese aims are practically synonymous with Allied aims." W. MacMahon Ball, British commonwealth member, challenged this address and to Saturday's lengthy conference as possible evidence that the President might make a major foreign policy talk In New York. Vandenberg said this country's "bipartisan" policy is one of peace, not war, and predicted it will succeed "unless it is scuttled here at home." Asked the flat question whether war with Russia some day is inevitable, Vandenberg replied that "it must not be allowed to become inevitable." 'He described "American groups which over-zealously seek to make their own peace ideas Impressive using war as the frightening alternative." "I wish we could quit talking about war," he said.

expressed his views in an interview here with George Cushing of radio station WJR, Detroit, for a Columbia broadcast. They followed closely those delivered in a broadcast Friday night (Continued on Page 10, CoL 6) The, conference at Peiping was called by Gen. Chen Cheng, government chief of staff, and a terse announcement said it was attended bjf a "very high military authority from Nanking." (This individual was not otherwise identified, but the only military authority higher than the chief of staff would be Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek him self.) Other generals named as attend ing included Fu Tso-yl, conqueror of Kalgan and governor of Chahar province: Tu Ll-ming, commandant for Manchuria; Chao Chta-hsiang. his chief of staff; Wang Yao-wu, commandant of the Kiangsu area; and Chng Chieh-min, government member of the Peiping executive- headquarters. Premier T.

V. Soong also flew in, cutting short a vacation at Tsingtao. This unprecedented and speedy gathering led observers to conjecture that China's Immediate future peace or war would be determined in a day or two, and many said lt looked like war. A few hours after dissemination of this news, Communist Gen. Chou En-Lai, who has been living in Shanghai since peace negotiations broke down in Nanking sever (Continued on Page 10,.

CoL 5) Oldest G. Dies LONG BEACH, Calif, Oct 19. (U.R) Ex-Master Sgt. John W. Westervelt, 78, oldest G.

in service until his retirement for a knee in-Jury a year ago. died Saturday after a short illness. An advocate of compulsory military training, Westervelt served 18 years in the National Guard before he entered the Army for 27 years service. CEILINGS TO REMAIN WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.

en Estimating the present shoe short age at 550,000,000 pairs, officials emphasized Saturday that price callings will be held on leather and footwear as long as possible the decontrol of livestock. "If wa pulled off controls now, leather ar 1 shoe prices would skyrocket ti 'America's Bipartisan Foreign Policy' Is Described by Senator Vandenberg as One of Peace, Not War Suicide Probe Nazis Were Told of Goering's Death NUERNBERG, Germany, Oct. 19. (JF) An Allied commission investigating the mysterious suicide of Hermann Goering is awaiting the results laboratory tests before announcing its findings, Col. B.

C. Andrus, in charge of the Nuernberg jail, said Saturday. Andrus, who met with the commission during the day, said he doubted if the findings would be made public before Tuesday. The prison officer disclosed that the 10 top-ranking Nazis who were hanged early Wednesday morning were told officiall that Goering had managed to cheat the gallows by takin poison. "When Goering's death was discovered, the quadripartite commission (in charge of executions) directed the rest be shackled to guards," he told newsmen.

"I ordered the notice to be given to the condemned men and Instructed the chaplains to tell them they were being shackled and why. I told the chaplains to tell them they were jnot to be subjected to Indignity." 1-11. 1 1 A Meanwhile, luuiviuuiti a i a wgre removed from the doors of the cells of Rudolf Hess and six other former Nazi leaders sentenced to prison terms raging from 10 years to life. IS HEART VICTIM DENVER, Oct. 19.

(jF) Heart attacks during the fourth quarter of Denver's homecoming football game with Utah university Saturday were fatal to William 8. ruff, 80, oldest Denver university trustee. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. W) Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich.) took a strong stand beside Secretary of State Byrnes Saturday night for a "patient but firm" policy toward Russia amid indications President Truman might speak up along the same lines next week.

As Vandenberg a top United States adviser at the Paris peace conference followed up Byrnes' Fri day night report on that meeting with a radio appeal for support of "America's bipartisan foreign policy," there were these developments at the White House: 1. It was announced that President Truman's address opening the United Nations General Assembly In New York Wednesday will be a 25-minute speech and that he will fly there to deliver lt. 2. It was disclosed that Mr. Truman had approved Byrnes' Friday speech in advance; had listened to lt on the radio, and had telephoned stitution, selecting a provisional president and setting a date for elec tion of a constitutional president.

A free and direct national election to pick a constituent assembly was one of the first promises made by the revolutionary junta after the brief but bloody uprising that deposed Isaias Medina Angarita on Oct. 18, 1945. i A A.