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Show THE 8 Lay On, Macduff! Ho, hum. ’Nother threat. This time it’s Nelson Aldrich, Doug Moffat’s chore boy, who apparently doesn’t like the Searchlight, nor the guy who edits it. About three weeks ago Nels thoughtfully suggested that we reserve a room in a hospital, in case of probable need. Nels wasn’t sure his patience could hold out. He repeated his suggestion during the week, when we had _ oc- casion to phone him about Copper publicity during the recent rail work stoppage. Reports in newspaper circles indicated that Aldrich had visited the dailies, during the rail strike, to urge the newsmen and editors that the strikers were Copper employees rather than railroad employees. -It had the appear- ance of some more fixed Copper propaganda. We phoned the obstreperous Nels for confirmation or comment. His response was, ‘‘Tt’s none of your God damned business’’. He then renewed his suggestion that we reserve a room in a hospital. a Nels failed to say whether he figured the job as a one-man affair, or whether Doug has instructed him to reeruit a Copper goon squad. At any rate, in view of our imminent hospitali- zation at the hands Copper, ment readers of Noisy may of publication Nels expect service. and Utah abrupt curtailFriends are in- vited to stand by with flowers and to be pre- pared to wear black crepe.’ — American Fascists “There are such creatures Fascists’ as Vice President truly said. They include blown Fascists, but many ers and with Fascism, disruption, Fascist measures States.”—Len The and who as ‘American Wallace has not secret promote who would applied in only full- sympathizdefeatism like the to see United De Caux. first symptom toward Fascism is an that betrays organized the leaning campaign labor baiting exactly like that pursued day to day by the Deseret News in Salt City. For several years the editorial of that journalistic prostitute has been else than a propaganda drive against tive bargaining. otf from Lake page little collec- SEARCHLIGHT The Vice President’s recent broadcast took the News and its Fascist-minded pals by surprise. It compelled Pegler to switch the direction of his daily cargo of venom. Ever since Mr. Wallace named the American Fascists, Pegler has been working overtime to dull the effect of the Wallace broadside. Indeed, for about ten days Pegler has been too busy with his weak refutation of the Vice President’s charges to ladle out his customary abuse of labor unions and labor leaders. If we were to compile a list of local Fascists we would begin with the powers eret News and their allies. And we would erary dagger man. behind the Des- associated list Pegler corporation as their lit- Fudging Fudging has become Utah’s favorite pastime. Everybody is using the war for an alibi. ReEven the Indians are getting the fever. cently a buyer made inquiry about the price A bright old Indian of this year’s pine nuts. who had tumbled to pale face methods doubled the price. When it was pointed out that pine nuts grew wild, and of their own accord, and hence the price should remain fairly stationary, the old boy shrugged and mumbled, ‘‘Ugh, the war!’’ The buyer gave up without argument. Similar things are happening in the retail trades in Salt Lake City. For example ceiling prices were put on a certain brand of pears in glass containers at 33c for the quart size. A check in several retail stores disclosed that after the stock on the shelves had been sold at the ceiling price new stock became ‘‘unavailable’’. But a pint size soon appeared on the market to be retailed at 25c. The customer was compelled to pay about 50% more for canned pears that way. ‘‘Dewkist’’ frozen strawberries used to have a ceiling of 25c for a pound size. But they have now faded from the market. Numerous other examples might be given. | The Traction Company rides the same horse. On a plea that some war agency won’t let the Company run sufficient cars on Sunday to accommodate people who must travel, Traction jams its customers into buses until they nearly suffocate. |