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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
CULBERTSON TEAM
PLAYS POINT SAT.
POSTPONED DEBATE COMES ON
NEXT TUESDAY-OTH
SCHOOL NEWS

On Friday night of this week our
basketball squad will go to meet the
Poplar quint. On Saturday night
the boys will be in action against
the Culbertson team on the local
floor This should be a good game.
The Methodists will play the Presby-
terians in the preliminary. Admis-
sion 25 and soc.
Miss Dahlstrom has had several
food sales in the domestic science
department. The sum of 1882 was
turned over to the board to apply on
the bills of this department. In the
second semester the girls will take
up sewing instead of cooking.
This will reduce the expense of
the department.
Our examinations will be given
next Thursday and Friday, Jan. 81
and Feb. 1. Eighth grade examina-
tions will be given at the same time.
Teachers are busy preparing the sets
of papers and completing their rec
ords so that promotions may be made
without delay.
Word has been received from John
Foster, a former high school gradu-
ate, who is at Tillamooh, Oregon.
Fred Yandell arrived home from
the State University at Missoula and
visited our school on Wednesday.
Fred is just recovering from long
sickness.
Debate Next Tuesday
Our debate with Froid will take
place next Tuesday evening in the
high school assembly. Prices are Is
and 25c. If we win this debate we
meet Saco as Hinsdale defaulted to
them.
The Juniors are the promoters of
a Boosters Club" This club will
get behind our basketball team and
will help to make them district cham
oions.
Esther and Ernestine Warmbrod
rave senior talks on Wednesday of
asst week. These were good.
On Thursday of last week the 9th
traders sang two songs for our as
embly. Both were very good and
how that Miss Arnts is teaching her
,upils how to use their voices. One
Continued on next to last page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
FREE BABY CLINIC
FEB. z, WOLF POINT

There will be baby clinic held at
the school house Saturday, Feb. 2,
between the hours of ten and five,
for the purpose of examining child
rem from three months old to school
age. The clinic will be conducted
by Miss Parker, who is sent out by
the Montana Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety, and the clinic, together with
the week which she will spend exam
lining the children in the schools,
comes as a result of the Christmas
seal sale this year.
Miss Parker arrived this week and
Continued on last page.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
Our Washington Letter

that much good could be accomp-
lished by liberalizing of House rules
whereby 100 or $50 members could
demand the discharge of commit
tee from consideration of particu-
lar bill. Mr. Madden of Illinois, one
of the most influential Republican
leaders, declares that this procedure
would cost taxpayers a billion a year
and it would be nothing more than
play into the hands of profess
sional lobbyists.
The advocates contend, however,
that it will prevent the practice Of
"pigeon-holing" important legisla-
tive proposals. Conservative leaders
express the opinion that those now
favoring changes will be as quick to
sponsor repeal in event insurgents
or other minorities become major
tiles at other sessions. The claim
is advanced that referendums on
proposed bills will not prove practi-
cal. 1t is a noteworthy fact that
formidable percentage of Democrats
refuse to join the bipartisan move
ment. With the campaign year at
hand, these legislators are thinking
of the future of their party. Mean
while, the calliope of dissension is
keeping everybody jumping.
Johnson's Withdrawal Rumored
From the West come reports that
Hiram Johnson will with
draw from the race for the Republi-
can nomination. The fact that party
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
Extra Session Seeks To
Untangle State Finance
Governors Message Limits Scope Urges Hase-Eleven
Bills Required to Clear Up Appropriations Five Intro
duced-May Finish By End of Week-Text of Dixon's
Message.

Helena, Jan. 22.-Appropriatior
bills authorizing expenditures to sup
plant the appropriations declared
void by the state supreme court and
carrying provisions validating ST.
100000 of state warrants were in
troduced at special session of the
Montana legislature which convened
Tuesday.
In line with Governor Dixon's urg-
ent appeal for expenditure reduction
in order that the expense of the ex-
traordinary session might be light,
the two houses devoted only As min
utes to organization and at 10 a. m.
had met in joint session and receiv-
ed the governors message.
The message, limiting legislation
strictly to the re-enactment of the
void appropriations and valuation of
warrants already issued, referred to
the fact that ''it is of imperative i'm
portance to the credit of Montana
and its people that all warrants
hitherto issued by the auditor
against the supposedly valid appro-
priations and all just claims for SER
vices rendered or supplies furnished
the state be now made legal charges.
The appropriations requested by
the governor are to supplant those
made at the last regular session,
which, according to the courts de-
cision, Governor Dixon rendered in
valid by attempting to cut on per-
centage basis through use of the veto
power.
In his message Governor Dixon on
Tuesday pointed out in this regard
"in taking this action, follow the
course pursued by the governors of
and other states. In
the former state the constitutional
provision was exactly the same as
our own and the court sustained the
action of their governor"
Follow Governors Basis
It was stated Tuesday that IL bills
in all will be necessary to re-enact
the voided appropriations.
rive VI IuGul, lIIIOQuCGQ u W
noon Tuesday, were in the exact
as designated in the same
pills passed at the last regular ses-
sion after Governor Dixon had made |
lis deductions on a percentage basis.
The bills provide $4,000 yearly
or the railroad commission, $29,761
or the attorney generals office; $79- /
)54 for the state auditors office
the greater part of which is for the
iremen's disability fund.- ; $500 for
he state purchasing agent and $780,
10 for the state board Of equaliza
ion. The state bank examiner is
llotted $51,822 yearly; 100000 is
rovided for transporting prisoners;
he supreme court is given $52,370
early and numerous other expendi-
ures are authorized.
Go To Committee
At the noon recess the bills had
cen referred to the appropriations
ommittee. Printing of the bills will
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

require considerable time and j
seemed doubtful Tuesday if the ses
sion would be completed before the
end of the week.
]. H. Lyle was sworn in as senator
from the newly created Lake county
and James White was given his seat
in the house from the same county
In his message, Governor Dixon
asked that the work be completed in
two days.
Text of Message
members of the Eighteenth Legis-
lative Assembly:
con January Is I issued procla-
nation convening you in an extra
session.
"You have now assembled in re-
sponse thereto.
zone week prior to the adjourn
ment of the last regular session of
the legislature, in view of the infor-
nation then current that appropria-
ton bills would largely exceed the
states revenues for the coming bien-
mum, felt constrained to call to the
attention of the general assembly,
by special message, the express pro-
visions of the constitution of the
state that prohibits the legislature
from making appropriations in ex-
cess of the yearly revenues. In so
doing I was not unaware of the fact
that every legislature that had met
during the last seven years had un-
doubtedly violated this mandatory
provision of the constitution when
making the annual appropriations
for carrying on the work of the var
ious state institutions, while laboring
under the hope that in some way or
other means would finally be found
by he administrative state officials
to close the ever widening breach
between revenues and appropriations
Need Sound Basis
"In the special message, I then
said, and | now repeat:
"T know of no legerdemain of fl
nance whereby executive officers can
coin dollars out of thin air, even un-
der direction of legislative appro-
priation bills made against an empty
state treasury
"With full appreciation of the
pressure brought upon the members
Of every legislature from individ-
1als. organizations, and institutions
appropriations from you
for various purposes, nearly all of
which are in themselves highly meri-
,orious and desirable at the same
lime we are confronted with the cold
TACT that the yielding to these i'm
fortunate demands during the last
seven years has brought us to the
edge of financial precipice.
"After the adjournment of the
'egular session last March, I found
hat the appropriations made by the
legislature, against the general fund
otaled the sum of 1884, ,705 for
he ensuing fiscal year, and an ap-
,roximate similar sum for the sec
Continued on page s.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
BRASS-A REMARKABLE PIC
TURE

This is one of the classics of the
season, produced by the same COM
pany that made ''Main Street, and 1t
is story that has been read and dis
cussed by millions.
1t is a picture that everyone should
try to see. And you will never re-
gret the time and price spent to see
this masterpicture. 1t will be shown
at the Liberty next Thursday and
Friday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
Industrial FeudaliSm Advances

accidents, sickness and the death of
the family breadwinner. The great
est anxiety worker has is his lack
Of dependable income, an income
continuous through sickness as well
as health. To the better class of
employees with families the steady
Job with the fair wage is the first
consideration. 1t appeals to them
more strongly than the intermittent
employment at higher wages. What
ever reduces hazard, discomfort, loss
Of time and the cost of living for
employees adds value to their wages
and is a means of influencing their
attitude and the attitude of their
families toward the company"
That is a good summary of the
employers philosophy underlying
these various benefit plans. Industry
is being forced into recognizing
some sort Of responsibility for its
human machines. The alternative
feared by employers is a rapid rise
in militant unionism.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
recently topped the list Of group
insurance policies taken out by cor
porations in the interest of main
tanning contented working forces with
one for $10O,O00,OO0. With this
enormous policy the company pro-
vides life insurance for every one
of its 10000 employees who has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
BED TIME STORY
BY ROLAND QUILLAN.

once upon time, dear children,
there lived in the city of Chicago,
q ferocious capitalist by the name
of Iubhs Dawsnot. He knew two
languages but always, my hearers,
he preferred the profane. Sometimes
dear children, for change from
changing money at his bank, he
would lecture and shock and brighten
his hearers on the subject: 1.-THE adj
vancing wave Of Bolshevism.'
Now the time came, children,
when he thought he was called upon
to save the whole nation. All, what
noble man, doncha think, my dear
listeners. WIKI.
Without much more "mcadooingn
he proceeded to organize the minute
men Of Evestington and other burgs.
Now, dear children, don't think for
two seconds or less that because
minute men are from Evcstington
that they are real he-men.
With over five hundred men thus
organized and all efficient poker
players, General Dubbs Dawsnot and
his men waited patiently for the
day when the naughty Reds were
going to try and plant the red flag
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
MENTIONING THE MOVIES
By PROTECTOR.

More About 1.-THE Eternal City"
The persevering press agent for
the Fascist propaganda film, "The
Eternal City," gives away one rea-
son for the prostitution of Hall
Gaines story. The reason is
PROFIT" One press release fol-
lows another to bear this out. First
there is a story about the envy of
Hollywood producers, accustomed to
paying "extras" five to eight dollars
a day for "mob scenes" while in this
Fitzmaurice production they had ten
thousand or more always at beck
and call-the only trouble with these
scab extras was that they were at
times too arduous in their work.
The second ''give-away" is equally
interesting. The P. A. claims that
it took orders from Mussolini, the
King, and the Mayor of Rome, in
addition to 1000 troops to make
available the Coliseum as a movie
set. The claim is made that it
was necessary to shut off all avenues
of traffic around the great ruin and
to interrupt, at midday, the normal
life of the entire city. Mussoiini
issued sweeping orders to the police
and military to assist in every pos
sible way. The. kings own regiment
of cavalry, "The House of Savoy
Lancers," took part in the picture,
dispensing the mob.
Had the book been filmed under
similar conditions in Moscow it would
probably have been -Bolshevik
But would the American movie trust
have permitted Its showing in first
run houses?
The Importance of antl-labor prop
uganda in the movies can best be
guaged by the admission of the
movie men themselves that theirs is
the workers theatre. J. r. Denni-
son, representing the Motion Picture
Theatre Owners Association, recent
ly stated that 80 per cent Of the
movie patrons were either poor or
only moderately well off. He claimed
that 1,400 movies had been forced
to close on account of the admis-
sions tax, of those remaining 1901
charge from 10 to "a cents admis-
sion, 1850 from 25 to 40 cents, 500
from so to 80 cents, and only 100
over dollar. sour patrons keep
asking us if we don't know the war
IS over,' he complained.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28

been with the company for six
months or more. The Illinois Power
Co. and the Consumers Power Co.
of Michigan are also among recent
additions to the list Of companies
insuring their employees on the group
basis.
Among the numerous companies
which have adopted profit sharing
or employees stock ownership plans
are the U. S. Steel Corp, Standard
Oil of N. j., New York Central rail-
road, General Motors, American
Wooden Co., Endicott johnson Corp,
Ford, Eastman Kodak Co., Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit, Guaranty Trust
Co., New York Title and Mortgage
Co., Park and Tilford and many Of
the Standard Oil Companies.
The growing tendency to guaran-
tee a minimum number of days work
a year is shown in the Proctor and
Gamble plan which couples profit
sharing dividends of from 10 to 20
per cent with guarantee of full pay
for full time work for not less than
AS weeks in each calendar year to
all who cooperate in the stock pur-
chase plan.
The development Of this attempt
to attach employees to a corporation
will bear as careful watching as
the progress Of the company union
or employee representation idea.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
Renegades--Americdn
and British

Remorseful renegades are not welcomed bach
to the fold in England with any great display
of warmth if we can rely upon comments II
the Daily Herald on the decision of Robert
Blatchford to forsake the capitalist press, into
whose service he went at the outbreak of The
war, and return to the Labor Party.
'I'm tired of all this dirty business Of lying
about the Labor Party and similar tactics,
says the unctuous Mr.. Blatchford now that the
Labor Party is in power.
Letters to the Daily Herald, in discussing
this striking change of heart, display lack
of sympathy with the mental agonies long
endured of Mr.. Blatchford that might be en-
ulated with profit to the workers in the United
States.
Says one correspondent:
81 believe and hope that all true socialists will
view the return of the prodgal Robert Blatchford to
the Labor fold with distrust and apprehension.
BlatchfOrd (himself not innocent of those tactics
which disgust him when practiced by his late
paymasters) has been too long in the opposing camp
for to regard his vote face change of heart.
Another says:
''The war came as a blow to Labor. 1t killed the
DAILY HERALD as a daily. Many Labor publica-
tons ceased; others dragged on hand-tO-mouth
existence Robert Blatchford deserted the apparently
sinking ship and went to the Yellow Press. whose
masters revied bitterly the Labor Party and its
"Now Labor is getting powerful The circulation
of the Daily Herald is rising every day. To it have
been added Labor weeklies and monthies. Propa-
ganda is strong; also, there is going to be Labor
Government. Now, after years with the
Yellow Press Mr. Robert Blatchford says I am tired
of all this dirty business Of lying about the Labor
Party and similar tactics and resigns.
sSeveE years. 1t took long time. l hope I'm
of a fergiving nature, but yearsv
II the United States the Blatchford type is
represented by the Wallings, Wrights, Spargos
and Russells.
Two of these safety first gentlemen who raj
lied To the Wilson-(1 onners standard ara now
costly ensconced in jobs with the American
Federation of Labor; their main task is to
SANDER those who did not sell out to the Amer.
lean imperialists in 1917 and warn both the
labor movement and the dear public of the
approach of the red menace.
We must confess that some things are done
better in Great Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28

aid in this critical situation, are the type Of
trade union leaders who lay the blame on the
rank and file for their own failures; Perlstein's
interview is sufficient proof of this statement.
They have deliberately, with the backing Of
the Daily Forward, set out to drive from the
Ladies' Garment Workers Union the best fight
ing blood Of the organization and without which
it will degenerate into a mutual admiration
society presided over by mentalities who whine
over such trivial occurrences as those mentioned
by Perlstein and who, if not checked, will
make Of the organization laughing stock Of
the employers, the capitalist press and militant
workers.
When labor officials begin telling their
troubles to unsympathetic capitalist papers
and ridiculing the material out Of which unions
must be built they confess mental bankruptcy
more complete than even the most bitter critic
would have charged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
Youth NieDs
BY HARRY CANNES

Lenin's death brings to mind the
telegram he sent to the Third Con-
gress of the Young Communist In
ternational. IT was very short, and
the main point was: youth! Study
and learn
The Congress of the Russian Com
munist Party, just concluded, passed
a resolution making it obligatory
for all young communists to study
the works Of Lenin. This is not as
a mark of respect to Lenin. The
tendency of the youth Of all the rev.
dictionary parties in the struggle
and strife engendered by the rapid
decay Of capitalism has been to over
look, as Karl Radek puts it, "the
heavy armor of Marxism and Len
inism."
Imagine a trade union leadership
Of our present working class youth
versed in MARKHAM economics, his
tory and the class struggle and in
Communist tactics as advanced by
Lenin from his intimate experience
with the Russian revolution. Of
course, Gompers makes such posi-
0lllties the substance of his dreams;
for it would be horrifying to the
enemies of the working class.
Capitalism would be short lived
under such conditions. The strength
of the working class now dormant,
would be directed to the logical end
the overthrow of the capitalist
system of society.
The educational slogan of the
Young Communist International is:
Education thru active participation
in the class struggle" which means
that the youth should not be treated
as objects solely of workers educa-
ton under capitalism, but should
be brought into conflict with the
capitalist class, and in that fashion
learn how to use its experience
gained thru the actual struggle.
But theoretical education and the
study of the works Of Marx and
Lenin can never be brushed aside
by those young workers who want
to put their best into the workers
struggle on the side of the working
class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
By LELAND oLDs

Federated Press Industrial Editor)
The tendency toward industrial
feudalsm Us advancing steadily, if
year end reports concerning profit
sharing, employees stock ownership,
guaranteed employment and group
insurance plans are any indication.
Employers are bidding heavily
against the unions for the allegiance
Of wage earners. A limited sense
Of security is being offered them
as substitute for the real struggle
to obtain fair share of the product
and industrial democracy. As the
country enters the brutal fight for
markets employers want above all
else contented employees.
can efficient and contented en-
ploye," says William R. Dudley,
group insurance specialist operating
around Chicago, "has a positive
value to any employer" Sounds
rather like the contented cows that
are supposed to give the best milk.
Dudley points out that it is worth
the employers while to keep such
an employee and to keep him eff
cient. He says:
Investigation has proved that
poverty is due, not primarily to in
temperance, laziness and general
worthlessness as we used to think,
but in 95 cases out of a hundred to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28
Hnpotent Offcialdon,

Meyer Perlstein, Vice-President of the La
lies Garment Workers Union, must be given
credit for originality if nothing else in arrang-
ing an alibi for the deplorable conditions in
hat section of the Chicago garment trades
over which that union has jurisdiction.
According to interviews with Meyer, fea-
tured by the capitalist press, the loss in union
membership in this territory is due, not to the
campaign of persecution, smuggling and expul-
sion that he has carried on against the left
wingers in the union-members of the Trade
Union Educational League and the Workers
Party included-but solely to the fact that girl
members of the union are too susceptible to the
advances Of dance-hall sheks and lounge-lizards
hired by the employers to wean the girls away
from the union.
Meyer says that the activity of these person
able under-cover men reduced the membership
of the union something like 40 per cent and
speaks sadly of the attraction that a patent
leather shoed and haired individual in bell
bottomed trousers has for his female followers.
Being in the ladies' clothing trade, Meyer
does not know that bell-bottomed pants have
gone out and are no longer worn by the nifty
dresser but that is neither here nor there.
What we are interested in is the utter asin-
unity of a responsible union official who gives
such slush to the enemy press.
Perlstein and Sigman, international president
to whom Perstein says he has sent an SOS for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-28

on our governments white house.
Boor Speaking. BZZZZ.
But then, my children, to make
the story short, the beans alas, pork
and all was split. Our most honor
able diplomat in Washington, who
hitherto, my dear children, had con-
cealed most of his folly behind an
abundant beard, managed to let his
folly come out in the open. 1t had
split with the beans-yes, Boston
baked with Lodge flavor.
This, hitherto almost respected dip
lomat, revealed to the nation, in his
own way that the "Reds" in this
country are reds because Of condi-
tions here and not as previously
been said, because Of instructions
from far away Moscow.
This dear children, was the sad
finish Of all societies for the pre-
vention Of placing the Red Flag on
our lily-white white house."
And thus, dear children, our ma
ton, flag and all was saved. The
country is now safe for Child Labor,
for starvation, and future wars. But
best Of all no more will be heard
Of General Dubbs Dawsnot's sixty
minutes men--until the next Red
Plot is Matched in the capitalist
newspaper offices.