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Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
INDEPENDENT
CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE

Paul Erler, Chairman; Ella Row
lands, Bridget Shea, Lena Mattausch,
VIM. Palmer, James Combo, Mrs. Car
men, Lew McLenehan, Kate Savage,
Chas. Whitley, Agnes Shaughnessey,
John Vickers, Frank Knight, Mrs.
Goldsmith, A. A. McGrath, Francis
McKelvey, Mrs. Kate Rockefeller, Jas.
Keegan, Glen Burkhardt, Mrs. Hugh
McManus, Mrs. Nora Mclaughlin,
M. Kerr Beadle, Chas. Malloy, G. w.
Hutchinson, John Berger, John Dris-
coll, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Narviz, Emil
Sundberg, Ed Duncan, Frank Rear
don, Les L~evingood, Harry Polglase,
Clarence Hanley, VIM. Honey, VIM. M,
Mccarthy, Tom R. Morgan.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
ADEMOCRATS
SUPPORT OCONNELL

public platform, please feel at liberty
to call upon me at any time"
Another ardent supporter of 0'Con-
nell's progressive labor policy during
the legislature was Representative
John C. Abrahamson of Carbon
County, who writes: GAS Carbon
County is principally a coal mining
community, | am acquainted with the
conditions as they exist in the min
ing metropolis of Montana. | there
fore feel that because of your splendid
progressive labor record in the House
of Representatives that the people of
the City of Butte should seek your
election as Mayor of that city. Your
courageous stand on the many labor
questions that came before that body
should recommend you to every pro-
gressive voter"
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
AND PRINCIPLES OF THE
INDEPENDENT TICKET

American Constitutional rights of free
speech and peaceable assembly.
8. We favor the continuance of the
evening classes in the trades which
have been already established to in
crease the efficiency of men and
women in industry and the extension
Of these opportunities to other indus
tries as desired.
10. We believe that the school
buildings should continue to be open
for use by the community as social,
recreational and educational centers,
when such use will not interfere with
the school course.
II. We maintain that a persons
religious beliefs or practices, Or ma
~tionality should be no test for position
or promotion; that the qualifications
for a position or a promotion should
be based on education, previous ex-
perience, and ability necessary to per-
form the duties demanded of hat
position, and we denounce any effort
that has been or may be made to in
iect religious or national prejudice in
to school affairs.
IL. We favor the establishment
of the ten months school term.
10. We pledge our adherence to an
administration of the school activities
that will recognize the possibilities of
growth in the youth Of the city, and
that will recognize the joy of youth
in the process of development to the
end that school life will be as happy
as home life.
ID. The candidates of this party, il
elected will conseientiously carry out
the policies above stated. They will
fearlessly and honestly discharge then
duties as Independent public servants
devoted only to the interests of the
Community and the pupils Of the Pub
lie Schools. Upon propositions we in
vite the support of the electors q
School District No. 1.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

lection to the savings of the masses
of the people and to prevent the dissi-
patton of their deposits after they
have placed them in the banks in all
good faith and confidence. Such leg
islation will serve to restore conf
dence and faith which, for the mo-
ment, has been greatly impaired if
not altogether destroyed.
"The responsibilities growing out of
this terrible experience caused by the
failure of the banks to function rest
heavily upon the President of the
United States. All classes are look
ing to him for leadership and con-
structive advice. He deserves the en-
enlargement, support and help OF all
classes of people, including labor. In
this extremely grave emergency labor
will respond as it has in every IN
stance by giving to the President It's
full and complete cooperation and
support"
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
COMPANY LOBBIES DEFEATED TAX
REDUCTION BILL

Contrary to the Montana Standard
Interpretation of House Bill 40, con
sidered at the last session of the state
legislature which provided for the re-
duction of taxes on all city and town
lots by changing real estate from the
80 per cent to the 20 per cent classi-
fication, enactment of the measure
would have meant a reduction of 80 1-3
per cent on the taxes of all home
owners in the City of Butte.
According to Representative Jerry
j. O'Connell, present democratic cam
didate for Mayor of Butte, practical
ly every corporate interest in the state
threw their powerful lobbies against
the bill knowing full well that in or
der to replace the revenue lost by the
proposed reduction that they would
have to pay their just share of taxa
ton.
at is a we'll known fact" says
O'Connell, that the tax burden on the
small home-owner has become unbear-
able and excessive and other sources
of revenue, better able to pay, must
be found. 1t was the argument of the
corporation papers in the state that
the passage of House Bill 49 would
have meant the ruin of the city and
county government. AS usual this
was merely propaganda to deceive the
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
COMMUNICATION

Building Trades Council of Salt Lake
City and Vicinity.
To All Central Labor Unions; Rail-
road Brotherhoods; Building Trade
Councils; Local Unions and All
Members of Organized Labor:
Greetings:
We regret to state that the Ben
nett Glass & Paint Co. Of this city
is still listed as ave Do Not Patron
ize" on the minutes of our council.
This is due to the fact that this firm
took the lead in slashing wages there
by forcing their employees out Of the
labor union movement. Their prod
ucts known as Property Life Insur-
ance" brand, etc., are sold in Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Ne
vada.
It is our sincere hope hat this firm
will again become unionized and take
part in maintaining proper wages and
standards.
In the meantime we urge all union
lists to ~patronize and promote the pat
ronage of firms that are fair to labor,
Fraternally yours,
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL,
R. H. Hopley, President,
F. A. Noller, Secretary.
We do not ~patronize the Bennett
Glass & Paint Co.'S Products.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
GREEN DEMANDS
HIGHER WAGES IF
INFLATED

WASHINGT0N-(FP)- President
Green of the American Federation of
Labor issued a declaration March T.,
that the country must expect higher
wages if the currency is t. be inflated.
He pledged the full cooperation of
organized labor to the Roosevelt adj
ministration in the present emergency,
and urged that banking be placed I'M
der more strict governmental control
than in the past.
eff currency initiation arises out of
the collapse of the banks and their
failure to function in a crisis" he
said, tabor will demand that wages
shall increase in an amount cores
ponding to an increase in commodity
prices which must inevitably follow.
No improvement in the distressing
conditions could be hoped for OF ex-
pected if, through some form of cur
rency initiation, the buying power of
labor would remain standardized while
commodity prices increased. The
purchasing power of the masses must
keep pace with whatever increase in
commodity prices may occur.
"The closing of banks and the col
-
lapse of the nations financial insti-
buttons will add to the distress Of
labor. Working men and women will
suffer most. The intense seriousness
of the situation, however, calls for a
continuation of self-imposed restraint
and discipline and the exhibition Of
that character of courage and patience
on the part of labor which has thus
far characterized their conduct under
the most trying experiences.
Labor is willing and anxious to
aid in bringing about economic re-
covery. 1t must do its part in the
great emergency. No good purpose
will be served but instead great in
jury may be done if, at the moment,
labor should substitute feeling for
common sense, and ~ill-advised action
for sound judgment.
"The demand of labor, however, is
that the law-making bodies of the ma
ton and those in control of our gov
eminent take such steps as may be
necessary to control the banking in
stitutions of the nation, to accord pro
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
Constable Sells Out
A. w. MELONS Sons
Business Venture

PITTSBURGH-(FP) - Last July
Andrew w. Mellon, greatest secre-
tary Of the treasury, ETC." attempted
to launch his son, Paul, upon a bust
ness career through small operations
on his own responsibility, just as
Judge Thomas Mellon launched young
Andy more than a half century ago.
Young Mellon and a few associates
opened two restaurants in downtown
Pittsburgh. The venture ended when
the constable sold the fixtures to pay
rent claims. The balance sheet show
ed complete loss of $4,000 capital, as
well as loss of $1,000 additional pump
ed in to revive the dying concern.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

Among the many ardent support
ers who have volunteered to assist
Jerry j. O'Connell in his present cam
paign for the M%ayorality of Butte are
several progressive Democrats from
various parts of the state and who
served with Mr.. O'Connell in the
House of Representatives in the last
legislative assembly.
AS Representative Bert Replogle,
democrat of Fergus county, writes;
81 would like to see the people OF
Butte given the same progressive
leadership that you so admirably gave
the progressive wing of the House dur
ing the recent Legislature. If there
is anything | can do to further your
interest in this campaign, even to the
extent of appearing personally on the
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
POSTAL SAVINGS
CHECKING MAY
BE AUTHORIZED

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Sen. Dill
of Washington has secured the en-
dorsement Of Sen. Couzens of Michi-
gan and a number of other members
of the upper branch of Congress for
his bill which provides for checking
accounts in the postal savings bank
system. He points out that this is a
far simpler and safer plan of federal
guaranty of bank deposits than any
thus far brought forward to reassure
the public in its daily financial deal
ings. A $4,000 limit on postal saw
ings deposits would be imposed, but
even with this limitation the postal
bank would then become the popular
banking machinery for all small towns
and for neighborhood banking
throughout the country.
Sen. Norris is preparing to offer
an amendment to the Dill measure, to
provide that postmasters in small
towns, where postal savings bank de-
posits could not safely be kept, shall
be authorized to issue legal-tender
checks against deposits held else
where.
The Dill bill is gaining popularity
in Congress because it meets, in part,
the growing demand that banking be
made the function of the government,
and that to the extent that control
over conditions in industrial life is to
be exercised by the banking power,
that power shall no longer be WELD
ed to serve private speculative greed.
John P. Frey's detailed demonstra-
ton to the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, last month, of the fact that the
Morgan banking group has crushed
American labor and debased its wage
level, through control of credit to in
dustrial corporations, may bear fruit
in a demand by the new Congress for
a wholly new control of industrial
policy.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

Platform and Declaration of Prin-
ciples of the Independent Electors Of
School District No. One:
/. We, the electors of School Dis
trict No. l, in public meeting assem-
bled, placing in nomination the can
didates of this meeting, submit to
the citizens of the district the follow
ing statement of our principles to the
support of which our candidates are
pledged.
2. We favor the continuance of the
practice of strict economy in all
branches of school operation.
8. No supplies of any character Or
property shall be purchased by the
district from members of the board or
from any corporation in which any
member of the board is interested.
A. We favor the purchase of school
supplies from local merchants when
ever practicable.
5. We favor the employment of
local union labor in all departments Of
School District No. / in such a man.
ner as will meet the present economic
conditions and according to the prac-
tice endorsed by the leading econo-
mists of the nation.
6. We favor the employment of
residents of School District No. 1, as
teachers when available and compe-
tent, at a salary not less than that now
being paid by School District No. l.
and we further pledge the restoration
of wages to the former scale as soon
as the finances of the district will
permit.
7. We believe that should the
teachers of District No. 1 desire tc
organize and affiliate with an organ
ization such as the American Fedora
ton of Teachers, they shall not be
Disseminated against for that reason
by trustees, individually or collectively
8. We will continue to defend the
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

seen when he extended a helping hand
to the man who made the mistake of
exercising his authority to penalize
Brother Oakley for his display of real
unionism in years gone by.
Many in Montana will miss the
charitable hands and kindly greetings
of "Bill" Oakley. And we members
of the Typographical union in the
State of Montana hope the knowledge
that he holds the respect and a%pprecia-
ton of his fellow members for his
many services in our ranks will
brighten the years to come which We
also hope will be full of good luck and
health. In extending u sincere and
fraternal handclasps, we assure You
that we shall always remember Will
liam Clayton Oakley as the mar with
a helping hand.
Your friend,
FRANK j. FINNEGAN,
Secretary of Montana Typo
graphical Conference.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
PRINTER
LEAVES BUTTE
WILL C. OAKLEY TO GO TO
CALIFORNIA

win c. Oakley, veteran Butte and
Montana printer, is shortly to leave
Montana to take up residence in CAL
ifornia. In Mr.. Oakley, Butte and
Montana are losing a man of sterling
union principles. A mar who has al
ways practiced the letter and the spirit
of true unionism. The following is
sent the Montana Labor News by the
Montana State Conference of Typo
graphical unions, and to these express
sions the Labor News desires to add
it's best wishes for success and happi-
ness to this faithful worker in the
cause of unionism:
Handclasps for William Clayton
Oakley, March 20, 1888.
To "Bill" Oakley, the trades
%unionist, the craftsman, the Chris
tian, the student, to our helpful
handed friend.
The greatest tribute any man can
receive is the respect extended by
ones fellow workers. In paying trib-
ute to "Bill" Oakley's record as a
trades unionist, we of the younger
generation find in his record a spirit
of self-sacrifice hat should be q
source of inspiration in meeting the
problems and duties of a new era. His
loyalty to the cause Of real unionism
has stood the severest of tests. He
served faithfully in the ranks of his
own union and was deeply interested
in the struggles of all other unionists
and was active in the workers fight
for industrial democracy. His serv-
ices in our ranks have been construc-
tive and his fine examples of real I'M
ion spirit have been a beneficial in
fluence.
As a skilled workman in our ranks
he has been a credit to our union and
his work received the published APP
proval and praise of such competent
critics as the editor of the lnlanl
Printer and the appreciation of the
advertisers who recognized his fine
craftsmanship, which combined artis-
tic ability and knowledge of salesman
ship and advertising. He always
strived for perfection and refused to
abandon the ideals of high-class work
manship. He studied the problems of
his craft and his advice on important
issues was highly respected.
One of the e~ndearing traits of char
acter of Brother Oakley was his pro-
found and sincere reverence of the
Nazarene and His teachings. Bill
Oakley has set the finest example OF
practical Christianity we have ever
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

common people of the State of Mon
tana as the real purpose of the bill
was an absolute SO 1--3 per cent re-
duction in the tax-paying load. The
bill was opposed in the House and
Senate by the powerful lobbies of
every railroad in the state, the Ana
conda Copper Mining Co., the Montana
Power Co., the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. and all other
wealthy utility companies operating
in the state"
According to state records the bill
passed the House after a bitter fight
in which O'Connell was one of the
most ardent supporters of the meas
ure.
However, it was killed by the most
reactionary and conservative Senate
even elected to supposedly represent
the people of Montana.
Not only would the measure have
brought about a marked reduction of
the tax burden on small home own
ers, according to o'Connell, but if en-
acted the proposed reimbursement would
have increased the taxes paid by cor
porations. Not only would the reduc-
ton benefited the small owner but it
would have produced a greater revenue
for the stata altar final reimbursement.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
Forrest Bailey Dies

NEW YORK-(FP)-Forrest Bail
ey, for several years co-director of the
American Civil Liberties Union, died
at his home in New York, March 8.
He suffered a p~aralytic stroke in
July, 1882, and for eight months
fought bravely against the inevitable.
During his years as A. c. L. U. d.
rector he was prominent in the ia
nous Tennessee evolution case, the
Gastonia strike cases and innumer-
able other fights in which all groups
in the labor movement were inter-
ested.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

DETROIT-(FP)- Edgar Lepley,
ID, fell dead in the midst of a basket
ball game in which he had participant
ed. Cause of his death, doctors said,
was starvation. Investigation show
ed that he had been living on left
overs from church suppers and UT
salsable foodstuffs donated by store
keepers. His parents, two brothers
and six sisters had been existing on q
similar diet.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16
Miners Perish
Seeking Coal From
Huge Waste Heap

WASHINGTON, Pa.-(FP)- Two
miners, jobless for months, were bur-
led alive while trying to dig coal out
of huge waste piles at the strip mine
Of the Harmony Greek Coal Co. I'm
employed miners have been forced to
seek from waste heaps the scraps Of
coal they once mined.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

Independent Party Cam
paign Committee Meeting
Friday, March 17-Carpen-
ters' Union Hall, 700 p. m.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-16

The American : A Il of
living must be d
in order that Amerl
situations may not be %e
ject to perils of discomfort.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-28
Cleveland Rt. 2

Miss Blanche Wilhelm who at
tends Catawba college summer
school spent the weekend with.
her parnts, Mr.. and Mrs. R. W.
Wilhelm. =.
Mr.. Haywood Tyson spent Sat
urday night with Mr.. Harry John
son.
Ralph and Misses. Lucille and
Margaret Merrell from Fork are
visiting relatives here. !:
Miss Estelle Wilhelm spent the
weekend with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Smith and
Mr.. Holloway Burton spent the
weekend at Mr.. W. H. Burton's.
Mrs. M. E. Mcdaniel spent last
week in Concord with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Zula Page, who is sick.
Mr.. Clyde Bass from Martins
vile, Va, is visiting Mr.. Hubert
Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Fink and
son, Charles from Texas are Wis
lifting relatives and friends here.
Mr.. Fink hasn't been to his old
home for IS years as he left 50
years ago for Texas.
Cleveland-Scotch IRISH Grange
met Tuesday night at the Grange
hall with p present. The lectures
program consisted Of: Little Mary's
essay on Husbands and the one
act play: Jelous Husbands. Char
acters: Mr.. Jack Shive-Harry
johnson, Mrs. Julia Shive, his wife,
Minnie Miller and BashfuI Sam,
1her cousin, Ralph Phifer.
The "Old Folk Singing which
has been held annually for a NUM-
Der of years will be on August 5th
at Providence church.
Miss Hazel Johnson spent Sat-
urday night with Miss Gladys
Wilhelm. ~..'t :'
Mr.. Ross Shives is spending a
while with Mr.. Orrrll Catore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Benson and
spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Wilhelm also
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Wilhelm were
visitors awhile.
Miss Ora Hines Of Badin is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hill Weaver.
Miss Jean Hillard is visiting
Miss Adie Lazenbury.
Robert STEELE Isl spenc:ng some
time with his grandmother, Mrs.
f. E.>>Stewart.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-28

supply Of fair-prieed. farm pro-
ducts is essential. : The strong.
well-backed coopesatives are PEI
culiarly. fitted to put such a pro-
gram into effect. They are a pow
r. in the wofld-their executives
are consulted by governments when
agricultural legislation is under
consideration. They. can make
themselves heard, where the voice
If the individual farmer is lost.
All farmers, everywhere, would
do we'll to think this over. Dur
the next few years the cooper
atives will be able to do their most
valuable work-if the producers of
their sections work with and for
them. .':.'. *+:>
e. --
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-28
FRIDAY, JULY 2s, 1888.
E D 100000 HOMES

-fr~ { .HF
According to government re-
ports, the nation is short some
100000 homes. Building operations
have practically ceased since 1929.
The fact that communities are
plastered with "for rent" and "for
sale" signs is no indication of an
over-supply of dwellings; it simply
indicates the extent of the doubl-
ing-up process that has taken
place during depression--a process
that will be reversed as conditions
improve.
By the same token, the. survey
demonstrates that there is an al
most incalculable amour of re-
conditioning and undermining of ex-
isting residences thai needs to be
done. An interesting phase of the
survey is that the small, one-fam-
lily home, costing $4,000 or less,
will be- principally in demand
when the new-building wave
starts.
The thrifty home-owner and
prospective builder, reading this,
will not miss its message. 1t means
just one thing: higher prices for
both new construction and alter
ations and improvements. The
first signs of that price rise are
appearing, with a gradual and
steady Strengthening of the COM
modify price3level. Prices are still
extremely INSTRUMENTATION and
material firms are offering bargains
that would have seemed fantastic
not so long ago-there is a plenti-
full supply of skilled and common
labor. That condition won't last
forever. Wakcnr
If you are one Of the five hun
dred thousand who need a home,
build now if you possibly an. If
you are one of the several million
who have permitted needed repairs
to go undone, have them done
now. That leaky roof-that in
efficient furnace-those ricketv
steps-that ancient wiringg---that
neglected plumbing-now is the
time to fix them. You'll be doing
more than. buying Yourself some
thing you need at ;4S- low, price
You'll be helping provide employ
ment and a market for supplies
You'll be an influence for recovery
Employment embarrassment are
cheaper and better ,than charity.
! D -. ~
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-28
FOUR POINTS FOR COOPER
ATIVEsss- hy,s-@

In his annual message; Fred H.
Sexauer, President Of the Dairy
mems League Coope1rsafiNyYe, t AtHsYsocia-
ton, Inc, a pioneer coop in the
eastern field, stressed a tfour-point
program for his orga nj tAgF The
points re:
"1. Raise the price level of all
commodities equal ttaq,ea the debt
level and the level q IF fix fixed 3 charges.
"2. Give agricultural products
as a whole the. same purchasing
power in terms Of industrial com
modities that they had from 1912
1914.
"3. Unite the industry, for the
protection of those who are. selling
their commodity in the form of
milk in this territory, and H;a,>..
"a. Reduce operating costs, or
spread between consumer and pro-
Queer, in order that q large pro-
portion of the consumers dollar
may go into the producers pock-
et."
If one changes the word milk
in the third proposition to
wheat" Cotton hogs" and
SO on, this program fits every agri-
cultural group. 1t will benefit the
farmer, and work in the interest
of consumer, to whom a steady;