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Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
RYANs INHERITANCE TAX AND THE SCHOOLS.

Montana's rural schools will carry on. Economic con-
ditons prevalent throughout state and nation have neces-
STATED sweeping reductions in every line of endeavor.
With true Montana forttude however, trustees having
supervision over rural districts are making plans for con-
tinuation of the education of their children. Trustees
must have completed their budgets by June 20, according
to state law. At meetings scheduled for that date any
taxpayer may appear and present suggestions. These
budgets must then be placed in the hands of the county
commissioners and the levy set. The commissioners have
no power to jockey with the budgets. Reports from all
parts of the state indicate that teachers salaries are being
reduced to the minimum, that savings are being effected
in the selection of books, that many courses deemed lux
uries are being eliminated and that sweeping reductions
are being made to make possible keeping open of the
doors of the school houses.
Last year the common school equalization fund reach
ed $475,000. Distribution was made among 700 rural
schools. At this time in 1888 there's but $125, 900 in sight
and the definite total is p~roblematcal. The fund orig
mates through collection of the metal mines tax and the
inheritance tax. The mines have been closed down and
that source of revenue has been depleted. The inherit
ance tax to be paid by the estate of the late John D.. Ryan,
chief executive of the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany and the Montana Power Company, is still in the bal
.ance. Mr.. Ryans millions were made possible through
manipulation OF Montana resources, yet New York has
been his residence for years. Montana residents inter-
ested in the welfare of the common school system are pa
tiently awaiting results. They are keenly interested in
knowing just what returns will be made for the benefit and
betterment of boys and girls who will constitute Mon
tana's next generation of taxpayers.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

The Missoula Gas & Coke Co. are
still unfair to organized labor and the
banner is being carried in front Of
their office every day. 1t is under
stood that the Gas Co. would be glad
to have their name removed from the
unfair list at this time and towards
that end would be willing to pay the
Union scale for any repair work or
service work in the future but that
they will not guarantee to employ
union men or to maintain union con
ditions on any construction work.
In the meantime more and more
meters are being ordered disconnected.
An Investigation into the high fl
anc methods used by this company
in making reports for rate making
purpose in comparison with that for
taxation has elected the information
that the franchise alone has been
valued at 500, 900, while their assess
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
COUNCIL NOTES

The outstanding matter of import
ance handled by the Central Council
of Missoula is the preparation for the
forthcoming convention of the State
Federation of Labor. The arrange
ment committee has been busy at
tending meetings of the several I'M
ions urging support for the enterprise
and their latest report is that they
have met with generous response from
these several unions. There are a
few organizations which have not yet
fulfilled their promise but it is hoped
that these will all have done their
duty in good time.
The general opinion is that this
convention will have more difficult
problems confronting itself and will
be of greater Importance than have
any Of the previous gatherings of
like nature in Montana.
The committee has sent letters of
invitation to all A. F. of L. unions in
the State and where these unions are
not affiliated, they are still urged to
send fraternal delegates.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
Dictator for Federal
Public Works Urged
Chairman of N. Y. Public Works
Commission Says Public Is Losing
Faith in the Local Relief Agencies.

NEW YORK-Robert Moses, chair
man of the New York State Public
Works Commission, urged the setting
up of a virtual dictatorship with wal
time powers to direct the Federal
Governments proposed three billion
dollar public works program as a
measure of unemployment relief, in an
address of unemployment relief, in an
address before the New York City
conference on social work. He init
mated that public faith in present re-
lief agencies is getting to a pretty
low ebb.
Walter W. Petit, field director Of
the State temporary relief admins
t%ration, told the conference that there
are 100000 cases involving 1,60O,O 900
persons on relief rolls in New York
State. He said that the Immediate
future is dark" and that regardless
of what happens to industry, next
winter promises for many relief work
CONTINUED on Page FOur
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
HAVE o NOTICED?

What Frances Perkins has to say regarding major re-
sponsbilities? 1.-THE most important opportunities given
to me lie in the field of expressing with regard to every
problem that comes up the special needs of the wage
Garner in regard to that problem. Other departments
speak for other groups in our social structure. My duty
is to see to it that the wage earner's side of it is fairly con-
sidered." 1t is about time the Department of Labor re-
allied that. Miss Perkins arrival in the Department is
surely a godsend to the wage Garner. Perhaps in time
even "other departments" may realize that they too must
speak for the wage earner's side of it,
That the Amoskeag Mil strikers Manchester, N. H.
have taken Miss Perkins at her word and have appealed
their case to her by sending their pay-envelopes to her as
mute protests against impossible standards.
That John D. Rockefeller, Jr, has money to spend in
France on the reconstruction of Marie Antoinette's NAV
hamlet. 1t might be well for Mr.. Rockefeller to bear in
mind why p~laythings like this were ever destroyed in the
first place. 1t seems a not too good time to restore them.
There are somewhat more practical uses to which his
money might be put-nearer home.
That Cleveland has asked R. F. C. aid for a model hous-
ing and slum-clearance program. How little chance chill
dren of the sums have of becoming healthy men and
women is shown by figures about Cleveland's "blighted
area" Out of every 1000 babies born in the slums, ITO.
die before they are one year old, as against a death rate
of 26 out of 1000 in the residential sections of town.
Adult men and women in the slums show a death rate
twice as high as that in other sections. Out of every 1000
boys and girls raised in the slums 81 arrive in juvenile
court for delinquency. This compares with three delin-
quents from each 1000 boys and girls raised in more ia
vorable surroundings.
#****
That the Illinois State Senate has passed a bill ordering
action against any educational institution that teaches
"sedition or armed revolt" Might operate equally
against the teaching of the history of the American Revo-
luton or of that of the seditious teachers uprising against
payless employment.
That every fifth family in Colorado is dependent on
R. F. c. relief funds and that the situation is growing daily
more desperate.
That the student pacifist campaign, originating at Ok
ford and inaugurated on American soil at Brown Univer-
sity, is spreading rapidly. At Brown approximately 400
undergraduates have signed the pledge not to bear arms
every college in the country. Students are offered the
choice of signing the Brown pledge Or the absolute Ok
ford pledge.
That the New York Central reported a net income of
$~3,396,261 for the quarter ending March 81; the Bati-
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

Common Laborers' Union Of America
Local No. 1877. Meetings End and 4th
Wednesdays each week at Union Hall.
r.. w. Stratton, Secretary, P. o. Box
1178.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

Owl Cab Co.
City Cab Co.
Buildings and Owners.
1a7 S. Arizona St., Geo. Buses, Owner.
3Ol s. Arizona St, Addie Deutch, owner,
Wulf Realty, agent.
1888 S. Arizona ST., VIM. Dunckel, owner.
8 w. Mercury; 500 S. Dakota, II. Nc
Grady Estate.
621 Utah, j. c. Moebus, owner.
439, All s. Arizona, Joe Pfeiffer, owner.
433 5. Arizona St., VIM. Dunckel, owner.
43S-44l s.. Arizona, Joe Pfieffer, owner.
415 s. Arizona, Olivia Hopkins, owner.
UNFAIR BARBER SHOPS.
1876 N. Main st. 40 8. Arizona st.
1897 South Main st. Al s. Arizona st.
8 West Mercury st. 82l Utah Ave.
SO n. Galena st. M. G. Nidelcheff
1926 E. Park st. 1913 Covert st.
sos d. Park st. Chas. Jarvela
3 :. Arizona st. 204 Il. Park st.
1877 s. Arizona st. (College)
301 s. Arizona st.
UNFAIR BEAUTY SHOPS AND SCHOOLS
1873 Garrison Ave.-Mrs. X. X. Barrett.
1865 Garrison Ave.-Mrs. Chas. j.. Duffy.
2O6 w. Second St.-Msbel Mcdonald. j.
Edison Permanent Wave Shop, In Metals
Bank Bldg.
McCarrolls-7 10. Granite st.
lewis Beauty School-Owsley Bldg.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

of MISSOULA UNIONS

International Association of Fire Fighters.
Local No. 271-Meets first change day Of
the month at LOO p. M. at Fire Station.
President, e.. c.. Curran; Vice-President,
ter BrechbiIl Trustees, NJ. ]. Griffin,
c. p. Kern and j. d. Russ. Delegates
to Trades and Labor Council, Geo. Welt
eel and w. A. Walsh.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
Missoula County Central
Trades and Labor
Council News :

ment in Missoula for taxation pur-
pose is way below that figure. While
this company is permitted to base
their rates on such valuation ON the
one hand they are permitted to get
by with a fractional part of the taxes
which valuation should bring. Then
when it comes to hiring the necessary
labor to do their work, they pay a
scale way below that established for
Missoula. In the meantime Missoula's
labor, being unemployed, have to rus
tie wood to keep their home fires
burning. Presumably this is what
some people call efficiency in pri-
vate enterprise.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

conceded a 10 per cent wage increase
to the $50 operatives involved. The
company is a Delaware corporation
with headquarters in New York City.
The strike originated among the
weavers, but quickly spread to all de-
partments, causing a complete shut
down. The mill now is operating full
time day and night shifts.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
MISSOU LA
UNFAIR LIST

Worden Grocery, Angus Mcleod, Plaster
er, Morrison n KnudsOn Co.. Joe %Schandorf,
II. Maclay Meat Market, Majestic
Radios and Refrigerators, Famous
Tailoring Co., Camel Cigarettes, Torch
Light Scrap, Fuller Brushes, Florence
Hotel, Sam Mercer, Wilson & Zuelke, Elmer
Johnson, h. M. Parsley, Utah Coal,
Quaker Oats Products, Prince Albert Smok-
ing Tobacco, Taylers Scad, Western Hotel
T famop tre smith S rorpor @1impan Hon nnH Msas.
of the following gloves Blue Ribbon, Pre-
mier, Federation, Rubberist, Overall, Red
Top, Blue Top, Northwest States Utilities
Company.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
@HHHTHHHHHHHH Central Council Unfair Li.tHHHTHHHTHHTHTTTTTT

Grand Central Market, III East Park 81.
New York Bargain Store, 119 Il. Park st
Yellowstone Garage.
All Allen-A Products.
The Eaton Metal Products Co, Of Billings
By the Cascade Trades and Labor As
sembly.
Hennlngson Engineering Co., of Omaha,
Neb.
Majestic Radio and Household Appliances.
Rex Flour and products of Royal Milling
Co, by Great Falls Central Council.
Beauty Shop-Mrs. X. r.. Barrett, 1879
Garrison Avenue.
Beauty shop-Mrs. chas. j. Duffy. 1865
Garrison Avenue.
Lewis Beauty School.
McCarroll Beauty School.
Mabel Macdonald and Beauty SHOP. 2O6
West Second st.
Edison Beauty Shop.
Whitehouse Market, 1874 West Park st.
Mr.. Burr, handyman.
Crystal Cleaners, 233 East Park st.
Chas. ~Jarvela, 402 East Broadway.
Mrs. Bowman, 315 s. Washington.
Nordberg- Rowe Engineering Co, 1908 s.
Montana st.
Mrs, Sophie Doyle, 6 West Mercury.
Guys G~arage-Rocker.
Martins Garage-322 South Wyoming.
Hansen MACPHERSON Co.
Jack Coombs Used Car Lot, H.. Mercury.
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

We are wondering how many Cen
tral Councils are doing what the Cen
trail Council of Missoula have been
doing the past couple Of years. Mime
ographed copies of the minutes of all
Council meetings are furnished all of
the unions affiliated with the Council
and these minutes are read at each of
these meetings. In this way all mat
ters handled by the Council are
brought to the direct attention of the
members, providing they attend their
W union meetings. The delegates
who are not present at the Council
meeting are reported absent on the
minutes and in this wav the unions
may ascertain whether or not their
delegates are performing their duties
as such delegates.
Regardless of this preeaution, there
still are many who take such small
interest in the welfare of themselves
and their organization that they re-
peatedly absent themselves from the
Council meetings.
AT a recent meeting there was an
unusual large number of absentees
and this prompted the secretary to
write the following ending to his min
utes: "May we call your attention to
the large number of absentees, and
will you kindly ascertain if your dele
are among these? If they are,
you should ascertain the reason why.
There has perhaps never before in
history of Missoula, the state,
or the Nation been as urgent need for
unite action on the part of our unions
as there is at the present time. There
no union that can successfully car
ry on its battles standing alone. There
work to be done and it is very i'm
portant that the delegates elected to
the Central Council attend the meet
ings and do their part. If you want
to let things go by default and undo
benefits that your predecessors
and you yourselves have secured
painstaking effort and much
sacrifice, there is no surer way to
accomplish that end than by absent
ing yourselves from your own union
meetings and permitting your dele
gates to absent themselves from the
Central Council. If labor wants to
maintain its standing, it will be
through Labor's own effort.
There may be a Red Sea in the Of
but will there be another
Moses 2"
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15

more and Ohio earned a net of nearly four millions in the
same quarter. The Pennsylvania had a surplus of 2O9
millions in 1882, the Southern Pacific the same year had
a surplus of $472, 1886, 236 or 81 millions more than in 1929.
|Lay-offs and wage-cuts have increased accordingly. (F.
p. May 12).
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That the Continental Congress- declared for public
ownership and operation of all the means of public trans
~portation and communication, of all public utilities, of all
national resources, and of all basic industries"
Montana labor news., 1933-06-15
Walkout of Georgia Tex
tile Employees Brings
Higher Pay

LAFAYETTE, Ga.-A Today strike
by employees of the Consolidated Tex
tile Corporation here ended in a la
Dor victory when the management
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11

the Canahan gold mining com~
pauy. ia which 9 large number
az Great Fnala residents are In
tmessad. win e0mmencs 81 once
che INSTALLATION Of . 75-tOn ball
MN to replace the 2s-ton stamp
min which burned At the mine
near Boulder Monday.
This was announced here this
week By c. G. Nixon OF Butte,
representative OF the company,
following receipt Of a telegram
from I. d. Farrow OF Butte,
secretary Of the company.
The fire Monday resulted IN
total destruction Of the mill and
the death Of George Pitts, SO,
workmen who was trapped when
the building collapsed. A fire
last fam destroyed the original
mill built BY the company. The
company had been employing ~
men in mining and milling opera
lions, Nixon said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
HIGHEST COURT
Will RULE on
SHELBY RATES

The question Of whether the
Montana public service commits
sion can fix minimum as well
as q maximum rate for gas will
be argued before the United
States supreme court March 81.
The case involves an order Of
the commission by which 1t set
a minimum rate at Shelby on
the application OF the Shelby
Peoples Gas company. This firm
and the Great Northern Utilities
company had engaged in a gas
war.
Federal Judge George NJ.
Bourquin ruled against the COM
mission.
The commission will be repre-
scented at Washington by its sec
rotary and legal counsel. Francis
Silver.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
lOl GRADUATE As
PLACER LINERS At
SO @ Ines

One hundred and one students
nearly five times as many as
completed q similar course In its
Inaugural year. were graduated
this week from the prOspeetow'
short course at the Montana
School Of Mines. slx-wesk train
Ing in the elementary fundament-
ais Of the mineral Industry was
inaugurated at the local mining
college last year and attracted
a total Of 81 persons.
The record enrolment. which
followed the announcement OF
the continuance Of the course at
the Mines through cooperation
with the state department Of
vocational education. necessitated
the division OF the class into
groups.
The course was under direc-
ton Of faculty members. Prof.
A. NJ. Gaudin. Prof. A. S. Adami.
Prof. o. A. Dingman. Prof. L. J.
Hartzell, DR.. A. =. Koenig, J. U.
MaeEwan. DR.. 7. s. Perry. Prof.
Paul A. Sehafer. and student
assistants.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
BITTER RO0T Ines
WILL De REQ Ed
ATIssOUIAA--AGore mining
activity is TO take place in
the Bitter Root valley.

ATTSSOU1.A--aGore mining
activity Is 20 take place in
the Bitter Root valley.
w. M. Little Of Mlssoula and
group OF Occur d'AIene men
have leased the Red Rock mine
in the Eight Asile district east
Of Florence from Fred R. janet
son. They also have taken &
lease on the old White Cloud
property in the same district and
expect to begin operations next
month.
Mr.. Little said ore tests and
mill runs would be made and
that should they prove satlsfac-
tory the plan is to erect 3 100
ton concentration on Eight Mile
creek.
Years ago the old White Cloud
property was operated and It is
said $4,000 worth of ore ship
ped. At that time, with more pri-
mitive mining equipment, opera
tors were unable to save values.
With the present flotation meth
DDS. 1t is believed the values can
be saved.
The operators contemplate un-
der-watering the 1S5-foot shaft
at the old While Cloud. where
there is said to be a large body
of concentrating ore carrying
good values in gold. The White
Cloud was active 80 or 35 years
ago and at that time a post-of-
flee. 'sPyritees." was established
at the mine. In those days an old
mfll, said to be obsolete In its
day, was capable OF handling 1856
tons Of ore a day.
The ore In the properties IS
gold suiphide.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
NV ZEALAND PLANS
own ST. YER COIHA &c.

Wellington. New zeaiand-The
New Zealand government has de-
cided to establish Its own silver
coinage as a means Of checking
profiteering resulting from the
premium on the export OF exist
ing coinage.
AS the silver coinage Of the
dominion Is at present identical
with that Of Great Britain. 1t
has been impossible to stop ex-
tenslve expectation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
GOLD STRIKE MADE
ON OUTS
OF Den En-

Arvada. Colo.-A miniature
gold strike caused excitement in
this town on the outskirts Of
Denver this week. Tests made
with a portable placer machine
showed gold values Of from 81
to SIS per cubic yard in gravel
deposits on dry hill TOP land
owned Isaac Pruitt and leased
TO three Arvada men.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11

Wayne Loci. California geoI-
ogist Who first mapped the Kew
in sunburst Oh field, in the em-
ploy OF Ralph Arnold, recently
organised a company 70 devel-
Op sold mining properties.
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RRWREERss SALE UNDER DECREE
on FORECLOSURE

UmdeR and BY virtue Of Decree in
the above entitled case the Sheriff
Of aaid County win sell at Sheriff .
Sale on Wednesday, March e, 1888, at
use o'clock p. ~. Of said day At the
West Door OF the Court House in
Great Falls, Cascade County. Montana,
al the right, title. claim and interest
81 the above named defendants in
and t. the following described prop
srkw. to-wft:
Lot numbered Thirteen lisl 10
Block numbered One Hundred
Forty Nine l1Ael In the Fourth
Addition TO Great Falls, Town
site, IN Cascade County, Montana,
according 10 the map or plat
thereof on file and Of record in
ths office OF the Clerk and Re-
eorder in and for said County
and State.
Dated at Great Falls, Montana this
25rd day Of February. 1888
y. L. SHIELDS, Sheriff,
BY n. L. CARVER, Under Sheriff.
Date Of first publication February
18th, 1898.
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Interesting yarns Of boarded
money coming to the surface
are heard from all parts Of
Montana.
q % n y
"A man bought a new Buick car
in Great Falls last week. payiag
for it with $500 in the old
fashioned large bills.
u d q q
A man with several thousand
dollars in currency became afraid
that his currency would become
worthless, SO approached Great
Falls broker to be allowed TO
convert the currency into mineral
deeds.
y q q q
The story comes from saCra-
mento about the fellow who
wanted to exchange $4,000 in
gold for silver. saying that he
was afraid that the country
would go off the gold standard.
NM
In the panic OF 1907 Great
Falls did not use script. The
reason was that a long-headed
banker, John Morony. remember
ed 1898, recognized the signs
and ahead OF the crash shipped
in $4,000 in gold. Everyone
who demanded payment Of de-
posits was laden down with
gold and there were stacks OF
gold to be seen. The sight Of
the gold made the use Of script
unnecessary and Great Falls was
one Of the bright spots" OF
the depression Of 1907.
q o o q
Another man who grew afraid
OF money initiation is said to have
come to Great Falls and paid a
balance Of $4,000 owing on his
farm and not due. The money
was In oid-fashioned bills.
q y q o
These incidents are doubtless
related to the memory Of depre-
cIated currency in 1907, when
people did their best to get rid
Of script before the value lower
ed, and the ones who bought
tangible, permanent property con-
sidered themselves most for
tunate.
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SANTA RIA

outcome Of these Wildcats. to be
completed before spring. win de-
pend the spring drilling cam
paign. Not until there are pipe
lines and adequate market viii
the proven area be systematic
ally drilled out. thus the interest
in outside tests the present time.
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NOrTCK no CRKDTrORs

Estate OF George Mackay, Deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned Executor Of the Estate
Of George Maekay, Deceased, to the
creditors OF and all persons having
claims against the eafd Deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after first
publication OF this notice, 10 the said
Executor ~ his office. SIC First
National Bank Building, Great Falls,
Montana, the same being the place for
the transaction Of the business Of
said estate IN the County OF Cascade.
Dated March LIST, 1855
JOHN MCKENZIE, Jr.
Executor OF the Estate OF
George Maekay. Deceased.
Date Of fret publication March 4,
1885. *
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Oil Trade Notes
OF Interest to Refiners and Marketers
GASOLINE TAX COLLECTIONS INCREASE

gain gasoline collections noted
January February Of s11se2
from gas reported against s1ssvss17
month owing the weather
months shout s24Oe0 less than
In 1881.
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FRED WEAR AND coRDELIA /.
WEAR, Plaintiff,
vs.
8. AGmNNA WRIGHT, also known as
SARAH NJ. WRIGHT, G. L. FLANNI-
GAN, A. y. PHTLLTPS AND MARY
r.. PHILLIPS, his wife. JAMES q.
ANTHONY, ALSO KNOWN AS J. @.
ANTHONY, AND A. y. JOHNSON
under the firm name and style of
johnson Madison Lumber Company,
cs-partner-ship, Defendants.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
KTGRTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF