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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
SPY FILM TO
BE SEEN FOR
LAST TIMES

Interest in spies never wanes-
so, having faith in this belief. Met
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer brings to the
screen one of the most exciting
screen stories based upon the loves
and adventures of one of Europe s
famous secret service agents.
The new picture. Stamboul
Quest, F." plays the last times to-
night at the United Artists the
atre, presents Myrna Icy in the
enhancing role of Fraulein Dok-
tor Germany's most valuable
spy in the World war and the wom-
an who sent Mata Hari to her
death.
George Brent, as the reckless
young American who becomes en-
tangled in the international spy
web-and inevitably falls in love
with the lovely spy-makes his first
appearance in a Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer picture.
The role appears made-to- o-order
for Brent who as a young Irishman
formerly was allied with the Sim
Fein cause and who served as a
spy during the last Irish rebellion
before he escaped from England
with a price on his head.
Another strange anomaly in the
STEAMBOAT Quest" cast is that C.
Henry Gordon, seen as the trait
erous Turk, Ali Bey. also served in
the secret service during the United
States participation in the World
war.
Produced by Bernard Hyman and
directed by Sam Wood, the cast al
so includes Lionel Atwill and Judith
Vosselli.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
Lord Jim Wins
Han1bletonian

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 16. U.P)-
A rangy bay colt, which steps awk-
wardly but extremely fast, today
was king of the buggy derby
Lord Jim, ninth Hambletonian
trotting champion.
Carrying the colors of H. L. Mef-
ford of Columbus, O., and fooled
over the mile track at Good Time
Park by the veteran "Doc" Par
shall, Lord Jim outlasted two other
heat winners to capture the fourth
and extra-heat of the classic
Hambletonian yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard EN-
mons. local observer for the United
States weather bureaW.
Maximum yesterday ..................113
Minimum today ............................... II
Reading at Noon To-day
Temperature ..................................114
Humidity IL
Reading at a. m. Today
Tempe,s.ure ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 79
Humidity 35
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
Temperature ........... ..............................111
Humidity OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 16
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
BROKER HELD
ON COMPLAINT
Of FILM GIRL

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. l6. U.H-
Arrested early today in his fash
ionable apartment, j. Clark Dean
Jr., 81, Hollywood broker, was held
on suspicion of criminal attack
on Florence Horsley, 20, film extra
Dean refused to talk except to
deny the girl IS charges.
The actress told officers that af-
ter being introduced to Dean at a
Hollywood night club, he induced
her to accompany him to his apart
ment while he "changed clothes. y
Once in his quarters, Dean locked
the door and made advances, the
girl declared. Overcoming her re-
sistance, he assaulted her, accord
ing to the actress.
When she freed herself, she ran
to the manager of the apartment
house and asked help, Miss Horsley
told officers who responded to a
phone call.
They found Dean apparently
asleep in the apartment. In his
bedroom were several articles be-
longing to the actress, the officers
reported.
Taken to receiving hospital,
the film player was treated for
bruises and scratches on the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
Order Railroads
To Contribute

WASHINGTON, Aug. l6. U,H-
The railroad retirement board to-
day ordered class l railroads to pay
into the treasury of the United
States before August 25 contri-
button to the retirement fund
equal to lilo of one per cent of
the July payroll-approXimately
s125,O00.
The order was one of the first
issued by the retirement board,
which, yesterday, won a court order
against the railroads who had
sought to stay enforcement of the
railway retirement act. A district
supreme court justice refused a
temporary injunction against the
board.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
WithdraUs Suit
Against Collier

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. W.p)--
A taxpayer action to terminate
Presiding Judge Frank Golfers
judicial boycott" against Super
ior Judge Harry F. Sewell was end
ed today when Raymond N. Claw
son, taxpayer who filed the case,
withdrew the suit.
Clawson'S attorney refused to
explain his sudden change of plans.
The taxpayer had asked writ
of mandate to force Judge Collier
TO assign cases for trial under
Judge Sewell after the former had
boycotted' Sewell for asserted
misconduct in the Louis Rude
Payne sanity hearing and other
cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
HELD FOR MURDER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. is. up
Charged with murder and perform
ing an illegal operation, Paul De
CASTOR, musician and dabbler in
surgical research, was held under
$4,000 bond today for preliminary
hearing next Thursday as result
of the death of Marion Irene
Eilert, pretty 25-year-old Holly
wood beauty specialist.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16

in a week to claim delivery Of a
transport plane being built for a
projected New York Moscow flight,
the Airplane Development corpor-
alton announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16
TO GET BIG PLANE

GLENDALE, Aug. 16. U.P) =
George Hutchinson, president of
the New York. London. Moscow
Airlines, Inc, will arrive here with
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-16

The South San Joaquin irrigation
district has enough stored water to
supply demands until the last of
August.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
new POIDl'o WORKS PRO-
GRAM IS OUTLINED
PREVAILING Rates or WAGES WILL Be PAID,
HOURS OF WORKERS LIMITED BY BUDGET

not more than "a hours per week.
Time lost because Of inclement wealth
er, unavoidable delays, national and
state holidays, or through conditions
beyond the control of the employee
may be made up in the succeeding 20
days.
Wages will be at the prevailing
rate for the occupation and the To-
cality in which work is done, and in
no case will the pay be less than
will yield thirty cents per hour, pro-
vided, however, that the hours shall
be limited so that the maximum week
ly earnings shall not in any Ease ex-
coed the amount necessary to meet
budgetary requirements.
These restrictions as to rates of
pay and hours of employment shall
not apply to Administrative and SUI
pervisory personnel.
Prevailing rates for each locality
shall be determined for various clas-
sifications of employment by a COM
mittee appointed by the local Emer-
Igency Relief Administrator consisting
of one representative each from Or
gained labor, business, and the local
Emergency Relief Administration.
Complete information concerning
wage rates established in each local
ity shall be forwarded to the State
Emergency Relief Administration of
flee as a matter of record.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pro-
visions for hearing grievances and for
/ appeals shall be made through suit
able adjustment boards or commit
tees appointed by the local Emer-
gency Relief Administration.
10. ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
THE responsibility for providing ac-
cident compensation insurance rests
with the state and localities.
Observation-Disclosures provision
shall be made for safety of employ
ees in so far as possible. The activi-
ties of that department in the Civil
Works Administration shall be main
tanned and carried on as a part of the
Work Divisions of the Emergency Re-
lief Administration.
12.-STANDARDS- 1t is intended
that Work Divisions shall maintain as
high a standard of professional, tech
nical and engineering procedure, in
spection, and labor relations as pos
sible, and full organization and COM
petent personnel for these phases of
the work program shall be continued
and kept at a high point of efficiency.
13.-ACCOUNTING, Discussing
AND RECONNAISSANCE in
structions concerning records, ac-
counting, auditing, disbursing, and
reporting will follow.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
HAPPENINGS
IN
COPPER

COPPER
Perhaps no President ever believed
more strongly and more sincerely in
peace than President Roosevelt. Yet
realizing the possibility of invasion by
a foreign combination he maintains
that the United States should prepare
for such a contingency, and favors APP
preparations for further building and
increasing our naval strength.
If we are to prepare and continue
to prepare, which under this circum-
stance appears to be the policy, then
we who believe in peace can well put
our stamp of approval and give our
~wholehearted support to a move in
itiated last Sunday at the apartment
Of Governor Scrugham Of Nevada,
where a group of congressman includ-
ing myself discussed the possibility of
urging upon the president and Con-
gress that a great portion of the
money appropriated be used for the
purchase of copper and other metals
to be stored for emergency use. This
appears to be more consonant with
promotion of peace and security than
further building of huge battleships
and great air armadas to be flaunt-
ed before the public eye.
1t is well known that wars are
often fostered by selfish interests
who plan on making huge profits on
material sold to the government in the
emergency of war. The present
plan would largely eliminate this i'm
portant cause of war because the
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
BROWN THROWS b0MbSHEu IN COPPER HEARING
COPPER CODE Is.
BLASTED BY THE
UNION

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Bitter at
tacks from union representatives, U.
S. senators and representatives and
independent copper interests were
showered March 70, 10, on the U. S.
Copper Assn.'s proposed code, in hear
ings in Washington.
'The code doesn't mean a thing to
the miners in the way of improving
wages or lessening hours" Pres. Thos.
Brown of the init. Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers, told Fed
Grated Press. "The proposed code is
impossible and of course not accept
able for a minute" said Isabella
Greenway, Arizona eongresswoman.
Sen. Hayden of Arizona declared
the big copper interests-Anaconda,
Phelps dodge, Kennecott-want no
code, while his colleague, Sen. Ashurst
declared the U. S. Copper Assn.'s code
lacks five fundamentals, which he de-
fined as:
l. Adequate wages. The proposed
code seeks approval of minimum
scales ranging from zoe to 41c.
2. A method of freezing the huge
domestic copper surplus, estimated at
777,000 tons, or enough to last two
years even if not another pound of
copper is mined.
3. An embargo to shut out foreign
copper, produced in part by slave la
Dor in the notorious Katanga district
of the Belgian Congo, in the Andes
mountains of South America, and in
Canada. Canadian copper, a by-pro-
duct in gold and silver mining, can be
dumped as costs are figured on the
primary metals.
4. Current domestic consumption
must come from current production
and not from surplus reserves.
8. ALLEGATION of production accord
ing to past state production.
The mine, mill and smelter workers
union is seeking a $3.50 weekly mini
mum wage for common labor and
skilled d%ifferentials in proportion to
existing dltferentlals, and a 3O-hour,
6-day week. The union asks that con-
tract mining be banned and the dan
gerous practice Of miners working
alone be abolished. The 40-hour week,
averaged over three month periods,
proposed in the copper barons' code,
means nothing in re-employing men,
according to the miners.
A health and safety clause must be
inserted in the final code, Pres. Brown
of the union insists. "Heat in many
copper mines runs up to 12O degrees,
with a corresponding humidity" he
said. ~"Silicosis, caused by rockdust
getting into the mems lungs, and
lead poisoning are the two principal
hazards of underground work"
The U. s. public health service
would be asked to supervise spraying
of walls to allay dust and seeing to ii
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
INDEPENDENTS NOMINATE
REARD0N and LEHWALDER
|UNANMITY SHOWN AT INDEPENDENT MEETING

der, Butte tailor. Lehwalder is known
to all ~Progressives and Independents
and needs very little introduction. He
is not only one Of Butte's leading
~tailors but has been a member of the
Tailors' union for a number Of years.
The gathering was unanimous in its
choice of these two candidates and
feels confident that it has chosen two
men, worthy of carrying the indie
pendent banner in the coming school
election.
Following the nomination of candi-
dates, President Erler appointed the
following campaign committee: Ed
O'Byrne, N. L. May, Mrs. 7. McManus,
VIM. Mccarthy, Tom R. Morgan, John
Gardner, H. A. Tyvand, Robt. Brown,
Mrs. Johanna Lynch, Pat DeLoughery,
Mrs. Mary McQuiston, Kate Rookie
teller, Glen Burkhardt, Barry
O'Leary, ]. E. McNally, Harry Myers,
Wm. Gay, Pete Connors, Phil G. Sui
.liyan, Kerr Beadle, Mrs. Ella O'Con-
nor, Mrs. Mae Narvaez, Mrs. Nora
Curran, Miss Nora Mclaughlin, Steve
Rafferty,, Mrs. H. A. Carmen, Mrs.
Jane Goldsmith, Francis McKelvey,
Kate Savage, Rob't Rowland, Jas.
Keegan, Emil Sundberg, Thos. Ryan,
Miss Margaret Patterson, Lew Nc
Lenegen, Walter Japp, Mrs. Anna
Peel, John Vickers, Mrs. Myrtle Sweet
and John Cavanaugh.
The committee will announce cam
paign plans and headquarters at a
later date.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22

over a three-month period" but with
so many exemptions that the clause is
practically meaningless.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler Of Mon
tana filed in the Senate a protest
from the Butte Miners Union against
the codes wage and hour provisions.
1t was pointed out that the hour
provisions are so elastic that the &C.
hour week could be maintained I'M
til the "4O-hour average" had been
reached and then the men would be
laid off for the balance of the three
months.
Full of Weasel Words.
Senator Henry F. Ashurst attacked
the code as a document swarming
with Cryptic phrases that may be
construed to suit the fancy of any
one and to meet the preconceived no
tions of ALL"
The code, Ashurst said, lacked "fun-
damental essentials" First of all,
he emphasized, it should provide for
an adequate wage scale, sufficient to
provide an American standard of liv-
ing.
After that, Ashurst pointed out
there must be some method devised
of eliminating the huge surplus stocks
of copper which are now on hand.
This surplus, he said, is enough to
supply all that could be used in the
United States for 18 months or two
years.
There is no hope of disposing of it
in foreign markets, the Arizona Pro
gressive asserted. Foreign mines
supply all that is needed abroad and
also supply some of the American
market.
Calls for Embargo.
"The government should absolutely
forbid any shipments of copper into
the United States" Ashurst said. 1--WE
should take our own surplus stocks
and eliminate them, either by gov
eminent purchase or otherwise, and
then require that production be held
down to our current needs-that only
newly mined copper can be used"
That sounds Revolutionary" but
men who are fright up against the
guns" say it is the only way in which
the copper industry can be restored.
Every copper-producing state was
represented in the congressional dele
cation which appeared at the NRA
hearing. In addition to Ashurst there
were: Senator Carl Hayden and Con-
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22

Although last Tuesday night saw
only a fair turnout at the Independent
mass meeting, the greatest unanimity
of thought was shown by those pres
ent. The meeting was opened by
Paul Erler, president of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council. The
first order of the business was the
election of permanent chairman and
secretary. Paul Erler was unani-
mously chosen for the office of per-
manent chairman and Reid Robinson
was unanimously elected permanent
secretary.
A platform committee consisting of
Ed O'Byrne, John Vickers, Chas. M.
Gates, Pat Doran, May McQuiston
and Dan Mundy was appointed and
soon brought in the platform. The
platform differs little from that of
other years and again stress is placed
upon the hiring of local union labor on
all work, no further cuts in teachers
salaries and the urging of teachers to
unite the American Federation of
Teachers.
When the nominations for trustees
were called for only two names We're
presented, being a contrast with the
number presented last year. John
Driscoll nominated Frank Reardon
of the Plumbers Union. In his NOM
mating speech Driscoll spoke highly
of Reardon's service to his country
and of his devotion to the cause OF
organized labor, both in his local I'M
ion and in the Central Council. F.
c. Kendall nominated Arthur Lehwal-
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
G
WIN S-HOUR DAY
ANACONDA FIREFIGHTERS ASK
FOR THREE PLATOON
SYSTEM.

A report thanking the special Com
mittee from the Council for the sup
port given the Firefighters was read
at the last meeting of the Council.
Through the efforts of the Central
Council, Butte Fireman will work an
8 hour day, beginning July 1.
Anaconda Firefighters are now ask
ing for the same conditions and call
ed upon Jim O'Brien and Ed Duncan
of Butte to present their cause to the
City Council of that City. The Ana
conda Council will consider such an
ordinance at its next regular meeting.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
DEPUTY KING SHOCKED BY BROWN
TESTIMONY---SUGGESTS THAT WORK
BESTOPPED AND INVESTIGATION BE
HELD---BROWN OFFERS AFFIDAVITS
TO SUPPORT TESTIMONY GIVEN.

Vigorous opposition to the code submitted by the cop
per mining industry was voiced by Senators and Congress-
men and labor officials who appeared at the R hear
ing this week. And the protest was SO impressive that
the NRA threw the entire code out. A new one will be
drafted by the NRA and hearings resumed March 80.
The protested code called for minimum wages ranging
from 5 to Is cents an hour less than present standard
rates. 1t sought to establish a 40-hour week averaged
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
| MISSOULA COUNTY
central
AND B COUNCIL
UNC NOTES

ers of Montana Labor News some of
the news of interest from Missoula
and vicinity. So little has happened
and that little of not much importance
that it would take a journalist to
make weekly contributions and con-
~sequently, this period Of silence.
About the most important event
which has occurred since our last con
tribution was the Roosevelt Birth
day Ball. In Missoula the Central
Council had their plans we'll under
way for this celebration before our
other town-folks knew that there was
to be such an affair. Coupled with
that fact was also the idea, with which
we have been credited of originating,
to divide the proceeds of the ball be-
tween the Billings 0rthopedic Hos
pital School and the Warm Springs
institution. Once this idea was sug-
gested, it met with generous response
throughout Montana and Wyoming
and we were pleased indeed to learn
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
that at least four hours pass before
miners are permitted to work after
blasting, which stirs up vast guam
titles of dust.
"0f 10000 men working the cop
per mine in 1929, only 10000 are en-
ployed now" Pres. Brown told Fed
Grated Press. an Butte two-thirds
of the miners are jobless and those
who work put in two weeks and then
are off one to two weeks. In Tacoma
smelter, So per cent of the men are
idle, and in Anaconda, 1900. The
same is true in mines and shelters
in Nevada and Arizona"
I Ehe union has made great Roadway
in recent months in western and
southern states, Pres. Brown said,
Five thousand miners are organized
in Butte and the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. has been obliged to meet
a union committee for the first time
since 1914. Butte wages range from
1915 a day for outside and S4.25 for
underground laborers to $3.50 aver
age for miners.
The copper industry is about rs
per cent organized, the hard rock
miners chief asserted. Now organ
izing is under way in iron mining and
smelling, which come under the un-
ions jurisdiction. In Alabama 10 To-
Gals have been established recently.
The union intends to enter the Pitts
burgh district when it's finances per-
nit.
With Pres. Brown at the code hear
ings are Vice-Pres. George Cole Of
Butte, and Organizer Gillespie of
Toole, Utah.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
CONSUMERS, ATTENTION!

A meeting of Consumers will be
held on the third floor of Carpent-
ers' Hall, Tuesday, March 20, at
s P. NJ, for the purpose of organ
izing a Consumers Council for the
protection of the Consumer against
pr~ofiteering under the NRA. All
unions and other organizations ire
urged to send representatives and
the consumer public is invited to
attend.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22

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., 1934-03-22

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be SUBJ
ject to perils of discomfort
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
COUNCIL TO MEET AT Z p. M.

Due to the Consumers Mass
Meeting to be held in Carpenters
Hall next Tuesday night, the Coun-
ell will again meet at 7 P. NJ, Tues
day, March 27.
The Press Committee will meet
at $3.50 P. M.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22
notice.!

The Headquarters of the Independ-
ent School Ticket Has Been Estab-
lished at Is West Broadway. Meet
ing of Campaign Committee and
Workers, Saturday evening, at 500
o'clock.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22

government would be in possession al
ready of the materials, purchased in
time of peace, at favorable prices,
and after careful consideration. More
over, this plan if adopted will hasten
the day when men shall "beat their
swords into plowshares" since mater
ials in the raw could easily be con-
verified to the use of peace time pro-
jects. 1t is almost unnecessary to
mention that the acceptance of such
a proposal would have a favorable re-
action on the unemployment situation
in the mining districts of Western
Montana.
Second Inaugural.
Monday before a crowd of four
thousand in Constitutional Hall, just
a year after the assumption of his
duties, President Roosevelt delivered
what might be termed, in a sense of
starting off the second year of his
administration with a bang, his second
inaugural address. The rafters lit
orally rang with rounds of applause
as he scored the slackers and said:
81 give to industry today this chal-
lenge. 1t is the immediate task of
CONTINUED on Page FOUR
Montana labor news., 1934-03-22

gresswoman Isabella Greenway of
Arizona, Congressman Abe Murdoch
of Utah, Lawrence Lewis of Colorado,
and Joseph P. Monaghan of Montana.
Mrs. Greenway said the code was
weak dishwater."
Copper Kings DethrOned.
The presence of the congressional
delegation demonstrated that the
copper kings" are no longer the po-
litical bosses of the states where the
metal is mined. At one time the cop
per companies were SO powerful that
any member of Congress going against
their wishes would have been commit
ting political suicide.
A.. E. Peterman, spokesman for
the U. S. Copper Association, spon-
sor of the code, contended that cit is
physically impossible" to operate a
mine on a six-hour basis, or even with
three eight-hour shifts. Two shifts
in each "a hours are necessary, he
said.
One of the most sensational fea-
lures of the hearing was the appear
ance Of Thomas Brown, a Montana
miner, who said he had spent most
of his life digging copper under
ground.
His description of conditions of
deep-level miners was so vivid that
Deputy King declared:
Shocked by Picture.
eff this picture is true, l think an
investigation should be made and all
underground work stopped right now
in the mines Of this nation"
Brown said he would stand by every
word he said and would furnish proof
of his statements to the NRA.
He declared that the miners had
copper headaches" most of the time,
frequently vomited from the fumes,
gas and dust, and usually died early
from miners asthma or tuberculo-
sis"
"Most of US are so completely
wrecked that we find ourselves OBJ
jects of charity at DO because the
mines have squeezed the life out of
u.s." he said. There is only one good
thing about the copper miners life
it is so terrible that he finds death
a welcome relief"
William B. DAILY, manager of the
Anaconda Copper Company's mines
in Montana, denied Browns charges.
The latter replied he had affidavits
supporting every statement he made.