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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

The tongue of a butterfly con- sists of two spiral tubes. which such up the juices of flowers like 8 vacuum cleaner when at work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

Eddie and Brony Labutis with Martino excelled for the Falcons who became undisputed claimants for first place in the circuit. Mar tone was the most outstanding player in the lineup of the losers. Trho xnara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
ST AIMS CHALLENGE

Totals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

NGIGEGG-D DeTdEUI V uICI' 1EtAkC Four 8-minute periods.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01

The American standard of
living must be .eined
in order that A Histou,
stituti0ns may NOT va
ject to perils of disconten,
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
Farmers To Cooperate
With Workers in Leg
islation

At a meeting of Butte workers and
representatives of the nearby Farm
ers' unions, the matter of closer CO.
operation between farmers and work.
ers, in matters of legislation was dis
cussed. At the request of the Legis-
lative committee of the Butte Miners
union, the farmers voted to send three
delegates to meet with this committee
weekly, to discuss legislative matters,
pertaining to all workers, whether
farmer or industrial. The purpose of
this joint committee will be to select
candidates favorable to their inter-
ests for political office as well as for
mulate beneficial legislation in county,
state and nation. 1t is hoped that
this cooperative movement will
spread to the whole Of Montana and
that farmers and workers will coop
crate with each other instead Of fight
ing each other for the benefit of the
absentee landlords who exploit both
farmers and workers in the Treasure
State.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
Delegates From Anaconda, Great
Falls and Butte Meet In Butte
ASK for Ten Cent Copper Tariff

On Tuesday of this week a joint conference of A. C. M.
Co. employees was held in Carpenters Hall. Delegates
were present from Great Falls, Anaconda and Butte. The
delegates represented every trade and craft in the employ
of the Anaconda Company.
The main topic of discussion was the proposed Copper
Code. After much discussion the conference went on rec
ord as opposing the adoption of the proposed code. The
only section favorable to the Conference was section Ia
which deals with collective bargaining and is compulsory
in all codes. The Conference also went on record as urg-
ing the adoption of the code drawn up at the convention of
the international Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work
|ers. The recommendations of the Conference were sent
international President Tom Brown, who represents the
unions at the code hearings.
ASK FOR 1O-CENT TARIFF.
The Conference also engaged in a discussion of the
Copper Tariff that will soon expire. The delegates were
of the opinion that the present four-cent tariff was mad
|equate and failed to protect the miners of the United
States. At the expiration of the present tariff sche dule,
the Conference urged the adoption of a ten-cent-a-pound
tariff on all imported copper A discussion was also held
on a tariff for manganese but no action was taken The
Conference did go on record as endorsing the Wheeler
Silver Bill. The Council adjourned to be called again
when further progress is made on the Copper Code.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
GREENFIELD PRE-
Diets INCREASE
TOURIST TRAVEL

Every indication points to a real
revival of western tourist traffic in
1884, with the coming season marking
up a record which will be close to, if
not equal, to the high mark of '29,
according to Tom Greenfield, of Butte.
He bases this on Montana's modern,
paved highways across the state and
the reports from railroad officials
and others keenly interested in travel.
They already report receipt of ad-
vance bookings for Montana tourists
during the 1884 season.
Underlying the nationwide adj
vertising to make this a national
park year. it must not be overlooked
that the usual summer travel to
Europe will be drastically curtailed
this season due to the devaluation of
the American dollar and the enormous
difference in its buying power abroad
this year, as compared with a few
years ago.
Hundreds of people who usually
spend their summers abroad, now
learn that while travel costs are low,
de~valuation of the dollar in foreign
lands has made a vacation abroad out
of the question, now.
However, the American dollar con-
tinues at par at home and it contin-
ues to buy 100 cents worth of mileage,
hotel Accommodations and sight seeing
trips here. American travel organ
izations are making the most of this
situation.
"This changed sentiment is also
felt in the demand for copies of Mon
tana in Rotogravure,' Mr.. Greenfield,
publisher of this book explains, and
adds, that with the state department
Of publicity cut off for lack of appro-
priation, commercial organizations
holding these books will cash in if
they are mailed to residents of east
ern states now, while vacation trips
are being planned.
COPIES Of this publication have
been sent to every country in the
WOIlu, every SVaOe III Ohe OhiOh anu
every province in Canada, as letters
from these places show. The book
has been used by Montana realtors to
aid in bringing farmers here; by min
ing men to interest eastern capital in
development of our mineral resources
and by a large group to bring in visit
ors. The book has also been approved
by the Montana State Textbook Com
mission for use in Montana public
schools.
"Only a limited number of copies
of Montana in Rotogravure' are now
available" Mr.. Greenfield said, "and
if ever there was a time to cash IN
on them, now is the season."
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
TEACHERS WORK
PAY IN


MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(FP)- Effort
by Memphis school teachers to have
their "payless payday" postponed
from March to July met with a deaf
ear when a delegation from the Mem
phis Teachers Assn. appeared before
the school board. Members said the
board had only 100000 with which to
operate the school system from JAN
uary 1 to May /.
1--WE have barely enough to get by
on" said one member. "If we paid
the teachers we could not continue to
operate" In its contracts with teach
ers the board reserves the right to
make further salary cuts if need be
to bring expenditures within its in
come. The teachers o receive only
10 months salary a year.
dered himself to the Senate Sergeant
alarms. How bold these racketeers
become! There was enough scandal
in this field to make many Americans
sick with helpless disgust. Last min
ute contracts granted by former Post
master General Brown were in many
instances Implications of contracts al
ready granted to other competing air
lines. 1t did not require much proof
to establish fraud. 1t was almost
prima facie, as goes the legal phrase.
The President ordered the air mail
continued by the use of government
army planes. Glad tidings to those
who believe the government can bet
ter handle business of this character.
xxx.
Politics often is so manipulated
that the just and deserving not only
do not receive what they should but
also lose what they already have. A
certain senator from South Carolina
wanted an increase in the power of
station KIS in his state. The result
of granting this would be to blanket
the reception Of about eight north
western states which now receive
xxx station at Hollywood, only in
creasing the broadcast radius of KlS
about % miles. Realizing the injus-
tice of it, but with consciousness of
the powers behind the scenes we went
before Chairman Skies of the Federal
Radio Commission and urged no inter-
ference with the power of xxx, stat
ing that this would be a great loss to
those who were able to receive xxx
alone, and who depend on it for news,
weather forecast, and incidental fea-
lures of great benefit. We argued 1t
was very unjust to take away from
a large number to give to a few who
already have great facilities of large
eastern stations, and therefore could
feel no loss if the Commission refused
to grant the increased power.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01

FIRE FIGHTERS THANK
COUNCIL

February q, 1884,
international Association of
Fire Fighters.
To the Officers and Members of the
Silver Bow Trades Council.
Greetings:
At your last regular meeting, Lo-
cal SO, l. A. F. f., addressed a COM
munication to you, informing you that
we had a petition pending before the
Butte City Council for eight hours
and restoration to our former rate of
pay and asking for your endorsement
and support.
AT this time, it gives us a great
deal of pleasure to report that your
committee appeared before the City
Council, in our behalf and presented
our case so well that our petition was
approved by a vote of thirteen to two
and we have every expectation of re-
ceiving our demands when the new
budget is adopted.
We wish specially to mention the
speakers of your committee, Mssrs.
Driscoll and O'Brien, both of whom
spoke at length, and presented ou1
side in a manner which left no room
for argument. Your prompt and eff
fective action is appreciated by every
member of our local.
The vote on our petition stood as
follows: Ayes: Crowley, Duffy,
O'Leary, J.. G. Sullivan, E. j. Sulli-
van, Leo Boland, Freshman, Trudgen,
Morgan, McDermott, Woods, Haus-
with and Schubert. Christy was chair
man. No: Sundberg and Brown.
Mr.. Brown is an employee of the
H~ennessy Co. who does not believe in
shorter hours or decent wages and
Mr.. Sundberg is an employee of the
local c. W. A. who enjoys a high sal
airy through the bounty of the Federal
Governments recovery program, but
who apparently believes that munich
pal employees should work twelve
hours for the lowest possible salary.
We feel, however, that largely
through the efforts of the Silver Bow
Trades Council we will receive our old
salary and shorter hours and again
we wish to thank you for your coop
Grafton.
Yours fraternally,
MAURICE MULCAHY,
President,
WINFIELD STODDEN,
Secretary
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
LIBRARY WORK
Frs ORGANIZE
LOCAL
First Librarians Union in the COun-
try Organized; Butte Leads Way in
Organizing One of Most Exploited
Groups.

An outstanding event in Butte was
the organization of a Librarians IN
ion. This is the first Union of its
kind in the United States and the To-
cal operates under a Federal Labor
Union Charter. The Charter has
been received from the A. F. of L. and
the constitution and Bylaws pre-
scented to the organization of the Cen
trail Council for approval.
The following officers have been
elected: President, Elizabeth Nc
Donald; vice-president, Rosa Schwane-
kamp; secretary-treasurer, Florrie
Tweddell. Elizabeth Mcdonald was
installed as delegate to the Central
Council and the other two officers in
stalled as alternates.
1t is hoped that this move will lead
to a national organization of this
most exploited class of workers. The
position of librarian is a skilled pro-
fession in itself and is one most vital
to the culture and education of any
community and yet it is the poorest
paid of all professions. AS has been
shown in Butte, the librarian is the
first to be fired when a city wants to
retrench and the library is the first
building closed. Yet in the life of the
community the library is the last
building that should be closed. If
librarians the country over would
follow the lead of the Butte librar-
ians, not only they, but workers as a
whole would benefit.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
DUNCAN HEADS
CODE BRANCH
IN BUTTE
Violations of Permanent Codes to Go
to Local Branch.

Ed Duncan, delegate to the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council and
Secretary of the State Electrical
Workers has been placed in charge
of the Butte Branch of the State Off
ice of the National Recovery
Administration, according to a letter
received from Miles Romney, State
Director Of the National Emergency
Council. Contrary to rumors, all vio-
lations of permanent codes are to be
turned in to Manager Duncan at the
local office in the United States Build
ing instead of the local Compliance
Board. The Local Compliance Board
will continue to deal with violations
of the Presidents Unemployment
agreement, as in the past, and will
deal with permanent code violations,
only at the request of State Director
Romney.
Labor in Silver Bow County is for
tunate in having such a friend as Ed
Duncan in charge of the local office
and employers as well as workers will
be sure of a fair hearing.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
WORK WEEK
neutrality-suspicious.

A. Wages above Minimum.=If an
equitable adjustment of the differen-
tials in the wage rates above the min
imum fixed in this Code has not been
made since July 1, 1888, there shall
then be such adjustment, if necessary,
made within go days from date of the
approval of this code. Such equita-
BILE adjustment shall mean that the
%differentials in amount existing prior
to the formulation of this Code shall
be maintained for employees other
than persons enumerated in Article
III, Section 3, paragraph (c), provi-
ded, however, that in no event shall
hourly rates of pay be reduced.
5. Handicapped PersOns.-A per-
son whose earning capacity is limited
because of age or physical or mental
handicap may be employed on light
work at a wage below the minimum
established by this Code if the en-
ployee obtains from the State author
ity designated by the United States
Department Of Labor a certificate
authorizing such employees employ
ment at such wages and for such
hours as shall be stated in the certi-
ficate; such Authority shall be guild
ed by the instructions of the United
States Department of Labor in issu-
ing such certificates.
6. Method of Wage Payment
An employer shall make payment of
all wages due in lawful currency OF
by negotiable check therefor, payable
on demand. These wages shall be ex-
empt from any payments for pensions
insurance, or sick benefits other than
those voluntarily paid by the wage
%earners or required by State laws.
Wages shall be paid at least at the
end of every s%emimonthly period, and
salaries at least at the end of every
month. No employer shall withhold
wages.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
r CHISELERS
BRAG OF WORK

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(FP)-Lo-
cal restaurant workers would have
had a 40-hour week instead of putting
in 81 hours if it had not been for the
efforts of the Sacramento Restaurant
Assn, it boasts in a letter to delin-
quent members. One paragraph
says:
of this association was not in ex-
istence you probably would be COM
PEELED to work on a 40-hour weekly
basis as you originally signed up with
the NRA. If you remember, the as
ISOLATION within Is days changed that
to AZ hours, and now to Sd hours for
men, provided you pay the minimum
wage per hour"
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01
ARTICLE ".
Wage

l. Minimum.-The minimum wage.
for this industry for the various dis.
tricts are as follows:
(a) Eastern Wage District: Sur
face Labor, zoe per hour; Under.
ground Labor, 35c per hour.
(b) Southwestern Wage District.
Surface Labor, zoe per hour; Under.
ground Labor, 38c per hour.
(c) Northwestern Wage District,
Surface Labor, 35c per hour; Under
ground Labor, Ale per hour.
2. Clerical and Office Employees
No accounting, clerical, office, sales
or service employees working on q
weekly basis in any office shall be
paid less than at the rate of $500
per week, provided, however, that Of
flee boys and girls and messengers
shall be paid at a rate not less than
80 per cent of the minimum herein
above specified, and provided further
that the number of such boys and girls
and messengers so paid shall consti-
tute not more than 5 per cent of the
total number Of such employees Oh
any one office Of any one employer.
but in any cast such employer shall
be entitled to n such employee.
3. Piece Work Compensation-Min.
imum Wages.-This Article establish
es a minimum rate of pay which shall
apply, irrespective of whether an EN-
ployee is actually compensated on time
rate, piece work, or other basis.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01

. 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., 1934-03-01
ARTICLE III.
Hours of Labor.


/. Maximum Hours.-On and after
the effective date of this Code nc en-
ployee shall be permitted to work in
excess of 40 hours per week, averaged
over a three-month period, nor in ex-
cess of eight hours in any twenty-four
hour period except as herein other
wise provided.
2. Hours for Clerical and Office
Employees.-No person employed in
clerical or office work shall be per-
mitted to work in excess of 40 hours
per week, averaged over a three
month period, and except as herein
otherwise provided.
8. Exceptions as to Hours.-The
limitations as to hours of labor as
specified in Sections / and 2 of this
Article III shall not apply to the fol
lowing;
(a) To employees engaged in
emergency maintenance, or emergency
repair work, involving breakdown OF
protection of life or property; pro
vided that in such special cases one
and one-half times the normal wage
rate for any employee so employed
shall be paid for all hours worked as
overtime; and provided that this over
time provision shall not apply in case
of catastrophe involving threatened
and/or actual loss of life.
(b) Nor shall it apply to those
men engaged in transporting employ
ees to and from working place or COM
pleting the handling of material ir
transit, hoist men, power-house men
or pump men, provided the total work
ing hours of such employees shall moi
exceed Sc hours in any one week.
(c) Nor to outside sales or sales
service men, nor to persons in an ex.
e%cutive, managerial, technical, tech.
nical engineering, or supervisory ca
pacity, who receive $500 or more
per week; nor to experienced salariec
men and office employees receiving
$4,000 or more per week.
(d) In the case of operations with
three shifts in a twenty-four-houi
period where at the time of change
of shift it is necessary for men tC
work more than eight hours in one
twenty-four hour period, the provi.
sion concerning working in excess Of
s hours in any one twenty-four-houl
period shall not apply.
(e) In the case of shutdown
properties or other special situations
which may require modification Of
Sections | and 2 Of Article III, the
Administrator on request of the mem.
Der of the Industry and after inves.
tigation may make special rulings anC
notifications.
A.. Employment by Several Employ.
ers.-No employer shall knowingly
permit any employee to work for any
time which, when totaled with that al.
ready performed with another EN-.
ployer or employers in this Industry
exceeds the maximum permitted here.
in.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-01

Following are the hour and wage
schedules in the proposed Copper
Cada.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
DR.. SarpOliS
Cops Mat Go

After Ronald Kirschmeyer, former
Oklahoma Aggie mat star, declined
a referees decision in his favor on
one fall, DR.. Karl Sarpolis won the
main event on the Hercules A. G.
wrestling card in the armory last
night, taking the first and third
falls over Kirchmeyer.
Referee Heze Clark gave Kirch-
meyer the second fall when Sarpolis
f1attened his own shoulders on the
canvas While trying to down Kirch-
meyer with a leg split. Sarpolis pro-
tested and Kirchmeyer agreed to re-
fuse the decision. He knocked Sar-
polls out with a flying scissors off
the ropes to cop the next tumble,
and weakened himself trying an
other flying scissors so that the Chi
cago dentist pinned him for the
third spill.
Abe Coleman, New York Hebrew,
introduced the drop-kick, made
famous by Jumpin Joe Savoldi, to
the local mat ring as he threw Casey
Berger, Los Angeles, in the curtain
raiser.
Dick Raines, Texas, and Matros
Kirilenko Russia, battIed thirty
minutes to a drew in the second
bout on the card.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

IN this column yesterday the NOtre Dame Butler
at the field house here Saturday recommended
sport attraction Of chis and thrills but in the event you
little advance excitement take down Green
castle tomorrow evening and park yourself in the De Paw
gym You will be hanging on before the evening is
The Little Giants of Wabash will be there to test the claw of
the Tiger for second time this In the first skmish
staged Charlottesville De Paw by whisker, 20 to
49, and this second conflict promises to be another renzed
battle of the Monon.
The Wabash boys have been reading up the Tigers
Claw for weeks and going to penetrate the
Putnam county jungle carrying what they believe is claw
proof defense reports from the standppe district
indicate the Tigers have worked basketball hunger that
will be difficult to deny we'll as hard to appease
When De Paw and Wabash meet in anything there's
always that little something that whets the interest OF
the customers And in basketball the Tigers and Scaeteers
usually dish out double order Tomorrow night at Green
castle. It's bargain.
Wabash fracas in the Tiger
night the [eshe net ay Of the t" T GGa
oced green previous encounter and the
Wabashers keyed ito do something about it.
TEwART BoEN the stalwar souhpaw Riddle the
- had-battng peppy catcher both idols OF Perry stadium neD3
something Usually the past during the years OF big
oney the diamond training do their chores
and to reduce pndage Nowadays however
esry for the athletes to report in good physical
the grind and depend upon few sunny I G the
significance Of the abandonment OF Inc sou P h b b
Boen here few days ago stewart nlsea tn
to flying start this year He has several
feels hunch
ing on control during the early days OF the 1884
club starving Tor an eX
perenced diCkering for his services
1.-TWO years watch of the Cleveland
Indians Sundra for trial in AA ball.
Toledo Hens TINS spring
Sundra attracted the attention OF Cleveland by his
He pitched shuouS
1881 and third game II to This last game
defeat the year In the
Sunda BANKED Cincinnati
1881 Cleveland signed
TheeI for 1882 There he
the July
Valley loop He
Sundras pitching
championship
victories against twelve defeats
ticket to the hall OF fame
bv a one-ht to decision
York
= of the 1888
Bnghamon Bngos
former American Association catcher and
almost
kicked the they just squeezed under the wire
Leshman bated 277 and
6eIded 937 tell half his value the team Meyer
in field day at Binghamton
Lelshman play
either third short He righthanded batSnan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Golf Play
Opens in Miami

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 21.-Young
Dick Ciuci Of New York, the medal
list, was paired against A. D'Costa
of Philadelphia today in the open
ing round Of match play in the
Dixie amateur golf tournament.
Russell Martin, Chicago, faced
Bob Odom Of New York; Lee Fowler
Of New York was paired against T.
A. Reid Of DuQuoin, Ill
Other pairings for today follow:
George Spradley, Philadelphia, VS..
Hank Bowbeer, Chicago; Curtis
Bryan, Miami, VS.. w R. B. Mclean.
WilliamstOWn, Mass; Charles
Whitehead, South River, N. j., VS..
Billie Fleischman, Syracuse, N. Y;
Vaughan Salters Toledo, O., VS.. Ar
mold Minkley, Cleveland and R. A.
Lester, New York, VS.. M. " Smith
Milwaukee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Hinkle Drills
Blue CagerS

Buffers netmen went through an
other hard drill yesterday as Coach
Tony HinkIe continued his prepara-
ton to meet Notre Dame on the
FairWiew hardwood Saturday night.
The Bulldogs engaged in a hard
scrimmage in reserves to perfect
their plays, and HinkIe concentrat-
ed on the work of his two centers,
Gene Demmary and Scott Arm
strong, who will get the call to hold
down Ed (Moose) Krause, star
Irish center.
Hinkle remembers that the loss
of centers on personal fouls have
cost him the last two games here
with the Irish basketeers. But at
the same time he has not over
looked the remainder of the Notre
Dame scoring threats, including Leo
Grove, Joe Voegele, George Ire
land and Joseph Jordan Other
members Of the Bulldog squad have
received special instruction regard
ing their play against these men.
In the first encounter of the
season the Irish drubbed Butler,
81 to II.