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Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
FIR M FL GRANTED.
RESTORATION OF PAY

A committee from Local No. 90, In
ternational Association of Fire Fight
ers, aided by a committee from the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council APP
peared before the City Council on
Wednesday, the 5th of June, in sup
port of the petition Of the Fire Fight
ers for %arestoration OF their 1882 wage
scale. The matter wa referred to a
Committee OF the Whole Council and
the petition was granted and an ordi-
nance was ordered drawn to make the
action legal.
This is the second time this matter
has been before the City Council and
the second time it has been granted.
The first petition was granted by a ma
jority OF IA to |, but through some
technically Of Scotch law, unknown to
the Firemen, the procedure wa de-
clared void and a new petition required.
The Firemen wish to extend their
thanks TO the members of the City
Council voting for the petition and in
asmuch as all OF the members Of the
Council were not present at the meet
ing, and some Of the holdover members
changed their vote at the second meet
ing, we will reserve a tabulation of the
vote until after the ordinance has been
acted upon.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
Y. F. W.. Convention
Delegates From West
ern Montana P POSTS
To Parade in Butte, En- Route to
Helena.

On Wednesday evening, June 18th,
Butte Post No. 1448, Veterans of For
eien Wars and its Auxiliary, will be
hosts to delegates and members Of the
V. F. w. Posts and Auxiliaries Of Mis-
soula, Thompson Falls, Philipsburg and
Anaconda, who will stop over for a visit
in Butte Ell route to the Department
Encampment to be held in Helena
June 10, II and 18th.
The visiting delegations will be led
by the Drum and Bugle Corps of Ole
Beck Post No. 200 of Missoula and
during their visit in Butte a parade
will be held in the business section OF
the city, composed OF members OF the
visiting groups of V. F. w. and Auxil-
iary members and the members OF
Butte Post No. 144S and its Auxiliary
and Butte Corps No. 1448, Sons of the
V. F. w. Any other veterans or fra
ternal organizations who would cart to
do so, are invited to join in the parade,
which will be led by the Missoula
v. F. w. Drum and Bugle Corps.
The parade will start from the Court
House at 9 p. m, and all members of
Butte Post and Auxiliary and Sons Of
the V. F. w. and others, who care to
participate, are requested to assemble
at the Court House by that time
The visitors will have dinner in Butte
and will spend the entire evening in
the city, departing just in time to reach
the convention city OF Helena for an
early morning start of the business and
festivities Of the three days of encamp-
ment on the morning Of Thursday the
18th, according to word received by
Butte Post from Cady Brayman, Man
ager OF the Missoula Drum and Bugle
Corps.
The joint c%onclave OF veterans or
CARNATIONS to be held in Helena
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will
consist Of the state conventions, held
simultaneously OF the G. A. r, Ladies
OF the G. A. r., Women's Relief Corps,
V. F. W., Auxiliary Of V. F. W.,
United Spanish War Veterans, Auxil-
larry Of U. S. w. ", Disabled American
Veterans and Auxiliary Of D. A.. V.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
Driscoll and Graham Busy in
Many Fields.

Jack Driscoll, Vice President Of the
Montana Federation of Labor, and
President Graham have recently or
gained many towns throughout the
state. The last meeting, at the Central
Labor Council OF Bozeman, which both
Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Driscoll attended
was the largest meeting that that Cen
trail body ever held and equaled in
membership some OF the largest ses-
sions Of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council. Officers OF the
State Federation are busy organizing
new unions and securing new
affiliates TO the Federation. James
Graham was a visitor in Butte yester-
day, and reported that Bozeman is
better organized than it ever has been.
She now boasts a very large and active
Central Labor Council. P. ]. Jensen is
president of the Bozeman Central La
Dor Council. Mr.. c. Priest is secre-
tary. A new transfers union has been
chartered there, comprising fifty-six
members.
The Miles City Trades and Labor
Council is booming along in fine style.
The Railway Shop Men belong to the
Central Council and also the Machin-
lists, the Railway Car Men, the Black
smiths, Butchers and Musicians. Mr..
Monty Moore, a member Of the Ma
chinists' Union, is president of the
Miles City Trades and Labor Council
and AL Helsig is secretary Of the
Council. The Railway Shop Men Of
Miles City have joined the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor. 1t was only recently
that a mass meeting was held in Miles
City to protest relief wages. This mass
meeting was called by the Miles City
Trades and Labor Council at the re-
quest of President Green Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. The sub
jects at the meeting we're the Wagner,
lGuffey and Black Bills. James Gra-
ham, Montana Federation President,
was the main speaker.
The little town of Hardin, II miles
from the scene of the Custer Battle
field, now has a Federal Labor Union.
Recently Hardin also called a mass
meeting for the same purpose as Miles
City. This was the first labor mass
meeting ever held in the town of Har-
din.
There are seven cases % in the
District Court Of Miles City for viola
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
Many Shops Are Signing
With Union and 1t is
Expected Strike VIII
Soon Be Won.
Shop Owners Refuse to Abide BY
Ruling of Federal Mediator.

MISSOULA, June 10.-(Special to
the Montana Labor News)-Matters OF
Importance to the labor movement in
Missoula are happening these days. OF
immediate interest is the Automobile
Mechanics strike which at this writ
ing is two weeks old.
Briefly, the strike became necessary
when the shop owners refused to ne
gotiate with the Automobile Mechanics
Union as representatives Of their EN-
ployees' own choosing as had been de
cided by the Federal Mediator should
be done after an all-day hearing held at
the Court House some time ago.
AS to the merits of the whole question
involved concerning wages and hours,
any person willing to investigate the
case at all must agree that the demands
made are very reasonable and are in
significant in comparison with wages
and conditions gained by other classes
of mechanics. The question is purely
whether or not these men shall be
granted the privilege OF organizing and
bargaining collectively.
The bosses, that is some Of them, say
they shall not. The men themselves
and organized labor OF Missoula say
they have a right to the same Consti-
tutional guaranty as other working men
and as the bosses have in forming their
associations.
Many Shops Have Signed Up.
Some interesting Developments have
occurred. In the first place several Of
the smaller shops and some large ones
have signed the agreement with the
Union and these shops are more than
busy. having had to employ many adj
ditional mechanics to handle the rush.
The walk-out Of the Union members in
the n%on-union shops is at present 100
per cent and several mechanics who
had not yet secured membership in the
organization have walked out with
them. Business in all of the shops was at
a complete standstill until the shops
mentioned above signed the agreement
and opened up for business again. The
strikers are conducting themselves in
Continued to page A.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
UNIONS GROWING in ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

ton Of the Clerks Eight Hour Law.
Defendants have entered a demurrer,
which will be argued next week. Presi-
den Graham expects to be present.
These Miles City eight-hour violations
may yet go to the Supreme Court.
Referendum petitions are being
printed in the matter OF the State
Highway Patrol. The local unions and
the State Federation OF Labor bitterly
opposed the passage of the State
Highway Patrol Law. These petitions
will be circulated throughout the State
OF Montana in an effort Of the unions
to make the law imperative. Three
thousand five hundred signatures are
necessary in Silver Bow County. In
order to submit this measure to a
referendum of the people, Is per cent
of the registered voters in twenty-nine
counties must be obtained to these pc
titions which will then be filed with
Sam Mitchell, Secretary OF State. In
all, about twenty-one thousand sigma
lures are needed. 1t is predicted that
the convention OF Deer Lodge will de-
eide whether to go into court and test
the constitutionality of this bill.
Pete Dowler, international represen-
tative OF the Carpenters organization
in Eastern Montana, is doing some or
ganizing work. Some OF his work was
in conjunction with the organizing eff
forts Of the Federation Of Labor.
There is a strong movement in Eastern
Montana among the Electrical Work
ers and reports are that some locals
have been organized in the Eastern
part of the State. The unions in Bill
lings are developing in fine shape.
There are now three cases in the Dis
trict Court in Billings arising out Of
the arrest Of pickets. These are dam
age actions for $4,000 brought by the
union members, as a result OF the strike
there. The Federation Of Labor is much
interested in the prosecution of these
arrests for picketing.
The Metropolitan Cafe is still unfair
in Billings and during the wet weather,
mattresses have been carrying para
soils in front OF this building with the
words UNFAIR printed on the para
soils. Some days, also, it was necessary
to wear rain coats and on the back of
these rain coats was printed the same
sign, unfair to Organized Labor
The Metropolitan Cafe is being boy
cotted.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
JAMES H. BALDWIN
SUCCEEDS BOURQUIN
AS FEDERAL JUDGE

On June 18th, at 10 80 a. m, James H.
Baldwin OF Butte, Montana. was sworn
n as United States District Judge by
Judge George NJ. B%ourquin in Federal
District Court at Butte, Montana.
Judge Bourquin and Judge Baldwin
appeared on the bench together in the
presence of many OF the friends of
Judge Baldwin. Deputy Marshal D. A.
Batchoff, and Harold l.. Allen, Deputy
Clerk OF the Court were present as at
taches of the court to add formality to
the proceedings. Judge Bourquin adj
ministered the oath and recited that
although he had stated before that il
was his last appearance on the Federal
bench in Montana, he had decided to
appear again upon Judge Baldwin's re-
quest at his own desire to have the hon
or Of administering the oath to the sue
cessor to the office. Judge Bourquin
then complimented the new Federal
Judge and also complimented the peo-
pie Of Montana upon the happy selec-
ton that had been made. He stated
that he wished to give Judge Baldwin
two bits OF legal advise, which he
stated would be consoling to Judge
Baldwin many times during his career
as Federal Judge; first quoting Lord
Mansfield to the effect that a popular
judge is an odius judge, and secondly,
quoting Chancellor Kent, who stated
that a good decree is one that pleases
nobody.
Judge Bourquin broke all precedent
and for the first time allowed a photo
grapher to appear in the court room
and take pictures of the administering
OF the oath.
Judge Baldwin then thanked Judge
Bourquin for granting him the courtesy
OF administering the oath and stated
that this was one OF the happiest days
of his life. A matter was Immediately
brought to Judge Baldwin's attention
by a representative from the United
States Attorneys office and Judge
Baldwin then performed his first ju-
dicial act, Judge B%ourquin having re-
tired to his chambers.
Editors Note.-Judge Baldwin has
the unqualified support Of organized
labor and they are confident that he
will grace the Federal bench as a lib
eral and a progressively
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
MECHANICS ASKING FOR ADJUSTMENT
OF THEIR PAY AND HOURS OF LABOR
OF THE
MINERS UNION DAY

The celebration OF Miners Union
Day in Butte on June 18th this year
brings back a lot of memories to the
old-time %unionists OF this vicinity,
whether they be members of the Miners
Union or some other labor %organiza-
ton, Of the struggles and vicissitudes
that beset the pioneers in the labor
movement in the Western States and
particularly those Of the Rocky Noun
tain Region.
A generation or so ago, it was GUS
tomary in practically all mining camps
in the mountain states, where the
Western Federation OF Miners had
gained a foothold, to celebrate the 18th
day OF June as the anniversary Of the
natal day OF their organization. They
realized that the roots of the organi-
|zation went back to the memorable day
in June 1873, when a handful Of mill
tant, liberty-loving men got together
and called their fellow workers OF the
mines in with them to form an organi-
zation whereby they might Withstand
the brutal %onslaughts Of the mine
owners Of Butte Of that day. From
this meeting there emerged the Butte
City Miners Union. Could the found
crs Of this organization have peeped
into the future and looked down the
vista of time for the succeeding fifty
or sixty years, we wonder what
would have been their reactiont
Gould they have known the history
that the old Western Federation Of
Miners was destined to make in the
annals Of the labor movement. Could
they have seen the hordes OF Hessian
hirelings hat were to be launched
upon it by a totally b~rutalized capital
ism in an effort to destroy? Could
they have seen the blood that was to
be shed in defense OF the organization
Could they have seen the thousand and
one ~indignities and brutalities that
were to be annually visited upon the
members of the union and their fami-
lies by the Mine Owners Associations
and others working through the forces
OF law and order, because they usually
controlled the courts, the legislatures
and practically all elected officials,
The one big drawback being that the
membership usually adhered to the
masters cry Keep politics out OF
the union" Would the founders have
faltered, could they have seen all these
things? We don't think so, They
were made Of sterner stuff, and would
have accepted the inevitable, regard
less Of the consequences.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
SONGS OF OLD BUTTE
BY Joseph H. Duffy
"ONE MINERS UNION DAY"


The old Butte Miners Union, on 18th day Of June,
Held a picnic at the Gardens" where all nature was in tune,
The Sun was shining brightly and a happy crowd was there;
Each sreetcar stopping at the gate, had passengers galore,
And when a al was empty, it went to town for more.
The miners took their families, each mucker took a "triu-.
The Today men took bottled goods to help ward OIL a chill
The babies played upon the grass, the girls played on the swings,
The %hobby-horses galoped round, their riders grabbing rings
The young folks all were dancing, the old folks watched the games;
To mention each feat by itself, would take too many names.
The survans and Harringtons, the Muphys and MaIones
Richards, Williams, Thomasses Trevthick and IregownS-
Takeahtch and Six-yearitch, Olsen, Johnson, Thor,
Were the names OF some contestants when they had the tug o war.
Before the program started there were folks from everywhere;
AS a prelude to the dom s. the band struck up an air.
A man with lody gesture, (Is hair a trihe gray
Introduced a budding orator as the speaker OF the day.
A silence settled on the throng when he began to speak
For the argument he gave them was an epic in its way
The echoes still ring back and you can hear them any day.
Miners Muckers, Miners Wives-me heart is frd with JOY,
For back in Dublin, years ago, was born a baby bhoy,
His parents took delight in him and raised him to a man
Whn he started to America on TIL good ship Mary Ann"
"Landn' at Butte City, he started in the mines
He met the waIkin' diigate. tn union thin he Jnes;
From outside guard he started up an wnt tho all tn chairs
The audience applauded like they do at County Fairs.
He waved them down to slence-of water took a drink
That omd couple back in Ireland-Itle did they think
That on this 18th Of June, nineteen an ought ought
An educated audience would be upon this spot"
1--WE have a dhrnin, contest an a thry It muckin' rock
An tn sreet-cars will be runnn' after Il o'clock
There's a lot here to amuse We. for this is a day av joy
And in closing let me minuon, that was that baby bhoy.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
WHAT PROMISES TO Be The MOST NJ iNIFI-
CENT CELEBRATION OF ALL Time LID BY
The UNIONS OF SILVER BOW COZ TY, To
TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, JUNE THIRTEEN

Mayor Charles Hauswirth has been
engaged to give the Introductory adj
dress at Columbia Gardens and Viii
lam Knerr, Chairman of the Industrial
Accident Board Of Utah, who has just
finished a brilliant speaking tour of the
unions Of that state, will make the
principal speech.
Amplifiers will be installed SO that all
people will be able to hear the talk.
Mines Band to Serenade the
Picnicers.
The Miners Union and the
joint committee of organizations affili-
ated with the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council have completed all the
details for the Miners Union Day cele-
bration, June IS, and all is in readiness
for the big event. Butte Mines and
Montana State Band, and the Elks'
Drum Corps will lead the three sections
OF the parade. The people of Silver
Bow County and surrounding counties
are invited to participate with the min
ers in this gala demonstration.
The morning part Of the celebration
consists OF a gigantic parade Of all the
unions in Silver Bow County and
others from neighboring cities. All the
stores in Silver Bow County will be
closed for the occasion. The Miners
Union wishes to extend to the mer-
chants and business people of this COM
munity their deep appreciation for the
cooperation extended organized labor
in reviving this holiday. The marches
will concentrate at the Court House,
corner of Montana and Granite streets.
The parade will be divided into three
sections.
No l section will face on Montana
street, north OF Granite and line up
Continued to Page a
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
SPECIAL MINERS UNION DAY EDITION

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13

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., 1935-06-13
CITY CAB AND
OWL CAB FAIR

The Grievance Committee announced
that a settlement has been made be-
tween the Transfers Union and the
City Cab Co. and the Owl Cab Co.
Both Of these concerns are now fair
to organized labor.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13

If you want to keep out Of the RED,
treat your brother trade unionist
WHITE, and not allow the depression
to make you BLUE, buy UNION prod
ucts and services. That's true patriot
ism because they are made in America.
Montana labor news., 1935-06-13
Mooney Carries Case
To the Highest Court

SAN FRANCISCO.-(FP)T Tom Moo
ney has carried his latest fight for
freedom to the highest court OF Cali
fornia.
His attorney, George Davis, filed a
petition for a writ Of habeas corpus
with the state supreme court. An i'm
mediate hearing of the petition is ex-
pected.
Davis action is in line with the rul-
ing OF the u. S. Supreme Court that
Mooney must exhaust all remedies in
the state courts before carrying the
matter to the federal courts.
Acting without thinking is like shoot
inu without aiming
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-26
Your He alth
by DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN =

IF YOU take 300 caories Of food every day y per
i cent of The diet will come from milk That means
that YOU should drink at leaS, pint of milk
every dav
However. survey made in Florida shows that 33
per cent of CITY children and % per cent of rural
children We're not receiving enough milk.
Dietary authorities are unanimous in saving that
milk is the most nearly perfect food and therefore
probably the most important AT least one-ifth of
the family budget for food If it is restricted should
20 for milk and cheese products.
Among the vegetables and fruits essential in
well-balanced diet carrots tomatoes and citrus
fruits These should make mp at least u to Is per
cent Of the total amount of Galleries for day.
IF you take cod-liver oil regularly. YOU may cut
Il down on the total amount of butter YOU eat but
It not YOU should take enough butter to provide YOU
with vi;amin A. Cod-liver oil concentrates and
tablets do not provide the same amount of Galleries
that The oil itself gives
Sugar. used principally favoring should make
IN 10 per cent OF the total Galleries Eggs. cheese
meat and other flesh foods should make up an adj
ditional Is per cent.
These essential foods include milk, cereals two
or three vege ables. including leafy ones. tomatoes
oranges and other fruit eggs. meat, fish, cheese
dried beans peas and lentilS and finally cream, but
ter oeomargarine. nut butter bacon. some
other fat with certain amount Of the essential cod
liver oil.
Coffee and tea are not essential substances in any
diet They are heathful in giving warmth and in
Spra;ion. And no one has shown that moderate
indulgence in tea coffee or tobacco apprecably
shortened any ones life
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-26
OFF-SUIT DISCARD SETS DECLARER

the national open pair cham
pionShip or the national team of
four. board match. title. at the
forthcoming national contract
bridge championship tournament
which will be held in the Stevens
Hotel. Chicago, the week of Dec. 2.
Winning of either of these
events will assure him the title
of outstanding player of 1885. the
crown in that event going to a
Pennsylvania player for the first
time.
In this series of articles. Mr.
Becker explains development of
the new defensive discard signal.
Against the four heart contract,
West opens the singleton spade
East covers dummys fve-spot
With the seven declarer winning
the trick with the ace. Immedi-
atelv. two rounds of trumps are
taken
Now what would you. sitting in
the East, discard on the second
trump play? If your partner
gains the lead, you want him to
lead diamond, but you can not
afford to throw a diamond
You can discard the seven of
clubs, but you are afraid that
your partner may take that as
signal and lead clubs.
So here is where East employs
this new defensive discard in an
off suit.
East knows that his partner
can rot return another spade, so
he uses his spade SO ne uses
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nets. tenders. and tow lines: all
hands turned out for illustrated
lectures intended to familiarize
them with the work to be done.
Especially busy were those mem
berS Of the Pan-American person
mel destined for positions in the
permanent organization on the
island stations.
The men who were to become
airport managers upon Wake and
Midway put in their time learning
navigation.
AT Honolulu the North Haven
discharged a small portion of her
cargo for the air base to be erect
ed there. but whatever slight re-
lief in the congestion above and
below decks this afforded was at
once counterbalarced by the ar
rival of additional supplies for the
atoll stations.
Among them We're hobnailed
shoes and sun helmets purchased
at the advice of a naval aviator
who had been to Wake Island.
and never, as it turned out, was
ADVICE better given.
HE North Haven also hired 26
more men, including a dozen
Chinese, to do the cooking and
the laundry and a Kanaka named
Dave Richards. whose speciality
was handling dynamite.
Minus technician who remained
behind to complete installation of
the Honolulu direction finding ra-
dio station. the North Haven, her
husky complement bewreathed in
f1owery leis and pierside band
playing Aloha" set sail on the
evening of April for Midway
Island, ll50 miles away.
None on board had ever been to
that 300acre mound of sand and
coral, site Of a Commercial Gable
Co, station, and no one had much
information about it.
The ship would be five days Ell
route, and in that time engineers
and executives must make their
final plans-decide how they
would land their cargo pitch camp
ashore. get the work under way
The North Haven was to remain
off Midway only Is days, after
which she must push on to Wake.
In that period while the entire
construction force was available.