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Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
POTATO A DAY KEEPS JOBLESS
INSURANCE AT BAY-IN GERMANY

no unemployment in the country at al
and with the inability of German
Fascism to cope with the situation
begging is on the increase throughout
the country. The number of beggars
in Prussia alone recently has grown to
such an alarming extent that the pro-
vincial government was forced to urge
local police authorities to employ dras-
tic measures.
Such relief methods breed graft.
Waldemar Kunert, of Glogau, leader
of the party local, was found guilty Of
having embezzled substantial sums OF
Winter Aid. He was not sent to
prison or a concentration camp, but
committed to an insane asylum be-
cause as the court decision said "It
seemed impossible that loyal follower
of Adolf Hitler could have committed
such a felony in his sound mind"
The case recalls one of the many
jokes which, despite the lack of free
public opinion, pass from mouth to
mouth throughout the country.
An old criminal felt his end ap-
preaching. He called his only son to
his bedside and said to him:
"My dear boy, l was unlucky enough
to be born in an epoch when law and
order prevailed. / had to become a
criminal But you, born as a citizen
of the glorious Third Reich, do not
need to follow my footsteps. Become
statesman, my boy-a statesman.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
Helena Trades and Labor
Council Asks Aid

Brother Evans, of the Helena Trades
and Labor Council was a visitor at
last Tuesdays meeting He stated
in the course Of his remarks, that I'm
ionism has reached such a growth in
Helena that the Helena Council has
been forced to seek larger quarters.
In moving, the Council had to 60 to
great expense in fixing up hall. The
Helena Unions have been unable to
meet the full cost and as a result the
Helena Council is asking the Butte
Unions to contribute to a $500 fund to
clear their Indebtedness. The Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council donat-
ed to the fund. All Unions caring to
contribute to the fund should send their
donations to Secretary Harry Grimes
OF the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council or directly to the Helena
Trades and Labor Council in Helena.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
KAYNEE COMPANY
NOW FAIR

January II, 1885
To Merchants, Department Stores and
Organized Labor:
Gentlemen:
We are very happy to announce that
a peaceable and mutually satisfactory
adjustment OF the matters in dispute
between the Kaynee Company and the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America has been affected.
In the stress and excitement of the
controversy, several statements have
been made to you in previous cores
pondence from US which investigation
now disclose to have been unfounded.
We take this opportunity OF asking
you to disregard such statements.
We also wish to take this opportunity
to ask you to give your support to the
Kaynee Company and its products as
you have done in the past
Yours very truly,
B. Peppercorn, Mgr,
CLEVELAND JOINT BOARD
AMALGAMATED CLOTHING
WORKERS OF AMERICA
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

One of the first steps OF the Hitler
government towards that well-adver-
tised goal of National Socialism," was
to abolish the last vestiges of the un-
employment insurance system, which
had been created under pressure OF
the German workers.
Care of the ever-g growing army of
unemployed has since been left en-
tirely to public charity. Pictures, syn
dicated throughout the world at the be-
ginning of the winter, showed Hitler,
Goebbels and other keymen of German
Fascism in the role of benevolent man
dicants. They were pictured accepting
contributions in public squares on the
opening day of the Winter Aid drive.
Organized beggary thus has taken the
place of unemployment insurance.
Even the school children are pressed
into service Not merely must they
contribute, whenever the cup is ratified,
to the limit OF their ability but
throughout Prussia students of gram
mar and high schools have been or
dered to make certain contributions in
kind during the course of this month.
They must bring with them to school,
according to the authorities
One potato daily, during the first
week of the month;
One piece of coal, no smaller than a
mans fist, during the second week;
One piece Of kindling wood, during
the third week
The League Of National Socialist
Teachers has offered its loyal services
to the authorities to check up on the
children "in the performance Of their
national duty"
With the number OF unemployed un-
officially estimated at two millions
though the government claims there is
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

Little Theresa McGinty. aged 6,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who sent a
bright new nickel special deliv-
cry to President Roosevelt, fol-
lowing his announcement that he
would lend his 1885 birthday
anniversary to nationwide
party, proceeds of which will go
toward aiding infantile paralysis
victims all over the nation.
Col. Henry l.. Doherty, chair
man of the 1885 Birthday Balls
for the President has announced
that funds raised this year at
parties in more than 5000 COM
munities throughout the nation,
will be divided, following a sug-
gestion made by the President.
Seventy per cent will be used
for the rehabilitation of handi-
capped children within the COM
munity raising the funds or
within the nearest geographic
unit of which the community is
a part. The other 80 per cent
will be turned over to President
Roosevelt to be used by the Ma
tional Commission for Infantile
PARALYSIS Research.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
u. M. w. HEAD APPROVES
BOARD PROPOSALS

WASHINGTON. - (FP) II Appro-
val of the recommendations of the Ma
tional Resources Board in regard to
the coal industry is expressed by Pres.
John L. Lewis of the United Mine
Workers of America. A bill along the
lines of its conclusions is being drafted
by the U. M. w., he said, to give the
coal industry public utility status and
to provide for close federal regula-
ton.
The bill, which Lewis expects will
win widespread support by operators,
provides for minimum and maximum
prices, ALLEGATION Of production
through tonnage quotas, collective bar
gaining, reasonable standards OF wages
and hours and just and adequate re-
turns to investors"
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
FARMERS UNION
ASKS HELP
Asks Friends To Donate
Seven Cents.

The National Farmers Union is fight
ing test case in the Supreme Court
to test the constitutionality of the
Frazier-L Lemke Bankruptcy Amend
ment To carry on this fight the Far
mers Union needs a fund. To secure
the fund they are asking each men,
Der and every friend in the Labor
Movement who cares to make a con-
tribution to donate the sum of SEVEN
CENTS to carry on the fight. This
bill concerns, not only the farmer but
every worker in the country The I'm
ion asks that friends in Silver Bow
County send their donation OF seven
cents or more to Adolph Fortune, sec
retary of Local No. $685. Farmers I'm
ion, Silver Bow, Montana.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
WASHINGTON CONVENTION
OF JOBLESS GROUPS
is CALLED

WASHINGTON - (FP) - A ma
tional convention of unemployed work
ers' organizations has been called to
meet in Washington March "a to form
"a powerful nationwide non-partisan
and democratically-run organization Of
the unemployed" according to an an
nouncement by David LASER, chair
man of the National Provisional Com
mittee Organizations in "a states are
declared to be supporting the plans.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
Brown Replies To Dern
Reiterates Osborne Charges

purpose. At that time he was also
Commander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars of the city named. One
half an hour before the hearing was
to be had upon the charges that the
writer preferred against him, he re-
signed as a member of the police
force, thereby confessing his guilt
l, therefore, submit to you that by the
record OF that case alone, he is properly
classified as person who is a pro-
vocateur against go der in society
and that he is not 3 ID proper per-
son to hold any & trust or con-
fidence under tn . ent administra-
ton. Above all 3 ught not to be
armed with the rity of police
man and entri s. with lethal weap-
ons. | mentio y le matters because
your letter So It your correspond
ence with S Murray indicates
the objectio the labor organiza-
tions to o. may be based upon
rumor and lcion engendered dur
ing pt of bitter controversy
rather than i proven action calcu-
lated to disturb the public peace and
order" The charge laid against him
was specifically as stated. His resig-
nation is a confession of the truth of
those allegations. How can you,
therefore, say as you did in your let
ter to Senator Murray that he fills
his position as a policeman at Fort
Peck "on the basis of efficiency" Do
You believe that a potential murderer
ought to be entrusted with the power
and responsibility of a policeman in
the service of the War Department?
The view held Of Osborne by his
comrades in arms is illustrated by the
fact that on account of his anti-social
conduct, he was removed from the Of
flee of Commander Of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of Anaconda.
Concerning the endorsement by the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners OF America, Local SO of Ana
conda, Montana, in the face of the ma
tional policy of approving the organi-
cations Of workers and in view OF the
fact that ninety-nine per cent of all
the employees Of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining Company proved the strike
by going out, l hope you will not place
too much reliance upon the action of
the Carpenters. There is a Spanish
.proverb you might bear in mind IF
you lie down with dogs, you will get
up with fleas."
Very truly yours,
ADRIAN (TINY) BROWNE,
444 West Broadway.
(Seal, Butte Miners Union)
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
ENGINEERS
TO HOLD DANCE

The Butte Engineers Union will hold
a dance in Carpenters Hall, Friday,
January rs. Ali friends of Unionism
and their ladies are asked to attend.
The committee in charge states that
they will guarantee good music and a
happy evening to all who attend. Bring
your lady friends, including the wife to
Carpenters Hall, the night of January
Is and dance with the Engineers.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

York, treasurer and trustee of
the Institute for the Crippled and
Disabled and a noted philanthro-
pist. Paul de Kruif, formerly a
bacteriologist at Rockefeller In
stitute and famous as an author.
will be secretary, while Edward
S. Hardness Qower left), a trus-
tee of the Presbyterian Hospital
and of the Metropolitan Museum
of New York, will be the treas
urer.
Other members of the Commits
sion are Felix NJ. Warburg, SEN
ator James Couzens, John S.
Burke, Edsel B. Ford, Leasing
Rosenwald, Mrs. Nicholas Brady
and Raymond B. Fosdick.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

handicaps of the disease. Seventy
cents of every dollar raised this
year will go to aid these victims
in communities raising the mon
ey.
The other 80 cents will be
turned over to the Presidents
Birthday Ball Commission for In
fantile Paralysis Research head
ed by Col. Henry L. Doherty
(lower center) of New York and
Miami, who was chairman of the
1884 Birthday Ball for the Presi-
dent and was recently appointed
to serve in the same capacity in
1885.
Vice-chairman is Jeremiah
Milbank dover right of New
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
TICKETS FOR
PRESIDENTS BALL

A block of tickets for the Presidents
Ball has been assigned the Labor IN
ions of Butte Reid Robinson and
Paul Erler have charge of the sale of
these tickets. Unions and individuals
desiring tickets may secure them by
getting in touch with Erler or Robin
son.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
LABOR news In
BRIEF

NEW YORK. (FP)-A strike ref
erendum of silk textile workers was
ordered by the convention Of the
American Federation OF Silk Workers
United Textile Workers affiliate, in
New York City Strike action can be
averted only by favorable recommends
tions of committees set up under the
Winant Board to study conditions in
the textile industry. The convention
urged passage of the Lundeen work
ers' unemployment and social insurance
bill and establishment Of headquarters
in each state as central agency for
organization and supervision.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

When President Roosevelt re-
Gently consented to lend" his
5Srd birthday anniversary on
Jan. 80, 1885, to a nationwide
ball, proceeds of which will be
used to fight infantile paralysis,
again the country's attention was
focused on the seriousness Of the
disease.
The map above shows the
number of orthopedic hospitals
in the United States recognized
by the American Medical Asso-
citation, and their location. These
50 today carry the load in giving
treatment to the 100000 persons
in the country who bear the
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Legis-
lation to prohibit general and sympa-
thetic strikes is being prepared by the
National Association of Manufacturers.
Their bill will be modelled on the Brit
ish Trades Disputes Act Of 1927
passed as result OF the scare thrown
into the employers by the national
general strike of 1926.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

WASHINGTON. II (FP) IL Big
profits we're made by the textile indus
try from Jan. l, 1888, to Aug. 81, 1884,
according to the first installment of
the Federal Trade Commissions report.
Altogether the 765 companies studied
made nearly $1OOOOOOOO profits in the
whole period, so that the claimed loss
of the companies of $4,667, ,578 for the
2-month period just before the great
textile strike had been we'll covered by
the tremendous gains.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
BUTTE MINERS UNION NO. l
|. U. of NJ. NJ. and S. w.
Butte, Montana

l. U. of M. NJ. and S. W.
Butte, Montana
January 10, 1885.
Honorable George Dern,
Secretary of War Department,
Washington . c.
In Re: Russell Osborne of
Fort Peck Police Force.
Sir:
| have read Senator James E. Muir
rays letter to you and your reply con-
cerning the above-named person. |
am sure that member of the Presi-
dents Cabinet is not fully conscious
of the moral and social turpitude Of
Russell Osborne. 1t is a national
policy expressed in Section IA, MIRA,
that the workers right to organize is
placed beyond dispute. Osborne did
all he could during the strike in Butte
to set this national policy aside.
The history of Butte relating to dis
putes between the mining companies
and their servants has been matter
OF such general notoriety that | as
sumo that person of your standing
would have some notion concerning
them, especially in relation to the pur-
pose of Section IA in relation TO civil
disorder. On August |, 1917, labor
organizer named Frank Little was
hanged in the night time to railroad
bridge. On April q, 1920, twenty
workers were shot in the back on a
public highway by gunmen of the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company. Two
of them, Thomas Manning and James
Sullivan, died of their wounds. Many
other unlawful acts have been COM
mitted in Butte by the copper COM
panies in disputes with their workers.
A gunman has become identified in
Butte as a person of the lowest moral
turpitude and is adjudged by all per-
sons who have to work for their liv-
ing as mercenaries of the very lowest
moral and social order. Osborne was
charged before the Police Commission
of Anaconda, Montana, where the
smetler of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company is located, with recruit
ing creatures of this calibre for that
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

CHICAGO.-(FP)-Brain work on
behalf of the priately owned railroads
is not good enough to solve their diff
ficulties and government ownership is
coming, experts at a meeting Of learn
ed socities in Chicago declared Dec,
%
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24
PAGE DR.. WRIT

The walters in the U. S. Senate res
taurant have the letters U. S. S. r.
sewn into their uniforms-in red too.
Montana labor news., 1935-01-24

In reply to Secretary of War
Dern's comment to Sen. James
Murray regarding the appoint
ment of Russell Osborne to the
Fort Peck Police Force, Tiny
Brown sent the following COM
munication to Secretary Dern:
, 1935-03-07
Many Prizes to Be
Given at Ell Jardin

Many valuable prizes donated BY
Brownsville merchants viii be
awarded to winners in the tri-
angular track and field meet to
be held at FL Jardin March Is.
The meet will be a friendly COM
petition. in the form OF a warm I'D
for the county meet for FL Jar
din. Port Isabel and Los Fresnos.
Firms which have donated prizes
include: Dorfman's. American
Cleaners. Central Cash Grocery,
H~argrove's Book Store. S. II. Kress
a. Company. The Fashion, Batsell-
Wells. Capitol Theater. r. w.
Woolworth. Piggly- Wiggly, Edel-
stein, Mckay Pharmacy, w. r.
Jackson Seed a. Feed store. Guar
antee Shoe Store. r. G.. ". Store,
J. G. Penney. Pipkin-AsGnsk John
Hunter, Grants. Eureka Laundry.
Hicks Rubber. Queen Theater. Clark
Electric Shop. C~ovacevich, Jitney
jungle. Eagle Pharmacy. Aziz
Brothers. Fl Jardin garage. Browns
vile Tailoringg and Arcadia Bowl
ing Alleys.
, 1935-03-07
VALLEY MEET
SCHEDULE SET
San Benito Events to Begin
At 2 p. NJ. and To
End at 7:30

SAN BENITo, March IA sched-
ule Of events for the Valley relay
carnival to be held here Saturday.
March is. has been worked out 50
that preliminaries will begin at 2
o'clock with finals due to begin at
1880 o'clock.
Preliminaries viii be held at 2
o'clock in the l00-yard dash. 40
yard dash, 440-yard dash, l20-yard
high hurdles, 220-yard low hurdles
and al field events.
II Semi-finals are necessary, they
will follow the same order as the
preliminaries.
The finals viii be run off as fol-
lows: i20-yard high hurdles. 7:30
o'clock, l00-yard dash, 7:40 o'clock;
shot put .7:45 o'clock; 440-yard re-
lay. 8 o'clock; mile run. $40 o'clock;
220-yard low hurdles, $40 o'clock;
high jump. $50 o'clock; medley
relay. 8:45 o'clock: discus, 8:55
o'clock: 880-yard relay, $40 o'clock:
440-yard dash. $40 o'clock; broad
Jump. $50 o'clock; 220-yard dash,
Gas o'clock; mile relay, GAS O'Clock.
The track Is fast being put into
shape for this meet and the county
meet which follows, according to
Prin. s. v. Nicely.
AL entries postmarked not later
than March 8 will be accepted for
the relays.
, 1935-03-07
More Than 100
M usic ians To
Enter Contest
fspecial n The He-aldl

MERCEDES, March 7.-Entrants
In the first annual Rio Grande
Valley High School Music meet. 70
be held here March 8 and 8. will
number more than 100. according
to ID. u. Buckner, principal OF
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo high school
and director Of the meet.
Entrants in the vocal division
will contest Friday and instrumental
contests will be heard Saturday.
Judges for both have been obtain
ed from Southwestern university at
Georgetown, Texas A. e. NJ. COL
lege at College Station and Texas
A. g. I. college at Kingsville.
The vocal division includes solos.
trios. quartetS. sextets and glee
clubs. A total Of Ia solo and en-
semble arrangements are included
In the instrumental division. Six
bands have been entered from
McAllen. Raymondville. DO q,
Weslaco. Mission and Harrington.
Schools entering various contests
are Mission, McAllen. Pharr-San
Juan-Alamo, Sharyland. Donna,
Weslaco. La Feria. Harrington, Ray
mondvilie and San Perlita. The
meet. previously limited TO Hidalgo
county schools. this year includes
all Valley schools for the first
time.
, 1935-03-07
Schools Enter
San Benito Net Meet

matches as now scheduled viii be
rs follows: II m.-San Benito Ju-
Nor high No. / VS.. Mercedes, boys
singles; San Benito high No. 2 VS.
Falfurrias No. 2 boys singles; Yves
laco VS. La Feria boys doubles. At
100 p. m. Lyford VS. San Benito
Junior high No. l doubles; Rio
Hondo VS.. Falfurrias No. 2 boys
doubles: and Falfurrias No. / VS. La
Feria boys singles. At 2 p. m
Harrington VS.. San Benito high
school boys doubles; Mercedes VS..
Raymondville boys doubles; and
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo No. ! VS..
Weslaco No. 2 boys singles. At 3
p. m.-Rio Hondo VS.. Donna boys
singles: San Benito No. 2 girls dou-
bles VS. Raymondville. 4 D. NJ
Raymondville VS. San Benito high
school No. ] boys singles; Falfur-
rias No. ] girls singles VS.. Ray
mondville girls singles; Lyford VS..
Harrington boys singles. At 5 D. m.
-Falfurrias No. 2 VS. San Benito
No. 2 girls singles; Weslaco No. ]
vs.. winner OF San Benito and Fall
furriaS No. 2 boys singles.
Saturday morning at 8 a. NJ
Donna VS. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
No. 2 boys doubles; P.-S. ia. vs..
San Benito Junior high boys No. 2
singles. At 8 a. m. San Benito VS..
Donna girls doubles: Lyford VS. Fall
furriaS girls doubles. At IN "a M
Donna vs. San Benito high school
No. ] girls singles. At II a. m. Lyford
VS.. P.-S. J.-A. girls singles.
Finals IN the girls doubles are
scheduled for 2 p. m. Saturday, girls
singles finals at 8 p. m. boys singles
at 4 p. m. and boys doubles at 5 D.
m. Awards Of loving cups will be
given in both singles divisions. and
medals in doubles divisions TO first
place winners.
The public Is cordially invited 10
attend all matches.
, 1935-03-07

The Kiwanis finished their first
half race in the Brownsville Play
ground Baseball league wednesday
night by downing the Eagles s-3 in
q tilt which was slowed because OF
injuries.
Maurice Pipkin took a whirl at the
backStop position Tor the Klwanis
and came off with a cracked diget.
Harry Launer, Eagle right fielder,
turned an ankle In the fifth inning
while trying for Burt Hinkley's three
Dagger in the fifth inning.
Frank Critz. Kiwis twirler, had
plenty Of smoke and control, lAlit-
ing the AguilaS 70 four Safeties. Joe
King. a new addition TO the Kiwanis
lineup, was the big hitter Of the
night, slashing out three satellites IN
four tries at the bloated sphere. Bob
Jackson, Kiwis shortstop, belted q
brace Of doubles on three times at
bat.
The Kiwanis r the only team
which has finished its schedule.
The Fort Brown Yankees, leading
the league with eight victories and
two losses, will finish their schedule
when they tangle with the fourth
place BPOES in a postponed tilt. A
victory In this game would assure
the Yanks OF q tie for first place.
The Pan-American Flyers are 70
meet the Elks Friday night in the
crucial game down the home
, 1935-03-07
LA FERIA IS
SAID STRONG
Rio Hondo Is Third Squad
Entered In Initial
Session

The Brownsville field and track
season was TO get under way
Thursday afternoon on Tucker field
with a triangular meet slated be-
tween the La Feria high Lions. the
Rio Hondo Bobcats and the Browns
vile Eagles.
The Rio Hondo contingent Is de-
Tending district champion. but has
been hard hit by graduations. The
La Feria squad Is headed by Baker,
q fine miller. and Cisneros. an all
around athlete.
The meet vas to get under way
at { D. m.
With the aid Of relief labor.
Tucker field has been turned into
one Of the best tracks in the VAL
levy and as q result Brownsville
has been awarded its first district
meet in six years. The district ses-
sion will be held early In April.
Brownsville entries In the Thurs
dav meet will be:
lo0-xavier Quintero and Billy
McDavitt.
22o-Louis Kowalski, Quintero
and Louis Fernandez.
440-Kowalski and Clifton Schrie-
Der.
S80-Schrieber.
Mile-Jim Box.
Mile Relay-Kowalsh. Schrieber.
Billy Putegnat and Dale Fisher.
High Hurdles Putegnat and
Schrieber.
Low Hurdles-Putegnat and Fer
nandez.
Shot-Fisher; Barrera and Hino-
josa.
Discus-Box and Barrera.
Javelin-wiley Bennett and Per-
kins. 4
Vault-Fisher. Phil McNair and
Perkins.
High Jump-Sherwood Bishop.
Joe Garcia and Gilbert Vidaurrt.
Broad Jump-Quintero. Vidaurri,
Fernandez and Jackson.