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Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
PRINTERSR RECEIVE
INCREASE AWARD

The Typographical delegate at the
Trades and Labor Council announced
that a new agreement had been
reached between the Typographical
union, the newspaper employers and
job shop proprietors by which mem
bers Of the organization working for
the newspapers receive an increase in
pay from $1.05 an hour to SLY an
hour. The old agreement called for
seven and one-half hours a day. This
time has been reduced in the new
agreement to 7 hours. Members Of
the Typographical union who work for
the newspapers operate in three shifts,
namely, from 8 in the morning until
$3.50 in the Afternoon, which is called
day shift; from 6 p. m. to 80 a, m.
and from ! 80 a. m. to 8 a. m. This
latter shift is called a graveyard shift,
and is paid extra time. The normal
days pay for 7 hours at the rate of
SLY an hour is $3.50, but on the grave
yard shift, the operators receive $500
for 7 hours under the new contract.
The job printing shops operate a lit
tie differently. In these institutions
the members of the union work 8 hours
a day instead OF 7 and receive $1,08 an
hour on the day shift and $l.14H an
hour on the night shift. The scale I'M
der the old agreement was CSC an hour
for day and SOC per shift additional for
night shifts. 1t will be noted that un-
der the job scale the men were in
creased l0c an hour, both day and
night, with still another Soc per shift
for machinist operators
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
Townsendites Boo Thomas; Lean
Towards Lemke
By Federated Press

Cleveland-(FP) = After booing a
speech by Norman Thomas, Socialist
leader, when he sought to show the
impractibility of their pension scheme
convention delegates OF the Old Age
Revolving Pensions group heard a fina.
plea for support from Cong. William
Lemke of North Dakota, Union Party
candidate for the presidency.
Although the convention voted nc
presidential Endorsement, observers
saw clear signs of close ties between
DR.. Francis E. Townsend; Lemke; Rev
Gerald L. K. Smith, share-the-wealth
leader; and Father Charles E. Cough
lin, radio priest who heads the Natl
Union for Social Justice.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
Labor Non-P r
League

Workers in % crafts and trades and
officials of AZ international unions,
have joined labor's Non-Partisan
League to date, pledging their united
support to the Leagues single objec-
tive for 1896, the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, George L. Berry, presi-
dent of the League announced today.
Three International unions, the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers OF Amer
lea, the International Alliance of The
atrical Stage Employees and Motion
Picture Machine Operators and the
Cap and Millinery Workers I~nterna-
tional union, have voted public resolu-
tons as a unit, pledging their organi-
cation memberships to the Leagues
1886 plank.
This response indicates that up to
this time, we have members in "a per
cent of the trade unions of America"
Major Berry explained.
Every holder of a membership card
in labor's Non-Partisan League is
pledged to vote for President Roose-
welt this November.
'"The enthusiastic tenor of the ac-
ceptances we are getting, indicates
labor is going to work vigorously to
that end" Major Berry stated. Labor
realizes that it has a real friend in the
White House now, and intends to keep
him there"
Meanwhile as tabulations of the
membership roster progress, results
show a pronounced spreading geo
graphically as we'll as numerically.
Every state in the Union including
the Canal Zone and the Territory of
Hawaii are represented" Major Berry
pointed out,
The resolution of the International
Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees
and Motion Picture Machine Opera
tors, typical in intent to other inter-
national union resolutions reads in part
as follows;
"RESOLVED, By the officers and
delegates Of this convention assembled
at Kansas City in June, 1886, that we
go Of record as pledging our united
and wholehearted support to bring
about the continuance of the work of
Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of
the United States of America for an
other term.
Let US go forward for Roosevelt
and recovery, for political freedom, So
cial security and economic justice. This
resolution m from the very hearts
Of the members of this industry, re-
gardless Of their political utilization,
who will work and fight as they never
did before to r~e-elect the greatest hui
manitarian that ever sat in the White
House, Franklin D. Roosevelt"
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
STEEL COMPANIES ACT TO BLOCK
UNION DRIVE AS WORKERS JOIN
Coercion and Intimidation

Referring to remarks about correction
and intimidation" in the companies
statement, Murray declared that the
organizing committee "has no interest
in fomenting strikes or creating dis
orders" and added:
IF the moguls Of steel are interested
in preventing strikes, why are they
now resorting to the use Of intimidation
coercion and discrimination against
their employees who are either becom-
ing members OF the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION or are seeking membership"
Reports of the first discharges for
union activity since the beginning of
the campaign came from Aliquippa, Pa.
The Jones & Laughin Corp. there, al
ready indicted by the Natl. Labor Re-
lations Board for earlier dismissals OF
active unionists, was reported to have
fired 80 men following an organization
meeting.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
1916 1886, Workers
Have Not Forgotten
Mooney and Billings

SAN FRANCISCO.-July n may be
Just another hot day to most people,
but to two men sitting in their prison
cells, it will mark the twentieth n
niversary Of the day the prison gates
Changed behind them.
The Two men are Tom Mooney and
Warren X. Billings.
Twenty years is a long time. Twenty
years in prison for two innocent men
is longer.
Twenty years is a long time. Time
for a short-memoried public to forget.
But on July q, 1886, workers in hun
dreds of cities in this country will show
that they have not forgotten Mooney
and Billings. For on that day count
less mass meetings, demonstrations and
parades will take place demanding their
freedom. Mooney and Billings are
innocentl They have been framed be-
cause they fought for the working class.
We demand their freedom" will be
the cry Of tens Of thousands.
1t was co~nclusively proved at trial
after trial that the only Crime" Moo
ney and Billings committed was their
militant activity in helping workers to
organize for better conditions. They
became dangerous to the employers.
In order to safeguard their profits they
sent the working class leaders to prison
on a framed-up charge Of throwing a
bomb in a preparedness parade.
1T took perjured evidence to send
them to jail. Photographs and expert
testimony has so far failed to free
them," Clarence Senior, national sec
rotary of the Socialist party, said, 1T
took thousands and thousands of dol
lars supplied by the utility corpora
tions to convict them. 1t will take the
thousands and thousands Of voices Of
workers TO win their freedom.
'"The Socialist party will never give
up the fight to free Mooney and Bill
lings. We are calling on all our
branches to initiate and participate in
demonstrations on July q. These two
men have become the symbol Of the
suppression of the right of workers to
organize. 1t is the duty of all workers
to join together on this twentieth an
niversary to demand their freedom"
Mooney at present is in the county
jail at San Francisco waiting resump-
ton of his latest attempt 10 prove his
innocence. He has sent out an urgent
appeal for funds needed to carry on
his efforts for freedom. His author
lied defense committee is the Tom
Mooney Molders' Defense Committee,
P. o. Box 1475, San Francisco, Calf.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
AVOID CURLEE
BRAND CLOTHES

We wish to inform you that the
Curlee Clothing Company of St. Louis
has been declared Unfair to Union La
Dor, the St. Louis Central Trades and
Labor Union, the Kansas City Indus
trial Council and the Missouri State
Federation of Labor having placed this
firm on their 1--WE Don't Patronize"
list.
We ask our central body for its
moral support; if possible have a COM
mittee visit the clothing merchants OF
your city and request them not to han
die clothes made by unfair manufac-
turers. For the last thirty years the
Curlee Clothing Company has been
fighting Organized Labor. In this
fight the firm has been using vicious
and dishonorable means that only an
arch-enemy of Union Labor could re-
sort to.
Under the direction, supervision and
guardianship of the Ahner Detective
Agency one Of the worst strike
breaking agencies in the land - the
Curlee Clothing Company has organ
lied a company union. and chief Ahner
has become a sort of industrial Re
lations Counselor" for the unfair firm.
In harmony with this Ahner strike
breaking agency operates Francis M,
Curlee, lawyer by profession and a
leading member of the Curlee Clothing
Company.
It is generally known that the Cur
lee Clothing Company is one Of the
Undertaking corporations that main
tanned a powerful and expensive lobby
in Washington, D. c., for the purpose
of killing the National Recovery Act
and other progressive legislative mea-
sures beneficial to Organized Labor.
We feel confident that your central
body will be with US in this struggle
for Trade Unionism. The Curlee
Clothing Company is one Of the most
bitter enemies of Union Labor. In
form the clothing merchants OF this
fact Ask them not to handle clothes
made by any unfair manufacturer Our
success will mean your victory
St. Louis Joint Board Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union.
Headquarters No. 800 North 10Th
Street, St. Louis, Mo.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
as, 1000 DESTITUTE FARMERS
GET JOBS ON WPA
PROJECTS
z Of L News seruice

By A. F. of L. News Service.
The militant manner in which the
Works Progress Administration is re-
lieving the distress among farmers in
the drought-stricken States is reveal
ed in figures given out by Aubrey Will
liams, Deputy Works Progress Admin
istrator, that $4,000 impoverished farm
ers in North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Wyoming and Minnesota.
have been given employment on about
$50 water conservation projects.
In addition to these figures, the W.
PA announced that 1000 destitute far
mers in Colorado would receive inn
mediate employment and that work
would be provided for about 10000 in
drought areas in Southeastern States.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

several hundred dollars worth of prizes
was put out in cash. The main event
was a tug Of wal between the Butte
Miners and the Anaconda Smeltermen
and which the miners won by three
inches after a ten-minute tussle. OBJ
servers, however, stated that as far as
they could see neither side was moving
the other. The miners evidently
stretched the rope three inches in a
desperate attempt to uproot the smell
termen.
The day was completed with a dance
in the evening. The smeltermen and
other people Of Anaconda are to be
complimented on the perfect order
which was evident throughout the day
and evening.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
ANACONDA SMELTERMEN HAVE LARGEST
UNION DAY CELEBRATION IN YEARS

Sunday, July 18th, Anaconda Smelt-
ermen's Union day, witnessed the larg-
est turnout of organized labor in the
history Of Inc town. The celebration
started at 10 o'clock in the morning
with a mammoth parade, in which all
organized labor in Anaconda partici-
pated. The Butte Miners Union and
their auxiliary were also well repre-
sented; the Ladies' Auxiliary with their
drill team, as we'll as a fair sized dele
cation. The team with their copper
colored miners Skull guards and
cloaks made a very p~resentable show
ing and had there been a prize for the
best looking outfit in the parade they
doubtless would have taken first place.
After the parade a program of sports
was put on at Washoe park at which
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
CLUB
HOLDS ELECTION

Townsend Club No. S held its regu-
lar meeting in Judge Downey's court
room, July p. A short musical pro-
gram was enjoyed, piano selections be-
ing rendered by Mrs. Hample.
The present officers of the club were
reelected unanimously. Paul Cannon,
president; Mrs, Mary Hennessy, vice
president; Miss Mary A. Hogan, sec
rotary; Carl Spillum, treasurer. All
standing committees and advisory
board members were also reelected.
The next regular meeting of Club
S will be held in Judge Downey's court
room, August II.
Very truly yours,
MARY HOGAN, Sec'y.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

Manchester, England-(FP)-Adding
279,571 new members in 1885, cooper
atives in England, Scotland and north
ern Ireland reached an all-time high
of 7,482,000, figures released by the
Cooperative Union show. An increase
in business of $66,635,000 by the Brit
ish co-ops brought their annual vol
ume Of sales to over a billion dollars
for the year.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
See Japanese Workers Gaining
Little From Trade Boom
By Federated Press

New York-(FP) ~ The Japanese
trade boom has been built at the x
pense of the farming population and
has brought no permanent rewards to
the island empires badly exploited
workers, the Far Eastern Survey Of
the American Council, Institute of Pac-
ific Relations, points out in its July IS
bulletin.
"The purchasing power and real earn
ings Of Japanese workers have dimin-
ished 7per cent since 1892, thus wip-
ing out the advance gained in real wag-
es during 1882 and 1885," the article,
written by the institutes research sec
rotary, William L. Holland, states.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

So that visitors to the Olympic
games may be impressed by the jovial
spirit of the German people under the
Nazis, the Hitler government has or
dered a laughter week" for all inha-
bitants of the 3rd Reich.
And, presumably any of the hum
dreds of thousands in the torture pri-
sons and concentration camps who
don't exhibit grinning faces will be
thrashed.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

The Women's Union Labor League
OF Missoula and incidently the only one
Of its kind west of the Mississippi
river, has been holding its regular
meetings throughout the summer, the
last one taking place July 23rd.
This organization, which is part of
the American Federation of Labor, sent
Mrs. Black and Mrs. Baron as repre-
s%entatives to the Montana State Fed
Grafton of Labor convention at Billings.
At the July 23rd meeting a report was
given by the delegates Of the Fedora
ton convention. Other routine bust
wa transacted after which re-
freshments were served.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

MISSOULA.-The regular meeting
Of the Teamsters' Union was held
Tuesday, July 18th, with a very fine at
tendance. During the course Of the
meeting a committee was appointed to
make arrangements for a picnic. The
date has not been announced.
The Transfers are pleased to an
nounce that Bates and Hale, contrac-
tors, who have been awarded a con-
tract on one Of the reclamation prof
ects just outside of Missoula, have
signed up with the local Transfers
union and this firm will operate under
wages and conditions stipulated by or
ganized labor.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

New York-(FP) - The American
Civil Liberties Union has appealed to
Gov. J. M. Futrell OF Arkansas to in
vestigate convictions during the share
troopers strike, and requested "execu-
tive clemency if the facts warrant"
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06
Two to Make a Bargain

1T is stated by the American Iron
& Steele Institute" Murray declared,
"that the steel industry believes in
the principles of collective bargaining.
Unfortunately, however, the Institute
and we differ on the Interpretation of
the word bargaining 1t believes that
the bargain begins and ends in one
person. We believe it takes two to
make a bargain.
"The royalists of steel are interested
in maintaining their own company I'M
ion dynasty, and through this Frank
enstein, use it as a means to continue
an alleged system Of collective bar
gaining.
Back Of this is the same attitude
that defended the 12-hour day in the
steel mills that bitterly opposed work
mems compensation; that fought every
piece of social legislation introduced in
Congress or in state legislatures"
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to penls of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1936-08-06

MT. EQWar Dryne
Commissioner of Labor
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. O'Bryne:
This will acknowledge receipt of your
letter Of the 10th in regard to hours OF
work at the various state institutions.
l am referring this to the State Board
of Examiners. We are, of course, con-
fronted with the fact that while the
Legislature passes these laws, they fail
to provide the necessary a%ppropria-
tons to carry them out. AT any rate
we must respect the law.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) FINER HOLT
Governor
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
Police Ice Cream
Held to Blame
For RundWlyS

SON, N. j., Aug. %
G.N.SO.-For the sixth time in
the last five weeks, Clark Selig, 9,
and his brother Curtis, 7, are A.
w. o. L. again. They disappeared
from the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Selig, here
some time between 2 a. m. and 4
a. m. today.
They had been returned only
Tuesday from an earlier disap-
pearance on Sunday. On that oc-
caSion their father asked the po.
lice to round them up and to
treat 'em rough" He expressed
the opinion that one of the causes
of the frequent disappearance
was the big-heartednesS of the po-
lice who always treated them to
ice cream after rounding them up.
There are seven other children
in the Selig family and ice cream
rarely, if ever, appears on the fam
lily menu.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

none too good for the Democrats.
It appears now that the Democrats
here believe that even if nomi-
mated for the governorship Frank
Murphy is going to have a diff
cult time. They say he may not
carry as much of a vote as the
PreSident-and six weeks ago they
believed that Mr.. Murphy would
save the day for the President.
1t makes Michigan a spectacle
worth watching.
New York Real Key
New York is an empire worth
claiming; the Democrats claim it
without much fuss. They just
claim it by a mere matter of
100000 majoAity. It would seem
that Governor Landon cannot win
without New York, unless there.
is a landslide; the Democrats
claim Roosevelt can lose New
York and win they make their
figures very convincing, too. Penn.
Sylvania, rock-ribbed in 2epubli-
CanlSm, Is pelng sought Dy ootn
parties. The private dope handed
to Mr.. Roosevelt is that he has it
now. Republicans Who lave been
working in politics for years and
many political writer's dispute
this, a1.d the difference of opinion
makes Pennsylvania debatable, if
for no other reason than that
there is this difference among
experts.
Mr.. Roosevelt's conservative
scouts say he can win with at
least 300 electoral votes without
New York; that would give about
231 to Governor Landon. These,
it must be repeated, are the fig
ures of Democratic scouts report
ing to their chief, so can be hardly
claSsed as baShful.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
A. F. F. Locomotive
To Pull 40 and 6

A replica of the locomotive and
tender used by the A. E. F. in
France will bring members of the
40 and 8 Society, of Jacksonville,
Fla, to Washington September 25,
on a goodwill tour. They will bring
greetings from Mayor John T.
Alsop, jr., to Capital officials.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
Commander Wolfe
Hurt in Auto Crash

NEW ORLEANS. La. Aug. %.
Comdr. Alfred S. Wolfe, "A, in
spector of the Southern recruit
ing area for the United States
Navy, was injured critically last
night when an automobile he was
driving overturned three times and
plunged into a ditch.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

AMERICAl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-22
2 JUNEAU PLANES
: FLY TO CHICHAGOF

Two Juneau airplanes, the Al
aska Air Transport Patco seaplane
and the Irving Always Lockheed
Vega seaplane, visited Chichagof
and Hirst- Chichagof today.
The Lockheed Vega, piloted by
Gene Meyring with Lloyd Jarman
as Flight Mechanic, left Juneau at
10 O'Clock this morning with United
States mail and four passengers:
James L. Freeburn, General Man
ager of the Chichagoff Mining Com
pany, and D. Macmillan, pros
pector, for Chichagof, G. L. Mack
for Hirst Chicagof; and j. E. Boyle,
Marine Division Agent for the
Union Oil Company, for Hoonah.
Shortly after 10 am, the Patco,
plotted by Sheldon Simmons, took
off for Chicaagof and Hirst Chi
chagof with the following pas
sengers: John Plese, Bob Pasquan
and William zaptil
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-22
WOMAN'S CLUB ENJOY
LUNCHEON YESTERDAY

Honoring the old members of
the Juneau Womar.s Club, the. new
members gave no-host luncheon
yesterday afternoon in Moder's Cot
fee Shoppe. sss
The tea room was beautifully
decorated in the spring motif with
daffodils, jonquils and tulips.
Mrs. Estelle Hebert acted as
toastmistress at the affair and
introduced Mrs. John B. Larson
and Mrs. Ray G. Day who gave
interesting talks.
BY request Mrs. R. r. Hermann
gave a reading entitled, THE Other
Wise Man" 81 a
Also on the program were three
Neutrality-suspicious. solos by Clarence
Rands. His selections were. Indian
Love Call" All, Sweet Mystery of
Life and Somewhere a Voice
Is Calling" s is sefa
Yesterdays luncheon is the last
of a series of no-host luncheons
given by members of the Women's
Club.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-22
PRINCESS NORAH
TO BRING SHRINE.
TOURISTS NORTH
Special Voyage Of Canadian
Steamer Scheduled from
S. F. Next July

A special voyage of the Canadian
Pacific steamer Princess Norah,
/ from Vancouver to Skagway and re-
turn. with a party of lao members
of the Islam Temple Shrine of San
Francisco will be made next July,
according to information received
by v. w. Mulvihill, agent for the
Canadian Pacific, from the General
Passenger Agent of his company at
Vancouver.
The Princess Norah will sail from
Vancouver with the party of Shrin-
ers at o'clock Friday evening, July
3, and after making all regular ports
of call, including Taku Glacier and
Juneau, will arrive at Skagway on
July T. The White Pass and Yukon
Route is arranging a special West
Arm excursion for the Shrine party
on July and 8.
William L. Hughson, the present
Potentate of Islam Temple, and Earl
j. Harris, passenger representative
Of the Southern Pacific Railway at
San Francisco, will accompany the
Shriners, as we'll as a representative
of the Canadian Pacific, probably F..
L. Mason of San Francisco.
On the return trip the Princess
Norah will leave Skagway at 8 D.
m. on July 8. After a stop of one
hour from to p. m. on July 8,
at Ketchikan, the steamer will pass
Rudyard Bay the same day, and will
arrive opposite Prince Rupert, where
no stop will be made, on July 10.
Following an 8-hour cruise through
Gardner Canal, the Princess Norah
will stop for an hour at Alert Bay,
from 8 to 8 a. m, at Campbell Riv-
er from 4 to p. m. and at Powell
River from to 10 p M, July II,
arriving at Victoria, where the voy-
age will end, at $3.50 a. m. on July
IL.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-22

they hadn't caught up with the
Israelites, and the Red Sea had
just rolled back thus leaving the
canvas a total blank This stunt
completed the evenings entertain
ment. W 80
A vote of thanks was rendered
to Mrs. c. N. Crone for the excel
lent home cooked dinner which she
directed, and which was enjoyed by
all those present. .~fs &
The last meeting OF the Norlite-
men until fall will be held the
third Tuesday in May at which
time members may take their ladies,
the Rev. Glasse announced today