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Montana labor news., 1936-07-23
Rail Pensions Despite judicial Vote

1t was quite generally believed that the action
of Justice Jennings Bailey Of the District of
Columbia Supreme Court in handing down a de-
cision that the Railroad Retirement Tax Act of
1885 was unconstitutional, and his injunction
prohibiting Government officials from i%nstitut-
ing proceedings designed to collect from rail
roads the 81 per cent payroll tax which the
measure prescribed, definitely barred payment of
railroad pensions pending action of the higher
courts on Justice Bailey's edict. The Act also
required the railroads to deduct 81 per cent of
the wages paid railroad employees. Justice Bail
ey's decision held that the Tax Act was uncon-
stitutional, but did not invalidate the Retirement
Act setting up the pension system.
Without taking into consideration judicial ac-
ton on the two pension bills the last Congress
appropriated $46,685,OO0 for pension payment on
the theory that the taxes levied on the carriers
and railroad employees would eventually 0 in
to the United States Treasury.
Under this appropriation the Railroad Retire
ment Board declares that it will proceed to pay
the pensions authorized by the Retirement Act
as long as the appropriation holds out.
About 1000 railroad workers are Immediately
eligible for benefits and an additional 10000 have
filed applications but have not yet fulfilled all
conditions necessary for receiving the pensions.
The Retirement Board says r...> .-.4.o+;o, &c
the rail pension disbursements marked the first
operation in the United States Of a governmental
old-agc retirement system for other persons
than employees of the Government.
AS a starter the Board certified Is a%nnuities
ranging from $13.55 to $91.04 a month. The
pensions are available for railroad workers who
are 65 years Of age or who have served 80 years
or longer. They are based on length of service
and rates of compensation.
The largest of the first IS a%nnuities went to
Thomas Biddle Strain, 73 years old, of Johnson
City, Tenn, who has been employed on various
railroads for 81 years. His monthly check car
ries the generous social security figure of $9104.
He was retired on the East Tennessee & West
ern North Carolina Railroad.
Murray w. Latimer, chairman Of the Rail
road Retirement Board, said the first pension
payments "have great historical significance, not
only to railroad workers but to workers of all
sorts in America" because they forecast what
is in store for 100000 to 100000 American
working men and women for whom somewhat
similar annuities begin to accrue January /,
1887, under the Social Security Act.
Montana labor news., 1936-07-23

guillible Americans are digging down
in our pockets" Last year, as the mag
azine TIME recently stated, not 10000
people in the whole United States gave
as much as a single 81 or more to any
peace organization. 1t was through
local peace councils that certain meet
ings for Butler were arranged, and
Buffers fee Of $3.50 for a single meet
ing was a huge risk to one OF them.
Butler said of the societies: Some
are headed by sincere but misguided
enthusiasts, but in most instance the
peace racket OF today is purely COM
mercial" This is Buffers most glar-
ing misstatement. All Of the leaders
in the peace movement are sincere,
very few could be called misguided
enthusiasts" even by a hard-boiled gem
eral, and none are Commercial in
their attitudes towards their common
cause.
National Council for the
Prevention of War.
Montana labor news., 1936-07-23

There is one thing the lifting sane
tons cannot bring back to Italy the
original color of the beard of Dino
Grand, her ambassador to England,
turned gray under the stress of sane
tions.
Montana labor news., 1936-07-23
Long Mooney Hearings
Soon To End

San Francisco-(FP)-Now that the
Tom Mooney hearings before a referee
appointed by the California supreme
court are nearing their close, it is pos
sible to evaluate the evidence produ-
ced in nearly a year Of testimony, and
the probable results.
These hearings are being held be-
cause when MONEYS application for
a writ of habeas corpus was heard be-
fore the U. S. Supreme Court in 1885,
Montana labor news., 1936-07-23
Sou Cherry Jelly
8 cups i1Na lbs.) Juice
q cups III Ibs.) sugar
fu,.ft NAL

pot pVWuc'rp HNN rNNN"
To prepare juice, stem lido not
pitt and crush about Eye pounds
fully ripe cherries. Add 1s cup water,
bring to a boil, and simmer, COW
cred, 10 minutes. If a stronger
cherry flavor Is desired, add a few
crushed cherry pits during simmer
ing. Place fruit in Jelly cloth or
bag and squeeze out juice. Ut there
Is a slight shortage Of juice, add
small amount of water to pulp IN
Jelly cloth and squeeze again.)
Measure sugar into dry dish and
set aside until needed. Measure
Juice into a g. to 4-quart saucepan
and place over hottest fire. Add
powdered fruit pectln, mix we'll, and
continue stirring until mixture
comes to q hard boil. At once pour
In sugar, stirring constantly. Con-
tinue stirring, bring to a full roll
Ing boil, and boil hard " minute.
Remove from fire, skim, pour
quickly. Paraffin hot jelly at once.
Makes about 7 glasses (6 fluid
ounces each).
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
ADVERTIsEMEN ENl
ADVEHTTSEMENT
One Cent A Day
Paws $1OO A Month

Thousands Of men and women in
4S States have received more than
$5O0,OOO in benefits from the new
acident policy issued by the Postal
Life and Casualty Insurance Com
pany, 1868 Postal Life Building,
Kansas City, Missouri. The pre-
MUM Of this policy is only $3.50 a
year, less than 1c q day, and pays
up to $1,000 for death from auto
mobile and other common types Of
accidents. Also up to 500 a month
for total disability - and liberal
amounts for minor injuries, frac-
lures, dislocationS, cuts, sprains
and partial disability resulting
from such accidents. Settlements
are made promptly, Over $185. 900
in capital surplus and reserve to
protect policy holders.
No medical examination. Send
no money. Simply write to above
address, giving name, age, address,
beneficiary's name and relation
ship. Policy will be sent to you
for ten days inspection without
obligation. Issued to men, women
and children between the ages Of
10 and 70. Also special policy for
persons from ages 70 to IS.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
PARRAN TO GET
.HEALTHP0ST

DR.. Thomas Parran, jr., who
has been acting as commissioner
Of New York State Department
of Public Health since 1880, while
holding the title Of Assistant Sur
geon General of the Public Health
Service, was today appointed to
the post Of Surgeon General Of
the Public Health Service to sue.
ceed Hugh S. Cumming, who re-
tired recently.
DR.. Parran't name was sent to
the Senate today, where it awaits
confirmation.
DR.. Parran Is a native Of ST..
Leonard, Md, was educated at
St. Johns, College, Annapolis;
University Of Maryland. and re-
ceived the degree Of M. D. at
Georgetown University.
DR.. Parran has served in various
capacities in the Public Health
Service since 1917, and has also
served as health officer for vari-
GUS State organizations. He was
medical officer at Muscle Shoals
in 1918 and was executive officer
Of the medical division Of the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance in
1919. He was appointed Assistant
Surgeon General of the Public
Health Service in 1925. His home
at present is in Albany, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
STUDIES
3OOMILL|0NS
TAXSLASH
Presidents Pro 9 ram
For Process Levies
May Be Shaved
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
International News Service

President RooSevelt's request to
Congress for 1.137 million dollars
in new taxes may be slashed by q
House Ways and Means Subcom-
mittee, it was disclosed today as
preparations were rushed for
opening hearings March 80.
A plan which would slice $780,
000,0 from the figure set by the
Chief Executive was said by mem
hers to be favorably considered
by the subcommittee. which will
frame a report as a basis for hear.
ings.
Tentative Plan Outlined
The tentative tax plan, as out.
lined by members Of the subcom-
Inittee, included:
Sliding scale Of corporation
taxes to yield $500, 100000 a year,
a so per cent increase over present
taxes.
Additional taxes on foreigners
with American investments, to
yield $40,O00,O a year.
Special income taxes on pro-
cesSors who were returned i'm
pounded AAA processing taxes or
had not paid them, $50, 900 900.
While no decision had been
reached on suggested new pro
cesSing taxes, influential House
leaders predicted that they would
be omitted from the bill.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
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about to be married and wished
to know whether he was finally
eliminated as a suspect in the
crime. It was then that Colonel
Garnett had the Police Depart
ment dispatch Detective Sergt.
Robert j. Barrett to Mt. Vernon,
N. Y, whence the letter came, to
interview Jordan again.
The defendant mad been ques-
toned in connection with the
crime shortly after the murder
and, according to Prosecutor
Robb, told police that he had
planned such a hold-up. but had
been afraid to go through with
it. He was freed. and left the
city.
Robb graphically reconstructed
the details Of the tragedy in his
opening statement to the jury.
Both Jordan and Edith Dods-
worth, a former waitress at the
restaurant, had been dismissed
several months previous to the
crime, Robb said. They met again
in a Pennsylvania Avenue restau-
rant and, discussing their diff
culties, Jordan is said to have
stated:
81 am tired Of being broke.
I am going to stick up a bank"
AAynrrTCr. nnrcrNyrC
A third person was present at
the alleged interview, Robb said,
when the waitress replied:
~ know Of something better
than q bank to stick up"
= The three then plotted the
amateuriSh robbery. which led to
Mrs. Jaynes' murder, Robb de-
clared, with inside information
furnished by Miss DodSworth.
Miss Dodswerth, who was in
dicted with Jordan but who has
not been apprehended, drove the
automobile in which Jordan and
the third member of the party
who has not been acknowledgement
to the T-Shoppe. according to
Robb.
While the woman waited in the
automobile outside Of the restaur-
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
R 5 EV FL 7
HEADSBALL0T

HARRISBURG, Pa. March %
Q.N.SO President Franklin D.
RooSevelt'S name will head the
list Of Democratic candidates on
the ballots in the forthcoming
April primaries, it was deter.
mined today as lots were drawn
for ballot positions.
Secretary of Labor and Indus
try Ralph M. BaShore drew by
proxy for President Roosevelt,
while Col. Henry c. Breckinridge,
New York attorney, also a Demo
cratic presidential candidate, came
here to draw his position per.
sonally. Bashore drew first place
for President Roosevelt, and
Breckenridge drew for the second
position.
There were no drawings for
Republican candidates for PreSi.
dent, since United States Senator
William E. Borah, of Idaho, was
the only G. o. P. candidate to
file nominating petitions.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
Flood Wall Saves
Portsmouth, Ohio

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, March
% G.N.S).-This city'S $750,000
flood wall, erected after the 1918
flood, paid dividends today, pro-
tecting homes from river stage OF
57.65 feet which otherwise would
have flooded the town.
The three-mile long flood wall
was being patrolled constantly
and was reported in perfect con-
dition.
Many homes in nearby Scioto-
vile, Ohio, and South Portsmouth,
Fullerton and Beattyville, KY,
were evacuated. The river was
up 2.65 feet during the last "a
hours and the crest was expected
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
Jaynes Killing Told
At Jordan Trial

ant, Robb said, the two men,
armed with pistols, and their heads
covered with hoods, entered the
place and while one of them kept
the guests standing with their
hands in the air, the other rifled
the cash register of more than 500.
Fatal Shot Fired
The robbers were leaving the res
taurant as a patron was about to
enter the door, and in the excite
ment one of the men accidental
1y' fired his pistol, the bullet Strik-
ing Mrs. Jaynes in the chest, Robb
claimed.
Mrs. Jaynes did not know at the
time that she had been struck.
She discovered her wound after
she had returned to her home. A
few days later she died from its
effects.
In selecting the jury for the trial
Of Jordan, many prospective jurors
were disqualified because they ex-
pressed a belief against capital
punishment.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
NEW ENGLAND
FLO0DL0SSAT
zoo MILLION
Officials Of Six States
Seek Federal Aid in
Reconstruction

BOSTON, March % Q.N.S).
With the Red Cross and other pub
lie and private organizations car
ing for the needy, and health
agencies preparing for mass in
oculation against disease, huge
army Of workers today plunged
into rehabilitating the far-flung
floodstricken areas Of New Eng.
land.
With the National Guard patrol
ing all flood areas, the governors
Of the six New England States as
sumed directional powers and
started q drive for State and Fed
eral funds with which to carry
on construction. Damage
throughout the flood areas was
estimated in excess Of 200 million
dollars.
Receding waters. draining from
streets of cities and towns which
had been submerged for three
days left debris Of wrecked houses,
bridges and dams choking the
roadways and mud, silt and slime,
reeking with a potential disease
menace, clung to the surfaces Of
streets, buildings and houses both
inside and out.
The death toll stood at 80 to-
day with the possibility it may
rise with q final check-up of
scores of persons still missing.
More than 100000 homeless
refugees housed in mories,
schools, churches, halls and pri-
vate homes. must await complete
clearing out and cleaning of the
flooded sections and their homes
inspected by health authorities be-
fore returning. Many thousands,
whose homes were swept away or
wrecked beyond rehabilitation,
faced the task of rebuilding or
finding homes elsewhere.
Meanwhile, in Maine. the flood
menace continued as the swollen
Saco River and the ice-jammed
AndroScoggin Stubbornly refused
to SubSide. Saco and Biddeford
were still isolated, and the cities
of Lewiston and Auburn were
threatened.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
Virginia Is Seeking
Prison Farm Site

RICHMOND. Va, March %.
Inspection Of possible sites for a
new State prison farm is to be
started at once, it was announced
today by Walker c. Cottrell, chair
man Of the State prison board.
Chairman Cottrell and Major
Rice M. Youel. superintendent Of
the penitentiary, have been named
as a committee to study sites sug-
geSted and recommend which
would be the most suitable.
The property cannot be acquired
before July /, when an appropria-
tion passed by the general assem-
bly, will be available. It is hoped
the site will have been selected
by that time so that q first group
Of prisoners may be sent to the
place to do preliminary work.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
6O-F00T CREST
IS EXPECTED
TOMORROW
Residents Of Kentucky
Cities Across River
Evacuate Homes
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stunned operations and conditions
were approaching normal.
Red Cross and private welfare
agencies were caring for New
England's homeless thousands.
Maine still faced prospects OF
further high water as the Saco
and AndroScoggin rivers, still ice
jammed, stubbornly resisted re-
cesSion. The National Guard was
patrolling all flood areas.
Hartford, Conn, spectacular
high spot Of Saturdays flood
waters began reconstruction work
today. All WPA workers were
inoculated against typhoid before
assignment to rehabilitation pro
jects. Electric power was par
TALLY restored this morning, with
the restoration expected to ex-
tend to practically all districts
by Wednesday.
Flood Relief Rushed
At Washington, governmental
agencies went into high gear to
aid flood sufferers. Appropria-
tions ranging up to one billion
dollars for relief and rehabilita-
ton loans to individual and in
dustrial sufferers were proposed.
Authorization was granted for
assignment of WPA and CCC
workers to flood,stricken COM
munitieS. Military authorities
called for extensive flood control
work in the strategic productive
qua the vast area
bounded by Boston, Detroit, Chi
cago and Norfolk. Army experts
pointed out that if the floods
had occurred in wartime, pro-
curement plans for supplying the
American Army from the indus
trial region would have been seri-
ouSly hampered.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
JohnstoWn Tension Eases;
5000 Homeless Fed

JOEINSTOWN, Pa, March %
dN.SO. - stout-hearted, despite
the grim pail Of tragedy that en-
shrouded it, JohnStown was re-
building itself today.
According to Red Cross authori-
ties, the death toll as Of today
stood at Is, while hundreds were
still being treated in hospitals for
minor injuries and exposure. Five
persons were still in critical con-
dition.
5000 Homeless
The 5000 families still home
less found comfort, food and rest
at the 18 refugees and IL COM
missaries set up by the Red Cross;
10000, according to Red Cross
officials, were still being fed at
these centerS.
Meanwhile, a rehabilitation
committee has been organized by
local merchants for the purpose Of
soliciting funds for the small mer-
chants and homeownerS.
Families, still separated, were
being slowly brought together by
the local radio station.
Red Cross authorities reported
that no disease had broken out
and that there was no danger Of
pestilence. There was an abundant
water and food supply and gas
and electric service was available
in most sections Of the striken
town.
Guardsmen On Patrol
Order was believed completely
restored, but 1900 guardsmen, and
scores of State highway police
were patrolling the streets.
Six hundred CCC workers ar
rived today to aid the 1000 WPA
men to bestore the city to nor
ma1cV
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
EARLE SEEKING
AID HERE
International News Service

Pennsylvania's governor, George
H. Earle, came to the Nations
Capital today seeking financial
aid for a flood-stricken State, and
his first order for a general re-
habilitation program was: No poll
tics.
The governor Immediately an
noumced that a special session of
the Pennsylvania legislature was
inevitable-either now or May 4.
If the Relief Administration gives
him the money he is seeking to re-
build PennSylvania's flood-ruined
sectors, and to carry the States
normal relief burden, the special
session will be put off until May.
II not, the session will be called
Immediately.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
Coroner Is SeekinQ
5Lost In PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, March % G.N.S0
The coroner's office here today
sought to learn the whereabouts
Of five men who left Pittsburgh
Wednesday morning for Akhon,
Ohio, in an automobile and re-
ported missing by anxious rela-
tiVeS
The Washington times., 1936-03-23

The purpose Of the farm is to
segregate first offenders from
hardened criminals and to relieve
overcrowding in the penitentiary.
It is planned to raise cotton on
the farm and furnish this to the
penitentiary textile shops which
now buy their cotton on the open
market.
The Washington times., 1936-03-23
Senators o. K. Hardy

Appointment Of Lamar Hardy
as U. s. District Attorney for the
Southern District Of New York,
was favorably reported to the
Senate today by the judiciary
Committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-06

the so-called Student Patriot League.
The league, it appears, was formed
not only with the acquiescence but al
so the sponsorship of the president Of
the school.
We must look beyond the mere an
nounced purposes of this organization
to realize its real detectives. 1t Il
purely fascistic invasion of our pub
lie schools and its program dove-tails
perfectly with the program of those
who are directing fascist movements
in America.
J Like the fascists of other countries,
the fascists of America have gone in
to win over youth, through uniforms,
drills, patriotic phrases, and glittering
words. Behind these is the black
shadow of reaction which seeks to de.
stroy every vestige of American demo-
cracy. Our super-patriots were alert
in demanding the discharge of teach
ers and principals who were suspected
of Communistic leanings. What will
these super-patriots do now when
teachers and principals openly spon-
sor an organization which drags in
the dust every noble tradition of our
country?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-06

Please help your school clerk to
list all resident children between ages
and Is, inclusive. State income tax
aid is determined by the number of
names on the census between ages
8 and Is, inclusive. 1t amounts to
about eight dollars state income tax
aid to your school district for each
name. Include those graduated from
eighth grade and also those who may
attend high school, etc. You may
know of some cases he may overlook.
Many names were omitted last year
All rural districts that expect to
qualify for the supplemental aid must
levy 80 mills for maintenance. This
should be listed with the auditor as
80 mills and not in dollars and cents
because valuations may change and
cause districts to fail to qualify. This
happened in some cases this past year
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-06
HARLIS

Frank Olinsky of the Mission camp
went to Minneapolis Sunday.
Ed Trester went to Superior Friday
Mrs. HI. d. Higgins visited her hus.
band at the Mission camp Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Culleton ol
Superior, called on the Sorenson's
Sunday.
Torrance Higgins of Foxboro. visited
in Harris Sunday.
Harvey Sorenson of Duxbury. was
home Sunday.
The George SOrensOn family at
tended the party given by AL SOren
son at the Nelson school Saturday
night.
The Ed Thomson family had com
pany Friday night.
Mrs. Sorenson, Mrs. VAIL, Mrs
Runser and Miss Ethel Scott ATTENDED
the annual PIT. A. picnic at SOaliI
Springs Wednesday Of last week.
Geo. Sorenson and sons went Il
Superior Monday.
Ed Johnson had company from the
Spur one day last week.
Chas. Pryor had company from st
Paul Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-06
State Capitol News
By A. /. HARRIS

The problems which the people face
today are too real and the economic
suffering of the people too intense to
permit of any deceit or political trick
cry by parties seeking to win favor at
the hands Of the electorate.
If political party has program
it seeks to put into effect but cOnceals
the nature of that program from the
people, it is guilty of something more
than mere political sharp playing.
The Republican platform of Mime
sofa expresses itself in favor Of the
YoungQuist Amendment, known Us
Amendment No. 2. This amendment
would abolish the state real estate
tax levy. But not even the Repub-
licans claim that it will not be neces-
sary to enact some other tax to make
up for this loss in revenue. 1t is
quite generally known by those who
are familiar with the situation that
the Republicans propose to slip over
sales tax. which in effect is tax
on poverty. For political reasons they
have refused to tell the people exactly
what tax they propose to substitute
for the state real estate tax.
In an effort to smoke the Repub-
licans out of their secret tax program
and to force clear cut issues for the
coming campaign, Senator Elmer A
Benson, Farmer-LabOr candidate fol
Governor. last week issued chal.
lenge to his Republican opponent
Martin A. Nelson. to let the people
know the secret tax program of his
party. do you believe that the citi
zens and taxpayers of Minnesota are
entitled to know what the secret Re.
publican tax program is?" Senator
Benson asked Mr.. Nelson.
Continued silence on Mr.. Nelson's
part, the Senator charges, makes him
equally guilty with his party of per.
petrating a fraud.
Senator Benson's open challenge