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Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Appreciate Work
OF Surveyor

County Surveyor Jack Heaiy had a
bigger nov problem on his hands dur
ing the past winter than probably any
county road supervisor in the noun
tain regions. Silver Bow County has
over three hundred and twenty-five
miles OF secondary roads and streets,
Mr.. Healy's job was to clear them Of
snow and make travel as safe as pos
sible. Yet he had only two snowplows
with which to do the work. Therein
was his problem. And how well he
succeeded local residents may judge
from the following facts.
-Four hundred and fifty-five miles Of
roads and streets were cleared Of
snow. And many Of these miles twice
plowed. But the small crews manning
these plows had to put in many long
shifts continually to accomplish this
work. Two hundred and five calls
were made to Healy's office for snow
removal Old records in the County
Surveyors office show that the County
snowplows we're never used as much
during any preceding winter as they
have been for the past one.
Only one mishap occurred. And that
was in the northwest section Of the
county where a snowslide on a narrow
strip Of road covered its snowplow and
its crew of two men. The men freed
themselves without much difficulty.
But the snowplow remained under its
whitemantle for thirty-six hours. The
temperature was twenty-six degrees
below zero. Ten men labored for the
above length Of time to get the snow
| pillow rolling again, In many places,
after the snow had been cleared from
the road, the wind would close it again
within twenty-four hours.
Roads to the mines, those to dairy
ranches and school bus routes were
given particular and personal atten-
ton by Mr.. Healy. Many cars and
school buses were pulled or pushed out
Of drifts. One rancher, who was
showed in for ten days, was SO happy
upon his release that he drove his car
to town behind the snowplow. Why
dairy men should pick the winter time
to lay in a hay stock is more than the
county surveyor could understand.
Dozens were assisted in getting the
large loads Of hay to their ranch
homes.
Healy's sanding program for the
past winter is we'll appreciated by all
local motorists who used roads and
| streets in former years showed many
slippery stretches. Healy anticipates
being able to add to the road depart
ment equipment another snowplow and
a steam boiler for culvert thawing pur-
poses. Then in the future he viii be
somewhat adequately prepared for win
ter emergencies.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
UNIONS ASK FOR
STRICTER M. R. c.
ROAD CONTROL

Under the Highway Patrol Law
passed at the last session Of Congress.
the duties OF the Highway Patrol Of
ficers included checking illegal uses of
the highways. This illegally relates
almost entirely to the possession of
M. R. c. licenses or the absence of
these licenses. While this provision is
in the law it appears that it is not be-
ing enforced. One Of Butte's citizens
went to a representative Of the High
way Patrol staff in Butte to ascer-
tain what efforts were being made to
force trucking companies to show
M. R. c. licenses on the highways and
he was informed that the local High
way Patrol officers had not been in
structed to suppress these licenses. A
legitimate trucking association is in
existence in Butte, all Of who's mem
bers are legally entitled to the use Of
the highways. This association in an
effort to obtain uniform obedience To
the laws OF the state of Montana, re-
Gently appealed to the Transfers
union for cooperation.
This cooperation by the Transfers
organization was granted. The pur-
pose behind the joint efforts Of the
Silver Bow Trucking Association and
the Transfers organization is to COM
pei compliance with NJ. r. c. regula-
tons and to eliminate if possible all
wildcat unauthorized operation of
trucks. It is hoped and expected that
through this new setup the officers of
the Montana Railway Commission will
recognize the need Of a s%tricter surveil-
lance in this district and that they also
will cooperate with these boys in en-
forcing compliance with the laws.
The Montana Railway Commission
laws require that any person or firm
which operates upon the highway for
profit shall be compelled to carry per-
mission from the Montana Railway, in
other words, to have a M. r. c. per-
INIT. The number OF the permit is sup
posed to be in evidence on the body OF
the truck.
From the evidence that has been
adduced to date it would seem that
where violation OF the highway laws
have been made and where these vio-
%lations have been brought to the at
%tention of the Highway Commission
they decline to prosecute stating that
the action should be brought by an
individual.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Governor TaImadge-
JeffersOnian Democrat

Governor Talmadge is associated
with all the leading vigilante organiza-
tions in his state. His supporters are
Negro and Jew haters, and labor bait
ers. As Commissioner OF Agriculture,
he was connected with the BLACK
Shirts" whose program was to main
tain and forever secure White Supre-
macy and to terrorize white and
black labor. One of the leading lights
in this organization was John A. Boy
kin, a Talmadge enthusiast, who sec
ured the conviction OF Angelo Hern-
don. During this period Talmadge
was almost impeached for using state
funds illegally.
Talmadge's attitude toward relief is
summed up in his statement Let 'em
~starve." According to him charity and
relief are not the function Of the gov
eminent. He is opposed to social in
surance OF any kind. He recommends
Mussolini for New York and suggests
" a little castor OIL to Intricate the
wheels Of industry. Under the State
Relief Administration of Georgia
(Which gives no relief at alb unskilled
labor is paid at the rate OF SC an hour
and skilled labor at l0c.
The Liberty League whose entire
program Governor Talmadge advoca-
ties in his paper the Statesman" con
tributed $1,000 10 the recent Grass
Roots Democratic Convention" in
Macon. The leading delegates were
textile magnates, utility executives,
oil men and bankers.
During the great textile strike of
September, 1884, Governor Talmadge
called out 800 militiamen and put
hundreds Of workers into %concentra-
ton camps through an illegal martial
law which even now makes it a crime
to picket; in Georgia within a radius
of 500 feet Of any %guardsman regard
less Of where he may be.
In 1882 as Governor, Talmadge slash
ed wages in essential state services rs
per cent and reduced school a%ppropia-
tions drastically. In 1884 the Federal
Administration allocated $1,600,0O0 to
keep the rural schools in Georgia from
closing.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
and Frame Speak
AT Townsend Club
Meeting

Townsend Club No. 2 is going for
ward with new zeal, and with deter
mination TO fight harder until the
great victory is ours. Each meeting is
filled with interest from the beginning
until the close OF the meeting.
Let us urge that, if you haven't al
ready done so, join a Townsend Club.
Let's get in and fight this thing to a
finish.
On Monday evening, April 10, a
short program, after the business SEES
sion, was a feature OF the evening.
The program:
Solo on the saw, by Mr.. James
Moore, accompanied by Miss Hawk
ing.
Duet by Frederick Nelson and Rich
ard Martinson, accompanied by Miss
Christine.
Solo by Miss Virginia Haggerty, ac-
companied by Mrs. Harold Price.
Following the musical numbers,
which were enthusiastically received,
the main feature of the evening be-
gan.
Mr.. William B. Frame gave the
membership and visitors a real Town
send pep talk, Mr.. Frame declared F.:
"The Townsend plan, the cure for our
present economic ills, should be
adopted as soon as is possible, and that
when the Townsendites decide to make
it So"
Mr.. Kerr Beadle, former Mayor of
Butte, followed Mr.. Frame with a very
enthusiastic Townsend talk. Mr.
Beadle urged Put all the effort OF
your being and do your utmost to have
this great emancipation enacted into
the law OF our land"
Mr.. Beadle will be with US again on
April p, and Mr.. Frame promises to
be with us on May II.
A special invitation to the young peo-
pie is extended by Townsend Club No.
2 to come and hear Mr.. Beadle and
Mr.. Frame on the above dates at the
Lowell Avenue M. E. church.
DAVID E. HOOKING, Secretary.
Regular meeting Of Townsend Club
No. 5 was held April 5, 1886, in Judge
7. z, Downey's court room, third floor
Of the courthouse. Attorney Kerr
Beader was the principal speaker o.
the evening and gave a very enlight-
ening and interesting talk on the
Townsend plan.
A musical program was provided
during which Miss Pearl OLeary &C
companied by Frank Heffron and Mis-.
Grace Alderman accompanied by
! Grace Cundy, favored us with voca.
solos. Frank Heffron and Bob Spratt
offered instrumental numbers. These
numbers were much appreciated by the
members.
Mr.. Pratt, Mike Mulholland, w. B.
Frame and President Paul Canon
spoke briefly on the aims Of the
Townsend plan. The next meeting will
be held at the same place April p,
1886.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
New Delegates Added
To Trades Council

William Palmer and Elmer Shea
were obligated and seated as delegates
to the Trades and Labor Council, last
Tuesday night, to represent the local
union, which was recently formed, OF
the American Federation OF Govern
ment Employees. AT the present time
there are three organizations of Gov
eminent employees in Silver Bow
County. These include the Post Office
clerks, the Mail Carriers and the new
organization just referred to.
Some regret has been expressed that
the Post Office organizations has
never affiliated with the Central Labor
Body, although in other communities
they take an active part in the local
labor affairs. In respect to the new To-
cal OF the American Federation OF
Government Employees, the plan is to
embrace all clerical workers OF the
city, county and employees OF the diff
ferent federal agencies in Silver Bow
County.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Of Royal
Milling Co. On DO
Not Patronize List
CEREAL WORKERS UNION
No. 1928

49,
To the officers and members OF all
affiliated local Unions, Central Coun-
ellis and State Federation of Labor.
Greetings:
Cereal Workers Union No. 1928
duly chartered by the A. F. Of l. and
affiliated with the Cascade County
Trades and Labor Assembly has placed
the Royal Milling Company and its
products on the we do not patronize
list. This company, a subsidiary Of the
General Mills Company, has stead
lastly refused to recognize closed shop
conditions, and we ask that you sup
port US in an effort to reach an agree
ment with this mill by refusing to buy,
use or handle any of the products Of
this mill, namely Rex Flour
Gold Medal Flour.
Frontier Flour.
Northern Queen Flour.
Exchange Flour.
Dutches Flour.
Farmdale Flour.
Red Owl Flour.
Perfect Maid Flour.
Mothers Favorite Flour.
Sampson Flour.
Wheaties.
Soft as Silk Cake Flour.
Bisquick Flour.
Royal & Regal, Bran, Mix Feed,
Middlings.
Your cooperation in refusing to sup
port this unfair mill will prove TO them
c%onclusively that contrary to boasts Of
the management, Organized Labor has
the economic strength to protect the
wage arner
We ask you to use every effort at
your command to stop the use Of these
products.
The Flour Milling Industry is APP
parently operating on an agreement
among themselves not to operate on a
closed shop basis. Let us break the
backbone Of this agreement by refusing
to use or handle their product until
they get right with Organized Labor.
May we depend on your co-opera-
ton?
Fraternally yours,
Cereal Workers Union
No. 1928,
R. N. PETERSON, See'y.
Concurred in by
Cascade County Trades & Labor
Assembly,
HOMER WHITEMORE, sec'y,
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Aspirant For
Congress Addresses
Central Labor Body

A prominent me-, OF organized
labor and a Deg from Deer
Lodge addressed s .legates to the
Trades and Labc 2 incil last Tues
day night in be = If his candidacy
for Congress fir ~ is district.
Mr.. Nichols IN part: 1T is a
pleasure to hf.1 ie privilege Of adj
dressing meuS Of organized labor,
although it ing new for me as !
preside over central Labor Council
Of Powell y. While our organi-
zation is i large as yours, I as
sure you THAI = has plenty Of spirit, as
the records OF that organization in the
last few years will prove.
For the past twenty-three years
have been actively engaged in the
trade union movement and | am at
present Asst. Business Agent for the
Machinists' organization OF our COM
munity, Executive Board Member OF
the Montana State Federation OF Labor
and presiding officer Of the Powell
County Trades and Labor Assembly.
NY hat has been definitely thrown into
the ring for Congress of this district.
To those Of you who are not familiar
with my activities let me assure you
that my record indicates that | am not
merely a card man. 1t has always been
my policy to step out in front if neces-
sary and take the brunt OF the attacks
Of the employer whenever it has been
necessary to achieve the objects by or
gained labor.
THE Townsend plan appeals to me
as a e OF relieving the distress OF
the aged people OF the United States
and to correct the abuses of unemploy-
ment. To this end the Townsend Or
g~anization has endorsed my candidacy.
It is hardly necessary for me TO assure
you and all organized labor OF this
district that should | be fortunate
enough to secure this office, | will
|valiantly support all legislative meas
ures which you feel are TO your inter
ests.'
Mr.. Nichols spoke before the Town
send Club at the Court House Wednes-
day night.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Railroads Prevented
From Giving Refund
Pickup and Delivery Rebate of
Eastern Railroads Knocked in
the Creek by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Labor is Instrumental in Gaining
This Victory on Behalf of the
People.

After a recent hearing held at Wash
ington, DC, before the Interstate Com
merce Commission at which eastern
railroads were represented and efforts
made by them to continue their nefar-
ious policy Of making transfer outfits
of all members Of the shipping public,
to the exclusion Of legitimate transfer
concerns, it was decided by the Com
mission to suspend the privilege given
TO the Eastern railroads and which all
railroads are now demanding over the
nation.
1t was shown and proved at the hear
ing that this is a wildcat effort Of the
railroads to carry on an unrestricted
and unregulated plan with out regard
to the public, shippers, or labor unions
who are involved. They are trying to
invoke the same conditions they them
selves complain about.
The program is to refund ten cents
to the shippers for each one hundred
pounds they pick up and deliver to the
railroads. This is a policy never heard
Of until trucking concerns became a
factor in the transportation business
and if allowed to continue will increase
unemployment.
The labor unions Of New York City
to the strength of forty thousand,
threatened to walk out if the railroads
were permitted to chisle on their jobs
through the practice OF the pick up and
delivery system. In this way they
threatened direct action. No doubt
the Commissionstook notice Of this fact.
Co~-ordinator Eastman Of the Com
mission took a prominent part in the
hearing, and by his interrogations show
ed the railroad executives who were
there to testify, in their true light.
Montana has this question before it.
1t has been tried by the present Mon
tana Railway and Public Service Com
mission. The decision on it is still in
allowance, but the same rights of the
public and the unions OF Montana are
challenged as the ones in the East were,
with the same objections and the same
weapons. It is felt that the Montana
case will end up as the national case
did at Washington which wa decided
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion OF the United States. The Pick
up and Delivery System OF the rail-
roads will be abolished.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

The latest number Of Revista do
Arquivo Municipal de Sac Paulo con
tains some revealing statistics that in
fluenced the revolt of Nov. 1885 in Re
cife, the largest city in Northeast
Brazil. The study was based on in
terviews with 500 working-class fam
lies, comprising 2,5S5 persons. The
average family income wa found 10
be 35c per day, 71.6 per cent Of which
was spent for food consisting Of dried
beans. flour, dried meat, bread, coffee
and sugar. Rent consumed less than
10 per cent (rent is mainly paid on
land only, workers living in mud huts
built by themselves.) Light and wat
er consumed another 10 per cent. This
left about 4c a day per family for cloth
es and other expenses. OF the 500 fam
lies studied, only 81 consumed any mix
at all. Only IS per cent had any fresh
vegetables and Is per cent any fruit.
The result Of such a starvation diet is
that IS per cent Of all deaths in Recife
C22.9 per 1000 in 1892 was caused by
tuberculosis. Infant mortality in Ra-
cife is 25S per 1000.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
Garment Workers Saw
Carhartt OveraIIs
Strictly Union Made

Word was received BY the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council that
the Carhartt overalls are. strictly union
made and that statements to the CON
trary that may have been made at any
time are false.
This information came from T. A.
Rickert, president OF the United Car
ment Workers Of America, affiliated
with the A. F. OF L. Mr. Rickert
stated that the Hamilton Carhartt
Company had an agreement with the
United Garment Workers covering all
of their employees and that this com
pany had the right to use the union
label. He also assured the union here
that the union label is sewed on every
garment manufactured by this con-
Germ.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

PRESCOTT, Ariz.-(FP)-A back
wash OF jobless transients from the
border patrol illegally maintained by
the Los Angeles police department has
caused Prescott authorities to set up
their own miniature immigration de-
partment. To initiate the blockade, 80
jobless were rounded up and escorted
out Of town.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
CLERKS MAKE GAIN
IN STORE CLOSING

1t was reported by the delegate from
the Clerks union to the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council last Tues
day that much progress was being
made in getting the small stores to
agree to the regulations regarding OPP
Grating hours.
A little hard feeling has developed
in many Of the unions regarding the
obstinacy and selfishness Of some OF
the small retail stores. 1t was brought
out that some OF these places do more
business than the larger ones that in
some OF these family institutions, the
man has a steady job at some other
line Of industry while his wife conducts
the store during the day. In the eve
ming. he watches the store and relieves
his wife OF this duty. Under this ar
rangement the man works as much as
twelve or fifteen hours a day and the
combined revenue of he and his wife
mount to three to five hundred dol
lars a month. The people who pat
ronize these stores are tending to ere
ate unemployment for themselves as in
most cases the little store does not
hire any clerk, neither do they hire any
delivery trucks, and consequently in
lure the business houses who are en-
blowing clerks and teamsters.
The unions are merely asking that
these stores cease their selfish tactics,
and conform to the hour regulations OF
opening at s o'clock in the morning,
closing at 8 O'Clock in the evening and
observing the Sunday and holiday clos
ing.
Butte is far in advance OF most COM
munities in its union rules and regula-
tions, but strange to say in this par
4icular situation, it is far behind many
other communities. Many cities have
already, either through the union move
ment or through legal means, set con-
troll conditions upon the operation OF
retail Establishments. 1t may take a
little while to teach the people here
that this is necessary, not only tor the
general good Of the community, but
for the sake of reducing unemploy-
ment and more equally distributing its
wealth. A bitter feeling was engen-
dered over the naughty attitude OF a
merchant on East Park Street who in
suited the representatives Of the unions
when they came to demonstrate with
him about the way he violated the
union principles.
Following are the names and adj
dresses Of persons whom the clerks
have reported as patronizing Grieg's
Grocery. 1857 Harrison Avenue, which
store IS unfair to the Clerks union.
Mrs. Angus Mcleod, 1914 Harrison.
M. !. Skundrich, 1880 B. Street.
l. L. Steinborn, 1916 B. Street.
William Trythall, 1903 B. Street.
James Yeo, 2113 South Gaylord
Street.
All Of the stores mentioned below,
and which were formerly on the Don't
Patronize List" of the unions have
signed UP with the Clerks and are now
complying with the rules Of the union.
Members Of organized labor are in
vited to resume their former patronage.
Berg's Grocery, 42O West Galena.
Carriers Grocery, 1903 Missouri Ave
nue.
Eiderkin's Grocery, GO South Idaho.
Given's Grocery, 301 East Second.
Harrington Grocery, 522 North Main.
Koski Grocery, 454 East Broadway.
Lavelle Grocery, 6 East Second.
Martins Grocery, 1867 Dewey.
Olson Grocery, 1901 Paxson.
OTIS Grocery, 700 Utah.
Sark's Grocery, 233 East Park.
Sewalson Grocery, 2O33 Harrison
Avenue.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

To be consistent, a member Of a
Labor union should buy only Union
made goods with his Union-earned
money
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

BUYING Union-made goods and Union
Services will drive or Man Depression
off the map.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

No Labor union can live within it.
self and prosper. Its members must
buy the products Of brother Union
workers.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23
DERBY, 1886 MODEL

"The rich can't pay"
Sobs High Hat Al,
A new but not
So Silent Cal.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-23

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
TODAY.

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ENTH AND H STREETS NoRTHwEsT,
BY virtue virtue Of eertsin tsss deed .1s Of trISs ina
3l7 ct seq, Of the land records Of the
Of the party sesTed % thereby the nnde
The :'fVS TWESr1ETH DAY oR No NoyEMBAk
AD 1895 At THREETa5RTY &c ocLoCk SSS
premises. situate in the District of Co.
lumbia; and DESIGNATED as and being ID part
81 lots The nD R q Said
the west line Of Seventh Street 80 ..5
y thence Ssns. neTh % sons st the e east puSs ns
OF said alley 1926 feet to, the south line
Of H street; thence east along said south
sad e now known for Of
assessment and taxation as lot S1l in
square 429: Tosether with right to use;
T0e efeced aes on as . ans adons ahs h
as provided in deed recorded in Liber
1855 at folio = OF the land records Of
Terms of sale: one-third of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash. balance
in two equal installments payable in one
and two years. with interest at five per
centum per annum. payable semi-annu-
ally from day of sale. secured by. first
deed of trust upon the property sold or
A deposit Of S5. 900 90 in cash or certified
check will be required at time of sale.
All conyeyancing. recording. revenue
stamps etc at cost of purchaser. Terms
of sale TO be complied with within thirty
days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser. after five days advertisement
of such resale In some newspaper pub
lished in Washington. D. c.
JOSEPH SALOMON.
JOHN c. W. BEALL.
no1O dads exSu Trustees.