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Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Parker
Proposes Cooperative
Project Movement

1t is the aim OF the Administrator
that the people in each community in
Guiding the sponsors OF the projects.
such as the Mayor, City Council,
County Commissioners. business in
terests, labor and School Boards, shall
decide what particular projects will
be executed. In other words, Mr.
Parker stated in the near future he
intends to hold meetings all over the
state where he will meet with the
Mayor, County Commissioners, City
Council. School Boards; Labor Coun-
ellis, and other business interests so.
that the people in each community
will get a complete picture OF what pro-
jects they are mostly in need OF. He
feels, as Works Progress Administra-
tor for Montana, that the people Of
each community should decide on what
projects are most beneficial TO them.
In other words, the people should be
the deciding factor and whate fer their
desires are, he will recommel ID them
to Washington,
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
MACHINISTS URGED
TO GIVE SUPPORT
TO WHEELER Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
OF M~ACHINISTS
Washington, D. c.

Dear Sirs and Brothers
As you know, the Railway Labor
Executives Association is at this time
directing its utmost efforts toward sec
uring adequate protection Of the rights
and interests Of railway employees in
any consolidation or u%nification Of rail-
roads or facilities that may be effected
after June 10, 1886. We have endeav-
ored to secure adequate protection
through a national agreement and to
this end negotiations have been in pro-
gress for a number Of weeks past.
Those negotiations were unsuccessfully
concluded a few days ago and on Mon
day, March 30th, hearings were COM
menced before a subcommittee OF the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce OF the House Of Repres-
entatives, at Washington, d. G, on our
bill, HR-ll609,
As usual, the railroads have set their
propaganda machine in motion, with
the view Of flooding Congress with a
volume OF letters and kilograms pro
testing against the passage Of our job
protection legislation, known as the
Wheeler Crosser Bill, (S-4174 and HR-
1000. This letter, therefor, is being
written for the express purpose Of
urging upon you the necessity for i'm
mediate action to counteract the pro-
paganda being circulated by the rail
roads.
Each Chief Executive is being earn
estly urged to Immediately commune
cate with their officers, lodges anc
divisions, requesting them TO write
their Congressman and Senators tC
support the Wheeler-Crosse Bill anC
10 insist upon its passage before Con.
gress adjourns.
In connection with contemplated
consultations, it might well be said
/. The railroads are now operating
with the minimum number OF en-
ployees.
2. That it is not in the interest o
good service to the shipper, or Ell
f~icieucy in operation to bring abou
consultations Of railroads or facilities
3. That the consolidation or aban.
donment OF any portion OF the rail
roads or their facilities will in tint
prove the consolidated facilities mad
equate to handle normal or peak bust
ness.
T. That hundreds Of thousands o
dollars worth Of property will be aban
doned which is now in use and on thu
tax rolls, resulting in increased taxes t.
the people.
S. They would bring about disas
trous economic conditions and woul
seriously affect the business and pro
fessional interest OF any community Il
which such consultations and unitica
tons were put into effect.
6. Consultations or indications o
railroads and facilities are merely
step proposed by the financial interes
Continued to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Pierce Packing Co.
Of Billings Put On
Union Unfair List

The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council, at their last meeting, declar-
ed the Pierce Packing Company Of
Billings unfair to organized labor OF
Silver Bow County, This action was
taken at the request Of the Billings
butchers and the Yellowstone Trades
and Labor Council
Reports from the Eastern Montana
City states that the Pierce Packing
Company is shipping their products in
to Butte labeled Montana Market
or Montana Packing Co. The merch-
ants and union folks are warned not
to stock and not to buy any OF these
products.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
MORE UNIONS
ENDORSE TOWN
SEND PLAN

At the meeting Of Townsend Club
No. /, held at the Y. M. c. A. April 3,
word was brought from Local Union
No. $50. International Brotherhood Of
Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Help
ers, affiliated with the A. F. OF L. that
they had given the Townsend Plan
their hearty endorsement. These en-
dorsements are especially appreciated
at this time when the Plan is under
fire OF investigation by Congress.
In discussing the Congressional in
vestigation OF the Townsend Plan, Mr..
II. D. Hustled said in part The COR
poration interests, as interlocked
through Wall Street, are opposed to
the Townsend Plan and the reason is
the dollar in the vault is the owner
power over other people who need the
dollar and cannot get it. A dollar in
circulation spells prosperity for the
the people but decreases the economic
power OF the banker. While the OPP
ponents OF the Townsend Plan could
dispose OF the question with the words
Fantastic" and impossible" there was
no chance Of its enactment into law.
The basic idea behind the Townsend
Plan is sound, and the movement has
gained such proportions and strength
that the financial interests sense the
loss OF their control Of Congress in the
coming election. To offset this threat,
opponents are now carrying on a well
defined campaign through the syndi-
Gated press and magazines OF national
/ circulation. While this campaign,
which has reached the stage OF a Con
gressional Investigation, may appear at
present as the death Of the Townsend
Plan, it is but the opposition necessary
to spell success for eventual enactment,
for the reason it will cause many mil
lions who otherwise would remain pas
sive, TO study and investigate and be-
come openly militant for the Plan.
The social committee announced that
the Club would hold a card party on
April Is in the K. OF P. hall on South
| Main street.
Mr.. Roy Collins, accompanied by
Miss Hooking, entertained the Club
with two conet solos.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
CARPENTERS REVIVE
PLEASANT MEMORIES

Celebrating the forty-sixth ~anniver-
sary OF the founding OF the Carpenters
union, the local organization held i'm
pressive ceremonies at the meeting Of
March 10, at which the minutes OF
that almost forgotten day were read
and the names of the first officers an
nounced. In those almost fifty years
nearly all OF the charter members and
original officers have passed to the
great beyond.
The minutes OF the first meeting
written by John Clinton are so vivid
that one Tan almost see the enthusiasm,
the hustle and hustle and the excite
ment which attended the establishment
of the Butte Carpenters union. 1t is
so easy to visualize in reading these
records, Mr.. Miles sitting in the chair
in the hall of the old Miners union,
calling the meeting to order, reading
the names of the charter members and
appointing a committee to go out into
the anteroom to examine new appli-
cants for initiation. These old records
are in possession of the Carpenters
union and the charter shows As names.
In that far away time P. J. Mcclure
was general secretary Of the United
Carpenters of America, from whom the
charter was obtained. The first Of
ficers OF the union were Charles Lane,
President; Thomas D~inwiddie, Vice
President; John Clinton, Recording
Secretary; L. G. Van Ormer, Finan-
cial Secretary; W. F. Barnam, Con-
ductor; Joseph Campo, P%receptor; c.
Scott, Warden, and Herman Coppas,
Treasurer.
In the meeting OF March the 10Th,
1890 all OF the charter members were
installed by Joseph Campo, who act
ed as the installing officer. After
this part OF the service had been con-
formed, Chairman Miles appointed
the conductor and financial secretary
to retire to the ante-room and receive
applications for new membership, 10
proselytes were accepted. An interest
ing part was the announcement OF
receipts for the evening amounting TO
$3.50
AT the present time the Carpenters
union has 203 members. Under the
rules OF the national organization, the
local unions receive three hundred dol
lars upon the death Of a member and
$500 upon the death OF wives OF mem
bers. There is also a pension through
which members receive 5000 each quar-
ter. The union in Butte has "a pen
%sioners. Besides these advantages the
national organization maintains a home
at Lakeland, Florida. Any carpenter
may enter this home if he has been a
member for thirty years and is SO years
Of & or over. This institution was
established in 1906,
The present officers of the Carpen-
ters union are as follows H. A. Gra-
bernstein, President Joe DAVIS, vice
President; Al Emerton, Financial Sec
rotary; Jack Gaffney, Recording Sec
rotary; VIM. Gay, Treasurer.
The union owns the union headquar-
tiers at $50 West Granite Street.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

The following poem cam from the
pen Of John Steven McGroarty
THE LADY ELEANOR"
1.-THE roads that stretch from East to
West,
The high roads and all the rest,
The roads that go
Where all men know,
Where men have come and gone be-
fore
They know the Lady Eleanor.
"They hear her footsteps. And the
grass
OF fields and meadows sees her pass
On t~ireless quests. Where rivers bend
And oceans wait and wide lands end;
The miles that wind from shore to
shore
They know the Lady Eleanor.
What seeks the Lady Eleanor
In her wide quests from shore to
shore?
"She seeks the faltering heart, and
they
Who bear the burden Of the day,
The steps that lag, the faiths that fail
In the bleak novels OF travail,
The eyes that sorrow dims with tears,
The soul that cringes in its fears,
And all who in the shadows grope
To find the vanished door Of hope.
$50 fares she with word OF cheer
To leave in places dark and drear,
And with a smile that leaves a light
Like sunlight through the gloom OF
night.
Upon her quest from shore to shore
So fares the Lady Eleanor"
II was this poem that inspired me to
introduce the following resolution;
Resolved. by the the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That out OF recognition for
the manifold poems Of elegance and
beauty his pen has contributed to the
poetic lore OF u Nation, and espe-
c;ally the poem entitled "The Lady
Eleanor" written in honor Of and dedi-
Gated to the First Lady OF the Land,
Mrs. Franklin Delano (kleanor)
Roosevelt, that the Honorable John
Steven McGroarty be, and ne is
hereby, declared honorary poet lau :
reate OF the United States OF America.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Billings Unions
Ask BOwlers To
Avoid Unfair Shops

Organized labor of Billings is ask
ing all members Of bowling teams and
their friends and families to avoid the
Northern Hotel, Northern Cafe, Grand
Hoted, Grand Cafe, Rex Hotel and
Bar and the Metropolitan Cafe while
in Billings, in connection with the
state bowling tournament, as these
places are unfair to the unions
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
STATUS OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM

HELENA-Miss Elizabeth Ireland in
an address before the Montana Con-
gess OF Parents and Teachers. at Great
fallS, FvpTH ! ana Z pictured an en-
tightening summary Of the condition Of
the Public Schools Of Montana and
suggested some needed legislation.
The address was replete with val
liable data. The entire text follows
When making a report OF the status
OF the Public School System OF Mon
tana as it stands today, the first point
to be considered is whether or not all
the children OF the State should be
educated. Barring all those children
whose minds are not normal, the ans
wer to this first question is unques-
tionably Yes. Having answered this
question, the next point to be consid-
cred is whether or not the State is
financially able to do SO,
Significant Data
Taxable value Of state l930-3l,
$453, $50, 54S 1934-35, $334,S78,02O; 1885
80. S330,047 $50,
Area OF state, l46,997 square miles.
Population Of state, $4,000.
School census (6-2l), l59,7S9.
Enrolment in elementary school, 3d.
325.
Enrolment in high school, 34.403.
Enrolment in rural schools, 28,847.
Average area back Of each child,
one and one-fourth square miles or 800
acres.
Ratio Of adult population to pupils
enrolled, about 3 to /.
Per capita cost per pupil for instruc-
tional purposes, ISIS.
Per capita cost per pupil for capital
outlay and debt service, 1900.
Total per capita cost, 93.75.
The total enrolment including ele-
mentary and high school remains fairly
constant However, there is a decrease
in the elementary enrolment which is
| offset BY the increase in high school.
Expenditures
The school system has come through
the depression as well, if not better
than most any Of the other government
tai agencies Of the state. The total
amount spent, in round numbers. Tor
the public schools in l934-3S, was SILL
100000; in lo30-3l, including payment
OF back registered warrants, was SIS
100000 During the past seven years
the school districts paid Off SS,00n,O0O
in registered warrants. The cash on
han,l at the beginning Of the present
school year, not including the Novem-
Der 1885 delinquent taxes, was about
S3,50O,0O0 No school district warrants
or bond issues were %repudiated and
last wear the bond issues were reduced
81, 100000. Over IS per cent OF the
above funds were raised by a direct
property tax on the local school dis
trict and county. The state should as
sumo more responsibility for the sup
port OF the schools and other sources
OF revenue should be provided as a re-
placement for part Of the direct prop
erty tax.
Permanent School Fund
The assets OF the permanent schoo
fund for the public schools are lisiec
Continued to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
SUNDAY CLOSING PLEDGE WON
BY SAN JOSE CLERKS UNION

AS a result of an intensive campaign
carried on by Retail Clerks Union No.
42S, San Jose, California, a large pro-
portion of the retail stores here have
agreed to close Sundays and on six
holidays during the year. The move
ment was supported by the Retail
Grocers' Association. Union officials
reported hat all important stores had
signed the agreement which became eff
fective on February 10. On week days
the stores will remain open from 8
a. m. to 6 o. m.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
PARISH THANKS UNIONS

Father Mcdonald, the members Of
Saint Lawrence Parish and the COM
extend their thanks to all or
CARNATIONS and individual persons
who SO generously gave to the recon
struction OF St. Lawrence School.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Trades Council
Concures In Action
OF Butte Clerks

The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council at its regular meeting, April
6, concurred in the action of the Butte
Clerks Union declaring all grocery
stores UNFAIR that are not comply
ing with their 8 P. M. Sunday and
Holiday closing agreement except
widows and men who are incapacitat-
ed by injury or i'll health from follow
ing their regular occupation who have
no employees.
The Butte Clerks Union is mailing
the following agreement to the store
owners and setting Saturday, April II,
as the effective date.
l hereby agree to the following rules
as TO the sale of merchandise;
NO GOODS SOLD
Before the hour of s A. M.
After the hour OF 5 P. Nj
On n Sunday or the following hoh-
DAYS Christmas Day, New Years Day,
Washington's Birthday, Decoration
Day, Miners Union Day, Fourth OF
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day.
When any Of the above holidays fall
on Sunday, the following Monday will
be observed.
The number Of hours per week for
food and grocery retailers of this City
and County shall be limited to Seventy
two (72) hours per week = However
those who have been operating Sixty
(60) hours per week may continue SO
as the above is optional.
1t is further agreed that in con-
sideration Of the signing and observ-
ance Of this agreement this store shall
be known as a FAIR STORE by the
Clerks Union and all Organized La
Dor OF this vicinity.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
People Asked To
Assist Department
Of Labor In Survey
Project Design TO Help Com
munity in De ing Relative
Living Cos Start This
Week. 2

Tn MONDAY OF men n wo-
men interview start calling on
Butte familie Esurvey OF consum-
er purchases .Jted by the Depart
ment OF Lab Jrding to Mr.. Thorn
as McGuirl tant Supervisor for
the Depart nd well-known Butte
resident. pervisor is Mr.. Low
ell Angel was sent to Butte by
the Department from the Regional Of
flee in Portland. The local office is in
the Silver Bow Club building.
The Butte survey is part OF a nation
wide study OF buying habits in rural
and urban areas; the Labor Depart
ment conducting the urban study in
selected cities, while the Department
OF Agriculture is making a similar
study in certain farming areas and
small villages.
The result OF the rural and urban
studies, Mr.. McGuirk said, will be
combined to give a clear picture OF
Americas buying habits and will be
used by the government as a guide
in planning many government acti-
vities. Adjustments in living stand
ards in various sections OF the country
and in different occupations may be
found advisable when the results Of
this survey are published.
Mr.. McGuirk explained that home
calls will be made on about half OF
the families in Butte in order to get
barely enough data to classify fam
lies according to occupation, income
and size OF family. Few questions will
be asked and each interview should
take but a few minutes. After this
is done, a very few families in each
classification are to be asked i they
will cooperate in working out a de-
tailed report on their purchases We
the past year.
The families to be called on have
been picked at random from the city
directory, MIR. McGuirk said. No
names or addresses will appear on the
reports prepared by the interviewers.
Each report will carry the printed
statement that the information thereon
will not be available for taxation pur-
poses.
The interviewers have been thoroug-
hly trained by Mr.. Angel and Mr.. Nc
Guirk and will carry a letter Of in
PRODUCTION signed by Tic c~-~-4sioner
Of Labor Statistics. All members of
the staff are under oath not to div
ulge information obtained.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

The Moorseville IN. c. Cotton
Mills, whose workers struck last Sep
TENDER, received a loan OF $S0O,oOO
from the r. F. c. in October. Accord
ing to the American Federation of Hos
iery Workers, this put the company
in a position to hire strikebreakers.'
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
No Endorsements By
The Trades Council

The Trades and Labor Council VIII
not endorse any political candidate I'M
til after the Primary Election, accord
ing to an action taken by that body
last Tuesday night.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Signed
Endorsed by
SILVER BOW TRADES AND

LABOR COUNCIL.
Those failing to comply, their names
will be placed on the Unfair List and
copies sent to all labor organizations.
Those who wish to become exempt can
do so by disposing of their groceries
and be classified as
Cigar and Fruit Stores
q. The closing hours shall not ap-
ply to the following establishments
which handle such commodities ex-
clusively, i. e., cigars, tobaccos, con-
dictionaries, fruits, bakery goods, milk,
cream, ice cream and soft drinks, but
the employees shall be under the juris-
diction Of the said Union and other
rules apply.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09
Officers Elected

j. w AiAlaliAof Va Nv az
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners OF
America, was elected president Of the
department and NJ. ]. McDonough,
vice president OF the Operative Plaster
ers' international Association Of the
United States and Canada, was elected
ecretary-treasurer
The eight vice presidents elected
were ]. ]. Hynes, president Of the
Sheet Metal Workers International
Association; John Possehl, president OF
the international Union of Operating
Engineers Lawrence P. Lindelof, pres
ident Of the Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers Of Amer
lea; R. J. Gray, treasurer OF the Brick
LAYERS. Masons and Plasterers Inter-
national Union OF America P. J. Nor
rim, president OF the international As
ISOLATION OF Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers; D. w. Tracy, president OF
the international Brotherhood OF Elec-
trical Workers OF America William /.
McSorley, president OF the Interna-
tional Union OF Wood, Wire and Metal
Lathers and Herbert Rivers. OF the
international Hold Carriers, Building
and Common L,aborers' Union OF
America.
The headquarters Of the Building
Trades Department is in the American
Federation of Labor Building here.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

Some folks don't tell what they
know, while other folks tell what they
don't know.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

The only remedy for our economic
ills is a balanced diet OF higher wages
and shorter hours.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

There can BE- no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
arc the basis and index Of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

The assets OF the permanent school
fund for the public schools are listed
CONTINUED to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1936-04-09

The American standard OF
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not bo sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-27
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Nov. 27-UP)-Weather forecast: Massachusetts-Fair and contin- ued cold tonight. Saturday cloudy and warmer. probably light snow In west portion Saturday afternoon. Rhode Island-Fair and continued cold tonight. Saturday cloudy and l warmer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-27

particular attention to those who live in the neighporhood of Chase park.
 Miss Mildred Dunn, in charge of Chase Park Community house, work ing in cooperation with the local educational ana recreational branch of the WPA, headed by Miss Edna Harmon has worked out a program which includes free instruction in all practical fields. Courses in the academic line, as well as dancing, social classes, athletic and industrial classes will be held under the di- rection of competent instructors.
 Adults Only
 It has been particularly indicated in the announcement that the pro- gram is for adults only. No high or grammar school children will be allowed to take the courses. Infor- nation in connection with the de- tails may be secured by getting in touch with the park department office or by calling Miss Dunn at Chase park.
 The complete list of courses is as follows: Academic group; French and Italian; musical group; glee club; chorus work; minstrels and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-27
ARREST FOLLOWS
 TRIPLE CRASH
Hill Street Driver Faces Charge Following Con-
 gross Ave. Accident

Arrested last night on a charge of operating while under the influence of liquor after his car had allegedly caused a three-car collision, Nick DetSarlos, 46, of 199 Hill street, was given a continuance to Mondays session of traffic court when ar- raigned in city court today. Bonds were fixed at $500.
 neCarolis was arrested on Con- greas avenue yesterday afternoon by Motor Patrolman John Murphy and Patrolman Raymond Grady. The officers reported that DeCarolis' car proceeding up Congress avenue, struck parked car owned by An- thony Comardo, of 305 Congress avenue. The car then went out into the roadway and struck machine operated by Frank Schippani, of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-27
Drew Pearson To CoDer European
 Front forThe WaterburyDemocrat

cOauthor of Washington sailed from aboard the Italian liner Satur Lsbon Gibraltar and Naples starting European tour in interpretation of situation Washington Merry readers He is planning o Berlin, Paris and London
 the Commonwealth Pier he revealed that he had been secretly married two weeks Luve Moore of Santa Mexico sailed with him honeymoon trip The Colone'Dan Moore former aide cousin to Colonel Roosevelt in the Countess Felicia Gzyka, Eleanor Patterson editor of The Washington Her niece of Captain Joseph Patterson publisher of the New York Daily News.
 In Peaon recently published book "The Mine Old Men, the dedication the initials To R. F. and M, the former be- for the Scrpps- Howard News author, Robert Allen The "L M," it is revealed Luvie Moore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-27

Connecticut--Fair and continued cold tonight. Saturday cloudy and warmer.