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Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
LIBERAL LEGISLATOR
URGES TEACHERS TO
FORM ORGANIZATIONS

Mr.. M. Schneider, representative
from Baker, Fallon County, Montana,
visited the Montana Labor News Of
flee Monday, March 8.
During the 25th Session of the
State Legislature, Mr.. Schneider was
very much impressed with the work
performed by the Butte Teachers
Union which made him realize how
important organizations are in this
day and age in putting over legisla-
ton that is beneficial to the people
Of Montana. He stated that it was
through the Butte Teachers unions
efforts that the Montana Teachers
Pension bill was enacted.
1t is quite evident also that labor
and the farmer were recognized in
the legislature because they were
organized. He stated that he had
come to the conclusion that educa-
ton would advance faster if the
teachers in the state were fully or
ganized in a state teachers union and
he recommends organization to all
the teachers. Mr.. Schneider said:
"When we stop to consider the in
vestment that teachers have in their
profession and compare the salaries
paid the teachers with other mem
bers of organized labor then it must
be admitted professional pedagogists
are inadequately compensated. One
of the best laws put through the
Legislature for the benefit of Mon
tana public schools was the state
| general school fund law passed in
the 1885 session. This law provides
that the state shall contribute SO per
cent toward the costs of a minimum
educational program. The trouble
is that the revenue that should fill
this fund are being diverted to other
purposes. This law provides that
the state shall pay SO per cent to-
ward the salary of each grade teach
er and 12c per day for the attend
ance of each grade school child and
5000 annually for each high school
teaching unit and 15c for each day
that each high school child is in
school. If the state school general
fund would work to its full capacity
it could easily pay for one half of
the education cost, and lower the
taxes of property in every district of
| the state some 10 to Is mills"
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
nelson DIRECTS
UNION SESSION
IN GREAT FALLS

Vice President Nelson had charge
of the meeting of the Cascade Trades
and Labor Assembly last Friday.
The Machinists have done so well
in Great Falls recently in their ne
gotiations with employers that other
cities are asking for copies of the
agreement. One request came from
Bozeman unions.
Congressman O'Connell expressed
his pleasure in receiving the views
of the Great Falls unions relative to
the Supreme Court.
An organization known as Future
Craftsmen of America was con-
demned by the American Federation
of Labor in a letter.
From the reports going into Wash
ington, D. c., it should appear that
the people of Montana are much in
favor of President R~oosevelt's pro-
posed court reforms. The statement
to that effect was made by Senator
Murray in a letter to the Cascade
unions.
The United Garment Workers I'm
ion is asking all organized labor to
demand the union label in purchas-
ing clothes. A communication to this
effect was received at the last meet
ing. The letter was turned over to
the Retail Clerks.
Secretary Whitmore stated that he
would supply the State Works Prog
ress Administration office with a
schedule of wage rates paid in the
county. A request for such informa-
ton was received from Mr.. Parker's
office. Word coming from both SEN
ators and Congressman O'Connor
would indicate a cognizance of the
suffering that might be caused
should persons be laid off the WPA.
Assurances were received from these
men that no person would be laid
off WPA if they were actually in
need.
Delegates Thompson, Balls and
Quilter were added to the commit
tee that is investigating the contro-
versy between the United Radio
Workers and the I. B. L.
It was reported that Mayor
Charles Hauswirth of Butte, Attor-
ney H. L. Maury of Butte and Frank
Edwards of Helena had submitted
additional briefs to the Wan Depart
Continued to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
MORRELL STRIKE
SAID SETTLED

1t has been reliably reported that
the Morrell strike at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, has been amicably
settled. Negotiations to this end
started as far back as January of
this year, but a complete settlement
was not effected until Wednesday,
March 10th. The international head
quarters in Chicago notified Butte
of the end of the controversy. All
matters respecting wages, hours of
labor, and conditions of labor have
been adjusted. Seniority rights for
some of the older employees was the
bone of contention that was difficult
to settle. According to informed
sources this difficulty was also over
come and men have returned to
work under the new contract.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
HENNESSYS INTRODUCE
EMPLOYEES DAY

In this issue of The Labor News
will be found an ad outlining a novel
idea in merchandising, in fact, we
believe this to be the first time a
day of this type has been arranged.
The entire plan is very simple. The
management of the store for this
particular day will be turned over
to the employees selected for them
selves. The store set a normal quota
of sales for the day, for each one
tenth increase above the normal
sales, every employee of Hennessy's
including delivery drivers, janitors,
office forces, ETC., will receive pay
plus one-tenth. In other words, if
they double this normal quota for
Friday, every employe on the pay
roll will receive double pay.
The following slogan has been de-
veloped: Double the Day, Double
the Pay"
Mr.. Jack O'Leary has been select
ed president for this day and other
employees have been selected to fill
the regular positions. We are sure
this novel idea will have appeal for
the many friends of this wide awake
concern and they will lend their sup
port in assisting the employees in Sc
curing their double pay.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
TIM HARRINGTON ENDORSED As
RECOGNITION OF Splendid WORK
Offered His Services in Settle
ment of Strike and Negotia-
tons.

The Butte Miners Union No. l at
its last meeting endorsed the candi-
dacy of Tim ]. Harrington for Mayor
out of regard for the services which
they considered he rendered them
during their reorganization in 1888.
Shortly after the passage of the
National Recovery Act and the in
sertion in that act of the famous
Section IA whereby workers in in
dustry were granted the right by the
government to form unions, Tim
Harrington, president of the Engi-
neers No. 83, an affiliate of the
Miners, gave his time and his energy
to the recreation of the Miners I'm
ion. His energy and his enthusiasm
were indefatigable in encompassing
that purpose. The barren years
existing between 1914 and 1888 will
long be remembered not only by the
miners but every other worker in
Silver Bow County. The lack of
organization of the miners was keen
ly felt by every other organization
and by the miners themselves. They
had no one to represent their cause
nor no one to adjust their grievances.
It was a victory when the union was
reformed.
Then came the historic year of
1884 when the miners showed such
a militant and glorious fighting spirit
which ultimately won a victory after
four months of battle. Then came
the settlement. Mr.. Harrington's
voice was again heard. 1t was he
who insisted along with others that
the basic price of copper on which
miners wages were established
should be reduced from 15c to &c.
Formerly the price of copper had
to be more than 15c a pound before
the miners could receive any addi-
tional raises. Now they receive their
raises after the price Of copper has
risen 1kc above &c. Since that
agreement was put into effect, the
miners have received four additional
raises besides the Soc flat increase
which they obtained at the conclu-
sion of the negotiations. Mr.. Har-
rington does not take credit for all
Of this work but his organization and
the rest of the union organizations
in Silver Bow County have long
since recognized his ability during
those hard discussions, and at this
late date extend to him their appre-
citation in the form of endorsements
for his candidacy.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
Interstate LUMBER
DECLARED UNFAIR
BY HELENA TRADES

The Lumber Companies at Helena
have combined to prevent the Or
g%anizati0n of Transfers and r
using their influence on their drivers
to keep them from joining that
union.
The drivers working for the Inter
state Lumber Company are not doing
their part in refusing to join that
union. The names of the drivers are
w. ]. Anderson, Earl Bryson and
Leonard Steck. A record of these
drivers will be kept by the Team
sters and sent to every other Team
sters union in the state.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
What Is Happening in
The Unions

Barton's Cash Grocery, formerly
at 815 South Main Street, and now
located at 700 South Washington, has
signed up with the Clerks Union.
This was announced at the Trades
Council last Tuesday.
This is good news not only for the
clerks but the entire labor move
ment as well. One more grocery
store added to the fair list is always
a source of pleasure and congratula-
tons are extended to Barton's Store.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18
ANACONDA 5WEARS
BY The PRESIDENT

The Central Labor Council of Ana
conda held its regular meeting last
night in the A. o. H. hall which was
well attended. In the absence of
Pres. Durkin, Past Pres. c. B. Ashe-
lock presided. Correspondence was
read by Sec. Healy which was of in
terest to the delegates, n of which
was a letter from Congressman Jerry
j. O'Connell in which he asked the
further concurrence of all unions in
behalf of Pres. Roosevelt to unpack
the Supreme Court. The Council
had previously concurred in a like
request to back our President and
the Senators and Congressman were
notified of this action. Representa-
tive Frank Finnegan was in attend
ance and had the secretary read off
a report of his record on the differ
ent bills that came up at the last
session in Helena. After which Rep.
Finnegan was given a vote Of thanks
by the Council.
John Mogus gave a report of the
closing sessions in Helena which was
well received. He also made a re-
port that the officers from the Ana
conda Transfers Union had installed
a Transfers international Union in
the city of Deer Lodge last week.
Those in attendance from Anaconda
were John Petlin, president Team
sters; F. Williams, secretary; H.
Stafford, and John Mogus, the
Transfers business agent. The new
local at Deer Lodge will be known
as Local No. 324 and elected their
officers: Arthur Quist, president;
Vern belong, secretary, and John
Mogus, who will act as business
agent. After installation of officers
refreshments were served and q pro-
gram was enjoyed by all present.
Walter Healy reported for the Hold
Carriers Union and stated they were
awaiting a new charter from their
international Union to install a Hold
Carriers Union in Deer Lodge.
Joseph Doran made a talk on the
weekly paper, the Montana Labor
News, of its efficiency throughout
the state, after which a motion was
made to increase the quota of papers
to the Council, which passed.
Chairman Ashelock made a talk
also and advised all delegates to have
their local union subscribe for this
paper and also to be listed in the
papers roster. Mr.. Ashelock also
thanked the Council for their unani-
nous endorsement of him in his
candidacy for Mayor of Anaconda
and asked for continued support,
which was we'll received.
A rattle sponsored by the Mill and
Smeltermen's Union in behalf of
Miss Helen Mcmahon, a young girl
who had been hurt, was %concurred
in after a talk by Delegate VIM.
Heath from the Mill and Shelter
mems Union, and upon motion and
passed, the Council bought a whole
book of tickets for this worthy
cause.
Delegate Golde from the Common
Laborers Union informed the Coun-
Gil their new wage scale had been
accepted and was being paid for all
their work by Deer Lodge County,
after which the Council adjourned
until their next regular meeting,
April 5.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-18

Pretty soon there will be no more
Thirty-seven peace bills
count 'em = were approved at
Buenos Aires.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

drama of the fshboat without feeling steam
shoot through his clammy arteries?
Old Cap Anderson strains his eyes at some
thing in the distance. He sees three or four
gulls playing merry-go-round over wave he
knows the gulls have found something to eat
1t may be school of frenzied little fish trying
to Jump out of their skins to escape bunch
of big -iawed bules with fins as long as butcher
knives
Cap Anderson stares through binoculars. He
calls Mike. Mike stares Mike goes back to the
bait tank When the Lady Lou approaches the
place where the birds wheeling Mike throws
out handful of sardnes. The Lady Lou swings
in a circle. The cash customers see that some
thing is happening. They clutch their fishing
rods and scramble for stray sardines.
Out where the flung sardines have fallen, the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

"Wait! Wat!" he calls to his hsh. lie twlsls
the brake The rod bends sharply' 'eepeis
gasps He slips again. Inc reei se'a ~ "
Control for moment and develops threat OF
tangle. = ,s. ,aa
"Wait," saws Jeepers, struggling left-handed
with the rod and picking at loops. ne ainos1 ~
gets his fingers nipped when tne reei spils
again. He steps on sardine. fou, nuioieu elSe.
feet of line sags between Jeepers anu he iin,y
onnonent The Ladu Lou is rocking ike a craoie'
Eebine rods and fishing lines are swinging
overhead Sardines whizz past each olher III
r,id-air Through 1t all, overcoming opslacie
nv obstacle grimy struggles Jeepers' llie ai'se
from Pill Junction, on this hrst great oay "a
big game fishing season. he Wheezes anu i
n,,ffs His neck turns pink and his face glistens'
He means with muscle cramps WHICH are
spreading over his back, his legs MS shouioeis
and his wrists .,
His fingers on the reel handle are turning
nervelessly Every time the line goes hurrylhe
out again through the slipping clutch' oeepers
groans. =. .,,.oo twas
There he goes, he says, TWO OF lhiee eiiies
"Nopel l gottum! Whoa!'
Mike. the deckhand armed with gaff which
Iooxs like a shepherds crook tries to get look
at .Jeepers' fish, down through the clear salt
water.
"Don,t give him any line now," says Mike.
Keep him coming. Keep his head up Here he
comes. Hold II.
Hanging by his left knee 10 the SuliWdie, nihe
vanls with the gaff. The line goes SLACK Mlkev
hoists aboard a struggling silvery and golden
fish weighing 20 pounds The broad tail-hn
which belabors the deck is bright yellow
'Wow," says Jeepers of Pill Junction, VINO
has lust caught the first yelloWtail of the season.
He opens and shuts his cramped hands. lie
sinks to seat dreaming momentarily OF his
triumphant return to Pill Junction. He dreams
of his wife's delight at the beautiful fish; ne
dreams of the moment when, napkin under
chin he will spear the first big bite OF fred
velloWtail and pop it into his mouth. Mr
Ieepers SMILES there on the stern of the grimy
Jndu Lou. while other fishermen stumbling
over his boots.
Something cold and wet whacks Mr. Jeepers
across the cheek. 1t is a sardlne beautitul
wriggly racehorse sardine which fisherman
has swung.
"Excuse me-" says a voice
Don't mention it," mumbles Mr. Jeepers. He
looks as if he has just been through a dog
fight.
In his sunny cabin old Cap Anderson pauses
between bites from tuna sandwich. lie jerks
his big right thumb back at Jeepers and the big
yellowtail on the deck.
you can talk about tuna fishing says Cap
Anderson, but for me, Just give me yellowtail
fishing Tuna makes you work yourself to
DEATH You can have a little fun when you
catch yellows Yeah, you can just take 1t easy.
All you gotta have is the right kind of bait
nice blonde Sardines. YEAH
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

run of yellowtail which broke all coast records
and spread the flavor of frying fish far and
wide over 240 900 square miles of the West the
ocean fishermen are confident of an early catch
this year, too. Last years run came unex-
pectedly Commercial fishermen began to catch
yellowtail on 400-foot rock cod lines weighted
with window weights. Returning to port, the
commercial fishers spread the news. Within a.
week, every launch and tugboat, rowpoat,
whaleboat skiff and sailboat motor cruiser,
Yacht and canoe was doing service on the fish
ing grounds. The yelloWtail catch in the follow
ing three weeks astounded old timers of the
waterfront
Consider what it would be like to watch
Cap Anderson and his hopeful anglers dis
cover the seasons first school of ''yeows
What cold-blooded landsman could see that
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

surface. The spot is marked by swirl about
a yard wide.
''Yellow-TAIL!"
The middle-aged angler with the coffee al
ready is swinging beautiful racehorse sardine
on five-foot wire leader He whips the ROD
with fu-arm action-like muleskinner WELD
ing olacksnake
The sardine gets the ride of lifetime sky
biob arc which ends in the jaws of big fish,
"Jumpin Jeepers!' exclams the angler The
line streaks tight. The reel whirs The rod
bends Jeepers slips on the wet deck regains
balance grunts loudly, and another fisherman
accidentally knocks Jeepers' hat off. The reel
still whirs. Jeepers remembers that the reel
has tricky little brake attachment for times
like this.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

as gentIemeh might SIT dt d rII5II' V1uD ' ~
r1ire the dancers of floor show.
What beautiful sardines," they murmur.
Beautiful sardines are necessary to the sue
cess of the days fishing. Sardines that are not
beautiful are no good for bait. A beautiful sar-
dine, as Cap Anderson gladly would explain, is
a blonde sardine with a perfect complexion, a
clear eve and lot of pep. Tuna and yellowtail
will go into back somersaults of joy at sight
of such beautiful bait.
An unbeautiful sardine is one which has
showroom look, a blemsh here and there from
humping the bait tank and jaded eye from
living too long near a harbor. To be race
horse" sardine must attain the length of six
inches or more. A sports fisherman on the Pa
ciic Coast would rather have beautiful race
horse sardine than whale
Because of last years wonderful early season
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

aid CAP ANDERSON peers from the pilot house like
y a watchdog a kennel When he peers like that
he's looking only thing in the watery world around
his boat the Lady Lou
He's looking little splash away out on the blue
which will betray the beginning of the years oggae
fishing
chugs along under him at her usual seven
knots The lazy just crinle top Above
gus flap hopefully They hungry small fry are hard
to catch in the early months
Old Cap the ter wheel He is Just
scowing shippers of sport fishing boats
cruising Pacific coast today all looking for the
thing Their boats grmy sisters of the Lady Lott
On all the boats Cap Andersons dear old scow,
passengers with hope blooming like desert wild
flowers in their mackinawed bosoms
They are the game fish They the
sons first crop optmists the last they believe
that their scowng skipper will later yell from the
pilot a signal for pandemonium:
"Yellowtail!"
They can't help being like that than shippers
like Cap Anderson help yelling that magic word when
they see out on playground, swirlng little
patch of water marking the presence of big fish,
Their enthusiasm part winter and earliest Spring
like the bursting buds Pacific Coast willow trees And
this year particularly, they off to early optimism
This time year., says Cap Anderson in his pilot
house doggonedest early of yeowta ever
saw They were here thickerin sand feas
with blue-stee leaders hooks They can't help it,
it's part of the days outing They soak their lines They
stand BY and admire the racehorse sardnes even
iohf at
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20

ONE July AFTERNOON AN
AMBITIOUS eHosvli-HAiHE
eof PUSHES a NlAl<Es HIT
BIKE OVER The FINISH
1APG - Y |tItifjffie OVER a
FIELD oe VETes ANS ~
Ms FIRST RACE
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-20
One Magic Word And
Fishermen Go Wild!
By Richard w. Emery

aid CAP ANDERSON peers from the pilot house like
L a watchdog from kennel When he peers like that
he's looking only thing in the watery world around
his dear hnaif he Ianfl
Evening star., 1937-10-22

and Davidson's associates informed
police he was not in the habit Of
carrying one. McDermott has been
unable to recover the knife, although
he went to the home of Ross parents
at Aberdeen, Md, and found 49,
caliber revolver which he believes Is
the death gun.
McDermitt brought the revolver.
an exploded shell and the fatal bullet
which had been taken from Davidson's
brain to police headquarters here yes
terday afternoon for ballistics COM
parison by the departments expert.
Lieut.. John Fowler.
The bullet, battered about the nose,
still was in fairly good condition.
The shell was. in the possession of
Ross when he was arrested. A report
on the ballistics tests wa expected
later today.
Admitted Going for Ride.
The Marine, according to McDer-
mott, admitted having gone for ride
with Davidson on at least one previous
occasion.
On the night of the murder, David
son left his home at 555 Randolph
street about $50 pm, without telling
his sister, Mrs. Laura Dow, where he
was going.
The middle-aged bachelor. it was
said, picked up the young Marine in
Washington and drove him to lonely
spot on the Whitewater road, in
Stafford County, near the Marine base
Evening star., 1937-10-22
BU|LD|NCPROCRAM
WAITING ON FUNDS
President to Go Ahead With
His Five-Year Plan for
Construction Here.

President Roosevelt made it plain
TODAY he is going ahead with his orig
inal five-year program for construc-
ton of public buildings in the Capital.
At the same time the President has
no intention of abandoning the con-
templated 10-year program which was
revealed by him some months ago.
At his press conference today Mr..
Roosevelt said the 10-year program
still is in the study stage and will not
be ready for definite announcement for
some time, but the five-year program
Is definite and is merely awaiting the
necessary appropriations from Con-
eress.
The President said the five-year
program includes only provision for a
new War Department Building, new
Naval Hospital and building to house
the Social Security Board.
The site for the War Department
Building has been definitely decided
on and will take in several blocks in
the vicinity of Twenty-second street.
Virginia avenue and Constitution ave-
nue.. The sites for the other two build
,ngs have not yet been decided on.
The aim of the President is to
provide permanent homes for the
various Government activities for the
future, so as to have each activity
housed in one building instead of
scattered around the city in number
of buildings. Moreover, the President
has in mind construction of buildings
that will be an ornament as well as
practical and adequate for the pur-
poses for which they were planned. or
which he is confident will be in the
interest of economy when the number
of buildings rented by the Government
are taken into consideration.
Evening star., 1937-10-22

The liberty list Of the aviation section.
to which Ross was attached. showed
he reported in at 1890 o'clock the
same night.
McDermott said Ross told him he
had been with Davidson on this occa-
sion. Ross was on leave at the time
Of. the murder, and dressed in civilian
clothes. According to McDermott,
military records revealed he was sew
eral hours late In reporting for duty
after this leave.
The Marine told McDermitt, the
latter said, that he took the death gun
10 his fathers home at Aberdeen and
left it in dresser drawer there. The
policeman found the weapon in the
place described, he said. 1t was empty
at the time.