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Montana labor news., 1937-05-27
ORGANIZED LABOR
SUFFERS Loss IN
DEATH OF BURkARD

Glenn d. Burkard has passed to
the great beyond. No more will the
voice of this man who had such
sublime faith and loyalty to the
union movement be heard again in
the halls of labor. To the older
men and women who participated
in the many struggles and conflicts
in which labor has been engaged
in this community, Glen Burkard
stands out conspicuously.
Labor unions are extremely metic-
ulous regarding the character Of the
men whom they choose as their Of
ficers. No corporation, no civic or
ganization or fraternal society is so
quick to condemn nor demand such
adherence to morality and respect
as the labor unions. A man high in
the ranks of labor doesn't hold that
position very long if he deviates
very long from the path of rectitude.
In the quarter of a century in which
Mr.. Burkard was connected with
the unions, he vas always held in
the highest esteem for his integrity
of purpose and for his W personal
conduct. In his death labor has lost
a friend and an understanding COM
rade.
He was born at Houghton, Michi-
gan, in 1880. In 1890 he and his
parents moved to Butte. He imme-
diately started to school and con-
tinued at school until he graduated
from the St. Patrick's High School
in 1896. In this graduating class
with him was Bill McMann, now
labor commissioner for the Ana
conda Company. These two men
have the distinction of being the
first two children to graduate from
a Catholic high school in the state
of Montana.
Mr.. Burkard's services with the
labor organizations are almost too
numerous to mention. At the time
of his death he was a member of
the Electrical Workers No. IS. Dur
ing his membership in that organiza-
ton he served as president for two
terms and as walking delegate for
another term. Many of the dele
gates of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council remember him when
he served as secretary of the same
organization. The Electricians I'm
ion honored him at different times
by electing him as delegate to the
conventions of the Montana Fedora
ton of Labor. He also acted as sec
rotary of the conventions of the
Montana Federation of Labor. In
1917, Mr.. Burkard attended the con-
vention of the International Union
of Electricians, sent there by his
local organization. The unions have
for many years been prominent in
school affairs and originated the In
dependent School Party. MI. Burk-
ard was a prominent member of this
organization and an officer of the
body for years.
He was associated with Bill Dunn
in establishing The Bulletin and was
one of the men who started the Mon
tana Labor News on its career.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-27
CLERKS SUGGEST PLAN FOR STORE OPERATION
Cite Methods Employed Under
NRA As Basis of Employment.

The Butte Clerks Union wish to
give the people of Butte the abso-
Lutte facts regarding the conference
with the Employers Association.
For a number of years we have
had collective bargaining agree
ments with the Employers Associa-
ton with whom all merchants OF
Butte are not affiliated. After the
Clerks negotiate an agreement with
the Employers Association, we in
sist that all merchants of Butte COM
ply with all terms of the agreement
The merchants protested to the
following agreement which we are
having the merchants sign: 1--WE, the
undersigned merchants of Butte.
agree to abide by all hours and
wage conditions which may be
agreed upon in the future, same to
be retroactive from May LIST, 1887
Due to the fact that the merchants
who do not belong to the Associa-
ton have to comply with the terms
of the agreement entered into by the
Clerks Union and the Employers
Association, and in which they have
no voice or vote in the drawing UP
of same, it would be unfair at this
time for the Clerks to insist IN the
merchants signing an agreement in
which there would be changes made
later in our conference with the EN-
ployers.
The Butte Clerks Union appre-
ciate the fact that the merchants are
organized and only wish that they
had all the merchants of Butte with
in their organization. 1t would
eliminate a lot of dissatisfaction
among the merchants and the pa
irons; especially, the Miners find the
$50 p. m. closing unsatisfactory, as
the people of Butte have been ac-
customed to the 600 o'clock closing
for so many years. The change last
year did not meet with the approval
of the public or with a number of
merchants. We feel that so long as
Congress intends to enact a law for
a forty-hour week, and there does
not seem to be any question about
its passing, the merchants of Butte
would be benefiting themselves and
accommodating the buying public by
having the 8 a. m. opening and the
6 p. m. closing, which was satisfac-
tory for SO many years; thereby,
conceding the forty hour week of
five days, eight hours to all retail
clerks. We do not want this to be
misconstrued that the stores would
only operate five days. They would
be open for business six days as
usual with each clerk having one
day a week off, thereby providing
more employment. The only fault
that the Butte Clerks Union had to
find with the MIRA was that the
forty-hour week could be spread
over a period of six days. We also
wish to call to the attention of the
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Montana labor news., 1937-05-27
PEOPLE
PROTEST DISMISSAL
OF PROF. kEENEY
Graham ard Freebourn Address
Mass Meeting.

The mass meeting held here last
Sunday evening was a huge
success. There was an immense
crowd and the speakers, Harrison j.
Freebourn, James D.. Graham, Sam
Spiegel and Kerr Beadle, kept the
crowd in rapt attention and were
greeted with u%proarious applause
time after time at their pointed and
convincing remarks.
Harrison J.. Freebourn related
what took place in part at the now
notorious meeting Of the State Board
of Education on April 18th. He dis
closed the attitude Professor Sim
mons has taken ever since his in
duction into office as president of
the Montana University, how he
acknowledged that he owed his ap-
pointment to the position he holds
to one person but that he was not
controlled. However, some Of the
transactions disclosed by the speak
er would indicate that there is a
tendency to show appreciation for
favors past rendered. He outlined
that the instructors marked for dis
missal and of which Professor Kee-
ney was one of the outstanding were
the ones who taught the students
how to think and to reason for them
selves. He pointed out that such
should be the main purpose Of an
institution of higher learning but
that the powers that be know full
well that if people are taught how
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Montana labor news., 1937-05-27

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., 1937-05-27

Inn
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., 1937-05-27

Federal Bakery, II S. Main ST.;
Royal Bakery, LOT E. Park ST.; Bake
Rite Bakery, ia N. Main St.; Manx
Bakery, 112 W. Park and 1876 W.
Granite; Barker Bakery, 1876 w.
Park.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-27

We saw, with our own eyes, a man
and his wife stagger into the union
office at Mullan Sunday night, the
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Montana labor news., 1937-05-27

NOTICE ENGINEERS

Election of officers will take place at the Engineers
Office, Carpenters Union Hall, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE
End. Balloting will commence at 8 in the morning and
continue until 8 in the evening.
Officers will be elected for the following position:
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT
RECORDING SECRETARY NANCIA SECRETARY
TREASURER WARDEN
CONDUCTOR THREE TRUSTEES
TO THE SILVER BOW TRADES AND
LABOR N
TO THE CONVENTION OF THE
MONTANA STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
AND ALSO BALL0TING ON THE ELECTION OF OFF,
GERS OF H MONTANA TAT OF
LABOR.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-27
STORES WHICH HAVE
SIGNED With The
Butte CLERKS UNION
All These Stores Employ Union
Members.

Save More Market, 2l3 N. Main
St.; Tomich Grocery, ll6 w. Park
St; Stevens & Manley, 11O1 Utah
Ave; Cottage Market, TAO w. Park
St; Bishops Excel Market, 327 S.
Excelsior Ave; M. L. Y, 1859 Har-
rison Ave; T. C. Truscott, 646 E.
Park St.; Meaderville Mercantile, AZ
Main, Meaderville; Smiths Economy,
2400 Harvard; Cavanaugh Grocery
Co, COL E. Mercury St.; Pay'n Save,
1741 Harrison Ave; Main Public
Market, 1875 S. Main ST.; Montana
Service Corporation, $50 S. Wyom-
ing ST.; Farrell Grocery, 5O7 N. Wy
oming; Ceserani Grocery, 2200
Leatherwood; Roberts Market, 2125
Yew St.; Wills Grocery, 257 E.
Granite; Eclipse, Inc, 1645 Harri-
son; 1875 E. Park, 737 E. Park, SAB
S. Main, Az S. Montana, S18 N.
Main; Wehby Grocery, 300 E. Park.
Ready-to-We
Hughes Women's Apparel, Sc W.
Park St.; Van Ostrum's, rs w.
Broadway; Emil Maran's, 16 N. Mon
tana.
Millinery
Reeds, n w. Park Street; Alder
mans Millinery, % w. Granite.
Novelty Shops
Baby Bunting Shop, 1913 w. Park
St; Hollywood Shop, 200 w. Park
st.
Shoe Stores
Keene Shoe Store, 43 E. Park St.;
Paul Cannon's, 80 W. Park St.; Flor
sheim, 10 w. Park ST.; Hubert Shoe
Co., 81 w. Park St; Meyers Shoe
Store, 142 w. Park St; Wilson Shoe
Store, % S. Main ST.; BRING Shoe
Store, II N. Main St; Palace Shoe
Store, So to 81 E. Park ST.; Klem's
Bootery, 80 N. Main St; Walkover
Shoe Co., As West Park; Golden Rule
Shoe Co., 80 E. Park st.
Bakeries
Federal Bakery, II S. Main ST.;
Royal Bakery, 107 E. Park St.; Bake
Rite Bakery, ia N. Main ST.; Manx
Bakery, 112 W. Park and 1876 W.
Granite; Barker Bakery, 1876 w.
Park.
Miscellaneous
Montana Leather, l24 S. Main St.;
Butte Bottlers Supply, 112-114 S.
Main St.; Butte Trunk Factory, 218
E. Park and 105 w. Broadway; Dan
iels Auto Freight, 1900 E. Front St.;
Brack Motor Supply, % S. Montana;
Dudley's Auto Parts, IL E. Galena
St; Western Auto Supply, ITO S.
Montana ST.; Butte Stove Repair, 1913
E. Park St.; F. E. Buck Sales, 843
S. Montana St; South Side Hard
ware, 1743 Harrison Ave; Butte
Furniture Exchange, 105 E. Park St;
Radio Engineering & Service, 219 w.
Park ST.; Malaby's, IS E. Park ST.;
AIS Photo Shop, AZ N. Main ST.;
Shirley Clothes Shop, IA N. Main;
McGregor's Dry Goods Co, 1859
Harrison.
Cigar
Gleason Candy, 206 E. Park St.;
J, w. Harkins, 1888 S. Montana St.;
Union Cigar, "a S. Main ST.; United
Cigar, "a N. Main ST.; Sheehan
Brothers, 1874 E. Park ST.; Ray &
Bob's Smoke House, 70 w. Park St;
Park Buffet Cigar Stand, So E. Park
st.
All cigar stores whose employees
are under the jurisdiction of other
union.
Furniture
Kelly & Alton, 2O9 E. Park St.;
Finberg's, A E. Park.
Drug Stores
Clinton Drug Co., 106 N. Main st.
The following firms signed with
the Butte Clerks Union, but do not
employ any members:
Central Hardware, % E. Park St.;
w. j. Sewell, 221 E. Park ST.; New
Park Market, 615 W. Park St; Mon
tana Cash, COL S. Montana.
Also all grocery stores that have
signed the clerks 8 p. m. Sunday
and holiday closing agreement.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-27
N 0 ICE!

BY order of the Executive Board and owing to
circumstances that compelled the change, the
convention of the State Federation of Labor,
scheduled to convene at Red Lodge June 22nd,
has been changed to meet at Bohemian, Tuesday,
June 22nd.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
Citizenship Required
 For Crew and Officers

James J. Connors. collector of customs at Juneau for the District of Alaska recently sent out as a public notice the following bulletin:
 Your attention is called to Sec tioI 5 of the Act of June 25, 1886. Public No. 808-74th Congress lH R S5971 which applies to all yes sells of the United States other than those included in Section 302 tre- lating to vessels for which an op- eration or construction subsidy has been granted) of the Merchant Ma rine Act of 1886. and reads as fol- lows:
 SEC 5. la) From and after the enactment of this Act all licensed officers and pilots of vessels of the United States shall be citizens of the United States. natiye-born or completely naturalized.
 lb1 From and after six months after the enactment of this Act up- on each departure of any such yes sel from a port of the United States 75 per eentum of the crew. exclud- ing licensed officers. shall be cit izens of the United States. native born. or completely naturalized. un- less the Secretary of Commerce shall upon investigation, ascertain that qualified citizen seamen are not ay- ailable, when, under such condi- lions. he may reduce the above per eentages.
 (cl If any vessel while on a for eign voyage is for any reason de- prived of the services of any mem Der Of the crew, such position or vacancy caused by the promotion of another to such position may be supplied by a person other than de- fined in paragraph (a) and fb) un- til the first call of such vessel at port in the United States where such replacements can be obtained.
 (d) The owner, agent, or officer of any such vessel, who shall employ any person in violation of the pro visions of this section, shall be sub ject to a penalty of $500 for each offense."
 Except for Subsection (a). relat- ing to the citizenship of officers, which became effective on approval of the Act, this Section becomes eff fectiye on December 25, 1896.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
MERCHANTS SHOULD URGE SUITABLE
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FISHERMEN

and on account of a nominal cost. carelessness or lack of appreciation of the value of the fishermen and boatmen's business and revenue to WrangeI and it's merchants. said float will not be replaced until next April
 Now if one of our streets became impossible or needed repairs, the whole city force including commits sioner of streets and gang of men would be put to work immediately at any cost to put said street in good shape.And what for if not for the convenience Of a comparative few automobiles, whose business Is only a speck compared to the value of business that the fishermen furnish Wrangell.
 Why don't the city management close the street and notify the auto people to use some other street as is suggested to the boatmen to use a float way out of town?
 You merchants had better wake up before it is too late, unless you are not interested in the welfare of the fishermen. You should go 10 the city council in a body and demand an immediate replacement of at least one section of the float washed out and show that you are interested in the people that make it possible for you to stay in business.
 Fishermen and boat nen aIa gong to Ketchikan and Petersburg where they have all conyeniences fer them and where their business is appar- ently appreciated. Why should they stay in Wrangell where there are only inferior accommodations and where they only get a cold shoulder and shabby treatment?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
MADE TO SAVE BIRCH
 TIMBER FROM DESTRUCTION

So that the beautiful Dir h tim Der lining the road leading to Lake Harding from the Richardson High way may be kept intact and con- tinue to add to the scenery of the recreatioEal area, an effort is being made by a group of citizens headed by Mayor E. B. Collins to induce the Land Office to create a reserve and thus prevent timber from being cut. His letter in part said
 ''The. Salcha townsite, bordering on Harding Lake, forty-six miles east of Fairbanks, and about a mile and a half off the Richardson High way, has been plated into lots. and now constitutes the chief recrea- tiOnal center for the citizens of Fairbanks and community.
 Surrounding this lake and bor- deTing on the highway leading thereto, is a beautiful stand of birch timber, which lends an additional attraction to this recreation center
 Sooner or later, people who have no community interests in this townsite will endeavor to obtain permits to cut wood along this highway adjacent to the townsite for commercial purposes, thereby spelling the natural beauty of this section.
 Plenty of timber for fuel and building purposes can easily be ob. tained near by Harding Lake. with out destroying the forest bordering the highway.
 Any action taken by the Land office regarding this proposed re serve will be deeply appreciated by those who are interested in pre- serving this one public recreation center in the Interior of Alaska"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
Home Making Classes
 Will Be Started Mon.

The Adult Home Making class will meet Monday night, January II. al ' o'clock in the school Home Ee- onOmics room
 Under the Home Making program of the Territory the class is offered free to all the women of the com munity who care to attend. On Mon day night a time will be selected that will be convenient for the most people to meet regularly.
 The class starts with clothing. At the first meeting We are going to discuss some fabrics characteris- tics and how to buy fabrics as to get the most for ona's money Later we'll sew. If you can't sew a stitch or if you cant see a way to make your old clothes look like new. bring your problems and we | try to help!
 Mary Alice Shields
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
PIONEERS WANT
 HOME FOR ALASKA WOMEN

A. resolution asking that a home for pioneer women of Alaska be er- ected as a monument to pioneers of the northland, will be forwarded to the Grand Lodge convention of the Pioneers of Alaska from IgIoo No. 15 at Anchorage, it has been an nounced. The grand lodge conven- tion will be held at Ketchikan this month.
 The resolution passed recently by the Anchorage organization, points out $6,000 has already been don ated toward a suitable pioneer mon- ument, and urges construction of a home for pioneer Alaskan women as a suitable memorial.
 The resolution suggests that don ations be accepted from pioneers and that the territorial legislature, at each succeeding session, match the amount in the fund by an apprO- priatiOn at least equal in amount until the fund reaches a sufficient size to construct the home.
 The present fund of S6,000 was do- mated by deceased pioneers for con- struction of a suitable monument, and is in the hands of the board of trustees of the Pioneer Home at Sitka. The resolution will recom- mend that the grand lodge organ ization forward the proposal to the territorial legislature and urge it's adoption.
 The lodge suggested a tablet to be placed on the proposed women's home with names of the donors. The resolution proposed that Governor Troy recommend site for the wom- ems home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
RELIEF FUND
 FOR ALASKA
 HAS RUN HIGH

Washington, L. C. Jan. 4-The national emergency council said to- day that expenditures of federal re- lief funds in Alaska the first ' months of 1886 totaled $3,361,850. including expenditures of 1885, led eral relief funds have amounted to S4,633,678.
 Spending last year included s2,- 5S5.887 by the EZRA. $239,79S for emergency conservation work. $1l4, 09O by the PWA, $51,690 by the department of agriculture. S2SS by the WPA and $37O,077 by all oth- CT agencies.
 This is an average of about S775 for every man, woman and child in the Territory in less than two years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
Gross Gets Paramount
 Silver Jubilee Award

Ten veteran motion picture thea Ire men in Seattle and other Wash ington cities and one in Juneau. Al aska, who were in the film business 25 years ago and who played Ad- olph Zukor's first feature length film production, Sarah Bernhardt in Queen Elizabeth" at that time, will receive silver medaIlions from Paramount Pictures commemorating the event during this month.
 Beginning January 2, Paramount is holding a worldwide Silver Ju- bilee Celebration in tribute to Mr Zukor, now Chairman of the Board and active head of production at the Paramount studios in Holly wood for his quarter of a cen. .urr of service to the industry.
 Those in Seattle who will receive medallions are:
 J. Von Herberg, Liberty Theatre Frank Newman, ST, Evergreen State Theatres; John Hamrick, Ham rick Cascade Theatres.
 In other cities: Ed Halberg, FL wha Theatre, Port Angeles; E. W Groesbeck, Avalon Theatre, Enum claw: H. T. Moore, Rialto Theatre Tacoma: E. A. Zabel. Capitol Thea tre, Olympia; Fred Mercy, ST. Mer- cf Circuit, Yakima; and E. c. Alb. bolt. Dream Theatre, Sedro-W Wool ley. Tn Juneau a medallion will be presented to W. D. Gross of the Col iseum 'Theatre and owner of the Coliseum Theatres in Douglas Haines, Petersburg, Sitka, Skagwa! and Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB WILL HOLD REGULAR LUNCHEON MEETING

The Women's Civic Club will hold its regular luncheon meeting at o'clock Saturday. January 9. at Legion hall, Mrs. P. C. Mccormack and Miss Margaret Mccormack as hostesses will serve coffee and des- sert and members will again bring their own sandwiches.
 A cordial invitation is extended every woman in Wrangell interes- ted in any phase of community welfare to attend the meetings and become a member of the club.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
ALAS. PROJECTS ON
 HARBOR LIST

Washington. D. c. Jan. Ma ior General F. NJ. Markham. chief army engineer. said yesterday that in his annual report to congress he lists various sums that could be .profitably expended in Alaska"
 Projects listed in his report in elude
 Ketchikau $S,000 for mainten- ance. dredging and repairs 10 the breakwater.
 Dry Pass-$79.ooo for new work completing the project by dredging channel 60 feet wide and six feet deep through five shoals of the wa terway between Fl Capitan passage and Shakan strait
 Wrangell Narrows - S25.000 for maintenance and dredging
 Cordoya- SlSt.000 for construe- tion of breakwaters.
 Nome-$85.000. of which S250o is to be contributed locally. for new work embracing dredging part of extension to turning basin. making the basin 250 feet wide. 400 feet long and feet deep. The project also includes repairs To the jetties.
 Lowell creek-sl000 for dredging
 Salmon riyer-S1000 for flood control.
 Major General Markham said that total of S15.a68.250 could be pro fitably expended on river, harbor and flood control projects in Oregon. Washington and Alaska in the fiscal year l937-3S. Of the total amount. Markham said; $4,576,24o is for regular rivers and harbors main tenance work, the remainder for new construction.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-08
Jack Courtney Buried
 In Wrangell Cemetery

Three organizations, the Elks, Le- zion and Masons, were represented in the funeral services held Sun day afternoon, December 27, in Legion hall for Jack Courtney, dep uty U. s. marshal at Dillingham; and former locomotive engineer on the Alaska Railroad, who contract ed pneumonia aboard the steamer Gorgas and was brought ashore at Wrangell He died about 36 hours later at Bishop Rowe General Hos pital.
 Through the efforts of the An chorage Elks Lodge, of which Court ney was a member, a sister was located in New York and upon her request he was buried at WrangelI.
 The Elks lodge conducted the funeral at the hall using it's inn pressiye ritual service. The Legion then took charge of the body in military compliment. The squad as sembled outside the hall and pre- sented arms while the Legion ban ner was dipped as the casket was borne from the hall to the hearse.
 At the cemetery, c. P. Kirtland, junior grand warden of the grand lodge of Washington, in recognition of MT. Courtney's Masonic mem bership read the prayer. Then the Legin firing squad fired a parting salute over the grave and taps were sounded.