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Montana labor news., 1937-09-09
Lewis Traitor Charge
Is False, Green Asserts
f. of l.. President Denies He
Requested Gov. Murphy Not
TO Permit An Agreement Be-
tween General Motors and
Auto Workers Union.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (AFLNS).
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, char
acterized as utterly false the report
ed statement by John L. Lewis,
chairman of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization, at the con-
vention of the United Automobile
Workers in Milwaukee, that he
(Green) had called Gov. Murphy of
Michigan on the telephone during
the negotiations between General
Motors and the c. I. o. union and
demanded that the Governor not per-
init any agreement to be made in
that conference" This action, Mr.
Lewis was alleged to have said, was
that of a traitor"
Absolutely Untrue and False"
That statement is absolutely un-
true and false in every particular,
and could only be made by a man
of the temperament and type of MIR.
Lewis" Mr.. Green said, at the con-
clusion of the seventh days session
of the American Federation of La
Dor Executive Council at the Hotel
Ambassador here. 81 resent it and
I repeat again that it is false and
untrue.
In making this false statement,
Mr.. Lewis gave an exhibition to the
country Of a man who is influenced
by anger and feeling, and it is that
type of man who is seeking to dom
mate the economic movement of the
nation.
Lewis Repeats Canard
Mr.. Lewis made the same state
ment at the convention of the La
dies Garment Workers here last May,
and I said that it was untrue at that
time. Now, Notwithstanding that, he
repeats it.
His chief stock in trade seems to
be to denounee men as traitors, muir
derers and thieves rather than to
try and convince the workers by
logic, facts and argument"
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09
WATCH This LIST
OF S(AB PRODUCTS
UNITED CANNERY, AGRICUL-
TURE, PACKING & ALLIED
WORKERS OF AMERICA

Formerly Fruit and Vegetable Work
ers' Union of California, No. 1921
P. o. Box No. 1927
Salinas, California
Sept. 5, 1882.
To all Central Labor Councils, Inter
national Unions and Affiliates.
Greetings.
The Grower Shipper Vegetable
Association of California has been
declared unfair to organized labor
by the California State Federation
of Labor, the Central Labor Coun-
ellis of Salinas and jacksonville and
the Fruit and Vegetable Workers
Union No. 1921, Transfers Local
287, Boxmakers Local 1868 of Inter
national Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners.
This association instituted a lock-
out on September A, 1886, against
the three above named locals. Every
possible form of vicious tactics were
used by this association; including
vigilante terrorism, importation of
strikebreakers, use of professional
gunner, gassing of labor temple and
mass arrests of peaceful pickets.
The National Labor Relations
Board recently concluded a hearing
lasting five and one-half weeks. The
decision is now pending, but the
Grower Shipper association still con-
tinues unfair labor practices and
have openly boosted that they will
appeal the decision of the Board
even to the Supreme Court. The
Association has recently concluded
a working agreement with a COM
pany union.
We have been partly successful
through your efforts in the past
year. But at this particular time
we have to show these unfair en-
ployers the power of organized labor
in order to stop their unfair labor
practices.
Since our contacts are limited we
are sending you a few extra posters
and ask you to place them where
they will be most effective.
We enclose a list of these unfair
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

On Tuesday, September the 7th,
Montana State Federation of Labor,
through James H. Graham, presi-
dent, employed Wellington D. Ran
kin of Helena to file a petition in
mandamus on behalf of Professor
Philip o. Keeney, former librarian
of the State University of Montana,
against the Governor, the Attorney
General, the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, and the State Board
Of Education, requiring them to re-
instate Professor Keeney as librarian
at the State University or show cause
why he should not be ~reinstated.
The petition was filed in the Dis
trict Court Of the First Judicial Dis
trict, in Helena, before the Honor
able George W Padbury, Judge.
Judge Padbury issued an alternative
writ of mandamus to the State Board
Of Education, requiring the State
Board to Immediately reinstate Pro-
lessor Keeney or to show cause be-
fore Judge Padbury, in Helena, on
the Goth of September, 1887, why
they have not done so. The petition
for the writ gotten by Attorney Ran
kin at the instance of the State Fed
Grafton and James w. Graham, its
president, sets out that Professor
Keeney was employed as librarian
at the State University about Sep
TENDER l, 1881, and was continuous
ly re-employed until he was dis
charged by President Simmons, eff
fective September l, 1887. 1t furth-
er sets out, that under the rule of
the State Board, Professor Keeney,
having served three years, is entitled
to a permanent appointment, so that
thereafter he could only be removed
for legal cause and after notice and
hearing; that this rule was violated
by the State Board of Education and
President Simmons, and Professor
Keeney was never granted any hear
ing by the State Board upon the
charges made against him, and was
never informed of the charges,
and that he was denied and
refused a hearing before the State
Board, and that the record of the
proceedings in his case before the
State Board have been expunged
from official minutes of the Board,
and that, therefore, the Professor
does not know what the charge was
against him or upon what the State
Board acted in confirming his dis
missal by President Simmons. It is
further alleged in the petition that
prior to his dismissal by President
Simmons, about April of 1897, Pro-
fessor Keeney circulated a petition
among the members of the faculty
Of the State University for the estab-
lishment of a local union of teachers
and requesting a charter from the
American Federation of Teachers
and to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor, and had de-
clared his support for the formation
of a local union at the institution,
and it is set out that it was because
Of the activities Of Professor Keeney
in attempting to form a local union
Of teachers at the University and
affiliate with the American Fedora
ton of Labor that he was discharged,
and for no other reason.
1t is not supposed that the State
Board will Immediately reinstate
Professor Keeney, and, therefore,
without doubt, further hearing will
be had before Judge Padbury at Hell
ena on September 20.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09
FACTS
PERTAINING TO THE
STATE UNIVERSITY

The following facts were omitted
in the Success Story of Montana
State University appearing in the
Muscular on Aug. 30, 1887:
l. President Simmons appoint
ment was opposed by 80 per cent of
the faculty.
2. President Simmons attempt to
impose some form of censorship on
university plays, student publica-
tons, and library books in the late
winter of 1886 failed due to student
and faculty opposition.
3. President Simmons desire to
fire Keeney in the spring Of 1886
for the part he played in %thwarting
censorship failed due to the advice
Simmons received from older and
wiser faculty members.
4. Where is the $685. 900 coming
from to build the new women's
dormitory? Is it a private or a fed
eral loan? What is the rate of in
t~erest?
5. Board and room in the dormi-
tories will be larger than in other
units Of Montana's educational in
stitutions. Why? Will the increase
help to pay the cost of the new
dormitoryg
6. Students r required to pay a
flat fee Of SIS per quarter toward the
building and upkeep of new build
ings. Is this an act of the legislature
or a ruling of the Board of Educa-
ton?
4. What is behind President Roose-
velt's refusal to sign the order allo-
eating PWA funds to the tune of
$250,O0O for the Pharmacy Chemis-
try building? Has the refusal any
thing to do with the lack of aca-
demic freedom on the campus? or
with the demands of organized la
Dor requiring the Board of Educa-
ton to grant Professors Rowe and
Keeney a flair and open" hearing?
8. Professors Kast, Henrickson,
Matson, Jordan, Nelson, and Hitch
cock who have been doing excellent
research work have left the uni
versity. Is a salary increase the only
thing drawing them to other posts?
Or do they hope for greater academic
freedom elsewhere?
9. President Simmons friendship
for organized labor was revealed
when he signed the contract per-
hitting a large printing order to be
done out of Montana by scab print
ers in Salt Lake City.
10. Thirty per cent of the faculty
signed the petition for a charter to
the International American Fedora
ton of Teachers, an affiliate of the
A. F. of L.
IL. This direct action is an indica-
ton Of the interest of the progress
sive members of the faculty in the
forward advance that organized Ia
Dor is now making.
IL. Professor Keeney was fired
and Professor Rowe was put on q
month to month contract subject to
good behavior because they urged
the formation of the University
Teachers Union, Local No. 497.
10. The Board of Education or
July IL expunged from the record
the minutes of the executive session
of April IL. These expunged min
utes had to do with Keeney's dis
missal and Rowe's disciplining.
All progressive alumni, parents Of
university students, and student:
should compel the administration tc
explain these facts at once. They
should support organized labor ii
its attempt to reinstate Keeney by
taking an active interest in the case
which has now entered the court.
of Montana. Finally, they should
write to their local papers for in
formation concerning the progress:
of the case and demand that the
press of Montana publish all of the
/, facts.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

II hope trade unionists will not
forget that in Germany concentration
camps still exist, and that in them
are generally to be found trade I'M
ionists and democrats. Pres. j. c.
Little, opening national committee
of the Amalgamated Engineering
Union of Britain.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09
PRICE OF BUTTER
TO Be STABILIZED

HELENA-Butte district has en-
tered into a market agreement under
the terms of the Unfair Practices
Act, seeking to stabilize the price of
butter to the consumer and butter
fat to the producer, B. F. Thrailkill,
dairy supervisor announced yester-
day. The Butte marketing district
includes the counties of Silver Bow,
B~eaverhead, Madison, Deer Lodge,
Powell, jefferson, Gallatin, Lewis
and Clark, Broadwater, Park and
Meagher.
Under terms of the agreement the
price of butter is based on the Seattle
market price. Butterfat is similarly
priced on the Seattle market. All
butter sold in the district will come
under the regulations, and violators
of the agreement are subject to
prosecution. Ninety per cent of
dealers in the area approved the
agreement.
Butte is the fourth district to come
under the unfair practices act, Bill
lings, Lewistown and Northern Mon
tana previously having organized,
Thrailkill said.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09
WELLINGTON D. RANKIN ENGAGED BY
FEDERATION OF LABOR TO PROSECUTE
DISMISSAL OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

Governor, State Board of Edu-
cation and President Simmons
Ordered to Reinstate Professor
Keeney or Show Cause Before
Judge Padbury at Helena, Sep
TENDER 20, Why They Have
Not Done So.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

''The public can benefit from moth
ing which Injuries labor. At least
two-thirds of the public is made up
of workers and their families. The
public is not a mysterious third
party limited Automobile Work
ers of America statement, opposing
Michigan state industrial relations
bill.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

Prosperity note: Sales of diamonds
at wholesale during May increased
1914 per cent over figures for the
same month last year, the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York reports.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

Glamorous Lupe Velez acted as
her own personal strikebreaker in
the Brown Derby restaurant strike
in Hollywood by serving herself
dinner.
Wonder if she's a member of the
Screen Actors Guild-doesn't sound
like it.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

SETTf-D

Union offic' an
nounced this ming,
that the StrI y IF the
Great Falls erS I'm
ion against ue Eddy
Baking Company had
been settled SatisfactOr-
lily to both parties.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

Ed. Note-Stabilizing the price of
butter or any commodity merely
means that the grocers, dairymen
or other business interests have
agreed upon a price which they feel
is all the traffic will bear. 1t is
usually the highest price possible to
obtain. Stabilizing the price is a
euphonious phrase that has a mean
ing to working people like the buzz
of a r~attlesnake.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to periIs of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1937-09-09

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

weights and two lightweights sup
porting the main attraction.
Jimmy Wilson, Boston heavy
weight, was secured as a substi.
tute for Frank Tymosko in the
bout with Max Roesch, of Dallas.
Wilson, who has been fighting in
Baltimore the last few months, is
former Golden Gloves amateur
star, and comes here highly recon-
mended. The Wilson-Roesch match
will be a six-rounder. TymoSko
was withdrawn last week when he
received a cut eye in workout
with Bob Tow.
Tom Ponte, former intercolle-
giate heavyweight champion from
Western Maryland, and Murray
Kanner of Washington, late of
North Carolina University's box
ing team, also holder of the Dis
trict Golden Gloves championship,
will clash in a SiX-rounder. Ponte
is handled by Charlie Harvey, who
Continued on Page %, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

Inc puDllC, proclaimed Cne CIuD
owners, demanded a rebirth Of
scientific baseball. The stolen
base, the hit and run. The drag
bunt must be brought back to
baseball. The public demanded,
and the public must be pleased.
Now what ball would they use?
Ay, there was the rub.
The National League had ball
in 1888 that seemed all right. The
stitches were raised, favoring the
pitchers. and the cover was a
little thicker. There was the ball
for both leagues to adopt. 1t
would be harder to hit for distance
than the other varieties of rabbit
ball. But there were thousands
of rabbit balls on the warehouse
shelves. When they we're used up,
it would be back to the 1888 ball,
and joy be the consequence.
First Arrivals
In order to make sure, the
manufacturers agreed to furnish a
certain number of 1888 MODEL
balls for practice. 1t just so hap
pened that the first of these ar
rived in time for use at Sarasota
yesterday when the Griffs bowed
to the Red Sox in most fearful
and wonderful exhibition.
All the boys did yesterday was
tee off on the pitchers for a total
of 25 runs and % hits, good for Al
bases. Not even kangaroo ball,
let alone a rabbit, could have
leaped farther and with more JOY
Gus abandon than the leather the
manufacturers handed the boys for
use yesterday.
The hopping of the ball was not
the only feature of the day. The
raised seams bothered the pitchers
and affected their control, with a
result that no fewer than nine
bases on balls were issued in the
course of the 2 hours and IS min
uteS devoted to this demonstration
of nations sport.
Melo Almada, Johnny Stone,
Fred Sington and Bobby Doerr hit
doubles, Fred Sington, Ossie Bluege
and Joe Cronin hit triples. and
Cronin poled terrific blow over
ChapmanS' head in deep center
that was reminiscent Of 1921, when
Ruth was banging his homers over
all fences in the land.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
30 Golfers Drill
For Tourney

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 20.
The vanguard of the nations
leading linksmen we're on hand
here today to get in a few rounds
of practice over the Augusta Ma.
tional Golf course before the start
of the fourth annual Masters In
vitational tournament Thursday.
Officials said at least 80 of the
invites had already arrived.
Among those on the registry list
we're Denny Shute, Boston; Henry
Picard, Hershey, Pa; Horton
Smith, Chicago, tWo-time winner:
Johnny Revolta, Evanston, ILL.,:
Bobby Cruickshank, Richmond,
Va; Ralph Guldahl. Chicago; KY
Laffoon, Denver, and others.
The rest of the field was ex-
pected to arrive today or tonight.
officials said, to get in at least
two rounds of practice before the
72.hole medal play $4,000 tourna-
ment gets under way.
Laffoon and Picard turned in a
practice round of par figures yes
terday, while Guldahl, making his
debut on the Bobby Jones designed
course. turned in a two-under-par
"a for the nine holes he played.
Jimmy Hines Garden City. N. Y,
also equalled par.
Among the best performances
turned in was that of Shute. who
cut two strokes off regulation fig.
ures for a 3535-70.
Jones and Smith made a trip
to Atlanta, the retired grand-slam
kings home, yesterday.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
He|dman
TrounCes Wood

LOS ANGELES, March 29.-The
comeback career of Sidney B.
Wood, New York tennis player and
former Wimbledon champion, was
nipped in the bud here today.
Stroking erratically, Wood lost
the finals of the West Side Tennis
Clubs invitational tournament in
straight sets to Julius Heldman,
of Beverly Hills, 1896 national
junior champion.
Heldman, who won 6-3, 90,
Ga, outplayed the former Davis
cupper in every department OF
the game, and his superior steady
stroking gained him point after
point.
Wood led 3-2 in the first set
and lost his service in love game.
After that he trailed all the way.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

will later be designated for the
Hall of Fame, no doubt.
It's getting to be sort of grand
old army of the baseball republic,
you know, by now. ANY summer
might be the last for the likes of
Grover Cleveland, Alexander, Joe
Tinker, Artie Latham and others
Of the revered names Of the sport.
Bring 'En1 All Back!
The site of the summer game
would make an excellent encamp-
ment for these old codgers who
thrilled our fathers and grand.
fathers by their speed afoot, their
batting wiZardry and pitching
prowess.
Can't baseball see to it that
CONTINUED on Page 23, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

It will not return to Washington
for another 16 years, if it con-
tinues to rotate according to the
original plan.
I have an idea to make the
Washington game a little different
than its predecessors, and there
fore outstanding. I submit it
humbly, and yet with a prayer
1t might fall upon friendly minds.
L think this game should feature
the presence in a prominent grand
stand box of the living baseball
immortals whose names have been
inscribed in baseball'S Hall of
Fame at Cooperstown, N. Y, birth
place of the sport.
SeUen Are Alive
Eight men have so far been
elected to the exalted honor that
baseball prescribes for its sons who
have emblazoned their names in
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

If the ball they used yesterday
is the ball that presently will come
into use as the official major
league spheroid, the hitters will
have nothing to fear. The raised
seams will help the pitchers some
what, to be sure, once they become
accustomed to handling the ball,
but there is just as much dis
tance in the newly approved ball
as there was in the old ball. 1t
must be the Australian yarn!
Mihalic Continues
The laundering charge on the
ranks of the regulars by Jonny
Mihalic continues unchecked. Mi
halle went into yesterdays game
when Buddy Lewis strained his
leg on the concrete-like infield.
He was at bat twice and made
two hits, raising mis- batting aver.
age above the 500 mark once
more.
The status of Mihalic is almost
without precedent in a major
league spring training camp. He
is the star of the team, standing
out above all of his felloWS-this
despite an error yesterday, yet he
seems to have the same station
as just another guy standing
around the Angebilt lobby. If Mi
halle hasn't demonstrated his
ability to hold down a regular job,
this writer must break down and
confess that he doesn't know a ball
player from a strip-tease artistic.
Another injury gave another
youngster his chance to prove his
worth. Fred Sington slid into base
yesterday and tore two cubic yards
Continued on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

Neither satisfied with the draw
verdict rendered at that time, Ma
der and Williams will scrap over
the nine-round route in the feature
match of what savors of being enc
of the best cards Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn has arranged in
several months.
The Mader-Williams return
match, which Matchmaker Ahearn
was forced to book by popular de-
mand, will mark the first nine
round headline bout in the history
of local boxing. This unique dis
tance was decided upon when Will
liams requested eight rounds, Ma
der 10, and Matchmaker Ahearn
stepped in la King Solomon and
decreed that the fighters would
work nine.
81 Rounds on Card
Thirty-one rounds are on to-
nights program, with two pairs
of heaVyWeightS, a duo of feather
The Washington times., 1937-03-29

Gould Insists
Long Island
Fight0ff
By LAYTON CARVER

NEW YORK, March 29.-In the
midst of what might be described
as increasing confusion, Joe Gould,
manager of Heavyweight Cham
pion Jim Braddock. announced
today that Braddock positively
will not fight Max Schmeling in
Madison Square GARDENS Long
Island bowl next summer.
The Sawed-off manager Of the
champion hurdled his def right
into the teeth of subpoena which
will be served today in behalf Of
Madison Square Garden in its
alleged efforts to make Braddock
live up to a contract calling for
him to box Schmeling here.
Efforts is qualified in the fore
going by alleged" because the
situation has reached that point
where Madison Square Garden
itself may be giving everybody
else the run-around.
Just for Effect
To put it very bluntly, the
Garden may wish to duck the
Notwithstanding fight here
and, instead of promoting that
presumably financial loss, chisel
in on the proposed Braddock-Joe
Louis bout at Chicago. In this
connection, Madison Square Gar
den officials, headed by President
John Reed Fitzpatrick, say nothing.
Anyhow, Braddock willingly will
be served with Madison Square
Garden subpoena at Newark, N. j.,
today-or has Braddock already
been served?
Fitzpatrick Speaks
Fitzpatrick insists he has, and
to this Gould replies that he will
bet $4,000 in cash that Braddock
hasn't seen anything that even re-
sembleS a court writ.
Gould said:
I'VE are going to accept SER
vice today because we are now
ready for 1t. Up until now we
didn't want any SubpOenaS and
VIC uluh BCI any HC OdTucH
doesn't seem to know it, but in
this legal stuff we've had a left
hand in their kiSSer all the time.
But, regardless of SubpOenaS
we will not fight Schmeling here.
The Garden can't make us do it.
They might sue us for damages,
but I'll gamble on that.
II have talked to 28 or more
boxing experts and they see it
the same way do. Since we en-
tered into that contract with
the Garden conditions have
changed. That would be a losing
proposition. We will m eet
SchmeIing in Berlin or Louis in
ChicsgO-but not SchmeIing
here.
"If the Garden thinks it can
beat that boycott it can go on
and try it-but not with us. We
want no part of it,"
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
CoIonia|s After
Baseball Win

George Washington University
baseball team will seek it's first
victory of the season in three
starts today when it stacks up
against Long Island University at
the East EllipSe at 2:3O o'clock.
The ColonialS were set back by
Ohio State last week end in the
first two starts Of the current
campaign.
Coach Ed Morris is expected to
start Vince DeAngelis on the
mound for the G. w. nine. The
veteran was knocked out of the
box after three innings in the
opening tilt against Ohio last Fri
day.
The Washington times., 1937-03-29
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

gencieS. and so Jack whitley
is primping himself for a role as
"grandpOp". That role will be
thrust upon him shortly.
Chesapeake water SpanieIs are
better anglers than human be-
ings. That's John F. SCOTS
story and he stands willing to
prove it to the ultimate satisfac-
ton of any skeptic during the
coming summer on the banks of
the Potomac.