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Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
GOVERNOR AYERS AND WATER CON-
5ERvATI0N BOARD ASK GOVERNMENT 70
INSTALL MACHINERY, PRODUCE POWER
communities on Upper Missouri
Create Associations to Urge
Development.

HELENA. II President Roosevelt
was informed by Governor Roy E.
Ayers, yesterday, that the State of
Montana is united behind a demand
Tor the production of power for irri-
cation purposes at Fort Peck dam.
In a formal resolution addressed
to the President, copies of which
were sent to Senator B. K. Wheeler
and other government officials at
Washington, the Montana Water
Conservation Board directed the
Presidents attention to a speech he
made at Fort Peck in 1885, when the
President painted a glowing picture
of the benefits that would be de-
rived from placing water upon $4,000
acres from the Fort Peck project.
Accompanying the resolution to
the President and Senator Wheeler
was a brief, outlining the potential
market for electric energy which can
be produced at Fort Peck. This
study was made by J. S. James, State
Planning Board Engineer, and was
submitted to Col. R. c. Moore, Chief
Of the Army Engineers at Kansas
City. It's figures graphically illus
trate the need for production of cleo
trio energy at Fort Peck.
OF Great Value
Pointing out that the production of
power at Fort Peck would be of in
estimable value to Montana, that it
would stabilize vast areas and pro-
vide an opportunity for a large num-
Der Of people to build prosperous
homes, the resolution urges the gov
eminent to install power machinery
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
WASHINGTON UNIONS
CONTINENT NALlEY
Ask 2 : People to Buy Valleys
Uni Made Products.

Na : s, Inc, of Tacoma, Wash,
food anufacturers Of outstanding
rep ion for many years, have al
wa equested their construction ac-
tiy S be done by organized labor.
II leir company operation union
personnel has been employed for
many years in Tacoma and Seattle.
Now another milestone in progress
for that concern has been completed.
Mr.. Marcus Nalley, President of Nal
ley's, Inc, has been recently inter
viewed by representatives of organ
lied labor. And has still further
shown his respect for the people who
toll. By approving unionization of
the factory and the warehouse sec
ton of the several western states in
which the fine quality products of
the Nalley concern are marketed.
The loyalty and the fair dealing
of this concern, locally and abroad,
surely merits the wholehearted sup
port of organized labor and their
friends.
Mr.. Nalley is in accord with labor,
and believes that low priced COM
modities, low wages, and sweat shop
conditions, are destructive to indus
trial progress. We therefore recon-
mend that Valleys 100 per cent I'M
ion made and distributed products
be given the patronage of union labor
and their friends.
Engineers No. COG, by John L. Ross.
Janitor's No. SO, by F. c. Mckinney.
Transfers No. 913, by Harry Sat
terlee.
Misc. Food Slsm. and Food Handlers
No. 567, by Roy ]. Welfringer.
Building Trades Council, by Robert
B. Sheets.
Central Labor Council, by H. S. Nc
Ilvaigh.
The following is a list of Valleys
products:
Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing, Tang,
Sandwich Spread, Relish, French
Dressing, 1000 Island Dressing, Tar
tar Sauce, Breakfast Syrup, Peanut
Butter, Prepared Mustard, Horse
radish, Honey, Horse-radish Mus
tard, Dill Pickles, Sweet Pickles,
Cocktail Sauce, Wonder Pickles, Po-
tato Chips.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
Montana Gaining Reputation
Amy Liberal Man or Woman
Connected With the University
Dare Not Express Himself.

Within the past week, two organi-
cations have assailed the action of the
State Board of Education and Presi-
dent Simmons of the University OF
Montana for their treatment of Pro
fessors Keeney and Rowe. The
unions and many liberal people
around the state feel that these men
were punished for their liberal ideas
and especially for their efforts in
forming a teachers union at the Uni
versity of Missoula. The State Board
of Education refused to rehire Pro-
lessor Keeney at its April meeting
and then it was brought up at the
insistence of the unions in July. They
refused to change their former ac-
ton at the latter meeting.
The Holiday Association in Mon
tana in the following letter written
to members of the State Board of
Education are sharp in their con-
domination of the suppression of aca-
demic freedom at the higher institu-
tions of learning. The other com
munication is from the Book and
Magazine Guild of the United Office
and Professional Workers of Amer
lea, a union affiliated with the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
Notwithstanding that this union is
situated at the other end of the con-
tinent they have taken cognizance of
the r%eactionary attitude in the con-
duct Of the Montana school system
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
UNIONS ASSAlL
SHORTAGE OF POWER
CASCADE COUNTY TRADES AND
AND LABOR ASSEMBLY
Boy 5eO-Great Fails. Montana

BOX 06O-Great Falls, Montana
Whereas, Montana is on the
threshold Of disaster due to drouth,
crickets and grasshoppers in its agri-
cultural areas, particularly in the
northeastern sections, and due to
water shortage, which has necessi-
tated curtailment of mining and
smelling in the industrial centers due
to lack of power, and
Whereas, the agricultural areas of
northern Montana and North Dakota,
once looked upon as an important
part of the nations breadbasket,
have been ravished by drouth and
are fast becoming another dustbowl.
Scobey, in northeastern Montana,
once the worlds greatest primary
wheat market, this year faces a crop
less year with hardly a bushel of
wheat likely to be shipped from
there, N. l.. Wilson, assistant score
tary of agriculture, declared after a
recent tour of the area that condi-
tons were far worse than. even he, a
former Montanan, in constant touch
with the Montana situation, had an
ticipated. During this long period
of drouth and dependency on rain
fall only, farmers, merchants and
everyone in the area have been
forced to a submarginal existence
continued from year to year with
government aid and on hopes and
expectations for the coming year, and
Whereas, this continued drouth has
made mockery of the Great Falls
boast of being the Electric City" be-
cause the lack of water and power
has necessitated drastic curtailment
of production of mines, mills and
smelters, thereby depriving not only
mine and smelter employees of the
marginal existence but spreading a
pail of ~desolation in the Treasure
States industrial centers, just on the
verge of recovery from the depres-
sion's despond, and
Whereas, this power shortage is
in part due to lack of foresight on
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
Housing Bill Prospects
Hopeful; Debaie Opens
By Federated Press


ed by labor and owe a thousand
progressive groups, the housing bill
neared the end of a long legislative
road as the Senate began debate on
the measure.
Proponents of the bill, however,
kept their fingers crossed, remem-
bering that at the last session of Con-
gress a housing bill was passed by
the Senate but knitted in the House
during the adjournment rush. This
time prospects are a little more ia
vorable.
Sen. Wagner ID, N. ~, co-author
if the bill, opened the debate declar-
ing that federal housing legislation
promises mot alone a great social
service but very great advantages
from an economic standpoint" OPP
position to the bill in the Senate was
scattered and without strength and
quick passage there is expected.
The bill authorizes loans and out
right grants to public housing agen-
cies for construction of low-rent
dwelling units and slum clearance.
It provides for a bond issue of $780,
100000 over the next three years
and an initial appropriation of $780,
600, 1000.
Advocates of decent housing look
to the bill merely as a first step in
remedying gradually w%orsening
housing conditions. One of its most
useful aspects is the creation of a
U. S. Public Housing Authority to
coordinate all the housing agencies
of the government which are now
scattered and working at pur-
poses. The bill is backed by every
labor organization and at least 1000
other groups, Wagner asserted.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
introduces SiIitosis Bill
O'CONNELL COMPLETES
PLEDGE TO MONTANA

Jerry j.. O'Connell, Montana Con-
gresham, fulfilled his last legisla-
tive pledge to Montana voters by the
introduction last week of a bill to
prevent interstate shipment of goods
manufactured under conditions that
permitted contraction of ~silicosis,
miners consumption. Under the bill,
preventative measures would be
established. The Montana Congress-
mar is now working on a companion
measure which he hopes to intro
duce shortly which will provide for
grant and aid to states to set up
compensation payments for silicosis
and other allied occupational dis
eases. This bill is the last to be in
PRODUCED by O'Connell and COM
pletes the group he pledged the peo-
pie of Montana to fight for. Others
were a bill for the creation of a
Power Authority at the Fort Peck
dam; for a Power Authority at the
Hungry Horse dam in western Mon
tana; to prohibit the importation of
copper; to increase the present ex-
else tax on copper; a short train bill,
and a bill for additional building at
the Veterans Hospital at Fort Har-
rison. In addition he has introduced
several resolutions that have attract
ed national attention, among them
the resolution to free Tom Mooney,
and one for a declaration of an en-
barge against Germany and Italy in
connection with the present war for
Spanish Democracy. The last, for
the purpose Of keeping America out
of war.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
TRY
TO BRAND LEWIS
AS A COMMUNIST

Illustrative of the yellow dog tao
tics used by vigilante groups such
as the Citizens National Committee
of Johnstown, Pa, is the recent trick
pulled by that committee through its
Washington representative, Don
Kirkley.
To each representative and senator
there came, through the mail, a card
BOARD placard bearing a three column
picture of John L. Lewis, chairman
OF the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization, his wife, and his son COM
ing down the steps in the Russian
embassy. The picture was taken
during a reception for the first batch
of Soviet pole vaulters and was wide
ly used in Washington newspapers.
The placard bore merely the pic
ture, its caption, and the cut lines
used by The Washington Star. The
committee did not have CUTS enough
to tell the congressman where the
picture was from and there was no
indication on the envelope. FEEDER
ated Press learned that Kirkley dis
tributed the picture.
Plainly the ~vigilantes sought to in
sinuate that Lewis had gone to the
embassy to collect Moscow gold and
some sort of vague but direct con-
nection exists between Stain and
Lewis. To do SO it was necessary to
avoid completely mention of the fact
that at the same reception there were
over 1000 other people, that Sen,
McCarran ID, New, opponent of the
court bill that Stain was presumably
backing, Rep. Caroline O'Day d.,
N. W, close friend Of Mrs. Roose-
welt, Rep. Samuel Dickstein ID, N.
", vigorous opponent of alien ele-
ments in America, Sen. Capper, (R.,
Kans.), Sec. of Labor Frances Per
kins, Asst. Sec. of the Treasury, jose
phine Roche, and numerous others,
reactionary and notable, were also
present at the same event and stayed
much later than did Lewis.
Receipt Of the placard had little
effect on the congressman beyond
amusing some and making others
sore. IF they think Lewis is a Com
munist, goddamit why don't they say
SO and prove it instead Of sending
out this phoney stuff" n of them
asked.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
WEINBERG'5 OPEN
new SHOE SALON

Weinberg's new shoe salon has
opened under the personal super
vision and ownership of Sidney
Mann, who is assisted by Fred M.
Staudaher, both of whom have been
active members of local unions Tor
the past seventeen years.
Exclusive lines in the new salon
are I. Miller shoes and accessories,
Foot Delight shoes, Walkover shoes,
Jolene Hollywood Styled Footwear
and other popular makes.
This shop is exclusive for women
and misses. They will at all times
carry all sizes and widths and will
fit the public correctly. Their prices
are $4.95 and up. Their slogan is
Sidney Mann, Beautiful Shoes, al
Weinberg's."
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
ROAD DEATHS CONTINUE
TO CLIMB THIS YEAR

Highway deaths are increasing
rapidly this year, in spite of the edu-
cational campaign launched by the
State Highway Patrol. This week,
the total number of deaths on high
ways reached 81, which is Is more
than were killed in accidents last
year up to this date. Twenty-four
were killed in crashes during July,
five more victims than 1886 accidents
claimed.
Patrol Supervisor Lou Boedecker
again urges drivers to quit saving
seconds and losing lives.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
Clerks in MissouIa
Put Cards in Windows

The Clerks Union Of Missoula have
for some time past endeavored to
meet with the merchant employers
of the city with the intention of
arriving at an amicable and just
settlement of the clerks wages and
working conditions under the collec-
tive bargaining provision Of the Wag-
ner act.
We have had splendid cooperation
from many ~f tie merchants, like
warm support from others, and an
organized indifference or opposition
on the part of others.
In justice to those firms who are
playing fair with us in our negotia-
lions we are placing a 100 per cent
union card on prominent display in
their shops. Those firms not dis
playing these union cards are not as
yet declared unfair as the union
wishes to allow some further time
for negotiations before taking this
action.
The general public, "who in the
final analysis are the deciding factor
in most all controversy" are asked
to support the already enacted pro-
visions of the Wagner act and look
for the union card on display. Union
people know your duty.
Stores fully complying with the
clerks agreement are as follows:
Yandt's, Dragstedt's, Barney's, The
Hub, Hughes, Penney's, The Leader,
Mary Moore, Tubbs Carey.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
Statement OF Butte
Workers Alliance on
Lay-0fis, piekefing

For the past week a number of
our women members who were fired
from the local sewing room project
have been picketing the state offices
of the WPA administration to dem
onstrate to WPA officials and the
public in general their determination
to get back their jobs. Slice jobs in
private industry are out OF the ques-
ton in Butte, every mt of these
women depend entirely on WPA
work for a livelihood. When the adj
ministration tells us that funds are
not available we say, THIS is THE
RICHEST HILL ON EARTH; AMER
ICA IS THE RICHEST COUNTRY
ON EARTH-THERE is NO Elk
CUSE FOR SENDING US TO PRI-
VATE CHARITY, TO RELATIVES
OR TO STARVE ON $3.50 A MONTH
FOOD Allowances. MAKE THE
RICH PAY FOR WPA."
Our national organization is now
conducting a nationwide campaign
against the lay-offs by means of
picket lines, mass meetings, sit-in
demonstrations and hunger marches
that are organized in hundreds of the
largest cities in the country. Pres
sure is being brought to bear on
congress for immediate passage Of
the Schwellenbach-Alle joint con-
gressional resolution that provides
that no WPA worker shall be dis
charged unless he or she can be
placed in private industry at the pre-
vailing rate of wages. This important
resolution would knock down the
starvation program and has a fair
chance of passing if continued pres
sure is kept up. If it fails to pass
the House and Senate the Workers
Alliance of America has organized a
gigantic Hunger March on Washing
ton where thousands Of laid-off WPA
workers will 60 to lay their problems
on the door-steps of responsible Con-
gressmen and Senators.
In our local campaign, we have
had excellent cooperation from other
trade unions and some public Off
Gals. Most of the unions have pro
tested the unjust lay-offs to Wash
ington officials by telegram. Their
financial aid will make it possible to
send several delegates to Washington
with the Hunger Marchers. Such
support is indispensable in winning
back the jobs for fired WPA workers.
It is the intention of our organiza-
ton to continue picketing before the
local administration and to extend it
with help from outside locals of the
Alliance if our demands for jobs are
not met. We feel that they are but
terms of simple justice for unem-
ployed women of Butte who need
and want work; that until such JUS
tice is granted we are compelled to
carry on the picketing.
We ask the general support of all
sections of Butte working people. We
feel that Butte business men should
give us fullest cooperation as there
is some $4,000 a month less business
in the city as a result of the lay-offs.
The Workers Alliance has proven in
the past that by continued protest
and mass pressure more jobs can be
forced from the piratical gentlemen
Of Wall Street who influence the
Washington appropriations. We in
tend to do it again and thank one
and all for the support they have
given us in our present struggle.
H. Wurst, Butte Workers ALI
ance, Local No. 1856.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
Edward 0'Byrne Asks
For Compliance Of
Eight Hour Statutes

Mr.. Edward O'Byrne, Commission
er of Labor, called at the Montana
Labor News office last Monday,
August 8. In discussing problems of
his office, he informed us that he is
having some success with enforce
ment of the female 8 hour law.
In a recent case against the Ritz
Cafe OF Billings, he secured a convic-
ton against this establishment for
working a female employee for ap-
p~roximately 10 hours in n day.
In a similar case at Bozeman
against the Bon Ton Bakery, he was
not quite so successful. In this case
the employee came into court and
testified that she had worked APP
p~roximately II hours upon a certain
date. The defense brought in two
other female employees, n of them
the boss in that particular part of
the bakery. Each of these employees
also testified that they worked APP
proximately IL hours on the same
date, but the boss commended that
this girl, Catherine Horkan, the COM
planning witness, could have gone
home at the end of the 8 hour period.
Miss Horkan testified that no one
told her to work IL hours or any
other number of hours but that she
had a certain job to do which was
impossible to complete inside of the
8 hour period. She had complete
tabulation of the overtime that she
had worked at the Bon Ton Bakery
during the period of her employment,
which extended back for about 8
months and this tabulation showed
that she had worked more than 8
hours for at least two or three days
each week during that time. This
was another jury trial and the jury
brought in A to 2 verdict of acquit-
ting Mr.. Graph, proprietor of the
Bon Ton Bakery. This has been the
experience of other state agencies in
attempting to enforce laws related
to labor in the city of Bozeman. The
defense has demanded a jury trial
and apparently the justice court
juries at Bozeman are almost uni
formly antagonistic to the enforce
ment of state labor laws.
He also stated that there is another
case for violation of the female 8
hour law coming up for trial at Boze-
man during this present week. There
are several cases pending at Boze-
man for the district court also for
violation of the clerks 8 hour law.
He stated that should he be unsue-
cessful in securing convictions for
violation of the female 8 hour law,
that he intends to ask for a change
of venue from Gallatin County when
these district court cases come up
for trial. The commissioner also
stated that there is a case from Liv-
ingston on appeal to the State Su-
preme Court. This case is for viola
ton of the clerks 5 hour law, and
he is hopeful of getting a ruling on
that law from the State Supreme
Court early this fall.
According to all recent develop
ments and court decisions on labor
laws it is probable that favorable
decision will be given by the Su-
preme Court UNFOLDING the constitu-
tionality of this law. This will clari-
fly the situation in the state, because
O'Byrne says that he has cases pend
ing in practically every city in Mon
tana having a population Of $500 or
more, these being the cities to which
this law applies.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
WOMEN WORKERS

Among all factory workers and
employees in the Soviet IN
ion, according to an article in the
current issue Of Soviet Russia Today,
women number 1872 per cent. In
some industries the proportion of
women is 40 per cent; and 43 per cent
of the students in technical schools
and colleges training for industry r
women.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12
0'C0NNELL Confident
or x MEASURE

Washington, d. c., IL S5 Up
Montana Labor News,
Butte, Mont.
House committee today report
ed favorable bill for hydro-elec-
trio power at Fort Peck, which
practically assures passage of
bill in House late this week or
early next week. Believe this
fight we started viii end sue
cessfully. viii carry on fight
on floor of House.
Jerry J. O'Connell.
Montana labor news., 1937-08-12

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., 1937-08-12
FORT PECK POWER PROJECT REQUESTED
new YORK UNIONS CONDEMN ACTION
OF MONTANA BOARD OF EDUCATION

Eastern Guild Warns Against the
Danger OF Educational Board
Violating Its Own Rules As a
Device to Gain Their Ends and
Also Cautions The People
About the Sitting of Progress
Sive Thought in the Universe
ties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-03

ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS There will be no meeting Thurs day night of Silver Bow Lodge, as hall has been rented for Victory Banquet.
 CHARLES w. CARTER, adv. Secretary. Alaska" by Lester D. Henderson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-03
ALASKA GIVEN
 GREAT BOOST,
 SALMON WEEK
Attention Directed Toward Northland = Sales Re
 ported at New High

The spotlight of meal planning interest in America was directed to- ward Alaska during the observance of National Canned Salmon Week, the middle of February. The week is annually celebrated at the open ing of the Lenten season.
 Reports gathered by Canned Sal mon sales executives indicate that public interest in the event, and interest in the Alaska background of this delicious sea food reached Ia new high during the 1937 observ- ance. Retail sales of the product |are reported to have reached a new February record.
 In addition to the great national advertising campaign on Alaska's s chief contribution to the nations food supply, which carried more than Is million messages on Canned Salmon into American homes dur ing the one week celebration, news papers throughout the country urg- ed their readers to enjoy the nut ritious meals possible with Alaska salmon.
 Railroads, steamship companies, banks, telegraph companies, and other interested concerns. placed displays of salmon, and pictorial views of Alaskan scenes in their windows. Many of these companies have also circularized their employ ees, calling their attention to the value of Alaska salmon. It is es- timated that more than 100000 gro- cers featured this product in their stores. More than 457,000 pieces of special display material furnished by the Canned Salmon Industry were used in these stores.
 This event is sponsored annually by the Pacific Salmon Brokers Association w. H. Tuesley, of Kel- ley Clarke Company, and president of the brokers organization, states that the Week received wider men, tion in newspapers than ever before in his experience. Increased public attention to Alaska at this time, when thousands of people are be- ginning to plan summer vacations, is also expected to show an in- fluence on increased tourist travel in the Territory.