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Montana labor news., 1937-01-07
Pay Increased, Work Load Boosted

How cotton mill neor Charlotte, N. c.,
recently increased the low wages of oper-
dtives about 10 per cent and made wide
public announcement of this apparently
generous gesture, but neglected to state
thdt the work load of employees had been
stretched out as much as Is per cent. re-
sulting in reduced production cost, is re-
vedled by q correspondent Of the Char
lotte Labor Journal.
In explaining the scheme, regarded as
typical of many other moves by the man
dgement Of ldbor-crushing cotton mills of
the South, the correspondent stated:
One Of truths yet untold about the So
called wage increases in the Chadwick
plant of the Chddwick-Hoskins chain
leaves room for q bit Of satire insofar as
the wedvers ore concerned.
Lost week the management an
nounced through the dolly newspapers
thdt the workers in the Chadwick mill
would receive an increase in pay, de-
tolls of which Q being figured. The
impression wds created thdt the increase
would amount to approximately 10 per
cent. It just happens though. thdt the
wedvers were running "a looms before
this increase Wds put into effect.
The management decided thdt the
wedvers must be stretched out dnd gave
them q Is per cent increase in work
along with the mysterious wage reddjust-
ment. and now the wedvers ore running
30 looms. On q ~piece-rdte bdsis the
viewers were working for 24.5 cents per
Inn nm ~5c1rc ~ +bo On lam iOHc
Many wedvers surmised thdt they
would be lucky if they got as much as 20
cents per 100000 picks otter the Officials
were finished with their duties Of re-
adjusting the wages. This does not tdke
into consideration hot six Wedvers were
thrown out Of work by this stretchout, two
being displaced on each Of the three g.
hour shifts. Among other increases. the
company hos added to the army of I'M
employed"
This correspondent outlines q scheme
Of intensified labor exploitation quite
common in connection with employer
generosity in granting wage increases
and wage bonuses. The generosity is
frequently accompanied. as in the case
Of Chddwick-Hoskins wage boost, with
speed-up methods which in effect nullify
the higher pdY, dnd impose q heavier
work burden upon the employees. In dd-
dition. workers not needed because Of
the speed-up system ore thrown into the
ranks Of the unemployed to be supported
either by local charity or Federal work
relief.
Complete organization Of working men
dnd women, in accordance with the
principles Of bona fide trade unionism
exemplified by the American Federation
of Labor. would do much toward prevent
ing these injustices.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07

The will to work, and some zest put
into our work, are very important
factors in the output of work. 1t is
in this direction that alcoholic bev-
erages like beer make their chief
contribution to economic efficiency"
Lord Horder declared he was
rather tired of discussion as to
whether or not beer is a food, be-
cause there is ample evidence that it
is d valuable food. If a food be de-
fined as something which repairs
waste going on in the body, or some
thing which liberates energy, then
beer must be regarded as a food, he
said, land all the more valuable be-
cause it enables us to make a better
use of our other victuals."
''The chief value of beer as a bev-
erage," he stated, 'lies in its tonic
and stimulating properties, and these
are virtues which escape even the
most critical chemical analysis"
Lord Horder is vice-president of
The True Temperance Scientific
Committee, an organization of Brit
ish members of the medical and
allied professions to promote tenn
perance by informing the public
upon the medical, dietetic and other
scientific aspects of the question.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07
TIFF MINERS DOUBLE
WAGE THROUGH UNION

POTOSI, Mo. (UNS)-Union or
%ganization has more than doubled
the pay of Washington county tiff
miners. Once lower paid than even
southern share-croppers, they are
now well organized in the Init. I'm
ion of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers,
affiliated with the Committee for
Industrial Organization.
The tiff miners have recently won
increases, following a strike, which
raised the price paid by professors
by SOC to $3.50 a ton. The new scale
affects $500 miners. Mill hands in
the processing plant have been raised
25c a day, bringing the minimum
daily wage to about SO.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07
FLORSHEIM SHOE WORKERS
HAVE 4O-HOUR WEEK PACT

WASHINGTON, D.. c. (AFLNS).
In an article headed "Florsheim
Shoe Company Renews Union
Agreement" published in the No
vember IA issue of the American
Federation of Labor Weekly News
Service, it was stated the renewed
agreement covering the Chicago
plant of the Florsheim Shoe Com
pany carried wage rates of from &c
cents to $1.20 per hour for the "a
hour work week."
The statement regarding the IA
hour work week" was incorrect. "A
letter from John ]. Mara, general
president of the. Boot and Shoe
Workers Union, to Frank Morrison,
secretary-treasurer Of the American
Federation of Labor, states that "the
agreement provides for a 40-hour
week on the same conditions thai
applied during the NRA when the
code for the shoe industry was If
effect"
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07

MENA, Ark.-(FP)-Prof. Albert
Einstein, noted scientist and pacafist,
who financed a scholarship at Com
monwealth College last year, has fol-
lowed it by a donation to the labor
school.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07
Mr.. GOsch's Million

Is it q crime to tell the truth about harm
full or worthless products? Are the di-
rectors Of Consumers Union criminals for
daring to expose products bearing the
brand names Of powerful and wealthy
business organizations?
Because it tells the truth about things
consumers buy. Consumers Union hos
been subjected to violent. if only verbal.
attack from many quarters.
The latest attack comes from the Ron
rico Company. producers OF q Puerto
Rican rum which is distributed in the
United States by McKesson & Robbins.
Consumers Union reported in October
thut samples of Ronrico Rum were found
to contoin sulfuric acid and manganese,
and warned its members against this
hazardous product. Shortly otter the up
pedrance of the report. ]. B. Gosch. vice
president Of the Ronrico Company,
stormed into Consumers Union head
quarters dnd announced that he would
have the whole stdff in jail and the or
ganization pddlocked within thirty ddYs.
Long prdcticed in apprdising the state
ments Of the Gosches Of the business
world at their true worth. the Consumers
Union stdff went serenelY on with its
work.
Several days later. however. Deputy
Assistant District Attorney Sullivan Of
New York demanded thUt the Consumers
Union Officials come to the District At
torneys office for questioning. thredten-
ing Grand Jury action if they fdiled to
appear. When the Director. the Treas
urer, and the Secretary of Consumers
Union arrived at Mr.. Sullivdn's office.
they found there none other thdn Mr..
Gosch and an associate Of his. We got
you down here to give you q chance to
retract your statements about Ronrico
Rum" they sold. with Mr.. Sullivan dp-
purentlY finding nothing out Of order in
q liquor dealers taking over the funC-
tons Of the District Attorneys office.
Thereafter, thredt wds piled on threat
as to what would happen if the state
ments e not retrdcted. Nh. Gosch and
his associate intimdted that q million
dollars would be spent to put the heads
Of Consumers Union in jdil if they did
not retrdct the statements that Ronrico
Rum contained ~sulfuric dcid dnd mdn-
gdnese. Apparently to show their will
ingness to spend money TO gain their
ends, Mr.. Gosch asserted thut they had
paid $500 to Chicago authorities to
qudsh q political attack on their product
by the Bodrd OF Health in Chicago.
Refusing to be intimiddted by either
liquor dealers or politicians. Consumers
Union does not retrdct its statement about
Ronrico Rum, nor will it retrdct dnY other
statement which it makes to protect its
members, dnd which it knows to be cor
rect. The job Of Consumers Union is to
protect the health dnd pocketbooks Of its
members. 1t will continue to do this de-
spite thredts from any source.
In the case of Ronrico Rum, the original
report was based on analyses mode q
few months ago.. To e whether Nc
Kesson & Robbins or the Ronrico Com
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07

An ounce of performance is worth
a ton of complaint.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-07
Consumers Union Moves

To keep pace with the rapid growth in
membership-now l8.000-und the cor
responding growth Of its stuff, Consumers
Union is moving to new ond larger qudr-
ters at SIS Vdndam Street. New York
Consumers Union.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
Gamers Face Red
AS Salesman
Gets the Air

The high-preSsure advertising
representative who dropped in on
Vice President Garner the other
day made one of the unluckiest
strikes of his life when he hit the
Texan for an Endorsement Of his
cigarettes.
He had been told that the pride
of Uvalde takes his nicotine ra-
tionS only in eating tobacco or in
cigars. But the boys in the White
House Secretariat who gave him a
letter of introduction to Garner
refrained from mentioning how
the Texan feels about a public
officials lending his name for an
advertising indorsement-and also
about cigarettes.
Enter the high-pressure sales
man, blowing a cloud Of cigarette
smoke across Gamers desk:
"Mr. Vice President, 1 know
you yourself do not smoke cigar
cites, but in return for your in.
dorsement of the fragrance of
this particular brand, we should
be delighted to give you this
check which you may give to any
charity you see fit."'
The color mounted in the ruddy
cheeks of the Texan. Said he:
"In the first place, I never
have and never will use my pO-
sitiOn to indOrSe any product.
And furthermore, dammit all, 1
think cigarettes stink like hell"
The interview ended right there.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
POWER, FLOOD
SPLIT LOOMS
INC0NGRESS
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

A Congressional split over cou-
ping huge Government hydroelec-
trio power schemes with flood con-
troll looms.
While one group proposes to
make new Tennessee Valley Au-
thorities part of the flood-control
plan, another group maintains that
power projects must be abandoned
in the Governments efforts to
control the Ohio, Mississippi and
other big rivers to prevent record
floods. The issue was slated to
be thrust into the open when the
House flood-control committee re-
ceives revised reports from army
engineers on proposals to safeguard
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
Can't Have Both
Power and flood control are in
compatible is the view Of Chairman
Whittington CD of Mississippi,
of the House flood-control COM
mittee.
On the other hand, the Congress
sional power bloc" including such
potent figures as Senator Norris
independently, of Nebraska, has
urged creation of authorities SINH
lar to the IVA to control the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers. The
argument of opponents of power
schemes as a part of flood-control
plans is that reservoirs must be
kept filled for power purposes.
Then, if flood comes, the disaster
is intensified because of the addi-
tional amount of stored water.
While IVA officials claimed
their plan for control of the Ten
neSsee River has prevented serious
floods.
Work Starts Soon
Actual work in preparation Of a
new flood program to avert new
disasters will start within three
weeks by the House committee.
Mai. Gen. E. M. Markham, chief
of Army engineers, will submit re-
vised flood control plans Whit
GluSLOn 6SGu1dGeQ Il1dC GIlG CGuGI d1
Government must spend $500,000,-
900 to protect the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, and some other parts
of the country from floods.
Under the national flood control
bill enacted last year, expenditure
of $500,000,000 was authorized.
The law also required contribu-
tions by local authorities. A drive
is now planned by congressional
group to require the Government
to assume all expense.
Under the present law com
munities in the Ohio, Mississippi
and other valleys would be re-
quired to eXpend huge sums in re-
locating railroad tracks, providing
rights-of-way for levees and land
for reservoirs. The cost of re-
locating railroad tracks would be
especially heavy in the great Pitts
burgh industrial area, Wilmington
said,
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
n. Y. 10 Sell Notes
For 100 Millions

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 16.-Comp-
troller Morris S. Tremaine an
nounced today he will sell an
issue Of $10O,O00,OOO State short
term notes at once to mature
in four months and 10 days.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
Gen. James Robb,
Guardsman, Dead

Brig. Gen. James Robb, National
Guard officer and former vice
pesident of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company,
died today at his home in Pros
pect Park West, Brooklyn. He had
been suffering from a heart all
ment,
The Washington times., 1937-02-16

DUB soothing, warming Musterole
II well into your chest and throat.
Musterole is NOT just a salve. It's
a a"c0unteF-irFitant" containing
good old-fashioned cold remedies
oil of mustard, menthol, camphor
and other valuable ingredients.
That's why it gets such fine results
better than the old-fashioned mus
tard plaster. 1t penetrates, stimu-
lates, warns and soothes, drawing out
local congestion and pain. Used by
millions for rs years. Recommended
bymany doctors and nurses. All drug
gists. In three strengths: Regular
Strength, Children's (mild), and Ex-
ira Strong. Tested and approved by
GoodH Housekeeping Bureau, ,No.4S67.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16

FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY Get
your share of this wonderful special,
and use 1t daily to ward off colds.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16

Besides the disease-resisting vita
min A and the ricket-preventing
vitamin D. these capsules are
rich in vitamin B, which Stimu,
lates the appetite, strengthens the
body, and protects the nerves.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
COunty's Share of
Beverage License
Money Is $3,762

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 22.-Unin-
corporated areas of Imperial county
will receive SS,762.62 as their share
of the alcoholic beverage licenses
collected in 1896, the state board
of equalization announced today
County government may expect
to receive their ALLEGATIONS, subject
TO minor adjustments, early in
March" the announcement said
Total collections in the unincor-
porated areas amounted to $1,17O.-
679.O5, of which S585, 1898 will be
returned.
The beverage control act also pro-
vides that so per cent of the earn
ingS from license fees shall be re-
turned to the communities from
which such fees originated. In cities
of 10000 population or over the
collections amounted to SO, 3,l93, ,464 95
for the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
Man Arrested on
Girls Charges

H. L. Johnson, S2-year-old FL Gen.
tran, was arrested late Sunday aft
ernoon at the request of two minor
girls he was alleged to have annoy
ed.
The girls told officers Johnson
tried to get them TO enter his auto
mobile when they were returning
home after attending an entertain
ment in Ell Centro. He continued
his efforts to induce them to enter
his car, they alleged. and they final
ly appealed to their two older
brothers.
johnson, the girls said, resented
the intrusion of their brothers and
produced a gun. johnson was ar
rested by El Centro police at the
request of the sheriff's department
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22

who, and why, but at least the
fashionable Glover club was the
scene of wild excitement in the
wee hours of Sunday morning.
P. Hal Sims, the bridge expert,
declared the Topping-Di Cicco
bout wasn't the only fracas in
which d Cicco, former husband of
the late Thelma Todd, was involved.
He mentioned that Sherman
Stearns, his guest at the club and
also a bridge professional, unwit-
tingly got mixed up with Di Cicco's
swinging blows and took the full
l0-count.
As for the Topping affair, many
ringsiders said neither landed a
blow. Topping was seated with
Miss Judge, who goes to Reno
this week to divorce her husband,
Wesley Ruggles; Audrey Suther-
land, divorced wife of Director
Eddie Sutherland, and Lloyd Pam
tages, son of the late theater
ma gnate. when the trouble start
ed.
Various eyewitnes5es gave con-
flicting reports OF what happened.
It was reported Di Cicco got a
brI,iSpd eve
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
PIONEERS OF
VALLEY DIE

CALIPATRIA, Feb. %. = Two
deaths in the B. T. Riley family
occurred at their present home in
Joliet. H.. within the last few days
according to word received by
friends here
Mrs. B. r. Riley died Friday
as a result of an attack of pneu-
monia and her father-in-law. Tom
Riley died two days later.
The Rileys were pioneers in In
perial Valley. They left six years
ago to make their home in Illi-
nois. where they owned farm prop
erty Mrs. Riley is survived by her
husband and two sons, Tom and
Bernard
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22

gion. said sentiment toward his
proposal is practically unani-
nous.
Sen. Gerald P. Nye, r., N. D.,
chairman OF the senate munitions
committee now defunct, said he
felt congress was in the temper to
pass such legislation before the
end of his session
Sheppard prepared to resume
hearings cary this week on his
measure. with experts from the
war and navy department sche-
duled to appear.
The Sheppard-H bill calls for
a 95 per cent tax on that portion
of all incomes in excess of the pre-
vious three year average.
Il would draft the man power
of the nation between fixed ages
into military service and permit
the government to press indus
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
Barre! of Trouble
Over Cigarettes

Thirty cents and half empty
packet of cigarettes caused Bill Ra-
rick barrel OF trouble in El Gen.
tro Saturday night because George
Garst insisted he took them from
a pocket that did not belong to him.
Now Rarick is in Jail and faced
with a petty theft charge brought
by Garst. Things were complicated
because no police court was held
Monday in observation of Wash
ington'S birthday
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
ANTI-WAR PROFITS BILL SLATED TO PASS
Officers on Trail
OF Missing Books

Victims of book borrowers who
keep what they borrow are about
to be avenged.
Arizona sheriffs and police are
searching for Jack and Frances
Royal who failed to return four
library books they borrowed from
an Ell Centre resident before they
left for Arizona.
Their sudden departure may have
the literature.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
Five Youngsters Go
TO Jail for Thefts

Shop lifting in Calexico led to
the arrest of five Mexican young
sters believed to have been respon-
sible for the disappearance of mer-
chandise during recent weeks.
One boy was Ia years of age and
the others all u years of age. The
group was brought to Ell Centre
from CaleXico Sunday and lodged
in the juvenile tank at the county
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
Imperial Valley Press

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urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, sun
days. by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 State
street. Ell Centre. California.
Entered a. Ell Centre, California,
most office as second class mat
ter.
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Johnston, vice-president n d
general manager; e. A. Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor.
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Advertising Represe natives.
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Subscription Rates: &c per copy
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22

trial experts into civilian service
to manage economic machinery
modified around the government.
Two other similar proposals are
before congress. The munitions
committee has reintroduced a
measure, and Senator Tom Con-
nally. D., Tex, has advanced an
other.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
HELD IN JAIL

F. NJ. Arvizer IS, was arrested in
Calexico this weekend and taken
to the county jail on charges of
carrying a concealed weapon. A
Al calibre revolver was found in
his possession. according to officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
MILLIONAIRE JOINS
IN TYPICAL MOVIE
CAPITAL FISTlCUFFS

HOLLYWOOD % UPFTm actress Arlene Judge who eX
poets Topping, millionaire Boston sports
man Joined other today in gopng Top
nnos fscuing with Pat Di another Of
who hit
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
SENTIMENT HELD
STRONG IN FAVOR
OF TAX MEASURE

WASHINGTON Feb % UHsenate today said they
would
Chairman Morris Sheppard D. military
committee coautho of the SheppadH profits
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-01-07
SYNOPSIS

Theodore 0atlin adopts baby, "Po-
nelope." In m effort to solve his mafri-
monial troubles But his wife has
never wanted her. and their affairs end
In the divorce court AT = baseball
game q ball strikes ten-year- Pc
nelope on the nose. Mrs Gatlin spirits
the child to Europe. Gatlin wills Pc
neiope all his money. and In about TO
begin = search for her when a motor
accident ends his life. Some ten years
later, In San Francisco. Stephen Burt,
rising young psychiatrist. is presented
by Dan Mcnamara. chief of police, with
4 new patient-Nance Belden. girl
with dual personality. for which her
saddle nose" Ia In part responsible.
Mcnamara does not think she Is a
criminal and obtains Burt's testimony
In court. Lanny. the Doctors office
nurse, IL also won over. Eances GRIM
inal record outweighs Doctor Burt'f
explanation OF her case and she Ia sent
to San Quentin penitentiary. Nance
escapes, although shot, and goes to
Lanny's apartment, from which. BY Nc
Samara's orders. she is removed to the
chiefs home From one OF the men In
the boat on which the girl escaped Nc
Namara learns that Nances real name
IS Penelope Gatlin. He also discovers
that she Is heiress to sT5o,00o.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-01-07

sh@sMa-
him. Stephen considered II ire
mendous Joke but commended his line
Of attack on Flynn and Angellotl.
1.-THE man does need treatment. very
badly he told the chief. "l'll send
around a practical nurse early tomnr-
row morning TO look after him. and I'll
continue to call upon the poor devil
nightly until further orders. We're
both involved In tricky game now
and must play the hand through"
Doctor Burt was suddenly serious.
II do hope we haven't lost Nance.
Dan. She's the most interesting psy.
Geological case I've ever seen"
'She amt lost, but I'll bet cookie
she's well hid. But Ill locate her
within twelve hours" Chief McNa-
mara added. thinking of ELLA Gates.
"Ive run Nance's early history down
since saw her Inst, Doc he an
nounced suddenly. Il got busy the other
day and luck was with me. She's an
heiress and her name is Penelope
VAIN. sStit Eit ~ ~ tiif ibSf ny a
basehall--a long fly into the blpachers.
But also discovered something else.
It's question whether she ainf Just
a natural nut Her mother Is. She led
Gatlin Ill of a life"
mo. | don't think It's congenital.
Dan. There's something about that girl
| that's healthy mentally and physical.
| ly. Did yon meet her mother?"
NE. but I'm going to run her down
easy enough"
Stephen sighed 4oh. poor Nance
I'm afraid she's beyond my skill. after
NIL A bad family history. Mac-very
bad There's structural weakness In
some families that never gets bred out
and suspect poor Na~re has an In.
heritance of mental instability from
her mother"
"Well. with that busted nose. her In.
beritance and her hellcat mother. she
certainly had a fine start on the road
to the foolish farm didn't she. Doc
Excuse me, there's the telephone"
Lanny was calling. "Dan." she
quavered my house has been burglar,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-01-07

essary, feed it on the fire in a
thin layer. Give it time to burn
well and heat the house, then
add a full charge of coal. When
the gases have burned off, reset
the hampers for normal burning.
This same rule applies should
the fire get very low and almost
burn itself out at any time. Be
careful not to smother it with too
much coal. Open the ashpit dam
per and close the check danper.
When the fire again is burning
brightly, shake the CRATES gently
until the first red glow appears
in the ashpit, add full charge
of fuel, allow the gases to burn
off, reverse the dampers-close
the ashpit danper and open the
check danper. That's the way to
save fuel and cut down trips to
the cellar.