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Montana labor news., 1937-11-25

1t is becoming increasingly clear that the
coming special session of Congress will be
the regular second session, off to a start six
weeks ahead of time. And judging from the
legislative log-jam already in prospect, the
extra six weeks will be none too wide a mar
gin. The House Agricultural Committee has
already had to make five drafts of a new
farm bill, and more are due to come. The
cotton, tobacco, corn, and wheat groups have
their separate problems; and each is split on
whether the production and marketing pro-
grams shall be voluntary or compulsory. The
chances are that some form of compulsory
program will in the end be adopted, but not
without considerable struggle. The wage
hour legislation is also in doubt. Senator
Berry is reported as active in drawing an
A. F.. of L. bill that differs sharply from the
Black-C onnery measure, and unless the two
labor caps settle their difficulties soon, the
C. /. GA F. of L. feud will be transferred
to the halls of Congress. The government
reorganization plans will once again bring
the cry of dictatorship" The Senate bill,
sponsored by Senator Byrnes, provides for a
new Cabinet post Of Public Welfare and six
new executive assistants for the President
Cloth passed by the House in the last SEES
sion), and for important changes in civil
service and accounting administration. 1t is
on the latter two provisions that the ~iercest
fighting is likely to take place, because they
reach the patronage nerve Of Congress. The
financial agitators are continuing their pres
sure for tax revision, concentrating now on
the repeal Of the undistribute corporate
profits tax. A House subcommittee, under
Chairman Vinson, has been holding confer
ences with Undersecretary Magill and Treas
ury experts, and the outlook can only be de-
scribed as cloudy in every way. The most
significant single Washington item is the
probability that Senator Wheeler is tired of
his railroad-fnance investigation and will not
ask for further funds. There is every indica-
ton that Wheeler is again being groomed to
lead the Democratic opposition to the New
Deal. He wants to keep his energy for that
job, and he does not want unpleasantness
with railroad and banking heads to interfere
with its effective performance.-Th Nation.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25
Federal-Aided Housing for LOw-IncOme
Groups Is Started

The American Federation of Labor extends
it's congratulations to Nathan Straus who has
accepted the office of administrator of the
United States Housing Authority, to which
he was appointed by President Roosevelt, and
who has now assumed the responsible func-
tons connected with that important office.
The Wagner Housing Act, whose admins
tration will be guided by Mr.. Straus, pro-
vides $3.50, 000, 900 to be used for low-cost
housing and slum clearance work, specifically
for the benefit of those large groups of work
ing men and women whose wages are too low
to permit them to live in houses built by
private industry under the profit motive.
This assistance is achieved by means of
loans to local housing authorities t~otaling
$500, 600, 900 over a three-year period, with
an added $780, 900, 900 to subsidize Federal
aided projects SO as to bring the rentals down
more nearly to the needs of the workers for
whose use the dwellings are constructed.
It is estimated by the American Federation
of Labor that the funds put at the disposal
of the Housing Authority will finance homes
for around 140, 900 families and provide hous-
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25

"In Old San Francisco" In addi-
ton to these she wrote many articles
for women's magazines, scenarios for
movies, and acted on the stage. She
has no spare time now and her only
occupation is radio and lots of It'll
Sedley Brown acted on the stage
for years, was a stunt man in the
movies, and an assistant director in
the silent picture days. For the past
year and a half he has tried to write
a play and a book based OF the
problems of home life, but again
the Husbands and Wives program,
which is heard over the NBC-Blue
Network on Tuesdays at 800 p. m,
EST, has monopolized his time.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25
HOUSING MEASURE
Will Benefit POOR

The -Steagall Measure sets
up government assistance in provid-
ing low-rental dwellings for small
income groups now forced to live in
obsolete and overcrowded homes;
will benefit those who vegetate in
slums because their income imposed
by low-wage employers does not
permit them to live elsewhere.
The purpose of the Wagner Stea-
gall bill is to provide adequate hous-
ing for those who are unable to buy
or rent housing Accommodations con-
structed and sold by private industry
under the profit principle of the
present economic order.
One Administrator
AS finally passed by Congress and
sent to the White House, the bill pro-
vided for the creation of the United
States Housing Authority, a corpor-
ate body, under the Secretary of the
Interior. The powers will be vest
ed in a single administrator. The
Senate originally voted for an adj
ministrator and two authority mem
bers, the House for an administra-
tor and advisory board of nine.
Loans to Housing Authorities
The Authority will receive a CAPT
tai of $1,0O0,000 and is authorized to
sell $500, 100000 in bonds, the prin
cipal and interest of which is guar
anteed by the United States.
Out of this 5OO ,O0O,O 900 fund the
Authority may lend to public hous-
ing groups and make grants for the
purpose of financing low-cost hous-
ing for families of the lowest in
comes.
Two methods of administration of
the loan provisions are authorized.
In the first method, the Authority
may lend up to 80 per cent of the
cost of the low-cost housing pro-
ject, the local community contri-
buting 10 per cent. These loans
may be made for a period not to
exceed sixty years.
Originally, the Senate bill pro-
vided for full 100 per cent loans by
the Authority, but the House cut this
to IS per cent, and the ~conferees
compromised on 80 per cent.
Capital Grant" Method
The second method is called "capi-
tai grants" Under this method the
Authority may make an outright
grant of 25 per cent to the local
group, and the President may allot
out of relief funds an additional
grant of Is per cent, to be applied
to payment of labor on the projects.
If a local community can qualify for
this type of loan, it must contribute
20 per cent of the total cost of the
project. In that event, the Authori-
ty would lend 40 per cent of the
total.
Low Interest Rate
In all loans, the rate provided is
the "going rate" of Federal interest
plus one-half of l per cent. The
Federal rate nov is az per cent,
which would make the interest for
loans 8 per cent for at least the first
year or so.
Subsidies to Keep Rents Down
The Authority will make annual
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25

is made up of 46 corporate ~affiliates
and rs individual directors. (See
Economic Notes, June, 1886, p. 81
The stock ownership table, pre-
pared by the government prosecutor,
showed that estate of r. B. Mellon,
brother of Andrew, held 266,056
shares of the Aluminium Co. of
America and Toe, 120 shares of Alu-
minum, Ltd. Andrew Mellon him
self holds 166,066 shares of the first
and LOG, 100 of the second company.
Paul Mellon holds $4,000 shares of
the "Alcoa" stock.
To pay dividends on these tens Of
thousands of shares into the pockets
of one family, basic wages are held
down to As cents an hour in the
company's plant at Alcoa, Tenn.
When the workers struck recently
for o wages, company police
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25
NOVELS WILL HAVE
TO WAIT

NEW YORK.-So completely tied
up in picking marital knots to unite
over the air are Sedley Brown and
Allie Lowe Miles, conductors of the
Husbands and Wives program on
NBC, that they have had to give up
many of the major interests of their
lives.
Mrs. Miles used to devote all Of
her spare time to writing novels.
She had three published: when a
Man Loves" which was done in the
movies by John Barrymore and
Dolores Costello; "The Crowd" and
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25
MELONS MILLIONS
BEHIND MURDER IN
TENNESSEE

Aluminium Company of America,
the big Mellon monopoly, is con-
trolled by seven persons and two
groups of trustees. These nine con-
troll So per cent of the 1,472,625 out
standing shares. And these same
nine also control SO per cent of the
592,877 common shares of ALUMNI
mum, Ltd, a Canadian holding COM
pany set up by the MELONS. The
latter company, according to evil
dence presented by Robert H. Jack
son, Assistant U. S. Attorney Gen.
eral, in the antitrust suit of the gov
eminent against the Mellon octupus,
Montana labor news., 1937-11-25

opened fire on an unarmed picket
line, killing two and wounding %.
A few days later Aluminium, Ltd,
declared a dividend of 81 on account
of arrears, in addition to the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of $3.50 on
the 6 per cent cumulative preferred
stock. Only three months ago the
company declared a dividend of
$3.75 on account of accumulations,
in addition to the regular quarterly
disbursement of $3.50.
Mellon takes it out of the con-
sumers, too. Item in New York
Times 1920: TN aluminium wear,
prices will show an increase of 10
per cent compared with early spring
figures"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
DEMOCRATS HERE
 WELL ORGANIZED
Party Optimistic About Chances in Election
 Rapidly Approaching
OAKVIILE
Correspondent: Mae Wi:la Babit
 lSl7 Watertown Avenue

Oakville, July 30-With fall poli- tics fast approaching, signs of defi- nite action are beginning to appear and this year should bring out plenty of action and enthusiasm.
 The democratic local party are better organized than ever before and have better men handling their affair and after the numerous in- efnciency charges against the pres ent regime in town hall, 1t begins to look like a change this fall.
 A recent removal of 8 tree stump on Cherry avenue, Watertown, done with dynamite, without the super vision of the selectmen, only re- suited in the ruination of an ad- joining residence. The necessity of complete rebuilding was apparent which was done at the expense of the taxpayer. Now 1t Is rumored that a cash settlement of around 5000 is demanded before a release will be given the town.
 Such acts of inefficiency have caused the voters to lose faith in the men at present.
 These things coupled with the noteworthy democratic men ready for action make it look like dem- ocratic fall, especially in Oakville, where 1t is ruJnored a very promi- nent man will be running for first selectman.
 The town of Watertown certainly needs an executive at its head, some. thing 1t has never had, and the democratic party has the best man in sight at present.
 Miss Dorothy Beck of Waterbury has returned home after spending a weeks vacation at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Lawrence Noel of Falls avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond Davidson and daughter, Julia, have returned to their home on Davis street after spending a few days in New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
REDUCTION HURTS
 WPA PROJECTS

WPA expenditures will also be cut along with the total personnel dur ing the current fiscal year of 1888, it was announced yesterday. The effect these will have on Waterbury during the year is not known at the present time but it is expected that it will decidedly cut down on the number of new projects here.
 According to the Washington re- port the 1888 fiscal year apprapria- tion will see a reduction of 30 per cent, this bringing the total for the state down to approximately $i3,- 0O0, 900. Lest year the appropriation for the state expenditures wes $l9.- 5000. The reduction will be. a, any rate. about i've and one-hallf million dollars.
 At the present time in Waterbury, judging from the reports in the past few months, the only projects of major importance, already approved which may suffer from this are the athletic field job and some of the school jobs.
 The cut down on appropriations does not come, incidentally, as c great surprise. WPA ofiiclals ex- pected that the curtailment of the state personnel. which will have been reduced to i5.000 men and women by October, would be follow ed by an equal cut in financial as- sistance from the government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture
 B. P. StOrrs. local arent.)

All native products except souash sold out better for unchanged or slightly higher average prices at the local farmers market. Thursday morning than on the previous morn- ing. Corn recovered a little from the extremely weak and low priced situation of late Wednesday morn- ing. A large share Thursday morn- ing sold for $50 a sack of 100 ears. few 25 cents lower and one lot of fancy 25 cents higher. Tomatoes cleared well again, mostly un- changed. The rest of the list was practically unchanged.
 The following quotations are based on cash sales of native pre- ducts of No. grade to retailers lat the farmers market or wholesa iers stores, except as otherwise noted:
 FRUITS: Apples 1.O0-1.25 bu., No. 2, .6OiL go bu., southern 1.25-1.5O bu. {; cantAl0upes, southern 1.25-1.35 2-3 crate, western 3.0O-3.5O crate; blue berries .lS-.24 gut; peaches, south ern 3.O0-3.50 bu., raspberries, red O7.- 10 pt., watermelons .30-.5O ca.
 VEGETABLES: Beans, snap .5O- LOO bu., shell 1.25-1.35 bu. lima 2.25 bu.; beets .30-.40 doz.; broccoli 4O- 50 doz.; cabbage .5O-.65 box; carrots, d0z.; cauliflower .75-1.25 d0z.; corn L25-1.50 flew fancy 1.55l 100 ears celery .75-.90 dog; cucumbers .75-I.40 bu.; egg plant 2.50 bu.; lettuce .5C- IS dog, western iceberg 3.00-3.25 crate; onions .90-I.1O bu.; peppers l.O0-1.50 bu.; potatoes .S5-9O bu. : southern l.4O-1.5O cwt.; squash .3S- 75 bu.; spinach .50-.65 bu; tomatoes 1.90-2.25 H-bu.; No. 2 .50-.9O H-bu
 POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn. eggs per doz.: Newlaid Fancy Al :. Special .40-.4l; Extra .3S-.40; Gath cred .35-.38; Newlaid medium .3G; Special medium .35-.36; Extra me- dium .32-.35; bullets .23-.25; western firsts .23-.25; live fowl. heavy .lS-.22 Ib. Leghorn .l9-.2i ib., broiIers, Reds .l7-.22 h.. Rocks .16-.23 Ib. Leghorn 17-.20 h.. roasters .2O-.24 Ib. dressed fowl 24-.3O lb., broilers .2B- 80 h.. r0asters .30-.s2 ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

 Louis, Mo-; and Bryan s. Reid, Chi cago, all division managers.
 Wadhams-A. c. McGuire, Mtl- waukee, chairman of the board.
 Cities Service Export-Frank R.. Coates, and H. E. Brandt, vice presidents of New York, and Harry D. Freauff, of Tulsa, Okla.
 Louisiana Oil--D. w. Harris, gen. eral manager, and John A. Welch, sales manager, Shreveport.
 lEmpire-O. J. Futile, Tulsa, tank car sales manager l
 Continental-Dan Moran, presi- dent; Harry J. Kennedy, vice presi- dent, and L. T. Cramer, tank car buyer all of ponca City, Okla: and Edwin Karstedt, Denver, former vice president.
 Gulf Oil-J. F. Drake, president, William V. Hartman, vice president of Pittsburgh; O. H. Carlisle, Hous- ton, Tex; and H. c. Meyer, Pitts burgh.
 Pure Oil-Henry M. Dawes, presi- dent; c. B. Watson, vice president, and R. H. McElroy, Jr., tank car sales manager, all of Chicago; and Dewey k. Chamberlain, division manager, Tulsa,
 Shell Union-R. C. A. van der Woude. president, of New York, and Alexander Fraser, president, and P. E. Larkin of Shell Petroleum, gen. eral sales manager of St. Louis.
 Sinclair-E. w. Sinclair, president, and J. w. Carnes, vice president of New York.
 Texas-W. s. S. Rogers, president; H. w. Dodge, vice president, and R D. Cottingham, assistant to presi- dent, New York; and P. c. Scullin Houston, Tex, vice president of In dian Refining, Texas subsidiary.
 Tide Water-Edward l.. Shea president; Noel Robinson, vice presi- dent of New York; J. w. Warner and R. o. Audrain, Tulsa.
 Mid Continent - Jacob France president, Baltimore; Robert W. Mo- Dowell, vice president, and his as- sistant, Thomas Fitzgerald, Tulsa.
 Phillips-Frank Phillips, presi. dent; A. M. Hughes, sales manager; H. A. Gardner, tank car sales man. ager, and Fred 0. Koopman, all oi Bartlesville, Okla.
 Skelly-W. c. Skelly, president and James Nagle, Tulsa.
 Barnsdall - Edward B. Reeser president of Tulsa.
 Globe-1. A. O'Shaughnessy, pres ident, of Minneapolis.
 Deep Rock-Bernard L. Majewski vice president, of Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
FLYING BOATS ON
 REGULAR SURVEY

New York, July 3o.-eUP)-The one favored, the. other held back by strong winds, two flying boats completed crossings of the North Atlantic today after a second "rou- tine" survey of the course over which regular commercial air service is planned.
 The planes were the Clipper III of Pan American Airways, which flew west to east. and the Cam bria of British Imperial Airways, which made the crossing in the op- posite direction. ,I
 The Clipper landed at Foynes, Ireland, at 5:50 p. m. (EDT) in l2 hours and 47 minutes after its take off from Botwood, Newfoundland. The Cambria, encountering head winds of 50 miles an hour velocity which forced 1t 200 miles south of its projected route, made the cross- ing in IA hours and 84 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

Nazis, and we get no pay from Hitler"
 Twenty-one recreational camps have now been established, such as Camp Siegfried at Yaphank, L l., and Camp Nordland at Ando. yer. N. J. As many as 10000 visitors have been to them or week-ends, Kuhn declared. He denied the campers were. uni. formed or the children drilled Of course, i've have the Ord nungdienst, the Order-Keeping. Service. They wear uniforms They have to keep order. Why last Sunday, for instance, at Camr Nordland there were some girls dancing in bathing suits. That wouldn't do, so they took the girls right of the floor.
 But it's foolish to say we're teaching children the goosestep We have responsibility for those boys, of course, and we must keep order" The word "order" appar- ently meant regimentation. The ruStHSI dlSO uSIllcQ CIldU d1yOIle III his organization is armed.
 Note of Mystery
 The telephone rang. After a mo- nent's conversation, the Fuehrer seemed to grow choleric.
 T tell you" he cried, you must take the s:l4 and go down there and see what you can do."
 There was further conversation about a code misunderstanding. Then the Fuehrer spoke again.
 There are foutreen airplancs for Spain," he said . They are not going You can take the motor- boat :. He hung up.
 You haven't any political actiW- ties, have you?" the correspondent asked. ..,..~M "What do you mean?"
 T couldn't help overhearing your conversation on the telephone about fourteen telephone about about fourteen airplancs for Spain, |"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
US. "Nazis' Are Not In Hitler s Pay, Says i American Fuehrer
BY MORRIS GILBERT

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 New York, July 30-"A hundred per cent American" Such is the basic principle of the Amerikadeutscher Vol kesbund as proclaimed by it's Fuehrer, Fritz Kuhn.
 Fritz Kuhn, ringer in physique for General Hermann Goering, explained himself and his move- ment in his national headquarters here. The walls of his office aren't quite so hundred per cent. An American flag takes up about thirty per cent of one wall. .. A Nazi flag takes up an equal 30 per cent. Between them hangs a large chromo (20 per cent) show ing Adolf Hitler taking over pow CT in the reichstag from the late President von Hindenburg. Be- low this hangs framed portrait (10 per cent) of Adolf Hitler him. self. .,'
 Our principles" the American Fuehrer "Bundesfuehrer," he says, Is his full title-"are to fight communism or any other Marxist movement. We want to create better understanding between Germany and the United States. We don't believe any country or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
YOUTHS OF NEW
 BRITAIN HELD

Bloomfield, Conn, July 30. - (UP) State police today held four New Britain youths on charges of assault with intent to Rob AL phonse Sedor, 55, a tobacco worker
 The arrests followed an investi- gation of the story told by Edward Raczcowski, 22, and Gustace Mazur 19, that they were stabbed by man they gave @ ride from Bloomfield to Hartford.
 Police said the investigation dis closed the two youths along with Charles Czarneski and Leo Tanski attempted to rob Sedor, who de- tended himself with @ knife. Sedoi was not held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
Mdrket Featured OiL Shares 10 Start Trade
Only Real Activity at Opening Bethlehem Steel Made
 Slight Gain to Lead That Issue Higher

on better than anticipated earnings. Tide Water Associated oil opened 5000 shares at 21 up S-4. Socoriy- Vacuum opened 1000 at 21i-2 up l-2, and Ohio oil 1000 at 20 3-a up la Small losses were noted in Texas Corporation and Standard of California. {.
 Steels followed Bethlehem high CT. U. s. Steel opened 100 shares at 115 3-4. Republic gained slightly. National rose S-4 to 893-4.
 International Nickel opened 1,2oo shares at 65 1-2 up IA and ad- vanced further. Anaconda was ilp nearly 8 point at 57. Mercantile is- sues, utilities and most rails made small gains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
BY ELMER c. WALKER

New York, July 30.--(UP) .--Ac- tivity in oil shares featured an otherwise dull but firm stock market at the opening today. Bonds were steady and cotton 3 to 2 points lower.
 Bethlehem Steel rose 7-8 to S5 IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

"Yes," said the Fuehrer un- blushingly, T saw them at the Olympic games"
 Swastika Nationality
 On a bookcase opposite the American and Nazi flags stood a row of desk -size Nazi banners, gon- falons, and pennsnts. On a cab- inet near the window stood the emblem of the Amerikadelitscher Volkesbund. It is Nazi swastiko elevated above a semi-circular base on which appear the initials A. V.
 Its a purely American sym bol," Herr Kuhn explained. Tt is the rising sun with the swkastika above 1t.
 "The swastika," he continued explaining, lis not symbol of national socialist ideas. It is a symbol of social ideas combined with nationalistic ideas"
 "Pardon?" said the corresponds ent. ......
 "It's pretty hard to explain, '' said the Fuehrer. What 1t really means Is: America for the Amer icans--the real Americans. Just as 1t means: German for the Ger mans, A communist, for instance, can never be a real American"
 How It's Organized q
 About those camps, the Fuehrer explained that his organizat ton has divided America up into three 100 per cent American districts. Each "Gau" or district has a Gauleiter, or district leader, just as each Nazi Gau, which has supplanted old Ger man political divisions, has Gau- letter The three districts have no more than 10000 members enrolled in 82 city locals or Ortsgruppe. Kuhn said, and the numbers are growing fast, We're absolutely 100 per cent American" he repeated. We have no connection with Hitler or the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
ELDER HAS LEFT

Brattleboro, Vt., July 30-tUP)- Former Dean Thomas E. Elder, ac' quilted Wednesday night of mur- derous assault on a onetime asso- ciate, left Hotel Brooks here today for an unannounced destination.
 He was believed enroute to his Alton. N. H., poultry farm.
 A Franklin county jury at Green field, Mass, acquitted Elder of a charge of assautling s. Allen Nor ton, retired cashier of Mount Her. mon school for boys, where Elder resigned as dean in 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

London. (UPl-Requests for cor- onation souvenirs in the form of abbey and street decorations are gtill pouring into the Ofiice Of works at the rate Of 5000 . day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
MAJOR OIL CONTAINS TO FACE
 TRIAL OCT. 4 IN SWEEPING U. s.
 ACTION UNDER ANTITRUST LAWS
Charges of Conspiracy to Fix Prices of Tank Car Gasoline Involves
 B Concerns, 54 Individuals
BY WILLARD R. SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent

Madison, Wis, July 30-(UP)-Trial of the govern mens greatest antitrust action in is scheduled to open here Oct when 2 major oil companies and 54 of their executives charges of engaging in pricexing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

Japan is boosting fruit growing. London now has open-air Shakes peare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
THoMASToN
CARD or THANKS

Mir, and Mrs. Frank E. Melvin and family wish to express their thanks 10 their many friends for the kind. ness % seSw6 sS ,n thsir recehs ,osse oeseave, sor and brother, Robert A. Melvin. K. Of 0. CARNIVAL - Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Saturday Evenings. Bingo Game and Novel; ties.