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Montana labor news., 1937-11-11
RAILWAY
BOARD PROTECTS
SHIPPERS ON ROADS

The Board of Railroad Commits
sioners of the state of Montana, con
sisting of Thomas E. Carey, Horace
F. Casey and E. E. Krebsbach, was
successful in preventing freight in
creases on wool, petroleum, refined
oils, packing house products, roofing
material and other commodities, in
an opinion handed down by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, on
October %, 1887.
The transcontinental railroads of
the United States had made applica-
ton to the Interstate Commerce
Commission to increase freight rates
on wool, refined oils, packing house
products, roofing material and other
commodities. The Montana commits
sion protested against these freight
increases and introduced evidence in
support of their protest at Salt Lake
City last summer. After filing briefs,
the commission took part in the final
argument before the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Washington,
D. c., on September 20, 1887.
The Montana commission stated at
the hearing at Salt Lake and at the
argument in Washington, D. C., that
the freight rate burden upon the
Montana people was entirely too
heavy at the present time and furth-
er increases were not in sympathy
with their policies. The commission
further stated that Montana has suf-
fered severe drouths and that the
stockmen of Montana, as well as the
people of Montana, could not bear
the burden of additional freight
rates. The Interstate Commerce
Commission, however, in its opinion,
granted increased freight rates over
the entire United States, which were
estimated to aggregate SAT, 100000 a
year on the basis of the 1886 tonnage
but the railroads, not satisfied with
such increases, on the ground that
they were not enough, r now pre-
pairing to again petition the Inter
state Commerce Commission seeking
further permanent increases.
While the Montana Railroad Com
mission was successful in preventing
increases on wool, packing house
products, roofing material and other
commodities, affecting the average
person, together with petroleum re-
fined oils in the state of Montana,
the commission is heartily against
any further increases in the freight
rate structure, as it affects Montana
citizens, and is now preparing to
vigorously oppose the new petition
of the railroads, if, and when it is
brought to public hearing.
Since the installation of the pres
ent commission, on January 4, 1887,
not a single increase has been grant
ed on interstate rates, whereas, in
the neighborhood of 210 reductions
have been effected by the commits
sion for the people of Montana.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11

ure. Arthur L. Schoenthal, labor member
of the board, held out just as firmly for S2l.51.
Finally, Mrs. William Kittle, chairman of
the board, claiming she was the spokesman
for the public, offered a clerks budget calling
for a minimum wage of not less than SHIT
per week. This figure is reported to have
been accepted under protest by the labor rep
resentative on the board. Eventually, the
labor representative and the public represent
ative agreed to a still further cut to $3.50
to placate the employer interests, who dog
gedly stuck to their original $l4.51 as ade-
quate wages. Finally, the employer member
realizing he was confronted with strong OPP
position from the labor and public members
of the board, but nevertheless eager to re-
duce the living standards of the women
clerks below the $3.50 figure, insisted on a
further cut of so cents a week, making the
minimum wage SIT, which, it was reported,
was agreed to by the two other members of
the board in the interest of unanimity.
The insistence of the mercantile employers
and employers generally in the District of
Columbia that minimum wages for women
clerks be fixed at the indecently low figure
of $14.51 per week is a conclusive answer to
the i%rrationalism of certain groups who I'M
dertake to deceive the public with the false
idealogy that employers usually favor high
wages.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11
Seventeen Dollars Is Not Enough

After surveys and discussions lasting many
months, the District of Columbia Minimum
Wage Board has fixed SIT per week as the
minimum wages which employers in retail
stores in the Nations capital will be permit
ted to pay their women clerks.
This amount is clearly much below that re-
quired to permit the clerks to live according
to those standards of decency and comfort
which every saleswoman should be able to
enjoy as the result of her employment.
One outstanding development featured the
events antedating the wage decision.
Spokesman for those who own and operate
industry frequently contend that employers
are in the front ranks of those ~favoring high
wages. The District of Columbia minimum
wage decision fills this fallacy as full of holes
as the proverbial sieve.
The Minimum Wage Board consists of rep
resentatives of the women employees in
volved, the employers, and the public.
After a complete survey of living condi-
ions the labor representative on the board
determined that $21.51 was the lowest weekly
wage which would support a clerk IN decency
and comfort according to living standards in
the City of Washington. The employer mem
Der of the board insisted that a weekly wage
of $14.51 was sufficient to buy a living good
enough for the average clerk.
This indecently low wage rate was not
merely supported by the owners and man
ayers of the retail stores. They enlisted the
ervices of the District of Columbia Board of
Trade, composed of the business interests
generally, in their behalf. TIL Board of
Trade delegated its representative to cooper
ate with the retail merchants before the Wage
Board in support of the $14.51 rate.
The F. w. Woolworth Company, chain store
magnates, ever went to the extent OF i'm
porting DR.. Paul Nystrom, a Columbia Uni
versity professor, as a marketing expert" to
prepare and defend a brief upholding the
S14.51 living standard as the highest minimum
amount the merchants could afford and all
their clerks could reasonably expect.
For a number of weeks the employer mem
Der of the board, John H.. Hanna, president
of the Capital Transit Company, which oper-
ates the street car and bus system in the Dis
trict of Columbia, held out for the S14.51 fig
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11
Cooperative Labor
College Begins lis
1887 1893 Term
Excellent Enrolment Shows
Wide Interest Trades and
LabOr-SpOnsOred School Has
Created in Movement.

ST. PAULA large and enthusi-
astic attendance marked the opening
of the second fall term of the Labor
College last Monday night. Every
day English and public speaking,
union meetings and trade union tao
tics were the subjects taught, but
many students registered for other
classes.
The registration booth at the La
Dor Temple has been a center of in
terest to many trade unionists who
have been made aware of the educa-
tional facilities offered by the Trades
and Labor Assembly in cooperation
with the Workers Education Pro-
gram of the WPA. In order to ac-
commodate those who have been I'M
able to register prior to the opening
of the school, this booth will be kept
open every day for the rest of this
week. Students may also register
when attending their first class at
the Labor School, now located at 1873
E. 9th street.
New Courses Offered
For the old students of the Labor
College several new courses are be-
ing offered this year, such as union
bookkeeping, advanced public speak
ing, advanced union meetings, and
trade union tactics, the last curse
being a series of lectures by promi-
nent members of the Trades and La
Dor Assembly and the Minnesota
Federation of Labor.
All classes, according to Mr.. Russell
Barich, school director, are expected
to be filled to capacity. Open house
is also being planned in the ear
future for all students. There will
be prominent speakers and entertain
ment.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(FP)-Membership
of the Natl. Assn. of Letter Carriers has
grown from 54,143 to $4,000 today, Pres. Ed
win J. Gainor reported at the unions con-
vention.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11

1.-THE mere fact that stopping
Japan Gas certain editors are urg-
ing) might cost tens of thousands of
American lives and billions of
American money doesn't disturb
these gentlemen. The other day
n of our ~destroyers was com
PEELED to give up the job of guard
ing the Texas Oil Company's plant.
+. Why should our navy be used
to guard oil tanks in a foreign
try? Let's keep our army and
navy at home."-Labor, national
weekly.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11

Robert Taylor arrived in London wear
ing a cream channels golf blouse, cream-col-
ored flannel trousers, a cafe au lait shirt,
brown soft hat and white buckskin shoes"
News item.
''The only time | ever had a cafe au lait
shirt" unused Breadline Benny, twas that
time l spilled a cuppa fophouse java down
my front"
Montana labor news., 1937-11-11
Song Of the Shirt
By DIR. CHARLES STEELE

EXECUTIVE D1eCLOT, GOOu NelSnDOI LedSue
There are few descriptions of poverty
which have stirred me so deeply as the poem
by Thomas Hood, entitled THE Song of the
Shirt" which began a revolution among the
British people over a century ago. This poem
is very real to me because when l was a small
boy, l lived with my mother and three young
er sisters in two small rooms in a rear tene-
ment on the lower East Side of New York,
in a district which might properly be called
a Stun because of the poverty and filth
among the poor who were my n~eighbors.
In order to support her family, my mother
sewed wrappers for a nearby sweatshop, for
which she was paid two dollars a dozen. It
took her three days-and nights-to finish a
dozen of these garments, often working until
three o'clock in the morning. Needless to say,
we passed through all the sufferings en-
countered by the poor-hunger, sickness, lack
of proper clothing, and finally being dispos-
sessed because we could not pay even the
three dollars a month required for the rent.
Here are several stanzas Of Hoods poem;
With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags
Plying her needle and thread.
Stitch-Stitch-Stitch,
In poverty, hunger and dirt
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch
She sings the Song of the Shirt.
Work-Work-Work,
Till the brain begins to swim;
Work-Work-Work,
Till the eyes are heavy and dim.
Seam and gusset and band,
Band and gusset and seam,
Till over the buttons l fall asleep
And sew them on in a dream.
Oh men with sisters dear,
Oh men with mothers and wives,
1t is not linen you're wearing out
But human creatures lives.
Stitch-Stitch-Stitch,
In poverty, hunger and dirt,
Sewing at once with a double thread
A shroud as we'll as shirt.
Oh, but for one short hour
A respite however brief,
No blessed leisure for Love or Hope
But only time for Grief.
A little weeping would ease my heart,
But in their briny bed
The tears must stop, for every drop
flinders needle and thread.
Many years after lived in that rear tene-
ment, l saw a great parade of thousands Of
women-sweatshop workers-who arose in
their wrath and marched up Fifth Avenue,
headed by labor union leaders, in protest
against the conditions under which they were
working, because no one seemed to care.
The women won out-and they have been
winning ever since through their labor or
CARNATIONS. This is one reason why l am for
organized labor, and why, for over thirty
years, | have been an active member OF the
international Association of Machinists, after
having served a regular fve-year apprentice
ship.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
ARCHIBALD SIGNED
TO BATTLE GENTLE
Popular Feather, if Victor, Will
Be Matched With Gevinson
for August Bout.
ARCHIR BALD

YOEY ARCHIBALD. current
featherweight favorite of this
boxing sector, has signed for a
~ l0-round semi-final scrap with
Harry Gentle, talented New York
Italian American, on the Freddie
Steele-Hobo Williams card at Griffith
Stadium July 20.
If successful in that argument he
will be grabbed to meet Lou Gevinson
here on August 2.
Gentle, an aggressive puncher with
an impressive record. has trounced
Ncky Jerome, who was Archibalds S
latest victim and has scored victories
over Al Reid, Tin Can Romanelli, joey
1z7o and Jimmy Martin, while holding
the highly regarded Pete Scalzo to a
draw
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn has
launched negotiations for Archibald to
face Lou Gevinson two weeks afte,
that bout, providing, of course, that
joey hurdles Gentle.
Meanwhile, Steele has stepped up
his training pace at Gifflth Farms
sparring against Marty Gallagher. loca
heavyweight; Walter Woods, promising
middleweight prospect, and frankie
De Angelo, local featherweight
Williams is working out daily with
Matte Brown, local heavyweight; Baby
Face Untz middleweight, and e.
Brookman, WelterWeight.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Waohapreague and Ocean CITY.

Wachapreague and Ocean City.
WACHAPREAGUE, Va, continues
to supply channel bass, where
81 were caught during the past week.
Five of these fell to the lures of
a local angler, Ben Leven. Trout
and kingfsh are running about so
to the boat, which is q little less
than those reported last week, but
is due in all proba bility to bad wea ther.
Although marlin have been 4
bit elusive at Ocean City, Md,
bIuef1sh are being taken with
some regularity.
Robert Sharp, Louis Fuchs, Raw
Moore, Earl McAleer and DR.. Field,
all Of Washington, landed 80 while
fishing with Capt. c. H. Mattison
aboard the Mousie. Another party
was there from Washington and their
names will not be mentioned, although
they are candidates for our Killer
Korner," having boated more than
so apiece, dreadful slaughter.
An unusual catch was made re-
Gently, consisting of 300-pound por-
poise, an immense sunhsh and funny
little fish which the captain said
was a triple tail
Evening star., 1937-07-09
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TETEY SARRON, world
- leatherWelght champion,
has his own uncompli-
mentary opinion of Eng
NSh flghtlng In a letter to
Vent Speaker, lifelong friend OF
the sWarthy little Birmingham
buzz saw. Petey tells of his dis
qualification in a bout with Dave
Crowley recently in London.
The referee said I hit Crowley
on the head with an open glove"
writes Petey =. Il didn't hit with
an open glove and, Furthermore, I
have never known any one to be
disqualified for doing so They
don't want fighters there They
want pretty dancers and posers."
sarron, incidentally, says Speak
er's mother gave him the only real
trlming he ever has received
That was when Petey, working
for a Birmingham grocery store,
tracked mud into Mrs. Speakers
house -. And received pad
ding Sarron now is in South
Africa and expects to return here
In September.
A sister of Jake Wade, Detroit
pitcher, Is nurse at Gallinger
Hospital The former Annabel
Whaler, Shoreham Swimming Club
splasher, and Kim Vessels, who
organized lacrosse team at Cen
tral High several years ago, have
been married since last October
. Jack Murphy, who has re-
manned idle several seasons, will
return to diving competition here
this Summer.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Mat Matches

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Orville
Brown, Florida, pinned Fred Grub
meyer, Iowa, 40:34 theavyweights) i.
IRVINGTON, N. George
Wagner. 1874, Germany. threw
Billy Radburn, 1875, Oklahoma,
1926.
TORONTO.-Danno OMahoney,
Ireland, and George Clark. Scot
land, drew (heavyWeights-one
fall each).
NEW YORK.-Match between
Nick Campfreda, 22O, Baltimore,
and Hank Barber, 224, Boston, de-
clared no contest by referee.
ST. LOUIS.-Nanjo Singh, 215,
Bombay, India, pinned both Firpo
Wilcox, 230, Oklahoma, body
block, 7:46, and Warren Book
winkel. 2l8. st. Louis, reverse
deadlock, 916. Ray Eckert. st.
Louis, pinned Wing Lee, China,
flying scissors and body block,
1921. CWeights not given.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Joe Parelli,
1865, Italy, defeated Dory Detton,
l7S, Salt Lake City q OF falls).
Evening star., 1937-07-09
EARLY GRID START
SET FOR REDSKINS
Will Open Season With New
York Giants Here on Night
of Cop+eo,har -
of Septem Der II.

THE earliest beginning in the his
tory of the National Foot Ball
League was announced as officials re-
leased the season schedule, which calls
for the first game to be played on
September S. Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh play the opener at Pittsburgh.
George Marshalls Redskins. Wash
lngton's new entry in the major loop,
play their first game on September
II. Friday night game with the New
York Giants at Griffith Stadium.
The league will operate as 10
team circuit. with each team playing
ii games. The addition of Cleveland
to the Western division makes an
evenly bnlanced loop, with the Chicago
Bears. Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland,
Detroit and Green Bay comprising the
inner sector, and Washington, New
York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh the Eastern division.
The regular schedule will end on
Sunday, December S, with the cham
pionship teams OF the Eastern and
Western divisions meeting the follow
ing Sunday for the world champion
ship. The title game will be played
on the gridiron of the club winning
in the Western division.
The schedule.
Sunday. September 5-Phlsdelphia st
PITTSBURGH.
Friday September 10 fnishtD-Brooklyn
at Philadelphla, Detroit at Cleveland.
Sunday. September 12-Csrdinals At
Friday, September II tnishu-New
York at Washington. Cleveland at Phila-
Sunday. September l9-Bears at Green
Brooklyn.
Friday. September "a nisht)-Cardi-
Sunday, September 2e-New York at
Pittsourgh. Cleveland At Brooklyn. Cardi-
mails at Phladelphia.
Philsdelphia, Detroit at Green Bay. Brook
lyn at Washington. Cardinals at Cleveland
d. Monday. Monday. October 4 tnisht)-Besrs at
sandsy. october 1o-Philadelphia at
Besrs s51dav A. cleysans s Ps,ro
Cardinals at Bears. Green Bay at cieve-
land. Brooklyn at Detroit
Sunday, october 24-Brooklyn at New
la land at Green Bay. Detroit at Bears.
SdIulHflS dL fltiSDurgh.
Sunday. october 3l-Green Bay at De-
trolt, Bears at New York. Pittsburgh at
Philadelphia. WASHINGTON at Brooklyn,
Cleveland at Cardinals.
Sunday. November 7--Pittsburgh at New
York. Green Bay at Bears, Philadelphia
at Brooklyn. Cleveland at Detroit.
Sunday, November 14-Detroit at New
York. Brooklyn at Bears. Washington at
Pittsburgh. Philadelphia At Green Bay
tMilwaukee).
SUNDAY. November 21-Brooklyn at
Pittsburgh, Green Bay at New York, De
troit at Cardinals, Washington At cleve-
land
THURSDAY November 25 (Thankseivins)
Bears At Detroit New York at Brooklyn
Sunday. November 2S-Green Bay at
Washington Cleveland at Bears
Sunday, December 5-Bears at Cardi-
mails. WashinEton at New York
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Brown FayOrS Draw.

MAJ. ERNEST w. BROWN, chair
man OF the Boxing Commission,
expressed an opinion at ringside that
the bout would have been a good draw
but Kenneth Parkinson and Claude
Owen, other members of the board
felt the decision in Brescla's favor was
justified. Mays request. therefore, ap-
parently will be rejected. Following is
the letter.
Gentlemen: desire to protest
the decision Of the referee, MugRsy
MorrlS, and one Of the judges, DR..
Eller, on the boxing contest between
Bob Tow and Jorge Brescia rendered
on the evening Of July 6, 1887, at
Griffith Stadium, and to ask that
their decision be reversed by this COM
mission.
1t is natural that manager
should be partial in a matter of this
kind, but when 1 find that nv
opinion on this contest is sustained
by every sports writer who was present,
all of whom expressed surprise and
Indignation at the decision rendered.
as shown by the inclosed clippings
and when it is further remembered
that a storm Of protest came from
those present when the decision was
rendered, feel not only fully justified
in asking for a reversal of the decision,
but in asking, in the interest of the
sport, that neither Of the above
named gentlemen be allowed to act
Evening star., 1937-07-09
By BURTON HAWKINS

Bill Quigley, who manages Bing
Crosbys Del Mar race track, is q
former foot ball coach at George
Washington Harry Gretz, for
mer Maryland foot ball center, now
Is working at Brightwood Play
ground Frank Petticolas, the
pitcher who had trial with the
Nationals and was farmed to Chat
tanooga and then Charlotte. now
has slipped to Snow Hill OF the
Coastal Plains League.
Mule Shirley, former Washing
ton first baseman, now is playing
with Wilkes Barre of the New
York-Pennsylvania League AL
though they have signed to fight
in August, don't be too sur
prised if Joe Louis and Tommy
Farr don't According to
ringwise informant, signing Farr
merely is the Twentieth Century
Sporting Clubs manner Of making
Max Schmeling listen to reason
And If Max does listen, it
will be Louis VS.. Schmeling in New
York in September.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
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~GT Ry GfopcE + HIeER ~
By GEORGE E. HUBER :

coast are not reliable and don't know
their business, so when making reser-
vations make sure that you are get
ting a good man and a good boat.
This department receives num-
Der of complaints each week, and
although we do not publish these
complaints they are investigated II
the captain is at fault too often. he
is taken off the recommended list.
To make sure OF getting 4
good skipper ask your friends
who have had experience with
them.
In the same locality, off Sharps
Island, rock have been sighted this
week. They also are being caught
up in the Choptank River on the
Eastern Shore, and although this
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Nare Out for Rare Distinction Of Ruling Three
Georgia Sandlot
Flag in Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A UGUSTA, Ga, July 9 (P.-
Who won the pennant?
This question. usually one Of
simple arithmetic. has become one
Of heated argument in the Rural
League, sand lot base ball organ
ization.
it seems the schedule makers
became befuddled and forgot to
slate games between GraceWood
and Butler Creek. Each won all
its games with other teams but
never played each other.
Now the managers are trying to
see what can be done about getting
champion.
Evening star., 1937-07-09

~ ECAUSE of the enthusiasm
- aroused by the race on June
13, the National Capital Motor
- Cycle Club will sponsor another
Tourist Trophy motor cycle race at
Marrow farm on Sunday. Indications
are that it will be bigger and better
than the first. with larger field and
claSSier contestants.
The largest crowd ever to attend
an event of this kind in Washington
turned out for the first race last
month and more are expected tomor-
row. The course has been heightened
and improved and indications are that
more thrills and spills will be forth
coming.
Time trials to decide starting posi-
Evening star., 1937-07-09
DRILLS
WILL SPICE SHOW
Two Cavalry Units to Give
Noted Performances at
Affair Tonight.

- LOSE to 100 entries will COM
pete in the horse show this
evening at the Jamboree
~ Arena on the Monument
Grounds, starting at 730.
Given under the auspices OF the
Executive Committee of the Inter-
American Horse Show Association,
proceeds will assist in bringing over
the military team Of the Irish Free
State to participate in the Inter-
American Show at MeadoWbrook in
October.
Maj. Frank l.. Whitaker, manager
OF the show, has had additional lamps
installed to the present lighting facili-
ties in order that spectators in all
sections of the stands may have a
clear view Of the ring and jumps.
Col. Jonathan M. Wainwright, COM
manding officer at Fort Myer, Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen, president
of the Inter American Horse Show
Association, and Judge Alexander of
.Sperryville, Va, will judge the seven
Evening star., 1937-07-09
SHOW HAS q CLASSES.

WASHINGTON, Va. July e.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The Rappahannock Horse Show
will be held next Friday and Satur-
dav here. There are u classes, in
Guiding those for brood mares to pro-
duce hunters, 3-year-old hunters, free
for all, road hack, half-bred yearlings
hunter hacks, lightweight hunters, 2
yearold colts and green hunters.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
SHOW JUDGES NAMED

WARRENTON, Va, July 9-Bet-
tina Belmont of Middleburg and John
Fenwick OF Baltimore have been an
nounced as judges at the Leny Manor
Horse Show to be held tomorrow on
the estate Of John R. Buchanan
A feature is the kiddies' class, where
the parents are the riders of horses
led by their children.