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Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMITS. SURPRISES
TRANSFERS TESTIMONY
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and limbs of the people are at stake,
that the committee shall have plenty
of time for all testimony that is nee
essary.
While in Seattle, | visited many of
the local unions and want to say
that the Transfers are well organ
lied in that city, having over 10000
paid up members. 1t is the most
active labor organization along with
the longshoremen in the city of
Seattle. While there, the Chamber
of Commerce and the daily papers
were telling the public about the
trouble at the water front and the
Mayor of Seattle made a speech over
the radio and he stated that it was
so quiet down around the water
front that he had to call out the fire
department to wake up the police
force. Organized labor in the state
of Washington are united 100 per
cent in the legislative program and
have been successful in putting
many new labor laws on the statute
books of that state.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
The 0Id-Day Stein Gets
Modern Name5ake

Three and four centuries ago our
forefathers drank their mellow, old
time beer from deliberately designed,
stone stems. Today u generation
can get its beer in a namesake of
the illustrious, ancient stein: The
modern Schlitz 'Steinie" Brown
Bottle. This up-to-date beer con-
tainer with its squat lines is family
reminiscent of the old stein, but is
obviously quite different in its pur-
pose. Yet both stein and "Steinie'
are designed for greatest usefulness
to their respective generations.
Though we moderns may look at a
heavy, old stein and wonder just
why it was built as it is, that stein
had a very definite purpose during
its active life. In those olden days
there was 10 refrigeration and many
a good, old burgo-master sat for
hours in a quiet beer garden, slipping
slowly of his mellow beer. For such
conditions the thick earthenWare
walls of the old stein held the beer
close to the temperature at which it
was drawn for a long period of time,
so that the last sip was almost as
cooling and delicious as the first.
Today, in our country, r~efrigera-
ton has eliminated the need for
heavy-walled beer containers, and
the stein has evolved into the squat,
compact, handy "Steinie" Brown
Bottle which is designed to meet the
radically changed conditions of mod
ern living. New and complex de-
mands have replaced the simple de-
mands made of the old, stone stein.
The new-day beer %container must be
compact, light in weight, easy to
carry and handy to store in a mod
ern, home refrigerator. Space is at
a premium throughout the house or
apartment. Bottles must be crammed
into a few cubic feet of refrigerator
space for cooling. Kitchens are
smaller and the old-fashioned stor-
age cellar is fast disappearing. To
meet this trend, which has been
growing consistently, the JOS. Schlitz
Brewing Company has introduced
Schlitz in "Steinie" Brown Bottles.
This new "Steinie" includes all the
advantages of the familiar, tall
brown Schlitz bottle: the brown
glass which keeps out harmful light
rays-the cap-seal, which is so easy
to open and which protects the
pouring lip-and the small neck
which facilitates pouring into any
glass. In addition, however, the new
"Steinie' brings new c~ompactness,
light weight, easy handling-p1us the
extra convenience of smart, compact,
fiber board cases which replace the
old, familiar wooden cases. Thus to-
day, when you repeat the brave old
toasts which our forefathers made
to the clink of their old stone stems,
you pour your mellow beer from a
namesake of those old stems: The
"Steinie' Brown Bottle.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
BY HOMER WHITMORE

February 6 finds the 25th Legis-
lative Assembly on its 34th legisla-
tive day, with only 6 days remain
ing for the introduction of bills. Dur
ing the past week House Bill No. 70
was killed in the House; this bill
would have limited the hours
worked by miners to 8 from the
time they entered the mine until the
time they arrived on top at the close
of the shift. House Joint Memorial
No. 4 as presented by Mcleod of
Cascade passed the House. This
memorabilia the United States Con-
gress to work for the passage of
the 30 hour work week. House Bill
1873 as presented by the Great Falls
Painters is in committee and will
have to be amended to make the
measure optional if the bill is to be
considered, this being agreed by the
Painters delegation from Great
Falls, Various bills introduced by
Stanley of Great Falls relating to
the moving of the Deaf and Blind
from Boulder to Great Falls, will
undoubtedly be passed this week.
House bill No. 2 designed to protect
the members of the Sheepshearers
Union has been killed in the House.
The Firefighters wage and hour bill
seems to be in a fair way for pas
sage by both Houses. The bill to
provide a minimum wage for women
has been redrafted and will provide
for a commission to determine wages
in place Of setting a base minimum
for the entire state.
A bill that Labor generally is in
terested in and that considerable at
tention should be given is House
bill Is setting up a separate depart
ment of Labor. 1t has been neces-
sary to have this bill postponed twice
in the Senate until additional sup
port could be secured. A vote will
probably be had this coming Mon
day on this measure. The much dis
cussed Social Security measures will
be presented this week, all forces of
Labor will have to unite and watch
these measures. The unemployment
bill provides for a payroll deduction
from employees as well as employers,
to which Labor will most strongly
oppose. This committee is headed
by Joe Holecek of Lewistown who
processes to be a Union man: his
voting to date should give him a life
membership in the Chamber of Com
merce. House bill 20 as sponsored
by the Culinary workers and de-
feated in the House, has been re-
introduced in the Senate with
amendments that should give it a
fair chance for passage. House bill
al providing for a State Civil Serv-
ice Commission and State Employees
to be governed by same will be op-
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
Falls Unions Urge
The installation Of a
Municipal Power Plant
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granted. President Graham asked
the Assembly to make such a request
of Mr.. Stortz for public hearing.
The state Senator from Cascade
County was requested to vote for
House Bill No. 10.
The Brotherhood of Operating En-
gineers endorsed Edward O'Byrne
for labor commissioner. Walter
Fowler was endorsed for principal
administrative officer of the Nation
al Security Board and Homer Whit
more was endorsed for the position
of director of the National Emer-
gency Council of Helena.
A letter was received from Sen
ator B. K. Wheeler acknowledging
receipt of a resolution endorsing a
movement for the development of a
power project at Fort Peck for pub
lie distribution. The Senator adj
vised he will introduce the neces-
sary legislation at an early date.
Senator James E. Murray also sent
a communication relative to utiliz-
ing potential power that is available
at the Fort Peck Project. He prom
ised further information. Senator
Murray also advised that more funds
were to be available for WPA in
Montana.
Congressman James F. O'Connor
also mentioned that he was endors-
ing a movement to ecure develop
ment of power at Fort Peck.
Jerry ]. O'Connell, Congressman,
also informed the Assembly of his
cooperation of this project.
President Steinmetz of the AS
sembly who is also director of WPA
of Cascade County, stated that he
had received resolutions from the
Commissioners of Judith Basin
County asking that the rate of pay
for WPA workers there be raised
to the level of Cascade County.
Delegate Martin reported concern
ing his trip that he had made to
Helena in relation to starting a pro-
gressive labor owned and controlled
newspaper. He stated that the mat
ter is nov in the hands of a COM
mittee which will make findings and
report at a future date.
During the course of the meeting,
the Great Falls banks were con
demned for their apparent lack OF
cooperation in the Federal Housing
Campaign. The Cascade Assembly
ordered letters to be written to the
Great Falls National Bank asking
them to join in the housing move
ment. Letters were also sent to the
Department of Commerce at Seattle
and the Federal Housing Admins
tration for assistance, requesting in
formation regarding prices of build
ing material in Great Falls.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
BR0THERH00D5 SAY
CAPITALIST PAPERS
SUPPRESS EVIDENCE
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they are compelled to ride every
trip in order to avoid having the
accident reported.
Years ago when the trains were OF
less than 70 cars, the companies PAID
dividends; they do not now. The
land grants to the railroads mount
to 0 1000, 900 acres of the richest
farming land, the finest timber, oil
and coal lands, which would have
raid for the roads ten times over,
they also have sold to the poor pub
lie almost a million shares of stock
for which they do not pay a dime
of dividends.
The argument was well in favor
of the members of the four brother
hoods, but they could not get a line
in a paper. The reporter was kind
enough to call on the four brother
hoods and ask their side of the argu-
ment, and went away convinced they
were right but not a word did he or
could he write for his paper.
There are hundreds of petitions
from every county of the state being
flooded into the Senate chamber,
signed by every class of people in
the counties, but had they heard the
arguments in full I doubt if there
would be a signature or a one of
them could they realize the railroads
were injuring the number of men
they do each year to pay dividends,
but never pay the dividends.
From newspaper articles the
Northern Pacific will spend $780,
900 this year for new power, the
Milwaukee a great part of $8,000,-
10000, the Great Northern a large
amount, yet they cannot pay a small
million to save life and limb.
Something funny, of all the petit
tons being flooded into the Capitol,
all are written by the same machine,
on the same kind of paper, prepared
in the same way, and if we r any
judge at all, by the one s%tenogra-
pher.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
PARDON BY LEGISLATURE
Is PLANNED FOR MOONEY

SACRAMENTO, Calf. (AFLNS).
-Twenty-six of the eighty members
of the California Assembly intro
duced a resolution in the lower
house of the State Legislature pro-
posing the enactment of a law par
doning Tom Mooney, now serving a
life sentence in San Quentin Prison
for alleged participation in the San
Francisco bomb outrage during the
Preparedness Day Parade on July
%, 1916.
The resolution declared the Leg
islature has equal powers with the
Governor to grant pardons. Mooney
has served twenty years of his life
sentence.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
No. 1898
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Montana,
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
In the Matter of the Estate n Guardian
ship of CORNELIUS HOWARD
O'ROURKE, An Incompetent.
Mary E. ORourke, guardian of the per-
son and estate of Cornelius Howard
ORourke, an incompetent, having this
day filed a verified petition for authority
to lease the interest of said incompetent
in and to a portion of the real property
belonging to said incompetent, hereinafter
described, for the period and at the rental
hereinafter stated. and it appearing that
the giving of such lease will be advan-
tageous to said estate;
1T is ORDERED that all persons inter-
ested in said estate be and they are here
by required to appear before this court
on the 9th day of February, 1887, at the
hour of $50 o'clock A. M, at the Court
Room of said court, then and there to
show cause, if any they have. why an
order should not be made authorizing and
directing the said Mary E. O'Rourke, as
such guardian, to execute a lease upon
the interest of said incompetent in the
real property belonging to said estate
hereinafter described for the period of
three (3) years at the rental of $500. 90
per month from February LIST, 1886, to
February LIST. 1889. all Of which is more
particularly set forth in said petition.
Said real property is situated in the
County of Silver Bow, State of Montana,
and is particularly described as follows:
Lot numbered seven %, in Block num-
bered twenty-nine 1897 of the Original
Townsite of Butte, according to the Off
cial plat and survey thereof now on file
in the office of the County Clerk and Re-
corder of Silver Bow County, Montana, in
GLIDING that two story building with
basement situate thereon.
For further particulars reference is
hereby made to the above petition herein
on file.
1T is ORDERED, that a copy of this
order be published once a week for two
successive weeks in the Montana Labor
News. a weekly newspaper of general
circulation in said county.
Dated this 10th day of February, 1887.
JEREMIAH ]. LYNCH, Judge.
KREMER g. KREMER, Attorneys.
First publication February II. 1937.-2T.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
No. 36537
SHERIFF'S SALE
AM HALL, Plaintiff,

WILLIAM HALL, FldlullIIf
VS..
MRS. GREETIA PEDLAR, formerly known
as GREETIA WILKINSON, and MRS.
GREETIA PEDLAR, as Administrative
of the Estate of Alfred H. wilkinson,
Deceased. Defendants.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF1S SALE on
the 9th day of March, A. D. 1887, at 200
O'Clock p. M, at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Butte, County
of Silver Bow, State of Montana, the fol-
lowing described real property, to-wit.
The following described real property
situate, lying and being in the County of
Silver Bow, State of Montana, to-wit:
Lot number tWenty-six 1867 in Block
number forty-four (44) in the Grand Ave-
nue Addition to Butte, Montana, accord
ing to the plat and survey thereof, now
on file in the office of the County Clerk
and Recorder of Silver Bow County, Mon
tana; together with all and singular the
tenements. Entertainments, ap~purtenances,
easements, water and all other rights be-
longing or in anywise appertaining there
to
LAWRENCE WEIR, Sheriff Silver
Bow County, Montana.
BY BERNARD BARDE, ~DeputySheriff.
Dated February 9th, A. d. 1887.
First publication February IL, 1937.-4T.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
No. 1871
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ORDER
OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE, AND
FURNITURE, SHOULD NOT BE MADE

rihlNii thTs ottOOID NOi DE MADE
In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Montana,
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mrs. CUR
INE HILLDAHL, also known as GEOR-
CINE HILDAHL, Deceased.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court from the verified petition of Mrs.
A. l.. Johnson, Administrative of the
Estate of said d~ecedent. on file herein.
that it is necessary to sell the real estate,
and furniture. therein described:
IT IS ORDERED by the Court that all
persons interested in the said estate of
said deceased appear before the above
entitled Court and the undersigned, one
OF the Judges thereof, in Department No.
2 of said Court at the courtroom thereof,
in said County and State, on Saturday,
the 18th day of March, 1887, at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. M, then and there to
show cause if any they nave why an Order
as prayed for in said Petition should not
be granted to said Administrative to sell
all the real estate, and furniture, of said
decedent, at private sale, for the purpose
and reasons mentioned in said Petition :
And that a cop of this Order be pub
lished at least once a week for four sue
cessive weeks, in the Montana Labor
News, a weekly newspaper printed and
published in Silver Bow County, Mon
tana.
Dated this 9th day of February, 1887.
T. E. DOWNEY, Judge.
First publication February IL, l937.-4T.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
MAN TO
GIVE TALK

Townsend Club No. 2 has engaged
the services of Mr. Mckay of Ana
conda to make an address at their
meeting at the Lowell Avenue
Church Monday, February Is, at 7:30
p. m.
Mr.. Mckay will speak on the
Townsend National Recovery Plan"
Following the speaking, a social will
be held and lunch will be served.
The public is cordially invited.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
What's Happening
in The Unions

A visit was paid to the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council by Sidney
Bluff and John Brennan last Tues
day. They represented the Workers
Adult Education Program, Mr..
Brennan urged the Central Labor
Council and all its delegates to get
behind the efforts of the govern
ment to educate the working people
to a realization of the value of adult
knowledge along the lines of public
speaking, parliamentary law, and
labor economics. The speaker also
referred to the other free classes
being conducted, including the sew
ing classes for the women and the
classes in blue printing in Walker
vile.
In another part of this paper is a
schedule submitted by Mrs. Anstice
showing the entire list of schools
that are being conducted. Sidney
Bluff emphasized the power which
a thorough knowledge of parlia-
mentary law gives to the members
of organized labor. Both men were
well received and the Trades Coun-
ell pledged its cooperation.
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Organized labor is opposed to
House Bill No. "a. The Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council and the
unions of Butte are opposed to any
tax on the worker in connection with
any unemployment insurance mea-
sure that Montana may enact.
The Trades and Labor Council also
went on record as opposed to House
Bill No. IL. The Legislative Com
mittee recommended opposition to
this bill, stating that they were in
favor of some measure to provide
means for people who are sick and
incapacitated, to vote but the com
mittee found that House Bill No. II
did not adequately and properly pro-
vide this means.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11

posed by Labor. Our experience at
Fort Peck should be remembered in
this connection. This bill has been
reported for passage by the House.
| have appeared twice during the
week with other representatives of
Labor before the Governor asking
his support in the passage of House
bill 10, Dept. of Labor bill, and have
been assured of his support.
Labor lobbyists are working to-
gether very well, general feeling
around the State House is that an
attempt is being made to split the
solidarity of the House, this may be
obtained by various methods, and
becomes necessary for progressive
legislators and lobbyists to guard
against the many schemes that may
be attempted. Union members should
watch the press carefully and if
possible oppose employee tax on So
clal Security either in person or by
mail. This act is none too good as
it is. A constitutional amendment
will be offered to make the Depart
ment OF Labor comply with the State
Constitution.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
BUT RISING TEMPERATURES

Judge lin traffic court)-'Tll let
you off with a fine this time, but
another day I'll send you to jail"
Driver-"Sort of a weather-fore-
cast, eh, Judge?"
what do you mean?"
Fine today-Cooler tomorrow
Toronto Globe.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
ED 0'BYRNE ENDORSED FOR
LABOR COMMISSIONER


After considerable discussion es-
pecially in relation to Mr.. O'Byrne's
conduct in the drafting of a wage
guarantee bill that had been ap-
proved by the Montana State Min
ing Council and some criticism of his
work, the Council endorsed him for
Labor Commissioner.
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Representative Tom Stimatz, in a
letter to the Council, again pledged
his full cooperation and willingness
to support all measures desired by
the union organizations. Mr.. Sti-
matt record has been very fine.
The Trades and Labor Council in
structed its secretary to notify
Bailey Stortz, chairman of the So
ciai Security Committee that the
unions of Silver Bow County were
unaiterably opposed to any employe
tax in connection with any unem-
ployment insurance measure.
The Montana Highway Patrol was
assailed in the Trades and Labor
Council again last Tuesday. The
unions look with suspicion upon the
expansion of the duties of the high
way patrol men. 1t was alleged that
in some cases these officers have
been obliged to locate or return
stolen cattle. The Council felt that
the highway patrolmen should con-
fine their actions to the highways
and the violation of the highway
rules and not act as %constables for
the courts.
The Clerks Union announces that
the Acme Grocery conducted by
Mrs. Haag, at 701 S. Main Street, has
signed an agreement with their or
%ganization to abide by the opening
and closing hours of the Clerks I'm
ion and all other union rules. This
action by Mrs. Haag clears the build
ing from all union difficulties and
permits the Building Trades men to
make any necessary repairs that are
required. When the announcement
was made it was too late to take the
notice of ~unfairness of this store out
OF the unfair list but it will be done
next week.
A note of appreciation was re-
ceived from Lewis B. Stewart, secre-
tary of the Labor League for the
work that had been done by the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil in acquiring the use of the upper
floor of the Arizona Street Fire Sta
ton for the League. This is a youth
organization and the upper floor of
the Fire Station is to be used for
recreational purposes for the chill
dren.
The Board of Railroad Commits
sioners explained in a letter their
attitude toward the 5 hour law in
regard to interstate commerce. While
the letter was put on file, it was
understood at the meeting that
should the Transfers be interested,
that the communication would be
there for their information.
Jerome Locke, an officer of the
Farmer-Labor Party of Montana,
called the attention to the Trades
and Labor Council to the program
of the Farm and Labor Party and
urged the unionists to become more
familiar with the basic principles of
the organization and to assist in their
consumation. No action was taken
by the Council.
Patronize the firms that display
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
LABEL COMMITTEE REPORTS
NO UNFAIR MEAT AT SWIFT'S

The Union Label Committee re-
ported that Swift and Company in
Butte was not handling any unfair
meat allegedly shipped in here from
Billings a week ago. The Trades
and Labor Council was appraised by
the Yellowstone Trades and Labor
Council that unfair beef was shipped
into Butte. The committee was fully
convinced after a visit to Swift and
Co. that this firm was not handling
any of the product.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11

Of the 41,202 visas issued during
1886, 1884 were issued to new i'm
migrants of whom 14,964, or 80 per
cent, were relatives of American
citizens or legally resident non-citi-
ZenS.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11
NOTICES
No. 1851
NOTICE OF TIME APPOINTED FOR
PROVING VIII. Ftc

PROVING WILL, Etc.
In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Montana.
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
In the Matter of the Estate Of ALMA F.
SEWERS, Deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said District
Court, made on the 9th day of February,
1887, notice is hereby given that Satur-
day, the 9th day of February, 1887, at
10 o'clock A.. M. of said day at the Court
Room of said Court in Department II
thereof at the City of Butte in the said
County of Silver Bow, State of Montana,
have been appointed as thet time and place
for proving the Will of said Alma F.
Sievers, deceased, and for hearing the
petition of ]. Rudolph E. Sievers for the
issuance to him of Letters Testamentary
on said Will, when and where any person
interested may appear and contest the
same. and show cause, if any he has, why
said petition should not be granted.
Dated February 6, 1887.
ELMER SHEA, Clerk of the Court.
By ]. 7. SHEEHAN, Deputy Clerk.
COURT SEAL)
First publication February II, 1937.-3T.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11

Buy at one grocery store and no
bargain hunting, Hitler warns Ger
man women. 1t may be just a bunch,
but we think Handsome Adolph is
headed for complications.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11

Patronize the firms that display
the Union Label and advertise them
to your friends.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-11

After considerable discussion es-
pecially in relation to Mr.. O'Byrne's
conduct in the drafting of a wage
guarantee bill that had been ap-
proved by the Montana State Min
ing Council and some criticism of his
work, the Council endorsed him for
Commissioner.