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The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17
Looking Ahead

II is an interesting coincidence
that the first convention OF the
clio should be held in the same
city aud on almost tho same day OF
the year as the convention from
which the AL dates It's origin.
On Nov Is. 1881. there gathered
in Pittsburgh convention OF l97
labor union delegates, among whom
a young man OF the name OF Sam
ucl GomperS was a leading spirit.
They voted to establish a per-
manent Federation OF Organized
Trades and Labor Unions OF the
United States and Canada" Com
pers became the first vice president,
Five years later this Federation
merged with other unions and
adopted the name OF American
Federation Of Labor But the AL
has long considered that Pittsburgh
convention rs the real date OF IL.
birth.
Contrasts and SimilaritieS
The first constitutional conyen-
ton o! tho CLIO. held exactly 81
years later in the same city, pre-.
Sents many instructive contrast.
with the earlier convention.
The AFL. for one thing. started a
a minority dual movement in op.
position to the main union body
known as the Knights OF Labor;
whereas the CLIO holds its frs
convention at time when It ha,
already outstrlpped the AFL ii
membership.
4 The Federation launched al Pitts,
hurgh in 1881 had no fulI-time ex.
ecutiye. no headquarters and YER
little money Il had 10 battle bit
terly for many years. with many up
and downs. against the prevailing
labor movement before II hnall,
forged ahead.
The clio. on the other hand
which did no, start as a dual move
ment. has become the main bod,
OF organized labor in three years o
rapid and constant growth. 1t open
its first convention with member
ship Of 4.037.s77. with ~ affiliate
national and international unions
and with an established and well
financed organization OF large per
sonnet.
The AFL copied It's first const!
tuition almost verbatim from tina
OF the British Trades Union Con
gress and based many OF its policie
on European experiences.
The cIO. on the other hand. !
as completely American in origiI
and theology as any moyemen
could be. II has come into beinl
TO meet industrial conditions whicl
are peculiarly American. and
bases It's policies and program oil
decades Of practical experience witt
unionism In the Uni,ed States an
Canada.
Realists Of Today
There is one significant SINH
llaEtg. however. between the tw
The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17
BY LEN DE CAUX

adapt itself to the new conditions
and TO permit the industrial Or
ganization which they necessitated.
that led to the formation OF the
CLIO.
The realists OF today arc the
leaders of the clio who start with
principles OF organization devised to
follow the lines of modern American
industry.
CLIO Advantages
But the CLIO starts with an en-
ormous advantage over the realists
of 1881. in that its sound principles
are not little-tried idea but
have already proved themselves BY
taking the form OF strong and per-
manent industrial unions with mil
lions of members in all the basic in
dustrieS.
Furthermore. the CLIO docs no,
have TO rely for growth upon raid
ing existing unions, as did the AFL
1t is already established without
The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17
VOL. > November II, 1888 NO. 5
The Wagner Act

Senator Tydings tremendous majority can
possibly be raced 10 the large volume Of adj
vertising which his campaign managers used.
Radio. handbills. leaflets, folders and posters
were used in profusion.
A particularly appealing poster was the
one captioned The Real Truth-Tydings Is
friend of Labor Then also the brochure
which listed the New Deal voting Of the Sen
ator was widely distributed.
In ycw Of these facts il would seem that
labor need not have any fear OF the an
nouncemcut Of last week end that Tydlngs
Kill seek revision OF the Wagner Act-la-
boris Magma Charta Surely, it would be
unthinkable for a self 2rocamed friend Of
abor to be so ungrateful as TO want to weak
ii the National Labor Relations Act?
However, there still remains the POSSIBLE
ity that lator may not keep the faith
with his = ads So let us see what could
b. worked out as compromise
The Wagner Act grants workers the right
to organize free Of Interference. restraint.
domination or discrimination from his en-
ployer. It provides penalties for its disre-
gard Il sets up procedure for enforcement.
1t calls for collective bargaining Some mis-
guided friends Of labor" are Of the opin-
ion that the act is one sided and that il fails
to protect" the employer whatever that
may mean.
Well We fail to see why and where the
employer needs any protection but in order
IL, IL
tons we think that solution can be found.
Why not have the next Congress pass a
National Employers Relations Act with pro-
visions which will grant the employers the
right to organize free from interference re-
straint, domination or discrimination from
workers? Provide penalties to be imposed
upon any worker who denies or !nterferes
with his bosS's right to organize. Set up
procedure for enforcement OF the Act by
means of a National Board Of three members
selected from the L. 5. Chamber Of Com
merce. the National Association Of Manufac-
turers and the Liberty League. Certainly
the passage of such an Act would remove
every vestige of doubt from the minds OF
those who think that the present Wagner
Act is one-sided.
We read that Tydings For President Clubs
are being formed 1t would seem that here
a golden opportunity for his supporters to
raise an issue which should be enough to
sweep Maryland, senior senator in to the
White House in 1910. II is possible that
rydings has lost and will lose thousands Of
business mems votes and support BY his adj
vertisng that he is "A real friend Of Labor :
What golden opportunity for him to get
back in the good graces of the bosses by in
Producing the National Employers Relations
Bill.
And, incidentally. what fine plan for 81
lencing the criticism of employers at the
Wagner Act-because they could certainly
not kick at being given precisely the same
rights as is given their employees could
they?
The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17

c.pIes. the Clio starts with the ril-
ormous advantages of huge mcin-
bership and established poSitioi
II is therefore reasonable to ami
cipltc that Us future progress VIII
be far more rapid and painless than
was that of the movement which
1t is coming 10 superscdc
The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17

effective competition in the larges
and most important industries.
The completion OF organization
IN these industries will give 1t \
membership so far In excess OF the
miscellaneous trades which MAKE
up most OF the ALL that they are
likely to be drawn eventually into
its orbit. In one form or another.
By the force OF organizational gray
ity.
GompcrS Called "Rcd"
One historical comparison that
will amuse CfO union leaders wine
today confront so many red"
charges and ISLANDERS. is that almos.
Identical attacks we're made on the
founders OF the AFL IN 1881.
Even such pillar OF conscrva-
tive responsibility as Samuel Com
pcrS complains bitterly in his au-
photography OF attacks by daily
papers and factional opponents, at
the time OF the Pittsburgh convcn-
ton. Stiematizing him as "a req
rcsentativc OF the Socialist rule
or-ruin element"
History repeats itself. II seems.
but its rcpctitions are in the ma
turc of an advancing spiral. The
clio today. like the AL 81 years
AGO. represents rcaliSt attempt
TO meet current industrial prob
lens.
But in addition to It's sound prin-
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Girl Scouts Return
From Camping Trip

After a weeks stay at the
Lions Club camp, twelve miles
ABOVE Red Lodge, AZ Girl Scouts
of Hardin and Laurel returned
to their homes Sunday.
The camp is owned and main-
tanned by the Lions Club of
Billings for the use of the boys
and girls of this section of the
state.
Girls from Hardin who were
present at the camp were DON
ma Marie Cochran, Dorothy
Hammer, Marilyn Kelly, LaNell
Boughton, Blanche Franklin,
Airline Koebbe, Hazel Thomson,
Jean Kuehn, Joyce Danielson,
Connie Labbitt, Maxine Turner,
Alice Anderson, Patty Jensen,
Peggy Joyce Baker, Margaret
Raeburn, Eunice Torske and
Pauline Schaller.
Mrs. M. A. Thompson was
camp director; Helen Bulls,
Cecilia DIETRICH and Mrs. Har-
ny Boughton were councillors;
Mrs. Cochran was camp cook
and Mrs. L. H. Labbitt. camp
nurse.
Many forms of hand craft and
nature study were features of
the camp classes.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Seeks Mon Last
Heard Of In 1928

County Clerk and Recorder
Harry Cox recently received a
letter from Marie Banata of
Long Island, N. Y, inquiring as
to the whereabouts OF one JOS
eph Bohrer, from whom she
last heard in 1928.
The man is described as be-
ing about so years of age. The
writer of the letter stated that
he came to this country from
Switzerland about 80 years ago.
She added that she had been
informed that he owned a
farm in this vicinity.
Mr. Cox replied to the letter
that he had no information on
file in his office concerning the
missing man. Anyone who has
any information about Bohrer
is asked to call at the clerk and
recorders office.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
MURRAY RETURNS
TO BUTTE HONE
Stops In Billings. Discusses
Severed Proposed Projects
For Montunu

Senator James E. Murray re-
turned to his home in Butte
from Washington, D. c. to spend
a month before returning to
the nations capital.
He stopped in Billings ana
met with the Billings planning
commission and city engineers
office to discuss the proposed
construction of several projects
in Billings.
The senator said that he
would return to Washington in
about a month to help in iron
ing out legal technicalities and
other snags holding up several
Montana projects, including the
Big Horn dam and Terry unit
No. 2 of the Buffalo Rapids
project.
Il am not attending any po-
litical meetings and not taking
part in any political campaigns
this year." the senator stated.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
NO FRAUD, COURT HOLDS

Holding there was no evidence
presented to prove members of
the state highway commission
acted fraudulently in planning
to construct the Rogers pass
unit of the Central Montana
highway, the state supreme
court ordered District Judge
George w. Padbury, Jr., to null
lily his order restraining the
road board from awarding a
contract on the project. The de-
cision was unanimous, with Dis
trict Judge Rudolph Nelstead of
Miles City sitting as chief JUS
tice to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late Wal
ter B. Sands. r. M. Mills applied
to the district court for the re-
Straining order, contending
members of the commission &C
ted for personal gain in decld-
ing to award a contract on the
project. It was the second time
the state supreme court has up
held the highway commission
in suits brought to prevent con-
struction of the road.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Assessor Issues
20 Huil Cldirns

County Assessor John H. Pick
ard stated Tuesday that during
the day % hail loss claims had
been issued from his office.
He added that losses ranged
from 20 per cent to 100 per
cent on crops.
The damage was done in the
storms Sunday and Monday eve
ming. One farmer said that Sun
days hail had struck a field,
damaging it somewhat, and be-
fore he got through figuring
the loss, Mondays storm came
along and saved him the trouble
by wiping the crop out complet-
ely.
The ice pellets fell on fields
north of Toluca, on the north
and vest benches and in the
region from the Hardin city
limits twelve miles northWard.
The claims issued by the as
SCISSOR will be sent 70 the State
Board of Hail Insurance.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Ask For Bids On
Street Lighting

1t was announced Tuesday by
the city clerk that the city
council of Hardin was asking
for bids on street lights for the
town.
The bids are to be presented
August 2 at 1880 pm.
Specifications for the new
lights call for installing busin-
ess type ornamental street
lights on Third Street from
Cheyenne Ave. west to half way
between Grow and Cody Avenue
and on the half blocks ad-
jacent on both sides street
and also on Center Avenue from
North Railway Street to halt
way between Fourth and Fifth
streets. and on the half blocks
adjacent on both sides OF the
street.
The notice issued Tuesday
stated that the construction
must be completed not later
than October Is of this year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Highway Measure
Will Be On Ballot

The highway debenture meas
ure initiated so Montana can
raise So, 600, 900 to match federal
funds for construction of feeder
and main line highways has
been signed by more than the
required number of voters and
will be placed on the ballot for
approval by the voters Novem-
Der 8, Secretary of State Sam
w. Mitchell has announced.
Petitions bearing certified
signatures of more than eight
per cent of the voters in 43
counties, 22,585 signers in all,
had been filed with Secretary
Mitchell Saturday. The commit
tee of citizens sponsoring the
measure and conducting the
signing campaign estimated So
counties will qualify with at
least eight per cent of their vot-
erS.
If the measure is approved
at the general election, the
state will receive So, OOO, 600 in
grants from the federal govern
ment during the next two years.
Big Horn county's quota Of
signers numbered nearly 800
it was stated.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
VOTE ON BOND
ISSUE TODAY

Today, voters in School Dis
trict 17-H will decide whether
or not bonds will be issued, by
the district in the amount OF
$45, 900 to complete the Crow
Agency school building and to
construct a new school at st.
Xavier.
The school population in the
two towns has risen rapidly in
the last few years, and the
trustees of the district state
that there is urgent need for
better school equipment.
The bond issue failed on June
13, when, although a large ma
jority of those who voted were
in favor of it, not enough per-
sons cast ballots to make the
election valid.
It is expected that there will
be a sufficient number voting
at this election.
All who have not already done
so are urged to go to the polls
tonight. To be qualified to vote
on the issue, it is necessary to
be a registered voter and a tax
payer in the District.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Will ENTER FLOAT IN PARADE
AT MILES CITY WATER MEETING
Local Girl Will Be Selected To
Represent Big Horn County In
Bathing Beauty Contest

Big Horn county is taking
an active part in the annual
Water Conservation Meeting.
and Mardi Gras to be held at
Miles City July IS and 16.
The Chamber of Commerce
will enter a float in the parade
to be held the second day OF
the meeting, along with a To-
cal girl who will vie for hon
ors in a bathing beauty contest.
A contest Will be sponsored
locally at the Harriet theatre
Sunday night to select a girl
to represent Big Horn county
at the Miles City meeting. The
girl winning the contest here
will have all expenses paid to
Miles City. The winner of the
contest there will be awarded
$500 in cash and a choice
of an airplane trip to either
Seattle or Chicago and return
with all expenses paid. Second
prize will be $25; third prize
SIS, and fourth prize SIS.
In connection with the wa
ter conservation meeting and
Mardi Gras the Southeastern
Montana Counties Association
vii! hold their regular monthly
meeting Friday morning July
IS at 1000 am. Senators
Wheeler and Murray and Rep
reSentative James F. O'Connor
will be present att ne meeting
it was stated.
Other than the scheduled
business meetings there will be
the bathing beauty contest and
parade, swimming and diving
contests, baseball games, aerial
fireworks display and a street
Mardi Gras dance in mask and
costume.
Community conferences with
the Montana Highway Com
mission and Montana Water
Conservation Board are sched-
uled for both days of the meet
ing. Road and water problems
will be discussed by the groups.
A delegation from Big Horn
county is planning to attend
the meeting.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
To Ldunch Poultry
Membership Drive

In company with the other
Al states, MonLana'S memoer-
ship drive tor the seventh
Worlds Poultry Congress to De
held next summer at Cleveland,
Ohio, will be Iauncned July 20,
according to Miss H. E. CuSh-
man, extension poultry special
lst at Montana State college and
secretary of the Montana POul-
try Industry council.
Endorsing the drive for con-
gress memberships in this state
are the State Department of
Agriculture, MontananS, Inc,
Montana Poultry improvement
association, cooperative turkey
marketing associations and 9TH
er organizations allied with the
poultry industry.
The poultry industry, Miss
CuShman points out, ranks
among the first four contribut-
ors to the nations agricultural
income and this will be the first
time that the United States
will be host to the congress. For
tI1eSe SIle SAID, CQe y. ..
Chamber of Commerce is en-
dorsing the membership drive,
which starts exactly one year in
advance of the opening of the
congress.
The Montana Poultry Industry
council will also start its own
membership drive on July %,
Miss Cushman said. Sc explains
that this council has been Or
ganized with a two-fold pur-
pose. First, to handle the work
in connection with Montana's
participation in the Worlds
Poultry Congress, and second, to
build a permanent organization
to further the states poultry in
dustry on a long time basis.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
News
Highlights
A Brief Summary Of
Today Nationul and
World News
The National League All Stars

The National League ALL Stars
triumphed over the American
League group Wednesday after
noon by a score OF Al. The Ma
tionalS combined brilliant pit
ching and timely hitting to
score their second victory IN the
annual charity battle. In the
six years that the charity game
has been staged the American
League stars have won four
times. Johnny Wander Nicer and
Bill Lee allowed only two hits
in the first six innings, and the
Americans only score came in
the last of the ninth, when Joe
DiMaggio and Joe Cronin nit
balls pitched by Mace Brown.
National Leaguers scored once
in the first, once in the fourth
and twice in the seventh.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Goddard Indicted
As Chief Justice

At an impressive ceremony in
the capitol Friday one of the
drafters of the Montana consti-
tuition was indicted as chief
justice of the state supreme
court.
He is o. F. Goddard of Bill
lings, appointed to the states
highest judicial post by Cover
nor Roy E. Ayers after the
death of Chief Justice Walter
B. Sands.
Witnessed by a large repre-
sentation of the Montana bar,
the ritual was broadcast from
seven radio stations. It was the
first time members of the court
have been photographed in for
NAL session.
Governor Ayers introduced the
new chief justice to the court,
and Associate Justices Sam v.
Stewart, Claude F. Morris, Al
bert H. Angstman and Ralph
j. Anderson made brief ad-
dresses of welcome.
District Judge D. M. Durfee
of Philipsburg, the only other
living member of the constitu-
tional committee residing in
Montana, congratulated the
new chief Justice in an address
in the court.
Former Chief Justice Lew L
Galloway and former Associate
Justice H. T. Pigott. both o.
Helena, talked, commendin,
Governor Ayers on the appoint
ment and congratulating Judg'
! Goddard.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Walter Riggs underwent
a major operation July 2, and is
still seriously ill.
Ray Torgeson, who broke his
leg during the rodeo is still in
the hospital.
Billy 10 Adams of st. Xavier
has been a medical patient at
the hospital since July 2.
Frank Martinez of st. Xavier
underwent a major operation
July S.
Lewis Boschy underwent a
major operation July 6.
Mrs. David PitSch and her
new son were released from the
hospital Tuesday evening.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
MARRIAGE

July 2, j. L. Blackburn OF
Hardin and Hulda NeWsom OF
Birmingham, Ala.
July q, Benjamin F. Boyer of
Billings and Pearl Reed of Bill
lings.
July 2, Joseph Gun of Pryor
and Ella Cashem> of Pryor.
July 2, William D. Brown OF
Forsyth and Katherine Mae
Meredith of Forsyth.
July 3, Jack Newell of Hardin
and Mary Olenic of Hardin.
July 4, Homer Ayers of Hardin
and Vivian McNally of Butte.
July 6, Everett L. MCGUIRE of
Lodge Grass and Pear Lawson
of Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Dates Set For
All Club Camp

The All club camp for Big
Horn county will be held July
"a to % near the mouth of the
Little Horn canyon on the
ranch belonging to Henry Small
of Crow Agency, just west of
the river.
All All club members in Big
Horn county are eligible to at
tend the camp on payment OF
the camp fee.
Sessions will continue for
three full days, beginning on
the evening of July 10 and clos
ing on the morning of July 20
after breakfast. Included will
be eleven meals and four nights
of lodging.
The camp fee will be $3.50
per member. Both Indian and
white All club members will
attend, as he gathering is un-
der the joint supervision of the
County Extension service and
the Indian Extension service.
The program will consist OF
SoAAAP 3CANo, AAAAAuN
ing baseball, games, hiking and
other forms of recreation. Ma
ture study and handcraft clas-
ses will be held. DR.. H. B. Mills,
state entomologiSt, will be one
of the speakers, and will give
lectures on nature study.
In order that arrangements
may be made for the proper
care of all who attend, it is
necessary that all registrations
be in the hands of either George
W. Gustafson, county agent, or
c. S. Runyan, Indian extension
agent, not later than July IS.
Leaders of All clubs \ thru
out the county will assist in
the organization and supervis-
ion of the camps. It is expected
that a doctor and a nurse will
be in attendance to look after
the health of the boys and
girls.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
COUNCIL BANS
BALL MACHINES

The Hardin city council vot-
ed Tuesday night to issue an
order to ban all pin ball and
slot machines and gambling
games.
Only card games where mel
chandise chips were awarded
We're allowed to operate.
The order to remove all ma
chimes was given to operators
Wednesday who Immediately
started to take the machines
from their places of business.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Formers Told To
Core For Beets

George w. Gustafson, coun-
ty extension agent, advised
farmers Thursday to take care
of their beets, even though they
were seriously damaged by hail.
He stated that more would
be received by the farmer as a
deficiency payment, than he
would receive if he abandoned
the beets.
The deficiency payment will
be based on 80 percent of the
normal yield, and abandonment
on 80 percent of the normal
Weld.