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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
BASE BALL FANS DESIRE
RETURN OF IVES KINGDOM
Continued from Page l

Kingdom would be mighty good man
to retain for the season of '39. It
is reported that he is in a position to
demand a salary which requires much
consideration from the owner as to
his ability to pay; but cheaper man.
ager will make his influence felt at
gate whose hinges might get rusty
due to unsatisfied fans. A manager
who can do things in the way Of fur
nishing good ball playing will put far
more people in the stands, and, after
all, be a cheaper official.
Pocomoke lovers of the national
pastime are not demanding cham
pionship team, tho such an one would
not be criticized unfavorably. But
they would like to see a first division
outfit. They believe with Kingdom
at the wheel, this city will have a
club it will be proud of, one that will
look better on the map, and one that
will supply better advertisement for
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
CRIME CONDITIONS
in The COUNTY
ARE CRITICIZED
Berlin Magistrate Threatens To
Appeal To Federal
Authorities

A Berlin Magistrate, Fred A. Gull
yer, laments the prevalence of crime
in northern Worcester County, and
seemed to insinuate that much of it
was due to the illegal sale of strong
drink. He seems also to insinuate
that there is laxity in enforcement
of laws, since he is led to declare he
is going to seek the aid of Federal
authorities. He is blaming somebody
as he places the responsibility Of con-
ditions on the people of Worcester
County.
All this is the result of a trial in
which he fined three Negroes $50 and
costs and sentenced them to serve six
months for the possession of non-taX
paid liquor. Culver said he would sus-
pend the jail terms if the fines were
paid.
Jesse Parker, 50, one of the prison
ers pleaded guilty and said he had
been supplied with the liquor by a
white man whom he said is head of a
bootleggers organization.
Parker, his wife, Lenore, and his
brother, Brady Parker, were arrested
by Sheriff Edwin D. Lynch at "Black
Ankle" Negro camp for canning
factory workers. Four gallons of the
liquor was confiscated.
81 have had numerous complaints
that considerable bootleg liquor is be-
ing sold at the camp" Magistrate Cul-
yer said. "Time and time again have
sent officers to check the complaints
without avail. Everyone knows this
white man and his gang of liquor
makers is responsible for crime con-
ditions and yet the people of Wor.
cester county will continue to put up
with such conditions"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26

child who has not been successfully
vaccinated against smallpox is liable
to a fine of $1,000.
Smallpox is very contagious. Any
body who has not been protected "a
gainst it is likely to contract the di-
sease if exposed to it. 1t is much
more prevalent than any one is likely
to realize who does not keep in touch
with health and sickness conditions in
other parts of the country. The only
way to avoid having the disease is
thru vaccination.
"We have had only two cases of
smallpox in Maryland in the last eight
years, one in 1881 and the other in
1895. Our slate is clean and un-
blemished for 1880, 1882, 1888, 1884,
1886, 1887 and up to the present for
1888.
"There is a very different picture
in other parts of the country. The
weekly reports of the United States
Public Health Service show that over
tweleve thousand persons, in various
parts of the United States, have had
smallpox in the last seven months
from January 1 to July 81, 1888. This
was nearly five thousand more cases
than were reported during the CORE
spending period of 1887. Over half
the states in the Union were represent
ed in these totals. The majority of
the cases occurred, of course, in
states in which vaccination is not COM
pulsory.
"Our Maryland vaccination laws
were enacted in 1864 and our freedom
from the disease is due to careful OBJ
servance of the requirements. We
rarely have to enforce the smallpox
laws because parents, as a rule, or
others for whom vaccination may be
required, cooperate very willingly
with the health authorities in having
it done. But parents sometimes put
off having it done. Consequently a
great many children have mot vac
cinated against smallpox checked up
against them on the health conference
records.
"Parents whose children have not
been protected against smallpox
should go to their family doctor and
have it done at once"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
POCOMOKE FURNISHES "a
FOR SWIMMING CLASSES

Seventy-five boys and girls.took ad-
vantage of the swimming classes Civ
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES

"Christ Jesus" will be the subject
of the Leson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Au-
gust %.
The Golden Text will be from Micah
5:2-"Thou Bethlehem Epratah, tho
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26

Worcester's enterprising community.
A petition has been started to urge
the retention of Kingdom for next
year. It has already obtained a
hearty reception, and is being rapidly
filled with names of the ball-loving
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
VAUDEVILLE TO HAVE
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.
Anaconda Gets New Federal
ALLEGATION.

The unions have been advised by
Senator Wheeler that President
Roosevelt has approved an allotment
of $4,000 for a Works Progress Ad-
ministration project designed to i'm
prove the alleys in the city of Ana
conda. The President also approved
another allotment Of $52,493 for the
construction Of sidewalks in Ana
conda. The proposals will be re-
turned to Mr.. Parker, WPA admin
istrator, to put in operation at his
discretion.
Senator Wheeler and Congressman
Jerry O'Connell wish to make it
known that President Roosevelt has
signed and approved a project for
Improvements of the streets and
alleys Of VAUDEVILLE. The project
carries an ALLEGATION of $33, 1855.
Congressman Jerry O'Connell has
interested himself in a project for
Silver Bow County giving free home
assistance. The congressman advises
that the ALLEGATION amounts to $685.
1926. 1t was signed by the President
recently.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
pictures
Growing Organization

Mr.. G.. E. Franklin, minister of the
Evangelist Association of Houston,
Texas, has been a guest of his son
at the National Hotel in Butte for
the last several weeks.
Mr.. Franklin dropped into Butte in
returning from the Townsend ma
tional convention recently held at
Los Angeles, which was attended by
an estimated delegation of 5000. OF
these, 5000 were voting delegates
and 1000 visiting delegates, accord
ing to Mr.. Franklin. 1t was one of
the most successful gatherings of the
believers of the Townsend move
ment ever held in this nation, ac-
cording to the visitor. He said that
the meeting evidenced enthusiasm
which belied the statements of
enemies that the movement was dy-
ing, but instead Mr. Franklin stated
there is renewed stimulus over the
entire country. He said the dele
gates left the southern California
town determined the next session of
the national congress must adopt the
welfare act, because it is practical,
it is humanitarian, and there is
urgent need for it.
Mr.. Franklin will return to Hous-
ton, Texas, by way of st. Paul, Chi
cago and st. Louis.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
union DELEGATION
TO visit MEXICO

Keep America Out of War Con-
gress, an organization which includes
some of the most liberal men and
women in the United States, is pro-
posing to send a delegation to Mexi-
co, to study conditions in that coun-
try.
Clarence Senior is secretary of the
organization. The group called att
tention to the urgency Of sending
such a committee to study Mexico.
There is a serious danger that Mexi-
co may become "the Spain of
America" warns the Congress. The
committee further states:
''This makes imperative the pro-
motion of greater understanding on
the part of the people Of the United
States of what is happening in
Mexico. Since the Mexican govern
ment and its program are being
backed by the labor movement, and
since most workers realize that their
interests transcend national boun-
the Labor Delegation APP
to the over 1900 delegates at
the National Anti War Congress as
a means of increasing understanding
and helping ward off foreign inter
vention in our southern neighbor.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
Doctors Opposing Co.
op Medicine (%onspire
Against Public Health
Editor Tells Convention

BOSTON. - Two thousand dele
gates from Catholic schools and col
leges in the East, meeting at Boston
College, April 2, for a two-day con-
vention of Our Lady Sodality adopt
ed a strong resolution ~censoring those
doctors who oppose cooperative
medicine and endorsing a consumer
cooperative system of medical care
as a democratic method of combating
Fascism and Communism.
Rev. George A. Mcdonald, editor
of '"The Queens Work" told the con-
vention that Doctors who oppose
cooperative medicine are unwittingly
participating in a conspiracy against
health. The American Medi-
cal Association is fighting coopera-
tive medicine under the delusion that
is opposing socialized medicine,
without realizing that it is standing
in the way of many doctors and
putting medical care still further out
Of the reach of the consuming
public"
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
PRES. GRAHAM ASKS
BOARD TO HIRE UNION
WORKERS FROM 5TATE|

HELENA, Aug. 22.-At a meeting
Of the State Board of Education held
today in the Governors reception
room in the State Capitol to let a
contract for the erection of a new
chemistry building at the University,
James D. Graham, president of the
Montana Federation of Labor, adj
dressed the board requesting them
to insert a clause in the contract COM
polling contractors to employ Mon
tana workers on the construction of
the building and to prevent the con-
tractor from discriminating against
the home workers by ~discharging
them for incompetency when they
were competent workers. Mr.. Ora
ham requested the board to designate
the University engineer to be the one
to pass on the charge of the contrac-
tor that the worker was not compe-
tent.
Mr.. Graham informed the board
that nc Montana workers were EN-
ployed on the Federal building being
erected in Glasgow by a contractor
from out of the state, that all those
employed Oh the building were from
Kansas and yer not being paid the
prevailing wage. That Montana had
just as good building craftsmen as
any other state in the west.
The members of the Board of Edu-
cation expressed themselves favor
ably on Graham's request, claiming
that it was both reasonable and prac-
teal Mr.. Brennan Of Missoula, a
member Of the board, made the me
ton that the board concur in MIR.
Graham's request. Governor Ayers
put the motion and declared the same
carried unanimously.
The contractor will be compelled
to hire Montana workers exclusively
on the construction of the building.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
GOSSIP OF OPENING
OF THE BUTTE MINES

Undoubtedly the mines will be
employing more men. This state
ment is supported by inquiries at
the stockholders, banks and other
places. In the Understanding the
WPA-men say that the Stewart, the
Mountain Con and other mines have
finished all their repair work and
are ready to accommodate operations
resulting from full complement of
miners. Evidences were in sight sew
eral weeks ago that mining opera
tons would be increased in the
copper industry, not only here, but
elsewhere.
The Anaconda Copper Mining
apparently does not want
to make any official announcement.
If we can Judge anything by signs
and portents there is going to be an
increase in employment.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
$500
II
S>

Butte citizens are becoming inter
ested in the Harrison avenue lighting
project and are making plans to in
sure the success of the campaign to
equip the heavily Travelled street
with modern lights which, experts
say, will improve vision for night
driving, reduce accidents and beauti-
fly the important approach to the
city.
At the present time a campaign is
under way to raise a total of $4,000
which will be required to purchase
materials for the project. Recon-
mendation has been given the project
by the Silver Bow County planning
board and other agencies and it is
proposed to do the work of installa-
ton under the WPA.
The project will be sponsored by
the city. Recently the city council
created a special Improvement light
ing district, clearing the way for in
stallation of the lights as soon as
the necessary funds are obtained.
Plans call for a string of modern
sodium vapor lights, known as mo
glare lights and noted for their
economical operating cost, to be in
stalled on Harrison avenue from At
lantic street to Harvard avenue.
They will be spaced 1875 feet apart,
alternating on both sides of the
street. The lights r to be placed
on ornamental iron poles rs feet in
height, The poles will be mounted
on sturdy concrete bases approx
mately two and one-half or three
feet in height.
Mayor Charles A. Hauswirth and
Carl Smith, city electrician, recently
made a trip to Salt Lake City to
inspect the lights along a principal
avenue there. The Salt Lake lights
have been in use for the past year
and have proved highly satisfactory
in that time, according to Mayor
Hauswirth.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
Lille SfeeI' Companies
Threaten Wage Slash

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Two
'little steel companies, Republic
and Inland, threatened to tumble
wages in the steel industry if forced
to pay prevailing wages in order to
bid on government contracts.
The threat came at the hearing
before the contracts board of the
Labor Department called for the
purpose of determining prevailing
wages in the steel industry which
steel companies must meet in order
to be eligible for government con-
tracts under the Walsh ealey Act.
E. S. Ballard, counsel for Inland
Steel, declared that either steel
prices would go up or wages would
be cut if government contracts re-
quired payment of prevailing wages.
while it is desirable to maintain
wages as high as economically pos
sible, they cannot be maintained
static in the face of the present eco
nomic condition without injury to
employers and employees alike" he
said.
7. F. Patton, attorney for Republic
Steel, lined up with Ballard in
threatening wage cuts if the com-
panies do not get their way and in
threatening to bring legal action
challenging the validity of the
Walsh-Healey act.
I'VE urge" Patton said, that the
determination of a prevailing mini
mum wage in the steel industry be
delayed until a more thorough
understanding and study of the
present wage structure with relation
to existing prices can be made"
Republic and Inland's threats were
voiced after Philip Murray, chairman
of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, asked the board to divide
the country into three regions and to
set the prevailing wage at 6215 cents
an hour in the eastern region. This
is the wage being paid common labor
by the U. S. Steel Corporation.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
ENGINEERS TO FORM
new ORGANIZATION

An important organization meet
ing will be held in the county sur
veyor's office at 7:30 o'clock Mon
day night by members and prospec-
tive members of the Technical Engi-
neers, Architects, and Draftsman's
Union now being formed.
At the original meeting held here
Aug. IL the group obtained sufficient
signatures for the application for a
charter. The application was made
Monday, Aug. Is, and has since been
granted by the International. The
charter will be received before the
next meeting.
The Technical Engineers, Archi-
tects, and Draftsman's Union is affili-
ated with the American Federation
of Labor. The group has applied for
membership in the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council.
The local union is at present work
ing under temporary officers. Regu-
lar officers will be elected in the
near future. At the original meet
ing Mr.. Ed Gerrick, Seattle, Wash,
representative of the International,
appeared and gave an interesting
and enlightening talk on the Inter
national and its locals. During the
discussion it was pointed out that
Montana and North Dakota are the
only two states in the union which
are without license laws governing
engineers.
The membership is subjected to
an examination to determine CLASH
fication for employment purposes,
education, experience and engineer
ing qualification and an absolute
elimination Of any man as a member
who adheTes to subversive and anti
American ideals. In this manner
they will be able to maintain a high
standard of membership and avoid
radicals which may be found in any
profession. The organization plans
to gain most of its ends through
legislation.
Technical Engineers, Architects
and Craftsmen are urged to attend
the August 20 meeting at which
further organization will be affected.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
LABOR UNIONS READY FOR CELEBRATION
HoD (ARR|EN<<loLD COUNCIL
(0NVENH0NH POWELL COUNTY

AT a state meeting held day,
August 10, at Deer Lode> I the
State Council of Hold Carriers and
General Laborers, many unions were
represented. The convention was
enthusiastic concerning the program
and the outlook for organization in
Montana. William o. Dix, inter-
national representative, was present
during the discussion. The meeting
was presided over by President
Frank Healy of Anaconda and Ches-
ter Bates of Helena was secretary.
The convention praised the ma
tional unemployment setup and also
the state employment service.
The following delegates and visi-
tors were present:
Frank Healy, Local 235, Anaconda;
Eric Forword, Local 235, Anaconda;
Mike O'Toole, Local 322, Anaconda;
Harry Kortum, Local 1922, Anaconda;
George Hawksworth, Local 535, Deer
Lodge; Frank Lashell, Local 535,
Deer Lodge; Chester Bates, Local
254, Helena; Pat Foley, Local 254,
Helena; Howard Jewett, Local 1877,
Missoula; George Whyte, Local 278,
Great Falls; Sam Brand, Local 1245,
Three Forks; VIM. T. O'Leary, Local
1903, Livingston; Joe Dzivi, Local
1892, Kalispell.
Visitors present were: VIM. o. Dix,
international representative; Clar-
ence Blewett, editor of the Montana
Labor News; Ed Nichols, president
of the Deer Lodge Trades and Labor
Assembly; John Sloan of Butte, Lorin
D. Hester, Glen McPhail, John Po-
zega, Lyman Trembull, Clifford Jor-
gensen, Walter Cupp and Gar Hack
barth of Anaconda. And a large
number from the Deer Lodge local.
A committee appointed to visit
James D. Graham, in regard to in
stalling Federal Labor charters in
cities where we have international
charters, reported that no federal
charters would be installed where
we could maintain our jurisdiction.
There was general discussion on
the CCC doing building and con-
struction work, that should be done
by members of our organization. Ed
Nichols suggested that as Robert
Fechner, director of the CCC, was
a union man, he might be able to
rectify the condition.
O'Leary Of Livingston reported on
the situation in Billings, and the need
of having an outside organizer there.
Officer Dix spoke on Billings, and
said he would go in there as soon
as possible.
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
Montana DistiIlery
Complains Of Absence
OF Local Patronage

A complaint has been received
from Red Lodge relating to the Rocky
Mountain Distillery being forced into
the hands of a receiver because it is
said retailers and saloons will not
sell Montana products. The same
communication states that the Vel
lowstone Distillery, Inc, another
Montana institution to manufacture
liquor, may start operations in the
future but the people that are
supporting it are of the opinion that
Montana people do not want Mon
tana goods. They would rather buy
something from Kentucky or Chi
cago.
It may be the unions in the eastern
part of the state will take up the
matter in the interest of Montana
industries.
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
Cooperative Denmark
Is Praised BY Former
United States Minister
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde Broad
casts Address ON CoOperatives.
Coop League News Seryieel

NCO-Op League News SerVlce)
NEW YORK-"Every pig in Den
mark has the same social back
ground there is no rugged in
dividualism about Denmark's cows"
said Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde, for
mer U. S. Minister to Denmark, in
her nationwide broadcast over the
NBC net work, August /,
Stopping overnight at a Danish
farm, the sight Of the "cleanest pigs"
she had ever seen, led to a discussion
with the cooperator farm-owner.
The necessity of changing Danish
agriculture from wheat raising to
animal production as a result of
competition with newer countries
having more fertile land, and the
demand of the English market for
lean bacon and graded butter and
eggs, required that the farmers or
cooperatives for marketing.
Cooperative purchasing of farm and
supplies and cooperative
credit followed. AS a result "the
average Danish farmer is a mar of
only a grower but "a
director in a cooperative creamery,
slaughterhouse, store and bank"
Anxious about what happened to
the middleman," Mrs. Rohde was
told that "the middleman has been
absorbed into the management of
cooperative enterprises" Describing
Denmark as a Laboratory of CO.
operation" the speaker observed, IF
an experiment can be worked out
successfully in a laboratory it proves
that the principle is sound" AS to
the probable future growth of CO.
operatives in America, Mrs. Rohde
concluded, ideas are as contagious
as measles, especially when they are
as simple and practical as the idea
Of cooperation. 1t offers an effective
way to solve ones problems, and,
somehow, l think it is an American
way"
Montana labor news., 1938-08-25
MI550ULA( CHOSEN FOR
next MEETING OF THE
PROGRESSIVE COUNCIL

The executive board of the Mon
tana Conference for Progressive
Political Action met in Great Falls
Sunday, August 21st, to discuss ways
and means of electing their success
full candidates from the last pri-
maries. The meeting was attended
by quite a number of the successful
candidates for the House and Senate
in the next legislative session.
As the eastern district of the state
is composed mostly of farmers and
they will be busy putting up the
crops, the board thought it good
strategy to hold a meeting of Mon
tana Conference for Progressive Po-
litical Action at Missoula on Septem-
Der 18th. Invitations were accord
ingly sent to all farm unions, labor
unions and labor councils, CLIO or
CARNATIONS, railway brotherhoods,
and unemployed unions.
The purpose of the meeting is to
solidify the progressive movement,
especially in the first congressional
district in support of Congressman
O'Connell to offset the machine now
being built by the corporation oppo-
sition. At the Missoula meeting a
discussion concerning Peoples Voice,
a new publication by the Cooperative
Publishing Company, will take place.
The Montana Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action realizes the
Importance of having an independent
state paper in the field to assist in
carrying on the campaign.
All progressives are urged to be
in attendance.