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Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
KALISPELL UNIONS
COOPERATE With THEI
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

HELENA. - Organized labor of
Kalispell is cooperating 100 per cent
with the Montana State Employ
ment Service office in that city,
according to an announcement here
today by John w. Nelson, field
supervisor of the state agency.
The Central Trades and Labor
Council of Kalispell on November
21st, sent a notice to Lease and Leig-
land, general contractors, that the
building craft unions of Kalispell
request the contractors to use the
Kalispell employment office in
hiring such union men as they may
need.
The letter to the contractors fol-
lows:
"Lease and LeiCland, General
Contractors,
Kalispell, Montana
Gentlemen:
1.-THE undersigned building crafts
unions affiliated with the Central
Trades and Labor Council of Kali
ispell wish to take this means OF
requesting your cooperation by using
the facilities of the National Re-
employment Service in hiring such
union men as you may need.
1--WE feel that requisitioning men
directly through the MRS office in
Kalispell will benefit all parties con-
cerned and simplify the procedure
in furnishing competent men with
a minimum of delay while at the
same time providing a more accurate
record of men on the job at al
times.
Respectfully,
Joe Dzivi, Sec'y and Business
Agt, Operating Engineers Lo.
cal No. 371.
Perry S. Melton, Sec'y, Painters
Local No. 975.
Joe Dzivi, Pres. and Bushes.
Agt, Hold Carriers and Labor
ers Local No. 1892.
Charles Fulton, Business Agent
Transfers Local No. 593.
James Ernester, Business Agt.
Iron Workers Local No. 59S
James Curtis, Pres. and Business
Agt., R%oofers Local No. 176
A. j. Hale, Sec'y, Plasterers anc
Cement Finishers Local 436
(s) Perry S. Melton, Sec'y, Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council
Kalispell, Montana"
Perry S. Melton, secretary of the
Kalispell Council, informed Man
ager Draper of the employment of
flee in that city, that certified list
of union members will be Furnished
for the purpose of filling all requi
sitions from the contractors witt
union men.
The unions of Kalispell are work
ing in close harmony with the Mon
tana State Employment Service
office in that city.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

SIOUX CITY, Ia.--(FF)-The Mo
hawk Valley Formula isn't working
in the Missouri Valley, where Swift
& Co. has tried to break a strike Of
the clearinghouse Workers Organ
izing Committee (CIO). Operations
have remained at a standstill follow
ing withdrawal of Natl. Guardsmen,
although the company has ~butchered
a few sheep to pretend that the plant
was operating again. The expert
enced knife men are all on strike.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
federation OF LABOR URGES TOLERANCE
AMERICA MUST MOBILIZE DEMOCRACY
TO SAFEGUARD LIBERTY, SAYS GREEN

Principles Embodied in Bill of Rights Are a Priceless Heritage
That Must Be Preserved for Protection Against Relationships,
He Declares at Leon Blum Colony Dinner in New York City;
I'VE Vigorously Protest Against the Persecution of Jewish
People in Germany; We Protest Against the Interference With
the Exercise of the Rights of Catholics, Jews and Protestants
to Worship in Accordance With the Dictates of Conscience; We
Protest Against the Destruction of Free, Democratic Trade
Unions; We Protest Against the Rule of Autocrats and Dictators
Everywhere; We Appeal for the Establishment Of Freedom,
Democracy, Good VIII and Peace Throughout the World"
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

SAN RAFAEL, CaL-(FP)-All
major garages in Marin county,
across the Golden Gate from San
Francisco, are closed by a strike
against two garages followed by a
lockout. The garage workers divi-
sion of the Init. Bro. of Transfers,
Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers
(AFL) struck and picketed two San
Rafael garages after four months
negotiations were deadlocked in a
demand for a 48-hour week and
wage raises.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
Benefits From Slate
Minimum Wage Laws

The need of state minimum-wage
legislation to supplement the fed
eral wage-hour law is strikingly
illustrated in a report submitted to
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
by Mary Anderson, director of the
Women's Bureau. The report, made
public today, reveals material bene-
fits to women in Ohio dry-cleaning
establishments and in New York
power l~aundries, resulting from the
minimum-wage law for women in
each of these states. Such intrastate
industries fall without the scope of
federal legislation, and women in
these industries in the % states still
without a minimum-wage law are
afforded no legal safeguard.
Wage and hour data for periods
before and after the wage orders for
the Ohio and New York industries
in question became mandatory are
presented in the report, which also
gives in each case comparative fig
ures for an adjoining state without
a minimum-wage law. Ohio is con-
trasted with Indiana, and New York
under its first minimum-wage law
is compared with Pennsylvania prior
to its passage of a minimum-wage
law in 1887.
No other state has put a minimum
wage law into effect under such adj
verse business conditions as still
obtained when New York passed its
first wage law and laundry order in
1888, and no other wage order has
been issued when such fundamental
readjustments were being made in
an industry as was the case in the
dry-cleaning industry when the
Ohio wage order affecting it became
mandatory in 1885, it is pointed out
Nevertheless, the report shows
that such minimum-wage orders moi
only mean substantial gains for the
women covered, but are far-reaching
in beneficial results. On the basis
of the findings the following gen.
eral conclusions are drawn in The
report:
Minimum-wage orders for womer
in service industries raise very
materially not only the level of rate
paid to women, but also their tota
earnings.
The minimum does not become thu
maximum in the industries studied
In other words, women in th'
higher-earnings brackets receive in
creases in rates of pay at the sans
time the rates of less skilled anC
low-paid workers are being raisec
to the minimum.
In these industries where the seal,
of wages has been SO consistent.
lower for women than for men do
ing the same work, a minimum
wage order for women forces VI
their wages to a level nearer tt
mems even though it does not sue
coed in eliminating entirely the SCI
differential.
The minimum-wage orders TO
women do not cause substitution
of men for women. At least the stud.
of Ohio dry-cleaning establishment
in 1887 and New York laundries il
1885 after the respective orders wer
in full effect revealed no sucl
trends.
Minimum-wage legislation TO
women, rightly framed, does nc
interfere with the unsocial tendenc,
to Cypress women workers at tn
expense of the welfare of the STATE
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

WASHINGTON (FP) = Beating
tories to the punch, the Workers
Alliance has announced a series of
open hearings on whats the Matter
with WPA?" to- be held here on Dec.
Is, l6 and II.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

NEW YORK. - (FP) - More than
500 union painters and decorators
donned overalls and went to work
on Sunday, Nov. 81, without pay.
Contractors who usually pay the
union wage of $1,000 a man for a
days work, paid out $3.50 for each
of the 500 workers, making a total
of So, $50 for a fund to aid refugees
from Nazi Germany.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
TEXT OF GREEN'S ADDRESS
NEEN wiz tEWFN IVNEAW ~ III
to be present.
VALUE OF DEMOCRACY


VALUE OF DEMOCRACY
EMPHASIZED
During our busy life we are apt
to forget the value of democracy
and of its relation to life and living.
We are inclined to accept freedom
and justice as commonplace. But,
when we are threatened with the
loss of any of the fundamental rights
guaranteed us by the Constitution
of our country we become deeply
concerned and alarmed.
Thus the happenings in Central
and Northern Europe have attracted
our attention to the real meaning of
the Declaration of independence and
the Bill of Rights.
While there may be those who
complain about our form of govern
ment and constantly emphasize its
alleged shortcomings there is non
who would favor a change in the
Declaration of independence or a
revision of the Bill Of Rights.
These profound declarations which
served as the basis of our democracy
and liberty are as well suited to
modern life and conditions as they
were to the conditions of life and
living which existed when our gov
eminent was formed.
Firmly embodied within these
declarations are the guarantees of
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness. This means freedom of
speech, freedom of assemblage and
the right to worship in accordance
with the dictates of conscience.
These fundamentals of democracy
came to us as a priceless heritage.
We cherish them as we do life itself.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
kkLISpELL SHOWING
REST OF STATE HOW
TO ORGANIZE UNIONS

KALISPELL. - Organization is
still making steady progress in Kali
ispell. The charter for Bakery
Workers Local No. 483 was installed
Saturday, December 10, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, George Anderson; vice presi-
dent, Burt Donsbach; secretary, H. F.
Jones, and sergeant-at-arms, Mead
McMannamy. A~ffiliation with the
KaIispell Central Council will take
place Friday, December, 16, at the
regular meeting of that body and
immediate steps are being taken to
negotiate an agreement with en-
ployers.
Membership of this new local is
made up of employees of bakery
shops in Whitefish and Kalispell at
present. However, additional mem
bership is expected to be gained by
signing the several ice cream and
candy makers in the two communi-
ties, this work coming within the
proper jurisdiction of the Bakery
and Confectionery Workers Inter
national Union of America. Affilia-
ton of the Bakers with the central
council will bring the roster of that
body to a total of "a unions as COM
pared to 8 a year ago.
Butchers Local 1913 and Retail
Clerks Local 1927 report progress
in K~alispell, the Shop-Rite Grocery
having signed a contract with each
organization. 1t is expected that
this move will lead the way for other
stores as it becomes more evident to
the business men that it pays to
solicit the patronage of union mem
bers and their friends.
The BARRIERS and beauticians OF
Kalispell are planning to organize
and it is expected that application
for charter will be made in the near
future. The BARRIERS of Kalispell
are reported as having a reputation
for doing things right when they
start.
All in all it would appear that
the ranks of the Associated Indus
tries are rapidly disintegrating, and
it is rumored that Larry Devlini
erstwhile secretary, is seeking en-
ployment elsewhere. Continuous
formation of new unions apparently
is not conducive to lucrative returns
for a union buster"
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15
BY A. F. of L. Weekly News Service.

NEW YORK, N. "a vigorous defense of the guarantees of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness expressed in the Declaration of hide
pendence and embodied in the Constitution of the United States and an
quaIIy vigorous condemnation of the brutal persecution of Jews Catholics,
Professionals and trade unionsts in Nai Germany featured the address
by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who
presided at the Leon Blum Colony dinner at the Hotel Aston here.
The purpose of the dinner was to promote the establishment of the Leon
Blum Colony in Palestine, named after the former Prime Minister of the
French Republic, as a haven for vctlmized Jews who are denied all civil
and political rights under Hilers totaltarian State. The officers of the
colony are Rose Schneiderman, secretary of the New York State Depart
.ment of Labor and president of the New York Womens Trade Union
League; Max Zarhsky, head of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Workers International Union, and Lucy Lang writer.
Mr.. Green stressed the fact that as early as 1917 the American Fedora
ton of Labor recommended that the President of the United States and the
international Congress called to negotiate peace terms recognize the pro-
priety of establishing a national homeland in Palestine for Jewish people
The guests Of honor at the dinner were Mrs. Franklin Dehno Roosevelt
and the French Ambassador to the United States Count Rene de Saint
Quentin.
TEXT OF GREEN'S ADDRESS
Mr. Green said in part:
The events which are taking place at this time throughout the world
arouse within the hearts and minds of the American people a new sense
of appreciation of the benefits and blessings of American citizenship
It is in the spirit of America and in accordance with the highest and
best traditions of its people that we meet here tonight
The presence of all who are here must be interpreted as evidence of your
willingness to cooperate in the promotion of a most worthy enterprise.
In addition, there are many who reside in other parts of the country
who are in full sympathy with the aims and purposes of this meeting
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index Of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-15

The grievance committee brought
in a report declaring Joe Hoff of
272O Aberdeen street IS unfair to
organized labor. The original com
plant was sent in by the Machinists
Union. He is charged with doing
mechanical work but it is alleged
does not have a card and does not
belong to the union. Persons are
urged to take notice of this declara-
ton and not to have work done by
Mr.. Hoff.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

eostern Kentucky, the Frontier Nurs-
y doy. Backbone Of the Service ore
polly over 700 squore miles Of horse
fific core the 10th century offers.
worId-speoks dramatically for itself.
%. hos not lost single mother through
heort conditions ond two from pneu-
best equipped maternity hospitoIs
mountain nights keep these women
the graduate troinine in midwifery re-
-Britoin. Volunteer committees, in
in l9 cities to old in raising funds for
g Photos by Marvin Breckenridge.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

The Frontier Nursing Service HosptoI at Hyden Leslie
County hos '8 beds and $1,000 persons Core is
usuoy in obor. fodder for horses quilted kver split
bottom ehoirs or onions Gold is rore in these hills
The Washington times., 1938-10-10

Ford 1897 De Luxe Club Coupe &1AS|
Autumn brown finish; factory
installed heater; low mileage; care
fully used by and driven by LADY.
Guaranteed; $445.
WAKEFIELD MOTOR co.
2525 Sherman Ave. Adam $1,000
The Washington times., 1938-10-10

NEAR CAPITOL, Govt. Depts.-666 9th
St. N. z. Corner. attractive. rms, gar,
$50. mo. Inspect now. AD. 47S6.
The Washington times., 1938-10-10
PONTIAC

FUN TIM
Pontiac 1885 2-Door Trunk Sc cox
dan-Beautiful original finish: VoO
low mileage by one owner; DOWN
built-in radio: perfect in every way and
sold for only $95 down and balance at
SO the Trico Pay Plan. See Mr..
TRIANGLE MOTOR co.
14th and r. I. Ave. N. e. DEC 5000
PONTIAC COUPE. 1934-Mechanically
o. K; all good tires: radio. heater; sell
for balance due, $240: 1920 17th n. W"
Apt. 4O5. AID. O23O-J. 10 .. m.
Evening star., 1938-10-14
UNCLE RAYS CORNER-Ways Of the Eskimos

Who are the Eskimos and how do
they happen to live so far north?
Those questions have puzzled scien-
fists for long time, and even today
there are no certain answers.
Yet reasons have been found to be-
heve that the Eskimos are branch
OF the American Indian race, even
though they are not SO tall or ordi-
nary Indians. and their skin Is Of
somewhat different shade.
It Is supposed that the Eskimos were
once Indian tribes living north of Lake
Superior, and that some cause-per-
haps fear Of enemies-drove them to
the Arctic region. This may have
happened as long ago as 1000 years.
At the present time there are about
10000 Eskimos. Many of these live in
Greenland. Others live around Hudson
Bay and on islands of the North Ca
madam coast Some dwell In Alaska,
sand few are found in Eastern Siberia.
; Among the earliest white explorers
who told about the Eskimos was Martin
Frobisher. While searching for .
Northwest passage, in 1876, Frobisher
met with Eskimos around Baffin Land,
and left an account in quaint old Eng
lish, which I shall put into modern
English
They spoke, but we did not under
Evening star., 1938-10-14
Part of an Eskimo Uillage.

stand them,' Frobisher wrote. They
are like the Tartars, with long black
hair, broad faces and nat noses. They
are brownsh in color. The men wear
sealskin clothes, and 80 do the women
The womep's faces are marked with
blue streaKs down the cheeks and
around the eyes. Their boats are made
from sealskin with wooden keels
which are covered by skin"
The whites were probably just ~
Evening star., 1938-10-14
Hunches.

All pr1oSe p0yefS nave ndlcneS.
lunches may assume many different
shapes. For instance, you may get
hunch that IN opponent has bid =
psychic or that partner has made
some peculiar bid or play. At an
other time, you may get hunch that
the suits are peculiarly distributed.
In todays hand, Henry Chanin
Of Atlanta, Ca, got the hunch that
trumps would not break. He played
the hand on this basis and succeeded
in bringing home ticklish contract.
South, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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Mr.. Chanin.
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
~ Pass ~ Pass
~ Pass Pass Pass
West opened the king Of spades
and when East signaled frantically
with the jack, the suit was continued.
Declarer trumped the second round
and led a club to dummy, noting that
East's ten dropped. A diamond was
now led, East splitting his honors and
Mr.. Chanin winning with the ace
Next trump was played to dummys
ten and another diamond lead was
won by East's king. A third spade
lead again forced declarer and he now
saw that he could take all the tricks
If trumps were divided However. his
own singleton, plus the fact that Easts
club ten had dropped on the first
round, caused him to suspect that
even one more trump lead might prove
fatal. Thus Mr.. Chanin cashed his
jack of diamonds, discarding dummy's
last spade, then played the ten which
he trumped with dummys heart jack.
His next play was small club,
which East trumped. Now there was
nothing East could do. As his best
effort he tried the play of another
spade. Mr.. Chanin discarded his ace
of clubs and since dummy also was
now out of spades, was able to trump
with the eight.
Mr.. Chanin's hunch was really in
surance in allowing for bad trump
break.
(Copyright 193SD
Evening star., 1938-10-14

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Evening star., 1938-10-14

lasted I hours and 19 minutes, longest
bout In the history Of boxing.
Bowen decided to try at the title,
held by Kid Lavigne, in 1894. For IA
Evening star., 1938-10-14

rounds Bowen stood up against this
fighter, then was knocked out by La
vigne's telling smashes Completely
battered, Bowen died the next day.
Evening star., 1938-10-14
Winning Contract
Nv THE FOuyR ACES.

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maief.
Oswald Jacoby, Howard 6chenken.
worlds leading team of four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence.)
Evening star., 1938-01-04
CHASE NATIONAL
DEPOSITS DOWN
Drop Below Three Months
Ago and Last Year
on December 81.
b, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. JAN 4.-Chase Ma
tional Bank deposits as Of December 81
totaled $4,000, 1890, 900. against $2,128,-
$4,000 three months ago and $2,286,-
100000 a year ago, the bank an
nounced.
Cash in the banks vaults and on
deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank
and other banks stood at $7O8, 8,04O, 900
on December 81, against $708 1874 900
on September 80 last and $669, ,418, 900
on December 81. 1896; investments in
United States Government securities,
$500, 1852 900, against $575.O1l 900 and
$780,030000; loans and discounts,
$728. $4,000. against $817,313,000 and
$772,o31, 900; undivided profits, $751;
12l, 900, against SIS ,888, 900 and $685.
464000.
Guaranty Trust Co.
The statement of condition of Guar
anty Trust Co. showed deposits of ST.
449, ,807 ,512 as of December 81, COM
pared with $l,7O9, ,643, 900 a year ago.
Undivided profits at the end of 1887
stood at l1,690,064, against $685.
562 a year earlier.
Bankers Trust Co.
The year-end statement of condition
of Bankers Trust Co. shows an in
crease in undivided profits of 1884,
600.95, in addition to the regular divi-
dents.
Cash and exchanges as of December
81 totaled 1920, 116 ,801.57, as compared
to 1894 ,268, ,63355 December 81, 1898.
Holdings of United States Government
securities totaled $343,935,273 as
compared to $448.876,8l7.6O for the
same date a year ago. Undivided
profits increased to $26,9S2,372.l3.
compared to the previous figure of
$23,937,771l8. Deposits and outstand-
ing and certified checks amounted to
1882, 96,84l,22. compared with $685.
62l, 1871 year ago. Contingency
fund was reduced during the period
from $4,000 to $5,5O0,0O0.
Chemical Bank & Trust.
Chemical Bank e. Trust Co. in
creased its undivided profits during
1887 from s8,382,8OO to ss,625,ss4
after the usual dividends Deposits at
the close of the year were s506,375.-
322. compared with $590,0Ol,Ol9 a
year ago.
Cash and exchanges increased to
$208,867.187 from sl9l.O23,879 and
Government Sap1lritjec decrooead 70
$106.644,944 from $l44,933l29.
Loans ana discounts at the same
year end totaled Sl45, ,786,757, COM
pared with sl22.O85 ,OO3 at the end of
1886. Indicated earnings per share
for the fourth quarter of 1887 were
60 cents compared with II cents for
the fourth quarter of 1886.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
new HIGH MARKS SET
BY BANK OF AMERICA
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. ALI time high
marks in deposits, total resources and
capital funds of Bank of America
N. T. & S. A. on December 81, have
placed the institution on a higher
footing even than in 1929.
A year-end statement of condition
just released shows that on December
81 capital funds stood at a total of
$l09, ,104, 900, highest mark in the 33-
year history of the bank and an in
crease from $1O5, ,024,0O0 at the be-
ginning of the year.
Deposits reached the historic mark
OF $1.357 100000. an increase of $751;
100000 over the record of 1886. Earn
ings totaled $19,2O3, 900, equal to $3.50
q share, and dividends paid out
amounted to s8,s0O,000, 10 per cent
higher than the year before.
There also was a special Christmas
distribution of 100000 to employees.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
DECLINE is RESUMED
BY FOREIGN BALANCES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Foreign bal
ances held in domestic banks resumed
their decline during the week ended
December 49, after two successive ad-
vances
The outbound stream of foreign
owned funds is said in financial circles
to reflect the improving competitive
position of European centers in COM
parlSOn with New York.
This stems partly from the severe
slump in securities in this country,
as well as a more optimistic senti-
ment abroad
1nter-bank deposits of foreign banks
held in l0l leading cities, reported by
the Reserve Board, compared as fol-
lows:
Week ended December 90 $442 .O0O, 900
Previous week 444. .OO0, 900
Same period last year. 429 1000, 900
Evening star., 1938-01-04
London Silver
Price Is Boosted
To Narrow Gan
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Jan. "A further ad-
vance in the London price of silver
today narrowed the gap between the
quotation here based on what the
United States Treasury has been pay
ing for imported metal The London
quotation, recently as much as and
4 cents below the New York price for
imported metal, moved up nearly 3.
OF cent to the equivalent of 441O
cents an ounce
Handy g. Harman, bullion dealers,
again quoted 44a cents, but omitted
a special quotation for metal used in
the arts and industries, which it had
introduced during the recent fall in
the London market.
The firm indicated it would resume
the industrial price in the event the
gap widens sufficiently again.