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The Washington times., 1938-08-18
Always Frank

IT disgusts me that so many people blame him
for going out openly through the country and
telling the people quite frankly whom he wants
returned to political life If there is one thing in
this world despise and loathe, 1t is sneak. and
this you cannot accuse the President Of being.
To my way Of thinking. it is so much franker
and better to come right out before the people
and say Eyes. by heck. want this and that"
than it is to use the grapevine system and send
men out quietly to do exactly the same thing.
Also, President Roosevelt is being accused of be
ing like Edgar Bergen. They say he wants to be
the Bergen and have lot of Charlie McCarthys
up on the HILL
All right, suppose that is true. Where would
Charlie Mccarthy be without Bergen2 Isn't
there possibility this country might be In
the same fix without fearless leader like the
President who is not afraid to come straight out
and say what he thinks?
I have always said and will keep on saying,
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

produce some Of the finest wines in the world
Certainly their brandy ranks second to none
But to listen to the walls Of the secretary Of the
San Francisco Wine Institute you might think
the Federal Government has ruined the Cali
tornia brandy business.
No More "COSnac"
TNHE FAA concluded that there Is not much
l. sense In labelling American brandy as
"cognac." So 1t ruled that no more American
produced brandies may be officially designated as
"cosnac."
Whereupon the San Francisco Wine Institute
secretary arose in wrath to announce: "Our In
dustry will ask the Federal Courts to protect the
American industry by restraining the FAA from
handling over this monopoly to the French"
Since Cognac is not only town but district
IN France, It seems q trtfle goofy to become irate
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
HOuU to-Pleose Customers

HOuU to-Pleose Customers
0NE able, foresighted business leader James
" E. Davidson, president Of the Nebraska Power
Company, tenders 40 ways to make your cuSto-
mers like your company" They are worth pom
dering by every employer. Summarized, they are:
/. Every company must dedicate itself to even
greater civic responsibilities
2. You owe to the communities you serve
greater civic participation than the average citi-
zen.
8. Humanize your company. Your personnel
must be inspired with genuine spirit Of public
service.
4. Be courageous and aggressive, but be tolerant.
Tell your story WELL but give to the opinions OF
others the consideration you, too, desire.
S. Learn the trend Of opinion Of the public in
the territory you serve and the reason for that
trend
6. Check carefully the form letters your COM
pany mails. Put them in tune with modern
thinking.
7. See that your company's messages reach all
your customers.
8. Maintain careful supervision over your emer-
gency calls.
9. Intensity the good work you are doing among
your dealers and contractors. Make Of these
dealers boosters rather than knockers
TO- Show a genuine interest in your customers
year in and year out
Copyright, 1885, by B. c. Forbes)
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
Says Boake Carter

at the prospect of the French having exclusive
right to use label which is in fact, exclusively
French. 1t would be just about as fatuous for the
French orange growers in Southern France to
label their fruit California sunkiSt Oranges"
and then sputter with rage when the California
orange producers demanded they stop using
phoney label!
"SuperiOr or EquaP
DUT then, is the secretary Of the San Francisco
~ Wine Institute ashamed Of the quality Of
California brandies? In one breath he indicates
yes" In the next breath, he does reverse flip
flop and comes up with this piece:
I'VE have demonstrated repeatedly that Cali
fornia brandies are equal or superior to French
brandies"
Well, if that be the case, why put French
label on the bottle? If a man knows he has
better product than the other fellow, he must
be goofy to insist he be permitted to use the label
Of an inferior product. If California brandes are
the equal or superior" Of French brandies, then
why not get out and tell the world that California
brandies have French "cognac" licked a mile?
To possess, to the best Of ones honest and
earnest belief the best product but proclaim that
it must be labeled Second-beSt, and make it out
thereby an imitation, must be an example Of what
happens when the customary vigorous California
salesmanship of anything Californian goes into
reverse!
copyright Ledger syndicats)
(Bodke Carter's opinions are his otvn and not
necessarily those OF The Washington TtnEeSO
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

for oranges, general strikes,
California weather, Dr.. Town.
send, motion pictures, and a
whole heap Of other origins-
tions, accomplishments and
episodes.
When California puts out
anything, no one can make
the mistake Of failing to
identify whence it came.
For that reason the current
bleats of the California wine
producers Just don't make the
,,z,,al california sense, They
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
Voters Act in OlUn lnterest

T1NTRANdMEILED voters always act in what
~ they believe to be their own interest. They
endorse those they believe can do most for them.
In other words, selfinterest motivates the aver
age voter.
The cardinal battle in recent years has been
between Government and men of affairs, in
dustry, business bankers, investors. This has
been accompanied by battle between radical
labor leaders and employers.
The outcome in 1910, as see it, will depend
upon how the majority Of citizens meanwhile size
up the relative merits of New Deal leaders and
policies and Of the employing classes and their
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

banks and other institutions
failed to earn and retain ade-
quate public esteem. Many Of
them failed also to win the
goodwill Of their own en-
ployes.
When the bottom fell out Of
the nagrantly overdone specu-
lative boom in 1929, involving
ruin for vast numbers of small
spectators and resulting in un-
considerable unemployment, it
was entirely natural that over
Whelminp demand should arise
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

Is drafted? VIII conditions
force him to take it?
Well, personally, 1 sincerely
hope he won't try; and won't
take the third term even II 1t
Is urged upon him. And I
don't think he will.
I think he has done re-
markable good in this coun-
try, and I think he stands
o much stronger chance Of
keeping on doing this good If
he firmly and tlatiy turns
down the third term, regard
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

Don't misunderstood me- don't pretend to
be any politician and God forbid I should try to
be one! But In spite Of this have firm con-
Vctions on certain subjects, and. right or wrong.
this is the way feel about the President even
considering third term.
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
''But" il"

WHEN California has something that it thinks
w is pretty hot stuff usually it makes no bones
about letting the world know about 1t. That goes
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
My Say

TH1RD term' Third term' That seems to be be
L the question in everybodys mind now. Will
the President run again? Will he accept it If he
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

for new deal. Just as industry and bankers
went to extremes when in the saddle. there have
been growing indications that the people are be-
ginning to feel that the New Dealers are, in turn,
going too far and that the time has come to put
prosperity above partisan politics.
What Of the future?
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

WHY has the public lent sympathetic ear to
" political berating and badgering Of business?
Mainly because corporations and other employers,
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
G. o. p. in Trouble

G. o. p. in Trouble
GO FAR as the Republican party goes. they may
~ be doing lot of quiet work and they may be
as chummy as the "Quns," but, so far as know,
they are fighting like cats and dogs, and until
they get rid of a few Of their dead timbers and
all get together and decide on one man, they
haven't the ghost of a chance. They say they
haven't a chance anyway, with all this money
that has been let loose in the country, with its
power Of buying votes right and left.
Again say have utter faith in the American
people and I never will think you can buy up
10000, ,000 They may, and they should accept
help from the different agencies If they need it;
but, remember, they can go quietly to the polls
and vote for exactly whom they please This is
what think the people will do
All through history there have been certain un-
principled men and weak souls who have been in
fluenced or bought to vote where they are d.
rected, but these are by far in the minority.
I remember a famous case in Cincinnati. The
leading citizen was running for Vice President
He was accused of buying votes and stuffing the
ballot boxes. And what did this old buccaneer do?
Burned Court House
W. W1AcAN Ae Sd" VAAAASS "eGe sCVVAAS WV AOV AVA
him he sent his gang down and burned the
court house. This is the way some Of them used
to run things in the old days.
Another paragraph is before me, written in
1922:
I'm $150OO0OO raid on the Treasury yester.
day the House of Representatives, with a naivete
that would be humorous if 1t were not tragic.
exposed with unblushing candor the hypocrisy Of
its own economy program"
The article goes on to say there was evidence
that the House "is rushing headlong upon an
overwhelming national calamity
How small this sum seems to us nowI And,
regardless of the dire warnings Of one Of our most
brilliant writers at that time, America is still
holding her own.
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
BY EValV7 Walsh Mclean

right or wrong, admire and respect a person
who stands up in the open and fights for his con-
victions.
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
B. Forbes Says

policies upon whether the people at that time
have made up their minds that they can expect
better times under political harassment Of bust
ness or under tranquility, under cessation Of un-
certainty inimical to confidence, enterprise, ex'
pansion, healthy investment values.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
SHELBY DELIGHTED
BY ORGANIZATION
OF A new UNION

SHELBY.-A fine Carpenters I'm
ion is functioning in this town, which
many members of organized labor
in other parts of the state do not
know about. The Carpenters Union
here, No. 1868, was organized June
II, 1888. It is somewhat unique in
that its staff of officers include men
from surrounding towns, including
Shelby, Conrad, Cut Bank, Waller
and Sunburst. We are planning to
organize in all of these other towns
as soon as time and energies will
permit. The bylaws of 1868 are
just now being printed and sent to
the General International president
for acceptance. The total member
ship is 33. Our union meetings take
place at the Capital Cafe on the
second and last Fridays of each
month.
The building mechanics of this
part of the state are delighted with
the organization of Carpenters Union
and all of them, including other
unions, feel that the organization of
carpenters will be a great benefit to
the workers in this part of the state.
]. Delay Carter, Rec. Sec.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
PRINTERS A AT AFL
ASSESSMENT, CALL FOR
B PEACE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(FP)-Con-
Guiding their 82nd annual conven-
ton, members of the init. Typo
graphical Union (AFL) adopted by
a vote of 1872 to 121 a minority re-
port recommending that the printers
continue to withhold the special AFL
assessment, which was described as
"a wal chest to fight another or
g~anization." Pres. William Green
of the AFL had previously warned
the delegates that failure to pay the
assessment might mean denial of
seats at the annual AFL convention
in Houston next month.
The pro-labor record of the Roose-
welt administration was indorsed in
another resolution. An attmept to
win an Endorsement for the 30-hour
week failed, but the delegates ap-
proved the elimination of piece
(bonus-scale) work after Jan. l,
1871.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
LEGAL NOTICES
No. 1855
UMM0N

No. 37.555
SUMMONS
In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State OF Montana,
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
MAUD GRAHAM, Plaintiff,
JOHN GRAHAM, Defendant.
The State of Montana Sends Greetings
to the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action, which is filed
in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a
copy of which is herewith served upon
you, and to file you answer and serve a
copy thereof upon the PLAINTIFFS attorney
within twenty days after the service of
service; and in case of your failure to
appear or answer, judgment viii be taken
against you by default for the relief de-
handed in the complaint.
h plaintiff alleges in her complaint,
that you and plaintiff intermarried at
Butte, Montana, on or about June 70, 1921;
that she has been a bona fide resident of
the State of Montana for more than one
year Immediately preceding the date of
the commencement of this action; that no
children have been born as issue of said
marriage; that for more. than n year
immediately preceding the date of the
commencement of this action you have
failed and wilfully neglected TO provide
plaintiff with the common necessaries of
lie. although having the ability so to do.
Plalntlft prays Judgment and decree OF
this dissolving the bon of matri-
mony now existing between you and said
plaintiff, and that she be granted an
absolute divorce from you, the said de-
fendant.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said
Court this oath day of September. A. d.
1888.
ELMER SHEA, Clerk.
By ]. d. FREEBOURN, Deputy Clerk
COURT SEAL)
BINNARD g. RODGER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Suite 408, Owsley Building,
Butte, Montana.
First publication September 20. IsSs-4T.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
Adult Education Offers
Creative Writing Course

The creative writing course of the
WPA adult education department
will begin its fall term Wednesday
at 1880 p. m. in room 301 of the old
Butte high school, Kenneth Mulhol-
land, supervisor, said today.
The short story, novel and article
will be taken up. The course is
largely a round-table discussion of
writer's problems and group criti-
cism of stories written by members
of the class.
Several stories were sold by mem
bers of the class during the previous
term. The course is free of charge
and open to everyone.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06

on incomes, personal and corporate,
and on estates, and an excise tax on
the privilege Of holding land based
on its value.
ut should refuse loans and grants
to states which levy taxes on labor
and labor products, and should re-
duce or repeal tariff taxes, and end
the twin jackals of private banking
and credit, and of patent monopolies.
1--WE are losing the war against
poverty here, and will, as long as we
have fifty billion dollars of wholly
or partly tax exempt bonds.
eve should resolve not to NEEDLE
in Europe's wars till we have won
the war against poverty here"
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06

america is headed for economic
Justice to all, but is in danger of
being fatally detoured, unless we
pay less tribute to property owners
and provide opportunity for ample
production through production to
meet needs" Benjamin c. Marsh of
Washington, D.. c., executive secre-
tary of the Peoples Lobby, told a
dinner of civic workers here, last
night.
Mr.. Marsh is secretary Of the
Peoples Lobby of which Bishop
Francis J. Mcconnell of the M. E..
Church, who lives in New York, is
president.
The Lobby's program includes re-
peal of consumption taxes and heavy
progressive taxation of incomes,
personal and corporate and of
estates, and taxation of land values,
and public ownership of natural re-
sources, natural monopolies and
basic industries.
MI. Marsh has been in the national
capital for over 20 years, and this
summer spent several weeks in
Europe, checking up on conditions.
He said in part:
"At least three to four million en-
ployables will be unemployed prob
ably permanently, or until they
graduate from employables to aged,
unless government employs them.
eve may pay them enough so they
won't starve, in idleness, but that
reduces the standard Of living of all.
"Unless American property own
ers recognize that they are not the
government they are apt to be put
through the experience of capitalists
in Italy, Germany and Japan-if not
in Russia.
Americans are short on theory
and long on action, and know own
ers of industry fell down when gov
eminent provided them the crutches
of protective tariffs under the Old
Deal, and the crutches Of subsidies
through the RFC under the New
Deal.
mo people are rich enough to pay
champagne prices for watered stock,
and for government to take over the
railroads, mines, factories and dis
tributing enterprises at present
prices would be not public owner
ship, but public subsidy of exploiters.
eve don't want public ownership
of railroad debts.
Every major enterprise in Amer
lea is overcapitalized and water
logged.
'"The American capital structure
corporate capitalization, debts and
speculative selling price of land,
must be put through a wringer, or
the American people must be put
through a war, for only war profits,
which discount the future, will pay
the overhead on our bloated stocks,
bonds, land values and debt.
"The next session of Congress
should repeal at least a billion dol
lars of federal consumption taxes
and raise at least three billion dol
lars more than now by direct taxes
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
CARTER Gives TALK
IN MCINTOSH HALL

KALISPELL. - Thursday evening
in Mcintosh hall a large group of
local union men met to hear o. w.
mick" Carter give a talk on the
reasons for and the advantages of
organized labor. Carter, an old time
union member, now representing the
international Union of Operating
Engineers in the Pacific northwest,
spoke for an hour about the pros
poets for the continued successful
organizing of workers in Flathead
county and throughout the state and
nation, outlining many of the prob
lens to be faced and obstacles to
be overcome, in gaining confidence
and respect among employers and
employees.
A large part of the address empha-
sized in various ways, the need for
understanding of and cooperative
consideration of community, state
and national welfare by all unions
in their endeavor to establish better
working conditions. Carter very
forcibly stressed the responsible part
organized labor must play in estab-
fishing a consistent and fair policy
in dealing with employers and the
general public. He especially called
attention to the proper enforcement
and observation of all laws by union
members, outlining the possibilities
for self education along such lines
by insisting upon the correct OBJ
~servation of democratic procedure
in all union activities.
Being an entertaining speaker,
Carriers stories of his long expert
ence and observation of organized
labor we'll merited the attention of
those attending the meeting.
Following Carriers talk the various
local unions holding regular meet
ings on Thursdays, conducted their
business sessions at their several
meeting places,
Unions Affiliated With Kalispell
Trades Council
Bartenders Local No. 312. John
McGregor, secretary, Elks Temple.
Brewery Workers Local No. 104.
William Studt, secretary, As 5th
Ave. W.
Butchers Local No. 1913. Curtis
Durham, secretary, R. F. D. 2.
Carpenters Local No. Oil. J.. L..
Wheeler, business agent, phone 492K.
Electrical Workers Local No. 1853.
Ingwald Anderson, business agent,
Box 316.
Fire Fighters Local No. SAT. c. E.
Lancaster, secretary, City Hall.
Hold Carriers and Laborers Local
No. 1892. Joe Dzivi, business agent,
129 End Ave. W.
Hotel and Restaurant Workers No.
103. Mrs. Matte Jensen, business
agent, 317 9th Ave, w.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers No.
2273. Vic Koford, secretary, 81 7th
Ave. W.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers No.
2797. Columbia Falls. Tom Jordan,
president.
Machinists Local No. 1882. Nor
man Bjorneby, secretary.
Musicians Local No. $50. Raymond
Bear, secretary, R. F. D. 2.
Painters Local No. 975. Perry S.
Melton, secretary, 295 3rd Ave. w.
Plasterers and Cement Finishers
No. SO. Jack Hale, secretary, 1045
3rd Ave. E.
Retail Clerks Local No. 1927. H.
G. Shepard, secretary, 704 3rd Ave.
Transfers Local No. 593. A. l..
Chaplin, business agent, phone 49K.
Typographical Union No. 723. A.
w. Lawlor, secretary, Sis End Ave.
Wire, Wood and Metal Lathers Lo-
cal 212. Archie E. Colder, secretary,
511 N. 4th W., Missoula.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
WHERE Is AMERICA
HEADED!"

Speech at Butte, Wednesday
Night, October 5th, by Benja-
min c. Marsh of Washington,
d. c., Executive Secretary of
the Peoples Lobby, Before the
Butte Miners Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
OF THE UNIONS
AT GREAT FALLS

A member of the Brewery Work
ers Union, Mr.. Mike Kost, asked the
Cascade Assembly to intervene for
him, alleging that he had been dis
eliminated against by the Brewing
Company. The central labor body,
however, felt that it should be re-
ferred back to the Brewery Workers
Union.
The Plumbers Union objected to
the use of any of the products of
the Home Oil Company being used
in the schools. The Central Labor
Assembly approved the action.
.
'The Rocky Mountain Sportsman"
publication has been declared IN
fair by the Denver Typographical
Union. The Sportsmen's Association
in Montana III asked to take notice.
The unions of Great Falls approve
the action of the Denver union and
are calling the status of this publ
cation to the advertisers in Montana.
President Steinmetz of the assem-
bly, was appointed a member of the
budget committee for the Montana
school for the deaf and blind.
Great Falls central labor body de-
clared George d. Lyon, bridge and
road contractor, unfair. The action
was taken upon the request of the
Missoula unions, it appearing that
Lyon was the contractor in charge
of the bridge at st. Regis which re-
fused to permit the men on the job
to organize.
The Ludwig Garage is still unfair
to organized labor in Great Falls,
the Painters Union so having mott
fled the general assembly. Action
of the painters was %concurred in.
The Carpenters have declared the
Farm Security Administration I'M
fair. A. L. johnson of Fairfield was
also declared unfair. The action
was approved by the central labor
body.
The delegates were treated to q
display of motion pictures of the
recent Labor Day parade which were
shown through the courtesy of the
Hamilton -Rexall stores.
AS was reported some time ago
the unions are determined that the
Beehive Grocery and other unfair
shops must comply with union rules
and regulations. Mass picketing i;
being done against the Beehive
Grocery. All unions are urged tc
cooperate, to the extent that on their
meeting nights they shall adjourn
at least one hour earlier and mem
bers of their union join the picket
lines. 1t was ordered in the as
sembly that any business firm OF
owner who is found patronizing this
firm will have their name carried
in the minutes of the Cascade
assembly.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of EMANUEL RICHER, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the UNDER
signed, E%xecutrix of the estate of Emanuel
Richer, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice to the
said E%xecutrix at 558 Phoenix Block,
Butte, Montana, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business of said
estate, in the County of Silver Bow, State
of Montana.
ALExINA RICHER, E~xecutrix of the
Estate of Emanual Richer, Deceased.
Dated Butte, Montana, this 3rd day of
October, 1888.
GEO. w. HOWARD,
Attorney for Estate,
First publication October 6, 1938.-4T.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-06
Note OF Appreciation

Licensed retail sale of liquor pro-
vides work directly and indirectly
for 5000 Montana people. We appre-
ciate the cooperation of the following