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Montana labor news., 1939-01-26
SCHOOL PROJECT APPROVED

Senator b. X. Wheeler states the
Works Progress Administration
has just approved an allotment of
SIG, 764 to improve public school
buildings throughout School Dis
trict No. / in Silver Bow county.
This project now is eligible for
operation at the discretion of the
state WPA administrator.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26
Central | or Union
News and Happenings

Secretary Kennedy was instructed
to write to Congressman Thorkelson
and Congressman O'Connor, of the
Second District, asking them to ex-
plain why they voted against the
Presidents request to have $685.
100000 appropriated for relief.
The State Federation of Labor
promised to do all within its power
to get a measure passed in the legis-
lature providing that all motor
vehicle license plates shall be done
outside Of the penitentiary and by
free labor. At the present time,
plates r being made by convict
labor and it will require an act of
the legislature to have it done out
side of the prison. The state CLIO
Council also stated that it would
press for the enactment of this
measure.
David K. Niles, assistant admins
traitor of the Works Progress Admin
istration at Washington, stated that
layoffs on WPA were being made
with a view of causing as little dis
tress as possible. The national office
also recognized the distress and the
need of people for more jobs and for
greater appropriations.
The Electrical Workers Union of
Butte requested the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council to notify
the Montana State Council of Elec-
trical Workers that it had gone on
record in favor of a state contrac-
tors license law. If the law carries,
it will provide for proper wiring in
buildings. The use of proper
materials will seek to make the use
of electricity safer in buildings in
the state of Montana. The Trades
Council went on record for the
measure.
A communication received from
the Billings teamsters asking the
Trades Council to support an 8-hour
law for truck drivers was referred
to the Transfers Union of Butte
with the request that the attitude of
the local union upon the measure
be referred back to the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council.
A request by the Mill and
Smeltermen's Union of Anaconda
that the national Congress pass a
bill establishing a board to control
the production and sale of metals
was referred to the legislative COM
mittee with a request that it return
any action taken by the other units
of the International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelterworkers, such as
the Butte Miners and the Mill and
Smeltermen of Great Falls, to the
Trades Council.
A request from the Seattle unions
that proceedings of Congress be
broadcast over the radio was re-
ferred to the legislative committee.
The Trades and Labor Council in
discussing this subject were in doubt
as to its efficacy. One delegate said
that the proposition may put more
power into the hands of the capt.
talist p~ropagandists and instead of
the people being given an increase
of political understanding, they
might be more greatly fooled than
they r now.
The delegates went on record in
favor of the oiling or paving of a
highway into the Big Hole Basin,
and also from that point down into
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26

PORTLAND, Ore.-(FP)--Open-
ing a legal fight against Initiative
131, anti-labor law adopted last
Nov. 8, AFL and CLIO lawyers are
seeking a d%eclaratory judgment on
the measures legality. Permanent
injunctions against enforcement are
asked by both union groups in suits
filed in Multnomah (Portland)
county.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26
Pastors Ask Nationwide Observance
OF Flight lnfaniiIe Paralysis" Drive
BUTTE TO CELEBRATE JANUARY 2S

NEW YORK CITY GLNs)-sunday January %, was designated by
the churches of America as National Infantle Paralysis Sunday" it was
announced by Keith Morgan, chairman of the Committee for the Celebra-
ton of the Presidents Birthday.
Throughout the nation, clergymen Of every denomination addressed
their congregations on behalf of the Eight Infntle Paralysis campaign.
No contributions were solicited in the churches, but members were asked
to support the various Embarrassing activities of the National Foundation
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26


in the labor press that the CLIO had
chartered the foremen and super
vision in the Kelsey Hayes Wheel
plant as United Foremen & Super
visors Industrial Union Local 918
started a rush of foremen in other
plants to Join up, not only in De-
troit but other mass production
centers.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26
Federal Council Helps

Yfor Infantile Paralysis.
Federal Council Helps
Samuel McCrea Cavert, general
secretary of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ, wrote:
I'm behalf of the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ in America
and the twenty-four national de-
nominations related to it, I heartily
commend the public appeal which is
being made by the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis for suf-
fering children. I am confident that
l speak for our entire constituency
when I say that ministers and lay
men alike will rejoice to have a
share in this great humanitarian
movement"
SynagOgues in Line
DR.. David de Sofa Pool, chairman
of the Synagogue Council of Amer
lea, said:
THE synagogues of the country
will consider it a privilege on Satur-
day and Sunday, January 81 and %,
to call to the attention of their con-
gregants the plans for a nationwide
observance of the Presidents Birth
day as proposed by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
you may confidently rely on the
full cooperation of the synagogues
to make the call of Infantile Paraly-
sis Saturday and Sunday enter into
the religious consciousness of the
nation"
Catholic Editor Gives Approval
The religious press of the country
has given editorial approval to the
designation of Church Sunday. In
America" a review of Catholic
opinion, Father Francis Talbot, edi-
tor, wrote:
1T is with great -earnestness that
I commend the movement organized
by the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, and especially that
part of the campaign which culmi-
mates on Sunday, January %. l am
confident that the members of other
religious bodies will do their utmost
to forward on the day specified this
great charitable and humanitarian
work"
Other expressions Of approval
were published in Monday Morn
ing" of the Presbyterian Church,
"The Living Church" publication of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
America and many other church
bulletins.
Outstanding Leaders Aid
Enrolled in the Church Council of
the Committee for the Celebration
of the Presidents Birthday are such
outstanding religious leaders as:
James Cardinal O'Connell of Bos-
ton; Rabbi Louis j. Newman of New
York; Frederick M. Eliot of the
American Unitarian Association; Ed
win c. Hughes, Senior Bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; Rt.
Rev. st. George Tucker, Presiding
Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church; Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, D. c.; Robert
P. Goldman, Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, and many
others.
= T.
Attorney W. D. Murray, son of
Senator James f. Murray, who is
chairman of the Presidents Birth
day Ball, asked the cooperation of
organized labor to make the dance
a success. Mr.. Murray stated that
the ball will be held at the Temple
ballroom Saturday, January 18th.
Tickets r on sale at 81 each. The
Central Labor Council donated $25
and pledged its loyal and undivided
cooperation.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26

A bill to repeal Plan 2 of the Com
~pensation Act which was SO desired
by labor, was defeated in both House
and Senate.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-26

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

dealer: East. East-West vul-
nerable.)
Here was a case in which North
had his choice between having his
partner play with nine-card
trump suit divided on a basis of five
cards in one hand and four in the
other, and having nine trumps di-
vided on basis of six and three.
North made the wrong choice,
though his partner clearly disclosed
his distribution.
East opened the bidding with i
Spade, South overcalled with 2
Clubs, West passed, North made a
bad pass when he should have bid
2-No trump, East bid 2-Spades,
Copyright. 1889. King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
GET MORE DISCARDS

WHEN YOU HAVE safe fit for
either of two suits bid by your part
ner, it is usually better to favor the
one which is more evenly divided
between the two hands. Besides
contributing more pliability to the
problem enabling your partner the
better choice between a cross-ruff-
Ing and a suit-establishing pro-
cedure, you give him an opportu-
nifty to obtain more discards of
losers if the unbalanced suit is on
the side.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

dealer: North. Neither side vul-
nerable.)
With the spade 2 led against his
2-No trump contract, which was
doubled by West, what card should
South play from dummy on the
first trick, and why?
Features Syndicate Inc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"Ths Authority on Authorities"
1.-THE Authority on Authorities"

South 3-Diamonds and North 3-No
trump. After East's pass, South
called diamonds, making it clear
from the rebid that the suit was of
at least five cards, also letting
North know that the clubs were a
card longer because they had been
named first.
On the unsound reasoning that
the club suit must be better be-
cause it was shown before the
diamonds, North went from Ada
monds to 5-Clubs. West led the
spade 8 in answer to his partners
bid. When the play was over North
got lesson from his partner, who
made an overtrick because a heart
was discarded from the dummy on
the diamonds. South showed him
that, with diamonds as trumps. two
hearts could have been discarded on
the clubs because the suit was more
unbalanced than the diamonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Monument Honors
Franciscan Priest

LOCHIEL, Ariz., April II. CUP)
"A huge stone cross. erected by
Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, today
stood impressively across the in
ternational border as a monument
to Fray Marcos De Mia, Francis
can priest, who 400 years ago trek
ked into what is now the western
United States.
The monument, opening on each
side of the border, was dedicated
yesterday by churchmen and state
officials.
Gov. r. T. Jones of Arizona paid
a brief tribute to Marcos De Mia
and asked for continued friendship
between the United States and
Mexico. The message was echoed
by Carl Molling representing Gov
Roman Yocupicio of Sonora.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17

ger questioning Dy CONllnlttSe'
Counsel J. O'Connor Roberts. that
he also visited Spain during the
1897 European trip.
He appeared under subpoena be-
fore the house appropriations sub
committee investigating WPA. The
announced purpose Of the commit
tee was to determine the relation
ships between the alliance and the
WPA.
LASER denied that he ever WrCtc
for the New York Daily Worker,
official publication of the Gem
munist party in America. Roberts
showed him an article from the
Daily Workers July %, 1887, issue
which carried his signature. LASER
said the article was a statement
issued here and placed in the
newspaper under his signature with
out his knowledge or consent.
Roberts called LasSer's attention
to a statement attributed to him
during congressional consideration
of President RooSevelt's request for
a S15O,000,00O deficiency relief ap-
preparation. The statement said
the campaign for a cut to 100000
900 was based on 'misrepresenta-
ton" and outright lies"
LASER contended that the house
appropriations committee was gull
ty Of misrepresentation in report
ing that savings of $69,000OO0 had
been made in WPA funds, obviating
necessity for an extra $50,000,000
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Supreme Court Bans Deportation Of
Aliens on Grounds Of Ex-Membership
In Group Seeking Armed Revolution

Communist party of the United
States.
The decision, written by Justice
Owen j. Roberts, was expected to
be of vital consequences in the long
standing controversy over the status
of Harry Bridges, -naturalized
huStralian-born west coast union
leader.
Roberts held that 1918 statute
providing for deportation of nom
naturalized aliens belonging to or
ganizations advocating violent over
throw of the government, was in
tended to apply to only two classes
/. Those belonging to such Or
ganizations when they entered the
country.
2. Those belonging to such or
ganizations when the deportation
proceedings were instituted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Death of Mrs. Olson Severe Blow to
Administration in Budget Contest

SACRAMENTO April II. (UP)-
Legislative halls we're hushed to-
day as both houses held brief ses-
sions and adjourned out of respect
for Mrs. Culbert Olson, wife of the
governor, whose funeral was in
Glendale this afternoon.
The sudden death of Mrs. Olson
Saturday was a severe blow to adj
ministration forces in their fight
to pass the governors 1857 100000
budget because Olson was ordered
by his personal physician to take
a complete rest for two weeks.
The governor has been convaiesc-
ing from his breakdown in January
and DR.. Frederick Scatena was in
sistent that he get away from the
capitol
The hideout, presumably in
southern California, was undisclos-
ed.
When the budget battle started
last week, the governor was in daily
consultation with his floor leaders
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
200 Clerks Strike
In MexicaIi;
Stores Close

MEXICALI, April l7.-fltty-SeVen
business houses, chiefly dry goods
stores and grocery stores. were clos
ed or open under restricted staffs
here today as a result of a strike
of 200 clerks which went into effect
at 10 am.
Clerks made good their threat to
walk out unless their demands fol
higher pay were granted
I'VE expect solution within AZ
hours" Alberto Moreno of the Mex
icali chamber of commerce COM
mented. through an Interpreter
THE strike is not popular Moreno
Monday was conducting peace
conference" at the chamber offices
between union Spokesmen and en-
ployerS.
Clerks had demanded raise from
four and half pesos day wage
scale to ten pesos a day, with pro-
visions for higher rates on over
time.
Previous negotiations toward a
settlement Friday and Saturday
failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Father Jailed for
Abusing Child, 3

HOLTVILLE, April IT. = Luther
Russell and his motherless three
year-old son were arrested Sunday
night when officers found the boy
trying to stop traffic by waving a
beer bottle at motorists.
The father said he had given the
boy half a pint of wine and a bottle
Of beer. The boy was taken to the
county hospital and later trans
ferred TO the juvenile home at I'M
perial. Russell is held in the coun-
ty Jail while probation officers in
vestigated his recent activities.
a large quantity of small change
in the boys possession led officers
to believe the father might have
forced the child to beg. Russell
said the boys mother died a month
ago and he was taking him to
Louisiana to his grandmother.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17

'Ter 10 take Sta0Q regarding Ger
tain matters. The Fuehrer con-
siders this affair SO important that
he has decided to make known his
answer to the American president
IN the name of the German people
before the Reichstag.
For that purpose he has called
the Reichstag for April % to hear
this statement"
Before the announcement, NaziS
had predicted that Hitler's answer
would be an angry and abrupt re-
lection of the presidents appeal,
If he did not ignore it altogether
But after today's announcement
we'll informed quarters expressed
belief that he might accept parts
of the presidents proposals as a
basis for further consideration and
offer counter proposals Cf his own
1t was suggested that he might
take the view that the proposals
came from the American people
and discuss them on that basis. at
the same time refusing to agree to
the president being sort of mid
die man between Germany and
other nations.
Well informed quarters expressed
belief that Hitler would make the
speech the occasion for broad
outline of the entire European sit
uation from the Nazi viewpoint.
A week lend survey of European
authorities indicates that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's peace plea has put
Hitler and Mussolini ION the spot
but has utterly failed to halt the
processes making for war.
The American presidents move
to preserve peace caught all OF
Europe-statesmen and men in the
street, alike-by surprise.
1t raised Immediately the ques-
tions: Will the message tend to
dispel the prospects of war? VIII
it accelerate or retard the tempo
of the processes making for even
tual conflict?
The result of the survey was that
the following positive results are
emerging:
president Roosevelt appears
to have seized momentarily the
diplomatic initiative which the die
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Melon Acreage
Shows Increase
Over SO PLANTING

Acreage increases in cantaloupes.
honeydeWs and honeyballs, were re-
ported in Imperial Valley Monday
as the agricultural commissioners
office released statistics gathered
in the 1899 survey Of county melon
fields.
Total acreage of melons was re-
ported $4,000 as compared to 29,05l
acres i'll 1898, the report said. Can
taloupe acreage, including late, COW
cred and brush paintings. was "a.
1878 as against 23,138 in 1888
Increases were also shown in hon.
ey5all ana honeydew plantings. the
1889 planting of honeyballs was
1869 acres against 1902 in 1898.
Honeydew paintings totaled 4934 as
compared to 40l1 last year
Most paintings. according TO the
agricultural report. were in good
condition though shipments will be
considerably later than in 1888 be-
couse Of cooler weather conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17

and interviewed a steady stream
of assemblymen. Despite his early
efforts, the Republicans secured the
support of from seven to II in
surgent Democrats and voted bud
get cuts totaling $4,177,954.
The Olson forces rallied al
weeks end however. to stop the
economy amendments. A showdown
vote to settle the issue was ex-
pected today but was put over until
tomorrow because of the funeral
The assembly will convene Tuesday
at 2 p. m, although test ballot
might be delayed until wednesday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17

reported severe damage.
The terrific wind first struck in
southern Texas Saturday night and
last night blew itself out in north
ern Arkansas near the Missouri
line. Its worst toll was taken in
southwest Arkansas and northwest
Louisiana. 1t struck a country
church at Center Point, Ark, nine
miles from Dermott, and killed the
pastor and at least IL of his flock.
That number of bodies had been
found and identified and still other
victims were expected to be dis
covered today.
A short time before it struck the
church its path had cut through
Haynesville, La, killing seven per-
sons.
The dead by communities.
Center point, Ark.-13.
Haynesville, La.
Colling, Ark.-6.
Pipe Greek, TeX.-3.
Gladewater, Tex.
Athens, Tex-1.
Tillar, Ark.
Center Point is cluster of a few
houses and a Baptist church in a
community of farms. Some 125 per-
sons, including a number of Ne
groes, gathered at the church about
2 pm. Sunday for the funeral Of
j. w. Best, a planter. When the
Rev. Thomas West had said the
last prayer and Best's grave had
been filled in, it was raining and
blowing hard and about 40 of the
mourners took shelter in the
church.
The Rev. West sought to quiet
the fears of several women in the
church and called for a hymn. AS
the mixed voices were raised in the
Souths traditional funeral hymn,
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." the tornado funnel came
roaring out of the west. dipped
Continued on Page s, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Alone in Grief

Imperial Valleys sympathy, along with that of
all California goes out today to Governor Cubert h.
Olson.
Political differences and economic theories can
have part in the feeling the people of California
have for their chief executive in the hour of his great
est loss. Standing alone in his grief every man
must face grief, Mr. Olson today is not politician
wagng political battles-he is a stricken, suffering
man deprived by death of the woman who has shared
his losses and his triumphs.
In behalf of the governor of California pray
that this loss shall not too seriously impair his
health-to the man, Cubert Olson we extend heart
felt sympathy in his time of greatest suffering.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Martinez Given
Shortest Trial

Ted Martinez, huge bearded Mex
lean charged with robbing Holtville
Police Patro,man Alfred Lyons O..
his gun and slugging him with it,
went to trial in superior court at 10
am. Monday.
The case was placed in the hands
of the jury at 11:5O am. at the
close Of one of the shortest trials
in Imperial county court annals
Deputy District Attorney r. I
French represented the state and
A. c. F1nney the defense. Martinez
was scheduled for trial Monday aft
ernoon on his plea of not guilty by
reason of insanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Germany Will Get
Danzig from Poles,
Officials Declare
Agreement Near In Row
Over Corridor, RumOr
Indicates in Berlin

BERLIN, April II. (UP)
- An agreement between
Germany and Poland for re-
turn of the free city of DAN
zig to the Reich was report
ed in we'll informed sources today
to be near conclusion.
Although official sources were
extremely reluctant to comment, it
was persistently reported in Nazi
circles that an agreement on Dam
zig could be expected shortly. Whe-
ther it could be concluded in time
to make the return of the free city
to Germany coincide with Adolf
Hitler's gigantic 50th birthday GEL
ebration on Thursday was uncer-
tain.
There has been no direct contact
between Nazi Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop and the
Polish ambassador, Josef Lipski, in
Berlin during the past week. but
usually reliable sources said they
would resume conversations soon.
hU lllC SdlllC lCpOl 10 IL Jill
Warsaw said that secret conversa-
tions already had been started
there.
Germany was believed to have
renewed three proposals which the
Polish government recently reject
ed. They were:
/. Return to the Reich of Danzig,
an area of 1852 square miles and
405,000 population adjacent to
East Prussia and OF great impor-
tance to Poland as a port. Danzig
was made a free city under a
League of Nations high commission
after the World war.
2. Permission for Germany to
construct a motor highway and
railroad on a strip of land cutting
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
U.S.Farm Loans on
Firing Line When
Bankers Meet Here
Federal Program Faces
Two Alternatives Says
Research Director

A dark picture of the fu-
ture for private agricultural
banking was painted in Ell
c en- tro Saturday by J.
Knight Allen, director of
research for the California Bank
ers association, speaking at the
spring meeting of Group Four OF
the association on the government
farm loan program.
The federal loan system, which
Allen described as the most inn
portant banking development in
United States history next to the
creation of the federal reserve,
faces two possible futures, he de-
clared.
IF it succeeds the idea will be
extended, as already to other fields
beyond agricultural banking. II
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-17
Northern Lights
Seen at Canyon

GRAND CANYON, Ariz., April II
UP)-The northern lights, polar
astronomical phenonomen, were
visible for several minutes last
night over the north rim of the
Grand Canyon, DR.. Harold G. Bry-
ant, park superintendent. said to-
day.
DR.. Bryant said the lights were
visible only once before in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant
here.