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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-17

Attention. Band Mothers of Dun
ba1 High School There Will y i
meeting Monday night at e'eloek
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-17

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tute for real jobs"
Suffered Much
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
WpA REVIEWS THREE
YEARS. ACHIEVEMENTS

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Lounge
lizards who like to make wisecracks
at the expense of the WPA were
forced to seek new sources of amuse-
ment as F. c. Harrington, WPA adj
ministrator made public here a sur
vey of the physical accomplishments
of the 100000 WPA projects in the
three years of its operation.
The report covers work completed
from start of the program in July,
1885, through June 80, 1888. Actual
project operations were not under
way on a large scale until late No
vember of 1885. Thus the accom-
plishments listed are the products
for the most part of only 81 months
of work.
WPA, the report d~iscloses, built or
improved highways, roads and
streets equal in length to 100 roads
across the continent. New public
buildings constructed by WPA work.
ers were the equivalent of about six
for each of the 5000 counties in the
United States.
New school buildings and libraries
and additions to existing educational
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
INLAND STEEL LOSES
ANOTHER ROUND IN
FIGHT AGAINST MIRA

CHICAGO. - (FP) The Inland
Steel Co. lost another round in its
fight to evade the Wagner act when
the federal circuit court of appeals
ruled that the NLRB was not re-
quired to answer a series of % ques-
tons in the %company's appeal from
a board order. The order, issued
after the bitter 1887 Little Steel
strike, directed the company to
negotiate a written contract with
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee (CIO).
The company's % questions sought
to find out whether members of the
board had read the complete record
of the Ease or whether they had
merely based their decision on the
trial examiners report. 1.-THE CUES
tons are irrelevant and immaterial
and their answers would serve no
useful purpose" the court ruled.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
MORE JOBS IN INDUSTRY
IN 1887 THAN IN 1929

WASHINGTON, D. c. (AFLWNS)
"A few thousand more working
men and women were ~gainfully en-
ployed in factories, publishing estab-
lishments and printing plants in the
United States in 1887 than in 1929,
Secretary of Commerce Harry L.
Hopkins revealed in a report made
public here.
In 1887 the average number of
wage earners in American industrial
establishments was 8,569,231, the
Secretary said, compared with g.
380,536 reported for 1929.
The reports for the two years are,
however, unsatisfactory because both
part time and full time employees
were included in the totals. 1t was
pointed out that no figures r avail
able which show the number of part
time and full time workers in either
year.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
DOCKMEN HIT /. c. c.
CONTROL OF WATERWAYS

WASHINGTON, D. c. (AFLWNS)
Opposition to legislative proposals
to place regulation of water carriers
in the hands of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and support of
the Bland Bill which would main
tain authority of the U. S. Maritime
Commission over water commerce
and provide for coordination of ac-
tivities of the two government regu-
latory agencies was expressed by
Louis Zigler, representing the In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa-
ton, A. F. of L. affiliate, at the hear
ings before the Merchant Marine
Committee on the Bland Bill.
Mr.. zigler insisted that regulation
of water carriers must not be vested
in the I. c. c. because that agency
does not understand the industry and
would discriminate against it in favor
of the railroads.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
Wpk Workers Mostly
Young or Middle Aged
By A. F. Of L. Weekly News Service.

BY A. F. of L. Weekly News Service.
The somewhat prevalent belief
that the millions Of unemployed
largely consist of elderly working
men and women is completely re-
futed by the recent report on the
cage of WPA Workers." issued by
the Works Progress Administration
Division of Social Research.
Based on an age census of the one
and one-half million jobless en-
ployed on WPA projects in Novem-
Der, 1887, taken in connection with
the National Unemployment Census
of that year, the report gives the
following summary of the age status
Of the WPA workers:
"The average (median) age of
WPA workers in November 1887 was
42.2 years. OF the IL million per-
sons employed on WPA in that
month, 48 per cent were between 25
and A years of age; 9 per cent were
less than rs years old; and 43 per
cent were As years or older, but
more than half of this group was be-
tween as and 81 years. Workers 65
years or older accounted for less
than 8 per cent of the total"
Breaking down these 11s million
jobless persons by a per cent distri-
button into age groups the report
gave the following enlightening
statistics:
Nine and one-tenth per cent of the
WPA workers ranged from 16 to "a
years of age; 22.6 per cent ranged
from Is to "a years; 1858 per cent
ranged from IS to A years; "a per
cent ranged from As to 81 years; 1851
per cent ranged from 55 to GA years;
30 per cent were IS years of age
and over.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
Brewery Workers (ourt
Triumph Raises Issues

CINCINNATI.-(FP) = While the
United Brewery Workers (AFL) are
celebrating their legal victory over
the AFL executive council in the
jurisdictional fight with the Init.
Bro. Transfers (AFL), students of
labor law see in the ruling by the
U. S. district court of the District of
Columbia a big crop of new judicial
issues.
The heart of Justice Goldsbor-
ough's decision is that jurisdictional
rights are property rights of a sub
stantial kind, probably the most i'm
portant property right which union
lied employees have"
The first consequence of the de-
cision, if not reversed higher up, is
that every jurisdictional dispute is
given a broad legal base to be taken
into the courts. Another consequence
may be that disputes before the fed
eral and state labor boards may end
in judicial action of a sort not hither-
to invoked. This may have a bear
ing far outside the AFL, right into
AFL-CIO and other inter-federation
controversies.
Justice Goldsborough at Washing
ton threw out of court a motion by
ALL attorneys to dismiss the brew
cry workers complaint against the
federation decision giving the brew
cry drivers to the transfers. The
text of the ruling, handed down May
8, reads:
"The above case comes to this
court upon motion to dismiss the
amended bill of complaint. After
eliminating matters which might be
termed evidence and matters con-
stituting conclusions of the pleader,
i find in the amended bill of COM
plant statements of fact justifying
the following conclusions.
81. That the action of the 1888
convention of the ALL transferring
brewery drivers from the init
Union United Brewery, Flour, Cereal
and Soft Drink Workers of America
to the Init. Bro. Transfers, Chauf-
feurs, Stablemen and Helpers Of
America, would if it went into effect
take from the brewery drivers
PROPERTY RIGHTS Of a substan-
tial kind, probably the most i'm
Continued on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
State Public Welfare Council to
Hold Meeting Sunday, July 8,
at 10 o'clock a.. m. at Capitol
Building in Helena. All Coun-
ties Requested to Be Repre-
sented.

Philip O'Donnell, chairman of the
executive committee of the State
Welfare Council, and Winfield
Plummer and Leslie B. Levengood,
representing the Silver Bow County
Welfare Council, presented a written
petition to the State Board of Exam
liners at its regular monthly meet
ing. The petition requested the
board to recess its meeting until the
day after the meeting of the State
Welfare Council, to be held at the
Capitol building in Helena at 10
o'clock in the morning of Sunday,
July 9, 1889. Request was further
made that l. M. Brandjord, state
administrator of public welfare, and
the members of the State Board of
Public Welfare, be ordered by the
Board of Examiners to be present at
the meeting and bring with them a
statement of the financial condition
of the Welfare Board, and the
amount they considered necessary
for carrying out the purposes of the
Public Welfare Act.
There were present, as members
of the Board of Examiners, Attorney
General H. j. Freebourn, and Secre-
tary of State Sam w. Mitchell. Gov
ernor Roy E. Ayers, the remaining
member of the board, was not there.
The petition was presented, on be-
half of the committee, by Mr..
O'Donnell and was granted by the
board. Permission was also granted
to all persons interested to appear
before the board and present such
evidence, as to the present emer-
gency in public assistance, as might
be thought proper.
Of course, public hearings have
been granted by the County and
State Welfare Boards to small com
mittees. Much sympathy was ex-
pressed, but nothing was done.
Continued On Page 81
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
THREE MEMBERS
TOP COURT HOLD
DOWN PENSIONS
Angstman, Erickson Say Full
Pensions Should Be Paid.

In a 3 to 2 decision the Montana
Supreme Court has upheld the state
public welfare departments action
in reducing old-age assistance pay
ments for April, May and June. AS
sociate Justices Sam V. Stewart and
Claude F. Morris and Chief Justice
Howard A. johnson held that the
board had acted legally in making
the relief cut, while Associate JUS
tees Albert H. Angstman and Left
Erickson dissented.
The suit was begun in the Supreme
Court by Mrs. Mary j. Dean of
Butte, an old-age pension recipient,
to force the board to keep April,
May and June payments the same
as in previous months, as the law
provided. Montana's average month
ly old-age pension payment was
$20.55 before April, while the re-
duction brought the average pay
ment down to $17.01. Payments in
Silver Bow county had averaged $28
before the reduction.
The majority opinion held that the
board is empowered to set payments
at amounts compatible with funds
available, and added that the board
could not apply to the state board of
examiners for emergency funds, be-
cause the legislature was informed of
the sum the board said would be
necessary for old-age payments for
April, May and June. The opinion
said the shortage was not an "unfor-
seen emergency as Mrs. Dean had
termed it in her complaint.
Associate Justices Angstman and
Erickson held that the welfare board
is not empowered to change pay
ment amounts that have been set by
county welfare boards, and that the
welfare law does not give the state
board power to make blanket"
reductions in payments .-From Mon
tana Review.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Chamber of Commerce extended the
greeting of his organization to the
labor delegates. After he had fin
ished, Mayor Greene presented the
key Of the city to President Graham.
Mr.. Sam Mitchell, secretary Of state,
who was prominent in Butte union
circles for many years, was also a
very welcome visitor. Other speak
ers included Senator Tom Murphy
of Deer Lodge county, T. W. Dowler,
representing the International Broth
erhood of Carpenters, and Mr.. Carter
of the Steam and Operating Engi-
neers, About 100 delegates are
present and there is a lot of fine
constructive work ahead of the con-
vention.
The convention will probably end
this evening.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
SCHOOL GROUNDS
PROJECT APPROVED

Senator Wheeler has just in
formed the unions that the Works
Progress Administration has just
approved an allotment of $31,413 to
improve grounds of public school
buildings throughout school district
number l in and near Butte and
Walkerville. This project now is
eligible for operation at the discre-
ton of Joseph E. Parker, state WPA
administrator.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
BIGGEST
JUBILEE STARTS
ON SATURDAY
A $4,000 Show for $4,000
Visitors.

Directors of Butte's Treasure State
Golden Jubilee will start the ma
chinery of a $4,000 celebration Sat-
urday, July l, manufacturing nine
days of fun, frivolity and thrilling
action.
Headline attractions of the cele-
bration commemorating Montana's
50th year of statehood will be a four
day rodeo, four performances of a
spectacular historical pageant, a pro-
fessional air show for two days and
the finals of the official miss Mon
tana" contest. Numerous parades,
fireworks displays and other events
will be included in the celebration
which ends July 8.
The spectacle, Bullion, Bandits
and Builders, a Saga of Statehood, "
produced by a professional theatre
cal concern of New York, with a
cast of more than 1000 people, will
be shown on the evenings of July l
to 4, inclusive, at the new Butte
high school stadium near the heart
of the business district. Authentic,
thrilling and the most gigantic
dramatic presentation ever under
taken in the state, it covers all i'm
portant events in Montana's colorful
history since the arrival of Lewis
and Clark.
On July 5 finals of the Miss Mon
tana' contest will be held with win
ners of sectional eliminations in sew
eral cities and towns competing. The
reward for the winner will be a
free trip to both Worlds Fairs,
through the Panama Canal and en-
trance in the official Miss America"
contest at Atlantic City.
The ninth annual Butte rodeo will
open on July 6 and continue through
July 9 with noted professional trick
riders, ropers and entertainers and
many of the nations foremost cow
boys taking part. It will require
300 head of bucking horses, tough
Brahma bulls and calves and beauti-
full parade horses for the show.
Perhaps the most thrilling event
of the celebration will be the two
day air show, opening Saturday,
July 8, at the Butte airport.
The show will be put on by the
famous Tex Rankin, movie stunt fly
err who does the work in practically
all of the cinema air thrillers, and
his troupe. He will be %co-starred
with Bernadine King, most noted of
women stunt flyers. One of the
features of the show will be a flight
with bat-wings after a performer
balls out of a plane at 10000 feet.
Many of the stunts will be per-
formed close to the ground with the
planes in inverted positions and
travelling at speeds up to 300 miles
an hour.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Livingston is witnessing its first
convention of labor organizations
affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Mr.. James Ora
ham, the executive president of
Montana unions, was introduced on
the first day by W. G. West of the
Park County Trades and Labor
Council. Mr.. W. Y. Harding, presi-
dent of the Livingston unions, was
also introduced by Mr.. West. Sec
rotary Pat Kelly of the Livingston
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
State Board Of Examiners Grants Hearing
On Public Welfare; ~Brandjord and
Public Welfare Board Ordered 10 Appear
COMMUNIST PARTY
Will BROADCAST

Everyone is invited to tune in
on Station KGIR Friday evening
at 10 o'clock to hear the Commu-
mist party's position regarding the
significance of independence Day
and how its traditions have ire
mendous bearing on the situation
today.
ArvO Fredrickson, state chair
man of the Communist party, will
speak on: This 18th of July-and
Montana's 50th Birthday"
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Rep. Joseph Casey ID, Mass.),
who denounced the false economy
of WPA critics at a meeting of the
Right-to- Work Congress in Wash
ington. Casey is co-author of the
Casey-Murray bill which would
provide a WPA budget of $780,
000,0 900 to finance 3,O00,0 900 jobs.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

In a session filled with drama and
emotion, the f~orty-second conven-
ton of the Montana State Fedora
tioA of Labor listened to a report
of its c%anvassing board as to who
should head the Federation for the
ensuing two years.
James Graham was reelected
president and John Driscoll, vice
president.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Montana Federation in Session
For lis Forty Second Convention

american Federation Organiza-
lions Affiliated With the
State Body Opened Its Meet
ing Here With James Graham,
President, Presiding; Conven-
ton Formally Opened by w. G.
West, Secretary of Park Coun-
ty Trades and Labor Council.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Successful men follow the advice
they prescribe for others.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Honesty is the first chapter in the
book of wisdom.-Thomas jefferson.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

An obstinate man does not hold
opinions, but they hold him.-Pope.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

When love and skill work together
expect a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ruskin.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

@F~"F~~~Fy -T
Joe Bosom, Chairman, for the
Committee of Unemployment,
Yellowstone County.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

Genuine prosperity r =
condition and situation
where all who so desire
may work and receive the
products of their labor"
Leslie Taylor.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

lenge to it, must be taken into ac-
count. God has not lacked for
friends, and it would be a serious
mistake to imagine that His present
strength derives exclusively from the
attacks of His foes. The Methodists
were not driven together like sheep.
Rather, they have achieved identi-
fication voluntarily, freely, in obedi-
ence to their own instinct for
cohesion.
Similarly, the Church of England
and the Evangelical Free Churches
of England, the Presbyterian
Churches of Scotland and Canada,
the Federal Council of Churches,
many local federations OF churches
have decided to Cooperate. It is
their choice to work together. They
are not compelled, not coerced in
their policy Of fellowship. What
they are doing is the natural, logical,
reasonable, helpful translation of
sacred dreams into holy realities.
The Prince of Peace is their inspira-
tion. His example leads them on.
1t may well be that persons now
living will survive to see the Psalm
lists vision fulfilled: Behold how
good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
Evening star., 1939-05-12

Wolf" but was glad he wasn't Wildcat"
like "The Younger Brother" George
the Third"
The day Long Looked for Has Come
at Last" The wedding was to be held
in Ounce Orchard" on the Fruitful
Plains" The bride was a Pretty Thing"
dressed in "Eleanor's Green" and trying
to bring the groom up to her Frozen
Level OF composure. Every one saw
the "Maidens Blush" as the groom
placed the Diamond" band upon her
hand as a Token of Love- and, he
hoped, Covenant of Peace" sealing
their Union
The reception was held at the "Coun-
try Club Park and there was some
Contention" among the guests over
whether or not the bride could Cook"
Some said 1T May Be Good in Time"
but all agreed it was a Hazard"
Their honeymoon tour included Dub
ln," Amsterdam" Italy and a few
weeks in an English Village" near
Dover" They came home at last to
Dixie" and settled in Mary's Fathers
Gift" Cottage" which soon needed
an "Extention," but to them it was
Paradise" set in Spring Garden"
So-we leave them to their Rural
Felicity" and say Farewell" Think
What You Will" but this is the Final
Conclusion" to AN Unexpected Event."
Rockville, Md. MAE A. BELT.
Nav 7.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
C0mmends Talk by
Duke of Windsor.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The efforts made in the years immedi-
ately preceding the Great War to arouse
public opinion to the catastrophe ahead
failed to avert it. Public opinion would
not be aroused. Is history going to re-
peat itself? Once more the peoples are
being led blindfolded on the road to
international murder. Once more are
the death warrants of millions being
signed in the secrecy Of the diplomatic
closets and the military council chamber.
Nothing fundamental has been changed.
We are back again worshipping at the
same old shrines. On every hand the
danger signals are visible.
In view of this impending danger it
Is my sincere hope and earnest prayer
that all those who have been fortunate
enough to hear the broadcast of the
Duke Of Windsor from the battlefield of
Verdun have recognized that it was a
message from friend. I warn all Amer
ican fathers and mothers who cherish
the lives of their sons to beware Of the
propaganda that is to be found at every
moment and on every hand.
Propaganda got us into the last war.
I, therefore, commend to all those who
cherish their liberty and, above all, the
lives OF their sons, to remember the mes
sage from the Duke of Windsor. It is
perhaps the only, and last, appeal from
man that we shall hear who sincerely
has the welfare of the human race at
heart. LOUIS F. DrIGER
Hyattsville, Md.
May g.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

between the States of our Union the
chief cause of European war would be
removed. All of the legitimate advan-
tages accruing to Germany by the con-
quest OF Austria would have come with
free trade and without injustice to any
one. Incidentally, all of the legitimate
advantages which we might secure by
the annexation of Canada or Mexico
would come with free trade.
The second lesson to be learned is that
international wars are made easy by
hard times and lack of employment. A
monstrous system of taxation makes
enlistment in the Army an attractive
alternative. Then follows still heavier
taxation to pay for increased armaments
and we have vicious circle. All Of
these evils may be avoided by the adop-
ton Of scientific system of taxation
with international free trade.
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
wichita, Kama
May .. L..i.s l.,.alY
Evening star., 1939-05-12
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Tr1ceUell.

could not get the bread. The pigeons
and stallings would go on eating their
fill regardless Of the dogs.
"The mother cardinal came back to
her nest and looked it over, but she did
not seem to be excited or distressed.
Sincerely, F. H. D."
~ *
After seeing grackles destroy three
young cardinals, as told here recently,
we are inclined to feel that these big
birds got those of our correspondents
cardinals.
1t is doubtful if cat could climb up
a screened porch, or get birds without
knocking the nest around.
A tin roof is supposed to be bad busi-
ness in the construction of a birdhouse,
for 1t tends to build up heat enough to
kill the young. This structure would
not apply so much to the bluebirds,
which nest in March.
English sparrows started nesting this
year extremely early, so that it was
quite possible for young to be on the
wing in April. Normally they begin to
construct nests in early March, pro-
vided the weather is at all suitable.
Letters and accounts here in the past
few days show something of the great
hazards and difficulties birds must run
to rear their young.
There Is no one enemy, but MANY
enemies, not forgetting other birds, and
even dogs. Few dogs get baby birds
in the nest, 1t must be admitted, but
this does not mean that they cannot
get them later
The only birds we have seen killed
In recent years have been by grackles
and dogs. The latter culprit was an
Irish setter, which came on a fledgling
robin on the ground.
Baby robins, despite their size. or
maybe because of it, are at very great
loss on the ground. 1t was no wonder
a dog got this one, through no par
ticular malice; but the term bird dog"
does mean something after all.
Watchers who have sorrowed over
the destruction of young birds will be
glad that the parents cannot grieve
as much.
Their little minds cannot grasp, ex-
cept at the time, the full extent of the
tragedy.
Some parent birds do not seem in
the least perturbed, others plainly
grieve, but not for long.
Life with them is matter ~ ro-
fexes, without conscious understanding
Yet who would deny them sense of
hurt, that deep uneasiness which man
Kind knows SO often and so long?
Certainly they must have some sense
OF this. Most species nest twice, once
in early spring and once in early sum-
mer. They seldom. if ever, return to
a despoiled nest, but seek another site,
sensibly removed from the first.