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Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R
TO HOLD CONVENTION
1T RED LODGE AUG. z

Mary Shoemaker, state president
of the Christian Endeavor Union,
announces that the program for the
18th annual convention of Christian
Endeavor is completed and that
such convention is to be held August
% to rs at Camp Miles, a Presby-
terian Conference grounds 10 miles
south of Red Lodge on the Cooke
City highway. The theme of such
convention is: 81 Choose Christ" and
enrolment is open to any Christian
young person in Montana who at
tends Young Peoples or Christian
Endeavor societies in their respective
churches.
Many outstanding Christian lead
ers have been selected for the faculty
of this convention, among whom are
Rev. C. William Barnum, Presby-
terrain church, Hysham; Rev. Earl
Saladen, Christian church, Hamil-
ton; Rev. G. G. Emerson, United
Brethren church, Great Falls; Rev.
E. c. Goodenberger, Federated
church, Belgrade; Rev. Forrest
Werts, Methodist Episcopal church,
Billings; and Rev. P. Hewison Pol
lock, Presbyterian church, Bozeman.
In addition to these, there will be
many youth leaders from all parts
of the state.
At the convention the young
people enrolled will receive Chris
tan instruction by attendance at
classes conducted by n of the
aforementioned leaders under the
following headings: Christ for Every
Crisis in Personal Living" Christ
for Every Crisis in Community Life"
Christ for Every Crisis in National
Life" and Christ for Every Inter
national Crisis"
In addition to the class periods
mentioned, there will be song serv-
ices, devotional services, a decision
and communion service, and also
recreational activities. An automo-
bile trip to the top of the famed
switch-backs of the Cooke City high
way is planned; also there will be
a hike to the Spires behind the
camp ground; there will also be
various r%ecreational activities in the
camp ground proper.
The young people will stay in the
boys and girls dormitories which are
part of the physical plant of the
camp and take all their meals to-
gether in the large mess hall.
Miss Shoemaker stated further
that a large enrolment from all over
the state was expected and that she
hopes this convention to be the best
in the record of Christian Endeavor
in Montana.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
Fifty Ninth A. F. Of |.
Convention Called for
0ttober z al Cincinnati
By A. F. of l.. weekly News Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Exec
utive Council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor sent to all affiliated
unions the following call for the
fifty-ninth A. F. of L. annual con-
vention to be opened at Cincinnati,
Ohio, October 2, 1889:
"You are hereby notified that, in
pursuance of the Constitution of the
American Federation of Labor, the
Fifty-ninth Annual Convention of
the American Federation of Labor
will be held in the Hall of Mirrors,
Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio,
beginning 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing, October 2, 1889, and will con-
tinue in session from day to day I'M
til the business of the convention
shall have been completed.
Representation
Representation in the convention
will be on the following basis; From
national or international unions, for
less than 1000 members, one dele
gate; 1000 or more, two delegates;
5000 or more, three delegates; 10000
or more, four delegates; $4,000 or
more, five delegates; $4,000 or more,
six delegates; $4,000 or more, seven
delegates; $4,000 or more, eight
delegates; and SO on; and from Cen
trail Bodies and State ~Federations,
and from local trade unions not hav-
ing a national or international union,
and from Federal Labor Unions, one
delegate.
"Only bona fide wage workers
who are not members of, or eligible
to membership in other Trade IN
ions shall be eligible as delegates
from Federal Labor Unions. Only
those persons whose Local Unions
are affiliated with Central Bodies,
or with State Branches and who are
delegates to said Central Bodies or
State Branches shall be eligible to
represent City Central Bodies or
State Branches in the conventions
of the American Federation of Labor,
organizations to be entitled to
representation must have obtained
a certificate of ~affiliation (charter),
at least one month prior to the con-
vention; and nc person will be recog-
nized as a delegate who is not a
member in good standing of the or
~ganization he is elected to represent. +"
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
CUTS CAUSE
DOUBLE TRAGEDY

Tormented by hunger and in
security, Jess Malin, Sc, shot himself
to death in a rooming house Satur-
day night, August IL. His wife,
apparently in fair health, but physi-
cally exhausted from under-nourish-
ment, died beside him of shock a
few moments later.
Early next week a coroner's in
quest will be held over the double
tragedy and circumstances surround
ing it. It is expected the findings
will be the severest indictment of
corporation greed and %inhumanity
brought forth in many years.
Was Old-Time Miner.
The Mains background was one
typical of many other Butte families.
Mr.. Malin was a miner. Years of
work in the A. c. M. Company's
"hell-holes" brought on silicosis and
the inevitable Stretch" at Galen.
Broken in health, he was discarded
without a cent of compensation
finally his disability prevented him
from doing work of any kind.
For the past few years Mr.. Malin
and his wife were forced to subsist
on constantly dwindling relief allow
ances and did so with a minimum Of
complaint. When relief authorities
shut out the last ray of hope for a
bit of food and shelter, Malin was
driven to despair and suicide.
Mass Funeral Arranged.
Declaring the tragic incident di-
rectly traceable to the public We'll
fare Boards starvation relief pro-
gram" the Butte Miners Union and
Butte Workers Alliance last Monday
urged miners, WPA workers, I'M
employed and the general public
to ATTEND services and march in the
mass funeral procession of the
couple. Services will be held at the
Daly-Shea Mortuary, Thursday,
August II, at 2 p. m, it was an
nounced.
Second Suicide in Week.
Earlier in the week Leonard Cobb,
WPA Waterman, allegedly leaped to
his death from a window in the third
story of the Doyle block on South
Main street. Cobb had suffered i'll
health for several years, it was re-
ported. Whether or not he was one
of the many hundreds of WPA
workers who received dismissal slips
last week has not yet been deter
mined.
HERB WURST.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
SCHOOL OF MINES
OPENS SWIMMING
POOL FOR YOUTHS

Butte kids have another place to
swim now-since the School of Mines
has opened the indoor pool in its
new gymnasium to the general
public.
And they are taking advantage of
it. School of Mines officials report
attendance averaging 300 a day
kids and young people-during the.
past two weeks.
The School of Mines pool is of
standard size-60 by rs feet. It is
open for the boys Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday afternoons; and
Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
The girls schedule is reversed: Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday mor
ings; and Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons. The hours are from 10
in the morning till 4 in the after
noon.
If attendance is any indication, 300
a day declares strongly that Butte
youngsters are grateful to the School
of Mines for making available some
more of the swimming facilities that
Butte needs so badly.
Competent supervision and in
structions Ut provided by the WPA's
department of recreation, which
furnishes two attendants. Mrs. Of
tilia Tanning, who is a Red Cross
examiner, and Mr.. Harry Sullivan,
who holds the Red Cross ~life-saving
certificate, give swimming lessons
and life saving instruction, as well
as alert attention to the kids who
swim in the pool.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
Unemployed Workers
To Draw Large Sums
In The Next Z Months

H~ELENA.-From 1900 to 1000 I'M
employed workers will draw from
100000 to $35O,OOO in unemploy-
ment compensation benefits in the
next IL months they would not have
been eligible for had not the In
employment Compensation Commits
sion adopted a regulation clarifying
the law, Barclay Craighead, chair
man, announced.
IF other states followed Mon
tana's example it would mean mil
lions of dollars to the unemployed
workers." Mr.. Craighead said.
Approximately 25 per cent of the
first 6,056 benefit checks totaling
$70,51O were sent to claimants in
Silver Bow county. Mr.. Craighead
explained that had not the regula-
ton been amended that at least 10
per cent of the claimants held eli
gible under the regulation would
not have been eligible.
1.-THE amended regulation is par
ticularly favorable for the workers
in mining districts, where men are
employed and unemployed at in
tervals.
Before the situation was clarified
a worker would not have been
eligible for benefits, even If he had
made as much as SAG in his base
year. If this amount were made in
one quarter of his base year his
benefit amount would have been SIS,
but he would have had to make 30
times SIS, or $3.50, to be eligible.
zone employer in a suit against
the commission commended that if the
claimant was not eligible for SIS a
week, under situations like the above,
he was eligible for nothing. The
commission held that the claimant
should receive the highest amount
for which he could quallty-or IN
the above case $14 a week, as he
had earned $449 or more than $l4
times 30 or $420."
The district court in Lewis and
Clark county upheld action of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission and the commission is now
paying benefits to claimants who
would not have received any bene-
fits unless the court had decided with
the commission.
There is a possibility that the Su-
preme Court may act on the case.
If so, future action would be deter
mined by the decision Of this court.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

Coroner Con Sheehy has called an inquest on the deaths of
Jess Malin and Mrs. Della Main, his wife, to be held at the court
house next Monday afternoon at 2 P. m. Phil ODonnell, Butte
attorney, will represent the State Public Welfare Council, a state
wide organization representing farmer and labor unions and
fraternal, social and religious organizations throughout the state.
The inquiry will show how far the inadequate provision made
for the needy is responsible for the tragedy. Subpoenas will be
requested to compel the attendance of the Public Welfare officials.
Mr.. ODonnel has taken the public welfare question before
various county welfare boards, the State Welfare Department,
and the Supreme Court of the state. This inquest win present the
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

situation before a jury OF neigh
bors.
The Malin family is typical of
Butte. Malin was a Butte miner
"a shift boss at the Badger mine
at one time. The inevitable
miners con (silicosis) was his
lot; and, for some years past, he
has been unable to work. His
wife was sick and relatives were
unable to help. The state of Mon
tana refused them shelter and suffi-
cient food. Mrs. Mcdonald, the land
lady-typical of Butte landladies-
was too kind-hearted to throw them
out on the street, though she could
not afford to lose the rent. The
Mains had no money and had little
or nothing to eat, according to the
landlady.
Saturday night last, the couple,
who usually had much to say to n
another, went to their apartment in
the silence of despair. Mr.. Malin is
said to have shot himself. Mrs. Malin
screamed-heart-rending screams
and was found dead-a look of hor-
ror on her face.
Many do not understand the real
need for public assistance. If the
tragedy of it all could be brought
closer to them, public opinion would
soon rise to the necessities of our
neighbors.
This tragedy has brought universal
sympathy to the victims. Yet the
other needy people of the state r
receiving the same dole from the
relief departmnt.
The look of horror on the dead
face of Mrs. Malin shocked the kind
ly heart of Con Sheehy. He could
not bear the thought of a pauper's
grave for these two. He took around
the hat in the courthouse-the
Miners Union paid the last $11 and
the Daly-Shea Undertaking Com
pany provided decent caskets. And
so, because of the humanity Of neigh
bors, the Mains will lie in decency
in the Mountain View cemetery.
Others who had come in contact
with the tragedy would have done
as much. 1t would be much finer
if we could all get together, and e
that the state made provision for
the needy while they r still alive.
There will be a meeting of the
Silver Bow County Public Welfare
Council at the Miners Union hall,
82R East Park street, on next Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The re-
lief situation will be canvassed. We
cannot brook a recurrence of this
tragedy. Winter is coming and, if
the state does not adequately pro-
vide for those in need, then, private
charity is preparing to step in. Pri-
vate charity workers will come to
your homes and offices, appealing
for more than you can afford to give.
You will then realize that the prob
lem is too big for private charity. 1t
can only be handled through the
cooperation of county, state and
national agencies.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-A fine of
S29, TAB on the Sigmund Eisner Co.
of Red Bank, N. j., manufacturers Of
government uniforms, and the bar
ring of the company from govern
ment contracts, was recommended to
Secretary of Labor Perkins here by
L. Metcalfe Walling, administrator
of the public contracts division of
the Department of Labor. The firm,
Walling charged, failed to comply
with wages and working conditions
specified in the Walsh ealey law.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR mAuN DEATHS
TO Be HELD
FOR SEN. WHEELER

An Appreciation Dinner" for
Senator Burton K. Wheeler to take
place in the Placer Hotel, Helena,
on Tuesday evening, August %,
will welcome Montana's senior SEN
ator back to Montana. The din
ner will be unique in that no poll
ticians either elected or appointed
have been invited to speak. The
dinner is to be strictly non-partisan
and is backed by individuals repre-
senting various groups of labor,
farm and business endeavor.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

that the Montana operations were
kept going on the profit of Chile
copper. The miners proved, at least
to their own satisfaction, that the
Montana operations were well able
to stand on their own feet and pay
a wage increase.
Finally it was agreed that the
company should complete their nego-
tiations with the crafts and then
meet with the CLIO locals again at a
later date.
Negotiations so far have been
carried on in an atmosphere of
reason and good sense with a hostile
attitude on the part of the company
notably absent.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

NEW YORK.-(FP)-A strike of
700 members of the Marble and Tile
Workers Organizing Committee (un-
affiliated) has tied up residential
construction here, The MTWOC, re-
fused a charter by the AFL, is now
considering joining the CLOS newly
formed United Construction Workers
Organizing Committee.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
Notice

Charles Davis, co%ordinator of vo-
cational training, will discuss the
proposed vocational training pro
gram for the Butte public schools
over KGR from 10 to 1918 Friday
evening.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17
TRAGEDY BRINGS TO LIGHT INADEQUA(Y
OF RELIEF ALLOWANCES TO THE PEOPLE

Attorney Phil ODonnell of Butte Requests Subpoenas Be Issued
to County and State Welfare Officials to Lay Blame on Those
Responsible for Tragedy. Coroner's Inquest to Be Held in Silver
Bow County Monday, August q, at 2 |. m.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

Genuine prosperity is a
condition and situaticl
where all who so desire
may work and receive the
products of their labor"
Leslie Taylor.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-17

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress In any community.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
400 Attend Regatta
Banquet and Dance
AtPress Club
Entertainment Program
Is Presented by Stors
Of D. G. Shows

(Regatta Results in Sports Section. J
The principal social event Of. the
Presidents Cup Regatta. the annual
banquet. was staged last night in
the National Press Club Audito-
rum, with 400 diners, members of
regatta committees and their guests,
in attendance.
Miss Ruth Overton, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Overton of Loui-
siana. queen of the regatta, was es-
corted by 1t. Chester Hammond,
U. S. c. G. Senator and Mrs. Over
ton also attended.
Speeches were taboo, but General
Chairman John A. Remon delivered
a brief message of thanks to the
various committees.
Following the dinner, which was
interrupted for dancing, an enter
tainment program was staged under
the direction of William C. Shelton,
chairman of the entertainment
committee.
Downtown theater and night-club
performers contributed their talents
as called upon by Master of Cere-
monies Arthur Reilly. Larry Clin-
ton, popular bandsman, was among
them, as were the local artists, Miss
Helen Robichaux, singing "The
Star Spangled Banner" and Zelaya,
Nicaraguan pianist.
Also warmly received were the
Capitals champion jitterbugs, Jerry
and Turk.
The guests included virtually all
of the city's well-known yachtsmen
and motor-boat enthusiasts.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
7ruii|Io's Yacht Reaches D. C..
After Exciting War Zone Trip
Dominion Official Boards American
Freiehter After borrowing Doys

the Ramsis from Lisbon, he said.
Two days In the war zone were
enough. Several times daily came
news broadcasts of ships sunk by
belligerents. On the second day the
Ramsis' radio picked up radio
SOS from q torpedoed ship. appar-
emily nearby, but the position Of the
stricken craft could not be ascer-
tanned.
The Dominican flag was unfurled
from the masts of the Ramsis and
painted prominently on her sides,
but neither the flag nor the yacht
were well known in that part of the
world and passengers on the Ramsis
were nervous, to put it mildly.
Shift to Freighter.
At the Azores, Gen. Trujillo and
as many of his party as could be
accommodated shifted to the Ameri-
can freighter Extavia, which the
Ramsis trailed across the Atlantic.
On landing in New York, Gen.
Trujillo declared that the time has
come for nations of the Western
Hemisphere to unite for defense of
the Americas against any kind Of
European aggression. The United
States should take the lead, he as
serted, and other nations, certainly
including Dominica, will do their
part. ,
After a stay here the general and
his family probably will go to Miami
by train and board the Ramsis for
Dominica, it was stated.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Montgomery Police
Checking Auto Licenses

Between 400 and 500 residents OF
Bethesda and Chevy Chase who
have not yet procured Maryland
tags for their cars are due for a
rude awakening soon unless they
repair this oversight.
Montgomery County police in the
Bethesda and Chevy Chase areas
have been checking license tags for
the past two weeks, Sergt. j. S. Nc
Auliffe of the Bethesda substation
said yesterday, and about 500 cars
with District license tags were found
parked overnight
Some Of these motorists may just
be staying with friends overnight
and others may have a legitimate
excuse, he admitted. The large
majority Of them, however, are resi-
dents of the area who have not yet
procured their Maryland tags, ne
believes. If they fail to do so within
the 30-day time limit prescribed by
law they will be hailed into court,
he explained.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Tar and Feather
Case 10 Be Given
To Grand Jury
Igor Cossini Expected
To Appear Against
Men He Accuses
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6pecldl DlSpAtCn 10 Inc star.
WARRENTON, Va, Sept. 23.-The
case against three local men, who
are accused Of applying tar and
feathers to Igor Cassini, Washing
ton gossip columnist, will be pre-
sented to the grand jury here Mon
day.
Commonwealth Attorney c. w.
Carter said the grand jury proceed
ings were secret" and refused to
divulge the names of witnesses he
has summoned. He said he assumed
Mr.. Cassini would appear.
The three accused men have been
out on bond on charges of assault
by a mob. They are Ian and Colin
Montgomery, brothers, and Alex
ander Calvert, all members Of fam
lilies active in the life of this horse
country community.
Mr.. Cassini appeared early on
the morning of June 26 at the
local hospital, covered with tar and
feathers. He said he had been kid
naped from a dance at the Warren
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took him to lonely, wooded spot,
beat him and smeared him with
tar.
He named the two Montgomerys
and Mr.. Calvert and said they were
accompanied by others, whose names
he did not know. He has never been
able to identify the others.
At the time, Mr.. Cassini, whose
column appears in the Washington
Times-Herald, was a guest at the
home of of Maj. Austin Mcdonnell
here. He told authorities that his
kidnapers said they were offended
at items appearing in the column
about members of their families.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Anacostia DWELLING
Units 10 Be Bequn

The Alley Dwelling Authority an
nounced yesterday the way had been
cleared to order the contractor to
proceed with construction of 1876
dwelling units on the Ridge road
site in Anacostia as soon as he OBJ
tains a building permit.
The contractor is John McShain,
a member of the Philadelphia Hous-
ing Authority and said to be one of
the most experienced men available
in the field of building homes for
families of low income, as planned
under the Federal program. The
construction contract, calling for
81 1850, 900, was signed yesterday and
other details arranged in connection
with the planning of the Ridge road
project.
The A. D. A. said that two new
roads which will cut through the
project had been approved by Dis
trict officials and the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission.
The project site covers a large acre
age at the intersection of Ridge and
Anacostia roads. The two newly au-
thorized roads will curve from Ridge
road to Burns street and thence to
North Capitol street. They will run
through the project, it was said,
and the houses will be built along
them and also along Ridge road.
It was expected construction work
should start this week,
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Mrs. Robert Y. Clark,
Society Bride, Shot
In Virginia Home
Operation Performed
Here After Accidental
Pistol Wound

Suffering with bullet wound Of
the mouth and cheek, Mrs. Robert
Vanderpool Clark, IS, of Middleburg,
Va, wife of the heir to the Singer
sewing machine millions. was under
physicians care at Emergency Hos
pital last night.
Mrs. Clark. whose condition is said
to be not serious. was shot accident
ally yesterday when pistol she was
examining fell to the floor of her
home, hospital officials were told by
her physician, DR.. H. A. Splitter of
Middleburg.
DR.. Splitter said the pistol dropped
from a holster while Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark were in a room packing some
of their possessions preparatory to
moving to a house they recently
bought from Raymond Guest, presi-
dent of the United Hunts Racing
Association and brother of Winston
Guest, well known polo player.
DR.. John H. Lyons of Washington
performed an emergency operation
shortly after Mrs. Clark was taken
to the hospital by her husband and
Dr. Splitter. An examination re-
vealed the bullet entered the right
cheek and came out behind her jaw.
Mrs. Clark, a bride of less than
two months, is the former Mrs.
Suzanne de la Sale Chambers Hite-
man, native of Lille, France. who
was divorced from Robert N. Cham
bers in Reno, in 1881. and from
Russell Hiteman in Palm Beach in
1888, according to the Associated
Press.
Last July Is she was married to
Mr.. Clark, grandson of Alfred Corn
ing Clark, co-founder of the Singer
Sewing Machine Co.. in New York
City. The couple established their
home on an estate near Middleburg.
Mr. Clark, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen c. Clark of New York
and Cooperstown, formerly coached
polo at Old Farms School at Avon,
Conn, and is an amateur aviator.
He attracted considerable atten-
ton about a year ago, the Associated
Press reported, when he gave a
coming out" party in celebration
of his coming of age. Fifty debut
tantes attended the party.