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Evening star., 1939-06-28
Montana Feels Quake

HELENA, Mont, June % F.-A
slight earth tremor was felt here
at 4:51 pm. (Mountain Standard
Time) yesterday. No damage was
reported.
w. E. Maughan, Federal meteor
ologist, said it was the 2,558th earth
quake recorded here since October
3, 1885.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Labor PorIey Adopts
Transport Hours Pact
By the Associated Pres.

By tne ASSoCldted PreN.
GENEVA, June 28.-The Inter-
national Labor Conference In its
final session today adopted a con-
vention regulating hours of work
and rest periods in road transport.
setting a 48-hour week for bus and
taxi drivers.
The convention, adopted by vote
of 88 to 10, with "a delegates not
voting, fixed maximum overtime at
Is to 100 hours a year and estab-
lished a minimum overtime pay rate
Of one and one-fourth to one and
one-half times normal.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Toxic
Continued From First Page)

sertions that Britain now was show
ing sincerity" in seeking a settle
ment, and officials were quoted as
saying the British had shown a
willingness to go more than half
Wav
Evening star., 1939-06-28

tude was that British vessels en-.
tered Swatow contrary to Japa.
nese instructions on Wednesday,
the day Japanese occupied that port.
He gave assurance, however, that
mail and essential provisions for the
foreign colony would be admitted
once a week.
Evening star., 1939-06-28
Leuve on HONEYMOON

HOLLYWOOD, June % (R.-Ty-
rome Power and his bride, Annabella,
left last night by airliner on a be-
lated honeymoon trip to New York
and Europe.
They were married In April, but
screen engagements delayed their
honeymoon.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
TOWNSEND CLUBS
COMPLIMENT YOUTH

At least rs people attended the
last meeting of Townsend Club No. l
held Friday evening, March Oath,
and all of them enjoyed a very de-
lightful program consisting of talks
and discussion of the enactment of
H. R. No. 2-the Townsend Recovery
Plan.
Due principally to the efforts of
the membership committee, nearly
$50 new members enrolled in the
last two months.
The club extended its congratula-
tions last week to another phase of
the work of the Townsend Clubs
and which is usually overlooked,
namely the part taken by the youths.
These young folks were recognized
and applauded for their activities.
The clubs now feel that it is S
tial that Youth become more ac-
quainted with the principles of the
plan, as they will be the ones to
reap the most benefits. Announce
ments will be made in the papers
later on of a full youth program to
be given by Club No. l..
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ASSURED OF
SCHOOL ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL Isl
Hannah, ROsselet, Holland Pledge
Democratic Administration
of School Affairs.

Meetings of tae Independent
.Sehooi Ticket at &c headquarters
at IA North Dakota, indicate that
the three candidates chosen by the
party at the Trades and Labor
Council meeting at the Carpenters
hall on Tuesday, March 18th, will
poll a handsome majority in the
coming school election Saturday,
April LIST.
Seldom has such enthusiasm been
evinced in Independent meetings.
Chairman William Lappin and Sec
rotary James McGuirl both prophecy
sweeping victory for the three candi-
dates.
Organized labor Of Butte has ex-
pressed its unity behind these three
candidates.
A mass meeting will be held pre-
ceding the election, namely: Friday
night, March 81, at 9 p. M, at which
time the candidates will be presented
and talks made clarifying the liberal
policies of the Independent ticket.
The platform has already announced
that economy will be the objective
and that the modern trend of demo-
cratic and liberal administration will
be followed throughout the course
of the administration.
Inasmuch as our school affairs
amount to almost as much as our
county affairs, all labor is urged to
vote at this election.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
LEAGUE APPROVES
CITY DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM

At a meeting of Labor's Non
Partisan League held Friday, March
"a, the platform of the Democratic
City Central Committee to which all
Democratic candidates are pledged,
was read and approved.
The report of the Leagues investi-
eating committee, appointed to in
vestigate the two candidates for
Mayor at the coming city election
was also read and approved and
5000 copies of the report were Or
dered printed, to be distributed to
the voters of Butte. The following
is the report of the investigating
committee:
This committee appointed by La
boris ION Partisan League, to in
vestigate the two candidates for
Mayor with the idea of submitting
one Of them for the consideration of
the voters of Butte, after examining
the records of both candidates, beg
leave to report the following:
Senator Mulholland has a long and
enviable record as an ardent worker
for the interests of the working
classes. His first political office was
Democratic alderman from the third
ward in 1921; he was reelected in
1923, and served in the city council
under Mayor Morgan.
He was elected to the legislature
in 1925, and again in 1927, after
serving these two terms he was out
of politics until 1882, when he was
again elected to the legislature. He
was reelected in 1884, and 1886, and
in all these years he made an out
standing record as a friend of the
people, and an ardent supporter of
the New Deal. In 1888 he ran for
the office of State Senator and was
elected to that office by an over
whelming majority. With all of this
experience behind him Senator Null
holland should make a very efficient
Mayor of this city.
Mayor Hauswirth, the Republican
candidate for this office, has an en-
tirely different record. His attitude
towards organized labor prior to the
introduction of natural gas into this
locality was very antagonistic and
on a number of occasions he was
cited before the board Of some of
the locals of the Building Trades and
was reprimanded for his unfair
actions.
When natural gas was being
brought into Butte he condemned
this product in a very emphatic man
ner as he knew this gas would even
tually destroy his coal business. He
then conceived the idea Of becoming
a publisher and in this manner con-
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
SALES TAX TOKENS A
BURDENS0ME DEAL

Travellers returning from Arizona
and Utah bring back peculiar little
forms of sales tax tokens, or what
might be termed wampum that the
Indians used in the early days. In
Arizona a rather ornate gold colored
five-mill piece is levied upon every
purchase of Is cents apiece, while
one mill tax levy is charged upon
a purchase of S cents. The same
process is applied in Utah except
that in Utah, the tokens are silver
colored.
Montana, thank Heaven, is free
as yet, from such burdensome taxa
ton. The mass of purchases are
made by the common people, hence
it is they who suffer the penalty of
these sales taxes.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
PRESIDENT GRAHAM
ADDRESSES UNIONS

President James Graham of the
Montana Federation of Labor gave
an interesting explanation of the de-
feat of labor legislation in the last
session of the legislature.
The president mentioned that labor
had been divided for the last 10 or
IL years and that the farm organiza-
tons were also battling one another.
Mr.. Graham analysed the various
proposals that came before the
legislature directly affecting the
hours and wages act, the state in
dustrial bill and amendments to the
compensation act. Mr. Graham de-
plored the methods which were en-
ployed in drafting some of these
measures and said that the State
Federation of Labor had not been
consulted in their opposition. Not
w%ithstanding reports to the contrary,
the president seemed to feel that
labor would get some signal bene-
fits out Of the last session, especially
when through the help of the Mon
tana Federation of Labor, such pro-
posals as incorporation of unions, a
proposal to put fire fighters on a r.
hour basis and anti-strike measures
were defeated.
Mr.. Graham laid particular stress
upon all of the proposals which
failed to pass. He compared the laws
passed in Washington compelling in
corporation of unions, the anti-strike
law in Oregon and a similar one in
South Dakota and Minnesota, to
those of Montana and indicated that
it was through labor that such mea-
sures fail to materialize in this state.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30

The Miners delegates informed the
Trades Council that Senator Murray
had informed them that a measure
to protect metal mining and espe-
cially manganese properties had
passed the Senate. This is good
news, especially if it a pass the
House.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30

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., 1939-03-30
NOTICE!

A conference meeting will
be held at 2 p. m. Sunday after
noon, April End, at Miners
Union hall at S2h East Park
street, for the purpose of ce-
menting opposition to the pro-
posed reduction of relief allow
ances by the State Welfare
Board.
Invitations have been sent to
the Ministerial Associations,
Catholic Clergy, all fraternal
bodies, the Workers Alliance,
and all trade and industrial
union organizations.
The meeting is open to the
public and interested persons
are invited to attend. Labor
unions which have not received
a written invitation are re-
quested to kindly accept this
notice as a cordial invitation to
send representatives.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30

WASHINGTON. ~ (FP) The
largest strike in Washington's his
tory began here when 1900 work.
ers, members of the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees init. Alliance
(AFL), walked out of the largest
and swankiest hotels in the capital.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30
MINERS ENDORSE
MIKE MULHOLLAND

The Butte Miners Union at its
meeting Wednesday, March 20, en-
dorsed Mike Mulholland for Mayor
Of Butte.
Montana labor news., 1939-03-30

The man whe holds down the lad
der at the bottom is frequently of
just as much service as the man at
the top.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
FREE WILL COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHURCH
107 Cabot Street
Rev. J. S. Myric, pastor

Services, Sundays, II am. and s
pm. Sunday School, 1890 pm. The
pastors text at morning service was
Beloved, let us love one another" l
John Az. He said in part Ministers
of the Gospel fail to represent God
when they cd not represent love. In
heaven we shall not find segregation
nor shall we find segregation in hell
why should we find it in the hearts of
ministers who say they represent the
loving Father of us all? People can
not represent God with hatred, lynching
and segregation in their hearts. Mini
sters who will not fight these evils are
not representing God but are repre-
senting the world. eff a man saws, I
love God and hateth his brother whom
he hath seen, he is liar; for he that
loveth not his brother whom he hath
seen, how can he love God whom he
hath not 2? Chicken Supper. Jan
q, 8 pm. % cents, given by the choir
Mrs. Alzater Moore, directress, Alberta
Ross, Asst.
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ELLINGTON TO
PLAY FOR NAACP
BIRTHDAY DANCE

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Plans are
well under way for celebrating the thir-
tieth anniversary of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Colored
People Saturday, February II. with a
nationwide series of dances in the
larger cities throughout the country,
officials of that organization announced
today.
The key dance of the series will be
held in New York City at the 369th
Regiment armory. Duke Ellington and
his orchestra, and well-known stars of
radio and stage are donating their ser
vices for the affair.
Aside from celebrating the Associ-
atoms anniversary, the dances repre-
sent one of the activity channels
through which funds will be raised to
carry on the work of the organization.
According to Walter White, execu-
tive secretary of the Association, pro
ceeds from the dances will 60 toward
an expansion of the organizations
work, including the fight for the anti
lynching bill, protection of the economic
and educational rights of the colored
and in opposing bigotry and race
hatred on a wider front.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
METROPOLITAN BAPT. CHURCH
TIT Shawmut Ave.
Rev. NJ. J. Minor, pastor

Order of Services: 1890 Morning
Worship; 1890 pm. Sunday School
6:15 pm, Young Peoples Meeting
7:3O, Evening Worship: 500 pm.
FRIDAY Weekly PRAYER Meeting.
Sunday. JAN % at 3 pm., the Mis-
S'onarv Circle will hold its regular
monthly service The Pres. Mrs. L.
Leverett is prenaring a very interest
ing program. At 6:15 the speaker for
the Young people will be Mrs. Thelma
Roberts.
WEEKLY CALENDAR-A Dutch
Supper will be given at the church by
the Willing Workers Circle, Thursday,
Tan. 26, from 6 until 10 pm. Mrs.
Fstella Robinson, Chairman.-The
Teachers Training Glass continues
under the leadership of the pastor
THURSDAY evenings at s o'clock. ANY
one desiring to make application fol
the next semester NAV do so by coming
70 the Parish House. TT Shawmut Ave
On Thursday evening, Jan. %, 3 pm.
there will be a Grand Musical concert
under the auspices of the Junior Choir
Some of Boston's best talent viii
appear. Jan. 81. A Chitterling Sup
per will be given under the auspices OF
the Trustee Board, Mr. T. J. Glass
Chairman.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
Repub. Club Elects
Officers

Miss Helen S. Whiteman was unani-
mously reelected chairman of the
Unity Circle Republican Club at its
annual meeting, Wednesday, January
II.
Other officers elected were: First
vice-chairman, Mrs. Julia D. Noble;
second vice-chairman, Mrs. Grace B.
Wilkins; cor. sec'y, Mrs. Ethel Phil
lips; rec. sec'y, Mrs. Charlotte Till
man; fin. sec'y, Miss Amy England;
trea., Mrs. Maude Saunders.
The club is now in its twentieth
year. The membership is increasing
with a number of young people Join
ing who want to know more about
government and civics. There is a
growing demand for Republican club
house in order more successfully to
carry on the work of enlightening
men and women as to their rights and
duties as citizens of the Common
wealth.
The meeting was held in the Prac-
tical Arts High School.
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Welcome Shaw
House Head Worker

The council and staff of the Robert
Gould Shaw House welcomed the new
headworker, Morris R. Taylor, at a
reception Tuesday evening, January 10
from eight to ten in the auditorium,
Those attending represented a cross
section of the contacts and relation
ships the Shaw House has acquired in
its thirty years of existence.
The auditorium was transferred into
conservatory for the occasion. Ferns,
palms and flowers created the illusion.
Many beautiful lamps and the candles
on the serving table were the only illu-
mination. Mollie Bell, member of the
Friendship Club, assisted the commit
tee with decorations. W. H. Wooten's
String Ensemble and Miss Annie
Laurie Nicholson with William How
ard, ViOlinist, furnished musical pro
gram.
In the receiving line were Richard P.
Hallowell, End, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
R. Taylor, Morris B. Taylor son of
the headworker, Mrs. Lucy NJ. Mitchell,
Miss Madeline P Wetherbee, Miss
Josephine Crawford, Mrs. William N.
Goodman, Edward P. Simms, Mrs.
Beulah S. Hester, Miss Thelma J.
Thornton, Harold Peabody, Rev. F.
Havis Davis, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Lewis.
Mrs. Walter H. Bieringer, Thomas H.
johnson and Attorney Irwin T. Dorch.
The committee included Miss Katherine
7. Watson, Mrs. Beulah S. Hester,
John A. Shelburne and Miss Geneva
z. Potts.
Preceding the reception the Council
gave a dinner in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor in the club rooms on Ham
mond Street.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
LOOKING AROUND
and BEYOND
By
FRANK R. CROSSWAITH

1T SEEMS THAT AT last the sun
light is beginning to break over the
socio-economic darkness which has, for
so long, hung over the Southland. The
present plight of the nomadic share
troopers in Arkansas, Missouri. and
the neighboring States has served
graphically to bring home to all of lis,
the nightmare of life through which
the people of the South have been pass
ing.
RECENTLY, TWENTY NINE
SOUTHERN leaders representing edu-
cation, business, journalism, labor and
State governments, met in Atlanta,
Georgia, and decided upon a five-point
program which they feel will advance
the South's economic position. It has
long been accepted that, generally
speaking, the South represented the
most disturbing problem with which
the Nation is confronted. President
Roosevelt once referred to the South
rs the Nations chief economic problem.
The President should have added that
the South represents one of the worlds
most battling sociological spots.
WE RECALL AN INSTANCE in
Southern State, some years ago, when
group of Christians swarmed out of
Church and proceeded to demonstrate
their Christian attitude toward other
Christians. A colored share-cropper
had gotten into difficulty with his land
lord over monies allegedIy due him for
work done. The chwchgoers swooped
down on the mans body, bound it with
a rope and saturated it with oil. Then
they struck a match and lit the oil
soaked rags of Will Turner and pulled
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21

his body up over a tree limb. After all
of his flesh had been consumed bv the
flames leaving exposed only his bleached
bones, the Christians fought among
themselves for bones as souvenirs.
THEN AS IF FURTHER to dem.
onstrate their superiority of a white
skin over a dark one, the lynchers
seized the wife of VIII Turner. The
woman was soon to give birth to
child. Her clothing was also soaked
with oil and ignited. She was pulled
up over another treelimb to bangle in
flames, after her flesh had burnt to a
degree, her abdomen broke and her
unborn babe tumbled out of her womb
and fell to the ground Some of the
more superior of the mob, with their
hob-nailed boots crushed its hairless
head
THIS COLUMNIST WAS so
affected by that eloquent demonstra-
ton of white superiority over black,
that he organized a protest mass meet
ING in New York. The audience adopted
resolutions which were forwarded to
the State involved. The leading citizen
of the State in acknowledging receipt
of the resolutions then invited this
colmnist to the State in order that I
could experience the fate of Will
Turner, his wife and unborn baby.
WE HOPE AND TRUST that the
five-point program which the twenty
nine Southern leaders have adopted
will prove effective and that sooner or
later our Southern brothers and sisters
will learn the significance of the old
adage, you can't keep a man down in
the gutter unless you get down there
with him to keep him there"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21

menti. Among the guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Ware, Jr., Edward
Smith, Amy Grant, Elizabeth Tillery,
Georgia Wright, Sadie Thompson,
Viola Thompson, Ramon Collins, Sen
mis- Ewart, William Harris, Susie
Brown, Ethel Wright, Arthur Taylor,
Virginia Copper, Jean Taylor, B. Bean,
Ollie Williams, E. Collins, VIM. Buster
Snowden, W. Boyd, Jimmie Guilford,
Earl Keen, Edith Schuyler, Ethel
Brown, c. Banks, J. H. James, E. Dun
can, Laura Hudson, Dora Brown, Ger
trude Purnell, G. Downey Cora Parker,
Helen Mundy, A. Saunders, Collie
Banks, Mesdames William Reid, Mar
garet Gotten, E. Barnes, Viola Miller,
Jennie Morris, Pearl James, Jessie
Richardson, Ella Rhone- Harris, Mes
DANES BucEner, Henry Smith c.
Messrs. Spencer, Bell and Howard.
Myrick Misses Hatch, Pauline Taylor,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
COLUMBUS AVE. A.M.E. ZION
CHURCH
Rev. w. d. Battle, pastor

1890 am, Morning Worship and
Sermon; 1890 pm, Church School
and Bible Glasses; 6 nm, Young
PEOPLES Society of Varick Christian
Fndeavor; 1880 pm. Evening Wor-
ship and Sermon Every Thursday
evening and every Friday evening class
meeting and PRAYER meeting respec-
lively at o'clock. The singing evan
gelist will sing at both morning and
evening services.
Coming
Monday evening at s o'clock. DR.
John r. Jeltz, singing evangelist. will
gjye a musical recital. Subscription
25 cents. Come and hear this world
noted singer. Wednesday evening al
s o'clock, Biblical Drama, 'Lydia the
seller of Purple" Sponsored by Mrs
Alberta Jones. N.B.-Sunday morn.
ing Rev. R. II. Walker, evangelist, will
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. r. NJ. Owens, pastor

Sunday, Jan. 15-Rev. Mr.. Owens
preached very inspiring sermon Sun
day morning on Spiritual Casta-
ways. A very successful revival has
lust ended, with manv souls revived
and twe1e members to be added to the
church, The solist of the morning was
Mrs. Ruby Agnew. who sanw "Just
for Today" and ct Walked Where
Jesus Walked" Next Sunday the
Junior Choir will sing both morning
and evening. The Sewing Circle will
have Musical Tea at 8 pm. A very
interesting program has been ar
ranged and friends are invited to at
tend. The BYPU meets every Sunday
evening at o'clock. Miss Rachel
Jackson and Mr.. Everett Austin will
have charge of the program on Sun
day. Come out and worship with us!
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CHARLES ST. A.M.E. CHURCH
Rev. Oliver w. Childers, pastor

Sunday, the pastor preached spe-
cial sermon to the young people, telling
them not to expect everything to be
given them blu to get out and earn
what thew need and to help educate
themselves. For in these times one
must he prepared Tor any vocation
Mrs. Mason of Chelsea united with
the church. At 7:45 the Juniors under
the direction of Mrs. Evans Wade
presented verv fine programme. Mr.
Stanford was ouest speaker. Music
bv the Mems Chorus. Friday night
PRAYER meeting and Bible Study
Everyone welcome.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
Penquins Hold
Successful Cabaret

The Penguins, a comparatively new
club, held a colorful Cabaret Party at
Western Lunch Box Thursday even
ing. The gaily decorated banquet room
was IN all respects a full-fedged night
club for the evening. Good music given
out by guitar, bass fiddle and piano
unit ably accompanied the acts of an
enjoyable foorshow. For the added
entertainment of the guests, an excel
lent entertainer one Miss "Skippie"
Stevens, sang those songs of the
"double-tendre" at the tables lending a
splendid Cabaret touch Deliciouslv
cooked chicken topped the menu which
included appetizers of spiritus-fer-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-21
Letters to the
Guardian

10 the Editor of The Guardian:
In reference to the race slur on the
radio programs, published in your
paper January IA, inst, calling col
ored woman's baby "piccaninnv," OF
other colored. "darky, kinkv hair" etc
personally, I feel that in as much as
these remarks may not be very pleas
ant the various colored organizations
may well concentrate on sometime
beneficial to the Raee-for instance
demand that the Metropolitan Insur,
ance Company that they employ col,
ored' where thousands of dollars OF
race earnings are paid yearly.
| think Webster's should be blamed
for coming such words and not The
National Broadcasting Company. After
all, II representatives of Colored or
carnations walked along anv of th,
streets where colored congregate. tbev,c
hear niger" and "darky" used b1
colored persons oftener than on radiC
programs.
For an oppressed group, we ar,
showing the white race that we on,
hold our own if given the opportunity
Let us concentrate on economic gai,
and worry less over kinky hair How
many Of ours isn't?
Thank you for your space.
MRS. T. w. HEADLEY,
50 ST. German Straet
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CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. ]. Spratley, pastor

1890 Morning worship with sermon,
topic, "The Value of Worship"
1890 Church school and adult Bible
class.
900 pm. B.Y.P.U.
7:3O pm, Evening worship with
sermon, topic, "The Brands of Christ"
Thursday evening, a cake contest by
the men. Each man is asked to make
a cake without the assistance of a
woman, and bring it to the church. The
one having the best cake will get a
prize. There will be a program pro
ceeding the contest in the auditorium.
FRIDAY evening. song and PRAYER ser
vice led by the young people