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Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
WOMEN MEMBERS OF.
LEGISLATURE STAND
FIRM FOR THE PEOPLE

With the session drawing to a
close, l may say that the women
members of the lower house of the
legislature, in common with all OF
the rest Of the progressive bloc in
both houses, are disappointed in the
accomplishments we have succeeded
in bringing about. Offsetting that
feeling is the sense of satisfaction of
having waged a hard and clean fight
for the measures proposed to relieve
the distress Of the oppressed and
exploited people of the state, the
working people.
/ am proud and happy to be able
to report that the three women
members of the House, Mrs. Marion
Melin of Park, Mrs. R. T. Martin of
Fergus and myself have never diff
fered in our opinions. We have
always stood together, fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the fine,
Independently thinking men who
have been waging a consistent and
%unceasing battle for the general
good of the state and its great mass
of common people.
Mrs. Melin, Mrs. Martin and I
sponsored and led the fight for
%furthering the enactment of the
Townsend Recovery Act. We also
jointly introduced the bill for the
exemption of homes up to a value
of $1,000 from taxation, and worked
increasingly, and as this is written,
apparently successfully, for the
enactment of a law permitting wom-
en- to serve on juries, removing the
last barrier to the rights Of women
to exercise their duties as citizens.
It has been recommended for passage
by the committee of the whole house
in the Senate, and it appears certain
now that it will pass the hurdle of
reading there and go to the
governor for his approval.
It is my opinion that constantly
more women must actively interest
themselves in legislative matters toll
hasten the day when more social
legislation may be enacted, and
existing social inequities which
should not exist under our demo-
,racy, may be removed.
1, of course, feel a particular sense
If pride in the fact that the majority
If the Silver Bow delegation has
oeen found at the forefront of the
light for every measure proposed for
economic and social justice. 1t has
been and is to me a very real privi-
eye to serve the people of Silver
Bow as a representative, together
With this group of men.
We have lost several battles in this
ession of the legislature, but we
lave not lost the wal for the work
people. That will be carried on
IS long as we have the champions
# the interests of the common man,
hat we have in Silver Bow and in
many other places and sections of
he state.
MINNIE M. K. BEADLE.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
ENGINEERS THREATEN
TO PUBLISH NAMES

The Engineers Union have an
nounced that they may be compelled
to publish the names of persons en-
tering the Owsley building or any
of its offices or store rooms. A his
tory Of the heating systems in Silver
Bow county was described by Dele
gate Whitley practically as follows.
The engineers have jurisdiction
over the supervision and operation
of heating plants in buildings Prl6r
to the establishment of central heat
ing systems established by the Mon
tana Power Company many years
ago, members Of the Engineers
Union were used in separate build
ings because these buildings had
their own furnaces generating steam
by coal. The Montana Power Com
pany built a central heating system
for the purpose of carrying heat to
the various big buildings of the city.
This action caused quite a number
of engineers union to be thrown out
of employment. History is now re-
peating itself. The central heating
system has been abolished since the
advent of gas. Buildings which were
formerly heated by this central heat
ing system, heretofore referred to,
have now abandoned that method
and have installed their own indi-
vidual systems, with the exception
steam is now generated by gas in
stead of by coal. Statesmen for the
Montana Power Company inform
owners and ~custodians of buildings
that when gas is used they do not
need an attendant; that a thermostat
takes care of the operations. The
attorney general has advised the
unions that an engineer is required
in all buildings which have boilers.
The First National Bank and Andy
Davis, it is reported as owners of
the Owsley block, whether this is
true or not, it is known that the First
National Bank has never been very
friendly to the labor organizations.
Grandpre is agent of the Ows-
ley building. He is antagonistic to
the labor organizations. Labor
unionists and other should remember
this when buying their insurance as
Fred Grandpre also runs an insur-
ance agency. The Owsley Realty
has also been declared I'M
fair by the Engineers Union. If an
accident should occur in the OwsleyI
block through the lack of an
attendant, the responsibility must
fall on Fred Grandpre, the Owsley
Company and the First Ma
tional Bank as they have had plenty
Of warning to employ an engineer
to look after the heating system.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
PEOPLES Welfare HURT BY BUSINESS
LEGISLATURE DYING
OF ITS OWN APATHY

Another week has passed and the
legislature is in the last days. The
time for presenting bills has expire
and this session is now almost
matter of history.
The big upset of the week CO :
on the gambling bills; most pc .
thought that their passage was
tain and it was not until the OF IL
ton developed on the last d.. for
presenting bills that any notice was
given. The radio and press have
published statements that the tabor
bloc opposed passage but this is a
misstatement. Only one labor nan
from Silver Bow was in opposition
to gambling and he did not attempt
to oppose it or any grounds connect
ed with labor but stated on the floor
that he would be ashamed to return
to his people in Silver Bow with only
a divorce bill and a gambling bill.
Proponents of the bill felt that as
gambling was actually going on, the
revenue, estimated at about $4,000
annually, would have helped
materially on WPA especially when
this would be matched several times
with Federal money. At this writing
the bills appear to be dead with no
hope of resusitation. The killing of
these bills caused a loss of revenue
that had been estimated in fixing
the budget for the following BIZ
enium and came as a complete up
set, whereupon, ways and means
YER sought to fill the gap, so far
without success and it remains to
be seen just how this deficiency will
be met. The only suggestion to date
has been to cut salaries and lay off
people employed by the state gov
eminent so we may expect some
more on relief if these plans go
through.
Many people think that the veto
by the governor of the divorce bill
was a direct answer to the high
moral campaign that was put on
against gambling and there may be
some truth in the statement that a
state must depend upon vice or
human weakness is not worthy to
survive.
Throughout the entire session
labor bills received a short shift.
This is probably due to the intense
campaign put on against the Wages
and Hours Bill early in the session
People who had never had a hired
man in their lives were convinced
that the high wages paid labor was
the cause of the depression and that
if the fear of business could be re-
lieved the depression would be end
ed. This doctrine has been preached
so much that many people are be-
to believe it. How about a
little consideration for labor as to
the next meal is coming 'FRONT.'?
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
CHICAGO TRIBUNE RADIO
STATION X JOIN
AFL UNION

CHICAGO. - (FP) - Announcers,
sound men, singers and actors at
Station WGN have joined the Chi
cage branch of the American Fed
Grafton of Radio Artists (AFL). The
union is expected to start negotia-
tons for a contract soon.
The employees move is especially
significant since WGN, which is
affiliated with the Mutual Broad
casting System, is the first major
MBS outlet to become organized.
The station is owned by Col. Robert
R. McCormick publisher of the re-
dictionary Chicago Tribune.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
DEATH OF POPE Plus M M0URNED
BY AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Executive Council Says He Was Great Champion For and De
fender Of the Rights, Liberties, Welfare and Well Being Of the
Wage Farmers" Throughout the World.

earners of the world over. His LIES
work for humanity, for peace, fol-
democracy, for relief to the suffer
ing and oppressed will long be re-
membered by all classes and by none
more than by the working people.
His death is a great loss and is re-
ceived by labor in America in terms
of deepest sympathy"
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, add
ed his own statements, as follows:
Pope Plus KRIS interest in social,
economic and labor problems was
reflected in a most impressive way
in his encyclical on labor. We re-
garded it as measuring up to the
labor cncyclical issued by Pope Leo
XIII"
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
Representatives,
Senators Favor Corporations
To The Detriment Of t1e State
S~ELFISHNESS PREVAILS
All Labor Measures Killed; One
of the Most Destructive Ses-
siOns in the History of Mon
tana.

ldna.
Friday, February 18th, represented
a red letter day for the labor and
Farm Union members of the House
of Representatives, for on that day
the labor groups, for a few brief
hours, came into their own and ran
tn Legislative show to the embar-
rassment of the conservative mem
bers of the House who had over
played their hand.
For forty-six and one-half days
the present legislative session had
been safely under control. Lobby
lists representing Big Business
termed the present Legislative group
the best and most constructive"
they had observed in many years.
The Senate, after a liberal furry
in the early part of the session, had
been coaxed into line and the House
never had a liberal moment from
the close of the party caucuses on
the first of January. Every COM
mittee was safely manned with a
conservative majority by Speaker
Manning, a conservative although
fair and impartial man.
AS was stated before, for forty-six
and one-half days this philosophy
dominated and all legislative rene
dies for the underprivileged, the I'M
employed, the aged or the victim Of
o%ccupational diseases were killed
with the dispatch Of a Franco firing
squad.
However, the forces of reaction
overplayed then hand IN the forty
fifth day Of the session, lulled into
overconfidence by the quiet air
which prevailed.
Previously in the session they had
killed the Wages and Hours Bill, the
Labor Relations Act, the Natural
Gas Tax, a number of eight-hour
measures including the Collar-to-
Collar Bill of the Butte miners, and
in general had left the labor groups
and the Farm Union groups in a
position where they could only stand
by and watch their programs emas-
culated and beaten down unmerci-
fully.
AS an illustration of the tactics
used Representative Sherman Smith
Of Lewis and Clark county had
labor and farmer votes for
30-day divorce bill, promising in
return to go down the line for their
program. Immediately after the bill
had passed the House he again
himself on the opposition
side in spite of his word and pledge
10 cooperate.
The Silver Bow county delegation
and a number of the labor sympa-
.hizers in the House supported the
Pass fight put up by Cascade
and were rewarded by hav-
ng the support of only one Cascade
representative for labor
legislation, that being Archie Nc
leod. Stromnes, champion of the
Pass construction, was the
outstanding enemy of farm and labor
e~gislation.
The labor representatives support
ID the business mems Fari Practices
Act and made a plea for similar ac-
ion by the business men towards
-abor's Fair Practices Act but the
met with a cold reception
md the passage of the memorial
,ommending the Dies Investigating
Committee.
Such was the situation up to the
18th day, the deadline for passage
f measures from the House to the
senate for concurrence. On that
honorable day the same monoton-
JUS story was continued through the
morning and afternoon sessions, with
hree labor sponsored revenue mea-
ures being killed.
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
BY A. +. of L. Weekly News Service.

BY A. +. of L. Weekly News Service.
The Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor, at its
Winter meeting at Miami, Fla,
adopted the following minutes on
the death of Pope Plus XI;
"The Executive Council was
shocked and greatly grieved by the
sudden passing of Pope Plus XI. It
joins with all our people-regard-
less of faith or Of religious affilia-
tions-in expressing deep sorrow for
the loss Of this great religious and
spiritual leader.
Pope Plus was not alone the lead
er of the Catholic world, he was
likewise a great champion for and
defender of the rights, liberties, well
fare and well being of the wage
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23

A letter was received from the city
of Butte explaining the need of CO.
operating with the local housing
authority and explaining the method
of sponsorship.
Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
LETTERS FROM AN
ACTIVE LEGISLATOR

Just a few lines to let you know
what has TRANSFERRED since Friday
You are no doubt familiar with the
rebellion in the House relative tC
the administrations forces that triec
to cram a gambling bill down the
Threats of the members. From
previous information given youl
paper, you can see that all attempts
to tax any of the utility companies
have failed. The reactionary ele-
ment have thrown these measures
out the window with about the same
consideration that they gave to the
Wage and Hour Bill and the Labor
Relations Act. Those members who
were working for the interests OF
the people of the state were of the
opinion that the tax load should be
more evenly distributed, and as a
consequence had introduced a tax
on natural gas, a tax on electrical
energy, and a telephone tax. This
group were somewhat in favor of a
revenue from gambling, and would
have probably also gone for a cigar
cite tax; but they felt that if the
administration forces did not want
to tax the utilities, that the average
citizen should be relieved also from
the taxes which the cigarette tax
would have placed upon them. They
had waited patiently for an oppor-
tunity to make a flank attack, and
they saw this opportunity present
itself last Friday night when the
revenue and taxation committee of
the House brought in three gambling
bills. Their maneuver caught the
administration forces completely by
surprise, and so thorough was their
rout that they have not completely
recovered as yet. An attempt was
made to secure cooperation of the
Senate leaders so that the rules
could be suspended and the utility
tax measures be revived, but they
insisted that the gambling bills be
revived too. The rebels could not
very well change their position in
regard to the gambling measures as
they had taken a definite stand. The
Senate also refused to suspend its
rules. Consequently, these tax mea-
sures are all dead, and the admins
tration will have to worry along as
best they can. There are no feel
ings of compassion or regrets by the
rebelling forces. They feel that the
situation was created by the admin
istration forces, and it is up to the
administration forces to make the
best of the situation which they
themselves caused.
Today there appeared on the board
under general orders Senate Bill No.
5. This is the bill that repeats the
notorious Hitler Bill of the previous
session or House Bill No. IS. 1t was
originally introduced in the Senate
to be in full force and effect on its
passage and approval, but the Senate
committee as a whole placed an
amendment in the bill which would
have made the effective date Janu-
airy /, 1941. When it appeared in
the House, Spiegel presented an
amendment to make the date at
which it will become in full force
and effect on and after its passage
and approval.
There was very little or no dis
cussion in opposition to the motion
to take out the obnoxious amend
ment which the Senate had put in
the bill and Spiegel's amendment
was adopted by an overwhelming
vote. In support of his motion to
in the Senate bill as he had
Continued on Page g.
Evening star., 1939-10-26
Visiting Nurses Garry Skill
And Cheer to Dreory Sickrooms

to 60 lightly around the eyes, how
to hold the infant, how to put in
the safety pins. Now I grease her
with some oil?' asks the mother.
The nurse mods and tells her she's
doing fine.
After this she will come in every
week to weigh the baby till the
mother is able to go to the clinic.
The nurse climbs on a street car
now and travels to another rooming
house. On another third floor back
is a very old woman. Her white
hair struggled to her shoulders and
her fragile hands are ribbed with
wrinkles.
Until hardening of the arteries
finally drove her to bed she peddled
flowers on the street. Her room is
bare except for the iron bed and
shabby bureau. Dirty newspapers
cover the floor.
Bathed and Freshened.
The nurse does what she can to
make the aged patient comfortable.
Fresh sheets 60 on the bed after the
bath. (The nurse had to 70 down
three flights to get the water.) The
Evening star., 1939-10-26

woman's hair is combed and tucked
into hairnet. Bedroom slippers
are unearthed from the corner and,
put beside the bed.
A young expectant mother who
lost her first child and fears for
her second Is the next patient. The
nurse takes her blood pressure, ex-
amines ner, cautions her against
going up and down the stairs, urges
her to drink milk and take maps.
Il like milk and my baby has to
have calcium" says the young wom-
an. I'D drink more milk if l could
afford it,"
The nurse stops in to change the
dressing of a Government worker
with lung abscess. His home is
better one but he can't pay for
the nurses services. His savings and
Evening star., 1939-10-26

promises that patients will visit
clinics, has distributed literature on
baby care that will be read to the
mother II she can't read herself.
Other days, the nurse might also
arrange for isolating patients with
communicable diseases.
Yesterday, the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society, which can give its
free care through Community Chest
dollars, held open house for go
and See" tour visitors. The guests
were shown pictures and charts, a
table laid out with materials for a
baby's formula and demonstrations
Of various other phases of the socis-
tvs work.
But to get the real picture, to see
Evening star., 1939-10-26


his salary to come must 90 toward
paying the doctors and hospital
bills he's incurred during his two
months illness.
Still carrying the black. bag which
isn't getting any lighter, still able
to joke with her patients, to bring
to each one Of them the optimism
and the interest they need, Miss
Jones visits her last patient Of the
day, q young woman who must have
q glandular injection.
Leaves Trail Of Advice.
Besides actually giving treatment,
the nurse has left necessary reports
for doctors, has shown patients how
to use what little facilities they have
to the best advantage, has elected
Evening star., 1939-10-26

what the nurses do in carrying hos
pital care to far-flung sickrooms,
you should go along with the nurse
into the homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-17
M The Local T'heateys
STATE

Regular schedules at Warmers air. cooled State theater were broken in order that the premiere Waterbury showing of Bette Davis in "Old Maid" could be screened today. Hailed as Miss Davls' greatest pie ture, "Old Maid" was shown to ca pacity audiences today and will con- tinue for four days at the State.
 Pathos and tragedy are embraced in the role of the spinster portrayed by Miss Davis as she defends herself for 20 years in family battle for the love of child. Her bitter oppo- nent is Miriam Hopkins, Jane Bryan as the child, ascends to new heights
 The supporting cast includes George Brent, Donald Crisp, Louise Fazenda, James Stephensons Jerome Cowan, William Lundigan, Cecilia Loftus, Rand Brooks and Janet Shaw.
 Edmund Goulding who made Dark Victory" also starring Miss Davis, scores a greater victory in the production of "The Old Maid" The three dominant roles are those played by Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins and Jane Bryan, and they are supremely fitted for their dominance. All the human motions possible are con- tained in this super production.
 In the companion show, Penny Singleton pairs up with Arthur Lake in "Blondie Takes a Vacation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-17
ONE STORY WOOD
 BUILDING BURNED
Children Playing With Matches Blamed for
 North End Fire

Three fires were extinguished by the fire department yesterday after noon and evening.
 Damage to a one-story wood building at l20 Division street was caused shortly after { o'clock by fire started by children playing with matches. Three companies of apparatus responded to an alarm from Box 252. The building is owned by D. Rizzolo.
 Sparks from e switching engine caused a fire in the wooden ties of the overhead railroad bridge at Bank and Riverside streets shortly before o'clock. Four companies Of apparatus responded.
 4 rubbish fire in the rear of i3 Canal street was extineuished by Engine 40 shortly before T:30 o'clock last evening. The blaze was on the property of Charles uabin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-17
THREE APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENTS

Cost of heating the Bronson li- brary sub-station located in the Wa terville fire station should be charged to the library, according to Chair man Frank Healey, who urged at a meeting of the fire board yesterday to take notice when making next years budget.
 Three applications to the call force were received from James w. Doyle, John Korbuszeski, and John Buck ley. The applications were placed on file. Chairman Frank Healey made 8 motion to have the building com- mittee consider bricking up or ce- menting the back door of the Water vile station as the Blake 6 Johnson Co intends making fill in the rear of the station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-17
STRAND

Capacity attendance marked the opening performances of Goodbye MT. Chips" starring Robert Donat, at Warmers Strand theater yester- day The picture is a picturization of James Hilton's charming novel of the life of an English school teacher and features with Donat, Greer Carson, beautiful English actress.
 The story of MT. Chips" is the story of the education of youth the world over. Donat plays the kindly schoolmaster who comes to a large English school as a young man and passes his entire life there. He be- comes the ideal of the boys in his care, and when these boys grow up they send their sons back to MT. Chips" He meets and falls in love with young and beautiful girl and when she ultimately dies the tragedy leaves Chips" with a great human understanding and compassion.
 Donat does a wonderful job with the role of Chips" and his wife played py Greer Carson Is also brilliantly portrayed. Not to be overlooked in cast which in- cludes some 2,0o0 English boys, is little Terry Kilburn, child actor dis covery of Lord Jeff".
 All in all here is a picture that will grip your interest as did, "The Citadel". You owe 1t to yourself not to miss it.
 On the same show is an interest ing melodrama. Stronger Than Desire" with Virginia Bruce and Walter Pidgeon.
 The entire Four Daughters" cast will return to the screen at the Strand on Sunday in the big hit, Daughters Courageous. John Garfield, the Lane sisters, Gale Page, Dick Foran, Frank McHugh, Jeff frey Lynn and Claude Rains as well