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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
Big PUBLISHING
COMPANY Is
UNDER FIRE

Crowell-Collier Publishing company
and its subsidiary, P. F. Collier and
Son Corporation, both of $50 Park
Ave-, New York City, and "a officers
and directors of the corporations, have
been charged in Federal Trade Com
mission complaint with misleading
sales methods and representations in
the sale of books and encyclopedias
with yearly supplements or revision
services.
The respondent Crowell-Colli Pub
fishing company, according to the COM
plant, sells its publications to school
teachers, college professors, business
and professional men and to the gen.
eral public and, acting by and through
its corporate subsidiaries and under
the control and direction of the re-
spondent officers, has employed,
among other sales methods, the fol-
lowing:
1. A prospective purchaser will be
informed that as result of draw
ing conducted by the respondents, she
has won set of encyclopedias and
other books, and the privilege of using
for 10 years a research bureau main
tanned by the respondents; that in
order to receive the books it is neces-
sary for her to purchase from the re-
spondents a yearly supplement to be
supplied for 10 years at given price
which may be paid in monthly in
stallments; that the sum asked for
is the price of the yearly supplements,
and that the books are given free.
2. Agents and statesmen advise pros
the respondents publicity depart
Continued on Page Three)
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Increased
PRODUCTION
BFE:Ts, sPUDS

Final harvests found yields of sugar
beets and potatoes somewhat above
the earlier indications due to favor
able weather for late growth Corn
yields and yields of beans on the
other hand were slightly smaller
while apple harvests confirmed earlier
indications of poor crop in western
Montana. October rainfall, like that
OF September, was well above normal
and especially beneficial to pastures,
winter ranges, and fall-seeded grain
crops. November 1 estimates for late
crops compared with last year and
average are as follows:
Corn The indicated yield of 14.5
bushels per acre for all corn is slight
ly smaller compared with that Of a
month earlier and places the 1910 crop
at 2,117,000 bushels. Such crop
would be smaller than the 1889 pro-
duction of 1,76S,0 900 bushels, but larger
as compared with the preceding 10
year average production of 1,346,000
bushels.
Beans: Production of dry edible
beans in 1910 is estimated at 100000
bags compared with 100000 bags in
1889 and the preceding 10-year aver
age production of 274,O00 bags.
Potatoes: Montanas 1910 potato
crop estimated at 1,955,00O bushels is
well above the 100000 bushels pro-
duced in 1889 and above the preced-
ing 1O-year average production of l.
$3.50 bushels.
Sugar Beets: Sugar beet production
for the state in 1910 is estimated at
1,134, 900 tons compared with $4,000
tons in 1889 and the preceding 10
year average production of 100000
tons. The 1910 crop is the largest
yet produced in Montana.
Commercial Apples: Commercial ap-
pie production in Montana for 1910 is
placed at $4,000 bushels compared
with $4,000 bushels in 1899 and the
10-year average production
of $4,000 bushels.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Listed are a number of products
now controlled by monopolies based
on high tariffs and in which the mon
opolies would be broken to the bene-
fit of consumers by reduction of
the tariff
In food products, as an instance, the
report lists soft or brown sugar,
graduated sugar, grape juice, fresh
mutton and lamb, canned dog and cat
food, corn oil and dextrine."
The same conclusion is reached in
the case of textiles, wood and paper
products chemicals, rubber and leath-
er, nonferrous metals, iron and steel,
farm and automotive machinery, ma
chine tools, electrical machinery and
10 miscellaneous products.
Special studies were made of the
sugar and rayon industries. Import
duties on sugar, it is estimated, have
cost consumers $2,1S9, 062,203 in the
eight years ending 1899.
"The major portion of the bill was
an indirect subsidy in the form of
higher prices where were paid to
domestic producers of sugar." the re-
port states. 1t is noted that less
sugar was consumed in 1889 than in
1929 despite 100000 increase in
the population.
The tariff on rayon yarn, it is
stated, is "prohibitive" and imports
are slight. In 1887 and 1888 the tariff
on rayon yarn cost American con-
sumers between s110,O00,00O and $780,
100000 and producers profits during
these years were quite enormous"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
MILLS NAMED TO
LABOR BOARD,
MADDEN JUDGE

! WASHINGTON (FP) - Harry A
Mills Chicago labor mediator, was
appointed a member of the nationa
labor relations board November Is BY
President Roosevelt.
| At the same time the President sem
| to the senate for confirmation the ap
pointment of former NLRB chairman
]. Warren Madden as a Judge on the
U. S. court of claims.
The probable effect of Mills ap
pointment was Immediately reflected
in the resignation of three high off
Gals of the board, Nathan Witt re-
signing as secretary and Thomas T.
Emerson leaving the post of associate
general counsel while Alexander B.
Halves, chief administrative examiner,
submitted his resignation.
Confirmation of both Mills and
Madden by the senate was expected.
1t was not learned whether Mills
will become chairman of the board
or whether VIM. NJ Leiserson, a mem
Der of the board, will be made chair
man. 1t was thought that Leiserson
will become chairman.
In his letter of resignation, Witt
declared, Since the President has
seen fit not to nominate ]. Warren
Madden for another term as chairman
of the board, am submitting my res
ignation to become effective as soon
as the board can conveniently relieve
me of my duties"
Emerson, who headed the boards
review division, said that "inasmuch
as chairman Madden has not been re-
appointed, however, and since / have
supported his policies throughout, /
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seVen the ones who had ana
lyzed his claims and the budg-
ct which he claimed to have
balanced, hesitated to chal-
lenge his statement for the mo-
ment, thinking that with his
facility of legerdemain, he
might display something that
they knew to be "red" but that
he made to appear black.
However, the balanced budget had
assumed such carmine hue that even
the governor could not have made it
appear black on election day On
November I, the General fund was
overdrawn $685., 527.3e. 1t is more than
probable that before the close of the
year, the oyerdraft will reach new
eminence.
AS has been previously pointed out
in The Voice, the income to this fund
has been steadily mounting until now
it is nearly two million dollars more
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
ASSEMBLING OF
is
Auth HORNED

Senator Wheeler has just been in
formed that the Work Projects AID.
ministration has approved an allot
ment Of $8,801 to transcribe, tabulate
and summarize existing data on ten
ure status and farm practices of the
participants Of the Agricultural Con.
servation program in Montana for the
year 1898 and related data concern.
ing owners and renters who did not
participate in this program for the
years 1886, 1887 and 1888.
There also has been approved an
allotment of $80,410 to transcribe,
compile, map, photograph, duplicate
and summarize data essential for eff
fecitve county agricultural land use
planning and adjustment by the Agri-
cultural Extension Service and COOP
Grating federal, state and local action
program agencies. The work consists
mainly Of preparing for effective use
with farmers and groups engaged in
agricultural adjustment and conserva-
ton programs the following types of
data: land ownership and tenure;
tax and mortgage status; soil CLASH
crop productivity and graz
ing capacity; land use, size, income
and character of farm operating units;
local governmental organization and
services; weed infestations; major
land use Embellishments areas and
distressed farm areas; and related
problems and conditions. Both Of
these projects are sponsored by Mon
tana State College and are eligible for
operation at the discretion of Joseph
E. Parker, state WPA administrator.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
TENANT GROUPS
DEMAND Real
PROTECTION
By JAMES PECK

NEW RK.-(FP)-With monthly
rents in New York having increased
in many instances from So to SIS in
the past three months, the City-Wide
Tenants Council again emphasized the
need for an amendment to the con-
scription law to prevent evictions of
draftees' families.
A similar position is taken by the
Tenants League of Philadelphia and
the Council for Stun Clearance in
New Haven.
''The passage of the CONSUMPTION
law brought with it inadequate safe
guards for tenants" said Executive
Secretary Donald Schoolman of the
New York council Under its present
terms, court may merely grant a
stay of eviction for three months in
the case Of tenants paying $50 or less
monthly for rent The tenant is COM
pletely liable to the back rent, which
must be paid later on when a con-
script returns from service.
ITO give adequate protection to ten
ants, the law must be amended to
provide for no eviction of conscripts'
families and payment of rent sub
sides up to $50 a month"
Schoolman pointed out that such
payments are now being made by the
British government to soldiers FAM
lilies
In many cases the draftee will have
to pay more than his $50 monthly
wage for his family's rent, a council
survey of rents in various parts of
New York shows.
In the Chelsea district, rents for g.
and 4-room apartments which three
months ago ranged from s18 to $40
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

| interested in, and that is to give Big
Business the right Of way-the "cru-
SADIE" to remove all governmental re-
straints from monopoly. Is Mr.. Will
kie now to become Wall Streets front
man with all wraps removed? When
Big Business finally decides to go in
for dictatorship land it won't be a
dictatorship of the proletariat, either
which it will at the opportune moment
if that; time ever arrives, it will be
handy to have ready-made fuehrer
with stable following.
If there are to be more republicans
terests of national unity, many OBJ
servers here believe that it will be
Senator McNary rather than Mr.. Will
kie. The latter's sour grapes attitude
since his defeat doesn't set well with
many people.
Returning to the Fray
The conservative press, since the
election, has been intimating that the
republican minority in the senate and
the house will now offer more "bitter
resistance" to New Deal policies than
ever before
Sounds kind of funny. Throughout
the campaign, COP speakers assured
us that the republican party had re-
formed and that it was going to go
in for liberal government in big way
1t couldn't have been that they were
only spoofing! Or could it?
Gallup says that he forecast the
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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should have pointed out tnat THESE
companies are netting excellent re-
turns on their domestic investments
from the Roosevelt war-defense pro-
gram, and that executives of several
of them are actively helping to shape
it.
Westinghouse Electric, for example,
is now working on $93,779,000 worth
of defense orders, some Of which will
not be ready till 1913. So Westing-
house is probably none too anxious to
call off the war, as LaGuardia implied.
And though Henry Ford has indeed
been decorated by Hitler, it is also
true that the day after Roosevelt's
reelection, his company became the
beneficiary of a whopping $122,323,00O
u. S. army contract.
"Emergency' Means Earnings
Latest financial statements from
several representative corporations in
important defense industries indicate
their business is thriving.
General Motors, whose ex-president,
Vim. s. Knudsen is defense commits
sioner in charge of production:
Earned $15,597, 900 for three months
ending September 80, 1910, compared
with $8,627,268 in the same period
last year. In 1889, in those three
months, General Motors common stock
earned 15c share; this year 1T went
up to 31c. DUPONT got $10,OO0,0O0
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
ILER APPOINTED

WASHINGTON. - OPP - Appoint
ment of Henry G. Her of the AFL as
labor relations consultant for the Ma
tional Youth Administration was an
nounced here by Aubrey Williams.
NYA administrator. AS labor rela-
lions consultant Her will have the
responsibility of co-ordinating NYA
work project activities with estab-
lished employer employee relation
ships.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
.EMPTION PLEA DENIED

WASHINGTON.-FP)-A proposal
by the American Bankers Association
that the definition of administrative
as this term is used to describe ex-
empt employees under the wage-hour
law, should be changed to permit the
exemption of persons getting less than
5000 month in small communities,
was rejected here by Philip B. Flem-
ing, administrator
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
GOVERNOR ayers LEAVES
GENERAL FUND IN RED
AS HE IS VOTED OUT
While Record of the Condition of the
Balanced Budget Was Not Available Be-
fore Election. 1t Is Found Now That It's
Color Was Growing More and More Car
mine in Hue.

of the will recall that up before
the election and that day. Governor Ayers boosted of having
balanced the budget undoubtedly many peo
pie the state ready this other state
men made by him with equal basis in fact And with the
necromanc ability he had displayed two three occasions
during his term to make red black for the time being
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL

At his press conference week. FDR admitted that neither
Herr Sgnor Mussoin had sent him congrauatory
message his reelection
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

minute campaign speech Mayor LaGuarda of New
big particularly companies with Ger
man investments financing the republican campaign be-
opposed to this administrations foreign policy
Among the companies named by LaGuardia General
Motors Ford Co.. Westinghouse Electric Remington
Rand Standard Oil of j. To be perfectly fair he
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20
PROFITS PILING UP IN
INDUSTRY FROM DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ORDERS

Examination of Profits in 1910 With Those
Of 1889 in Large Industries Shows Stagger-
ing Increases From Defense Program Or
ders and Promises New Crop of War Mil
ionaires.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Economic Justics and Equality
IL the Real Safeguard Of Do.
mocracy. Lack Of These IL a
Challenge to the intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-20

Democracy Cannot Endure I'M
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
BRENTWOOD
Village

These Business Concerns Unite
with the management in announcing
the opening Of Woshinston's newest
sddit;on for the omusement-Iovins public
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
WiIlkiie Hits
At Enjoys
COP Nominee Says
Ambassadors A r e
Making "Cheap Polit-
ical Speeches" Here.

Aboard Willkie Train, Oct 30
(AP)-Wendell L. Willkie declared
today that 'the American ambas-
sailors to Great Britain and France
are back here making cheap political
speeches."
Renewing his assertion that only
one major American envoy is now
in EurOpe-at MoScoW-the Repub-
lican presidential nominee told an
audience at Clarksburg, w. Va, that
President Roosevelt sis supposed to
know so much about foreign affairs"
''The Chief Executive" he assert
ed, Says that he has 10 stay close
to Washington and telephone to the
secretary many times a day because
of the European crisis. He certainly
cannot call up his ambassadors be-
cause they are not on the job"
Willkic touched On foreign affairs
only briefly, devoting most of his
talk to a discussion Of thc third term
idea. He cited Thomas Jefferson. An
drew jackson, Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan and Wood
row Wilson as Objectin2 10 a third
term for any man. And, in 1882, he
added, Franklin D. Roosevelt noted
with approval the words of Woodrow
Wilson that there is no indispensable
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Nazii Planes
Driven Back
Germans K e S u m e
Large Scale Bomb
ings; Royal Air Force
Planes Raid Germany.

London. Oct. 3O.-(AP)-German
raiders crossed Engiand's southeast
coast today apparently headed for
London, but were engaged high above
the clouds by British planes and re-
ported turned back.
The British fighters gave the in
vadcrs battle just after they crossed
The sea. From the cloudbankS hid
ing them from watchers below came
the rattle Of machine gun fire. In d
short time the NaZ!s flew off.
Planes were also reported attack
ing the industrial mid!ands.
German long range guns mounted
on the French coast fired across the
"hanrel into the Dover area this aft
nrnoon but no damage or casualties
':rrc reported.
London and 1:Ee" main target;
had enjoyed lengthy breathing spells
during The night.
While southeastern England. IN
Guiding the London area. was bear
inq the brtlnt Of the naZi aerial at
tack. royal air force bOmbers attacked
- number Of targcts in Germany
;'7c1"G:nG some of the Berlin area y
- rite adverse weather conditions.
fCoM.:n"cd on Page Thrcel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Daily Dispatch bureau,
In the Sir Waiier Hotel
I,y HENRI ASfmiLiI

Raleigh, oct. 3O.-Dick Reyno .ts
isn't collecting dollars alone Tor ere
reelection of President Roose fS IT.
He has collected, with me aiu u
Alabama'S Senator j. Il. b Dam rac'
. mass of figures on the voting rec
@ ord of Republicans on aiding the
a. These figures, Mr.. Reynolds; .t tolo
your reporter, will keep HISTORY story
Straight s as to what attitude has Sy Deen
taken by the Republicans in Wash Isl,
ington regarding the effort TO an an
prove the farm conditions OF the ell
tire country" ,.;ouad
This straight history, he contlnueu'
reveals that the G. O. P mas oeen
bittsr!y hostile to most Of the legs
iatfon which has time and again re- :,
ccived the endorsements i'll r''sre''''''
l.tc. OF fhC t2Cn",%. .;,,- on
III i Particularly illuminating Oh
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
RorneReport
Claims Town
Is Captured
Authoritative Fascist
Quarters Acknowl-
edge Stubborn Resist
ance; Great Britain
Speeds Aid w it h
Mines Along Coast.
(By The Associated Press


A Rome radio broadcast asserted
today that Italian troops had smash
cd 40 miles into Greece, capturing
the town Of ST. Nicholas but Athens
reported that reinforced Greek fight
crS were holding an unbrokcn front
under heavy artillery fire.
The Italian attack. supported by
planes and mountain guns, were said
to be steadily irtcnSifyng.
MuSSolini'S nigh command, with
unusual brcvity, merely reported.
Our troops have continued the
advance into Greek territory, over
coming resistance Of the enemy's
rear guard
Authoritative fascist quarters in
Rome acknowledged the Greeks were
resisting =tubbCrniy, but they denied
that troops OF the little kingdom had
driven counter thrust into Albania,
the starting point of the Italian in
vaSion Monday.
These quarters said MuSSolini'S
legionS were advancing deeper into
Greece.
Great Britain stepped up aid to her
new ally, the London admiralty an
nounced. by mining approaches to
key ports on the Greek coast
British military circles denied re-
ports that British troops have already
landed on the Grecian islands Of
Corfu and Crete.
Neutral military sources in Athens
said the Greek advance guards were
slowly retiring to the main defense
ing with a prc-conceived plan.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Hocutt ReneWs
Efforts To
ObtainReports
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Waller Hotel.
RY HENRY ETERILL.

Raleigh, Oct. 30.-The Highway
Safety Division has renewed and re-
doubled its drive to get accurate re-
ports on all highway accidents in
North Carolina.
Recently the Division reluctantly
reached the conclusion that the re-
ports it receives on accidents inVOlV-
ING injuries or damage TO property
are so fragmentary and incomplete
that the resultant data are so far
from correct as to be little more than
guesses.
Ronald Hocutt and his aides will,
however, continue to compile and
release figures on these accidents,
giving them out for what they are
Worth-which isn't much.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hocutt has sent d
personal letter TO every law enforce
mcnt officer in North Carolina call
inc attention TO the statute making
InDnrts by investigating officers man.
datOry. He believes th&; officers
nave been nothing worse than neg
ligcnt in compliance, and abSolVcS
them Of any intent Willfully to liout
the law. o..
The statute, incidentally, makes 1t
the duty Of every driver involved IN
an accident which causes death, IN
Jury or property damage Of more
than $40 to report TO law enforcement
officials who will provide proper
(C0ntinucd on Page Three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Associated Press Writer
Gives First Hand Report
From Salonika, Greek Port

An unofficial report here sad ooo
Italians were captured in lighting
long the frontier mountain passes
There have been no alr or sea at
lacks on Salonika. The public IS
calm and orderly despite the close
ness Of the wal.
Everywhere. in he streets. in the
shops and cafes. there seems 10 be
unlimited resolution to keep the
italians checked. Enthusiasm for
Britain is high.
The people Of Salonika looked sea
of protecting British WarshipS and at
Of protecting British Warships and at
ne skies for glimpse of Italian
>cmherS.
The first Greeks wounded at the
.... Pc. ".-r~ r,~nr'-A = he reached
nase EoepitHIs. but casGai,l"* 90 Ter
a,c considered to be ~".p"! ~
"a.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Blaze Damages War
Department Offices
wing CT Building
from winch Ioaea
Messages Are sent Is
Swept ny Fire; No Es-
innate of Damage Is
Available.

Washington, Oct 30.-(AP)-ThG
wing OF the war department building
which police said housed message
center from which the signal corps
sends coded messages was swept by
Mc early today.
Massed re equipment Of the Dis
.rict of Columbia brought the flames
mGcr control after fight Of more
han an hour. The cause Of the fire
nd exact proportions Of the damage
were not established Immediately.
a GORDON Of 13 sOldlcSr, regular
army scntricS, was posted about the
building as soon as possible and
General George c. Marshall, army
chief of staff, himself appeared on
the scene. arriving in the darkness
from his home in nearby Fort Mycf
All War department officials avail
able refused TO comment on the lire,
Lu i appeared 10 have started on
the top Of the thrcC-StOry wing
Construction was underway there on
4 fourth floor 10 provide more room
for the expanding War department.
Police said that although coded
messages were sent from that sec
tom Of the building no secret codes
were kept there.
However. one building guard de-
CARED III is the most important
BART Of the building.
General George {. Marshall Army
chief Of staff, told reporters ne pc
Lcnn1inund on Page TnrCCO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-30
Hull Denies
Campaign
Reports

Washington, oct. 30.-(AP)-Scc-
rotary Hull said today that reports
that he might remain as secretary Of
State if Wendell l.. Willkic were
elected president smackcd Of politics
and met with his strong diSapprOval.
The secretary Of state told his press
conference il response to question
that he had no knowledge of the
origin Of the reports. He said, how
ever, that they would seem 10 smack
I'll politics and he did not cOuntcnancc
them for Il moment.
On the contrary, ne said. he most
strongly diSaDprovcd Of their cir
culatIOn over the country.