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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
Our Policy

of The Voice. pubSh Tor the sec
ond time policy adopted for the guidance of
the of directors of the association and its editorial staff
This policy presented exhaustve discussed and Definite
~ approved at the first meeting OF the OF the DIS
ISOLATION
Now and then criticisms of the material
nubished in The Voice Criticism when prompted by
sona prejudice the part of the critic sincerely welcomed
helpful to the editorial management and to the board
of directors.
its editorial policy give readers the to check the
manner in which we have conformed to this policy
The policy outlines certain detectives To the degree that
the material published The Voice during the past year. mas
to the attainment of those detectives has full
filled its mission.
This policy precudes fea political party which is
an absolute necessity of course if shall merit the of
independent. That requirement is simple one 1t merely
means The Voice evauae the and person
aes sponsored by the political parties and support the pot
zeal candidates who the best possibility OF making
one more step the betement of conditions
of the working people of the state The Voice wants to stand
of greater of hope for the Immediate
future hopes future solution of all of the distress
by social and economic system but is committed
to advocating the practical political most advantage
Gus under conditions existing at the particular time
Occasionally charged with being Communists
Certainly member of the editorial staff or of the board OF
directors The Voice is member of that political party We
believe however, and shall continue to maintain that any
citizen has perfect right to belong to the Commu
st party if its theories and appeal to him or her as
reasonable and promising advantages to society he or she
espouses personal without considering the
welfare of society whole then he she be censored
as antisocal However, the question
how MANY republican democratic party members come
into court hands the question The entire
question itself into the degree of belief that each
has in the guarantees of civil liberties under the Bill OF
RIGHTS appraisal of those constitutional rights and prv
the standpoint interests but from
the standpoint of society whole And to the degree that
we consider honestly and sincerely exercise of those priv
eges benefits of complex society whole to that
degree may claim be good intelligent citizens whether
democrats, republicans, socialists communists
All of the time of course should be guided by spirit of
tolerance of doing the part of our
officials who be violating their obligations to the people
who elected them tolerance political
dtons that be Immediately made better But tolerance
ror the weaknesses of humankind.
We hope that The Voice will be tolerant
tb rs We hope working toward the accomplishment
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
mo COMMENT"
SAYS JOHN |. LEWIS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. John
L. Lewis had no comment on the re-
turns in the November presidential
election.
He appeared at his office in the
United Mine Workers building at his
usual hour and invited waiting news
men in for a chat. Apparently jovial.
he would say nothing for publication
on the outcome.
On October 25 Lewis announced his
support of Wendell Willkie and de-
clared that he would resign as presi-
dent of the CLIO if President Roose-
welt was reelected. His aides at the
mine workers and in the CLIO said
they had no doubt the resignation
would be carried through
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
ONE IN FIVE GET
COMPENSATION MONEY

One in each five of the 10000 Mon
tana workers employed in industries
sation law have lost their jobs since
July, 1889, and received one or more
benefit checks before being re-em-
ployed, the state unemployment COM
pensation commission reported last
week Since July, 1899, the commits
sion has mailed more than $4,000
checks for total of about $3,500,000
to unemployed workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
CANVASSINC BOARD
TO HAVE BIG TASK

When the state canvassing board
meets December to make the official
survey of the general election vote it
will face one of the most difficult of
tasks. With an almost unprecedented
heavy vote in the states history the
job of checking the vote cast is ex-
pected to consume much time. Mem
bers Of the board are the secretary Of
state, the state treasurer, the state
auditor and the attorney general
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

Lewistown, Mont
November II, 1916
The Peoples Voice,
Helena Montana
Gentlemen:
see where Mr.. Kaler s. Swenson
has taken a dig at me again through
your paper, and says that evidently
I am a veteran who draws a big pen
sion and spends all my time agitating
against the government.
If Mr.. Swenson saw any actual
fighting he is the first veteran know
of who would begrudge man drawing
government pension, for losing a
leg in the World war, fingers OF both
hands, a shot through the lungs and
so badly gassed that for several years
| following the war would actual vomit
every day and otherwise suffer from
said gas.
Not all my time is spent agitating
against war or governments run by
crooked or incompetent politicians.
Part of my time has been spent in
working to educate my six children
and send them through schools and
colleges in Montana. Considerable
amount of my time has been spent in
assisting World war veterans and
their dependents to secure compensa-
ton which has been so badly neg
|lected since Roosevelt went in office
in 1888.
Part of my time is spent in assist
ing RELIEF workers to get jobs in
stead of charity handouts, and old
people to get measley SIS or $40
per month old-age assistance when
this state could well afford to pay
double that sum if they would dis
charge a few hundred of the men on
state pay-rolls who were put on there
for purely political purposes.
A great portion of my time has
been spent in assisting INDECENT eli
ents in bringing suit and collecting
money from politicians in office from
the governor on down, and against
corporations when other lawyers
through fear of said corporations and
politicians have refused to take such
cases.
We were advised that we were go
ing to war to end war; THAT that
would be the last war. Now any one
can see that our foreign policy will
involve us in war if the war in Europe
continues much longer, and there is
no war that is worth the cost of the
war. But many people want war be-
lieving they will profit, and this is
true among some of the grain farm
ers whom l have talked with before
and after the election.
l think our Montana congressman
did a good job when they voted
against peace time conscription.
This compulsory service is what the
foreign dictators have in Europe and
Asia, and if we continue to surrender
our rights it will only be a short time
until the working people will have no
voice whatsoever in this government,
and newspaper such as The Peoples
Voice will have to fold up. And at
the present time with only few in
dependent papers we are so badly in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
PROJECTS ARE LET
BY HIGHWAY BOARD

The Montana highway commission
last week awarded contracts on five
road and bridge improvement projects
the total cost Of which will be $372,-
1880. A sixth project, calling for
grading and oiling of about six miles
of the Baker-Ekalaka road, was with
drawn pending further information
from the federal bureau of public
roads
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
NEW HAVEN AFL
OPENS LABOR COLLEGE

NEW HAVEN, Conn (FP) - The
New Haven Central Trades Councils
annual Labor College, which offers 10
weeks instruction in labor and re-
lated subjects for only 81, opens here
November 10.
Instructors and their courses in
clude E. Wight Bake, professor of
economics at Yale, labor law; Morgan
R. Mooney, deputy state labor COM
missioner, labor contracts; Liston
Pope, Yale professor of ethics, labor
leaders; John Schroeder, professor of
homiletics at Yale, and Harold Fem
mark, president of the trades coun-
ell, parliamentary law and public
speaking.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
JUDGE SAYS MINORITIES
MUST BE PROTECTED
FROM HYSTERIA

SAN FRANCISCO (FP) 1t is
not the majority who need protection
against heterodox elements, but
rather the explorative minorities who
need protection against official by
steria," said Federal Judge Leon K.
Yankwitch, of Los Angeles, address
ing the San Francisco chapter of Sig
ma Delta Chi. newspaper fraternity.
1.-The democratic process not only
tolerates opposition through free dis
cussion, but it also protects it by con-
stitutional sanction Free distribu-
ton and circulation are a part of the
guarantee of free press.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
MILK COOP WIPES
OUT DEBT IN 2 YEARS

FLY CREEK, N. Y (FP) The
Fly Creek Cooperative celebrated on
Nov. 9 the liquidation of it's debt of
more than $4,000 bond and mortgage
on its milk receiving station and $751;
600 on equipment and other debts.
This was accomplished in less than
two years.
The cooperative Is made up of
members of the Dairy Farmers Union
(unaffiliated). 1t markets it's milk
through the Consumer-Farmer Milk
Cooperative of New York.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
AVERAGE 81 PERCENT

WASHINGTON (FP) Farm i'm
plement and agricultural machinery
manufacturers made an average of
6.1% on invested capital in 1889, the
Federal Trade Commission here re-
ported. Three of the nine firms sur
veyed had returns ranging from 1870
to 1867 while the other six ranged
from 1870 to $3.50 returns. Net in
come for the nine firms after provi-
sion for income taxes was s32,517, 1856
in 1899.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
NORRIS MAKES CHARGE

WASHINGTON Big business has
begun a last minute blitzkrieg to put
Wendell L. Willkie in the White
House, just as it blitzkrieged him into
the nomination at Philadelphia, Sen
George w. Norris Qnd-, Neb.) charged
here as he left on campaign tour
of the west He said he would ask
an investigation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
CANADA'S WHEAT UP

Canada estimates its current sup
ply of wheat at 1852 million bushels,
an all-time record. This years crop
is set at SCI million bushels, which
exceeds domestic demand by 275 mil
lions, and its carry-over amounts to
301 millions.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

of the detectives of policy Our is SLOW
admit We who charged with the development OF that
policy with full share of the disadvantages OF
human weaknesses We doing level best to build the
understanding of the need for better equitable eco
nomc system by showing the neques existing in
The Voice cannot bring about remedial
changes That is YOUR job OUR immediate job is to give
accurate factual information about conditions existing
now you may decide what changes to be
made
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
Hollywood Shorts
Federated Press)
By JOHN r. CHAPLIN

Whether Roosevelt or Willkie had
carried the election, Hollywood make
up experts figured the man to portray
the campaign winner (if the need
should arise In film) was Spencer
Tracy Alone of Hollywood's bio
graphical actors, his features, they
say, would suit either the republican
or democratic nominees. Walter Hus-
ton might have played Willkie, but
with Roosevelt reelected, Spencer has
a monopoly on who might be Presi-
dent on the screen-his nearest rivals
Paul NUM- and Don Ameche, being out
of the picture for this one.
To Hollywood actors, however, the
campaign seemed more real than the
problem of a film role. Heated adj
vertisements and speeches appeared
for both major candidates. High spot
was an ad by the Willkieites, listing
every Hollywood name that could be
corraled: including 15-year-old Sus-
anna Foster among those who were
going to vote for Willkie," and also
listing Director King Vidor and Ac-
tress Hattie Mcdaniel, both of whom
promptly disclaimed their republican
ism. Bling Crosby, Edward Arnold
and Robert Montgomery were the
sparkplugs of the Willkie committee
here.
Election night, however, Warmers
issued a short short reel (Which all of
you must have seen by now urging
national unity, whoever the winner
1t was given free to all theaters the
country over. This is only the first
of whole set of pictures, both prop
uganda shorts for the general public
and training shorts for the conscript
army, which Hollywood is setting
about to turn out as its part of the
national defense campaign. The Army
Signal Corps has practically moved in
on the film city for the defense pro-
duction program. -.
Title for new radio column: OF
Mikes and Men. Y. Double-feature
that currently has them laughing:
Want Diyorce-Brigham Young.
Mervyn Leroy directs Spencer
Tracy and Ruth Hussey in M. G. MS
life of DR.. Ephraim Mcdowell, pioneer
American surgeon. /. /. f. Bette Davis
has returned to Hollywood to appear
in The Letter, with Herbert Marshall,
under William Wyler's direction.
Clifford Odets, Roman Bohnen, j. Ed
ward Bromberg. John Garfield, Fran
chot Tone, Ella Kazan and other
Group Theater graduates, now Holly
wood successes, have finally made the
film magnates realize that maybe the
New Theater movement of half-a-
dozen years ago really had something
after all.
Greer Garsons butler has composed
a song as theme for her forthcoming
film, Blossoms in the Dust. Greer is
so delighted with it, she's given the
butler piano for his own quarters
in her home, so his work won't inter-
fere with his composing efforts.
Maureen O'Sullivan visiting husband
John Farrow at the Canadian barracks
where he is stationed, addressed $500
people, including the Canadian prime
minister and Princess Juliana of Hol-
land, telling about Hollywood's SYM
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

need of such papers as The Peoples
Voice.
WITHOUT this paper and perhaps
one or two other independents in Mon
tana we would have Rye Ayers In
office for another four years, along
with his liquor barons, and political
parasites, and after these politicians
got through drawing salaries, travel
| ing expenses and what not for run
ming around over the state fixing up
political fences we certainly would
have to do just what has been done
for four years after maintaining this
political ring at state expense. WE
WOULD AGAIN have to cut old age
pension funds in order to temporarily
balance the state budget, but we need
not raise one more dime In taxation
If the money we now receive through
the different revenues is used wisely
and the state government run as an
individual would run his private bust
ness. We can well afford to pay the
old people a substantial amount in ex-
cess of what they are now receiving.
Our state and national elective Of
ficers are still our hired men, and we
have YET perfect right to offer con-
structive criticism, but God only
knows just how long this right will
continue.
Yours for Democracy,
ALBERT B. REPLOGLE.
Deer Lodge, Mont,
November Z, 1910
The Peoples Voice,
Dear Sir-Send my paper to Deer
Lodge as l am living here for the
winter
Well, we retired Mr.. Ayers and 1t
is Gods blessing for the state of
Montana; and thanks to The Peoples
Voice for his defeat by telling the
people the truth.
BEN GUTHRO.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
POPULATION FIGURES

Montana's prison population in
creased by two and the state mental
hospital by 10 during October, Off
Gals from the two state institutions
have reported to the state board of
examiners.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

The state board of health last week
reported four infantile paralysis cases
had been reported. Other diseases re-
ported included 30 cases of chicken
pox
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

L. L. Benepe, deputy registrar OF
September totaled 945 as against 419
deaths He added 700 delayed re-
ports of births were filed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
LAND SALES WILL
BE HELD BY UNIT

The Montana land board has SEIZED
uled the sale of two small pieces OF
land at Thompson Falls the first week
in October Mrs Nanita B. Sherlock,
land commissioner, said the land con-
sists of a 47-acre plot wanted by the
u. S. reclamation service and 53-acre
plot to be offered to private bidders.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
THE NEW FILMS

THE NEW FILMS
"The Long Voyage Home" Gu. Al /:
BY all odds the Academy Award pic
ture of the year. Gorgeous photog-
raphy by Gregg Toland, beautiful act
ing by the whole cast, and screenplay
and direction by Dudley Nichols and
John Ford that translate Eugene
O'Neill's plays of the sea into film
masterpiece. For cinema art, sus-
pense, atmosphere, technique, unity
it surpasses even The Grapes OF
Wrath and The Great Dictator
angels Over Broadway" (Col) /:
Ben Hecht tries to be the highbrows'
Damon Runyon, and fails miserably
A very unsatisfactory film, despite
good acting by Thomas Mitchell.
Strictly phoney.
'The Leather Pushers" (Univ.) !:
Routine adventure-prizefigh stuff
"The Towards of Virginia" (Col.):
A very fine epic story of the American
Revolution. History is really made to
play a part in the film here, and it's
Americana of the purest and best
type. Credit Sidney Buchman's ster-
ling screenplay from Elizabeth Pages
novel, Tree of Liberty. Don't miss it..
CURRENT BEST BETS: DR.. Kill
dare Goes Home, City for Conquest,
Christmas in July, The Thief of Bag
dad, Spring Parade, The Great Die
tator, Hired Wife.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
NHNJCOIAl E0 VAN DUNN CHOCOLATE SHOPS

in 1t who haven't had divorce Nage has Frank Fay And Joan and Dick have they got they married each other.
 But they don't want more: this T Want Divorce" they it, is chance show MT and Mrs team they can makefor future
 There hasn't been real MT and Mrs comedy screen since MT and Mrs Sidney the slentS
 There are some mighty potent Mir and Mrs around but all working in different Gable instance who haven't worked together since No Man Own MT and Mrs Taylor, haven't teamed since they became MT and Mrs. MT and Mrs Power-Annabela dlont even win ny the last movie they made together
 What the producers want and Mrs. but young love Like Dorothy Lamour and Preston matter with them Like young Fairbanks before they became one and before they wanted Powell and Blondel before they became MT and Mrs
 But here those two together, Want Divorce That different Put happy marriage under title like that and it should spell box-office.
 And it just may work out their their Divorce title they conceivaby could perpetual Mr. and Mrs eaming-in comedy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
 Sign Up for
 Local Teams
Eighteen Register for Most Part, Newcomers
 to This City

Ball players are registering for the three Gastineau Channel Base ball League teams at The Empire office. So far 18 have signed the register, some old talent, previous ly playing locally, but the majority are newcomers to Juneau and others entering their first year.
 Among those registering are the following:
 Eddie Nielsen, first year, out field; Eddie zinck, short or third, Is years on diamond in North Da- kota.
 John Garcia, outfield, first year; N. Rustad, second base.
 Ray Hanlic, right field, played with AMF League, Chicago.
 Oscar Knight, outfield or sec ond base
 Eddie Saloum, outfield, first year; Bill Harrington, outfield, six years experience.
 Don Bell, catcher, first or sec ond base, with Bellingham High, American Legion and Community League, six years experience
 John Skok, catcher or outfield, with Ulrichs of Spokane, also high school.
 A. T. Hallick, 12 years playing in Canada, catcher, first or sec ond base.
 Eddie Sharek, second or third, four years with Raymond Lumber League.
 Ernest Stewart, IS years, out field, grades, highs and colleges
 Carl Gafert, infielder, four years; [; Wayne Johnson, outfielder.
 Gilbert J. Johnson, outfielder, five years; Pershing Hanafor, out fielder, four years, and Paul Dan- ielsun, catcher.
 The above list was today given to Harv Iffert, President of the League, to make selections and to inform the managers of the three teams in the league about players available.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18

Today's news today in The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
HOSPITAL NorEs

Mrs. Alma Davis was a surgical admission today at St. Anns Hos- pital.
 After receiving surgical care, Os- car Johnson was dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital today
 Miss Ann Schaff was dismissed from surgical care today at St. Ann's Hospital.
 Admitted to the Government Hos- pital today, Alex Johnson is re- ceiving surgical supervision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
Smoker Gard sAnnounted
 For April 30
Five Events Will Be Staqed at Boxing Event in
 ANB Hall

Slugger Weaver, matchmaker, to- day announced his smoker card for the event at the ANB Hall on the night of April 30 given as a benefit to raise funds for improvements to the building.
 The main event will be a 6-rounder between Hank Brouilette, weighing l58 pounds, and Tiger Brown, 1856 pounds.
 The semi-final will be a 5-rounder between Billy Jack, 155, and Lefty Nielsen, 161.
 A 4-rounder special will see Gene Lee, no, and Pete Villanuva, no, in a mitt fest.
 one prei-m nary will be Setween Frank Howard, 138, of Tee Harbor, and Pete Howard, also 138.
 Slugger Weaver announces he is now arranging another preliminary bout which will be announced later.
 With the exception of Brouilette and Billy Jack, all the other fighters are new corners to the ring in Jun eau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18

 Pitchers
 For Tanks
World Champions to Face Assortment from Phil
 ddeIphid Athletics
(By Associated Press)

Until Joe Di Maggie gets back into the lineup for the New York Yank- ees, the world champions are sure to see more or less of a constant stream of southpaw pitching.
 Connie Mack tried out a right handler yesterday in the only game played in the major leagues.
 The Yankees went right to work for victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
 Mack announced after the game that young Herman Besse, rookie Southpaw from Memphis, would pc thrown into the lions den today.
 With Di Maggie in the sick bay, the Yankees have five left handed batters in the lineup, four coming to the plate in succession.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
SEATTLE IS WINNER,
 HOME GAME
New Catcher Makes Homer with Two Abodrd-
 Liska Hit
(By Associated Press)

Scoring all of the runs in two big innings, Seattle downed Los Angeles last night in the city's opening game of the l940 season before l2,000 baseball fans.
 Seattle collected II hits off three hurlers of Los Angeles while Hal Turpin yielded nine hits.
 Ed Kearse, new catcher for Se- attle, hit home run in the sixth inning with two men aboard bases and was given big ovation as he crossed the home plate
 Free Hitting Game
 San Francisco defeated Port land in a free-hitting game last night, Ad Liska started on the mound for the Beavers but was replaced in the second inning after he had been pounded for five runs.
 Eaters Hit
 Sacramento pitchers hit three batters and issued two walks in the eighth inning last night to enable Oakland to score seven runs and assure victory.
 Ragged Fielding
 Ragged fielding by Hollywood in a ragged eighth inning fiasco gave San Diego a victory last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
KID MtC0Y
 FOUND DEAD

DETROIT Mich, April 18-Nor- man Selby, 66, known in the ring as Kid Mccoy, was found dead in his bed in a downtown hotel this morning and the coroner said an
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-18
GAMES WEDNESDAY Pacific Coast League

Seattle T; Los Angeles 5. San Diego g; Hollywood 8. Oakland 9; Sacramento 3. San Francisco II; Portland g.
 National League All games postponed on account of rain or cold.
 American League New York 4; Philadelphia 1. All other games postponed on account of rain or cold.