davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
CHAPTER XXI

The cleaning women had left only one dim light burning in the ofice and the rows of desks and filine cabinets stretched out endleSsly in the shadowy darkness. Sue Mary stopped to feel the unfamiliar still ness.
 She was terribly tired and she hoped she could concentrate enough on the work to get it out quickly. She went down the hall into a side office where she could get the full sweep of the breeze and turned on the dim desk lamp Her notes seemed inches thick and she turned the pages, thinking of the time it would take to get them in order.
 She was deep in concentration when she heard the voices from old Ross Clark's private office down the hall. She listened, and then quietly went over to the small file room that opened be- tween the rooms. The voices could be heard distinctly in the stiffness.
 we've had some wonderful. evenings, darling Vera's voice came to her, and Sue Mary de- tected a note of tenseness. "1s your head aching? Here, let me put a cold cloth on it."
 "Just want to be quiet. Kiss me and stop talking" Young Ross Clark's voice was thick.
 'Kiss me and then I'm going tc sleep. Got big business meeting tomorrow. Airport stuff. The old man is hipped on my being there Family prestige -" His voice trailed of and after moment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

his way through college: working side by side with common labor CTS in the factory, retaining his safe, sane philosophy, winning a place in the research department and anticipating his future of use- fulness.
 Now Joe was an innocent vic- tim of those who cried that they were fighting to help the under privileged worker, and tried to undermine the government.
 Tomorrow night - no, tonight, for the sky was already turning a faint gray = Vera and Nick would try to get evidence enough on young Ross Clark to forge a weapon that would insure old Governor Russell Miller's defeat.
 And soon, Sue Mary repeated over and over against her pillow, the X-rays would tell Joe's fate.
 (TO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

AN OhaEuCters, organizations and incidents ee this serial are entirely Fictitious.
 S9S
 YESTERDAY: Sue Mary gees to Rous CIaFk's home to help him with s0Ene important work. The old man is worried about his son, questions her about Vera But Sue Mary knows he doesn't re- alize what his son may do under Yera's persuasion.
 JOE IS HURT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Compensation Agreements

Charles Cottler, R. F. D. 3, Tor Kington, was granted $2O0 conn nensaliOn from the Sunny Valley Corporation Of Torrington, in full settlement f0 his claim by Com sensation Commissioner James M. Lynch this morning.
 The claimant is alleged to have ben injured July 1l, 1887, sus. fzaaing Q severe strained hack, but returned to work August 2A, 1881.
 gsssph 0. Glrard of Winsted was nrasre6 te pay . doctor blll Of Gfa e pr. ,. Henry Kolt Of Tor rInkteB fOr services rendered Ger. re Belle Co T0TFIngton, injured EnsR fs. Tho claimant, while flt. a'ns a window aaah. stepped on nez5e ieeso lumber and twisted hlS fs{ht knee.
 nonsenlok VIlaie e New DIlialn ~|I receive compensation of ti5.eo 4z&IF fram lhe Pagan TFangpeEs N|Izn Cesnpany el NeW Britain, Ea* fN8lnFed lnussie llbsEs of hig .f{ 01nof Iag. sustained Augilnl
 KfBmeniH Nill start as ls bsp'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
THREE NEW BLONDES

Three new blonde discoveries are boasted by Paramount Studio. They are Leila Ernst, Broadway starlet who makes her screen debut in "The Aldrich Family in Life With Henry" :" starring Jackie Cooper; Veronica Lake, now in "I Wanted Wings" and Susanna Foster, who sings in Magic in Music," with Allan Jones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Playing borderland romancers, Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, and Gilbert Roland are starred in Paramount's Rangers of Fortune with Patricia Morrison and Betty Brewer, 13-year-old find. Like hte characters in a Dumas novel, they will be seen riding hard to uphold the side of the underdog in the DoSt-Ciyil War period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
CR AMIukA CRACKERS
DEFENSE COMMISSION

Seven persons comprise the Ma tional Defense Advisory Commission the group whose task 1t is to co-or- dinate the national defense program Here are five of the phases repre- sented by the commission; can you identify the person in charge oi each
 1. Price stabilization. 3. Raw materials.
 3. Labor.
 4. Industrial production. 5. Consumer protection.
 Answers on Back Page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
.yov Goddard Feted

Miss Joy Goddard, daughter oi MT. and Mrs. c. Allen Goddard of Main street, who left recently for Pasadena, Calif., where she will spend some time with her aunt, Mrs. Eindley c. Morton, was honored at . farewell party at the home of Mrs. william o. Hogarth of Spring street. The following were present: Mrs. Curtiss Barnum, Mrs. Edward L. Bradley, Mrs. LeRoy Hollenback, Mrs. Chrise Whitteveld, Mrs. Rich ard Harding, Mrs. Harold Hole, Mrs. Bryson Randolph, Mrs. Calvin Corey, Mrs. Charles Edwards, Mrs. Donald Bristol, Mrs. Adelbert Graham, Mrs. Dorothy Proper, Miss Carolyn Bradley, Mrs. Lucy Evans, Miss Brenda Goddard, Miss Chaus Cod dard, Mrs. William Shay, Miss Joy Goddard and Mrs. w. O. Hogarth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Answers on Back Page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Masons To Meet Temple Lodge, Masons, will meet Thursday evening in Grange hall for Q stated communications.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
SENATE GROUP VOTES Near BUDGET
FIGURES FOR NLRB And WAGE-HOUR

WASHINGTON.-FP) Funds for
the national labor relations board and
the wage-hour division weer restored
to near budget levels April 23 as the
senate appropriations committee re-
ported out an appropriation bill for
these agencies.
Action of the senate committee in
restoring the cuts made by the house
was believed partially due to the in
tense campaign waged by organized
labor on behalf of these agencies.
The senate committee recommended
that the wage-hour division be given
an additional $1,000,000 for salaries
and an additional $4,000 for miscel-
laneous expenses. If approved by the
senate, the recommendation would re-
store s1,045,000 of the s1,080,000 cut
voted by the house.
An increase of 100000 in salaries
and $4,000 in miscellaneous expenses
for the NLRB was recommended by
the senate committee along with a
S25, 900 decrease in funds for printing
and binding.
If approved by the senate, the COM
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
LEWIS OUTLINES
Clio STAND ON
LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON-FP) Action by
all CLIO members on nine major issues
now before congress was urged by
Pres John L. Lewis is a report is
sued by him as chairman of the CLIO
Legislative committee April %.
The nine issues on which action is
urged are WPA appropriations, amend
ments to the wage-hour law and the
Walsh ealey public contracts act, the
Walter-Logan bill passed by the house
April IS, amendments to the social
security act, the LaFollette oppressive
labor practices act, anti-alien and
other proposal to curb civil liberties,
the anti-lynching bill, and the bill to
outlaw poll tax restrictions on voting.
Current amendments to the labor
relations act and the U. S. housing act
were not considered, since special
reports were sent all CLIO affiliates on
these two issues earlier in the ses-
sion.
Lewis called for action to halt mass
layoffs of WPA workers, for an in
crease in the recommended appropria-
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

mittee action would restore to the
board $22S,O0O of the $4,000 cut
voted by the house.
"The committee in granting the adj
ditional s1,000,000 for salaries of in
spectors, payroll examiners and sup
porting personnel were impressed by
the desire of the present administra-
tor to clean up the backlog of com
plants placed at 21,000 and to get a
start on routine periodic inspections"
the report declared
with the funds now recommended
in the bill, it should be possible for
the administrator to recruit a force of
1,096 inspectors and 203 payroll ex-
aminers during the next fiscal year
"Once the initial enforcement work
is completed and the backlog cleared
up, it is the hope of the committee
that substantial reductions can then
be made in the inspection force"
An increase of $4,000 in the alolt-
ment for the office of the secretary
of labor was also granted and ear
marked for travelling expenses of the
wage-hour division.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
RHODES SCHOLAR
PROTEST BRITISH
PROPAGANDA

A Rhodes scholar from Indiana, now
a Harvard instructor, protests what
he considers an abuse of courtesy by
Lord Lothian the British ambassador
at Washington, who sent out pro-
British propaganda through the facil-
tiles of the Rhodes Trust in America.
The Rhodes scholar making the pro-
test is r, M. Goodwin, who was at
Oxford in the middle thirties. He
writes in letter published in the
April issue of The American Oxonian:
Sometime ago l received through
the mail an address by Lord Lothian
in which he presented the British
case in the present war The letter
was mailed in Rhodes Trust envelopes
from its office, presumably with the
consent and assistance of the Ameri-
can branch.
81 object to this and am sure many
other ex-Rhodes scholars do too. Re-
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

scores of other factors. This was adj
mitted to Federated Press by C. w.
Y. Curry, the railroads publicity di-
rector
Fifty different things could have
been responsible" said Curry. "It
might have been a rock that had
rolled down from the embankment. 1t
might have been the action of frost
on the roadbed, or a lot of other
things"
Although the company insisted that
the roadbed was in perfect condi-
tion," Curry said that no statement
would be made at present on the date
when rails and ties at the sharp curve
were last renewed.
The theory that excessive speed de-
rallied the train was questioned by the
division superintendent of another
trunk line railroad, who declined to
be quoted by name.
1--WE have 6-degree curves on our
main line" he said, land | would not
call speed of SIS or go miles an hour
ngerous-provided that the roadbed
was in good condition and the outside
rail properly elevated"
This experts opinion is supported
by the rather natural supposition that
the dead engineer, veteran of Al
years service, would not have taken
serious chance to make up only 90
minutes of lost time, when he had
ample opportunity to regain it on tan
gents between Little Falls and Chi
cago.
Another possible explanation for the
wreck has been ignored in the press.
This is that the railroads have laid off
more than 100000 workers in the past
10 years and drastically economical
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
PINKERTONS GET
$1,000 AS RESULT OF
WAGE-HOUR Law

WASHINGTON (FP) = Employees
of Pinkerton's Natl. Detective Agency
once the nations most hated labor spy
and strikebreaking outfit, learned frs
hand what union labor fought for as
the wage-hour division forced payment
of $4,000 in back wages due 1,00(
guards and watchmen under the wage
hour act.
Guards and watchmen working in
Chicago worked as long as 81 hours
IA week for as little as 20 cents an
hour, the wage-hour division found
Institution of court action resulted in
a consent decree as a result of which
Pinkerton's forked over $4,000 in
wages due the workers.
In addition the company agreed to
pay 80 cents an hour for a work
week of AZ hours.
Three other Chicago guard services
also agreed to court orders requir-
ing them to obey the wage-hour law.
They were the Central Watchman's
Service, the Kane service, and the
Kedzie Protective Patrol.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
GUILD WINS
CONT RACT, ENDS
HEARST STRIKE

CHICAGO.-(FP)-The longest and
toughest strike in the history of the
American Newspaper Guild (CIO)
ended April 26 when the Transformed
Herald-American signed contract.
The agreement, covering guild mem.
bers on the struck paper, provides for
reinstatement of 115 of the 1877 men
and women who remained active
throughout the 17-month walkout
Those not rehired will be Unidentified
for a total of $4,000.
Among those who go back to work
are the eight surviving strikers from
the group whose mass firing precipi-
tated the walkout on December 5,
1888. Also included are number of
former employees of the Herald-Ex-
aminer, Hearst paper that was aban-
doned in August 1889. Hearst execu-
'tives had insisted that none of the
Herald Examiner workers could regain
their jobs.
"The 17-month strike of the Chicago
Newspaper Guild against Hearst will
long remain an epic in the history of
labor's fight to win security of EN-
ployment," commented ANG Exec.
Vice Pres. Milton Kaufman who
played leading role in the settle
ment. Having won, the guild hopes
there will be industrial peace and that
the guild will find the place in Chi
cago it occupies in all other major
cities of the U. S."
Other terms of the settlement,
reached in the office of Regional
NLRB Director G. L. Patterson pro
vide for hating of the Hearst man
agement's elaborate court attacks on
the ANG and cancellation of $500
in fines already levied. Immediate
wage increases are granted some of
the returning strikers, and wage issues
in the commercial department will be
May 7.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
SOCIALIST natl.
CONVENTION
ENDORSES C0-OpS

WASHINGTON.-The socialist par
ty, at its national convention here
April 6-8 approved a resolution en-
dorsing the cooperative movement
and warning that "the triumph of fas-
cism or communism means the violent
destruction of cooperative institu-
tions" and declaring that "the inter-
ests of the co-operatives and those Of
American capitalist controlled democ-
racy can never be reconciled."
The resolution described in detail
the socialist Interpretation of the re-
lation of the state to co-operatives
and urged the federal government to
give the cooperative movement an
even break with ordinary business in
matters pertaining to research and in
formation, taxation and finance.
"The federal government" the res
olution declared, SHOULD promote the
general welfare of carrying on an ex-
tensive educational and research pro-
gram on the economics of production
and distribution and the cooperative
principles applicable thereto. Obsta-
cles to the Incorporation and opera
ton of co-operatives on equal terms
with private enterprise should be re-
moved by legislation. +. The govern
ment should make capital available
to co-operatives on terms at least as
as those on which it is
now available to private profit enter
prise from government and other
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
Capitol Corridor
Chatter

1t used to be that all had to dodge
when I'd be out prowling around the
capitol were the patrol guys, but now
it's getting so that you have to dodge
all of these candidates for governor
III never see the one that's governor
now. l understand that he's too busy
balancing the budget to show around
very much. But brother, these others
that want to get hold of the handle
or whatever it is you grab on the bud
get, they're getting thick as grasshop-
lpers around.
I've been sizing them up from the
standpoint of possible president of the
AABF, and I've made up my mind
that there's none of them that could
qualify like the one we have at pres
ent. They tell me he's tops in capa-
city. Besides, he should have a pref
lty fair-sized store of provisions for
the AABF accumulated by this time
from all the sample cases that come
with the carloads. I wish I could
keep from thinking about those car
loads of blue ruin. My tongue almost
gets tangled up with the typewriter
keys if l don't watch myself; it gets
to hanging out so far. And dry.
| don't care so much about laws in
general, but there's one good one that
I know about. That's the one that
won't let any of these guys running
for office lead you around or button
hole you on the day you vote. And
they can't tell how you vote either
II they could, there'd probably be
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

. But we in the industrial centers are
interested in the problems of labor
and how the various candidates for
public office stand on these issues. 1t
| is with this in mind that | am going
into the labor record of Senator Bert
Kathan during the oath, 25th and 26th
| Legislative sessions, during which time
| was rather closely associated with
him. Our association came through
the mutual desire to enact into law,
liberal, progressive legislation which
would benefit the people of the state.
In the oath session. Senator Kathan
was a member of the house and one
of the leaders of the Farmers Union
forces of that body. Whenever a labor
measure appeared for consideration,
it was only necessary to inform SEN
desired by the labor forces, and he
would Immediately line up his men in
support of those measures. Through
his cooperation and support, the fol-
lowing labor measures were acted
upon; creating a separate department
of labor; requiring employers of labor
in mining operation to post a bond
guaranteeing wages; limiting the hours
of labor in all industries (H. B. 500,
hours of labor for fire fighters CT. B.
81, hours of labor for motor bus
drivers and attendants Is. B. 46).
These and many more labor measures
were passed on favorably only through
of h. 90, s,.t 80,
through the influence Of Bert Kathan.
In the 25th session, Senator Kathan
was elevated to the position of Sen
ator by the voters of Pondera county,
and while we in the house were dis
appointed at losing such an outstand
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
PROTECTION OF
SOIL HINDERED
BY OUR SYSTEM

| In making out your income tax
blank for 1889, Mr.. Every Farmer
| (this goes for all those who did not
have enough income to make out a
blank tool did you put down under
unavoidable losses" the sum of $685. 81
due entirely to removal of soil ferti-
lily? That is not such an awful lot;
but it would come handy at tax paying
time.
You don't think you lost that much
Well if you didn't some one else lost
more, because that's the average fer
tility-loss to the 60,000,000 farmers,
due to soil erosion alone Anyway
you probably lost a lot more than you
know about. For instance, after a
good hard rain, which makes you
smile as the grass turns green, you
never stop to think of all the soil
that has muddied up the creek, as
being of any value. But there goes
just so much top soil on its way to
the Gulf of Mexico; approximately a
billion tons annually; incidentally
there goes a lot of moisture that should
have soaked into theg round Then,
too, how many days in the fall of the
year do you have to rub your eyes
free of dirt, when you come in off
the range, cause there's sure dust
storm on? There is some more top
soil gone. The process is slow from
the viewpoint of our daily affairs, so
we do not think of it in considering
our individual acreage; but it is there
and collectively it costs that $66.67
per year, apiece.
There is another thing, too, closely
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
newspaper VERDICT PINS WRECK
BLAME ON DEAD ENGINEER. BUT

NEW YORK.-FP)-Wha caused
the death of 80 passengers and train
men in the derailment of the New
York Centraps Lake Shore express at
Little Falls, N. Y, on the night of
April 10?
An Interstate Commerce Commits
sion investigation now under way may
provide the answer in several weeks
or months. But, tipped off by the
New York Central, the newspapers
have already reached a verdict with
out waiting for the experts to weigh
the evidence.
The verdict is that Engineer Jesse
Locomotive Engineers (unaffiliated) +,
'risked the lives of the 2O8 passengers
and the crew of 81 by roaring west
ward around Gulf curve at SO miles
an hour, IA miles faster than the As
mile pace permitted by the Central
on the 6-degree bend" The quote is
from The New York Herald Tribune,
which headlined it's secondary story,
Central Wreck Laid to Engineer Rae
ing at Forbidden Speed"
Earl can't tell his side of the story.
He died just after being cut out of
smashed cab. But the New York
Central was quick to point out that
the speedometer tape showed speed
of SO miles an hour. A couple of
days later the railroad changed the
figure to So miles, but company Of
ficials insisted that the recording was
accurate to within 100 feet or so of
the point where the locomotive left
the rails.
What the New York Central neg
lected to tell the papers, and what
no newspaper published, was that the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

Sam Ford opened law offices in Hell
ena in 1906. He has had a notable
public career, having been elected At
torney General and Associate Justice
of the Supreme court. While his law
office is in Helena, he enjoys a state
wide practice, and is we'll known
throughout Montana.
Sam Ford believes in justice and
equality in the fullest sense of those
words, and that human rights are
above property rights, and definitely
gave expression to those principles in
the decisions written by him as a
member of the Supreme court.
In private and public life, Sam Ford
has earned an enviable reputation as
a good citizen, an able lawyer and for
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

the round trip.
The following description of the
meeting has been received by The
Voice:
BY 10 a. m. on Saturday the crowd
ed hotels were quiet and the late COM
ers at the Auditorium knew that no
seats were available. The row upon
row of weather-beaten faces Of the
men Of the soil was sight that
thrilled the hearts of the farm veter-
ans. They realized that this was a
historic agricultural meeting.
AS each farmer settled in his place,
he appeared to be surprised that so
many others were present. This was
only pretense as deep in his heart
each knew that thousands would an
swer the call.
There was no ballyhoo to this meet
ing. The farmers took it in stride
along with spring blowing, discing and
seeding. Few even stopped for ice
cream cones or iced drinks to remove
the chlorine water taste of the city.
At five minutes to ten the vast
arena was a sea of faces The bal
comics were filled to the roof. Care
takers hauled in stacks of extra chairs.
Late corners parked themselves on the
cement balcony aisle stairs.
The fourth district American Legion
band played. Here and there group
started state song. Business was
the order of the day. On the split
toha
started his address of welcome. He
urged farmers to fight for passage of
the Wheeler-Jones legislation. He
told how banking and financial inter
ests had been rescued by government
millions:
Three farmer speakers drove home
the great need of debt adjustment.
They illustrated their talks with
"grass-root cases." These speakers
were Henry Parkinson of Scott City,
Kansas; Jacob H. Weber of billiards,
Ohio, and Leo " Card of Hillsdale,
Michigan.
AS one looked from the balcony to
the sea of humanity that stretched in
either direction; as one looked down
to the main floor and saw thousands
and thousands of fifty and sixty-year
old men (this was Dads day)-many |
of them bald or gray-one was deep |
ly moved by the historic agricultural
drama unfolding before ones eye. |
These were sons of the soil-earnest, |
serious, determined. They were using |
the American Way of fighting for
their farm homes. They believe in
free press, free speech, freedom to as
semble. They are particularly alert
yet fair-minded. They are in no
mood to be kidded or tricked.
When Henry A. Wallace was intro
Continued on Page Four) |