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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
new film SHOWS
PROGRESS RURAL
ELECT RIFICATI0N
By MARC STONE

NEW YORK. - (FP) - The Rural
Identification Administration, since
its formation in 1885, has changed the
lives of 100000 farm families in As
states.
More than 600 cooperative power
systems with new lines continuing to
go up at the rate of 500 miles a day,
families with electric facilities from
l out of 10 to 1 out of 4.
The moving story of the change Is
portrayed in Power and the Land, a
new film produced for REA under the
direction of Joris Ivens, and distribut-
ed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Power and the Land is the actual
story of the William Parkinson family
farm near st. Clairsville, Ohio COM
bination dairy and crop farm typical
is the Parkinson family-all five of
them.
For SO minutes the film contrasts
with telling simplicity the before and
after lives of the Parkinsons. With
the coming of power. the Parkinsons
slowed away their old-fashioned oil
lamps, wash boards, hand pump and
other equipment operated by muscle
instead of kilowatts.
The film shows the pride and de-
delight with which the family greets
the electric lights, refrigerator, wash
ing machine, stove, water pump and
other time-saving machines.
Unfortunately the film pulls its
punches by falling to demonstrate why
nothing had been done to bring cleo
tricity to millions of farms before
REA. With a phrase the commentator
simply suggests that private power
could not make profit by supplying
electricity to American farms
Despite this shortcoming, Power and
the Land is worth SO minutes of Wen
dell L. Wilkes time and of yours as
we'll
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
IS
ESSENTIAL PART
OF MODERN WAR
By SCOTT NEARING

Fearful tasks confront those who
wage modern war. Perhaps the most
terrible among them is the deliberate
and systematic starvation of men,
women and children.
Since September. 1889, the leaders
on each side of the European battle
line have tried to enforce a blockade
OF the other side. Not only munitions
and such war essentials as metals and
petroleum products have been de-
clared contraband, but food of all
kinds has been included
Consequently German planes and
submarines have sunk food-laden
ships bound for Britain, and British
patrol ships have stopped food ships
bound for Germany. After the German
occupation of large parts Of central
and western Europe and the declara-
ton of war by Italy, the British block
ade was extended to include more
than 30O,000,O0O Europeans
British sea control is more effective
as a blockade weapon than German
air superiority Together, however,
they have been responsible for de-
stroying or diverting many millions of
tons Of foodstuffs during the past -
months. The result is a rationed Eu-
rope.
Foodstuffs in Africa and the Ameri-
cas- are rotting for lack of markets,
while human beings in Europe are
starving.
When proposals are made in the
United States to raise money and send
surplus food to the 27,000,000 in Nor
way, Holland, Belgium, Poland and
France who face starvation this win
the hackers of the scheme as "kind
hearted but misguided enthusiasts"
who are relieving Hitler of the re-
sponsibility of keeping his helots in
working trim"
Food supplied to occupied Holland
and Belgium is in the end food for
the German munitions industry and
the German army, they argue. Conse-
quently, in fairness to ourselves and
to the cause of freedom we defend,
we must steadfastly refuse to allow
the passage of food ships" German
leaders justify the sinking of food
ships destined for Britain by the same
argument.
Machinery and the science of organ
ization have made war supremely de-
structive. One of the necessary weap-
ons of modern war is systematic star.
walton.
Today, as never before, they who
engage in war perish whether they
are on the winning or the losing side.
Total war is disaster for victors as
well as vanquished. People who wish
to live simple, normal lives and to
bring up children in decent world
cannot rest until they have organized
a successful crusade to outlaw war.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
INCOMES OF MORE
THAN 100000
ON INCREASE
(By Federated Press)

NEW YORK.-The number of Amer.
leans receiving net incomes of more
than $1,0O0,O00 year is on the in
crease, Labor Research Association re-
ports in the October issue of Economic
Notes.
Fifty persons in the United States
have reported that in 1898 they had
after all possible deductions for tax
purposes, net incomes of over $1,000
O00," the bulletin says. "This compares
with 40 who so reported in 1887, Al
in 1885, 33 in 1884 and 20 in 1892
Three of the SO in 1888 reported tax
able incomes of over $5,000,000 each,
compared with only one in this class
the previous year.
who these top income people are
who have done so well under the
American way of life is, of course,
not revealed by the U. S. treasury.
But from private sources Ira. is
able to list names of rs who in rela-
lively depressed recent years are re-
ported as having had income for the
year of $1,000,000 or more"
The first five listed are John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., $4,200,000; ]. P. Nor
gan, $3,750,O0O; Henry Ford, $780,
900; Edward S. Hardness, $3,625,000
and Richard K Mellon, $3,600,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Labor Editors
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fCOntfnueu from rage OHeJ
(AFL, Nation, ILL.,. Urging govern
ment operation, R. R. Cooley of the
Labor Herald (CIO, San Francisco
observed: National defense is at
least as important as the postoffice. .
ways will always be found to beat
anti-profiteering legislation; govern
ment ownership is the only solution,
agreed Perry Melton of the Treasure
State Labor. Journal (AFL, Kalispell
Mont }. I'VE do not believe that either
congress or the president is taking
adequate steps to prevent profiteering,
nor do we believe that either of them
have. any intention of so doing" said
S. Eugene Allen of the Oregon Labor
Press (AFL, Portland).
y. Wall Street has turned the federal
treasury into hog trough" declared
Virgil Conner of the Southern News
Almanac (unaffiliated, Birmingham
while Carlos Hudson of the Northwest
Organizer (AFL, Minneapolis) recon-
mended: key industries should be
placed under trade union control"
A. ]. Davey of the Cleveland Citizen
(AFL) quoted from Senator Robert
LaFollette more than 100000 cor
porations without excess profits will
DO hit by a tax we are trying to mis-
lead the public into believing is in
tended to prevent profiteering David
Meyer of the Hospital Spotlite (CIO,
New York; asked "Since living wages
are not paid to soldiers, why profits
for Industry"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Facts On
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the 200, are controlled by one or more
corporations. Thus in only 30% OF the
corporations does the small group Of
dominant security holders fail to ap-
pear. IA
1.-THE financial stake of officers and
directors in their own corporation is
relatively small for they own only SO
Of the common stock and less than 90
of the preferred stock of the 200 cor
poratiops.
However, there were 245 such Off
GERS and directors each of whom had
more than million dollars worth Of
stock in his company. This minor frac-
ton of all officers and directors ac-
count for 879o of the aggregate value
Of holdings of officers and directors.
Usually these heavy stockholders are
members Of the dominant or control
ling families.
1.-THE 20 largest shareholdings in
each Of the 200 corporations account
on the average for nearly one-third of
poration the majority of the voting
power is concentrated in the hands of
approximately 10 of the stock
holders"
In the entire United States, the
study estimates, there are probably
not more than 100000 persons who
own stock and of these 100000 get
annual dividends of less than 500. 1t
is estimated that 10000 persons-008
per cent of the population-own one
fourth of the stock held by individuals
and that $4,000 persons-07 per cent
of the population-own half of the
corporate stock.
Foreign investors, the study shows,
have stock holdings in the 200 cor
porations amounting to $780, 100000
worth of common stock and $2OO,OOO,-
900 worth of preferred stock.
Foreigners have majority control in
only one of the 200 corporations, the
Shell Union Oil corporation, and very
substantial holdings in Allied Chemi-
cal and Dye and the American Metals
Corp, Ltd.
The report itself, it was understood,
is explicit in the naming of corpora
lions and members of family groups
and their methods of control over the
major section of American industrial
life Attempts to see the report, how
ever. have been rebuffed by TNEC
officials.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
CONGRESS
PASSES PROFITS
TAX Bill.
(By Federated Press)

WASHINGTON.-Final congression-
al action was taken on the excess
profits tax bill here October as the
senate and the house approved a con-
ference report on the measure.
AS passed the bill did not differ
substantially from the form in which
it was approved by the senate despite
the treasurys violent objections t.
the measure as it then stood.
{ Contained in the bill was the in
struction to the treasury to start work
ON a new measure within the near
future, regarded as an admission that
the, bill as it stands represents little.
Also contained in the bill is pro-
vision to ease "hardships" that may
be caused to corporations with swollen
profits that may come under it's terms.
Comment on the tax bill by the Wall
Street Journal the New York Herald
Tribune and similar organs of business
was highly favorable.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Dairy Farmers
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HUN d6c OhO(
like to entrench themselves in agri-
culture"
"The labor monopoly is making a
definite effort to enter the farm field, "
continues the article. praising by i'm
plication the Associated Farmers of
California, and speaking with rising
resentment of the CLIO in particular,
and of the labor movement in general.
| Processing to speak for farmers, the
article continued: Farmers protest
the unfair labor laws now on the ma
TONS statute books. They charge that
the laws ii. e., the Wagner act) are
unfair to farmers, to industry, to the
laboring man himself, and that to con-
tinue them in force will peril not only
national recovery but any effective
national defense preparation.
Farmers remember that the French
government. just before this World
war, was a partnership among social
lists, communists and labor monop-
oily. That combination paralyzed
France and her democracy was de-
StrOyed
We have such a combination here,
and it is paralyzing America, destroy
ing the constructive gains made by
organized labor, individual initiative,
and freedom; and unless this unholy
alliance of socialists, communists and
labor monopoly is curbed, it will de-
stroy America itself as it did France"
That is the sort of hysterical stuff
that farmers are fed by the milk trust,
which constantly aims to keep farm
ers hating workers, and vice versa.
The DFU has worked continually to
break down the barriers between |
town and country, and to bring to |
farmers a sympathetic understanding |
Of the problems of working men and |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Tax Cost Small, Says
University Officer

Fifty cents is the added cost the
average Montana taxpayers will pay
education, w. f. Brewer, manager of
the Greater University funds cam
paign, has announced. He made his
statement in connection with the ref
erendum to provide the millage levy
for the operation of the university
system, and urged Montanans to lend
their whole-hearted support at the No.
vember general election.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

based on inability rather than on abil-
ity to pay The big corporation making
big profits is favored as against small
corporations making small profits. :.
The mine safety bill, which would as
sure federal inspection of mines and
undoubtedly prevent many mine dis
asters, is definitely lost for the present
session of congress. This mine oper-
ators' lobby worked very effectively.
1t is now quite plain that the first
result of the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis
has been a redoubling of efforts to aid
Britain. The COP acts on the as
sumption that if you yell, smear,
smear" often enough the public will
not be able to observe that you're
throwing mud yourself. &. Represen-
tative Knutson, Minnesota republican,
said in the house last week that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would plunge the.coun
try into war if that were necessary
for his reelection. That Irresponsible
statement was too much for even his
colleagues.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
ROCKEFELLER GETS
A COMMITTEE

.WASHINGTON.-(FP)- Announce
ment of a committee to assist Nelson
A. Rockefeller, co-ordinator of com
mercial and cultural relations between
the American republics, was made
here October A.
The committee consists of vice
president of the Chase National bank,
a Butte Mint, mining engineer; the
chairman of the board of the nation $
largest firm of cotton brokers, the sec
rotary of a foundation established by
the sGuggenheims, metal mining fam
lily, and two others.
orNelsons A. Rockefeller is the son of
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., of the Stand
ard sOil Co.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

SURVEY OF CLAIMS BY BOARD
Claimants who receive unemploy-
ment compensation benefits place the
money in circulation In Montana re-
tail business, survey conducted by
the commission reported.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
MOTTO

meeting of the Montana Progressive Council will be
held in the city of Great Falls Sunday October 49, 194O
for the of actively supporting candidates the
coming election who sympathy with the aims of egi
Labor and Farmer Your organization
urgently requested send Delegates Meeting place will be
Eagles Hail. 10 A. NJ small contribution defray
expenses will be appreciated.
Signed,
Sam Spegel Chairman.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Trespassing-
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farm labOrer.
According to testimony given by E.
A. Wilson, executive director of the
board of public welfare of North Da-
kota, the original purposes Of the soil
conservation program, namely, to pro-
tect the family-sized farm, isn't quite
working out that way. Wilson recon-
mends limitation of AAA payments to
family sized units; progressively de-
creasing allotment payments for each
successive quarter of land, and grad
uated land tax.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

You cannot control what you do not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Independent Bible Church
Plans Guest Day Tea

The Independent Bible church
will hold its Fellowship meeting
and guest day tea Wednesday af-
ternoon at the church. A Valen-
tine motif will be used.
The program will begin at 2
o'clock. Guests will be greeted by
Mrs. f. A. Heimeman, president.
The program will include a piano
solo by Miss Marjorie Bot: a
vocal duet by Miss Margaret
Myles and Mrs. Roy T. Brum-
baugh; the Bible study by Mrs.
Charles MacEachron and violin
numbers by Miss Helen Osborne,
a pupil Of Mrs. Chauncey Dunkle-
berger. Mrs. Dunkleberger will
accompany Miss Osborne.
Mrs. o. C. Cardle is in charge
OF the dining room committee. as
sisted by ladies OF Unit 7, of which
Mrs. NJ. l.. Larson is president.
A tea hour will follow. Ladies
who will preside are Mesdsmes
George wilkey. Arthur Church
ward, Norbert Donaldson and
Wesley Hamilton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12

Miss Warburg has visited Pales-
tine three times and has just re-
turned from London, where she
did emergency work in settling
500 Jewish children in England
where they are receiving prelimi-
nary training for settlement as
pioneers in Palestine, where ap-
proximstely 5000 children have
been placed during the past few
years in agricultural cooperatives
and training schools.
The Tacoma Hadassah council
consists of representatives from
the four JEWISH women's organi-
cations of the city. including their
presidents. Represented are: Ia
coma chapter of the National
Council of Jewish Women. Mrs.
Aaron Robbins. president: Destiny
auxiliary of the B'nai Birth. Mrs.
Harry Lorber. president; Sister
hood of Temple Beth Israel. Mrs.
Samuel Powell, president. and the
Women's auxiliary of Congrega-
ton Tslmud Torah, Mrs. Sam
Cone, president.
Other Representatives include
Mesdames J. r. Bender, S. kleg-
man, Leslie Sussman. w. d. Meier,
Henry handles. Robert Warwick.
Leon Kleiner, Robert Ginsberg. J.
A. Sussman. Ben Slotnick. Ber-
nsrd Weinberg. A. Friedman,
Sam Friedman and B. I. TRIGGER.
Officers of the Tacoma Hadas-
sab council are Mrs. Baruch /.
TRIGGER. president; Mrs. Robert
Warwick. vice president; Mrs. Les
lie Sussman. treasurer. and Mrs.
Arthur Weisfield. secretary. In
charge of luncheon arrangements
for the event. which will take place
in the yestry rooms of the Tai
mud Torah synagogue, So. Attn and
l SITS, are Mesdames Leon kleiner.
Morris Kleiner. j. r. Bender and
other members of the council.
The luncheon is to be given as
a tribute 10 the memory Of Mrs.
Florence Weisfield. who was
deeply devoted to the work of the
Hadassah organization and did
much to further its activities.
Funds raised through the luncheon
will be used for the rescue OF
child from Central Europe to Pal
estine. giving IT a chance 10 work.
study and play like normal boys
and girls.
Reservations for the luncheon
may be made with Mesdsmes Abe
deaux Friedman. Robert Warwick.
Arthur weiSfeld and B. /. TRIGGER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Tacoma Hsdassah Council
To Hear Miss Warburs
Former Resident Of Berlin Germany TO Speak at Flor
Weisfied Memorial Luncheon "Wednesday
In Talmud Torah Synagogue

Miss Gisea Warburg formerly of Berlin, Germany, will
be the guest of honor and speaker at the Florence Wesfed
Memorial luncheon to be given Wednesday, Feb a. by the
Tacoma Hadassah council Miss Warburg member of the
German branch of the we-known Warburg family which is
known for its many philanthropic activities She has been
of the outstanding workers for the Youth Ayah
ment in Germany whereby children have been rescued for
re-settlement in Palestine.
Between 1885 and 1888 Miss Warburg the head of
the Jugendhe office in Berlin which had the important and
sometimes heartbreakng task of selecting applicants for emf
grafton from the thousands of children whose parents begged
for chance to permit them to flee their native land
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Lincoln Students TO Dance
At Winter Carnival

All the highlights of winter
sports viii be previewed Feb. 10
by Lincoln high school students
when they gather at the Winter
Carnival Frolic. sponsored by the
school Ski club. Dancing viii
begin at o'clock in the boys
gymnasium.
Midst an atmosphere Of skiing
paraphernalis. miniature snow
capped mountains. and other win
ter settings. Miss Georgia Schwep-
ker and Ernest Lloyd will be crown
ed queen and king, respectively. to
reign over the dance. Their
Msjesties" viii be coronated by
Herbert Sheriff.. master OF eere-
monies for the evening.
Other intermission entertain
ment will feature Miss Mardella
Wood and her accordion. songs by
Miss Esther Roberts. and several
novelty numbers by Red Hunters
orchestra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Extend Dates Of
Cookie Crunch
Scout Sale TO Last a Week
Longer Due TO Closing
Of Outlying Schools

Their annual Cookie
Crunch" was launched by the
Girl Scouts of Tacoma this
week and girls of the organi-
zaiton are spending all their
hours free from school calling
on friends and neighbors to
help them reach their goal in
sales and fulfill the purpose
of the Crunch" . to make
Scouting available to more
Tacoma girls.
Due to illness and the conse-
quent closing of many outlying
schools, the chairman, Mrs. J. A.
Ewes, and her assistant, Mrs. l..
L. Drake. announce the extension
of the sale to Feb. IA to enable
those districts to participate.
Some girls have already made
their quota of 125 sales which
entities them to one weeks cam
pership at st. Adams, Girl Scout
summer camp near Lake Dever-
eaux. Tacoma Girl Scouts also
have a day camp each summer at
PIT. Defiance, which may be at
tended by any Tacoma girl of
scout age). Every scout who sells
so or more tickets will be invited
to a theater party after the sale.
Among those who are serving as
troop committee chairmen, to as
sist troop leaders with the ham
ding of details, are Mesdames ].
Taylor, E. B. Rathbun, Joseph
Mallory. V. c. Mathews, Albert S.
Wolland, Henry Mertz, A. D. MUIR
ray, George B. Clarke, Donald
Crawforth, Gerald Waechter, r.
B. Ash, Earl Gourley, Lester
Lund, Charles Kean, Herbert New
begin, E. w. Cummings, Marie
OFT, otto Drumm, Philip Slayden.
Earl Smith, Charles T. Battin,
AKRON Mandles, w. G. Adams, j.
Schell, Paul Braaten, Gertrude
Swindler, Thomas Brotherton, L. z.
Fifer, Robert Perry, George Cham
bers, Arthur Wallin, Riggs. F. r.
Goettman, NJ. N. Button and E.
Lewis, and the Misses Bessie
Tuttle and Marian Steere.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-12
Fiction Will Be
Speaker S Topic
Dr.. Waeenknecht of Uni
versity Of Washington
Will Be Presented

DR.. Edward C. Wagon
knecht, popular lecturer, re-
viewer and radio speaker and
a member of the English de-
partment at the University of
Washington, will be presented
by the Tacoma branch of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women next Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in Wey-
erhaeuser hall of the Y. w.
c. A.
DR.. Wagenknecht's topic will be
Romance Resurgent" and he will
take many of his illustrations
from contemporary British and
American fiction.
The work of the department of
economic and legal status of
women will be reviewed by Miss
Gladys Petry.
Vocal solos will be presented by
Mrs. Franklin w. O'Neel, accom-
panied by Mrs. Karl Weiss. Mrs.
oNeel will sing The Time for
Making Songs Has Come" by
Rogers and Dream O'Day Jill, "
by German.
Hostesses will be Mrs. j. Arna-
son johnson and Mrs. Henry II
Garretson. assisted by the Mes
DANES Alfred L. Schultz. Fred A.
Smith, Roy Leslie Smith. Joseph
G. Sommer, f. l.. Spencer. E. S.
Stocks. Bert Sweeting, Govnor
Teats, Benjamin Terry. Rose
Stratton. Elsie n. Simmons, Elsie
L. Stewart and the Misses Alice
Gartrell. Mary H. O'Connor. Ida
Peterson. Thsyer Raymond and
Elizabeth Roadway.