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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
By .AaON TANA LOU" GRILL

By MON TANA LOU" GRILL
First Lieutenant Frank ID. Bald
win. attached to a military detach-
ment operating north OF the Mis-
souri, river In November, 1876, in
search Of Sitting Bull, after the
counc6a of Oct. 81, following which
the Sieux chief was defeated IN
running battle with Col Nelson A.
Miles. arrived on the north shore
Of the stream on Nov. Is. He built
a raft to cross the river, encOun-
tering some difficulties.
Succeeding on the 9th in stretch
ing q line across the river, Baldwin
started some experiments in connec-
ton with operating the raft by guild
ing 1t along the line.
This was accomplished all right,
he writes, but when the men on the
north shore attempted to draw it back
the rope they were drawing on parted,
letting the raft go back TO the south
shore The ice was running thick and
fast, and In large blocks. Sending out
a small boat the rope was again con-
nected and drawn over TO the north
bank, but not without great danger
and difficulty When about halfway
over, q tremendously large cake came
down and was about to strike the raft
square. Called out to the men on shore
to draw In fast, which they did, draw
ing about clear Of this, but she did
strike us and came near sinking the
craft. About half of the raft was COW
cred with the ice and came near
sweeping everybody off, but without
an accident we got over.
81 made the first crossing on the
raft with Bellows, MontroSe and Kelley
which, can say was not pleasant
trip.
THE general CNdiles) has been very
annoying all day Just about as was
ready to do a thing he would come
along and want to change it in some
way. I had a good strong dead-man
planted, and when the raft landed, in
stead of tying the cable to 1t he ties
it to a post which gave way, making
it necessary to run way back to a snag
TO make the rope secure and safe-and
many other thingS-We would get a
thing all ready to operate and pretty
sure of succeeding, but before we could
get through and complete the trial, he
would want to do something else, and
in this way we have not as yet accom-
plished anything-the crossing Is both
difficult and dangerous"
The day, however, was pleasant, the
temperature being 40 degrees above
during the middle Of the day, but
turning colder toward evening. The
men quit work at o'clock. No accident
occurred. Deer, buffalo and chickens
were killed. Baldwin contracted cold,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

During the tourist season. hun
dreds OF motorists pass through
the trim jefferson county town of
Whitehall. on u. s. 10 south be-
tween Three Forks and Butte. and
many of them wonder what was
the origin Of the towns name.
Whitehall was founded in 1867 and
christened by Mai Z. G. Brooke,
who operated the stage station.
In the sixties two and sometimes
three stagecoaches passed through
Whitehall in one day-a heavy travel
for a settlement buried within the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
WHITEHALL WAS
STATION
TRIM LITTLE TOWN WAS ON FORT
BENTON SALT LAKE
LINE

Major E. b. Brooke. Who Christened
Place. Was ~UnrecOnstructed Rebel"
No Religious Worker Charged at His
Hotel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
MADISON PIONEER DTEs

Masonic burial rites were conducted
at Virginia City recently for Joseph
/. Haines, B6, pioneer resident of Madi-
son county Haines came to Montana
in 1876 and operated a freighter serv-
ice between Virginia City and Dillon.
He served three terms as sheriff OF
the county In the nineties.
The foundation of culture as Of
character Is the moral sentiment
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Jobiess Boa ~. Tember
Named AFL s g. Head
McCurdy l1oIds On To
Extra Job

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 22.-Joseph p McCwdy nun.
tpie job holding member of the Maryland Unemployment COM
pensaon Board reelected President of the Maryland
and District of Columbia Federation of Labor today the final
session of the threeday convention of the body.
McCurdys reelection added embarrassment of
ernor Herbert r. OCono who named McCurdy 'ul time
service of the State member of the Unemployment Com
pensaon Board at the very comfortable salary of $5 10000
coming from the funds of the Federal
The Governor has been under heavy FIRE groups
people who have charged that the naming McCudy repre-
sented barefaced chsg and cheating the taxpayers
much Mccurdy giving full time service the
which him because he holds many jobs in the labor
movement and the building and loan field.
McCurdys cheating of $l00 per week from Taxpayers
and D. C. Federation of Labor President Baltimore Federae
of Labor; Business Agent United Garment Workers of A.,
ca. Reports that he also financially nte-cse4
a Baltimore Building and Loan Association.
McCurdy endorsed the OConor Occupational Diseases
A. F. of L. and Railroad Unions. He endorsed the cand
Overwhelmingly repudaed by the daughter5
labor two weeks ago.
Delegates to the Convention pontedy asked why
OConor had the gall to McCdy to full time services
of the State while his appontee also held many jobs which
required his services to the labor Somebody
pulling chiseling bluff the workers. sad many of the
delegates and they backward in naming who they
believed the chiseller.
The Governor, Herbert r. O'Conor announced as
Convention speaker but he failed face the delegates In
stead Secretary of State Peo addressed the delegates
the need for democracy and the danger of dictaors
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Dollars and Mercy
appeals 10 the nation.

For the first since the tragic days of the World War the
American people being asked contribute Red Cross
relief fund minimum of $1000000o is being sought
throughout the country alleviate the suffering of Euopes
innocent victims of war
AS Of the few remaining nations enjoying peace and
security world of chaos the United States is position
extend strong hand Of sympathy And cope with
distress that grows hourly this be done both swiftly and
generously Each fresh movement of troops lengthcn the
shadow Of hunger, ophanhood and homeessness.
Fortunately, mercy is of flexible nature. Unlike other
forms Of human expression be translated into effective
action by dollars and cents Those whose homes lie in the
path of marching armies in need of purchasabe
the simple necessities of food clothing and medical treatment
The American Red Cross the logical channel through which
the people this country should express their deep for
the plight of women children and aged in Europcs
Through the prompt and efficient in which the Red
Cross has the great disasters made by and nature
emblem has become the symbol of mercy AT home have
its great army Of volunteers working teessy at the
of food tornado-meetng constantly the challenge of desuc
ton and human want.
Already the American Red Cross has spent 81 600 for
the relief of Euopes suffering In doing has received
$S000 spontaneous contributions the balance has been
taken from its funds In addition, chapter volunteers
produced half million articles of clothing and than
two million surgical dressings.
With the invasion of countries, overwhelming needs
being reported daily They manifest why general
appeal must be made to the nation. challenge SYM
pathetic Americans should promptly and generously.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Libel Money Is
Still Working

Noticing the little talk of City
Solicitor Heskett about labor un-
ions and libels last week brought
to mind the fact that the money
paid to John T. Jones. local labor
leader in settlement of his libeI
suit against WTBO is still doing
yuvi wvik, as is shown Dy TINS
letter:
West Vindcx School
April IS. l9iO
Mr.. John T. Jones, President
District 16, UIWA,
Clark Keating Building, h
Cumberland. Maryland
Dear Mr.. Jones:
We, the pupils of the West
vindex School have received the
glasses through your coopera-
tion and we wish 10 thank you
very much for securing them for
us.
We enjoy reading and il is
much easier TO do our other
work. We can see TO read much
better than VIC could before.
We appreciate all the trouble
you went TO. 10 get them for us.
We thank you again.
Sincerely yours.
West vindex School,
Signed by:
Mary Jane Evans. john Carr,
Junior Lipscomb. Eugene Jun
kins. Mary Perry. Ira Evans,
Glendene Michaels. Maxine
Michaels. Louis Shafrer. Dor
othy Beeman. Harold Riggle-
man, Irene Harvey.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Clio To Support
Red Cross Drive
Collins Named
To Committee

Members OF the EXecutive
Board OF the Western Maryland
Industrial Union Council named
President James B. Collins. of Mt.
Savage. as labor representative TO
the general committee for the spe-
cial Red Cross war relief drive.
The action was taken following
a request from Fred Hetzel. cam
paign chairman. who also asked
that the CIO Council name a spe-
cial group to carry the appeal to
their local labor unions.
Collins announced that he will
adrcss personal requests to all af-
filiated cIO unions in this terri
tory to make immediate efforts to
aid in the drive and that he will
name special committee of Coun-
Gil delegates. including represen-
tativeS of each community. to CO.
operate in promoting and patron
izing all events designed to raise
the $1,000 which has been set as
the Allcgany county goal.
In addition. said Collins. the
CIO has extended the aid OF its
newspaper. the Voice of Labor. 10
the cause.
The local Red Cross Committee
in charge of the drive has opened
Offices this week at is North Lib
erty Street.
Many civic. fraternal. religious
and service organizations have al
ready responded to the appeal and
have planned various events to
raise funds.
In our next issue We will give
further details on the county wide
efforts. The labor committee will
cooperate in all these ventures in
the respective county towns.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Local 1874 Ball
Team Challenges

Manager r. w. Long of Local
1874 base ball team this week
challenged any union team within
a l50-mile area to meet his boys
on the diamond.
This includes the famous
Pierce. West Virginia United Mine
Workers Of America" said Mr..
Long. and he added: I'VE don't
care II they wear their pit boots. +"
They are fighting words in
miners language and an interest
ing tussle is expected.
Local 1874 defeated Green
spring last week and meet the
renowned Lonaconing nine to-
night Thursday at 5 o'clock at
the Coney Ball Ground.
Teams requiring dates are ask
ed to write promptly to Manager
r. w. Long. Local 1874, 81 North
Mechanic Street. Cumberland,
Phone 1852.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
Typographical Union
Reflects Shaner
To Presidency

w. r. Shaner was reelected
president of Cumberland Typo
graphical Union No. pa in tho
annual election last week.
Shaner defeated S. A. Graham
for the presidency. tabulation Of
the votes showed.
Other officers elected were: T
r. Peterman. yice-president; C
F. Smith. recording secretary; c
A. Barringer. secretary-treasurer;
]. II. Wilson. journal correspon.
dent: r. J. Hatton. sergeant-at-
arms: and j. p. Biller, II. j. Cos
grove and j. w. Eichelberger mem
bers OF the auditing committee.
J. A. Close was chairman OF the
election committee. He was assist
ed by w. l.. Renner and d. l.
Wenschhof.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23

Committee, but made no reference
TO these who chiSel on the funds
OF the Federal Government by
accepting money for full time
services" while they also accept
other salary paying positions.
The disgusting situation left
many ugly impressions upon sew
eral delegates. why. it is Just like
buying the voice of the minority
section OF the labor movement"
said some delegates.
Charge Dishonesty
How can the Governor afford
to stand the honest-to-goodncsy
statements OF the VOICE OF
LABOR and other decent forces"
asked others. Why doesn't hc
dare answer the charges that The
entire affair is a colossal fraud
upon the taxpayer5?' said ranl:
and filerS.
For downright. barefaccd d..
honesty We never met anytime
like it," said supporters o! Har,
Cohen who made an unsucces a.
effort to unseat the member o.
the Unemployment Compensation
Board from the presidency OF the
AFL State Labor movement.
Conlcy Beaten
George Conley. president of thc
Allegany Trades Council, was de-
leated III his bid Tor a vlcc-pyeSl.
dency. Tho six vice presidents
elected were John Locher. Harry
Thompson both Of Washington.
ID. c.: +. N. Kershaw and Kingston
noard OF baltimore: John Gcist
Of Hagcrstown and Paul England
Of Cumberland.
Interested individuals and
groups are now waiting to see
what action Governor O'Conor
takes i'll regard to his appointec.
Joseph p. Mccurdy whom lie
named to full time state serv-
ices" They are watching whether
the chiseling of the taxpayers is
going to be continued or whether
the passage of the Hatch Act
amendments will enforce decent
and honest governmental prac-
tices upon the Governor.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
This Work Pays Your
Community, Says WPA

on WPA. This year 1t has set aside
$4,000 and expects to collect an
additional $4,000 to add in to
the WPA.
Il must say that production per
man Is too great in this country"
added Irvine switching to the
causes OF unemployment.
Have Doubts
After the meeting many people
privately expressed doubts as to
some OF the statements made.
Particular exception was taken to
the statement that the future OF
WPA is in your hands" and that
the works program will be contin-
ued II the WPA workers turn out
worth while work 10 the enrich.
ment OF the community.
Those who objected pointed out
that fine and worthwhile projects
had been satisfactorily performed
for years and years but in spite
of the fine work the WPA rolls
are cut and cut until they have
almost reached the vanishing
point.
The continuance OF WPA is not
dependent upon work well done.
but upon the political prejudices
Of politicians. was the general ex-
preston OF opinion.
In fact. said many people. II
the good work" yardstick has
been applied to WPA projects 1t
reflects considerably upon the adj
ministration Of WPA because the
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23

Czechs are performing work un-
able TO be performed by Amer
ican workers. Yet in the court
room their attorneys confessed
that the chiselling was 70 be laid
to the ignorance Of the law by
the Czechs. Now. We wish to
ask the Bat'a attorneys. which
Of his stories the public Is to
believe. the first one about the
Czech's Skill or the second
one about their ignorance?"
Furthermore" he added,
I'VE wish to ask the American
public to take good notice Of
the Specialists and experts
whom Bat'a has succeeded In
having brought into this coun-
try and 10 remember that they
are violators of United States
law"
Union Gains
One OF the immediate reactions
to the exposure and punishment
Of the Bat'a Shoe Company is seen
in the CIO United Shoe Workers
announcement yesterday that doz-
ems Of inquiries have been re-
ceived from Belcamp workers on
pushing an intensive organizing
drive at once. One worker has
written that the activities Of the
CIo in bringing Bat'a to justice
was the single topic Of factory
conversation regardless of the
presence Of the Czecho- -Slovakian
stooges who infest the plant in
the guise OF instructors.
Attorneys
officials who participated in the
case arc J. Bernard Flynn. United
states District Attorney OF Bal
timore: Beverly w. Worrell and
Samuel p. McChesney. represent
ing the United States Govern
ment: Leo Goodman. Research Di-
rector OF the CIO United Shoe
Workers Of America: Robert II.
Archer and Joseph p. Bray. at
torneys for the Bat'a Shoe Com
pany.
Wage-hourS officials announced
after the trial that two subsidi-
aries of the Bat'a Shoe Company.
the Ataman Shoe Company and
the Hidena Company. would also
make restitutions to workers.
The Cumberland Chamber of
Commerce has been making ef-
forts to induce the Hidena sub
sidiary TO locate in Cumberland!
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
UncieSdn1B00tsBdtt'd a
Shoe Go. for Cheating
Workers Outof Wages
Fined S8,OOO.OO After
Violating U. S. Law
By JAMES BLACKWELL

Uncle Sam, aided by the c. o. United Shoe Workers,
caught with the notorious Baa Shoe Company, operators
Of the Belcamp Maryland plant and a result the
fined $S00000 in Federal Court Baltimore last week.
Robert H. Archer law partner of Senator Tydngs and at
toney for the Ba Shoe Company told heart rendng story
of worry and hardshps facing the company The worry
must have been ntense-o great fact that the
violated the Fair Labor Standards Act in several particulars
Strange fact, though the worked only way-o the
disadvantage of the cheated employees and the temporary
richment of the Bat'a Shoe Company!
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
POTPOURRI by vox POP

alton and other critical phases
of city government before the
Kiwanis last week were disap-
pointed.
From the remarks in the press
the address just devolved into Il
labor batting affair.
Libel and Slandcr
licSkctt's remarks were print
ed on May 18th. just one year
10 the very day since John 7.
Jones received S750.00 in cash
and $500 In radio time in settle
ment of his libel suit against
Station WTBO. Mr.. Heskett
was the attorney for the sta
tion.
But at the Kiwanis Club. Hes
kett must have suffered n lapse
of memory. because he is re-
ported as saying But when il
comes TO the vicious ISLANDERS
and iibels. riots and other vio-
lence that are so often cOrOllary
TO even legitimate labor move
mcnts. then any conscientious
public officials must say no"
Shades of that old rascal
Brother Dan -. and thoughts
of the tin mill taxes.
City Finances
Vox Pop is no financial expert
Can hardly balance his own pock
CT money! But the persistent talk
about City finances and the need
of clear and concise reports keer
cropping up.
Colonel Henderson is reported
as saying that some reports asked
for were late in being received
and others have not been received
even yet. There are also comp.
laintS made at the handling Of the
respective accounts.
have received a letter posing
a question. 1t should have beer
sent to the City Hall. 1t include;
columns and columns OF figure:
and concludes What has hap
pened to the bond premium &C
count? Has any been used in thC
past two years and has It beer
included in the levy?' Well.
don't know.
Those Taxes
do know one thing. though
The tin mill taxes are due anC
owing the City OF Cumberland.
wonder whether the City Au'
ditor has placed the tin mill pro
perties on the tax books as re
quired by Council Order 1929 o
January 1896?
Watch our next issue for tht
answer and don't be surprised /
the question is ignored. The sub
ject OF the mill taxes is a yer!
sore topic to the occupants o
City Hall. who are always willinI
to answer questions and accep
Just criticism (my eyeD
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23

With a slogan OF This Work
Pays Your Community" the Pro-
fesSionalS and Service Division OF
WPA this week opened up to pub
lie view accomplishments of the
sewing rooms. library. recreational
and other projects.
The week long Allegany County
observance opened on Monday
with a public banquet and speech
making at the State Armory in
Cumberland and a similar event
at Homecoming.
At the Armory meeting $50
guests listened to addresses from
Henry Tarring. Jr.. resident WPA
engineer: F.. w. Springer. WPA
area representative; Attorney
General William c. Walsh: coun-
ty Commissioner Simeon Greene
and Mayor Irvine OF Cumberland
Some Viewpoints
Springer told the assembled
WPA workers. their friends and
representatives Of the general
public In attendance that ats
up 10 you whether WPA Is go
ing 20 have a future or sudden
ending. This places the future
Of WPA in your hands," The
remarks were endorsed by At
torncy General Walsh and
Simeon Greene recounted the
projects initiated by the Ale
gany County Commissioners.
Mayor Irvine told the audience
that THE City of Cumberland has
spent s25o.ooo Of Its own money
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
.I0RLESS BOARD
FINALLY CALLS
Meeting here
Council Meets On
Next Tuesday

For many months the State and
D. c. Industrial Union Council
and the Western Maryland In
dustrial Union Council battled to
have the Unemployment Compen-
sation Board OF Maryland observe
the law and name an Advisory
Council for this area.
After many rebuHs and evasions
the Council was finally named.
as reported in Our columns of
March 28th. The group named
was Robert Stallings: Robert
Barnard; William Torkington:
Michael j. Byrnes: James A. Dun
don and Robert L. Glenn.
No Action
or course II Is one thing TO
name a Committee and II Is
quite another matter TO have IL
function. With this in mind. no
doubt. the Unemployment Com
pensation Board carefully re-
Trained from naming n Chair
man Of the council or setting
any date for a meeting.
So at the last meeting Of the
Western Maryland Industrial
Union Council the delegates
passed a motion TO inquire Of
those concerned on the def
cheney.
To Meet Nav 2Sth
A letter was sent to Board
Chairman Maloy. No doubt the
strenuous duties Of the Board
members Davis and McCurdy had
made 1t impossible to attend to
the matter. They get paid for full
time services" and can never be
located at the Offices of the Un-
employment Compensation Board
which pays them Sl0o per week
for alleged full time services"
Attention Governor O'conor and
the good government gangJ
The Chairman. though. answer
ed promptly. In the same mail as
the answer to the CIO went let
ters to the appointees OF the Ad-
visory Council suggesting that
they be prepared to hold a meet
ing.
Next Tuesday
Result: The Allegany County
Advisory Council will meet next
Tuesday. May 2Sth. 1910 in
Cumberland.
Which shows that you can
not bluff the CIO by naming a
group and thinking that inac-
tivity will be tolerated. Just be.
cause the well paid members Of
the Unemployment Compensa-
tion Board are chiselling on
their full time services" 10 the
unemployed and the workers of
Maryland Is no reason TO per-
init such lax conduct and gross
ineiiiciency to pervade the en-
tire set up!
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
FDR Thanks Unionisis

The Pioneers OF Local 2oi,
Bakers Union. are proud to ac-
knowledge the receipt OF a letter
Of thanks from the President Of
the United States thanking them
for thinking of him when the
Third Annual Pioneer Show and
Dance Souvenir Book was printed,
referring primarily to the poem
on the last page by Charles J.
Mahoney.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
AFL Against War

WASHINGTON-FP). - ION
behalf Of the workers OF this coun-
try we make the fiat declaration
that the United States should re-
main out Of war;" the AFL exec
utive council said unanimously
May Is.
The voice of labor., 1940-05-23
CeIancse Strike

Workers employed at the Ca.
madam Celanese Ltd. at Drum
mondyille. Quebec are on strike
FOR Union recognition and higher
wages. Their leaders have been
in communication with officers Of
Local 1874.
Wonder why il is so hard to
obtain news of this strike in the
Cumberland papers? Perhaps the
editors will alibi that they do not
think it has any local interest.
The Chamber
still cannot get 20 like those
Cumberland Chamber Of Com
mercc weekly broadcaSts. Early
in the series do you remember
how their spokesmcn said Co
vcrnment regulation and lcgis-
Iation was driving business 10
hell?
Then look nj the Celancse
Corporation NET profits for the
first quarter Of this year. They
totallcd S22.il9.ilf.0O which is
also approximately the GROSS
total they paid out in WAGES
and SALARIES during the same
period. W-II-E-W!!
Under such circumstance IL
would appear secmly for the
Chamber of Commerce TO keep
mum and hope that the people
won't find out how well business
Is doing. Government restric.
tion Notwithstanding.
No Subsidy
In this weeks address II {
Chamber speaker said that the
group is not subsidized BY any
public body.
Well. what have they got TO say
about prying $50 out OF the tax
payers? BY the way. who pays
the rent of the Cumberland
Chamber of Commerce Offices?
Petc's Address
Those who expected City So
llcitor Heskett 10 talk about the
City's gambling scandal; the tir
mill taxes: Use Of the City Hal
by organizations: the police stu