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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
UNEMPLOYMENT
|CAn BE SOLVED
BY TECHN0L0GY
By KAY ELLES

Just how dispassionately can VIZ
now consider our national problems
With the world gone mad on the sub
ject of war we are very apt to jeo
pardize our own thinking by the false
coloring of wild emotionalism. Tets
keep our shirts on" and be on guard
against those who would use our dis
lorganized judgment to further their
own ends through creation of a ma
tional epidemic of filters.
Our number one problem is not the
war in Europe nor national defense;
lit is our own war here at home against
UNEMPLOYMENT. If we cannot
keep our own house in order, it's a
cinch we haven't any business, if we
ever have, butting in on other peo-
pies affairs. Oh | know that if those
other peoples are constructing lot of
fighting machinery we will have to
build up some for defense too; but
while we are doing that, the weeds
are growing in the back yard and may
get so rank that even our defense ma
chinery will be the weeds" too.
So let's take a look at the rankest
of all our weeds, Unemployment. In
the first place we must know as
matter of ordinary "horse sense" what
the cause of a problem is, before we
can find remedy. The U. S. census
of manufacturers gives us the number
of IVA pc aarners pmnIoved in all MANN
featuring industry by years. In 1899
there were Alb millions of wage
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MORE LAND
BANK LOANS
BEING Made

More farmers have turned to the
| federal land banks in the past few
months for loans to refinance their
debts or to assist in financing the
purchase of farms.
Although the total number of farm
mortgages recorded in the United
States has been declining over the
past few years, Federal land bank
financing turned upward late in 1899
and increased substantially during the
first quarter of the year.
Ten percent more farmers obtained
loans from the land banks and Com
missioner during the first quarter of
1910 than in the corresponding period
last year; and the volume of credit
increased about IL percent. The
amount of land bank and Commission
err loans in the 1910 first quarter was
$26, 100000 and the number of loans
10,100.
All classes of farm mortgage lend
ers, except individuals, put a larger
amount of mortgages on record dur
ing the first quarter Of 1910; but the
land banks and Commissioner, and
the insurance companies, were the
only institutional lenders which fl
nanced a greater number Of farmers.
Over the six-year period for which
farm mortgage recordings are avail
able, there has been general ten
dency for individuals to make small
er number of farm mortgage loans.
creditors have been TAX
ing larger share of the business
During the first quarter of 1910 all
classes of lenders recorded $4,000
aggregating $218,000,000,
which represented a decrease of about
2 1000 in the number of recordings, |
with the first quarter of
1899, and an increase of about $780, |
300, 900 in amount.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
tBryd Resolution Effort
To Reduce Pay Standards

Now that all groups in congress are
committed to unlimited spending sc
long as it comes under the heading
of national defense, the so-called econ
omy bloc is trying desperately to pur-
sue a sembiapce of it's old course at
the expense of government employees.
Since Senator Byrd, Virginia, has
explained his resolution for ten per-
cent cut in all government aDpro-
priations except those for national de-
fanse to mean "a reduction in the pay
of federal employees provided the 10
percent reduction cannot be ABSORBED
nv other reductions and economies
in the respective department" strong
opposition to his proposal Is develop
ing, headed by federal employe groups.
Taking a leading part in combating
the Byrd resolution are the National
Association of Letter Carriers, the
United National Association OF POSI-
Office Clerks, and the United Federal
Workers of America.
The federal employees call attention
to President Roosevelt's radio address
delivered on May 26, last, declaring
that there is nothing in our present
emergency to justify lowering in the
standards of employment" Certainly
the Byrd resolution, if passed, would
result in a Towering in the standards
of employment" at time OF mounting
taxes and increased living costs.
Anti-Labor Boys Won't Deslst
There seems to be quite Dit Oh
stuff coming across the desks OF SEN
ators and congressman these Gays
such as the following:
II do not begrudge labor any Oh
the gains which have been to its ad-
vantage and which are not at the same
time detrimental to the safety OF the
: United States. 1t is obvious, however,
that some sacrifices musth now be
made in the national defense"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
CANADIAN COOP
WHOLESALE REPORTS
1881 BUSINESS GAIN

SASKATOON, Sask.-(FP)-A phe-
nomenal increase in the Saskatchewan
Cooperative Wholesale Society's bus
mess during the past year was re-
ported to 800 delegates and visitors
at the 18th annual meeting.
Business which stood at $1,032,OS7
for the 15-month fiscal year of 1888
80 jumped to new high Of $1,497,7S0
in the 12-month year ending March 81,
This represented a gain of 1870.
Ninety-six new retail Co-ops Joined
the wholesale last year, bringing its
membership to 312.
Greatest increase in volume was in
petroleum products, where the inroads
of the co-operatives into the volume
of business previously done by the
major oil companies is causing the lat
ter much concern.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
RETAILERS OPPOSE
PENDING TAX ON
CONSUMPTION

WASHINGTON.-FP)- Opposition
to the pending tax bill which increases
excise taxes on number of consumer
goods was expressed here by David
R. Craig, president of the American
Retail Federation, trade association of
retailers.
"Since consumption furnishes a
market for manufactured and agricul-
tural goods and since it keeps our eco
nomic system running, it is probably
unwise to cripple consumption at the
very time when the economic system
must be geared to produce the high
est possible national income" Craig
said in a speech prepared for delivery
in San Antonio, Tex.
He declared that If national income
were to increase by 10 billion dollars
and If the increase was restricted to
those receiving s1,450 year or more,
retail merchants would get an addi-
tional 2.5 billion dollars worth of bus
mess.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
farm MUTUAL
INSURANCE co.
HOLDS Meeting

The first annual meeting of the
Montana Association of Farm Mutual
Insurance Companies was held in the
Park hotel at Great Falls, June 17-18
E. F. Lyman, presided.
Mutual companies represented were
Montana Farmers Union Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, Cascade County
Mutual Insurance Company, Farm
Bureau Mutual Rural Insurance Com
pany, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning Company.
Speakers during the convention in
|cluded Dr. Valgren, from the Farm
Credit Administration, John Bower,
Economist of Montana State College
lat Bozeman, and j. D. Kelly, State
deputy insurance commissioner.
A study was made of wind storm in
surance. ]. M. Holland, Svend Peter
son, and DR.. Valgren acting as COM
mittee to make recommendation for
writing state wide storm insurance,
reported progress, and were instructed
to secure additional information, and
report later.
A committee was appointed to study
the question of reinsurance, and all
the mutuals present voted favorably
to join in the plan of reinsurance,
when such plan was worked out.
Peter Bokma was elected president
of the association, Svend Peterson,
vice president, and E. F. Lyman, sec
rotary. The executive committee was
to select the meeting place
for the next meeting of the associa
ton.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
Sen. PLUMER
BOOSTS FOR
BERT KATHAN

The work done by Senator A. j..
Plumer in his county for the can
didacy of Bert kathan for the gov
ernorship, probably represents the
maximum of hard, earnest effort
and painstaklng work.
Senator Plumer secured a sup
ply of kathan campaign cards and
on both sides of the card wrote
personal message from himself
and mailed card with the mes
sage to every voter in his county.
The State kathan-for Governor
Club has requested the Voice to
extend public acknowledgement
and appreciation to Senator Plum
err for his efforts, in which the
Voice is glad to join.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

human life and property may soon
cease. Right-thinking citizens of this
country are agreed we must have ade-
quate national defense. AS back
ground for such program we need
healthy, vigorous, well-informed peo-
pie who are proud of their country.
We need nation of small property
owners. Give our people an interest
in the land on which they live and
security in their job, and we need fear
no fifth columns. Give us a govern
ment administered without graft OF
corruption; a government run for the
people without special privileges for
a favored few, and we will both work
and fight to maintain such a govern
ment. Security in the ownership OF
our homes, the opportunity to work al
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
FARM EMPLOYMENT UP

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-The June /
estimate of total farm employment
was placed at 11,896,000 persons, ac-
cording to the monthly farm labor re-
port of the Agricultural Marketing
Service This was an increase of
nearly a million workers over the esti-
mated number month previous when
1884, 900 persons were working on
farms. The gain was seasonal in ma
ture and raised the index Of farm en-
ployment to 996 of the 1904 aver
age, compared with 81 on May / and
with 1890 on June 1, 1889.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
DISREGARD OF
Law IS SHOWN
BY CLEMENTS
Appears to Consider Himself
Above All Law As in Addi-
ton to Infractions With
Which Already Charged, He
Ignores a Plain Law Passed
by the 1885 Legislature.

| Driving a car registered as state
owned, J. Burke Clements, padishat
apparent of the Ayers elements and
chief engineer Of the political machine
gives further evidence of calm disre
gard Of the state law, by his failure
to comply with Section | of Chapter
1879 of the Session Laws of 1889.
This law provides that every state
owned car shall be identifiable by
letters printed on the side of the car.
These letters must be at least 2h
inches high and shall include the
words Estate of Montana" and the
name Of the department to which the
use of the car is given by the state
The only state owned cars exempt
from this mandatory provision of the
law, are the cars of the governor and
the highway patrol, and these must
have the seal of Montana on them.
Buick car with license number
$40" is registered as owned by the
state industrial accident board and it
Is frequently, il not altogether, used
by Clements who Is the chairman.
Ordinary state employees also have an
"X" on the license plates Indicating
a state owned car, but Clements seems
to consider himself superior to many
provisions of the laws which govern
the conduct of ordinary Montana NOR
tails.
Failure to comply with the provi-
sions of the state law relating to
by painted signs of state
owned cars is misdemeanor. Per-
laps an accumulation of infractions
If state laws, may eventually even
bring to heer grand caliph Clements
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pay
ments for public assistance and earn
ings of persons employed under fed
eral work programs in the continental
u. S. for April 1910 amounted to $277,-
1884, 900, according to figures made
public by the Social Security Board
The total for April represented a de-
crease Of about 10 from the $780,
499, 900 total for March and decreace
of more than 1919 from the total for
April 1899, is was reported.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
MUDD ABAND0NS PLAN
&c FORCE enlistment

TRENTON OPP - Faced with {
storm of criticism from state and re
lief officials and from labor and civic
organizations, State Relief Director
Arthur Mudd announced June 10 the
abandonment of his proposal to deny
relief to single men eligible for mill
tary service. In a recent press con
ference Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt had
termed the New Jersey plan "arbi-
trary and undemocratic"
Backing down, Mudd said his pro
posal was only Suggestion" to re-
lief bureau chiefs and that it was
based on the state relief law which
requires persons on relief to accept
available employment. Such employ
ment should include military service,
he held
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
CARLOADINGS GAIN

There were 21,003 freight cars
LOADED at Montana stations this April
as compared with 1888 during the
same month last year, according to a
report by the state railroad and public
service commission. Commodities
showing the largest earloading gains
were wheat, cattle, sheep, poles, cop
per, scrap iron, petroleum crude oil
and petroleum refined oil. Largest
decreases were in potatoes, flour, logs,
stone and sand and gravel.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
COMMUNIST OFFICIALS
CITIZENSHIP CANCELLED

SAN NCISCO-(FP)-In an i'm
portant decision which will be fought
to the U. S. supreme court, Federal
Judge Roche has Cancelled the citizen
ship of William Schneiderman, state
secretary of the communist party.
The court said his naturalization
papers, granted in 1927, were fraud
ulently obtained. since he failed to
say then he had been and still was
a member of the Young Workers
League and the Workers party.
If the decision is upheld, Schneider
man and any other person in similar
may be deported to his
place Of birth Schneiderman was
born in Russia.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
CANDIDATE FOR
STATE SUPT. HAS
new PROGRAM

Miss Catherine Nutterville who is
a candidate for the office of state
superintendent of public instruction
is reported to have placed in opera
ton in the city schools of Butte, a
program which has had marked eff
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

bbest type of defense from alien in
fluences. Senator Kathan, democratic
candidate for governor, is completing
a tour of Montana in the interests
of his candidacy. The text of his
speech is as follows:
"The attention of the world is CEN
tered on events in Europe. 1t is our
fervent hope that the destruction of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
FARMERS COOP elevator
ASSN. NOW farmers COOP
ENTERPRISES ASSll{ latin
Activities Of the Former Co ES 'rative Ele-
vator Association Expand 5 to Include
Those of All Farmers Co : ,ratives and
Name Of Organization Cl-- eyed; Kathan
Elootod Drocido1,t
Elected President.

With A. Bert) Kathan elected president the of
the Cooperative Elevator Association changed
Cooperative Enterprises Association at the close
twoday gathering of the organization held in Great
Falls last week This convention of the Elevator Association
also attended by and members of the boards
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL

| Defeat in the primaries or at the
polls all those in the federal govern
ment who are SO interested in social
reforms that they are not willing to
jettison them in this emergency"
with the manufacturers of this
country embarking on vital defense
appropriations on an unprecedented
scale, this is no time to interfere with
|industry's effort to cooperate fully
with the government. Legislation such
as the LaFollette bill against oppres-
sive labor practices is class legisla-
ton and has no place in the present
scheme of things"
If the anti-labor boys would only
realize that now more than ever the
future of democracy is dependent on
whether we are really going to make
democracy work they would cease in
the direction of the above for their
own sweet sake.
Patriotism and Profits
Navy men informed the senate ma
val dlldlib tHdt thC Pi CO
ent limitation Of seven percent profits
on government contracts should be
raised to ten percent because the
former figure does not give the pri-
vat shipbuilding companies sufficient
business incentive" to go after gov
eminent contracts. 1t can be assumed
that private shipbuilding companies
conveyed that thought to them.
Here we have an excellent example
of patriotism translated in terms of
dollars and cents. In England the
Chamberlain government asked the
private airplane manufacturing COM
panies to increase their output of air
planes, but they told him that they
could not afford to do it because it
meant increased plant capacity and
would reduce profits in the long run
The result was that Britain had to
accept inferiority in the air-all be-
cause the private owners did not con-
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feet on reducing the number Of juve
nile delinquents in that city
Her program has received favorable
attention from educators, welfare
groups and court judges.
Miss Nuttervilie has a master of
arts degree and will complete her
thesis for a doctors degree in the
near future.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26

Declaring that Montana has problems which
solved at home before should think of going
Senator A. E. Bert" Kathan in speech Falls last
week told his audience that national defense
found in and batteshp alone Senator pleaded
with his hearers to remember that primary job
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
WANTED
We must have 1000 workers imme-
diately for one full days work

THE JOB for each one put in full day in his
her county, telling at least 20 people about Bert kathan;
his record in the legislatures his successful experience
farming and in business; his unquesoned integrity and
fortnight character; his record of service citizen
his in efforts better the economic conditions of
the people.
THE JOB is to hunt people who undecided about
whom they going to for, because they do not
know enough about Kathan Tell them about him-all
make Then these folks will know that he is the
they for Governor.
THE PAY-You will be repaid for this work by the
knowledge that you have performed real job for the
state and its people You will have helped to "ABOLISH
POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN MONTANA"
Fill out the coupon below paste a post card and
mail in list your honor roll
If you need campaign cards. get them from your local
Kathan-for-G Governor Club, ask for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLUB
by acknowledgements Club, Great Falls
-
KATHAN- FOR-GOvERNOR CLUB
522 Ford Building,
Great Falls, Montana
Name
Address
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-26
|KATHAN DISCUSSES ISSUES
CONFRONTING The PEOPLE
OF The STATE and NATION

Urges the People Of Montana to Insure
Unity of Desire to Protect This Country by
Giving ALI People Stake in 1t AS An Eff
fective Background for Adequate National
Defense
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Economic Justice and Equality
Il the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
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MUELLER
HARKINS
WEEK-END
BAR0AINS!

Low PRlCEa .-= ou<d frsae& ssss
BANK TERM8i You get all thres
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BUFFELKs heavy pizzer snds. IN
steamed core piJeE1s ofy SAD
DORWIH FUEL. Ma casa
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BuffeIen 2-in. 81. g % ul sls s sasa
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HEAVY lie slxn. cds -. upl- block
81 i. z Cd 60. for. I'd "a 1855.
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1888 DE SOTO Deluxe 4-dooF TOURING
sedan Radio heater. dsfrostsf In
perfect condition. Be6t reasonable
offer accepted. 13os No. Alder
OWNER will ssn 1897 Plymouth De
luxe krdan, heater. IN fine condis
ton. e4s8. Garland STAR
USED CARS and psftA. open Sunday
and evenings ACE SERVICE seth
and 50 Tacoma WAY GA sTsz
THIS WEKK-iezs Pord 1894 pom
TAG. Very cheap. trade 40
1891 HuPMOBfiE ssdsn- Good ooudi=
tioD. go. Call after B. t1e 30. tstns
CRATER iasy say. gives cars sNsJ
4sth and south Tacoma waT
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es7s CORD and Up. Pianer ENDS.
1914 Tacoma Ave. AAin sSss.
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Dry forest wood IS IS. also tie SLAB.
Perm Hi F1ei Garland 1854
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$500 SPECIAL. IlL CORDS
PTTcHY BLOCK AND SLAB
MOUNTAIN FUEI. IA 7ess
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SPECIAL on light plsner enos. - ID.
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LII ABNER

PINE USED CARS POR LESS Allen
MOtog Co. lzf 50. Iae. Ave- BR 100
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Evening star., 1940-10-03
Discretion

%There are q great many players
who are either unable or unwilling
to accept favors from the oppo-
nents. Whenever the opponents get
themselves into trouble, these gen.
Nrous souls dash to the rescue. Do
they get thanked? No. Just doubled! !!
A hand from a recent rubber bridge
game yields typical example:
East dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
AJ9543
Evening star., 1940-10-03
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
Here is a problem for you to fig

Here is problem for you to fig
tire out:
Suppose you were on an island
only mile or so from the mainland,
but could not get to shore. You
wanted to make a boat, but your
only tools were an ak. a hammer
and a knife. How would you make
the boat?
Perhaps you would cut down
tree and use the log as a boat of a
sort. You might be able to paddle
with your hands, or you might use
a wooden paddle made with the
help of your knife.
Perhaps you could get somewhere
aboard a solid-log boat, but I would
not advise you to try it in deep wa
ter. While seated on the log, you
might lean this way or that, max
ing the log roll over in the water.
Then you would be wetter than per-
haps you would like to be.
Another thing to do would be to
make a crude raft from three or
four tree limbs The limbs could
be fastened together with the help
of strips of bark. The raft would
not be easy to steer, but it would
be much less likely to tip over than
the solid log.
The people of the Stone Age had
to meet problems such as we have
mentioned. They had stone axes,
stone knives and stone hammers,
but it was harder to work with their
tools than it is with steel tools Of the
present time.
Evening star., 1940-10-03

1t is believed that Stone Age peo-
pie sometimes rode on solid logs and
on RATS, but we do not have proofs
that they did so.
We know, however, that some
tribes made "dugout boats" or dug
out canoes late in the Stone Age.
Examples of such craft have been
found where lake dwellers used to
make their homes in Switzerland.
Swiss lake dwellers built large
piers and platforms, and set up
houses above the water. To travel