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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
HEAVY VOTE
IS CAST In
PRIMARIES

The following is the vote tabulated
up to the time of going to press with
this issue of The Voice, and the rela-
dates is not expected to be changed
materially by the complete returns:
| For governor on the democratic
ticket: Ayers, 1887; Lamey, 36,359;
Kathan 24,013.
For governor on the republican
ticket: Ford, 1852; Hauswirth, 49,
992; M. P. Moe of Helena, 1856; T.
s. Stockdal of Billings, 4,151; Mayor
julius Wuerthner of Great Falls, 81
248
For senator on the democratic tick
ct: Wheeler, 1924; Freebourn, &c.
1888.
For senator on the republican tick
let: Cheadle, 21,104; L. Ray Carroll
of Roundup, 1898, and Floyd Fluent
of Butte, 1894
For congress, first Montana district
lon the democratic ticket: O'Connell,
1904, Adair, 1890; Mike Mansfield
Montana State University faculty
member of Missoula, 1886; Ruth
Reardon of Anaconda, state superin-
tendent of schools, 5,835.
For congress, first district, repub-
lican ticket: Rankin, 6,766; Thorkel-
son, 5,769; w. R. Allen of Wise River,
2,074; Winfield Page of Missoula, 81
928.
For congress, second district, demo
cratic, ticket: ]. F. O'Connor, 35,452.
For congress, second district, repub-
lican ticket: Melvin Holiness of Bill
ings, 1878; William Ruffcorn of Glas-
gov, 11,746.
For lieutenant governor, democratic
ticket: Burke, $3.50; Claxton, 12,453;
Collins, 11,807; Kennedy, 10,9S4; Love
lace, 1885; Murray, 1890; Powell,
6;131; McGregor, 8,746.
For lieutenant governor, republican
ticket: Eaton, 11,423; Egan, 5,108;
Kroman, $685.; Moss, 9,5OS; Smith,
10,4OS.
For attorney general, democratic
ticket: John w. Bonner, 74,780.
Continued on Page Four)
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language, and the decent people OF
Montana realize that their only chance
Ito terminate the racketeering in Mon
Itana is to forget party lines in the
general election this fall and unite
to bring to an end the present state
administration by the election of Mr..
Ford 1t may safely be said, that had
it not been for the closed primary
system obtaining in Montana, Mr..
Ford and Mr.. Kathan would not both
have been out in a campaign for the
same office. Their programs are the
same. Both of them abhor the pos
sibilities of faint of vicious corruption
which was disclosed by the last legis-
latures investigations of some of the
state bureaus and boards appointed
and still functioning under the present
governor Both declared in their plat
forms that these conditions must be
eliminated. Both meant what they
said. Both are men of unimpeach-
able integrity. The people of Mon
tana must elect Mr.. Ford to remedy
conditions in the state.
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with its administrator and manage
ment generally condemned by the last
legislatures Investigating committee,
but the same set-up still is on the
states payroll.
Reports received just before this is
written, show that Ayers received
from 1869 of the states total number
of 1,195 precincts, only 1887 votes
from the 98,069 democratic votes cast
in those precincts and it is more than
probable that this number of votes
received by him will approximate
what he can get in the general cleo
ton. with an outstanding liberal hav-
ing record of integrity and public
service such as Ford, opposing him
on the republican ticket.
Kathan's Defeat
The defeat of Kathan, the choice
on the democratic ticket, of the sound
liberals of the state may be largely
ascribed to lack of adequate funds
Mr.. Kathan campaigned on platform
which threatened the control by the,
corporate interests of the state with
loss of its political management His
character and his record convinced
these interests that he intended to go
through with his program without any
compromise. He had made no polit-
ical promises not stated In his pro-
gram. Not one person In the state
had been promised job or any other
consideration by Mr.. Kathan The
organization working for his nomina-
ton and the many people who con-
tributed small amounts to help finance
his campaign, did SO with no other
thought in mind than that Of perform
ing a public service. They were con-
WINGED, and are sure today, that by
doing this they were working for the |
best interests of the state.
To hamper the rapidly growing |
strength of Kathan in the latter weeks
of the campaign, the opposition |
stopped to tactics, SO mean and low |
that they challenge belief. AS an ex-
ample of the lies so whispered about,
may be mentioned the one. that cir
culated among certain groups that
"Kathan is Ku Kluxer." This false
hood was so despicable, as were others
whispered around by the stooges of
the opposition, that Mr.. Kathan did
not stoop to notice or deny them.
DETECTION Among Labor
The potency Of political promises
showed its effect among certain
Continued on Page Four)
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FIREmEN OBJECT
TO ARTICLE FOR
JUDGE MORRIS
Local No. SO
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF. FIRE FIGHTERS

I'M ERNAIlONAL ASSOC1AI1ON
OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Butte, Mont, July 9, 1916
Editor Labor News,
Dear Sir:
have been instructed by my local
to protest the labor record given C.
F. Morris, candidate for associate
justice of the supreme court, published
June 20, 1910.
1t is our contention that this man
has no labor or liberal record but on
the contrary that he is on record as
opposed to an eight hour day or a
minimum wage and that he has writ
ten some of the most reactionary de-
cisions found in the Montana state re-
ports.
We have no objections to the Labor
News running paid political advertis-
ing when it is plainly marked as such
but we object to any labor paper en-
dorsing candidates known to be adj
verse to labor for the sole reason that
they purchase some paid advertising.
The effect of continuation of this
policy would be to allow officials to
bait labor between elections and then
purchase a labor record for ten
dollar ad.
If the Labor News feels that Judge
Morris is a true liberal, we ask them
to print some facts showing this and
we will reply, otherwise we feel that
the labor record published is worth
just exactly the cost of the advertis-
ing given the Labor News.
Please give this letter the same pub
licity given by your free ad to Judge
Morris.
LOCAL SO, /. A. F. F.
By ]. A. LaFOREST, Secretary
Mont. Labor News.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
CANDIDATES
CHOSEN IN
PRIMA RIES

With almost complete reports ii
from 1863 precincts out of the tota
of 1,195 precincts in the state, the fol
lowing candidates appear to be Ger
tain of having their names on the
ballot in the general election on No
vember s.:
U. S. Senator
B. K. Wheeler, democrat
E. K. Cheadle, republican.
Congress-1st District
Jerry ]. O'Connell, democrat.
Jeanette Rankin, republican.
Congressional District
James F. O'Connor, democrat.
Melvin Holiness, republican.
Governor
Roy E. Ayers, democrat.
Sam c. Ford, republican.
Lieutenant Governor
R. S. Murray, democrat
E. Eaton, republican.
Secretary of State
Sam W. Mitchell, democrat.
Fred H. Padbury, republican.
Attorney General
John w. Bonner, democrat.
Stanley r. Foot, republican.
State Treasurer
Tom Carey, democrat.
Kirby Hoon, republican.
State Auditor
John ]. Holmes, democrat.
Geo. Porter, republican.
Railroad and Public Service Commits
sioner-
Paul T. Smith, democrat.
Leonard Young, republican.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Catherine NutterviHe, democrat.
Elizabeth Ireland, republican.
Clerk of Supreme Court
A. T. Porter, democrat
Ward Crosby, republican.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
IS THIS OUR
FUTURE?
From Colorado Union Farmer

From Colorado Union Farmer
The following article, said to have
been published in the Des Moines
Register on Octber 2, 1927, and pur-
porting to be from the pen of Marcus
w. Robbins, attorney-at-law, San Di-
ego, Calf, is timely to repeat. What
ever the motive of the author, the
pattern he drew forecast clearly the
trends to date. What is happening
in your community growing war
hysteria, new hatreds, intense political
partisanship? And growing debt,
peasant farm prices and mortgage
foreclosures? Here is what Attorney
Robbins said 10 years ago:
AN EPIsTLE TO AMERICAN
NEWsPAPERMEN
Realizing the power that rests in
the hands of the American newspaper
men in shaping American public opin-
ion, | submit the following facts in
the hope that they will help to clear
up a disagreeable situation.
1--WE are told that there is an agri-
cultural problem. However, survey
the past ten thousand years and we
find a general, universal law govern
ing the growth Of human culture.
First, there must be vast river val
ley with fertile soil, sunshine, and
water, as witness Egypt, Babylon and
China. Second, there must be peas
ant class to raise the food, furnish
the soldiers, and to be the foundation
for the growing culture. These two
factors are the basis and only basis
of any and all civilization, present,
past and future. Original, creative
power is always conferred in small
group resting on peasant class. This
peasant class must have no interest
in life other than crops, sex, war, and
the worship of God-like rulers When
they get away from this. there is
trouble and that particular citizenship
collapses and a new one is initiated
that preserves some of the old cul-
ture.
"a new civilization is arising on
the North American continent and
this law still holds good, although 1t
will require several centuries to work
Continued on Page Four)
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With the defeat of Kathan by the democratic
chine the people of the state will end the existence of that
organization in November this by the election of
c. Ford the nominee of the republican party sound progress
former attorney general of Montana and former
cate justice of the supreme court where member he
established record of liberal Interpretation of the laws with
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17

With reports practically all of the precincts of the
state tabulae appears certain that temporary
tory has been by Ayers personal political machine
made up the employees particularly in the highway
department including the highway patrol in the
state liquor seup with its approved brokers and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17

Strong opposition to the Burke
Wadsworth bill is developing in con-
gress despite the intensity of the cam
paign for compulsory military train
ing.
No BIackout of Progress
President Roosevelt's instructions
against any relaxation in enforcement
of the AFR Labor Standards Act Is
accepted as reinsurance by many that
there will be no lowering of labor
standards during the period of nation
al emergency so long as FDR is In the
White House.
It is no secret that Big Business
and other reactionary forces expected
a weakening of labor and other social
legislation as the price for co-opera-
ton in the defense program. Attacks
on the new deal in the coming po-
litical campaign can now be expected
with increased viciousness.
Since it appears that congress Will
remain in session indefinitely, efforts
of labor foes to put over the so-called
Smith amendments to the national Ia
Dor relations act is certain to be I'M
dertaken with vigor. The bill, passed
by the house, is pending before the
senate committee on education and
labor.
Word has leaked out on Capitol
Hill that the President has made sew
eral private inquiries recently as to
whether congress would sustain veto
of the bill, should it get by the senate
This indicates that presidential veto
still waits the bill IL 1t hurdles the
senate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
U. S. Mails Carry Flood
OF Naxi PROPAGANDA

Some rather clever nazi propaganda
is daily being delivered through Uncle
Sans mails to members of congress
and other selected lists Of individuals.
Facts in Review" a publication Is
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StVtTy CUHSIueTdlIOH pOSSIDIei BlVtH 10
the interests of the common man.
Mr. Ford has stated his platform
and program in clear, unmistakable
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
PR0GRESSIvES OF STATE
WILL unite ON ELECTION
OF FORD FOR GOVERNOR

Satisfaction Is Expressed by the Progressive
Element of the State by the Nomination of
Ford for Governor on the Republican Tick
ct and the Assurance That His Election Will
End the Corrupt Political Machine.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17
STATEP0L |TICAL mACH| 81.
WINS VICTORY With SM| FL
DEMOCRATIC PLURALI &

Contest Between Corrupt Political Machine
and the Liberal Right Thinking People Of
the State Results in Temporary Victory for
the Machine But General Election Will Tell
Different Story.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-17

Economic Justice and Equality
IL the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack Of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity Of All.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-09
St. Xavier News
By Mrs. H. e. Smell

Lee Mclaughlin has COM
pleted the work on the cisterns
made for John Lawrence and
the Catholic mission.
Miss Low and the freshman
girls served a luncheon at the
school dance Saturday evening.
The proceeds will be used for
the art class.
Mrs. Dolly Lobdell Is very i'll
at the hospital in Crow Ag-
ency.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Wills and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Louk were
in Billings Saturday.
The Catholic Ladies have
completed their plans for the
apron and food sale, which will
be held May 2, 3, and 4 at the
catholic mission reception room
The school children have
been practicing for the track
meet to be held at the fair
grounds in Hardin Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. George Zier
shopped in Hardin Friday NOR
ming.
Miss Clistie Lessard, youngest
daughter of Earl LeSsard, is
seriously i'll at the Hardin Gen
eral hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bennett
and children accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. John Keogh to theil
ranch on Soap creek Sunday
afternoon.
Gloria Hopperstead, Gertrude
Blohm, Johanna Stienmetz and
Esther Schaak motored to Boze-
man with Miss Lois Tretsven tc
attend high school week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Barnes
and family visited with Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Smell and fam
lily Sunday.
Dale and Wyanne Louk spent
Monday with their grandfath-
er, j. E. Candee, in Hardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben BoS-
from are parents of a daughter
A. B. Adams, L. R. Cool and
George M. Morrison of the Hol-
ly Sugar corporation were in
the community on an agricul-
tural tour Wednesday.
Miss Dolores Schaak, John
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Upper Big Horn

L. E. Mckinney motored tc
Hillside on Friday, April 10
to visit at the Ole johnson
home. Mrs. Mckinney and sons
returned with him Tuesday
They had spent the past ter
days at the home Of Mrs. Nc
Kinney'S parents.
Mrs. Harry Martin returned
Friday from an extended visit
with her brothers and theil
families at Culbertson, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Wilson
and children went to Billings
Saturday, where MI. Wilson Is
receiving dental treatment. Mrs
Wilson and children are visit
ing Mrs. Wilson'S mother, Mrs
Lackey.
Miss CliStie LesSsrd, younger
daughter of Earl Lessard, Was
rushed to Hardin Friday. She
was suffering from acute ap-
pendicitis. It was discovered
that her appendix was ruptured
and an emergency operation
was performed. Her condition
is critical.
Mrs. Dolly Cooper is a pa
tient at the Crow Agency hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fergu-
son are parents of an eight anc
three-fourthS pounds son, born
Friday, April 10. Mother ano
son are at the Clyde Dygert
home in Hardin.
Ruth Rice and Leonard o.
Brien were dinner guests OF
Miss Ruth Collins at the teach
erage Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ferguson
were Hardin visitors Monday
Mrs. Ferguson attended the
meeting of the Home Demon
stration council at the court
mouse, taking the place of Mrs
Charles Ferguson.
Mrs. Harry Martin attended
the fourth Home Demonstration
project leaders training school,
at the Congregational church
in Hardin Monday.
Bert Ferguson called on L. E
Mckinney Sunday.
G. G. Swartz was a Hardin
caller Saturday.
Sam Blewett was a business
visitor in Billings Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green
walt and family have moved tc
the ParShall ranch in the Low
er Soap creek community, while
Mr.. Greenwalt is erecting a
house on land near the beet
dump purchased last fall.
Barney Kessels purchased a
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Nautical Novelties

Far better 1t is to have a
stout heart always and suffer
ones share of evils, than to be
ever fearing what may hap
pen."-Herodotus.
Pacific Luxury Liners
The Maritime Commission is
about to begin construction of
two tranS-Pacific luxury liners
for operation from San Fran
cisco to the Orient. These ships,
to be the largest ever built in
an American yard, are capable
of being converted quickly in
to aircraft carriers In an en-
Urgency. Construction of such
ships has never before been I'M
dertaken in any country, and
their design, worked out by
the technical staff of the Mari
time commission, is unique. The
convertible feature in no way
detracts from their facilities for
carrying passengers in unusual
comfort and safety. With the
exception of offset stacks sim
liar to those of the Nays car
riers, their national defense
characteristics are not appar-
ent.
Rapid Advancement Expected
The Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department, has informed
Commanding Officers of all
ships and stations of the neec
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for increased effort in the train
ing of enlisted personnel for
advancement in rating due to
the recently authorized increas-
eS.
An actual shortage of quail
fled men in various ratings was
reported. Since Commanding
officers have been requested to
make every effort to train and
qualify men for advancement in
order to meet the demands for
petty officers, it Is apparent
that promotions will be more
rapid than at any time since
the World War.
Ship Model Presented
A model of the schooner
Shark, first command of Ad-
miraI Matthew C. Perry, who
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general staff at work in their
offices.
The Juvenile and Reserve OF
the North Bench local held
their meeting at the North
Bench school house May 5 at
800 o'clock. There were IL
present.
It was voted to hold meetings
this summer twice a month, the
first on Sunday afternoon and
the second on a Friday evening
The Juveniles are working on
bird houses and bird note
books. Their study unit Is Birds
are Good Neighbors."
The Reserves are studying
"The Story Without End
which IS a tale of cooperation.
After the meeting the group
played soft ball.
F. u
The Juniors of the North
Bench local visited the Big Horn
local Juniors April 10 at their
u1d1 1IlSS G11IS.
The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Simpson, To-
cal Junior leader. Alvin Wedel,
acting chairman, presided. Dena
Moore described last years Jun
ior camp. Camp qualifications
for this year were discussed.
The soft ball team, which Is
to play at the Farmers Union
picnic, voted to hold its first
practice the following Sunday.
The meeting was closed with
group singing.
A few games and folk dances
were then participated in un-
der the direction of Lois Moore
and Mrs. Ragland.
Modern dancing and lunch
closed the evening.
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forced Japan in 1854 TO open
trade relations with the United
States, has been placed on exhi-
bition at the Navy Department.
The model was recently pres
ented to the Naval Historical
Foundation by Admiral Perry's
granddaughter, Miss Perry TIT
fanny of Newport, Rhode Island.
OF 1913 tons and designed for
IL guns the ship cost $23,627.
Admiral Perry, then a leuten-
ant, was ordered to command
the ship. The Shark was lost
in the Columbia River, Oregon,
on September, 10, 1846.
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Kraft, Katherine Kraft and
Edna Blohm attended the Lu-
theran confirmation conference
in Billings Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Bennett and
Mrs. H. e. Smell, project leaders
Of the st. Xavier Home Dem
onstration club, attended the
demonstration given by Miss
McClelland at the Congrega-
tional church basement. The
demonstration Company Meals
was the last in the project.
Erdman Schaak, Clarence
Carper, Mr.. and Mrs. James
O'Brien and Leonard O'Brien
were in Hardin Monday.
Miss Selma Horning of Har-
din spent the weekend with
her brother, Herbert, in st.
Xavier.
Earl Lessard, Mr.. and MIS-.
J. A. Lessard and Mrs. Ruth
Rice, all of Soap creek spent
Monday with Clistie Lessard at
the Hardin General hospital.
Mrs. Bert Ferguson and Mrs,
Harry Martin of Warman were
Hardin shoppers Monday.
Mrs. Ernest Louk and Mrs.
Paul Schaller attended the
Demonstration club council
meeting at the court house
community room Monday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-09
KRON1AN FOR OFFICE

Charles L. Kroman, Miles City
druggist and state senator from
Custer county, has filed on the
republican ticket for the office
of Lieutenant governor. He. is
an ax-SerYice man, and q di-
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tractor in Hardin Saturday.
=, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Poison
recently moved into the Lower
Soap creek community.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-09

FOR SALE, FOR RENT, WAN
TED, ETC, look in the CLASH
fled Section.
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WANTED - Rags, free from
lint. No socks or overalls. SC
a pound. Hardin Tribune Her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-07
Tank Unit
Is Changed

Washington's one tank unit. the
41st Tank company. 41st division.
located in centralia. will soon be-
come Company d. 1o3d Infantry
battalion, Anti-tank, Motorized as
a result of a rsdiogram received
today from the war department
by Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson,
the adjutant general.
Under authority granted Septem-
Der 1, three of the units of the
states newest national guard or
ganization will be located in Ia
coma and activated as soon as all
are recruited to the peace time
strength required by the war de-
partment. According to Captain
Charles Goodwin, commander of
Headquarters troop, oath Cavalry
division, which is being converted
into the basic elements of the
1880 battalion, all of the COM
panies in Tacoma are rapidly be-
ing recruited to the strength re-
quired. Approximately so men,
among them a number of radio
men. are still needed In the three
companies.