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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
Insurance House
Divided Against
Itself On Attack

Differing sharply with Ray Muir
ply, spokesman for a group with
| in the insurance field which
| is prosecuting vigorous attack
against the cooperative movement,
representatives of both stock and NUT
ual insurance companies have decried
the use Of international red behring's
in attempts to meet the growing COM
petition of co-operatives and pointed
economists feel that co-operatives are
entirely consistent with the American
Way.
"The campaign to promote the pro-
fit motive and capital stock insur-
ance should not be married or hamp-
cred by hysteria, exaggeration or
name-calling," Walter Meiss, executive
general agent of the London Assur-
ance Group told the Connecticut AS
ISOLATION of Insurance Agents at their
annual meeting in New Haven.
Gust because man buys co-opera-
tive insurance or Coop tomato juice
doesn't make him communist" Mr..
Meiss told the agents, land l sin
ceerly believe we should quit dragging
international red herrings into the pic
ture"
Ray Murphy had characterized the
consumer cooperative movement as
coming to us bearing the seal of the
USSR" in spite of the fact that the
Co-ops, now 95 years old, originated in
England and have been active in
America for half century.
In pamphlet, "Americanism and
Mutual Insurance" published by the
American Mutual Alliance, A. V.
Gruhn says
Opinion as to just what co-opera-
tives mean to the economic system
is divided but the majority of econ
omists and laymen are. of the belief
that the (cooperative) movement are
entirely consistent with our economic
system, with private enterprise and
with the democratic way of life. AS
to those who are faced with the COM
petition of co-operatives, not all regard
them as socialistic or un-American."
The Achilles heel in the insurance
attack, Mr.. Gruhn points out, is that
although the Coop baiters are calling
and mutual fire and auto
insurance un-American, they hastily
point out that mutual life insurance
has their blessing. Mr.. Gruhn says:
at is difficult to see how those
stock insurance spokesman who brand
cooperation as a destruc-
tive force and un-American can escape
taking up the sabre against life in
surance. Certainly it is taking a
charitable view under the circum
to charge that at the very
least they are most insincere."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
The
of the F. u. T. A.
Just One Egg

This sudden rush of economy by
congress recalls the tale of the Scot
who awoke to find his wife dead in
bed beside him. He rushed to the
head of the stairs and called the maid
Of all work: Janet" he cried, "Your
mistress is dead this morning." The
startled maid asked: what will
do?" and the reply was instant and
convincing: "Just boil ONE egg for
breakfast" Congress found Agricul-
ture just about dead-from mal-nutri-
tion 1t admitted as much when it
passed the 1888 Farm Act, which pro-
vided for, pegged prices through loans
and parity benefit payments Now,
with almost unexampled parsimony, it
leans over the head of the stairs and
shouts down to the U. S. treasury
boil just one egg for me and save
the other one"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
A NEW FRONTIER

be of greater stature.
How the propaganda mills will grind
care grinding) in these months to
come! Parties will search frantically
for issues. Issues that carefully evade-
the most important problems. Amer
lean people are evasive. They do not
understand themselves and do not
want. Naturally, then, their political
platforms must reflect their inner con-
fusion. The whole thing will be fought
out on a tremendously inflated and
spiced-up basis of good versus bad.
A sham battle so simple and silly in
structure that virtually no one studies
past campaigns if he can help it.
| They are too painful.
| Some groups will ignore economic
realities. They will forget all about
the monopoly of resources and wealth
by few persons; they will pretend
that the enormous control of lives and
opportunities made inevitable by
that monopoly does not exist. Other
groups will ignore psychological
and religious values. They will pre-
tend that habits of thought can be
changed overnight or ignored. They
will assume that some are pure in
motive while others are devilish, and
that transference of political power
will solve all ills.
The very fact that the almost I'M
believable inner confusion and eva
siveness of Americans is not suspected
or understood by Americans makes
what | have been saying meaningless
to most. Knowing this, l am seized
by something near to despair. What
have our novelists and poets done to
picture us to ourselves? And if they
can't do it, who can?
Forgive me if turn aside momen-
tarily to shed tear for the sad lot
of politicians. By their very entrance
into the arena they forego and re-
nounce the privilege of striking signi-
ficant blows toward the solution of
important problems. Who will take
into account, in the coming campaign,
the weight of Americas drift toward
war? Who will make a plank for a
platform out of the absolute necessity
for unity in labor, and cooperation
between labor and farmer, and even
wider spread unity between workers
and businessmen? Who will organize
relief campaign for homeless share
choppers and migratory fruit pickers?
Who will cry that our educational
system needs a lot of overhauling?
Perhaps the people are really ahead
of their political representatives. Pray
that some wiser person will prove that
this is so and that | am wrong. 1t
seems only too painfully obvious that
the easier course will be to call one
group incompetent and another COM
munist and another reactionary or
bankrupt. 1t is too easy to worry
over whether Finland will come out
successful in her struggle against Rus
STA, and too hard to care about the
state of our own souls. 1t is too easy
to sympathize with Britain and worry
about the menace of fascism, and too
hard to face the inadequacy of our
own democracy and what makes it so.
But after all, circuses are fun, and
| am grateful to Mr.. Dewey for COM
ing out. He has my best wishes.
Next week l want to discuss Mr.
Moley's book about the circus that
has been going on in Washington
since 1888.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
Trespassingg

Continued From Page One)
the backbone of American agriculture
be preserved?
The problem is made the more diff
cult of solution because, testimony re
vealed, local officials work hand in
glove with the most vicious anti-labol
elements.
The present congress will pass the
bill introduced by Senator Murray
Montana, and Representative Geyer
California, to aid the youth of America
as soon as Andy Gump wins the
worlds heavyweight boxing champion
ship.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14

"A bldlHe county ldTIHeT MdheS Cduo'
tic comment on Montana's grass con-
servation law
1t is said when the Prince of Dark
ness is set upon particularly nasty
job he clothes himself in the livery
Of Heaven. This aptly applies to the
conception, enactment and administra-
ton of Montana's grass conservation
law. The word /. conservation" is
sheer window dressing to screen the
shoddy which the act contains. The
groups which secured the passage of
this ripper bill and it's signature by
weak executive are the very fellows
who made the Taylor act imperative.
They are the very gents who accord
ing to government surveys depleted
vast acres of pasture lands 30 to 70
percent and who are now made over
lords of the range! Conservation?
BAH 1t will take miracle such as
st. Paul experienced ON his way down
to Damascus to make conservators
out of these traditional MASTERS.
What is the technique Of these
grass-greedy exploiters who have been
given an artificial monopoly of this
greatest of all our natural resources?
Their first maneuver is to draw boun-
daries excluding farm communities
from districts containing range areas.
This accomplished the farmer-stock-
men and stock-women are ruthlessly
booted from the grass lands they have
used and leased for years and their
range is handed over to the large OPP
orators This racket is brazenly exc
cuted in defiance of the Taylor act
and the grass act, bad as it is. If
the small operators protest they are
threatened with dissolution" by the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
THE COST
Sidney, Montana
February s, 1910

Sidney, Montana
February 5, 1910
Editor The People Voice,
! note in your issue January 81
article Estate Liquor System
Makes Net $8,o63, 461.00 in Three
Years." Was there figured in this
Net, court costs and damages by
drunken drivers, crime caused by
drunkards, care of insane caused
by drinking, homes broken up,
families thrown on relief because
earnings of workers were spent
for liquor. The men incapacitated
for useful employment because of
liquor?
In most honorable businesses
before net profits are figured,
there is taken in account all costs
and expenses, depreciation, etc.
am inclined to believe that if
all costs, which liquor imposes on
the state, we're considered, the
state would be in the red so far
as liquor is concerned.
Very truly,
L. S. Schermerhorn.
You cannot control what you do nc
)Wni
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14

$4,000 over 17-month period NOT
A BAD racket
Source of Corruption
A constant source of corruption III
Washington is the practice of engag-
ing lawyer members of congress to
appear professionally in cases pending
before federal administrative agencies.
Ostensibly, the lawyer-congressma
is hired to render legal services.
Actually, however, he is hired because
of the influence he can WELD
Why not law to prohibit such
practice?
An effort by dairy farm representa-
tives in the house to increase appro-
priation for the antitrust division of
the department of justice to permit
investigation and prosecution of VIC
lations of the antitrust acts in the
dairy industry failed last week. Said
Rep. Culkin, New York, 1.-THE Federal
Trade Commission has repeatedly
lOuuu lidL the udllyUl6n Ol AlHcl ia,
composed of 100000 people, with 49,
100000 dependents, are in the grip
of a savage, unrestrained monopoly
composed largely of Borden and Ma
tional Diaries"
Diplomatic hostesses in Washington
these days are experiencing many an
unpleasant moment at their social
functions. They must invite repre-
sentatives of the various belligerent
countries to their affairs-and, having
brought them together, they must de-
wise ways and means of keeping them
apart, at least keeping them non-bel-
ligerent. Card games have been found
useful; fight over a card game is
really peace-time procedure. Thus
far, there has been no more real &C.
ton on the capital diplomatic social
front than there has been on the Eur
opean western front. But there have
been tense moments.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
ELECTION ORDERED

BOSTON.-FP)-An election with
in 80 days among LOO Gulf Oil Corp.
employees in the New England area
has been ordered by the NLRB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14

You cannot control what you do not
own!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
CONSERVATION? BAH"

tic comment on Montana's grass con
servation law.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14

You cannot control what you do no
ownI
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
PIRATES TRYING
FOR LEADERSHIP

Under the leadership of their
co-managers. Paul Albury and
Ray Bush, the Pirate baseball
nine will take the field Sunday
afternoon at East Martello Tow
er with strong determination to
defeat the Key West Conchs.
A victory for the Bucs viii cut
the Conchs' lead to a half-game
in the Island City League race
and win put them in an excellent
position to jump ahead of the
pace-setters when they meet
again.
At present the Key West nine
is feeling very confident indeed
what with their perfect per-
centage of 1000, five victories
and no defeats! This does not de-
ter the Pirates in the least, only
adds more fuel to the fire of
their determination for victory
Sunday.
The contest will get under way
at 2:30 o'clock. k
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLER
BLOCKS FOR NAVY'S BALL CARRIERS
Johnny Harrell Pins Els.
Down On Gridir0n; OPP
crates Like Human
Seythe

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. IA
Johnny Harref1 operates like &
human scythe when he's blocking
out Navy's <gridiron opponents.
There's a good reason: Johnny
was National A.A.U. heavyweight
wrestler in 1899 and collegiate
champion in 1888.
Although the job of being
Navy's blocking back brings lit
tie applause from the stands,
Johnny has learned to use his 6
foot, 202 pound frame to good
advantage.
He made a name for himself in
the wrestling business at Okla
homa A. and NJ. college. He was
an end on the Ardmore high
school eleven but never played
college football until he entered
the academy in 1899.
He really had little opportun-
ity to play football at Oklahoma.
Besides, he said, out there they
didn't like to mix football with
wrestling. He entered college
late in 1887 after working in the
oil fields.
The fall of 1888 he toured
Germany, Holland. Bel
gium and England with the Ma
tional A.A.U. team, winning all
II of his bouts.
Many of his plebe friends last
year went out for football and he
decided to report too. He subse-
quently played regularly with
the plebe team. soon exhibiting
his blocking ability.
This fall he managed to beat
out Bub Boyer, varsity veteran.
for the quarterback post. He says
his wrestling prowess gives him
balance and helps him in maneu-
vering to block out his man.
The gridiron is Johnny's wres-
Ting mat and he sure loves to
pin 'em down.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
AIRMEN WALL0PED
Gees LAST NIGHT
NAVSTAS AND BOMBERS IN
TOs 8 SECOND
GAME

VP53 blasted the Gees last
night, 1911, in the opening game
of softball twin bill. The vic
tory gives the Airmen a comfort
able lead in the Service League
in preparation for their battle
with US. Army, runners-up, to-
morrow night.
Heavy-hitting featured the
Aviators' one-sided triumph. In
gersoll poled three triples in five
chances at the plate, scoring three
runs and driving home another
trio. Pines and Hinsley con-
nected safely three times in four
tries.
Pardo, catcher-secOnd baseman.
led at bat for the Campers, polling
two out of three.
Hamilton, CCC first sacker-
shortfielder, slammed a three
bagger into left.
O'Connor, VP shortstop, han
died seven chances without an
error.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
VP53 - 1876 600 1-16 II l
CCC - O01 900 o. 16 6
Brown and Thompson; Skinner,
Clark and Whitledge.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
LATE RALLIES SAVE
BOMBERS FROM LOSS


Bombers and NavSta, tied for
second place in the Civilian
League, remained that way after
their game last night Late raj
lies by the "cradle" ten. includ-
ing a run in the last-half of the
seventh before the time-limit
ended the contest, resulted in a
tied score, 8-8.
There was some contention
that the Naval Station employees
should have won the game by
reverting the score to even in
nings but as the Bombers were
home" team their run counts de-
spite the fact the seventh and
last frame was not played in its
entirety.
Solomon and Cardova. oppos-
ing second-Sackers, had perfect
averages at bat. Solomon poled
a double and triple, Cordova
three singles. Delaney, Ms out
fielder, smashed a homer in the
third. D. Roberts connected for
q our-bagger in the fifth with
one on.
IS Cheta Baker shortstop-short-
fielder of the NavSta. added an
other stolen home" feat to his
credit last night.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
NaVSta - 120 81 0-8 z l
Bombers -- 100 420 1-8 II 5
Castro and AllShouse; D. Rob
ertS and RoSam. Arnold.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
FOOTBALL CALENDAR
Saturday. November is

Georgia Tech VS.. Alabama.
Tennessee VS.. Virginia.
Army VS.. Pennsylvania.
Columbia VS.. Navy
Southern California VS.. Wash
ington.
Boston VS.. Georgetown.
Georgia VS.. Tulane.
Rice VS.. Texas A. & M.
Princeton VS.. Yale.
Cornell VS.. Dartmouth.
Duke VS.. North Carolina.
California VS.. Oregon.
Michigan VS.. Northwestern.
Pittsburgh VS.. Nebraska.
Wake Forest VS.. Texas Tech.
Texas VS.. TC.U.
Arkansas VS.. S.M.U.
Stanford VS.. Oregon State
Illinois VS.. Ohio State.
Iowa VS.. Notre Dame.
Washington State VS.. U.C.L.A.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
DEER HEAVEN
ALSO PARADISE
FOR HUNTERS
WASHINGTON STATE GAME
DEPARTMENT CHA SING
RANCHERS AND CATTLE
OFF SINLAHEKIN REFUGE

(AsxocIated Press Feature Service)
CONCONULLY, Wash, Nov.
14.-One of the states happy
hunting grounds, the Sinlahekin
valley. is a sort Of deer heaven
for the deer while they're still
alive.
To oblige the deer, and hunt
ers, too, the state game depart
ment is now chasing the ranchers
and cattle out to make it still
better.
Officially it's the Sinlahekin
Deer Refuge. To state game pro-
tectors, it's rich valley of IT,
900 acres of rolling, timbered
hills. lower lands covered with
browse and green, weli-watered
bottom land, set down between
two towering mountain ridges.
It's ideal winter country for
deer, driven by cold and the
snow-covered ground out of the
hills and mountains. Better still,
the department hopes it will help
solve the problem of the annual
battle of Farmers VS.. Deer.
Each year orchards are de-
stroyed and feed and haystacks
raided by deer desperate for
food during the long winter
months. Even with this loot
they are underfed and a decimat-
ed deer population moves back
into the hills each spring. The
department expects more deer
will move into the valley and
leave Orchardists and farmers
alone. and live we'll meantime.
The states 10000 deer hunters
are also keenly interested. The
valley would be open for hunting
each fall, as now.
Some of the % rancherS are al
ready moving out, lock, stock and
barrel.
An estimate puts the valleys
winter deer population at l.100
deer.
It's such a good hunting area
that this fall many men shot their
bucks within an hour after day
break. The hunting season lasts
three weeks.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
CIVILIAN LEAD AT
.STAKETOMORROW
NAvSTA VS.. PEPPERS: ARMY
AND vPsa IN OPEN
ING GAME

''Pepped-talked" by their vet
eran and reliable shortstop-cap-
tain, Cheta Baker, the NavStas
are ready to do battle with the
Peppers Plumbers tomorrow
night for the leadership of the
Civilian League of the K.W.A.S.A.
a victory for the Naval Station
employees will put them ahead
of the fast-stepping Pipe-Fit-
tiers.
Service League first-garne of
the twin bill also offers a mat
ural" fight. US. Army and VP53
will be the principals. The teams,
forming a friendly feud between
them since the start of the new
season, will undoubtedly stage a
terrific battle for the honors of
the game and will thereby pro-
vide fans with an interesting
evening of softball entertainment,
considering the nlghtcap leader
ship tussle.
Aviators must win if they de-
sire to maintain their comfort
able margin. A defeat will drop
them just a game ahead of the
Soldiers, who will then go into
undisputed second place, break
ing a tie with the Marines for
that position.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
lie G AIS

IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY,
STATE OF FLORIDA. IN PRO-
BATE.
In re the Estate of
EDNA MARIE ADELMEYER,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF INTENTION To MAKE
APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE
probate Law 1889
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that
Louise Adelmeyer has filed her
final report as Administrative of
the estate of Edna Marie Adel-
meyer, deceased; that she has filed
her petition for final discharge,
and that she will apply to the
Honorable Raymond r. Lord,
County Judge of Monroe County,
Florida. on the card day of Novem-
ber, 1910. for approval of same and
for final discharge as Admins
tratrix of the estate of Edna Marie
Adelmeyer, deceased, on this 30th
day of October. 1910.
LOUISE ADELMEYER,
Administrative of the estate of
Edna Marie Adelmeyer. deceased.
oct31; nOv7-14-21,I9 1910
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
LEAGUE STANDINGS
ISLAND CITY LEAGUE

SERVICE LEAGUE
tKey West Softball)
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED

GOOD HOME for a Beautiful Fe-
male Spitz Dog. Telephone
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nov14-1tX
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
'POSSUM HUNTING GOOD
FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
BY Associated Press)

At Lees-McRae college in
western North Carolina, students
must participate in some sport as
part OF their required course in
physical education. Skiing, swim
ming and hiking have long been
recognized sports-and when
hunting season came around this
year one of the students sug-
gested another.
Why not hike at night so we
could 'possum hunt at the same
time?" he asked. Athletic Direc-
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14

WANTED chance to bid on
your next printing order. The
Artman Press. may19-tf
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14

tor John Mackorell (who owns
one of the best 'possum hounds
in the mountains) thought it was
a swell idea. So now the pos
sum class assemblies on hunting
nights at the college farm, to get
pointers from Professor Macko-
rell, then start the hunt.
They get a lot of bumps on the
head from chasing over noun
tains and humping into trees in
the dark, but they get some pos
sums too.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
CIVILIAN LEAGUE
TKey West Soffballl
SPORTS CALENDAR
SOFTRALL GAMES
CBayvisw Park Field. ZOO pm

lBaYview Park Field. T:uU p'm.l
TOMORROW NIGHT
First Game-U.S. Army, visit
ing, VS.. VR53, home.
Second Game-NavSta, visit
ing. VS.. Peppers Plumbers, home.
MONDAY NIGHT
First Game-U.S. Marines, Wis
iting, VS.. CCC. home.
Second Game-Pepper's Plumb
ers. visiting, VS.. BomberS, home.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-14
IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY,

IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re the Estate of
JOHN T. SAWYER,
Deceased
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE
APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE
To all to whom il may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will, on the 10th day
of January A. D.. 1941, present to
the Honorable County Judge of
Monroe County. Florida, my final
return, account and vouchers as
administrator of the estate of John
T. Sawyer, deceased. and at said
time, then and there, make appli-
cation to said Judge for a final set
tlement of my administration of
said estate and for an order dis
charging me as such administrator.
Dated this 18th day of November,
A. D., 1910.
CLEYBURN McCAULEY,
Executor estate of John I. Saw
yer, deceased.
nov14-2l-2S: dec5-12-l9-26, 1910;
jan2-9,I941
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-12

Miss Nancy Wright and Sam Di-
Malta were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Collins on the Fourth
of July.
Mrs. William Carl and son Roxie
of Sacramento, Pa, are spending
several weeks with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Linwood Culver Mr.. Carl
will join them for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Owens of
Ridley Park, Pa, spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Linda ow-
ems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Walter and sons,
Ebe, Jr., and Jimmy, of Plant City,
Fla, will be the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton Smith over the week
end.
Mrs. James Johnson and son Jim
my arrived on Wednesday to remain
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Ro-
land Elliott, while Mr.. johnson at
tends the Democratic convention in
Chicago.
H. c. Byrd Of College Park, Md,
was q guest at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs H. g. Baker the first Of the
week.
Mrs. G. 3. Anderson is spending
this week with Mrs. Frank Long. Of
Selbyyille, at her Bethany Beach
cottage. Miss Marie Anderson was
down for the weekend.
Miss Margaret Bail Of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with her
fathar, Newell Ball, snd slater, MIS-.
Roland Elliott, at the home Of the
latter.