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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

In one of his multitudinous cam
paign leaflets, he makes the follow
ing explanation, tacitly admitting thai
there is room for questioning:
."Some would point to additional
revenue received from the sale of
liquor and beer, with the idea this
has been the cause of success in
state financing" Ayers has often
said, "but, upon investigation, they
will find that the total revenue from
these sources is all absorbed by
legislation providing funds for new
activities such as public welfare,
water conservation, teachers retire
ment, old age pensions, and other
new or expanded services"
Examination of the records disprove
these statements. During the fiscal
year ending June 80 this year, the
records show that Withdrawals by the
Public Welfare department were $685.
1O8.33 less than during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1889. This economy
was largely effected by a reduction
in the amounts paid for General re-
lief, Child Welfare Service and Aid
to Dependent Children.
The next item mentioned in the
Ayers publicity as responsible for the
absorption of the tremendous in
creases in the revenues accruing to
the general fund is water conserva-
ton. The records show that the
amounts expended for the year ending
June 80, 1888, was $723,204.48, and
that during the last fiscal year under
Mr. Ayers management, he saw fit to
spend only $271, 656.75. The payments
for General Welfare in the last fiscal
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
Farm Machine
Prices Out of Line
With Farm Prices

Prices of farm implements and ma
chinery ar eout of line with farm
prices, according to Representative
Gossett of Texas, who is the author
of resolution urging the Monopoly
Committee to draft a plan for curbing
the farm machinery trust.
He points out that farm machinery
prices are now 55 percent higher than
in 1904, according to the depart
ment of agriculture. Although farm
prices suffered a collapse at the end
of the last war the prices of agri-
cultural machinery were maintained
at high levels. Similarly in the last
depression when farm prices dropped
even farther, the prices of farm ma
chinery showed only slight change
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
new TAX BILL
HITS LOWER
INCOME GROUPS

The new tax BILL according to Rep
lresentative Carlson of Kansas, will
take back large part of the aid
which congress has given to agricul-
ture. A study of this bill indicates
that it lays heavy hands upon the
already hard-pressed farmer.
This bill which would propose to
raise $1,000,000,00 900 annually within the
next five years, leans heavily upon
taxing such consumption good as auto
mobile tires, tubes, toilet preparations,
automobiles, auto parts, radios, re-
frigerators, firearms, matches, electri-
cal energy. lubricating oils, convey
ances, and playing cards, amusements,
insurance policies, spirits, beer and
tobacco.
In addition, a 50eo increase in the
gasoline tax raises this tax from 1
cent per gallon to " cents per gal
lon This means that the farmers
during the coming year will pay $685.
100000 in federal gasoline taxes
for off-the- highway uses. The farmer
will of course pay the same in
creased tax as all other consumers
upon highway use of gasoline for
trucks and autos.
Furthermore, congress has by
broadening the tax base" reached
down and taxed incomes Of only $500
a year, or $3.50 per week on single
persons and $4,000 per year on mar
ried persons. Moreover the main in
creases in tax rates were applied to
those families formerly in the> lowest
tax brackets. The rate of the in
crease at the two ends of the tax scale
is a direct reversal of the ability
to-pay" criterion.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
G0TT NIT UNS

THOMPSONVILLE, Conn.-(FP)-
Taking time off from his clerical du-
ties, the Rev. E. Dent Lackey of the
Methodist Church here has written
President Roosevelt a letter of advice,
urging the President to '.outlaw strikes
in all industries affecting our national
defense program and enforce arbitra-
ton in capital-labor disputes"
Abandoning the peaceful attitude
usually attributed to clergymen,
Lackey wrote: 1--WE are impatient
with talk and appropriations and want
to see men marching down our streets,
tanks rolling over our highways, air.
planes in the skies above US and bat
tleships blowing the oceans around
u.s."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
SUMMING UP

The primary campaign of 1910 drawing to close and
appropriate this time to review the incidents and acv
tiles that have characterized it, and to clarity the issues that
have been discussed.
figures concerning the present administration which should
reasonable voter that conditions obtain which
make change of administration not only desirable but man.
datory.
We have published reports legislative investigating
mte and testimony given before it, carrying not only mpca
lions but direct charges of graft and corruption This report
made to the last legislative assembly and the published
testimony given at that time The charges made have
reud by the he did not at the time
since, ask for hearing to clear his reputation.
This investigating committee, found that with
long criminal record known Jack Ayers the state
campaign for Governor Ayers during the 1886
paign that this apparently intimate friend
advisor of the Governor after he took office and most
protaby occupied connection with the state liquor business
The investigating committee closed its report with the fol-
lowing
"In conclusion is opinion that if this so-caled
racket in the liquor business not stopped there
probability that in short time the entire control will be
in the hands of very few and that the state of
Montana will be penalized by excessive charges and
missions.
Because of its refusal to cooperate with this commit
tee in the production of information asked for and paric
uary its correspondence with said Jack Ayers, and be-
of its representation in this state by the Capitol
Brokers, Inc this committee recommends that the Mon
tana Liquor Control Board have no further dealings what
soever with the American Distiing Company and be-
the j. Dunbar and Co. of Seattle, WASH sellers
of u d. L. products has had Montana representative
in the sales of its liquors to the Control Board for
months past it recommended that the Montana Liquor
Board have further dealings whatsoever with
the said ]. & j. Dunbar and Co.
addition such the House Representa-
tves may take believe that complete report should
apparent violations of the RobisonP altman
Act fair trade and that the internal depart
should fully investigate the incomes of the various
parties mentioned and that charges may properly lie at
the present time for prosecutions of income tax
of this state and also for perjury.
Senate Committee KATHAN, Chairman; COTTER
CHAPMAN, CALDER, and ARNOLD
House Committee: MOSS, Chairman HOLINESS HESS
FRESHMAN, and BAKER
is quite knowledge that there numbers
poyees carried the state liquor seup payroll whose only
functions to make and maintain political
to this by the fact that THE STATE LIQUOR
SET-UP PAYROLIS ARE NOT PAID THROUGH THE AUDI
TORS OFFICE AND THE STATE AUDITOR RECEIVES NO
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE
FOR DOING The conclusion justified this
agency which does payroll through
the office of the state auditor must be the payo agency
o
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
SUPREME COURT
ISSUES Writ IN
CLEMENTS CASE
Grants Justice of the Peace
Additional Ten Days in
Which to Act on Complaint
Charging Violation of Cor
rupt Practices Act.

A writ of mandamus has been is
sued by the Supreme Court directing
A. J. White, justice of the peace, to
take decisive action in 10 days on
the complaint filed in court by R. A.
Vanek, charging J. Burke Clements
with violations of the corrupt prac-
tees act.
The complaint was filed by Mr..
Vanek on May 10 and the charges
made were that Mr.. Clements had
violated section 1926, Revised Codes
of 1885 in that while he was at the
time chairman of the Industrial Acct
dent Board, he was holding at the
same time, the position of precinct
committeeman in Precint No. 6, Lewis
and Clark county and was also mem
Der and vice chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central committee. The
section of the law under which Glenn
ents is charged is as follows:
mo holder of a public position
other than an office filled by the
voters, shall be a delegate to a con-
vention for the election district that
elects the officer or board under
whom he directly or indirectly holds
such position, nor shall he be a
member of political committee for
such district"
The term political committee" is
defined in the statutes as follows:
Section 10775 r. c. M. 1885:
"'Political Committee shall apply
to every combination of two or
more persons who shall aid or pro-
mote the success or defeat of a can
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
THE PEOPLES VOICE,
Helena, Montana.

Dear Sir:
read your paper and see we
need house cleaning. The people
must now find out the kind of
racket we support, on the aged.
The poor and children are starving.
We are two old peopIe-taxpay
ers all our Iives-and are allowed
$3.50 a month by the Welfare
Board to live on.
For goodness print loads of this
July Bird number and send them
to post offices to be sent out to
box holders and mail routes so the
state will get rid Of such.
Thanks from just poor Devil
like thousands of others.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
Prices Of Farm Machinery
Source: U. s. ID. a.

Warning against still further in
creases in the price of farm machin-
cry, Representative Gossett, stated,
1--WE cannot predict the future, yet
many well-informed persons believe
that after the war, whoever wins, the
bottom is going to fall out of the
prices of farm products"
At the end of last year the index
of farm prices stood at n as compared
with 100 as the 1904 average. Thus
farm machinery prices, the index of
which was 155 in 1889, are shown to
be 1000 higher than the level of farm
prices.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
|KATHAN and SUPPORTERS
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE in
HIS. ASSURED nomination
They Feel Assured That the Strength of
the Political Machine Will Be Powerless
Against the Awakened Public Opinion De-
handing An End to Rule by Corporations
and to Political Corruption.

Passing through Helena this week. Senator Kathan called
at the offices of The Voice and expressed himself entirely
confident of his nomination next Tuesday Those travelling
with him stated that they had witnessed pro-
nounced swing of political sentiment than had been made evil
dent to them throughout the state in the strength developed
by the Senator the voters of all sections and commun
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

Analysis receipts and recorded expenditures in the
special services to the people of the state fails
sgnay substanate the claims of the of having
economical administration and actually clouds
with implications of deliberate intent to deude
into returning him to office for further ruthless
ltical machine building with the taxpayers money.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
TREMENDOUS ! GREASE IN
GENERAL FUN SPENDING
NOT ACCOUNTED FOR

Statements by the Governor That Increased
Income Has Been Spent for Additional Spe-
cial Services to the People Not Borne Out
By the Records; Statements About Eco
nomical Government Is Political Pap
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10

Democracy Cannot Endure I'm
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger CoId,-- Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
CLAYTON MAN,
WIFE KILLED
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Will
liams and Grandson, of Clay
ton, Die in Auto Crash
SON BADLY INJURED

Three persons were killed Thurs
day afternoon and two others in
jured when the automobile in
which they were riding collided
head on with dump-truck, loaded
with sand near the MiddIetOWn
School in Middletown. The dead:
Mrs. Lille Williams, so, of Clay
ton, who died of head injury
while en- route to the Delaware
Hospital in the Good VIII Fire
Company ambulance of New Cas-
tie Arlington William, 68, her hus-
band, who suffered a pierced jugu-
lar vein William Postle. IL, a
grandson, killed instantly. His neck
was broken. The injured: Airing
ton Williams, Jr., 25, of 600 North
Franklin Street, Wilmington, a son
of the dead couple. He is in the
Delaware Hospital suffering num-
erous decorations of the face. Al
fred Williams, %, of Kirkwood, no
relation, who is in the same hos
pital suffering decorations of face
and possible fractured ribs. Pri-
Yates Claude BesWick and Richard
Smith of the state police, who in
vestigated the accident, said the
car, travelling south, was driven by
Mrs. Williams. They said the
truck, going north, was operated
by Charles Mangold of Boothwyn,
Pa. According to the officers, the
right rear wheel of the truck ran
off the road, causing it to skid di-
rectly in front of the on-coming
automobile Mangold was arrest
ed on three charges of manslaugh-
ter. At a hearing before Magis-
trate Henry E. Snavely of New
Castle he was held under $4,000
bail for the Court of General SeS-
sions The accident was also in
vestigated by Deputy Coroner Rob
ert Jones of Newark. Hundreds of
persons viewed the bodies Monday
at the FAIRIES Funeral Home, Smyr-
ma. Triple funeral services were
held at Barratt's Chapel, with in
terment in the chapel cemetery,
Rev.W. c. Moore, Dover, oficiated
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
WILEY NAMED
TO STATE POST
Gov Elect Bacon Selects For.
mer Judge Earle Wiley for
Secretary of State
PROMINENT LAWYER

Former Judge Earle D. Wiley of
Dover, defeated for lieutenant-gov-
ernor November 5, will be secre-
tary of state under Gov.-elect Wal
ter w. Bacon when the Republican
administration takes Office in Janu-
ary. The governor-elect made the
announcement Tuesday. Mr.. Will
ley, who will succeed Josiah Mar
vel, Jr., chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, as secre-
tary of state, will have his name
submitted to the State Senate for
confirmation early in the legisla-
tive session, Mayor Bacon said.
Born at Greenwood, Del, July 21,
1889, the son of j. T. and Fannie
A. Wiley. Mr.. Wiley graduated
at Greenwood High School and
Dickinson College. From 1911 to
1915 he was principal of Green
wood High School. While secre-
tary to former u S. Rep. Thomas
w. Miller, he studied law at George
Washington University, Washing
ton, and completed his legal train
ing under the late Henry r. john
son in Dover He was admitted to
the Kent County bar in 1920. Nam
ed state librarian by U. S. Senator
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Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
CHURCH YOUTH
MONTHLY MEET
Townsend Was Host to $50
Young People of the Meth
odist Church; Speakers
NEXT MEETING DEC. 9TH

The Methodist youth of the sur
rounding communities met at the
Townsend Church Monday night
with $50 young peope in attend
ance. There has been a steady in
crease in attendance since the or
ganization first met. Middletown
was represented for the first time.
The speaker of the evening was the
Rev. Elmer Wilson, Jr., chaplain of
st. Andrews School, Middletown.
The text of his address was the
necessity Of simplicity, and a thor
ough understanding of Gods word
in having a true faith or religion.
He used Zacharias as an example.
Miss Charlotte Everett, Vice-Presi-
dent, of Kenton, took charge of the
devotional service. George Thaw-
ley, President, presided during the
business session and announced the
various committees and plans for
these committees to be carried out
before the next meeting. Middle
town invited the group to their
church for the next meeting to be
held December 9th, at Z P. m. Fol-
lowing the business meeting a rec
reational program prepared by
Adeline Hilyard and assisted by
Howard Deakyne, Jr., was present
ed, and all joined in the fun. Re-
freshments followed the games.
The Townsend group took charge.
Jack Lawrence, Townsend was
the general chairman of the entire
program. He was assisted by the
Rev. j. c. Handy, district counsel
lor of the group, also of Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
100 MEMBERS
ATTEND GRANGE
Harmony, Kenton, and Cos
hin, Pa. Oranges Represent
ed; Harmony in Charge
GIRL SCOUTS GUESTS

Harmony Grange were guests at
Smyrna last Thursday evening.
Three other Oranges were also rep
resented: Kenton, Harmony and
Goshin, Pa. Nearly 100 members
were present. The lecturer, Mrs.
Elizabeth Naudain was in charge
of the program: Song, Sweet and
Low" by entire Grange; reading,
Little Brown Cocoa's Prayer" by
Mrs. Charles Skinner; talk, Food
Stamp Plan" Mr.. Benjamin Hicks.
The purpose of the plan is to aid
the farmers in getting rid OF sur
plus products and to help those on
relief. Monologue by Anna Dinni-
son; duet, by the Nelson's; play, en-
titled, Aunt Adeline's Heir" Cast,
Mrs. Stonemable Porter" Irene
Stone, Marie Stevenson; Dorothy
Sane" Dorothy Wilbert; Aunt
Adeline," Ethel Sregg; tom
Stone" Nick Stouthand; Officer,
Jean Stevenson. Program was
closed by singing Father, Lead
Me-" Remarks were made by the
Master of Kenton Grange, Mr..
Lewis Learned, Master of Har-
mony Grange, Mr.. Leon Gilmore,
and Master of New Castle Pomona
Grange, Mr.. Paul Mitchell. Mr.
Charles Pryor will present the pro-
gram tonight. The next Travel
ing Bible" program will be held at
F'ruitland Grange on November 25.
On November 28th, the Girl Scouts
will be the guests of Smyrna
Grange and will present the pro-
gram.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. j. w. Colona, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury Method
ist Church next Sunday, November
oath, will be as follows: the
Church School will convene
promptly at 10 o'clock a. m, with
Mr.. HI. @. Jones, superintendent, in
charge; the morning worship SER
vice and sermon will be at IL; the
members of the Epworth League
will visit with the young people of
the Presbyterian Church Sunday
evening; the evening worship SER
vice and sermon will be at 7.30
p. m. The Kings Heralds will
meet next Monday evening, No
vember 25th, at the home of Miss
Sylvia Harris at 700 o'clock. All
the members of the intermediate
Choir will be guests at their an
nual turkey dinner next Tuesday
evening, November 26th, at 600
o'clock. This dinner is being spon-
sored by the members of the Will
ing Workers Bible Glass. Prayer
service Wednesday evening at 7.3O.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
COMMUNITY SONG FEST GIVEN
BY CHORAL GROUP DECEMBER 3

sett Moore School Auditorium, will
include selection from the choral
group, the orchestra, and commun-
ity singing by the audience. The
program has been arranged as fol-
lows:
ODeTon overture ...--. WeDef
Tales from Vienna Woods ... Strauss
Humoresque: The Magpie and the
Parrot-Duet for Clarinet and
Flute Bendix
Group of songs by the Smyrna Choral
Society.
Come to the Fair
God Touched the Rose
OF Car'lina
Under the direction of Mr.. Edgar M.
Wech. Professor of Music, DreXel In
stitute.
Day in Aranguez A Spanish
Fantasy .......... Demmerseman
Intermission Five Minutes)
Community Songfest
By the Waters of the Minnetonka.
Lieurnace
Ga modern Transcription
Selection from The Student Prince.
Romherg
God Bless America.
Orchestra and Audience
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
p. L. TOWNSEND IN ACCIDENT
Son of u. S. Senator Suffers Brok-
en- Neck in Overturned Auto

Paul L. Townsend, SO, son of U.
S. Senator John G. Townsend, Jr.,
of Delaware, suffered a broken
neck Tuesday at 3 p. m when his
automobile overturned on a dirt
road about six miles south of Snow
Hill, Md. At Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, his condition
was said to be serious. Mr.. Town
send, who is secretary to his faith
er, was on his way from his Wash
ington, D. c., home to his hunting
lodge at Scott's Landing on Chin
colleague Bay. He was alone in
his auto, and according to a wit
ness, was trapped in it when the
vehicle struck the dirt shoulder of
the road and turned over. Wallace
Carmean, a farmer who saw the
accident, extricated Mr. Townsend
from the wreck, and took him in
his truck to Snow Hill. Senator
Townsend arrived from Washing
ton when he received word of the
accident. Other members of the
family also were at the hospital
He married Theodore Thomson of
Woodbury., N. ]. A son, Paul, Jr.,
was killed in April, 1889, in fall
from the roof of their Washington,
D. c., home.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
GET TOGETHER
BANQUET GIVEN
Is Business, Civic Leaders
Guest of Wilmington Cham
Der of Commerce
STRESS NEIGHBORLINESS

A group of Is civic and business
leaders were dinner guests at the
Smyrna Twentieth Century Club
House Tuesday night. The ban
quet climaxed a "get acquainted
tour Of Wilmington wholesalers
and jobbers, sponsored by the
wholesale section of the Chamber
of Commerce. Smyrna's mayor,
William E. Matthews, Jr., in well
coming the group at the dinner,
lauded the purpose of the tour by
declaring, 1T is high time and very
fitting we should learn to know
each other better than in the past. "
He said a similar understanding
between cities and rural districts
in France would have prevented
the shattering of French morale in
the present emergency. Middle
towns mayor, DR.. Louis Levinson,
extended greetings and told of the
industrial and trade advantages of
his community. Others who sum-
married. their respective towns
commercial advantages were Dav-
is II. Bell, postmaster, and a MEM
ber Of the Smyrna Business Asso-
ciation; Rynear w. Slaughter, on
Clayton; William It. Ennis, presi-
dent. Odessa Business Mems Asso-
citation; u. Lee Harmon, on Mary
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Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
ROTARIANS HEAR TALKS
Observe National Education Week
\ Invited to Vineland Club Meet

National Education Week was
observed last Thursday evening.
Conservation of Natural Resourc-
es' was the general theme. The
speakers and their subject were as
follows: Conservation of Spiritual
Values" Rev. ]. w. Colona; Con
serving the Physical Strength of
Our Nation" E. R. Dick; Con
serving and Developing Talents of
Young People as a Means of Ma
tional Defense" E. P. Corrie; The
Adults Share in the Conservation
Program" G. L. Harmonson.
George R. Miller, president of the
club, gave a short history of Ma
tional American Education Week.
Harvey C. Jones was chairman of
the evening program. Davis H.
Bell responded to those who shared
in the program. The club received
an invitation to attend an Inter
City meeting, Wednesday, Decem-
ber 4, at Vineland, New Jersey, on
which occasion Past Vice-Presi-
dent Philips of Rotary Interna-
tional will be the guest speaker.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George w. Malcolm, GA, Died Sud-
denly at His Home Thursday Night

George w. Malcom passed away
suddenly last Thursday night after
an acute heart attack. He was "a.
Mr. Malcom was apparently in
good health during the day and his
sudden passing was a shock to his
family and friends. He was the
son of John Voshell Malcom and
had lived in Smyrna for more than
twenty-five years. His first wife
was Miss Margaret Pryor of Smyr-
ma who passed away in 1919. He
married some years later Mrs. May
Welch Blizzard of Milford, who
survives him. Besides his widow
he is survived by two daughters by
the first marriage, Mrs. Marietta
Utzy of Newtown, Pa, and Mrs.
Margaret M. Daley of Philadelphia.
The following brothers and sisters
also survive, Clarence of Lans-
downe, Pa, Charles of Toughkena-
man, Pa, Frank S. of Wilmington,
Mrs. Isaac HalStead, Mrs. Frank
Keen and Mrs. T. A. Mcdonald, all
of Wilmington, also five grandchil-
dren. Mr.. Malcom was for num-
Der of years employed as manager
of Donnelly's Flour and Feed Store
and at the time of his death was
manager for The Harman Feed and
Supply Co. Funeral services were
held at his late residence at 2
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